Crack TNPSC Exam: August 2016

SSC cgl 28/8/2016 Morning shift I question paper

II. General Awareness

Level (Moderate)

1. What is the main cause of the revolt of 1857 in India?

2. Who named Mahatma Gandhi as Father of Nation for the 1st time? Subhas Chandra Bose

3. Which region is suitable for cotton?

4. Swarn Kranti related to –

5. Excise duty is applied on –

Note: Good Attempt in General Awareness Section – 12/15 out of 25

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SSC CGL 28/9/2016 2nd Shift, question paper

General Awareness Questions

1. First women President of Nepal – Bidhya Devi Bhandari

2. First women Speaker of Lok Sabha – Meira Kumar

3. BC Roy award is given in which field – Medicine

4 Pulitzer Prize is given in which filed – Journalism

5. Mahabalipuram Temple is known as –

6. Winner of Wimbledon Women’s single Title 2016 – Serena Williams

7. Commercial bank give loan to which sector –

8. Reason of light reflection –

9. Rann of Kutch is famous for – seasonal salt marsh

10. Bio gas used for cooking –

11. Which is not described in the constitution? Planning Commission

12. Why does Ice not melt when covered with sawdust? Bad conductor of heat

13. Name the word when Earth is at a max distance from Sun? aphelion

14. Great barrier reef in which ocean –Pacific Ocean.

SSC CGL Tier 1 27/8/2016 Shift II GA questions

1. "There's enough in the world for everyone's need but not for everyone's greed" who said - Gandhi

2. First Indian medal winner in Rio 2016 -sasksi Malik

3. Smallest country around Indian Ocean- Maldives

4. Founder of Theospohical Society - blavatsky and olcott

5. Why water spills and mercury sticks to glass surface - surface tension

6. Who appoints the chairman of Public Accounts Committee - speaker of lok sabha

7. Which tax is levied by state govt (corporation tax, liquor tax, customs duty etc)

8. Which among the following is not an objective of fiscal policy (reducing inequality of income, price stability, generating employment)

9. What happens at boiling point (atmospheric pressure increases / decreases etc)

10. The only governor general to be assassinated in India-mayo 1872

11.first field marshall - Sam Manekshaw

12.regarding fiscal and monetary policy each

13.what happend when liq reaches boling pt

14.deep sea divers helium - Trimix is a breathing gas, consisting of oxygen, helium and nitrogen, and is often used in deep commercial diving

15.which scheme is nt launched by current PM amrut ,jan dhan,ayush,one more

16.which enzyme is present in all except protozoa

17.Ramon magsaysay winner 2016 - carnatic musician TM Krishna social activist Bezwada Wilson

Ssc cgl 27/8/2016 Morning shift Questions(General Knowledge)

1. Which state is more literacy – Punjab, Mizoram, Maharashtra, Odisha – Ans Mizoram

2. Boiling point of water depends on – atmospheric pressure

3. Dispute over Siachen is between which two countries –India & Pakistan

4. Kakori conspiracy took place in year – 1925.

5.CAG does not audit which of the below mentioned –State govt. accounts. Central government accounts, Local bodies, government run companies

6. Which monument is called dream of stones ?

7. The highest number of gold deposits found in which desert?

8. First female Governor of India – Sarojini Naidu

9. Book – A thing of beauty is a joy forever, authored by – John Keats

10 Highest source of air pollution in the world?
11.Headquarter of FIFA?
12.How many member need to start the proceeding of the houses of parliament?
13.Components responsible for acid rain?
14.What is Zeolite ?

15. Sex ratio of India calculated as -

16. Which one is a insulator
17.Bubbles from liquid are formed due to?

NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS 2016

2016 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

It is India’s highest sporting award given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.

Recipients are:

1. PV Sindhu (Badminton),

2. Sakshi Malik (Wrestling),

3. Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastics) and

4. Jitu Rai (Shooting).

2016 Dronacharya Award

It bestowed upon coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events.

Recipients are:

1. Nagapuri Ramesh (Athletics),

2. Sagar Mal Dhayal (Boxing),

3. Raj Kumar Sharma (Cricket),

4. Bishweshwar Nandi (Gymnastics),

5. S. Pradeep Kumar (Swimming) and

6. Mahabir Singh (Wrestling).

2016 Arjuna Award

It is India’s second highest sporting award bestowed upon sportsperson for consistently outstanding performance for four years.

Recipients are:

1.Rajat Chauhan (Archery),

2. Lalita Babar (Athletics),

3. Sourav Kothari (Billiards&Snooker),

4. Shiva Thapa (Boxing),

5. Ajinkya Rahane (Cricket),

6. Subrata Paul (Football),

7. Rani (Hockey),

8. Raghunath V.R. (Hockey),

9. Gurpreet Singh (Shooting),

10. Apurvi Chandela (Shooting),

11. Soumyajit Ghosh (Table Tennis),

12. Vinesh (Wrestling),

13. Amit Kumar (Wrestling),

14. andeep Singh Mann (Para-Athletics) and

15. Virender Singh (Wrestling).

2016 Dhyan Chand Award

It is bestowed upon sportspersons for life time contribution to sports development.

Recipients are:

1.Satti Geetha (Athletics),

2. Sylvanus Dung Dung (Hockey) and

3. Rajendra Pralhad Shelke (Rowing).

2015-16 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy

It is bestowed upon overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments.

Recipient: Punjabi University, Patiala.

Noor Inayat Khan (great-great-granddaughter of Tipu Sultan)

Noor Inayat Khan Prize 2016

An Indian student Geetakshi Arora has been awarded the inaugural Noor Inayat Khan Prize for her excellent dissertation on “Goddess Myths in Graphic Novels: Reimagining Indian Feminity”.

Currently, Geetakshi is a post-graduate student of the South Asia Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

About Noor Inayat Khan Prize The award has been instituted in the memory of Noor Inayat Khan, famous World War II heroine.

The award was established by Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust that promote the message of peace, non-violence and religious and racial harmony The award consists of 1,000 pounds and certificate.

About Noor Inayat Khan

Noor Inayat Khan (also known as “Nora Baker” and “Madeleine”) was of Indian Sufi origin and believed in non-violence and religious harmony. Born in Moscow to an Indian father, Hazrat Inayat Khan and an American mother, Ora Ray Baker.
Her father was great-grandson of Tipu Sultan. Thus, she was a direct descendant of Tipu Sultan, the e 18th century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore who had refused to submit to British rule and was killed in battle in 1799. During the Second World War, she had worked as British Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent.

She was famously known as Spy Princess. She was the first female radio operator to be sent into occupied France to aid the French Resistance to the Nazis. She was eventually betrayed, captured and killed in Dachau Concentration Camp by the Gestapo at the age of 30.
Her last word was “Liberte”

SSC CGL Tier I Syllabus 2016

The SSC CGL Syllabus is given for each subject. The SSC Combined Graduate Level Syllabus is as follows:
Tier-1 Syllabus: In the CGL Tier-1, there will be 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ's) to be asked from 4 Sections viz.English , Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and General Awareness.

Each section has 25 Questions and Each Question carry 2 marks.

The Total Duration of Tier-1 Exam is 75 minutes.

Moreover the Exam will be computer based (Online Exam)

Here is the Revised and New Exam Pattern for SSC CGL 2016 Exam

Penalty: There will be deduction of 0.50 marks for every wrong answer.

SSC CGL Syllabus for General Intelligence & Reasoning

Analogies.
Similarities and Differences.
Space Visualization.
Spatial Orientation.
Problem Solving.
Analysis.

TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2016 Notification Published for 5451 Posts

Important Dates

Notification Date : 9-08-2016

Last Date to apply online : 08-09-2016
Exam Date : 06-11-2016 FN (10Am to 1Pm)

TNPSC Group Four Examination Vacancies 2016

Junior Assistant (Non-security) - 2345
Junior Assistant (Security) - 121
Bill Collector - 8
Field Surveyor - 532
Draftsman - 327
Typist - 1714
Steno-Typist, Grade-III - 404
Total Vacancies - 5451

TNPSC Group 4 Exam Basic Information for the First Time Applicants (Based on previous notification)

Question Pattern of TNPSC Group 4 Exam

A single Objective Type Question Paper containing 200 Questions for 300 Marks

Subject	Questions	Duration	Maximum Marks
General Studies	75	3 Hours	300
Aptitude	25
General Tamil / General English	100
Total	200 Questions

Brief Notes on The Samanta System | Indian History

In Indian context the term Samanta system means the political system that chiefly depended on land-owners. We come to know about the beginning of the system at the Gupta period but it was its full swing during the Rajput Age.

How the Samanta or feudal tendency grew is obvious from paucity of coins of common use from the Gupta period onwards.

This factor was linked with the decline of internal trade. In the Harsha period hardly any coin can be ascribed with certainty to any ruling class.

It indicates that there was no purchasing power around needing coins of common usage. Moreover, political, social, religious and economic conditions of the land gave a strong base for feudalism. Frequent invasions weakened the central authority and anarchy prevailed in the past- Gupta period. The weakness of the central power led to the rise of an influential class, which undertook the charge of defending the people. In an age of anarchy and uncertainty people were attracted towards the rising class of small kingdoms, which developed elements of feudalism.

Brief Notes on The Samanta System | Indian History

How the Samanta or feudal tendency grew is obvious from paucity of coins of common use from the Gupta period onwards.

This factor was linked with the decline of internal trade. In the Harsha period hardly any coin can be ascribed with certainty to any ruling class.

Brief Notes on The Samanta System | Indian History

How the Samanta or feudal tendency grew is obvious from paucity of coins of common use from the Gupta period onwards.

This factor was linked with the decline of internal trade. In the Harsha period hardly any coin can be ascribed with certainty to any ruling class.

JUNIOR SCIENTIFIC OFFICER IN TAMILNADU FORENSIC SCIENCES SUBORDINATE SERVICES, 2013-2015 (30 post) salary around 40k

IMPORTANT DATES:
A.Date of Notification.    29.07.2016
B Last date for submission of applications.   28.08.2016
C Last date for payment of Fee    30.08.2016

Date and Time ofWrittenExamination:

Paper-I(SubjectofExamination).16.10.2016FN10.00 A.M. to 01.00 P.M.
Paper-II(General Studies). 16.10.2016AN02.30 P.M. to 04.30 P.M.

QUALIFICATIONS:-

(A)AGE(as on01.07.2016)

OC. : 30years
BC/MBC/DNC/SC/ST. : NO age limit

(B)EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: (as on29.07.2016):-

Candidates should possess the following or an equivalentqualification granted by any of the Universities or Institutions recognized by the University Grants Commission for the purpose of its grant.M.Sc., (Forensic Science) Degree and a degree in the subject, for the group as shown in the explanation below to which he is appointed.
or
M.Sc., Degree in the subject for the group as shown in the explanation below to which he is appointed.

Other things being equal, preference shall be given to person who holds a degree in M.Sc., (Forensic Science)

To download official notification: click here http://www.tnpsc.gov.in/notifications/2016_11_not_eng_jr_sci_officer.pdf

To apply online: click here http://tnpscexams.net/

Atomic gardening

Atomic gardening is a form of mutation breeding where plants are exposed to radioactive sources, typically cobalt-60,^[1]in order to generate useful mutations.

One example is the resistance to verticillium wilt of the "Todd's Mitcham" cultivar of peppermint which was produced from a breeding and test program at Brookhaven National Laboratory from the mid-1950s.

The first Gamma Garden as built in Long Island, New York

The first Gamma Garden in India was installed in Kolkata at the Bosr research institute in 1959

lapse rate

The lapse rate is defined as the rate at which atmospheric temperature decreases with an increase in altitude.The terminology arises from the word lapse in the sense of a decrease or decline. While most often applied to Earth's troposphere, the concept can be extended to any gravitationally supported parcel of gas.

Union Government unveils Green Highways Policy 2015

1.Union Government has launched Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy-2015 to promote greening of National Highway corridors across the country.

2.The policy was unveiled by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi.

3.Key features of Green Highways Policy 2015 Promote greening and development eco-friendly National Highway corridors across the country with participation of farmers, private sector and government institutions including Forest Department.

4.It will address the issues that lie in the road of development and pave the way towards sustainable development.

5.Objective: To reduce the impact of air pollution and dust by planting trees and shrubs along the National Highways. They will act as natural sink for air pollutants and arrest soil erosion at the embankment slopes.

6.Stake holders: Contracts for greening highways will be given to NGOS, agencies, private companies and government organisations. These stakeholders will be responsible for the survival and health of trees. Planting of trees in any particular area will depend on the soil suitability and climatic conditions.

7.Monitoring Agency: It will be responsible for monitoring the plantation status on continuous basis by carrying out the site visit for field verification to check survival, growth and size of plantation and maintenance of the same. Performance audit of executing agencies will be regularly conducted by the agency on an Annual basis. New contracts will be awarded to the agencies based on their past performance audit.

8.Implications: The policy will strike a balance between highways development and environmental protection. It will also help in providing employment to 5 lakh people of the rural areas.