Directions (Q.1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case. Asteroids are rocks and debris which are the leftovers of the construction of our solar system. Most are in a belt, which (1) between Mars and Jupiter. However, the gravitational influence of the giant planets, like Jupiter, or an impact by a comet can knock these large rocks out or their orbit, thus hurling them (2) the Earth. Many bodies have struck Earth in the (3), and a widely accepted theory blames the impact of an asteroid for the extinction of dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. The scale of such a disaster can be understood by the example of a relatively small-size asteroid strike in Siberia in early 20th century which (4) more than half a million acres of forest. However, what relieves the common man of the (5) regarding asteroid impact is the fact that many scientific groups are dedicated towards tracking the asteroid paths and orbit all around the year. With advanced equipment and technology, they can predict any upcoming danger much in (6). According to them the chances of finding such an asteroid crossing Earth in this or the next five generations lifetime is only one in thousands. Even if such an asteroid is found out, there will be (7) of time to track it, measure its orbit precisely, and plan a system for (8) it from its orbit away from that of the Earths. There will be no great hurry, and no great panic. It would be a project for all the worlds nations to take part in. It could be a globally unifying event. Because it will be (9) long before it actually hits the Earth, it probably would take only a small measure such as chemical rockets, or perhaps an atomic explosion to divert it from a threatening path. Thus, in short, it can be said that though the impact would pose enormous risk to all living forms on Earth, the odds of it occurring within our lifetimes is very (10) and it is unnecessary to run around believing that the sky is falling. 1. 1) rotates 2) appears 3) strikes 4) encircles 5) exists 2. 1) past 2) around 3) towards 4) against 5) inside 3. 1) future 2) centuries 3) earliest 4) past 5) history 4. 1) extinct 2) devastated 3) wasted 4) shrivelled 5) fell 5. 1) apprehension 2) expectation 3) distrust 4) sufferings 5) hesitation 6. 1) sooner 2) accuracy 3) advance 4) time 5) distance 7. 1) dearth 2) loss 3) most 4) lack 5) plenty 8. 1) blocking 2) deflecting 3) avoiding 4) destroying 5) changing 9. 1) experienced 2) harmful 3) perceived 4) noticed 5) devastating 10. 1) low 2) large 3) Narrow 4) High 5) few Answers 1- 5 2- 3 3- 4 4- 2 5- 1 6- 3 7- 5 8- 2 9- 4 10- 1 Current Affairs of 16 November Posted: 16 Nov 2014 05:43 AM PST 1. PM raises black money issue at G20 summit As India makes attempts to recover black money from abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked every country, especially tax havens, to provide information for tax purposes in accordance with treaty obligations. Raising the pitch on the black money issue, Modi in his intervention at the summit of the Group of 20 industrialised and major emerging economies, called for close global coordination to address the challenge posed by it. Modi voiced India’s support for a new global standard on automatic exchange of tax information, saying it would be instrumental in getting information relating to unaccounted money hoarded abroad and enable its eventual repatriation. He also extended India’s backing for all initiatives to facilitate exchange of information and mutual assistance in tax policy and administration. The Prime Minister made the remarks at the plenary session on the subject of “Delivering Global Economic Resilience” on the second and final day of the summit held at the Brisbane Exhibition and Convention centre. He also expressed the hope that the Base Erosion and Profit Sharing (BEPS) system would fully address the concerns of developing and developed economies. BEPS is a technical term referring to the effect of tax avoidance strategies used by multinational companies on countries’ tax basis. BEPS is known more commonly as ‘transfer pricing’. 2. Cambridge holds top spot in UK university ranking Cambridge University has retained its reputation as Britain’s best university while its rival Oxford slipped to number 2 from the joint first spot in the ’University Guide 2015’ released here today. The rankings collated annually by British dailies ‘The Times’ and ‘Sunday Times’ found that Cambridge has a “much better graduate employment rate than Oxford six months after graduation and slightly higher levels of student satisfaction“. Competitor Oxford University has slipped from its joint first spot to No 2 in a “dead heat” competition between the two best known universities in the world. 3. Two states, three UTs achieve 100 percent financial inclusion under PM Jan Dhan Yojana Union Finance Ministry on 14 November 2014 announced that Goa and Kerala became the first states in the country to achieve 100 percent Financial Inclusion under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). Also, three Union Territories (UTs) namely Chandigarh, Puducherry and Lakshadweep achieved 100 percent financial inclusion. According to official data, 11.26 lakh bank accounts were opened in Kerala, followed by 77485 accounts in Goa, 1.36 lakh accounts in Chandigarh, 69819 accounts in Puducherry and 3588 accounts in Lakshadweep under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). States of Kerala and Goa, union territories of Chandigarh, Puducherry and Lakshadweep and three districts of Gujarat — Porbandar, Mehasana, Gandhinagar have been declared as 100 per cent saturated in terms of coverage of all households with at least one bank account. 4. China launched remote sensing satellite Yaogan-23 China on 15 November 2014 launched remote sensing satellite Yaogan-23 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite was carried by a Long March-2c rocket, which marks the 198th mission for Long March rocket family. The Yaogan-23 will be used mainly for scientific experiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief. In 2006, China launched the first satellite in the Yaogan series that is Yaogan-1. 5. Union Ministry of HRD decided to use Sanskrit as 3rd language in KVs in place of German language Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) in the second week of November 2014 decided to use Sanskrit as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) in place of German language. The decision to discontinue German was taken after the meeting of Board of Governors of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) on 27 October 2014. The meeting was headed by Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani. German, which was taught as an option to Sanskrit, has now been made an additional subject or hobby class (not a third language) for students from classes 6 to 8. 6. FIPB approved HDFC Bank proposal to raise 74 percent foreign holding ceiling The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) on 14 November 2014 approved the HDFC Bank proposal to raise foreign investment ceiling of the bank to 74 percent. According to FDI norms, foreign investment up to 49 percent in banks is permitted under the automatic route and beyond 49 percent FIPB clearance is required. 7. Ratan Tata inducted on board of the INTERPOL Foundation ata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata on 14 November 2014 was inducted on the board of INTERPOL Foundation to contribute to two new global initiatives aimed at combating organised crime and terrorist activities by the foundation. The two initiatives include protecting cultural property and modernising channels of international judicial cooperation. The other board members include HSBC CEO Stuart Gulliver, Credit Agricole Chairman Jean-Marie Sander, Abraaj Capital Chairman and CEO Arif Naqvi and Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn 8. Saina, Srikanth lift China Open Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal clinched the $ 700,000 China Open Super Series Premier tournament after beating young Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the summit clash, in Fuzhou on Sunday. The World No. 5 Indian prevailed over the 17-year-old Akane 21-12 22-20 in the women’s singles finals which lasted 42 minutes at the Haixia Olympic Sport Centre. Young Indian shuttler K Srikanth clinched his maiden Super Series title after defeating two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China in the men’s singles events of China Open Super Series Premier. The 21-year-old from Andhra Pradesh showed nerves of steel to produce a dominating performance which helped him see off five-time world champion Lin 21-19 21-17 in the men’s singles final which lasted 46 minutes here. LG ICC Awards 2014 Posted: 15 Nov 2014 07:18 PM PST LG ICC Awards 2014 The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the recipients of the LG ICC awards 2014. Below are the award winners: 1. Australias Mitchell Johnson was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year. 2. Mitchell Johnson was also named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year. 3. South Africas AB de Villiers was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year. 4. Indias Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the LG Peoples Choice award. 5. Englands Sarah Taylor was named the Womens ODI Cricketer of the Year. 6. Australia T20 skipper, Aaron Finchs knock of 156 against England was named the T20I Performance of the Year. 7.Englands Gary Ballance was named the Emerging Player of the Year. 8.Preston Mommsen of Scotland was named the ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year. 9.Richard Kettleborough won the David Shepherd award for the Umpire of the year. 10.Australias Meg Lanning was named the T20I Womens Cricketer of the Year. 11. Katherine Brunt, the England women cricketer, won the ICC Spirit of Cricket award. ICC Test Team of the Year (in batting order): David Warner (Aus), Kane Williamson (NZ), Kumar Sangakkara (SL), AB de Villiers (SA) (wicketkeeper), Joe Root (Eng), Angelo Mathews (SL) (captain), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Stuart Broad (Eng), Dale Steyn (SA), Rangana Herath (SL), Tim Southee (NZ), Ross Taylor (NZ) (12th man) ICC ODI Team of the Year (in batting order): Mohammad Hafeez (Pak), Quinton de Kock (SA), Virat Kohli (Ind), George Bailey (Aus), AB de Villiers (SA), MS Dhoni (Ind) (wicketkeeper) (captain), Dwayne Bravo (WI), James Faulkner (Aus), Dale Steyn (SA), Mohammad Shami (Ind), Ajantha Mendis (SL), Rohit Sharma (Ind) (12th man) Current Affairs Quiz Posted: 15 Nov 2014 06:56 PM PST 1. Who has been appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia? Ans- Bollywood Actor Farhan Akhtar 2. Who has been selected K.R. Narayanan award for his services to the nation? Ans- Eminent Jurist Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer 3. Surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile tested by India named? Ans- Dhanush 4.Who has been named the Cricketer of the Year, as well as Test Cricketer of the Year By ICC? Ans- Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson 5. Who was named Emerging Cricketer of the Year by ICC? Ans- Englands Gary Ballance 6. Who has been selected as ODI Cricketer of the Year by ICC? Ans- South Africas AB de Villiers 7. 2014 G-20 Australia summit stated at.....? Ans- Brisbane Note- it is 9th G-20 summit 8. When was World Pneumonia Day observed across world? Ans - 12 November 9. Who launched a social gamified collaboration platform called SloPho? Ans - Kapil Dev 10. Who was the winner of the ICC Peoples Choice award ? Ans- India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar Computer Awareness Quiz Posted: 15 Nov 2014 06:35 PM PST 1. Which of the following RAM times have to be refreshed often in order to retail its contents? 1. SIMM 2. DIMM 3. SDMM 4. DSMM Ans-2 2. Which of the following companies is a leader in manufacture of Hard disk? 1. Samsung 2. IBM 3. Fijitsu 4. Western Digital Ans-4 3. Usually , in MS-DOS, the primary hard drives has the drive letter? 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D ans-3 4.Which of the memories below is often used in a typical computer operation? 1 RAM 2. ROM 3. FDD 4. HDD Ans-1 5. Which storage device is mounted on reels ? 1. Floppy Disk 2. Hard Disk 3. Magnetic Tapes 4. CDROM Ans-3 6. MTBF means? 1. Mean Time Before Failure 2. Master Time Buffer Feature 3. Most Treated Buffer Time 4. Master Test Board Feature Ans- 1 7. How many write cycles are allowed to a RAM? 1. 1 2. 10 3. 100 4. 1000 Ans-1 8. How many write cycles are allowed to a EEPROM? 1. 1 2. 10 3. 100 4. 1000 Ans- 4 9. A ....... is anything that can cause harm. 1. vulnerability 2. phish 3. threat 4. spoof Ans- 3 10. The power level drops below 120v? 1. brownout 2. spike 3. blackout 4. surge Ans- 2
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