Important Awards In India: Check the Specifications

 Introduction to Important awards in India:

These important awards in India are given by authoritative institutions to celebrate the outstanding achievements or performances of individuals in their respective fields. The category of important awards in India comprises many awards covering fields like defense, medicine, cinema, sports, business, etc. Here we will talk about a few of them which are of utmost national pride:

1. Gallantry award
2. Civilian awards
3. National Sports awards
4. Dada saheb phalke award

Gallantry Award

The gallantry awards are of the utmost honor bestowed to the bravest of brave personnel of the defense forces. These are awarded to signify the courage shown by the warriors during difficult times.  

The distribution of the gallantry awards along with their peculiar details is given below:

• Param Vir Chakra
• Mahavir Chakra
• Vir Chakra
• Ashok Chakra
• Kirti Chakra
• Shaurya Chakra

The Param Vir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, and Vir chakra were designed after independence. The gallantry awards are given twice a year on republic day and independence day. Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra, and Shaurya chakra were designated in 1952. Colonel N. J. Nair is the only soldier to be awarded both the Kirti Chakra and the Ashok Chakra.

How are awardees selected?

The awardees are selected through the following process:

• The process starts with the name of the candidate provided by the unit to which personnel belongs.
• All the nominated candidates’ names are presented to the supreme commanders at the headquarters of the force.
• The selection of the awardees is done on the combined recommendation of the defense forces and the ministry of defense. 
• The list of awardees is finalized by the committee.

Important Awards In India – Param Vir Chakra

Word ‘Param’ means ‘Ultimate’ and ‘Vir’ means ‘Brave’ which translates to the Ultimate Brave. It is the supreme gallantry award of our country. It is a wartime award given to persons who have shown extreme courage during wartime i.e. in presence of an enemy. The Param Vir chakra was designed by Savitri Khanolkar and the first recipient of the award was Major Somnath Sharma.

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National Farmers Day 2020: Observed on December 23

• Kisan Diwas or National Farmers Day is observed on December 23 across the country to praise the farmers as they are the spine of India.
• The day was chosen to honour the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh. He was born on December 23, 1902.
• He brought farmer-friendly policies and worked towards the welfare of the farmers
• The day was first celebrated in

Significance: 

• To promote awareness to help and reward farmers for their contribution to society Farmers day is celebrated every year.
• National Farmers Day is celebrated every year especially in those states which are actively engaged in farming such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh among others.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

Dharmendra Pradhan Dedicates Bengal’s First Oil And Gas Reserve To Nation

• Union Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister, dedicated West Bengal’s first oil and gas reserve, Bengal Basin, to the nation.
• He stated production from the petroleum reserve in Ashoknagar, about 47 km from Kolkata, has started with the extracted oil being sent to Haldia refinery of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
• The Bengal Basin is explored and owned by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), and It is the eight producing basin of India by ONGC.
• ONGC Limited commenced the production of crude oil from the Asokenagar-1 well, Bengal Basin in 24 Paragana district of the state on 20 December 2020.
• The first proven reserve of oil and gas in the state was discovered in 2018.

The other seven are :

• Krishna-Godavari (KG),
• Mumbai Offshore,
• Assam Shelf,
• Rajasthan,
• Cauvery,
• Assam-Arakan Fold Belt
• Cambay

About ONGC:

• Headquarters : Delhi
• CEO : Shashi Shanker
• Founded : 14 August 1956

SBI SO Recruitment Notification 2021 | Apply Online Link Activated for Specialist Officer Vacancies

 SBI SO Recruitment Notification 2021:

The SBI SO recruitment notification 2021 is out. The State Bank of India has released the official notification for the recruitment of candidates for various Specialist Officer (SO) cadres. Here we have added complete details regarding the SBI SO recruitment notification 2021. So check the essential details regarding SBI SO notification 2021. After checking your eligibility, submit your SBI SO recruitment notification 2020-2021 online application before the last date. As the SBI SO salary 2021 and career growth opportunities will be huge, don’t miss this golden chance. Use the SBI SO syllabus 2021 pdf and prepare well for the exam.

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National Mathematics Day 2020: Observed on December 22

• National Mathematics Day is celebrated every year on December 22 across the nation to recognise and celebrate the works of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
• The former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on February 26, 2012, declared December 22 as the National Mathematics Day to mark the mathematician’s birth anniversary.
• 2020 ensures 133rd birth anniversary of Ramanujan.

Achievements :

• In 1916 he was awarded the Bachelor of Science degree.
• In 1917 he was elected to the London Mathematical Society.
• In 1918 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for his research on Elliptic Functions and theory of numbers.
• The same year in October he became the first Indian to be elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

New electricity rules give consumers across India the right to 24×7 supply

• Government Notifies New Electricity Rights of Consumers Rules, 2020 to give consumers the right to 24×7 supply.

IB ACIO 2021 Recruitment Notification: Check Apply Online Link & Official Notification

 

IB ACIO 2021 Recruitment Notification

Name of an Organization – Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs

Recruitment Name – IB ACIO Recruitment 2020-21

Job Role – Assistant Central Intelligence Officer Grade-2

Job Location – Any location

IB ACIO Vacancy 2021:

This time the Ministry of Home Affairs, Intelligence Bureau has notified the IB ACIO 2021 Recruitment notification vacancy of about 2000. Further details are given below. The number of vacancies is provisional and liable to change.

S.No	Category	Vacancy
1	UR	989
2	EWS	113
3	OBC	417
4	SC	360
5	ST	121
	Total	2000

 

IB ACIO Notification 2020-21: Important Dates

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International Human Solidarity Day 2020: Observed on Dec 20

• International Human Solidarity Day is celebrated every year on December 20.
• According to the UN website, the day celebrates unity in diversity throughout the world and serves as a reminder to governments to respect their commitment to international agreements and raise public awareness.
• International Human Solidarity Day also reiterates the importance of solidarity in removing poverty.
• The day was proclaimed by the United Nations’ (UN) General Assembly on December 22, 2005.
• According to the United Nations Millennium Declaration, solidarity is one of the fundamental values that are essential for healthy international relations.

About Solidarity

• Solidarity is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It refers to the ties in a society that bind people together as one.

History of International Human Solidarity Day : 

• The General Assembly, on December 22, 2005, by resolution 60/209 recognized solidarity as one of the fundamental and universal values in the twenty-first century. Therefore, proclaimed December 20 of each year as International Human Solidarity Day.

IB ACIO Salary: After the 7th Pay Commission | Job Profile | Career Growth

 IB ACIO Salary Structure:

Salary structure is one of the important ingredients of every post. For that here we have given the detailed IB ACIO Salary Structure for Grade-II post. The Net Salary & Gross Salary has been given along with the salary structure. Candidates go through this and know the useful information for your reference.

Payscale	9,300 – 34,800
Grade Pay	4,200
Basic Pay	13,500
CPC Fitment Factor	35,370
HRA	4,050
Transport	3,200
Gross Salary	42,620
Deductions
EPF	1,350
CGHS	500
Total Deductions	1,890

 

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Payscale: 

Payscale term is a system that determines how much an employee is to be paid. The pay scale is generally associated with Government Organizations, PSUs wherein every category of employee is recruited under a pay scale.

How to Calculate Payscale?

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Goa Liberation Day: December 19

• Goa Liberation Day is observed on December 19 every year in India.
• It marks the day Indian armed forces freed Goa in 1961 following 450 years of Portuguese rule.
• Goa Liberation Day is marked by an abundance of events and festivities in Goa though this time because of the pandemic the celebrations are expected to be muted.
• A torchlight procession is ignited from three different locations in the state, eventually all meeting at the Azad Maidan.

About Goa Liberation Day:

• The Portuguese colonised several parts of India in 1510 but by the end of the 19th-century Portuguese colonies in India were limited to Goa, Daman, Diu, Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Anjediva Island.
• The Goa liberation movement, which sought to end Portuguese colonial rule in Goa, started off with small scale revolts.
• On August 15, 1947, when India gained its Independence, Goa was still under the Portuguese rule.
• The Portuguese refused to give up their hold over Goa and other Indian territories. Following a myriad of unsuccessful negotiations and diplomatic efforts with the Portuguese, the former prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, decided that military intervention was the only option.
• The 36-hour military operation, conducted from December 18, 1961, was code-named ‘Operation Vijay’ meaning ‘Operation Victory,’ and involved attacks by the Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Army.

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International Migrants Day 2020: Observed on Dec 18

• The International Migrants Day is observed on 18 December every year.
• On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly (UNGA), taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December as International Migrants Day
• The day was selected to mark the anniversary of the 1990 adoption by UNGA of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
• The theme of International Migrants Day 2020 : ‘Reimagining Human Mobility’.
• To mark International Migrants Day this year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called for the world community to come together and remember the refugees and migrants who have lost their lives.

Minorities Day 2020: Celebrates on Dec 17

• The Minorities Rights Day is observed in India every year on December 18.

AIM:

• The aim of the day is to advance and protect the privileges of the individuals to have a place with linguistic, religion, castes and color minorities.

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Current Affairs: Days

49th Vijay Diwas Observed on 16 December 2020

• Vijay Diwas also called Victory Day is celebrated in India every year on December 16.
• The country is celebrating the49th Vijay Diwas in 2020.
• The day is also observed in Bangladesh as Bijoy Dibos that marks the country’s formal independence from Pakistan.

Significance of the Day:

• Victory Day is celebrated to commemorate the victory of the Indian armed forces over Pakistan in the 1971 Indo-Pak War, also known as the Bangladesh Liberation War.

History of Vijay Diwas:

• The 1971 Indo-Pak war lasted for almost 13 days and ended on December 16. Pakistan’s Army General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi surrendered before the Indian Army and Mukti-Bahini leading to the creation of a new state in India’s east called Bangladesh. Gen. Niazi surrendered along with his 93,000 Pakistani troops

About Indian Army:

• Headquarters : New Delhi
• Founded : 1st April 1895
• Chief of Indian Army : Manoj Mukund Naravane

Important Topics for SBI PO 2020 Prelims | Check Expected Topics

 Important Topics for SBI PO 2020 Prelims:

Important Topics for SBI PO 2020 Prelims are here. The SBI PO 2020 prelims exam dates are nearing very soon. Also, you can expect the SBI PO prelims admit card 2020 at any time. Here we provide the important topics for SBI PO 2020 for your prelims exam preparation.

For the prelims preparation, we have added the important topics for SBI PO. These important topics for SBI PO 2020 are the most expected topics for the exam. If you prepare these topics, you can score more. We have analyzed the SBI PO previous year papers. Then we have segregated some topics here as the most expected topics for SBI PO 2020 prelims. So practice all these important topics for SBI PO 2020 prelims. As per the SBI PO notification 2020, the exam dates are,

• SBI PO prelims 2020 exam dates – 31st Dec 2020 & 2nd, 4th, 5th Jan 2021
• SBI PO mains 2020 exam date – 29th January 2021

SBI PO 2020:

The SBI PO 2020 selection process consists of 3 stages :

• Prelims exam
• Main exam
• Interview (Or Interview & Group Exercises)

To succeed in this recruitment, you have to work very hard. The preliminary exam is the first big step. For your preliminary exam preparation, we have added the important topics for SBI PO 2020 exam.

SBI PO 2020 Prelims Exam Pattern:

AAI Junior Executive Recruitment 2020 | Apply Online Link Activated | Check Here

 AAI Junior Executive Recruitment 2020 Notification and Exam Date

The following table contains the AAI Recruitment Notification and Exam Dates, as provided by the Airport Authority of India

Exam Events	Exam Dates
AAI Recruitment Notification 2020	27 November 2020
AAI Recruitment Application starts	15 December 2020
AAI Recruitment Application ends	14 January 2021
Exam Conducting Organization	AAI(Airport Authority of India)
Application Mode	Online
Total vacancies	368
Posts	Manager and Junior Executive
Application fees payment	Online Only

Maha Metro Recruitment 2020-21 | Apply Online for Station Controller, JE & Other Vacancies

 Important Dates:

Here we provide the important dates regarding the Maha Metro Recruitment.

• Apply Online Start Date – 14/12/2020 from 10.00hrs
• Apply Online End Date – 21/01/2021 till 23.59 hrs

The application fee can be paid between 14/12/2020 to 21/01/2021.

Maha Metro Recruitment 2020 – Vacancy Details:

Here we have added the vacancy details of Maha Metro Recruitment 2020-2021.

SBI Clerk Mains Expected Cut Off 2020: Check State Wise Expected Cut Off Marks

SBI Clerk Mains 2020 State Wise Expected Cut-Off Marks

State	Expected Cut-Off Marks
Uttar Pradesh	91-95
Punjab	96-98
Tamil Nadu	88-92
Rajasthan	90-93
Delhi	97-99
Chandigarh	101-104
West Bengal	95-98
Odisha	88-93
Karnataka	81-85
Himachal Pradesh	97-100
Kerala	94-99
Haryana	96-98
Telangana	96-100
Maharashtra	83-87
Bihar	91-95
Chhattisgarh	85-89
Uttarakhand	91-94
Gujarat	87-92
Madya Pradesh	89-93
Jharkhand	91-94
Andhra Pradesh	98-102
Assam	90-95
Goa	98-102
Jammu & Kashmir	99-103

Questions Asked in IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 | Memory Based Questions for All Shifts

 Questions Asked in IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020:

Here we have added the questions asked in IBPS clerk prelims 2020. The IBPS Clerk 2020 prelims exam dates are the 5th & 12th December 2020. We will add the memory-based questions asked in IBPS clerk prelims 2020 shift wise.  These questions will be useful for the candidates preparing for the exam in the upcoming shifts.

To get Complete Paper WhatsApp your details (Name, Email Id, State) at 9062633354

Questions Asked in IBPS Clerk Prelims 2020 Shift 1: (12-12-2020)

Missing Number Series:

1. 208 ? 185 166 142 113
2. 45 19 56 ? 17
3. 4 7 11 23 62 ?
4. 3 19 96 385 ?
5. 3 771 963 ?

ESIC Exam pattern 2020 | Pattern for different posts

 ESIC Exam pattern:

Check below the detailed ESIC Exam pattern for different posts:

ESIC Exam pattern: Insurance Medical Officers ( Grade II)

The exam will be a computer based Multiple choice type pattern and it should be completed within 2 hrs.

S.NO	Topics	No.of Questions	Marks
1	General Medicine	80	80
	Paediatrics	20	20
2	Surgeon	34	34
	Gynaecology & Obstetrics	33	33
	Preventive & Social Medicine	33	33
Total		200	200

ESIC Exam Pattern: Junior Engineer

RRB NTPC Salary 2020: Salary Structure After the 7th Pay Commission | Check Here

 RRB NTPC Salary 2020: RRB NTPC Salary Structure is available Here!!! Check the detailed RRB NTPC Pay Scale, Grade Pay, Allowances, Promotion, and Job Profile here. Railway aspirants who have applied and prepared for the RRB NTPC 2020-21 Exam shall check here the in-depth details.

Railway Recruitment Board has recently announced the recruitment notification to engage for various posts under the Non-Technical Popular Category. Consequently, every year the board has announced and recruited a lot of candidates for various posts. Similarly, this year they had announced around 35,208 vacancies throughout various regions.

RRB NTPC CBT 1 Exam Date Postponed Details

One of the most important & awaited recruitment among the aspirants who are having so much of interest to get into the railway department. Almost the application process has finished. Candidates are in the process of preparation for the RRB NTPC Exam along with that the application status has been released by the board to check whether the application was accepted or not. In this post, we are going take a detailed look at RRB NTPC Salary, RRB NTPC Allowances, Post-wise salary structure, etc.