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26 Jan Daily Current Affairs Quiz

2021-01-26T11:44:00.008+05:30

Current Affairs is an important part of all government exams. Generally, it is believed to be a subject asked in interviews but without it, you cannot expect to score excellently even in the General Awareness section of the prelims.

If any of you have given exams like SSC CGL, CHSL, or IBPS Bank P.O, you must have witnessed the growing trend of asking current affairs. This is because the employers want to know whether their future employees are familiar with the outside world or not and whether they care enough to know about the current situation of their country and state or not.

So considering its importance, you should not neglect this section at any cost but you don't have to bother much. With our free daily current affairs, you will be able to cover this portion of your General Awareness very quickly.

We have tried our level best to make current affairs learning as interactive as possible.

Besides this, the necessary keywords have been highlighted to grasp your attention. We have also provided free daily current affairs pdf at the end of this blog so that you can revise it later.

26 Jan Daily Current Affairs

What was the theme of the 11th National Voter's Day celebrated on 25 Jan?

a) Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth
b) Emerging Trends in Urban Mobility
c) Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe, and Informed

d) India's Energy Future in a World of Change

Ans.- c) The theme of the 11th National Voter's Day is 'Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe, and Informed'.

SpaceX has created a new world record by launching how many satellites using a single rocket?

a) 200

b) 150

c) 104

d) 143

Ans.- d) Elon Musk's SpaceX has created a world record by launching 143 satellites from a single Falcon 9 rocket. It has beaten the ISRO's record of launching 104 satellites in 2017.

Which state has recently started the scheme called 'Ek Paudha Suposhit Beti Ke Naam'?

a) Kerala

b) Rajasthan

c) Gujarat

d) Tamil Nadu

Ans.- b) This scheme has been started in Sirohi, Rajasthan to make people aware of the importance of nourishment of pregnant women and children.

Which organization has recently published a report called 'The Inequality Virus'?

a) World Economic Forum

b) UN

c) World Bank

d) Oxfam International

Ans.- d) Oxfam International

Which country's former Prime Minister has been awarded the 'Padma Vibhushan' - 2021?

a) Japan

b) France

c) Saudi Arab

d) Nepal

Ans.- a) Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the field of Public Affairs.

The 51st International Film Festival of India was held in which state of India?

a) Gujarat

b) Goa

c) Karnataka

d) Maharashtra

Ans.- b) The 51st International Film Festival of India was held in Goa.

Which state government has recently launched the 'Udyam Sarathi' app?

a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand

d) Bihar

Ans.- b) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the Udyam Sarathi app on the occasion of the state's 71st foundation day. The app will help youth to explore self-employment opportunities.

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25 Jan Daily Current Affairs Quiz

2021-01-25T11:40:00.005+05:30

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25 Jan Daily Current Affairs

National Voter's Day is celebrated on

a) 21 Jan
b) 22 Jan
c) 25 Jan

d) 26 Jan

Ans.- c) 25 January

In which city, India will host the Indian Ocean Region defense minister's conclave on Feb 4?

a) Chennai

b) Hyderabad

c) Bengaluru

d) Mumbai

Ans.- c) Bengaluru; The broad theme of the conclave will be 'Enhanced Peace, Security, and Cooperation in the Indian Ocean'.

In which state, India will set up its first gas-to-ethanol plant?

a) Kerala

b) Maharashtra

c) Gujarat

d) Tamil Nadu

Ans.- b) Maharashtra; SAIL (Steel Authority of India) will set up the plant in Chandrapur.

Which organization has recently brought into force the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons?

a) NATO

b) ASEAN

c) European Union

d) UN

Ans.- d) United Nations

Which state government has recently announced that it will start 'Jail Tourism'?

a) Maharashtra

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Gujarat

Ans.- a) Maharashtra (Yerawada Jail)

Who has won the 'Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar' 2021 in the individual category of the award?

a) Rabindra Jain

b) Rajendra Kumar Bhandari

c) Ravindra Kumar Sinha

d) Rajeev Kumar Varshney

Ans.- b) Rajendra Kumar Bhandari for his invaluable contribution in the field of Disaster Management.

Srishti Goswami became the chief minister of which state for one day on Jan 24 on the National Girl Child Day?

a) Maharashtra
b) Goa
c) Uttarakhand

d) Bihar

Ans.- c) Uttarakhand

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24 Jan Daily Current Affairs Quiz

2021-01-24T12:40:00.009+05:30

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24 Jan Daily Current Affairs

Which state has recently launched the 'Re-SVAYEM' scheme?

a) Nagaland

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Sikkim

d) Assam

Ans.- d) Re-SVAYEM (Redesigned Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment

In which state, India's largest Multi-Modal Logistics park will be built?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Maharashtra

c) Gujrat

d) Karnataka

Ans.- c) Gujrat (Gandhinagar)

On which day, the National Girl Child Day is celebrated?

a) 22 Jan

b) 23 Jan

c) 24 Jan

d) 25 Jan

Ans.- c) 24 January

Which Indian cooperative has topped the list of the World's Top 300 Cooperatives?

a) IIFCO

b) KMF

c) OMFED

d) Amul

Ans.- a) IIFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited)

India's longest Road Arch Bridge 'Wahrew Bridge' has been recently built in which state?

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Meghalaya

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Jammu & Kashmir

Ans.- b) Wahrew Bridge

Which zone of Indian Railways has recently created a new record by operating the longest Freight Train 'Vasuki'?

a) South Eastern Central Railway

b) East Coast Railway

c) South Coast Railway

d) East Central Railway

Ans.- a) South Eastern Central Railway (SECR)

Netaji Subash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary on 23rd Jan was celebrated as

a) Desh Prem Divas

b) Shaheed Divas

c) Parakram Divas

d) Pravasi Bhartiya Divas

Ans.- c) Parakram Divas

India has recently unveiled a new draft policy for which of the following?

a) Antarctica

b) South China Sea

c) Arctic

d) Taiwan

Ans.- c) Arctic Policy

Which ministry has recently launched 'ShramShakti'- The National Migration Support Portal?

a) Ministry of Labour and Employment

b) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

c) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ans.- b) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

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Best Educational You Tube Channels

2021-01-17T17:52:00.009+05:30

If you have ever been to a coaching center, then you may know the sum of money they charge for their courses which barely even completes in time.

Also, the timing schedule is a big problem for the students. Students sometimes can not follow the time schedules strictly resulting in missing the class.

Reaching the destination, especially in India, is often a big hurdle, costing much more time in traveling than actually studying.

With the advent of the affordable internet, online education is seeing a major breakthrough. Now students can study in the comfort of their homes and that too sometimes at little or no cost.

Online education also does not require traveling thus saving a lot of time.

There are many teachers and coaching institutes on the internet that teach students for free, or at a very low price.

And in this blog, you will get to know some of the best educational channels that are present on YouTube.

Study IQ

Study IQ was founded by Dr. Gaurav Garg and Abhishek Jain.

With over 9 million subscribers and 1.5 billion views, Study IQ is one of the most-watched education channels in the world.

Study IQ has a faculty for almost every government exam such as UPSC, SSC CGL Bank PO, LIC RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, State PCS exams, etc in both English as well as Hindi medium.

Some of the best teachers of Study IQ are Gaurav Garg, Mahipal Singh Rathore, and Ankit Agarwal.

The Current Affairs series by Dr. Gaurav Garg is considered one of the best by the students.

Mahipal Singh Rathore's exhaustive approach to teaching also helps students to grasp arduous concepts with ease.

Ankit Agarwal's videos on economics are great as well.

Besides educational videos, the channel also uploads interviews of government exam toppers which are very helpful for aspirants who want to gain insight into the strategy and practices of toppers.

Rakesh Yadav Reader's Publication

Rakesh Yadav Reader's Publication is owned by Rakesh Yadav sir, one of the most acclaimed teachers of maths in India.

Rakesh Yadav Reader's Publication is mostly followed by the students of government job exams like SSC, Bank, Railways, C-TET, State level exams, etc.

The channel currently has more than 2.5 million subscribers and more than 130 million views, making it one of the most-watched government jobs related channels.

The channel has one of the best faculty like Rakesh Yadav sir himself for maths, Gopal Verma sir for English, Abhishek Suman sir for GS, Piyush Varshney sir for reasoning, Arun Kumar sir for Hindi, and many more.

World Affairs

This relatively new channel was founded by the former Study IQ faculty Prashant Dhawan Sir.

Even though the channel was started quite recently, it has more than 6 hundred thousand subscribers and more than 50 million views.

The channel is considered one of the best when it comes to understanding International Affairs.

Prashant Dhawan sir's ability to explain difficult concepts easily and his perfect radio voice make it easy for students to understand the topic.

Unacademy

Unacademy is an online education technology company based in Bangalore.

The channel was started by Gaurav Munjal in 2010 whereas the company was started by Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, and Hemesh Singh in 2015.

Unacademy has a wide range of courses for exams like UPSC, IIT JEE, NEET-UG, SSC, Bank, etc. It also has professional courses for programming, personality development, management, etc.

The lessons are in the form of live classes both free and via subscription.

The company has a network of over 18000 educators.

Besides this, several noteworthy personalities and public figures like former President, Pranab Mukherjee, Member of Parliament, Shashi Tharoor, former IPS officer and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi, and many others take live classes from time to time.

Wifistudy

Wifistudy is an online education and career channel founded by Dinesh Godara.

It has more than 13 million subscribers and over 2 billion views making it the most-watched Indian educational youtube channel.

The channel covers almost all major government exams like SSC, Bank, State Police, Railways, etc.

It also provides study material for Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, General Knowledge, Verbal Ability, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, etc which are very helpful for government job aspirants.

Wifistudy is currently owned by Unacademy.

So that is it for today's post, if you found this blog on 'Best Educational You Tube Channels' helpful, then do visit our other blogs on Examophilia.

SSC CGL Posts

2020-08-30T18:36:00.006+05:30

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) every year conducts the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exams on a national level to recruit officers for various posts in the Central Government.

Candidates appointed for different SSC CGL Posts have different job profiles, duties, and working conditions. The qualification, salary, etc also vary between different Central Government Jobs.

These lucrative Central Government Jobs attract millions of candidates every year from all over India.

Despite being one of the most rewarding and lucrative government jobs, candidates are not much aware of the job profile of these posts.

So in this blog, we will discuss different SSC CGL Posts, their job profiles, promotion policies and salaries.

SSC CGL posts description

Growth / Promotion:

Superintendent of Narcotics >> Assistant Narcotics Commissioner >> Deputy Narcotics Commissioner >> Narcotics Commissioner

Junior Statistical Officer (JSO)

Classification of Post: Group "B"

Department / Ministry / Organization: Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Salary and Benefits (in INR):

Pay Scale: 9300-34800

Grade Pay: 4200

Duties/working conditions:

Employees have to assist the Statistical Officer in drafting documents, data entry and tabulation.

Growth / Promotion:

Senior Statistical Officer (SSO) >> Assistant Director >> Deputy Director >> Joint Director >> Director >> Deputy Director General >> Additional Director General >> Director General

Income Tax Inspector (ITI)

Classification of Post: Group "C"

Department / Ministry / Organization: Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

Salary and Benefits (in INR):

Pay Scale: 9300-34800

Grade Pay: 4600

Duties/working conditions:

The employee has to access, verify, and process Income Tax records of individuals and companies.

The employee may have to take part in conducting raids.

Growth / Promotion:

Income Tax Officer >> Assistant Commissioner >> Deputy Commissioner >> Commissioner

Auditor

Classification of Post: Group"C"

Department / Ministry / Organization: Offices under C&AG, CGDA

Salary and Benefits (in INR):

Pay Scale: 5200 - 20200

Grade Pay: 2800

Duties/working conditions:

The job is to audit expense reports of State Departments (C&AG), Accounts of defence forces (Controller General of Defense Accounts or CGDA), etc

Growth / Promotion:

Senior Auditor >> Assistant Audit Officer (AAO) >> Senior Auditor Officer >> Assistant Account General (AAG) >> Deputy Accountant General (DAG)

2020-08-18T19:59:00.026+05:30

Important days are an important part of all government exams. If any of you have given exams like SSC CGL, CHSL, or any other one-day Central or state government exams you must have noticed the growing trend of asking important days and their themes.

Why is it important to cover the important days of all months?

If you cover this section, you can be sure of at least two to four marks in the General Awareness section. So considering its importance, you should not neglect this section at any cost but you don't have to bother much. We will help you cover this portion very swiftly.

Important days of one month will be covered in each post. So it will take around 12 posts to complete this section.

We have tried to make it as interactive as possible and have also by coloring the bonus information in red. Besides remembering the important days, you must also remember the themes related to that day of the current year.

Important days of June:

June has tonnes of important days and you do not need to remember all of these. We have selected the 24 most important days from June like World Environment Day, World Day against Child Labour, International Day against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking, etc. to discuss here.

All of these are very important from the exam perspective so memorize this list without any delay.

June 1- World Milk Day (Theme of 2020- the 20th anniversary of World Milk Day); Global Day of Parents
June 2- Telangana Formation Day; International Sex Workers Day
June 3- World Bicycle Day
June 4- International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5- World Environment Day (Theme of 2020- Celebrating Biodiversity)
June 6- Russian Language Day; World Pest Day (or World Pest Awareness Day)
June 7- World Food Safety Day (Theme of 2020- Food Safety, everyone's business)
June 8- World Brain Tumor Day; World Oceans Day (Theme of 2020- Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean)
June 9- World Accreditation Day (WAD) (Theme of 2020- Accreditation: Improving Food Safety)
June 12- World Day against Child Labour
June 13- International Albinism Awareness Day (Theme of 2020- Made To Shine)
June 14- World Blood Donor Day (Theme of 2020- Safe Blood Saves Lives)
June 15- World Wind Day (or Global Wind Day); World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)
June 16- International Day of Family Remittances (Theme of 2020- Building resilience in times of crisis)
June 17- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (Theme of 2020- Food. Feed. Fibre.- the links between consumption and land)
June 18- Sustainable Gastronomy Day; Autistic Pride Day
June 19- National Reading Day
June 20- World Refugee Day (Theme of 2020- Every Action Counts)
June 21- International Yoga Day (Theme of 2020- Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family; UN 2020 Theme- Yoga for Health- Yoga at Home); World Hydrography Day (Theme of 2020- Hydrography- enabling autonomous technologies); World Music Day (or Fete de la Musique)
June 23- International Olympic Day; World Public Service Day; International Windows Theme
June 25- Day of the Seafarer (The 2020 Campaign of the Day- Seafarer are key workers)
June 26- International Day against Drug Abuse And Illicit Trafficking (Theme of 2020- Better Knowledge for Better Care)
June 27- Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
June 29- National Statistics Day (Birthday of Indian Mathematician and founder of Indian Statistical Institute- Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis)

These were the 24 most important days of June from the exam perspective. Try to read and write it as many times as you can, it will surely help you.

So, this is it for today's post. We hope you liked it but if you think we have missed any important day of this month which should have been mentioned here, feel free to use the comment section.

The next post will cover July.

Important Days of May

2020-08-10T18:46:00.011+05:30

Why is it important to cover the important days of all months?

Important days of one month will be covered in each post. So it will take around 12 posts to complete this section.

We have tried to make it as interactive as possible and have also added bonus information in red. Besides remembering the important days, you must also remember the themes related to that day of the current year.

Important days of May:

May has a lot of important days and you do not need to remember all of these. We have selected the 22 most important days (still the list is long though) from the month of May like International Labour Day, World Press Freedom Day, World Red Cross Day, etc. to discuss here. All of these are very important from the exam perspective so memorize this list without any delay.

May 1- International Labour Day; Maharashtra Foundation Day; Gujrat Foundation Day
May 2- International Tuna Day; Spring Astronomy Day
May 3- World Press Freedom Day (Theme of 2020- Journalism without Fear or Favour); World Laughter Day
May 4- International Firefighters' Day; Coal Miners Day
May 5- World Asthma Day (Theme of 2020- Enough Asthma Deaths); International Day of Midwives (Theme of 2020- Celebrate, Demonstrate, Mobilise, Unite); World Hand Hygiene Day (Theme of 2020- Save Lives: Clean your hands)
May 7- World Athletics Day; Vesak Day (Birthday of Gautama Buddha)
May 8- World Thalassaemia Day (Theme of 2020- The dawning of a new era for thalassaemia: Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients); World Red Cross Day
May 9- World Migratory Bird Day (Theme of 2020- Birds connect our world)
May 11- National Technology Day
May 12- International Nurses Day (Birth Anniversary of Florence Nightingale) (Theme of 2020- Nursing the world to health)
May 15- International Day of Families (Theme of 2020- Families in development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25)
May 16- International Day of Light; National Dengue Day
May 17- World Hypertension Day; World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
May 18- World AIDS Vaccine Day or HIV Vaccine Awareness Day; International Museum Day (Theme of 2020- Museum for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion)
May 20- World Metrology Day (Theme of 2020- Measurements for global trade); World Bee Day (Theme of 2020- Bee Engaged)
May 21- International Tea Day; Anti Terrorism Day
May 22- International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) (Theme of 2020- Our solutions are in nature)
May 23- World Turtle Day
May 25- World Thyroid Day; International Missing Children's Day
May 28- World Menstrual Hygiene Day (Theme of 2020- Periods in Pandemic); World Hunger Day
May 29- World Digestive Health Day (Theme of 2020- Gut Microbiome: A Global Perspective); International Day of UN PeaceKeepers (Theme of 2020- Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace)
May 31- World No Tobacco Day

These were the 22 most important days of May from the exam perspective. Try to read and write it as many times as you can, it will surely help you.

So, this is it for today's post. We hope you liked it but if you think we have missed any important day of this month which should have been mentioned here, feel free to use the comment section. The next post will cover June.

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Books and Authors

2020-07-30T16:32:00.001+05:30

Books and Authors (of some recently released books)

Books and Authors are now an important part of General Awareness and are asked in almost every Central or State government exams.

Remembering this small list can easily help you get some marks in the Current Affairs section of your exams.

Knowing these books will not only help you with your exams but you can also read it to improve your reading and writing skills.

Here is a list of some of the most famous books with their author's names. The list includes books that have been published quite recently or have been continuously in news for one reason or another.

Besides this, we have also put images of books that we could find. The images contain buying links, so if you want to buy any book just click on the image and you can buy it.

The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir John Bolton

Wuhan Diary: Dispatches From The Quarantined City Written by Fang Fang

Politics Of Opportunism: Regional Parties, Coalitions, Center-State Relations In India Written by R. N. P. Singh
R.N. Kao: Gentleman Spymaster Written by Nitin Gokhale

Backstage: The Story Behind India's High Growth Years Written by Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Midnight In Chernobyl: The Untold Story Of The World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Written by Adam Higginbotham

The Story of Yoga: From India to Contemporary World Written by Alistair Shearer
The Ickabog Written by J. K. Rowling
Hop On: My Adventures On Boats, Trains, And Planes Written by Ruskin Bond
Balwa Written by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
The Vault Of Vishnu Written by Ashwin Sanghi

Human Dignity: A Purpose in Perpetuity Written by Ashwani Kumar
Asha and the Spirit Bird Written by Jasbinder Bilan
Karmyodha Grannth Written by Amit Shah
The Wizenard Series: Training Camp Written by Kobe Bryant and Wesley King

The Cuckoo's Nest Written by A. Sethumadhavan
Missing In Action: The Prisoner's Who Never Came Back Written by Chander Suta Dogra
The Death Of Jesus Written by J. M. Coetzee
Memoirs And Misinformation Written by Jim Carrey
Shutting To The Top: The Story Of P. V. Sindhu Written by Krishnaswami V
The Renaissance Man- The Many Facets Of Arun Jaitley Written by Muppavarapu Harshvardhan Deepa Venkat
My Encounters In Parliament Written by Bhalchandra Mungekar
Legacy Of Learning Written by Savita Chhabra
Pax Sinica: Implications For The Indian Dawn Written by Samir Saran and Akhil Deo

The Winning Sixer Written by W.V.Raman
Happy For No Reason (Autobiography of Mandira Bedi) Written by Mandira Bedi and Satyadev Barman
Relentless (Autobiography) Written by Yashwant Sinha
Milind Soman (Autobiography) Written by Milind Soman and Roopa Rai
Gandhi's Hinduism The Struggle Against Jinnah's Islam Written by M. J. Akbar
Bad Man Written by Gulshan Grover and Roshmila Bhattacharya
A Commentary and Digest on The Air, Act 1981 Written by K. K. Khandelwal
Death; An Inside Story: A book for all those who shall die Written by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

The 12 Commandments Of Being A Woman Written by Tahira Kashyap
Messiah Modi Written by Tavleen Singh
How The Onion Got Its Layers Written by Sudha Murthy
The Art Of Her Deal: The Untold Story Of Melania Trump Written by Mary Jordan

From The Trenches: India's Top Lawyer On His Most Important Cases Written by Abhishek Singhvi and Satyajit Sarna

Shivaji In South Block: The Unwritten History Of A Proud People Written by Girish Kuber
Invincible: A Tribute to Manohar Parrikar Written by Tarun Vijay
The Dry Fasting Miracle: From Deprive to Thrive Written by Luke Coutinho
Lockdown Liaisons: Leaving and Other Stories Written by Shobhaa De
Tell Her Everything Written by Mirza Waheed
A Child of Destiny (Autobiography) Written by Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao
Pahla Girmitiya Written by Giriraj Kishore
Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism Written by Dinyar Patel
Klara and the Sun Written by Kazuo Ishiguro
Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India Written by Amish Tripathi
Too Much and Never Enough Written by Mary Trump
The Yogini Poems: Love and Life Written by Adyasha Das

20 Most Important English Words You Must Know

2020-07-25T13:57:00.018+05:30

Ever sat to write an essay, letter, article, or story, and you just can not think of any appropriate word to express what you want to write. Well, you are not alone, it happens to almost every non-native speaker of any language. The only solution to this problem is having a plethora of words in your stock.

It will be helpful in improving your writing skills whether you are writing a blog for your website, or an essay or a letter in your exams.

Having a minuscule vocabulary makes your work repetitive and boring. Using different words each time makes the content joyful and interactive. It can change the reader's perception of the author drastically.

Therefore, we decided to make a list of words that are very essential in daily life. We not only have listed the most important English words along with it's meaning but also its Pronunciation, Parts of speech, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Example sentences.

So, here is a list of 20 important English words that we think will be very helpful in boosting your vocabulary.

Flaunt

Pronunciation- flont

Parts of speech- Verb

Meaning- Display something proudly or obviously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration.

Synonyms- Show off, Ostentatious, Flamboyant, Conspicuous, Pretentious, Display

Antonyms- Hide, Cover, Conceal, Refrain

Example- The newly rich couple is eager to flaunt their prosperity.

Do not flaunt the qualities that you don't possess.

A peacock flaunting its wings

Subjugate

Pronunciation- sub-ju-gate

Parts of speech- Verb

Meaning- Conquer or bring under control (a person or a group).

Synonyms- Conquer, Defeat, Dominate, enslave, Subdue, Suppress, Oppress

Antonyms- Lose, Release, Give in, Let go, Surrender, Free, Liberate

Example- The rich landlords have been subjugating the peasants for centuries.

It was not an act of genocide, but it was the largest and most enduring program devised by man to subjugate a race.

For long periods of time, people from poor countries were subjugated and used as slaves

Nonplused

Pronunciation- non-plussed

Parts of speech- Verb

Meaning- Surprised and confused as to how to react.

Synonyms- Confused, Bewildered, Puzzled, Perplexed, Baffled

Antonyms- Expect, Calm, Soothe

Example- They were nonplussed, but their boss had not lost his nerve.

The rabbit was nonplussed, so the dog caught it easily.

A man standing nonplussed

Eulogize

Pronunciation- eu-lo-gise

Parts of speech- Verb

Meaning- To praise highly.

Synonyms- Applaud, Acclaim, Bless, Commend, Idolize, Flatter, Praise

Antonyms- Blame, Castigate, Criticize, Censure, Condemn, Denounce

Example- A poet eulogizing the bravery of soldiers.

Unless you eulogize whatever they say or do, they become angry with you.

Lord Ganesha is widely eulogized among the Hindus

Incriminate

Pronunciation- in-crimi-nate

Parts of speech- Verb

Meaning- Make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.

Synonyms- Allege, Blame, Charge, Prosecute, Finger, Frame, Hold accountable

Antonyms- Exonerate, Pardon, Free, Exculpate, Ignore

Example- An incriminating evidence has been found against Mr. Atkins.

He refused to answer questions in order not to incriminate himself.

Incriminating pieces of evidence are used as a way of catching criminals

Expedite

Pronunciation- ex-pe-dite

Parts of speech- Verb

Meaning- To make a process or action happen more quickly.

Synonyms- Speed up, Assist, Accelerate, Hurry, Hasten, Quicken, Ease

Antonyms- Delay, Hinder, Retard, Slow, Stop, Halt, Hold, Block, Cease

Example- The North Koreans have no wish to expedite their communication with the Americans.

Narendra Modi has promised to expedite economic reforms.

Many countries use the manufacturing sector to expedite their economic growth

Embroil

Pronunciation- em-broil

Parts of speech- Verb

Meaning- Involve deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.

Synonyms- Involve, Enmesh, Commingle, Entangle, Ensnare

Antonyms- Extricate, Separate, Remove, Exclude, Free, Untangle, Untwist

Example- He had no desire to get embroiled in lengthy lawsuits.

The United States was reluctant to get its forces embroiled in the civil war.

He got fully embroiled in the fight with his boss

Quixotic

Pronunciation- quix-ot-ic

Parts of speech-

Meaning- Something which is extremely idealistic; Unrealistic and impractical.

Synonyms- Utopian, Idealistic, Unrealistic, Imaginary, Dreamy, Impracticable, Impossible

Antonyms- Realistic, Practical, Practical, Rational, Clear-eyed, Clear-sighted

Example- The idea of an obese person participating in a triathlon is a quixotic notion.

A quixotic plan.

The idea that one can halt climate change is wonderfully quixotic.

The notion that humans will live in a place like this seems quite quixotic

Sycophant

Pronunciation- sy-co-phant

Parts of speech- Noun

Meaning- A person who praises rich or powerful people usually in order to gain some advantage from them.

Synonyms- Servile, Flatterer, Bootlicker, Obsequious, Toady, Yes man, Fawner

Antonyms- Domineering, Overbearing, High-handed, Lordly, Superior

Example- The Prime Minister is surrounded by sycophants.

The advisers are sycophants and they will never tell him to retire.

He was a real sycophant, he even used to clean his boss's clothes

Epicure

Pronunciation- epi-cure

Parts of speech- Noun

Meaning- A person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink; One devoted to sensual pleasure.

Synonyms- Hedonist, Connoisseur, Gourmand, Bon vivant, Foodie, Gourmet, Gastronome, Sensualist

Antonyms- Glutton, Overeater, Stuffer, Guzzler,

Example- His uncle is an epicure who traveled across the country so that he can have Indian food.

Since John is an epicure, he refuses to consume any food that is not prepared by a chef.

The chef of the hotel was a man of epicurean tendencies

Articulate

Pronunciation- ar-tic-u-late

Parts of speech- Adjective

Meaning- Ability to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly.

Synonyms- Fluent, Eloquent, Intelligible, Fluent, Silver-tongued, Well-spoken, Communicative, Coherent, Lucid

Antonyms- Inequal, Inarticulate, Ineloquent, Unvocal, Hesitant, Unintelligible, Stuttering

Example- Rajesh is an articulate speaker, nobody can deny that.

She gave a witty, entertaining, and articulate speech.

His articulate speech changed the mood of the audience

Erudite

Pronunciation- er-u-dite

Parts of speech- Adjective

Meaning- Having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying.

Synonyms- Educated, Knowledgeable, Scholarly, Learned, Lettered, Literate

Antonyms- Dark, Illiterate, Ignorant, Benighted, Uneducated, Unscholarly, Unlettered, Unlearned

Example- He can turn any conversation into an erudite discussion.

An erudite professor.

An erudite commentary.

He was never dull, always erudite, and well informed.

The erudite student graduated at the top of her class

Tenuous

Pronunciation- ten-u-ous

Parts of speech- Adjective

Meaning- Easily damaged or proved false.

Synonyms- Weak, Shaky, Feeble, Thin, Slight, Insubstantial, Fragile, Slim

Antonyms- Convincing, Substantial, Strong, Sturdy, Tough,

Example- After the end of the crusading period, relations between East and West had grown tenuous.

The police have found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.

Dandelions are very tenuous

Tranquility

Pronunciation- tran-quil-ity

Parts of speech- Noun

Meaning- the quality or state of being calm.

Synonyms- Calm, Quiet, Stillness, Serenity, Repose, Silence, Mildness,

Antonyms- Commotion, Busyness, Uproar, Chaos, Disturbance, Loudness, Noise

Example- I love the tranquility of the countryside.

Passing cars are the only noise that disturbs the tranquility of rural life.

Everyone wants to live at such a tranquil place

Tryst

Pronunciation- trist

Parts of speech- Noun / Verb

Meaning- An agreement (as between lovers) to meet; An appointed meeting or meeting place.

Synonyms- Meeting, Appointment, Assignation, Date, Engagement, Rendezvous

Antonyms- Non-engagement, Non-participation, Non-involvement, Division, Separation

Example- Everyone remembers Jawaharlal Nehru's famous speech "Tryst with Destiny".

Both lovers had to hurry to keep their noontime tryst in the park.

A moonlight tryst.

Both the employees were seen indulged in a little afternoon tryst

Perfidious

Pronunciation- per-fid-i-ous

Parts of speech- Adjective

Meaning- Unable to be trusted, or showing no loyalty.

Synonyms- Treacherous, Defector, Disloyal, Deceitful, Traitorous, Faithless, Untrustworthy, Unfaithful

Antonyms- Loyal, Staunch, Reliable, Faithful, Dedicated, Devoted, Steadfast,

Example- A perfidious lover.

She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy.

We were betrayed by a perfidious ally.

A perfidious campaign worker revealed the senator's strategy to his leading rival for the nomination.

His perfidious colleague stabbed him in the back

Precocious

Pronunciation- pre-co-cious

Parts of speech- Adjective

Meaning- (especially of children) Showing mental development or achievement much easier than usual.

Synonyms- Prodigy, Gifted, Talented, Mature, Advanced, Smart, Intelligent, Clever

Antonyms- Backward, Slow, Stupid, Unintelligent, Numskull, Doltish

Example- The precocious child began reading the newspaper at an early age.

Her mother tried to frighten her, but the child was too precocious.

A precocious child, he went to the university at the age of 15

Heinous

Pronunciation- hei-nous

Parts of speech- Adjective

Meaning- (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) Utterly bad and shocking.

Synonyms- Odious, Wicked, Evil, Horrendous, Atrocious, Abominable, Monstrous, Disgraceful, Horrific, Terrible

Antonyms- Admirable, Praiseworthy, Creditable, Delightful, Likeable, Loveable, Pleasant

Example- There is no dispute over the heinous nature of the crime.

It was not a heinous sin, nor would it affect his moral character.

The court ruled against the convict for the heinous crime

Virtuoso

Pronunciation- vir-tu-o-so

Parts of speech- Noun

Meaning- A person who is highly skilled at something, especially in music or other artistic pursuits.

Synonyms- Maestro, Genious, Expert, Master, Ace, Adept, Guru, Wizard, Specialist

Antonyms- Beginner, Inexpert, Amateur, Incompetent, Duffer, Dabbler, Dilettante

Example- Famous mainly for his voice, Cole Porter was also a virtuoso on the piano.

He's a real virtuoso in the kitchen.

No one could beat a virtuoso musician like him

Truncate

Pronunciation- trun-cate

Parts of speech- Verb

Meaning- To make something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it.

Synonyms- Cut, Trim, Shorten, Abbreviate, Reduce, Decrease, Abridge, Curtail

Antonyms- Elongate, Lengthen, Extend, Prolong, Protract

Example- The Prime Minister truncated his lengthy speech when he realized that the audience was getting bored.

Television coverage of the event was truncated by a technical fault.

A lemon being truncated

So these were the 20 most important English words that we think you must know for improving your English vocabulary. These words will prove to be very helpful for General Competetive exams as well as in improving writing skills. Hence, try to read, write, and remember as many times as possible.

So, this is it for today's post. We hope you liked it but if you think we have missed anything important which should have been mentioned here, feel free to use the comment section.

Important Days of April

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Important days are an important part of all government exams. If any of you have given exams like SSC CGL, CHSL, or any other one-day government exams you must have witnessed the growing trend of asking important days and themes.

Why is it important to cover the important days of all months?

If you cover this section, you can be sure of at least two to four marks in the General Awareness section. So considering its importance, you should not neglect this section at any cost but you don't have to bother much. We will help you cover this portion very swiftly.

Important days of one month will be covered in each post. So it will take around 12 posts to complete this section. We have tried to make it as interactive as possible and have also added bonus information in red. Besides remembering the days, you must also remember themes related to that day of the current year.

Important days of April:

April has a lot of important days and you do not need to remember all of these. We have selected the 25 most important days (still the list is long though) from the month of April like World Health Day, Earth Day, etc. to discuss here. All of these are very important from the exam perspective so memorize this list without any delay.

Apr. 2- World Autism Awareness Day (Theme of 2020- The Transition to Adulthood)
Apr. 3- Army Medical Corps Raising Day
Apr. 4- International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance
Apr. 5- National Maritime Day; International Day of Conscience
Apr. 7- World Health Day (Theme of 2020- Support nurses and midwives)
Apr. 9- Play True Day (Celebrated by World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); Valour Day or Shaurya Diwas (Celebrated by Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) (On this day in 1965, a small contingent of CRPF fought aginst a Pakistani brigade on Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch, Gujrat)
Apr. 10- World Homeopathy Day (Theme of 2020- Enhancing the scope of Homeopathy in Public Health)
Apr. 11- National Safehood Motherhood Day (birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi)
Apr. 12- International Day of Human Space Flight
Apr. 13- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day; Siachen Day (On 13 April 1984, Indian Army captured Siachen Glacier)
Apr. 14- World Chagas Disease Day
Apr. 15- World Art Day
Apr. 16- World Voice Day
Apr. 18- World Heritage Day (Theme of 2020- 'Shared Culture', 'Shared History' and 'Shared Responsibility')
Apr. 19- World Liver Day
Apr. 20- UN Chinese Language Day
Apr. 21- World Creativity and Innovation Day, National Civil Service Day
Apr. 22- Earth Day
Apr. 23- World Book and Copyright Day (or World Book Day or International Day of the Book); UN English Language Day; UN Spanish Language Day
Apr. 24- National Panchayati Raj Day; International Day of Multilateralism and Peace
Apr. 25- World Malaria Day (Theme of 2020- Zero malaria starts with me); International Delegates Day; World Veterinary Day (Theme of 2020- Environment Protection for Improving Animal and Human Health); World Penguin Day
Apr. 26- World Intellectual Property Day (Theme of 2020- Innovate for a green future); Basava Jayanthi; International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
Apr. 28- World Day for Safety and Health at Work (Theme of 2020- Stop the Pandemic)
Apr. 29- International Dance Day
Apr. 30- International Jazz Day

These were the 25 most important days of April from the exam perspective. Try to read and write it as many times as you can, it will surely help you.

Read : Important Days of May

Important Days of March

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Why is it important to cover the important days of all months?

Important days of March:

March has a lot of important days and you do not need to remember all of these. We have selected the 19 most important days (still the list is long though) from the month of March like World Wildlife Day, Zero Discrimination Day, etc. to discuss here. All of these are very important from the exam perspective so memorize this list without any delay.

Mar. 1- Zero Discrimination Day
Mar. 3- World Wildlife Day; World Hearing Day
Mar. 10- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day
Mar. 11- No Smoking Day
Mar. 12- World Kidney Day; National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Inception Day
Mar. 13- World Sleep Day (Theme of 2020- Better Sleep, Better Life, Better Planet)
Mar. 14- International Pi (ℼ) Day; International Day of Mathematics (Theme of 2020- Mathematics Is Everywhere); International Day of Action for Rivers (Theme of 2020- Women, Water, and Climate Change)
Mar. 15- World Consumer Rights Day (Theme of 2020- The Sustainable Customer)
Mar. 18- Global Recycling Day (Theme of 2020- Recycling Heroes)
Mar. 20- International Day of Happiness (Theme of 2020- Happiness for all); World Sparrow Day; World Down Syndrome Day
Mar. 21- International Day of Nowruz; International Day of Forests (Theme of 2020- Forests and Biodiversity); World Poetry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar. 22- World Water Day (Theme of 2020- Water and Climate Change); Bihar Statehood Day
Mar. 23- World Meteorological Day
Mar. 24- World Tuberculosis Day (Theme of 2020- It's Time)
Mar. 27- World Theatre Day
Mar. 28- Earth Hour Day (Theme of 2020- Climate Action and Sustainable Development)
Mar. 29- Foundation Day of National Gallery of Modern Art
Mar.30- Rajasthan Statehood Day
Mar. 31- International Transgender Day of Visibility

These were the 19 most important days of March from the exam perspective. Try to read and write it as many times as you can, it will surely help you.

Read : Important Days of April

Important Days of February

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Why is it important to cover the important days of all months?

Important days of February:

February is the shortest month of the year but has many important days such as World Cancer Day, World Radio Day, etc. So, it can not be ignored but the good thing is there are only 13 important days in February to memorize, all of which have been mentioned below:

Feb. 2- World Wetlands Day (Theme of 2020- Wetland and Biodiversity)
Feb. 4- World Cancer Day (Theme of 2020- I Am and I Will)
Feb. 6- International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (Theme of 2020- Unleashing Youth Power)
Feb. 10- World Pulses Day
Feb. 11- International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Feb. 12- Darwin Day (To commemorate the birth anniversary of Charles Darwin)
Feb. 13- World Radio Day
Feb. 19- Soil Health Card Day
Feb. 20- World Day of Social Justice; Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day
Feb. 21- International Mother Language Day
Feb. 22- World Thinking Day (Theme of 2020- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)
Feb. 24- Central Excise Day
Feb. 27- World NGO Day; Protein Day
Feb. 29- World Rare Disease Day

These were the 14 most important days of February from the exam perspective. Try to read and write it as many times as you can, it will surely help you.

Read : Important Days of March

Best SSC CGL and CHSL Books ( Maths, English, Reasoning and G.S)

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Books are indeed man's best friend but wrong books can lead you in the wrong direction. Therefore, it is necessary for you to buy those books on which you can completely rely upon. The market is flooded with a variety of SSC books published by numerous publications each claiming to be the best but the reality is most of them are pretty useless and contain a plethora of mistakes. Even the updated versions are replete with errors. That is why we thought to share with you the most useful books of competitive Maths, English, Reasoning, and General Studies in a single post. Trust us, these are the best books for SSC CGL you will find in the market. In case you want to purchase any of these books, just click on the 'shop now' button.

Best Books for SSC CGL/CHSL Maths-

The below books are the best books for SSC CGL/CHSL Maths and each one has a unique feature that makes it exclusive in its league but you don't have to buy all of them to crack any SSC exam. Just one or two books of your own choice will be more than enough. It is repeated again please do not buy more than two books for Maths. You don't want yourself to be solving maths problems all day. There are more subjects to prepare as well.

Rakesh Yadav SSC Mathematics 7300+ - This book is basically a compilation of all maths questions asked in SSC exams from 1999 to 2020. Although questions have been categorized in chapters and further in types and are bilingual (English and Hindi) for convenience but what makes this book unique is the solutions provided to the problems. The book is filled with smart, short, and effective approaches, all printed carefully. There is no dearth of questions as well as there are more than 9700 questions to solve.

Kiran's SSC Mathematics Chapterwise- This book is also a compilation of all the maths questions asked by SSC until now. Its salient features include the profound categorization of questions in chapters and further in types and the traditional way of solving problems. This book doesn't contain any short tricks but is useful for those whose maths is weak or for those who can't stand short tricks as a solution. There are more than 9500 questions in this book as well. It is not a bilingual book and Hindi and English medium books are sold separately.

Rakesh Yadav Class Notes of Maths- It is a must-buy for all those preparing for SSC exams. It is not a book filled with questions to solve but is more of notes of all chapters of Maths as you can see in the name of this book. It contains an awesome but concise explanation of the most important conceptual questions of all chapters. Hindi and English editions are sold separately.

Best Books for SSC CGL/CHSL English-

The below books can be used by Banking aspirants as well. Just like maths, you are recommended to buy any one or two of these books.

Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi- Published by Arihant, it is one of the best books for competitive English. It contains each and every concept of the English language written in a very easy way to understand plus grammatical exercises for you to solve as well as vocabulary to improve your word stock.

Kiran English Language Chapterwise- This book is a massive compilation of more than 11000 questions asked in all of SSC exams until now. The best thing about this book is that it is available in both Hindi edition and English edition.

English for General Competition by Neetu Singh- This book is published by KD Publication and is probably the best book of competitive English for beginners. If any of you are new to competitive English, you can buy this book without a single doubt.

Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis- This book is only for increasing vocabulary. It has no grammar lessons but this book can prevent you from parroting words yet making you learn all the words by heart. The whole book is filled with one-word substitutions and useful vocabulary with a detailed explanation of how each word was formed. Basically, it deals with the roots of words and their etymology.

Best Books for SSC CGL/CHSL Reasoning-

Okay, all of you will agree with us that Reasoning is probably the easiest subject among all other subjects of SSC. You can prepare for Reasoning without actually buying a book for it just by solving reasoning questions from previous year papers or from mocks. Still, if any of you need a book for guidance then here is just one book for you-

Rakesh Yadav Reasoning 7300+ - This is a good book to cover Reasoning. It has plenty of questions, all divided into types. The explanations of solutions are easy to understand. Also, it is bilingual.

Best Book for SSC CGL/CHSL General Awareness-

So we have arrived at the last subject. General Awareness is very much feared by the students as it has an ocean of things to read. So, the General Awareness book should be concise. The below books can prove to be a great help in this regard.

Lucent's General Knowledge- It is a very thin book but as it is said, don't judge a book by its cover. This book covers almost all the static portion of General Awareness asked in SSC exams.

Kiran SSC General Awareness Chapterwise- It is not a thin book at all because like most of the Kiran books, it is also a compilation of all the general awareness questions asked in SSC until now. Mostly, It is used by students for practice.

With that, we come to an end. We have mentioned all the greatest books available in this field and we hope these books will benefit you. We also hope you liked our post and if you did, please share this post with your friends. Also, If you find any book that has been missed by us, please do let us know in the comments. It will be beneficial for the students as well. Thank you all for reading.

Important days of January

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Why is it important to cover the important days of all months?

Important days of January:

There are a lot of important days in January month but we will discuss only those which are important from the exam perspective. If you remember only 13 days from the month of January, it will be more than enough. So without further ado, be ready with pen and paper.

Jan. 4- World Braille Day (Birthday of Louis Braille-Inventor of the Braille system for the deaf-blind people)
Jan. 6- Journalist Day in Maharashtra (In memory of Balshastri Jambhekar)
Jan. 9- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (M.K.Gandhi returned to India from South Africa on this day in 1915)
Jan. 10- World Hindi Day
Jan. 12- National Youth Day (Birthday of Swami Vivekananda)
Jan. 14- Armed Forces Veterans Day (Lt. Gen. K.M.Cariappa retired on this day.)
Jan. 15- National Army Day (K.M. Cariappa became the 1st Commander-In-Chief of the Indian Army); India Meteorological Department Foundation Day
Jan. 19- National Immunization day; NDRF Raising Day
Jan. 24- National Girl Child Day; International Day of Education; U.P. Foundation Day
Jan. 25- National Tourism Day; National Voters Day, Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day (Became state from Union Territory in 1971)
Jan. 26- International Customs Day; Republic Day (Indian Constitution came into force)
Jan. 27- International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
Jan. 30- Martyr's Day ( Mahatma Gandhi was martyred in 1948); World Leprosy Day (Theme of 2020- Leprosy isn't what you think)

These were the 13 most important days of January from the exam perspective. Try to read and write it as many times as you can, it will surely help you.

So, this is it for today's post. We hope you liked it but if you think we have missed any important day in the month of January, feel free to use the comment section. In the next post, we will cover February.

Read : Important Days of February

Syllabus Of SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS-

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The Staff Selection Commission conducts various exams every year to fill vacant seats in the government departments like Inspectors, Stenographers, Data Entry Operators and LDCs and UDCs in various departments and ministries. So before you begin your preparations, you must be familiar with the different levels of examinations the commission conducts for different levels of posts.

SSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level) Exams- Through CGL, you can get the highest posts SSC has to offer. You can become Examiner, Income Tax Inspector, or Upper Divisional Clerk in various departments and ministries of the Government. As exciting as it sounds, CGL is tough to crack as you have to go through 3 to 4 tiers - Prelims, Mains, Essay/Letter writing, and Computer proficiency test. To make it easy for you, the latter two are just qualifying in nature.
SSC CHSL (Combined Higher Secondary Level) Exams- Through CHSL, you can become Data Entry Operator, Postal/Sorting Assistant or Lower Divisional Clerk. It is easier compared to CGL in toughness. Also, you have to go through 3 tiers only-Prelims, Essay/Letter writing and Typing test. Like CGL, the latter two are qualifying in nature.
SSC MTS (Multi Tasking Staff) Exams- It is the easiest exam on the ladder of SSC. Cracking this exam allows you to become a Multi Tasking Staff in various departments of the Government. There are only two tiers- Prelims and Essay/Letter writing.

Also read: Best books for SSC CGL / CHSL

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA-

Exam	Min. Educational Qualification
CGL	Graduation from any stream
CHSL	Intermediate from any stream( PCM necessary for DEO post)
MTS	Matric pass

EXAM PATTERN IN PRELIMS-

All these exams conducted by SSC follow the same exam pattern in the prelims differing only in their levels of difficulty. CGL is toughest, hence it requires patience and thorough study whereas CHSL and MTS are relatively easy and can be prepared in lesser time. For CGL and CHSL exams, you will be given 1 hour only to solve 100 objective questions whereas, in MTS, you will have an ample time of 1 hour 30 minutes.

Subjects	Questions	Marks
Quantitative Aptitude	25	50
Reasoning	25	50
General Awareness	25	50
English	25	50
Total	100	200

EXAM PATTERN IN CGL MAINS-

SSC CGL Mains is the most difficult when it comes to cracking CGL. Only a meticulous study of these subjects can get you through this.

Subject	Questions	Marks
Maths	100	200
English	200	200
Total	300	400

EXAM PATTERN IN CHSL TIER 2-

It is a descriptive test in nature where you will be given 1 hour to write an essay in 200-250 words and a letter/application in 150 words. The test will be of 100 marks out of which 33% marks is compulsory to qualify this exam.

EXAM PATTERN IN MTS TIER 2-

It is also the same as CHSL Tier-2 except that it is easier. In MTS Tier-2, you will be asked to write either an essay or a letter in 30 minutes. The test will be of 50 marks.

SYLLABUS-

The syllabus of SSC is pretty vast but can be covered only by patience and discipline. Starting with-

1. Quantitative Aptitude-It is divided into two sections-

Arithmetics- In it, you will be covering these chapters-

Number System
LCM and HCF
Simplification
Power, Indices, and Surds
Average
Ratio and Proportion
Percentage
Profit and Loss
Discount
Simple Interest
Compound Interest
Time and Work
Pipe and Cistern
Time and Distance
Boat and Stream
Sequence and Series

Advance Mathematics- All the below chapters come under this section-

Algebra
Trigonometry
Geometry
Mensuration
Statistics and Data Interpretation

**Those preparing for MTS can skip Advance Mathematics for faster preparation.

2. Reasoning-

Analogy and Similarity
Symbols and Notations
Number Series
Missing Number
Classification
Coding-Decoding
Logical Venn Diagram
Dice
Direction
Ranking and Sitting Arrangement
Clock
Calendar
Cube and Cuboid
Syllogism
Statement Arguments and Assumptions
Blood Relation
Arithmetical Problems
Arrangement of Words in Logical Order
Word Formation
Alphabet Series
Counting Figures
Mirror and Water Image
Paper Cutting and Folding
Embedded Figure
Figure Formation
Completion of Figure
Analogy and Similarity (Figure based)
Series (Figure based)
Classification and Deviation of Figure

3. General Awareness- It can be divided into 3 sections-

Social Studies-

Indian History
Polity
Geography
Economics

Science-

Physics
Chemistry
Biology

Current Affairs

4. English-

Common Errors
Improvement of Sentences
Voice
Narration
Fill in the blanks
Synonyms and Antonyms
One Word Substitution
Idioms/Phrases
Correctly spelled word
Arrangement of Sentences
Cloze Test
Comprehension Test

These are all the details and syllabus of SSC CGL, CHSL, and MTS that you should know.

Apart from these, we are here to help you in your journey towards success. You can use our notes and study materials which will be published weekly. Feel free to leave your doubts in the comments section. We will be more than glad to help you out.