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JUNE MONTH CA • The Indian government has Govt. Plans To Raise USD 84 Billion From demanded Whatsapp, the Facebook-owned Airwaves Auction In 2019: NATIONAL messaging application, to digitally fingerprint Govt. Set To Roll Out IMEI Database To Help • Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA messages that are sent on its platform without People Track Stolen Mobile Phones: Government hopes to increase around $83.8 breaking the encryption. billion (Rs 5.83 trillion rupees) from its latest • The Telecom Ministry is set to roll out • AudienceNet, an UK-based social and round of airwaves auction in 2019. a Central Equipment Identity consumer research agency, reported that the Register (CEIR), a database of International • The Central government is planning to majority of the respondents in India selected Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) to help sell 8,600 megahertz of telecom airwaves WhatsApp as the preferred choice of social media people track their stolen mobile phones. across multiple frequency bands. Rs 65,789 crore network and a messaging platform. was raised in the airwaves auction held by the • People can inform the Department of Telecom • It also highlighted that about 78% of the government in 2016-17. (DoT) on losing their phones, which will, in turn, respondents trust WhatsApp to keep their blacklist their IMEI numbers. DoT had declared its • Recently, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar personal details private and secure. plan to implement this project in July 2017 and a Prasad announced the debut auction of fifth- pilot was conducted in Maharashtra. generation (5G) spectrum this year along with Bollywood Badshah To Be Guest Of Honor At trials within 100 days. Indian Film Festival Melbourne: • IMEI is a 15-digit number that uniquely identifies each mobile device. • Badshah of Bollywood Shahrukh khan to Union Cabinet Cleared NDIAC Bill, 2019 On lead the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne as the • In line with global practices, DoT’s identity Institutionalised Arbitration: chief guest to celebrate ‘courage’ as its central register will be a database of IMEI numbers that The Union Cabinet has cleared the New Delhi theme. will consist of three lists – white, grey and • International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) Bill, black. • The Indian Film Festival Melbourne is back for 2019, which provides for setting up of an its 10th edition in the cultural city. The IIFM independent and autonomous body for Kappaphycus Alvarezii Seaweed Spreads to along with the other festival guests and in the institutional arbitration. Coral Reef Areas In Valai Island In GoM: company of Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and • It also aims to acquire and transfer the festival director Mitu Bhowmick Lange. • The invasive Kappaphycus Alvarezii undertakings of International Centre for seaweed, which smothers and kills coral reefs, Alternative Dispute Resolution to New Delhi India To Impose Retaliatory Tariffs On 29 US has spread its wings to coral reef areas in Valai International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) with Goods: Island in the Gulf of Mannar (GoM) and set to effect from March 2 this year. invade new coral colonies in the marine national • Ministry of Commerce has park. Macrofaunal and fish density announced to impose retaliatory tariffs on US Mann Ki Baat Indian Radio Programme Is To decreased when Kappaphycus cover increased. goods that will be effective from June 16 Resume On June 30: onwards. The retaliatory tariffs on 29 goods • Mann Ki Baat Indian radio ISRO Unveiled Plan To Set Up Its Own Space imported from the U.S. The Ministry initially programme hosted by Prime Minister Station In Seven Years: decided to impose tariffs in 2018. Narendra Modi in which he addresses the • ISRO unveiled plan to set up its own space • The decision is ahead of the meeting people of the nation on All India Radio, DD station in seven years. ISRO is to set up a very between Modi and Trump on the side lines of National and DD News. Mann Ki Baat is to small and a separate space station. the G20 summit in Japan. The move made by resume on June 30. the trade ministry was approved by the Ministry • It will not be a part of the International • The programme aims to deliver the Prime of External Affairs. Space Station (ISS). The project will be an Minister’s voice to the general masses of India. extension of the Gaganyaan mission, which • The tariffs will be applied on $220-290 It also aims to spread joy, positivity and celebrate aims to send an Indian crew to space in 2022. million worth of goods that are imported from the strength of 130 crore Indians. People can the US, and will have about the same impact as • The weight of the space station will be share their questions on the NaMo App Open the tariffs imposed by Washington on India in around 20 tonnes. ISRO’s proposal will be sent Forum. 2018. to the government for approval by 2022 after the first Gaganyaan mission. Centre Is To Set Up A High Level Task Force Government To Set Up 51 Incubators For For Agri Reforms: Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Centre Reduced Rate Of Contribution Under • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ESI Act: • The GoI set up 51 new incubators for announced that the Centre is to set up a high- startups in the information and communications • Centre has reduced the employer’s and level task force for agri reforms. The decision was technology space across India. As part of its employee’s contribution under the Employees’ made in the fifth meeting of the NITI Aayog Technology Incubation and Development of State Insurance (ESI) Act. It will be effective governing council. Entrepreneurs (Tide) 2.0 scheme. from July 1. ESI Act gives insured workers • The task force is for undertaking structural medical benefits among other facilities. • They will offer financial and technical support reforms in agriculture, including strengthening to incubators supporting ICT startups that are • The Ministry of Labour and Employment has logistics, produce marketing, food processing as involving usage of deep technologies including reduced the total contribution towards ESI well as changes to the Essential Commodities artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics, from 6.5% of an employee’s wages to 4%. Act. and internet of things in the identified areas of For the employer’s it reduced from 4.7% to • The PM has pitched for foundational reforms societal relevance. 3.25% and the employee’s contribution lowered in the agri-economy, leading to a complete to 0.75% of wages from 1.75%. transformation of the agriculture sector in India. Triple Talaq Bill Is To Be Tabled In The Very • The Ministry said there has been a substantial First Session Of Parliament In The NDA rise in the number of people being brought under Govt. Demands Fingerprinting Of Messages Government: the ESI scheme and the number of people who from WhatsApp to Trace Origin: • The second term of Narendra Modi opted for it. government is likely to place the ______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 2 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| controversial Triple Talaq Bill in its very first suggested the development of a National • India’s domestic air passenger traffic grew session of Parliament. The Muslim Women Project Management Policy Framework for about 3% year-on-year during May. It (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second the effective execution of public sector and reversed a 4.5% fall the sector witnessed in Ordinance was promulgated on February 21, public-private partnership infrastructure projects. April as a result of the grounding of cash- 2019. • It has also recommended the setting up of a strapped Jet Airways Ltd., India that led to • An ordinance will lapse after six months of nodal body for the certification of chartered severe capacity crunch in the sector. the promulgation. The bill should be passed by project management professionals to • According to data from Directorate General both sessions of Parliament within 45 days after create world-class infrastructure. of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that the domestic the first sitting of Parliament. NITI Aayog carriers carried a total of 1.22 crore passengers • Proceeding: Planning Commission in May compared with 1.19 crore passengers Environment Ministry Launched A Song • Headquarters: Delhi carried by various airlines during the Hawa Aane De to Spread Awareness About • Chairman: Narendra Modi corresponding period a year ago. Air Pollution: • Vice Chairman: Rajiv Kumar • On the occasion of World Environment Day ICG Co-Hosts 12th ReCAAP ISC Capacity (June 5), Ministry of Environment, Forest • CEO: Amitabh Kant Building Workshop In New Delhi: and Climate Change launched a theme • Indian Coast Guard (ICG) co-hosted the Govt Extends PM-KISAN Scheme, song ‘Hawa Aane De’ on air pollution. The song 12th Capacity Building workshop in New Announces Rs 6,000 Cash Handout Scheme was launched in the national capital. Delhi. The cooperation with the Regional To All Farmers: • The main aim is to spread Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and awareness regarding protecting the • In the first Cabinet meeting, Modi led new Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) environment. government decided to extend PM- Information Sharing Centre (‘SC) in New Delhi. KISAN scheme to all 14.5 crore farmers in the • The main aim is to deepen knowledge on country costing Rs.87,000 crore a year and also Nirmala Sitharaman to Present Her First issues related to piracy and armed robbery. announced over Rs.10,000 crore pension Union Budget on July 5: scheme for 5 crore farmers, thereby fulfilling the • New Finance Minister Nirmala NITI Aayog Proposed That Only Electric BJP’s poll promise. Sitharaman will present her first Union Budget Vehicles Should Be Sold After 2030: for 2019-20 on July 5. The Economic Survey will • The Rs.75,000-crore Pradhan Mantri • NITI Aayog, the government’s think tank, be presented by new Chief Economic Kisan Samman Siddhi (PMKSS – PM Kisan) was has proposed that only electric vehicles should Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian on July announced in the interim Budget under which the be sold after 2030. The move is to expand 4. government decided to provide Rs 6,000 per the scope of the clean fuel technology beyond year (in three equal instalments) to an • The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha is set two- and three-wheelers. estimated 12.5 crore small and marginal to begin on June 17 and will continue till July • It has also suggested that the ministry to roll farmers holding land up to 2 hectares. 26. The house will elect a speaker on June 19. out an e-highways programme, with an overhead electricity network, to enable plying of • Ms Sitharaman, 59, is the senior most woman Farmer pension scheme: minister in PM Modi’s cabinet and the second trucks and buses on select National Highways. • Cabinet also approved the Pradhan Mantri The proposals are part of the plan to woman to head the finance department after • Kisan Pension Yojana under which small and late former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. manufacture 50 Gigawatt hour marginal farmers will get a minimum fixed (GWh) batteries by 2030. Earlier, a panel headed

pension of Rs.3,000 per month on attaining the by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant had Prime Minister Narendra Modi Hikes age of 60 years. National Defence Fund Scholarship suggested that only electric-powered three- wheelers and two-wheelers with an engine Assistance: • The scheme will cost the exchequer a total of Rs.10,000 crore per annum. capacity of up to 150 cc should be sold from • Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved 2025. changes to the Prime Minister’s Scholarship • New Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers

Scheme forwards of deceased defense welfare – Narendra Singh Tomar Punjab And Haryana High Court Has personnel under the National Defence Fund. Cabinet Approves Rs.3,000 Pension Scheme Accorded the Status of Legal Person Or • The quota of new scholarships for children of For Small Shopkeepers, Retail Traders: Entity To Animals: state police officials will be 500 in a year. The • The Punjab and Haryana High rates of scholarship have also been increased • The newly-inducted Union Cabinet approved a Court has accorded the status of legal from Rs.2000 per month to Rs.2500 per month new scheme which assures minimum monthly person or entity to animals, granting them the for boys and from Rs.2250 per month to Rs.3000 pension of ₹3,000 per month to small “corresponding rights, duties, and liabilities per month for girls. shopkeepers, retail traders and the self- employed people after attaining the age of 60 of a living person”.

ISRO Opens Its Laboratories For Indian years. Indian Army Commissioned Air Quality School Students: AYUSH Ministry Launches An App To Help Monitor At Fort William As A Part Of ‘Go • Indian Space Research Organisation Green’ Initiative: (ISRO) is an agency which has the legacy of People Locate Yoga Centres, Instructors: India’s ancient knowledge and modern • International yoga day celebrated on June • ‘Go Green’ initiative, a “Continuous technology. It will opened its laboratories for 21, the ministry of AYUSH launched “yoga Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System (CAAQMS)” at Fort William Military Station. Lt Indian school students to undergo two-week locator” an app to locate yoga events and Gen M M Naravane, General Officer training from this year. centers providing training and instructor within Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, • Union Territories completed their exposure in the users range. commissioned the system, which monitors air its laboratories in Bengaluru, Sriharikota, and • This app is a map-based application which pollution on a real time basis. Thiruvananthapuram. The training module allows the instructor to register themselves devised as part of its new Young Scientists and reach out to users. • It also displays wind speed, direction, Programme. Yuva Vigyanik Karyakram, Ministry of Ayush ambient temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, barometric pressure and YUVIKA. • Full form – Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga, rain gauge. The data can be remotely monitored • ISRO’s YUVIKA is modeled around the Indian and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and on internet and collated into various desired government’s vision ‘Jai Vigyan, Jai Homoeopathy. Anusandhan’. formats. • Headquarters – Delhi

• Headed by – Shripad Yesso Naik Niti Aayog Suggested A National Project Indian Navy Deployed P-8I Long Range

Management Policy Framework: Maritime Surveillance Aircraft For Anti- India’s Domestic Air Passenger Traffic Grew Piracy: A task force on project management, headed • About 3 Percent During May: by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, has

• Indian Navy deployed its P-8I long-range • The new return system (ANX-1 & ANX-2 • In March 2019, Prime Minister Narendra maritime surveillance aircraft for anti-piracy only) will be available for trial for taxpayers to Modi laid the foundation stone for the project and sorties from Salalah in Oman to patrol the make themselves familiar. the Government of India has allocated a grant Gulf of Aden. for building the maritime museum. • This is the second time the P-8I is NDMA Conducted Training Programme For • The project will be implemented by operated from Salalah for anti-piracy in 2019. CBRN Emergencies: the Ministry of Shipping through It is an expansion of its Mission Based • National Disaster Management Authority its Sagarmala programme. Deployments (MBD) in the Indian Ocean (NDMA) conducting a basic training programme The Archaeological Survey of India Region (IOR). at the Deendayal Port Trust in Kandla, (ASI) along with the State government and other Gujarat. stakeholders is also involved in setting up the MoSPI Has Proposed To Set Up A National • The main aim is to increase awareness and museum. Data Warehouse To Leverage Big Data enhancing the preparedness of Seaport Analytical Tools: Emergency Handlers (SEHs) to respond to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lead The • Ministry of Statistics and Programme CBRN emergencies. Event Of #YogaDay2019 At Ranchi: Implementation (MoSPI) has proposed to set • This is the fourth in a series of such • Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the up a National Data Warehouse with an aim to programmes. International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations leveraging big data analytical tools. to be held in Ranchi on June 21. • The three batches of SEHs were trained at • This move is to further improve the quality of Mangalore, Kochi and Navi Mumbai. • This function will attend to by several State macro-economic aggregates. MoSPI also plans to Dignitaries, besides the Yoga Organisations and introduce a legislative framework so that The Union Cabinet Approved Two Medical Yoga Gurus. Ministry of AYUSH planned every the National Statistical Commission Bills That Was Lapsed In The 16th Lok Sabha year observation of the International Day of Yoga (NSC) can function with independence and give Session: across the country. holistic guidance for improving the national • The Union Cabinet approved the two Medical statistical system. Union Cabinet Has Approved The Brucellosis Bills, Indian Medical Council (Amendment Bill), 2019, and the Homoeopathy Central Control Program To Improve The Health Of Delhi Government Plans Free Rides For Animals: Council (Amendment Bill), 2019. Both the Women In Metro And Buses: bills had lapsed in the 16th Lok Sabha • Union Cabinet has approved the Brucellosis • Delhi government has announced its plan session. The Bills will be reintroduced in the control program, a new scheme, to control Foot to subsidize travel in public transport for upcoming Parliament session. and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to women commuters in the Capital. support the livestock rearing farmers and • The announcement was made by Chief Indian Medical Council (Amendment Bill), improve the health of animals. Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The government 2019: • This initiative aims to fully control these intends to allow women to travel for free on metro • The Bill is aimed at bringing diseases amongst livestock in the country in trains and State-run buses by the month in accountability, transparency, and quality the next five years and subsequently eradicate of August-September. in the governance of medical education in the these diseases. country. The bill will also provide for supersession • Cabinet has approved a total outlay Government To Focus On The Allied Issue Of of the Medical Council of India (MCI) for a of Rs.13,343 crores for the scheme and entire Water Under The Scheme “Nal Se Jal“: period of two years from August 26, 2018. cost will be now borne by Central Government. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new • The Board of Governors shall exercise the Earlier the cost was shared by both Central and government has shifted its focus to the allied powers and functions of the MCI as assigned State Governments. issue of water after the country-wide sanitation under the IMC Act, 1956. The number of drive with the Swachh Bharat Mission comes to members in the Board of Governors will be Union Cabinet Approved The Setting Up Of an end on October 2, 2019. The focus will is increased from existing 7 to 12. Defence Space Research Agency (DSRO): carried out by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. • The Cabinet Committee on • The Ministry is led by Rajasthan MP Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment Security headed by Prime Minister Narendra Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Ram Lal Bill), 2019: Modi has approved the setting up of Defence Kataria will be the Minister of state. The ministry • The Homoeopathy Central Council Space Research Agency (DSRO), a new has been formed by merging the Ministry of (Amendment Bill), 2019, meanwhile, seeks to agency, which will develop sophisticated weapon Water Resources, River Development & extend the period for reconstitution of the systems. The approval aimed to enhance the Ganga Rejuvenation along with the Ministry Central Council from an existing period of one capabilities of the armed forces to fight wars in of Drinking Water and Sanitation. year to two years so that the tenure of the Board space. of Governors may be extended for a further Indian Railways Ordered For 25 Electric period of one year with effect from May 17, Shri RK Singh Approves Dispute Resolution Locomotives From BHEL: 2019. Mechanism For Solar And Wind Sector: • Indian Railways received an order for 25 • In a major decision to facilitate the solar and more energy efficient retrofit electrical ICAT Released India’s 1st BS VI Certificate wind energy projects, Shri RK Singh, Union locomotives from the public sector Bharat in Two Wheeler Segment: Minister of State for Power and New & Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). • International Centre for Automotive Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill • A major technological leap achieved by the Technology (ICAT) released India’s first Type Development & Entrepreneurship has BHEL whereby the kinetic energy of the train Approval Certificate (TAC) for Bharat Stage approved a proposal. while in braking mode, is re-converted into – VI (BS – VI) norms for the two-wheeler • The proposal is to set up a Dispute electrical energy. segment in New Delhi. Resolution Committee to consider the • The certificate released and handed over by unforeseen disputes between solar/wind power GST Council Planned To Introduce A New Director ICAT, Dinesh Tyagi to top officials of the developers and SECI/NTPC, beyond contractual GST Return System: OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers). India’s agreement. • GST Council decided to introduce a new GST first certification in the two-wheeler segment for return system to facilitate taxpayers. The the BS – VI. A Water Clinic For Elephants Opens On The new plan is worked out to ease the transition to Banks Of The Yamuna: the new return system. India Partners With Portugal To Set Up A • India has opened its first specialized hydrotherapy treatment • There are three main components to the new National Maritime Heritage Museum At return. One main return (FORM GST RET-1) Lothal: for elephants suffering from arthritis, joint pain and foot ailments near the Wildlife and two annexures (FORM GST ANX-1 and • India has partnered with Portugal to set FORM GST ANX-2). up a national maritime heritage SOS’ Elephant Conservation and Care Centre (ECCC), which currently houses 20 rescued museum at Lothal in Gujarat.

______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 4 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| elephants and is run in collaboration with the Governors (BoGs) for a further period of one scientists – Ritu Karidhal (as mission director) Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and the NGO year, with effect from May 17, 2019. and Muthayya Vanitha (as project director) – to Wildlife SOS. head the India’s second Moon Go Tribal Campaign By Tribes India mission Chandrayaan-2. NABCB Gets APAC Certificate For Personnel Launched In New Delhi: • Ritu Karidhal was referred as the ‘Rocket Certification Bodies In Singapore: • Go Tribal Campaign program launched by Woman of India’. She became famous with the • National Accreditation Board for Tribes India. Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, launch of the Mars Orbiter Mission where she was Certification Bodies (NABCB), India’s national Smt. Renuka Singh in the presence of Shri R.C. the deputy operations director. accreditation body secured international Meena, Chairman, Tribal Cooperative Marketing • Muthayya Vanitha received the Best equivalence for accreditation programme in Development Federation of India and other Woman Scientist award in 2006 by the the annual meeting of the Asia Pacific dignitaries joined in New Delhi Astronomical Society of India. Accreditation Cooperation in Singapore. • It is used to institutionalize collaborations and V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust Inks MoU • They signed the Mutual Recognition partnerships with different organizations to With Central Warehousing Corporation: Arrangement (MRA) of the Asia Pacific promote tribal products. It is in association with • The V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) for its Amazon Global Marketing. Tuticorin and Central Warehousing accreditation programme based on international • It is launched in TRIBES India products Corporation (CWC) have signed an MoU for standard, ISO/IEC 17024. globally through Amazon platform. facilitating Direct Port Entry (DPE) of e-sealed factory stuffed export container to the port under Hardeep Puri Inaugurated The Central ATFM Delhi Metro Station Becomes India’s First ‘Ease of Doing Business’. Complex: Project To Receive Power From Waste-To- • Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State Energy: ISRO Partnered With IAF For Gangayaan (I/c) for Civil Aviation inaugurated the Air Traffic • Delhi Metro became the first ever project in Astronaut Selection, Training: Flow Management – Central Command the country to receive power generated from a • The Indian Air Force (IAF)has signed an Centre at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. waste-to-energy plant. The Delhi Metro Rail agreement with the Indian Space Research • The C-ATFM system to address the Corporation (DMRC) receiving 2 MW power Organisation (ISRO) for crew selection and balancing of capacity against the demand to from a 12 MW capacity waste-to-energy training for the prestigious Gangayaan, the achieve optimum utilization of the major plant set up in Ghazipur. country’s maiden manned mission. resources namely airport, airspace and aircraft. • It is being utilized at the Vinod Nagar Gaganyaan Mission: Receiving Substation (RSS) for meeting the • Gaganyaan (“Sky Craft”) is an Indian crewed Centre Plans To Add 500 GW Of Renewable operational requirements of Pink Line of Delhi orbital spacecraft intended to be the basis of Energy To Its Electricity Grid By 2030: Metro. It is set up by East Delhi Waste theIndian Human Spaceflight Programme. • The Centre plans to add 500 gigawatts Processing Company Limited (EDWPCL). • Gaganyaan was announced by Prime (GW) of renewable energy to its electricity grid Minister Narendra Modi in 2018. The mission by 2030. The plan aims to clean up air in its cities NHA And ICICI Foundation Signed A MOU To worth Rs. 10,000 crore. and lessen the rapidly growing economy’s Train 15,000 Personnel Under Ayushman • The Programme is aimed to be launched by dependence on coal. Bharat Scheme: December 2021. It was approved by the Union • The Ministry of new and renewable energy has • National Health Authority (NHA) and Cabinet in 2018. planned to install 175 GW of renewable ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth signed a • In its maiden crewed mission, ISRO’s largely energy capacity by 2022 without taking into Memorandum Understanding (MoU) to train autonomous 3.7-tonne capsule will orbit the Earth account large hydro and 225 GW including 15,000 state and district personnel. at 400 km (250 mi) altitude for up to seven days large hydro. • They are trained for Pradhan Mantri Arogya with a three-person crew on board. • India is the world’s third-largest emitter Mitra scheme. They are to provide the delivery of greenhouse gases. The country has pledged of health services under Ayushman Bharat Indian Navy To Build 6 Submarines: to cut emissions and have clean energy account Scheme for a period of one year. • Indian Navy issued an ‘Expression of for at least 40 percent of its installed capacity by • The main aim is to check the capacity Interest’ for shortlisting potential strategic 2030, up from 21.4% now, while looking to building of health personnel. The state partners. The construction of six P-75 (I) manage its energy appetite as its population personnel are assigned the responsibility to submarines costing nearly ₹45,000 crore. This is becomes more prosperous. implement the scheme in their respective states. the second project being undertaken under the • Minister of New and Renewable Energy: Raj latest Strategic Partnership (SP) Model. Kumar Singh, Minister of State (Independent Ayushman Bharat Scheme-Pradhan Mantri • The case was approved by the Defence Charge). Jan Arogya Yojana: Acquisition Council on January 31.

• To provide a cover of up to Rs.5 lakh per • The Expression of Interest (EoI) for BSES Launches Energy Saving App: family per year for secondary and tertiary care shortlisting of Indian strategic partners been • BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) tied hospitalization. The cover to over 10.74 crore uploaded on the Defence Ministry and Navy up with several private organisations to launch a vulnerable entitled families websites. slew of initiatives including a ‘behavioural energy • CEO: Indu Bhushan saving app’ to reduce electricity consumption. MoU between The North Eastern Council Arjun Munda Tribal Affairs Minister • The app ‘SustHome’ developed by BYPL (NEC) And The National Productivity Council Launched The E-Governance Initiatives For and TERI to bring about a behavioural change in (NPC): ST Welfare Schemes: how consumers use electricity. It will track • The North Eastern Council (NEC) and the • Shri Arjun Munda Tribal Affairs launched energy consumption patterns. National Productivity Council (NPC) have the “e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare • The main aim is to save around 72 million agreed on a tie-up venture in the area of schemes”. It is organized by the Ministry of units (MUs) and help consumers save up to 10% capacity building and evaluation of projects. Tribal Affairs. Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta, Minister in energy bills. • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to of State for Tribal Affairs. These e-governance train officials in the area of project initiatives serve their purpose of the Lok Sabha Passed The Homeopathy Central implementation and management including third- betterment of tribal communities across the Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019: party evaluation of projects, energy auditing, and nation. • Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State, digitization for smart governance. Ministry of AYUSH presented the Homeopathy Rs 21,738 Crore Naval Helicopters To Be Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Two Female Scientists Ritu Kridhal and New Govt’s First Defence Buy: the Lok Sabha. It passed the Bill on 27 June. Vanitha to Head Indias 2nd Moon Mission • The Rs 21,738-crore procurement of 111 • The Homoeopathy Central Council Chandrayaan-2: light Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) for the (Amendment) Bill, 2019 enables the government • For the first time, Indian Space Research Navy is on track to be the first big procurement to extend the tenure of the Board of Organisation (ISRO) has appointed two women ______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 5 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| of the new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) SARATHI: capacity building processes in the field of space government. • This Ministry will accomplish the mission technology. • The OEMs who have responded through its flagship application called SARATHI, Assam: include Lockheed Martin, for driving license, developed by National • Capital: Dispur Airbus and Bell Helicopters. The proposal for Informatics Centre (NIC). NIC has a common • Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal building 111 helicopters allows the OEM to deliver countrywide database of all driving license • Governor: Jagdish Mukhi the first 16 from its home production facility, but holders. at least 95 helicopters must be manufactured in • Almost 15 crore driving license records are BIHAR India with an ambitious level of 60 per cent available in its central repository. The SARATHI Death Toll Rises To 66 In Muzaffarpur, Bihar indigenisation stipulated. application has the feature to identify duplicate Due to Encephalitis: records online in real time and access • Muzaffarpur district of Bihar reported IIIDEM (ECI) Organises Capacity Building information about the challans if any. death of 69 children due to Acute Program On Electoral Technology: Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). Till now over • India International Institute of Centre Holds Pre-Budget Consultations With 130 have been hospitalised in the district. Democracy and Election Management State Finance Ministers: • The district Magistrate of Muzaffarpur has (IIIDEM) (ECI) organized a five-day training • Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman announced that for students till class eight, program. chaired her first GST Council schools will remain closed till June 22 and for The program on Use of Technology in meeting. Sitharaman replaced Arun Jaitley as • students in higher standards, classes will be held Elections for Election Officials of Union new FM under the Modi 2.0 government only till 10.30 am. Election Commission of Myanmar. The • The Speculations were rife that the Council in Capacity Building Programs on Electoral its 35th meeting under the new FM would Bihar Government Has Announced to Waive technology is the 7th program of 09 programs consider slashing Goods and Service Tax Off 50% Of the Total Taxes Levied on E scheduled across 2018-2019. Their aim is to (GST) on electric vehicles to 5 per cent from 12 Rickshaws: strengthen the democracy around the world per cent. • The Bihar State government has and create transparency. announced to waive off 50% of the total taxes AAI Signs With Boeing To Improve Airspace levied on the purchase and running of Report By President, 35000 Km Of Highways Utilization: battery-propelled e-rickshaws. The To Be Built By 2022 Under Bharatmala: • The Airports Authority of India announcement was made by the deputy chief • According to the President of India, (AAI) signed a technical assistance minister of state Sushil Kumar Modi. construction or upgradation of about 35,000 agreement with aerospace major Boeing. kilometres of national highways are to be • The agreement aims to develop an air traffic Bihar Govt Approved the Proposal To Punish undertaken by 2022 under the ‘Bharatmala management roadmap which will improve Children Who Abandon Their Elderly Project’. airspace utilization and help maintain efficient Parents: Also under the ‘Sagarmala Project’, a • aircraft operations. The AAI will use guidance in • The Bihar State Cabinet chaired by Chief network of good quality roads are to be the modernization of the Indian National Minister Nitish Kumar has approved the constructed in coastal areas and areas adjoining Airspace System (NAS). proposal to punish sons and daughters, who ports. abandon their elderly parents, with jail term.

STATES The approval was announced on 11 June. Lok Sabha Passed The Special Economic • The proposal was moved by the state’s social Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019: ASSAM welfare department. Such cases will be • The Lok Sabha passed the Special Assam Government to Set Up Skill University registered under the non-bailable section after Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on At Darrang District: receiving complaints from elderly parents. 26 June. The amendment of sub-section (v) of Assam government will set up a Skill • • The decision is expected to have huge impact Section 2 of the SEZ Act, 2005 will make a University at the cost of 850 crore rupees at in society in taking care of the elderly, who are trust or any entity notified by the Central Darrang district. Mission Director of Assam Skill at times neglected or abandoned by their wards. government eligible for consideration of grant of Development Mission, AP Tiwari said that the Bihar: permission to set up a unit in special economic proposed institution will be known as Skill City. zones. • Capital: Patna • This will be perhaps the first skill university • Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar • The Bill aims at improving and of the country with a capacity of 10 encouraging more investments and introducing thousand seats. • Governor: Lalji Tandon features including single-window Assam Govt Hikes Parental Income Limit clearance and to ease imports and exports. Under Fee Waiver To Rs 2 Lakhs: GOA A New Species of Wasp from The Genus • Exports from SEZs rose 21% on year to Rs • Assam govt increased the parent’s annual Kudakrumia Was Found In Goa: 7 lakh crore in FY19. As of March 31, there were income of students eligible for fee waiver scheme 232 SEZs, of which 25 are multiproduct and the up to post graduation level from Rs 1 Lakh to • Scientists have recently identified a new rest are sector specific, with 5,109 approved Rs. 2 Lakh. species of wasp from the genus Kudakrumia units. in Goa. The wasp, Kudakrumia rangnekari, has • This was announced by Assam education been named after Goa-based researcher Parag minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya. MoRTH Plans To Introduce Universal Smart Rangnekar. • This scheme does not cover private Card Driving Licences To Curb Fake Or Bogus • It belongs to genus Kudakrumia. The colleges and universities in Assam. Children Licenses Kudakrumia is a genus of primitive wasps that of parents working in state and central is described and previously known only from Sri • The government plans to introduce Universal government are not eligible. smart card driving licences. The Ministry of Lanka. IIT Guwahati Signs MoU With ISRO To Set Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has Up Space Technology: • The new species was collected Cotigao decided to modify the current format of driving Wildlife sanctuary. The Cotigao Wildlife • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), licenses to laminated card without chip or Sanctuary is located in South Goa district, of Guwahati signed an MoU with the Indian Space smart card type driving licences and which Goa. The sanctuary was established in 1968. Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up an will include nationwide standardised format of IITG-ISRO Space Technology Cell (STC) at the placement of Information, standardization of Goa CM Sawant Praises Environment Day institute where Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi fonts etc. With ‘Corals and Crabs’: inaugurated a new academic complex and • For this purpose, RTOs (Regional Transport research and development building. • Goa harbours its coral reefs into the lesser Offices) should issue a uniform format of driving known reefs around Grande Island. Goa Goa CM • IITG-ISRO STC would be first of its kind in the licenses across nation. It aims to curb fake or Pramod Sawant explained the occasion of World North-east region to augment research and bogus licenses. Environment Day.

• He released a book “Corals and Himachal Pradesh: • Mela Kheer Bhawani festival was celebrated Crabs” jointly published by the Forest • Governor: Acharya Dev Vrat in Jammu & Kashmir on Zeasht Ashtami. In Department of Goa and WWF-India at the Goa • Chief Minister: Jai Ram Thakur 2019, the day fell on June 10. Science Centre Auditorium in Panaji. • Capital: Shimla, Dharamshala • The devotees prayed at the famous Ragnya Goa Devi temple in Ganderbal district, J&K. • Capital: Panaji JHARKHAND • Zyestha Ashtami is celebrated by Kashmiri • Governor: Mridula Sinha World Bank Approves $147 Million Loan To Pandits across the country and outside as the day • Chief Minister: Pramod Sawant The Government Of Jharkhand: marks commencing of annual pilgrimage. • The World Bank approved a $147 million • Jammu & Kashmir Governor: Satya Pal GUJARAT loan agreement to provide basic urban services to Malik India’s First Dinosaur Museum Park the people of Jharkhand. Inaugurated In Gujarat: • Their aim is to improve the management KARNATAKA • Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani capacity of the urban local bodies (ULBs) in Karnataka Government Has Launched Pink inaugurated India’s first Dinosaur-Museum-cum- the state. They focus on improving the municipal Sarathi Vehicles For Women’s Safety: Park in the Mahisagar district. It is set to give sector’s capacity to provide basic urban services. • Karnataka government has launched ‘Pink visitors a Jurassic Park kind of feel. Jharkhand Sarathi’ vehicles that are procured by • The museum is located in Raiyoli area in • Capital: Ranchi the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Balasinor exhibit remains of various dinosaurs • Chief Minister: Raghubar Das Corporation (BMTC). and fossil records.Dinosaur Museum cum Park is • Governor: Draupadi Murmu • It was launched by Chief Minister H.D. the first park in the country and the world’s third Kumaraswamy. BMTC will use the vehicles to park. JAMMU & KASHMIR attend to the grievances of women passengers in Lok Sabha Has Approved The Extension Of city buses. President’s Rule In J&K For A Further Period CPWD To Install ‘Solar Trees’ in Residential • BMTC had received Rs.56.07 crore from the Of Six Months: Complexes of Central Govt Employees: Centre under the Nirbhaya scheme. It has also • The Central Public Works Department • The Lok Sabha has approved the resolution taken up various measures for the safety of (CPWD) has directed its officials to explore the seeking an extension of President rule in women passengers, including the launch of Pink possibility of installing “solar trees” in Jammu and Kashmir for a further period of six Sarathi vehicles. residential complexes of government months with effect from 3rd July 2019. employees. • The lower house also gave its approval to Amasebailu Becomes First 100% Solar • The move intends to promote renewable the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill Powered Village in Karnataka: energy and reduce carbon footprint by the 2019. On seeking Lok Sabha’s nod to extend • Amasebailu, a small village situated on the CPWD, the prime construction agency of the President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, the left bank of Haldi river in Udupi. It is the first central government. The concept of “solar trees” government has spent Rs. 2,307 crore to village in Karnataka to have 100% solar- was first implemented at the National Salt security apparatus. powered houses. About J&K Extension: Satyagraha Memorial built by the CPWD at • It is tagged as a Solar Gram Panchayat Dandi in Gujarat. • The reservation bill will amend Sections 5 with about 1858 houses illuminated with solar Gujarat and 9 of the Jammu and Kashmir lamps. The project launched three years ago in • Capital: Gandhinagar Reservation Act, 2004. Once it becomes an 2016. Act, it will provide reservation to Gujjars • Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani • It is implemented at a total cost of Rs. 2.13 and Baker was living in the area adjoining the • Governor: Om Prakash Kohli crore. The project was funded by the Centre and international border leads to extension. the State Government. The ratio 30:20 and the

HARYANA rest was paid by the Panchayat and Singhey Khababs Sindhu Festivals: Haryana Government Announced an Annual charitable organizations. Of Rs.5 Lakh To Loktantra Senanis: • In Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka tourist’s promotional festival – Ladakh Singhey Chief Minister: H. D. Kumaraswamy • The Haryana State government has • Khababs Sindhu Festivals is being celebrated announced an annual financial assistance of Rs.5 • Capital: Bengaluru (Executive Branch) on the bank of Indus River at Leh. Governor Sayta Governor: Vajubhai Vala lakh to loktantra senanis or their spouse for • Pal Malik inaugurated the festival by hoisting the treatment at private or government hospitals. National Flag. Mr Malik also attended the all The term “emergency victim” on their identity KERALA religious meeting. India’s First Solar Cruise Vessel Will Debut cards would be replaced with “loktantra senani”. In Kerala: Jammu & Kashmir Government to Open 18 Haryana • India’s first solar-powered ferry in 2016, AMRIT Stores: • Capital: Chandigarh Kerala is gearing up for the launch of the Jammu and Kashmir Government is • Chief minister: Manohar Lal Khattar • country’s premier solar-powered cruise boat. The planning to open 18 AMRIT (Affordable • Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya initiative comes from the State Water Transport Medicines and Reliable Implants for Department (SWTD), whose solar ferry Aditya in Treatment) stores in all the Medical colleges, HIMACHAL PRADESH the Vaikom-Thavanakadavu route proved to Himachal Pradesh Made GPS Mandatory For Hospitals and prominently associated hospitals of be a success. the State. Trekkers: • The Rs.3-crore cruise boat can carry 100 The purpose of the initiative is to provide • The Himachal Pradesh government made • passengers is under construction at a boatyard in quality and affordable medicines to the end users. it mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS Aroor and comes from the stable of the builders device to tackle any exigency on 18 June • AMRIT pharmacies, operating under the aegis of Aditya. It will be rolled out in Alappuzha in 2019. The decision was made in a review meeting of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, December. Its battery will have 80 KWh chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Government of India, offer more than 5200 (kilowatt hour) power backup, as compared Shrikant Baldi on preparedness for the drugs, implants, surgical disposables and other to 50 KWh backup in Aditya. monsoon in Shimla. consumables at average discounts up to 60% of • The announcement also added that it is the maximum retail price. KSEB Signed an Agreement With GJ Eco Power Pvt. Ltd. To Establish Waste-To- important that trekking and other yatras must be • In the previous year, 118.52 lakh people in restricted during adverse weather. Being a country availed its services at a lesser price than Energy (WtE) Plants: The Kerala State Electricity Board disaster-prone state special attention must be its MRP. • (KSEB) signed a power purchase agreement with taken to disseminate weather advisories and installing early warning systems in Himachal Mela Kheer Bhawani Festival Was Kochi-based GJ Eco Power Pvt. Ltd. to establish Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants across Pradesh. Celebrated in Jammu & Kashmir: the State. GJ Eco Power Pvt. Ltd. has been

______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 7 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| implementing the project at the Brahmapuram State Disaster Management Authority • Parent Organization: Ministry of Health & solid waste treatment plant. (OSDAMA) analysing data relating to flood from Family Welfare • The proposed plant is expected to be 2001 to 2018. commissioned within 18 months of the launch of Punjab Govt. To Prepare Water Management its construction. The power purchase agreement Tribal Odisha’s Woman Chandrani Murmu Of Plan With Israel Group: was signed in the presence of Electricity BJD Became The Youngest MP In The • Punjab Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria Minister M.M. Mani, Electricity Department Country And Her Debut In Parliament: met a team of experts from Israel in secretary B. Ashok and KSEB chairman and • A tribal woman from Odisha, Chandrani Chandigarh to prepare a comprehensive managing director N.S. Pillai. Murmu aged 25 of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party water management master plan for the

became the youngest MP in the country. state. Kerala • She defeated the two-time BJP MP Ananta • The National Water company of Israel M/s • Capital: Thiruvananthapuram Nayak by a margin of 66,203 votes and claimed Mekorot and Punjab Government had signed an • Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan the Keonjhar constituency, Odisha. She replaced agreement in April 2019. • Governor: Palanisamy Sathasivam Dushyant Chautala who was elected at the age of Punjab

26 from the Hisar Lok Sabha seat in 2014. • Capital: Chandigarh MADHYA PRADESH • Chief Minister: Amarinder Singh Bancha, The First Solar Kitchen Only Village India Test Fires Brahmos Supersonic Cruise • Governor: V.P. Singh Badnore In India: Missile From Chandipur In Odisha: Bancha in Betul district is the first village in • • Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was test India to have zero wooden stoves and almost no fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at RAJASTHAN use for LPG cylinders with all its 75 houses relying Chandipur in Odisha. Anti-ship version of the Rajasthan Government Banned E Cigarettes on solar-powered stoves to meet their cooking missile launched by complex-3 of the ITR, in the State: needs. Defence Research and Development (DRDO) • Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok • The project of installing solar power plates, sources. Gehlot announced the banned on the sale of e- batteries and stoves in all the 74 houses was • World’s fastest supersonic cruise missile cigarettes in Rajasthan. started in September 2017 and got completed with high rate of accuracy • Gehlot issued the order on the occasion by December 2018. • Missile is fired from land, sea and air. The of World No Tobacco Day on May 31.

missile with a strike range of around 290 km is a Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Passes Resolution • The government had banned the online or strategic asset for India which act as a deterrence To Increase Reservation For OBCs To 27%: offline sale, storage, production, against any possible threats from China and distribution, and advertisement of e- • Madhya Pradesh Cabinet passed a Pakistan. cigarettes in the state. resolution to increase the percentage of • BrahMos is a joint venture between the DRDO Rajasthan Government Increases Financial reservation quota for Other Backward Classes and the NPOM (a Russian military technology Aid Given To Girls Under ‘Aapki Beti’ (OBC) from existing 14 percent to 27 percent. firm) of Russia. Scheme: • The move will lead to the reservation in the Odisha • Rajasthan government increased the financial state breaching the Supreme Court-mandated 50 • Capital: Bhubaneswar assistance given to school girls under the ‘Aapki percent cap to reach 63 percent. • Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik Beti’ scheme and ex-gratia payment to the • Madhya Pradesh is the only state in the families of polling personnel who die during • Governor: Ganeshi Lal country to have a 27 percent quota for election duty. OBCs. Cabinet also increased to 3% the dearness • The amount has been increased to Rs.2,100 allowance for employees PUNJAB from Rs.1,100 for the girls studying in class 1 to Punjab Government Set To Launch A 8 and for the girls in class 9 to 12, the financial Madhya Pradesh Universal Health Insurance Scheme: • Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu aid has been increased to Rs.2,500 from • Capital: Bhopal Rs.1,500. State Government to launch its flagship universal • Chief Minister: Kamal Nath health insurance scheme named ‘Sarbat Sehat • Similarly, the government has also increased • Governor: Anandiben Patel Bima Yojana’ (SSBY). It will be covered under ex-gratia payment to the next of kin of an officer the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM killed on election duty to Rs.20 lakh from Rs.15

JAY). lakh. ODISHA • The Health scheme will be the first of its kind DRDO Successfully Tested The Indigenously Unemployed Graduates To Get Up To Rs in the state and provide annual health cove of Rs. Developed HSTDV Along With Several 3,500 In Rajasthan: 5 lakh per family to 43.18 lakh families of Technologies: Punjab. Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu • Unemployed youth who completed their The Defence Research and Development • administered government hospitals, 364 private graduation or equivalent degree will be given Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden hospitals in Punjab where the beneficiaries would unemployment allowance by the Rajasthan test of an indigenously developed Hypersonic get the secondary and tertiary care treatment. government. Technology Demonstrator Vehicle • Male applicants will get Rs (HSTDV) along with several technologies on 12 Punjab To Ban Online Delivery Of Food 3,000/month, While the women and differently- June. Without Hygiene Rating As Per FSSAI abled will get Rs 3,500/month under Chief • The HSTDV missile was successfully launched Guidelines: Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana. The applicants from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of • Punjab State government plans to ban must be natives of Rajasthan. Odisha. The missile was tracked by online delivery of food without Rajasthan various radars, telemetry stations and hygiene rating as per the Food Safety and • Capital: Jaipur electro optical tracking sensors through its Standards Authority of India • Chief minister: Ashok Gehlot course. (FSSAI) guidelines. • Governor: Kalyan Singh

• The announcement was made by the Health Odisha CM Releases Flood Hazard Atlas For TAMIL NADU Minister Brahm Mohindra announced on 30 Effective Management Of Flood: May. The decision was taken under the Tamil Nadu Got $287 Million World Bank • Odisha Government released a Flood ‘Tandarust Punjab Mission’. Loan For Healthcare Reform: Hazard Atlas for efficient management of Food Safety and Standards Authority of • Tamil Nadu Government (GoTN) and flood in the state. The report was released by the India (FSSAI): the World Bank signed a $287-million loan Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik. agreement for the Tamil Nadu Health System • Headquarters: New Delhi • It is jointly prepared by the National Remote Reform Programme (TNHSRP). • Chairperson: Rita Teotia Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO (Indian Space • The main aim is to improve the quality of Research Organization) along with the Odisha healthcare, reduce the burden of non- ______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 8 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| communicable diseases (NCDs) and fill equity guidelines of the Central Road Research • A US hospital revealed the birth of a baby girl gaps in reproductive and child health services in Institute (CRRI) in road construction. named ‘Saybie’ and said she’s believed to be the State. • The research showed mixing plastic waste the world’s smallest surviving baby, who • Tamil Nadu is also dealing with a growing increases the durability of the roads by 40- weighed 245 grams at birth. burden of NCDs as they account for nearly 69 per 50%. These roads will be more durable and will • Saybie’s ranking as the world’s smallest baby cent of deaths in the State. stay in good condition for a longer time. Around ever to survive is according to the Tiniest Baby Tamil Nadu 8-10% of plastic waste is being mixed in coal tar. registry maintained by the University of • Capital: Chennai Iowa. Saybie had the lowest birth weight of • Chief minister: Edappadi K. Palaniswami ASI Declares Chaukhandi Stupa As Of those submitted to the registry. • Governor: Banwarilal Purohit National Important Monument: • Chaukhandi Stupa, an ancient Buddhist site WHO Says Being Transgender Is Not A TELANGANA located in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, has been Mental Disorder But A Sexual Health Telangana State Formation Day Was declared as a Monument and protected area Condition: Celebrated On 2 June: of national importance by Archaeological • The World Health Organization • Telangana was formed on 2nd June in Survey of India (ASI). (WHO) will no longer categorise being 2014 following the bifurcation of Andhra transgender as a “mental disorder”. According Pradesh. CM Yogi Adityanath Unveiled A 7-Foot-Tall to the newly-revised version of • A number of cultural events, sports, and social Statue Of Lord Rama At The Shodh Sansthan the International Classification of Diseases events lined up in the state as part of the Museum: (known as ICD-11), published by the celebration. • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi WHO, “gender identity disorders” have been • The celebrations are held in all the 30 Adityanath unveiled a 7-foot tall statue of reframed as “gender incongruence.” districts of the state. Lord Rama at the Shodh Sansthan museum • Gender incongruence has now been listed in Ayodhya on 7 June. under sexual health conditions. Telangana Government Enhanced Rythu • The statue is made out of a single rosewood • The change was brought in after a major Bandhu Scheme: block statue which was from Karnataka resolution to amend the WHO health guidelines • Telangana government released Rs.6,900 for Rs.35 lakh from Karnataka. The statue will were approved earlier this week on May 25. crore for the Rythu Bandhu scheme for Kharif depict Kodamb Ram, one of the five avatars of season. The order is mainly passed to the Lord Ram. Russia Rejected An Iranian Request To Buy agriculture department. S 400 Missile Defence Systems: PepsiCo To Build Rs 500 Crore Food Plant In • The government enhanced the Rythu Bandhu • Russia has rejected an Iranian request to Uttar Pradesh: scheme Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 per acre and buy S-400 missile defence decided to release funds in the view of ensuing • PepsiCo India will invest nearly Rs.500 systems, concerned that the sale would stoke Kharif season. crore to build a food manufacturing plant more tension in the Middle East. in Uttar Pradesh. It will invest $2.1 bn in India • Rythu Bandhu scheme also Farmers’ • The request was rebuffed by President Investment Support Scheme (FISS) is a by 2022, which is part of the $5.5 bn it had Vladimir Putin on condition of anonymity promised in November 2013. welfare program to support farmer’s investment because they’re not authorized to discuss the for two crops a year by the Government of • The bottling operations are owned by its local matter. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Telangana. partner Varun Beverages. The packaged snacks Javad Zarif visited Moscow May 7. and foods market in India is expected to grow • Russia’s Foreign Ministry didn’t reply to a 22.3% between 2018 and 2022. World’s Largest Mega Kaleshwaram Project request for comment, and Iranian officials (KLIP) Was Inaugurated: Uttar Pradesh couldn’t be reached for a response. Capital: Lucknow • Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project • Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath (KLIP), claimed as the world’s largest multi- • NCGG And Maldives Civil Services stage and multi-purpose lift irrigation • Governor: Ram Naik Commission Sign MOU: scheme, was inaugurated by Telangana Chief • National Center for Good Governance UTTARAKHAND Minister K. Chandrasekhar (NCGG) signed an MOU with Maldives Civil World Bank Commits $31.58 Mn Loan For Rao at Medigadda where the first barrage of Services Commission building of 1000 Maldives Uttarakhand Public Financial Management the project is located in Jayashankar- civil servants for the next 5 years. Bhupalapally district. Strengthening Project: • The agreement signed during the visit of the • The project is intended to irrigate over 37 Prime Minister of India. It is the nodal institution • Government of India, the State Government lakh acres of new and existing ayacut, for designing customized training modules of Uttarakhand and the World Bank signed a providing drinking water to Hyderabad and and its implementation taking into account the loan Agreement of $31.58 million (about Rs 221 villages en route and supplying water for requirements of the Civil Service Commission, crore) for Uttarakhand Public Financial industrial needs by lifting 195 tmc ft of water from Maldives. Management Strengthening Project. the Godavari at 2 tmc ft a day during the flood It improves the State’s ability to manage its season. • South Korea, UK Agree To Sign Free Trade Telangana: Financial Systems and there is better Utilization Deal Ahead Of Brexit: of Development Resources. The loan agreement • Capital: Hyderabad • South Korea and Britain have agreed in was signed by Sameer Kumar Khahe and Savin • Governor: E.S.L. Narasimhan principle to sign a separate free trade deal Bhasale on behalf of the Govt of Uttarakhand. • Chief Minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao ahead of Britain’s exit from the European • The main aim of the project is to benefit the Union in late October. The deal includes citizens of Uttarakhand in public finances. This UTTAR PRADESH keeping zero-tariffs on South Korean exports loan from the International Bank for For The First, The Lucknow Government Has such as auto parts and automobiles. Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Begun The Construction Of Roads Using • As of 2018, South Korean exports to Britain Uttarakhand Plastic Waste: amounted to about $6.4 billion in 2018, making • Capital: Dehradun • The Lucknow Development Authority up 1.05% of the country’s total exports. (LDA) is constructing a road using plastic • Governor: Baby Rani Maurya waste for the first time ever. • Chief Minister: Trivendra Singh Rawat The US Formally Terminated India’s Eligibility For A Duty Free Import Scheme: • The road is constructed from Gomti Nagar

Police Station to Indian Institute of INTERNATIONAL Management (IIM) under a pilot project by LDA • The United States on formally in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The LDA has followed The World’s Smallest Baby, Weighing 245 terminated India’s eligibility for a duty-free Grams Survives: import scheme for developing countries on 31 May. ______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 9 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019|

• It cited that India has not given • Ireland decided to ban the sale of new petrol exabytes (EB) presently to 16 EB. One EB equals assurances it will provide equitable and and diesel vehicles by 2030 as part of a major one billion GB. reasonable access to its markets to US companies strategy to protect the environment. It is one as required under relevant American trade laws. among the 180 measures of the Irish government Sri Lanka In Talks For $1 Billion Loan From China-Led Lender: • The US President Donald Trump has said the published in the ‘Climate Action Plan’. country would end its preferential trade • To this, the government decided to invest in a • Sri Lanka with Beijing-backed Asian treatment for India on June 5. nationwide charging network. Infrastructure Investment Bank for a $1 billion • Notably, India is the biggest beneficiary of the • Their main objective is to transition to a low- dollar loan to help an economy that has been badly hit by a deadly terrorist attack and political US’ Generalized System of Preferences carbon to achieve net zero carbon emissions (GSP). It sold an estimated $6.3 billion by 2050. turmoil. worth of goods to the United States under this • The ban of the sale of new fossil fuel cars, they Saudi Arabia Became The First Arab Country program in 2018. would stop granting National Car Test (NCT) To Get FATF Membership: certificates to such vehicles by 2045. UN Report Says India Is Set To Overtake Ireland • Saudi Arabia became the first Arab country China As The Most Populous Country By to get membership of the Financial Action Task • Capital: Dublin 2027: Force (FATF). The number of permanent • Prime Minister: Leo Varadkar • United Nations report said that India is set members of the Financial Action Task Force • President: Michael D. Higgins (FATF) is 39. to overtake China as the most populous country by 2027. India will have almost 1.64 • Currency: Euro • The membership admitted into the global billion inhabitants by 2050. South Asia’s money laundering after the Annual General opportunity to reap the demographic dividend will International Space Station To Be Open To Meeting in Orlando, Florida. FATF celebrated their peak by 2047. Tourists From Next Year: 30th anniversary of its first meeting. • According to the World Population • NASA said it will open up the International • Saudi Arabia received an invitation from FATF Prospects 2019 report India is expected to Space Station for tourism and other in 2015 and they joined as an “observer have the largest national increase in the business ventures as of next year, as it seeks to member’. world by 2050. China, on the other hand, is financially disengage from the orbiting research • lab. expected to become smaller, dropping from its Mexico Became The First Country To Ratify NASA’s First Astrobee Robot “Bumble” current 1.43 billion people to The Trade Deal To Replace NAFTA: Starts Flying In Space: approximately 1.4 billion by 2050. • Mexico became the first country to ratify the A robot named Bumble became the • However, while India may have the highest • trade deal to replace 25-year-old North first Astrobee robot to fly under its own power absolute increase in numbers, its rate of growth American Free Trade Agreement in space. is slowing. The Central and the Southern Asia (NAFTA). The trade deal is known as the United region, of which India is a part, is expected to • Astrobee is a free-flying robot system that States- Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). will help researchers test new technologies see a 25% increase in • The USMCA (NAFTA 2.0) modified for in zero gravity and perform routine work population between now and 2050. automakers, stricter labor, and environmental alongside astronauts aboard the International standards, intellectual property protections, and Space Station. World Bank Agreed A Loan Agreement Of digital trade provisions.

USD 518 Million To Pakistan For Reforms: Three Astronauts Landed After Spending • The World Bank has agreed a loan Indian Navy Launches Operation Sankalp In More Than Six Months Aboard The agreement of $518 million to Pakistan for Gulf Of Oman: International Space Station (ISS): reforms to enhance tax revenues and reduce • Indian Navy launched ‘Operation Sankalp’ Oleg Kononenko with the Russian space compliance cost to provide better services to • in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Their agency Roscosmos, Anne McClain of NASA and the public. main aim is to reassure safe passage of Indian Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint- • The bank approved $400 million loan for flagged vessels transiting through the area. Jacques landed aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS-11 the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to • This deployment depends on the following spacecraft on June 24. increase its tax to gross domestic product ratio recent maritime incidents in the region. INS The landed after spending more than six from 13% to 17% and enhance the number of • Chennai and INS Sunayna deployed in the months aboard the International Space income tax return filers, among other reforms. region to undertake maritime security operations. Station (ISS). Astronauts Anne McClain of the • The other $118 million will go to revenue United States and David Saint-Jacques of Canada mobilization and public Education App To Help Students Wishing To had completed their maiden flights. resource management project of the country’s Study In U.S.: northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to • Education USA launched an app in NASA’s Curiosity Rover Confirmed The increase its capacity for revenue collection and collaboration with the United States India Presence Of Methane In Mars: the management of the province’s resources. Educational Foundation. • NASA has confirmed that the Curiosity • The main aim is at students who may not be India Extended $15 Million Grant To Niger To rover, the NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory geographically centred in India Organize The AU Summit: mission, recently detected the largest amount of • It helps students with information about India extended USD 15 million assistance methane ever measured during the mission. • studying in the country. to Nigeria for organizing the African Union (AU) Curiosity’s methane reading came to 21 parts summit scheduled to be held in Niamey. per billion units by volume. It is thrice the amount it sniffed out during a surge in 2013. Modi, Xi Agreed That The Approach To The • The assistance in the form of the grant was Border Issue Should Be Constructive: symbolically handed over to Niger’s Deputy India Has The Highest Data Usage Per • Prmie Minister Modi met the Chinese Foreign Minister Lamido Ousseini Bala Goga Smartphone In The World: Report President Xi Jinping on sidelines of the Salamatou by Ambassador of India to Niger Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Rajesh Agarwal held on June 17 in Niamey.T • According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, summit. In the meeting both the leaders agreed Nigeria monthly data usage per smartphone in India rose to 9.8 gigabytes (GB) at the end that the approach to the border issue should be • Capital: Abuja of 2018, the highest in the world. constructive. • President: Muhammadu Buhari • It is expected that, Monthly data usage per • Mr. Xi suggested the need for regional • Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo smartphone would grow at 11 percent to cooperation and connectivity. After the reach 18 GB by 2024 from 9.8 GB in 2018. Wuhan informal summit, both the countries has Ireland Plans To Ban Sale Of Petrol And expanded their ties. Bangladesh-China-India- • The report also projects that total mobile data Diesel Cars From 2030: Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor stands usage per month in the country will go up 23 per as the best example. cent in the coming five years, rising from 4.6

• The discussion focused on cooperation and • made by the Geological Survey of accepting differences because of which the MoU signed between India and Niger: Bangladesh. relationship between China-India will become a • Bilateral ties between India and Niger have • The percentage of iron in the mine around more positive asset and positive energy for expanded significantly since the opening of the 65. It indicates the high quality of the ore. The promoting the development of the two countries. Indian Resident Diplomatic Mission in other countries like Canada, China, Brazil, Niamey in 2009. Sweden, and Australia have the percentage of India Appreciates ‘Royal Pardon’ To 17 • India has provided Lines of Credit worth USD iron ore is below the level of 50. Indians By The Sultan Of Oman: 96.54 million to Niger for projects in transport, Bangladesh • On the occasion of Eid ul Fitr, Oman’s Sultan electrification, solar energy, and potable drinking • Capital: Dhaka Qaboos bin Said al Said granted a royal pardon water. • Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina to 17 Indians serving various jail sentences • India is also establishing the Mahatma • Currency: Bangladeshi Taka in Oman. Gandhi International Convention

Centre (MGICC) in Niamey under grant • Indian Embassy in Oman and External Affairs UAE Launches UN-Developed Anti Money assistance. Minister S Jaishankar appreciated the merciful Laundering Platform GoAML: gesture of Oman’s Sultan. About Niger: • The United Arab Emirates’ Central Bank in • Capital: Niamey Oman: Abu Dhabi at their Financial Intelligence Unit • Capital: Muscat • Niger President: Mohammed Saidil Moctar (FILI) introduced a new reporting platform • Currency: Omani rial ‘goAML’ (global operations Anti-Money IRSDC Signed 2 MoAs To Renovate 22 • Sultan: Qaboos bin Said al Said Laundering). Railway Stations: • It is developed by the United Nations Office UK Bans Commercials Ads That Reinforce • Indian Railway Stations Development on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Corporation (IRSDC) signed 2 two agreements Gender Prejudices: • Their main aim is to curb organised crimes. It with ‘Railway Station Redevelopment for the • UK government has banned commercials is the first country in the Gulf to launch this renovation of 22 railway stations. that reinforce gender platform. prejudices. Advertising Standards Authority • IRSDC signed an agreement with MECON UAE: Limited (Formerly known as Metallurgical & (ASA), UK’s advertising watchdog introduced the • Capital: Abu Dhabi ban because it found evidence suggesting Engineering Consultants Limited). • Currency: UAE Dirham that adverse stereotypes could restrict the • IRSDC signed a MOA with two other Central • President of UAE: Khalifa bin Zayed Al choices, aspirations and opportunities of Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) – EPIL Nahyan children, young people and adults. (Engineering Projects India Limited) and Bridge &

Roof IOC Inaugurated Its $145 Million New Scientists Places World’s Highest Weather • 14 railway stations including Kolkata Headquarters In Lausanne, Switzerland: Stations Atop Mount Everest: Terminal, Kanpur Central, Kalyan Junction, • The International Olympic Committee • Scientists from National Geographic Ludhiana, Hyderabad and Udaipur City are (IOC) inaugurated 145 million Swiss francs Society and Tribhuvan University installed renovated. ($145 million) named Olympic House in a have installed two highest weather stations in ceremony. It is held at the lakeside grounds of the world in an expedition to Mount Everest that NSIC Signs MoU With CSC E-Governance Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland. wrapped up in June 2019. Services India: • It is inaugurated exactly 125 years after the • The two weather monitoring stations are • National Small Industries Corporation Olympic Games. The newly built headquarters located at an altitude of 8,430 meters (27,657 (NSIC) signed an MoU with Common Service designed by architecture firm 3XN of Denmark. It feet) and 7,945 meters (26,066 feet). Also, Centres (CSC) e-Governance Services India is built of 95% of the old materials. three other stations have been set up across the to enhance new offerings for the MSME sector. IOC: Mount Everest. • This MoU enables CSCs to utilize a plethora of President: Thomas Bach NSIC offerings through the NSIC portal. It • Around 600 American Companies Urged facilitates VLEs and MSMEs through digital • Founders: Pierre de Coubertin, Demetrius Trump To Resolve Trade Dispute With China: empowerment in accessing NSIC integrated Vikelas • More than 600 companies, including support services encompassing Marketing, Walmart Inc, Target Corp, urged U.S. President Finance, Technology. Japan Gifted Manipur A Peace Museum: Donald Trump to resolve the trade dispute with China that totally affects American First Bangladesh International Theatre • Japan gifted the Manipur museum of businesses and consumers. Festival Being Held In Dhaka: peace recently. This museum is gifted to mark the • More than 150 trade groups representing • The first international theatre festival of 75th anniversary of the Battle of agriculture, manufacturing, retail and tech Bangladesh is being held at Bangladesh Imphal. This is one of the important battles of industries supports the national campaign Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka. the Second World War. against tariffs. • It was inaugurated by the Bangladesh State • The Imphal Peace Museum inaugurated at • The American international consultancy the Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid. Red Hill. It is about 20 km southwest of Manipur’s Trade Partnership reported that additional 25% capital Imphal.The museum is funded by the tariffs on $300 billion in imports, on top of Einstein’s Relativity Document Gifted To Nippon Foundation. It is a private, non-profit those already levied, would wipe out more than 2 Nobel Museum: grant-making organization in Japan. million U.S. jobs. • The Nobel Museum in Stockholm has been Russia Extended Its Ban On Food Products gifted Albert Einstein‘s first paper published From The European Union Up To 31 India Granted USD15 Million To Niger For after he received the Nobel Prize in 1922 and December 2020: Holding African Union Summit: discussing his then still controversial relativity • India has extended USD 15 theory. • Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed for extending Moscow’s Embargo on food million assistance to Niger for organising • The paper, written in November products from European Union (EU) upto 31 the African Union (AU) summit scheduled to be 1922 while Einstein was attending conferences December 2020. This is due to Russia’s held in Niamey from July 7-8. The support of in south-east Asia, was published a month later retaliation against sanctions over Ukraine. grant assistance was in response to a specific by the Prussian Academy of Sciences. request made by the Niger government. • Russia primarily targeted their restrictions • This year, Niger is hosting an AU summit for Bangladesh’s First Iron Ore Mine Discovered on finance, energy and defence sectors of the first time. In this AU summit, the historic in Dinajpur: Russian economy. Russian economy is affected by pushing up the food products. African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is • Iron ore mine discovered at Isabpur Russia: likely to be launched. village in Dinajpur. This announcement was • President: Vladimir Putin ______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 11 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019|

• Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev • India is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Indian Crypto Exchange Koinex Shuts Down victory in Operation VIJAY, which popularly • Capital: Moscow Its Operation: known as the Kargil War. The Kargil War is a • Currency: Russian ruble saga of strong political, military and diplomatic • India’s Largest cryptocurrency actions. Malayalam Film ‘Veyilmarangal’ Won An exchange, Koinex terminating its digital asset trading set-vices and other crypto-related • The Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations for the Award At Shanghai International Film operations citing regulatory uncertainty and year 2019 will be spread over three days Festival: disruption. from 25-27 July 2019 and will be organized • At the 22nd Shanghai International Film at Dras and New Delhi. Festival, Director Bijukumar • It was facing problems with its payment • However, as part of the build up to the main Damodaran received the Outstanding Artistic services and gateways, along with non-crypto related transactions like payment of salaries, event, numerous activities are planned to be Achievement Award for the film, Veyil Marangal organized all over the country with effect from (Trees under the Sun). rent, and purchase of equipment. It started its digital assets exchange services in August 2017. first week of July 2019. • This is for the first Indian film to win a The theme of the day is ‘Remember, • major award at the festival. The film is one Rejoice and Renew’. Pakistan Failed To Fulfill FATF Standard To among the 3,964 entries submitted from 112 Curb Terror Funding: countries in the prestigious Golden Goblet Award Operation Sunrise Was Carried Out Between • Pakistan has failed to complete 25 of the competition. India And Myanmar To Target Militant 27 requirements demanded by the Financial Shanghai International Film Festival Group: Action Task Force (FATF), international terror • Location: Shanghai, China • Operation Sunrise 2 is a coordinated financing watchdog , to curb terror funding. • Founded: 1993 military operation which was carried out • FATF already warned Pakistan to take between India and Myanmar to target • Awards: Golden Goblet effective measures to combat money militant groups.

laundering and terrorist financing else the • The Indian army and Myanmar Army carried BIMSTEC Day- 2019 Celebrated In Dhaka, country will be placed on the “grey” list or out a three-week-long coordinated operation in Bangladesh: downgrade it to the black list. Pakistan has been their respective border areas from May 16. • The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for on FATF’s grey list since 2018. • The operation targeted several militant Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic groups operating in Manipur, Nagaland and Cooperation) member countries consisting of Turkey Rejected USs Ultimatum To Back Assam. Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Down On Russian Missile Deal: • Nepal, and Bhutan celebrated the BIMSTEC Day- • Turkey announced that it will not back down Pakistan approves Rs.930 crore fund to 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile support stock market: • Dr. A K Abdul Momen, Foreign Minister of defence systems despite U.S.’s • Pakistan has approved a fund of 2,000 Bangladesh was the chief guest of the ultimatum. This has created tension between crore Pakistani rupees (Rs. 930 crore) to help event. Bishwadip Dey, Acting High Commissioner Ankara and Washington, the NATO allies. boost its stock market. Pakistan’s stock market represented India in the BIMSTEC founding day Turkey: has been one of the world’s worst performing over event. • President: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan the past two years. BIMSTEC: • Vice President: Fuat Oktay • HQ: Dhaka, Bangladesh • Capital: Ankara NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope To Retire In U.S. President To Hold Talks With Prime 2020: Minister Modi To Discuss India’s Retaliatory • Currency: Turkish lira • After nearly 16 years of exploring the cosmos Tariffs: Chinese President Xi Jinping Was Conferred in infrared light, NASA’s Spitzer Space • U.S. President Donald Trump said With Manas Order Of The First Degree: Telescope will be switched off permanently that India’s high tariffs on American on Jan. 30, 2020. Chinese President Xi Jinping was products are unacceptable. Trump has asked • • Spitzer is a small but transformational India to withdraw the tariffs it levied on 28 US conferred with Manas Order of the First Degree, the highest national award in Bishkek, observatory. It captures infrared light, which is goods. Kyrgyzstan. He was awarded during visit often emitted by “warm” objects that aren’t quite • Ministry of Commerce has announced to to Kyrgyzstan before the SCO summit. hot enough to radiate visible light. impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods that will • President Xi said that the honour has fully be effective from June 16 onwards. The China’s Largest Ever Picasso Exhibition: demonstrated the relationship between both the retaliatory tariffs on 28 goods imported from • The largest Picasso exhibition ever held in the U.S. countries and people. China plan to partner with China opens, featuring more than 100 works, Kyrgyzstan to deepen traditional friendship between the two countries and also towards many of them from the artist’s early years. India And World Bank Signed USD 400M Featured works include paintings, sculptures Loan Agreement To Eliminate TB: pushing forward Kyrgyzstan-China • comprehensive strategic partnership for new and drawings, and are accompanied by photos of • The World Bank and the Government of bilateral achievements. the young Pablo in Barcelona and Paris. The first India signed a loan agreement of $400 Million for Kyrgyzstan is hosting 19th Shanghai Picasso exhibition in China was held in 1983. the Program Towards Elimination of Tuberculosis •

(TB) to kill half a million people in India every Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit starting 14 June 2019. SCO is a Eurasian Iran Might Break The 2015 Nuclear Deal year. political, economic and security alliance in which Because Of US Sanctions: • The program will cover nine States of India. China plays an influential role. • Iran announced it will breach on 27 June the The Loan Agreement signed by Mr. Sameer limit on its stockpile of enriched uranium that Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary, United States Has Allowed Iraq To Import was set under a 2015 nuclear deal with world Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Iranian Gas: powers. The Country had quadrupled production Finance. • The United States has allowed Iraq to of the material, which is used to make reactor • It supports the government’s National import Iranian gas for its power grid for another fuel and potentially nuclear weapons. Strategic Plan to end TB in India by three months by extending a waiver to • This is because of the sanctions levied by 2025. Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) given to sanctions. But the US insisted that Iraq finds an the US government. The US has accused Iran the patients for acquiring the critical nutrition alternative measure for its need of nuclear extortion. Iran urged European needed during treatment. of electricity, including by harnessing gas countries to act by protecting Iran from reinstated • Around $ 400 Million loans from energy and reducing flaring at oil production US sanctions. the International Bank for Reconstruction sites. • The UK, France and Germany have warned and Development (IBRD) has a 19-year Iran not to violate the 2015 deal. The European maturity. It includes a 5-year grace period. India To Celebrate The 20th Anniversary of countries have previously said they will have no Victory In Operation VIJAY:

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WHO Launched A New Tool to Handle AMR • The 6.5-meter diameter telescope has 18 Named “AWaRe”: Report Says Sharp 10 Percent Decline In The gold-coated mirrors and a tennis court-sized sun- Approval Rate Of H 1B Visa By The US: shield to gather light and protect its instruments. • The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a global campaign named • US authorities said that there was a The telescope set to launch in 2021. sharp 10% decline in the approval of H-1B “AWaRe” urging governments to adopt a tool to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance visas by the U.S. in 2018, which is popular US Terminated India’s Preferential Trade (AMR), adverse events and costs. among highly skilled Indian IT professionals. Status Under GSP Programme: The experts attributed to the aggressive Generalized System of Preference (GSP) • It is developed by the WHO Essential • • policies of the Trump administration to clamp is the largest and oldest US trade preference Medicines List. It is classified antibiotics into three down on the use of the work visa programme. India was the largest beneficiary of groups – Access, Watch and Reserve. The AWaRe campaign – ‘AdoptAWaRe, Handle antibiotics programme. the GSP programme in 2017 with $5.7 billion in imports to the US given duty-free status. with care’. China Launched A Space Rocket From The Reason for US withdrawing India’s GSP • The main aim to increase the proportion Sea For The First Time On 5 June: benefits: of global consumption of antibiotics in the Access The move was taken on determining that India group to at least 60% and to reduce the usage of • China launched a space rocket from the sea for the first time on 5 June 2019. With this has not committed to provide “equitable and the antibiotics from the Watch and Reserve reasonable access to its markets” for the US. groups. China will be the third nation to successfully demonstrate the ability to launch satellites into • US’s trade imbalance with India, orbit from a floating platform following the India, US, Japan And Australia Supports • No access to Indian market for US dairy, ASEAN Led Architecture Mechanism: U.S. and Russia. • Medical device industry and In the operation, March 11, a Long rocket • India, US, Japan, and Australia came • • Issues related to data localisation norms. together to support ASEAN-led architecture was launched from a ship in the Yellow Sea. mechanism for a rule-based order to promote the • The first ever seaborne launch technology ICA Issues First UAE Permanent Residency free, open, prosperous and inclusive indo-pacific aims to meet the growing launch demand of low ‘Golden Card’ In Abu Dhabi: inclination satellites. It is also expected to help region in a meeting held at Bangkok, Thailand. • UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity and • The meeting at Bangkok is to counter China’s China provide launch services for countries Citizenship (ICA) has issued the first Golden participating in the Belt and Road Initiative military expansion into the Indo-pacific region. Residence Permit in Abu Dhabi, as part of the Investors Permanent Residence Russia Launched First Arctic Train Service: ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian System aimed to attract investors, Nations: • Russia launched its first ever tourist train entrepreneurs and qualified individuals who meet traveling through Russia’s Arctic region to • Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia its criteria. Norway set off from Saint Petersburg station • Secretary General: Lim Jock Hoi • Brigadier Saeed Salem Al with 91 passengers aboard for the inaugural trial Shamsi, Executive Director of the General • Motto: one vision, one identity, one journey. community Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in • The train named “Zarengold” (“The Tsars Abu Dhabi, awarded the first permit to investor

gold” in German) complete with two restaurant ADB And MIGA To Expand Development Yousuf Ali, Board Member of the Abu Dhabi cars travel from Saint Petersburg through Chamber of Commerce and Industry Finance In Asia And Pacific To Increase The Petrozavodsk, the historic town of Kem and (ADCCI) and Chairman of the Lulu International Flow Of Private Sector Investment: Murmansk. Group. • Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency India, Myanmar Strengthen Ties Acting ‘Gandhi Cycle Rally For Peace’ Organised In (MIGA), the political risk insurance arm of the Robust Against Insurgent Groups: Saudi Arabia: World Bank Group, have agreed to expand • India maintained strong relations with foreign Development Finance in Asia and Pacific to • To mark the 150th birth anniversary of nations in its quest of counter terrorism. India Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Embassy in Saudi increase the flow of private sector investment. and Myanmar are the two neighboring countries organized ‘Gandhi Cycle Rally for Peace’ in • They signed a Cooperation Agreement which resulted in much progress. association with the Diplomatic Quarter Authority will be effective for 3 years from signing. It • The takeover of the NSCN-K headquarters a and Saudi Cycling Federation. replaced previous agreement signed between drastic development as Taga was the collective them. • The rally was flagged off by Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, headquarters of all extremist groups active in the Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of

northeast except the Isak-Muivah faction of Trump Threatened To Increase Tariffs On At Saudi Arabia. The Saudi dignitaries, diplomats, the NSCN – K ceasefire mode since 1997. members of Indian diaspora and Saudi nationals Least Another USD 300 Billion Worth Goods: Myanmar attended the rally. • US President Donald Trump has • Capital: Naypyidaw threatened that the US would hit China with Sri Lankan Airlines Named World’s Most tariffs on at least another $300 billion worth of • Largest city: Yangon (Rangoon) Punctual Air Service For Second Consecutive Chinese goods. • President: Win Myint Time: • On May 10, the US sharply increased tariffs on Europes Highest Volcano Mount Etna • SriLankan Airlines named as the ‘World’s a $200 billion list of Chinese goods to 25% for Most Punctual Airline’ for the second which Beijing retaliated. Erupted: consecutive time with over 90 percent of its • Europe’s Highest Volcano Mount Etna, flights in May. This status was achieved for the India-Marshall Islands Tax Data Pact in southern Italy, erupted with burst into life, second time in less than 12 months. Notified: spewed ash, fire, and spitting molten lava high into the sky. • They achieved a punctuality rating of 91.37 • The union government notified an agreement percent reports Xinhua news agency. In a may with the Marshall Islands a country of • The lava came from two eruptive fissures on month they achieved a punctuality rating of 90.75 volcanic islands and coral atolls in the northeastern and south-southeastern sides of percent. Mount Etna’s New Southeast Crater.

• Flightstats analyzed 41 carriers data from • During his visit, PM Narendra Modi and Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and For Roll Model To Others, Canada To Ban the President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed South America and includes most of the world’s Single Use Plastics From 2021: Solih signed six key most prestigious airlines. • Canada ban single-use plastics from the agreements and substantive bilateral level • The punctuality rating of 90.75% year 2021. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks. by SriLankan Airlines in May 2019 facing planned to ban plastic bottles, straws and plastic • MoU includes maritime and defence ties challenges caused by heightened security at bags clogging the world’s oceans. which are a top priority and the radar airline’s hub at Bandaranaike International • Canada to lead to fighting against plastic system are expected to boost maritime security. Airport (in Sri Lankan capital Colombo). pollution as the country with the world’s longest • The leaders jointly inaugurated a coastal coastline. Currently, 10 percent of plastics are surveillance radar system and a composite The G20 Summit Ended With The Report Of recycled. training centre for the Maldives defence Joint Statement On Trade And The Digital Canada forces. Economy: • Capital: Ottawa • Launch of RuPay Card in the Maldives was • In the G20 Summit, the Finance Ministers • Governor General: Julie Payette welcomed by PM Modi as it will give a boost to and Central Bank Governors from the Group of 20 • Prime Minister: Justin Trudeau tourism in the island nation. economies issued a joint statement on trade and the digital economy. The meeting was held in Central Government Extended The Rs.1.6 Korean Ambassador To India Bong-Kil Shin Tsukuba, Japan. Billion Aid To Nepal For Rebuilding Signed Agreement With BMVSS And • The G20 Summit was focused on the ways to Earthquake-Hit Houses: Launched ‘Jaipur Foot Korea’: promote trade and cooperation among the • Financial aid of 1.6 billion Nepalese • Korean Ambassador to India Bong-kil Shin G20 countries in order to harness the potential of rupees to Nepal to help 50,000 people in launched ‘Jaipur Foot Korea’. A collaborative the digital economy. Nuwakot and Gorkha districts rebuild their houses initiative between Korea and Bhagwan damaged in the devastating earthquake in 2015. Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS). Mount Sinabung Volcano Erupted In • India’s ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh • This agreement Korea will provide financial Sumatra Island: Puri handed over the cheque to Finance and technical assistance to further research Mount Sinabung volcano erupted • Secretary of Nepal Rajan Khanal for the purpose and development collaboration in the med- in Sumatra Island of western Indonesia. A huge of reconstruction work. tech sector specifically in the area of prosthetic column of ash was blasted and spread 7 km limbs, bionic arms, 3-D printing-based Flat foot • India granted Nepal a total of Rs.4.5 billion high to southeast and south of crater. Nepalese rupees under the housing solution, and mobility solutions.

reconstruction projects. UAE Cabinet Adopts “National Strategy For NASAs OSIRIS REx Spacecraft Creates New • India is partnering with the United Nations Wellbeing 2031”: Record: Development Programme (UNDP) and United • The UAE Cabinet adopted the National Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) • NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft entered its Strategy for Wellbeing 2031 during its second orbital phase around asteroid Bennu, Nepal meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu called Orbital B on June 12, 2019. It broke its • Capital: Kathmandu Dhabi. One of the most important initiatives is own world record for the closest orbit of a • Currency: Nepalese rupee the development of the first ‘National planetary body. • Prime minister: KP Sharma Oli Wellbeing Observatory’ to support the • Sample collection has been scheduled for policymaking process. Government Of Japan To Invest Rs 13,000 summer of 2020. The spacecraft is expected to It also aims to promote an integrated • Crores In Northeast India: deliver the sample to Earth in September 2023. concept of wellbeing, thus supporting the • The Government of Japan planned to invest vision of the UAE Vision 2021 and the UAE an amount of 205.784 billion Yen equal to Rs Imports From Pakistan To India Has Centennial 2071. The Strategy is based on a 13000 crores to complete new projects in Declined By 92 Percent In March: national framework of three main levels – different states of India’s North- Eastern • Imports from Pakistan to individuals, society and the country. region. India has declined by 92% to $2.84 million in March 2019. This is after the African Union Suspended Sudan Demanding • This decision is disclosed after a meeting held with Minister Jitendra Singh with Japanese imposition of 200% customs duties on all Civilian Rule To Be Established In The products following Pulwama terror attack. Country: delegation led by Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu. According to the data of the commerce ministry, • The African Union’s Peace and Security the imports from Pakistan stood at $34.61 Japan Council has suspended Sudan as there is no million in March 2018. civilian rule established in the country. The • Prime minister: Shinzō Abe Trending • Exports from India to Pakistan have also decision was taken at AU’s peace and Security • Capital: Tokyo reduced by about 32% to over $171 million in Council meeting in Ethiopia’s capital Addis • Currency: Japanese Yen March. Ababa. • This move by AU intensifies global pressure on Bangladesh Country Channels Are Now On IRSDC Signed A Tripartite Agreement With Sudan’s new military leaders to stand down after DD Free Dish: SNCF And AFD: witnessing worst violence since Bashir’s fall. • India-Bangladesh cooperation a channel • French development agency, AFD gave • AU said Sudan will be suspended until owned on the Doordarshan Free Dish will be €700,000 to French Railways, SNCF to power was transferred to a civilian-led available for the viewers of Doordarshan in our provide technical know-how to the Indian authority in the country. It also demanded to country. DD India would be made available in Railway Station Development. resolve an entrenched and bloody crisis. Bangladesh for being viewed by the people in that • IRSDC entered into a tripartite agreement country. with SNCF and AFD. Romila Thapar Elected As A Member Of • This arrangement is as a result of the MoU • The agreement provides in-kind grant American Philosophical Society: signed between Prasar Bharati and financing up to EUR 7,00,000, through SNCF- Bangladesh TV (BTV). BTV World of special • Famous Writer Romila Thapar elected as hubs and connexions. interest to the viewers of Eastern India. an international member of American France: Philosophical Society (APS)at its Annual • Prime minister: Edouard Philippe Spring Meeting. She is Emerita India Signs Six Key Agreements with The professor whose principal area of study is Maldives: • Capital: Paris ancient India. • President: Emmanuel Macron

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS Summits Key Area/ Points Held in

G-20 Summit 2019 The G-20 members are Argentina, Australia, Osaka, Japan Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK and the US. G20 Finance Ministers Meeting The main aim is to focus on the risks and Fukuoka, Japan challenges of overseas trade and investment in infrastructure which are faced by our country. Tenth National Science Film Festival of India 2020 It will be jointly hosted by Vigyan Prasar of the Agartala, Tripura Central Government, State Government, and Tripura Central University Kimberley Process Inter-Sessional Meeting 2019 India is one of the founder members of the Mumbai, Maharashtra Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and is the Chair of Kimberley Process for the year 2019 with the Russian Federation as Vice Chair. SWIFT India And South Asia Conference Theme: Digitisation in transition: The future of Mumbai, Maharashtra innovation and cyber security 48th DG Conference The next DG level conference will be held in New Dhaka, Bangladesh. Delhi during the first week of November 2019. 20th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Financial Stability and Development Council New Delhi, India Development Council (FSDC) (FSDC) is an apex-level body constituted by the government of India. 2nd Edition of India And Italy Joint Working Group The meeting was co-chaired by Mahaveer New Delhi, India Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs and Diego Brasioli, Principal Director for Security, Disarmament and non- Proliferation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Italy. The next meeting of the Joint Working Group will be held in Italy. 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP- The flagship project aims to enhance India’s New Delhi, India (September 2 and 14, 2019) 14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat capacity for forest landscape restoration (FLR). Desertification (UNCCD) Two-day Yoga Mahotsava 2019 1) Yoga Locator which is specially designed for New Delhi, India IDY to record and show Yoga events across the world. 2) Bhuvan App which provides geo time location and documentation during IDY 2019. Bhuvan App has been designed in collaboration with ISRO.

4th edition of National Yoga Olympiad of school It is Organized by National Council of Educational New Delhi, India children Research and Training (NCERT) 7th Foreign Office Consultations between India To review the bilateral relations including New Delhi, India and Brunei Darussalam political, trade and investment, defense, cultural and people. The two sides exchanged views on regional and multilateral issues. Meeting of Expert Working Group on Paris Pact The Meeting is being organised with the support New Delhi, India Initiative of United Nations Office on Drugs & Crimes. 45th summit of the G7 group of countries Lemoyne visited India and he is the first French Biarritz, France ministerial trip to the country after the Narendra Modi government assumed office. Third Indo-French Cyber Dialogue Intergovernmental meeting co-chaired by Henri Paris, France Verdier, French Ambassador for Digital Affairs, and Upender Singh Rawat. 16th Asia Media Summit 2019 Theme: Media Digitalisation – Focusing on Siem Reap province, Cambodia Developing Markets 14th summit of the Organization of Islamic To address current issues in the Muslim world and Mecca, Saudi Arabia Cooperation (OIC) recent developments in a number of OIC member states. 2nd Global Disability Summit The Global Disability Summit is organized by Buenos Aires, Argentina International Alliance Disability (IDA), an umbrella organization focused on improving awareness and rights for individuals with disabilities. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) It will be the first multilateral meeting of Prime Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic summit. Minister Narendra Modi after his re-election in the Lok Sabha election.

immediate effect amid slowing economic growth • Policy Repo Rate: 5.75% BANKING & FINANCE and rising global uncertainty, for the 3rd time in • Reverse Repo Rate: 5.50% RBI Reduces Interest Rates By 25 Basis a row. • Marginal Standing Facility Rate: 6.00% Points To 5.75 Percent: • RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced it • Bank Rate: 6.00% • The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) in the second bi-monthly monetary policy Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced statement for 2019-20. • CRR: 4% interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.75% with Policy rates and Reserve ratios: • SLR: 19.00%

RBI Advises Commercial Banks to Adopt RBI Panel On MSMEs Suggested Rs 20 Lakh Reserve Bank of India Permitted Banks To Education Loan Scheme: Collateral-Free Loan Under Mudra Scheme: Use Aadhaar Only For DBT Accounts For KYC • Reserve Bank of India advised all • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expert committee Requirements: Scheduled Commercial Banks to adopt Education on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) • Reserve Bank of India (RBl) permitted Loan Scheme. The schemes are formulated by the headed by the former Securities and Exchange banks to accept Aadhaar number (Offline Indian Banks Association. Board of India (SEBI) Chairman U K Sinha, has verification) for Know Your Customer (KYC) • The salient features are: recommended doubling the capital on collateral- verification with the consent of the • Collateral free loans up to Rs 7.5 Lakh under free loans from the current Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 customers. lakh, for borrowers falling under the Micro Units the Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for • RBI has added the ‘Proof of possession of Education Loans (CGFSEL). No Margin for a Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA), self-help groups, and MSMEs. Aadhaar number’ to the list of Officially Valid loan up to Rs 7.50 Lakh. Documents (OVD). The bank should obtain the • Repayment period of 15 years. • According to the 2006 definition, Aadhaar number from the customers who receive manufacturing units with investment below Rs any benefit or subsidy under Direct Benefit RBI unveils online portal for filing 25 lakh were termed micro, those between Rs Transfer (DBT). grievances: 25 lakh and Rs 5 crore termed small, and from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 croremedium. • The Reserve Bank of India launched an RBI To Infuse Rs.15,000 Crore Into Financial application on its website for lodging • For service units, the corresponding amounts System Through The Purchase Of were up to Rs 10 lakh for micro, Rs 10 lakh-2 complaints against banks. The NBFCs decided Government Bonds: to improve customer experience in timely crore for small, and Rs 2 crore-5 crore for medium The Reserve Bank of India is to enterprises. • redressal of grievances. infuse Rs.15,000 crore into the financial system About Mudra Scheme: • Complaint Management System (CMS) is a through bond purchases on June 13. The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) software application its main aim to facilitate • • RBI made the decision after assessing RBI’s grievance redressal was launched on April 8, 2015 by Prime Minister of prevailing liquidity conditions and also of Narendra Modi. The loans are given to non- process. Customers can raise complaints against the durable liquidity needs that are going any regulated entity with public interface such as corporate, non-farm small and micro enterprises. forward. commercial banks, urban cooperative banks, • In 2018-19, about 60 million loans worth Rs • RBI uses Open Market Operations Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs). 3 trillion were sanctioned under Mudra. (OMO) for injecting liquidity into the • Under the scheme, collateral-free loan of up system through the purchase of government RBI Committee Suggested Rs.5,000 Crore to Rs.10 lakh falls under three categories bonds (G-sec). Asset Fund For MSMEs: – Shishu, Kishore and Tarun. Shishu accounts • Therefore, RBI is to conduct the purchase • A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee, for loans of up to Rs.50,000, while Rs.50,001 to of six G-sec under OMOs through multi- chaired by U.K. Sinha, former chairman of the Rs.5 lakh is disbursed under Kishore. The third security auction using multiple price method. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) category is for loans of Rs.5-10 lakh. has suggested a Rs.5,000 crore stressed asset RBI Sets Up 6 Member Panel to Examine The fund for domestic Micro, Small and Medium RBI Imposes Rs.1 Crore Penalty On HDFC ATM Charges And Fees: Enterprises (MSMEs). For Violating Its Norms • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set • It aims to provide a relief to small businesses • The Reserve Bank of India up a high-level six-member hurt by demonetization, the goods and services (RBI) imposed Rs.1 crore penalty on private committee under IBA Chief Executive V G tax (GST) and an ongoing liquidity crunch. It sector lender HDFC Bank for violating know Kannan. The committee will examine ATM also assured that the fund could operate on the your customer (KYC) and anti-money charges and fees by banks amid demands for lines of the Textile Upgradation Fund Scheme. laundering (AML) norms. The penalty was reviewing the levies. imposed on 18 June 2019. • There have been persistent demands to RBI Has Asked The Public To Continue To • RBI said that a notice was issued to HDFC change automated teller machines Accept The Coins Of Various Denominations: Bank on why monetary penalty should not be (ATM) charges and fees as its uses are growing • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed for non-compliance with the significantly. asked the public to continue to accept the directions. The fine was imposed on HDFC after Panel Members: coins of various denominations pumped into considering HDFC Bank’s reply, oral submissions • Head of the Panel: IBA Chief Executive V G circulation regularly. The RBI puts into circulation made during the personal hearing and additional Kannan coins minted by the central government. submission made. • The members are Dilip Asbe (CEO, • RBI said that the coins have distinctive • RBI imposed the penalty in exercise of powers NPCI), Giri Kumar Nair (CGM, SBI), S features which are being introduced from time to vested to it under the provisions of Section Sampath Kumar (Group Head, Liability time with various themes like economic, social 47A(1)(c) with Section 46(4)(i) of the Products, HDFC Bank), K Srinivas (Director, and cultural, in order to meet the transaction Banking Regulation Act, 1949. Confederation of ATM Industry), Sanjeev needs of public. Currently, coins of 50 paise, Patel (CEO, Tata Communications Payment Rs.1, Rs.2, Rs.5 and Rs.10 denomination of Solutions). various sizes, theme and design are in Bank Fraud Touched Unprecedented Rs circulation. 71,500 Crore In 2018-19: RBI RBI Directed All the Banks To Grout ATMs To • Because of the continuous complaints • The Reserve Bank of India has revealed that A Structure To Enhance Security: about non-acceptance of coins by bank over 6,800 cases of bank fraud involving an • The Reserve Bank of India has asked the branches, RBI has asked all banks not to turn unprecedented Rs.71,500 crore were reported banks to ensure their ATMs are grouted to a away customers who come to exchange coins in 2018-19. This is 74% higher than the amount wall, pillar, or floor by the end of September at their branches. involved in 5,916 such cases reported in 2017- month, except those installed in high secured 18. premises such as airports. The announcement RBI Monitors The Asset-Liability Gap, • Anti-corruption watchdog Central Vigilance comes with an aim to enhance security of the Liquidity Position, And Repayment Commission (CVC) made an analysis and cash vending machines. Schedules Of Housing Finance Companies: reported on top 100 frauds. • The ATMs shall be operated for cash • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as per its replenishment only with digital One Time announcement, has started monitoring RBI Scraped NEFT, RTGS Transaction Combination (OTC) locks. All banks can also roll the asset-liability gap, liquidity position, and Charges, Banks To Pass On Benefits: out a comprehensive e-surveillance mechanism repayment schedules of housing finance The RBI removed transaction charges levied by it at the ATMs. This will ensure timely alerts and companies (HFCs). It will be monitored on a for Real Time Gross Settlement System quick response. daily basis after the liquidity crisis which hit these (RTGS) and National Electronic Funds firms, resulting in defaults. Transfer (NEFT) systems to boost digital transactions.

• The Real Time Gross Settlement System • This tool will help consumers gauge their Govt Plans To Raise Income Tax Limit To Rs (RTGS) is meant for large-value instantaneous preparedness for their life stage goals and 3 Lakh, Hike 80C Deduction Limit: fund transfers while the National Electronic Funds protection against unplanned eventualities of • Nirmala Sitharaman may increase the Transfer (NEFT) System is used for fund life. Max Life insurance to drive the agenda personal income tax exemption limit to Rs 3 transfers up to Rs 2 lakh. of financial protection in India. lakh of the annual income from the existing Rs • The State Bank of India (SBI) currently 2.5 lakh for salaried class in the upcoming charges between Re 1 and Rs 5 for NEFT PM Kisan Pension Scheme: Farmers’ Budget 2019-20. transactions and between Rs 5 and Rs 50 for Contribution To Be Rs 100 Per Month • At present, income up to Rs 2.5 lakh is RTGS. • Central government plans to launch a village- exempt from personal income tax. However, level campaign to enroll an additional one crore income between Rs 2.5 to 5 lakh attracts 5 per Reserve Bank of India Imposed 2 Crore farmers in Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme cent tax plus 4 per cent cess, while that between Penalty On Kotak Mahindra Bank: over the next 100 days. Rs 5 to 10 lakh is levied with 20 per cent tax • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a • The scheme urged States to ensure wider plus Rs 12,500 plus four per cent cess. penalty of Rs.2 crore on Kotak Mahindra Bank coverage of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan • Income above Rs 10 lakh is taxed at 30 per for not furnishing information about the dilution Samman Nidhi Yojna (PM-Kisan) and pension cent. Government is also planning to increase the of promoter shareholding. schemes Currently, there are about 6.92 crore tax exemption limit for savings and investments • The penalty imposed in exercise of powers KCC holders. made under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. vested in it under the provisions of the Banking • Around 14.5 crore operational landholdings Currently, the ceiling is Rs 1.5 lakh. Regulation Act, 1949. It is mainly based on the farmers eligible for an agricultural loan of up to deficiencies in regulatory compliance Rs.1.6 lakh. Among the major States that have CCI Given Approval To Merge Of Indiabulls poor KCC penetration are: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Housing Finance Lakshmi Vilas Bank: RBI Initiated Financial Literacy Week 2019 Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and West • Competition Commission of India Is Observed From 3 To 7 June Bengal. (CCI) approved the merger of the Indiabulls • The Financial Literacy Week 2019 is being Housing Finance and Lakshmi Vilas Bank. observed from 3 June to 7 June. It is an annual India’s Trade Deficit Widened To USD 15.36 • Lakshmi Vilas Bank is set to merge initiative by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to Bn In May Month: with Indiabulls Housing Finance. promote awareness of key topics through a • Ministry of Commerce reported Competition Commission of India (CCI) focused campaign. that India’s trade deficit expanded to a six- • Headquarters: New Delhi month high of $15.4 billion in May, with import • The theme of Financial Literacy Week 2019 • Chief executive: Dhanendra Kumar growth outpacing export growth following a 37% is ‘Farmers’. jump in gold imports. Exports grew 3.93% in Reserve Bank of India: PSB Canara Bank Updates Rules For Cash the month of May, while imports rose • Headquarters: Mumbai Deposits Of Up To Rs 50,000: 4.31%. • Governor: Shaktikanta Das • From July 1, Canara Bank customers can • • Deputy Governors: BP Kanungo, N S deposit cash of up to Rs 50,000 for free only J&K Bank Is Now Under The Purview Of RTI Vishwanathan and Mahesh Kumar Jai thrice a month. Act And CVC Guidelines: • From the fourth transaction or for cash Forex Reserve Rises By 1.99 Billion To • The Jammu and Kashmir Bank is now deposits of over Rs 50,000, there will be a service 419.99 Billion: under the purview of Right to Information Act charge of Rs 1 per thousand, with a minimum of and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) • India’s foreign exchange reserves increased Rs 50 and a maximum of Rs 5,000 plus GST. guidelines. The decision was taken by by 1.994 billion to 419.992 billion US Dollar in Canara Bank the Board of Directors of the Jammu and the week ended 24th May 2019. RBI released • Chairman: T.N. Manoharan Kashmir Bank. that foreign currency assets rose by 1.991 billion • Headquarters: Bengaluru to 392.188 billion US Dollar. • Being a government-owned bank, the bank MD & CEO: R.A. Sankara Narayanan without any choice is to be under RTI. It has been • • India’s special drawing rights with the registered under the companies act as a International Monetary Fund went by 0.8 million Oracle Launches Crime Mitigation Solution government company. The bank is expected to be to 1.445 billion US Dollar, while the country’s For Smaller Banks: brought under the RTI and CVC guidelines by reserve position also increased by 2 million to the end of June. • A multinational software firm in the United 3.336 billion US Dollar. J&K Bank: States Oracle introduced a new tool that will help small & mid-sized banks to tackle fraud. The • Headquarters: Srinagar, Jammu and Other Important Financial Awareness Oracle Financial Services “Anti Money Kashmir IDBI Bank Reduced Its MCLR By 5-10 Basis Laundering Express Edition (AMLXE)” Points To 8.95 Percent: • Interim Chairman: RK Chibber designed to detect, investigate, and report

• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)- suspected money laundering and terrorist IndusInd Bank To Merge With Bharat owned IDBI Bank reduced its Marginal Cost of financing activity. Financial Inclusion On July 4: funds-based Lending Rate (MCLR) by5-10 Group Of Secretaries Constituted On E- basis points to 8.95% across various tenors • Private sector lender IndusInd Commerce: with immediate effect on June 12. Bank and Bharat Financial Inclusion • Standing Group of Secretaries Ltd (BFIL) announced their merger which will be • Against one-year MCLR most of the customer (GoS) constituted on e-Commerce by Ministry effective from July 4. loans such as auto, personal and home loans are of Commerce and Industry. priced. • The National Company Law Tribunal on • GoS under the Chairmanship of Secretary, June 10, 2019 approved the Scheme of Department for Promotion of Industry and Arrangement among BFIL, IndusInd Bank and Max Life Insurance Company Launched ‘My Internal Trade (DPI) is constituted to Protection Quotient’ Tool: Induslnd Financial Inclusion and their respective ensure inter-ministerial/inter-departmental shareholders and creditors. • Max Life Insurance company one of the coordination. The resolving issues, cutting famous insurance companies in India announced • BFIL’s current CEO MR Rao will take charge across Ministries and Departments of the launch of a unique proprietary tool, ‘My as CEO of IndusInd Financial Inclusion, which will Government of India in e-Commerce Protection Quotient’ (MyPQ) its commitment house the Business Correspondent undertaking of L&T Bags Power Project Order Worth Rs. to ensuring financial protection in the country. BFIL. 7,000 Crore: About IndusInd Bank: • MyPQ a smart tool designed to gauge the level • Larsen and Toubro (L&T) bagged a mega of an individual’s financial protection and their • Headquarters: Mumbai engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) main aim to promote awareness and • CEO: Romesh Sobti order from SJVN Thermal Private importance of term plans in protecting the Limited. Their main aim to set up a 2×660 MW financial future of families.

______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 17 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| ultra-supercritical power plant in Buxar • The policy will cover EMI cost in the event • Indian Public Sector Undertaking’s district, Bihar. of hospitalization, death or permanent disability. (PSUs) National Thermal Power Corporation • The award costs around Rs.7,000 crore as The insurance product is specifically designed for Limited (NTPC Ltd) and Power Grid per the company’s classification of mega ZestMoney’s customers which can be availed Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) signed project. The L&T includes design, engineering, while applying for a loan on the digital platform. an agreement to set up National Electricity manufacturing, procurement, supply, testing & Distribution Company Limited (NEDCL). commissioning of the Buxar project. SEBI Sets Up Panel To Review Margins On • National Electricity Distribution Company Derivatives: by NTPC, a leading power generator, and Power SEBI Introduced Enhanced Disclosure • Securities and Exchange Board of India Grid, which owns India’s largest power Guidelines For Credit Rating Agencies: (SEBI) decided to review the current transmission network to get into consumer • The markets regulator Securities and framework of margins. The capital markets electricity supply business. Exchange Board of India regulator set up a working group. It is headed • NEDCL will be a joint venture of NTPC and (SEBI) introduced enhanced disclosure by NSE Clearing Ltd. PGCIL on 50:50 equity basis. guidelines for credit rating agencies (CRA). • Their aim to look into the issue and submit • SEBI asked the rating companies to disclose its recommendations to the Secondary Max Bupa Partners With MobiKwik For the probability of default for the issuers they Market Advisory Committee. Health Insurance rate, troubled by the rater’s track record of • A recent study jointly conducted by • Max Bupa, a standalone health insurer detecting defaults or near defaults. Association of National Exchanges Members entered into a strategic partnership with of India (ANMI) and consultancy firm Ernst MobiKwik, a fintech platform to promote India’s FDI Inflows During The Five Fiscal & Young (EY) insisted the fact that trading in affordable and convenient bite-sized group health Years Of The Modi Govt Hit To $42 Billions: derivatives in India costs more when compared insurance products for MobiKwik’s 107 Million • India turned out to be the sub region’s largest with most of the other leading markets. customers across the country. recipient receiving foreign direct investments KVB To Form Venture With Centrum Wealth worth $42 billion in 2018. The investment in To Provide Wealth Management Services CBDT Directs I-T Dept To Share Info Of Loan India billion with strong inflows in manufacturing, • Karur Vysya Bank Ltd (KVB) partnered with Defaulters With Banks: communication and financial services. Centrum Wealth Management Ltd (Centrum) • CBDT informed the Income Tax • According to the report, FDI inflows have to form private limited Joint Venture UV to Department to share “public interest” increased by 3.5% to $54 billion. provide wealth management services to its details of assets. The policy move is aimed to • India attracted over 77% of the total clients. tighten the noose on such entities and extract foreign direct investments ultimately landed • KVB will hold 51% of the share capital, recovery of public money. up to the South Asian region. Centrum will hold 45% and the remaining 4% will • The order states that “tax dues” of defaulter be held by the JV’s Staff There will be 5 Board of before the taxman shares such information with Adani Group Got Its Approval For The Directors, of which 3 will be from the bank. ii. the bank. A number of high-value bank loan Carmichael Coal Mine Project In Australia: Centrum Wealth Management is a unit of frauds come in the recent past including • Adani-led Adani Grouphas got its approvals Centrum Capital Ltd. prominent ones like the Rs 13,000 crore from the Queensland state government, KVB: including businessman and liquor baron Vijay Australia for the Carmichael coal mine • Headquarters: Karur, Tamil Nadu Mallya and others. project in Australia. • Managing Director & CEO: Shri P. R. Seshadri • The plan was approved by the central MieTY Reported That 2.22 Crore Villagers Are Given Digital Education Under Pradhan government in April, 2019. The project aims to Maruti Suzuki Inks Partnership With BOB ensure energy security for India and create For Dealer Financing: Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA): more jobs for Australia. • Maruti Suzuki, an Automobile manufacturer

in India signed ‘Preferred Financier’ MoU Facebook Plans to Launch Its (Memorandum of understanding) with Indian • Ministry of Electronics and Information Cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin, By The First multinational with Bank of Baroda (BOB) in Technology reported that 2.22 crore Quarter Of 2020: order to improve credit for dealership inventory villagers are given Digital Education under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta • Facebook plans to launch financing. its cryptocurrency by the first quarter Abhiyan (PMGDISHA). • The partnership with Bank of Baroda allows of 2020. The company is expected to reveal The report was submitted by Minister Mr. Ravi Maruti Suzuki to finance opportunities to • more details about the currency before testing dealers as well as customers. The financing Shankar Prasad in Rajya Sabha. begins later in 2019. About PMGDISHA: will work in line with the Bank of Baroda’s product • The currency, which is being referred to program of Supply Chain Finance. • To increase the Digital Literacy rate in India, internally as “GlobalCoin,” will reportedly be Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta available in around a dozen countries at launch, Central Government Planned To Set Up Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA) was launched as an where it’s expected to offer people affordable and Krishi Vigyan Kendras To Double Farmers’ integral part of the ‘Digital India’ initiative. secure payments without the need for a bank Income By 2022: • The Centre allocated Rs.100 crore in 2017- account. • Minister of Agriculture and Farmers 18, Rs.438 crore in 2018-19 and Rs.400 crore in

Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar made central 2019-20 for the PMGDISHA scheme. The total India Can Boost Exports Of 350 Products To Government to decide to use digital technology outlay for this project so far has been Rs.2,351 US, China Amid Trade War: across rural India to double farmers income by crore. • Commerce Ministry of India made a study the year 2022. the trade war between the US and China offers Centre Has Approved Rs.13,343 Crore For • The Government set up 713 Krishi Vigyan an opportunity to India for boosting exports of as Kendras (KVK) and 684 Agricultural The National Animal Disease Control many 350 products such as chemicals and granite Programme For FMD And Brucellosis: Technology Management Agencies (ATMA) at to these countries. the district level in the country for dissemination • The Centre has approved Rs.13,343

of technologies among the farming community. crore for the National Animal Disease Control ZestMoney Offers First-Of-Its-Kind EMI Programme for Foot and Mouth Disease Insurance: • The Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Analytics, and Block Chair Technology, (FMD) and Brucellosis for the next five years. • India’s largest and fastest growing consumer Internet of things (loT) are the technologies • It was announced by the Minister of State lending technology company ZestMoney, used here. for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and partnered with Digit Insurance to offer EMI Dairying, Sanjeev Kumar Balyan. The amount insurance to the company’s five million NTPC, PGCIL Sign MoU To Enter Power of Rs.2683 crore is proposed for the Financial customers. Distribution Business: Year 2019-20.

SEBI Tightens The Rules For Mutual Funds State Bank Of India Introduces Repo Rate- • Vijay Kalantri-owned Balaji Infra has 51.01 To Secure Investors: Linked Home Loan: percent stake in Dighi Port, while Infrastructure • The Securities and Exchange Board of • State Bank of India introduced repo rate- Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) holds 39.37 India (SEBI) introduced more checks and linked home loans. SBI, the country’s largest percent stake in the company. balances for debt mutual funds bank by assets home loans linked to the repo • In May 2019, a bankruptcy court approved (MFs) to secure investors and stem systemic rate from July 1, 2019. There are 10 key new JNPT’s (Jawaharlal Nehru Port) resolution plan risks on 27 June. facts, repo rate-linked SBI home loan, Some of to buy Dighi Port for Rs.853 crore. • Defaults or payment deferments by high- them are mentioned here: profile corporate groups including Zee and DHFL • Key interest rate reduced to 5.75. Repo rate- FundzBazar Launched ‘Selfie Wala KYC’ have plagued the Rs 25-trillion MF linked home loan will make changes in the key Feature For First-Time Mutual Fund industry. The regulator has changed the interest rate by the central bank would be passed Investors: valuation methodology for debt and money on directly to the customers. • FundzBazar online mutual market instruments to mark-to-market, doing • State Bank of India benefit from the fund investment platform launched by Prudent, away with amortisation. latest reduction in the repo rate has been launched ‘Selfie Wala KYC’ feature. It is applicable passed fully to cash credit account and overdraft for the first-time mutual fund investors. MOA Signed Between Ministry Of Shipping customers with limits of over Rs. 1 lakh. • Investors can complete their KYC (Know And IIT Kharagpur To Set Up CICMT • After the move, the effective Repo-Linked your Customer) process at any place. It allows the investors to carry out the IPV (In-Person • A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed Lending Rate (RLLR) for a cash credit and between Ministry of Shipping and IIT (Indian overdraft customers will be 8 percent. These Verification) to upload a video and a selfie to speed up the KYC process. Institute of Technology), Kharagpur to set up changes will also take effect on July 1. Centre for Inland & Coastal Maritime Technology • The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy (CICMT) at IIT Kharagpur. CICMT is the first of its India To Buy 100 More SPICE Bombs, Signed Committee (MPC) lowered the repo rate by 25 Rs 300 Crore Deal With Israel: kind centre in India. basis points and switched to an • The main aim is to focus on indigenisation “accommodative” stance from “neutral”. • The Indian Air Force signed a deal with Israel to buy more than of ship designing, building and testing. The MOA signed by IIT Kharagpur Director, Professor Microsoft’s GitHub Takes Over Pull Panda 100 SPICE 2000 bombs, worth around Rs 300 crore. Partha P Chakraborty and Joint Secretary in the For Code-Review Collaboration: Ministry of Shipping, Kailash Kumar Aggarwal in • Microsoft owned GitHub acquired US (United • SPICE bombs were used by the Indian Air New Delhi. Force (IAF) to attack the madrasa of Jaish-e- States) based start-up Pull Panda. Firm which • The total cost of the project is Rs.69.20 crore. creates code review tools for the platform for an Mohammed in Balakot, Pakistan, on February 26, in response to the terrorist attack on a CRPF It is funded under Sagarmala programme. It is undisclosed sum. for 5 years after which revenues generated from convoy in Pulwama which resulted in the • Pull Panda offered its products include Pull the end users. martyrdom of 40 CRPF personnel. Reminders, Pull Analytics, and Pull Assigner • Four European countries namely Germany, as a subscription model. • the Netherlands, Russia and Belgium have model GOI Underpaid Food Subsidy Bill By Rs • All these products available for free at GitHub 69,394 Crore In Fiscal Year 2019: testing facilities for ships. Marketplace. Microsoft announced its intention to

buy GitHub in June, 2018 for $7.5 billion, one • The central government underpaid the food Tech Mahindra Signs Contract With Airbus: of its largest acquisitions till date. subsidy bill to Food Corporation of India (FCI) by Rs 69,394 crore during the year 2018-19. • Tech Mahindra signed a multi-year contract • with Airbus for cabin and cargo design Union Cabinet Has Approved The Pradhan • According to the Controller General of engineering. Accounts (CGA), central govt. paid only 74% of Mantri Kisan Samman Siddhi Scheme: • The main aim to capitalize on the the total major subsidies during 2018-19 in • Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan specialized skills and competencies in the comparison to the 83 percent payment made in Mantri Kisan Samman Siddhi Scheme. It will growing cabin engineering business over the next 2017-18. cost over Rs.87,000 crore a year to the few years. exchequer. • As a percentage of the budget estimate, govt. Tech Mahindra paid only 59% of food subsidies in FY19. • The government has announced its decision to Founder Anand Mahindra • extend the benefit of Rs.6,000 per year under Google Maps Launches Features For Real- • Headquarters Pune, Maharashtra, India the PM-KISAN scheme to all 14.5 crore Time Updates On Public Transports In India farmers in the country, irrespective of the size of PM Narendra Modi Is Likely To Meet Chief their landholding. • Google tech Behemoth invented three new Executives Of Indian Banks On 21 June: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Siddhi: features- bus travel times from live traffic in 10 of the largest cities in India. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to • The scheme was launched on 24th February meet chief executives of Indian 2019 in the run-up to the 2019 Parliamentary • The live train status for Indian Railways trains, and mixed-mode commute banks on June 21. He is to discuss a blueprint elections in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh where for the banking sector for the next five years in the first rounds of installments were paid to suggestions that now combine auto- terms of growth and consolidation amid a several farmers. rickshaw and public transport. The travel plan slowing economy and a crisis in the shadow of Indian users are predicted by transit time while • The government so far distributed the first banking sector. traveling on buses. installment to 3.11 crore beneficiaries Google map enable users to know how long a • The Finance Ministry held discussions with and second installment to 2.66 • bank chiefs on improving lending to micro, crore beneficiaries into their bank accounts bus trip will take when factoring in live traffic conditions. This feature launched in 10 cities small and medium enterprises, through Direct Benefit Transfer mode. agriculture and other productive sectors of the namely Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai,

Hyderabad, Pune, Lucknow, Chennai, economy, and also on ease of doing business. Bank Of Baroda Declared Dighi Port Mysore, Coimbatore, and Surat. • The Ministry has also held discussions with Chairman Vijay Kalantri As ‘Wilful banks on the ongoing crisis in non-banking Defaulter’: Indian Microfinance Sector Is Expected To financial sectors as NBFCs are facing liquidity • Bank of Baroda (BoB) has declared Dighi Register A More Than 30 Percent: crunch following the debt default by IL&FS. Port chairman and managing director Vijay The industry body Sa-Dhan reported that • The country’s GDP growth has been slowed Goverdhandas Kalantri and his son Vishal • to 5.8% in the January-March 2019 quarter. It Kalantri as wilful defaulters for owing close to Rs the Indian microfinance sector is expected to register a more than 30% year-on-year growth might drag down the full-year growth to a 5-year 3,334 crore to a consortium of 16 banks in the low of 6.8%. This has impacted the productive country that include BoB, while Bank of India is to Rs.90,000 crore in 2018-19. The total gross loan portfolio (GLP) for the sector stood sectors of the economy. the lead lender. at Rs.68,789 crore in 2017-18.

• The industry body report based on the data (MCA) to facilitate the sharing of data and • Overseas investors pumped more than collected from 128 microfinance institutions, the information for regulatory purposes. 9,000 crore rupees into the Indian capital GLP had already touched Rs.75,476 crore. markets last month on expectations of more However, this would rise to more than Rs.90,000 Mahindra Susten Partners With Mitsui & Co. business-friendly measures. Ltd For Solar Power Generation: crore by the time the consolidated industry • According to the latest depositories data, figures come out. • Mahindra Susten, the private equity division Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) around • The report also stated that the top 7 States in of Mahindra Group, has partnered with Mitsui & 7,920 crore rupees into equities and 1,111 terms of loan portfolio were Karnataka, Bihar, Co. Ltd, of Japan. The aim is to jointly develop crore rupees in the debt market during the Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil and operate distributed solar power second to-31st of May. Nadu, and Maharashtra. generation projects in India. • Mahindra Susten will hold 51% stake in Two-Wheeler Loan Named ‘Sabse Khaas Ashok Leyland Ties Up With Suryoday Small Marvel Solren Private Ltd. with Mitsui holding Loan’ Launched By L&T Finance: Finance Bank For Vehicle Loans: the rest 49%. It is expected that the • Indian multinational conglomerate, L&T • Ashok Leyland partnered with Suryoday collaboration between the two groups would help Finance, a subsidiary of L&T Finance Holdings, Small Finance Bank for vehicle loans. The two in targeting India’s industrial and commercial launched ‘Sabse Khaas Loan’ for two-wheeler partners have signed an initial agreement to enter sectors. customers. a strategic financing partnership for three years. • Marvel currently operates four solar power • This scheme provides burden-free and low- • Under the agreement, the bank will provide projects in the country with a combined capacity cost finance for two-wheelers eliminates the need end-to-end financial solutions to Ashok of 16 megawatts. The company helps its clients for hypothecation of the vehicle to the financier Leyland’s customers for auto loans across India. reduce their carbon footprint through long-term over the tenure of the loan. purchase agreements that run between 10 to 25 • Suryoday Small Finance Bank will benefit its • This loan is for a financially strong customer years. customers with financial products and with a who spends their hard-earned money hassle-free experience. • Utilizing Mitsui’s global network, the company smartly. Borrowers can choose 3 different EMI Suryoday Small Finance Bank aim to expand the business to 150 megawatts periods - 6, 12 and 18 months with the interest by 2023. • Chairperson: Dr. Mrs. Sheela Bhide rates between 7.99 percent and 8.99 percent.

Facebook Unveiled Its Crypto Currency, India Has 20 Health Workers Per 10,000 REPORTS/RANKING BY VARIOUS People: NSSO Study Libra: ORGANISATIONS Facebook finally unveiled the details UNCTAD World Investment Report 2019 • National Sample Survey Organization • (NSSO) data showed that India has 20.6 health of Libra, its crypto currency. Using Libra • According to the United Nations people can buy things or send money to people workers per 10,000 people. This is less than the Conference on Trade and World Health Organization’s (WHO) minimum with nearly zero fees. Development (UNCTAD) World Investment overreach of 22.8 per 10,000 people. • It will be rolled out for use in 2020 and allow Report 2019, India received foreign direct • This is uneven between the urban and rural the platform’s billions of users across the globe to investments (FDI) worth USD 42 make financial transactions online. The currency billion in 2018. areas. Rural areas with 71 % of India’s population have only 36% of health workers. will be serviced by a collective of companies called • India attracted over 77% of the total foreign the Libra Association. direct investments that came to the South Asian • Delhi highest concentration of health workers followed by Kerala, Punjab, and region. The global FDI slipped by 13% in 2018, Bank Of China Starts India Operations: to US$1.3 trillion from $1.5 trillion in 2017, the Haryana. Bank of China, one of the four largest state- third consecutive annual decline. • ICICI Bank Launches Centre For MSMEs In run commercial banks of China, has started India • India’s rank as a source country for FDI operations with a maiden branch in Mumbai. Bengaluru: dropped one place to the 10th position as it was • ICICI Bank launched a centre in Bengaluru • “The launch of Chinese bank in India overtaken by Spain. Investment in India rose by comes after a series of successful meetings 6% to USD 42 billion. to provide business solutions exclusively to startups and MSME sector. ICICI Bank along with Viral between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi • Among others in the South Asian region, FDI and Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2018 to Rupani, Retail Business Head South, ICICI Bank flows to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rose to a inaugurated the centre. strengthen the strategic engagement between record level, to USD 3.6 billion and USD 1.6 the 2 countries. billion, respectively, while Pakistan witnessed a • The services offered include working capital loans upto Rs.20 crore, business loans (based 27% decline in investment to USD 2.4 billion. Honda Motorcycle Partnered With IDFC First on GST returns) upto Rs.1 crore, instant Bank For Retail Financing: Dell Emerged as The Most Trusted Brand In overdraft facility of Rs.15 lakh, extensive trade solutions and cash management services, among • Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India India In 2019: TRA (HMSI) partnered with IDFC FIRST Bank to others. • Dell emerged as the most trusted brand in provide financing solutions for vehicles across the India in 2019, according to the report of TRA country. Wipro To Acquire US International Techne Report 2019. Group For 312 Crore: • The Memorandum of Understanding(MJ) was • Around 31% Brand Trust Index (BTI) signed for the loan facility up to 100% of • IT major Wipro it will acquire US-based difference from Dell, an auto brand Jeep attained International Techne Group Incorporated for $45 vehicle cost, zero processing fee, down a dramatic entry in the second spot. LIC and payment of Rs.999 and extended loan tenure of million (around Rs.312 crore). Amazon ranked on third and fourth spots. 48 months offered to two-wheeler customers. • International Techne Group India Ranks 141 In The 2019 Global Peace Incorporated (ITI) provides Computer Aided • This will lead to extra savings of Rs 5,000 on an average loan. Index Design and Product Lifecycle Management interoperability software services. Founded in About IDFC FIRST Bank: • Iceland topped the Global Peace Index 2019 1983 and headquartered in Ohio, USA, ITI has • IDFC stands for Infrastructure rankings which was released by Institute for offices in the UK, Italy, Israel and Germany. Development Finance Company Economics & Peace. Since 2008, Iceland holds • It was founded by the merger of Capital First the most peaceful country in the world. SEBI Signed MoU With MCA To Facilitate The and IDFC Bank in December 2018 • India ranked 141 among 163 countries. In Sharing Of Data And Information For • Headquarters: Mumbai 2018, India ranked at 136th among 163 Regulatory Purposes: • Managing Director & CEO: V. Vaidyanathan countries. Afghanistan ranked as the least peaceful country in the world. Th has replaced • The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding Overseas Investors Pump Over Rs 9,000 Syria, which is now the second least peaceful. Top/Bottom 5 countries: (MoU) with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Crore Into Indian Capital Markets In May:

• The top five countries in the list are Iceland, station in Bikaner district of Rajasthan was • FICCI’s (Federation of Indian Chambers New Zealand, Austria, Portugal, and ranked the best police station in the country. of Commerce and Industry) economic outlook Denmark. • Other stations are Nettapakkam in survey projected India’s median GDP (Gross • The least 5 peaceful countries in the list Puducherry, Gudageri in Domestic Product) 7.1% for FY20 and 7.2% are Iraq, Yemen, South Sudan, Syria and Dharwad,Karnataka, Chopal in Shimla, for FY21. Afghanistan (ranked the least) remains the Lakheri in Bundi, Rajasthan, Periyakulam in • Minimum and maximum growth estimate world’s least peaceful counties. Theni, Tamil Nadu. stood at 6.8 per cent and 7.3 per cent. Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation QS World University Ranking 2020: IIT Mumbai In Top 20 Most Expensive Cities In rate is projected at 3.1% in 2019-20 with a Bombay Tops Among Indian Institutions Asia For Expatriates: Mercer minimum and maximum range of 2.1 per cent • MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) • Mumbai is India’s most expensive city and and 4 per cent, respectively. has made a history by topping the 2020 QS among the top 20 costliest cities surveyed in Asia • Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation World University Rankings for for expatriates, as residential housing prices forecasted at 4% for 2019-20 with a minimum the eighth consecutive year. remain among the highest in the world, a survey and maximum range of 3.5 per cent and 4.1 per • Stanford University, Harvard University and by global consulting leader Mercer says. cent, respectively. California Institute of Technology (Caltech) — all • According to Mercer’s 25th Annual Cost of • The median growth forecast for agriculture retain their positions at second, third and fourth Living Survey, Mumbai fell 12 spots and was and allied activities was pegged at 3%. in the world, respectively. ranked at the 67th position out of 209 cities • Only three Indian institutes — IIT-Bombay, surveyed. India’s FDI Equity Inflows Declined For The IIT-Delhi and IISc-Bangalore making it to top 200 • Other Indian cities in the list include New First Time In 6 Years: in 2020 QS World University Rankings. Delhi at 118th place, Chennai (154), Bengaluru • India’s Foreign Direct Investment (179) and Kolkata (189). • The Indian Institute of Technology, (FDI) equity inflows declined for the first time in Bombay (IIT-Bombay), has emerged as India’s six years in 2018-19. Singapore Topped The IMD World best institution in the Quacquarelli • Data released by the Department of Symonds (QS) World University Ranking 2020. Competitiveness Ranking 2019 Industrial Policy and Promotion and internal Swiss-based International Institute for • IIT Bombay which was at 162nd rank last year • trade showed FDI equity inflows into India has moved up to 152nd rank. Management Development (IMD) World declined 1% to $44.4 billion in the year to 31 Competitiveness Ranking March. The decline signals a squeeze in long- • IIT-Delhi has bagged 182th position 2019 said Singapore has dethroned the US to and IISc Bangalore has secured 184th rank. term foreign investment into the country. become the most competitive economy in the • The two sectors where FDI inflows dropped world. Kerala Topped NITI Aayog’s Health Index the most are telecommunications (fell 57% to 2019 Ranking • Hong Kong stands second spot in the $2.7 billion) and pharmaceuticals (dropped list. USA stands third followed by Switzerland 74% to $266 million). Singapore dislodged • Kerala has topped ranking state in terms of and UAE and fourth and fifth Mauritius as a top source of FDI, accounting for overall health performance as per the report respectively. Qatar entered the top 10. India $16.22 billion inflows. submitted by NITI Aayog on health index. This ranked 43, one position higher compared to is the second edition of its type. It measured 2018. India Ranked 113 Out Of 176 Countries In the annual and incremental performances of states and UTs. End Of Childhood Index Bangladesh Emerged As The Fastest • According to the 3rd End of Childhood • Next to Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Economy In Asia-Pacific: Asian Maharashtra have emerged as the second and Index Global Childhood Report 2019, India Development Bank ranked 113 in 176 countries with 769 scores third best performers, respectively, on health • According to the Asian Development Bank parameters. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were out of 1000. (ADB), Bangladesh emerged as the fastest ranked the two worst performers, respectively. • The Index released on May 28, 2019, by growing economy among the 45 countries of ‘Save the Children’, a United Kingdom (13K) • Kerala secured an overall score the Asia-Pacific region. based non-profit organization which works for of 74.01, while Uttar Pradesh was the least • Bangladesh registered a growth rate of child rights. performing state with an overall score 7.9%. They predicted that the growth will be 8% of 28.61. The report highlighted the outbreak of The top 3 countries at this End of Childhood in the next financial year 2019-20. Index are: encephalitis in Bihar that killed over 150 children till 24 June. • Singapore India Ranks 95 In the Sustainable NITI Aayog: • Sweden Development Goals Gender Index 2019: • Formed on: 1 January 2015 • Finland • India ranked 95th out of 129 countries in Maharashtra Topped The USGBC List Of Top • Headquarters: Delhi the Sustainable Development Goals Gender 10 States For LEED In India: • Chairman: Narendra Modi Index. India’s score of 56.2 on a scale of 0– The Second Edition of the United States • Vice Chairman: Rajiv Kumar 100. • Green Building Council’s (USGBC) list of India’s • CEO: Amitabh Kant • The index found that no country has fully top 10 states is released. The states which have achieved the gender equality and that the global • It replaced the Planning Commission. maximum number of Leadership in Energy and average score of 65.7 out of 100 which falls in Environmental Design (LEED) certified green the poor category. MHA Released The Rankings Of Police buildings are listed below. Stations For 2018; Rajasthan Tops The List • Denmark was ranked at the first place and • Maharashtra bagged the top slot with 334 Chad at 129th place. • Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released LEED-certified green buildings the rankings of police stations for the year • It is followed by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu 2018. It covered 15,666 police stations. 20% India Has Lost Its Spot As The World’s with the rankings 232 and 157 buildings weightage was assigned to the police station’s Fastest Growing Economy To China respectively. infrastructure and citizen feedback on the • The Indian economy has lost its spot as performance of the police personnel posted at the the world’s fastest-growing economy to • LEED is a widely used green building rating system in order to rank states in terms of police station and they were evaluated on the China. A Reuters survey of economists said basis of crimes against women, Scheduled that India registered 6.3% annual growth in cumulative Gross Square Feet (GSF) of certified space. Castes and Scheduled Tribes & property the January-March quarter, its slowest pace in six related offences. quarters. China recorded a growth of 6.4% in the Gujarat Topped The Country With Annual • The scores were calculated based on the March Quarter. Fish Production Of 7.8 Lakh Tonnes: number of FIRS (First Information Reports) charge sheeted within 60 days. The Kalu police FICCI Survey Predicted GDP Growth Of India • Gujarat topped the country with annual fish At 7.1% For FY20 production of 7.8 lakh tonnes, followed

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Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Services Intelligence CSO-GDP Growth Slips To 5.8% In Q4 In Sinha (DG-ISI) 2018-19: Judicial Member of the Justice V K Jain New President of Mohamed Ould • As per the data released by the Central National Consumer Mauritania Ghazouani Statistics Office (CSO), the rate of gross Disputes Redressal domestic product (GDP) growth in the January- Commission (NCDRC). RESIGNATION March quarter of 2018-19 decreased to 5.8% Elected to the board of Ajay Singh • Mali’s Prime Minister - Soumeylou Boubeye as compared to the forecast of 6.5%. the International Air Maiga • The economic growth rate for the full 2018- Transport Association • Pakistan's Finance Minister - Asad Umar 19 financial year stood at a 5-year low of (IATA) • President of Archery Association of India (AAI) 6.8% in comparison to 7.1 %. The reason Advocate General of Satish Chandra - B. V. P. Rao behind the slip is the slowdown in the country’s Chhattisgarh Verma • Paytm President - Bhushan Patil key sectors like agriculture, industry and First IAF woman pilot Flight Lieutenant • British Prime Minister - Theresa May manufacturing in the past nine months. Mohana Singh • Papua New Guinea Prime Minister - Peter

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Sasi Kumar Mukund in the other finals • China claimed four gold medals at 2019 ITTF as the sports world’s highest earner, raking in matches. The tournament was held in Thailand. World Tour Hong Kong Open, Queen Elizabeth $127 million via salary and endorsement deals. • Stadium, Hong Kong. India Beats Ireland 1-0 In The Final To Claim Women’s singles: Wang Yidi Australia And Qatar To Be Guest Nations At U21 Four-Nation Title: Men’s singles: Chinese player Lin Gaoyuan The 2020 Copa America: • Indian junior women’s hockey Men’s doubles: Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan • Australia will be one of the two guest nations team won Cantor Fitzgerald U21 Women’s doubles: Chinese pair Chen Ke and at the 2020 Copa America. Qatar will also return International 4-Nations title after beating Mu Zi to 2020 tournament, which will be co-hosted by Ireland 1-0 in the final. India ended the Argentina and Colombia. tournament three goals in four games, Mumtaz International Association Of Athletics • Qatar and Japan are the guest nations in Khan finished as the highest goal scorer of the Federations (IAAF) Re-Branded As World 2019 Copa, which started on June 15 in Brazil. tournament. Athletics: This year’s Copa America broadcast to a record • The International Association of Athletics 178 countries. Indian Football Team Baichung Bhutia Federations (IAAF), the international Copa America: governing body for the sport of athletics, Congratulated Chhetri Becoming India’s • Current champions: Chile changed it name from IAAF to World Most-Capped Player: • President of CONMEBOL: Alejandro Athletics. • Former India skipper Bhaichung Bhutia Dominguez • The members of IAAF council have approved congratulated Sunil Chhetri and became India’s the rebranding at an IAAF Council meeting held • Headquarters: Luque, Paraguay most capped international player with 108 in Monaco. appearances. India Remained At 101 In The Latest FIFA

Indian Team For Senior Asian Artistic Rankings, Belgium On Top: Viswanathan Anand Lost To Magnus Carlsen Gymnastics Championships Announced: • The Indian men’s football team remained In Armageddon: • Gymnastics Federation of static at the 101st position in the latest FIFA • Viswanathan Anand defeat against world India announced the Indian team for the rankings. India recently participated in King’s champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Cup in Thailand, in which it lost one match and Armageddon game at the Altibox Norway Championships. It is to be held in won the other in the tournament. Chess Tournament. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. • Belgium remained to top the overall FIFA

world rankings, followed by France, Brazil, 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Starts In • The four men and four women senior England, and Portugal. France: gymnasts selected for the prestigious tournament after Sports Authority of India (SAI) • The Indian team is at the 18th spot among • The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the agreed to GFI’s proposal of holding open trials at the Asian countries. Iran has become the 8th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the IG Stadium. only Asian country to feature in the top 20 as quadrennial international football championship they moved one spot to finish at the 20th rank. contested by the women’s national teams. The • Men team comprises Rakesh Kumar Patra About FIFA: Championship will be held in nine cities (rings and parallel bars), Yogeshwar Singh President: Gianni Infantino across France. (floor and vault), Debang Dey (pommel horse) • and Arik Dey (horizontal bar). • Headquarters: Zürich, Switzerland Lewis Hamilton Won Canadian Grand Prix • Pranati Nayak (vault and beam), Shraddha 2019: Talekar (uneven bars), Pranati Das (beam) and World Archery Championships: India Settles For Silver In Men’s Recurve Final: • Lewis Hamilton won Canadian Grand Prix, Papiya Das (floor) are the women’s team the world of Formula One championship title players. • The Indian men’s recurve team has bagged 2019. Gymnastics in India a silver medal in the Archery World Championships at Den Bosch in The • He also fifth out of the seven races contested • Ashish Kumar won the first-ever bronze Netherlands. Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, this season. He secured seventh win at the 2019 medal in gymnastics. Atanu Das and Pravin lost to Chinese team of Ding Canadian Grand Prix and defeated Sebastian • Karmakar the Indian gymnast to qualify for Yiliang, Wei Shaoxuan and Feng Hao 6-2 in the Vettel (Ferrari) a final stage at the World Artistic Gymnastics summit clash. Championships.

2019 French Open: England Captain Eoin Morgan Set the World The 2019 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis Peter Gilchrist Won The 2019 Pacific Record For Most Sixes In An ODI: tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was International Billiards Championship: • England captain Eoin Morgan set the world held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, • Peter Gilchrist won the 2019 Pacific record for most sixes (17) in a One Day France. International Billiards Championship at the International (ODI). He achieved this record • Men’s Singles: Spain Rafael Nadal Yarraville Club in Melbourne, Australia. during his 71-ball 148-run knock against • Women’s Singles: Australia Ashleigh Barty • Peter Gilchrist defeated Kolkata cueist Afghanistan in World Cup on 18 June 2019. Kothari who had been on a roll winning • Men’s Doubles: Germany Kevin Krawietz / • Morgan was assisted by Joe Root in the 189- Germany Andreas Mies the International Reventon Classic Snooker run partnership for the third wicket during which championship, a triple crown event of Australia • Women’s Doubles: Hungary Tímea Babos / Root made 88 runs off 82 balls. The previous and thereafter went on to display some France Kristina Mladenovic record for most sixes (16 sixes) was jointly outstanding billiards en-route the final. • Mixed Doubles: Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan held by Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle and AB de

/ Croatia Ivan Dodig Villiers. Virat Kohli Is The Only Indian In The List Of • England ended up with the 6th highest team Top Paid Athletes: India Debut Flag In total in a World Cup match with 397 for 6 in 50 Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is the only #WorldRaftingChampionship: • overs after they opted to bat first at Old Trafford Indian in the Forbes list of world’s highest- cricket ground. • India is making debut in the adventurous paid athletes. game of Rafting. Former Prime Prime Minister He has been estimated with an annual India Name 23-Member Squad For Asian Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering • earnings of $25 million. According to the report, Junior Badminton Championship: and Allied Sports team played in World Rafting his earnings are $21 million from endorsements Championship which is taking place in Tuncelli. • India named a 23-member squad to and USD 4 million from salary and winnings for represent the country at the Asian Junior the last 12 months. China Claims 4 Gold Medals At 2019 ITTF Badminton Championship held in Suzhou, World Tour Hong Kong Open: • The list is topped by Barcelona and Argentina China. football superstar Lionel Messi. Retired boxer • Boys’ singles challenge by Manipur’s Floyd Mayweather has been dethroned by Messi Maisnam Meiraba Luwang. An impressive total

______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 24 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| of 1000 points by virtue of a fine run in the • 2018 Asian Games gold medallist Jinson • CEO: C Vijayakumar domestic circuit. Johnson from India won a silver medal in men’s • The girls’ team led by Malvika Bansod of the 1500m at Folksam Grand Prix. Indian Gymnast, Pranati Nayak Won Bronze Airport Authority of India. At 2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastic • Ishaan Bhatnagar and Vishnuvardhan Goud Women’s Cricket Nominated for Inclusion At Championship Held In Ulaanbaatar, lead India’s challenge in the boys’ doubles 2022 Commonwealth Games: Mongolia: competition, while Aditi Bhatt and Tanisha • Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) • India’s Pranati Nayak won a bronze medal Crasto the ones to watch out for in girls’ doubles. nominated the inclusion of women’s cricket in at the Senior Asian Artistic Championships in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which is Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Rashid Khan Becomes Most Expensive scheduled to be held in Birmingham, United Bowler In World Cup History Kingdom. Indian Women’s Hockey Team Won FIH Series: • Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan is the • International Cricket Council (ICC) in most expensive bowler in World Cup partnership with the England and Wales • Indian Women’s Hockey team won the history. He is the world’s No.3 ODI bowler. He Cricket Board (ECB) presented the compelling FIH (Fédération Internationale de Hockey). played Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indian Premier case for women’s cricket to become part of the He defeated Japan 3-1 in the finals held at the League. Commonwealth Games programme. Hiroshima Hockey Stadium, Japan. International Cricket Council • Beach Volleyball and Para table FIH/ International • ICC Chairperson: Manu Sahney tennis were also nominated for inclusion in the • Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland • Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab 2022 edition. ICC Chief Executive: Manu • President: Narinder Batra Emirates. Sawhney Commonwealth Games: Lewis Hamilton Won French Grand Prix: Bangladesh Recorded The Second Highest • 2022 Venue: Birmingham, United • Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won the Successful Chase In World Cup History: Kingdom French Grand Prix. It is held in Circuit Paul • Bangladesh has recorded the second • Nations participating: 73 Ricard, Le Castellet, France. highest successful chase in World Cup • 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in Gold history. The Bangladesh cricket team chased Italy Won The Bid To Host The 2026 Winter Coast, Australia. down the target of 322 against West Olympics: • The first official Commonwealth Games were Indies. Bangladesh (322/3) beat West Indies The International Olympic Committee held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada. • (321/8) by 7 wickets in Taunton. (IOC) announced that the 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged at the Italian venue of Former Liverpool And Chelsea Striker Joshna Chinappa wins record 17th National Fernando Torres Announces Retirement: Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo. The Winter Games Title in Squash: will happen from 6 February to 22 February in • Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker • Joshna Chinappa made a record for the 2026. The 2022 Winter Olympics will be Fernando Torres has announced his retirement most number of national titles after beating her staged in Beijing. from football. Tamil Nadu state-mate Sunayna Kuruvilla. • The 35-year-old Spaniard scored 81 goals • Joshna broke an age-old landmark set Sofia Kenin Won The Mallorca Open Title across four seasons with Liverpool and won the by Bhuvneshwari Kumari who held the record 2019: Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup for 27 Years winning consecutive titles from • Sofia Kenin of the United States won with Chelsea. 1976 to 1991. the 4th edition of Mallorca Open Title

2019. Belinda Bencic of Switzerland with 6-7 (2), Pankaj Advani Clinches Men’s Asian Snooker United States Claim Biggest Ever Women’s 7-6 (5), 6-4 points in the finals at Santa Ponsa Championship: FIFA World Cup Win: Tennis Club in Mallorca, Spain. • India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani has • United States won the biggest-ever victory clinched the 35th men’s Asian Snooker in FIFA Women’s World Cup. They defeated Virat Kohli Becomes The Fastest Cricketer To Championship in Doha to complete a career Thailand in Group-F match at Reims in Score 20,000 International Runs: grand slam in cue sports. France. • Virat Kohli becomes the fastest cricketer to • Advani defeated Thanawat score 20,000 international runs. Tirapongpaiboon 6-3 in the final on Friday to Badminton Star Lee Chong Wei Retires After • The 417 innings to reach the milestone become the only one to win the Asian and World Cancer Battle: and bettered the time taken by legends such as championships in all formats. • Cancer-hit badminton star Lee Chong Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. Wei announced his retirement, ending a brilliant • He conquered the ACBS Asian Snooker career in which he collected a swathe of honours events – 6-red (short format) and 15-red Girish Koushik Is India’s 63rd Grandmaster: (long format) – along with the IBSF World but never won a world or Olympic title. • Girish A. Koushik has taken the long road Championships in both formats too. there but he has finally arrived at the destination Bronze For India In The 58th Ostrava Golden • Having already accomplished it of his dreams. Last week, the 22-year-old Spike Athletics Meet: in Billiards, Pankaj had this elusive 15-red from Mysuru became India’s 63rd • Annu Rani won the women’s javelin bronze Asian Snooker title missing from his silverware Grandmaster at the 37th Balaton in the 58th Ostrava Golden Spike athletics collection. International Chess Festival in Hungary. meet, Croatia’s Sara Kolak took the gold and • Pankaj will now take part in IBSF World Slovenia’s Martina Ratej bagged the silver. Annu Cup next week in Doha. Marcus Trescothick Announces Retirement Rani is a Javelin thrower from Uttar Pradesh. From Professional Cricket: Cricket Australia Signs A Multi-Year • Former England star Marcus Trescothick on PU Chitra And Sreeshankar Strikes Gold & Partnership With HCL: Thursday announced he would retire at the end of Johnson Wins Silver At Folksam Grand Prix • Indian multinational information technology the season, bringing down the curtain on a 27- 2019: service HCL Technologies (Hindustan season career with county side Somerset. • Asian champion PU Chitra of India won a Computers Limited, HCL) signed a multi-year • The 43-year-old opening batsman, who gold medal in women’s 1500m at Folksam Grand deal with Cricket Australia (CA), the played 76 Tests and 123 one-day internationals, Prix 2019. The event held in Sollentuna, administrative body of Australian Cricket. has scored a total of 26,234 first-class runs since Sweden. She did her clocking 4 minutes 12.65 • India’s third largest sports deal, Accenture making his debut for Somerset in 1993. seconds (4:12.659). was working with Cricket Australia • She defeated Mercy Cherono of Kenya who • A five-year deal from November 2013. HCL Narinder Batra Elected As IOC Member: finished a former IAAF World Cross Country becomes the digital technology partner of • Indian Olympic Association president champion. She is a silver medallist at the 2013 Australia (CA). Narinder Batra elected as a member of the World Championships. HCL

International Olympic Committee. He secured 58 • President: Narinder Dhruv Batra • The Italian city named as host of 2026 votes out of 62. • Secretary-General: Rajeev Mehta Winter Olympics. • Narinder Batra has a rare distinction of • Indian Olympic Association President Narinder becoming a member of the IOC, he is heading a India Proposes To Host 2023 IOC Session In Batra and IOC member Nita Ambani submitted National Olympic Committee. He also belongs to Mumbai: the formal bid to the IOC chief Thomas. 2022- the international federation. He is the first Indian • India proposed to host the 2023 2023 is the 75th year of Indian Independence and to have this distinction International Olympic Committee session in Indian sports are celebrated in India in a better Indian Olympic Association Mumbai. It is expected to choose the host city way. • Headquarters: New Delhi, India for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE DAY IMPORTANT DAYS OBSERVED/CELEBRATED THEME Swachhta Pakhwada June 1 – 15th - World Milk Day June 1st "Drink Milk: Today & Everyday” Global Day of Parents June 1st - fifth formation day of Telangana June 2nd - World Bicycle Day (WBD) by UN June 3rd - Financial Literacy Week June 3rd to 9th “Farmers and how they benefit by being a part of the formal banking system'. International Day of Innocent Children Victims of June 4th - Aggression World Environment Day (WED) June 5th " Beat Air Pollution " Maharana Pratap Jayanti (479th birth) June 6th - World Food Safety Day (WFSD) June 7th " Food Safety, Everyone's Business" World Oceans Day (WOD) June 8th "Gender and Oceans" World Day Against Child Labour June 12th “Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams!” International Albinism Awareness Day June 13th ‘Still Standing Strong’ World Blood Donor Day June 14th ‘Blood Donation and Universal Access to Safe Blood Transfusion’ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought June 17th “Let’s grow the future together” Autistic Pride Day June 18th - World Sickle Cell Day June 19th - World Refugee Day June 20th #StepWithRefugees International Day of Yoga June 21st ” Yoga for Heart” (India) “Yoga for Climate Action” (UN)

World Music Day June 21st “Music at the intersections” World Hydrography day June 21st “Hydrographic information driving marine knowledge”. International Widows Day June 23rd - United Nations Public Service Day June 23rd ‘Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through effective Delivery of Services, Innovative Transformation, and Accountable Institutions’. International Olympic Day June 23rd - Day of the Seafarer June 25th “Get on board with gender equality” International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit June 26th “Health for Justice. Justice for Health”. Trafficking BIMSTEC Day June 26th - International MSME Day June 27th - 13th Statistics Day June 29th “Sustainable Development Goals”. International Asteroid Day June 30th - International Day of Parliamentarism June 30th -

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JUNE MONTH QUIZ Q.14) United Nations to cut ______from Q.27) Who is appointed as the United Nations Somalia force. Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment

a) 1000 troops b) 2500 troops of Women (UN-Women)? Q.1) Which of the following is the Indian Human c) 3000 troops d) 3800 troops a) Nirupama Rao b) Anita Bhatia Spaceflight Programme? e) 1800 troops c) Meera Shankar d) Suchitra Durai a) ASTRO-1 b) Gaganyaan Q.15) Which State banned online food delivery e) Kalaivani Navakodi c) Shukrayaan-1 d) Aditya without hygiene rating as per FSSAI? Q.28) Who became the first IAF woman pilot in e) Akash a) Gujarat b) Telangana India to fly Hawk jets ? Q.2) For the first time in 92 years, 6 Indian-origin c) Punjab d) Tamil Nadu a) Flight Lieutenant Devi Suresh kids among _____ won the National Spelling Bee e) Assam b) Flight Lieutenant Nithya Kumar Contest? Q.16) ______removes restriction on air space c) Flight Lieutenant Parvathi Menon a) 7 b) 5 usage. d) Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh c) 8 d) 10 a) India b) Pakistan e) Flight Lieutenant Priyanka Dhara e) 12 c) Saudi Arabia d) Indonesia Q.29) How many gold medals did India won Q.3) Which ministry launched a song Hawa Aane e) Sri Lanka Under-20 Eurasian Athletics Championship? De to spread awareness? Q.17) PepsiCo India will invest $70 million to build a) 5 b) 8 a) Environmental Ministry a food manufacturing plant in ______. c) 9 d) 6 b) Ministry of External Affairs a) Bihar b) Maharashtra e) 7 c) Ministry of Finance c) West Bengal d) Uttar Pradesh Q.30) Which State accorded the status of “legal d) Ministry of Parliament Affairs e) Tamil Nadu person or entity” to animals recently? e) Ministry of Forest & Climate change Q.18) Astronomers discovered the Forbidden a) Telangana and Odisha Q.4) Who is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan? Planet, ______in the Neptunian Desert b) Punjab and Haryana a) Vijay Rupani b) Vasundhara Raje a) NGTS- 4b b) NGTS- 6g c) Rajasthan and Odisha c) Ashok Gehlot d) Anandiben Patel c) NGTS- 5d d) NGTS- 5b d) Kerala and Andhra Pradesh e) Kamal nath e) NGTS- 6b e) Punjab and Kerala Q.5) ______signs MoU with ISRO to set up Q.19) The newly-inducted Union Cabinet Q.31) Ponseti International Association (PIA) has space technology approved Rs, ______per month – new pension designated ______as World Clubfoot Day a) IIT Guwahati b) IIT Mumbai scheme for small shopkeepers, retail traders. a) June 3rd b) June 1st c) IIT Chennai d) IIT Roorkela a) 2,500 b) 5,000 c) June 2nd d) June 4th e) IIT Patna c) 3,000 d) 4,500 e) June 5th Q.6) Which of the following seaweed is posing e) 3,500 Q.32) Assam govt hikes parental income limit threat to the coral reef areas in Valai island in the Q.20) The U.S. has formally ______India’s under fee waiver to ______. Gulf of Mannar (GoM)? eligibility of Preferential trade terms under a) Rs 2 lakhs b) Rs 5 lakhs a) Codium fragile ssp. Fragile Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). c) Rs 3 lakhs d) Rs 6 lakhs b) Gracilaria vermiculophylla a) Terminated b) Extended e) Rs 4 lakhs c) Kappaphycus alvarezii c) Renewed d) Accepted Q.33) Which day is celebrated on Telangana d) Undaria pinnatifida e) None of these Statehood day ______. e) Naveeshy phycusia Q.21) The procurement of 111 light Naval Utility a) June 01 b) July 05 Q.7) SWIFT India and South Asia Conference was Helicopters (NUH) for the Navy to be the first big c) July 02 d) June 03 held in ______procurement of the Modi’s new government. e) June 02 a) Mumbai b) Chennai What is the cost of the procurement? Q.34) Who is re-elected as President of c) Hyderabad d) Secunderabad a) Rs 25,198-Crore b) Rs 23,548-Crore Badminton Asia? e) Kolkata c) Rs 20,258-Crore d) Rs 21,738-Crore a) Anton Aditya Subowo b) Jassem Kanso Q.8) Which State recently banned the e) Rs 22,678-Crore c) Wang Wei d) Chang Kuo-Tso advertisement and sale of e-cigarettes in the Q.22) Who is appointed as brand ambassador to e) Mansoor Khan Ali State? promote yoga in Goa? Q.35) Who hiked National Defence Fund a) Madhya Pradesh b) Odisha a) Namrata Menon b) Vikram kumar scholarship assistance? c) Gujarat d) Rajasthan c) Dinesh gupta d) Vikram Gupta a) Shri Nitin Gadkari e) Tamil Nadu e) Karthick Kumar b) Shri Amit Shah Q.9) ISRO signed agreement with ______for Q.23) Which Country refused to sell its S-400 c) Shri Narendra Modi crew selection and training for the Gaganyaan missiles to Iran? d) Smti Nirmala Sitharaman Mission. a) USA b) UK e) Shri Prakash Javadekar a) Indian Air Force b) NASA c) Russia d) India Q.36) ADB and MIGA to expand Development c) HAL e) Israel Finance in ______and Pacific to increase the flow d) European Space Agency e) DRDO Q.24) Modi led new government extended the Rs of private sector investment. Q.10) What is the theme of World Milk Day in ______per year under PM-KISAN scheme to all a) Asia b) Africa India? farmers in the country. c) North America d) South America a) Beyond Nutrition a) 6,000 b) 5,000 e) Europe b) Drink Milk: Today & Everyday c) 8,000 d) 7,500 Q.37) India, US, Japan and Australia supports c) Dairy Is a Building Block of Life e) 5,500 ______led architecture mechanism. d) Drink Move Be Strong Q.25) Who is conferred Mexico’s highest civilian a) SAARC b) BIMSTEC e) Dairy Is a Strong Resource of Day honour, Order of the Aztec Eagle? c) G20 d) ASEAN Q.11) Who is the youngest MP in the country and a) Former Indian President K. R. Narayanan e) None of these her debut in Parliament? b) Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Q.38) Which country have 20 health workers per a) Chandrani Murmu b) Nithya Raj c) Former Indian President Pratibha Patil 10,000 people according to NSSO study? c) Vijaya suresh d) Sakthi Raj d) Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari a) India b) Saudi Arabia e) Kausalya Devi Vajpayee c) Pakistan d) Indonesia Q.12) New species of wasp from genus ______e) Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan e) Japan was identified in Goa. Singh Q.39) Mount Etna which erupted recently is a) Ichneumon b) Kudakrumia Q.26) The Global Day of Parents is observed on located in ______. c) Bembix d) Vespula the ______every year a) Japan b) Spain e) Divyasdel a) May 30 b) May 29 c) Italy d) South America Q.13) When is the World Milk Day observed? c) June 2 d) June 3 e) China a) May 31 b) May 29 e) June 1 Q.40) Which ministry launches an app to help c) June 2 d) June 1 people locate yoga centers, instructors e) May 30 a) Ministry of Ayush

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Ltd b) Abengoa Solar c) Germany d) China a) Abu Dhabi, UAE b) Kuwait City, Kuwait c) Sereno Solar d) Redhawk Energy e) Norway c) Mecca, Saudi Arabia d) Dubai, UAE Systems Ltd Q.72) ______, one of the four largest e) Doha, Qatar e) Adani Groups commercial banks of International, has started Q.45) National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajith Doval Q.59) ICA issues first UAE Permanent Residency India operations with a maiden branch in Mumbai. gets Cabinet rank with extension of ______in Abu Dhabi a) National Bank of Belgium a) Five years b) Four Years a) Global Card b) Diamond Card b) State Bank of Pakistan c) Three years d) Six years c) Silver Card d) Platinum Card c) Bank of China e) Two years e) Golden Card d) Central Bank of Malaysia Q.46) Who is the chairman of the board of the Q.60) Indian Army commissioned, ______, e) Bank of France International Air Transport Association (IATA)? an air quality monitor, at Fort William as a part of Q.73) ______Book On World Cup “Cricket a) SpiceJet’s Chairman and MD Ajay Singh ‘Go Green’ initiative. World Cup: The Indian Challenge” Launched b) Air Canada President and CEO Calin Rovinescu a) Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System recently. c) Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr (AAQMS) a) Sanjay Manjrekar b) Harsha Bhogle d) Qantas CEO Alan Joyc b) Air Quality Measuring System (AQMS) c) Ravi Shastri d) Tony Greig e) Air Asia MD and CEO Mittu Chandilya c) Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring e) Ashis Ray Q.47) Which finance company launched Sabse System (CAAQMS) Q.74) ______as first Indian-American woman to Khaas Loan for Two-wheeler? d) Discontinuous Ambient Air Quality Measuring preside over US House a) Home First Finance Company System (DAAQMS) a) Pramila Jayapal b) L&T Finance e) Ambient Air Quality Measuring System b) Shanthini Jeishankar c) Shriram Transport Finance Company (AAQMS) c) Priyanka Natwarlal d) Bajaj Finance Limited Q.61) Indian Navy’s ___ carrying out surveillance d) Vaani Priyanka e) LIC Finance sorties in Gulf of Aden e) Meenu Patekar Q.48) International Day of Innocent Children a) P8I b) S7I Q.75) Forbes magazine named _____ as the Victims of Aggression is observed on ______. c) P6I d) PI5 world’s richest female musician a) 1st June b) 2nd June e) SI7 a) Selena Gomez b) Rihanna c) 3rd June d) 5th June Q.62) What is the theme of 2019 World c) Demi Lovato d) Katy Perry e) 4th June Environment Day? e) Taylor Swift Q.49) What is the estimated cost of James Webb a) Go wild for life b) Think Eat Save. Q.76) Veteran Comedian & Theatre Actor Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most c) Beat Plastic Pollution d) Beat Air Pollution ______Passed Away recently in mumbai. expensive one? e) Our environment is ours a) Chandrasekhar Rath b) Think Eat Save. a) $5 billion b) $6.2 billion Q.63) AAI partnered with ______to develop c) Parbati Ghose d) Dinyar Contractor c) $8.8 billion d) $10.2 billion an air traffic management roadmap. e) Bhishma Narain Singh e) $7.6 billion a) Airbus b) Boeing Q.77) Google’s ______and Nasdaq’s Q.50) When is the World Bicycle Day celebrated? c) Raytheon ______Receive 2019 Global Leadership a) June 2nd b) June 3rd d) Rolls Royce Aerospace & Defence Award c) June 4th d) June 1st e) L & T Air service a) Sunder Pichai, Friedman e) June 5th Q.64) ______Cabinet passes resolution to b) Satya Nadella, Indra Nooyi Q.51) Which state government increases financial increase reservation for OBCs to 27% c) Ajay Banga, Sithusu Puri aid given to girls under ‘Aapki Beti’ scheme? a) Kerala b) Tamil Nadu d) Anshu Jain, Vikram Pandit a) Rajasthan b) Punjab c) Madhya Pradesh d) Bihar e) Abhi Talwalker, Johnson Libaye c) Tamil Nadu d) Odisha e) Rajasthan Q.78) Goa CM Sawant praises ______with e) West Bengal Q.65) India and ______strengthen ‘Corals and Crabs’ Q.52) Who is the brand ambassador of Brand ties acting robust against insurgent groups. a) Science Day Veeba foods? a) Myanmar b) Pakistan b) Environment Day a) Shah Rukh Khan b) Anil Kapoor c) Sri Lanka d) Bangladesh c) National Voters Day c) Shahid Kapoor d) Vivek Sharma e) Indonesia d) National Productivity Day e) Abhishek Bachchan Q.66) How many locomotives did Indian Railways e) Population day Q.53) ______to host 10th National Science ordered from BHEL? Q.79) Where will the Shanghai Cooperation Film Festival of India in 2020. a) 18 b) 25 Organisation (SCO) summit held? a) Kolkata b) Chennai c) 24 d) 28 a) Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic c) Hyderabad d) Tripura e) 14 b) Stockholm, Sweden e) Mumbai Q.67) Who won ITF Men’s Future Tennis Title? c) Geneva, Switzerland Q.54) ______government enhanced Rythu a) Sidharth Rawat b) Suresh Krishna d) London, UK Bandhu scheme. c) Andy Roddick d) Margaret Court e) Delhi, India a) Telangana b) Kerala e) Rakesh Malachi

Q.80) ______, the first solar kitchen only village c) Goa, Panaji a) Ebola b) Marburg in India. d) Gujarat, Gandhinagar c) Nipah d) SARS a) Kulumanali b) Madura e) Tamil Nadu, Rameshwaram e) Swine flu c) Burhanpur d) Bancha Q.94) Who is the President of FIFA? Q.108) Who chairs the newly appointed Cabinet e) Ujjain a) Gianni Infantino b) Aleksander Čeferin Committee on Employment and Skill Q.81) ______beats Ireland 1-0 in the final c) Thomas Weikert d) Gilberto Mendoza Development? to claim U21 four-nation title e) Vladimir Lisin a) President Ram Nath Kovind a) India b) Sri Lanka Q.95) Where was the 7 foot tall statue of Lord b) PM Narendra Modi c) Pakistan d) Indonesia Rama unveiled? c) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman e) Malaysia a) Karnataka b) Haryana d) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Q.82) Wipro to acquire US International c) Telangana d) Uttar Pradesh e) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ______Group for 312 crore e) Tamil Nadu Q.109) ______loses to Magnus Carlsen a) Techsoft b) Realtech Q.96) 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Starts In in Armageddon. c) Techne d) Naltech ______. a) Viswanathan Anand b) Krishnan Sasikran e) Techpromo a) France b) Brazil c) Pentala Harikrishnan d) Praveen Thipsay Q.83) ______appointed principal advisor to c) Australia d) Indonesia e) Yamini Saravanan Andhra Chief Minister e) Russia Q.110) ______topped the country with annual a) Ajeya Kallam b) Suresh kumar Q.97) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar fish production of 7.8 lakh tonnes. c) Vijay Kumar d) Dinesh Kumar embarked his first bilateral visit to ______. a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala e) Nizam Muhaideen a) Bangladesh b) Bhutan c) Andhra Pradesh d) West Bengal Q.84) What does IMD which is India’s weather c) Nepal d) Indonesia e) Gujarat forecasting body stand for? e) Sri Lanka Q.111) India test fired Brahmos Supersonic a) International Meteorological Department Q.98) Who took Oath As New CJI Of Delhi High Cruise Missile from ______. b) Indian Meteorological Department Court? a) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan c) India Meteorological Department a) Justice Suresh Kumar Nair b) Chandertal Lake, Himachal Pradesh d) Inductive Meteorological Department b) Justice Dinesh Kumar Modi c) Mussoorie, Uttarakhand e) Indian Meteorology Department c) Justice Vikram Kumar Yadav d) Chandipur, Odisha Q.85) ______designated as Deputy Chief of d) Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel e) Sriharikota, Andra Pradesh Integrated Defence Staff (operation) e) Justice Guru Mohan Reddy Q.112) ______is a mega air exercise a) PJS Pannu b) Suresh Kanna Q.99) What is the theme of the 2019 World Ocean between Indian Air Force and French Air Force c) Naresh Singh d) Vikram Sinha day? which will be held in July. e) Vignesh Selvan a) Gender and Oceans a) Cope India b) Gagan Shakti Q.86) ‘Gandhi Cycle Rally for Peace’ organised in b) Oceans & People c) Garuda d) Iron Speed ______c) Clean our Ocean! e) Mithra a) South Africa b) Australia d) Our Oceans: greening our future Q.113) Which Metro becomes India’s first project c) Saudi Arabia d) Pakistan e) Ocean the Amazing to receive power from waste-to-energy? e) Thailand Q.100) With which country India signed a deal a) Mumbai Metro b) Kolkata Metro Q.87) ______launches centre for MSMEs in worth around Rs 300 crore to buy more than 100 c) Delhi Metro d) Chennai Metro Bengaluru SPICE 2000 bombs? e) Cochin Metro a) ICICI Bank b) State Bank of India a) Germany b) Russia Q.114) Government has announced to waive off c) Dena Bank d) Yes Bank c) Israel d) Australia 50% of the total taxes levied on e-rickshaws e) HDFC Bank e) Japan a) Maharashtra b) Bihar Q.88) Ex-UEFA chief______, also known as Q.101) Google Maps launches features for real- c) Madhya Pradesh d) West Bengal the father of Champions League, passed time updates on public transports in ______. e) Assam away due to a short illness a) India b) Australia Q.115) Report says sharp 10 percent decline in a) Ronaldo b) Flechcher c) South Africa d) USA the approval rate of by the US. c) Thomson d) Richi Jerry e) China a) E 2V visa b) S 3P visa e) Johansson Q.102) Six-time Grammy-winning c) H 2S visa d) H 1B visa Q.89) Which State launched the ‘Pink Sarathi’ musician______, better known as Dr John, e) V 1A visa vehicles for womens safety? passed away aged 77. Q.116) ______plans to propose a deal to buy a) Telangana b) Karnataka a) Kacey Musgraves b) Malcolm Rebennack tanks and portable missiles from the U.S c) Maharashtra d) Tamil Nadu c) Toni Braxton d) Kelsea Ballerini a) Taiwan b) Malaysia e) West Bengal e) Diana Tony Bennet c) Singapore d) Australia Q.90) Who is appointed as the Chief of India Q.103) When is the world Ocean day celebrated? e) Brazil Meteorological Department (IMD)? a) June 4 b) June 5 Q.117) ______has been elected as the next a) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra b) Harsh Vardhan c) June 7 d) June 8 President of the 74th session UN General c) J. Ramesh d) Manohar Singh e) June 6 Assembly e) Santhosh Gangot Q.104) The government underpaid the food a) Peter Thomson b) Vuk Jeremić Q.91) Former CEC ______named BCCI’s subsidy bill to Food Corporation of India (FCI) by c) Rashed Al Khalifa d) Julian Robert Hunte electoral officer for AGM. Rs ______crore in 2018-19. e) Muhammad Bande a) Gopalakrishnan b) Gopalaswami a) 69,394 b) 74,258 Q.118) CPWD to install ______in residential c) Harikrishnan d) Rajkumar c) 82,169 d) 57,483 complexes of central government employees. e) Saravanan e) 47,817 a) Wind trees b) Silver Stand Q.92) How much did the Centre allocated for the Q.105) ______appointed as head of c) Golden Post d) Laser Lamp Karanataka government’s ‘Pink Sarathi’ vehicles? its Tekanpur-based academy? e) Solar trees a) 10.09 crore b) 29.86 crore a) CRPF officer b) IAF Officer Q.119) Tamil writer, comedian and c) 56.07 crore d) 82.51 crore c) NSG Officer d) BSF Officer actor, ______who was also a Kalaimamani e) 31.47 crore e) CISF Officer award, was known for his witty one-liners passed Q.93) Who is the Founder of Wipro? Q.106) Which city ranked first in the study, away in Chennai. a) Ajai Chowdhry b) Azim Premji ‘Traffic Index-2018’ as most congested? a) Comedy Mahesh b) Balaji Moha c) Shiv Nadar d) Arjun Malhotra a) Mumbai b) Chennai c) Crack Mano d) Crazy Mohan e) Aakash Nivas c) Hyderabad d) Delhi e) Kalakkal Thangam Q.94) New species of dung beetle found in e) Kolkata Q.120) Which organisation signed MoU with ______. Q.107) What is the name of the virus where Maldives Civil Services Commission? a) Arunachal Pradesh, Taiwang Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan reviewed its a) Federation of Indian Export Organisations b) Bihar, Patna status in New Delhi recently? (FIEO)

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Corporation (NCDC) Q.134) Indian engineer ______wins a) António Guterres b) Achim Steiner e) Indian Collective Research Corporation (ICRC) Innovation for Sustainable Development Award. c) Erik Solheim d) Inger Andersen Q.121) ______and Britain have agreed in a) Nitesh Kumar Jangir e) Michael Richi principle to sign a separate free trade deal ahead b) Sathish Kumar Yadav Q.147) Lieutenant General ______is of Britain’s exit from the European Union. c) Suresh Kumar Reddy appointed as Pakistan’s Director General of Inter- a) North Korea b) USA d) Ramesh Kumar Mukherjee Services Intelligence. c) Australia d) Ireland e) Rakesh Kumar Ranjan a) Faiz Hameed b) Abdul Kadhar e) South Korea Q.135) The World Bank has agreed a loan c) Muhamad Asarudeen d) Dhanik Badsha Q.122) ______volcano erupted in Sumatra agreement of ______to Pakistan for reforms e) Ahamad Muhaideen Island of western Indonesia. to enhance tax revenues and reduce compliance Q.148) ______recorded the second highest a) Mount Arenal b) Mount Sinabung cost. successful chase in Cricket World Cup history c) Mount Vesuvius d) Mount Krakatoa a) $317 million b) $518 million recently. e) Mount Merapi c) $426 million d) $289 million a) India b) Bangladesh Q.123) Who won Canadian Grand Prix 2019? e) $192 million c) Australia d) West Indies a) Sebastian Vettel b) Alain Prost Q.136) World Refugee Day is observed e) England c) Lewis Hamilton d) Jackie Stewart on ______each year. Q.149) ______made a record for the most e) Valtteri Bottas a) 17th June b) 18th June number of national titles after beating her Tamil Q.124) ______Group Won Gold Award in c) 19th June d) 20th June Nadu state-mate Sunayna Kuruvilla in 17th South Africa. e) 21st June National Title in Squash. a) Mahindra b) Tata & Sons Q.137) Afghanistan leg-spinner ______is the a) Urwashi Joshi b) Vikram Malhotra c) L & T Group d) Adani most expensive bowler in World Cup history. c) Bhuvaneshwari Kumari d) Joshna Chinappa e) Reliance a) Mohammad Nabi b) Zahir Khan Pakteen e) Saurav Ghosal Q.125) Which of the following state is topped the c) Rashid Khan d) Najibullah Zadran Q.150) World Sustainable Gastronomy Day was USGBC list of Top 10 States for LEED in India. e) Gulbadin Naib celebrated every year on _____. a) Tamil Nadu b) Rajasthan Q.138) The ______government made it a) June 15 b) June 16 c) Gujarat d) Maharashtra mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS c) June 17 d) June 18 e) Kerala device to tackle any exigency e) June 19 Q.126) Indian Coast Guard (ICG) co-hosted the a) Tamil Nadu b) Madhya Pradesh Q.151) Former BJP Rajya Sabha MP and senior 12th Capacity Building workshop in ______. c) Kerala d) Uttarakhand journalist ______passed away in Lucknow a) New Delhi b) Cochin e) Himachal Pradesh a) Rajnath Singh Surya c) Chennai d) Mumbai Q.139) ______caused substantial damage to b) Kamala Kanna Naidu e) Bangalore honeybees living in the natural environment c) Aacharya Raveendranath Q.127) India extended USD 15 million assistance homes in the coastal areas of Odisha. d) Desinghu Ram Mohan to ______for organizing the African Union (AU) a) Cyclone Fani b) Cyclone Vayu e) Balram Vikash Pande summit scheduled to be held in Niamey. c) Cyclone Kaja d) Cyclone Nada Q.152) The Indian government set up ______a) Turkmenistan b) South Africa e) Cyclone Vardha new incubators for startups in the information and c) Sri Lanka d) Nigeria Q.140) The 2nd edition of India and Italy Joint communications technology space across India. e) Iraq Working Group on counter terrorism was held in a) 31 b) 47 Q.128) ______decided to ban the sale of new ______. c) 51 d) 59 petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 as part of a a) Kolkata b) New Delhi e) 63 major strategy to protect the environment. c) Chennai d) Mumbai Q.153) Union Minister of Finance and Corporate a) North Korea b) Norway e) Bangalore Affairs chaired the 20th Meeting of the Financial c) Ireland d) Switzerland Q.141) ______has failed to complete 25 of Stability and Development Council (FSDC) held in e) Kyrgyzstan the 27 requirements demanded by the Financial ______. Q.129) United Nations report said that India Action Task Force (FATF). a) New Delhi b) Kolkata is set to overtake China as the most populous a) Pakistan b) India c) Chennai d) Mumbai country by ______. c) Japan d) Saudi Arabia e) Bangalore a) 2027 b) 2028 e) Indonesia Q.154) India and ______cooperation a c) 2029 d) 2030 Q.142) The United States has allowed Iraq to channel owned on the Doordarshan Free Dish will e) 2031 import ______gas for its power grid for another be available for the viewers of Doordarshan in our Q.130) ______SEB signed an agreement with three months by extending a waiver to sanctions. country. GJ Eco Power Pvt. Ltd. to establish Waste-to- a) Iraq b) UAE a) Indonesia b) Bangladesh Energy (WtE) plants c) Oman d) Iran c) Sri Lanka d) Pakistan a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala e) Kuwait e) Maldives c) Andhra Pradesh d) Karnataka Q.143) India is to celebrate the 20th anniversary Q.155) The US Secretary of State ______has e) Madhya Pradesh of victory in Operation ______, which popularly cancelled a trip to Sri Lanka due to unavoidable Q.131) Twenty-nine journalists from print and known as the Kargil War. reason. electronic media were awarded the ______a) Ajay Chakra b) Blue Star a) Patrick Michael Shanahan Awards for their contribution towards journalism. c) Meghdoot d) Smiling Budha b) Oveta Culp Hobby a) Manisha Grama Purva e) Vijay c) John W. Gardner b) Matri Shree Media Q.144) Operation Sunrise was carried out d) Mike Pompeo c) Singa Kada Press between India and ______to target militant e) Shirley Hufstedler d) Vir Foremost Growth group. Q.156) WHO launched a new tool to handle AMR e) Nayag Karma Tech a) Myanmar b) Indonesia named ______. Q.132) NITI Aayog, the government’s think tank, c) Malaysia d) Sri Lanka a) ACcESs b) AdOpT has proposed that only electric vehicles should be e) Bangladesh c) ALiGN d) ArTIfY sold after ______. Q.145) DGT partnered with ______for e) AWaRe a) 2020 b) 2025 skilling programme. Q.157) Unemployed youth who completed their c) 2030 d) 2028 a) Cisco & TCS b) TCS & Wipro graduation or equivalent degree will be given e) 2035 c) Cisco & Accenture d) Wipro & Accenture unemployment allowance by the ______Q.133) ______was unanimously elected as e) Cisco & HCL government. the Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala Legislative Assembly on 18 June 2019. c) Maharashtra d) Rajasthan

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Chandrasekhar Rao e) Ayushman Bharat c) IIT-Kolkata d) IIT-Patna d) Edappadi K. Palanisamy Q.160) The ______and the National Productivity e) IIT-Bombay e) Chandrababu Naidu Council (NPC) have agreed on a tie-up venture in Q.172) Private sector lender ______and Q.184) Standing Group of Secretaries (GoS) the area of capacity building and evaluation of Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL) announced constituted on ______by Ministry of Commerce projects. their merger which will be effective from July 4. and Industry. a) North Eastern Council a) HDFC Bank b) Bandhan Bank a) e-Medicine b) e-Banking b) North Eastern Committee c) IndusInd Bank d) Lakshmi Vilas Bank c) e-Industry d) e-Telecom c) South Western Council e) ICICI Bank e) e-Commerce d) South Western Committee Q.173) GOI may increase the personal income tax Q.185) From July 1, Canara Bank customers can e) North Eastern Commission exemption limit to ______of the annual income deposit cash of up to ______for free only thrice Q.161) Asian Junior Badminton Championship from the existing Rs 2.5 lakh. a month. tournament will be held in ______. a) Rs 3.5 lakh b) Rs 4 lakh a) Rs 25,000 b) Rs 30,000 a) Dhaka, Bangladesh c) Rs 4.5 lakh d) Rs 3 lakh c) Rs 40,000 d) Rs 50,000 b) Yokohama, Japan e) Rs 5 lakh e) Rs 45,000 c) Kuwait city, Kuwait Q.174) Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of Q.186) The third Indo-French cyber dialogue was d) Suzhou, China India? held in _____ with the intergovernmental e) Amsterdam, Netherlands a) Sunil Arora b) Om Prakash Rawat meeting co-chaired by Henri Verdier, French Q.162) Fifth International Yoga Day being c) Susil Chandra d) Nawas Muhamad Ambassador. celebrated on ______. e) Sidharth Yadav a) New Delhi b) Paris a) 17th June b) 18th June Q.175) Tech Mahindra signed a multi-year c) Mumbai d) Lyon City c) 19th June d) 20th June contract with ______for cabin and cargo design e) Chennai e) 21st June engineering. Q.187) The Nobel Museum in Stockholm has been Q.163) UN declared 2019 International Yoga Day a) IndiGo b) Air Asia gifted ______first paper published after he theme is ______. c) Red bus d) Make my Trip received the Nobel Prize in 1922. a) Yoga for Peace b) Yoga for Health e) Airbus a) Albert Einstein b) Walther Nernst c) Yoga for Climate Action d) Yoga for Heart Q.176) ______won the women’s javelin bronze c) Knut Hamsun d) August Krogh e) Yoga for World in the 58th Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet. e) Thomas Edison Q.164) Senior bureaucrat ______was on a) Jhansi Rani b) Sharmila Dhara Q.188) The first international theatre festival of Tuesday given extension of over three months c) Annu Rani d) Neeraj Chopra ______is being held at Dhaka Shilpakala as Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). e) Mani Karnika Academy. a) Bharath Ragavendra Q.177) Asian champion ______of India won a) Indonesia b) Thailand b) Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi a gold medal in the women’s 1500m at Folksam c) India d) Bangladesh c) Chidambara Raj Grand Prix 2019. e) Malaysia d) Maneesh Trivedhi Rao a) Dutee Chand b) Hima Das Q.189) India has opened its first specialized e) Ajit Doval c) Ishwarya Ranjan d) PU Chitra hydrotherapy treatment for elephants on the Q.165) Annual first GST council meeting was held e) Meenu Patekar banks of the Yamuna in ______. in New Delhi. Who is the present Finance Minister Q.178) 2022 Commonwealth Games, which is a) Noida b) Mathura of GOI? scheduled to be held in ______, United c) Hamirpur d) Agra a) Shri. Rajnath singh Kingdom. e) Firozbad b) Shri. Amit shah a) Liverpool b) Birmingham Q.190) National Council of Educational Research c) Shri. Ravi sankar prasath c) Sheffield d) New Castle and Training organised 4th edition of National d) Smt. Nirmala sitaraman e) Bradford Yoga Olympiad of school children in ______. e) Smt. Dhara Mohan Singh Q.179) India’s ace cueist ______has a) Nasik b) Gurugram Q.166) ______sets up panel to review clinched the 35th men’s Asian Snooker c) Varanasi d) Noida margins on derivatives recently. Championship in Doha to complete a career grand e) New Delhi a) RBI b) SEBI slam in cue sports. Q.191) Who is the Union Minister of State for c) NSE d) NBFC a) Geet Sethi b) Pankaj Advani Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and e) FICCI c) Chitra Magimairaj d) Subash Agarwal Skill Development & Entrepreneurship? Q.167) ______highlighted the e) Anuja Takur a) Shri Giriraj Singh importance of the government’s flagship ‘Khelo Q.180) Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker b) Shri Santhosh Gangwar India Programme’. ______has announced his retirement from c) Shri RK Singh a) Narendra Modi b) Susil Chandra Modi football. d) Shri Sadananda Gowda c) Banwarilal Purohit d) Kiran Bedi a) Mohamad Salah b) Virjil Van Dijik e) Shri Gajendra Singh e) Ram Nath Kovind c) Alission Becker d) Roberto Firmino Q.192) ______Government is planning to Q.168) U.S. Secretary of State ______a e) Fernando Torres open 18 AMRIT stores in all the Medical colleges, boost between the political leadership of India Q.181) World Archery appointed ______to Hospitals and prominently associated hospitals of and the U.S.A. sort out the ongoing mess in the Archery the State. a) Oveta Culp Hobby b) Shirley Hufstedler Association of India (AAI). a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Tamil Nadu c) Mike Pompeo d) John W. Gardner a) Jitu Rai b) Vijay Kumar c) Gujarat d) Meghalaya e) Patrick Michael Shanahan c) Apurvi Chandela d) Abhinav Bindra e) Kerala Q.169) India has extended ______assistance to e) Gagan Narang Q.193) The Telecom Ministry is set to roll out a Niger for organising the African Union (AU) Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), a summit scheduled to be held in Niamey.

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Synonyms : cloistered Antonyms : feasts

Antonyms : gregarious Example : “drought resulted in famine throughout VOCABULARY BUILDER Example : “he led a reclusive life” the region” 1) convicted 11) fiercely 21) morbidity Meaning : declare (someone) to be guilty of a Meaning : in a savagely violent or aggressive Meaning : the condition of being diseased.(n) criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the manner(adv). Tamil Meaning : வ ாயுற்ற தன்னம decision of a judge in a court of law.(v) Tamil Meaning : க翁னமயாை Synonyms : anguish Tamil Meaning : தண்டனை Synonyms : angrily Antonyms : benefit Synonyms : confidence Antonyms : calmly Example : “the therapy can substantially reduce Antonyms : distrust Example : “the army clashed fiercely with respiratory morbidity in infants” Example : “her former boyfriend was convicted militants” 22) scourge of assaulting her” 12) controversy Meaning : a person or thing that causes great 2) integrated Meaning : prolonged public disagreement or trouble or suffering.(n) Meaning : (of an institution, body, etc.) heated discussion. Tamil Meaning : கனச desegregated, especially racially.(adj) Tamil Meaning : சர்ச்னச Synonyms : curse Tamil Meaning : ஒருங்垿னைந்த Synonyms : disagreement Antonyms : reward Synonyms : unified Antonyms : harmony Example : “the scourge of mass unemployment” Example : “integrated education” Example : “the design of the building has caused 23) sustained 3) extinction controversy” Meaning : continuing for an extended period or Meaning : the state or process of being or 13) facilitating without interruption.(adj) becoming extinct.(n) Meaning : make (an action or process) easy or Tamil Meaning : நீடித்த Tamil Meaning : அழிவு easier. Synonyms : continued Synonyms : elimination Tamil Meaning : ைழிை埁த்鏁 Antonyms : ending Antonyms : rescue Synonyms : ease Example : “several years of sustained economic Example : “the extinction of the great auk” Antonyms : block growth” 4) corroboration Example : “schools were located in the same 24) epidemic Meaning : evidence which confirms or supports a campus to facilitate the sharing of resources” statement, theory, or finding; confirmation. 14) embrace

Meaning : a widespread occurrence of an Meaning : the refusal to accept or comply with Example : “the crowd whistled and applauded” infectious disease in a community at a particular something. 43) preside time.(n) Tamil Meaning : எதிர்ப்பு Meaning : be in the position of authority in a Tamil Meaning : ததாற்றுவ ாய் Synonyms : defiance meeting or other gathering. Synonyms : contagious Antonyms : aid Tamil Meaning : தன னம Antonyms : limited Example : “they displayed a narrow- Synonyms : direct Example : “a flu epidemic” minded resistance to change” Antonyms : follow 25) optimism 34) declining Example : “the prime minister will preside at an Meaning : hopefulness and confidence about the Meaning : (typically of something regarded as emergency cabinet meeting” future or the success of something. good) become smaller, fewer, or less; 44) reveal Tamil Meaning : ம்பிக்னக decrease.(V) Meaning : make (previously unknown or secret Synonyms : certainty Tamil Meaning : 埁னறந்鏁 information) known to others(v). Antonyms : distrust Synonyms : deny Tamil Meaning : தைளிப்ப翁த்த Example : “the talks had been amicable and there Antonyms : accept Synonyms : disclose were grounds for optimism” Example : “the birth rate continued to decline” Antonyms : conceal 26) deserve 35) Statistically Example : “Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie’s Meaning : do something or have or show qualities Meaning :according to or by means of statistics. whereabouts” worthy of (a reaction which rewards or punishes Tamil meaning : புள்ளியியல் 45) utter as appropriate).(v) Synonyms : figure Meaning : complete; absolute(adj). Tamil Meaning : த埁தி Antonyms : part Tamil Meaning : முற்றிலும் Synonyms : merit Example : “all observation data were statistically Synonyms : absolute Antonyms : loss analysed” Antonyms : uncertain Example : “the referee deserves a pat on the 36) parasite Example : “Charlotte stared at her in utter back” Meaning : an organism which lives in or on amazement” 27) accredited another organism (its host) and benefits by 46) tardiness Meaning : give credit to (someone) for deriving nutrients at the other’s expense. Meaning : the quality or fact of being late; something. Tamil Meaning : ஒட்翁ண்ணி lateness(n). Tamil Meaning : அங்埀காரம் தபற்ற Synonyms : barnacle Tamil Meaning : தாமதம் Synonyms : authorized Antonyms : blessing Synonyms : slowness Antonyms : denied Example : “the parasite attaches itself to the Antonyms : preparedness Example : “he was accredited with being one of mouths of fishes” Example : “forgive my tardiness, I had some very the world’s fastest sprinters” 37) debilitating important business to attend to” 28) strategies Meaning : (of a disease or condition) making 47) dismantling Meaning : a plan of action designed to achieve a someone very weak and infirm.(adj) Meaning : take (a machine or structure) to long-term or overall aim(n). Tamil Meaning : ப ퟀைமாக்埁ம் pieces.(v) Tamil Meaning : 믂வ ாபாயம் Synonyms : attenuate Tamil Meaning : அகற்றும் Synonyms : action Antonyms : aid Synonyms : destroy Antonyms : honesty Example : “debilitating back pain” Antonyms : assemble Example : “time to develop a coherent economic 38) efficacious Example : “the engines were dismantled and the strategy” Meaning : (of something inanimate or abstract) bits piled into a heap” 29) reinforce successful in producing a desired or intended 48) infusion Meaning : strengthen or support (an object or result; effective. Meaning : a drink, remedy, or extract prepared substance) , especially with additional Tamil Meaning : வினைவுண்டாக்埁பனையாக by soaking tea leaves or herbs in liquid. material.(v) Synonyms : effective Tamil Meaning : உட்தசலுத்鏁தல் Tamil Meaning : ைலுப்ப翁த்鏁ம் Antonyms : impotent Synonyms : extract Synonyms : bolster Example : “this treatment was efficacious in some Antonyms : decompose Antonyms : diminish cases” Example : “a strong rosemary infusion” Example : “the helmet has been reinforced with a 39) replicated 49) autocracy double layer of cork” Meaning : make an exact copy of; reproduce.(v) Meaning : a state or society governed by one 30) attributed Tamil Meaning : எதிதராலிக்埁ம் person with absolute power.(n) Meaning : regard something as being caused by. Synonyms : depict Tamil Meaning : சர்ைாதிகார Tamil Meaning : பண்பு Antonyms : ignore Synonyms : dictatorship Synonyms : aspect Example : “it might be impractical to replicate Antonyms : democracy Antonyms : discredit Eastern culture in the west” Example : “the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an Example : “he attributed the firm’s success to the 40) rid autocracy” efforts of the managing director” Meaning : make someone or something free of 50) disputes 31) complacency (an unwanted person or thing). Meaning : a disagreement or argument. Meaning : a feeling of smug or uncritical Tamil Meaning : வி翁பட Tamil Meaning : வமாதல் satisfaction with oneself or one’s Synonyms : eliminate Synonyms : conflicts achievements.(n) Antonyms : condemn Antonyms : agreements Tamil Meaning : மைநினறவின் Example : “boil the peel to rid it of bitterness” Example : “a territorial dispute between the two Synonyms : satisfaction 41) burgeoning countries” Antonyms : agony Meaning : begin to grow or increase rapidly; 51) crippling Example : “the figures are better, but there are flourish(v). Meaning : cause (someone) to become unable to no grounds for complacency” Tamil Meaning : அரும்பும் walk or move properly(v). 32) deployment Synonyms : expansion Tamil Meaning : தனடப翁தல் Meaning : the movement of troops or equipment Antonyms : dropping Synonyms : disabling to a place or position for military action.(n) Example : “manufacturers are keen to cash in on Antonyms : healthful Tamil Meaning : பயன்ப翁த்தல் the burgeoning demand” Example : “a young student was crippled for life” Synonyms : distribution 42) applauded 52) litigants Antonyms : abate Meaning : show approval or praise by Meaning : a person involved in a lawsuit(n). Example : “the authorities announced clapping.(v) Tamil Meaning : ைழக்埁 ததா翁க்埁ம் deployment of extra security forces in towns and Tamil Meaning : பாராட்டப்பட Synonyms : defendant cities to prevent violence” Synonyms : praise Antonyms : complainant 33) resistance Antonyms : complain Example : “a litigant in civil proceedings”

53) myth 63) unviable Antonyms : opulence Meaning : a traditional story, especially one Meaning : not capable of working successfully; Example : “she paused to crunch a ginger biscuit” concerning the early history of a people or not feasible(adj). 73) rigging explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and Tamil Meaning : சாத்தியமற்ற Meaning : the system of ropes or chains typically involving supernatural beings or events. Synonyms : unsustainable employed to support a ship’s masts ( standing Tamil Meaning : கட்翁க்கனத Antonyms : achievable rigging ) and to control or set the yards and sails Synonyms : fable Example : “the commission found the plan to be ( running rigging ). Antonyms : fact financially unviable” Tamil Meaning : வமாசடி Example : “ancient Celtic myths” 64) contagion Synonyms : tackle 54) imminent Meaning : the communication of disease from one Antonyms : strip Meaning : about to happen(adj). person or organism to another by close Example : “I’m listening to the wind in the Tamil Meaning : உடைடி contact.(V) rigging” Synonyms : approaching Tamil Meaning : ப垿ர்தலின் 74) persuade Antonyms : distant Synonyms : contamination Meaning : induce (someone) to do something Example : “they were in imminent danger of Antonyms : antidote through reasoning or argument. being swept away” Example : “the rooms held no risk of contagion” Tamil Meaning : இைங்க 55) retrieve 65) despite Synonyms : convince Meaning : get or bring (something) back from Meaning : contemptuous treatment or behaviour; Antonyms : dissuade somewhere(v). outrage(n). Example : “it wasn’t easy, but I persuaded him to Tamil Meaning : மீட்தட翁க்க Tamil Meaning : வபாதிலும் do the right thing” Synonyms : recover Synonyms : regardless 75) levies Antonyms : lose Antonyms : exalt Meaning : an act of levying a tax, fee, or fine(n). Example : “I was sent to retrieve the balls from Example : “the despite done by him to the holy Tamil Meaning : விதிப்புகனை his garden” relics” Synonyms : Charge 56) commenced 66) render Antonyms : removes Meaning : begin(v). Meaning : provide or give (a service, help, etc.) Example : “police forces receive 49 per cent of Tamil Meaning : ததாடங்埁垿ற鏁 (v). their funding via a levy on the rates” Synonyms : start Tamil Meaning : ைழங்க 76) coercion Antonyms : finish Synonyms : translate Meaning : the action or practice of persuading Example : “his design team commenced work” Antonyms : take someone to do something by using force or 57) tenure Example : “money serves as a reward threats. Meaning : the holding of an office. for services rendered“ Tamil Meaning : கட்டாயப்ப翁த்தல் Tamil Meaning : பதவி 67) abysmally Synonyms : force Synonyms : occupation Meaning : in an extremely bad way; appallingly. Antonyms : liberty Antonyms : dignity Tamil Meaning : ப翁பாதாைத்தில் Example : “they didn’t have to use coercion“ Example : “his tenure of the premiership would Synonyms : terribly 77) concomitant be threatened” Antonyms : superbly Meaning : naturally accompanying or 58) rife Example : “she treats me abysmally at times” associated(adj). Meaning : (especially of something undesirable) 68) commensurate Tamil Meaning : உடனியங்埁垿ற of common occurrence; widespread.(adj) Meaning : corresponding in size or degree; in Synonyms : attendant Tamil Meaning : நினறந்த proportion(adj). Antonyms : vintage Synonyms : prevalent Tamil Meaning : ஈடாை Example : “she loved travel, with all its Antonyms : infrequent Synonyms : equivalent concomitant worries” Example : “male chauvinism was rife in medicine” Antonyms : inadequate 78) regime 59) intrusive Example : “salary will be commensurate Meaning : a government, especially an Meaning : causing disruption or annoyance with age and experience” authoritarian one. through being unwelcome or uninvited.(adj) 69) steeply Tamil Meaning : ஆட்殿 Tamil Meaning : ஊ翁ருவும் Meaning : at a steep angle; sharply(adv). Synonyms : reign Synonyms : curious Tamil Meaning : தசங்埁த்தாக Antonyms : chaos Antonyms : protrusive Synonyms : abruptly Example : “ideological opponents of the regime” Example : “that was an intrusive question” Antonyms : gradually 79) dealt 60) obnoxious Example : “the walls of the gorge rise steeply on Meaning : distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation Meaning : extremely unpleasant.(adj) both sides” to players for a game or round. Tamil Meaning : அருைருப்பாை 70) adverse Tamil Meaning : னகயாைப்பட Synonyms : repulsive Meaning : preventing success or development; Synonyms : rationed Antonyms : appealing harmful; unfavourable(adj). Antonyms : agreed Example : “obnoxious odours” Tamil Meaning : பாதகமாை Example : “the cards were dealt for the last hand” 61) carnival Synonyms : contrary 80) renewed Meaning : an annual festival, typically during the Antonyms : favorable Meaning : resume (an activity) after an week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, Example : “taxes are having an adverse effect on interruption(v). involving processions, music, dancing, and the production” Tamil Meaning : பு鏁ப்பிக்கப்பட்ட use of masquerade(n). 71) Pave Synonyms : fresh Tamil Meaning : திருவிழா Meaning : cover (a piece of ground) with flat Antonyms : drained Synonyms : fair stones or bricks; lay paving over.(v) Example : “the parents renewed their campaign Antonyms : lamentation Tamil Meaning : ை埁க்埁ம் to save the school” Example : “the culmination of the week-long Synonyms : cover 81) dissent carnival” Antonyms : strip Meaning : the holding or expression of opinions 62) reverberating Example : “the yard at the front was paved at variance with those commonly or officially Meaning : (of a loud noise) be repeated several with flagstones” held(n). times as an echo(v). 72) crunch Tamil Meaning : எதிர்ப்னப Tamil Meaning : எதிதராலிக்埁ம் Meaning : crush (a hard or brittle foodstuff) with Synonyms : conflict Synonyms : resound the teeth, making a loud but muffled grinding Antonyms : agree Antonyms : yield sound(v). Example : “there was no dissent from this view” Example : “her deep booming laugh reverberated Tamil Meaning : த ருக்கடி 82) manoeuvred around the room” Synonyms : crush Meaning : move skilfully or carefully(v).

Tamil Meaning : மாற்றம் Synonyms : stopped Tamil Meaning : தைடித்த鏁 Synonyms : stratagem Antonyms : acted Synonyms : exploded Antonyms : tautness Example : “she refrained from comment” Antonyms : subsided Example : “the lorry was unable to manoeuvre 93) insurgency Example : “Mount Pinatubo began erupting in comfortably in the narrow street” Meaning : an active revolt or uprising(n). June” 83) module Tamil Meaning : 垿ைர்ச்殿 103) betrayed Meaning : a detachable self-contained unit of a Synonyms : rebellion Meaning : expose (one’s country, a group, or a spacecraft. Antonyms : compliance person) to danger by treacherously giving Tamil Meaning : ததா埁தி Example : “rebels are waging an armed information to an enemy. Synonyms : Unit insurgency to topple the monarchy” Tamil Meaning : 鏁வராகம் Antonyms : aggregate 94) afford Synonyms : cheated Example : “Spacelab, an extra module for the Meaning : have enough money to pay for.(V) Antonyms : protected shuttle, will quadruple the experimental facilities Tamil Meaning : ைாங்க Example : “a double agent who betrayed some on board” Synonyms : furnish 400 British and French agents to the Germans” 84) regime Antonyms : deny 104) accusing Meaning : a government, especially an Example : “the best that I could afford was a first- Meaning : (of an expression, gesture, or tone of authoritarian one(n). floor room” voice) indicating a belief in someone’s guilt or Tamil Meaning : ஆட்殿 95) persuade culpability(adj). Synonyms : rule Meaning : induce (someone) to do something Tamil Meaning : 埁ற்றம்சாட்டி Antonyms : chaos through reasoning or argument. Synonyms : accusatory Example : “ideological opponents of the regime” Tamil Meaning : இைங்க Antonyms : absolving 85) propellant Synonyms : convince Example : “she stared at him with accusing eyes” Meaning : capable of propelling something. Antonyms : dissuade 105) detainees Tamil Meaning : ஓட்翁 Example : “it wasn’t easy, but I persuaded him to Meaning : a person held in custody, especially for Synonyms : stimulus do the right thing” political reasons(n). Antonyms : undynamic 96) surge Tamil Meaning : னகதிகளின் Example : “propellant gases” Meaning : a sudden powerful forward or upward Synonyms : captives 86) cryogenic movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural Antonyms : independents Meaning : relating to or involving the branch of force such as the tide. Example : “all political detainees were freed in physics that deals with the production and effects Tamil Meaning : எழுச்殿 August” of very low temperatures.(adj) Synonyms : rise 106) dismounting Tamil Meaning : தாழ் Antonyms : decline Meaning : get off a horse, bicycle, or anything Synonyms : refrigerant Example : “flooding caused by tidal surges” that one is riding. Antonyms : burned 97) combat Tamil Meaning : கழற்றும் Example : “a powerful cryogenic engine” Meaning : fighting between armed forces. Synonyms : descending 87) morale Tamil Meaning : வபார் Antonyms : ascending Meaning : the confidence, enthusiasm, and Synonyms : battle Example : “he rode over and dismounted” discipline of a person or group at a particular Antonyms : peace 107) converging time.(n) Example : “five Hurricanes were shot down in Meaning : (of lines) tend to meet at a point. Tamil Meaning : மை உறுதினய combat” Tamil Meaning : 埁வி垿ற鏁 Synonyms : spirit 98) prolonged Synonyms : focus Antonyms : aimlessness Meaning : continuing for a long time or longer Antonyms : diverge Example : “the team’s morale was high” than usual; lengthy. Example : “a pair of lines of longitude are parallel 88) manifest Tamil Meaning : நீண்ட at the equator but converge toward the poles” Meaning : clear or obvious to the eye or Synonyms : extended 108) persisted mind.(Adj) Antonyms : short Meaning : continue in an opinion or course of Tamil Meaning : ப垿ரங்கமாை Example : “the region suffered a prolonged action in spite of difficulty or opposition(V). Synonyms : obvious drought” Tamil Meaning : நீடித்த鏁 Antonyms : unclear 99) negotiations Synonyms : continued Example : “her manifest charm and proven Meaning : discussion aimed at reaching an Antonyms : abstained ability” agreement. Example : “the minority of drivers who persist 89) nudge Tamil Meaning : வபச்毁ைார்த்னதகள் in drinking” Meaning : prod (someone) gently with one’s Synonyms : discussions 109) depletion elbow in order to attract attention. Antonyms : provocations Meaning : reduction in the number or quantity of Tamil Meaning : 鏂ண்டல் Example : “a worldwide ban is currently under something(n) Synonyms : push negotiation“ Tamil Meaning : 殿னதவு Antonyms : dissuade 100) contested Synonyms : exhaustion Example : “people were nudging each other and Meaning : engage in competition to attain (a Antonyms : restoration pointing at me” position of power) (v). Example : “the depletion of the ozone layer” 90) reconciliation Tamil Meaning : வபாட்டியிட்ட 110) reluctance Meaning : the restoration of friendly relations(n). Synonyms : disputed Meaning : unwillingness or disinclination to do Tamil Meaning : சமரசம் Antonyms : opted something. Synonyms : compromise Example : “she declared her intention to contest Tamil Meaning : தயக்கம் Antonyms : conflict the presidency” Synonyms : indisposition Example : “his reconciliation with your uncle” 101) derailed Antonyms : alacrity 91) diplomatic Meaning : cause (a train or tram) to leave its Example : “she sensed his reluctance to continue” Meaning : of or concerning diplomacy(adj). tracks accidentally. 111) stalemate Tamil Meaning : 鏂தரக Tamil Meaning : தடம் புரண்ட鏁 Meaning : a position counting as a draw, in which Synonyms : politic Synonyms : insane a player is not in check but cannot move except Antonyms : rude Antonyms : assisted into check. Example : “diplomatic relations with Britain were Example : “a train was derailed after it collided Tamil Meaning : இக்கட்டாை நின broken” with a herd of cattle Synonyms : deadlock 92) refrained 102) erupted Antonyms : progress Meaning : stop oneself from doing something(v). Meaning : (of a volcano) become active and eject Example : “last time I played him it ended up in Tamil Meaning : தவிர்த்鏁 lava, ash, and gases. stalemate”

112) conceding Meaning : the action of making new or secret Example : “the two reinstated officers issued a Meaning : admit or agree that something is true information known(n). writ for libel against the applicants” after first denying or resisting it. Tamil Meaning : தைளிப்ப翁த்鏁தன 132) pilgrimage Tamil Meaning : ஒப்புக்தகாண்டபடிவய Synonyms : revelations Meaning : a pilgrim’s journey.(n) Synonyms : concession Antonyms : denials Tamil Meaning : யாத்தினர Antonyms : bickering Example : “a judge ordered the disclosure of the Synonyms : excursion Example : “I had to concede that I’d overreacted” government documents” Antonyms : stay 113) leverage 123) credibility Example : “he wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Meaning : the exertion of force by means of a Meaning : the quality of being trusted and Santiago de Compostela” lever(n). believed in.(n) 133) celibate Tamil Meaning : அந்நிய Tamil Meaning : ம்பகத்தன்னம Meaning : abstaining from marriage and sexual Synonyms : influence Synonyms : reliability relations, typically for religious reasons(adj). Antonyms : charter Antonyms : deceit Tamil Meaning : பிரம்மச்சாரி Example : “my spade hit something solid that Example : “the government’s loss of credibility” Synonyms : monk wouldn’t respond to leverage” 124) flawed Antonyms : slut 114) recognition Meaning : having or characterized by a Example : “a celibate priest” Meaning : identification of a thing or person from fundamental weakness or imperfection.(Adj) 134) relied previous encounters or knowledge. Tamil Meaning : 埁ற்றமுள்ை Meaning : depend on with full trust or confidence. Tamil Meaning : அங்埀காரம் Synonyms : imperfect Tamil Meaning : ம்பியிருந்தை Synonyms : gratitude Antonyms : flawless Synonyms : believed Antonyms : blame Example : “a fatally flawed strategy” Antonyms : distrusted Example : “she saw him pass by without a sign of 125) conflict Example : “I know I can rely on your discretion” recognition” Meaning : a serious disagreement or argument, 135) stipulates 115) elusive typically a protracted one(n). Meaning : demand or specify (a requirement) , Meaning : difficult to find, catch, or achieve(adj). Tamil Meaning : வமாதல் typically as part of an agreement. Tamil Meaning : மழுப்ப ாக Synonyms : dispute Tamil Meaning : ஒத்鏁ப்வபா垿ற鏁 Synonyms : evasive Antonyms : agreement Synonyms : agrees Antonyms : easy Example : “the eternal conflict between the Antonyms : requests Example : “success will become ever more sexes” Example : “he stipulated certain conditions before elusive” 126) tremendous their marriage” 116) regime Meaning : very great in amount, scale, or 136) contrary Meaning : a government, especially an intensity(adj). Meaning : opposite in nature, direction, or authoritarian one(n). Tamil Meaning : மிகப்தபரிய meaning(adj). Tamil Meaning : ஆட்殿 Synonyms : enormous Tamil Meaning : மாறாக Synonyms : rule Antonyms : small Synonyms : opposite Antonyms : disorder Example : “Penny put in a tremendous amount of Antonyms : similar Example : “ideological opponents of the regime” time” Example : “he ignored contrary advice and agreed 117) engage 127) flourish on the deal” Meaning : occupy or attract (someone’s interest Meaning : a bold or extravagant gesture or action, 137) emphasised or attention). made especially to attract attention(n). Meaning : special importance, value, or Tamil Meaning : ஈ翁பட Tamil Meaning : ைைம் prominence given to something. Synonyms : hire Synonyms : thrive Tamil Meaning : ைலியுறுத்திைார் Antonyms : dismiss Antonyms : lose Synonyms : stress Example : “he ploughed on, trying to outline his Example : “with a flourish, she ushered them Antonyms : weakness plans and engage Sutton’s attention” inside” Example : “they placed great emphasis on the 118) provinces 128) lucrative individual’s freedom” Meaning : a principal administrative division of a Meaning : producing a great deal of profit(Adj). 138) discrimination country or empire. Tamil Meaning : இ ாபகரமாை Meaning : the unjust or prejudicial treatment of Tamil Meaning : மாகாைங்களில் Synonyms : remunerative different categories of people, especially on the Synonyms : countryside Antonyms : baneful grounds of race(n) Antonyms : capital Example : “a lucrative career as a stand-up Tamil Meaning : பா埁பா翁 Example : “Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province” comedian” Synonyms : discernment 119) treason 129) tread Antonyms : fairness Meaning : the crime of betraying one’s country, Meaning : a person’s manner of walking or the Example : “victims of racial discrimination” especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sound made as they walk(n). 139) suffocates sovereign or government.(n) Tamil Meaning : ஜாக்垿ரனதயாக Meaning : die or cause to die from lack of air or Tamil Meaning : 鏁வராகம் Synonyms : tramp inability to breathe.(V) Synonyms : treachery Antonyms : encourage Tamil Meaning : புழுங்கச்தசய்垿ற鏁 Antonyms : loyalty Example : “I heard the heavy tread of Dad’s Synonyms : strangles Example : “they were convicted of treason” boots” Antonyms : breathes 120) fewer 130) enforce Example : “ten detainees suffocated in an airless Meaning : used to emphasize how small a number Meaning : compel observance of or compliance police cell” of people or things is. with (a law, rule, or obligation).(v) 140) barring Tamil Meaning : 埁னறைாை Tamil Meaning : தசயல்ப翁த்த Meaning : except for; if not for. Synonyms : few Synonyms : force Tamil Meaning : த翁ப்பதன் Antonyms : significant Antonyms : disregard Synonyms : excluding Example : “he had few friends” Example : “the role of the police is to enforce the Antonyms : abetting 121) scrutiny law” Example : “barring accidents, we should win” Meaning : critical observation or examination.(n) 131) writ. 141) shrine Tamil Meaning : கண்காணிப்பின் Meaning : a form of written command in the name Meaning : a place regarded as holy because of its Synonyms : investigation of a court or other legal authority to act, or associations with a divinity or a sacred person or Antonyms : glance abstain from acting, in a particular way.(n) relic, marked by a building or other Example : “every aspect of local government was Tamil Meaning : நீதிப்வபரானை construction(n). placed under scrutiny“ Synonyms : mandate Tamil Meaning : வகாவில் 122) disclosures Antonyms : reprieve Synonyms : chancel

Antonyms : secular 151) deliberate Synonyms : universal Example : “the medieval pilgrim route to the Meaning : done consciously and intentionally(n). Antonyms : rare shrine of St James” Tamil Meaning : வைண்翁தமன்வற Example : “his ubiquitous influence was felt by all 142) notions Synonyms : consider the family” Meaning : a conception of or belief about Antonyms : random 161) fickle something.(n) Example : “a deliberate attempt to provoke Meaning : changing frequently, especially as Tamil Meaning : கருத்鏁க்கனை conflict” regards one’s loyalties or affections.(adj) Synonyms : thoughts 152) blasphemy Tamil Meaning : நின யற்ற鏁 Antonyms : realities Meaning : the action or offence of speaking Synonyms : capricious Example : “children have different notions about sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; Antonyms : constant the roles of their parents” profane talk. Example : “celebs trying to appeal to an 143) dissented Tamil Meaning : ததய்ை நிந்தனை increasingly fickle public” Meaning : hold or express opinions that are at Synonyms : sacrilege 162) prompted variance with those commonly or officially Antonyms : sanctuary Meaning : (of an event or fact) cause or bring held.(v) Example : “he was detained on charges of about (an action or feeling).(v) Tamil Meaning : எதிர்ப்னப blasphemy” Tamil Meaning : 鏂ண்டிய鏁 Synonyms : clashed 153) negotiated Synonyms : arouse Antonyms : agreed Meaning : obtain or bring about by discussion(v). Antonyms : calm Example : “two members dissented from the Tamil Meaning : வபச்毁ைார்த்னத Example : “the violence prompted a wave of majority” Synonyms : intervened refugees to flee the country” 144) deity Antonyms : confronted 163) spurious Meaning : a god or goddess (in a polytheistic Example : “he negotiated a new contract with the Meaning : not being what it purports to be; false religion) (n). sellers” or fake.(Adj) Tamil Meaning : ததய்ைம் 154) rivalled Tamil Meaning : வபாலியாை Synonyms : goddess Meaning : be or seem to be equal or comparable Synonyms : counterfeit Antonyms : mortal to(V). Antonyms : authentic Example : “a deity of ancient Greece” Tamil Meaning : வபாட்டியுனடயதாக Example : “separating authentic and spurious 145) aggrieved Synonyms : competed claims” Meaning : feeling resentment at having been Antonyms : partnered 164) ramp unfairly treated.(Adj) Example : “the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals Meaning : increase the level or amount of Tamil Meaning : ஆைா垿ற鏁 that of the Viennese” (something) sharply.(v) Synonyms : upset 155) asylum Tamil Meaning : ைலினமயாக்埁ம் Antonyms : pleased Meaning : the protection granted by a state to Synonyms : access Example : “they were aggrieved at the outcome” someone who has left their home country as a Antonyms : hazard 146) instinct political refugee(n). Example : “the company has moved into new Meaning : an innate, typically fixed pattern of Tamil Meaning : புகலிடம் quarters in order to ramp up production” behaviour in animals in response to certain Synonyms : refuge 165) imposed stimuli(n). Antonyms : threat Meaning : force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) Tamil Meaning : உள்ளுைர்வு Example : “she applied for asylum and was on someone(v). Synonyms : feeling granted refugee status” Tamil Meaning : திணிக்கப்பட்ட Antonyms : knowledge 156) exhibited Synonyms : levied Example : “the homing instinct” Meaning : publicly display (a work of art or item Antonyms : optional 147) prevail of interest) in an art gallery or museum or at a Example : “the decision was theirs and was Meaning : prove more powerful or superior.(V) trade fair.(V) not imposed on them by others” Tamil Meaning : வமம்ப翁 Tamil Meaning : காட்殿க்埁 166) waiver Synonyms : dominate Synonyms : demonstrated Meaning : an act or instance of waiving a right or Antonyms : lose Antonyms : concealed claim(n). Example : “it is hard for logic to prevail Example : “only one sculpture was exhibited in Tamil Meaning : வி க்埁 over emotion” the artist’s lifetime” Synonyms : renunciation 148) funeral 157) Prophet Antonyms : accept Meaning : a ceremony or service held shortly Meaning : a person regarded as an inspired Example : “their acquiescence could amount to a after a person’s death, usually including the teacher or proclaimer of the will of God(n) waiver” person’s burial or cremation(n). Tamil Meaning : தீர்க்கதரி殿 167) streak Tamil Meaning : இறுதி சடங்埁 Synonyms : seer Meaning : cover (a surface) with streaks(v). Synonyms : inhumation Antonyms : atheist Tamil Meaning : சாதனை Antonyms : time Example : “the Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah” Synonyms : quality Example : “in the afternoon, he’d attended a 158) defended Antonyms : barrel funeral” Meaning : resist an attack made on (someone or Example : “tears streaking her face, Cynthia 149) relented something) ; protect from harm or danger. looked up” Meaning : abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh Tamil Meaning : பா鏁காத்鏁 168) sustained attitude, especially by finally yielding to a Synonyms : protected Meaning : continuing for an extended period or request(v). Antonyms : betrayed without interruption(adj). Tamil Meaning : தைர்த்திய Example : “we shall defend our island, whatever Tamil Meaning : நீடித்த Synonyms : relaxed the cost” Synonyms : persistent Antonyms : resisted 159) acquiesce Antonyms : destroyed Example : “she was going to refuse his request, Meaning : accept something reluctantly but Example : “several years of sustained economic but relented” without protest(v). growth” 150) procession Tamil Meaning : இைங்埁ைார் 169) negated Meaning : a number of people or vehicles moving Synonyms : agree Meaning : make ineffective; nullify.(v) forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part Antonyms : dissent Tamil Meaning : பயைற்றதாக of a ceremony(n). Example : “Sara acquiesced in his decision” Synonyms : denied Tamil Meaning : ஊர்ை ம் 160) ubiquitous Antonyms : good Synonyms : parade Meaning : present, appearing, or found Example : “alcohol negates the effects of the Antonyms : retreat everywhere.(adj) drug” Example : “a funeral procession” Tamil Meaning : எங்埁ம் 170) jittery

Meaning : nervous or unable to relax(adj). Example : “an entrenched resistance to change” Antonyms : avoided Tamil Meaning : நின 埁ன ந்鏁ள்ை 180) defamation Example : “the officer pursued the van” Synonyms : nervous Meaning : the action of damaging the good 190) pertinent Antonyms : confident reputation of someone; slander or libel.(n) Meaning : relevant or applicable to a particular Example : “caffeine makes me jittery” Tamil Meaning : அை鏂று matter; apposite.(adj) 171) bullish Synonyms : slander Tamil Meaning : ஏற்புனடய Meaning : aggressively confident and self- Antonyms : compliment Synonyms : relevant assertive.(adj) Example : “she sued him for defamation” Antonyms : extraneous Tamil Meaning : வ ர்மனற 181) impeachment Example : “she asked me a lot of very pertinent Synonyms : optimistic Meaning : the action of calling into question the questions” Antonyms : pessimistic integrity or validity of something.(n) 191) horrendous Example : “he has campaigned courageously Tamil Meaning : கண்டைத்தீர்மாைத்திற்埁 Meaning : extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or despite difficulties that would have stopped many Synonyms : indictment terrible. more bullish men” Antonyms : rise Tamil Meaning : பயங்கரமாை 172) prolonged Example : “the prosecutor’s detailed Synonyms : horrible Meaning : continuing for a long time or longer impeachment of the character witness” Antonyms : appealing than usual; lengthy.(adj) 182) dislodged Example : “she suffered horrendous injuries” Tamil Meaning : நீண்ட Meaning : knock or force out of position.(v) 192) deteriorating Synonyms : extended Tamil Meaning : வி 垿வி翁ம் Meaning : become progressively worse.(v) Antonyms : brief Synonyms : displaced Tamil Meaning : வமாசமனடந்鏁 Example : “the region suffered a prolonged Antonyms : deposited Synonyms : degenerating drought” Example : “the hoofs of their horses dislodged Antonyms : improving 173) pace loose stones” Example : “relations between the countries had Meaning : a single step taken when walking or 183) frenzy deteriorated sharply” running.(n) Meaning : a state or period of uncontrolled 193) protracted Tamil Meaning : வைகம் excitement or wild behaviour. Meaning : lasting for a long time or longer than Synonyms : step Tamil Meaning : வைகமும் expected or usual(adj). Antonyms : stay Synonyms : rage Tamil Meaning : த டிய Example : “Kirov stepped back a pace” Antonyms : calmness Synonyms : extended 174) escalate Example : “Doreen worked herself into a frenzy Antonyms : abrupt Meaning : increase rapidly.(v) of rage” Example : “a protracted and bitter dispute” Tamil Meaning : அதிகரிக்埁ம் 184) wrath 194) blunders Synonyms : intensify Meaning : extreme anger.(n) Meaning : a stupid or careless mistake.(n) Antonyms : diminish Tamil Meaning : வகாபம் Tamil Meaning : தபருந்தைறு Example : “the price of tickets escalated” Synonyms : anger Synonyms : mistakes 175) snap Antonyms : calmness Antonyms : corrects Meaning : break suddenly and completely, Example : “he hid his pipe for fear of incurring his Example : “she stopped, finally aware of the typically with a sharp cracking sound.(v) father’s wrath” terrible blunder she had made” Tamil Meaning : த ாடியில் 185) strident 195) prevalent Synonyms : crack Meaning : (of a sound) loud and harsh; Meaning : widespread in a particular area or at a Antonyms : combine grating.(Adj) particular time(adj). Example : “guitar strings kept snapping” Tamil Meaning : க翁னமயாைதாகவை Tamil Meaning : அதிகமாக 176) dissolution Synonyms : harsh Synonyms : prevailing Meaning : the action of formally ending or Antonyms : soft Antonyms : rare dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official Example : “his voice had become increasingly Example : “the social ills prevalent in society body.(n) strident” today” Tamil Meaning : கன ப்பு 186) punitive 196) grumble Synonyms : end Meaning : inflicting or intended as Meaning : complain about something in a bad- Antonyms : collaborate punishment.(adj) tempered way.(v) Example : “the dissolution of their marriage” Tamil Meaning : தண்டனை Tamil Meaning : மைக்埁னறப்ப翁 177) inherent Synonyms : harsh Synonyms :complain Meaning : existing in something as a permanent, Antonyms : rewarding Antonyms : cheer essential, or characteristic attribute.(Adj) Example : “he called for punitive measures Example : “‘I’m getting old, ’ she grumbled” Tamil Meaning : உள்ைார்ந்த against the Eastern bloc” 197) pave Synonyms : innate 187) debacle Meaning : cover (a piece of ground) with flat Antonyms : acquired Meaning : a sudden and ignominious failure; a stones or bricks; lay paving over. Example :”any form of mountaineering has its fiasco.(n) Tamil Meaning : ை埁க்埁ம் inherent dangers” Tamil Meaning : ப翁ퟀழ்ச்殿 Synonyms : cover 178) sedition Synonyms : fiasco Antonyms : strip Meaning : conduct or speech inciting people to Antonyms : success Example : “the yard at the front was paved rebel against the authority of a state or Example : “the only man to reach double figures with flagstones” monarch.(n) in the second-innings debacle” 198) crumble Tamil Meaning : 鏁வராகம் 188) confront Meaning : break or fall apart into small Synonyms : mutiny Meaning : come face to face with (someone) with fragments, especially as part of a process of Antonyms : obedience hostile or argumentative intent.(v) deterioration.(V) Example : In some nations, the government Tamil Meaning : எதிர்தகாள்ை Tamil Meaning : கனரக்埁ம் censors television networks in order to prevent Synonyms : face Synonyms : decay sedition. Antonyms : avoid Antonyms : improve 179) entrenched Example : “300 policemen confronted an equal Example : “the plaster started to crumble” Meaning : (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly number of union supporters” 199) credible established and difficult or unlikely to change; 189) pursued Meaning : able to be believed; convincing.(adj) ingrained.(adj) Meaning : follow or chase (someone or Tamil Meaning : ம்பகமாை Tamil Meaning : 毂ழப்பட்翁ள்ை something).(v) Synonyms : believable Synonyms : ingrained Tamil Meaning : பின்பற்றிய鏁 Antonyms : improbable Antonyms : vulnerable Synonyms : chased Example : “few people found his story credible”

200) controversial Example : “the relentless heat of the desert” Antonyms : grimly Meaning : giving rise or likely to give rise to 210) despite Example : “both men ardently supported the war” controversy or public disagreement.(Adj) Meaning : contemptuous treatment or behaviour; 220) contempt Tamil Meaning : சர்ச்னசக்埁ரிய outrage.(n) Meaning : the feeling that a person or a thing is Synonyms : disputable Tamil Meaning : வபாதிலும் worthless or beneath consideration.(n) Antonyms : agreeable Synonyms : in spite of Tamil Meaning : அைமதிப்பு Example : “years of wrangling over a Antonyms : exalt Synonyms : disdain controversial bypass” Example : “the despite done by him to the holy Antonyms : respect 201) devastated relics” Example : “Pam stared at the girl with total Meaning : destroy or ruin(v). 211) shunned contempt” Tamil Meaning : அழிந்த鏁 Meaning : persistently avoid, ignore, or reject 221) allegations Synonyms : shattered (someone or something) through antipathy or Meaning : the feeling that a person or a thing is Antonyms : intact caution.(v) worthless or beneath consideration.(n) Example : “the city was devastated by a huge Tamil Meaning : தவிர்த்வதன் Tamil Meaning : அைமதிப்பு earthquake” Synonyms : rejected Synonyms : scorn 202) repression Antonyms : desired Antonyms : respect Meaning : the action of subduing someone or Example : “he shunned fashionable society” Example : “Pam stared at the girl with total something by force.(n) 212) prominent contempt” Tamil Meaning : அடக்埁முனற Meaning : important; famous.(adj) 2222) grooming Synonyms : restraint Tamil Meaning : முக்垿ய Meaning : brush and clean the coat of (a horse, Antonyms : liberty Synonyms : eminent dog, or other animal).(V) Example : “students sparked off events that Antonyms : invisible Tamil Meaning : 毀ர்ப்ப翁த்鏁ம் ended in brutal repression” Example : “she was a prominent member of the Synonyms : training 203) peasants city council” Antonyms : brides Meaning : a poor smallholder or agricultural 213) notion Example : “the horses were groomed and taken labourer of low social status (chiefly in historical Meaning : a conception of or belief about to shows” use or with reference to subsistence farming in something.(n) 223) exacerbating poorer countries). Tamil Meaning : கருத்鏁 Meaning : make (a problem, bad situation, or Tamil Meaning : விைசாயி Synonyms : opinion negative feeling) worse.(n) Synonyms : rustics Antonyms : need Tamil Meaning : அதிகப்ப翁த்鏁ம் Antonyms : great wealth Example : “children have different notions about Synonyms : exasperating Example : “peasant farmers” the roles of their parents” Antonyms : moderating 204) outlawed 214) muzzled Example : “the exorbitant cost of land in urban Meaning : ban or make illegal.(v) Meaning : prevent (a person or group) from areas only exacerbated the problem” Tamil Meaning : தனட expressing their opinions freely. 224) reluctant Synonyms : expired Tamil Meaning : முற்றுப்புள்ளி Meaning : unwilling and hesitant; Antonyms : allowed Synonyms : gagged disinclined.(adj) Example : “secondary picketing has been Antonyms : said Tamil Meaning : தய埍கம் outlawed” Example : “opposition leaders accused him of Synonyms : afraid 205) deprivation muzzling the news media” Antonyms : bold Meaning : the damaging lack of material benefits 215) rigour Example : “today, many ordinary people are still considered to be basic necessities in a society.(n) Meaning : the quality of being extremely reluctant to talk about politics” Tamil Meaning : இழப்பு thorough and careful(n). 225) proclaimed Synonyms : privation Tamil Meaning : க翁மை Meaning : announce officially or publicly.(v) Antonyms : indulgence Synonyms : accuracy , difficulty Tamil Meaning : அறிவிக்க Example : “low wages mean that 3.75 million Antonyms : calmness Synonyms : announce people suffer serious deprivation” Example : “his analysis is lacking in rigour” Antonyms : conceal 206) relied 216) garnered Example : “the government’s chief scientific Meaning : depend on with full trust or Meaning : gather or collect (something, especially adviser proclaimed that the epidemic was under confidence.(v) information or approval).(v) control” Tamil Meaning : ம்பியிருந்தை Tamil Meaning : தபற்ற鏁 226) portray Synonyms : believed Synonyms : amassed Meaning : depict (someone or something) in a Antonyms : distrusted Antonyms : dispelled work of art or literature.(v) Example : “I know I can rely on your discretion” Example : “the police struggled to garner Tamil Meaning : 殿த்தரிக்க 207) repression sufficient evidence” Synonyms : depict Meaning : the action of subduing someone or 217) bustle Antonyms : avoid something by force.(n) Meaning : move in an energetic and busy Example : “the ineffectual Oxbridge dons Tamil Meaning : அடக்埁முனற manner(v).excited activity and movement.(n) portrayed by Evelyn Waugh” Synonyms : restraint Tamil Meaning : சந்த羿சசய் 227) curtailment Antonyms : liberty Synonyms : tumult Meaning : the action or fact of reducing or Example : “students sparked off events that Antonyms : calm restricting something. ended in brutal repression” Example : “people clutching clipboards bustled Tamil Meaning : 鏁ண்டித்தல் 208) exploiting about” Synonyms : reduction Meaning : make full use of and derive benefit 218) Presumably Antonyms : extension from (a resource).(v) Meaning : used to convey that what is asserted is Example : “the curtailment of human rights” Tamil Meaning : பயன்ப翁த்தி very likely though not known for certain.(adv) 228) ethnic Synonyms : acting Tamil Meaning : ஊ垿埍கப்ப翁垿ற鏁 Meaning : relating to a population subgroup Antonyms : wasting Synonyms : apparently, probably (within a larger or dominant national or cultural Example : “500 companies sprang up to exploit Antonyms : improbably group) with a common national or cultural this new technology” Example : “it was not yet ten o’clock, so tradition.(adj) 209) relentless presumably the boys were still at the pub” Tamil Meaning : இை Meaning : unceasingly intense.(adj) 219) ardently Synonyms : cultural Tamil Meaning : இரக்கமற்ற Meaning : very enthusiastically or passionately. Antonyms : nonracial Synonyms : inexorable Tamil Meaning : ஊக்கத்鏁டன் Example : “ethnic and cultural rights and Antonyms : merciful Synonyms : passionately traditions”

229) contention 239) bolster Tamil Meaning : 毂ழ்ந்திருக்垿ற鏁 Meaning : heated disagreement. Meaning : support or strengthen.(v) Synonyms : encircle Tamil Meaning : கருத்鏁 Tamil Meaning : உயர்த்திப்பிடிக்垿ன்றை Antonyms : banish Synonyms : conflict Synonyms : support Example : “this area of London encompasses Antonyms : affection Antonyms : undermine Piccadilly to the north and St James’s Park to the Example : “the captured territory was the main Example : “the fall in interest rates is starting to south” area of contention between the two countries” bolster confidence” 249) revivalism 230) propagated 240) confront Meaning : an improvement in the condition, Meaning : breed specimens of (a plant or animal) Meaning : come face to face with (someone) with strength, or fortunes of someone or by natural processes from the parent stock.(v) hostile or argumentative intent.(v) something.(n) Tamil Meaning : பரப்பு垿ன்ற Tamil Meaning : எதிர்தகாள்ை Tamil Meaning : ைறுைலர்母殿 Synonyms : distributed Synonyms : defy Synonyms : renewal Antonyms : eradicated Antonyms : avoid Antonyms : destruction Example : “try propagating your own houseplants Example : “300 policemen confronted an equal Example : “a revival in the fortunes of the party” from cuttings” number of union supporters” 250) transpires 231) outrage 241) agitation Meaning : (of a secret or something unknown) Meaning : an extremely strong reaction of anger, Meaning :a state of anxiety or nervous come to be known; be revealed.(v) shock, or indignation. excitement. Tamil Meaning : தைளிப்பாட்டாலும் Tamil Meaning : வகாபத்னத Tamil Meaning : 垿ைர்ச்殿 Synonyms : occur Synonyms : fury Synonyms :disturbance Antonyms : vanish Antonyms : delight Antonyms : serenity Example : “it transpired that millions of dollars Example : “her voice trembled with outrage” Example : “she was wringing her hands in of debt had been hidden in a complex web of 232) incendiary agitation” transactions” Meaning : (of a device or attack) designed to 242) pursuit cause fires.(adj) Meaning : the action of pursuing someone or Tamil Meaning : தீ믂ட்翁ம் something. BANKING AWARENESS QUIZ Tamil Meaning : வ ாக்கத்தில் Synonyms : arsonist Antonyms : conciliatory Synonyms : quest Q.1) Which Insurance Company launched ‘My Example : “incendiary bombs” Antonyms : retreat Protection Quotient’ Tool? 233) manifested Example : “the cat crouched in the grass in a) Max Life Insurance Meaning : show (a quality or feeling) by one’s acts pursuit of a bird” b) Birla Life Insurance or appearance; demonstrate. 243) evoke c) Aviva Life Insurance தைளிப்ப翁த்தப்பட்翁ள்ை鏁 Tamil Meaning : Meaning : bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or d) Life Insurance Corporation of India Synonyms : exhibited image) to the conscious mind. e) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance வருவத쟍காக Antonyms : secreted Tamil Meaning : Q.2) After increasing by $1.875 billion, the Example : “Lizzy manifested signs of severe Synonyms : arouse Foreign Exchange (Forex) Reserves of India stood depression” Antonyms : deaden at ______billion, as on 31st May 2019 as per 234) stifling Example : “the sight evoked pleasant memories the data of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? Meaning : making one feel constrained or of his childhood” a) $321.867 billion b) $411.867 billion oppressed.(Adj) 244) correlated c) $311.867 billion d) $421.867 billion Tamil Meaning : 믂ச்毁த் திைற Meaning : have a mutual relationship or e) $424.867 billion Synonyms : sultry connection, in which one thing affects or depends Q.3) Which of the following organization was set Antonyms : breezy on another. to achieve the second highest target of 501.16 Example : “the stifling formality of her family life” Tamil Meaning : ததாடர்புனடயதாக crore in digital transaction for the year 2019-20 235) debilitating Synonyms : related by Ministry of Electronics and Information Meaning : tending to weaken something.(adj) Antonyms : differed Technology (MeitY)? Tamil Meaning : ப ퟀைமாக்埁ம் Example : “the study found that success in the a) ICICI Bank Synonyms : exhausting educational b) Paytm Payments Bank Antonyms : restorative system correlates highly with class” c) HDFC Bank Example : “the debilitating effects of 245) Weed d) State Bank of India underinvestment” Meaning : remove unwanted plants from (an area e) Axis Bank 236) spurred of ground).(V) Q.4) Which of the following African nation was Meaning : (of a rider or their boots) having a Tamil Meaning : கனை suspended by African Union (AU) Peace and spiked device on the heels for urging a horse Synonyms : dope Security Council recently at the Peace and forward.(Adj) Antonyms : necessity Security Council meeting held in Addis Ababa? Tamil Meaning : 鏂ண்டிய鏁 Example : “I was weeding a flower bed” a) Morocco b) Libya Synonyms : instigated 246) claimed c) Sudan d) Algeria Antonyms : checked Meaning : state or assert that something is the e) Argentina Example : “two young men appeared booted case, typically without providing evidence or Q.5) Name the 12-year strategy plan adopted by and spurred“ proof(V). the cabinet of United Arab Emirates (UAE). 237) perceived Tamil Meaning : கூற்னற a) ‘National Strategy for Climate Action 2031’ Meaning : become aware or conscious of Synonyms : assert b) ‘National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031’ (something) ; come to realize or understand(V). Antonyms : disclaim c) ‘National Strategy for Health 2031’ Tamil Meaning : உைரப்பட்ட Example : “the Prime Minister claimed that he d) ‘National Strategy for Pollution 2031’ Synonyms : sensed was concerned about Third World debt” e) ‘National Strategy for Energy 2031’ Antonyms : missed 247) cryptic Q.6) Name the central African country, which has Example : “his mouth fell open as he perceived Meaning : having a meaning that is mysterious or the highest number of child marriage among the truth” obscure(Adj). males that accounted for 28%. 238) confined Tamil Meaning : ரக殿ய a) Central African Republic Meaning : (of a space) restricted in area or Synonyms : obscure b) Republic of Chad c) DR Congo volume; cramped.(Adj) Antonyms : obvious d) Cameroon e) None of these Tamil Meaning :நின்றுவி翁垿ன்றை Example : “he found his boss’s utterances too Q.7) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed the Synonyms : limited cryptic” Leverage Ratio (LR) for banks to ______. Antonyms : free 248) encompasses a) 3.3% b) 3.4% Example : “her fear of confined spaces” Meaning : surround and have or hold within.(v) c) 3.5% d) 3.2%

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Q.21) ______is the minimum interest rate of c) State Bank of India d) Yes Bank a) SK Rachel b) RK Chibber a bank below which it cannot lend, except in some e) HDFC Bank c) DS James d) VT Solomon cases allowed by the RBI. Q.33) Which of the following countries were e) JS Promoth a) MCLR b) CRR elected to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Q.10) How much farmers have to pay for PM c) SLR d) Bank Rate as Non-permanent Members for a period of 2- Kisan Pension Scheme? e) MSF year? a) Rs 100 b) Rs 150 Q.22) Who launched ‘E-Governance Initiatives for a) Estonia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, c) Rs 200 d) Rs 250 ST Welfare Schemes’? Tunisia and Vietnam e) Rs 300 a) Shri Dinesh Ramulu b) Shri Prakash raj b) Latvia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Q.11) What is the position of India in the latest c) Shri Arjun Munda d) Shri Vikram Pandit Tunisia and Vietnam FIFA Rankings? e) Shri Ajay Dutta c) Belarus, Latvia, Niger, St. Vincent and the a) 101 b) 98 Q.23) India ranked ______in the Global Peace Grenadines and Tunisia c) 104 d) 96 Index 2019 rankings. d) Belarus, Latvia, Niger, St. Vincent and the e) 107 a) 136 b) 141 Grenadines and Cyprus Q.12) Which of the following organization has c) 156 d) 162 e) Estonia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, revealed that 1 in 5 children (23 million) were e) 127 Tunisia and Cyprus married off before the age of 15? Q.24) According to the UNCTAD World Q.34) ______is the only Indian in a) United States Children’s Bureau Investment Report 2019, India received foreign the Forbes list of world’s highest-paid athletes. b) Child Welfare Information Gateway direct investments (FDI) worth ______in a) Rohit Sharma b) Ajinkya Rahane c) United Nations Educational, Scientific and 2018. c) Gautam Gambhir d) MS Dhoni Cultural Organization a) USD 37 billion b) USD 46 billion e) Virat Kohli d) United Nations Children’s Fund c) USD 39 billion d) USD 42 billion Q.35) National Green Tribunal (NGT) has e) None of these e) USD 31 billion constituted an expert committee to ascertain Q.13) By how much per cent, the share of e- Q.25) Which of the following entity has launched whether further norms are required to restrict the Money in India’s payment systems grew in 2017, the India’s first Mutual Fund Side Pocketing use of plastic packaging. Who is the Chairperson as per the report released by Reserve Bank of recently to set aside its troubled investment in of National Green Tribunal (NGT)? India? Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL)? a) Sonam Phintso Wangdi a) 25.5 per cent b) 21.5 per cent a) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund b) Raghuvendra Singh Rathore c) 27.5 per cent d) 29.5 per cent b) DSP Mutual Fund c) Tata Mutual Fund c) Jawad Rahim e) 23.5 per cent d) SBI Mutual Fund e) Axis Mutual Fund d) Adarsh Kumar Goel Q.14) Which Country topped the Global Peace Q.26) What is the minimum tradeable amount in e) U K Sinha Index rankings 2019? the foreign exchange trading platform for retail Q.36) Which company clinches top spot in the a) New Zealand b) Austria participants by RBI? world’s most valuable brand ranking? c) Sweden d) Iceland a) $1000 b) $750 a) Flipkart b) Amazon e) Norway c) $500 d) $250 c) Samsung d) Apple Q.15) India ranked ______out of 176 countries e) $1250 e) Google in End of Childhood Index. Q.27) Who is the Chairman of (SEBI) Securities Q.37) Facebook’s cryptocurrency ______will a) 117 b) 93 and Exchange Board of India? launched in 2020. c) 108 d) 97 a) Divya Vasan b) Sivaraman a) Globalcoin b) Litecoin e) 113 c) Hari Krishnan d) Ajay Tyagi c) Namecoin d) Auroracoin Q.16) Indian economy will grow by what percent e) Ram Yadav e) Silvercoin in 2019, as per the G-20 surveillance note Q.28) Which of the following organization is set to Q.38) RBI’s buying and selling of government prepared by staff of International Monetary Fund create the foreign exchange trading platform for securities to expand or contract the amount of (IMF)? retail participants? money in the banking system is called a) 7.1% b) 7.2% a) Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs ______. c) 7.3% d) 7.5% (CBIC) a) Open market operations (OMO) e) 7.6% b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) b) Initial Public Offering (IPO) Q.17) Which of the following ministry has signed c) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) c) Preferred market operations (PMO) with Securities and Exchange Board of India d) National Stock Exchange (NSE) d) Secondary market Stabilization (SMS) (SEBI) for automatic data exchange in order to e) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) e) Follow Public Offering (FPO) tackle the rising instances of fraud? Q.29) Which of the following airlines has been Q.39) What is the GDP growth of India for the a) Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment named the world’s most punctual airline by flight financial year 2019-20 as per the American b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs data analysis company Flightstats.com? multinational banking firm, Goldman Sachs c) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public a) Qatar Airways b) All Nippon Airways report? Enterprise c) Sri Lankan Airlines d) LATAM Airlines a) 7.1 per cent b) 7.4 per cent d) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium e) Etihad Airlines c) 7.2 per cent d) 7.5 per cent Enterprises Q.30) Which of the following bank has become e) 7.6 per cent e) Ministry of Home Affairs the on-boarded corporate agent for the first time Q.40) Business Confidence Index (BCI) of fourth Q.18) India’s FDI Inflows during the five fiscal with Max Bupa, a standalone health insurer quarter (Q4) for India is at what percent, for the years of the Modi Govt hit to ______. (SAHI) under open architecture for purchasing financial year 2018-19 as per the National Council a) 38 million b) 42 million health insurance products? of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)? c) 39 million d) 47 million a) IDBI Bank b) ICICI Bank a) 9.5% b) 9.3% e) 29 million c) State Bank of India d) HDFC Bank c) 9.4% d) 9.1% Q.19) Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report e) Axis Bank e) 9.8% said that the global internet users have Q.31) Which of the following two prepaid Q.41) The Reserve Bank of India had set up touched ______. payment instrument (PPI) issuers were penalized an eight-member expert a) 1.4 billion b) 3.6 billion by Reserve Bank of India for violating PPI norms committee under ______to review c) 3.8 billion d) 3.2 billion pertaining to its issuance and operation? the current framework for the MSME sector. e) 3.4 billion a) Axis Bank and My Mobile Payments Limited a) Sushil Modi b) Injeti Srinivas

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Wala KYC’ feature for first-time mutual fund c) ICICI Bank d) HDFC Bank a) World Economic Forum investors. e) Canara Bank b) Confederation of Indian Industry a) EasyBazar b) FundzBazar Q.43) Which of the following banks are included c) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce c) PayLand d) FundTransfer in the second schedule of the Reserve Bank of and Industry e) OurMoney India Act, 1934? d) NASSCOM Q.64) What is GDP growth of India forecasted by a) Fincare Small Finance Bank e) World Bank RBI’s monetary policy committee (MPC) for FY20? b) Kookmin Bank Q.53) Facebook finally unveiled the details a) 7.5% b) 7.0% c) Equitas Small Finance Bank of ______, its crypto currency. c) 7.2% d) 7.1% d) Both a and b a) Zcash b) Litecoin e) 7.6% e) Both b and c c) Libra d) Ripple Q.65) Which oil and gas producer has become Q.44) Which of the following financial services e) Monero India’s most profitable public sector company for company has partnered with Motherhood Q.54) Name the bank which has partnered with the year 2018- 19? hospitals, a national network of women &child Ashok Leyland, Hinduja Group flagship firm for a) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) hospital to provide Life care finance facility? providing vehicle loans. b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) a) Chartered Finance Management Ltd. a) Capital Small Finance Bank Ltd c) Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) b) IFCI Financial Services Ltd. b) Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd d) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) c) Bajaj Finserv c) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd. e) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPC) d) Kotak Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. d) Suryoday Small Finance Bank Q.66) According to the Asian Development Bank e) Cholmandalam Financial Services e) Fincare Small Finance Bank (ADB), ______emerged as the fastest growing Q.45) Reserve Bank of India permitted Banks to Q.55) Forex reserve rises by 1.99 billion economy among the 45 countries of the Asia- use ______only for DBT accounts for KYC to______billion Pacific region. requirements a) 499.19 billion b) 421.99 billion a) India b) Bangladesh a) PAN b) Aadhaar c) 430.19 billion d) 419.99 billion c) Sri Lanka d) Indonesia c) Voter ID d) Ration Card e) 440.19 billion e) Mauritius e) ATM Card Q.56) Which of the following two prepaid Q.67) Which of the following organization Q.46) How many days are given for the lenders payment instrument (PPI) issuers were penalized released a report on “Benchmarking India’s to review a borrower account after default as per by Reserve Bank of India for violating PPI norms Payment Systems” which provides a comparative the new NPA guidelines, “Prudential framework pertaining to its issuance and operation? position of the payment ecosystem in India for resolution of stressed assets” released by a) Axis Bank and My Mobile Payments Limited relative to comparable payment systems? Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? b) HDFC Bank and Vodafone M-Pesa Limited a) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) a) 30 days b) 45 days c) Yes Bank and ZipCash Card Services b) Insurance Regulatory and Development c) 15 days d) 60 days d) ICICI Bank and Itz Cash Card Ltd Authority (IRDAI) e) 18 days e) Yes Bank and Axis Bank c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Q.47) Which of the following government Q.57) Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd has d) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development programme, has led to reduce ground water appointed ______as the Chief Risk Officer Authority (PFRDA) contamination as per the UNICEF study titled (CRO). e) NABARD “Environmental impact of the Swachh Bharat a) Devraj Sitaraman b) Sankar Yadav Q.68) How many cabinet Committees were Mission on Water, Soil, and Food”? c) Jai Prakash d) Raj Mohan Singh reconstituted by the government recently under a) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana e) Naveen Uppal the transaction of business rules? b) Smart Cities Mission Q.58) Which of the following modes of online a) Seven b) Six c) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan transaction charges are waived off recently by c) Eight d) Nine d) Digital India Reserve Bank of India towards increasing digital e) Four e) SWAYAM payments? Q.69) As per the World Bank report “Global Q.48) Food grains production stood at a) National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) Economic Prospect (GEP)”, India’s growth is ______million tonnes, as per the 3rd b) Electronic Clearing System (ECS) forecasted to what percent for the next two Fiscal Advance Estimates of production of major crops c) Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) years, FY2019 and FY2020? for 2018-19 by the Department of Agriculture, d) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) a) 7.2% b) 7.3% Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. e) Both a and c c) 7.4% d) 7.5% a) 285.37 million tonnes Q.59) Which of the following Indian city topped e) 7.8% b) 283.37 million tonnes the “Traffic Index 2018” and becomes congested Q.70) Which Committee submitted the draft c) 287.37 million tonnes city among 403 cities in 56 countries? National Education Policy to the new Union HRD d) 289.37 million tonnes a) Chennai b) New Delhi Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal e) 281.37 million tonnes c) Mumbai d) Bangalore a) Bimal Jalan committee Q.49) The Reserve Bank of India imposed Rs.1 e) Hyderabad b) Deepak Parekh committee crore penalty on ______for violating know Q.60) As per Reuters survey of economists, India c) C. Chakrabarty Committee your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering has lost its spot as the world’s fastest growing d) Sapta Rishi Committee (AML) norms. economy to ______e) Kasturirangan Committee a) HDFC Bank b) ICICI Bank a) China b) Japan Q.71) Microsoft’s ______takes over pull panda c) Indian Bank d) Bank of Baroda c) Iran d) Pakistan for code-review collaboration e) Canara Bank e) Indonesia a) GitHub b) YetNot Q.50) New Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Q.61) ______will be hosting the14th c) PitMet d) GiftPub will present her first Union Budget for 2019-20 on session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of e) PullPush ______. the (UNCCD) for the first time. Q.72) Competition Commission of India (CCI) a) June 17 b) July 5 a) Qatar b) Japan approved the merger of the Indiabulls Housing c) July 26 d) June 25 c) India d) Kuwait Finance and ______. e) June 12 e) China a) Karur Vysya Bank Q.51) Randstad Employer Brand Research 2019 Q.62) Retail Inflation was recently forecasted to b) Federal Bank of India reported ______most attractive employer what percent for the first half of the current fiscal c) Lakshmi Vilas Bank brand. d) Bandhan Bank

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RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 42 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| e) Bank of India e) R Gandhi Q.93) Who lead the 5-member panel constituted Q.73) Name the think tank, which has indicated Q.83) Finance Minister (FM) ______chaired by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which suggests that India lost $13 billion in revenue collections the first GST Council meeting under the Modi 2.0 24×7 RTGS, NEFT, elimination of all charges in due to trade misinvoicing in 2016. government. order to promote digital payments in India? a) Global Financial Integrity a) Nirmala Sitharaman b) Arun Jaitly a) H R Khan b) Kishore Sansi b) Center for International Policy c) Sushma Swaraj d) Rajnath singh c) Nandan Nilekani d) Aruna Sharma c) NITI Aayog e) Amit Shah e) U K Sinha d) Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Q.84) Indian Public Sector Undertaking’s (PSUs) Q.94) Which of the following country topped the Development ______and Power Grid Corporation of India new SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) e) World Economic Forum Limited (PGCIL) signed an agreement to set up Gender Equality Index? Q.74) In which sector, Foreign Direct Investment National Electricity Distribution Company Limited a) Denmark b) Sweden (FDI) has grown at 36.5% amounting to $9.15 (NEDCL). c) Norway d) Finland billion in 2018-19 as per the Department for a) TNEB b) RTDGE e) Chad Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade c) NTPC d) BHEL Q.95) Name the bank which partnered with (DPIIT)? e) KSDEB Centrum Wealth Management Ltd (Centrum) to a) Manufacturing Sector Q.85) The CICO network proposed by the form private limited Joint Venture (JV) to provide b) Services Sector committee is a network of cash disbursement wealth management services to its clients. c) Agriculture & Allied Sector points where a customer can seamlessly convert a) Lakshmi Vilas Bank b) South Indian Bank d) Industry Sector digital money to physical cash using interoperable c) Dhanlaxmi Bank d) Karur Vysya Bank e) Commerce Sector mechanisms such as QR code and Aadhaar- e) IndusInd Bank Q.75) According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, enabled payment channels. In CICO, first “C” Q.96) The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Deputy monthly data usage per smartphone in ______stands for ______? Governor ______resigned six months before rose to 9.8 gigabytes (GB) at the end of 2018, the a) Cash b) Commodity the scheduled end of his term. highest in the world. c) Currency d) Consumer a) Viral V Acharya b) B P Kanungo a) Japan b) USA e) Card c) M K Jain d) N S Viswanathan c) India d) UK Q.86) ______bagged a mega engineering, e) S S Mundra e) China procurement and construction order worth Rs. Q.97) According to the latest RBI report, Bank Q.76) Which bank to form venture with Centrum 7,000 crore, from SJVN Thermal Private Limited. Fraud touched unprecedented Rs ______Crore Wealth to provide wealth management services? a) Tata & Sons b) Reliance Industries in 2018-19. a) Yes Bank b) Dena Bank c) Adhani Groups d) Vedanta Ltd a) 68,400 b) 71,500 c) State Bank of India d) Karur Vysa Bank e) Larsen and Toubro c) 54,200 d) 83,600 e) HDFC Bank Q.87) RBI approved the appointment of e) 46,300 Q.77) RBI panel on MSMEs suggested ______as chairman of Axis Bank. Q.98) The World Bank approved a $147 million ______collateral-free loan under Mudra a) Rakesh Makhija b) Nasser Munjee loan agreement to provide basic urban services to Scheme. c) Anantharaman d) Arun Ramanathan the people of ______. a) Rs 25 lakh b) Rs 10 lakh e) Poorna Ananth. P a) Jharkhand b) Assam c) Rs 15 lakh d) Rs 30 lakh Q.88) Name the head of the committee, who c) Gujarat d) Mizoram e) Rs 20 lakh submitted draft national education policy 2019 in e) Himachal Pradesh Q.78) Which of the following organization, which New Delhi recently. Q.99) What is the rate of Gross Domestic Product has forecasted the global growth for 2019 to a) Mohammad Saadulla (GDP) growth in the January-March quarter (Q4) 2.6% from earlier 2.9% in its semiannual report b) N. Gopalaswami of 2018-19 according to the data released by the “Global Economic Prospect (GEP)”? c) Dr. Kasturirangan Central Statistics Office (CSO)? a) World Bank (WB) d) Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar a) 5.8% b) 6.5% b) United Nations (UN) e) None of these c) 6.8% d) 7.1% c) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Q.89) Which of the following entity has signed an e) 7.6% d) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Q.100) Who is the present Governor of RBI? Development (OECD) Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation a) B P Kanungo b) S S Mundra e) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Limited for laying the world’s longest Liquefied c) Dr Tamil Mozhiyan d) N S Viswanathan Q.79) Which of the following private sector bank petroleum gas pipeline from Kandla, Gujarat to e) Shaktikanta Das has launched a center in Bengaluru to provide Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh? Q.101) Which of the following bank has joined business solutions exclusively to start-ups and a) Nayara Energy Limited hands with Multilateral Investment Guarantee MSME sector? b) Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited Agency (MIGA) to expand Development Finance a) Axis Bank b) HDFC Bank c) Indian Oil Corporation Limited in Asia and Pacific to increase the flow of private c) ICICI Bank d) Yes Bank d) Reliance Industries Limited sector investment? e) IndusInd Bank e) Gail Limited a) European Investment Bank (EIB) Q.80) Who initiated the Financial Literacy Week Q.90) As per the revised ‘Large Exposures b) Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2019 which was held from 3 June to 7 June? Framework’ (LEF) norms, the sum of all the c) International Bank for Reconstruction and a) Ministry of Finance exposure values of a bank to a single counter Development (IBRD) b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) party should not be greater than what percent of d) Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) c) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) the bank’s available eligible capital base at all e) African Development Bank (AfDB) d) Ministry of Human Resource times? Q.102) National Sample Survey Organization e) FSSAI a) 20% b) 25% (NSSO) data has showed that India has 20.6 Q.81) Name the educational programme c) 30% d) 35% health workers per 10,000 people. Which Indian launched by L&T Financial services in Tamil Nadu e) 45% city has highest concentration of health workers? aimed at financial inclusion of rural women. Q.91) ______signed an MoU with Common a) Haryana b) Punjab a) “Financial Inclusion” Service Centres (CSC) e-Governance Services c) Kerala d) Delhi b) “Digital Sakhi” India to enhance new offerings for the MSME e) Andhra Pradesh c) “Digital Education” sector. Q.103) How many millions did Tamil Nadu got d) “Digital Programme on Finance” a) NECB b) DSRT from World Bank loan for Healthcare reform? e) “Digital Finance” c) LPEF d) NSIC a) $ 354 millions b) $ 520 millions Q.82) Who is the head of the committee that e) TNEB c) $ 287 millions d) $ 370 millions recommends to rope in local retailers and Q.92) Which company chief joined with Ujjivan e) $ 386 millions business correspondents to act as cash points in Small Finance Bank as Director? Q.104) How much of monthly pension has been semi-urban centers? a) Flipkart b) Jabong approved by cabinet to small traders, a) Aruna Sharma b) Kishor Sansi c) Amazon d) Snap Deal businessmen, and shopkeepers under Pradhan c) HR Khan d) Nandan Nilekani e) Myntra Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana (PM-KPY)?

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RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 43 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| a) Rs.2000 b) Rs.2500 b) Ashok Leyland ______, a fintech platform to promote c) Rs.3000 d) Rs.3500 c) Larsen and Tourbo Company affordable health insurance products. e) Rs.5000 d) Bharat Electronics limited a) PhonePe b) EasyPay Q.105) International Space Station (ISS) have e) Tata Motors c) MobiKwik d) Credit Karma successfully carried out ______spacewalk Q.117) What is the new Third Party (TP) motor e) Currency Cloud by two Russian space agency Roscosmos’ insurance premium for small and medium private Q.128) What was the rank of India as a Foreign cosmonauts. cars for 2019-20 revised by Insurance Regulatory Direct Investment (FDI) recipient globally in the a) 216th b) 217th and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)? year 2018? c) 218th d) 219th a) 14-14.5% b) 12-12.5% a) 10th b) 11th e) 211th c) 15-15.5% d) 11-11.5% c) 12th d) 5th Q.106) Which of the following year is set as target e) 16 -16.5% e) 19th by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to Q.118) Which of the following committee has Q.129) Which of the following country was the have its own Space station? recommended banks to grout Automated Teller world’s top recipient of Foreign Direct Investment a) 2035 b) 2025 Machines (ATMs) to a wall, pillar, or floor by (FDI) with $252 billion for the year 2018? c) 2030 d) 2020 September 30, 2019? a) Japan b) China e) 2040 a) Sustainable Structuring c) USA d) India Q.107) Who is the CEO of NITI Ayog? b) Committee on distribution of Currency e) Australia a) Narendra Modi b) Vijaya Shankar c) Committee on Currency Movement Q.130) Which of the following country topped in c) Rajiv Kumar d) Amitabh Kant d) Committee on the Development of Secondary the ‘Global peace index 2019’ released by e) Viral Acharya Market for Corporate Currency Institute for Economics and Peace? Q.108) According to Forbes Report, ______hip- e) Committee on Cash Distribution a) New Zealand b) Austria hop artist to become a billionaire. Q.119) What is the rank of India, that witness c) Portugal d) Iceland a) Kanye West b) Kendrick Lamar 12% of world internet users (close to 455 million) e) Denmark c) Rapper Jay-Z d) Tupac Shakur in the year 2018 as per the report on internet Q.131) Who was appointed as the part-time e) Nickie Minaj trends by the venture capitalist Mary Meeker? member in the Securities and Exchange Board of Q.109) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has a) 3rd b) 2nd India (SEBI) for the period of three years? launched ______(CMS), on its website c) 4th d) 5th a) Prashant Saran b) M Damodaran for facilitating RBI’s grievance redressal process. e) 7th c) V Ravi Anshuman d) G Anantharaman a) Complaint Maintenance System Q.120) Name the startup company, which has e) None of these b) Complaint Management Storage partnered with Digit Insurance to offer EMI Q.132) What is the revised Employees State c) Common Management System (Equated Monthly Installment) insurance to the Insurance (ESI) contribution rate from 6.5%, d) Complaint Management System company’s five million customers? under the Employees’ State Insurance Act (ESI) e) Common Maintenance Storage a) ValueCart b) ZestMoney 1948? Q.110) The RBI committee, chaired by U.K. c) Quiklo d) SlicePay a) 3% b) 4% Sinha, former chairman of the SEBI has e) None of these c) 5% d) 6% suggested a ______stressed asset fund for Q.121) The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) e) 7% domestic MSME Sector. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced Q.133) Which country topped the IMD World a) Rs.1,000 crore b) 2,000 crore interest rates by 25 basis points to Competitiveness Ranking 2019. c) 3,000 crore d) 4,000 crore a) 6.00% b) 5.25% a) USA b) Singapore e) 5,000 crore c) 5.50% d) 5.75% c) India d) Qatar Q.111) Bank of Baroda declared Dighi Port e) 6.25% e) Switzerland chairman ______as ‘wilful defaulter’. Q.122) Which of the following entity has joined Q.134) Name the organization which released the a) Vijay Mallya b) Nirav Modi hands with Directorate General of Training (DGT) report titled “World Investment Report 2019”. c) Anil Ambani d) Madhan Yadav along with Cisco to skill youth for digital economy a) International Monetary Fund (IMF) e) Vijay Kalantri through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)? b) United Nations Conference on Trade and Q.112) Government of India and the World Bank a) Accenture b) TCS Development’s (UNCTAD) signed a loan Agreement of $31.58 million for c) CTS d) Wipro c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ______Public Financial Management e) Infosys d) World Bank (WB) Strengthening Project for the state. Q.123) How much is the highest monetary reward e) World Economic Forum (WEF) a) Uttarakhand b) Tamil Nadu issued to the genuine informant of insider trading Q.135) How much amount is invested in India as c) Maharashtra d) Rajasthan as per the regulatory body, Securities and the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the year e) Manipur Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently? 2018? Q.113) Bank of Baroda (BoB) and ECL Finance a) Rs. 5 Crore b) Rs. 4 Crore a) $35 billion b) $40 billion has signed an agreement to form a strategic co- c) Rs. 2 Crore d) Rs. 1 Crore c) $30 billion d) $42 billion operation in which of the following field? e) Rs. 3 Crore e) $46 billion a) MSME loans b) KYC Norms Q.124) What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Q.136) Which of the following entity topped the c) Housing loans d) Industrial Policy peace index 2019’ released by Institute for report titled “Brand Trust Report, 2019” and e) Small Industries Economics and Peace recently? became most trusted brand in India as per the Q.114) Which of the following mutual fund a) 150 b) 135 Trust Research Advisory (TRA)? investment platform launched ‘Selfiewala KYC’ c) 141 d) 145 a) Lenovo b) Dell feature for the first-time mutual fund investors e) 126 c) Jeep d) Samsung for completing the KYC (Know Your Customer) Q.125) India ranks ____ in the Sustainable e) IBM process from their home or office? Development Goals Gender Index Q.137) Which of the following country has a) Motilal Oswal b) Clearfunds a) 91st b) 85th constituted 21% of global internet users for the c) Zerodha d) FundzBazar c) 95th d) 81st year 2018 and topped the report on internet e) Goalwise e) 79th trends released by venture capitalist Mary Q.115) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as per Q.126) Which of the following bank has signed Meeker? its announcement, has started monitoring $245 million loan agreement with Ghana & a) Russia b) Japan the asset-liability gap, liquidity position, and Mozambique for agricultural and railway projects? c) China d) US repayment schedules of ______. a) Export Import Bank of India e) India a) SEBI b) MFI b) World Bank Q.138) What is the rank of Indian travellers in the c) PSURB d) KVP c) Asian Development Bank Bleisure Travelers across 31 countries as per the e) HFC d) New Development Bank study of Booking.com? Q.116) Which company ties up with Suryoday e) None of these a) 1st b) 2nd Small Finance Bank for vehicle loans? Q.127) Max Bupa, a standalone health insurer c) 3rd d) 4th a) Reliance Industries entered into a strategic partnership with e) 9th

Q.139) What is the price of Sovereign Gold Bonds economy by registering 6.3% annual growth in d) 7 e) 8

(SGBs)-Series I for 2019-20? the January-March quarter? 3 Q.18) √√676 + (20.0025 + 3.9975) + (1.75 × 8) = a) Rs.3,576 per gram b) Rs.3,676 per gram a) Senegal b) Myanmar 2 c) Rs.3,196 per gram d) Rs.3,976 per gram c) Philippines d) Tanzania (? ) e) Rs.3,376 per gram e) China a) 6 b) 4 c) 3 Q.140) Which Scheme did the Cabinet approved Q.150) Reserve Bank of India imposed _____ d) 2 e) 1 to provide pension cover to farmers under the crore penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank. Q.19) 8765+4487+ (?) =7654+891+5987 PM-KISAN scheme? a) 2 b) 4 a) 1280 c) 1380 c) 2160 a) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Siddhi c) 6 d) 8 e) 10 d) 1189 e) 1980 Q.20) 11 1 + 7 5 −? = 5 2 + 2 7 b) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana 9 6 3 18 c) Pradhan Mantri Kisan kalyaan Yojana a) 11 1 b) 13 2 c) 10 8 9 3 9 d) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Penshan Yojana SIMPLIFICATION 5 d) 11 e) None of these e) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Bima Yojana D.1-75) What will come in place of question 18 Q.21) 69 × 1 + 435 × (? ) = (1204 + 2036) ÷ 8 + Q.141) Who was re-appointed as National mark in the following questions 1.5 2 security Advisor (NSA) for 5 years and gets Q.1) (13.5 × 2 × 14) − (3.5 × 2 × (1.4 + 3.6)) = (? )3 (9 − 5) cabinet rank thus becoming first NSA to receive a) 2 b) 15 c) 25 a) 5 b) 4 c) 9 the cabinet rank? d) 7 e) 2 d) 4 e) 1 2 a) M. K. Narayanan b) Ajith Doval 3 4 Q.22) 749 × 23 + 348 × 12 + 4379 = (? ) + 16 × 100 Q.2) √9261 × √4096 + (? ) = (3.25 × 4)2 c) Shivshankar Menon d) Brajesh Mishra a) 178 b) 109 c) 198 a) 6 b) 5 c) 4 e) None of these d) 182 e) 118 d) 3 e) 1 Q.142) Which Indian Organisation has become Q.23) 52 × 10387 = (? ) × 47 × 13 Q.3) 817 × 3731 × 703 = 37 × 91 × (? ) India’s most profitable Public sector Undertaking 41 19 43 a) 820 b) 818 c) 884 after surpassing Indian Oil Corp (IOC)? a) 30 b) 29 c) 19 d) 821 e) 819 a) NTPC Limited d) 17 e) 41 Q.24) 321 × 13 + 17 × 123 = 193 − (? ) 3 b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Q.4) 14 + (5.6 × 2 × 5) = ((1.0 + 0.75) × 4) × (? ) a) 956 b) 595 c) 560 c) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited a) 190 b) 290 c) 350 d) 558 e) 572 d) 400 e) 409 (18×23+27×(?) ) d) GAIL Limited Q.25) = 2.65 × 120 + 2.625 × 8 × 9 2 2 3 e) SAIL Limited Q.5) 12.5% 표푓 2120 − (? ) = (31 + 33) × (2) a) 21 b) 12 c) 41 Q.143) India's unemployment rate hits a 45-year- a) 9 b) 12 c) 36 d) 13 e) 60 high of what per cent in 2017-18, as per the d) 256 e) 3 2 Q.26) 3.358 × 125 + 25 × 7.85 = (0.4375 × 16 + 70) × National Sample Survey Office's (NSSO's) Q.6) 3 ( ) (450 ÷ √5832) = (5 × 12.5 × ? ) (? ) Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of the a) 8 b) 10 c) 12 a) 8 b) 5 c) 2 Ministry of Statistics and Programme d) 14 e) 16 d) 9 e) 4 Implementation? Q.7) 16% 표푓 2460 − (? ) = (1.4 × 0.625 × 8)3 Q.27) (83% 표푓5600 + 0.125 × 24) × 15 = 5 × (? ) a) 6.1% b) 6.2% a) 50.6 b) 49.3 c) 46.12 581 a) 36 b) 77 c) 33 c) 6.3% d) 6.4% d) 52.8 e) 50 d) 31 e) 26 e) 6.8% Q.8) 9373 × 9.4 × 5 = 103 × (5.875 × 5 + 17.625) × √225+(29)2 Q.144) Find the name of three countries along Q.28) = 26.75 × 8 × (? ) (? ) 2 with India join together to support ASEAN-led a) 70 b) 101 c) 85 a) 3 b) 2 c) 8 architecture mechanism to promote free, open, d) 81 e) 91 d) 7 e) 9 prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. Q.9) 16.5% 표푓 6520 + 1276 = (2.75 × 4)3 3 5 2 ? ? Q.29) + + = a) Vietnam, Cambodia and Japan 17 23 27 10557 a) 5 b) 7 c) 2 a) 4940 b) 4850 c) 4910 b) Myanmar, Indonesia and Bangladesh d) 12 e) 20 d) 5610 e) 4380 c) US, Fiji and Australia 2 Q.10) (420) + ? = (5.125 × 800) Q.30) 895+202.3-654.25 = 3.125% of (?) + d) US, Japan, and Australia 12 2 (14.35×3) e) Myanmar, Vietnam and Fiji a) 3000 b) 5750 c) 2700 a) 12900 b) 22800 c) 12210 Q.145) Asian Development Bank (ADB) has d) 2800 e) 3200 12 d) 22180 e) 12800 (2×55.5×( −2))−3 approved $350 million loan to which state, to 1.5 7 Q.11) + (6.125 × (1.2 + 0.4) ×? ) = Q.31) √6724 × 1.5 − √12321 × + 292 − 1 = (? ) rehabilitate two state highways and other road 13 2 improvement project? (999.09 ÷ 99.909) × 10 a) 564.5 b) 574.5 c) 546.5 a) Kerala b) Bihar a) 5 b) 8 c) 12 d) 585.5 e) 486.5 2 c) Tamil Nadu d) Chhattisgarh d) 20 e) 24 Q.32) (? ) = 52 + 3 × 2 + 4000 ÷ 2 표푓 25% 표푓 1600 3 160 2 a) 2155 b) 2715 c) 2615 e) Andhra Pradesh Q.12) √(( ) + (29.5 × 2) + (1.25 × 320) = (? ) 2 Q.146) Which bank introduced Repo Rate-Linked d) 2705 e) 2805 a) 29 b) 21 c) 19 home loan recently? Q.33) (? ) = (69.3 × 15.2) + (4.5 × 18.5) + (7.25 × 44) d) 17 e) 13 a) State Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda a) 1355.61 b) 1445.61 c) 1455.61 Q.13) 18.5 % 표푓 2640 + √6561 + 0.0033 ÷ 0.0005 = c) Yes Bank d) Dena Bank d) 1545.61 e) 1544.61 2 (? ) 7 e) Canara Bank Q.34) 25% 표푓 534 + 표푓 247 + (? ) %표푓 250 = a) 16 b) 18 c) 14 19×13 Q.147) Which of the following financial service 762 × 1.25 d) 26 e) 24 company launched ‘Sabse Khaas Loan’ scheme a) 132.3 b) 342.5 c) 324.8 Q.14) 12% 표푓 6420 − (? )% 표푓 1035 = (1.125 × (32 − for two-wheeler customers? 3 d) 231.4 e) 320.9 2 ) a) Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Service Ltd 2 + 3 ) Q.35) 1241 × 5 + 326 × 8 = (? ) × 10 − (3.4 × 5) b) L&T Finance a) 8 b) 12 c) 2 a) 832 b) 830 c) 822 c) Bajaj Finserve Ltd d) 6 e) 4 d) 883 e) 809 Q.15) 32% 표푓 7520 + (625)% 표푓(? ) − 0.024 = 17×35+69×19−6 d) TVS credit service Ltd Q.36) = 162 + (? ) 10×10×10+10 2 5 e) Cholamandalam Investment & Finance −5 ( 2 ) a) 134 b) 144 c) 138 Company Limited 10 d) 128 e) 124 Q.148) Government has met the fiscal deficit a) 12.456 b) 24.876 c) 14.979 Q.37) 95×97−57×23−78×36 = 159.25 × (? ) target of what percent for the Financial Year d) 17.890 e) 19.34 4 2 576 3 512 √? a) 8 b) 9 c) 4 2018-19? Q.16) √ + √ + = 3 169 2197 12.9+0.1 a) 3.1% b) 3.2% d) 7 e) 6 a) 72 b) 64 c) 36 c) 3.3% d) 3.4% Q.38) √6724 × 0.25 + (? ) × 63 = 14.375 × 8 d) 49 e) 26 e) 3.6% a) 1.4 b) 1.5 c) 1.6 Q.17) 12.75 × 300 + 21.4 × 125 + 224 × 11.5 = (? ) × Q.149) With which of the following country did d) 1.8 e) 2.1 2269 3 3 India lose its spot as the world’s fastest-growing Q.39) √10648 + √3375 = √? a) 5 b) 4 c) 3 a) 1525 b) 1630 c) 1635

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(?) × (2.125×4) 3 d) 2400 e) 5400 2 a) 1000 b) 2000 c) 3000 a) 11 b) 34/3 c) 11 Q.64) 38.26 × 12 + 68.24 × 2.5 = 0.365 × 1200 + (? ) 3 d) 4000 e) 2400 a) 199.12 b) 189.39 c) 121.12 d) 5 e) None of these Q.42) 198.89 + 32.87 = (? ) − 173.98 − 263.9 −30.36 2 2 d) 191.72 e) 120.35 Q.86) If a - b = 3 and a + b = 29, find the value a) 170 b) 180 c) 700 Q.65) 12% 표푓 3654 + 34% 표푓 4820 = (? ) + 77.28 of ab. d) 190 e) 600 a) 2200 b) 1920 c) 2100 a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 Q.43) (8.5 × 126 + 2.3 × 130) = 342.5 × (? ) d) 2010 e) 2000 d) 18 e) None of these a) 4 b) 5 c) 8 Q.66) (16 × 19 + 162 + 133) = (? ) × 229.75 Q.87) 35 × √324 ÷ 7 − 73 =? −√16641 d) 7 e) 6 a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 a) 119 b) 128 c) 146 Q. 44) (13.9)2 + (16)2 = (? ) + (14.9)2 d) 17 e) 18 d) 136 e) None of these 2 3 a) 227.0 b) 227.2 c) 267.2 9506 Q.67) √8649 × 3.5 + × 2.5 = 2 × (? ) Q.88) (√100) + (√9) =? d) 129.8 e) 227.8 98 a) 50 b) 25 c) 127 Q. 45) (27% of 1450) − (? ) + (37% of 1850) a) 278 b) 264 c) 290 d) 225 e) 175 = 45% of 2040 d) 284 e) 300 Q.89) 8000 ÷ (5×2) + 774- 191.667×3=? a) 120 b) 124 c) 143 Q.68) 365 × 2.6 − 365 × 2.4 = 9.125 × (? ) a) 1000 b) 1280 c) 1180 d) 158 e) 118 a) 7 b) 3 c) 5 d) 1080 e) 1500 Q. 46) 98 × 17 + 52 × 19 + 32 × 18 d) 9 e) 8 Q.90) = 50 × (? ) − (2.65 × 2400) Q.69) √7569 × (25 + 68) = (8 × 5 × 2.275) + (? ) √225 × √64 × 2 × 11 =? a) 110.7 b) 125.9 c) 191.8 a) 8400 b) 8000 c) 8200 a) 4150 b) 2640 c) 3005 d) 150.8 e) 190.8 d) 8700 e) 8900 d) 1250 e) 2050 Q. 47) 487 + 56.5 + 546. +5645.5 + 545.56 + (? ) = 7300 Q.70) 54 × 65 + 6548 × 1.25 = 500 × (? ) Q.91) (749 − √105625 − 124) ÷ (√1572516 − 1104) = a) 17.32 b) 16.88 c) 17.88 a) 21.39 b) 23.39 c) 33.39 ? d) 18.20 e) 19.44 d) 23.09 e) 29.90 a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 3 13 16 1536 √9261+469 d) 8 e) 12 Q. 48) × 833 + ( ÷ ) × 3 = (? ) Q.71) × (? ) = 1190 17 15 1440 0.875×8 Q.92) 푥2 + 16 − 22 + 68 = 92, 푓𝑖푛푑 푡ℎ푒 푣푎푙푢푒 표푓 푋? a) 640 b) 630 c) 650 a) 17 b) 19 c) 20 a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 648 e) 687 d) 23 e) 27 d) 5 e) 6 4641 2407 2 2 + 2 2 Q.49) (135) − 25 × ? = (109) + 34 × 36 Q.72) 51 29 = (? )2 − (0.2 × 30) (4 + 3 ) 3 Q.93) = √? a) 206.4 b) 204.8 c) 198.5 5 a) 64 b) 9 c) 8 a) 4 b) 25 c) 5 d) 179.1 e) 210.2 d) 45 e) 6 d) 16 e) 369 Q.50) 621 × 2 + 32 × 12 + 38 × 11 = (? ) Q.73) (1.2% 표푓 3650 + 2.8% 표푓 (? )) × 17 = 3791 Q.94) 1.01 + 3.03 + 2.02 + 4.04 + 5.05 = ? a) 1250 b) 1480 c) 980 a) 6400 b) 4500 c) 4600 a) 15.05 b) 12.05 c) 15.15 d) 1160 e) 2044 d) 5400 e) 2600 d) 14.15 e) 16.45 √1296 2 Q.51) + (2 × 0.35) + (0.15 × 2) + (11.5) + 125×3.6−26×4.5 4푥+6 11 4.5×2×2 Q.74) = (13.875 × (? )) Q.95) = 푓𝑖푛푑푡 ℎ푒 푣푎푙푢푒 표푓 푋? 3 5푥+6 13 (11.25 × 15) = (? ) a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 a) 305 b) 314 c) 204 d) 9 e) 8 d) 3 e) 2 d) 304 e) 324 Q.75) 265 × 5 + 32 × 68 + 13 × 47 = (? ) + (6.355 × Q.96) 17% of 300 is 1 of X, then find out the value Q.52) 34% 표푓 1250 + 92% 표푓 1425 − (? ) = (0.75 × 8 × 120 + 12.4 × 21) 3 3 of 10% of X? 2) a) 2084 b) 3089 c) 2984 a) 5.13 b) 15.6 c) 51.3 a) 12 b) 10 c) 8 d) 2098 e) 2678 d) 15.3 e) 31.5 d) 14 e) 16 Q.76) 247 1 Q.97) 1513 + 4513 - 2513 - 1753 = Q.53) × (14.5% 표푓 1800 × 4 ) + (6.25 × 32) = 30.8 + 2.20 + 3.00 × 6 × 1 = 18 ×? 19 √81 푥 × 2, 푓𝑖푛푑 푡ℎ푒 푣푎푙푢푒 표푓 푥? ( )3 a) 2.733 b) 3 c) 2.533 . ? a) 740 b) 880 c) 450 a) 9 b) 13 c) 10 d) 3.53 e) 2.833 d) 720 e) 680 d) 12 e) 11 Q.77) Q.98) (1 + 2 + 5) 표푓 42 = ? 52% 표푓 2650+2×23+22 42 18.5 24 10.5 ? 19 7 3 6 Q.54) = (? ) × + − = + 0.12×24+0.12 23 5 6 5 8 20 a) 73 b) 97 c) 67 a) 233 b) 466 c) 456 a) 42.8 b) 37.2 c) 54.8 d) 69 e) 86 d) 566 e) 656 d) 52.8 e) None of these Q.99) 112 + 25 − 26 = 푋2푓𝑖푛푑 푡ℎ푒 푣푎푙푢푒 표푓 푋? 6 1 3 √ −2+3+ + 0.35×12+(0.025×32) 2 2 Q.55) 45 2 10 × 3 = 12 × (? ) Q.78) (√8 + 13) =? +3√841 + 113 a) 11 b) 9 c) 12 a) 100 b) 16 c) 81 a) 51√2 − 10 b) 52√2 − 23 c) 52√2 − 30 d) 7 e) 10 15 16 17 179 d) 24 e) 36 d) 51 2 + 30 e) None of these Q.100) × × … … … … … . . =? √ 16 17 18 180 Q.56) (132 − 43) × 1.25 + (142 − 53) × 2.25 = (? ) Q.79) 78% of 1680+65% of 1740+123% of a) 1 b) 1 c) 1 a) 180 b) 189 c) 271 15 10 8 1500=? 1 1 d) 291 e) 280 d) e) a) 4286.4 b) 4186.4 c) 4276.4 12 20 2 Q.57) √10609 + (18.2 × 5) + 2.5% 표푓 80 = (? ) d) 4186 e) None of these Q.101) 21 × 14 ÷ 3 + 12 − 21 = ? a) 14 b) 15 c) 24 Q.80) 322 + 892 + 172 = 152 + 232 + 492+? a) 99 b) 89 c) 79 d) 21 e) 17 a) 6089 b) 5089 c) 6079 d) 69 e) 59 Q.58) (? ) + 2881 + 8633 + 1853 = (18.6% 표푓 1500) Q.102) 21 × 11 + 4 − 8 × 16 ÷ 4 =? 43 89 109 d) 5079 e) None of these 1 2 4 1 7 a) 203 b) 213 c) 224 a) 100 b) 108 c) 92 Q.81) + + − 2 + 4 =? 7 3 9 3 5 d) 209 e) 229 d) 102 e) 98 101 101 110 a) 5 b) 4 c) 5 3 315 315 315 Q.103) 15 × 15 + 15 ÷ 15 − 15 + 115 =? Q.59) √4913 × 3.5 + √361 × (? ) = 107 110 d) 6 e) None of these a) 316 b) 327 c) 326 a) 0.5 b) 1.5 c) 2.5 315 d) 314 e) 321 d) 5 e) 7.5 Q.82) 0. 6̅ + 0. 7̅ + 0. 9̅ + 0. 69̅̅̅̅=? 12 4032 1305 1071 1 34 Q.104) √2601 × 64 ÷ √64 =?× Q.60) × × = 6720 a) 3 b) c) 2.131313 13 87 ? 63 2 99 a) 421 b) 467 c) 431 a) 190 b) 140 c) 122 d) 3.141414 e) None of these d) 442 e) 458 d) 153 e) 173 Q.83) 11 − [1 + [1 + [ 7 − (1 + 1) ]]=? 30 6 5 12 3 4 Q.105) 13% 표푓 200 − 2.5% 표푓 1000 × 12% 표푓 50 = Q.61) 54×63−26×23 = (87.625 × 8 × (? ) ) 2 a) 1.5 b) -1.5 c) 1 ? −125 a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 0 e) None of these ______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 46 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| a) 5 b) 1 c) 0 d) 388 e) 387 a) 1 5 b) 2 3 c) 1 1 8 8 8 13 4 2 d) 8 e) 9 Q.128) × 51 + × 144 − × 51 + 111 =? 5 3 17 9 3 d) 2 e) 3 8 8 Q.106) 4321 + 4433 − 2434 + 431 − 417 − 488 =? a) 172 b) 154 c) 180 Q.152) (1296 + (? )) ÷ 4 = 576 a) 5836 b) 5386 c) 5766 d) 159 e) 150 a) 1004 b) 1005 c) 1010 d) 5846 e) 5486 Q.129) 4555 + 8646 + 231 − 5436 − 21 + 54 =? 2 2 2 2 d) 1008 e) 1020 Q.107) 2.5 + 1.6 + 1.4 − 2.7 =? a) 8123 b) 8029 c) 7929 Q.153) 20% 표푓(? ) + 40% 표푓 500 = 280 a) 18.06 b) 34.8 c) 3.48 d) 7156 e) 8213 a) 200 b) 300 c) 400 d) 42.9 e) 4.29 1 16 7 45 Q.130) × × × × 289 =? 42 7 98 22 68 21 5 4 d) 240 e) 280 Q.108) × × × × 6 =? 462 49 4 14 a) 51 b) 53 c) 49 Q.154) 1356 + 357 − 246 = 3755 − (? ) a) 3 b) 4 c) 6 d) 62 e) 57 a) 2290 b) 2288 c) 2456 d) 7 e) 8 Q.131) 1.29 + 12.9 + 19.2 − 29.1 − 0.92 × 2 =? d) 2480 e) 2454 Q.109) 11% 표푓 200 + 45% 표푓 60 − 8% 표푓 250 =? a) 3.55 b) 2.45 c) 1.25 √256 Q.155) 3 × (154 − 131) = (? ) a) 43 b) 38 c) 31 d) 2.50 e) 4.15 √512 a) 45 b) 52 c) 46 d) 29 e) 39 Q.132) 20% of 300+12% of 150+10% of 80=x d) 64 e) 58 Q.110) 32 + 4378 − 322 ÷ 2 × 3 + √841 =? a) 66 b) 76 c) 86 a) 3896 b) 3998 c) 4023 d) 96 e) None of these Q.156) ((1334 + (? )) ÷ 3) + ((124 + 136) ÷ 4) = 695 d) 4189 e) 3956 Q.133) 9.09+6.08+12.07+15.05=x a) 556 b) 473 c) 467 Q.111) 11 × 104 − 11 × 108 + 5 × 336 =? 13 27 6 a) 42.29 b) 43.29 c) 44.29 d) 588 e) 548 a) 334 b) 324 c) 312 d) 45.29 e) None of these Q.157) 426 + 3713 + 241 + 2461 + (? ) = 7023 d) 342 e) 326 Q.134) 8 1 + 9 5 + 5 2 + 2 1 = 푥 + 7 a) 197 b) 164 c) 182 6 6 3 2 6 Q.112) ? = 14% of 350 + 2 표푓 270 − 11% 표푓 300 d) 164 e) 146 3 a) 24 b) 35 c) 32 Q.158) 40% 표푓 1920 + 60% 표푓 3290 = (? ) a) 112 b) 216 c) 196 d) 25 e) None of these a) 2632 b) 3286 c) 2742 d) 262 e) 242 Q.135) 2.5 × 4 + 3.5 × 2 + 4.2 × 5 + 7.5 × 8 = 푥 d) 2538 e) 3288 Q.113) ? = (1.2 × 25) − (4 × 32) + (3.5 × 22) a) 97 b) 98 c) 99 5 d) 100 e) None of these a) 82.6 b) 81.4 c) 71.4 Q.159) √21 + √211 + √196 = (? ) Q.136) 24 + 141 + 84 + 75 = 푥 d) 84.1 e) 82.1 6 3 4 5 a) 5 b) 6 c) 4 3 1 a) 82 b) 83 c) 84 Q.114) ? = √√64 ÷ √256 × 82 × d) 7 e) 8 22 d) 85 e) None of these 2 5 a) 4 b) 1 c) 3 Q.160) × × 2625 = (? ) Q.137) 11.11+22.22+33.67+44=x 5 7 d) 2 e) 5 a) 679 b) 750 c) 684 a) 99 b) 110 c) 111 Q.115) ? = (24 × 9 × 8 × 45) d) 890 e) 970 16 15 12 27 d) 112 e) None of these 1 2 2 132 3 2푥 Q.161) 2 − 6 + 7 = a) 6 b) 7 c) 1 Q.138) 4 × 256 × 4 = 4 3 5 7 ? d) 3 e) 4 a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 a) 51.5 b) 50.5 c) 52.5 Q.116) ? = (12 + 35) × (122 − (18 × 7)) d) 7 e) None of these d) 54.5 e) 55.5 4 Q.139) 30 표푓 4 + 4 표푓 121 + 45 표푓 5 = 푥 Q.162) 15 × 6 + 13 × 5 − 17 × 8 ÷ 2 = 29 × ? a) 3384 b) 3128 c) 3484 6 11 9 a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 3834 e) None of these a) 85 b) 75 c) 79 d) 5 e) 6 Q.117) ? = 2 3 − 1 7 + 22 + 25 d) 89 e) None of these 4 8 4 8 Q.163) 35% of 420 + 46% of 250 – 30% of 140 3 1 1 Q.140) 182+222-121+252=x a) 12 b) 9 c) 10 = 20 × ? 4 2 8 a) 565 b) 535 c) 545 d) 9 1 e) 11 1 a) 15 b) 9 c) 7 8 8 d) 525 e) None of these 91 d) 13 e) 11 Q.118) ? = 13 × − 3 × 13 Q.141) 20% of 225+12% of 750+18% of 300=x 7 Q.164) 52 × 356 × 73 × 5 = 3511 ? 352. Which of the a) 160 b) 132 c) 128 a) 184 b) 185 c) 186 following symbol will come on the place of d) 130 e) None of these d) 187 e) None of these question mark? 53−122+72−112) Q.142) 30% of 1500 + 40% of 3700+ 19% of Q.119) ? = a) × b) + c) − √4 7000 = x a) 42.5 b) -44.5 c) -45.5 d) ÷ e) ± a) 3380 b) 3170 c) 3260 d) 90 e) -85 Q.165) 6 + 2 + 3 + 1 −? = 1 d) 3340 e) 3080 7 4 14 2 Q.120) 23% of 200+?=25% of 480+160% of Q.143) 2000×15+4500×2=x+15000 a) 15 b) 2 c) 13 50+125% of 10 14 7 28 a) 26000 b) 20000 c) 18000 1 1 a) 166.5 b) 154.4 c) 168.2 d) e) d) 16000 e) 24000 56 4 d) 186.6 e) 156.6 Q.166) 123.5 + 134.01 + 45.555 + 67.876 = ? Q.144) 1000+1500+ 2500- 10% of 20000 =x 12 ×60 15 4 a) 370.491 b) 347.941 c) 370.941 Q.121) ? = 11 × 132 × a) 1500 b) 2000 c) 2500 ×51 6 d) 379.041 e) 374.941 17 d) 3000 e) 3500 a) 136 b) 614 c) 138 Q.167) 142 + 122 − 152 + 73 =? +182 Q.145) 1 + 5 + 17 − 3 = 푥 d) 126 e) 128 4 8 16 16 a) 136 b) 137 c) 135 Q.122) 201 × 12 + 18% 표푓 250 =? a) ¾ b) 5/4 c) 7/4 d) 134 e) 130 67 d) 3/2 e) None of these a) 78 b) 81 c) 62 Q.168) 0.1 + 0.12 + 0.123 + 0.1234 + 0.12345 Q.146) 78×2+ 44×3-27×5=x d) 71 e) 80 = ? a) 157 b) 151 c) 159 Q.123) 2.5 × 3.5 × 1.5 × 26 =? +0.25 a) 1.28685 b) 0.58985 c) 0.56595 d) 153 e) 149 a) 339 b) 382 c) 341 d) 0.58495 e) 1.24985 Q.147) 10000+1400×5+ 20% of 1000= x 2 2 d) 388 e) 321 Q.169) −34 + 6 + 8 − 6 × 8 = ? a) 17200 b) 17020 c) 19200 Q.124) 13 + 122 − 11 + 83 − 33 =?2 a) 16 b) 19 c) 18 d) 19020 e) 18200 a) 225 b) 625 c) 5 d) 17 e) 21 Q.148) 25% of 3000+ 45 × 1200 = x d) 25 e) 15 15 Q.170) 1.2 × 5 + 4 × 0.8 − 8 ÷ 0.4 = ? Q.125) 15 × 4 ÷ 20 + 156 − 13 × 5 =? a) 4530 b) 5430 c) 4350 a) 10.8 b) 11.8 c) -12.7 a) 99 b) 97 c) 78 d) 4450 e) 4250 d) 9.7 e) -10.8 d) 81 e) 94 Q.149) 1200+ 2500+ 5400+7500+ 8400+ x= Q.171) 987 + 876 + 765 + 654 = 345 + 456 + 4 2 5 7 567 + 789 + ? Q.126) 5 + 3 + 8 − 7 =? 30000 9 9 9 9 a) 4000 b) 3000 c) 2000 a) 890 b) 1125 c) 725 a) 5 8 b) 5 1 c) 4 2 9 3 3 d) 8000 e) 5000 d) 675 e) 925 3 4 d) 7 e) 9 Q.172) 4591 + 3421 – 4531 – 6754 + x = 1 9 9 Q.150) 70% of 25000+ 150×20-10000=x Q.127) 56% 표푓 650 + 87% 표푓 200 − 21% 표푓 800 + a) 10000 b) 11500 c) 9500 a) 3272 b) 3273 c) 3275 12% 표푓 150 =? d) 12000 e) 10500 d) 3276 e) 3274 a) 377 b) 376 c) 328 Q.151) 1 1 + 3 1 + 3 − 4 3 = 푥 Q.173) 30% of 450 + 45% of 300 = 150% of X, 4 2 4 8 find the value of X? ______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 47 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| a) 160 b) 180 c) 240 Q.194) Find the x value and answer the given a) 72 b) 182 c) 90 d) 270 e) 135 question. d) 82 e) None of these Q.174) 252 + 45 + 332 = 1276 + x 7 94446 12643 Q.214) ? = 445 × 648 × 446 × 1 49 × + = 푥 √25 12 18 534 a) 483 b) 484 c) 485 198 87381 269 a) 248 b) 236 c) 223 d) 486 e) None of these a) 90 b) 100 c) 220 d) 251 e) 249 (12 ×13)+(13×12) d) 250 e) 150 Q.175) = 푥 21 43 33 12 Q.215) ? = of 57 + of 75 + of 28 Q.195) Find the value of x and answer the given 19 25 14 a) 13 b) 169 c) 144 question. a) 258 b) 239 c) 274 8 9 2 247 d) 24 e) 26 +7+ + − 7 8 9 504 d) 292 e) 285 9 푥 Q.176) Find 21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + ……………. 48 + 3 1 9 = 3 2 2 3 2 3 Q.216) ? = 11 × 5 ÷ √125 × 0.4 × 3 49 + 50. √64 a) 10 b) 3 c) 0 a) 15 b) 121 c) 11 a) 1065 b) 1025 c) 1115 d) 9 e) 18 d) 55 e) 66 d) 655 e) None of these Q.196) Find the x value and answer the given 1 1 2 3 Q.217) 250 ÷ 8 × 3 + {(1800 × 100) ÷ (360 + 100 × Q.177) 3 + 8 + 12 = 푥 2 7 7 7 question. 2 + 40)} =? a) 43.86 b) 33.86 c) 23.86 7845 – 9859.14 + 8945.94 + 푥 = 23 × 138 + 2303+ 47 a) 243.75 b) 250.45 c) 230.45 d) 13.86 e) None of these 45% 0f 9804 d) 290.24 e) None of these Q.178) 22.22+88.88+55.55+45.55=x 4.2 4.2 7.2 7.2 a) 803 b) 873 c) 773 7 ×9 ×7 ×9 ? a) 212.2 b) 213.3 c) 214.4 Q.218) 2.2 3.2 3.2 = 63 d) 793 e) 703 63 ×7 ×9 d) 215.5 e) None of these a) 7 b) 6 c) 8 Q.197) √676 × 25 + 19 × (4)2 – 609 ÷ 29 =? Q.179) 72푥 = 49 × 343 × 73 d) 9 e) None of these a) 920 b) 933 c) 940 a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 푄. 219) (22 × 85.2 ÷ 0.2) + 100.24 + 20.4 =? d) 931 e) 900 d) 4 e) None of these a) 9997.09 b) 9492.64 c) 9000.02 4 2 5 2 7 2 25 22 Q.198) 32 × {( ) ( ) ( ) } =? Q.180) 표푓 112 + 표푓 25 + 12.5% 표푓 400 = 푥 5 7 8 d) 9080.22 e) None of these 28 11 푄. 220) 262 − 73 + 24 + 76 =? a) 250 b) 200 c) 150 a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 a) 533 b) 433 c) 655 d) 100 e) None of these d) 8 e) 9 d) 788 e) None of these Q.181) 255+445+200-300=x Q.199) 50% 표푓 {186 ÷ 3 × 30 ÷ 6 × 60 ÷ 12 + (34 × 푄. 221) 39% 표푓 550 + 72% 표푓 850 − 372 =? a) 400 b) 500 c) 600 64)} =? a) 473 b) 454.5 c) 490.8 d) 700 e) None of these a) 1750 b) 1754 c) 1863 d) 470 e) None of these Q.182) ? = 42% of 500 − 35% of 400 + 8% of 50 d) 1850 e) 1650 2 2 Q.200) 4 1 × 41 ÷ 1 3 × 9 × (? ) = 74 Q.222) 23 + 31 × √16 ÷ 4 + 231 − 720 =? a) 88 b) 72 c) 74 9 2 4 41 a) 1022 b) 1101 c) 1001 d) 81 e) 84 a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 3 d) 1000 e) 1011 ? 16 2 d) 11 e) 7 Q.183) 8 = × 256 × 2 3 2 3 1 64 4 7 5 1 1 3 Q.223) 2 + 4 − 1 + 3 =? 1 2 2 Q.201) 1 + 2 + 3 − 5 = × (? ) 5 5 10 5 a) 2 b) 1 c) 2 8 4 8 4 8 3 3 3 a) 2 3 b) 9 3 c) 7 3 a) 9 b) 8 c) 4 4 7 8 d) 2 3 e) None of these 5 d) 5 e) 6 d) 8 9 e) 8 5 10 7 Q.184) ? = 34×12 × 15×45 48×2 3×25 Q.202) 65% of 75% of 40% of (?) =3510 Q.224) 214 × 32 ÷ 8 × 2 − 216 + 30 =? a) 38.25 b) 41.55 c) 36.50 a) 12500 b) 18000 c) 16500 a) 1526 b) 1534 c) 1673 d) 31.75 e) 41.75 d) 17500 e) 15000 d) 1529 e) 1532 √225 3 2 2 4 ? Q.185) ? = √121 × × √49 Q.203) (2 ÷ 4 ) + (7 ÷ 3 ) = Q.225) 114 × 9 × 357 × 16 =? 33 5 5 5 5 418 576 17 19 9 a) 70 b) 35 c) 105 a) 1044 b) 1024 c) 1061 a) 3.8 b) 4.1 c) 3.4 d) 15 e) 65 d) 1051 e) 1078 d) 2.7 e) 3.5 2 Q.186) ? = 33.03 + 133.33 − 333.33 + 1030.30 Q.204) 45% 표푓 960 + × 670 = (? ) ( ) 5 Q.226) 1011.1 + 24.1 − 11.2 ÷ 4 + 24% 표푓 56000 =? a) 813.33 b) 873.33 c) 893.03 a) 700 b) 650 c) 750 a) 13996 b) 13459 c) 13658 d) 843.33 e) 863.33 d) 800 e) 900 d) 13986 e) 13696 4 3 2 Q.187) ? = of 77 + of 120 − of 108 √289 3 Q.227) 12% of 2850−? % of 690 = 60% of 225 7 10 9 Q.205) × √729 × 20% 표푓 6175 = (? ) √361 a) 46 b) 96 c) 56 a) 25 b) 28 c) 35 a) 7959 b) 7085 c) 6890 d) 86 e) None of these d) 30 e) 33 d) 5895 e) 9945 2 3 1 3 Q.188) ? = 3 % of 1600 − 2 % of 2500 + 11 % of 900 Q.228) 3 − 11 + 10 + 6 =? 4 5 9 7 14 5 10 6 1 4 a) 13 b) 11 c) 12 √ √ a) 3 b) 9 c) 8 Q.206) 504 + 620 + √4 + √63 × 7 = (? ) 7 5 7 d) 21 e) 14 d) 8 2 e) None of these 1 a) 27 b) 23 c) 24 7 3 (4 )2 96 3 2 Q.189) ? = × × √27 d) 22 e) 26 Q.229) 2 × ? × 12 = 18 × 16 × 272 16 3÷27 3 7 21 3 3136 a) 1436 b) 1156 c) 1186 Q.207) √2025 + (√ ) + 866.64 + 25.36 =? a) 244 b) 272 c) 218 √784 d) 1296 e) 1269 a) 913 b) 942 c) 839 d) 243 e) 235 d) 939 e) 833 Q.230) 8990+6450+4300-16900 = x - 45% of √ Q.190) ? = 16 + √70 + √117 + √16 304 74000 Q.208) 4000 + 48% 표푓 1300 + =? 19 a) 37240 b) 35140 c) 36140 a) 25 b) 5 c) 4 a) 4012 b) 4392 c) 4640 d) 39420 e) 36240 d) 7 e) None of these d) 4302 e) 4911 2 3 7 ?2 44 128 Q.231) ? = 표푓 420 − 표푓 450 + 표푓 1320 Q.191) = × × 34 Q.209) 1 4 % 표푓 3600 + 1750 + 120 − 48 = 7 5 11 2 11 122 5 a) 690 b) 720 c) 630 a) 26 b) 576 c) 24 ? +15% 표푓 √676 d) 740 e) None of these d) 16 e) 36 a) 1772.9 b) 1882.9 c) 1893.3 Q.232) Q.192) Find the x value and answer the given d) 1782.9 e) 1832.8 17 × 14 3 × 56 42 × 3 18 + + = 푥 + question. Q.210) 96 × 15 ÷ 3 × 13 + 566 =? 77 88 154 22 98! × 96! × 109! × 198! = 56448푥 a) 6806 b) 6608 c) 6680 a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 197! × 95! × 97! × 108! d) 6783 e) 6875 d) 8 e) 10 a) 3487 b) 3957 c) 3497 8400 810 √729 1 2 Q.211) + 3 + 3 =? Q.233) 25% of 780 + 3× 5 = 푥 − √196 d) 3597 e) None of these 60 √729 √27 3 Q.193) Find the value of x and answer the given a) 255 b) 241 c) 239 a) 20 b) 16 c) 15 questions. d) 210 e) 222 d) 14 e) 25 1 576 1369 99 35 (42× ) √ √ 140275 √49 1 Q.234) × 3 + − = 푥 18 × 99 × 17 – 89.5% 표푓 39000 = 푥 – Q.212) ? = × √169 × 1 √2304 √4913 51 34 ( ) −( ) 25 24×52 2 (144) a) 3 b) 4 c) 1 a) 900 b) 1000 c) 2200 a) 1.5 b) 0.25 c) 1.25 d) 2 e) 12 d) 1250 e) 950 d) 0.75 e) 0.50 Q.235) (175×275) ÷ ( 25 ) + 85% 표푓 760 = 푥 Q.213) ? = 28% of 650 + 1 % of 5200 − 130% of 80 225 15×75 13 ______7601808080 / 9043303030 RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 48 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | JUNE - 2019| a) 11241 b) 10481 c) 10271 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ SIMPLIFICATION: d) 10121 e) None of these Answer Key Answer Key Q.236) 25% of 670 + 35% of 720 - 425×12 = x- 1. d, 2. e, 3. c, 4. d, 5. e, 6. b, 7. a, 8. e, 9. 210×25 a) 582.5 b) 569.5 c) 527.5 1. b, 2. c, 3. a, 4. c, 5. a, 6. c, 7. a, 8. d, 9. a, 10. b, 11. a, 12. c, 13. e, 14. e, 15. c, 16. d) 572.5 e) 578.5 a, 10. b, 11. a, 12. b, 13. d, 14. a, 15. c, d, 17. b, 18. d, 19. a, 20. c, 21. e, 22. d, Q.237) 189+ (27 × 79 − 17 × 1653) = 푥2 + (798 − 16. a, 17. d, 18. a, 19. c, 20. a, 21. d, 22. 23. c, 24. b, 25. c, 26. a, 27. c, 28. b, 29. 19 796) a, 23. c, 24. a, 25. c, 26. e, 27. b, 28. d, 29. a, 30. e, 31. b, 32. b, 33. c, 34. c, 35. d, 36. a) 31 b) 29 c) 27 a, 30. b, 31. c, 32. a, 33. c, 34. a, 35. c, 36. e, 37. a, 38. b, 39. e, 40. b, 41. b, 42. c, 43. d) 28 e) 30 a, 37. d, 38. a, 39. c, 40. a, 41. d, 42. c, 43. a, 44. b, 45. d, 46. c, 47. e, 48. a, 49. b, 38% 표푓 750 Q.238) ( + √3844) × (122 − 11 × 12) = 푥 a, 44. c, 45. a, 46. a, 47. b, 48. e, 49. c, 50. 50. e, 51. d, 52. c, 53. e, 54. a, 55. e, 56. 95 a) 770 b) 840 c) 780 b, 51. a, 52. a, 53. d, 54. a, 55. d, 56. d, d, 57. a, 58. e, 59. c, 60. d, 61. a, 62. b, d) 620 e) 740 57. d, 58. a, 59. a, 60. c, 61. a, 62. d, 63. 63. d, 64. d, 65. e, 66. b, 67. d, 68. e, 69. 204 553−39× Q.239) 17 = 5 b, 64. c, 65. a, 66. b, 67. a, 68. e, 69. c, 70. b, 70. b, 71. a, 72. c, 73. a, 74. e, 75. b, 17푥 a, 71. c, 72. e, 73. a, 74. b, 75. d, 76. a, 77. 76. e, 77. b, 78. b, 79. a, 80. c, 81. b, 82. a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9 e) 1 b, 78. a, 79. d, 80. a, 81. c, 82. a, 83. b, d, 83. d, 84. b, 85. c, 86. a, 87. c, 88. c, 89. 172−√2916 84. a, 85. c, 86. a, 87. e, 88. b, 89. a, 90. a, 90. b, 91. a, 92. c, 93. b, 94. c, 95. a, 96. Q.240) = 푥 1280−75×17 b, 91. c, 92. b, 93. a, 94. a, 95. d, 96. a, d, 97. b, 98. d, 99. e, 100. d, 101. b, 102. a) 57 b) 37 c) 45 d) 39 e) 47 97. b, 98. d, 99. a, 100. c, 101. a, 102. b, a, 103. c, 104. d, 105. b, 106. d, 107. c, Q.241) 79 × 333 × 276 = 296 푥 103. d, 104. a, 105. d, 106. a, 107. c, 108. 108. a, 109. d, 110. e, 111. b, 112. c, 113. 69 117 237 351 e, 109. a, 110. e, 111. d, 112. c, 113. c, b, 114. d, 115. c, 116. a, 117. b, 118. d, a) 4.5 b) 2.5 c) 3 d) 6 e) 5 114. b, 115. d, 116. a, 117. e, 118. e, 119. 119. c, 120. a, 121. e, 122. b, 123. c, 124. Q.242) 24 × 16 + 172 − 654 + √361 =? c, 120. c, 121. e, 122. b, 123. c, 124. a, d, 125. e, 126. e, 127. d, 128. c, 129. b, a) 54 b) 112 c) 26 125. d, 126. a, 127. d, 128. c, 129. a, 130. 130. a, 131. b, 132. c, 133. a, 134. d, 135. d) 38 e) 34 b, 131. b, 132. c, 133. b, 134. a, 135. b, b, 136. e, 137. c, 138. a, 139. d, 140. b, Q.243) 361 ÷ 19 × 18 − 17 =?× 5 136. d, 137. c, 138. e, 139. a, 140. b, 141. 141. e, 142. c, 143. e, 144. d, 145. c, 146. a) 72 b) 65 c) 55 a, 142. a, 143. e, 144. a, 145. c, 146. a, d, 147. a, 148. c, 149. e, 150. e, 151. c, d) 86 e) 60 147. a, 148. a, 149. d, 150. d, 151. a, 152. 152. d, 153. c, 154. b, 155. c, 156. a, 157. 406 23 29 Q.244) × ÷ = √? 161 18 225 c, 153. a, 154. b, 155. d, 156. e, 157. d, c, 158. c, 159. b, 160. b, 161. c, 162. b, a) 25 b) 5 c) 625 158. c, 159. e, 160. a, 161. d, 162. e, 163. 163. e, 164. d, 165. a, 166. c, 167. d, 168. d) 225 e) 3025 c, 164. b, 165. d, 166. b, 167. e, 168. c, b, 169. c, 170. e, 171. b, 172. e, 173. b, Q.245) 232 + 542 + 452 − 512 =? 169. b, 170. a, 171. e, 172. c, 173. e, 174. 174. a, 175. e, 176. a, 177. c, 178. a, 179. a) 2869 b) 2689 c) 2969 d) 2896 e) None of these a, 175. e, 176. c, 177. d, 178. b, 179. b, d, 180. b, 181. c, 182. c, 183. b, 184. a, Q.246) 52.5 × 68 + 24 =?× 3 180. e, 181. d, 182. a, 183. c, 184. e, 185. 185. b, 186. e, 187. c, 188. a, 189. d, 190. a) 1116 b) 1198 c) 1443 d, 186. b, 187. a, 188. d, 189. b, 190. e, b, 191. c, 192. d, 193. b, 194. b, 195. d, d) 1242 e) 1209 191. c, 192. a, 193. b, 194. a, 195. a, 196. 196. e, 197. b, 198. d, 199. c, 200. e, 201. Q.247) 7 2 + 9 2 + 11 1 + 12 3 =? 4 4 4 4 e, 197. c, 198. d, 199. a, 200. b, b, 202. b, 203. c, 204. a, 205. e, 206. b, a) 38 b) 35 c) 31 207. d, 208. c, 209. b, 210. a, 211. c, 212. d) 40 e) None of these BANKING AWARENESS d, 213. d, 214. c, 215. a, 216. c, 217. a, Q.248) 17 + 182 + 322 + 25 + 110 =? Answer Key 218. b, 219. b, 220. b, 221. b, 222. c, 223. a) 1400 b) 1500 c) 1600 1. a, 2. d, 3. b, 4. c, 5. b, 6. a, 7. c, 8. a, 9. d, 224. a, 225. e, 226. e, 227. d, 228. c, d) 1700 e) None of these 229. d, 230. c, 231. a, 232. b, 233. c, 234. Q.249) 2 (? ) = [(0.6 + 0.4)2 + (0.6 − 0.4)2] b, 10. a, 11. a, 12. d, 13. b, 14. d, 15. e, d, 235. c, 236. b, 237. b, 238. c, 239. e, a) 1.52 b) 1.04 c) 0.52 16. d, 17. b, 18. b, 19. c, 20. a, 21. b, 22. d) 2.04 e) 0.72 c, 23. b, 24. d, 25. c, 26. a, 27. d, 28. b, 29. 240. e, 241. a, 242. d, 243. b, 244. c, 245. Q.250) Out of the numbers, 50 , 250 , 140 , 150 , 30, c, 30. a, 31. c, 32. a, 33. a, 34. e, 35. d, 36. a, 246. b, 247. e, 248. b, 249. c, 250. a 4 23 25 11 1.5 Which is the third smallest number? b, 37. a, 38. a, 39. c, 40. d, 41. e, 42. b, a) 50 b) 250 c) 140 43. d, 44. c, 45. b, 46. a, 47. c, 48. b, 49. 4 23 25 d) 150 e) None of these a, 50. b, 51. d, 52. b, 53. c, 54. d, 55. d, 1.5 56. c, 57. e, 58. e, 59. c, 60. a, 61. c, 62. a, 63. b, 64. b, 65. b, 66. b, 67. c, 68. b, 69. d, 70. e, 71. a, 72. c, 73. a, 74. b, 75. c, 76. d, 77. e, 78. a, 79. c, 80. b, 81. b, 82. d, 83. a, 84. c, 85. a, 86. e, 87. a, 88. c, 89. c, 90. a, 91. d, 92. a, 93. c, 94. a, 95. d, 96.

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