SSC CGL, CHSL, bank po and clerk exams preparation

Sunday, December 8, 2013

HDI, GII, GHI and other global indices

Human Development Index (HDI)

A composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
It was created by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq and the Indian economist Amartya Sen in 1990 and was published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The UN report covers 185 member states of the United Nations (out of 193), along with Hong Kong and the Palestinian territories; 8 UN member states are not included because of lack of data. (Total - 187 countries)
2013 - Rank 1 - Norway (Very high human development)
2013 - Rank 136 - India (Medium human development)
2013 - Rank 187 - Niger (Low human development) (lowest HDI)

Global Competitiveness Index

Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) is a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF)
Since 2004, the Global Competitiveness Report ranks countries based on the Global Competitiveness Index, developed by Xavier Sala-i-Martin and Elsa V. Artadi. The Global Competitiveness Index integrates the macroeconomic and the micro/business aspects of competitiveness into a single index.
2013–2014 ranking - Rank 1- Switzerland (most competitive economy in the world)
2013–2014 ranking - Rank 60 - India
2013–2014 ranking - Rank 148 - Chad (lowest)

Ease of doing business index

An index created by the World Bank.
Higher rankings indicate better, usually simpler, regulations for businesses and stronger protections of property rights.
The most recent rankings come from the "Doing Business 2014" report. Ranking of economies was introduced in the "Doing Business 2006" report.
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1 – 189.
2014 - Rank 1 - Singapore
2014 - Rank 134 - India
2014 - Rank 189 - Chad

Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)

Since 1995, Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) annually ranking countries "by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys."
The CPI currently ranks 177 countries "on a scale from 100 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt)."
Transparency International (TI) is a non-governmental organization that monitors and publicizes corporate and political corruption in international development. The headquarters is located in Berlin, Germany.
2013 - Rank 1 - Denmark (very clean)
2013 - Rank 94 - India
2013 - Rank 175 - Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia (highly corrupt)

Global Innovation Index

An annual publication which features, among others, a composite indicator that ranks countries/economies in terms of their enabling environment to innovation and their innovation outputs.
For the 2013 edition, Cornell University joined INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as co-publisher.
For the 2013 edition (6th edition), the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Booz and Company, du and Huawei joined as Knowledge Partners.
The 2013 edition covers 142 economies.
2013 - Rank 1 - Switzerland
2013 - Rank 66 - India
2013 - Rank 142 - Yemen

Global Hunger Index (GHI)

A multidimensional statistical tool used to describe the state of countries’ hunger situation. The GHI measures progress and failures in the global fight against hunger. The GHI is updated once a year.
The Index was adopted and further developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and was first published in 2006 with the Welthungerhilfe, a German non-profit organization (NGO). Since 2007, the Irish NGO Concern Worldwide joined the group as co-publisher.
The 2013 GHI was calculated for 120 developing countries and countries in transition, 56 of which with a serious or worse hunger situation.
2013 - Rank 78 - Burundi (extremely alarming hunger situation)
2013 - Rank 63 - India (alarming hunger situation)
2013 - Rank 1 - Albania and Mauritius (Countries with a 2013 GHI score of less than 5 are not included in the ranking)

Human Capital Index

A new index that measures countries on their ability to develop and deploy healthy, educated and able workers through four distinct pillars -- education, health and wellness, workforce and employment, and enabling environment.
Released by the World Economic Forum (WEF)
Total - 122 countries
2013 - Rank 1 - Switzerland
2013 - Rank 78 - India
2013 - Rank 122 - Yemen

Gender Inequality Index (GII)

A new index for measurement of gender disparity that was introduced in the 2010 Human Development Report 20th anniversary edition by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
This index is a composite measure which captures the loss of achievement, within a country, due to gender inequality, and uses three dimensions to do so: reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation.
Total - 148 countries
2013 - Rank 1 - Netherlands
2013 - Rank 132 - India
2013 - Rank 148 - Yemen

Friday, December 6, 2013

Recent political changes in Egypt

Resignation of Hosni Mubarak

President Hosni Mubarak resigned on 11 February 2011, as a result of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 also known as the Lotus Revolution.
He was the 4th President of Egypt.
He ruled over the country for 29 years and 120 days.
Political party - National Democratic Party
After Hosni Mubarak's resignation, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces(SCAF) assumed control of the country.

Presidency of Mohamed Morsi

In June 2012, a presidential election was held in Egypt and Mohamed Morsi won.
President Morsi, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party(FJP), resigned from both organizations and took office on June 30, 2012.
This marked the end of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces transition period.

2013 Egyptian coup d'état

On 22 November 2012, after granting himself unlimited powers to "protect" the nation, and the power to legislate without judicial oversight or review of his acts, Mohamed Morsi followed his decrees by making an effort to push through a referendum on an Islamist-supported draft constitution.
The move has led to massive protests and violent action throughout the country.
The events escalated forcing the military to announce that it would intervene on behalf of the protesters.
On 3 July 2013, Egyptian armed forces headed by Abdul Fatah al-Sisi acted on its 48 hours ultimatum to intervene "on behalf of the people", ousting President Mohamed Morsi in a military coup, suspending the constitution, appoints head of constitutional court as interim leader and calls for early elections.
After the coup d'état, the General Command of the Armed Forces assumed control of the country.

Presidency of Adly Mansour

On 4 July 2013, Adly Mansour, chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, was sworn in as acting president.
On 14 July 2013, Mohamed ElBaradei was sworn in as acting vice president.
On 16 July 2013, Hazem Al Beblawi was sworn in as interim Prime Minister of Egypt.
On 14 August 2013, following a violent crackdown by security forces on supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi, in which at least 525 people were killed, ElBaradei resigned as vice president. (now vice president post is vacant)

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize and Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

Known as Indira Gandhi Prize or Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
Prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organizations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.
The prize carries a cash award of 25 lakh Indian rupees and a citation.
First awarded in 1986
2011 - Ela Bhatt (Founder of SEWA - SEWA - Self-Employed Women's Association of India, a trade union for poor, self-employed women workers in India, founded in 1972)
2012 - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (President of Liberia)
2013 - Angela Merkel (Chancellor of Germany)

Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration

Prestigious award accorded annually by the Indian National Congress to distinguished persons/institutions for promoting national integration and understanding and fellowship amongst religious groups, communities, ethnic groups, cultures, languages and traditions of India and the strengthening, through thought and action of the nation's sense of solidarity.
The Award is given on the Martyrdom Day i.e. 31 October
The Award carries an amount of Rs. 5 lakh in cash and a citation.
First awarded in 1985
2012 - Gulzar
2013 - M.S. Swaminathan

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Committees constituted by RBI recently

Committees constituted by RBI after Dr. Raghuram Rajan took charge as the new RBI Governor on September 4, 2013 :

Nachiket Mor committee

RBI appointed a Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Businesses and Low-Income Households
This 13 member committee has been tasked to develop a monitoring framework to track progress of financial inclusion across the country
Committee chairman - Nachiket Mor, Central Board Member, Reserve Bank of India
Other members include Shikha Sharma, Managing Director & CEO, Axis Bank, Dr. Vikram Pandit, former CEO of Citibank and A P Hota, MD & CEO of NPCI.
Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the delivery of financial services at affordable costs to sections of disadvantaged and low-income segments of society.
Swabhiman - Financial inclusion plan of India
Nachiket Mor was the chairman of the ICICI foundation for the inclusive growth.
Khan committee constituted by RBI in 2004 was tasked to formulate guidelines for financial inclusion in India and Nachiket Mor committee was tasked to develop a monitoring framework to track progress of financial inclusion across the country. Khan committee was headed by the present RBI deputy governor H. R. Khan.

Bimal Jalan committee

RBI formed a High Level Advisory Committee (HLAC) to recommend granting new licenses to the private banks
Head - Bimal Jalan, Former RBI Governor
Members - Usha Thorat (former RBI Deputy Governor), C B Bhave (former SEBI chairman) and Nachiket Mor (financial sector expert and Central Board Member, Reserve Bank of India).
There are 26 applicants from public and private sector for bank licenses.
The public sector applicants include India Post and IFCI (Industrial Finance Corporation of India)
The private sector applicants include Tata Sons, Anil Ambani's Reliance ADA group, Kumar Mangalam Birla's Aditya Birla Group, Bajaj and L&T finance
After the RBI issued clarifications on the norms for the new banking licence, a few aspirants such as Mahindra finance opted out from getting new bank license.

Urjit Patel committee

RBI constituted an Expert Committee to examine the current monetary policy framework of the Reserve Bank of India and recommend what needs to be done to revise and strengthen it with a view to, inter alia, making it transparent and predictable.
Chairman - Dr. Urjit Patel, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
Final report in December, 2013

Sambamurthy committee

RBI constituted a Technical Committee on Mobile Banking, to examine the options/alternatives including the feasibility of using encrypted SMS based funds transfer using an application that can run on any type of handset for expansion of mobile banking in the country.
Chairman - B. Sambamurthy, Director, IDRBT (Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology) (Chairman)
Member Secretary - Vijay Chugh, Chief General Manager, RBI
Committee members include Anthony Thomas (Chief Information Officer, Vodafone India Ltd) and officials from SBI, ICICI, HDFC and Axis Bank.
The Committee will submit its report by end of December 2013.

Rupay Card and other NPCI products

Rupay Card

Indian domestic card scheme
Similiar to China UnionPay (CUP)
conceived and launched by NPCI

NPCI

NPCI - National Payment Corporation of India
MD & CEO - A P Hota
an umbrella institution for all the RETAIL PAYMENT SYSTEMS in the country.
functions as a hub in all electronic retail payment systems in India
BPSS authorized NPCI for operating in the retail payment systems in September, 2009
BPSS - Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems

NPCI Products

National Financial Switch (NFS)
Immediate Payment Service
Rupay Card
Cheque Truncation System (CTS)
Aaadhar Enabled Payment System (AEPS)

National Financial Switch (NFS)

conceptualised, developed and implemented by Institute of Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad
to inter-connect the ATMs in the country
RBI granted authorization to NPCI to take over NFS from IDRBT in October, 2009
NPCI has taken over NFS operations from December 14, 2009.

Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)

capable of processing P2P(Person to Person), P2A (Person to Account) and P2M (Person to Merchant) remittance
transactions can be initiated from Mobile, Internet as well as ATM channel.
In addition to banking customers,non-banking customers can also avail the IMPS facility through Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved PPIs.
PPI -Prepaid Payment Instruments in India
Prepaid payment instruments are those which facilitate purchase of goods and services against the value stored on such instruments

Friday, November 8, 2013

SSC CHSL Kerala - Karnataka Region duplicate admit card (Nov 10, 2013 exam)

If the admit card of the SSC CHSL exam is not yet received by post, candidates can download duplicate admit card from the official website of SSC Kerala - Karnataka Region.

Follow these steps to obtain the duplicate admit card :

Check your roll number (note that it is different from the registration id) from the list of the provisionally admitted candidates of SSC(KKR) for the Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam 2013 scheduled to be held on 10.11.2013. Download the list as pdf from here : http://goo.gl/mFYgGj (~75 MB)
Now enter your roll number and date of birth here : http://goo.gl/KsLVYN
You will now get two pdf files. One of it is the duplicate admit card and other one is the instructions.

Online exam result for Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) Assistant Manager (Scale - I) Recruitment - 2013

Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) Assistant Manager (Scale - I) Recruitment - 2013 online exam (held on 14.09.2013) results are out. Successful candidates list can be downloded from the kvb careers website : http://goo.gl/bREL9m

Also successful candidates will receive individual emails regarding their selection to the next stage of the recruitment process (interview). They will receive the interview call letters soon through another email from kvb.

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Morning and evening shift question papers of SSC CHSL exam held on 27/10/2013

Morning shift

http://goo.gl/ySKuoF

Evening shift

http://goo.gl/yDsEiF

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governors

Some useful information about the present RBI governor and past governors

Dr. Raghuram Govinda Rajan

Dr. Raghuram Rajan assumed charge as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on September 4, 2013.
Prior to this, he was the Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago’s Booth School. Between 2003 and 2006, Dr. Rajan was the Chief Economist and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund.
He has co-authored Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists with Luigi Zingales in 2003. He then wrote Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy, for which he was awarded the Financial Times-Goldman Sachs prize for best business book in 2010.
Dr. Rajan is a member of the Group of Thirty.

The Group of Thirty, often abbreviated to G30, is an international body of leading financiers and academics which aims to deepen understanding of economic and financial issues and to examine consequences of decisions made in the public and private sectors related to these issues.

Current Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, Montek Singh Ahluwalia was a former member of Group of Thirty.

Dr. Raghuram Rajan was the President of the American Finance Association in 2011 and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In January 2003, the American Finance Association awarded Dr. Rajan the inaugural Fischer Black Prize for the best finance researcher under the age of 40. The other awards he has received include the global Indian of the year award from NASSCOM in 2011, the Infosys prize for the Economic Sciences in 2012, and the Center for Financial Studies-Deutsche Bank Prize for financial economics in 2013.

Past Governors of RBI

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was the 15th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
Sir Osborne Smith was the first Governor of the Reserve Bank. He resigned prior to the completion of his term of office of three and a half years. Sir Osborne, however, did not sign any bank notes during his tenure.
Sir James Braid Taylor was the second Governor of the Reserve Bank.
Sir C D Deshmukh was the third Governor and the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank.
Dr. C Rangarajan was the 19th Governor of the Reserve Bank. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council.
Dr. D. Subbarao was the 22nd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

Some importanat measurement devices and their use

Device------Used for Measuring

Anemometer------Speed of Wind

Actinometer-------Heating power of radiation, solar radiation

Ammeter-----Electric current in a circuit

Audiometer------Hearing loss

Bolometer------- Power of incident electromagneticradiation

Barometer-----Atmospheric pressure

Cathetometer--------Vertical distances

Densimeter-------Specific gravity of liquids

Dynamometer----------Force or torque

Densitometer---------Optical density of a photographic film

Electroencephalograph-------Electrical activity of the brain

Electrocardiograph-------Electrical activity of the heart

Elaeometer-------Specific gravity of oils

Galvanometer------Electricity

Hydrometer---------Specific gravity of liquids

Hygrometer---------Density of water in air

Lactometer--------Specific gravity of milk

Lysimeter----------Balance of water in soil

Magnetometer--------Strength of magnetic fields

Manometer-------Pressure

Plastometer-----Flow properties of plastic materials

Polarimetry------Polarization of transverse waves, electromagneticwaves

Spirometer--------Volume of air

Spectrometer-------Properties of light in a specific portion of electromagneticspectrum

Seismometers-------Movement of Earth Surface

Sphygmomanometer-----Blood pressure

Thermometer-------Temperature

Tensiometer------Surface tension of liquids

Viscometer------Viscosity of a fluid

Voltmeter------Electric potential, voltage

General Knowledge / General Awareness 103

October 27, 2013

1. Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden colour 'Muga' silk?

A. Assam

B. Orissa

C. West Bengal

D. Karnataka

2. Which bank has launched an 'Incredible India Travel Card' in association with the Tourism Ministry?

a) SBI

b) HDFC Bank

c) YES Bank

d) ICICI Bank

e) Bank of Baroda

3. In which state Konark Sun Temple is located?

a. Madhya Pradesh

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Maharashtra

d. Odisha

4. Who presides over the Joint Session of Indian Parliament?

A. Chair Person of Rajya Sabha

B. Senior most member of Parliament

C. Speaker of Lok Sabha

D. President of India

5. Which is the first state in India to bring in a law banning black magic, witchcraft and other superstitious practices ?

a) Maharashtra

b) West Bengal

c) Bihar

d) Kerala

6. The language used for standard zoological nomenclature is

(A) Latin

(B) French

(C) Spanish

(D) Greek

7. The book 'Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy' is written by -

a) Raghuram Rajan

b) D. Subba Rao

c) Vimal Jalan

d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

8. National Botanical Research Institute is located at-

A. New Delhi

B. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

C. Chennai (Tamil Nadu)

D. Bangalore (Karnataka)

9. Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity

A. Hydrometer

B. Hygrometer

C. Barometer

D. Mercury Thermometer

10. Lhasa airport at Tibet is the World's

A. largest airport

B. highest airport

C. lowest airport

D. busiest airport

Answer key

1. a)

2. c)

3. d)

4. c)

5. a)

6. a)

7. a)

8. b)

9. b)

10.b)

SSC,Bank PO & Clerk exams preperation groups in Facebook

Some of the active groups in Facebook for SSC,Bank PO & Clerk exams preperation:

SSC,BANK PO & CLERK PREPARATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BANKPOANDCLERK/
SSC CGL: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ssc.cgl/
REASONING , G.K. & CURRENT EVENTS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/271572262914213/
Current Affairs and Latest News: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CAandLN/
SBI PO 2013 PREPARATION: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SBIPO2013PREPRATION/
Computer Awareness for Competitive Exams: https://www.facebook.com/groups/computerawareness.vicky/
SSC CHSL 2013: https://www.facebook.com/groups/338447039614666/

Taglines of Banks in India

Taglines of Public Sector Banks in India :

State Bank Group – Pure banking nothing else; With you all the way.
Allahabad Bank – A tradition of trust
Andhra Bank – Much more to do, with YOU in focus.
Bank of Baroda – India’s international bank.
Bank of India – Relationships beyond banking.
Bank of Maharashtra – One family one bank.
Canara Bank – Together We Can.
Central Bank of India – Build A Better Life Around Us.
Corporation Bank – Prosperity for All.
Dena Bank – Trusted Family Bank.
IDBI Bank – Banking for All.
Indian Bank – Taking banking technology to the common man.
Indian Overseas Bank – Good people to grow with.
Oriental Bank of Commerce – Where every individual is committed.
Punjab National Bank – A Name you can Bank Upon.
Syndicate Bank – Your faithful & friendly financial partner.
UCO Bank – Honours Your Trust.
Union Bank of India – Good People to Bank with.
United Bank of India – The Bank that begins with U.
Vijaya Bank – A Friend You can Bank Upon.

Taglines of Private Sector Banks in India :

Axis Bank – Everything is the same except the name..
Bank of Rajasthan – Dare to dream.
Catholic Syrian Bank – Support all the way..
Centurion Bank of Punjab – To rejoice working, join us.
City Union Bank – Trust and Excellence since 1904.
Dhanalakshmi Bank – Tann. Mann. Dhan.
Federal Bank – Your perfect banking partner.
HDFC Bank – We understand your world.
ICICI Bank – Hum hain na!!.
IndusInd Bank – We Make You Feel Richer.
ING Vysya Bank – Jiyo easy.
Jammu & Kashmir Bank – Serving to Empower.
Karnataka Bank – Your family bank across India.
Karur Vysya Bank – Smart way to bank.
Kotak Mahindra Bank – Lets make money simple.
Laxmi Vilas Bank – The Changing Face of Prosperity.
Nainital Bank – Banking with personal touch.
Saraswat Bank – Service to the Common Man!.
South Indian Bank – Experience Next Generation Banking.
Yes Bank – Experience our expertise.

Taglines of Foreign Banks in India :

ABN-AMRO Bank – Making More Possible.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Our Vision. Your Future.
Bank of Ceylon – BOC-the Bank you can trust.
BNP Paribas Bank – The bank for a changing world.
Citi Bank – The Citi never sleeps.
China Trust Commercial Bank – We Are Family.
Deutsche Bank – A Passion to Perform.
HSBC – The world’s local bank.
JPMorgan Chase Bank – The right relationship is everything.
Standard Chartered Bank – Your Right Partner.
Scotia Bank – You’re richer than you think.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

General Awareness 102

October 24, 2013

1. Who equaled the world record of eight golds at the 2013 World Athletics Championships?

Answer: Usain Bolt

2. The Chinese Navy hospital ship which paid a week-long goodwill visit to Bangladesh recently?

Answer: Peace Ark

3. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the National School of Drama Society?

Answer: Ratan Thiyam

4. In which state did the Saharsha- Patna Rajyarani Express run over pilgrims killing 37 people?

Answer: Bihar

5. Where in India was the statue of Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug unveiled recently?

Answer: New Delhi

6. Whose new book, `My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions' has been released recently?

Answer: A.P.J Abdul Kalam

7. World Photography Day was celebrated on:

Answer: August 19

8. The scientists of the Smithsonian Institution of the United States have recently announced the discovery of a new mammal named ………….?

Answer: Olinguito

9. Who has been selected for Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal 2013?

Answer: Harshwanti Bisht

10. Who has been appointed as the Director General of the CRPF?

Answer: Dilip Trivedi

11. Who won the Men's singles in the Rogers Cup 2013, held in Montreal, Canada?

Answer: Rafael Nadal

12. In which state is the Election Commission planning to use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) system for the first time in the country?

Answer: Nagaland

General Knowledge / General Awareness 101

October 24, 2013

1. What is called a Julian year?

a) 25 years

b) 1.25 years

c) 365.25 days

d) equal to solar year

2. Which Indian state was declared as the first Smoke-free state of the country in July 2013?

A) Haryana

B ) Punjab

C) Himachal Pradesh

D) Gujarat

3. The one-rupee note bears the signature of____________

(a) RBI Governor

(b) Deputy Governor

(c) Finance Secretary

(d) Finance Minister

4. Recently, the government of India has announced a ‘funding for lending’ scheme. Who are the beneficiaries for this scheme?

[A]Micro-finance Institutions

[B]Commercial Banks

[C]Finance departments of the State Governments

[D]Regional Rural Banks

5. 15th governor of RBI ?

a) Dr. Manmohan Singh

b) I. G. Patel

c) Amitav Ghosh

d) Y. V. Reddy

6. Who was the first woman IAS officer?

a) Kiran bedi

b) Durga Shakti Nagpal

c) Anna Rajam Malhotra

d) Amita Prasad

7. The first Governor of the Portuguese India was

a. De Almeida

b. Vasco da gama

c. Bartholomew Diaz

d. Albuquerque

8. Man booker prize 2013 winner eleanor catton belongs to which country?

a. South Africa

b. America

c. New Zealand

d. Australia

9. The phrase “Aam Aadmi ka Adhikaar” is associated with which of the following cards?

a) PAN Card

b) Voter ID Card

c) AADHAAR Card

d) Ration Card

10. Which of the following does not belong to Jainism ?

(A) Anekantavada

(B) Ganadhara

(C) Patimokkha

(D) Syadvada

Answer key

1. c)

2. c)

3. c)

4. b)

5. a)

6. c)

7. a)

8. c)

9. c)

10. c)

SSC CGL and CHSL: important math formulas

Important math formulas needed for SSC CGL and CHSL preperation can be downloaded as pdf from here: http://goo.gl/mVTz8M

It includes formulas from

geometry
trigonometry
co-ordinate geometry
percentage
profit and loss
simple interest
compound interest
time and work
time and speed

Morning and evening shift question papers of SSC CHSL exam held on 20/10/2013