Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh presented trophies of best marching contingents for Republic Day Parade 2020, here today. The Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent was adjudged the best among the three Services. Air Marshal M S G Menon and Flight Lieutenant Shrikant Sharma received the trophy. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was named the best marching contingent in the Central Armed Police Forces and other auxiliary forces category. The trophy was received by DG CISF Shri Rajesh Ranjan and Deputy Commandant Prabh Simran Singh. Speaking on the occasion, Raksha Mantri congratulated the IAF and CISF contingents for their performances during the parade, adding that this was the result of hard work and training undergone by the participants which should be an inspiration for the others. Referring to the feedback received, he said this year’s Republic Day Parade was a grand success and congratulated all the agencies involved in its organisation. SSB Interview Preparation Material [100% Recommended]
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria, Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane, Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, Secretary (Defence Finance) Smt Gargi Kaul and other senior military and civil officials of Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs were also present on the occasion.
AFCAT 1 2020 Question Paper – Questions and Answer 22 & 23 Feb 2020: AFCAT 1 2020 is being conducted online on 22th and 23rd February in shift 1 and 2. SSBCrack will collect and published the original questions from AFCAT 1 2020 from shift-1 and shift-2. Candidates can go through AFCAT 1 2020 questions and answers, we will keep updating this post as and when we get more questions from AFCAT 1 2020. We also request aspirants of AFCAT 1 2020 to submit the questions in the comment section below. You will find AFCAT 1 2020 English Maths GK and Aptitude Question Papers and answer from them from shift-1 and shift-2.
AFCAT 1 2020 Question Paper 23 Aug 2020
1. Capital of Ghana. Ans: Accra 2. Equator passes through which of the following. 3. Headquarter of UNIDO. 4. Which of the following tropy belongs to cricket. Ans: Cooch Behar trophy. 5. Author of Gone with the wind. Ans: Mitchell (Option D). 6. Buland darwaza built by Akbar is located at? (Not sure about exact qstn). 7. Pass that lie outside India? Khyber. 8. Ram Prasad Bismil associated with which conspiracy. Ans. Kakori conspiracy. 9. What happens when we cross international date line from West to east. Ans. Lose a day 10. Dravidian architecture related which of South Indian kingdom. Ans. Cholas. 11. Nautical mile is used in which of the following. Ans. Navigation. 12. Which game is not included in Olympic: Cricket. 13. Ms Subbulakshmi related to which type of music. Ans. Carnatic. 14. Constituent assembly formed under which plan. Ans. Cabinet Mission plan.. 15. Aniraban Lahiri related to which sport? Ans. Golf. 16. Ben Johnson, famous athelete is from which country: USA 17. Name of gold coins issued during Gupta period : Dinaras 18. State receiving highest rainfall in winter Options: Punjab, Meghalaya, TN, Kerala. Ans. Maybe TN (not sure). 19. Punch & upper cut is related to which sport.? 20. Break is related to which sport?
Where is afmc located? Which fort was not built by akbar? Actual marathon time. Tropic of cancer does not pass through?
Which of the sport is not included in Olympics? a) shooting b) cricket c) skiing d) table tennis. Ans: cricket
Which article of Indian Constitution prescribes Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union?
Punjab Chief Minister Singh on Monday expressed deep anguish over the crash of a micro-light aircraft in the Army Cantonment Area here, which left an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot dead. One NCC aircraft crashed today in Punjab’s Patiala after take-off. The aircraft was being flown by a Group Captain GS Cheema along with an NCC cadet. While Group Captain GS Cheema lost his life in the tragic accident, an NCC trainee from local Government Mohindra College, Vipin Kumar Yadav, was injured. SSB Interview Preparation Material [100% Recommended]
The Chief Minister mourned the demise of Group Captain Cheema, and prayed to the almighty to give courage to the bereaved family, said an official spokesperson. The Chief Minister also wished a speedy recovery to the injured undergoing treatment at the Command Hospital in Chandigarh.
AFCAT 1 2020 is being conducted by Indian Air Force online across the country. Many Indian Air force aspirants are attempting the AFCAT exam online on 22nd Feb 2020 and 23rd Feb 2020 in two different shifts. AFCAT 1 2020 first shift started at 0730 hours and the second shift at 1215 hours. In this article, we will publish the AFCAT 1 2020 answer keys for all sets based on memory-based question-answer discussion.
AFCAT 1 2020 Shift-1 Questions, Answer Keys
The questions here posted are the memory-based question collected from our readers.
How many players in kabaddi team?
Which country not member in G-7 group
ICAO Hq
Who built Sanchi Stupa
Not a member of G7
When Bay of Bengal recieves cyclone
Players in Kabaddi
CK naydu Trophy for
‘Half Nelson’ term associated with sport
‘Yashin Merchant ‘Associated with which sport
The greater circle is Equator,Tropic of cancer etc .
States which were part of Mexico earlier ,now of USA.
First Asian games held at
First man to take hat trick in Test cricket
In whose reign Delhi area expanded
who issued coins in Delhi sultanate .
25th state of India
Chairman of fundamental rights and Minorities in constitution
International Airlines union headquarters
CAJOLE meaning…
Who wrote One Indian girl?
Synonym of cajol
Headquarter of ICAO, alwriter of one indian girl , players in kabbadi , sanjukta barigarhi related to which traditional dance , gupta ruler good in veena , sachi stupa made by , which country is not member of G7 , max vast Delhi sultanate by which sultan , frequency of bay of Bangal .
ICAO HEADQUARTER?, 1st Asian Games, 1st Hattrick, Prez of Haripura Session, Bombay High famous for?, Capital of Brunie, Great Circle, Veena liking Gupta Ruler, Gas in Soda,Sanchi Stupa Builder, 25th indian State, Chairman of commitee on Fundamnetal Righrs and Minorities.
Who wrote book a girl
Capital of Brunei
Who build stupa and also a veena player answer is Samudragupta. 2. International civil aviation organization headquarters. 3. Brunei capital 4. First bowler to take hattrick in test match
G7 countries.( Q- not a G7 COUNTRY)
Who is the first bowler to take hat trick wicket ??
Capital of brunie
Energy convert of watt pascal jule
In which Delhi sulatante ruler the territorial expansion was maximum!!?? Half Nelson is associated with which sports.!!?? Gk Naidu trophy is associated with which sports!!?? Brunei is capital of??? Which city was earlier a part of USA and now is in Mexico!!? Coin currency introduced in India by??? Yasin merchant is associated with which sports!!??
Indian airforce will conduct the AFCAT online exam across the country at different test centers. AFCAT 1 2020 online exam will be conducted in Feb 2020.
IAF will publish the results of AFCAT 1 2020 in April 2020 and candidates will be able to check their marks, cut off marks etc on the official portal i.e. afcat.cdac.in
Selected candidates have to choose their AFSB interview venue and date on the same portal.
The screening test is the first stage of the interview, which consists of verbal, nonverbal tests and a PPDT test. The selected candidates will stay at the centres for further selection tests and those who could not qualify it, would be set free on the same day.
The next stage consists of a personal interview, Psychology and GTO tests, PABT (for flying only), on the last day conference will be conducted after which, the final result is announced. The selected candidates are sent for medical examination.
AFCAT 1 2020 Question Paper – Questions and Answer 22 & 23 Feb 2020: AFCAT 1 2020 is being conducted online on 22th and 23rd February in shift 1 and 2. SSBCrack will collect and published the original questions from AFCAT 1 2020 from shift-1 and shift-2. Candidates can go through AFCAT 1 2020 questions and answers, we will keep updating this post as and when we get more questions from AFCAT 1 2020. We also request aspirants of AFCAT 1 2020 to submit the questions in the comment section below. You will find AFCAT 1 2020 English Maths GK and Aptitude Question Papers and answer from them from shift-1 and shift-2.
AFCAT 1 2020 Shift-1 Questions, Answer Keys
The questions here posted are the memory-based question collected from our readers.
How many players in kabaddi team?
Which country not member in G-7 group
ICAO Hq
Who built Sanchi Stupa
Not a member of G7
When Bay of Bengal recieves cyclone
Players in Kabaddi
CK naydu Trophy for
‘Half Nelson’ term associated with sport
‘Yashin Merchant ‘Associated with which sport
The greater circle is Equator,Tropic of cancer etc .
States which were part of Mexico earlier ,now of USA.
First Asian games held at
First man to take hat trick in Test cricket
In whose reign Delhi area expanded
who issued coins in Delhi sultanate .
25th state of India
Chairman of fundamental rights and Minorities in constitution
International Airlines union headquarters
CAJOLE meaning…
Who wrote One Indian girl?
Synonym of cajol
Headquarter of ICAO, alwriter of one indian girl , players in kabbadi , sanjukta barigarhi related to which traditional dance , gupta ruler good in veena , sachi stupa made by , which country is not member of G7 , max vast Delhi sultanate by which sultan , frequency of bay of Bangal .
ICAO HEADQUARTER?, 1st Asian Games, 1st Hattrick, Prez of Haripura Session, Bombay High famous for?, Capital of Brunie, Great Circle, Veena liking Gupta Ruler, Gas in Soda,Sanchi Stupa Builder, 25th indian State, Chairman of commitee on Fundamnetal Righrs and Minorities.
Who wrote book a girl
Capital of Brunei
Who build stupa and also a veena player answer is Samudragupta. 2. International civil aviation organization headquarters. 3. Brunei capital 4. First bowler to take hattrick in test match
G7 countries.( Q- not a G7 COUNTRY)
Who is the first bowler to take hat trick wicket ??
Capital of brunie
Energy convert of watt pascal jule
In which Delhi sulatante ruler the territorial expansion was maximum!!?? Half Nelson is associated with which sports.!!?? Gk Naidu trophy is associated with which sports!!?? Brunei is capital of??? Which city was earlier a part of USA and now is in Mexico!!? Coin currency introduced in India by??? Yasin merchant is associated with which sports!!??
AFCAT 2 2019 Question Paper – Questions and Answer 24 & 25 August 2019: AFCAT 2 2019 was conducted online conducted on 24th and 25th August in shift 1 and 2. We have collected a few questions from AFCAT 2 2019 question paper and we thank all the aspirants and our readers who have taken time to submit these AFCAT 2 2019 Questions. Candidates can go through AFCAT 2 2019 questions and answers, we will keep updating this post as and when we get more questions from AFCAT 2 2019. We request aspirants to submit the questions in the comment section below. You will find AFCAT 2 2019 English Maths GK and Aptitude Question Papers and answer from them from shit-1 and shit-2.
AFCAT 2 2019 Questions and Answer Key (Updating): Questions are collected from the aspirants and these are memory-based questions from AFCAT 2 2019 Maths, English, GK and Reasoning shift -1 and shift 2
Q1. How many overs are there in the 1st Powerplay? Q2. Who is the author of Life of Pie? Q3. Who is considered the father of Indian revolutionary ideas? Q4.Who was the First Governor-General India? Q5. Which line passes through the Australian Subcontinent? Q6. Who is known as Bradman of Women’s Cricket? Q7. Which Female athlete won Gold in 2014 CWG in Weightlifting (48 Kg)? Q8. Which satellite is being launched by NASA to Mars in 2020? Q9. In which Upanishad is Satyamev Jayate? Q10. “CANT” is related to which sport? Q11.Choose the odd one out: Albatross–Penguin—Ostrich–Pelican Q12. Who is the Winner of UEFA 2019? Q13. Who is the Writer of Padmavat? Q14. Name of ISROs Space Program with the highest number of Satellites. Q15. Oldest Veda
Q1. How many overs are there in the 1st Powerplay? Q2. Who is the author of Life of Pie? Q3. Who is considered the father of Indian revolutionary ideas? Q4.Who was the First Governor-General India? Q5. Which line passes through the Australian Subcontinent? Q6. Who is known as Bradman of Women’s Cricket? Q7. Which Female athlete won Gold in 2014 CWG in Weightlifting (48 Kg)? Q8. Which satellite is being launched by NASA to Mars in 2020? Q9. In which Upanishad is Satyamev Jayate? Q10. “CANT” is related to which sport? Q11.Choose the odd one out: Albatross–Penguin—Ostrich–Pelican Q12. Who is the Winner of UEFA 2019? Q13. Who is the Writer of Padmavat? Q14. Name of ISROs Space Program with the highest number of Satellites. Q15. Oldest Veda
(Choose nearest to the given word)- 1. Allegiance. Ans.- loyalty. 2. Abash Ans.- distress, ashamed. 3. Altruism. Ans.- selflessness (Choose opposite to the given word)- 1. Adroit. Ans.- foolish/incompetent 2. Vague: Ans.- Clear Odd one out: Plethora: abundance: scanty: surfeit(not sure) (Choose nearest to the idiom): 1.To bury the hatchet. Ans: to make peace with the enemy 2. Strain every nerve.
First indian gov general of
free india?
capital of Bolivia
Metal used in making boat?
Metal used for making
aeroplane parts
First governor general of
independent india?
Lady don bradman ?
oldest veda? first player
to get padma vibhushan? author of story of pi? satyamevjayte is taken from?
ozone depletion is due to ? boat is made of which metal?
Founder of INA
Radioactivie metal used to
treat cancer?
First battle of Panipat
Kamaljeet sandhu won medal
in which sports event ??
Father of revolutionary
thoughts
author of padmavat
Who wrote Argumentive
Indians….Shri Sardar singh related to which sports….metal used in
Aeroplane….highest peak of Africa….who demanded pakistan….Upnishads’
idea….5000 surface to surface ballistic missile by drdo….how many overs by
one bowler in T20….1st women champion of Wimbledon….mogadishu capital.
…designer of tajmahal…..gatway of india in formed in which style…. grt
old man of india….1st battle of panipat…
Author of life of pi?
2024 summer Olympics venue
Which is the oldest
religious book?
Radioactive elememt used in
cancer treatment
Sri sardar Singh is
associated with which sport
Maximum no. Of overs by a
single bowler allowed in a T20 match
Taj Mahal designer
Great old man of India
Number of satellites
lunched together by India?
Author of argumentative Indian
5000 km. Range surface to surface
missile
First sportsman’s to
receive padma vibhushna?
Powerplay overs in the t20
cricket?
Which lattitude passes
through Australia
Theme of Upnishads
Pituitary: brain:: thymus
:??
Find the odd one out A.
Albatross B. Ostrich C. Pelican D. Penguin
Gabbar kidnapped Basanti
and placed him a tunnel which has a length of 500 m. He tied her from 200 m
distance from one side. Veeru heroically saved Basanti and at the same time a
train was approaching the tunnel. They ran at a speed of 10m/s to the nearer
end and missed the collision very closely. Find the speed of the train.
Marshall, Randy and Roger
has some coins. Marshall’s 5 times coin is equal with Randy’s 8 times coin.
Marshall’s 8 times coin is equal with Roger’s 5 times coin. Find the minimum
coin the three have in total.
A seller says he sells goods at 10% loss , but he actually uses the wrong measuring scale and gains 15%.what is the length of scale?
Someone borrowed 7000 at some interest rate for 3 years and after 3 years he again borrowed 3000 with same rate . If he end up giving simple interest of 4615 after 8 years then what was his interest rate ?
A boat goes downstream from point A to point B then to point c (which is midway between A and B) ,find the distance between A and B if speed of boat in still water is 16kph and that of stream is 4 kph ?
A man earn a commission at 10%. When he sells product of value more than 20k ,he earns bonus of extra 5%, if he earned 2600 commission , find bonus amount.
Alok office 100km from his home . Once he started late from his home by 1 hour . He increased his speed by 5kph and reached office on time, find his changed speed.
A man daily goes to temple which is 4km away from his home at a speed of 4kph. Once he decided to take his dog with him . The dog reached the temple and returned back to his owner then turn back again and ran towards temple ,this goes on and on. Find the distance covered by dog in the direction of temple if the speed of dog is 8kph.
A train has 10 compartments and no 2 compartments have same no. Of passengers . Average of passengers is 15or 18 (not sure) . And no compartments has no. Of passengers more than the average no. Except compartments ten. Find no. Of passengers in 10th compartment.
General knowledge questions:1)Capital of colombia:bogota2)WHO Headquartered: geneva3)ghiyasuddin tughlaq nick nm: ghazi malik4)which dynasty established kailash temple ellora caves MH Built by :Rashtraqutas krishna -15)father of geometry: Euclid6)How many medals have been won by Micheal Phelps: 287)Which text of the Vedas refers to Medicine? Atharvaved8)Which cricketer reached fastest 10000 runs in ODI? Virat bhaisab9)Duckworth Lewis” is related to which game? Cricket10)Who was the founder of Mughal dynasty? Babur11)The Khilafat Movement was merged with which movement? Non Cooperation movement 12)What is the distance between the stumps in cricket? 9inches overall including gaps.13)Who rejected the Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan:cabinet mission 14)Which book was authored by Vikram Seth? :A Suitable Boy15)Which lines run parallel to the equator? latitude 16)Who Invented Electricity? Benjamin Franklin 17)Which gas results in Brown Cloud Atmosphere? NO218)Sun occupies how much percentage of area? 99.98% 19)Which of the following a non-ferrous element? Copper 20)Which Desert is not located in Asia out of sahara, thar, gobi and…
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Many Indian Air Force aspirants will be attending AFCAT 2 2019 online exam across the country. SSBCrack wishes all the aspirants for the success in their exam. Candidates who are new to AFCAT can download the AFCAT 2019 question papers with answers attached in the article. These AFCAT previous questions will help you get an idea about the questions you will be facing in the AFCAT online exam.
AFCAT 1 2020 online exam is being conducted by the Indian Air Force on 22 and 23 Feb 2020. SSBCrack will publish the cut off marks for the AFCAT 1 2020 exam and students can check their AFCAT cut off marks hereafter the AFCAT exam. SSBCrack will also publish the AFCAT 1 2020 question paper from shift-1 and shift-2 here. We wish best of luck to all the aspirants who aspire to become the officers in the Indian Air Force. Candidates can find the AFCAT cut off from previous year.
AFCAT
AFCAT Cut Off
EKT Cut Off
AFCAT 1 2020
150 Expected 153 official
50 Expected 40 official
AFCAT 2 2019
142
50
AFCAT 1 2019
133
50
AFCAT 2 2018
140
55
AFCAT 1 2018
155
60
AFCAT 2 2017
160
60
AFCAT 1 2017
150
60
AFCAT 2 2016
148
60
AFCAT 1 2016
132
52
AFCAT 2 2015
144
52
AFCAT 1 2015
126
55
AFCAT 2 2014
123
45
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AFCAT 2 2019 Cut Off [OLD]
Once again, SSBCrack has predicted the correct cut off marks for AFCAT exam, the official AFCAT 2 2019 cut off marks are 142 marks as declared by the IAF. SSBCrack has predicted the cut off marks as 140 marks. AFCAT 2 2019 exam was conducted online by CDAC on behalf of the Indian air force on 24th and 25th Aug 2019 Saturday and Sunday across the country at various online test centres. Through AFCAT 2 2019 Indian Air Force will get the potential officers for its flying, ground and technical branches. In this article we are going to talk about what could be the expected AFCAT 2 2019 cut off marks, we are going to predict the AFCAT 2 2019 cut off marks purely based on previous trends and inputs from the aspirants. GK questions asked in AFCAT 2 2019 were average but do need preparation. GK questions were similar to other competitive exams and similar questions were shared here on SSBCrack. Maths questions in AFCAT 2 2019 were easy and similar to previous question papers. Reasoning questions were a little tougher than last time, though the questions from English were easy. Overall defence aspirants say that the AFCAT 2 2019 question paper was easy on 24th Aug 2019.
Going by the trend, AFCAT 2 2019 cut off marks will remain around 140 marks.
Once again, SSBCrack has predicted the correct cut off marks for AFCAT exam, the official AFCAT 2 2019 cut off marks are 142 marks as declared by the IAF. SSBCrack has predicted the cut off marks as 140 marks.
AFCAT
AFCAT Cut Off
EKT Cut Off
AFCAT 2 2019
142
50
AFCAT 1 2019
133
50
AFCAT 2 2018
140
55
AFCAT 1 2018
155
60
AFCAT 2 2017
160
60
AFCAT 1 2017
150
60
AFCAT 2 2016
148
60
AFCAT 1 2016
132
52
AFCAT 2 2015
144
52
AFCAT 1 2015
126
55
AFCAT 2 2014
123
45
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English: Comprehension, Error Detection, Sentence Completion/Filling in of correct word, Synonyms, Antonyms and Testing of Vocabulary, Idioms and Phrases
General Awareness: History, Geography, Civics, Politics, Current Affairs, Environment, Basic Science, Defence, Art, Culture, Sports, etc
Numerical Ability: Decimal Fraction, Time and Work, Average, Profit & Loss, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion and Simple Interest, Time & Distance (Trains/Boats & Streams)
Reasoning and Military Aptitude Test: Verbal Skills and Spatial Ability
The standard of Numerical Ability Questions will be of Matriculation level. The standard of questions in other subjects will be of graduation level.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of new Army Headquarters ‘Thal Sena Bhawan’ at Delhi Cantt. today. Addressing soldiers on the occasion, Shri Rajnath Singh said, all the departments of the Army as well as the Department of Military Affairs will come under one roof and collectively contribute towards national security, besides effectively dealing with defence-related issues. He added that the new building will play a significant role in saving valuable resources and contribute to administrative efficiency. Raksha Mantri termed the foundation stone of the new building as a ‘source of inspiration that will remind the people of the country about the sacrifices made by our soldiers’.
Shri Rajnath Singh credited the Armed Forces personnel for making an invaluable contribution towards nation building, saying that India has emerged as one of the most powerful nations due to the sacrifices made by the soldiers. He hoped that the new building will not just be an edifice of Army personnel and civilian defence staff, but will inspire the people to achieve new goals with renewed passion and enthusiasm.
Raksha Mantri also underlined the importance of greater jointness and integration among the Armed Forces, noting that the appointment of Chief of the Defence Staff and creation of Department of Military Affairs are some of the important steps in that direction. He expressed confidence that this jointness will help in increasing the military capabilities of the country and bring more synergy in handling defence-related issues.
The new building, proposed in an area of 39 acres, has been conceptualised as a multi-storey green building, adopting Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) norms.
Approx. 7.5 lakh square meters of area will be constructed to house the office complex and parking.
The building, expected to be constructed in five years, will house offices, residential complex for security personnel with basic amenities.
More than 1,700 officers both military & civilian and 1,300 sub staff will be accommodated in the new building.
Presently, Army Headquarters is spread over several pockets i.e. South Block, Sena Bhawan, Hutments Area, RK Puram, Shankar Vihar and other places.
Nitika Kaul Dhoundiyal, wife of Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal who sacrificed his life for the motherland, has cleared the SSB Interview to join the OTA Chennai. She attended the SSB interview for SSCW(Tech) 25 technical entry in Nov 2019 and cleared her SSB interview and medicals from SSB Allahabad. Mrs Dhoundiyal is now waiting for the SSCW OTA merit list to join the officers training academy, Chennai for Indian Army. Nikita Kaul Dhoundiyal has completed her engineering in ECE from Manav Rachna Faridabad and she also holds an MBA degree in marketing and operations from UBS Panjab University, Chandigarh. Nitika Kaul Dhoundiyal is currently working in TCS as a business analyst.
Major Dhoundiyal was part of the assault team spearheaded by Brigadier Harbir Singh, a senior army officer. The team zeroed in on the extremists’ location, upon being challenged, the terrorists opened fire on the assault team halting their movement. The counter-terror operation was intense lasting for over 20 hours finally resulting in several hardcore terrorists, who were responsible for the attack on CRPF convoy being killed. However, during the heavy exchange of fire, came at a cost, eleven personnel from the assault team got injured, including the leader of the group, Brigadier Singh. The injured soldiers were immediately evacuated to the Army Hospital; however, it was too late. Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal and three of his men, sepoy Ajay Kumar, Hari Singh, and Havaldar Sheo Ram succumbed to their injuries. Major Dhoundiyal’s wife, family and colleagues, remember the martyred army major, as a valiant army officer who always led from the front. His uncompromising service to bring the perpetrators of a national tragedy that is still fresh in the minds of the people have earned him the Shaurya Chakra!
The Supreme Court on Monday said that the permanent commission will apply to all women officers in the Army in service, irrespective of their years of service. The apex court was hearing Centre’s appeal challenging the Delhi High Court’s ruling in 2010 for granting permanent commission to women officers in Army.
Centre’s appeal challenging the Delhi High Court’s ruling in 2010, for granting permanent commission to women officers in Army: Supreme Court says that the permanent commission will apply to all women officers in the Army in service, irrespective of their service.
J. DY Chandrachud directs Centre to give permanent commission to women officers in all branches of army except combat. SC says Centre’arguments of women are physiologically weak are based on a deeply entrenched stereotype: men are dominant & women are caretakers.
Today we are in conversation with Maulshree and she has achieved AIR-3 in NCC 47 Women entry to join the OTA Chennai for Indian Army. Maulshree is from Jaipur and she did her schooling from St. Xavier’s School, Jaipur. She did her graduation in Performing Arts (Theatre), English Literature and Psychology and post graduation in Psychology HRDM from Christ University, Bangalore. She worked as an HR Recruiter for 2 years in Bangalore till last year. Her father is an Executive Engineer (Civil) in the Public Health and Engineering Department and mother is an Associate Professor in Sanskrit and Associate NCC officer(Major) in a Govt. College. She has an elder sister who is a corporate employee and a freelance Graphic Designer. And also have a grandmother at home. Hope this conversation will benefit the defence aspirants in their preparation.
Q1. How does it feel to clear the NCC Special entry with AIR-3. Were you expecting to achieve this rank?
Maulshree: I feel really blessed that I achieved this rank. I had this dream since my childhood and I am happy to fulfil it. I am the happiest to make my parents proud. I had visualized myself getting in the top 4 of the merit. I had promised myself to clear it this time and I started my preparations with that promise and vision. I was just focused on my goal and there were no second thoughts or doubt about this. I believe in the law of attraction so more than expected it is something that I attracted – the SECRET 😉
Q2. What motivated you to join the NCC?
Maulshree: My mother is an NCC officer so as a kid I used to go for parade sessions with her. I used to get so excited seeing all girl cadets doing the parade that I would start doing it with them. The zeal, uniform, parade and that discipline motivated me to join the NCC. I remember asking my mother to enroll me as a cadet when I was in class 5th and her telling me to wait till class 8th to get enrolled in the junior wing.
Q3. What motivated you to join the Armed forces?
Maulshree: My mother is my biggest motivation. It is because of her that I got introduced to the world of Army. As an NCC officer she holds the rank which inspired me to become an officer and get the rank before my name. As people say doctor ki beti doctor banegi, engineer ki beti engineer banegi- I had this dream ki Major ki beti Major banegi.
Q4. How did you prepare for the SSB interview?
Maulshree: This was my 3rd attempt for the NCC entry. I appeared for my 1st attempt in 2016 before which I had taken the coaching from Olive Greens, Chandigarh. This time I prepared on my own. I had previous attempts’ experience and some coaching helping material. I prepared on all current affairs issues- national and international. I regularly read current news and referred to different articles to understand the issues from different perspectives and then worked on framing my perspective on the same. I practiced psychology tests and visualised all Ground tasks in my head. With regards to interview I was confident in terms of talking about myself. I would like to mention that Self analysis and introspection is must. It is important to know about oneself more that anything else. Knowing one’s strength and weakness is essential. I was constantly working on my thought process, my approach in terms of dealing with sitautions and my personality. I would sit quietly everyday and visualize myself doing my preparations well and doing all my tasks during the selection process properly. Visualization is important before actually doing things.
Q5. What was the most memorable moment in your SSB interview?
Maulshree: The overall experience was memorable. The interview helped me realize more about myself. One memorable thing was my command task where I got the solution quite early but the GTO kept increasing the difficulty level till I could find all solutions. I felt good that I could come up with solutions. It was memorable because in my last attempt I couldn’t think of a simple solution because of stress and anxiety. So it was memorable this time because I learnt that we can think better when our mind is calm.
Q6. What message you would like to give to the defence aspirants?
Maulshree: I would like to tell all the defence aspirants to work on their personality and thinking. It is important to focus on one’s personality, thinking and behavior in different situations. The assessors see what a candidate thinks at unconscious and conscious level , how a candidate behaves at individual level and in a group. How you are in your real life will be reflected in your performance so it is always better to be yourself than to pretend in order to impress the assessors. Emotional balance and mental strength is more important than physical strength. So I would like to advice to constantly work on oneself at personal level. Say and do what you believe. Do not try saying things that you are not confident about.
Apart from that be up to date with all the relevant issues. Read about the issues in detail and then form your opinions. Also, be prepared with your subject knowledge.
A) screening – you can write a simple story, it can be based on some situation from your life- the story doesn’t have to be very fancy. Write to the point. In the group discussion, do not indulge in arguments. Even if your story is not selected for final narration it is okay if you help the group decide on one story. It could be anyone’s story. The idea is not to show off your story but to help the group land on one idea.
B) Psychology tests – stories can be from your life as well. No matter what you write your natural self will be reflected through that. Sentences for word association test should be what comes to your mind first after seeing the word. For situation reaction write logical solutions.
C) GT- group tasks are meant for group work. The idea is to be with the group and not to show off your skills and go against the group. How you deal with teammates is very important. You should have supportive behaviour. For GD- it is always about discussion and not arguments. Share your opinions but do not disregard others’ opinions. Your points should be logical and back them with some facts. Individual tasks are for you to show your skills and reasoning and situation handling- do that with confidence.
D) Interview – Be yourself. Know yourself. Say what you do and believe in. Be confident about what you say. Your interview will be based on what you will mention in the form. Whatever you mention be able to talk about that with confidence. Do not say things just to impress the interviewer. Overall, stay calm and be confident about yourself. You know yourself better. Be positive. You get what you attract so attract the best.
Q7. Thank you for talking to SSBCrack. Maulshree: All the best to all defence aspirants. Jai hind 🙂
