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Food Corporation of India (FCI) Capsule 2015
(FCI) Examination- 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Food Corporation of India Examination, 2015 Notification
B. Topic wise Sample Practice Questions
1. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING (VERBAL)
2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
3. NUMERICAL APTITUDE
4. SOLVED FCI REASONING TEST PAPER
5. SOLVED FCI ENGLISH TEST PAPER
6. SOLVED FCI MATH TEST PAPER
7. SOLVED FCI GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST PAPER
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Food Corporation of India Examination, 2015 Notification
FCI category - III
ZONE-WISE RECRUITMENT FORJUNIOR ENGINEER (JE) (CIVIL
ENGINEERING / ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING / MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING),ASSISTANT GRADE-II (AG II) (HINDI), TYPIST (HINDI) AND
ASSISTANT GRADE-III (AG III) (GENERAL / ACCOUNTS / TECHNICAL /
DEPOT)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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branches of SBI : 18.03.2015
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1. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
Analogy
Meaning of Analogy
Analogy means ‗Similar items‘. There is three types of Analogy
(a) Number Analogy
(b) Letter Analogy
(c) Word Analogy
Number Analogy
Example 1: 3 : 81 : : 6 : ?
(a) 1296 (b) 1269
(c) 1692 (d) 1926
Solution. (a) n : n4 relation here (3) and (3)4 = (81)
Similarly, (6) and (6)4 = 1296
Letter Analogy
Example 2 : Find the missing term : YWZX : USVT : : MKNL : ?
(a) IGGH (b) IGJH
(c) IGJJ
(d) IGHH
Solution. (b) Alphabets are used in reverse order. In the first term, the order of alphabet is
2, 4, 1 and 3 and in the second term, the order is 6, 8, 5 and 7. So, the missing term is
IGJH.
Word Analogy
Example 3 : Sailor : Ship : : Lawyer : ?
(a) Legal (b) Law
(c) Court (d) Ruling
Solution. (c) ‗Sailor‘ works at ‗Ship‘, similarly ‗Lawyer‘ works at ‗Court‘.
Classification
Alphabet Classification
In this type of classification, a group of jumbled letters, typically consisting a single or two
or three or four letters are put together. The pattern or order in which they are grouped is
to be identified and students need to find out which groups have the same pattern or
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relationship between the letters. There will be only one choice, which will have a different
pattern from the rest and hence becomes the answer option.
Example 1: Find the odd one among the following.
(a) LY (b) GU
(c) DQ (d) JW
Solution. (b) Corresponding places in the first half and the second half of letters, except
option (b).
Number Classification
In such questions, students need to choose the odd number from the given options. The
numbers may belong to a particular pattern, i.e., they may be odd, even, prime, rational,
squares, cubes and they may also be coded into binary digits (0 s and 1 s), etc. and only
one of the choices will not follow the same pattern.
Example 2 : Find the odd man out.
(a) 35 (b) 55
(c) 45 (d) 65
Solution. (c) Except option (c) , the remaining are prime products of 5.
Series
Number Series
Prime Number Series:
Example 1. 4, 9, 25, 49, 121, 169,…
(a) 324 (b) 289
(c) 225 (d) 196
Solution. (b) The given series is a consecutive square of prime number series. The next
prime number is 289.
Multiplication Series:
Example 2. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64… 256
(a) 96 (b) 98
(c) 86 (d) 106
Solution. (a) The numbers are multiplied by 2 to get the next number.
64 × 2 = 128
Difference Series:
Example 3. 3,6,9,12,15,…. 21
(a) 16 (b) 17
(c) 20 (d) 18
Solution. (d) The difference between the numbers is 3.
15 + 3 = 18
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Division Series:
Example 4. 5040, 720, 120, 24, ….2,1
(a) 8 (b) 7
(c) 6 (d) 5
Solution. (c)
n2 Series
(n2 + 1) Series
(n2 -1) Series
(n2 + n) Series
(n2 – n) Series
n3 Series
(n3 + 1) Series
(n3 -1) Series
(n3 + n) Series
(n3 – n) Series
Letter Series - Type 1
One Letter Series Such series consists of one letter in each term and this series is based on
increasing or decreasing positions of corresponding letters according to English alphabet.
Example 1: B, C, A, D, Z, E, … F, X, G
(a) U (b) Y
(c) W (d) V
Solution. (b) The sequence consists of two series B, A, Z, Y, X and C, D, E, F, G. The
missing letter is Y.
Letter Series - Type 2
Two Letter Series The first letters of the series follow one logic and the second letters follow
another logic.
Example 2: EZ, DX, CV,..., AR, ZP
(a) CS (b) AM
(c) BT (d) TG
Solution. (c) First and second letters follow a sequence of-1 and -2 respectively.
Letter Series - Type 3
Three Letter Series: :Such series consist of three letters in each term. The first letters follow
one logic, the second letters follow another logic and the third letters follow some other
logic.
Example 3: DIE, XCY, RWS, ...
(a) LQN (b) QMP
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(c) LMS (d) LQM
Solution. (d) First, second and third letters of each group follow a sequence of -6 series.
Letter Series - Type 4
A series of letters is given with one or more missing letters. From the choices, the choice
that gives the letters that go into the blanks has to be selected as answer.
Example 4: In the following series some letters are missing. From the choices, select the
choice that gives that letters that can fill the blanks in the given sequence.
a_ c_ b_ab_a_ca_c
(a) abaccb (b) accbab
(c) aabbcc (d) baccbb
Solution. (d) First of all, notice that there are 6 blanks in the given sequence and each
choice gives six letters to fill the six blank in order. Now, we have to select an alternative
which if placed in the blanks of the series in order, we get a complete series of letters which
follow some particular pattern.
The best way is to try with each option. Inserting the letters of option (d) in place of the
blanks, we get a series like ―abc abc abc abc abc‖ which is a repetition of the group of
letters ―abc‖.
Letter Series - Type 5
Here, students are asked to count how many times a particular letter or group of letters
satisfying some conditions occurs and mark that number as the answer choice.
Example 11: In the following sequence of letters, in how many instances the letters n is
immediately preceded by the letter t ?
snruatnnghjtknstndgclntttnnntntntsmvbtngcxdptnklstnt
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) 8
Solution. (d) On counting, we find that the letter n occurs 8 times, where n is immediately
preceded by the letter t.
Number, Ranking and Time Sequence Test
Type 1 Number Test
In these types of questions, a number, a set of numbers, series of digit is given and the
candidate is asked to trace out digit following certain given conditions.
Example 1 How many 5s are there in the following number sequence which are immediately
preceded by 7 and immediately followed by 6?
Terms : 7 5 5 9 4 5 7 6 4 5 9 8 7 5 6 7 6 4 3 2 5 6 7 8
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(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Solution. (a) Here,7 5 5 9 4 5 7 6 4 5 9 8 7 5 6 7 6 4 3 2 5 6 7 8
Preceded by 7 and followed by 6 So, there is only one such 5.
Type 2 Ranking Test
In these types of questions, generally the ranks of a person both from the top and from the
bottom are mentioned and the total number of persons is asked.
Example 2 : A class of boys stands in a single line. One boy is nineteenth in order from both
the ends. How many boys are there in the class?
(a) 27
(b) 37
(c) 38
(d) 39
Solution. (b) Clearly, number of boys in the row = (18 + 18 + 1) = 37
The question can be solved by formula also, total number of boys in the row = 19 + 19 - 1
= 37
Formula Total number of persons in a row or class = (Rank of a person from upper end or
left end) + (Rank of that person from lower or right end) - 1
Inserting the Missing Character
In this chapter questions contain a figure, a set of figures, an arrangement or a matrix,
each of which bears certain characters, be it numbers, letters or a group/combination of
letters/numbers which follow a particular pattern. You are required to identify and decipher
this pattern and accordingly find the missing character in the figure.
Example 1:
(a) 7
(b) 25
(c) 49
(d) 129
Solution. (b) The pattern is
(16 – 6)2 + (5 – 2)2 = 102 + 32 = 109
(22 – 15)2 + (21 – 19)2 = 72 + 22 = 53
So, the missing number = (17 – 13)2 + (51 – 48)2 = 42 + 32 = 25
Example 2:
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(a) 45
(b) 50
(c) 60
(d) 63
Solution. (d) Moving clockwise direction, the numbers are 13 – 1 = 0, 23 – 1 = 7, 33 – 1 =
26 and 43 – 1 = 63
Example 3:
(a) 9
(b) 18
(c) 24
(d) 27
Solution. (a) Starting from 3 and moving clockwise, the number in each quadrant is the
square of that in the previous quadrant. So, the missing number = 32 = 9
Arithmetical Reasoning
First we should know some mathematical operations. They are add (+), subtraction (–),
multiply (×) and division (÷), greater than (>), less than (<). This test is set up to test
candidates skill in mathematical operations. The questions involving these operations are
set using artificial symbols. You are required to substitute the real
signs and solve the questions accordingly, to get the answer
Different Type of Questions
There are three types of questions based on mathematical operations which are asked in
various competitive examinations. They are, Problem-Solving by Substitution
In such type of questions you have some substitutes for various mathematical symbols or
numerals followed by a question involving calculation of an expression or choosing the
correct/incorrect equation.
Rule BODMAS
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Brackets
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Of
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Division
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Multiplication
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Addition
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Subtraction
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While solving a mathematical operations proceed according to the BODMAS‘ formula.
Example 1: If ‗+‘ means ‗minus‘ ‗ב means ‗divided by‘ ‗’‘ means ‗plus‘ and ‗–‘means
‗multiplied by‘ then which of the following will be the value of expression 7 × 3.5 ÷ 2 – 4 +
5?
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 11 (d) None of these
Solution. (b) Using the proper notations in the given expression, we have
= 7 × 3.5 ÷ 2 – 4 + 5 = 7 + 3.5 + 2 ÷ 4 – 5
= 2 + 2 × 4 – 5 = 2 + 8 – 5 = 10 – 5 = 5
Interchanging of Signs and Numbers
Example 2: If signs + and –and numbers 4 and 8 interchanges with each other, which one
of the following four equations would be correct?
(a) 4 – 8 + 12 = 0 (b) 8 – 4 ÷ 12 = 8
(c) 4 ÷ 8 – 12 = 16 (d) 8 ÷ 4 – 12 = 24
Solution. (a) On interchanging signs + and – and numbers 4 and 8 in equation (a)
8 + 4 – 12 = 0
12 – 12 = 0
0=0
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Indian History
The Indian History is perhaps the
oldest in
the world, and the sources of Indian
History are
the verbal history, because our
ancients never did bother about
putting things down on paper and
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archaeological evidences. Based on
the evidences available today, Indian
History, like the history of every
ancient culture in the world, is broadly
divided into four periods as mentioned
below:
Pre-History
From the big bang, the primeval
swamp to the Indus Valley civilization.
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Though Indus Valley civilization is
included in pre-historical period.
However, technical evidences shows
that Indus Valley civilization did have
a script, although it has not been
decoded yet. So, it is generally
included in Ancient History nowadays.
Ancient History
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Indian civilization is the oldest
civilization in the
world. Even India came before
Greece, considered the oldest
civilization before the discovery of
Mohenjodaro and Harappa. The main
features of Ancient Indian History are
as follows:
It begins from the Indus Valley
civilization (for which the date is a
matter of hot debate, but historians
have agreed to disagree on 3000 BC)
to just after the king Harsha
Vardhana, which is around 700-800
BC.
Indus Valley Civilization
Medieval History
dating, it spread from the year 23501750.
It begins from 800 BC to mid-18th
century AD.
Modern History
Frommid-18th century to the
independence
of India, which is on August 15, 1947.
The history of Modern India is farther
sub-divided into two major periods:
1. The British Period.
2. The India Freedom Struggle and
Partition of
India.
ANCIENT INDIA
The discovery ofMohenjodaro and
Harappa
by British archeologist: Marshall
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Discovery: In 1921, R.B. Dayaram
Sahani,
first discovered Harappa, in the
Montgomery district of the Punjab.
According to radio-carbon
Indus Valley Civilization Dr. R. D.
Banerjee found the ancient city
Mohenjodaro (literally,‗cityofthe
dead‘)inLarkana
district of Sindh, now in Pakistan in
1922.
The Marvelous Town Planning of
Mohenjodaro: A chief feature of
Mohenjodaro
is its superb town planning. The
streets, which
divided the city into neat rectangular
or square
blocks, varied in width but
alwaysintersected each other at right
angles. The city had an elaborate
drainage system, consisting of
horizontal and vertical drains,street
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drains and so on. The architecture of
the buildings was clearly intended to
be functional and minimalist, and
certainly not to please the aesthete.
Mohenjodaro was obviously
a cosmopolitan city, with people of
different races mingling with the local
populace-ProtoAustroloid,
Mediterranean, Alpine and Mongoloid.
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beginning and end of the Indus Valley
Civilization are both a matter of
debate because people could not have
emerged complete with their perfect
town planning, neat houses, lovely
jewellery and loads of make-up. So
where did they come from? and then
having come, just where did they
disappear?
The Indus Valley Civilization
Popular theory, which is most
accepted is that
Before the coming of Aryans, there
was a
the people of the Harappan civilization
were
civilization that was not only welldeveloped, but actually far more
sophisticated than that of the Aryans.
The Indus Valley civilization said its
last hurray roughly in 2200 BC. The
chased out by the Aryans and went
down south.
The present South Indians are their
descendants
Indian Polity
Different Sources of the Indian Constitution
Although the skeleton of the constitution was derived from Government of India Act 1935,
many provisions were imported from other constitution,, of the world. Some of them are
listed below:
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Government of India Act 1935: Federal scheme, office of Governor, power of Federal
judiciary, emergency powers etc.
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Constitution of Britain: Law making procedures, rule of law, provision for single citizenship,
Parliamentary system of government, office of CAG.
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Constitution of USA: Independence of judiciary. judicial review, fundamental rights,
removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges, preamble and functions of Vicepresident.
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Constitution of Canada: Federation with strong Centre, to provide residuary powers to the
centre.
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Constitution of Ireland: Directive Principles of State policy, method of presidential
elections, and the nomination of members to Rajya Sabha by the President,
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Constitution of Germany: Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights
during emergency.
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Constitution of Australia: Idea of the Concurrent list.
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Constitution of South Africa: Amendment with 2/3rd majority in Parliament and election of
the Members of Rajya Sabha on the basis of proportional representation.
The Preamble
The 42nd Amendment (1976) added the words Secular‘ and ‗Socialist‘ end now the
Preamble reads as follows:
―We, the people of India having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign,
Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: Justice, social.
economic and political; Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship Equality of
status and of opportunity: and to promote among them all Fraternity assuring the dignity of
the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation. In our Constituent Assembly on this
twenty-sixty day November, 1949, we do hereby, Adopt, Enact and Give Ourselves this
Constitution.‖
Parts and Articles of the Constitution
• Part I/Articles 1-4 : Territory of India, admission, establishment or formation of new
states
• Part II/Articles 5-11 : Citizenship
• Part III/Articles 12-35 : Fundamental Rights
• Part I V/Articles 36-51 : Directive Principles of State Policy
• Part I V-A/Article 51A : Duties of a citizen of India
• Part V/Articles 52-151 : Government at the Union level
• Part VI/Articles 152-237 : Government at the State level
• Part VII/Article 238 : Repeated by 7th Amendment 1956
• Part VIII/Articles 239-241 : Administration of Union Territories
• Part IX/Articles 242-243 : The Panchayats
• Part IX-A/Articles 243P-243 ZG : The Municipalities
• Part X/Articles 244-244 : A Scheduled and tribal areas
• Part XI/Articles 245-263 : Relations between the Union and States
• Part XMI/Articles 263-300 : A Finance, property, contracts and suits
• Part XIII/Articles 301—307 : Trade, commerce and travel within territory of India
• Part XIV/Articles 308-323 : Services under the Union and States
• Part XIV-A/Articles 323A-323B : Deals with administrative tribunals
• Part XV/Articles 324-329 : A Election and Election Commission
• Part XVI/Articles 330-342 : Special provision to certain classes SCs/STs, OBCs and Anglo
Indians
• Part XVII/Article 343-351 : Official languages
• Part XVIII/Articles 352-360 : Emergency provisions
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• Part XIX/Article 361-367 : Miscellaneous provisions
• Part XX/Article,68 : Amendment of Constitution
• Part XXI/Articles X69-392 : Temporary, transitional and special provisions
General Science
Inventions & Discoveris
Invention
Year
Acetylene gas
Inventor
1862
Adding machine
France
Pascal
France
1642
Adhesive tape,Scotch
Aeroplane
1930
1903
Air Conditioning
Richard Drew
1902
Carrier
1939
Ohain
Airship (non-rigid)
1852
Henri Giffard
Artificial Heart
Atomic Bomb
1926
Atomic theory
Automatic rifle
Bakelite
Ballistic missile
Balloon
Willem Kolff
1945
1803
France
Norway
Netherlands
Moseley
Dalton
1918
Britain
Leo H. Baekeland
U.S.A.
Belgium
Wernher von Braun
Germany
Jacques & Joseph Montgolfier France
Ball-Point Pen
1888
John J. Loud
Barometer
1644
Evangelista Torricelli
Italy
Battery (Electric)
1800
Alessandro Volta
Italy
Bicyle
U.S.A.
1839-40 Kirkpatrick Macmillan
Bicycle Tyres (Pneumatic)1888
Bifocal Lens
1780
Bleaching Powder
U.S.A.
Britain
John Browning
1944
1783
Germany
J. Robert Oppenheimer
1913
1907
U.S.A.
Erik Rotheim
1957
Atomic numbers
U.S.A.
Orville & Wilbur Wright U.S.A.
Airplane, jet engine
Aerosol spray
Country
Berthelot
1798
Britain
John Boyd Dunlop
Benjamin Franklin
Tennant
Britain
U.S.A
Britain
Geography
SOLAR SYSTEM
Important Facts
Biggest planet : Jupiter
Smallest plant : Mercury
Satellite of Earth : Moon
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Nearest planet from Sun : Mercury
Farthest planet from Sun : Neptune
Nearest planet to Earth : Venus
Brightest planet : Venus
Brightest star : Dog Star
Planet having maximum number of satellite : Jupiter (63)
Coldest planet : Neptune
Red planet (seen at night) : Mars
Heaviest planet : Jupiter
Biggest satellite of solar : Ganymede system
Smallest satellite of solar : Demos system
Blue planet : Earth
Red planet : Mars
Morning star : Venus
Evening star : Venus
Sister of Earth : Venus
9th planet : Karla
Sun
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Distance from Earth: 149.6 million km (Approximately).
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Critical value of absolute visual magnitude 4.83
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Diameter: 13,92,000 km
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Temperature of Code: 20-15 million Celsius Apparent surface temperature: 5778°C
(6000°C approximately)
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Rotational period: 25 days, 3 hrs., 21 minutes, 136 seconds (in reference of equator) 33
days (in reference to pole)
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Chemical composition: Hydrogen-69.5%, Helium-28%. Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen-2%,
Magnesium, Sulphur, Silicon and Iron 0.5%
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Age: 5 billion years (approximately)
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Possible life of normal star 10 billion years (approximately)
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Equatorial radius: 6,95,500 km (approximately)
Indian Economy
History of Planning in India
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First attempt to initiate economic planning in India was made by Sir M.Visvesvarayya, a
noted engineer and politician in 1934 through his book ‗Planned Economy For India‘.
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In 1938 ‗National Planning Commission‘ was set-up under the chairmanship of J.L. Nehru
by the Indian National Congress. Its recommendations could not be implemented because
of the beginning of the Second World War and changes in the Indian political situation.
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In 1944 ‗Bombay Plan‘ was presented by 8 leading industrialists of Bombay.
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In 1944 ‗Gandhian Plan‘ was given by S. N. Agarwal.
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In 1945 ‗People‘s Plan‘ was given by M. N. Roy.
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In 1950 ‗Sarvodaya Plan‘ was given by J. P. Narayan. A few points of this plan were
accepted by the Government.
The Planning Commission
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The Planning Commission was set up on March 15, 1950 under the chairmanship J.L.
Nehru, by a resolution of Union Cabinet.
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It is an extra-constitutional, non-statutory body.
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It consists of Prime Minister as the ex-officio Chairman, one deputy-Chairn appointed by
the PM and some full time members.
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The tenure of its members and deputy chairman is not fixed. There is no defi definition of
its members also. They are appointed by the Government on its c discretion. The number
of members can also change according to the wishes of Government.
Functions
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Assessment of material, capital & human resources of the country.
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Formulation of plans for the most effective & balanced utilization of country‘s resources.
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To determine the various stages of planning and to propose the allocation of resources on
the priority basis.
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To act as an advisory body to the Union Government.
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To evaluate from time to time the progress achieved in every stage of the plan and also to
suggest remedial measures.
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To advise the Centre and the State Governments from time to time on special matters
referred to the Commission.
National Development Council
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All the plans made by the Planning Commission have to be approved by National
Development Council first. It was constituted to build co-operation between the States and
the Planning Commission for economic planning.
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It is an extra-constitutional and extra-legal body.
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It was set up on August 6, 1952, by a proposal of the Government. The PM is the exofficio chairman of NDC. Other members are Union Cabinet ministers, Chief‘ Ministers &
Finance Ministers of all States, Lt. Governors of Union Territories and Governors of
Centrally Ruled States.
State Planning Boards
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Apex planning body at State level is generally a State Planning Body comprising the Chief
Minister as Chairman, Finance and Planning ministers of that State and some technical
experts.
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District Planning Committee is also there comprising both official and non-official
members.
Numerical Aptitude
Fractions
A fraction is a part of the whole (object, thing, region). It forms the part of basic aptitude of
a person to have and idea of the parts of a population, group or territory. Candidate must
have a feel of ‗fractional‘ thinking. eg, , here ‗12‘ is the number of equal part into which the
whole has been divided, is called denominator and ‗5‘ is the number of equal parts which
have been taken out, is called numerator.
Indices and Surds
Indices
In the expression xn, n is called the exponent or index and x is called the base and xn is
read as ‗x to the power of n‘ or ‗x raised to the power n‘.
eg,
1. 36 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 729
43 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 64
The expression (xm)n is read as ‗x raised to the power m whole raised to the power n‘.
2. (24)3 = (16)3 = 212
The expression is read as ‗x raised to the power m power n‘.
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3. = 264
Hence, (xm)n¹
Surds
If n is a positive integer and ‗a‘ is a positive rational number (a > 0), then n√ais called a surd
of order n or nth order surd n√aif is an irrational number.
Square Root & Cube Root
Square Root
The square root of a number is that number the product of which itself gives the given
number, ie, the square root of 400 is 20, the square root of 625 is 25.
The process of finding the square root is called evaluation. The square root of a number is
denoted by the symbol √ called the radical sign. The expression ―√9‖ is read as ―root time‖,
―radical nine‖ or ―the square root of nine‖.
Cube Root
The cube root of a number is that number the cube of which itself gives the given number
ie, the cube root of 64 is 4. The cube root of a number is denoted by the symbol 3√ The
expressions 3√8 read as ―cube eight‖, or the ―cube root of eight‖.
Simplification
In simplification of an expression there are certain laws which should be strictly adhered to.
These laws are as follows:
‗VBODMAS‘ Rule
This rule gives the correct sequence in which the mathematical operation are to be executed
so as to find out the value of a given expression.
Here, ‗V‘ stands for Vicnaculum (or Bar), ‗B‘ stands for ‗Brcket‘, ‗O‘ stands for ‗Of‘, ‗D‘ stands
for ‗Division‘, ‗M‘ stands for ‗Multiplication‘, ‗A‘ stands for ‗Addition‘ and ‗S‘ stand for
‗Subtraction‘.
(a) Here, ‗VBODMAS‘ gives the order of simplification. Thus, the order of performing the
mathematical operations in a given expression are
First : Virnaculum or line bracket or bar
Second: Bracket
Third: Of
Fourth: Division
Fifth: Multiplication
Sixth: Addition &
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Seventh: Subtraction
The above order should strictly be followed.
(b) There are four types of brackets.
(i) Square brackets [ ]
(ii) Curly brackets { }
(iii) Circular brackets ( )
(iv) Bar or Virnaculum –
Thus, in simplifying an expression all the brackets must be removed in the order ‗–‘, ‗( )‘, ‗{
}‘ and ‗[ ]‘.
HCF & LCM
Highest Common Factor
The highest common factor of two or more given numbers is the largest of their common
factors. It is known as GCD also.
eg, Factors of 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20
Factors of 36 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36
Here greatest and common factor of 20 and 36 is 4.
:-> HCF of 20 and 36 is 4.
Least Common Multiple
The least common multiple of two or more given numbers is the least of their common
multiples.
eg, Multiple of 25 are 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, ..
Multiple of 30 are 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, ..
Here 150 is least common multiple of 25 and 30
:-> LCM of 25 and 30 is 150.
Percentage
‗Per cent‘ means ‗per hundred‘. It is given by % symbol. Here x% means x per hundred .
Thus, any percentage can be converted into an equivalent fraction by dividing it by 100.
Simple Interest
Interest
It is the sum which is paid by the borrower to the lender for using the money for a specific
time period. The money borrowed is called the Principal. The rate at which the interest is
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calculated on the principal is called Rate of Interest. The time for which the money is
borrowed is Time and the total sum of principal and interest is called the Amount.
Reasoning Test Paper
MENTAL ABILITY
Q.1) There are 40 coins in a bag, consisting of Rs. 5 and Rs. 2 coins. If the total amount is
Rs. 140, how many Rs. 2 and Rs. 5 coins are there in the bag?
(1) 20 each
(2) 25 and 15
(3) 30 and 10
(4) 22 and 18
Q.2) 6(3 – x) –5 (2x– 4) = 4(3x–) + 14 In the above equation the value of xis:
(1) 3
(3) 1
(2) 2
(4) ½
Q.3) The first Indian Governor of the RBI was:
(1) L.K.Jha
2) C.D.Deshmukh
(3) I.G.Patel
(4) None of these
Q.4) X walked 35 metres towards South, then turned left and walked 25 metres, and again
turned left and walked for 35 meters. He then turned to his right and walked 20 metres. At
what distance and direction from the starting point is X now standing?
(1) 20m West
(2) 45m East
(3) 20m East
(4) 45m North
Q.5) The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is twice the sum of its exterior angles.
How many sides does the polygon have?
(1) 8 sides
(2) 9 sides
(3) 12 sides
(4) 6 sides
Q.6) Sam said to Rita ―Your mohter‘s husband‘s sister is my aunt‖. How is Rita related to
Sam?
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(3) Sister
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(2) Niece
(4) Mother
Q.7) Four years ago, the average age of A and B was 18 years. At present the average age
of A, Ba nd C is 24 years. What would be the age of C after 8 years?
(1) 30 years
(2) 32 years
(3) 28 years
(4) 25 years
Q.8) Unscramble the letters of words and find odd one out:
(1) ORNI
(2) ICAO
(3) PPREOC
(4) ZENRBO
Q.9) Which is the greatest five digit number exactly divisible by 279?
(1) 99603
(3) 99550
(2) 99882
(4) None of these
Q.10) Oranges are bought at 5 for Rs. 10 and sold at 6 for Rs. 15. The profit or loss as
percentage is:
(1) 50%
(2) 40%
(3) 35%
(4) 25%
Q.11) Which country has won the cricket world cup maximum number of times?
(1) West Indies
(3) Sri Lanka
(2) Pakistan
(4) Australia
Q.13) Express 1999/ 2111 is decimal:
(1) 0.946
(2) 0.904
(3) 0.893
4) 0.981
Q.14) The marks obtained by 10 students in Science (out of 50) are 30, 41, 40, 41, 30, 41,
30, 28, 41, 40.
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The modal mark is:
(1) 40
(2) 30
(3) 41
(4) 35
Q.15) 6, 18, 24, 9, 27, 33, 11?, ?
(1) 15, 19
(2) 22, 27
(3) 33, 39
(4) 44, 47
Q.17) X gives ½ of his property to his wife and ½ of the rest of his son. The remainder is
divided equally to his two daughters. The share of each daughter is:
(1) 1/8
(2) 1/6
(3) ¼
(4)2/3
Q.18) Karenge ya Marenge(Do or Die) was the slogan of which movement in India?
(1) The Quit India Movement, 1921
(2) Salt Movement, 1930
(3) Non-Cooperation Movement, 1921
(4) Indigo revolt, 1859-60
Q.19) Xerophytes live predominantly in:
(1) Ponds
(3) Deserts
(2) Mountains
(4) Brackish water
Q.20) The area of the base of a right cone is 154 mand its volume is 308 m. The height of
the cone is:
(1) 8 m
(2) 6 m
(3) 7 m
(4) 9 m
Q.21) The L.C.M. of two numbers is 12 times their H.C.F.. The sum of the H.C.F. and L.C.M.
is 403. If one
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number is 93, then the other number is:
(1) 134
(3) 128
(2) 124
(4) 310
Q.22) Jamshedpur is located on the bank of:
(1) Damodar
(3) Subarnarekha
(2) Ganges
(4) Musi
Q.23) The wages of 10 workers for a six-day week is Rs. 1200. What are the one day‘s
wages of 4 workers?
(1) Rs. 40
(3) Rs. 80
(2) Rs. 32
(4) Rs. 24
Q.24) All natural numbers and 0 are called the _______ numbers.
(1) whole
(3) integer
(2) prime
(4) rational
Q.25) Judge : Justice : Censor: ?
(1) Freedom
(3) Entertainment
(2) Morality
(4) Halls
ANSWERS
1. (1)
7. (1)
13. (1)
2. (3)
8. (4)
14. (3)
3. (2)
9. (2)
15. (3)
4. (2)
10. (4)
16. (4)
5. (1)
11. (4)
17. (1)
6. (3)
12. (2)
18. (1)
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19. (3)
22. (3)
20. (2)
23. (3)
21. (2)
24. (1)
25. (3)
English Test Paper
Directions—(Q. 1–10) Read the following passage carefully and answer the
questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help
you locate them while answering some of the questions. Once upon a time, there
was a royal elephant which used to reside in the premises of the king‘s palace. The
elephant was very dear to the king, so he was well-fed and well-treated. There was
also a Dog who lived near the Elephant‘s shed. He was very weak and skinny. He
was always fascinated by the smell of rich sweet rice being fed to the royal
elephant. One day, the Dog could no longer resist the aroma of the rice and
somehow managed to sneak into the Elephant‘s shed. He ate the grains of sweet
rice that fell from the Elephant‘s mouth. He liked the rice so much, that he started
going there daily to eat the rice. For days, the huge Elephant didn‘t notice the small
dog as he was busy enjoying the delicious food.
Gradually, the Dog grew bigger
and stronger eating such rich food. Finally, the Elephant noticed him and allowed
him access to the food.
The Elephant enjoyed the company of the Dog and started sharing his food
with him. They also started spending time with each other and soon became good
friends. They ate together, slept together and played together. While playing, the
Elephant would hold the Dog in his trunk and swing him back and forth. Soon
neither of them was happy without the other. They became great friends and didn‘t
want to be separated from each other.
Then one day, a man saw the Dog and
asked the Elephant-keeper, ―I want to buy this Dog. What price do you want for it
?‖ The Elephant-keeper didn‘t own the Dog but sold it and extracted a sum of
money from this deal. The man took the Dog to his home village, which was quite
far away. The King‘s Elephant became very sad after this incident. He missed his
friend a lot and started neglecting everything. He didn‘t want to do anything
without his dear friend, so he stopped eating, drinking and even bathing. Finally,
the Elephant-keeper reported this to the King; however he didn‘t mention anything
about the Dog. The King had a wise minister, who was known for his keen
understanding of animals. The King ordered the minister, ―Go to the Elephant shed
and find out the reason for the Elephant's condition‖. The intelligent minister went
to the Elephant shed and found the Elephant very sad. He examined the Elephant
and asked the Elephant-keeper. ―There is nothing wrong with this Elephant‘s body,
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then why does he look so sad ? I think this Elephant is grief stricken, possibly due
to the loss of a dear friend. Do you know if this Elephant shared a close friendship
with anyone ?‖ The Elephant-keeper said, ―There was a Dog who used to eat, sleep
and play with the Elephant. He was taken by a stranger three days ago‖. The
minister went back to the King and said, ―Your majesty, in my opinion, the royal
Elephant is not sick, but he is lonesome without his dear friend, the Dog‖. The King
said, ―You‘re right, friendship is one of the most wonderful things of life. Do you
know where that Dog is ?‘
The Minister replied, ―Elephantkeeper has informed me that a stranger took
him away and he doesn‘t know his whereabouts‖. The King asked, ―How can we
bring back my Elephant‘s friend and make him happy again ?‖ The Minister
suggested, ―Your Majesty, make a declaration, that whoever has the dog that used
to live at the royal Elephant‘s shed will be penalized‖. The King did the same and
the man who had taken the dog, instantly turned him loose when he heard the
proclamation. As soon as he was freed, the Dog ran back as fast as he could to the
Elephant‘s shed. The Elephant was so delighted to see the Dog that he picked his
friend up with his trunk and swung him back and forth. The Dog wagged his tail,
while the Elephant‘s eyes sparkled with happiness. The King was content to see the
Elephant happy once again and rewarded the minister for his wise judgement.
1. What was the Minister‘s diagnosis of the Elephant‘s condition ?
(A) The Elephant hated his keeper (B) The Elephant was lonely
(C) The Elephant was starving
(D) The Elephant had hurt his leg and was in pain (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
2. What method did the Minister suggest to the King to get back the Dog ?
(A) To declare that whoever had that particular Dog would be punished
(B) To keep a bowl of rice for the Dog in the Elephant‘s shed so that he could be
lured back to the palace (C) To command the Elephant keeper to look for the Dog
in the village
(D) To persuade the Elephant to call out to the Dog (E) None of these
Ans : (A)
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3. Why had the Elephant become very sad ?
(A) He no longer got his daily bowl of rice
(B) He was unhappy with the King for having sold the Dog
(C) He missed his friend the Dog
(D) He was sold to an unknown man by his keeper (E) None of these
Ans : (C)
4. What did the Elephant-keeper do to the Dog ?
(A) He sold the Dog to an unknown man for a price
(B) He hit the Dog as the Dog was eating the Elephant‘s food
(C) He killed the Dog
(D) He complained to the King about the Dog
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
5. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage ?
(A) Friends and Enemies
(B) The Playful Dog
(C) The King and the Minister
(D) The Elephant-keeper
(E) The Bond of Friendship
Ans : (E)
6. Why was the Elephant taken care of ?
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(A) He was a very special Elephant as he could talk to Dogs
(B) He was a very loyal Elephant
(C) He was the strongest Elephant in the Kingdom
(D) He was weak and the King had a lot of sympathy for him
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
7. Why did the Dog start going to the Elephant‘s shed everyday ?
(A) He liked the Elephant a lot and wanted to become friends with him
(B) He was being fed by the King everyday
(C) He was fond of the Elephant‘s shed
(D) He liked the taste of the rice being fed to the Elephant
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
8. What did the Dog do once he was set free ?
(A) He ate rice to his heart‘s content
(B) He thanked the King for his kindness
(C) He ran away from the Kingdom to a place far away
(D) He ran back to his friend the Elephant
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
9. What of the following can definitely be said about the Elephantkeeper ?
(1) He was greedy
(2) He was insensitive
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(3) He was brave
(A) Only 1
B) Only 2
(C) Only 1 and 2
(D) Only 2 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (A)
10. Which of the following can definitely be said about the King ?
(1) He was compassionate.
(2) He was deceitful.
(3) He loved animals.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 2
(D) Only 2
(E) All the three 1, 2, and 3
Ans : (C)
FCI MATH TEST PAPER
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1. In a division sum, the divisor is 10 times the quotient and 5 times the remainder.
If the remainder is 46, the dividend is:
(1) 4236
(2) 4306
(3) 4336
(4) 5336
2. If 1.5 x= 0.04 y, then the value of (y-x) (y+x) is:
(1) 730/77
(2) 73/77
(3) 7.3/77
(4) 703/77
3. An employee may claim Rs. 7.00 for each km when he travels by taxi and Rs.
6.00 for each km if he drives his own car. If in one week he claimed Rs. 595 for
traveling km. How many kms did he travel by taxi?
(1) 55
(3) 62
(2) 65
(4) 70
4. The square root of 3 + ―5 is :
(1) ―3 /2 + 1/‖2
(2) ―3 /2 - 1/‖2
(3) ―5 /2 - 1/‖2
(4) ―(5/2) + ―(1/2)
5. The mean temperature of Monday to Wednesday was 370C and of Tuesday to
Thursday was 340C, if the temperature on Thursday was 4/5th that of Monday,
then what was the temperature on Thursday?
(1) 36.50C
(2) 360C
(3) 35.50C
(4) 340C
6. A certain number of two digits is three times the sum of its digits.
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If 45 be added to it, the digits are reversed. The number is:
(1) 72
(3) 27
(2) 32
(4) 23
7. Three years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. While C
joining them now, the average becomes 22 years. How old (in years) is C
now?
(1) 24
(2) 27
(3) 28
(4) 30
8. If 2^(2x-1) = 8^(3-x), then the value of x is:
(1) -1
(3) 2
(2) -2
(4) 3
9. A man‘s basic pay for a 40 hours‘ week is Rs. 200. Overtimes is paid at 25%
above the basic rate. In a certain week, he worked overtime and his total was Rs.
300. He therefore, worked for a total of (in hours):
(1) 52
(3) 58
(2) 56
(4) 62
10. On a Rs. 10, 000 payment order, a person has choice between 3
successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30% and 3 successive discounts of 40%,
5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save (in Rupees):
(1) 200
(3) 400
(2) 255
(4) 433
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11. Rs. 600 are divided among A, B, C so that Rs. 40 more than 2/5 th of A‘s
share, Rs. 20 more that 2/7 th of B‘s share and Rs. 10 more than 9/17 th of C‘s
may all be equal. What is A‘s share (in Rupees)?
(1) 150
(3) 200
(2) 170
(4) 280
12. A, B, C started a business with their investment in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. After 4
months, A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of
their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year was:
(1) 5 : 6 : 10
(3) 10 : 5 : 6
(2) 6 : 5 :10
(4) 4 : 3 : 5
13. If 9 men working 71/2 hours a day can finish a piece of work in 20
days, then how many days will be taken by 12 men, working 6 hours a day to
finish the work? It is being given that 2 men of latter type work as much as 3 men
of the former type?
(1) 91/2
(2) 11
(3) 121/2
(4) 13
14. Three pipes A, B and C can fill a cistern in 6 hours. After working at it together
for 2 hours, C is closed and A and B can fill the remaining part in 7 hours. The
number of hours taken by C alone to fill the cistern is:
(1) 12
(3) 16
(2) 14
(4) 18
15. A train B speeding with 120 kmph crosses another train C running in the same
direction, in 2 minutes. If the lengths of the trains B and C be 100 m and 200 m
respectively, what is the speed (in kmph) of the train C?
(1) 111
(2) 123
(3) 127
(4) 129
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16. River is running at 2 kmph. It took a man twice as long to row up as to row
down the river. The rate (in km/hr) of the man in still water is:
(1) 8
(2) 10
(3) 4
(4) 6
17. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the
rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity (in kg.) sold at 18%
profit is:
(1) 560
(3) 400
(2) 600
(4) 640
18. A sum of money becomes Rs. 13, 380 after 3 years and Rs. 20, 070
after 6 years on compound interest. The sum (in Rupees) is:
(1) 8800
(3) 8920
(2) 8890
(4) 9040
19. A well with 14 m inside diameter is dug 10 m deep. Earth taken out of it, has
been evenly spread all around it to a width of 21m to form an embankment. The
height (in metres) of the embankment is:
(1) 1/2
(3) 3/4
(2) 2/3
(4) 3/5
20. A rectangular carpet has an area of 120 sq metres and a perimeter of 46
metres. The length of its diagonal (in metres) is:
(1) 11
(2) 13
(3) 15
(4) 17
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ANSWERS
1. (4), 2. (2), 3. (1), 4. (4), 5. (2) 6. (3), 7. (1), 8. (3), 9. (2), 10. (2) 11. (1), 12.
(1), 13. (3), 14. (2), 15. (1) 16. (4), 17. (2), 18. (3), 19. (2), 20. (4)
FCI GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST PAPER
Ques. : 1 With an aim to fund an ambitious infrastructure development programme,
the govt on 1 Jan raised the excise duties on petrol and diesel by ________a litre.
1) Rs 1
2) Rs 1.5
3) Rs 2
4) Rs 2.5
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Rs 2
Ques. : 2 Who among the following has been appointed non-executive chairperson
of HDFC Bank Ltd with immediate effect for a three-year term starting 2 Jan?
1) Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty
2) Shyamala Gopinath
3) Anand Sinha
4) Subir Gokarn
5) Usha Thorat
Answer:- 2) Shyamala Gopinath
Ques. : 3 The govt has raised the solar investment target to __________over
seven years (by 2022) to boost India's solar energy capacity by 33 times to
100,000 megawatts (MW).
1) USD 100 bn
2) USD 160 bn
3) USD 180 bn
4) USD 200 bn
5) USD 220 bn
Answer:- 1) USD 100 bn
Ques. : 4 Which of the following companies has bagged a Rs 3,810 cr contract from
Telangana for setting up the newly formed state's first thermal power project?
1) Reliance Power
2) Tata Power
3) Adani Power
4) BHEL
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) BHEL
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Ques. : 5 The govt has set up NITI Aayog to replace the Planning Commission.
What is the expanded form of the term NITI?
1) New Initiative for Transforming India
2) National Initiative for Transforming India
3) National Institution for Transforming India
4) National Institution for Taking Initiative
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) National Institution for Transforming India
Ques. : 6 Which of the following is NOT correct with respect to NITI Aayog which
has replaced Planning Commission?
1) It will be headed by the PM and will have all CMs/ Lt. Governors as members.
2) It will have a Vice Chairperson and a CEO in addition to five full-time members
and two part-time members.
3) Four union ministers would serve as ex-officio members.
4) Four Regional Councils will be formed headed by the four union ministers to
address issues impacting more than one state or a region.
5) The new body has been set up by a resolution of Union Cabinet as done in case
of Planning Commission which was established on 15th Mar 1950.
Answer:- 4) Four Regional Councils will be formed headed by the four union
ministers to address issues impacting more than one state or a region.
Ques. : 7 The 60th National School Games kick-started on 2 Jan in which of the
following cities?
1) Mumbai
2) Ahmedabad
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Bhopal
Answer:- 4) New Delhi
Ques. : 8 The PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the five-day 102nd session of Indian
Science Congress (ISC) in which of the following cities on 3 Jan?
1) Mumbai
2) Bengaluru
3) Hyderabad
4) Kanpur
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Mumbai
Ques. : 9 The govt has decided to accept the recommendations of the Bezbaruah
Committee that was set up to look into the safety and security of people from North
East India. Which of the following is NOT one of its recommendations?
1) Delhi police will recruit 20 police personnel, (10 male - 10 female) each from
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North East States.
2) The cases of NE people will be referred to the existing fast track courts for early
decision.
3) A special helpline No.1093 for NE people is being synchronized with helpline
No.100.
4) A special scholarship scheme for students of North East Region 'Ishan Uday' has
been launched.
5) None of these
Answer:- 5) None of these
Ques. : 10 Who among the following has been selected for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Vishwa Pratibha Award for his contribution to society as a Gujarati?
1) Kiran Desai
2) Shashi Deshpande
3) Kishwar Desai
4) Lord Meghnad Desai
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Lord Meghnad Desai
Ques. : 11 Who among the following is the Minister of State for Finance in the
present Union Cabinet?
1) Manoj Sinha
2) Giriraj Singh
3) Sanwar Lal Jat
4) Jayant Sinha
5) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Answer:- 4) Jayant Sinha
Ques. : 12 The Finance Minister, in his budget speech on 28 Feb, announced that
two more Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will be set up which will take the
total number of IIMs in the country to 20. These new IIMs will come up in
1) Jammu & Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh
2) Punjab and Tamil Nadu
3) Himachal Pradesh and Assam
4) Bihar and Karnataka
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Jammu & Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh
Ques. : 13 As announced in the Union Budget for 2015-16, the govt will infuse what
amount in PSU Banks in FY16?
1) Rs 6,999 cr
2) Rs 7,240 cr
3) Rs 7,940 cr
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4) Rs 7,999 cr
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Rs 7,940 cr
Ques. : 14 Who among the following has been sworn in as the new Chief Minister of
Jammu & Kashmir?
1) Nirmal Singh
2) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
3) Mehbooba Mufti
4) Sajjad Lone
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Ques. : 15 Who among the following is the new president of the BCCI?
1) Anurag Thakur
2) Sanjay Patel
3) Sharad Pawar
4) N Srinivasan
5) Jagmohan Dalmiya
Answer:- 5) Jagmohan Dalmiya
Ques. : 16 The National Association of Software and Services Companies
(NASSCOM) celebrated its silver jubilee on Mar 1. The present chairman of
NASSCOM is
1) Krishnakumar Natarajan
2) R Chandrasekaran
3) Phaneesh Murthy
4) Kris Gopalakrishnan
5) Ashok Soota
Answer:- 2) R Chandrasekaran
Ques. : 17 The winner of the men‘s singles title of the 2015 Dubai Tennis
Championships is
1) Roger Federer
2) Novak Djokovic
3) Stan Wawrinka
4) Andy Murray
5) Rafael Nadal
Answer:- 1) Roger Federer
Ques. :18 In the General Budget for 2015-16, the service tax has been increased
from current 12.36 per cent to
1) 12.50 per cent
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2) 13 per cent
3) 13.50 per cent
4) 14 per cent
5) 14.50 per cent
Answer:- 4) 14 per cent
Ques. : 19 As proposed in the General Budget for FY16, the rate of corporate tax is
to be reduced to what per cent from the current 30 per cent over next four years?
1) 28 per cent
2) 25 per cent
3) 23 per cent
4) 22 per cent
5) 20 per cent
Answer:- 2) 25 per cent
Ques. : 20 Wealth tax has been abolished in the general budget for FY16. It is to be
replaced by surcharge of __________on income of Rs 1 cr and above.
1) 1 per cent
2) 2 per cent
3) 5 per cent
4) 8 per cent
5) 10 per cent
Answer:- 2) 2 per cent
Ques. : 21 The Railway Minister, while presenting the Railway Budget for 2015-16
mentioned the names of two MPs who have donated Rs 1 cr and Rs 1.5 cr
respectively from their MPLAD funds for passenger amenities. These two MPs are
1) Gopal Shetty, PC Mohan
2) Piyush Goyal, PC Mohan
3) Jayant Sinha, Manoj Sinha
4) Chirag Paswan, Kalraj Mishra
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Gopal Shetty, PC Mohan
Ques. : 22 The Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice Amitava Roy assumed
charge as Supreme Court judge recently taking the strength of judges in the top
court to 29. What is the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court?
1) 29
2) 30
3) 31
4) 32
5) 35
Answer:- 3) 31
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Ques. : 23 The first budget of the Independent India was presented on 26 Nov
1947 by
1) John Mathai
2) RK Shanmukham Chetty
3) Sukumar Sen
4) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
5) TT Krishnamachari
Answer:- 2) RK Shanmukham Chetty
Ques. : 24 The Economic Survey is presented every year just before the General
Budget in the Parliament and is prepared by the finance minister‘s chief economic
adviser. The present CEA to the Finance Minister is
1) Kaushik Basu
2) Bibek Debroy
3) Jagdish Bhagwati
4) Arvind Subramanian
5) Arvind Panagariya
Answer:- 4) Arvind Subramanian
Ques. : 25 The Railway Budget for 2015-16 has mention about ‗Operation 5
minutes.‘ Through this initiative, passengers travelling in ____________category
can purchase a ticket in 5 minutes.
1) unreserved
2) reserved
3) ladies compartment
4) senior citizen
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) unreserved
Ques. : 26 The Railway Budget for 2015-16 introduces two all India 24/7 helpline
numbers. While ‗138‘ is for railway-related queries, toll free No.182 will be for
1) amenities-related issues
2) security-related issues
3) food-related issues
4) delay-related issues
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) security-related issues
Ques. : 27 India ranks lower than most BRICS nations in capacity for innovation,
according to the Economic Survey 2014-15. According to the Global
Competitiveness Report 2014-15, India‘s ranking in capacity for innovation is
1) 66
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2) 35
3) 40
4) 44
5) 48
Answer:- 5) 48
Ques. : 28 As per the Economic Survey for 2014-15, the stock of stalled projects
across the country stands at about _________of GDP.
1) 3 per cent
2) 4 per cent
3) 7 per cent
4) 9 per cent
5) 11 per cent
Answer:- 3) 7 per cent
Ques. : 29 The Economic Survey for 2014-15 has mention about the JAM Number
Trinity to help offer support to poor households. This JAM trinity does not include
1) Jan Dhan Yojana
2) Mobile numbers
3) Aadhaar
4) MGNREGA
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) MGNREGA
Ques. : 30 According to the Economic Survey for 2014-15, using the new estimate
for 2014-15 as the base, GDP growth at constant market prices is expected to
accelerate to between __________in 2015-16.
1) 6.1 and 6.5 per cent
2) 7.1 and 7.5 per cent
3) 8.1 and 8.5 per cent
4) 8.5 and 9.1 per cent
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) 8.1 and 8.5 per cent
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