RAS Mains 2007 Postponed

3rd June 2008 : RAS Mains 2007 exam to be conducted by RPSC from 12th June 2008 has been postponed, the new date sheet will be released soon. Now the exams will be conducted from the first week of August 2008.

UPDATE :RAS Mains from 30th July 2008

6th June 2008 : RPSC decided to conduct RAS Mains from 30th July 2008, New cutoff for OBC will be equal to that of General candidates so 898 OBC students are allowed to sit in mains exam as General candidate, also RPSC declared the separate merit list for TSP (Tribal Sub-Pan) and hence 130 more candidate from this category qualifies for mains, so there is every chance that exam will be conducted from 30th July 2008.

Revised Cut off marks :

OBC Gen. 193.15

OBC Women 110.54
Earlier Cut off Marks :

OBC Gen. 206.90
OBC Women 161.83

Check out All categories cut off :

http://blog.competitionexam.com/2008/03/cut-off-marks-ras.html

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IES 2007 : Final result declared

UPSC declared the results of Engineering Services Examination, 2007 held by the UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION in June 2007 and the interviews for Personality Test held in March, 2008.
A total number of 304 candidates recommended for appointment that include 139 General, 89 Other Backward Classes, 52 Scheduled Castes and 24 Scheduled Tribes (including 05 candidates belonging to Physically Handicapped category. Mr. Anubhav Chaudhary of Alwar topped the exam.

Check out the result at :
IES 2007 FINAL RESULT


source : upsc.gov.in

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KICK THE CO2 HABIT

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. Another resolution, adopted by the General Assembly the same day, led to the creation of UNEP.

'Kick the CO2 habit : Towards a Low Carbon Economy' is the slogan of this years WED (World Environment Day) 2008. Recognising that climate change is becoming the defining issue of our era, UNEP is asking countries, companies and communities to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them. The World Environment Day will highlight resources and initiatives that promote low carbon economies and life-styles, such as improved energy efficiency, alternative energy sources, forest conservation and eco-friendly consumption.
This year the host country for celebration of WED 2008 is New Zealand, one of the first countries to pledge a carbon-neutral future.


Related Topics :

1. Biodiesel
2. Carbon Footprint
3. Carbon neutral
4. The Green Ribbon Award

source : UNEP website

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IQ Tests

Check out some cool links below :

1. Reaction Time : How many seconds you survive in this game, check out your concentration

Thats my result
Check out yours
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html

2. Now Check your IQ at

http://www.iqtest.com/prep.html?test=final

( I have yet to take this test )

3. Cognitive Mental Ability Test

Thats my IQ : Not Bad :)
Check out yours at
http://www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/

and if you will score 124 or higher in this test, you will get opportunity to join International High IQ society

Enjoy !

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RAS 2008-2009

RAS Calendar prepared :
Government of Rajasthan has prepared the calendar of RAS and RTS exam and the government has send the vacancies to RPSC for the year 2008-2009, for the time being there are 125 state service vacancies and 26 subordinate services vacancies are there, the number of RAS proper vacancies will be send after DPC results of RAS officers.
The Chairman of RPSC Shri C R Chaudhary is trying hard from previous one year to make calendar of RAS exam so that every year exam can be conducted according to time schedule like ICS exam conducted by UPSC, According to this calendar each year in June RPSC will advertise vacancies for Rajasthan state and subordinate services exam in June and Prel exam will be conducted in Nov. or Dec. The number of vacancies will likely to be increased as some departments are yet to send their vacancies.
Its irony that whereas RAS 2007 is still uncertain to be held on time the RPSC and Government comes out with plan of new vacancies, but in one way its good that atleast it will held annually,lets see how far this will be viable.

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UEFA EURO 2008

UEFA EURO 2008 CUP
The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. It is the second successful joint bid in the competition's history, following the UEFA Euro 2000 hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. The 2012 competition in Poland and Ukraine is scheduled to become the third jointly-hosted tournament.

A total of 16 teams will participate in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland automatically qualified as hosts; the remaining 14 teams have been determined through qualifying matches which started in August 2006. Austria and Poland will be making their first appearance in the tournament. The winner of Euro 2008 will represent UEFA at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.

Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Austria Austria / Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Dates 7 June – 29 June
Teams 16
Venue(s) 8 (in 8 host cities)

The new trophy for the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament

A new trophy will be awarded to the winners of the Euro 2008 tournament. The new version of the Henri Delaunay Trophy, created by Asprey London,[2] is almost an exact replica of the original designed by Arthus-Bertrand

The official ball for the UEFA Euro 2008 matches

The match ball for the finals was unveiled at the draw ceremony. Produced by Adidas and named the Europass, it is a 14-panel ball in the same construction as the Teamgeist, but with slightly modified surface structure
The slogan for UEFA Euro 2008 was chosen on 24 January 2007: Expect Emotions.

The UEFA President Michel Platini stated "It describes in a nutshell what the UEFA Euro 2008 has to offer: all kinds of emotions — joy, disappointment, relief or high tension — right up to the final whistle."

MascotTrix and Flix, the official mascots for the UEFA Euro 2008 competition


Participating Teams

Group A: Czech Republic • Portugal • Switzerland • Turkey
Group B: Austria • Croatia • Germany • Poland
Group C: France • Italy • Netherlands • Romania
Group D: Greece • Russia • Spain • Sweden

Download the Wall Chart of the Schedule
Click on the Picture

source : wikipedia and UEFA official site

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NASA’S MARS EXPLORATION

Mars Phoenix Lander successfully landed on the Red Planet Mars on Sunday 25th May 2008, Phoenix will be the first spacecraft to study the Martian arctic plains and Phoenix landed farther north on Mars than any previous mission, at a site expected to have ice-rich permafrost beneath the surface, but within reach of the lander's robotic arms, which are used to search for signs of life, past or present. Of 11 previous attempts that various nations have made to land spacecraft on Mars, only five have succeeded. Nasa's Mars Exploration Mission before Phoenix :

Month and Year	Name of Mission	Remark
Nov 1964	Mariner 3	Failed to jettison its shroud after launch.
Nov 1964	Mariner 4	Made first successful Mars flyby in July 1965 and returned 21 photos.
Feb 1969	Mariner 6	Flied past Mars in July 1969 and returned 75 photos.
Mar 1969	Mariner 7	Flied past Mars in August 1969 and returned 126 photos.
May 1971	Mariner 8	This Mars orbiter failed during launch.
May 1971	Mariner 9	This orbiter successfully reached Mars orbit in November 1971, and operated till October in 1972. It returned 7,329 photos to Earth.
Aug 1975	Viking 1	The complex of Mars orbiter and lander arrived at Mars orbit in June 1976. The lander touched down on Mars in July 1976. Orbiter operated till 1980, and lander till 1982.
Sep 1975	Viking 2	The second complex of Mars orbiter and lander arrived at Mars orbit in August 1976. The lander touched down in September 1976. Orbiter operated till 1987, and lander till 1980. Combined, the Viking orbiters and landers returned more than 50,000 photos.
Sep 1992	Mars Observer	Lost just before Mars arrival in August 1993.
Nov 1996	Mars Global Surveyor	This Mars orbiter arrived at Mars orbit in September 1997, conducted a high-detail mapping to Mars, and the last communication to Earth occurred in November 2006.
Dec 1996	Mars Pathfinder	A complex of Mars lander and rover landed in July 1997, and last transmission occurred in September 1997.
Dec1998	Mars Climate Orbiter	Lost upon arrival in September 1999.
Jan 1999	Mars Polar Lander	It has Deep Space 2 microprobes: the lander and two probes lost just on arrival in December 1999.
Mar 2001	Mars Odyssey	The orbiter arrived at Mars orbit in October 2001, currently conducting extended science mission and providing relay for Mars Exploration Rovers.
Jun 2003	Mars Exploration Rover Spirit	Landed in January 2004 for three-month prime mission inside Gusev Crater, currently conducting extended mission.
July 2003	Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity	Landed following Spirit in January 2004 for three-month prime mission in Meridiani Planum region, currently conducting extended mission.
Aug 2005	Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter	Began orbiting in March 2006, currently conducting primary science phase; has provided data that include more than 25,000 images and 3,500 radar observations. The mission has returned more total data than produced by all previous Mars missions combined.

Explore Mars :

Know more about Mars

Mars Mission at NASA website

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Iceland is Cool

Well you might be thinking I am mad to say that but this is not my finding but various indicators shows that. According to recently released report of GPI(Global Peace Index) by Vision of Humanity, it has been said that Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world, so isn't that COOL :), maybe its something related to its name ICE depicts white colour and the white colour signifies peace.
In the survey of 140 countries(last year it was 121 countries) across the world from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Nordic countries comes out on the top of the list with Denmark and Norway securing third and fourth ranks in the list and if you think rich countries can secure high rank then think twice as only one out of G8 countries secure Top 10 rank, with Japan securing fifth rank.

Other key findings:

-- Small, stable and democratic countries are the most peaceful -16 of the top 20 are western or central European democracies
-- The G8 fared very differently: Japan (5), Canada (11), Germany (14), Italy (28), France (36), UK (49), United States (97), Russia (131)
-- Iraq is the lowest ranked country on the Index (140)

India ranked 107th this year performing better than only Pakistan(127) and SriLanka(125) among its neighbouring countries, but it improved its rank from previous year of 109 and also its score improved slightly from 2.530 in 2007 to 2.355. Countries most at peace are ranked first. A lower score indicates a more peaceful country
Global Peace Index 2008

Country Rank Score
Iceland 1 1.176

Denmark 2 1.333

Norway 3 1.343

New Zealand 4 1.350

Japan 5 1.358

Ireland 6 1.410

Portugal 7 1.412

Finland 8 1.432

Luxembourg 9 1.446

Austria 10 1.449
...

India 107 2.355

View all Rankings | View Regions

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GPI : Global Peace Index

The Global Peace Index is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. It is maintained by the Economist, an international panel of peace experts from peace institutes and think tanks, together with the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia. The list was launched first in May 2007 and the second list is published in May 2008 and is claimed to be the first study to rank countries around the world according to their peacefulness. The study is the brainchild of Australian entrepreneur Steve Killelea and is endorsed by individuals such as the Dalai Lama, Nobel Laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Professor Joseph Stiglitz and Professor Muhammad Yunus as well as the Fulbright Center.

This year the Index has been expanded to rank 140 countries - from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe - according to how peaceful they are, both domestically and how they interact with the outside world. The Index is constructed from 24 indicators of external and internal measures of peace including UN deployments overseas and levels of violent crime.
For more Visit :
Official Site of GPI
Article on Wikipedia

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Opting Public Administration in Civil Services, this article would be of some help to you

From many years Public Administration become choice of most of the students in the civil services because of its relevance to the service, easy understanding, help it gives in GS paper, easy availability of books accompanied by good support system.
There has been some good teachers around to guide in your endeavor like Ravindaran Sir, Bhawani Singh Sir, Mohanty Sir and Atul Lohiya Sir to name few, they all have proper understanding of the subject and a good experience so if you have money and time you can surely take help of these as they better know tricks of trade and mould you in better frame.


And if you are thinking to go for self-study then also this subject will not create any problem as such as it not has much jargon of itself, go through standard books and you can score good marks in this. Keep abreast of new happenings and if possible quote from books and journals.
What you should take care while answering is that you should present your answer with proper facts and reason and not just plain copying from book, analysis is very important in this subject also like most of other optionals.
While answering question take proper care of terms like Explain, Comment, Compare and Contrast, Illustrate, Discuss, Analyse, Critically Evaluate as all these term has their own meanings and if not follow those your marks will be deducted accordingly.
So, in conclusion I can only say from my experience that this subject is not that easy which people in general thinks because one can easily get average marks but to get good marks it needs thorough preparation.
Good Luck !

You can also visit :

1. Public Administration Syllabus
   
2. How to prepare for Public Administration ?
3. What should be the approach for preparing Public Administration
   
4. Mains Question paper 1997 to 2007
   

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CBSE XII Result Declared

CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) announced the results for Class XII exam for Chennai, Ajmer and Panchkula regions.

The result for the Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad regions will be out on Friday.

The results of the CBSE exam have been put up on the website, www.cbseresults.nic.in

You can also enrol there to get result in your email box as and when it will be declared.

Update : CBSE also declared the result of remaining regions (23rd May 2008)

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SC stays UPSC list

Supreme Court says no Double Quota for reserved category candidates
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so, it seems some OBC students will be adversely affected while some general candidate students will benefit from this.

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CSP 2008 Answer Keys

IAS 2008 Preliminary Exam
Visit :

GS Q Paper and Answer Key

General Studies

Geography or

Geo Q Paper and Answer Key

Geography

Mathematics

History

Sociology

Public Administration or

Pub Admn Q Paper and Answer Key

Chemistry

Political Science question paper and Answer Key

History Q Paper and Answer Key


Answer keys from Vision IAS are more accurate specially in Public Administration paper Shankar IAS academy key has many wrong answers which are factual and easily available in any standard book

source : Visionias.wordpress.com,Shankariasacademy.com and parikshaguru.com
Note : All links will open at their respective websites

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ICS Prel.2008 GS Answer Key

ICS Prel. General Studies : Series A

Q.No.	Question	Ans
1	Roman numeral	C
2	Physics Noble www.competitionexam.com	C
3	Autobiography of Madam Curie	B
4	Min. Population	D
5	Jet Engine and Rocket	A/C
6	Laser printer	A
7	Diatonic scale	C
8	Rubies and sapphire	B
9	Stranger gas	C
10	Explosion in mines	C
11	Lightest and heaviest metal	B
12	Barrelwww.competitionexam.com	B
13	Gandhian teacher by profession	C ?
14	Abul kalam azad journal	A
15	National congress 1885	B
16	Unbritish competitionexam.com	C
17	New lamps for old	A
18	Premchand, bankim Chandra	C
19	Tapovan and vishnugarh	C
20	Sarosh zaliwala	C
21	Bimbavati devi	A
22	Chimanglur mandya	D
23	Ebrahim Alkazi	C
24	V R Krishna Aiyar	B
25	Sabyasachi, anirudh bahal	B
26	Median age	B
27	Largest Lok sabha consistuency	B
28	UAE Emirates	C
29	India member of APEC	A
30	Moldova competitionexam.com	A
31	Population Decreasing world	B
32	Highest rural population	A
33	Amnesty CIS Danube	A
34	Kp singh, vikram pandit	D
35	Rio + 10	C
36	CDM Kyoto	C
37	Million plus city	D
38	GoI undertaking	D
39	Language amendment act	C
40	LA member 450, 25 year age	B
41	DPSP Prohibition	B
4	IBRD GATT competitionexam.com	B
43	Desalination plant	A
44	Institute location cell science	C
45	BRIT	C
46	Tennis Events	B
47	Malta	B
48	Cryogenic engine	C
49	Intelligence agencies	C
50	C Rangrajan	B
51	Ph of blood	C
52	Vice Pres of India	B
53	Capital of Andhra	B
54	India football Olympic	B
55	Namchik Namphuk coalfields	A
56	N E Borlaug	A
57	Yom Kippur War	C
58	Probiotic Food	C
59	Albedo competitionexam.com	A ?
60	Match Person Position Nagendra AN Ray	B
61	Language after Hindi	C
62	Heavy water discovered	B
63	Kim Dae Jung	C
64	Ogaden	D
65	Palitana	A
66	Euro 2004	C
67	Mars and Uranus	B
68	Cristina Kirchner	B
69	Rowlatt Act	C
70	Radioactive water leakage	C
71	Person above 65 year	D
72	Spacecraft	B
73	ITER competitionexam.com	B
74	Themis Mission	C
75	Biosphere reserve	B
76	Orange prize and Pulitzer prize	A
77	UNESCO memory of world Register	D
78	Selene 1	C
79	Barak Anti missile	A
80	Major Green House	D
81	Dharamchakra in the national flag	D
82	Himalayan Vegetation	B
83	Eastern ghat and western ghat meet	C
84	Tributary and river	D
85	Salt water crocodile, shrew and tapir	C
86	Largest livestock population	C
87	High courts with more than one state	B
88	Female kills male	C
89	Snake diet another snake	D
90	Insectivorous plant	B
91	Lays egg and does not produce young ones	A
92	Control mosquitoes	C
93	Scheduled areas schedule	B
94	Border management	B
95	Verrapa moily	D
96	Elizabeth hawley	C
97	states Coastline	C
98	James Watson Noble prize	D
99	Boards and HQ	B
100	National parks competitionexam.com	A
101	Not an ape	C
102	Square	B
103	6 letters and 6 envelopes	A?
104	Two red two black two white balls	C
105	Number of triangles	A
106	Letter occupying 100th position	B
107	Number of terms in series	B
108	A B C D one above other	D
109	Carpenter chair	C
110	SP of pens	D
111	Schoolteacher and student	C
112	Total number of students	A
113	Bisphenol A	C
114	Indias economic indicator	D
115	March 1 2002	B
116	Rural electrification policy	B
117	National population policy	C
118	Biodiesel mission	D
119	IGNOAPS	D
120	Training and skills to women	D ?
121	Agent orange	B
122	Reconstitution of viceroys council	B ?
123	Free Indian legion	B
124	Prisons dilemma	C
125	First factory in India	B
126	Rejected knighthood	C
127	Damanganga pamba	D
128	Power generation competitionexam.com	D
129	Straits nearest IDL	B
130	Waterfall and rivers	B
131	Nearest to equator	D
132	Tehri hydro power	B
133	Minerals Chhattisgarh	D
134	Continental drift	B
135	Baudhayan sulva sutra	A
136	Collins, brin, wales	D
137	S & P 500 competitionexam.com	D
138	RG National Flying Institute	B
139	Cricket test match captain	C
140	Subh E Azadi	B
141	Six feet tall height	C
142	Car and reaction	C
143	Omkareshwar project	B
144	Nuclear suppliers group	D
145	Dhruv competitionexam.com	C
146	Hand in hand	A
147	AR : liver	A/C
148	AR : Red light	D
149	AR : Radio waves	A/D
150	AR : Congress ministries resigned	A

source : CompetitionExam.com

I tried to put most appropriate answer but if someone has any clarifications then comments are most welcome.

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