Monthly Archives: October 2014

19 Oct

INDIAN STATES ON INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES

Check out all Indian states which touch international borders/boundaries of neighbouring countries like Pakistan, China, Srilanka, Bangladesh, etc.

1) Bordering Pakistan :-
Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujrat

2) Bordering China :-
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh

3) Bordering Nepal :-
Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal

4) Bordering Bangladesh :-
West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura and Assam

5) Bordering Bhutan :-
West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam

6) Bordering Myanmar :-
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram

7) Bordering Afghanistan :-
Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan-Occupied Area).

19 Oct

New India Assurance Assistance Recruitment 2014 (1536 Vacancies) – Paper Pattern, Apply Online & How to Prepare

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. invited applications from the eligible candidates for the recruitment of 1536 Assistants in the company.

Important Dates

Online Registration : 18 Oct – 10 Nov 2014

Date of Online Exam – 17th, 18th and 24th January, 2015 (Tentative dates)

Qualification Required: Graduation in any discipline or Class 12th with 60% marks.

Paper Pattern:

The online exam would be of 250 marks and two hours. It would be divided into five sections of 50 marks each viz. Maths, Reasoning, General Awareness, Computer and English.

Total marks obtained would be proportionately reduced to base of 35 and there would be interview of 15 marks.

Click here to read the full advertisement.

Click here to visit the website.

Click here to apply online.

All the best.

19 Oct

SSC CGL 2014 – Answer Key, Question Paper, Exam Analysis, Cutoff & Results

SSC conducted the CGL Exam 2014 on October 19 and October 26, 2014. Check out Answer Key, Question Paper, Exam Analysis, Cutoff & Results.

SSC CGL 2014 Tier 1 Exam Analysis:

In the morning papers, everything was tough except Reasoning.(English was moderate to high level. Reasoning was easy. Maths was difficult and time consuming. GK was also tough as compared to last years’ SSC papers.

In the Evening papers, everything was easy except English.

SSC CGL 2014 Tier 1 Question Papers:

Click here to download SSC CGL Tier 1(Oct 19, 2014) – Set 011 LG 2.

SSC CGL 2014 Tier 1 Answer Key

Click here to check out SSC CGL Tier 1 Oct 19 – Morning Answer Keys.

Click here to check out SSC CGL Tier 1 Oct 19 – Evening Answer Keys.

SSC CGL 2014 Tier 1 Cutoff

The cutoff is expected to be as follows:

General – 92-100
OBC – 82-90
SC- 75-80
ST-70-75
Ex Servicemen- 60-65

SSC CGL 2014 Tier 1 Results

The result would be announced in 1-2 months as next month exam is yet to be conducted in Vizag region because of cyclone. We will keep you updated.

Update: SSC has announced the Tier 2 CGL 2014 result. Check here.

All the best.

14 Oct

Famous Airports in India(Imp. for IBPS, SSC, etc.)

Check out Name of Famous Airports in India:
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1. New Delhi – Indira Gandhi International Airport
2. Mumbai – Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
3. Kolkata – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
4. Chennai- Chennai International Airport (Meenambakkam Airport)
5. Hyderabad – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
6. Amritsar – Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport/Raja Sansi
7. Guwahati – Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
8. Ahmedabad – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
9. Bhopal – Raja Bhoj Airport
10. Indore – Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport
11. Jaipur – Sanganeer Airport (International)
12. Nagpur – Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
13. Lucknow – Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport/Amausi Airport
14. Varansi – Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport
15. Patna- Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport
16. Raipur- Swami Vivekananda Airport
17. Ranchi- Birsa Munda Airport
18. Bhubaneswar- Biju Patnaik Airport
19. Chandigarh- Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport
20. Port Blair- Veer Savarkar International Airport
21. Vasco Da Gama in Goa- Dabolim International Airport

These are very important for various competitive exams such as IBPS, SSC, SBI, RBI, etc. as one question usually comes regarding this.

14 Oct

Paper/Exam Pattern of IBPS PO

IBPS conducts the recruitment exam for the selection of Probationary Officers(PO) in all public sector banks every year.

The exam is of 200 marks and consists of 200 questions. The paper is conducted online and divided into five sections viz.:

1 Reasoning 50 Marks
2 English Language 40 Marks
3 Quantitative Aptitude 50 Marks
4 General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) 40 Marks
5 Computer Knowledge 20 Marks

Usually the questions are from the following topics(Just to give you an idea):

MATHS:-
(1) Profit Loss, Time, Mixture, Trains, etc.- 15
(2) Series- 5
(3) Data Interpretation- 20
(4) Quadratic Equations- 5
(5) Data Sufficiency- 5
ENGLISH:-
(1) Reading Comprehension- 20
(2) Phrases -5
(3) Para Jumble -5
(4) Cloze Test -10
REASONING:-
(1) Syllogisms- 5
(2) Seating Arrangement -15
(3) Data Sufficiency- 5
(4) Coding-Decoding- 5
(5) Assumptions- 5
(6) Logical Reasoning – 15
COMPUTER:-
(1) Windows
(2) Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
(3) Networking
(4) Basic Hardware and Software
(5) DBMS
General Awareness :-
(1) General Awareness – 5-8
(2) Banking Awareness – 10
(3) Current Affairs – 15
(4) History – 3
(5) Miscellaneous- 2-6

All the best.

14 Oct

FDI LIMIT IN VARIOUS SECTORS

Check out FDI LIMIT IN VARIOUS SECTORS as on October 14, 2014.

‘FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT – FDI’
FDI is termed as an investment made by a company or entity based in one country, into a company or entity based in another country. Foreign direct investments differ substantially from indirect investments such as portfolio flows, wherein overseas institutions invest in equities listed on a nation’s stock exchange.

1. Defence – Raised to 49% from 26%
2. Pension – 49%
3. Insurance – 49%
4. Print Media – 26%
5. Civil Aviation – 49%
6. Public Sec. Banks – 20%
7. Private Sec. Banks – 74%
8. Multi Brand – 51%
9. Single Brand – 100%
10. Tourism – 100%
11. Telecom – 100%
12. Railways – 100%

14 Oct

IMPORTANT SUMMITS 2013-2014-2015 (Must Read)

Check out IMPORTANT SUMMITS for the year 2013-2014-2015. These are important for various competitive exams such as IBPS, SSC, etc.

1.BRICS summit ( Brazil, Russia, India, China, South‐Africa.) :-
● 5th Summit 2013 : (Durban) South Africa:
● 6th BRICS Summit 2014: to be held in Fortaleza, Brazil from 15‐17 July 2014.
● Next 7th BRICS Summit to be held in Ufa, Russia

2. BIMSTEC Summit :-
● 3rd BIMSTEC summit 2014: Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar)
● 4th BIMSTEC summit will be held in Nepal.

3. Nuclear security summit :-
● 2nd Summit 2012 – Seoul, South Korea.
● 3rd Summit 2014 – Hague, Netherland
● 4th Summit 2016 – United States

4.G 8 Summit :-
● 39th Summit 2013: United Kingdom. (Northern Ireland)
● G‐8 Countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Britain and the US.
● 40th G‐7 summit 2014 held at Brussels.

5. G 20 Summit :-
● G‐20 meeting (2014) of Finance ministers and central bank governors held in Sydney (Australia).
● G20 Leaders Summit (2014) will be held in Brisbane, Queensland Australia, in November 2014.

6. SAARC Summit :-
● 3rd SAARC ministerial meet on poverty alleviation 2013 Kathmandu (Nepal)

● 18th SAARC Summit 2014‐ Kathmandu (proposed)

7. NATO Summit :‐
● NATO Summit 2014 will be held in Britain. (Britain last hosted the summit in 1990, when Margret Thatcher was Prime Minister).

8. IBSA Summit :-
● India will host the next summit of IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) in New Delhi in 2015.

We will keep updating this post with more information as it is available.

14 Oct

Best Books for New India Assurance Recruitment 2014

New India Assurance Company Ltd. is going to recruit 509 candidates for the post of Administrator Officers(Scale-1) in various disciplines. Read full advertisement here.

Note: These books are also good for New India Assurance – Assistants Recruitment 2014.

Paper Pattern: The online objective exam will be of 200 marks and 200 questions.

For Generalists(50 marks of each section):

1) Reasoning.
2) Maths/Quantitative Aptitude
3) English
4) General Awareness.

For Specialists(40 marks of each section):

1) Reasoning.
2) Maths/Quantitative Aptitude
3) English
4) General Awareness.
5) Test of Technical/Professional knowledge in relevant discipline.

The paper pattern and questions in this exam would be same of IBPS PO as this would also be conducted by IBPS. There would be no subjective exam.

Check out Best Books for New India Assurance Recruitment 2014:

A) English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: One of the best book for the preparation of English section. All topics are explained in English and Hindi section.

2) Objective General English by SP Bakshi: Though my personal favourite is Lucent English book but this is also very good book. All topics are explained very well.

If the book is not available on Flipkart, purchase on Amazon:

B) General Intelligence and Reasoning:

1) A Modern Approach To Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal: The best book available in the market to prepare high reasoning.

2) The Hand on Guide to Analytical Reasoning and Logical Reasoning: A Must have Resource for Aspirants of CAT, MAT, XAT, IIFT, CMAT, CSAT, SBI PO, Bank Clerk, SSC: Another great book to prepare for high level reasoning.

C) Quantitative Aptitude:

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: My personal favourite in Maths that covers all basics and shortcuts in a relative intuitive manner.

If book is not available on Flipkart, buy it on Amazon:

D) General Awareness:

As this section would be focused on current affairs and basic insurance knowledge, you need to read newspaper daily or like our Facebook page to get current affairs daily or follow our monthly current affairs section on this website.

E) Specialized Books:

1) Finance:

2) Law:

We will post more good books soon. All the best.

11 Oct

New India Assurance Administrator Officer(AO) Recruitment 2014(509 Vacancies)

New India Assurance Company Ltd. invites online Applications from the eligible candidates for the recruitment of Administrator Officers(Scale-1) in various disciplines.

Officer Scale-I : 509 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.17240 – 32640, Age : 21-30 years, relaxation as per Govt. rules., Qualification : Graduate Degree in any subject.

Discipline and Minimum Qualification:

1 Finance Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / Cost Accountant (ICWA)/ MBA FINANCE* / B.COM / M.COM
2 Engineering B.Tech /B.E (in Civil / Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics & Communication Engineering).
3 Automobile Engineering B.E./B.Tech. in Automobile Engineering OR
Graduate in Mechanical Engineering with Diploma (at least one year duration) in Automobile Engineering.
4 Legal: Graduate in Law.
5 Generalist: Graduate in any stream

Important Dates:

Publication of Advertisement in Employment News 11.10.2014
On line Registration commences from 11.10.2014
Last Date for Online Registration 03.11.2014
Payment of Application fees 11.10.2014 to 03.11.2014(Both dates inclusive )
Dates of online Examination 10-01-2015 / 11-01-2015 (Tentative)
Downloading of call letters for examination commences from 10 days prior to the date of examination (Tentative)

Number of Vacancies:

Finance 65
Engineering 25
Legal 40
Automobile Engineering 30
Total Specialist 160
Generalist 349
Total Vacancies 509

For more details, check out full advertisement here.

Selection Process: The selection process includes online exam and interview. The examination pattern would be same like IBPS PO exam as it would also be conducted by IBPS.

Buy Best Books for the preparation of New India Assurance AO Recruitment exam here.

All the best.