Saturday, December 31, 2016
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Shadow economy, black money and currency demonetization
In India, along with our real legal economic structure, there exists a shadow economy of black money. This parallel economy has become significantly large and damaging national development in a big way. Monetary system of country is regulated by RBI and watched by various agencies and departments of government. Government makes assessment of economic activities in country from time to time, it helps them in making better policy decisions, estimate tax revenues and understand health of the national economy.
Accounting of money circulated in economy through banking system and books of accounts is not that difficult because of technology today. However, accounting of black money, which is a considerable portion of our Economy, is out of question as public or even private disclosure by its stakeholders is impossible. Estimates say it has grown as big as 40 per cent of real economy in size.
Black money is the amount of money in the economy for which tax has not been paid to the government in order to avoid taxation or to hide the source of income. The black money is in the form of currency notes, precious metals, real-estate etc. In most of cases the source of such income is illegal such as bribe, drugs, human trafficking, fake notes, illegal mining, various crimes etc. But, a good percentage of black money also comes from unaccounted avenues (of legal source) but aimed at avoiding tax payments such real-estate builders, retailers, doctors, professionals, etc.
With time, the accumulation and flow of this black money in economy has grown enough to be called a parallel economy in country. Cash currency in this illegal system acts like blood in body. Corruption, benami transactions, hawala, money laundering, unaccounted cash transactions, swiss banks deposits, election expenses, dowry etc. have developed a symbiotic mutualistic relationship with black money and growing together.
As in India, more than 80 percent of cash are in the form of 500 and 1000 notes and around 20-25 percent of it is in the form of black money kept as wealth. The surprise decision of government to declare 500 and 1000 notes a non legal tender and making it a piece of paper from immediate effect has snatched away scope of money laundering or conversion into other currency notes, gold, property etc. The stockpile of unaccounted cash at hands became somewhat useless as government has fixed various quantitative limits in exchange process for common public.
Now all these existing 500 and 1000 notes will have to go through banking system. And in this way the wealth of individuals and the nation will get accounted for various uses including tax assessment, at the same time a huge sum of black money in the form of 500 and 1000 notes will get flushed out of the system as well. Sudden loss of old currency notes will cause severe damage to this parallel economy. Even black money deposits in foreign banks will become stressed asset as hawala and other instruments of transactions will become weak.
Currency replacement is only beginning of crusade against this mammoth. Government will have to become far more vigilant toward money laundering and black money transactions in order to achieve goal of making this country corruption free.
Deputy Governor of RBI, mentioned that the number of 500 notes in economy is around 16.5 billion while 1000 notes are around 7.5 billion. Replacement of such a huge amount of notes in one of the largest economies of world is not an easy task. But this time people, banks, government/s are on same page today to make it a success.
This big decision has not been taken in arbitrary manner but with due diligence. Think tanks have been advocating for such steps from long time. This was right time to make it happen because of existing Jandhan Yojana accounts, payment banks, lakhs of ATMS, thousands of bank branches, aadhar cards, seamless governance and great political will.
Nobody was expecting such a bold and beautiful move, we have witnessed various crusades from Jantar-Mantar against black money but for first time it originated from PMO.
Source :ias.org
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
SSC CHSL (POSTAL ASSISTANT EXAM) PREPARATION PLAN
Disclaimer:- All Information provided in this post are Compiled by A. Praveen Kumar, OA, Medak Division,Medak-502303, Telangana for in good faith of Postal Assistant Exam Aspirants. Author of blog does not accepts any responsibility in relation to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or otherwise, of the contents.
Test Consists of
General Awareness 50 50
General English 50 50
General Intelligence 50 50
Numerical Aptitude 50 50
General Awareness 50 50
General English 50 50
General Intelligence 50 50
Numerical Aptitude 50 50
The CHSL written exam is a two hour long, 200 mark objectives type (i.e.
multiple choice) question exam in which there are four test sections.
Skill test for Data
Entry Operators in CHSL:
In the DEO skill test, you would be given printed passage in English
containing 2000-2200 strokes/key-depressions which you have to enter in the
computer within 15 minutes. You would be judged based on how many correct
entries of the key depressions you made.
As said, this is of qualifying nature only – you just have to reach the
threshold level of 8,000 Key Depressions per hour i.e. in 15 minutes, you have
to make 2,000 correct key depressions.
Typing Test for
LDCs in CHSL:
It is almost similar to above – but here you can take the test either in
Hindi or in English. In the typing test for LDCs in CHSL, you would be given a
text passage, which you have to enter correctly in 10 minutes. The speed will
be judged based on how many words you could correctly type on the computer.
This again is qualifying nature only – you just have to reach the
threshold level of:
1.0) If you take the test in English: 35 words per minute (10500 key
depressions/hour).
2.0) If you take the test in Hindi: 30 words per minute (9000 key
depressions/hour).
A proper
strategy is necessary to crack any competition exam. You need to concentrate on
minor details because every second matters in such tough competitions.
GENERAL
AWARENESS
Now Strategy begins
with proper understanding of syllabus and planning and ends with your responses
on the OMR sheet.
General Awareness is an Integral part of most of the competitive exams and it Comprises of current finance and economy, Geographical, social, cultural aspects at national and international level. The fact that makes it a challenge to prepare is its unlimited range of questions.
General awareness is considered a big challenge by the aspirants due to is large range of questions. It is believed that you cannot prepare it completely as there are so many things happening around and you can’t remember them all. I am receiving many mails from aspirants asking how to tackle this big hurdle. The solution is simple, Stay Updated!!
Although we accept it is challenging but it may be a great decider of your success if prepared properly. Last year the deciding factor between Postal Assistant Job getters and losers was "General knowledge". Previous year, most of the aspirants scored more than 20 marks in every part i.e. Arithmetic, Reasoning, and General English but failed to secure qualifying marks (10 marks) in GK. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
The General Awareness questions don’t take any time to solve. You only have to read and Mark. There is no calculation that you have to do (And very minimal, if any!!). So you may attempt this section in 10 minutes without much effort and it’s highly scoring also. It saves precious time to go for other time-taking sections. So I advise you to go for General awareness first as people normally complain about not being able to attempt this section due to lack of time. It's a common reason of failure for many people that although they were able to score exceptionally good in other sections but they were unable to even attempt general awareness. So attempt general awareness first!!
General awareness cannot be prepared in a single day. It has to be done daily for some time. Make it a habit to keep you updated. If done properly, you'll surely gain a deciding edge over competitors and will easily pass through. So the preparation should be started well in advance. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
General Knowledge - Questions on current events, Sports, History, Geography, Basic economics, General politics, Indian Constitution, Science environment etc (25 marks).
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidate’s general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighboring countries especially pertaining
While going for any
competitive exam, before you start preparing have a through look on exam
structure and syllabus. For Example: For IAS exam, you have to be a master in
General Studies.
Keep one thing in mind,
you are not preparing for IAS exam and GK is just only of 50 marks and requires
knowledge of History, Polity, Geography, Science, Current Events and Economics.
Once again From SSC CGL point of view, don´t give so much time to GK. Use
smart approach and devote your quality time to Mathematics and English.
If you take a look at
previous SSC papers, you will find that most of questions have been asked from
Static+ Science
Static: Static
means simple questions based on History, Polity, Geography from NCERT text
books.
Science: Science
questions from NCERT text books. Up to 10th
Current Events:
Person in news, books published, Summits, Awards
While preparing for
GK(SSC) keep one thing in mind, you will give most of time preparing for STATIC
+ SCIENCE part. New comers waste most of time in memorizing facts and other
irrelevant data that come in magazines.
Most of static
questions are from Indian Polity & Indian History not from World History,
basic question are asked in Economics which are based on current events,
some questions in economics are definition based and these question should not
be attempted because they are not beneficial from cost of time point of view.
There is always something happening in this bloody big world so it’s not easy to stay updated with all the latest affairs all the time. We need to strategize our plan of action to prepare it accordingly; otherwise it will be tough nut to break for sure. In every second some issues are happening around the world in these sectors, and to accumulate the excerpt of some highlighted news, and memorize it is a good plan to prepare current affairs and GK.
So, how to prepare the current affairs? akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Go to Govt. library, read Daily News Paper (The Hindu, Indian Express or The Times of India) whatever competitive magazine you get (CST, Pratiyoigta Kiran / Darphan, Chronicle, Wizard) and note down important names/details
But keep in mind that all such magazines provide too many details/ball by ball commentary – you just need to maintain a brief MS word file / Dairy or containing important events/names/awards/mascots/venues only. Otherwise it’ll become very difficult to revise entire content from original source on the night before the exam.
Many of us are always confused about following questions:
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Which newspaper to read? , Which books or magazines to read?
Is monthly magazines are enough?, and most important How to read newspaper ?
Before going to read any book, magazine or newspaper, it is most important to collect previous year papers of all Circles and make your own analysis that what type of questions are being asked. It is must before any study plan.
Following things are extremely important to read in newspaper
Recent developments in the field of Science and Technology like satellite launches, vaccine development, defence deals, new diseases, Computers, Hybrid Seeds, Solar Energy etc akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Environmental issues are given high importance and developments like important summits and their outcomes, global warming, carbon dump, carbon trading, environment-affecting projects like Dams, nuclear plants (Kudankulam protests), pollution should be regularly looked into. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
In Polity, important judgments of social or national or economic importance should be regularly tracked. Nirbhaya Chattam, Food Safety bill etc
Keeping track of all the important economic data like growth rate, inflation, exports and imports, as well as current economic issues like slowdown, global economic crisis, FDI in retail, RBI policy, big players and the companies owned by them, PSU's activity –its heads, Govt.'s policies, budget etc
Sports events like tennis grand slams, cricket, Indian achievements in Olympics, world cup’s etc. Remember to go beyond cricket and read about other sports as well.
Awards and honours from within India as well as from outside India like Magsaysay awards, Khel Ratna, Nobel Prizesand so on. Winners of Booker, Pulitzer, Miss World / Miss Universe. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Persons in news those that might have received some honor, or have invented something or achieved a personal feat of social value etc. Foreign Prez /PM; chief guest of 26th Jan. Parade, Indian diaspora – especially in USA, chiefs of army-navy-air force, supreme court, various national bodies etc
International Affairs / Important office Holders of World Organizations, OPEC,ASEAN,SAARC etc- if they're meeting then note down where they met and what points did they discuss? Indian Army Exercise with China/US etc
Administration: Administrative reforms, E-gov etc. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Government schemes (NPS, NREGA- and editorials related to it-good things, bad things)
Education related- Deemed univ etc.
How to Prepare for History
What to prepare from History: Major preparation should be done from Medieval India to freedom of India. As per my opinion it is better to concentrate on Modern Indian History
While studying don´t overload your mind by memorizing dates. Questions will be asked from major events and major persons. As every person has limited amount of memorizing capacity, you will have to forget something for something new. So use your memory smartly.
Try to understand and co-relate the events in Indian History and try to make relationship with your life. Its your duty to create memory link up with the events.
For Indian history and culture refer NCERT books from class 7 to 10, Indian history (Arihant) or lucent G.k etc.
Medieval Indian History:
1. Important Wars (who fought with whom, when and what was the result + some of them are from ‘modern history’)
Two Tarai battles, Three Panipat battles, Three Anglo Maratha wars, three Anglo-French wars, Two Anglo-Sikh wars, Plassey, Buxar, Bedera, Burmese, Afghan
2. Delhi Sultanate: Qutubuddin Aibak, Iltutmish, Razia Sultan, Balban , Alauddin Khilji and his policies, Mohd. Tuglaq and his speciality, Firoz Shah Tughlaq and his policy, Sikandar Lodhi, Ibrahim Lodhi. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
3. Mughal and their policy / work/ constructions, Babar, Humayun,Sher Shah (although not a Mughal), Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, Aurungzeb
4. Maratha: Shivaji, his administration and the three Anglo Maratha wars
5. Culture: South India Temple and features: Gopuram, Garbhagriha, Hoysala temple etc.
6. Poets-patron kings, main books, Mosques, tombs, gates, forts etc.: where are they located and who built them?
7.Travelers (incl. Ancient) + envoys: mainly Megasthenes, Fa-Hien, Al-Baruni, Huien Tsang, Marco Polo, Ibn Batuta, Nicolo Conti, Wiliam Hawkins, Thoms Roe, Tavernier, Bernier. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
8. Religion: Bhakti saints, Sufi Saints particularly Khwaja Muinuddin Chisty, Sikhism, Gurus particularly Nanak, Arjan Dev and Gobind Singh
Modern Indian History
1.Entry of Europeans: where did they setup factory and under whose rule? + their conflicts with Native rules (e.g Siraz-ud daula, Tipu Sultan)
2.Important Gov.Gen/Viceroys and their policies ,
Hastings, Cornwallis, Wellesley, Bentick, Metcalfe; Aukland; Hardinge (each of them only did 1 or 2 imp things), Canning, Mayo, Lytton, Ripon, Landsdown. Curzon, Minto, Chelmsford
The Viceroys after Chelmsford should be prepared with focus on how they handled Gandhi and Partition of India: akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Irwin, Willingdon, Linlithgow, Wavell, Mountbatten,C. Rajagopalachari (only the fact that he was 1st and last Indian governor general of free India)
3.Revolts : 1857
Peasant revolts and their leaders+reasons: mainly Indigo, Deccan, Ramosi, Chamran, Kheda, Moplah, Tebhaga, Telengana and Eka
Tribal revolts and leaders+reasons: mainly Rampa, Munda, Naga and Tana Bhagat. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Others mainly Sanyasi, Pagal Panthi and Kuka
4.Culture:
Books and authors (Dadabhai, RC Dutt, Gandhi, Bankim etc)
Newspaper-language-owner akulapraveen.blogspot.com
various org. and their founders: Mainly Brahmo, Sadharan Brahmo, Namdhari, Radha Swami, Arya Samaj, Prarthana, Deccan Edu., Theosophical, Ramkrishan Mission, Servents of India, Purna Seva Sadan, Satya Sodhak, Aravipuram, Justice party, Bahishkrit Hitkarini, Self-Respect, Harijan Sevak, Derozio, Tattvabodhini, Wahabi, DEoband, Aligarh,
Reformers: Roy, Vivekanand, Sahjanand, Saraswati, Kesab Chandra etc.
Education reform: Hunter, Sadler, Macaulay and Sargeant
5.Freedom Struggle :
Congress, GK related to Congress Sessions: prominent chairmen, resolution etc.
Moderate, Extremist and their leader, Surat Split
Swaraj Party, Nehru Report. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Congress Ministries vs Muslim League
Revolutionaries: org.-leaders-members and conspiracy-cases + INA and its trials + RIN munity akulapraveen.blogspot.co
Home Rule Besant and Tilak and Lucknow Pact
6. Gandhi:
Champaran, A’bad, Kheda;NCM, Khilafat, CDM, QIM akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Gandhi-Irwin, Gandhi-Amebedkar, Gandhi-Bose
Reforms: Morley Minto; Montague-Chelmsford
Thuggary: Rowlett, Jalliyanwala, Simon, RTC, Communal award
Acts: 1909, 1919, 1935 and 1947;
Partition related: Linlithgow offer, Wavell plan, Cabinet Mission , Cripps Mission.
Geography:
Most of the questions will be from Indian Geography. So don´t prepare for world Geography.
Use NCERT books for proper concept building and finally use LUCENT GK for quick revision of facts.akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Indian Geography
1. Some Geographical Facts of India
Climatic conditions in India- Major Seasons of India
2. Major Solis of India- Forest types and their distribution
3. Mountain, Plateaus, Deserts
Mountain passes (Nathu-la etc.)
Which of them are young mountain/fold mountain etc.?
4. Rivers / Lakes / Waterfalls
Any water fall?, Any dams? If yes then which states get benefit from it?
Any national inland waterway on them?, Major Lakes, Reservoirs
5. States:
Administrative, CENSUS-2011 related GK (highest-lowest in literacy, sex ratio etc.) + State with maximum ST population in absolute numbers and in percentages. etc.akulapraveen.blogspot.com
State capitals (especially for North East); where is state high court; in case of UT/islands which HC has jurisdiction (under polity), do they come under 5th or 6th schedule (under polity)
border: with neighboring states and countries; state with largest area, longest coastline, max no. of district
Soil-crop-cropping seasons – Agriculture Pattern- Major producers of crops
Trade and Transport- Major Highways of India- Railway Zones
6.Mines/minerals (only the very prominent names. don’t go in all details)
7.Famous industrial / handicraft cities
8. Towns of export excellence (especially those recently added)
National highway: shortest and longest
Famous tourist places hill stations, temples, monuments, mosques, minar, caves etc?
Any sites included in UNESCO world heritage list? (use google)
Environment, Any biodiversity hotspot?
Any famous wildlife parks / sanctuaries?
Any rare species found? Any place famous for migratory birds?
Physical Geography:
Universe: basics of planets-their moons, asteroid, comet, stars etc. (just do high school level coverage, don’t put lot of time here on individual planet)
Layers of atmosphere: their sequence, uses (Ionosphere, stratosphere etc)
Layers of earth-core, SIAL, SIMA, discontinuity.akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Main terms associated with volcanos and earthquakes
Longitude, latitude, timezone, coriolls effect. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Climate: how altitude, distance from sea affect temp.; axis-tilt-seasons-day n night; albedo, ozone, aurora
Types of soils and rocks- what crops/minerals do they have
Major Grasslands of the world / Deserts/ Lakes / Waterfalls/ straits
Polity:
Advantage of Polity Section in General Studies-Getting all correct answer in polity is not that hard as getting the same in History/Geography / Current Affairs because most of the data follows a logical pattern. So revise it a lot and make polity your strong point for G.S.
Important Topics to Prepare in Polity. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
History of Constitution, Constitutional developments, Preamble, Barrowed features of Constitution,
Articles- you don’t have to remember all articles numbers in Constitution – but only imp articles numbers- like appointment, powers and removal of things (like President), budget , parliament etc. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Schedules of Constitution, the Union & its territory, Citizenship
Fundamental Rights: This is considered as the most important aspect of our constitution. Go through all the Fundamental Rights (FR) many times over until you grasp the essence of each FR. Also try to remember which article corresponds to which FR and what the provisions are therein. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Directive Principles: After the FR’s these are a very important part of the Constitution and you should try to remember the main provisions of the important DPSP’s by heart. This does not mean rote the exact sentences; rather know what the article is about. For instance Article 44 talks about a Uniform Civil Code across the territory of India.
The Union Executive, The Council of Ministers, Prime Minister, The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Union Legislature (Parliament), Centre - State Relations,
Judiciary- Supreme court/High court jurisdiction and writs
Public Service Commissions, Elections, Emergency Provisions and Amendment of the Constitution: Each of these chapters is again very important. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Amendments and Schedules: You should know the important amendments of the constitution, the year in which the Act was passed along with their important provisions. The two most important amendment acts are the 42nd and 44th passed in 1976 and 1978 respectively.
73rd and 74th amendments implementation, welfare provisions for SC/ST/OBC, Human rights/women/minorities SC/ST commissions and SC/ST atrocities act.
Special status of Jammu & Kashmir, National Human Rights Commission, National Symbols, Chief Election Commissioners of India, Reorganization of States, Prime Ministers of India, Chief Justices of India, Speakers of Lok Sabha, Women CM's of India, Women Governors in India, Finance Commissions of India
The importance of Nirbaya Chattam and food ordinance. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
The importance of Nirbaya Chattam and food ordinance. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
The importance of newly appointments like C&AG, Election Commission, Supreme court Chief Justice, Uppsc, Appsc Chairmen,…etc
Use "Comparative Reading" Example when you read polity — do it in following routine
Read President — then read governor
Read PM, then read CM
Parliament and then State Legislature
Supreme Court and then High court and so on.
Science and Technology:
By the Science questions, your basic Ability to solve Science related general questions and your awareness with the development of the day to day life based on science are judged and to check how accurately you can apply your knowledge of science in the practical life. For this you need not to do any special study on Science, neither need you to have a Science background. Questions are generally on the School level. You need to polish up your School level Science. Studying and practicing the NCERT school books from class 6 to class 10 is very helpful.akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Best way to Prepare General science is to refer NCERT science books from class 7 to 10.you can also buy Lucent's General science.
Biology:
Cell structure, living organisms classification, life processes of plants and animals (nutrition, digestion, respiration, circulatory system, blood, excretion), control & coordination(nervous system, eyes, ears),endocrine system & reproduction, digestive enzymes, hormones, vitamins, infectious diseases, natural resources management(air, water, soil pollution, wetlands, forestry, wildlife)applications of biology(plant breeding, animal breeding, pesticides, bio fertilisers, biotechnology, stem cells),Institutions of National importance.akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Chemistry:
Physical and chemical changes, Atoms and molecules, Acids, bases and salts, metals and non metals, fibers, periodic table classification ,carbon compounds(hydrocarbons, polymers),bio molecules(carbohydrates, proteins, fats),nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, breeder reactors, metallurgy.
All the above topics are the areas one need to look into but the scope of questions in exam may or may not be limited to above topics.
Physics:
Force & pressure, Friction, gravitation, solar system, mechanics(newton laws, centripetal, centrifugal forces, projectiles, angle of banking, potential & kinetic energy),liquids(capillarity, surface tension, viscosity),Sound, Heat, light, Electricity, Magnetism, satellites, modern physics (atomic energy, radio activity, cosmic, x rays, visible spectrum. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Major scientific Institutions in India and their specialisation, Scientific Instruments and their uses, Scientific Measures
Space programme in India and its applications with special reference to industry, agriculture and other rural development activities, INSAT, IRS system..etc, Space Research and News from India, Space Programme in India AND Nuclear Research in India , Indian Satellites, Launch Vehicles, and Other Space Programmes since 1975:-
Nuclear research and developments in India, Missile system in India, Indian Defence Structure & Weapons, Overview of Indian Defence Structure.
Economy:
What to study in economy?
GDP/GNP/NNP/ Inflation, Budget Process, RBI Policies, Agricultural subsidies, PDS, Food Security, social and poverty alleviation programs. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
To observe the importance of Budget, Sebi, Imf, World bank, Employment, Banking, Sensex, Expenditure, Central plans, Receipts…etc
NITI AYOG,The importance of Central plans, 12th Plan..etc
And mainly candidates to concentrate the importance details of Banking Sector, Central / State Income Tax details, Budget concept..etc
The importance of Current affairs, Exports/Imports, value of Rupee details…etc
Sports:
Can be classified into
Static: Who started Modern-Olympics, how many rings, what colors, how many games etc.
Various terms associated with individual sport, various trophies, Grounds located
For team based sports: no. of players in each team, length and width of ground, time limits etc.akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Current
Grand slams- who defeated whom
Cricket: world cup, t-20, under-19 and women’s world cups: who defeated whom in the final match and where was it hosted?; ICC cricketer of the year
Athletics: venues, mascots, winners for
Olympics (summer and winter)
National games, Asiad, Commonwealth
Hockey, Boxing, shooting, wrestling, Badminton, Billiard, Golf, football and chess: main tournament and who won + if any Indian participated.
The importance of Current affairs, Exports/Imports, value of Rupee details…etc
Awards: Rajiv Gandhi khel ratna, Dronacharya, Arjun; ICC cricketer of the year; golden boot for football etc
Summary:
In the daytime, read for general awareness, in the night after dinner,practice aptitude. Because after dinner, body starts feeling sleepy and brain starts losing concentration. But if you’re moving your hand (by writing the Maths /reasoning sums),then brain has to concentrate. akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Revision is essential for General awareness. Whatever you read – keep a target of revising it multiple times. Otherwise, you won’t be able to recall the exact details in the exam.
Don’t waste time in day-dreaming, face book, random net surfing, chatting, TV, cricket, weddings of distant relatives/college batch mates etc. Time-pass activities will always be there, but once you cross the age-limit, there is no restart button. (This rule applies to all competitive exams.). akulapraveen.blogspot.com
Avoid piecemeal preparation
That's all for now friends. Happy Reading
- Akula. Praveen Kumar, OA,Medak Division, Medak-502110, Telangana
SSC CHSL (POSTAL ASSISTANT EXAM) REFERENCE BOOKS AND PREPARATION PLAN
Disclaimer:- All Information provided in this post are Compiled by A. Praveen Kumar for in good faith of Postal Assistant Exam Aspirants. Author of blog does not accepts any responsibility in relation to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or otherwise, of the contents.
Friends, last three years, I published Postal Assistant exam material and model cum practice papers. All the aspirants welcomed my efforts and appreciated countrywide. This year also I am planning to post valuable information / quality material and model papers at free of cost in my blog. (Last year material is available ("akulapraveen.blogspot.com") @ Blog Archive, select the months Oct-2012 to July-14)
I am receiving mails form the Postal Assistant exam aspirants regarding books to refer & how to prepare and publishing of quality study material.
Books are keys to success for any exam. Candidates should polish their basics by using best books. Candidates make big mistake while choosing books for exams. Never choose all in one book, these kind of guides doesn't concentrate on fundamentals.
For Arithmetic: (Any two books)
NCERT Math Books from 6th to 10th (gives you best base in strong fundamentals)
1.Magical book on Quicker Maths by M.Tyra
2. Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Aggarwal
3. Numerical ability and Quantitative by P.K.Mittal
4. Quantitative aptitude by Arun Sharma
5. Quantitative aptitude by Abhijit guha
6. Quantitative aptitude by A.Gulati
For Reasoning section: (Any Two)
1.A modern approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning by R.S.Aggarwal
1.A modern approach to Verbal and Non-Verbal reasoning by R.S.Aggarwal
(R. S Aggrawal’s reasoning series is ok, but there are no shortcuts in these books. All are traditional methods).
2. Analytical Reasoning by M.K. Pandey
3. A modern approach to logical reasoning by S.Chand
4. Logical and Analytical Reasoning by A.K.Gupta
For English section: (Any Two)
1. For English you can buy any English Grammar book of your local language. This will help you getting basic idea on English grammar. Later you can switch to any Standard English grammar book like "Intermediate English Grammar" of Raymond Murphy or Wren & Martin
2. Objective General English by R.S.Aggarwal.
3. Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi
4. Objective English for Competitive examinations by Hari mohan Prasad and Uma Rani Sinha.
For General awareness: (Any Two)
NCERT Books from 6th to 10th for History, Polity, Economics and Science (always the best)
1.General awareness and Current affairs digest by M.Laxmikanth
1.General awareness and Current affairs digest by M.Laxmikanth
2. General knowledge and General awareness by Ravi chopra
3. Advanced Objective general knowledge by R.S.Aggarwal
4. Current affairs and General awareness by M.G.Rahmani
5. General knowledge by Manohar Pandey
For Current Affairs you can buy Pratiyogitha Darpan / Kiran (If you can afford around Rs. 75/- per month) Mahindra’s Current Affairs (it costs you around Rs. 30/-) or any leading competitive exams magazine of your language. But no book is perfect; better to make your own short-notes on Current Affairs.
1. Just Remember, Almost all the topics they cover in Postal Assistant exams are of the classes 6th to 10th. So, Even a 10th Standard kid can clear this exam, if given enough time. With me? But the thing is, you have to complete the paper in given time. So, don't you think you can do it with little efforts and practice? (This is the same answer for those people who say, "I am not from science background. That's the reason why I can't write Postal Assistant Exams". Friends, you just lack practice. Not skills. Remember it).
2. Stop saying, I have so many family problems. So, can't concentrate on preparation. First let us know, who the hell on earth don't have problems? See, nobody will remember your problems when you failed in the exam. Even your mom, dad and close friends will say that you lost it because of your negligence. Can you show me a single person, who sincerely says that you lost it because of your personal problems? Friends, they don't know your feelings, they don't want your emotions, all just they want is to talk about your success. So just stop searching reasons for failures and start make yourself ready for the exam.
3. Stop thinking, What if I lost this exam? Pretty good question, isn't it? The answer is, the earth never gonna blast, the sun never gonna turn black and the most important thing, you never gonna die because of it. May be some blank faces and emotional atyachars for two or three days. Later everything gonna be fine. The only disappointing thing is, you just have to wake up in sad mood on the very next day of your result. But it’s not such a big deal. You will start preparing for another exam. After all we are here to win. Nobody gonna die as a loser. Who knows? This may be your last step towards your goal :) Be positive. Just avoid negative thoughts.
4. Is Coaching Necessary to clear the SSC (Postal Assistant Exam?)
Of course not. Now a day’s almost all coaching institutes have became money minded. They just concentrate on covering topics rather than explaining them. So, if you are sincere enough, then you surely can prepare on your own without taking the help of any coaching class. By doing so, you can save your valuable money and time. The only best thing with coaching classes is, they just provide you the good environment of preparation. I mean, you will be motivated if people around you are continuously discussing about the issues related to preparation. Ofcourse, you can create this environment by making a group with your friends too. Combined studies and sharing ideas really help you prepare well. But make sure that all your friends are sincere and enthusiastic as you.
5. What if I don't have good friends?
No problem, you can join in any Facebook group (Postal Assistant Exam) in which people who prepare for exams interacts and helps each other. But don't waste too much time in chatting with others. 5 to 10 minutes per day for a good cause is Ok.
6. Gathering Materials:
Don't try to buy every book with the name "Postal Assistant" on it. So, before going to collect the materials just read the syllabus. Make a list of topics to read; according to it you can buy the books. Books list are mentioned above.
7. Making Timetable:
If you are working somewhere: If you are working somewhere then it may not possible to dedicate the whole day on your preparation. Try to spend at-least five hours per day on preparation. Morning two hours and night time 3 hours. Try to practice Aptitude and Reasoning sections at morning. Try to manage reading news paper during the day time. At evening you can concentrate on English / General Knowledge section according to your convenience and interest. On holidays better work with practice sets and General Awareness topics.
If you are completely dedicated to Exams: Congratulations. You have the whole day with you to prepare. But don't be a book worm. Too much of anything is good for nothing. Try to wake up at 4 (We know its really difficult for you at initial days. But trust us , your body will get used to it within 4 or 5 days). Work with Aptitude and Reasoning sections according to your convenience. You can prepare till 8 or 9 depending on your interest. Later you can have breakfast and do your favorite task for 1 hour. Later read the news paper and note important points. Try to remember if there are any new names and numbers / dates. Complete your lunch by 1 PM. Walk around for 10 to 15 minutes. Have a quick nap for two hours. Wake up by 4 PM. Prepare English for Two hours. Complete your dinner by 9. Prepare general awareness or any other subject according to your convenience. Go to bed by 11 PM Sharp.
8. Starting Preparation: Before starting your preparation, just mug up the following things
8. Starting Preparation: Before starting your preparation, just mug up the following things
· Math tables upto 20
· Squares up to 30
· Cubes up to 15
· Powers of 2 (upto 12)
· Powers of 3 (upto 6)
· Complements of 100 (the difference between 100 and the given number). This will help you calculating faster.
· Try to learn 10 new English words per day (including Antonyms and Synonyms) (you should do this upto 7 days before your exam)
· Learn Place value of Alphabets
9. During Preparation :
· For Aptitude and Reasoning: Pick any topic and try to learn the basics of the topic. Once you feel you perfectly got the topic then only go for problems. And remember, example problems are always easier to read and understand. It something like, riding bicycle when somebody is holding it. At that time you will feel that you are perfect at bicycle riding. But before going to the race, you have to test yourself whether you can really ride it or not. More than 70% of our friends fail at this point. Why to point others? Even my brother too does this. He is a lazy bug. He just opens the book, reads the concept and says "It is easy!!!" and sleeps. But after exam he comes with a sad face and says "Di, the paper was very tough. Even I also couldn't answer more than 100 questions (!!!). Nobody can clear this exam". Then where on the earth all those people who have cleared the exam came from? From mars? The only problem is, he has laziness and attitude. Which they don't have. Hope you have got what I am trying to say. Practice... Practice... Practice.... Practice till the end of your exam.
· For English Language: Try to learn the basics first. Later you can go with concept. And remember, spoken English is different and competitive English is different. You shouldn't be a fluent English speaker or you shouldn't learn every English word to clear the Exam with good marks. Just learn the basics perfectly and practice well. That's enough.
· Making Notes for Current Affairs: It’s better to depend on THE HINDU or The Times of India to make your CA notes. If you have any problem with them then you can go with any local language news paper. Maintain a notebook for Current Affairs. Read the news paper completely. Just write the date in the notebook as the main heading. Make some sub headings like International Events, National Events, Economy, Sports, People in News etc. Don't copy the news paper as it is, just 2 or 3 lines are enough. Try to highlight if there are any names or numerical values. And don't write everything you see in the news paper. They won’t ask you about silly things like Politician's second wife, Bollywood heroines' daughter and Cricketer's ankle pains the topics which the news papers publish as their main headlines. Just ask yourself a question "Is it going to be appear in the exam?", if you feel YES, then write it. If you feel no then don't write. Of course, its not such an easy task as we are saying. We too agree. But trust us, day by day you could observe the improvement in you and finally you will be the expert of making Current Affairs notes.
9. Spirituality: Yep you heard it correct. Believe in god. Daily pray for 10 minutes (it would be more nice if you can Meditate). Of course, we are not saying that the god will show you the correct options during the exam. But the feeling "somebody is there to help me" makes you stay calm and peaceful.
10. Merely passing the exam won’t help you at all. Your job is totally dependentent on the rank you get. The higher rank you get, the more chances for the selection. So, don't just try to clear the exam. Try to give your best.
Final words: Friends, I hope this article will help you in your preparation and last but not the least, the main aim is to provide information and complete quality study materials of competitive exams for free. So, feel free to review my materials/ postings. So please feel free to share your views on the topics which are not clear in this blog, the areas which I should concentrate more and any other improvement you want to see in "akulapraveen.blogspot.com" so that I can make them available soon. All the Best.
That's all for now friends. Happy Reading
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- Akula. Praveen Kumar,OA,Medak Division,Medak-502110, Telangana
- Akula. Praveen Kumar,OA,Medak Division,Medak-502110, Telangana
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