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JANUARY 27 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 27 TH JANUARY IN HISTORY 

• 1788 - The first British penal settlement was founded at Botany Bay. 
• 1807 - London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight. 
• 1878 - The first telephone switchboard was installed in New Haven, CT. 
• 1909 - The United States ended direct control over Cuba.
• 1935 - Iceland became the first country to introduce legalized abortion. 
• 1958 - Construction began on first private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor. 
• 1996 – Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
• 1999 - Ford Motor Company announced the purchase of Sweden's Volvo AB for $6.45 billion
• 2006 – Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.
• 2013 – Two hundred forty-two people die in a nightclub fire in the city of Santa Maria, Brazil.

Major Iron and Steel Plants of India

Major Iron and Steel Plants of India

Some of the major Iron and Steel Plants of India are as follows:

Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO):

          This is the oldest iron and steel centre of India. It is a private sector enterprise. It was established in 1907 by Jamshedji Tata at Sakchi in Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Later on, it was renamed as Jamshedpur after Jamshedji. It started producing pig iron in 1911 and steel in 1912.
          The plant initially had capacity of producing 1.21 million tonnes of pig iron and 1.1 million tonnes of steel per annum. This capacity has been enhanced to 3.9 million tonnes of pig iron, 2 million tonnes of ingot steel and 3 million tonnes of saleable steel. Currently it produces about 3 million tonnes of saleable steel.

Following facilities are available to this centre:

(i) High grade haematite iron ore is available from Noamundi mines of Singhbhum in Jharkhand and Gurumahisani mines of Mayurbhanj in Orissa. These mines are located at a distance of 75-100 km from Jamshedpur.
(ii) Coal is available from Jharia and Raniganj coal mines located 160 to 200 km from Jamshedpur.
(iii) Manganese comes from Joda mines of Kendujhar district in Orissa.
(iv) Dolomite, limestone and fire clay used as flux material are available from Sundargarh district of Orissa.
v) Sufficient water for cooling purposes is obtained from Subamrekha River. In addition to this, the storage dam on Kharkai River also provides water.
(vi) Jamshedpur is well connected with Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai by road and rail and enjoys good transport facilities.
(vii) Densely populated regions of Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa provide cheap labour. Major part of labour is drawn from tribal areas of Chota Nagpur plateau.

 Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO):

              Three plants at Kulti, Hirapur and Bumpur in West Bengal were set up in 1864, 1908 and 1937 respectively. These plants have been merged together and are known as Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO).
             It was brought under government control and management in July 1972. The three plants are linked by Kolkata-Asansol railway line. Hirapur plant produces pig iron which is sent to Kulti for making steel. The rolling mills are located at Bumpur.

IISCO enjoys the following advantages:

(i) Iron ore is available from Guna mines in Singhbhum district of Jharkhand located at a distance of 285 km. Some iron ore is also obtained from Mayurbhanj area of Orissa.
(ii) It used to receive coal from Jharia, located at a distance of 137 km but now the power from the Damodar Valley Corporation is extensively used.
(iii) Dolomite and limestone are obtained from Sundargarh district of Orissa which is 327 km away. Limestone is also available from Gangpur and Paraghat areas of Orissa.
(iv) Rail and road links connect it to Kolkata which is just 200 km away.
(v) Cheap labour is readily available from the neighbouring areas.
IISCO has annual capacity of producing 10 lakh tonnes of steel. Currently it produces over 4 lakh tonnes of pig iron, more than 3.5 lakh tonnes of crude steel and around 3.8 lakh tonnes of saleable steel.

The Visweswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd:

               It was established as Mysore Iron and Steel Company (MISCO) in 1923 by the erstwhile state of Mysore. It is located at Bhadravati on the banks of river Bhadravati in Shimoga district of Karnataka. This plant was brought under state control in 1962 and was renamed as Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd. after the name of great engineer Dr. Visweswaraya. This plant has got a capacity of 1.38 lakh tonnes of steel. There are plans to raise its capacity to two lakh tonnes. 

This centre enjoys the following advantages

(i) Bhadravati valley is 13 km wide as a result of which enough land is available.

(ii) High grade haematite iron ore is brought from Kemmangundi mines in Chikmaglur which is just 40 km away.

(iii) At the time of the setting up of the plant in 1923 the charcoal obtained from the forest-wood was used for smelting because coal was not available. Now it uses hydroelectric power obtained from Sharavati Power Project.

(iv) Limestone is available from Bhundiguda just 25 km away.

(v) Shimoga and Chitradurga supply manganese. These areas are just 50 km away.

(vi) Dolomite and chromite are also available within a radius of 45-50 km.

(vii) It lies on the main Bim-Shimoga railway line and makes use of railway facilities.

               

                     In order to increase the production of iron and steel, the Government of India established The Hindustan Steel Limited in public sector. Consequently, three plants under the public sector, i.e. Bhilai, Rourkela and Durgapur came into operation during the Second Five Year Plan. Capacity of each plant was fixed at 10 lakh tonnes of steel which was expanded during the Third Five Year Plan and a proposal of setting up a steel plant at Bokaro was also made.

Bhilai:

                   Bhilai iron and steel centre was set up in Durg district of Chhattisgarh in 1957 with the technical and financial support of the then Soviet Union. It started production in 1959. Its initial capacity was 10 lakh tonnes which has been raised to 52 lakh tonnes.

                Durg happens to be a backward area and the purpose of setting this plant was to bring prosperity to this area. This plant produced 41.87 lakh tonnes of crude steel, 38.32 lakh tonnes of saleable steel and 2.43 lakh tonnes of pig iron in 1996- 97.

 It enjoys following geographical advantages:

(i) It procures rich haematite iron ore from Dalli-Rajhara range which is 80 km south of Bhilai.

(ii) Coal is obtained from Korba and Kargali fields of Chhattisgarh located at 225 km away. Bokaro and Jharia (720 km) also supply coal.

(iii) Limestone comes from Nandini mines hardly 24 km away.

(iv) Bhandara of Maharashtra and Balaghat of Madhya Pradesh supply manganese.

(v) The Korba Thermal Power station is the main source of power.

(vi) It is connected with Kolkata-Nagpur railway line.

(vii) Dolomite comes from Bilaspur.

(viii) Cheap labour is available from the nearby areas.

Rourkela:

                  Plant of Hindustan Steel Limited at Rourkela is situated in the Sundargarh district of Orissa It was set up with the help of the then West German firm, Krupps and Demang, during t e Second Five Year Plan (West Germany and East Germany have united to form one country now). It became operative in 1959. It produced 12.40 lakh tonnes of crude steel, 11.80 lakh tonnes of saleable steel and 0.54 lakh tonnes of pig iron in 1996-97. 

This plant has the following facilities for its successful operation:

 (i) This plant uses iron ore obtained from Sundargarh and Keonjhar districts. These iron ore sources are located within a distance of 77 km from the site of the plant.

(ii) Coal is obtained from Jharia coalfields located at a distance of 225 km and Talcher, located at a distance of 169 km.

(iii) Hydro-electric power is obtained from Hirakud Power Project, located at a distance of 150 km.

(iv) The plant receives manganese from Barajmda, dolomite from Baradwar and limestone from Pumapani. These materials are located within a radius of 222 km in Orissa.

(v) It is located on the main Nagpur-Kolkata railway line and enjoys facilities of railway transport.

(vi) Kolkata provides the port facilities and its hinterland serves as market.

Durgapur:

                   This plant of The Hindustan Steel Ltd. is located at Durgapur in Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It was set up in 1959 with the help of the United Kingdom. The production started in 1962. It has a total capacity of 35 lakh tonnes. It produced 12.45 lakh tonnes of crude steel, 10.93 lakh tonnes of saleable steel and 1.14 lakh tonnes of saleable pig iron in 1996-97.

                 The Alloy Steel Plant at Durgapur has a capacity to produce 1.6 lakh tonnes of ingots steel which has been expanded to 2. lakh tonnes of crude steel. 

The following geographical factors favour its location and growth.

(i) Iron ore comes from Bolani mines. Mayurbhanj also supplies iron ore. These areas are located within a radius of 320 km.

(ii) Coal comes from Jharia and Raniganj.

(iii) Limestone is obtained from Birmitrapur in Sundargarh and manganese from Keonjhar district of Orissa.

(iv) Dolomite is supplied by Birmitrapur.

(v) Hydroelectricity is available from Damodar Valley Corporation.

(vi) Plenty of water is available from Durgapur Barrage built across Damodar River.

(vii) The Kolkata-Asansol railway line links it with other parts of the country.

(viii) Cheap labour is readily available from the surrounding areas.

Bokaro:

              A new public sector company, the Bokaro Steel Ltd. was formed in 1964 to erect a steel plant with the collaboration of the eartwhile Soviet Union at Bokaro near the confluence of the Bokaro and Damodar rivers in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. It is the second plant set up with the Soviet help. It started production in 1972. Its initial capacity was 10 lakh tonnes which was raised to 40 lakh tonnes.

                There are plans to raise its capacity to 100 lakh tonnes making it the largest iron and steel making centre in India. It produced 36.44 lakh tonnes of crude steel, 30.46 lakh tonnes of saleable steel and 2.6 lakh tonnes of pig iron in 1996-97. 

This achievement has been made possible due to following few geographical factors:

(i) It receives iron ore from Kiriburu mine in Orissa.

(ii) Coal is obtained from Jharia coalfields located at a distance of 65 km.

(iii) Limestone comes from Palamu district of Jharkhand.

(iv) Hydroelectricity is obtained from Damodar Valley Corporation.

(v) Kolkata is just 300 km from here and provides port facilities.

             Three more steel plants were planned during the Fourth Five-Year Plan in order to meet the growing requirement of steel. These plants are located at Salem in Tamil Nadu, Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Vijayanagar in Karnataka.

The Salem Steel Plant:

             The plant has been set up at Salem in the Salem district of Tamil Nadu. The plant has the advantage of rich iron ore and limestone, which is readily available in the adjoining areas. It also enjoys the facilities of cheap power, charcoal and vast market. The iron ore available here has low sulphur and phosphorus content and is suitable for producing special grade iron and steel.

             The plant started commercial production in 1982. Its capacity was 32 thousand tonnes of stainless steel sheets in the beginning. This capacity was doubled in 1991 with the addition of another rolling mill. This capacity was further raised to 80 thousand tonnes of saleable steel in 1995-96.

Today the Salem Steel Plant is a major producer of world class stainless steel and is in a position to export stainless steel to some of the advanced countries such as the USA, Mexico, Australia and some countries of South-East Asia.

               In order to cater to the growing demand for coinage of the Indian Government Mints, the management had also set up a blanking facility in 1993 with a capacity of 3,000 tonnes per annum. It also commissioned a hot rolling facility in November, 1995 which has state-of-the-art technology with high level of automation. This plant produced 48 thousand tonnes of saleable steel in 1995-96.

Vijayanagar Steel Plant:

               This plant has been set up at Tomagal near Hospet in Bellary district of Karnataka. It has the installed capacity of 30 lakh tonnes. The production of mild steel will be its special feature. 

This plant enjoys the following facilities:

 (i) Iron ore is obtained from Hospet region located in close proximity.

(ii) Coal comes from Kanhan valley in Chhattisgarh and Singareni coal fields in Andhra Pradesh.

(iii) Good quality limestone and dolomite is available at a distance of about 200 km.

(iv) Water and power requirements are met by the Tungabhadra hydel project located at a distance of about 36 km from the plant.

Another steel plant at Paradwip is fast coming up.

Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP):

               This integrated steel plant has a unique location on the sea port. In fact, it is the first shore based steel plant in the country. Although the foundation stone of the plant was laid in 1972, the construction work could not start in the real sense till February 1982 when Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited was incorporated as a public sector company to implement the construction of the plant.

                The project has been completed in two stages: the first stage was completed by March 1992 and the second and final stage by July 1992. This is the most sophisticated modem integrated steel plant in the country. Though the production commenced in 1991-92, 1993-94 was the first full year of integrated operation.

                 In the year 1997-98, this plant produced 32.14 lakh tonnes of hot metal, 25.4 lakh tonnes of liquid steel, 22.5 lakh tonnes of saleable steel and 7.7 lakh tonnes of pig iron. It is a major export oriented steel plant and takes full advantage of its coastal location. In 1995-96, it exported 10.23 lakh tonnes of iron and steel worth Rs.702 crore, mainly to China and south-east Asian countries.

Currently holding 67th rank among 80 largest steel makers on the globe, as certified by the Brussels- based International Iron and Steel Institute, VSP is smooth-sailing towards reaching its goal of turning into a ‘world class company in steel industry’; as a result of the effective turnaround strategy adopted by its management for the last couple of years.

                  Buoyed by such a strong performance the VSP now intends to accelerate on the expansion trajectory. Presently it is the second largest producer of iron and steel in the country and the present annual capacity of three million tonnes of liquid steel can be raised to 5 million by 2006-07 and to 10 million tonnes by 2010.

                  The plant management intends to go in for massive upgradation of technology and skill of its personnel which will be required if the natural gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin is to be utilised to cut down cost. Import of metallurgical coal from Australia can be reduced considerably if proper arrangements for utilising natural gas from Krishna- Godavari basin are made. The natural gas requirement is placed at one billion cubic metres (BCM) a year and negotiations are in progress with the Reliance Group in this connection.

 The plant has the following advantages:

(i) The coastal location facilitates import of coal and export of iron and steel.

(ii) It is well connected to coal fields of Damodar valley in Jharkhand. Metallurgical coal is imported from Australia which meets about 70 per cent power requirements.

(iii) The plant has a bright future with respect to its energy requirements because there are plans to replace coal imported from Australia by natural gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin.

(iv) High quality rich iron ore deposits are available in the Bailadila area of Chhattisgarh.

(v) Most of the requirements of limestone, dolomite and manganese are met by supplies from Chhattisgarh; Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.

Daitari Steel Plant:

             A decision to set another steel plant at Daitari near Paradwip in Orissa has been taken. Initially, the plant was scheduled to be built by joint venture of British and South Korean companies but its responsibility has been given to the Tata group. The plant is expected to have capacity of producing 2.6 million tonnes of steel per annum.

Tata Steel Kalinganagar:

              Tata Steel will set up a six million plant at Kalinganagar in Orissa with an investment of Rs. 15,000 crore. Land for the project has been acquired and detailed project report has been prepared. The first phase of 3 million tonnes capacity will be completed in three and a half years.

          Along with this project, Tata Steel is going to build a port at Dharma in Orissa in a joint venture with Larsen & Toubro to handle 3,00,000 tonne ship. A Rs. 1,500 crore investment has been earmarked for the port to facilitate import of coal and export of finished goods.

Dolvi Steel Plant:

               A new steel plant is fast coming up at Dolvi in Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. Being set up by the Ispat Industries Ltd., the plant will use new technology in steel making. The 3 million tonnes annual capacity hot rolled coil plant will be one of the most modern plants in the world. It will require less space, less energy, high labour productivity and will involve less cost of production. Producing thin strips will be a special quality of this plant.

Indian States and their capitals

Indian States and their capitals

In the article represents the list of Indian States and Union Territories along with their respective capitals.

States

• Andhra Pradesh     Hyderabad
• Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar
• Assam Dispur
• Bihar Patna 
• Chhattisgarh Raipur
• Goa Panaji
• Gujarat Gandhinagar
• Haryana Chandigarh
• Himachal Pradesh Shimla
• Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
• Jharkhand Ranchi
• Karnataka Bengaluru
• Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
• Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
• Maharashtra Mumbai
• Manipur Imphal
• Meghalaya Shillong
• Mizoram Aizawl
• Nagaland Kohima
• Orissa Bhubaneswar
• Punjab Chandigarh
• Rajasthan Jaipur
• Sikkim Gangtok
• Tamil Nadu Chennai
• Telengana Hyderabad
• Tripura Agartala
• Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
• Uttaranchal Dehradun
• West Bengal Kolkata

Union Territories and their Capitals

• Andaman & Nicobar Islands Port Blair
• Chandigarh Chandigarh
• Dadra & Nagar Haveli Silvassa
• Daman & Diu Daman
• Lakshadweep Kavaratti
• Puducherry Puducherry
• National Capital Territory of Delhi Delhi

HEAD OF NATIONS

Recently Elected/Re-elected Heads of Nations

Presidents

• Romania - Klaus Johannis
• Columbia - Manuel Santos
• Syria - Bashar al-Assad
• Indonesia - Joko Widodo
• Afghanistan - Ashraf Ghani
• Srilanka - Maitripala Sirisena
• Bolivia - Evo Morales
• Turkey - Recep Tayyip Erdogan
• Iraq - Faud Masum
• Israel - Reuven Rivlin
• Egypt - Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• El Salvador - Salvador Sanchez Ceren
• Panam - Juan Carlos Varela
• Tunisia - Beji Caid Essebsi
• Ukraine - Petro Poroshenko

Prime Ministers

• New Zealand - John Key
• Thailand - Prayuth Chan Ocha
• Japan - Shinzo Abe

NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA

INDIA-NATIONAL FLAG

NATIONAL FLAG

• The national flag of India is a horizontal Tricolour of deep saffron at the top , white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.
• The ratio of length of the flag to its width is 3:2 .In the centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel which represents the Chakra.
• Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Saranath Lion Capitol of Ashoka.
• Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band and has 24 spokes.
• The design of the national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL FLAG

• The design of the flag was originally mooted by Madam Bhikaji Cama in 1907 and was unfurled for the first time at Stuuttgart(Germany) for the second International Socialist Congress held on August 22 1907.
• Pingale Venkiah , an Andhra Youth suggested the current design.
• Saffron represents courage and sacrifice , White represents peace and truth , Green represents faith and chivalry.
• The Flag Code of India , 2002 , takes effect from 26 January 2002 supercedes the 'FlagCode-India's 'as it existed.
• The persons who headed the Committee appointed by Constituent Assembly to select National flag- Dr.Rajendra Prasad.
• The Number of dimensions prescribed in the Flag Code of India , 2002-Nine . The largest is 6300*4200 mm and the smallest is 150*100 mm

ENVIRONMENT RELATED OBSERVANCES

Environment Related Observances

DAYS

3 March        World Wildlife Day

21 March  International Day of Forests and the Tree

21 March World Planting Day

22 March World Water Day

23 March World Meteorological Day  [WMO]

22 April International Mother Earth Day

14–15 May World Migratory Bird Day [UNEP]

22 May International Day for Biological Diversity

5 June World Environment Day [UNEP]

8 June World Oceans Day

17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

16 September International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

26 September World Maritime Day [IMO]

13 October International Day for Disaster Reduction

6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

5 December World Soil Day

11 December International Mountain Day

YEARS

2015 International Year of Soils [FAO]

2014 International Year of Small Island Developing States

2013 International Year of Water Cooperation

2011 International Year of Forests

2010 International Year of Biodiversity

2009 Year of the Gorilla

2009 International Year of Natural Fibers

2008 International Year of Planet Earth

2008 International Year of Sanitation

2007/08 International Polar Year (WMO)

2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification

2003 International Year of Freshwater

2002 International Year of Mountains

2002 International Year of Ecotourism

1998 International Year of the Ocean

DECADES

2014-2024 United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All

2011–2020 United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

2010–2020 United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification

2005–2015 International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”

2005–2014 United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

1990–1999 International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

1981–1990 International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade

Kerala PSC Exam Calendar March 2015

EXAMINATION CALENDAR - MARCH 2015 

Examinations on March 2015 are as follows

1.      LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT – CIVIL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE

Date: 03:03:2015

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.

Main Topics:-

   Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification

   Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala

2. JUNIOR INSTRUCTOR – FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

Date: 04:03:2015

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.

Main Topics:-

  Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification

  Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala

3.TRADE INSTRUCTOR GRADE II (TOOL & DIE MAKING)

Date:05:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based
on the qualification prescribed for the post.
Main Topics:-
Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification
Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs &Renaissance in Kerala
4.INSTRUCTOR IN TAILORING & GARMENT MAKING TRAINING CENTER
Date:06:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based
on the qualification prescribed for the post.
Main Topics:-
Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification
Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs &Renaissance in Kerala
5.ARTIST GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGES
Date:07:03:2015
Syllabus: A Written test based on the qualification
prescribed for the post.
6.LECTURER IN KANNADA COLLEGIATE EDUCATION
Date:07:03:2015
Mode of Examination:A Written test based on the qualification prescribed for the post
Syllabus: For Detailed Syllabus please visit  www.keralapsc.gov.in
7.LECTURER IN SANSKRIT (Vedanta) COLLEGIATE EDUCATION
Date:07:03:2015
Mode of Examination:
  A Written test based on the qualification prescribed for the post
Syllabus: For Detailed Syllabus please visit  www.keralapsc.gov.in
(Medium of Questions: Part - I to VII Sanskrit &VIII to X English)
8.LOWER DIVISION CLERK/BILL COLLECTOR
(Direct Recruitment from low paid employees in Kerala
Municipal Common Service only)
MUNICIPAL COMMON SERVICE
Date:13:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.
Main Topics:-
Part I : General Knowledge, Current Affairs &Renaissance in Kerala
Part II : General English
Part III : Simple Arithmetic & Mental Ability
9. PRE PRIMARY TEACHER (DEAF SCHOOL)
Date:20:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.
10. LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT – DAIRYING (MILK PRODUCTS)
Date:27:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.
Main Topics:-
Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification
Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala

11.LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT – MAINTENANCE & OPERATION OF BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENTS

VOCATIONAL HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

Date:28:03:2015

Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.

Main Topics:-

Part I : Questions based on Technical Qualification

Part II : General Knowledge, Current Affairs & Renaissance in Kerala

12.TRADESMAN (SHEET METAL)
(NCA Notification)
TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Date:31:03:2015
Syllabus: An Objective Type Test (OMR Valuation) based on the qualification prescribed for the post.

NOVEMBER 25 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 25th NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 1715 - First English patent granted to an American, for processing corn
• 1783 - Britain evacuates New York city, its last military position in United States
• 1867 - Alfred Nobel patents dynamite
• 1884 - John B Meyenberg of St Louis patents evaporated milk
• 1960 - First atomic reactor for research & development, Richland, Wa
• 1960 - The Mirabal sisters of the Dominican Republic are assassinated.
• 1975 - Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands..
• 1983 - World's greatest robbery 25,000,000 pounds of gold, Heathrow, England
• 1997 - US telephone technician Richard Bliss arrested for spying in Russia
• 2007 - The first European Parliament election and a referendum on changing the voting system (called by the President and declared invalid because of insufficient turnout) were held in Romania.
• 2008 - Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others
• 2014 - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon orders hundreds more US National Guard troops to the town of Ferguson to prevent a second night of rioting and looting

NOVEMBER 24 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 24 IN HISTORY

• 1859 - Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
• 1874 - Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire
• 1914 - Benito Mussolini leaves Italy's socialist party
• 1922 - Italian parliament gives Benito Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year"
• 1949 - British steel & iron industry nationalised
• 1958 - Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community
• 1964 - For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washngton DC permitted to vote
• 1966 – Bulgarian TABSO Flight 101 crashes near Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, killing all 82 people on board.
• 1969 - Apollo 12 returns to Earth
• 1981 - 1st air-launched cruise missile tested
• 1989 - Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty age 16 years 214 days, a record
• 2013 – Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions.
• 2014 - A 12-year-old boy is shot dead by police in Cleveland, after brandishing what turned out to be a fake gun in a playground

NOVEMBER 23 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 23rd NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 1584 - English parliament expels Jesuits
• 1654 - French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experiences an intense, mystical vision that marks him for life.
• 1848 - Female Medical Educational Society forms in Boston
• 1871 - Railway bridge over Dutch Deep opens
• 1892 - P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games
• 1897 - Pencil sharpener patented by J L Love
• 1942 - Col-gen Von Paul asks Hitler to surrender
• 1943 - British Forces Broadcasting Service begins operation
• 1971 - China People's Republic seated in UN Security Council
• 1978 – Cyclone kills about 1000 people in Eastern Sri Lanka.
• 1983 - Soyuz T-9 lands
• 1992 - 10,000,000 cellular telephone sold
• 1996 - The Republic of Angola officially joins the World Trade Organization.
• 2009 – The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines
• 2014 - A suicide bomber kills 40 people at a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan

NOVEMBER 22 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 22 IN HISTORY

• 1497 - Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope on way to first voyage from Europe to reach India
• 1906 - International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help
• 1910 - Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs
• 1914 - Indian troops take Basra in Mesopotamia
• 1927 - 1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason (Sayner Wisc)
• 1954 - Humane Society forms
• 1955 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
• 1960 - French National Meeting decide to build own nuclear weapons
• 1963 - American President John F. Kennedy assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas
• 1972 - US ends 22 year travel ban to China
• 1974 - UN General Assembly recognizes Palestine right to sovereignty
• 1976 - Algeria Constitution goes into effect
• 1990 - Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister
• 2005 - Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany.
• 2013 - Norwegian, Magnus Carlsen defeats  Viswanathan Anand to win the 2013 World Chess Championship
• 2013 - The discovery of Siats meekerorum was announced. The dinosaur skeleton, more than 30 feet long, was found in eastern Utah.

NOVEMBER 21 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 21st NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 1789 – North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
• 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
• 1918 – Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
• 1922 – Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.
• 1953 – The British Natural History Museum announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
• 1964 – The Verrazano–Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. (At the time it is the world's longest suspension bridge.)
• 1969 – The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.
• 1971 – Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
• 1989 - TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons
• 1995 - France detonated its fourth underground nuclear blast at a test site in the South Pacific..
• 1999 - China announced that it had test-launched an unmanned space capsule that was designed for manned spaceflight.
• 2002 – NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
• 2004 - The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq's external debt.

KERALA PSC : CALL FOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER (MECHANICAL)

CALL FOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER (MECHANICAL)

Gazette Date: 15/11/2014
Last Date: 17/12/2014
Category No: 424/2014
Applications must be submitted online through the official website of the
Commission after 'ONE TIME REGISTRATION'. Candidates who have already
registered can apply through their profile.
1. Name of Firm : Travancore Titanium Products Limited
2. Name of Post : Assistant Engineer (Mechanical)
3. Scale of Pay : ` 11910 – 19350/( Revised)
4. No. of vacancies : 2 (Two)
Note:-
(i) The number of candidates to be included in the short list/probability list of the
above post will be decided as per the availability of admitted applications.
(ii) The above vacancies are now in existence. The list of selected candidates
published by the Commission in pursuance of this notification shall remain in
force for a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of three years
provided that the list will not continue to be in force if a new Ranked List after
the minimum period of expiry of one year is published. Candidate will be
advised against the vacancy shown above and also for all the vacancies
reported during the period of pendency of the Ranked List.
(iii) The Kerala Public Service Commission shall have the power to cancel the
advice for appointment of any candidate to the above post, if it is subsequently
found that such advice was made under some mistake. On such cancellation the
appointing authority shall terminate the service of the candidate, provided that,
the cancellation of advice for appointment by the Commission and subsequent
termination of service of the candidate by the appointing authority shall be
made within the period of probation or 240 days from the date of joining duty
whichever is earlier.
5. Method of appointment : Direct Recruitment
6. Age : 18-36 (Only candidates born between 02/01/1978 and 01/01/1996 (both dates included) are eligible to apply for this post.
Other Backward Communities and SC/ST candidates are eligible for usual age relaxation.
Note:-1. The provisional hands working in the above concern will be given age
relaxation to the extent of their provisional service put in subject to a maximum
of five years from the upper age limit provided they are within the prescribed
age limit on the date of their first appointment in the above concern. But the
regular employees of the concern are not eligible for the above concession for
further appointment. The provisional hands should obtain a certificate showing
the period of their provisional service in the concern and shall produce the same
as and when required by the Commission. It would also be clearly specified in
the certificate that they were not working in the regular service of the concern.
7. Qualifications:
Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University..
8. Mode of submitting applications:-
Candidates shall register as per “ONE TIME REGISTRATION” system on the
official website of Kerala Public Service Commission ‘www.keralapsc.gov.in” for
applying for the post. Candidates who have registered shall apply by logging on to their
profile using their User ID and password. Candidates shall click on the ‘Apply Now’
button of the respective posts in the Notification link for applying for a post. No
application fee is required. Candidates can view and have a print-out of the details in the
profile by clicking the link Registration Card, if required. Candidates are responsible for
the correctness of the personal information and secrecy of the password. Before applying
for a post, candidates must ensure the correctness of the information in their profile. They
shall quote the User-ID for further communication with the Commission. Applications
once submitted will be received as provisional and particulars shall not be deleted or
altered after submission. The application will be summarily rejected if noncompliance
with the notification is found due course of processing. Documents to prove
Qualification, Community, Age, etc. have to be produced as and when called for.
9. Last date for receipt of application : 17.12.2014 Wednesday upto 12.00 midnight.
10. Address to which applications are to be submitted : www.keralapsc.gov.in.
11.(a) The selection to the above concern will be subject to the rules and regulations
made by them from time to time.

NOVEMBER 20 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 20th NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 1739 – Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
• 1789 – New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
• 1917 – Ukraine is declared a republic.
• 1945 – Nuremberg trials: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.
• 1952 – Slánský trials – a series of Stalinist and anti-Semitic show trials in Czechoslovakia.
• 1962 – Cuban missile crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation.
• 1977 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
• 1985 – Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.
• 1989 – Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million.
• 1990 - Saddam Hussein announces plans to release German hostages
• 1995 - "Beatles' Anthology, Vol 1" released
• 1998 – A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
• 1998 – The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched.
• 2008 – After critical failures in the US financial system began to build up after mid-September, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level since 1997.
• 2012 - Toshiba unveils a robot designed to help in nuclear disasters

NOVEMBER 19 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 19th NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 1493 - Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his 2nd voyage
• 1620 - Mayflower reaches Cape Cod & explores the coast
• 1794 - Jay Treaty, first US extradition treaty, signed with Great Britain
• 1805 - Lewis & Clark reach Pacific Ocean, first European Americans to cross continent
• 1850 - Alfred Tennyson becomes British Poet Laureate, succeeding William Wordsworth
• 1863 - US President Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg address beginning; "Four score & seven years ago..."
• 1893 - 1st newspaper color supplement (NY World)
• 1911 - NY receives first Marconi wireless transmission from Italy
• 1919 - US Senate rejects (55-39) Treaty of Versailles & League of Nations
• 1932 - Shaft & Thyssen demand Hitler become German chancellor
• 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1952 - Spain joins UNESCO
• 1955 – National Review publishes its first issue.
• 1957 - Antonin Novotny appointed president of Czechoslovakia
• 1962 - Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons
• 1969 – Association football player Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.
• 1983 - Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game
• 1985 - US President Reagan & Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for first time
• 1998 - Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of the Artist Without Beard sells at auction for $71.5 million USD.
• 1999 – Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
• 2013 - 23 people are killed by a suicide bombing attack on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon

QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK

TOP QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK (10-16 NOVEMBER)

Article 280 of Indian constitution related to .............

Finance Commission

Capital city of pallavas was :

Kanchi

In which country the green revolution started first:

Mexico

The smallest neighboring country of India

Butan

Largest gland in the human body

Liver

First election commissioner of India

Sukumar Sen

The national game of India

Hockey

The name of product related to ACC

Cement

Edakkal caves is in ...................district

Wayanad

The winner of 2013 Saraswathy samman

Gonind Mishra

The currency of Germany is

Mark

In which year Kudumbasree started in Kerala

1998

The controller and auditor general is appointed by

President of India

The book " I follow the Mahathma " written by

K.M.Munshi

Headquarters of Indian military college

Pune

Pyorrhoea is a disease of the

Gums

Who is known as the benevolent governor general

William Bentinck

Who found Ananthamahasaba

Swami sivayogi

"Oslo" the capital of 

Norway

NOVEMBER 18 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 18th NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 326   – The old St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
• 1493 – Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.
• 1626 – St. Peter's Basilica is consecrated.
• 1883 – American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.
• 1903 – The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
• 1918 – Latvia declares its independence from Russia
• 1926 – George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept the money for his Nobel Prize, saying, "I can forgive Alfred Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize."
• 1928 – Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
• 1938 – Trade union members elect John L. Lewis as the first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
• 1963 – The first push-button telephone goes into service.
• 1988 – War on Drugs: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill into law allowing the death penalty for drug traffickers.
• 1990 - NATO and the Warsaw Pact signed a treaty of nonaggression. 
• 1993 - Black & white leaders in South Africa approve new democratic constitution
• 1997 - Rare black pearl necklace auctioned for record $902,000
• 1997 - In Carlisle, IA, septuplets were born to Bobbi McCaughey. It was only the second known case where all seven were born alive. 
• 1998 - Vincent van Gogh's "Portrait of the Artist Without Beard" sold at auction for more than $71 million. 
• 2002 -The U.S. government completed its takeover of security at 424 airports nationwide. 
• 2003 - In England, the Local Government Act 2003, repealing controversial anti-gay amendment Section 28, becomes effective
• 2004 - Russia officially ratifies the Kyoto Protocol.
• 2012 - 101st Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats Spain in Prague (3-2)
• 2013 – NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars.

NOVEMBER 17 IN HISTORY

EVENTS ON 17th NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 1511 – Henry VIII of England concluded the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon.
• 1558 – Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.
• 1659 – The Treaty of the Pyrenees is signed between France and Spain.
• 1811 – José Miguel Carrera, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of Chile.
• 1820 – Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later named after him.)
• 1869 – In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
• 1896 – The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
• 1933 – United States recognizes Soviet Union
• 1962 – President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region.
• 1968 – Alexandros Panagoulis is condemned to death for attempting to assassinate Greek dictator Georgios Papadopoulos.
• 1970 – Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.
• 1973 – Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook."
• 1976 - The parliament of Spain approved a bill that established a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship. 
• 1988 - U.S. President Reagan signed major legislation provided the death penalty for drug traffickers who kill. 
• 1993 - Representatives from 21 South African political parties approved a new constitution. 
• 2000 – Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru.
• 2013 – Fifty people are killed when Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashes at Kazan Airport, Russia.

NOVEMBER 16 IN HISTORY

16th NOVEMBER IN HISTORY

• 1380 - French King Charles VI declares no taxes for ever
• 1676 - 1st colonial prison organized, Nantucket Mass
• 1700 - Monarch of Brandenburg becomes king of Prussia
• 1835 - Charles Darwin's voyage published in Cambridge Philosophical Society
• 1852 – The English astronomer John Russell Hind discovers the asteroid 22 Kalliope.
• 1907 - Oklahoma becomes the United States 46th state
• 1920 - 1st postage stamp meter is set in Stamford Conn
• 1945 - UNESCO is founded.
• 1950 - UN gets US government approval to issue postage stamps
• 1962 - Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic)
• 1963 - Touch-tone telephone introduced
• 1969 - US President Nixon becomes first president to attend a season NFL game while in office
• 1973 – U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
• 1974 - 1st intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away
• 1979 – The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania.
• 1982 - 5th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 5-lands at Edwards AFB
• 1988 – In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• 1989 - UNESCO adopts the Seville Statement on Violence at the twenty-fifth session of its General Conference.
• 1992 – The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk.
• 1993 - Russian President Yeltsin shuts Lenin museum
• 1997 – After nearly 18 years of incarceration, the People's Republic of China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons.
• 2000 - Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.
• 2003 - Lionel Messi makes his official debut for FC Barcelona
• 2013 -Indian cricketeer Sachin Tendulkar scores 74 runs in the final Test innings of his career at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium