Data Interpretation (D. I.) for SBI PO 2017

1. What is the ratio of the total number of males in the medical and teaching professions together to the total number of females in the same profession together?

1) 117:43   2)29:183  

3)183:29    4)43:117   5) None of these

2. The total number of people in the teaching profession is what percent of the total number of people in the Law?

1) 87.5   2)93  

3)68      4)79.5   5) None of these

3. What is the total number of males from all the professions together?

1)11472   2)12784  

3)12348   4)12453   5) None of these

4. The females in the Engineering profession are what percent of the males in the management profession?

1)71.71   2)96.43

3)83.16   4)68.54   5) None of these

5. What is the ratio of the number of males in the banking profession to the number of males in the engineering profession?

1)17:7   2)28:55

3)7:11   4)63:52   5) None of these 

Answers:

1) 4

2) 1

3) 3

4) 2

5) 5

Data Interpretation (D.I.) for SBI PO 2017 part 2

6. Let the income of the PSU Banks in 1997-98 be equal to Rs 500000 crores. If the expenditure of

PSU Banks in 1999-00 is equal to the income of PSU Banks in 1997-98, then the income of PSU

Banks in 1999-00 will be what per cent more than the expenditure of these Banks in 1998-99?

1) 32%   2) 44%

3) 56%   4) 64%

7. If the expenditure of Foreign Banks in 1997-98 is equal to their income in that year and is equal

to Rs 30000 crores then, in 1999-00, what is the difference in income and expenditure for the

foreign Banks?

1) Rs 1500 crores     2) Rs 2000 crores

3) Rs 15000 crores   4) Rs 20000 crores

8. Let the income of New Pvt. Banks in 1998-99 be Rs 4000 crores. If the expenditure of New Pvt.

Banks in 1998-99 is the same as their income then the difference in incomes of New Pvt. Banks

in 1998-99 and 1999-00 will be what per cent of the difference of expenditures of New Pvt. Banks

in 1998-99 and 1999-00?

1) 52%   2) 76%

3) 84%   4) 118%

9. In 1998-99, if the income of PSU Banks is twice the expenditure of Foreign Banks then what will

be the ratio of the income of PSU Banks to the expenditure of Foreign Banks in 1999-00?

1) 1 : 2   2) 21 : 10

3) 5 : 1   4) 1 : 5

10. In 1998-99, if the income of Foreign Banks is four times their expenditure, then what will be the

ratio of the income to the expenditure of the Foreign Banks in 1999-00?

1) 1 : 4   2) 4 : 1   3) 5 : 1   4) 1 : 5

Data Interpretation (D.I.) for SBI PO 2017

Directions (Q. 1-5): Refer to the line graph below and answer the questions that follow.

DIRECT SELLING BUSINESS

1. What is the average simple annual growth rate of turnover of direct selling business in India
during the given period?
1) 42% 2) 60%
3) 78% 4) 137.5%

2. If Wamay and Nova were the only companies in the direct selling business in India till 1998 with
the Wamay market share three times that of Nova, then what is the percentage growth in Nova’s
turnover during the given period?
1) 10%   2) 15.6%
3) 35%   4) 46.7%

3. Balife was launched in 2000. Since then, the number of its distributors is increasing by 25%
every year and its turnover by 20%. Then what was the turnover-to-number of distributors ratio of
Balife during its launching year?
1) 36120   2) 39820
3) 42320   4) 45720

4. Which of the following is definitely false?
1) The ratio of turnover to number of distributors is maximum for Balife during 2002.
2) Top four companies together have more than 80% of total number of distributors in the direct
     selling business in India during 2002.
3) There are not more than 18 companies in direct selling business in India during 2002.
4) None of these

5. During which year, has the ratio of turnover-to-number of distributors shown maximum percentage increase over the previous year?
1) 1999    2) 2000
3) 2001    4) 2002



Solutions:

1) 4
2) 4
3) 3
4) 3
5) 2

English Error detection for SBI PO 2017

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

 Q 1

 (A) If Rajeshwari would have come/(B) to me I would have/(C) given her the/(D) help she needed./

(E) No error.

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q 2.

The court has asked the authorities (A)/to take appropriate steps to restore natural water resources (B)/ so that the water shortage problem (C)/ in the state can be solved. (D)/ No error (E)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q 3

District police arrested (A)/a gang of notorious robbers, (B)/who were planning to strike at (C)/a house in the vicinity. (D)/No error(E)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Q 4

Households across the state are either opting for (A)/a more modest lifestyle or compromising on(B)/the nutritional value of their food in efforts to negate (C)/the price rise of essential commodities, cereals, vegetable and fruits. (D)/No error (E)

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

E. E

Solutions :

1 Correct Answer: A. A

Solution

Change ‘If Rajeshwari would have’ into ‘If Rajeshwari had’.

2 Correct Answer: E. E

Solution

No error.

3 Correct Answer: C. C

Solution

Remove ‘at’ from the expression. With ‘at’ the meaning comes as ‘to’ attack someone.

4 Correct Answer: C. C

Solution

Efforts’ should be replaced by ‘an effort’ because this is singularly related here.

Data Interpretation for SBI PO

Direction (Q. 1-5) : Study the Following pie-chart and answer the following questions

Percentage of no. of employees in five different companies are given. And the ratio of male to female employees is also given in the table (Total Employees = 2600)

Company	M:F
A	7:6
B	2:4
C	11:7
D	9:13
E	33:58

1) What is the total no of male employees in company A, B, C together?

     a) 855                                b) 1223

     c) 1054                              d) 1000                e) none of these

2) Number of female employee of company D and E together is what % more or less then no. of male     employees of company A, B and C together?

    a) 55% less                         b) 122 % more

    c) 10 % more                      d) 48 % less         e) 50 % less

3) What is the average number of female employees in company A, D, E together?

     a) 170                                b) 180

     c) 175                                d) 178                   e) 173

4) No. of female employees of company B is what percent of total employees of A and C together?

     a) 20.51%                          b) 15.45% 

     c) 18%                               d) 25.13%            e) none of these

5) No. of male employees of company D and E together are what percent more than female                     employees of company C?

     a) 77%                                    b) 70.25%

     c) 45.22%                              d) 65.22%        e) 73.39%

Answers:

1.c

2.d

3.c

4.a

5.e    

Data Interpretation (Missing DI) for SBI PO

Directions (1-5): Study the following graph and answer the questions below.

Table shows the details of five item’s Cost price, Marked price, Discount offered, Selling price and the profit or loss percentage

1. The seller marked the price of the item D same at its Cost price. Find the profit/loss percentage on item D? 10% Loss 20% Loss 10% Profit 20% Profit Data insufficient 2. The Cost price of item A is same as the cost price of item B. If the seller decides to mark the price 7% more than the Cost price, then how much discount should he offer so that he makes no profit or loss on selling the item? 6.54% 5.54% 6.14% 5.64% Data insufficient 3. What is the Cost price of item C? Rs 100 Rs 120 Rs 150 Rs 200 Data insufficient 4. The seller marks the price of item E double the cost price. What is the percentage profit/loss he will make on the item? 25% Profit 100% Profit 25% Loss No Profit No Loss 50% Profit 5. What is the average of Cost price of the five items? Rs 150 Rs 178 Rs 220 Rs 232 Rs 202

Directions (6-10): Study the following graph and answer the questions below.

Table shows the population and percentage increase/decrease of three cities in year 2001 and 2002.

6. What was the population (in Lakhs) of Shimla in 2001? 1.36 1.26 1.25 1.10 1.40 7. The population of Nainital in 2002 was same as that of of Shimla in 2001, then find average of total population of three cities over 2001 and 2002? 1.98 Lakhs 1.65 Lakhs 2.11 Lakhs 2.25 Lakhs 2.02 Lakhs 8. What is the percentage increase in the population of Ooty from 2001 to 2002? 66 1/3 % 33 2/3 % 33 1/3 % 66 2/3 % 50 % 10.The population of Shimla in 2001 is what percent less than population of Ooty in 2002? 33% 55% 22% 66%

76%

Answers with Explaination:

1) CP = MP = 350 SP = 350 * 90/100 = 315 Loss% = (350 – 315)/350 * 100 = 10% 2) Let the discount offered be ‘x’ % MP = 107/100 * 100 = 107 SP is same as CP, 100 = 107/100 * (100 – x) 100 – x = 93.45 x = 6.54% 3) SP = 220 * 80/100 = 176 CP = 176 * 100 / (100+17.34) CP = 150 4) SP = 620 * 75/100 = 465 CP = MP/2 = 620/2 = 310 % Profit = (465 – 310)/310 * 100 = 50% 5) Average = (100+100+150+350+310)/5=202 Rs 6) Population of Shimla in 2001 = 1.5 * 100/110 = 1.36 Lakhs 7) Population of Nainital in 2001 = 1.36 * 100/92 = 1.48 Average = (1.36+1.50+3+4+1.48+1.36)/6=12.7/6=2.11 Lakhs 8) % increase = 4-3/3 * 100 = 100/3 = 33 1/3 % 10) Required % = (4-1.36)/4*100=(2.64/4)*100=66%


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Current Affairs June 24 2016

INDIAN AFFAIRS

Union Government launched India’s first pilot programme to run two wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas in New Delhi
Union Government initiated a programme to run two wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas in New Delhi to give options to reduce pollution on pilot basis.
Launched by: Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar
Venue: New Delhi
Implemented by: Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL)
The Test programme was launched with 50 Compressed Natural Gas retrofitted two wheelers. Of these, the first set of 10 CNG retrofitted two wheelers was started at the IGL Filling station at CGO Complex in New Delhi.

Railway minister flags off Danapur-Saharsa Janhit Express
i. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off a new train service between Danapur and Saharsa in Bihar over video-conferencing in New Delhi targeting to connect every region of the country with the rail network.
ii. The Minister also announced the extension of three train services in Bihar and Jharkhand.
♦ Jaynagar-Saharsa Janki Express was extended up to Katihar.
♦ Patna-Murliganj Koshi Express was extended up to Purnea Court.
♦ Jasidih-Chandan passenger train was extended up to Banka.
iii. It is the first passenger train to run on the newly constructed Chandan-Banka line.

Union Government approved setting up of District Level Advisory and Monitoring Committees
i. Urban Development Ministry approved the setting up of District Level Advisory and Monitoring Committees to promote people centric planning and execution of new urban development schemes.
ii. These committees will comprise of elected representatives, thus giving Members of Parliament (MP) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) a say in the implementation of the urban development schemes such as HRIDAY, AMRUT, SBM, etc.
iii. The Chairperson of the Committee will be senior most Member of Parliament appointed by the State/UT and District Collector or Municipal Commissioner of metropolitan cities will be the Member Secretary.

MoU singed between RD Ministry & ISRO for geo-tagging assets
i.  A MoU was signed between the Rural Development Ministry and ISRO, Department ofSpace for geo-tagging the assets created under MGNREGA in each gram panchayat.
ii. The move comes government seeking for online recording and monitoring of assets to check leakages and for effective mapping of terrain for future developmental works. 
iii. Upon the MGNREGA over 30 lakh assets are formed yearly across the country and the Ministry has decided that through convergence with other schemes, the geo-tagging of such assets will be done on a mission mode.

Centre to make Assam as petroleum hub for South Eastern countries
i. Union government is planning to make the Assam as a hydrocarbon hub to meet petroleum requirements of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and other Southeast Asian countries by 2030.
ii. This fiscal centre would raise Rs 6,000 crore through public sector oil companies in Assam’s petroleum sector in the current fiscal that would be primarily invested in exploration and production and increasing pipeline network.
iii. This will be a part of the total Rs 80,000 crore investment to take the oil and gas production in Assam to 9.4 million metric tonnes by 2030 as part of Centre’s ambitious plan to make Assam the petroleum hub of Southeast Asia.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Britain votes to exit EU in historic referendum
United Kingdom voters have polled to exit from the European Union in a historic referendum.
Effects:
♦ UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced the resignation as he is actively campaigned for the membership in EU
♦ According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, Global markets lost $2.08 trillion
♦ Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the U.K.’s sovereign debt rating from stable to negative.
♦ More than 400,000 Britain people have signed a petition to exit from the EU.

Nagpur inks sister city pact with Jinan in China
i. Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) and Jinan inked the agreement to be sister cities that allows for exchange of ideas and technology in the fields of education, sports, youth affairs, urban planning among other areas.
ii. The agreement valid for five years and can be extended by another five years. The pact is also a part of an agreement signed between the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peoples Republic of China in May 2013.

India, Switzerland ink MoU to enhance cooperation in skill development
i. India and Switzerland have signed an agreement to establish formal cooperation in the fields of skills development and vocational and professional education and training.
ii. The MoU was inked between State Secretary Mauro Dell‘ Ambrogio and Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy in Winterthur that aims to promote Swiss vocational and professional education and training internationally.
iii. Upon this pact both sides will complement the existing commitment to professional skills development and vocational and professional education and training.
Switzerland 
♦ Capital: Bern
♦ Currency: Swiss franc
♦ President: Johann Schneider-Ammann

BANKING & FINANCE

Government amended Income Tax rules to end uncertainty over General Anti-Avoidance Rules
Union Government has decided to amend the Income Tax Rules to end the improbability over the General Anti Avoidance rules as it is expected to start with effective from 01.04.16
About General Anti Avoidance Rules:
An Anti-Tax avoidance regulation of India
Focused at transactions made particularly to avoid taxes
Introduced by: Pranab Mukherjee, then Finance Minister during 2012
Initiated during: 2012 Budget Session.
During the 2015 Budget session, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that its implementation will be delayed by 2017.

RBI releases framework on payments systems
i. India’s Central bank has released Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision-2018 document aims at building best of class payment and settlement systems fora Cash –Less India and ensuring access of mobile banking services to even basic phone users.
ii. The Vision document focusing on the ways of developing the infrastructure and regulations in the country to reduce cash transactions and increase use of technology.
iii. The document of RBI reads that service providers will befortified to use technology to deliver innovative easy to use mobile grounded payment solutions in an interoperable environment without compromising on security.
iv. The Policy document also aims in leveraging on 5Cs – Coverage, Convenience, Confidence, Convergence, Cost that focuses on responsive regulation, robust infrastructure, effective supervision and customer centricity.

BUSINESS

Cygni Energy is first firm to benefit from Start-Up India
i. Hyderabad headquartered Cygni Energy becomes first startup toavail benefits under Start-up India Action Planoffered by the government after it met the requiredcriteria of being an innovative business.
ii. The company works in the renewable energy sector and was founded a year ago is the only company that is set to get the benefit since the plan was announced in January.
iii. Cygni Energy is applying for patent under the fast-track mode meant for startups for its inverterless solar energy technology.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal awarded 2015 GD Birla Award
i. Prestigious G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2015 has been bestowed to Prof.Sanjay Mittal from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT, Kanpur.
ii. He has been honored for his contributions in the area of Bluff Body Flows flows past blunt bodies associated with large unsteady separation and leading to large fluid forces.
G D Birla Award:
♦ The Award is given for Scientific Research was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation in honour of the Indian philanthropist Ghanshyam Das Birla. This is the 25 Th edition of the honor.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

Nokia appoints Sanjay Malik as India head
i. Nokia India appointed Sanjay Malik as the head of Indian market, effective August 1, He succeeds Sandeep Girotra, who has been heading Indian market since 201. Malik joinedNokia back in 2000.
ii. Malik will lead customer operations, drive the business growth strategy and superior customer engagement services. He will be based in Gurgaon.
iii. Malik is currently Head of Network Implementation (NI) at Nokia Global Servicesand is credited with efficiently driving growth and delivering strong performance.

Kumble appointed India’s head coach for one year
i. The BCCI appointed former Spinner Anil Kumble as the new Head Coach of Indian Cricket Team. The decision was announced in the annual conclave in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
ii. His tenure would be for One year. He was among 57 candidates who applied for the position advertised by the BCCI. He has earlier mentored two IPL Sides namely Mumbai Indians and Royal challengers.
iii. Kumble was appointed Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee in 2012, a position he still holds. He was awarded Padma Shri and also received Arjuna Award. His Cricket career spanning over 18 years.

Aveek Sarkar resigns as Chief Editor of ABP Group of Publications
i. Aveek Sarkar resigned as the Editor-in-Chief of Ananda Bazaar Patrika (ABP) and The Telegraph. On the other hand, he is set to continue as the chairman of the group.
ii. Anirban Bhattacharya was appointed as the Editor of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika and R Rajagopalan was named as the Editor of The Telegraph.
iii. Aveek Sarkar will  be work as an advisory role as Editor (Emeritus) and Vice Chairman of the company.  He assumed the post of Editor of the Ananda Bazar Patrika in 1983 after death of his father Ashok Sarkar.

ENVIRONMENT

Swachhta Mission to be implemented in 10 prominent wildlife sanctuaries, Tiger reserves and National Parks
Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to implement Swachhta Mission in 10 significant Wildlife Sanctuaries, Tiger reserves and National Parks and make visitors to use Jute bag
Focus: Keeping the Wildlife Sanctuaries, Tiger reserves and National Parks pollution-free and Ensure cleanliness & Waste Management.
The ten places recognised for Swachh Bharat mission
National Parks:
♦ Gir National Park, Gujarat
Wildlife Sanctuary:
♦ Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh
♦ Flamingo Sanctuary, Maharashtra
Tiger Reserve:
♦ Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
♦ Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharshtra
♦ Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka
♦ Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala
♦ Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan
♦ Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu
♦ Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand

Darjeeling zoo to receive snow leopard from London’s Dudley Zoological Gardens
i. The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in West Bengal’s Darjeeling will get a two-year-old male snow leopard named Makalu from Dudley Zoological Gardens (DZG) in Britain.
ii. The leopard will be brought to Darjeeling zoo for a global conservation breeding programme. Which is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
iii. The leopard, named Makalu who gets his name from the world’s fifth highest peakrising to 8,463 metres on the south-east side of the Everest.

SPORTS

Vikas Krishan settles for bronze medal in AIBA qualifiers
i. Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (75kg) settled for a bronze medal in the InternationalBoxing Association’s (AIBA) World Qualifying Tournament in Baku Azerbaijan.
ii. During his quarterfinal contest against Korea’s Lee Dongyun he was ruled out of the semifinal clash owing to a cut on his forehead. However the Indian won 3-0 to make the semifinal and assured himself of an Olympic quota berth.
iii. With this India will present with three Indian boxersVikas and Manoj, Shiva Thapa (56kg) that have qualified for the Olympic Games.