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Secretariate Assistant Exam 2015 (held on 16-May-2015) - Answer Key - Question paper code C

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. D
13. A
14. D
15. A
16. C
17. D
18. C
19. C
20. B
21. B
22. A
23. C
24. B
25. A
26. C
27. C
28. B
29. A
30. C
31. A
32. D
33. B
34. NO ANS
35. C
36. A
37. B
38. C
39. D
40. B
41. C
42. A
43. B
44. C
45. D
46. C
47. A
48. B
49. B
50. C
51. B
52. A
53. D
54. C
55. B
56. D
57. B
58. D
59. A
60. D
61. A
62. D
63. D
64. A
65. B
66. A
67. C
68. D
69. B
70. C
71. C
72. B
73. A
74. B
75. D
76. A
77. C
78. A
79. D
80. C
81. A
82. D
83. C
84. C
85. B
86. A
87. B
88. A
89. D
90. D
91. D
92. B
93. NO ANS
94. D
95. D
96. B
97. B
98. B
99. B
100. C

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Current Affairs -Secretariate Assistant Exam 2015

Which states legislative assembly has recently adopted a bill to tackle the illegal activities of Chit Funds?  
West Bengal

Which Indian film actor won the best actor award at the Dubai International Film Festival? 
Irfan Khan

Which renowned Indian painter and former chairman of the Lalit Kala Academy passed away recently? 
C.N Karunakaran

Who was sworn in as the chief minister of Chhattisgarh for the third consecutive term? 
Raman Singh

Who has been chosen as the Time Magazine’s Person of the year 2013? 
Pope Francis

The naval variant of surface to surface Prithvi missile , successfully test fired recently ? 
Dhanush

The United Nations climate change conference 2013, COP 19, was held in? Warsaw, 
Poland

Which Bollywood actor has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador of South Korea? 
Sharukh Khan

Which Manipuri art form entered the list of UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage of humanity? 
Sankirtana

Which distinguished Indian scientist has been elected honorary foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences? 
Prof. C.N.R Rao

In which state, the south India’s first high altitude stadium inaugurated recently? 
Kerala (Krishnagiri, Wayanad)

India is to host under -17 FIFA World cup in? 
2017

The first manmade object to go beyond the solar system? 
Voyager I

World’s first artificial heart transplant has been done recently in which country? 
France

Which country was given temporary asylum to Edward Snowden? 
Russia

Which country was given political asylum to  Julian Assange? 
Ecuador

The life sciences park to be set up near Thiruvananthapuram by the Kerala government is named? 
Bio360

Who is our current cabinet secretary? 
Ajith Kumar Seth

Who is appointed as india’s new commerce secretary? 
Rajeev Kher

With which country India done costguard exercise recently? 
Japan

First women to be appointed as chief of the National Police Academy, Hyderabad? 
Aruna Bahuguna

Which community has recently granted minority status by union government? 
Jain

Which country won World Hocky league title? 
Netherland

Who won FIFA's Women World Player of the year Award 2013? 
Nadine Angerer(Germany)

Which Indian company launched country’s first milk ATM? 
Amul

Social Welfare Schemes

Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) – 1985

Provides financial assistance to rural poor for constructing their houses themselves

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) – 1975 October 2

Tackle malnutrition and health problems in children below 6 years of age and their mothers

Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP) -1978

Self-employment program to raise the income-generation capacity of target groups among the poor

Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) – 2005

One-time cash incentive to pregnant women for institutional/home births through skilled assistance

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA)

Legal guarantee for one hundred days of employment in every financial year to adult members of any rural household willing to do public work-related unskilled manual work at the statutory minimum wage of Rs. 120 per day in 2009 prices.

Midday Meal Scheme

Lunch (free of cost) to school-children on all working days

Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) - 2010 July 23

Integrated development of Schedule Caste majority villages in four states

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) – 2000 December 25

Good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages

Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) – 2001 September 25

Providing additional wage employment and food security, alongside creation of durable community assets in rural areas

Swarnajayanti Gram Sarozgar Yojana(SGSY) - 1999 April 1

Bring the assisted poor families above the poverty line by organising them into Self Help Groups (SHGs) through the process of social mobilisation, their training and capacity building and provision of income generating assets through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy

National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) – 2011 June

This scheme will organize rural poor into SHG groups and make them capable for self-employment. The idea is to develop better livelihood options for the poor

Number Series Exercise I - Secretariate Assistant Exam - 2015

Find out the next number in the series

Q1.      4, 9, 16, 25 _? 

Ans:  36
Explanation:
4+5 = 9
9+7 = 16
16+9 = 25 

So the next term will be
25+11= 36

Q2.      9, 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, _?


Ans: 12
Explanation:
9 - 2 =7
7 + 3 = 10
10 - 2 = 8
8 + 3 = 11
11 - 2 =  9

So the next term will be
9 + 3 = 12

Q3.      36, 34, 30, 28, 24, _?


Ans: 22
Explanation:
36 - 2 = 34
34 - 4 = 30
30 - 2 = 28
28 - 4 =24

So the next term will be
24 - 2 =  22

Q4.      20, 19, 17,_? , 10, 5  


Ans:14
Explanation:
20 - 1 = 19
19 - 2 =17

So the next term will be
 17 - 3 =14

Q5.      3, 4, 8, 17, 33 _? 


Ans: 58
Explanation:
3 + 1x1 = 34
4 + 2x2 = 8
8 + 3x3 = 17
17 + 4x4 = 33

So the next term will be
33 + 5x5 = 58

Q6.      6, 11, 21, 36, 56,_? 

Ans: 81

Q7.      1, 6, 13, 22, 33,_? 

Ans: 46

Q8.      3, 9, 27, 81,_? 

Ans: 243

Q9.      5,6,7,9,9,12,_?

Ans:11 

Q10.  1,3,5,6,9,10,_?

Ans: 13

If you want anymore explanations feel free to comment. Thank you

Number Series - Secretariate Exam 2015

Number Series

Normally number series questions came from 2 different categories.

Type I

 Adding/Subtracting a constant (or constantly varying) value to each number in the series to get the next number.

Easy

Eg. 1  5  9  13 17…. Here first number 1 is added with a constant value 4 to get the second number and so on

 1+4 =5

5+4 =9

9+4=13

Eg. 100  88 76 64…. Here constant value 12 is subtracted from first number 100 to get the next number in the series and so on

100 -12 = 88

88 – 12 = 76

76 – 12 = 64

Moderate

2, 7, 17, 32, 52 … Here 5 is added to first number 2 to get the next number in the series and 10(ie.5x2) is added to second number to get next number and so on. (2013 Sec.Asst Qn)

2 + (5x1) = 7

7 + (5x2) = 17

17 + (5x3) = 32

32 + (5x4) = 52

Difficult

Eg. 1,  5,  14,  30 …. Here first number 1 is added with square of 2 and second number is added with square of 3 and so on

 1+2² =5

5+3² =14

14+4²=30

Type II

 Multiply/ Divide a value with each number in the series to get the next number.

Easy

Eg. 1, 6, 36, 216, 1296…. Here each number is multiplied with 6 to get the next number in the series.

 1 x 6 = 6

6 x 6 = 36

36 x 6 = 216

216 x 6 = 1296

Eg. 120, 60, 30, 15…. Here first number, 120, is divided with a constant value 2 to get the second number and so on

 120/2 = 60

60/2 = 30

30/2=15

Moderate

Eg.  4, 8, 24, 96 … Here, 2 is multiplied with first number 4 to get next number 8 and 3 is multiplied with 8 to get third number 24 and so on

4 x 2 = 8

8 x 3 = 24

24 x 4 = 96

Difficult

Eg. 3, 3, 12, 108 … Here square of 1 is multiplied with first number 3 to get next number and square of 2 is multiplied with second number 3 to get next number and so on

3 x (1²) = 3

3 x (2²) = 12

12 x (3²) = 108

Some General Science questions and answers - Secretariate Assistant Exam 2015

1.       Who is the father of organic farming? 

       Sir Albert Howard

2.       In plants carbohydrates is stored as ______? 

       Starch

3.       What is the most abundant element in plant body? 

       

       Carbon

4.       What is popularly known as sleep hormone? 

       Melatonin

5.       Which color travels most slowly through glass? 

       Violet

6.       One astronomical unit ________? 

       Distance from earth to Sun(149600000 Km)

7.       Which liquid is used for preserving specimens of plants and animal? 

       Formalin

8.       Angiogram test is done by using ____? 

       Sodium-24

9.       Which internal organ produces largest quantity of enzymes? 

       Liver

10.   Epilepsy disease affects? 

       Nervous system

11.   Plants get water through the roots using _______? 

       Capillarity

12.   Presence of blood in urine is called? 

       Haematuria

13.   Count of blood cells can be measured by an instrument called? 

       Haemocytometer

14.   Which disease is also known as ‘August fever’? 

       Influenza

15.   Number of ribs in the human body is __? 

       24

16.   The area in India known as ‘cradle of speciation ‘? 

       Eastern Himalaya

17.   Which element is essential for plants for the formation of chlorophyll? 

       Magnesium

18.   The scientific study of beauty is called? 

       Aesthetics

19.   Life span of platelet? 

       7 days

20.   What is known as thermoregulatory center of human body? 

       Hypothalamus

21.   What is the length of spinal code in human body? 

       One meter

22.   Study of lizards? 

       Saurology

23.   Meaning of word ‘Ebola’ is______? 

       Black River

24.   The medicine against Ebola approved by WHO (World Health Organization)? 

       ZMapp

25.   Black mulberry is used for the treatment of_____? 

       AIDS

26.   Insufficient blood supply in human body is_____? 

       Ischemia

27.   Anti coagulant present in the saliva of leech is _______? 

       Hirudin

28.   Which is known as ‘traffic police’ of the cell? 

       Endoplasmic reticulum

29.   Genes are known as____? 

       Blue prints of life

30.   Cell without nucleus is also known as? 

       Prokaryotes