സ്ത്രീകള്‍ എങ്ങിനെ വസ്ത്രം ധരിക്കണം എന്ന് പുരുഷന്‍ നിഷ്ക്കര്‍ഷിക്കുന്നത് ശരിയോ? അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ തിരിച്ചും?

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Study material for IP, Postal/Sorting Assistant Examination


Postmaster  General Office  started in  India
1774
Postmaster’s appointed  in  the presidency Towns  in India
1837
The  Postage Stamp system started in  India
1852
The  Service  stamp  released
1867
Parcel  System started in the Indian Postal Service
1871
VPP service  started  in the Indian Postal Department
1870
The Insured  parcel  system  started  in the Indian Postal Department
1878
The first post card issued in India
1879
The money  order system is under control of Postal Department
1880
Postal  Life Insurance  scheme   implemented
1883
Reply  post card  introduced
1884
The post office savings bank introduced
1885
Postal  Order   system  introduced
1894
Railway  mail  System  introduced
1907
Air mail  service  started
1911
Post office   savings Certificate system  introduced
1917
The P& T department   formed  in  India  after independence
1959 December 14
Important Article in  in

Article 14 of Indian constitution
 Equality before law 
Article 17 of Indian constitution
Abolition of Untouchability
Article 24 of Indian constitution
Prohibition of employment of children in factories,etc
Article 40 of Indian constitution
Organisation of village panchayats 
Article 44 of Indian constitution
Uniform civil code for the citizens
Article  280 of Indian constitution
 Finance Commission
Article 320 of Indian constitution
Functions of Public Service Commissions
Article 324 of Indian constitution
Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission
Article 352 of Indian constitution
Proclamation of Emergency
Article 356 of Indian constitution
Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in State
Article 360 of Indian constitution
Provisions as to financial emergency
Article 368 of Indian constitution
Power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and procedure therefor
The  Indian  Parliament  building  designed by  Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker
The Foundation Stone of Parliament House was laid on the 12th February, 1921 by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught. 
The construction of the building took six years and the opening ceremony was performed on the 18th January, 1927 by the then Governor-General of India, Lord Irwin.
The transfer of power on the 15th August, 1947 from British to Indian hands took place Centre Hall of Parliament Building .
The Parliament Library was functioning from the Parliament House till  May  2002  and the parliament  library service is  also  known as LARRDIS (Library & Reference, Research, Documentation & Information Service)
The Parliament Library Building was inaugurated on 7 May 2002 by Shri K.R. Narayanan the Hon’ble President of India
Indian Military Academy (Dehradun) was   established  1932
The National Defence Academy (Pune)  was formally commissioned on 7 December 1954, with an inauguration ceremony held on 16 January 1955

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TYPES OF ALLOWANCES ALLOWED TO GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS



TYPES OF ALLOWANCES ALLOWED TO GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

 

VARIOUS TYPES OF ALLOWANCES – ALLOWED TO GDS
1)      Dearness Allowance (DA) :
The rate of  Dearness Allowance is granted at par with Central Govt. employees twice in a year.
2)      Office Maintenance Allowance (OMA):
The Office Maintenance Allowance is granted to the BPMs @ Rs.100 per month

3)      Cycle Maintenance Allowance (CMA) :
The Cycle Maintenance Allowance is granted to GDS MD / GDSMC (irrespective of distance traversed) who performs the duty on bicycle @ Rs.60 per month (now it is enhanced @Rs.75/-  after all other allowances of regular employees  raised to 25% when DA crossed 50%.)
4)      Cash Conveyance Allowance (CCA) :
The Cash Conveyance Allowance is granted to BPMs @ Rs.50 per month (for cash conveyance to SO to BO vice versa)
5)      Combined Duty Allowance (CDA) :
Where the BPM is entrusted with the duty / duties of GDSMD and / or GDSMC the CDA is granted as :
      (a) BPM entrusted with the duty of Delivery :
               (i)  delivery only in cusba village @ Rs.250/- per month
               (ii) having delivery in the BO jurisdiction i.e., other than cusba @ Rs.500/-
      (b) BPM entrusted with the duty of bag conveyance :
               (i) from SO / AO to BO @ Rs.500/- per month
               (ii)from Road point / MMS @Rs.250/- per month
           If both the duties viz., Delivery & Bag Conveyance are entrusted to BPM, he is  eligible for both allowances as reckoned by the duty entrusted..
In case of GDSMD / GDSMC attached with the duties of BPM, @ Rs.25 per day subject to the maximum of Rs.625 per month would be paid (temporary office arrangement for shorter periods)
     
6)      Boat Allowance :
Actual charges paid to the Boatman subject to a maximum of Rs.50 per month for conveyance of mail.
7)      Compensation to Mail Carriers :
If the GDSMC detained beyond office hours for mail conveyance are allowed to grant Rs.6/- per hour per day subject to the maximum of Rs.12/-
8)      Fixed Stationery charges  (FSC) :
(i)                  In case of BPMs FSC is allowed @ Rs.50/- per month
(ii)                In case of GDSMD, GDSMC/MD. GDSSV @ Rs.10/- per month.
      9) Training Allowance 
While imparted training to GDS BPMs and other GDSs some allowance is sanctioned according to the TA/DA rules.
(Author's opinion)
10) TIME RELATED CONTINUITY ALLOWANCE (TRCA)
The basic pay itself for the GDS  is also called as an allowance. 
Is there any provision in our Constitution or CCA Rules or State Laws or  any pay rules that the basic allowance of an employee (?) in a Central Govt. department is allowed with many other allowances besides for calculation of retirement benefits ( eg: ex gratia gratuity) and ex gratia bonus with ceiling. 
An employee (?) in this country drawing some amount for his service to the management as is viz., pay, wage, salary, remuneration, allowance, perks etc., perhaps this type of (pay) structure is exceptional to Gramin Dak Sevaks.
After a keen constitutional and judicial observation on the attitude of the Department , Justice Chandrajit sing Talwar(1996) has rightly pointed out that the department is still under ambiguity and confusion to decide the status of the EDAs (now called GDS) and except to accept that EDAs (GDS) are holders of civil post by extending all benefits to them.
source:GDS REFRESHER & CRUSADER TO GDS compiled by Com.K.V.SRIDHARAN, General Secretary, AIPEU Gr.C (CHQ)

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Amendment of DOP (MTS) Recruitment Rules 2010


Amendment of DOP (MTS) Recruitment Rules 2010

Click here to view Order No. 37-33/2009-SPB-I Dated 11.07.2012

FM APPROVES RAJIV GANDHI EQUITY SAVINGS SCHEME FOR RETAIL INVESTORS



FM APPROVES RAJIV GANDHI EQUITY SAVINGS SCHEME FOR RETAIL INVESTORS
The  Union  Finance Minister, Shri. P. Chidambaram approved a new tax saving scheme called “Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme“(RGESS), exclusively for the first time retail investors in securities market. This Scheme would give tax benefits to new investors who invest up to Rs. 50,000 and whose annual income is below Rs. 10 lakh.
The Scheme not only encourages the flow of savings and improves the depth of domestic capital markets, but also aims to promote an ‘equity culture’ in India.  This is also expected to widen the retail investor base in the Indian securities markets. 

Salient features of the Scheme are as under: 
a. Scheme is open to new retail investors, identified on the basis of their PAN numbers. This includes those who have opened the Demat account but have not made any transaction in equity and /or in derivatives till the date of notification of this Scheme and all those account holders other than the first account holder who wish to open a fresh account.  
b. Those investors whose annual taxable income is ≤ Rs. 10 lakhs are eligible under the Scheme. 
c. The maximum Investment permissible under the  Scheme is Rs. 50,000  and the investor would get  a 50% deduction of the amount invested from the taxable income for that year. 
d. Under the Scheme, those stocks listed under the BSE 100 or CNX 100, or those of public sector undertakings which are Navratnas, Maharatnas and Miniratnas would be eligible. Follow-on Public Offers (FPOs) of the above companies would also be eligible under the  Scheme. IPOs of PSUs, which are getting listed in the relevant financial year and whose annual turnover is not less than Rs. 4000 cr for each of the immediate past three years, would also be eligible.
e. In addition, considering the requests from various stakeholders, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Mutual Funds (MFs) that have RGESS eligible securities as their underlying and are listed and traded in the stock exchanges and settled through a depository mechanism have also been brought under RGESS. 
f. To benefit the small investors, the investments are allowed to be made in instalments in the year in which tax claims are made.
g. The total lock-in period for investments under the Scheme would be three years including an initial blanket lock-in period of one year, commencing from the date of last purchase of securities under RGESS.
h. After the first year, investors would be allowed to  trade in the securities in furtherance of the goal of promoting an equity culture and as a provision to protect them from adverse market movements or stock specific risks as well as to give them avenues to realize profits. 
i. Investors would, however, be required to maintain their level of investment during these two years at the amount for which they have claimed income tax benefit or at the value of the portfolio before initiating a sale transaction, whichever is less, for at least 270 days in a year. The calculation of 270 days includes those days pursuant to the day on which the market value of the residual shares /units has automatically touched the stipulated value after the date of debit. 
j. The general principle under which trading is allowed is that whatever is the value of stocks / units sold by the investor from the RGESS portfolio, RGESS compliant  securities  of at least the same value  are credited back into the account subsequently. However, the investor is allowed to take benefits of the appreciation of his RGESS portfolio, provided its value, as on the previous day of trading, remains above the investment for which they have claimed income tax benefit.
k. For the purpose of valuation of shares, the closing price as on the previous day of the date of trading will be considered so that new investors are certain about their debits and credits into the account. 
l. In case the investor fails to meet the conditions stipulated, the tax benefit will be withdrawn.
Like all financial products which have reached out substantially to the retail investors (post office savings, life insurance policies  etc) through tax benefits, this tax break for direct investment in equity is expected to substantially encourage the retail participation in securities market as well as to enhance their participation in the growth of Indian industry. Entry of more retail investors are expected to further deepen the securities markets as they bring in long-term stable funds, which can counteract the volatility created by the liquidity providers of the market. The  Scheme, thus, also  furthers the goal of financial stability and promotes financial inclusion. Since Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual Funds have also been brought under the Scheme, the Scheme should provide encouragement and re-assurance to the first time investors. 
The broad provisions of the  Scheme and the income tax benefits under it have  already  been incorporated as a new Section -80CCG- of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as amended by the Finance Act, 2012. Department of Revenue  will  notify the Scheme  and SEBI will  issue the relevant circulars to operationalize the Scheme in the next two weeks.
Source : PIB

ANSWER KEY - ENGLISH - LGO EXAMINATION 2012 QUESTION NO 26- 38



26. Directions Questions Nos 26- 29 Find out the correctly spelt word

(A) Acquaintence
(B) Acquaintance
(C) Acquaintince
(D) Acquintence

Answer B

27 (A ) Abriviation
     (B) Abbreviation
     ( C ) Abbrivation
     (E) Abbreveation
Answer B

28 (A) Believable
      (B) Beleivable
       (C ) Belivable
       (D) Believible
Answer A

29
        (A) Defamatary
        (B) Defamatery
        (C ) Defamatory
        (D) Defamatry

Answer C

Question Nos 30 to 34 each of the following items consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words. Select the word that is similar in the meaning to the word in capital letters

30 UNAWARE

      (A) Ignorant
      (B)Familiar
      (C ) Unworthy
      (D) Famous
Answer : A

31 WAIVED
            (A) Charged ‘
             (B) Condoned
            (C ) overlooked
             (D) Moved

Answer B

32 ACCESS
                    (A) Reach
                    (B) Loan
                    (C) Help
                    (D) Advantage
            Answer A

33 . MASSES
   ( A) Groups
   (B) Customary
   ( C ) Officers
    (D) Parents
           Answer A

34 TRADITIONAL
                   (A ) Religious
                   (B ) Customary
                  (C ) Stories
                   (D ) Rules
              Answer A

Complete the sentence with appropriate word

35 Lane driving is the …………….. Driving.
(A ) Insane
(B) Sane
( C ) Fool’s
(D) Brave

Answer B

36 A Group of flies is a-----------------

               (A) Flock
              (B) Swarm
              ( C ) Gaggle
              (D) Nest

Answer B

37 .Choose the right meaning for PANACEA
             (A) Great fear
              (B) A cure for all
             (C ) Whole of Asia
             ( D ) A Germ Killer

Answer B


38 The word “ calm” means.

(A) Quiet

(B) Quite

( C ) Quit

( D ) Livid

Answer A

 Dear readers if any mistake noted in your view about answers of these questions please comment for correction
S Jayachandran For NFPE Mavelikara

POSTAL ASSISTANT MODEL QUESTION PAPER



Question paper Postal Assistant Exam 2012 Sorting assistant department of Post Recruitment

Postal Assistant Exam 2012 sorting assistant Exam department of Post Recruitment Model question paper sample question paler previous year solved question paper Postal assistant sorting assistant Vacancy exam question paper 2012 PA/SA DOP Exam

Question paper Pattern of postal department exam 
Aptitude Test with a total 100 marks (Paper 1) Test will be 2 hrs (120 Minutes). There is no negative marking.
Part ‘A’ 25 Questions on General Knowledge-Questions on current events, sports, history, geography, basic economics, general polity, Indian Constitution, science environment etc. – 25 Marks.

Part ‘B’ 25 Questions on Mathematics of matriculation standard which may cover number system, simplification, decimals, corrections, simple and compound interest, per centage, average, profit & loss, discount, menstruation, time & work and time & distance etc.-25 Marks.

Part ‘C’ 25 Questions on English covering grammar (prepositions, adverbs, conjunction, direct/indirect speech, singular & plural, tenses, antonyms/synonyms etc.-25 Marks.

Part ’D’ 25 Questions on Reasoning and analytical Ability-25 Marks.
 
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Q: Famous Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on which of the following rivers?(A) Ganga (B) Beas (C) Indus (D) Gut tej (E) Narmada
Q: What is the full form of NSE, the term we see very frequently in newapapere?
(A) New Service Exchange (B) New Stock Evaluation (C) National Stock Exchange (B) National Service Emporium (E) Net Stock Equity
Q: Which of the following is not a famous brand of Cement sold in India?
(A) Ambuja (B) ACC (C) Ultra Tech (0) J. K. Lakahmi (E) Religare
Q: Who among the following ix the recipient of Padma Bhushan Award given in 2012?
(A) Smf. Pratibha Pat if (B) Smf. Sushma Swamj (C) None of these
Q: Which of the following is the name of an Airlines operating in India?
(A) Infofech (B) Everest (C) Max India (D) Century (E) Kingfisher
Q: Which of fhe following is a Private Sector Bank having branches in India?
(A) Axis Bank (B) Corporation Bank (C) Punjab & Sind Bank (B) IBBI Bank (E) Andhra Bank
Q: Who among the following is the ex Chief Minister of Tamil Nada at present?
(A) Konijefi Roaalah (B) K. Karunanidhi (C) J. Jayalalifha (B) Oommen Chandy (E) None of these
Q: Which of the following is the name of the currency of a country?
(A) Angola (B) Chad (C) Malta D) Euro (E) Gabon
Q: Who among the following is a famous player and has represented India in many national/internafional events?
(A) Chefan Bhagaf (B) Gaina Nehwal (C) Dineah Trivedi (D) Aamir Khan (E) Priyanka Chopra
Q: Currency notea of which of the following denominations are not in circulation in India?
(A) 20 (B) 50 (C) 500 (D) 1,000 (E) 20000
Q: Agni-IV which was in news recently isa—
(A) War plane (B) Missile (C) Submarine (D) Patton Tank (E) Warship
Q: Which ot the following is a big name in the field ot cars and commercial vehicles?
(A) Tisco (B) Hindatco (C) Bata (D) Mahindra & Mahindra (E) Adani Group
Q: Which of the tollowing is used as a raw material in nuclear power generation?
(A) Sodium (B) Zinc (C) Cobalt (D) Lead (E) Thorium
Q: NRI Day is observed on—
(A) 9th January (B) 19th January (C) 29th January (D) 19th June (E) 29th.june
Q: Which of the following ix Capital of a country in the neighborhood of India?
(A) Virat Nagar (B) Dhaka (C) Karachi (B) Imphal (E) Tonga
Q: Mr. Hun Sen whose name was in news recently ía the—
(A) Prime Minister of Vietnam (B) Prime Minister of China (C) President of Viefnam (D) Prime Minister of Cambodia (E) None of these
Q: Ranfhambore National Park is situated in—
(A) Rajasthan (B) Uffar Pradesh (C) Gujaraf (B) Uffarakhand (E) Madhya Pradesh
Q: Who among the following is a famous classic poet of Hindi?
(A) Kalidaa (B) Tulaidas (C) Bankim Chandra (D) Vishnu Sharma (E) VedVyaa
Q: Which of the following is the name of a bank finance scheme launched by the Govt. of India to provide employment opportunities to poor people?
(A) SJSRY (B) RAY (C) ASHA (D( SEWA (E) Bharaf Nirman

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BSNL launches landline phones with video call facility


State-run BSNL, in partnership with SIS Infosystems, today launched telephones with video calling facility which will primarily be used to set up public Video Call Offices by replacing many of the PCOs. 

"We will convert existing Public Call Offices (PCOs) to VCOs with these phones. People will be able to make voice calls to any phone and video calls to any other IP (internet based) phone," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director R K Upadhyay told reporters here. 

He said that most of the revenue of BSNL comes from landline phones and this new services is one of the initiative to increase company's revenue. 

BSNL will charge Rs 3 for 45 second video call made from VCO which will include 30 per cent commission for the franchise owner. 

"There will be no need to use computers for making video calls for user of these video phones," Upadhyay said. 

BSNL's Senior General Manager for Broadband, A K Jain said that around 770 PCOs have confirmed to shift their business to VCOs and the target is to have 10,000 VCOs set-up across the country. 

The service was inaugurated by Advisor to Prime Minister Sam Pitroda who stressed on the use of video phones to reach rural masses. 

"It will bridge the gap between urban and rural India. This will be a platform for growth as this network can be used for purposes like job interview, tele-medicine, tele-education and host of other services," Pitroda said. 

BSNL will provide various categories of VCO franchisees based on the services that a franchisee owners wants to provide. 

SIS officials said that people looking for franchisee will have to pay for VCO devices which starts from Rs 25,000 and will have to sign an agreement for the business. 

An official said VCOs having medical devices attached to it for remote diagnosis of a patient will also be made available. Many other services will be launched shortly for which prices will differ.


Source : The Economic Times

INSPECTORS POSTS EXAMINATION 2012 RE SCHEDULED



Inspectors Posts Examination 2012 re scheduled. The exam will be held on 13th & 14th Oct 2012
(Vide Directorate letter No. A-34012/07/2012-DE Dated 18 Sep 2012)

HOW TO CHECK BSNL BROAD BAND USAGE



If you are using BSNL broadband limited plans, then it is wise to monitor your broadband usage to avoid extra payment. So here are three ways to check your bsnl broadband usage.

1)Create a user name and password in 

http://selfcare.sdc.bsnl.co.in/selfcare  

Select the option User Registration(for Existing BSNL Customers)

Here Customer ID is necessary. It will be printed on the telephone Bill.

After creating User name and password in this site, logon using the user name and password. 

Select the option Service.  

My services will be displayed.

You can select the options 

Check My Broadband Billed Usage Details

Check My Broadband Unbilled Usage Details     

 

2) CHECK CURRENT BSNL BROADBAND USAGE ONLINE

You can check the dataone broadband usage directly at BSNL broadband usage portal website.
Go to this page
Login with your portal id and password. If you don�t have portal id and password, get it by contacting your BSNL Broadband customer care. Phone no 1800-424-1600.
After logging in click on View your Postpaid usage or Prepaid usage based on your dataone broadband plan.
Select Service Broadband
Then select the month to know the your broadband usage


3)GET FREE BSNL BROADBAND USAGE SOFTWARE

Download this software from here and install. This software uses the BSNL broadband usage site data, so you need to have portal id and password.
This software� gives the data in bar chart format. It also� has a broadband usage calculator which shows the cost for additional usage according to your broadband plan etc. This will help you to monitor and control your broadband usage.

4) GET THE BSNL BROADBAND USAGE� WEEKLY ALERT BY SMS

Are you shocked by BSNL broadband usage bills ?

You can register AT  http://bbusage.bsnl.in/  

You can also register yourself for getting free sms alerts on your mobile regarding broadband usage/excess by sending an sms.
 REG Landline number with std code to 52295 ( if you are a BSNL customer).If you are not a bsnl customer send the sms to 9448077777.
 Eg REG 08012345678 where 080 is std code and 12345678 is the telephone number.

5)To check the Broadband Usage of your Account Via SMS

Just SMS “BBU Land line Number” prefixed with the STD Code (EG BBU 04423456789)  to the following numbers:


52295: For BSNL Mobile Customers.


9448077777: For Any Other Mobile Customers other than BSNL.

Note: This service is completely free, and you will be charged only for the SMS, based on your operator SMS charges.

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