How to avoid Sleep while Studying?

How to prevent sleep during studies ?

Sleeping is a common process, our body needs it naturally.  

Recommended sleeping time for human beings

Age Group	Required Sleeping Time
Newborns (0-3 months)	14-17 hours
Infants (4-11 months)	12-15 hours
Toddlers (1-2 years)	11-14 hours
Preschoolers (3-5)	10-13 hours
School age children (6-13)	9-11 hours
Teenagers (14-17)	8-10 hours
Younger adults (18-25)	7-9 hours
Adults (26-64)	7-9 hours
Older adults (65+)	7-8 hours

But it is very important to consider when to sleep? where to sleep? and how long to sleep? . 

Sleeping Place	Your Loss
School / College	Studies
Church / temple / mosque	Blessing
Bus	You will miss your destination
Driving	You will meet Accident

Sleeping is necessary for a healthy body. But sleeping in unnecessary times may spoil our health, wealth and studies. Doctors advise that the sleeping at improper timings may lead for obesity during the students days. 

What do you understand from the above examples ? Sleeping is  right but sleeping in wrong place, at the wrong time is absolutely wrong. 

What is the reason for sleep during studies ?

There are three factors determines our sleep in both right or wrong times.

Health

Health is the prime factor which decides our sleep. Daily five to seven hours sleep is enough for a normal student. If you are a student with alergy, asthma you need to sleep more. So that you should not waste even a single minute and use your healthy times effectively. Over weight also cause some sleep disorders.Using the time effectively, they too can improve their study habits. Some students have sleep disorders they should use the available time effectively for studying. If your are a student who doesn't have the above said problems you are healthy and you can follow all the tips given here.

Food 

If you are studying in the morning, take some light breakfast, some light snacks if it is in the evening. Avoid eating heavy meals as they can make your body and brain sluggish and this will lead you to  make you slow or feel sleepy.

During your study hours take juicy fruits like grapes and oranges.

Environment

Have proper lighting in your room. Keep your properties like bag, books, pen, notes etc. organized. Don't study with a fan blowing on your face as it dries your eyes and make you sleepy.

Scientific reason for sleep while reading or studying

Mostly of us, in our student life, whenever we sit to read, we used to sit in a relaxed position. It prevents physical activation, This causes stagnation of lactic acid in the cells. Since the lactic acid is a high oxygen absorbing agent, it quickly reacts with the oxygenated blood to reduce the flow of the blood to brain. Lack of oxygenated blood causes the brain to get tired. This automatically make us sleepy while studying.

Psychological reason for sleep while studying

Psychologically, you will feel sleepy whenever you try to study something you are not interested. You will not understand if you try hard to study that subject.

Tips to avoid sleeping while studying:

• Sit in a straight position(Sit on a chair with flat back). Always try to sit on a uncomfortable desk. Comfortable cushion chair or bed may invite you to sleep.

• Strictly avoid lying position as it instructs your brain to do two contrary tasks to sleep as well as to study. Finally, the instruction to sleep will win.

• Take notes while you read. It will give some physical work to your body and keep your brain afresh.

• Change your topic if you feel sleepy.Read some interesting subjects whenever you feel sleepy.

• Change Your Siting positions frequently. It will stimulate your concentration level. Whatever the position can be but do not lean from your straight pose.

• Walk and study for some time. The physical activity caused by this will keep afresh your brain.

• Read loud whenever possible.But be careful it may not disturb your neighbour.

• Avoid reading continuously with out break which will cause semi consciousness ( a hypnotic effect) and you can not understand anything in this process.After every one hour relax yourself for at least 10 minutes. You can swallow the things you studied during the last session.

• Avoid keeping your eyes too much close to your books. It will lead you to fall asleep.

• Do some easy exercises if you feel sleepy while studying.

• Take small breaks during studies. Take 10 minutes brake during 1 hour continuous study. Drink some hot drinks in your study breaks.

• Take a cold shower if your health is normal of Wash your face with some cold water.

• Drink water eventually, so that you have to hit the restroom often. It will avoid sleepy mood. And water is good for health.

• Study in groups to avoid sleep, it really works. If you are in hostel, join with the students who study sincerely. It will keep you away from sleep.

• If you are feeling sleepy so much and could not control yourself, take a short time sleep (cat nap) Sleep for 15 mins to 30 mins. Use a good working Alarm Clock for your help and be rigid in keeping the alarm clock little away from your bed, so that you may not get tempted to switch it off  and sleep again.

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How to Wake Up Early Morning and Prepare

The researchers all over the world concluded that early morning is the best time for studies. Before the tips, I want to share my ideas about the advantages of getting up early in student life.

Develop your inner side

It is a proved fact that morning is the good time for self development. Admosphere will be quiet. You can develop yourself physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

Physical Exercise

With getting early, you will have enough time and energy for some physical exercise. You can do it in a professional gym or with in your home. Exercise really makes you fresh through out the day.

More productivity

Productivity is doing the things with full concentration and getting the expected results. Yes, getting up early will make you more smarter.

Meditation

Morning is the right time for meditation. Do some simple yoga and breathing excersices to keep your spiritual side streanghten.

Plan your life

Waking up in early morning and thing about your life goal and analyze yourself "am I in right track?". It really makes your life more successful.

Tips to wake up Early in the Morning

• Early to bed, early to rise, make a man health, wealthy and wise. Really it is true.  I request my student friends to go bed early.Go to your bed at before 10 pm in the night because when you fall asleep faster you could wake up earlier as possible. It improves your productivity throughout the day.
• Wash your hand and face with cold water or have a shower before going to your bed. It will help for a sound sleep.
• Set your alarm for at least 2 or 3 times. For example if you plan to wake up in the early morning 4'O clock. set your first alarm at 3.50 am , second alarm at 3.55am and third alarm for 4.00 am. Consider the first alarm bell as an indication, second as a warning and before third you will be waken up.
• Wash your face (brush if possible) soon after waking up. Failing which will send back to your bed soon.

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Be a Smart Worker not Hard Worker

I have come across some best candidates who used to study for a long time in the night, taking number of notes, reading until they get tired, staying in the library for hours and partially isolated from the fellow students and some time from the entire world to get good scores in any competitive Exam.

At the same time I know some candidates they could be seen with friends, no body can differentiate them from others. They play in the grounds, laughs with friends. But in the results only they stay unique from others.

While both hard workers and smart workers get same results. What makes a student smart ?, To be a smart worker what one should do ? . Have a look at the following picture and the table, you might get some understandings about being a smart worker.

Hard Work	Smart Work
More input more output.	Less input more output.
More physical efforts, less brain usage	More brain usage, less physical efforts.
Utilizing all the available sources to complete the work in a specified time.	Utilizing few sources to complete the work in less time.
Hard work means just working for some thing without knowing the technique involved in it.	In Smart work, a simple logic which can solve all the problems
In hard work the person only think about the completion of given work it doesn't mean how much time it takes.	But in Smart work, one finds easiest as well as most convenient way to complete a work as early as possible.
One who doesn't have more knowledge about his task does hard work.	Can be done only with complete knowledge about the task.
Doing things without using brain and takes long time and more physical stress to complete the things.	Doing the things by using brain in a short span of time with less effort.

"There were two wood cutters in a jungle one cuts trees for 12 hours and the other for 6 hours but the woodcutter that cuts the trees for less hours cuts the most trees. This was because he sharped his knife after every hour. Now you can easily differentiate between hard work and smart work."

Simple tips to be a Successful Smart Student.

Self Confidence : The most important requirement for being a Smart Worker is the Self Confidence. You should believe your self. You should believe you can be best. This belief will automatically direct you towards success.

Aim for High : You should define your aim in your life. Having a plan will make your travel easier. You should visualize yourself that you have reached the goal.

Be Organised : Being organised makes you perfect. It increases your self confident. It will raise your image among others.

Time Management : Have every thing at its time. Dont waste a single minute of your students life.

Think Positive : Positive thinking is a gift of life. Develop positive thinking. It will give strenght to face challenges in your student life.

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How to avoid stress in your exam preparation?

Stress is a mere stress when it is small and controllable. But when it grows and become big it will be very difficult to handle it. This is the reason for today's student suicides. Our mind can be compared to a baloon. As the baloon has a limited capasity to accomodate air and our mind also has a limit to bear stress if the stress becomes more that the limit it blasts like baloon. Some times our life come to an end like a baloon blast. 

What are the reason for the Students Stress ? 

• If an assignment not completed in deadline
• If you have not completed your portions for the examination
• If there is not enough money to pay tuition fees
• If some one who loves you fell ill
• If you are away from your home thinking of your parents always
• If some one hurts you

Does stress benefit ? 

I can say yes. Stress can be divided in to lowlevel and high level stress. Low level stress is controllable and may be called as benifitial stress. It always end up in good outcome. For example, you have stress on finishing your assignments when they are announced not at the day before the deadline. You will complete the assignments day by day and will finish it before the deadline. If you have stress of your examination at the beginning of your academic year not the week before the final exams, you will study day by day and it brings you good results in your examinations.  

Stress can be benifit, if it is given attention at right time. Thus it becomes benifitial. But, if your stress is not given attention in right time it becomes danger. 

What are the symptoms of stress ?  

• Not interested in anything
• Easily upseted mind
• Eating too much, drinking too much, smoking or using drugs too much in effort to reduce stress. But these dont work really.
• Growing inferiority complex, comparing others too much.
• Feeling un healthy, some time fewerish and fell ill.

If you have the most of these symptoms you are in high level stress. As already discussed high level stress is very dangerous. You should find some immediate remedy to overcome your stress. Read the following tips which may help you to come out of stress. 

How to avoid / overcome stress ? 

Here are some tips to come out of your stress before it perish your life.

• Meditation cures stress 

Meditation is not a compex word. It is very simple. You all have to do a breathing excercise to reduce over stress. If you dont know how to do a breathing excersice. Google it and find some simple method. It really works.

• Do some excercise 

Doing some simple exercise like swimming, jogging etc. may calm your body and mind and your stress level may be reduced.

• Drink lot of waters 

By drinking plenty of water may relieve yourself from stress.

• Sleep well

Have a sleep of atleast 7 hours during night. If you feel over stressed i the day time you can have a 1 hour nap (short time sleep). Sleeping gives you good relief as your brain get refreshed when you awake from a sleep. 

• Look in to yourself 

You should understand one fact that you are the only reason for the stress you are in, and not your teachers, parents, friends or your environment. Sit and analyse yourself what else have made you this much of stress. Mostly you will find two words "Assault" and "Procrastination". Accept your failure and decide to avoid them in future.

• Strictly avoid Inferiority Complex

Don't compare the better doers with you. Realise that you could have done better than them if you have utilized the time and opportunity better than them. So decide one day you will be better than them.

• Manage your time now 

Stress is the result of lack of time management. Thus now onwards plan your time effectively and strictly follow the plan and surely you will come out of stress.

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Why should you follow study tips?

TNPSC Portal has designed very unique modules of 'how to study tips' for students and aspirants of all kinds of competitive exams. But the page visit of those study skills articles are very low. So we have attempted this article to motivate you to follow some study skills and get success easily. 

 Study Skills are the techniques, tricks and some strategies that make you to study easily and with a feel of enjoyment. Study skills will change you from a Hard Working Student to 'Smart' Student. There is a big different between Hard Working and Smart. Hard working is like doing a work with out having a plan or procedure. Smart working is simply an organized work. The earlier wastes so much of time and energy but the later saves so much of times and energy. Let me note out some points I realized practically about 'Why Study Skills are essential ?'

To be Organised

Being organised is really a wonderful thing in our life, especially in students life. To be organised means doing every thing in respective time. It saves lot of time. It makes a student very smart. In later postings I will explain in detail 'How to be organised?'

To Enjoy Life

Whether you may be in school or college student or a  working youth, no one can refuse that student life is the most celebrating days in our life.  Everyone wants to enjoy each minute in student life. But in reality, stumbling stones are there in the form of assignments, home works etc. these things really make student life a more stressful rather that enjoyable. If you follow study skills, I promise really you will enjoy your precious days in your life.

To Save Time

'I don't have time' this is the mind voice of most of us during our student days. Are you feeling that you don't have time to play, to watch a movie or to spend time with your friends and relatives, don't worry ! you will have so much of time when you follow study skills.

To be master of your dreams

"Dream is not the thing you see in sleep but is that thing that doesn't let you sleep."  

 -A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 

 Student days are the days of dream. When some one like your teacher or elders from your family ask you 'What you want to be in future ?' many of us reply the best but the days go our dream also goes out with out fulfilling. Being a smart student you can change your fate. Really you can be a master of your dreams not a loser.

There are so many things are to write. My final words for my dear student, you won't loss any thing by following study skills and certain strategies in your student life but it will bring an amazing change in you mentally, spritually and in all course of your life. Meet you in another post.

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How to prepare for TNPSC Group 1 Exam

As we all know, the year 2013 was a milestone in the history of TNPSC.  Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission introduced revolutionary changes in Syllabus, Question Pattern etc. in almost all Examinations. We could see a rebirth of TNPSC with very new pattern of examinations and fully revised syllabus . Previously, more number of candidates  trained by coaching centres could only clear the examination easily and the students who didn't get opportunity to join in a coaching centre were struggling a lot to get a job through Examinations conducted by TNPSC .

"Important Book List for TNPSC Group 1 Preliminary Exam 2016"

       I strongly believe that, here after we could see a tremendous change in the TNPSC question pattern and it will increase  the number of successful candidates from out of coaching centres. Any one who do not have access to the coaching centres can also easily succeed in the TNPSC Exams. The Group 1 new question pattern is  asked more analytical than too much factual as previous years question papers. You too can win the race if you are  one with  sincere efforts, continuous hard work and perseverance . No need to go to a coaching centre. You can prepare in your home whether you may working or home maker.

TNPSC Group 1 Exam is considered as the Top Most Government Examination for  Tamilnadu  State Civil Services. As Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts 'All India Civil Services' Examinations every year to recruit the top most posts in the country like IAS, IPS, IFS, IRS, etc, each state in India has their own exams to recruit the State Civil Servants. In Tamilnadu TNPSC is the powerful agency to recruit State Government Civil Services Officers. There are number of service exams like TNPSC Group 1, Group 1 A, Group 1 B, Group 2, Group 2 A, Group 3, Group 4, Group 5 A, Group 7, Group 8 and VAO.  TNPSC Group 1 is the Top Most Exam among the above list. A candidate selected in the TNPSC Group 1 Exam as Deputy Collector,  DSP will be promoted to IAS and IPS posts respectively.

Posts Included in TNPSC Group 1 Examination

•     Deputy Collector  
•     Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) (Category-I)
•     Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies
•     Assistant Director of Rural Development Department.
•     Assistant Commissioner in the  Hindu Religious     
•     Assistant Commissioner - Commercial Tax officer
•     District Registrar
•     Divisional Officer in Fire and Rescue services Department
•     Assistant Conservator of Forest
•     District Employment Officer 

TNPSC Group 1 Exam Qualification   : Any  Degree from a recognized University  

Age Limit for TNPSC Group 1 Exam  : Minimum 21 Years, Maximum - 35 years for SC/ST/BC/MBC, Others- 30 Years

3   Level in TNPSC Group 1 Exam 

I.Preliminary 
II.Mains
III.Interview


TNPSC Group 1 Preliminary Examination New Exam Pattern

Total Questions  - 200, ( General Studies - 150 Questions and Aptitude Test - 50 Questions )

Total Marks       - 300 marks (Objective type)

TNPSC Group 1 Preliminary Exam Syllabus for General Studies or GK

• UNIT – I - General science
• UNIT - II. Current Events,
• UNIT – III Geography
• UNIT – IV History and culture of India
• UNIT – V - INDIAN POLITY
• UNIT – VI - INDIAN ECONOMY
• UNIT – VII - INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT

• UNIT – VIII - MENTAL ABILITY TESTS

TNPSC Group 1 Mains Exam- Pattern and Scheme of Examination

General Studies Paper – I    - 300 Marks
General Studies Paper – II   - 300 Marks
General Studies Paper – III  - 300 Marks
Interview and Record          - 120 Marks

• All papers will be degree  standard and descriptive Type
• The question papers will be set both in Tamil and in English.
• Candidats are allowed to answer the Main Written Examination either in Tamil or in English or partly in Tamil and partly in English and arealso allowed to write Technical words wherever necessary in either ofthe languages

How to Prepare for TNPSC Group 1 Exam ?

"Rome wasn't built in a day"

Since, TNPSC Group 1 Examination is the highest State Civil Service Exam in our Tamilnadu, competition is high and you need to show your full commitment, sincerity and hard work to get success in this exam. With sincere hard work, it is possible to anyone to succeed in the examination.  

TNPSC Group I Preliminary Exam

Every year there will be 50 to 100 vacancies in the Group 1 Exam,  if you have  full commitment and hard work, you too can become a successful person in the Group 1 Exam with in a year of preparation.

To start  Group 1 preliminary examination preparation, you should begin with Tamilnadu State Board  Science, Social Science Books from 6th Standard to 10 Standard  (Cover 11th , 12th Political Scienc, Economics, Geography and Biology subjects.) 

Buy  Tata Mc Graw Hill or Spectrum General Studies Manuals (Though state board books are enough, get any of the books for ready reference for all subjects.)

Read regularly a standard newspaper in Tamil . 

Read any one of the Competitive Exam Magazine (Tamil or English)

Cover current affairs of at least  last one year.

Concentrate more on Tamilnadu Related General Knowledge.

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TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2016

TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2016 - Useful Day Before Exam Preparation Tips
 

Its a big dream of most of the youth in Tamilnadu to get into a government job under Tamilnadu Government, particularly through exams conducted by Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC). Now you can download the TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2016 Hall Ticket from TNPSC 's Official Website www.tnpscexams.net .  You have very less days before you for the TNPSC Group 4 Exam .This is the time you should be tension free and revise the portions you have studied till date. Here I have given some Pre-Exam Preparation Tips for the TNPSC Group 4 Exam 2016 aspirants.

1.Avoid studying new subjects or facts in the previous day of the exam . Even your friends may confuse you and misguide you to study some new portions, but it is better to avoid them and concentrate on revision.

2.Try to complete atleast one time revision of all portions you have studied till date.

3.Have a clear idea about the Examination centre. You need not visit there before the exam date (waste of time) . But ask your friends or relatives how to reach the place,  bus route, bus numbers, travel time etc.

4.Keep ready you hall ticket, pen, pencil etc at a same place together today itself.

5. Alocate minimum 7 - 8 hours for sleep in the previous day night of the examination.

6.Make sure your presence at the exam centre atleast 1 hour before the exam starting time.

7.Strickly avoid group discussion / group studies / chat with friends in the exam centre.

8.Be in the exam hall before half an hour of the exam time. To keep your mind free and steady , you may have a small prayer.

9. Fill up all your details (Register Number , Name, etc. ) very carefully and cross check them atleast two times after fillup.

10.When you start answering the questions, it is better to start with your favourite subject first. If you are very much confident in ' indian polity / economy / history related questions' attend all the areas under that first. If you are confident in the General Tamil / General English area , attend them first. It will  create a positive wave on you.

11. When you find any questions difficult , don't become tension, leave it and you may attend later. (Dont forget to mark that question  number in the rough work sheet )

12. Read carefully every questions. If you find any confusion or doubt in any question, try to read it in English also, you may get some clarity.   

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TNPSC Group IV 2016 Exam Tips

 Exam Hall Time Management 

Proper Time Management in the Exam Hall will surely benifit you in your TNPSC Exams Success. Here I have listed some useful Time Mananagement Tips to be followed in the Exam Hall. 
  How many time for every single questions ?

There are generally,  200  Objective Type  Questions in the TNPSC Exams. You will be provided 3 Hours to attend all 200 questions.  The most fruitful idea is to divide the  Exam Duration by Total Number Of Questions.

[ 3 Hours =180 Minutes =     10800 Seconds,   ie,  10800 / 200 =  54 Seconds Per Question]

So you should spend    54 Seconds for Each Questions .

Actually, if you have prepared well, you may finish some questions with in 10 seconds , so remaining time you can use for tough questions in the aptitude area.

Prioritize Questions into Type 1, 2, 3

When you start answering questions, you may come accross some confused, tough or unknown questions. Commonly, candidates get struck at the particular questions and get tension and waste their precious time .

So I advise to prioritize questions into 3 catagories . It doesn't mean that you should read all questions before answering the questions. 

You need to prioritise the Difficult Questions Only not all questions. And strictly answer the following kind of questions after answering all known questions only.

Type 1 :  Confused Questions

If you find some questions confused , note it in the rough sheet as category 1 and skip now. You may attend it after finishing all known questions.

Eg :  -   Type 1 : 23, 45, 77, 89 ....

Type 2 : Tough Questions

You feel this type of questions tough but you can answer them if have some time to think .

Eg :- Type 2 : 5, 8, 98 ....

Type 3 : Answers Unknown

Since TNPSC Current Exam pattern does not have negative marking system, you can answer this type of question as you want. 

All the best !

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GK and Current Affairs May 04 2017

1. What is the India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s latest report “Asian Development Outlook 2017”?

[A] 7.4%
[B] 7.6%
[C] 7.7%
[D] 7.1%

Correct Answer: A [7.4%]

Answer Explanation:
In an annual “Asian Development Outlook” economic report released by Asian Development Bank (ADB), India’s GDP growth is predicted at 7.4% in FY 18 (2017-18). The report states that the growth rate will continue to expand to 7.6% in the successive year FY 19 (2018-19). India had grown 7.1% in the previous fiscal year FY 2016-17). As per ADB Chief Economist Yasuyuki Sawada, the reforms like the Goods and Services Tax and the new bankruptcy law will make it easier to do business in India. Apart from this, the 50th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors has started in Yokohama, Tokyo from May 4 to 7, 2017. The theme of the meeting is ‘Building Together the Prosperity of Asia.’

2. What is the India’s real GDP growth forecast for FY 18, according to latest rating review by Fitch Ratings?

[A] 7.4%
[B] 7.6%
[C] 7.7%
[D] 7.5%

Correct Answer: C [7.7%]

Answer Explanation:
According to the latest rating review by the Global rating agency Fitch Ratings has forecast India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth to accelerate to 7.7% in both FY17 and FY18, from 7.1% in FY16. It expects structural reforms to increase growth, along with higher real disposable income supported by implementation of the 7th pay commission recommendations and an average monsoon. Beside this, The agency kept India’s sovereign rating unchanged at ‘BBB-‘, which is the lowest investment grade. It has also retained “stable” outlook for the India’s ratings. The ratings agency has also indicated that its India’s sovereign ratings balance a strong medium-term growth outlook and favourable external balances with a weak fiscal position and difficult business environment.

3. Recently, Sualgiri and Swalgiri communities have been notified as Scheduled Castes in the Indian constitution. The communities are associated with which state?

[A] Manipur
[B] Odisha
[C] Assam
[D] West Bengal

Correct Answer: B [Odisha]

Answer Explanation:
The Sualgiri and Swalgiri communities of Odisha have been notified as Scheduled Castes (SC) after President Pranab Mukherjee gave the nod to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2017. Now, the SC category status will entitle these communities to reservation in government jobs and admission in educational institutions, besides some other financial benefits. As per the modified list for Odisha, the “Sabakhia, Sualgiri, Swalgiri” are notified Scheduled Castes. The Constitution empowers the president to specify the scheduled castes in states and union territories in a list of notified scheduled castes. It also allows the list to be modified by Parliament. The new law has also replaced the term Union Territory of Pondicherry to Puducherry in the Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964.

4. The world’s highest railway bridge will come up over which Indian River?

[A] Narmada
[B] Godavari
[C] Ganga
[D] Chenab

Correct Answer: D [Chenab ]

Answer Explanation:
The world’s highest railway bridge will come up over Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir (J& K), which is expected to be completed in 2019. The bridge will form a crucial link in the 111-km stretch between Katra and Banihal, which is part of the Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramu rail link project. It will be constructed at a cost of around Rs 1,100 crore in hostile terrain, will use over 24,000 tonnes of steel and will rise 359 m above the river bed. It will be designed to withstand wind speeds of upto 260 km per hour, the 1.315 km long engineering marvel” will connect Bakkal (Katra) and Kauri (Srinagar). Once completed, it will surpass the record of the Beipan river Shuibai railway bridge (275 m) in China.

5. Which Indian footballer has won the 2017 Hero of the league 2017 award?

[A] Debjit Majumder
[B] Anas Edathodika
[C] Sunil Chhetri
[D] Alfred Kemah Jaryan

Correct Answer: C [Sunil Chhetri]

Answer Explanation:
Bengaluru FC skipper Sunil Chhetri, who scored seven goals in the 10th edition of the Hero I-League football tournament, has won the most coveted 2017 Hero of the League award. Mohun Bagan’s Debjit Majumder was adjudged the Best goalkeeper award of this season. Apart from this, Bagan’s Anas Edathodika won the ‘Jarnail Singh Best Defender’ of the league award while Alfred Kemah Jaryan of Aizawl FC was adjudged as the Best Midfielder.

6. Which country is hosting the 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?

[A] Switzerland
[B] Singapore
[C] South Africa
[D] Seychelles

Correct Answer: A [Switzerland ]

Answer Explanation:
The 27th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group has started at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland from 1st to 12th of May. During the session, India’s National Report for the UPR-III will be reviewed on May 4, 2017. Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi is leading the Indian delegation. The National Report of India covers areas that were part of the recommendations accepted by India following the UPR-II in 2012. The report also covers areas that India wish to share with member countries as part of the peer review mechanism and in a spirit of cooperative engagement and collaboration that has marked the approach to the issue of human rights.

7. What is the theme of 2017 World Asthma Day (WAD)?

[A] Reduce the asthma burden
[B] Better air better breathing
[C] You Can Control Your Asthma
[D] Unite to overcome asthma

Correct Answer: B [Better air better breathing]

Answer Explanation:
The World Asthma Day (WAD) is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to increase the awareness among public worldwide about the precautions and prevention of the asthma. It is celebrated on annual basis at first Tuesday of May month. It is thought that as many as 300 million people suffer from some form of asthma in the world – and there are 250,000 deaths each year linked to the disease. The 2017 theme is “Better air better breathing”.

8. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament?

[A] KV Thomas
[B] Subhash Chandra Baheria
[C] Janardan Singh Sigriwal
[D] Mallikarjun Kharge

Correct Answer: D [Mallikarjun Kharge]

Answer Explanation:
Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress leader, has been appointed as the new chairman of the 21-member Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament. He succeeded KV Thomas, whose term ended on April 30, 2017. The Committee on Public Accounts is the oldest Parliamentary committee that examines the accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by Parliament for expenditure of Government of India and such other accounts of autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies. The committee also examines the Reports of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on various subjects like Civil, Defence, Posts, Railways and Taxation. Besides, the Committee examines the CAG reports on performance appraisals of various centrally sponsored schemes.

9. Which Indian personality has been conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the South Korea?

[A] Arun Thakur
[B] Rajive Kaul
[C] Rajesh Shukla
[D] Sonali Mishra

Correct Answer: B [Rajive Kaul]

Answer Explanation:
Rajive Kaul, the Chairman of Nicco group and past president of CII, has been conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the Republic of Korea for his services rendered as honorary consul general of South Korea in Kolkata. The award was conferred by the acting President and Prime Minister of South Korea Hwang Kyo-ahn at a programme in New Delhi recently.

10. Which city has become the India’s cleanest city, according to the Swachh Bharat survey 2017?

[A] Indore
[B] Tiruchirapally
[C] Mysuru
[D] Visakhapatnam

Correct Answer: A [Indore ]

Answer Explanation:
According to the Swachh Survekshan 2017 (or Swachh Bharat survey 2017), Indore city of Madhya Pradesh has bagged the first position in the top ten clean cities of the country. Bhopal has acquired second position, followed by Visakhapatnam, Surat, Mysuru, Tiruchirapally, New Delhi Municipal Council, Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Chandigarh. The Swachh Survekshan was commissioned in 434 cities which saw the participation of 37 lakh citizens. The criteria and weightages for different components of sanitation related aspects used for the survey were: a) Solid waste management including door-to-door collection, processing, and disposal, ODF (open defecation free) status etc, b) Citizen feedback (30%) and c) Independent observation (25%). The survey was carried out by the Quality Council of India (QCI), which had deployed 421 assessors for on the spot assessment of 17,500 locations in 434 cities and towns.

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