UIIC Assistant flashcards

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Syllogism: All A are B

All A are B converts to Some B are A. The reverse, All B are A, is not valid unless stated. No A is B converts to No B is A.

Circular Seating Right Direction

If people face the centre, a person's right is anticlockwise and left is clockwise. If they face outward, right is clockwise and left is anticlockwise.

Blood Relation: Only Son

In blood-relation puzzles, 'only son' means the sole male child. 'Only child' means a person with no siblings. Label gender and maternal/paternal sides explicitly.

Direction Sense Net Displacement

For perpendicular moves, net displacement is the square root of x squared plus y squared. Moves in opposite directions along one line cancel by subtraction.

Reverse Alphabet Letter Value

Forward values run A=1 to Z=26. Reverse values run A=26 to Z=1, so reverse value equals 27 minus the forward value.

Either-Or Inequality Condition

Either-or holds when two conclusions share the same subject and predicate with complementary signs, such as ≤ and >, and neither conclusion is true on its own.

Letter Series Gap Pattern

Convert letters to numbers and examine consecutive differences. Common patterns are +2, +4, +6; alternating plus and minus; and square or cube gaps.

Successive Percentage Change Formula

For two successive changes a% and b%, net change is a + b + ab/100 percent. Use negative signs for decreases or discounts.

Compound Interest Half-Yearly

For half-yearly compounding, use rate r/2 and time 2n in P[(1 + r/100)^n − 1]. For quarterly compounding, use r/4 and 4n.

Simple Interest Formula

Simple interest equals principal × rate × time divided by 100, where rate is the annual percentage and time is in years. Amount is principal plus interest.

Profit Percent Formula

Profit percent equals (SP − CP) divided by CP, multiplied by 100. Loss percent uses (CP − SP) divided by CP, multiplied by 100.

Alligation Quantity Ratio

The ratio of cheaper to dearer quantity equals (mean − cheaper price) divided by (dearer price − mean). It also applies to two-group averages.

Train Platform Crossing Time

Time to cross a platform equals train length plus platform length, divided by relative speed. Convert km/h to m/s by multiplying by 5/18.

Boat Stream Speed Formulas

Downstream speed is boat speed plus stream speed; upstream is boat speed minus stream speed. Boat speed is the average of downstream and upstream speeds.

Subject-Verb Agreement Rule

A singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. Phrases between them do not change the verb's number.

Past Perfect Tense Use

Past perfect uses had plus a past participle. It shows the earlier of two past actions, while simple past shows the later action.

Article A Versus An

Use 'a' before consonant sounds and 'an' before vowel sounds. Pronunciation decides: an hour, a university, an MBA, a European.

Active to Passive Voice

The object becomes the subject, the verb becomes a form of be plus past participle, and the original subject follows 'by' if needed.

Para Jumble Opening Sentence

The first sentence usually introduces a new noun without pronouns or linking words. Pronouns such as he, it and this point to earlier sentences.

Cloze Test Grammar Check

Test each option for tense, preposition, article and subject-verb agreement before meaning. The correct word must satisfy both grammar and context.

IRDAI Headquarters and Year

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India was established in 1999 under the IRDA Act, 1999. Its headquarters is in Hyderabad.

Repo Rate Definition

Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends short-term funds to banks against government securities. A reduction usually lowers borrowing costs.

CRR Versus SLR

CRR is the share of net demand and time liabilities held as cash with the RBI. SLR is held in approved securities such as government bonds.

DICGC Deposit Cover

The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation insures bank deposits up to ₹5 lakh per depositor per bank, including principal and interest.

PMJJBY Cover and Premium

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana provides ₹2 lakh life cover for death, for ages 18 to 50, at ₹436 premium per year.

PMSBY Cover and Premium

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana gives ₹2 lakh cover for accidental death and disability, for ages 18 to 70, at ₹20 per year.

Insurance Penetration Definition

Insurance penetration is total insurance premium expressed as a percentage of a country's GDP. Insurance density is premium per capita.

SEBI Establishment

SEBI was formed in 1988 and received statutory powers in 1992. It regulates India's securities markets and protects investor interests.

Computer Generation Hardware

First generation used vacuum tubes, second transistors, third integrated circuits, fourth microprocessors, and fifth artificial intelligence and parallel processing.

RAM Versus ROM

RAM is volatile working memory that loses data when power is off. ROM is non-volatile and stores firmware such as the BIOS.

IPv4 Address Size

An IPv4 address is 32 bits, written as four decimal octets separated by dots. IPv6 is 128 bits and uses hexadecimal notation.

Ctrl Shortcut Keys

Ctrl+C copies, Ctrl+X cuts, Ctrl+V pastes, Ctrl+Z undoes, Ctrl+Y redoes, Ctrl+S saves, Ctrl+P prints, and Ctrl+F finds text.