Monday 16 October 2017

IBPS RRB PO Cut Off 2017

IBPS RRB 2017 Result, Notification and Exam Dates

IBPS RRB 2017 RESULT, ADMIT CARD & NOTIFICATION


IBPS RRB PO Cut Off 2017


  • Reasoning: 8.25
  • Quantitative Aptitude: 7.00

Overall State-wise cut off of IBPS RRB PO Prelims 2017:


StateCut Off (Gen)
Madhya Pradesh49.75
Himachal Pradesh52.25
Punjab54
Odhisa52
Jharkhand52
Telangana45.50
Rajasthan52
Maharashtra46.25
Chattisgarh47.50
Gujrat48.50
Uttar Pradesh50.25
West Bengal51.25
Bihar52.25
Uttarakhand56
Haryana55
Karnataka41.75
Tamil Nadu42
Jammu and Kashmir46.75
Andhra Pradesh47.25




Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 15th October 2017


i. The Direct Tax Collections in the first half (April-September) of the current fiscal (2017-18) shows growth of 15.8 percent. According to the Finance Ministry, the provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to September 2017 show that net collections are at 3.86 lakh crore rupees which is higher than the corresponding period of last year. Net Direct Tax collections represent 39.4 percent of the total budget estimates of Direct Taxes for the financial year 2017-18.

ii. An amount of 1.77 lakh crore rupees has been received as Advance Tax up to 30th of September this year, reflecting a growth of 11.5 percent over the corresponding period of last year.

Must Do Takeaways from the above News:
  • Gross collections, before adjusting for refunds, increased 10.3% to Rs. 4.66 lakh crore during April to September 2017.
  • Refunds worth Rs. 79,660 crore have been issued during that period.
  • The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) provides inputs for policy and planning of direct taxes in India and is also responsible for the administration of direct tax laws through the IT Department.


i. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for four sewerage projects under the Namami Gange programme; and four National Highway projects, at Mokama in Bihar. The total outlay of these projects is over Rs. 3700 crore. 

ii. The four sewerage projects include Sewage Treatment Plant at Beur, Sewerage System with Sewer Network at Beur, Sewage Treatment Plant at Karmalichak and STP and Sewer Network at Saidpur. These projects together will create new STP capacity of 120 MLD and upgrade the existing 20 MLD for Beur. 

Must Do Takeaways from the above News:
  • Nitish Kumar is present Chief Minister of Bihar.
  • Satya Pal Malik is the current Governor of Bihar. 
  • As of the 2011 census, population density 1,106 people per sq km making Bihar India's most densely-populated state.


i. Going digital, the Rajasthan assembly has become the first in India to call attention and adjournment motions and proposals online from legislators to send them to the state government. Speaker Kailash Meghwal has inaugurated the new system by sending a call for an attention motion to the state government with a click of the mouse.

ii. The system is expected to save time, labour and use of paper in the functioning of the assembly, and also help legislators in bringing attention to urgent public issues.

Must Do Takeaways from the above News:
  • Vasundhara Raje Scindia is present Chief Minister of Rajasthan since 2013; previously she served in the same post from 2003 to 2008.
  • Rajasthan with an area of 342,239 sq km is the largest state in India. Before the formation of Chattisgarh as a separate state in the year 2000, Madhya Pradesh was the largest Indian state in terms of area.
  • Kalyan Singh is the present Governor of Rajasthan.


i. The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15th October 2008. This new international day, established by the UN General Assembly in its resolution 62/136 of 18th December 2007, recognizes “the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.”

ii. In agriculture, climate change exacerbates the existing barriers to gender equality faced by women farmers. Globally, women comprise 43 percent of the agricultural workforce and play a critical role in supporting the household and community food security.

Must Do Takeaways from the above News:
  • 2017 Theme: “Challenges and opportunities in climate-resilient agriculture for gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls.
  • The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945.  It is currently made up of 193 Member States.
  • The current Secretary-General of the United Nations and the ninth occupant of the post is Mr Antonio Guterres of Portugal, who took office on 01st January 2017. 


i. Day two of the India International Science Festival (IISF) in Anna University campus at Chennai saw the making of a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Biology Lesson. One thousand forty-nine (1049) students participated in the record-breaking session. Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Science, Dr Harsh Vardhan stated that PM Narendra Modi to encourage and promote science and the Govt. of India has launched many Flagship Programmes in this regard. 

ii. World Record attempts have been a key part of India International Science Festival since 2015, which leads to encouragement and popularizing of Science through public participation. In IISF 2015, students took a successful shot at the Guinness World record for the world’s largest science Lesson at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. 

Must Do Takeaways from the above News:
  • India International Science Festival has inaugurated by Dr Harsh Vardhan.
  • The 1st IISF was held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) New Delhi in December 2015.
  • Y Sujana Chowdary is present Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences.


i. Roger Federer has brushed aside world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters and register his fourth victory of the year over his Spanish rival. The Swiss world number two beat Nadal in the finals of the Australian Open and Miami Masters and in the last 16 at Indian Wells earlier this year, and never looked like losing to his long-time rival in Shanghai, firing 10 aces as he cruised to victory.

ii. Federer, the only man who can still stop Nadal ending the year as number one, took an hour and 12 minutes to claim his sixth title of the year and his second Shanghai crown with a clinical performance.

Must Do Takeaways from the above News:
  • Rafael Nadal is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked World Number 1 in men's singles.
  • Roger Federer has also won a record eighth Wimbledon title & became the tournament’s oldest champion with a straight-sets victory over Marin Cilic. Federer claimed his 19th Grand Slam title in Wimbledon title 2017.


Most Important Reasoning Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Mains 2017

Directions (1-5): Study the information and answer the given questions:
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H are sitting in a straight line but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing north while some are facing south. All of them like different car viz. Audi, Tata, Ford, Renault, Honda, Maruti, Datsun and Mahindra but not necessarily in the same order. The following information is known about them.
A sits fourth to right of the person who likes Mahindra car. H likes Datsun car and sits second to right of A. There are two persons sit between H and G, who likes Maruti car. One of immediate neighbor of G sits extreme end. There are four persons sit between A and F, who likes Honda car. Immediate neighbor of G faces opposite direction (opposite direction means if one neighbor of G faces north then other neighbor of G faces south and vice-versa). E likes Renault car and does not sit adjacent to H. The person who likes Tata car sits second to right of G. A does not like Audi car. The persons who sits on the extreme ends of the line faces opposite direction (Faces opposite direction means if one friend faces north then other friend faces south and vice-versa). B sits immediate left of C. The one who likes Tata car sits immediate right of H who faces south direction. C and D face same direction.

Q1. A likes which of the following car?
(a) Renault
(b) Maruti
(c) Tata
(d) Ford
(e) Datsun

Q2. How many persons face north direction?
(a) two
(b) four
(c) three
(d) five
(e) None of these

Q3. Who among following sits fifth to right of G?
(a) D
(b) H
(c) C
(d) B
(e) F

Q4. Who among following likes Audi car?
(a) D
(b) H
(c) C
(d) B
(e) F

Q5. If F is related to Audi and A is related to Renault, in the same way H is related to?
(a) Ford
(b)Renault
(c) Honda
(d) Tata
(e) Mahindra

Directions (6-10): Study the information and answer the given questions:
Seven people P, Q, R, S, T, U and V live on separate floors of a 7-floor building. Ground floor is numbered 1, first floor is numbered 2 and so on until the topmost floor is numbered 7. Each one of them belongs to different countries viz. France, Japan, China, Fiji, Qatar, Germany and Australia but not necessarily in the same order. Only three people live above the floor on which P lives. Only one person lives between P and the one belongs to Germany. U lives immediately below the one who belongs to Japan. The one belongs to Japan lives on an even-numbered floor. Only three people live between the one who belongs to Germany and the one who belongs to China. T lives immediately above R. T does not belong to China. Only two people live between Q and the one who belongs to Qatar. The one who belongs to Qatar live below the floor on which Q lives. The one who belongs to France does not live immediately above or immediately below the floor on which Q lives. S does not live immediately above or immediately below the floor on which P lives. V does not belong to Fiji.

Q6. Which of the following is true with respect to V as per the given information?
(a) The one who lives immediately below V, belong to Japan.
(b) V lives on floor no. 7.
(c) V lives immediately below T.
(d) V lives on the lowermost floor.
(e) V belongs to Germany.

Q7. Who among the following lives on floor no. 3?
(a) The one who belongs to Fiji
(b) The one who belongs to Qatar
(c) R
(d) V
(e) T

Q8. Who lives on the floor immediately above T?
(a) P
(b) Q
(c) S
(d) V
(e) U

Q9. S belongs to which of the following Country?
(a) Japan
(b) Germany
(c) China
(d) Qatar
(e) Fiji

Q10. How many people live between the floors on which S and the one who belongs to Japan?
(a) None
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) More than three
(e) Three

Directions (11-12): In the questions below are given some conclusions followed by five set of statements. You have to choose the correct set of statements that logically satisfies given conclusions either definitely or possibly. Assume the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.

Q11. Conclusions: All dog is cat. No horse is boy.
Statements:
(a) All horse is rat. No rat is boy. Some boy is cat. All cat is dog. Some dog is elephant.
(b) All rat is elephant. Some elephant is cat. Some cat is boy. All boy is dog. No dog is horse.
(c) All dog is boy. All boy is cat. Some horse is elephant. All elephant is rat. No horse is cat.
(d) Some rat is elephant. All elephant is boy. Some boy is horse. No horse is cat. All cat is dog.
(e) None of these.

Q12. Conclusions: Some train is bus. No station is platform.
Statements:
(a) Some queen is train. No train is station. All bus is station. Some station is platform. All platform is road.
(b) All queen is station. All platform is train. Some train is bus. All bus is road. No station is train.
(c) Some queen is train. All train is road. No road is platform. Some platform is bus. No bus is station.
(d) Some queen is train. No train is bus. No bus is road. Some road is station. All station is platform.
(e) None of these.

Directions (13-15): In each of the questions below is given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q13. Statements: 
Some village is street.
All street is block.
No block is city.
All city is state.
Conclusions:
I. Some village is block.
II. No street is city.
III. No block is state.
(a) Only I and II follow
(b) Only I and III follow
(c) Only II and III follow
(d) All I, II and III follow
(e) None of these

Q14. Statements: 
Some election are important.
Some important is corrupt.
All corrupt is politician.
Some politician is criminal.
Conclusions:
I. Some election is criminal.
II. Some important is criminal.
III. Some election is politician.
(a) Only I and II follow
(b) Only II and III follow
(c) Only I and III follow
(d) All, I, II and III follow
(e) None is true.

Q15. Statements: 
Some holy is festiwal.
Some festiwal is enjoyment.
Some enjoyment is colourful.
Some colourful is happiness.
Conclusions:
I. Some holy is happiness
II. Some festiwal is colourful
III. Some enjoyment is happiness.
(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Only II follows
(d) Only III follows
(e) Only II and III follow

Quantitative Aptitude Questions for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Mains 2017

Quantitative Aptitude Questions for IBPS Exam

Quantitative Aptitude is a very important section you must prepare if you are aiming for a job in Bank or Insurance sector. These two weeks are very important as IBPS RRB PO and IBPS RRB Clerk Mains are lined up. So, these 15 questions can help you practice three very important topics of Quant Section.

Directions (1-5): For the two given equations I and II give answer-
(a) If p is greater than q
(b) If p is smaller than q
(c) If p is equal to q or no relation between p and q can be established
(d) If p is either equal to or greater than q
(e) If p is either equal to or smaller than q


Q6. Weight of two persons A and B are in the ratio of 3 : 5. A’s weight increases by 20% and the total weight of A and B together becomes 80 kg, with an increase of 25%. By what percent did the weight of B increase? 
(a) 28%
(b) 22%
(c) 58%
(d) 18%
(e) None of these

Q7. The ratio of the prices of two houses A and B was 4 : 5 last year. This year, the price of A is increased by 25 percent and that of B by Rs. 50,000. If their prices are now in the ratio 9 : 10, the price of A last year was: 
(a) Rs. 3,60,000
(b) Rs. 4,50,000
(c) Rs. 4,80,000
(d) Rs. 5,00,000
(e) None of the above

Q8. A man borrows Rs. 6000 at 10% compound rate of interest. He pays back Rs. 2000 at the end of each year to clear his debt. The amount that he should pay to clear all his dues at the end of third year is:
(a) Rs. 6000
(b) Rs. 3366
(c) Rs. 3060
(d) Rs. 3066
(e) None of these

Q9. A vessel contains a mixture of liquid A and liquid B in the ratio 3 : 2. Five litres of mixture are taken out and replaced by liquid B. Thereafter, the ratio of liquid A and liquid B becomes 2 : 3. Find the quantity of liquid A in the mixture initially.
(a) 1 Ltr.
(b) 2 Ltr
(c) 9 Ltr
(d) 4 Ltr
(e) 5 Ltr

Q10. A man purchased 120 laptop tables at the rate of Rs. 80 per table. He spent Rs 280 on transportation, paid tax at the rate of 40 paise per table and paid Rs 72 to the coolie. If he wants to have a gain of 8%, the selling price per table must be (in Rs)
(a) 80
(b) 70
(c) 90
(d) 85
(e) None of the above

Direction (Q11-15): Study the following line graph carefully to answer the questions based on it.
The graph shows the amount lent by Mohit and Arunoday to six persons.


Q11. What is the difference between the average amount lent out by Arunoday and Mohit?
(a) Rs 1530
(b) Rs 1350
(c) Rs 1050
(d) Rs 1320
(e) None of these

Q12. What is the interest earned by Arunday from Abishek and Shailesh if he lent them money at 10% and 11% p.a. respectively, interest being compound annually for 2 years?
(a) Rs 6435
(b) Rs 6345.88
(c) Rs 6435.88
(d) Rs 6453.88
(e) None of these

Q13. Babu returned Rs 16633.4 to Arunday after 2 years. Find the rate pcpa at which he borrowed the amount at compound interest compounded annually?
(a) 19%
(b) 12%
(c) 10%
(d) 9%
(e) 8%

Q14. If Saket borrowed same amount as Babu from Arunday at same rate of interest for 3 years at simple interest while Babu borrowed at compound interest compounded annually at same rate and time period If the difference between their interest is Rs 992.25 then find the rate pcpa.
(a) 15%
(b) 10%
(c) 5%
(d) 12%
(e) None of these

Q15. Find the amount earned by Mohit by lending money to given persons at 10% pa in 1 year?
(a) Rs 7235
(b) Rs 7330
(c) Rs 7230
(d) Rs 7320
(e) None of these