, 21 2015

Editorial
The Hindu: November 21, 2015( editorial with vocab)
National politics Bihar moment
On an afternoon of excess and enthusiasm at Patnas Gandhi Maidan, Nitish Kumar took oath(a
solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior ) of
office to be Chief Minister of Bihar again. News had long filtered(remove by passing through a filter ) out about invitations and RSVPs that there was little surprise at the spectrum(an ordered
array of the components of an emission or wave ) of national politicians in attendance. It was
expected anyway. Mr. Kumars Janata Dal (United) and Mr. Lalu Prasads Rashtriya Janata Dal had
formed a Grand Alliance of parties in a direct contest with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who, in the
absence of a chief ministerial candidate, personally led the charge for the BJP. In fact, the only mystery
that remained was whether one of Mr. Prasads sons would be Deputy Chief Minister and whether the
JD(U) would retain the Home portfolio. In the event, both happened. Mr Prasad and Mr. Kumar had a
bitter(marked by strong resentment or cynicism ) political rivalry(the act of competing as for profit
or a prize ) going for two decades, and their vote banks were considered to be at variance. In the
take-no-prisoners election campaign against the BJP, they overcame(win a victory over )
personal odds and the new Council of Ministers indicates they are mindful of the continuing potential
for internal contradiction(opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas ). Tejaswi
Yadavs dynastic(of or relating to or characteristic of a dynasty ) designation as Deputy Chief
Minister binds(stick to firmly the RJD firmly(with resolute determination ) in the
governing coalition(the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of
parts ). The retention(the act of retaining something ) of the Home Ministry by the JD(U)
hushes(cause to be quiet or not talk ) fears of the so-called jungle raj of the 1990s under Mr.
Prasads watch. In the past decade( ), Mr. Kumar has grown the constituency for his unique, and
effective, type of governance, centred on social inclusion and welfarism. His return has been hard-won,
and he cannot afford political instability or the prospect(the possibility of future success ) even
of rent-seeking( When a company, organization or individual uses their resources to obtain an
economic gain from others without reciprocating any benefits back to society through wealth creation)
strongmen operating under his coalition partners wings.
The Bihar verdict(the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in
formulating a judgment ), significantly, has unsettled the discourse(extended verbal expression in
speech or writing ) for the BJP at the Centre, and specifically for Prime Minister Modi. It is this
development that casts(deposit ) the attendance of diverse(many and different )
politicians as something more than a courtesy(a courteous manner ) appearance. From Rahul
Gandhi to Arvind Kejriwal, Sitaram Yechury to Mamata Banerjee, Farooq Abdullah to M.K. Stalin, all of
Mr. Modis political foes(a personal enemy , as it were, were underlining(give extra weight to (a
communication) ) the import, and possibilities, of this moment. Regional parties see the
arc(form an arch or curve ) turning towards them after the single-party-majority
challenge of the 2014 Lok Sabha result. In Bihar, with the Congress retreating((military) withdrawal of
troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
) from its episodic(limited in duration to a single episode ) go-it-alone whims(a sudden
desire ), they see faint(lacking clarity or distinctness ) contours(a feature or the order or
arrangement of features of anything having a complex structure ) of, first, more cohesive(well
integrated ) cooperation as the Opposition to the BJP at the Centre and, then, of coordinated
mobilisation to arrest the BJPs advance in future State elections. The fading(an interest followed with
exaggerated zeal , ) afternoon light in Patna illuminated(provided with artificial light ) a
congregation (a group of people who adhere to a common faith )that may define Indian
politics in the days to come.
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, 20 2015

Editorial

The Hindu: November 20, 2015(editorial with hindi and english vocab)
Planning for the next flood
Cyclonic(of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm ) storms(a violent weather
condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and
lightning ) on Tamil Nadus 1,076-km coastline(the outline of a coast ) are not
unusual(not usual or common or ordinary ), and at least once in two years there is some
disaster(a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune ) or the other. The common
thread running through every such instance(example) is that all claims of preparedness are
invariably(without variation or change, in every case ) exposed(with no protection or shield )
as either hollow(not solid; having a space or gap or cavity ) or woefully(in an unfortunate or
deplorable manner ) inadequate(not sufficient to meet a need ). The focus, as well
as any claim to administrative efficiency, is solely on rescue and relief operations. What the
government is able to demonstrate is only some good mobilising(make ready for action or use
) of human and material resources after the event. Rarely is there a reconsideration of the policy
of civic planning, especially the tendency(an inclination to do something ) to place real estate and
commercial interests above those of nature and ecology(the environment as it relates to living
organisms ). The latest disaster to hit Tamil Nadu was not a cyclone((meteorology) rapid inward
circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern
hemisphere and clockwise in the southern ), yet it highlighted the inadequate level of
preparedness. The inundation(the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
, ) in Chennai and its neighbouring districts exposed all the flaws(an imperfection in an
object or machine ) in its urban planning, housing and real estate policy and water management.
Scenes of large sheets of water spread across hundreds of localities, cutting off tens of thousands of
people from the rest of the city, provided grim(not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
) testimony(something that serves as evidence ) to the appalling(causing consternation
) mistakes of the past. As rain battered(damaged by blows or hard usage) the city, it was clear
that the drainage(emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it )
system was either too weak or non-existent. Compounding the problem of urban waste
clogging(preventing movement ) drains was widespread encroachments(any entry into an area
not previously occupied ) that have whittled(cut small bits or pare shavings from ) down
the carrying capacity of many water channels.
A big factor behind the flooding is the rampant(unrestrained and violent ) construction of
buildings on water bodies, wetlands and areas that were originally floodplains. Large tracts(an
extended area of land ) of land in the suburbs have seen a real estate boom. None should have
been surprised by water flowing into such areas, creating islands out of apartment complexes and
making whole colonies resemble(appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to ) fields under
irrigation. There is a good deal of official patronage(the act of providing approval and support )
for the establishment of habitations(the native habitat or home of an animal or plant - ) on
lakes and ponds. Even the Housing Board implements such projects, and planning authorities approve
them routinely. Such disasters could have been prevented through planning, curbs(an edge between a
sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
) on occupation of water bodies, and pre-monsoon desilting(clearing) of drains and water
channels. A key factor that ought to be taken into account is that the city needs an intricate(having
many complexly arranged elements; elaborate ) drainage system to match its
burgeoning(grow and flourish ) development. With the citys municipal limits expanded in
recent years to take in dozens of smaller villages and townships, the only remedial(tending or intended
to rectify or improve ) step can be significantly enhancing civic infrastructure in the added
areas. But it is a daunting(discouraging through fear ) task for the government to implement the
real solution keeping water bodies free of construction and habitation(housing that someone is living
in ). Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sanctioned(formally approved and invested with legal
authority ) Rs.500 crore for immediate relief, and sought further Central assistance. The
government must also look for sound hydrological solutions to address the shortcomings(a failing or
deficiency ) in the citys water storage and drainage system, and revisit present policy priorities.
There can be no smart city without intelligent planning.
The Dawn(editorial with vocab)
Islamophobia in the West
THE backlash(a movement back from an impact ) was expected from the moment the
grisly( inspiring horror ) events on Friday evening in Paris last week began to unfold. Muslims
across Europe and North America braced(prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

) themselves for the tsunami of hatred as some of them put it that they knew was coming.
Those apprehensions(fearful expectation or anticipation ) have been more than realised in the
deluge(an overwhelming number or amount ) of threats against the community:
venomous(extremely poisonous or injurious ) phone and online messages; vandalism(willful
wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others ) of mosques,
Islamic centres and Muslim-owned businesses; individuals clearly identifiable as Muslim physically
attacked; and vigils(v ) by Muslims for the Paris victims disrupted(marked by breaks or gaps
) by racist, Islamophobic abuse.
Some politicians have capitalised on last weeks massacre(the savage and excessive killing of many
people ) to whip up(prepare or cook quickly or hastily ) already
simmering(temperature just below the boiling point ) sentiment against giving asylum(a
shelter from danger or hardship ) to largely Muslim refugees fleeing(run away quickly
) war-torn Syria.
Governors of at least 26 US states have said they would bar Syrian refugees from resettlement in their
states. Poland has called for a revision of the EU policy on the migrant crisis; Hungary and
Czechoslovakia reiterated(to say, state, or perform again ) the view that terrorists would
slip into the continent amongst the droves of refugees and wreak(cause to happen or to occur as a
consequence ) mayhem(violent and needless disturbance ).
In short, it is exactly as the militant Islamic State group which carried out the massacre in the French
capital, might have hoped.
There have been considerable level-headed analyses in the media along these lines; many individuals
including some family members of the Paris victims have also written movingly about their refusal
to succumb(consent reluctantly ) to blind hatred that can only serve the militant(disposed to
warfare or hard-line policies ) organisations ends. However, right-wing hysteria(state of violent
mental agitation ) often underwritten by cynical
(believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of
others )political agendas is firmly in the ascendant(tending or directed upward
).
At this juncture(n event that occurs at a critical time ), world leaders need to demonstrate
statesmanship(wisdom in the management of public affairs ) and a more nuanced(a subtle
difference in meaning or opinion or attitude ) understanding of the situation instead of
pandering(yield (to); give satisfaction to ) to their base. Referring to the migrant crisis, President
Barack Obama has tried to steer the narrative in a more considered direction by saying, We do not
close our hearts to these victims of such violence and somehow start equating the issue of refugees
with the issue of terrorism.
His observation that there could not be a more potent recruitment tool for [IS] than some of the
rhetoric(using language effectively to please or persuade ) coming out of here in the
course of this debate aptly(with competence ) highlights the danger posed by the nonMuslim world giving in to xenophobic(suffering from xenophobia having abnormal fear or hatred of the
strange or foreign ) impulses(an instinctive motive ).
President Franois Hollande too has also categorically stated that Islamophobia will not be tolerated.
There need to be far more calls for restraint(the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
)coming from the West.
At the same time, it is also a fact that Islamist violence in the world today has its genesis(a coming into
being ) in long-festering(a fluid product of inflammation ) grievances(a resentment strong
enough to justify retaliation ) unacknowledged, trivialised(make trivial or insignificant
) or deliberately(with intention -) misrepresented such as the situation in Palestine,
Kashmir, Chechnya etc.
Without addressing these issues in a meaningful way, there can be no real, long-term resolution of
militancy.
Meanwhile, for its part, the Muslim world, through the organisations that claim to represent it, needs to
craft a collective, hard-hitting response to the depredations(an act of plundering and pillaging and
marauding ) being committed(bound or obligated, ) in the name of Islam.
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, 19 2015

Editorial

Indian Express
A misfire
The Assam Rifles have a mandate(a document giving an official instruction or command ) to
fight terrorism in the northeastern states. That does not, however, empower the paramilitary force to tell
the media what it can publish. The notice sent by the Assam Rifles headquarters to five newspapers in
Nagaland, in which they claim that publishing articles mentioning the demands of the NSCN(K) is
tantamount (being essentially equal to something ) to violating the provisions of an anti-terror law,
is a clear case of overreach(fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
) and a deliberate(carefully thought out in advance ) misreading of the Unlawful
Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The Union government must step in and instruct the force to keep off
the media and let the latter decide what is best for readers. The Assam Rifles, undoubtedly, have a
tough task in a region with a long history of insurgency, but it must stick to its core competency
which certainly does not include news judgement and selection.
The Assam Rifles gag order attempts to draw legitimacy from a section in the UAPA that says that
whosoever advocates, abets(assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing ), advises or
incites(give an incentive for action ) the commission of any unlawful activity, or assists the
operations of a banned organisation, is liable for punishment. But what constitutes advocacy, abetment
and incitement to unlawful activity? Does mere(only) reporting of the activities of a banned organisation
or one of its members fall into any of these categories? The now-repealed(cancel officially )
Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, included a section criminalising anyone who invited support for an
organisation banned under the anti-terror law. The vagueness(unclearness by virtue of being poorly
expressed or not coherent in meaning ) of the provision had enlarged the scope for abuse
and, with the state targeting activists and politicians, Parliament was forced to repeal(cancel officially
) the act.
The NSCN(K), though a banned organisation, is a factor in Nagalands public life, and no serious
media organisation can ignore or suppress(to put down by force or authority ) news about it. The
report that appears to have triggered the ridiculous(inspiring scornful pity ) diktat(order
) was on the death threat issued by the NSCN(K) to lawmakers whom the
terror outfit deemed(keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view ) to be collaborators of
the Indian state and opposed to Naga sovereignty(government free from external control ).
Newspapers could not possibly ignore news that the most dangerous insurgent(in opposition to a civil
authority or government ) group in the region was planning to target the states legislators. How
to report the NSCN(K) is a task best left to editors, who are stakeholders in Nagalands public affairs as
much as, or even more so, than the Assam Rifles. The Assam Rifles mistake the role of the media if
they think that the latter ought to serve as dutiful handmaidens(in a subordinate position ) to the
paramilitary(of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military
unit ) forces engaged in counter(indicating opposition or resistance -)-insurgency
operations
The dawn
Railways descent
HUMAN error is the refuge(a safe place ) of officials who are asked to explain a major
mishap(an instance of misfortune ) in Pakistan. All too often the image of an errant(uncontrolled
motion that is irregular or unpredictable ) pilot or driver is greeted by public calls for reforming
the individual although the suspicion(an impression that something might be the case remains
that the institution the person worked for is being allowed to get away without a serious investigation.
The latest example is the derailment(an accident in which a train runs off its track ) of the
Jaffar Express in Balochistans Bolan area on Tuesday, in which the first suspect was the trains driver
who was among the at least 14 people killed. But as evidence emerged that the crash could have been
caused by brake failure, the blame wagon changed course in the direction of those responsible for the
maintenance of the Pakistan Railways stocks. The finger was pointed at the mechanics who ought to
have ensured that the trains brakes were in perfect running order before they signed the fitness
certificate allowing it to set off from Quetta on Tuesday morning. But whereas this may be the routine
start to the process of bringing the lazy and irresponsible to justice the exercise will remain incomplete
unless there is a deeper probe(an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities ) into the
mess that has existed for long in the railways and that goes beyond the fancy vows(a solemn pledge
) of those in charge of its affairs.
If initial reports about the accident indicate a casual attitude on part of the maintenance staff in Quetta,
it is in sync with the lethargy(weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy ) that has
come to be associated with this national service. The railways minister has been constantly heard

making popular noises about turning around the organisation. While some experts have found reason
to praise Minister Saad Rafique, those with greater expertise in the field often caution against the
much-celebrated surface changes that hide the ugly reality: that the railways infrastructure is in a
shambles(a condition of great disorder ). The truth is that whatever improvements are carried
out within the system in the name of safety, speed and reliability, are limited to the more visible and
more privileged sections for instance, the two favourite routes, the Lahore-Karachi and LahoreRawalpindi sections. Areas such as Aab-i-Gum in Bolan stand by and are lost to officials until they
abruptly(quickly and without warning ) become the news as in Tuesdays accident when a
driver tried to apply the brakes on a long slide. If this is human error the blame must rest at the top of
the fragile(easily broken or damaged or destroyed ) system.
Nov 19, 2015: The Economic Times (Bangalore)
Turn of the Tomato to Play Spoilsport
Industry, services cannot race too far ahead of farm
With industry and services growing to 85% of India's GDP, one would think that the days of the
economy being a gamble on the monsoon are behind us. One would think wrong. A whole lot of
demand for the produce of industry depends on income being generated in rural areas, which income
depends on agricultural output. If industry slackens(become slow or slower ), so would the
need for a variety of services.Add to this the RBI's decision to make the food-heavy consumer price
index its measure of inflation and to make containing inflation the sole(MAIN) objective of monetary
policy. With this, a spike in food inflation would lead to tightening of money, well, adding to the
economy's woes(misery resulting from affliction ) from depressed farm incomes. The monsoon
stays king.
Tomato prices are spiking(manifest a sharp increase ), thanks to unseasonal rains
in some producing regions and deficient rains in others.This comes in the wake of an onion price scare
and a steep(devote (oneself) fully to ) elevation(the event of something being raised upward
) in the price of lentils(the fruit or seed of a lentil plant the fruit or seed of a lentil plant), the chief
source of protein for most Indians. The country cannot afford to continue with a farm sector that is so
unpredictable and undependable. Every bit of the country's agricultural strategy desperately(with great
urgency ) needs reform.
We need better seeds and plant breeds, including genetically modified crops.
We need more and better-managed irrigation. We need improved marketing of farm produce, to
minimise the role of the middleman and link retail prices to the price the farmer gets. We need
expanded and climate-controlled storage. We need crop insurance and selective buffer(protect from
impact) stocking, a stable export-import regime with tariffs that can vary(become different in some
particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence ) in a
known range. We need to invest heavily in food processing so that tomato puree paste and onion
powder paste can stand in for the fresh produce and can be stored across the land in trade channels.
We need to move from public funds for agriculture being wasted in inefficient subsidies to larger public
outlays(the act of spending or disbursing money ) pouring(flowing profusely ) into intelligent
farm investment. With a new network of roads and electricity reaching rural areas, none of this agenda
is beyond our grasp(the limit of capability ), political will permitting.
Nov 19, 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad)
Stiffing (not moving or operating freely ) The Poor
Stop the cow protection brigade(army unit smaller than a division) from wreaking economic
havoc(violent and needless disturbance )India, as a Hindu majority nation, discourages cattle
slaughter in a directive principle of the Constitution, but couches (formulate in a particular style or
language ) it in an economic argument. In other words, there has always been hypocrisy(an
expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction ) around cow slaughter while
upper-caste Hindus uphold the cow's holiness, India's meat production and trade in cow hide, skin,
bone, etc has thrived(grow vigorously ) with the participation of Hindus as well.Now, the climate
of fear around cows has provided sanction(sanction ) for harassment and inflicted(impose
something unpleasant ) serious economic damage.
By now, 24 Indian states have laws banning or limiting cattle slaughter. In Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan the burden of proof is on the accused; some states even ban bull

and buffalo slaughter as well as the consumption of beef.Given that India is the world's largest exporter
of beef (mostly buffalo), this has deep and wide economic ramification(a development that complicates
a situation ). Apart from striking at individual rights and imposing the religious beliefs of one
powerful community over others, these harsh laws combined with vigilante(member of a vigilance
committee ) cow protection activists have struck hard at the livelihoods of those
who have anything to do with cows. Minorities and lower castes, who deal with cattle and or consume
beef as a source of cheap protein, are worst affected. India's agrarian economy was already in crisis
last year. Restrictions on cattle trade have deepened the crisis as farmers are stuck with unproductive
heifers(young cowv ) now. Once they are no longer lactating or reproducing, a cow's
upkeep(activity involved in maintaining something in good working order ), fodder and feed is
expensive. The meat-processing industry, worth Rs 29,000 crore in 2014-15, has seen a sharp decline
this year. The leather industry is also reeling(walk as if unable to control one's movements )
because of the panic around cowhide it has recorded an 8% fall in exports. Flayers, tannery owners,
contractors, truckers and traders are all running scared. Related business in gelatin, animal fat soap,
pharmaceuticals, etc is also impacted.
The irony ( a witty language used to convey insults or scorn ) is that all this pious(having or
showing or expressing reverence for a deity ) activism doesn't help the cow.According to the
cattle census, there is already 53 lakh stray( having no home or having wandered away from home
) cattle abandoned(forsaken by owner or inhabitants ) by their owners. Now, with
all the fear around disposing (give, sell, or transfer to another ) of aged cattle, farmers have
even less of an incentive to rear(bring up ) them.Hindutva activists will find that the more
deified(consider as a god or godlike ) the cow is, the more it is condemned(express strong
disapproval of ) to be a marginalised drifter(a wanderer who has no established residence
or visible means of support ) fated (determined by tragic fate )to starve(be
hungry; go without food ) slowly to death. It's imperative(requiring attention or action
) to defy((resist or confront with resistance ) their blandishments(flattery
intended to persuade ) and switch from gai-vernance to governance.
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Gk
1. Identify the missile. Its 50th flight-test was conducted by the Indian Army on 7 November 2015 at the
Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan.
a) BrahMos
b) Agni V
c) Dhanush
d) Nag
2. Union Government on 6 November 2015 decided to impose 0.5% cess on all services to fund which
of the following initiatives?
a) Integrated Power Development Scheme
b) Swachh Bharat Mission
c) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
d) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
3. Identify the sports personality. She won the gold medal on 6 November 2015 in the 10m air pistol
event in 13th Asian Shooting Championship.

a) Angad Bajwa
b) Nayani Bharadwaj
c) Heena Sindhu
d) Malaika Goel
4. Identify the bowler. He became the fastest Indian to reach the 150 test wickets mark on 6 November
2015.
a) Pragyan Ojha
b) Amit Mishra
c) Ravindra Jadeja
d) Ravichandran Ashwin
5. Name the former West Bengal assembly speaker who died on 1 November 2015?
a) Partha Chatterjee
b) Biman Banerjee
c) Hashim Abdul Halim
d) Surjya Kanta Mishra
6. While hearing a PIL, the Supreme Court of India on 2 November 2015 issued a notice to the Ministry
of Rural Development over improper implementation of MGNREGA. The PIL was related to
a) Pending wages and compensation
b) Quality of works undertaken
c) Discontinuance of the scheme
d) Limiting the scheme to public works
7. As per the Legatum Prosperity Index 2015 released on 2 November 2015, what was Indias rank in
terms of overall prosperity?
a) 98
b) 99
c) 100
d) 101
8. As per the Legatum Prosperity Index 2015 released on 2 November 2015, which country was the
most prosperous among the 142 countries surveyed?
a) Switzerland
b) Denmark
c) Norway
d) New Zealand
9. Which country on 2 November 2015 unveiled a memorial commemorating Sikh soldiers of the British
Indian Army who fought in World War I?
a) Pakistan
b) Bangladesh
c) India
d) United Kingdom
10. The Peoples Bank of China on 2 November 2015 adjusted the Yuan by what percent against the
US dollar?
a) 0.54 percent
b) 0.64 percent
c) 0.74 percent
d) 0.84 percent
11. Who was on 2 November 2015 appointed as the MD & CEO of Andhra Bank?
a) Deepak Singhal
b) Suresh N Patel
c) AK Jha
d) Najib Shah

12. In which of the following states the Paragliding World Cup was held between 24 October and 31
October 2015?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Jammu & Kashmir
d) Arunachal Pradesh
13. As per the data released by DIPP on 2 November 2015, eight core industries of Index of Industrial
Production (IIP) grew by what percentage in September 2015?
a) 3.2%
b) 4.2%
c) 5.2%
d) 6.2%
14. As per the 2015 Financial Secrecy Index released on 3 November 2015, which country was
identified as the worlds most non-transparent jurisdictions for hosting financial activities?
a) Germany
b) Switzerland
c) Malaysia
d) Norway
15. US computer game company Activision Blizzard on 3 November 2015 bought King Digital
Entertainment for $5.9 bn. Identify ubiquitous video game developed by the latter company.
a) World of Warcraft
b) Call of Duty
c) Candy Crush Saga
d) Temple Run
Answers
1-(a) 6-(a)
2-(b) 7-(b)
3-(c) 8-(c)
4-(d) 9-(d)
5-(c) 10-(a)

11-(b)
12-(b)
13-(a)
14-(b)
15-(c)

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Gk Question and Answer

Ques. : 1 The book titled Rebooting India: Realizing a Billion Aspirations has been authored by
1) Azim Premji
2) Vishal Sikka
3) Kris Gopalakrishnan and SD Shibulal
4) Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah
5) Anand Mahindra
Answer:- 4) Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah
Ques. : 2 Name the noted film, television and stage actor who was conferred with the prestigious
Vishnudas Bhave Award, recently, for his outstanding contribution to Marathi theatre?
1) Reema Lagoo
2) Vikram Gokhale
3) Govind Namdev
4) Manoj Joshi
5) Ashwini Bhave
Answer:- 2) Vikram Gokhale
Ques. : 3 Samia Hassan Suluhu was sworn in as the first female Vice President of which of the
following countries recently?

1) Estonia
2) Somalia
3) Ethiopia
4) Kenya
5) Tanzania
Answer:- 5) Tanzania
Ques. : 4 PM Narendra Modi launched Imprint India project to kickstart original research in areas
where the country is dependent on foreign technology. This is a _________ project.
1) Rs 500-cr
2) Rs 1,000-cr
3) Rs 1,500-cr
4) Rs 2,000-cr
5) Rs 2,500-cr
Answer:- 2) Rs 1,000-cr
Ques. : 5 The Union Cabinet gave its nod for financial restructuring of debt of power distribution
companies recently. The Scheme has been named
1) SAVERA
2) SAMBHAV
3) UDAY
4) SHAKTI
5) ROSHNI
Answer:- 3) UDAY
Ques. : 6 Mario Draghi is the present president of which of the following central banks?
1) Bank of Japan
2) European Central Bank
3) Federal Reserve
4) Deutsche Bundesbank
5) People's Bank of China
Answer:- 2) European Central Bank
Ques. : 7 Former Pakistan captain Inzamam ul-Haq was appointed as the coach of which of the
following cricket teams for a two-year period recently?
1) Bangladesh
2) Sri Lanka
3) UAE
4) Afghanistan
5) Zimbabwe
Answer:- 4) Afghanistan
Ques. : 8 The Govt has proposed to set up MPC, which will consist of representatives from the Finance
Ministry and RBI, to decide on interest rate. The term MPC stands for
1) Management Policy Committee
2) Monthly Policy Committee
3) Monetary Policy Committee
4) Monitoring Policy Committee
5) None of these
Answer:- 3) Monetary Policy Committee
Ques. : 9 India has raised the minimum support price (MSP) that the govt will pay to buy new-season
wheat from local farmers to ________ per 100 kg.
1) Rs 1,450
2) Rs 1,525
3) Rs 1,580
4) Rs 1,600
5) Rs 1,625
Answer:- 2) Rs 1,525

Ques. : 10 The govt launched the new gold monetisation scheme, recently, which will offer option to
resident Indians to deposit their gold and earn an interest of up to
1) 2 per cent
2) 2.5 per cent
3) 2.75 per cent
4) 3 per cent
5) 3.5 per cent
Answer:- 2) 2.5 per cent
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Q.1. What is the rank of India in the latest FIFA world rankings list?
(1) 30th
(2) 172th
(3) 165th
(4) 83rd
(5) 59th
Ans: (2) 172th
Q.2. Who has topped the Forbes list of the 73 World's Most Powerful People 2015?
(1) Narendra Modi
(2) Bill Gates
(3) Barack Obama
(4) Malala Yousafzai
(5) Vladimir Putin
Ans: (5) Vladimir Putin
Q.3. Who sworn in as Tanzania's first female Vice President?
(1) Samia Suluhu Hassan
(2) Razia Fatima Begum
(3) Sareena Bano
(4) Ashrani Husain Sikaru
(5) Sabia Sana Abidi
Ans: (1) Samia Suluhu Hassan
Q.4. Who has been selected for the Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran Award?
(1) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
(2) Satyajit Talwalkar
(3) Murad Ali Khan
(4) Sanjeev Shankar
(5) 2 and 3
Ans: (5) Satyajit Talwalkar and Murad Ali Khan
Q.5. Indian origin Harjit Singh Sajjan has been appointed on which post in the newly constituted
Canadian Cabinet?
(1) Minister of Foreign Affairs
(2) Finance Secretary
(3) Minister of National Finance
(4) Minister of National Defence
(5) Minister of National Environment
Ans: (4) Minister of National Defence
Q.6. Recently the Union Cabinet has approved a MoU between India and ______ for cooperation at
the Federal and regional level in energy sector.
(1) Cambodia
(2) Egypt
(3) France

(4) Belgium
(5) Italy
Ans: (4) Belgium
Q.7. Who has been named the new Managing Director of Oxford University Press India (OUPI)?
(1) O.P. Krishnan
(2) Subbalaxmi Ayyar
(3) Suvarna Pathak
(4) Ranjan Kaul
(5) V. Sivaramakrishnan
Ans: (5) V. Sivaramakrishnan
Q.8. Recently Bimal Prasad passed away. He was India's former Ambassador to __________.
(1) Pakistan
(2) Bangladesh
(3) Nepal
(4) Malaysia
(5) China
Ans: (3) Nepal
Q.9. Rene Girard passed away. He was a _________.
(1) historian
(2) literary critic
(3) philosopher of social sciences
(4) 1 and 2
(5) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (5) historian, literary critic and philosopher of social sciences
Q.10. Recently ________ Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned from his post.
(1) Turkey's
(2) Italy's
(3) Egypt's
(4) Romania's
(5) Algeria's
Ans: (4) Romania's
Q.11. Who won gold medal in the 13th Asian Shooting Championship?
(1) Jitu Rai
(2) Park Daehun
(3) Simon Clark
(4) ZHU Qinan
(5) MOSIN Vasily
Ans: (2) Park Daehun
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1. Which bus is bidirectional?
1. Address bus
2. Control bus
3. Data bus
4. Bit bus
5. Instruction bus
Ans. (3) Data bus
2. Which of the following memories is volatile?
1. ROM

2. EROM
3. RAM
4. Flash
5. All
Ans. (3) RAM is volatile memory.
3. Which of the following describes an IP address?
1. It identifies any computer connecting to the Internet.
2. It is referred to as a dotted quad
3. It identifies a website
4. Both 1 and 2
5. All of the above
Ans. (5) All of above
4. Which of the following is an installed e-mail client?
1. Windows Messenger
2. Outlook
3. Gmail
4. Yahoo! Mail
5. Rediffmail
Ans. (2) Outlook
5. What web browser feature would be particularly useful when using public computers?
1. Session restore
2. Privacy browsing
3. Pinned tabs
4. Appearance
5. On Startup
Ans. (2) Privacy browsing
6. Search engines that search other search engines are called ________.
1. gigasearch engine
2. metasearch engine
3. megasearch engine
4. betasearch engine
5. supersearch engine
Ans. (2) Metasearch engine
7. In the URL http://www.mahendras.org/blog, which part is considered the path or subdirectory?
(1) .org
(2) www.mahendras.org
(3) /blog
(4) http
(5) www
Ans. (3) /blog is considered the path or subdirectory.
8. What is the shortcut key for "Subscript" the selected text?
1. Ctrl + =
2. Ctrl + 3. Ctrl + Shift + =
4. Ctrl + Shift + 5. Ctrl + Alt + =
Ans. (1) Ctrl + =
9. Which of the following type of data can be entered in a cell of worksheet?
1. Text
2. Number
3. Date
4. Formula

5. All of above
Ans. (5) All of above
10. Line spacing between paragraphs can be done by
1. Font dialog box
2. Style dialog box
3. Paragraph dialog box
4. Page layout
5. Review
Ans. (3) Paragraph dialog box
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Top Headlines - 07.11.2015

1. Belgium moved to the top of the latest FIFA world rankings list for the first time. The team rose from
third to first after overtaking Argentina and world champions Germany. India slipped five places to
172nd in the world rankings.


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2. Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi was ranked as the worlds ninth most powerful person in the
Forbes list of the 73 World's Most Powerful People 2015 (7th annual ranking). In 2014, Modi was
placed at 14th position. The list is topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin. German Chancellor
Angela Merkel is 2nd and US President Barack Obama is 3rd on the list.
2015 73 (7
) 2014 14



3. Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as Tanzania's first female Vice President. She was sworn in
along with the new President John Pombe Magufuli at the swearing-in ceremony held in the countrys
economic capital Dar es Salaam.

4. Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma has been named for this year's 'Aditya Vikram Birla
Kalashikhar Puraskar' for lifetime achievement in Hindustani music. The Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran
Award shall be conferred on Sarangi player Murad Ali Khan, Tabla exponent Satyajit Talwalkar and a
special jury award for Shehnai will go to the two brothers -- Sanjeev Shankar and Ashwani Shankar.
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5. Harjit Singh Sajjan, an India-born former soldier, has been appointed on the important post of
Minister of National Defence in the newly constituted Cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Sajjan
was elected to Canadian Parliament for the first time in last months (October 2015) election.

( 2015)

6. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a Memorandum of
Understanding between India and Belgium for cooperation at the Federal and regional level in energy
sector. The objective of this Memorandum of Understanding is to establish the basis for a cooperative
institutional relationship to encourage bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy issues.




7. V. Sivaramakrishnan was named the new Managing Director of Oxford University Press India (OUPI)
with regional responsibilities including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. He succeeds Ranjan Kaul.
. ()
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8. India's former Ambassador to Nepal Bimal Prasad, who was also a close associate of Jayaprakash
Narayan, passed away at the age of 92.
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9. Famous French intellectual Rene Girard passed away in the United States. He was 91. He is also
known as the new Darwin. He was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social sciences.
Girard authored around 30 books including Deceit, Desire and the Novel (1961), Violence and the
Sacred (1972) and Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World (1978). His last major work was
Achever Clausewitz (2007).
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, (1961), (1972)
(1978) 30 . (2007)
10. Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned from his position following a deadly nightclub blaze
which left 32 dead and nearly 200 injured.

32 200
11. Indian shooter Jitu Rai won India's first senior medal at the 13th Asian Shooting Championship,
finishing second behind Korea's Park Daehun in the finals of the men's 50m pistol in Kuwait.
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1. NABARD was established on the recommendation of
(A) Public Account Committee
(B) Shivaraman Committee
(C) Narsimham Committee
(D) None of these
2. VAT is imposed
(A) Directly on consumer
(B) On final stage of production

(C) On first stage of production

(D) On all stages between production and final sale
3. The establishment of IORARC (Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation) was
officially declared on
(A) March 5, 1996
(B) March 5, 1997
(C) April 1, 1997
(D) August 15, 1947
4. Inside Trading is related to
(A) Share Market
(B) Horse racing
(C) Taxation
(D) Public Expenditure
5. After merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, the new entity is now known as
(A) India Airlines
(B) Air India
(C) Indian
(D) Indian Airways
6. Dalal Street is situated at
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) Mumbai
(D) New Delhi
7. What is Stagflation ?
(A) Inflation with growth
(B) Deflation with growth
(C) Inflation after deflations
(D) Inflation with depression
8. Which Indian plan ensured high growth rate as compared with targeted growth rate ?
(A) Fifth Plan
(B) Fourth Plan
(C) Second Plan
(D) Eighth Plan
9. Which day is celebrated as National Excise Duty Day ?
(A) 26th January
(B) 24th February
(C) 14th April
(D) 10th June
10. Lahiri Committee was associated with
(A) Industrial Sickness
(B) Minimum Support Prices of Agriculture Products
(C) Price Structure of Edible Oil
(D) Handicraft Exports
11. World Bank has approved the second tranche to the poverty project of
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Rajasthan

12. National Development Council was constituted in

(A) 1945
(B) 1948
(C) 1952
(D) 1965
13. Health Insurance Business is associated with
(A) LIC
(B) UTI
(C) GIC
(D) State Trading Corporation
14. DWCRA is now merged in
(A) JRY
(B) SJSRY
(C) TRYSEM
(D) SGSY
15. Which country is the largest oil producing country of the world ?
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Russia
(C) America
(D) None of these
16. Which of the following took the decision of establishing South Asian Development Fund ?
(A) ADB
(B) World Bank
(C) SAARC
(D) IMF
17. India is not a member of
(A) G-15
(B) UNO
(C) ASEAN
(D) Commonwealth
18. Which of the following is not a member of SAARC ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Myanmar
19. Under new GATT agreements, textile trade related to Multi- Fibre Arrangement (MFA) has to be
abolished within
(A) 5 years
(B) 10 years
(C) 15 years
(D) 20 years
20. Which country is the largest wheat producing country of the world ?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) America
(D) Switzerland
21. In which crop India stands first in the world ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Rice

(C) Sugarcane
(D) Cotton
22. As per unemployment survey made by NSSO, which religion shows the highest Work Population
Ratio (WPR) among men in rural areas ?
(A) Hindu
(B) Muslim
(C) Christians
(D) All above religions show equal WPR
23. Which goods is not imported in India ?
(A) Iron ore
(B) Petroleum
(C) Cotton
(D) Machinery
24. Asian Development Fund was created by
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) IMF
(D) SAARC
25. Kasturba Gandhi Education Scheme is related to
(A) Girl education
(B) Adult education
(C) Child Labour education
(D) Tribal women (above 18 years)
26. Indian Railways earn the maximum revenue from
(A) Passenger fare
(B) Freight
(C) Traffic tax
(D) Passenger tax
27. According to the latest statistics released by International Tea Committee, the largest tea producer
country in the world is
(A) India
(B) Kenya
(C) China
(D) Indonesia
28. Which neighbour country has objections on Indian Baglihar Hydroelectric Project ?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Pakistan
29. Which day is observed as World Habitat Day ?
(A) September 15
(B) September 30
(C) October 1
(D) October 30
30. Which of the rate is not determined by Reserve Bank of India ?
(A) Bank Rate
(B) CRR
(C) SLR
(D) PLR

ANSWER
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (B)
6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (C)
11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (D) 15. (C)
16. (C) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. ((B) 20. (B)
21. (C) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (A) 25. (A)
26. (A) 27. (B) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (D).
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Ques. : 1 Who won the Italian Grand Prix F1 championship on 6 Sep?
1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Sebastian Vettel
3) Felipe Massa
4) Valtteri Bottas
5) Kimi Raikkonen
Answer:- 1) Lewis Hamilton
Ques. : 2 Name the author who has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities
Medal to be presented by the US President Barack Obama.
1) Anita Desai
2) Amitav Ghosh
3) Kiran Desai
4) Arundhati Roy
5) Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer:- 5) Jhumpa Lahiri
Ques. : 3 Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who died at 75 recently, was verified by the Guinness Book of
Records as the worlds
1) shortest man
2) tallest man
3) heaviest man
4) lightest man
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) shortest man
Ques. : 4 The G20 and OECD has announced new corporate governance principles for listed
companies and regulators in all member countries. OECD is headquartered in
1) New York
2) Manila
3) Tokyo
4) Paris
5) London
Answer:- 4) Paris
Ques. : 5 The book titled Combating Hunger and Achieving Food Security has been authored by
who among the following?
1) Jayant Narlikar
2) CNR Rao
3) Anil Kakodkar
4) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar
5) MS Swaminathan
Answer:- 5) MS Swaminathan
Ques. : 6 Which of the following states has decided to provide training to over 50,000 employees as
part of its Key Result Area (KRA) programme to enhance their performance?

1) Gujarat
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Odisha
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Maharashtra
Answer:- 5) Maharashtra
Ques. : 7 The G20 has launched W20 grouping having 20 women leaders from member nations. The
new grouping will host its first summit in Oct in
1) Rome, Italy
2) New Delhi, India
3) Istanbul, Turkey
4) Buenos Aires, Argentina
5) Shanghai, China
Answer:- 3) Istanbul, Turkey
Ques. : 8 The veteran allrounder Shane Watson announced on 6 Sep his retirement from Test cricket.
He played for
1) England
2) Australia
3) South Africa
4) New Zealand
5) West Indies
Answer:- 2) Australia
Ques. : 9 In India 5 Sep is observed as National Teachers Day while the World Teachers day is
celebrated on
1) 5 Oct
2) 5 Nov
3) 5 Dec
4) 5 Jan
5) 5 Mar
Answer:- 1) 5 Oct
Ques. : 10 Aadesh Shrivastava, who died of cancer on 5 Sep, was a popular
1) music composer and singer
2) author
3) bollywood actor
4) director and producer
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) music composer and singer
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Gk Question and Answer

Ques. : 1 Jitu Rai, who won silver medal in 13th Asian Championship in Kuwait City recently, is an
Indian
1) archer
2) boxer
3) shooter
4) wrestler
5) weightlifter
Answer:- 3) shooter
Ques. : 2 Justin Trudeau was sworn in as the 23rd Prime Minister of which of the following countries
recently?

1) Canada
2) Spain
3) Turkey
4) Greece
5) Australia
Answer:- 1) Canada
Ques. : 3 Harjit Sajjan was appointed as the Defence Minister of which of the following countries
recently?
1) France
2) Indonesia
3) Thailand
4) Malaysia
5) Canada
Answer:- 5) Canada
Ques. : 4 The RBI imposed Rs 1-cr penalty on which of the following private sector banks for violation
of KYC and Anti Money Laundering (AML) norms recently?
1) Federal Bank
2) IndusInd Bank
3) Dhanlaxmi Bank
4) Kotak Mahindra Bank
5) South Indian Bank
Answer:- 3) Dhanlaxmi Bank
Ques. : 5 An empowered committee was constituted by the govt to approve schemes proposed under
the Nirbhaya Fund recently. The Committee will be headed by the secretary of the Ministry of Women
and Child Development
1) Kirti Saxena
2) V Somasundaran
3) Preeti Sudan
4) Nutan Guha Biswas
5) Maneka Gandhi
Answer:- 2) V Somasundaran
Ques. : 6 Navtej Singh Sarna was appointed as Indian High Commissioner to which of the following
countries recently?
1) China
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh
4) United Kingdom
5) Japan
Answer:- 4) United Kingdom
Ques. : 7 PM Narendra Modi has been ranked as the worlds ninth most powerful person by Forbes
magazine in its 2015 list which is topped by
1) Xi Jinping
2) Barack Obama
3) Angela Merkel
4) Shinzo Abe
5) Vladimir Putin
Answer:- 5) Vladimir Putin
Ques. : 8 The European Central Bank (ECB), which consists of 19 European Union member states, is
headquartered at
1) Frankfurt, Germany
2) London, UK
3) Rome, Italy
4) Brussels, Belgium

5) Paris, France
Answer:- 1) Frankfurt, Germany
Ques. : 9 In which of the following countries, the vice president was impeached after the govt declared
a state of emergency for a month recently?
1) Nepal
2) Thailand
3) Singapore
4) Maldives
5) Philippines
Answer:- 4) Maldives
Ques. : 10 The dreaded underworld don Chhota Rajan was deported to India from which of the
following countries recently?
1) UAE
2) Saudi Arabia
3) Indonesia
4) Turkey
5) Australia
Answer:- 3) Indonesia
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Q.1. RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of 1 crore on which bank for violation of KYC and AML
standards?
(1) Dhanlaxmi Bank
(2) Dena Bank
(3) ING Vysya Bank
(4) Corporation Bank
(5) Federal Bank
Ans: (1) Dhanlaxmi Bank
Q.2. T.K. Viswanathan Committee is related to which of the following?
(1) Financial Inclusion
(2) Agricultural Reforms
(3) Bankruptcy Law Reforms
(4) Appointment of officials in RBI
(5) Payment Banks
Ans: (3) Bankruptcy Law Reforms
Q.3. Recently Ratan Tata and ESL Narasimhan inaugurated the first phase of ________.
(1) H-Hub
(2) D-Hub
(3) Z-Hub
(4) A-Hub
(5) T-Hub
Ans: (5) T-Hub
Q.4. What is the name of the initiative launched by President of India aimed at developing a roadmap
for research?
(1) MILESTONE India
(2) SOLUTION India
(3) PROGRESS India
(4) IMPRINT India
(5) RESEARCH India
Ans: (4) IMPRINT India

Q.5. What is the interest earned by gold depositor in Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS)?
(1) 2%
(2) 1.7%
(3) 3%
(4) 2.5%
(5) 3.2%
Ans: (4) 2.5%
Q.6. What is the rank of Saina Nehwal in womens singles rankings released by the Badminton World
Federation?
(1) 1st
(2) 2nd
(3) 3rd
(4) 4th
(5) 5th
Ans: (2) 2nd
Q.7. Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom is the President of which country?
(1) Indonesia
(2) Egypt
(3) Maldives
(4) Bangladesh
(5) Afghanistan
Ans: (3) Maldives
Q.8. Whose name has been recommended by Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu as his successor?
(1) Justice T.S. Thakur
(2) Justice S.L. Sinha
(3) Justice P.V. Rao
(4) Justice Surendra Sinha
(5) Justice Rahil Khan
Ans: (1) Justice T.S. Thakur
Q.9. Which country's top legislature has ratified the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
agreement?
(1) India
(2) China
(3) Japan
(4) Pakistan
(5) Indonesia
Ans: (2) China
Q.10. With which state government taxi aggregators Ola and Uber have signed agreements for skill
development and creation of entrepreneurial opportunities in the state?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Rajasthan
(5) Punjab
Ans: (4) Rajasthan
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1. In https://, s signifies which protocol?
1. TCP/IP
2. Hypertext Transfer Protocol

3. UDP
4. SSL (Secured Socket Layer protocol)
5. Network Protocol
Ans. (4) SSL (Secured Socket Layer protocol)
2. What is the shortcut key for redo operation in MS-OFFICE
1. Ctrl + X
2. Ctrl + I
3. Ctrl + Y
4. Ctrl + R
5. Ctrl + D
Ans. (3) Ctrl + Y
3. In windows, ______the place where every copied and cut object/text is place until it is pasted
somewhere.
1. Recycle bin
2. My document folder
3. Temp file
4. Clipboard
5. Paint
Ans. (4) Clipboard
4. Which type of software is used for creating slide shows?
1. Utility software
2. Application software
3. Presentation software
4. Word processing software
5. Web designing software
Ans. (3) Presentation software
5. A (n) __________is a temporary storage area that holds data until the CPU is ready for it.
1. Cache memory
2. CPU registers
3. Buffers (e.g. keyboard buffer etc.)
4. Clipboard
5. Secondary Memory
Ans. (3) Buffers (e.g. keyboard buffer etc.)
6. The process of converting analog sound signals into digital codes that can be used in computers, is
known as:
1. Sound recognition
2. Speech recognition
3. Scanning
4. Digitizing
5. Decoding
Ans. (4) Digitizing
7. Which of the following is not a computer functional block?
1. Analog-to-digital converter
2. Central-processing unit
3. Memory
4. Input/output ports
5. Both 2 and 3
Ans. (1) Analog-to-digital converter
8. Which of the following is not a computer bus?
1. Data bus
2. Control bus
3. Timer bus
4. Address bus

5. 1, 2 and 4
Ans. (3) Timer bus
9. ________, compiles and executes a program line by line.
1. Compiler
2. Interpreter
3. Line coder
4. Debugger
5. Assembler
Ans. (2) Interpreter
10. The first microprocessor had a(n)________.
1. 1-bit data bus
2. 2-bit data bus
3. 4-bit data bus
4. 8-bit data bus
5. 16-bit data bus
Ans. (3) 4-bit data bus
, 20 2015

Editorial
The Hindu: November 20, 2015(editorial with hindi and english vocab)
Planning for the next flood
Cyclonic(of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm ) storms(a violent weather
condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and
lightning ) on Tamil Nadus 1,076-km coastline(the outline of a coast ) are not
unusual(not usual or common or ordinary ), and at least once in two years there is some
disaster(a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune ) or the other. The common
thread running through every such instance(example) is that all claims of preparedness are
invariably(without variation or change, in every case ) exposed(with no protection or shield )
as either hollow(not solid; having a space or gap or cavity ) or woefully(in an unfortunate or
deplorable manner ) inadequate(not sufficient to meet a need ). The focus, as well
as any claim to administrative efficiency, is solely on rescue and relief operations. What the
government is able to demonstrate is only some good mobilising(make ready for action or use
) of human and material resources after the event. Rarely is there a reconsideration of the policy
of civic planning, especially the tendency(an inclination to do something ) to place real estate and
commercial interests above those of nature and ecology(the environment as it relates to living
organisms ). The latest disaster to hit Tamil Nadu was not a cyclone((meteorology) rapid inward
circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern
hemisphere and clockwise in the southern ), yet it highlighted the inadequate level of
preparedness. The inundation(the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
, ) in Chennai and its neighbouring districts exposed all the flaws(an imperfection in an
object or machine ) in its urban planning, housing and real estate policy and water management.
Scenes of large sheets of water spread across hundreds of localities, cutting off tens of thousands of
people from the rest of the city, provided grim(not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
) testimony(something that serves as evidence ) to the appalling(causing consternation
) mistakes of the past. As rain battered(damaged by blows or hard usage) the city, it was clear
that the drainage(emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it )
system was either too weak or non-existent. Compounding the problem of urban waste
clogging(preventing movement ) drains was widespread encroachments(any entry into an area
not previously occupied ) that have whittled(cut small bits or pare shavings from ) down
the carrying capacity of many water channels.
A big factor behind the flooding is the rampant(unrestrained and violent ) construction of
buildings on water bodies, wetlands and areas that were originally floodplains. Large tracts(an
extended area of land ) of land in the suburbs have seen a real estate boom. None should have
been surprised by water flowing into such areas, creating islands out of apartment complexes and
making whole colonies resemble(appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to ) fields under
irrigation. There is a good deal of official patronage(the act of providing approval and support )

for the establishment of habitations(the native habitat or home of an animal or plant - ) on

lakes and ponds. Even the Housing Board implements such projects, and planning authorities approve
them routinely. Such disasters could have been prevented through planning, curbs(an edge between a
sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
) on occupation of water bodies, and pre-monsoon desilting(clearing) of drains and water
channels. A key factor that ought to be taken into account is that the city needs an intricate(having
many complexly arranged elements; elaborate ) drainage system to match its
burgeoning(grow and flourish ) development. With the citys municipal limits expanded in
recent years to take in dozens of smaller villages and townships, the only remedial(tending or intended
to rectify or improve ) step can be significantly enhancing civic infrastructure in the added
areas. But it is a daunting(discouraging through fear ) task for the government to implement the
real solution keeping water bodies free of construction and habitation(housing that someone is living
in ). Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sanctioned(formally approved and invested with legal
authority ) Rs.500 crore for immediate relief, and sought further Central assistance. The
government must also look for sound hydrological solutions to address the shortcomings(a failing or
deficiency ) in the citys water storage and drainage system, and revisit present policy priorities.
There can be no smart city without intelligent planning.
The Dawn(editorial with vocab)
Islamophobia in the West
THE backlash(a movement back from an impact ) was expected from the moment the
grisly( inspiring horror ) events on Friday evening in Paris last week began to unfold. Muslims
across Europe and North America braced(prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
) themselves for the tsunami of hatred as some of them put it that they knew was coming.
Those apprehensions(fearful expectation or anticipation ) have been more than realised in the
deluge(an overwhelming number or amount ) of threats against the community:
venomous(extremely poisonous or injurious ) phone and online messages; vandalism(willful
wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others ) of mosques,
Islamic centres and Muslim-owned businesses; individuals clearly identifiable as Muslim physically
attacked; and vigils(v ) by Muslims for the Paris victims disrupted(marked by breaks or gaps
) by racist, Islamophobic abuse.
Some politicians have capitalised on last weeks massacre(the savage and excessive killing of many
people ) to whip up(prepare or cook quickly or hastily ) already
simmering(temperature just below the boiling point ) sentiment against giving asylum(a
shelter from danger or hardship ) to largely Muslim refugees fleeing(run away quickly
) war-torn Syria.
Governors of at least 26 US states have said they would bar Syrian refugees from resettlement in their
states. Poland has called for a revision of the EU policy on the migrant crisis; Hungary and
Czechoslovakia reiterated(to say, state, or perform again ) the view that terrorists would
slip into the continent amongst the droves of refugees and wreak(cause to happen or to occur as a
consequence ) mayhem(violent and needless disturbance ).
In short, it is exactly as the militant Islamic State group which carried out the massacre in the French
capital, might have hoped.
There have been considerable level-headed analyses in the media along these lines; many individuals
including some family members of the Paris victims have also written movingly about their refusal
to succumb(consent reluctantly ) to blind hatred that can only serve the militant(disposed to
warfare or hard-line policies ) organisations ends. However, right-wing hysteria(state of violent
mental agitation ) often underwritten by cynical
(believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of
others )political agendas is firmly in the ascendant(tending or directed upward
).
At this juncture(n event that occurs at a critical time ), world leaders need to demonstrate
statesmanship(wisdom in the management of public affairs ) and a more nuanced(a subtle
difference in meaning or opinion or attitude ) understanding of the situation instead of
pandering(yield (to); give satisfaction to ) to their base. Referring to the migrant crisis, President
Barack Obama has tried to steer the narrative in a more considered direction by saying, We do not
close our hearts to these victims of such violence and somehow start equating the issue of refugees
with the issue of terrorism.
His observation that there could not be a more potent recruitment tool for [IS] than some of the
rhetoric(using language effectively to please or persuade ) coming out of here in the

course of this debate aptly(with competence ) highlights the danger posed by the nonMuslim world giving in to xenophobic(suffering from xenophobia having abnormal fear or hatred of the
strange or foreign ) impulses(an instinctive motive ).
President Franois Hollande too has also categorically stated that Islamophobia will not be tolerated.
There need to be far more calls for restraint(the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
)coming from the West.
At the same time, it is also a fact that Islamist violence in the world today has its genesis(a coming into
being ) in long-festering(a fluid product of inflammation ) grievances(a resentment strong
enough to justify retaliation ) unacknowledged, trivialised(make trivial or insignificant
) or deliberately(with intention -) misrepresented such as the situation in Palestine,
Kashmir, Chechnya etc.
Without addressing these issues in a meaningful way, there can be no real, long-term resolution of
militancy.
Meanwhile, for its part, the Muslim world, through the organisations that claim to represent it, needs to
craft a collective, hard-hitting response to the depredations(an act of plundering and pillaging and
marauding ) being committed(bound or obligated, ) in the name of Islam.