1. Storm Imogen causes heavy rains and flooding in Britain  (i) Recently, storm Imogen wrecked parts of Britain with high winds and heavy rains. The METoffice issued wind warning for Wales, south-west England, London and south-east England. (ii) It stated that coastal areas could witness giant waves and localised flooding. Gusts in south-west  England is […]

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 […]

As this topic is important for competitive examinations like SSC CGL, UPSC, etc. in this article, we will look into algae and its types. 1. Algae are divided into three main classes: Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. 2. Algae are commonly found in fresh, brackish and salty waters. 3. Chlorophyceae: a. These are commonly known as green algae. […]

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 […]