Notification - Kerala PSC LDC Recruitment 2013

About Kerala PSC LDC Notification


The official notification for the much awaited kerala PSC LDC exam will be published today. According to PSC, LDC ( LD Clerk Examination in kerala) Examination to be conducted on November, december 2013 and january, february 2014 months exact details is as follows The application can be submitted online till September fourth (till 04-09-2012). anyone having SSLC or equivalent qualification can apply for the LDC examination through the Kerala psc web site. Since 10th pass is the basic qualification, it is estimated that above 15 lakhs applicants will apply for it and in that case it will be a record in the history of Kerala psc. As per Kerala psc, the exam will be held in 8 stages and is as follows

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First Monday of October is celebrated as

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1. How do you observe every year the first Monday of October??
(a) Environment Day
(b) World Habitat Day
(c) World Diabetes Day
(d) UNO Day

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World Current Affairs July 2013

Assange launched WikiLeaks Party


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has formally launched the Australian WikiLeaks Party and announced its federal election candidates. Assange has now officially declared his candidacy for a seat in the Australian Senate. 

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Indian Current Affairs - Current Affairs India Notes - July 2013

Cashless treatment for accident victims on NH-8


Country's first cashless treatment project for accident victims was launched on Monday on the Gurgaon-Jaipur stretch of National Highway-8. The ambitious project of the central government can prove to be a life saver for accident victims by providing treatment at the golden hour - the time period lasting from a few minutes to several hours following an accident when prompt medical treatment can save life. 

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CCTNS-Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems

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1. Which among the following are true about Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems?
1. CCTNS Programme was conceived as a Mission Mode Project fully sponsored by the Government of India under the national e-Governance Programme.
2. It is an integrated system for effective policing and sharing data among 14,000 police stations across the country
3. CCTNS helps in reducing the manual and redundant record keeping
4. CCTNS relays on satellite technology

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What is the purpose of INSAT-3d

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1. India recently launched an Satellite INSAT-3d successfully by Ariane-5 (VA214) launch vehicle from Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite is meant for
(a) Advanced communication
(b) Monitoring of enemy Radars
(c) Advanced Weather Monitoring
(d) All the above

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Jhumpa Lahiri's Novels

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1. Pulitzer-winner Jhumpa Lahiri is among the 13 writers longlisted for this year’s £50,000 Man Booker Prize. Which is/are the book(s) written by her?
(a) The Namesake
(b) Interpreter of Maladies
(c) The Lowland
(d) All the above

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Hindustan Ambassador is produced by which Company

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1. Recently Hindustan Ambassador car ranked the best taxi in the world. It is produced by which group?
(a) Tata Group
(b) Birla Group
(c) Wipro Group
(d) Sahara Group

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World Current Affairs July 2013

Russia not to extradite Snowden


According to official news, Russia will not extradite U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden. “Russia has never extradited anyone and will not extradite anyone in the future,” said Dmitry Peskov, Mr. Putin’s press secretary. Mr. Snowden, who filed for asylum in Russia last week, is currently waiting for clearance from Russian migration authorities to leave the transit zone at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. On July 26, 2013, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's letter to his Russian counterpart was made public wherein he assured the Russian government that the U.S. will not seek the death penalty for Snowden irrespective of the charges he might eventually face and that Snowden was able to legally travel to the U.S. on a limited validity passport.

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SSC LDC Recruitment 2013

According to the official site of SSC, the main responsibility of the Staff Selection Commission is to make recruitment to Group C (non-technical) & Group B (non-gazetted- both technical & non-technical) posts in departments of Government of India, its attached & subordinate offices except those for which recruitment is made by the Railway Recruitment Boards & Industrial Establishments. The Staff Selection Commission is also assigned the task of conducting Departmental Examinations for 1.Promotion from Group D to LDC Grade, 2. Promotion from LDC to UDC Grade and 3. Promotion from Stenographers Grade D to Stenographers Grade C besides holding Periodical Typewriting Tests in English & Hindi.

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WIFS-Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation programme

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1. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has taken up “Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS)” programme” to prevent?

(a) Anaemia situation in adolescents
(b) Cholera situation in adolescents
(c) AIDS situation in adolescents
(d) Diarrhea situation in adolescents

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Gate 2014- New Changes for Gate Exam 2014

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IIT's (IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE Score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate programmes (e.g. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies.

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Eligibility for GATE 2014

The categories of candidates eligible to appear for GATE 2014 are given in Table below. Necessary supporting documents must be sent along with the printed version of the online application by speed/ registered post to the respective Zonal Offices. Please study the following table carefully and make sure that your year of qualification is not later than what is specified. Before starting the application process, the candidate must:

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Gate 2014 Syllabus for CE-Civil Engineering

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IIT's (IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE Score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate programmes (e.g. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies.

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Gate 2014 Syllabus for ME-Mechanical Engineering

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IIT's (IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE Score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate programmes (e.g. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies.

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Gate 2014Syllabus for EE-Electrical Engineering

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IIT's (IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE Score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate programmes (e.g. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies.

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Gate 2014 Syllabus for Electronics and Communication Engineering-ECE

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IIT's (IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE Score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate programmes (e.g. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies.

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Gate 2014 Syllabus for Computer Science and Information Technology


The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IIT's (IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board – GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. The GATE Score of a candidate reflects the relative performance level of a candidate. The score is used for admissions to various post-graduate programmes (e.g. M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian higher education institutes with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies.

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What is Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

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1. Which among the following are true about Balwant Rai Mehta Committee?
1. Committee appointed by the Government of India in January 1957
2. It was mainly appointed to examine the working of the Community Development Programme of 1952
3. The recommendations of the committee resulted in the launching of Panchayati Raj Institutions throughout India
4. Panchayati Raj is an example for democratic centralisation.

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IBPS Common Written Examination PO Syllabus 2013

Common Written Examination (CWE PO/MT-III)


The next Common Written Examination (CWE PO/MT-III) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Participating Organisations listed below will be conducted online by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in October 2013. Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Banks as a Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Written Examination (CWE PO/MT-III). Candidates who appear and are shortlisted in the examination, will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by IBPS.

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IBPS CWE PO/MT-III Notification 2013

About Common Written Examination (CWE PO/MT-III)


The next Common Written Examination (CWE PO/MT-III) as a pre-requisite for selection of personnel for Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee posts in the Participating Organisations listed below will be conducted online by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) tentatively in October 2013. Any eligible candidate, who aspires to join any of the Participating Organisations listed at (A) as a Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee or in a similar post in that cadre, is required to register for the Common Written Examination (CWE PO/MT-III). Candidates who appear and are shortlisted in the examination, will subsequently be called for a Common Interview to be conducted by the Participating Organisations and coordinated by IBPS.

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Elements with same atomic number but with different mass numbers

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1. The elements with Same atomic number but with different Mass numbers are known as?
(a) Isobars
(b) Isotopes
(c) Isoterms
(d) None of these

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Assistant Commandant Exam Eligibility Details

The Notification for Assistant Commandants is just published by the UPSC for recruitment into the Officers at BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP. Only unmarried graduates are eligible to apply for Combined Defence Services exam. Successful candidates are admitted into the respective Academies after an interview conducted by UPSC. Candidates applying for the post should ensure that all the eligibility conditions are met for admission to the examination. Please see the details below including the official notification link. Assistant Commandant Exam Eligibility Criteria are given below. Also please go through the notification pdf for more detailed info. (link given below)

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UPSC Assistant Commandant Exam Syllabus 2013

Assistant Commandant Exam Syllabus 2013

The Notification for Assistant Commandants is just published by the UPSC for recruitment into the Officers at BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP. Only unmarried graduates are eligible to apply for Combined Defence Services exam. Successful candidates are admitted into the respective Academies after an interview conducted by UPSC. Candidates applying for the post should ensure that all the eligibility conditions are met for admission to the examination. Below given is the detailed Syllabus of Assistant Commandants Written Examination Papers:-

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Which is the first Atomic Power Station of India

Through this online GK question series, currentaffairsindia.info presents the most relevant model questions on General Knowledge. These questions are applicable to all UPSC exams, PSC Exams, Railway Recruitment Exams, Bank PO and clerical exams and various other competitive exams. Any comments/doubts are welcomed!! 

1. The first Atomic Power Station in India?
(a) Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project
(b) Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant
(c) Tarapur Nuclear Power Plant
(d) Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant

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UPSC: Assistant Commandants Recruitment 2013

About Assistant Commandants Examination 2013


The Notification for Assistant Commandants is just published by the UPSC for recruitment into the Officers at BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP. Only unmarried graduates are eligible to apply for Combined Defence Services exam. Successful candidates are admitted into the respective Academies after an interview conducted by UPSC. Candidates applying for the post should ensure that all the eligibility conditions are met for admission to the examination. Please see the details below including the official notification link.

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Yahoo acquired email management app Xobni

Yahoo Inc acquired email and address book management app Xobni. This is Yahoo's third acquisition in as many days as it seeks to revamp its online products and boost its Web traffic. The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions by Yahoo since Marissa Mayer became chief executive a year ago, vowing to boost traffic to Yahoo's online services and to revive the company's stagnant revenue growth. Last month, Yahoo closed its $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr, the largest deal by Mayer. By this acquisition, Yahoo acquired 3 companies last week including Qwiki, a mobile app that creates mini-movies using a consumer's collection of photos and videos and Bignoggins Productions, a mobile app to help players of fantasy sports teams.

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IRNSS: Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System

Indian Space Research Organisation’s scientists and engineers began to look at the possibility of establishing a navigation satellite system for the country from 2004, rather like America’s Global Positioning System (GPS). The GPS requires a constellation of 24 orbiting satellites, supported by a global network of ground stations, to cover every part of the world. That kind of global system is expensive. ISRO had a more limited goal — creating a system wholly in India's control for providing navigation signals over this country and surrounding areas. The configuration that was finally chosen by Indian Space Research Organisation for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) required just seven satellites.

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Which was the first film of Satyajit Ray

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1. Which was the first film of Satyajit Ray?
(a) Pather Panchali
(b) Aparajito
(c) Apur Sansar
(d) Devi

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Current Affairs India Notes - 04th July 2013

40 per cent of global population online


While India inches towards 13 per cent Internet penetration with roughly 160 million users, nearly 40 per cent of the global population or 2.7 billion people are already online in 2013, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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Total number of bones in human body

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1. Total number of bones in human body?
(a) 106
(b) 206
(c) 206
(d) 204

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Who was the first President of Indian National Congress

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1. Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?
(a) W C Bannerji
(b) A O Hume
(c) Gokale
(d) None of these

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