Monday, February 18, 2019
UPSC civil services 2019 notification: Applications to release on February 19
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UPSC civil services 2019: The candidates can apply through the official website upsc.gov.in. Check eligibility, exam date, application form, fees, exam pattern
UPSC civil services 2019: The registration for the civil services preliminary examination will start by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on its official website – upsc.gov.in on February 19. All those who are interested in applying for this competitive exam are required to check out the registration and other important details such as that of eligibility, exam scheme, patter etc at the website itself.
The exam is conducted to select candidates to fill administrative positions in different All-India Services and central civil services including IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, and IRTS.
Exam pattern
The preliminary test comprises of Paper-I and Paper-II.
In the objective type, multiple choice questions are asked that carry a total of 400 marks. In the general studies paper – II, a candidate has to qualify with minimum of 33 per cent marks.
Negative marks for every question is one-third of the marks assigned to that question. The questions in Paper-I come from seven different test areas like 1) Science and technology, 2) history and culture, 3) geography, 4) Indian Polity, 5) Indian economy, 6) environment and ecology and 7) current events of national and international importance.
Eligibility criteria: The candidate has to be an Indian national for IAS and IPS posts. For others, they can be a citizen of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibetan refugee. Check more for in the official notification.
Age limit: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on August 1, 2019. This means they must not be born earlier than August 2, 1986 and not later than August 1, 1997. There is age relaxation for reserved category.
Educational qualification: The candidate must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.
UPSC Civil Services prelims 2019: How to apply
The registration is divided into two parts — Part-I and Part-II. The last date to submit the application form is by March 6 (6 pm). Candidates have to read instructions and press “I agree” button after he /she finds that information supplied by him /her is in order and no correction is required.
After completing the application, an auto-generated email will be sent on the email-id registered by the applicant.
source: indianexpress.com
IB Security Assistant/Executive 2019 Exam Answer Key | Check here
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- Ans. 6, 360
- Ans. α + β = -b/a
- They represent coincident lines.
- Both option a & b i.e. 16 and -33/2
- Ans. 5050
- Ans. 11.2 cm
- Ans. 21/2 sq units Note: The first option contains the same numerical answer as ‘21/2 cm’ which is not correct
- Ans. Sin 60o
- Ans. 10 root3 meter
- Ans. 3 cm
- Ans. 154/3 sq cms
- Ans. 2.74 cms
- Ans. 2/9
- Ans. -1.5 Probability of an event can never be negative
- Ans. Mean calculated by all the three methods is the same.
- Ans. 7
- Ans. x – 3 , 7x – 9
- Ans. 90o
- Ans. (1,3)
- Ans. Volume of cone = πr2h/3
- International Day of Yoga is celebrated annually on? 21 June
- City of lakes in India is? Ans: Udaipur
- Which of the diseases is not caused by a virus? TB
- How many states are there in India? 29
- During Akbar’s regime, who carried out land revenue reforms? Todar Mal
- Which of the following is the unit of heat? Joule
- Who among the following is the future Buddha that is yet to come? Maitreya
- Jaundice is caused due to malfunctioning of? Liver
- Tsangpo river flowing through Tibet is known in India as? Brahmaputra
- Yuri Gagarin, the first cosmonaut to reach space, was from which country? Russia
- What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit? 212 F
- Kalibangan, the Indus Valley site, is in? Rajasthan
- Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University? Madan Mohan Malviya
- Where do you find the temple of Angkor Wat? Cambodia
- Which of the following can cause a Tsunami? Earthquake
- The Bhakra Dam in India is built on? Satluj River
- Who wrote ‘Ramcharitmanas? Tulsidas
- The river known as the Ganges of the South is? Kaveri
- Where is the Tungabhadra Sanctuary located? Karnataka
- Where is Nanda Devi Mountain? Uttarakhand
- Jaya Samhita is the original name of? Mahabharat
- Rickets is caused due to deficiency of? Vitamin D
- Who was the first women speaker of Lok Sabha? Meira Kumar
- With which sport is term Butterfly associated with? Swimming
- The resolution for the removal of Vice President of India should be moved in? Rajya Sabha
- What happens when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to iron fillings? Hydrogen gas and iron chloride are produced
- A solution turns red litmus paper blue. Its Ph is likely to be? 10
- An element reacts with oxygen to give a compound with a high melting point. This compound is also soluble in water. The element is likely to be? Calcium
- While cooking. If the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the outside, it means that? The fuel is not burning completely
- Which of the following statements is not correct about the trend when going from left to right across the periods of the periodic table? Oxides of the element become more acidic
- Kidneys in human beings are a part of the system for? Excretion
- The gap between two neurons is called a? Synapse
- In a plant, the anther contains? Pollen grains
- In evolutionary terms, we have more in common with? A Chinese school boy
- Which of the following material cannot be used to make a lens? Clay
- The human eyes form the image of an object at its? Retina
- Which of the following terms does not represent electric power in a circuit? IR^2
- The device used for producing electric current is called? Generator
- Which of the following is not an example of biomass energy source? Nuclear energy
- Which of the following constitute a food chain? Grass, Goat, and Human
- Pleasure and pain are inseparable facets ___________ human existence. of
- Is there __________ fitness centre near your house? a
- He has hardly read _________ book. the
- _________ of pain is real and affects one’s body, mind, and spirit. Experience
- He drove with ______ care and hence was fined by Traffic Police. little
- _______ cultural diversity attracts tourists from all over the world. India’s
- I have been to _____ doctor, whose name figured in the Times of India. the
- The _______ monkeys that escaped from the Delhi Zoo were found eating bananas in a fruit shop. three
- We are ________ to go out for a picnic tomorrow. planning
- The train must ________ reached Delhi by now. have
- Mischeif: The correct spelling is “mischief”.
- Grammer: The correct spelling is “grammar”.
- Vehical: The correct spelling is “vehicle”.
- Denteist: The correct spelling is “dentist”.
- Volkano: The correct spelling is “volcano”.
- A person who believes in God. Theist
- Story of an individual by himself. Autobiography
- A book or paper written in hand. Manuscript
- A number of ships. Fleet
- A young cow. Calf
- Dal lake
- Kaveri
- temperature
- Potato
- Tripura (rest options are capital of states)
- Pepper : Spice
- Archive : Documents
- Cote D Ivoire : Africa
- coal : thermal power plant
- dachshund : dog
- 10
- G
- Sunday
- AERT
- 4 years
- Neither (i) nor (ii) follows
- Only conclusion (i) follows
- Only conclusion (i) follows
- Only conclusion (ii) follows
- Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct.
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The HINDU Notes – 17th February 2019
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📰 Iran to promote Chabahar as curbs will hit main port
Global meet on February 26 to project potential
•With U.S. sanctions threatening Iran’s main port of Bandar Abbas, the Iranian government is planning to promote the Chabahar port being developed by India in a major conference on February 26, highlighting the potential of the Indian Ocean port beyond India-Afghan trade alone.
•India is sending an official delegation to the event led by the Shipping Ministry, where about 200 guests from 35 countries have been invited, officials said.
•The event will also bring into focus a tightrope India must walk, with the U.S. tensions with Iran on one side, in order to achieve the triple aims of trade with Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan and posing a counter to the China-Pakistan developed Gwadar port nearby.
Focal point
•“The government of Iran wants to build Chabahar as the focal point with the entire coastline of 1,000 kilometres to be developed for oil refineries, petrochemical and steel factories, and other projects,” the newly appointed Iranian Ambassador to India Ali Chegeni told The Hindu in an exclusive interview. “We want to promote Chabahar as a hub where big ships can enter, offload to smaller ships that can go easily to other ports as well.”
•The potential for inland trade, according to Mr. Chegeni, goes well beyond the present plan of trade from India-Afghanistan via Chabahar, as he revealed the government’s plans to connect ‘via Turkmenistan to Central Asia, via Turkey to Europe, and via Iraq to Syria and the Mediterranean’ countries. “Once the railroad from Chabahar connects to Zahedan, many more opportunities will open up,” he said.
MoU signed
•India has committed to building the 500-kilometre $1.6 billion railway from Chabahar to Zahedan, which are both in the Sistan-Baluchistan province, and an MoU worth $2 billion was signed by the Railway Ministry last February during Iran President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to India.
•In addition, Iran is planning a second airport near Chabahar and the development of a free trade zone, while energy infrastructure of a gas pipeline has been already built up to 200 km of Chabahar.
•Asked about the impact of sanctions, re-imposed in November 2018, Mr. Chegeni pointed out that the advantage of Chabahar was that it had received a waiver from the U.S.
•“Firstly, there is a U.S. waiver for Chabahar, and it is not time-bound. In any case, we don’t care about sanctions from third parties. This is our country and our business, and we continue to do our best to develop it,” Mr. Chegeni said. “That is why Chabahar won’t be affected by these sanctions. There is now a real interest from Central Asia, countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan are all contacting us despite all the restrictions, and India is continuing to develop [Chabahar port],” he added.
•MEA officials dealing with the Chabahar project are advising some caution in the plans, given that the U.S. waiver for Chabahar was given by the Trump administration to facilitate trade to Afghanistan.
•“This exception relates to reconstruction assistance and economic development for Afghanistan. These activities are vital for the ongoing support of Afghanistan’s growth and humanitarian relief,” the State Department spokesman had said, announcing the waiver on November 7 last year.
•As a result, India is hoping that the February 26 event does not turn into a confrontation between the U.S. and Iran, said a senior official of the MEA. “We want all countries, including the U.S. to understand the value of the Chabahar facility not just for trade with Afghanistan, but for soft aid and humanitarian relief for Iranians,” the official said.
Trilateral cooperation
•India, Iran and Afghanistan have also stepped up work on trilateral cooperation to facilitate trade through Chabahar, after India sent a trial shipment of 100 MT of wheat to Kabul via the port last year. Since the port was officially opened on December 3, more than 135 containers have been processed at the Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantri terminals, MEA officials said.
•Officials from India, Iran and Afghanistan also opened the office of the India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ), and India has subsequently taken over the logistics and cargo handling services of the port. Iranian bank Pasargard is expected to begin operations at a branch in Mumbai to handle transactions along with the UCO bank branch in Teheran, while the Afghan Ghazanfar Bank is in the final phase of clearances to set up a branch in Chabahar, said officials.
•The push for Chabahar, which allows India to bypass Pakistan for trade to Afghanistan is likely to be speeded up, as the government looks at all diplomatic options to “isolate Pakistan” post the Pulwama attack. On February 13, 27 border soldiers of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in a similar suicide car bombing in the Sistan Baluchistan province that borders Pakistan. The group identified as responsible, Jaish-e-Adl (JA), also runs bases in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province.
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Sunday, February 17, 2019
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