Monthly Archives: June 2015

26 Jun

Nicknames of Indian cities (Imp. for IBPS, SSC exams)

Nicknames of some important Indian cities:

Pink City – Jaipur (Rajastan)
* Garden City – Bangalore (Karnataka)
* Diamond City – Surat (Gujarat)
* Egg city – Namakkal (Tamilnadu)
* Lake City – Udaipur (Rajastan)
* Sun City – Jodhpur (Rajastan)
* City of Palaces – Kolkata (West Bengal)
* Bangle City – Hyderabad (Andra Pradesh)
* Golden City – Jaisalmer(Rajastan)
* City of Dawn – Auroville (Pondichery)
* White City – Udaipur (Rajastan)
* City of Golden Temple – Amritsar (Punjab)
* Twin Cities – Hyderabad and Secundarabad(Andhra pradesh)
* Pearl City – Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu)
* Weavers city – Panipat (Haryana)
* Temple City – Bhuvaneswar (Orissa)
* Sandal Wood City – Mysore (Karnataka)
* City of Blood – Tezpur (Assam)
* Orange City – Nagpur (Maharashtra)
* City of seven Islands – Mumbai (Maharashtra)

26 Jun

First/Longest/Oldest in Indian Railways

First/Longest/Oldest in Indian Railways
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First Passenger Train Ran On = 16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane)

First Railway Bridge = Dapoorie Viaduct on the Mumbai-Thane route

First Rail Tunnel = Parsik Tunnel

First Ghats Covered by the Rail lines = Thal and Bhore Ghats

First Underground Railway = Calcutta METRO

First Computerized Reservation System started in = New Delhi (1986)

First Electric Train ran on = 3rd Feb’ 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla)

Toilets on Trains were introduced in = 1891 (1st Class) & 1907 (lower classes)

Shortest Station Name = Ib (Orissa)

Longest Station Name = Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Tamil Nadu)

Busiest Railway Station = Lucknow (64 trains everyday)

Longest Run (Time) = Vivek Express (3715 km in Approx 71 hrs)

Shortest Run Route = between Nagpur to Ajni (3km)

Longest Run for Daily Train = Kerala Express (3054 km in 42.5 hrs)

Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance) = Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs)

Longest Railway Platform in the World = Kharagpur (2,733 ft in length)

Longest Railway Bridge = Nehru Setu on Sone River (10044ft in length)

Longest Tunnel = Karbude On Konkan Railway between Monkey hill & Khandala (6.5 km)

Oldest Preserved Locomotive = Fairy Queen (1855), still in working order

Indian Railway’s Fastest Train = Bhopal-Shatabdi (runs at a speed up to 140 Km/ph)

Train with Maximum Number of Halts = Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts)

26 Jun

Awards and Honours

AWARD NAME____ORGANIZED BY_____COUNTRY

Bharat Ratna Award____Indian Government_____India

Bharatiya Gyanpith Awards____ (Jnanpith Award)Bharatiya
(Gyanpith) Jnanpith Trust_____India

Booker Prize____Booker Prize Foundation_____USA

Dada Saheb Phalke Award____Indian Government_____India

Filmfare Awards____Filmfare Magazine of The Times
Group_____India

International Gandhi Peace Prize____ Indian
Government_____India

International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Award____ International
Indian Film Academy_____India

Moortidevi Award____Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust_____India

National Film Awards____Indian Government_____India

Navlekhan Award____Bharatiya Jnanpith Trust_____India

Padma Awards____Indian Government_____India

Ramon Magsaysay Award____Ramon Magsaysay Award
Foundation_____Philippines

Sahitya Akademi Award____Sahitya Akademi_____India

Saraswati Samman____K. K. Birla Foundation_____India

26 Jun

Top 10 FACTS ABOUT INDIA

Top 10 FACTS ABOUT INDIA:

Fact 1:
There is 17 major languages and 844 dialects spoken in India.

Fact 2:
India was one of the richest countries on earth until the British invasion in the early 17th century.

Fact 3:
India invented the number system and Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero.

Fact 4:
Chess was invented in India.

Fact 5:
India is the 7th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest civilization.

Fact 6:
India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.

Fact 7:
India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products.

Fact 8:
Before 1986, India was the only place in the world where Diamonds could be found.

Fact 9:
The biggest and the largest employer in the world is Indian railways employing over a million people.

Fact 10:
India has the most number of post offices in the world.

26 Jun

BOOKS AND AUTHORS PART 3(Imp. for SSC, IBPS,etc.)

Books & Authors – Must read for exams
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See Also:

– BOOKS AND AUTHORS Part 1 (Imp. for SSC, IBPS,etc.)

– BOOKS AND AUTHORS PART 2

➡When Loss is Gain —— Diplomat Pavan K.Varma
➡One Day Wonders —— Sunil Gavaskar
➡My life and Times —— V.V. Giri
➡Kalpana Chawla – A Life —— Anil Padmanaban
➡Kamasutra ——- Vatsayana
➡War and Piece —– Leo Tolstoy
➡Devdas ——– Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
➡Half a Life ——– V.S Naipoul
➡Unhappy India —– Lala Lajpat Rai
➡Jyoti punj —— Narendra Modi
➡The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
➡Economic History of India ——- R. C. Dutt
➡The book of Indian Birds ——- Dr. Salim Ali
➡Living with Honour —— Shiv Khera
➡We Indians, Train To Pakistan, Women and Men in My Life ——Khuswant Singh
➡The Discovery of India ——– Jawaharlal Nehru
➡Indian Philosophy ——– Dr. S. RadhaKrishnan
➡Gulliver Travels ——- Jonathan Swift
➡My Nation My Life —– L.K. Advani
➡Life of Pi —— Yann Martel
➡Independence ——- S.K. Banerjee
➡Last Days of Nethaji ——- G.D. Khosla
➡My Experiments with Truth ——- Mahatma Gandhi
➡The God of Small Things ——- Arundhati Roy
➡War and Piece —— Tolstoy
➡Wakeup India —– Annie Besant
➡Two Lives, The Golden Gate, A Suitable Boy, Arion and The ➡Dolphin, An Equal Music, From Heaven Lake:Travels —— Vikram Seth
➡India First ——- K. R. Malkani
➡My Life ——– Bill Clinton
➡Dreams From My Father ——– Barack Obama
➡The Future of India ——- Dr. Bimal Jalan
➡Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear ——- Shakespear

26 Jun

List of OFFICIAL ROYAL RESIDENCES In The World

List of OFFICIAL ROYAL RESIDENCES In The World:

1. » American President – White House
2. » Brazil President – Palacio da Alvorada
3. » Britain Prime Minister – 10, Downing
Street
4. » Canada Prime Minister – 24 Sussex Drive
5. » French President – Elysee Palace
6. » Germany President – Bellevue Palace
7. » Indian President – Rashtrapathi Bhavan
8. » Indian Prime Minister – No. 7, Race Course Road
9. » India Governor’s – Raj Bhavan.
10. » King & Queen of Britain –
Buckingham Palace .
11. » Congo President – The Palais de Marbre (Marble Palace)
12. » Nepal King – Narayanhity Palace
13. » Pakistan President – Ivane Sadan
14. » Pope – Vatican Palace
15. » Russia President – Kremlin
16. » Spain King – Royal Palace
17. » South Korean President – Blue House.
18. » Sri lankan President – Temple Trees.

26 Jun

SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2015 Review

SBI conducted Online Preliminary examination for the recruitment of Probationary Officer across the country on June 20, 2015. The examination was conducted in four slots. There were 100 questions in the exam – Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English Language.
Both Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude consists of 35 questions each, while the English Language section had 30 questions only. Each question had 5 options. There was negative marking of one-fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question for all the sections. The total time of the exam was one hour.

1) Reasoning – Moderate to high level in difficulty – Puzzles were tough.

2) Quantitative Aptitude- Moderate in difficulty level – Speed was required to solve questions.

3) English section – Easy in difficulty level.

If you have attempted more than 55-65 correct questions, you have very good chance of shortlisted for mains examination. All the best.

See Also: Questions Asked in SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2015

26 Jun

Questions Asked in SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2015

Check out the Questions Asked in SBI PO Preliminary Exam 2015:

REASONING

Linear Arrangement :

1. E F G H P Q R and S are eight persons sittiing in a straight line facing north but not necessarily in the same order. H sits fourth to the left of Q and either H or Q sits at the extreme ends of the line.. G sits third to the left of Q. E is second to the right of S and S is not a neighbor of Q. F & P are immediate neighbors to each other and F doesn’t sit near G.

2. There are Eight persons ABCDSTUV sitting in a row facing north.. T is on the extreme left end and there are three person between T and S. only one person sit between S and A. B is second to the left of S. C is not on immediate neighbour of S and A. D is Second to the right of C. U is not at the extreme end.

Directions : Point C is 35 kms to the west of point D. Point C lies 25 kms north of point A. Point B lies 60 kms east of point A. Point E and F lie on either side of B at a distance of 50 kms from each other with B in centre. Point E is to the north of B. Point E is how many kms far and in which direction from point D?

Quantitative Aptitude Section:

Quadratic Equations :

1. x^2 = 81 ; y^2 +18y+81=0
2. x^2 +15x+36=0 ; 5y^2+29y+36=0
3. x^2-22x+117=0
4. 3x^2+14x+15=0

Number series :

1. 13 13 19.5 39 97.5 ?
2. 3.3 6.9 13.2 17.1 23.2 ?
3. 24 12 12 18 ? 90

Arithmetic :

1. There are 5 red,5 black,5 green balls in a bag. If 2 balls are drawn at random what is the probability that at least 1 is green?

2. A person buys a product & sells it at a discount of 20% which leads to a loss of 10%. If the MRP of the product is 4800 what percentage should be discounted from MRP by the person in order to get a profit of Rs. 440?

26 Jun

Best Books for IBPS PO/MT V 2015

IBPS has announced the official notification for the posts of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee in the government banks. It is a great opportunity for aspiring candidates to start their career in banking sector as an officer. You can read the official notification and important dates of IBPS PO 2015 here.

This time IBPS has introduced Preliminary exam and Mains exam, just like SBI PO 2015. Selection process involves Preliminary exam followed by Main exam followed by Interview.

The sections and questions in the preliminary exam are:

Reasoning : 35 Questions for 35 Marks
Quantitative Aptitude : 35 Questions for 35 Marks
English : 30 Questions for 30 Marks

I believe, questions in Preliminary exam would be easy to moderate, just like SBI PO 2015 pre-exam.

Mains Exam – Paper Pattern:

1) Reasoning 50 questions, 50 marks
2) English Language – 40 questions, 40 marks
3) Quantitative Aptitude 50 questions, 50 marks
4) General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) -40 questions, 40 marks
5) Computer Knowledge 20 questions, 20 marks
Total 200 questions, 200 marks

Check out the Best Books for IBPS PO 2015 Preparation:

A) English Language:

1) General English by Lucent Publications: The best book for the practice and preparation of English section. All topics are explained in English and Hindi language to give you much better understanding of topics. Plus, it is an exhaustive book which has explained even small topics in detail.

B) General Intelligence and Reasoning:

1) Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey (BSC Publication): As IBPS exams involves tough level of reasoning, this is the best book that is available in the market to prepare high level reasoning. All topics are explained systematically and with complete explanation and examples.

C) Quantitative Aptitude, Data Analysis and Interpretation :

1) Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Arihant: My personal favourite in Maths that covers all basics and shortcuts in a relative intuitive manner. Hundreds of questions are given at the end of each chapter for you to practice. In Maths section, all you need is speed and that will come with practice- lots of practice.

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

2) The Accredited Guide to Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency: Some of the questions will be based on data interpretation., this is best book available in the market for Data Analysis and Interpretation.

D) General Awareness, Marketing & Computers:

1) Handbook on Computer Awareness: This Book is really useful for Recruitment Exams such as IBPS PO exam, IBPS PO/RRB/Clerk, SSC, LIC AAO, Railways and entrance exams of MCA, MBA, BBA and similar courses.

If this book is not available, buy this book:

2) Guide to Banking General Awareness and Banking Aptitude Test: Great book for banking awareness section. It contains more than 1,000 questions for the preparation of Banking awareness section.

3) Marketing Aptitude / Computer Aptitude / General & Banking Awareness for RBI Exams: A Must have book that covers marketing aptitude, computer knowledge and banking awareness.

For general awareness or current affairs section, you should read newspaper daily or like our Facebook page to get current affairs daily or follow our monthly current affairs section on this website.

All the best.

For IBPS PO 2015 interview books, visit this link.

26 Jun

IBPS PO/MT V Notification 2015, Paper Pattern, Apply Online, Books, etc.

IBPS has released the notification for the posts of Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee in the Participating government banks. The online exam is tentatively scheduled in October 2015. There is new addition this time in the participating banks – EXIM bank.

Important Dates:

Website Link Open: 10.07.2015 to 01.08.2015
Payment of Examination Fees (Online): 10.07.2015 to 01.08.2015

Schedule of Online Test (Preliminary): .03.10.2015, 04.10.2015
10.10.2015, 11.10.2015

Declaration of Preliminary Exam Result : October 2015

Online Exam – Mains: 31.10.2015

Declaration of result : November 2015

Conduct of Interview : January 2016

Provisional Allotment : April 2016

This time IBPS has introduced same idea of Preliminary exam and Mains exam, just like SBI PO 2015.

Selection Process:

Preliminary exam followed by Main exam followed by Interview.

The sections and questions in the preliminary exam are:

Reasoning : 35 Questions for 35 Marks
Quantitative Aptitude : 35 Questions for 35 Marks
English : 30 Questions for 30 Marks

We have recently seen in SBI PO 2015 Preliminary exam that the sections were either easy to moderate and candidates have attempted sufficient number of questions. So, IBPS PO 2015 exam will also follow the same pattern.

See Also: Check out Best Books for IBPS PO/MT V 2015

Mains Exam – Paper Pattern:

1) Reasoning 50 questions, 50 marks
2) English Language – 40 questions, 40 marks
3) Quantitative Aptitude 50 questions, 50 marks
4) General Awareness (with special reference to Banking Industry) -40 questions, 40 marks
5) Computer Knowledge 20 questions, 20 marks
Total 200 questions, 200 marks

Educational Qualifications (As on 01.08.2015):

A Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet / Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he / she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online.

Age (As on 01.07.2015):
Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 30 years.

Check out official notification and apply online here.