Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 11 June 2017

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Ques- What is the meaning of coral bleaching?

a. Paling of coral color or decline in zooxanthellae due to climate change
b. Impacts of excessive sea trade on fishing industry
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

Ques- Which of the following is correct regarding Shangri-La Dialogue?

1. It has been held in Singapore since 2002
2. It is a Track One international governmental security forum

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 10 June 2017

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Ques- Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Nuclear suppliers Group?

1. It was established after India’s first nuclear test.
2. Imp Decision in NSG are taken on the basis of two-third majority.
3. Presently there are 48 members in NSG

A. 1,2
B. 2,3
C. 1,3
D. All

Ques- Which of the following statements are correct regarding Public Accounts of India?

1. It includes Provident fund, National small savings fund etc.
2. Government needs parliaments approval to spend money from public accounts of India

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 9 June 2017

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Ques- With reference to the use of nano-technology in health sector, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Targeted drug delivery is made possible by nanotechnology.
2. Nanotechnology can largely contribute to gene therapy.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 8 June 2017

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Ques- Which of the following statements are correct regarding World Health Organisation?

1. It is a specialised agency of the United Nations
2. Its parent organisation is United Nations Economic and Social Council
3. WHO headquarters is in Geneva

A. 1,2 only
B. 2,3 only
C. 1,3 only
D. All

Ques- Which of the following is/are purpose for which Shanghai cooperation organisation was formed?

1. For the enhancement of trade between the member countries.
2. To counter the Islamic terrorism.

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 7 June 2017

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Ques- Indian ocean dipole, a metereological phenomena measures temperature between which of the following?

A. Indian and Pacific ocean
B. Indian ocean and Bay of Bengal
C. Indian ocean and Arabian sea
D. None of the above

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 6 June 2017

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Ques- Arrange these countries from west to east:

1. Kuwait
2. Bahrain
3. Qatar
4. UAE

A. 1-3-4-2
B. 1-2-3-4
C. 3-1-2-4
D. 3-2-1-4

Ques- Consider the following statements about Nepal

1. Nepal is a land locked country
2. Nepal is the member of commonwealth of Nations
Which of the above statements is/are true

A. only 1
B. only 2
C. Both 1 & 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Ques- The most important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity together with traditional human life is the establishment of

A. biosphere reserves
B. botanical gardens
C. national parks
D. wildlife sanctuaries

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Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 5 June 2017

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Ques- Consider the following statements:

(1) WPI measure price rise at the wholesale level where wholesale means sale in large quantities and meant for resale.
(2) Producer Price Index means the prices of goods as they are sold to the whole sales by the producers.
(3) The price of electricity in the CPI is the Industrial tariff & not the consumer tariff.
which among the above is/are correct?

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 4 June 2017

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Ques- Which of the following is deepest Trench in the world?

A. Mariana Trench
B. Bonin Trench
C. Philippine Trench
D. Kuril Trench

Ques- With reference to National Rural Health Mission, which of the following is not the jobs of ‘ASHA’, a trained community health worker?

1. Accompanying women to the health facility for antenatal care checkup
2 . Using pregnancy test kits for early detection of pregnancy
3. Providing information on nutrition and immunization
4. Conducting the delivery of baby

(Result) SSC Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination, 2016 (Paper - II)

Staff Selection Commission conducted the Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Examination, 2016 from 07.01.2017 to 08.02.2017 in the Computer Based Mode for Recruitment of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants, Data Entry Operators, Lower Divisional Clerks and Court Clerk at various centres all over the country. 30,57,993 candidates appeared in the said Examination.

2. Category-wise details of candidates who have qualified for appearing for the Descriptive Paper (Tier-II) and the cut off applied are as under:

List of Candidates qualified for Descriptive Paper (Tier-II)

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 1 June 2017

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Ques- The national income of a country for a given period is equal to the

A. total value of goods and services produced by the nationals
B. sum of total consumption and investment expenditure
C. sum of personal income of all individuals
D. money value of final goods and services produced

Ques- Which of the statements given above is/are correct with reference to Special Economic Zone (SEZ)?

1. SEZs have full freedom for subcontracting.
2. They are exempted from routine examination by custom authorities.

(Notification) SSC Lower Division Grade Limited Departmental Competitive Examination-2017

Staff Selection Commission will hold a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination on 30-07-2017 (Sunday) for recruitment to vacancies in Lower Division Grade reserved for regularly appointed Group ‘C’ Staff in the Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- in (i) Central Secretariat Clerical Service, (ii) Armed Forces Headquarters Clerical Service, (iii) Indian Foreign Service (IFS) (B), (iv) Central Passport Organization under Ministry of External Affairs (v) Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), (vi) Department of Legal Affairs (DoLA) and (vi) O/o Registrar General of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Only eligible employees for each of the above cadres will be considered for appointment in respective vacancies in the cadres. The examination will be held at New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Allahabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Chandigarh and Raipur. In case the Commission receives less than ten (10) applications from eligible candidates for appearing in the examination at a particular centre, such candidates may be directed by the Commission to appear from the Delhi Centre at their own expense and risk. There will be no Centre at any Indian Mission abroad. A candidate serving at an Indian Mission abroad will have to appear in this examination from any of the Examination Centres, mentioned above at his/ her own expense.

PAY SCALE:

Pay Band-I (Rs.5200-20200/-) with Grade Pay of Rs.1900/-.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

As on 01.08.2017, the candidate must have passed 12th Standard examination from a recognized Board or equivalent.

AGE LIMIT:

Not more than 45 years of age as on 01.08.2017. This age limit is relaxable upto a maximum of 5 years for SC/ST candidates

SELECTION OF CANDIDATES:

The Commission have the discretion to fix different qualifying standards in different papers. The names of the candidates who are considered by the Commission to be suitable for appointment on the result of the examination shall be arranged in a single list in order of merit separately for each Cadre/Service.

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 31 May 2017

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Ques- What is principle reason for Urban heat islands?

A. It is because vehicles put lots of Green House gases
B. It is because many common construction materials absorb and retain more of the sun’s heat
C. It is because of suns heat wave stay near some urban areas due to photochemical reaction
D. None of the above

(Merit List) SSC: Constable (GD) in CAPFs, NIA & SSF and Rifleman (GD) In Assam Rifles Examination - 2015

An open competitive written examination for recruitment to the posts of Constable (GD) in CAPFs, NIA & SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles for the year 2015 was held on 04 10-2015 and Re-examination was held on 22-11-2015 for certain candidates who qualified in PET/PST at different centres across the country. In the above Examination total 11,65,942 candidates (both male & female) had actually appeared. The result of the Written Examination was declared by the Commission on 14-03-2016 and 07-04-2016 declaring 1,44, 802 candidates (Male 1,29,617 and Female 15,185) qualified for undergoing the Detailed Medical Examination.

2. On the basis of the Written Examination and the Detailed Medical Examination, the Commission had declared the two merit lists of the finally selected 51,678 male and 5,336 female candidates on 02-02-2017 for appointment to the post of Constable (GD) in CAPFs, NIA & SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles. These merit lists were prepared as per All India vacancies/ State wise vacancies (with further reservation for candidates of Border Districts/ Naxal or Militancy affected districts within the State). Force allocation in that regard was done by the CRPF and it was published through its website by the CRPF on 06-02-2017.

3. It was, however, brought to the notice of the Commission that some candidates belonging to the border & naxal areas could not fill their codes due to some technical error and hence data of 251 candidates was sent again to CRPF for conducting DME/RME.

4. The CRPF has sent the following data:-

(a) Medical result and verified data of additional 251 candidates, wherein only 181 candidates have been found FIT.
(b) Data of 1122 candidates whose results are to be revised on account of correction in their Category, State Code, Border/ Naxal code, Options, medical result etc. Out of 1122 candidates 1120 candidates were found medically fit.

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 30 May 2017

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Ques- Which of the following is world's largest Tin producing country?

A. China
B. Indonesia
C. Malaysia
D. Japan

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 29 May 2017

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Ques- Which of the following country is not part of G-20?

A. Argentina
B. Mexico
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Iran

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 27 May 2017

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Ques- Which of the following is correct regarding Dhola-Sadiya bridge?

1. It is on formed over the river Lohit
2. The bridge is longer than the Bandra-Worli Sea Link by nearly two-thirds

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

Ques- Which of the following is correct regarding Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017?

1. those who wish to sell cattle may do so only after they formally state that the animals have not been “brought to the market for sale for slaughter”.
2. buyers of cattle at animal markets will have to verify they are agriculturalists and declare that they will not sell the animal/s for a period of six months from the date of purchase.
3. They also prohibit cattle purchased from animal markets being sold outside the State, without permission.
4. All of the above

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 26 May 2017

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QUES- Which of the following is correct regarding National Human Rights commission?

1. Chairperson of NHRC are appointed by the President of India and members by the chairperson.
2. President appoints the Chairman and members of the NHRC on the recommendation of the high-powered committee headed by the Prime Minister.

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both
D. None

Ques- With respect to National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority consider the following statements

a) NPPA is an organization of the Government of India which was established, inter alia, to fix/ revise the prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations and to enforce prices and availability of the medicines in the country.
b) The organization is also entrusted with the task of recovering amounts overcharged by manufacturers for the controlled drugs from the consumers.
c) It also monitors the prices of decontrolled drugs in order to keep them at reasonable levels.
Which among the above given statements are correct

A) a and b
B) a, b, c
C) b and c
D) c and a

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 25 May 2017

:: National ::

PM will visit Germany, Spain, Russia and France

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Germany, Spain, Russia and France between May 29 and June 3.

• The External Affairs Ministry has announced that he will hold bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Spanish Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy and French President Emmanuel Macron.

• Ms. Merkel will host Mr. Modi at her official Meseberg Country Retreat. Both the leaders will hold the fourth India-Germany Intergovernment Consultations (IGC). They will later jointly address a business forum.

• Following the summit, the Prime Minister will participate in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 2 as a Guest of Honour.

• He will hold bilateral discussions with the newly elected President Macron of France on strategic issues.

Move to remove Justice Nagarjuna Reddy

• Mr. Ansari has admitted the motion and has sought the advice of Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar.

• The next step in the process is for the Vice-President to constitute a three-member committee under the 1968 Judges (Inquiry) Act, which generally consists of a sitting Supreme Court judge and two High Court Chief Justices. T

• his is done in consultation with the CJI. The Committee will function like a trial court, examining the accusations against Justice Reddy and ruling whether they are well-founded. Thereafter, it will advise in favour, or against the judge’s removal.

• The Committee’s decision will then be placed in both houses of Parliament for a vote, and would require a two-third majority of MPs present voting in favour of the motion in the same session, or an absolute majority of a joint session, for the judge to be removed.

• Article 124 (4) of the Constitution stipulates that a minimum of 50 Rajya Sabha MPs or double that number from the Lok Sabha are required as signatories to initiate impeachment, the only means to remove judges from office in the country’s higher judiciary.

• When the process is initiated, Justice Nagarjuna Reddy would be only the fifth judge of the higher judiciary to face impeachment.

52 genes linked to human intelligence discovered

• Scientists have discovered 52 genes linked to human intelligence, 40 of which have been identified as such for the first time.

• The findings also turned up a surprising connection between intelligence and autism that could one day help shed light on the condition’s origins.

• Taken together, the new batch of “smart genes” accounted for 20% of the discrepencies in IQ test results among tens of thousands of people examined, the researchers reported in Nature Genetics .

• Most of the newly discovered gene variants linked to elevated IQ play a role in regulating cell development in the brain, especially neuron differentiation and the formation of neural information gateways called synapses.

• An international team of 30 scientists combed through 13 earlier studies in which detailed genetic profiles and intelligence evaluations — based on IQ tests — had been compiled for 78,000 people, all of European descent.

• Increasingly powerful computers have made it possible to scan and compare hundreds of thousands of genomes, matching tiny variations in DNA with diseases, body types or, in this case, native smarts.

• The human genome has some 25,000 genes composed of more than three billion pairing of building-block molecules.

• Many of the genetic variations linked with high IQ also correlated with other attributes: more years spent in school, bigger head size in infancy, tallness, and even success in kicking the tobacco habit.

• One of the strongest — and most surprising — links was with autism, noted Ms. Posthuma.

• Conversely, the absence of certain high-IQ genes was more common in people suffering from schizophrenia or obesity.

India and Japan unveiled a vision document for the Asia Africa Growth Corridor

• India and Japan unveiled a vision document for the Asia Africa Growth Corridor, proposed by the Prime Ministers of the two countries last November.

• More details are likely to be firmed up by September in time for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to New Delhi.

• Unlike China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) project, about which India has raised several concerns, the Asia Africa Growth Corridor is conceived as a more open and inclusive programme.

• It will be based on more consultations and keep people as the centre piece rather than just trade and economic ties.

• The document presented to the board of the African Development Bank’s governors at their annual meeting here, proposes four key elements that leverage the strengths of India and Japan.

• They are enhancing capacity and skills; building quality infrastructure and connecting institutions; development and cooperation projects in health, farming, manufacturing and disaster management; and people-to-people partnerships.

• The Ambassador also called for greater cooperation between Indian and Japanese firms in furthering Africa’s development and urged Indian investors to participate in the new economic zone coming up around Kenya’s Mombasa port with Japan’s assistance.

:: International ::

Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ announced his resignation

• Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ announced his resignation so that the leader of his coalition partner party can succeed him, in line with an agreement between the two parties.

• Mr. Prachanda of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) became Prime Minister in August 2016 with the support of Nepali Congress, the country’s largest party.

• The two parties agreed to switch Prime Ministers after nine months, when Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba would become Nepal’s leader.

• It will take weeks for Mr. Deuba to assume office, and Mr. Prachanda will serve as acting PM in the interim. The two parties have enough votes in Parliament to obtain the simple majority vote needed to form a new coalition government.

• During his time in office, Mr. Prachanda was able to hold local elections to municipal and village councils for the first time in 20 years.

Daily Questions Challenge for SSC CGL Exams - 25 May 2017

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Ques- A judge of Supreme Court of India can be removed from office by ?

A. Parliament by law
B. Judges of supreme court by Majority
C. President on a resolution by parliament
D. President on his/ her own discretion

Ques- With reference to the use of nano-technology in health sector, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Targeted drug delivery is made possible by nanotechnology.
2. Nanotechnology can largely contribute to gene therapy. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2