Month: July 2015
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Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day – 28 July 2015
The Hindu Front Page/National DNA profiling Bill triggers debate: DNA profiling is a forensic technique used to identify individuals by characteristics of their DNA. One sample of a person’s DNA is maintained by forensic authorities, and that sample can be matched to DNA obtained from a crime scene to establish whether that person was present…
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CSAT DAILY MISSION #25
There are 1200 students in a school, and a third of them are boys. Study the following pie charts about the distribution of girls alone and students overall of a school in six different courses (A, B, C, D, E and F), and answer the questions that follow: Question 1 For course D, what is…
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Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day – 27 July 2015
The Hindu Front Page / National Modi government now keen on tougher SC/ST Atrocities Act: The Bill seeks to strengthen the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989, by adding new categories of actions to be treated as offences. It specifies punishment for public servants from other communities who neglect their duties relating…
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UPSC Releases Prelims 2015 Admit Card – Do not forget these points
UPSC has released the Civil Services Examination 2015 Admit Card. Download UPSC Prelims 2015 Admit Card HERE. Participate in Discussions related to UPSC Prelims 2015 Admit Card HERE. Date of Examination: August 23, 2015 Time: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM – General Studies I 2:30 AM – 4:30 PM – General Studies II You need to enter…
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Interview with IAS-2014 RANK 20: Aman Mittal
This Article has been shifted to our new blog. Below is the link of the article: http://blog.forumias.com/interview-with-ias-2014-rank-20-aman-mittal/
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CSAT DAILY MISSION #26
Examine the following graph and answer the questions that follow: Question 1 Which of the following months showed the highest difference in inflation rate over the previous month? (A) March (B) April (C) May (D) June Question 2 Which of the following months showed the highest percentage difference in inflation rate over the previous month?…
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Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day – 26 July 2015
The Hindu Front Page / National No joy in cities as safety, civic services fall short: Read this article, not for the percentages in various cities, but to get an idea about the major problems in urban India in general, like policing, women’s safety, bad roads etc. Opinion/Editorial Sea port or real estate: A look into…
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CSAT DAILY MISSION #27
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: As the Arctic ice cap retreats, shipping lanes are opening that many trading nations hope could rival, or at least complement, conventional routes during summer months. The Northern Sea Route (NSR), a.k.a. the Northeast Passage a shipping lane across the rim of Siberia connecting the Atlantic to…
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Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day – 25 July 2015
Yup, guys. This is yesterday’s news. Today’s will come later in the evening. The Hindu Opinion/Editorial Give the RBI its independence: The revised draft of the Indian Financial Code seems to be trying to push too much of government into monetary matters. Seen in tandem with the Centre’s earlier bid to remove from the RBI the…
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CSAT DAILY MISSION #28
Guys, it was a very busy weekend for us, and all the three CSATs of Saturday, Sunday and Monday are all coming today. Question 1 Of the are 200 employees in a company, 40% are graduates and 80% are diploma holders. If 30% are graduates and also hold a diploma, then how many are neither…
