May 2018MCurrent A fa rs8

Approval for Re-Structuringof NSDF and NSDCl The Union Cabinet approved the

proposal for restructuring of National

Skill Development Fund (NSDF) and

National Skill Development

Corporation (NSDC) on April 1, 2018

to strengthen their governance,

implementation and monitoring

framework.

l The purpose of restructuring is also

to ensure better corporate

governance. It will also lead to a

restructuring of the composition of

Board of NSDF and NSDC to

strengthen governance,

implementation and monitoring

framework.

Tribes India e-CommercePortal and m-CommerceApp Launchedl The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs,

Jual Oram launched ‘e-Tribes: Tribes

India’ on March 28, 2018. It is an

initiative for digital commerce at

Tribes India Outlet in New Delhi.

l It included the launch of e-commerce

portal of TRIFED,

www.tribesindia.com, and

M-commerce, android app ‘Tribes

India’.

l The Minister also launched the

Tribes India banner on Snapdeal,

Amazon, Paytm and GeM for

marketing of Tribal Products

through these e-commerce portals.

NITI Aayog Released theBaseline Rankingl According to the NITI Aayog,

Mewat in Haryana is the most

backward while Andhra Pradesh’s

Vizianagaram is the

best-performing district of the

country.

l Niti Aayog released the baseline

ranking on March 28, 2018 for 101

aspirational districts based on 49

indicators across five sectors that

includes health and nutrition (30%

weightage), education (30%),

agriculture and water resources

(20%), financial inclusion and skill

development (10%), and basic

infrastructure (10%).

l Mewat is preceded by Madhya

Pradesh’s Singrauli and

Telangana’s Asifabad at the

bottom of the list.

l While Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon

and Maharashtra’s Osmanabad lie

second and third on the top of the

table.

EPFO Launched Portalfor Pensionersl EPFO launched the pensioner’s portal

on March 28, 2018 through which all

EPFO pensioners may get the details

of pension-related information.

l The pensioner’s portal is a recently

launched service where details like

pension payment order number,

payment order details, passbook

information and other related

information are available.

l The enhanced “Track eKYC” facility

for the convenience of members have

also been launched to check the status

of Aadhaar seeded against their UAN.

l The facility has been made available at

EPFOs website www.epfindia.gov.in.

India-based NeutrinoObservatory Receives Nodl The Union Ministry of Environment,

Forests and Climate Change formally

granted environmental clearance on

March 26, 2018 for the India-based

Neutrino Observatory (INO) project.

l The neutrino project will be

implemented at the Pottipuram village

in Uthamapalayam taluk in Theni

district promoted by the Tata Institute

of Fundamental Research.

National

Current Affairs

May 2018MCurrent A fa rs20

Non-Maintenance ofMinimum Balance Chargeof the SBIl The country’s largest lender, SBI

State Bank of India slashed charges

for non-maintenance of Average

Monthly Balance (AMB) in savings

accounts by nearly 75%.

l The revised charges will be effective

from April 1, 2018 and will benefit

over 25 crore customers.

l The charges for non-maintenance of

AMB for customers in Metro and

Urban centers have been reduced

from a maximum of ` 50 per month

to ` 15 per month.

l Similarly, for Semi-Urban and Rural

centers, the charges have been

reduced from ` 40 every month to

` 12 and ` 10 GST charges will be

applicable over and above the rates

specified above.

SEBI Allowed PhysicalSettlement of StockDerivativesl The Securities & Exchange Board of

India (SEBI) has allowed physical

settlement of both stock options and

stock futures on March 30, 2018.

l At present only cash settlement of

derivatives is allowed.

l The SEBI has accepted most of the

recommendations of the Uday Kotak

committee, which was set-up to review

corporate governance norms of listed

companies.

l Physical settlement in derivatives is

settling of a trade by giving and take of

shares rather than cash.

Agreement BetweenADB and Indial The government of India has signed

$ 80 million loan agreement on March

27, 2018 with the Asian Development

Bank (ADB) to help modernise

technical and vocational education and

training (TVET) institutions and

improve the skills ecosystem in the

State of Himachal Pradesh.

l The Project will establish a polytechnic

for women, six city Livelihood Centers,

and seven Rural Livelihood Centers,

and upgrade 11 employment

exchanges into model career Centers.

l These efforts will result in improved

TVET awareness among youth,

modernizing training equipment,

implementing a training information

system, forging partnerships with

private sector, and creating better

access to quality market-relevant

TVET and livelihood development

opportunities for youth in

Himachal Pradesh.

RBI to Release ` 350 Coinl The RBI is set to roll out a coin of

` 350 denomination to mark the

350th Birth Anniversary of Shri

Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

l The front face of the coin will have

‘Ashoka Pillar’ engraved on it,

with the legend “Satyamev

Jayate” inscribed below.

l The reverse face of the coin will

have a picture of ‘Takht Shri

Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib’.

PSBs to LinkSWIFT with CBSl All public sector banks (PSBs) will

have to link their SWIFT systems

with their respective Core Banking

Solution systems by April 30, 2018

as a measure to prevent fraud.

l The state-run banks also decided

to speed up the process of taking

out “cyber insurance”. The

abbreviation of SWIFT is Society

for Worldwide Interbank Financial

Telecommunications.

Economy

Current Affairs

1. The celebration of 70 years ofIndia-Russia Agricultural Relations hasheld in which State?a. Uttar Pradesh b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Assam d. Rajasthan

2. Which country to host the 8th editionof Theatre Olympics 2018?a. Russia b. Brazil

c. China d. India

3. Who has been elected as the newPresident of Sahitya Akademi?a. Madhav Koushik

b. Prathibha Ray

c. Bhalachandra Nemade

d. Chandrashekhara Kambar

4. Which of the following is the India’sfirst online radio station?a. Radio Umang b. Radio Aadhaar

c. Radio Teacap d. Radio Sansar

5. Which Indian State hosted the 12thedition of International Conference onCorporate Social Responsibility(CSR-2018)?a. Karnataka b. Andhra Pradesh

c. Chhattisgarh d. Odisha

6. Who has bagged the 2017 SahityaAkademi Award for Kannada language?a. Jagdish Lachhani b. Baig Ehsas

c. Bhujanga Tudu d. TP Ashoka

7. Which city is hosting the India’sfirst-ever radio festival?a. New Delhi b. Pune

c. Kanpur d. Mumbai

8. Who initiated India’s largest ‘train thetrainers’ programme by inducting 1500Physical Education (PE) teachers fromacross Gujarat for advanced training?a. Pullela Gopichand b. Sania Mirza

c. Saina Nehwa d. P V Sindhu

9. In which city, Prime Minister,Narendra Modi, inaugurated the 2018edition of the World SustainableDevelopment Summit (WSDS 2018)?a. Mumbai b. Kolkata

c. Pune d. New Delhi

10. Which State government will be

setting up India’s first institute for

artificial intelligence (AI)?a. Mizoram b. Assam

c. Bihar d. Maharashtra

11. Which two countries have been

suspended from voting in the United

Nations (UN) General Assembly because

of millions of dollars in unpaid dues?a. Venezuela and Somalia

b. Venezuela and North Korea

c. Venezuela and South Africa

d. Venezuela and Libya

12. National Conference under the title

of “Agriculture 2022 – Doubling Farmers’

Income” will be organised by the Ministry

of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare in

which Indian city?a. Mumbai b. Puna

c. New Delhi d. Patna

13. In terms of Maternal Mortality Rate

(MMR), which State is at the bottom of

the list among all Indian States?a. Assam b. Bihar

c. Jharkhand d. Rajasthan

14. Name the tropical cyclone that

devastated Tonga, a small South Pacific

island country, with Category 4 intensity?a. Aruna b. Mira

c. Gita d. Ockhi

15. Name the technology, Oil and Natural

Gas Corporation (ONGC) is planning to

introduce in its Gandhar field to recover

an extra 20 million barrels of crude oil?a. Gas flow rate

b. Flame temperature

c. Carbon dioxide injection

d. Cloud diffusion

16. Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO) has planned to launch

Chandrayan-2 Mission around April 2018.

This is India’s .......... mission to the moon.a. First b. Second

c. Third d. Fourth

17. Who has become the oldest Tennisplayer in the world to hold number 1 rankin the ATP world rankings?a. Simona Halep b. Caroline Wozniacki

c. Roger Federer d. Andre Agassi

18. Which of the below given languagesare considered as Endangered byUNESCO?a. Naiki b. Pengo

c. Kuruba d. All of these

19. Which American Company signed theframework agreement with MaharashtraState Government to build a hyperloopbetween Pune and Mumbai?a. Hyperloop One b. Caltex

c. Twitter d. Caterpillar

20. Which bank has announced openingof off-shore banking unit at theInternational Financial Services Centre(IFSC) at Gujarat International FinanceTec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat?a. Yes Bank b. SBI

c. Dena Bank d. Axis Bank

21. Which is the first foreign ecommercecompany to start its own food retailingbusiness in India with a pilot in Pune?a. Asus b. Ebay

c. Walmart d. Amazon

22. Which State government has plannedto implement ‘Mission Buniyaad’ toimprove learning levels of studentsattending primary classes in the Stategovernment and municipal schools?a. Uttrakhand b. Delhi

c. Maharashtra d. Madhya Pradesh

23. ‘Bed and Breakfast’ scheme waslaunched by which State?a. Karnataka b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Punjab d. Gujarat

24. ‘Garuda Shakti’ military drill is thejoint exercise between which twocountries?a. Indian and Sri Lanka

b. Indian and Pakistan

c. Indian and Indonesian

d. Indian and Norway

25. India with country launched the jointresearch projects on ‘Water QualityResearch’ and ‘Energy DemandReduction in Built Environment’?a. Canada b. Australia

c. Iran d. The UK

26. Which country successfully testedArrow-3 advanced missile defencesystem?a. The USA b. Israel

c. India d. Japan

27. Who broke the 20 year old worldrecord in 60 m sprint with 6.34 secondstiming, at the US Indoor NationalChampionships in Albuquerque?a. Mia Ronaldo b. Nathan Chen

c. Adam Rippon d. Christian Coleman

36 May 2018MCurrent A fa rs

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I have lived ……… Mexico City for aboutsix months before witnessing somebodyget visibly angry……public.a. in ; in b. in ; upon

c. in; at d. at; with

12. Fill in the blanks in the sentencebelow with suitable articles. Choose youranswer from the given options.

Large tremors can cause perturbations in……… Earth’s gravitational field- and asthese signals travel at…… speed of light,they open up…… possibility of muchmore rapid detection of quake magnitude.a. the ; the ; the b. the; a; the

c. an ; the ; the d. the ; the ; a

13. From the options given below choosethe correct collective noun you will usefor ‘woodpecker’.a. nest b. descent c. flock d. brood

14. From the sentences given below choosethe one that has used the correct spellings,a. It’s the best vantage point in Wuyishan.

overlooking the meandeiring Nine-BendStream, as well as neighboring: tea farmsand temples.

b. The narrow path is secured with handrailsand dotted with rest stops and viewingpavilions.

c. The trek is paved with about 800verteginous stone steps uphill and morethan, 1000 downhill.

d. It takes approximately three hours to finishdepending on foot traffic.

15. From the options given below choosethe correct idiom to fill in the blank.

Since I reached late I wasn’t aware of

what had been going on, so I decided to

........... during the argument between my

classmates.a. sit on the fence

b. break the ice

c. jump the bandwagon

d. eat humble pie

16. A sentence is given in four parts asoptions. One of the parts contains anerror. Choose the option that has theerror.a. The worn stone steps appearing: to

glimmer in the sunlight.

b. As I climbed the narrow staircase of the

Gothic Church Tower in Nordlingen,

Germany.

c. What should have been a dark, grey climb

to the top.

d. Bringing unexpected flashes of light to

17. From the options given below, fill illthe blank with the correct adjective.

India’s cities are some of the most vibrant

in the world, from the majesty of Mumbai

to the chaos of Delhi and its food is ……,

from Punjabi tandoori chicken to Goan

fish curries,a. delicious b. insipid

c. bland d. flamboyant

18. Choose the option that offers thecorrect synonym of the highlighted wordin the sentence given below. Payattention to the meaning of thehighlighted word in the sentence.

Everything, especially in Old Delhi isfried twice, just to make it crispier- andthey say if you fry anything twice itabsorbs less oil.a. shatterable

b. Firm

c. Crunchy

d. Weak

50 May 2018MCurrent A fa rs

Solved Paper

Lower Division ClerkRecruitment Exam 2017

EXAM DATE January 10, 2018

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN (KVS)

1. In a ∆ABC, If ∠ A = °115 , ∠ C = °20

and D is a point on BC such thatAD ⊥ BC and BD = 7 cm, then AD is oflength

a. 15 cm b. 5 cm

c. 7 cm d. 10 cm

2. A is thrice as good a workman as B

and therefore is able to finish a job in 60days less than B. Working together, theycan do it in

a. 20 days b. 221

2days

c. 25 days d. 30 days

3. At what rate of interest will ` 20000become ` 24200 after 2 years wheninterest is compounded annually?

a. 5% b. 6%

c. 10% d. 15%

4. The area of the base of a rectangular

tank is 6500 cm2 and the volume of water

contained in it is 2.6 m3. The depth of the

water in the tank is

a. 2.5 m b. 3 m

c. 5.5 m d. 4 m

5. If a watch is sold at ` 60, there is a lossof 15% for a profit of 2%, the watch is to besold at

a. ` 7 b. ` 72

c. ` 75 d. ` 85

6. If the radius of a semicircle is reducedby 10%, then how much percent its areawill be reduced?

a. 22% b. 19%

c. 21% d. 27%

7. A shopkeeper marks his goods 20%above cost price, but allows 30% discountfor cash. His net loss is

a. 8% b. 10%

c. 16% d. 20%

8. Find the lowest number between 50and 100 which is exactly divisible by 3, 6

and 15

a. 150 b. 75

c. 120 d. 60

9. A hemispherical cup of radius 4 cm isfilled to the brim with coffee. The coffeeis then poured into a vertical cone ofradius 8 cm and height 16 cm. Thepercentage of the volume of the cone thatremains empty is

a. 88.2% b. 87.5%

c. 80.5% d. 81.6%

10.sin cos tan

cos tan sin

30 60 45

30 45 90

° − ° + °° − ° + °

is equal to

a.3

2b.

2 3

3

c.4 3

3d. 3

11. If x = 3

2, then

1

1 1

1

1 1

++ +

+ −− −

x

x

x

x

is equal to

a. 1

b. 2 3/

c. 2 3−d. 2

12. If a train runs at 40 km/h, it reachesits destination late by 11 minutes. But if itruns at 50 km/h, it is late by 5 minutesonly. The correct time for the train tocomplete the journey is

a. 13 min b. 15 min

c. 19 min d. 21 min

13. If 2 8 2

1

5

1

5x × = , then x is equal to

a.1

5b. − 1

5

c.2

5d. − 2

5

14. Average of 5 terms is 10. If averageof first two term average is 7 and averageof last two term is 13, then what is thevalue of third term?

a. 8 b. 7 c. 10 d. 9

15.If 3 4cot θ = , then

5 3

5 3

sin cos

sin cos

θ θθ θ

+−

is equal to

a.1

9b.

1

3

c. 3 d. 9

Directions (Q. Nos. 16 and 17)Select the related words/letters/numbersfrom the given alternatives.

16. Hair : Grass :: Fur : ?

a. Feather b. Cloth

c. Wood d. Leather

17. 18 : 30 :: 36 : ?

a. 54 b. 62

c. 64 d. 66

Directions (Q.Nos. 18-19) Selectthe one which is different from theother responses.

18. a. Mercury b. Acetone

c. Petrol d. Kerosene

19. a. 72, 45 b. 51, 24

c. 46, 20 d. 32, 13

Directions (Q.Nos. 20-21) Choosethe correct alternative from the givenones that will complete the series.

20. Clerk, Collector, Chief Secretary, ?,President

a. Governor b. Minister

c. Leader d. Postman

21. C4X, F9U, I16R, ?

a. K25P b. L25P

c. L25O d. L27P

57May 2018MCurrent A fa rs

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)

Assistant Loco PilotRecruitment Exam 2018

Time … 60 min No. of Questions : 75Model Paper

1. The SI of ` 600 for 4 years and that of` 600 for 2 years together is ` 180. Whatis the rate of interest per annum?

a. 61

4% b. 4%

c. 5% d. 5.5%

2. If a man runs at 2 m/sec, how manykilometres does he run in 1 hour 20minutes?

a. 8.4 km b. 6.9 km

c. 9.6 km d. 7.4 km

3. The sides of a rectangle are 8 cm and6 cm. The corners of the rectangle lie on acircle. Find the area of the circle withoutthe rectangle.

a. 30.6 cm2b. 39 cm2

c. 42.4 cm2d. 65.3 cm2

4. Nalanda and Nawada are two towns.Sabir goes from Nalanda to Nawada at30 km/h and comes back to the startingpoint at 70 km/h. What is the averagespeed during the whole journey?

a. 12 km/h b. 60 km/h

c. 24 km/h d. 42 km/h

5. Amar and Bimal take part in a 100 mrace. Amar runs at 5 km/h. If Amar startsafter Bimal and wins the race by 8seconds and 8 minutes the speed of Bimalis

a. 4.15 km/h b. 4.14 km/h

c. 4.25 km/h d. 4.41 km/h

6. A train 200 m long is running at 72km/h. In how much time will it pass aplatform 200 m long?

a. 10 sec b. 20 sec

c. 400 sec d. 17 sec

7. A two-digit number is five times thesum of its digits. If 9 is added to thenumber, the digits interchange. Find thesum of the digits.

a. 11 b. 7

c. 6 d. 9

8. If 12 men or 18 women can do a workin 14 days, then in how many days will 8men and 16 women do the same work?

a. 12 days b. 10 days

c. 14 days d. 9 days

9. 36% of 4800 02× . % of 1320=?

a. 4535.52

b. 4551.36

c. 4561.92

d. 4572.48

10. To get 35% of a number, the numbershould be multiplied by

a.7

20b. 3.5

c.7

20d.

5

20

11. The sum of two numbers is 100 andtheir difference is 50. The ratio of thesenumbers is

a. 2 : 1 b. 3 : 1

c. 4 : 1 d. 5 : 1

12. The population of a town increases at5% per annum. If the present populationis 160000, what will be the populationafter 4 years?

a. 194481 b. 178641

c. 192000 d. 165000

13. The least number which whendivided by 25, 40 and 60 leaves, theremainder 7 in each case is

a. 1207 b. 607

c. 609 d. 593

14. Which of the following fractions is

a.8

35b.

8

37

c.2

11d.

8

39

15. A tradesman bought a second handcar for ` 6000 and spent ` 500 on itsrepair. He sold it for ` 7020. His gainpercent is

a. 12.5% b. 9.6%

c. 8% d. 5%

16. A shopkeeper sells a radio at 20%discount on printed price and gets 15%profit. What is the printed price?

a. 35% more than cost price

b. 75% more than cost price

c. 20% more than cost price

d. None of the above

17. The parallel chords of a circle withcentre at C are such that PQ = 8 cm andRS = 16 cm. The chords lie on one side ofcentre and the distance between them is4 cm. The radius of circle is

a. 3 2 cm b. 3 5 cm

c. 4 5 cm d. 5 5 cm

18. In a day how many times the handsof a clock are coincident?

a. 22 b. 25

c. 24 d. 30

19. In an alloy, the ratio of copper andzinc is 5:2. If 1.250 kg of zinc is mixed in17 kg 500 g of alloy, then the ratio ofcopper and zinc will be

a. 2 : 1 b. 2 : 3

c. 3 : 2 d. 1 : 2

20. sin cos2 238° + 38° is equal to

a.1

2b. 3

c. 1 d. 2

21. In a certain language,REFRIGERATOR is coded asROTAREGIRFER, which word would becoded as NOITINUMMA?

a. AMMUNITION b. AMNOTUTION

c. AMONOTION d. ANOMOOTION

62 May 2018MCurrent A fa rs

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs)

GROUP-DRecruitment Exam 2018

Time … 1 : 30 hour No. of Questions : 100Model Paper