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To test your mental acuity, answer the following questions (no peeking at the answers!): 1. Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name? 2. A clerk at a butcher shop stands five feet ten inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? 3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? 4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? 5. What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly? 6. Billie was born on December 28th, yet her birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible? 7. In British Columbia you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not? 8. If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now? 9. Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg is white” or “The yolk of the egg are white?” 10. A farmer has f

NEW DELHI: Describing internet as a "gamechanger",  Gujarat chief minister   Narendra Modi  on Thursday said politicians ought to use technology for bringing in good governance, accountability and transparency as well as reaching out to the people. "Internet is a gamechanger...Common citizens (can) now directly engage in policy making process," Modi said through video-conferencing at an event organised by  internet search giant Google  here. He said internet has empowered people and made communication with leaders and the government a two-way process. Earlier politicians used to bombard people with their views but now it is not only two-way but also real time and updated, the BJP leader said. "Citizens now have a direct say (in governance). Earlier this was limited to once in five years or from one election to another. Internet has truly empowered the citizens," Modi said in his short speech delivered in English. Hailing new technology like 3D holographic

NEW DELHI: Succumbing to the pressure of those who were opposed to pro-English and pro-Hindi tilt of  UPSC  in civil services (Main) examination, the government on Thursday finally restored the status of other scheduled languages by bringing partial change in the March 5th notification allowing aspirants to take their test in any regional language.  Besides, aspirants can also opt for literature of any of the 22 eighth schedule languages and English as their optional subject even if they didn't study them during their undergraduate courses.  Under the fresh notification, the marks of English (100 marks as specified by March 5th notification) will also not be counted for making merit list of selected candidates for elite services like  IAS , IFS, IPS and other central jobs.  The UPSC, however, increased the marks of essay paper from existing 200 to 250. The total marks in the Main exam will now be 1,750 - four papers of general studies (1,000), two papers of an optional subject (50

 when State Bank of India invited applications for 1,000 probationary officer posts, around 5.1 lakh candidates across the country lined up for a shot. This year, when the country's largest bank advertised for 1,500 vacancies for the same roles, 1.7 million candidates applied. If 510 candidates applied for every job available in 2012, 1,142 are now in the race for every probationary officer slot. Why such a jump in one year? "The lacklustre job market, competitive entry-level salaries and the perks have made us even more attractive," says  SBI  chief general manager (HR)  Ranjit Goswami . "In a dull market, any good opportunity is seeing a more-than-usual number of applicants. And SBI ranks right up there in terms of good opportunities," says A G Rao, managing director, ManpowerGroup India. Earlier this month, the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey of 5,370 employers across India reported that year-on-year hiring prospects have weakened by 19 percentage points.

People with selfish and  aggressive  behaviour are seen as more attractive for leadership, and are most likely to be promoted at work, according to a new study. The study found that those with more selfless, kind  personalities  were the most well-liked, but were simultaneously perceived as less attractive candidates for leadership and were overlooked for  promotion , the  Daily Mail  reported. It found that aggression implied strength, while altruistic tendencies were perceived as a sign of weakness. The study, from the Kellogg School of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, also discovered that those with the kinder personalities were the most popular in the groups, but they were also considered weak or gullible. Those with more dominant and aggressive behaviour were seen as 'alpha' personalities. "Being selfish makes you seem more dominant and being dominant makes you seem more attractive as a l

Cracking a written exam is the most typical hurdle between the dream and reality of gaining life time success, we are trying to making all this journey with very impressive ideas of preparing for any exam, Most of the written exams specially in government jobs contains same pattern however few have different pattern but this not makes any difference on your exam cracking strategies. Knowing how to crack any written exam becomes easy when you have ability to reflect the tips upon your habit specially in case of scheduling and the routine that you may or may not follow on daily basis. The foremost step is to understand the way you study and does it really works for you? Once you know your scenario, the SCENARIO on that you want to prepare for exam you feel more comfortable than the following tips from others Here are some really impressive ideas to make your exam preparation module easy, comfortable and useful- The first thing as we above said is to know your own SCENARIO, where y

EVENTS MANAGEMENT Introduction Events and occasions are an integral part of human life. We simply cannot bypass them as they touch almost all aspects of our social existence. Birthday celebrations, social gatherings, engagements and weddings are events we celebrate at the personal level. During academic years there are school events such as annual day functions, inter and intra school contests, sports day celebrations, followed by college and university level festivals. In the sphere of work, there are annual general meetings, exhibitions, marketing campaigns, conferences, product launches and brand development activities. Other events such as fashion shows, cultural programs, talent hunt shows, promotional campaigns, religious gatherings and so on also play an important role in our life. And what’s more, all of us have been a part of these events from time to time. We either organise these events or take part in the show. Either ways we want these occasions to go on as per