UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam, the first round of selection process for different All India Services like IAS, IPS etc, will be conducted on 19.05.2013 (SUNDAY), while the Civil Services Main Exam (written) will commence on 08.11.2013 (FRIDAY).The last date for receipt of Applications … [Read more...] about UPSC Civil Service Exam 2013 Notification
Archives for January 2013
Fiscal Deficit and Current Account Deficit: The Twin Deficits
Fiscal Deficit, Fiscal Consolidation and Current Account Deficit are terms that we hear often from the Finance Minister and Prime Minister as the areas that needs prime attention. What is Fiscal Deficit? The fiscal deficit is the difference between the government's total expenditure and its … [Read more...] about Fiscal Deficit and Current Account Deficit: The Twin Deficits
REPO and CRR Rate Cuts – What Should You Understand?
Reserve Bank of India may increase or decrease rates like REPO, Reverse REPO and CRR, etc. What is the REPO rate? REPO denotes Re Purchase Option - the rate by which RBI gives loans to other banks. In other words, it is the rate at which banks buy back the securities they keep with the RBI at … [Read more...] about REPO and CRR Rate Cuts – What Should You Understand?
Understanding CSAT – Civil Service Preliminary Exam Model Questions
Are you wondering 'What is CSAT'? The term CSAT (Civil Service Aptitude Test) is not official from UPSC. You will not find this term anywhere in the UPSC notifications. But ever since UPSC changed the Civil Service Preliminary Exam structure in 2011, the term CSAT is in use. Most coaching … [Read more...] about Understanding CSAT – Civil Service Preliminary Exam Model Questions
Books For CSAT Prelims (If You Are Running Short Of Time!)
Books For CSAT Prelims: Books needed for cracking CSAT prelims is a query we get often. Our team has already posted a list of our useful books needed for the Civil Services Exam including the links to buy them from Flipkart. There might be candidates who clear Civil Services Prelims … [Read more...] about Books For CSAT Prelims (If You Are Running Short Of Time!)
UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
At United Nations Millennium Summit (Sep 2000), world leaders agreed to eight specific and measurable development goals—later came to be known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). There were 8 MDGs, 18 targets and 48 indicators to measure the results. The target year was 2015. Millennium … [Read more...] about UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
