SSC CGL (Tier I) Exam 2015 Marks out

Friends, the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the Marks of SSC CGL (Tier I) Exam 2015. As you know, the Staff Selection Commission has conducted the Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Examination during 9th August 2015 and 16th August 2015 and  Re-exam on 30th August 2015 and released the results of the same on 29th September 2015. Now it has came out with the marks secured by the Qualified / Non Qualified candidates. You can check your marks from the official website of Staff Selection Commission (SSC) or from below link. All the Best :)

Check your SSC CGL (Tier I) Exam 2015 Marks from here

Thanks to Subhadeep Basu for the update

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Indian History Quiz : Indus Valley Civilization - Part I

Hi friends, this is Navtej again. First of all, thank you so much for the wonderful response to my yesterday's quiz on India in Space (please read that quiz here). Today I am sharing a quiz on Indian History. I have decided to start with Indus Valley Civilization (2 parts) followed by Vedic Age and various Empires and Freedom Struggle. Once again I am saying, this post is not for Banking Exams. So banking aspirants can skip these quizzes. Your reviews are always welcome. Happy Reading :)

• The history of India is divided into three parts. Which are they ?
• The ancient, medieval and modern
• What is ancient history ?
• The history recorded of the past. It gives a clear picture of the man's progress from his early wild stage to highly civilized condition.
• What are the two major divisions of the ancient Indian history ?
• The history of the age when people could not write is known as the period of unrecorded history, the period when writing came to be used is known as the period fo recorded history. 
• What enables the historians to fix the dates of the material remains with a high degree of accuracy ?
• Carbon - 14 dating
• How are the monuments useful to the historians ? 
• The monuments are useful to the study of ancient architecture, social, political and economic life of the people, fine arts and the age of various civilizations. 
• Which was the earliest civilization that flourished in India on the banks of the river Indus ?
• The Indus valley civilization from 2,900 - 1,800 B.C.
• Which are the important sites, connected with the Indus valley civilization ?
• Lothal near Ahmedabad (Gujarat);
• Kalibangan in rajasthan;
• Banwali in Hissur (Haryana);
• Ropar near Chandigarh (Punjab);
• Mohanjodaro in Larkana (now in Pakistan);
• Harappa Sahiwal district (now in Pakistan)
• Which site was the first to be excavated ?
• Harappa
• Who first excavated the Harappa site ?
• John Marshall and R. D. Bannerji in 1921
• Which is the largest Harappan city ?

• Mohenjo-daro
• What is the most remarkable structure of Mohenjo-daro ?
• The Great Bath
• The houses and buildings of Indus valley were made up of what ?
• Baked bricks
• What kinds of cloth were worn by the people of Harappa ?
• Cotton clothes 
• What were the chief occupation of the people ?
• Agriculture and cattle forming
• What was the main deity of the Indus people ?
• Mother Goddess who they worshipped 
• How long did this civilization last ?
• For about 1000 years
• Which spirits were worshipped by the Indus people ?
• Nagas and Yakshas
• Modern Hinduism which possess all the features of which culture ?
• Indus valley culture 
• How many seals were excavated from Mohenjo-daro ?
• nearly 300
• Which were the chief food of the people ?
• the people used Wheat, Barley, Palmdate, mutton, pork, fish and eggs.

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Science Quiz : India in Space - Part II

Dear friends, this is Navtej again. hope you are enjoying reading my posts on General Knowledge. Here I am sharing the Part II of Science Quiz : India in Space. You can read the Part I from here.

• What is ISRO ?
• ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is the organization which plans and implements the Space research programmes of India. It works under the department of Space. Bengaluru is it's headquarters. 
• Important Details to Note :
• Established on : 15th August 1969
• Chairman : A S Kiran Kumar
• Motto : Space Technology in the Service of Human Kind
• Which are the units functioning in VSSC (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre)
• Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)
• Space Science and Technology Centre (SSTC)
• Rocket Fabrication Facility (RFF)
• Rocket Propellent Plant (RPP)
• Reinforced Plastics Centre (REPLACE) Thiruvananthapuram
• Valiamala Facilities, Thiruvananthapuram
• Ammonium Per Chlorate Experimental Plant (APEP), Aluva
• Other Space Research Institutions in India
• ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bengaluru
• Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad
• Sri Hrikotah Range (SHAR), Nellor (Andhra Pradesh)
• Auxiliary Propulsion Systems Unit (APSU) [Thiruvananthapuram, Mahendragiri and Bengaluru)
• Which are the main wings of the Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad ?
• Experimental Satellite Communication Earth Station (ESCES)
• Satellite Communication System Division (SCSD)
• Remote Sensing and Meterological Application Division (RSMD)
• Software System Group (SSG)
• Electro Wave Division (EWD)
• Which are the wings of Sri Harikotah Range (SHAR) ?
• Sri Harikotah Launch Complex (SLC)
• Rocket Seld Facility (SLED)
• Solid Propellent Space Booster Plant (SPROB)
• Sri Hari Kotah Common Facilities (SCF)
• Static Test and Evaluation Complex (STEX)
• Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Mahendragiri (Tamil Nadu), Valiamala (Thiruvananthapuram)
• National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) Hyderabad
• INSAT Master Control Facility (MCF) Hassan
• Where is the location of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre ?
• Thumba in Thiruvananthapuram 
• When was the first rocket launched from Thumba ? 
• 21st November 1963 (Rocket for weather studies)
• When was the Indian made rocket "Rohini"  launched from Thumba ?
  
• 20th November 1967
• When was the first satellite of India, Aryabhatta launched ?
• 10th April 1975
• The weight and diameter of Aryabhatta :
• Weight : 360 kg
• Diameter : 106 metres
• Height : 116 cm
• it had 26 phases
• From where was Aryabhatta launched ?
• from Russia by Russian vehicle 
• The time taken by Aryabhatta for one revolution around the Earth :
• 96.41 minutes (15 revolutions a day)
• Of which metal was Aryabhatta made ?
• A special alloy Aluminum 
• Which institution designed Aryabhatta ?
• I.S.S.P now known as ISAC (ISRO Satellite Centre)

That's all for today friends. In our next post we shall discuss the 3rd part of India in Science series followed by Atomic India and Solar Systems. Happy Reading :) 

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Upcoming SSC Exam Dates / Time Table / Schedule 2014

Friends, IBPS Bank (PO and Clerical) Exams are almost over. Now its time to focus on the SSC. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has already released the tentative schedule for the examinations to be held during the year 2014. Here is the simplified version of that time table from January 2014 to December 2014. You can download the pdf version of the ssc time table 2014 from below link. All the Best.

Note : This is tentative schedule only. Chances are there for the changes in dates.

Tentative Schedule for SSC 2014 Examinations List 

Name of Examination	Date of the Advertisement	Last Date for the application	Date of the Examination
Multi Tasking  (Non-Technical) Staff Exam-2014	9th November 2013	6th December 2013	16th February 2014 (Sunday) & 23rd February 2014 (Sunday)
Combined Graduate Level (Tier-I) Exam-2014	18th January 2014	14th February 2014	27th April 2014 (Sunday) & 4th May 2014 (Sunday)
Junior Engineer (Civil & Electrical) Exam-2014	22nd February 2014	21st March 2014	25th May 2014 (Sunday)
Recruitment of SI in CAPFs, ASI in CISF and SI in Delhi Police Exam-2014	15th March 2014	11th April 2014	22nd June 2014  (Sunday)(Paper-I) 21st September 2014 (Sunday) Paper-II)
Junior Hindi Translator in Subordinate Offices Exam-2014	22nd March 2014	18th April 2014	8th June 2014 (Sunday)
Combined Graduate Level (Tier-II) Exam-2014	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	30th August 2014 (Saturday) (AN) & 31st August 2014  (Sunday)
Stenographer Grade C&D Exam 2014	24th May 2014	20th June 2014	14th September 2014 (Sunday)
Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level Exam/ 2014	19th July 2014	15th August 2014	2nd November 2014 (Sunday) & 9th November 2014  (Sunday)
Junior Translator (CSOLS) /Jr/Hindi Translators Exam-2014	9th August 2014	5th September 2014	7th December 2014 (Sunday)

SSC Departmental Examination Dates 2014 :

Name of Examination	Date of the Advertisement	Last Date for the application	Date of the Examination
Clerks' Grade (for Multi Tasking Staff only) Exam-2014	11th January 2014	7th February 2014	23rd March 2014 (Sunday)
Grade ;C" Steno. Ltd. Depttl. Comp. Exam-2014	8th March 2014	4th April 2014	11th May 2014 (Sunday)
Upper Div. Clerk Ltd. Depttl. Comp. Exam-2014	13th September 2014	10th October 2014	21st December 2014  (Sunday)

Download the pdf version of SSC Exam Calender for 2014 from here

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