PRE-HISTORIC INDIA

pre his of indiaIn India, the prehistoric period is divided into the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), Neolithic (New Stone Age) and the Metal Age. However, these periods were not uniform throughout the Indian subcontinent. The dating of the prehistoric period is done scientifically. The technique of radio-carbon dating is commonly used for this purpose. It is based on measuring the loss of carbon in organic materials over a period of time. Another dating method is known as dendro-chronology. It refers to the number of tree rings in wood. By counting the number of tree rings in the wood, the date of the wood is arrived at.
Paleolithic or Old Stone Age
The Old Stone Age sites are widely found in various parts of the Indian subcontinent. These sites are generally located near water sources. Several rock shelters and caves used by the Paleolithic people are scattered across the subcontinent. They also lived rarely in huts made of leaves. Some of the famous sites of Old Stone Agein India are:
a. The Soan valley and Potwar Plateau on the northwest India.
b. The Siwalik hills on the north India.
c. Bhimpetka in Madhya Pradesh.
d. Adamgarh hill in Narmada valley.
e. Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and
f. Attirampakkam near Chennai.
In the Old Stone Age, food was obtained by hunting animalsand gathering edible plants and tubers. Therefore, these people are called as hunter-gatherers. They used stone tools, hand-sized and flaked-off large pebbles for hunting
animals. Stone implements are made of a hard rock known as quartzite. Large pebbles are often found in river terraces. The hunting of large animals would have required the combined effort of a group of people with large stone axes. We have little knowledge about their language and communication. Their way of life became modified with the passage of time since they made attempts to domesticate animals, make crude pots and grow some plants. A few Old Stone Age paintings have also been found on rocks at Bhimbetka and other places. The period
before 10000 B.C. is assigned to the Old Stone Age.

Hamilton: Third F1 title the greatest moment of my life

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on won the 2015 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix title. It was the third title for Hamilton at the Circuit of the Americas in Elroy, Texas of the USA where championship is being held annually.
In the final race, while his team-mate Nico Rosberg of Germany stood at the second position, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel (Germany) was at the third.

Abhishek Verma became first Indian to win Silver Medal in Archery World Cup Final

AbhishekAbhishek Verma gave India a perfect Independence Day gift by clinching the gold medal in the compound men’s individual section to open their account in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 on Saturday. Having failed as a team in the bronze play-off earlier in the day, the world number 18 was at his best in the individual final as he held on to his lead to wrap up the issue 148-145 against Esmaeil Ebadi of Iran.

India’s recurve mixed pair of Deepika Kumari and Mangal Singh Champia will look to earn the country a second gold when they face their opponents from Mexico on Sunday. 

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IPCI Capsule 1 – Banking Awareness

Certificate of Deposit: Certificate of Deposits are negotiable receipts in bearer form which can be freely traded among investors. This is also a money market instrument, issued for a period ranging from 7 days to one year .The minimum deposit amount is Rs. 1 lakh and they are transferable by endorsement and delivery.
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMS): Also known as variable-rate mortgages. The initial interest rate is usually below that of conventional fixed-rate loans. The interest rate may change over the life of the loan as market conditions change. There is typically a maximum (or ceiling) and a minimum (or floor) defined in the loan agreement. If interest rates rise, so does the loan payment. If interest rates fall, the loan payment may as well.
Arbitrage: Buying a financial instrument in one market in order to sell the same instrument at a higher price in another market.
Bank Ombudsman: Bank Ombudsman is the authority to look into complaints against Banks in the main areas of collection of cheque / bills, issue of demand drafts, non-adherence to prescribed hours of working, failure to honour guarantee / letter of credit commitments, operations in deposit accounts and also in the areas of loans and advances where banks flout directions / instructions of RBI. This Scheme was announced in 1995 and is functioning with new guidelines from 2007. This scheme covers all scheduled banks, the RRBs and co-operative banks.
Bancassurance: Bancassurance refers to the distribution of insurance products and the insurance policies of insurance companies which may be life policies or non-life policies like home insurance – car insurance, medi-policies and others, by banks as corporate agents through their branches located in different parts of the country by charging a fee.
Anytime/Anywhere Banking: With introduction of ATMs, Tele-Banking and internet banking, customers can conduct their business anytime of the day and night. The ‘Banking Hours’ is not a constraint for transacting banking business.
Bank Ombudsman: Bank Ombudsman is the authority to look into complaints against Banks in the main areas of collection of cheque / bills, issue of demand drafts, non-adherence to prescribed hours of working, failure to honour guarantee / letter of credit commitments, operations in deposit accounts and also in the areas of loans and advances where banks flout directions / instructions of RBI. This Scheme was announced in 1995 and is functioning with new guidelines from 2007. This scheme covers all scheduled banks, the RRBs and co-operative banks.
ATM: ATMs are Automatic Teller Machines, which do the job of a teller in a bank through Computer Network. ATMs are located on the branch premises or off branch premises. ATMs are useful to dispense cash, receive cash, accept cheques, give balances in the accounts and also give mini-statements to the customers.
Basis Point: One hundredth of 1%. A measure normally used in the statement of interest rate e.g., a change from 5.75% to 5.81% is a change of 6 basis points. Bear Markets: Unfavorable markets associated with falling prices and investor pessimism.
Blue Chips: Blue chips are unsurpassed in quality and have a long and stable record of earnings and dividends. They are issued by large and well-established firms that have impeccable financial credentials.
Call Money: Call money is the borrowing or lending of funds for 1 day. Where money is borrowed or lend for period between 2 days and 14 days it is known as ‘Notice Money’.
Cheque Truncation: Cheque truncation truncates or stops the flow of cheques through the banking system. Generally truncation takes place at the collecting branch, which sends the electronic image of the cheques to the paying branch through the clearing house and stores the paper cheques with it.
Credit Rating: An assessment of the likelihood of an individual or business being able to meet its financial obligations. Credit ratings are provided by credit agencies or rating agencies to verify the financial strength of the issuer for investors. E.g. CRISIL, ICRA, S&P.
Gross Domestic product (GDP): The total of market value of the finished goods and services produced in a country in a given year. Comprising of three sectors: Agriculture, Industry and Services.
Gross National Product(GNP): The total market value of finished goods and services produced in the country in a given year, plus income of domestic residents from investments made abroad, minus income earned by foreigners abroad from the domestic market
Demat Account: Demat Account concept has revolutionized the capital market of India. When a depository company takes paper shares from an investor and converts them in electronic form through the concerned company, it is called Dematerialization of Shares. These converted Share Certificates in Electronic form are kept in a Demat Account by the Depository Company, like a bank keeps money in a deposit account. Investor can withdraw the shares or purchase more shares through this demat Account.
EFT – (Electronic Fund Transfer): EFT is a device to facilitate automatic transmission and processing of messages as well as funds from one bank branch to another bank branch and even from one branch of a bank to a branch of another bank. EFT allows transfer of funds electronically with debit and credit to relative accounts.
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce): E-Commerce is the paperless commerce where the exchange of business takes place by Electronic means.

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SSC General Knowledge MCQ: Modern History

The history of India includes prehistoric archaeological evidence from Anatomically modern humans on Indian subcontinent, advances of civilisation to the Vedic period of the Indo-Aryan cultures, the founding of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, a number of ruling dynasties throughout various geographic areas of the … Some useful MCQ for UPSC, SSC CGL-Examination..

Practice Set-1
1. Which one of the following Governor Generals was impeached by the British Parliament?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Canning
(d) William Bentick
2. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
(a) Foundation of Indian National Congress.
(b) Simon Commission
(c) Home Rule Movement
(d) Cabinet Mission
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1,3,2,4
(b) 3,1,4,2
(c) 1,2,4,3
(d) 1,4,3,2
3. Which of the following posts during the Delhi Sultanate was related to the Provincial Services?
(a) Qazi -ul Quzat
(b) Ariz –i Mumalik
(c) Wali
(d) Barid – i Muamlik
4. Match List-I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists
List – I                                 List – II
(a) Doctrine of Lapse        1. Lord Curzon
(b) Partitions of Bengal    2. Warren Hastings
(c) Rohilla war                   3. Lord Dalhousie
(d) Subsidiary Alliance    4. Lord Wellesley.
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 3 2 1 4
5. Fatehpur Sikri symbolises
(a) Mohgul architecture
(b) Hindu and Muslim architecture
(c) Muslim and Christan architecture
(d) Hindu, Muslim and christen architectures
6. Raja Rammohan Roy was responsible for which of the following reforms?
1. Abolition of Sati
2. Abolition of child marriage
3. widow remarriage
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 alone
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
7. ‘Direct Actions’ was the brain child of
(a) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Mohamed Ali Jauhar
(d) Mohamed Ali Jinnah
8. Who among the following was the ‘political guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) B.G Tilak
(b) G.K Gokhale
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) S.N. Banerjee
9. Assertion (A) : In greenhouse effect, the thick carbon dioxide layer allows sunlight to filter through but prevents heat from being re-radiated in outer space.
Reason (R) : The thick carbon dioxide layer functions like glass panels of a greenhouse or glass win-dows of a motor car
10. Assertion (A) : Salt Satyagraha was an outcome of the Nonco-operation Movement.
Reason (R) : Rajaji started the Vedaranyam March.
11. Who among the following was associated with the Hindustan Republican Associa-tion?
(a) Jogesh Chandra Chatterji
(b) Rasbehari Bose
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Bhagwati Charan vohra

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Simplification Set-1

1.)362 × 689= ?
a) 723692
b) 249418
c) 710308
d) 719868
e) None of these
2.)√(11881 ) × √(?) = 10137
a) 8649
b) 9216
c) 8281
d) 9409
e) None of these
3) ∛804357 = ?
a) 98
b) 89
c) 96
d) 93
e) None of these
4) 64% of ? -96% of 1120 = 499.2
a) 2600
b) 2540
c) 2460
d) 2280
e) None of these
5) (64)² ÷ ∛32768 = ?
a) 128
b) 132
c ) 142
d) 104
e) None of these
6) 0.09 × 6.8 × ? = 2.142
a) 2.5
b) 4.4
c) 3.5
d) 2.4
e) None of these
7) (19)¹² × (19)² ÷ (19)³ = (19)?
a) 24
b) 8
c) 11
d) 12
e) None of these
8) 680% of ? = 290360
a) 43800
b) 42700
c) 41900
d) 42500
e) None of these
9) √(?) + 17 = √961
a) 169
b) 256
c) 225
d) 196
e) None of these
10) 123 ÷ 6 ÷ 0.8 = ?
a) 25.625
b) 23.545
c) 27.455
d) 21.365
e) None of these
11) 4.65 × ? – 25.18 =31.271
a) 9.84
b) 12.14
c) 14.16
d) 9.96
e) None of these
12) √(? ) × √3136 = 2184
a) 1521
b) 1681
c) 1444
d) 1849
e) None of these
13) (0.98 × 6.3) + (? ÷ 12) = 58.174
a) 648
b) 624
c) 576
d) 636
e) None of these
14) (25% of 120) + (40% of 220) = ?
a) 115
b)122
c) 120
d) 112
e) None of these
15) (9.3 × 7.5) ÷ (2.5 × 3.6) = ?
a) 7.75
b) 8.95
c) 6.75
d) 7.95
e) None of these

Answer Key
1. d) 2. a) 3.d) 4.c) 5.a) 6.c) 7. c) 8.b) 9.d) 10. a) 11. b) 12. a) 13. b) 14. e) 15. a)

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SSC Recruitment 122 Multi Tasking Staff Posts(special recruitment drive for PwD candidates)-2015

SSC Recruitment 2015 – Apply Online for 122 Multi Tasking Staff Posts: Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has published a notification for the recruitment of Multi Tasking Staff (Non Technical) vacancies (special recruitment drive for PwD candidates) in different states and union territories. Eligible candidates may apply online from 24-10-2015 to 23-11-2015 upto 05:00 PM. Other details like age, educational qualification, selection process, how to apply are given below… 
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