How to enhance listening skills for IELTS?

IELTS is a test which is taken to examine the English language proficiency of the candidates applying for abroad studies. IELTS score enables candidates to get an opportunity of studying in 140 countries of the world which includes schools, universities, government departments, employers, immigration authorizes and other professional institutes. Although there is no competition as such in this test yet it needs a professional preparation as it is the gateway to enter into a country of your choice to pursue studies.  One should prepare to score well in IELTS.

IELTS is held in two versions-

1. Academic
2. General Training

Now let us know the exam pattern of IELTS before starting the preparation for it.

Test Pattern IELTS 2018

Section                        Time limit                               Description of number of questions

Listening                     30 minutes                               4 sections, 40 items

Reading                       60 minutes                               3 sections, 40 items

Writing                        60 minutes                               2 tasks

Speaking                   11-14 minutes                             3 part one-on-one conversation

Listening section pattern of IELTS

Listening section of IELTS is one of the major sections of IELTS Tests. It comprises of four sections with 40 items. It is very essential to prepare this section separately and work extensively to enhance the listening skills.

Some of the essential preparation tips for Listening section are:

1.One-to-one communication: 

It is an interaction between two persons where one is asked to note down exact details from the conversation between them.  The best way to practice for listening skills is to listen to various conversations and news bulletins. After listening to the matter carefully note down the same in your own words the details of the same. This practice will help you enhance your vocabulary and comprehension skills.

2.Listen to various speech: 

In this section, the candidates have to listen to a speech and answer to the questions related to it. The test will examine your understanding level of the language through IELTS Coaching Institute in Jalandhar. The idea flowing in the speech should be highlighted the way it has been delivered in it.

3. Monologue: 

Monologue is a long extract in a play, poem or story that given the details of the thoughts and feelings of a character. It is similar to speech which can be practiced by listening attentively to the discussions and debates on television.

4. Group discussion: 

It is very important to master the listening skills as major portion of ielts test involves listening section with four different types of questions. Group discussion is one of the challenging ones where candidate should be a dedicated and attentive listener and convey his or her views on the same too.

Hope these tips with sectional description will help you enhance your listening skills to get the maximum out of this section in IELTS Test.

How to prepare for English Section of SSC CGL Tier 1?

English section is one of the important sections of SSC CGL Exam as it covers three tiers. Tier I carries 50 marks questions, Tier 2 carries 200 marks and Tier 3 carries 100 marks. Therefore English has become a part and parcel for SSC CGL Exam, prepare it well.

Tier I and II are objective type exams where question paper has following categories:

1. Basic Grammar
2. Comprehension
3. Vocabulary
4. Synonyms and antonyms

1. Basic Grammar: 

The English section comprises of 50 questions where 5-10 questions are based on spot the error exercise and 5 questions on sentence improvement exercise. These questions need a thorough knowledge and strong command over basic grammar rules. Therefore one should learn the rules and practice the questions related to it immediately after covering the topics such as Tenses, Subject Verb agreement, voices, etc. You may also get benefits through SSC Course for fulfill your dreams.

2. Comprehension:

It is generally observed that many candidates find it difficult to solve Reading Comprehension as it takes lot of time to solve. In case you want to attempt this section practice it and while doing so you should read the questions first and then the passage. It will give you targeted reading and you will be able to get the answers quickly without taking much time.

3. Vocabulary: 

 One can improve vocabulary by reading English newspaper daily and make a list of new words in a separate note book. Write the respective antonyms and synonyms and revise them regularly. To know the usage of these words try to make sentences or use them in your daily life by talking in English to learn the meaning well and quickly.

4. Synonyms & Antonyms: 

There are about 5 to 10 questions based on antonyms, synonyms, one word substitution and idioms and phrases. Take the help of previous year question papers and solve the questions based on these topics. It will give you the idea about the type of words asked in the exam.

Hope you will get enough help from the tips given above to prepare for English Language section and score well. And, get affordable SSC Coaching Dehradun and get desired results for the exams.

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CONJUNCTION for SSC CGL 2018 TIER 1 Exam

Practice Exercise for Conjunctions for SSC CGL 2018 Tier 1 Exam 

1.            (a) No sooner had the hockey match started/(b) when it begin/(c) to rain/(d) no error.

2.            (a) The period/(b) between 1980 to 1990/(c) was very significant in my life/(d) no error.

3.            (a) I needed that money/(b) so desperately, it was/(c) like manna from heaven when it arrived/(d) no error.

4.            (a) That store/(b) hadn’t hardly/(c) any of those goods/(d) no error.

5.            (a) You are quite cynical/(b) when you say that the reason why we have/(c) such a large turnout is because we are serving refreshments/(d) no error.

6.            (a) He has lots/(b) of money and/(c) he will not help anyone/(d) no error.

7.            (a) Because he is intelligent/(b) therefore he gets good/(c) marks in all the examinations/(d) no error.

8.            (a) Both the rich alongwith/(b) the poor are affected equality/(c) when prices of petrol and diesel increase/(d) no error.

9.            (a) I cannot say/(b) if he has paid/(c) the fee or not/(d) no error.

10.          (a) Ten years have passed/(b) that I returned from/(c) America and settled in India/(d) no error.

11.          (a) It was almost/(b) ten years ago since he wrote/(c) a letter to me enquiring about my well being/(d) no error.

12.          (a) He would not/(b) have died when you had/(c) helped him in time/(d) no error.

13.          (a) Scarcely we had/(b) reached the office/(c) when it started raining cats and dogs/(d) no error.

14.          (a) The labourers /(b) relax/(c) between 4.00p.m. to 5.00 p.m. /(d) no error.

15.          (a) This is not such a/(b) complicated problem which cannot be solved/(c) with determination/(d) no error.

16.          (a) Although these book/(b) are not useful but the students buy them/(c) because their seniors did so/(d) no error.

17.          (a) He did not/(b) succeed in the examination/(c) yet he had worked hard and had adopted the right strategy. /(d) no error.

18.          (a) As soon as the peon rings the bell, then all/(b) the students come to the assembly room/ (c) for prayer/(d) no error.

19.          (a) Hardly had he come out of the bus/(b) then the bomb exploded/(c) and shattered the bus into prices/(d) no error.

20.          (a) Scarcely had I bought/(b) the ticket when the train/(c) left the platform with a hissing sound/(d) no error.

21.          (a) Many of the freedom fighters/(b) are so respectful as Gandhiji/(c) if not more/(d) no error.

22.          (a) This is perhaps the same place who/(b) was chosen by us/(c) for the picnic/(d) no error.

23.          (a) She asked me that why I was/(b) not preparing for the/(c) Civil service examinations/(d) no error.

24.          (a) Ran fast/(b) lest you will/(c) lose the race/(d) no error.

25.          (a) As Amir Khan is a perfectionist, /(b) so he always insists/(c) on retakes till he is satisfied with the shot/(d) no error.

26.          (a) You must either/(b) work hard/(c) else be prepared to lead a miserable life/(d) no error.

27.          (a) I don’t know if any of the students/(b) of our school is going/(c) to pay any heed to the principal’s order or not/(d) no error.

28.          (a) No sooner the teacher/(b) enter the class/(c) than the students stood up/(d) no error.

29.          (a) Unless/(b) you will study hard/(c) you cannot pass/(d) no error.

30.          (a) No source of energy is so cheap/(b) as solar energy/(c) in the present age of energy crisis/(d) no error.

31.          (a) The briefing /(b) will he held/(c) between 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. /(d) no error.

32.          (a) Unless you do not meet/(b) all the requirements/(c) your application will be rejected/(d) no error.

33.          (a) How do you manage to speak/(b) to her with/(c) so great patience/(d) no error.

34.          (a) No sooner she had realized/(b) her blunder than she began/(c) to take corrective measures/(d) no error.

35.          (a) She was not/(b) so well versed in/(c) English that we had expected/(d) no error.

36.          (a) Mr. Shina, my friend, philosopher and guide not only stopped coming/(b) here but also going to any place/(c) which is related to his wife’s life/(d) no error.

37.          (a) Neither than the doctor nor the nurses/(b) were asleep when/(c) the injured was brought to the hospital/(d) no error.

38.          (a) No sooner had/(b) he arrived then/(c) he was asked to leave again/(d) no error.

39.          (a) I haven’t been/(b) to new York before and/(c) neither my sister/(d) no error.

40.          (a) Scarcely had/(b) I arrived than/(c) the train left/(d) no error.

41.          (a) The reason why/(b) he was rejected/(c) was because he was too young/(d) no error.

42.          (a) Unless you do not give/(b) the keys of the safe/(c) you will be shot/(d) no error.

43.          (a) None of the diplomats at the conference/(b) was able either to/(c) comprehend or solve the problem/(d) no error.

44.          (a) I have found that he is/(b) neither willing/(c) or capable/(d) no error.

45.          (a) We are extremely pleased/(b) for excited as well to invite you/(c) to attend the meeting/(d) no error.

46.          (a) When her son got a job/(b) then she was/(c) very happy/(d) no error.

47.          (a) Bread and butter/(b) is/(c) all we went/(d) no error.

48.          (a) The  cost of the new/(b) machines is likely to/(c) be so high as ten/(d) time and existing ones. /(d) no error.

49.          (a) He walked as faster/(b) as he could so that/(c) he would not miss the train to work/(d) no error.

50.          (a) She was running/(b) a very high fever/(c) and thus her mother takes her to the doctor/(d) no error.

1(b)        2(b)        3(b)        4(b)        5(c)        6(b)        7(a)        8(a)        9(a)        10(b)

11(b)     12(b)     13(a)      14(c)      15(b)     16(b)     17(c)      18(a)      19(b)     20(d)

21(b)     22(a)      23(a)      24(b)     25(b)     26(c)      27(a)      28(a)      29(b)     30(a)

31(c)      32(a)      33(c)      34(a)      35(*)     36(a)      37(d)     38(b)     39(c)      40(b)

41(c)      42(a)      43(b)     44(c)      45(b)     46(b)     47(c)      48(c)      49(a)      50(c)

How to prepare for QA Section of SSC CGL 2018?

 How to prepare for QA Section of SSC CGL 2018?

Notification of SSC CGL 2018 has come out on 5^th May 2018. There are no changes in the syllabus and exam pattern. It is good news as the complex topics like QA and English Language needs a thorough preparation to ace the exam.

Before you start preparing for the SSC CGL Exam 2018 for QUANTITATIVE APTITUTDE section it is better to know the syllabus by visiting the official notification.

For your assistance let me share the syllabus for your reference.

LATEST SYLLABUS OF QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE of SSC CGL 2018 Exam

Quantitative Aptitude: The questions will be designed to test the ability of appropriate use of numbers and number sense of the candidate. The scope of the test will be computation of whole numbers, decimals, fractions and relationships between numbers, Percentage. Ratio & Proportion, Square roots, Averages, Interest, Profit and Loss, Discount, Partnership Business, Mixture and Alligation, Time and distance, Time & Work, Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations, Triangle and its various kinds of centres, Congruence and similarity of triangles, Circle and its chords, tangents, angles subtended by chords of a circle, common tangents to two or more circles, Triangle, Quadrilaterals, Regular Polygons, Circle, Right Prism, Right Circular Cone, Right Circular Cylinder, Sphere, Hemispheres, Rectangular Parallelepiped, Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base, Trigonometric ratio, Degree and Radian Measures, Standard Identities, Complementary angles, Heights and Distances, Histogram, Frequency polygon, Bar diagram & Pie chart

After thoroughly going through the syllabus, you must make an effective strategy to prepare for the section.

1.        Learn the fundamentals

Take one topic and learn from the basics. Follow one resource book and take the concepts and understand the fundamentals from it. Finish one topic and then switch over to the other topic.

2.          Give more time to advance mathematic topics

Advance mathematic topics are complex and hard to understand. Take proper classes and understand the topics under the supervision of subject expert. Join SSC Coaching in Delhi or elsewhere where you get good and experienced faculty members.

3.          Avoid doing selective study

Do not leave any topic if you really want to score well. In case you leave any topic then it will give you a big pinch while solving the question paper in the examination hall. Each and every question carries marks and once you mark a wrong answer it will give you a negative marking.

4.          Practice mock tests daily

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Join online test series and practice one mock test daily. It will give you speed and accuracy level maintained till the exam. You can secure good marks and get more than 45 marks in QA section.

5.          Work hard and smart

Make a proper and systematic plan to meet the target. Work hard to achieve accuracy and speed. Both these are the basic tools to achieve success.  

Last but not the least never loses confidence while practicing. In case you have any difficulty better seek the help of an expert to solve rather than feeling low.

All the best!!!!

Title: Is SSC CGL Exam 2018 notification cancelled?

Most of the candidates aspiring for various government jobs such as SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS, IBPS PO, IBPS CLERK, etc., are seen protesting against recent SSC Scam unearthed by a handful of students. This has resulted in the unusual delay in various notifications of SSC for the last two years. Irrespective of that SSC has never declared that SSC CGL 2018 exam is not going to be held in the near future. It means that one should keep the practice and studies to catch the train of the next year SSC CGL job opportunities.

Better do not involve yourself much on the agitations against SSC Exams, there is no harm in supporting them but do not leave your studies aside. SSC is definitely going to hold SSC CGL 2018 Exam but it might be delayed.

Before you start your SSC CGL Exam preparation let us go through the consolidated cut-off of SSC CGL Tier 1 2017

Cut off of SSC CGL Tier-I 2017

Table showing the cut - off of SSC CGL Tier I 2017

Category	Cut Off	Candidates Available
SC	125.50	3218
ST	119.00	1568
OBC	135.50	8840
OH	111.50	281
HH	75.00	276
UR	148.00	7763
Total		21,946

After analyzing the above table it is highly recommended to make an effective study strategy to score at least 150 marks out of 200 if you belong to General Category or UR category. Even reserved category cut-off is not less than 100. Minimum of 60 per cent performance and maximum of 80 percent of performance is required. It shows that there is lot of competition and one should never stop studying to beat the competition blues!!! Join SSC CGL Coaching in Delhi or elsewhere to make the preparation professional and result oriented.

All the best!!!!

IBPS PO MAINS 2018 RESULT OUT!!!!!

Good News for those who appeared in IBPS PO Mains 2017-18 Exam held in the month of November 2017. IBPS has declared the result of IBPS PO Mains on 1st April 2018. Candidates can check their result by visiting the official website.

Follow the steps to Check IBPS PO Final Result 2018

1.        Visit the official website, www.ibps.in                                                                                          

2.         Lookfor the "Announcement Tab" on the site

3.       Then Click on the link for result and then enter the necessary details such as Roll number, name, or registration number.

4.         Enter the required details click on the Submit Button

5.         Result will be displayed  on the screen

6.         In case you are sure about the result and other details you can download and take the print out for future reference

Cut Off for IBPS PO 2017 Main Exam

Minimum marks required to score by the aspirants to ace the examination are termed as cut-off marks. Every exam has different cut-offs which is released along with the result. It is based on the three factors:

a.         Number of candidates appeared for the exam.

b.         Difficulty level of the exam

c.         Number of vacancies notified

The cut off marks of IBPS PO Mains 2017 result is given below:

Sectional Cut Off  for IBPS PO Mains 2017

S.No	Name of the test	Maximum Marks	Cut off
			SC/ST/OBC/PWD	General
1	Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	60	07.50	10.25
2	General/Economy/Banking Awareness	40	08.25	11.25
3	English Language	40	03.25	05.75
4	Data Analysis & Interpretation	60	10.75	14.00
5	English (Language (Descriptive)	25	08.75	10.00

Overall Cut Off Marks of IBPS PO Mains

Category                                             Cut-Off on Total (Out of 225)

Scheduled Caste (SC)                                     62.50

Scheduled Tribe (ST)                                      42.25

Other Backward Classes (OBC)                     75.63

General (Gen)                                                 82.00

Hearing Impaired (HI)                                    47.75

Orthopedically Challenged (OC)                    59.63

Visually Impaired (VI)                                   77.87

Intellectual Disability (ID)                              55.00

Hope the information will help candidates check their result of IBPS PO Mains 2017 Exam. The best efforts have been made to give you the right guidance and steps to follow to check your result.

All the best!!!!

EXPECTED GK QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS : NDA, CDS, SSC, RRB

EXPECTED GK QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS : NDA, CDS, SSC, RRB

1. World Cup Cricket 2023 Venue – India
2. Headquarters of ISRO – Bengaluru
3. Validity time of cheque- 3 Months
4. National Science Day- Feb 28
5. First Bank in India – Bank of Hindustan
6. Percentage of Nitrogen in air- 78%
7. First Olympic Games was held in – Athens,Gr
8. Which is the opponent team for the first test match of Sachin in 1989?- Pakistan
9. What is shortcut key to expand browsing screen in web browser?- F11
10. Shimla Agreement took place in- 1972
11. ASCII Stands For- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
12. What gases can be found on Saturn? Hydrogen and Helium
13. What is the process called in which Zinc Oxide is applied to metals to stop them from rusting? Galvanization
14. DBMS full form? Database Management System
15. Which fundamental right is guaranteed even to non-citizens of India? Article 21 – Right to Life & Personal Liberty
16. The Second Round Table Conference was conducted in which month of 1931? September
17. Who was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize of Literature? Svetlana Alexievich
18. How many Fundamental Duties we have in our constitution? 11
19. Leucoderma (Safed Daag) treatment?
20. Confucius award 2016 was given to? Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe
21. What is the full form of UNFCCC? United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
22. Recently, the Delhi Police launched an app for women in distress.The name of the app is –Himmat
23. “Father of All India Services” – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
24. Name of the operation that led to the capture and death of Osama Bin Laden –Operation Neptune Spear
25. Who started the Home Rule Movement in India? Annie Besant
26. Chenab, Jhelum are tributaries of which river? Indus
27. Winner of Women’s Doubles Title at BNP Paribas Open Tournament in 2016- Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis
28. Who is the only male in the National Women’s Commission? Alok Rawat
29. Who came up with the concept of properties of elements repeating as a property of their atomic number, as is arranged in the periodic table? Dmitri Mendeleev
30. Which organ removes nitrogenous compounds from the blood? Kidney
31. Rocket launch pad – Sriharikota
32. INS Vikrant was decommissioned in which year? 1997
33. What is study of soil called as? Pedology
34. In which year Aryabhatta was launched? 1975
35. While raining a type of smell comes known as? Ozone
36. Who is chairman of human rights commission? HL Dattu
37. What are number of balls in snooker? 22
38. Fastest century in test cricket match? Brendon Mccullum
39. Who is president of south Asian wrestling federation? Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
40. Delhi is made capital in which year? 1911
41. World Vanya Prandi day? 6th october
42. Pakistani cricket umpire which has been banned for 5 years? Asad Rauf
43. The first animal domesticated by Neolithic people? Dog
44. What is the full form of NSA? National Security Agency
45. Who was first female Judge of High Court? Anna Chandy
46. Which gas is filled in balloons? Helium
47. Which Constitution Amendment was enacted by Indira Gandhi during the Emergency? 42nd Amendment
48. Who holds the record for the Fastest Test Hundred? Brendon McCullum
49. The President signed a proclamation under which article for imposing President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh? 356(1)
50. Jeevan Raksha Padak has how many categories? 3 (Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak, and Jeevan Raksha Padak)
51. Poona pact was signed in which year? 1932
52. Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was established in? 1988
53. India’s victory over New Zealand in test match series in Mar-Apr, 2009 came after how many years? 41
54. Who has been elected as the PM of Georgia on 29th December 2015? Giorgi Kvirikashvili
55. What is the age of the universe? 8 billion years
56. CBSE’s latest mobile application for providing e-learning material is called? e-CBSE
57. Who was the first female Muslim PM in the World? Benazir Bhutto
58. Gyan Peeth Award for 2015 is given for which book? Amruta
59. Dinosaur were present on earth in which age? Mesozoic Era
60. Who is the chairman of Yes Bank? Radha Singh
61. Atomic number of Oxygen – 8
62. Subhash chandra bose founded which party – All India Forward Bloc
63. The last king of chola dynasty – Rajendra Chola III
64. Who became the only Indian Governor-General – Rajagopalachari
65. Who has been honoured twice, with the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? Marie Curie
66. The second airport in the National Capital Region of Delhi – Bhiwadi
67. First modern summer olympics – 1896
68. Statue unveiled by P.M Modi in UK – Basaveshwara
69. Alassane Ouattara is – President of Ivory Coas
70. Which of the following has atomic number 3- Lithium.
71. Kesari, Marathi newspaper founded by – Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
72. World’s first cashless country- Sweden.
73. Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon- Sarnath.
74. First animal to go into space orbit- Dog – Laika
75. Science that deals with diseases particularly of men- Andrology.
76. Real founder of Gupta dynasty- Chandragupta 1.
77. Who among the following was a co-founder of Swaraj party- Motilal Nehru.
78. Indian Hockey team won in the Olympic in which year – 1928
79. President of South Asian Wrestling Federation – Brij Bhushan Singh
80. Aryabhata was launched in- 1975
81. Delhi became the capital of India in- 1931.
82. Who is the opposition leader in Rajya Sabha? Ghulam Nabi Azad
83. Anshu gupta Ramon Magsaysay Award winner – Founder of Goonj (NGO)
84. World Animal Day – October 4
85. Thomas cup related to – Badminton
86. 10 rupee and 125 rupee coin has been created for whom recently? – Dr. R. Ambedkar
87. Mixed double Wimbledon champion 2015 – Martina Hingis and Leander Paes
88. Distance of light travelled in one year- 10 trillion Km
89. ASLV launched in- 1994
90. Radish is – an edible root
91. Red Planet – Mars
92. Study of the liver – Hepatology
93. Galvanization of Steel and iron is done by- Zinc.
94. Which of the following mountain comes under Biodiversity hotspot – Western Gha
95. Saraswati Samman award winner in 2014- Veerappa Moily
96. Belur Math located in- West Bengal
97. Who is the captain of T20 women’s world cup winner team in 2016? – Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
98. First civilian president of Myanmar- Htin Kya
99. Old name of ICC?- Imperial Cricket Conference
100. Official language of Goa –Konkani