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  • The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 20 July, 2016

    The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 20 July, 2016

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    Hi Friend The purpose of these questions is to enable practice on a daily level for you to prepare Current Affairs for Civil Services Prelims Examination. This questions will be moderate level and it is expected of you solve these questions with decent overview of 9 PM Brief. Please type your answers in the comments below…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief -20 July 2016

    9 PM Daily Brief -20 July 2016

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    Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief? GS PAPER 2 Govt. moves Bill to change names of High Courts {Polity} Life term means imprisonment till death, says Constitution Bench {Polity} Carnage in nice leaves the French in a state of vulnerability  {International Affairs} GS…

  • Editorial Today – Reforming BCCI

    Editorial Today – Reforming BCCI

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    Introduction Recently Supreme Court has accepted most of the recommendations presented by Lodha Committee in its report for BCCI reforms. Need for reforms and recommendations by Lodha Committee Structural problems Unrepresented states Bihar, Chhattisgarh,Uttarakhand and six North-Eastern States (Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram) are unrepresented on the Board. Overrepresented states Maharashtra and…

  • [Solutions] Wednesday Geography and Environment Quiz #17

    [Solutions] Wednesday Geography and Environment Quiz #17

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    [Solutions] Q.1 Consider the following statements regarding volcanism: 1. Intrusive features are formed when the magma is rich in silica and poor in metallic minerals 2. Laccolith is a concave, saucer shaped deposit of lava in the crustal rocks 3. Cinder cone and Lava domes are extrusive volcanic features Which of the statements given above…

  • [Solution] – The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 19 July, 2016

    [Solution] – The 10 PM Daily Quiz – 19 July, 2016

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    We posted 6 questions in 10 PM Daily Quiz on 19 July, 2016. Thanks for the amazing response. These questions will help you polish concepts based on current affairs. In case you have not attempted them, please attempt them by clicking below. 10 PM Daily Quiz – 19 July, 2016 Q.1) Consider the following statements…

  • Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 20 July, 2016

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    Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation  The Hindu  National CAG audit nails Centre’s claim on LPG subsidy saving {Polity -Paper II} Govt. moves Bill to change names of High Courts {Polity- Paper II} Life term means imprisonment till death, says Constitution Bench {Polity – Paper II} Panama agrees to sign tax treaty {Economy – Paper III} SC…

  • Wednesday Geography and Environment Quiz #17

    Wednesday Geography and Environment Quiz #17

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    Hello Everyone, Please answer these 7 questions on Geography and Environment to test your preparation on the subject. Answers will be uploaded at 5:00 pm. [Questions] Q.1 Consider the following statements regarding volcanism: 1. Intrusive features are formed when the magma is rich in silica and poor in metallic minerals 2. Laccolith is a concave,…