Dear Readers, The First Revised Estimates of National Income were recently in the news and could be important for your exams. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation for the financial year 2014-15 (with 2011-12 as the […]

Dear PaGaLGuY readers, As we all know, Logical Reasoning is an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to help you practise and improve your reasoning ability, we provide you this […]

Dear PaGaLGuY readers, As we all know, Quantitative Aptitude or Numerical Aptitude is an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examination, MBA Entrance Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to help you practice and improve your quantitative ability, we […]

1. NASA Astronaut Edgar Mitchell passes away NASA Astronaut Edgar Mitchell died in West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 85. Mitchell was the sixth man to walk on the Moon and was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 14 . Mitchell was on the crew of Apollo 14 mission, which launched on the […]

Dear PaGaLGuY Readers, We are pleased to present you the January 2016 General Knowledge (GK) Bullet – an exclusive, complete and comprehensive summary of important news, National and International that took place in the month of December.  This Bullet is relevant for Banking, SSC, Insurance and UPSC Exams. We will keep posting similar GK bullets so that […]

Bharat Biotech unveils Zika vaccine candidates Indian biotechnology company Bharat Biotech has claimed to have developed a vaccine to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Bharat Biotech has developed the world’s first, two promising candidates ZikaVac vaccines for Zika infection. The two candidates include an inactivated vaccine that has reached the stage of pre-clinical testing in […]

1. Aruna Sethi appointed as head of Indian Cost Accounting Service Aruna Sethi, Principal Adviser (Cost) has been appointed as the head of Indian Cost Accounting Service. This appointment makes her the first woman to head the Indian Cost Accounting Service (ICoAS). Previously, she has worked in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public […]

Dear Readers, Over the last few years, essay writing (also known as Written Ability Test) has gained prominence and become a part of the selection procedure of some IIMs and a number of other MBA institutes. This makes it vital to understand how to approach and attempt this task. Written Ability Test (WAT) typically consists of […]

Dear Readers, Yesterday, we gave you the following practice topic for WAT – “Is crime rate in urban India high mainly due to economic disparities?” This question had appeared in the IIM Bangalore entrance in 2013. In this article, we will look at the correct approach for an essay on this topic and will also […]

1. World Health Organisation declares Zika virus a global emergency World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Zika virus a global emergency. The organisation convened an emergency meeting of independent experts to assess the outbreak after the suspicious link between Zika’s arrival in Brazil in 2015, which was followed by surge in the number of babies […]