Bank Exams Questions

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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light years away. Unlike earlier discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water — a key to life as we know it on Earth — with three planets having the greatest chance. This is by far the largest collection of Earth-like planets in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of a star — neither too close nor too far from a star, which raises the possibility of liquid water being present on the surface. Only Earth has liquid water in the solar system. Since the dwarf star is much cooler than the Sun, the dimming of light each time a planet passes or transits before the star could be easily recorded from Earth unlike in cases when planets transit a Sun-like bright star. Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1.

What is essential to have the possibility of life on a planet?

If (-1/2) * ( x - 5) + 3 = -5/2, then what is the value of x?

A] The author of the novel 'The Grapes of Wrath' is Ayn Rand.
B] The author of the novel 'The Fountainhead' is John Steinbeck.
C] The author of the novel 'Ancillary Justice' is Ann Leckie.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

The northern plain of India is formed of __________________.

A level of atmosphere which is composed partly of electrons and positive ions is called

If the rupee depreciates, how the exporters are affected?

A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

Beijing Olympics, London Olympics, Rio Olympics, ?

Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 8% per annum is half the compound interest on Rs 1200 for 2 years at 10% per annum. The sum placed on simple interest is