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Sunday, May 21, 2017

8th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 84 days to go - DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. India has been unanimously elected as the President of the UN-Habitat.
2. Hollywood actor Emma Watson has received the first-ever Genderless Acting Award
3. CRPF Command Shifted from Kolkata to Chhattisgarh
4. French Election: Emmanuel Macron elected as President of France
5. India’s First Bio Refinery Plant inaugurated in Pune
6. Telugu Film Baahubali 2 becomes the first Indian Film to collect 1200 crores.

8th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 84 days to go - Quantitative Aptitude

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Today 10 Quantitative Aptitude Questions
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1. An employer reduces the number of his employees in the ratio 9 : 8 and increases their wages in the ratio 14 : 15. If the original wage bill was Rs. 189,900, find the ratio in which the wage bill is decreased-
a. 20 : 21
b. 21 : 20
c. 20 : 19
d. 19 : 21
2. The batting average for 40 innings of a cricketer is 50 runs. His highest score exceeds his lowest score by 172 runs. If these two innings are excluded, the average of the remaining 38 innings is 48 runs. The highest score of the player is-
a. 165
b. 170
c. 172
d. 174
3. Walking at 3 km per hour, Pintu reaches his school 5 minutes late. If he walks at 4 km per hour he will be 5 minutes early. The distance of Pintu’s school from his house is-
a. 1 ½ Km
b. 2 Km
c. 2 ½ Km
d. 5 Km
4. Nitin bought some oranges at Rs. 40 a dozen and an equal number at Rs.30 a dozen. He sold them at Rs. 45 a dozen and made a profit of Rs.480. The number of oranges, he bought, was-
a. 48 dozen
b. 60 dozen
c. 72 dozen
d. 84 dozen
5. By selling 100 oranges, a vendor gains the selling price of 20 oranges. His gain per cent is-
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 32
6. 60% of the cost price of an article is equal to 50% of its selling price. Then the percentage of profit or loss on the cost price is-
a. 20% loss
b. 16 2/3% profit
c. 20% profit
d. 10% loss
7. A fruit-seller buys x guavas for Rs.y and sells y guavas for Rs. x. If x>y, then he made-
a. x2 – y2 / xy % loss
b. x2 – y2 / xy % gain
c. x2 – y2 / y2 % loss
d. x2 – y2 / y2 * 100% gain
8. A jar contain 10 red marbles and 30 green ones. How many red marbles must be added to the jar so that 60% of the marbles will be red?
a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 40
9. O is the circumcentre of Triangle ABC. if AO = 8cm , then the length of BO is..
a. 12cm
b. 3cm
c. 6cm
d. 8cm
10. The least number of square of side 41cms required to pave the ceiling of a room of size 15m 17cm long and 9m 2cm broad is
a. 902
b. 656
c. 738
d. 814
Answers - 1 a , 2 d , 3 b , 4 a , 5 b , 6 c , 7 d , 8 c , 9 d , 10 d

8th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 84 days to go - General Intelligence & Reasoning

1. Directions : In questions no. 1 to 4, a series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
2, 6, 14, 26, ?, 62
A. 52 B. 54
C. 44 D. 42
2. 6, 12, 21, 33, ?
A. 45 B. 48
C. 40 D. 46
3. AD, EH, IL, ?, QT
A. LM B. MN
C. MP D. OM
4. ABCD, IJKL, QRST, ?
A. YZAB B. ABYZ
C. BAZY D. BAZY
5. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are walking in a line. C is in front of B. D is behind A, but in front of C. E is behind A, but in front of D. F is in front of A. Who is walking on the extreme back ?
A. D B. B
C. C D. F
6. B is South-West of A, C is to the East of B and South-East of A and D is to the North of C in line with B and A. In which direction of A is D located ?
A. North-East B. North
C. East D. South-West
7. Find the wrong number in the given series. 13, 24, 29, 39, 44, 54, 61, 69
A. 61 B. 13
C. 43 D. 24
8. Raju introduced a man, "He is my daughter's maternal uncle's nephew's grandfather". How is Raju related with the man ?
A. Father-in-law B. Son-in-law
C. Maternal uncle D. Brother-in-law
9. From the given alternatives select the word which cannotbe formed by using the letters of the given word. Find this word. 'Plenipotentiary'
A. Plenty B. Potency
C. Potential D. Pony
10. If TRAIN is coded as WUDLQ, how is the word BUS coded ?
A. EXU B. DWU
C. EXV D. VXE
Answers - 1d 2b 3c 4a 5b 6a 7d 8b 9b 10c.

8th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 84 days to go - ENGLISH

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Today 20 Synonyms
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Plead - urge, state
Pardon - forgive , excuse
Peak - summit , top
Peril - danger , risk
Pledge - promise , oath
Postpone - delay , defer
Praise - applause , acclaim
pray - request , beg
Precious - Costly , dear , priceless
Prominent - eminent , notable
Pact - aggreement , accord
Polite - civil , refined , courteous
Prevent - stop , check , restrain
Proceed - advance , move
Protect - guard , defend
Prudence - foresight , carefulness
Quarrel - dispute , controversy
Quiet - silent , peaceful
Queer - strange , odd
Quit - leave , abandon
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Today 20 Antonyms 
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Kind - cruel
Link - dislike
Literate - Illiterate
Logical - Illogical
Lack - abundance
Legitimate - illegitimate
Lend - borrow
Material - spiritual
Maximum - minimum
Mortal - immortal
Miser - spendthrift
Merit - demerit
Mourn - rejoice
Noble - ignoble
Natural - unnatural , artificial
Oral - written
Dead - alive
Dull - bright
Defence - offence
Domestic - wild

7th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 85 days to go - DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Kashmiri wins 2016 Wisden-MCC Cricket 'Photograph of the Year' award.
2. Reserve Bank of India tightens JLF rules.
3. Justice Leila Seth , first woman judge of Delhi High Court passes away.
4. Heads of 7 PSU Banks appointed.
5. Three Indian Origin Scientists elected fellows of UK Royal Society.

7th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 85 days to go - Quantitative Aptitude

Today 10 Quantitative Aptitude Questions
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1. Successive discount of 10% , 20% and 50% will be equivalent to a single discount of-
a. 36%
b. 64%
c. 80%
d. 56%
2. A retailer offers the following discount schemes for buyers on an article-
I. Two successive discounts of 10%
II. A discount of 12% followed by a discount of 8%.
III. Successive discounts of 15% and 5%
IV. A discount of 20%
The selling price will be minimum under the scheme-
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
3. Of three numbers, the second is thrice the first and the third number is three-fourth of the first. If the average of the three numbers is 114, the largest number is –
a. 72
b. 216
c. 354
d. 726
4. A car covers 1/5 of the distance from A to B at the speed of 8 km/hour, 1/10 of the distance at 25 km per hour and the remaining at the speed of 20 km per hour. Find the average speed of the whole journey-
a. 12.625 km/hr
b. 13.625 km/hr
c. 14.625 km/hr
d. 15.625 km/hr
5. The average of 3 numbers is 154. The first number is twice the second and the second number is twice the third. The first number is-
a. 264
b. 132
c. 88
d. 66
6. The average salary of all the staff in an office of a corporate house is Rs. 5,000. The average salary of the officers is Rs. 14,000 and that of the rest is Rs. 4,000. If the total number of staff is 500, the number of officers is –
a. 10
b. 15
c. 25
d. 50
7. The average marks of 40 students in an English exam are 72. Later it is found that three marks 64, 62 and 84 were wrongly entered as 60, 65 and 73. The average after mistakes were rectified is-
a. 70
b. 72
c. 71.9
d. 72.1
8. A and B are two alloys of gold and copper prepared by mixing metals in the ratio 7:2 and 7:11 respectively. If equal quantities of the alloys are melted to form a third alloy C, the ratio of gold and copper in C will be-
a. 5 : 7
b. 5 : 9
c. 7 : 5
d. 9 : 5
9. In a laboratory, two bottles contain mixture of acid and water in the ratio 2 : 5 in the first bottle and 7 : 3 in the second. The ratio in which the contents of these two bottles be mixed such that the new mixture has acid and water in the ratio 2 : 3 is-
a. 4 : 15
b. 9 : 8
c. 21 : 8
d. 1 : 2
10. A mixture contains 80% acid and rest water. Part of the mixture that should be removed and replaced by same amount of water to make the ratio of acid and water 4 : 3 is-
a. 1/3 rd
b. 3/7 th
c. 2/3 rd
d. 2/7 th
Answers - 1 b , 2 d , 3 b , 4 d , 5 a , 6 d , 7 d , 8 c, 9 c , 10 d

7th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 85 days to go - GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING

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Today 10 General Intelligence & Reasoning Questions
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1. Arrange the following according to dictionary.
1.Fenestration 2. Feather 3. Feed head 4. Feature 5 Feminine
A. 2, 4, 1, 5, 3 B. 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
C. 4, 2, 3, 1, 5 D. 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
2. Keeping her back towards the rising sun, Reshma starts walking. After a few minutes she turns left and keeps on walking. Then a little later she turns right and then left. In which direction is she going at the moment ?
A. East or South B. West or North
C. North or South D. None of these
3. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful order of the following ? 1. Rivulet 2. Ocean 3. Tributory 4. River 5. Sea 6. Rain
A. 5, 6, 1, 3, 2, 4 B. 6, 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
C. 6, 4, 1, 3, 5, 2 D. 6, 1, 3, 4, 5, 2
4. If a represent '÷', b represents '+', c represents '–' and d represents '×' then 24a 6d 4b 9c 8 = ?
A. 20 B. 6
C. 17 D. 19
5. If GOODNESS is coded as HNPCODTR, how GREATNESS can be written in that code ?
A. HQFZUMFRT B. HQFZUODTR
C. HQFZSMFRT D. HQFZSMFRT
6. From her home facing south west, Kavita walks 15 m and turns northward and walks 12 m. How far was she from her home, which was her starting point ?
A. 9 m B. 12 m
C. 15 m D. 10 m
7. Choose the similar group of numbers on the basis of certain common properties they possess : (31, 19, 41)
A. (23, 33, 51) B. (16, 27, 11)
C. (29, 17, 37) D. (27, 29, 47)
8. 24, 35, 20, 31, 16, 27, __, __
A. 9, 9 B. 8, 25
C. 12, 23 D. 5, 30
9. Direction : In question numbers 9 and 10, from the given alternative words, select the word which can not be formed using the letters of the given word 
C H A R A C T E R
A. CHARTER B. CRATE
C. HEARTY D. TRACER
10. A D M I N I S T R A T I O N
A. Mind B. Minister
C. Ration D. Station
Answers - 1 b , 2 d , 3 d , 4 c , 5 a , 6 a , 7 c , 8 c , 9 c , 10 b

7th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 85 days to go - ENGLISH

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Today 20 synonyms
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Lazy - idle , indolent
Lustre - brilliance , brightness 
Liberty - freedom , independence
Lack - want , shortage
Magnificent - grand , noble
Marvel - miracle , wonder
Melancholy - sad , gloomy
Mutiny - revolt , rebellion 
Mourn - lament , grieve
Massacre - Slaughter , killing
Mysterious - hidden , obscure
Nefarious - wicked , shameful
Naughty - mischievous , wicked
Obstacle - impediment , hindrance
Obtain - get , attain
Obvious - clear , evident
Overcome - defeat , conquer
Offence - injury , annoynance
Oppressive - tyrannical 
Outstanding - prominent
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Today 20 Antonyms
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Guest - host
Gain - loss
Grateful - ungrateful
General - particular
Genuine - spurious
Humility - insolence
Heaven - hell
Honour - shame , dishonour 
Hope - despair
Heredity - environment
Humble - proud , haughty
Import - export
Include - exclude
Increase - decrease
Innocent - guilty
Initial - final
Inhale - exhale
Justice - Injustice
Joy - sorrow
Knowledge - ignorance

6th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 86 days to go -- DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Haryana Government to offer meals at subsidized rates for workers.
2. Cabinet Committee approves seven top-level changes in various banks.
3. The famed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and headquarters of the Central Railway has been renamed by adding 'Maharaj'
4. President nods to ordinance on banks NPAs
5. AFSPA ( Armed forces Special Powers Act ) declared in Assam
6. Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the eighth conference of head of missions in New delhi.
7. Haryana passes motion for seperate High Court .
8. Facebook has launched its " Express Wi-Fi " commercially in India.

Saturday, May 6, 2017

6th May 2017 - SSC CGL - 86 days to go -- ENGLISH

Today 20 synonyms

Humane - Kind , Sympathetic
Humble - modest , meek
Haven - refuge , shelter
Ideal - model , perfect
Idle - lazy , inactive
Immortal - eternal , everlasting
Independence - freedom , liberty
Industrious - laborious , diligent
Ignoble - worthless , base
Immense - great , vast
Illustrious - famous , eminent
Impediment - obstacle , hindrance
Incessant - endless , continual
Incite - stir , rouse , urge
Infinite - limitless , endless
Joy - delight , pleasure
Junk - rubbish , waste
Knawl - rascal , rogue
Kind - gentle , tender
Kill - murder , massacre

Today 20 Antonyms

Cheerful - gloomy
Concord - discord , disagreement
Complicated - simple
Cautious - negligent
Consent - dissent
Confess - deny
Compare - contrast
Courageous - timid , 
Care - neglect
Creation - destruction
Civilized - uncivilized , wild
Cause - effect
Certain - uncertain
Credit - cash
Converge - diverge
Docile - stubborn
Deep - Shallow
Friendly - hostile
Foolish - wise
False - true