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Friday, October 18, 2013
Andhra Pradesh Circle PA/SA Exam Result 2013 Declared
Andhra Pradesh Circle PA/SA
Exam Result 2013 Declared
Friends...Today Andhra Pradesh Postal
Circle has also declared the Result of PA/SA Exam 2013 held on 21 April 2013.
The write up along with the result is as follows:
1. DECLARATION OF RESULT OF PA/ SA/ PA SBCO
/ PA MMS IN RESPECT OF EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT FROM OPEN MARKET HELD
ON 21.04.2013
2. THE RESULT SHOWN IS PROVISIONAL AND
SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION OF ALL ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS LIKE EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION,
CASTE, AGE, POLICE VERIFICATION, MEDICAL REPORT ETC. AND SUBJECT TO FULFILLMENT
OF ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DEPARTMENT AND LAID DOWN IN RECRUITMENT RULES FOR
THESE CADRES.
3. THE PROVISIONALLY SELECTED CANDIDATES
HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED TO THE POSTAL/R.M.S./M.M.S./SBCO UNITS AS PER THEIR MERIT
AND AVAILABILITY OF VACANCIES.
4. THE MERIT/SELECT LIST OF CANDIDATES IS
BASED ON THE MARKS SECURED IN THE APTITUDE TEST ONLY.
5. FOR ANY FURTHER ENQUIRIES THE CANDIDATE
MAY PLEASE CONTACT THE DIVISIONAL HEADS OF CONCERNED DIVISIONS FOR WHICH THEY
ARE ALLOTTED.
Click Here to view Results
Part-1- Click Here
Part-2- Click Here
Part-3- Click Here
Analysis of Result
Andhra Pradesh Circle Result contains the
following details..Roll No, Name of candidate, Category, Date of Birth, Marks
(Inter, Aptitude Test, Computer cum Typing Test). Hyderabad Result has the same
pattern of that of Gujarat Results...and they have also announced the results
Division Wise. Unlike other circles in PAPO all vacancies notified is seen
filled. PA SBCO also completely filled but in SA RMS section against RMS TP Dn,
Tirupathi , RMS Y Dn, Vijayawada and RMS V Dn, Vizag some seats could not be filled
as sufficient number of candidates are not qualified. The details as follows:
PAPO
Hyderabad City - 5 vacancies- 05 selected
Hyderabad South East- 12 vacancies- 12
selected
Secunderabad - 22 vacancies- 22 selected
Hyderabad GPO - 4 vacancies-04 selected
Adilabad - 3 vacancies-03 selected
Hanamkonda - 6 vacancies- 06 selected
Mahabubnagar - 5 vacancies- 05 selected
Karimnagar - 10 vacancies- 10 selected
Medak - 4 vacancies- 04 selected
Nalgonda - 8 vacancies- 08 selected
Peddapalli - 4 vacancies- 04 selected
Sangareddy - 4 vacancies- 04 selected
Suryapet - 7 vacancies-07 selected
Warangal - 2 vacancies-02 selected
Nizamabad - 6 vacancies-06 selected
Wanaparthy - 3 vacancies- 03 selected
Bhimavaram - 13 vacancies- 13 selected
Eluru - 14 vacancies-14 selected
Gudur (NL) - 7 vacancies- 07 selected
Gudivada - 7 vacancies- 07 selected
Guntur - 1 vacancy- 01 selected
Khammam - 9 vacancies- 09 selected
Machillipatnam - 6 vacancies- 06 selected
Narasaraopet - 7 vacancies- 07 selected
Nellore - 6 vacancies- 06 selected
Ongole (Prakasam) - 4 vacancies- 04
selected
Tadepalligudem - 4 vacancies- 04 selected
Tenali - 7 vacancies- 07 selected
Vijayawada - 4 vacancies- 04 selected
Anantapur - 4 vacancies- 04 selected
Chittor - 10 vacancies-10 selected
Kadapa - 9 vacancies- 09 selected
Hindupur - 8 vacancies- 08 selected
Kurnool - 1 vacancy-01 selected
Nandyal - 8 vacancies- 08 selected
Proddatur - 2 vacancies-02 selected
Tirupati - 8 vacancies- 08 selected
Amalapuram - 4 vacancies- 04 selected
Anakapalli - 10 vacancies- 10 selected
Kakinada - 6 vacancies- 06 selected
Parvatipuram - 8 vacancies- 08 selected
Rajamundry - 1 vacancy- 01 selected
Srikakulam - 15 vacancies-15 selected
PASBCO
Postal Assistant (SBCO) - 31 vacancies-- 31
Selected
SARMS
Hyd. Sorting Dn, Hyderabad - 16
vacancies-16 selected
RMS. Z Dn. Hyderabad - 10 vacancies-10
selected
RMS, AG Dn Guntakal - 1 vacancy for OC- 01
selected
RMS TP Dn, Tirupathi - 10 vacancies- 08
selected
RMS Y Dn, Vijayawada - 14 vacancies-11
selected
RMS V Dn, Vizag - 18 vacancies-17 selected
Odisha Circle PA/SA Exam Result 2013 Declared
Odisha Circle PA/SA Exam Result 2013 Declared
Friends...Today Odisha Postal Circle has
declared the Result of PA/SA Exam 2013 held on 05 May 2013.
All candidates are advised to go through
the website for getting their names and reporting before concerned Div.
Superintendent for further action. They are
requested to produce in the office of the
concerned Divisional Superintendent the original educational Certificates/caste
certificate/ Discharge certificate in
case of Ex-servicemen along with the xerox copies for further action.
Analysis of Result
Unlike the Result Published by Maharashtra
and Gujarat a few days back. Odisha Circle has not published nay details of
marks secured by the candidates in Paper-I and Paper-2. They have just given the Roll Number in
examination, Name of the candidate selected, Category and Division to which
attached. The comparison of vacancy notified and candidates selected is as
follows:
PAPO
No. of vacancy notified- 120
No. of candidates selected- 87
Unfilled- 33
PASBCO
No. of vacancy notified- 17
No. of candidates selected- 13
Unfilled- 04
SARMS
No. of vacancy notified- 26
No. of candidates selected- 14
Unfilled- 12
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Daily Current Affairs updates from 16 October 2013
Daily Current Affairs
updates from 16 October 2013
Awards
1) Man Booker prize 2013: Eleanor Catton,
28, from New Zealand won the 2013 Man Booker prize for English fiction on
Tuesday for her novel "The Luminaries" and became the youngest winner
in the award's 45-year history.
Sports
1) India achieved the second highest ever run chase in ODI history: An inspired India
pulled off an incredible nine-wicket victory over Australia in the second
one-dayer, achieving the second highest ever run chase in ODI history in what
turned out to be a high scoring contest.
2) Virat
Kohli hit the fastest century by an Indian in one-day internationals:
Kohli, who hit 8 smashing boundaries and 7 scintillating sixes, hit the fastest
century by an Indian in one-day internationals in just 52 balls in the second ODI
agianst Australia, when he surpassed the Virender Sehwag's record who hit the ton
from 60 balls against New Zealand in 2009.
3) Top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli
Kashyap along with two other Indians sailed into the second round of the
Denmark Super Series Premier with contrasting wins in the opening round, but it
was curtains for PV Sindhu on Wednesday.
4) Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar retired
from all forms of cricket, bringing down the curtain on a 16-year first class
career during which he played 26 Tests and 191 ODIs, besides leading Mumbai to
their 40th Ranji Trophy title last season.
Days
1) World
Food Day: World Food Day celebrated on 16 October every year across the
world since 1981.The Theme of the World Food Day 2013 is Sustainable Food
Systems for Food Security and Nutrition.
Appointments
1) Arunendra
Kumar appointed Chairman, Railway Board: Railways today appointed acting
Chairman of the Railway Board Arunendra Kumar as the head of the Board. Kumar,
the Mechanical Member, was holding additional charge of Chairman, Railway Board
(CRB) after the retirement of Vinay Mittal on June 30.
2) Anand Mahindra elected as Chairperson of
PHFI: Public Health Foundation of India
(PHFI) today said Mahindra group Chairman and Managing Director Anand Mahindra
has been elected as its Chairperson for a term of three years.
National
1) Advani says he would like to see Modi as
PM: Endorsing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as BJP’s prime ministerial
candidate for the first time, party patriarch L K Advani today said he would be
happy to see him as the Prime Minister.
2) Manmohan going to Russia, China next
week: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to visit Russia from October 20-22. He
will attend the 14th India-Russia Annual Summit in Moscow and then proceed to
China for an official visit from October 22-24, the Ministry of External Affairs
announced on Wednesday.
Banking/Economy
1) World
Bank lowers India’s GDP growth forecast for 2013-14: World Bank has revised
downwards India’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal to 4.7 per
cent. This is down from 6.1 per cent economic growth projected in April this
year.
2) In a major boost for India and other
countries seeking details on suspected black money stashed in Swiss banks, Switzerland
has agreed to exchange of information and mutual administrative assistance in
tax matters with overseas authorities.
International
1) A powerful typhoon Wipha on 16 October
2013 caused landslides and flooding on Izu Oshima Island, South of Tokyo.
2) Twitter likely to go public on November
15: The much anticipated initial public offer by microblogging site Twitter is
likely to hit the US stock market on November 15, claims a research report.
3) Suicide attack kills Pakistani minister,
7 others: A senior Pakistani provincial
minister was among eight people killed when a suicide bomber detonated his
explosive laden vest at the politician's home in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
on Wednesday.
Man Booker Prize 2013: New Zealand's Eleanor Catton Became Youngest Ever Winner
Man
Booker Prize 2013: New Zealand's Eleanor Catton Became Youngest Ever Winner
* Eleanor Catton, the New Zealand author,
at the age of just 28 years, became the youngest ever winner of the Man Booker
Prize for her novel The Luminaries on 15 October 2013 at the London's
Guildhall.
*
28-year-old New Zealander's book The Luminaries - an 832-page murder
mystery based on the gold rush in the 19th-century is also the longest novel to
ever win the coveted literary prize.
* She is the second New Zealander to win
the Man Booker Prize, after Keri Hulme for The Bone People in 1985.
* Catton who started writing the book when
she was 25-years-old was given the £50,000 by the Duchess of Cornwall at London's
Guildhall on Tuesday evening. The judges picked Catton's audacious take on an
old form, the Victorian "sensation novel".
* The youngest ever winner before Catton
was Ben Okri who was 32 when his work The Famished Road won the Booker prize in
1991.
* Luminaries is Catton's second novel after
The Rehearsal, which was shortlisted for the 2009 Guardian first book award.
* Luminaries is the longest ever book to
win this Prize, beating Hilary Mantel's 672-page Wolf Hall which received the
Man Booker Prize 2009.
* The year 2013 marks the 45th year of the
Man Booker Prize. It was first awarded to P H Newby for Something to Answer For
in 1969.
* Last year's winner, Hilary Mantel, had
made history as the first woman and the first British author to win the prize
twice. Her two winning novels - Bring Up the Bodies and Wolf Hall - have sold
over 1.5 million copies.
Special about Man Booker
Prize 2013
* The Luminaries is the longest work to win
this prize in the history of 45 years of Man Booker Prize.
*
Eleanor Catton is the youngest ever winner of the Man Booker Prize.
* It
is also worth noticing that the 2013 shortlist for the prize was described as
one of the best in the history of Man Booker Prize.
* Eleanor Catton is also the last winner of
the Man Booker prize which at present is confined to writers from the Commonwealth
countries and Ireland only. From the year 2014, entries from all over the world
will be welcomed in the Man Booker Prize.
Current Affairs Quiz- Useful for IBPS PO Exam (Part-2)
Current Affairs Quiz-
Useful for IBPS PO Exam (Part-2)
Q1. The
Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of
India allotted Customized Pin Code of “110201? to ___________ in Sep 2013.
A. The
Ministry of Finance
B. The
Delhi High Court
C. The
Supreme Court
D.
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Ans. C. The Supreme Court
Q2. Which
Indian PSU Company was awarded Indira Gandhi Official Language Award for
propagation of Rajbhasha ( Official Language) in the company by the Union
Government of India on Hindi Divas in Sep 2013?
A. NTPC
B. ONGC
C. HPCL
D. BHEL
Ans. A. NTPC
Q3. BJP
has formally announced whom as the party’s prime ministerial candidate for the
next Lok Sabha polls to be held in 2014?
A. Rajnath
Singh
B.
Narendra Modi
C. L K
Advani
D. Sushma
Swaraj
Ans. B. Narendra Modi
Q4. Who won the the US Open Men’s single title
held in Sep 2013?
A. Novak
Djokovic
B. Andy
Murray
C. Roger
Federer
D. Rafael
Nadal
Ans. D. Rafael Nadal
Q5. Who has been named as the recipient of
Amnesty International’s highest award in Sep 2013?
A. Ai
Xiaoming
B.
Lyudmila Ulitskaya
C. Malala Yousafzai
D. None of
These
Ans. C. Malala Yousafzai
Q6. Who
won the Miss America pageant held in September 2013?
A. Shannon
Oliver
B. Nina
Davuluri
C. Mallory
Hagan
D. Amanda
Mason
Ans. B. Nina Davuluri
Q7. Reserve Bank of India has formed an expert
committee for examining its Current Monetary Policy Framework in Sep 2013. Who
will head the committee?
A. C.
Rangarajan
B. Bimal
Jalan
C. Urjit
Patel
D. Y.
Venugopal Reddy
Ans. C. Urjit Patel
Q8. Which
Indian Olympic Medalist entered politics and Joined BJP party in Sep 2013?
A.
Vijender Vijender
B. Vijay
Kumar
C.
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
D. Abhinav
Bindra
Ans. C. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Q9. “Hindi
Diwas” is observed on ____________.
A. 15-Sep
B. 2-Sep
C. 14-Sep
D. 21-Sep
Ans. C. 14-Sep
Q10. The
Board of Control for Cricket in India- BCCI has imposed life bans on whom in
the list in Sep 2013 for being involved in the IPL spot-fixing scam?
A. Amit
Singh
B.
Siddharth Trivedi
C. S
Sreesanth
D. Harmeet
Singh
Ans. C. S Sreesanth
Q11. Which
Indian state achieved the first position in literacy with 94.65% literacy rate,
announced in Sep 2013?
A. Kerala
B. Tripura
C. Sikkim
D. Punjab
Ans. B. Tripura
Q12.
Veteran political leader Veliyam Bhargavan passed away in Sep 2013. He was
associated with which political party?
A) CPI
B) BJP
C)
Congress
D) NCP
Ans. A) CPI
Q13. Who
became the first winner of the singing reality show Indian Idol Junior in Sep
2013?
A) Anjana
Padmanabhan
B)
Sonakshi Kar
C)
Sugandha Date
D) Eman
Chaudhary
Ans. A) Anjana Padmanabhan
Q14. First
Sree Narayan Guru Global Secular & Peace Award 2013 was presented to whom
in Sep 2013?
A) Shashi
Tharoor
B) P
Chidambaram
C) Oommen
Chandy
D) Kapil
Sibal
Ans. A) Shashi Tharoor
Q15. Who
was presented with the inaugural Allard Prize for International Integrity in
Sep 2013 by the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Law?
A) Anna
Hazare
B) Arvind
Kejriwal
C) N R
Narayana Murthy
D) None of
These
Ans. A) Anna Hazare
Q16. Which
global tech giant has celebrated its 15th birthday on 27th September 2013?
A)
Microsoft
B)
Facebook
C) Google
D) Yahoo
Ans.C) Google
Q17. The
RBI has kept CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) unchanged at _______ during its monetary
policy review meet in September 2013.
A) 4%
B) 4.25%
C) 4.5%
D) 3.5%
Ans. A) 4%
Q18. Who
has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court in Sep
2013?
A) Justice
Badar Durrez Ahmad
B) Justice
Prafulla Chandra Pant
C) Justice
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
D) Justice
T.Nandakumar Singh
Ans. B) Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant
Q19. Which
Indian IT Services Company has launched Finacle 11E, latest version of its core
banking solution in Sep 2013?
A) HCL
Technologies
B) Wipro
C) TCS
D) Infosys
Ans. D) Infosys
Q20.
“Alzheimer’s Day” is observed on ____________.
A) 21-Sep
B) 16-Sep
C) 19-Sep
D) 24-Sep
Ans. A) 21-Sep
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Important Awards conferred during September 2013
Important Awards conferred during September 2013
>> Moortidevi Award : Haraprasad Das was conferred the Moortidevi
Award for 2012.
>> John Abraham honoured with the Pride of the Nation Award.
>> Reserve Bank of India governor
Raghuram Rajan was awarded with the Fifth Deutsche
Bank Prize for Financial Economics 2013.
>> Miss World 2013: Megan Young of Philippines was crowned Miss World
2013.
>>Malala Yousafzai Presented with
Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award by
Harvard University.
>> Former South African President
Nelson Mandela presented with a humanitarian
achievement award.
>> Malala Yousafzai, Edward Snowden
Nominated for EU's Sakharov Prize.
>> Zubin Mehta was Conferred Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony 2013.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Daily Current Affairs- 15 October 2013
Daily Current
Affairs- 15 October 2013
Days
1) International
Day of Rural women: "International Day of Rural women" was
observed on 15 October 2013 across the world to recognize the critical role and
contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing
agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural
poverty. The Day recognizes rural women’s importance in enhancing agricultural
and rural development worldwide.
National
1) CBI registers case against Industrialist
Kumar Mangalam Birla and former Coal Secretary P C Parekh in connection with
alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks.It is the 14th FIR in its
ongoing coal scam, along with raids at several places.
2) Pak singer Adnan Sami gets notice for
overstaying in India: Pakistani musician Adnan Sami was today issued a notice
by the Mumbai police for overstaying in India after his visa expired earlier
this month.
3)
In a first-of-its-kind initiative to promote use of clean technology,
India on Tuesday signed an agreement with Finland to produce indigenous ethanol
and reduce country’s dependence on its import. The agreement was inked between
Finnish Minister for European Affairs Alexander Stubb and India’s Minister of
State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Panabaka Lakshmi in New Delhi.
4)
Indian Navy on 15 October 2013 inducted into service its largest
offshore patrol vessel (OPV), INS Sunayna, at the Southern Naval Command.
International
1) Philippines earthquake: Death toll rises
to 34, hundreds injured: A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck the central
Philippines on Tuesday, killing at least 34 people as many buildings collapsed,
officials said.
Sports
1) Vikash enters 2nd round of World Boxing
Championships: Vikash Malik notched up India's first win at the World Boxing
Championships as he beat Kyrgyzstan's Meder Mamakeev to enter the second round.
2) Wankhede to host Sachin's 200th Test:
Sachin Tendulkar's wish to play his 200th and final Test on his home ground has
been granted by the BCCI's Programmes and Fixtures committee.
3) Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Del Potro
6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3) to win a second straight trophy at the Shanghai Masters in
China.
Technology
1) Tata Sky launches app for live TV
programme: Direct-to-home television operator Tata Sky today launched a new
application that allows watching live television programmes on mobile phones as
the company looks to popularise its brand further.
2) Airtel, Idea, Vodafone hike 2G Internet
rates: Major telecom companies Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone have halved
the amount of data downloads on 2G networks under certain tariff plans, pushing
up the cost of using mobile Internet services.
Appointments
1) Terry Walsh appointed Indian hockey
coach: Hockey India announced the appointment of Terry Walsh, who has
represented Australia in three Olympics, as chief coach of the senior men's
national team.
Banking/Economy
1) RBI may hike repo rate by 25 bps on October
29: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to maintain its hawkish stance and
increase the repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) in the upcoming monetary policy
review on October 29, according to Indranil Pan, Chief Economist, Kotak
Mahindra Bank.