Result Oriented SSC & Bank Exam Preparation Tips: May 2017

SBI PO MAINS MOCK TEST FOR 2017

Direction (Q. 121-125): Five statements are given below, labelled (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the paragraph.

121

A. The military exercise in which around 200 Russian army men are participating, was earlier reported to have been cancelled in the wake of the killing of 18 soldiers in the September 18 terror attack on an Indian army base in J&K

Russian forces have reached in Pakistan for its first ever joint military drill.
The two-week military drill named ‘Friendship 2016’ is the first between the two former Cold War rivals. It will continue till October 7.
The exercise is a signal that Russia and Pakistan are deepening their military cooperation.
To achieve interoperability in joint operations, troops from both sides would acquaint themselves with the respective approach to such operations.

Ans. E: it is not matching the discussion of the given subject as it is saying about the neutral approach of the joint operation and the rest of the discussion is about the restricted discussion about some countries and not all in general

122.

A. The city in coastal Jiangsu province has been an important business partner for India in the Eastern China Region.

As part of Yangzhou’s International Cuisine Festival, an ‘Incredible India Pavilion’ was inaugurated, showcasing select Indian food delicacies and for promoting tourism-related travel options for Yangzhou visitors to India.
China’s Yangzhou city is hosting India Week celebrations from 23 September with a business and investment meeting to be attended by CEOs of top Indian firms.
The eighth edition of India-Russia Joint Military Exercise ‘INDRA-2016’ has begun in the Ussiriysk District in Vladivostok, Russia
Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China’s Yangzhou unit, Xie Zhengyi, will soon lead an investors’ delegation to India to explore opportunities for investment.

Ans. D: this option is saying about the INDRA 2016 where as other points are raised in terms of business partners of India and not about the joint military exercise hut for the food delicacies and other businesses.

123.

A. Securities and Exchange Board of India has prohibited four companies from selling various immovable and movable properties as part of its efforts to recover dues totalling over Rs 1,200 crore.

The companies are Mega Mould India, Promotech Infratech, Megasys Medi life and Mangalam Agro Products.
Insurance regulator IRDAI has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on SBI Life Insurance Company for violations of various norms.
After finding that the companies and their directors illegally raised funds from the public, the SEBI had earlier asked them to refund the money to investors.
While Mega Mould India owes Rs 888 crore to Sebi, an amount of Rs 331.77 crore, 11 crore and Rs 52.79 lakhs is to be recovered from Promotech Infratech, Mangalam Agro Products and Megasys Medi life, respectively.

Ans. C: All the points are related to SEBI and its impact on various companies and its businesses where as in point c it is about the IRDAI penality which is not related to the discussion being done in the rest of the points.

124.

A Indian golfer Vani Kapoor clinched the 13th leg of the womens Professional Golf Tour on the final day at the Jaypee Greens at Noida.

B. Vani Kapoor clinched the 13th leg of the womens Professional Golf Tour

C. Indian tennis star Sania Mirza won her 40th WTA doubles title after winning the Pan Pacific Open title in Tokyo on Saturday.

D. This is Vani’s sixth title in nine appearances this season. Gursimar Badwal finished runnerup with a total score of 222, followed by Saaniya Sharma in third place.

E. The Tour now moves to the historic Delhi Golf Club for the 14th Leg to be played from September 26.

Ans. C : in all the points it is about the golf player Vani Kapoor and in point C it is about the tennis star Sania Mirza therefore it will not go with the passage

125.

A. Recently released Census 2011 data has revealed two alarming facts: as many as 78 lakh Indian children are forced to earn a livelihood even as they attend schools while 8.4 crore children don’t go to school at all.

Although the share of working students is low, compared to the whole student population, the numbers are sufficiently big to show how much importance is placed on education by families and the children themselves.
The Centre is to make a renewed drive to overhaul labour laws, hoping to create millions of new jobs by making it easier to hire and fire. Modi made a shake-up of the labour market a part of his reform agenda after coming into office in 2014, but opposition from unions and a bruising battle to pass other crucial pieces of economic legislation have stalled those efforts.
They also point to the increasing cost of education, which should ideally be free for the age group of 5 to 17 years.
Among students who work, 57 per cent are boys, the remaining 43 per cent are girls. Not surprising in a country where women account for only 27 per cent of the workforce because of patriarchal attitudes and lack of jobs force them into domestic work.

Ans. C: In all the points it is about the census 2011 and its report where as in Point C it is about the Labour Laws and its shake up with respect to Modi’s view

Direction (Q. 126-130): In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).

126. The Rajya Sabha has passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitutional Amendment Bill which the Lok Sabha had already approved last year.The legislation was approved by the Rajya Sabha with 203 votes in favour and none against.(________________________) GST is a uniform indirect tax levied on goods and services across a country

A. The main objective of the GST is to eliminate excessive taxation.

B. The goods and services tax (GST) council chaired by finance minister Arun Jaitley has urged states to approve state GST laws by the end of May to smoothen the roll-out of the historic tax reform by its target date of 1st July.

C. As India is a federal republic, GST would be implemented concurrently by the central governments.^[13] A 21-member select committee was formed to look into the proposed GST law.

D. Section 9 is the charging section for CGST (Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017), which gives power to central government to levy tax on intra state taxable supply.

E. There will be no GST on the sale and purchase of securities. That will continue to be governed by Securities Transaction Tax (STT).

Ans. A..rest are related to legislation and not with the latest development in GST

127.

Cabinet approves Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016. Union Cabinet has approved Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 to improve road safety in the country.The bill proposes hefty penalties for violation of traffic norms including up to Rs.10,000 fine for drunken driving.The bill proposes to increase penalties against traffic violations to as deterrent measure.It also has stricter provisions for offences like juvenile driving, drunken driving and driving without licence. (____________________________________________)

A. An official release said, compensation for hit-and-run cases has not been hiked from 25,000 rupees to two lakh rupees and in case of fatality it will up to 10 lakh rupees.

B. An official release said, compensation for hit-and-run cases has been hiked from 25,000 rupees to two lakh rupees and in case of fatality it will up to 10 lakh rupees.

C. The statement proposes bulky penalties for infringement of traffic norms including up to Rs 20,000 fine for drunken driving.

D. The Centre today said all the villages in the country will be electrified during the current year except few villages in naxal affected area

E. The state government’s decision was challenged in the Gujarat high court by a social worker. More from our correspondent:

Ans. B:. Point B is saying about the compensation about in the positive and concrete hike in the same where as other points are not related to the discussion they are saying about the village area impact nf naxals and the fine on drunk drivers etc, which are not related to the discussion at all

128.India’s largest lender State bank of India to merge its associate banks with itself this fiscal to make the merged entity operational by April 2017.The lender is in line to submit the proposal to the government and likely to start the merging activities October this year to revitalize the system.(______________________________________) The merged SBI will be ranked as the 45th largest bank globally in terms of assets from its current 52nd position according to the Bloomberg

A. State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, will offer overdraft and loan facilities to nearly seven lakh account-holders who have enrolled with it through the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY).

B. Under the PMJDY scheme, the public sector bank has opened 10 crore accounts, its Chairman, Arundhati Bhattacharya, said here on Wednesday.

C. Under its financial inclusion plan, the bank continues to open around 60,000 accounts a day.

D. According to Bhattacharya, SBI has looked at transactions and identified the accounts where it will offer overdraft facilities or loans.

E. The lender will merge all its 5 subsidiaries — State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Mysore and State Bank of Hyderabad.

Ans. E: The entire discussion is about SBI AND ITS MERGER and the point E is saying about the same where as the rest of the points are related to PMIDY policy which has nothing to do with the merger discussion of SBI

129.The Indian Railways’ trial runs of the high-speed train Talgo have come under the scanner with the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) hauling up the national transporter for not seeking a safety clearance. (________________________________)The fourth run was, however, abruptly postponed.“The trial run was rushed without a clearance from CRS. Any trial run for trains above the speed of 130 km per hour needs clearance,” said an official privy to the matter. Besides rolling stock, reopening of new lines too require CRS clearance.

A. Talgo had trial runs in the high traffic routes of Delhi-Mumbai, Mathura-Palwal and Bareilly-Moradabad earlier this month,

The government is set to seek formal Cabinet approval for shutting down seven state-owned companies, with their respective line ministries apparently agreed. This would be the first time that approvals for closing so many public sector undertakings (PSUs) is being sought in one go.
The NITI Aayog had earlier given a list of eight PSUs for closure to the government and the ministry of disinvestment, after deciding these were unfit for revival. However, top sources said that in one case, the line ministry did not agree to the procedure and hinted at possible revival, due to which it has left out for now.
The remaining seven have been incurring heavy losses for at least three years. The line ministries will now prepare a detailed plan for closure, Business Standard has learnt.
Man walks with wife’s body on shoulder for 10km; Odisha government orders probe

Ans. A: it is going with the discussion this is the only poi nt which is saying about the TALGO and rest are saying about NITI and point E is entirely on a different issue

130. In Madhya Pradesh, Laptops worth Rs. 75 crore have been distributed as a reward in the last six years to over 39,000 meritorious students for performing excellently in 12th class. AIR Bhopal correspondent reports that the number of the students is increasing every year after introduction of Meritorious Student Promotion Scheme. The number of meritorious students was 472 in the year 2009-10 which now has gone up to 18, 000. About 9200 students of government schools and 8500 students of private schools have got laptops under the scheme. Their parents have appreciated this scheme and there is a great enthusiasm in students also. (_____________________________________________)

A. The criteria of 85 percent marks to be scored in the examination have been reduced to 75 percent marks for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students.

B. In Meghalaya, Deputy Chief Minister Rowell Lyngdoh and Health Minister AL Hek have resigned from the Council of Ministers.

C. After meeting Governor V Shanmuganathan, Chief Minister MukulSangma told reporters in Shillong on Thursday that he has submitted the names of former Assembly Speaker Martin Danggo and Government Chief Whip Ronnie V Lyngdoh for induction in the Cabinet.

D. Their swearing-in will be held at the Raj Bhavan today.

E. This is the first major reshuffle by MrSangma after the general elections two years ago.

Solution: Point A : it is the appropriate point related to the discussion about Madhya Pradesh and rest of the discussion is about the Meghalaya and it Governor and other ministers

Direction (Q. 131-135): In each of the following questions, five options are given and you have to choose the one which has some or any grammatical error in it.

131. A. The 42-year-old woman had died of TB at the district headquarters hospital at Bhawanipatna.

B. Though the first portion of the book was dull,but the later part was quite interesting

C. The first driverless taxi began work today in a limited public trial on the streets of Singapore.

D. The removal of a sitting President in South Korea brings to a close one phase in the months-long popular mobilisation to enforce accountability among the high and mighty.

E. ) In Goa the Governor ignored the established principle of inviting the single largest party in the wake of a fractured mandate

Ans B :Subtitute ‘but’ by ‘yet’ or delete ‘but’. ’ Though is always followed by ‘yet’ or simply comma.

132(A) As a result, there should be little to comment in the normal course when India accepts Pakistan’s invitation to the next round of talks, as it has for the Permanent Indus Commission in Lahore later this month.

(B) Under the treaty, India has full use of the three “eastern” rivers (Beas, Ravi, Sutlej), while Pakistan has control over the three “western” rivers (Indus, Chenab, Jhelum), although India is given rights to use these partially as well for certain purposes.

(C) In September last year, doubts had been raised over India’s commitment after the terrorist attack on an army camp in Uri, killing 19 soldiers.

(D) The commission has experts who look into issues and disputes on the ground over the utilisation of the waters of six rivers of the Indus system

E.Everyone agrees that Rahul is wiser than/all the member of the family.

Ans E:Put ‘other’ after ‘all’.

13 3 A. .Watch how careful the sparrow knits the straws into one another to form a nest.

(B) In Goa the Governor ignored the established principle of inviting the single largest party in the wake of a fractured mandate

(D) The premise of the decision is questionable.

(E) The gubernatorial decision in Goa reek of partisanship

Ans A :Change ‘careful’ to ‘carefully’ to make it an adverb.

134. A. The main objective of the GST is to eliminate excessive taxation.

B.Like the commission has recommended in its report the rules need to be enforced more strictly.

c. Jaitley said the banks must be empowered to take effective legal action.

d. Rhea shot ahead in the final of ‘Child Genius 2016’ on Channel 4 with six correct answers.

e. China is already home to the world’s largest number of web users.

Ans B:Replace ‘like’ by ‘as’.

135 a. China has made world’s first Transit Elevated Bus.

b.The first road test was made in North China Hebei Province in Qinhuangdao.

c. China’s homemade Transit Elevated Bus is also named as “Straddling Bus” (TEB – 1).

d. The futuristic bus is 22 meters long, 4.8 meters high & 7.8 meters wide where cars can go underneath of the elevated bus.

e.Although he only earns eight hundred rupees a month, he manages to support /his family adequately.

Ans:e Change the position of ‘only’. Put it before ‘eight hundred rupees’. As a general rule ‘only’ or ‘even’ should be placed immediately before the word it is intended to qualify.

136-140.In each of the following question four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination as your answer sheet.

1. A. Compliment B. extract C. flak D. disclose

A. B and C
B. A and B
C. A and C
D. C and D
E. B and D

2. A. Ascertain B. barred C. invincible D. restricted

A. A and C
B. A and D
C. B and C
D. B and D
E. A and B

3. A. Commencement B. tenure C. divulged D. culmination

A. A and B
B. B and C
C. C and D
D. A and C
E. A and D

4. A. Resentment B. substantial C. trivial D. diverse

A. A and D
B. A and B
C. C and D
D. B and C
E. B and D

5. A. Privilege B. exceptional C. emerge D. liberty

A. A and C
B. B and C
C. A and D
D. C and D
E. A and B

Solution

1. (C) Compliment’ and ‘flak’ are opposite meaning words.

2. (D) Barred’ and ‘restricted’ are similar meaning words.

3. (E) Commencement’ and ‘culmination’ are opposite meaning words.

4. (D) Substantial’ and ‘trivial’ are opposite meaning words.

5. (C) Privilege’ and ‘liberty’ are similar meaning words.

Direction (Q. 141-150): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

The National Green Tribunal’s decision to bar the registration of new and old diesel vehicles in Delhi till its next hearing on January 6 comes as a blow — though a temporary one for now — to passenger vehicle manufacturers. Automobile-makers have, in recent years, been building (from scratch, in a few cases) and scaling up their production capacities for diesel cars, driven by the surge in demand for diesel-powered vehicles as the fuel was subsidised and far cheaper than petrol. The differential between petrol and diesel prices has narrowed substantially since the government commenced the deregulation of diesel pricing in 2013, and diesel now is only 22 per cent cheaper than petrol. But diesel vehicles, including the sport utility vehicles, or SUVs, that are ubiquitous status symbols in the National Capital Region and beyond, now constitute 50 per cent of the auto industry’s passenger car sales. That vehicular exhaust from diesel cars, SUVs and freight trucks has been identified as one of the major contributors to the alarming levels of particulate matter in Delhi’s atmosphere is well-established. The tribunal has asked the Delhi and Central governments to decide whether a more permanent injunction prohibiting the registration of diesel vehicles in the NCR would be advisable, given the “serious contribution of vehicular pollution” to the city’s air quality. Separately, the Supreme Court is set to hear on December 15 an independent plea to ban diesel vehicles in Delhi. Industry has reacted predictably, terming the move as unfair and discriminatory, and calling for a more holistic solution, while questioning the overall policy approach to diesel. With most of them investing to upgrade their technology to meet the more stringent BS-V (Bharat Stage-V) standards due in 2019, they suggest fleet modernisation to replace the older commercial transport vehicles, considered an equally major source of polluting exhaust emissions. Rating agency ICRA expects the share of diesel vehicles in annual auto sales to decline to 30-35 per cent by 2017 as the price difference between diesel and petrol narrows further. That may not help much in Delhi, the nation’s largest urban market for cars and SUVs. By way of comparison, the U.S. has decided to curb emissions from vehicles by moving towards higher fuel efficiency standards for new cars, though economists say it may only encourage people to drive even more. India is pursuing similar goals, but as Volkswagen’s ‘defeat device’ to rig emission tests for diesel vehicles shows, governments aren’t capable of enforcing such norms efficiently. In the backdrop of the latest climate change commitments and the toxic air that hangs over Delhi, it could be an opportune moment for Indian policymakers to use the tools of behavioural economics to alter people’s commuting preferences. Tax and other fiscal incentives to shift both freight haulage and public road transportation to cleaner CNG- and LPG-based technologies is one thing. But it’s perhaps time to take a bolder step and levy a hefty green tax on diesel-fuelled private vehicles and SUVs.

Source:The Hindu

141. What was the reason behind the deregulation of disel prices in 2013?

a. diesel vehicles have ubiquitous status symbol.

b. NGT has advised the Delhi and central governments to prohibit the registration of diesel vehicles.

c. diesel vehicles produce more pollution than petrol

d. both a and b

e. None of these

142. Why Indian policy makers using the tools of behavioural economics?

a. To decrease the level of pollution.

b. To change people's commuting choices.

c. To shift to more clear LPG and CNG technologies.

d.To reduce diesel cars, SUVs and fright trucks.

e. None of the above

143. Which of the following would be the suitable title?

a. Pollution free delhi

b. Get smart on diesel cars

c. Powered vehicles

d. Reducing diesel demand.

e. NGT decision: A big relief

144. According to the passage Which of the following is true?

a. ICRA expects increase in diesel vehicles by 2017.

b. CNG and LPG are contributing in reducing Pollution.

c. Diesel is 22 per cent heaper than petrol.

d. All the above

e. None of the above

145.According to the passage, Which of the following is not true?

a. Industry is investing to upgrade their technology to meet the more stringent BS-V standards by 2017.

b. SUVs are one of the major contributor to particulate matter in delhi's atmosphere.

c. The U.S is moving towards higher fuel efficiency standards for new cars.

d.Both A and C

e. None of these

Directions (146 to 148): Choose the word which is most similar in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

6. Surge

a. decrease

b. alleviate

c. growth

d. assugae

e. decline

7. Exhaust

a. weaken

b. strengthen

c. enable

d. feeble

e. aid

8. Opportune

a. unhappy

b. unsuitable

c. convenient

d. untimely

e.disadvantage

Directions 149 to 150): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

149. Curb

a. deterrent

b. hindrance

c. freedom

d. stop

e. ledge

150. Stringent

a. amenable

b. infexible

c. acrimonious

d. callous

e. stiff

Answers
1. e
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. c
9. c

10.a

Directions (151-155): Rearrange the following SIX sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. On a worldwide scale, nuclear energy is thus only a small component of the global energy mix, and its share, contrary to widespread belief, is not on the rise.
B. Yet that renaissance never seems to come.
C. In July 2010, there was a total of 439 nuclear power plants with a net installed capacity of 373.038 GW(e), about 1.2 GW(e) more than at the beginning of 2006.
D. Nuclear fission’s contribution to total electric energy has decreased from about 18% more than ten years ago to about 14% in 2008.
E. Repeatedly in recent years there have been calls for a revival of civilian nuclear power.
F. Indeed, of the more than 200 countries in the world, only 30 use nuclear power.

Q151. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F

Q152. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q153. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F

Q154. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q155. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A

solution

S151. Ans.(d)