Current affairs 14th jan

• Kerala becomes first state to achieve 100% primary education

Kerala has become the first Indian state to achieve 100 per cent primary education. Declaration to this effect was made by the Vice President Hamid Ansari during his speech at special ceremony organised at Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala state was able to achieve 100 per cent primary education through its flagship primary education equivalency drive Athulyam Scheme. About Athulyam Scheme The programme was meant to provide primary school education to people aged between 15 and 50. It was launched in March 2013 and was carried out in two phases. The state level literacy mission aimed at educating those who had been unable to complete their primary education up to fourth standard. The mission mainly focused on deprived sections viz. the scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, physically, financially weak and mentally disabled among others. The second stage of the scheme was Mission 676 that also aimed at targeting those who had dropped out of the formal education process.

• Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Maldives for Health

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Maldives on cooperation in the field of Health. The MoU was signed in January, 2014 for facilitating greater cooperation between both the nations and to develop human resources in healthcare.

   MoU covers cooperation in

•  Development of human resources in healthcare and setting up of health care facilities.
•  Exchange and training of medical doctors, health professionals, officials and experts.
•  Medical and health research development along with management of healthcare sector and public health services. 
• Procurement of essential and generic drugs and assistance in sourcing of drug supplies.

• WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in West Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of  Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa after all known chains of transmission have been stopped. Guinea was birthplace of deadliest Ebola outbreak in history and was initially centered on country’s remote south-eastern region of Nzerekore in 2013 .
Later it had spread to ts neighboring countries Liberia and Sierra Leone and also seven other countries. After it began in 2013 it has killed more than 11,300 people in these three worst hit western African nations.

Percentage

1.         After spending 88% of her income, Rani had Rs. 2160.00 left. What is her income ?

(1) Rs. 18000    (2) Rs. 19000    (3)  Rs. 2000    (4)  Rs. 22000

2.         In an examination 900 candidates were boys and 1100 were girls. If 32 % of boys and 38% of girls passed the examination, the total percentage (of boys and girls together) of candidates that failed will be;

(1) 35.3%           (2) 62.0%         (3) 64.7%         (4) 68%

3.         1.14 expressed as a percent of 1.9 is,

(1) 6 %              (2) 10 %           (3) 60 %           (4) 90 %

4.         If 60 % of A =  of B then A : B is

(1) 9 : 20            (2) 20 : 9          (3) 4 : 5            (4) 5 : 4

5.         A number is increased by 10 % and then decreased by 10 % . Finally the number.

(1) does not change                             

(2) decrease by 1%

(3) Increase by 1%     

(4) Increases by 0.01 % 

6.         If 10 % is deducted from a bill, Rs. 585.00 remains to be paid. How much is the bill

(1) Rs. 650        (2) Rs. 675        (3) Rs. 700        (4) Rs. 725

7.         The price of an article is decreased by 10%.  To restore it to its former value, the new price must be increased by,

            (1) 10 %          (2) 11 %             (3) 9  %             (4) 11  %

8.         If 60% of A’s income is equal to 75% of B’s income, then B’s income is equal to x% of A’s income. The value of x is,

(1) 70               (2) 60                 (3) 80                (4) 90

9.         A person gave 20% of his income to his elder son, 30% of remaining to the younger son, 10% of the balance he doneted to a trust. He is left with Rs. 10080. His income was,

            (1) Rs. 50000   (2) Rs. 40000    (3) Rs. 30000    (4) Rs. 20000

10.       Two successive price increase of 10 % and 10 %. of an article are equivalent to a single price increase of

            (1)19 %            (2) 20 %          (3) 21 %           (4) 22 %

11.       A reduction of 25 % in the price of rice will enable a trader to buy 50 kg more for Rs. 450. What was the price per kg before reduction

            (1) Rs.3.00       (2) Rs.3.50      (3) Rs.2.90       (4) Rs.4.50

12.       The present population of a city is 1,80,000. If it increase at the rate of 10 % per annum, its population after 2 years will be

            (1) 20,7800      (2)  22,7800       (3)  7800          (4) 23,7800

13.       The price of an article was first increased by 10 % and the again by 20 % if the last increased price be Rs. 33, the original price was

            (1) Rs. 30      (2) Rs. 27.50      (3) Rs. 26.50     (4) Rs. 25 

14.     Ankit has to secure 40 % marks to pass. He gets 40 marks and fails by 40 marks. The maximum marks is

            (1) 300             (2) 250            (3) 200         (4) All of the above

15.       During period, January-March 2011. A family spent Rs. 25000 on food. 2012 in the same period the same family spent Rs. 37500 on food. What was the percentage increase in the money spent on food ?

            (1) 25 %          (2) 50 %           (3) 75 %           (4) 80 % 

16.       Price of Sugar increased by 25 % . The percentage of consumption to be decreased so that these would be no increase in the expenditure is

            (1) 18 %          (2) 20 %           (3) 22 %            (4) 24 % 

17.       If A’s income is 25 % less than B’s income, by how much percent is B’s income more than that of A ?

            (1) 25 %          (2) 30 %           (3) 33  %           (4) 66  % 

18.       0.15 % of 33  % of Rs. 10000 is

            (1) Rs. 5          (2) Rs. 150       (3) Rs. 0.05        (4) Rs. 105

19.       If a number x is 10 % less than another number y and y is 10 % more than 125 then x is equal to

            (1) 150            (2) 143             (3) 140.55           (4) 123.75

20.       40 L of mixture of milk and water content 10 % of water. The water to be added to make the water content 20 % in the new mixture is

            (1) 6 L            (2) 6.5 L           (3) 3.5 L             (4) 5 L

ANS KEY

Question No.	Answer
1	1
2	3
3	3
4	4
5	2
6	1
7	4
8	3
9	4
10	3
11	1
12	3
13	4
14	3
15	2
16	2
17	3
18	1
19	4
20	4