UPSC Update

The Narendra Modi government declared on Tuesday it was not considering any proposal to reduce the age limit of civil service aspirants in an announcement that effectively buried the UPA's last-minute decision to bring down the upper age limit by four years.

The announcement came against the backdrop of newsreports that suggested the Modi government would implement the decision finalised by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) earlier this year.

"There is no proposal before the government to reduce the age limit for civil services," a government spokesperson said.

Instead of reducing the age limit, the government has already announced that civil service aspirants -- who may have lost out due to changes in the exam pattern -- would get two additional attempts and consequential age relaxation.

Government sources told HT there had been several attempts in the past to explore the possibility of reducing the upper age for the civil services examination, right from the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government's tenure.

"But they were all nipped in the bud due to opposition from the political class that feels it would put rural candidates at a disadvantage," a senior official said, conceding that the politicians "did have a point".

The official said the Manmohan Singh-led Prime Minister's Office (PMO) too had been keen on reducing the age profile of civil service candidates but was not able to have its way.

The empowered group of ministers of the UPA asked to study recommendations of the Administrative Reforms Commission, however, had approved the decision to fix 26 as the upper age limit for unreserved candidates, 28 for OBC, 29 for SC/ST candidates with an additional 2 years for physically challenged aspirants.

"But this decision does not mean anything since all decisions of the previous government would be reviewed, and processed afresh," an official said.

 

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-says-no-to-upa-s-move-to-lower-upsc-age-limit/article1-1287621.aspx

Ordnance Factory Exam Update

• Examination will be held for Mechanical and Electrical Trades on 7.12.2014. For balance Trades, it will be notified subsequently..

http://www.i-register.org/ioforeg/

SAIL MT 2014 MARKSHEET

Notice regarding Transparency/ scorecard for MT 2014 results
For candidates who appeared in SAIL Management Trainee written examination held on 23rd March,
2014, they can view their individual marks by logging in with their SAIL allotted Roll No. and date of birth.
This facility would be available online from 1st Nov, 2014 to 31st December, 2014. No RTI applications
would be entertained in this regard.
For viewing Individual scorecards, click here
http://sailscorecard.online-ap1.com/
SAIL Management

UP PCS 2014

ASRB Administrative Officer/F&AO Exam Date and Admit Card

Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board

Admit card will be uploaded today by 5:00 PM

Exam Date : 23 November 2014

ASRB Assistant Exam Date

Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board
New Delhi-110012
The Assistants (Direct Recruitment) (Preliminary )Examination -2014 is scheduled to be conducted in online Computer Based test Mode across 23 Online Examination centres of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) across the Country in various slots of Two Hours each from 05.01.2015 to 02.02.2015. Detailed slot/ date/ Centre allotted to the candidates will be available in the Admission Certificates which will be available on the Vacancy Link of www.asrb.org.in from 1000 hrs on 10.11.2014. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep in touch with the Vacancy link of www.asrb.org.in for updates in this matter. No other form of communication will be used. - Controller of Examinations-II, ASRB, New Delhi.

ORDNANCE FACTORY EXAM DATE

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DVC 2013-2014 CUTOFF

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UPPCS 2014 Prelims Answer Key

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CSAT Paper II Sources from where UPSC took it to torture aspirants

Passage 1

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/creating-wealth-without-justice/article756923.ece

Creating wealth without justice

TODAY'S PAPER » OPINION

April 27, 2010
The HINDU

Capitalism and greed: The failure of communism, despite its ideals of a fairer society, to increase wealth resulted in its demise. Many nations now place their faith in capitalism and governments choose it as the strategy to create wealth for their people. The spectacular economic growth seen in Brazil, China and India after the liberalisation of their economies is proof of its enormous potential and success. However, the global banking crisis and the economic recession have left many bewildered. The debates tend to focus on free market operations and forces, their efficiency and their ability for self correction. Issues of justice, integrity and honesty are rarely elaborated to highlight the failure of the global banking system. The apologists of the system continue to justify the success of capitalism and argue that the recent crisis was a blip. Their arguments betray an ideological bias with the assumptions that an unregulated market is fair and competent, and that the exercise of private greed will be in the larger public interest. Few recognise the bi-directional relationship between capitalism and greed; each reinforces the other. Surely, a more honest conceptualisation of the conflicts of interest among the rich and powerful players who have benefited from the system, their biases and ideology is needed; the focus on the wealth created should also highlight the resultant gross inequity.
 
( Professor K.S. Jacob is on the faculty of the Christian Medical College, Vellore.)
 
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Dr. Vijay Kelkar`s address at the 26th Sir Purshotamdas Thakurdas Memorial Lecture
The 26^th Sir Purshotamdas Thakurdas Memorial Lecture was held in Mumbai on 29^th January. On the Occasion Shri VijayKelkar,Chairman, Finance Commission spoke on the topic ‘On Strategies for Disinvestment and Privatisation’
The following is the text of his speech:

 the net profits of the Central PSUs works out to be only2.2% of their total assets. It is true that this ratio is higher for the oil companies such as ONGC and Oil India, but in general, the net return on the capital employed in PSUs seems to be lower than for the India’s private corporate sector. If one includes the State level PSUs, then the private corporate sector would show significantly higher returns on the capital employed. While the public sector or the State-led entrepreneurship played an important role in triggering India’s industrialization, our evolving development needs, comparatively less than satisfactory performance of the public sector enterprises, the maturing of our private sector, a much larger social base now available for expanding entrepreneurship and the growing institutional capabilities to enforce competition policies would suggest that the time has come to review the role of public sector, particularly the structural composition of the portfolio of public sector or in other words, of the country’s “public capital assets”. That is why I have chosen the topic of ‘Strategies for Disinvestment and Privatisation’. I have a feeling Sir Purshotamdas too would have agreed about the importance as well as contemporary relevance of this issue.
3. Let me begin by focusing our attention on the assets of the State. What should the composition of these assets be? The answer to this critical question can provide an important perspective on the issue of disinvestment and privatization.
4. Very often, this question is not seen in the correct light. Many people in the policy discourse advocate State ownership of one more enterprise. Each of these proposals might appear to make sense in the small. But budget constraints are a harsh reality of life. Ultimately, there is a budget constraint in terms of the overall assets of the State. When the State chooses to own Rs.1 of something, this comes at the cost of owning Rs.1 of something else.
5. The interesting and important question that we should all be asking ourselves is: What should the portfolio composition of the government be? What assets should be held by the State? We need to think about this question, and once we have a consensus and clarity about what the portfolio composition ought to be, we should embark on a set of adjustments that take us to a different, and hopefully better, asset composition.
6. The portfolio composition of the State is not something that should remain static at all times. A few decades ago, India was in a very different setting. After independence, the Bombay Plan was drafted by the business community. It envisaged government investment in capital-intensive and technologically-complex problems of the time, such as production of steel or electricity. In the 1970s, the argument was made that if the government did not run an airline, then the private sector could not.
7. Some of the choices made in this period reflected the needs of the developmental State and this was a useful part of the early growth trajectory of a country. But those compulsions are no longer with us. The private sector is now fully able to muster the capital and technology required to produce steel or electricity. The landscape has changed and our thinking must change too.
8. So what assets should the government own and control? Most of us would agree that the airline industry works quite well as a purely private affair. All over the world, governments have got out of airlines. The decades of losses and poor performance of Alitalia is commonly held up as an example of what goes wrong when a firm is brought under public ownership. At the opposite end, most of us would agree that rural roads have to be on the balance sheet of the State. These roads typically do not have adequate traffic, and tolling would not generate adequate revenues. If the government did not own rural roads, these roads would not exist. Similarly, the public health capital in our towns and cities will need to come from the public sector. Equally, the preservation and improvement of forest cover will have to be a new priority for the public sector assets.
9. So there is a spectrum of assets, ranging from airlines to rural roads, where government ownership is inadvisable for airlines but required for rural roads or public health infrastructure. How should we think about where each problem falls? I would like to describe two broad categories where I think the story is quite clear.
10. The first area where we have a good understanding is goods and services on ordinary competitive markets. An example is steel. Now that India has near-zero tariffs on steel, it is a globally competitive market. Many private companies produce steel. The old argument - about capital and technology required for steel companies being out of reach for the private sector - is no longer convincing. We are now seeing Indian firms exporting steel into the global market - which demonstrates that there is no gap in technology. And, we are also seeing Indian companies turning into multinationals and buying up global steel companies - which demonstrates that there is no gap in capital availability for Indian companies.
11. Under these conditions, private ownership works best. This should be seen at different levels. First, under ordinary circumstances, private ownership generates the best incentives for cost-minimisation, innovation, and dynamicadjustment of corporate strategy. This is not an ideological position. An extensive research literature has examined privatisation experiences from all across the world, and the findings suggest big gains in productivity from private ownership.
12. The second aspect of public versus private ownership concerns the issues that arise when a company approaches bankruptcy. In the private sector, bankruptcy is taken seriously. The fear of bankruptcy generates drastic responses in terms of selling off parts of the company, modifying business strategy, etc. These are healthy responses from the viewpoint of the economy. When an unhealthy company sells off a factory to a strong company, the control of assets of the economy moves into the best hands.
13. Output and employment are optimised through these adjustments. In contrast, in the public sector, managers have a tendency to be relatively relaxed about the prospect of bankruptcy. Drastic adjustments when faced with extinction do not take place, because the managers know that there is no real danger of extinction. Public sector companies are always able to access capital from the taxpayer. So there are two problems. Adjustments do not take place because of the lack of fear of extinction, and the taxpayer suffers from periodic claims on resources every time the company gets into trouble. There is also a deeper problem here. If in the market place, one of the participants like a PSU is operating under a “soft budget constraint” and that too with deep pockets, then it can adversely affect the performance and fortunes of even efficient private sector companies operating in that sector and such a market structure will systematically misallocate resources.
14. The second area where private ownership is clearly desirable is in regulated industries. In India, we are now seeing numerous regulated industries, ranging from finance to infrastructure, where a government agency performs the function of regulation and multiple competing firms are located in the private sector. Here, the simple and clean solution – government as the umpire and the private sector as the players – is what works best. This configuration is used in every advanced country, and we in India also face the challenge of setting up this architecture of government as regulator with massive investment coming in from the private sector which builds multiple competing firms.
15. In many of these industries, we have a legacy of government ownership either directly by government departments or in the form of PSUs. The problems described above are very much there: productivity tends to be lower in public sector companies, the fear of bankruptcy is absent, and the risk of asking for money from the taxpayer is ever present. There is an additional issue. This is the conflict of interest between government as an owner and government as the regulator. For instance, the formulation and implementation of competition policy will be much vigorous and fair if government companies are not out of action.
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REDUCING OUR DEBT TO NATURE

We in India have been persistently ignoring the signs and symptoms of environmental degradation which have now reached crisis proportions. World Environment Day is one particular occasion in the year when we can reflect on all these issues and resolve to take the next steps with a sense of purpose and determination, feels Dr RK Pachauri, chairman, IPCC and director-general, TERI

  It is entirely possible that millions of people could become climate refugees and move to locations that are at higher elevations. While a number of these vulnerable communities would have to take measures for adapting to the impacts of climate change, globally it is essential that we mitigate the emissions of greenhouse gases and thus avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change that would take place in coming years and decades.
    Mitigation would require a major shift in the way we produce and consume energy. A shift away from overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels is now long overdue, but unfortunately, technological development has been slow and inadequate largely because government policies have not promoted investments in research and development, myopically as a result of relatively low prices of oil since 1985 up to 2006 or so. It is now, therefore, imperative for a country like India treating the opportunity of harnessing renewable energy on a large scale as a national imperative. This country is extremely well endowed with solar, wind and biomass sources of energy. Where we have lagged, unfortunately, is in our ability to develop and to create technological solutions for harnessing these resources.
    One particular trajectory for carrying out stringent mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions assessed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) clearly shows the need for ensuring that global emissions of greenhouse gases peak no later than 2015 and reduce rapidly thereafter. The cost associated with such a trajectory is truly modest and would amount, in the estimation of the IPCC, to not more than 3 percent of the global GDP in 2030. In other words, the level of prosperity that the world would have reached without mitigation would at worst be postponed by a few months or a year at the most. This is clearly not a very high price to pay for protecting hundreds of millions of people from the worst risks associated with climate change. Any such effort, however, would require lifestyles to change appropriately also. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is not a mere technological fix, and clearly requires changes in lifestyles, transformation of a country's economic structure, whereby effective reduction in emissions is brought about such as through the consumption of much lower quantities of animal protein. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has determined that the emissions from the livestock sector amount to 18 percent of the total. The reduction of emissions from this source is entirely in the hands of human beings, who have never questioned the impacts that their dietary habits of consuming more and more animal protein are bringing about. Mitigation overall has huge co-benefits, such as lower air pollution and health benefits, higher energy security and greater employment.
    World Environment Day is one particular occasion in the year when we can reflect on all these issues and resolve to take the next steps with a sense of purpose and determination. However, a change in the right direction would require efforts everyday of the year and the ability to bring about a rapid transformation towards a sustainable future for humanity. It would be tragic to contemplate no change in today's human actions, which are based on technological sophistication and progress far beyond our most optimistic projections even a few years ago. Technology can be directed in a manner that creates sustainable solutions. If despite the knowledge and capacity we possess, our civilisation collapses because of violation of the central organizing principle of saving the environment, we would qualify as the most selfish generation in history.

SIDBI Grade A Call letter Link Activated

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Civil Services 2014 Clarification

Instructions from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT); Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2014

Candidates taking Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2014, being conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 24 August, 2014 may note the following:-

1.      The Paper II of the CSE (Preliminary) is of 200 marks and 2 hours duration. It contains a section on English Language Comprehension Skills (Class X Level). It contains some questions based on a few paragraphs in English.

2.      The Union Government has decided that for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2014 to be held on 24th August, this section on English Language Comprehension Skills (Class X Level) will not count for gradation or merit.

3.      The Paper-II would contain a section on English Language Comprehension Skills (Class X Level). Candidates must therefore note that they do not have to answer the questions on this English Language Comprehension Skills (Class X Level) section. These questions will not be evaluated.

4.      However, the duration of the Paper II would remain 2 hours and candidates can utilize the entire time in answering all questions except those in the Section containing English Language Comprehension Skills (Class X Level).

5.      The maximum marks for Paper II would be “200 minus the marks earmarked for the English Language Comprehension Skills (Class X Level)”.

6.      Candidates must note that the section on English Language Comprehension Skills (Class X Level) would not count towards gradation or merit. Even if they attempt it, marks will not be counted for gradation or merit.

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Some Important GK/ Current Affairs Websites

www.gscurrentaffairs.com

www.indiacurrentaffairs.com

www.realclearworld.com

www.bankersadda.com

www.gr8ambitionz.com

SBI Asst Answer Key GA

1. What is the full form of EVM  - Electronic Voting Machine
2. What is the full form of RAM - Random Access Memory
3. Which player won the fifa golden ball award ? - Lionel Messi
4. Reliance produced less amount of gas resulting in government loss in which block   KG-D6
5. Where is the headquarters of first brics new developmwnt bank ? – Shanghai China
6. mine and steel, labour & employment minister union minister - Narendra Singh Tomar
7. recent book on Dilip Kumar - Substance and Shadow by Uday Tara
8. Who is the Sri Lankan cricketer, who announced his retirement recently ? - Mahela Jayawardhane
9. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia - Saudi Riyal
10. What is the name of Maharashtra new tiger resrve - Bon tiger reserve
11. how much money we need to submit for lodgeing complain to ombudsman - No fees
12. Which body acts as insurance regulator - IRDA
13. Chandi prasad bhat won Gandhi peace prize for his contribution in which area? – Enviornmentalist
14. Which country manufactured VELOX-1 ? - Singapore
15. What is the Capital of Cyprus ? - Nicosia
16. What is the full form of CPU ? - Central Processing Unit
17. Processor speed measured by ? - gigaHertz
    

GATE 2015 गुप्त दान

GATE 2015

Basic Features of GATE 2015

Now GATE is valid for three years…See last Point

1. Examinations for all the 22 papers will be conducted by an ONLINE Computer Based Test (CBT). The online examination paper will contain some questions for which numerical answers must be keyed in by the candidate using the virtual keypad. Rest of the questions shall be of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) type.
2. Biometric information (Photograph and Fingerprints) for randomly selected candidates may be captured before the start of the examination.
3. GATE 2015 examinations will be held during forenoon and afternoon sessions on alternate weekends (Saturday and Sunday) between 31st January 2015 and 14th February 2015. Examination for some of the papers in GATE 2015 will be held in multiple sessions. Exact details regarding complete examination schedule will be notified at a later date.
4. For GATE 2015 the entire process of filling up of application form, uploading of certificates/documents, etc., will be online and the candidates should not send any hard copy of their application form/documents, etc., to any of the IIT/IISc zonal GATE office.
5. The payment of application fees would be online through different modes like net banking, debit/credit card, e-challan, etc.
6. The admit cards for GATE 2015 would be available through the online process only. Candidates can download their admit card from GATE 2015 website. No hard copy of admit cards will be posted to the candidates.
7. GATE 2015 score is valid for THREE YEARS from the date of announcement of the results
http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015/#

Regarding SSC omr Distribution

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Kendriya Vidyalaya TGT WE Result

According to Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Interview Schedule for TGT WE which was held on 15 dec 2013 is last week of august but when they declared the result and where ? Anyone knows whether result declared or not? I am not able to find it.
http://kvsangathan.nic.in/EmploymentDocuments/EMP-01-08-14.PDF
https://www.jobapply.in/kvs/index.htm
http://kvsangathan.nic.in/

CGL 2013 TIER II UPDATE

According to SSC central region
Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Exam., 2013
20.09.2014 (Saturday) & 21.09.2014 (Sunday)

Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Exam., 2014
19.10.2014 (Sunday) & 26.10.2014 (Sunday)
http://www.ssc-cr.org/noticeboard/EXAM_CALANDER_2014.pdf

ONGC GT 2013 CANCELLATION

ONGC has issued notice regarding cancellation of gt 2013 and have said that they will refund examination fee to the candidates. I don’t understand why they are refunding fee ? I can conclude only four possibilities now:

1.Reexam (but I think least possibility about this)

2. ONGC will not hold reexam. may be gt 2013 clubbed with gt 2014.

3.They will sign MoU with GATE 2015 and will fill vacancies with GATE Score(max possibility in my opinion)

4.Any other method only known to ONGC

Please note that these are only my opinion not any authorized possibility..

So please don’t spread any rumour and wait for next step of ONGC.

and don’t panic a lot of exams are coming soon like dmrc,ibps,ordnance factory so stay focused rather discussing cancellation.

Possible Explanation For Higher Cutoff of OBC/SC/ST than General in ONGC Exam

One of our friend has sent me email regarding ongc cutoff stating that-

“It can be possible, OBC cutoff higher than the general cutoff, because some obc candidates are over aged for general vacancies and get the higher marks than general cutoff and selected only for obc vacancies. Means all obc candidate can not come under the general category...........”

http://alokpccs.blogspot.in/2014/06/regarding-ongc-gt-2012-final-cutoff.html

I don’t know how authentic this information is ! but it explains reason of obc/sc/st cutoff higher than general…

So I am relying on this information till any further genuine explanation.

I am really sorry for not replynig your mails due to paucity of time …I am busy in one of my mains exam …I will be free by 21 july….

I will try to get some cutoff details of upcoming exams like dmrc.

So please have patience..

Thank You

UPRVUNL – EC GK Paper Answers

Q.1    Guernica,' the world famous painting was painted by
1)   Picasso
2)   Van Gogh
3)   Leonardo-da-Vinci
4)   Michelangelo

Q.2    Mridula Garg, one of the widely read Hindi Authors, has received which of the following awards?
1)   Sahitya Akademi
2)   Bharat Bharti
3)   Jnanpith
4)   Rabindra Puraskar

Q.3    In India, 20th August is celebrated every year as
1)   Women's day
2)   Sadbhavana Divas
3)   Earth Day
4)   No Tobacco Day
Q.4    The boundary line between India and China is called:
1)   Durand Line
2)   Radcliffe Line
3)   Red Line
4)   McMahon Line

Q.5    Name the two persons who have been conferred Bharat Ratna in November 2013.
1)   Sachin Tendulkar and C.N.R Rao
2)   Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachhan
3)   Sachin Tendulkar and A.P.J Kalam
4)   Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar

Q.6    Which of the following is the regulator of Capital Market in India?
1)   NSE
2)   BSE
3)   SEBI
4)   RBI

Q.7    The book 'Social Contract' was written by
1)   Aristotle
2)   Voltaire
3)   Diderot
4)   Rousseau

Q.8    The Government has raised the quota of Subsidised LPG Gas Cylinder from 9 to ____ Cylinders in a year.
1)   10
2)   13
3)   12
4)   11

Q.9    The first Indian to swim across English channel was
1)   V. Merchant
2)   Arati Saha
3)   P. K. Banerji
4)   Mihir Sen

Q.10    What is the full form of KYC?
1)   Know your Community
2)   Know your Customer
3)   Know your Campaign
4)   Know your Company

Q.11    Recently India's first of a kind rail service has become operational in Mumbai. What kind of service is this?
1)   Monorail
2)   Bullet Train
3)   Tram
4)   Metro

Q.12    What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?
1)   Sort
2)   Crop
3)   Record
4)   Report

Q.13    Which of the following is the world's largest desert?
1)   Gobi
2)   The Great Australian Desert
3)   Arabian Desert
4)   Sahara

Q.14    Which of the following word processors came first?
1)   WordStar
2)   WordPerfect
3)   Lotus Notes
4)   MS Word

Q.15    Name the person who won 'The Hindu Prize' for best fiction 2013 for his book titled 'Vanity Bagh'.
1)   Amish Tripathi
2)   Anees Salim
3)   Salman Khurshid
4)   Jhumpa Lahiri

Q.16    The Halayeb Triangle is an area of disputed land located on the border between
1)   India and Sri Lanka
2)   France and Germany
3)   North Korea and South Korea
4)   Egypt and Sudan

Q.17    Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in Olympics?
1)   Karnam Malleshwari
2)   P.T.Usha
3)   Milkha Singh
4)   K.D.Jadhav

Q.18    Shirley Temple, who passed away recently, was a popular
1)   Scientist
2)   Author
3)   Painter
4)   Child Artist

Q.19    The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved RUSA for reforming the state run education system. What is the full form of RUSA?
1)   Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
2)   Restriction on Unauthorized Services Act
3)   Rajkiya Uchchatar Sewa Abhiyan
4)   Reform of University System & Administration

Q.20    The Nobel Prize is NOT awarded in which of the following disciplines?
1)   Mathematics
2)   Physiology or Medicine
3)   Physics
4)   Literature

DMRC EXAM UPDATE TILL TODAY

 

UPPCS Update

http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/allahabad/yadavisation-of-uppsc-exams-in-akhilesh-government-in-up/articleshow/37824984.cms

Engineering Services 2013 RTI Application Format Descriptive or Objective

To,
CPIO,
Union Public Service Commission
Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road
New Delhi-110069

Sub:  Seeking my evaluated papers of Engineering Services 2013 Exam under Right to information Act 2005

Respected Sir,

Kindly provide me the copies of my answersheets from Engineering Services  examination 2013 for following papers:

1.General Ability Copy

2. Objective Paper I and Paper II (omr scanned copy)

3. Descriptive Paper I and Paper II

My Details are:

My name:
My roll number:

Discipline:

Address:

Contact No:

Email ID:

With this application, I’ve added the requisite Rs.10 application fees through DD / Indian postal order drawn in favor of …….(see upsc website)

(Mention Serial No of DD/IPO)

Please Let me know if I have to pay additional charges for my informations.

Thanking You                                                                          Signature with name and Date

Regarding ONGC GT 2012 Final cutoff

I received some emails regarding ongc final cutoff stating that cutoff put by me is different from they received from ongc.
I dont know how that is possible 
I am attaching image of my rti reply regarding final cutoff.
Plz let me know if it is different from what u received and plz file complaint to the CIC against this matter.

UPRVUNL 2014 GK Paper

Which of the following countries will host 2018 Winter Olympics?
1)   Netherlands
2)   Singapore
3)   Japan
4)   South Korea

भारत के राष्ट्रपति ने हाल ही में 1 जनवरी, 2014 को लोकपाल अधिनियम पर हस्ताक्षर किया है। लोकपाल अधिनियम का अधिकारिक नाम है_____________________}
1)   भ्रष्ट अधिकारियों की सज़ा अधिनियम
2)   लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त अधिनियम, 2013
3)   भ्रष्टाचार निरोधक अधिनियम
4)   कदाचार निवारण अधिनियम, 2013

लोकपाल अधिनियम लोक पदाधिकारियों के खिलाफ भ्रष्टाचार के आरोपों की जांच का प्रावधान करता है। हालांकि यह ____________ के विरुद्ध जांच या कार्यवाही शुरू नहीं कर सकता।
1)   भारत का राष्ट्रपति
2)   भारत का प्रधानमंत्री
3)   संसद सदस्य
4)   मंत्री

’दॅ लास्ट सपर', एक प्रसिद्ध पुनर्जागरणकालीन चित्रकला एक अनोखी कृति थी
1)   राफेल की
2)   माइकल एंजेलो की
3)   टाइटियन की
4)   लियोनार्डो दा विंसी की

"वाटसन" प्राकृतिक भाषा में उत्पन्न प्रश्नों का जवाब देने में सक्षम एक कृत्रिम बुद्धिमान कंप्यूटर प्रणाली है, इसे विकसित किया गया
1)   डेल द्वारा
2)   गूगल द्वारा
3)   IBM द्वारा
4)   माइक्रोसॉफ्ट द्वारा

हाल ही में, कौन सी दूरसंचार कंपनी 200 करोड़ उपभोक्ताओं के लक्ष्य को पार करने वाली प्रथम कंपनी बनी?
1)   वोडाफोन
2)   टाटा
3)   आइडिया
4)   एयरटेल

दुनिया में सबसे बड़ी खाड़ी कौन है?
1)   मेक्सिको की खाड़ी
2)   फारस की खाड़ी
3)   खंभात की खाड़ी
4)   होर्मुज जलसन्धि

नियाग्रा जल प्रपात निम्नांकित में से किन झीलों के युग्म के बीच स्थित है?
1)   एरी झील और ओंटारियो झील
2)   ओन्टारियो झील और ह्यूरोन झील
3)   ह्यूरोन झील और एरी झील
4)   सुपीरियर झील और ह्यूरोन झील

किसे मालदीव के नए राष्ट्रपति के रूप में निर्वाचित किया गया है?
1)   अबू नशीद
2)   अब्दुल्ला यमीन अब्दुल गयूम
3)   आसफ अली जरदारी
4)   अब्दुल रजाक

What is the full form of AICTE?
1)   All India Council for Technical Education
2)   All India Centre for Temporary Employment
3)   All India Committee for Telecommunications Exercise
4)   All India Council for Temporary Employment

What is the full form of IGNOU?
1)   Indian Governmental National Overseas University
2)   Indira Gandhi National Open University
3)   Indian Government's National Open University
4)   Indira Gandhi National Overseas University

निम्नलिखित में से किस समुदाय को हाल ही में केंद्र सरकार द्वारा अल्पसंख्यक का दर्जा प्रदान किया गया है?
1)   जैन
2)   सिख
3)   ईसाई
4)   पारसी

डिजिटल शासन संबंधी नवीनतम रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, भारत दस देशों की सूची में 8 वें स्थान पर था। सूची में सबसे शीर्ष स्थान पर कौन सा देश था?
1)   सिंगापुर
2)   ऑस्ट्रेलिया
3)   संयुक्त अरब अमीरात
4)   ब्राजील

राष्ट्रपति प्रणव मुखर्जी ने हाल ही में तेलंगाना राज्य के निर्माण को स्वीकृति प्रदान की है, जो होगा भारत का
1)   29वाँ राज्य
2)   28वाँ राज्य
3)   30वाँ राज्य
4)   27वाँ राज्य

राष्ट्रीय अल्पसंख्यक आयोग अधिनियम 1992 के अंतर्गत कितने समुदायों को भारत सरकार द्वारा 'अल्पसंख्यक' का दर्जा प्रदान किया गया है?
1)   पांच
2)   छह
3)   दस
4)   आठ

हाल ही में, ब्रिटिश वैज्ञानिकों ने निम्नलिखित महासागरों के नीचे भव्य घाटी (ग्रैन्ड कैन्यॉन) से अधिक गहरी घाटी की खोज की है?
1)   प्रशांत महासागर
2)   अंटार्कटिक महासागर
3)   अटलांटिक महासागर
4)   हिंद महासागर

हाल ही में खोला गया ताइशान अंटार्कटिक अनुसंधान केन्द्र निम्नलिखित में से किस देश से संबंधित है?
1)   जापान
2)   सिंगापुर
3)   दक्षिण कोरिया
4)   चीन

पुनर्जागरण सर्वप्रथम शुरू हुआ
1)   रूस
2)   फ्रांस
3)   इटली
4)   इंग्लैंड

कुरील द्वीप विवाद या उत्तरी क्षेत्र विवाद , जापान और ______________के बीच विवाद है
1)   फिलीपींस
2)   चीन
3)   दक्षिण कोरिया
4)   रूस

निम्नलिखित में से किसे भारतीय ओलंपिक संघ (आईओए) के अध्यक्ष के रूप में निर्वाचित किया गया है?
1)   एन रामचंद्रन
2)   राजीव मेहता
3)   अनिल खन्ना
4)   एन श्रीनिवासन

UPPSC Review officer 2013 Prelims Result

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has declared result of Review Officer Prelims which was held in october 2013.

For Result Click on Following Link

http://uppsc.up.nic.in/View_Notices.aspx?ID=news&N=173

ONGC PAper Leak

ONGC GT 2013 paper which was held on 22 june 2014 (yesterday) was leaked as per media reports. Police arrested some People .
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ONGC GT 2013 GK PAPER SOLUTION held on 22 June 2014

ONGC GT 2013 GK PAPER SOLUTION

Note : For Previous year ongc final cutoff go in cutoff or rti section of this blog

1.What does Entomology study
Insects
2.Who was founder of mauryan empire
chandragupta
3.When was Sahitya Academy established
1954
4.Santosh Trophy is related with
Football
5.Best Film Award in Filmfare Award 2013
Barfi
6.When was Indian National Congress Founded
1885
7.What can be maximum Strength of Rajya Sabha
250
8.Who laid the foundation of the Indian National Movement along with the formation of Indian Association at Calcutta in 1876
Surendranath Banarjee
9.Who was founder of Khilji Dynasty
Jalaluddinn Khilji
10.Who was Author of Bhramar Geet
Surdas
11.Who has been named as All India Football Federation Player of 2013
Sunil Chhetri
12.Which soil is also called as Regur
Black Soil
13.Kohima is capital of
Nagaland
14.Who is author of Godan
Munshi Premchand
15.Who was chairman of Drafting Commitee of Contituent Assembly
B r Ambedkar
16.Baba Budan Hills are famous for
Coffee
17.Where is Manas Tiger Reserve
Assam
18.Where was Winter Olympics 2014 held
Sochi
19.Largest State Areawise
Rajasthan
20.Ankaleshwar is famous for 
Petroleum
21.Sahitya Academi Yuva Puraskar 2013 in Konkani
Yogani borkar
22.Sharda Act is Related to 
Child Marriage
23.Merlin Award is Given in the field of 
Magic
Note Question Asked was About Merlin not Marlin
Merlin Award- Magic
Marlin Award- Music
24.First Atomic Plant in India
Tarapur
25.Chairman of NABARD
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
26.Who elects Lok Sabha Speaker
Members of Lok Sabha
27.Winner of macau open badminton 2013
PV Sandhu
28.Balaghat Mines are Situated in 
Madhya Pradesh
29.Author of Devdas
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
30.Who was worshiped by Indus Valley Civilization
Indra or pashupati not sure bcoz i found both in different books so lets leave that on ongc 
31.Who invented X-rays
William Rontegen
32.When was Vijaynagar Kingdom Estd.
1336
33.What is unit of Power
Watt
34.In Which century Chola Kingdom Declined
13th
35.Hardest Part of Human Body
Enamel
36.Birth Place of Munshi Premchand
Lamhi Uttar pradesh
37.Sahitya Academy Main Award 2013
Mridula Garg
38.What is Unit of distance
meter
39.When was Bengal Partitioned
1905
40.CV Raman was given Nobel in
1930

Engineering Services 2014 General Ability Paper Solution Part-2

91.Consider the following Pair

Technique/Technology                           Application/Use

1.Somatic Cell                                          Reprodutive

Nuclear Transfer                                       Cloning

2.DNA sequencing                                   Forensic tests

3.Polymerase chain reaction                    Manufacture of Biodegradable Plastics

which of above pairs are correctly matched

a.1only

b.1,2 only

c.2,3 only

d.1,2,3

92.Which of the following geographical natural regions is declared "World Heritage Site"

a.Spiti Valley

b.Maikal hills

c.Shivalik hills

d.Western ghats

93.Which one of following Spread over three states

a.Mudumalai wildlife Sanctuary

b.National Chambal Sanctuary

c.Eravikulam national park

d.Bandavgarh national park

94.Which one of the following became extinct in India a few decades ago and is proposed to be re introduced

a.Cheetah

b.Gharial

c.Salt water crocodile

d.Snow leopard

95.Consider the following Pairs

                        Board                                            Location

1.Coffee board                                                       Bengaluru

2.Tea Board                                                          Guwahati

3.Tobacco Board                                                   Hyderabad

which of above pairs are correctly matched

a.1only

b.1,2only

c.2,3only

d.1,2,3

96.India is a member of 

1.APEC

2.ADB

3.OECD

4.WTO

a.1,3only

b.2,4only

c.2,3,4 only

d.1,2,3,4

97.Which of following are sources of methane, a greenhouse gas

1.Domestic animals

2.Coal mining

3.Wetlands

a.1,2only

b.2only

c.1,3 only

d.1,2,3

98.At which one of following places are cave painting of prehistoric times found

a.Amarkantak

b.Badami

c.Bhimbetka

d.Nasik

99.Duodenum in human body is a part of

a.Digestive system

b.Excretory system

c.Reproductive system

d.Respiratory System

100.Which one of the following is a viral disease

a.Diphtheria

b.Influenza

c.Malaria

d.Typhoid

101.Parliament of India consist of

a.The president,Lok sabha & Rajya sabha

b.The president, Vice President,Lok Sabha,Rajya Sabha

c.Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha only

d.The Union cabinet, Lok Sabha , rajya sabha

102.The Government of India Act 1935 Provided for

a.Dyarchy in the province and dyarchy at the centre

b.autonomy to the provinces and dyarchy at the centre

c.abolition of the system of dyarchy

d.autonomy at the centre as well as in the provinces

103.Biological Oxygen demand(BOD) is standard criterian for 

a.Measuring Oxygen levels in blood

b.Computing oxygen levels in forest ecosystem

c.Pollution assay in aquatic systems

d.Assessing oxygen levels in high altitude regions

104.The National Development Council is Presided over by the

a.Union Finance Minister

b.Prime Minister

c.Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission

d.Union Home Minister

105.Which one of the followingis an appropriate description of mangrove plants

a.Large wood yielding trees of the tropical forests

b.Plants in marshy areas with breathing roots

c.Succulent plants that can thrive in arid/desert areas

d.Vast grassland areas interspersed with deciduous trees and thorny bushes

106.What are the eka,Cray XT5, Nebulae and SAGA-220

a.Bird flu causing viral strains

b.Computer applications

c.Supercomputers

d.Unmanned aircraft for espionage

107.Which one of the following is the fundamental characteristics of ultimate stage of communism

a.Cultural revolution

b.Dictatorship of proletariat

c.Formation of a world state

d.Withering away of the state

108.Which of the following bodies is/are presided over by a non- member

a.Lok Sabha

b.Rajya Sabha

c.Both lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha

d.Vidhan Rights and fundamental Duties

109.According to the constitution of India which of the following is/are guidelines to the GOI for framing laws and policies.

a.Fundamental Rights

b.Fundamental Duties

c.Directive Principle of state policy

d.Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties

110.Which one of the following statements is correct?

a.In India, the same person cannot be appointed as Governor for two or more states at the same time

b.The judges of High court of the states in India are appointed by the Governor of the state just as the judges of the supreme court are appointed by the president

c.No procedure has been laid down in the constitution of India for the removal of a governor from hois post

d.In case of a union territory having a legislative set up , the Chief Minister is appointed by Lt. Governor

111.A dispute arising out of the election of the President of india is referred to the

a.Election Commission

b.Supreme court of India

c.Lok Sabha

d.Law commission

112.In the parliamentary form of governance the executive is

a.independent of the legislature

b.resposible to the legislature

c.resposible to the judiciary

d.directly responsible to the people

113.When Solar radiation impinges on a snow surface then:

a.most of the radiation is absorbed and a little portion is reflected

b.transmitted through snow and into ground

c.most of the radiation is reflected and a little portion is absorbed

d.evenly absorbed and reflected

114.Which of the following countries has Black Sea on the one side an d Mediterranean sea on the other side

a.Turkey

b.iran

c.Greece

d.Azerbaizan

115.Concept of Zero Hour in Indian Parliamentary Process means

a.intervening time between two different items on the agenda

b.time between the Question Hour and the next item on the agenda

c.time immediately after the question hour which is extended for more number of question – answer sessions at the discretion of the speaker

d.NOTA

116.Among the following states, which one is most urbanised

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Karnataka

c.Kerala

d.Tamil nadu

117.Which of the following statements is / are correct

1.District Collector directs and supervises the revenue department of the district

2.District Superintendent of Police grants licences for arms and explosives in the district

Which of above is correct

a.1 only

b.2only

c.Both 1 & 2

d.Neither 1 Nor 2

118.International Development Assosiation is a/an

a.Voluntary association of developing countries

b.affiliate of world bank

c.federation of international lending agencies

d.organization of donor countries of Europian Union

119.The only state having common border with Sikkim is

a.Arunachal Pradesh

b.Assaam

c.Meghalaya

d.West Bengal

120.Which one among the following is the most widespread type of forest in india

a.Tropical wet evergreen

b.Thorn scrub

c.mangroove

d.Tropical dry deciduous

Engineering Services 2014 GS Paper Solution Part-1

                                                                    Set B


61. Who of following is/are appointed by President
i.Chairman of Rajya Sabha
ii.CJI
iii. Lok sabha speaker
a.1,2
b.2only
c.2,3
d.1,2,3

62. Strait which connects arabian sea and Bay of bengal
 a.Palk
b.Gibraltor
c.Hormuz
d.Malakka

63.Which of following sequence is correct for food chain-
b.Grasshoppers,frogs,Snakes,Vultures

64.Which is referred as Suicide Bags-
a.Lysosome

65.Fracking technology is related to - 
c.Shale Gas Production

66.Which are wetlands
i.Keoladeo ghana national Park
ii.Mudumalai wildlife Santuary
iii.Sultanpur National Park
c.1&3

67.Which of following is longest National highway
a.NH4
b.NH5
c.NH6
d.NH7

68.Which state has longest coastline
a.Andhra
b.Gujarat
c.Maharashtra
d.Meghalaya

69. The rainiest place is located in
a. J& K
b.Sikkim
c.Assam
d.Meghalaya

70.An ecosystem comprises
a.only trees,shrubsand herbs
b.only animals in an area
c.all plants and animals in an area
d.all living and non living things in an area

71.Nagarjun Sagar Dam is Located on River
a. Krishna

72.Cashew tree, introduced by the portuuese in India in 16 th century was brought from
a.USA
b.South America
c.Africa
d.Europe

73.Which of following places is known for Salt Water Crocodiles
a.Bhitarkanika
b.Machilipattanam
c.Pulicat Lake
d.Rann of Kutch

74. The last stronghold of Indian Lions in their natural habitat is located in
a.Gujarat
b.Rajasthan
c.Maharashtra
d.West bengal

75.The decomposition and recycling of organic matter from dead organisms is made possible to a large extent by
a.bacteria
b.protozoa
c.virus
d.NOTA

76.In crustaceans(e.g.shrimp,cray fish,lobster), the metallic base of respiratory pigment is
a.Magnesium
b.Iron'
c.Copper
d.lithium

77.Crimean pennisula thrusts into
a.Black sea
b.Caspian sea
c.Mediterranian Sea
d.White sea

78.Circadian Rhythm is related to
a.demography
b.economic growth
c.biological clock
d.climate of a region

79.The term Bitcoin is in context of
a.hologram stickers
b.technology of improving the security features of ppaper currency
c.peer to peer digital currency
d.Near field communication technlogy

80.Consider the following pairs
         Disease                       Causative organism
1.Ascariasis                           Bacteria
2.Hepatitis                             Virus
3.Tetanus                              Protozoa
which pair is correctly matched
a.1,2
b.2 only
c,1,3
d,3 only

81.which of following is food preservative
a.Sodium Carbonate
b.Sodium bicarbonate
c.Sodiam benzoate
d.Sodium Thiosulphate

82.Which of following rivers drains into runn of kutchh
a.Luni
b.Mahi
c.Narmada
d.Sabarmati

83.The Edible part of potato is
a.bud
b.fruit
c.root
d.stem

84.The bering Strait Separates
a.France and Uk
b.Indonesia and malasia
c.India and Sri Lanka
d.USA and Russia

85.What is the no. of states surrounding Chhatisgarh
a.4
b.5
c.6
d.7

86.Biodiversity is highest in 
a.alpine meadows
b.coniferous forests
c.deciduous monsoon forests
d.wet evergreen equatorial forests

87.Which of following is not part of Horn of Africa
a.Eritrea
b.Ethiopia
c.Rwanda
d.Somalia

88.Consider the following which can be found in the ambient atmosphere
1.Soot
2.Sulfur hexafluoride
3.Water Vapour
d.1,2,3

89.Deflection of Planetary wind is caused by the
a.Latitudinal Variation in Temperature
b.Revolution of the earth
c.Rotation of the earth
d.Differences in the atmospheric pressure

90.Consider the following Statements
1.LED - based lamps do not contain mercury
2.LED- based lamps cannot be used as street lights.
which of above statement is/are correct
a.1only
b.2only
c.Both 1 & 2
d.Neither 1 Nor 2