English Vocabulary from "The Hindu News Paper" - 2nd May 2017

Hai Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu News Paper dated 2nd May 2017. Happy reading :)

Note : Click on the titles to read the Editorials

Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Lokpal and the law"

• Ruling - a decision
• Indictment - something that shows how bad or wrong something is
• Obvious - clear to almost anyone
  
• Reluctance - unwillingness to do something
• Statutory - controlled by a law or statute
• Amend - to make changes to a document, law, agreement etc, especially in order to improve it
• On the ground - among the general public
• Footing - the basic conditions in which something operates or develops

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Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank Jr.Executive (Trainee) Recruitment 2017

Friends, the Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank, a leading Co-operative bank from Gujarat is recruiting Junior Executive (Trainee) for the year 2017. All eligible aspirants can apply online from 29th April 2017 to 8th May 2017. Check complete details below. All the Best :)

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Essay : Dhirubhai Ambani - An Outstanding Visionary of the 20th Century

Dhirubhai Ambani - An Outstanding Visionary of the 20th Century

Overview

• Childhood, family profile and education. 
• Early career. 
• About marriage. 
• How established Reliance Commercial Corporation ? 
• Established first textile mill in Naroda.
• The unprecedented growth of Reliance industries and the cause behind it. 
• Diversification of business.
• Awarded with many national and international honours.
• Iconic personality, remains inscription for generations.

"If you don't build your dream, some one else will hire you to help them build theirs". 

Dhirubhai Ambani

Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, popularly known as Dhirubhai Ambani was one India's greatest visionaries and iconic business tycoons. He was the founder of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) which is now ranked among the world's top 500 companies in term of the revenue it generates. Dhirubhai's rags-to-riches story remains one of the most amazing stories of corporate India and is an inspiration to the youth of our nation. 

Dhirubhai was born on 28th December, 1932, into a Modh Baniya family, in Chorward village in the district of Junagarh, Gujarat. Father Hirachand Govardhandas Ambani was a school teacher and mother Jamnaben was a home maker. Dhirubhai has four siblings, Trilochanben, Ramnikbhai, Jasuben and Nathubhai. Dhirubhai had little interest in formal education.

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One Word Substitutions - Lesson 48

Friends, this is the 48th Lesson of our One Word Substitutions lesson series. Today we are giving you 20 one word substitutes of the letter 'A'. Read and practice well. Happy Reading :)

One Word Substitutes Practice Test - 48

• Get adjusted to changed conditions 
• adapt (verb)
• Someone who cannot stop taking drugs or alcohol 

• addict (noun)
• One who supports a party or some ideas 
• adherent (noun)
• Something that has no limit and goes on forever 
• ad infinitum (noun)
• Suspend a meeting or a session for some time 
• adjourn (verb)
• An army officer who looks after administration 
• adjutant (noun)
• Issue a moderate warning 
• admonish (verb)
• Love or hold someone in great respect 
• adore (verb)

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1st May 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (1st May 2017) Important Current Affairs updates. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 1st May 2017

International Current Affairs

• International Workers' Day, also called Labour Day or May Day, is being observed today.
• This day is celebrated on May 1st every year to commemorate the struggles of working people throughout the world. 
• May Day originated in late 19th century when labour movement to gain the 8-hour work day began.
• European Union leaders have promised to embrace the British province of Northern Ireland after Brexit if it ever unites with Ireland.
• India will give Rs. 35 crore rupees to children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh under the new ‘Muktijodha scholarship’ scheme in the next five years.
  
• Under the scheme, students at higher secondary level will get a one-time grant of Tk 20,000 (Rs 15,370) and students at the undergraduate level will get a grant of Tk 50,000 (Rs 38,430).

National Current Affairs

• Maharashtra today became the first state to install first-of-its-kind automated weather stations for farmers in the region.
• The state government aims to install a total of 2,065 such units at the village/mandal level across Maharashtra. 

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March 2017 Current Affairs Highlights (One-Liners)

Friends, here are the Major Current Affairs Highlights of March 2017. These one-liners cover all important International, National, MOUs, Indexes, Banking, Technology, Books & Authors, Committees and Sports affairs of March month (from 1st to 31st March 2017). We will  provide the pdf version soon, but we advise you to write these on your own so that you wont forget them again. All the Best and Happy Reading :)

March 2017 Current Affairs Highlights (One-Liners) 

• 2017 Finance Bill presented by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was passed in the Lok Sabha, making the Aadhaar card mandatory for filing Income Tax returns and getting a PAN.
• 3rd edition of ‘World Conference on Environment’ was recently held in New Delhi.
  
• 3rd edition of G20 Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting was held at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). Headed by : Dinesh Sharma (Special secretary in the Finance ministry)
• 3rd edition of International Conference on Alternate Fuels and Raw Materials in Cement Industry -Towards Realising Swachh Bharat Dream” was held New Delhi.
• 48th Raising Day of the CISF was observed on 10th March 2017.

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English Vocabulary from "The Hindu News Paper" - 1st May 2017

Hai  Friends I'm Kani. Here I'm sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated 1st May 2017. You can click on the Titles to read the Editorials. Happy reading :)

Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 30th April 2017 (Sunday)

Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Building holistic India-Sri Lanka ties"

• Holistic - dealing with or treating the whole of something or someone and not just a part
• Engage - to attract and keep someone’s interest or attention
• Transactional - relating to buying and selling
  
• Regime - a government that controls a country
• Flagging off - to inaugurate / induct something
• A host of - a large number of something
• Memorandum of Understanding - a document that records the details of an agreement between two companies or organizations, which has not yet been legally approved

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RBI Grade B Officers Recruitment 2017

Friends, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is going to recruit Grade B Officers for the year 2017. There will be 156 posts in total. You can apply online from 3rd May 2017 to 23rd May 2017. The Phase I online exam will be held pm 17th June 2017. Complete details will be available soon. All the Best :)

Name of the Organization : Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Name of the Posts : Grade B Officers 

Vacancy Details :

• Officer Gr. B (DR) - General :  145 posts,
• Officer Gr. B (DR) - Economic and Policy Research Department : 12 posts
• Officer Gr. B (DR) - Statistics and Information Technology Department :  04 posts

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Reasoning Practice Test with Solutions

Reasoning Practice Test with Solutions :

Set 1

Directions (Q.No. 1 - 6) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

A, B, C, D, E, G and I are seven friends who study in three different colleges namely X, Y and Z such that not less than two friends study in the same College. Each friend also has a different favorite subject namely Physics, Chemistry, English, Accounts, Commerce, Maths and Economics but not necessarily in the same order. Each one pursues a different hobby like singing, poetry, travelling, trekking, solving Sudoku puzzles, coin collection (numismatics) and fabric painting.

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English Word Power Quiz for Competitive Exams - Set 83

1. To be fluent is to 
1. Live with the times 
2. Keep abreast of the current political situation
3. Be a man of few
4. Be voluble
5. Forget
2. A folly is 
1. A clever decision
   
2. A kind of caterpillar
3. To deceive others
4. Rashness
5. A joke
3. A foolhardy person is 
1. Expert
2. Too intelligent to be fooled
3. Cowardly
4. Reckless
5. Very careful

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