SRCC GBO flashcards
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- Inference question
- A comprehension question asking for a conclusion not stated directly but logically supported by the passage. The answer must be derivable from the text alone, not from outside knowledge.
- No sooner...than
- A fixed correlative pair meaning immediately after. 'No sooner' begins the clause and takes inverted word order, as in 'No sooner had he arrived than it rained.'
- Misplaced modifier
- A descriptive phrase placed too far from the word it modifies, creating ambiguity. 'Walking down the road, the tree was seen' wrongly suggests the tree was walking.
- Para jumble strategy
- Identify the opening sentence as a general statement with no backward-pointing pronoun, then link the rest using pronouns and connectors such as however, therefore, and moreover.
- Direct to indirect speech
- Reported speech conversion that shifts present tense to past and changes time and place words: today becomes that day, tomorrow the next day, this becomes that.
- One-word substitution
- A single word replacing a phrase, such as 'philanthropist' for a person who donates to good causes. Root knowledge of Latin and Greek helps identify the correct option.
- Successive percentage change
- Two changes of a percent and b percent produce a net change of a + b + ab/100. A rise and an equal fall always give a net decrease.
- Compound interest formula
- Amount equals P times (1 + R/100) raised to T, and interest is amount minus principal. For half-yearly compounding use R/2 and 2T periods.
- Profit percent base
- Profit percentage is calculated on cost price unless the question states otherwise, while discount percentage is always calculated on the marked price.
- Train crossing a platform
- The distance covered equals the train's own length plus the platform length. Time taken is that total distance divided by the train's speed.
- Combined work formula
- If A alone takes x days and B alone takes y days, working together they finish in xy divided by (x + y) days. The LCM method avoids fractions.
- km/h to m/s
- Multiply a speed in kilometres per hour by 5/18 to convert it to metres per second. To reverse the conversion, multiply by 18/5.
- nCr versus nPr
- nCr counts unordered selections and equals n! divided by r!(n-r)!. nPr counts ordered arrangements and equals n! divided by (n-r)!.
- Cone and sphere volumes
- The volume of a cone is one third of pi r squared h. The volume of a sphere is four thirds of pi r cubed, where r is the radius.
- Average after adding a value
- The new average equals the old total plus the added value, divided by the old count plus one. For consecutive numbers the average is the middle term.
- Syllogism validity rule
- A conclusion is valid only if it holds in every Venn diagram consistent with the premises. 'Some A are B' does not imply 'some B are not A'.
- Direction sense displacement
- Track each move on a coordinate grid, then compute the straight-line distance from start to finish using Pythagoras when turns are at right angles.
- Circular seating arrangements
- When rotations are treated as identical, n people can be seated around a circle in (n-1)! distinct orders. Fixing one person first simplifies the count.
- Letter series shift
- Compute the positional gap between consecutive letters using alphabet positions 1 to 26. The pattern often repeats a constant or alternating shift.
- Percentage share in DI
- A part's share of a total equals part divided by whole, multiplied by 100. Growth rate equals new value minus old value, divided by old value, times 100.
- Blood relation tree
- Draw a family tree with separate symbols for male and female and horizontal lines for generations. This prevents errors when relationships are described indirectly.
- Statement and assumption
- The assumption is an unstated premise the statement depends on. Options that merely repeat the statement or add unrelated facts are incorrect.
- Coding-decoding shift
- Find the alphabet-position difference between each plain letter and its coded form. The same shift, or an alternating one, usually applies throughout.
- Repo rate
- The rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends short-term funds to commercial banks against securities. Raising it typically tightens liquidity and cools inflation.
- CRR and SLR
- Cash Reserve Ratio is the share of deposits banks must hold as cash with the RBI. Statutory Liquidity Ratio is the share held in approved liquid assets.
- GDP versus GNP
- GDP is the market value of final goods and services produced within a country in a year. GNP equals GDP plus net factor income from abroad.
- CPI versus WPI
- The Consumer Price Index tracks retail prices paid by households. The Wholesale Price Index tracks wholesale-level prices and excludes services from its basket.
- Private versus public company
- A private limited company needs at least 2 members and caps at 200. A public limited company needs at least 7 members, with no upper limit.
- Bull and bear
- A bull expects prices to rise and buys in anticipation. A bear expects prices to fall and sells or avoids buying. Both describe market sentiment.
- Blue chip company
- A large, well-established, financially sound company with a long record of stable performance. The term comes from the highest-value poker chips.
- Green and White Revolutions
- The Green Revolution, linked to M. S. Swaminathan, boosted wheat output through high-yield varieties. The White Revolution, linked to Verghese Kurien, expanded milk production.
- IMF versus World Bank
- The IMF provides short-term balance-of-payments support to member countries. The World Bank funds longer-term development and infrastructure projects through loans and credits.