Quant Quiz For IBPS/BOM Exam

Directions (1-5): Study pie-chart and table carefully to answer the questions that follow:

Pie-Chart Showing Percentage-wise of cars in four different states 

Total cars = 700

Table showing ratio between diesel and petrol engine cars which are distributed among four different states

State	Diesel Engine Cars	Petrol Engine Cars
State-1	3	4
State-2	5	9
State-3	5	3
State-4	1	1

Q1. What is the difference between the number of diesel engine cars in state-2 and the number of petrol engine cars in state-4?

(a) 159

(b) 21

(c) 28

(d) 34

(e) 161

Q2. Number of petrol engineer cars in state-3 is what percent more that number of diesel engine cars in state-1?

(a) 100

(b) 200

(c) 300

(d) 125

(e) 225

Q3. If 25% of diesel engine cars in state-3 are AC and remaining cars are non-AC, what is number of diesel engine cars in state-3 which are non-AC?

(a) 75

(b) 45

(c) 95

(d) 105

(e) 35

Q4. What is the difference between the total number of cars in state-3 and the number of petrol engine cars in state-2?

(a) 96

(b) 106

(c) 112

(d) 102

(e) 98

Q5. What is the average number of petrol engine cars in all the States?

(a) 86.75

(b) 89.25

(c) 89.75

(d) 86.25

(e) 88.75

Directions (6-10): Study the following graphs and table carefully and answer accordingly:

The following pie-charts show the percentage number of students passed in CBSE’s X and XII examinations in 2003 from different cities.

The following table shows the ratio of the number of boys and girls passing from different cities.

Class	X		XII
State	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
Delhi	2	3	3	5
Kolkata	9	8	7	8
Mumbai	4	7	3	5
Chennai	13	11	9	7
Ahmedabad	7	5	4	7
Hyderabad	12	13	5	8
Rest	5	9	7	8

Q6. In X exam, if there are 1000 girls passing from Ahmedabad, then find the approx number of boys passing from Chennai in the same exam.

(a) 3250

(b) 3430

(c) 3750

(d) Data inadequate

(e) 3715

Q7. If 9000 students passed in XII exam from Mumbai, then find the number of girls passing from Delhi in the same exam.

(a) 9600

(b) 5760

(c) 6000

(d) Data inadequate

(e) None of these

Q8. Which of the following cities shows the maximum percentage of girls passing (with respect to total students passing in that city) in X examination?

(a) Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Chennai

(d) Rest

(e) Hyderabad

Q9. If the difference between the number of boys passing from Chennai and that from Delhi in XII exam is 3630, find the total number of students passed in XII exam in 2003.

(a) 72000

(b) 88000

(c) 90000

(d) Can’t say

(e) None of these

Q10. In X exam, if 1.20 lakh students pass, then what will be the approx number of boys passing in the Rest of the part of the country?

(a) 10700

(b) 10720

(c) 10740

(d) 10680

(e) 10760

Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

An office consists of 520 employees working in different departments, viz HR, IT, Production and Marketing. The ratio of men to women in the organization is 5 : 3. 20 percent of the men work in the IT department. 40 percent of the women work in the HR department. The total number of employees in the Production department is 135. Two-fifths of the women work in the IT department and the remaining work in the Marketing department. 40 percent of the men work in the Production department. Four percent of the men work in the HR department and the remaining work in the Marketing department.

Q11. The number of men working in the Marketing department forms what percent of the total number of employees in the organization?

(a) 22.5

(b) 34.5

(c) 19.5

(d) 38.5

(e) None of these

Q12. What is the ratio of the number of men working in the HR department to that of the women working in the same?

(a) 1:5

(b) 2:3

(c) 4:7

(d) 9:11

(e) None of these

Q13. What is the number of women working in the Marketing department?

(a) 41

(b) 34

(c) 46

(d) 39

(e) None of these

Q14. Total number of employees working in the Production department forms approximately what percent of the total number of employees working in the organization?

(a) 12

(b) 17

(c) 21

(d) 26

(e) 38

Q15. What is the total number of employees working in the IT department?

(a) 130

(b) 124

(c) 143

(d) 101

(e) None of these

Daily Wordlist for IBPS/Other Bank Exam 2016

1.Philatelist

Meaning: a person who studies or collects postage stamps

Synonym: stamp collector

Sentence: Don't call a coin collector a philatelist. That word is reserved for people who 

collect stamps. If you're going to become a philatelist, start saving those old envelopes.

2.ponderous

Meaning: slow and clumsy because of great weight.

Synonym:clumsy, slow, heavy, awkward,

Antonym:light, graceful, elegant

Sentence: "a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man"

3.poignant

Meaning:evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Synonym:touching, moving, sad, saddening, affecting,

Antonym: unaffecting, unemotional, unimpressive

Sentence: "a poignant reminder of the passing of time"

4.plebiscite

Meaning:the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

Synonym:vote, referendum, ballot, poll

Sentence: "the administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms"

5.philander

Meaning: (of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women.

Synonym: womanize, have affairs/an affair, flirt,

Sentence: "they accepted that their husbands would philander with other women"

6.contingency

Meaning: a future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

Synonym: incident, happening, occurrence, juncture, possibility,

Sentence: "a detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies"

7.thrift

Meaning: the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully

Synonym:   frugality,  parsimony, careful budgeting, economy, economizing, saving,

Sentence: "the values of thrift and self-reliance"

8. palaver

Meaning: prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion.

Synonym: bother, commotion, trouble, rigmarole, chatter

Sentence: "mucking around with finances and all that palaver"

9.palatable

Meaning: (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

Synonym: tasty, appetizing, pleasant-tasting; pleasant, acceptable, satisfactory,

Antonym: tasteless, insipid, unpalatable, disagreeable, unpalatable, unpleasant

Sentence: "a very palatable local red wine"

10.jeopardize

Meaning: put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, 

harm, or failure

Synonym: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace

Antonym: safeguard

Sentence: "a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York's position as a financial 

centre"

Daily GK Update: 15th October, 2016

World Student Day: October 15

i. October 15th, Dr. Abdul Kalam's birthday is observed as World Student Day by United Nations Organization annually. 

ii. In India, he is highly respected as a scientist and as a great personality. 

iii. He was the 11th President of India.

International Day of Rural Women: October 15 

i. The International Day of Rural Women is observed across the world on 15 October. 

ii. The theme for the day for the year 2016 is Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.

Valvoline ropes in Virat Kohli as brand ambassador

i. Valvoline Cummins India has signed up India Test captain Virat Kohli as its ambassador. 

ii. As part of the association, Kohli will be the face of Valvoline engine oils and lubricants range. 

iii.Valvoline is the world’s first and most enduring lubricant brand. 

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Shaurya Smarak in Bhopal

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 October 2016 inaugurated 'Shaurya Smarak', the war memorial in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 

China, Bangladesh ink 26 agreements

i. Bangladesh and China on 14 October 2016 signed 26 agreements in the key areas of power, road and railway connectivity.

ii. The two countries have also agreed to jointly advance China’s ‘belt and road initiative’ and establish “institutional cooperation” in areas of maritime issues and counter-terrorism.

Indian-origin scientist bags young scientist award in US

Kirtiraj Kundlik Gaikwad, an Indian scientist with the Department of Packaging, has been awarded the prestigious IAFP Young scientist scholarship award for his research work on "development of novel oxygen absorbing package in the field of active packaging for oxygen sensitive food products". 

Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed new DGFT

i. Senior IAS officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla was on 14 October 2016 appointed as the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

ii. He has been appointed to the post in place of Anup Wadhawan, who has been appointed as additional secretary in the commerce ministry.

Mizoram's Pachuau declared India's oldest working journalist

i. The Mizoram government and the Mizoram Journalists' Association declared Lalbiakthanga Pachuau as the "oldest working journalist in the country".

ii. The 90-year-old former soldier is the editor of 'Zoram Tlangau', a Mizo daily, started by him in 1970.

India decided to eliminate potent greenhouse gas HFC-23 by 2030

i. India on 14 October 2016 announced its decision to eliminate the HCF-23 gas. 

ii. The announcement was made by Minister of State Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Anil Dave at Kigali, Rwanda, at a meeting of parties to the Montreal Protocol, where final negotiations are taking place to substantially reduce the use of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) by 2030.

Safe Motherhood Week starts in Uttar Pradesh

i. In Uttar Pradesh, the Safe Motherhood Week is being observed from 14 October to 21 October 2016. 

ii. The main aim of the 'Safe Motherhood Week' is to decrease the 'Mother Mortality Rate' (MMR) and 'Infant Mortality Rate' (IMR).

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