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RBI Asst./SBI Clerk Main Exam 2020: Quiz 79 ( 10.06.2020)

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Question 1

Direction: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

The Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh can no longer be considered just another corruption scandal of the conventional sort. It appears to be unique in combining the average fraudster’s ability to manipulate systems, with the reach and ruthlessness of an organised mafia-like group that can eliminate inconvenient suspects and witnesses. From being a set of inter-linked corruption cases involving the manipulation of tests for admission to professional courses and government recruitments, the scandal has emerged as a hydra-headed monster consuming over 40 lives so far.


New questions stem from the unexplained deaths, including that of a television journalist who collapsed mysteriously shortly after interviewing the parents of a medical student who had been found dead on a railway track three years ago. The State government has admitted that nearly two dozen of those who were within the ambit of the probe had died unnatural deaths, and that many of them were between 25 and 30, with ‘road accident’ being cited as the leading cause of death. An elaborate conspiracy to subvert the investigation and trial can be the only credible explanation for the string of deaths. The magnitude of the cover-up appears to have overshadowed the extent of the original scandal.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s move to approach the High Court to seek to hand over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation is but a bid to pre-empt a potentially damaging order from the Supreme Court to that effect. Mr. Chouhan seems to have recognised that he needs to do something to shore up the credibility of his administration. Governor Ram Naresh Yadav himself being named in one of the FIRs should have jolted the State government into serious action. Within weeks, the Governor’s son, Shailesh Yadav, who was named by a witness as the recipient of some cash and a list of candidates, was dead.

The Union government’s silence on the Governor’s continuance in office is intriguing indeed. The death of Akshay Singh, the TV journalist, and new evidence that the police ignored an autopsy report that stated that Namrata Damor, a medical student and alleged beneficiary, died of strangulation, are further pointers to the fact that the investigation under the State government is vulnerable to interference, subversion and manipulation. Nearly 2,000 people have been booked and the kingpins and their accomplices arrested. What is needed now is an independent and comprehensive investigation into the cover-up and the wider conspiracy, if any, behind the series of deaths. It has to be determined whether these were engineered to protect someone. Such a probe will have to be done under the Supreme Court’s vigilant eye. This outrageous chapter has to come to an end.

Source: 
https://www.thehindu.com
Why does the author begin by saying, “Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh can no longer be considered just another corruption scandal of the conventional sort”?
(1) Increased number of deaths of people involved or investigating the scam
(2) There has been a new finding in the on-going process of investigation
(3) The state and the police is often witnessed to be manipulative and corrupt

Question 2

Direction: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

The Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh can no longer be considered just another corruption scandal of the conventional sort. It appears to be unique in combining the average fraudster’s ability to manipulate systems, with the reach and ruthlessness of an organised mafia-like group that can eliminate inconvenient suspects and witnesses. From being a set of inter-linked corruption cases involving the manipulation of tests for admission to professional courses and government recruitments, the scandal has emerged as a hydra-headed monster consuming over 40 lives so far.

New questions stem from the unexplained deaths, including that of a television journalist who collapsed mysteriously shortly after interviewing the parents of a medical student who had been found dead on a railway track three years ago. The State government has admitted that nearly two dozen of those who were within the ambit of the probe had died unnatural deaths, and that many of them were between 25 and 30, with ‘road accident’ being cited as the leading cause of death. An elaborate conspiracy to subvert the investigation and trial can be the only credible explanation for the string of deaths. The magnitude of the cover-up appears to have overshadowed the extent of the original scandal.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s move to approach the High Court to seek to hand over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation is but a bid to pre-empt a potentially damaging order from the Supreme Court to that effect. Mr. Chouhan seems to have recognised that he needs to do something to shore up the credibility of his administration. Governor Ram Naresh Yadav himself being named in one of the FIRs should have jolted the State government into serious action. Within weeks, the Governor’s son, Shailesh Yadav, who was named by a witness as the recipient of some cash and a list of candidates, was dead.

The Union government’s silence on the Governor’s continuance in office is intriguing indeed. The death of Akshay Singh, the TV journalist, and new evidence that the police ignored an autopsy report that stated that Namrata Damor, a medical student and alleged beneficiary, died of strangulation, are further pointers to the fact that the investigation under the State government is vulnerable to interference, subversion and manipulation. Nearly 2,000 people have been booked and the kingpins and their accomplices arrested. What is needed now is an independent and comprehensive investigation into the cover-up and the wider conspiracy, if any, behind the series of deaths. It has to be determined whether these were engineered to protect someone. Such a probe will have to be done under the Supreme Court’s vigilant eye. This outrageous chapter has to come to an end.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com
Which of the following does the author attribute as a way to combat the increased number of unnatural deaths of people around the scam, including investigative journalists?

Question 3

Direction: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

The Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh can no longer be considered just another corruption scandal of the conventional sort. It appears to be unique in combining the average fraudster’s ability to manipulate systems, with the reach and ruthlessness of an organised mafia-like group that can eliminate inconvenient suspects and witnesses. From being a set of inter-linked corruption cases involving the manipulation of tests for admission to professional courses and government recruitments, the scandal has emerged as a hydra-headed monster consuming over 40 lives so far.

New questions stem from the unexplained deaths, including that of a television journalist who collapsed mysteriously shortly after interviewing the parents of a medical student who had been found dead on a railway track three years ago. The State government has admitted that nearly two dozen of those who were within the ambit of the probe had died unnatural deaths, and that many of them were between 25 and 30, with ‘road accident’ being cited as the leading cause of death. An elaborate conspiracy to subvert the investigation and trial can be the only credible explanation for the string of deaths. The magnitude of the cover-up appears to have overshadowed the extent of the original scandal.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s move to approach the High Court to seek to hand over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation is but a bid to pre-empt a potentially damaging order from the Supreme Court to that effect. Mr. Chouhan seems to have recognised that he needs to do something to shore up the credibility of his administration. Governor Ram Naresh Yadav himself being named in one of the FIRs should have jolted the State government into serious action. Within weeks, the Governor’s son, Shailesh Yadav, who was named by a witness as the recipient of some cash and a list of candidates, was dead.

The Union government’s silence on the Governor’s continuance in office is intriguing indeed. The death of Akshay Singh, the TV journalist, and new evidence that the police ignored an autopsy report that stated that Namrata Damor, a medical student and alleged beneficiary, died of strangulation, are further pointers to the fact that the investigation under the State government is vulnerable to interference, subversion and manipulation. Nearly 2,000 people have been booked and the kingpins and their accomplices arrested. What is needed now is an independent and comprehensive investigation into the cover-up and the wider conspiracy, if any, behind the series of deaths. It has to be determined whether these were engineered to protect someone. Such a probe will have to be done under the Supreme Court’s vigilant eye. This outrageous chapter has to come to an end.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com
Which of the following according to the author jolted the State government into serious action?

Question 4

Direction: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

The Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh can no longer be considered just another corruption scandal of the conventional sort. It appears to be unique in combining the average fraudster’s ability to manipulate systems, with the reach and ruthlessness of an organised mafia-like group that can eliminate inconvenient suspects and witnesses. From being a set of inter-linked corruption cases involving the manipulation of tests for admission to professional courses and government recruitments, the scandal has emerged as a hydra-headed monster consuming over 40 lives so far.

New questions stem from the unexplained deaths, including that of a television journalist who collapsed mysteriously shortly after interviewing the parents of a medical student who had been found dead on a railway track three years ago. The State government has admitted that nearly two dozen of those who were within the ambit of the probe had died unnatural deaths, and that many of them were between 25 and 30, with ‘road accident’ being cited as the leading cause of death. An elaborate conspiracy to subvert the investigation and trial can be the only credible explanation for the string of deaths. The magnitude of the cover-up appears to have overshadowed the extent of the original scandal.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s move to approach the High Court to seek to hand over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation is but a bid to pre-empt a potentially damaging order from the Supreme Court to that effect. Mr. Chouhan seems to have recognised that he needs to do something to shore up the credibility of his administration. Governor Ram Naresh Yadav himself being named in one of the FIRs should have jolted the State government into serious action. Within weeks, the Governor’s son, Shailesh Yadav, who was named by a witness as the recipient of some cash and a list of candidates, was dead.

The Union government’s silence on the Governor’s continuance in office is intriguing indeed. The death of Akshay Singh, the TV journalist, and new evidence that the police ignored an autopsy report that stated that Namrata Damor, a medical student and alleged beneficiary, died of strangulation, are further pointers to the fact that the investigation under the State government is vulnerable to interference, subversion and manipulation. Nearly 2,000 people have been booked and the kingpins and their accomplices arrested. What is needed now is an independent and comprehensive investigation into the cover-up and the wider conspiracy, if any, behind the series of deaths. It has to be determined whether these were engineered to protect someone. Such a probe will have to be done under the Supreme Court’s vigilant eye. This outrageous chapter has to come to an end.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com
In the sentence, “Such a probe will have to be done under the Supreme Court’s vigilant eye” (paragraph 4), which of the following, best explains the idiom “vigilant eye”.

Question 5

Direction: Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

The Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh can no longer be considered just another corruption scandal of the conventional sort. It appears to be unique in combining the average fraudster’s ability to manipulate systems, with the reach and ruthlessness of an organised mafia-like group that can eliminate inconvenient suspects and witnesses. From being a set of inter-linked corruption cases involving the manipulation of tests for admission to professional courses and government recruitments, the scandal has emerged as a hydra-headed monster consuming over 40 lives so far.

New questions stem from the unexplained deaths, including that of a television journalist who collapsed mysteriously shortly after interviewing the parents of a medical student who had been found dead on a railway track three years ago. The State government has admitted that nearly two dozen of those who were within the ambit of the probe had died unnatural deaths, and that many of them were between 25 and 30, with ‘road accident’ being cited as the leading cause of death. An elaborate conspiracy to subvert the investigation and trial can be the only credible explanation for the string of deaths. The magnitude of the cover-up appears to have overshadowed the extent of the original scandal.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s move to approach the High Court to seek to hand over the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation is but a bid to pre-empt a potentially damaging order from the Supreme Court to that effect. Mr. Chouhan seems to have recognised that he needs to do something to shore up the credibility of his administration. Governor Ram Naresh Yadav himself being named in one of the FIRs should have jolted the State government into serious action. Within weeks, the Governor’s son, Shailesh Yadav, who was named by a witness as the recipient of some cash and a list of candidates, was dead.

The Union government’s silence on the Governor’s continuance in office is intriguing indeed. The death of Akshay Singh, the TV journalist, and new evidence that the police ignored an autopsy report that stated that Namrata Damor, a medical student and alleged beneficiary, died of strangulation, are further pointers to the fact that the investigation under the State government is vulnerable to interference, subversion and manipulation. Nearly 2,000 people have been booked and the kingpins and their accomplices arrested. What is needed now is an independent and comprehensive investigation into the cover-up and the wider conspiracy, if any, behind the series of deaths. It has to be determined whether these were engineered to protect someone. Such a probe will have to be done under the Supreme Court’s vigilant eye. This outrageous chapter has to come to an end.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com
Which of the following is the opposite of the word, “vulnerable”, in the sentence, “the State government is vulnerable to interference” (paragraph 4)?

Question 6

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the following question: The Graph below shows profit and loss percentage of two companies in different years:


%profit= (Income-exp)x100/Exp
% loss= (Exp- Income)x100/Exp

If the expenditures of company A and B are equal (Rs 75 lakh each) in the year 2008, then what is the approximate percentage by which income of company A is more than the income of company B?

Question 7

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the following question: The Graph below shows profit and loss percentage of two companies in different years:


%profit= (Income-exp)x100/Exp
% loss= (Exp- Income)x100/Exp

If the incomes of company A in the year 2007 and 2011 are equal Rs 84 lakh each, then find the difference between its expenditure in the year 2011 and 2007?

Question 8

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the following question: The Graph below shows profit and loss percentage of two companies in different years:


%profit= (Income-exp)x100/Exp
% loss= (Exp- Income)x100/Exp

If the expenditure of company A in the year 2012 and company B in the year 2010 are equal, what is the ratio of the income of company B in year 2010 to the income of company A in year 2012?

Question 9

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the following question: The Graph below shows profit and loss percentage of two companies in different years:


%profit= (Income-exp)x100/Exp
% loss= (Exp- Income)x100/Exp

If the expenditure of company A in the year 2008 and 2010 are Rs 55 lakh and Rs 35 lakh respectively then what is the profit of company A in the year 2008 and 2010 together?

Question 10

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the following question: The Graph below shows profit and loss percentage of two companies in different years:


%profit= (Income-exp)x100/Exp
% loss= (Exp- Income)x100/Exp

If the profit earned by company A in 2007 and 2008 are in the ratio of 3:7 and the total profit earned in these two years is equal to 90 lakhs then the ratio of expenditure in these two years?

Question 11

Direction: In the question two rows are given and to find out the resultant of a particular row you need to follow the following steps:

Step 1: if an even number is followed by a perfect cube then the resultant will be the addition of the cube number and the even number.
Step 2: if an even number is followed by an odd number (not a perfect cube) then the resultant will be the multiplication of both the numbers.
Step 3: if an odd number is followed by another odd number then the resultant will be the addition of both the numbers.
Step 4: if an odd number is followed by an even number then the resultant will be the remainder obtained by dividing the larger number with the smaller number.
Step 5: if an even number is followed by another even number then the resultant comes by subtracting the smaller number from the larger number.

Note: 1 will not count as perfect cube but as an odd number.

Find the resultant of second row if X is the resultant of first row.

Question 12

Direction: In the question two rows are given and to find out the resultant of a particular row you need to follow the following steps:

Step 1: if an even number is followed by a perfect cube then the resultant will be the addition of the cube number and the even number.
Step 2: if an even number is followed by an odd number (not a perfect cube) then the resultant will be the multiplication of both the numbers.
Step 3: if an odd number is followed by another odd number then the resultant will be the addition of both the numbers.
Step 4: if an odd number is followed by an even number then the resultant will be the remainder obtained by dividing the larger number with the smaller number.
Step 5: if an even number is followed by another even number then the resultant comes by subtracting the smaller number from the larger number.

Note: 1 will not count as perfect cube but as an odd number.

Find the sum of the resultant of two rows if X is the resultant of second row.

Question 13

Direction: In the question two rows are given and to find out the resultant of a particular row you need to follow the following steps:
Step 1: if an even number is followed by a perfect cube then the resultant will be the addition of the cube number and the even number.
Step 2: if an even number is followed by an odd number (not a perfect cube) then the resultant will be the multiplication of both the numbers.
Step 3: if an odd number is followed by another odd number then the resultant will be the addition of both the numbers.
Step 4: if an odd number is followed by an even number then the resultant will be the remainder obtained by dividing the larger number with the smaller number.
Step 5: if an even number is followed by another even number then the resultant comes by subtracting the smaller number from the larger number.
Note: 1 will not count as perfect cube but as an odd number.

Find the sum of resultant of two rows.

Question 14

Direction: In the question two rows are given and to find out the resultant of a particular row you need to follow the following steps:
Step 1: if an even number is followed by a perfect cube then the resultant will be the addition of the cube number and the even number.
Step 2: if an even number is followed by an odd number (not a perfect cube) then the resultant will be the multiplication of both the numbers.
Step 3: if an odd number is followed by another odd number then the resultant will be the addition of both the numbers.
Step 4: if an odd number is followed by an even number then the resultant will be the remainder obtained by dividing the larger number with the smaller number.
Step 5: if an even number is followed by another even number then the resultant comes by subtracting the smaller number from the larger number.
Note: 1 will not count as perfect cube but as an odd number.

Find the average the resultants of both the rows.

Question 15

Direction: In the question two rows are given and to find out the resultant of a particular row you need to follow the following steps:
Step 1: if an even number is followed by a perfect cube then the resultant will be the addition of the cube number and the even number.
Step 2: if an even number is followed by an odd number (not a perfect cube) then the resultant will be the multiplication of both the numbers.
Step 3: if an odd number is followed by another odd number then the resultant will be the addition of both the numbers.
Step 4: if an odd number is followed by an even number then the resultant will be the remainder obtained by dividing the larger number with the smaller number.
Step 5: if an even number is followed by another even number then the resultant comes by subtracting the smaller number from the larger number.
Note: 1 will not count as perfect cube but as an odd number.

If the sum of the resultants of two rows is 18, then find the value of X considering positive integer values for all.

Question 16

Recently, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched CHAMPIONS portal. What does ‘A’ stands for in CHAMPIONS?

Question 17

For how many kharif crops the central government has announced minimum support price (MSP) on the recommendation of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices?

Question 18

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has extended the individual sanctions, travel ban and an arms embargo on which country till May 2021?

Question 19

Which bank has received approval from SEBI to offer custodial services for silver bullion contracts?

Question 20

International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated on which of the following dates?

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