Daily GK Update : 31th July

Appointment

1. Senior IAS officer Rajiv Kumar appointed as new Finance Secretary

Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Rajiv Kumar(1984 batch- Jharkhand cadre) has been appointed as the new Finance Secretary.

The approval was given by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He succeeded Subhash Chandra Garg (1983 batch IAS- officer), who is currently the power secretary.

Currently, Mr Rajiv Kumar is serving as Secretary in the Department of Financial Services.

Note:

Daily GK Update : 30th July

Appointments

1. Anandiben Patel takes oath as Governor of Uttar Pradesh

Anandiben Patel (77-years) took oath as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

The Chief Justice of the High Court, Govind Mathur, administered herthe oath of Office and Secrecy at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow.

On the 20th of this month, President Ram Nath Kovind had appointed Anandiben Patel as the new Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Earlier, she was serving as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.

Ms Patel will be the second woman Governor of the state after Sarojini Naidu.

Note:

The governors (exist in the states) and lieutenant-governors/administrators (union territories and in the NCT of Delhi) of the states and union territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level.

The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief ministers of the states and his/her councils of ministers.

2. Fagu Chauhan sworn as new Bihar Governor

Daily GK Update : 28-29th July

Appointments

1. IPS officer VK Johri appointed as new BSF DG

IPS officer VK Johri (1984-batch - Madhya Pradesh cadre) has been appointed as the next Director-General (DG) of Border Security Force (BSF).

He will succeed Rajni Kant Misrawho retires on 31st of July 2019.

Currently, Mr. Johri is serving as the Special Secretary in RAW, under the Cabinet Secretariat.

Note:

The BSF is the country's largest border guarding force (present strength of about 2.5 lakh personnel) and is tasked to secure two of India's most important and sensitive fronts with Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The two other border guarding forces are ITBP (China) and SSB(Nepal and Bhutan).

2. K'taka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa wins confidence Motion

Kargil Vijay Diwas: All you need to Know

Kargil Vijay Diwas: All you need to Know

The Kargil conflict was one of India and Pakistan's fiercest wars. The Indian heroes brought
victory to the country after a bitter fight against Pakistan, and the country is celebrating Kargil
Vijay Diwas ' 20th anniversary.

List of major International Awards conferred upon Prime Minister Modi

List of major International Awards conferred upon Prime Minister Modi

1. Russia honours PM Narendra Modi with 'Order of St Andrew the Apostle'
Russia on April 12, 2019 announced that it had honoured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle, the highest order of the Russian Federation, for
promoting partnership and friendly relations between the two countries.

PM Modi has been decorated with the order for exceptional services in promoting a special and
privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India and friendly relations between the
Russian and Indian people. The information was shared by the Russian Embassy in India.

Concepts of Blood Relation : Latest Pattern Questions

Hello Students,

We all know that blood relation questions are part of the miscellaneous category of reasoning section of any banking exam. The questions from this topic can be solved very easily if the basics are clear.So in this article, we are going to discuss how we can solve the questions related to blood relations.

In the recent banking exams, blood relation is asked in puzzles and seating arrangement question. we will also discuss the approach to solve those questions.

Before moving ahead with the blood relation questions, let us discuss some basic symbols to represent various relations in blood relation questions.

LATEST IMPORTANT FESTIVAL

LATEST IMPORTANT FESTIVAL

♦ Mela Kheer Bhawani festival Jammu & Kashmir

♦Rongali or Bohag Bihu festival Assam

♦ Kala Ghoda festival, India’s largest multi-cultural street festival Mumbai

♦Flamingo Festival, kicked-off at Pulicat Lake Andhra Pradesh

♦Indian Panorama Film Festival New Delhi

IMPORTANT BRIDGE & WHICH RIVER

IMPORTANT BRIDGE & WHICH RIVER

India’s longest 300 meter single lane steel cable suspension bridge opens Siang River in Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 426 metres long Diffo Bridge over Chipu River in Lower Dibang Valley District of Arunachal Pradesh.

First inter-state 1210-meter span-bridge over Ravi River

in Keerian Gandial in Kathua district,jammu and kashmir.

Indian Army Constructs The 260 feet Longest Suspension Bridge ‘Maitri’ Over River Indus In Leh-Ladakh in just 40 days

BOOKS & AUTHORED FROM 2019 : [JAN TO JULY] UPDATE

BOOKS & AUTHORED FROM 2019 [ JAN TO JULY ] UPDATE

 " EVERY VOTE COUNTS " AUTHORE BY --- Navin Chawla
 LAUNCHED BY -- Hamid Ansari

 " INDIAN FISCAL FEDERALISM "
 AUTHOREDY BY --Y.V Reddy & G.R Reddy
Launched BY --- Shaktikanta Das & N.K Singh

The Theory of Everything : Reserve Bank of India

Here we are with our new initiative The Theory of Everything which will enlighten you about interesting facts which will surely help you to excel in General Awareness Section for all Banking and Insurance Exams. Banking Exams are enlarging their syllabus for General Awareness section day by day. So in order to cope with the new pattern and to master in this section we need to widen our scope of information.

Reseve Bank of India

RBI the acronym of Reserve Bank of India is the central institution of India which controls the Monetary Policy & the circulation of money in the Indian economy. The Reserve Bank's affairs are governed by a central board of directors. The board is appointed by the Government of India in keeping with the Reserve Bank of India Act.

Establishment

The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1,

An average or more accurately an arithmetic mean is term as the sum of a number of data divided by n(term).

Average= Sum of all numbers/ total number of terms

Example1- An average of 31, 37, 41, 43, and 47
Method 1- Basic method
Sum of all the number=199
Number of terms= 5

Average= 199/5=39.8

Daily Vocabulary 28th July 2019

The BJP stands to gain by not rushing in to fill the space vacated by a fractious coalition

The fall of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka, at the culmination of weeks of political skulduggery, hardly marks the end of uncertainty and the beginning of stability for the State. The crisis in the ruling coalition had crippled governance, even as allegations of bribing and kidnapping of legislators by the Opposition BJP emerged. The coalition tried every trick to hold its flock together but to no avail. Howsoever

delayed, the inevitable happened on Tuesday as the government led by H. D. Kumaraswamy lost

About

The report is jointly released by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD. The theme for this year’s edition is “Creating Healthy Lives – The Future of Medical Innovation”. The report ranked 129 economies based on 80 indicators.

NEW APPOINTMENTS 2019

NEW APPOINTMENTS

🌼 Arun Kumar Appointed As Head Of Directorate General Of Civil Aviation

🌼 P K Purwar Appointed As Chaiman & Managing Director BSNL

🌼 FanMojo Appoints Prithvi Shaw As It's Brand Ambassador

🌼 Hero MotoCorp Appoints Vikram Kasbekar As Chief Technology Officer

Important New Appointments PM & President 2019( Update Jan - July )

 Important New Appointments PM & President 2019( Update Jan - July )

♦ Andry Rajoelina President of Madagascar

♦ Nicolas Maduro President Venezuelan

♦ Su Tseng-Chang PM Taiwan

♦Stefan Lofven PM Sweden

♦Muhammadu Buhari President Nigeria

Civilian Awards & Winners (Bharat Ratna & Padma Awards) 2019

Civilian Awards & Winners (Bharat Ratna & Padma Awards) 2019

Bharat Ratna (2019)

1. Pranab Mukherjee

He is an Indian politician who served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017. He has been a senior leader in the Indian National Congress and has occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India. Prior to his election as President, he was Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012.

2. Nanaji Deshmukh

Short Tricks To Remember Days

Short Tricks To Remember Days

. April:

1) 2 april -Autism awareness day in short (AADami)/World autism day

2) 7 april- world health day

3) 21 april- Civil service day

List of Important Cricket Trophy Winners (2018-19)

Cricket Trophy

Winner

Runner

Ranji Trophy 2018-19

Vidarbha

Sauashtra

Ranji Trophy 2017-18

In this article, we will discuss crucial topic of reasoning section, Data Sufficiency. This section aims at testing your reasoning and logical ability.

So let's have a look at the approach you should follow while solving these questions -

The first and foremost thing to do is go through the complete question properly first. You’ll be able to make out what data is required to arrive at the answer to the question and then proceed to the statements that have been provided.

Lewis Hamilton made a thrilling victory in the Silverstone circuit to win his sixth British Grand Prix, his seventh victory in ten races in 2019.

England lifted their maiden ICC World Cup 2019 cricket trophy .

India wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won gold in the 53kg category at Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul.

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare released the National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB) report in the public domain for inputs from various stakeholders.

Chandrayaan-2 moon mission is totally an indigenous mission which will land on Moon after 48 days. Earlier Chandryaan-2 was decided to launch on 15 July, 2019 but due to some technical problem it was delayed. Chandrayaan-2 is now ready to launch from GSLV-Mk-III rocket. No doubt the Chandrayaan-2 mission comes nearly 11 years after India's first expedition to the moon in October 2008. Therefore, space agency said it is better to be delayed rather than any complications.

It is one of the biggest project till date. The journey of Chandrayaan-2 is around 3.84 lakh km to Moon. It will be injected into an earth parking 170 x40400 km orbit. The weight of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is approximately 3850 kilograms. It will collect data on water, minerals and formations of rock.

Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft have three modules a Lander (Vikram), an Orbiter and Rover (Pragyan).

The primary objective of ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-2 is to demonstrate the ability to soft-land on the lunar surface and operate a robotic rover on the surface. Scientific goals are to study lunar topography, mineralogy, elemental abundance, the lunar exosphere and signatures of hydroxyl and water ice.

Chandrayaan-2 landing near the Pole
The Lander and Rover of Chandrayaan-2 are targeted for a location of about 600 kilometres or 375 miles approx from the South Pole. Let us tell you that it would be the first time any mission touched down so far from the equator. The Orbiter and Lander modules will be mechanically interfaced and stacked together like an integrated module and accommodated inside the GSLV MK-III launch vehicle where as the Rover is housed inside the Lander.
After launching, the integrated module will reach the Moon orbit by using the Orbiter propulsion module. Then, Lander will automatically separate from the Orbiter and land at the site close to lunar South Pole.

Breakdown of entire payload of Chandrayaan-2

1. Rover also known as Pragyan will have two instruments on board. On the surface of the Moon the instrument will test the mineral and chemical compositions and also about soil and rocks formation. Data on and around the South Pole will be collected and sent. That is it will send information from the moon to Vikram Lander. Lander will send data to Orbiter. Then the Orbiter will send it to the ISRO centre. This whole process will take about 15 minutes. So, it can be said that information sent from Pragyan Robot will take about 15 minutes to reach the ISROcentre in India.

2. Lander also known as Vikram. ISRO has named Lander after the founder of ISRO and the father of Indian Space Program Vikram Sarabhai. The five-legged lander will have three instruments onboard. They are the Radio Anatomy of Moon-Bound Hypersensitive Ionosphere and an Atmosphere Probe (Rambha) that will measure the density of the lunar sub surface and changes around it. Further, the Chandra Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) will be used to measure the thermal temperature around the South Pole of the moon. And thirdly, is the instrument for Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA) which will measure the seismicity or quake or tremor-potential of the region.

It will use scientifically for 15 days. Its initial design was made by ISRO's Space Application Centre Ahmedabad. Later, it was developed by the URSC of Bengaluru. ISRO has made an indigenous Lander on Russia's refusal.

3. Orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 will be installed at 100 km above the moon and consists of eight instruments. Specifications of these instruments are not provided that will be loaded on to the rocket. But there will be an Imaging Infra-red Spectometer (IIRS) which will try to identify minerals and indicators of hydroxyl and water molecules. It will operate on solar power. It will be circling the information from Lander and Rover to the ISRO Centre. It will also bring the command sent from ISRO to the lander and the rover. It was generated by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and handed it to ISRO in 2015.

The profile of the Mission

As discussed above Chandrayaan-2 begin its journey to Moon on 22 July, 2019. The Lander-Orbiter pair will go into an initial elliptical (180 X 24000 km altitude) Earth orbit, followed by a trans-lunar injection. Both will go into an initial elliptical lunar orbit. After orbit insertion, the Lander and the Orbiter separate. The Orbiter evolves into a 100 km circular polar orbit and the Lander breaks from orbit and lands on the surface in the high latitude areas near the South Pole. The Orbiter portion of the mission is planned to last 1 year. The rover will be deployed using a ramp shortly after the landing and is planned for 14-15 days that is one period of lunar daylight.

Note: India's first lunar probe was Chandrayaan-1 mission which was launched in October 2008. The mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor but did not have a rover like Chandrayaan-2.

Chandrayaan-2: Facts in brief

Operator - Indian Space research Organisation
Type of Mission - Lunar orbiter, Lander and Rover
Duration of Mission - Orbiter: 1 year
                                Lander: >15 Days
                     Rover: >15 Days
Launch Mass - aprox. 3850 Kg
Mass of Payload - Orbiter: approx 2,379 Kg
                Lander: approx. 1,471 Kg
                         Rover: approx. 27 Kg
Date of Launch - Not yet announced by ISRO
Rocket - GSLV Mk III
Launch Site - Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Launch Date: 22 July, 2019

Election Commission of India

The constitution under article 324 provides for an Election Commission, the apex body, which conducts elections in India in a free and fair manner to ensure people’s participation in the election process. The Election Commission of India is an autonomous, established federal authority responsible for administering all the electoral processes in the Republic of India. Under the supervision of the commission, free and fair elections have been held in India at regular intervals as per the principles enshrined in the Constitution.

Election commission of India:

The constitution under article 324 provides for an Election Commission for the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of the electoral rolls for the conduct of elections to parliament, state legislatures and to the offices of president and vice president. Thus, the Election Commission is responsible for both the centre’s and the states’ elections.

Composition Election commission of India:

The constitution provides for the following provisions in relation to the composition of the election commission:

1 The election commission shall consist of the chief election commissioner and such number of other election commissioners, if any, as the president may from time to time fix.
2. The appointment of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners shall be made by the president.
3. When any other election commissioner is so appointed the chief election commissioner shall act as the chairman of the election commission.
4. The president may also appoint after consultation with the election commission such regional commissioners as he may consider necessary to assist the election commission.
5. The conditions of service and tenure of office of the election commissioners and the regional commissioners shall be such as the president may by rule determine.

Though the chief election commissioner is the chairman of the election commission, however his powers are equal to the other election commissioners. All the matters in the commission are decided by the majority amongst its members. The chief election commissioner and the two other election commissioners receive equal salary, allowances and other benefits.

Tenure Election commission of India:

The chief election commissioner and other election commissioners hold office for 6 years or till they attain the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. They can resign at any time by addressing their resignation to the president. The president can remove any of the commissioners following the procedure provided in the constitution.

Powers and Functions Election commission of India:

The powers and functions of the election commission are mentioned below:

1. It determines the territorial area of the electoral constituencies in accordance with the Delimitation Commission Act.
2. It prepares the electoral rolls and revises them from time to time. It registers all the eligible voters.
3. It prepares and notifies the schedule of the election.
4. It receives and scrutinizes the nomination papers from all the candidates in the elections.
5. It registers political parties and grants recognition to them. It provides election symbols to the political parties.
6. It provides the status of national or state parties to the political parties on the basis of their performance in the elections.
7. It acts as court to look into disputes regarding recognition of political parties and allotment of symbols to them.
8. It appoints officers to enquire into disputes relating to electoral arrangements.
9. It prepares the time table for the publicity of the policies and programmes of political parties through TV and radio.
10.It ensures that the model code of conduct is followed by all the political parties and all the candidates.
11. It advises the president on matters relating to the disqualification of the members of the parliament.
12. It advises the governor of the state on matters relating to the disqualification of the members of the state legislature.
13. It requests the president or the governor for the necessary staff required for conducting elections.
14. It supervises election machinery and conduct of elections to ensure free and fair elections.
15. It cancels polls in the event of irregularities and wrongdoings during an election.
16. It advises the president whether the elections can be held in a state under president’s rule.

In addition to the three member election commission, there are deputy election commissioners who assist the election commissioners. These officers are drawn from the civil services and are appointed by the election commission with fixed tenure. They, in turn, are assisted by the secretaries, joint secretaries, deputy secretaries and under secretaries deputed in the commission’s secretariat.

The chief election commissioner, in consultation with the state government, appoints the chief electoral officer at the state level. The collector acts as the chief returning officer at the district level. Returning officer is appointed for every constituency in the district and presiding officer is appointed for every polling booth in the constituency by the chief returning officer.

Therefore, the election commission is the watch-dog of electoral system in India. It is mandatory for the political parties to file their income tax returns. This move was intended to reduce the use of money and power in elections.

Now, it is mandatory for every candidate who contests elections to file an affidavit giving details of his property and criminal cases pending against him. The only positive impact of this is that the information regarding the candidates is easily available to the voters.

Summer Olympic

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♦️30th : 2012: London, England

♦️31st : 2016: Rio de Jenerio , Brazil

♦️32nd : 2020: Tokyo, Japan

♦️33rd : 2024: Paris, France

♦️34th :2028: Las Angeles, USA

💐 WINTER OLYMPICS 💐

♦️2018 : Pyeoongyang, South Korea

♦️2022 : Beijing, China

♦️2026 : Millan & Cortina d'Ampezzo. Italy

💐 G20 Summits 💐

♦️13th - 2018 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

♦️14th - 2019 - Osaka, Japan

♦️15th - 2020 - Saudi Arabia

♦️16th - 2021- Italy

♦️17th - 2022 - India 🇮🇳🇮🇳

💐 FIFA WORLD CUP 💐

♦️2018 - RUSSIA —21st EditIion

♦️2022 - QATAR —- 22nd Edition

♦️2026 — USA + MEXICO + CANADA — 23rd Edition

💐 ASIAN GAMES 💐

♦️2018 —JAKARTA & PALEMBANG , INDONESIA

♦️2022 — HANGZHOU, CHINA

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Average: Notes, Concept & Shortcut (Quantitative Aptitude) Part 1

Average of the series in AP.
Average of AP or the consecutive number is (First term + Last term)/2

Example-101, 104, 107, 110, 113
Average is= 101+113=214/2=107

Now since the example has 5 terms (ODD terms) the average is the middle number

National

1. First printing press heritage gallery opened by Railway's
i. The Western Railway General Stores Depot (GSD) has become the first in Indian Railways to opened a heritage gallery of the printing and allied machines used in the Western Railway Printing Press since (1948) at Mahalaxmi in Mumbai.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For EPFO/LIC ADO Main 2019:

Union Railway Minister: Piyush Goyal.

National

1. Kargil Vijay Diwas: 26 July

i. India remembers its brave hearts on 26 July which is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas.
ii. On this day, the country remembers the extreme valour, sacrifice and exemplary courage of Indian soldiers during 1999 Kargil war.
iii. This year nation is celebrating the 20 years of victory in Kargil war.

2. BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as karnataka CM

i. BS Yeddyurappa, 3-time chief minister of Karnataka, will once again take the oath as Karnataka CM as the Bharatiya Janata Party has staked the claim for government formation three days after HD Kumaraswamy's government failed to prove majority.

International News

National

1. GoM on sexual harassment at workplace reconstituted
i. GoI has reconstituted the Group of Ministers (GoM) looking after the issues of how to prevent sexual harassment at workplace and strengthen legal frameworks. The GoM will be lead by Home Minister Amit Shah.
ii. The other members of the reconstituted GoM are: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, and Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For EPFO/LIC ADO Main 2019:

Union Minister of Home Affairs: Amit Shah.

National

1. UKEIRI Mobility Programme: Study in India

i. A new India-UK bilateral pilot scheme, the UKEIRI Mobility Programme: Study in India was launched by Universities UK International (UUKi) and British Council India.
ii. It aims to generate up to 200 opportunities for undergraduate students at UK universities to visit India by March 2021.
iii. The programme will be funded by the UK and Indian governments as part of Phase 3 of the UK-India Education Research Initiative (UKEIRI).

SBI Clerk Prelims Cut-Off 2019

The minimum qualifying marks i.e. cut-off of SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 has been released along with the result of the preliminary examination. Since SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 cut-off varies from state to state. According to past trends, the cut-off of North-Eastern states & Union Territories like Daman & Diu, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Andaman & Nicobar Islands is lower as compared to other parts of the country.

The cut-off of any examination depends on the following factors:

Level of the Examination.
The pattern of the Examination.
Number of Vacancies.
Average attempts of candidates taking into account accuracy.
Mains Qualifying ratio with respect to the total number of vacancies (1:10).

The level of the SBI Clerk Prelims 2019 was Easy-Moderate. SBI followed status quo in terms of examination pattern. The questions revolved around traditional topics & no new pattern was introduced.

SBI Clerk Prelims Result 2019: Check Now

Daily GK Update: 23rd July 2019

Sports

1. Delhi's Prithu Gupta becomes India's 64th Grandmaster

Delhi’s Prithu Gupta has become India’s 64th Grandmaster, crossing the Elo threshold of 2500 pointsafter beating IM Lev Yankelevich in the fifth round of the Portuguese League 2019.

Gupta has achieved the sensational feat at the age of 15 years, 4 months and 10 days.

Gupta received his first GM norm at the Gibraltar Masters last year, before achieving the second norm at the Biel Masters the same year.

Note:

Science & Defence

1. India's Moon Mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ launched from Sriharikota

Today, India's landmark mission to the moon ‘Chandrayaan-2’ has been launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh.

Chandrayaan-2 onboard the heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle GSLV-MkIII-M1 (nicknamed Baahubali).

In just 16 minutes into the sky, it ed the high-stake lunar probe into the designated highly elliptical orbit.

It will be the first soft-landing of a probe by India, that is expected to be on 7th September.

India’s second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 is an advanced version of the previous ‘Chandrayaan-1’ mission, which was launched about 10 years ago.

Distance and Direction Solutions : 21.07.2019

Direction (1-3): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow.

Rajesh leaves his home and goes straight 20 meters to point P, then turns right and goes 10 meters to reach point Q. He then turns left and goes 30 meters to reach point R and finally turns right and starts walking.

Q1. If Rajesh is finally moving in the south direction, then in which direction did he start his walk (Journey)?

(a) East

(b) West

(d) South

(e) None of these

Q2. What is the shortest distance between point P and point R?

(a) 10 m

(b) 10√10 m

(d) 10√10 km

(e) None of these

Q3. What is the shortest distance between point Q and Rajesh’s home?

(a) 10 m

(b) 10√10 m

(d) 10√5 m

(e) None of these

S1. Ans.(a)

Sol. Rajesh started walking towards east.

Directions (4-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Raj, walked 30m towards North and then took a right turn and walked 20m. He again took a right turn and walked 30m. Finally he took a left turn and after walking 10m reached his home.

Q4. In which direction Raj’s home is located from the Raj’s starting point?

(a)South

(b) Southeast

(d) Northwest

(e) East

Q5. What was the total distance covered by Raj to reach his home?

(a) 100m

(b) 40m

(d) 60m

(e) 90m

S4. Ans(e)

Sol.

S5. Ans(e)

Sol.

Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow. The questions are based on following coding formats:

$ – North

@ – South

# – East

% – West

! – Either 3 or 8 m

& – Either 4 or 9 m

© – Either 1 or 6 m

(Examples: P@Q means P is South of Q, P$%Q means P is North-West of Q, P#!Q means P is East of Q at a distance of either 3 or 8 m)

Conditions given are as:

I. A %! B

II. A $! C

III. C %& D

IV. E @& B

V. D $© F

VI. E # F

Q6. If distance between points P and D is 8 m, P$D, P%B, find the distance between points P and B?

(a) 4 m

(b) 5 m

(d) 8 m

(e) None of these

Q7. Given that L @! A, and L $ C, find the distance between points L and C?

(a) 2 m

(b) 7 m

(d) 3 m

(e) 5m

Q8. If K@C, then which of the following is definitely false?

(a) F#K

(b) E$#K

(d) B$%K

(e) K@%D

Q9. If distance between points D and F is 6m then what will be the distance between A and C?

(a) 3m

(b) 4m

(d) 9m

(e) None of these

Q10. If distance between points B and E is 4 m, find the shortest distance between point A and point D?

(a) 8 m

(b) 10 m

(d) 5 m

(e) 4 m

S6. Ans (a)

Sol. P $ D means P is to the north of D at a distance of 8 m and P%B means P is to the west of B, so from these condition distance between A and C will be 8 m and A and P is 4m and P and B is 4 m.

S7. Ans (e)

Sol. L @! A means L is south of A at a distance of either 3m or 8 m and L $ C means L is the north of C from both the condition distance between A and L is 3 m and L and C is 5m.

S8. Ans (d)

Sol. K@C means K is to the south of C, and option d is definitely false as B$%K means B is to the north west of K which is definitely false as B is to the north east of K.

S9. Ans (a)

Sol. As DF=6m then distance between AC will be 3m because distance of BE will be either 4m or 9m. If AC= 8m then the condition will not be satisfied.

S10. Ans (d)

Sol. Since distance between B and E is 4 m therefore, distance between A and C will be 3m and the distance

Direction (11-12): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Harsh started walking 2km in south direction then takes three consecutive left turns and walked distances 3km,4km,5km respectively.

Q11. What is the direction of Harsh’s initial point (position) with respect to his final point?

(a) north west

(b) north east

(d) southeast

(e) none of these

Q12. If Harsh walks a distance of 2 km towards south from his final position, then what is the shortest distance between his new position to his initial position?

(a) 2 km

(b) 3 km

(d) 1 km

(e) none of these

S11. Ans (d)

Sol.

S12. Ans (a)

Sol.

Directions (13-15): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

There are AB axis in such a way that A is in north and B is in south direction. There is XY axis in such a way that X is in west direction and Y is in east direction. AB axis and XY axis intersect at a point Q in such a way that AQ is 14m, QB is 25m, QX is 23m, QY is 18 m.

While facing towards south direction at point A, Rajesh takes right turn and walks 15m and then he takes left turn and walks 24m and reached to point C. While facing towards north direction from point C, Rohit takes right turn and walks 33m and reached at point D.

Q13. Point X is in which direction with respect to Rajesh’s final point?

(a) south

(b) south-east

(d) west

(e) north-west

Q14. Point D is in which direction with respect to Rohit’s starting position?

(a) north

(b) east

(d) north-west

(e) south-west

Q15. What is the distance between point D and point Y?

(a) 24m

(b) 23m

(d) 10m

(e) 21m

S13. Ans.(e)

Sol.

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol.

S15. Ans.(d)

Sol. 10m

Reasoning Ability :Distance and Direction Practice Questions: 21 July 2019

Direction (1-3): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow.

Q1. If Rajesh is finally moving in the south direction, then in which direction did he start his walk (Journey)?

(a) East

(b) West

(d) South

(e) None of these

Important 50 GK One Liners (Part - 2)

Important 50 GK One Liners (Part - 2)

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Part - 2 (25 Questions)

Which is added to make iron hard – Carbon

Padmavat was written by – Malik Muhammad Jayasi

Who has highest solubility in water at room temperature – Ammonia

Who is the authorzones are in India – 10

What is quicksilver – Mercury

Who was responsible for building great wall of china – Qin Shi huang

How many astronauts walked on moon till now – 12

Which queen opposed Akbar – Chand Bibi

Milk of Magnesia is used as – Lexative

Princely states at time of independence of India – 565

Father of Modern India – BR Ambedkar

Electrical fuse are made up of – Zinc

IBSF snooker world cup held in – India

Which Governor General made English as medium of teaching – William Bentinck

Which law shows the relation between temperature and volume of gas – Charles Law

Official moscot of Indian railways – Bholu

Youngest member of 17th Lok Sabha – Chandrani Murmu

First female umpire of men’s ODI – Claire polosak

World cup 2019 is a – Round Robin Tournment

Which part contains water in plants – Stem

Important 50 GK One Liners (Part - 1)

Important 50 GK One Liners (Part - 1)

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Part - 1 (25 Questions)

SAARC established in – 1985

How many country are member of SAARC and where is its HQ – 8 and Kathmandu, Nepal

India got independence on – Midnight

Study of dreams is – Oneirology

First modern summer Olympic in 1896 hosted by – Athens

Re-occurring every 5 year is – Quinquennial

Famous camel trading fair – Pushkar Mela

International co-operation are done by – UN

HIL stand for – Hockey India League

Best director at filmfare awards 2019 – Meghna Gulzar

President of Basketball in India – K. Govindraj

Main absorber of food – Small Intestine

Philosopher’s wool is chemically known as – Zinc oxide

Which 5 year plan was launched after 50 years of India’s independence – Ninth

Which leads to heartattack – Coronary artery blockage

Tehri Dam is on which river – Bhagirathi

Kyoto protocol is related with – Climate change

Anthracite coal contains – 91% Carbon

The policy of blue water launched by – Francisco de Almeida

Which is soft loan window – IDA

Ozone hole is caused by – Chloro fluoro carbon

Largest e-waste recycling facility is in – Dubai

Balwant singh recently passed away, he was a – Politician

Ranjit Sagar Dam is on which river – Ravi

Highest altitude zoo of India – Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological park

Daily GK Update: 20th July 2019

Honour & Awards

1. Former athlete P T Usha nominated for IAAF's Veteran Pin

Former athlete P T Usha (55-years) has been nominated for the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Veteran Pin.
She will receive the pin during the opening ceremony of the 52nd IAAF Congress in Doha, Qatar.
Usha's most memorable performance came in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics where she became the first Indian to reach the finals of the 400m hurdles but lost the bronze by one-hundredth of a second.
She is often called the "queen of Indian track and field".
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha (retired Indian track and field athlete) has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979.

Honours & Awards

1. Sachin Tendulkar inducted into ICC’s Hall of Fame 2019

Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar(46-years) and South African pace legend Allan Donald (52-years) have been inducted into the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame 2019.
Two-time World Cup-winningAustralian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick also inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame 2019.
Sachin Tendulkar (retired in November 2013) has 34,357 runsacross formats and is the only batsman to have 100 international hundreds under his belt.
Allan Donald is one of the finest bowlers to have played the game and had 330 Test and 272 ODI wickets to his credit before calling it quits in 2003.
Fitzpatrick is the second-highest wicket-taker of all time in women’s cricket with 180 ODI scalps and 60 in Tests.
As a coach, she guided theAustralian women’s team to three World Cup titles.

Honour & Award

1. Shah Rukh Khan to be honoured with an honorary doctorate degree from La Trobe University

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan (53-years) to be honoured with an honorary doctorate degreefrom La Trobe University on 9^thAugust at its Melbourne campus in Bundoora.
The award is for his contributions towards underprivileged children, women empowerment initiatives through Meer Foundation.
La Trobe University is the first Australian university to award Khan with an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters (honoris causa).

Daily GK Update: 17th July 2019

Appointment

1. B B Harichandan & Anusaiya Uikey appointed Governors of AP and Chhattisgarh

President Ramnath Kovind has appointed BJP senior leader Biswa Bhushan Harichandran (84-years) as Andhra Pradesh governor.
He replaced ESL Narasimhan,serving as the governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Narasimhan was appointed as the governor of united Andhra Pradesh has continued as the governor of both the Telugu states after bifurcation.
Earlier, Mr. Harichandran was elected to Odisha Assembly for the five times from Bhubaneshwar and Chilika.

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1. B B Harichandan & Anusaiya Uikey appointed Governors of AP and Chhattisgarh