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IAF Admit Card 2018 – Group X & Y Call Letter
IAF Admit Card 2018 – Group X & Y Call Letter: Indian Air Force has released call letter for attending for the selection process for the post of Group X & Y. Candidates who have applied for this test can download their call letter at below link…
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
RRB GROUP-D previous paper
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Battles in Indian history
Battles in Indian History – Ancient Indian wars
| War | Fought between | Won by |
| Battle of Venni | Chola King Karikala & Pandya & Cheraa kings | Chola King |
| Battle of Koppam | Chalukya king Someshvara I & Chola kings Rajadhiraja Chola & Rajendra Chola II | Chola King |
| Battle of Maski | Chalukya empire & Jaysimha II | Chalukya Empire |
| Kalinga War | Maurya king Ashoka & Kalinga | Maurya King |
Battles in Indian History – Battle of Tarain
| War | Year | Fought between | Won by |
| 1st battle of Tarain | 1191 | Sultan Mohammad Ghori & Prithviraj Chauhan | Prithviraj Chauhan |
| 2nd Battle of Tarain | 1192 | Sultan Mohammad Ghori & Prithviraj Chauhan | Sultan Mohammad Ghori |
| 3rd Battle of Tarain | 1215 | Shamshuddin Iltutmish & Yaldoz | Shamshuddin Iltutmish |
| War | Year | Fought between | Won by | Treaties |
| Battle of Plassey | 23 June 1757 | Siraj-ud-daulah with French & British East India Company | British East India Company | – |
| Battle of Buxar | 22 October 1764 | East India Company & Alliance of Mir Qasim, Shah Alam II & Shuja-ud-daulla | British East India Company | Treaty of Allahabad |
| Battle of Goa | 1638-1639 | Portuguese & Dutch | Portuguese | – |
| Battle of Wandiwash | 26 Jan 1760 | British East India Company & French | British East India Company | – |
| Battle of Chausa | 26 June 1539 | Mughal emperor Humayun & Sher Shah Suri | Sher Shah Suri | – |
Battles in Indian History – Wars by Rajput
| War | Year | Fought Between | Won by | Remark |
| Battle of Khanwa | 1527 | Babur & Rajput | Rajput | Babur assumed title of Ghazi after this battle |
| Battle of Ghagra | 1529 | Babur & Afghans | Babur | – |
| Battle of Haldighati | 21 June 1576 | Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap & Mughal Emperor Akbar, who was led by Man Singh | Man Singh | – Col Todd. Called this battle as ‘Battle of Thermopylae of Rajasthan’ – Abul Fazal called it Battle of Khamnaur – Badayuni called it as Battle of Gogunda |
Battles in Indian History – Battle of Panipat
| War | Year | Fought Between | Won by | Remark |
| 1st Battle of Panipat | 21 April 1527 | Ibrahim Lodi & Babur | Babur | Earliest battle in Indian History. Involved Gunpowder firearms & field artillery |
| 2nd Battle of Panipat | 5 Nov 1556 | Forces of Hemu, Chief minister of Adil Shah Suri & Akbar |
Mughal
| – |
| 3rd Battle of Panipat | 14 Jan 1761 | Maratha empire & King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali | Afghans | Treaty of Surat |
Battles in Indian History – Carnatic wars
| War | Year | Fought between | Treaties |
| 1st Carnatic War | 1744-48 | English & French | Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle |
| 2nd Carnatic War | 1748-54 | English & French | Treaty of Pondicherry |
| 3rd Carnatic War | 1756-1763 | English & French | Treaty of Paris |
Battles in Indian History – Anglo Maratha wars
| War | Year | Fought between | Won by | Treaties |
| 1st Anglo Maratha War | 1775-1782 | British East India Company & Martha empire | Marathas | Treaty of Salbai |
| 2nd Anglo Maratha War | 1803-1805 | East India Company & Maratha empire | British East India Company | Treaty of Deogaon, Treaty of Surjianjangaon, Treaty of Rajghat, Treaty of Bassien |
| 3rd Anglo Maratha War | 1817-1818 | East India Company & Maratha empire | British East India Company | Treaty of Mandasor |
Battles in Indian History – Anglo Mysore war
| War | Year | Fought between | Treaties |
| 1st Anglo Mysore War | 1734-1766 | Mysore & East India Company | Treaty of Madras |
| 2nd Anglo Mysore War | 1780-1784 | Mysore & East India Company | Treaty of Mangalore |
| 3rd Anglo Mysore War | 1790-92 | Mysore & East India Company | Treaty of Sriranghapatam |
| 4th Anglo Mysore War | 1799 | Mysore & East India Company | British Subjugated Mysore |
Battles in Indian History – Angl0 Sikh wars
| War | Year | Fought between | Won by | Treaties |
| 1st Anglo-Sikh War | 1845-46 | Sikh Empire & British East India Company | British East India Company | Treaty of Bhairowal |
| 2nd Anglo-Sikh War | 1848-1849 | Sikh Empire & British East India Company | British East India Company | – |
Battles in Indian History – Anglo Afghan wars
| War | Year | Fought between | Won by | Treaties |
| 1st Anglo Afghan War |
1838-1842
| British East India Company & Afghans | Afghans | Tripartite Treaty between Ranjit Singh, Shah Shuja & Lord Auckland |
| 2nd Anglo Afghan War | 1878-80 | British East India Company & Afghans | British East India Company | Treaty of Peshawar, Treaty of Gandamak |
| 3rd Anglo Afghan War | 1919 | British East India Company & Afghans | Afghans | Treaty of Rawalpindi |
World Wars
| War | Year | Fought between | Won by | Treaties |
| First World War | 1914- 1918 | Alliance of Britain, France, Russia, Italy & USA against Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire & Bulgaria. | Victory of alliance |
Treaty of
Versailles, Treaty of Saint- Germain- Enlaye, Treaty of Lausann, Treaty of Trianon |
| Second World War | 1939- 1945 | Germany, Italy & Japan against the alliance of Britain, France, Australia Canada, New Zealand, India, Soviet Union, China & USA | Won by the alliance | – |
Post Independence wars
1) India-Pakistan
| War | Year | Result |
| First Kashmir War | 1947 | Ceasefire agreement |
| India-Pakistan War | 1965 | Tashkent Declaration |
| India-Pakistan War | 1971 | Indian won |
| India-Pakistan war | 1999 | India regain possession of Kargil |
2) India & Other Neighbours
| War | Year | Fought between | Won by | Result |
| Sino Indian War | 1962 | India & China | China | Aksai Chin in Chinese control |
| First Burma War | 1824-26 | English & Burma | British | Treaty of Yandabo |
| Second Burma War | 1852-53 | English & Burma | British | – |
| Third Burma War | 1885 | English & Burma | British | Burma becomes a part of British India |
Thursday, February 15, 2018
RRB GROUP-D SYLLABUS
Railway Group D syllabus for Computer Based Test (CBT)
The Computer Based Test will comprise of four sections. The major topics in the syllabus are as follows:
Railway Group D Syllabus – Mathematics
(1) Simplification
- Weightage: 7-10 Qs
- Topics: BODMAS, Approx Value, Percentage, Fractions, Decimals and Surds and Indices
(2) Data Interpretation
- Weightage: 4-5 Qs
- Topics: Tabular Graph, Pie Chart, Line Graph, Bar Graph.
(3) Algebra
- Weightage: 3-4 Qs
- Topics: Identities, Linear Equation in 1 Variable, Linear Equation in 2 Variable, Quadratic Equation, Polynomials, Unit digit, Linear inequalities and Functions
(4) Percentages
- Weightage: 2-3 Qs
- Topics: Calculation-oriented basic percentage.
(5) Number System
- Weightage: 2-3 Qs
- Topics: LCM and HCF, Divisibility and Remainder, Integers and Rational and Irrational numbers
(6) Averages
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money Expenditure, Average Temperature etc.
(7) Ratio and Proportion
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Simple Ratios, Compound Ratios, Direct or Indirect Proportion, Componendo or Dividendo, Fourth Proportional, Third Proportional, Age, Mean Proportional
(8) Mixture Problems
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Problems on making a mixture of two or more entities/mixtures.
(9) Mensuration
- Weightage: 2-3 Qs
- Topics: Areas & volume of Square, Rectangle, Circle or Semi Circle, Triangle, Rhombus, Trapezium, Parallelogram, Cone, Cylinder, Cube, Cuboid, Sphere, Right Prism, Tetrahedron, Pyramid.
(10) Time and Work
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Work Efficiency , Work and Wages, Pipes and Cistern
(11) Speed Time and Distance
- Weightage: 2-3 Qs
- Topics: Partial Speed, Relative Speed, Average Speed, Boat and River, Problem on Trains.
(12) Interest
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Combined problems on SI & CI.
(13) Profit and Loss
- Weightage: 2-3 Qs
- Topics: Dishonest Dealings, Successive Selling, Partnership, Discount and Marked Price and Mixture Problems.
(14) Number Series
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Question Types: Problems on Completing the Series, Finding the Missing Term, Finding the Wrong Term.
(15) Geometry
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Basic problems on Triangles, Congruence & Similarity. Theorems on Segments, Tangents & Chords. Basic Qs on different types of Quadrilaterals. and Co-ordinate Geometry
(16) Trigonometry
- Weightage: 0-1 Qs
- Topics: Identities, Functions, Heights and Distances, Max and Min value, Circular Measure of Angles.
(17) Probability
- Weightage: 0-1 Qs
- Difficulty Level: Could be tricky, Moderately time Consuming
- Question Types: very basic problems on probability.
Railway Group D Syllabus – General Intelligence & Reasoning
(1) Analogy
- Weightage: 2-3 Qs
- Topics: Analogy can be Letter based, Letter and Number based, Meaning Based, GK based, Image Based and based on members of a group.
(2) Series
- Weightage: 3-5 Qs
- Topics: Alphabetic Series, Number Series, Mixed Series, General Knowledge Series.
(3) Coding and Decoding
- Weightage: 1-3 Qs
- Topics: Coding and decoding by letter shifting, Coding and decoding in fictitious language, Coding letter of a word, Operation based on place value, Coding by analogy.
(4) Puzzles
- Weightage: 4-5 Qs
- Topics: Quant based puzzle, Logical puzzle (Equation insert, BODMAS rule, Inequality, Coded logic), Seating Arrangement (Circular Arrangement, Linear Arrangement), Scheduling, Double Line up, Clock Calendar.
(5) Direction & Distance
- Weightage: 0-1 Qs
- Topics: Route & network based problems.
(6) Blood Relation
- Weightage: 1 Qs
- Topics: General blood relation problems, Family tree problems, Coded blood relation problems.
(7) Alphabet & Word Test
- Weightage: 0-1 Qs
- Topics: Sequence (Logical order, Dictionary order, Reverse dictionary order), New word by adding prefix, New word by adding Suffix, Jumble words (Find odd one, Unjumble words), Matrix, Word formation (New word formed, Word cannot be formed)
(8) Venn Diagram
- Weightage: 2-3 Qs
- Topics: Logical Venn Diagram, Venn diagram problem, Syllogism.
(9) Missing Number
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Matrix & diagram related problems.
(10) Non-Verbal Reasoning
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Assemble Image, Mirror Image, Hidden Image, Completion of Incomplete Pattern, Cubes and Dice (Construction of Boxes, Problems on Dice), Paper Folding and Cutting, Missing Term, Counting Figures.
(11) Classification
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Letter based, Letter and number based, Meaning based, General knowledge-based, Image Based, Number based.
(12) Verbal Reasoning
- Weightage: 1-2 Qs
- Topics: Statements and Conclusions, Statements and Inferences, Statements and Assumptions, Assertion and Reason, Course of Action, Statements and Arguments.
Railway Group D Syllabus – General Science
(1) Physics
(2) Chemistry and Life Sciences of 10 standard level
Railway Group D Syllabus General Awareness & Current Affairs
(1) Science & Technology
Topic: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Astronomy and Space Technology, Computers and Mobile Technology, Inventions and Discoveries, Nutrition, Military Technology, Diseases, etc.
(2) History
Topic: Indian Freedom Struggle, Ancient History, Medieval History, World History, Post Independence History.
(3) Economics
Topic: Indian Economy, Economic Organizations, World Economy, Business, Economic Theory.
(4) Current Affairs
Topic: Art and Culture, Awards and Honours, Business and Economy, Books and Authors, Committees and Recommendations. People in News, Places in News, Defence.
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