vocabulary

1. Instrumental (adjective) – relating to measuring instruments.
2. Aggravate (verb) – intensify, increase; worsen/compound.
3. Rely on (phrasal verb) – depend, reckon, bank.
4. Sea ice (noun) – it is frozen ocean water.
5. Ice sheet (noun) –  permanent layer of ice covering polar region.
6. Compound (verb) – intensify, increase, aggravate/worsen.
7. Vicious (adjective) – serious, dangerous, dreadful.
8. Dark area/surface (noun) –  area/ surface (e.g., rocks and open sea water) which leading to more solar absorption in the Arctic. These surfaces eventually uncovered by the impurities [such as dust, microorganisms, BC (black carbon) & GHGs (greenhouse gases)] melt snow or ice in Arctic.
9. Phenomena (noun) – plural form of phenomenon (phenomenon – occurrence, event, happening).
10. Climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
11. Drought (noun) – dry spell/period, lack of rain, shortage of water.
12. Biodiversity (noun) – existence of many different kinds of plants and animals in an environment (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
13. Hearten (verb) – encourage/boost, comfort, reassure.
14. Renege on (verb) – default on, break, withdraw/retreat from.
15. Accord (noun) – agreement, treaty, pact/deal.
16. Unambiguous (adjective) – undeniable, unquestionable, unarguable.
17. Scale up (phrasal verb) – increase.
18. Renewable energy (noun) – energy generated from the natural resources (such as water, wind, solar energy)
19. Fossil-fuels (noun) – non renewable resources or fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas are formed from buried /deposited organic materials.
20. Credible (adjective) – convincing, acceptable; reasonable.
21. Unlock (verb) – make something available (for use).
22. Livestock (noun) – farm animals (cattle, goats & etc).
23. Vulnerable (adjective) – endangered, unsafe, unprotected.

BSNL Recruitment 2017 - GATE 2017 JTO (Junior Telecom Officer) (2510 Vacancies)

BSNL Recruitment 2017 – Apply Online for 2510 Junior Telecom Officer Posts: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has published notification for the recruitment of 2510 Junior Telecom Officer Vacancies in BSNL Open Market through Valid GATE Score 2017 for Graduate Engineer.

BSNL Vacancy Details:

Total No. of Posts: 2510
Name of the Post: Junior Telecom Officer

Educational Qualification: BE/ B.Tech or equivalent in Telecom/ Electronics/ Radio/ Computer/ Electrical/ Information Technology/ Instrumentation Engg. or M.Sc (Electronics)/ M.Sc(Computer Science).

Selection Process: Based on GATE Score 2017

Important Dates:

Starting Date to Apply Online: 01-01-2017
Last Date to Apply Online: 31-01-2017

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