Category: Miscellaneous

MULTIPLYING TWO TWO-DIGIT NUMBERS WHOSE TENS DIGITS ARE THE SAME Rule: Add the units digit of one number to the other number. Multiply the result by the tens digit and affix a zero to the product. Add the prod-uct of the units digits to the result. Since multiplication by the digits is the key step…

1. Which among the following countries is the world’s largest cotton producer? (2) (1) USA (2) China (3) Australia (4) India (5)  Pakistan 2. What is the range of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile? (2) (1) 240 KM (2) 290 KM (3) 350 KM (4) 400 KM (5) 450 KM 3. According to the ‘Freedom…

1. Every component of your computer is either ____ (2) (1) software of CPU / RAM (2) hardware of software (3) application software or system software (4) input devices or output devices (5) None of these 2. Checking that a pin code number is valid be­fore it is entered into the system in an example…

MULTIPLYING BY 2½ Rule: Starting from the first digit of the given number, double each digit and add one-half the given digit. Ignore any fractions. Add any tens digits to the previous answer digit. Add 5 if the preceding digit of the given number is odd. Affix ½to the answer if the given number is…

Direction (Q. 1-5) : In each of the following questions two/three statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given…

1. The Government of India has recently introduced how many fee slabs for e – tourist Visa (e-TV) (5) (1) 0                       (2) 1                       (3) 2                       (4) 3                       (5) 4 2. Which Indian Metro has bagged ISO rating for energy efficient management, recently? (3) (1) Mumbai Metro          (2) Chennai         (3)…

The 11 Times Trick We all know the trick when multiplying by ten – add 0 to the end of the number, but did you know there is an equally easy trick for multiplying a two digit number by 11? This is it: Take the original number and imagine a space between the two digits…

1. How many options does a binary choice offer? (3) (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) It depends on the amount of memory in the computer (5) It depends on the speed of the computer’s processor 2. Data going into the computer is called ____ (3) (1) Output (2) Algorithm (3) Input (4) Calculations…

1. With reference to the fourth bi-monthly Monetary Policy Report 2015-16, what is the current repo rate in India? (3) (1) 7.25% (2) 6.25% (3) 6.75% (4) 6.50% (5) 6.85% 2. Who won the Lata Mangeshkar Award for LifetimeAchievement? (4) (1) Shankar Ehsaan Roy (2) Sonu Nigam (3) AR Rahman (4) Prabhakar Jog (5) None of these…

Profit and Loss In case of profit  25% of  Cost Price (1/4 of CP) = 20% of Selling Price (1/5 of SP) Similarly 1/3 of CP  = 1/2 of SP In case of loss 25% of  Selling Price (1/4 of SP) = 20% of Cost Price (1/5 of CP) Similarly 1/3 of SP  = 1/2…

1. Every component of your computer is either ____ (2) (1) software of CPU / RAM (2) hardware of software (3) application software or system software (4) input devices or output devices (5) None of these 2. Checking that a pin code number is valid be­fore it is entered into the system in an example…