Category: Miscellaneous

191 Specialist Officers in Punjab National Bank Apply online: 20-08-2016 To 09-09-2016 For details: www.pnbindia.in

1. TRIBULATION (NOUN): unhappiness Synonyms: adversity, misfortune Antonyms: joy, bliss Example Sentence: He advocated the removal of tribulation from the lives of poor people. 2. TREMBLE (VERB): shake Synonyms: shiver, flutter Antonyms: steady, stabilize Example Sentence: The ground trembled as the earthquake started. 3. URGE (NOUN): very strong desire Synonyms: passion, impulse Antonyms: distaste, dislike…

1. A person sells an article for 890 at a loss of 11%. What will be the price of the article when sold at a profit of 10% ? (1) (1) 1100 (2) 1010 (3) 1200 (4) 1150 (5) None of these 2. The total number of students in a college is 3906. The number…

Directions (Q. 1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part will be the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5), i.e ‘no error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation,…

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: In a certain code language ‘that can wait’ is written as ‘fa ge cl’, ‘come wait here’ is written as ‘ha lo ge’ and ‘can come later’ is written as ‘ne ha fa’ Which of the following is the code for…

Tier-I: Prelims exam – This phase is of qualifying nature. Reasoning This topic is favorite for those candidates who are not fast at calculations because there is no need of any calculation in this section. All you need is proper observation and analytical skills which builds up exponentially with practice. Seating Arrangement (Linear/ Circular) Inequalities…

1. RAMPART (NOUN) : defensive wall Synonyms: barricade, fortification Antonyms: depression, ditch Example Sentence: The Prime Minister declared from the ramparts of the Red Fort that sovereignty of India is enviable. 2. QUANDARY (NOUN): dilemma Synonyms: in a fix, predicament Antonyms: advantage, good fortune Example Sentence: Most of the students are in a quandary about…

Directions (Q. 146-150): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 1.1)…

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below: 4 D # Q H I 3 L @ R E 6 1 M % F A 7 J P U B 5 8 $ K 9 © 1. How many such symbols are there in the above arrangement each of…

Directions (Q. 1-3): In the following number series, only one number is wrong. Find out that number. 1. 2 36            150          393          810          1452        2366 (2) 1) 810 2) 393 3) 36 4) 2 5) 1452 2. 88 115          145          175          208          243          280 (3) 1) 88 2) 175 3) 145 4) 243 5) 280…

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published a notification regarding the posts of Clerk. There are a total of 19,243 posts. The interested candidates can apply latest by September 12. Important dates: Online registration including edit/medication of application by candidates: August 22 Payment of application fees/intimation charges (online): August 22 Last day to…

1. RELISH (NOUN): great appreciation of something Synonyms: savor, delectation Antonyms: apathy, disinclination Example Sentence: We have a relish for adventure. 2. INGENIOUS (ADJECTIVE): brilliant Synonyms: skillful, artistic Antonyms: foolish, inept Example Sentence: The ingenious scientist developed a new method for it. 3. QUENCH (VERB): extinguish Synonyms: douse, dampen Antonyms: dry, start Example Sentence: They…