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Month of Question coming from lic aao Answer Page magazine Sheikh mhd bin zayed al nahn is crown prince of UAE April 18 Astro h satellite launched by which country Japan April 14 Boutros boutros-ghali recently died. Who was he?- Egyptian April 27 politician Swacch bharat ranking, no.1 out of 73 cities- Mysuru April 24 Elephant island that was announced to get 24 hour Maharashtra April 18 electricity from 15 aug 2016 is in which state- G20 summit 2016 will b held in- Hanghjou,china December 28 St. Petersburg women's doubles winner- Sania and hingis April 29 K p sharma oli prez of- Nepal April 9 State topped in internet readiness index Maharashtra April 15 Women cricket world cup 2017 ? England Winner of hockey india league Punjab warrior April 29 India’s first organic institute is located in Sikkim March 31 Vibrant north-east summit was held in Guwahati April 33 Top city among cleanest cities Mysore April 24 Nadil fazil who died recently was Poet April 27 Banaras hindu university founded by Madan mohan April 15 malaviya Who received DSC price 2016 Anuradha Roy March 19 Nepal pm K p s oli April 9 103rd indian science congress? Mysore Pmfy launched in which state?(pradhan mantri fasal Madhya pradesh April 39 bima yojana) Sbi japan scheme launched in delhi? Japan desk April 20 Brics 2016 ? India

Brisbane tennis winner ? Milos ronaoc March 24

Sushil koirala was pm of Nepal April 9

12th south asian game venue ? Guwahati, india April 29

2016 international year of ? Pulses February 30

Uday scheme ? Ujwal discom March 31

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Malaria eliminated in year ? 2030. April 30

Current sebi chairman U. K. Sinha April 20

Director of oscar winning film Tom mccarthy May 17

Polly umrigar award Virat kohli March 23

Lamitye 2016 exercise between? India & April 32

seychelles How many copies of Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography 1,50,289 April 25 ‘Playing It My Way’ have been sold so far

To win Ranjhi Trophy, Mumbai crushed Saurashtra March 6 Who is the runner up of blind world cup t-20 Pakistan March 23

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conceals the company’s true shareholder. In short, the HE PANAMA PAPERS company is into the business of withholding the true T identity of the offshore company’s owner. 4. What is Mossack Fonseca? The Panama Paper is an international Project carried out by A low film based out in Panama which sells its shell many media organizations across the world over last one companies around the world. year. ICIJ likes to describe them as gatekeeper to the secrets 1. What is Panama leak all about? of its clients, even those who are crooks, Mafioso, drug Panama Paper (international collaborative project) have dealers, corrupt politician and tax evaders. Mosack leaked the significant documents (approximately 11.5 Foneca is one of world’s five biggest company when it million documents totaling 2.6 terabytes of data) about comes to selling offshore companies. Mossack Fonseca firm (an off shore law firm) in Panama 5. How leak took place? (A country in Central America) which has helped An anonymous source contacted a German newspaper investors around the world to evade tax, launder money, Suddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) over a year ago period and among others. submitted encrypted internal documents from Mossack 2. What is Panama Papers all about? Fonseca database. The Panama Papers is the largest international 6. What’s the leaked data all about? cooperation of its kind in the world. In the last one year, The data leaked is mainly comprises of emails, pdf files, around 400 journalists from more than 100 media and excerpts of an internal Mossack Fonseca database. organizations in over 80 countries have taken part in It reveals information on how an overseas industry led researching the documents (leaked by anonymous by major banks, legal firms, and asset management soruce). companies secretly manages the assets of the world’s Journalists from media organizations like BBC, Guardian, rich and famous personalities from politicians, FIFA Suddeutsche Zeitung, and The Indian Express among officials, fraudsters, drug smugglers, to celebrities and others have also worked on the project. professional athletes. The leak is considered to be the largest in the Journalism It provided a clear picture of how Mossack Fonseca world. routinely accepts investments/ money from world’s rich The Papers have revealed names of thousands of people and famous people to engage in business activities that from across the world who evaded the tax and launched potentially violate law of many countries, besides money by taking help from Mossack Fonseca. helping and abetting tax evasion and money laundering. 3. What is an offshore law firm? What it does..? 7. How big is this leak? An offshore law firm that sells anonymous offshore The scale of this leak is the biggest of all time leaks that companies around the world. world has seen in past. These shell companies allow their promoters to hide their It includes approximately 11.5 million documents, totaling business dealings. They have dozens of offices all over 2.6 terabytes (TB) of data which is higher than the the world. combined total of the Wikileaks/ Cablegate, Offshore Their job is to found, sold and managed thousands of Leaks, Lux Leaks, and Swiss Leaks. companies and thus making huge profit and helping No doubt, it’s mother of all leaks. others to make their money into white/evaded taxes.  The Panama Paper Leak (2016) – 2.6 T.B of data The low firm helped clients secretly create a maze of  Previous recorded leak are: accounts to make their money untraceable & thus  Offshore secrets Leak (2013) – 260GB converting black into white or evading taxes etc. These  Luxembourg tax files Leak (2014) – 4.4GB companies make it easy for others to found companies,  Swiss Leak (2015) – 3.3GB by selling its shell companies in cities across the world.  WikiLeaks (2010) – 1.7GB They provide loads of facilities & at a very cheaper rate, 8. How many people are named in Panama Papers leak? from buying an anonymous company for as little as Well, as of Panama Papers have release a partial list. The $1,000 (nearly ‘66,290), to providing a sham (fake) director, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to holding board meetings. And if the clients desire, it

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will release the full list of companies and people in the Panama Paper files in early May. PROJECT MAUSAM : INDIA’S As of now, many notable personalities, athletes & politicians have been named. Such as: 1. Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi ANSWER TO CHINA’S ‘MARITIME 2. Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan 3. Presidents Mauricio Macriof Argentina SILK ROAD’ 4. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Project Mausam, a Ministry of culture project, aims to explore Emirates the multi-faceted Indian Ocean World that extends from East 5. PetroPoroshenko of Ukraine Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent and 6. The Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davio Sri Lanka to the Southeast Asian archipelago. The project is Gunnlaugsson collecting archaeological and historical research to document 7. Brother-in-law of China’s paramount leader Xi the diversity of cultural, commercial and religious Jinping interactions in the Indian Ocean. Archeological Society of 8. The father of British Prime Minister David Cameron India (ASI) is functioning as its nodal agency and Indira And, many more. Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is functioning 9. The Indian Angle Panama papers have revealed the names of 500 Indian, as project’s Research Unit. “Project Mausam”, a PM Narendra who have taken services of the low firm. Among them Modi government’s utmost noteworthy foreign policy project are: for answering China’s rising impact in the Indian Ocean 1. Amitabh Bachchan, region. After the astonishing triumph of China’s “Maritime 2. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Silk Road” scheme, India plans to soon takeoff its own Project Mausam, a transnational program aimed to restore its ancient 3. K P Singh, promoter of DLF, maritime routes and cultural links with republics in the region. 4. Two politicians – Shishir Bajoria and Anurag The Project Mausam is going to encourage research on Kejriwal, themes linked to the study of Maritime Routes through 5. And, the erstwhile don Iqbal Mirchi international scientific seminars and meetings by adopting a 10. So, is this a fraud case? (from Indian perspective) multidisciplinary approach. It would promote the production Yes, it is. of specialized works, as well as publications for the general But, it al depends when they have invested (in which public with an endeavour at encouraging a wider year) & also whether they have informed the authorities understanding of the concept of a common heritage and about their assets/ earnings in abroad in past or not. multiple identities. According to the law if anyone has invested before 2004 Objectives of Project Mausam is in violation of the law. And, as per RBI, those setting The principal objectives of the project Mausam are: up or buying companies before 2013 are in ‘technical’ transnational nomination of Maritime Cultural violation of the act. Routes;formation of a comprehensive database If individuals have kept the government informed of their and UNESCO web platform on Maritime Cultural Landscapes investments/ earnings abroad through these companies, and Routes; and connecting other UNESCO cultural then there is a weak case. conventions with World Heritage convention, through this But if the authorities were not informed of the assets theme. held abroad then there are various acts that are triggered, Goals of Project Mausam such as the money laundering act and FEMA, among other & they should/ will be prosecuted. The Project’s goal is to transcend present-day national and ethnic frontiers, documenting and celebrating the common 11. What Indian Govt. had to say on this? cultural values and economic ties of the Indian Ocean World. PM Modi steps in: Income Tax, RBI panel to probe This step is going to not only strengthen current Panama Papers trail, “PM Modi has himself requested relationships between countries across the Ocean, but also that this matter be investigated… I think it’s healthy set an example for new bridge of co-operation and continued step that this kind of exposes are being made,” Finance ties and interaction. Minister Arun Jaitley said, reacting to The Indian Express In order to redefined cultural landscape, Project Mausam is story. trying to identify gaps in listing of sites and filing in the Indian Govt. have promised to do and full-fledged lacuna by providing a holistic, multi-layered perspective investigation in this matter & the require action will be taken against those who will be found guilty. drawing links between the existing categories of “Natural and Cultural” Heritage. This would help in redefining concept

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The project involves more than 150 projects related to infrastructure development along the 7,500-km-long coastline modernisation of existing ports, setting up 5-6 new ports. It through modernisation, mechanisation and computerisation. also seeks to enhance port connectivity through heavy haul Under this port-led development framework government rail corridor, freight-friendly expressways, inland waterways, hopes to increase its cargo traffic three-fold in next 5 years. coastal Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and industrial It will benefit around 14 per cent of country’s overall clusters, and so on. Its main purpose is to set sight on population from at least 13 States and Union Territories. If boosting India’s exports by 2025, and create 40 lakh direct inland waterways programme is included in it will benefit at jobs and indirect employment for 60 lakh people. least 55 per cent of all population. The summit provided a platform for participation, engagement Two ports Kandla (Gujarat) and Paradip (Odisha) are being and interaction from 42 countries. More than 5000 delegates developed into Green Smart Cities and the Government is from around the globe participated in the Summit. The 3 day eyeing at 4,500 rupees profit from ports this fiscal. At Navi exhibition organized during the Summit also drew enthusiastic Mumbai Special Economic Zone, government is investing response from 197 exhibitors including 81 international 4,000 crore rupees which will provide employment to 1.5 lakh companies, 80 Indian private sector companies and 36 youth. Government owned entities. South Korea is the partner country for the summit and represented by a high level ministerial and business e-NAM AS A GAME CHANGER FOR delegation.The session on the Partner Country Republic of Korea, highlighted the strengths of Korea as a Maritime AGRICULTURE Nation especially in Ship Building, Maritime technology, Port Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched National Agriculture led Development, Maritime Financing and Maritime Security. Market portal eNAM to connect e-mandis in several States. The Summit has also provided a unique platform to forge eNAM is an online inter-connectivity of e-mandis, aimed at new partnerships with other countries. On the side-lines of ushering in much needed agriculture marketing reforms to this Summit, high level bilateral meetings were held with 12 enable farmers to get better price of their produce. Amid the participating countries. hoopla over the electronic trading platform eNAM for agri The Summit showcased around 240 projects which present products, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and investment opportunities during the next five years. The touted as a “big game changer”, commodity watchers and investment potential of these projects is around $ 66 Billion experts say the mechanism has inherent limitations and (Rs. 4.34 lakh crores). The Ministry of Shipping has conflicts are bound to arise between states and the central established an Investment Facilitation Cell in Indian Ports government. Association to follow up on these opportunities with e-National Agriculture Market (NAM) is a pan-India e-trading potential investors and ensure that the announcements and platform. It is designed to create a unified national market for intent expressed during the summit materialize into actual agricultural commodities. Farmers can showcase their projects and investments. produce online from their nearest market and traders can One of the top attractions at the Summit was the Maritime quote price from anywhere. It will result in increased numbers Heritage Museum, built in the form of a container ship with of traders and greater competition. It will also ensure open interiors resembling a Spanish Galleon. The museum depicts price discovery and better returns to farmers. the 5000 years rich maritime heritage of India, right from the It will initially aim at integrating 21 mandis in eight states – earliest port at Lothal to the modern days of shipping in the Uttar Pradesh (six), Gujarat (three), Telangana (five), Rajasthan form of artefacts, replicas, photographs, maps and navigation (one), Madhya Pradesh (one), Haryana (two), Jharkhand equipment. (one) and Himachal Pradesh (two). SAGRMAL PROJECT Initially, online trade will be allowed within the state and Union Government is planning to spend about 70,000 crore inter-state trade will be possible once all states and mandis rupees on the development of major ports as part of its are integrated. 25 commodities including onion, potato, apple, ambitious Sagarmala project. It was announced by Union wheat, pulses, coarse grains and cotton, have been identified Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping at the for online trading. To integrate a wholesale mandis across first meeting of the National Sagarmala Apex Committee the country with the online platform, the state governments (NSAC). have to amend their Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act. In March 2015, Union Cabinet had given its ‘in-principle’ nod to this flagship project for port-led development in eNAM will be implemented in different phases with an aim to coastal States. Sagarmala project aims for holistic port integrate 585 regulated markets across the country with the common e-market platform by March 2018. So far 365 mandis from 12 states have been granted approval.

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4TH NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) is a world summit which is aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism around the globe. RULE-2016 Recently the fourth summit was held in Washington, USA Recently Environment Ministry has notified new solid waste and many world leaders participated in the summit. management rules. These rules will replace the Municipal Terrorist organizations across the world are well networked Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, which and enjoy synergy with each other. There is fear among world have been in place for the past 16 years. The new rules has leaders that may get access to nuclear bombs. Recent expanded the ambit beyond municipal areas to include urban revelations about Islamic State terrorists had tracked a Belgian agglomerations, notified industrial townships, areas under nuclear scientist could be a warning of worse things to come. Indian Railways, airports, ports and harbours, defence Pakistan in recent years dramatically ramped up its nuclear establishments, special economic zones etc. weapons stockpile including tactical battlefield nukes. Given At present 62 million tonnes of waste is generated in the Pakistan’s long-standing policy of supporting terror groups, country, which is expected to go up to about 165 million the possibility of extremists acquiring the mini-nukes is very tonnes by 2030. But only about 75-80% of the municipal real. The prospect of IS getting its hands on a nuclear bomb waste gets collected and only 22-28% of this waste is or even nuclear material to make dirty bombs is terrifying, processed and treated. Hence solid waste management is a hence nuclear terrorism one of the greatest threats to major problem across India as untreated waste disposed in international security. In this background nuclear security the open has led to water pollution and clogged sewer summit gained importance. systems. The fourth summit showcased definite successes in some Will new rules address this problem? agreements like global reduction in nuclear weapons, the  In new rules the source segregation of waste has global reduction in nuclear material stockpiles, the increased been mandated to channelize the waste to wealth security on nuclear facilities etc. However the summit did by recovery, reuse and recycle. Every waste not address core nuclear non-proliferations issues like the generator shall segregate and store the waste test ban treaty or fissile material production. Also absence generated by them into three separate stems: Wet, or Russia, which has largest nuclear weapons in the world Dry and Hazardous Waste. and behavior of China and its approach towards Pakistan,  It aims to integrate waste pickers and waste dealers has raised many questions about nuclear security. in the formal system with the help of State India’s role in improving nuclear security have been Governments, and Self Help Group, or any other considerable like establishing a rigorous legislative framework group to be formed. for developing nuclear resources and a Global Centre for  The new rules have given power to the local bodies Nuclear Energy Partnership, the contribution to the Nuclear across India to decide the user fees. Municipal Security Fund, and participation in UN and IAEA joint authorities will levy user fees for collection, disposal mechanisms to strengthen nuclear security etc. India asked and processing from bulk generators. world community to synergies their actions against terror  Now burning of solid wastes and biomass is a crime activities. and will be dealt with be dealt with severely under The best to block terror groups obtaining nuclear bombs is the Environment Protection Act. to enhance nuclear security across the board and crack down  New rules have many other provisions to deal with on any illicit nuclear trade. Hence every country should solid waste management. If these rules implemented commit to work together to foster a peaceful and stable seriously then definitely it will address the problem international environment by reducing the threat of nuclear of solid waste management. terrorism and striving for a more inclusive, coordinated, It is the sixth category of waste management rules brought sustainable and robust global nuclear security architecture by government, as it has earlier notified plastic, e-waste, for the common benefit and security of all. biomedical, hazardous and construction and demolition waste management rules. It shows the government’s commitment towards environment protection in general and solid waste management in particular. A productive start to containing the problem could be made if urban governments show the political will to rein in bulk generators of municipal solid waste. If we succeeds in separating ‘wet’ waste from the rest

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Nauru became 189th member of IMF, World Bank stability. G7 countries include Canada, France, Germany, Italy, The Republic of Nauru became the 189th member of the Japan, UK and US. International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank i.e. Sri Lanka announced resumption of Chinese Bretton-Woods institutions. Its initial subscription quota for Colombo Port City project IMF will be of SDR (Special Drawing rights) 2 million or about China and Sri Lanka have decided to redefine the Colombo $2.81 million. It will be the second smallest member of the Port City project by making it an international financial outpost Fund, after Tuvalu. Before Nauru, the last country to join the in the Indian Ocean, as part of the 20-year. Once the Port World Bank and IMF as 188th member was South Sudan in comes to operation it will be the bigger city in the Indian April 2012. The Australian dollar is Nauru’s currency or legal Ocean where there will be more opportunity of infrastructure tender Capital: Yaren District development by Chinese and other companies. Htin Kyaw took over as President of Myanmar China, Pakistan ink agreement to launch satellite History was created in Myanmar as Htin Kyaw took over as to monitor CPEC projects country’s new President thus became country’s first civilian China and Pakistan have signed an agreement for the launch President in over 5 decades. Htin Kyaw, a close aide of pro- of a special satellite to monitor the development of the multi- democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was chairperson billion dollars China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) of Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD). projects. In this regard, both countries have decided for Aung San Suu Kyi was appointed as Myanmar’s new foreign development and launch of the Pakistan Remote Sensing minister. Satellite (PRSS-1) System and launch a satellite in June 2018. Faustin Archange Touadera sworn in as new CPEC Project President of Central African Republic CPEC refers to a clutch of major infrastructure projects Faustin Archange Touadera (58) took the oath of office as currently under way in Pakistan. The corridor is mainly the new President of Central African Republic (CAR). With consists of road, rail and power projects. It is intended to this he became first elected leader of CAR since Muslim link Kashgar in Xinjiang province of China to Gwadar deep rebels had overthrown the government in early 2013. sea port close to Pakistan’s border with Iran. The CPEC is part of China’s regional transnational ‘One Belt One Road’ China launched 22nd BeiDou navigation satellite (OBOR) initiative that connects large patch of Asia and China has successfully launched 22nd new generation Eastern Europe. satellite BeiDou Navigation System into space by using Long March-3A carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Europe became world’s first region to end malaria: Center located in the south-western province of Sichuan. It WHO was the 225th launch of the Long March carrier rocket. As per the WHO report Europe has became the world’s first region to wipe out Malaria, a mosquito-borne vector disease Sushila Karki selected as the first female chief with zero cases reported in the year 2015. The number of justice of Nepal malaria cases fell to zero from 90,712 between 1995 and 2015 The Constitutional Council of Nepal has selected Justice in the countries of European region. Only 179 cases of malaria th Sushila Karki (63) as the 26 Chief Justice of the Supreme were reported in six countries in 2010. The last cases of malaria Court of the country. She became the first female Chief Justice were reported in Tajikistan in 2014. of Nepal. Current president of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari is In the year 2015, there were 214 million cases of the malaria also the first female president of Nepal. across the world and it had killed around 438,000 people, G-7 Hiroshima Declaration: world without nuclear most of them in sub-Saharan Africa. It should be noted that weapons World leaders have committed to end the malaria epidemic The Group of 7 (G-7) countries’ foreign ministers have signed by 2030 as one the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Hiroshima Declaration after meeting in Japan’s Hiroshima. Development. Hiroshima Declaration reaffirms commitment of G-7 countries’ International Day of Remembrance of the Victims to seek a safer world for all and create the conditions for a of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade was world without nuclear weapons to promote international observed

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Every year on March 25 the United Nations International PM: Manuel Valls Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was observed. It honours the lives North Korea to block Facebook, Twitter, other of those who died as a result of slavery; it is also an occasion websites to raise awareness about the dangers of racism and prejudice. North Korea has officially announced it is blocking Facebook, The theme for the year 2016 is Remember Slavery: Celebrating YouTube, Twitter and South Korean websites in a move the Heritage and Culture of the African Diaspora and its underscoring its concern with the spread of online Roots. information. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications announcement was posted this week at the country’s main US Congress passed bill to allow India to join mobile service provider, Koryolink, and other places serving APEC Internet users. Very few North Koreans have internet access. In a move to strengthen the ties between India and US, the Typically they can only see a sealed-off, government- US congress has passed the bill in senate which will allow sanctioned intranet. But foreigners in the country had India to be a member of APEC. Chairman of the House previously been able to surf the web freely. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Matt Salmon, North Korea, Capital: Pyongyang, Currency: Won, Supreme introduced the legislation in the US Congress Leader: Kim Jong Un Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was established in 1989. Headquarters: Singapore, Members: 21 Saudi Arabia and Egypt to build bridge over the Red Sea Syrian Army recaptured historic city of Palmyra Saudi Arabia and Egypt have decided to build bridge from IS connecting each other over the Red Sea to boost trade and Syrian government forces drove Islamic State out of Palmyra, commerce. The announcement was made by Saudi Arabia’s inflicting what the army called a mortal blow to militants who king Salman during his official state visit to Egypt. seized the city last year and dynamited its ancient temples. The loss of Palmyra represents one of the biggest setbacks European Union lawmakers approved a scheme, to for the ultra-hard-line Islamist group since it declared a share airline passenger information caliphate in 2014 across large parts of Syria and Iraq. European Union lawmakers approved a scheme, to share Syria: Capital: Damascus, Currency: Syrian Pound airline passenger information. The scheme is used to track President: Bashar Al Assad foreign fighters travelling to and from conflict areas like Syria. Under the scheme, law enforcement agencies in all 28 nations UNICEF Launched “Unfairy Tales” Of Refugee would have access to traveller details gathered by airlines, and Migrant Children including names, travel dates, itineraries, and credit The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a series of card details. animated films to help frame positive insights toward the tens of millions of children and young people on the move INDEX worldwide. At least 65 million children and young people World’s 50 ‘future-ready economies cities’ globally are on the move to escape conflict, poverty and Information Technology major Dell recently released report extreme weather and find a stable life and a place to call ‘Future-Ready Economies Model’. The list is topped by San home. The Unfairy Tales are part of an initiative, Jose, followed by San Francisco, Singapore, London, #actofhumanity, highlighting that children are children, no Washington DC, etc. National Capital of India, Delhi has matter where they come from, and that every child has rights been ranked 44th. and deserves a fair chance. 2016 Global Connectivity Index France operation ‘Sangaris’ comes to an end in Global Connectivity Index (GCI) report compiled by Chinese CAR telecom giant Huawei was released. The index topped by France will end its three year long military operation ‘Sangaris’ United States. India has ranked 44th with total score of 30 in Central African Republic which came into force in 2013 among 50 different countries. Top five countries in 2016 GCI: following a communal violence. The France government United States, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, United proposed to withdraw its troops citing the formation of the Kingdom. Pakistan stood last in the index. new government under Faustin-Archange Touadera and restoration of peace. 2016 World Press Freedom Index France: Capital: Paris In recently released 2016 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI), Currency: Euro, Franc India ranked 133rd out of 180 nations surveyed worldwide in President: Francois Hollande terms of press freedom in 2015.Top 5 Countries: Finland (Rank

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1st), Netherlands (2nd), Norway (3rd), Denmark (4th), New Top management institutes: Indian Institute of Management, Zealand (5th) Bangalore Top engineering institutes: Indian Institute of Technology, India ranked third among highest financial Trojan Madras. Infections India has been globally placed at third rank in terms of Trojan NEWS IN BRIEF infections. The analysis was made by Symantec, a global security solutions firm. The report places India at third place  The man who brought change in the Indian politics owing to the continued exposure of Indian financial systems heading the Capital of the nation, Arvind Kejriwal to Trojan infections. has been placed in the Fortune 50 leaders listed by Fortune magazine. The list is headed by Amazon India has elevated to 6th position among World’s chief Jeff Bezos Top 10 Manufacturers  Forbes in its inaugural edition of Global Game In accordance with the “The Yearbook” published by the Changers List launched this year has ranked some United Nations Industrial Development Organization of the biggest names in business. The list was (UNIDO), India has been positioned at 6th place among the topped by Mark Benioff of Salesforce.com world’s 10 largest manufacturing countries. The list topped  Chennai, Jaipur, Indore and Delhi are among 47 cities by China, which was followed by the US, Japan, Germany across the world to register the highest rate of road and Korea. Indonesia was stood at the bottom of the list. accident death as per the Global Report on Urban Health by UN Habitat & WHO. Chennai topped it National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in India & Fortaleza in Brazil topped it in the world. The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangaluru was  US research firm IHS Inc report says India has adjudged as the best Indian university in the first National become the world’s fourth largest spender on Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF). defence, following a 13.1% increase in its 2016-17 Top 3 universities defence budget. Top 3 Rankings:1.United States of  Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore America,2-China,3-United Kingdom.  Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai  Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi  NATIONAL NEWS

Mehbooba Mufti sworn in as first woman Chief Vishakhapatnam, providing internet to over 1.5 million people. Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Google has partnered with Indian Railways and Railtel to Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed (56) took oath as the first woman deliver high-speed Wi-Fi network to cover 400 train stations Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. She was administered across India. By end of 2016, they will cover 100 of the oath to the office by Governor NN Vohra at Raj Bhawan in busiest train stations in India which will provide free internet the winter capital city of Jammu. With this it bring to an end service to 10 million Indians a day. of the three-month Governor’s Rule in the state. Mehbooba First semi-high speed train Gatiman Express Mufti succeeds her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in the flagged off from Delhi role who had died in January 2016. She is also second Muslim woman to become the Chief Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off India’s First Semi-High Speed Train (SHST) Gatimaan Express from Minister of a state in India after Syeda Anwara Taimur who Nizamuddin Railway station in New Delhi. It reached reached had served as the first Muslim woman CM of Assam from Agra on time in 100 minutes. It is faster than Shatabdi Express 1980 to 1981. which takes 117 minutes between two destinations. Google extends free internet service through WiFi The Nizamuddin-Agra Gatiman Express runs at a speed of to 10 railway stations 160 kilometres per hour. For first time train hostesses will be Google has extended free internet service through Wi-Fi to present on board of the train. It covers the 200 km distance 10 railway stations across the country. After the first launch between two destinations in one hours and 40 minute (100 at Mumbai Central last year, the high speed wireless minutes). The train will run six days a week except Friday in broadband service now covers stations in Pune, both directions. Bhubaneshwar, Bhopal, Ranchi, Raipur, Vijayawada, Kacheguda (Hyderabad), Ernakulum Jn (Kochi) and

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President nominated 6 eminent members to Rajya within a year of rolling out 112, depending upon the Sabha awareness about this new facility. President Pranab Mukherjee has nominated of six eminent members to Rajya Sabha as per the provisions of Article 80 Sachin Tendulkar to endorse I Support Skill India of the Constitution. campaign In an attempt to reach out to the youth and build awareness These nominated members are 1. Mary Kom: Legendary boxer and Olympic bronze on the importance of skill development Union Government medallist. signed Sachin Tendulkar to endorse the I Support Skill 2. Narendra Jadhav: He is renowned economist and India campaign. former member of the erstwhile National Advisory Skill India Campaign:  Skill India is an initiative of the Government of India. Council (2010-14) and Planning Commission (2009- It was launched by PM Narendra Modi in July 2015. 14). 3. Suresh Gopi: He is Malayalam actor and had acted  Under skill development the ministry’s target is to in over 200 films. skill 2 crore youth by 2022. 4. Swapan Dasgupta: He is journalist by profession. Union Government approved country’s first 5. Subramanian Swamy: He is BJP leader and was Metrino Pod project elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977, 1980 and 1988, The Union Government has approved country’s first Metrino and to the Rajya Sabha in 1974 and 1998. Pod project i.e. personal rapid transit (PRT) network for 6. Navjot Singh Sidhu: He is cricketer-turned-politician Gurgaon, Haryana. A PRT network is made up of small and former two time member of Lok Sabha. automated vehicles (dubbed as pod) running at close Union Cabinet approved India to become a formal intervals on a guideway with docking stations for member of SAWEN passengers to get on and get off. The pod can accommodate up to five people. The average speed of the pods is 60kmph. Union cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved India The pilot project will span a 13 km stretch from the Gurgaon- to become a formal member in the SAWEN: South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network. SAWEN is a Regional Delhi border to Badshapur Mod on Sohna Road. network comprising of eight countries in South Asia: Parliament passes Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Bill, 2016 Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It aims at working as a strong regional The Parliament has passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) inter¬governmental body for combating wildlife crime by Bill, 2016 to removes exception given to Sahjdhari Sikhs in attempting common goals and approaches for combating 1944 to vote in the elections to members of the Board and the illegal trade in the region. Committees constituted under the parent Act. The amendment bill first passed in the Rajya Sabha in March 2016 and later in Manohar Parrikar flagged off India’s first indigenous composites sonar dome the Lok Sabha in April 2016. India’s first indigenous composites sonar dome, a ship’s Union Government launched India’s first online underwater eyes and ears, was flagged off by Defence heritage portal Sahapedia Minister Manohar Parrikar. It is an acronym for Sound The Union Government has launched India’s first online Navigation and Ranging. It is a technique that uses sound interactive heritage portal named Sahapedia was in New Delhi. propagation (usually underwater) to navigate, communicate Sahapedia is a not-for-profit society, headed by former TCS with or detect objects on or under the surface of the water, chairman S. Ramadorai, who currently helms the National such as other vessels. Skill Development Agency. The purpose of this portal is to Telecom Commission approved 112 as the single inform, educate and act on subjects such as knowledge emergency number traditions, visual and material arts, performing arts, literature and languages. It also seeks to educated and spread ‘112’ number was adopted as the single emergency number for India and will work on par with the American emergency knowledge about practices and rituals, histories, institutions, number 911. The proposal to have a single number (112) for people, built spaces and natural environment. various emergency services was approved by the inter- President rule restored in Uttarakhand ministerial panel Telecom Commission. People can now just The Supreme Court has stayed the judgement of the dial the single-number ‘112’ for securing help during Uttarakhand High Court quashing the imposition of emergency situations such as availing services of police, President’s rule imposed under Article 356 in the Constitution ambulance and the fire department. All existing emergency till April 27, 2016. With this President rule has been again numbers such as 100, 101, 102 and 108 will be phased out restored in Uttarakhand as the High Court judgement will be kept in abeyance till the next date of hearing of SC.

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Background the services sector gave the highest contribution to the GDP The political crisis occur after nine legislators from ruling of India and he wants manufacturing sector to contribute Congress party including former chief minister Vijay equally. He also informed that with ‘Make in India’ campaign Bahuguna had revolted against the Chief Minister Harish the investors can invest in India and capitalize the biggest Rawat. Since then the state was under the President’s Rule. market in the world Australia:Capital: Canberra, Currency: Dollar, PM: Malcolm Union Government launched ISBN portal Turnbull Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani has launched the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) portal in New Union Government imposed anti-dumping duty on Delhi. N-Butyl Alcohol The ISBN is a 13-digit unique International Publisher’s The Union Government has imposed an anti-dumping duty Identifier number, which is meant for identifying monograph of up to US 149 dollars on imports of N-Butyl Alcohol from publications. The ISBN Nos. are allotted free of cost. It is five countries viz. European Union (EU), Malaysia, Singapore displayed in barcode format to provide access to and US. bibliographic data bases used by the book industry and N-Butyl Alcohol: It is a by-product of the fermentation of libraries to provide information. In India, Raja Ram Mohan sugar and other carbohydrate. It is used as artificial flavorant Roy National Agency for ISBN is responsible for ISBN and is present in many foods and beverages. It is also used registration and is affiliated to UK based International in a wide range of consumer products. Agency. Anti-dumping duty: It is counter import measure used by a country under the multilateral World Trade Organisation Department of Disinvestment Renamed as (WTO) regime to protect its domestic producers and market DIPAM from below-cost/cheap imports. It varies from product to Union Government has renamed Department of Dis- product and from country to country. Investment as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM). NEWS IN BRIEF Key feature  Shan-E-Punjab Express Becomes the First Train  DIPAM will work under Union Finance Ministry. Fitted with CCTV Surveillance Cameras  It has been mandated to advise the Union Government in the matters of financial restructuring  India’s Maharajas’ Express has been ranked among of PSUs and also for attracting investment through the top rated trains in the world, while The Plaza capital markets. New York was rated among the best hotels for the super-rich  It will deal with all matters relating to sale of Union  The first ever air-conditioned local train for Government’s equity through private placement or Mumbai flagged off into the city, the blue-grey train offer for sale or any other mode in the erstwhile rake with a stainless steel body has 12 coaches with Central PSUs. a capacity to seat 5,964 passengers.  Henceforth all other post disinvestment matters will continue to be handled by the Union Finance  Central govt. has decided to build a memorial for former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam in New Delhi. Ministry or concerned department in consultation  Panama Paper leak reveded names of 500 Indian with DIPAM on necessity. keeping black money in Panama led govt. to Union Government released commemorative coin constitute a probe team with multi agency support to mark Tatya Tope martyrdom day to investigate. Union Culture Minister Dr. Mahesh on the occasion of the  IIT hiked fee to Rs. 2 lakh from 90,000. However Martyrdom Day of Tatya Tope has released a commemorative there will be total fee exemption for students coin of 200 rupees and a circulation coin of 10 rupees on belonging to SC, SC & weaker sections. freedom fighter Tatya Tope. The Union Ministry of Culture  Urban Development Minister Venkaiah has been celebrating the 200th Birth Anniversary of Tatya Naidu inaugurated Namma Toilet in New Delhi. This Tope during 2015-16 in association with State Government is to give fillip to Centre’s flagship programme Swach of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Bharat Mission, on behalf the mission targets to establish 5 lakh Public Toilets by October 2 2017. Arun Jaitley launched ‘Make in India’ conference in Sydney Finance minister Arun Jaitley who is in Sydney for two days has launched the ‘Make in India’ conference in Sydney.  Inaugurating the conference, Arun Jaitley called the Australian investors to invest in India. He told that currently

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India-France bilateral defence ties. In this regard, an announcement was India and France have launched Potential Solar Programme made by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and US under the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The solar Defense Secretary Ashton Carter after delegation-level talks finance programme aims at lowering the cost of finance and between two sides. Ashton Carter was on three day official facilitates the flow of more than 1 trillion dollars investment visit to India. to members of the ISA. It was announced by Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal and French Environment India- Maldives Minister Segolene Royal at the ministerial side event on ISA In the delegation-level bilateral talks led by Prime at the United Nations. M i n i s t e r Narendra Modi and visiting Maldivian About International Solar Alliance (ISA) President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom both sides signed The ISA was launched at the 2015 Paris Climate Change 6 agreements in the fields of defence, tourism, taxation, space Summit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French research, and conservation of mosques. President Francois Hollande. It seeks to empower solar-rich India-Iran countries located between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic During his two day visit to Iran Oil Minister Dharmendra of Capricorn to make collaborative efforts to harness solar Pradha on behalf of india govt. Offered to invest up to $20 energy to generate the electricity. Under this alliance, 121 billion in Iran. This was the first visit by an Indian countries that fall within the tropics have been invited. Most minister since the US and other western powers lifted of these countries fall within Asia, Africa and South America. sanctions against Iran in January. Capital: Tehran, Currency India-Mauritius :Rial, President: Hassan Rouhani India and Mauritius have inked a Memorandum of India-China Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in traditional India and China have agreed to adhere to peaceful medicine and homeopathy. It also aims at promotion and negotiations to settle the border issue and reach a fair, popularisation of the various Indian traditional systems reasonable and mutually acceptable solution. Decision in which fall under AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, this regard was taken during the annual 19th round of Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa & Homoeopathy. boundary talks between National Security Adviser (NSA) India-Germany (Capital: Berlin, Currency: Euro) Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi at Beijing. India and Germany have signed an Implementation Agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation under the Namami Gange India-Bhutan The Union Cabinet has given its approval to Memorandum Programme in New Delhi. It was signed between Shashi of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bhutan on Shekhar Ministry of Water Resources and German Technical Cooperation in the field of benchmarking, capacity International Cooperation (GIZ) of Germany in the presence building and bilateral exchange in Infrastructure Engineering. of the German Ambassador to India, Martin Ney. India-U.A.E (Capital: Abu Dhabi, Currency: Modi Reached Brussels for India-EU Summit dirham) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brussels on the first leg of his three-nation tour to Belgium, the US and Saudi The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of Arabia. On his daylong visit to Brussels, Modi held a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and summit with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel and then United Arab Emirates (UAE) on cooperation in preventing attend the 13th India-European Union (EU) Summit. During and combating of Human Trafficking. the course of the visit Modi will attend the India-EU summit India-Bangladesh-(Capital: Dhaka, Currency and the global nuclear security summit in the US. : taka) Belgium:Capital: Brussels, Currency: Euro, PM: Charles The Union Cabinet has given its approval for extension of Michel Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Bangladesh on cooperation in the field of Fisheries. With India-Saudi Arabia(capital-Riyadh, currency-Riyal) India and Saudi Arabia have singed five agreements to boost this extension, the MoU will remain in force for a period of the bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The next five years i.e. 2021 unless either of the parties terminates agreements were signed during the two day official visit of it. India-US (Capital: Washington, D.C. Currency: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh. Dollar) The visit to Saudi Arabia was part of PM Modi’s three-nation visit to Belgium, United States for Nuclear Security Summit India and United States have agreed to sign Logistics and Saudi Arabia. During his visit Prime Minister Narendra Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) to ramp up

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Modi gifted a gold-plated replica of the Cheraman Juma Mizoram:Capital: Aizawl, Governor: Nirbhay Sharma, CM: Pu Masjid of Kerala to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Lalthanhawla India-Sweden ADB, USAID joined hands to support India’s clean The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to energy expansion plan Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United States Sweden on Technical Cooperation in the Railway Sector. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on India-South Korea supporting India’s expansion plans for clean energy India and South Korea have signed a Memorandum of infrastructure. The Department of Economic Affairs had Understanding (MoU) for cooperation and mutual assistance demanded ADB to provide financing up to $ 500 million each in development of ports. It was signed by Union Road, to support rooftop solar, and expansion of the transmission Transport and Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari network to connect solar parks in multiple states. and South Korea Oceans and Fisheries Minister Kim Young Suk in Mumbai, Maharashtra. European Investment Bank to loan €450 million for Lucknow Metro India-Japan The European Union’s official bank European Investment Japan has been providing support to India both financially Bank will Provide loan to Lucknow Metro Project of €450 and technically when it comes to the development of million (about Rs. 3,300 crore) towards constructing a 23-km Infrastructure. It has now committed a loan worth 242.2 long rail line and a purchasing a fleet of new trains. The billion yen for the various infrastructure projects in India. metro project will be the most expensive public transport  Transmission System Strengthening Project in system in the state of Uttar Pradesh costing Rs.6928 cr. Madhya Pradesh -JPY 15.45 billion. The EU’s official bank and the world’s largest international  Odisha Integrated Sanitation Improvement Project public bank, and its loan will cover half of the total project -JPY 25.7 billion. costs for the Lucknow Metro. The first phase rollout of €200  Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (Phase 1) -JPY million during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to 103.6 billion or Rs 6,170 crore. Brussels, as part of the 13th India E.U. Summit.The remaining  North East Road Network tranches will be disbursed over the course of the project. Connectivity Improvement Project- JPY 67.1 billion.  Jharkhand Horticulture Intensificationby Micro Drip India, Afghanistan and Iran finalize draft of Irrigation Project -JPY 4.65 billion. Chabahar Trilateral Agreement India, Afghanistan and Iran have finalized draft of the MOU Chabahar Trilateral Agreement on Transport and Transit India has signed a MoU with the US for setting up Corridors. The text of the draft was finalized at the second LIGO in India technical meeting of experts from the three countries in New India has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Delhi. Previously Union Cabinet has approved 150 million with the United States for setting up Laser Interferometer dollars credit for Development of the strategically important Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in India. LIGO is a Chabahar Port in Iran. large-scale physics experiment and observatory to detect NEWS IN BRIEF gravitational waves. The agreement was signed between the US’s National Science Foundation (NSF) and India’s  UNICEF and Visakhapatnam based GITAM Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Department of University signed a MoU to empower the Science and Technology (DST). Earlier in February 2016, the adolescents 10-19 years and address the Union Cabinet had approved Rs 1200 crores for the LIGO adolescent issues in the district. India project. It will be third LIGO interferometer in the world  ISRO and NASA are jointly operated and it is expected to be functional by 2023. It will significantly mission NISAR a satellite that helps studying improve the ability of scientists to pinpoint the sources of earthquake and its patterns. The satellite is gravitational waves and analyse the signals. called NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR and is designed to make observations and Mizoram, JICA signed pact for promoting measurements of ecosystem disturbance, ice-sheet sustainable agriculture collapse, and natural hazards such as tsunami, North-eastern state Mizoram and Japanese International volcanoes and landslides. Cooperative Agency signed pact on Capacity Enhancement for Sustainable Agriculture and Irrigation Development. Training programmes would be conducted in Japan both for officials and farmers from Mizoram for three times during the period and the expenses would be borne by the Japanese  government.

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First bi-monthly monetary policy of the RBI BRICS New Development Bank approved first RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% loans for renewable energy projects The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut down repo rate by The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has approved its 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent from 6.75 per cent, with first package of loans worth 811 million dollars for four immediate effect. It was announced in the first bi-monthly renewable energy projects in Brazil, China, South Africa and monetary policy review of the RBI for the 2016-17 fiscal. India. The NDB in its first loan tranche will provide $300 First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement for 2016-17 million to Brazil, $250 million to India, $180 million to South  Repo Rate : 6.50% Africa and $81 million to China. These funds will be used in  Reverse Repo Rate : 6.00% area of green and renewable energy projects with a combined  Marginal Standing capacity of 2.37MW together. Facility Rate : 7.00% The New Development Bank is a multilateral bank created by  Bank Rate : 7.00% BRICS nation’s viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South  CRR : 4% Africa. It had started its operations in July 2015 with initial  SLR : 21.25% authorized capital of $100 billion. It is headquartered in NPCI launched Unified Payments Interface Shanghai, China. Renowned Indian banker Kundapur Vaman The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has Kamath is the President (first) of NDB. launched “Unified Payments Interface (UPI)” to revolutionise RBI gave nod to Bharti Airtel’s payments Bank mobile payment system in the country. It was launched by Unit the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its in-principle 29 banks have agreed to join the platform. UPI seeks to approval to Bharti Airtel’s payments bank venture — Airtel provide uniform mobile payment system by leveraging digital M Commerce Services Ltd (AMCS). With this AMCS has trends such as increasing smart phone adoption and deeper become the first entity to receive final approval from the RBI penetration of mobile data. to start a payments bank. Airtel M Commerce is a subsidiary India world’s largest remittance recipient in 2015: of Bharti Airtel, a telecom company. World Bank India replaced China as top FDI destination in India was the world’s largest remittance recipient in 2015 2015 despite experiencing a $ one billion drop from the previous As per FDI Intelligence Report, India has replaced China as year, the first decline in its remittances since 2009.India the top Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destination by retained its top spot in 2015, attracting about $69 billion in attracting $63 billion worth FDI projects in 2015. India was remittances, down from $70 billion in 2014, the World Bank the highest-ranked country by capital investment in the year said in its annual report ‘Migration and Development Brief’. 2015, with 63 billion dollars-worth of FDI projects announced. Other large remittance recipients in 2015 were China with $64 Greenfield FDI inflow in India and China was followed by billion, the Philippines ($28 billion), Mexico ($25 billion) and Indonesia ($38.5 billion), Mexico ($24.3 billion) and Brazil Nigeria ($21 billion). ($17.3 billion). A remittance is a transfer of funds to an overseas account. Top destination states for FDI in 2015 in India: Gujarat For example, if you need to send money to your child who is was on top which had attracted $12.4 billion. Maharashtra studying overseas or help your maid to send money back to was second attracting $8.3 billion respectively in 2015. her country, you may do so by arranging for a remittance with an authorised remittance agent. The RBL Bank became the first private sector bank to open dedicated branch for startups Federal Bank Launched Campus Wallet in Kerala The RBL Bank (formerly Ratnakar Bank) became the first Kochi based Federal Bank has joined with Chillar Payment private sector bank in India to open dedicated branch for Solutions Ltd., to promote the start-up’s technology product startups. The RBL Bank is a scheduled commercial bank – Campus Wallet. This is an Identity Card faded Banking headquartered in the Kolhapur, Maharashtra. technology with Students can make payments in stores, Key facts canteen, library etc within the respective campuses by  The first exclusive bank branch for start-ups will flashing the Campus Wallet cards at the special swiping offer a bouquet of banking products to service the machines installed at these locations.

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end-to-end needs of the emerging entrepreneurial Enterprises, Nirankar Investments, and Surin Investments eco-system. are the NBFC’s whose registration has been cancelled.  The branch will assist entrepreneurs in setting up new enterprises or companies. Gujarat, Maharastra –top contributors of Indian  It will offer them host of banking products including, Export foreign exchange services, remittances and cash The industrial body ASSOCHAM in one of its recent study management. revealed that Gujarat and Maharashtra contribute nearly 46%  The Branch will also provide a range of value added of the Indian exports occupying the topmost place while the services including legal and tax formalities, first five states contribute to 69% of the total export of India. registration etc. through its affiliates and partners. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh occupy the first 5 places respectively. World Bank approved loan to Jordan and Rajasthan Uber launched ‘Uber MOTO’ in Gurgaon The long-term loan, almost interest free by World Bank of The cab hailing company Uber just launched its pilot bike $100 million loan to Jordan for job creation, comes after sharing service called Uber MOTO on Car-Free in Gurgaon. Lebanon was also awarded $100 million to ensure universal Users can request for a ride through the Uber app. Uber school enrolment for Lebanese and Syrian refugee children MOTO will work on Uber’s app, but will use bikes to ferry by 2017. The World Bank Board granted Long term Loan of commuters around instead of cars. The fares start at Rs 15. $250 million Development Policy Loan for Rajasthan. Govt. planed to infuse Rs. 5,050 crore in PSU World Bank: Headquarters: Washington, President: Jim Yong banks Kim Government is planning to infuse additional capital of about ADB lowered Asia’s growth forecast to 5.7% Rs. 5,050 crore in some public sector banks, according to The Asian Development Bank headquartered at Manila, has reports. Parliament has approved Rs 5,050 crore for meeting brought down the forecast of growth of Asia to 5.7% for the additional expenditure on recapitalisation of public sector financial year 2016-17. banks, as per a report. The Asian Development Outlook, a supplement of ADB has Japan commits loan worth 14251 crores predicted the growth of Asian economy to be at 5.7%. This Japan has been providing support to India by committed a was due to the reduced global demand and a slow Chinese loan worth 242.2 billion yen for the various infrastructure economy. Earlier the growth was predicted at 6%for 2016 in projects in India. December,2015  Transmission System Strengthening Project in ADB: Established: 1966, Headquarter: Philippines, Madhya Pradesh –JPY 15.45 billion President: Takehiko Nakao  Odisha Integrated Sanitation Improvement Project Government permitted 100% FDI in e-commerce -JPY 25.7 billion The government has allowed 100% FDI in e-commerce  Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (Phase 1) -JPY through automatic route in marketplace model of retailing. 103.6 billion or Rs 6,170 crore This is not applicable to the inventory based model of e-  North East Road Network Connectivity commerce. According to the norms, an e-commerce firm will Improvement Project- JPY 67.1 billion not be permitted to sell more than 25 per cent of total sales  Jharkhand Horticulture Intensification by Micro from one vendor or its group companies. It will also prevent Drip Irrigation Project -JPY 4.65 billion the online websites from providing huge discounts and the  Japan:Capital- Tokyo, Currency- Yen, PM-Shinjo rates will be in par with the retailers Abe RBI canceled recognition of 22 NBFC’s DCB Bank started India’s first Aadhaar-based RBI has cancelled the certificate of registration of 22 NBFC’s. ATM Earlier, in the month beginning 6 more NBFC’s licenses were Maharashtra based Small-sized lender DCB Bank has started cancelled. Due to the cancellation, the firms cannot enter an Aadhaar-based ATM usage facility in which a customer into the financing business. RBI has cancelled the registration can transact using his biometric details instead of the PIN. owing to its powers conferred under Section 45-IA (6) of the This is the first ATM in the country which operates using Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Kundan Leasing and the Aadhaar data. One can do a transaction without the card Finvest, Raseera Investments, LimtexImpex, Dignity Motors as well. ATM card holders can key-in the 12-digit Aadhaar Finance, Akansha Consultancy Services, Bini Commercial number or swipe the card at an automated teller machine (ATM) to start a transaction.

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DCB Bank: Headquarter: Mumbai, CEO: Murali M Natarajan NTT acquired IT firm of Dell Japan based NTT has acquired the IT arm of PC manufacturer World’s largest oil firm Aramco planned to invest Dell. The deal is valued at $ 3 billion. Dell has been debt in India ridden due to the acquisition of data storage provider for $ The world’s largest crude exporter with crude reserves of 67 billion. With the new acquisition, NTT will make its about 265 billion barrels Company Aramco is planning to presence in North America and expand its global network make a major investment in India’s petroleum sector. The and improve its infrastructure services. head of Aramco, Khalid A. Al Falih, recently stated that the company regarded India as the most preferred investment Reliance signed deal with Rafael destination. Saudi Arabia is currently India’s largest crude Mukhesh Ambani owned Reliance defence has entered into supplier, supplying one-fifth of the country’s oil. a deal with Israeli based Rafael defence to manufacture air to air missile systems, air defence and observatory balloons. US court slaped 940 million dollars fine on two Reliance will hold 51% of the stake and Rafael will hold 49% Tata group companies in the joint venture agreement. They will target over $ 10 The federal grand jury in the US State of Wisconsin has billion in the next 10 years. The project will have an initial slapped 940 million US dollars fine against two companies of capital outlay of more than Rs.1,300 crore, excluding the cost India’s Tata group – Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and of technology. Tata America International Corp. They were fined in a trade secret lawsuit filed against them by the US based electronics Free Charge Partnered With Payment Gateway medical records vendor Epic Systems. The jury verdict has CCAvenue directed two companies of India’s Tata group to pay 240 Free Charge a wholly –owned subsidiary of snapdeal has million dollars to Epic Systems for ripping off its software partnered with a payment gateway CCAvenue to strengthen and pay 700 million dollars in punitive damages. its offline offerings, as it gains access to over one lakh online merchants across sectors like hospitality, retail and NEWS IN BRIEF education. It also plans to allow merchants to upgrade their  In its Economic Outlook IMF retained its 7.5 percent payment limits of Rs 1,00,000 with necessary KYC verification. GDP expansion forecast for India in 2016 and 2017. Flipkart acquired mobile payments firm PhonePe  Germany’s Development Bank KfW will provide India’s largest e-commerce company Flipkart has acquired loan assistance of 3750 crore rupees for the modern PhonePe, a Bengaluru-based mobile payments company. and sustainable metro system for Nagpur city PhonePe is building India’s a Unified Payments Interface  The market regulator SEBI has raised the FPI (UPI) based product, which is, planned to go live in April. (Foreign Portfolio Investors) investment limit in The interface will allow users to transact using their unique government securities to 1,40,000. This will help in identification and mobile phone number or virtual payments attracting more foreign inflow into the nation. address without sharing any other bank details.  Japanese International Cooperative Agency (JICA) has been approached by Indian govt. for a 15000 cr. Private equity firm, Blackstone to buy Mphasis loan for 10 green field National Highway project. for $1.1billion  Union Labour Ministry has proposed a minimum Private equity firm Blackstone India has entered into an monthly income of Rs. 10,000 for contract workers. agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to buy a  E-commerce giant Snapdeal has initiated Snapdeal majority stake in Mphasis Limited in a deal valued between Sunshine, a program that allows users to donate to $825 million and $1.1 billion. the associated NGOs, who are in need of the products. NEWS IN BRIEF MERGER AND AQUISTION  Off-road vehicle manufacturer Polaris has tied up with the popular e-commerce website Snapdeal to ITC Has Acquired Technico Agri Sciences Ltd For sell its ATV (All Terrain Vehicles). Rs 121 Cr. FMCG Major ITC has acquired Technico Agri Sciences Ltd (TASL), a company owned by its direct subsidiary, Technico Pty Limited (TPL), Australia for Rs 121 crore. Prior to such  acquisition, Technico Agri Sciences Limited was a wholly owned subsidiary of Technico Pty Limited, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Limited.

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63rd National Film Awards (for year 2015) UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Amitabh Bachchan won the best actor award for his Bengali Prize 2016 turn in parental drama ‘Piku’, Kangana Ranaut was Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova awarded with announced the best actress for her double role in ”Tanu Weds UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2016. Manu Returns”. The single-biggest honour for the year 2015 The Prize was awarded during the celebration of World Press went to S.S Rajamouli’s bilingual blockbuster ‘Baahubali: Freedom Day on 3rd May 2016 hosted by Finland. She has The Beginning’, which was adjudged the best film. been recommended Ismayilova in recognition of her  Best Popular Film: ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ outstanding contribution to press freedom in difficult  Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Director: Neeraj circumstances. ) Ghaywan (‘Masaan’ Mother Teresa conferred with Founders Award  Best Odiya Film: ‘Pahada Ra Luha’ posthumously in UK  Best Supporting Actor: Samuthirakani (‘Visaranai’) Mother Teresa has been posthumously conferred with the  Best Supporting Actress: Tanvi Azmi (‘Bajirao United Kingdom’s prestigious Founders Award 2016. Mastani’) Teresa’s only living relative Agi Bojazhiu (niece) collected  Nargis Dutt Award for Best film on National the award on her behalf. Integration: ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’  Best Film on Social Issues: ‘Nirnayakam’ Pulitzer Prize 2016 Books, Drama and Music Fiction: Dogri Poetess Padma Sachdev selected for 2015 1. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Saraswati Samman 2. Drama: Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Dogri Poetess and novelist Padma Sachdev (76) has been 3. History: Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a chosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for her New America by T.J. Stiles. autobiography ‘Chitt-Chete’ written in Dogri language and 4. Biography: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William published in 2007. Saraswati Samman is an annual award Finnegan,. bestowed upon Indian citizen for his outstanding literary 5. Poetry: Ozone Journal by Peter Balakian. work written in any Indian language mentioned in Schedule 6. Music: In for a Penny, In for a Pound by Henry VIII of Constitution and published during last 10 years. The Threadgill. samman was established in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. Pulitzer Prize: It honours the extraordinary work in US Viswanathan Anand conferred with 2016 journalism, drama, literature and other areas. It also brings Hridaynath Mangeskar Award welcome attention and recognition to newspapers and Five-time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand (46) websites. was honoured with the 2016 Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award. With this he became first sports personality to receive this PM Narendra Modi conferred with Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour prestigious award. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Saudi Arabia’s Aishwarya Rai Bachchan won 2016 Global Indian highest civilian honour- the King Abdulaziz Sash.The of the Year award prestigious award was bestowed upon Indian Prime Minister Bollywood Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was awarded by incumbent Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the 2016 Global Indian of the Year award at the NRI of the the Royal Court. Year award function held in Mumbai. Indian star tennis player NEWS IN BRIEF Sania Mirza was also honoured at the 2016 NRI of the Year Award.  IIT-Kharagpur has won an award the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award in the academic JJ Singh got highest French civilian honour institutes’ category. Former Indian Army Chief General (retd) JJ Singh was  Actress Priyanka Chopra will be bestowed with conferred with the prestigious Officer of the Legion of Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation’s Best Honour, the highest French civilian distinction. He was Actress of the Year Award. conferred the honour by French Ambassador to India, Francois Richier in New Delhi.

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 Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who started his Indian origin, has been conferred award upon the career with romantic comedy “Band Baaja Baaraat” highest French civilian award the Legion of Honour. in 2010 has been conferred with”Maharashtrian Of  Delhi girl, Priyadarshini Chatterjee has been The Year” award announced as the winner of FBB Femina Miss India.  The prestigious PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write  Indian Diplomat in the United Kingdom Mr. Amitav Award, presented by PEN America has been Banerji has been honoured with highest awards of conferred upon, jailed Egyptian author and Cyprus – Commander of the Order of Merit for the journalist, Ahmed Naji contribution of work towards major roles in  Cyprian Kotut (23) from Kenya has won the 40th Commonwealth Secretariat for 20 years. edition of the 2016 Paris marathon held on 3 April 2016 in the men’s category.  Tamil descendent Judge Navanetham Pillay, South  Africa’s first non-white woman judge who is of BOOK & AUTHOR

 The Making of India: The Untold Story of British Enterprise’- New book by KartarLalvani  NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly will write a book titled ”Endurance: My Year in Space and Our Journey to Mars”. Mr. Scott Kelly returned to the Earth in March 2016 after spending almost a year aboard the International Space Station (ISS).  A State in Denial – Pakistan’s Misguided and Dangerous Crusade authored by veteran journalist BG Verghese was re- released during a discussion organised by the India International Centre, New Delhi.

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WORLD Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson: Iceland ruling coalition Government has named Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson (53) as Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan: Vietnam’s National Assembly the new Prime Minister after igmundur Gunnlaugsson had (NA) has elected Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as the country‘s stepped down. Capital: Reykjavik,Currency: króna first female house speaker. Mouamba Clement:Congo’s President Denis Sassou Meeran C. Borwankar: Union Government has Nguesso has appointed Mouamba Clement as the new Prime appointed senior IPS officer Ms. Meeran C. Borwankar as Minister of the central African country. the Director General (DG) in the Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D). Idriss Deby: Chad’s incumbent President, Idriss Deby (63) has won a fifth term in office, and became President of Chad. Temir Sariyev: Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Temir Sariyev resigned after a parliamentary commission accused David Gunnlaugssan: Iceland PM Sigmundur David his cabinet of corruption. Gunnlaugssan resigned due to Panama Papers leak blaming him of keeping black money there. Arseniy Yatsenyuk: The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation two Dominica’s Patricia Scottland has been taken over as months after he survived a no-confidence vote in parliament. the 1st woman Secretary General of Commonwealth replacing (Ukraine President – Petro Poroshenko) India’s Kamalesh Sharma. Hashim Thaci: Hashim Thaci has sworn in as the 4th Sushila Karki :Nepal has selected Justice Sushila Karki President of Kosovo after he was elected by the parliament (63) for the post of Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court of in March 2016. Kosovo -Capital: Pristina, Currency: Euro the country.

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CP Gurnani:The National Association of Software and Veenu Paliwal: Veenu Paliwal, India’s first Women biker Services Companies (NASSCOM) has appointed CP Gurnani passed away due to aroad accident. She was also known as its Chairman for 2016-17 and Raman Roy as vice chairman as ”Lady of the Harley”. for the period. NASSCOM is a global non-profit trade association that facilitates business and trade in software Babu Bharadwaj: Veteran journalist and writer Babu and services and encourages the advancement of research Bharadwaj passed away due to cardiac arrest in Kozhikode, in software technology. Headquarters: New Delhi. Kerala. Justice Permod Kohli: Retired Chief Justice of Sikkim C Silvera: Former Union Minister of Mizoram C High Court Justice Permod Kohli was sworn in as the Chairman Silvera died at 81.He was the only leader from Mizoramto be of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). in the union council of ministers. Salman Khan: Bollywood actor Salman Khan was named Rogers Nelson: Pop music superstar Prince Rogers as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Nelson popularly known as Prince passed away in suburban upcoming Olympics to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Minneapolis, United States. Janeiro, Brazil. Guy Hamilton: British Film Director Guy Hamilton, known Bhupendra Kainthola: Indian Information Service (IIS) for his work on four James Bond movies, has died at the age officer Bhupendra Kainthola has been appointed as Director of 93. of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Kainthola will Satyanand Munjal: The co-founder of Hero Cycles group replace Prashant Pathrabe. Satyanand Munjal passed away in Ludhiana, Punjab. P.K. Mishra: Goa Government has decided to appoint Malick Sidibe: Renowned Malian photographer Malick former Chief Justice of Patna High Court Justice P.K. Mishra Sidibe passed away in Bamako, Mali due to diabetics. as Lokayukta of the state. Susmita Pande: The Union Government has appointed Susmita Pande as the new chairperson of the National  Monument Authority (NMA). NAM is quasi-judicial body that functions under the aegis of Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It is headquatered in New Delhi. VANIK’S KNOWLEDGE GARDEN Geeta Pasi : United States (US) President Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Geeta Pasi as the country’s Important Nuclear Power Plant in India next envoy to central African nation Chad. Plant Location State Capacity Narora Atomic Power Narora Uttar Pradesh 440 MW Mary Kom : Indian woman boxer Mary Kom has been Station named as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Rajasthan Atomic Rawatbhata Rajasthan 1180 MW ambassador for Women’s World Championship. Power Station Tarapur Atomic Power Ajay Banga : US President Barack Obama has nominated Tarapur Maharashtra 1400 MW MasterCard’s Indian-American CEO Ajay Banga as a member Station Kakrapar Atomic of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. Kakrapar Gujarat 440 MW Power Station Deepak Mishra : Senior IPS officer Deepak Mishra has Kudankulam Nuclear Kudankulam Tamilnadu - MW been appointed as Additional Director General in the Central Power Plant Reserve Police Force (CRPF). At present CRPF is the world’s Madras Atomic Power Kalpakkam Tamilnadu - MW largest paramilitary force with 228 battalions and over three Station lakh personnel. Kaiga Nuclear Power Kaiga Karnataka 660 MW Plant Nizamuddin : Netaji’s Driver Colonel Nizamuddin became Madras Atomic Power oldest human alive at 116 years by opening a bank account Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu 440 MW Station at the ripe old age of 116-years.

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Gurgaon renamed as Gurugram department of the state and 94% of the voters demanded Haryana government decided to rename Gurgaon district as that they want a complete ban on the sale of alcohol in the Gurugran. The state government also decided to change the village. name of Mewat district to Nuh. Haryana : C.M.: Manokarlal Rajasthan: Capital: Jaipur, CM: Vasundhara Raje, Governor: Khattar, Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki Kalyan Singh Puttingal Devi Temple BHEL commissioned Andhra Pradesh’s first canal More than 100 people died at Puttingal Devi temple at Kollam top solar plant at Bhimavaram Kerala due to the display of fireworks occurred on the last Public Sector Power equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy day of the seven-day of ‘Meena Bharani’ festivities. Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned a seasonwise tiltable canal top solar PV plant at Bhimavaram, Andhra ECoR became largest freight loading railway zone Pradesh. It is the first canal top project in Andhra Pradesh In terms of revenue loading performance, The East Coast and also of its kind project to be executed by BHEL. Railway (ECoR) Zone headquartered in Bhubaneswar (Odisha) has emerged as largest Freight Loading Railway Foundation stone for Haryana’s first Horticulture Zone of the country in year 2015-16.The ECoR loaded 173.49 University laid in Karnal million tonnes ,where as the zone earned about 15978.28 crore Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha rupees during the financial year 2015-16 Mohan Singh laid the foundation stone of Haryana State University of Horticultural Sciences at Karnal. It is the first Bronze bust of Aryabhatta unveiled at UNESCO Horticulture University in the state that will cater the needs Headquarters to support the gap between research, teaching and extension Union Human Resource and Development Minister Smriti activities in the state. Irani unveiled a bronze bust of ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhatta at the UNESCO Headquarters in Government renamed Panagarh airbase after Paris, France. Smriti Irani was in the French capital to attend former IAF Chief Arjan Singh the International Conference on Zero. The Union Government has renamed Panagarh Air Force Base of Indian Air Force in West Bengal as ‘Air Force Station Arogya Fair began in Goa Arjan Singh’ in honour of the Marshal of the Air Force Arjan In a move to popularize the Indian medicines with special Singh. It was renamed on the occasion of 97th birthday of attention to Ayurveda, Arogya fair, a four day programme is Arjan Singh. Air Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern beginning in Goa. The fair is launched as a cooperative effort Air Command, Air Marshal C. Harikumar unveiled the by AYUSH ministry and Confederation of Indian Industry. rechristening plaque. This is first time in India’s defence The main objective is to popularize the Indian Medicinal history, a military installations has been named after system and update the industry with recent developments individuals, especially when they are alive. in the sector. NIEWS IN BRIEF Volcano erupted in South Alaska Pavlof Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the heart  World’s first White Tiger Safari was inaugurated at of Alaska region erupted. The volcano in the 8,261-foot Mukundpur in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. mountain erupted spitting out an ash cloud that rose to  In south western Japan two powerful earthquakes of 20,000 feet. magnitude 6.5 hit a day apart shook, killing at least 29 people and injuring 1,500, as thousands left their Narendra Modi to launched Asia’s Biggest home in the tragedy. telescope Aries in Nainital  Lucknow will be the first Pee-Free zone with Rs. 500 A Major achievement and progress in the field of Astronomy, fines for violations. the Aryabhatta Research Institute for Observational Sciences  Kolkata flyover tragedy killed many abbreviated as ARIES the first optical telescope is set to be  400 year old ban on entry of women into the Shani inaugurated by PM Modi in Nainital. It was a contract temple at Shingnapur in Maharashtra lifted by court undertaken by the Aries and Belgian company- Advanced order. Mechanical and Optical Systems in March , 2007.  World’s largest ‘charkha’ to be on display at IGI Kachhabali Became 1st Liquor-free village in (Indira Gandhi International Airport) airport. Rajasthan Kachabali village of Rajasthan has become the first in state to vote in support of closing down the only liquor shop in  the village. The polling was carried out by the excise

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India to host 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup  Ukraine born Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India is going won the FIDE World Chess Candidates Tournament to host under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017 in the 18th edition held in Moscow. of his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme.2013 under-17 FIFA World  Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from Germany has Cup was held at U.A.E. won the 2016 Gulf Air Formula One Bahrain Grand FIFA: Headquarters: Zurich, President: Gianni Infantino Prix held at Bahrain International Circuit in Manama.  British professional boxer Anthony Joshua has won 2016 Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament the 2016 International Boxing Federation (IBF) Indian men have won the 2016 Asian Nations Cup Chess heavyweight title. tournament by defeating Vietnam in the final round by 3-1  Indian ace shooter Jitu Rai ended with sixth spot in score played in Abu Dhabi. In the women’s section, top seed the men’s 50m pistol event on the International China won the title with 15 points followed by Uzbekistan Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup being (14 points) at second Kazakhstan (13 points) at third position held at Rio de Janeiro. respectively.  Hockey India to withdraw the National junior team NEWS IN BRIEF from the annual Sultan of Johor Cup to be held this year due to injury concerns. The sixth edition of the  Danny Willett (28) from England won the prestigious Sultan Johor cup is to be held from October 31 to 2016 US Masters Golf tournament November 6 at Johor Bahru in Malasiya.  India’s men’s and women’s teams have each won  Former national champion Vishnu Vardhan put his their respective titles at the Third edition of khokho name into the record books by becoming the first championships in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. In both champion of the Asian Tennis Tour (ATT) after he the finals, the hosts scored victory against beat Sidharth Rawat Bangladesh teams.  Dipa Karmakar has created history by becoming  India’s Mairaj Ahmed Khan has won the silver medal the 1st Indian women gymnast to qualify for the Rio in the men’s skeet event at ISSF World Cup held in Olympic. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  India’s Durga Thakur has been promoted to international outdoor umpire by the International  Hockey Federation (FIH). SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga unveiled at efficient dye-sensitised solar cell coated with a very thin film NIT Sikkim of graphene. Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga was unveiled at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim. It was formally Japan’s first stealth fighter X-2 jet successfully unveiled by Sikkim Governor Shrinvas Patil at the NIT Sikkim completed its maiden flight campus at Ravangla in South Sikkim District. It has been Japan successfully tested the maiden flight of its first named after Kangchenjunga mountain (8,586 m), the third domestically developed single-pilot stealth fighter jet X-2. highest mountain in the world which lies partly in Nepal and With this Japan became fourth country in the world to have partly in Sikkim. It most powerful and fastest supercomputer indigenous full-size stealth combat aircraft. Other three among all the 31 NITs and Sikkim NIT has secured a rare countries viz. United States, Russia and China have distinction of having such a supercomputer. successfully developed and flown manned stealth jets. Supercomputer Scientists discovered new planet with triple-star It is a computer that can do complete tasks faster than any system named KELT-4Ab other computer of its generation. It has high speed and Scientists have discovered a rare triple-star system named memory and is usually thousands of times faster than ordinary KELT-4Ab with a gas giant planet similar in size to Jupiter. It personal computers. was discovered by the researchers at the Harvard- Chinese researchers developed Graphene based Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics in the United States. all-weather solar cell The research was published in The Astronomical Journal. Chinese researchers have developed Graphene based all- ISRO Scientists developed world’s lightest weather solar cell that can generate electricity even during material Silica Aerogel rains. The new all-weather solar cell is made up of highly

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ISRO have indigenously developed world’s lightest synthetic Researchers developed world’s smallest material called ‘silica aerogel’ or ‘blue air’. It was developed nanoscale diode by the team of scientist from ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Researchers have developed the world’s smallest nanoscale Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. diode or molecular rectifier that could impact the development Applications of molecular electronic devices in future. The breakthrough  It can used as filler in soldiers’ uniforms to save was achieved by the researchers from the University of lives of soldiers at the Siachen glacier. Georgia and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). It  It can be used to insulate rocket engines as it can has size of single molecule and facilitates electronic current be used both in space and on Earth. flow in one direction.  It can be also used to make light weight clothing.  It can be also painted on windows in to keep SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched buildings cool or warm. inflatable room to ISS  ISRO is going to use this material on moon rover in Private SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket contracted by NASA has Chandryaan-2 mission of India. successfully launched the first inflatable habitat room that will attach to the International Space Station (ISS). The Falcon ISRO to create history by launching 22 satellites 9 rocket lifted off on schedule from Cape Canaveral Air Force in single Mission Station in Florida, United States. India’s Space pioneer ISRO has been creating records and Inflatable habitat room making achievements in all its missions. It is set to launch 22 The inflatable room has been named as Bigelow Expandable satellites in Single mission and create new history. ISRO is Actitvity Module (BEAM) and has been built by Nevada planning to launch 22 satellites in its upcoming mission that Company Bigelow Aerospace. It will be attached to the ISS includes micro and nano satellites from other nations. NASA for a two-year test and is the first such habitat to hold humans holds the record for launching 29 satellites in a single mission in orbit. It is made up of aluminium and soft fabric. It expands in 2013. in space and is light weight and also takes minimal space. It Indian Scientists developed biopolymer for water creates place for astronauts to live and work. purification NEWS IN BRIEF Indian scientists from Guwahati (Assam) based Institute of Advance Study in Science & Technology (IASST) have  The Space pioneer of India ISRO has established developed an eco-friendly biopolymer using the Gadanki Ionospheric Radar Interferometer (GIRI) nanotechnology for water-softening and water purification near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh applications. The eco-friendly biopolymer has been created  NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has gone into emergency using a naturally occurring substance, called chitosan. The mode (EM) some 75 million miles from Earth. chitosan has been obtained naturally from the hard outer skeleton of shellfish including crab, lobster, and shrimp as a backbone for the carbon nanoparticles to sit on.  HEALTH

The third phase of Mission Indradhanush began World’s first public dengue vaccination The third phase of Union Health Ministry’s universal programme launched in Philippines vaccination programme Mission Indradhanush began. World’s first public dengue vaccination programme was Mission Indradhanush launched in the Philippines with a French drug Dengvaxia It depicts 7 colours of the rainbow which aims to cover all (world’s 1st dengue fever vaccine) to combat mosquito-borne those children by 2020 who are either unvaccinated, or are disease. Mexico was first country in the world to approve partially vaccinated against 7 vaccine preventable diseases. first-ever Dengvaxia Dengue fever vaccine for the public The diseases include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, use and Philippines was the first county in Asia to allow it. polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B. Under this However with the launch of first public dengue vaccination universal vaccination programme, all vaccines will be made programme, Philippines became first country to introduce, available free of cost. adopt and implement the first-ever dengue vaccine through the public health system and under public school settings.

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Haryana govt. Launched project Salamti Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV), Measles, Rubella (MR) Haryana state became the first in the country to launch a vaccine, and Adult Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine. unique project to maintain a healthy balance between the Diarrhoea caused by Rotavirus is one of the leading causes of severe diarrhoea and death among children less than five births of children by using injectable contraceptive ‘Salamati’. The first-of-its-kind project to maintain a healthy balance years of age. between the births of children by using injectable NEWS IN BRIEF contraceptive is called ‘Salamati’ and was launched by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal.  Golden Tobacco Ltd. has become the first company in India to display health warnings in 85 percent of Union Govt. Launched indigenous rotavirus the packet’s area. vaccine  Chennai based Apollo Hospitals group has tied-up Union Health Ministry launched the country’s first, with search giant Google in providing health indigenous rotavirus vaccine to combat diarrhoeal deaths. information as part of the Google’s launch of Health The indigenous rotavirus vaccine was being introduced Card in India. This new feature aims to give people initially in four States – Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal access to health information quickly and easily. Pradesh and Odisha – and would be expanded to the entire country in a phased manner. The Rotavac is in addition to three new vaccines that have been introduced in India’s  Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) including ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Global Tiger population increased for the first time sustainable forest strategies for 50 countries and in 100 years by 22% promote climate-informed fisheries management by According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Global 2020. Tiger Forum (GTF), the global tiger population has increased  Bring adaptive social protection social safety nets by 22 per cent after a century of constant decline. The number that can quickly support people affected by a of wild tigers across the globe has gone up globally by 22 disaster or an economic shock. per cent to 3,890, from the 2010 estimate of 3,200.  Pilot a new approach in 15 cities that aims to boost Tiger population in different countries: India (2226), Russia urban resilience by integrating infrastructure, land (433), Indonesia (371), Malaysia (250), Nepal (198), Thailand use planning and disaster risk management. (189), Bangladesh (106) and Bhutan (103).  World Bank to quadruple funding over next 5 years to make transport systems more resilient to climate New species of Sand-eating Micrixalidae tadpoles change. found in Western Ghats  It will also invest at least US 1 billion dollars to New species of Sand-eating tadpole named Micrixalidae promote energy efficiency and resilient building by found in Western Ghats. They were discovered from the deep 2020. recesses of streambeds in the Western Ghats  Help to green the financial sector through a World Bank launched ambitious Climate Change coordinated approach across banking, capital and Action Plan pensions markets to implement changes needed The World Bank has unveiled an ambitious Climate Change nationally and globally. Action Plan (CCP) to accelerate efforts to tackle climate Union Government notified E-Waste Management change over the next five years i.e. by 2020. It seeks to help Rules, 2016 developing countries to deliver their targets set in the national Union environment ministry has notified new plastic waste climate plans submitted for the historic climate agreement management rules, The Plastic Waste Management (PWM) reached at COP21 in Paris in December 2015. Rules 2016, issued will replace the Plastic Waste Key highlights (Management and Handling) Rules 2011.The ministry also  Help in developing countries add 30 GWs of increased the minimum thickness of plastic carry bags from renewable energy. 40 microns to 50 microns. The new rules also focus on phasing  World Bank would focus on expanding universal out of non-recyclable multi layered plastic and increasing access to early-warning systems in the case of reuse of plastic waste especially in applications like road disasters to 100 million people by the year 2020. construction and waste to energy.  World Bank will develop climate-smart agriculture investment plans for at least 40 nations. Design 

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Akash Missile System successfully test fired  Indigenously developed surface-to-air supersonic Indigenously developed surface-to-air supersonic Akash Akash missile System was successfully test fired missile System was successfully test fired from complex-3 of from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha. at Chandipuri in Odisha. Akash (in English it means sky) is a mid-range surface-to-air  China’s air force to launch joint training exercises missile (SAM). It is medium range nuclear capable supersonic Shaheen-5 with Pakistan in Punjab,Pakistan from missile. April 9 to 30. India-Mongolia joint military training Exercise  This web portal will be under the Department of Ex- Serviceman Welfare. The interactive portal Kendriya ‘Nomadic Elephant – 2016’ held at Mongolia. Sainik Board enables the exserviceman to avail The eleventh edition of India-Mongolia joint military training various schemes by submitting online applications Exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant – 2016’ has commenced at thereby reducing the paperwork and saves time. Mongolia. It seeks to promote military associations between India and Mongolia. The first joint exercise was held in 2004 Indian Airforce to conducted day-night exercise and since then it is annually held. ‘Iron-fist’ Indian Army conducted Shatrujeet battle exercise Indian Air Force displayed its combat and fire power at in Rajasthan Rajasthan’s Pokhran firing range in aday & night demonstration. The event comprised six packages depicting The Indian Army conducted major battle exercise named as six themes in which more than 180 aircraft, including fighters, ‘Shatrujeet’ in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan. The aim of the transport and helicopters participated. Defence Minister Shri exercise was to evaluate the capability of the Indian Army and fine tune its proactive war strategy to respond swiftly to Manohar Parikar, Hon’ble Rajasthan Governor Shri Kalyan Singh, Chief Minister Smt Vasundhara Raje and Chiefs of any threat to nation’s security. Indian Army and Indian Navy were among others present 47 countries to participate in Defence Expo during the Exercise. The ninth defence expo of Naval and Internal Homeland Security Systems Exhibition is being held at Naqueri Quitol in Quepemtaluka of South Goa from March 28-31, 2016. 977  companies and 47 countries have registered for participating in the Expo. Participating Countries are USA, Russia, Sweden, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Vanik Knowledge Garden Portugal. ’s Goa:Capital: Panaji NASSCOM CM: Lakshmi Kant Parsekar Governor: Mridula Sinha  The National Association of Software and Services Pakistan successfully test-fired anti-ship Zarb Companies (NASSCOM). missile  The Indian Chamber of Commerce is a consortium Pakistan has test fired anti-ship surface to sea “Zarb” missile that serves as an interface to the Indian Software from the coastal areas successfully. It is the Chinese C- industry and Indian BPO industry. 602.Missile which is export version of the YJ-62. The C-602  NASSCOM President R. Chandra Sekhar. is claimed to have a range of 280 kms and weighs around 300  It was established in 1988. NASSCOM is a Non- kg. The missile was formally inducted into Pakistan Navy‘s Profit Organization. defence system soon after the test.  Headquarters : New Delhi, India with Regional NEWS IN BRIEF Offices in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata  Nuclear capable submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLMB) code named K-4, was successfully test fired from an undisclosed location in the Bay of Bengal.

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4th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of RIC held Delegates from the member nations of the ASEAN viz. in Moscow Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore, The 14th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Russia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Brunei and eight India and China (RIC) was held in Moscow, Russia and was North-East states of the country are participating in the attended Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Union Summit. Bangladesh is also participating. Minister of Foreign Affairs Sushma Swaraj, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi took. The Forum have UN observed 125th birth anniversary of vowed to deepen cooperation in combating terrorism. Ambedkar For the first time, United Nations (UN) observed the birth PM Narendtra Modi inaugurated 3rd Asia anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, father of the Indian Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation Constitution on April 13, 2016, a day before his date of birth. 3rd edition of Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger The 125th birth anniversary Dr. Ambedkar commemorated at Conservation inaugurated in New Delhi to save wild tigers. the UN headquarters in New York by the Permanent Mission It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. of India to the UN, in association with the Kalpana Saroj Ministers and government officials from all 13 tiger range Foundation and Foundation For Human Horizon. countries (TRCs) participating in the conference. These 13 TRCs are: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, 4th Nuclear Security Summit Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, The fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) began Thailand, and Vietnam. in Washington, United States to discuss a gamut of issues pertaining to nuclear security. In this edition of summit, heads North East-ASEAN Business Summit kicked off of about 53 countries and representatives of five international in Imphal organisations including the UNO, International Atomic The first-ever North East-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Energy Agency (IAEA), European Union (EU), Interpol are Asian Nations) Business Summit kicked off in Imphal, taking part. The idea of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) was Manipur with the focus on road connectivity, trade and mooted by the US President Barack Obama in 2009 and the tourism. The Summit aims at attracting investment from both first summit was held in 2010 in Washington. domestic and foreign firms to the North-Eastern states to increase productivity and generate employment in the region.  COMMITTEE & ITS FUNCTION

Union Government constitutes B B Tandon Ministers, Governors and ministers to be carried in Committee to monitor Government public advertisements. Advertisements The Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has MHA constitute Madhukar Gupta committee to constituted a three-member Committee to see that guidelines suggest ways to tighten security along Indo-Pak set for government advertisements by the Supreme Court border are followed. The committee will be headed by the former The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) B B Tandon. Senior TV high-level committee to suggest ways to tighten security journalist Rajat Sharma and ad-man Piyush Pandey will be along India-Pakistan border. The committee will be headed the other two members of the committee. by former Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta. It will Background suggest (i) ways to strengthen the security along the India-  In May 2015, Supreme Court in its order had issued Pakistan Border and (ii) address the issue of gaps and Guidelines on Regulating Government vulnerability in border fencing. Advertisements based on recommendations of Prof Haryana Government appointed two-member NR Madhava Menon Committee. In its order, SC inquiry panel to probe into Jat quota stir had barred publication of photos of leaders in Haryana government set up a two-member Commission of government advertisements except those of the Inquiry headed by Retired Justice S N Jha, former Chief President, Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of Justice of Jammu to probe the sequence of events leading India. to violence during the Jat agitation for reservation in  However, in March 2016 SC modified its earlier May February. 2015 order and allowed photographs of Chief 

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April April 2 - World Austism Awareness Day Theme: Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Vanik’s Knowledge Garden Neurodiversity State Bank of India (SBI) April 5 –National Maritime Day Theme: “Ease of doing business in the maritime sector”.  Imperial Bank of India acted as central bank of our April 7 - World Health Day country from 1921 to 1935. Theme: “Beat Diabetes”.  Imperial Bank of India was nationalized and April 10 - World Heritage Day renamed as “State Bank of India” in 1955. First Theme: ‘The Heritage of Sport’. Chairman, A. D. Gorwala. April 17 - World Haemophilia Day  SBI has 7 Subsidiaries (SBI Ground). They are : Theme: ”Treatment for all the Vision of All”. State Bank of Hyderabad, Mysore, Indore, Patiala, April 18 - World heritage Day Saurashtra, Travancore, Bikaner & Jaipur. All these April 22 - Earth Day were formed in 1959. Theme: ‘Trees for the Earth!’.  The total number of associate banks of SBI currently April 23 - World Book and Copyright Day working in the country is – Five April 25 - World Malaria Day  SBI is the largest commercial bank of India April 29 - International Dance Day  SBI launched a New Scheme “Parvartan” to attract more customers by rendering better services.  New York City declared this year’s April 14  SBI has introduced the Tiny-Card with biometric as ‘Bindeshwar Pathak Day’ in recognition” of the identification to achieve Financial Inclusion. Tiny- contributions made by the Indian social activist Card provides easy banking services for under and ‘Sulabh International’ founder for improving privileged communities. the lives of people engaged in the “most  SBI Head Quarters :Mumbai dehumanising situation”. New York City Mayor Bill  State Bank of India launched “Mobi Cash Eash” a de Blasio honoured Pathak for his outstanding work mobile wallet service that allows users to transfer to improve health and hygiene and “moving the funds and make bill payment easily using Mobile world forward”. Phone.  Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi th th  On 7 October 2013, Arundhati Bhattacharya is Inaugurated 10 Civil Services Day and expressed appointed as the first lady chairperson for SBI. his thoughts on civil servants that they are not only doing a JOB but also a service to the Nation and he SBI & Associated Banks added that at energy level, to be an agent of change.  National Safe motherhood day is celebrated every 1 State Bank of India Mumbai 1806 year on 11th April across India to mark Kasturba 2 State Bank of Hyderabad Hyderabad 1941 Gandhi’s birth anniversary. It was launched by 3 State Bank of Mysore Bangalore 1913 the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) Aim: To enforce 4 State Bank of Travancore Trivendram 1945 that women must have the availability and adequate 5 State Bank of Patiala Patiyala 1917 access to care during pregnancy, childbirth and 6 State Bank of Jaipur & Bikaner Jaipur 1963 postnatal services. The current national Infant Note : Morality Rate is 37.  In 2008 the State Bank of Sourashtra merged with SBI.   In 2010 the above State Bank of Indore also merged with SBI. Slogans of SBI :  With you all the way  Pure Banking nothing else  The banker to every Indian  The Nation Banks on us

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1. World Trade Organization (WTO) – 13. United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – New York, US Head – Roberto Azevedo Head – Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Founded on – 1 January, 1995 Founded on – 1969 2. World Health Organization (WHO) – 14. Asian Development Bank – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – Manila, Philippines Head – Dr Margaret Chan Head – Takehiko Nakao Founded on – 7 April, 1948 Founded on – 22 August, 1966 3. World Economic Forum (WEF) – 15. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – Beijing, China Head – Klaus Schwab Head – Jin Liqun Founded on – 1971 Founded on – 4 October, 2014 4. World Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO Also 16. New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) – called OMPI) – Headquarters – Shanghai, China Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Head – K. V. Kamath Head – Francis Gurry Founded on – July, 2015 Founded on – July 14, 1967 17. United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural 5. International Labour Organisation (ILO/OIT) – Organisation (UNESCO) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – Paris, France Head – Guy Ryder Head – Irina Bokova Founded on – 1919 Founded on – 16 November, 1945 6. United Nations Conference on Trade & Development 18. Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (UNCTAD) – (OECD) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – Paris, France Head – Mukhisa Kituyi Head – Jose Angel Gurria Founded on – 1964 Founded on – 30 September, 1961 7. World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland 19. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) – Head – Michel Jarraud Headquarters – Brussels, Belgium Founded on – 1950 Head – Philip M. Breedlove Founded on – 4 April, 1949 8. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland 20. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – Head – Jakob Kellenberger Headquarters – Singapore Founded on – 1863 Head – Dr. Alan Bollard Founded on – 1989 9. International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Headquarters – Washington DC, US 21. Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) – Head – Christine Lagarde Headquarters – Jakarta, Indonesia Founded on – 27 December, 1945 Secretary-General – Le Luong Minh, Vietnam Founded on – 8 August, 1967 10. The World Bank – Headquarters – Washington DC, US 22. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Founded on – July, 1944 (SAARC) – Headquarters – Kathmandu, Nepal 11. United Nations Organization (UN) – Head-Ahmed Saleem Headquarters – New York, US Founded on – 8 December, 1985 Head – Ban Ki-moon Founded on – 1945 23. International Maritime Organisation (IMO) – Headquarters – London, UK 12. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Head – Koji Sekimizu Headquarters – New York, US Founded on – 1959 Head – Anthony Lake Founded on – December, 1946 30 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - 2016

24. Amnesty International – 30. International Cricket Council (ICC) – Headquarters – London, UK Headquarters – Dubai, UAE Head – Salil Shetty Head – N. Srinivasan (Chairman) Founded on – July, 1961 Founded on – 15 June, 1909 25. Commonwealth of Nations – 31. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association Headquarters – London, UK (FIFA) – Head – Queen Elizabeth II Headquarters – Zurich, Switzerland Founded on – 28 April, 1949 Head – Joseph S. Blatter Founded on – 21 May, 1904 26. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – Headquarters – Vienna, Austria 32. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Head – Yukiya Amano Headquarters – Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, Founded on – July 29, 1957 Switzerland Founded on – 29 April, 1961 27. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) – 33. Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) – Headquarters – Vienna, Austria Headquarters – Rome, Italy Head – Li Yong Head – Jose Graziano da Silva Founded on – 1966 Founded on -16 October, 1945 28. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries 34. International Court of Justice (ICJ) – (OPEC) – Headquarters – The Hague, The Netherland Headquarters – Vienna, Austria Head – Abdulqawi Yusuf Head – Diezani Alison-Madueke Founded on -1945 Founded on – 1961-62 29. International Olympic Committee (IOC) –  Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland Head – Thomas Bach Founded on – 23 June, 1894 STATE NEWS Jharkhand Government launched Bhimrao Maharashtra Legislative Assembly approved Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows Social Boycott Bill 2016 Jharkhand Government has launched Bhimrao Ambedkar Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously approved Awas Yojana for widows to create equality and harmony in the Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill, 2016. With this society, ensuring all round development enshrined in the Maharashtra became first state in the country to adopt Social Constitution. It was launched by Chief Minister Raghubar Boycott Bill. The bill states that social boycott is a crime and Das on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. anybody indulging in it would face imprisonment maximum Ambedkar. The scheme (Yojana) aims at building 11000 units upto three years and a fine of 1 lakh rupees or both. (houses) for widows in 2016-17 financial year with the budgetary allocation of 80 crore rupees. Under it, beneficiaries Maharashtra Legislative Council cleared Dance would get an amount of 75000 rupees to build a house in bar bill The Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra passed the dance hilly terrains districts and 70000 rupees in plains area. bar regulation bill with regulations against the violators. The Mission Drinking Water launched by Maharashtra dance bars should be at least a km away from any education govt. or religious institution, and they should operate between 6 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched pm and 11.30 pm. Bar owners or operators face up to five ‘Mission Drinking Water in the backdrop of recurring years in jail and fines of up to Rs 25,000for violations. droughts and severe water crisis in Marathwada and Vidarbha region of the state. Besides, the government also constituted Delhi government launched PoochhO Carpool app the Maharashtra Drought Relief Committee headed by to help people during odd-even scheme app was launched by Delhi Transport Agriculture Minister Eknath Khadse and Opposition leader “PoochO Carpool” Minister Gopal Rai to give people more options for Radhakrishna Patil. carpooling during the second phase of the odd-even traffic scheme(April 15 to 30).It would help users find carpool

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Maharashtra Government banned digging of bore wells beyond 200 feet J&K govt. announced Mufti Sayeed Food Maharashtra Government has banned digging of borewells Entitlement Scheme beyond 200 feet in order to check the steep decline in ground Jammu & Kashmir cabinet in its maiden meeting under the water level across the state. This ban will be implemented Chief Ministership of Mehbooba Mufti announced to under the Maharashtra Groundwater Development and launch Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Management Act in order to control the excess water pumping Scheme (MMSFES) to supplement the National Food through borewell. Security Act (NFSA)from July 1, 2016. Under this scheme, all those persons who are covered under the State’s public Gujarat to Set up Nation’s First Organic Farming distribution system will get additional 5 kgs of ration per University person in addition to 5 kgs of ration they are entitled to get Gujarat is going to be the first state to set up a University under NFSA. exclusively focused Organic Farming to help farmers in switching to unconventional methods of farming. A fund of Phase 2 of odd-even scheme launched in Delhi Rs 10 crore has been earmarked towards the university in the Delhi Government has launched the second phase of odd- annual 2016-17 budget. even car rationing scheme to check pollution in the national capital. The second phase will be from 15 April 2016 till 30 Bihar Government imposed complete ban on April 2016. Under it, four wheelers with licence plates ending alcohol in an odd number will play on odd dates and those ending Bihar Government has completely banned on all types of with an even number can run on even dates. It will be between liquor (alcohol) throughout the state including Indian Made 8am and 8pm and on Sunday no restrictions are applied. The Foreign Liquor (IMFL). Henceforth person found indulging penalty in case of a violation is Rs. 2,000. in manufacturing trade, transportation, sale and consumption Exemptions: President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Union of liquor across the state will be punished under the stringent Ministers and other VIPs have been exempted. Besides provisions of the Bihar Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016. The emergency vehicles, vehicles driven by women, CNG vehicles Act has various stringent provisions including awarding and cars carrying school children in uniforms will be also ‘capital punishment’ for those who manufacture and sell illicit exempted. liquor that causes death. Alcohol prohibition in India is in force: Gujarat, Nagaland, Lakshadweep (UT) and parts of UP Govt to plant Five crore trees under ‘Green Manipur. Since 2014, Kerala has been implementing UP – Clean UP’ Programme prohibition in a phased manner. Akilesh Yadav led Uttar Pradesh government has directed all the district magistrates for plantation of 5 crore trees at 6,500 Mumbai to get its first Arbitration Centre sites in 24 hours on a date fixed in month of July under the The financial capital of India is likely to get the International ‘Green UP – Clean UP initiative . Arbitration Centre. This will be the India’s first arbitration centre for dealing the financial disputes. The financial Rajasthan became the first state to pass land Title disputes of India were dealt in the Singapore Arbitration bill centre. Now with the establishment of the International Rajasthan became the first state to pass the Rajasthan Urban arbitration centre in Mumbai it will be a boon to the Indian Land (Certification of Titles) Bills, 2016 for providing statutory companies. backing to land records. As per the bill State residents living in urban areas, which are governed by the municipalities or Telangana government launched M Wallet mobile state development authorities, can seek a certificate of App ownership of their lands by paying a nominal fee to the state IT minister KT Rama Rao and transport minister P. Mahender government. After the verification of the document, the Reddy launched, MWallet a brand new mobile app. Telangana authority will issue a certificate and a map to the owner with State Transport Authority’s launched brand-new mobile app state guarantee. named M-Wallet, which is first of its kind in India. It will help motorists to avoid physically carrying documents like driving Maharashtra Government to use hologram licence, registration certification and other vehicle related technique to check spurious liquor documents, since digital certificates can be uploaded through Maharashtra Government has decided to make it mandatory the App. to have a hologram on every alcohol bottle manufactured

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Haryana fixed minimum educational qualification  Jharkhand Chief Minister Ragbubar for Urban Bodies’ polls Das announced that the government would reserve Haryana Assembly passed two Bills mandating minimum two per cent employment in various departments educational qualification for contesting urban local bodies for meritorious sports persons of the state. polls in the state. The minimum educational qualification for  The government will provide electricity to all a general male candidate will be Class X, while that for women villages in Uttar Pradesh located in remote locations and those belonging to SC category would be Class VIII. and aims to provide electricity 24/7 to every household in India by 2019. NEWS IN BRIEF  Salam hailed Devi is the first transgender person in  Tamil Nadu to contest the assembly elections. RECENT GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT & SCHEME

Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan  Composite loan between 10 lakh rupees and up to 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the campaign “Gram crore rupees will be provided to SC/ST and women Uday Se Bharat Uday” Abhiyan, to mark the 125th birth and also inclusive of working capital component anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar, on April 14 at his for setting up any new enterprise. birthplace at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. The campaign will  Debit Card (RuPay) for withdrawal of working conclude on Panchayati Raj Day on April 24. capital. Credit history of borrower to be developed The campaign will be run jointly by the Union Ministries of of these under-banked sections of society. Rural Development, Social Justice, Agriculture, Labour and  Refinance window through Small Industries Information and Broadcasting along with the States Development Bank of India (SIDBI) with an initial Governments. amount of 10,000 crore rupees. Panchayat level programmes: Between 14th April to 16th April  Creation of a corpus of 5,000 crore rupees for credit 2016, a ‘Social Harmony Programme’ will be conducted in all guarantee through National Credit Guarantee Gram Panchayats. Trustee Company (NCGTC). Gram Kisan Sabha: Between 17th April to 20th April, 2016  Handholding support for borrowers with ‘Village Farmer Assemblies’ will be organized in Gram comprehensive support for pre loan training needs, Panchayats to promote agriculture. facilitating loan, factoring, marketing etc. Web Portal Gram Sabha meetings: It will be held from 21th to 24th April, for online registration and support services will be 2016 across the country. On these days, Prabhat Pheris (or provided. morning walk), cultural programme as well as a sports  Under the scheme, 1.25 lakh bank branches will programme will be organized in the village. provide loans up to 1 crore rupees to SC/ST and Panchayati Raj Day: On 24th April 2016, the day will be women entrepreneurs. Thus it will help in creating celebrated at Jamshedpur, which will be attended by selected 2.5 lakh entrepreneurs throughout the country. Panchayat representatives from the country. Prime Minister will address the gathering on this day. Union Government merged Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan with Khelo India Twitter Seva for Start-Ups launched by Union The Union Government has merged Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ministry of Commerce Abhiyan (RGKA) with the Khelo India Programme for Commerce and Industry Ministry has launched a new service development of sports. The RGKA was a centrally sponsored Twitter Seva to address issues and grievances of startups, scheme launched by then Congress-led UPA government in exporters and importers, and other stakeholders. 2014. It was launched in place of erstwhile Panchayat Yuva In it, anyone who wants to access government irrespective Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA). RGKA aimed at of any department, they can put their queries using the hash constructing sports complexes in each block and exclusively tag – ‘#mociseva’ on micro blogging site twitter. both for indoor and outdoor in different sports discipline for The Union Commerce and Industry Ministry would try to 5 years. respond to the queries within 48 to 72 working hours. Union Government also has merged two other sport projects PM Narendra Modi launched Stand up India launched by then UPA regime viz. Urban Sports Infrastructure scheme for SC/ST, women Scheme (USIS) and National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) under Khelo India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Stand-up India scheme aimed at providing credit to Scheduled Caste Khelo India Programme is based on Gujarat Government’s model of Khel Mahakumbh. In it chools and colleges from (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and women borrowers in the different parts of the country participate in about 27 non-farm sector. disciplines. Even the Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG) Features of the scheme organises summer camps every year under this project.

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Adarsh Vidyalaya (AV) project launched by Odisha the Annapurna card will receive wheat at Rs 2 per kilo and govt. rice at Rs 3 per kilo. Currently, Above Poverty Line (APL) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched Adarsh card holding families are entitled to a monthly stock of 2.5 kg Vidyalaya (AV) project to provide modern schools facilities wheat per member of the family at Rs 7.70 per kg. on the lines of Kendriya Vidyalayas in the underdeveloped rural areas of the state. It was launched at Sasan Ambagaon Dr. Najma Heptulla Launched Innovative village in his home constituency Hinjli in Ganjam district. Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Key features of the project Programme of MANAS a) Schools under AV project will provide free education Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla Launched to students the classes from VI to XII along with Innovative Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Programme free uniforms and other study materials. of MANAS through Renowned Experts in Different Skill Sets b) These schools will be affiliated under the Central that is the desire and striving for excellence in any field of Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and shall activity. The Minister also inaugurated online two training have hostel facility in future. centres of Beauty & Wellness Sector, one in Okhla that will c) In these schools, English will be the first language be trained by Jawed Habib in scientific and systematic and Odia will be the second language as medium of training to the aspirants wishing to pursue a career in instruction. cosmetology and another in Daryaganjarea where Ms. Shahnaz Hussain will impart training to aspirant sat in the Beti Bachao Beti Padho Scheme extended to 61 area of natural care and cure. more districts with low child sex ratio Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi Union Government launched Startup India portal has announced to extende the Beti Bachao Beti Padho and mobile app Scheme in additional 61 districts across 11 States and Union The Union Government has launched the Startup India portal Territories with low Child Sex Ratio. (http://startupindia.gov.in) and mobile application. It was About Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme launched by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) Ramesh Abhishek in New Delhi as an integral  The scheme is designed to address the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio and related issues of component of the Action Plan of the Startup India. The disempowerment of women through a life cycle “Startup India” initiative was launched by the Prime Minister continuum. Narendra Modi on January 16, 2016 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.  The main objective is to prevent gender biased sex selective elimination by strict enforcement of laws The portal and mobile app provide up-to- date information with stringent punishment to violators. issued by various Government ministries/ departments. They will also provide information regarding incubators and  It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2015 from Haryana in 100 districts of the funding agencies recognized for the purpose of country to address the issue of declining Child Sex recommending Startups. Ratio. Vidyut PRAVAH” App will Empower Common The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development People to Demand 24×7 Power from The States” (WCD), is the nodal agency for the implementation of the Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Minister Piyush scheme. Goyal launched a mobile application Vidyut PRAVAH Mobile application, the app will empower common people to demand Haryana launched ‘Adapting homes for the 24X7 power from the states. Vidyut App will provide differently-abled’ scheme. information belong to the current demand met, shortages if Haryana launched a new scheme, under which six months’ pension would be given in advance to persons with any, surplus power available and the prices in the Power disabilities for adapting their homes as per their requirement. Exchange. Haryana has also been selected by the Centre as a pilot State NEWS IN BRIEF for universal ID for persons with disability, for which work has already been started. This amount would be recovered  Union government is set to issue universal identity over a period of 42 months under the ‘Adapting homes for cards to the physically challenged with the objective the differently-abled’ scheme. Gurgaon and Faridabad of providing them easy access to various benefits districts have been selected for the ‘Accessible India’ being extended by the government. campaign for persons with disabilities. MISCELLANEOUS Maa Annapurna Yojna P Susheela entered into the Guinness World Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel launched the state- Records wide implementation of Centre’s National Food Security Act, Legendary playback singer of South Indian languages, P which has been renamed as Maa Annapurna Yojna by the Susheela entered the Guinness World Records for recording state government. Under the scheme, a beneficiary holding

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1. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for 9. Train passengers will be able to cancel 17. Who won Chinese Grand Prix 2016? achievements in newspaper and online their reserved tickets booked through a) Lewis Hamilton journalism, literature and musical counters by dialling ______as the b) Nico Rosberg composition in which country? Railways will be launching the phone c) Sebastien Vettel a) United States of America ticket cancellation service shortly. d) Alanso. b) Russia a) 148 b) 159 18. Veteran Spinner Rangana Herath who c) Japan c) 139 d) 129 announced retirement from T20, ODI d) India 10. Who is the Minister of State with cricket, belongs to which country? 2. Who has been appointed as Additional Independent Charge for Power, Coal, a) India b) West Indies Director General in the Central Reserve New and Renewable Energy? c) Sri Lanka d) South Africa Police Force (CRPF)? a) Inderjit Singh Rao 19. Who won Monte Carlo Masters title a) Amit mishra b) Santosh Kumar Gangwar 2016? b) Deepak mishra c) Piyush Goyal a) Rafael Nadal c) Kalraj mishra d) Bandaru Dattatreya b) Roger Federer d) Arun mishra 11. Indian Oil Corporation signed MoU c) Novak Djokovic 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Memorandum of Understanding) with d) Mahesh Bhupathy. inaugurated a super speciality hospital which country’s petroleum corporation 20. Malick sidibe who passed away recently in Jammu and Kashmir’s ______for jointly setting up an LPG import was a ______. district. terminal? a) Scientist a) Shopian b) Budgam a) China Petroleum Corporation b) Actor c) Katra d) Srinagar b) Iran Petroleum Corporation c) Photographer 4. Which state government has decided to c) Saudi Arabia Petroleum Corporation d) Poet restrict digging of bore wells beyond d) Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation 21. Who has been appointed as Director 200 feet? 12. Panasonic along with US-based General, Fire Services, Civil Defence a) Punjab sustainable energy provider AES would and Home Guards? b) Kerala install a joint project of 10 MW energy a) KK Paul c) Maharashtra storage array at which state? b) PC Thakur d) Gujarat a) Bihar b) Haryana c) AC Kumar 5. The 13th session of the Islamic Summit c) Assam d) Nagaland d) Pradeep Kumar Conference was concluded in 13. Which state has claimed the top spot 22. In which state indian army to conduct a ______. with the highest share of about 15 per major exercise SHATRUJEET by the a) Muscat, Oman cent in PPP projects across India? elite strike 1? b) Istanbul, Turkey a) Uttarakhand a) Rajasthan b) Punjab c) Islamabad, Pakistan b) Gujarat c) Haryana d) Gujarat d) Jerusalem, Israel c) Tamil Nadu 23. Who is the cabinet minister of women 6. The World Bank Group would invest d) Uttar Pradesh and child development? ______over 5 years in education 14. Which e-commerce company has a) Sushma swaraj projects that directly benefit adolescent announced an exclusive partnership b) Mamta banerjee girls, whose empowerment is central with Godrej Interio to enable customers c) Maneka Gandhi to the Bank Group’s development to access an exclusive and unique range d) Smriti Irani efforts. of furniture? 24. Finalize draft of Chabahar trilateral a) $2.5 billion b) $ 4.5 billion a) Amazon b) Snapdeal agreement is between which of these c) $ 3.5 billion d) $ 1.5 billion c) Flipkart d) Shopclues three countries? 7. India and ______signed a MoU 15. Who has been appointed as chief a) Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan (Memorandum of Understanding) on selector of Pakistan? b) India, Iran and Pakistan cooperation in the field of traditional a) Inzamam-ul-haq c) Pakistan, Afghanistan and India system of medicine and Homoeopathy. b) Shoaib malik d) India, Iran and Afghanistan. a) Bangladesh b) Iran c) Wasim akram 25. What is the capital of Ecuador? c) Mauritius d) Spain d) Shoaib akhtar a) Bogota b) Quito 8. Infosys launched a new app ______16. Which team won ninth Sultan Azlan Shah c) Zagreb d) Dublin. that chronicles the “fascinating Cup title? 26. Scientists of Technical University of journey” of the Indian IT industry since a) New Zealand Munich found the traces of iron the 1950s. b) India isotopes from the samples of? a) param b) lithasa c) Japan a) Moon b) Earth c) fast d) itihaasa d) Australia. c) Mars d) Saturn

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27. World Haemophilia Day is observed on? 37. The Union Government has launched 48. PM Narendra Modi launches Gram a) April 18 b) March 18 the ______web portal, an e-Bidding Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan in c) April 17 d) April 15 & e-Reverse Auction portal, for the ______. 28. International Day for Monuments and acquisition of short-term power by a) Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh Sites and World Amateur Radio Distribution Companies (DISCOMs). b) Mhow, Madhya Pradesh Awareness Day is observed on? a) WEEP b) DEEP c) Kandwa, Madhya Pradesh a) April 17 b) April 18 c) REEP d) SEEP d) Katani, Madhya Pradesh c) April 19 d) April 16 38. According to a report by Dell, ______49. Nauru becomes ______member of IMF, 29. Which state will be made as kerosene has been recognised as one of the top World Bank. Free State from next year? 50 future-ready cities of the world. a) 181 b) 185 a) Maharashtra a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) 188 d) 189 b) Telangana c) Kolkata d) Bangalore 50. Who is been appointed as member of c) Haryana 39. ______Government has launched the US cyber-security body? d) Tamil Nadu second phase of odd-even car rationing a) Salil Mehta 30. Who is the first Indian woman gymnast scheme. b) Adnan to qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics? a) Maharashtra c) Arun Mehta a) Saina nehwal b) Punjab d) Ajay Banga b) Dipa karmakar c) Delhi 51. Pepsi-Cola sign got historic landmark c) Mithali raj d) Assam designation in______. d) Pooja 40. Manika Batra and Soumyajit Ghosh a) France b) New York 31. The Union Government has renamed have qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics. c) Italy d) Mumbai ______Air Force Base of Indian Air They belong to ______sports. 52. India and _____ to collaborate on Force in West Bengal as ‘Air Force a) Archery b) Squash tackling offshore tax evasion. Station Arjan Singh c) Chess d) Table Tennis a) USA b) China a) Darbhanga b) Port Blair 41. Who has been appointed chairperson of c) Germany d) UK c) Udhampur d) Panagarh National Monument Authority? 53. Arnold Wesker who passed away was a/ 32. Delhi government has banned the a) Indrani Shukla an______. manufacture, distribution, storage and b) Piyush Mehta a) Athlete b) Singer sale of all forms of chewable tobacco c) Susmita Pande c) Actor d) Playwright for how many year? d) Naresh Krishna 54. Indian woman boxer ______has a) 1.5 b) 2 42. GOI imposes anti-dumping duty on been named as the International Boxing c) 1 d) 3 ______. Association (AIBA) ambassador for 33. The Union Government has appointed a) Wheat b) Alchohol Women’s World Championship. Susmita Pande as the new chairperson c) Cotton d) N-Butyl Alcohol a) Mary Kom of the National Monument Authority 43. India holds first-ever maritime summit b) Laishram sarita devi (NMA).She is a professor at which in______. c) Aruna mishra University a) Mumbai b) Hyderabad d) Poojar ani a) Jiwaji university c) Delhi d) Indore 55. Satyanand Munjal passed away in b) Ujjain’s Vikram University 44. Social boycott now a crime in______. Ludhiana, Punjab. He was the co- c) Rani durgavati university a) Punjab b) Kerala founder of ______group. d) Barkatullah university c) Rajasthan d) Maharashtra a) Bajaj 34. Google launches free WiFi at how many 45. India ranks _____ in 2016 Global b) Honda railway stations Connectivity Index. c) Hero Cycles a) 10 b) 11 a) 44 b) 40 d) TVS c) 8 d) 7 c) 56 d) 30 56. MoU between India and______on 35. The Food Safety and Standards 46. _____ took over Tapti gas field cooperation in preventing and Authority of India (FSSAI) has infrastructure to boost Daman gas combating of Human Trafficking. allocated 500 crore towards Production. a) Maldives b) USA modernisation of 82 state government- a) IOCL b) ONGC c) China d) UAE owned laboratories over the next ? c) BPOCL d) None of the above 57. India and ______agree on 2 new a) 4-5 years b) 3-4 years 47. PM Narendra Modi launches National ‘pathfinder’ projects. c) 2-3 years d) 1-2 years Agriculture Market portal_____. a) Maldives b) USA 36. “Param Kanchenjunga” fastest super a) e- Agri Market c) China d) UAE computer has been launched in which b) e- Agro 58. India and ______sign six agreements state of India? c) e- NAM in different sectors. a) Tamil nadu b) Nagaland d) e- NaMp a) Maldives b) USA c) Sikkim d) Odisha c) China d) Germany

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59. Who won 2016 Malaysian Open title of a) Sarina Williams 80. MoU between______and ______on Badminton? b) Willam Rafael cooperation in the field of Fisheries. a) Chong Lee c) Jordan Spieth a) India and Nepal b) Mathew Sebaastian d) Danny Willett b) China and India c) Sania Nehwal 70. Veenu Paliwal who died was a/an______. c) Pakistan and India d) Lee Chong Wei a) Doctor b) Actor d) Bangladesh and India 60. _____ get payments bank licence from c) Biker d) Singer 81. Who has been conferred with Founders RBI. 71. Who gets Saraswati Samman? Award posthumously in UK? a) Airtel b) Vodafone a) Maryam Moin a) Mother Teresa c) Idea d) Tata Dockomo b) Nida Syed b) Malala Yousafzai 61. ______conferred Padma Awards 2016. c) Sanam Fatima c) Sonia Gandhi a) Narendra Modi d) Padma Sachdev d) None of the above b) Pranab Mukherjee 72. Who wins Global Indian of the Year 82. Who has been selected for 2016 c) Smiriti Irani award? UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press d) None of the above a) Deepika Padukone Freedom Prize? 62.______conferred highest French civilian b) Priyanka Chopra a) Mehmood Zafar, Turkimenistan honour. c) Sushmita Sen b) Malala Yousafzai,Pakistan a) Gen JJ Singh d) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan c) Khadija Ismayilova, Azerbaijan b) Gen Daljeet Singh 73. Who wins Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of d) None of the above c) Gen Sabarjit Singh Month? 83. Which player becomes brand d) Gen Ahmad Zafari a) Harjeet Singh ambassador of Futsal league? 63. GOI appoints ______as DG of b) Jeunghun Wang a) Yuvraj Singh BPR & D. c) Anirban Lehri b) Sachin Tendulkar a) Daljeet Singh d) SSP Chawrasia c) MS Dhoni b) Sachin Singh 74. According to IMF, India to notch up to d) Virat Kohli c) Mahendra Sharma _____pc growth in 2016-17. 84. Sajibu Cheiraoba festival celebrated d) Meeran Borwankar a) 7.5 b) 8.0 in______. 64. Federal Bank launches______for c) 7.2 d) 9.0 a) Manipur b) Bihar students. 75. Which Country becomes the member c) Rajasthan d) Maharashtra a) C-Wallet of South Asia Wildlife Enforcement 85. Which state becomes the first state to b) Campus Wallet Network? pass land title Bill? c) e-Purse a) Armenia b) Saudi Arabia a) Manipur d) Camp Wallet c) Pakistan d) India b) Bihar 65. According to WHO, Polio can be 76. ______will launch an online national c) Rajasthan eradicated in_____. agricultural products market platform d) Maharashtra a) 12 months b) 10 months that will integrate 585 wholesale 86. ______wins National IP Award. c) 11 months d) 6 months markets across India. a) IIT Kanpur 66. The General Assembly on 7 April 2011, a) Pranab Mukherjee b) IIT Kharagpur declared 12 April as the______. b) Narendra Modi c) IIT Chennai a) World Water day c) Smiriti irani d) IIT Delhi b) World Autism Day d) Sushmita Swaraj 87. Govt approves India’s first pod taxi c) World Heritage Day 77. Gurgaon is now ______. project in______. d) International Day of Human Space a) Gurdham a) Gurgaon b) Mumbai Flight b) Goregram c) Delhi d) Chennai 67. India and _____agree for logistics c) Gurgram 88. WTO cuts 2016 global trade forecast exchange to enhance military d) Gurugram to______. cooperation. 78. India and ______Agreement on a) 2.5% b) 3.0% a) USA b) Mynammar Namami Gange Signed. c) 5.0% d) 2.8% c) China d) Saudi Arabia a) Germany b) USA 89. Pakistan Navy has successfully test- 68. ______-Wins International Boxing c) Pakistan d) China fired shore-based anti-ship missile. Federation Title. 79. India and ____sign MoU for Name It. a) Santhes Luther Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in a) Rehmat b) Reham b) Mathew Perry Development of Ports c) Zarb d) Jinnat c) Anthony Joshua a) Mauritius 90. North East-ASEAN Business Summit d) Charles Martin b) USA kicks off in______. 69. Who won 2016 US Masters golf c) North Korea a) Imphal b) Moirang championship to become the first d) South Korea c) Ukhrul d) Thoubal British victor in 20 years.

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91. Who has been appointed as chairman of 101. Who has been appointed as head of d) None of the above NASSCOM? Lamborghini India Pvt Ltd? 111. RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points a) Indrani Shukla a) Indrani Menon to ______. b) Piyush Mehta b) Paras Mehta a) 7.5% b) 6.5% c) CP Guranani c) Sharad Agrawal c) 6.0% d) 5.5% d) Naresh Krishna d) Naresh Krishna 112. In which state sanctuary for white tigers 92. GOI signs up ______to endorse Skill 102.______to be honoured with will be opened? India. Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award. a) Madhya Pradesh a) Vishwanthan Anand a) Vishwanthan Anand b) Uttar Pradesh b) Sachin Tendulkar b) SL Narayan c) Mahrashtra c) Amitabh Bachchan c) Debashish Das d) Rajasthan d) Shahrukh Khan d) Akshayraj Kore 113. India’s fastest train Gatimaan Express 93. Which state is to pull all major public 103. Which state Government launches speed is? services online? Adarsh Vidyalaya Project? a) 140km b) 150km a) Maharashtra a) Maharashtra c) 180km d) 160km b) Odisha b) Odisha 114. Snapdeal launches donation program. c) Kerala c) Kerala Name it. d) Telangana d) Telangana a) Sunshine 94. Who for the first time will introduce a 104. ______inaugurates Water Films b) DonateIt heat index for the country? Festival. c) Donatea Life a) India Meteorological Department a) Sonia Gandhi d) Jovline b) Indian Meteorological Department b) Najma Heptulla 115. ______becomes largest freight loading c) India Meteorological Departments c) sushma Swaraj railway zone? d) None of the above d) Uma Bharti a) South Coast Railway 95. GOI constitutes ______Committee to 105. First Horticulture University has been b) North Coast Railway monitor Govt Advertisements. opened in______. c) East Coast Railway a) Mehta Committee a) Maharshatra d) West Coast Railway b) Mehta Tondon Committee b) Haryana 116.Third phase of Mission Indradhanush c) BB Tondon Committee c) Kerala begins in how many districy? d) None d) Rajasthan a) 316 b) 216 96. Which Country offers Sri Lanka 500 106. ______launched a portal for c) 172 d) 232 Million Yuan? registration and allotment of 117.National Summit on Family Planning a) India b) China International Standard Book Number 2016 concluded in ______. c) America d) None of the above (ISBN) at a function held in New Delhi. a) Hyderabad 97. ______and ______to build bridge over a) Smriti Irani b) New Delhi the Red Sea b) Najma Heptulla c) Mumbai a) Germany and Egypt c) sushma Swaraj d) Ahamedabad b) USA and Egypt d) Uma Bharti 118. Which Government imposes complete c) Pakistan and Egypt 107. ______to suggest ways to tighten ban on alcohol? d) Saudi Arabia and Egypt security along Indo-Pak border. a) Rajasthan 98. ______rocket successfully launches a) Kumar Committee b) Punjab inflatable room to ISS. b) Naresh Sinha Committee c) Bihar a) Long MArch c) Madhukar Gupta Committee d) Uttar Pradesh b) SpaceX Falcon 8 d) None of the above 119. Who has been sworn in as 9th President c) SpaceX Falcon 9 108. Yogendra Bali who passed away was of Vietnam? d) None of the option a/an______. a) Daisham Quzng 99. C Silvera who passed away was a/an? a) Singer b) Writer b) Tranoi Quing a) Actor c) Actor d) Journalist c) Mathew Perry b) Singer 109. Who has been named as the New Prime d) Tran Dai Quang c) Architect Minister of Iceland? 120.World’s first public dengue vaccination d) Union Minister a) Hermann Johnson programme launched in______. 100. Who launches ambitious Climate b) John Magnus a) India b) Philippines Change Action Plan that will help c) David Gunnlaugsson c) Vietnam d) USA developing countries add 30 gigawatts d) Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson 121. Which country’s prime minister was of renewable energy? 110. ______declare ceasefire? conferred with Saudi Arabia’s highest a) NASA b) IPCC a) Australian and Armenian civilian honour? c) World Bank d) None of the option b) Azerbaijan and Armenian a) India b) Pakistan c) Azerbaijan and American c) USA d) Nepal

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122. Which bank starts India’s first Aadhaar- 133. Who won Paris Marathon? 144. Which Country launches SJ-10 based ATM? a) Cyprian Kotut retrievable space science probe a) State Bank of India b) Cyprian Kotut and Visiline a) India b) China b) UCO Bank Jepkesho c) America d) None of the above c) Syndicate Banking c) Visiline Jepkesho 145. Who wins 2016 Asian Nations Cup d) DCB Bank d) None of the above Chess tournament? 123. According to UN Report India ranked 134. Who won the Bahrain Grand Prix? a) India b) USA _____ in top 10 largest manufacturers a) Fernando Alonso c) China d) UK list. b) Sebasttian Vettle 146. Who won 2016 Yonex Sunrise India a) 4 b) 6 c) Nico Rosberg Open badminton titles? c) 8 d) 9 d) Lewis Hamilton a) Kento Momota and Ratchanok 124. Government to halve ______135. Who won 2016 Miami Open Title? Intanon Couples’ separation time. a) Novak Djokovic b) Kento Momota and Sania Nehwal a) Muslim b) Christian b) Rafael Nadal c) Sania Nehwal and Ratchanok c) Hindu d) Jew c) Roger Federer Intanon 125. Which two colleges have topped the d) Andy Murray d) None of the above list of top educational institutes 136. Which team won ICC T-20 Cricket 147. MHP Rao who passed away was a/ unveiled by the Ministry of Human World Cup? an_____. Resource and Development? a) West Indies a) Actor b) Singer a) IIT Madras and IIT Bnagalore b) India c) Architect d) Writer b) IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur c) England 148. Which state has unanimously passed c) IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bnagalore d) New Zealand the Excise (Amendment) Bill 2016 to d) IIT Kanpur and IIT Bangalore 137. Larry Drake died from rare cancer was enforce the ban on country made liquor 126. Who has been sworn in Jammu and a/an _____. from April 1? Kashmir’s First Woman CM? a) Actor a) Madhya Pradesh a) Sheela Dixit b) Singer b) Bihar b) Mehbooba Mufti c) Tennis Player c) Kerala c) Sharfarosh Fatima d) Writer d) Tamil Nadu d) Raham Khan 138. Cesare Maldini passed away was a/an 149. Faustin Archange Touadera is the new 127. Which country passes asylum law ______. President of ______. needed for EU-Turkey migrants deal? a) Actor b) Coach a) Zimbabwe a) USA b) Greece c) Tennis Player d) Writer b) Peru c) Italy d) Austria 139.Google launches Android Auto in c) Sweden 128. ______makes first investment in India ______. d) Central African Republic in Hungama. a) India b) Philippines 150. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his a) Xiaomi b) LLyod c) Vietnam d) USA Belgian counterpart Charles Michel c) Intex d) Micro Max 140. ______unveils world’s thinnest remotely launched Asia’s biggest 129. World’s largest oil firm of Saudi Arabia laptop? telescope in ______. to invest in India. Name it. a) Dell b) HP a) Tamil Nadu a) Aramoil b) Armol c) Lenovo d) Samsung b) Bihar c) Armioll d) Aramco 141. Future Group acquires______. c) Uttarakhand 130. India’s first cash giving app launched. a) Decor d) Kerala Name it. b) FabFurnish 151. Who has been appointed as the a) CASH b) CASHe c) Furnishing Chairman of Indian Direct Selling c) Paisa d) Paisae d) None of the above Association (IDSA)? 131. Which reusable rocket makes third 142. Gato Barbieri who passed away was a/ a) Gaurav Kapoor successful vertical landing? an______. b) Jitendra Jagota a) Blue Origin a) Actor c) Guru Charan Singh b) Originblue b) saxophonist d) Vinayak Mahadev c) BluOrg c) Tennis Player 152. Under a new special currency swap d) None of the above d) Writer agreement signed by RBI and Sri 132. ______sets Guinness World Record for 143. Bronze bust of ______unveiled at Lankan Central Bank, RBI would allow mass plantation. UNESCO Headquarters. to draw up to ______over a a) Armaco a) Ravi Shankar maximum period of three months. b) IOCL b) Chankya a) $400 million c) Vedanta c) Aryabhata b) $500 million d) None of the above d) None of the above c) $600 million d) $700 million

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153. The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) b) Nify a) India and US growth forecast of ______% for 2016- c) Nifty and Sensex b) India and Srilanka 17 is substantially lower than its earlier d) None of the above c) India and Nepal projection of 7.8 percent. 165. Those earning ______a year must d) India and Malysia a) 7.4 b) 7.5 declare assets. 176. PM Modi discusses bilateral links with c) 7.6 d) 7.7 a) Rs 50 lakh per year ______. 154. Rakhine state is in b) Rs 20 lakh per year a) Abdul Hamid a) Nepal b) Bhutan c) Rs 30 lakh per year b) Barack Obama c) Myanmar d) Bangladesh d) Rs 1 crore per year c) Valdmir Putin 155. Htin Kyaw has sworn in as the 166. India expects $500M AIIB loan for d) Justin Trudeau President of _____ projects in 2016. 177. Researchers from ______has become a) Kosova a) Foreign Investment the first team to determine the structure b) Central African Republic b) Solar Power Projects of the Zika virus. c) Morocco c) Defence Projects a) Purdue University d) Myanmar d) Enviroment protection projetcts b) Oxford University 156. Who launched ‘Make in India’ 167. Which country has become fourth c) California University conference in Sydney? largest spender on defence? d) None of the above a) Sushma Swaraj a) USA b) China 178. ______sign an MoU with the AAI b) Rajnath Singh c) India d) UK to provide scientific parameters for c) Arun Jaitely 168.Name the App for common people to construction of airports. d) Smriti Irani demand power. a) ISRO b) NASA 157. BeiDou navigation satellite is associated a) Vidut SAHAS c) IISC d) None of the above with which country? b) Vidyut PRAYAS 179.______launched the first phase of a) Japan b) Russia c) Vidyut PRAVAH the Green Delhi initiative by planting c) China d) South Korea d) Vidyut SAMAR trees. 158. What is India’s rank among countries 169. Reliance Industries launches e-fashion a) Mahrashtra with high number of financial Trojan portal. Name it. b) Tamil Nadu infections. a) street style store c) Delhi a) Second b) Third b) 22 dresses d) Rajasthan c) Fourth d) Fifth c) Fashionista 180. Flipkart acquires mobile payment 159. Patty Duke, who passed away recently, d) Ajio startup. Name the startup. was a/an ______. 170. Which is the first state to join National a) Trin Trin a) Journalist b) Economist Cancer Grid? b) Phone c) Actress d) Novelist a) Rajasthan b) Mahrashtra c) CallNo 160. Patrick Dupuis has been appointed as c) Punjab d) Madhya Pradesh d) PhonePe the Independent Board Member in 171. GOI launches ______web portal and 181. Who has been appointed as the ______. app. Chairman of Indian Direct Selling a) TCS b) Infosys a) Start up India Association (IDSA)? c) Wipro d) CTS b) Share India a) Gaurav Kapoor 161. Who is about to receive PEN/Barbey c) Start now India b) Jitendra Jagota Freedom to Write Award? d) None of the above c) Guru Charan Singh a) Ahmed Nazi b) Salil Sharma 172. ______production halted over health d) Vinayak Mahadev c) Salil Mehta d) Sam Mathew warnings. 182. Under a new special currency swap 162. _____ takes over as Secretary of Urban a) Cigarette b) Tobacco agreement signed by RBI and Sri Development Ministry. c) Alcohol d) None of the above Lankan Central Bank, RBI would allow a) Rajiv Mehta 173. Which two country imposed joint to draw up to ______over a b) Rajiv Gauba sanction on fundraising for terrorists? maximum period of three months. c) Madhusudhan Prasad a) US and France a) $400 million d) Tukai Ghosh b) France and Germany b) $500 million 163. Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam c) US and Saudi Arabia c) $600 million appoints a new CMD. Name him. d) Saudi Arabia and UK d) $700 million a) Rajan Gupta 174. April 2 is observed as _____. 183. The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) b) Umar Khalid a) World poetry day growth forecast of ______% for 2016- c) Madhu Bhatnagar b) World Austim awareness day 17 is substantially lower than its earlier d) Kallol Roy c) World water day projection of 7.8 percent. 164. ______launches new index for mid d) World food day a) 7.4 b) 7.5 and small cap stocks. 175. Which two country signed MoU to c) 7.6 d) 7.7 a) Sensex supply 150 boats to Mullaitivu fishermen? 41 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - 2016

184. Rakhine state is in 193. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ANSWER KEYS a) Nepal Belgian counterpart Charles Michel 1.a 2.b 3.c 4.c b) Bhutan remotely launched Asia’s biggest 5.b 6.a 7.c 8.d c) Myanmar telescope in ______. 9.c 10.c 11.d 12.b d) Bangladesh a) Tamil Nadu 13.d 14.c 15.a 16.a 185. Htin Kyaw has sworn in as the b) Bihar 17.d 18.b 19.c 20.a President of c) Uttarakhand 21.b 22.a 23.c 24.d a) Kosova d) Kerala 25.b 26.a 27.c 28.b b) Central African Republic 194. India has signed an MoU with 29.c 30.b 31.d 32.c c) Morocco ______for building a state-of- 33.b 34.a 35.c 36.c d) Myanmar the-art Laser Interferometer 37.b 38.a 39.c 40.d 186. Who launched ‘Make in India’ Gravitational-wave Observatory 41.c 42.d 43.a 44.d conference in Sydney? (LIGO) project in the country. 45.a 46.b 47.c 48.b a) Sushma Swaraj a) Switzerland 49.d 50.d 51.b 52.a b) Rajnath Singh b) Russia 53.d 54.a 55.c 56.d c) Arun Jaitely c) USA 57.b 58.a 59.d 60.a d) Smriti Irani d) China 61.b 62.a 63.d 64.b 187. BeiDou navigation satellite is associated 195. Researchers have discovered a tadpole 65.a 66.d 67.a 68.c with which country? that eats sand, lives in darkness till the 69.d 70.c 71.d 72.d a) Japan time it turns into a young frog. The 73.d 74.a 75.d 76.b b) Russia tadpoles were discovered at the _____. 77.d 78.a 79.d 80.b c) China a) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 81.a 82.c 83.d 84.a d) South Korea b) Western Ghats 85.c 86.b 87.a 88.d 188. What is India’s rank among countries c) Arunachal Pradesh 89.c 90.a 91.c 92.b with high number of financial Trojan d) Himalayan Ranges 93.a 94.a 95.c 96.b infections. 196. The World Theatre Day is observed on 97.d 98.c 99.d 100.c a) Second a) March 25 101.c 102.a 103.b 104.d b) Third b) March 26 105.b 106.a 107.c 108.d c) Fourth c) March 27 109.d 110.b 111.b 112.a d) Fifth d) March 28 113.d 114.a 115.c 116.b 189. Patty Duke, who passed away recently, 197. The World Bank Board approved a 250 117.b 118.c 119.d 120.b was a/an ______. million US dollar Development Policy 121.a 122.d 123.b 124.b a) Journalist Loan (DPL) for which Indian state? 125.a 126.b 127.b 128.a b) Economist a) Andhra Pradesh 129.d 130.b 131.a 132.c c) Actress b) Tamil Nadu 133.b 134.c 135.a 136.a d) Novelist c) Rajasthan 137.a 138.b 139.a 140.b 190. Patrick Dupuis has been appointed as d) Madhya Pradesh 141.b 142.b 143.c 144.b the Independent Board Member in 198. Which state becomes the first one to 145.a 146.a 147.c 148.b ______. launch injectable contraceptive? 149.d 150.c 151.b 152.d a) TCS a) Telangana 153.a 154.c 155.d 156.c b) Infosys b) Kerala 157.c 158.b 159.c 160.c c) Wipro c) Haryana 161.a 162.b 163.d 164.b d) CTS d) Punjab 165.a 166.b 167.c 168.c 191. Which state has unanimously passed 199. Who has been appointed the President 169.d 170.b 171.a 172.a the Excise (Amendment) Bill 2016 to and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of 173.c 174.b 175.b 176.d enforce the ban on country made liquor the West? 177.a 178.a 179.c 180.d from April 1? a) Michael Shepherd 181.b 182.d 183.a 184.c a) Madhya Pradesh b) Suganya Sathish 185.d 186.c 187.c 188.b b) Bihar c) Divya Mahoharan 189.c 190.c 191.b 192.d c) Kerala d) Nandita Bakshi 193.c 194.c 195.b 196.c d) Tamil Nadu 200. California Chrome is a 197.c 198.c 199.d 200.c 192. Faustin Archange Touadera is the new a) New release of Android President of ______. b) Apple’s next model a) Zimbabwe c) Race Horse b) Peru d) A form of Trojan  c) Sweden d) Central African Republic 

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1. Information stored in RAM. 8. Floppy disk drives were first introduced 15. This is responsible for starting up of a) Check by which of the following computer OS- b) Refresh periodically manufacturer? a) ROM BIOS c) Modify a) IBM b) Bootstrap Program d) Detecting error b) Sony c) Bootsector e) None of these c) Panasonic d) All of these 2. Read only Memory is permanently d)Compaq e) None of these ______in computer. d) None of these 16. First Unix is developed in – a) Input 9. Floppy disk were originally designd by- a) Assembly language b) Tapped a) IBM b) C language c) Sealed b) Compaq c) Java d) Manufacture and Control c) Sony d) B language e) None of these d) Samsung e) None of these 3. PROM is supplied by the manufacturer e) None of these 17. This program is made by Microsoft and as – 10. Floppy disks are- embedded with window and used to a) Half filled a) Cheaper view web document b) Blank b) Portable a) Netscape c) with a booklet c) Least Weight b) Outlook express d) Partially filled d) All of these c) Internet explorer e) None of these e) None of these d) Ms. Word 4. How many write cycles are allowed to 11. 1 Megabyte is- e) None of these EEPROM ? a) 220 byts 18. The physical devices of a computer a)1 b) 10 b) 1000 Kb system are called c) 100 d) 1000 c) Both (a) and (b) a) Firm ware e) None of these d) 1024 kb b) Software 5. The programs which are permanent as e) None of these c) Filmware hardware and stored in ROM is 12. What is Text editor? d) Hardware ______a) Application Software e) None of these a) Hardware b) System Software 19. The unit KIPS is used to measure the b) Software c) Utility Software speed- c) Romware d) All Purpose Software a) Processor d) Firmware e) None of these b) Diskdrive e) None of these 13. Direct x’ is a c) Printer 6. DSHD stands for ______a) Computer part d) Tape Drive a) Double Sided Head Drive b) A user interface e) None of these b) Double Sided High Density c) Operating system 20. Which device can understand difference c) Double Standard high density d) Software that drive graphics between data and program- d) Double Score high Density hardware a) Input e) None of these e) None of these b) Out put 7. All sector on a floppy disk are bigger 14. What is the name of the software that c) Memory than track when ______allows us to browse through web d) Microprocessor a) Always pages? e) None of these b) Only boot Sector a) Mail client 21. IC are c) Only Sector on the periphery b) Browser a) Manufacturing companies d) Only Sector at the centre c) FTP client b) Type of computer e) None of these d) Message c) No. Transistor e) None of these

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d) All of these d) All of these 37. Comment put in Cell- e) None of these e) None of these a) Smart tip 22. What tool work best for word 29. To start new paragraph in MS word b) Cell tip processing a) Down cursor key c) Web tip a) IBM Selecter b) enter key d) Soft b) Type writer c) shift enter e) None of these c) Company d) ctrl+ enter 38. Concatenation of text can be done- d) Microsoft of Access e) None of these a) Apostrophe e) None of these 30. Which of the following cannot be used b) Exclamation 23. Who developed office 2000 as input device c) Hash a) Novell a) scanner d) None of these b) Corel b) lightpen e) All of these c) Lotus c) joystick 39. Getting data from a cell located in a d) Microsoft d) mouse difficult start- e) None of these e) None of these a) Accessing 24. Extension of Ms word file is 31. Shortcut to go to option is- b) Referencing ______a) ctrl+G c) Updating a) Doc b) F7 d) Functioning b) WPF c) F8 e) None of these c) TXT d) F2 40. Multiple Calculation can be made d) Dot e) None of these through- e) None of these 32. We can protect our worksheet by- a) Standard Formula 25. Following is the word processor in MS (a) Tools b) Array Formula office- b) Format c) Comlex Fromula a) Word Pad c) Data d) Smart Formula b) Word d) Window e) None of these c) Word perfect e) None of these d) Word Star 33. How many types of cells references are e) None of these there-  26. Following is a part of standard office a) 3 suite- b) 4 a) File Manager c) 8 ANSWER KEYS b) Image Editor d) 10 c) Database (oracle) e) None of these 1.b 2.e 3.b 4.d d) Word Processor 34. How many chart types in Excel are there- 5.d 6.b 7.a 8.a e) None of these a) 12 b) 18 9.a 10.d 11.d 12.a 27. Out look express is c) 14 d)20 13.d 14.b 15.a 16.b a) E-mail client e) None of these 17.c 18.d 19.a 20.d b) Schedular 35. Menu we will get validation is – 21.e 22.b 23.d 24.a c) Address Book a) Insert b) Data d) All of these c) Tool d) Format 25.b 26.d 27.a 28.b e) None of these e) None of these 29.d 30.e 31.a 32.a 28. Program used in MS word to check 36. Comparison operator- 33.a 34.b 35.b 36.a spelling – a) = b) % 37.b 38.d 39.d 40.b a) Spellpro c) * d) + b) Spellcheck e) None of these c) Outlook Express

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ABBREVIATION

AFS Annual Financial Statement YTM Field to Maturity KCC Kisan Credit Card. AFS Available For Sale FDI Foreign Direct Investment. KMB Kotak Mahindra Bank. BoP Balance of Payments FERA Foreign Exchange Regulation KVB Karur Vysya Bank. BPSD Balance of Payments Division Act. KYC Know Your Customer. BSCS Basel Committee on Banking FICCI Federation of Indian Chambers LAB Local Area Bank. Supervision of Commerce and Industry. LAF Liquidity Adjustment Facility. FII Foreign Institutional Investor. LDB Land Development Bank. CR Capital Receipts FIMMDA Fixed Income Money LIBOR London Inter Bank Offered CRAR Capital to Risk Weighted Asset Markets and Derivatives Rate. Ratio Association. MIBOR Mumbai Inter Bank Offer Rate. DCCB District Central Cooperative FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion NABARD National Bank for Bank Board. Agricultural and Rural ECB External Commercial FPI Foreign Portfolio Investment. Development. FTA Free Trade Agreement. NAS National Account Statistics. Borrowing GDP Gross Domestic Product. NAV Net Asset Value. ECB European Central Bank GDR Global Depository Receipt. NBC Non Banking Companies. ECGC Export Credit and Guarantee GFD Gross Fiscal Deficit. NBFC Non Banking and Finance Corporation GIRO Government Internal Revenue companies. GFD Gross Fiscal Deficit Order. NEFT National Electronic Funds GFS Government Finance Statistics GAAR General Anti Avoidance Rule. Transfer System. GIC General Insurance Corporation HDFC Housing Development NFA No Frills Account. HUDCO Housing & Urban Finance Corporation. NFC Non Banking Finance IADB Inter American Development Companies. Development Corporation Bank. NHB National Housing Bank. IBRD International Bank for IBPS Institute of Banking Personnel NIB Nordic Investment Bank. Reconstruction and Selection. NPA Non Performing Assets. Development IBRD International Bank For NPS National Pensions Scheme. IBS International Banking Reconstruction And NSE National Stock Exchange. Statistics Development. OMO Open Market Operations. MSS Market Stabilisation Scheme ICA Indian Council of Agricultural OTP One Time Password. Research. PGS Payment Gateway System. OD Over Draft ICICI Industrial Credit and RBI Reserve Bank Of India. OECD Organisation for Economic Investment Corporation of RBS Royal Bank of Scotland. Cooperation and Development India. RRB Regional Rural Bank. OLTAS OnLine Tax Accounting IDB Islamic Development Bank. RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement System IDBI Industrial Development Bank System. OFI Other Financial Institutions of India. SCB Scheduled Commercial Bank. IDR Indian Depository Receipts. SCC Selective Credit Control. OLTAS OnLine Tax Accounting IIB International Investment Bank. SEPA Single Euro Payment Area. System IIBF Indian Institute of Banking SEBI Security Exchange Board Of RWA Risk Weighted Asset and Finance. India. SAM Social Accounting Matrix IRR Internal Rate Of Return. SHGs Self Help Groups. SEBI Securities and Exchange Board IMD India Millennium Deposits. SIDBI Small Industries and of India IMF International Monetary Fund. Development Bank of India. TC Temporary Change IMPS Immediate Mobile Payment SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio. System. SPNS Shared Payment Network TT Telegraphic Transfer IOB Indian Overseas Bank. System. UBB Uniform Balance Book IPO Initial Public Offering. SWIFT Society For World Wide Inter WPI Wholesale Price Index IRBI Industrial Reconstruction Bank Bank Financial WSS Weekly Statistical Supplement of India. Telecommunication.

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ULIP Unit Linked Insurance Plan. VANIK’S STUDY GUIDE UCB Urban Cooperative Bank. UEBA Universal Electronic Bank Account. ENGLISH UIDAI Unique Identification Authority of India. Directions (Q.1-5) : In each of the following sentences there ULIP Unit Linked Insurance Policies. are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have UPIN Unique Property Identification Numbers. been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out USB Ultra Small Branch. which pair of words can be filled in the blanks inorder to USD United States Dollar. make a meaningful sentence. VDBS Vertically Differentiated Banking System. 1. The RBI has been ______in finding solutions for WBCIS Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme. viable infrastructure projects which will once again gain WL ATM White Label ATM. traction when economic which will once again gain WPFI World Press Freedom Index. traction when economic growth ______in. WPI Wholesale Price Index. (1) Ardent, comes ECR - Export Credit Refinance (2) Anxious, brings (3) Eager, turn ECS - Electronic Clearing Services (4) Proactive, kicks SDR - Special Drawing Rights (5) Aggressive, takes BRBNMPL - Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran 2. One of the ______to meeting huge capital Private Limited requirements it s to ______a holding company structure. CDR - Corporate Debt Restructuring (1) Problems, constitute EEA - Exchange Equalisation Account (2) Clarification, establish NFA - Net Foreign Assets (3) Results, conceive PDO - Public Debt Office (4) Result, conceive (5) Solutions, create REER - Real Effective Exchange Rate 3. Making ______in a complex policy such as OPEC - Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries India is ______with risks. SPMCIL - Security Printing and Minting (1) Predictions, fraught OPEC - Organisation for Petroleum Exporting (2) Guess, heavy (3) Estimate, charged Countries (4) Forecast, full MCA - Ministry of Corporate Affairs (5) Indicator, void SMEs - Small and Medium Enterprises 4. Two areas ______the pressure is expected to be SMO - Special Market Operations ______are education and culture. (1) In, callous MFDEF - Micro Finance Development and Equity fund (2) While, ruthless SEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of India (3) Where, relentless ORFS - Online Returns Filing System (4) Then, dogged OSMOS - Off-Site Monitoring and Surveillance (5) When, fierce 5. As ______as ballot box action is concerned, 2015 OTC - Over-the-Counter is set to be a milder version of the year gone OTS - One-Time Settlement ______BSA - Bilateral Swap Arrangements (1) Soon, up IMF - International Monetary Fund (2) Well, with (3) Much, under MBS - Mortgage Backed Securities (4) Far, by BSE - Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai (5) Good, out CBDT - Central Board of Direct Taxes Directions (Q.6-10) : Which of the Phrases(1), (2) (3) and CBLO - Collateralised Borrowing and Lending (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically  correct. If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer. 6. The executive had received several warnings before been suspended finally for his lack of punctuality. (1) after suspension

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(2) after suspending Directions (Q.16- 20): Read each sentence to find out (3) before suspended whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in (4) before being suspended one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the (5) No correction required answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors

7 . Accordingly to the senior partner’s instructions they of punctuation, if any.) have remitted the amount to your bankers. (1) According on 16. The Director asked me 1)/ how I have not 2)/ taken his (2) On accord of permission 3) / before applying for the new job. 4)/ No (3) In accordance with error 5) (4) Accordingly as 17. Buy presents for ladies 1)/ in their absence 2) / is a very (5) No correction required 3)/ difficult task. 4) / No error 5) 8. The museum has planned for a ten day exhibition 18. A disaster management cell is opened l.)/ by the state government 2)/ before the rainy season 3)/ as a showcasing the ‘ rich culture of the South. (1) plan for precautionary measure. 4) / No error 5) (2) has been planning 19. This college has 1) / a glorious tradition 2) / that attract 3) (3) planning on / good students to the college. 4) / No error 5) (4) have a plan 20. Manasi is too busy l)/ in her current 2)/ programmes to (5) No correction required take 3) / up any new ones. 4)/ No error 5) 9. Since the collapse of his business he has become frequent ANSWERS depressed and addicted to alcohol. 1. (4) 2. (5) 3. (1) 4. (3) 5. (4) (1) frequent depression and addicted for 6. (4) 7. (3) 8. (5) 9. (4) 10. (2) (2) frequently depress and addict to 1. 3; Replace ‘in’ with ‘over’. (3) frequently depressing and addicted on 2. 1; Replace ‘likes’ with ‘like’. (4) frequently depressed and addicted to 3. 1; Replace ‘is’ with ‘are’. (5) No correction required 4. 4; becomes a finished product 10. The government will refrain from intervening in the 5. 1; Replace ‘on’ with ‘to’. dispute except the company requests it to do so. 6. (2) 7. (1) 8. (5) 9. (3) 10. (2) (1) with the dispute except (2) in the dispute unless QUANTITATIVE APPTITUDE (3) to the dispute excepting (4) in the dispute without 1. Yana and Gupta leave points x and y towards y and x (5) No correction required respectively simultaneously and travel in the same route. After meeting each other on the way, Yana takes 4 hours Directions (Q.11-15) : Read each sentence to find out to reach her destination, while Gupta takes 9 hours to whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. reach his destination. If the speed of Yana is 48 km/hr, The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The what is the speed of Gupta? number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the (a) 72 mph (b) 44 mph answer is 5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, If any). (c) 20 mph (d) 60 mph 2. If a regular polygon has each of its angles equal to 3/5 11. 1) Some adulterants are often highly carcinogenic / 2) times of two right angles, then the number of side is- and when consumed / 3) in a continuous period of time (a) 4 (b) 5 / 4) can stunt growth and cause serious ailments. / 5) No (c) 6 (d )2 error 3. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a college is 12. 1) A number of situations likes / 2) murder and robbery / 7 : 8. If the percentage increase in the number of boys 3) were simulated and vital combat tips /4) and moves and girls be 20% and 10% respectively, what will be the were demonstrated. / 5) No error new ratio? 13. 1) The film has faces which is not just popular in (a) 19 : 22 (b) 20 : 21 Maharashtra / 2) but outside of it too, / 3) a reason why (c) 21 : 22 (d) 17 : 18 he would add subtitles in English for a wider audience / 4. Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2 : 3. If the salary 4) and may have an all–India release with help from PVR of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes cinemas./ 5) No error 40 : 57. What is Sumit’s salary? 14. 1) More needs / 2) to be done before / 3) any of the (a) Rs. 20,000(b) Rs, 30,000 chosen ten / 4) become finished products. / 5) No error (c) Rs, 38,000(d) Rs.45, 000 15. 1) The Teacher feels that his work is bound on interest / 5. A car covers 1/5 of the distance from A to B at the speed 2) those students who have neither experienced nor seen of 8 km/hour, 1/10 of the distance at 25 km per hour and / 3) but read books and seen graphs / 4) depicting the the remaining at the speed of 20 km per hour. Find the concepts. / 5) No error average speed of the whole journey-

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(a) 12.625 km/hr (b) 13.625 km/hr ANSWERS (c) 14.625 km/hr (d) 15.625 km/hr 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. A cistern has 3 pipes A, B and C. A and B can fill it in 3 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (a) and 4 hours respectively, and C can empty it in 1 hour. If 11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (d) 15. (b) the pipes are opened at 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. respectively on the same day, the cistern will be empty RESONING ABILITY at- Directions(Q.1-5) : Study the following information and (a) 7.12 p.m. (b) 7.15 p.m. answer the questions that follow. (c) 7.10 p.m. (d) 7.18 p.m. Seven companies P, Q, R, S, T, U and V provide Products for 7. A took two loans altogether of Rs.1200 from B and C. B seven different shops, viz S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 and S7, but claimed 14% simple interest per annum, while C claimed not necessarily in the same order. There is one day weekly 15% per annum. The total interest paid by A in one year off in each company from Monday to Sunday but not was Rs.172. Then, A borrowed- necessarily in the same order. No two company, have the (a) Rs.800 from C (b)Rs. 625 from C same weekly off day. (c) Rs.400 from B (d) Rs.800 from B Company R provides products for shop S2 and is not closed 8. A cube of side 6cm is cut into a number of cubes, each of either on Friday or on Wednesday. side 2cm. The number of cubes will be: Company S provides products for shop S1 and Thursday is (a) 6 (b) 9 its weekly off day. (c) 12 (d) 27 Company T and U do not provide products for shop S5 and 9. P can do a piece of work in 10 days, which Q can finish neither of these has Wednesday as weekly off day. in 15 days. If they work on alternate days withP begining, Company Q provides Products for shop S4 and remains in how many days the work will be finished? closed on Sunday. (a) 12 days (b) 18 days The one which provides products for S6 has Tuesday as (c) 10 days (d) 6 days weekly off day. 10. Three years ago the average age of A and B was 18 years. Company V provides products for S7 and remains closed on With C joining them now, the average becomes 22 years. Monday. How old is C now ? Company T does not provide products for S3. (a) 24 years (b) 27 Years (c) 28 years (d) 30 years 1. Company R remains closed on which of the following 11. Two pipes A and B can separately fill in 45 and 30 minutes day? respectively and a waste pipe C can carry off 9 litres per 1) Sunday minute. If all the pipes are opened when the cistern is 2) Monday full, it is emptied in 1 1/2 hours. How many litres does 3) Tuesday the cistern hold? 4) Saturday (a) 125 litres (b) 225 litres 5) Other than given options (c) 135 litres (d) 100 litres 2. Which of the following company does provide products 12. If 378 coins consist of 1 rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise for S5? coins whose values are in the ratio of 13 : 11 : 7, the 1) P number of 50 paise coins will be - 2) T (a) 132 (b) 128 3) U (c) 136 (d) 133 4) T or U 13. A well with 10m inside diameter is dug 1.48 m deep. Earth 5) Other than given options taken out of it is spread all around to a width of 5 m to 3. Which of the following combination is correct? form an embankment. Find the height of embankment. 1) Wednesday – Q – S4 (a) 5 m (b) 5.5 m 2) Wednesday – Q – S5 (c) 4.66 m (d) 4 m 3) Friday – U – S3 14. A certain sum is interested at compound. The interest 4) Thursday – S – S6 accrued in the first two years is Rs. 272 and that in the 5) Other than given options first three years is Rs. 434. Find the rate percent. 4. Which company does provide products for S6? (a) 7 1/2% (b) 17 1/2% 1) P (c) 25% (d) 12 1/2% 2) U 15. Two equal glasses filled with mixture of alcohol and water 3) T in the proportions of 2 : 1 and 1 : 1 respectively were 4) S emptied into a third glass. What is the proportion of 5) Other than given options alcohol and water in the third glass? 5. On which of the following day does company U remain (a) 5 : 7 (b) 7 : 5 closed? (c) 3 : 5 (d) 5 : 3 1) Tuesday 2) Wednesday

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3) Sunday 4) Cannot be determined ANSWERS 5) Friday Directions (Q.6-10) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Pinki, Queen, Rinky, Simran, Twinkle, Unno, Vartika and Willy are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Each has different professions – DOCTOR, TEACHER, HR, SINGER, PROFESSOR, MECHANIC, PLUMBER and ENGINEER but not necessarily in the same order. Queen sits second to the left of ‘Willy’ s husband, who is neither an SINGER nor a Plumber. No female is an immediate neighbour of Queen. Simran’s daughter sits second to the right of Unno and on the immediate left of HR. Unno, who is sister of Vartika, is a Plumber. Unno is not an immediate neighbour of Willy’s husband. Simran’s daughter is a DOCTOR. Only one person is sitting between Pinki and Unno. Willy’s brother Simran sits on the immediate left of his mother, who is an MECHANIC. Pinki is the father of Vartika. 1. 4 2.1 3.3 4.3 5. 5 Only one person sits between Willy’s mother and Twinkle. (6-10) Twinkle sits on the immediate right of the person who is a + (Male) TEACHER. - (Female) Only one person sits between Willy and Vartika. Vartika sits second to the right of the person who is a engineer. Vartika is mother of Rinky and not an immediate neighbour of Twinke.

6. Who amongst the following is Simran’s daughter? 1. Queen 2. Rinki 3. Twinke 4. Vartika 5. Willy 7. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the given information and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group? 1. Unno 2. Rinki 3. Twinke 4. Willy 5. Vartika 8. The person who is a Professor is sitting between which of the following persons? 1. DOCTOR and SINGER 2. MECHANIC and DOCTOR 3. TEACHER and HR 4. can’t be determined 5. None of these 9. Who among the following is an Engineer? 1. can’t be determined 2. Mother of Rinki 3. Rinki 4. Pinky 5. None of these 10. What is the position of Pinki with respect to his grandson? 1. Immediate left 2. Third to the right 3. Immediate right 4. Second to the right 6.3 7.2 8.5 9.3 10.3 5. Fourth to the left 

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WORD OF THE MONTH 9. TRAVESTY (NOUN): mockery Synonyms: parody, ridicule Antonyms: seriousness, 1. PROCLIVITY (NOUN): inclination solemnity Synonyms: predilection, penchant Example Sentence: Antonyms: dislike, disinclination The trial of patriots like Bhagat Singh was a sheer Example Sentence: travesty of justice. Some employees are never satisfied because they have proclivity towards complaining. 10. OVERT (NOUN): clear Synonyms: unconcealed, apparent Antonyms: obscure, 2. PASSING (ADJECTIVE) : transitory uncertain Synonyms: temporary, brief Antonyms: thorough, Example Sentence: lasting The trampling of national flag is an overt act of treason. Example Sentence: Don’t be proud of your beauty because it is passing in 11. ZEALOT (NOUN): fanatic nature. Synonyms: die hard, extremist Antonyms: conservative, moderate 3. QUISLING (NOUN): traitor Example Sentence: Synonyms: betrayer, deserter Antonyms: loyal, faithful The zealots are offensive to those who believe in Example Sentence: humanitarian service. The Mughals and the English always depended on quislings to defeat their indomitable enemies. 12. WAN (ADJECTIVE) : light Synonyms: fade, dimAntonyms: clear, bright 4. POIGNANT (ADJECTIVE): sharp Example Sentence: Synonyms: acute, biting Antonyms: blunt, calm She looked wan and weak after long illness. Example Sentence: The poignant cries of an orphaned children moved 13. WAIVE (VERB): stop everybody present at the funeral. Synonyms: let go, give upAntonyms: carry out, continue Example Sentence: 5. OBVIATE (VERB): make unnecessary Government is thinking of waiving of import duty on life Synonyms: counteract, forestall Antonyms: support, saving drugs. allow Example Sentence: 14. VITUPERATIVE (ADJECTIVE): insulting The use of computers in offices will obviate the need for Synonyms: calumniating, underestimating further recruitment of the staff in the banks. Antonyms: praising, commending Example Sentence: 6. UMBRAGE (NOUN): offence It is a pity that modern politicians indulge in vituperating Synonyms: anger, resentment Antonyms: calmness, criticism in every election campaign. cheer. Example Sentence: 15. VITIATE (VERB): destroy She considered the remarks exceptionable and felt Synonyms: annihilate, negate Antonyms: help, aid umbrage. Example Sentence: The Reservation policy has vitiated Indian society giving 7. TAINTED (ADJECTIVE): infected rise to castist policy. Synonyms: contaminated, corruptAntonyms: lack, need Example Sentence: 16. PERJURY (NOUN): false testimony The ice-cream sold by the street hawkers are generally Synonyms: deception, dishonesty Antonyms: honesty, tainted. truth. Example Sentence: 8. VENAL (NOUN): capable of being bribed American president was indicted for perjury. Synonyms: corruptible, immoral Antonyms: moral, honest 17. OBLITERATE (VERB): wipe out Example Sentence: Synonyms: destroy, annihilate Antonyms: construct, The venal policeman did not take any action against the create smuggler and set him free.

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Example Sentence: 3. Galloping Inflation- When inflation rises to ten The whole village was obliterated by the continued percent or greater, it wreaks absolute havoc on the shelling of Pakistani troops. economy. Money loses value so fast that business and employee income can’t keep up with costs and 18. MISCREANT (NOUN): rowdy element prices. Synonyms: criminal, infamous Antonyms: good, nice 4. Hyper Inflation- Hyperinflation is when the prices Example Sentence: skyrocket more than 50% — a month. It is He was kind to the miscreants even though he suffered fortunately very rare. a lot at their hands. Inflation Related Terms 19. JEJUNE (ADJECTIVE): dull 1. Deflation- Deflation is the opposite of inflation — Synonyms: boring, banal Antonyms: interesting, active it’s when prices fall. It is caused by a reduction in Example Sentence: the supply of money or credit . He left for Mumbai because he got tired of jejune life in 2. Hyperinflation- Extremely rapid or out of control his home town. inflation. Hyper inflation is a situation where the price increses are so out of control that the concept 20. AGILE (ADJECTIVE): nimble of inflation is meaningless. Synonyms: cleverness, dexterity Antonyms: slow, 3. Stagflation- A condition of slow economic growth sluggish and relatively high unemployemnt- a time of Example Sentence: stagnation- accompanied by a rise in rises , or The police acted with agility and apprehended the inflation. robbers. 4. Disinflation- A slowing in the rate of price inflation.  Disinflation is used to describe instances when the inflation rate has reduced marginally over the short term. It is used to describe periods of slow inflation. BANKING TERMINOLOGY 5. Reflation- Reflation is the act of stimulating the economy by incresing the money supply or by Inflation-Inflation is a persistent increase in the general price reducing taxes. it is opposite of disinflation. level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. GENERAL STUDIES In India for inflation measurement Base year is 2004-05. Types of Inflation- IMPORTANT BATTLES AND WARS IN INDIA 1. Demand pull inflation 1. Battle of Chausa: 1539 A.D. - The battle of Chausa 2. Cost push Inflation was fought between Mughal emperor Humayun and 3. wages Inflation Sher Shah Suh. In this battle Humayun was defeated. 4. Imported Inflation It facilitated Sher Khan to march on to Delhi at Agra. 1. Demand Pull Inflation- occurs demand for goods and services exceed the supply. 2. Battle of Hydaspes 326 B.C.—Alexander the Great, 2. Cost Push Inflation- Price increse duw to increse in price defeated Porus, the Paurava king. of other products. 3. Battle of Kannauj (1540 A.D.) – Sher Shah Suri 3. Wages Inflation- It occur due to increase in wages as a defeated Humayun. After this battle, Humayun fled result purchasing power of people increase. to Iran and Sher Shah Suri occupied Delhi. 4. Imported Inflation- The general price level rises in a 4. Battle of Kalinga 261 B.C.— Ashoka defeated the country because of the rise in prices of imported king of Kalinga. Ashoka embraced Buddhism and commodities. preached during the rest of his life after this war. Categories of Inflation- 5. First Battle of Tarain or Thaneswar A.D. 1191 - 1. Creeping Inflation- When there is a general rise in Prithvi Raj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori. prices at very low rates, which is usually between 6. Second Battle of Tarain A.D. 1192 - Mohammed 2-4 percent annually. 2. Walking Inflation - This type of strong, or Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan. Ghori’s victory pernicious, inflation is between 3-10% a year. It is paved the way for the establishment of Muslim rule harmful to the economy because it heats up in India economic growth too fast.

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7. First Battle of Panipat 1526— Babur defeated and was compelled to sign the Treaty of Ibrahim Lodhi. This laid the foundation of the Seringapattam stripped him of half his territory. Mughal rule in India. 19. Fourth Mysore War 1799— The British forces under 8. Second Battle of Panipat 1556—Bairam Khan Arthur Wellesley defeated Tipu Sultan, which (Akbar’s General) defeated Hemu (the Hindu General brought the end of the Tipu Sultan. and right-hand man of Mohd. Adil Shah). It also 20. First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782)- was the first ended the Afghan Rule and Mughal Rule began of three Anglo-Maratha wars fought between the instead. British East India Company and Maratha Empire in 9. Third Battle of Panipat 1761—Ahmed Shah Abdali India. The war began with theTreaty of Surat and defeated Marathas. It gave a terrible blow to the ended with the Treaty of Salbai. Maratha power. It made the field clear for the English. 21. Second Anglo Maratha War 1803-05—It weakened 10. Battle of Khanwah 1527— Babar defeated Rana the Maratha power. The English annexed Tanjore, Sanga of Mewar. This battle resulted in the defeat Surat and Carnatic. of the powerful Rajput confederacy. 22. Third Anglo Maratha War 1817- 18—The British 11. Battle of Talikota 1564- 65—United alliance between forces defeated Marathas and this campaign finally Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmednagar and Golkonda under extinguished the Maratha Empire. Hussain Nizam Shah defeated Ram Raja of 23. Battle of Cheelianwala 1849—Forces of the East Vijayanagar. It destroyed the Hindu Kingdom of India Company under Lord Hugh Gough defeated Vijayanagar. the Sikhs under Sher Singh. 12. Battle of Haldighati 1576—Akbar’s forces headed 24. Burmese War 1885—As a result of this War, the by Raja Man Singh defeated Rana Pratap, the brave whole of Burma was occupied by the English and Rajput king. Though defeated, Rana Pratap refused made a part of India. to accept Mughal authority and carried on warfare 25. Afghan War III 1919—As a result of this War, Treaty till his death. of Rawalpindi was signed by which Afghanistan 13. Battle of Plassey 1757— The English under Lord was recognised as an independent State. Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah. It brought Muslim TYPE OF REVOLUTION Rule in Benga to an end and laid foundations of the British Rule in India.  Blue Revolution - Fish Production 14. Battle of Wandiwash 1760—The English defeated  Brown Revolution - Leather/non- the French. The battle sealed the fate of the French conventional(India)/Cocoa production in India and paved the way for English rule in India.  Golden Fibre Revolution - Jute Production 15. Battle of Buxar 1764— Fought in 1764 between the  Golden Revolution - Fruits/Overall Horticulture forces of the English and the combined forces of development/Honey Production Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Oudh) and  Green Revolution - Food grains the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam. The English  Grey Revolution - Fertilizer victory at Buxar finally riveted the shackles of the  Pink Revolution - Onion production/Pharmaceutical Company’s rule upon Bengal. (India)/Prawn production 16. First Mysore War (1767- 68)—In 1768, Haider All  Red Revolution - Meat & Tomato Production was defeated by the English relinquishing all his  Round Revolution - Potato rights over Mysore in favour of the English.  Silver Fiber Revolution - Cotton 17. Second Mysore War 1780— A grand alliance  Silver Revolution - Egg/Poultry Production between Haider Ali, the Nizam and the Marathas  White Revolution (In India: Operation Flood) - Milk/ was formed and Haider Ali. He defeated the English Dairy production and took possession of Arcot and became the  Yellow Revolution - Oil Seeds production undisputed master of the Carnatic.  Evergreen Revolution - Overall development of 18. Third Mysore War 1790- 92—Fought between the Agriculture English and Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan had to submit 

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1. World Trade Organisation has replaced d) Johannes Brahms 16. Which authority recommends the a) UNICEF b) GATT 10. Which of the following Mahatma principles governing the grants-in –aid c) UNIDO d) UNESCO Gandhi series of currency notes issued of the revenues of the States out of 2. Clove, the commonly-used spice, is by the RBI has “ecology” depicted on the Consolidated Fund of India? obtained from the it? a) Public Accounts Committee a) Fruit b) Stem a) Rs.500 b) Rs. 100 b) Union Ministry of Finance c) Root d) Flower bud c) Rs. 50 d) Rs.5 c) Finance Commission 3. From where did India introduce 11. According to new guidelines released in d) Inter- State Council cultivation of tobacco/ tapioca/ July 2013, the Union Government has 17. Who developed ballistic Missile? pineapple? decided to make production of Photo a) Wernher Von Braun a) Pacific Islands identity card mandatory for purchase b) J. Robert Oppenheimer b) Africa of which of the following commodities? c) Edward Taylor c) South America a) Ammonium Nitrate d) Samuel Cohen d) China b) LPG 18. Who is the highest Law Officer of a 4. What principle/law explains the working c) Acids State? of the hydraulic brakes in automobiles? d) Alcohol a) Solicitor General a) Bernoulli’s law 12. Which of the following writs/orders of b) Secretary General, Law Department b) Posieulle’s principal the High Court/ Supreme Court is c) Attorney General c) Pascal’s law sought to get an order of an authority d) Advocate General d) Archimedes’ principle quashed? 19. What is the chromosome number in a 5. Who among the following were a) Mandamus human ovum? contemporaries of Kanishka? b) Certiorari a) 24 b) 46 a) Kamban, Banabhatta, Asvagosha c) Quo Warranto c) 48 d) None of these b) Nagarjuna, Asvagosha, Vasumitra d) Habeas Corpus 20. Which of the following dates was c) Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta 13. Who was associated with the creation recently recognized by the United d) Kalidasa, Kamban, Vasumitra of Pentium Chip? Nations as the World Toilet Day to 6. Which one of the following river flows a) Arun Netravalli foster access of basic sanitation through a rift valley? b) Sabeer Bhatia services for the world’s poor? a) Godavari b) Narmada c) C. Kumar Patel a) August 15 b) November 19 c) Krishna d) Mahanadi d) Vinod Dham c) July 18 d) October 5 7. What are the blood corpuscles that help 14. The Assam State derives its name from 21. Which from the following towns is not to build up resistance against diseases? that of a tribe that conquered the region. on the “Golden Quadrilateral” being a) Leucocytes b) Monocytes Where did the tribesmen come from? created for the roads infrastructure of c)Neutrophils d) Lymphoctyes a) Tibet the country? 8. Rajya Sabha enjoys more powers than b) Mongolia a) Ajmer b) Ahmedabad the Lok Sabha in the case of _ c) Burma (now Myanmar) c) Jabalpur d) Gaya a) Money Bills d) Siam (now Thailand) 22. Who is the author of the book” Courts b) Non- money bills 15. What is the purpose of the India Brand and their Judgements”? c) Setting up of new All- India Services Equity Fund? a) Mr. Justice V.R Krishna lyer d) Amendment of the Cons-titution a) To promote in- bound tourism. b) Arun SHourie 9. Who among the following music b) To make ‘Made in India’ a label of c) F. S. Nariman composers was deaf? quality d) Ram Jethmalani a) Beethovan LV c) To organise trade fairs. 23. Which organ of the body never rasts? b) Bach JS d) To provide venture capital to IT a) Eyes b) Pancreas c ) Richard Strauss sector. c) Liver d) Heart

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24. Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya 31. Which of the following is not a property 38. Heat transfer horizontally within the Sabha? of heavy water? atmosphere is called a) The Chairman, Rajya Sabha a) Boiling point of heavy water is a) Conduction b) The President lower than that or ordinary water b) Convection c) The Joint- session of Parliament b) Density of heavy water is higher c) Absorption d) None of these than that of ordinary water d) Advection 25. Which one of the following is the greatest c) Freezing point of heavy water is 39. Who is rightly called the “Father of Local circle? higher than that of ordinary water Self Government” in India? a) Arctic Circle d) It produces corrosion a) Lord Mayo b) Equator 32. Animals living in the three trunks are b) Lord Ripon c) Tropic of Cancer known as c) Lord Curzon d) Tropic of Capricorn a) Arboreal d) Lord Clive 26. A concave lens always forms an image b) Volant 40. Which is the second nearest star to the which is c) Amphibious Earth after the Sun ? a) Real and erect d) Aquatic a) Vega b) virtual and erect 33. The book titled ‘The Indian War of b) Sirius c) real and inverted Independence’ was written by c) Proxima Centauri d) virtual and inverted a) Krishna Verma d) Alpha Centauri 27. One of the constituents of tear gas is b) Madame Cama 41. Which is an extra-Constitutional body? a) Ethane c) B. G Tilak a) Language Commission b) Ethanol d) V. D. Savarkar b) Planning Commission c) Ether 34. The term ‘Caste’ was derived from c) Election Commission d) Chloropicrin a) Portuguese d) Finance Commission 28. The propagation of sound waves in a b) Dutch 42. Which is not an All India service? gas involves c) German a) Indian Administration Service a) adiabatic compression and d) English b) Indian Police Service rarefaction 35. Who among the following was, in July c) Indian Foreign Service b) isothermal compression and 2013, appointed the as first-ever d) Indian Forest Service rarefaction woman referee I-League season by the 43. Noise is measured in c) isochoric compression and All India Football Federation? a) Watt rarefaction a) Maria Rebello b) REM d) isobaric compression and b) Anandi Barua c) Centigrade rarefaction c) Chaitra Gangadharan d) Decibel 29. An atomic clock is based on transitions d) Indu Choudhary 44. The Messenger Satellite launched by in 36. Seismic sea waves which approach the NASA is to study a) Sodium coasts at greater force are known as a) Mercury b) Caesium a) Tides b) Venus c) Magnesium b) Tsunami c) Saturn d) Aluminium c) Current d) Jupiter 30. Which one of the following is also called d) Cyclone 45. Who among the following was, in July the ‘power plants’ of the cell? 37. The land of maximum biodiversity is 2013, chosen for the inaugural National a) Golgi body a) Tropical Yash Chopra Memorial Award, b) Mitochondrion b) Temperate instituted by TSR foundation which c) Ribosome c) Monsoonal will be given to an outstanding film d) Lysosome d) Equatorial personality every year? a) Amitabh Bachchan

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b) Dilip Kumar 53. The standard of living in a country is 60. Fermentation is a process of c) Lata Mangeshkar represented by its: decomposition of an organic compound d) A R Rahman a) poverty ratio by: 46. Which one of the following is not a b) Per capital income a) Catalysts method of estimating National Income? c) national income b) Enzymes a) Expenditure method d) unemployment rate c) carbanions b) Product method 54. Which of the following is a stealth d) free radicals c) Matrix method aircraft virtually undetectable even by 61. Galvanization is the : d) Income Method radar? a) deposition of zinc on iron 47. A short-term government security paper a) Electronic Mail b) deposition of tin on iron is called b) STD c) deposition of copper on iron a) Share c) FAX d) deposition of aluminium on iron b) Debenture d) Radio-Paging Service 62. Adherent mucoid alkaline substance c) Mutual fund 55. Which one of the following libraries has covering the inner lining of stomach is d) Treasury bill the largest collection of manuscripts of to: 48. Under which market condition do firms historical value? a) digest starch have excess capacity? a) Khuda Baksh Oriental Public b) act against bacteria a) Perfect competition Library c) prevent the action of pepsin of b) Monopolistic competition b) Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji mucosa c) Duopoly Saraswati Mahal Library d) prevent viral infection d) Oligopoly c) Asiatic Society Library 63. Who amongst the following was 49. At present, India is following d) Rampur Raza Library awarded Nobel Prize for developing the a) Fixed exchange rate 56. Who built the Khajuraho temples? technology used in integrated circuits b) Floating exchange rate a) Holkars used in PCs? c) Pegged up exchange rated b) Scindias a) Robert F. Furchgott d) Pegged down exchange rate c) Bundela Rajputs b) Horst L. Stormer 50. The bats can fly in the dark because d) Chandela Rajputs c) Jack Kilby a) they can see the objects in 57. Where was the first cotton mill in India d) John a. Pope darkness established 64. Which countries are linked by the b) they have weak legs and are likely a) Surat Khyber Pass? to be attacked by predators b)Mumbai a) India and Pakistan c) they generate flashes of light c) Ahmedabad b) India and Afghanistan d) they generate ultrasonic sound d) Coimbatore c) Afghanistan and Pakistan waves 58. The ‘Kirti Stambha’ (Tower of Victory) d) Afghanistan and Tajikistan 51. Who advocated the adoption of ‘PURA’ at Chittor was built by 65. Authors in English from which of the mbdel to eradicate rural poverty? a) Rana Pratap following countries are not eligible to a) M.S. Swaminathan b) Rana Kumbha be considered for the Booker Prize? b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad c) Rana Sanga a) Britain c) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam d) Bappa Raval b) Commonwealth d) A. M. Khusro 59. Who discovered sex hormones ? c) Republic of Ireland 52. Who is the author of the book ‘Courts a) Dreser d) USA And Their Judgements’? b) Eugen Steinach 66. Who is the first Aborigine to win a Gold a) Justice Mr. V. R. Krishna Iyer c) Edward Calvin Medal at the Olympic Games? b) Arun Shourie d) Samuel Cohen a) Maria Mutola c) F. S. Nariman b) Cathy Freeman d) Ram Jethmalani c) Lorraine Graham

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d) Katherine Merry d) posterior part c) Third Five Year Plan- 1961- 66 67. Who among the following was the last 74. Amniocentesis is a method for: d) Fourth Five Year Plan- 1966- 71 Delhi Sultan ? a) determination of foetal health 81. Which one of the following statements a)Sikandar Lodi conditions is correct? b) Daulat Khan Lodi b) determination of the aminoacids a) Good money drives bad money c) Rana Sanga sequence out of circulation d) Ibrahim Lodi c) inducing abortion b) Bad money drives good money 68. Who appoints the Chief Election d) artificial insemination out of circulation Commissioner of India? 75. Asia’s first underground Hydel Project c) Good and bad money cannot a) Chief Justice of India is located in which of the following circulate together b) President States in India? d) Cannot say c) Parliament a) Jammu & Kashmir 82. Blood pressure is controlled by d) Prime Minister b) Himachal Pradesh a) Adrenal gland 69. Energy is continuously created in the c) Arunachal Pradesh b) Thyroid gland sun due to : d) Uttar Pradesh c) Thymus a) nuclear fusion 76. Smog is a combination of d) Corpus Luteum b) nuclear fission a) Air and water vapours 83. In which vertebrate oxygenated and c) radioactivity b) Water and smoke deoxygenated blood gets mixed? d) artificial radioactivity c) Fire and water a) Fish 70. Who got the monumental d) Smoke and fog b) Amphibian ‘Rayagopurams’ in front of the temples 77. Disinvestements is c) Bird at Hampi, Tiruvannamalai, a) offloading of shares of privates d) Mammal Chidambaram, Srirangam , Tirupati, companies to government 84. Which gas does not form the part of etc., constructed? b) offloading of government shares atmosphere? a) Vidyaranya to private companies a) Nitrogen b) Krishnadevaraya c) increase in investment b) Helium c) Harihara d) closing down of business concerns c) Chlorine d) Rajaraja 78. The Commission in India dealing with d) None of the above 71. Monetary policy in India is formulated minimum support price, procurement 85. A kilowatt –hour is unit of by : price, etc in connection with agricultural a) Energy a) Finance Ministry goods is the b) Power b) RBI a) Planning Commission c) Electric charge c) SEBI b) Agricultural Costs and Prices d) Electric current d) CLB Commssion 86. The Report of Vijay Kelkar Committee 72. How are legislative excesses of c) Agricultural Price Commission relates to Parliament and Assemblies checked? d) National Marketing Commission a) Trade Reforms a) Intervention from President/ 79. When average cost production (AC) b) Centre – State Financial Relations Governor falls, marginal cost of production must c) Disinvestment in Public Sector b) No Confidence motions be. Enterprises c) Judicial review a) rising d) Tax Reforms d) General elections b) Falling 87. Who was the first woman in the world 73. The area of the human tongue sensitive c) Greater than the average cost to scale the Mount Everest? to bitterness is restricted to : d) Less than the average cost a) Bachendri Pal a) tip 80. Which one of the following is not b) Junko Tabei b) edges correct? c) Yoko Ono c) middle part a) First Five Year Plan-1951-56 d) Aung Sung b) Second Five Year Plan – 1956 – 61 56 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - 2016

88. Bhilai Steel Plant was built with 94. The issue on which the Civil b) Shelter belt collaboration of Disobedience Movement of 1930 was c) Gully plugging a) Germany launched was d) Terracing b) Soviet Union a) equal employment opportunities 100. Tsunamis are caused by c) United Kingdom for Indians a) mixing of cold and warm currents d) Japan b) the proposed execution of Bhagat b) earthquakes 89. Who was the second man to land on the Singh c) changes in sea level Moon? c) salt monopoly exercised by the d) volcanic eruption a) Yuri Gagarin British Government b) Neil Armstrong d) Complete freedom c) Buzz Aldrin 95. Who was the last Governor- General of  d) Michael Collins India? 90. Who among the following was in July a) Sir Cripps 2013, Selected for “ Asia Business b) Lord Mountbatten ANSWER KEYS Leaders Award 2013” for his c) C. Rajagopalchari 1.b 2.d 3.a 4.a impressive business credentials and d) Sir Attlee 5.b 6.a 7.a 8.c services to society by London- based 96. Which Directive Principle bears the 9.a 10.d 11.c 12.c Asia House? direct impact of Gandhi’s moral 13.d 14.a 15.b 16.a a) Ratan Tata philosophy? 17.a 18.d 19.b 20.b b) Mukesh Ambani a) Equal pay for equal work c) Azim Premji b) Provision of free legal aid and 21.d 22.b 23.d 24.d d) Narayana Murthy advice 25.a 26.b 27.d 28.a 91. Notifiable Disease, a disease that is c) Prohibition of the slaughter of 29.b 30.b 31.a 32.a required by law to be reported to cows 33.d 34.a 35.a 36.b government authorities, was in the d) Protection of the monuments of 37.a 38.b 39.b 40.c news recently. Which of the following historical importance 41.b 42.c 43.d 44.a diseases come under this category? 97. In case the President wishes to resign, 45.c 46.c 47.d 48.b a) Polio to whom he is to address his resignation 49.b 50.d 51.c 52.b b) H5N1 (bird flu) and Swine flu letter? 53.b 54.c 55.a 56.d c) Tuberculosis a) Chief Justice of India d) All of the above b) Secretary of Lok Sabha 57.b 58.b 59.b 60.b 92. Which of the following are incorrectly c) Vice- Prfesident 61.a 62.c 63.c 64.c paired? d) Prime Minister 65.d 66.b 67.d 68.b a) Krishnadeva Raya __ Amukta 98. Which of the following are Financial 69.a 70.b 71.b 72.c Malyada Committee of Parliament in India? 73.d 74.a 75.b 76.d b) Harshavardhana ___ Nagananda I) Public Account Committee 77.b 78.b 79.d 80.d c) Kalidasa ___ Ritusambhara II) Estimates Committee 81.b 82.a 83.b 84.c d) Visakhadatta____ Kiratarjuniyam III) Committee on Public Undertaking 85.a 86.d 87.b 88.b 93. During which Gupta King’s reign did a) I & III 89.c 90.c 91.d 92.d the Chinese traveller Fa-hien visit b) I & II India? c) II & III 93.c 94.c 95.c 96.a a) Chandra Gupta I d) I, II & III 97.c 98.d 99.b 100.b b) Samudra Gupta 99. Which one of the following methods of c) Chandra Gupta II soil conservation is most effective in d) Kumara Gupta arid areas?  a) Mulching

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE Currency notes offer anonymity and leave parity, the highest face value in India should no trail. High denomination notes are then be Rs.250. Thus, prima facie, we have Direction(1-10): Read the following anyway not used in most legitimate a case for phasing out both the 1,000 and passage carefully and answer the transactions. In fact, notes and coins are a the 500 rupee notes. Unlike the US, the questions given below it. Certain words small part of money supply to begin with. Indian government does not get significant have been printed in bold to help you In the UK, they are about 3%, while in the seigniorage from non-citizens since the locate them while answering some US about 10%. In India, they are 12% of rupee is not yet an international currency. questions. M3 (broad money). For the US, most of the On the other hand, discontinuing the 1,000 Two years ago, the Reserve Bank of India high value notes such as 100 dollar bills rupee note has many benefits, is feasible, (RBI) announced that it would phase out all actually circulate outside US borders. The and will surely make an impact on the black currency notes issued prior to 2005. It gave largest ever cash seizure from drug trafficking money stock. The time has come to say a three-month window to exchange the old was $207 million in Mexico, and most of it goodbye to the big note. And one hopes notes for new, after which all such exchanges, was in 100 dollar bills. This large quantum that RBI does not blink this especially for larger denominations, would of dollars circulating outside the US borders time. need identity and address proof. It created is a source of seignior age or inflation tax quite a flutter. Ostensibly, this was to weed collected from non-US citizens. And that 1. What was the purpose of the former out fake notes, since they were mostly from might explain the persistence of 100 dollar chief executive of Standard Chartered pre-2005 vintage. But was it also to attack bill printing, and it’s faster than GDP growth. Bank for proposing to take high black money? The role of cash is diminishing in most denomination notes out of circulation? It was pre-election season after all, and there countries. Credit and debit cards, digital (A) To avoid tax evasion is always apprehension about the large flow wallets, prepaid cards and online money (B) To check financial crime and of illicit money during elections. There was transfers are all making cash redundant. In terrorist finance pressure on RBI to go easy. RBI blinked, India too, the value of transactions settled (C) To check corruption and extended the deadline to turn in old electronically is well over 90%, according (D) To curb inflation notes well beyond the May 2014 elections. (1) Both A and B to R B I d ata. A n early pioneer in the retail Of course, RBI would have stoutly denied space was the Indian Railways’ online (2) Both B and C any connection of its deferral to elections. ticketing portal. It has been operating for (3) All except D Currency notes store value anonymously, more than a decade, and now handles more (4) All except C and are the preferred mode of moving illegal than 300 million passengers who carry out (5) All of the above money. Election spending in India is far in electronic transactions annually, most of 2. This passage deals with which of the excess of prescribed official limits, and the them of relatively low value. The recent following issues? Election Commission has repeatedly raised granting of payments bank licences along (1) electoral reforms this serious issue. Early in 2014, a prominent with the spread of Internet will lead to (2) role of currency notes in the politician declared in a public speech that rapid proliferation of digital and mobile underground economy he had spent Rs.8 crore in his 2009 campaign, payments, and a smaller role for cash. Even (3) demolishing the use of bigger well in excess of the Rs.40 lakh limit. (He microfinance companies in India have moved notes later said he was misquoted.) So all that to cashless disbursal and collection. Truck (4) curbing of inflation excess spending is black money by definition. fleet operators long ago issued smart cards (5) money flow during elections Multiply that with the total number of and electronic wallets for their drivers to fill 3. Which of the following statements is/ candidates, and then multiply that by the up at petrol pumps. The huge success of are TRUE in context of the passage? number of elections we have annually across the Jan-Dhan Yojana with over 200 million (1) Rs 500 note is considered as big the country. Then you have the scale of the bank accounts, and direct benefit transfers, denomination of currency and problem of black money in elections. Higher implies less handling of cash. Income tax discontinuing it can impact black denomination notes are particularly useful refunds are increasingly electronic. All of money stock. to criminals and tax evaders. What if we India’s tolls will be fully electronic in a few (2) According to RBI data, in India, demonetized the high value notes? months. What role then for cash? the value of transactions settled Just this month, the former chief executive Indeed, in most countries, according to electronically is well over 80%. of Standard Chartered Bank, published a Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard University, more (3) Two years ago, the Reserve Bank paper at the Harvard Kennedy School than 50% usage of cash is to hide from the of India (RBI) announced that it proposing to take high denomination notes tax authorities. To get to these tax evaders would phase out all currency out of circulation. He says “by eliminating and illegal transactions, a first step is to cut notes issued prior to 2010. high denomination, high value notes we off the supply of high denomination notes. (4) Indeed, in most countries, would make life harder for those pursuing Ordinary folk rarely use the 100 dollar bill. according to Kenneth Rogoff of tax evasion, financial crime, terrorist finance This face value is roughly 0.25% of the US Harvard University, more than and corruption”. per capita income. Using that as a thumb 50% usage of cash is to hide from rule and adjusting for purchasing power the tax authorities.

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(5) All statements are False (5) invention (c) create , eliminated 4. Which of the following statements is/ (d) repeal , reduced are FALSE in context of the passage? Directions (Q.9-10) : Choose the word (e) formulate , engendered (A) Even microfinance companies in which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in 17. The doctor refuted the charge of negligence India have moved to cashless meaning as the word printed in bold as swearing ______that the patient was disbursal and collection used in the passage. ______medication properly. (B) High denomination notes are used 9. flutter 1) names, given in most legitimate transactions (1) fluctuate (2) wiggle 2) hard, provided (C) Currency notes store value (3) flicker (4) steady 3) God, administer anonymously, and are the (5) shaken 4) blind, administered preferred mode of moving illegal 10. stoutly 5) dark, lost money. (1) brazenly 18. Nobody present in the meeting could (1) Only A (2) carelessly ______whole of his amusing story (2) Only B (3) eagerly and everyone believed that he was (3) Only C (4) forcefully spinning ______. (4) Both A and B (5) cowardly 1) take, net (5) All are true 2) hold, web 5. As per the passage, which of the Directions (Q.11-15): Read each sentence 3) spurn, yarn following ways are making use of cash to find out whether there is any error in 4) swallow, yarn redundant? it. The error, if any, will be in one part of 5) move, served (A) Credit and debit cards the sentence. The number of that part is 19. Environment as an ______is already (B) digital wallets the answer. If there is no error, the on the international agenda, and the media (C) prepaid cards answer is 5). (Ignore the errors of must continue to take ______and (D) online money transfers punctuation, if any.) informed look at it. (1) Both A and B 1) agenda, effortless (2) Both B and C 11. I would have committed /1) the same 2) awareness, complete (3) All except D mistake of signing /2) the sale deed if my 3) example, painless (4) All except C agent /3) would not have forewarned me. 4) issue, sustained (5) All of the above /4) No error 5) 5) ideology, neutral 6. As per the passage, which of the 12. The team leaders encourages /1) the 20. His undue impatience ______havoc following could be the measures for participants who have /2) difficulty in with the entire plan and everything went checking tax evasion and illegal performing /3) the assigned task. /4) No ______. transaction of money? error 5) 1) wreaked, haywire (A) discontinuing the supply of high 13. The judge asked the man /1) if the bag he 2) played, agape denomination notes had lost /2) contain five thousand rupees. 3) wreaked, unexpected (B) making the transaction cash /3) The man replied that it did. /4) No 4) played, awry redundant error 5) 5) dried, make (C) by practising financial inclusion 14. I trust you will /1) show forbearance to me (1) Only A /2) a few minutes more /3) so that I can Directions (Q. 21-25): Rearrange the (2) Only B finish this work. /4) No error 5) following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (3) Both B and C 15. The ground outside the village, /1) (E) & (F) in the proper sequence to form (4) Both A and B abounding with frogs and snakes, /2) the a meaningful paragraph; then answer (5) All of the above enemies of mankind, /3) is soft and the questions given below them. marshy. /4) No error 5) (A) Two of the best-performing major Directions (Q.7-8) : Choose the word economies in 2010 were China and most SIMILAR in meaning to the word Directions: (Q. 16-20): In each of the Brazil, with growth estimated at printed in bold, as used in the passage. following sentences there are two blank 7.5% and 10.5% respectively. spaces. Below each sentence there are (B) Despite that limp growth, major 7. proliferation five pairs of words denoted by numbers US stock market indexes are up (1) generation 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of between 11 % and 20% for the (2) inhibit words can be filled up in the blanks in year. (3) inculcate the sentence in the same sequence to (C) Even knowing where economies (4) discovery make it meaningfully complete. are headed sometimes is of no (5) exclusion 16. Only if business continues to expand can help to an investor. 8. pioneer (D) It is hard to anticipate the direction (1) history it …….. enough new jobs to make up for those that will be ……… by automation. of financial markets. (2) inaugural (E) But as of December, stock (3) follower (a) produce , required (b) invent , introduced markets of both nations were in (4) discovery the red for the year. 59 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - 2016

(F) By contrast, the US economy is manner. Indian culture is dynamic and e) None is true likely to have expanded at only tolerant. So the foreign culture tried 28. Who amongst the following sits fourth about 2.6% for the year. to ...(30)... some of their basic features, they to the left of V? became part of the great Indian culture with a)Y b)R 21. Which of the following should be the the passage of time. Thus, customs and c)T d)Q FIRST sentence after rearrangement? traditions of India are very interesting. e)W (1) A (2) B 29. What is the position of Q with respect (3) D (4) E 26. 1) several 2) cultural to R? (5)F 3) personal 4) diversified a)Immediate to the left 22. Which of the following should be the 5) following b)Second to the left FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? 27. 1) aspects 2) values c)Third to the left (1) B (2) E 3) ideologies 4) demands d)Third to the right (3) C (4) A 5) likes e)Immediately to the right (5)F 28. 1) to 2) too 30. Four of the following five are alike in a 23. Which of the following should be the 3) will 4) trend certain way and so from a group. Which FOURTH sentence after 5) power is the one that does not belong to that rearrangement? 29. 1) glance 2) look group? (1) D (2) B 3) follow 4) proud a)T b)W (3) C (4) E 5) suppose c)V d)S (5)A 30. 1) way 2) love e)Q 24. Which of the following should be the 3) provide 4) find THIRD sentence after rearrangement? 5) retain Directions (Q. 36-40): In each question (1) C (2) A below, there are two or three statements (3) D (4) E REASONING ABILITY followed by two conclusions numbered I (5)B and II. You have to take the given Directions: (Q.31-35): Study the 25. Which of the following should be the statements to be true even if they seem following information carefully and SECOND sentence after to be at variance with commonly known answer the given questions: rearrangement? facts. Read all the conclusions and decide Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are (1) E (2) C which of the given conclusions logically sitting around a square table in such a way (3) B (4) D follows from the given a statements, that four of them sit at corners of the square (5)A disregarding commonly known facts. while four sit in the middle of each of the Give answer: four sides. The ones who sit at the four Directions (Q. 26-30): In the following 1) If Only conclusion I follows corners face the centre while those who sit passage there are blanks, each of which 2) If Only conclusion II follows in the middle of the sides face outside. has been numbered. These numbers are 3) If either conclusion I or conclusion S sits third to the right of P, P faces the printed below the passage and against II follows centre. Y is not an immediate neighbour of P each five words are suggested, one of 4) If neither conclusion I nor or S. T sits third to the left of R. R does not which fits the blank appropriately. Find conclusion II follows sits between P and V, Q is sitting opposite out the appropriate words. 5) If both conclusion I and conclusion of V. T is facing same as P. People of India have ...(26)... interests. II follows There are artists who are worldwide known 26. If all the persons are made to sit in (36-37): Statements: All bottles are cups. and there are scientists who are known for alphabetical order in clockwise No cup is a desk. All desks are stickers. their experiments all over the world. There direction, starting from P, the positions are also musicians who are known for their 36. Conclusions: I. No stickers is a bottle. of how many (excluding P) will remain music. There are painters like M F Hussain II. All cups being stickers is a possibility. unchanged as compared to their original on one hand and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on 37. Conclusions: I. No bottles is a desk.II. seating positions? the other hand who is known for his All cups being stickers is a possibility. a)None b)One scientific approach. There are musicians like c)Two d)Three Zakir Hussain who is known for his ‘Tabla’. (38-39): Statements: No box is a pencils. e)Four There are different ...(27)... in India. Some pencils are buses. All buses are boys. 27. Which of the following is true regarding Because of various ideas, there are Y? 38. Conclusions: I. No toy is a pencil. II. superstitions ...(28)... but there are a) T is not immediate neighbour of All toys being pencils is a possibility. progressive people too who hold belief based Y 39. Conclusions: I. All boxes being toys is a on education. If we ...(29)... at customers b) Y sits in the middle of one of the possibility. II. No box is a bus. followed in different states and regions there sides 40. Statements: Some series are species. is again a large variety. 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Directions (Q.41-45): Study the R G +T ? H + S lives on floor numbered 5. Only one person information carefully and answer the 1) + 2)  live between K and N, M lives on an even following questions. 3) – 4)  numbered floor but does not live on floor In a certain code language, 5) Either ‘‘ or ‘  ‘ numbered 8. K lives below Q’s floor. ‘global recession is critical phase’ is written 47. Which of the following means S is paternal as ‘su zo ti ra mo’, 54. Four of the following five are alike as aunt of R’? ‘recession affects economy’ is written as per the given arrangement and thus 1) S +T+R 2) S +U R ‘chi mo nic’,  form a group. Which of the following 3) S +U R 4) S R +U ‘global economy going down’ is written as   does not belong to that group? ‘fa nic ti ye’, 5) None of these (A) PO (B) QL ‘hiked rates down growth’ is written as ‘phi 48. Which of the following represents ‘R is (C) MJ (D) LJ ye koo da’ cousin of S’? (E) MN and ‘critical rates’ is written as ‘su phi’. 1) R  T +U S 55. Who lives exactly between the floors on 2) T  R +U +S which L and J live? 41. What is the code for ‘phase’? 3) T  R +U S (A) K (B) P 1) su (C) O (D) N 4) S +T U – R 2) zo  (E) M 5) None of these 3) ra 56. Who amongst the following lives on floor 4) Either zo or ra Directions (Q. 49-53): In these questions, numbered 2? 5) None of these a relationship between different elements (A) M (B) L 42. What does ‘fa’ stand for? is shown in the statements. The statements (C) O (D) Q 1) global are followed by two conclusions. Give (E) P 2) down answer 57. Which of the following is true about M 3) economy 1) If Only conclusion I is true as per given arrangement? 4) going 2) If Only conclusion II is true (A) M lives on the lowermost floor. 5) Can’t be determined 3) If either conclusion I or conclusion (B) K lives on one of the floor below 43. Which of the following is the code for II is true M. ‘critical rates affects growth’? 4) If neither conclusion I nor (C) All the given statements are true. 1) koo da phi chi conclusion II is true (D) Only two people live between M 2) phi su re chi 5) If both conclusion I and conclusion and O. 3) ti da zo chi II are true (E) M lives on an odd numbered floor. 4) su phi chi pa 58. If L and Q interchange their places and 5) None of these 49. Statements: K  L > M  N < P, Q =K so do M and J, who amongst the 44. Which of the following is represented Conclusions: I. Q > M II. P > L following will live between the floors by the code ‘mo ye su phi’? 50. Statements: R S = T E, L = J > E on which M and P live, as per the given 1) economy is critical down   arrangement? Conclusions: I. L < T II. J > R 2) recession affects down rates (A) Only Q 3) critical recession down rates 51. Statements: W > H =A < T, E > B  W (B) No one 4) down economy growth rates Conclusions: I. T > W II. H  E (C) Only L 5) None of these 52. Statements: M Q = R, P > S N < R (D) Both P and L 45. Which of the following may be the code   (E) Both Q and O for ‘world is overcome through critical Conclusions: I. Q > S II. M  N 59. Raju is standing in the garden and facing phase’? 53. Statements: D > E  F= G  H > I north-west. He turns 900 in clockwise 1) nic zo su ra mo pic Conclusions: I. E G II. H F direction and then he turns 1350 in 2) pic zo ra su vo bi   anticlockwise direction. In which 3) su pic ye zo ra fa Directions (Q. 54-58): Study the following direction is Raju facing now? 4) ti ra su chi mo zo information carefully to answer the given 1) North 5) None of these questions. 2) West 3) North-west Directions (Q.46-48): Read the information Eight friends”J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q live on eight different floors of a building but 4) South carefully and answer the following not necessarily in the same order. The 5) None of these questions. lowermost floor of the building is numbered 60. If Priti says, “ Seema’s father Amar is the ‘P +Q’ means P is sister of Q. one, the one above that is numbered two only son of my father-in-law Mayank”, ‘P Q’ means P is mother of Q.  and so on till the topmost floor is numbered then how is Beena, who is sister of Seema, ‘P – Q’ means P is brother of Q. eight. J lives on floor numbered 4. Only one related to Mayank? ‘P  Q’ means P is father of Q. person lives between J and L. O lives on the 1) Daughter 2) Sister 46. What will come in place of question mark floor immediately below L. Only one person lives between O and P. P lives above O. O 3) Grand daughter (?) if ‘R’ is paternal grandmother of S’? 4) Daughter-in-law 61 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - 2016

5) None of these 73. 2 4 ? 18 64 330 61. In a certain code language GEORGE is 1)12 2)20 written as CAKNCA. How is JOSEPH 3)28 4)10 written in that code language? 5)4 1) FKOALD 74. 7 24 38 86 162 ? 2) FKOBSD 1)259 2)269 3) FKBOSD 3)324 4)334 4) FKOLAD 5)314 5) None of these 62. South is related to North-west in the same 75. 12 24 96 576 4608 ? way as west is related to which of the 1)19536 2)46080 following? 3)40680 4)27648 1) North 5)34560 2) North-west Directions (Q. 76-80): What should come 3) West in place of question mark (?) in the 4) South-West 66. What is the total number of LCDs sold following questions? 5) None of these by Samsung in the year 2009? Directions (Q. 63-5): These questions are 1)27520 2)28980 76. 68% of 625 +?% of 185 =499 based on the following arrangement of 3)29340 4)30720 1) 42 2) 40 letters/number/symbols. Study them 5)31450 3) 28 4) 25 carefully and answer the questions that 67. What is the average number of LEDs 5) None of these follow. sold by Samsung in all five years? 77. (12)20  (12)5 =? 1)42540 2)43250 1 H % 3 L I T 5 $ E 4 F 6 M R # A @ D 1) (12)100 2) 124  3)44360 4)45120 3) 1225 4) 1215 B 8 2 U  C 5)46140 68. LCDs sold by Samsung in the year 2010 5) None of these 63. How many such symbols are there in the is approximately what per cent of the 78. 34.667 – 15.597 – 8.491 – 0.548 =? above arrangement, each of which is LCDs produced by it in the year 2009? 1) 14.403 2) 10.031 immediately followed by a 1)30% 2)33% 3) 18.301 4) 21.043 consonant? 3)35% 4)38% 5) None of these 1) None 2) One 5)40% 3) Two 4) Three 69. In which of the following years is the 5 4 1 79. 2  3 +? =12 5) None of these number of unsold LED TVs the 9 5 5 64. How many such numbers are there in the minimum? above arrangement, each of which is 1)2008 2)2009 13 4 either followed or preceded by a 3)2010 4)2011 1) 2 2) 2 letter? 5)2012 45 5 1) None 2) One 70. LCD TVs sold in the year 2012 is approximately what percentage more/ 22 5 3) Two 4) Three 3) 3 4) 3 5) None of these less than the LED TVs sold in the year 45 9 2009? 65. Which of the following is the fifth to the 5) None of these right of the thirteenth from the right end? 1)30% 2)34% 2  1) @ 2) A 3)38% 4)42% 80. [(140) 70  16]  8=14  ? 3) D 4) # 5)46% 1) 38 2) 22 5) None of these 3) 55 4) 40 Directions (Q. 71-75): In each of the 5) None of these QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE following number series, a wrong number is given. Find out the wrong Directions (Q. 81-85): What approximate Directions: (Q. 66-70): The following bar number. value should come in place of question graph shows the LED and LCD TVs 71. 5 3 3 5 15 ? mark (?) in the following questions? produced by Samsung in different years 1)55 2)5 and the line graph shows the percentage 81. 7.5% of 1400 +4.5% of 3600 =? 5 3)69 4)21  sale of LED and LCD TV in these years. 1) 1225 2) 1335 5)3 3) 1375 4) 1265 72. 18 19 42 135 556 ? 5) None of these 1)2910 2)2805 2.2  3.4 2 3)2530 4)2790 82. (1.3) (1.69)  (2.197) =?  1000 5)2525 1) 13 2) 2197

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3) 169 4) 1.3 on the labelled price. What is the actual 1) 8 min 2) 9 min 5) None of these. percent profit earned in the deal. 3) 7 min 4) 6 min 1) 22% 2) 25% 5) 8 min 2 8 3 . ( 1 7 + 3 - 7 ) = ?  7 +32% of 1100 3) 15% 4) 13% 97. A sum of Rs. 2135 is to be divided among 1) 101 2) 100 5) None of these A, B and C in such a way that 3 times 3) 102 4) 105 91. In how many different ways can the A’s share, 4 times B’s share and 7 times letters of the word DESIGN be C’s share are all equal. The share of C 5) None of these arranged so that the vowels are at the is 5 8 ?+6 84. (722.56)  (153  9) = (17) two ends? 1) Rs. 420 2) Rs. 735 (3.754) 1) 48 2) 72 3) Rs. 980 4) Rs. 1200 1) 7 2) 8 3) 36 4) 24 5) None of these 3) – 8 4) 9 5) None of these 98. A can do a piece of work in 14 days and 5) None of these 92. The simple interest accured on an B can do it in 21 days. They begin amount of Rs 22,500 at the end of four together but 3 days before the 85. ? % of  3969  5=485.5 – 454 year is Rs 10,800 what would the completion of the work, A leaves off. compound interest accured on same The total number of days to complete 1) 50% 2) 55% amount at the same rate of interest at the work is 3) 48% 4) 52% the end of two year? 1)6 days 2)8 days 5) None of these 1) 7524 2) 5724 3)10 days 4)13 days 86. A person can row at a speed of 7 kmh-1 3) 5824 4) 5725 5)None of these in still water. If the speed of the stream 5) None of these 99. A person’s present age is two-fifths of is 3 kmh-1, it takes 3.6 hours more 93. Average marks in History of a class of the age of his mother. After 8 years, he upstream than downstream for the same 24 students is 56. If the marks of three will be one half of the age of his mother. distance. How far is the place? students were misread as 44, 45 and How old is the mother at present? 1)18 km 2)24 km 61 in lieu of Actual mark 48, 59 and 67 1)32 years 2)36 years 3)27 km 4)32 km respectively. Then what would be the 3)40 years 4)48 years 5)None of these current average? 5)None of these 87. The length of a rectangular field is 1) 59 2) 55 100. Sachin purchase 20 kg of Sugar at Rs increased by 20% and breath is reduced 3) 56 4) 58 9.50 per kg and 30 kg of Sugar of Rs 9 by 20%, the area of rectangle will be 5) None of these per kg. At what price per kg should he 192 m2. What is the area of the original 94. Six-eleventh of a number of equal to 22% sell the mixture in order to gain 40%? rectangle. of second number. The second number 1) Rs 10.88 2)Rs 12.88 1) 100 m2 2) 200 m2 is equal to one-fourth of the third 3) Rs 11.88 4)Rs 13.88 2 2 3) 300 m 4) 400 m number. The value of third number is 5) None of these 5) None of these Rs 2400. What is 45% of the 1st 88. 168m – and 182-m long two trains are number?  running towards each other on parallel 1) 109.8 2) 109.9 tracks at 48 kmph and 42 kmph 3) 108.8 4) 108.9 respectively. In what time will they 5) None of these ANSWER KEYS cross each other from the moment they 95. Train A cross a pole in 20 second and meet? Train B cross the same pole in one 1-3 2-2 3-4 4-2 1)14 seconds 2)18 seconds minutes. The length of the train A is 5-5 6-4 7-1 8-2 3)15 seconds 4)20 seconds half of the length of train B. What is 9-4 10-5 11-4 12-1 5)25 seconds the ratio of the speed of train ‘A’ and 13-3 14-3 15-5 16-3 89. In an examination of N questions, a train ‘B’? 17-4 18-4 19-4 20-4 student replied 15 out of the first 20 1) 3 : 2 2) 2 : 3 21-3 22-5 23-4 24-2 questions correctly. Of the remaining 3) 3 : 3 4) 4 : 3 25-2 26-4 27-3 28-2 questions, he answered one-third 5) None of these correctly. All the questions have the 96. There are two taps to fill a tank and a 29-1 30-5 same marks. If the student gets 50% third to empty it. When the third tap (31-35) marks, the value of N is is closed, they can fill the tank in 10 1)20 2)40 minutes and 12 minutes, respectively. 3)50 4)100 If all the three taps be opened, the tank 5)None of these in filled in 15 minutes. If the first two 90. A shopkeeper labelled the price of his taps are closed, in what time can the articles, so as to earned profit of 30% third tap empty the tank when it is on the cost price. He then sold the full? article by offering a discount of 10%

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31-2 32-2 33-4 34-1  100% = 200 X= 108.9 35-1 36-2 37-5 38-2 88. 1); Applying Relative concept 95. 1); 39-1 40-1 41-4 42-4 Let length of than A = x 43-5 44-3 45-2 46-4 x/20 : 2x/60 = S1 : S2 47-2 48-5 49-1 50-2 S S = 3 : 2 168  182 350 3600  1 : 2 51-4 52-1 53-5 54-5   1000 90 1000 96.1); LCM of (15, 10, 12) = 60 55-3 56-1 57-4 58-5 48  42 3600 When 3 tap open total unit = 60/15 = 4 59-2 60-3 61-1 62-5 unit 63-4 64-5 65-1 66-2 = 14 second 1 st tap = 60/10= 6 unit 67-3 68-4 69-2 70-2 nd 89. 3); Total No of question N 2 tap = 60/12= 5 unit rd Let mark of each question = 1 So the unit of 3 tap = 6 + 5 – 4 = 7 71-3; unit Full mark = N The series is  1 – 2,  2-3,  3-4, Third tap can empty in = 60/7 = First 15 question mark = 15 × 1 = 15  4-5,  5-6, .... 20 4 72-2; Remaining question left = N – 8 As per question min The series is  1+12, 2+22, 3+32, 7  4+42,  5+52, .... 1 97. 1); 3A = 4B= 7C 15 + (N -20) = 50% N 73-5; 3 A : B : C: = 1/3 : 1/4 : 1/7 = 28 : 21 : 12 The series is 1+2, 2-4, 3+6, 4- 15 + (N – 20 ) N 8,  5+10,..... N = 50 C’S share = 420 74-4; 90. 5) ; Original price = 100 98.1); LCM of (14, 21) = 42 The series is  2+10,  2-10, 2+10, Labelled price = 130 A unit = 42/14 = 3 B unit = 21/14 = 2  2-10, ..... repeated 10% discount on 130 = 130– 13 = 117 Last 3 day work done by B = 3 × 2 = 6 75-2; Actual profite = 117– 100 = 17% The series is 12  2 =24, 24  4=96, 91.1 ); No of way to arrange vowels = 2! unit 96 6=576, 5768 =4608, 460810 No of way to arrange consonant = 4! Remain unit done by A + B = 42 – 6 = =46080, ...... Total No of arrangement =2! × 4! = 48 36 unit 76-2 77-3 78-2 79-5 92. 2); No of day A + B work = 36/5 80-4 81-2 82-2 83-3 3 84-3 85-3 10800 6 Per year interest =  2700 Total No of day = 3 + 36/5 = 86. 2); upstream = 7 + 3 = 10 km/h 4 5 Down stream = 7- 3 = 4 m/h 99. 3) 2700 100. 2) x x S. I = 100  12% Let the distant = - = 3.6 h 22500 4 10 C.I on 12% for 2 year on 22500 3x 2   3.6 112  20 = 22500   = 5724  100  3.6 20 X =  20 93. 5); 3 94. 4); 87. 2); increase of x% & then decrease of x Let the 1st No = x, 2nd no = y x2 6 22 % equal to decrease of x = y 100 11 100 202 1 So net decrease = 4% decrease And = 2400 100 4 96 % = 192  y = 600

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PRACTICE SET - 1 FOR UPCOMING EXAM [SBI-CLERK (PRELIM-2)] ENGLISH LANUGAGE be cautious as there might be terms and (d) It raises the credibility of the conditions that the employer may include borrower which helps in getting Direction (1-10):Read the following that could be detrimental in the long run loan amount sanctioned in future. passage carefully and answer the — always check the fine print. Also, the (e) It is beneficial neither for the bank questions given below it. Certain words loan repayment process should be nor for the borrower. have been printed in bold to help you automated (this is called an auto-debit 3. How does correct estimation of the locate them while answering some facility) — the bank directly deducts the one’s budget helps a person who has questions. EMIs from your bank account each month taken loan? Most students dream of going abroad or on a predetermined date. Some banks may (a) It helps in ascertaining the joining one of the premier institutes in India even offer a discount on the interest rate on credibility of the bank and the to pursue higher education. However, this your loan if you opt for the EMI facility. If possibility of taking loans, in is usually an expensive proposition and, you get placed in a well-paying job, you can future. sometimes, out of reach for those belonging reduce your loan repayment time period. (b) It helps in ensuring that one has to the middle class. The best way to have This will lead to higher EMIs, but lower enough amount for regular access to all higher education options is via overall interest payments. This is because expenses, savings and student loans. Nearly all banks offer you pay more of the principal amount for repayment of loan. preferential rates and terms for students rather than paying more as interest. This (c) It helps one decide how one can looking to pursue higher education and will be beneficial in the long run as the total maximize one’s expenses to be no collateral is required for loans of less repayment will come down substantially. able to lead a luxurious life. than Rs 4 lakh. There are several steps to Remember to take all possible deductions (d) Only 2 and 3 paying off a student loan once you get a job. available under the Income Tax Act. Interest (e) Not mentioned in the passage The first is to understand that the student paid on these loans are also fully deductible 4. Why, according to the author, does or his/her guardian is liable to pay interest from taxable income under Section 80E, up pursuing higher education remain out on the loan for the duration of education — to eight continuous years, starting from the of reach for those who belong to middle that is, till the time the student is studying, year in which the interest is first paid. class? the interest component of the loan must be (a) They do not have access to get serviced. The other aspect is that EMIs start 1. In which of the following ways is the adequate information about the after the first year of course completion or education loan different from other process involved to receive higher after six months from the date of getting the types of loans? education. job, whichever is earlier. (A) EMIs start after the first year of (b) It requires one to remain committed Generally, students get loans at a lower rate course completion or after six to studies which poses difficulty compared to most other loans. Keep paying months from the date of getting for them at least the interest component, since failure the job, whichever is earlier. (c) They remain contended with the to do so may result in the bank considering (B) The bank does not ask for collateral education received comfortably this also as loan and charging interest on the for a loan amount of less than Rs and therefore do not want to put interest component. Once you get your first 4 lakh whereas it is required in in effort or money in pursuing job, ensure that you make a strict budget case of other types of loans. higher education. and adhere to it. Prepare a budget based on (C) It is offered at a lower rate of (d) It is an expensive proposition. past financials and predict interest. (e) Not mentioned in the passage the probable future income. Also, it is (D) During receiving education the 5. Which of the following could be the important to factor in inflation into the interest component of the loan reason/reasons for which one fails to budget. One of the major mistakes made needs to be serviced which is not save the optimum amount? while budgeting is over- or under-valuing an the case in other types of loans. (a) When one fails to correctly (a) Only A and C (b) Only B and C expense — this could lead to lower-than- estimate one’s expenses. optimum savings. One should study (c) All except A (d) All except D (b) When one does not value money. spending patterns over a period of time, and (e) All of the above (c) When one spends the money on 2. How is getting the loan repayment time learn from these to correctly estimate the one’s current needs. budget. This will ensure that there is enough period reduced beneficial for the (d) When one spends a lot of money money each month for living expenses, borrower? for humanitarian causes. savings and repayment of loan. (a) It reduces the mental burden one (e) All of the above There may also be cases of employers feels till one has repaid the loan 6. Which of the following offering to pay off bank loans in lieu of amount fully. is FALSE according to the passage? signing on a bonus or in return for a bond (b) After full repayment one can go (a) In auto-debit facility the bank that you will work there for a certain number for another loan, if required. directly deducts the EMIs from of years. While this can go a long way in (c) It reduces the overall interest the bank account each month on component of loan. easing one’s loan burden, it is advisable to a predetermined date.

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(b) Budget can be correctly estimated C) This is apparent at every stage in Mumbai, india. The term by studying the spending patterns from policymaking to is (17) incorrectly used to refer to the over a period of time implementation as critical whole of Indian cinema; it is only a (18) of (c) Most students dream of joining decisions are made without the the Indian film industry. Bollywood is the premier institutes in India to participation of the largest film producer in India and one of pursue higher education stakeholders,an attitude that can the largest (19) of film production in the (d) Student loans offer higher rate of only be described as either world . The name is a portrmanteau of interest. arrogance or indifference. Bombay (the (20) name for Mumbai) and (e) All of the above D) In reality,every parent decides Hollowood, the symbol of the American film which school is a good one, based industry. Direction (7-8):Choose the word on his/her own set of most SIMILAR in meaning to the word values,perceptions and 16. (a) Ultimately (b) Popularly (c) printed in bold, as used in the passage. aspirations. Singularly (d) Deliberately E) The root cause of most of the ills 17. (a) Often (b) Regulary (c) Intermittently 7. Collateral (d) Less (a) Security that plague our education system is the enormous distance that 18. (a) Fraction (b) Little (c) Simple (d) (b) Attendant Part (c) Vision separates the power centres within the system and the schools 19. (a) Grounds (b) Theatres (c) Studios (d) (d) Repayment Center (e) Interest where the action takes place. F) It is often said in defense of such 20. (a) Early (b) Local (c) Former (d) 8. Adhere Political (a) Probe an approach that poor parents are (b) Violate too ignorant to be the partners in Direction (21-25): Read each sentence (c) Observe a meaningful dialogue. to find out whether there is any (d) Disregard 11. Which of the following will be the grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The (e) Stick Fourth sentence? error, if any, will be in one part of the (A) A (B) B sentence. The number of that part is the Direction (9-10):Choose the word which answer. If there is not error, the answer is most nearly the OPPOSITE in (C) C (D) D (E) E is ‘5’. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if meaning as the word printed in bold as any.) used in the passage. 12. Which of the following will be the First sentence? 21. Without waiting for (a) / the instructions 9. Probable (A) F (B) D from the Government, (b) / some cable (a) Calculated (C) E (D) B operators in the city(c)/ had block the (b) Contributed (E) A news.(d) /No error (e) (c) Uncertain 13. Which of the following will be the Last 22. Hindi films are certainly (a) / popular in (d) Paid sentence? the last decade (b)/ but in these days (e) Expected (A) F (B) D our regional films (c)/ have attained 10. Detrimental (C) C (D) B more popularity. (d) / No error (e) (a) Thoughtful (E) A 23. On account of the(a)/ high land prices (b) Inexplicable 14. Which of the following will be the Third we (b) / are set up the factory (c)/ on (c) Adverse sentence? the outskirts of the city.(d) / No error (d) Favourable (A) A (B) B (e) (e) Onerous (C) C (D) F 24. Our customers(a)/ are always visit (b) / (E) E our branches to discuss their problems Directions (Q.11-15): Rearrange the 15. Which of the following will the Fifth following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (c) / with staff (d) / No error (e) sentence? 25. Just before the demonstration started (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form (A) B (B) A a meaningful paragraph and then answer (a) / the police arrive at the site (b)/ as (C) C (D) D if they had (c) / received invitation. (d) the questions given below. (E) E A) Ironically, the same parents who / No error (e) are considered to be ignorant are Direction (16-20): In the following Directions (Q. 26-30): In each of the thought to be very enlightened in passage some of the words have been left following sentences there are two blank choosing private schools over out. First read the passage over and try spaces. Below each sentence there are state-run ones. to understand what it is about. Then fill five pairs of words denoted by numbers B) This is all the more reason why in the blanks with the help of the (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out which we should include them during the alternatives given. Mark your answer in pair of words can be filled up in the blanks planning and implementation of the Answer Sheet. in the sentence in the same sequence to the system. Bollywood is the informal term (16) used make it meaningfully complete. for the Hindi-language film industry based

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26. The judgment has ______high Some sentences are paragraphs. Some printers are keys. No key is expectations ______the people Some paragraph is a chapter. board. regarding the benefits of the scheme. Conclusions: I. Atleast some words Conclusions: I. All keys being (a) initiated, towards are paragraphs. machines is a possibility. (b)derived, concerning II.Some chapters are letters. II.Atleast some boards are printers. (c) raised, among III.No chapter is letter. III.All printers are machines. (d) claimed, soothing IV.All letters being sentences is a IV. Some boards are definitely (e) argued, covering possibility. computers. 27. Environment still does not make news, a)Only IV follows a)None follows ______the story has political b)III and IV follow b)I and II follow ______. c)Only either II or III follows c)Only III follows (a) until, bickering d)Only IV and either II or III follow d)Only either II or IV follows (b)unless, ramifications e)None of these e)Only I follows (c) without, angle 32. Statements: Some files are folders. (d) given, ending Some folders are boxes. Directions (Q.36-41 ); Study the (e) even, leaning All boxes are bags. following information carefully and 28. In a society that abhors …….., the Some bags are trunks. answer the given questions. nonconformist is persistently …… Conclusions: I. All bags being folders Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are (a) creativity , glorified is a possibility. sitting in a circle, not necessarily in the same (b) rebelliousnesss , suppressed II.Atleast some boxes are trunks. order. Four of them are facing outside and (c) insurgency , heeded III.Some bags are not files. four of them are facing the centre. E faces (d) smugness , persecuted IV. Some trunks are definitely folders. outside &, both the immediate neighbours (e) stagnation , denigrated a)None follows of E face the centre. H sits second to the 29. Alice Walker’s The Temple of My b)Only I follows right of E. B sits third to the left of E. D Familiar, far from being a tight, …… c)Only III follows faces the centre. Both the immediate Narrative, is instead …….. novel that d)Only II follows neighbours of D face outside. G sits second roams freely and imaginatively over a e)None of these to the left of A. B sits third to the right of H. halfmillion 33. Statements: Some flowers are fruits. F is an immediate neighbour D. C is an (a) traditional , a chronological Some fruits are cashews. immediate neighbour of G. D is not an (b) provocative , an insensitive Some cashews are cherries. immediate neighbour of B. All cherries are nuts. (c) forceful , a concise 36. Who amongst the following sits to the Conclusions: I. Some cherries are not (d) focused , an expansive immediate rights of H? fruits. (e) circuitous , a discursive (a) A (b) D II.All cashews being nuts is a 30. Only if business continues to expand (c) C (d) G possibility. can it …….. enough new jobs to make (e) None of these III.Some nuts are fruits. up for those that will be ……… by 37. Who amongst the following sits third to IV.Atleast some nuts are cashews. automation. the right of A? a)I and II follow (a) produce , required (a) D (b) E b)II and IV follow (b) invent , introduced (c) F (d) A c)Only III follows (c) create , eliminated (e) None of these d)Only I follows (d) repeal , reduced 38. If all the people are made to sit in e)Only IV follows (e) formulate , engendered alphabetical order, in clockwise 34. Statements: All chalks are pens. direction, starting from A , the position REASIONING ABILITY All pens are stands. of whom amongst the following No stand is notebooks. remains the same (excluding A) Directions: (Q.31-35): In each question Some notebooks are books. (a) E (b) F below are given four statements followed Conclusions: I. All chalks are not (c) C (d) G by four conclusions numbered I, II, III & notebook. (e) None of these. IV. You have to take the given statements II.All pens are not notebook. 39. Four of the following five are alike in a to be true even if they seem to be at III.No chalk is book. certain way, based on the information variance with commonly known facts. IV.No pen is book. given above and so form a group. Which Read all the conclusions and then decide a)I and II follow is the one that does not belong to that which of the given conclusions logically b)Only III follows group? follows from the given statements, c)III and IV follows (a) HA (b) FH disregarding commonly known facts. d)II and III follow (c) GC (d) DE e)None of these 31. Statements: Some letters are words. (e) AE All words are sentences. 35. Statements: All computers are machines. All machines are printers.

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40. Who amongst the following sits exactly e)All are true 53. How will ‘candidates should read all between F and C (and also their subjects’ be coded? neighbour)? Directions: (Q.47-48): Read the (a)ka na pa li ra (a) E (b) B following information carefully and (b) sa li ra na ja (c) G (d) A answer the questions which follow. (c) na ka sa li ra (e) None of these Ravi, who is facing North, starts from point (d) Can’t be determined 41. How many people are seated between A A, walks 4 m towards the right. He then (e) None of these and C (counting clockwise from A)? takes a left turn and walks 3m before taking (a) Two (b) One a right turn, walking 2 m and stopping at Directions (Q.54-58): In these questions, (c) None (d) three point B. Seema starts from the same point a relationship between different (e) Four A walks 2 m towards the South. She then elements is shown in the statement(s). takes a left turn and walks 4 m. She now These statements are followed by two Direction (Q.42-46): Study the following takes a right turn, walks 2 m before taking a conclusions. Give answer information carefully and answer the left turn, walking 2 m and stopping at point (a) if only conclusion I is true questions given below. C. (b) if only conclusion II is true V, W, X, Y, Z, A, B, C, D and E are sitting in (c) if either conclusion I or II is true 47. How far and towards which direction two parallel rows I and II containing five (d) if neither conclusion I not II is true must Ravi walk in order to reach point persons each. All the persons of the first (e) if both conclusions I and II are true C? row are facing south and the persons of the 54. Statements: L > P, P < Q, N Q a)5 m towards South  second row are facing north. Y is third to b)8 m towards North Conclusions: I. L > Q II. P R II. W > J Point C, how far will she be from Point opposite A. D sits opposite X and Z is not 56. Conclusions: I. R < W II. S = J A? the neighbour of C. (57-58): a)4 m b)2 m Statements: D = F, F H, I H, I 42. Which of the following pair members c)6 m d)8 m   > K are not in the same row? e)7 m 57. Conclusions: I. F = I II. F < I a)V, Z b)Y, Z Directions (Q.49-54): Study the c)D, W d)E, B 58. Conclusions: I. D  I II. H  D following information carefully and e)None of these answer the questions given below: Directions: (Q.59-61): Read the 43. Who among the following sits exactly following information carefully and opposite E? In a certain code ‘all candidates must qualify’ answer the questions which follow: a)X b)Y is written as ‘na li ja pa’ , ‘qualify in all c)V d)C subject’ is written as ‘ta ja li ra’ and If ‘A  B’ means A is father of B. e)None of these ‘candidates read all subjects’ is written as If ‘A + B’ means A is wife of B. 44. What is the position of E with respect ‘sa li na ra’. If ‘A  B’ means A is daughter of B. If ‘A – B’ means a is son of B. to W? 49. What does ‘li’ stand for? a)Second to the right (a) subject (b) qualify 59. How is L related to Q in the expression b)Third to the right (c) must (d) all ‘L M O - P Q’? c)Fourth to the left (e) None of these a)Granddaughter d)Immediate left 50. What will be the code for ‘ja na’? b)Niece e)None of these (a) must qualify c)Daughter-in-law 45. Four of the following five are alike in a (b) candidates subjects d)Daughter certain way based on the given (c) qualify subjects e)Cannot be determined arrangement and thus form a group. (d) Can’t be determined 60. What will come in the place of the Which is the one that does not belong (e) None of these question mark, to establish that Q is to that group? 51. How will ‘all subjects’ be coded? the nephew of T in the expression Q ? a)C b)Z (a) li sa (b) li ra R S T c)B d)Y (c) ra ja (d) pa li a)+ b) e)A (e) None of these c) – d) 46. Which of the following statements is/ 52. What will be the code for ‘must’? e)Either – or are true? (a) pa (b) ka 61. Which of the following relations are true a)C sits second to the left of E (c) li (d) na based upon the relations given in the b)Y is third to the right of A (e) Can’t be determined equation : ‘A – B C + D – E’? c)Both C and B sit in the same row d)E sits in the middle of the first row

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a)C is mother of A (c) 4250 (d) 4850 b)E is wife of B 1 11 (c) 12 (d) 12 (e) 4530 c)D is brother of A 16 18 d)E is mother-in-law of C Directions (Q76-80): Study the following e)None is true 1 bar-graph carefully to answer the given 62. Pawan walked 5m towards west, took a (e) 12 questions. right turn and walked 10m. Then he 15 Graph shows exports of various products took a left turn and walked 5m before of different values (in Rs crore) in 3 years 2 2 taking a left turn and walking 10m. Then 68. 71  (35  45)  61)  he took a right turn and walked 2m before stopping. How far is Pawan (a) 7277 (b) 7187 from the starting point? (c) 7107 (d) 7210 (a) 25m (b) 20m (e) 7087 (c) 10m (d) 12m 69. (e) None of these 2048161352.42.3?36.40 (a) 762.4 (b) 725.8 63. How many pairs of letters are there in the word DOCUMENT each of which (c) 728.2 (d) 752.4 has as many letters between them in (e) 750.4 the word as in the English alphabet? (a) None (b) One 70. 312559(9)2 (7)3  ?(4)3 76. In which year is the total exports the (c) Two (d) Three (a) 140208 (b) 139817 maximum (in Rs)? (e) None of these a)Only 2010 (c) 138727 (d) 140137 64. Pointing to a photograph, Suraj said, b)Only 2012 ‘His son’s mother is the only daughter- (d) 165743 c)2010 and 2012 in-law of my mother.’ How is Suraj d)Only 2011 Directions: (Q. 71-75): What related to the person in the photograph? e)2011 and 2012 approximate value should come in place (a) Brother (b) Husband 77. If in 2010, 40% of Coal is exported to of question mark (?) in the following (c) Uncle (d) Son the USA and 35% of Iron ore is equations? (e) None of these exported to China, then what is the 65. The positions of the first and the second 71. 76.215 × 19.87 × 93.11 – 36.78 × 31.01 difference between their values? digit in the number 6037982415 are a)Rs 30 crore interchanged. Similarly, the positions =? b)Rs 35 crore of the third and fourth digit are (a) 145000 (b) 138500 c)Rs 39 crore interchanged, and so on. Which of the (c) 145800 (d) 140200 d)Rs 25 crore following will be the fifth digit from e)Rs 32 crore (e) 150250 the right end after the interchange? 78. What is the ratio of the value of exports (a) 7 (b) 8 2 2 2 of Petroleum products in 2012 to the (c) 9 (d) 2 72. (76.05) (61.92)  ?(31.21) value of export of Chemical fertilizers (e) None of these (a) 8000 (b) 8890 in 2011? (c) 8660 (d) 9000 a)3 : 7 b)3 : 5 QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (e) 8300 c)3 : 4 d)3 : 2 e)3 : 1 Directions: (Q. 66-70): What value 73. 72.05% of 8640.88 + 36.85% of 9860 should come in place of question mark 79. Find the ratio of the value of 60% of (?) in the following equations? =? – 61.01 Gems and ornaments exported (In Rs) (a) 11000 (b) 9930 to USA in 2011 to 55% of Coal 66. 76 × 124 – 54 × 72 = ? – 120 (c) 9200 (d) 10500 exported (in Rs) to China in 2012. (a) 5750 (b) 5656 a)71 : 49 b)63 : 62 (c) 5458 (d) 5456 (e) 8800 c)84 : 83 d)50 : 57 (e) 5365 e)60 : 77 3 1 1 1 8 1 80. The export (in Rs) of which product is 74. 14 12  6 76  ? 6 5 maximum during the given 3 years? 11 3 3 1 4 3 13 2 11 5 a)Only Iron ore 67. 12  7  6  ? 15 5 4 5 (a) 510 (b) 680 b)Chemical fertilizers and Iron ore 1 1 (c) 600 (d) 480 c)Petroleum products (a) 12 (b) 12 13 12 (e) 750 d)Coal e)Both Coal and Petroleum 75. 7568.36 – 3842.42 + 61.98 × 12.88 = ? (a) 5000 (b) 4300

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Directions: (Q. 81-85): What should 89. What total amount would Rajan get at c) Rs. 87000 d) Rs. 90000 come in place of question mark (?) the end of three years of the invest an e) Rs. 94000 in the following number series? amount of Rs. 12400 in a scheme which 95. A can do a piece of work in 15 days offers simple interest @7.5 p.c.p.a. for while B can do it in 20 days. They 81. 9 17 65 385 3073 ? three years? work together for 6 days and the a)40704 b)73251 a)Rs. 21890 remaining work is done by C in 2 days. c)65506 d)38521 b)Rs. 21689 If they get Rs 6500 for the whole work, e)30721 c)Rs. 15190 what will be B’s share? 82. 25 241 584 1096 1825 ? d)Rs. 22990 a)Rs 1800 b)Rs 1900 a)2625 b)2525 e) None of these c)Rs 1850 d)Rs 1950 c)2725 d)2825 90. A car starts running at the speed of 30 e)Rs 2000 e)2025 km per hour. The speed of the car 96. A cycle is sold at a profit of 15%. If both 83. 50 25 37.5 93.75 328.125 ? increases by 2 km per hour at the end the cost price and selling price is a)1656.6525 of every one hour. What will be the decreased by Rs. 200 the profit would b)1476.5625 distance covered at the end of ten hours be 5% more what is the original cost c)1576.6225 from the start of the journey? price of cycle ? d)2025.5625 a)410 km b)390 km a) Rs. 1200 b) Rs. 1000 e)None of these c)520 km d)630 km c) Rs. 800 d) Rs. 600 84. 6 60 210 504 990 ? e)None of these e) None of these a)1936 b)2144 91. In an examination, Arun scored 35 marks 97. A man borrowed Rs 50000 from two c)1628 d)1524 less than Rahul. Rahul scored 55 more money lenders. For the first loan, he e)1716 marks than Monika. Rohit scored 85 paid 24% pa as simple interest and for 85. 11 30 87 258 771 ? marks, which is 10 marks more than the second loan he paid 28% pa. If the a)2610 b)2450 Monika’s. Raju scored 61 marks less total interest he paid at the end of the c)2310 d)2730 than the maximum marks of the test. year be Rs 12560, how much amount e)2510 What approximate percentage of did he borrow from each lender? 86. Kiran starts a business by investing Rs marks did Raju score in the a)Rs 24000, Rs 26000 60000. 6 months later Shikhar joins him examination, if he got 44 marks more b)Rs 36000, Rs 15000 by investing Rs 100000. At the end of than Arun? c)Rs 36000, Rs 14000 one year from the commencement of a)80% b)75% d)Rs 34000, Rs 16000 the business, they earn a profit of Rs c)70% d)62% e)Rs 32000, Rs 18000 151800. What is Shikhar’s share of the e)78% 98. In how many different ways can the profit? 92. The total area of a circle and a square is letters of the word ‘THERMAL’ be (a) Rs 55200 equal to 7308 sq. Cm. The diameter of arranged so that the vowels never come (b) Rs 82800 the circle is 84cms. What is the sum of together? (c) Rs 62500 the circumference of the circle and the (a) 720 (b) 1440 (d) Rs 96600 perimeter of the square? (c) 5040 (d) 4800 (e) None of these a)486 cms (e) None of these 87. Ajay, Vijay and Sanjay start running b)432 cms 99. In a stream running at 2 kmph, a around a circular play ground and c)480 cms motorboat goes 6 km upstream and complete a single round 16, 20 and 24 d)cannot be determined back again to the starting point in 33 seconds respectively. In how much time e) None of these minutes. Find the speed of the will they meet again at the starting 93. Ram’s present age is three times his son’s motorboat in still water. point? present age and two-fifth of his father’s (a) 22 km/hr a)480 sec b)340 sec present age. The average of the present (b) 20 km/hr c)360 sec d)420 sec ages of all of them is 46 years. What is (c) 25 km/hr e)None of these the sum of the Ram’s son’s present age (d) 18 km/hr 88. A water tank has three tape x, y and z. and Ram’s father’s present age? (e) None of these Tap x when opened can fill the water a)54 years 100. A man, a woman and a boy can do a tank alone in 6 hours. Tap y when b) 102 years work in 40 days, 60 days and 80 days opened can fill the water tank alone in c) 100 years respectively. How many boys must 8 hours and Tap z when opened can d) Cannot be determined assist 5 men and 6 women to do the empty the water tank alone in 4 hours. e) None of these work in 4 days? If Tap x, y and z are opened 94. A sum amounts to Rs. 98010 in 2 years (a)2 (b)4 simultaneously. How long will it take and to Rs. 107811 in 3 years (c)5 (d)8 to fill the take completely? compounded annually. What is the (e)10 a)30 hrs b)24 hrs sum?  c)36 hrs d)42 hrs a) Rs. 81000 b) Rs. 84000 e)None of these 70 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - 2016

EXPLANATIONS 77-d; In 2010, total export of Coal to the 5 Share of shinhar = 151800 × 40 11 1.e 2.c 3.b 4.d USA = 200 =Rs 80 crore 5.e 6.d 7.a 8.e 100 = Rs. 69000 9.c 10.d 11.a 12.c In 2010, export of Iron ore from 87. e; They will again meet at L. C. M of 13.d 14.d 15.d 16.b (16, 20, 24) sec 17.a 18.d 19.d 20.c 35 China = 300 =Rs 105 crore = 240 sec 21.d ; change ‘had blocked ‘ into has/had 100 blocked 88.b ; L. C. M. Of (8, 6, 4) = 24 22. a ; change ‘are certainly into ‘had Reqd difference = (105 - 80) = Rs 25 crore 24 certainly been’ Unit of x =  4 23.a ; change ‘are set up’ into have set up’ 78-a; Export of petroleum products in 2012 6 24. b ; change ‘are always visit’ into always = Rs 150 crore visit Export of Chemical fertilizers in 2011 24 Unit of Y =  3 25. b ; change ‘arrive’ into ‘arrived’ = Rs 350 crore 8 26.c 27.b 28.b 29.d :. Reqd ratio = 150 : 350 = 3:7 30.c 31.d 32.b 33.b 79-e; In 2011, export of Gems and 24 34.a 35.e Unit of Z =  6 (36-41) ornaments to the USA =  4 60 250 = Rs 150 crore As it empty A 100   so  ve sign H E In 2012 export of Coal to China = Total unit of work done in 1 hour 55 = 4 + 3 – 6 = 1 unit 350  = Rs 192.5 crore 100 So total time taken D G .’. Reqd ratio = 1500 : 1925 = 60 : 77 totalunit 24 80-b; Total exports of Gems and ornaments =   24hour during 3 years = (300 + 250 + 100) = unit(1hour) 1 F C Rs 650 crore 89.c; S. I of 12400 @ 7.5% for 3 year B Total exports of Chemical fertilizers = (250 + 350 + 300) = Rs 900 crore 12400 7.53 =  2790 Total exports of Iron ore during 3 years 100 36.a 37.e 38.c 39.a = (300 + 250 + 350) = Rs 900 crore 40.b 41.c Total export of Coal during 3 years = Total sum = 12400 + 2790 = 15190 th (42 - 46) (200 + 150 + 350) = Rs 700 crore 90. b; 30 + 32 +..... 10 term C E D W B Total export of Petroleum products It is in the A. P. Form A V X Z Y during 3 years = (200 + 50 + 150) = Rs Common difference d = 2 42.e 43.c 44.a 45.b 400 crore First term a = 30 46.c 47.e 48.c 49.d Hence, export (in Rs) of Chemical Nth term = a + (n – 1)d 50.e 51.b 52.a 53.e fertilizers and Iron ore is the maximum  10th term = 30 + (10 –1)2 = 48 54.b 55.b 56.a 57.c during given 3 years Last term (L) = 48 58.e 59.c 60.e 61.d 81. e; × 2–1, × 4 – 3, × 6 –5, × 8 – 7 62.d 63.e 64.e 65.c 82. d; +63, +73, + 83, + 93...... n Total sum S (a+ L)= (30+ 48)= 66.b 67.b 68.b 39.d n = 83. b ; × 0.5, × 1.5, × 2.5, × 3.5 2 70.d 71.d 72.c 73.b 84.e ; 6 = 1 × 2 × 3, 60 = 3 × 4 × 5 390 k .m 74.c 75.e 210 = 5 × 6 × 7, 504 = 7 × 8 × 9 91. c; Let Arun score =n (76-80): 990 = 9 × 10 × 11 76-c; Total export in 2010 = (300 + 250 + 1716 = 11 × 12 × 13  Rahul score = x + 35 300 + 200 + 200) = 1250 crore 85.c ; × 3 – 3, × 3 – 3, × 3 – 3  Monika score = x + 35 – 55 Total export in 2011 = (250 + 350 + 86.e; Ratio of capital = 6000 × 12 : 10000 × = n – 20 250 + 150 + 50) = 1050 crore 6 As per the question Total export in 2012 = (100 + 300 + = 720000 : 600000 X – 20 + 10 = 85 = 6 : 5 350 + 350 + 150) = 1250 crore X = 105 Raju score = 105 + 44 Total export is maximum in both the Max mark = 149 + 61 =210 years 2010 and 2012.

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2 3x 1100 State Bank of India (SBI) D   20 92. b; Area of circle =  5544 % profit = 20 (x  200) 4  Imperial Bank of India acted as central bank of our  Area of square = 7308 – 5544 X = 800 97.c ; country from 1921 to 1935. = 1764 98.e; Vowel = (A, E)  Imperial Bank of India was nationalized and Side of sq2 = Consonant = (T, H, R, M, L) renamed as “State Bank of India” in 1955. First 1764  42 Circumference of Square = 42 × 4 = Chairman, A. D. Gorwala. Number of way = 5! × 6p 168  2  SBI has 7 Subsidiaries (SBI Ground). They are : Circumference of Circle =  D = 264 6! State Bank of Hyderabad, Mysore, Indore, Patiala, Total Circumference = 4432 = 5! × Saurashtra, Travancore, Bikaner & Jaipur. All these 93. b; Ram age = 3x 4! were formed in 1959. Ram’s son age n = 5 × 720 = 3600  The total number of associate banks of SBI currently 99. a ; Let the speed of motorboat in still working in the country is – Five 5 water = X km/ph 3x  SBI is the largest commercial bank of India Ram’s father age = 2 Speed down stream = (X– 2 ) kmph Speed up stream = (x – 2)km ph  SBI launched a New Scheme “Parvartan” to attract more customers by rendering better services. 1 15x 6 6  (3x + x + )= 46  2   2  33/ 60  SBI has introduced the Tiny-Card with biometric 3 2 x x identification to achieve Financial Inclusion. Tiny- X = 12 2 Card provides easy banking services for under Ram’s son age + Ram’s father age =  11x  242x  2x  44  0 privileged communities. 12 + 90 = 102 year  (x –22 )(11x + 2) = 0  x = 22 94. a ; Amount difference of 2 year & 3 year  SBI Head Quarters :Mumbai 100. a; L C M of (40, 60, 80) = 240 unit = 9801  State Bank of India launched “Mobi Cash Eash” a Man = 6 unit, woman = 4 unit, Boy = mobile wallet service that allows users to transfer 3 unit 9801 funds and make bill payment easily using Mobile C. I = 100  10% 5m + 6w in a day can do = 5 × 6 + 6 × 98010 4 = 54 unit Phone. If they have to finish in 4 day.  On 7th October 2013, Arundhati Bhattacharya is 2  10  Then they have to work appointed as the first lady chairperson for SBI. P = 1   98010  100  240  60 unit/day SBI & Associated Banks P = 81000 4 95. d ; LCM of (20, 15) = 60 So the No of boy required = 1 State Bank of India Mumbai 1806 Unit of A = 4 B = 3 2 State Bank of Hyderabad Hyderabad 1941 6 day they do A = 24 unit, B = 18 unit 6 Remaining unit c. e 18 done by C  2boy 3 State Bank of Mysore Bangalore 1913 They will pay according to their work 3 4 State Bank of Travancore Trivendram 1945 unit 5 State Bank of Patiala Patiyala 1917 = 24 : 18 : 18 6 State Bank of Jaipur & Bikaner Jaipur 1963 = 4 : 3 : 3 Note : 6500  In 2008 the State Bank of Sourashtra merged with 3 So B share =  SBI. 4  3 3  In 2010 the above State Bank of Indore also merged = 1950 with SBI. 96. c; Let the original cost price = x Slogans of SBI : So sale price is 115x /100 = 23x/20 Now C. P = x – 200  With you all the way S. P = 23x/20 – 200  Pure Banking nothing else  The banker to every Indian 23x Profit =  200  (x  200)  The Nation Banks on us 20

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PRACTICE SET FOR UPCOMING EXAM [SBI-CLERK (MAIN)] B. Banks will no longer be entrusted ENGLISH LANGUAGE diagnosis that distance separating villages from banks is the main issue. In order to with remitting wages. Directions (Q. 1- 10) Read the following accelerate payments, clear timeliness for C. Regulations to ensure punctual passage carefully and answer the questions every step of the payment process should wage payments have come into given below it. Certain words have been be incorporated into the system as force printed in bold to help you locate them while Programme Officers often have no data on a) None answering some of the questions. delays and cannot exert due pressure to b) Only A Delays of several months in National Rural remedy the situation. Workers are both c) Only A and C Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) clueless and powerless with no provision d) Only A and B wage payments and worksites where for them to air their grievances and seek e) Only B and C labourers have lost all hope of being paid at redress. In drought affected areas, the system 4. Which of the following is not true in the all have become the norm in many states. of piece rate work can be dispensed with, context of the passage? How are workers who exist on the margins where work measurement is not completed A. Workers are reluctant to open of subsistence supposed to feed their within a week and wages may be paid on bank accounts as branches are not families? Under the scheme, workers must the basis of attendance. Buffer funds can be conveniently located. be paid within 15 days, failing which they provided to Gram Panchayats and post B. Local officials often delay wages are entitled to compensation under the offices to avoid bottlenecks in the flow of payments in drought prone areas Payment of Wages Act-upto Rs. 3000 per funds. Partial advances could also be to benefit workers. aggrieved worker. In reality, compensation considered provided-wage payments are C. The Government has not is received in only a few isolated instances. meticulously tracked. But failure to implemented every It is often argued by officials that the main recognise problems and unwillingness to recommendation of the Central reason for the delay is the inability of banks remedy them will remain major threats to Employment Guarantee Council. and post offices to handle of truth, in this, the NREGS . a) Only B as a diagnosis it is misleading. The ‘jam’ in b) Only A and B the banking system has been the result of 1. What impact have late wage payments c) Only B and C the hasty switch to bank payments imposed had on NREGS workers? d) All A, B and C by the Central Government against the a) They cannot obtain employment e) None of the above recommendation of the Central Employment till their dues are cleared 5. Which of the following can be considered Guarantee Council which advocated a b) They have benefitted from the a deficiency in the NREGS? gradual transition starting with villages compensation awarded to them a) Lack of coordination among relatively close to the nearest bank. c) They have been unable to provide Programme Officers However delays are not confined solely to for their families b) Local officials are unaware of the banking system. Operational hurdles d) They have been ostracised by correct operational procedures include implementing agencies taking more their families who depend on them c) Workers have no means of than fifteen days to issue payment orders, for sustenance obtaining redressal for untimely viewing of work measurement as a e) None of these wage payments cumbersome process resulting in 2. What has the outcome of disbursing d) Disbursing wages through banks procrastination by the engineering staff and NREGS wages through banks been? instead of readily accessible post non- maintenance of muster rolls and job a) Theft of funds by administration offices cards etc. But behind these delays lies a officials responsible for the e) The Central Employment deeper and deliberate ‘backlash’ against the scheme has reduced Guarantee Council is reluctant to NREGS. With bank payments making it b) Increased workload for local award compensation to workers much harder to embezzle NREGS funds, the government officials 6. What solution has the author suggested programme is seen as a headache by many c) Protests by workers who have to to expedite NREGS wage payments? government functionaries-the workload has travel long distances to the nearest a) Empower the Central remained without the ‘inducements’ . bank to claim their wages Employment Guarantee Council Slowing down wage payments is a d) Time consuming formalities have to monitor the NREGS convenient way of sabotaging the scheme to be completed by workers b) Implement payment of wages in because workers will desert NREGS work e) None of the above cash at all worksites sites. 3. According to the passage, which of the c) Restrict the amount of funds to The common sense solution advocated by following has/have been the local government bodies in order the Government is to adopt the business consequence(s) of delayed wage to curb frauds correspondent model wherein bank agents payments? d) Provide attendance records to will go to villages to make cash payments A. Compensation to victimised workers so they have proof to and duly record them on handheld electronic workers has amounted to crores. claim their wages devices. This solution is based on the wrong e) None of the above

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Directions (Q.7-8) Choose the word c) C d) D 18. a) totally b) entirely which is most similar in meaning to the e) E c) grown d) mutual word printed in bold as used in the 12. Which of the following should be the e) increasing passage. SECOND sentence after 19. a) most b) out rearrangement? c) from d) through 7. isolated a) A b) B e) outside a) lonely b) separated c) C d) D 20. a) ultimatum c) detached d) hidden e) F b) hazard e) rare 13. Which of the following should be the c) sensitivity 8. confined THIRD sentence after rearrangement? d) challenge a)locked b) restricted a) B b) C e) dispute c) detained d) captured c) D d) E 21. a) equip b) built e) imprisoned e) F c) active d) trained Directions (Q.9-10) Choose the word 14. Which of the following should be the e) qualified which is most opposite in meaning to the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? 22. a) section b) scale word printed in bold as used in the a) A b) B c) degree d) percent passage. c) C d) D e) piece e) E 23. a) want b) matter 9. Convenient 15. Which of the following should be the c) scarcity d) right a) troublesome LAST (SIXTH) sentence after e) lack b) annoying rearrangement? 24. a) showing b) given c) appropriate a) B b) C c) special d) personal d) easy c) D d) E e) individually e) distant e) F 25. a) pursuit b) indulge 10. Deliberate c) introduce d) insist a) unsteady b)abrupt Directions (Q.16- 25) In the following e) attract c) mistake d) chosen passage, there are blanks, each of which e) accidental has been numbered. These numbers are Directions (Q.26- 30): Read each printed below the passage and against sentence to find out whether there is any Directions (Q.11-15) Rearrange the each, five words are suggested, one of error in it. The error, if any, will be in following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), which fits the blank appropriately. Find one part of the sentence. The number of (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form out the appropriate word in each case. that part is the answer. If there is no a meaningful paragraph; then answer The World Diabetes Congress has error, the answer is (5). (Ignore the errors the questions given below them. determined that India has the largest number of punctuation, if any.) A. Voluntary measures such as codes of diabetics in the word. Apart from the of conduct have failed to address loss of productivity, the (16) burden is 26. a) Reading /(b) pages after pages /(c) these issues and deliver change. alarming -$ 2.8 billion annually. Sedentary she went through /(d) the novel B. However they can also cause jobs, (17) of electronic entertainment, quickly./(5) No error serious problems with their changing diet patterns and (18) dependence 27. a) Hearing the news /(b) of his / (c) irresponsible behaviour. on automobiles have driven the activity (19) sister’s death / (d) he burst in tears. / C. Companies are a powerful force of Indian’s lives especially in cities. (e) No error for good. The (20) is, therefore, to make people 28. a) It is really /(b) sad that he / (c) lost his D. There are several instances of physically (21) and requires interventions heart / (d) in his study. / (e) No error companies undermining worker’s which impact a large (22)of the population. 29. a) I shall /(b)avail of / (c) this rights and damaging the Admittedly physical activity is a (23) of opportunity /(d) to go abroad. / (e) No environment. choice and is strongly driven by (24) error E. The Companies Bill 2009 is thus preferences. But policymaking needs to 30. a) He is one of /(b) those persons /(c)who a means to address issues of shift to (25) moderate levels of physical is never satisfied /(d) with any corporate governance and ensure activity in the daily lives of people. One achievements./(e) No error companies are accountable for way to accomplish this is to create walkable Directions (Q.31-35): In each of the their financial performance and communities that give residents a variety of following sentences there are two blank social impact. destinations within walking distance. spaces. Below each sentence there are F. They provide jobs, boost 16. a) economic b) finance five pairs of words denoted by numbers economics and aid social and (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). Find out which environmental development. c) subsidy d) physical e) health pair of words can be filled up in the blanks 11. Which of the following should be the 17. a) broadcast b) spread in the sentence in the same sequence to FIRST sentence after rearrangement? c) prevalent d) expand make it meaningfully complete. a) A b) B e) widespread

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31. India’s ______of having a pool 36. Though these programmes have proved rectangle, the number of columns of English-speaking ______has to be (a)/ extremely (b)/ effective (c)/ increases by 5. been used by industrialised countries they do have certain drawbacks.(d)/ 42. What is the ‘time’ in the code language for years. All correct (e) in which ‘he made third centuries’ is a) advantage, professionals 37. According to these estimates (a)/ our written as ‘git fat fit gat’ ? b) image, bureaucrats profitable (b)/ margin (c)/will be I. In that code language ‘third time he c) scenario, technocrats higher if we adopt this approach(d)/ pleased us’ is written as ‘kat kit mit d) progress, manpower All correct (e) git fit’. e) scope, society 38. In order to confront (a)/ the threat of II. In that code language ‘he made 32. The consequent helplessness and loss global warming (b)/ it is imperative double centuries’ is written as ‘ gat fat of ______in the political system (c)/ that we work altogether.(d)/ All zat git’ and give us time’ is written as is used by terrorist organisations to correct (e) ‘mat mit kit’. ______our nation. 39. Any failure to (a)/ to complicit (b)/ with 43. What is the position of P with respect a) hope, politicise these fundamental(c)/ regulations will to Q in a round table seating b) confidence, destabilise result in a fine.(d)/All correct (e) arrangement? c) ruling, challenge 40. Every organization needs to be I. Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V d) image, defame proactive (a)in devising (b)/ sat around a round table where P sat e) governing , derail stratergies (c)/ to ensure the between U and V, S sat adjacent to V, 33. India has ______made it clear that retention of staff.(d)/ All correct(e) and R did not sit adjacent to S. an improved relationship with one II. T sat on the immediate right of U. should not be at the ______of the REASONINGABILITY & 44. Among A, B, C, D and E whose salary is other. COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE the highest? a) readily, hostility I. Combined salary of A and B is more Directions (Q. 41-45) : Each of the b) basically, interest than the combined salary of C and D questions below consists of a question c) often, demise but E’s salary is more than both A’s or and two statements numbered I and II d) always, expense B’s . given below it. You have to decide e) avowedly, ground II. Difference between A’s Salary and whether the data provided in the 34. The two objectives seem poles C’s salary is more than the difference statements are sufficient to answer the ______at the ______because between D’s and B’s salaries where A’s question. Read both the statements and of the continuing violence in the region. salary and D’s salary are higher than give answer a) apart, moment C’s and B’s respectively. a) if the data in statement I alone are b) different, time 45. How many children does Mr X has? sufficient to answer the question, c) away, circumstances I. Mr. X has eight sons and each has while the data in statement II alone d) wide, hour one sister. are not sufficient to answer the e) aloof, conditions II. Number of sons of Mr X is eight question. 35. Without a direct attack on rural poverty, times the number of his daughter(s). b) if the data in statement II alone the constitutional ______of are sufficient to answer the social equality can never be Directions (Q. 46- 50): These questions question, while the data in ______are based on the following information. statement I alone are not sufficient a) aim, desirable Seven friend, viz Manjit , Navin, Parul, to answer the question. b) provision,realised Hitesh, Tarun, Raghu and Sahil, are pursuing c) if the data either in statement I c) dream, imagined their PhD in different subjects – Maths, alone or in statement II alone are d) goals, availed History, Political Science, Chemistry, sufficient to answer the question. e) specification, thought- Economic, Accounts and Geography, but not d) if the data in both statements .I necessarily in the same order. They study Directions (Q.36-40) In each question and II together are not sufficient in three different universities, viz P, Q and below, a sentence with four words printed to answer the question. S. At least two friends study in the same in in bold type is given These are numbered e) if the data in both statements I university. Hitesh is studying Political as (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of these four and II together are necessary to Science in university S. Sahil is studying words printed in bold may be either wrongly answer the question Geography in university Q with only Navin. spelt or inappropriate in the context of the Manjit is not studying Economics and is 41. How many musicians were there in the sentence. Find out the word which is not from university P. Raghu is studying band X ? wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The Accounts and is not from university P. Tarun I. The number of musicians in the band number of that word is your answer. 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46. Which of the following represents the b) Only I, II and IV follow d) Only I and III follows group that studies in university S ? c) All follow e) None of these a) Hitesh, Navin d) Only II and IV follow 55. Statements : a. All melons are b) Parul, Raghu, Tarun e) None of these plumps. c) Manjit, Tarun 52. Statements : a. Some potatoes are b. Some plums are d) Tarun, Raghu, Manjit onions. pineapples. e) None of these b. All onions are c. Some pineapples are 47. Parul is studying in which of the peanuts. dates. following universities? c. All peanuts are Conclusions: I. All melons are a) P samosas. pineapples. b) Q Conclusions : I. Some potatoes are II. Some melons are not c) S peanuts. pineapples. d) Can’t be determined II. Some peanuts are III. Some plums are e) None of these potatoes. dates. 48. Which of the following combinations is III. All onions are IV. No plums are dates. true? samosas. a) None follows a) Manjit – Economics – university S IV. Some samosas are b) Only either I or II follows b) Navin- History- university Q potatoes. c) Only either III or IV follows c) Parul – History – university S a) All follow d) Only III follows d) Tarun – Chemistry – university Q b) Only I, II and III follow e) None of these e) None of these c) Only II, III and IV follow 56. Which of the following devices has a 49. Navin studies which subject in PhD? d) Only I, II and IV follow limitation that we can only read it but a) History e) None of these cannot erase or modify it? b) Maths 53. Statements : a. Some cucumbers are a) Tape Drive c) Economics carrots. b) Hard Disk d) Can’t be determined b. No carrots are c) Compact Disk e) None of these brinjals. d) Floppy Disk 50. Who among the following is studying c. All brinjals are e) None of these History in PhD? pumpkins 57. Which of the following is not an output a) Navin Conclusions : I. Some culumbers are device? b) Parul not brinjals. a) Plotter c) Raghu II. Some pumpkins are b) Printer d) Manjit not carrots. c) Monitor e) None of these III. Some brinjals are not d) Touch Screen carrots. e) None of these Directions (Q.51-55): In each question IV. Some carrots are not 58. What kind of scheme is the HTTP below are given three statements cucumbers. protocol? followed by four conclusions numbered a)All follow a) get/ put I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given b) Only I, II and III follow b) store/ forward statements to be true even if they seem c) Only II, III and IV follow c) queuing to be at variance with commonly known d) Only I, II and IV follow d) search/ return facts. Read all the conclusions and then e) None of these e) request/ response decide which of the given conclusions 54. Statements: a. No oranges are 59. What type of error does a memory logically follows from the given apples. parity error create? statements, disregarding commonly b. No apples are a) A fatal exception error known facts. bananas. b) An NMI error 51. Statements: a. all ghee is butter. c. Some bananas are c) A corrupt Windows operating b. No butter is Paneer pears. system file c. Some Paneer is Conclusions: I. Some pears are d) A GPF error khoya. apples. e) A GPA error Conclusions: I. No Paneer is ghee II. No pears are apples. 60. Which is not a part of the Oracle II. No ghee is Paneer III. Some pears are not database block? III. Some butter is not oranges. a) Header khoya IV. Some pears are b) Row directory IV. Some khoya is not oranges. c) Data butter a) None follows d) Freelists a) Only I, III and IV follow b) Only either I or II follows e) None of these c) Only either III or IV follows

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61. Which of the following cannot be used unchanged as compared to their original 73. Devices that let the computer as the scope when using a java Bean seating positions? communicate with you. with JSP? a) None b) One a) input b) output a) Page b) Request c) Two d) Three c) type d) print c) Session d) Application e) Four e) None of these e) Response 67. Which of the following is true regarding 74. Devices that allow you to put 62. Which of the following is used for Y? information into the computer. integrity? a) T is not an immediate neighbour a) input b) output a) DES b) Diffle-Hellman of Y c) type d) print c) SED d) AES b) Y sits in the middle of one of the e) None of these e) MDS sides 75. Eight bits of data. c) R sits second to left of Y a) octabit b) word Directions (Q. Nos.63-65) Study the d) P and V are immediate neighbours c) sentence d) byte following information to answer the of Y e) None of these given questions. e) None of these 76. The secret code that gives you access to In a certain code ‘colours of the sky’ is 68. Who amongst the following sits fourth some programs. written as ‘ki la fa so’, ‘rainbow colours’ is to the left of V? a) clue b) cue written as ‘ro ki’ and ‘sky high rocket’ is a) Y b) R c) password d) help written as ‘la pe jo’ and ‘the rocket word’ is c) T d) Q e) None of these written as ‘pe so ne’ e) W 77. The different styles of lettering in a word 63. Which of the following is the code for 69. What is the position of Q with respect processing program. ‘colours sky high’? to R? a) font b) calligraphy a) ro jo la b) fa la jo a) Immediately to the left c) writing d) manuscript c) la ki so d) ki jo la b) Second to the left e) None of these e) fa ki jo c) Third to the left 78. An example of a processing device would 64. Which of the following will/may d) Third to the right be ______represent ‘the’? e) Immediately to the right a) a magnetic ink reader a) Only ‘fa’ 70. Four of the following five are alike in a b) a tablet PC b) Either ‘fa’ or ‘la’ certain way and so form a group. Which c) special function cards c) Only ‘so’ is the one that does not belong to that c) special function cards d)Only ‘la’ group? d) scanners e) Either ‘so’ or ‘fa’ a) T b) W e) keyboards 65. What does ‘pe’ represent in the code? c) V d) S 79. Which of the following is not a type of a) colours b) sky e)Q computer software which can be c) high d) rainbow 71. Pointing to a woman in the photograph bought? e) rocket , a man said, “Her brother is the only a) Off-the –shelf son of my wife’s father” How is the b) Tailor- made Directions (Q Nos. 66 to 70) Study the woman in the photograph related to c) Custom – developed following information carefully and the man? d) Off-the shelf with alterations answer the given questions. a) wife e) All of these can be purchased Eight friends, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Y are b) sister 80. You can use______to copy selected sitting around a square table in such a way c) sister-in- law text, and ______to paste it in a that four of them sit at four corners of the d) Either a or c document. square while four sit in the middle of each of e) None of these a) CTRL+ C, CTRL+V the four sides. The one who sit at the four 72. In a certain code language ‘HISTORY’ is b) CTRL + C, CTRL + P corners face the centre while those who sit written as ‘CDNOTMV’; c) CTRL + S, CTRL + S in the middle of the sides face outside. ‘MATHEMATICS’ is written as d) SHIFT + C, ALT +P S sits third to the right of P. P. Faces the ‘RFOCJRFODHN’; ‘BIOLOGY’is e) CTRL + D, CTRL +A centre. Y is not an immediate neighbour of P written as’ ‘GDTQTBV’; how is or S. T sits third to the right of R. R does ‘DYNAMICS’is written in the same Directions (Q. Nos. 81 to 85) Study the not sit in the middle of any of the sides and code language? following information to answer the also R is not an immediate neighbour of Y. a) JVSFRDHN given questions. Only one person sits between P and V. Q is b) IWSFRDHN Seven animated movies-UP, Finding Nemo, not an immediate neighbour of V. c) IUSFRDHN Ice Age, Aladdin, Shark Tale, Beauty and d) IVSFRDHN the beast, the Incredibles, were screened 66. If all the persons are made to sit in e) None of these during a children’s workshop not necessarily alphabetical order in clockwise in the same order. The workshop started on direction, starting from P, the positions Monday and ended on Sunday. Only one of how many (excluding P) will remain movie was screened on each day. 77 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - 2016

‘Beauty and the Beast’ was screened on d) Layout collection Directions (Q. 96- 100): What should Wednesday ‘The Incredibles’ was screened e) None of these come in place of the question mark (?) on the fourth day after ‘Up’ was screened 88. A saved document is referred to as a in the following questions? ‘Ice Age’ was screened before Thursday but ______. a) file b) word not on Monday . ‘Shark Tale’ and ‘Aladdin’  3 12  1 5  3 were not screened on Saturday but ‘Shark c) folder d) project 96.         ?10 Tale’ was screened before Saturday. e) None of these  4 14 14 4  89. A______is a collection of a) 559 b) 562 81. Four of the following five are similar on computers and device connected c) 553 d) 559 the basis of their position in the above together. e) 655 arrangement and hence form a group. a) protocol 97. 5+5.5 + 5.55 + 5.555 = ? Which of the following does not belong b) memory card a) 22. 605 b) 21.605 to the group? c) network c) 20.625 d) 24.605 a) Up- Beauty and the Beast d) central processing unit e) 25.555 b) The incredible- Aladdin e) None of these 98. (3)3 + (2)4 + (4)5 + (1)2= ? c) Shark Tale- Finding Nemo 90. In ______-generation computer the a) 1065 b)1058 d) Beauty and the Beast- The speed was measured in nanoseconds. c) 964 d)1068 Incredibles a) first e) 1168 e) Finding Nemo – Aladdin b) second 99. 110% of 250 + 350% of 450= ?% of 82. On which day was ‘Ice Age’ screened? c) third 300 + 50 a) Friday b) Tuesday d) fourth a) 80% b) 60% c) Thursday d) Sunday e) fifth c) 120% d) 180% e) None of these e) 600% 83. Which movies was screened on QUANTITATIVEAPTITUDE Saturday? 1 2 3 4 a) Finding Nemo Directions (Q.91-100): What 100. of of of of36465? b) Up approximate value should come in place 11 13 15 17 c) The Incredibles of the question mark (?) in the following d) Aladdin questions? a) 324 b) 224 e) None of these c) 124 d) 24 84. How many movies were screened berore e) 424 91. (10.9 0.95)  (3.5 0.1) ‘Shark Tale’?  ? Directions (Q.101-105): What should a) 6 b) 4 0.2  4.2 come in place of the question mark (?) c) 2 d) 3 in the following questions? e) None of these a) 3.746 b) 2.432 85. Which of the following combinations is c) 4.644 d) 5.232 101. 262 234 206 178 150 122 ? false with respect to the given e) 2.705 a) 76 b) 78 2 2 2 2 information? 92. (3.2) + (9.8) + (8.13) +(4.24) =? c) 84 d) 89 a) ‘Up’ was not screened on Friday a) 180 b) 184 e) 94 b) ‘Shark Tale’ was screened c) 190 d) 196 102. 4762 4627 4494 4363 4234 ? immediately after ‘Beauty and the e) 198 a) 4147 b) 4137 Beast’ c) 4127 d) 4117 (1.11.1)(2.22.2)(3.33.3) c) ‘The Incredibles’ was screened on 93. ? e) 4107 Sunday 3.32.21.1 103. 672 560 448 336 224 ? d) ‘Finding Nemo’ was not screened a) 172 b) 142 on Friday a) 1.2 b) 2.5 c) 132 d) 112 e) All of the above are false c) 3.8 d) 4.6 e) 102 86. The main memory of a computer can e) 5.2 104. 18 97 396 1197 2404 ? also be called a) 2816 b) 3215 a) Primary storage 94.  6.25 0.25 0.162.321? c) 3612 d) 2415 b) Internal memory a) 8 b) 6 e) 3600 c) Primary memory c) 4 d) 2 105. 26 144 590 1164 ? d) All of these e) 9 a) 1864 b)1732 e) None of these 95. 5.5% of 258+ 3.2% of 283 =? c) 1460 d) 1296 87. Use the ______, to choose a slide a) 20 b) 23 e) 1182 layout. c) 26 d) 29 106. In how many ways 20 different things a) Quick Styles gallery e) 32 can be divided equally among 5 b) Format gallery persons? c) Layout gallery 78 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - 2016

113. A monkey tries to ascend a pole, 21 m would work together. When B worked 20! 20! in length. He ascend 3 meters in first alone he took 1.5 hours more to a) b) 4 5 minute and slips down 2 meter in complete the job and A and B worked alternate minute. If he continues to together. How much time they will take 20! 20! ascend in this fashion, how long will if they work together? c) 5 d) 4 he take to reach the top? a) 3 hours b) 4 hours (4!) (5!) a) 36 minutes c) 4.5 hours d) 5 hours e) None of these b) 37 minutes e) None of these 107. From a pack of 52 cards, 2 cards are c) 42 minutes 120. A dealer bought an item at 10% discount drawn randomly. What is the d) 40 minutes on its original price. He sold it at 35% probability that it has exactly one king? e) None of these more than the original price. What 114. A thief is sported by a policemen from percentage profit did he get? 1 1 a distance of 65 metres. When police a) b) Directions (Q. 121-125): In each of these 13 26 starts the chase, the thief also starts running . If the speed of thief is 10m/ questions two equations are given. You sec and speed of policemen is 12.5 m/ have to solve these equations and give 16 32 answer. c) d) sec, how far will have the thief run 221 221 before he is overtaken? a) if x < y e) None of these a) 130m b) 260m b) if x > y 108. A certain sum of money amounts to c) 26m d) 13m c) if x = y Rs.4800 in 5 years at 4% per annum. e) None of these d)if x  y In how many years will it amount to 115. Wages for 54 women amount to Rs. e) if x  y Rs. 16000 at the same rate? 12000 in 36 days. How many men must a) 20 years b) 24 years work 12 days to receive Rs. 4000 if 121. I. x(x  7)  30 c) 16 years d) 25 years the daily wages of a man being 3 times 1 e) None of these those of a woman? 100  2 109. What is the compound interest on Rs. a) 18 b) 24 II. y    16000 for 3 years if the rate of interest c) 28 d) 30  9  is 5% for the first year, 10% for second e) None of these year and 25% for the third year? 116. A certain sum of money amounted to 122. I. 3x2 16x  21  0 a) Rs.7000 b) Rs.7100 Rs. 600 at 5% in a time in which Rs. c) Rs.7200 d) Rs.7500 800 amounted to Rs. 960 at the same II. 6y 2  25y  21  0 e) None of these rate. If rate of interest is simple then 110. What is the sum of 11 + 12 + 13 +... + what is the sum? 123. I. 2x5 (x2 )  128 110? a) Rs. 540 b) Rs. 520 a) 5565 b) 5805 c) Rs.500 d) Rs. 480 1 9 1 11 c) 6105 d) 6050 e) Rs. 450 II. y  y e) None of these 117. A man can swim at 10 kmph in still 3 24 111. A men can swim at 16 kmph in still water. If the river flows at 3 kmph and, 124. I. 2 water. If the river is running at 5 kmph. it takes 12 hours more in upstream than 20x 108x 144  0 It takes 10 hours more in upstream than to go downstream for the same II. 25y 2  50y  72  0 to go downstream for the same distance, then how far is the place distance. How far is the place? a) 160 km b)164 km 125. I. 2x2 18x  36  0 a) 231 km b) 221 km c) 170 km d) 175 km c) 251 km d) 241 km e) 182 km II. y 2  y 12  0 e) None of these 118. Two trains of length 120 m and 90 m 112. The speed of two trains are in the ratio respectively with the same speed pass Directions (Q. 126-130 ): Study the 5 : 3. They are going in opposite a static pole in 8 Seconds and 6 seconds following table carefully and answer the directions along parallel tracks. If the respectively. In what time they will questions given below: first train crosses a pole in 4 seconds cross each other if they are moving in Percentage of students qualified w.r.t and the second in 8 seconds, how long opposite directions? those appeared from six states over the will they take to cross each other? a) 14 seconds years in a competitive exam. a) 5 seconds b) 6 seconds b) 5.5 seconds c) 20 seconds c) 6 seconds d) 7 seconds d) 6.5 seconds e) None of these e) None of these 119. A alone would take 6 hours more to complete the job than if both A and B

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Directions (Q.131-135): Study the the approximate expenditure of following graph carefully to answer the company ‘B’ in that year? State questions given below it : a) Rs 275 cr b) Rs 350 cr Year A B C D E F Proportion of Income of seven companies c) Rs280 cr d) Rs.250 cr 1998 25 42 32 34 26 18 in a state, during a financial year. e) Rs. 270 cr 135. The expenditure Co. ‘F’ was Rs. 750 1999 28 34 30 22 29 32 cr. What was the total income of all the 2000 32 35 30 22 32 35 given companies together? 2001 26 28 34 26 28 40 a) Rs 3720 cr 2002 40 26 28 30 34 30 b) Rs.3240 cr c) Rs 3680 cr 2003 32 25 20 32 40 25 d) Can’t be determined e) None of these 126. In the year 2003, a total of 22400 students appeared from state ‘D’ and Directions (Q. 136-140): Each of the ‘F’ together. How many students questions below consists of a question and qualified from state ‘F’ in that year if two statements numbered I and II given the no. Of appeared students from ‘F’ below it. You have to decide whether the was 400 more than that from state’D’? data provided in the statements are sufficient a) 3520 to answer the questions. Read both the b) 2750 statements and give answer: c) 3280 a) if the data in statement I alone are d) Can’t be determined sufficient to answer the question, e) None of these while the data in statement II alone 127. If the no. of students qualified from are not sufficient to answer the state ‘B’ in 1998 was 50% more than question. that from state ‘A’ in 1999, what was b) if the data in statement II alone the ratio of students appeared in state are sufficient to answer the ‘B’ in 1998 to that in state ‘A’ in 1999? question, while the data in a) 1 : 1 b) 3 : 4 statement I alone are not sufficient c) 4 : 3 d) 2 : 3 to answer the question. e) None of these 131. What was the ratio of the expenditure c) if the data either in statement I 128. If the no. of students appeared from of company ‘A’ to that of company alone or in statement II alone are each of the given states in the year 2000 ‘C’ ? sufficient to answer the question. was 2000,what was the total number a)6: 1 d) if the data even in both the of students qualified from all the states? b) 24: 5 statements I and II together are a) 3920 b) 3720 c) 25 : 4 not sufficient to answer the c) 1960 d) 1860 d) Can’t be determined question. e) None of these e) None of these e) if the data in both the statements 129. If the numbers of students qualified 132. If the difference between the incomes I and II together are necessary to from state ‘F’ in 2001 and 2002 were of companies ‘A’ and ‘E’ was Rs.240 answer the question in the ratio of 2: 1 respectively, what cr, what was the total expenditure of was the respective ratio of students both the companies? 136. How much time would Rahul take to appeared in these years from state ‘F’? a) Rs. 840cr reach the destination if he travels by a) 3 : 8 b) Rs.700cr car? b) 8:3 c) Rs.740cr I. The speed of Rahul’s car is double c) 3 : 2 d) Can’t be determined his walking speed for the d) Can’t be determined e) None of these destination. e) None of these 133. Which of the following companies has II. The ratio of the speed at which 130. In the year 2001, as many as 12000 recorded maximum profit (in terms of Rahul and Sanjay walk is 3 : 4 students appeared from state ‘C’. How Rs) in this financial year if the and Rahul takes 30 minutes more many students were declared qualified combined income of these companies than the time taken by Sanjay to from this state in the year 2002? is Rs. 3000 cr? reach the destination. a) 4080 b) 3360 a) A b) C 137. Mohan does a work in 10 days. After 5 c) 408 d) Can’t be determined c) D d) E days he is joined by Suresh. In how e) None of these e) F many days will the work be finished? 134. If in the given financial year income of I. Suresh takes double time to finish company ‘D’ was Rs.535 cr, what was the work than Mohan.

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II. Suresh does half of the work in 10 c) Registrar of Co- operative Societies 152. In which of the following sectors foreign days. d) Regional Rural Banks direct investment (FDI) is not allowed 138.b There are three friends A, B and C e) None of these in India? working in a company If ‘A’ has a 145. Which of the following is not an a) Defence salary of Rs. 10,000 per month, who authorised means of banking b) Mobile telephony has a salary of Rs 12,500 per month? transaction for the people of India? c) Pension schemes I. C’s salary is 25% more than A’ s a) Online d) Healthcare salary. b) Mobile e) Pharmaceuticals II. A’ s salary is 20% less than B’s c) Phone 153. NHPC is a company operating in the salary. d) Visiting individually area of 139. What is the unitary digit of the number e) Video conferencing a) Steel b) Petroleum ‘x’? 146. The agricultural census is done at which c) Electricity d) Fertilizer I. x2n ends in 1 while x 2n+Iends in 9. of the following intervals? e) Cement II. ‘x’ is less than ‘20’ and the sum of a) There is no fixed term 154. Which of the following services is NOT its digits is 10. b) Every year provided by the post offices in India? 140. If Deepak and Vivek work for a day c) Once in three years a) Savings Bank Scheme alternately, in how many days will the d) Once in ten years b) Retailing of Mutual Funds work be finished? e) Once in five years c) Sale of stamps I. Vivek alone can do that piece of 147. The higher rate of growth of economy d) Issuance of Demand Drafts work in 6 days. certainly reduces : e)Life Insurance cover II. Deepak alone can do that piece of a) Gender inequalities 155. Fiscal Policy is concerned with which work in 5 days. b) Poverty of the following ? c) Population of a country a) Export and Import GENERALAWARENESS d) Flow of foreign direct investment b) Public Revenue and Expenditure e) None of these c) Issue of Currency 141. Which of the following terms is not 148. In economics is generally believed that d) Population Control used in banking and finance? the main objective of a public sector e) Education for all a) Capital gains financial companies like bank is to: 156. Teaser Rates are related to which of b) Break even a) Employ more and more people the following types of loans? c) Portfolio b) Maximise total profits a) Home Loans d) Collateral c) Maximise total production b) Personal Loans e) Apartheid d) Provide financial services to the c) Auto Loans 142. Which of the following is an example people across the country d) Reverse Mortgage Loans of cashless buying e) Sell goods at subsidized cost e) Crop Loans A. ATM withdrawal 149. The maximum amount of the total 157. The World Population Day is observed B. Credit Card revenue earned by the government of every year on: C. Debit Card India comes from: a) July 11 b) June 25 a) Only A a) Income Tax c) March 8 d) April 27 b) Only B b) Customs Duty e) December 25 c) Only A & B c) Excise Duty 158. Who will be the Goodwill Ambassador d) Only B and C d) Value Added Tax for Rio Olympics 2016 by India? e) All A, B & C e) Corporate Tax a) Salman Khan 143. Bancassurance is 150. Which of the following is not among b) Sachin Tendulkar a) an insurance scheme to insure the eight infrastructure industries that c) Amitabh Bachchan bank deposits comprise the “Core Sector”? d) Milkha Singh b) an insurance scheme exclusively a) Crude oil e) Mary Kom for the employees of banks b) Petroleum refinery products 159. Bollywood Actor Manoj Bajpayee will c) a composite financial service c) Chemicals and fertilizers be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke offering both bank and insurance d) Coal Award in the Best Actor category products e) All the above sectors (Critics’ Choice) for his performance d) a bank deposit scheme exclusively 151. Money Laundering refers to in HAnsweral Mehta’s biographical for employees of insurance a) Conversion of assets into cash drama, ______. companies b) Conversion of money which is a) Gangs of Wasseypur e) None of these illegally obtained b) Aligarh 144. Indigenous bankers are regulated by c) Conversion of cash into gold c) Shool a) Reserve Bank of India d) Conversion of gold into cash d) Rajneeti b) Ministry of Finance e) Money power e) Satyagrah

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a) Darbhanga b) Port Blair 9.b 10.e 11.a 12.d (29 × 6) + 4 = 178 c) Udhampur d) Panagarh 13.c 14.d 15.b 16.a (29 × 5) + 5 = 150 e) Pune 17.b 18.e 19.b 20.d (29 × 4) + 6 = 122 183. “Param Kanchenjunga” fastest super 21.c 22.a 23.b 24.d (29 × 3) + 7 = 94 computer has been launched in which 25.c 26.b 27.d 28.c 102. e) The series is : 2 state of India? 29.c 30.c 31.a 32.b ( 6 9 ) + 1 = 4762 a) Tamil nadu b) Nagaland 33.d 34.a 35.b 36.e (68)2 + 3 = 4627 c) Sikkim d) Odisha 37.b 38.d 39.b 40.c (67)2 + 5 = 4494 e) Assam 41.e 42.d 43.e 44.d (66)2 + 7 = 4363 184. PM Narendra Modi launches National 45.a (65)2 + 9 = 4234 Agriculture Market portal_____. (46- 50) (64)2 + 11= 4107 a) e- Agri Market 103. d) The series is : 666 + 6 = 672 b) e- Agro Friend University Subject 555 + 5 = 560 c) e- NAM Manjit S Maths 444 + 4 = 448 d) e- NaMp Navin Q Economics e) e- NAMO 333 + 3 = 336 Parul P History 185. Nauru becomes ______member of 222 + 2 = 224 Hitesh P Political Science IMF, World Bank. 111 + 1 = 112 Rahul S Accounts a) 181 b) 185 104. The series is : c) 188 d) 189 Sahil Q Geography 2 × 6 + 6 = 18 e) 193 Tarun S Chemistry 18 × 5 + 7 = 97 186. _____ get payments bank licence from 97 × 4 + 8 = 396 RBI. 46.d 47.a 48.e 49.c 396 × 3 + 9 = 1197 a) Airtel b) Vodafone 50.b 51.b 52.a 53.b 1197 × 2 + 10 = 2404 c) Idea d) Tata Dockomo 54.e 55.e 2404 × 1 + 11 = 2415 e) None of these (56 - 60) 105. e) The series is : 187. Federal Bank launches______for 2 × 8 + 10 = 26 students. 26 × 6 –12 = 144 a) C-Wallet b) Campus Wallet 144 × 4 + 14 = 590 c) e-Purse d) Camp Wallet 590 × 2 – 16 = 1164 e) None of these 1164 × 1 +18 = 1182 188. Who gets Saraswati Samman? 106. Each person gets 4 things. Now first a) Maryam Moin person can be given 4 things out of 20 20 b) Nida Syed different things in C4ways . Now c) Sanam Fatima second person is given 4 things out of d) Padma Sachdev 16 different things in 16C4 ways. In e) None of these same ways the total number of ways is 20 16 12 8 4 189. India’s fastest train Gatimaan Express C4 × C4 × C4 × C4 × C4 speed is? 20! a) 140km b) 150km Total number of ways = c) 180km d) 160km  (4!)5 e) 170 km 56.a 57.e 58.e 59.b 107. d)Total number of king = 4 190. The river known Tsangpo in Tibet is 60.d 61.e 62.e 63.d Selecting ‘1’ king out of 4 in 4C = 4 a) Ganga b) Bramhaputra 1 64.c 65.e 66.a 67.c ways c) Indus d) Teesta 68.a 69.e 70.c 71.d Now remaining 1 cards has to be e)Mekong 72.d 73.b 74.a 75.d selected from 48 76.c 77.a 78.b 79.b 52 – 4 = 48 cars in C1 = 48 ways 80.a 81.e 82.b 83.a  n (E)= 4  48  52 84.d 85.c 86.a 87.b n (S) = C2 = 2651 88.a 89.c 90.c 91.b 92.c 93.b 94.a 95.b 4 48 32 P (E) =  EXPLANATIONS 96.c 97.b 98.d 99.e  2651 221 100.d 108. e) Principal = 1.c 2.b 3.a 4.b 101. e) The series is : 5.c 6.c 7.e 8.b (29 × 9) + 1 =262 100  4800 100  4800 (29 × 8) + 2 = 234   4000 (29 × 7) + 3 = 206 100  20 120

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As after reaching the top he doesn’t Relativespeed  1515  30 m/sec 10016000 slips. Again, 4000 = 114. b) The distance covered by thief 120 90 210 100  4t1 Time    7seconds Leaddistan ce 30 30 =  Speed of thief 119. a) (1004t1)400010016000 Relativesp eed 120. d) Let the original price be Rs. 100  40000016000t 10016000 65 65 So he bought it at 10% discount ie Rs  10  10  260m 1200000 12.5 10 2.5 90 and sells it at 35 % more than the t   75years 115. a) Wage for a woman = original rate ie Rs135. 16000 Actual profit is 135 – 90 = Rs. 45 12000 500 109. b) CI = 16000  45 % profit  100  50%  5  10  25  5436 81 1 1 1  16000 90  100  100  100  500 500 121.a 122.b 123.b 124.b Wage for a man= 3  125.a 126.c 127.e 128.d  21 11  5 81 27 16000    16000 129.a 130.d 131.a 132.b  20 10  4 Number of men 133.b 134.d 135.e Total wage 136. e) From II, Ratio of time (walking )   20 2111516000 Numberof days1man's1day's wage I = 30 min  Time taken by Rahul (walking)= 4  23100 16000  7100 4000 27  30 = 120m. 110. d) S = 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 110 =   18 1 50012 Now, from I, since speed of Rahul’s 110111 car is double the walking speed, hence  6105 116. c) Interest = 960 – 800 = 160 time taken by Rahul to reach the 2 160100 120 1011 Time =  4years destination by car = = 60 S 1 2 3...10  55 5800 2 2 2 Now, t = 4, r = 5 % , Amount = 600 minutes. Sum = S  1 – S2 = 6105 – 55 = 6050 So both the statements are necessary 111. a) Let the distance is x km. 100600 60000 137. c)  Sum =   500 x x 100 54 120 138. c) Either of the statements gives the   10 117. e) Let distance be = x answer but the answers are different. 16  5 16  5 In statement I, answer is ‘C’, while in x x    12 II, it is ‘B’. x x 139. c) From I, any number ending in 9 will    10 10  3 10  3 11 21 have this property. x x From II, numeric value of ‘x’ would be    12 21x 11x 7 13 19, so unitary digit of ‘x’ is 9.   10 140.d 141.e 142.d 143.c 2111 13x  7x 144.e 145.e 146.e 147.b   12 148.d 149.c 150.e 151.b  x  2111  231 km 91 152.c 153.c 154.d 155.b 156.a 157.a 158.a 159.b ax  by 6x 112. b) Time taken =   12 160.d 161.c 162.c 163.b x  y 91 164.b 165.a 166.b 167.c 168.b 169.a 170.a 171.c Hero x  5, y  3 9112 172.a 173.a 174.d 175.c  x   182km a  4,b  8 6 176.c 177.e 178.b 179.a 180.c 181.d 182.d 183.c 20 24 44 11 118. d) Speed of trains = T     5.5second 184.c 185.d 186.a 187.b 8 8 2 120 188.d 189.d 190.b 113. b) In 2 minutes he travels (3– 2) =  15m / sec 1m 8 For18metreshe takes36minutes. 90  In 37th minute he reach 18+3 = 21 m and  15m / sec 6

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SSC CGL 2016 – Pre (Tier I) if they seem to be at variance from 16. Which answer figure will complete the Mock Test commonly known facts. You are to pattern in the question figure? This Mock Test consists of 200 questions decide which of the given conclusions, which are spread across 4 sections – General if any, follow from the given Intelligence, Mathematics, General statements. Indicate your answer. Awareness and English Language. The mock Statements : Every bottle with a red test carries 200 marks and of 2 hour label contains fruit juice. Fruit Juice is duration. There is negative marking of 1/4 safe to drink. marks for each wrong answer. Conclusions: I . It is safe drink the contents of bottles PART-A with red lable. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE II. It is not safe to drink from bottles 1. Man : House : : ? with green label a) Cat: Mouse a) Only I follows b) Beast : Den b) Only II follows 17. Select the answer figure in which the c) Tree : Plant c) Neither I nor II follows question figure is hidden/ embedded. d) Cage : Rat d) Both I and II follow 2. AZB : BYC : : MVN : ? 12. Two statements are given followed by a) NUO b) NVO four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You c) NVQ d) NRQ have to consider the statements to be 3. BEHI : JJMPQ : : KNGR : ? true even if they seem to be at variance a) SUXY b) RUXY from commonly known facts. You are c) RVXY d) RUYX to decide which of the given 4. 625 : 25 : : 225 : ? conclusions, if any, follow from the a) 13 b) 14 given statements. Indicate your answer. c) 15 d) 16 Statements: 5. 49 : 216 : : 36 : ? A) All clerks are typists. a) 25 b) 125 B) Some typists are stenos. 18. A piece of paper is folded and cut as c) 625 d) 3125 Conslusions: shown below in the question figures, 6. 2, 4, 2 : 4, 16, 4 : : 1, 1, 1 : ? I. Some stenos are clearks. indicate how it will appear when a) 2, 4, 2 b) 1, 1, 1 : ? II. No steno is a clerks. III. All typists are clerks. opened? c) 2, 2, 2 d) 2, 13, 2 IV. All clerks are stenos. Directions (7 - 10): In each of the a) All the conclusions follow following questions, choose the correct b) None of conclusions follow alternative from the given ones that will c) Either I or II follows complete it.? d) Only IV follows 13. A solid cube of 4 inches has been painted 7. J , Q, I, R, H, S, ? , ? red, green and black on pair of opposite a) F T b) G T faces. It has been cut into one inch c) H U d) K T cubes. How many cubes have no face 8. 256, 16, 4, ? painted? a) 8 b) 6 a) 0 b) 4 c) 2 d) 4 c) 8 d) 16 9. 1, 6, 13, 22, ? , 46 14. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting a) 32 b) 33 in a row facing East. C is between A c) 40 d) 43 and E. B is just to the right of E but left 19. Which of the answer figure is exactly 10. Find the wrong number in the given of D. F is not at the right end. Who is the mirror image of the given figure, series. to the left of A ? when the mirror is held on the line A 41, 41, 42, 44, 48, 51, 56. a) E b) C B? a) 48 b) 51 c) D d) F c) 56 d) 41 15. IF KEDGY is coded as EKDYG then 11. Two statements are given followed by how will LIGHT be coded? two conclusions I and II. You have to a) ILHTG b) ILGHT consider the statements to be true even c) ILGTH d) THGIL

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a) 3, 1, 4, 2, 5 31. 10 85 8 b) 3, 1, 5, 2, 4 7 54 7 c) 4, 3, 1, 5, 2 8 ? 9 d) 5, 2, 1, 4, 3 a) 72 b) 77 25. A and B are the young ones of C. If C is c) 74 d) 79 the mother of B, but A is not the 32. 12 13 16 daughter of C, then what is the 3 5 6 relationship between C and A? 8 8 ? a) Nephew and Aunty 288 520 384 b) Brother and Sister a) 4 b) 5 c) Mother and Son c) 3 d) 6 d) Niece and Aunty 33. Which interchange of signsr numbers will 26. There are five friends Shailendra Keshav, make the following equation correct? Madhav, Ashish and Rakesh. Shailendra (7 + 2) × 3 × 4 - 1=20 is shorter than Keshav but taller than a) 2 and 3 b) × and - Rakesh, Madhav is the tallest Ashish c) 7 and 3 d) ÷ and × is a little shorter than Keshav and little 34. Select the correct combination of taller then Shailendra. Who is the mathematical signs to replace* signs shortest? and to balance the given equation. 20. Which one of the following diagrams best a) Rakesh b) Shailendra 6* 15* 10* 3* 12 depicts the relationship among Days, c) Ashish d) Keshav a) ÷ + = × b) + ÷ × = Year and Months. 27. I went 15 m to the north, then I turned c) × ÷ + = d) + - = ÷ west and covered 10 m, then I turned 35. Some equations are solved on the basis south and covered 5 m and then turned of a certain system. On the same basis, east and covered 10m. In which find out correct answer for the direction am I from the starting point? unsolved equation. a) East b) West 7 × 8 × 3 × 4 =873 c) North d) South 5 × 9 × 4 = 954 Directions : Arrange the following words 28. A person moves 400 metres to East. He 2 × 7 × 5 = ? according to English Dictionary. turns to his left and moves 400 metres. a) 572 b) 752 Then again he turns to his left and walks c) 257 d) 725 21. A) PREMONITION 400 metres. Finally he turns to his right B) PRELUDE and moves 100 metres. Now how far Directions (36- 37): Which one of the C) PREMICE away in metres. He is from the starting given responses would be a meaningful D) PRELIMINARY point? order of the following words in ascending E) PREMIUM a) 1300 b) 900 order? a) DBAEC b) BDCEA c) 800 d) 500 36. 1. Weekly 2. Daily c) DBCEA d) BDACE 29. A group of alphabets are given with each 3. Monthly 4. Fortnightly 22. From the given alternatives select the being assigned a number . These have 5. Yearly word which cannot be formed using to be unscrambled into a meaningful a) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5 the letters of the given word. word and correct order of letters may b) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5 LAUGHTER be indicated from the given responses. c) 4, 1, 2, 3, 5 a) GATW b) RATE A R K H S d) 5, 2, 1, 3, 4 c) HATE d) GRUNT 1 2 3 4 5 37. 1.Furniture 2. Forest a) 5 2 1 4 3 b) 5 3 1 2 4 3. Wood 4. Tree Directions (23-24): In each of the c ) 5 4 1 2 3 d) 5 4 2 1 3 following questions, which one of the a) 4, 1, 2, 3, b) 3, 2, 1, 4 30. PROHIBITION is coded as c) 2, 4, 3, 1 d) 1, 3, 2, 4 given responses would be a meaningful 68032124205. How will you code order of the following words in ascending INHIBITION? Directions (38-42): In each of the order? a) 2531214205 following questions, select the one which 23. 1. Word 2. Paragraph b) 2532125205 is different from the other three 3. Sentence 4. Letter c) 2542124205 responses : d) 2532124205 a) 1, 3, 4, 2 b) 1, 4, 3, 2 38. a) CDFE b) JKLM c) 3, 4, 1, 2 d)4, 1, 3, 2 Directions (31-32):In each of the c) STVU d) WXZY 24. 1. Stem 2. Flower following questions, select the missing 39. a)Cholera b) AIDS 3. Root 4. Leaves number from the given responses. c) Cancer d) Health 5. Fruit

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40. a) 82 – 73 b)66 - 68 a) 4 b) 5 c) Mahajan committee c) 26 – 17 d) 55 - 46 c) 6 d) 3 d) Verma Committee 41. a)BEG b) KNP 50. A word is represented by only one set 53. Amount of water vapour (gaseous) in a c) WZB d) JLN of number as given in any one of the given volume of air (cubic metre)is 42. a) 286 – 628 b) 397 – 937 alternatives. The sets of numbers given known as: c) 475 – 574 d)369 – 936 in the alternatives are represented by a) Mixing ratio 43. Which one set of letters when two classes of alphabets as in two b) Relative humidity sequentially placed at the gaps in the matrices, given below. The columns c) Absolute humidity given letter series shall complete it? and rows of Matrix (I) are numbered d) Specific humidity a – b a – b b – a b – from 0 to 3 and that of Matrix (II) are 54. The jet plane engine works on the a) baab b) aaba numbered from 4 to 7. A letter from principle of — c) abab d) baaa these matrices can be represented first a) Pascal’s law 44. Which one set of letter when by its row and next by its column, e.g., b) Angular momentum sequentially placed at the gaps in the ‘A’ can be represented by 00, 76 and c) Linear momentum given letter series shall complete it? ‘S’ can be represented by 11, 66. d) Newton’s Laws Motion a –bcaa – caa – - Identify the set for the word PUSH. 55. The computer language that is the most a) a b c c b) a b a c Matrix- I used for business and scientific c) a a b c d) b a a c purposes is- 45. Some equations are solved on the basis 0 1 2 3 a) LOGO b) COBOL of a certain system. On the same c)BASIC d) FORTRAN basis, find out the correct answer for 0 A D G H 56. Which of the following is known as the the unsolved equation. 1 P S V Z “Bible of Tamil Land”? 8 × 7 × 5 = 578; 2 C F I M a) Aingurunaru 11 × 10 × 9 = 91011; 3 T L E Q b) Tirukkural 3 × 1 × 2 = 213; c) Silappadhikaram 7 × 4 × 2 = ? d) Murugarrupaddi a) 56 b) 247 Matrix – II 57. According to Preamble, the ultimate c) 128 d) 282 power lies in the hands of : 46. Mathew told his friend Sham, pointing 4 5 6 7 a) Parliament b) Constitution to a photograph, “Her father is the 4 R U B O only son of my mother” . The c)President photograph is of whom? 5 N W J X d) People a) Mathew’s niece 6 T K S G 58. The first country to have 40% women b) Mathew’s mother 7 I H A F representation in company board is — c) Mathew’s daughter a) Norway b) Japan d) Mathew’s sister c) Sweden d) Swizerland 47. Which interchange of signs will make a) 10, 66, 45, 03 59. Who from among the following rulers, the following equation correct? b) 30, 11, 54, 10 had ruled over the largest part of India? (16-4) × 6 ÷ 2 + 8 = 30 c) 10, 45, 66, 75 a) Kanishka a) ÷ and - b) 4 and 2 d) 01, 54, 66, 57 b) Chandragupta – I c) – and + d) 16 and 6 c) Chandragupta Maurya 48. PART-B d) Ashoka GENERAL AWARENESS 60. Which of the following does not 4 10 6 comprise a stage in human history? 51. ‘Give me blood, I will give you 12 96 48 a) Savagery freedom’. These words are attributed b) Cannibalism 16 152 ? to: c) Barbarianism a) Subhash Chandra Bose d) Civilization a)110 b) 104 b) Khudiram Bose 61. Who among the following was c) 112 d) 124 c) Bhagat Singh contemporary of Ashvaghosha? 49. d) Veer Savarkar a) Menander b) Harsh 52. Which of following committees was set c) Kanishka d) Ashoka up by the Ministry of Panchayat Raj 9 5 6 62. In which town is the mausoleum of Sher in July 2013 with an objective of Shah located? 7 6 7 evolving a mechanism for Minimum a) Lahore b) Fatehpur Sikri 4 8 ? Support Price to the products? c) Sasaram d) Agra a) T. Haque committee 252 240 210 63. With what subject does the Mitakshara b) Sudha committee deal?

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a) Law b) Grammar 74. The Constituent Assembly had become 84. Who among the following music c) Medicine d) Theology a sovereign body after– composers was deaf? 64. The process of metamorphosis of rocks a)January 26, 1946 a) Beethovan LV may involve­ ­ ­ ­ ­ b) August15,1947 b) Bach JS a) Sandstone turning into quartzite c) November 14, 1949 c) Richard Strauss b) Limestone becoming marble d) January 26, 1950 d) Johannes Brahms c) Shale getting converted into slate 75. The inaugural meeting of the Constituent 85. Which of the following mahatma Gandhi d) All of the above Assembly of India was presided over series of of currency notes issued by 65. The Prime source of terrestrial moisture by – the RBI has “ ecology” depicted on is represented by a) M. N. Roy it? a) Human –made sources b) C. R.Das a) Rs. 500 b) Rs. 100 b) Oceans c) Sachchidaanda Sinha c) Rs. 50 d) Rs.5 c) Rivers d) Sardar Patel 86. According to new guidelines released in d) Lakes 76. Which among the following is not a July 2013, the Union Government has 66. What are high pressure winds blowing work of Rabindranath Tagore? decided to make production of Photo outward from the centre called? a) Chitra identity card mandatory for purchase a) Doldrums b) Kapala Kundala of which of the following commodities? b) Anti-cyclones c) The Court Dancer a) Ammonium Nitrate c) Pressurized winds d) Chithrangada b) LPG d) Cyclones 77. Who among the following was, in July c) Acids 67. Which of the following is the shortest 2013, chosen for “Lokamanya Tilak d) Alcohol day? award- 2013” for his/her outstanding 87. Which of the following writs /orders of a) March 21 contribution to society? the High Court/ Supreme Court is b) September 22 a) E Shreedharan sought to get an order of an authority c) September 24 b) Anna Hazare quashed? d) December 24 c) Medha Patkar a) Mandamus 68. The climate of India is of which of the d) Sheila Dixit b) Certiorari following types? 78. What is colour of light related to? c) Quo Warranto a) Tropical b) Savana a) Amplitude b) Frequency d) Habeas Corpus c) Monsoonal d) Mediterranean c) Quality d) Velocity 88. Who was associated with the creation 69. Language of the Sangam Literature was 79. What did the Hunter Commission of Pentium Chip? a) Pali b) Sanskrit appointed by the Viceroy probe? a) Arun Netravalli c) Tamil d) Prakrit a) Bardoli Satyaagraha b) Sabeer Bhatia 70. Which of the following companies, in b) Khilafat Agitation c) C. Kumar Patel July 2013, adopted the Taj Mahal, a c) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy d) Vinod Dham UNESCO World Heritage site, under d) Chauri Chaura incident 89. The Assam State derives its name from the Clean India Compaign of Ministry 80. Which of the following non-members of that of a tribe that conquered the region. of Tourism? Parliament has the right to address it? Where did the tribesmen come from? a) ONGC b) BHEL a) Attorney- General of India a) Tibet c) NTPC d) TERI b) Solicitor- General of India b) Mongolia 71. Which of the following Schedules of the c) Chief Justice of India c) Burma (now Myanmar) Constitution of India describes tribal d) Chief Election Commissioner d) Siam (now Thailand) administration of Assam, Meghalaya 81. Which one of the following river flows 90. What is the purpose of the India Brand and Mizoram? through a rift valley? Equity Fund? a) First b) Fifth a)Godavari b) Narmada a) To promote in-bound tourism c) Sixth d) Eighth c) Krishna d) Mahanadi b) To make ‘Made in India’ a label of 72. The Chairman of the drafting committee 82. What are the blood corpuscles that help quality of the Constitution at the time of to build up resistance against diseases? c) To organise trade fairs independence was a) Leucocytes d) To provide venture capital to IT a) S. Radhakrishnan b) Monocytes sector b) J. L. Nehru c) Neutrophils 91. Which authority recommends the c) B. R. Ambedkar d) Lymphoctyes principles governing the grants in-aid d) Sardar Patel 83. Rajya Sabha enjoys more powers than of the revenues of the States out of the 73. When was the Indian Council of Cultural the Lok Sabha in the case of– Consolidated Fund of India? Relations established? a) Money Bills a) Public Accounts Committee a) 1960 b) 1962 b) Non-Money bills b) Union Ministry of Finance c) 1950 d) 1964 c) Setting up of new All-IndiaServices c) Finance Commission d) Amendment of the Cons-titution d) Inter-State Council

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92. Who developed Ballistic Missile? PART-C 109. A dealer marks his goods 20% above a) Wernher Von Braun QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE cost price. He then allows some b) J. Robert Oppenheimer discount on it and marks a profit of c) Edward Taylor d) Samuel Cohen 51.84 12%. The rate of discount is 101. If  12, then the value of 93. Who is the highest Law Officer of a 4.32 State? 2 1 a) 6 % b) 6 % a) Solicitor General 0.005184 3 4 b) Secretary General, Law Department is c) Attorney General 0.432 1 2 d) Advocate General a) 0.12 b) 0.012 c) 33 % d) 16 % 94. Hashish is obtained from a plant. From c) 0.0012 d) 1.2 3 3 110. A box filled with paper bundles weighs which part of the plant is it obtained? 102. The value of 3 a) Leaves 0.000125 is 36 kg. If the weight of the box and b) Stem a) 0.005 b) 0.05 paper bundles respectively are in the c) Exudate from leaves and female c) 0.5 d) 0.0005 ratio of 3 : 22, then the weight of the inflorescences 103. The number of odd composite divisors papers in grams is d) Exudate from stem and male of 1848 is a) 30680 b) 30710 inflorescences a) 4 b) 3 c) 31500 d) 31680 95. The Pension of High Court Judge is c) 2 d) 1 111. Two numbers are such that the square of one is 224 less than 8 times the charged on the 64 a) Public Accounts of India x+1 square of the other. If the numbers are 104. If 64 = x ,then the value of x is b) Consolidated Fund of the State 4 in the ratio of 3: 4, then their values are a) 12, 16 b) 6, 8 c) Public Accounts of the State a) 1 b) 0 d) Consolidated Fund of India c) 9,12 d) 12,9 96. Who invented the video-tape? 1 112. In an exam , the average marks obtained c) d) 2 by the students was found to be 60. a) Richard James 2 b) Charles Ginsberg After omission of computational errors, c) P. T. Farnsworth the average marks of some 100 3 4 candidates had to be changed from 60 d) Georges de Mestral 105. I read of a book on one day and 97. What is an organisation’s introductory 8 5 to 30 and the average with respect to web page called? of the remainder on another day. If all the examinees came down to 45 a) Portal there were 30 pages unread now, how marks. The total number of candidates b) Vortal many pages did the book contain? who took the exam, was c) Homepage a) 200 b) 60 a) 200 b) 210 d) Web site c) 240 d) 65 c) 240 d) 180 98. Snakes and Vultures are eating rats in a 106. The work done by (x-1) men in (x+1) 113. The average pocket money of 3 friends field . If wild dogs are let into the field, days and the work done by (x+1) men A, B, C is Rs. 80 in a particular month. what will be the immediate result? in (x+2)days are in the ratio 5: 6. X is If B spends double and C spends triple a) Decrease in the number of snakes a) 16 b) 10 of what A spends during that month b) Decrease in the number of vultures c) 8 d) 6 and if the average of their unspent c) Decrease in the number of rates 107. A contractor undertook to build a road pocket money is Rs. 60, then A spends d) Increase in the number of Snakes. in 100 days. He employed 90 men. (in Rs.) 99. Point our which from the following is a) 10 b) 20 not a right enumerated in the 1 c) 30 d) 40 After 40 days, he found that could Constitution of India but has been 3 114. An item when sold for Rs. 1,690 earned articulated by the Supreme Court to 30% profit on the cost price. Then the be built. In order to complete the work be a Fundamental Right. cost price is in time, the number of more men to be a) Right to privacy a) Rs. 507 b) Rs.630 employed is b) Equality before law c) Rs. 1,300 d) Rs.130 a) 30 b) 60 c) Abolition of untoucha-bility 115. A men purchased an article and sold it c) 120 d) 54 d) Right to form associa-tions or unions to B at a profit of 25% and B sold it to 108. A dealer purchased a washing machine 100. Where was the first Cotton Mill in C at a loss of 10% and C paid Rs.675 for Rs. 7.660. After allowing a discount India established? for it. For how much did A purchase it of 12% on its marked price, he still a) Surat (inRs.)? gains 10 %. Find the marked price of b) Bombay (now Mumbai) a) 625 b) 575 the washing machine. c) Ahmedabad c) 600 d) 550 a) Rs. 9,575 b) Rs. 8,426 d) Coimbatore c) Rs. 8,246 d) Rs. 9,755

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116. There is a rebate of 15% , if electric 123. The heights of two cones are in the 131. If the area of a rectangle be (x2+ 7x bills are paid in due time. A man ratio 1: 3 and the diameters of their +10) sq. cm, then one of the possible enjoyed a rebate of Rs. 54 by paying bases are in the ratio 3: 5 . The ratio of perimeters of it is the bill in time. What was his electric their volumes is a) (4x + 14) cm bill? a) 3 : 25 b) 4 : 25 b) (2x + 14)cm a) Rs. 360 b) Rs. 240 c) 6 : 25 d) 7 : 25 c) (x + 14)cm c) Rs. 306 d) Rs. 630 124. The internal radius and thickness of a d) (2x + 7) cm 117. A sold a tape-recorder to B for Rs. hollow metallic pipe are 24 cm and 1 132. The area of an equilateral triangle is 4,860 at a loss of 19%. Again B sold it cm respectively. It is melted and recast to C at a price that would give A a profit into a solid cylinder of equal length. 4 sq. cm. Its perimeter is The diameter of the solid cylinder will 3 of 17%. The gain of B is be a) 12 cm b) 6 cm 2 1 a) 7 cm b) 14 cm a) 22 % b) 33 % c) 10 cm d) 5 cm c) 8 cm d) 3 3 cm 9 3 125. A circle is inscribed in a square whose 133. I is the incentre of  ABC. If 4 2 length of the diagonal is 12 cm. c) 44 % d) 66 % 2 ABC =60p , BCA =80p , 9 3 An equilateral triangle is inscribed in Then the BIC is 118. Two trains start from a certain place that circle. The length of the side of the a) 90p b) 100p on two parallel tracks in the same triangle is c) 110p d)120p direction. The speed of the trains are 134. If two equal circles whose centres are 45 km/hr and 40km/hr respectively. a) 4 3 cm b) 8 3 cm O and O’, intersect each other at the The distance between the two trains points A and B, OO’ =12 cm and AB = after 45 minutes will be c) 6 3 cm d) 11 3 cm 16 cm, then the radius of the circles is a)2 km 500 m 126. If the perimeter of a square and a a) 10 cm b) 8 cm b) 2 km 750 m rectangle are the same, then the areas P c) 3 km750 m and Q enclosed by them would satisfy c) 12 cm d) 14 cm d) 3 km 250 m the condition 119. The compound interest on a certain 135. In  ABC , draw BE  AB and the sum of money for 2 years at 10% per a) P < Q b) P Q perpendicular BE and CF intersect at annum is Rs. 420. The simple interest  point O.If = 70p , then the on the same sum at the same rate and c) P > Q d) P = Q BAC for the same time will be 1 1 value of BOC is a) Rs.350 b) Rs. 375 3 127. If x - = 3, the value of x  3 is a) 125p b) 55p c) Rs. 380 d) Rs. 400 x x 120. The radius of a metallic cylinder is 3 a) 32 b) 36 c) 150p d) 110p cm and its height is 5 cm . It is melted c) 40 d) 49 136. Two circles of radii 9 cm and 2 cm and moulded into small cones, each of 128. The x- intercept of the graph of 5x + height 1 cm and base redius 1 mm. The 6y = 30 is respectively have centres x and y and number of such cones formed, is a) 4 units b) 5 units a) 450 b) 1350 Circle of radius r cm c) 8500 d) 13500 c) 6 units d) 15 units xy 17cm. 121. A solid sphere of 6 cm diameter is melted with centre z touches two given circles and recast into 8 solid spheres of equal 1 1 129. If m4 + = 119, then m- =? externally. If xzy  900 , find r.. volume. The radius (in cm) of each m4 m small sphere is a) 18 cm b) 3 cm a) 3 b) 4 a) 1.5 b) 3  c) 12 cm d) 6 cm c) 2 d) 2.5 c)  2 d)  1 137. Three interior angles of a quadrilateral 122. The length of each edge of a regular are 600, 1200, 900 . The remaining angle 130. If ax + by = 3, bx –ay= 4 and tetrahedron is 12 cm. The area (in sq. in circular measure cm) of the total surface of the x2  y 2  1 , then the value of c c tetrahedron is   2 2 a) b) a  b is 3 2 a) 288 3 b) 144 2 a) 1 b) 25 c) -1 d) -25 c c c) d)  3 108 3 144 3 c) d) 4 4

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138. A men 6ft tall casts a shadow 4 ft long a) 3: 7 b) 8 : 9 150. The number of heads on which the at the same time when a flag pole casts c) 3 : 4 d) 2 : 3 expenditure of printing a book is more a shadow 50ft long. The height of the 144. The total amount of money than the average is flag pole is (approximately) needed to pay the a) 3 b) 2 a) 80 ft b) 75 ft monthly wages of all the workers is a) Rs. 69,100 c) 4 d) None of these c) 60 ft d) 70 ft b) Rs. 71,600 PART-D 139. If 2(cos2 - sin2  )= 1,  is a positive c) Rs. 70, 500 d) Rs. 69,500 ENGLISH LANGUAGE acute angle, then the value of is 145. In which wage group is the amount of  Directions (151-154): In the following money needed to pay the monthly questions, out of the four alternatives, a) 60p b) 30p wages the highest? choose the one which best expresses the a) 1400- 1500 meaning of the given word. 1 b) 1500- 1600 c) 45p d) 22 p 2 c) 1700- 1800 151. DECAMP d) None of these a) move b) encamp 140. The value of c) flee d) hide Directions(146- 150): The following pie- 152. EXOTIC diagram shows the expenditure incurred 1 tanθ 1 tanθ  a) alien b) strange 2cos2θ 1   is on the preparation of a look by a  1 tanθ 1 tanθ  c) rare d) grand publisher, under different heads . Study 153. INCAPACITATE a) 4 b) 1 the pie-diagram and an swer the a) cripple b) strengthen c) 3 d) 2 following questions. c) imprison d) invent 141.If A and B are complementary 154. CONGREGATRION

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Directions (161-165): In the following 167. I intend to learn French next year. the best answer to each question out of questions, four alternatives are given for a) learning the four alternatives. the Idiom/Phrase printed in bold in the b) learn From the world of magic, hypnosis is moving sentence. Choose the alternative which c) have learnt into the world of medicine. From hocus- best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/ d) No improvement pocus performed by men in black capes, to Phrase. 168. The police needed him for armed hypnotherapy practised by doctors in robbery. white coats. The purpose is to help people 161. No doubt, he is kind by heart, but he a) liked stop smoking, lose weight, overcome always puts others out of b) was after phobias, and control pain in a variety of countenance because of his some c) were looking to medical situations, from childbirth to cancer. abominable acts. d) No improvement Research laboratories are currently checking a) to make one uncomfortable 169. There is no more room for you in this out the success rate of therapy under b) to suggest something which is compartment. hypnosis, while medical journals stand by usually bad a) no more seat to publish the results. And the important c) to be cheerful when one is in b) no more space thing is, nobody is laughing. trouble c) no more accommodation In the 1840’s, a British doctor in Calcutta d) to rebuke someone d) No improvement created a controversy by performing over 162. He was disregarded by his own people 170. It is easy to see why cities grew on the 1000 operations with hypnosis as the only because he is in the habit of sailing river banks. anaesthesia. During the World Wars, others down the river a) along the river banks German and British doctors used hypnosis a) to force someone to sell something b) in the river banks to treat war neuroses. b) to betray someone c) upon the river banks c) to compel someone to do d) No improvement 176. Hypnosis means something unpleasant a) auto- suggestion d) to dismiss someone in an abrupt Directions(171- 175): In the following b) suggestion made in trance way questions, sentences are given with c) anaesthesia 163. The examination is at hand, we should blanks to be filled in with the d) hocus- pocus rub up our all subject in order to get appropriate word(s). Four alternatives 177. ‘Nobody is laughing’ at hypnotherapy success are suggested for each question. Choose now, because they are a) to revise one’s knowledge of a subject the correct alternative out of the four. a) sad b) to consider something unlawful b) angry c) to recite one’s knowledge of a subject 171. When he got married he ______c) taking it seriously d) to commit a blunder a life insurance policy d) annoyed 164. The news of his father’s death dealt a) took up b)took out 178. The purpose of hypnotherapy is to him a severe blow. c) took in d) took over a) cure patients a) to give support 172. In the last few days, ______to b) make life easier b) to be in favour of help him? c) carry out research c) to hit or strike severely a) anything has been done d) check out the success rate d) to support on certain issues b) is anything done 179. German and British doctors used 165. He has hit upon a new idea of making c) something is done hypnosis as money within a short period with d) has anything been done a) anaesthesia was not available meagre resources. 173. While picking a rose she______her b) anaesthesia was not needed a) to find something by chance hand on a thorn. c) it was a substitute for anaesthesia b) to be surpassed by someone a) stung b) scratched d) it was fashionable during the war c) to be ruined badly c) cut d) damaged period d) to miss a chance 174. The child did not approve ______180. Treating war neurosis means the father’s plan. a) curing madness Directions (166-170): In the following a) to b) by b) curing brain fever questions, a part of the sentence is printed c) of d) with c) dealing with war problems bold. Below are given alternatives to the 175. None of the food was d) curing war anxiety bold part (a) ,(b ) and (c), which may wasted______? improve the sentence. Choose the correct a) wasn’t b) was it Directions (181- 185): In the following alternative. In case no improvement is c) weren’t d) were it questions, some of the sentences have needed, your answer is (d). errors and some have none. Find out Directions(176-180): In the following which part of a sentence has an error. 166. In the desert, the sun is the master, all questions, you have a brief passage with The number of that part is your answer. else resigns before its merciless rays. five questions following the passage. Your answer is (d)i. e., No error. a) collapses b) falls Read the passage carefully and choose c) retires d) no

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181. He is a university professor (a)/ but of a) Philistine b) Iconoclast d) a businessman his three sons (b)/ neither has any c) Imposter d) Cannibal 198. This passage is primarily concerned merit. (c)/ No error(d) 194. Detaining and confining someone with 182. After knowing truth,(a)/ they took the a) Interruption a) various occupations and professions right decision (b)/ in the matter.(c)/ No b) Interrogation b) technical terminology error(d) c) Interment c) scientific undertakings 183. It is time you (a)/ decide on your next d) Internment d) a new language (b)/ course of action. (c)/ No error(d) 195. Science of the races of mankind 199. It is true that 184. He who has suffered most (a)/ for the a) Genealogy b) Epistemology a) various professions and cause, (b)/ let him speak. (c)/ No c) Ethnology d) Sociology occupations often interchange error(d) words 185. A cup of coffee (a)/ is an excellent Directions (196-200): In the following b) there is always a non-technical complement (b)/ to smoked salmon.(c)/ passage, you have one brief passage with word that may be substituted for No error (d) 5 questions following the passage. Read the technical word the passage carefully and choose the best c) the average man often uses in his Directions(186-190): Sentences are answer to each question out of the four own vocabulary what was once given with blanks to be filled in with an alternatives. technical language not meant for appropriate word (s). Four alternatives Every profession or trade, every art and him are suggested for each question. Choose every science has its technical vocabulary, d) Everyone is interested in scientific the correct alternative out of the four. the function of which is partly to designate findings things or processes which have no names in 200. In recent years, there has been a marked 186. The hotel was not too expensive, ordinary English and partly to secure greater a) was it ? b) wasn’t it ? increase in the number of technical exactness in nomenclature. Such special terms in the nomenclature of c) is it ? d) isn’t it ? dialects or jargons are necessary in technical 187. Like humans, zoo animals must have a a) Farming b) Fishing discussion of any kind. Being universally c) Sports d) Government dentist______their teeth. understood by the devotees of the particular a) fill b) filled science or art, they have the precision of a c) filling d) to be filled mathematical formula. Besides, they save 188. It was very kind of you to do the time, for it is much more economical to name  washing-up, but you ______it a process than to describe it. Thousands of a) didn’t have to do these technical terms are very properly b) hadn’t to do included in every large dictionary, yet , as a EXPLANATIONS c) mightn’t have done whole, they are rather on the outskirts of d) mustn’t have done the English language than actually within its 1.b 2.a 3.b 4.c 189. He went ______sea alone. borders. 5.b 6.b 7.b 8.c a) in b) to Different occupations, however differ 9.b 10.a 11.a 12.c c) into d) on widely in the character of their special 13.c 14.d 15.c 16.a 190. The ______of our civilization vocabularies. In trades and handicrafts and 17.d 18.d 19.d 20.b from an agricultural society to today’s other vocations like farming and fishing that 21.c 22.d 23.d 24.a complex industrial world was have occupied great numbers of men from 25.c 26.a 27.c 28.d accompanied by war. remote times, the technical vocabulary is 29.c 30.d 31.b 32.a a) adjustment very old. An average man now uses these in 33.d 34.c 35.d 36.b b) migration his own vocabulary. The special dialects of 37.c 38.b 39.d 40.b c) route law, medicine, divinity and philosophy have 41.d 42.c 43.a 44.c d) metamorphosis become familiar to cultivated persons. 45.b 46.c 47.a 48.b 49.b 50.c 51.a 52.a Directions (191-195): In the following 196. Special words used in technical 53.c 54.c 55.d 56.b questions, out of the four alternatives, discussion 57.d 58.a 59.c 60.b choose the one which can be substituted a) may become part of common 61.c 62.c 63.a 64.d for the given words/ sentence. speech 65.d 66.b 67.d 68.c b) never last long 191. An underhand device resorted to in order 69.c 70.a 71.c 72.a c) should resemble mathematical to justify misconduct 73.c 74.b 75.c 76.b formula a) Subterfuge b) Manoeuvre 77.a 78.a 79.c 80.a d) should be confined to scientific c) Stratagem d) Complicity 81.a 82.a 83.c 84.a fields 192. Impossible to describe 85.d 86.c 87.c 88.d 197. The writer of this article is a) Miraculous b) Ineffable 89.a 90.b 91.a 92.a a) a scientist c) Stupendous d) Appalling 93.d 94.d 95.b 96.b b) a politician 193. One who criticises popular beliefs 97.d 98.c 99.a 100.b which he thinks is mistaken or unwise c) a linguist 93 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE - 2016

51.84 5184 5 x 1x 1  2236100  101. b)   12     gm 4.32 432 6 x 1x  2  25  0.005184 5184 1  6x  6  5x 10 = 31680 gm    111. b) Numbers = 3x and 4x 0.432 432 1000  6x  5x  16 4x2  8 3x2  224 12  x  16 =  0.012 2 2 1000 2  16x  72x  224 107. a) After 40 days remaining work = 3 72x2 16x2 224 102. b) 3 0.000125    M D M D  56x2  224 = 3 0.05 0.05 0.05  0.05 1 1  2 2 W W 224 103. a) 1848 = 2 2 2 23 711 1 2  x2   4 56 = 4 90 40 M  60 2 3 711   2  Required number of odd composite 1 2  x  4  2 divisors. 3 3  Number = 6 and 8 112. a) It the number of candidates be x, = 37.311,711and3711. then  M 2  60  90 40 2 64 60x  45x  30100 x1 90 40 2 104. b) 64  x  M 2   120  15x  3000 4 60 x1  x  200  43  4x  64  Additional men   113. a) A + B + C= 3 80 = Rs.240 = 120 - 90= 30  3x3 x 3 The money spent  4  4 108. a) If the marked price of the washing = 240 – ­­180 = 60 4x3 3 machine be x, then  4  4  A  2A  3A  60 x88 7660110  4x  3  3  x  0   6A  60  A  Rs.10 105. c) If the number of pages in the book 100 100 114. c) If the C. P be Rs. x, then be x, then 7660110 x130  3x 5x 4   x   1690 x       30 100 100  8 8 5  7660110 1690100  x   Rs.9575  x   Rs.1300  3x x  88  x      30 130  8 2  109. a) C. P. of goods = Rs.100 115. c) If the C. P. Of A be Rs. x, then Marked Price = Rs.120 7x x S. P. = Rs. 112 x125 90  x   30   30 Discount = Rs. 8   675 8 8 100 100 120 x  x  308  240   8 675100100 100  x  = M D M D 12590 1 1  2 2 (where x = discount per cent) 106. a) W W Rs.600 1 2 1008 20 2 116. a) If the electric bill be of Rs. x,  x    6 % W1 M1D1 120 3 3 x15   110. d) Weight of paper bundles then  54 W2 M 2 D2 100  22  5400 =  36kg  x   Rs.360  25  100

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117. c) C. P. Of tape recorder for A 1 1 = 49h cu.cm 4860100 4860100   1 2   3 100 r h  49h 100 19 81 2  r = 49 = Rs. 6000 = 300  r  49  7cm 6000117  Diameter  14 cm  S. P. Of B = 45 100 125. c)  = Rs. 7020  Number of cones=  B’s gain = 7020 – 4860 = Rs. 2160 300  Required profit percent = = 45  300 = 13500 2160 4 121. a) Volume of original sphere 100  44 % 4860 9 3 3 4 = r   333 118. c) Relative speed = 45 – 40 = 5 kmph 4 3  Required distance = 36 cu.cm.  45  15 Side of square = 5  = km 4  60  4 8 r 3  36 3 1 1 = 3 km 750 metre  12 2  12cm 119. d) If the principal be Rs. P then 2 3 363 27 T  1    R   8 4 8 12 1  1  Radius of circle =  6cm C.I.= P 100 2    27 3 3 AB= 2xcm r1    1.5cm 8 2  FH = xcm 2  10   From  OFH.  420  p1  1  100   122. d) Total surface of the tetrahedron = FH 3 X Cos 30p =   3 2 OF 2 6 121100  4 12  420  p  4  100  6 3 = 144 3sq.cm.  x   3 3 p 21 2  420  123. a) Required ratio 100 Length of side = 6 3 cm 1 126. c) If the side of square be 1cm. Then 2 420100 2 2 r1 h1 1 (l + b) 4  p   Rs.2000 3  r1  h 21     1 2 r h  l  b  2 if l  1.5, b  0.5 r h  2  2 PRT 200010 2 2 2  S.I.   3 Area of square = 1sq.cm. Area of rectangle = 1.50.5= 0.75 sq. 100 100 2   3  1 3 cm = Rs. 400 =     120. d) Volume of cylinder  5  3 25  For a given perimeter, square has the largest area. = r 2h   95 124. b) If the length of the pipe be h cm, then = 45 cu.cm. 1  127. b) x   3 Its volume = 2 2 r1 h  r2 h x 1 2 Volume of a cone= r h = On cubing both sides 3 2 2 2 2 hr1  r2  h25  24 

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3 1  1   m   3  x    27 m  x  130. b) ax + by = 3 1 1 bx – ay = 4 3   On squaring and adding both the  x  3  3 x    27 x  x  equations, a2x2 b2 y2 b2x2 a2 y2 916 3 1 AB = 16  x  3  33  27 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 x a x a y b x b y  25 AC = BC = 8 cm

2 2 2 2 2 2 OC= CO’ = 6 cm 3 1 a (x  y ) b (x  y )  25  x   27  9  36 2 2 3  OA = x 2 2 OC  CA  a  b  25 128. c) 2 2 131. a) x2  7x 10  6  8  36  64  x2  5x  2x 10  100  10 cm  x(x  5)  2(x  5) 135. d)  (x  2)(x  5) Possible perimeter  2(x  2  x  5)  2(2x  7)  (4x 14)cm Putting y = 0 in 5x + 6 y = 30. 5x = 30 x= 6  3 2 Putting x= 0 in 5x + 6y = 30. 132. a) x  4 3 4 Y = 5 BAC 700 Co- ordinates of point of     x2  4 4  x  4cm 0 intersection on x-axis = (6, 0). And that ABC  ACB  110 ..(i)  Possible perimeter on y-axis = (0,5) From BCF.  2x  2  x  5 4 1 0 129. a) m   119 133. c) CFBFBCFCB180 m4  FBC  FCB  900 ..(ii) 2  2 1  From BCE.   m  2   2  119  m  ECB  EBC  900 ...(iii) Adding equations (ii) and (iii) 2  1    m 2    119  2  121 EBC  FCB  m 2  =  1800 1100  700 2 1 0 0 0 0  m  2  11 ABI  IBC  30 BOC  180  70  110 m 136. d) ACI  ICB  400 2  1    m    2  11 In Δ BIC,  m  BIC 1800  300  400 1100 2  1  134. a)   m    11 2  9  m 

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0 2 1 0  3000  8800  6000  5200  XZY  90  sin    sin 30 XY  9  rcm. 2 12600  12000  9600  11900 0 YZ  r  2cm    30  50 50 2 XY  17cm 140. d) 2cos  1  Rs.71600 145. a) Wage group – 1400- 1500  XY 2  XZ 2  ZY 2 1 tan 1 tan  Amount = 1450  9 2 2     172  9  r  r  2  1 tan 1 tan   Rs.13050 = 2898118r r2 r2 4r 4 146. d) 100%  3600 2  1 tan 2  1 tan 2   2r  22r  204  0 2       360 0 2cos  1 2 15%  15  54  1 tan    r 2 11r 102  0   100 =  r 2 17r  6r 102  0 147. b) 55%  Rs.110  1 tan 2   100  rr 17 6r 17  0 2cos2  1 2  100%  100  Rs.200   1 tan 2   55  r  6r 17  0    148. d) 100%  Rs.200  r  6cm 2sec2  2cos2  1 137. b) Fourth angle of quadrilateral  20 sin 2  25%   25  Rs.50  3600  600 1200  900   900 1 100 cos2  149. a) 1800   c 360%  100% 2sec2  2cos2  1 100 r c  1080  108  30% 90  cos2   sin 2  360 2 2 cos  = Paper + Miscellaneous 6 h 150. b) Average expenditure percentage = 138. b)  2sec2 .cos 2 (2cos2  1) 20% 4 50  Expenditure on Printing + Binding is 2cos2  1 50 6 more than average expenditure.  h   75 feet 0 151.c 152.b 153.a 154.b 4 141. d) A  B  90 155.b 156.c 157.c 158.b 0 2 2  B  90  A 139. b) 2cos   sin    1 159.b 160.c 161.a 162.b sec2 Asec2 Bsec2 A.sec2 B 163.a 164.c 165.a 166.d 2 2 1  cos   sin   sec2 Acosec2Asec2 A.coses2A 167.d 168.c 169.d 170.a 2 171.b 172.d 173.b 174.c 1 1 1 1    175.b 176.b 177.c 178.b  1 2sin 2   cos2 A sin2 A sin2 A.cos2 A 2 179.c 180.d 181.c 182.a sin 2 A  cos2 A 1 183.b 184.c 185.d 186.a 1  187.a 188.d 189.b 190.d  2sin 2   1 sin 2 A.cos2 A 2 191.b 192.b 193.b 194.d 11 195.c 196.c 197.c 198.b 2 1 1  0.  2sin   sin  sin 2 A.cos2 A 199.c 200.d 2 4 142. c) Total number of workers   3  8  5  4  9  8 6  7  50 143. a) Required ratio = 3: 7 144. b) Required amount

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WHO’S WHO

OFFICE BEARERS

Pranab Mukherjee : President Hamid Ansari : Vice- president Narendra Modi : Prime Minister, Public Grievances and Pension, Atomic Energy and Space Department

CABINET MINISTERS PORTFOLIO MINISTER Home Affairs Rajnath Singh External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs Sushama Swaraj Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu Road Transport and Highways, shipping Nitin Jairam Gadkari Defence Manohar Parrikar Railways Suresh Prabhu Law & Justice DV Sadananda Water Resources, River Development Uma Bharati and Ganga Rejuvenation Minority Affairs Dr, Najama A Heptulla Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Kalraj Mishra Women and Child Development Menaka Sanjay Gandhi Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananthakumar Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad Health & family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Anant Geete Food Processing industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal Mines, Steel Narendra Singh Tomar Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, drinking Chaudhary Birender Singh Water and Sanitation Tribal Affairs Jual Oram Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani Science and Technology, Earth Science Dr. Harsh Vardhan

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

PORTFOLIO MINISTER Statistics and Programme Implementation, General VK Singh External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs Planning, Defence Indrajit Singh Rao Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar Labour and Employment Bandaru dattatreya Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy Parliamentary Affairs AYUSH, Health & Family Welfare Shripad Yesso Naik Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar

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Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal Development of North Eastern Region, Prime Dr, Jitendra Singh Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions. Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman Culture, Tourism, Civil Aviation Dr, Mahesh Sharma

MINISTERS OF STATE MINISTER Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Drinking Water & Sanitation Ram Kripal Yadav Home Affairs Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Water Resources, River Development & Sanwar Lal Jat Ganga Rejuvenation Agriculture Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh Chemicals & Fertilizers Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises GM Siddeshwara Railways Manoj Sinha Panchayati Raj Nihalchand Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha Road Transport & Highways, Shipping P. Radhakrishnan Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju Social Justice & Empowerment Krishan Pal Agriculture Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Tribal Affairs Manuskhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava Mines, steel Vishnu Deo Sai Rural evelopment Sudarshan Bhagat Human Resource Development Ram Shankar Katheria Science and Technology, Earth Sciences YS Chowdhary Finance Jayant Sinha Information & Broadcating Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Urban development, Housing and Urban Babul Supriyo Poverty Alleviation Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Social Justice & Empowerment Vijay Sampla

GOVERNORS AND CHIEF MINISTERS

STATE GOVERNOR CHIEF MINISTER Andhra Pradesh ESL Narasimhan N. Chandrababu Naidu Arunachal Pradesh J P Rajkhowa Kalikho Pul Asam PB Acharya (Add. Charge) Tarun Gogoi Bihar Ram Nath Kovind Nitish Kumar Chhattisgarh Balramji Tandon Raman Singh Goa Mridula Sinha Lakshmikant Parsekar Gujarat OP Kohli Anandiben Patel Haryana Kaptaan Singh Solanki Manohar Lal Khattar Himachal Pradesh Acharya Dev Vrat Virbhadra Singh Jammu- Kashmir N N Vohra Mehbooba Mufti Jharkhand Drupadi Murmu Raghuvar Das Karnataka Vajubhai R. Vala K. Siddharamaiah Kerala P. Sathasivam Ooman Chandy Madhya Pradesh Ram Naresh Yadav Shivraj Singh Chouhan Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao Devendra Phadnavis Manipur V. Shanmuganathan Okram Ibobi Singh (Add. Charge)

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Meghalaya V. Shanmuganathan Mukul Sangma Mizoram Nirbhaya Sharma P. Lalthanhawla Nagaland PB Acharya TR Zeliang Odisha SC Jamir Naveen Patnaik Punjab Kaptaan Singh Solanki Prakash Singh Badal (Add.Charge) Rajasthan Kalyan Singh Vasundhara Raje Sikkim Srinivas Patil Pawan Chamling Tamil Nadu K. Rosaiah Jayalalitha Telangana ESL Narasimhan K. Chandrashekhar Rao Tripura Tathagata Roy Manik Sarkar Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik Akhilesh Yadav Uttarakhand K K Paul President’s Rule West Bengal Kesarinath Tripathi Mamata Banerjee

LT. GOVERNORS & ADMINISTRATORS

Union Territory Lt. Governor (Administrator) Andaman and Nicobar Islands AK Singh (Lt. Governor) Chandigarh Kaptaan Singh Solanki (Add. Charge) Dadra and Nagar Haveli Vikam Dev Dutta (Administrator) Daman and Diu Vikam Dev Dutta (Administrator) Delhi Najeeb Jung (lt. Governor) Lakshadweep Vijay Kumar (Administrator) Punducherry AK Singh (Additional Charge)

JUDICIAL HEADS

Designation Person Chief Justice, Supreme Court Tirath Singh Thakur Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar Chairperson, National Green Tribunal Justice Swatantra Kumar Chairperson, Intellectual Property K N Basha Appellate Tribunal Chairperson, Armed Forces Tribunal Prakash Tatia

HEADS OF ARMED FORCES

Designation Person Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan Army Chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag

HEAD OF INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATIONS

Designation Person Director, Intelligence Bureau (IB) Dineshwar Director,Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) Rajinder Khanna Director, NTRO Alok Joshi Chairperson, National Investigation Sharad Kumar Agency (NIA)

CHIEF JUSTICES OF HIGH COURTS

High Court Chief Justice Allahabad Dr.Dhananjay Y Chandrachud

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Bombay DH Waghela Calcutta Manjula Chellur Chhattisgarh Navin Sinha Delhi Gorla Rohini Gujrat Jayant Patel Guwahati Ajeet Singh Himachal Pradesh Mansoor Ahmad Mir Hyderabad DB bhonsale Jammu & Kashmir NNP Vasanth Kumar Jharkhand Virendra Singh Karnataka Shubhro Kamal Mukherjee Kerala Ashok Bhushan Madhya Pradesh Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar Madras Sanjoy Kumar Kaul Manipur LK Mahapatra Meghalaya Dinesh Maheshwari Orissa Vineet Saran Patna Md Iqwal Ahmad Ansari Punjab & Haryana SJ Wazifdar Rajasthan Satish Kumar Mittal Sikkim Sunil Kumar Sinha Tripura Deepak Gupta Uttarakhand KM Joseph

HEADS OF VARIOUS BOARDS

Designation Person Chairperson, Railway Board AK Mittal Chairperson, Atomic Energy Regulatory SS Bajaj Board Chairperson, CBDT Atulesh Jindal Chairperson, Company Law Board DR Deshmukh Chairperson, SEBI UK Sinha Chairperson, Central Board of film Pahlaj Nihalani Certification Chairperson, Central Social Welfare Board Durgabai Deshmukh Chairperson, PNGRB S. Krishnan Director, NCERT Hrushikesh Senapathy Chairperson, CBSE YSK Seshukumar Chairman, CBEC Najib Shah

ELECTON COMMISSION

Designation Person Chief Election Commissioner Syed Naseem Ahmed Zaidi Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti Election Commissioner II Om Prakash Rawat

CONSTTITUTIONAL HEADS

Designation Person Speaker, Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan Deputy Speaker , Lok Sabha M. Thambidurai Comptroller and Auditor General Shashikant Sharma Chairperson, 14th Finance Commission YV Reddy Chairperson, National Commission Lalitha Kumarmanglam for Woman

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Chairperson, national Commission for PL Poonia scheduled Castes Chairperson, National Commission for Rameshwar Oraon Scheduled Tribes Chairperson, National Commission for Wangla Ishwaraiah Backward Classes Chairperson, National Human Rights HL Dattu Commission Chairperson, Union Public Service Deepak Gupta Commission

HEADS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTES/ ORGANISATIONS

Person Designation Arvind Panagariya Vice President, NITI Aayog Raghuram G. Rajan Governor, Reserve Bank of India Harshavandhan Neotia Chairperson, FICCI SB Mathur Chairperson, Unit Trust of India SK RoyChairperson, Life insurance Corporation of India Harsha Kumar Bhanwala Chairperson, NABARD NK Maini CMD, SIDBI Sriram Kalyanaraman Chairperson, National Housing Bank Sunil Kanoria Chairperson, ASSOCHAM Rajan Bharati Mittal Chairperson, International Chamber of Commerce Satyanand Mishra Chairperson, Multi Commodities Exchange TM Bhasin Chairperson, Indian Banks Association AK Saxena CMD, Oriental Insurance Company Deepak Kumar Director General , Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Mamta Binani Chairperson, Institute of Company secretary of India

HEAD OF NATIONALISED BANKS

Bank CMD Allahabad Bank Rakesh Sethi Andhra Bank Surendra K. Patel Bank of Baroda Ps Jayakumar Bank of India MO Rego Bank of Maharashtra Sushil Muhnot Bharatiya Mahila Bank SM Swathi Canara Bank Rakesh Sharma Central Bank of India Rajeev Rishi Corporation Bank J K Garg Dena Bank Ashwini Kumar IDBI Bank Kishor Karat Indian Bank Mahesh Kumar Jain Indian Overseas Bank R. Koteeswaran Oriental Bank of Commerce Animesh Chauhan Punjab and Sind Bank Jatinderbir Singh Punjab National Bank Usha Ananta Subrahmaniam State Bank of India PK Gupta State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur Jyoti Ghosh State Bank of Hyderabad Santanu Mukherjee State Bank of Mysore Sharad Sharma State Bank of Patiala MS Ramesh Rangan State Bank of Travancore Jivananand Das Narayan Syndicate Bank Arun Shrivastava

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UCO Bank RK Takkar United Bank of India P. Srinivas Union Bank of India Arun Tiwari Vijaya Bank Kishore Kumar Sansi

MAHARATNA/ NAVARATNA COMPANIES

Maharatna Chairman/MD Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Atul Sobti Coal India Limited S. Bhattacharya Gas Authority of India Limited BC Tripathi Indian Oil Corporation Limited B. Ashok Oil and Natural Gas Corporation DK Sarraf Steel Authority of India Limited PK Singh National Thermal Power Corporation Gurdeep Singh

Navaratna Chairman/ MD Container Corporation of India Limited Anil Kumar Gupta Engineers India Limited Sanjoy Gupta National Buildings Construction Corporation AK Mittal Bharat Electricals Limited SK Sharma Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited S. Varadarajan Hindustan Aeronautics Limited T. Suvama Raju Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited MK Surana National Mineral Development Corporation Narendra Kothari Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited NK Yadav Power Finance Corporation MK Goel Power Grid Corporation IS Jha Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited P. Madhusudan Shipping Corporation of India AK Gupta Neyvelli Lignite Corporation Limited SK Acharya Oil India Limited UP Singh Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Rajiv Sharma National aluminium Company Limited Anshuman Das

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTES/ ORGANISATIONS

Designation Person General Secretary, United Nations Ban ki-moon Organisaton India’s Permanent Representative, UNO Syed Akbaruddin Secretary General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft Director, UN General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft Director General, International Atomic Yukia Amano Energy Agency Director General, International Labour Guy Ryder Organisation Director General FAO Jose Graziano da Silva Director General UNESCO Irina Bakova Director, UNHCR Antonio Gutterus Director General, World Health Margaret Chan Organisation Director General, IMF Christine Lagarde Director, World Bank Jim Yong Kim

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ONE LINER 1. World Malaria Day 2016 observed with what theme - End Malaria For Good 2. Which tennis player won 2016 Barcelona Open – Rafael Nadal 3. Andhra Pradesh CM inaugurated interim Secretariat complex in - Amaravat 4. Full Pink Moon seen across the skies of which country - North America 5. World Immunization Week 2016 organised which campaign - Close the immunization gap 6. By which year Union Government constituted panel to double farmers’ income – 2022 7. Which country successfully tested its first stealth fighter X-2 jet – Japan 8. Which bollywood actress won best actress award for ‘Madly’ at Tribeca Film Fest 2016 - Radhika Apte 9. Which two countries launch $1 Trillion Potential Solar Programme under ISA - India, France 10. India’s which first online interactive heritage portal has been launched – Sahapedia 11. Union Government notifies new rules to revamp which act - SC/ST Act 12. Who nominated 6 eminent members to Rajya Sabha – President Pranab Mukherjee 13. 175 nations sign which historic agreement on Earth Day - Paris Climate Agreement 14. Who is appointed as FTII Director - Bhupendra Kainthola 15. Which company became first Indian company to join EP100 campaign – Mahindra 16. India ratified Trade Facilitation Agreement of - WTO 17. Who released list of 100 most influential people in the world - Time Magazine 18. Which Hollywood movie director died - Guy Hamilton 19. Uttarakhand High Court quashed imposition of which rule in the State - President’ Rule 20. Who is elected as Chadian President for the fifth time - Idriss Deby 21. Which anti-slavery activist become first African-American to appear on US paper currency - Harriet Tubman 22. Who inaugurated 10th Civil Services Day - PM Narendra Modi 23. On 22 April 2016 which day is observed across the world - International Mother Earth Day 24. According to WHO which country has became world’s first region to end malaria – Europe 25. Union Commerce Ministry launches what for Start-Ups - Twitter Seva 26. ISRO Scientists made what to keep soldiers warm in Siachen - Silica Aerogel 27. BCCI appointed whom as its CEO – Rahul Johri 28. Union Government merged which Abhiyan with Khelo India - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyaan 29. UN, IMF, World Bank and OECD formed Platform for Collaboration on – Tax 30. Which bank became first private sector bank to open dedicated branch for Start-ups in India - RBL Bank 31. Between which two countries Union Cabinet approved MoU on Technical Cooperation - India and Bhutan 32. uthor of “The Making of India: The Untold Story of British Enterprises” - Kartar Lalvani 33. Name of Chinese professor who was honoured with George Grierson prize for promoting Hindi - Ge Fuping 34. Rank of India in World Press Freedom Index is - 133rd 35. Which two companies signed agreement to install energy storage project in Haryana - Panasonic and US- based AES 36. From India who was promoted as International Umpire by International Hockey Federation - Durga Thakur 37. Name of two players who won Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year award - Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams 38. Which bank group is going to Invest 2.5 Billion US Dollars in Education Projects benefiting Adolescent Girls - World Bank Group 39. Union Government released Commemorative Coin and Circulation Coin on - Tatya Tope 40. In which country the 13th Islamic Summit Conference concluded – Istanbul

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41. Who is appointed as Pakistan chief selector - Inzamam-ul-Haq 42. Maharashtra to use which to check spurious liquor - Hologram Technique 43. Who became first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics - Dipa Karmakar 44. Which three countries finalize draft of Chabahar Trilateral Agreement on Transport and Transit Corridors - India, Afghanistan and Iran 45. Which country won 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament – Australia 46. Which New Development Bank approves first loans for renewable energy projects – The BRICS 47. Who won 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand Prix - Nico Rosberg 48. Who launched free WiFi service at Bhubaneswar Railway station - Google, RailTel 49. Delhi Government launches Phase 2 of which scheme - Odd-Even 50. Who revoked accreditation of Moscow Antidoping Center – WADA 51. In which state Indian Army conducted Shatrujeet battle exercise – Rajasthan 52. G20 Countries seek to crackdown on - Tax Havens & Terror 53. Which state ranked 44th among world’s 50 Future-ready Cities – Delhi 54. Which state government launched Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for widows - Jharkhand Government 55. Panagarh airbase renamed after which former IAF chief - Arjan Singh 56. What is the name of the Malian photographer who died recently - Malick Sidibe 57. Maritime India Summit 2016 was inaugurated by - PM Narendra Modi 58. Who was appointed as new President of IGNCA Trust - Ram Bahadur Rai 59. Who was appointed as chairperson of National Monument Authority - Susmita Pande 60. National Agriculture Market portal eNAM was launched by - PM Narendra Modi 61. India signed MoU with which country for cooperation and mutual assistance in development of Ports - South Korea 62. PM Modi launched which campaign on Dr. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary - Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan 63. Who took over Tapti gas field infrastructure to boost Daman gas Production – ONGC 64. Which undersea ballistic missile successfully test fired from INS Arihant - Nuclear-capable K-4 65. Which mission is launched by Maharashtra CM Fadnavis – Mission Drinking Water 66. implement 85% pictorial health warnings - Golden Tobacco Ltd 67. Who approved India to sign MoU with UAE to prevent and combat of Human Trafficking - Union Cabinet 68. Which poet is selected for Saraswati Samman 2015 - Padma Sachdev 69. Who won Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Month for March - Shiv Chawrasia 70. Which bank gave in-principle approval to Airtel payments bank – RBI 71. Haryana government renames Gurgaon as - Gurugram 72. According to Wildlife Groups which animal population has gone up worldwide: Tiger Population 73. Union Government signed which player to endorse ‘I Support Skill India’ campaign - Sachin Tendulkar 74. Scientists discovered way to forecast what – Earthquakes 75. Chinese researchers introduced what to develop all-weather solar cell – Graphene 76. India celebrates which day on 10 April 2016 - World Homoeopathy Day 77. Indus Towers appoints whom as CFO – Hemant Kumar Ruia 78. Which Government announced to reserve 2 percent employment for meritorious sportspersons - Jharkhand Government 79. In which country UN-backed ceasefire came into force - Yemen 80. Who won 2016 US Masters golf championship - Danny Willett 81. Lamborghini appointed whom as Head of India Operations - Sharad Agarwal

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82. In which place of Kerala fire accident took place - Puttingal Temple 83. Which state government appointed two-member inquiry panel to probe into Jat quota stir - Haryana Government 84. Sajibu Cheiraoba celebrated with religious fervor in which state – Manipur 85. Which state became the first state to bring and pass a land title bill – Rajasthan 86. Union Government approved which project for Gurgaon - Metrino Pod Taxi 87. Mother Teresa conferred with which award posthumously in UK - Founders Award 88. Which company successfully landed its rocket on a floating drone ship for the first time – SpaceX 89. In which state North East-ASEAN Business Summit concluded – Imphal 90. Which two countries agreed to build a bridge across Red Sea - Saudi Arabia & Egypt 91. Coca-Cola World Rankings 2016 released by – FIFA 92. Which day is celebrated on 8th April - International Roma Day 93. In which country 400-year-old Shakespeare’s ‘First Folio’ has been found – Scotland 94. Who took over as Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal - Justice (retd) Permod Kohli 95. Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen 2016 list released by – Forbes 96. Who has been approved by Vietnam Parliament as Prime Minister - Nguyen Xuan Phuc 97. Which actor of bollywood launched a book “The Kiss of Life” - Emraan Hashmi 98. Which project Union Cabinet approved to implement - National Hydrology Project 99. WHO released Global Report on – Diabetes 100. Who is appointed as Chairman for NASSCOM for 2016-2017 - CP Gurnani 101. Who is named as Iceland Prime Minister - Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson 102. Odisha Government has launched which project - Adarsh Vidyalaya Project 103. First Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2016-17 released by – RBI 104. Using a DNA Molecule who made the smallest diode – Researchers 105. Eco-friendly nanotechnology for water purification developed by - Indian scientists 106. Which country launched SJ-10 retrievable space science probe – China 107. Myanmar Parliament approved Bill to grant PM-like role to whom - Aung San Suu Kyi 108. Which state of India imposed complete ban on alcohol sales - Bihar 109. Who presented National Geoscience Awards 2014 - President Pranab Mukherjee 110. Who says keeping a criminal caspending is violation of Article 21 of Constitution - Delhi HC 111.Which fastest train of India flagged off - Gatimaan Express 112. World T20 men and women teams of the tournament announced by – ICC 113. Who is elevated as a new Managing Director of GoAir - Wolfgang Prock-Schauer 114. India’s first Aadhar enabled ATM launched by which bank – DCB Bank 115. PM Narendra Modi returns after visit of which three Nation tour – Belgium, United States and Saudi Arabia 116. Who has won 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix - Nico Rosberg 117. Which Two UN Agencies have released Global Report on Urban Health – WHO & UN-Habitat 118. Who took oath as first woman Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir - Mehbooba Mufti 119. Which organization signed MoU to strengthen business ties with FICCI - AIBC 120. Who has won Silver at Asian/Oceania Qualifying event in China – Shiva Thapa 121. Which organization acquired UPI-based payments start-up PhonePe – Flipkart 122. Name of Asia’s largest optical telescope unveiled by PM Narendra Modi in Nainital - ARIES 123. First indigenously developed sonar dome of India was flagged off by - Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar 124. Who has been appointed as PAC Chairperson of Telangana - J Geetha Reddy 125. Which Minister has launched Phase I of Green Delhi initiative - Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal 126. Which state assembly cleared amendments in Land Acquisition Act – Gujarat Assembly

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127. Which two countries signed MoU to provide 150 boats & fishing equipment to Mullaithivu fishermen – India & Sri Lanka 128. Who has won 2016 World Chess Candidates Tournament - Sergey Karjakin 129. Who has been appointed Captain of Delhi Daredevils for 2016 IPL season - Zaheer Khan 130. Which project has been dedicated to people of Andhra Pradesh - Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project 131. Name the first direct container flagged off from Krishnapatnam between India and Bangladesh - MV Harbour-1 Vessel 132. Which number has been approved as Single Emergency Number for India - 112 133. In which state President rule was imposed - Uttarakhand 134. Padma awards 2016 were confered to 56 awardees by - President Pranab Mukherjee 135. When was World Theatre Day 2016 observed - 27th March 2016 136. 63rd National Film Awards announced 137. For which state World Bank approved $250 million loan to Support Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms - Rajasthan 138. Health Minister JP Nadda launched which vaccine as part of Universal Immunization Programme - Rotavirus vaccine 139. Name of Indian-American who was named as CEO of Bank of the West - Nandita Bakhshi 140. When was International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations observed - 24th March 141. UNSC extended mandate of UN Assistance Mission until March 2017 to which country - Somalia 142. 2016 World’s Greatest Leaders list released by - Fortune 143. To mobilise long term investment into NIIF Union Cabinet approved MoU between - India and UAE 144. BHEL commissioned Power Plant in Telangana - 600 MW Jaipur Thermal Power Plant 145. Union Government announced unified building bye-laws for which state – Delhi 146. Which country announced to end Operation Sangaris across Central African Republic in 2016 – France 147. Which new mobile app has been launched by Telangana IT Minister & Transport Minister – M-Wallet 148. 13th India-EU Summit held in – Brussels, Belgium 149. Which group agreed to buy sharp corporation for $3.5 billion – Foxconn 150. Which country has launched 22nd BeiDou Navigation Satellite – China 151. Which Country has approved OVL deal to acquire 15% stake in Vankor oilfield for $1.3 billion – Russia 152. Who took Oath As Myanmar’s First Elected President – Htin Kyaw 153. ISRO Creates History – 22 Satellites In One Mission 154. RBI Signed Special Currency Swap Agreement With the Central Bank of which country – Sri Lanka 155. Which Female Singer Entered Guinness World Records For Recording Highest Number Of Songs In Several Languages – P Susheela

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1. BEST FACULTY OF INDIA FOR CLASSES COMPARE TO ALL OTHER EXAMPLE : APTITUDE-6 VOL, REASONING-4 VOL , ENGLISH-3VOL, INSTITUTE. COMPUTER-2 VOL, BANKING AWARENESS-2 VOL, MARKETING-2 2. Highest no of hours in every subject for better understanding. Total VOL, CURRENT AFFAIR : DAILY SHEET, 6 NOS MONTHLY MAGAZINE hours for banking - 400+HRS (6 MONTHS DAILY 2 ½ HRS CLASS ) ,2 NOS HALF YEARLY MAGAZINE , PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS OF - IBPS AND SSC - 550+ HRS (6 MONTH DAILY 5 HRS CLASS ) PO, IBPS CLERK, SBI PO, SBI CLERK, PRACTICE PAPERS FOR EXAMPLE : APTITUDE-80HRS, REASONING-70HRS, ENGLISH-70HRS, UPCOMING EXAMS COMPUTER-40HRS, BANKING AWARENESS-30HRS, MARKETING-30HRS, FOR SSC students extra volume of materials and General study material CURRENT AFFAIRS-50HRS, GENERAL STUDIES-120HRS (HISTORY, (HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITY, LIFE SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, PHYSICS & GEOGRAPHY, POLITY, LIFE SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY ) CHEMISTRY) 3. Separate vocabulary class (1000 - BANKING AND 1500 WORDS - SSC ) 15. Interview classes , mock interview with video recording and analysis 4. Separate traditional GK class for easily remember GK in the class 16. Personal development and group discussion class itself. (50 hrs) 17. Weekly 3 online mock test of upcoming exams with discussion. 5. Time to Time motivational class and classes how to crack the exam by (MTD- MOCK TEST & DISCUSSION our experts. 18. Unlimited online practice tests as per your choice (MCT - MY CHOICE 6. Daily Doubt clearing classes . TEST ) 7. Different technique of teaching style for easy understanding 19. Separate online test subject wise and topic wise test ( SBT - SUBJECT 8. Daily class test of every class after the class BASED TEST AND TBT - TOPIC BASED TEST ) 9. Weekly test of weekly covered topics of all subjects 20. Hostel (both boys and ladies separately) 10. Class room assignment practice and discussion of every topic in class 21. In campus canteen facility it self 22. Largest Campos with modern infrastructure compare to all other 11. Daily current affair handouts before the class institute at bhubaneswar 12. Weekly current affair class with weekly C/A question discussion class. 23. 24 hrs study room for self study 13. Best material with work book for practice more question at home 24. Modern computer lab with wi- fi campus 14. Highest no of material. Total -25+ VOLUMES FOR BANKING AND 30+ 25. HIGHEST LEVEL OF SUCCESS RATE VOLUMES FOR SSC STUDY MATERIAL KIT (Total 25 Volumes) MARKETING

Reasoning MONTHLY ISSUE - JUNE - 2016 APTITUDE V V ENGLISH

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