What is today history February 26

Today in History : February 26

364 : On the death of Jovian, a conference at Nicaea chooses Valentinan, an army officer who was born in the central European region of Pannania, to succeed him in Asia Minor.

1154 : William the Bad succeeds his father, Roger the II, in Sicily.

1790 : As a result of the Revolution, France is divided into 83 departments.

1815 : Napoleon and 1,200 of his men leave Elba to start the 100-day re-conquest of France.

1848 : Karl Marx and Frederick Engels publish The Communist Manifesto in London.

1871 : France and Prussia sign a preliminary peace treaty at Versailles.

1901 : Boxer Rebellion leaders Chi-Hsin and Hsu-Cheng-Yu are publicly executed in Peking.

1914 : Russian aviator Igor Sikorsky carries 17 passengers in a twin engine plane in St. Petersburg.

1916 : General Henri Philippe Petain takes command of the French forces at Verdun.

1917 : President Wilson publicly asks congress for the power to arm merchant ships.

1924 : U.S. steel industry finds claims an eight-hour day increases efficiency and employee relations.
1933 : Ground is broken for the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

1935 : Adolf Hitler establishes the Luftwaffe as the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military

forces. In so doing he violates the Treaty of Versailles, which forbids Germany from having any air force. [From MHQ—The Quarterly Journal of Military History]

1936 : Japanese military troops march into Tokyo to conduct a coup and assassinate political leaders.

1941 : British take the Somali capital in East Africa.

1943 : U.S. Flying Fortresses and Liberators pound German docks and U-boat lairs at Wilhelmshaven.

1945 : Syria declares war on Germany and Japan.

1951 : The 22nd Amendment is added to the Constitution limiting the Presidency to two terms.

1964 : Lyndon B. Johnson signs a tax bill with $11.5 billion in cuts.

1965 : Norman Butler is arrested for the murder of Malcom X.

1968 : Thirty-two African nations agree to boycott the Olympics because of the presence of South Africa.

1970 : Five Marines are arrested on charges of murdering 11 South Vietnamese women and children.

1972 : Soviets recover Luna 20 with a cargo of moon rocks.

1973 : A publisher and 10 reporters are subpoenaed to testify on Watergate.

1990 : Daniel Ortega, communist president of Nicaragua, suffers a shocking election defeat at the hands of Violeta Chamorro.

1993 : A bomb rocks the World Trade Center in New York City. Five people are killed and hundreds suffer from smoke inhalation.

Born on February 26

1802 : Victor Hugo, French novelist and poet (Les Misérables).

1829 : Levi Strauss, creator of blue jeans.

1832 : John George Nicolay, private secretary to Abraham Lincoln

1846 : William Frederick Cody, aka “Buffalo Bill”.

1877 : Rudolph Dirks, cartoonist, creator of the “Katzenjammer Kids.”

1879 : Mabel Dodge Luhan, American biographer.

1893 : I(vor) A(rmstrong) Richards, writer, critic and teacher.

1928 : Antoine “Fats” Domino, American singer.

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Jaipur Metro Rail jobs 2017

Engineer Civil/ Station Controller/ Train Operator/ Junior Accountant in Jaipur

Last Date to apply: 31 Mar 2017 

Eligibility : Certificate Course (ITI), BE/B.Tech(Civil, EEE, ECE, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical), Any Graduate, B.Com
 
Location : Jaipur

Advt. No: F.1(31)JMRC/DCA/HR/DR III/2014-15/6280 DATED :20.02.2017

45 vacancies for Junior Engineer (Civil)/ Station Controller/ Train Operator/ Junior Accountant recruitment in Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.

Applications are invited from energetic, dynamic and motivated persons who possess the prescribed qualification for any post(s) and meet other eligibility criteria

Station Controller/ Train Operator
Qualification : Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University with minimum 50% marks or equivalent Grade/ Level and Mathematics or Physics as one of the subjects passed in Senior Secondary (10+2) or Higher Secondary (10+1) or equivalent examination of a recognised Board.
No. of Post : 16 (Gen-08,SC-02, ST-03,OBC-03)
Pay Band : Rs. 9300-34800

Junior Engineer (Civil)
Qualification : Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised University (or equivalent Engineering qualification) with minimum 50% marks or equivalent Grade/Level
No. of Post : 06 (Gen-03, SC-01, ST-01,OBC-01)
Pay Band : Rs. 9300-34800

Junior Engineer (Electronics)
Qualification :  Degree in Electronics/ Electronics & Communication Engineering from a recognised University (or equivalent Engineering qualification) with minimum 50% marks or equivalent Grade/Level
No. of Post : 01 (ST-01)
Pay Band : Rs. 9300-34800

Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
Qualification : Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised University (or equivalent Engineering qualification) with minimum 50% marks or equivalent Grade/Level
No. of Post : 01 (Gen-01)
Pay Band : Rs. 9300-34800

Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Qualification : Degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognised University (or equivalent Engineering qualification) with minimum 50% marks or equivalent Grade/Level.
No. of Post : 04 (Gen-04)
Pay Band : Rs. 9300-34800

Junior Accountant
Qualification : Graduation in Commerce from a recognised University with minimum 50% marks or equivalent Grade/Level and one of the following: a. ‘O’ or Higher Level Certificate Course conducted by DOEACC under the control of Department of Electronics, Government of India; b. Computer Operator & Programming Assistant (COPA)/ Data Preparation and Computer Software (DPCS) certificate organised under National/ State Council of Vocational Training Scheme; c. Diploma in Computer Science/ Computer Applications of a University established by law in India or of an institution recognised by the Government; d. Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering from a Polytechnic Institution recognised by the Government; or e. Rajasthan State Certificate Course in Information Technology (RS CIT) conducted by Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota under control of Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation Limited.
No. of Post : 01 (Gen-01)
Pay Band : Rs. 9300-34800

Customer Relations Assistant
Qualification : Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University with minimum 50% marks or equivalent Grade/ Level
No. of Post : 06 (Gen-02, SC-01,ST-01, OBC-02)
Pay Band : Rs. 5200-20200

Maintainer (Fitter)
Qualification : EITHER a) National Trade Certificate or National Apprenticeship Certificate in ‘Fitter’ Trade or equivalent certificate, issued by NCVT/ DG E&T/ Ministry of Labour & Employment/ Government of India, pursuant to a course of minimum two years’ duration. OR b) State Trade Certificate in ‘Fitter’ Trade or equivalent certificate, issued by SCVT, pursuant to a course of minimum two years’ duration.
No. of Post : 04 (Gen-03, OBC-01)
Pay Band : Rs. 5200-20200

Maintainer (Electronics)
Qualification : EITHER a) National Trade Certificate or National Apprenticeship Certificate in ‘Electronic Mechanic’ Trade or equivalent certificate, issued by NCVT/ DG E&T/ Ministry of Labour & Employment/ Government of India, pursuant to a course of minimum two years’ duration. OR b) State Trade Certificate in ‘Electronic Mechanic’ Trade or equivalent certificate, issued by SCVT, pursuant to a course of minimum two years’ duration.
No. of Post : 06 (Gen-05, ST-01)
Pay Band : Rs. 5200-20200

Age : A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years (18 years for the post of Maintainers) and must not have attained the age of 38 years as on 01/01/2018

Indemnity Bond :

Station Controller/ Train Operator - Rs. 1,50,000

Junior Engineers – Rs. 1,50,000

Junior Accountant – Rs. 60,000

Customer Relations Assistant – Rs. 1,00,000

Maintainers-Rs. 1,00,000

Application Fee:

For Persons with Disabilities (OL- R or L) - Rs. 250

For SC/ST candidates of Rajasthan - Rs. 250

For Non-Creamy Layer OBC/BC/SBC candidates of Rajasthan- Rs. 400

For all other candidates- Rs. 500

The Application Fee and e-Mitra Charges are non-refundable and will not be held in reserve for any other test or selection. Also, these will not be refunded in case the candidature of a candidate is rejected at any stage. Furthermore, if the date and time of interview/ written test/ any other test for two or more posts for which a particular candidate has applied clash, the candidate will choose the post for which he/she wants to appear in the interview/ written test/ any other test but in no case would the Application Fee and e-Mitra Charges be refunded for his/her Application(s) for the other post(s) that he/she may have applied for.

Scheme of Examination :

a. For the Post of Station Controller/ Train Operator

Stage – I

Written Test – 90 marks : The maximum time permitted for the written test shall be 135 minutes, and it shall carry 120 questions for a total of 90 marks. The questions shall be multiple choice objective type, with 0.75 marks being awarded for each right answer and 0.25 marks being deducted for each wrong answer

Stage – II

(i) Psychometric Test (Qualifying Test)
(ii) Interview – 10 marks
Medical Fitness (Qualifying Test : Fit in A1 category)

b. For the Posts of Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer (Electronics), Junior Engineer (Mechanical) and Junior Engineer (Electrical)

Stage – I

Written Test – 100 marks : The maximum time permitted for the written test shall be 135 minutes, and it shall carry 100 questions for a total of 100 marks. The questions shall be multiple choice objective type, with 1 mark being awarded for each right answer and 0.25 marks being deducted for each wrong answer

Stage – II

Medical Fitness Test (Qualifying Test : Fit in A3 category)

c. For the Post of Junior Accountant

Stage – I: Written Test – 100 marks : The maximum time permitted for the written test shall be 135 minutes, and it shall carry 1 questions for a total of 100 marks.

Stage – II : Medical Fitness Test (Qualifying Test : Fit in C1 category) :
All candidates placed on the final merit list or panel of wait listed candidates, based on marks obtained in the written test, shall have to undergo and pass medical fitness test as prescribed by JMRC (C1 category). Passing of the medical test shall be mandatory for the candidates.

d. For the Post of Customer Relations Assistant

Stage – I

Written Test – 100 marks

Stage – II

Medical Fitness Test (Qualifying Test: Fit in B1 category): All candidates placed on the final merit list or panel of wait listed candidates, based on marks obtained in the written test, shall have to undergo and pass medical fitness test as prescribed by JMRC (B1 category). Passing of the medical test shall be mandatory for the candidates).

For the Posts of Maintainer (Fitter) and Maintainer (Electronics):

Stage – I

Written Test – 100 marks: The maximum time permitted for the written test shall be 135 minutes, and it shall carry 100 questions for a total of 100 marks. The questions shall be multiple choice objective type, with 1 mark being awarded for each right answer and 0.25 marks being deducted for each wrong answer. Minimum pass marks shall be 40 % for all candidates other than SC/ST Category candidates and 35 % for SC/ST Category candidates.

Stage – II
Medical Fitness Test (Qualifying Test : Fit in B1 category)

Centres and Venues For Written Test / interview/ psychometric test will be conducted at Jaipur. However, JMRC may have additional centres for written test at Ajmer, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur, if needed for logistic reasons.  JMRC reserves the right to cancel or add written test centres and venues for any reason whatsoever. JMRC also reserves the right to allot and change centres and venues at its discretion, which would be informed to a candidate in the Admit Card issued to him/her.

Hiring Process : Written-test

Job Role: Engineer (Core, Non-IT)- Indian government jobs

Interested candidates should apply Online.

Important Dates :

Submission of Application form and Application Fee: 22/02/2017- 31/03/2017

Click Here For Job Details

 
Apply Online

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Current Affairs One liners of the Week

Current Affairs One liners of the Week: 20 February to 25 February 2017

The one liner of the week is a recap of the important happenings that occurred between 20 February and 25th February 2017. The important happenings of the week covered in this segment includes Antyodaya Express service dedicated to the nation, Obama’s protection law rolled back in the US and 1st Gramin Khel Mahotsav among others.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 112-foot bust of 'Adiyogi' or Lord Shiva built by an NGO Isha Foundation in - Coimbatore

• The Supreme Court has upheld the government's decision to sack two naval officers facing criminal trial in - the 2005 Navy war room leak case

• The city where the Iraqi forces have entered for the first time since launching an operation to retake it from Islamic State (IS) five days ago is - West Mosul

• India's steel exports registered a three-fold increase to in January 2017 - 8.89 lakh tonnes compared to January 2016

• According to data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, the foreign direct investment in the country grew 18 per cent in 2016 to - 46 billion dollars 

• The International rating agency that has predicted that India will be the fastest growing economy among G-20 countries clocking a 7.1 per cent growth in year 2017 is - Moody's Investors Service

• Border Security Force and Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) have agreed to carryout joint patrolling to check trans-border crimes along - the Indo-Bangla International border

• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an order for Simplification of Procedure for processing of application for - Uplinking and Downlinking of TV Channels

• A World Health Organisation (WHO) study said, that over five crore Indians have suffered from depression in year - 2015

• Indian Navy’s frigate that has been restored to an upright position; more than two months after it had slipped off her dock blocks at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard is - INS Betwa

• For promoting ease of doing business, the Union Government has reduced the number of registers to be maintained under labour laws to five from - 56 

• A new study has found, climate change and diminishing ice cover is causing spring to come sooner to some plant species in - the Arctic

• It is in this station Union Minister of Railways dedicated the Antyodaya Express service to the nation - Delhi Safdarjung Station

• The Chief Secretary of this State issued a shoot-at-sight order to curb poaching in Corbett Tiger Reserve - Uttarakhand

• The Union Cabinet gave its approval for signing a bilateral MoU in civil aviation sector with this country – Australia

• As per the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India’s GDP in FY 2016-17 will grow by – 6.6 per cent

• As per a survey conducted by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welafare, the percentage of ‘Not of Standard Quality’ (NSQ) drugs in India is – 3.16 per cent

• This country is willing to spend about 28 million dollars to give asylum to Yezidi refugees - Canada

• Donald Trump’s administration rolled back Obama’s protection law for - Transgender Students

• This country’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court has been declared invalid and unconstitutional – South Africa

• Microsoft has launched this application, a lighter version of the original for low-end smartphones – Skype Lite 

• Sports Minister Vijay Goel announced that 1st Gramin Khel Mahotsav will be held from 25 March to 31 March 2017 in – New Delhi 

• India and Uganda agreed to cooperate in the fields of - vocational training, space program and peaceful use of atomic energy

• A petition filed by the Bar Association challenging a YouTube video of secretly-shot courtroom proceedings has been referred to a larger bench of - the Bombay High Court

• The Union Government has launched Bharat QR code, a quick response (QR) code to enable - Digital payments without card swiping machines 

• The Digital Payments 2020 report said that digital payment industry in India is expected to reach USD 500 billion by 2020 was released by – Google and Boston Consulting Group

• Sahitya Akademi Awards 2016 were conferred for writing in as different Indian languages twenty-four writers on – 24 writers 

• European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the UK it faces a very hefty bill for - Brexit

• The nationwide military operation launched by Pakistan army to eliminate terrorists and consolidate gains of its counter-terrorism operations is - 'Radd-ul-Fasaad'

• Government of this country has lifted a historic ban on female army officers wearing the Islamic headscarf - Turkey

• Embassy of India at Kathmandu awarded Golden Jubilee Scholarships to meritorious students of - Nepal

• Britain beat off tough competition from Japan to hold on to its position as the largest G20 investor in India and the biggest job creator through - FDI

• The US and China have agreed on a constructive bilateral relationship to address the threat posed by North Korea due to - its repeated ballistic missile tests despite a UN ban

• German state that announced plans to ban the full-face veil in government work places, schools, universities and while driving - Bavaria

• 100 French left-wing lawmakers decide to appeal to block contentious free trade deal between - EU & Canada

• The Defence Acquisition Council approved this much amount to set up 42 radar stations to boost coastal surveillance recently – Rs 800 crore

• The State Government that presented a revenue surplus budget for 2017-18 in the legislative assembly recently is – Gujarat

• The Union Cabinet approved signing of an Air Services Agreement with this country to boost investment and trade recently - Greece

• The Union Government notified a protocol amending tax treaty with this country recently - Israel

• This public sector bank announced its plan to sell some of its non-core businesses to raise Rs 6,500 crore – IDBI Bank Ltd

• India held its first strategy dialogue to sustain bilateral ties with this country – China  

• This eight-time NLA member was elected as the 11th Chief Minister of Nagaland - Shurhozelie Liezietsu

• This model-turned actor successfully completed the gruelling 517.5 km-long Ultraman race barefoot -Milind Soman 

• This state is soon going to become the third power-surplus state in north-east India – Mizoram

• Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella on 22 February 2017 launched this project to assist the Indian government in training and helping people get jobs through LinkedIn-Project Sangam

• The winner of the finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 is - India

• The country that will host the 2017 ASEAN Football Federation U-18 Youth Championship is – Myanmar

• He was recently appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Asian Hockey Federation. His name is -  Abhijit Sarkar

• A group of India scientists recently discovered seven new species of miniature frogs. They were found in - Western Ghats

• This Indian state’s tribes action committee has called off its state wide protests following the resignation of its chief minister – Nagaland

• The Haryana government on 19 February 2017 conferred these awards to 42 sportsperson to recognise them for their outstanding performance at the national and international level - Bhim awards

• This Russian ambassador to the United Nations passed away suddenly on 20 February 2017 after falling ill in his office in New York - Vitaly Churkin

• This Lieutenant General has been appointed as the National Security Advisor to Donald Trump - Herbert Raymond McMaster

• The Women’s World Women's Chess Championship 2017 is being held in - Tehran

• This public sector bank launched five new products to mark its 75th foundation day recently - Oriental Bank of Commerce

• It is with this county India agreed to extend the agreement on reducing the risk of accidents relating to nuclear weapons for five years – Pakistan

• The Union Ministries of Social Justice and Empowerment and Textiles signed a tripartite agreement with this agency for the development of artisans - National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation

• He has recently taken over as the Chairman of the Tata Sons and Tata Consultancy Services. He is - Natarajan Chandrasekaran

• The US Presidents who topped the Presidential Historians Survey 2017 is - Abraham Lincoln

• Scientists recently claimed to discover a new continent named Zealandia. It is 94% submerged beneath - Pacific Ocean

• The state that recently passed the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2017 is - Gujarat

• The state that announced a financial package of 2247 crore rupees for farmers who have lost their crops due to drought is - Tamil Nadu

• The country that issued stricter measures to manage diplomatic vehicles as part of its move to firmly implement traffic rules following allegations of abuse of guidelines by foreign diplomats - China

• Russia's ambassador to the United Nation who died after falling ill in his office in New York is - Vitaly Churkin

• Reserve Bank has enhanced the cash withdrawal limit from Savings Bank Account to – Rs 50000 from the existing Rs 24000 

• Rajkummar Rao and Anjali Patil starrer Political satire that won the International Federation of Art Cinemas (CICAE) award in its Forum segment at the 67th Berlin Film Festival is - Newton 

• The resource kit that was launched by the union health ministry as part of the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) program for adolescents is - SAATHIYA

• India and Rwanda signed three agreements including - innovation, aviation and visa requirements

• He was elected as the leader of the new leader of the Ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) Legislature Party - Shurhozelie Liezitsu

• Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang resigned as Chief Minister of the state in February 2017 belongs to - Naga People's Front

• The World Day of Social Justice was observed globally on 20 February 2017 with the theme - Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully tested its indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage (CUS) for - GSLV MkIII rocket

• Andhra Pradesh government has allocated lands for the construction of nine thematic cities in the new capital - Amaravathi

• It is in this African country the Vice President Hamid Ansari paid floral tributes at the Kigali genocide memorial recently – Rwanda

• It is this State Government announced a Cloud Seeding Project for 2017 – Maharashtra

• The ICGS AYUSH was commissioned at - Kochi

• South Asian Speakers Summit on achieving Sustainable Development Goals was held in – Indore

• The legislature of this country passed the landmark Hindu marriage bill recently – Pakistan

• States that were greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on their statehood day on 20 February 2017 are - Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram 

• Due to sufficient availability of the coal in India its import declined by this per cent in January 2017 - 21.7 per cent to 14.31 million tonnes against 18.28 million tonnes in January 2016

• The 39th Chief Justice of India who passed away recently is - Altamas Kabir

• The Pakistani all-rounder who recently announced his retirement from international cricket is - Shahid Afridi

• Barren Island, India's only live volcano, is located in - Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• The winner of the 2017 Rotterdam Open is - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

• The state Tourism Department that prepared a Tirath Darshan scheme under which senior citizens above 60 years of age would be able to visit various religious places is - Haryana

• The third edition of the annual LIC Gateway LitFest will be held in Mumbai on -25 and 26 February 2017

• Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre attended the opening ceremony of the five day International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) and NAVDEX (naval defence and maritime security exhibition) at - Abu Dhabi

• Noted Bengali singer who passed away at Kolkata hospital after prolonged illness in the recent past is - Banasree Sengupta

• The world famous Khajuraho Dance Festival began on 20 February 2017 in - Madhya Pradesh

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Current Affairs Quiz 25 February 2017

Current Affairs Quiz 25 February 2017

1. India, Bangladesh in recent past signed MoU to provide financial assistance to Bangladesh for sustainable development of a city. Name it.
a) Dhaka
b) Barisal
c) Sylhet
d) Chittagong

2. Union Government has approved development of Bet Dwarka Darshan Circuit under the Central Scheme HRIDAY. Name the state where the Bet Dwarka Darshan Circuit will be developed.
a) Gujarat
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Odisha

3. Central Board of Excise and Customs has launched a Mobile Application for Goods and Services Tax (GST). Consider the following statements in context to the application
I. It will inform the taxpayers of the latest updates on GST among others
II. With launch it was made available for both android and iOS platforms.
III. It was launched in line to the Union Government’s Digital India initiative

Which is/are correct?
a) Only III
b) Only I and II
c) Only I and III
d) I, II and III

4. Which country is going to spend about 28 million dollars to give asylum to Yezidi refugees by the end of 2017?
a) The United States of America
b) United Kingdom
c) Australia
d) Canada

5. Donald trump revoked one of the protection laws passed during Obama’s rule. What did the law aim to protect?
a) Rights of people belonging to the LGBT community
b) Rights of Transgender students to use washroom that matches their gender choice
c) Rights of refugees
d) Minority rights

6. Which country’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court has been declared invalid and unconstitutional?
a) South Africa
b) Russia
c) Gambia
d) Burundi

7. Name the P-16A Class frigate that has been restored to an upright position at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard.
a) INS Sindhughosh
b) INS Betwa
c) INS Chakra
d) INS Arihant

8. Who of the following was named as Hockey Federation's Player of the Year 2016 in men’s category?
a) Sardara Singh
b) Manpreet Singh
c) John-John Dohmen
d) Wayne Gretzky

9. Who of the following was named as Hockey Federation's Player of the Year 2016 in women’s category?
a) Naomi Van
b) Ellen Hoog
c) Maartje Paumen
d) Kim Lammers

10. Name the Hockey player who won the Hockey Stars 2016 female Goalkeeper of the Year award
a) Hollie Webb
b) Maddie Hinch
c) Alex Danson
d) Georgie Twigg

11. Name the Hockey player who won the Hockey Stars 2016 male Goalkeeper of the Year award.
a) David Harte
b) Tim Bernhardt
c) Steve Guenette
d) Miikka Kiprusoff

12. Who of the following was named as the male Rising Star of Hockey for the year 2016?
a) Arthur Van Doren
b) Gauthier Boccard
c) Felix Denayer
d) Thomas Briels

13. Who of the following was named as the female Rising Star of Hockey for the year 2016?
a) Luciana Aymar
b) Delfina Merino
c) Daniela Sruoga
d) Maria Granatto

14. Which of the following became the 22nd state to join Sikkim becomes 22nd State to join Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY)?
a) Sikkim
b) Rajasthan
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Kerala

15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 112-foot bust of 'Adiyogi' or Lord Shiva built by an NGO Isha Foundation in
a) Pondicherry
b) Coimbatore
c) Bangalore
d) Panji

ANSWER
 
1. (c) Sylhet
2. (a) Gujarat
3. (c) Only I and III
4. (d) Canada
5.(b) Rights of Transgender students to use washroom that matches their gender choice
6. (a) South Africa
7. (b) INS Betwa
8. (c) John-John Dohmen
9. (a) Naomi Van
10. (b) Maddie Hinch
11. (a) David Harte
12. (a) Arthur Van Doren
13. (d) Maria Granatto
14. (a) Sikkim
15. (b) Coimbatore

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What is today history February 25

Today in History : February 25

1570 : Pope Pius V issues the bull Regnans in Excelsis which excommunicates Queen Elizabeth of England.

1601 : Robert Devereux, the second Earl of Essex and former favorite of Elizabeth I, is beheaded in the Tower of London for high treason.

1642 : Dutch settlers slaughter lower Hudson Valley Indians in New Netherland, North America, who sought refuge from Mohawk attackers.

1779 : The British surrender the Illinois country to George Rogers Clark at Vincennes.

1781 : American General Nathaniel Greene crosses the Dan River on his way to attack Cornwallis.

1791 : President George Washington signs a bill creating the Bank of the United States.

1804 : Thomas Jefferson is nominated for president at the Democratic-Republican caucus.

1815 : Napoleon leaves his exile on the island of Elba, returning to France.

1831 : The Polish army halts the Russian advance into their country at the Battle of Grochow.

1836 : Samuel Colt patents the first revolving cylinder multi-shot firearm.

1862 : Confederate troops abandon Nashville, Tennessee, in the face of Grant‘s advance. The ironclad Monitor is commissioned at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

1865 : General Joseph E. Johnston replaces John Bell Hood as Commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
1904 : J.M. Synge’s play Riders to the Sea opens in Dublin.

1910 : The 13th Dalai Lama flees from the Chinese and takes refuge in India.

1919 : Oregon introduces the first state tax on gasoline at one cent per gallon, to be used for road construction.

1913 : The 16th Amendment to the constitution is adopted, setting the legal basis for the income tax.

1926 : Poland demands a permanent seat on the League of Nations council.

1928 : Bell Labs introduces a new device to end the fluttering of the television image.

1943 : U.S. troops retake the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia, where they had been defeated five days before.

1944 : U.S. forces destroy 135 Japanese planes in Marianas and Guam.

1952 : French colonial forces evacuate Hoa Binh in Indochina.

1956 : Stalin is secretly disavowed by Khrushchev at a party congress for promoting the “cult of the individual.”

1976 : The U.S. Supreme Court rules that states may ban the hiring of illegal aliens.

Born on February 25

1841 : Pierre Auguste Renoir, French painter and founder of the French Impressionist movement.

1856 : Charles Lang Freer, U.S. art collector.

1873 : Enrico Caruso, Italian opera tenor.

1888 : John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State to President Eisenhower.

1894 : Meher Baba, spiritual leader.

1895 : Rudolf von Eschwege, German fighter ace in World War I.

1905 : Adele Davis, nutritionist.

1917 : Anthony Burgess, English writer (A Clockwork Orange).

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Reserve Bank jobs 2017

India-RBI jobs for Manager Technical-Civil/ Assistant Manager Across India

Last Date to apply: 16 Mar 2017 

Eligibility : BE/B.Tech
 
Location : Anywhere in India

Advt. No. 4/2016-17

Manager (Technical-Civil)/ Assistant Manager Jobs recruitment in Reserve Bank of India-RBI

Manager (Technical-Civil) in Grade “B”

No. of Vacancies : 02

Assistant Manager (Rajbhasha) in Grade “A”

No. of Vacancies : 10

Assistant Manager (Security) in Grade “A”

No. of Vacancies : 7

Hiring Process : Face to Face Interview

Job Role: HR / Admin- Indian government jobs

Interesting candidates should Apply Online.

Important Dates

Website Link Open – For online Registration of Applications & Payment of Fees/Intimation Charges : 01.03.2017 to 16.03.2017

Only for the post of Assistant Manager (Security) : Last date for receipt of system generated print out (hard copy) of the valid Online application along with copies of certificates/ documents and bio-data at RBI Service Board Office : 22.03.2017 (5.00 PM).

(Ref : Times Ascent, Dated : 22nd February, 2017)

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Tamilnadu medical services jobs

Wanted Pharmacist in Chennai

Last Date to apply: 10 Mar 2017 

Eligibility : Diploma
 
Location : Chennai

Pharmacist recruitment in Tamilnadu Medical Services Corporation Ltd

No. of Posts : 19 posts (GT-05, BC-05, BC(M)-01, MBC/DNC-04, SC-03, SC (A)-01)

Qualification : The candidates must possess a Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognized Institute and must have registered with the Tamil Nadu Pharmacist council.

Pay Band : Rs. 9300-34800/-

Age Limit :
35 yrs for SC (A)
32 yrs for MBC/DNC candidates
30 yrs for OC candidates

Selection Process : Selection will be made on the basis of written Examination and Interview. Candidates may apply through Registered Post with acknowledgement due, along with self attested copies of all certificates including Community Certificates. 

Hiring Process : Written-test

Job Role: Pharmacist / Medical Rep- Indian government jobs

Applications should be sent to The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Ltd, No.417, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai-8 on or before 10.03.2017 by Register Post and this corporation is not responsible for postal delay.

 
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Alagappa University jobs 2017

Project Consultant in Chennai

Last Date to apply: 03 Mar 2017 

Eligibility : ME/M.Tech, M Phil / Phd, MSc
 
Location : Chennai

Project Consultant recruitment in Alagappa University

Project title : Design and Development of Chemo-Resistive Gas Sensors for Breath Analysis .

Eligibility : M.Sc./M.Phil./M.Tech. (Bioelectronics/Physics/Chemistry/ Material Science /Nanotechnology/Electronics) with 2-3 years of research experience in the area of Sensors or Ph.D.(Bioelectronics/ Physics/ Chemistry/Nanoechnology/ Inter-disciplinary areas).
Desirable : Candidates should have hands-on experience in the filed of Sensors with proven record in the form of publications.

No. of Position : 1 

Fellowship : Rs. 25000

Age limit : 35 years
 

Hiring Process : Face to Face Interview

Job Role: Research/JRF/SRF- Indian government jobs

Date/Time of Interview : 03.03.2017/11.00 a.m. Venue :Dept. of Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Science Block (Vth Floor), Alagappa University, Karaikudi -630 003. Interested candidates are encouraged to send their resume by email to Sekar2025@gmail.com.

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What is today history February 24

Today in History : February 24

786 : Pepin the Short of Gaul dies. His dominions are divided between his sons Charles (Charlemagne) and Carloman.

1525 : In the first of the Franco-Habsburg Wars, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V captures the French king Francis I at the Battle of Pavia, Italy.

1538 : Ferdinand of Hapsburg and John Zapolyai, the two kings of Hungary, conclude the peace of Grosswardein.

1803 : Chief Justice John Marshall, by refusing to rule on the case of Marbury vs. Madison, asserts the authority of the judicial branch.

1813 : Off Guiana, the American sloop Hornet sinks the British sloop Peacock.

1821 : Mexico gains independence from Spain.

1836 : Some 3,000 Mexicans launch an assault on the Alamo with its 182 Texan defenders.

1895 : The Cuban War of Independence begins.

1908 : Japan officially agrees to restrict emigration to the U.S.

1912 : Italy bombs Beirut in the first act of war against the Ottoman Empire.

1912 : The Jewish organization Hadassah is founded in New York City.

1914 : Civil War soldier Joshua Chamberlain dies.

1916 : A film version of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea opens in New York.

1921 : Herbert Hoover becomes Secretary of Commerce.

1928 : The New Gallery of New York exhibits works of Archibald Motley, its first show to feature a black artist.

1944 : Merrill’s Marauders, a specially trained group of American soldiers, begin their ground campaign against Japan into Burma.

1945 : U.S. forces liberate prisoners of war in the Los Baños Prison in the Philippines.

1947 : Franz von Papen is sentenced to eight years in a labor camp for war crimes.

1959 : Khrushchev rejects the Western plan for the Big Four meeting on Germany.

1968 : North Vietnamese troops capture the imperial palace in Hue, South Vietnam.

1972 : Hanoi negotiators walk out of the peace talks in Paris to protest U.S. air raids on North Vietnam.

1991 : General Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of the coalition army, sends in ground forces during the Gulf War.

Born on February 24

1500 : Charles V, king of Spain and the last Holy Roman Emperor to be crowned by the Pope.

1786 : Wilhelm Carl Grimm, compiler, with his brother of fairy tales.

1836 : Winslow Homer, American painter.

1841 : John Phillip Holland, inventor of the modern submarine.

1874 : Honus Wagner, baseball shortstop known as “The Flying Dutchman.”

1885 : Chester Nimitz, U.S. admiral who commanded naval forces in the Pacific during WWII.

1887 : Mary Ellen Chase, New England writer.

1909 : August Derleth, writer (Still is the Summer Night, The Shield of the Valiant).

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Central Excise Day celebrated on 24 February 2017

24 February: Central Excise Day


The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) on 24 February 2017 celebrated the Central Excise Day across the country.

To mark the occasion, the Central Excise officers all over the country organized seminars, workshops, trade interactions and cultural events.

The Central Excise Day is celebrated every year to commemorate the Central Excise and Salt Act, which was enacted on 24 February 1944.

About Central Board of Excise and Customs


• Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Union Ministry of Finance.

• The CBEC deals with policy formulation concerning levy and collection of Customs and central excise duties and service tax.


• The Board also deals with matters related to smuggling and administration of matters relating to Customs, central excise, service tax and narcotics to the extent under the CBEC's purview.

• The Board is the administrative authority for its subordinate organizations, including Custom Houses, Central Excise and Service Tax Commissionerates and the Central Revenues Control Laboratory.

• The board primarily deals with the Customs Act, 1962, Customs Tarriff Act, 1975, Central Excise Act, 1944 and Service Tax Act.

• However, after the roll out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 1 July 2017, the activities of the board will be guided by the GST-related Acts.

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Who: Central Excise Day
 
What: Celebrated
 
When: 24 February 2017

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What is today history February 23

Today in History : February 23

1516 : The Hapsburg Charles I succeeds Ferdinand in Spain.

1540 : Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado begins his unsuccessful search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in the American Southwest.

1574 : The 5th War of Religion breaks out in France.

1615 : The Estates-General in Paris is dissolved, having been in session since October 1614.

1778 : Baron von Steuben joins the Continental Army at Valley Forge.

1821 : Poet John Keats dies of tuberculosis at the age of 25.

1836 : The Alamo is besieged by Santa Anna.

1846 : The Liberty Bell tolls for the last time, to mark George Washington’s birthday.

1847 : Forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat the Mexicans at the Battle of Buena Vista.

1854 : Great Britain officially recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.

1861 : Texas becomes the seventh state to secede from the Union.

1885 : John Lee survives three attempts to hang him in Exeter Prison, as the trap fails to open.

1898 : Writer Emile Zola is imprisoned in France for his letter J’accuse in which he accuses the French government of anti-semitism and the wrongful imprisonment of army captain Alfred Dreyfus.

1901 : Britain and Germany agree on a boundary between German East Africa and Nyasaland.

1904 : Japan guarantees Korean sovereignty in exchange for military assistance.

1916 : Secretary of State Lansing hints that the U.S. may have to abandon the policy of avoiding “entangling foreign alliances”.

1921 : An airmail plane sets a record of 33 hours and 20 minutes from San Francisco to New York.

1926 : President Calvin Coolidge opposes a large air force, believing it would be a menace to world peace.
1936 : In Russia, an unmanned balloon rises to a record height of 25 miles.

1938 : Twelve Chinese fighter planes drop bombs on Japan.

1942 : A Japanese submarine shells an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, California, the first Axis bombs to hit American soil.

1944 : American bombers strike the Marianas Islands bases, only 1,300 miles from Tokyo.

1945 : Eisenhower opens a large offensive in the Rhineland.

1945 : U.S. Marines plant an American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima.

1946 : Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita is hanged in Manila, the Philippines, for war crimes.

1947 : Several hundred Nazi organizers are arrested in Frankfurt by U.S. and British forces.

1950 : New York’s Metropolitan Museum exhibits a collection of Hapsburg art. The first showing of this collection in the U.S.

1954 : Mass innoculation begins as Salk’s polio vaccine is given to children for first time.

1955 : Eight nations meet in Bangkok for the first SEATO council.

1960 : Whites join Negro students in a sit-in at a Winston-Salem, N.C. Woolworth store.

1964 : The U.S. and Britain recognize the new Zanzibar government.

1967 : American troops begin the largest offensive of the war, near the Cambodian border.

1972 : Black activist Angela Davis is released from jail where she was held for kidnapping , conspiracy and murder.

1991 : French forces unofficially start the Persian Gulf ground war by crossing the Saudi-Iraqi border.

Born on February 23

1633 : Samuel Pepys, English diarist.

1685 : George F. Handel, German composer.

1743 : Meyer Amschel Rothschild, banker and founder of the Rothschild dynasty in Europe.

1868 : W.E.B. [William Edward Burghardt] Du Bois, U.S. historian and civil rights leader, founder of what became the NAACP.

1883 : Victor Fleming, film director (The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind)

1899 : Erich Kastner, German poet, novelist and children’s author (Emil and the Detectives).

1904 : William Shirer, CBS broadcaster and author (The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich).

1924 : Allan MacLeod Cormack, physicist, developed the CAT scan.

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UPSC jobs 2017

Civil Services Examination Across India

Last Date to apply: 17 Mar 2017 

Eligibility : Any Graduate
 
Location : Anywhere in India

Examination Notice No 06/2017-CSP

Civil Services Examination, 2017 Conducts Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

The number of vacancies to be filled on the result of the examination is expected to be approximately 980 which include 27 vacancies reserved for P.H. Category, i.e. 07 vacancies for LDCP, 08 Vacancies for B/LV and 12 Vacancies for H.I. 

Educational Qualifications : The candidate must hold a degree of any of Universities incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University Under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

 Note I: Candidates who have appeared at an examination the passing of which would render them educationally qualified for the Commission’s examination but have not been informed of the results as also the candidates who intend to appear at such a qualifying examination will also be eligible for admission to the Preliminary Examination. All candidates who are declared qualified by the Commission for taking the Civil Services (Main) Examination will be required to produce proof of passing the requisite examination with their application for the Main Examination failing which such candidates will not be admitted to the Main Examination. The applications for the Main Examination will be called sometime in the month of  September/October, 2017

Note II: In exceptional cases the Union Public Service Commission may treat a candidate who has not any of the foregoing qualifications as a qualified candidate provided that he/she has passed examination conducted by the other Institutions, the standard of which in the opinion of the Commission justifies his/her admission to the examination. 

Note III: Candidates possessing professional and technical qualifications which are recognised by the Government as equivalent to professional and technical degree would also be eligible for admission to the examination. Note IV: Candidates who have passed the final professional M.B.B.S. or any other Medical Examination but have not completed their internship by the time of submission of their applications for the Civil Services (Main) Examination, will be provisionally admitted to the Examination provided they submit along with their application a copy of certificate from the concerned authority of the University/Institution that they had passed the requisite final professional medical examination. In such cases, the candidates will be required to produce at the time of their interview original Degree or a certificate from the concerned competent authority of the University/Institution that they had completed all requirements (including completion of internship) for the award of the Degree.

 Age Limits: (a) A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 32 years on the 1st of August, 2017 i.e., he must have been born not earlier than 2nd August, 1985 and not later than 1st August, 1996.

Physical Standards: Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Civil Services Examination, 2017 as per guidelines given in Appendix-III of Rules for Examination published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary dated 22nd February, 2017.

Fee : Candidates (excepting Female/SC/ST/PH Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay fee of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) either by remitting the money in any Branch of SBI by Cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India/ State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/Sate Bank of Hyderabad/State Bank of Mysore/ State Bank of

Patiala /State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/Master Credit/Debit Card. Applicants who opt for 'Pay by Cash' mode should print the system generated Pay-in-slip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only. 'Pay by Cash” mode will be deactivated at 23.59 hours of 16.03.2017

Centres of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination : The Examination will be held at the following Centres :

Agartala, Ghaziabad, Gautam, Buddh Nagar, Agra, Gorakhpur, Panaji (Goa), Ajmer , Gurgaon, Patna, Ahmedabad,  Gwalior, Port Blair, Aizawl, Hyderabad, Puducherry, Aligarh, Imphal, Pune, Allahabad, Indore, Raipur, Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh), Itanagar, Rajkot, Aurangabad, Jabalpur, Ranchi, Bangalore, Jaipur, Sambalpur , Bareilly, Jammu, Shillong, Bhopal, Jodhpur, Shimla, Bilaspur, Jorhat, Siligudi, Chandigarh, Kochi, Srinagar, Chennai, Kohima, Thane, Coimbatore, Kolkata , Thiruvananthapuram, Cuttack, Kozhikode (Calicut), Tiruchirapalli, Dehradun , Lucknow, Tirupati, Delhi, Ludhiana, Udaipur, Dharwad, Madurai, Varanasi, Dispur, Mumbai, Vellore, Faridabad, Mysore, Vijayavada, Gangtok, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Gaya, Navi Mumbai, Warangal

Hiring Process : Written-test

Job Role: Engineer (Core, Non-IT)- Indian government jobs

Candidates are required to apply online last date of receving application is 17/3/2017.  http://www.upsconline.nic.in

 
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Tamil Nadu PSC jobs 2017

Assistant Geologist in Chennai

Last Date to apply: 21 Mar 2017 

Eligibility : MSc(Geology)
 
Location : Chennai

Assistant Geologist Job Position in Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)

Assistant Geologist in Geology and Mining Department

Qualification : A degree of M. Sc in Geology of any recognised University or Institution. Other things being equal preference will be given to candidates who possess practical experience in field work

No. of Vacancy : 25

Assistant Geologist in PWD

Qualification : Master of Science degree in Geology or Master of Science degree in applied Geology or Master of Science (Technology) in Hydrogeology of any University recognized by the University Grants Commission.

No. of Vacancy : 15

Assistant Geologist in Agricultural Engineering Department

Qualification : A degree in Geology of any recognised University or Institution”

No. of Vacancy : 10

Geologist in Highways Department

Qualification : M.Sc., Degree in Geology

No. of Vacancy : 03

Pay Scale : Rs.9300- 34,800

Age : 18-30 Yrs

Examination fee : Rs.100/- (Rupees One hundred only) is payable by online through Net Banking/credit card/Debit card or it can be paid by offline at SBI / at Indian Bank within 2 days from the date of submission of online application. . Applicants have to register their basic particulars through One -Time Registration which is mandatory on payment of Rs.50/- towards registration fee. The registration shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of One-Time Registration.

Selection Process : The selection will be made in two stages, viz. (i) Written Examination and (ii) an Oral Test in the form of an Interview

Centres of Examination : Examination will be held at the following centres :- Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Trichy and Tirunelveli.

Hiring Process : Written-test

Job Role: HR / Admin- Indian government jobs

Important Dates : 

Date of Notification : 22.02.2017

Last date for submission of applications : 21.03.2017

Last date for payment of Fee through Bank (State Bank of India/Indian bank) 23.03.2017

Date of Examination : Paper-I(Geology) (Degree Standard) : 24.06.2017 10.00 A.M.to 01.00 P.M.

Date of Examination : Paper-II(General Studies) (Degree Standard) : 24.06.2017 02.30 P.M.to 04.30 P.M

Date of Examination : Paper-I(Geology) (P.G. Degree Standard) : 25.06.2017 10.00 A.M.to 01.00 P.M.

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