Quantitative Aptitude: Data Interpretation Questions Set 137

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow: There are three garments A, B and C sold shirts and pants in January 2019.

Number of shirts sold in garment C is 28 less than the number of pants sold in garment B. Number of shirts sold in garment B is 240, which is 20% more than the number of pants sold in the same garment.

Total number of items sold in company A is 50% of the total number of items sold in company B. Number of desktops sold in company A is half of the number of laptops sold in company B.

The ratio of the number of shirts sold in garment A to that of the number of pants sold in garment C is 25: 27.

1. Number of shirts sold in garment A is what percentage more/less than number of pants sold in garment B?
   10% less
   20% less
   30% less
   40% less
   50% less
   Option E
   
   Required percentage = (200 – 100)/200 * 100
   
   = 100/200 * 100 = 50% less
   
   
   
    



2. What is the ratio of the total number of pants sold in all the garments together to that of the total number of items sold in garment C?
   
   120: 70
   110: 70
   115: 70
   117: 70
   100: 70
   Option D
   Required ratio = (120 + 240 + 108): 280
   
   = 468: 280
   
   = 117: 70
   
   
   
    



3. What is the difference between the total number of items sold in garments A to that of C?
   60
   67
   72
   54
   None of these
   Option A
   Required diff = 280 – 220 = 60
   
    



4. If garment D sold number of pants is 20% more than that of garment A and the ratio of the number of pants sold in garment D to that of shirts is 2: 3. What is the total number of items sold in garment D?
   
   
   360
   300
   350
   200
   230
   Option A
   
   
   Number of pants sold in garment D = 120 * (120/100) = 144
   
   Number of shirts sold in garment D = 144 * (3/2) = 216
   
   Required total = 144 + 216 = 360
   
   
   
    



5. If 20% of the shirts sold in garment B is defective, find the number of non – defective shirts sold in garment B?
   
   
   191
   148
   165
   123
   192
   Option E
   Required number of shirts= 240 * 80/100 = 192
   
    


Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow: In one of the college there are 1300 students. The college has five departments – COMPUTER, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, Maths and Arts. Out of the total number of female students in the college, 30% study in COMPUTER department, 22% study in SCIENCE department, 18% study in ENGLISH department, 12% study in Arts department and remaining 90 female students study in Maths department. Out of the total number of male students in the college, 18% study in COMPUTER department, 20% study in SCIENCE department, 30% study in Arts department, 22% study in ENGLISH department and the remaining students study in Maths department.

6. The total number of male students studying in the Maths and ENGLISH department together is approximately what percent of the total number of students (both male and female) studying in COMPUTER and SCIENCE department together?
   
   12.5%
   45%
   25%
   11%
   13%
   Option B
   Number of male student in Maths department = 80
   Number of male student in ENGLISH department = 176
   Total male of Maths and ENGLISH = 256
   Total number of students in COMPUTER department = 294
   Total number of students in SCIENCE department = 270
   Total students of SCIENCE and COMPUTER = 564
   Required percentage = 256 * 100/564 = 45%
   
   
    



7. If the male students in SCIENCE department is increase by 20%, the male students in the Maths department increase by 10%, 25% of male student increased by Arts department and 16 male students Joins COMPUTER department and the number of male students in the ENGLISH department is same, what is the percentage increase in the number of male students in the college?
   4.5%
   14.5%
   22.5%
   10.5%
   5.5%
   Option B
   Number of male students in SCIENCE department = 160 * 120/100 = 192
   Number of male students in Maths department = 80 * 110/100 = 88
   Number of male students in Arts department = 240 * 125/100 = 300
   Number of male students in COMPUTER department = 144 + 16 = 160
   Number of male students in ENGLISH department = 176
   New total number of male students in the college = 916
   Required percentage = (916 – 800) * 100/800 = 14.5%
   
   
    



8. If 50 female students from COMPUTER department are transferred to the Arts department and 20 male students from Arts department are transferred to the COMPUTER department, what is the ratio of the number of female student to the number of male students in the Arts department after the transfer the students?
   1: 2
   1: 8
   1: 5
   3: 2
   5: 2
   Option A
   After transferred the number of female students in Arts department
   = 60 + 50 = 110
   After transferred number of male students in Arts department
   = 240 – 20 = 220
   Required ratio = 110: 220 = 1: 2
   
   
    



9. What is the average number of students (both male and female) who study in COMPUTER, Arts and SCIENCE department together?
   220
   245
   213
   214
   288
   Option E
   Average = (294 + 300 + 270)/3 = 864/3 = 288
   
   
   
    



10. What is the difference between the number of students (both male and female) studying in ENGLISH department and the number of students (both male and female) studying in Maths department?
    90
    92
    94
    96
    98
    Option D
    Difference = 266 – 170 = 96
    
    
    
     

English: Reading Comprehension Set 46

Directions: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

Paragraph 1: Financial markets don’t much like uncertainty. Thanks to Italy’s politicians, in recent days they have had plenty. By May 30th some calm had returned: it seemed possible that a pair of populist parties, the Five Star Movement and the Northern League, would form a government after all. Markets had been in turmoil for two days, unsettled by a farcical back-and-forth between the populists and the country’s president, who had rejected the parties’ choice of a Eurosceptic economist as finance minister. The politicians may have done the markets a service, by shaking them out of complacency. Investors may have returned the favour, by shaking some sense into the politicians—at least for now.

Paragraph 2: Italy is perennially slow-growing and groans under public debt of around $2.7trn, or132% of GDP. The drama reawakened dormant worries about those two problems—and the deeper fear that the euro zone’s third-biggest member might be sneaking towards the exit. So the yield on Italian two-year bonds, negative as recently as May 15th, leapt to almost 1% on May 28th. It carried on climbing the next day, touching 2.73%, the highest since 2013, before retreating. Ten-year yields also rose, if less spectacularly. Yields on German Bunds, Europe’s safest government bonds, declined.

Paragraph 3: Share prices tumbled. Banks in Italy, holders of €600bn of government bonds, were hit hardest. UniCredit, the country’s biggest, fell by 9.2% and Intesa Sanpaolo, the number two, lost 7.2% on May 28th and 29th. Other European banks’ shares were also roughed up. The worries rippled across the Atlantic. The S&P 500 index slipped by 1.2% on May 29th, with banks again leading the way down. The yield on ten-year Treasury bonds fell from 2.93% to 2.77%, the biggest drop since the day after Britons voted for Brexit in June 2016. So far, this adds up to a nasty bout of the jitters rather than full-blown panic. Italy’s two-year bond yield is far below the 7.6% it hit in November 2011, at the depths of the euro zone’s previous crisis. The effect on the euro area’s other problem members has been limited—even though yields in Greece, Portugal and Spain, where the prime minister faces a confidence vote on June 1st, reached their highest this year on May 29th.

Paragraph 4: Foreigners are also unlikely to have suffered much direct harm from the fall in bond prices (the corollary of rising yields). Nor has the run-up in yields yet threatened the sustainability of Italy’s debt. On May 30th Italy sold a total of €5.6bn-worth of five-, seven- and ten-year bonds at yields of 2.32%, 2% and 3% respectively. Granted, that is dearer than in the recent past, but it is well below the average coupon of 3.4% on its existing stock of debt. And the longish average maturity of its bonds, around seven years, gives it breathing space. Alberto Gallo of Algebris, an investment firm, estimates that yields would have to be at least 4-4.5% for several months before higher coupon payments would make debt unsupportable. That is not unimaginable, but is some way off.

Paragraph 5: One reason for that is the backing of the European Central Bank. Under its quantitative-easing programme, which has held down borrowing costs across the euro area, the ECB has bought €340 bn worth of Italian bonds; it holds around a sixth of the stock. In effect, it has been a willing buyer as foreigners have quit. Yet none of this means that markets could not turn against Italy with greater violence—if, say, a populist government undid recent reforms, opened the fiscal taps or picked a fight with bureaucrats in Brussels or Frankfurt. Although the biggest banks are now in decent health (or getting there), they own lots of government bonds. One bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, is still in intensive care. The bad-loan burden, though reduced, remains heavy. Departure from the euro area would be unthinkably costly—for both Italy and the zone. Just like when Argentina abandoned dollar parity at the start of 2002, the value of Italians’ bank deposits would plunge. Italy is not Greece, in that it is in far better shape. But it is not Greece, too, in that it is much, much bigger. In 2012 Mario Draghi, the ECB’s president, quelled the crisis that looked likely to destroy the currency club by saying that the ECB would do “whatever it takes to preserve the euro”.

1. Which of the following is/are synonyms of farcical?
   I. Skeptical
   II. Preposterous
   III. Ludicrous
   IV. Perplexed
   Only I
   Only II and III
   Only I, III and IV
   Only II, III and IV
   All of the above
   Option B
   Farcical: relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.
   
   Eg: He considered the whole idea farcical.
   
   Synonyms: Preposterous and Ludicrous.
   
    



2. 
   Which of the following is/are antonyms of complacent?
   
   I. Vitriolic
   II. Slack
   III. Humble
   IV. Gloat
   Only IV
   Only III
   Only I, III and IV
   Only II and IV
   Only I, II and IV
   Option B
   Complacent: showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.
   
   Eg: We can't afford to be complacent about security.
   
   Synonyms: Slack, gloat.
   
   Vitriolic means hurtful/spiteful.
   
   
    



3. Which of the following statements from paragraph 2 shows that investors were losing confidence in Italy?
   
   I. Its debt hit a level of $2.7 trn, many times above its GDP.
   II. Yield on Italian bonds rose in general.
   III. Yields on German Bonds fell.
   Only II
   Only III
   Only I and II
   Only II and III
   Only I and III
   Option D
   
   
    



4. Which of the statements below strengthen the argument -‘So far, this adds up to a nasty bout of the jitters rather than full-blown panic’?
   
   I. The bond yields in Italy are still far below the levels reached during the 2011 Euro-zone crisis.
   II. The effect of the issue has not impacted other members very hard.
   III. The ratings given to many Italian Bank stocks by credit agencies has not changed at all.
   Only I
   Only III
   Only I and II
   Only II and III
   All of the above
   Option E
   
   
    



5. Which of the following could be a possible reason for the line- ‘Foreigners are also unlikely to have suffered much direct harm from the fall in bond prices’?
   
   I. Italy’s huge public-debt market gives it a decent weight in global bond indices.
   II. Foreign investors have cut their Italian holdings from €473bn to €250bn during the last year.
   III. Exposure of banks outside Italy has fallen by almost half since 2009, to €133bn.
   Only II
   Only I and II
   Only II and III
   Only I and III
   All of the above
   Option C
   
   
    



6. 
   As per paragraph 4, which of the following does not adversely impact the sustainability of Italy’s debt?
   
   I. The rate offered on the bonds has increased when compared to the past.
   II. The current rate offered on bonds is around the average rate of the existing debt.
   III. Most of the debt is short to mature in terms of maturity.
   Only II
   Only I and II
   Only III
   Only II and III
   None of the above
   Option A
   
   
    



7. Which of the following is/are true in context of the passage?
   
   I. Italy’s Populists prefer the option of leaving the EU.
   II. Bond yields and bond prices are inversely related.
   III. Italy is not much bigger than Greece in terms of the size of its economy
   Only III
   Only I and II
   Only I and III
   Only II and III
   All of the above
   Option B
   
   
    



8. Which of the following is/are true with respect to the ECB’s Quantitative Easing Program?
   
   I. The program is used to buy bonds from the markets.
   II. This is used for bringing down the borrowing costs of debt.
   III. It is used to uphold credit ratings assigned to bonds.
   
   Only III
   Only I and III
   Only II and III
   Only I and II
   All of the above
   Option D
   
   
    



9. Directions(9-10): Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the phrase in bracket. If none of option conveys the correct meaning, mark (E) as your answer. The options do not necessarily need to be grammatically correct.
   
   He spoke with the fervor of discovery, unaware that he was ''reinventing the wheel''.
   Wasting time
   Construct a wheel
   Repeating thoughts
   Growing continuously
   None of these
   Option A
   
   
    



10. They allowed him ''to save face'' by accepting his resignation.
    Enhance dignity
    Avoid humiliation
    Reverse the decision
    make it difficult
    None of the above
    Option B
    
    
     

Current Affairs Quiz: February 28, 2020

1. The exercise IndraDhanush was recently held between India and which other country?
   A)USA
   B)Russia
   C)France
   D)UK
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF) of the UK jointly commenced the 5th edition of Exercise Indradhanush at Air Force Station Hindan, Uttar Pradesh. The focus of this edition of the exercise is ‘Base Defence and Force Protection’.

   
   
2. The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched‘ Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrator’ in which city?
   A)Lucknow
   B)Mumbai
   C)Chennai
   D)NewDelhi
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched‘ Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrator’– a joint initiative of UGC and British Council under the auspices of UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI).

   
   
3. Recently Labour Ministry launched which application for ESI beneficiaries?
   A)Suraksha
   B)Suman
   C)Sankalp
   D)Santusht
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar informed that the ministry will soon launch a mobile app ‘Santusht’ with an aim to address issues of beneficiaries of Employees State Insurance (ESI) scheme.

   
   
4. Recently CBSE launched which exam locator application?
   A)CBSE ECL
   B)CBSE MCL
   C)CBSE TCK
   D)CBSE MAN
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The Central Board of Secondary Education has released an app-CBSE ECL which can be used by students to locate their examination center and see the distance between current location and examination center. The app is available on play store.

   
   
5. According to the ninth annual Hurun Global Rich List 2020,who topped the list in richest person in world?
   A)Indra Nooyi
   B)Satya Nadella
   C)Mukesh Ambani
   D)Jeff Bezos
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is still the richest person in the world, even after losing $7 billion in one year, according to the ninth annual Hurun Global Rich List 2020.

   
   
6. recently RBI allowed which bank to open branches without its prior approval, lifting a ban imposed on the lender for failing to reduce promoter ownership below the mandated 40%?
   A)Bandhan Bank
   B)federal Bank
   C)Kotak Mahindra Bank
   D)IDBI Bank
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India allowed Bandhan Bank to open branches without its prior approval, lifting a ban imposed on the lender for failing to reduce promoter ownership below the mandated 40%. Bandhan Financial Holdings Ltd is the holding company and promoter of the Bandhan Bank

   
   
7. Who will head the 9 member panel to examine the possibility of allowing life insurers offer indemnity based health policies?
   A)Rahul Chaturvedi
   B)NK Singh
   C)DK Pauchari
   D)G Srinivasan
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: A committee has been set up by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to study the feasibility of allowing life insurers to offer indemnity-based health insurance policies. Currently, IRDAI (Health Insurance) Regulations 2016 allow life insurers to offer defined benefit-based health insurance products only.

   
   
8. Fromwhich date, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered sweet shops to display date of manufacturing and ‘best before’ date for non-packaged/loose sweets?
   A)July 1
   B)June 10
   C)June 5
   D)June 1
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has ordered sweet shops to display date of manufacturing and ‘best before’ date for non-packaged/loose sweets from June1.

   
   
9. The Asian Development Bank raised how much amount through offshore India rupee linked 10-year bonds?
   A)USD 118 million
   B)USD 115 million
   C)USD240 million
   D)USD 567 million
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said it has raised Rs 850 crore (USD 118 million) from a new issue of offshore Indian rupee-linked 10-year bonds.

   
   
10. Recently Maria Sharapova announced his retirement from which sports?
    A)Football
    B)Cricket
    C)Tennis
    D)baseball
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, one of the world’s most recognisable sportswomen, announced her retirement after an illustrious career.

    
    
11. The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has suspended which body over violation of provisions of National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI), 2011?
    A)Olympic Association of India
    B)Athletics Federation of India
    C)Swimming Federation of India
    D)school Games Federation Of India
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has suspended the recognition of School Games Federation of India (SGFI) over violation of provisions of National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI), 2011.

    
    
12. Who was named as Mastercard’s new President & CEO?
    A)Rahul Bajaj
    B)Ajay Banga
    C)Thomas Johnson
    D)Michael Miebach
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Credit card and electronic payments giant Mastercard (MA) named current Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach as its next CEO.

    
    
13. Who becomes new MD & CEO of CIBIL?
    A)Lokesh Mangal
    B)TN Srinivasan
    C)Samuel Joseph
    D)Rajesh Kumar
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: TransUnion Cibil, the largest credit information bureau, on Tuesday appointed Rajesh Kumar of HDFC Bank as its new managing director and chief executive.

    
    
14. Who was appointed as new CFO of Axis Bank?
    A)Amitabh Chaudhary
    B)Rakesh Asthana
    C)Jairam Sridharan
    D)Puneet Sharma
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Private sector lender Axis Bank said its board of directors has approved the appointment of Puneet Sharma as the new Chief Financial Officer and key managerial personnel.

    
    
15. Which Company has acquired Sanzaru Games?
    A)Netflix
    B)Microsoft
    C)Facebook
    D)Google
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Facebook has acquired Sanzaru Games, the developer behind the best virtual reality (VR) game of 2019 titled “Asgard’s Wrath” for an undisclosed sum.

    
    
STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
16. Where is the HQ of Bandhan Bank?
    A)Lucknow
    B)Chennai
    C)Kolkata
    D)Mumbai
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    

    
    
17. Where is the HQ of IRDAI?
    A)Lucknow
    B)Hyderabad
    C)Chennai
    D)Mumbai
    
    
    

    
    Option B
    

    
    

Reasoning : Puzzles and Arrangements for Upcoming Exams – Set 156

Directions (1-5) : Study the information and answer the questions : Seven persons Akash, Banya, Caryl, Diksha, Elvish, Farah and Girish are going to attend a conference on seven different days of the week (Monday to Sunday) but not necessary in same order.More than three persons goes before Diksha, who does not go on Sunday. Not more than one person goes between Diksha and Farah. Farah goes before Diksha. Akash goes one of the day before Girish. Banya goes one of the day after Caryl but not just after. Banya and Elvish do not go on Sunday and Akash goes just before Caryl. Caryl goes on Tuesday. Neither Banya nor Diksha goes on second last day of week.

1. Who among the following person goes just before Banya?
   Farah
   Akash
   Banya
   Diksha
   None of these
   Option A
   
   
    



2. Who among the following person goes on Saturday?
   Diksha
   Elvish
   Girish
   Cannot be determined
   None of these
   Option B
   
   
    



3. How many persons go between Caryl and Diksha?
   1
   2
   4
   5
   3
   Option B
   
   
    



4. Who among the following person goes on Sunday?
   Elvish
   Akash
   Diksha
   Girish
   None of these
   Option D
   
   
    



5. If Akash is related to Farah and Banya is related to Elvish then which of the following is related to Diksha?
   Girish
   Caryl
   Elvish
   Banya
   Akash
   Option A
   
   
    
Directions (6-10) : Study the information and answer the questions : Eight friends are living in eight different floors of the building in such a way ground floor is numbered as 1 and top floor is numbered as 8. Yash lives on an even number floor. Two persons live between Yash and Krish. Taruna live one of the above floor of Himani and both of them live at even number floor. Ojasvee lives just above Lokesh floor. Two persons live between Yash and Xylo. Manish does not live above Yash. Xylo lives on of the floors below Kavya.


6. Who among the following live at 2nd floor?
   Himani
   Manish
   Xylo
   Yash
   None of these
   Option A
   
   
    



7. How many floors are there in between Manish and Xylo?
   1
   3
   2
   4
   5
   Option A
   
   
    



8. Four of the following five are alike in certain way based from a group, find the one that does not belong to that group?
   Kavya
   Lokesh
   Manish
   Xylo
   Yash
   Option E
   
   
    



9. How many persons live above Ojasvee’s floor?
   2
   1
   4
   3
   None of these
   Option A
   
   
    



10. Who among the following live at topmost floor?
    Ojasvee
    Taruna
    Yash
    Cannot be determined
    None of these
    Option B
    
    
     

English: Cloze Test for Upcoming Exams – Set 174

Directions(1-10): In the passage given below, there are blanks, each followed by a word given in brackets []. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find the word which best suits the place. If the given word suits the blank, mark 'no correction/change required' as the answer.

Possessions (1) [liable] your mind and are an interference to deep thoughts. (2) [ponder] of ways on how to gain further, the quest of possessions becomes an end in itself. Similarly, people have tendency to (3) [collaborate] wealth for the sake of hoarding it. It is useless for anyone. This has slowly become a way of life. Although we agree, possessions and wealth are (4) [indisputably] necessary for a comfortable life. However, they should be utilised best to assist in our need, not greed. Be it apparels, shoes or homes, owning more than anything required is nothing but wasteful hoarding. Gathering of wealth and possessions comes from internal (5) [timidity] of an individual. This leads to a loop: to get more money for obtaining more goods and amenities, often leading to an unethical and (6) [sustainable] lifestyle. This uncertainty can be abridged by first trying to comprehend ourselves. The problem is most people are (7) [brave] of looking deep within their soul. But a deeper understanding will give us a perception in life and is, also, the dawn of spirituality. It will help in understanding the inner self. But when a person evolves on the pathway of spirituality, his (8) [path] in life change. The (9) [tenacity] of life shifts more towards sustainability. Spirituality also helps make a person internally secure and (10) [humble]. Also, the longing to increase possessions and amass wealth comes from the greed instinct; it should be abridged or kept in check.

1. channel
   load
   burden
   accountable
   No correction required
   Option C
   
   
    



2. feeling
   thinking
   stressing
   balancing
   No correction required
   Option B
   
   
    



3. disperse
   amass
   divide
   crank
   No correction required
   Option B
   Amass means to gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of materials or things) over a period of time.
   
    



4. indeedily
   unnecessarily
   perfectly
   better
   No correction required
   Option E
   
   
    



5. losses
   confidence
   core
   shyness
   No correction required
   Option E
   
   
    



6. undemanding
   untenable
   viable
   active
   No correction required
   Option B
   Untenable means unsustainable.
   
    



7. petrified
   calcified
   stressful
   difficulty
   No correction required
   Option A
   Calcified means hard. Petrified means terrified or fear-stricken.
   
    



8. primacies
   persnickety
   forgoing
   ornery
   No correction required
   Option A
   'Primacies' means priorities.
   
    



9. reusability
   persistency
   connotation
   center
   No correction required
   Option D
   Reusability means reutilizing something, which is not the matter being talked about in the statement. Persistency is the act of being consistent. A connotation is the implication of something. Tenacity means being stubborn.
   
    



10. obedient
    specific
    perspective
    deniable
    No correction required
    Option E
    
    
     

Reasoning(For Mains Exam) : Direction Sense Questions Set 27

Directions (1-5) : Study the information and answer the questions : Three persons covers a certain distance from starting point L. Rakesh starts walking towards east from point L and walks 5 m to reach point Z. From point Z, he walks 8 m north direction and then he takes a left turn and walks 9 m to reach at point N. Rahul starts walking in west direction and walks 8 m to reach point W. From point W he takes right turn and walks 5 m to reach point P. From point P he starts walking in east direction and walks 9 m to reach at point C. Mani start walking in north direction and walks 3 m and reach at point V then takes right turn and walks certain distance to reach at point I from point I, he starts walking in north direction to reach at point C.

1. What is the distance between point V and I?
   1 m
   5 m
   3 m
   2 m
   None of these
   Option E
   
   
    



2. In which direction point P with respect to point V?
   East
   West
   South East
   North West
   None of these
   Option D
   
   
    



3. What is the shortest distance between point N and point L?
   5 m
   3 m
   4√5 m
   7√3 m
   None of these
   Option C
   
   
    



4. If point T is 5 m south of point N then in which direction point T with respect to point I?
   NorthEast
   South
   West
   North West
   None of these
   Option C
   
   
    



5. In which direction point P with respect to the starting point?
   East
   South West
   South
   North West
   None of these
   Option D
   
   
    
Directions (6-10) : Study the information and answer the questions : Rahul starts walking from point G and walks 6 m south to reach at point M. From point M he starts walking in west direction and walks 9 m to reach at point I. Now he takes a left turn and walks 11 m to reach at point C. From point C, he starts walking in north direction to reach at point Q and covers 4 m distance. Now he takes two consecutive left turns of 5 m and 8 m respectively and stopped at point D.


6. If point U is 1 m east of point I the what is the shortest distance between point U and point G?
   8 m
   10 m
   15 m
   4 m
   7 m
   Option B
   
   
    



7. In which direction point M with respect to point Q?
   North West
   South
   North East
   Cannot be determined
   None of these
   Option C
   
   
    



8. If point O is 5 m northeast from point C then what is the shortest distance between point O and point Q?
   4 m
   3 m
   5 m
   6 m
   None of these
   Option B
   
   
    



9. If point L is north of point D and west of point G, then what is the shortest distance between point L and point G?
   10 m
   14 m
   15 m
   16 m
   None of these
   Option B
   
   
    



10. In which direction point D with respect to point I?
    South West
    North East
    South
    North
    None of these
    Option A
    
    
     

Current Affairs Quiz: February 27, 2020

1. Which state government inaugurated the Public Service Messages on the toll-free number 14400 constituted specifically for the reduction of corruption?
   A)Maharashtra
   B)Odisha
   C)Andhra Pradesh
   D)Telangana
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the Public Service Messages on the toll-free number 14400 constituted specifically for the reduction of corruption.

   
   
2. Recently deputy PM Winston Peters of which country visited India?
   A)Netherlands
   B)Singapore
   C)New Zealand
   D)Thailand
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of New Zealand Winston Peters arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit to India.

   
   
3. Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the National Cyber Research, Innovation & Capacity Centre in which city?
   A)Nagpur
   B)Chennai
   C)Hyderabad
   D)Pune
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the National Cyber Research, Innovation & Capacity Centre at CDTI campus in Hyderabad.

   
   
4. which state emerged as the best state in Direct Benefit Transfer payouts?
   A)Haryana
   B)Uttarakhand
   C)Assam
   D)Sikkim
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Small states like Haryana & Uttarakhand emerged as the best states at 1st and second positions, respectively in ratings prepared for the first time by Centre regarding Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) payouts

   
   
5. Which had become the first state in the country to have “100% LPG gas coverage”?
   A)Odisha
   B)Telangana
   C)Himachal Pradesh
   D)Sikkim
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Himachal Pradesh had become the first state in the country to have “100% LPG gas coverage”.

   
   
6. Which has become the first state in the country to introduce the unified registration card?
   A)Sikkim
   B)Uttarakhand
   C)Madhya Pradesh
   D)Uttar Pradesh
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to introduce the unified registration card and the second state to launch the unified driving license after Uttar Pradesh

   
   
7. Under Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat,recently which state was paired with Jharkhand?
   A)Maharashtra
   B)Odisha
   C)Uttar Pradesh
   D)Goa
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Under Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat, Goa is paired with Jharkhand. Lot of exchange activities are happening on this front.

   
   
8. BIMSTEC to connect how much kilometres long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to India?
   A)3000 km
   B)2500 km
   C)3500 km
   D)4500 km
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is working on connecting about 3,000 kilometre-long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to India. This was announced by the energy advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Dr Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury while inaugurating the energy conference of BIMSTEC in Dhaka.

   
   
9. According to the World Air Quality Report 2019 compiled by IQAir Air Visual,what is the rank of India in most polluted country in world?
   A)2nd
   B)3rd
   C)4th
   D)5th
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: According to the World Air Quality Report 2019 compiled by IQAir Air Visual, India was the 5 most polluted country in 2019, with Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region ranked as the most polluted city in the world.

   
   
10. Which announced a partnership with SBI to train differently-abled people find jobs in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector?
    A)Wipro
    B)TCS
    C)Google
    D)Microsoft
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Global tech major Microsoft announced a partnership with SBI to train differently-abled people find jobs in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.

    
    
11. Recently who launched Ease 3.0 for smart, tech-enabled banking for aspiring India?
    A)Nirmala Sitharaman
    B)Anurag Thakur
    C)Venkaiah Naidu
    D)Narendra Modi
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched Ease 3.0 for smart, tech-enabled banking for aspiring India.

    
    
12. Recently The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has come out with the format of the new web form for incorporation of companies.Name it?
    A)Ion+
    B)Vayu+
    C)SPICe+
    D)Netra+
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) has come out with the format of the new web form SPICe+(Simplified Proforma for Incorporating a Company Electronically plus) for incorporation of companies.

    
    
13. The 6th National Ice Stock Sports Championship is being held in which place?
    A)Gulmarg
    B)Leh
    C)Ladakh
    D)Dehradun
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: In Jammu and Kashmir, the hosts bagged gold medal in the 6th National Ice Stock Sports Championship organized at Ice Rink in Gulmarg. Two hundred participants from 18 different states across the country participated in the event.

    
    
14. Recently who takes over as National Hydroelectric Power Corporation CMD?
    A)Nityanand Rai
    B)Sanjay Singh
    C)Abhay Kumar Singh
    D)Ratish Kumar
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: State-run hydro power giant NHPC announced appointment of Abhay Kumar Singh as the company’s Chairman & Managing Director from February 24, 2020.

    
    
15. Which Company completed the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Greenwich Associates LLC?
    A)Crisil
    B)TCS
    C)NASSCOM
    D)Wipro
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Global analytical company Crisil said it has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Greenwich Associates LLC.

    
    
16. Recently President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak passed away.He was the former president of which country?
    A)Iraq
    B)Iran
    C)Egypt
    D)Afghanistan
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Egypt’s former President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, who ruled the country for 30 years, died. He was 91.

    
    
17. Recently a famous ground-breaking black NASA mathematician passed away.Name him/her?
    A)kristianaGeorgia
    B)William Thomas
    C)Katherine Johnson
    D)Steve Johnson
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Katherine Johnson, a ground-breaking black NASA mathematician whose life was portrayed in the movie Hidden Figures, died. She was 101.

    
    
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18. What is the currency of NewZealand?
    A)Krone
    B)rupees
    C)Dollar
    D)Euro
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    

    
    
19. Where is the HQ of National Hydroelectric Power Generation Corporation of India?
    A)Mumbai
    B)Gwalior
    C)Nagpur
    D)Faridabad
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    

    
    

Current Affairs Quiz: February 26, 2020

1. Recently President Donald Trump of which country visited India?
   A)Russia
   B)France
   C)Germany
   D)USA
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: The 45th President of the United States Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad for a two-day visit to India. This is Donald Trump’s first state visit to India.PM Modi, President Trump, First Lady Melania visited Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad.

   
   
2. Which state launched ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ scheme?
   A)Maharashtra
   B)Andhra Pradesh
   C)Telangana
   D)Odisha
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched yet another scheme named after him ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ in Vizianagaram district in north coastal Andhra.Under the ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ scheme

   
   
3. Which country will be hosting the 2020 G20 Leaders’ Summit?
   A)France
   B)USA
   C)Saudi Arabia
   D)India
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Saudi Arabia will be hosting the 2020 G20 Leaders’ Summit scheduled for 21-22 November. Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan announced that during a news conference at the end of the meetings of Finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

   
   
4. How much amount was sanctioned by NABARD to boost infrastructure in J&K?
   A)₹467.87 cr
   B)₹345.98 cr
   C)₹415.87 cr
   D)₹400.64 cr
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned an amount of 400.64 crore rupees to UT of J&K during the current financial year for giving boost to the infrastructure in the rural areas. The funding is a part of the NABARD’s ‘Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) – Trench XXV’ which aims at augmenting rural infrastructure.

   
   
5. Which airport became home to the world’s largest airport-based temperature-controlled facility-the Export Cold Zone?
   A)Delhi
   B)Lucknow
   C)Indore
   D)Mumbai
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Mumbai airport became home to the world’s largest airport-based temperature-controlled facility-the Export Cold Zone.

   
   
6. According to the data of the commerce ministry, in 2018-19,which country became India’s top trading partner?
   A)USA
   B)China
   C)Russia
   D)France
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: According to the data of the commerce ministry, in 2018-19, the bilateral trade between the US and India stood at USD 87.95 billion. With this, the US has surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner, showing greater economic ties between the two countries.During the period, India’s two-way commerce with China aggregated at USD 87.07 billion.

   
   
7. Recently who created a world record by becoming the fastest special girl to swim 14 Km in open water?
   A)Sneha Ranade
   B)Akanksha Joshi
   C)Jiya Rai
   D)Nita Singh
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Ms Jiya Rai, an eleven year old daughter of Madan Rai, Master Chief at Arms II, posted in INS Shikra, created a world record by becoming the fastest special girl to swim 14 Km in open water.

   
   
8. recently ICC banned Yousuf Al Balushi from all cricket.He belongs to which country?
   A)Pakistan
   B)Nepal
   C)Oman
   D)Afghanistan
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The ICC has banned Oman player Yousuf Al Balushi from all cricket for seven years after he accepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

   
   
9. Recently Riek Machar was sworn as Vice President of which nation?
   A)Thailand
   B)south Sudan
   C)Bhutan
   D)NepAl
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president, formally rejoining the government in the latest bid to bring peace to a nation ravaged by six years of war.

   
   
10. Who won the best actor award at the 10th Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival in New Delhi?
    A)Hrithik Roshan
    B)Varun Dhawan
    C)Ayushmaan Khurrana
    D)Vicky Kaushal
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Hrithik Roshan won the Best Actor award for his performance in the film Super 30, which also won the Best Film at the 10th Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival in New Delhi.

    
    
11. who has been crowned as the winner of LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020 competition?
    A)Sneha Vinayak
    B)Priyal Pokhriyal
    C)Vartika Singh
    D)Adline Castelino
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Adline Castelino has been crowned as the winner of LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020 competition.

    
    
12. Recently Krishna Bose passed away.He was related to which field?
    A)author
    B)journalist
    C)Politics
    D)Actor
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    Explanation: Krishna Bose, former Lok Sabha MP and wife of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s nephew Sisir Kumar Bose, passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal. She was 89.

    
    
13. Who released the book ‘Who is Bharat Mata’ by Prof Purushottam Agrawal and its Kannada translation ‘Yaaru Bharat Maate?’ by Prof K E Radhakrishna?
    A)Venkaiah Naidu
    B)Ram Nath kovind
    C)Narendra Modi
    D)Manmohan Singh
    
    
    

    
    Option D
    Explanation: Former Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh released the book ‘Who is Bharat Mata’ by Prof Purushottam Agrawal and its Kannada translation ‘Yaaru Bharat Maate?’ by Prof K E Radhakrishna.

    
    
14. who released the book titled ‘Death – An Inside Story’ authored by Sadhguru, Founder, Isha Foundation?
    A)Venkaiah Naidu
    B)Anurag thakur
    C)Ram Nath Kovind
    D)Narendra Modi
    
    
    

    
    Option A
    Explanation: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu released the book titled ‘Death – An Inside Story’ authored by Sadhguru, Founder, Isha Foundation.

    
    
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15. What is the currency of SouthSudan?
    A)peso
    B)euro
    C)pounds
    D)Dollar
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    

    
    
16. Where is the hq of NABARD?
    A)Pune
    B)Chennai
    C)Mumbai
    D)NewDelhi
    
    
    

    
    Option C
    

    
    

English: Sentence Completion Set – 70

Directions: In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).

1. In popular imagination, the Railway Budget was seen as a grand spectacle, with the Railway Minister using it as a platform for populism and political grandstanding. What is not appreciated is that the Budget is not merely a statement of allotment of funds to various projects and programmes, unlike other ministries, but comprises a fairly detailed performance review, physical and financial, of the previous year and prospects for the current (Budget) year. ____________________________. A separate post-Budget discussion in Parliament on the Railways, as indicated by the Finance Minister, is no substitute, as the focus most likely will be on allotments to various projects, not on financial performance.
   The fact is that the Railways is indeed unlike any other Central ministry in size and scope, it is actually an operational ministry.
   There have been sporadic calls in the past for doing away with a separate Railway Budget for various reasons, but the matter was never pursued seriously.
   Perhaps nowhere in the world is a political functionary called upon to present a financial report card of the country’s largest public undertaking in the full glare of publicity.
   No other Ministry has a separate budget and the practice exists in no other country today; the Bibek Debroy Committee has recommended discontinuance of a separate Rail Budget and it is part of the Prime Minister’s reform programme.
   A point particularly stressed by the Finance Minister in the press conference announcing the Cabinet decision was that the Railways’ share in the General Budget has progressively reduced over the years, making a separate budget an anachronism.
   Option C
   
   
    



2. Out of all the taxes, corporate taxes imposed on multinational corporations (MNCs) are major sources of revenue for most economies. But in the event of these corporate tax payers shifting their tax liabilities from a high tax jurisdiction to a low- or no-tax jurisdiction, massive revenue losses are imminent for the fiscal jurisdiction where the taxes should have been ideally paid. ______________________________. With a mélange of some creative accounting techniques and existing loopholes in different fiscal jurisdictions across the world, tax evasion has emerged as a global woe in the last few decades.
   Both historical and contemporary perceptions of tax have characterised it as a necessary extraction, a penalty.
   Despite some major limitations, various fiscal jurisdictions have already gone ahead with signing such agreements.
   Tax evasion is where a seepage in the boundaries set by fiscal laws is discovered, and which is then used to escape the tax net to a great extent or altogether.
   Various countermeasures have been deployed by states, either at an individual level or as members of different economic groups.
   Once riddled with incidents of double taxation, the MNCs have now outsmarted the system and have moved into an era of double non-taxation.
   Option E
   
   
    



3. Even the United States lets its citizens know when public databases are breached. Aadhaar and NATGRID might be hacked several times a year for all we know; no one is obligated to tell us. _________________________________. This renders us powerless and steps around our painstakingly crafted civil liberties to hand control of our lives and information back to the state.
   We have no idea how secure these databases are and have given no thought to what will happen if someone hacks them or misuses the sensitive information contained in them.
   The government wants to add our travel and bank information to these databases, and is pressuring all the phone manufacturers to integrate with them.
   This is a governance form in which governments use surveillance, data collection, data mining and other such invasive methods to prevent crime, terrorist attacks and to deliver welfare services.
   The imbalance of power created by the state’s attempts at treating citizens like pawns is dangerously magnified by advances in digital technology that allow for easy monitoring of communication and access to large amounts of data.
   It appears that we are travelling fast towards a complete transformation into a National Surveillance State.
   Option B
   
   
    



4. General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is a multinational corporation headquartered in the United States and has been the world’s most dominant automaker since 1931. Recent times, however, have not been as favourable for the automotive giant with GM posting a record $38.7 billion loss in 2016. These losses were sustained due to a variety of factors, such as adverse market conditions in the United States and Europe, high inventory levels as well as the fall in the value of the U.S. dollar. _________________________________.
   GM’s management is to be blamed for not venturing into emerging markets like Russia and India.
   Since the value of the dollar is still falling, the losses sustained seem destined to continue in 2017.
   In response to this crisis, GM announced the launch of a slew of new models.
   GM now ranks as the world’s second largest automaker, behind Toyota Motor Corporation.
   Higher oil prices would probably lead to GM incurring another big loss to its bottom line in 2017.
   Option D
   
   
    



5. The Firefox project had undergone several name changes. Originally titled Phoenix, it was renamed because of trademark issues with Phoenix Technologies. ____________________________________. In response, the Mozilla Foundation stated that the browser should always bear the name Mozilla Firebird to avoid confusion with the database software. Continuing pressure from the database server’s development community forced another change; on February 9, 2004, Mozilla Firebird became Mozilla Firefox, often referred to as simply Firefox.
   As of August 2011, Firefox was the second most widely used browser, with approximately 30% of worldwide usage share of web browsers.
   Phoenix Technologies sued the Mozilla Foundation for trademark infringement.
   The Mozilla Foundation then came up with the replacement name, Firebird.
   The replacement name, Firefox, provoked an intense response from the Firefox free database software project.
   The Mozilla Foundation, after lengthy deliberations with trademark lawyers, came up with the name Firebird which had not, at that time, been trademarked.
   Option D
   
   
    



6. Investment is necessary for economic growth. It could be undertaken by domestic or foreign investors. _________________________________. If domestic investment is not forthcoming, either because of a profitability crisis in the private sector or a self-imposed restraint on public spending (example, India’s Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act), then we may be forced to attract foreign investment. In other words, in the event of a domestic investment crunch, relying on foreign investment is an option in the short term.
   However, relying on foreign investment in the long term is not an economically sound policy.
   However, a probable positive consequence of foreign investment is the inflow of new technology and its subsequent diffusion.
   However, there are not any priority reasons for favouring foreign investment over domestic investment under normal economic conditions.
   However, one central character of private investment makes it unreliable in the long term: volatility.
   It is obvious that investment in a labour-intensive sector will generate more employment than the same investment in a capital-intensive sector.
   Option C
   
   
    



7. “Universal” is a tricky word. It has an enormous appeal, an unquestioned romance of taking everyone along. Universal human rights, universal access to basic services, housing for all. It is the barometer of inclusion done right. __________________________________. Often the “universal” is a vanishing horizon and, like all horizons, the mirage is what makes you lose sight of the very real trade-offs and constraints in your way.
   The irony is that even those who defend such exclusions do not fully realise the cost they themselves pay for them.
   However, the exclusions are simultaneously socially performed, legally enshrined, and economically reproduced.
   Yet herein, in the romance, lies the first danger of taking an important move and losing ourselves in a mirage well before the horizon is near.
   The dark side of the romance is that it’s one of the hardest things to achieve.
   In Indian cities, one of the biggest blocks to any imagination of “universal” or “inclusive” development is not lack of money, land or technology as is so often imagined.
   Option D
   
   
    



8. ‘Good governance’ was the cornerstone of the National Democratic Alliance government’s poll promises. While there is an effort to deliver this in many sectors, the functioning of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is at odds with its mandate. _____________________________________. Since 2011, it has consistently ignored the Supreme Court’s direction on the appointment of a national regulator for enforcing environmental conditions and to impose penalties.
   It unambiguously mandates that there shall be no destruction or diversion of habitat unless it is for the improvement and better management of wildlife.
   While it has been periodically expressing its commitment to forest conservation, the reality is, the Ministry has been bending over backwards to meet the demands of ‘development’, compromising India’s ecological security.
   Another worrisome indicator on unbridled clearances is the strategy of diluting regulations through a slew of guidelines.
   The most crucial governance challenge for the Ministry is how to balance development imperatives without compromising on ecological security.
   An objective analysis reveals that the MoEF has turned into a virtual project-clearing house.
   Option B
   
   
    



9. The fact that AFSPA and representative democracy have co-existed in many parts of India’s Northeast for almost 60 years itself suggests that there is something amiss about the way democratic institutions have functioned in the region. Consider for a moment how AFSPA found roots in post-Independence India. _____________________________________. This claim was something the Indian nation-state could neither ignore nor acknowledge.
   Within the representational schemata of the nation-state, the first term on either side of the equality is of a lesser worth than the second.
   India’s Northeast very much finds itself within such a theoretical and political impasse, caught up, as it is, within a non-space — inside the physical space of India, yet outside the political and epistemic space underlying its imagination.
   A pattern of exhibition of sovereign power has persisted for the last 16 years.
   Despite its length and hardship, it failed to receive an acknowledgement from the Indian state, nor did it register in the consciousness of the nation.
   Its formulation in 1958 was a response to the demands of the Nagas for sovereignty based on the assertion that the Nagas are a nationality, distinct from the Indian nationality.
   Option E
   
   
    



10. The Chief Justice of India’s high-octane laments about vacancies caused due to the stand-off between the judiciary and government in appointing judges has brought a renewed focus to delays in the judicial system. ___________________________________________. By all accounts, the judicial system is painfully slow — as of December 31, 2015, 51.2 per cent of all cases pending in the subordinate courts have been pending for more than two years and 7.5 per cent for more than 10 years; in the high courts the corresponding figures are 68 per cent and 19.22 per cent. This is unacceptable for any state that promises the rule of law to its citizens.
    At the same time, to view the stand-off on judicial appointments and the consequent vacancies that are created through the lens of judicial delays is to miss the wood for the trees.
    The CJI also believes that it is because vacancies are a product of a systemic lack of incentives for persons of high quality and integrity to take up judgeships.
    The complexity of causes responsible for judicial delays should make it amply clear that it is merely a by-product when it comes to the vexed question of judicial appointments.
    The CJI holds vacancies responsible for creating delays, bringing justice delivery to a grinding halt for several litigants.
    It is little surprise that litigants take a chance before the higher judiciary since securing an admission is often perceived as a game of roulette.
    Option D