Skill Test Schedule For Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination 2013 (Southern Region)

SSC Southern Region announced the schedule for the Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination 2013.

Venue : M/S. Tensor Infotech, I & III Floor, Rukshana Towers, 51/21, Hindi Prachar Sabha Street, T Nagar, Chennai – 600 017. Tel No: 044 - 2434 4799.

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7 things to know about Microsoft’s New CEO - Satya Nadella

Microsoft finally announced its new chief executive as Satya Nadella after a six-month-long flood of speculations and rumours. 

Although Ballmer and Gates are well-known within the tech community, much less is known about Nadella.

Nadella, relatively unknown outside of the company, has been with Microsoft for 22 years, and comes in as founder Bill Gates’s moves on from his role as chairman to technology adviser.

As Nadella steps into the national spotlight, here’s 7 things to know about Microsoft’s new CEO:

1.    He grew up in India. Nadella was born in 1967 in Hyderabad, India, attended public schools there and received a bachelors’ degree in electrical engineering from Manipal University. His father, B.N. Yugandhar, still lives in Hyderabad. According to Reuters, the senior Nadella was a member of the elite Indian Administrative Service and a member of the Planning Commission during 2004-2009 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

2.    Nadella is known for his work with cloud computing at Microsoft and his deep technical knowledge. The company's cloud platform which Nadella came to oversee in 2013 is the infrastructure beneath Microsoft services such as Bing, Xbox Live, Office 365 and Windows Azure.

Nadella has helped Microsoft's cloud platform, Azure, become a more serious competitor to Amazon's cloud. Before becoming head of cloud and enterprise engineering, Nadella led Microsoft's server and tools division.

3.    He reads poetry. Nadella says he kicks back by reading poetry, which he says is like code. “You’re trying to take something that can be described in many, many sentences and pages of prose, but you can convert it into a couple lines of poetry and you still get the essence, so it’s that compression. The best code is poetry.”

4.    Nadella joins the growing list of Indian-born executives heading major global corporations. Nadella's appointment would make him one of the America's most powerful Indian-origin executives, alongside MasterCard's Ajay Banga and PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi.

5.    He’s a multi-tasker. When he joined Microsoft in 1992, he was on track to get his master’s degree. Rather than choose between the two, he did both, flying out from Redmond on Friday nights for classes at the University of Chicago. He finished a master’s in business administration in just two and a half years.

6.    Nadella would be only the third CEO of 38-year-old Microsoft after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.

7.    Nadella  has three university qualifications – a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Mangalore University, a master's degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin and another master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicag

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Computer: MS Office Quiz

1. Which of the following is not valid version of MS Office?
A) Office XP
B) Office Vista
C) Office 2007
D) None of above

2. You cannot close MS Word application by
A) Choosing File menu then Exit submenu
B) Press Alt+F4
C) Click X button on title bar
D) From File menu choose Close submenu

3. The key F12 opens a
A) Save As dialog box
B) Open dialog box
C) Save dialog box
D) Close dialog box

4. What is the short cut key to open the Open dialog box?
A) F12
B) Shift F12
C) Alt + F12
D) Ctrl + F12

5. A feature of MS Word that saves the document automatically after certain interval is available on
A) Save tab on Options dialog box
B) Save As dialog box
C) Both of above
D) None of above

6. Where can you find the horizontal split bar on MS Word screen?
A) On the left of horizontal scroll bar
B) On the right of horizontal scroll bar
C) On the top of vertical scroll bar
D) On the bottom of vertical scroll bar

7. Which of the following is not available on the Ruler of MS Word screen?
A) Tab stop box
B) Left Indent
C) Right Indent
D) Center Indent
E) All of them are available on ruler

8. What is place to the left of horizontal scroll bar?
A) Tab stop buttons
B) View buttons
C) Split buttons
D) Indicators
E) None of above

9. Which file starts MS Word?
A) Winword.exe
B) Word.exe
C) Msword.exe
D) Word2003.exe

10. How many ways you can save a document?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

11. If you want to keep track of different editions of a document which features will you use?
A) Editions
B) Versions
C) Track Change
D) All of above

12. Background color or effects applied on a document is not visible in
A) Web layout view
B) Print Layout view
C) Reading View
D) Print Preview

13. What is a portion of a document in which you set certain page formatting options?
A) Page
B) Document
C) Section
D) Page Setup

14. Borders can be applied to
A) Cells
B) Paragraph
C) Text
D) All of above

15. Which of the following is not a type of page margin?
A) Left
B) Right
C) Center
D) Top

16. What is the default left margin in Word 2003 document?
A) 1"
B) 1.25"
C) 1.5"
D) 2"

17. What is gutter margin?
A) Margin that is added to the left margin when printing
B) Margin that is added to right margin when printing
C) Margin that is added to the binding side of page when printing
D) Margin that is added to the outside of the page when printing

18. Portrait and Landscape are
A) Page Orientation
B) Paper Size
C) Page Layout
D) All of above

19. If you need to change the typeface of a document, which menu will you choose?
A) Edit
B) View
C) Format
D) Tools

20. Which of the following is not a font style?
A) Bold
B) Italics
C) Regular
D) Superscript


Answers
1-B
2-D
3-A
4-D
5-A
6-C
7-D
8-B
9-A
10-A
11-B
12-D
13-C
14-D
15-C
16-B
17-C
18-A
19-C
20-D

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Top Amazing Facts About The Human Body

Here are wacky facts about human body : - 

è The largest organ in the body is the skin.

è The liver is the largest gland and the largest internal organ in the human body.

è The brian uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.

è Our heat beats around 100000 times a day, 36500000 times a year and over a billion times if you live beyond 30.

è Length of thum is the same with nose.

è Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. They are created inside the bone marrow.

è It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.

è The biggest muscle in the body is gluteus maximus , in the buttock.

è The lungs contain over 300, 000 million capillaries. If they were laid end to end, they would stretch 2400 km.

è Every drop of blood in human body is filtered by the body over 300 times a day.

è The ovum is the largest cell in the human body.

èAdult lungs have a surface area of around 70 square meters.

è The stapes is the smallest bone in the body. It’s located in the inner ear.

è The acid in stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.

è Nose and Ears continue growing throughout entire life.

è Each person has a unique tongue print just like the fingerprints.

è The longest muscle in the body is Sartorius.

è The smallest muscle in the body is Stapedius, deep in the ar. It is thinner than a thread and 0.05 inches ( 0.12 centimeters ) in length.

è Enamel is hardest substance in the human body.

è All babies are color blind when they are born , they only see black & white.

è The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.

è It takes 17 muslce to smile and 43 to frown.

è The adult body is made up of : 100 trillion cells, 206 bones, 600 muslces and 22 internal organs.

è Bone in an adult account for 14% of the body’s total weight.

è A body born with 300 bones in their body, but as an adult we have 206 bones.

è 200 muscles used to take one step.

è The strongest bone in your body is the femur ( thighbone ) and its hollow. It is also the longest and largest bone in Human body.

è The normal pulse is 70 heartbeats per minute.

è Blood is 6 times thicker than water.

è Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body.

è Our kidneys filter about 1.3 liters of blood every minute & expel up to 1.4 liters of urine in a day.

è The only part of the body without blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.

è An average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime.

è The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger.

è 14 bones make up the human face.

è The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood to 30 feet.

è The tooth is the only part of the human body that can’t repair itself. 

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LIC Recruitment of AAO (Actuarial)

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is inviting online applications from eligible Indian Citizens for filling up the posts of Assistant Administrative Officer (Actuarial).


Name of the Post : Assistant Administrative Officer (Actuarial)

Number of Vacancies : 30 Posts (4 SC, 2 ST, 8 OBC, 16 General)

Important Dates :
Start date for On-line Registration of Applications - 20th March 2014
Last date for On-line Registration - 6th April 2014
Download of Call Letter for Examination - 1st Week of May, 2014
Date of On-line Examination (Tentative) - 11th May 2014

Eligibility : Candidates should have compulsorily passed paper CT1 and CT5 plus 4 or more other papers of the examination conducted by the Institute of Actuaries, London/Actuarial Society of India. (Total 6 or more papers) as on the date of eligibility i.e. 1st March, 2014.

Application Fee :
Rs. 50/- for SC / ST / PWD
Rs. 500/- for Others

Click here to View the notification.

Check here to Apply On-line.

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All About लोक सभा !

Dear readers, As General Elections are round the corner, we are presenting you an article on Lok Sabha, which will provide you a detail knowledge about the Lok Sabha (The Lower House of Indian Parliament).

Parliament of India consists of two houses: The Lok Sabha or House of the people and the Rajya Sabha (राज्य सभा)) or Council of States.

The Lok Sabha (लोक सभा) or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India.  Lok means "people" and Sabha means "assembly" in Sanskrit.

The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552, which is made up by election of upto 530 members to represent the States, upto 20 members to represent the Union Territories and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the Hon'ble President, if,  in his/her opinion, that community is not adequately represented in the House.

The total elective membership is distributed among the States in such a way that the ratio between the number of seats allotted to each State and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.

Lok Sabha, unless sooner dissolved, continues for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and the expiration of the period of five years operates as dissolution of the House.

However, while a declaration of emergency is in operation, this period may be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending, in any case, beyond a period of six months after the proclamation has ceased to operate.

Background:

The Lok Sabha was duly constituted for the first time on 17 April 1952 after the first General Elections held from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952.

The first Session of the First Lok Sabha commenced on 13 May 1952. As many as 15 General Elections to the Lok Sabha have been held till date. The Fifteenth General Elections was held from 16 April to 13 May 2009.

Qualifications of a Member of Lok Sabha:

Article 84 Part V of Indian Constitution sets qualifications for being a member of Lok Sabha, which are as under:-

1. He/She is a citizen of India, and makes and subscribes before some person authorized in that behalf by the Election Commission of India an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule of Indian Constitution.

2. He/She, in the case of a seat in the House of the People, should not be less than twenty-five years of age; and

3. He/She possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by Parliament.

However, a member can be disqualified of being a member of Parliament:-

1. if he/she holds office of profit;

2. if he/she is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court

3. if he/she is an undischarged insolvent;

4. if he/she is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, or is under any acknowledgment of allegiance or adherence to a foreign State;

5. if he/she is violating party discipline (as per Tenth schedule of the constitution);

6. disqualified under Representation of People Act.

Furthermore, as per article 101 (Part V.—The Union) of Indian Constitution:

A person cannot be :-

(1) a member of both Houses of Parliament and provision shall be made by Parliament by law for the vacation by a person who is chosen a member of both Houses of his seat in one House or the other.

(2) a member both of Parliament and of a House of the Legislature of a State.

System of elections to Lok Sabha:

For the purpose of holding direct elections to Lok sabha each state is divided into territorial constituencies. In this respect the constitution of India makes the following two provisions:

1. Each state is allotted a number of seats in the Lok sabha in such a manner that the ratio between that number and its population is same for all the states of India. This provision does not apply for states having a population of less than 6 million (60 lakhs)

2. Each state is divided into territorial constituencies in such a manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it remain the same throughout the state

Powers:

1. Motions of no confidence against the government can only be introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha. If passed by a majority vote, the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers resigns collectively. The Rajya Sabha has no power over such a motion, and hence no real power over the executive.

2. Money bills can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha, and upon being passed, are sent to the Rajya Sabha, where it can be deliberated on for up to 14 days.

If not rejected by the Rajya Sabha, or 14 days lapse from the introduction of the bill in the Rajya Sabha without any action by the House, or recommendations made by the Rajya Sabha are not accepted by the Lok Sabha, the bill is considered passed.

The budget is presented in the Lok Sabha by the Finance Minister in the name of the President of India.

3. Equal Powers with the Rajya Sabha in initiating and passing any Bill for Constitutional Amendment (by a majority of the total membership of the House and at least two-thirds majority of the members present and voting).

4. Equal Powers with the Rajya Sabha in initiating and passing a motion for the impeachment of the President (by two-thirds of the membership of the House).

5. Equal Powers with the Rajya Sabha in initiating and passing a resolution declaring war or national emergency (by two-thirds majority) or constitutional emergency (by simple majority) in a state.

6. If the Lok Sabha is dissolved before or after the declaration of a National Emergency, the Rajya Sabha becomes the sole Parliament. It cannot be dissolved. This is a limitation on the Lok Sabha. But there is a possibility that president can exceed the term to not more than 1 year under the proclamation of emergency and the same would be lowered down to six-month if the said proclamation ceases to operate.

Important Points to be remember:

1. Shri G.V. Mavalankar was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha (15 May 1952- 27 February 1956).

2. Shri M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar was the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha (30 May 1952-7 March 1956).

3. Smt. Meira Kumar is the Present Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

4. Shri Kariya Munda is the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

5. Shri  Sushil Kumar Sambhajirao Shinde is the leader of the house in the Fifteenth Lok Sabha.

6.  Smt. Sushma Swaraj is the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.

7. Shri T. K. Viswanathan is the Sec. – General of the Lok Sabha.

8. In the Fifteenth Lok Sabha, two members, i.e. Smt. Ingrid Mcleod and Shri Charles Dias are the nominated members.

9. Shri Basudeb Acharia and Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit are the longest serving members in the Lok Sabha.

10. Normally three Sessions of the Lok Sabha are held in a year:

1. Budget Session - February - May

2. Autumn or Monsoon Session  -  July - August

3. Winter Session -   November - December

Lok Sabha also called the popular Chamber: The Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of adult suffrage.  That is why it is called the popular chamber.

Note:

1. The 16th general election will be held in nine phases, the longest election in the country's history, from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to constitute the16th Lok Sabha in India.

2. Voting will take place in all 543 parliamentary constituencies of India to elect Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.

3. The result of this election will be declared on 16 May 14, before the 15th Lok Sabha completes its constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014.

4. According to the Election Commission of India, the electoral strength in 2014 is 81.45 crores (814.5 million), the largest in the world.

5. This also will be the longest and the costliest general election in the history of the country with the Election Commission of India estimating that the election will cost the exchequer Rs 3,500 crores, excluding the expenses incurred for security and individual political parties.

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Most Important Achievements of Indian Cricketer

1.    First Cricket tournament

- The Bombay Triangular which later became the Bombay Quadrangular ( 1912-1936

2.    First Cricket Club in India

- Oriental Cricket Club , 1848

3.    First  Cricket Test Match

- Against England at Lord’s June, 25, 1932

4.    First ODI Match

- Against England at Leeds July 13, 1974

5.    First T20 Match

- Against South Africa 1^st December, 2006

6.    First Test Captain

- CK Nayudu, 1932 tour of England

7.    First ODI Captain

- Ajit Wadekar, 1974

8.    First ODI Won

- 1975 against East Africa under captaincy of S Venkataraghavan

9.    First Test Won

- Against England in Madras, 1951 - 52

10.  First Test Series Victory

- Against Pakistan, 1952

11.  First Test Series Victory outside Indian Subcontinent

- Against New Zealand, 1967 - 68

12.  First Indian Bowler to take wicket

- Mohammad Nissar

13.  First Cricketer to score a half century

- Amar Singh

14.  First Cricketer to score a century

- Lala Amarnath in 1933 against England in South Bombay

15.  First Cricketer to score a double century in Test

- Polly Umrigar , 223 against New Zealand at Hyderabad in 1955- 56

16.  First Cricketer to score a triple century in Test

- Virender Sehwag, 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004

17.  First Cricketer to score a century in ODI

- Kapil Dev, 175* against Zimbabwe in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

18.  First Cricketer to score a double century in ODI

- Sachin Tendulkar , 200* against South Africa at Gwalior , 24 February 2010.

19.  First Hat- Trick in Test Match

- Harbhajan Singh against Australia in March 2001

20.  First Hat – trick in ODI match

- Chetan Sharma against New Zealand in 1987

21.  First Cricketer World Cup Championship Win

- At the 1983 Cricket World Cup

22.  First Batsman to complete 10,000 runs in Test Cricket

- Sunil Gavaskar ( He was the in the world to achieve this feat.

23.  First Batsman to complete 10,000 runs in ODI Cricket

- Sachin Tendulkar ( He was the in the world to achieve this feat.)

24.  Bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings

- Anil Kumble, 10/74 against Pakistan in Delhi, 1999

25.  First Batsman to score 50 centuries in Test Cricket

- Sachin Tendulkar

26.  First Batsman to score two centuries in the same test match

- Vijay Hazare against Autralia in Adelaid, 1947- 48

27.  First Batsman to score pair of ducks in same test match

- Vijay Hazare against England in Kanpur, 1951- 52

28.  First Batsman to score 1000 runs

- Vijay Hazare

29.  First Indian Player to score a century in three successive Test matches

- Vijay Hazare

30.  India’s first ever foreign coach

- John Wright

31.  First stadium to host a Test match in India

- Gymkhana Ground in Bombay, 1933

32.  6 sixes in an over

– Yuvraj Singh, against England 2007

33.  Fastest Half Century in T20

– Yuvraj Singh against England 2007 in 12 balls

34.  Fastest Test century on Debut

- Shikar Dhavan , against Australia, 85 balls.

35.  Most sixes in ODI Innings

- Rohit Sharma , 16 Sixes against Australia in Bangalore, 2013

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