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(General Knowledge) Sports & Games : Hockey World Cup

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Hockey World Cup

The concept for an International hockey competition at the world level originated in a joint proposal made by India and Pakistan at an International Hockey Federation, FIH Council meeting on March 30, 1969. The first world cup was held in Barcelona (Spain) in 1971. From 1978 onwards, the tournament has been held once in four years. The eleventh Hockey World Cup will be held in Germany in 2006. India has won the tournament only once in 1975.

History of Hockey World Cup

Year Host Winner Runner-up
1971 Spain Pakistan Spain
1973 The Netherlands The Netherlands India
1975 Malaysia India Pakistan
1978 Argentina Pakistan The Nethrland
1982 India Pakistan West Germany
1986 England Australia England
1990 Pakistan The Netherland Pakistan
1994 Australia Pakistan The Netherland
1998 The Netherlands The Netherland Spain
2002 Malaysia Germany Australia
2006 Germany Germany Australia
2010 India Australia Germany

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(General Knowledge) Sports & Games : World Cup Football

Sports and Games

World Cup Football

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founed in Paris by representatives of seven countries—Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland on May 21, 1904. On 28th May 1928, the FIFA decided to stage a world championship of football and Uruguay was finally chosen as the host country in 1929. The original world cup trophy bore Frenchman Jules Rimet’s name since. it was he who had proposed the tournament. The trophy was awarded to Brazil permanently in 1970, when it became the first country to win the world cup thrice. A new trophy called the ‘FIFA World Cup’ was put up for competition. Since 1930, only seven teams have been able to win the trophy. At the time of release of this look, South Africa is hosting the 2010 edition of the FIFA World Cup.

HISTORY OF WORLD CUP FOOTBALL

Year Host Winner Runner up
1930 Uruguay Uruguay Argentina
1934 Italy Italy Italy Czechoslovakia
1938 France Italy Hungary
1950 Brazil Uruguay Brazil
1954 Switzerland West Germany Hungary
1958 Sweden Brazil Sweden
1962 Chile Brazil Czechoslovakia
1966 England England West Germany
1970 Mexico Brazil Italy
1974 West Germany West Germany Netherlands
1978 Argentina Argentina Netherlands
1982 Spain Italy
1986 Mexico Argentina West Germany
1990 Italy West Germany Argentina
1994 United States Brazil Italy
1998 France France Brazil
2002 South Korea and Japan Brazil Germany
2006 Germany Italy France
2010 South Africa Spain The Netherlands

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Q- 1. The term ‘Macro Economics’ was used by ________.

(A) J.M. Keynes
(B) Ragner Frisch
(C) Ragner Nurkse
(D) Prof. Knight

Q- 2. Who was the first Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University at Aligarh?

(A) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(B) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(C) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(D) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan

Q- 3. Who were the patrons of Sangama Literature?

(A) Nayakas
(B) Chandellas
(C) Pandyas
(D) Solankis  

Q-4. Where in India was the first French factory established?

(A) Surat
(B) Pondicherry
(C) Chandannagore
(D) Masulipatnam

Q- 5. Which algorithm is used to decide the path to transfer the packets from source to destination?

(A) Routing
(B) Pathing
(C) Selecting
(D) Directing

Q- 6.  Which one of the following is an ohmic conductor?

(A) Germanium
(B) Silicon
(C) Carbon
(D) Silver

Q- 7. Which mechanism is used by the computer virus ‘worm to duplicate itself ?

(A) Swap
(B) Increment
(C) Spawn
(D) Swarm
 

Q-8. The first Commonwealth Games in 1930 was held in which country?

(A) Australia
(B) England
(C) New Zealand
(D) Canada

Q- 9. The gentle ‘seaward sloping’ surface from the coasts is called _________.

(A) Continental shelf
(B) Continental rise
(C) Abyssal plains
(D) Submarine ridges

Q-10. The aim of Differentiated interest Scheme was to provide concessional loans to _________.

(A) weaker section of the society
(B) Public Sector Industries
(C) Public Limited Companies
(D) big exports

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(General Knowledge) Sports & Games : Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games are a festival of sports of the Commonwealth countries. The games are held once in four years but only in between the Olympic years. When the games first began, in 1930, only 11 countries participated. The games were originally known as the British Empire Games. These have undergone a change of name and expanded into a major multiracial and cultural event.

Venues of Commonwealth Games

1930 Hamilton, Canada 1934 London, England
1938 Sydney, Australia 1942-46 Games were not held
1950 Auckland, New Zealand 1954 Vancouver, Canada
1958 Cardiff, Wales 1962 Perth, Australia
1966 Kingston, Jamaica 1970 Edinburgh, Scotland
1974 Christchurch, New Zealand 1978 Edmonton, Canada
1982 Brisbane, Australia 1986 Edinburgh, Scotland
1990 Auckland, New Zealand 1994 Victoria, Canada
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2002 Manchester, England
2006 Melbourne, Australia 2010 New Delhi, India

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(General Knowledge) Sports & Games : Asian Games

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Asian Games

History : The idea of the Asian Games was first conceived by Prof. G.D. Sondhi. The suggestion for holding the Asian Games was first made in a conference of Asian countries held in New Delhi in 1947 and Jawaharlal Nehru suggested that it be called ‘Asian Games’. The first Asian Games were held at New Delhi in March 1951. Since then Asian Games are held after every four years.

Venues of Asian Games

Year Venue Year Venue
1951 New Delhi, India 1954 Manila, Philippines
1958 Tokyo, Japan 1962 Jakarta, Indonesia
1966 Bangkok, Thailand 1970 Bangkok, Thailand
1974 Tehran, Iran 1978 Bangkok, Thailand
1982 New Delhi, India 1986 Seoul, South Korea
1990 Beijing, China 1994 Hiroshima, Japan
1998 Bangkok, Thailand 2002 Busan (formerly-Pusan), South Korea
2006 Doha, Qatar 2010 Guangzhou, China
2014 Incheon, S. Korea (Scheduled)

Background: First held as West Asian Games at New Delhi in 1934 in which India, Afghanistan, Palestine and Sri Lanka participated. In view of the enthusiasm it was decided to hold these games once in four years at mid-point between the Olympics. However, these games were abandoned during World War II.
It was Prof. Gurudutt Sondhi, a member of the IOC encouraged by the sport-lover Maharaja Yadvendra Singh of Patiala and supported by Pandit Nehru, tried to revive these games at the Asian Relations Conference (ARC) convened by Pt. Nehru at New Delhi in 1947. The Asian Atheletic Federation (AAF) was formed in 1948 which decided to hold the first Atheletic Championship at New Delhi in 1949. However, the plan did not materialise.
Again in February 1949, the AAF met at New Delhi where it was renamed as ‘Asian Games Federation’ (AGF). The AGF then decided to rename the Asian Atheletic Championship as ‘Asiatic Games’. Subsequently Pt Nehru suggested that these games be called ‘Asian Games’. The first President and Secretary of AGF were Maharaja Yadvendra Singh of Patiala and Prof. G.D. Sondhi respectively.

MOTTO, EMBLEM AND TORCH OF ASIAN GAMES

The AGF adopted ‘Ever Onward’ given by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru as the motto of the Asian Games. The Emblem is a bright full rising sun with interlocking rings. The Maharaja of Patiala (Yadvendra Singh) presented a Torch and a flag for the first Asian Games and since then they have been carried from country to country.
First Asian Games : The first Asian Games were held in 1951 at the National Stadium, New Delhi, and was inaugurated by Dr. Rajendra Prasad (first President of India). About 489 participants from 11 different nations participated in the Games.
Nations which Participated in the First Asian Games : Afghanistan, Burma, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Nepal, Phillippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Sports Played in the First Asian Games: Athletics, swimming, diving and waterpolo, cycling, weightlifting, football and basketball.
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru’s Message to the Participants of the First Asian Games : “Play the game in the spirit of the game.”

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Q- 1. Which of the following caused radioactive pollution along the coast of Kerala?

(A) Plutonium
(B) Zinc
(C) Thorium
(D) Radium

Q- 2. In mammals, an important role of excretion is played by _______

(A) Large intestine
(B) Kidneys
(C) Lungs
(D) Liver

Q- 3. The second Green Revolution aims at increasing agricultural output to promote

(A) Availability of easy credit to big farmers
(B) Co-operative farming
(C) Inclusive growth
(D) Development of rural sector  

Q-4. Which of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India?

(A) Western disturbances
(B) Cyclonic depression
(C) Southwest monsoon
(D) Retreating monsoon

Q- 5. The ‘Blue Water policy’ was introduced by the Portugese leader ________

(A) Franscisco-de- Almeida
(B) Alfonso de Albuquerque
(C) Francis Caron
(D) Francis Martyin

Q- 6.  Who among the following is not a member of the National Development Council?

(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The member of NITI Aayog
(C) The Chief Ministers of States
(D) The President of India

Q- 7. The rate of tax increase as the amount of the tax base increases is called

(A) Proportional tax
(B) Progressive tax
(C) Regressive tax
(D) Degressive tax
 

Q-8. The supply-side economics lays greater emphasis on _______

(A) Producer
(B) Global economy
(C) Consumer
(D) Middle Man

Q- 9. The founding father of “Theory of bureaucracy” was

(A) F. W. Taylor
(B) Max Weber
(C) Elton Mayo
(D) Herbert Simon

Q-10. The United Nations Organisation came into existence in

(A) 1947
(B) 1950
(C) 1945
(D) 1946

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(General Knowledge) Sports & Games : National Sports and Games

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National Sports and Games

Country National Sport Country National Sport
Australia Tennis and Cricket Canada Lacrosse
China Table Tennis England Cricket, Football
India Hockey, Kabaddi Japan Judo
Malaysia Badminton Scotland Rugby, Football
Spain Bull Fighting USA Baseball
Former Soviet Union Football

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(General Knowledge) Awards & Honours : National - Jnanpith Award

Awards and Honours
National

JNANPITH AWARD

Field : Literature
Instituted in : 1965
Cash Value : Rs. 5 lakh, a citation and a Vagdevi statue

Awarded to outstanding authors of creative literature in any of the Indian languages recognised by the Constitution of India. It was sponsored by the Bharatiya Jnanpith a culturo-literary society, founded in 1944 by Shanti Prasad Jain, an eminent industrialist.
First recipient : G. Sankara Kurup (Kerala)
First women recipient : Ashapoorna Devi (Calcutta)

The earlier winners of Jnanpith Award created by Shanti Prasad Jain and Rama Jain in 1963 for promoting outstanding literary works in regional languages, include Mahadevi Verma, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Girish Karnad, Amrita Pritam, U.R. Ananthamurthy and Quarratulain Hyder. So far there have been 39 recipients of this award.

LIST OF JNANPITH AWARDEES

Year Winner Works Language
1965 G. Sankara Kurup Odakkuzhal (flute) Malayalam
1966 Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya Ganadevta Bengali
1967 Dr. K.V. Puttappa Sri Ramayana Darshanam
(Glimpses of Ramayana)
 
1967 Umashankar Joshi Nishitha Gujarati
1968 Sumitranandan Pant Chidambara Hindi
1969 Firaq Gorakhpuri  Gul-e-Naghma Urudu
1970 Viswanatha Satyanarayana Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu
(A resourceful tree: Ramayana)
Telugu
1971 BishnuDey Smriti Satta Bhavishyat Bengali
1972 RamdhariSingh Dinkar Urvashi Hindi
1973 Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre Nakutanti (Fou Strings) Kannada
1973 Gopinath Mohanty Mattimatal Oriya
1974 Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar Yayati Marathi
1975 P.V.Akilandam Chittrappavai   Tamil
1976 Asha Purna Devi Pratham Pratisruti Bengali
1977 K. Shivaram Karanth Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
(Mookajji’s dreams)
Kannada
1978 Sachchidananda Hirananda Kitni Navan Men Kitni Bar  Vatsyayan
(How many times in many boats?)
Hindi
1979 Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya  Mrityunjay (Immortal) Assamese
1980 S.K. Pottekkatt Oru Desattinte Katha (Story of a land) Malayalam
1981 Amrita Pritam  Kagaj te Canvas Punjabi
1982 Mahadevi Verma Yama Hindi
1983 Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar Chikkaveera Rajendra (Life and Struggle of Kodava
King Chikkaveera Rajendra)
Kanada
1984 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai   Malayalam
1985 Pannalal Patel   Gujarati
1986 Sachindanand Rout Roy   Oriya
1987 Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj) (“Natsamrat”) Marathi
1988 Dr. C. Narayana Reddy   Tulugu
1989 Quarratulain Hyder   Urdu
1990 V.K. Gokak Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi Kannada
1991 Subhas Mukhopadhyay   Bengali
1992 Naresh Mehta   Hindi
1993 Sitakant Mahapatra   Oriya
1994 U.R. Ananthamurthy   Kannada
1995 M.T. Vasudevan Nair   Malayalam
1996 Mahasweta Devi   Bengali
1997 Ali Sardar Jafri   Urdu
1998 Girish Karnad  Tuglaq Kannada
1999 Nirmal Verma   Hindi
1999 Gurdial Singh   Punjabi
2000 Indira Goswami   Assamese
2001 Rajendra Keshavlal Shah   Gujarati
2002 D. Jayakanthan   Tamil
2003 Vinda Karandikar Subuk Soda, Kalami Rahi and Siyah Rode Jaren Man Marathi
2004 Rahman Rahi Literary work in Kashmiri language Kashmiri
2005 Kunwar Narain For his contribution to Hindi literature Hindi
2006 Satyavrat Shastri For his contribution to Sanskrit literature Sanskrit
2006 Ravindra Kelekar For his contribution to Konkani  literature Konkani

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(General Knowledge) Awards & Honours : National - Prime Minister’s Shram Award

Awards and Honours
National

PRIME MINISTER’S SHRAM AWARD

The objective of the Prime Minister’s Shram Award is to recognize the outstanding contribution made by workmen as defined in the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947, in organisations both in public and private sector and who have distinguished record of performance, devotion to duty of a high order, specific contribution in the field of productivity, proven innovative abilities, presence of mind and exceptional courage and also to the workmen, who have made supreme sacrifice of laying down their lives in the conscientious discharge of their duties.

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(General Knowledge) Awards & Honours : National - Borlaug Award

Awards and Honours
National

BORLAUG AWARD

It is also known as Noble Prize for Food and Agriculture. The Borlaug award has been instituted by the Coromandal Fertilizer to honour Dr. Norman Borlaug, who brought about the Green Revolution in India. This ward is presented for outstanding contributions in the field of agriculture.

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Q- 1. The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at:

(A) Pokhran
(B) Suratgarh
(C) Rawatbhata
(D) Chittorgarh

Q- 2. The Sahitya Akademi Awards are given for best writings in how many Indian languages?

(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 24

Q- 3. Right to Privacy comes under ____________

(A) Article 14
(B) Article 20
(C) Article 21
(D) Article 18 

Q-4. The foreign traveler who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was ____________

(A) Thomas Roe
(B) William Hawkins
(C) Ibn Batuta
(D) Manucci

Q- 5. The GST (Goods and Services Tax), recently passed by Government will be levied on which of the following products?

(A) Petroleum Crude
(B) Tobacco
(C) Natural Gas
(D) Aviation Turbine Fuel

Q- 6.  Who was elected the prime Minister of Nepal recently?

(A) Keshav Kumar Budhathoki
(B) Khadga Prasad Sharma Koli
(C) Sushil Koirala
(D) Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’

Q- 7. Which lobe of human brain is associated with hearing?

(A) Frontal lobe
(B) Parietal lobe
(C) Temporal lobe
(D) Occipital lobe
 

Q-8. Which of the following is not soluble in water?

(A) Lead sulphate
(B) Zinc sulphate
(C) Potassium sulphate
(D) Sodium sulphate

Q- 9. Activated Charcoal is used to remove colouring matter from pure substances by ______

(A) Bleaching
(B) Oxidation
(C) Adsorption
(D) Reduction

Q-10. Chernobyl disaster is the result of pollution by ____________

(A) Oil spill
(B) Acid rain
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Radioactive waste

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Daily GK Questions for SSC CGL, CHSL Exams - Set 16

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Q- 1. Among the following States, _______ has the lowest birth rate in India.

(A) Kerala
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Sikkim

Q- 2. The Secretariat of SAARC is set up at ___________

(A) Washington
(B) Kathmandu
(C) Hague
(D) New Delhi

Q- 3. The outermost range of Himalays is called _______

(A) Kali
(B) Shiwaliks
(C) Dehradun
(D) Kumaon  

Q-4. Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Raja Rammohan Roy
(C) Mahatma Phule
(D) M.G. Ranade

Q- 5. The longest river of peninsular India is ________

(A) Narmada
(B) Godavari
(C) Mahanadi
(D) Cauvery

Q- 6.  __________ gives hardness to stainless steel.

(A) Zinc
(B) Lead
(C) Carbon
(D) Tin

Q- 7. Which of the following is responsible for transport of food and other substances in plants?

(A) Xylem
(B) Phloem
(C) Chloroplast
(D) None of these
 

Q-8. The washing machine works on the principle of ___________

(A) Dialysis
(B) Diffusion
(C) Reverse osmosis
(D) Centrifugation

Q- 9. Which is not an external storage device?

(A) CD-ROM
(B) DVD-ROM
(C) Pen Drive
(D) RAM

Q-10. Which of the following is the correct description of the term sex-ratio as used in the context of the census of population?

(A) Number of males per 1000 females.
(B) Number of females per 1000 males.
(C) Number of females per 100 males.
(D) Number of females in a sample of 1000 persons.

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(General Knowledge) Awards & Honours : National - Chameli Devi Award

Awards and Honours
National

CHAMELI DEVI AWARD

Endowed by Ms. Laxmi Jain in the memory of her mohter, Chameli Devi Jain, the award goes to a woman journalist on the basis of excellence in terms of writing style, content as well as social concerns.

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(General Knowledge) Awards & Honours : National - Saraswati Samman

Awards and Honours
National

SARASWATI SAMMAN

The award is given by K.K. Birla Foundation to an outstanding author for their literary work in any Indian language mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and published during the last 10 years. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh.

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 SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM (How to Apply)

 SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM (How to Apply)

HOW TO APPLY:

The application must be submitted through online mode only. For detailed instructions for filling up the application form, Annexure-I may be referred to.

ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION:

Admission Certificates (ACs) for the Examination indicating the time table and venues address of examination for each candidate will be uploaded on the website of the concerned Regional office of the Commission about two weeks before the date of examination. If any candidate is unable to download Admission Certificate for the examination one week before the date of examination, he/she must immediately contact the concerned Regional/Sub Regional Office (s) of the commission with proof of having submitted his/her application. Failure to do so will deprive him/her of any claim for consideration.

COMMISSION’S DECISION FINAL

The decision of the Commission in all matters relating to eligibility, acceptance or rejection of the applications, penalty for false information, mode of selection, conduct of examination(s) and allotment of examination centres will be final and binding on the candidates and no enquiry/correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

COURT’S JURISDICTION

Any dispute with regard to this recruitment will be subject to courts/tribunals having jurisdiction over the place of concerned Regional/Sub-Regional Office of the SSC from  where the candidate has appeared in the examination.

17. In accordance with the directions issued by DOPT vide its O.M. No.39020/1/2016-Estt.

(B) dated 21.06.2016 for increasing access of the unemployed candidates to job opportunities it has been decided that after declaration of final result the Commission will make the scores and rankings in the said open Competitive Examinations conducted by the Commission available on its website in descending order of ranking. Accordingly, it has been decided that the following details of the candidates will be made available on its website:

(i) Name of candidate.
(ii) Father/Husband‟s name
(iii) Date of Birth
(iv) Category(Gen/ SC/ ST/ OBC/ PH/ Minority)
(v) Gender of the candidate
(vi) Educational Qualifications
(vii) Total Marks obtained in the qualifying examination
(viii) Ranking by which the merit is decided
(ix) Complete address
(x) E-mail address. However, the candidate will have the option, at the time of filling up of his/her application form, from opting out of disclosing the above details publicly. Accordingly, the scores and rankings in respect of only those candidates who have opted for disclosing the above details or else have inadvertently not exercised their option, will be made available on the website of the Commission.

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SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM (Scheme of Examination)

 SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM (Scheme of Examination)

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:

The examination would comprise 200 questions carrying 200 marks for two hours duration. The question paper would have two parts, Part - I & Part - II.

Papers Subject No. of Questions Duration and Timings
Part - I
Computer based Examination mode
(i) General Intelligence &
Reasoning
(ii) Quantitative Aptitude
(iii) English language &
Comprehension
(iv) General Awareness
25
25
25
25
120 Minutes
(Total)
Part - II
Computer based Examination mode
(i) Physics
(ii) Computer Science and Information Technology
(iii) Electronics & Telecommunication
Engineering.
100

Note: Candidates are not permitted to bring or use Mobile Phone, Calculators or any other electronic/ electrical device for answering any paper. Candidates must not, therefore, bring Mobile Phone, Calculators or any other electronic/electrical device inside the Examination premises. Possession of these items, whether in use or not, will be considered as “use of unfair means” in the Examination and appropriate action will be taken by the Commission against such candidates, as per extant policy of the Commission.

Note-4: There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer in Part-I& II. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep this in mind while answering the questions.
Note-5: Discrepancies in question paper should be brought to the notice of the Commission through online challenge system when representations are invited by the commission after the examination. Representations submitted thereafter and through any other means will not be entertained.

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SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM (Centres of Examination)

 SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM (Centres of Examination)

Centres of Examination

Details of Examination Centres and Regional/ Sub-Regional Offices: The examination may be held at the following centres. Correspondence relating to non-receipt of Admission Certificate etc. and
other grievances should be sent to concerned Regional Offices, details of which are as under:

NOTE I: No change of Centre of Examination will be allowed under any circumstances. Hence, the candidates should select the centres carefully and indicate the same correctly in their applications.
NOTE II: The Commission reserves the right to cancel any Centre and/or add some other centre. Commission also reserves the right to divert candidates of any centre to some other Centre to take the examination.

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(Notification) SSC SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM - 2017

(Notification) SSC SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM - 2017

RECRUITMENT OF SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT IN INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT EXAMINATION, 2017.

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Date of Computer Based Exam: 20.11.2017 to 27.11.2017

Closing Date: 04.08.2017

F.No.3-1/2017-P&P-I Staff Selection Commission will conduct a open competitive examination for recruitment to the post of Scientific Assistant in India Meteorological Department, Group „B‟ Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, in the Level 6 of the Pay Matrix

(Pay Band2(Rs.9300-34800) plus Grade Pay Rs.4200 in pre-revised scale),from 20.11.2017 to 27.11.2017 in computer based mode all over the country.

TENTATIVE VACANCIES / RESERVATION:

(i)

Total Vacancies:1102


(ii) The number of vacancies is tentative and subject to variation.
(iii) Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PH etc. categories is available as per extant Govt. Orders.
(iv) The posts have been identified suitable for the persons suffering from disabilities of One Arm affected (OA) or One Leg affected (OL).
(v) The posts carry All India Service Liability (AISL) i.e. the candidate, on selection, may be asked to serve anywhere in the country.

NATIONALITY / CITIZENSHIP:

A candidate must be either:

(a) a citizen of India, or
(b) a subject of Nepal, or
(c) a subject of Bhutan, or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1 st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East

African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania ( Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar ), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the Examination but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

(A). AGE LIMIT

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(Age Limit) SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM

(Age Limit) SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT EXAM

(A). AGE LIMIT

Not exceeding 30 years as on 04.08.2017

Note: Candidate should note that only the Date of Birth as recorded in the Matriculation / Secondary Examination Certificate will be accepted by the Commission for determining the Age eligibility and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.

(B) Permissible relaxation of Upper age limit prescribed under para 4(A) above :

NOTE I: The period of "Call up Service" of an Ex-Serviceman in the Armed Forces shall also be treated as service rendered in the Armed Forces for purpose of age relaxation, as per rules.

NOTE II: The post of Scientific Assistant being a Group „B‟ post, there is no reservation for Ex-Servicemen category. However, benefit of age-relaxation will be admissible to Ex- Serviceman candidates, as per extant Govt. Orders.

NOTE III: Age concession is not admissible to sons, daughters and dependants of ExServicemen.Explanation: An 'ex-serviceman' means a person –

(i) who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or noncombatant in the Regular Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union, and

(a) who either has been retired or relieved or discharged from such service whether at his own request or being relieved by the employer after earning his or her pension; or
(b) who has been relieved from such service on medical grounds attributable to military service or circumstances beyond his control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or
(c) who has been released from such service as a result of reduction in establishment; or

(ii) who has been released from such service after completing the specific period of engagement, otherwise than at his own request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency and has been given a gratuity; and includes personnel of the Territorial Army, namely, pension holders for continuous embodied service or broken spells of qualifying service;

(iii) personnel of the Army Postal Service who are part of Regular Army and retired from the Army Postal Service without reversion to their parent service with pension, or are released from the Army Postal service on medical grounds attributable to or aggravated by military service or circumstance beyond their control and awarded medical or other disability pension; or

(iv) personnel, who were on deputation in Army Postal Service for more than six months prior to the 14th April, 1987; or

(v) gallantry award winners of the Armed forces including personnel of Territorial Army; or

(vi) ex-recruits boarded out or relieved on medical ground and granted medical disability pension.

(C) :Candidates who wish to be considered against vacancies reserved/or seek age-relaxation must submit requisite certificate from the competent authority, in the prescribed format when such certificates are sought at the time of Document Verification. Otherwise, their claim for

SC/ST/OBC/PH/Ex-Serviceman status will not be entertained and their candidature/applications will be considered under General (UR) category. The formats of the certificates are available on our website. Certificates obtained in any other format will not be accepted.

A person seeking appointment on the basis of reservation to OBCs must ensure that he/she possesses the caste/ community certificate and does not fall in creamy layer on the crucial date. The crucial date for this purpose will be the closing date for receipt of applications i.e. on 04.08.2017. Candidates may also note that in respect of the above, their candidature will remain provisional till the veracity of the concerned document is verified by the Appointing Authority. Candidates are warned that they may be debarred from the examination conducted by the Commission in case they fraudulently claim SC/ST/OBC/Ex-Serviceman/PH (PWD)
status. No attendant will be allowed with candidates inside the examination hall.

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Q- 1. Which of the following is not true about X-rays?

(A) Have low penetrating power
(B) Travel with the speed of light
(C) Can be reflected or refracted
(D) Can affect photographic plates

Q- 2. ______ changes each time it is installed to avoid detection by antivirus software.

(A) Polymorphic virus
(B) Worm
(C) Logic bomb
(D) Trojan horse

Q- 3. Which one of the following weeds is effective in controlling water pollution caused by industrial effluents?

(A) Parthenium
(B) Elephant grass
(C) Water hycinth
(D) Mogar grass  

Q-4. One of the following is also called as World Bank

(A) IMF
(B) IBRD
(C) WTO
(D) IDA

Q- 5. The book entitled, ‘Playing it my way’ has been authored by

(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) V V S Laxman
(C) Saurav Ganguly
(D) Chetan Chauhan

Q- 6. Which of the following is an example of cartel?

(A) OPEC
(B) IMF
(C) WTO
(D) UNO

Q- 7. Sullage water is _______

(A) Waste water released from kitchen
(B) Waste water released from toilets
(C) Waste water released from factories
(D) Waste water released from hospitals
 

Q-8. Who was the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

(A) Annie Besant
(B) Mayawati
(C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(D) Sucheta Kriplani

Q- 9. The most pure form of carbon among the options is

(A) Anthracite
(B) Lampblack
(C) Graphite
(D) Wood Charcoal

Q-10. Chalukya temples (Jain temples) at Dilwara are situated in

(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana

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CSIR YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWARD

These awards are given for outstanding contributions made by young CSIR scientists based on, work done primarily in India. It carries a grant of Rs. 10 lakh spread over five years, for pursuing a research project independently.

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(General Knowledge) Awards & Honours : National - Shaheed Niyogi Memorial Award For Journalism

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SHAHEED NIYOGI MEMORIAL AWARD FOR JOURNALISM

The award was instituted in 1998 to recognise the contribution of Journalists in upholding the legacy of Shanker Guja Niyogi, the firebrand trade union leader and social activist from Chhattisgarh, who was murdered on September 28, 1991 by the industrial mafia.

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Daily GK Questions for SSC CGL, CHSL Exams - Set 14

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Q- 1. What is the product formed when sodium bicarbonate is heated strongly?

(A) Sodium Carbonate
(B) Sodium Hydroxide
(C) Sodium Peroxide
(D) Sodium Monoxide

Q- 2. Mission Indradhanush – a programme introduced recently in the country by the NDA Government is related to:

(A) Systematic immunization of children against disease
(B) Providing insurance cover to farmers against crop failure
(C) Development of fisheries in rural areas
(D) Development of multiple cropping in hilly region

Q- 3. Who among the following Indians has been honoured by a special Oscar?

(A) Mahesh Bhatt
(B) Satyajit Ray
(C) Mira Nair
(D) G.P. Sippy  

Q-4. What situation would result if Government expenditure exceeds the Government revenue on Current Account?

(A) Deficit budgeting
(B) Zero-based budgeting
(C) Performance-based budgeting
(D) Surplus budgeting

Q- 5. Disguised unemployment in India is mainly related to

(A) Agricultural sector
(B) Rural Area
(C) Factory sector
(D) Urban Area

Q- 6. Which of the following is not guaranteed by Indian Constitution?

(A) Right to Equality
(B) Right to religious freedom
(C) Right to Constitutional remedies
(D) Right to free education for all

Q- 7. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:

(A) strait
(B) Sound
(C) Bay
(D) Fjord
 

Q-8. Punjab has a large number of inundation canals drawing water from

(A) Jhelum river
(B) Chenab river
(C) Beas river
(D) Sutlej river

Q- 9. The sexual reproductive organs of aspergillus are :

(A) Spermatium and Oogonium
(B) Antheridium and Oogonium
(C) Spermatium and Ascogonium
(D) Antheridium and Ascogonium

Q-10. Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because

(A)They emit light of a constant intensity
(B) Their distance from the earth does not change with time
(C) They are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light
(D) They are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable

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(General Knowledge) Awards & Honours : National - Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prizes

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SHANTI SWAROOP BHATNAGAR PRIZES

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) Prizes are awarded annually by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) to outstanding Indian research workers in seven disciplines of Science and Technology. The SSB Prizes are awarded to scientists for their outstanding scientific contributions made primarily in India during last 5 years preceeding the year of the award are eligible for the Prize. The SSB Prize comprising a citation, a plaque and a cash award of Rs. 2 lakh is given to each selected person.

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Alert : SSC CGL 2017 Guidelines for Person with Disability (PwD)

Subject: Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2017 (CGLE) - Confirmation / Updation of Person with Disability (PwD) i.e. OH/ VH/ HH Status

1. In accordance with the provisions of the Notice, the facility of Scribe, on request, is provided to Visually Handicapped (VH) candidates and to only such Orthopaedic Handicapped (OH) candidates who are afflicted by Cerebral Palsy or having locomotor disability wherein the dominant writing extremity is affected to the extent of slowing down the performance of the candidate and not to all OH candidates. The level of disability should
be 40% or more.

2. It is observed that some of the candidates have requested the Commission to provide them with the facility of a Scribe without mentioning in their online Application Form whether they are;

a) Visually Handicapped (with a disability of 40% or more)

Or else,

b) Orthopaedically Handicapped (with a disability of 40% or more) afflicted by Cerebral Palsy or Locomotor disability (40% or more) wherein the dominant writing extremity is affected to the extent of slowing down the performance of the candidate.

3. Therefore all the Persons with Disability (PwD)/ Physically Handicapped (PH) and such candidates who have sought facility of scribe for the examination are requested to immediately confirm/ update their Disability Status and requirement of scribe at the following link:

http://ssconline.nic.in/cgl17reviseddisabilitydetails

4. Last date for updating above information is 20-07-2017 (5 PM). It may also be noted that in case no response is received from such candidates by the stipulated time, he/ she may not be provided scribe and the permissible compensatory time.

5. All the Persons with Disability (PwD)/ Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates seeking reservation/ age relaxation/ compensatory time/ facility of scribe will be required to submit Disability Certificate from the designated Government Hospital in accordance with Annexure-VIII of the Notice of Examination at the time of Document Verification. Candidature of the such candidates who avail facility of scribe or compensatory time in the examination and are not able to produce relevant Medical Certificate having 40% or more disability will be cancelled.

6. Candidates may please note carefully that Last date for updating above information is 20-07-2017 (5 PM). failing which facility of scribe and compensatory time may not be provided.

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Q- 1. What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram?

(A) Rathas
(B) Prasadas
(C) Mathika
(d) Gandhakuti

Q- 2. What is the name of the device used to convert alternating current into direct current?

(A) Ammeter
(B) Galvanometer
(C) Rectifier
(d) Transformer

Q- 3. Why does ice covered in sawdust not melt quickly?

((A) Sawdust does not allow the air to touch the ice
(B) The water is absorbed by sawdust
(C) Sawdust is a bad conductor of heat
(d) Sawdust is good conductor of heat  

Q-4. Which layer of the earth’s atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

(A) Troposphere
(B) Mesosphere
(C) Ionosphere
(d) Stratosphere

Q- 5. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?

(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Arctic ocean

Q- 6. In a Parliamentary form of Government __________

(A) The Legislature is responsible to the Judiciary
(B) The Executive is responsible to the Legislature.
(C) The Legislature is responsible to the Executive
(d) The Judiciary is responsible to the Legislature

Q- 7. Which of the following statements is correct about the President of India?

(A) Addresses first session of parliament after each General Election.
(B) Addresses first session of Parliament at the beginning of each year
(C) Addresses every session of Parliament
(d) Never addresses Parliament
 

Q-8. Which of the following periodicals is not correctly matched with its editor?

(A) Bande Mataram: Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) New India: Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Yugantar: Bhupendranath Dutta
(d) Sandhya: Barindra Ghosh

Q- 9. Silk worms feed on

(A) Basil leaves
(B) Curry leaves
(C) Rose leaves
(d) Mulberry leaves

Q-10. Who among the following has been appointed the new Coach of the Indian Cricket team by the BCCI recently?

(A) Saurav Ganguly
(B) Anil Kumble
(C) Rahul Dravid
(d) S. R. Kulkarni

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TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARD

These awards are given to recognize the contribution and performance in the field of adventure sports in air, water and on land. One award is given for lifetime achievement in the field of adventure sports. This is the first time that these awards are being conferred by the President of India. These awards have now been equated with the Arjuna awards in all respects. The award carries cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs.

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MAULANA KALAM AZAD TROPHY

This Trophy is awarded annually to the University which has given the best and all round performance in sports activities during the year of the award. The winner receives a replica of the Trophy and cash award of Rs. 2 lakhs, which is to be utilized for acquiring sports equipments.

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Daily GK Questions for SSC CGL, CHSL Exams - Set 12

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Q- 1. Why is Carbon Monoxide a pollutant ?

(A) Reacts with haemoglobin
(B) Makes nervous system inactive
(C) It reacts with oxygen
(D) It inhibits glycolysis

Q- 2. Why is Rann of Kutch of India famous for ?

(A) Tidal and flats
(B) Fertile soil
(C) Dense Vegetation
(D) All are correct

Q- 3. Commercial banks led to which of the following Priority sectors?

(A) Heavy Industries
(B) Agriculture, Small scale industries
(C) Foreign Companies
(D) State government in emergency situtation   

Q-4. What is the accounting year of the Reserve bank of India?

(A) April-March
(B) July-June
(C) October-September
(D) January-December

Q- 5. What is the position of the earth when it is at the greatest distance from the sun?

((A) Aphelion
(B) Antipode
(C) Perihelion
(D) Aldiatc

Q- 6. The biogas used for cooking is a mixture of which of the following?

(A) Carbon dioxide & oxygen
(B) Isobutane & propane
(C) methane & carbon monoxide
(D) Methane & carbon dioxide

Q- 7. From the following, who was the first women speaker of Lok Sabha?

(A) Sushma Swaraj
(B) Margret Alva
(C) Meera Kumar
(D) Sarojini Naidu
 

Q-8. Which of the following wind is blowing from the Mediterranean sea to the North Western parts of India?

(A) Western disturbances
(B) Norwesters
(C) Loo
(D) Mango showers

Q- 9. Azolla increases soil fertility for _____

(A) maize cultivation
(B) wheat cultivation
(C) barley cultivation
(D) rice cultivation

Q-10. Which of the following is not provided in the constitution?

(A) Election Commission
(B) Finance Commission
(C) Public Service Commission
(D) Planning Commisssion

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