General Knowlege for Competitive Examinations

Indian students write many competitive examinations to get admission into next level of school, colleges and university programmes. Also examinations are held for recruitment to various posts and service. Some of the popular examinations in India UPSC Examinations, SSC Examinations, Banking Services Examinations, Railways Examinations, Admission Tests for College Admission Undergraduate, Post Graduate etc and Entrance Examinations to enter into professional programmes. 

In all such examinations Questions of General Knowledge are asked. In some exams there might be a separate question paper, in some it may be a part of question paper with other subjects, in some may be not. But General Knowledge is one of the compulsory part in a student life.

This is why to help out Indian students I have gathered chapters of general knowledge in varied subjects areas. These are true to my knowledge and written after study of various books, news sources, periodicals etc. 

General Knowledge (GK) means popular knowledge that comes from listening day to day stories.  These stories may from any area of life. The knowledge in all such general talks makes part of General Knowledge. Our common know how about things, people, places, science, technology etc is a measure of our awareness. In the competitive examination for admission, jobs and scholarships etc Questions in General Knowledge are asked. So you can prepare better for your upcoming examination I have gathered data around different walks of life and put in Organized Format. Here are lessons for you

• Indian Polity: General Knowledge for Competitive Examinations
• General Knowlegde: PHYSICS
• General Knowledge: CHEMISTRY
• General Knowledge - BOTANY
• General Knowledge: Zoology
• An Overview of Historical Facts and Figures: World History
• Noted Indian Historians
• List of Historian from countries other than India
• Countries and Languages
• List Of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites In India
• General Knowledge: First in India
• GK: First Heads of States (World)
• GK: First Visitors, Invaders
• GK: First in World
• GK: Nationals Animals and Countries
• Countries and National Flowers
• List of National Fruits
• Important Rivers of the World
• List of National Birds of Some Prime Countries
• National Emblems of Different Countries
• International Boundaries
• News Agencies of Some Countries
• Some Important Political Parties of Different Countries
• Intelligence Agencies of the world
• Signs and Symbols and Their Significance
• Indian National Symbols
• Official Books and Papers
• Nick Names of Important Indian Places
• Most Popular Newspaper
• Interesting Facts about India

Revised JEE Main, JEE Advanced and NEET UG Entrance Exam Dates 2020

Many Many many entrance examinations are in limbo due to COVID-19 Pandemic and lockdown as a measure to physical distancing. Today MHRD India has announced revised dates for JEE and NEET. Both examinations are administered by National Testing Agency. The new and revised dates are given below.

• JEE Main 2020: July 18 to July 23
• NEET UG 2020: July 26
• JEE Advanced 2020: August

Due to COVID 19 crisis dates are not certain I feel so. For latest updates please keep looking official website.

Stay prepared

Stay Safe

Information source: https://www.ndtv.com/education/jee-main-date-neet-date-cbse-exam-date-live-updates-2223642

7 Tips to stay prepared for entrance examinations during COVID-19 lockdown

Without revisions you will forget almost 18% of lessons. Keeping things in memory is pretty tough task if you not revise. But hold a minute, there are activities you can do to remember better and keep lessons near 100% in mind. How? By doing activities. Your question might be then how to do that benzene ring activity or Bernoulli's Theorem or may be photosynthesis. To help you here are some suggestions.

1. Pick your Pencil and Paper or slate and chalk: Write your lessons, whatever you have learnt towards entrance exam preparation, write down. Much stuff will go in permanent memory.

2. Record audio-Listen your voice: Kill two birds shooting one arrow. You will learn public speaking and most importantly, when you say it loud, it goes better in permanent memory.

3. Record video lessons: Out there you may have access to many video platforms. Open your phone or computer and record it. Now it’s time to say 2H2+O2 ------> 2H2O

4. Teach your friends online: Make your group, go live, Teach. Test. Award marks for right answers and penalize for wrong answers.

(I used to test my students weekly, one mark for each right answer and may be -2/-5 marks for wrong answer and report shown to parents, better a student much harsh I was in awarding marks. And many to whom I taught secured top 10 position in class).

5. Get tired: I don't know if this thing will work for me, but for me it works often. When I feel like out of ideas I go for long long walk till my mind say, no I can't take more, I catch better sleep and next I get better ideas. You can't go out in COVID-19 lockdown, why not some rope jumping or sit-ups.

6. Design your question paper: Books, online material and many things you already have. Design your question paper and practice. You can ask to a friend too.

7. Eat right: What cookies do to our computer same happen to our brain when we eat mindlessly. Eat in limits and leave space for water in your tummy. Because you are indoors not mean to eat in plenty not good for health not for exams.

If I was in your place waiting for next exam dates I may have done all those things to stay connected with lessons. Thoughts are my own.

Thousand of US Colleges and Versities are dropping SAT/ACT requirement for Fall 2021 Admision

In the times of Pandemic COVID-19 that has hit humanity, taking a standardized test may not be a comfortable idea for many students. Normally 4-year colleges across ask for SAT/ACT score for SAT application. And the test score is also valid across many world locations. Though the college board is not leaving any stone unturned and promises home testing now with some upgrades. But if that is not enough and you are worried about Under Grad admission here is some more respite. 

• Dozens of colleges and universities are dropping SAT/ACT requirements for fall 2021 applicants, and some for longer
• 1,130+ Accredited 4-Year Colleges and Universities with ACT/SAT-Optional Policies (for Fall 2021 Admission)

Perhaps this will help many of you in better college planning even in times of crisis.

However, taking a test is better than not taking it at all. If you are comfortable writing SAT/ACT go for it, chose home testing / online testing. Its good decision of colleges to do away with the test or make test score optional, may students will be benefitted. But student life and exams go together. Take SAT/ACT as optional :-)

Stay safe!

Time management when exams are rescheduled

The change in schedule really put me off. And a rescheduled exam date is a complete put off for me. World over exam dates were changing, campuses were closing, students were asked to leave the hostel rooms, classes were going online; all because of Novel corona virus. Thankfully it's gone now, of course after causing a worldwide havoc but we have to move forward. Time to time exam dates change for various reasons, while a few students may feel joy as they may get more time to prepare but often one such a change puts many students off. They need to reschedule everything and that takes a lot of time and energy. Time management is important in such situations.

Nobody can help it, we have to go with the flow. For a limited number of students a change in exam dates could be an opportunity to learn those topics or prepare better, but for the majority, a change in date is really a put off.

However, if you are the one who is waiting for the fresh exam dates, here are some suggestions in case you fall in my category.
1. During Covid-19 dates were rescheduled keeping your safety in mind, so you can maintain social distance. But in a general scenario there could be other reasons, for example, in India capital New Delhi schools are closed during winter months for long due to pollution causing bad health. Staying indoor is the key, to make maximum use of time. You can make good use of time to self-study, learn a new hobby or complete a course; there are many online courses or you can read a good book. You can use extra available time as an opportunity to learn new things or pick a new hobby.
2. Pursue an indoor hobby. For how long you have not played with Guitar or not seen your favorite movie. Chill, relax and make your day while staying inside. Learn cooking or read some books. Learn one new thing everyday that requires you to stay indoors and you will realize you have learnt a lot while alone. When you have a hobby you learn much more than what you do in a classroom. Because it's relaxing, you do not feel any pressure, and you get good results. Also this helps in improving concentration.
3. Solve some old question papers: I suppose you are well prepared to take the exams on any date, download some old question papers, or may be older, and take the test in exam-like conditions. Evaluate your performance. You can design your own question paper too. Or maybe involve a friend, ask him to set questions for you and you do one such for him. In the social media age you do not need to travel a distance for exchange of question papers with friends. 
4. Pursue writing: Who knows you could be the next Sidney Sheldon. Or redesign your home using old things. Or learn a new computer language. Why not learn some Python instead. if all this does not help take to Rubik's Cube. Period!!!
Staying active is important, other things fall in place. Maybe a math lesson is toughest for you, pick a topic or maybe one such topic that is not part of your syllabus, and soon you will realize you can do it. 
5. Relax. Though such holidays are really unfortunate, make the most of it. Do you remember the last time you really rested well without worrying about catching up with something early in the morning? Give your body and mind complete rest, getting bored is not bad either.

Manage your time well, its a commodity, make good use of your time, and prepare better.

Last updated: 5 September, 2025

Admission at your own risk

This blog was is and never about politics. When I publish here who is education minister, what is color of Taj Mahal, when Babar ruled India or when first IIT was came into being my purpose is purely to educate and make people aware because in competitive exams students are asked such questions. I wonder why for a railway clerk exam we need to answer what is depth of sea instead of what is a broad gauge or narrow gauge line. But that is not the question and only question today.
Here I publish and like to publish with full respect notifications from all institutes, colleges, schools and universities from across India and may be world. Two reasons; for doing all this I get money from advertisers and other reason I love doing it. I tell students not only exams and results but also like to tell where you will live in a new city when going to study; will you get hostel and what price or how to cook noodles and what to eat when you have only 10 bucks in pocket end of the month. I do this for some companies also as writer and consultant. I get money to feed my stomach, pay my rent and internet bill.
When people in Jammu and Kashmir kept in an open jail, my mind think what about academics. How those students will able to complete course work. But tears rolls down my eyes when I see in Video what Farukh Abdullah said. When home minister in parliament speaks language of goons I get terrified and think now if that is language of home minister who should common man approach for help in law and order.
When Prime Minister say Jarsee Gaai indicating Sonia Gandhi I am forced to think how he would react towards other woman of the country. Is that not insult to every women.
When there are laws like Citizenship Bill, I am personally bothered about my moongfali wala uncle who feed me peanuts every winter, a devoted Muslim and a man who care me like his own Son. I think if uncle who used to come home for repair work has documents or not. If these people will be thrown out of country who I will call Chacha, Who be extend me blessings of Allah, from where I will get Mithi in the Eid.
Still I am silent, not in fear, i have nothing to loss but I am silent because I don't want to commit any silly mistakes. I don't know much about politics and I think its sufficient to like Kannan Gopinath Vids, Arfas News, Ravish prime time and similar things. More likes means it will get more popularity and government will listen voice of people. They are the right people to speak and I need support to them in my capacity while still publishing this blog.
My silence does not mean someone will eat me with water or without. No. I feel doing my job with honesty will do good for me, my friends, my people, my country and human race. Perhaps I am tinniest or the tinniest or the tinniest creatures to contribute but its ok to contribute in my capacity instead of breaking boundaries of unknown zone.
Water is flowing above nose but I am trying to breathe with hope people will save the constitution in between agreements and disagreements and I will be part of it. I need do my duties well. But my patience breaks the moment when goons in the dress of security, yes, I said that barge into the temple of humanity called Jamia Millia Islamia, abuse our girls, kicks our boys and do all shameless activities unacceptable to any human society.
Now I started making a sin knowingly by not speaking in support of justice. However, from that day my decision was firm to not give any document under any circumstances to NPR. Home Minister's statement, won't go an inch back' put a seal in the template of my thoughts. Who are you to decide against 1.3 billion Indians? How dare you can say that. Go nursery and learn to speak first.
Still I hold myself and decided to not to bark sitting behind screens when I am not on the roads walking with people and raising voice of dissent.
I am Anti-National since 2014, now I am illegal occupant because I don't know when my Grandpa was born and in which bank locker in the world he has kept his birth certificate.
Still I remained silent.................................. thinking when someone will come asking my document, I will not give.
How Dare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, people sitting in government can send goons to bleed, abuse and make murderous attempt in JNU.
JNU is pride of nation, how dare you can touch our property, build by our forefathers which runs on public money. We send children to schools on our own expenses, who has given you rights even to touch our students, how dare you can do that?
Do you not realize the fact that your salaries are paid by us, called public. You should be, would be and must be public servant.
The Vice Chancellor of JNU, what you think, who you are? How you are not able to protect the campus? If you cannot for what you are sitting there? Isn't that shameless for whole human race?
Can anyone tell me here, if I conclude every post that I write here as part of notification/admission alert etc with a punchline
Admission at your own risk, our campuses are not responsible for your safety, forget education.
Note: Anyone from government who dislike my thoughts and this post and want to kill me, which is ultimate solution for anything this government maximum can think of please feel free to reach me through  info{AT}careercare.info  directly. I will be happy to tell you where to come and finish me. 
Do not harm students they are precious, they will build the nation during you and even after. Period!!!!