Daily GK Update 02nd February , 2017

Daily GK Update 02nd February , 2017

Govt to launch TIES to fund export infrastructure

i. A new scheme will be introduced by Govt of India to create infrastructure for exports, a move aimed at reducing transaction costs for traders. A new and restructured central scheme with a focus on export infrastructure namely Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) will be launched in 2017-18.

ii. Indian exporters face huge challenges in terms of infrastructure, particularly in states.Inadequate infrastructure pushes their transactions costs, impacting competitiveness of Indian goods in the global markets.Exporters body Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) said the scheme will help create modern infrastructure like last mile connectivity to ports, testing labs and certification centres.

Agri credit raised to record Rs 10 lakh crore in Financial Year 2018

i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a whopping Rs 1 lakh crore hike in the credit target for the next financial year to Rs 10 lakh crore as part of the government's efforts to double farm incomes in the next five years.

ii. The target for agricultural credit in 2017-18 has been fixed at a record level of Rs 10 lakh crore, Jaitley stated in his Budget speech.The government provides short-term crop loans up to Rs 3 lakh at subsidised interest rate of 7% per annum.

 iii. An additional incentive of 3% is provided to farmers for prompt repayment of loans within due date, making an effective interest rate for them at 4%. The Finance Minister noted that the agriculture sector is expected to grow at 4.1% during the current financial year on good monsoon. Sowing of both kharif and rabi crops has been higher.

 iv. Jaitley said the allocation for new crop insurance scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana', which was launched in 2016, has been increased to Rs 13,240 crore this financial year from budgeted Rs 5,500 crore. The allocation for the next financial year has been earmarked at Rs 9,000 crore.

Govt to set up dairy development fund with corpus of Rs 8,000 cr

i.To augment income of farmers budget has proposed setting-up of a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund with a corpus of Rs 8,000 crores over three years. 

ii.Dairy is an important source of additional income for the farmers. A Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund would be set-up in NABARD with a corpus of Rs 8,000 crores over 3 years stated Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his budget speech, 2017.

Rs. 10,000 cr allocated for PSB recapitalisation

i.The Union Budget has allocated Rs. 10,000 crore towards recapitalisation of public sector banks in FY2017-18. 

ii.Under Indradhanush roadmap announced in 2015, the government stated to infuse Rs. 70,000 crore in state banks over four years while they will have to raise a further Rs. 1.1 lakh crore from the markets to meet their capital requirement in line with global risk norms, known as Basel III. 

iii.In line with the blueprint, public sector banks has been given Rs. 25,000 crore in each fiscal, 2015-16 and 2016-17. Besides, Rs. 10,000 crore each would be infused in 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Govt proposes Payments Regulatory Board in RBI

i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has proposed creation of a six-member Payments Regulatory Board in the RBI, headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel as part of bringing about structural reforms in the payment eco-system.

 ii. For the purpose, necessary amendments are proposed in the Finance Bill 2017 to create a Payments Regulatory Board in the Reserve Bank of India by replacing the existing Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems.

iii.In his Budget Speech, Jaitley stated a Committee on Digital Payments constituted by Department of Economic Affairs has recommended structural reforms in the payment eco system, including amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.

Air India to get Rs. 1,800 cr from govt in 2017-2018

i. National carrier Air India will receive Rs 1,800 crore as equity infusion in 2017-18 under the government’s ongoing financial assistance and the amount is slightly higher than the allocation for 2016-2017. 

ii. The allocation has been made in the Union Budget for 2017-18, which was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.For 2016-17, the government had allocated Rs 1,713 crore to the airline against a demand of Rs 3,911 crore.The government-owned airline has been allocated Rs 1,800 crore as part of the Rs 30,0231 crore financial bailout package.

Budget 2017 pushes Nifty above 8,700 for 1st time since October 25, 2016

i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced in his Budget 2017 speech with Nifty50 reclaiming its crucial 8,700 mark for the first time since October 25, 2016, while S&P BSE Sensex ended comfortably above its key 28,000 level. 

ii. To the relief of investors, Jaitley made no reference to long-term capital gains tax on equities and also set a comfortable fiscal deficit target of 3.2% for the fiscal year 2017-18. The Sensex closed the day at 28,141 up 486 points while Nifty50 settled at 8,716 up 155 points. 

Arun jaitley unveils education reforms, to set up National Testing Agency

i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unleashed measures to revamp the country's education system, including setting up of a National Testing Agency to conduct all entrance examinations for higher education institutions.

ii. Unveiling the budgetary proposals for 2017-18 in Parliament, Jaitley stated that government proposes to establish a National Testing Agency as an autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organisation to conduct all entrance examinations for higher education institutions.

iii.This would free CBSE, AICTE and other premier institutions from these administrative responsibilities so that they can focus more on academics.The government proposes to leverage information technology and launch the SWAYAM platform with at least 350 online courses.

Surajkund International Crafts Mela Kicked off in Faridabad, 20 countries to participate

i. The 31st edition of Surajkund International Crafts Mela started with amid tight security.To be inaugurated by Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the carnival is a 15-day affair in faridabad, Haryana. 

ii. Over 20 countries are participating in the event with Egypt as a partner country this year, 2017 and Jharkhand as the theme state. Every year, one country becomes the partner country ands an Indian state is selected to set the theme of the mela.

British PM Theresa May receives UK Parliament's approval to begin Brexit process

i.UK Prime Minister Theresa May has received Parliament's first stage approval to begin the process of Britain's exit from the European Union (EU) after winning a crucial vote in the House of Commons last night. 

ii. British MPs voted in favour of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.498 MPs voted in favour of Brexit Bill, while 114 voted against it. 

Researchers Discover Oldest Human Ancestor

i. Researchers have discovered microscopic sea animal Saccorhytus, the earliest known ancestor of humans along with a vast range of other species.

ii. The exquisitely well preserved fossilised traces of this 540-million-year-old creature were discovered. 

iii. This balloon-like sea is the earliest known step on the evolutionary path that led to fish and eventually to humans

QUIZ 2

                             

                                                    QUIZ 2

Q1. Name the state, which has imposed the 10-year maximum jail term against bootleggers, tipplers and unscrupulous officials who help criminals escape raids on liquor dens in the dry state?
Answer: Gujarat

Q2. Name the country, which has successfully test-fired an enhanced version of an indigenously-designed cruise missile that can hit targets at 700km with all kinds of warheads, recently?
Answer: Pakistan

Q3. Which city will be the first residential transgender school in the country?
Answer: Kochi

Q4. Name the countries, which have signed the agreement for avoidance of double taxation?
Answer: India-Tajikistan

Q5. Which organisation has paused the Indus water treaty between India and Pakistan?
Answer: World Bank

Q5. Smriti Mandhana is associated to which sport?
Answer: Cricket

Q6. In which city the five-day India-Nepal Folk Crafts Festival (INCF-2016) has begun? 
Answer: Kathmandu, Nepal

Q7. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India after President Pranab Mukherjee’s approval?
Answer: Justice J S Khehar

Q8. NTPC Ltd and National Aluminium Company (Nalco) have jointly agreed to set up a coal-based power project, having a production capacity of 2,400 Mw, in which state?
Answer: Odisha

Q9. Who has became the second Indian player to score a triple century in Tests against England held in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai?
Answer: Karun Nair

Q10. Banks in the country have added 46.65 lakh new accounts under the PMJDY during the five weeks after the demonetisation of Rs500 and Rs1,000 currency notes. PMJDY stands for? 
Answer: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna

Q11. Who has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award 2016? 
Answer: Andy Murray

Q12. A French court has found Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence. She is the present chief of-
Answer: IMF

Q13. Employee's Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has decided to lower the interest on EPF deposits for the current fiscal to __________, from 8.8% provided in 2015-16, for its over four crore subscribers.
Answer: 08.65%

Q14. Name the team, which has regained the Indian Super League (ISL) title by beating Kerala Blasters recently?
Answer: Atletico de Kolkata (ATK)

Q15. Which bank has bagged the SKOCH silver award for attaining the position of number1 channel partner of LIC of India?
Answer: Corporation Bank

SSC Multitasking Syllabus

SSC Multitasking Syllabus 

Paper I

*General Intelligence*

• It would include questions of non-verbal type.
• Similarities and differences
• Space visualization
• Analysis and judgment
• Decision making and visual memory
• Problem solving
• Discriminating observation
• Relationship concepts
• Figure classification
• Relationship concepts
• Figure classification

   *English Language*

• Candidates' must have understanding the concepts of:
• Basics of English Language
• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Sentence structure
• Synonyms & antonyms and its correct usage etc.

*Numerical Aptitude*

This paper will include questions on problems:

• Number Systems and Computation of Whole Numbers
• Decimals and Fractions and relationship between Numbers
• Fundamental arithmetical operations
• Percentages and Averages
• Ratio and Proportion
• Interest & Discount
• Profit and Loss
• Use of Tables and Graphs Mensuration
• Time and Distance
• Ratio and Time
• Time and Work

*General Awareness*

Questions will be designed to test the ability of candidate‘s general awareness of environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of:

• Current Events
• Sports
• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic scene
• General Polity including Indian Constitution
• Scientific Research etc.

Paper II

The Paper will be set in English and Hindi and to the extent possible in other languages mentioned in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. In this paper Candidates will be required to write one short essay/letter in English or any language included in the 8th schedule of Constitution.

*SSC MTS Non Technical Syllabus for General Awareness*

• Sports
• History
• Culture
• Geography
• Economic Scene
• General Polity
• Indian Constitution
• Scientific Research etc

Paper-I:

• Questions on ‘General Intelligence and Reasoning’ are of non-verbal focusing the functions attached to the post.
• Questions on ‘Numerical Aptitude’ and ‘General English’ are easy and simple, of a level that an average matriculate will be in a position to answer happily.
• Questions on General Awareness will be also of similar standard.
• For VH aspirants of 40% and above visual disability and opting for SCRIBE there is no section of Maps/ Graphs/ Diagrams/ Statistical Data in General Intelligence & Reasoning / General Awareness Paper.

Paper-II:

• The Paper-II will be held in both language such as English and Hindi.
• To amount possible in other languages given in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution to evaluate basic language skills proportionate with the educational qualification prescribed for the post.
• Entrants will be needed to write one short essay/letter in English or any language included in 8th schedule of Constitution. 

*SSC Multitasking Exam Pattern*

Written examination will consist of (Paper-I) objective type paper and (Paper-II) descriptive type as shown below:

Paper I:

Paper-I will consist of Objective Type- Multiple choice questions only. The questions will be set both in English & Hindi. There will be negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

Subject	Questions	Maximum marks	Total Duration / Timing for General candidates	Total Duration/ Timing for Visually Handicapped/ Cerebral Palsy candidates
General Intelligence & Reasoning	25	25	2 Hours 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon or 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM	2 Hours 40 Mins. 10.00 A.M. to 12.40 PM or 2:00 PM to 4:40 PM
Numerical Aptitude	25	25
General English	50	50
General Awareness	50	50

Paper II:

Paper-II will be descriptive in which the candidate will be required to write short essay/letter in English or any language included in the 8th schedule of the Constitution. Paper-II will only be of qualifying nature.

Subject	Maximum marks	Duration	Total Duration / Timing for General candidates	Total Duration/ Timing for Visually Handicapped/ Cerebral Palsy candidates
Short Essay / Letter in English or any language included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution	50	30 minutes	30 minutes	45 minutes

SSC Multitasking Staff Exam Details:

• There will be negative marking and 0.25 will be deducted for any wrong answer.
• Paper I will consist of Objective Type MCQs only.
• The question will be set both in English & Hindi.
• The SSC might set the questions additionally in regional languages, if technical feasible.
• Paper II will be of only those candidates who will meet the cut-off prescribed by the commission in Paper I for various categories.
• Paper II is of qualifying nature and will only test your elementary skills.

General Instructions to Be Fulfilled by Contenders in the Written Exam:

• Contenders should write the papers/ marks the answers in their own hand.
• In the question papers, wherever essential, the Metric systems of weights and procedures only will be used.
• Aspirants are not allowed to use calculators and other electronic devices except as mentioned in the Notice. They must not, therefore, bring the same inside the Exam Venue.
• If any aspirant is found to hold mobile phones or any other mode of wireless communication in working or switched off mode, his/her entry shall be cancelled immediately.
• Using unfair means in the examination hall is prohibited.
• If there is any incorrectness or any inconsistency, in filling OMR Sheet, OMR Sheet will not be checked.

SSC Multitasking Selection Procedure:

• Selection of candidates will be done on purely basis of their performance in Written Test and Documents Verification followed by Personal Interview.
• Written Test comprises two stages that is Objective Test (Stage 1) and Descriptive Test (Stage 2).
• Those candidates who will qualify the Paper-I will appear for the Paper-II i.e. Descriptive Test.
• Candidates who will qualify the Descriptive Test may appear for Documents Verification followed by Personal Interview. Final Selection will be done on basis of Documents Verification Process.

Instructions Regarding SSC MTS Selection Process:

Aspirants selection will be done on basis of Paper-I subjected to the aspirant’s fulfilling the basic qualifying standards fixed Paper-II.

SSC MTS Final Result will be declared on the basis of exam.

For SC, ST, OBC and PH Aspirants:

• SC, ST, OBC and PH aspirants who are recruited on basis of their own merit without relaxed standards will not be adjusted against the reserved share of vacancies.
• Reserved Vacancies will be completed up individually from amongst the willing SCs, STs, OBCs, and PH aspirants which will, thus, comprise of SC , ST, OBC and PH candidates who are lower in merit than general candidate in merit list of unreserved category but otherwise found suitable for appointment even by relaxed standard.
• The candidates will be accommodated against the general/unreserved vacancies as per their position in complete merit list.

For Physically Handicapped (OH/VH) category:

• Physically Handicapped (OH/VH) category candidate who qualifies on the basis of relaxed standards, age limit, experience or qualifications, permitted number of chances in written examination etc is to be counted against reserved vacancies of such candidate for selection.
• Staff Selection Commission may maintain a reserve list for each State/UT valid for 01 year from date of declaration of result or publication of notification of the next recruitment whichever is earlier.

Daily GK Update 01st Feb , 2017

Daily GK Update 01st Feb , 2017

Union Budget 2017

i.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union budget 2017-2018 in Lok Sabha today (01 February 2017). 

ii.This is the fourth budget by the Narendra Modi government. It was broadly focused on 10 issues farming sector, rural population, youth, poor and health care for the underprivileged, infrastructure, financial sector for stronger institutions, speedy accountability, public services, prudent fiscal management and tax administration for the honest.

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Basant Panchami is being celebrated today (01st February 2017)

i.Basant Panchami is being celebrated today (1 February 2017). The festival marks the beginning of the spring season. The festival is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the month of 'Magha'. Basant means spring and Panchami means "the fifth day".

 ii.On this day, Hindus wearing yellow clothes visit temples and pray to Goddess Saraswati the goddess of knowledge, and celebrate the day as Saraswati Puja. Schools and educational institutes celebrate Saraswati Puja. Kite flying competitions will also be held. iii.The festival is mostly celebrated mostly in northern states of Punjab and Bihar.In Allahabad, Basant Panchami bathing is taking place at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna and other Ghats of holy rivers from this morning. Besides elaborate arrangements for the bathing, security has been tightened at the Sangam area. Police and paramilitary forces are keeping vigil and drones and CCTV cameras have been put into service in the area.

Fiscal deficit reaches 94% of the budget estimate

i.Fiscal deficit in the first nine months of 2016-17 touched 93(point)9 per cent of the Budget estimate. The fiscal deficit had stood at 87.9% in the corresponding nine months a year ago. The fiscal deficit is the gap between expenditure and revenue. 

ii.According to data released by the Controller General of Accounts, tax revenue was 71.4% of the full-year budget estimate. Total expenditure, Plan and Non-Plan, was 74.3% of the government's full-year estimate. The revenue deficit during April-December 2016 stood at 100.1% of the budget estimate.

Rajasthan, Telangana bag eGov awards

i.This year (2017), under the State category, Rajasthan and Telangana emerged Winners of Excellence while the Award of Recognition went to Odisha and Nagaland.

ii.Instituted by the Computer Society of India’s (CSI) Special Interest Group with sponsorship from Nihilent Technologies, these awards help recognise the efforts of eGovernance practitioners from across central and state departments, projects and in district administrative units as well.

 Railway Ministry Requests Separate Fund for Rashtriya Rail Safety Fund

i.The Ministry of Railway has proposed the Finance Ministry to create a non-lapsable safety fund named ‘Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh’ over five years with initial corpus of Rs. 20000 crore and contribute a portion to fund it in the Budget 2017 .

ii.The decision to set up the safety fund is based on the recommendation of a high-level safety review committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission.

SAARC programming committee meeting begins in Kathmandu

i.The programming committee meeting of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has began at Kathmandu.Senior officials of all eight member countries are participating in the meeting.

ii.Indian delegation is lead by Shri Prashant Agarwal, Joint Secretary (SAARC).During the two day meeting number of issues including budget of SAARC secretariat and its 5 regional centres and regular activities of the Associtation will be discussed.

iii.This is the first senior level meeting of Association since postponement of 19th SAARC Summit in November last year. Nepal, the current chair of SAARC had postpone the summit after Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh and India had decided to boycott SAARC summit scheduled in Islamabad last year.

Ministry of Defence to Set up Rs 1500 cr Defence Unit in Madhya Pradesh

i.The Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Narendra Singh Tomar stated that the Ministry of Defence is set to open its Defence Unit in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh.

ii.The unit would be set up in Kailaras and Sabalgarh tehsil areas and span over 969.735 hectare of land at a cost of Rs. 1500 crore.

E-Paathsala Launches Unique Technology-Backed Services for Educational Institutions in India

Bangalore based Start-up firm E-paathsala has launched an integrated accreditation and ERP technology solution for the colleges and universities to enable them better manage their multiple accreditation standards in an easy, efficient and fast manner and bridge the gap identified for specific accreditations.

Income Tax Department (ITD) launches Operation Clean Money 

 i.Income Tax Department (ITD) lead by Sushil Chandra has launched Operation Clean Money to verify the cash deposited in the banks during November 9th to December 30th 2016.

ii.An online Verification process will be carried out by comparing the demonetisation data CBDTwith information in ITD databases.This information will be available at the portal https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in.

iii.The PAN holder can view the information using the link ‘Cash Transactions 2016’ under ‘Compliance’ section of the portal.

Textile Ministry Inaugurates Meghalaya’s First Ever Apparel and Garment Centre at Ampati

i.Meghalaya’s  first ever Apparel and Garment Making Centre was inaugurated on January 30, 2017 jointly by Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani and Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Sangma near Ampati in South West Garo Hills.

ii.The centre would enable to create job opportunity for both men and women of the region and make them economically empowered.The facility has been set up in an area of 45,000 sq feet at an approximate cost of Rs 14.26 crore. It has been set up under North East Region Textiles Promotion Scheme (NERTPS).

Lakshmi Vilas Bank Partners with Fisdom for Mission FINFIT

i.The private sector lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank in partnership with Bangalore based fin-tech startup firm Fisdom, has launched a mobile application Mission FINFIT to offer the customers of the bank financial planning and personal wealth management services based on Robo advisory.

ii.The mobile app would enable the customer of the bank to plan their finances in an effective manner using the online platform for wealth management thus encouraging them to invest smarter.

ICRA Estimates Banks Credit Growth to Remain Subdued at 5-6% in FY17

i.As per the report of the rating agency, ICRA, the bank credit growth rate is likely to float between 5-6% in the current fiscal year (2017).

ii.The reason cited includes weak loan demand as the rate of return offered by debt market is better in comparison to banks.Besides, the deposit rate was also projected to drop to 12% from the current 14.7% this fiscal ending March 2017 due to better cash flow in the system and cut in the deposit rate by the banks.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Presents 2016 National Entrepreneurship Awards

i.The First ever National Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 was presented by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi on January 30, 2017.

ii.Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State (I/C) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was the guest of honour on the occasion.The National Entrepreneurship Awards was instituted by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSDE) to recognize and honor the entrepreneurial spirit of India’s youth and encourage more and more young Indians to become entrepreneur.

iii.The awards were given in 11 different categories divided into two groups: Award Track and Recognition Track.

UNICEF launches 3.3 bln USD to aid millions of children

i.UN children's agency UNICEF has launched an appeal for 3.3 billion US Dollar to help 48 million children caught up in crises worldwide amid fears of a funding cut from top donor the United States. This year's appeal represents a 18% increase from the initial request for funding in 2016.

ii. Donors contribute to the appeals on a voluntary basis. The United States is by far the top donor to UNICEF, followed by Germany, Britain and the European Commission. According to UNICEF, Almost one in four of the world's children now lives in a country affected by conflict or disaster.

Alok Verma takes charge as new CBI Director

i.Former Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma today took charge as the new CBI Director. He will hold the charge of the premier investigating agency for a period of two years.

ii. A 1979-batch IPS officer, Mr Verma was selected by a three-member committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice J S?Khehar and Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. 

Moussa Faki Mahamat appointed as new African Union AU head 

Chadian foreign affairs minister Moussa Faki Mahamat has been elected as the head of  AU Headthe African Union Commission. He will replace Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

US House of Representatives Introduces H-1B Visa Reform Bill

i.The US House of Representatives has introduced a legislation on January 30, 2017 making it mandatory to raise the minimum salary of the H-1B visa holders to more than double at USD 1,30,000 from the previous USD 60,000.

ii.If the legislation is passed, it would highly impact American companies as they may face difficulty in replacing the American employees with foreign workers including IT professionals from India.

iii.The High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 introduced by California Congressman Zoe Lofgren prioritises 

Ireland became the world’s first country to stop investing in fossil fuels

Ireland has become the first country in the world to divest coal, oil and gas investments from Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.The bill was passed in the Irish parliament by gaining 53 votes out of 90. It was introduced by Deputy Thomas Pringle.

Former Minister E Ahamed Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest

Former Union Minister E Ahamed, who collapsed in parliament, has died. He was 78. Mr Ahamed was admitted at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital after he suffered a cardiac arrest while both houses of parliament were being jointly addressed by President Pranab Mukherjee

SSC MTS Exam 2017 Preparation Tips

SSC MTS Exam 2017 Preparation Tips

#Tip 1- English holds the key

When you look at the exam, it becomes evident that the subject English has an important role to play. In Paper-I, the English section carries 50 marks and in Paper – II, the English section again carries 50 marks. Therefore, it is obvious that you would be required to focus more on English than any other subject.

#Tip 2- General Awareness needs regularity

Your general knowledge will not develop in a day or two. For handling the general awareness section, you will be required to stay updated on the recent events and the best way to do it is by reading the newspaper daily. Additionally, there are a bunch of apps who offer continuous news update on your smart phone.

#Tip 3- Some areas in Numerical Aptitude can be ignored

If you have constantly ignored any section of Mathematics, then you can continue to do the same in this exam as well. For an instance, if you have always avoided mensuration, then you can ignore it for MTS exam 2016. This is because, numerical aptitude section will consist of 25 questions only. Within 25 questions, a maximum of 2-3 questions will be asked from the chapter mensuration. Therefore, instead of wasting time there, you can easily work on areas such as bar, graph, profit and loss, percentage, etc.

#Tip 4- Strategy matters!

Having a good strategy is impeccable for any exam. This allows you to plan your approach towards the whole paper and hence, you will never run out of time. You can start off with the section in which you are strong, followed by other sections on the basis of your confidence in them. This will help you to score more and enhance your overall confidence.

#Tip 5- Start with English

It is advised to start with English. This section consists of 50 questions, each carrying a mark. If you can perform well in this section then it means that your chances of clearing the exam have increased. Moreover, English will not take much time as the nature of the questions are simple and easy to follow.

#Tip 6- Save time in General Awareness

Many candidates would try their luck in the general awareness section by guessing the answers. However, this is wrong and most of the time they end up losing marks. It is advised to attempt only those questions whose answers are known to the candidate. In this way, the candidate would save time as well as his earned score.

Apart from these preparation tips, candidates should also focus on their health and ensure that they do not develop the symptoms of nervousness.