Friday, February 26, 2016

APPSC proposed and existing syllabus

Highlights of Economic Survey 2015-16:

Indian economy would grow by between 7.0 per cent and 7.75 per cent in the 2016-17 fiscal year that starts on April 1.

Fiscal Deficit 
  • 2016-17 expected to be challenging from fiscal point of view; time is right for a review of medium-term fiscal framework
  • 2015-16 fiscal deficit, seen at 3.9 per cent of GDP, seems achievable
  • Credibility and optimality argue for adhering to 3.5 per cent of GDP fiscal deficit target

Inflation 
  • CPI inflation seen around 4.5 to 5 per cent in 2016-17
  • Low inflation has taken hold, confidence in price stability has improved
  • Expect RBI to meet 5 per cent inflation target by March 2017
  • Prospect of lower oil prices over medium term likely to dampen inflationary expectations

Current Account Deficit 2016/17 current account deficit seen around 1-1.5 per cent of GDP

Currency 
  • Rupee's value must be fair, avoid strengthening; fair value can be achieved through monetary relaxation
  • India needs to prepare itself for a major currency readjustment in Asia in wake of a similar adjustment in China
  • Rupee's gradual depreciation can be allowed if capital inflows are weak

Banking & Corporate Sector 
  • Estimated capital requirement for banks around 1.8 trillion rupees by 2018-19
  • Proposes to make 700 billion rupees available via budgetary allocations during current and succeeding years in banks
  • Government could sell off certain non-financial companies to infuse capital in state-run banks
  • Corporate, bank balance sheets remain stretched, affecting prospects for reviving private investments
  • Underlying stressed assets in corporate sector must be sold or rehabilitated

Taxes 
  • Tax revenue expected to be higher than budgeted levels in 2015-16
  • Proposes widening tax net from 5.5 per cent of earning individuals to more than 20 per cent
  • Favours review and phasing out of tax exemptions; easiest way to widen the tax base not to raise exemption thresholds

For more details on the Economic Survey 2015-16: Click here

HIGHLIGHTS OF RAILWAY BUDGET 2016-17

● Minister sees operating ratio of 92 percent in FY17 as against 90 percent in current year
● Rs 8,720 cr saving in 2015-16 budget in fuel cost like power
● The railways have ramped up capital expenditure to remove the huge backlog and provide for future needs; rate of capital expenditure has increased
● Investment proposed in 2016-17 at Rs 1.21 lakh crore, higher from Rs 1 lakh crore last year.
● Proposes to commission 2,800 km of new tracks in next year
● Outlay for railway electrification increased by 50 percent; 2,000 km route to be electrified next fiscal
● 2000 km rail route to be electrified in 2016-17
● Railways to get Rs 40,000 cr budgetary support from the government
● Railways to increase lower berth quota for senior citizens by 50 percent
● Ajmer, Amritsar, Gaya, Mathura, Nanded, Nashik, Puri, Tirupati, Varanasi, Nagapattinam and other pilgrim stations to be beautified
● Two elevated suburban railway corridors - Churchgate-Virar and CST-Panvel to be constructed in Mumbai; Ring railway covering 21 stations to be revived with state participation.
● India's first railway auto hub in Chennai to be inaugurated soon
● Logistics and warehouse parks to be created on PPP mode
● Station development and re-development, monetisation of land to raise rail revenue from non-freight sources
● Rs 30,000 crore is the loss on subsidising passenger fares, says Railway Minister
● Railways to shift to completely paperless contract system in 2016-17, says minister
● Bar-coded tickets to be introduced at select stations on pilot basis
● E-booking of tickets on concessional passes for journalists introduced
● Cleaning of coach on demand to be introduced; Disabled enabled toilet in 11 Class-A stations this year
● 33 percent reservation to women in reserved quota in Railways will be introduced
● Children menu to be introduced on pilot basis on trains
● North-South, East-West dedicated freight corridor proposed in Railway Budget for 2016-17
● Three direct services - fully air-conditioned Humsafer to travel at 130-km per hour
● Bar-coded tickets to be introduced at select stations on pilot basis
● Overnight double-decker train Uday Express to be introduced on busiest routes, carrying capacity to be 40 percent more
● Propose to start cancellation through 139. Bar-coded tickets will be issued on a pilot basis. This is aimed at reining in the menace of ticket less travel and also making travel hassle-free.
● 400 railway stations to be equipped with wifi, 100 this year
● 124 MPs have committed to contribute from MPLADS for passenger amenities.
 

RAILWAY BUDGET 2016-17

 


Monday, February 15, 2016

List of BAFTAs Awards 2016

Britain's 69th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Opera House in London on February 14, The "Revenant" won big at this year’s BAFTA Awards, winning best film, best director for Alejandro González Iñárritu, and best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, the full list of 2016’s BAFTA winners.

Complete List of Winners:

Film: The Revenant
Director: Alejandro G Inarritu, The Revenant
Leading Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Leading Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Supporting Actor: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short, Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Animated Film: Inside Out
British Short Animation: Edmond
British Short Film: Operator
Cinematography: The Revenant, Emmanuel Lubezki
Costume Design: Mad Max: Fury Road, Jenny Beavan
Documentary: Amy
EE Rising Star: John Boyega
Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road, Margaret Sixel
Film not in the English Language: Wild Tales
Make-Up and Hair: Mad Max: Fury Road
Original Music: The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone
Original Screenplay: Spotlight, Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Outstanding British Film: Brooklyn
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: The Theeb, Rupert Lloyd
Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Sound: The Revenant
Special Visual Effects: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sunday, February 14, 2016

TSPSC HMWS & SB ASSISTANT (FINANCE & ACCOUNTS) GENERAL STUDIES PAPER


HM & FW Dept., Guntur Recruitment of 160 Staff Nurses

Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt. General Hospital, Guntur invited applications for the recruitment of Staff Nurse Posts.
Post Details:
Staff Nurses: 160 Posts 
Qualification: Intermediate with Diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery or B.Sc Nursing Degree/ M.Sc Nursing Degree.
Age limit: The candidate should not have completed 40 years of age as on 31.01.2016.
How to Apply: The Last date for submission of application to the Superintendent, Govt. General Hospital, Guntur is on or before 20.02.2016.

Notification

READY FOR APPSC NEW SYLLABUS


Friday, February 12, 2016

Govt. General Hospital, Kurnool Recruitment of 150 Staff Nurse Posts

Applications are invited for filling the posts of Staff Nurses on contract basis in Government General Hospital, Kurnool.

Post Details:
Staff Nurse: 150 Posts


Qualification: Intermediate with Diploma in GNM (Nursing)/ B.Sc. (Nursing)/ M.Sc. (Nursing).


Age limit: Candidates should not have completed 40 years of age on 31.01.2016.


How to Apply: Filled in application with enclosures should be submitted to the Office of Administrative Officer (AO), Collector Officer, Kurnool by 5.00 PM on 26.02.2016.


SSC COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION 2016

Staff Selection Commission will hold the Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2016 (Tier-I) on 08 & 22.05.2016 in different batches, for selecting candidates for Tier-II examination for filling up different categories of posts in various Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations.

Post Details:
1. Assistant Section Officer
2. Assistant
3. Inspector 
4. Assistant Enforcement Officer
5. Sub Inspector
6. Inspector of Posts
7. Divisional Accountant
8. Statistical Investigator Gr.II
9. Assistant Audit Officer
10. Auditor
11. Accountant/ Junior Accountant
12. Senior Secretariat Assistant
13. Tax Assistant
14. Compiler


Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree in any subject/ Bachelor’s Degree with Statistics/ Economics/ Statistics/ Mathematics.


Application Fee: Rs. 100


How to Apply: Candidates may submit online applications through website.


Scheme of the Examination: 
Tier -I: Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier -II: Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Tier -III: Computer Proficiency Test/ Skill Test (wherever applicable)/ Document Verification
Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Examination Date: 08.05.2016 & 22.05.2016.
Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Examination Date: 13.08.2016 & 14.08.2016.


Closing Date: 14.03.2016 (Part-I registration upto 10.03.2016 & Part-II registration upto 14.03.2016). 

For Notification Click Here


Online Application

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Railway Protection Force (RPF/RPSF) Exam Solved Question Paper (Exam Held On: 15-02-2015)

Directions (1-5) : Complete the following series each of which follows a certain pattern. 
1. 3, 12, 27, 48, 75, 108, ?. 
(a) 162 (b) 183 (c) 192 (d) 147 (Ans : d)

2. 49, 121, 169, 289, ?. 
(a) 361 (b) 529 (c) 400 (d) 441 (Ans : a)

3. a_ccabc_a_cc_bcc 
(a) c b c b (b) b c b a (c) b a c b (d) b b c c (Ans : b)

4. _cbacb_dbad_adc_. 
(a) d a c b (b) b c a a (c) c c a a (d) c b d d (Ans : a)

5. 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, ?. 
(a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 40 (Ans : c)

Directions (6-10) : In the following questions, find the odd one out. 
6. (a) Nepal (b) Germany (c) China (d) India (Ans : b)

7. (a) BY (b) CV (c) DW (d) AZ (Ans : b)

8. (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 9 (Ans : c)

9. (a) Snooker (b) Chess (c) Hockey (d) Billiards (Ans : c)

10. (a) IFG (b) QOP (c) XVW (d) ECD (Ans : a)

11. 24 : 36 :: ? : 72 
(a) 48 (b) 60 (c) 56 (d) 40 (Ans : a)

12. Convict : Jail : : Lawyer: ?
(a) Field (b) Hospital (c) Office (d) Court (Ans : d)

13. Rabies : Dog: : Ebola: ? 
(a) Fish (b) Mosquito (c) Cat (d) Bats (Ans : d)

14. If 26th January, 2015 is Monday what was the day on 26th January, 2011 ? 
(a) Tuesday (b) Wednesday (c) Thursday (d) Monday (Ans : b)

15. If 'a' means multiplication, 'b' means minus, 'c' means plus and 'd' means division, then 5a 3b 2c [4d 4] = ?.
(a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 14 (d) 12 (Ans : c)

16. GTU : JWX :: CMN : ? 
(a) FQR (b) FPQ (c) FPR (d) FOP (Ans : b)

17. The average of eleven numbers Is 30. If average of first ten numbers is 22 then what is the eleventh number? 
(a) 8 (b) 80 (c) 30 (d) 110 (Ans : d)

18. If 59 is added to a square of a number. the result is 900. What is the number? 
(a) 30 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 27 (Ans : c)

19. If C is to the West of A and B is to the South of A. in what direction is B with respect to C ? 
(a) NW (b) SE (c) NE (d) SW (Ans : b)

20. Deepa and Seema together do a work In 6 days. Deepa can complete the same work alone in 9 days. In how many days will Seema complete the work alone? 
(a) 18days (b) 3 days (c) 12 days (d) 15days (Ans : a)

21. The population of a city was 70,000. It increased by 8%. What is the population now? 
(a) 76,000 (b) 76,500 (c) 76,600 (d) 75,600 (Ans : d)

22. What will be the Highest Common Factor of 4.8 and 12 ? 
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 2 (Ans : b)

23. If CORRECTION is coded as DPSSFDWPO. How would EMOTION be coded ? 
(a) FPNUJPO (b) FNPUJOP (c) FNPUPOJ (d) FNPUJPO (Ans : d)

24. A motorcycle covers 60 km. in 3 hours. Its speed is doubled. What distance will it cover in the next 1 hour? 
(a) 360 km. (b) 40 km. (c) 60 km. (d) 120 km. (Ans : b)

25. 75 of 1/30 » 1/2 = ? 
(a) 1.25 (b) 2.5 (c) 12.5 (d) 5 (Ans : d)

26. Ramesh walks 25 metre towards North. He then turns left and walks for 20 metre. He then again turns left and walks for 25 metre. He then turns left and walks for 50 metre. How far is he from his starting position ? 
(a) 30 metre (b) 50 metre (c) 120 metre (d) 70 metre (Ans : a)

27. At what % of simple interest per annum will Rs. 400 amount to Rs. 520 in five years? 
(a) 6% (b) 5% (c) 5.5% (d) 24% (Ans : a)

28. The radius of a circular field is 31.5 metre. What is its circumference? 
(a) 198 metre (b) 154 metre (c) 237 metre (d) 110 metre (Ans : a)

29. The difference of cubes of two consecutive numbers is 127 What are the numbers? 
(a) 5 and 6 (b) 4 and 5 (c) 6 and 7 (d) 7 and 8 (Ans : c)

30. The length of a rectangular field is increased by 20% am breadth is decreased by 20% What is the per cent increase or decrease in its area ? 
(a) 20% increase (b) 4% decrease (c) 1 % increase (d) No change (Ans : b)

31. Amar is twenty fourth in a queue starting from either end. How many persons are there in the queue? 
(a) 46 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 48 (Ans : c)

32. Ram moves 10 km towards East then moves 10 km right again moves 10 km right. In which direction is he now from the starting point ? 
(a) North (b) West (c) South (d) East (Ans : c)

33. 0.0050 » 0. 05 + 0.05 = ? 
(a) 0.15 (b) 0.05 (c) 0.16 (d) 0.50 (Ans : a)

34. A shirt priced at Rs. 1500 is being sold at a discount of 40% + 60%. What is its price after discount? 
(a) Rs. 0 (b) Rs. 1400 (c) Rs. 540 (d) Rs. 360 (Ans : d)

35. The sum of two digits of a number is 13. If 9 is subtracted from the number, the digits are interchanged. What is the number? 
(a) 76 (b) 87 (c) 78 (d) 67 (Ans : a)

36. The sum of four consecutive positive integers is 82, then the smallest one of them is– 
(a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 21 (Ans : b)

37. Raul moves 8 km towards West and then turns towards left and travels for 6 km. How far is Raul from his starting point and in which direction ? 
(a) NE 2 km (b) SE 14 km (c) NW 10 km (d) SW 10 km (Ans : d)

38. What is the Lowest Common Multiple of 2, 3 and 7 ? 
(a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 6 (Ans : a)

39. There are 1500 students in a school. 15% are Muslims, 7% Sikhs, 8% Christians and remaining are Hindus. How many Hindu students are there in the school ? 
(a) 1470 (b) 700 (c) 1050 (d) 1200 (Ans : c)

40. 20 dogs can eat 20 hens in 10 days. In how many days can 40 dogs eat 40 such hens? 
(a) 1 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 10 (Ans : d)

41. If BANGLE is coded as ELGNAB. How would SANDAL be coded ? 
(a) LADNSA (b) LANDAS (c) LADNAS (d) LADANS (Ans : c)

42. If Wednesday falls on 26th January, then what day will it be on the last day of January? 
(a) Friday (b) Monday (c) Sunday (d) Thursday (Ans : b)

43. 60% is equal to– 
(a) 6/9 (b) 9/10 (c) 3/5 (d) 7/9 (Ans : c)

44. Average height of a class of 12 students is 180 cm. The average decreases to 179 cm when the height of the class teacher is also added. What is the height of the teacher? 
(a) 168 cm (b) 167 cm (c) 179. 5 cm (d) 166 cm (Ans : b)

45. 3 - 1 + 3 × 6 » 3 - 1 = ? 
(a) 11 (b) - 3 (c) 7 (d) 9 (Ans : c)

46. Rishi earned Rs. 83.2 at compound rate of interest 8% per annum over two years. How much did he invest? 
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs. 500 (c) Rs. 540 (d) Rs. 503.2 (Ans : b)

47. If 1/4 of third-part of a number is equal to 5, then the number is– 
(a) 15 (b) 60 (c) 12 (d) 20 (Ans : b)

48. If × stands for division, » stands for subtraction, + stands for multiplication and - stands for addition. then 
6 × 2 + 2 – 4 + 2 = ? 
(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 10 (d) 9 (Ans : d)

49. In a group of seven teams. each team plays against one another twice. How many total matches will be played in the group? 
(a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 28 (Ans : b)

50. A bus travels at a speed of 75 km/hr for 45 minutes and then travels at a speed of 90 km/hr for 45 minutes. What distance will it cover in one and a half hour? 
(a) 123.75 km (b) 165 km (c) 125 km (d) 82.5 km (Ans : a)

51. How many even numbers are there in the following sequence of numbers which are immediately preceded by an odd number but immediately followed by an even number? 
5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 7 4 3 4 9 6 
(a) Two (b) One (c) Four (d) Three (Ans : a)

52. 0.105 + 1.05 + 0.515 + 0.015 = ? 
(a) 1.685 (b) 1.675 (c) 1.75 (d) 1.785 (Ans : a)

53. Which is the largest fraction ? 
(a) 3/7 (b) 7/9 (c) 7/8 (d) 9/10 (Ans : d)

54. Average of 8 numbers is 42. If 9 is subtracted from each number then what is the new average? 
(a) 33 (b) 34 (c) 25 (d) 9 (Ans : a)

55. What is the ratio of 20 paise and Rs. 4? 
(a) 1 : 8 (b) 1 : 16 (c) 1 : 20 (d) 1 : 5 (Ans : c)

56. A shopkeeper sold a shirt for Rs. 728 at a loss of 9%. If he had sold for Rs. 792, what would have been the gain/loss per cent? 
(a) 8% loss (b) 9% profit (c) 1% loss (d) 8% profit (Ans : a)

57. Convert 9/10 into decimal. 
(a) 90 (b) 1.90 (c) 0.09 (d) 0.9 (Ans : d)

58. Shyam sold a bag for Rs. 598.9 at a gain of 13%. What was its cost price? 
(a) Rs. 550 (b) Rs. 530 (c) Rs. 585 (d) Rs. 500 (Ans : b)

59. In a certain code SEAT is coded as RDZS. How would READ be coded ? 
(a) QDZC (b) QDCZ (c) QDZE (d) QDZD (Ans : a)

60. What time will a runner take to run a distance of 8 km at a speed of 15 km/hr? 
(a) 35 minutes (b) 33 minutes (c) 31 minutes (d) 32 minutes (Ans : d)

61. If PERFECTION is coded as EFREPNOITC, how will IMPOSTER be coded? 
(a) OPIMRETS (b) OPMIRETS (c) OPMIERTS (d) OPMIREST (Ans : b)

62. The area of a square field is 196 sq. metre. What would be the length of the rope required to fence the field from any three sides? 
(a) 56 metre (b) 42 metre (c) 52 metre (d) 147 metre (Ans : b)

63. If 40% of a number is 184, then what is the value of 85% of the number? 
(a) 333 (b) 391 (c) 380 (d) 328 (Ans : b)

64. A TV is bought for Rs. 42,000 and sold for Rs. 49,140. What is the gain per cent? 
(a) 9% (b) 7.14% (c) 17% (d) 7% (Ans : c)
Directions (65-68) : The figure given below consists of three intersecting circles which represent set of players who play tennis, badminton and kabaddi. Each region in the figure is represented by a number.

65. How many players play Kabaddi?
(a) 48 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 43 (Ans : a)

66. Which number represents the set of players who play only Tennis?
(a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 5 (d) 18 (Ans : a)

67. Which number represents the set of players who play both tennis and badminton but not kabaddi? 
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 5 (Ans : b)

68. Which game is played by least number of players? 
(a) Tennis (b) Badminton (c) Kabaddi (d) All the three (Ans : a)








(Q. 69 : Ans : a)                                (Q. 70 : Ans : b)

Recruitment of Women Candidates 2030 Posts at South Central Railway, Secunderabad

Applications are invited from eligible Women Candidates for filling up the posts of Constable in Railway Protection Force/ Railway Protection Special Force South Central Railway, Secunderabad.

Constable (Women): 2030 Posts
  1. Railway Protection Force (RPF): 1827 Posts
  2. Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF): 203 Posts

Qualification: Matriculation or equivalent from a recognised Board/ University. Educational certificate other than State Board/ Central Board should be accompanied with Government of India notification declaring that such qualifications is equivalent to Matriculation/ 10th pass for services under Central Government. Candidates must possess the requisite qualification before the last date of submission of application. 

Age (As on 01/07/16): 25 years

Pay Scale: Pay Band of Rs.5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs.2,000/- plus usual allowances as admissible to Central Government Employees from time to time. 

Written Test:
  • Written examination will be conducted for those candidates who are found eligible after scrutiny.
  • The written examination will be on OMR based Answer Sheets which will comprise of 120 multiple choice objective type questions of one mark each.
  • The test will be of 90 minutes duration. The question paper shall be of matriculation standard.
  • The question paper will consist of 50 questions on General Awareness, 35 questions on Arithmetic and 35 questions on General Intelligence and Reasoning.
  • Candidates will be required to answer all questions and will be awarded 01 [one] mark for each correct answer.
  • 1/3 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
  • No mark will be awarded or deducted for questions not attempted.

Physical Measurements: An applicant must have the following physical standards :-
Category
Height - [cms]
UR / OBC
157
SC / ST
152

For Garhwalis, Gorkhas, Marathas, Dogras, Kumaonese and other categories specified by Govt.** 155

PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY TEST [PET] AND PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TEST [PMT] 
Only those candidates who qualify in the written examination will be called for PET and PMT to the extent of 10 times the number of vacancies in each category. 
Event
Female
Number of chances
800 meters
03 min 40 sec
One
Long Jump
12 feet
Two
High Jump
03 feet
Two


How to Apply: Candidates can apply online only. 

Important Dates:
  • Opening date of online registration- Jan 30, 2016
  • Closing date of online registration- March 01, 2016 (17:00 Hrs)