Aptitude Quiz

Q1. The question shows a pair of words in which the first is related to

the second in some way. It is followed by a single word which bears a

similar relation to one of the given alternatives. Find the correct

alternative to complete the analogy.

Melt:Liquid::Freeze: ?

a. Ice

b. Condense

c. Solid

d. Crystal

Q2. Fill in the blank

Guilt is to Past as Hope is to ......

a. Present

b. Future

c. Today

d. Despair

e. Hopeless

Q3. From the given choices select the odd man out:

a. Bird

b. Kite

c. Crow

d. Pigeon

e. Sparrow

Q4. Find the missing pattern

BOQD : ERTG :: ANPC : ?

a. DQSF

b. FSHU

c. SHFU

d. DSQF

Q5. Find the missing number

5 : 24 :: 8 : ?

a. 65

b. 63

c. 62

d. 64

Q6. From the given choices select the odd man out

a. DFHEG

b. TWXUV

c. OQSPR

d. JLNKM

Q7. If HARD is coded as 1357 and SOFT is coded as 2468, what will

21448 stand for?

a. SHAFT

b. SHORT

c. SHOOT

d. SHART

Q8. Find the next number in the series

1, 6, 13, 22, 33, ......

a. 44

b. 45

c. 46

d. 47

Q9. The question contains some statements followed by some

conclusions. Decide which of the given conclusions logically follow

from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

I) All tomatoes are red.

II) All grapes are tomatoes.

Conclusions:

I) All grapes are red.

II) Some Tomatoes are grapes.

a. Only conclusion I follows.

b. Only conclusion II follows.

c. Neither I nor II follows

d. Both I and II follow.

e. Either I or II follows

Q9. Old woman's son is my daughter's uncle, then what relation has

the old woman to me ?

a. Sister

b. Mother

c. Grandmother

d. Mother - in - law

Q10. Ramu was facing East.He walked 4 km forward and then after

turning to his right walked 6 km. Again he turned to his right and

walked 7 km. After this he turned back.Which direction was he facing

at the time?

a. East

b. North

c. South

d. West

e. North-East

Q11. Raman is not wearing purple and Aman is not wearing

black.Raman and Sahil wear different colours.Avinash alone wears

green.What is Sahil's colour, if all four of them are wearing different

colours.

a. Green

b. Black

c. Purple

d. Can't Say

Q12. The question is followed by two arguments numbered I and II.

You have to decide which of the arguments is a strong argument and

which is a weak argument.

Statement :

Should a total ban be put on trapping wild animals?

Arguments :

I. Yes, Trappers are making a lot of money.

II. No, bans on hunting and trapping are not effective.

a. Only argument I is strong.

b. Only argument II is strong.

c. Either I or II is strong.

d. Neither I nor II is strong.

e. Both I and II are strong

Q13. The question contains a statement followed by two Assumptions I

and II. Find out which assumption(s) is implicit.

Statements:

Vitamin E tablets improve circulation, keep your complexion in glowing

condition.

Assumptions :

I. People like glowing complexion.

II. Complexion becomes dull in the absence of circulation.

a. Only assumption I is implicit

b. Only assumption II is implicit

c. Both assumption I and II are implicit.

d. Neither assumption I nor II is implicit

Q14. Study the statement(s) and the conclusions and select the

correct option.

Statement :

No country is absolutely self - dependent these days.

Conclusions :

I. It is imposible to grow and produce all that a country needs.

II. Countrymen in general have become lazy.

a. Only Conclusion I follows

b. Only Conclusion II follows

c. Both the conclusion I and II follow

d. Either conclusion I or II follows

e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Q15. In the question a statement is followed by some courses of action

. A course of action is a step or administrative decisions to be taken

for improvement, follow-up, or further action in regard to the

problem, policy, etc.You have to assume everything in the statement

to be true and then decide which of the given suggested course(s) of

action logically follows for pursuing.

Statement:

'The World Bank has approved a $ 300 million loan to finance a project to

construct coal ports by Madras Port Trusts.

Courses of Action :

I. India should take financial help from other international financial

institutions to develop such ports in other places.

II. India should not seek any help from the international financial

institutions.

a. Only I follows

b. Only II follows

c. Either I or II follows

d. Neither I nor II follows

e. Both I and II follow.

Parts of Constitution of India

PARTS

PART I THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY Art.( 1-4 )
PART II CITIZENSHIP Art.( 5-11 )
PART III FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Art.( 12-35 )  
... PART IV DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY Art.( 36-51 )
PART IVA FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES Art.( 51A )
PART V THE UNION Art.( 52-151 )
PART VI THE STATES Art.( 152-237 )  
PART VII THE STATES IN PART B OF THE FIRST SCHEDULE Art.( 238 )
PART VIII THE UNION TERRITORIES Art.( 239-243 )  
PART IX PANCHAYATS Art.( 243-243zg )
PART IXA MUNICIPALITIES Art.( 243-243zg )
PART X THE SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS Art.( 244-244A )
PART XI RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES Art.( 245-263 )
PART XII FINANCE, PROPERTY, CONTRACTS AND SUITS Art.( 264-300A )
PART XIII TRADE,COMMERCE AND INTERCOURSE WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF INDIA Art.( 301-307 )
PART XIV SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES Art.( 308-323 )
PART XIVA TRIBUNALS Art.( 323A-323B )
PART XV ELECTIONS Art.( 324-329A )
PART XVI SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN CLASSES Art.( 330-342 ) PART XVII OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Art.( 343-351 )
PART XVIII EMERGENCY PROVISIONS Art.( 352-360 )
PART XIX MISCELLANEOUS Art.( 361-367 )
PART XX AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION Art.( 368 )
PART XXI TEMPORARY, TRANSITIONAL AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS Art.( 369-392 ) PART XXII SHORT TITLE,COMMENCEMENT,AUTHORITATIVE TEXT IN HINDI AND REPEALS Art.( 393-395 )

Queen Chennamma of Kittur

Chennamma (1778-1829 CE) was born at Kakati (Belgaum district) and had the proper education, girls of the ruling class got in those times. She was married to Mallasarja Desai, ruler of Kittur at the age of 15. After his death, his son Shivalingarudra Sarja who had no children adopted a boy, Shivalingappa who was his relative. Shivalingrudra died prematurely and Chennamma ruled as the regent.

The Doctrine of Lapse was imposed on native states by the British. Under this declaration, native rulers were not allowed to adopt a child if they had no children of their own. Their territory formed part of the British Empire automatically.

The state of Kittur came under the administration of Dharwad collectorate in charge of Mr. Thackeray. Mr. Chaplin was the commissioner of the region. Both did not recognize the new ruler and the regent, and informed that Kittur had to accept the British regime.

Both the local people and Rani Chennamma opposed strongly British high handedness. Thackeray invaded Kittur. In the battle that ensued, hundreds of British soldiers were killed along with Thackeray.

The humiliation of defeat at the hands of a small ruler was too much for the British to swallow. They brought in bigger armies from Mysore and Sholapur and surrounded Kittur.

Chennamma tried her best to avoid war; she negotiated with Chaplin and Governor of Bombay Presidency under whose regime Kittur fell. It had no effect. Chennamma was compelled to declare war. For 12 days, the valiant Queen and her soldiers defended their fort, but as is the common trait, traitors sneaked in and mixed mud and dung in the gunpowder in the canons. The Rani was defeated (1824 CE). She was taken a prisoner and kept in the fort of Bailhongal for life. She spent her days reading holy texts and performing puja till her death in 1829 CE.

Chennamma became a legend. During the freedom movement, her brave resistance to British formed theme of plays, songs, and song stories. Folk songs or lavanis were a legion and freedom struggle got a good boost through singing bards who moved throughout the region.

A statue of Kittur Rani Chennamma was installed in the Parliamentary Building premises at New Delhi on 11th September 2007. It is the most fitting tribute to a brave queen, who was the earliest ruler in India to fight the British rule.

A statue of Kittur Rani Chennamma was installed in the Parliamentary Building premises at New Delhi on 11th September 2007. It is the most fitting tribute to a brave queen, who was the earliest ruler in India to fight the British rule.

Indian Commissions

Indian Commissions

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

The Government of India appointed a committee in January 1957 to examine the working of the Community Development Programme (1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) and to suggest measures for their better working. The Chairman of this committee was Balwant Rai G Mehta. The committee submitted its report in November 1957 and recommended the establishment of the scheme of 'democratic decentralization' which finally came to be known as Panchayati Raj.

The specific recommendations of the committee are:

1. Establishment of a 3-tier Panchayati Raj system-Gram Panchayat at the village level, Panchayat Samiti at the block level, and Zila Parishad at the district level. These tiers should be organically linked through a device of indirect elections.

 Shah Nawaz Committee

The Shah Nawaz Committee was an enquiry committee established in 1956 to investigate the controversies surrounding the supposed death of Indian war time leader Subhas Chandra Bose in August 1945. The Committee included Shah Nawaz Khan and also included A C Moitra and Suresh Chandra Bose. The committee was appointed in December 1955 and began its work in April the next year. It submitted its report in July 1956. However, the committee was notable in two of the members, Moitra and Bose, submitting was has since come to be called the "Dissident Report" that differed from the official report of the committee submitted by Khan to the Indian Government.

 Mukherjee Commission

The Mukherjee Commission refers to the one-man board of Mr. Justice Manoj Mukherjee, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India which was instituted in 1999 to enquire into the controversy surrounding the reported death of Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945.

 Finance Commission of India

The Constitution of India provides for the establishment of a Finance Commission for the purpose of allocation of certain resources of revenue between the Union and the State Governments. The Finance Commission is established under Article 280 of the Constitution of India by the President.

Chairman: Vijay Kelkar 2010-2015

 Investment commission of India

The Investment commission of India is a three-member commission set up in the Ministry of Finance in December 2004 by the Government of India. Mr. Ratan Tata is Chairman and Mr. Deepak Parekh and Dr. Ashok Ganguly are members.

 States Reorganisation Commission

The States Reorganisation Commission was constituted by the Central Government of India under the States Reorganisation Act and consisted of Hon. Fazal Ali, K.M. Panikker, and H.N. Kunzru. The Report submitted by the Committee in 1955 known as SRC Report went in to the problems of Telangana and Andhra regions, and the arguments for and against the merger of two regions.

 Shah Commission

Shah Commission was a commission of inquiry appointed by Government of India in 1977 to inquire into all the excesses committed in the Indian Emergency (1975 - 77). It was headed by Justice J.C. Shah.

 Nanavati commission

The Justice G.T. Nanavati commission was established by the Indian Government in 2000 to investigate the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots.

The report was 185 pages long. The commission submitted its final report in February 2004 detailing accusations and evidence against senior members of the Delhi wing of the then ruling Congress Party, including Jagdish Tytler, later a Cabinet Minister, MP Sajjan Kumar and late minister H.K.L. Bhagat. They were accused of instigating mobs to avenge the assassination of Indira Gandhi by killing Sikhs in their constituencies.

The Commission also held the then Delhi police commissioner S.C. Tandon directly responsible for the riots.

 Mandal Commission

The Mandal Commission in India was established in 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to "identify the socially or educationally backward." It was headed by Indian parliamentarian Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal to consider the question of seat reservations and quotas for people to redress caste discrimination, and used eleven social, economic, and educational indicators to determine "backwardness." In 1980, the commission's report affirmed the affirmative action practice under Indian law whereby members of lower castes (known as Other Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes and Tribes) were given exclusive access to a certain portion of government jobs and slots in public universities, and recommended changes to these quotas, increasing them by 27% to 49.5%.

 National Commission for Minorities

The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) is a body constituted by the Government of India to monitor and evaluate the progress of people classified as minorities by the Indian government. Essentially the minorities in India consist of followers of all religions other than Hinduism and weaker sections in the Hindu community. The Commission is also referred to as the Minority Commission. It was formed as a result of an act of the Indian Parliament in 1993.

The current commission constituted in 2006 (fifth to date) consists of:

Mohammad Shafi Qureshi - Chairperson

Michael P Pinto - Vice Chairperson

Harcharan Singh Josh - Member

Lama Chosphel Zotpa - Member

Dileep Padagaonkar - Member

Zoya Hasan - Member

The commission also employs other officers as well.

National Commission for Women

The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body for women, set up in 1992, by Government of India, under specific provisions, National Commission for Women Act, 1990 (Act No. 20 of 1990 of Govt.of India.), of the Indian Constitution .

` The present head of the Commission is Girija Vyas.

National Human Rights Commission of India

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is an autonomous statutory body established on October 12, 1993, under the provisions of The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (TPHRA). The Commission is in conformity with the Paris Principles - a broad set of principles agreed upon by a number of nations for the promotion and protection of human rights, in Paris in October 1991

History of Development & Employment Programs in India: at a Glance

1952: Community Development Programme (CDP)

overall development of rural areas and people’s participation.

1960-61: Intensive Agriculture Development program (IADP)

To provide loan for seeds and fertilizers to farmers

1964-65: Intensive Agriculture Area programme (IAAP)

To develop special harvest in agriculture area.

1965 : Credit Authorization Scheme (CAS)

Involved qualitative credit control of reserve bank of India

1966-67: High yielding variety programme (HYVP)

To increase the productivity of food grains by adopting latest varieties of inputs of crops.

1966-67: Green Revolution:

To Increase productivity. Confined to wheat production.

1969: Rural Electrification Corporation

To provide electricity in rural areas

1972 : Scheme of Discriminatory Interest Rate

To provide loan to the weaker sections of society at a concessional interest rate of 4%

1972-73 : Accelerated Rural water Supply Programme (ARWSP)

Providing drinking water in villages

1973: Drought Prone Area Programme:

Protection from drought by achieving environement balace and by developing ground water

1973: Crash Scheme for Rural Employment CSRE

For rural employment

1973-74 : Marginal Farmer and Agriculture Labor Agency (MFALA)

Technical & financial assistance to marginal farmers

1974-75: Small Farmer Development Scheme SFDS

Technical & financial assistance to small farmers

1975: Command Area Development Programme: (CADP)

Better utilization of irrigational capacities

1975: Twenty Point Programme (TPP)

Poverty eradication and an overall objective of raising the level living

1977: National Institution of Rural Development

Training, investigation and advisory for rural development

1977-78 : Desert Development Programme: (DDP)

To control the desert expansion by maintaining environment balance

1977-78: Food For Work Programme:

providing food grains to labor

1977-78 : Antyodaya Yojna :

Scheme of Rajasthan, providing economic assistance to poorest families

1979 : Training Rural Youth for Self Employment TRYSEM (launched on 15th August)

educational and vocational training

1980 : Integrated Rural Development Programme :IRDP (launched on October 2, 1980)overall development of rural poor

1980 : National Rural Development programme NREP

employment for rural manforce

1982 : Development of Women & Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA)

sustainable opportunities of self employment to the women belonging to the rural families who are living below the poverty line.

1983 : Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (RLEGP) (Launched on August 15) employment to landless farmers and laborers

1983-84: Farmers Agriculture Service Centers FASCs

Tell the people use of improved instruments of agriculture

1984 : National Fund for Rural Development : To grant 100% tax rebate to donors and also to provide financial assistance for rural development projects

1985: Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme: Crop Insurance

1986: Council of Advancement of People’s Action & Rural Technology (CAPART)

Assistance to rural people

1986: Self Employment Programme for the Poor SEPUP Self employment through credit and subsidy

1986: National Drinking Water Mission:

For rural drinking water renamed and upgraded to Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission in 1991.

1988: Service Area Account Rural Credit

1989: Jawahar Rozgar Yojna : JRY Employment to rural unemployed

1989: Nehru Rozgar Yojna NRYEmployment to Urban unemployed

1990: Agriculture & Rural Debt Relief Scheme: ARDRS

Exempt Bank loans up to Rs. 10000 for rural artisans and weavers

1990: Scheme for Urban Micro Enterprises SUME

Assist urban small entrepreneurs

1990: Scheme of Urban wage Employment SUWE Scheme for urban poor’s

1990: Scheme of Housing and Shelter Upgradation (SHASU) Providing employment by shelter Upgradation

1991: National Housing Bank Voluntary Deposit Scheme Using black money by constructing low cost housing for the poor.

1992: National Renewal Fund This scheme was for the employees of the public sector

1993: Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) (Launched on October, 2)

Employment of at least 100 days in a year in villages

1993: Members of parliament Local Area Development Scheme MPLADS (December 23, 1993)Sanctioned 1 crore per year for development works

1994: Scheme for Infrastructural Development in Mega Cities : SIDMC

Water supply, sewage, drainage, urban transportation, land development and improvement slums projects in metro cities

1993: District Rural Development Agency DRDA

Financial assistance to rural people by district level authority

1993 : Mahila Samridhi Yojna (October 2, 1993)

Encourage rural women to deposit in Post office schems

1994 : Child labor Eradication Scheme

Shift child labour from hazardous industries to schools

1995: prime Minister Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication programme PMIUPEP

To eradicate urban poverty

1995 : Mid day Meal Scheme:

Nutrition to students in primary schools to improve enrolment, retention and attendence

1996: Group Life Insurance Scheme for Rural Areas  Insurance in rural area for low premium

1995: national Social Assistance programme: Assist BPL people.

1997-98; Ganga Kalyan Yojna Provide financial assistance to farmers for exploring ground water resources

1997 Kastoorba Gandhi Education Scheme: (15 August 1997)

Establish girls schools in low female literacy areas (district level)

1997: Swaran Jayanto Shahari Rojgar Yojna: Urban employment

1998: Bhagya Shree Bal Kalyan Policy Upliftment of female childs

March 1999 : Annapurna Yojna

10 kgs food grains to elderly people

April 1999: Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna

Self employment in rural areas

April 1999: Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojna 

Village infrastructure

August 2000 : Jan Shree Bima Yojna

Insurance for BPL people

2000 : Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna

Basic needs of rural people

December 25, 2000 : Antyodaya Anna Yojna

To provide food security to poor

December 25, 2000 : Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna:

Connect all villages with nearest pukka road.

September 2001: Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna

Employment and food security to rural people

December 2001: Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojna VAMBAY

Slum houses in urban areas

2003: Universal health Insurance Scheme:

Health insurance for Rural people

2004: Vande mataram Scheme VMS

Initiative of public Private partnership during pregnecy check up.

2004: National Food for Work programme

Supplementary wage as foodgrains for work

2004: Kastoorba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya

Setting up residential schools at upper primary levels for girls belonging to predominantly OBC, SC & ST

2005: Janani Suraksha Yojna

Providing care to pregnant women

2005, Dec. 16 : Bharat Nirman

Development of India through irrigation, Water supply, Housing, Road, Telephone and electricity

2005: National Rural Health Mission:

Accessible, affordable, accountable, quality health survices to the porest of the poor on remotest areas of the country.

2005: Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyuti Karan Yojna:

Extending electrification of all villages and habitations and ensuring electricity to every household.

2005: Jawahar Lal Nehru national Urban Renewal Mission: (JNNURM)

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2006: February 2 : National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme NREGS

100 days wage employment for development works in rural areas.

2007: Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojna :

Health insurance to all workers in unorganized area below poverty line.

2007: Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna

Insurance cover to the head of the family of rural landless households in the country.

2009: Rajiv Awas Yojna

To make India slum free in 5 years

Which scheme merged with which?

National Food for Work program was merged with NREGA

Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojna merged with NREGA

Intesified Jawhar Rozgar Yojna 1993 was merged with Employment Assurance

Scheme 1996 which was later merged with Sampoorna grameen Rozgar Yojna 2001.

IRDP , TRYSEM, DWCRA, Million Wells Scheme, SITRA & Ganga kalian Yojna merged with Swaran jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna.

Rural Landless Employment Guarantee programme merged with Jawahar Rojgar Yojna which was replaced by Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna (1999) and Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojna was merged with Sampoorna grameen Rojgar Yojna (2001)