General Knowledge Buzz- 12th Feb 2015

1. Standard Chartered Revises FY16 GDP Forecast to 7.7%

The statistical boost to GDP is likely to continue in the next financial year as well, as the Indian economy is expected to clock 7.7 per cent growth under the new series, higher than 6.3 per cent projected under the older series, says a report by Standard Chartered.

2. Facebook, Yahoo's new plan to make the internet safer

(a)Facebook, Yahoo and other technology firms announced the creation of a "ThreatExchange" to share information to help thwart cyberattacks.
(b)The new platform builds on Facebook's ThreatData, a framework that stores cyber threat information (such as bad URLs) for analysis by security pros.

3. January retail inflation accelerates to 5.11% , IIP grows 1.7% in Dec

(a)The Index of Industrial Production ( IIP) for the month of December was reported at 1.7% versus 3.8% in November.
(b)Thirteen out of the 22 industry groups in the manufacturing sector have shown positive growth during the month of December 2014 year-on-year.
(c)Consumer Price Index ( CPI) inflation for the month of January rose to 5.11% versus 4.28% in December.

4. SpaceX Launches Deep-Space Weather Observatory(DSCOVR)

(a)A $340 million satellite that aims to alert people to potentially dangerous solar activity and geomagnetic storms blasted off toward deep space on 11th feb atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
(b)The rocket took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida and it(DSCOVR) will replace an aging satellite, known as ACE.

5. Cricket World Cup launched with quirky opening ceremony

(a)The 2015 Cricket World Cup is officially opened with a celebration of local culture, pop music and fireworks in Melbourne and Christchurch(newzeland)
(b)The Cricket World Cup returns to Australia and New Zealand after 23 long years and as the 11th edition.

Rules Regarding OBC and Creamy Layer Certificates in SSC Exams

1. OBC certificate is valid for as long as the community is notified as OBC certificate treated valid by SSC for 3 years. 2 .It is necessary for everyone to get the OBC certificate renewed after every three years for SSC exams as creamy layer status may change if a person remains in creamy layer for 3 years continuously.

Trigonometry And Its Short Tricks

Trigonometric Function Trigonometric Functions (Right Triangle) Special Angles Trigonometric Function Values in Quadrants II, III, and IV Examples: Example2: Example: 3: Unit Circle Addition Formulas: cos(X+Y) = cosXcoxY – sinXsinY cos(X-Y) = cosXcoxY + sinXsinY sin(X+Y) = sinXcoxY + cosXsin sin(X-Y) = sinXcoxY – cosXsinY tan(X+Y) = [tanX+tanY]/ [1– tanXtanY] tan(X-Y) = [tanX-tanY]/ [1+ tanXtanY] cot(X+Y) = [cotX+cotY-1]/ [cotX+cotY] cot(X-Y) = [cotX+cotY+1]/ [cotX-cotY] Sum to Product Formulas: cosX + cosY = 2cos [(X+Y) / 2] cos[(X-Y)/2] sinX + sinY = 2sin [(X+Y) / 2] cos[(X-Y)/2] Difference to Product Formulas cosX - cosY = - 2sin [(X+Y) / 2] sin[(X-Y)/2] sinX + sinY = 2cos [(X+Y) / 2] sin[(X-Y)/2] Product to Sum/Difference Formulas cosXcosY = (1/2) [cos (x-Y) + cos (X+Y)] sinXcoxY = (1/2) [sin (x+Y) + sin (X-Y)] cosXsinY...

Latest Salary structure of Bank PO (Based on April 2015)

Hello Readers, As many of you have cleared IBPS PO and are a step away from getting in the professional arena. The first and for most question will be how much salary i will be getting after becoming a P.O. ? Here we have compiled the Salary structure of a bank PO along with the original salary slip of Bank of Baroda PO it will help you summarise the current salary of a PO. NOTE - The salary will vary a little cosidering the place of your joining. The 10th Bi partite agreement is not taken in the consideration as it's not yet implemented and on implementation the salary of a Bank PO will increase by atleast 4k - 5k. S. NO Particulars Monthly Annual 1 Basic 14500 174000 2 DA (@ 110.10% in April 2015) 15965 191580 3 City Compensatory Allowance (CCA). 540 6480 4 HRA (@8.5% of Basic) 1232 14784 Deductions ...

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