Dear readers, This quiz consists of questions from past XAT actual papers. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers! 1. A manufacturer produces two types of products- A and B, which are subjected to two types of operations, viz. grinding and polishing. Each unit […]

Dear readers, This quiz consists of questions from past actual XAT papers. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers! Directions (Question No 1-5): This group of questions is based on a set of conditions. In  answering some  of  the  questions, it may be  useful  […]

After a spurt in student suicides in Kota, institutes in India’s coaching capital have started many initiatives to de-stress students. The Kota District Administration recently issued a number of guidelines to reduce pressure amongst the coaching students in the city. As part of these initiatives, the institutes have started observing ‘Fun Days’ on campuses across […]

Dear readers, This quiz consists of questions from various Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and we’ll soon let you know the correct answers! 1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is […]

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) works under Department of Defence Research and Development of Ministry of Defence. DRDO dedicatedly working towards enhancing self-reliance in Defence Systems and undertakes design & development leading to production of world class weapon systems and equipment in accordance with the expressed needs and the qualitative requirements laid down by […]

The admissions of some students at IIT Kanpur (IITK) were terminated recently when they failed to score the minimum grade required to qualify for the next semester. These Students were expelled after the results of various undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes were announced earlier this month. The disqualified students are left with no recourse as […]

Studying in an engineering institute comes with its share of perks and quirks. Once students start living on campus, what they very often miss is the ‘maa ke haath ka khana’. The comfort of having simple home cooked food becomes rare. This is precisely what students of NIT Trichy (NITT) went through, but not anymore. From the current […]

1. Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary to be conferred Jnanpith award 1. Noted Gujarati writer Raghuveer Chaudhary has been selected for the 51st Jnanpith award for his contribution to Indian literature. 2. The prestigious award includes a cash prize of Rs.11 lakh, a citation plaque and a bronze replica of goddess Saraswati. 3. Chaudhary, who has […]

Securing admission in an engineering institute that operates within a 2 storey building on the outskirts of a city is hardly the dream of a JEE aspirant. Students from the first batch of IIIT Vadodara (IIITV) recount their initial days at the campus: When they arrived at Gandhinagar, their orientation ceremony was held at a […]

SAIL, a Public Sector Enterprise, is India’s largest steel producing company. With a turnover of Rs. 50,627 crore in the year 2014-15, the company is among the seven Maharatnas of the country’s Central Public Sector Enterprises. SAIL has five integrated steel plants, three special plants, and one subsidiary in different parts of the country. SAIL […]