English Vocabulary from
- Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
- Scientist
- Engineer
- Architect
- Teacher
- Doctor
July 31, 2012
Classification for Meaningful Words - Practice Problems
Chidambaram is the New Finance Minister
“The president, as advised by the prime minister, has directed that the portfolios of the following ministers will be re-allocated as follows - P. Chidambaram Finance, Sushilkumar Shinde Home Affairs”
a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique issued Tuesday said . M. Veerappa Moily, Minister of Corporate Affairs, will be assigned additional charge of the ministry of power,” the statement added.
Andhra Bank - Probationary Officers
July 30, 2012
India's First medal winner in London 2012 Olympics - Gagan Narang
July 28, 2012
Tenses - Shortnotes with Examples for Bank Exams
Download Pdf file of Tenses Short notes with examples from here
Bank of India - Clerks - Final Result
July 27, 2012
Classification - Reasoning
We can divide the questions on classification in two types…. Those are….
- Classification for Meaningful Words
- Classifications for Non-meaningful words.
Bank of Baroda - Celrks - Final Result 2012
You can download the detailed document with hallticket numbers Here.Congratulations to all the Selected Candidates.
July 26, 2012
Idioms and Phrases for Bank Exams
Punjab National Bank - Clerks - English Language - 2011
Directions–(Q.1 to 15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases/sentences have been printed in bold/italics to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
“The best man in the whole tribe is Manute the brave", everyone would say, You could see for yourself, at any time of the day, just how brave he was. He would jump to the ground from amazing heights, he would fight poisonous snakes, he would catch scorpions with his bare hands, and could cut the palm of his own hand with a knife-without even a flinch. They said the exact opposite about Pontoma. No one had seen him catch even a monkey.
July 25, 2012
Speed Maths shortcuts - Pdf version
Baba Ramdev - The Yoga Guru
Baba Ramdev The Yoga Guru
- Childhood and family profile.
- Adopted sanyas and studied yoga, darshan, Vedas and Upanishads.
- Established Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
- Simplified the practice of pranayam for the common man.
- Advocated the concept, 'the whole world is one family'.
- Founded Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust.
- Strong critic of fast food and cold drinks.
- Initiated Bharat Swabhiman Movement.
- Achievements.
Baba Ramdev is an Indian, Hindu sanyasi and is particularly well known for his efforts to popularise yoga. Swami Ramdev was born as Ramkrishna Yadav on 11th January 1965, in Alipur in the Mahendragarh district of Haryana, India to Ram Nivas Yadav and Gulabo Devi. He attended school till the eighth grade. Later, he joined a gurukul where he studied Sanskrit, Indian scriptures and Yoga. He read a book called `Yogik Sadhan', written by Aurobindo Ghosh and was deeply influenced by it. As a result, he decided to renounce the worldly ways of life and adopted Sanyas . He was initiated into the ascetic order by Swami Shankerdevji Maharaj and after becoming a sanyasi, Ramkrishna Yadav adopted the name Baba Ramdev.
July 24, 2012
SBI Associate Banks - Clerks
Speed Improvement Test - Day 8
First to these tests? Start the tests from Day 1
Percentages
- 55.55% of 468 = ?
- 15.88% of 510 = ?
- 34.09 % of 792 = ?
- What percentage of 933 is 588 ?
- By what percentage is 412 more than 322 ?
Key - Speed Improvement Test - Day 8
Percentages
- 55.55% of 468 = 260
- 15.88% of 510 = 80.988
- 34.09 % of 792 = 270
- What percentage of 933 is 588 = 63%
- By what percentage is 412 more than 322 = 27.95%
July 23, 2012
Squares, Square Roots and Cube Roots Shortcuts Free Download
July 20, 2012
Some more Irregular Verbs
<< Contd to the Irregular Verbs
I n the previous post we've discussed about some irregular verbs. Here
Irregular Verbs
What are these
Irregular Verbs ?
Before going into the details, first
lets discuss What are the Regular Verbs ?
Well, we can call the verbs which
contain the ed at the end of the Simple Past and Past
Participle forms as the Regular Verbs. So the format of
the regular verbs is Base Verb + ed
South Indian Bank - Clerks - Hyderabad
Number of Vacancies : 40.
Mimimum Eligibility : Graduates with minimum 55% should only apply.
Age : The age of the candidates should not more than 26 years as on 30.06.2012.July 19, 2012
Speed Improvement Test - Day 7
R ecommended Time : 15 Mins
Percentages
- 17.42% of 264 = ?
- 28375% of 480 = ?
- 34% of 4500 = ?
- What percentage of 872 is 1168 ?
- By what percentage is 445 more than 160 ?
July 18, 2012
Speed Improvement Test Series
IDBI Bank - Assistant Managers - Grade A - 500 Posts
July 17, 2012
RBI Assistants - Results are Out
They are also requested to take a print out of the relevant proformae furnished below, duly complete them and send along with copies of above mentioned certificates to the Regional Director, Human Resource Management Department at the addresses of the respective Regional Offices (mentioned in the below link) by Courier/Speed Post so that it reaches them within ten days of the date of publication/declaration of result.
Speed Improvement Test - Day 6
R ecommended Time : 15 Mins
Percentages
- 29.09% of 385 = ?
- 88.88% of 0.99 = ?
- What percentage of 1498 is 1372 =?
- What is the result when 330 becomes 277.7% of itself = ?
- By what percentage should 412 be decreased to get 161 = ?
July 16, 2012
Canara Bank - Shortlisted Candidates - Clerks
Canarabank is inviting the candidates who had registered for the post of Probationary Clerks as per the cut-off marks mentioned in our advertisement CB/RP/2/2012 dated 16.06.2012 for Group Discussion and Interview.
The process of Group Discussion and Interview will be conducted from 30.07.2012 onwards and candidate-wise schedule for GD & Interview is mentioned hereunder. The GD & Interview schedule will be intimated by e-mail.
July 14, 2012
Much, Many and A Lot
- How much money have you got?
- I haven't got much money.
- I have got a lot.
- I have got a lot of money.
- How many students are in the classroom?
- There aren't many.
- There are a lot.
- There are a lot of/lots of students.
Union Bank - Specialist Officers
July 10, 2012
Bank Exams Previous Papers - PDF Version
Used to, be Used to, get Used to
By using Used to you can express :
- A particular thing always happened or was true in the past.
- But it no longer happens or is no longer true now:
Have a look at some examples of the usage of Used to :
- Shivani used to live in Bangalore.
- She used to dance every evening, but since she had that terrible lung disorder she doesn't dance anymore.
- Why don't you come and see me like you used to?
July 08, 2012
Use of I wish / if Only in Sentences
1. Wish, wanting change for the present or future
with the simple past.
2. Regret with the past perfect.
3. Complaints with would + verb.
To express a wish :
The form of the
sentence :
If only / I wish + simple past
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July 07, 2012
Ranking Test
- Amala is older than Mona and Rama. Anju is older than Mona but younger than Sunny. Rama is older than Sunny. Who among them is oldest?
- A) Sunny B) Mona C) Amala D) Anju E) None of these
- Ans: C.
- Explanation : Amala > Mona, Raman ... (Treat this as (I)) ;
- Sunny > Mona ... (Treat this as (II));
- Rama > Sunny... (Treat this as (III));
- So, combining all, we get Amala > Rama > Sunny > Anju > Mona.
July 06, 2012
A Little / A Few - Little / Few
A Little / A Few :
The expressions A Little / A Few mean some or enough.
Ex :
- "I have got a little money" = I have got some money. It's enough for me to do what I want.
- "I have got a few friends" = I have got some or enough friends. We meet every day.
July 05, 2012
Too and Enough
- These two indicate degree.
- They are used with adjectives.
Enough : The meaning of Enough is “sufficient”.
July 04, 2012
Either / or - Neither / nor
Usage of Either / or :
We can use either / or in a sentence
in the affirmative sense when referring to a choice between two possibilities
Ex : We can either study now or after the dinner - it's up to
you.
IDBI Bank - 500Executives (on contract)
Bank of India - Clerks - English Language - 2010
Directions of Q1–Q15 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
There was a famous temple on a high hill in Assam. The priest of this temple was widely respected and was known to be a great scholar. When he grew old, he started searching for a younger priest who could take charge of the temple after his death. But, much to his dismay, he could not find any suitable person. As the priest lay on his deathbed, he called the trustee of the temple and told him, “After my death, make sure that only a ‘human being’ replaces me as the priest of this temple”. As soon as he said these words, he died. Information travelled far and wide that the head priest of the famous temple had died and now there was an urgent need for a replacement. A day was set for the selection of the successor. That day, starting at dawn, aspirants started trekking the steep andtorturous climb to the temple. The route to the temple was indeed difficult; it was full of thorns, and stones. By the time most people managed to reach the temple, they had received minor cuts and bruises on their feet and hands.
July 03, 2012
Bank Of India - Specialist Officers
Bank Of India is Inviting Applications from Indian Citizens holding valid IBPS score card ( for Specialist Officers) for recruitment of Specialist Officers in Scale I &II. The Online link for the submission of Applications will be available from 04-07-2012 to 15-07-2012. Last date of payment of applications is 14-07-2012.
Oriental Bank of Commerce - 325 POs and 100 Agricultural Officers
The Oriental Bank of Commerce, one of the leading Public Sector Banks is inviting applications from Indian Citizens for filling up the posts of Probationary / Agricultural Officers. Number of vacancies of probationary officers is 325. And the number of vacancies of Agricultural Officers is 100. Cut-off on Total weighted standard Score of IBPS CWE For Probationary Officers (
General 120 ,
SC/ST/OBC/PWD - 105 ), For Agriculture Officers (
General
112 ,
SC/ST/OBC/PWD 104 ). The online application link will be active from 10th July 2012 to 28th July 2012. Check the remaining details below.
July 02, 2012
English Grammar Shortcuts
Important Links :
Lesson 1 : Usage of Articles
- Basics of Articles (Part 1 - A and An)
- Basics of Articles (Part 2 - The)
- Basics of Articles (Part 3 - Article Omission)
Lesson 2 : Usage of Nouns
- Basics of Nouns (Part 1 - Noun and Number)
- Basics of Nouns (Part 2 - Noun and Case)
- Basics of Nouns (Part 3 - Noun and Verb / Pronoun Agreement)
Lesson 3 : Some Common Errors of English
Lesson 4 : Important Shortcut rules of English for Competitive Exams
- Nouns Shortcut Rules
- Pronouns - Shortcut Rules
- Verbs - Shortcut Rules
- Adjectives - Shortcut Rules
- Articles - Shortcut Rules
- Adverbs - Shortcut Rules
- Conjunctions - Shortcut rules (new update)
- Prepositions - Shortcut Rules (new update)
- Parts of Speech - Shortcut Rules
Lesson 5 : Important topics of English Section for Competitive Exams
- Tenses - Explained with Examples (new update)
- Sentence Re-arrangement / Re ordering Tips (new update)
- Correction of Sentences - Short notes
- Correction of Sentences Example Problems - Set 1
- Sentence Correction Example Problems - Set 2
- Key with Explanations for Set 2 Sentence Correction Problems
- Spotting Errors Practice Papers
- Basic English Grammar for Competitive Exams - Pdf Download
- Voice
- Tenses
- Irregular Verbs - Shortcut Rules
- Parallelism - Shortcut Rules
- Conditionals - Shortcut Rules
- Tenses - Table
- Idioms and Phrases
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Either or / Neither nor Usage
- A Little / A Few / Little / Few Usage
- Too and Enough Usage
- Much and Many Usage
- I wish - If Only Usage
- Used to - Be Used to and Get Used to Usage
- One Word Substitution
- Verbal Ability Study Material (new update)
- R. S. Aggrawal's Objective English (Pdf) Download
Lesson 6 : Tips for Correct Spellings
- Tips to Improve English Spellings - Part 1
- Tips to Improve English Spellings - Part 2
- List of Spellings often Misspelled
- List of Frequently Misused / Confused words (homophones)
Lesson 7 : Reading Comprehension :
Lesson 8 : Descriptive Paper :
- Precis Writing Tips
- Introduction
- How to write Good Precis for SBI PO Exams ?
- Approach to Precis Writing
- Important Techniques to Compress the given data for Precis Writing
- Precis Writing Examples
- Letter Writing Tips
- Essay Writing Tips
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Passive Voice for Competitive English
- Active voice
- Passive voice
The active voice is the "normal" voice. This is the voice that we use most of the time. You are probably already familiar with the active voice. In the active voice, the object receives the action of the verb. The passive voice is less usual. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. Have a look at the following table of examples for better understand of the voices.
UCO Bank - Clerical - Shortlisted Candidates for Interview
Comparatives and Superlatives
Comparatives :
We use comparatives to compare two things or two people. (e.g He is shorter than his wife.).
Superlatives :
Superlatives are used to compare more than two things or more than two
people. (e.g . Mumbai is the biggest city in India).
July 01, 2012
Math Tables in Audio (Mp3) format
Tenses Basics
