GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. United Nation has released “One Women” Album on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Name the Indian artist of that Album?
A) Mallika Sarabhai
B) Amjed Ali Khan
C) A. R. Rahman
D) Anoushka Shankar

2. Bula Chaudhary is related to which sport event
A) Cricket
B) Badminton
C) Swimming
D) Golf

3. How many districts of the country were initially covered under the Direct Benifit Transfer Scheme started from January 1st , 2013?
A) 43
B) 34
C) 20
D) 29

4. Which sport personality has won the Indian Grand Prix 2012 at the Buddha International Circuit for the second time?
A) Mark Weber
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Fernando Alonso

5. Which among the following have been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2012?
A) Mary Kom and Anup Kumar
B) Saina Nehwal and Sushil Kumar
C) Deepika Kumari and Yuvraj Singh
D) Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar

6. Rath Yatra - This famour festival is held in?
A) Odisha
B) West Bengal
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Karnataka

7. With the 92nd constitutional amendment, how many languages were added to the 8th schedule of the constitution?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 5

8. Which of the following act as decomposers in an ecosystem?
A) Putrefying bacteria
B) Rhizobium bacteria
C) Lactobacillus bacteria
D) Cyanobacteria

9. What is Basel III norms?
A) The Global Capital norms for banks
B) The Global Pollution Norms for Auto Manufacturer
C) The Global Norms for Cyber World
D) The Global Pollution Norms for Heavy Industries

10. President appoints Chief Election Commissioner & Election Commissioners. They have tenure of?
A) Upto the age of 65 years
B) 6 years, or upto the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
C) Of 5 years
D) Of 6 years

11. This State contributes 70% of India’s Coffee and Silk. Name this state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Punjab
C) Karnataka
D) Assam

12. Ebb & Flow is
A) Adiscovery of a new star
B) A system of measurement of a liquid
C) A missile recently launched from Odisha
D) A Gravity Mapping satellites of NASA

13. Who has been appointed as chairman of 14th Finance Commission?
A) Sam Pitroda
B) P. Chidambaram
C) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
D) Dr. Y.V.Reddy

14. As per Protocol Second highest post after President in India
A) Prime Minister of India
B) Vice President of India
C) Chief Justice of India
D) Leader of opposition of Lok Sabha

15. Who is the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha at present?
A) Najma Heptulla
B) Pratibha Patil
C) K. Rahman khan
D) P. J. Kurien

16. Finance Ministry has kept some services under the negative list which means
A) Service tax would be levied @ 2% on those services
B) Service tax would be levied by State Government on the services in negative list
C) Service tax would not be levied against those services
D) Service tax would be levied at highest rate on those services

17. What is the status of India in the world in terms of Steel production?
A) 7th
B) 10th
C) 5th
D) 6th

18. Which among these is a credit rating agency.
A) NSE
B) BSE
C) ICRA
D) SEBI

19. Which of the following gases are given out during Photosynthesis?
A) Nitrogen
B) Hydrogen
C) Oxygen
D) Carbon dioxide

20. Name the king of Kannauj whose daughter Sanyogita was abducted by Prithviraj Chauhan from her ‘Swayamvar’?
A) Jayadev
B) Lakshman sen
C) Bhoj
D) Jaychand

21. The thumb nail gets fixed easily into the wood because.
A) More force works on less area
B) Less force works on more area
C) More area works on less force
D) More area works on more force

22. The minimum number of members whose presence is essential for transacting the business of either house-Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha shall be:
A) 100 members
B) 1/2 of the total number of members of the house
C) 1/4 of the total number of members of the house
D) 1/10 of the total number of members of the house

23. When the branch of a tree is shaken violently, the leaves fall. This happening can be explained by:
A) Joules 2nd law motion
B) Newton’s 3rd law of motion
C) Joules 1st law motion
D) Newton’s 1st law of motion

24. When ‘Sepoy Mutiny or the Great Revolt’ took place, who was the Viceroy of India?
A) Lord Canning
B) Lord Minto
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Curzon

25. Layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth:
A) Stratosphere
B) Ionosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Troposphere

ANSWERS:

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D
6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. B
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. D
16. C 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. D
21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. D

Staff Selection Commission (Southern Region) Recruitment of Various Posts

Applications are invited for the following posts:

Medical Compounder: 01 Post Qualification: i). Matric/ Higher Secondary or equivalent examination. ii). Training as Compounder at a recognised institute of the State or Central Government. Scientific Assistant: 03 Posts Qualification: B.Sc. with Botany or Zoology or B.Sc. in Agriculture from a recognised university. Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade-I (Documents): 02 Posts Qualification: M.Sc. Chemistry or Physic. Instructor (Marine Engineering): 02 Posts Qualification: i). Degree in Marine Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or Automobile Engineering from a recognised university or institute. ii). One years experience in operation and maintenance of Diesel Engines in a recognised Mechanical or Marine Workshop or institution. Instructor (Drawing): 01 Post Qualification: i). Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Marine Engineering from a recognised university or institute. ii). One year experience in the field of Engineering drawing and machine drawing in a recognised Mechanical or Marine Workshop or institution. Senior Research Assistant: 06 Posts Qualification: Masters degree in Chemistry from a recognised university or institution. Quarantine Inspector: 01 Post Qualification: i). Bachelor of Science with Zoology or Microbiology as one of the essential subjections from a recognised university or institution. ii). Two years experience of conducting research or experiments or measurement in a veterinary laboratory of Central or State Government or any University of Indian Council of Agricultural Research or of any autonomous body. Fee: Rs.50/- in the form of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps which are available in all Post Offices. All Female, SC/ ST/ PH and Ex-Servicemen who have not already secured employment under the Central Govt. in civil side after availing the benefit given to them as ExS for their re-employment are exempted from payment of fee. How to Apply: The completed application in the prescribed format along with all relevant documents should reach "The Regional Director (SR) Staff Selection Commission, 2nd Floor, EVK Sampath Building, College Road, Chennai- 600006." Last Date: 21/04/2014 For more details, please visit: http://www.sscsr.gov.in/Advt%20No.%20SSC-SR-1 %20of%202014%20English.pdf

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined All India Open Examination-2014

Staff Selection Commission will hold a Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment to the posts of Junior Hindi Translators (in Subordinate Offices), Hindi Pradhyapak in Central Hindi Training Institute and Senior/ Junior Translators under Ministry of Defence.

1. Junior Hindi Translators (in Subordinate Offices) (Group B Non-Technical)
   Qualifications: i). Masters degree of a recognised university or equivalent in English/ Hindi with Hindi/ English as a compulsory or elective subject at degree level. Or ii). Bachelors degree of a recognised university or equivalent with Hindi and English as main subjects (which includes the term compulsory and elective).
2. Sr. Translator (Group "B" Non- Gazetted)
3. Junior Translator (Group "B" Non-Gazetted)
   Qualifications: i). Masters degree of a recognised university in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as medium of examination at the degree level; or Masters degree or a recognised university in English with Hindi as compulsory or elective subject or as a medium of examination at degree level; or Masters degree of a recognised university in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi or English medium and English or Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as medium of examination at degree level; or Masters degree of a recognised university in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi or English as a compulsory or elective subject or either of the two medium of examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at the degree level. And ii). Recognised diploma or certificate course in translation from Hindi to English and vice versa or two years’ experience of translation work from Hindi to English and vice versa in Central or State Govt. Offices, including Govt. of India undertakings.
4. Hindi Pradhyapak (Group "B" Non-Gazetted):
   Qualifications: i). Masters degree in Hindi with English as one of the subjects at degree level either as compulsory or optional or as a language paper from a recognized university or equivalent. ii). Bachelors degree in Education from a recognised university/ institute & equivalent. iii). Two years experience of Teaching Hindi at Senior Secondary Level.

Age Limit (As on 01/01/2014): 30 years 

Fee: Rs. 110/-. Women, SC, ST Tribe, Physically Handicapped and Ex-Servicemen candidates are exempted from payment of fee.

Scheme of Examination: The examination will consist of two parts: 
Part-I: Written Examination carrying 400 marks

• Paper- I (Objective Type): Subject: i). General Hindi. ii). General English, Number of Questions/ Marks: 100 & Duration: 2 Hours

Paper- II (Conventional Type): Subject: Translation & essay, Number of Questions/ Marks: 200 & Duration: 2 Hours Part-II: Personality Test (Interview) carrying 100 Marks.

How to Apply: The completed application in the prescribed format along with all relevant documents should reach the address as mention in the notification.

Important Dates:

• Last date for submission of application 18/04/2014
• Date of written examination 08/06/2014

For more details, please visit:http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/NoticeJHTExamination_2014.pdf  

SSC Recruitment of Sub-Inspectors in Delhi Police, Central Armed Police Forces & Central Industrial Security Force

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will organise an All India Examination on 22/06/2014 (Part-I and 21/09/2014  on Paper-II for Recruitment of Sub-Inspectors in Delhi Police (DP) and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Assistant Sub-Inspectors in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). SSC invites application Offline/ Online  for the above posts :

1. Sub-Inspector in Central Armed Forces (CAPFs)  : 2197 posts (CRPF-194, CISF-1023, ITBP-138, SSB-70, BSF-772), Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 - 34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 /-, Age : 20-25 years
2. Sub-Inspector (Executive) in Delhi Police (Male) : 131 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 - 34800 Grade Pay Rs.4200 /-, Age : 20-25 years
3. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI-Executive) (CISF) : 564 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.5200–20200/- Grade Pay Rs.2800 /-, Age : 20 - 25  years

Qualification : Graduation. 

Fee Payable : Rs.100/- (No fee for Women/ SC/ST/PH and Ex-Servicemen) by means of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS) only, available at head post office all over the country OR SBI challan OR Online payment through SBI online payment.

How to Apply : Online - Candidates can apply Online athttp://ssconline.nic.in and http://ssconline2.gov.in upto 09/04/2014 for Part-I Registration and up to 11/04/2014 for Part-II registration..  

Offline - Application in prescribed format should be sent on or before 11/04/2014 (18/04/2014 for candidates from far-flung areas) and should be send to any of the 9 regional/sub-offices of SSC where candidates want to apply. 

For further details and application form, please viewhttp://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/NoticeSIinCAPFsASIandDelhiPolice2014.pdf

Offline Application form is available at http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/ApplicationFormSI2014.pdf

and Online submission is available at http://ssconline.nic.in

SSC Junior Engineers Examination 2014

Staff Selection Commission invites applications for conducting Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment of Junior Engineer Posts.

Junior Engineer Post Details:
1. Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical), CPWD
Qualification: Diploma in Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
2. Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical), Department of Posts 
Qualification: Three years Diploma or equivalent in Civil Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
3. Junior Engineer(Civil),Border Roads Organisation(BRO) Ministry of Defence 
Qualification: Three years Diploma in Civil Engineering.
4. Junior Engineer(Electrical and Mechanical), Border Roads Organisation(BRO) Ministry of Defence. 
Qualification: Three years Diploma in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical).
5. Junior Engineer (Civil), MES 
Qualification: Degree in Civil Engineering.
6. Junior Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical), MES 
Qualification: Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering 
7. Junior Engineer (QS&C) MES 
Qualification: 3 years Diploma in Civil engineering.
8. Junior Engineer (Civil & Mechanical), CWC and Farakka Barrage. 
Qualification: Degree or Diploma in Civil or Mechanical Engineering.

How to Apply: Candidates can apply online from website.

Last Date for Submission of Online Application: 26.03.2014 

Date of Written Examination: 25.05.2014

Click here for complete information

SSC Multi Tasking Staff Exam Solved Paper (Exam Held on: 23-02-2014)

SSC TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR EXAMS IN THE YEAR 2014

SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination - 2014 Preparation Plan

Staff Selection Commission has announced notification to conduct Group B, C posts in various departments of Central Governament. The exmination will be conducted in three phases i.e., Tier-I (Written Examination), Tier-II (Written Examination), Tier-III (Personality Test cum Interview / Computer Proficiency Test / Skill Test / Document Verification). There is less time to prepare as the Tier-I examiantion dates fall on 27th April and 4th May, 2014. Hence, the preparation should pickup speed in a planned manner. Here is the preparation plan for the candidates who are going to attend the examination in 2014. 

Scheme of Examination: In Tier-I exam, there is only one paper, common to all the candidates, which is divided in to four parts. Each part consists of 50 questions where each question carries 1 mark. The total marks are 200. The candidate should complete the exam within 2 hours 40 minutes. The four parts are:

Section	Marks
English Comprehension	50
Quantitative Aptitude	50
General Intelligence and Reasoning	50
General Awareness	50
Total Marks	200

Syllabus: English Comprehension: This part section tests the candidates’ ability to understand correct English, basic comprehension and writing ability. This section consists of 50 questions which mostly come from Synonyms, Antonyms, Correction of sentences, Parts of speach, Idioms and phrases, Improvement of sentences, One word substitution, Correction of spelling, Passages etc.
Genereally, questions shall be set at the level of SSC standard.

Previous Questions from 2012 Tier-I Exam (Held on 08-07-2012)

1. He said /that he will meet me / at the resturant / No error(A) 
   (B) 
   (C) 
   (D)
2. Choose the correct alternative.a) They have lost ------ of their contacts.i) Little 
   ii) Much 
   iii) Many 
   iv) Small
3. Choose the alternative which express the best meaning of idiom /phrasea) I am looking forward to her arrivali) Afraid of 
   ii) Expecting with pleasure 
   iii) Expecting 
   iv) Confident of 
4. Find the correctly spelt word.i) Literate 
   ii) Litterate 
   iii) Litarate 
   iv) Litarete

Previous Questions from 2013 Tier-I Exam: (Held on 21-04-2013)Choose the best alternative.

1. Tribulation i) Palpitation 
   ii) Suffering 
   iii) Weakness 
   iv) Stimulation
2. A group of three powerful people.i) Trio 
   ii) Tritium 
   iii) Trivet 
   iv) Triumvirate
   Choose the word opposite in meaning.
3. Lunacy i) Palpitation 
   ii) Suffering 
   iii)Weakness 
   iv) Stimulation

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions in this section will include problems from 

1. Number system
2. Fractions
3. H.C.F & L.C.M
4. Simplifications
5. Percentage, square roots, cube roots
6. Ratio & proportion
7. Time and work
8. Time and distance
9. Pipes and cisterns
10. S.I & C.I
11. Problems on ages
12. Problems on Numbers
13. Mensuration
14. Clocks
15. Calendars
16. Data interpretation
17. Fundamentals of Trigonometry, surds, indices, geometry, statistics etc.

Candidates from non-maths background require more practice with shortcut methods.

Previous Questions from 2012 Tier-I Exam.

1. then the value of x is ?A) 1 
   B) 0 
   C) 
   D) 2
2. The value of is ?A) 0.005 
   B) 0.05 
   C) 0.5 
   D) 0.0005
3. I read of a book on one day and of the remainder on another day if there were 30 pages unread now, how many pages did the book contains?A) 200 
   B) 60
   C) 240 
   D) 65
4. When an item sold for Rs.1690 earned 30% on the cost price, then the cost price is A) 500/- 
   B) 630/- 
   C) 1300/- 
   D) 130/-
5. The x- intercept of the graph of 5x + 6y = 30 isA) 4 Units 
   B) 5 Uints 
   C) 6 Units 
   D) 15 Units
6. If the perimeter of a square and a rectangle are the same, then the areas P and Q enclosed by them would satisty the condition. A) P < Q 
   B) P £ Q 
   C) P > Q 
   D) P = Q
7. A solid sphere of 6 cm diameter is melted and recast into 8 solid spheres of equal volume. Then the radius of each small sphere is ((in cm).A) 1.5 
   B) 3 
   C) 2 
   D) 2.5
8. The heights of two cones are in the ratio of 1:3 and the diameters of their bases are in the ratio of 3:5 then the ratio of their volumes is A) 3 : 25 
   B) 4 : 25 
   C) 6 : 25 
   D) 7 : 25 
9. "I" is the incentre of D ABC, If A) 90° 
   B) 100° 
   C) 110° 
   D) 102°

Previous Questions from 2013 Tier-I Exam.

1. The Number 323 has A) Three prime factors 
   B) Five prime factors 
   C) Two prime factors 
   D) No prime factor
2. The Difference of a number consisting of two digits from the number formed by interchanging the digits is always divisible byA) 10 
   B) 9 
   C) 11 
   D) 6
3. A man invested 1/3 of his capital at 7%, 1/4 at 8% and the remainder at the 10%. If his annual income is Rs.561. The capital is A) Rs.5,400 
   B) Rs.6,000 
   C) Rs.6,600 
   D) Rs.7,200 
4. The length of the common chord of two circles of radii 30 cm and 40cm whose centers are 50 cm apart is (in cm)A) 12 
   B) 24 
   C) 36 
   D) 48

General Intelligence & Reasoning: This section consists questions from both verbal and non verbal cocepts. In verbal reasoning, candidates should prepare the following topics. They are..

1. Series
2. Analogy
3. Classification
4. Direction test
5. Missing characters
6. Coding and decoding
7. Alphabet test
8. Dice
9. Statement - conclusion
10. Mathematical test
11. Statement -Assumptions
12. Statement arguements

Non-verbal Reasoning questions are mainly in pictorial form, which come from the topics -

1. Analogy
2. Classification
3. Series
4. Mirror & water images
5. Embedded figures
6. Cubes & Dice

Previous Questions from 2012 Tier-I Exam.

1. Find the odd member/pair /word
   1. a) Spicejet 
      b) Kingfisher 
      c) Air India 
      d) Indigo
   2. a) 500 
      b) 413 
      c) 112 
      d) 433
   3. a) Elephant 
      b) Tiger 
      c) Lion 
      d) Bear
   4. a) 73-61 
      b) 57-69 
      c) 42-29 
      d) 47-59
   5. a) College 
      b) Kindergarden 
      c) School 
      d) Education
2. Find the missing number: 
   
   
3. Chose the correct alternative.
   1. SFJ, RGK, QHL ––––a) EMD 
      b) VIJ 
      c) PIM 
      d) PKL
   2. 6, 24, 12 --- 18, 8, 24, 0a) 14 
      b)18 
      c) 16 
      d) 20 
   3. Which word will appear third in dictionarya) Paralysis 
      b) Paralytic 
      c) Paralyse 
      d) Parallelism
   4. From the given atternatives select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word. HALLUCINATION
      a) Lion 
      b) Loan 
      c) Nation 
      d) Lotion
4. In a certain code 'p' is #, A is %, C is f and E is @ How is 'PACE' written in that code.a) # f # % 
   b) f % @ % f 
   c) # % f @ 
   d) none
5. Tarun is father of Rohit, Rohit is the brother of Kala, Kala is the wife of Dilip How is Dilip related to Rohit.a) Brother -in -law 
   b) Father-in-law 
   c) Sun 
   d) Uncle 

Previous Questions from 2013 Tier-I Exam

1. If BLUE is written as EUBL, then BULB is written as a) BLUB 
   b) BBUL 
   c) BBLU 
   d) BLBU
2. A watch reads 7.30. If the minute hand points West, then in which direction will the hour hand point?a) North 
   b) North East 
   c) North West 
   d) South West
   From the given atternatives select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.
3. PENULTIMATEa) PEANUT 
   b) MINUTE 
   c) ELIMINATE 
   d) LIME-TEA
   Find the Missing Number
4. 0, 6, 24, 60, ?, 210a) 117 
   b) 119 
   c) 120 
   d) 153
   Analogy
5. Glucometer: Blood Sugar :: Sphygmomanometera) Earthquake 
   b) Blood Pressure 
   c) Atmospheric Pressure 
   d) Specific Gravity
6. Statements: I.Some birds are clouds
   II. No Horse is a bird
   Conclusions:I. Some clouds are birds
   II. Horse is not a cloud
   a) Conclusion I follows 
   b) Conclusion II Follows 
   c) Either conclusion I or II follows 
   d) Neither conclusion I or II follows

General awareness: This section consists questions from Indian History, Polity, Geography, Economy, General science, Current Affairs etc. 

Indian history: It is a vast subject but we can score more if we prepare properly. The subject is diveded in to 4 sub-parts.
i) Ancient Indian History 
ii) Medieval Indian History
iii) Modern Indian History 
iv) National Movement.

Polity: It include topics like Constitutional Developments, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties, Directive Principles of State Policy, Union Executive, State executive, Judiciary.

Geography: It is divided into world Geography and Indian geography. In world geography, mainly concentrate on solar system, Continents, Rivers, Population, Rainfall, Vegetation, Industry, Minerals. In Indian geography, concentrate on physiography , River system, Rainfall Natural vegetation, Industry, Rerourcy, Minerals and Population etc.

Indian Economy: Candidate should concentrate on Nature of Indian Economy, National Income, Poverty, Unemployment, Budget Terminology, Fundamentals of Economic Survey etc.

General Science: It includes Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Human Anatomy, Sciene and Technology. Candidates need to prepare basics in every subject with more examples.

Current Affairs: Concentrate on one year current affairs and major issues like National, International issues, Persons, Places in news, Sports, Awards, Economy etc.

Previous Questions from 2012 Tier-I Exam

1. Who gave the slogan "InQuilab Zindabad"?a) Chandra Sekhar Azad 
   b) Subhash Chandra Bose 
   c) Bhagat Singh 
   d) Iqbal
2. 2018 FIFA World Cup would be held ina) Russia 
   b) Qatar 
   c) France 
   d) Netherland
3. Fahien visited India during the reign of a) Chandragupta 
   b) Samudragupta 
   c) Ramagupta 
   d) Kumaragupta
4. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission?a) Mega Hertz 
   b) Characters per second 
   c) Bits per second 
   d) Nano second.
5. Which of the following are warm blooded animals?a) Whales 
   b) Whale sharks 
   c) Alytes 
   d) Draco
6. Which of the following folk dances is associated with "Rajasthan"?a) Raof 
   b) Jhora 
   c) Veedhi 
   d) Suisini

Previous Questions from 2013 Tier-I Exam.

1. Sarus crane is the state bird ofa) Rajasthan 
   b) Uttar Pradesh 
   c) Madhya Pradesh 
   d) West Bengal
2. "Martyr's" day is marked ona) January 1 
   b) January 15 
   c) January 30 
   d) January 9
3. The animal who can consume more salt among the following is a) Sheep 
   b) Camel 
   c) Donkey 
   d) Dog
4. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhisma) Mahayana 
   b) Hinayana 
   c) Digambar 
   d) Theravad
5. Lungs are located in thea) Abdominal cavity 
   b) Pericardial cavity 
   c) Peritonealcavity 
   d) Pleural cavity
6. Bhopal gas tragedy 1984 is related toa) Aluminium Phosphide 
   b) Methyl Bromide 
   c) Methyl Isocyanate 
   d) Carbon dioxide
7. The first Indian Satellite Aryabhatta was launched ina) 1972 
   b) 1975 
   c) 1977 
   d) 1979

Reference Books:English Language & Comprehension: 
English for Competitive Exams - Hari Mohan Prasad, Pratiyogitha Darpan, regular newspaper reading, previous papers analysis.
Arithmetic Ability: Quantitative Aptitude by RS Agarwal, Quantitative Aptitude by Tyra.
Reasoning Ability: RS Agarwal, Pandy Books.
General Awareness: NECERT Books up to 12th class and Spectrum Books for General Studies
Current Affairs: Manorama Year Book, One newspaper in English and one regional launguage and Sakshi Education.

Notification Details:Vacancies:Assistant (Central Secretariat Service)
Assistant (Central Vigilance Commission)
Assistant (Intelligence Bureau)
Assistant (Ministry of Railway)
Assistant (Ministry of External Affairs)
Assistant (Cypher) (Ministry of External Affairs)
Assistant (AFHQ)
Assistant (Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations including AFHQ)
Assistant (Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations)
Inspector of Income (Tax CBDT)
Inspector, (Central Excise) (CBEC)
Inspector (Preventive Officer) (CBEC)
Inspector (Examiner) (CBEC)
Assistant Enforcement Officer (Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue)
Sub Inspectors (Central Bureau of Investigation):
Inspector of Posts (Department of Post)
Divisional Accountant (Offices under CAG)
Statistical Investigator Gr. II (M/Statistics & Prog. Implementation)
Inspector (Central Bureau of Narcotics)
Auditor (Offices under C&AG)
Auditor (Offices under CGDA)
Auditor (Offices under CGA & others)
Accountant/ Junior Accountant (Offices under C&AG)
Accountant/ Junior Accountant (Offices under CGA & others)
Upper Division Clerk (Central Govt. Offices/Ministries other than CSCS cadres)
Tax Assistant (CBDT)
Tax Assistant (CBEC)
Compiler (Registrar General of India)
Sub-Inspector (Central Bureau of Narcotics)

Application Fee: Rs.100/- only. All Women candidates and candidates belonging to SC, ST, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying application fee.

How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only.

Important Dates:Last date for Part- I Online Registration: 12/02/2014 up to 05:00 PM
Last date for Part -II Online Registration: 14/02/2014 up to 05:00 PM
Last date for Receipt of Application: 14/02/2014.
Last date for Receipt of Application for Far flung areas: 21/02/2014
Written examination (Tier I): 27/04/2014 & 04/05/2014
Written examination (Tier II): 30/08/2014 (Paper III) & 31/08/2014 (Paper I & II)

For more details, please visit:ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/CGLE-2014%20Notice.pdf

How to prepare for SSC Combined Graduate Level Examination 2014

Tier I pattern
1. English
2. GK
3. Reasoning,General Intelligence
4. Quantitative Aptitude 


Staff Selection Commission or simply SSC is an Indian organization to recruit staff for various posts in the various Ministries and Departments of the Government of India and in Subordinate Offices. Staff Secondary Commission conducting 14 to 15 examinations every year for recruitment of Staff in various department of ministry these exams are as like FCI, SI, Clerk, LDC, CGL, DEO and many more.

Every year SSC conducts different exams, but most popular one is SSC Combined Graduate Level Exam or simply SSC CGL. Through SSC CGL they recruit Group B and Group C posts, selected candidates gets jobs in various departments are like Income Tax (I.T), Custom and Central Excise, Vigilance commission, Enforcement Directorate, Intelligence bureau, Central bureau of investigation (CBI), comptroller auditor general (CAG)&so on.

To crack this exam first of all you have to make strategy for study, you should have good study material in which you can easily understand each and every topic. Time management is must to get this opportunity because in this exam you will get different section to complete within a time, but if you will not understand the time cost then you cant success. There are negative marking in each section so do not be confused at all to solve tricky and confusing questions as it only the wasting of time.

SSC CGL will conduct two level exams
1. Tier I 2. Tier II
Exam Pattern for Tier 1, total you will get 120 minutes for 200 questions. Four sections each with 50 questions and 50 marks. It doesnt have any sectional cut off, like in Bank exams. Negative marking 0.25 marks. 
Those who qualify in the Tier-I, have to appear for Tier-II. But unlike the UPSC mains, the SSC tier-II doesnt have descriptive paper. You just have to face multiple choices Questions (MCQ).
Advantage of solving previous papers
1. Trains Your Brain For Negative Marking
2. Improves Your Speed
GK (Only for Tier I)
Read NCERT or Telugu academy books. Lucent GK is good takes little time to read all the topics. Read newspapers. Revise minimum three times, practice a few old papers. General awareness shouldnt give much trouble.
English (Tier I and Tier II)
In the SSC exam, you have to face English at two stages, in tier 1 (50 marks) and in tier 2 (200 marks). Divide it into two parts 
1. Grammar
2. Vocabulary
In the SSC exam, you have to face English grammar in following areas, sentence correction, sentence improvement, and active passive voice, direct and indirect speech&etc. First of all you need to know the grammar rules. But you dont need to know all grammar rules.

Example: 
Each of the boys are passed (wrong) 
Each of the boys is passed (right) 
Your task = first go through your grammar book, and note down such rules with example statements, in your note book. Revise these rules often (along with example sentences). Grammar rules are like maths. Universal valid.

Example: Independence Day is celebrated on 15th august.
Independence Day is celebrated on August 15th, among these two statements which is correct one?
This kind of questions can answered simply if we have habit of reading newspapers.
Vocabulary is of very importance in SSC exam because of following reasons, 
1. You can read the passage faster, if your vocabulary is good, else youll have to pause and think.
2. In comprehension passages, some questions are in the format of what is the meaning of ABC word in the sentence
Books for grammar any school grammar book and for vocabulary word power made easy book is a good and read English newspaper. For practice R.S.Agarwal objective English book is recommended. Once this is done, try to solve as many practice questions as you can.

Reasoning, General Intelligence (Tier I)
Since Reasoning/ General Intelligence topic doesnt have much theory, the only way to approach it= practice maximum number of questions at home from your reasoning book. So you want to use one reasoning book that is universally applicable to all such exams it is A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning by R.S Agarwal

Quantitative Aptitude (Tier I and Tier I I)
Dont feel low that I am from science background and all. Maths is not difficult. All it requires is concept clarity + lot of practice. Your task is to cover one topic at a time, first get conceptual-clarity and then solve maximum questions at home.
The conventional questions from ratio-proportion, basic maths, time-speed-work are asked for namesake only. Otherwise, Out of 50 Maths questions in tier-I, almost 30 questions are from just Geometry + Trigonometry + Percentages + Algebra.
Books for this section, quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal is good but has some issues, The way SSC-CGL question pattern is transforming, R.S.Agarwals book on Quantitative aptitude, is just not up to the mark to match this changing environment. Some of the topics like Geometry and trigonometry&etc. are not there. There are some other books are available but which are very useful for CAT exam not for SSC level. For missing topics in RS Agarwal one has to go through NCERT books.Data interpretation is also important.

Tips
1. Solve previous year question papers as much as you guys can do
2. Make practice of quantitative aptitude section
3. Practice of English grammar daily
4. Make revision constantly
5. Make plan according to syllabus
6. Buy some good books for study
7. Try to know the simple tricks as it will not consume the time
These SSC jobs are very good and especially Group B jobs are not less than even Group-1 jobs, I am here to aware you about this prestigious jobs, so what I suggest you is just try SSC. Make a plan you will defiantly get the job. 

Tier II pattern 
1. Paper I Quant 200 marks 
100 questions 2 hours 
2. Paper II English 200 marks 
200 questions 2 hours

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Combined Graduate Level Examination 2014

Applications are invited for the following posts:

1. Assistant (Central Secretariat Service)
2. Assistant (Central Vigilance Commission)
3. Assistant (Intelligence Bureau)
4. Assistant (Ministry of Railway)
5. Assistant (Ministry of External Affairs)
6. Assistant (Cypher) (Ministry of External Affairs)
7. Assistant (AFHQ)
8. Assistant (Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations including AFHQ)
9. Assistant (Other Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations)
10. Inspector of Income (Tax CBDT)
11. Inspector, (Central Excise) (CBEC)
12. Inspector (Preventive Officer) (CBEC)
13. Inspector (Examiner) (CBEC)
14. Assistant Enforcement Officer (Directorate of Enforcement, Department of Revenue)
15. Sub Inspectors (Central Bureau of Investigation):
16. Inspector of Posts (Department of Post)
17. Divisional Accountant (Offices under CAG)
18. Statistical Investigator Gr. II (M/Statistics & Prog. Implementation)
19. Inspector (Central Bureau of Narcotics)
20. Auditor (Offices under C&AG)
21. Auditor (Offices under CGDA)
22. Auditor (Offices under CGA & others)
23. Accountant/ Junior Accountant (Offices under C&AG)
24. Accountant/ Junior Accountant (Offices under CGA & others)
25. Upper Division Clerk (Central Govt. Offices/Ministries other than CSCS cadres)
26. Tax Assistant (CBDT)
27. Tax Assistant (CBEC)
28. Compiler (Registrar General of India)
29. Sub-Inspector (Central Bureau of Narcotics)

Application Fee: Rs.100/- only. All Women candidates and candidates belonging to SC, ST, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen eligible for reservation are exempted from paying application fee.

How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only.

Important Dates:

• Last date for Part- I Online Registration: 12/02/2014 up to 05:00 PM
• Last date for Part -II Online Registration: 14/02/2014 up to 05:00 PM
• Last date for Receipt of Application: 14/02/2014.
• Last date for Receipt of Application for Far flung areas: 21/02/2014
• Written examination (Tier I): 27/04/2014 & 04/05/2014
• Written examination (Tier II): 30/08/2014 (Paper III) & 31/08/2014 (Paper I & II)

For more details, please visit:http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/CGLE-2014%20Notice.pdf 
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