Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Current Affairs Quiz

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Current Affairs Quiz

Congratulations to all of you as we add this new resource to help you do better in your UPSC IAS exams. We shall be giving updated Current Affairs Quizzes that will include 2010 General Knowledge, Current Affairs Gk Questions and more. The Current Affairs Quiz will help you refresh your memory on current affairs of India and the world targetted at getting you ready for the UPSC exam. This 2010 General Knowledge Quiz will updated on monthly basis.

June Quiz

1. Which of the following days in July is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas to mark the Indian victory in the Kargil war back in 1999?
30 July
31 July
26 July

2. This Sikkim high court Chief facing impeachment on charges of corruption and judicial misconduct resigned on 29 July 2011. Identify him ?
Justice Paul
Justice PD Dinakaran
Justice Soumitra Sen

3. Who was elected Karnataka's 26th chief minister by BJP's legislator on 3 August 2011 ?
B S Yeddyurappa
D V Sadananda Gowda
Dr. V S Acharya

4. Restoration work on which of the following tombs in New Delhi led to the discovery of the country's oldest sunken garden ?
Isa Khan's tomb
Humayun’s tomb
Safdarjang tomb

5. The foreign minister of Libya, Abdel Aati Al Obeidi visited India to brief about latest developments in his nation. What was the name of visiting Libyan foreign minister?
Abdel Aati Al Obeidi
Hosni Mubarak
Hina Rabbani Khar

6. President of India Pratibha Patil Visited South Korea as Part of ___?
India’s Look East Policy
India’s Look West Policy
India’s Look North Policy

7.Italy Approved a Draft Law Banning Women from Wearing Veils in Public. Besides Italy, which other nations have banned women from wearing veil in Public ?
India and Pakistan
China and Afghanistan
Belgium and France

8. Which State government recently decided to provide bicycles to ASHA activists to boost rural health services ?
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
Bihar

9. NSSF was approved by the Union Cabinet of India on 28 July 2011. NSSF stands for__
National Social Security Fund
National Services Security Fund
National Social Services Fund

10. The Government Set up NATGRID to Access all Intelligence Data. Consider the following statements on NATGRID. i) NATGRID has been formed to link databases for inputs to combat terrorism. ii) It is meant to improve India’s capability to counter threats to its internal security. Choose the right option:
Both i and ii are correct
Only i is correct.
Only ii is correct

Score =

Correct answers:

(RESULT) UPSC IAS Preliminary Exam (CSAT) 2011

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Civil Services (Preliminary) Exam 2011
परिणाम सिविल सेवा प्रारंभिक परीक्षा 2011

( PRESS NOTE )

On the basis of the result of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2011 held on 12.06.2011, the candidates with the following Roll Numbers have qualified for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2011.

The candidature of these candidates is provisional. In accordance with the Rules of the Examination, all these candidates have to apply again in the Detailed Application Form (DAF), which is available on the website of the Union Public Service Commission www. upsc.gov.in or "www. upsconline.nic.in/daf/mainmenu.php". All the qualified candidates are advised to fill up the DAF and submit the same ONLINE for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2011 to be held from 29.10.2011. The DAF will be available on the website of the Commission till 11.59 PM on 1.9.2011. Important instructions regarding filling up of the DAF and submitting the same ONLINE to the Commission are also available on the website. The candidates who have been declared successful have to first get themselves registered on the relevant page of the website before filling up the ONLINE Detailed Application Form. The qualified candidates are further advised to refer to the Rules of the Civil Services Examination, 2011 published in the gazette of India (Extraordinary) vide Department of Personnel and Training notification F. No.13018/3/2011-AIS(I), dated 19.2.2011, which is also available on the website of the Commission.

After submitting the DAF duly filled in ONLINE, the candidates are required to take out a print out of the finally submitted DAF separately and will have to send the printed copy of the DAF duly signed by the candidates alongwith all relevant documents including the prescribed fees, wherever applicable as enclosures addressed to the Under Secretary [CS(M)], Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069, so as to reach the Commission's Office latest by 09.09.2011. The envelope containing the print out of the DAF submitted ONLINE should be superscribed �Application for Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2011�. It can also be delivered at Union Public Service Commission counter by hand till 09.09.2011 (5.00 P.M). It may be noted that mere submission of application form does not, ipso facto, confer on any right for admission to the Main Examination. The admission certificate alongwith the time table of the Main Examination will be issued to the eligible candidates 2-3 weeks before the commencement of the examination. Changes, if any, in the postal address after submission of the DAF may be communicated to the Commission at once.

The Union Public Service Commission have a Facilitation Counter near the Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their result of the above mentioned examination on all working days between 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM, in person or on Tel. No. 011-23385271, 011-23098543 or 011-23381125 from this Facilitation Counter.

Candidates can also obtain information regarding their result by accessing Union Public Service Commission Website www.upsc.gov.in or http://upsconline.nic.in/daf/mainmenu.php
The result of Roll Nos.000797, 000957, 003533, 004994, 052161, 062662, 110670, 233449 & 257379 has been withheld.

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Sample Questions For IAS - DISTANCE & SPEED

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Notes

Speed

$Speed = \frac{distance}{time}$

Two objects A and B moving at speeds $v_{A}$ and $v_{B}$ ….

When A and B are moving in the same direction: $v_{R} = v_{A} - v_{B}$

When A and B are moving in opposite directions: $v_{R} = v_{A} + v_{B}$

Two objects of length $l_{A}$ and $l_{B}$ ….time taken for the objects to cross each other

$t = \frac {l_{A} + l_{B}} {relative speed}$

Two objects A and B moving in opposite directions with speeds $v_{A} and v_{B}$ , after crossing each other take time $t_{A}$ and $t_{B}$ to reach their respective destinations. Then,

$\frac{v_{A}}{v_{B}} = \sqrt{\frac{t_{B}}{t_{A}}}$

If a train covers a certain distance at average speed ‘u’, without stopping and covers the same distance at average speed ‘v’ with stopping, then the time spent at the stop ‘t’ is given by

$t = \frac{v-u}{max(u, v)}$

Questions

Find the time taken by a train 150 m long running at 54 kmph in crossing an electric pole (assume width of the pole is negligible)
1. 10 sec
2. 15 sec
3. 20 sec
4. 17 sec
A man standing on a 150 m long bridge finds that a train crosses the bridge in 19 sec and crosses himself in 9 sec. What is the speed of the train?
1. 50 kmph
2. 45 kmph
3. 54 kmph
4. 8 kmph
Two trains travel in the same direction at speeds of 36 kmph and 54 kmph. The faster train overtakes the slower in 60 sec. What is the length of either train, if both trains are equally long?
1. 100 m
2. 160 m
3. 300 m
4. 150 m
A train travels a certain distance making three stops of 20 min each. The overall speed of the train comes to 40 kmph. Without stopping, the speed is 45 kmph. How much distance did the train travel?
1. 180 km
2. 360 km
3. 90 km
4. 300 km
Two stations A and B are 125 km apart. A train starts from A at 07:00 hrs and travels towards B at 10 kmph. Another train starts from B at 08:00 hrs and travels towards A at 15 kmph. At what time will they cross each other?
1. 10:00 hrs
2. 12 3/5 hrs
3. 11:00 hrs
4. 09:00 hrs

Sample Questions For IAS - MENTAL ABILITY

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STREAMS AND BOATS

Assume speed of a boat is $u$ kmph and speed of a stream is $v$ kmph
Then speed of the boat downsteam $r = u + v$ . Speed of the boat upstream $r = u - v$

PIPES AND CISTERNS

If one pipe can fill a tank in $t_1$ minutes and another can fill it in $t_2$ minutes, then amount of water in one minute when both pipes are opened

$Q = \frac{1}{t_1} + \frac{1}{t_2}$

Time taken by both pipes to fill the tank $t = \frac{t_1t_2}{t_1+t_2}$

One pipe fills a cistern in $t_1$ minutes and another empties it in $t_2$ minutes. When both pipes are opened, amount of water in the cistern in one minute

$Q = \frac{1}{t_1} - \frac{1}{t_2}$

Time taken to fill the cistern $t = \frac{t_1t_2}{t_2-t_1}$

PROFIT AND LOSS

$Profit prct = \frac{profit}{cost price} 100$
$Loss prct = \frac{loss}{cost price} 100$
$Sale price = \frac{100 + profit}{100} CP$
$Cost price = \frac{100}{100 + profit}SP$
If a person sells $n_1$ part of his goods at profit $p_1$ % and $n_2$ part of his goods at profit $p_2$ % and the rest at a loss of $l$ %, the net profit or loss is

$Q = \frac{n_1p_1 + n_2p_2 - (rest)l}{n_1+n_2+rest}$

REVIEW QUESTIONS

A boat travels downstream through a distance of 20 km in 1 hr, but takes 2 hrs to travel the same distance upstream. What is the ratio of the speed of the boat to the speed of the current?
1. 3:1
2. 1:3
3. 2:3
4. 3:2
A man can row 3 kmph in still water. If the river is running at 0.5 kmph, it takes him 1 hr to row to a place and back. How far is the place?
1. 1.4 km
2. 1.47 km
3. 1.46 km
4. 1.458 km
A man can row 15 kmph in still water. It takes him twice as long to row up the river as it takes him to row down the river. Find the speed of the stream.
1. 15 kmph
2. 10 kmph
3. 8 kmph
4. 5 kmph
A stream has a current 2 kmph. A boat goes 10 km upstream and back again to the starting point in 55 min. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
1. 22
2. 23
3. 25
4. 24
A boat takes 6 hrs to go upstream but return in just two hours. If the speed of the current is 2 kmph, what is the speed of the boat?
1. 4 kmph
2. 3 kmph
3. 5 kmph
4. 6 kmph
A pipe can fill a tank in 12 hrs. Due to a leak in the bottom it is filled in 15 hrs. If the tank is full, how much time will it take for the leak to empty it?
1. 30 hrs
2. 60 hrs
3. 1/30 hrs
4. 1/60 hrs
Two pipes can fill a cistern in 4 hrs and 6 hrs respectively. When the pipes are opened simulatenously it is found that due to leakage in the bottom, 36 extra min are taken for the cistern to be filled up. When the cistern is full, in how much time will the leak empty it?
1. 10
2. 1/10
3. 1/12
4. 12
Three pipes A, B, C can independently fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hrs respectively. They were operated simulateneously for 4 hrs and then pipe B is closed. In what extra time would the tank fill up now?
1. 1.6 hrs
2. 1.7 hrs
3. 1.5 hrs
4. 2 hrs
Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 mins, 25 mins respectively. If both pipes are opened simultaneously, after how much time should B be closed so that the tank fills in 15 min?
1. 1 1/4
2. 3 1/4
3. 5 1/4
4. 6 1/4
If two pipes function simultaneously, a reservoir will be filled in 12 hrs. One pipe fills the reservoir 10 hrs faster than the other. How many hours does it take the second to fill the reservoir?
1. 30 hrs
2. 12
3. 40
4. 3
A man sold a table at a profit of 15%. Had he bought it at 10% less and sold for Rs 21 less, he would have gained 25%. What is the cost price of the table?
1. Rs 800
2. Rs 840
3. Rs 420
4. Rs 1000
A girl sold 4/5th of her articles at a gain of 50% and the rest at par. Find her net loss or gain percent.
1. 10
2. 15
3. 17
4. 24
A man buys 5kg of apples for Rs 30 and sells at 3 kg for Rs 45. To gain Rs 180, how many kg must he sell?
1. 15 kg
2. 20 kg
3. 25 kg
4. 18 kg
A man has a gain of 25% when he sells a table at a certain price. If he had sold it at double the price, what would the gain percent have been?
1. 120
2. 140
3. 130
4. 150
A merchant sells a cloth at a 10% loss. He uses a duplicate scale and gains 15%. Find the false length of the scale. (Assume original measure 100 cm)
1. 78.25 cm
2. 78 cm
3. 77.5 cm
4. 91.5 cm

Sample Questions For IAS - PROBLEMS ON WORK, PERCENTAGES AND AGE

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‘A’ alone completes a job in 12 days while ‘B’ alone completes the job in 24 days. If ‘A’ and ‘B’ work together, how many days would it take to complete the job?
1. 6
2. 8
3. 7
4. 24
10 men can complete a job in 18 days. After 6 days, 5 more men joined. In how many days would the remaining work be completed?
1. 8
2. 6
3. 2
4. 15
A man works twice as fast as a woman and a woman works twice as fast as a child. If 16 men can complete a job in 12 days, how many would be required for 32 women and 64 boys together to complete the same job?
1. 6
2. 7
3. 8
4. 10
A contractor undertakes to complete a job in 60 days and employs 90 persons for the purpose. After 45 days he takes a review and finds that 90% of the work is over. In order to finish the job in 60 days, how many persons should he now remove from the job?
1. 40
2. 20
3. 30
4. 60
25 men take 20 days to complete a certain job. 15 men left the work after some days. If the remaining work was completed in 37.5 days, after how many days did the 15 men leave the work?
1. 5
2. 35
3. 7
4. 6
In a competetive exam 10000 boys and 12000 girls appeared. If 26% of boys and 15% of girls could qualify, what is the overall % of students who could not qualify?
1. 80
2. 40
3. 60
4. 70
At an election contested by two candidates, the loser loses by a 20% margin equivalent to 20000 votes. If the polling was only 50% of the total eligible number, how many people were eligible for casting their votes?
1. 100000
2. 200000
3. 300000
4. 40000
Of the total amount received by Kiran 10% was spent on purchases and 5% of the remaining on transportation. If he is left with 1400, the initial amount was
1. 1637
2. 1637.5
3. 1637.43
4. 1638
In an exam, 60% failed in the GK test and 40% failed in quantitative aptitude test. 15% failed in both tests. What percent passed both tests?
1. 10%
2. 17%
3. 15%
4. 20%
A solution of 70 L of wine and water contains 10% water. How much water must be added to make the water 12.5% of the resulting solution?
1. 5
2. 3
3. 4
4. 2
The ratio of ages of a mother to her daughter today is 7:3. After 5 years, this ratio would be 2:1. How old was the mother at the time of birth of the daughter?
1. 18
2. 21
3. 22
4. 20
The average age of a class of 50 students is 24 years. If the average age of 10 of them is 22, while the average age of another 10 is 26, what is the average age of the remaining 30 students?
1. 22 years
2. 32
3. 24
4. 42
The average age of a class of 27 students is 10 years. The average increases by 1 if the teachers age is included. What is the age of the teacher?
1. 35
2. 36
3. 38
4. 37
The sum of ages of a father and his son is 56. If they both live until the son is as old as the father is at present, their ages together will then be 96. Find the present age of the father.
1. 48 years
2. 37
3. 28
4. 38
My brother is 6 years younger than me. If after 7 years our ages will be in the ratio 8:7, what is my brother’s age now?
1. 35
2. 25
3. 30
4. 40

Sample Questions For IAS

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The price of sugar is being raised by 10%. By how much percent must a man reduce his consumption so as not to increase his expenditure
1. 9%
2. 9.5%
3. 10%
4. 9 1/11%
Let the original price be Rs. 100 and the original quantity of x
Then the quantity consumed is
Let the new price be Rs 110
Then the man must reduce consumption by:
If a man loses 4% by selling bananas at Rs 12 a rupee, how many per rupee must he sell them so as to gain 44%?
1. 8
2. 7
3. 6
4. 9
The sale price of one banana is
Using the formula:
Then
I have a certain sum of money to be distributed among certain no. of boys. If I give Rs 3 to each, I shall spend Rs 4 less but if Rs 5 to each, I shall need Rs 6 more. How much do I have with me?
1. 19
2. 18
3. 20
4. 23
Let the number of boys be and the amount I have be

This gives and
I multiply a number by 36 and divide the result by 12. The quotient is 374181. What is the number?
1. 124772
2. 124727
3. 134727
4. 174232
Let the number be x
According to the problem,
This gives
Three bells toll at intervals of 1.2, 1.8 and 2.7 seconds beginning together. How often will each bell toll before their tolling together again?
1. 9, 4, 6
2. 8, 6, 4
3. 7, 6, 4
4. 10, 2, 3
The bells will toll together again at the LCM of the three intervals.
The LCM of 1.2, 1.8 and 2.7 is 10.8 sec
Between the beginning and 10.8 sec, each bell will toll the following number of times:
and and
How many revolutions will be made by a wheel which revolves at the rate of 243 revolutions in 3 minutes, while another wheel revolving 374 times in 11 minutes makes 544 revolutions?
1. 1269
2. 1270
3. 1296
4. 1297
For the second wheel, the time taken for one revolution is
The total time taken by the second wheel is
For the first wheel, the number of revolutions in one minute is
In this same time, the first wheel makes the following number of revolutions:
The digits in the units place and lakh’s place in a number are 3 and 8. What will be the digits in the same places in the remainder when 99999 is subtracted from the number
1. (4,6)
2. (4,5)
3. (7,4)
4. (4,7)
Let the number be 80003
When 99999 is subtracted from this number, the digits will be (7,4)
A ship 40 miles from shore springs a leak which admits 3 3/4 tons of water in 12 minutes. 60 tons of water are enough to sink the ship. But the ship’s pumps can throw out 12 tons of water in an hour. What should the average speed of the ship be so that it reaches the shore before sinking?
1. 4 mph
2. 4.5 mph
3. 4.7 mph
4. 7 mph
Amount of water entering the ship in one hour: tons
Amount of water thrown out in one hour: 12 tons
Water accumulating in the ship in one hour =
Time taken to accumulate 60 tons: hours
Speed for safe arrival:
An express train owing to a defect in the engine goes at 5/8 th of its usual speed and arrives at 6:49 p.m. instead of 5:55 p.m. At what hour did the train start?
1. 4:25
2. 4:30
3. 4:50
4. 4:55
The new speed = 5/8 of usual speed
If the usual time taken is , the new time is
Then,
This gives
Thus, the starting time is
A train starts with a certain number of passengers. At the first station, it drops 1/3 of those and takes 20 more. At the next it drops 1/2 of the new total and takes on 10 more. On reaching the third station there are 60 left. With how many passengers did the train start?
1. 110
2. 120
3. 125
4. 130
Let the original number of passengers be x
Then, the number of passengers after the first station is:
After the second station,
The number of passengers reaching the third station is given to be 60 i.e.
This gives,

This gives,