Given the importance of this topic from competitive examinations like SSC CGL, UPSC in this article, we would look at kingdom Protista and its characteristics. 1. Protista: Discovered by Ernst Haeckel in 1866, this class includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms. a. Cell type: Eukaryotic b. Cell wall: Present in some c. Nuclear membrane: Present […]

1. Singapore surpasses Mauritius to become India’s top source of FDI (i) Singapore recently replaced Mauritius as the top source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India during the first half of 2015.  (ii) As per data received from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), during April-September 2015, India has attracted $6.69 billion (Rs 43,096 […]

Dear PaGaLGuY readers, As we all know, Verbal 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 practise and improve your verbal ability, we provide you this […]

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.Tata Trust ties up with Khan Academy  (i) Recently, Tata Trusts tied up with California-based Khan Academy in a five-year partnership to provide free online education to Indians through one of the biggest open-access online platforms. (ii) American teacher and entrepreneur Salman Khan started the Academy in 2006 to educate people for free through lectures […]

1. Bhuvan-GAIL Portal launched to monitor pipelines i) GAIL (India) Ltd. has launched a satellite surveillance portal called ‘Bhuvan-GAIL Portal’ to monitor its 13,000 kms of gas pipeline network and address security concerns.  ii) GAIL has collaborated with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), a unit of Indian space research organisation (ISRO), to launch this portal.  […]

1) NTC signs MoU with TII i) National Textile Corporation (NTC) has become the 51st PSU and 49th Central PSU to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Transparency International India (TII) in order to adopt an Integrity Pact. ii) An integrity pact ensures that the activities and transactions between a company or government department […]

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 […]

Dear PaGaLGuY readers, As we all know, Verbal 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 practise and improve your verbal ability, we provide you this […]