French Open 2015 Complete Winners List PDF

Dear friends.. Here is the Winners list of French Open 2015. Questions are surely expected from this tournament for upcoming exams and also for various Quiz competitions. You can download this as PDF from link below.

Background of the Event

The 2015 French Open was the 114th edition of the French Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year 2015. Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France hosted the vent from 24 May to 7 June, 2015. In the Men's Singles, Rafael Nadal was the five-time defending champion but as a great surprise to everyone, he lost to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Finally, Stan Wawrinka won his first French Open title, defeating Djokovic in the final. In Women's Singles, Maria Sharapova was defending champion, but lost to Lucie Safarova in the fourth round. Serena Williams defeated Safarova in the final and won her third French Open title, 20th Grand Slam Singles title, and third Career Grand Slam. 

Gist of French Open 2015

When Played: 24 May – 7 June, 2015

Edition: 114th

Prize money: €28,028,600

Surface: Clay

Where Played: Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France

Complete list of winners with details

Men's Singles

Final between: Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) vs Novak Djokovic(Serbia)

Winner- Stan Wawrinka (4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4)

Note: It was Wawrinka's 2nd Grand Slam singles title, 10th career singles title and his 1st at the French Open.

Women's Singles

Final between: Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) vs Serena Williams (USA)

Winner: Serena Williams (6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–2)

Note: It was Williams's 20th Grand Slam singles title, her 3rd singles title of the year and 3rd at the French Open.

Men's Doubles

Final between: Ivan Dodig (Croatia) & Marcelo Melo (Brazil) Vs Bob Bryan(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA)

Winners: Ivan Dodig (Croatia) & Marcelo Melo (Brazil) ( 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5)

Note: It was Dodig and Marcelo's 1st Grand Slam doubles titles.

Women's Doubles

Fianl between:  Casey Dellacqua(Asutralia) & Yaroslava Shvedova(Kazakhstan) Vs Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) & Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic)

Winners: Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) & Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) (7–6(7–3), 6–1)

Note: It was Mattek-Sands andSafarova's 2nd Grand Slam doubles titles. However, this was Mattek-Sands' 2nd French Open title. Eventhough she lost in women's singles final, Safarova could win her 1st French Open title.

Mixed Doubles

Final between: Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA) Vs Lucie Hradecká (Czech Republic) & Marcin Matkowski (Poland)

Winners:  Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) & Mike Bryan(USA) (7–6(7–3), 6–1)

Note: It was Mattek-Sands' 2nd Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st at the French Open. It was Bryan's 4th Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 4th at the French Open.

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Current Affairs Quiz for 13 June 2015

Freinds.. Here is the Daily GK Current Affairs Quiz Updates for 13 June 2015. Current Affairs is always part of all competitive exams and from the plethora of news coming daily we have to identify which one is essential for competitive exams. We are here to help; we are preparing our Quiz on Current affairs always keeping in mind the competitive exams. Today we have covered the descriptive Current Affairs of 3 June 2015. Comment your suggestions, if any.

1) Who among the following was on 2 June 2015 retained as director of the Indian cricket team for the tour of Bangladesh?

(A) Rahul Dravid

(B) Duncan Fletcher

(C) Ravi Shastri

(D) Rahul Dravid 

2) Name the supercomputer which was dedictated to the nation by Union Minister Harsha Vardhan on 2 June 2015, which will help meteorologists in research and weather prediction?

(A) Panini

(B) Bhaskara

(C) Ramanujan

(D) Aryabhatta

3) Which city has recently become the sixth city in the country with a metro?

(A) Kochi

(B) Jaipur

(C) Pune

(D) Guwhati

4) Who was recently conferred with the Asian Athletics Association President Award?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Balbir Singh Senior

(C) Suresh Kalmadi

(D) Sharad Pawar

5) India on 3 June 2015 has signed a global pact on automatic exchange of information on?

(A) Financial Accounts

(B) Criminal Cases

(C) Passport Information

(D) Educational Reasearch

6) Which Railway zone on 3 June 2015 rolled out a non-AC coach lit by solar panels installed on its roof, which is the first rail coach lit by solar panels in India?

(A) Southern Railway

(B) Northern Railway

(C) North Eastern Railway

(D) Konkan Railway

7) Who was on 3 June 2015 appointed as Special Envoy on Counter Terrorism and Extremism in the Prime Minister Office?

(A) Ranjit Sinha

(B) KV Chowdary

(C) Pradeep Kumar

(D) Syed Asif Ibrahim

8) India and which country signed a new strategically important 10-year defence framework pact on 3 June 2015?

(A) United States

(B) Canada

(C) France

(D) Russia

9) Belarus State University has recently conferred Professor Honoris Causa on President Pranab Mukherjee during his visit. Name the capital of Belarus?

(A) Minsk

(B) Oslo

(C) Victoria

(D) Seoul

10) Who recently won the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2015?

(A)Anne Tyler

(B) Ali Smith

(C) Rachel Cusk

(D) Hilary Mantel

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Ravi Shastri

2) Ans. (B) Bhaskara

3) Ans. (B) Jaipur

4) Ans. (C) Suresh Kalmadi

5) Ans. (A) Financial Accounts

6) Ans. (B) Northern Railway

7) Ans. (D) Syed Asif Ibrahim

8) Ans. (A) United States

9) Ans. (A) Minsk

10) Ans. (B) Ali Smith
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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 11 June 2015

Friends..Here is the Important Daily Current Affairs Capsule for 11 June 2015. We have covered important news & happenings of June 11, 2015. This will be useful for all upcoming exams. Don't forget to check our Daily Quiz Series.

1) MS Dhoni only cricketer and Indian in Forbes list of highest-paid athletes:

--> Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is among Forbes magazine's 100 highest-paid athletes in the world.

--> He is also the only Indian sportsman on the list that has been topped again by American boxer Floyd Mayweather and includes golfer Tiger Woods, tennis star Roger Federer and Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.

--> Dhoni has been ranked 23rd on the Forbes list of The World's Highest-Paid Athletes 2015. 

2) Legendary actor Sir Christopher Lee passed away:

--> Legendary English actor, singer and writer Sir Christopher Lee passed away in London, United Kingdom.

--> The veteran actor was famously known as the master of horror for his famous villainy acting roles in numerous movies such as Dracula, The Wicker Man, James Bond, Lord of the Rings trilogy etc.

3) Google to launch Special Search Mode for Slower 2G Phone Network for India, Brazil:

--> Google has launched a new lite mode of Google search engine for India and Brazil.

--> The feature will be rolled out in India in two weeks and expected to open pages much faster, yet consume 80% less data than the traditional search engine.

--> Before launching, Google tested the feature in Indonesia, where the network speed is similar to India.

4) 44th edition of COPA America kick started:

--> The 44th edition of COPA America, the prestigious football tournament for South American countries, started from 11 June 2015.

--> Chile is hosting the tournament this year.

--> The tournament was originally planned to be hosted by Brazil but it opted out from hosting the tournament due to tight schedule for major tournaments like 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

--> Twelve countries are participating in COPA America 2015 – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

5) England’s cricketer Matt Prior retired from all forms of cricket:

--> Matt Prior, the English cricketer, on 11 June 2015 retired from all forms of cricket.

--> The 33-year-old, wicketkeeper-batsman helped England to win three Ashes series between 2009 and 2013.

6) Prof S Bandyopadhayay appointed as Director of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI):

--> Prof Sanghmitra Bandyopadhayay was on 10 June 2015 appointed as the Director of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) by the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI).

--> She is the first woman to lead the institute and replaced Dr Bimal K Roy who was removed on charges of indiscipline.
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GK Updates for SSC CGL 2015 Tier-1: Part 3

Here is the Model Questions on GK for Staff Selection Commission CGL Level Exam 2015. SSC has scheduled CGL Exam for August 2015 and many candidates least concentrate on GK thinking that they will not get any questions from GK however hard they study. That’s not true. The only way to score in GK is to read as much as GK as you can. Because scoring high in GK can make a difference in your selection.

Don’t worry about GK. We are here to help. We are posting questions asked in previous CGL exams, so that you can get an idea of how the questions will be asked. Follow us regularly. Reading some good books for GK will also help. We recommend you Lucent's General Knowledge (English) 5th Edition. 

1) Foramen Magnum is an aperture found in the

(A) Ear

(B) Lung

(C) Girdle

(D) Skull

2. Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757?

(A) Hyder Ali

(B) Mir Qasim

(C) Mir Jaffar

(D) Nawab of Oudh

3. 'Kelp' is

(A) Sulphide mineral of iron

(B) Partially decomposed vegetation

(C) Sea weed rich in iodine content

(D) An aluminium silicate mineral

4. Spot the odd item in the following :

(A) Basalt

(B) Ruby

(C) Emerald

(D) Sapphire

5. Light from the Sun reaches us in nearly

(A) 8 min

(B) 2 min.

(C) 6 min.

(D) 4 min.

6. Radar is used to

(A) locate submerged submarines.

(B) receive signal from radio receivers.

(C) detect and locate distant objects.

(D) locate geostationary satellites.

7. Optical fibre works on the principle of

(A) refraction

(B) scattering

(C) interference

(D) total internal reflection

8. Which application in Microsoft Office is feasible for preparing presentations?

(A) Microsoft Excel

(B) Microsoft Word

(C) Microsoft PowerPoint

(D) Microsoft Publishers

9. The language which was used to build Internet Pages in the beginning of Internet Technology is

(A) XML

(B) HTML

(C) DHTML

(D) ASP

10. Name the branch of Zoology that deals with the scientific study of animal behaviour.

(A) Ecology

(B) Physiology

(C) Ethology

( D) Anatomy

Answers

1) Ans. (D) Skull

2) Ans. (C) Mir Jaffar

3) Ans. (C) Sea weed rich in iodine content

4) Ans. (A) Basalt

5) Ans. (A) 8 min

6) Ans. (C) detect and locate distant objects.

7) Ans. (D) total internal reflection

8) Ans. (C) Microsoft PowerPoint

9) Ans. (B) HTML

10) Ans. (C) Ethology

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SSC CHSL 2015 Notification (Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination) Out

Staff Selection Commission has notified the Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2) Examination, 2015. The Staff Selection Commission will hold anexamination for Recruitment of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants, Data Entry Operators and Lower Divisional Clerks on Sundays 01.11.2015, 15.11.2015 and 22.11.2015. Further details are as follows:

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Important Dates

Opening Date for Online Registration: 13 June 2015

Closing Date for Online Registration: 13 July 2015 (5:00PM)

Date of Examination: 1 November 2015, 15 November 2015 and 22 November 2015

Note: Candidates can also apply through Post.

Pay of the Posts:

Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant PB -1(Rs. 5200-20200) Grade Pay 2400

Data Entry Operator : Pay Band-1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay Rs. 2400

Data Entry Operator : Pay Band-1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay Rs. 1900

Lower Division Clerk: Pay Band -1 (Rs. 5200-20200), Grade Pay Rs. 1900

Vacancies: Tentatively the vacancies for the post of Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant, LDC and DEO are 3523, 2049 and 1006 respectively.

Educational Qualification ( As on 01.08.2015)

* Must have passed 12th Standard or equivalent examination from a recognized Board or University.

* Candidates who have not acquired but will acquire the educational qualification and acquire documentary evidence from the Board/University in support thereof as on 01.08.2015 will also be eligible.

Age Limit: 18-27 years as on 01.08.2015 (Candidates born not before 02-08-1988 and not later than 01-08-1997.) .Age relaxation as applicable for different categories.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted only in the prescribed format (Annexure-I) On-line or by Post. Detailed instructions as in Annexure - II A or Annexure - II B, may be referred to for postal applications and on-line applications respectively.

Scheme of the Examination: The Examination will be conducted in three tiers as indicated below-

Tier -I -- Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

Tier -II -- Written Examination (Objective Multiple Choice Type)

Tier -III -- Personality Test cum Interview/Computer Proficiency Test/Skill Test (wherever applicable)/Document Verification.

Please note: The Commission reserves the right to make changes in the scheme of examination such as conduct of Tier-I and Tier-II examination in on-line mode, treating Tier-I examination as only qualifying and not conducting personality test cum interview for some or all posts etc.

Application Fee:

--Rs. 100 (One hundred only)

Payment of application fee is exempted for all women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Physically Handicapped and

Ex-servicemen eligible for reservation, as per Government orders.

** For Paper or Off-Line Applications: Candidates should pay the fee by means of Central Recruitment Fee Stamps (CRFS) only.

** The candidates submitting application form online (computer based) should pay the fee of Rs 100 (Rupees one hundred only) by means of SBI Challan or Onlinepayment through Net banking or any credit/debit cards only.

Scheme of Examination:

The examination will consist of a Written Examination and Skill Test for the post of Data Entry Operator and Written Test and Typing Test for the post of Postal

Assistant & Sorting Assistant (PA/SA) and Lower Division Clerk on Computer.

Written examination (Objective type):

Part I: General Intelligence (50 questions) - 50 Marks

Part II: English Language (Basic Knowledge) ( 50 questions ) - 50 Marks

Part III: Quantitative Aptitude (Basic Arithmetic Skill) (50 questions) - 50 Marks

Part IV: General Awareness (50 questions) - 50 Marks

Total: 200 Marks

Total Duration /Timing: 2 Hours (10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon) or (2:00 PM to 4:00PM)

Note: The proposal for online examination is under consideration of the Government of India and if approved examination may be held on-line.

There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

For more details check official notification from below link. In case of any doubts, feel free to ask us through comments, we will get back to you.

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Link to Apply Online for SSC CHSL 2015

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Postal Assistant Exam now through of SSC CHSL (Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam)

Friends..Good News. From this year onwards Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam (PA/SA Exam) will be part of Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level Exam. Department of Post has decided to conduct the exam through SSC and Gazette Notification in this regard was issued on 21 May 2015. Till now, for the last 02 years exam was conducted through a private company called CMC Limited and there were lot of complaints regarding the conduct of examination. Malpractices were detected at many Circles and Re-Exams are now being held in those Circles. In view of candidates it’s a welcome move because now onwards you have to prepare for one less exam every year. SSC CHSL + Postal Assistant Exam Preparation now onwards at one go.

Notification for SSC CHSL 2015 is expected today (12 June 2015) or tomorrow (13 June 2015). It is expected that Postal Assistant Exam 2015 will also be part of this year's notification. Let's wait and See. More details in this regard will be posted soon.

Anyway Check the Postal/Sorting Assistant Recruitment Rules 2015 in Official Gazette.

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10 June 2015 Daily Current Affairs Updates

Friends.. Hope you have read our Daily GK Updates for 11 June 2015. Here is the Important Current Affairs Updates for 10 June 2015. We have compiled the Important News for the day keeping mind the upcoming exams.  

1) Parkash Singh Badal conferred with Sant Namdev National Award:

--> Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal was on 10 June 2015 conferred the prestigious 14th Sant Namdev National Award- 2015 for promoting peace, communal harmony and universal brotherhood by the Sarhad foundation.

--> This award was bestowed upon Badal by Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of the organisers of the Sarhad foundation. 

2) Union Cabinet approved Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement:

--> Union cabinet on 10 June 2015 decided to sign a road connectivity pact with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, leaving out Pakistan.

--> It will be inked on 15 June in Thimpu, capital of Bhutan, between the transport ministers of what has come to be named BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal) countries.

--> The agreement which is similar to the SAARC Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) seeks to regulate the vehicular traffic of passenger, personal and cargo amongst BBIN countries.

3) INS Vikrant undocked at Cochin Shipyard:

--> India crossed a major milestone in defence shipbuilding on 10 June 2015 when the maiden indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was undocked on completion of structural work at the State-owned Cochin Shipyard.

--> Navy is slated to take delivery of the carrier in end-2018.

--> With successful completion of construction of INS Vikrant India joins elite group of four nations in the world viz United States, Russia, United Kingdom and France that are capable of designing and constructing aircraft carriers.

4) Scientist Srivari Chandrasekhar named Director of IICT:

--> Senior scientist Srivari Chandrasekhar has been appointed Director of CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), a premier research institute of the Central Government.

--> He was named to the top post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his capacity as President of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which functions under Union Ministry of Science and Technology.

5) WHO declared India free of maternal and neonatal tetanus:

--> India has successfully reached its goal of eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus.

--> WHO has recently declared India free of maternal and neonatal tetanus.

--> The elimination of neonatal tetanus is defined as less than one case in 1000 live births in every district across the country, said the WHO.

--> The disease usually occurs in newborns through infection of the unhealed umbilical stump, especially when the stump is cut with a non-sterile instrument.

6) Adani gets nod to develop Vizhinjam port in Kerala:

--> The Kerala Cabinet on 10 June 2015 cleared the lone bid submitted by Adani Ports and SEZ Limited to develop the Rs 6,500-crore Vizhinjam port project,  Thiruvananthapuram.

7) Kapil Mishra named new Delhi Law Minister:

--> Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Kapil Mishra was on 10 June 2015 named as the new Law Minister replacing Jitender Singh Tomar who had resigned from the post on Tuesday night following his arrest on charge of possessing fake degrees.

8) HDFC Bank launched PayZapp:

--> HDFC Bank on 10 June 2015 launched Pay Zapp, a complete digital payment and purchase solution, a one-stop online portal offering customers ‘great deals at one place’.

--> The app will be available for all customers of HDFC bank who will be allowed to use both type of cards namely VISA and MasterCards.

9) World's first water-based computer developed by Indian:

--> World's first synchronous computer that operates on water droplets has been developed by an Indian-American researcher from Stanford University.

--> Manu Prakash, assistant professor of bioengineering, and his students have built a unique computer that operates using the unique physics of moving water droplets.
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