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NOBEL PRIZE

The will of the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank established the established the five Nobel prizes in 1895. Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences The Nobel Prizes are a set of recognition given in Memory of Alfred Nobel. in the fields of Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Who selects the Nobel Laureates? Physics, and Physiology or Medicine by The In his last will and testament, Alfred Nobel Nobel Foundation. specifically designated the institutions The Nobel Foundation is a private institution responsible for the prizes he wished to be established in 1900, has ultimate responsibility established: for fulfilling the intentions in Alfred Nobels The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for will. the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry, The prizes in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Karolinska Institutet for the Nobel Prize in Physics, and Physiology or Medicine were first Physiology or Medicine, awarded in 1901.

Page| 3 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019 The Swedish Academy for the Nobel Prize in NobelPrizeinChemistry2019 Literature, and The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been jointly A Committee of five persons to be elected by the awarded to John B Goodenough, M Stanley Norwegian Parliament (Storting) for the Nobel Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development Peace Prize. of lithium-ion batteries. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was Through their work, this years Chemistry given the task to select the Laureates in Economic Laureates have laid the foundation of a Sciences starting in 1969. wireless, fossil fuel-free society. While the five Nobel Prizes are based on a fund In the early 1970s, Dr. Whittingham developed set up from the wealth bequeathed by Alfred the first functional lithium battery. Nobel, the Economic Prize is based on a Dr. Goodenough doubled the lithium batterys donation received by the Nobel Foundation in potential, creating the right conditions for a 1968 from Sveriges Riksbank. vastly more powerful and useful battery. NobelPrizeinPhysics2019 Dr. Yoshino succeeded in eliminating pure lithium from the battery, instead basing it The Nobel Prize for Physics has been awarded to James wholly on lithium ions, which are safer than Peebles for theoretical discoveries in physical pure lithium. This made the battery workable cosmology, and Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz for in practice. discovering an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. James Peebles: Theoretical discoveries in The result was a lightweight, hardwearing battery that could be charged hundreds of times physical cosmology before its performance deteriorated. Peebles developed a theoretical framework The advantage of lithium-ion batteries is that about the cosmos and its billions of galaxies they are not based upon chemical reactions that and galaxy clusters since the mid-1960s. break down the electrodes, but upon lithium The importance of the cosmic radiation during ions flowing back and forth between the anode birth of the Big Bang was realized by him. and cathode. James Peebles also interpreted traces from the The lithium-ion batteries have reshaped energy infancy of the universe and discovered new storage and transformed cars, mobile phones physical processes. and many other devices in an increasingly The results showed a universe whose just five portable and electronic world. percent of content is known, the matter which constitutes stars, planets, trees and us. The NobelPrizeinPhysiology/Medicine rest, 95 per cent, is unknown dark matter and 2019 dark energy. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2019 was This is a mystery and a challenge to modern jointly awarded to William G. Kaelin, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, physics. and Gregg L. Semenza, for their discoveries on how Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz : Discovery cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star. The discovery by scientists aims to identify the It was the first discovery of an exoplanet (a molecular machinery that regulates the activity planet outside our solar system, orbiting a solar- of genes in response to varying levels of oxygen type star in our home galaxy, the Milky Way). and understand how underlying cells adapt to The discovery of exoplanet 51 Pegasi b, started such variations in oxygen supply. a revolution in astronomy. Gregg L. Semenza was awarded the Prize for 51 Pegasi b is a gaseous ball comparable with the discovery of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) protein. Jupiter. This protein is responsible for switching genes Ever since 4,000 exoplanets have been found in on and off in response to low oxygen levels in the Milky Way Galaxy. the cells.

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Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe (Professor at Oxford For instance, they found that in India, despite University), earned his share of the Prize for immunization being free, women were not discovering a mechanism common to all cells bringing in their children for the vaccination of the human body. shot. The two economists Abhijit Banerjee & When oxygen levels are low in the cells, this Esther Duflo decided to give them a bag of mechanism signals the kidneys to produce pulses free to women who brought their babies more red blood cells, which carry the vital for vaccination. This freebie policy soon spread molecule throughout the body. and the rate of immunization shot up in the William G. Kaelin (Professor at Harvard region. University) received the Prize for his work The field-work based approach that these investigating a genetic syndrome called Von economists have presented has revolutionized Hippel-Lindaus (VHL) disease. the field of development economics and made He found that the gene behind VHL encodes it more relevant in policymaking. for a protein that seems to prevent cancer, and In this way, the experiment-based approach of was implicated in its response to low oxygen the three laureates has transformed the levels. developmental economics and turned it into a This discovery was eventually tied to HIF-1 and flourishing field of research. gave potential understanding to treat a range The trios experimental research methods have of conditions like cancer, diabetes, and benefited more than five million Indian coronary artery disease. children, who are part of remedial tutoring The scientists focused on developing drugs that programmes in schools. could treat diseases by either activating or Esther Duflo has become the second woman to blocking the bodys oxygen-sensing machinery. win the prize after Elinor Ostrom of the USA (in For example, the oxygen response is 2009). She is also the youngest ever to win the confiscated by cancer cells which stimulates the prize. formation of blood vessels to help themselves grow. NobelPrizeinLiterature2019 This work by scientists has paved the way for Austrian writer Peter Handke bagged the 2019 Nobel new strategies to fight anemia, cancer, and Prize for Literature, and Polish author Olga Tokarczuk other diseases. was named the winner for 2018. Last year, the Swedish Academy (Stockholm), NobelPrizeinEconomicSciences which awards the annual Nobel Prize for 2019 Literature, called off the ceremony owing to The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences for allegations of sexual misconduct within the 2019 was jointly awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Academy. Duflo, and Michael Kremer, for their experimental Handke was awarded for an influential work approach to alleviating global poverty. that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the This years laureates have introduced a new periphery and the specificity of human approach to obtain reliable answers about the experience. best ways to fight global poverty. Their The choice of Handke has created a controversy approach divides the larger issue into smaller for his alleged allegiance to Serbain nationalist ones that could be easily examined to find out sentiments and his sympathies for former the solution to the problem. Serbian resident Slobodan Miloeviæ, whom The three adopted an evidence-based approach more than one international agencies held to apply their theory to real-life situations using responsible for the Bosnian genocide in which randomized trials and then assessing the more than 8,000 people were murdered. outcomes. This whole issue has triggered the age-old question of whether a writer should be judged

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for his works he represents or his personal The Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed broke the biases and political leanings. nearly two-decade stalemate, announcing that Olga Tokarczuk was awarded for a narrative Ethiopia would abide by the full terms of the imagination that with encyclopedic passion 2000 agreement. represents the crossing of boundaries as a form Peace between Ethiopia-Eritrea of life. Ethiopia is landlocked, and through the years She is only the 15th woman to win the Nobel of the war with Eritrea, had been dependent literature prize since 1901. heavily on Djibouti for access to the Gulf of Aden and onward to the Arabian Sea. NobelPrizeforPeace2019 The peace deal with Eritrea opened up Eritrean The Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 has been awarded to ports for Ethiopian use to balance its reliance Abiy Ahmed Ali, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia for his on Djibouti. decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with On the other hand, Eritrea sank steadily into neighboring Eritrea. economic stagnation and social and diplomatic Abiy Ahmed Ali, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia isolation due to continuous war with Ethiopia. ended 20 years war with neighboring Eritrea. Eritrea also faced accusations from the UN The two countries resumed trade, diplomatic, Human Rights Commission for repeatedly and travel ties and started a new era of peace human rights violations in the country. and friendship in the war-bloodied Horn of Africa.

Historical Background of the Ethiopia-Eritrea Field Winners Work Recognized conflict Theoretical discoveries in physical James Peebles cosmology In 1993, Eritrea broke from its federation with Physics Ethiopia, becoming an independent country Michel Mayor Discovery of an exoplanet “ 51 Pegasi Didier Queloz b” orbiting a solar-type star. that was located strategically at the mouth of John B Goodenough, the Red Sea on the Horn of Africa. M Stanley Chemistry Development of lithium-ion batteries. Independence was the outcome of a 30-year war Whittingham, by Eritrean liberation fighters against Ethiopia, Akira Yoshino William G. Kaelin Jr, Physiology/ For discoveries on how cells sense which had annexed the small multiethnic Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, Medicine and adapt to oxygen availability territory to its north in 1962. Gregg L. Semenza Just over five years after Independence, Abhijit Banerjee, Economic For the experimental approach to Esther Duflo, however, war broke out between the two Sciences alleviating global poverty. Michael Kremer countries over the control of Badme a border For an influential work that with town of no apparent significance. linguistic ingenuity has explored the Peter Handke - 2019 As the conflict evolved into a major refugee periphery and the specificity of human experience. crisis, thousands of Eritreans fled to Europe. Literature In June 2000, the two countries signed an For a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the Olga Tokarczuk - 2018 Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities, crossing of boundaries as a form of followed by a Peace Agreement. life. Abiy Ahmed Ali The above agreement formally ended the war For an initiative to resolve the border Peace (Prime Minister of and established a Boundary Commission to conflict with neighboring Eritrea. Ethiopia) settle the dispute. The Commission gave its final and binding ruling in 2002 and Badme was awarded to Eritrea. However, Ethiopia refused to accept the decision and the border issues kept erupting in clashes.

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NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCEFOR TECHNOLOGY (NEAT)SCHEME Recently, the Ministry of Human Resource Development Under the scheme, a National NEAT platform (MHRD) has announced a new National Educational would be created to provide one-stop access to Alliance for Technology (NEAT) to use technology for Adaptive Learning Solutions. better learning outcomes in Higher Education. EdTech companies would be responsible for The scheme aims to use Artificial Intelligence to developing solutions and manage the make learning more personalized and registration of learners through the NEAT customized as per the requirements of the learner. portal. MHRD aims to recognize the development of NEAT is aimed at taking the concept of Massive technologies in Adaptive Learning and bring Open Online Courses (MOOCS) platform a step them under a common platform so that learners ahead. can access it easily. All India Council for Technical Education It proposes to create a National Alliance with (AICTE) would be the implementing agency for such technology developing EdTech Companies the NEAT programme. through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) It would help to certify maximum students with model. highly marketable skills and would also MHRD would act as a facilitator to ensure that improve the employability of students. the Adaptive Learning Solutions are freely available to a large number of economically backward students.

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RIGHTTO ACCESS INTERNET

The Kerala High Court held that the right to have access necessity and not the quicksand of convenience to the Internet is part of the fundamental right to or expediency. education as well as the right to privacy under Article Enforcement of discipline hostel authorities 21 of the Constitution. About: shall not be by blocking the ways and means of the students to acquire knowledge. It made the observation while ordering the College authorities as well as parents should principal of Sree Narayanaguru College, be conscious of the fact that the students in a Kozhikode, to re-admit a student who had been college hostel are adults capable of taking expelled from the college hostel for using her decisions as to how and when to study. mobile phone beyond the restricted hours. Arguments by Court: Mobile phones, once a luxury, have now become become part and parcel of the day to The Human Rights Council of the United day life and even to a stage that it is unavoidable Nations has found that the right of access to to survive with dignity and freedom, observed Internet is a fundamental freedom and a tool to the Court. ensure right to education. Related Info : In 2016, the United Nations Human The Supreme Court in the S. Rengarajan and Rights Council released a non-binding resolution others v. P. Jagjivan Ram (1989) case said that condemning intentional disruption of internet access the fundamental freedom under Article 19(1)(a) by governments. The resolution reaffirmed that the can be reasonably restricted only for the same rights people have offline must also be protected purposes mentioned in Article 19(2) and the online. restriction must be justified on the anvil of

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ALLINDIANSURVEY ONHIGHER EDUCATION (AISHE)2018-19

Union Minister for HRD released the All India Survey Total enrolment in higher education has been on Higher Education (AISHE) 2018-19. estimated to be 37.4 million. Female constitute About: 48.6% of the total enrolment. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher collects online information on Universities, Colleges and education has increased from 25.8 in 2017-18 other Higher Educational Institutions under the All India to 26.3 in 2018-19, which is calculated for 18- Survey on Higher Education (AISHE). The annual 23 years of age group. GER for male population publication started in 2010-11. is 26.3% and for females, it is 26.4%. For Main findings of the survey: Scheduled Castes, it is 23% and for Scheduled The top 8 States in terms of highest number of Tribes, it is 17.2% as compared to the national colleges in India are Uttar Pradesh, GER of 26.3%. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh comes at number one with the Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. highest student enrolment followed by Bangalore Urban district tops in terms of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. number of colleges with 880 colleges. Highest share of foreign students come from College density, i.e. the number of colleges per the neighbouring countries of which Nepal is lakh eligible population (population in the age- 26.88% of the total, followed by, Afghanistan group 18-23 years) varies from 7 in Bihar to 53 (9.8%), Bangladesh (4.38%), Sudan (4.02%), in Karnataka as compared to All India average Bhutan constitutes (3.82%) and Nigeria (3.4%). of 28. Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) in Universities and 60.53% Colleges are located in Rural Area. Colleges is 29 if regular mode enrolment is 11.04% Colleges are exclusively for Female considered whereas PTR for Universities and 77.8% Colleges are privately managed of which its Constituent Units is 18 for regular mode. 64.3% are Private-unaided and 13.5% Private- Student enrolment in B.Tech and M.Tech aided. programmes has seen a dramatic fall.

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37THGST COUNCIL MEETING

The GST Council, headed by Union Finance Minister Rate levied on cut and polished semi precious and comprising representatives of all States and Union stones has been dropped from 3% to 0.25%. Territories (UTs), had its 37th meeting in Goa in the Jewellery exports to now attract zero GST. backdrop of economic growth hitting a six-year low of GST on fishmeal used by fishermen being 5% for the first quarter of the current fiscal. exempted from July 2017 to September 30 this Highlights: The following are the highlights of the 37th year. There was lack of clarity on their GST GST Council meeting held in Panaji on September 20, coverage and no tax was collected so that has 2019. All these rate changes will be effective from October been resolved. 1 2019. GST rate hiked on railway wagon, coaches from GST Council recommends lower 12% cess on 5% to 12%. 1,500 cc diesel, 1,200 cc petrol vehicles with capacity to carry up to 13 people. Rate reduction on hotel accommodation services. For Transaction value per unit per day Group insurance schemes for paramilitary of Rs. 1000 or less, will attract nil GST. For Rs. forces under the Home Affairs ministry to be 1001 upto Rs. 7500, now the tax rate will be exempted from GST. 12%. Anything above Rs. 7501 will attract 18%. GST rate on caffeinated beverages raised from It was 28% till now. 18% to 28% with 12% compensation cess. Job work services related to diamonds reduced Aerated drink manufacturers shall not be under from 5% to 1.5%. For machine job works in the composition scheme anymore. engineering industry, GST down from 18 to 12. Uniform GST rate of 12% to be levied on But bus body building works still taxed at 18%. polypropylene bags and sacks used for packing of goods GST exempted on specified defence goods not manufactured in India

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INDIA- NETHERLANDS

Recently, the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Cultural Relations: The Netherlands currently Netherlands visited India to give an impetus to the is home to the largest Indian community on the bilateral ties shared by the two nations. European mainland. The growing Indian Key Highlights student and professional community in the Economic partnership between India & Netherlands is making the cultural knot stronger and the technological partnership Netherlands is a key pillar of the bilateral ties. deeper. The Netherlands is Indias 4th largest trading Significance of Netherlands to India: partner in the European Union. And is also one of the leading investor nation in India. Netherlands has supported Indias The Dutch companies (in India) have a global membership to the different Export Control Regimes and Indias claim to a permanent seat name in the fields of agriculture, water in the UN Security Council. management, port development, waste management, and urban planning. India and the Netherlands share common Historical Relations: Indo-Dutch relations can concerns with regard to contemporary challenges that include climate action, cyber- be traced back to more than 400 years when the security, and terrorism. first Dutch EIC got established in India (in around 17th century AD). Smart Cities, green energy, start-ups, smart The official relations between the two nations solutions, and new-age products are bringing the two nations closer. India is keen to share were established in the year 1947 which, since and learn from the Netherlands on the river then, have been cordial and friendly. rejuvenation. The two countries also share common ideals of LOTUS: During the recent visit, a joint launch democracy, pluralism and the rule of law. of the second phase of the Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for the Healthy Reuse

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(LOTUS-HR) program was done by the Union WETLAB: Minister for Science & Technology for the It is a design challenge that is jointly supported treatment of sewage water. by the Department of Biotechnology- The project was initiated in July 2017 and aims Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance to manifest a novel holistic waste-water Council (DBT-BIRAC) and Netherlands management approach that will produce clean Enterprise Agency. water, which could henceforth be reused for It provides a unique learning and networking various purposes. platform for young professionals and students The LOTUS-HR project is jointly supported by to think differently for innovative ideas to solve the Department of Biotechnology and the Indias urban water challenges and contribute Netherlands Organization for Scientific to cleaning up of Indias rivers. Research /STW.

GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX-2019

In the recently released Global Hunger Index (GHI) Indias rank has slipped from 95th position (in Report-2019, India was ranked at 102nd position out of 2010) to 102nd (in 2019). Over a longer-term 117 countries. The report is an annual publication that duration, the fall in Indias rank is sharper, i.e, is jointly prepared by the Concern Worldwide (an Irish from 83rd out of 113 countries in 2000 to 102nd agency) and the Welt Hunger Hilfe (a German out of 117 in 2019. organization). The report is based on four GHI indicators According to the report, Indias child wasting namely, undernourishment, child stunting, child rate was extremely high at 20.8% - the highest wasting, and child mortality. for any country. Key Findings o Child wasting refers to the share of children under the age of five who are wasted, i.e, they have low weight with

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respect to their height, reflecting acute and prevalence of undernourishment undernutrition. owing to inadequate food. o The share of wasting among children The report also took note of open in India marked a steep rise from 16.5% defecation in India as an impacting in the 2008-2012 to 20.8% in 2014-2018. factor for health. It pointed out that as o According to United Nations of 20152016, 90% of Indian Childrens Fund (UNICEF), child households used an improved wasting is a strong predictor of drinking water source while 39% of mortality among children (under 5 yrs. households had no sanitation facilities. of age). Open defecation jeopardizes the India has demonstrated an populations health and severely improvement in other indicators that impacts childrens growth and their includes, under-5 mortality rate, ability to absorb nutrients. prevalence of stunting among children,

STATEOFTHE WORLDS CHILDRENREPORT 2019

UNICEF released its State of the Worlds Children report from stunting due to lack of nutrition, 17% suffer for 2019. from wasting, 33% are underweight and 2% are Key findings of the report: overweight. One in three children under the age of five years Among countries in South Asia, India fares the around 200 million children worldwide worst (54%) on prevalence of children under are either undernourished or overweight. five who are either stunted, wasted or Half of Indias children suffer from some form overweight. Afghanistan and Bangladesh of malnutrition. 35% of Indian children suffer follow at 49% and 46%, respectively. Sri Lanka

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and the Maldives are the better performing Only 61% Indian children, adoloscents and countries in the region. mothers consume dairy products at least once India also has the highest burden of deaths a week, and only 40% of them consume fruit among children under five per year, with over once a week. One in five children under age 5 8 lakh deaths in 2018. It is followed by Nigeria, has vitamin A deficiency, which is a severe Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of health problem in 20 states. Congo, at 8.6 lakh, 4.09 lakh and 2.96 lakh deaths per year. 9

FOURTHBI- MONTHLY MONETARYPOLICY STATEMENT2019-20

The Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI has cut the It also revised its growth forecast for the current key policy rate by 25 basis point to 5.15 %. financial sharply, from 6.9% projected in the Key highlights of Monetary Policy Statement: August policy, to 6.1%. Growth forecast for the On the basis of an assessment of the current and first quarter of the next financial year was also evolving macroeconomic situation, the trimmed to 7.2% from 7.4%. Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided These decisions are in consonance with the to reduce the policy repo rate under the Liquidity objective of achieving the medium-term target Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to for Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation of 4 % 5.15 % from 5.40 % with immediate effect. within a band of +/- 2 %, while supporting Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the growth. LAF stands reduced to 4.90 %, and the marginal The rate cut comes after GDP growth for the standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate first quarter of the current financial year to 5.40 %. plunged to a 25-quarter low of 5%. The MPC also decided to continue with an Between February and now, the central bank accommodative stance as long as it is necessary has reduced the policy rate by 135 bps. to revive growth, while ensuring that inflation remains within the target.

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GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS INDEX4.0:WEF

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released the 2019 because of faster improvements of several edition of the Global Competitiveness Report which countries previously ranked lower. features the Global Competitiveness Index 4.0 (GCI 4.0). In South Asia, Sri Lanka is the most improved This edition of the report focuses on building country in the region at 84th, Bangladesh shared prosperity (addressing inequality) and (105th), Nepal (108th) and Pakistan (110th). managing the transition to a sustainable China (28th) is the best performer among the economy (addressing environmental issues) BRICS countries. along with competitiveness and growth. The Russian Federation ranks 43rd, South The report is based on 12 set of factors (pillars) Africa is 60th, India is 68th and Brazil is ranked that determine productivity. These are: 71st. Institutions; Infrastructure; ICT adoption; Singapore has become the worlds most Macroeconomic stability; Health; Skills; Product competitive economy in 2019, pushing the US market; Labour market; Financial system; to second place. Market size; Business dynamism; and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Innovation capability. (SAR) is ranked 3rd, the Netherlands is 4th and The index has been an annual edition since Switzerland is ranked 5th in the index. 1979. Vietnam (67th) registered the highest Key Findings improvement across the globe. India has moved down 10 places to the rank of 68th compared to the 58th rank of 2018 primarily

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customer service points (ATMs- Automated Teller Machines) in a single proforma online. I. Nodal unit: The Bank Branch Statistics Division (BBSD) in the Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM), Reserve Bank of India will be the nodal unit for CISBI. II. Replacement: The newly launched CISBI portal has replaced the existing system of email-based reporting (master office file- MOF system) at the branches III. Timeframe: Information should be submitted immediately and in any case not later than one week, the information relating to opening, closure, merger, shifting and conversion of bank branches/offices/NAIOs/CSPs online through the CISBI portal. IV. Nil report: In the last week of every month, banks have to generate a nil report in the CISBI for position as on the last day of the previous month. This is done to ensure correctness of data on the CISBI. V. The system allots Basic Statistical Return (BSR) code / Authorised Dealer (AD) code to bank branches / offices / Non-Administratively Independent Offices (NAIOs) / Customer Service Points (CSPs). *(4342> Reserve Bank imposed a monetary penalty on Balancehero India & Toyota Financial • In exercise of the powers vested under Section 30 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, Countrys central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 12.88 lakh on Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) issuer Balancehero India Private Limited for non-compliance of regulatory guidelines. • Toyota Financial Services India Limited (TFSIN), the Indian subsidiary of Toyota Financial Services RBIINNEWS Corporation (TFSC) has also faced Rs 5 lakh penalty for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on RBI Fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Review 2019-20 Monitoring of Frauds in NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial The Reserve Bank of India has reduced the Repo rate under the Companies). Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 bps to 5.15%. The RBI instructed SLBC to identify one district in state and various rates are: make it 100% digitally-enabled within one year • Repo Rate : 5.15% • The Reserve Bank of India has instructed all the State/ • Reverse Repo Rate : 4.90% UT Level Bankers Committees (SLBCs/ UTLBCs) to • Marginal Standing Facility Rate : 5.40% identify one district in their respective States/ UTs on a • Bank Rate : 5.40% pilot basis make the district 100% digitally-enabled • CRR : 4%,SLR : 18.75% within one year. • RBI has revised the GDP growth target for 2019-20 to • SLBC/UTLBC may choose the district in consultation 6.1 percent (Previous 6.9%). For 2020-21, GDP outlook with banks and stakeholders. is 7.2%. RBI to bring in Internal Ombudsman for non-bank Prepaid RBI introduces new reporting system for co-operative banks- Payment Instrument (PPI) Issuers CISBI • The Reserve Bank of India has announced to introduce • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) came up with a new an internal Ombudsman scheme at the large non-bank reporting system for all co-operative banks (Urban, State PPI issuers i.e entities that have more than 10 million (1 & District central) called Central Information System crore) pre-paid payment instruments outstanding. for Banking Infrastructure (CISBI) in which they will • Paytm Wallet and PhonePe Wallet are some examples of submit information related to opening/ closing/ conversion pre-paid instruments. of branches, offices, non-administratively independent • The internal Ombudsman is intended to facilitate a swift offices (extension counters, satellite offices), and and cost-effective complaint redressal mechanism within

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the entity and provide an additional tier for grievance RBI increases lending limit of MFIs to Rs 1.25 lakh redressal. The Reserve Bank of India has raised the lending cap for • Currently, an individual can file complaint with the digital microfinance institutions to Rs 1.25 lakh, against the earlier limit Ombudsman if the issuer does not reply within a period of Rs 1 lakh, to improve credit availability in rural and semi-urban of one month after receipt of the complaint; rejects the areas. It has also been decided to increase the household income complaint; if the complainant is not satisfied with the limit for borrowers of non-banking financial companies-micro reply given. finance institutions (NBFC-MFIs) from the current level of Rs 1 lakh for rural areas and Rs 1.60 lakh for urban/semi urban areas to Reserve Bank gave final approval for the formation of the Rs 1.25 lakh and Rs 2 lakh. proposed Kerala Bank • The countrys central bank, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) RBI issues guidelines on on tap authorisation on payment has given its final approval of Kerala governments long- systems pending proposal of setting up its own Kerala Bank, The RBI issued guidelines on on tap authorisation for Bharat Bill by amalgamating 13 district co-operative banks (DCBs) Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU), Trade Receivables Discounting with Kerala State Co-operative Bank. System (TReDS) and White Label ATMs (WLAs). • With this merger, the Kerala Bank will become the For entities desirous to function, operate, or provide platforms for largest banking network in the state. BBPOU, the RBI said they should have a Rs 100 crore net worth and should be maintained at all times. RBI prescribed reversal time and compensation for various payments system SBIINNEWS • The Reserve Bank of India has prescribed the reversal time that banks have to follow for failed transactions State Bank launched debit card with EMI facility on POS and compensations the bank has to pay to the customers • In order to provide a superior and affordable shopping in case the prescribed time limit is violated. experience to its customers, Indian multinational, public • This timeline is known as Turn Around Time sector bank, the State Bank of India (SBI) has launched (TAT) for resolution of customer complaints. the Debit Card EMI facility for its existing customers. These timeline and compensation is listed below: • Under this service, the consumer can opt for an EMI (equated monthly installment) period ranging from 6 months to 18 months. Ã d Ã Ã Ã • SBI debit card facility is available for those with good / Ã Ã Ã credit history. To know your eligibility, customers need Ã d Ã Ã to type DCEMI and send an SMS (short message service) ÄdD Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Z Ã Ã Ã Ã to 567676 from registered mobile number. Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ãd Ã Z Ã Ã SBI, BoB limits cash withdrawals using micro-ATM trans- Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã actions of other banks W Ã Ã^ Ã W ^ Ã • State Bank of India (SBI) and Bank of Baroda (BoB) Ä Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Z Ã Ã limited the cash withdrawals of customers using micro- Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) of other banks to 4 Ã Ã Ã times a month. BoB permitted its customers to do 4 /DW^ / ÃW Ã^ ÃÄ Ã Z Ã Ã transactions a day while SBI limited it to 1 transaction. Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã • SBI account holders who are not part of the governments hW/ ÃÄ Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Z Ã Ã direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme are allowed to do 5 Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã transactions a month. hW/ ÃÄ Ã Ã Ã Ã Z Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã SBI becomes first Indian bank to have office in Australias Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Victoria Z Ã Ã ÄW^Ã Ã Ã The State Bank of India opened its Melbourne office and becoming Ã Ã Ã the first Indian bank to have a branch in the Australian state of ÄW^ Ã Ã Ã Ã Ã Z Ã Ã Ã Ã Victoria. Ã Ã Ã Ã SBI Chairperson: Rajnish Kumar; Headquarters: Mumbai; Z Ã Ã EÄ,Ã Ã Ã Founded: 1 July 1955. Ã Ã Ã W ÃW Ã/ Ã WW/ Ã Ã Ã Z Ã Ã Ã Ã SBI to link mid-size loans to repo rate from October 1 Ãt Ã Ã Ã Ã State Bank of India (SBI) announced that it will adopt the repo Ã rate as an external benchmark for its floating rate small loans home, auto loans and advances to micro and small enterprises

Page| 17 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019 starting October 1, as mandated by the Reserve Bank of India • UCash enables customers to withdraw money from (RBI). ATMs through mobile banking without using debit card. • Digilocker aims to eliminate the use of physical SBI Life Insurance signs corporate agency pact with Repco documents and enables sharing of verified electronic Home Finance documents. The third product, the new mobile app, SBI Life Insurance has signed a corporate agency agreement with integrates four existing apps of the bank - UCO city-based Repco Home Finance Ltd to offer the companys range Mbanking, UCO UPI, UCO mPassbook and UCO of products to RHFL customers. Secure- in a single interface. OTHERBANKSINNEWS Axis Bank launches short-term online fixed deposits • Indias third-largest private sector bank, the Axis Bank Public Sector Banks (PSBs) Will Have Uniform Timings has announced the launch of Express FD, a digital fixed Across All States deposit (FD) product. • With all Public Sector Banks (PSBs) having banking hours • It allows the customer to open an FD account in three at their convenience, the integrated working hours have minutes through the digital mode without opening a been introduced by the Indian Department of Financial savings account with the bank. Services. The banks will commence service at 10 am on • A customer can open an Express FD account by investing the basis of the new timing starting, 1 October 2019. a minimum Rs 5,000 up to Rs 90,000, for a tenure of 6 to Lunch breaks are allowed in the afternoon, between 2.00 12 months. and 2.30. • Chairman of Axis Bank: Rakesh Makhija; Headquarters: • However, Mizoram, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh have Mumbai. the most common timing change. It is reported that banks in Mizoram and Nagaland operate between 9:00 am and Government e-Marketplace & Union Bank of India sign MoU 3:00 pm and in Madhya Pradesh, bank timings are 10:30 to avail various services am to 4:30 pm. Union Bank of India (UBI), one of the largest government-owned • The timings for Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and banks of India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Diu, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar are yet to be with Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to provide cashless, fixed. paperless and transparent payment system to small traders. • Background: Earlier, many banks started working at their RBI imposes restrictions on PMC Bank convenience which meant opening in the morning used The Reserve Bank of India has ordered Punjab and Maharashtra to range between 9:00 am to 10:30 am. Co-operative (PMC) Bank not to do any business for six months PNB Launched Preventive Vigilance Portal and capped depositor withdrawals at Rs 40,000, throwing the Punjab National Bank has launched a Preventive Vigilance (PV) lives of thousands of traders, self-employed and daily wage earners portal to check procedural lapses and promote good practices. into disarray. The Reserve Bank of India has appointed Jai Bhagwan Bhoria as HDFC Bank Tops BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian the banks administrator with all powers of the board. Brands Ranking For Sixth Consecutive Year RBI rejects Indiabulls Housing & Lakshmi Vilas Bank • HDFC Bank has been ranked as the topmost Indian brand for a sixth consecutive year in the BrandZ Top 75 Most merger deal Valuable Indian Brands Ranking 2019 released by WPP The Reserve Bank of India has rejected the merger proposal of and Kantar. Indiabulls Housing Finance and Lakshmi Vilas Bank.The merger • BrandZ Top 3 Most Valuable Indian Brands 2019 was crucial for Lakshmi Vilas Bank as it is now under the prompt • HDFC Bank USD 22,705 million (1st), LIC USD corrective action framework of the RBI due to a high level of bad 20,134 million (2nd) and TCS USD 18,161 million loans and insufficient capital. (3rd). ICICI Bank launches new FD scheme FD health PNB MetLife & Religare Health Insurance join hands to ICICI Bank has launched a fixed deposit scheme called FD Health, offer insurance products covering health, death and illness that comes with an in-built critical insurance policy. The FD Health PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd, one of the leading life Critical illness Cover will be provided to only the primary holder insurance companies in India has joined hands with Religare Health of the FD account. Insurance to bundle and sell the live covers of Religare comprising Anyone in the age bracket of 18-50 years, gets this complimentary health, death and illness. insurance cover for a year on 33 critical illnesses MD & CEO of ICICI Bank: Sandeep Bakhshi. Uco Bank launched 3 new digital products India Post launches mobile banking facility for savings ac- • Public sector lender, the Uco Bank has launched three new digital products namely UCash, Digilocker and an counts App.

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The Department of Post announced that it has launched mobile Govt. waived 3-year lock-in period on NRI investments in banking for its savings account customers. IDF bonds The facility will be available all the post office savings account • The govt. in order to boost foreign investment in the holders of the CBS (core banking solutions) post offices. infrastructure sector, waived off the 3-year lock in period RBI declines the proposal by banks to grant relief from pro- for investments made by Non-Resident Indians (NRI) in Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs), as notified by the visioning for the troubled mortgage lender. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rejected a proposal by banks that • 3-year lock in period background: Transferring Rupee would have allowed them provisioning relief to the tune of Rs denominated bonds of IDF by an NRI to another NRI 6,000 crore on borrowings by troubled mortgage lender Dewan outside India, are not considered as transfers for capital Housing Finance Corp. Ltd (DHFL).Banks have a total exposure gain purpose and no capital gain tax is charged on such of Rs 40,000 crore to DHFL and will be required to make 15% transfers. provisioning on the account by the end of the December quarter. • These benefits will be available only when IDF is set up RBI imposes Rs 3 crore penalty on SBM Bank under prescribed guidelines and fulfill certain conditions. The Reserve Bank imposed a Rs 3 crore penalty on SBM Bank One of such conditions is investment made by an NRI in (India) for non-compliance of regulatory norms by SBM Bank bonds should be subjected to a 3-year lock in period (Mauritius), which amalgamated with the former in November 2018. except where transfer is made to another non-resident. Thus, NRI investors can now transfer IDF bonds freely. RBI slaps Rs 1 crore penalty on LVB, Rs 75 lakh fine on • IDF: They are investment pools sponsored by commercial Syndicate Bank banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of 1 crore in India where domestic and overseas investors, on Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) for non-adherence to certain especially pension and insurance funds can invest through provisions of Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) bonds issued by IDF. norms.The central bank also imposed monetary penalty of Rs 75 No charges on digital payments made to large business es- lakh on Syndicate Bank tablishments from Nov 1 WORLDECONOMY The government has announced that banks or system providers will not impose charges or Merchant Discount Rate on customers UAE topped in non-residents investments in Indian MFs with as well as merchants on digital payments made to establishments the share of 16% having turnover in excess of Rs 50 crore from November 1. Businesses with a turnover of more than Rs 50 crore shall • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) notified that the United mandatorily have to make arrangements to accept payments Arab Emirates (UAE) emerged as a top nation in making through electronic modes from November 1 non-resident investments in Indian Mutual Funds (MFs). • As of March 31, 2019, the foreign liabilities of units in Interest Rates of PPF, NSC, SSY and Other Small Savings Indian MFs made by UAE stood at Rs 14,979 crore, Scheme Remain Unchanged For Q3 FY 19-20 registering a share of 16%. • The second place was acquired by the United States Interest rate (%) Compounding (US) with Rs 8,989 crore (9.6% share) followed by the Instrument from 01.10.2019 Frequency United Kingdom (UK) with Rs 7,751 crore (8.3% share). Savings Account 4 Annually Mutual Fund : A Mutual Fund is an investment scheme Five Year Senior 8.6 Quarterly and operated by professional money managers where money is Citizen Savings paid collected from the people and invested in securities such as Scheme (SCSS) stocks, bonds, money market instruments, and other assets. Five Year National 7.9 Annually Savings Certificate Nepal Central Bank issued 3 coins bearing Sikh emblem to (NSC) commemorate 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Public Provident 7.9 Annually • The Governor of Nepals Central Bank Nepal Rastra Fund (PPF) Bank (NRB), Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal & Indian Ambassador Kisan Vikas Patra 7.6 (Will mature Annually Manjeev Singh Puri have jointly released three coins (100, (KVP) in 113 months) 1000 and 2500 Nepali rupees) bearing the Sikh symbol Sukanya Samriddhi 8.4 Annually to commemorate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Account Scheme Nanak Dev. • These coins will be available in the market from SEBI relaxed norms to allow smart cities raise funds through September 30, 2019. Muni Bonds Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) eased its norms to FINANCIALNEWS allow smart cities raise funds through Muni Bonds. The entities working in areas of city planning and urban development work,

Page| 19 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019 including municipalities, special purpose vehicles (SPVs) set up · It will have representatives from general insurance under the central governments ambitious Smart Cities Mission companies, Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) can also raise funds through debt securities. and IRDAI. Muni Bonds/Municipal Bonds: It is a debt security issued by a • Title insurance: Title insurance is an insurance of state, municipality or county to finance its capital expenditures, indemnity. It basically provides indemnity to developers including the construction of highways, bridges or schools. and the subsequent home owners of the property against losses and risks related to defects in the title of the CBDT launched unique DIN for taxpayers property. It even covers issues which are not discovered • The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) launched a prior to the commencement date of the policy. computer-generated Unique Document Identification Number (DIN) to ensure greater transparency and Dearness allowance of government employees hiked by 5% accountability in tax administration for taxpayers. The Central government has increased the Dearness Allowance · It was created as per the direction of Nirmala Sitharaman, (DA) of Central government employees and pensioners. The Union Minister of Finance and was made operative from government has hiked DA by 5%, which means the dearness October 1, 2019. allowance has been increased from 12% to 17%. • It is applicable to all kinds of communications from the The cost to the exchequer will be Rs 16,000 crore. income tax department related to assessment, appeals, Cabinet has also relaxed the mandatory requirement of Aadhaar- investigation, penalty, and rectification among other seeded data as a pre-condition for release of funds to the beneficiaries things. under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. The relaxation will be till 30th November 2019. Credit Saison India receives RBIs NBFC license Credit Saison India, the domestic subsidiary of Japanese financial Government notifies 8.65% on EPF for 2018-19 services leader Credit Saison, has received a licence from the Reserve • The government has approved 8.65% interest rate on Bank of India (RBI ) to set up a non-banking financial employees provident fund for 2018-19. company(NBFC) in Bengaluru, Karnataka, which will begin • The EPFO has been settling EPF withdrawal claims at operations by October 2019 end. 8.55 percent interest rate, approved for 2017-18. Now, the EPFO will settle accounts on a higher rate of 8.65 CBDT launches Faceless e-Assessment scheme percent for 2018-19. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has launched Faceless e- • Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified 8.65 Assessment scheme that eliminates physical interface between per cent rate of interest on EPF deposits for its an assessing officer and an assessee. They also inaugurated the subscribers in the month of April 2019. National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC). Chairman of CBDT: P.C. Mody. RATINGANDSURVEY Bengaluru-based fintech startup Shubh loans receives RBIs ADB predicts GDP growth rate for India at 6.5 pc in FY20, NBFC licence 7.2 pc in FY21 • Shubh Loans, a Bengaluru-based fintech sector start-up, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its GDP has received a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) growth rate projection for India for FY19 and FY20 as under: license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through its For FY20 (2019-20): 6.5%, For FY21 (2020-21): 7.2%. subsidiary Ekagrata of its parent company Datasigns Technologies. IMF cuts World and India growth rates • NBFC:It is a company registered under the Companies The World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual Act, 1956 engaged in the business of loans and advances. meetings kicked off on a somber note, with the IMF downgrading It cannot accept demand deposits & do not form part of global growth in 2019 to 3%, the slowest since the global financial the payment and settlement system and cannot issue crisis. cheques drawn on itself. Indias growth projections have also been downgraded to 6.1% and IRDAI Set Up Working Group (WG) to Revisit Product Struc- 7.0% in 2019 and 2020 respectively. ture of Title Insurance UNCTAD predicted Indias GDP growth rate for 2019 at 6% • The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development of India (IRDAI) has constituted a 12-member working (UNCTAD) has projected Indias GDP growth rate at 6% in the group to revisit the product structure of title insurance, calendar year (CY) 2019. develop a standard product and recommend measures to spur demand for the product. Moodys cuts Indias growth forecast to 5.8% from 6.2% • Chairperson: The WG will be chaired by T.L. Alamelu , for FY20 the whole-time member of IRDAI, in-charge of non-life The International rating agency Moodys has reduced Indias gross insurance. Domestic Product(GDP) growth forecast to 5.8% for FY20 (Fiscal Year20) from its previous estimate of 6.2%.

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India ranks 7th in Brand Finance Nation Brands 2019; USA The MoU includes handsome free personal accident insurance tops cover, free air accident insurance cover of Rs 15 lakh to Rs 50 lakh An annual report on the most valuable and strongest nation brands and an overdraft facility up to three times of monthly net salary. named Brand Finance Nation Brands 2019 was released by Brand NHA ties with Google to strengthen the implementation of Finance in which India was ranked 7th from 9th rank of 2018 with PMJAY 18.7% growth in brand value to $2,562 bn. The list was topped by National Health Authority signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with the United States of America (USA) with 7.2% growth in brand Google to collaborate and strengthen the implementation of value to $27,751 bn. Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana World Bank slashes Indias growth projection to 6 % for (PMJAY).Google will also help provide training and support to 2019 , down from 7.5% NHA personnel to build on digital skills. NHA is the nodal agency World Bank in its report, South Asia Economic Focus, Fall 2019 for implementing Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya : Making (De)centralization Work, has lowered Indias growth Yojana. forecast to 6 % for 2019 (down from 7.5 %) for the second Home Credit India join hand with Karur Vysya Bank for consecutive year ,after a wide decline in the initial quarters. In joint lending 2018, Indias GDP (Gross domestic product) growth stood at 6.8 Home Credit India (HCIN), a local arm of the international consumer %, down from 7.2 % in 2017. finance provider, has tied-up with Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) for Indias CAD limited at 2% of GDP for the first quarter of joint lending using end-to-end automated processing which will 2019-20: RBI help the customer get real-time approval and disbursement. • As per the data released by the Reserve Bank of India Gruh Finance merger with Bandhan Bank completes (RBI), Indias Current Account Deficit (CAD) narrowed Affordable housing finance company Gruh Finance formally merged to $ 14.3 billion or 2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with private sector lender Kolkata-headquartered Bandhan Bank. during the first quarter (April June) of 2019-20 due to lower crude oil prices, higher income from invisible Bank of Baroda MF arm to merge with BNP Paribas AMC businesses such as services. Baroda Asset Management India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of • CAD-which arises when a countrys total import of Bank of Baroda, announced its merger with BNP Paribas Asset goods, services and transfers is greater than exports Management India. WTO cut global trade growth forecast to 1.2% for 2019 Mastercard and MS Dhoni partner to build Team Cashless from 2.6% India The World Trade Organization (WTO) in its report reduced the Mastercard, along with cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, launched global trade growth forecast to 1.2% for 2019 from 2.6% growth a nationwide initiative Team Cashless India to accelerate the forecast made in April 2019 due to trade tensions and sluggish acceptance and adoption of digital payments. global economy. It is the weakest level in a decade. The global trade growth forecast E-COMMERCE,PSU&CORPORATE for 2020 was reduced to 2.7% from 3%. AFFAIRS

MRGERANDTIEUP Facebook bags digital content rights for ICC matches in South Asia Airtel Payments Bank partners with HDFC ERGO, launches The International Cricket Council has inked an agreement with innovative (MDPP) Facebook, under which the social media platform will get exclusive Airtel Payments Bank has joined hands with Indias leading private digital content rights for select cricket matches in the Indian sector general insurance company, HDFC ERGO General Insurance subcontinent including the Womens T20 World Cup 2020-22, Company to offer unique Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy Mens T20 World Cup 2020-21 and the Mens Cricket World Cup (MDPP) to protect against mosquito-borne diseases. 2023. MD & CEO of Airtel Payments Bank: Anubrata Biswas. Headquarters of Airtel Payments Bank: New Delhi. Reliance MF renamed as Nippon India Mutual Fund Reliance Mutual Fund has been renamed as Nippon India Mutual Bank of Baroda signs MoU with Indian Army for customised Fund. The organization was renamed following the purchase of services 75% stake in Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management by Nippon Bank of Baroda (BoB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding Life Insurance. (MoU) with the Indian Army under which the bank would offer customised services along with a host of facilities to account holders.

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Infosys bags digital transformation services deal from Volvo ADB signs $190 million worth loan agreement for improv- Infosys has been selected as the main supplier to deliver Volvo ing road connectivity in Rajasthan Cars digital transformation services for its enterprise digital The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India commercial operations applications and products. (GoI) has signed the Tranche 2 loan agreement worth $190 million to upgrade 754 kilometres of Rajasthan state highways and major LOANANDINVESTMENT district roads (MDRs) to two-lane or intermediate-lane standards.

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Union(BREXIT), with Johnson obliged to ask for a delay after losing a vote in parliament. Sri Lanka removed from FATFs Grey List The island nation SriLanka will no longer be subject to the Financial Action Task Forces monitoring under its on-going global anti- money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/ CFT) compliance process. • Pakistan escaped being blacklisted at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). • Pakistan has been on FATF grey list since June last yearPakistan has got time till February 2020 to improve its record in tackling terror • The FATF, whose five-day plenary concluded in Paris Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan The most powerful Typhoon Hagibisto hit Japan in decades paralysed Tokyo, causing rivers to overflow and leaving almost half a million homes without power, public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday. United Nation General Assembly Elects 14 Member States to Human Rights Council .39*73&9.43&1 • The United Nation General Assembly has elected 14 States to the 47 member body of UN Human Rights Council(UNHRC). The UNHRC is responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. • The Assembly elected Armenia, Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Libya, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Namibia, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Sudan and Venezuela. • All 14 members will serve three-year terms beginning on 1 January 2020. Trump to host G7 summit at his Miami golf resort next year • President of UNHRC: Coly Seck; Formation: 15 March US President Donald Trump will host the Group of Seven (G7) 2006. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland. summit in June 2020 at his golf resort in Florida, the White House Italy set to introduce web tax on digital giants from 2020 confirmed. The G7 summit rotates among sites chosen by the Italy approved a new tax on digital companies, including U.S. tech seven-member countries, as well as by the European Union. giants.The levy, due to be introduced from next year, will oblige G7 Members: United States, France, Canada, Italy, Germany, companies such as Facebook, Google and Amazon, to pay a 3% Japan, United Kingdom levy on internet transactions, according to a text of the draft budget. This year G-7 summit was held in France. UAE announces establishment of worlds 1st AI university Boris Johnson will ask for Brexit delay after losing parlia- • UAE announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin ment vote Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence( MBZUAI) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson send a letter requesting a further in Abu Dhabi.The University is named after Sheikh extension to Britains departure from the European

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Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu • The World Economic Forum (WEF), the International Dhabi. Organization for Public-Private Cooperation serves as • Currency of UAE: Dirham, Capital: Abu Dhabi. secretariat for the Alliance. • It is a league of 16 (after India joined) of the worlds Japan Launches Worlds Biggest Transport Space Ship leading city networks and technology governance For Space Station organisations. It was established in June 2019, in • Japan launched an unmanned H-2B rocket towards the conjunction with the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan. International Space Station. • The H-2B rocket lifted off with cargo vessel Kounotori8, 7th edition of C40 world mayors Summit 2019 held in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Copenhagen, Denmark • The launch took place from the Japan Aerospace C40, the group of major international cities that have banded together Exploration Agencys Tanegashima Space Center in around making sustainable changes in transportation, energy use, southwestern Japan. and consumption held its 7th edition of C40 world mayors Summit 2019 at Copenhagen, Denmark from October 9- 12, 2019 with the Nepals biggest hindu festival named BadaDashain Started aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve climate The greatest and longest Hindu festival of Nepal named as Bada resilience. Dashain formally began. The first day of this Dashain marks the beginning of Navaratri Festival. Chile declares state emergency in Santiago President of Chile Sebastian Pinera has declared a state of emergency Ecuador to quit OPEC in 2020 in Santiago (Capital of Chile), following the worst violence the • Ecuador will quit Organization of the Petroleum Exporting city has seen in years. The state emergency decision was taken Countries (OPEC) from January 1, 2020 due to fiscal after violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets problems. It will continue to support efforts to stabilize held in the state, following which protesters blocked the railway the world oil market. It is one of the smallest members of system and clashed with the police. the OPEC. • OPEC: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting British Prince and Princess visited in Pakistan Countries (OPEC) , Headquarters: Vienna, Austria Prince Williams, the Duke of Cambridge and his Duchess arrived in • Membership: 14 countries Algeria. Angola. Congo. Pakistan on October 15, 2019. This is the first high official visit Ecuador. Equatorial Guinea. Gabon. Iran. Iraq. Kuwait. from Britain to Pakistan since 2006. Libya. Nigeria. Saudi Arabia. United Arab Emirates. Venezuela. (When Ecuador will left then members will BRICS Culture Ministers meeting held in Brazil be 13 countries.) Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent charge) Prahlad Singh Patel participated in BRICS Culture Singapore set to become the first country to ban ads for Ministers meeting held in Curitiba, Brazil. unhealthy sugary drinks • The health ministry of Singapore notified that it will ban Dubai to host 2019 First Global DXB Challenge ads for unhealthy sugary drinks to combat rising diabetes Dubai will be hosting the 2019 First Global DXB Challenge, a large rates. Thus, it will become the first nation in the world gathering for creative young minds in the fields of robotics and to do so.It has requested the SSB (sugar-sweetened artificial intelligence. It will be held for the first time in the region beverages) manufacturers to reformulate the drinks with from 24 to 27 October 2019 at the Festival Arena in Dubai, UAE. less sugar content. US $13.92 billion raised for next 3 years to fight against • IDF has estimated that the number of people suffering AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria from diabetes in the world is expected to rise to 629 Donors from across the world including governments, million by 2045 from 420 million people at present. philanthropists and private firms have pledged just over $14 billion UK to issue coin in honour of Mahatma Gandhis 150th birth for the next three years to save 16 million lives and help end AIDS, anniversary tuberculosis and malaria by 2030. It was promised at the Sixth The United Kingdoms (UK) Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Sajid Replenishment Conference of Global Fund to fight against AIDS, Javid (Pakistani-origin British finance minister) notified that the tuberculosis and malaria (GFTAM) held in Lyon, France.United UK (United Kingdom) government will issue a commemorative States will provide $1.56 billion a year, maintaining more than coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. 30% of all contributions. India becomes a member of G20 Global Smart Cities Alli- Saudi Arabia allows women to serve in Armed Forces ance on Technology Governance As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia embarks on a broad programme of economic and social reforms, the country announced that it will • India became a member of Group of 20 (G20) Global allow women in kingdom to serve in armed forces. Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance which works towards advancing the responsible and ethical use Ecuador to withdraw from OPEC in January 2020 of smart city technologies. Ecuador will withdraw from 14-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) from 1 January 2020. The

Page| 23 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019 country stated its internal fiscal problems as the reason for the Singapore Top Citizen-centric IMD Smart City Index 2019; withdrawal from the group. Hyderabad Top Indian City • Singapore has officially been ranked as the World Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for the first smartest city in 2019, out of 102 cities in the world, in time the first edition of the IMD Smart City Index 2019 (SCI). The kingdom of Saudi Arabia will offer tourist visas for the first • The index has been launched by the IMD World time as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil.Kick Competitiveness Centers Smart City Observatory in starting tourism in the kingdom is one of the centrepieces of Crown partnership with Singapore University of Technology Prince Mohammed bin Salmans Vision 2030 reform programme and Design (SUTD). so as to prepare the biggest Arab economy for a post-oil era. Indian School of Business (ISB) Ranks 7th in Forbes Best INDEX Business School 2019 List Globally • The Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad has India ranks 44th in IMDs World Digital Competitiveness secured seventh position globally and first in Asia, in the Rankings 2019 Forbes Best Business Schools 2019 rankings, in one- • According to the latest report of the International Institute year programme category. for Management Developments (IMD) World Digital • The list has been topped by IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland. Competitiveness Rankings (WDCR) 2019, India has moved up by 4 places from 48th rank in 2018 to rank at India Ranked 4th in GFP Military Strength Ranking 2019, 44th position in 2019. United States Tops • The list was topped by United State (US) followed by • India has been ranked as the 4th most powerful military Singapore and Sweden in the second and third places in the world according to Global Firepower (GFP) 2019 respectively. Military Strength Ranking. • The ranking has been topped by United States. India ranked 82 in the 2019 World Giving Index • The GFP index ranks 137 nations based on each nations India ranked 82 spots among the 128 countries surveyed in the potential war-making capability across land, sea and air World Giving Index (WGI).According to the WGI, the USA stood with conventional weapons. at the top followed Myanmar, New Zealand and Australia. • Top 5 Nations in the GFP Index: United States, Russia, India Ranked 68th While Singapore Tops the WEF Global China, India and France. Competitiveness Index 2019 Kerala tops NITI Aayogs School Education Quality Index • India has been ranked 68th in the annual Global Kerala has topped the School Education Quality Index launched Competitiveness Index released by the World Economic by NITI Aayog. Uttar Pradesh was ranked at the bottom of the Forum on October 9. list. Chandigarh has topped the list of Union Territories. • Singapore has replaced the United States to top the index as the worlds most competitive economy. Forbes India Rich List 2019 The business magazine Forbes has released The Forbes India India ranked 82nd in 2019 Henley Passport Index ranking, Rich List 2019 which has been topped by Reliance Industries Japan and Singapore top the list chairman Mukesh Ambani with net worth of $51.4 billion. • The latest 2019 Henley Passport Index ranking was 5 of the Richest Indians in Forbes India Rich List 2019 are: released. In the report, India is currently ranked at 82nd 1. Mukesh Ambani with net worth of $51.4 billion place in 2019, which is one place down from its previous 2. Gautam Adani with net worth of $15.7 billion rank of 81 in 2018. 3. Hinduja Brothers with net worth of $15.6 billion • Japan and Singapore both hold the most powerful 4. Pallonji Mistry with net worth of $15 billion passport by ranking 1st in the list. The study was 5. Uday Kotak with net worth of $14.8 billion conducted by Henley & Partners. NITI Aayog launches India Innovation Index 2019 India ranked 102 in Global Hunger Index 2019 NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge The 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) indicates that the level of partner released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019. Karnataka hunger and undernutrition worldwide falls into the serious category. is the most innovative major state in India. As per the index, India ranks 102nd out of 117 qualifying countries, with a score of 30.3. India has slipped from 95th rank in 2010 to 102nd in 2019 ¨¨¨¨

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Earlier, this declaration was to be only given by the applicant of an NGO. President Ram Nath Kovind Inaugurated 6th India Water Week-2019 in New Delhi The 6th India Water Week-2019 was inaugurated by the President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The theme of the India Water Week-2019 is Water Cooperation Coping with 21st Century Challenges. The event has been organized by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, the Ministry of Jal Shakti. • Govt has envisagd the Jal Jeevan Mission, which plans to supply water to every rural household by 2024. Home Minister Amit Shah announced first ever digital census in 2021 During the foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction of a new building of Registrar General of India (Janganana Bhawan/Census Building) in New Delhi, which conducts the census exercise, Union Minister of Home Affairs(MHA) Shri Amit Shah, announced to conduct first-ever digital census in 2021. The digital census is expected to have the potential in bringing all the cards like Aadhaar, passport, bank 3&9.43&1 account, driving license etc. under a single platform. Rs. 12, 000 crores will be spent on preparation of National Population Register (NPR) and census 2021. It will be a transformation from paper census to digital New Amendments Made To The Foreign Contribution (Regu- census as mobile app will be used to collect data. lation) Act, 2011 Govt launched app Consumer App for filing consumer com- • The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified that it plaints has amended the rules governing the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2011. Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has launched a mobile app named Consumer App for consumer complaint registration As per the amended rules, the individuals who receive and redressal. It must be noted that this is an additional platform gifts up to Rs. 1 lakh are not required to inform the that the government has created for filing consumer complaints. government. Before the amendment, the threshold limit was Rs 25,000 as per the market value of the gift in Govt launched PRAKASH portal for improving coal supply India. coordination to power plants The office bearers, key functionaries and members of Government has launched PRAKASH Portal for better Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) who receive coordination among the ministries of power, coal and Indian foreign funds will have to mandatorily declare before the Railways for coal supply to power plants. government that they were not prosecuted or convicted PRAKASH stands for Power Rail Koyla Availability through for religious conversion. Supply Harmony. Earlier, as per the FCRA 2010, only the applicants such Indian Railways undertook Massive Shramdan drive with as directors who were seeking permission to receive main focus on collection of plastic waste foreign contribution were required to make such a The Indian Railways has once again carrying out a Massive declaration. Shramdan drive movement aimed at collecting plastic waste from Every member of an NGO must certify, under oath, all railway premises to create awareness for a greater impact against through an affidavit, that they have never been involved single-use plastic. in diverting foreign funds or propagating sedition or advocating violent means.

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To mark the Mahatma Gandhis 150th birth anniversary on October The services provided will include filling the form, issuing a boarding 2, 2019, Railways has been also undertaking various activities pass and other necessary help required to the passengers. relating to SwachhataPakhwada from September 11 October 2, Deadline to generate 175 GW renewable energy by 2022 in 2019. the country: MNRE Amit Shah flagged off second Vande Bharat Express Train As per the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the between Delhi and Katra target date for achieving the cumulative 175 GW (gigawatt) Union Home Minister Mr. Amit Shah flagged off the second Vande renewable power installed capacity is December 31, 2022, with Bharat Express train from New Delhi railway station. It runs 100 GW of solar, 60 GW of wind, 10 GW of bio-power and 5 GW between Delhi and Katra (Shri Mata Vaishno Devi), Jammu and of small hydro power. Kashmir at a maximum speed of 130 km/hour and will cover the In a first of its kind, IRCTC will pay compensation to passen- distance in 8 hours, reducing the travel time by 4 hours. gers on delay India to shift to BS VI vehicular emission norms from BS IV For the 1st time in India, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism by April 2020 Corporation (IRCTC) will compensate for passengers of the Tejas India will shift to Bharat Stage Six (BS-VI) vehicular emission Express (Indias first private train running on the Lucknow-New norms from BS IV by April 2020 in order to curb vehicular pollution. Delhi route) if the train is late. This announcement was made by the Environment and Forest Compensation: If Tejas Express runs one hour later Minister Mr Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi. than its scheduled time, passengers will be paid Rs 100 The first Vande Bharat Express train runs between Delhi and and if this train was delayed more than two hours, Rs Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. 250 will be given to the passengers. Insurance Cover: Apart from compensation, an Railways launched Sahyatri mobile app and a new website insurance cover of Rs 25 lakh will also be provided free for online complaint registration of cost to passengers, including insurance of Rs 1 lakh The Indian Railways launched a Sahyatri mobile app and a website for theft or robbery during the journey. www.railways.delhipolice.gov.in through which the passengers can Tejas Express: It is the Indias first semi-high speed register their complaints online. It was launched by Union Minister fully air-conditioned train introduced by Indian Railways. of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Mr Nityanand Rai at the NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Council) Union Cabinet Approved New Policy For Disinvestment Convention Centre on Sansad Marg, New Delhi. The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra 5th Indian International Science Festival 2019 to be held in Modi approved the new policy for a new process of Kolkata strategic disinvestment with a view to expedite privatization of selected Public Sector Undertakings The Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth (PSUs). Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Disinvestment is the action of an organization or Vardhan announced to organize the 5th edition of the government selling or liquidating an asset or subsidiary. Indian International Science Festival (IISF) in Kolkata, The government has set a target of mobilizing Rs 1.05 West Bengal from November 5 to 8. lakh crore from disinvestment proceeds. The theme for 2019 is RISEN India Research, It will help the government to achieve the target of Innovation, and Science Empowering the Nation. keeping fiscal deficit at 3.3% of the GDP (Gross Domestic The aim of this festival is to celebrate Indias scientific Product) in the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2020. and technological advancements with the participation Group of secretaries have agreed to sell the governments of students, innovators, scientists, craftsmen, and entire 53.29% stake in Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd, farmers. 63.75% stake in Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Air India Launched Namaskar Sewa for Passengers at 30% in Concor, 100% in North Eastern Electric Power Delhi Airport Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) and 75% in THDC National carrier Air India (AI) has launched a pilot project service (Formerly Tehri Hydro Development Corporation named Namaskar Sewa for airline passengers at Delhi airport. Limited). Under Namaskar Sewa, Air India staff will take care of passengers Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Shri RK Singh inaugu- from Delhi airport entry gate until the passengers board in the rated National Conclave on Energy Efficiency in MSME sec- aircraft. tor in New Delhi

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The Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises It is the part of Indias mission of replacing diesel with (MSME) and Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari and green and alternate fuels. Shri RK Singh, Union Minister of State for Power and New & The 5.0 kW fuel cell system will generate power in a Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship green manner using methanol / bio-methane, with heat jointly inaugurated the 2-day organized National Conclave on and water as bi-products for further use, which otherwise Energy Efficiency in MSME sector in New Delhi. may not be possible by other energy sources. PM Modi Inaugurated Gandhi Solar Park at UN Headquar- Govt launches Food Safety Mitra Scheme ters Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 50 kilowatt Gandhi launched Food Safety Mitra Scheme, Eat Right Jacket and Eat Solar Park at the UN headquarters. Right Jhola. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) PM Modi and other leaders also released a commemorative postage has introduced the scheme of Food Safety Mitra (FSM) through stamp of Mahatma Gandhi, at the programme Relevance of which it plans to engage motivated individuals with the food safety Mahatma Gandhi in the Contemporary World at the UN ecosystem at ground level. headquarters. Commemorative stamp on centenary of NIN released The event was hosted to celebrate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan Mahatma Gandhi. released a postal stamp to commemorate the centenary celebrations Agriculture Minister launches CHC Farm Machinery and of the city-based ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) at a KrishiKisan App function held at Indian Council of Medical Research in New Delhi. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched 2 The postal stamp has been brought out under the Corporate My mobile apps named CHCCustom Hiring Centres) Farm Machinery Stamp scheme of India Posts. and KrishiKisan App for geotagging purposes in for easy access of NH No. 703AA in Punjab named as Guru Nanak Dev Ji technical agricultural equipment at farmers doorstep. Marg Nationwide Paryatan Parv 2019 to promote tourism kicks Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has off announced the naming of new National Highway No. 703AA as The nationwide Paryatan Parv, 2019 kicked off to Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Marg.The decision has been taken to promote tourism in the country. mark the 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev. The aim is to propagate the message of Dekho Apna Nitin Gadkari inaugurates conference on One Nation One Desh to encourage people to visit tourist destinations of Tag FASTag in New Delhi the country and also spread the message of Tourism for Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari All. inaugurated a conference on One Nation One Tag FASTag in This years event is dedicated to 150th birth Anniversary New Delhi to roll out the process for having a unified electronic of Mahatma Gandhi. system across the country. Tourism Ministry has launched the Audio Guide facility Under this system the same FASTag affixed on the windscreen of Audio Odigos for 12 sites of India (including Iconic a vehicle can be used to pay toll across all toll plazas in the country. Sites) on the occasion of Paryatan Parv 2019. Minister of State (I/C) of Tourism Ministery: Prahalad DPIIT launches website, mobile app for IPR Singh Patel. Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra launched the website and mobile First Indigenous Fuel Cell System Launched in New Delhi application L2Pro India [Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize on CSIR Foundation Day Your Innovation] on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind unveiled The website and app have been developed by Cell for IPR the first Indigenous High Temperature Fuel Cell System Promotion and Management (CIPAM)-DPIIT in collaboration with at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on the occasion of CSIR Qualcomm and National Law University (NLU), Delhi. Foundation Day on September 26, 2019. The Fuel Cells has been developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in partnership with Indian industries under Indias flagship program ¨¨¨¨ named New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI).

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Pradhan Mantri Matru VandanaYojana (PMMVY) achieved a mark of reaching 1 crore (1, 00, 11,200) beneficiaries in India. The total amount disbursed under the scheme crossed Rs. 4,000 crores. Top 5 states: Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Rajasthan are the top 5 states/ union territories (UTs) in the implementation of scheme. Odisha and Telangana have not implemented the scheme. Its implementation is monitored by the central and state governments through a web based software application named PMMVY-CAS. PMMVY: It is a flagship scheme of the Government for Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM). It is a direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme under which PW&LM receive a cash benefit of Rs. 5,000 in three installments on fulfilling certain conditions. The eligible beneficiaries also receive cash incentive under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY). Thus, on average, a woman gets Rs. 6,000. 7*(*39,4;*732*39 16th Global SME Business Summit 2019 held in New Delhi The 16th Global SME Business Summit 2019 was inaugurated in New Delhi by Union Minister for Micro, )*;*1452*39 8(-*2*8 Small and Medium Enterprises and Road Transport & Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari. This summit is organized by Ministry of MSME and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) every year. The theme of this years summit is: Making Indian MSMEs Globally Competitive. India achieved one-crore LED street light mark installed Govt gives special attention to 250 Districts under under the Street Light National Programme PoshanMaah India has achieved one-crore LED (Light Emitting Diode) The central government is giving special attention to those street light mark with the 1 croreth LED Street light 250 Districts of India where the malnutrition level is switched on by Union Power Minister Raj Kumar Singh higher than the national average during the celebration of by a remote switch. RashtriyaPoshanMaah (National Nutrition Month), The lightings are installed under Street Light National the entire month of September, 2019 with the theme of Programme (SLNP) implemented by state-owned Energy Complementary Feeding. Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) and are to achieve 1.34 Rashtriya PoshanMaah: The initiative aimed at crore LED street lights installation by March 2020. addressing issues of malnutrition &undernutrition and SLNP: Street Light National Programme, Launched- 2015. obesity in some sections and also stemmening existing nationwide campaign for malnutrition-free India.5 The SNLP is the Worlds largest street light replacement pillars of PoshanMaah are the importance of First 1000 programme. days of the Child, Anaemia, Diarrhoea, Hand Wash and In LED street light installation, Andhra Pradesh leads Sanitation and Poshtik. other states, with an installation of 28.9 lakh LED street Malnutrition: It is a condition that results from eating a lights followed by Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh with diet in which one or more nutrients are either not enough 10.3 lakhs and 9.3 lakhs, respectively. or are too much such that the diet causes health problems. PMJAY in first year funded 90,000 cancer claims It may involve calories, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins or minerals. Tamil Nadu emerged as the top state where the most cancer patients availed treatment under PMJAY with Beneficiaries under PMMVY scheme crossed 1 crore 40,056 cases.

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It was followed by Kerala (22,000), Madhya Pradesh The 13th Conference of Central Council of Health and (19,455), Chhattisgarh (15,997) and Gujarat (14,380). Family Welfare was held in New Delhi on October 10, Every year there are 11.57 lakh new cancer patients in 2019. India and 7.84 lakh cancer deaths. As a part of the event, the Union Minister for Health Ayushman Bharat (AB) Yojana or Pradhan Mantri Jan and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Surakshit Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) or National Health Protection Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) initiative. Scheme (NHPS) is a centrally sponsored scheme launched Under the SUMAN initiative pregnant women, mothers on 23 September 2018, under the Ayushman Bharat up to 6 months after delivery, and all sick newborns will Mission of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare be given free healthcare benefits in all public health (MoHFW) in India. facilities. The scheme aims at making interventions in secondary Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched and tertiary care systems, covering both preventive and promotive health, to address healthcare holistically. Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan in New Delhi The Union minister of Jal Shakthishri Gajendra Singh Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme DHRUV Shekhawat launched Ganga Aamantran abhiyan, a Inaugurated in Bengaluru month long open-water rafting and kayaking expedition The Union Minister for Human Resources Development in New Delhi. (HRD), Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, launched an The expedition which begins from October 10- November ambitious initiative named Pradhan Mantri Innovative 11 2019, will cover an area of 25,000kms Devprayag in Learning Programme DHRUV at the Indian Space Uttarakhand to Ganga Sagar in West Bengal. Research Organization (ISRO) headquarter at Bengaluru on October 10, 2019. Centre approves construction of 1.23 lakh houses under The unique programme DHRUV will identify talented PMAY-Urban students from across the country and mentor them in the The Indian government has approved the construction of 1.23 lakh centre of excellence for 14 days so that they can reach houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). The their full potential and work for the society. approval was given by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC). With this approval, over 90 lakh houses have Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Launched Surakshit so far been sanctioned against the target of 1.12 crore by 2022 Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) Scheme for Pregnant Women under PMAY (Urban).

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Import of LPG from Bangladesh Inauguration of BIPSDI Bangladesh India Professional Skill Development Institute Inauguration of Vivekananda Bhaban, students hostel at Ramakrishna mission in Dhaka. India Formally Received First Rafale Fighter Jet From France The first India specific Rafale fighter jet was symbolically handed over to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Bordeaux, France. Raksha Mantri is in France for a two-day official visit from October 8-9, 2019 for bilateral talk with President of the French Republic, Mr. Emmanuel Macron. Rajnath Singh has also become the first Indian minister to undertake sortie onboard Rafale, the state-of-the-art medium multi role combat aircraft. In September 2016, India exchanged Rs 59,000 crore deal with France for 36 Rafale fighter jets. All 36 jets are expected to arrive in India by September 2022 and the first batch of four Rafale jets will fly to '.1&9*7&1 their home base in India by May 2020. Bangladesh lifted ban on Hilsa export to India Bangladesh has lifted the ban on the exports of Hilsa fish to India as a goodwill gesture during the Durga Puja.Export of the popular Hilsa or Ilish fish from Bangladesh was banned in 2012 after local business establishments called for controlling the price of fishes. India & Mauritius jointly inaugurated projects in Mauritius Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritius PM Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi on 4- Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated 2 landmark projects day visit in Mauritius via video conference. Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi The 2 projects includes the phase-1 of the Metro Express on a four day visit to India. She attended India Economic Summit and a new ENT Hospital. The Indian Government has of World Economic Forum in Delhi on 3 October 2019. granted $275 million for the Metro Express project and PM Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart signed several MoUs a grant of $14 million for the new Hospital Project that included connectivity, trade, transport and defense. The agreements include India to extend over $60 mn line of credit to Comoros A Coastal Surveillance system Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has signed an MoU with the island nation Comoros. As per MoU, India will extend over $60 Standard Operating Procedure on the use of Chattogram mn line of credit to Comoros for Energy and Maritime Defence and Mongola ports Cooperation. Withdrawal of 1.82 cusec of water from Feni river for The Line of Credit consists of over USD 41.6 million for setting up drinking water scheme for Sabroom town, Tripura. of 18 MW Power Plant in Moroni and another USD 20 million for Implementation of Line of Credit committed committed the procurement of High-Speed Interceptor Boats. by India to Bangladesh The Vice President was also conferred The Order of the Green Crescent, the highest Civilian Honour of Comoros, by Azali Renewal of Cultural Exchange program Cooperation in Assoumani, President of Comoros in Moroni. Youth Affairs. MoU between University of Dhaka and University of India-China 2nd Informal Summit held in Tamil Nadu Hyderabad. The 2nd India-China Informal Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinas President Xi Jinping was held at The leaders also inaugurated three bilateral development Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu. The 1st summit took place in Wuhan projects in the wake of the Doklam crisis in April, 2018.

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India and Philippines sign agreements The Jaffna International Airport (JIA) in Sri Lanka received its President Ram Nath Kovind went on his official tour to Philippines inaugural flight from Chennai, Tamil Nadu in presence of countrys and Japan. In the first leg of his visit he reached Manila, Philippines President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil on October 17, 2019.He met his Philippines counter part Rodrigo Wickremsinghe. Alliance Air, the subsidiary of Air India sent its Roa Duterte and signed four agreements on science and technology, inaugural flight from Chennai to newly upgraded Jaffna culture, tourism and maritime. International Airport at Palaly, (20 km north of Jaffna city of Sri Lanka). It carried Air India CMD Ashwini Lohani.The Jaffna airport India Bangladesh old rail links of 1965 prewar to be re- was operational during 1960s and 1970s but was closed down opened following eruption of LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) The Bangladesh PM Sheik Hasina announced that India war or Sri Lankan Civil War. Bangladesh rail links that were closed after 1965 war will India, Sierra Leone sign six agreements including $30 mn be reopened. The announcement was made at the inaugural function of the first intercity train between line of credit Dhaka and Kurigam. India and Sierra Leone signed six agreements including extending a credit line of $30 million for rice cultivation. The agreement was The first rail link between India and Bangladesh was signed during the second leg of Vice President Venkaiah Naidus opened in 2008. The first train was the Maitri Express five-day visit to the West African countries, as part of which he that connected Dhaka and Kolkata. reached Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. In 2017, the Bandhan Express was launched that connected Kolkata and Khulna India relaxes e-visa rules for Chinese nationals India has announced significant relaxations in its e-visa policy or In September 2019, the Governments of India and rules for Chinese nationals. The announcement comes at a time Bangladesh jointly laid foundation stone for the up when the leaders of the two nations Prime Minister Narendra gradation of missing tracks on Haldibari-Chilahati track Modi and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping had met for the second that connects Bengal and Assam via Bangladesh. informal summit, in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu. 2nd Indo-French Knowledge Summit held in France India and Belgium: 16th Session of the Joint Economic The second edition of Indo-French Knowledge Summit is being Commission between India and Belgium Luxembourg Economic held from17-18 October 2019 at University of Lyon in France. Union (BLEU) Held in New Delhi The summit is dedicated to higher education, research and innovation. ¨¨¨¨ India supported Jaffna International Airport commence its operations

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Maharashtra set to become Indias first state to formulate vertical property rules The cabinet of Maharashtra cleared the vertical property rules to create a database of all flats, buildings and commercial complexes with an aim to prevent property-related frauds. It is set to become Indias first state to formulate vertical property rules. Maharashtra govt. to set up Swachh Bharat World Univer- sity at Sevagram in Wardha district of Maharashtra In order to focus on cleanliness and sanitation research, the state govt. of Maharashtra has decided to set up Swachh Bharat World University to mark Mahatma Gandhis 150th birth anniversary. The university will be set up at Sevagram town, Wardha, in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. A seven-member committee headed by Vinod Tawde, education minister of Maharashtra has been formed to study about the university requirements. HP CM Jai Ram Thakur launched the Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp Helpline 1100 for redressal of public grievances The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (HP) Shri Jai Ram Thakur launched the Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp Helpline 1100 (Chief Ministers Service Resolution Helpline) for redressal of public grievances in a speedy and time bound manner. Kerala to host countrys first-ever trans art festival Kerala will host the countries first-ever festival for transgender members. The event is named Varnapakitt-2019.The two-day event has been conceptualized by the Social Justice Department of 89&9*3*<8 Kerala. Gujarat launched Indias first Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) The State Government of Gujarat has launched Indias Jammu & Kashmir Become First State to Issue Highest 1st trading program called Emissions Trading Scheme Number of Golden Cards under Ayushman Bharat Scheme (ETS) in Surat, Gujarat to combat particulate air pollution. Jammu and Kashmir is the first state in India to issue highest number of golden cards under Ayushman Bharat- ETS, an initiative of Gujarat Pollution Control Board Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY). (GPCB), is a market-based system where the government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to buy and The state generated over 11 lakh golden cards within sell permits (in kilograms) to stay below the cap. For first 90 days of the launch of the scheme. this reason, ETS is also called as a cap-and-trade market. About 60% of the families has at least one golden card It is designed with the help of a team of researchers from which is highest in the country. different institutions. Rajasthan become the third state to ban certain categories Telangana celebrated the floral festival, Bathukamma for of pan masala the year 2019 Rajasthan became the third state in India to ban certain categories of pan masala containing magnesium carbonate, nicotine, tobacco, Bathukamma, a 9-day wonderful festival of flowers mineral oil and flavoured supari under the Food Safety Act after celebrated by the women on a grand scale has commenced Maharashtra and Bihar. in the Warangal city of Telangana. The festival is celebrated for the entire 9 days of Navratri Rajasthan has increased the unemployment allowance for (begins on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya and ends on transgenders Saddula Bathukamma festival on Durgashtami, two days Under the Mukhyamantri Yuva Sambal Yojna, the Rajasthan state before Dussehra). government has increased the unemployment allowance for In Navratri, Hindu deity Gauri Devi is worshiped as transgenders in the state to Rs 3,500 from Rs 3,000 per month. Batukamma idols, which is made up of flower stack.

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Telangana Peddapalli district top in 2019 rural Swachhta Odishas first Robot Restaurant opens in Bhubaneswar survey Odishas smart city Bhubaneswar gets it 1st Robo Chef Restaurant Peddapalli district of Telangana became first in the 2019 in Odisha. The Robot Restaurant opened at the Infocity DLF tower of Bhubaneswar claims to be the first restaurant in Eastern rural Swachhta survey (sanitation survey) to become the India where two indigenously developed robots, Champa and cleanest district in India. The most improved district in Chameli are engaged. the list was Haryanas Faridabad, which moved to second place in 2019 from its previous rank of 71 in 2018. HP Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the Pragati Haryanas Rewari district ranks 3rd in the list. Rath of the HDFC bank Among larger states, Tamil Nadu has topped the list Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the from 11position in 2018. Haryana and Gujarat slipped Pragati Rath of the HDFC bank. to second and third positions respectively. Pragati Rath will provide financial and digital literacy to the people during a month-long initiative by moving to different parts of Assam Govt launches Aponar Apon Ghar scheme Himachal Pradesh. The Assam Government has launched a housing loan subsidy scheme Aponar Apon Ghar. The scheme was Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh launches YSR Vahana launched to provide financial assistance on purchase or Mitra construction of the first house for a family. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will The subsidy of up to Rs 250000 will be provided for launch the YSR Vahana Mitra scheme in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. Under which the government will provide financial assistance of loan amounts from Rs 5,00,000 to Rs 40,00,000. Rs 10,000 per annum to owner-driver of an auto-rickshaw, or The state government also launched education loan taxicab with the aim to meet their insurance premium, licence fee interest subsidy wherein subsidy will be provided to and other recurring expenses. children who have availed education loan for pursuing higher education. The one time subsidy will be of Rs Shirui Lily Festival inaugurated in Manipur 50,000. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated Shirui Lily Festival, 2019 UP govt. announces Rs. 6,000 annual aid for triple talaq vic- at Shirui Vangayan Ground of Ukhrul in Manipur. tims Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath announced an Tamil Nadu constitutes two panels over water disputes with annual support of Rs. 6,000 to the victims of triple talaq till their Kerala rehabilitation and they will get free legal aid. The victims of triple The Tamil Nadu government constituted two committees to deal talaq came under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram over water disputes with Kerala relating to the Parambikulam- (PMJVK) and govt also gives rights over waqf properties and also Aliyar Project (PAP) and the Pandiyar-Punnampuzha project. called for several welfare measures that should be undertaken for Secretary of Tamil Nadus Public Works Department (PWD) K. their rehabilitation. Manivasan would lead both the committees constituted by the State government. Odisha Unveiled Mascot TikiMausi to Combat Malnutri- Cauvery Technical Committee chairperson R. Subramanian is also tion among Children & Women part of both the panels. The state government of Odisha in collaboration with the United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has ¨¨¨¨ unveiled a mascot named TikiMausi to spread public awareness about child and womans nutrition and their development. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches Mo Sarkar initiative Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik rolled out Mo Sarkar programme which finds its roots in the Gandhian philosophy of giving people their voice in daily governance. The objective of Mo Sarkar is to improve governance by collecting feedback on behaviour and professionalism displayed by the Government officers. Mo Sarkar programme has been launched in 21 district headquarters hospitals and medical colleges at Cuttack, Sambalpur and Berhampur.

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contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earths place in the cosmos. James Peebles (USA) has won one half of the award for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology. Michel Mayor (Switzerland) and Didier Queloz (Switzerland) have jointly been awarded the other half of the award for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly William G Kaelin Jr (USA), Peter J Ratcliffe (Britain), and Gregg L Semenza (USA) are jointly awarded 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. This was announced by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. Nobel Peace Prize 2019 The Norwegian Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Nobel Institute (Norska Nobelinstitutet) has awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize which is the 100th Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, aged 43, for his efforts to promote reconciliation, solidarity and social justice, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict (more than 20 years of conflict) with neighbouring Eritrea. He is the first Ethiopian to be &<&7) awarded a Nobel Prize. Nobel Prize in Economics 2019 Winners:- Abhijit Banerjee (India),Esther Duflo (France), Michael Kremer (USA) for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty -434:7 IIFA Awards 2019 The 20th Edition of NEXA International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) for 2019 was held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Complete list of winners of IIFA Awards 2019: 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Best Actor (Male): Ranveer Singh for Padmaavat The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Best Actor (Female): Alia Bhatt for Raazi Prize in Chemistry 2019 jointly to three scientists namely: Best Film: Raazi John B Goodenough, USA, M Stanley Whittingham, USA and Akira Yoshino, Japan. Best Director: SriramRaghavan for Andhadhun Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke Awarded Nobel Prize Best Story Award: AndhaDhun. for Literature for 2018 and 2019 Respectively Best Supporting Actor (Female): Aditi Rao Hydari for Padmaavat Nobel Prize for Literature. Best Supporting Actor (Male): Vicky Kaushal for Sanju The Swedish Academy has named Polish author Olga Best Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya for Dhadak Tokarczuk for 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature while Austrian novelist Peter Handke have been awarded 2019 Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for AeWatan Nobel Prize for Literature. from Raazi Peter Handke has been awarded for an influential work Best Debut Award (Female): Sara Ali Khan for Kedarnath that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery Best Debut Award (Male): Ishaan Khatter for Dhadak and the specificity of human experience. 20 Years Best Actor (Female): Deepika Padukone Olga Tokarczuk won the award for a narrative Best Playback Singer (Female): Harshdeep Kaur and imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life. Vibha Saraf for Dilbaro from Raazi Outstanding performance by a director in last 20 years: 2019 Nobel Prize In Physics Rajkumar Hirani for Sanju The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, has 20 Years Best Actor (Male): Ranbir Kapoor. awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 to three scientists for

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Best Music: SonuKeTitu Ki Sweety cosmology. The MP Birla Memorial Award was introduced in 1993 Best music in the last 20 years: Pritam in recognition to the excellence in research in Astronomy, Astro- physics, Space Science and related areas. Best film of the past 20 years: Kaho Na Pyaar Hai Kyrgyz lawyer, Azizbek Ashurov UNs Nansen Award Lifetime Achievement Award: Legendary actor and Human rights lawyer, Azizbek Ashurov from comedian Jagdeep Jaffery Kyrgyzstan has won the Nansen Award of United Super 30 founder Anand Kumar honoured with Education Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Excellence Award in the US Due to the efforts of Azizbek Ashurov, Kyrgyzstan has Super 30 founder and noted mathematician Anand Kumar become the worlds first country to end statelessness. has been felicitated in the US with a prestigious teaching Greta Thunberg & Divina Maloum to receive the 15th Inter- award for his contributions towards imparting education national Childrens Peace Prize for 2019 to the countrys needy students. The International Childrens Peace Prize worth 100,000 The Education Excellence Award 2019 was presented to or $123,000 is awarded annually to a child who fights Kumar by the Foundation for Excellence (FFE) at a courageously for childrens rights. function on the occasion of the organisations 25th anniversary gala in San Jose, California. The prize was launched by Kids Rights during the 2005 PrasarBharati funded documentary MotiBagh nominated World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the Capitol for Oscars in Rome, chaired by Mikhail Gorbachev. Short film Spirit of Kerala wins the Peoples Choice Award Short movie MotiBagh has been nominated for Oscars. 2019 The film made with the financial assistance from Prasar Spirit of Kerala, a short film based on a boat race from Kerala Bharati is about the life of an 82- years old farmer from directed by Arun Joseph, won the Peoples Choice Award 2019 at Uttarakhand, Vidyadutt Sharma. My Rode Reel Film Competition 2019 which is the worlds largest Mr Sharma lives in Saanguda village of Kaljikhal block of short film competition. The winners shared in a prize money worth Pauri district in Uttarakhand. over $1,000,000. It has been directed by a three-time national award winner NEWSINBRIEF Nirmal Chandra Dandariyal. President Ramnath Kovind Presented Shanti Swarup Pooja Desai, a house-wife hailing from Vadodara, Bhatnagar Prizes 2019 Gujarat, has won the title of Mrs India- Pride of the Nation 2019. The award is given for outstanding Indian work in the field of science and technology. Infosys has won the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in carbon neutral now category. The award is presented in following 7 disciplines: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth, The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences, Engineering presented the 28th Saraswati Samman for the year 2018 Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Medical Sciences and to Dr. K. Siva Reddy for his Telugu poetry collection Physical Sciences. Pakkaki Ottigilite. Andhra Pradesh Bags Best State Award in National Tour- Indias Kallie Puri was awarded Indias Most Powerful ism Awards 2017-18 Women in Media award at the famed Confluence Best State/Union Territory for Comprehensive Excellence Awards at the British Parliament in United Kingdom Development of Tourism Andhra Pradesh Cochin International Airport won an award for passenger Best State/Union Territory for Adventure Tourism Goa satisfaction and Madhya Pradesh (joint winners) Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been felicitated Best Film Production Friendly State/Union Territory with the most effective Swachchta Ambassador award Uttarakhand on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Best Civic Management of a Tourist Destination in India Gandhi on October 2, 2019. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Gujarat Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio has been named as the Most Innovative use of Information Technology Social UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples Media / Mobile App Department of Tourism, by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay. Government of Telangana. Ramesh Pandey (Indian Forest Service officer) has been Scientist Thanu Padmanabhan awarded M P Birla Memorial selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Award Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment Noted physicist Thanu Padmanabhan has been awarded the M P Programme. Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his contributions to the world of ¨¨¨¨

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General of National Security Guard (NSG), also known as black cats commando force. Justice Bobde:Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has recommended Justice SA Bobde as his successor. CJI Gogoi will demit his office on November 17, 2019. He was sworn in as the 46th CJI on October 3, 2018. Sourav Ganguly:Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly became the new president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria : Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took charge as the new Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Harjit Singh Arora: Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Indian Air Force (IAF). Amitabh Bachchan: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with Indias highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2018. Vinod Khanna was posthumously honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2017 for his priceless contribution to cinema. Ponung Doming: Ponung Doming is the first lady officer from Arunachal Pradesh in the Indian army to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant colonel. 5*7843.33*<8 Shri J.P.S. Chawla: appointed as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA). He will replace Girraj Prasad Gupta. Sudhaker Shukla: Appointed as a Whole-Time Member (WTM) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for a period of 5 years Sajjan Jindal: Sajjan Jindal, Chairman and Managing Director, JSW Steel has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of World Steel WORLD Association (Worldsteel). Kais Saied : Kais Saied is elected as the new President of Tunisia after a landslide victory in recently concluded Presidential runoff. Surjit S Bhalla: The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Economist Surjit S Bhalla as Kristalina Georgieva: The Bulgarian Economist Christina Executive Director for India on board of International Monetary Georgieva was appointed as the new head of the International Fund (IMF). Monetary Fund.Kristalina had served as Chief Executive in World Bank as well. Rajendra Menon: A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi has recommended former Delhi High Hazza Al Mansouri :The United Arab Emiratess (UAE) Hazza Court Chief Justice Rajendra Menon as the next chairman of Armed Al Mansouri became the first Emirati and the first Arab astronaut Forces Tribunal (AFT). to travel to International Space Station (ISS). Suresh Chitturi : Suresh Chitturi, Vice Chairman and Managing Antonio Costa: Antonio Costa has been re-elected as the Prime Director of Indias leading poultry firm Srinivasa Farms, has been Minister of Portugal appointed as chairman of the International Egg Commission (IEC). Yalitza Aparicio: The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Rajnish Kumar: State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Rajnish Azoulay, has named Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio as a Kumar has been appointed as the new Chairman of Indian Banks UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples. Association (IBA) for 2019- 20 Rakesh Sharma (MD & CEO of IDBI Bank) will be honorary INDIA secretary of IBA. Anup Kumar Singh: Narendra Modi has appointed Senior Indian Anoop Kumar Mendiratta: Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been Police Service (IPS) officer Anup Kumar Singh as the new Director- appointed as the new Law Secretary (Secretary, Legal Affairs) in the Union Law Ministry.

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Vikas Varma: Mastercard India elevates Vikas Varma to COO. Diahann Carroll : American actress, singer, and model, Diahann Mastercard Headquarters: New York, US. Carroll passes away Anita Pai: Yes Bank Ltd has appointed Anita Pai as the Chief Krishna Kadekodi : Centenarian philatelist and coin collector Operating Officer and Jasneet Bachal as the Chief Marketing Krishna Gopalkrishna Kadekodi passed away. Officer of the bank. Farook Khan: Farook Khan, an Indian-origin journalist in South Vijay Patil :Vijay Patil has been elected the president of Mumbai Africa passed away. Cricket Association (MCA) Satyapriya Mohathero: The second highest Buddhist leader of Amur Lakshminarayanan: Tata Communications has named Bangladesh and head of Sima Bihar of Ramu, Satyapriya Mohathero Amur S Lakshminarayanan as Managing Director and Group Chief passed away in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Executive Officer designate of the company. HL Trivedi : Renowned kidney transplant surgeon and Padma PV Sindhu: Payment technology company Visa announced that Shri recipient Dr H L Trivedi passed away. it has signed up world badminton champion Pusarla Venkata Sindhu Eric Pleskow:American-Austrian film producer Eric Pleskow the (PV Sindhu) as its brand ambassador for two years. Hollywood tycoon passed away. Madhuri Dixit: Actor Madhuri Dixit has been chosen as goodwill Jose Jose : Legendary Mexican singer Jose Jose who was often ambassador by the Chief Electoral Office in Maharashtra to create called El Principe de la Cancion or The Prince of Song, passes awareness among people about the importance of voting. away. Sushil Chandra :Oil India Limited has appointed Sushil Chandra Jessye Norman: Grammy-winning opera star Jessye Norman Mishra as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer passes away (CEO) of the company. Viju Khote: Veteran Bollywood actor Viju Khote passed away. SS Mallikarjuna Rao: SS Mallikarjuna Rao was appointed as The actor best is remembered for his role as Kalia in the cult classic the Managing Director(MD)and Chief Executive of the Punjab Sholay. National Bank(PNB). Rashid Kohinoor : The Owner of Britannia & Co Boman Rashid Jai Bhagwan Bhoria: The Reserve Bank of India has superseded Kohinoor passes away the Board of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank Limited, Mumbai and appointed Jai Bhagwan Bhoria as the banks Jacques Chirac: Former French President Jacques Chirac passes administrator with all powers of the board. away Kapil Dev : The former Indian captain Kapil Dev decision to Venu Madhav : Telugu actor Venu Madhav passes away resign from the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of BCCI. Adille Sumariwalla: Adille Sumariwalla has been elected as the ¨¨¨¨ member of the International Association of Athletics Federations council. Kishan Dan Dewal : Kishan Dan Dewal concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Georgia Capital of Georgia: Tbilisi; Currency of Georgia:lari. Amrit Lugun: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India was appointed Amrit Lugun as the next Ambassador of India to Greece. Capital of Greece: Athens; Currency of Greece: Euro. Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi : Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Niue Capital of Niue: Alofi; Currency: dollar OBITUARIES Alicia Alonso :Legendary Cuba ballet dancer Kalidas Karmakar: Bangladeshi artist Kanwar Sain Jolly: Veteran journalist Alexei Leonov: Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space passed away. He was the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space 54 years ago. Sara Danius: First female head of Nobels Literature Award Body, Sara Danius passed away.

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Indias 1st Garbage Cafe inaugurated in Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh state Health Minister T S Singhdeo has inaugurated Indias 1st Garbage Cafe situated in Ambikapur of Surguja district .The concept of this cafe is that ragpickers and the homeless will collect plastic waste, and in return, the municipal corporation will offer them food. Indias Largest Charkha Made of Waste Plastic inagurated in Noida Union Minister Smriti Irani Inaugurates Indias Largest Charkha made of Waste Plastic in Noida. This charkha (spinning wheel) made of used plastic waste was inaugurated the eve of Mahatma Gandhis 150th birth anniversary. Day Care Recreation Centre inaugurated in Leh The 1st Government-sponsored and operated Day-Care cum Recreation Centre for senior citizens has been inaugurated in Leh. The day care Centre, co-sponsored by Government and the District Legal Service Authority will provide a raft of medical facilities including geriatric care, health consultations and check-ups, physiotherapy to the senior citizens. It would also provide legal 51&(* service, the senior citizens would require on various legal issues J&Ks Chenani-Nashri Tunnel Indias longest Tunnel Chenani- Nashri on NH 44, in Jammu and Kashmir will be named after Bhartiya Jansangh Founder Dr Shyama .3 3*<8 Prasad Mukherjee. Jaipur Railway Station Tops Indian Railways Station Clean- liness Survey 2019 The Ministry of Railway led by Piyush Goyal has released the 2019 Station Cleanliness Survey that ranks the cleanest railway stations in India. The survey was conducted by the third-party Indias first floating basketball court opened in Arabian Sea, entity Quality Council of India. Mumbai Jaipur railway station of Rajasthan has topped the The National Basketball Association (NBA) brought to India the Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat 2019 survey followed first-ever Floating Basketball Court in the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, by Jodhpur and Durgapura among 720 railway stations Maharashtra. The National Basketball Association is a mens surveyed. professional basketball league in North America, composed of 30 teams. Among the 109 suburban station, Maharashtras Andheri station has topped the list. Indias first e-waste clinic to be set up in Bhopal, Madhya North Western Railway zone has topped in cleanest Pradesh railway zone category. The first e-waste clinic of India will be set up in Bhopal, Madhya Topcleanest railway stations in India 2019: Jaipur Pradesh. Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have tied up to set up the clinic. cleanest suburban railway stations in India 2019:-Andheri The electronic waste will be collected door-to-door or can be cleanest railway zones in India 2019North: Western deposited directly at the clinic in exchange for a fee. Railway Indias 1st plant to produce diesel from plastic waste opened Amitabh Bachchan Honored With DadasahebPhalke Award in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 2018 Indias 1st plant to produce diesel from plastic waste in Mathura Legendary Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has district of Uttar Pradesh has been soft-launched by Mathura MP been unanimously selected for Dada SahebPhalke Award (Member of Parliament) Hema Malini with the aim to fulfill Prime for the year 2018 for his contribution to the Indian film Minister (PM) Narendra Modis dream of a Swachh Bharat industry. Mission. He is the 50th recipient of the award.

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Indian Girl, PayalJangid awarded Changemaker award by the SASTRA Ramanujan prize for the year 2019.He will Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation be awarded on December 22 (Ramanujans birth Indian girl from Rajasthan named PayalJangid has been anniversary), by SASTRA University in Tamil Nadu. awarded the Changemaker award by the Bill and Sonu Nigam wins 21st Century Icon Award in UK Melinda Gates Foundation during the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards hosted by the Foundation.She has received Singer Sonu Nigam has been awarded the Magnificent the award for her fight against child marriage in her village Performing Arts Award at the annual 21st Century Icon in Rajasthan. Awards in London. UK Mathematician Adam Harper Wins SASTRA Ramanujan prize for 2019 ¨¨¨¨ Mathematician Adam Harper, Assistant Professor at University of Warwick, England has been selected for

was declared as the official mascot for Winter Paralympics 2022. AkilaDananjaya handed 1-year ban for illegal bowling action The International Cricket Council (ICC) banned Akila Dananjaya (25-years) from bowling in international matches for 12 months, after his bowling action was deemed to be illegal. US swimmer Sarah Thomas criss-crosses Channel in 54- hour feat An American swimmer Sarah Thomas (37-years) became the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non-stop in a 54-hour feat of endurance. The English Channel is the body of water that separates southern England from northern France and links the southern part of the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. FIFA rankings: India dropped one spot to 104th position The Indian football team has dropped one spot to 104 in the latest FIFA rankings. Belgium has maintained its top spot in the rankings, 854798 while France has surpassed Brazil to reach the second spot. Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya Each Claims Bronze Medal at World Wrestling Championships In Wrestling, Bajrang Punia defeated Tulga Ochir of Mongolia in the mens freestyle 65kg bout to win a bronze The smiling panda, named Bing DwenDwen was revealed as medal for India in World Wrestling Championships in the official mascot for Beijing Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Winter Olympics 2022 at a ceremony held at Shougang Ice Hockey Manipur Defeated Railways to Win 25th Senior Womens Arena in Beijing, China. National Football Championship A walking Chinese lantern ShueyRhonRhon Manipur defeated Railways 1-0 in the finals of the 25th Senior Womens National Football Championship at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Carolina Marina and KentoMomota wins China Open Bad- China topped the medal tally with 10 Gold, 5 Silver & 3 minton Title 2019 Bronze followed by North Korea and Armenia. Egypt Carolina Marina and KentoMomota have won the China was banned from competing due to doping offenses. Open Badminton Title 2019. The list of winners are: Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta Pair Wins World Team Mens Singles- KentoMomota (Japan),Womens Singles- Snooker 2019 Title Carolina Marín (Spain) The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta Sebastian Vettel won the Singapore Grand Prix 2019 defeated Thailand team, 5-2, to emerge World Champions German racing driver, Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) has won in the IBSF World Team Snooker Championship 2019 held in Myanmar. the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix 2019. This is his first win of the year.Charles Leclerc remained on second Annu Rani qualified for Javelin Throw Final at World Ath- position while Max Verstappen was third. Lewis letics Cships Hamilton is on fourth. Indian javelin thrower Annu Rani (27-years) has become FIFA Player of the Year awards 2019 the first Indian to qualify for Womens Javelin Throw Football player Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Mens final at World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Player of the Year award while Megan Rapinoe has won India lift 2019 SAFF U-18 football Cship title for first time the FIFA Womens Player of the Year award. defeating Bangladesh in Nepal Here are some other winners: India won the 3rd edition of South Asian Football Fifa Fair Play Award: Marcelo Bielsea Federation Under-18 (SAFF U-18) football FifaPuskás Award: DánielZsóri Championship 2019 title for the first time by defeating The Best Fifa Mens Goalkeeper: Alisson Becker Bangladesh in the finals held in the host country Nepal, in Kathmandus Halchowk Stadium. The Best Fifa Womens Coach: Jill Ellis The Best Fifa Mens Coach: JurgenKlopp Mercedes Lewis Hamilton won 2019 Russia F1 Grand Prix, surpasses Schumachers GP win counts Govt institutes Sardar Patel National Unity Award High- Britains Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton commonly est Civilian Award for contribution to Unity and Integrity of known as Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, won the 2019 India Russia F1 Grand Prix (Formula 1 GP) at Sochi Autodrom The Government of India has instituted the highest race track in Russia. Mercedes ValteriBottas(Finland) civilian award in the field of contribution to the unity and Ferraris Charles Lecrec (Monaco) won the second and integrity of India. The award is named after Sardar and third spot respectively. Vallabhbhai Patel. The name of the award is Sardar Patel Deepti Sharma become 1st Indian cricketer to bowl 3 maid- National Unity Award. ens in T20Is Name of the award: Sardar Patel National Unity Award Indias all-rounder Deepti Sharma (22-years) had an What the winner will receive: The Award would consist extraordinary outing in Indias first T20I against South of a medal and a citation. No monetary grant or cash Africa in Surat. Sumit Nagal won mens singles title of award would be attached to this Award. ATP Challenger Tournament Number of winners each year: Not more than three Awards would be given in a year. Also, the award would China Topped Medal Tally in 2019 World Weightlifting not be conferred posthumously except in very rare and Championships Held in Thailand highly deserving cases. The 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships was When will the winners of the award be announced: held in Pattaya, Thailand. each year the winners will be awarded on the occasion of China topped the medal table with total 53 medals the National Unity Day, i.e. the birth anniversary of including 29 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals. It was Sardar Patel on 31st October. followed by North Korea (24) and Georgia (7) respectively. 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand BWF (Badminton World Federation) Rankings 2019 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World As per the recently released BWF (Badminton World Weightlifting Championships was held at Eastern Federation) Rankings 2019, World Champion womens National Sports Training Center in Pattaya, Thailand. shuttler PV Sindhu (24) has slipped a rank to 6th due to poor performance in the last two weeks but Parupalli

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Kashyap (33) has benefited from a good performance and reached 25th position. Category Winner Runners up Womens single: Top 3 & Indian player in the top 25 ranking Men’s Singles Dominic Stefanos 1. Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan), 2.Akane Yamaguchi (Japan), Thiem Tsitsipas 3.ChenYufei (China), 6th.P. V. Sindhu,8th.Saina Nehwal (Austria) (Greece) Mens single: Top 3 & Indian player in the top 25 ranking 1.Kento Momota (Japan),2.Chou Tien-chen Women’s Naomi Osaka Ashleigh Barty (Taiwan),3.Shi Yuqi (China),9th.Kidambi Singles (Japan) (Australia) Srikanth,12th.B. Sai Praneeth,17th.Sameer Verma,25th.Parupalli Kashyap Indian women chess player Koneru Humpy ranked world no India maintained second position in latest ICC womens ODI 3 in FIDE 2019 rankings rankings, Australia tops the list Indian woman chess player Koneru Humpy, aged 32, IN the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) from Andhra Pradesh was ranked world number 3 in the womens One Day International (ODI) rankings, India 2019 rankings released by Fédération Internationale des has maintained its second position and has also increased Échecs (FIDE) or World Chess Federation. it points lead over England which is ranked at the 3rd Chinese players Hou Yifan (2,659 points) and Ju Wenjun position. The list is topped by Australia. (2,586 points) were ranked first and second respectively. In the womens T20I (twenty-twenty international) Australias Alyssa Healy created world record becoming rankings, India currently ranks at the 5th spot and the highest scorer in womens T20I list is topped by Australia. England and New Zealand rank 2nd and 3rd respectively. Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy created a world record XLIX World Artistic Gymnastics Championships for 2019 for the highest individual score in womens T20I (Twenty held in Stuttgart, Germany Twenty International) by scoring 148 runs off 61 balls against Sri Lanka in the third and final t20I match of Sri XLIX (49th) World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Lanka Women tour of Australia, 2019 at the North for 2019 are being held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer- Sydney Oval in Australia. Halle in Stuttgart, Germany from October 4- 13, 2019. She surpassed teammate Meg Lannings previous world They are organized by the International Gymnastics record score of 133 runs. Federation (FIG) and the German Gymnastics Federation Ravindra Jadeja become second fastest Indian to 200 wick- (GGF). These are held annually in the non-Olympic ets in Test cricket years. R Ashwin is the fastest Indian bowler to take 200 wickets Gymnast Simone Biles Claims 15th World Championship in Tests cricket. He took 200 wickets in 37 Tests. Gold as US Wins World Gymnastics Team Gold Whereas, Jadeja took 44 Tests to reach the milestone. US gymnastics star Simone Biles clinched her 21st medal, Former India spinners Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble as the United States claimed the womens team gold at needed 46 and 47 matches respectively to reach the the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2019 in milestone. Stuttgart, Germany. 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships for 2019 held in Kenyas Eliud Kipchoge becomes first person to run a mara- Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar thon in under 2 hours The event mascot was Falah, an anthropomorphic An Olympic champion and world record holder from falcon dressed in athletic gear in the maroon colour of the Kenya Eliud Kipchoge, aged 34, became the first person flag of Qatar. to run a marathon in under 2 hours by finishing the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in 1 hour 59:40 minutes in Viennas Prater 49 events comprising 24 events each for men and women, Park. plus a mixed relay were held and 209 countries World Youth Chess Championship 2019 held in Mumbai, participated in the championship. India The 18th edition will be held in Eugene, Oregon, United World Youth Chess Championship 2019 was held in Renaissance States in 2021. Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel in Mumbai, India from 1st to Medal tally: Top 3 countries are USA, Kenya and 13th October, 2019. The Championship was organized by the Jamaica India was ranked 58th in the championship. Fédération Internationale des Échecs(FIDE) or International Chess China Open 2019 Federation.India bagged seven medals(higgest medals than any other The China Open 2019, an annual tennis tournament, country) in the Championship including 1 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medal. Russia won 5 medals in the Championship and followed by was held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China. India. The List of Winners: ¨¨¨¨

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The premier R&D (Research & Development) organization of India, DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central University of Jammu (CUJ) to set up a processing center called Kalam Center for Science and Technology (KCST) at the University for Research Purposes. The main aim of the MoU is to develop multidisciplinary basic and applied research and technology development in Computational System Security and Sensor. International Astronomical Union names asteroid after Pandit Jasraj The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a minor planet after Indian classical singer Pandit Jasraj. The asteroid (located between Mars and Jupiter) was discovered on 11th November 2006, by the Catalina Sky Survey, whose telescopes are based in Arizona in the United States. 8(.*3(* GEMINI system to warn fishermen of danger GEMINI is a portable receiver developed to avoid communication blackouts. Its linked to ISRO-satellites and is fail-proof and warn fishermen of danger. The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services collaborated with Accord, a private company, to develop a box- 9*(-3414,> shaped receiver that has an antenna and in-built battery that can last 3 to 4 days. GEMINI works on GAGAN, developed by ISRO and the Airports Authority of India and is an India-made global positioning system and relies on the positioning system by ISROs GSAT satellites.

DHRUV a Learning Programme launched from ISRO, AIIMS & Health ministry launches eDantSeva Bengaluru The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in collaboration with DHRUV a Pradhan Mantri Innovation Learning Programme has the Union Health Ministry launched the 1st-ever website and commenced from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in mobile application on oral health awareness eDantSeva. Bengaluru and will conclude at IIT, Delhi. GoI launches Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) ini- Saturn overtakes Jupiter as planet with most moons tiative A team of astronomers has discovered a haul of 20 new moons Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan orbiting the ringed planet, Saturn. This discovery has brought its has launched the Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) , a total to 82 moons, while Jupiter, by contrast, has 79 natural Zero Expense Delivery, Free Transportation For Pregnant Women satellites. in New Delhi. The moons were discovered using the Subaru telescope on IIT Madras to collaborate with ExxonMobil for research in Maunakea, Hawaii. Energy and Biofuels Vishnu Nandan among 300 researchers to join MOSAiC IIT Madras will collaborate with ExxonMobil on Research in Expedition Energy and Biofuels. The 5-year joint-research agreement focuses Vishnu Nandan, polar researcher from Kerala will join largest ever on biofuels, data analytics, gas conversion and transport, and is Arctic expedition MOSAiC Expedition. He will be the only intended towards finding low-emission solutions. Indian aboard among the 300 researchers for multidisciplinary NASA Astronauts complete All-Woman Spacewalk drifting observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate expedition. Nasa astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir have made history DRDO signed agreement with Central University of Jammu by completing the first-ever all-female spacewalk. They spent 7 to set up Kalam centre for science and technology hours outside the International Space Station (ISS) replacing a failed power control unit. Ms Koch had already carried out four

Page| 42 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019 spacewalks but it was the first such mission for Ms Meir, who ICON Space Weather Satellite launched by NASA to Study became the 15th woman to walk in space. Earths Ionosphere NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has India-UK collaborated hand-washing robot launched a satellite called ICON or Ionospheric Connection Explorer A team of researchers from India and United Kingdom collaborated to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space. to create a new robot named Pepe which encourages children to wash their hands. The research project outcomes were presented MEV-1: 1st Satellite Servicing Spacecraft launched at 28TH IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human The robotic Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) was Interactive Communication (held in New Delhi) on Global successfully launched atop of Russian Proton rocket from Baikonur Handwashing Day 2019 (marked on 15 October every year). Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It is first of its kind commercial satellite-servicing spacecraft.It was built by Virginia-based ISRO Reusable Launch Vehicle to land in Karnataka company Northrop Grumman. It is designed to dock with aging The Reusable Launch Vehicle Program was launched by ISRO in spacecraft more than 22,000 miles above Earth. 2016. It aims to cut down the launch cost by reusing the spacecraft. So far, the RLV (Reusable Launch Vehicle) has been tested over water. For the first time, ISRO will test it on land. ¨¨¨¨

The announcement was made by railways and commerce minister Piyush Goyal at the India Energy Forum by CERAWEEK in New Delhi. India is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after the US and China, and is among countries most vulnerable to climate change. New species of Cat snakes found in sahyadri tiger reserve of Maharashtra, named after Tejas Thackeray A new species of snake called Thackerays Cat Snake (scientific name Boigathackeray) named after Tejas Thackeray, younger son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, has been found in Sahyadri tiger reserve in Koyna area of Satara district in Maharashtra after 125 years. UN Climate Action Summit 2019 Held in New York The 2019 UN Climate Action Summit was held in New York, United States to address the global climate emergency. UN 2019 Climate Summit theme Climate Action Summit 2019: A Race We Can Win. A Race We Must Win. Purpose: Increase the commitments of government, *3;.7432*39 business and civil society to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45 percent by 2030, and a target of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. &3) *(414,> 74-year-old museum specimen-species of giant salamander becomes the worlds largest amphibian Researchers from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and Londons Natural History Museum discovered a new species of giant Chinese salamander is now considered to be the worlds largest amphibian. Indian Railways to become net zero carbon emitter by 2030 The study of this species is mentioned in the journal Indian Railways (IR) has announced that it will become a net-zero Ecology and Evolution and its scientific name is carbon emitter by 2030. The move will be a part of Indias strategy Andriassligoi. to combat climate change. ¨¨¨¨

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India hands over 2nd pair of Mi-24V helicopters to Afghan Air forces India handed over the second pair of Mi-24V helicopters to war- torn Afghanistan, boosting the capability of the Afghan Air forces. China unveiled DF-41 the most powerful intercontinental- range ballistic missile on the planet On the 70th National Day of China which was observed, it launched DF-41 (Dongfeng-41) the most powerful intercontinental-range ballistic missile on the planet during the National Day parade at Changan Avenue in Beijing. China has the worlds largest standing army and the worlds third-largest air force. MARITIMEEXERCISES Malabar 2019 : The 23rd edition of the trilateral maritime exercise of India, Japan and the United States (US) named Malabar 2019 exercise begun at Sasebo, Japan. KAZIND 2019: India and Kazakhstan will conduct Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Ekuverin: 10th edition of Indo Maldives joint exercise Ekuverin 2019 was held at Aundh Mil Stn, Pune. Nomadic Elephant-XIV: 14th Indo Mongolian joint military training exercise, the 2019 Nomadic Elephant-XIV was held in )*+*3(* Himachal Pradesh Dharma Guardian 2019: 2nd edition of Indo-Japan joint military exercise Dharma Guardian 2019 to be held in Vairengte, Mizoram Vajra Prahar 2019: The joint military exercise Vajra Prahar between India and the US (United States) begins at Seattles (in Washington ,US) Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) . This is the 10th edition of the joint exercise, which will run until 28 October, DRDO test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile 2019. It is held alternately in India and America. In 2018,the practice DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) took place in Jaipur, Rajasthan. successfully test-fired a land-attack version of BrahMos supersonic IMNEX-2019:The India Myanmar Naval Exercise called IMNEX- cruise missile from Chandipur coast in Odishas Balasore district. 2019 is being organised in Visakhapatnam from 19 to 22 October in BrahMos is the worlds fastest supersonic missile, which can fly Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. at almost three times the speed of sound. EX-EASTERN BRIDGE-V:Indian Air Force is participating in a Rajnath Singh launched a website of DefEXpo bilateral joint exercise with Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), dubbed as EX-EASTERN BRIDGE-V at Masirah Air Force Base Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has launched the website of 11th in Oman. edition of DefEXpo, to be held in Lucknow. The website www.defexpo.gov.in provides online services to exhibitors, Shinyuu Maitri-2019: The Indian Air Force will be carrying out besides hosting informative content about the product profile of a joint military exercise called Shinyuu Maitri with Japanese Air Defence Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factories. Self Defence Force (JASDF) from 17 to 23 October 2019. The joint exercise will be held at Air Force Station, Arjan Singh in Rajnath Singh commissioned INS Khanderi into Indian Navy Panagarh town, West Bengal. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the INS Khanderi into the Indian Navy in the presence NEWSINBRIEF of Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh. Defence Minister approves admission of girls in Sainik The Defence Minister also inducted P-17 Shivalik-class Schools from 2021 frigate Nilgiri and the aircraft carrier drydock into the The second edition of the Defense of Andaman and Indian Navy. Nicobar Islands, 2019, a large joint exercise was INS Khanderi (67.5 metres long and 12.3 metres tall) has conducted by the ANC (Andaman and Nicobar been built at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Command) between October 14 and October 18, 2019. Mumbai.

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The Indian Army has begun to digitize its official records Indian Army begins its first mountain combat exercise under its new programme called OASIS-Officers Him Vijay in Arunachal Pradesh Automated Structures Information System. Under the As part of Indian Navys Overseas Deployment to Africa, programme, the records of the army officers are to be Europe and Russia, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarkash digitized. arrived at St Denis, Reunion Island, France To boost to its firepower, the Indian army has inducted RakshaMantri Shri Rajnath Singh commissions Indian US made precision-guided Excalibur artillery ammunition Coast Guard Ship Varaha; To further strengthen coastal and indigenous Dhanush howitzer in its inventory. security The Government of India is planning to set up a National Coordination Center (NCC) that will function as a data bank of Maoists. It will act as a synergy point for anti ¨¨¨¨ Maoist operations and intelligence gathering.

NAM Summit, 2019 The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit is to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The summit is to be held between October 25 and October 26, 2019. The Non-Alignment Movement was founded in 1961. It was based on Bandung principles that was adopted at the Belgrade Summit (an Afro-Asian Conference) in 1955. Membership: 125 members RCEP to meet again as India fails to agree on a common ground The RCEP Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership hosted meeting on October 11 and 12, 2019 in Xinhua Thailand. The trade ministers of 16 nations met and discussed on economic affairs in the region. However, due to Indias tough stand on market access, e commerce and investment the grouping will meet once again. RCEP includes 10 members of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and six Asia Pacific countries that includes Australia, India, China, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates 11th Nuclear Energy Con- clave 7*(*398:22.9 The Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 11th Edition of Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019 in New Delhi.A Hall of .33*<8 Nuclear Energy was opened to educate the students and the general public about the applications of nuclear energy, in Pragati Maidan in Delhi. First International Conference On Sustainability Education 2019 held in New Delhi The first of its kind International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE) 2019 was held at the India to host Interpol General Assembly in 2022 India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. India will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022 after a It was jointly organized by Mobius Foundation, the proposal received the overwhelming support of member countries Climate Reality Project, and India in partnership with at this years congregation at Santinago in Chile. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Interpol is an international police cooperation organisation with Organization (UNESCO) New Delhi office. 194 member states and 100 years of experience of international Asias first environment school named World cooperation in policing. Environment School, Coorg (WESc) was launched on Headquarters of Interpol: Lyon, France. the occasion. It is set up in Coorg, Karnataka.

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UNESCO : Headquarters: Paris, France, Director General: India Sports Summit Fitness: $10 Billion Opportunity Audrey Azoulay. held in New Delhi 7th World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2019 was held in The India Sports Summit- Fitness: $10 Billion Opportunity Mumbai, Maharashtra was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs Mr Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi. It was organised by the 7th World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2019 was Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Union Ministry of Youth held at Hotel Grand Hyatt in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Affairs & Sports (MYAS), Sportscom, and Sportskeeda. Theme Prosperous Society: Stronger Society WHEF 2020 will be organized in The Hague, Netherlands. 2019 India Design Summit held in Goa 21st session of FAO-WHO Coordinating Committee of Asia The 19th edition of the India Design Summit was held in Goa by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The theme of the 2019 for 2019 held in Panaji, Goa Summit was: Design for Social Sector. The 21st session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Health Organisation (WHO) Coordinating Committee India International Cooperatives Trade Fair inaugurated of Asia for 2019 was held at the Double Tree by Hilton Goa- The 1st ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair was Panaji, Goa. organised in New Delhi.Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar It was the second session of the Coordinating Committee also launched Yuva Sahakar Cooperative Enterprise Support and in Asia, organized by the Food Safety and Standards Innovation Scheme 2019. Authority of India (FSSAI) in collaboration with the WHO and FAO of the United Nations (UN). PM Modi chairs meeting on Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on Ek Bharat 50th Edition of WEF Annual Meeting for 2020 to be held in Shreshtha Bharat programme in Delhi. Under the initiative, the Davos-Klosters, Switzerland government plans to hold people-to-people exchange between states The 50th Edition of World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual to enhance knowledge about each others culture. Ek Bharat Shrestha Meeting for 2020 will be held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland Bharat highlights Indias diversity and furthers national unity. from January 21-24, 2020. Motto: Committed to improving the state of the world Gujarat to host conference of State Power Ministers Gujarat will host the State Power Ministers Conference. It will 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference for 2019 take place at Kevadia, on the banks of Narmada river. held in Kampala, Uganda The 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) for 9th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting to be held in 2019 was held in Kampala, Uganda from September 22- 29, 2019 Thailand under the Theme Adaption, engagement, and evolution of The 9th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) parliaments in a rapidly changing Commonwealth. Intersessional Ministerial Meeting will be held in Bangkok, Thailand. SARAS Aajeevika Mela held in New Delhi This will be the final Ministerial meeting before the 3rd Leaders SARAS Aajeevika Mela was held at India Gate Lawns, in New Summit which will be held on November 4, 2019 in Delhi. It has been organized by the Ministry of Rural Development Bangkok.Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will represent India under the initiative of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National in the meeting. Rural Livelihoods Mission. It aims to bring the rural women Self Help Groups (SHGs) formed ¨¨¨¨ with support of DAY-NRLM, under one platform to show-case their skills, sell their products and help them build linkages with bulk buyers.

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Centre forms inter-ministerial panel headed by Ajay Bhushan Pandey to check money laundering The government formed a 19-member Inter-Ministerial Coordination Committee (IMCC) chaired by the revenue secretary Mr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey to check money laundering activities. It is set up as per the powers conferred under Section 72A of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Government forms Working Group on Industrial Policy; Head- Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra The Minister of Commerce and Industry formed a Working Group on Industrial Policy in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The Working Group has 21 members and is headed by Secretary, DPIIT. Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra is the (422.99** Secretary, DPIIT. This will be the third industrial policy after the first in 1956 and the second in 1991. It will replace the industrial policy of 1991 which was prepared in the backdrop of .98+:3(9.43 the balance of payment crisis. The new policy will subsume the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP).

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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu released Himalayan Odyssey book by MP Veerendra Kumar in New Delh. Book titled Turbulence & Triumph: The Modi Years, jointly authored by Rahul Agarwal and Bharathi S Pradhan is set to release. UNESCO has named Sharjah as the World Book Capital City for the year 2019 in recognition of the citys continuous efforts in promoting books and literacy. Former President Pranab Mukherjee has launched a book titled Reset: Regaining Indias Economic Legacy authored by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy. Book Game of Votes: Visual Media Politics and Elections in the Digital Era penned by Farhat Basir Khan discovers the evolution of campaigning in Indian elections. A book titled Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champions Life penned by Viswanathan Anand A new book titled India in a Warming World: Integrating Climate Change and Development is set to release on November 2019. This book is featuring a collection of articles by climate experts including Sunita Narain, Anil '440 &:9-47 Agarwal, Dr Friederike Otto & Shibani Ghosh, edited by Navroz K Dubash. The founder of Microsoft Corporation and American philanthropist Bill Gates new book titled How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need will be released on June 2020. ¨¨¨¨

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Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey inaugurated Na- tional e-Assessment Scheme of Income Tax department & New Delhi The Revenue Secretary Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandey who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) inaugurated National e-Assessment Scheme (NeAS) in New Delhi. This e-Assessment scheme along with the National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC), would benefit the Income Tax(IT) department in imparting efficiency, transparency, accountability in the assessment process and would have no physical interface between taxpayers and tax officers. MSDE along with IIM Bangalore to launch Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) To identify and train a group of young, committed and dynamic individuals. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in partnership with the Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore (IIMB) will launch a new 2- year program called Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF). It will be delivered by IIMBs Centre of Public Policy (CPP). Indias first special Aircraft to serve Prez, Vice Prez, & PM PM Modi becomes most followed leader on Instagram will arrive by June 2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the most-followed Indias first dedicated two long-haul special Boeing 777- elected world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram. He is ahead of US President Donald Trump, Indonesian President Joko Widodo 300ER aircraft equipped with missile defence systems and former president Barack Obama. that will serve President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice- President Venkaiah Naidu & Prime Minister Narendra Pope Francis elevates Indian nun Mariam Thresia to saint- Modi is likely to reach New Delhi, India by June 2020. hood As per the proposal, It will be kept under control by Indian nun Mariam Thresia from Kerala and four other nuns were Indian Airforce (IAF) rather than Air India. declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony at the Vatican If IAF got the charge of plane then the name also changes City. from Air India One to Air Force One. Dr A P J Abdul Kalams 88th birth anniversary UNICEF: First UN organisation to accept donation through The nation pays homage to former President Dr Avul Pakir Cryptocurrencies Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam,better known as the Missile Man of United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), the Childrens agency India on his 88th birth anniversary on 15th October and remembered of the United Nations has now become the first UN organization his contributions to the country. In 2002, Dr Kalam became the to hold and make transactions in cryptocurrency. 11th President of India and famously became the Peoples President for his friendly nature to one and all. The former President A 2-day national workshop Arogya Manthan held in New suffered a cardiac arrest on July 27, 2015, and passed away while Delhi giving a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated a 2-day national workshop Arogya Manthan in New Air India becomes first airline to use Taxibot on A320 air- Delhi. It was organised by the National Health Authority (NHA) craft to mark the first anniversary of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Air India became the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a Jan ArogyaYojana (PMJAY), which was launched on September A320 aircraft with passengers on board. Taxibot is a robot-used 23, 2018 at Ranchi, Jharkhand by the Prime Minister Narendra aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway Modi. and vice versa.The national carriers Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani flagged off flight AI665, which was carried ¨¨¨¨ to runway using Taxibot at terminal 3 of the Delhi airport to Mumbai.

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The Theme for the 2019 World Environmental Health Day: Climate change challenges, time for global Environmental Health to act in unison. World Tourism Day: September 27, Theme2019: Tourism and jobs: a better future for all, Host Country 2019: India. World Rabies Day: September 28, 2019, Theme: Rabies: Vaccinate to Eliminate. International Day for Universal Access to Information: 28 September, Theme2019: Access to Information: Leaving No One Behind! World Deaf Day 2019: September 29, The theme of 2019 IWD is Sign Language Rights for All! World Heart Day: 29 September, Theme 2019: My Heart, Your Heart. International Translation Day: September 30, Theme 2019:Translation and Indigenous Languages. International Day of Older Persons: October 1, Theme )&9* 4'8*7;&9.43 2019: The Journey to Age Equality. International Coffee Day: October 1, The theme 2019 of the day is Coffees future needs you. World Vegetarian Day: October 1 International Day of Non-Violence: October 2 Every year, October 2 is celebrated as the International International Day of Peace: 21st September Day of Non-Violence, to mark the birth anniversary of The theme for 2019 is Climate Action for Peace the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi and also spread World Alzheimers Day: 21st September the message of non-violence. Alzheimers disease is the most common form of The year 2019 marks 150th birth anniversary of the global dementia, a group of disorders that impairs mental peace icon who led India to independence. He was born functioning. on 2 October 1869, Porbandar in Gujarat. Theme 2019: Raising awareness and challenging stigma. World Teachers Day: October 5 World Rhino Day: September 22 This years International Teachers Day Theme is Young World Rose Day 2019: September 22 Teachers: The future of the Profession. 1st Edition of Ayushman Bharat Diwas: September 23 Wildlife week celebrated all over the country: 2 8 October AntyodayaDiwasDay: September 25 The theme for the year 2019 is Life Below Water: For World Pharmacists day: September 25 People And Planet which aimed at preservation of World Maritime Day 2019: September 26 underwater fauna and flora. Every year the World Maritime Day is observed on the World Habitat Day: October 7 last Thursday of September.2019 theme Empowering The World Habitat Day is observed every year on first Women in the Maritime Community. Monday in October all over the world. World Environmental Health Day: September 26

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This year the theme was Frontier Technologies as an World arthritis day observed on October 12, 2019 innovative tool to transform waste to wealth. The theme of this day for 2019 is Time2Work. Arthritis First World Cotton Day 2019 observed on October 7 is an inflammatory condition causing pain and stiffness The 1st Edition of the World Cotton Day (WCD) was in joints. observed on October 7, 2019. It was organized by the International day for disaster reduction observed on World Trade Organization (WTO) as an initiative of the October 13, 2019 Cotton-4 countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali) The theme for the year 2019 is Reduce disaster damage in collaboration with the United Nations FAO, to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services. UNCTAD, ITC and ICAC. World Standards Day: 14 October Indian Air Force celebrated 87th Air Force Day on 2019 theme: Video standards create a global stage October 8, 2019 in Uttar Pradesh International Day of Rural Women: 15 October World Post Day: October 9 This years theme is Rural Women and Girls Building Theme of World Post Day 2019: Innovation, Integration Climate Resilience. and Inclusion World Students Day 2019 World Mental Health Day: October 10 World Students Day is celebrated every year on October Theme 2019: Mental Health Promotion and Suicide 15 on former president APJ Abdul Kalams birthday. Prevention. World Food Day: 16 October National Postal Day: October 10 The theme for WFD 2019 is Our Actions Are Our In India, the National Postal Day is celebrated annually Future. on 10 October, as an extension of World Post Day, which International Day for the Eradication of Poverty : 17 is celebrated on 9 October. October International Day of the Girl Child observed on October 2019 Theme: Acting Together to Empower Children, their 11, 2019 Families and Communities to End Poverty. The theme for the year 2019 is GirlForce: Unscripted ¨¨¨¨ and Unstoppable.

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1. The 9th RCEP Intersessional Ministe- 6. Which of the following state will host National Rural Livelihoods Mission. rial Meeting will be held in-? the State Power Ministers Conference? a)Ministry of Environment, Forest a) Tokyo, Japan a) Gujarat and Climate Change b) Moscow, Russia b) Maharashtra b)Ministry of Human Resource c) New Delhi, India c) Kerala Development d) Bangkok, Thailand d) Madhya Pradesh c)Ministry of Road Transport and 2. Who inaugurated the National e-As- 7. How much amount was offered by India Highways sessment Scheme (NeAS) Of Income to Mongolia for building oil refinery? d) Ministry of Rural Development Tax (IT) department in New Delhi ? a)$236 million 11. What is the theme of International Day a) Krishnamurthy Subramanian b)$250 million of the Girl Child 2019? b) Ajay Narayan Jha c)$275 million a)GirlPower: Unscripted and c) Subhash Chandra Garg d)$300 million Unstoppable d) Ajay Bhushan Pandey 8. Who was appointed as the president of b) GirlForce: Unforgettable and 3. Moody, the rating agency has lowered Indian pharmaceutical alliance (IPA) for Unsafe its 2019-20 GDP growth forecast for the year 2019-2021? c)GirlForce: Believe Yourself India to ______from 6.20% re- a) Vikas Varma d)GirlForce: Unscripted and cently. b) Kallam Satish Reddy Unstoppable a) 5.70% b) 6.10% c) SumitSingla 12. Recently Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra c) 6.00% d) 5.80% d) Rajesh Chopra Singh Shekhawat launched which ini- 4. Name the Legendary saxophonist and 9. Government e-Marketplace signed tiative to connect with stakeholders of the Padma Shri awardee who was anMoU with ______of the rivers? passed away recently? and as per the MoU, UBI will be able a)Ganga Rejuvenation a) PravinGodkhindi to offer an array of services including b)Ganga Amantaran b) KadriGopalnath transfer of funds through GeM Pool c)Swach Ganga c) RonuMajumdar Accounts, advising of Performance d)Pavitra Ganga d) U Srinivas Bank Guarantees and Earnest Money 13. Which organization has joined with 5. From which bank, India has received Deposit to the registered users on the Temasek and Bain & Company & re- the first tranche of details about finan- GeM portal. leased 4th edition of the report titled cial accounts of its citizens under a new a) Bank of Baroda e-Conomy SEA report 2019:Power- Automatic Exchange Of b) Union Bank of India ing Southeast Asias $100 billion Information(AEOI) framework ? c) Bank of Maharashtra Internet economy) ? a) Swiss bank d) State Bank of India a) Amazon b) Google b) Arab Group Bank 10. SARAS AajeevikaMela has begun re- c) Facebook d) Instagram c) Credit suisse bank cently. It has been organized by the 14. Which of the following country has d) UBS Bank ______under the initia- honoured NASA astronaut Nick Hague tive of the DeendayalAntyodayaYojana with one of its highest honours, The

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Order of Courage? a) railways.pmo.gov.in Audrey Azoulay, as a UNESCO Good- a) Japan b) USA b) railways.socienty.gov.in will Ambassador for Indigenous c) Russia d) Germany c) railways.security.gov.in Peoples? 15. A new book titled 150 Years of Cel- d) railways.delhipolice.gov.in a) Marina de Tavira ebrating the Mahatma the South Afri- 22. Which state launched Mukhya Mantri b) Eiza Gonzalez can Legacy was launched in Kanya SumangalaYojana? c) YalitzaAparicio Johannesburg, South Africa. Who is the a)Bihar b)Haryana d) Daniela Demesa author of the book? c)Odisha d)Uttar Pradesh 30. Around which planet, the orbiting of 20 a) Judith M. Brown 23. Who among the following defeated new moons is discovered as per the re- b) Subhadra Sen Gupta Australias John Millman in the finals searchers from the University of Cali- c) Louis Fischer to win the Japan Open title? fornia? d) Fakir Hassen a) Novak Djokovic a) Uranus b) Neptune 16. Name the first satellite-servicing space- b) Roger Federer c) Jupiter d) Saturn craft launched from Russias Baikonur c) Rafael Nadal 31. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has Cosmodrome(launching site for space- d) Dominic Thiem decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize craft) in Kazakhstan ? 24. Name the fintech startup, which received for 2019 to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed a)Mariner 1 the Non-Banking Financial Company Ali. Abiy Ahmed Ali is the present b)Voyager 1 (NBFC) license from the Reserve Bank Prime Minister of which country? c)Mission Extension Vehicle- of India (RBI) through its subsidiary a) Nigeria b) Tanzania 1(MEV-1) Ekagrata ? c) Ethiopia d) Kenya d)Sputnik 1 a) CreditVidya 32. Peddapalli district of which state topped 17. Which state has received the approval b) Kissht the rural Swachhta survey? from Reserve Bank of India for setting c) Capital Float a)Telangana b)Bihar up its own Bank, by amalgamating 13 d)Shubh Loan c)Assam d)TamilNadu district co-operative banks (DCBs) with 25. The ______and ______Circle 33. The 2nd India-China Informal Summit its State Co-operative Bank ? of the India Post is celebrating National between Prime Minister NarendraModi a) Haryana Haryana Bank Postal Week. and Chinas President Xi Jinping be- b) Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Bank a) Goa and Maharashtra gins at ______, Tamil Nadu. c) Kerala Kerala Bank b) Gujarat and Goa a) Pudukottai d) Rajasthan Rajasthan Bank c) Maharashtra and Kerala b) Virudhunagar 18. ______is a portable receiver d) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu c) Mamallapuram developed to avoid communication 26. Vishnu Nandan, polar researcher from d) Tuticorin blackouts and it linked to ISRO-satel- ______will join largest ever 34. What is the rank of India in the Henley lites and is fail-proof and warn fish- Arctic expedition MOSAiC Expedi- Passport Index 2019 ? ermen of danger. tion. a) 82 b) 81 a) ARYANI b) GEMINI a) Gujarat b) Andhra Pradesh c) 80 d) 86 c) SAVITRI d) YOGINI c) Kerala d) Maharashtra 35. Who will head the panel set up by IRDA 19. Recently Arjun Bansal and which other 27. Merger of which two entities were de- to standardise title insurance for home Indian personality featured in Fortunes nied by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ? buyers in India? 2019 40 Under 40 list? a)Indiabulls Housing Finance and a)TN Bakshi b)TL Alamelu a)IndraNooyi Lakshmi Vilas Bank c)NK Singh d)VR Bhanushali b)Vinod Singh b)Indiabulls Housing Finance and36. Recently Indian Army biggest mountain c)Ritesh Agarwal Canara Bank combat exercise Him Vijay held in d)Ankiti Bose c)Indiabulls Housing Finance and which state? 20. ______Municipal State Bank of India a)Manipur b)Sikkim Corporation (BMC) and the Central d)Indiabulls Housing Finance and c)Assam d)Arunachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have HDFC Bank 37. Who received the honorary Doctorate of joined hands to set up the countrys 28. By which year, government has set a Arts degree from the University of first e-waste clinic in Madhya Pradesh. goal of spending the 2.5% of GDP Salford in Greater Manchester, England? a) Satna b) Jabalpur (Gross Domestic Product) to National a) VarshaBhosle c) Indore d) Bhopal Health Policy (NHP) 2017? b) Asha Bhosle 21. Union Minister NityanandRai has a) 2025 b) 2020 c) LataMangeshkar launched a Government Railway c) 2022 d) 2030 d) AnupJalota Polices website ______and 29. Who among the following has been named 38. Name the Indian player, who ranked 2nd a mobile application Sahyatri. by the Director-General of UNESCO, in the International Cricket Council

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(ICC) Mens Test All-rounders list on c)Theme Unifying our Voices forb) October 18th 7th October, 2019 ? Bird Conservation c) October 20th a) RavindraJadeja d)Theme Their Future is ourd) November 1st b) ViratKohli Future A Healthy Planet for 53. ISRO has signed MoU with which orga- c) Rohit Sharma Migratory Birds and People nization to procure critical technologies d) JaspritBumrah 46. Name the Indias first dedicated two long- for Human Space Mission? 39. Which bank has launched Debit Card haul special aircraft equipped with mis- a) CIA b) RAW EMI facility for its existing custom- sile defence systems that will serve c) DRDO d) IAF ers,? Prime Minister NarendraModi, Presi- 54. Which nations lawmakers have urged a)Canara Bank dent Ram NathKovind and Vice Presi- President Trump to reinstate Indias b)SBI dent VenkaiahNaidu ? preferred trade status? c)BOB a) Boeing 777-300ER aircraft a) US b) UK d)PNB b) Boeing 737-300ER aircraft c) Canada d) Germany 40. Who inaugurated the Indias 1st Gar- c) Boeing 757-300ER aircraft 55. Which region has been renamed as the bage Cafe recently ? d) Boeing 777-300FR aircraft Kalyana Karnataka recently? a) AjitJogi 47. Where was the 13th Conference of Cen- a) Hyderabad-Karnataka Region b) BhupeshBaghel tral Council of Health and Family Wel- b) Mumbai-Karnataka Region c) T S Singh Deo fare (CCHWF) for 2019 held ? c) Panaji Karnataka Region d) Charan Das Mahant a) Guwahati, Assam d) Amaravati Karnataka Region 41. The 2nd edition of Coordinated Patrol b) Kolkata, West Bengal 56. Who among the following recently be- (CORPAT) of the navies of India and c) New Delhi, Delhi came the first Indian wrestler to qualify ______has begun in d) Mumbai, Maharashtra for the Tokyo Olympics 2020? Northern Bay of Bengal. 48. Which state government has integrated a) YogeshwarDutt a) US b) Russia panic button for taxi riders? b) VineshPhogat c) Bangladesh d) Thailand a)Bihar c) Sushil Kumar 42. Where was the 7th edition of the C40 b)Telangana d) Sakshi Malik world mayors Summit 2019 with the c)Andhra Pradesh 57. Who recently became Indias first woman aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions d)Odisha officer to be posted as a military diplo- and improve climate resilience held ? 49. Who among the following has topped mat at Moscow in Russia? a) Washington, D.C., United States The Forbes India Rich List 2019 with a) SandhyaSuri b) Beijing, China net worth of $51.4 billion, released by b) KiranShekhawat c) Moscow, Russia the business magazine Forbes? c) Anjali Singh d) Copenhagen, Denmark a) UdayKotak d) Samridhi Singh 43. What is the rank of India as per the an- b) GautamAdani 58. The scientists of Botanical Survey of nual report on the most valuable and c) Pallonji Mistry India have discovered two new species strongest nation brands named Brand d) MukeshAmbani of ginger in which state? Finance Nation Brands 2019 ? 50. As announced by Union Minister a) Nagaland b) Assam a) 4th b) 5th Prakash Javedkar, Bharat Stage (BS) VI c) Karnataka d) Kerala c) 6th d) 7th fuel will be made available in the coun- 59. Solomon Islands has ended its political 44. Where did the environment ministry has try from Which day? relations recently with which country? given the approval for developing a a)April 1,2020 a) Indonesia b) Taiwan commercial airport worth Rs.1,400 b)Feb 1,2020 c) Laos d) Cambodia crores on October 7, 2019 ? c)Dec 31,2019 60. How much interest will be credited by a) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh d)Jan 1,2020 EPFO for the year 2018-19 in 6 cr ac- b) Guwahati, Assam 51. Which Indian documentary has been counts? c) Kolkata, West Bengal nominated for the Oscars? a) 8.65% b) 8.63% d) Kutch, Gujarat a) Roar of the Lion c) 8.60% d) 8.57% 45. What was the theme of the World Migra- b) Lady Tiger 61. Who has become the first Defence Min- tory Bird Day (WMBD) 2019 ? c) Wild Karnataka ister to fly LCA Tejas? a)Theme Stop the illegal killing,d) MotiBagh a) Amit Shah taking and trade of Migratory 52. The Supreme Court has set which date b) NirmalaSitharaman Birds! as the deadline to conclude the hearings c) Rajnath Singh b)Theme Protect Birds: Be thein Ayodhya land dispute case? d) Venkaiah Naidu Solution to Plastic Pollution a) September 30th

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62. Who has been appointed as the new Na- d) ThaawarchandGehlot c)Dr. Janardhana Raju tional Security Adviser of the United 71. Which nation cut off its ties with Taiwan Nandimandalam States? recently, reducing its allies to just 15? d)Dr. Ashim Kumar Sinha a) Robert OBrien a) Kiribati 79. Union Ministry of Electronics and IT & b) Jay Powell b) Nauru DSCI recently collaborated with which c) Terrence K. Williams c) Marshall Islands company to launch Digital Payment d) Jim Jordan d) Tuvalu Abhiyan? 63. Which of the following movie stars re- 72. The Supreme Court has sought report a) Facebook b) Google cently won Best Actress Award at IIFA from Juvenile Justice Panel of which c) WhatsApp d) IBM Awards 2019? state/UT on alleged illegal detention and 80. When is the International Day of Peace a) DeepikaPadukone ill-treatment of children? observed globally? b) Alia Bhatt a) West Bengal a) 20th September c) Katrina Kaif b) Uttar Pradesh b) 21st September d) Sara Ali Khan c) Jammu and Kashmir c) 22nd September 64. Which State/UT police recently launched d) Delhi d) 23rd September Tatpar mobile app? 73. As per Finance Minister 81. Who recently created history by win- a) Chandigarh b) Rajasthan NirmalaSitharamans recent press con- ning a silver medal in the World Boxing c) Delhi d) Uttar Pradesh ference, what is the new income tax rate Championship 2019? 65. Google Assistant is now available in how of the new domestic manufacturing com- a) Amit Panghal many Indian languages? panies? b) Vijay Sardana a) 10 b) 9 a) 22 b) 22.5 c) AnujChugh c) 8 d) 12 c) 20 d) 15 d) SarveshDayal 66. The Google Research India AI lab will be 74. Who among the following won the Na- 82. Which series among the following have set up in which city? tional Geoscience Young Scientist recently won Outstanding Drama Se- a) New Delhi b) Hyderabad Award-2018? ries Award in Emmys this year? c) Bengaluru d) Chennai a) Dr. SohiniGanguly a) Sacred Games 67. Which state has announced to observe b) Dr. Yamuna Singh b) Lust Stories 2020 as an Artificial Intelligence Year? c) Dr. Debjani Sarkar c) Ozark a) Telangana d) Mr. Pradipta Sur d) Game of Thrones b) Madhya Pradesh 75. Which state government has made San- 83. Which film has been nominated for Os- c) Bihar skrit language compulsory from 3rd to car 2019 as Indias official entry? d) Uttar Pradesh 8th grade in all government and private a) Gully Boy b) Raazi 68. Which among the following universities schools? c) Padmavat d) Andhadhun has included Triple Talaq law in LLB, a) Uttarakhand 84. Which among the following travel giants LLM syllabus? b) Haryana collapsed recently due to bankruptcy? a)Chaudhary Charan Singh c) Punjab a) Emirates University d) Rajasthan b) Virgin Atlantic b)Mahatma Gandhi University 76. Who among the following has been named c) British Airways c)JawaharLal Nehru University as next IAF chief? d) Thomas Cook d)Mahatma Jyotiba Phule a) JBS Kaushik 85. Which nation has cut off power to parts Rohilkhand University b) SS Narayan of West Bank? 69. What is the name of young environmen- c) VK Pachauri a) Iran b) Israel tal activist who called for Global School d) RKS Bhadauria c) Turkey d) Jordan strike for climate on 20 and 27 Septem- 77. World Health Organization celebrated the 86. Which among the following wrestlers ber? first World Patient Safety Day on which pulled out of his title bout due to injury a) Greta Thunberg day? at the World Wrestling Championships b) ElinaRodricks a) 20 September 2019? c) Maria Williams b) 19 September a) BajrangPunia d) Noten Marcy c) 18 September b) Deepak Punia 70. Who launched the Management Infor- d) 17 September c) Rahul Aware mation System under the Accessible 78. Who was honoured with the National d) Ravi Kumar Dahiya India Campaign? Geoscience Award of Excellence? 87. Who among the following proposed the a) Rajnath Singh a)Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi idea of multipurpose ID card? b) PiyushGoyal b)Mr. PrabhakarKeshaoraoRaut a) Amit Shah c) Ravi Shankar Prasad b) Rajnath Singh

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c) NarendraModi a) October 24th 105. Who has become the first Indian crick- d) NirmalaSitharaman b) October 23rd eter to bowl 3 maidens in T20Is? 88. Which city hosted the Howdy Modi c) October 22nd a) JaspritBumrah event wherein PM NarendraModi and d) October 21st b) Harmanpreet Kaur US President Donald Trump shared the 97. Who won the FIFAs Best Mens Player c) Deepti Sharma stage together? Award 2019 for his outstanding perfor- d) Krunal Pandya a) Houston b) Boston mance recently? 106. Which country will host the Exercise c) Las Vegas d) New York a) Lionel Messi MALABAR 2019? 89. When is the International Day of Sign b) Cristiano Ronaldo a) USA b) India Languages observed across the world c) Luka Modric c) Japan d) Russia every year? d) Neymar 107. When is the National Unity Day ob- a) 21st September 98. Which Indian business school has been served every year in India? b) 22nd September ranked among Top 10 Forbes Best In- a) 30th September c) 23rd September ternational 1-Year Business Schools b) 2nd October d) 24th September 2019? c) 15th October 90. Who among the following won the For- a) FMS Delhi d) 31st October mula 1 Singapore Grand Prix recently? b) ISB Hyderabad 108. PM Narendra Modi announced how a) Sebastian Vettel c) IIM Ahmedabad much grant for the Pacific Islands De- b) Max Verstappen d) SIBM Pune veloping States ecently? c) Charles Leclerc 99. Which country recently announced that a) USD 1 million d) Lewis Hamilton the Doctors and Nurses need not take b) USD 5 million 91. The RBI has imposed restrictions on the TOEFL & IELTS exam to practice there? c) USD 12 million functioning of which among the follow- a) USA b) UK d) USD 15 million ing co-operative banks? c) Canada d) Australia 109. Whichorganisation launched the Project a) PMC b) PNB 100. When will the BCCI Elections 2019 be NETRA recently to protect space as- c) BOB d) BOI held in India? sets? 92. The central government announced how a) 3rd October a) CNSA b) ISRO much hike in the pension paid to the b) 15th October c) NASA d) JAXA families of central government employ- c) 23rd October 110. Which of the following is Indias first ees dying within 7 years of service? d) 4th November corporate-run train that is slated to run a) 40 percent b) 30 percent 101. Who among the following was conferred from Lucknow to Delhi? c) 50 percent d) 60 percent Global Goalkeeper award? a) Tejas Express 93. How dare you? You have stolen my a)Donald Trump b) Vande Bharat Express dreams, my childhood with your empty b)Emmanuel Macron c) Majesty Express words. Who said these words? c)Angela Merkel d) Humsafar Express a) MalalaYousafzai d) Narendra Modi 111. Kristalina Georgieva has been selected b) SonitaAlizadeh 102. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh com- as the new Chief of which organization? c) BanaAlabed missioned which among the following a) EU b) IMF d) Greta Thunberg vessels on September 25,2019? c) ADB d) ECB 94. PM Modi, during his speech at the 2019 a) Varaha b) Vamana 112. The Delhi University and Zoological UN Climate summit, announced that c) Matsya d) Kurma Survey of India recently discovered a India will increase its capacity of re- 103. Who has been selected for the new species of the frog in which state? newable energy to 175 gigawatts by DadasahebPhalke award? a) Arunachal Pradesh which year? a) Amitabh Bachchan b) Assam a) 2030 b) 2022 b) Rajinikanth c) Nagaland c) 2024 d) 2025 c) Asha Bhosle d) Himachal Pradesh 95. Which State/UT became the first to issue d) Lata Mangeshwar 113. Which Indian athlete was recently the highest number of Golden Cards 104. National unity award has been consti- awarded with IAAF Veteran Pin Prize? under Ayushman Bharat scheme? tuted on whose name? a) Sania Mirza a) Delhi a) Mahatma Gandhi b) VineshPhogat b) Jammu & Kashmir b) Narendra Modi c) Mary Kom c) Uttar Pradesh c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel d) PT Usha d) Tamil Nadu d) B R Ambedkar 114. Which Indian was awarded the 96. Maharashtra and Haryana will go to polls Changemaker Award by Bill &Milinda on which day?

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Gates Foundation for bringing change 124. Who is the current president of UN b) October 2nd in society? General Assembly? c) October 5th a) Lalita Malik a) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande d) October 4th b) Suman Awasthi b) María Fernanda Espinosa 133. When will be the next hearing of J&K c) Payal Jangir c) Antonio Guterres petitions? d) Deepti Sharma d) Kyriakos Mitsotakis a) November 14th 115. When is World Maritime Day 2019 125. Which authority observed its 15th For- b) November 1st observed? mation Day recently? c) October 31st a) September 22nd a)National Disaster Management d) October 12th b) September 24th Authority 134. All Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Jain and c) September 23rd b)Insurance Regulatory and Buddhist refugees will get Indian citi- d) September 26th Development Authority zenship. Whose statement is this? 116. Which country has decriminalized by c)Telecom Regulatory Authority of a) Narendra Modi abortion? India b) Amit Shah a) New Zealand d)Pension Fund Regulatory & c) Rajnath Singh b) Canada Development Authority d) Sonia Gandhi c) Australia 126. When is the World Tourism Day ob- 135. Who was awarded the GN d) France served globally every year? Ramachandran Gold Medal by Presi- 117. Which college would be hosting the 2nd a) 25th September dent Ram Nath Kovind? edition of the Singapore - India b) 26th September a) Prof. Amitabha Chattopadhyay Hackathon? c) 27th September b) Dr Amol Prakash a) IIT Delhi d) 28th September c) Dr BodhisatwaHazra b) IIT Madras 127. Which High Court recently launched d) Dr Prabhat Ranjan Prem c) IIT Kharagpur mobile app for providing digital access 136. How many countries including India d) IIT Kanpur to lawyers? have signed an agreement to stop the 118. Delhi has launched which emergency a) Madras High Court spread of online fake news? number for police, fire and ambulance b) Delhi High Court a) 25 b) 20 emergency services? c) Rajasthan High Court c) 22 d) 28 a) 111 b) 113 d) Bombay High Court 137. Which state topped the School Educa- c) 112 d) 115 128. Which country is going to give online tion Quality Index released by NITI 119. Indian skipper Virat Kohli now has a tourist visa for the first time? Aayog? total of how demerit points? a) Qatar a) Uttar Pradesh a) 3 b) 4 b) Jordan b) Bihar c) 2 d) 1 c) Saudi Arabia c) Kerala 120. Which two states have decided to form d) South Africa d) Punjab a panel to resolve water sharing issues? 129. Who is the author of the book Reset: 138. When is International Coffee Day cel- a) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Regaining Indias Economic Legacy, ebrated? b) Andhra Pradesh, Telangana which was launched recently? a) October 1st c) Tamil Nadu, Kerala a) Manmohan Singh b) October 2nd d) Kerala, Karnataka b) Varun Gandhi c) October 3rd 121. What was Indias rank in the IMD World c) Yashwant Singh d) October 4th Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019? d) Subramanian Swamy 139. What is the strike range of land-attack a) 45th b) 44th 130. Which anniversary did Google celebrate version of BrahMos supersonic cruise c) 48th d) 47th on September 27, 2019? missile? 122. Which nation topped the IMD World a) 21st b) 22nd a) 240km b) 290km Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019? c) 23rd d) 25th c) 310km d) 360km a) Singapore b) Denmark 131. Who has become the first girl student to 140. Which birth anniversary of Father of c) Switzerland d) United States win President of India Prize? the Nation Mahatma Gandhi is being 123. Which among the following coun- a) Subimal Ghosh celebrated on October 02, 2019? tries is not a part of the UNGA? b) LipiThukral a) 150 b) 160 a) Taiwan c) Kavitha Gopal c) 170 d) 180 b) North Korea d) Divya Agrawal 141. Which fast fashion retailer has filed for c) South Korea 132. When will single-use plastic be banned bankruptcy? d) Iran in India? a) Forever 21 b) H&M a) October 1st c) Zara d) Topshop

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142. Who has been named Indias most pow- 150. Which city is set to host the 3rd forum a)Pakistan b)Bhutan erful women in media? for India-Pacific Island Cooperation c)India d)Bangladesh a) BarkhaDutt (FIPIC) Summit ? 158. Which state government has launched b) Sagarika Ghose a) Nukualofa, Tonga the Village Secretariat system? c) Shweta Singh b) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea a)Odisha d) Kallie Puri c) Apia, Samoa b)Telangana 143. Which Indian wrestler has become world d) Suva, Fiji c)Assam no. 1 in 86kg category? 151. Who has received the M P Birla Memo- d)Andhra Pradesh a) BajranjPunia rial Award 2019 for his contributions to 159. Recently the International Astronomi- b) Deepak Punia the world of cosmology? cal Union (IAU) has named an asteroid c) Ravi Dahiya a)Nandkishor Awasthi after which personality? d) Rahul Aware b)Thanu Padmanabhan a)Lata Mangeshkar 144. Who has taken over as the new IAF c)Sanju Prasad b)Pandit Jasraj Chief? d)RK Sinha c)Pandit Arogya a) Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria 152. Which has become the first Indian bank d)Amitabh Bacchhan b) Air Marshal RNS Thakur to have a branch in the Australian state 160. Recently Union Minister for Micro, c) Air Marshal SN Gupta of Victoria? Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin d) Air Marshal Ratul Shah a)IDBI b)SBI Gadkari launched which bottles of of 145. Which Indian classical musician has been c)PNB d)BOB 700 ml to 900 ml capacity made by a honoured with a planet named after him? 153. The 7th World Hindu Economic Forum Tripura-based organisation? a) Bhimsen Joshi (WHEF) 2019 was held in which city/ a)Bamboo b)plastic b) Lata Mangeshkar UT? c)Thermocol d)Rubber c) Kumar Gandharv a)Mumbai b)NewDelhi 161. Which month is set as target by govern- d) Pandit Jasraj c)Chennai d)Kolkata ment of India to achieve 1.34 crore LED 146. Pakistan has invited which Indian leader 154. Who has been appointed as bank ad- street lights installation? for Kartarpur Corridor inauguration? ministrator of Punjab and Maharashtra a) December 2019 a) PM Modi Cooperative Bank Limited? b) March 2020 b) Rajnath Singh a)Jai Bhagwan Boria c) January 2020 c) Sonia Gandhi b)S Waryam Singh d) April 2020 d) Manmohan Singh c)N Vishwanathan 162. A 10 day Langur Mela commenced in 147. Which American sprinter recently won d)Tanmay Kumar which city? the gold medal in the World Athletics 155. Which state was awarded with the Best a)Amravati Championship by completing 100 Learning and Sharing Space Award b)Amritsar meters in 9.76 seconds? 2019? c)Lucknow a) Christian Colman a) Jammu and Kashmir d)Pune b) Justin Gatlin b) Maharashtra 163. Which ministry has conducted the first c) Andre Di Grass c) Uttar Pradesh National Nutrition Survey with the as- d) Usain Bolt d) Gujarat sistance of the United Nations 148. What is the name of the murderer of 156. Name the University, that had signed Childrens Fund (UNICEF)? former Punjab Chief Minister Beant an MoU with National eGovernance a)Ministry of AYUSH Singh, whose death sentence has been Division (NeGD), Ministry of Elec- b)Ministry of Human Resource converted to life imprisonment? tronics and Information Technology Development a) Ajit Singh (MeitY) for implementing Online Ca- c)Ministry of Health and Family b) Rajwant Singh pacity Building Programme on Cyber Welfare c) Balwant Singh Law, Crime Investigation and Digital d)Ministry of Women and Child d) Rajendra Singh Forensics through NeGD Learning Development 149. Which Indian company has signed an Management System (LMS)? 164. The Festival of Dashain started in which MoU with Tellurian Inc. to import 5 a)Law College, Dehradun country? million per annum (5 mtpa) of liquefied b)Lloyd Law College a)Thailand natural gas (LNG) from America ? c)Siddharth College of Law b)Singapore a)Reliance Industries Limited(RIL) d)National Law Institute University c)Nepal b)Gail Limited (NLIU) d)Bhutan c)Oil and Natural Gas157. Which country won the final of SAFF 165. Which state recently launched the Corporation(ONGC) U-18 Championship 2019 to lift the Plants for Plastic campaign? d)Petronet LNG Limited (PLL) title? a)Sikkim b)Maharashtra

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c)Bihar d)Assam across all states and union territories city/UT? 166. The Gandhi Film Festival to be held in (UTs) with the exception of Madhya a)NewDelhi which city/UT? Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland ? b)Noida a)Mumbai b)Chennai a) Department of Banking Services c)Kolkata c)NewDelhi d)Lucknow b) Department of Disinvestment d)Lucknow 167. Who was conferred with the 2019 c) Department of Financial Services 181. Which Insurance Company recently tied Swachchta Ambassador award during d) Department of Economic Affairs up with Paytm for a Corporate Agency the 5th edition of India Today Safaigiri 174. In which route, the second Vande Bharat tie up to offer comprehensive life in- Summit recently ? Express train, Indias fastest train will surance solutions? a) Shahrukh Khan run ? a) Aegon Life Insurance b) Amitabh Bachchan a) Delhi and Mumbai b) Max Bupa Life Insurance c) Sachin Tendulkar b) Delhi and Varanasi c) IDBI Federal d) Narendra Modi c) Delhi and Katra d) SBI Life Insurance 168. Which state/UT has the most obese d) Delhi and Lucknow 182. How much compensation is paid by adolescents as per the first National 175. Which state retained its top place in the Indian Railway Catering and Tour- Nutrition Survey by Union Ministry Niti Aayogs School Education Quality ism Corporation (IRCTC) if Tejas Ex- of Health and Family Welfare ? Index (SEQI)? press runs one hour later than its sched- a) Goa a)Andhra Pradesh uled time? b) Maharashtra b)Kerala a) Rs 1000 b) Rs 100 c) Kerala c)Assam c) Rs 500 d) Rs 200 d) Andhra Pradesh d)TamilNadu 183. Which banks has limited the cash with- 169. Which state government launched a 176. What was theme of the International drawals of customers using micro- policy to promote buy-back of the non- Day of Older Persons 2019 ? ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) of recyclable and single-use plastic waste a)Theme Takea S tand Against other banks to 4 times a month? from the rag pickers and households? Ageism a)Indian Bank and Canara Bank a)Himachal Pradesh b)Theme Stepping into the b)Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Canara b)Uttar Pradesh Future: Tapping the Talents, Bank c)Assam Contributions and Participation of c)State Bank of India (SBI) and d)Sikkim Older Persons in Society Bank of Baroda (BoB) 170. Who resigned as the chairman of the c)Theme The Journey to Aged)State Bank of India (SBI) and Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) ? Equality Canara Bank a) Kapil Dev d)Theme Celebrating Older 184. Which insurance firm has joined hands b) Sachin Tendulkar Human Rights Champions with Paytm to offer comprehensive life c) Ravi Shastri 177. According to RBI data,Indias current insurance products ? d) Sunil Gavaskar account deficit narrowed to how much a) New India Assurance 171. Which state has the highest number of percent of GDP? b) Star Health Insurance dry districts(19 out of 21) as per the a)2% b)2.5% c) Tata AIG General Insurance 2019 Southwest Monsoon Season c)3% d)4% d) United India Insurance Company Rainfall and IMDs Long Range Fore- 178. Where did a team of scientists from the 185. Which organisation of India have pro- casts by IMD (India Meteorological CSIR-NGRI and the Central Ground- vided helpline numbers to tackle age Department) ? water Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti dis- fraud in game? a) Punjab covered dried-up river termed as an- a)Indian Carrom Federation b) Uttar Pradesh cient buried river ? b)Shooting Federation of India c) Rajasthan a) Guwahati, Assam c)Indian Olympic Committee d) Haryana b) Chennai, Tamil Nadu d)Board of Control for Cricket in India 172. Who was appointed as the next Ambas- c) Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 186. Name the bank that has signed an MoU sador of India to Greece on October 3, d) Mumbai, Maharashtra with Indian Army with the aim to pro- 2019 ? 179. What is the rank of Indian badminton vide new and better banking experience a) Srikumar Menon player, PV Sindhu as per the recently for both serving & retired personnel of b) Renu Pall released BWF (Badminton World Fed- Indian Army? c) Amrit Lugun eration) Rankings 2019 ? a) State Bank of India(SBI) st th d) Dinesh Bhatia a) 1 b) 4 b) Canara Bank th th 173. Which department of India has final- c) 6 d) 5 c) Bank of Baroda (BoB) ized the operation hours of the public 180. Recently Smriti Irani inaugurated worlds d) Indian Bank sector banks from 10 A.M to 4 P.M largest plastic made charkha in which

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187. Who has been appointed as the Princi- a) Bajaj Finance Ltd pal Director General of Press Informa- b) ICICI Bank ANSWERKEYS tion Bureau? c) HDFC Bank a)Rajesh Kumar Vyas d) Axis Bank 1. d 2. d 3. d 4. b b)Vikas Chaturvedi 195. Name the institute that has partnered 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. b c)NKSingh with Union Ministry of New and Re- 9. b 10. d 11. d 12. b d)KS Dhatwalia newable Energy (MNRE) & organized 13. b 14. c 15. d 16. c 188. What is the denomination of commemo- the Global Student Solar Assembly 17. c 18. b 19. d 20. d rative coin released by Prime Minister (workshop) to promote the Gandhian 21. d 22. d 23. a 24. d Narendra Modi during Swachh Bharat idea of sustainable living? 25. a 26. c 27. a 28. a Diwas program ? a) IIT Delhi 29. c 30. d 31. c 32. a a) Rs. 200 b) IIT Kanpur 33. c 34. a 35. b 36. d b) Rs. 50 c) IIT Bombay 37. b 38. a 39. b 40. c c) Rs. 150 d) IIT Madras 41. c 42. d 43. d 44. d d) Rs. 100 196. Who was appointed as the new princi- 45. b 46. a 47. c 48. b 189. Who won the Royal Society Science pal Director General(DG) of the Press 49. d 50. a 51. d 52. b Book Prize 2019 award for the book Information Bureau (PIB)? 53. d 54. a 55. a 56. b titled Invisible Women: Exposing Data a) Rajesh Malhotra 57. c 58. a 59. b 60. a Bias in a World Designed for Men ? b) Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia 61. c 62. a 63. b 64. c 65. b 66. c 67. a 68. d a) Reni Eddo-Lodge c) Sitanshu Kar 69. a 70. d 71. a 72. c b) Laura Bates d) K. Syama Prasad 73. d 74. a 75. a 76. d c) Helen Lewis 197. Who is the author of the book, titled 77. d 78. a 79. b 80. b d) Caroline Criado Perez India and the Netherlands Past, 81. a 82. d 83. a 84. d 190. Recently President Ram Nath Kovind Present and Future ? 85. b 86. b 87. a 88. a inaugurated the 70th TB (tuberculosis) a) Venu Rajamony 89. c 90. a 91. a 92. c seal campaign of the Tuberculosis As- b) Renu Pall 93. d 94. b 95. b 96. d sociation of India in which city/UT? c) Manjeev Singh Puri 97. a 98. b 99. b 100. c a)Pune d) Sanjay Ran 101. d 102. a 103. a 104. c b)Kochi 198. Who was awarded with the 2019 UN 105. c 106. c 107. d 108. c c)New Delhi High Commissioner for Refugees 109. b 110. a 111. b 112. a d)Kolkata (UNHCR) prestigious Nansen Award ? 113. d 114. c 115. d 116. c 191. Who was appointed as executive direc- a) Thorvald Stoltenberg 117. b 118. c 119. a 120. c tor for India at International Monetary b) Azizbek Ashurov 121. b 122. d 123. a 124. a Fund? c) Sadruddin Aga Khan 125. a 126. c 127. b 128. c a)TN Manoharan d) Poul Hartling 129. d 130. a 131. c 132. b b)Surjit S Bhalla 199. Rajat Monga resigned recently, he was 133. a 134. b 135. a 136. b c)Amitabh Kant associated with which bank ? 137. c 138. a 139. b 140. a d)Rakesh Singh a) Yes Bank 141. a 142. d 143. b 144. a 192. Where was the 4th edition of KAZIND- b) HDFC Bank 145. d 146. d 147. a 148. c 2019, the joint military exercise between c) Axis Bank 149. d 150. b 151. b 152. b India and Kazakhstan commenced re- d) Lakshmi Vilas Bank 153. a 154. a 155. a 156. d cently ? 200. What is the new minimum monthly sti- 157. c 158. d 159. b 160. a a) West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh pend given to trade apprentices accord- 161. b 162. b 163. c 164. c b) Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan ing to the Apprenticeship (Amendment) 165. d 166. a 167. c 168. a c) Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand Rules, 2019 during the State Ministers 169. a 170. a 171. d 172. c d) Aktobe, Kazakhstan Conference on Skill Development ? 173. c 174. c 175. b 176. c 193. When is International Day of Non Vio- a) Rs 4000-8000 177. a 178. c 179. c 180. b lence observed? b) Rs 5000-9000 181. a 182. b 183. c 184. b a)October 4 c) Rs 3000-7000 185. d 186. c 187. d 188. c b)October 3 d) Rs 5000-10000 189. d 190. c 191. b 192. c c)October 1 193. d 194. a 195. c 196. b d)October 2 197. a 198. b 199. a 200. b 194. Which entity has surpassed State Bank ¨¨¨¨ of India(SBI) for the first time, in terms of market capitalization ?

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1. Which battle was fought in 1565? 6. Cyclone is a system of wind blowing: (c) Stratosphere (a) Battle of Chanderi (a)Spirally outwards from a high (d) All of these (b) Battle of Chausa pressure region 11. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed (c) Battle of Talikota (b)Spirally towards low pressure between? (d) Battle of Khanua region (a) Tipu sultan and Robert Clive 2. Which one amongst the following is the (c)In a straight line from high to low(b) Tipu Sultan and Cornwallis oldest Dynasty? pressure region (c) Tipu Sultan and Dalhousie (a) Pallava Dynasty (d)From Ball of Bengal towards (d) Tipu Sultan and Warren Hastings (b) Chola Dynasty Bangladesh annually 12. The type of mirrors used in the (c) Maurya Dynasty 7. The tide produced when the moon and headlamp of cars is (d) Gupta Dynasty the sun are at right angles to the earth, (a) Parabolic concave st 3. What is the subject of the 91 thus pulling in opposite directions, is (b) Plane Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2003? called (c) Spherical convex (a)Right to information (a) Neap tide (d) Cylindrical concave (b)Limiting the size of council of (b) Spring tide 13. Conversion of heat into electrical is ministers (c) Diurnal tide achieved by using : (c)Right to education (d) Ebb tide (a) Ammeter (d)Elimination corruption at all levels8. Which among the following volcanic (b) Hydrometer 4. Which among the following term cannot mountain is called light house of (c) Voltmeter be used in state legislative council: Mediterranean: (d) Thermocouple (a) Adjournment (a) Cotopaxi (b) Vesuvius 14. Which one of the following metals is (b) Prorogation (c) Krakatoa (d) Stromboli used to galvanize iron? (c) Quorum 9. Caldera is a feature associated with (a) Copper (b) Lead (d) Dissolution (a) Volcanoes (c) Zinc (d) Mercury 5. Which of the following commissions (b) Earthquakes 15. Which of the following alkali metals has was formed in 1983 to recommend the (c) Folding of rocks highest specific heat? relationship and balance of power (d) Faulting of mountains (a) Cesium (b) Rubidium between state and central governments? 10. Which layer of the atmosphere (c) Potassium (d) Lithium (a) Kalelkar Commission maintains an almost uniform horizontal 16. Detergents used for cleaning clothes and (b) Sarkaria Commission temperature? utensils contain (c) Narendran Commission (a) Troposphere (a) Nitrates (d) Mandal Commission (b) Mesosphere (b) Bicarbonates

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(c) Sulphonates (a) Right to Freedom (c) Magnetic Flux (d) Bismuthates (b) Right to Freedom of Religion (d) Magneticsusceptibilty 17. Muscle fatigue is caused by the (c) Right to Property 32. Plants that grow in the desert are called accumulation of: (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies (a) Hydrophytes (a) Pyretic acid 24. The pass located at the southern end of (b) Mesophytes (b) Lactic acid the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called (c) Xerophytes (c) Oxaloacetic acid (a) The Palghat gap (d) Epiphytes (d) Uric acid (b) The Bhorghat pass 33. Which one of the following is the best 18. Who of the following presided the (c) The Thalgat pass source of generating electricity in India historic Lahore session of 1929 in (d) The Bolan pass from the viewpoint of sustainable which demand of Poorna Swaraj was 25. The place where the slipping begins is development? raised on the bank of river Ravi? called the earthquakes (a) Coal (a) Motilal Nehru (a) Lava (b) Fault (b) Mineral oil and gas (b) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Focus (d) Hot Spot (c) Hydro electricity (c) Jawaharlal Nehru 26. Which of the following parts of a tropical (d) Atomic energy (d) Madan Mohan Malviya cyclone is characterized by the 34. In a healthy adult man the commonest 19. During the Quit India Movement in strongest winds, tallest clouds and and smallest type of leucocytes are which of the following place a parallel heaviest rains? (a) Basophils government was not formed? (a) Eye (b) Monocytes (a) Satara (b) Baliya (b) Eyewall (c) Eosinophils (c) Talchar (d) Jaipur (c) Warm Core (d) Lymphocytes 20. The Harappans used intaglio seals, made (d) Outflow 35. Eclipses occur due to which optical mostly of carved and fired steatite : 27. On which law is the nuclear energy phenomena? (a)As an export commodity. explained? (a) Reflection (b)As a medium of exchange in place(a) Einsteins law (b) Refraction of coins. (b) Newtons law (c) Rectilinear propagation (c)As amulets and charms to ward (c) Rutherford law (d) Diffraction off evil spirits. (d) Mendeleev law 36. Which one of the following celestial (d)For marking their goods and28. Which phenomenon shows the particle bodies takes the same number of days property. nature of light? for rotation and 21. Article 123 of the Indian Constitution (a) Diffraction revolution? provides for: (b) Interference (a) Mars (b) Venus (a)The Ordinance making power of (c) Photoelectric Effect (c) Moon (d) Mercury the President (d) Polarisation 37. Which of the following phenomenon (b)Advisory Jurisdiction of the 29. What is an exothermic reaction? gives an evidence for the spherical Supreme Court (a)Reaction in which heat is released shape of the earth? (c)Special Status of Jammu and (b)Reaction in which heat is absorbed (a) Solar eclipse Kashmir (c)Reaction in which neither heat is (b) Lunar eclipse (d)An Election Commission to hold released nor absorbed (c) Revolution free and fair elections in the (d)None of these (d) Rotation of earth country 30. Sodium carbonate crystals lose water 38. In navigating short distances vessels 22. The premises of Indias Finance molecules. This property is called follow compass directions. Such routes Ministry are also known as ___? (a) Hygroscope are known as (a) East Block (b) Deliquescence (a) Loxodromes (b) West Block (c) Efflorescence (b) Orthodromes (c) North Block (d) None of these (c) Compass routes (d) South Block 31. Maxwell is the unit of (d) Great circle routes 23. Fundamental Rights have no value (a) Intensity of Magnetization 39. When did the British Govt. start ruling without? (b) Permeability India directly?

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(a) After the Battle of Plassey 46. Milk is a colloidal system in which :- 54. Which of the following countries to host (b) After the Battle of Panipat (a)Water is dispersed in fat the 23rd FIFA World Cup 2026? (c) After the War of Mysore (b)Fat is dispersed in water (a)USA, Canada and Mexico (d) After Sepoy Mutiny (c)Fat and water are dispersed in each(b) Brazil, Chile and Argentina 40. Who referred to Mahatma Gandhi as other (c) Brazil, Mexico and Spain Father of the Nation for the first time? (d)Fat is dissolved (d) Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam (a) Jawaharlal Nehru 47. Cryogenics is a science dealing with 55. The Union Cabinet has approved the (b) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (a) High temperatures establishment of NFRA to oversee au- (c) C. Rajgopalachari (b) Low temperatures ditors. What does NFRA stands for? (d) Subhash Chandra Bose (c) Friction and wear (a)National Fund Reporting 41. Which one of the following states is land- (d) Growth of crystals Authority locked 48. Convex lenses are used for the correction (b)National Financial Reporting (a) Odisha of :- Authority (b) Assam (a) Astigmatism (c)National Finance Reporting (c) Andhra Pradesh (b) Short sightedness Authority (d) Kerala (c) Cataract (d)National File Reporting Authority 42. Both Vardhaman Mahavira and Gautama (d) Long sightedness 56. The worlds largest solar park has Buddha preached their doctrine during 49. When dust gets into the eye, the part launched in which state? the reign of that becomes inflamed and pink is the (a) Odisha (a) Ajatashatru (a) Conjunctiva (b) Madhya Pradesh (b) Udayi (b) Sclerotic (c) Rajasthan (c) Bimbisara (c) Cornea (d) Karnataka (d) Harshavardhana (d) Choroid 57. Bicycle Tyres (pneumatic) was invented 43. Who among the following set up the 50. Which endocrine gland is found in chest by Atmiya Sabha in Kolkata in the first cavity? (a) John Boyd Dunlop half of the nineteenth century? (a) Thyroid gland (b) Claude Minie (a) Radha Kant Deb (b) Adrenal gland (c) Edouard Michelin (b) Ram Mohan Roy (c) Pineal gland (d) Joseph F. Glidden (d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (d) Thymus gland 58. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is de- (d) Devendra Nath Tagore 51. The bone of which of the following organ fined as the value of all: 44. A mid-term poll is conducted when in the human body is the longest? (a)Goods produced in an economy (a)The Lok Sabha is dissolved before (a) Spinal cord in a year completion of its term (b) Thigh (b)Goods and services in an economy (b)An elected member resigns from (c) Ankle-bone in a year his seat (d) Rib cage (c)Final goods produced in an (c)There are discrepancies in voting52. Tonga Kermadec is the ocean trench. Its economy in a year (d)All MPs of a political party location is in :- (d)Final goods and services produced resign (a) Atlantic Ocean in an economy in a year 45. No person shall be a citizen of India if he (b) Indian Ocean 59. National Development Council (NDC) has (c) Pacific Ocean deals with: (a)Lived in a foreign country for more(d) Arctic Ocean (a)The approval of Five Year plans than five years 53. If the movement of the Earths crust or a (b)Preparation of Development (b)Been convicted by a foreign court major climatic change makes an old plans of law stream young it is called :- (c)Rural Development Programme (c)Voluntarily acquired citizenship of (a) Consequent stream (d)Poverty Alleviation Programme another country (b) Rejuvenation 60. The best example of a capital intensive (d)Accepted employment in another (c) Subsequent stream industry in India is country (d) Aggradation (a) Textile Industry

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(b) Steel Industry (d) Shobhana Bhartia beverage show Indus Food 2019? (c) Tourism Industry 69. Which Article of Indian Constitution enu- (a)Karnataka (b)Odisha (d) Sports Goods Industry merates Fundamental Duties of Indian (c)Bihar (d)Assam 61. Indias balance of payments can be cor- Citizens? 77. Who is the author of the book A Cru- rected through (a) Article 50 A sade against Corruption? (a) Devaluation of Currency (b) Article 50 B (a) Manohar Manoj (b) Vigorous Export Promotion (c) Article 51 A (b) Vikram Seth (c) Import Substitution (d) Article 51 B (c) Manoj Das (d) All of the Above 70. The attorney General of India is a legal (d) Aravind Adiga 62. Golden Handshake Scheme is associated advisor to: 78. On which river is the Mandira Dam built? with (a) The President of India (a) Sankha River (a)Inviting Foreign Companies (b) The Prime Minister (b) Yamuna (b)Private Investment in Public (c) Lok Sabha (c) Sindh Enterprises (d) Government of India (d) None of These (c)Establishing Joint Enterprises 71. Which of the following is a source of 79. Who formally makes the allocation of (d)Voluntary Retirement income of the Gram Panchayats? business to department in the secre- 63. The first explosion of an atomic device in (a) Income Tax tariat? India was carried out in the State of (b) Sales Tax (a) Governor (a) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Professional Tax (b) Chief Minister (b) Nagaland (d) Levy duties (c) Home Minister (c) Manipur 72. Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and (d) Chief Secretary (d) Rajasthan Nicobar Islands, is located in which one 80. Which of the following is the only major 64. Which city of India is called as the Sili- of the following islands? river to originate from the Keonjhar pla- con Valley of India? (a) North Andaman teau in Odisha (a) Bengaluru (b) Little Andaman (a) Brahmani (b) Chennai (c) Middle Andaman (b) Budhabalanga (c) Hyderabad (d) South Andaman (c) Baitarani (d) Mumbai 73. In which one of the following places is (d) Rushikulya 65. Which wallet player launched the break- the headquarters of the North-Eastern 81. During the first Carnatic war, the French through product called Boost? Railway located? Governor General of (a) Oxygen Wallet (a) Guwahati (a) Robert Clive (b) Paytm (b) Gorakhpur (b) Captain Hawkins (c) Mobikwik (c) Kolkata (c) Dupleix (d) Free Charge (d) Bhubaneswar (d) Count de-Leally 66. Near which of the following cities are 74. Where is Pampadum national park situ- 82. Whipped cream is an example of Palitana temples located? ated? (a) Liquid-gas (a) Bhavnagar (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Liquid-liquid (b) Mount Abu (b) Kerala (c) Liquid-solid (c) Nasik (c)Tamil Nadu (d) Solid-liquid (d) Ujjain (d) Gujarat 83. Who among the following became the 67. Juno is the name of NASAs mission to 75. The Ancient Palace of Bada Gujar is lo- first invader of Kalinga: (a) Saturn (b) Mars cated in which state? (a) Ashok (c) Jupiter (d) None (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bimbisara 68. The first lady of the Indian screen to (b) Gujarat (c) Mahapadma Nanda have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha (c) Rajasthan (d) Dhanananda is (d) Sikkim 84. Indias first exclusive dog park has comes (a) Nargis 76. Which state will be partner state in the up in which city? (b) Madhubala upcoming mega international food and (a) New Delhi (c) Hema Malini (b) Lucknow

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(c) Jaipur 92. Where will the Advances in Sustainable 99. Which Organization established the In- (d) Hyderabad Polymers (ASP-19) be held? ternational Girl Child Day? 85. Which organization launched a new (a)Tokyo, Japan (a)World Health Organization scheme to promote investments in In- (b)Kyoto, Japan (b)United Nations International dia? (c)Guwahati, India Childrens Emergency Fund (a)Central Board ofIndirect Taxes (d)New Delhi, India (c)United Nations General Assembly and Customs 93. Which State government launched a state- (d)None of the above (b)Central Board of Direct Taxes and wide water grid project to provide a 100. Which spacecraft was launched for the Customs drinking water connection to every first time to provide service to the sat- (c)Central Board of Investments and household in the State by 2022? ellites in space? Customs (a)Kerala (a)MEV-1 (d)None of the above (b)Uttarakhand (b)Mir-VIII 86. Which State launched the YSR Rythu (c)Punjab (c)IMS-VI Bharosa PM-Kisaan scheme? (d)Andhra Pradesh (d)Intelsat 901 (a)Karnataka 94. When is the International Day for Disas- (b)Telangana ter Risk Reduction observed? (c)Andhra Pradesh (a)10 October ¨¨¨¨ (d)Maharashtra (b)12 October 87. Who is the governor of Himachal (c)13 October ANSWERKEYS Pradesh? (d)15 October (a)Bandaru Dattatreya 95. Who won the Dutch Open womens 1. c 2. c 3. b 4. d (b)Jagdish Mukhi singles 2019 title? 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. d (c)Najma Heptulla (a)Wang Zhiyi 9. a 10. c 11. b 12. a (d)Ganga Prasad (b)Gabriela Stoeva 13. d 14. c 15. d 16. c 88. Who is appointed as the Chief Justice of (c)Stefani Christy 17. b 18. c 19. d 20. d Himachal Pradesh High Court? (d)Selena Piek 21. a 22. c 23. d 24. a (a)Justice V Ramasubramanian 96. What is the theme of World Standards 25. c 26. b 27. a 28. c (b)Justice Bandaru Dattatreya Day 2019? 29. a 30. c 31. c 32. c (c)Justice Ramacharya Chand (a)Less waste, better results 33. c 34. d 35. c 36. c (d)Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy Standards increase efficiency 37. b 38. a 39. d 40. d 89. Who became the oldest winner of the (b)International Standards Creating Booker Prize? confidence globally 41. b 42. c 43. b 44. a (a)Alice Walker (c)Video Standards create a global45. c 46. b 47. b 48. d (b)Toni Morrison stage 49. a 50. d 51. b 52. c (c)Mary Angeline (d)Standards Build Trust 53. c 54. a 55. b 56. d (d)Margaret Atwood 97. Which country joined with India at 57. a 58. d 59. a 60. b 90. Who is appointed as the new Union Law Military Exercise DHARMA 61. d 62. d 63. d 64. a Secretary? GUARDIAN 2019? 65. c 66. a 67. b 68. b (a)Narayana Swamy (a)Japan 69. c 70. d 71. d 72. d (b)Anoop Kumar (b)China 73. b 74. b 75. c 76. b (c)Pawan Kumar (c)Pakistan 77. a 78. a 79. a 80. c (d)Rohit Sharma (d)Indonesia 81. c 82. a 83. c 84. d 91. Who is the author of the book Girl, 98. Who won Nobel Peace Prize for the year Woman, Other? 2019? 85. a 86. c 87. a 88. d (a)Paul Beatty (a)Tamrat Layne 89. d 90. b 91. b 92. b (b)Richard Powers (b)Abiy Ahmed Ali 93. d 94. c 95. a 96. c (c)Bernardine Evaristo (c)Meles Zenawi 97. a 98. b 99. c 100. a (d)Esi Edugyan (d)Hailu Yimenu

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1. A single user computer system which is the features of HTML 5 and C553 are e) None of these similar to PC but have more powerful supported by your browser or not? 13. When an input electrical signal A = microprocessor :- a) Web socket b) Web worker 10100is applied to a NOT gate, its O/ a) Mainframe b) Workstation c) Modernizer d) Geolocation P signal is : c) Microcomputer d) Server e) None of these a) 01011 b) 10001 e) Super computer 7. Daisy wheel, drum, chain etc are the c) 10101 d) 00101 2. HDMI or high definition multimedia ______. e) None of these interface is an audio video interface used a) Flowchart b) Mouse 14. What is the function of a modem? in new generation devices. Which are c) Keyboard d) Printers a)Encryption and decryption these devices? e) None of these b)Conversion of data into voice and a) LED TVs 8. Joshy, perfumes are example of ______. vice versa b) HD DVDs players a) Operating system c)Conversion of analog signals into c) Laptops b) Computer languages digital and vice versa d) Tablets & Display units c) Computer viruses d)Serve as a hardware anti-virus e) All of the above d) Web portals e)None of these 3. Function of control unit are :- e) None of these 15. Arithmetic logic unit and control sections a)It is responsible for controlling9. the Snowbol is an/a ______. have special purpose-locations called :- transfer of data and instructions a) Operating system a) Registers b) RAM among other units of a b) HLL c) BIOS d) I/O computer. c) Software e) ROM b)It manage and coordinates all thed) Search engine 16. The term Multiplexing is used in the units of the computer. e) None of these fields of computer and IT. What does it c)It obtains the instructions from10. ______refers to electronic trespass- mean? the memory, interprets them and ing or criminal hacking. a)The technique which can transmit directs the operation of the a) Cracking b) Jacking more than one signal at a time computer. c) Spoofing d) Smarming through a physical channel d)It communicate with i/p o/p e) None of these b)The technique which can transmit devices for transfer of data or 11. WiMAX stands for :- one signal through one channel results from storage. a)Wireless maximum c)The technique which can transmit e)All of the above. communication one signal through several 4. ______store date temporarily and pass b)World wide interoperability for channels it on as directed by the control unit. microwave access. d)The technique which can transmit a) Address b) Register c)World wide international standard one signal through multiple c) Number d) Memory for microwave access. channels e) None of these d)All of the these e)None of these 5. Which among the following is the fastest e)None of these 17. When you save a presentation, super computer? 12. Which one of the following is not an ap- a)All slides in a presentation are a) PARAM YUVA plication layer protocol used in saved in the same file b) VIKRAM 1000 Internet? b)Two files are created; one for c) SAGA a) Remote procedure call graphics and the other for content d) PARAM YUVA-II b) Internet relay chat c)A file is created for each slide e) CRAY X c) Resource reservation protocol d)A file is created for each animation 6. Which of the following detects whether d) All of the these or graphic

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e)None of these e)None of these d) It is not ethical because the files 18. When you install a new program on your 26. The OS, software and data the computer are being given for free. computer, it is typically added to the is currently using are stored in e)It is not unethical-anyone can ______menu. ______. access a computer a) All Programs a) PCI b) AGP 36. The time a device takes to locate data and b) Select Programs c) USB e) RAM instructions and make them available to c) Start Programs e) Scanner the CPU is known as :- d) Desktop Programs 27. Which of the following refers to contain- a) Clock speed b) A processing cycle e) None of these ers used to store related documents lo- c) CPU speed d) Access time 19. ______allow(s) users to upload files cated on the computer? e) None of these to an online site so they can be viewed a) Labels b) Indexes 37. Which of the following tools is normally and edited from another location. c) Programs d) Folders not used during systems analysis? a) General-purpose applications e) Sections a) Program Flow Chart b) Microsoft outlook 28. The process of making changes to an ex- b) Grid Chart c) Web-hosted technology isting document is referred to as :- c) System Flow Chart d) Office Live a) Editing b) Changing d) Questions Check-list e) None of these c) Modifying d) Creating e) None of these 20. What feature adjusts the top and bottom e) Adjusting 38. Which of the following is the first step in margins so that the text is centred verti- 29. Which of the following refers to the the transaction processing cycle, cally on the printed page? means by which an OS or any other which captures business data through a) Vertical justifying program interacts with the user? various modes such as optical scanning b) Vertical adjusting a) Program front-end or at an electronic commerce website? c) Dual centering b) Programming interface a) Document and report generation d) Horizontal centering c) User login b) Database maintenance e) Vertical centering d) User interface c) Transaction processing 21. An ad hoc query is a e) User compatibility d) Data Entry a)Pre-planned question 30. Which of the following is a small micro- e) None of these b)Pre-scheduled question processor-based computer designed to 39. Microsofts Messenger allows users to c)Spur-of-the-moment question be used by one person at a time? a)Bypass a browser to surf the web d)Question that will not return anya) Netbook b) Supercomputer b)Create a blog results c) All-in-one d) Notebook c)Communicate via direct live e)None of these e) Personal compuer communication 22. A file extension is separated from the 31. The thick rigid metal platters that are d)Identify and eliminate spam main file name with a(n) ______, capable of retrieving information at a e)Make graphic presentations but no spaces. high rate of speed are known as :- 40. In addition to keying data directly into a a) Question mark b) Underscore a) Hard disks b) SCAN database, data entry can be done from c) colon d) Period c) Soft disks d) Flash Memory a(n) e) None of these e) None of these a) Input form b) Table 23. A word in a web page that, when clicked, 32. What is Windows Explorer? c) Field d) Data dictionary opens another document :- a) APC b) A network e) None of these a) Anchor b) URL c) A file Manager d) A drive c) Hyperlink d) Reference e) A web browser ¨¨¨¨ e) None of these 33. If a processor has a word size of 32 bits 24. Distributed processing involves :- compared to a processor with a word a)Solving computer component size of 16 bits, it can process problems from a different ______at a time. ANSWERKEYS computer a) Twice as much b)Solving computing problems by b) Half as much 1. b 2. e 3. e 4. b breaking them into smaller parts c) Thrice as much 5. d 6. c 7. d 8. c that are separately processedb y d) The same amount different computers e) One-fourth as much 9. b 10. c 11. b 12. c c)Allowing users to share files 34.on The methoda of decreasing the amount of 13. a 14. c 15. d 16. a network space required to store data and pro- d)Allowing users to access network grams is :- 17. a 18. a 19. c 20. e resources away from the office a) Crashing b) Disk caching 21. c 22. d 23. c 24. b e)None of these c) RAID d) File compression 25. Which of the following is the first step in e) None of these 25. c 26. d 27. d 28. a sizing a window? 35. Why is it unethical, because it is legal? 29. d 30. e 31. a 32. c a)Point to the title bar a)It is not unethical, because it is b)Pull down the View menu to legal. 33. a 34. d 35. c 36. d display the toolbar b)It is unethical because the files are c) Point to any corner or border being given for free. 37. b 38. e 39. c 40. a d)Pull down the View menu andc)Sharing copyrighted files without change to large icons permission breaks copyright laws.

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1. Government securities with terms of e) Other than the given options c) three years more than 1 year are called 5. If credit facility applied for is rejected, d) five years a)Government bonds the reasons therefore should be briefly e) None of these b)Treasury bills mentioned in the- 8. The purpose of providing depreciation c)Bills of exchange a)Loan Applications Received and on the banks property is : d)Capital bills Disposal Register a)to reduce the profit of the bank e)All of the above b)Opinion Reports b)to make usual allowances for 2. Which of the following is not a reason c)Loan Rejection Register annual wear and tear for demand pull inflation? d)All of the above c)to enable the bank to recover this a)Shortage of consumer goods e)Other than the given options amount from the Reserve Bank of b)More exports 6. A cheque which was returned with the India b)Economic growth remarks: Effects drawn against not yet d)to strengthen the financial position d)Less import cleared. Please present again, has been of the bank e)More exports and less imports represented and there are no funds in e)None of the above 3. Money that a government has required the account to pay it : 9. A draft issued by the bank has been lost to be accepted in settlement of debts is a)the cheque should be paid as bythe the payee. He sends a letter to the a)Barter money banker is under obligation to it issuing bank to stop payment. Bank b)Commodity money b)the cheque should be paid and will:the b)Legal tender customer asked to put the account a)Note caution and will advice the d)Currency value in order payee to contact purchaser of the e)None of these c)the cheque should be returned draft 4. If a bank is unable to refund the short with the answer: Refer to b)Not act on the request term deposits as funds are locked in long drawer c)Stop payment term loans, it involves? d)none of the above d)Performs no action a) Interest Rate Risk e)all of the above e)None of the above b) Operational Risk 7. A debt becomes time-barred after : c) Liquidity Risk a) one year d) Market Risk b) two and a half year

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10. What is Yield Curve Risk? enforcement of security interest try? a)It is a line of graph plotting theact a) Repo rate yield of all maturities of a c)Debt Recovery Tribunal act b) bank rate particular instrument d)Foreign exchange management act c) reverse repo rate b)Yield curve changes its slope ande)None of these d) cash reserve ratio shape from time to time 15. Banks are increasingly selling Insurance e) none of the above c)Yield curve can be twisted to productsthe mainly due to _____? 19. The returned non resident Indians are desired direction through the a)It helps in increase in deposits permittedof to open the following ac- intervention of RBI a bank counts: d)All of the above b)It helps in growing Loan portfolioa) Non resident external account e)None of the above of a bank b) Non resident ordinary account 11. Which of the following is true about c)It helps increase commission c) RFC account White Card? income of a bank d) FCNR account a)It is related to companies d)It diversify the risk of a Banke) none of the above producing milk products e)Bank have taken over Insurance20. Bank rate policy, open market opera- b)It does not carry on its face, thecompanies tions, variable reserve requirements and brand of the issuer 16. The main objective of statutory liquidity requirements as c)It is meant to covert blank money______is to give loans to measures of credit control are classi- into the economy consumers for purchasing the durables fied as d)It is a card that provides whitelike motor car, television set, washing a) Quantative methods money machine, furniture etc and the borrow- b) Qualitative methods e)None of these ers have to repay the loans in easy c) Weighted average methods 12. The Capital Market of Indian financial instalments d) none of the above system deals with which of the follow- a) Commercial banks e) both (a) and (b) ing funds? b) Consumer banks a) Hedge funds c) Development banks ¨¨¨¨ b) Short-term funds d) Special banks c) Long-term Funds e) None of the above ANSWERKEYS d) Government Funds 17. On this account, restrictions are imposed e) None of these by the bank on the amount to be with- 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. c 13. When a currency is converted into any drawn by the depositor and the bank 5. a 6. c 7. c 8. b other currency without any limit and pays interest on this account although for any purpose, it is called as the rate of interest is less than the rate 9. a 10. d 11. b 12. c a) Fully convertible of interest payable in fixed deposit 13. a 14. d 15. c 16. b b) partially convertible a) Recurring deposit 17. b 18. b 19. c 20. a c) controlled convertible b) Savings bank d) not at all convertible c) Current account e) none of the above d) Fixed deposit 14. External commercial borrowings are gov- e) None of the above erned under: 18. What do you mean by the rate of dis- a)Foreign Exchange Regulation act count at which the Reserve Bank of In- b)Securitisation and Reconstruction dia discounts the first class bills of ex- of Financial assets and change brought by the banks in the coun-

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Direction(Q.1-10): Read the following detection, denial, deception, disruption, passage carefully and answer the degradation, protection, and destruction. Electronic Protection (EP) (previously questions that follow. Certain words are EW contributes to the success of known as electronic protective measures printed in bold to help you locate them Information Operations (IO) by using (EPM) or electronic counter while answering some of the questions. offensive and defensive tactics and countermeasures (ECCM)) involves actions Electronic warfare (EW) is any action techniques in a variety of combinations to taken to protect personnel, facilities, and involving the use of the electromagnetic shape, disrupt, and exploit adversarial use equipment from any effects of friendly or spectrum or directed energy to control the of the EM spectrum while protecting enemy use of the electromagnetic spectrum spectrum, attack on an enemy, or impede friendly freedom of action in that spectrum. that degrade, neutralize, or destroy friendly enemy assaults via the spectrum. The Expanding reliance on the EM spectrum combat capability. Jamming is not part of purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the increases both the potential and the EP, it is an EA measure. opponent the advantage of, and ensure challenges of EW in information operations. Electronic Warfare Support (ES), is the friendly unimpeded access to, the EM All the core, supporting, and related subdivision of EW involving actions tasked spectrum. EW can be applied from air, sea, information operations capabilities either by, or under direct control of, an operational land, and space by manned and unmanned directly use EW or indirectly benefit from commander to search for, intercept, identify, systems, and can target humans, EW. The principal EW activities have been and locate or localize sources of intentional communications, radar, or other assets. developed over time to exploit the and unintentional radiated electromagnetic Military operations are executed in an opportunities and vulnerabilities that are (EM) energy for immediate threat information environment increasingly inherent in the physics of EM energy. recognition, targeting, planning, and conduct complicated by the electromagnetic (EM) Activities used in EW include: electro- of future operations. These measures begin spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum optical, infrared and radio frequency with systems designed and operators trained portion of the information environment is countermeasures; EM compatibility and to make Electronic Intercepts (ELINT) and referred to as the electromagnetic deception; communications jamming, radar then classification and analysis broadly environment (EME). The recognized need jamming and anti-jamming; electronic known as Signals intelligence from such for military forces to have unimpeded access masking, probing, reconnaissance, and detection to return information and perhaps to and use of the electromagnetic intelligence; electronics security; EW actionable intelligence (e.g. a ships environment creates vulnerabilities and reprogramming; emission control; spectrum identification from unique characteristics of opportunities for electronic warfare (EW) management; and wartime reserve modes. a specific radar) to the commander. in support of military operations. Electronic warfare includes three major Electronic warfare is any military action subdivisions: electronic attack (EA), 1. Which of the following is not one of the involving the use of the EM spectrum to electronic protection (EP), and electronic major functions of Electronic Warfare include directed energy (DE) to control the warfare support (ES). Electronic attack (EA) (EW)? EM spectrum or to attack an enemy. This is (previously known as Electronic Counter (a)Ensure unimpeded access to the not limited to radio or radar frequencies but Measures (ECM)) involves the use of EM enemy with respect to the Electro includes IR, visible, ultraviolet, and other energy, directed energy, or anti-radiation Magnet spectrum. less used portions of the EM spectrum. This weapons to attack personnel, facilities, or (b)Ensuring communication jamming. includes self-protection, standoff, and escort equipment with the intent of degrading, (c)Its application can be done by a jamming, and anti-radiation attacks. EW is a neutralizing, or destroying enemy combat manned or an unmanned system specialized tool that enhances many air and capability including human life. In the case on all three realms of the earth space functions at multiple levels of conflict. of EM energy, this action is referred to as along with space. EW is employed to support military jamming and can be performed on (d)None of the above options are vital operations involving various levels of communications systems or radar systems. functions of EW.

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(e)All the above options are vital only partial access to ultra violet (II)Did you fake an illness to depose functions of EW. and less used portion of the visible sympathy from your ex- 2. The militarys need have an uninterrupted rays on the periphery of the EM boyfriend? access to an electromagnet environment spectrum (III)If Danielle gets a good grade in her has which of the following (e)None of the above math test, it will really depose her consequences? 6. How does the EW contribute to the self-confidence. (A)Their need is because of prone to success of Information Operations? (a) Only (I) vulnerabilities (a)By making it easier forArmy the (b) Only (II) (B)Their need opens multitude of to launch attack on the enemy (c) Only (III) opportunities without being located. (d) Both (I) and (II) (C)Their need enhances chances of (b)By using offensive and defensive (e)Both (I) and (III) conflicts at multiple levels tactics and techniques in a variety 12. ADDLE Choose the answer from the options of combinations to shape, disrupt (I)Because our instructor was so given below. and exploit adversarial use of the unclear, I had to continually ask (a) Only A EM spectrum him to addle and repeat what he (b) Only B (c)By providing viable ways to build was saying. (c) Both A and B strong defensive measures and to (II)Is it true smoking marijuana can (d) Both A and C fight and win wars addle your brain and make it (e) A, B and C (d)By aiding the army on the ground difficult for you to concentrate? 3. Which of the following action as given by using electromagnetic pulse gun (III) When the test questions started in the passage can be inferred to be in their fighter aircrafts to addle my brain, my head began performed under direct human (e)None of the above to hurt. supervision? 7. Which of the following is the most (a) Only (I) (a)Electronic counter measure similar in meaning ofvulnerabilities? (b) Only (II) (b)Electromagnetic jamming (a) Impuissant (c) Only (III) (c)Electromagnetic counter-measure (b) Amenable (d) Both (II) and (III) (c) Nascence (e) All are correct (d)Electromagnetic warfare support (d) Salacious 13. APPOSITE (e)Electromagnetic intercepts (e)Headlong (I)The judgment is very apposite to 4. The act, for which the electromagnetic 8. Which of the following is the most similar the present case. energy, is used to attack, some in meaning of deception? (II)Do you believe alcohol personnel with the goal of destruction (a) Guile (b) Didactic commercials apposite teens to of the enemys combat potential along (c) Pedantic (d) Stodgy drink? with bringing the communication (e) Ligature (III)A few words about truthfulness system to standstill, is known as? 9. Which of the following is the most and objectivity of this article are (a) Jamming opposite in meaning ofadverse? apposite. (b) Electronic protection (a) Inimical (b) Rancorous (a) Only (I) (c) Information operations (c) Affable (d) Perils (b) Only II (d) Signal intelligence (e) Foibles (c) Only III (e) Electronic warfare support 10. Which of the following is the most (d) Both I and III 5. Which of the following statements is not opposite in meaning of (e) All are correct correct? reconnaissance? (a)The electronic spectrum portion (a) Gracious Directions (Q.14-16) : Four statements of the information environment is (b) Contingency are given below at a, b, c and d. There referred to as the electromagnetic (c) Fortuity may be some errors in of the given environment (d) Negligence statement(s). The incorrect statement is (b)Electronic warfare includes three (e) None of these your answer. major subdivisions: electronic 14. (a)A group of scientist has used attack (EA), electronic protection Directions (Q.11-13): In each of the genetically modified bacteria to (EP), and electronic warfare following questions, a word has been create microscopic pieces of art, support (ES) used in sentences in THREE different including Leonards Da Vincis (c)EW can be appliedfrom air, sea, ways. Choose the option corresponding iconic Mona Lisa. land and space by manned and to the sentence in which the usage of (b)The scientific community has unmanned systems can target the word is CORRECT witnessed the utilisation of humans, communications, radar 11. DEPOSE genetic modified bacteria to create or other assets. (I)Without hesitation, the ruler microscopic pieces of art. (d)Although Electronic Warfare is not killed everyone who was linked (c)The scientific community has limited to radio frequencies, it has to the attempt to depose him. gone a step ahead to use genetically

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modified bacteria to create alternative. In case the given bold part 22. In which rectangular cells subject to microscopic pieces of art including in the sentence is correct, your answer simple rules, flash on and off, (A)/ there Leonardo Da Vincis Mona Lisa. is (e), i.e., No correction required. are theories involving science and (d)Genetically modified bacteria arithmetic such as cellular automata, have been used by a group of 17. He listened to melodious songs before (B)/ and mathematicians study how scientists to create microscopic he started the work. groups (C)/ of these cells evolve over pieces of art including Leonardo (a) listen to melodious time (D)/ of data can be studied to form Da Vincis iconic Mona Lisa. (b) had listened to melodious the basic statistics of study (E) (e)All are correct (c) had listen to melodious (a) BACE (b) BACD 15. (a)When the Vandals claimed North(d) was listening to melodious (c) BCEA (d) None of these Africa and began disruption the (e) No correction required (e) No correction required empires trade by prowling really 18. She have been taken to the hospital 23. To experience that heaven; people have the Mediterranean as pirates in the last week when her condition suddenly to go there, feel it, (A)/ where the trees, fifth century, a further blow came. deteriorated. birds, animals, and tiny multitudes live (b)A further blow came in the fifth (a) was taken without interference (B)/ yet leave it century when the Vandals claimed (b) has been taken alone in the process (C)/ if there is a North Africa and began disrupting (c) had been taken heaven on earth, its wild nature, (D)/ the empires trade by prowling the (d) have been took Humans have led to severe and Mediterranean as pirates. (e) No correction required irreversible damages to the natural (c)When the Vandals claimed North19. If there were more hours in a day, I will habitat of animals (E) Africa in the fifth century and gladly help with this project, but I (a) DBEA (b) DBAC began disrupting the empires already have so much on my plate right (c) DACE (d) None of these trade by prowling the now. (e) No correction required Mediterranean as pirates a further (a) would gladly help 24. To file income tax returns and (A)/ blow came. (b) will gladly helped therefore, the government cannot (d)In the fifth century a further blow (c) is gladly helping accurately estimate the amount of came in when the Vandals claimed (d) shall gladly help revenue yielded by GST (B)/ the third North Africa and began disrupting (e) No correction required issue being faced by the government the empires trade by prowling the 20. Investigators have been still trying to (C)/ is that taxpayers are missing the Mediterranean as pirates. determine the cause of the fire. deadlines (D)/ due to which an increase (e)All are correct (a) was still trying in the rates was proposed. (E) 16. (a) Astronomers changed Plutos (b) are still trying (a) CBDE (b) CBAE status from planet to dwarf planet (c) is still trying (c) CDEB (d) None of these but its possible that its not any (d) had been still trying (e) No correction required kind if planet at all. (e) No correction required 25. To not interact with the media too much (A)/ with a British paparazzi (b)After getting its status changedDirections (Q.21-25): In the given photographer to stage a series (B)/ from planet to dwarf planet by questions, a sentence divided into Meghan Markles father has secretly astronomers the possibility of different segments is given. Find the part collaborated (C)/ for showing his deep Pluto not being any kind of planet which does not contribute to the main interest in palaeontology (D)/ of has popped up. theme of the passage and then rearrange pictures despite pleas from Prince (c)Astronomers have been come tothe remaining parts to make a complete Harry (E) believe that Pluto might not be a sentence. If the given sentence is correct (a) CBEA (b) BACE planet at all after changing its as it is, choose No correction required. (c) CDAE (d) None of these status from planet to dwarf planet If the correct sequence is not given then (e) No correction required in the recent past. mark None of these as your answer. (d)It is being theorized by the Directions(Q.26-30) : In the following Astronomers that Pluto might be 21. In a way that acknowledges womens questions two columns are given a planet or a dwarf planet after role (A)/ as social and biological containing three sentences/phrases ruling out the possibility of it reproducers of society, (B)/ finding the each. In first column, sentences/phrases being a planet. means in law to take women into are A, B, and C and in the second column, (e)All are incorrect. account, (C)/ remains a fundamental the sentences/phrases are D, E and F. A challenge to activism in this arena, (D)/ sentence/phrase from the first column Direction (Q.17-20) : In the given womens body integrally and sexually may or may not connect with another questions, a part of the sentence is made autonomic (E) sentence/phrase from the second column bold. Below the sentence alternatives to (a) CABD (b) AEBC to make a grammatically and the bold part are given at (a), (b), (c) and (c) CADB (d) Noneof these contextually correct sentence. Each (d) which may help improve the (e) No correction required sentence. Choose the correct question has five options, four of which

Page| 71 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019 display the sequence(s) in which the (c) B-E The given table shows the ratio of the sentences/phrases can be joined to form (d) A-E number of male to female employees in a grammatically and contextually correct (e) None of these different banks. sentence. If none of the options given 29. Column (1): forms a correct sentence after (A)While he is the king of clay and Banks Male: Female combination, mark (e), i.e. None of quite adept on HDFC 3 : 1 these as your answer. (B)The need of the hour calls not only (C)Judges of the high court are as SBI 3 : 2 26. Column (1): much constitutional IOB 5 : 4 (A)Petrochemicals is another area that Column (2): BOB 1 : 1 (B)Russia envisions potential threats (D)for statesmanship demands, it is IDBI 2 : 1 to required courage. ICICI 7 : 5 (C)The recent appointment of five (E)grass, the acrylic has often been Governors by the his bane. 31. The number of female employees in IDBI Column (2): (F)functions of judges of the supreme is approximately what percent of the (D)Americans companies have court. total number of employees in ICICI? looking at. (a) C-F and B-E a) 22% b) 26% (E)the current balance of power in (b) A-F c) 28% d) 30% Eurasia. (c) B-D e) 32% (F)President is viewed with grave (d) A-E 32. What is the difference between the scepticism. (e) None of these average number of male employees from (a) C-F and B-E 30. Column (1): HDFC, BOB and ICICI together and (b) A-F (A)This is not only a case of the average number of female (c) B-E humiliation but amounts to employees from SBI and IOB together? (d) A-E (B)Keeping with her high dignity, the a) 80 b) 100 (e) None of these judge even c) 110 d) 120 27. Column (1): (C)Many questions arise in the wake e) None of these (A)This reignites the debates around of this decision 33. What is the ratio of the number of female the office of Column (2): employees from HDFC and ICICI (B)Decriminalization is the first step (D)it disgraced a person in public life. together to the number of male towards recognized (E)he refused to go to the press onemployees from IOB and IDBI (C)The rights of equality and non- this issue. together? discrimination on the (F)were collegiums there are a) 1: 3 b) 3: 5 Column (2): absolutely no answers. c) 5: 7 d) 4: 7 (D)of equal rights, but the two cannot (a) C-F and B-E (b) A-F e) None of these be conflated. (c) B-D (d) A-E 34. What is the average number of female (E)ground of sexual orientation has (e) None of these employees from all the banks excluding not covering under this bill. ICICI? (F)the governor, its appointments QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE a) 808 b) 810 and processes involved. c) 812 d) 814 (a) C-F and B-E Directions (Q.31 35) : Study the e) None of these (b) A-F following information carefully and 35. What is the difference between the total (c) B-E answer the questions given below. number of employees from HDFC and (d) A-E The given pie chart shows the number of the number of male employees from (e) None of these employees works in different banks SBI? 28. Column (1): HDFC, SBI, IOB, BOB, IDBI and ICICI in a) 600 b) 400 (A)A challenge to section 377 of the2019. c) 300 d) 500 Indian penal code e) None of these (B)ISRO only needs to explain its setbacks, not hide them Directions (Q.36 38) : Find out the (C)While that may be dated quote wrong number in the following number Column (2): series. (D)he was hiding in the horizon. (E)with the cellophane of national 36. 23, 47, 95, 191, 383, 787 pride. a) 383 b) 191 (F)the operational had been an c) 47 d) 787 emotional experience for us. e) 95 (a) C-F and B-E (b) A-F

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37. 51, 54, 63, 90, 171, 409 44. What is the total number of students in speed of 120 kmph in 12 seconds. If a) 54 b) 409 computer, Chemistry and Commerce the length of train A and B is 280 m and c) 63 d) 90 students together? 320 m respectively, then what is the e) 171 a) 1050 b) 1150 speed of train A? 38. 13, 49, 74, 90, 98, 103 c) 1240 d) 1140 Quantity II: 55 a) 49 b) 90 e) 1040 a)Quantity I > Quantity II c) 74 d) 98 45. What is the difference between the total b)Quantity I ≥ Quantity II e) 103 number of students in computer and c)Quantity II > Quantity I Maths students together and the d)Quantity II ≥ Quantity I Directions (Q.39 41): What number of Physics students? e)Quantity I = Quantity II or approximate value should come in the a) 234 b) 334 Relation cannot be established place of (?) in the following questions? c) 280 d) 380 50. Rahul bought 15 laptops for Rs.75000 e) 480 39. 5.90 × 2.912 × 1.891 + 24.981 and then he also spends Rs.3000 for 441 46. The number of Chemistry students is × 2.906=? transport charge. If he sells 13 laptops approximately what per cent of the a) 49 b) 46 for Rs.83200, then what is the total number of maths students and c) 51 d) 54 approximate profit percentage of the commerce students together? e) 60 overall a) 34% b) 25% 40. 40.204 % of 254.903 + 239.891 ÷ 19.915 transaction? c) 18% d) 20% +5.102 × 12.03 =? a) 21% b) 23% e) 2% a) 180 b) 174 c) 27% d) 29% c) 190 d) 186 Directions (Q.4749) : Each question e) 31% e) 204 contains two quantities as Quantity I and 51. If the ratio of the radius of cone to Quantity II. You have to determine the cylinder is 3:2 and the volume of the 41. 83.33 % of 299.912 + + 13.912 145 relationship between them and give cylinder is 7392 cm . If radius of the × 1.907=? answer according to it. cone is equal to the radius of the circle a) 270 b) 290 whose circumference is 132 cm, what c) 310 d) 320 47. Quantity I: Ratio of the cost price of is e) 330 mobile, laptop and washing machine is the height of the cylinder? 3:4:6 respectively. If laptop sold at the a) 12cm b) 10cm Directions (Q.42 46) : Study the profit of 20% for Rs.480, then what is c) 14cm d) 16cm following information carefully and the cost price of washing machine? e) 8cm answer the questions given below. Quantity II: If the cost price of 2 chairs 52. If the product of the ages of Raghu and BJB college has five different types of and 5 tables is Rs.1050 and the cost Sonu is 768 years and the sum of the groups, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, price of 3 chairs and one table is Rs.990, ages of Ramu and Rinu is 75 years. Commerce and Computer. The total number what is the cost price of 6 tables? Rinu age is 16 years when Sonu was of students is 2000. One-fourth of the total a)Quantity I > Quantity II born. If the average of the ages of Ramu, number of students is Commerce. 10% of b)Quantity I ≥ Quantity II Rinu and Sonu is 33 years, then what the total students are Chemistry students. c)Quantity II > Quantity I is the present age of Raghu? 25% of the total students are Maths. d)Quantity II ≥ Quantity I a) 20 years b) 27 years Remaining Students are either Computer or c) 32 years d) 38 years Physics students. The number of Physics e)Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be established e) Cannot be determine Students is 120 more than the number of 53. The shopkeeper had bought20 watches students of computer. 48. Quantity I: Difference between the CI and SI is Rs.40.32 for the amount is at the price of Rs.2000 per watch. He 42. If 20% of commerce students are failed, Rs.2800 at 2 years. Find the rate of sold 8 watches at the profit of 20%. what is the number commerce students interest? What is the price of a watch if he sells passed? Quantity II: 20% of 48 % of 25% of the remaining watches to make the a) 200 b) 250 the number is 14.4, then what is 2% of overall profit at 20%? c) 400 d) 280 that number? a) Rs.2200 b) Rs.2500 e) 220 a)Quantity I > Quantity II c) Rs.2400 d) Rs.2600 e) Rs.2800 43. What is the ratio of the total number of b)Quantity I ≥ Quantity II Commerce students to the total number 54. A, B and C together can complete the c)Quantity II > Quantity I work in 25 days. A and B together can of Students in computer and physics d)Quantity II ≥ Quantity I students together? complete the work in 30 days and the e)Quantity I = Quantity II or a) 5:8 b) 2:5 efficiency of B to that of C is in the Relation cannot be established c) 1:8 d) 2:5 ratio of 2:1 respectively. Find the time 49. Quantity I: Train A crosses train B e) 3:9 taken by A alone complete the work. running in opposite direction at the a) 30 days b) 40 days

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c) 50 days d) 60 days interest earned by person T at 8 % per a) 5 : 6 b) 6 : 5 e) 20 days annum for 2 years? c) 8 : 7 d) 5 : 4 55. A boat can cover 126 km upstream and a) 77: 28 b) 92: 45 e) 2 : 3 243 km downstream in 24 hours and c) 148: 67 d) 125: 52 65. The shopkeeper bought the units of also it cover 144 km upstream and 162 e) None of these product C at a total of Rs. 8100. What downstream in 21 hours. What is the 60. Find the average simple interest earned should be the selling price per unit of speed of the boat in still water? by person Q, R and T in 3, 4 and 5 the product so that he can make a a) 12 kmph b) 15 kmph years respectively at 8 % per annum? profit of 20%? c) 18 kmph d) 16 kmph a) Rs. 15600 b) Rs. 16200 a) Rs. 48 b) Rs. 54 e) None of these c) Rs. 14800 d) Rs. 16900 c) Rs. 60 d) Rs. 36 56. A milkman has mixture of milk and water e) None of these e) Rs. 50 in the ratio of 3:2. If he taken out x liters of the mixture and replaced with Directions (Q.61 65) : Study the REASONING ABILITY 10 liters of water, then the ratio of the following bar chart carefully and answer Directions (66-70) : Study the following milk to water becomes 3:4. Find the the questions given below. information carefully to answer the initial volume of the milk. The following graph shows the percentage given questions. a) 40 liters b) 20 liters break-up of sales of units of different Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H c) 30 liters d) 45 liters products in 2018. were born on same day i.e. on 30th January e) Cannot be determined but in different years viz. 1983,1985, 1989, Directions (Q.57 60) : Study the 1995, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2010 not following information carefully and necessarily in the same order. Make all the answer the given questions? age calculations as on 30th January 2019. The following table shows the principle H was 6 years elder to D. amount invested by 6 different persons in Four persons were born between Simple interest and Compound Interest. H and E. C is not youngest. Number of persons born after G Persons Principle Principle (Using SI) (Using CI) was equal to the number of P 25000 30000 persons born before B. G was Q 35000 40000 younger to B but was not the The product A is sold at Rs.40/unit. The youngest. R 45000 50000 shopkeeper earns Rs.18000 from product G and B were not born S 20000 25000 A. T 60000 45000 consecutively. U 40000 20000 61. How many units of product A were sold A was born immediately after F ? but neither of them was born in 57. If P invested his principle amount on SI a) 550 b) 450 1995 for 5 years at 8 % per annum and S c) 400 d) 50 invested his principle amount on CI e) 600 66. In which of the following years was C for 2 years at 10% per annum, then 62. The shopkeeper made Rs. 25 profit on born? find the difference between the total each unit of product B. How much a) 1985 b) 2010 amount received by person P to that profit did the shopkeeper make? c) 1995 d) 1983 of person S? a) Rs. 6750 b) Rs. 8500 e) 2003 a) Rs. 6400 b) Rs. 4750 c) Rs. 4250 d) Rs. 5200 67. Who was born in the year 1995? c) Rs. 5600 d) Rs. 3750 e) Rs. 5400 a) C b) E e) None of these 63. Due to mishandling 35% of the units of c) D d) B 58. The principle amount invested by Q, S product D were damaged. The e) Cannot be determined and U together in Simple interest is remaining units of product D were sold 68. How many persons were born between what percentage of the principle at Rs. 30/unit and the damaged ones F and G? amount invested by P, R and T together were sold at Rs. 12/unit and the cost a) None b) One in Compound interest? price of each unit of product D was c) Two d) Three a) 82 % b) 88 % Rs. 25. What was the loss that the e) More than three c) 64 % d) 76 % shopkeeper incurred? 69. How many persons were elder to C? e) None of these a) Rs. 702 b) Rs. 720 a) None b) One 59. Find the ratio between the simple interest c) Rs. 802 d) Rs. 820 c) Two d) Three earned by person T at 10 % per annum e) Rs.840 e) Four for 3 years to that of compound 64. What is the ratio of the sales of product 70. What was the difference between the A to product E? age of D and F?

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a) 2 years b) 10 years c) Either conclusion I or II is true 81. How many cars were parked between c) 8 years d) 6 years d) Only conclusion II is true Ds car and BMW? e) 3 years e) Both conclusion I and II are true a) 0 b) 1 Directions (71-74) : Study the following 77. Statement: H < I ≤ J = P ≤ Q ≤ R c) 2 d) 3 information carefully to answer the Conclusions: e) 4 given questions. I. I = R II. R > I 82. Which car was parked third to the left of In a certain code language, some statements a) If only I follows Gs car? are coded as: b) If only II follows a) Audi b) BMW star moon planet sun is coded as 5d 3b c) If either I or II follows c) Beat d) Honda 4a 6e d) If neither I nor II follows e) None of these planet earth sun venus is coded as 7c 3b e) If both I and II follow 83. What is the position of Beat with respect 2f 5d 78. All the Vowels of the word to Cs car? venus star planet moon is coded as 6e GRADUATE are replaced by the a) Second to the left 3b 4a 2f letter at the gap of 1 letter next to it b) Second to the right earth venus star moon is coded as 4a 6e and then all letters are arranged in c) Third to the left 2f 7c reverse alphabetical order from left to d) Third to the right On the basis of the above codes, answer the right then which of the following will e) Immediate right following questions: be 4th letter from left end? 84. How many cars were parked to the right a) W b) G of Es car? 71. What is the code for star? a) 1 b) 2 a) 6eb) 4a c) R d) C e) T c) 3 d) 4 c) 7cd) 2f e) 5 e) cannot be determined 79. In the number 783914523, how many 72. What is the code for venus planet? such pairs of numbers are there in the Directions (85-86) : Study the following a) 7c 3b b) 5d 2f number thus formed, which have as information carefully to answer the c) 4a 6e d) 3b 4a many numbers between them as in the given questions. e) 2f 3b number series (from both forward and 6 books A, B, C, D, E and F have different 73. If the code for earth star sun is 7c 5d backward)? number of pages. A has more pages than 6e, then what is the code for moon? a) 4 b) 8 only 2 other books. Number of pages in the a) 3b b) 4a c) 7 d) 6 book C are more than the number of pages c) 2f d) 7c e) 5 in the book F.Number of pages in D are e) cannot be determined Directions (80-84) : Study the following more than that of C. Book B has less pages 74. What is the statement for 7c 3b? information carefully to answer the than only 1 book, which is not book D. a) earth sun b) star moon given questions. 85. Which book has the 2nd most pages? c) planet sun d) venus earth Seven cars Honda, audi, nano, beat, Ferrari, e) none of these a) A b) B bmw and alto were parked in a parking lot c) E d) F Directions(75-79) : In the question in a linear row (all cars facing north direction). e) D relationship between different elements These cars belonged to seven different 86. Which book has more pages than A but is shown in the statements. The persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G(not necessarily not the most? statements are followed by conclusions. in the same order). Further it is known that a) C and D b) B and G Study the conclusions based on the given The number of car to the left of Fs car was c) B and D d) B, F and C statements and select the appropriate twice the number of cars to the right of Fs e) E, B and D answer. car. Es car was to the immediate left of Ferrari. Three cars were parked between As Directions (87-88) : Study the following 75. Statements: P = Q ≥ R > S; D < Q = H car and Alto. Only one car was parked information carefully to answer the Conclusions: between Audi and Honda, where Honda was given questions. to the right of Audi. Ferrari which is owned I. D > P II. H ≤ S (i)P # Q means P is the wife of Q. by G, was third to the left of Cs car. As car (ii)P $ Qmeans P is the brother of Q. a) Both conclusions I and II are true was second from the left end. F did not own (iii)P * Qmeans P is the son of Q. b) Neither conclusion I nor II is true either honda or audi. Nano car was at one of (iv)P @ Qmeans P is the sister of Q. c) Either conclusion I or II is true the ends. The BMW car was to the left of (v)P % Q means P is the father of Q. d) Only conclusion II is true Beat. B was not the owner of Alto. e) Only conclusion I is true 87. In the expression H%Y@C$L*O@K$E, 76. Statements: A ≥ B ≤ C = D < E ≥ F 80. Which car was parked immediately next how is E related to L? Conclusions: to Nano? a) Nephew I. A ≤ F II. E > B a) Beat b) ALTO b) Uncle a) Only conclusion I is true c) BMW d) HONDA c) Mother b) Neither conclusion I nor II is true e) None of these d) Niece

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e) Cant be determined Directions (92-96) : Study the e) None of these 88.In the expression information carefully and answer the 98. How many such consonants are there in Q@P%M$W@N#J*K, how is J questions given below. the above arrangement each of which related to M? Seven persons are going to participate in is immediately preceded by symbol but a) Sister-in-law quiz contest in seven different months not immediately followed by a vowel? b) Brother starting from March to September. D goes a) None b) One c) Mother-in-law in the month which have even numbers of c) Two d) Three d) Father-in-law days. More than three persons are going in e) More than three e) None of these between D and C. Only two persons going 99. Which of the following is the 10th to the in between F and C. E goes after G, who left of the 18th element from the left Directions (89-91) : In each of the does not go in March. Three persons are end of the above arrangement? questions below are given three going in between A and B. A does not go a) % b) B statements followed by two conclusions after C. More than one-month gap between c) T d) Z number I and II. You have to take the A and F going for the quiz. e) © given statements to be true even if they 100. Kunal walks 10 km towards North. seem to be at variance with commonly 92. Who among the following person goes From there he walks 6 km towards known facts. Read all the conclusions and in April? South. Then, he walks 3 km towards then decide which of the given a) E b) D East . How far and in which direction conclusions logically follows from the c) A d) B is he with reference to his starting given statements disregarding e) None of these point? commonly known facts. 93. Who among the following person are a)5 km West going immediate after the month in b)7 km West 89. Statements: which E goes? c)7 km East All sand are water. a) B b) D d)5 km North-East No fruit is a pen. c) G d) C e)None of these Some pen are sand. e) None of these Conclusions: 94. Four of the following are alike in a certain I. All fruit are not sand. way so form a group, which among the ¨¨¨¨ II. All water being fruit is a following does not belong to that possibility. group? EXPLANATIONS a) Only II follows a) E b) A b) Only I follows c) F d) B (1-10) c) Either I or II follow e) None of these 1. (a) Refer to the following statement of d) Both I and II follows 95. Which of the following statement is true the passage, Electronic warfare (EW) e) None follows about C? is any action involving the use of the 90. Statements: a)C goes before F electromagnetic spectrum or directed All Quagmires are Digital b)Only three persons go between Cenergy to control the spectrum, attack No Digital is Government and G of an enemy, or impede enemy assaults All Government are Dumb c)G goes just before C via the spectrum. The correct answer Conclusions: d)C goes in September is option A. I. Some digital can be Dumb e)Both (b) and (d) 2. (c) The second paragraphs last line II. All Dumb can never be Digital 96. How many persons are going in between clearly states that the use of a) Only II follows G and B? electromagnetic environment has b) Only I follows a) Two b) One opened avenues for both opportunities c) Either I or II follow c) Three d) More than Three and vulnerabilities. Hence the correct d) Both I and II follows e) None option is C. e) None follows 3. (d) The last paragraphs first line, 91. Statements: Directions (97-100) : Study the following Electronic Warfare Support (ES), is All iron are Eight arrangement carefully and answer the the subdivision of EW involving No Eight is Two questions given below: actions tasked by, or under the direct All Two are Four G C @ 5 U © T Z 7 3 = F 6 7 M 2 & B % 4 control of, an operational commander. Conclusions: H £ 9 $ A W K ð 8 E L Thus, option D is the correct answer. I. No iron is Two 97. If all consonants in the above arrangement 4. (a); The latter part of the fifth paragraph II. Some four can be Eight are dropped, then which of the states, use of EM energy, directed a) Only II follows following will be the 10th from the right energy, or anti-radiation weapons to b) Only I follows end? attack personnel, facilities, or c) Either I or II follow a) 4 b) H equipment with the intent of degrading, d) Both I and II follows c) % d) K neutralizing, or destroying enemy e) None follows

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combat capability including human life. 9. (c) Adversarial means anything (17-20) In the case of EM energy, this action is characterized by conflict or 17. (b) The correct replacement is had referred to as jamming and can be opposition. listened to melodious. performed on communications Anything that is harmful is inimical We use past perfect to talk about systems or radar systems. Hence, Affable means friendly and easy to talk something that happened before option A is the correct answer. to another action in the past, which is 5. (d) EW isnt limited to just radio Peril means serious and immediate usually expressed by the simple past. frequencies it also includes visible, danger Therefore, the phrase in the bold should ultraviolet and other parts of the EM Foible means a minor weakness be in past perfect tense. spectrum. Refer to the following Rancorous means characterised by Hence, option B is the correct answer. statement of the passage, Electronic bitterness 18. (a) The phrase have been taken is warfare is any military action involving Thus, the correct answer here is affable incorrect. the use of the EM spectrum to include and option C is the correct answer. Here the error lies in the usage of the directed energy (DE) to control the EM 10. (d) Military observation of a region to present perfect continuous tense spectrum or to attack an enemy. This locate an enemy is called instead of the simple past tense. The is not limited to radio or radar reconnaissance; or in a word, present perfect continuous is a present frequencies but includes IR, visible, reconnaissance can be understood as tense. It cant be used with adverbs of ultraviolet, and other less used portions observation or scrutiny. past time. of the EM spectrum. The correct Contingency is a future event or Therefore, have been taken must be answer is option D. circumstance which is possible but replaced with was taken to form a 6. (c) Refer to the following statement of cannot be predicted with certainty. grammatically correct sentence. the passage, EW contributes to the Fortuity means the chance of Hence, option A is the correct answer. success of information operations (IO) occurrence 19. (a) The given sentence is an example of by using offensive and defensive tactics Negligence means failure to take proper second conditional sentences. and techniques in a variety of care of something or being unobservant. Second conditional sentences are useful combinations to shape, disrupt, and Thus, option D is the closest antonym for expressing outcomes that are exploit the adversarial use of the EM to the word reconnaissance. completely unrealistic or will not likely spectrum while protecting friendly (11-13) happen in the future. The correct way freedom of action in that spectrum. 11. (a) Depose: remove from office suddenly to structure second conditional The phrase friendly freedom of action and forcefully. sentences is to use the simple past conveys the idea that economically, the 12. (d) Addle: make (someone) unable to tense in the if-clause and an auxiliary techniques are friendly and easy to think clearly; confuse. modal verb (e.g., could, should, would, adopt. Thus, the answer is option C. 13. (d) Apposite: apt in the circumstances might) in the main clause (the one that 7. (a) Vulnerabilities refer to the inabilities or in relation to something. expresses the unrealistic or unlikely to withstand the effects of a hostile (14-16) outcome). environment. 14. (b) All the options except B carry Therefore, will gladly help must be Impuissant means powerless correctly structured sentences. Option replaced with would gladly help to Anything that is easily controllable is B is grammatically incorrect as form a grammatically correct sentence. called amenable genetic is an adjective, but we need Hence, option A is the correct answer. The state of not knowing is called an adverb to modify the verb 20. (b) The phrase have been still trying is Nescience modified. So, genetically should be incorrect. Salacious means obscene used instead of genetic. Here the error lies in using the present Headlong means with restless haste In standard English, bacteria is a perfect continuous instead of the Hence, impuissant is the closest word plural term, while bacterium is present continuous tense. We use the and option A is the answer. singular. Hence, the plural verb have present continuous tense to talk about 8. (a) The act of deceiving someone is in part D is correct. an action which started in the past, has known as deception 15. (a) The use of the word really after gone on till the present and is still Didactic means in the manner of a prowling sounds incorrect. Though in continuing. teacher, particularly to appear the sentence the word is used as Therefore, have been still trying must patronizing. adverb, it does not logically and be replaced with are still trying to Excessively concerned with details is grammatically with prowling. Thus, form a grammatically correct sentence. called pedantic option A is the correct answer. (21-25) Stogy is heavy and high in starch 16. (d) Option D says that Pluto is not a 21. (a) AB is a mandatory pair as B mentions Ligature is a thing used for tying or planet but it might be a planet or a dwarf the roles. To take women into binding something tightly. planet, which does not make any sense account in a way that relates C and A. Guile means sly or cunning intention. logically. D completes the sentence most Hence, option A is the correct answer meaningfully. E is the odd one out. Hence option A is correct.

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22. (b) C and D form a mandatory pair. D (i)This reignites the debate around 90 + 34 = 171 mentions what the group comprises of. the office of the governor, its 171 + 35 = 414 E cannot follow D, thus, option E can appointments and processes 38. d; 13 + 62 = 49 be eliminated. B introduces the subject involved. 49 + 52 = 74 of the sentence (theories). A talks about 28. (c) Here, only B-E can form a 74 + 42 = 90 the cellular automata mentioned in B. contextually meaningful and 2 Thus, the correct sequence is BACD. grammatically correct sentence. The 90 + 3 = 99 23. (b) D as well as E can be the introductory rest of the options are neither 99 + 22 = 103 statements. However, since the other grammatically nor contextually fit to 39. c; 5.90 × 2.912 × 1.891 + segments do not specifically talk about form a sentence. The sentence thus 441 damage of natural habitats, we would formed is, 24.981 × 2.906=? go with D. B is undoubtedly the (i)ISRO only need to explain its18 42 + 75 =? continuing part. Part A has to be placed setbacks, not hide them with the 51 =? before C as the latter contains the cell phone of national[ pride. 40. b; 40.204 % of 254.903 + 239.891 ÷ conjunction yet which needs to be 29. (d) Here, only A-E are suitable to form a 19.915 +5.102 × 12.03 =? preceded by a relevant claim. Thus, the contextually meaningful and (2/5) × 255 + 240/20 + 5 × 12 =? correct sequence is DBAC and option grammatically correct sentence. The 102 + 12 + 60 =? B is the correct answer. sentence thus formed is, while he is 174 =? 24. (d) E is the odd one out. The correct the king of clay and quite adept on sequence is CDAB. C and D form a grass, the acrylic has often been his 41. b; 83.33 % of 299.912 + + mandatory pair, where D mentions the bane. 145 issue introduced in C. D and A 30. (e) The right answer choice is option 13.912 × 1.907=? connect logically to state what the (e). There are no suitable options as (5/6) × 300 + 12 + 14 × 2 =? deadlines are in reference to. B given as above in order to form a 250 + 12 + 28 =? concludes the sentence. Since none of contextually meaningful and 290 =? the options mentions the correct grammatically sentence. (42 45) sequence, option D is the correct (31 35) Number of Maths students = 25 x 2000/ answer. 100= 500 25. (a) D is clearly the odd statement as it Bank Total Male Female Number of Commerce students = 2000 x1/ talks about palaeontology, while the HDFC 2400 1800 600 4= 500 others talk about the incident related SBI 3000 1800 1200 to Meghan Markles father. Thus, IOB 2160 1200 960 Number of Chemistry students =10 x 2000/ BOB 1800 900 900 option C can be eliminated. None of 100 = 200 IDBI 1200 800 400 Number of computer + Physics students the segments but C can begin the ICICI 1440 840 600 sentence. C and B form a mandatory =2000 - (500 + 500 + 200) = 800 pair as B mentions who the father 31. c; Required percentage = Number of computer students + no. of collaborated with. E follows next as the 400 computer students + 120 =800 phrase series of pictures makes ×100 = 28% 2(number of computer students) = 800 - appropriate sense. A concludes the 1440 120= 680 sentence appropriately. Thus, option 32. b; Average male employees from HDFC, Number of computer students = 680/ 2 A is the correct answer. BOB and ICICI = (1800 + 900 + 840)/ (26-30) 3= 1180 =340. 26. (a) Here, out of the given options, only Average female employee from SBI and Number of physics students = 120 + 340 C-F and B-E from contextually IOB= (1200 + 960)/2 = 1080 =460 meaningful and grammatically correct Difference = 1180 1080 = 100 42. c; Number of commerce students = 500 sentences. The sentences thus formed 33. b; Required ratio = (600 + 600): (1200 + Failed = 20% of 500 = 20/100 x 500 = 800)= 1200: 2000= 3: 5 are: 100 34. c; Required average = (600 + 1200 + 960 (i)Russia envisions potential threats So, number of students passed = 500 - to the current balance of power in +900 + 400)/5= 812 100= 400. Eurasia. 35. a; Difference = 2400 1800 = 600 43. a; Ratio of commerce and (computer (ii) The recent appointment of five 36. d; 23 × 2 + 1 = 47 governors by the president must 47 × 2 + 1 = 95 +physics)= 500: (340 + 460)= 500: 800 be viewed with grave scepticism. 95 × 2 + 1 = 191 = 5: 8 27. (b) Here, only A-F frame a contextually 191 × 2 + 1 = 383 44. e; Average = (500 + 200 + 340 ) = 1040 meaningful and grammatically correct 383 × 2 + 1 = 767 45. d; Difference = (computer + maths) - 1 sentence. Rest of the options are 37. b; 51 + 3 = 54 physics= (340 + 500) - 460 = 380 54 + 32 = 63 grammatically incorrect. The sentence 46. d; Number of maths + commerce = 500 63 + 33 = 90 thus formed is. + 500=1000.

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Number of Chemistry students = 200 59 Sonu + Sonu + 16 + Sonu=99 Required difference = 35000 30250 Percentage = 200/ 1000 x 100 = 20% Sonu=24 years = Rs.4750 47. a; From quantity I, Raghu=768/24=32 years 58. d; The principle amount invested by Q, Cost price of laptop=100/120 × 53. c; 8 watches sold at 20% profit=8 × S and U together in Simple interest 480=400 2000 × (120/100) = Rs. 19200 ⇒ (35000 + 20000 + 40000) = Rs. Cost price of washing machine=6/4 19200 + 12 × x=2000 × 20 × 120/100 95000 ×400=600 12x=28800 The principle amount invested by P, R From quantity II, x=Rs. 2400 and T together in Compound interest 2C + 5T=1050 (1) 54. c; A + B + C=1/25 ⇒ (30000 + 50000 + 45000) = Rs. 3C + T=990 (2) A + B=1/30 125000 (1) × 3 (2) × 2 Then, C=1/25 1/30 Required % = (95000 / 125000) × 100 13T=1170 C=1/150 = 76% T=90 Thus, B=2/1 × 1/150=1/75 59. d; The simple interest earned by person 6 tables rate=6 × 90=Rs.540 A=1/30 1/75 T Quantity I > quantity II A=3/150= 1/50 ⇒ (60000 × 10 × 3) / 100 ⇒ Rs. 48. e; From quantity I, 55. b; Let Speed of the downstream=x 18000 Difference = (P × r × r)/(100 × 100) Speed of the upstream=y The compound interest earned by 40.32 = (2800 × r × r)/(100 × 100) 126/y + 243/x=24 (1) person T R = 12% 144/y + 162/x=21 (2) ⇒ [45000 × (108/100) × (108/100)] From quantity II, (1) × 8 - (2) × 7 45000 X × 20/100 × 48/100 × 25/100=14.4 810/x=45 ⇒ 52488 45000 = Rs. 7488 X=600 x=18 kmph Required ratio = 18000: 7488 = 125: 2/100 × 600=12 144/y + 162/18=21 52 Quantity I = quantity II 144/y=12 60. a; The average simple interest earned by 49. a; From quantity I, y=12 kmph person Q, R and T 280 + 320=(120 + x) × 5/18 × 12 Speed of the boat in still water=B = {[(35000 × 3 × 8)/100] + [(45000 × 1800=1200 + 10x B=1/2×(x + y) 4 ×8)/100] + [60000 × 5 × 8)/100]}/3 X=60 kmph B=1/2×(12 + 18) = {(8400 + 14400 + 24000)/3} Quantity I > quantity II B=15 kmph = (46800/3) 50. b; 15 laptops=Rs.75000 56. e; Let Initial quantity of the mixture=y = Rs. 15600 Transport charge=Rs.3000 liters 61. b; The required answer is = Total spending amount=75000 + Milk =y × 3/5=3y/5 18000 Water=y × 2/5=2y/5 = 450 3000=78000 40 CP of one laptop=78000/15=5200 Milk in x liters of mixture=3x/5 Hence, option B is correct. SP of one laptop=83200/13=6400 Water in x liters of mixture=2x/5 62. a; No. of units of product A sold Profit-6400 5200=1200 ⎛ 3y 3x ⎞ 18000 Required percentage=1200/5200 × ⎜ − ⎟ = = 450 100=23% ⎝ 5 5 ⎠ = 3 40 ⎛ 2y 2x ⎞ 4 So total products sold 51. a; Circumference of the circle=2 × 22/7 ⎜ − ⎟ +10 ⎝ ⎠ × r 5 5 450×100 132=2 × 22/7 × r = = 1800 (3y 3x) × 4=(2y 2x + 50) × 3 25 Radius of the circle=21 cm 12y 12x=6y 6x + 150 No. of units of products B sold Radius of the cone=21 cm 6y 6x=150 Radius of the cylinder=2/3 × 21=14 1800×15 y x=25 = = 270 cm 57. b; The total amount received by person 100 Volume of the cylinder=22/7 × r × r × h P The profit made = (270 × 25) = Rs. 7392=22/7 × 14 × 14 × h ⇒ [(25000 × 5 × 8) / 100] + 25000 6750 Height of the cylinder=12 cm ⇒ 10000 + 25000 = Rs. 35000 Hence, option A is correct. 52. c; Ramu + Rinu + Sonu=99 The total amount received by person S 63. a; Number of units of product Rinu = Sonu + 16 ⇒ 25000 × (110/100) × (110/100) 30 Ramu + Rinu=75 ⇒ Rs. 30250 D = × 450 = 540 Ramu + Sonu + 16=75 25 Ramu=59 Sonu Page| 79 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019

Total Cost price = Rs. 25×540 = Rs. star/moon= 6e/4a in any order. 13500 the statement for 7c 3b is earth planet. 35% units of product D were damaged 71. e 72. e 73. b 74. e and sold at Rs.12/unit , (75-77) So total SP of damaged products = 35% 75. b; I. D > P(O)II.≤ S(O) H (92-95) of 540 × 12 = Rs. 2268 76. d; I. A ≤ F(O)II. E > B(P) Total SP of remaining products of D = 77. c; I. I = R(O)II. R > I(O) 65% of 540 × 30 = Rs. 10530 So Answer is option c Total loss = Rs. (13500 - 2268 - 10530) 78. b; After replacing with letter at the gap = Rs. 702 of 1 letter next to vowel; Hence option A is correct. GRADUATE = GRCDWCTG 64. d; The required ratio is = 25 : 20 = 5 : 4 Arranging letters in reverse alphabetical Hence, option D is correct. order from left to right; 65. b; Number of units of product GRCDWCTG = WTRGGDCC 79. b; 783914523: 92. b 93. d 94. c 95. e = 10 × = Required pairs: 78, 82, 84, 31, 42, 45, C 450 180 96. b 25 53, 23 97. e; & is the 10th from right end. The cost price of product C per unit = Total pairs = 8 98. d; © TZ, =F6, &B%. 8100 (80-84) = Rs.45 99. d; Z is 8th to the left of arrangement. 180 100. d The selling price to gain a 20% profit = 120 × 45 = Rs.54/unit. 80. b 81. d 82. a 83. a 100 84. d Hence, option B is correct. (85-87) (66-70) E>B>D>A>C>F 85. b 86. c 1983 36 C 87.e 1985 34 B 1989 30 H Clearly, kunal moves from A 10 km 1995 24 D northwards upto B, then moves 6 km 2003 16 F southwards upto C, turns towards East 2004 15 A and walks 3 k upto D. 2007 12 G Then, AC=(AB-BC)=(10-6)=4 km; 2010 9 E 88. e CD=3km. So, Kunals distance from starting 66. d 67. c 68. b 69. a point A 70. c (71-74) 89. e = = 2 + 2 star moon planet sun is coded as 5d 3b AD AC CD 4a 6e...(i) = 42 + 32 = 5km planet earth sun venus is coded as 7c 3b Also, D is to the North-east of A. 2f 5d...(ii) venus star planet moon is coded as 6e 3b 4a 2f...(iii) earth venus star moon is coded as 4a 6e 90. d ¨¨¨¨ 2f 7c...(iv) from i and iii, we get: sun= 5d venus = 2f From iii and iv, we get: 91. d earth= 7c planet = 3b

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Directions (1-5) : Study the following faces the one, who likes Palak.The person information carefully to answer the who likes Arijit Singh and Sonu Nigam are given questions. adjacent to each other.Vacant seat of row-1 (c)Arjun is an immediate neighbour Ten Celebrities are attending a conference in is not an immediate neighbour of Deepika. of Salman a news channel on the occasion of IIFA (d)Kajol faces Vacant seat awards pre workout and they are sitting in 1. Who among the following sits second (e)None of the given options is true twelve seats in two parallel rows containing to the right of the person who faces five people each, in such a way that there is the vacant seat? Directions (6-8) : Study the given an equal distance between adjacent seats. In (a) One who likes Atif Aslam information carefully and answer the Row 1: Kareena, Katrina, Kajol, Deepika, (b) One who likes Sunidhi given questions. and Priyanka are seated and all of them are (c) Kareena An input-output is given in different steps. facing south, and in Row 2: Salman, Arjun, (d) Kajol Some mathematical operations are done in Ranbir, Akshay and Shahid are sitting and (e) One who likes Himesh each step. No mathematical operation is all of them are facing north. One seat is 2. Which of the following is true regarding repeated in next step. vacant in each row. Therefore, in the given Kareena? seating arrangement each seat in a row is (a)Katrina and Kajol are immediate opposite to another seat of the other row. neighbours of Kareena All of them like different singers i.e. Arijit (b)Only two people sit between Singh, Atif Aslam, Shreya Ghoshal, Palak, Kareena and Kajol Shan, Sunidhi, Himesh, Sonu Nigam, Mohit (c)Kareena is an immediate Chauhan and Mika. neighbour of the person who Akshay sits third to the right of Ranbir and faces Ranbir likes Palak. Only two people sit between (d)Kareena sits second to left of Arjun and Vacant seat. Arjun sits at one of Katrina the extreme ends. Ranbir does not like Arjit (e)None of the given options is Astrue per the rules followed in the steps given Singh and Sonu Nigam. Arjun does not like 3. Which of the following groups of people above, find out in each of the following Shan and Shreya Ghoshal. Priyanka is not represents the people sitting at extreme questions the appropriate step for the given an immediate neighbour of Kajol. Katrina ends of both the rows? input. likes Mika. The one who likes Shreya (a)Katrina, Kajol, Kareena, Ranbir Ghoshal faces the one who likes Sonu (b)Priyanka, Shahid, Arjun, Kajol Nigam. Vacant seat of row-1 does not face (c)Priyanka, Kajol, Kareena, Ranbir Akshay also he does not sit at any of the (d)Katrina, Kajol, Kareena, Shahid 6. Find the addition of the two numbers extreme ends.The one who likes Shreya (e)Arjun, Kajol, Kareena, Ranbir obtained step III? Ghoshal sits opposite to the one, who sits 4. Who amongst the following faces vacant a) 1.5 b) 3 third right of the one, who sits opposite to seat of first row? c) 7 d) 3.5 Akshay . Kajol is not an immediate neighbour (a) Katrina (b) Kajol e) None of these of Deepika. Shahid, who likes neither Shan (c) Salman (d) Kareena 7. Find the different between sum of nor Sunidhi, does not face vacant (e) Ranbir numbers which obtained in 1st step and seat.Neither Akshay nor Ranbir sits at any 5. Which of the following is true with sum of numbers obtained in all other extreme ends. Deepika faces Ranbir. Vacant respect to the given information? steps? seats are not opposite to each other. Two (a)Salman sits exactly between a) 232 b) 185 seats are there between Kajol and Katrina, Shahid and Ranbir c) 188 d) 183.5 who sits third right of the one, who likes (b)Deepika faces immediate e) None of these Himesh.The one who likes Mohit Chauhan neighbour of Shahid

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8. Find the multiplication of the numbers 11. Who among the following member likes computerized to provide faster obtained in step II? perk chocolate? services to the users. a) 426 b) 462 a) L b) Ls wife II. Library staff should be trained in c) 188 d) 98 c) S d) U computer operations. e) None of these e) None of these 12. Who among the following is true with Directions (16-20) : Study the following Directions (9-13) : Study the following respect to the above puzzle? carefully to answer the given questions. information carefully and answer the a)Ts husband sits third to theEight friendsleft H, I, J, K, L,M, N and O are given questions of P sitting in a row facing north. All of them L, T, U, P, K, N, S and Z are eight family b)Ls child sits immediate right belongof Lto different countries viz. United members who are sitting around a table. The c)The persons who like Temptationstates, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, family is three generation and there are and Kitkat are cousin Bhutan, Mangolia, Japan and China. There couples among them. They are sitting around d)N sits second to the left is ofonly oneNs person between J and one who a heptagonal table facing to the centre in the husband belong to Japan. N is neither an immediate house of one of the family member. They all e)None of these neighbour of J nor he belong to Nepal. H like different chocolates viz; Dairy milk, 13. Which of the following combination is sits fourth to the left of the one who belong Snickers, Kitkat, Perk, galaxy, Bournvile, correct? to Japan but she does not belong to Temptation and Ferrero not necessarily in a) T-Temptation Afghanistan. The person who belongs to the same order. But one of the members b) Ts husband-perk Mangolia is sits third to the right of the one among them does not sit around the c) Ts husband-Kitkat who belong to Nepal and sits on the heptagonal table. d) U-Dairy milk immediate right of H. The one who belong The number of members between L and Zs e) None of these to Nepal sits at one of the extreme ends of father counting in clockwise direction from the row. I does not belong to Nepal. M is an L is equal to the number of members between Directions (14-15) : in each question immediate neighbour of both N and J. O sits L and the one who likes Bournvile counting below are given a statement followed by at one of the extreme end of the row but he in anti-clock wise direction from L.Ps son two courses of action numbered I and II. does not belong to Nepal. The one who is to the immediate right of K, who likes you have to assume everything in the belong to china sits second to the right of Bournvile chocolate. T and L are wife and statement to be true and on the basis of the one who belong to Bangladesh. The one husband respectively. P and N are adjacent the information given in the statement, who belong to Mangolia and Afghanistan to L. The person who likes Kitkat chocolate decide which of the suggested courses of are immediate neighbours. L sits third to the is to the immediate right of Ts father, but it action logically follow (s) for pursuing left of J and belong to Bhutan. There is only is not L. Z is Ns grandson. The person who Give answer one person sitting between the one who likes Perk chocolate is second to the right of a) If only I follows belong to Bhutan and Mangolia. the person who like Temptation chocolate. b) If only II follows L is the son-in-law is P. The person who c) If either I or II follows 16. How many persons are there between I likes Galaxy chocolate is to the immediate d) If neither I nor II follows and N? left of the person who likes Temptation e) If both I and II follow a) One b) Two chocolate. K is Ts sister-in law. The one c) Three d) Four who like Snikers chocolate is not adjacent 14. Statement: Ever year, at the beginning e) None of these to the person who likes Temptation or at the end of the monsoons, we have 17. Who among the following sits third to chocolate. T has only one child. Ns some cases of conjunctivitis, but this the right of the person one who belong grandson who does not sits in the heptagonal year, it seems to be a major epidemic, to Afghanistan? table likes Ferrero chocolate. Zs father does witnessed after nearly four years. a)One who belong to China. not like Snickers. P is the father of Zs father. Course of action: b)One who belong to Mangolia. S sits second to the left of the person who I. Precautionary measures should be c)One who belong to united state. likes Dairymilk. taken after every four years to d)One who belong to Nepal . check this epidemic e)None of these 9. Who among the following person likes II. People should be advised to wash 18. Who among the following belong to Kitkat chocolate? their eyes with clean water Bangladesh? a) T b) Ls child 15. Statement: Researchers are feeling a) O b) N c)K d) Either (a) or (b) agitated as libraries are not equipped c) M d) L e) N to provide the right information to the e) None of these 10. Who among the following person sits right users at the right time in the 19. N belongs to which of the following third to the right of Ns husband? required format. Even the users are not country? a) Us father aware about the various services a) United state b) S available for them b) Mangolia c) K Course of action: c) Afghanistan d) Ts sister-in-law I. All the information available to d) Japan e) None of these the libraries should be

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e) None of these places within the country at b)G 20. The one who belong to united state is comparable cost c)C sitting? II. People generally take their travel d)A a)Immediate right of the one who decisions after getting information e)Other than those given as options belong to Nepal from such advertisements. 28. Which of the following represents the b)Immediate left of the one who sum of the highest and lowest annual belong to Mangolia Directions (Q.24-28) : study the income in the salary slab? c)Immediate right of the one followingwho information to answer the a)15 lakh belong to Bhutan given questions. b)18 lakh d)Immediate right of the one Therewho are seven lecturers A, B, C, D, E, F, G c)24 lakh belong to Afghanistan teaching seven different subjects Physics, d)23 lakh e)Both (b) and (c) Economics, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, e)Other than those given as options Maths and History. Their annual salary is Directions (21-23) : In each question divided into three salary Slabs. 3-5 lakh, 6- Directions (Q.29-30) : These questions below is given a statement followed by 8 lakh & 1013 lakh. are based on the following information: two assumptions numbered I and II. An There are three persons only in the salary P = Q means Q is the father of P assumption is something supposed or slab of 10-13 lakhs. F earns 12 lakh. B and P * Q means P is the sister of Q taken for granted. You have to consider G earn lower than Fs salary in the same P ? Q means Q is the mother of P the statement and the following slab. D earns more than only one person P $ Q means P is the brother of Q assumptions and decide which of the who teaches Economics. The person who P £ Q means Q is the son of P assumptions is implicit in the statement. teaches Chemistry earns more than the one P×Q means P is the daughter of Q (a) If only Assumption I is implicit. who teaches Geography and their total (b)If only Assumption II is implicit.annual income is 15 lakh per annum in the 29. Which of the following is not correct? (c)If either I or II is implicit. same slab. There are two persons only in a)L $ M * O means O is the sister (d)If neither I nor II is implicit.the salary slab of 3-5 lakhs. The person who of L. (e)If both I and II are implicit.teaches History earns lower than F and b)M * O £ P=Q means Q and O are higher than the one who teaches Biology in husband and wife 21. Statement: the same slab. F does not teach Physics. c)P=Q ? R means R is the A nationalised bank issued an The total annual income of G & A and B & grandmother of P advertisement in the national dailies E are 17 lakh and 19 lakh respectively. The d)R×S ? T means R is the asking the eligible candidates to apply difference between the annual income of D granddaughter of T for 100 posts of chartered accountants. and C is 2 lakh. e)All are correct Assumptions: 30. S × M * B £ L= F ? Q reveals which of I. The eligible chartered accountants 24. As per the given arrangement, F is related the following relations? may respond to the to Biology and G is related to a)M is the maternal aunt of L advertisement. Geography in a certain way. To which b)L is the granddaughter of Q II. There may be adequate number of the following is A related to the same c)B is the paternal uncle of S of eligible chartered accountants way? d)F and B are brother and sister who may want to join a a) Maths b) Biology e)None of the above relations gets nationalised bank. c) Physics d) Economics revealed 22. Statement: e) Chemistry The municipal authority announced 25. What is the difference between the Directions (31-33) : In each of the before the onset of monsoon that the annual income of the one who teaches following questions two rows of numbers roads within the city will be free of Biology and the one who teaches are given. The resultant of each row is potholes during monsoon. Physics? to be worked out separately based on the Assumptions: a) 4 lakh b) 3 lakh following rules, and the question below I. The roads were repaired so well c) 6 lakh d) 2 lakh the row of numbers is to be answered. that potholes may not reappear. e) 5 lakh The operations of numbers in each row II. People may not complain even if 26. Which combination represents the progress from left to right. the potholes reappear. annual income of a person and the Rules: 23. Statement: subject he teaches? I. If an odd number is followed by Our Europe Holiday package costs a) 7 Chemistry another odd number, they are to less than some of the holiday packages b) 10 History be multiplied within the country:- An advertisement c) 3 Economics II. If an even number is followed by by an Indian travel company d) 11 Biology another even number, the first Assumptions: e) 5 Geography number is to be divided by the I. People may prefer to travel to 27. Who amongst the following earns double second even number. foreign destinations than to the of Ds annual income? III. If an even number is followed by a)E the perfect square of an odd

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number, the first number is to be 3 is represented as ##, a) #&##& > ##&&## < #&&## subtracted from the second 4 is represented as #&&, b) ##&&## > #&&## > #&##& number. 5 is represented as #&# and so on. c) #&&## > #&##& < ##&&## IV. If an odd number is followed by Based on this coded language, answer d) ##&&## > #&##& > #&&## an even number the two are to be the following questions: e) None of these added 39. What is the square root of 80% of 36. Find the sum of #&#& and ####? V. If an even number is followed by #&#&&&&? a) ##&&## b) ##&&# an odd number which is not a) ### b) #&&# c) &&#&# d) ##&&& perfect square, the square of the c) #&## d) ##&#& e) None of these odd number is to be added to the e) #&&& 37. What is the absolute difference between even number 40. Find the sum of (#&#&) % of (#&#) two times #&#&# and square of ###? 31. 96 16 81 = x and (#&#) % of (#&#&)? a) #&# b) ### 11 15 18 = y a) # b) & c) ##&& d) ###& What is the value of y-2x? c) ## d) && e) #&#&&# a) 108 b)33 e) ##&& c)105 d) 36 38. The three given numbers are e) None of these #&&##, #&##& and ##&&##. Which 32. 28 49 13 = x of the following is true? 37 12 22 = y What will be the sum of the resultants Direction (41-45) : See the following structure carefully and answer the given questions. A of the two rows? tourist Ajay wants to stay in hotel. So, different conditions are given in Data flow diagram. So a) 108 b) 244 after analysing above DFD diagram you have to answer the given questions: c) 102 d) 344 e) None of these 33. 18 5 17 = x 64 8 11 = y What will be the value of x+y? a) 189 b) 129 c) 69 d) 169 e)None of these 34. Amit walked 30 metres towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 metres. Then he took a left turn and walked 30 metres. In which direction is he now from the starting point? a) East b) South-East c) South d) North-East e) None of these 35. In a row of 22 children facing North, Seema if shifted to her right by four places becomes eighteen from the right end of the row. Sudhakar, who is fifteenth from the left end of the row, is fifth to the left of Seema. How many children are there in the row? a) 42 b) 38 c) 41 d) 39 e) None of above Direction (36-40) 41. If the Ajay wants to submit five thousand rupees in the reception, then what will be the In a certain number system, there are next scene? only two notations to represent a)Ajay will be accommodated in hotel and he will be provided a room by hotel. numbers: & and #. b)After submitting five thousand rupees, Ajay receives a receipt of bill. 0 is represented by & and 1 by #. The c)There will be not being any such step. subsequent numbers are represented in d)Receptionist will refuse to take moneyAjay. from the the following manner: e)After submitting the money, he will get deluxe room but the executive room will not 2 is represented as #&, be provided to him.

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42. Which of the following condition shows a)Carrom Federation of India inflation of ______within a band of that Ajay will not be accommodated in b)National Buildings Construction +/- 2 percent, while supporting growth. this hotel? Corporation a) 3 percent b) 4 percent a)When he did not like thec)Archery Association of India c) 5 percent d) 6 percent infrastructure and location of the d)Olympic Council of India e) 7 percent hotel. e)None of these 54. How much dollar grant was announced b)When he did not get a guide,48. Recentlywhich Minister for Personnel, Public by India for high impact developmental is necessary for him to visit the Grievances and Pension Dr Jitendra projects in Pacific Island countries? city. Singh launched which portal of a)15 million b)11 million c)None of these. Department of Posts in NewDelhi? c)12 million d)10 million d)If he did not submit requireda)CABRAMS e)None of these money as demanded by the hotel. b)CPGRAMS 55. Which comic series book has been e)When he was not able toc)CPHRUSE released recently to make children communicate in the regional d)CPHTANI aware of the importance of medicinal language. e)None of these plants and their use for home remedies? 43. Which condition is sufficient to make 49. Which state high court recently launched a)Bhimsen sure that Ajay will not stay further? official mobile application for b)MasterAyush a)If he submits six thousand rupeesproviding digital access of its services c)Professor Ayushmann in the reception. to lawyers and litigants? d)Professor Vedh b)If the feedback which is given a)Delhiby b)Maharashtra e)None of these him is negative. c)Bihar d)Kerala 56. In addition to providing loans to banks c)If required pub facility is note)None of these at repo rate, RBI uses Marginal available in the hotel. 50. The International Bank for Standing Facility (MSF) to help banks d)Both (e) and (b) Reconstruction and Development manage their liquidity mismatches, if e)If he found the room dirty (IBRD)and is an international financial any. What percentage of stipulated congested. institution that offers loans to- Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 44. After which step Ajay can leave the a)Multinational Banks holdings of government securities is hotel, according to the Data flow b)Multinational Financial eligible for this facility? diagram? Institutions a) 1 % of SLR a)If he did not find room cleanc)Middle-Income and Developing b) 2 % of SLR attractive. Countries c) 1.5 % of SLR b)If he gave negative feedback afterd)Non-Government Organizations d) 2.5 % of SLR 1-day stay. e)None of the given options is e) None of the above c)All are true. true 57. Which bank announced the launch of a d)If Ajay has completed his 51.stay The World University of Design (WUD) new digital platform curated specially according to his holiday plan. concluded the India edition of the for MSMEs called InstaBIZ? e)None of these. special two-day global event focusing a)Federal Bank 45. What is the value of 1 Billion Bytes? on design thinking and service design b)Axis Bank a) 1 KB b) 1 GB methodologies Global Goals Jam 3.0 c)HDFC Bank c) 1 MB d) 1 TB (GGJ) in which state? d)ICICI Bank e) 1 PB a)Maharashtra e)None of these b)Odisha 58. Recently which countrys central bank GENERAL AWARENESS c)Haryana released three coins to commemorate d)Kerala the birth anniversary of Sikh Guru 46. BCSBI was registered as a society under e)None of these Nanak Dev? the ______in February 2006. 52. Which city metro will be named after a)Nepal b)Thailand a)Companies Act, 1956 Raja Bhoj and will be called Bhoj c)Bhutan d)Myanmar b)Societies Registration Act, 1860 Metro? e)None of these c)Banking Regulation Act, 1949 a)Indore b)Meerut 59. Recently Swarup Dutta passed away.He d)Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 c)Bhopal d)Lucknow was associated with which profession? e)None of the given options is true e)None of these a)Journalist 47. Which organisation has signed a 53. According to Fourth Bi-monthly b)Social Activist Memorandum of Understanding Monetary Policy Statement 2017-18, c)Poet (MoU) with the Ministry of Youth the decision of the MPC is consistent d)Actor Affairs and Sports to provide project with a neutral stance of monetary e)None of these management consultancy for the policy in consonance with the 60. Bandipur National Park is situated in development of National Sports objective of achieving the medium-term which of the following Indian state? University at Imphal, Manipur? target for consumer price index (CPI) a) Uttarakhand

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b) Orissa d)Chhattisgarh a)As applicable in domestic term c) West Bengal e)None of these deposits d) Karnataka 68. Recently Union Minister of State for b)As per Bank discretion subject to e) Manipur Railways Suresh the condition that it cannot be 61. In banking business, when the ChannabasappaAngadi flagged off higher than those offered by the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially which train between Vishakapatnam bank on comparable domestic they are given a repayment and Vijayawada? rupee deposits holiday and this is referred as ? a)Tejas Express c)As per Bank discretion a) Subsidy b)Himsagar Express d)As per RBI b) Interest Waiver c)Uday Express e)None of these c) Re-phasing d)Humsafar Express 75. The World Economic Forums (WEF) d) Interest concession e)None of these annual meeting 2020 will be held in e) Moratorium 69. Which of the following is true about which city? 62. Which of the following is not a White Card? a)Davos b)Munich prerequisite for a promissory note? a)It is related to companies c)Rome d)Copenhagen a)Drawn on a specified banker producing milk products e)None of these b)It should be unconditional b)It does not carry on its face,76. Recently the Union Minister of Human c)It should be in writing brand of the issuer Resource Development Ramesh d)It should be made and signed c)Itby is meant to covert blank moneyPokhriyal Nishank inaugurated the the debtor into the economy International Conference titled e)It should be payable in thed)It is a card that provides whiteJourney of Teacher Education: Local currency of the country money to Global in which city/UT? 63. Which bank has launched a first of its e)None of these a)Chennai b)NewDelhi kind Preventive Vigilance portal to 70. Which currency has become Asias c)Mumbai d)Lucknow facilitate its staff members to check worst-performing currency in August e)None of these procedural lapses and promote good 2019? 77. Which state won the best film practices? a)Yen b)Renbimbi promotion friendly state in National a)PNB b)IOB c)Riel d)Rupee Tourism Awards 2019? c)IDBI d)SBI e)None of these a)Andhra Pradesh e)None of these 71. Which Insurance Company has tied-up b)Uttarakhand 64. Chakyarkoothu is a dance form of which with Religare Health Insurance to offer c)Goa Indian state? a product that would cover health, d)Haryana a) Karnataka death and illness? e)None of these b) Kerala a)United India Insurance Company78. Which of the following id the formula of c) Odisha b)PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. money multiplier? d) TamilNadu Ltd a) M3/M1 b) M1/M3 e) None of these c)HDFC Ergo General Insurance c) M3/M0 d) M0/M2 65. What is the theme of this years Company e) None of these International Shark Awareness Day? d)IDBI Federal Insurance Company79. Which Payments bank partnered with a)Awareness and care of Sharks e)None of these HDFC Ergo to launch innovative b)The sharks in crisis: a call72. Recentlyto a MoU was signed between Mosquito Disease Protection Policy? action for the Mediterranean DRDO and Ministry of Defence to set a)Airtel Payments Bank c)Nothing to fear up Kalam Centre for Science and b)Fino Payments Bank d)Life below Wate Technology (KCST) in which state? c)India Post Payments Bank e)None of these a)Punjab d)Paytm Payments Bank 66. Calicut International Airportlocated b)Jammu and Kashmir e)None of these in which state / UT? c)Bihar 80. Which Company has won the United a)Kerala d)Kerala Nations Global Climate Action Award b)Puducherry e)None of these in carbon neutral now category, c)Daman & Diu 73. Where is Haflong lake situated? becoming the only Indian corporate to d)Dadra & Nagar Haveli a) Rajasthan earn the recognition for its efforts to e)Andaman& Nicobar Islands b) Himachal Pradesh combat climate change? 67. Which state government announced the c) Assam a)Infosys b)TCS formation of Lemru Elephant d) Odisha c)HCL d)Databorough Reserve (LER)? e)None of these e)None of these a)Haryana 74. What rate of interest can be offered by 81. The JSCA International Cricket Stadium b)Bihar banks in India on NRO term deposits? is an Indian sports stadium located in? c)Madhya Pradesh a) Patna, Bihar

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b) Surat,Gujarat 87. 1. Stressed agriculture and retarded Directions (Q.91-95) : In the question c) Guwahati, Assam industrial development make below, three idioms are given, each with d) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur and its adjoining a case that may or may not describe a e) Cuttack, Odisha regions the site of an incomplete situation where the idiom can be 82. Recently Hyundai Motor India Ltd social transformation. contextually used. From the options, (HMIL) has signed an agreement with 2. Into the alpine region, penetrate a choose the one that provides the which bank for vehicle finance? few very diminutive oaks, the combination of situations in which the a)Bank of Baroda junipers and a barberry, which given idiom can be used correctly. b)Canara Bank sometimes spreads into close c)Indian Bank thickets. 91. 1. Kick the bucket d)UCO Bank (a) impeded (b) pygmy A. Sushant lives with his old parents. e)None of these (c) stunted (d) crippled Despite earning sufficiently to be able 83. Which of the following is a type of (e) restricted to support his old parents, and lead a anticipatory letter of credit ? 88. 1. The IPL is pivotal to the comfortable life, Sushant leaves no a) Yellow Clause letter of credit continued dominance of the BCCI opportunity to nag his parents about b) Green Clause letter of credit and Indian cricket, even if its not how much of a financial burden they c) Revolving letter of credit the most favoured format of many are on him. d) Back to Back letter of credit reformists. 2. Man of straw e) None of these 2. In this letter the countess also B. Ever since Suryakanta abandoned 84. Which has become the first state in the mentioned that Prince Andrew his wife and child, leaving them to deal country to issue highest number of was among the wounded with all their problems alone, the golden cards under Ayushman Bharat- travelling with them; his state was society regarded him as no more than a Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana very precarious, but the doctor spineless man, unwilling to face his (AB-PMJAY)? said there was now more hope. problems. a)Jammu and Kashmir (a) focal (b) critical 3. Meet ones Waterloo b)Bihar (c) crucial (d) delicate C. After struggling for several months c)Uttar Pradesh (e) grave on the project, Ram finally managed to d)Assam 89. 1. Women should not be compelled not only complete it, but find a e)None of these to use a method due to lack of company who was willing to pilot it. 85. Recently Delhi and District Cricket contraceptive choices, which (a) Only A and B Association (DDCA) has announced would be a direct violation of (b) Only B and C to name a stand after Which player? rights. (c) Only A and C a)AmbatiRayadu 2. By the end of the month, Japan, (d) All A, B and C b)Rohit Sharma obliged by the treaty with Great (e) Only B c)Virat Kohli Britain, declared war on Germany. 92. 1. Fall from grace d)MS Dhoni (a) restricted (b) force A. Ever since the politicians e)None of these (c) confined (d) constrained involvement in the scam was proven, (e) bound and he was convicted for embezzlement ENGLISH LANGUAGE 90. 1. Though food was the main subject of huge amounts of money, he lost that figured at the conference, the popularity among the people. Directions (Q.87-90) : In the question two Chief Ministers also 2. Fall on deaf ears below, two sentences with one word in discussed other matters of mutual B. There is no point asking Alok to each highlighted in bold. From the interest including deflection of help out with any of the household options, choose the one that can replace the surplus waters of the west- chores. He will simply ignore your the highlighted words in BOTH these flowing rivers for irrigation in requests regardless of how many times sentences to make grammatical and Madras. you ask him. contextual sense. 2. The siege of the capital was, 3. Like two peas in a pod C. The two sisters did not get along 86. 1. They are commercially important however, unsuccessful; the pope with each other as there was too much to Russias frail defence industry, and the king of Hungary were able rivalry between them. Not to mention, and Russias market share is being to create a distraction by rousing their parents had always favoured the ruthlessly reduced by Israeli and the Christian rulers to a sense of elder sister while neglecting the needs American competition. their danger. of the younger one. 2. The clothes had shrivelled in the (a) disturbance (a) Only A wash, and I had trouble buttoning (b) diversion (b) Only B my jeans. (c) redirection (c) Only A and B (a) shrunk (b) deflated (d) smokescreen (d) Only B and C (c) capsized (d) truncated (e) divergence (e) All A, B and C (e) pruned

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93. 1. When pigs fly principal caused a disturbance among (b)Like other deras, it has never A. Even though he lives at a very short the students. openly supported any particular distance from his parents house, he (a) Only A and C party though it did show a tilt goes to visit them only on special (b) Only C towards a few earlier. occasions or when he needs money. (c) Only B and C (c)As the data show, among those 2. Wear ones heart on ones sleeve (d) All A, B and C who regularly visit a dera, 13% B. Ramesh has always been an (e) Only A and B said that they would vote in emotional fellow and easily trusts accordance with instructions given people. He readily tells people his Directions (Q.96-98) : A set of sentences by their deras, and 12% said that problems, his desires and fears, and is given in a sequence that forms a they may do so. does not hesitate in establishing close coherent and meaningful paragraph. (d)The election campaigns of many friendships with them. Answer the questions that follow as per politicians have been financed by 3. Walks of life the individual directions. these drug cartels. C. Recently, a charity event was held P. Deras are religious organisations (e)The data suggest that the drug in New Delhi to raise funds for cancer centred on a spiritual leader or a abuse problem in Punjab is research. People from different fields guru who provides guidance to the highest in India. and from all over the city visited the followers. 98. Which of the following statements can charity event. Q. Most followers of deras come successfully replace statement P? (a) Only B from marginalised sections of (a)Deras or sects are not new either (b) Only B and C society. to Punjab or the Sikh religion. (c) Only A and C R. While some deras maintain (b)When you criss-cross Punjab, (d) Only C partisan preferences and commit youll see the landscape is dotted (e) All A, B and C their allegiance to a party, none of with Deras, or camps run by 94. 1. Work like a charm them do so explicitly. deified humans with sublime titles A. Tina and Alina were placed in the S. In a pre-poll survey conducted by of Santsand Babas. same team for the science project. They Lokniti- Centre for the Study of (c)While Sikh religion does not do not get along and were unable to Developing Societies (CSDS), approve of these deras and work together to make the project. close to one-fourth of the especially worshiping a Guru in 2. Work ones fingers to the bone respondents (23%) said that they physical form, deras and sects in B. Naveen works two jobs ever since were followers of a specific dera. Punjab are a reality with some as his father passed away, and the T. This perhaps explains why leaders old as the Sikh religion itself. responsibility of his mother and from across the political spectrum (d)He has worked in the area of sale younger sister fell on him. approach deras for support before in Spain and took over the reigns 3. Wheels fall off every election in Punjab. of the dera in 1990. C. Yogesh and Jay started their 96. Which of the following statements can (e)None of the above company in 2013. After struggling for successfully fit between statements R five years to sustain their business and Directions (Q.99-104) : Read the and S? following passage carefully and answer pursue investors, they had to shut (a)This intricate network between down the company due to heavy the questions. derasand politicians has sustained Paragraph 1:India-Russia summits have losses. the rule of a few families in Punjab (a) Only A and C traditionally been short on time and politics. ceremony and big on productivity. Russian (b) Only A and B (b)In a close triangular contest, this (c) Only B President Vladimir Putins 22-hour visit to alignment of dera followers with Delhi last week was no exception. On Friday, (d) Only B and C one party or the other could have (e) Only C the two countries announced a number of a decisive impact on election agreements, including a $5.43 billion S-400 95. 1. Push ones buttons outcomes. A. Jaya annoys me greatly with her Triumf missile system deal, a space (c)There are new political familiescooperation arrangement to put an Indian in constant nitpicking and asking personal rising on the political scene whose questions which I do not feel space, and an action plan for a new nuclear members have been elected from plant. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comfortable answering. various parties. 2. Pay lip service Mr. Putin also addressed a business summit, (d)Support is usually communicated in an attempt to diversify ties and increase B. Ila is very vocal about how much indirectly a few days before she visits NGOs and does volunteer bilateral trade, currently below $10 billion. polling through religious sermons. Paragraph 2:(a) Much of the fresh work, and even posts photos of herself (e)None of above doing the same. momentum in bilateral engagement will 97. Which of the following statements can come from the energy sector. Though the 3. Put the cat among the pigeons successfully follow statement T? C. By announcing at the last minute two sides didnt announce an agreement (a)Voters also viewthis as a serious between ONGC Videsh and Gazprom as that the exam had been preponed, the problem.

Page| 88 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019 expected, several billions of dollars worth most output out of the meeting, (d)It would be best if India were to of investment and energy deals are in the rather than making a big ceremonial simply pick a side. pipeline. Significantly, the agreements show. (e)Indias decision to stay discussed during Mr. Putins visit have (c)He believes that it was different autonomous can create complex geopolitical implications. The signing of the to prior summits between the two situations that will need to be S-400 air defence system deal is of far greater countries as it was more handled tactfully. consequence than its size. It denotes Indias productive than them. 103. Which of the following agreement(s) desire to deepen defence cooperation with (d)He believes that it was just as was/were reached in last weeks Russia; also that it is prepared to do this productive as previous India- meeting with the Russian President? despite U.S. warnings that the deal could Russia summits, but this time, it 1. A space cooperation agreement to attract sanctions (b) That this deal comes made a big ceremonial show. put an Indian in space. just a month after India signed the (e)He believes while it focused 2. Deals on helicopters and assault Communications Compatibility and strongly on several important rifles. Security Agreement (COMCASA) for matters, some more matters could 3. An action plan for a nuclear plant. better interoperability with the U.S. have been brought under its (a) Only 1 military is a sign that India will not be purview. (b) Only 1 and 2 forced or even persuaded into putting all 100. Which of the following words can (c) Only 1 and 3 its eggs in one strategic basket. replace the word momentum in (d) Only 2 and 3 Paragraph 3:New Delhis assertion of Statement (a)? (e) All 1, 2 and 3 strategic autonomy and desire for multi (a) roadblock 104. Which of the following best sums up polarity will be seriously tested in the (b) yardstick the central idea of the passage? coming months. For one, it chose to sign the (c) impetus (a)The implications of the S-400 S-400 deal, but resisted concluding other (d) milestone deal major defence deals with Russia on (e) landmark (b)The lukewarm relationship helicopters, stealth frigates and assault 101. Which of the following best expresses between Russia and India rifles, which Moscow will no doubt push the meaning of the phrase putting all (c)Indias autonomous stance with for. More defence deals with Russia will its eggs in one strategic basket in Russia and USA in light of recent make it increasingly difficult for the U.S. to Statement (b)? agreements give India a waiver from sanctions under (a)aligning with the interests of one (d)The rivalry between Russia and CAATSA, its legislation aimed at curtailing country, thereby limiting the US defence and energy dealings with Russia, benefits that can be reaped by (e)The recent agreement between Iran and North Korea. Washington has staying autonomous Russia and US already reacted to the S-400 deal, making it (b)having unrealistically high clear that any waiver will not be on a expectations from one country Directions (Q.105-110) : Read the country basis, but on a transaction-by- (c)hoping too much from a single passagedeal given below and answer the transaction basis. In any case, accepting a with a single country, even though questions. waiver will implicitly commit India to statistics might predict otherwise Paragraph 1:A new analysis has reducing its intake of Russian military (d)concentrating all its efforts ordetermined that the threat of global warming hardware. resources on a single goal that can still be greatly diminished if nations cut Paragraph 4:Both on CAATSA and on the must be achieved emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases U.S.s proposed sanctions on Iran that go (e)giving a lot of attention toby 70%a this century. The analysis was done into force on November 4, India will need to specific area (defence) and only by scientists at the National Centre for make some tough decisions. It is one thing signing deals that revolve around Atmospheric Research (NCAR). While to reinforce long-standing and close it global temperatures would rise, the most friendships as the Prime Minister did during 102. On what note does the author end the dangerous potential aspects of climate his annual summit with the Russian passage? change, including massive losses of Arctic President this month, and with the Iranian (a)The sanctions would impact Indiasea ice and permafrost and significant sea- President earlier this year, or with the U.S. adversely, and the government level rise, could be partially avoided. President last year the situation can be should take steps to prepare for Paragraph 2:This research indicates that much more complex when friends expect you their imposition. we can no longer avoid significant warming to choose between them. (b)It is yet to be seen whether duringIndia this century, said NCAR scientist will be able to maintain its decision Warren Washington, the study papers lead 99. Which of the following best sums up of staying autonomous. author, But, if the world were to implement the authors opinion about the Russian (c)It will be interesting to see thiswhat level of emission cuts, we could stabilise Presidents visit last week? role will be played by India as the the threat of climate change, he added. (a)He believes it was slow and diplomatic middleman between Average global temperatures have warmed traditional, but very productive. US and Russia. by close to 1°C since the pre-industrial era. (b)He believes that it focused on Much of the warming is due to human- important matters and getting the

Page| 89 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019 produced emissions of greenhouse gases, 106. What observation has the NCAR made (d)The Arctic icewould shrink in predominantly carbon dioxide. This heat - regarding global warming? volume, stabilising by 2100. trapping gas has increased from a pre- (a)If countries cut down on (e)We would not be able to hold industrial level of about 284 parts per million greenhouse gas emissions, the carbon dioxide levels at 450 ppm, (ppm) in the atmosphere to more than 380 threat of global warming will cease which would lead to other ppm today. With research showing that to remain a threat. problems. additional warming of about 1°C maybe the (b)If countries stop emitting 70% 109.of What is the primary finding in the threshold for dangerous climate change, the their greenhouse gases, the great research conducted by the NCAR? European Union has called for a dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice can be (a)That the effects of global warming cut in emissions of carbon dioxide and other prevented. can no longer be contained but one greenhouse gases. (c)If countries add any more to the can always try. Paragraph 3:To examine the impact of such emissions of greenhouse gases, (b)We can systemise the effects of cuts on the worlds climate, Washington and specially carbon dioxide, global warming. his colleagues ran a series of global studies temperature will increase by 1°C. (c)It is possible to minimise, though with the NCAR-based Community Climate (d)If countries together reduce their not eradicate the ill-effects of System Model (CCSM). They assumed that emissions of greenhouse gases by global warming. carbon dioxide levels could be held to 450 70%, the significant rise in sea (d)That the ill-effects of global ppm at the end of this century. In contrast, level could be contained, at least warming have led to a rise in emissions are now on track to reach about to an extent. temperature by 1°C, which is 750 ppm by 2100 if unchecked. The teams (e)If countries cut down on their more than the current temperature results showed that if carbon dioxide was greenhouse gas emissions by a rise by 2.2°C. held to 450 ppm, global temperatures would large margin, global warming will (e)That it is possible to reduce the increase by 0.6°C above current readings continue but no dangerous shrinking of the Arctic ice and by the end of the century. instances of climate change will stop the sea level from rising Paragraph 4:In contrast, the study showed be felt. further. that temperatures would rise by almost four 107. Why has the European Union called 110. What would not be one of the impacts times that amount to 2.2°C above current for dramatic cuts in emissions of carbon of emission of greenhouse gases? readings, if emissions were allowed to dioxide and other greenhouse gases? (a)Carbon dioxide levels will keep continue on their present course. Holding (a)So that the NCAR can prove their rising, reaching 750 ppm by 2100. carbon dioxide levels to 450 ppm would have analysis about global warming in (b)The ice and permafrost of the other impacts, according to the climate the present century to be true. Arctic will shrink by a drastic level modelling study. Sea level rise due to thermal (b)Since the words of Warren by the end of the century. expansion as water temperatures warmed Washington have spread a great (c)The threats of global warming will would be 14 cm instead of 22 cm. Also, panic among nations, forcing them become more severe. Arctic ice in the summer time would shrink to cut down on emissions. (d)The sea-level will rise by 22cm by about a quarter in volume and stabilise (c)Since the one degree rise in due to thermal expansion of water. by 2100, as opposed to shrinking at least temperature will be the most (e)Carbon dioxide levels rising to 380 three quarters and continuing to melt and dangerous occurrence in the ppm in the current century. Arctic warming would be reduced by almost history of climate change and half. global warming. Directions (Q.111-115) : In the following (d)As temperatures may rise by question,an a sentence is given, divided 105. What is the central concern in this additional one degree, causing into 5 parts. Part (e) is grammatically passage? severe climate change. correct. Out of the other four parts, only (a)The ways in which global warming (e)Since the amount of carbonone part is without error. Mark the has affected human life in this dioxide used and released by option containing the part with no error. century countries has increased a great If none of the parts have errors, mark (b)How we can avert global warming deal since preindustrial times. No errors as your answer. If all the parts this century 108. What potential threat do we face if have errors, mark All have errors as (c)How global warming can be countries are allowed to continue their your answer. prevented from increasing this emissions of greenhouse gases without century 111. Creole woman, in particular, (A)/ is restraint? said to have been distinguished (B)/ by (d)The ways in which carbon dioxide (a)The temperature would rise by an is handful for us a lack of prudery, (C) uninhibited additional 1°C, which will lead to passions and a freedom (D)/ of (e)The fact that global warming is serious climatic threats. the main difference between expression inexplicable to any other (b)The temperature would rise from person. (E) todays world and a pre-industrial the current temperature by 2.2°C. era. (a) D (b) A (c)Sea level would now rise as a(c) C (d) All have errors result of thermal expansion. (e) No error

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112. A notice that was circulated among (A)/ ______, and it has become the best- Statement II: Area of the rectangle is the office layed down some (B)/ known of his many dance pieces. The Blue 72 square metre grounded rules to be followed (C)/ at Danube was originally written as a choral Statement III: Breadth of the rectangle all costs, at all circumstances and piece for the Vienna Mens Choral is 8 metre anyone (D)/ found violating them Association, but Strauss adapted it for a) All I, II and III would be reprimanded. (E) orchestra soon after it (34) ______. The b) Only I and II (a) A (b) D introductiontypically a simple functional c) Any two of the three (c) B (d) No error passage serving to call dancers to the d) Only II (e) All have errors ballroom flooris transformed into an airy, e) Only II and III 113. The conversation with the psychologist drifting prelude in which fragments of the 122. A shopkeeper sells a homogeneous (A)/ affected an unwitting revelation main themes can be distantly heard. The mixture of X and Y at a rate of Rs 400 (B)/ of a latent side to her-self, one composition then proceeds through five per kg. Find the profit percentage of which she did not known existed, (C)/ waltz themes, (35) ______the eras most the shopkeeper and in the manners that could sophisticated concert music. Statement I: He brought X at the rate metaphorically be compared with/ the of Rs 350 per kg peeling of an onion, layer by layer. 116. (a)In thehistory of composers Statement II: He bought Y at Rs 10 (E) (b)In all of the Viennese dance higher than the rate of X per kg. (a) D (b) A (c)Out of all other Austrian dance Statement III: He brought Y at the rate (c) B (d) C pieces of Rs 420 per kg (e) No error (d)In the classical repertoire a)Only I and II 114. Little girls wearing their hairs in braids (e)In the prehistoric musical world b)Only I and III (A)/ tied with red ribbons always took 117. (a) Musical c)Any two of the three (B)/ her back to her childish days, (C)/ (b) Eloquent d)All three together are sufficient evoked in her a feeling of nostalgia, (D)/ (c) Harmony e)I , II and III together are not a yearning to go back to that (d) Rhythmic sufficient carefree life. (E) (e) Richness 123. How many students are there in all in (a) C (b) B 118. (a)Won him awards at the the institute of Computer, Electrical (c) D (d) All have errors (b)Earned him acclaim as the waltz and Mechanical ? (e) No errors king Statement I: 20% of the students 115. The German-speaking gentlemen (c)Praised him as the king of waltzstudy Mechanical. alighted off (A)/ the fancy convoys of music Statement II: The number of students limousines,(B)/ and made there way (d)Won him appreciation for the best studying Computer and Electrical are towards the Embassy (C)/ where their composer of waltz in the ratio of 5:3. arrival was waited by (D)/ a team of (e)Made him famous as the acronym Statement III: The number of students project leaders. (E) the king of waltz studying Electrical is more than that of (a) A (b) D 119. (a) Originated studying Mechanical by 100. (c) B (d) C (b) Decided a)Only II and III (e) All have errors (c) Debuted b)III and either I or II only (d) Performed c)Any two of the three Directions (Q.16-120) : In the following (e) Birthed d)All I, II and III passage, some of the words and phrases 120. (a) Combined so as to forsake e)Question cannot be answered even have been left out and replaced by a (b)Collated carefully to give service with the information in all the blank represented by an alphabet. First for three statements read the passage and try to understand (c)Linked intricately to suit 124. What is the speed of the train ? what it is about. Then fill in the blanks (d)Painstakingly put forth to play Statement I: The train crosses 300 as per the questions given. (e)Caringly connected as one for metres long platform in 45 seconds. The Blue Danube, is the common English QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE Statement II: The train crosses another title of An der schonen blauen Donau, stationary train of same length in 60 Op. 314 (German for By the Beautiful Blue Directions (121-125) : In each of the seconds. Danube), a waltz by Austrian composer following questions, a question is Statement III: The train crosses a signal Johann Strauss the Younger, created in 1867. followed by three statements numbered pole in 30 seconds. Originally performed on 15 February 1867 I, II and III. Read all the statements and a) Only III and either I or II at a concert of the Wiener answer accordingly. b) Any two of the three Mannergesangsverein, it has been one of the c) Only II and either I or III most consistently popular pieces of music 121. What is the measure of the diagonal of d) Only I and II (31) ______. The work epitomizes the a rectangle? e) Only I and either II or III symphonic (32) ______and variety of Statement I: Length of the rectangle is 125. What is the cost of flooring a rectangular Strausss dance music, which (33) 9 metre hall?

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Statement I: The ratio of length and 132. Which of the following cars registration breadth of the hall is 5:4. a) Only I and II in 2013 is less than that in 2012? Statement II: The length of the hall is b) Only II and III a) Santro b) Zen 50 metres and the cost of flooring is c) Any two of the three c) Matiz d) Safari Rs. 1000 per square metre. d) Only I and III e) Fiat Uno Statement III: The perimeter of the hall e) I and either II or III 133. What is the ratio between the Zen is 180 metres and the cost of flooring registrations in 2012 and those of is Rs. 1000 per square metre. Santro in 2013? a)24 : 35 b)35 : 24 Directions (Q.126130) : Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow: c) 12: 35 d)35: 12 Percentage of marks obtained by different students in different subjects of MBA e) None of these 134. Which cars registration increases Subjects (Maximum Marks) maximum in numbers? a) Safari b) Zen Students Strategic Brand Compensation Consumer Service Training & Management management Management Behaviour Marketing Development c) Santro d) Matiz (150) (100) (150) (125) (75) (50) e) Fiat Uno Anushka 66 75 88 56 56 90 135. Safaris registration in 2012 is what per Archit 82 76 84 96 92 88 cent of the registration of Zen in 2013? Arpan 76 66 78 88 72 70 a) 46.34% b) 52.34% Garvita 90 88 96 76 84 86 c) 56.66% d) 58.34% Gunit 64 70 68 72 68 74 e) 60.32% Pranita 48 56 50 64 64 58 Directions (Q. 136-140) : Study the 126. How many marks did Anushka get in all the subjects together? following information carefully and a) 369 b) 463 c) 558 d) 496 e) None of these answer the given questions. 127. The marks obtained by Garvita in Brand Management is what percent of the marks Total 225 people are asked about what type obtained by Archit in the same subject? (rounded off to two digits after decimal) of movies they like. 30 people said they a) 86.36 b) 101.71c) 115.79 d) 133.33 e) None of these liked only Action movies, 50 said they liked 128. What is the average marks obtained by all students together in Compensation Management? 1 a) 116 b) 120 c) 123 d) 131 e) None of these only Fictions and rd of total number of 129. Who has scored the highest total marks in all the subjects together? 3 a) Archit b) Gunit c) Pranita d) Garvita e) Arpan people liked only Horror movies. People 130. How many students have scored the highest marks in more than one subject? who like Fiction and Horror movies but not a) three b) two c) one d) none e) None of these 1 Action movies are rd the number of Directions (Q. 131-135) : Study the following pie-charts and answer accordingly: 3 The following pie-charts show the percentage registration of cars in Delhi in two people who like only Horror. People who different years like Action and Fiction but not Horror are 1 th of the sum of people who like only 4 Action and people who like only Fiction. Number of people who like Action and 1 Horror but not like Fiction are th of 15 total number of people. Every person like at least one type of movie. 136. How many people like Action movies? a)30 b)75 Total number of registrations In 2012 and 2013 are 2000 and 2500 respectively. c)65 d)40 e)None of these 131. The number of Fiat Uno registrations in 2013 is what per cent more/less than that of 137. What is the ratio between number of Santro in 2012? people who like Horror movies and a)160% b) 61.53% c)140% d) 68.43% e) 47.89% total number of people surveyed? a)5 : 9 b)1 : 3

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c)4 : 9 d)2 : 9 142. What is the difference between the total e)None of these number of female employees in the 138. What is the difference between the Physics and Hindi department together number of people who like Fiction to those in the Computer and English movies and number of people who like department together? only Fiction movies? a)144.58 b)155 a)0 b)45 c)139 d)132 c)55 d)5 e)160 e)None of these 143. What is the average of the female 139. What is the number of people who like employees in all the departments? all three type of movies? a)139 b)152 a)70 b)25 c)130 d)145 c)15 d)10 e)186 e)None of these 144. What is the percentage of the male 140. What is the number of people who like employees in the Economics 146. What is the difference between the exactly two types of movies? department with respect to the female number of students selected from a)60 b)70 employees in the Maths department? Engineering discipline and the number c)155 d)75 a)82.3% b)79.5% of students selected from Others e)None of these c)87.5% d)75.25% discipline? e)92% a)207 b)184 Directions (Q. Nos. 141-145) : Study the 145. If 40% of male employees in the c)315 d)295 following graph carefully to answer the Physics department and 50% of female e)267 questions that follow. employees in the Hindi department are 147. For which discipline is the difference Number of employees in various absent, then what is the ratio of the between the number of students departments of an organisation and the present employees in these selected and the number of students ratio of males to females departments respectively? appearing in the examination the a)3 : 5 b)7 : 8 minimum? c)1 : 2 d)11 : 13 a)Agriculture e)1 : 1 b)Management c)Science Directions (Q.146-150) : Study the d)Others following pie-charts carefully and e)Commerce answer the questions given below : 148. The total number of candidates Pie-chart I shows discipline wise appearing from Science and Others breakup of the number of students who discipline was what percent of the appeared in the university entrance number of candidates appearing from examination and pie-chart II shows Engineering and Commerce discipline? discipline-wise breakup and the number a)117% b)108% of students selected by the university. c)140.63% d)129.33% e)None of these 149. What is the total number of candidates selected from Science and Management disciplines together? a)2505 b)2737 c)2396 d)3932 e)2852 150. What was the ratio of the number of students appearing in examination from Management discipline to the number of students selected from Engineering discipline? 141. What is the ratio of 25% of male a)19 : 17 b)187 : 184 employees in the Maths department c)23 : 21 d)105 : 97 to 35% of male employees in the e)None of these History department? a)5 : 7 b)3 : 5 Direction (Q.151 155) : Study the c)8 : 13 d)5 : 12 following graph and pie-chart carefully e)17 : 21 to answer the given questions.

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Number of volcano eruptions in various a) 31 : 47 b) 23 : 31 154. The total number of volcanic eruptions countries in different years. c) 17 : 23 d) 47 : 43 in Chile is what percent of the total e) 43 : 39 number of volcanic eruptions in USA 152. The total number of volcanic eruptions during the given four years? in Japan during the given four years is a) 109.5% b) 95.51% what percent of the total number of c) 80.42% d) 115.38% volcanoes in Japan? e) 125.78% a) 139.5% b) 137.78% 155. What is the ratio of the total volcanoes c) 132.91% d) 123.52% in New Zealand to the number of e) 104.2% volcanic eruptions in New Zealand 153. What is the difference between the during the given four years? number of volcanoes in Indonesia and a) 5 : 3 b) 7 : 5 the number of volcanoes in Morocco? c) 2 : 5 d) 3 : 4 a) 120 b) 100 e) 4 : 7 c) 150 d) 80 ¨¨¨¨ 151. What is the ratio of the number of e) 170 volcanic eruptions in the year 2009 to that in 2011? EXPLANATIONS

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1. b 2. d 3. b 4. c 5. b (6-8) For step-I, both the numbers of 1st block is written as, 1st number of block-1 of the Input is multiplied with 2nd no. of block -4 of the Input same as 2nd number of block-1 is multiplied with 1st number of block-4. This process is same for Block-2 and Block-3 in step-1. For step-II, All 1st digit of each is added and that sum is written in 1st block and all 2nd digit of each block is added and that sum is written as 2nd block. For step-III, Half of the addition of 1st and 2nd digit of each block For step-IV, Difference of both numbers of Step-3

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Again, 11 15 18 ⇒165 18 9. d 10. b 11. a 12. d 13. b ⇒183 (14-15) ∴ y =183 14. b; The disease occurs at the end of monsoons every year. So, precautionary measure every four years shall not help. The second course of action shall be a preventive − = − × = measure. So, only course II follows Now,y 2x 183 2 75 33 15. e; Clearly, the library needs to be provided with the essential facilities and trained 32. d personnel for better services. So, both the courses follow. 28 49 13 (16-20) ⇒ ()49− 28 13 ⇒ 21 13 ∴ x = 273

Again, 16. b 17. a 18. c 19. d 20. e 37 12 22 (21-23) ⇒ 49 22 21. e; The advertisement would become meaningless if the two assumptions were not implicit. 22. a; I is implicit in the claim being made in the announcement. When you make a claim, you ⇒ 71 highlight your achievement. But II is irrelevant. Such cooperation from the people one ∴ y = 71 does not expect. 23. a; Assumption I is implicit as the motive behind the comparison. II is implicit in the Now x + y=273+71=344 purpose of advertising. 33. e (24-28) 18 5 17 Persons Salary Subject ⇒ 52 +18 17 A 7 lakh Geography ⇒ 43 17 B 11 lakh History = 731 C 3 lakh Economics D 5 lakh Physics ∴ x = 731 E 8 lakh Chemistry F 12 lakh Math Again, G 10 lakh Biology 64 8 11 24. c 25. e 26. c 27. b 28. a ⇒ 64÷ 8 11 (29-30) ⇒ 8 11 29. a = 129 30. a ∴ y =129 Now, x+y=731+129=860 34. b

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96 16 81 35. c ⇒ 6 81 ⇒ 81− 6 = 75 ∴x = 75 Thus, total number of children in the row

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=14+1+4+1+21 =41 latter means caused to happen or Using this data and III, we will get final 36. b 37. b 38. d 39. e resulted in. The REVELATION was answer. 40. a 41. d 42. d 43. d the outcome of the conversation with 124. e; Use Speed=D/T ; As speed in all 44. c 45. b 46. b 47. b the psychologist, so EFFECTED is the case is same. 48. b 49. a 50. c 51. c correct word. 125. c; Using any two statement, the length 52. c 53. b 54. c 55. c (c) Replace DID with HAD. and breadth can be found. And Rate of 56. b 57. d 58. a 59. d Alternately, replace KNOWN with flooring is also available. 60. d 61. e 62. a 63. a KNOW. DID is always paired with 126. b; Total marks of Anuska 64. b 65. b 66. a 67. d KNOW, and HAD with KNOWN. It 68. c 69. b 70. d 71. b is an error or tenses. 150 × 66 150× 88 = + 75 + 72. b 73. c 74. b 75. a (d) Replace MANNERS with 100 100 76. b 77. b 78. c 79. a MANNER. The more means ones 56×125 56× 75 80. a 81. b 82. a 83. b etiquette and behaviour, while the latter + + + 45 84. a 85. c 86. a 87. c means method or way of doing 100 100 88. b 89. e 90. b 91. e something. Here, the sentence is = 99 + 75 + 132 + 70 + 42 + 45 = 463 92. c 93. b 94. d 95. a describing the REVELATION, how it 127. c; Marks obtained by Garvita in Brand 96. d 97. c 98. b 99. b can be compared with the peeling of an Management = 88% of 100 = 88 100. c 101. a 102. e 103. c onion. So, MANNER is the correct Marks obtained by Archita in Brand 104. c 105. c 106. d 107. d word. Management = 76% of 100 = 76 108. b 109. c 114-b; (a) Replace HAIRS with HAIR. The Required percentage 110. e plural form of HAIR remains the same 88 111-c; (a) Add THE at the beginning of the as its singular form. = ×100 ≈ 115.79% sentence this definite article is used (b) No error. 76 when a specified group of people is (c) Replace CHILDISH with 128. a; Average marks obtained by all the being spoken about, such as in this CHILDHOOD. The former means an students together in Compensation context. immature child-like quality, while the Management (b) replace HAVE BEEN with BE. The latter refers to a phase of ones life. ⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞ sentence is in the simple present tense, Here, the subject is taken back to this ⎜Total percentage of marks ⎟ ⎜Maximum marks in ⎟ not in the present perfect continuous early phase of her life, so ⎜Obtained byall the students⎟×⎜Compensation ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ tense. CHILDHOOD is the correct word. ⎝ inCompensati onmanagement ⎠ ⎝Management ⎠ (d) Replace EVOKED with = (c) No error. 100× Total numberof students (d) replace PASSIONS with PASSION, EVOKING. We need the past and add the article AN before participle here, not simply the verb, ⎛ 88 + 84 + 78 + 96 + 68 + 50 ⎞ = ⎜ ×150⎟ UNINHIBITED, so as to maintain since it is the clauses of the sentence ⎝ 6×100 ⎠ consistency within the sentence(e) a are separated by a comma, not a conjunction such as AND. This shows lack, a freedom. = 464 × = 112-e; (a) replace AMONG with AROUND. a continuing action rather than one that 150 116 has already taken place. 600 AMONG is used when the subjects 129. d; Total marks obtained in all the are specified for example if the sentence 115-c; (a) Replace OFF with FROM. ALIGHTED means GOT OFF. Thus, subjects together by had read AMONG THE OFFICE Arpan : 76% of 150 + 66% of 100 + STAFF. But in this case, AROUND the correct preposition is FROM. (b) no error. 78% of 150 + 88% of 125 + 72% of 75 THE OFFICE is the correct phrase. + 70% of 50 (b) Replace LAYED with LAID. The (c) replace THERE with THEIR, as the former is an adverb while the latter past tense of LAY is LAID. 76 ×150 66×100 78×150 (c) Replace GROUNDED with is an possessive pronoun. Here, we = + + GROUND. GROUNDED is the past need the possessive pronoun to refer 100 100 100 to the noun GENTLEMEN. × × × tense of the verb GROUND, or refers + 88 125 + 72 75 + 70 50 to one who is humble. Thus, this does (d) Replace WAITED with 100 100 100 not apply to RULES. GROUND AWAITED, as the former cannot be = 114 + 66 + 117 + 110 + 54 + 35 = RULES refers to the basic principles used in the passive voice. 496 of some activity. 116. d 117. e 118. b 119. c Archit: 82% of 150 + 76% of 100 + (d) Replace the second AT with 120. c 2 2 84% of 150 + 96% of 125+ 92% of 75 UNDER. The correct preposition with 121. c; Diagonal = Root(Length + Breadth ) + 88% of 50 CIRCUMSTANCES is UNDER. 122. e; We dont know the ratio in which the mixture is mixed. So we cannot find 113-b; (a) No error. 82 ×150 76 ×100 84 ×150 (b) Replace AFFECTED with the CP and hence profit. = + + 100 100 100 EFFECTED. The former means to 123. d; Using I and II, percentage of students 96×125 92× 75 88× 50 influence someone deeply, while the in three institute can be found out. + + + 100 100 100 Page| 96 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019

= 123 + 76 + 126 + 120 + 69 + 44 = 520 − 200 558 Required percent = ×100 125 = 5 Garvita: 90% of 150 + 88% of 100 + 520 137. a; Reqd. ratio = = 5 : 9 96% of 150 + 76% of 125 + 84% of 75 = 61.53% 225 9 + 86% of 50 132. e; 138. c 139. d 140. a 141. a; Reqd. Ratio 90×150 88×100 96×150 = + + 5 100 100 100 25% of 450 × 1250 76 ×125 84× 75 86× 50 9 = + + + = 5 1750 100 100 100 35% of 400 × 8 = 135 + 88 + 144 + 95 + 63 + 43 = 568 Gunit: 64% of 150 + 70% of 100 + = 5 : 7 68% of 150 + 72% of 125 + 68% of 75 142. a; Number of female employees in + 74% of 50 Physics and Hindi department 1 3 64×150 75×100 68×150 =150× + 200× = 170 = + + 3 5 100 100 100 Number of female employees in 7 × × × 2 125 68 75 74 50 Computer and English department + + + Clearly, the required answer is Fiat 100 100 100 Uno. 4 5 = 96 + 70 + 102 + 90 + 51 + 37 = 446 = 350× + 275× = 314.58 Pranita: 48% of 150 + 56% of 100 + 200× 24% 7 12 133. a; Required ratio = 50% of 150 + 64% of 125 + 64% of 75 2500× 28% = 314 .58 + 58% of 50 Reqd. Difference = 314.58-170 480 = 144.58 × × × = = 24 : 35 143. d; Reqd. Ratio = 48 150 + 56 100 + 50 150 700 100 100 100 134. d; Car registration in two years 1 275 × 5 450 × 4 350 × 4 150 × + + + 64×125 64× 75 58× 50 3 11 9 7 + + + × × × × 100 100 100 + 375 8 + 400 3 + 200 3 + 275 5 = 15 8 5 12 = 72 + 56 + 75 + 80 + 48 + 29 = 360 8 Clearly, Garvita scored the highest total marks in all the subjects together. = 1159.58 ≈ 130. b; Archit (Consumer Behaviour and 145 135. c; Safari registrations in 2012 = 340 8 Service Marketing) and Garvita Zen registrations in 2013 = 600 (Strategic Management, Brand 375× 7 Management and Compensation 340 Required % = ×100 = 56.66% = 15 ×100 Management) 600 144. c; Reqd. % 450 × 4 (131 135) (136-140) Share of different categories of the company 9 (in Rs.cr) for two different years 175 2011 2012 = ×100 = 87.5% Mutual Fund 29.15 23.40 200 Promoters 47.70 52.00 ⎛ 2 ⎞ FI 18.55 18.20 145. e; Reqd. Ratio = 60% of ⎜150× ⎟ Public 60.95 70.20 ⎝ 3 ⎠ Govt 45.05 49.40 ⎛ 3 ⎞ FC 63.60 46.80 50% of ⎜200× ⎟ = 60 : 60 = 1 : 1 (131-135) ⎝ 5 ⎠ 131. b; Flat Uno registrations in 2013 (146-150) 146. b; Number of students selected from 8 = 2500× = 200 Engineering discipline = 100 20 Santro registrations in 2012 in 2012 = 136. b 9200× = 1840 100 26 2000× = 520 100

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Number of students selected from Hence in Agriculture the difference × 420 100 = 18 between to selected students is the ∴Reqd% = 123.52% Others discipline = 9200× = 1656 340 minimum. 100 153. b; Difference between the number of Reqd. Difference = 1840 1656 = 184 18 + 27 volcanoes in Indonesia and the number 147. a; Difference in science 148. c; Reqd. % = ×100 17 +15 of Volcanoes in Morocco 18 23 = 140.62% = 18700× − 9200× 20 10 100 100 149. e; Total number of candidates selected = 1000× −1000× = 1250 from Science and Management 100 100 = − = Similarly, in Commerce 9200×31 200 100 100 discipline = = 2852 154. d; Total no. of volcanic eruption in Chile 15 12 100 = 18700× − 9200× = 40 + 60 + 80 + 120 = 300 100 100 150. b ; Reqd. Ratio Total no. of volcanic eruptions in the = 1701 18700 ×10 9200 × 20 Engineering = : USA = 20 + 60 + 80 + 100 = 260 100 100 × 17 20 = 1870 : 1840 = 187 : 184 300 100 = = 18700× − 9200× ∴Reqd% = 115.38% 100 100 (151-155) 260 = 1339 151. c; Total no. of volcanic eruption in the Hence, volcanic eruptions in Chile is Management year 2009 = 20 + 60 + 20 + 60 + 60 + 115.38% of the total no. of volcanic eruptions in the USA. 10 8 120 = 340 = 18700× − 9200× 155. c; Total Volcanoes in New Zealand = 100 100 Total no. of volcanic eruption in the = 1134 year 2011 = 100 + 120 + 120 + 20 + 40 12 + 60 = 460 1000× = 120 Agriculture 100 Reqd ratio = 340 : 460 = 17 : 23 13 19 ∴ Total. no. of volcanic eruptions in New = 18700 × − 9200 × 152. d; Total no. of volcanic eruptions in 100 100 Zealand = 40 + 60 + 80 + 120 = 300 Japan during the given four years = 60 = 683 ∴Reqd ratio = 120 : 300 = 2 : 5 Others + 100 + 120 + 140 = 420 Total number of volcanoes in Japan = = × 27 − × 18 18700 9200 34 100 100 1000 × = 340 ¨¨¨¨ = 3393 100

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Directions [1-5]: In the following question, some part of the sentence may 7. Computer literacy will be crucial in have errors. Find out which part of the ______children to cope with the (a) meek (b) sharp sentence has an error and select the overall advancement. (c) preserve (d) dull appropriate option. If a sentence is free (a) teaching (b) negotiating 17. LOITER from error, select No Error. (c) separting (d) encouraging (a) wander (b) punctual 1. Three lakhs of people (a)/ attended the 8. Vishal couldnt ______breakfast today. (c) sober (d) free workshop (b)/ held in Ramleela ground. (a) had (b) have been 18. MADDEN (c)/ No Error (d) (c) have (d) having (a) calm (b) enrage (a) a (b) b 9. One of the pens ______no ink. (c) sordid (d) fussy (c) c (d) d (a) has (b) have 19. PENITENCE 2. Ayesha is among the few people (a)/ in (c) is (d) are (a) sterile (b) approval the office which did not (b)/ blindly 10. This is the same dog ______was running (c) deter (d) remorse follow the path of other. (c)/ No Error on the road. 20. SLACKEN (d) (a) whom (b) who (a) rejoice (b) increase (a) a (b) b (c) which (d) that (c) flimsy (d) abate (c) c (d) d Directions [11-15]:In the following Directions [21-25]: In the following 3. I would (a)/ rather to (b)/ die than beg. question, out of the four alternatives, question, out of the four alternatives, (c)/ No Error (d) select the word similar in meaning to select the alternative which best (a) a (b) b the word given. expresses the meaning of the idiom/ (c) c (d) d phrase. 4. Ankit cannot (a)/ succeed because (b)/ 11. ABLAZE he labours hard. (c)/ No Error (d) (a) cool (b) furious 21. A dark horse (a) a (b) b (c) restore (d) prolong (a)no longer in use (c) c (d) d 12. CHIVALROUS (b)self-possessed 5. The teacher (a)/ explained everything (b)/ (a) heroic (b) abhorrent (c)a competitor of unknown very clearly. (c)/ No Error (d) (c) doleful (d) rude capabilities (a) a (b) b 13. CONCOCTED (d)an unfortunate person (c) c (d) d (a) certain (b) sensitive 22. All at sea (c) pathetic (d) dubious (a) completely confused Directions [6-10]: In the following 14. GAMBOL (b) in great trouble question, the sentence given with blank (a) brittle (b) frisk (c) rise and fall to be filled in with an appropriate word. (c) shallow (d) work (d) inspite of Select the correct alternative out of the 15. JANGLE 23. Bear up with four and indicate it by selecting the (a) quite (b) flatter (a) endure (b) deceit appropriate option. (c) disagree (d) spongy (c) uncertain (d) avoid 6. Hundreds of ______have been used in 24. Creature comforts Directions [16-20]: In the following the study of the past and of mans (a) hint (b) luxuries question, out of the four alternatives, progress. (c) support (d) colloquial select the word opposite in meaning to (a) stories (b) tales 25. To clear the decks the word given. (c) methods (d) motions (a) throw the challenge (b) talk boastfully 16. KEEN (c) to remove obstructions

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(d) control ones anger 36. (a) mentering (a) RQPS (b) QPSR (b) beginning (c) PSQR (d) SPRQ Directions [26-30]: Improve the (c) challenging 45. 1. In paleopathology. bracketed part of the sentence. (d) inviting P. would be to obtain. 26. The red and (the white rose) looks 37. (a) pleasant (b) maximum Q. the fundamental objective. beautiful. (c) homorous (d) inferior R. background information. (a) white rose 38. (a) frequent (b) furioes S. as much. (b) a white rose (c) ferocious (d) fabulous 6. on the skeleton as possible. (c) an white rose 39. (a) apparantly (a) PRQS (b) RPSQ (d) No improvement (b) aggressive (c) QPSR (d) SRQP 27. I (have seen) him last year. (c) ambassador (d) attention Directions [46-50]: A passage is given (a) had seen (b) am seeing with five questions following it. Read the (c) saw (d) No improvement 40. (a) mercenary (b) magnanimus (c) wakeful (d) melancholy passage carefully and select the best 28. Shashank appealed to the judge (for his answer to each question out of the given release) from jail. Directions [41-45]: The question below four alternatives. (a) of his release consists of a set of labelled sentences. Culture is defined as a peoples way of life. (b) from his release Out of the four options given, select the It entails how they dress, how they speak, (c) his release most logical order of the sentences to the type of food they eat, the manner in (d) No improvement form a coherent paragraph. which they worship, and their art among 29. Rohan has no acquaintance (from many other things. Indian culture, therefore, Sourabh). 41. 1. Some say that failure is like toxic is the Indians way of life. Because of the (a) of (b) on waste. population diversity, there is immense (c) with (d) No improvement P. I see failure more as a fertilizer. variety in Indian culture. The Indian culture 30. His mother has been ill (for) five days Q. thinking about it pollutes and is a blend of various cultures belonging to a ago. undermines the attitudes needed diverse religion, castes; regions follow their (a) since (b) of for success. own tradition and culture. Indian Culture is (c) from (d) No improvement R. the seeds of success must be one of the oldest cultures in the world. India planted afresh. had an urban civilization even during the Directions [31-35]: In the following S. it can be used to enrich the soil of question, out of the four alternatives, Bronze age. The Indus Valley Civilization your mind. (Harappan Civilization) dates back to 3300 select the alternative which is the best 6. turning failure into a fertilizer is substitute of the phrase. BC 1300 BC. Distinct cultures different accomplished by using your errors from each other co-exist together in a single 31. Shamelessly rude as steps in learning. country. Thus, in India, there is unity amidst (a) imbecile (b) impudent (a) SRQP (b) PQSR vast cultural diversity. The way people live (c) infallible (d) invincible (c) SPQR (d) QPSR in India is reflected in its culture. Unity in 32. A place for invalids and convalescents 42. 1. Can anyone. Diversity: India is a land of unity in (a) hermit P. falsehood triumph. diversity where people of different sects, (b) vacuous Q. and let. caste and religion live together. India is also (c) sanatorium R. for a long time. called the land of unity in diversity as (d) dormitory S. suppress truth. different groups of people co-operate with 33. A person who is fond of fighting 6. permanently? each other to live in a single society. Unity (a) bellicose (b) sinecure (a) RQSP (b) QPRS in diversity has also become the strength of (c) deserter (d) pedant (c) SRQP (d) PRQS India. Secularism: The word secularism 34. Story told to illustrate a moral or 43. 1. And then word. means equality, impartiality, etc. towards spiritual truth P. came from inside. all religion. India is a secular country, which (a) nubile (b) elegy Q. meet the released civilians. means, equal treatment of all the religions (c) parable (d) ode R. that after all. present in India. 35. The policy of extending a countrys S. the press could. Traditions: traditional cultural values empire and influence 6. but fleetingly. Gestures (a) debauchery (a) RSQP (b) SRPQ Touching feet of elders: Indian (b) parchment (c) PRSQ (d) RPQS tradition has rich cultural values. (c) denigration 44. 1. The man. In India, younger show great (d) imperialism P. and no one passing him in the respect to their elders. They touch street. the feet of their elders daily after Directions [36-40]: In the following Q. was singularly inconspicuous. waking up and especially on the question, four words are given out of R. who was called Alfred Nobel. festive occasions or before starting which one word is incorrectly spelt. S. would have given him. an important work. Select the incorrectly spelt word. 6. another look.

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Namaste: The gesture of the correct word to come in place of II is given 57. In the series 10,17, 24, 31, 38, ..... which Namaste greeting is also part of as one of the four alternatives against II. of the following will be a number of the Indian culture. People greet Read with the correct words, there is the series? each other by saying Namaste some relationship between the two words a)48 b)346 while joining their hands. to the left of the words, there is some c)574 d)1003 Namaste means Hello. (Also relationship between the two words to 58. Sanjeev walks 10 metres towards the read, the meaning of Namaste the left of the sign(::) and the same South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 here.) relationship obtains between the two metres and then moves to his right. Most Indians have a habit of words to the right of the sign (::). The After moving a distance of 20 metres, shaking their heads while talking. correct combination is given as one of he turns to the right and walks 20 the four alternatives (a), (b), (c) and (d). metres. Finally, he turns to the right 46. If I am a cultural, well-behaved Indian, Find the correct combination in each and moves a distance of 10 metres. what wont I do? case. How far and in which direction is he (a)Touch the feets of the elders. from the starting point? (b)Join my hands while doing51. Explosion:I::Locust:II a)10 metres North Namaste. I. (A) Bomb (B)Ruin b)20 metres South (c)Wake up early in the morning, (C)Debris (D) Smoke c)20 metres North especially on the festive occasions. II. (P) Crop (Q) Holocaust d)10 metres South (d)Shake my head as a habit while (R) Pest (S) Field 59. Kashish goes 30 metres North, then talking. a)AS b)BR turns right and walks 40 metres, then 47. Why is India called a unity in diversity? c)CQ d)DP again turns right and walks 20 metres, (a)Different groups of people co-52. Summit:Apex::I:II then again turns right and walks 40 operate with each other. I. (A) Beautiful metres. How many metres is he from (b)People of different sects, caste (B) Picture his original position? and religion live together. (C) Attractive a)0 metre b)10 metre (c)It is strength of India. (D) Enchanting c)20 metre d)40 metre (d)All of these II. (P) Comfortable 48. Which of the following is not true (Q) Pretty Directions (Q.60-62): In each of the according to the passage? (R) Healthy following questions, a matrix of certain (a)Culture entails how people dress. (S)Brave characters is given. These characters (b)Culture entails how people speak. a)AQ b)BP follow a certain trend, row-wise or (c)Culture entails how people c)CR d)DS column-wise. Find out this trend and worship. choose the missing character (d)Culture entails what drawing Direction (Q.53-54): In each of the accordingly. people draw. following questions, fourth groups of 49. Based on the above passage, which of letters are given. Three of them are alike 60. in a certain way while one is different. the following is NOT true about Indian 6 11 25 culture? Choose the odd one. 8 6 16 (a)Indian culture dates back to 3300 53. a)BdE b)XpD 12 5 ? BC 1300 BC. c)HQu d)MkV (b)Envy religion follows their own 54. a)RNJ b)XTP a)18 b)16 tradition and customs. c)MIE d)ZWR c)12 d)10 (c)Every religion is treated equally 61. in India. Directions (Q.55-57): In each of the (d)In India there is unity in diversity.following questions, a number series is 1 7 9 50. What is the reason behind the immense given with one term missing. Choose the 2 14 ? variety in Indian culture? correct alternative that will continue the 3 105 117 (a) Blend of various cultures same pattern and fill in the blank spaces. (b) Population diversity a)26 b)20 1 1 2 2 (c) Cultural diversity 55. 11 , 12 ,14 , 16 , ()..... c)16 d)12 (d) Secularism 9 2 7 3 62. 1 1 REASONING ABILITY a) 8 b) 9 1 2 3 3 11 11 7 5 Directions (Q.51-52): In each of the c)10 d)20 following questions, two words indicated 120 45 ? 56. (2,3), (3,5),(5,7),(7,11),(11,13), (...... ) by I and II have been left out. The correct a)(13,15) b)(15,16) a)19 b)17 word to come in place of I is given as one c)(13,17) d)(13,19) c)16 d)15 of the four alternatives against I and the

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63. Find the answer figure of the following c)Only I and II follows to indicate the group of elements which problem figure. d)Only I and IV follows correctly fits into the diagrams. Directions (Q.67-68) : If > denotes +, and = denotes <, choose the correct statement in each of the following questions 73. Book, Paper, Page 67. a)6+3>8=4+2<1 Direction(Q.74) : Out of the four b)4>6+2×32+4<1 alternatives in each of the following c)8<4+2=6>3 questions, three alternatives are such d)14+7>3=6+3>2 that the three words in each are related 68. a)14>18+9=16+4<1 among themselves in one of the five ways b)4>3^8<1-6+2>24 64. Find the answer figure of the represented by (a), (b),(c),(d) and (e) c)3<6^4>25=8+4>1 following problem figure. below while none of these relationships d)12>9+3<6×25+5>6 is applicable to the remaining 69. If CERTAIN is coded as XVIGZRM, alternative. That is your answer. how can MUNDANE be coded? a)MFMXZMV b)NFMWZMV c)NFMWZMX d)VMZWMFN 70. If DELHI is coded as CCIDD, how 74. a)Atmosphere, Air, Oxygen would you encode BOMBAY? b)Boy, Girl, Student a)AJMTVT c)Man, Worker, Garden b)AMJXVS d)Animal, Dog, Cat c)MJXVSU Directions (Q.75) : In the following d)WXYZAX questions, you are given a combination Direction (Q.65-66): In each question of letters or I and numbers followed by below are given two statements followed Direction (Q.71-72) : Each question four alternatives (a), (b), (c) and (d). by four conclusions numbered I ,II,III and below consists of a statement followed choose the alternative which most closely IV. You have to take the given two by two arguments numbered I and II. You resembles the mirror-image of the given statements to be true even if they seem have to decide which of the arguments is combination. to be at variance from commonly known a strong argument and which is a weak argument. facts. Read the conclusions and then 75. JUDGEMENT decide which of the given conclusions a) If only argument I is strong; logically follows from the two given b) If only argument II is strong; statements, disregarding commonly c) If either I or II is strong; known facts. d) If neither I nor II is strong; Direction (Q.76) : Find the embedded 71. Statements: Should articles of only 65. Statements: Some trucks are scooters. figure of (X). No scooter is cycle. deserving authors be allowed to be Conclusions: I. No truck is cycle. pulished? 76. II. No scooter is truck. Arguments: I. Yes. It will save a lot of III. Some trucks are cycles. paper which is in short supply. IV. Some scooters are truck. II. No. It is not possible to draw a line a)None follows between the deserving and the b)Only I and III follow undeserving. c)Only IV follows 72. Statement: Should religion be banned? Directions (Q.77-78) : In each of the d)Only I, II and IV Arguments: I. Yes. It develops following questions, a sequence of 66. Statements : All papers are bags. fanaticism in people. groups of letter and numbers is given No bag is green. II. No, Religion binds people together. with one term missing as shown by (?). Conclusions: I. No paper is green. Direction (Q.73) : Each of the questions Choose the missing term out of the given II. Some papers are green. below contains three elements. These alternatives. III. Some green are papers. elements may or may not have some IV. Some bags are papers. inter linkage . Each group of the 77. 2Z5, 7Y7, 14X9, 23W11, 34V13, ? a)Either I or II follows elements may fit into one of the a)27U24 b)47U15 b)Either II or III follows diagrams at (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have c)45U15 d)47V14

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78. 2A11, 4D13, 12G17,? 86. In which direction KIIT college present 93. LOGIC:BHFNK::CLERK:? a)36I19 b)48J21 from Utkal Mandap? a)XVRPA b)QBKJA c)36J21 d)48J23 a)South-East c)LPRTU d)JQDKB b)South 94. PALE:LEAP::POSH:? Directions (Q.79-80) : In each of the c)North-East a)HSOP b)POHS following questions, five groups of d)South-West c)SHOP d)None of these letters are given. Four of them are alike 95. Find the odd figure. in a certain way while one is different. Directions (Q.87-88) : In each of the Choose the odd one. following questions, find which one word can not be made from the letters of the 79. a)ADG b)PSV given word. c)SUW d)CFI 80. a)QUS b)KOM 87. TRIBUNAL c)HLJ d)BGD a)LATIN b)BRAIN 96. Find the odd figure. 81. Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class c)URBAN d)TRIBLE of 39. If Sumits rank is seventeenth 88. TEMPERAMENT from the last, what is Ravis rank from a)METER b)PETER the start? c)TENTER d)TESTER a)14th b)15th c)16th d)17th Direction (Q.89-90) : In each of the 82. In a class of 60, where girls are twice following questions, arrange the given Direction (Q.97):In each question below, that of boys, Kamal who is a boy, words in the sequence in which they you are given a figure (x) followed by ranked seventeenth from the top. If occur in the dictionary and then choose four figures (a),(b), (c) and (d) such that there are 9 girls ahead of Kamal, how the correct sequence. (x) is embedded in one of them. Trace many boys are after him in rank? out the correct alternative. 89. 1. Spruce 2.Spume a)3 b)7 3. Spree 4.Spurt 97. c)12 d)23 5. Sprawl Directions (83-84) : Find the missing a)5,3,1,2,4 b)1,2,3,4,5 character or word. c)3,5,1,4,2 d)5,4,3,2,1 90. 1. Credential 2. Creed 83. SMTWUOUENN_ _ 3. Cease 4.Cremate a)R,T b)E,D 5. Credible Direction (Q.98): In the following c)N,P d)B,C a)1,2,3,4,5 b)1,5,3,4,2 questions, find out which of the answer 84. c)5,1,2,3,4 d)3,1,5,2,4 figures (a), (b), (c) and (d) completes the 91. A man said to a lady, Your mothers figure-matrix? husbands sister is my aunt. How is 98. the lady related to the man? a)Daughter b)Granddaughter c)Mother a)H b)A d)Sister c)F d)I 92. If Neena says, Anitas father is the only son of my father-in-law Mahipal, Directions (Q.85-86) : Human Sagar who then how is Bindu, who is the sister of was invited to attain Vanik function at Utkal Anita, related to Mahipal? Mandap. He started his Journey from KIIT a)Niece b)Daughter campus near OTV office. He moved with c)Wife d)None of these Mercedes along the straight road from KIIT college and went towards west 1 km. Then Directions (Q.93-94) : In each of the Directions (Q.99-100) : Some equal he turned right and went 8km. Then he following questions, there is some cubes are arranged in the form of a solid moved towards right for 5 km, then took relationship between the two terms to black as shown in the adjoining figure. right for 4 km then took another right for 1 the left of :: and the same relationship All the surfaces of the block (except the km. and reached Utkal Mandap. holds between the two terms to its right. bottom) are then painted. (N.B. ground Also, in each question, one term either floor consisting of 25 smaller cubes of 85. What is the shortest distance he covered to the right of :: or to the left of it is same size as others). to reach Utkal Mandap? missing. This term is given as one of the a)4km b)9km alternatives given below each question. c)5km d)20 km Find out this term.

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(a) 18 days (b) 16 days (a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 45 (d) 90 1 (c) 13 days (d) 20 days 113. Out of 30 teachers of a school, a teacher 3 of age 60 years retired. In his place 106. The sum of the ages of two brothers, another teacher of age 30 years was having a difference of 8 years between appointed. As a result, the mean age of them, will double after 10 years. What the teachers will is the ratio of the age of the younger (a) Decrease by 2 years brother to that of the elder brother? 99. How many cubes do not have any of (b) Decrease by 6 months (a) 10 : 13 (b) 7 : 11 the faces painted ? (c) Decrease by 1 year (c) 3 : 7 (d) 8 : 9 a)27 b)32 (d) Remain same 107. On decreasing each side of an equilateral c)36 d)40 114. Average age of A, B and C is 84 years. triangle by 2 cm, there is decrease of 100. How many cubes have only one face When D joins them the average age painted? 4 3cm2 in its area. The length of becomes 80 years. A new person, E, a)9 b)45 whose age is 4 years more than D, c)57 d)62 each side of the triangle is replaces A and the average of B, C, D (a) 8 cm (b) 3 cm and E becomes 78 years. What is the QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (c) 5 cm (d) 6 cm age of A? 108. A rectangular tin sheet is 12 cm long (a) 50 years (b) 60 years 101. The area of the iron sheet required to and 5 cm broad. It is rolled along its (c) 70 years (d) 80 years prepare a cone 24 cm high with base length to form a cylinder by making 115. By selling an article for Rs. 450, a man the opposite edges just to touch each 22 loses 10%. The gain or loss percent if radius 7 cm is (Take π = ) other. Then the volume of the cylinder he sells it for Rs. 540 is 7 is (a) 408 cm2 (b) 708 cm2 (a) gain 8% (b) loss 8% (c) 804 cm2 (d) 704 cm2 60 180 (c) gain 9% (d) loss 9% (a) cm3 (b) cm3 102. Find the least number which when π π 1 divided by 12, 18, 36, and 45 leaves 116. A man loses 20 % of his money 120 100 the remainder 8, 14, 32 and 41 (c) cm3 (d) cm3 2 respectively π π and after spending 80% of the (a) 186 (b) 176 109. A merchant advertises 10% off on the remainder, he is left with Rs. 159. How (c) 180 (d) 178 items bought from his store. The total much did he have at first? 103. An empty pool being filled with water discount got by a customer who bought (a) Rs. 1.200 (b) Rs. 500 at a constant rate takes 8 hours to fill a cooker worth Rs. 650, a heater worth (c) Rs. 800 (d) Rs. 1,000 Rs. 500 and a bag worth Rs. 65 is 117. If I walk at 5 km/hr. I miss a train by 7 3 (a) Rs. 121.50 minutes. However, if I walk at 6 km/hr th of its capacity. How much more (b) Rs. 120.50 5 I reach the station 5 minutes before the (c) Rs. 125.50 departure of the train. The distance time will it take to finish filling the (d) Rs. 128.50 pool? between my house and the station is (a) 4 hours 50 minutes 11 5 (a) 5 km (b) 6.5 km 110. If 2x + 3y = and xy = , then the (c) 7 km (d) 6 km (b) 5 hours 30 minutes 2 6 (c) 5 hours 20 minutes value of 8x3 + 27y3 is 118. The compound interest on Rs. 1,800 (d) 4 hours 48 minutes at 10% per annum for a certain period 583 of time is Rs. 378. Find the time in 104. P can do a piece of work in 9 days. Q (a) 583 (b) is 50% more efficient than P. the 4 years number of days it takes for Q to do the (a) 2.0 years (b) 2.8 years 671 same piece of work is (c) 187 (d) (c) 3.0 years (d) 2.5 years 8 n 2 1 1 ⎪⎧ ⎪⎫ (a) 3 (b) 13 111. If x4 + = 119 , then the value of (n 2 )2 2 4 119. The value of ⎨ x ⎬ is x ⎩⎪ ⎭⎪ 1 1 (c) 4 (d) 6 x3 − is 2 x3 1 105. 16 men can complete a work in 15 days, (a) (b) x (a) 33 (b) 36 x2 24 children can do the same work in 20 (c) 36 (d) 25 days. In how many days will 8 men 112. The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 4 and n and 8 children, complete the same (c) (d) x2 their LCM is 180. The second number x 2 work? is

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AC respectively. Then the quadrilateral (a) 8.2 crores (b) 64 crores 120. If 5 2 n , then find ( 3)  9  3  3 3 BEFD is (c) 64 lakhs (d) 6.4 crores the value of n (a) rhombus 136. A supply of juice lasts for 35 days. If (a) 5 (b) 2 (b) square its use is increased by 40% the number (c) 3 (d) 4 (c) rectangle of days would the same amount of juice 121. If p = 99, then the value of p (p2 + 3p (d) trapezium lasts, is + 3) is 130. AC is a chord of circle whose center is a)25 days b)30 days (a) 10000001 (b) 9999999 at O. if B is any point on the arc AC c)24 days d)27 days (c) 1000001 (d) 999999 and ÐOCA = 200, then the magnitude 137. A store offers a variety of discounts 122. Sin6q + cos6 is equal to of ÐABC is that range between 20% and 25% (a) 1 (a) 1100 (b) 1000 inclusive. If a book is discounted to a (b) 1 – 3 sin2q cos2q (c) 400 (d) 1400 price of Rs 270, then its greatest (c) 1 – 3 sinq cos q 131. The co-ordinates of the vertices of a possible original price was (d) 1 + 3 sin2q cos2q right-angled triangle are P (3,4), Q (7,4) a)Rs 345.5 b)Rs 324 123. If tan q+ cot q = 2, 0 < q < 900, then the and R (3,8), the right-angle being at P. c)Rs 360 d)Rs 337.5 value of q is the co-ordinates of the orthocenter of 138. A boat takes half time in moving a certain (a) 750 (b) 300 DPQR are distance downstream than upstream. (c) 450 (d) 600 (a) (5, 6) (b) (3, 4) The ratio of the speed of the boat in (c) (7, 4) (d) (3, 8) still water and that of the current is cot2 A 124. The expression 1 is equal a)2 : 1 b) 1 : 2 1 cosecA Directions (132-135) : Study the c)4 : 3 d) 3 : 1 to following graph and answer the given 139. The greatest number among 350, 440, (a) cosec A (b) sin A questions. 530 and 620 is (c) cos A (d) tan A a)350 b)440 125. The shadow of a tower standing on a c)530 d)620 level ground is found to be 40 meter 50 140. The interior angle of a regular polygon longer when the suns altitude is 300 45 exceeds its exterior angle by 1080. The 40 than when it is 600. Find the length of number of the sides of the polygon is 35 the tower 30 a)12 b)16 ls c)14 d)10 (a) 20 3 m (b) 10 m re 25 ar B 20 141. A mixture contains 80% acid and rest (c)10 3m (d) 20 m kh 15 water. Part of the mixture that should la 10 be removed and replaced by same In 5 amount of water to make the ratio of 1 0 126. If { (a – b)2 + ab = p (a + b)2, then acid and water 4 : 3. Find the value of 2 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 replaced quantity? the value of p is (assume that a ¹ b) Years 1 3 a) rd b) th 1 3 7 (a) (b) 1 8 132. From year 1995 to the year 1996, what 2 was the percentage increase in imports 2 c) rd d) th 1 1 of crude oil? 3 (c) (d) 7 2 4 (a) 60 (b) 90 142. Three partners A, B, C start a business. (c) 180 (d) None of these B’s capital is four times C’s capital and 127. If 999x + 888y = 1332 and 888x + 133. From 1991 to 1992, what was the twice A’s capital is equal to thrice B’s 999y = 555, then x2 2 is equal to – y approximate percentage reduction in capital. If the total profit is Rs 16500 (a) 9 (b) 5 import of crude oil? at the end of a year, find out B’s share (c) 7 (d) 8 (a) 14 (b) 22 in it. 128. In two similar triangles ABC and MNP, (c) 18 (d) 8 a)4000 b)5000 if AB = 2.25 cm, MP = 4.5 cm and PN 134. In how many years were the imports c)6000 d)7000 = 7.5 cm and m ÐACB = mÐMNP higher than the average value of 143. A, B and C start at the same time in the and m ÐABC = m ÐMPN, then the imports? same direction to run around a circular length of side BC , in cm, is (a) 4 (b) 1 stadium. A completes a round in 252 (c) 2 (d) 3 seconds, B in 308 seconds and c in 198 (a) 4.5 (b) 3.75 135. If the rate of one barrel of crude oil was seconds, all starting at the same point. (c) 4.75 (d) 3.5 Rs. 25.60 in 1995, then what was the After what time will they again at the 129. Given an equilateral D ABC, D, E and total value of imports (in Rs.) in that starting point? F are the mid-points of AB, BC and year? a)36 minutes 22 seconds

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b)46 minutes 22 seconds a)400 b)365 (a)Red Rot Diseases of Sugarcane c)36 minutes 12 seconds c) 385 d)315 (b)Tobacco Mosaic Disease d)46 minutes 12 second (c)Brown Rust of Wheat 144. In a garden, there are 10 rows and 12 GENERAL AWARENESS (d)Citrus Cauker columns of mango trees. The distance 161. When a body is disturbed form its between the two tree is 2 metres and a 151. With which fort is Madras associated? position of neutral equilibrium what distance of one metre is left from all (a) Fort St. George happens to its potential energy? sides of the boundary of the garden. (b) Fort William (a) It Decreases What is the length of the garden? (c) Fort St. David (b) It Increases a)30 m b)28 m (d) Fort St. John (c) It Becomes Zero c) 26 m d) 24 m 152. The longest National Highway that (d) It Remains Constant 145. What is the least number which when connects Varanasi and Kanyakumari is 162. Which is the capital of Myanmar? divided by 5, 6, 7 and 8 leaves a (a) NH 7 (b) NH 10 (a) Moulmein remainder 3, but when divided by 9 (c) NH 17 (d) NH - 14 (b) Naypyidaw leaves no remainder? 153. The Emergency Powers of the Indian (c) Yangona a)1108 b)1683 President are borrowed from the (d) Mandalaya c)2007 d)3363 Constitution of 163. The headquarters of the Central 146. It takes 8 hours for a 600 km journey, (a) Irish Railway is at if 120 km is done by train and the rest (b) Weimar Republic Germany (a) Mumbai (b) Jaipur by car. It takes 20 minutes more, if (c) Australia (c) Nagpur (d) Vijayawada 200 km is done by train and the rest by (d) Canada 164. Which of the following soils is suitable car. What is the ratio of the speed of 154. Identify the spreadsheet application for cotton production? the train to that of the car? (a) M.S. Access (a) Kankar (b) Regur a)3 : 4 b)2 : 3 (b) M. S. Power Point (c) Bhangar (d) Khadar c)1 : 2 d)1 : 3 (c) PL / SQL 165. Who is the Chief Minister of 147. A boat takes 8 hours to cover a distance (d) M.S. - Excel Maharashtra? while travelling upstream, whereas 155. Which among the following is no more (a) Devendra Fadnavis while travelling downstream it takes 6 a fundamental right in India? (b) Ashok Chavan hours. If the speed of the current is 4 (a) Right to Religion (c) Shivaraj Singh Chouhan kmph, what is the speed of the boat in (b) Right to Property (d) Prithviraj Chavan still water? (c) Right to Equality 166. The most potent Auxin for callus a)12 kmph (d) Right to Freedom formations is b)28 kmph 156. The term Khalisa in Mughal (a) NAA (b) 2, 4 D c) 16 kmph administration signified the (c) IAA (d) IBA d)cannot be determined (a)Religious Grants 167. Who among the following is not a 148. Subhash starts a business by investing (b)Land given in lieu of salary recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Rs 25000. 6 months later Aditya joins (c)The Land owned by emperor for shooting? him by investing Rs 15, 000. After himself (a) Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat another 6 months Aditya invests an (d)Entire Imperial Establishment (b) Gagan Narang additional amount of Rs 15, 000. At 157. Water gas is a mixture of (c) P. Gopichand the end of 3 years they earn a profit of (a)Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide (d) Abhinav Bindra Rs 2,47,000. What is Adityas share in (b)Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapour168. The area wise largest fresh water lake the profit? (c)Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen in Africa is a)Rs 1,30,000 (d)Carbon Monoxide and Nitrogen (a) Lake Tanganyika b)Rs 1,23,000 158. Jute fibres are (b) Lake Malawi c)Rs 1,05,000 (a)Fibres of Seed (c) Lake Victoria d)Rs 1,17,000 (b)Bast Fibres from Secondary (d) Lake Rudolf Phloem 169. Accuracy of vision is the function of 5 4 3 (c)Bast Fibres from Stem Pericycle 149. of of of 222 - 56% of 450 + (a) Amacrine Cells 8 9 5 (d)Fibrou Mesocarp (b) Granular Cells 159. Microbial utilization of dissolved 300 = ? (c) Rod Cells organics can be accomplished by a)75 b)85 (d) Cone Cells (a) Hydration c)83 d)80 170. The presence of starch in a mixture can (b) Carbonation 150. A large field of 700 hectares is divided be detected by (c) Oxidation into two parts. The difference of the (a) Bromine (b) Iodine (d) Reduction areas of the two parts is one-fifth of (c) Fluorine (d) Chlorine 160. The common plant disease caused by the average of the two areas. What is 171. Car and Petrol are fungus is the area of the smaller part in hectares? (a) Necessaries

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(b) Luxuries 181. Which gas is responsible for Ozone (a) Phosphorus (c) Complement Aries hole? (b) Nitrogen (d) Substitutes (a) Carbon Dioxide (c) Hydrogen 172. Who is authorised to impose tax on (b) Nitrous Oxide (d) Sulphur interstate trade? (c) Chlorofluorocarbon 192. A foreign compound nor normally (a) President (d) Carbon Monoxide considered as a constituent of a (b) Finance Minister 182. Which one of the following places specified biological system is known (c) Parliament become the bone of contention between as (d) State Legislature Vijayanagar Empire and Bahmani (a) Xenobiotics 173. Where is the International Rice Research Kingdom? (b) Additive Institute? (a) The Fort of Mudgal (c) Residue (a) Manila (b) Dhaka (b) Goa (d) Substrata (c) Cuttack (d) Bangkok (c) Raichur Doab 193. The natural disease includes two phases 174. Which is the governor of Uttarakhand? (d) Telengana as (a) Baby Rani Maurya 183. A claim for higher wages would be (a)Prepathogenesis and Pathogenesis (b) Kesharinath Tripathy helped by (b)Pathogenesis and Post- (c) E. S. L Narasimhan (a)Increase in Unemployment Pathogenesis (d) Kalyan Singh (b)Increase in Labour Productivity (c)Contamination and Contact 175. Of the following which one corresponds (c)Decrease in Consumers Demand (d)Incubation and Infection to the fixed cost? 194. Meeting point of aggregate demand and (a)Transportation Charges (d)Decrease in Companys Profit aggregate supply is called as (b)Insurance Premium on Property 184. Which was the first state in India to (a) Equilibrium Demand (c)Payments for Raw Materials have a woman as Chief Minister? (b) Effective Demand (d)Labour Cost (a) Odisha (b) Tamilnadu (c) Market Equilibrium 176. The aim of green and cleaner production (c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh (d) Market Demand is 185. The speed of a ship is measured in 195. A ______is a pictorial representation (a) Biopesticides (a) Horse Power of an algorithm. (b) Waste Minimization (b) Angstrom (a) Flow Chart (c) Agricultural Productivity (c) Joule (b) Structure Chart (d) Afforestation (d) Knot (c) Pseudo Code 177. Which is the competent authority to 186. Golgi bodies originated form (d) Data Flow Diagram create New All India services? (a) Mitochondria 196. Which of the following recommended (a)Lok Sabha (b) Zymogen Granules on centre-state relations? (b)Union Public Service Commission (c) Cell Wall (a) Shri Krishna Commission (c)Parliament (d) Endoplasmic Reticulum (b) Sarkaria Commission (d)Rajya Sabha 187. Atmospheric pressure generated on the (c) Sachar Commission 178. Which of the following articles of the earth surface is due to (d) Kothari Commission Indian constitution prescribes (a)Revolution of Earth 197. Which one of the following can perform constitution of panchayats in villages? (b)Gravitational Pull of the Earth both translation and execution? (a) Article 41 (c)Rotation of Earth (a) Interpreter (b) Article 38 (d)Heating by Solar Radiation (b) Loader (c) Article 40 188. Western Ghats are (c) Assembler (d) Article 39 (a) Plateau (d) Complier 179. Light appears to travel in straight line (b) Hills 198. Where was the first Buddhist council since (c) Mountain held? (a)Its wavelength is very small (d) Escarpment of Plateau (a) Pataliputra (b) Kundalvana (b)Its velocity is very large 189. Which one of the following is not (c) Rajagriha (d) Vaishali (c)It is not absorbed by the included as a world heritage site? 199. Which Indian City also known as City atmosphere (a)Kalka Shimla Railway of Destiny? (d)It is reflected by the atmosphere (b)Nilgiri Mountain Railway (a) Visakhapatnam 180. Who was the commander of the (c)Chennai Central Station (b) Bhubaneswar Maratha artillery in the third battle of (d)Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (c) Mumbai Panipat? Station in Mumbai (d) Kolkata (a) Malhar Rao Holkar 190. Cortisone is a 200. Where is the Headquarters of WTO? (b) Ibrahim Khan Gardi (a) Enzyme (b) Hormone (a) Vienna (b) Paris (c) Viswasa Rao (c) Protein (d) Lipid (c) Berne (d) Geneva (d) Sadasiva Rao 191. Most of the fuels are carbon compounds with ¨¨¨¨

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EXPLANATIONS So, Sanjeev is 20 metres to the south of his starting point. 59. b; The movements of Kashish are as 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. c shown in figure 5. d 6. c 7. a 8. c 9. a 10. d 11. b 12. a Since Paper and Bag have a common 13. d 14. b 15. c 16. d area, so IV follows 17. b 18. a 19. b 20. b Thus, I and IV follow 21. c 22. a 23. a 24. b 67. c; Using the proper notations in (c), we 25. c 26. a 27. c 28. d get the statement as 29. c 30. a 31. b 32. c 33. a 34. c 35. d 36. a − ÷ < + < , 14(A to B, B to C, C to D, D to E) 8 4 2 6 3 or 6 9 37. c 38. b 39. a 40. b Kashishs distance from his original which is true 41. d 42. c 43. c 44. a ∴ position A=AE(AB-BE)=(AB- 68. b; Using the proper notations in (b), we 45. c 46. c 47. d 48. d CD)=(30-20)m=10m get the statement as 49. b 50. b 4 + 3×8 −1 = 6 ÷ 2 + 24 or 27 =, 27 51. c; Second is the left-over after the first. 6 52. a; The words in each pair are synonyms. 60. b; In the first row, 11× 2 + = 25 which is true. 53. c; In all other groups, the middle term is 2 69. b; Each letter in the word is replaced by small. the letter which occupies the same 8 54. d; In all other groups, the first and second In the second row, 6 × 2 + =16 position from the other end of the letters are moved 4 steps backward to 2 alphabet, to obtain the code. obtain second and third letters ∴In the third row, missing number 70. b; The first, second, third, ...... letters of respectively. the word are respectively moved one, 55. d; The given sequence is 12 two, three,.... steps backward to obtain = 5× 2 + =10 + 6 =16 2 the corresponding letters of the code. 100 25 100 50 71. b; Clearly, the first argument is not a , , , ,...... i.e., 61. d; In the first column, 2×1+1=3. strong reason in support of the 9 2 7 3 In the second column, 14×7+7=105 statement. Also, it is not possible to Let the missing number in the third 100 100 100 100 analyse the really deserving and not column be x. , , , ,...... deserving. So, argument II holds strong. 9 8 7 6 Then, x×9+9=117 or 9x=108 or x=12. 72. c; Religion binds people together through 62. c; In the first column, 112-12 =121-1=120 the name of God and human value. But 100 In the second column, 72-22=49-4=45 So, the missing term should be it may also develop fanaticism and ill- In the third column, missing number 5 ∴ will among people. So, both the 2 2 i.., 20 =5 -3 =25-9=16. arguments hold strong. 56. c; The given sequence consists of pairs 63. e; The symbols move in the order 73. b; of consecutive prime numbers. 74. c; This group of items can be represented 57. b; The given series consist of numbers as in fig. since there is no such diagram which on dividing by 7 leave a remained in the question 3. No other number except 346 satisfies the property. 58. b; The movements of Sanjeev from A to F are as shown in figure. 64. b; The inner figure gets divided into two parts which get separated and inverted. The outer figure gets reduced in size and is placed in the gap between the two parts. 75. c 76. d 65. c; Clearly two Venn diagrams are 77. b; The first numbers in the terms follow possible the sequence +5,+7,+9,+11,+13. The middle letters form the series Z, Y, X, W, V, U. The last numbers form the Clearly, Sanjeevs distance from series 5,7,9,11,13,15. starting point A From (a), only I and IV follow. 78. d; The first numbers in the terms follow =AF=(AB+BF) From (b), only III and IV follow. the sequence × 2, × 3, × 4. The middle =AB+(BE-EF)=AB+(CD-EF) The solution common to both the above letter of each term is moved three steps =[10+(20-10)]=(10+10)m=20m. diagram is only IV follows forward to obtain the corresponding Also, F lies to the South of A. 66. d; Clearly two Venn diagrams are letter of the next term. The last numbers possible follow the sequence +2,+4,+6.

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79. c; In all other groups, the second letter corresponding letters of the second is moved 2 steps forward to obtain the group. 2 12 18 36 45 third letter which then is moved 1 step 94. c; The first, second, third and fourth 2 6 9 18 45 forward to obtain the first. letters of the second group are 3 3 9 9 45 80. d respectively the third, fourth, second 3 1 3 3 15 81. c; Sumit is 17th from the last and Ravi is and first letters of the first group. 1 1 1 5 7 ranks ahead of Sumit. So, Ravi is 24th 95. d; The number of elements outside the LCM = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 = 180 from the last. square(s) is either one more or less than 180 4 = 176 is the number. Number of students ahead of Ravi in line number of squares. 103. (c) Remaining unfilled part of pool = rank=(39-24)=15. 96. c; All other figures can be rotated into th 3 5 − 3 2 So, Ravi is 16 from the start. each other. 1− = = 82. c; Let the number of boys be x. Then 97. b 5 5 5 number of girls=2x. 98. b; In each figure, the circles are towards ∴x+2x=60 or 3x=60 or x=20 the longer line. The number of circles 3 So, number of boys=20 and number of increases by 1 at each step from left to Time taken in filling th part = 8 girls=40 right in each row. Also, the positions 5 Number of students behind Kamal in of the lines in the first and third figures hours are identical. rank=(60-12)=43 2 Number of girls ahead of Kamal in 99. a; The cubes having at least one of their Time taken in filling th part = rank=9. faces painted are the 16 columns of 5 5 Number of girls behind Kamal in cubes each placed along the periphery rank=40-9=31. and 9 cubes of the top. 5 2 16 8× × = hours or 5 hours 20 ∴Number of boys behind Kamal in Thus, number of cubes having at least one face panted =(16×5)+9=89 3 5 3 rank=43-31=12. minutes. Hence, the number of cubes having no 83. b; SUN-MON-TUE-WED 104. (d) Time taken by P = 9 days face painted =116-89=27 84. a Q is 50% more efficient than P 100. c; The cubes having only one face Q : P = 3 : 2 3 painted are the 12 central cubes on each C(3)= 3 = 27 = B G Ratio of time = 2 : 3 side of the block and 9 cubes of the ()() Time taken by 2 7 top. G()7 = 73 = 343 = CDC (Note here that the bottom surface of 2 × = E()5 = 53 =125 = ABE the block is not painted) Q = 9 6 days Thus, (4×12)+9=57 cubes have only 3 3 H()8 = 8 = 512 = EAB one face painted. 105. (d) 16 men can complete a work in 15 (85-86) 101. (d) Slant height of cone days and 24 children can do the same work in 20 days. = 72 + 242 = 49 + 576 16 × 15 man = 24 × 20 children ⇒ 240 man = 480 children = 625 = 25cm ⇒ 1 man = 2 children Total surface area of cone = 8 men + 8 children = (8 + 4) men = 12 men π r(l + r) M D = M D 1 1 2 2 ⇒ 16 × 15 = 12 × D 85. c 86. d 87. d 88. d 22 2 89. a 90. d = × 7× (25 + 7) 16 ×15 91. d; Your mothers husband-Your father; 7 ⇒ D = = 20 days Your fathers sister-Your aunt. = 22 × 32 = 704 sq cm. 2 12 So, ladys aunt is mans aunt and 102. (b) Difference between divisor and 106. (c) Let age of younger brother x years therefore lady is mans sister. corresponding remainder = 4 Age of elder brother (x + 8) years 92. d; Only son of Neenas father-in-law 12 8 = 18 14 = 36 32 = 45 41 = After 10 years = x + x + 8 + 20 = 2 (x Mahipal-Neenas husband. 4 + x + 8) Required number = (LCM of 12, 18, So, Raman is Neenas husband and ⇒ 2x + 28 = 4x + 16 Anita and Bindu are his daughters. 36 and 45) 4 Thus, Bindu is the grand daughter of ⇒ 4x 2x = 28 16 Mahipal. ⇒ 2x = 12 Þ x = 6 93. d; The order of the letters of the first Required ratio = 6 : (6 + 8) = 6 : 14 = 3 group is reversed and each letter is : 7 moved one step backward to obtain the

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107. (c) Side of triangle = x cm ⇒ (2x)3 + (3y)3 + 3. 2x . 3y (2x + 3y) 3 1 2 ⇒ x − − 3×3 = 27 3 x 1331 x3 Its area = sq.cm = 1 4 8 ⇒ x3 − = 27 + 9 = 36 Case II side = (x 2) cm ⇒ 8x3 + 27y3 + 18xy (2x + 3y) = x3 112. (b) Let the numbers 3x and 4x 3 1331 Their LCM 12 x Area = (x − 2) 2 sq.cm 4 8 12x = 180

3 3 5 11 1331 180 3 3 ⇒ 8x + 27 y +18 × × = = = ⇒ x 2 − (x − 2)2 = 4 3 6 2 8 x 15 4 4 12 165 1331 2nd number = 4x = 4 × 15 = 60 3 ⇒ 8x 3 + 27 y 3 + = ⇒ {x 2 − (x − 2) 2 } = 4 3 113. (c) Decrease in total age = 60 30 = 30 4 2 8 years

× 3 3 1331 165 ⇒ 2 − 2 + − = 4 3 4 ⇒ 8x + 27 y = − 30 x x 4x 4 8 2 Decrease in average age = = 1 3 30 ⇒ 4x 4 = 16 1331 − 660 671 ⇒ 8x3 + 27 y3 = = 114. (d) A + B + C = 3 × 84 = 252 years ⇒ 4x = 16 + 4 = 20 8 8 A + B + C + D = 80 × 4 = 320 years Ds age = 320 252 = 68 years 20 4 1 ⇒ x = = 5cm 111. (b) x + = 119 Es age = 68 + 4 = 72 years 4 x 4 (B + C + D + E)s age = 78 × 4 = 312 years 108. (b) 2 B + C = (312 68 72) = 172 years ⎛ 2 1 ⎞ Ã ⇒ ⎜ x + ⎟ − 2 = 119 As age = 252 172 = 80 years ⎝ x 2 ⎠ Ã 115. (a) Cost price of article =

⎛ 1 ⎞ 2 ⇒ ⎜ 2 + ⎟ = + 100 × x 2 119 2 450 Circumference of base of cylinder 12 ⎝ x ⎠ 100 −10 cm 2 100 2pr = 12 ⎛ 2 1 ⎞ 2 = × = ⇒ ⎜ x + ⎟ = (11) 450 500 ⎝ x 2 ⎠ 90 12 6 New selling price = Rs. 540 ⇒ r = = cm π π 1 Gain percent = 2 ⇒ x 2 + = 11 Height = 5 cm volume of cylinder = x 2 540 − 500 4000 2 = ×100 = = 8% pr h 500 500 ⎛ ⎞2 116. (d) Let original amount with man Rs. x 6 6 180 ⇒ − 1 + = = π × × × 5 = cu.cm ⎜ x ⎟ 2 11 Amount left after loss = π π 11 ⎝ x ⎠ 109. (a) ⎛ 41⎞ 2 ⎜100 − ⎟%of x Total marked price = Rs. (650 + 500 + ⎛ 1 ⎞ ⎝ ⎠ ⇒ ⎜ x − ⎟ = 11− 2 2 65) = Rs. 1215 ⎝ x ⎠ ⎛ 200 − 41⎞ 1215 ×10 = ⎜ ⎟% of x Discount = = 121.50 2 ⎝ 2 ⎠ 100 ⎛ 1 ⎞ ⇒ ⎜ x − ⎟ = (3) 2 ⎛ 159 ⎞ 11 ⎝ x ⎠ = Rs.⎜ x × ⎟ 110. (d) 2x + 3y = ⎝ 200 ⎠ 2 ⎛ 1 ⎞ The 80% of this amount is spent On cubing both sides, ⇒ ⎜ x − ⎟ = 3 ⎝ x ⎠ Saving = 20% ⎛ ⎞3 By cubing both sides, + 3 = 11 159 20 (2x 3y) ⎜ ⎟ x × × = 159 ⎝ 2 ⎠ 1 ⎛ 1 ⎞ 200 100 x3 − − 3⎜ x − ⎟ = 33 3 200 ×100 x ⎝ x ⎠ ⇒ x = = Rs.1000 20

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117. (d) Let distance of station from house ⇒ 3n = 35 Þ n = 5 AB h = x km 121. (d) tan 600 = ⇒ 3 = Difference of time = 7 + 5 = 12 minutes P = 99 AC x 2 12 1 P (p + 3p + 3) ⇒ = (1) Or = hours = p3 + 3p2 + 3p h 3 xm 60 5 = (p3 + 3p2 + 3p + 1) 1 In D ABD, = (p + 1)3 1 dis tance AB 1 h time = = (99 + 1)3 1 tan300 = ⇒ = speed = (100)3 1 BD 3 x + 40 = 1000000 1 = 999999 x x 1 6 6 ⇒ − = 122. (b) Sin q +cos q ⇒ 3h = x + 40 5 6 5 = (sin2 θ)3 + (cos2 θ)3 h − ⇒ 3h = + 40 ⇒ 6x 5x = 1 = 2 θ + 2 θ 3 − 2 θ 3 30 5 (sin cos ) 3sin cos2 θ (sin 2 θ + cos2 θ ) h x 1 30 ⇒ 3h − = 40 ⇒ = ⇒ x = = 6km [a3 + b3 = (a + b)3 3ab (a + b)] 3 30 5 5 = 1- 3 sin2q . cos2q 118. (a) Amount = principle + cost price = 123. (c) tan q + cot q = 2 3h× 3h − h Rs. (1800 + 378) = Rs. 2178 ⇒ = 40 1 3 ⎛ r ⎞ ⇒ tanθ + = 2 A = P⎜1+ ⎟ T tanθ 3h − h ⎝ 100 ⎠ ⇒ = 40 tan2 θ +1 3 ⇒ = 2 ⎛ 10 ⎞ T θ ⇒ 2178 =1800 ⎜1+ ⎟ tan ⇒ 2h = 40 3 ⎝ 100⎠ ⇒ tan2 q + 1 = 2tanq 2 T ⇒ (tan q - 2tanq+1) = 0 ⇒ = 2178 ⎛ 11⎞ h 20 3 meter ⇒ = ⎜ ⎟ ⇒ (tanq - 1)2 = 0 126. (d) ⎝ ⎠ 1800 10 ⇒ tanq - 1 = 0 ⎧ ⎫2 2 T ⇒ tanq = 1 = tan 450 1 2 121 ⎛ 11 ⎞ ⎛11 ⎞ ⎨ (a − b)⎬ + ab = p (a + b) ⇒ = ⎜ ⎟ = ⎜ ⎟ ⇒ q = 450 ⎩2 ⎭ 100 ⎝10 ⎠ ⎝10 ⎠ 124. (a) 1 Time = 2 years ⇒ (a 2 − 2ab + b 2 ) + ab = p(a + b)2 119. (d) cot2 A 4 Expression = 1+ + 1 2 2 2 n 2 1 cosecA ⇒ (a − 2ab + b + 4ab) = p(a + b) ⎧ ⎫ 1×n× 4 ⎪ n 2 ⎪ 2 2 2 )2 n 2 2 ⎨( x ⎬ = ()x = x cosec A−1 = + 1 2 2 2 ⎩⎪ ⎭⎪ 1 ⇒ (a + 2ab + b ) = p(a + b) 1+ cosecA 4 120. (a) ( 3)5 ×92 = 3n ×3 3 (cosecA−1)(cosecA+1) 1 =1+ ⇒ (a + b) 2 = p(a + b) 2 1+ cosecA 5 4 ⎛ 1 ⎞ 1 [cosec2A cot2A = 1] ⇒ ⎜3 2 ⎟ ×(32 ) 2 = 3n ×3×3 2 1 ⎜ ⎟ = 1 + cosec A 1 = cosec A ⇒ p = ⎝ ⎠ 125. (a) 4 127. (c) 999x + 888y = 1332 .(i) 5 1 1+ 888x + 999y = 555 .(ii) ⇒ 2 × 4 = n × 2 3 3 3 3 By adding both these equations 5 2+1 1887x + 1887y = 1887 +4 ⇒ 32 = 3n ×3 2 ⇒ (x + y) × 1887 = 1887 ⇒ (x + y) = 1 .(iii) 13 3 By subtracting both (i) and (ii) ⇒ 3 2 = 3n ×32 AB = tower = h meter equation: − 111x 111y = 777 13−3 13 3 BC = x meter ⇒ 3n = 3 2 2 ⇒ 3n = 3 2 In D ABC, ⇒ 111 (x y) = 777

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Angle subtended by arc ADC at center 777 ⇒ (x − y) = ∠ AOC = 3600 1400 = 2200 111 Angle ∠ ABC at the circumference = ⇒ x y = 7 ..(iv) Equation (iii) and (iv) we get, 220 =1100 (x + y) (x y) = 1 × 7 2 ⇒ x2 y2 = 7 131. (b) 128. (b) Ã ZÃ Ã Ã

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AB = BC Ortho center = point of intersection MP PN of PR and PQ ® p (3, 4) 132. (d) Import of crude oil ⇒ 2.25 = BC Year 1995 Þ 25 lakh barrels 4.5 7.5 Year 1996 Þ 45 lakh barrels Increase = 45 -25 = 20 lakh barrels ⇒ 4.5 × BC = 2.25 × 7.5 Percentage increase × ⇒ = 2.25 7.5 = 20 BC 3.75cm = ×100 = 80% 4.5 25 129. (a) 133. (a) Percentage decrease = 35 − 30 5 ×100 = ×100 139. b 35 35 100 = ≈14% 7 134. (d) Average import

Point E and F are mid-points of sides 1 140. d = (10+35+30+40+30+25+45) lakh BC and AC respectively. 7 1 barrels EF||AB||BD and EF = AB 2 1 Again, D and F are mid-points of sides = × 215 = 30.7 lakh barrels. AB and AC respectively. 7 1 135. (d) Total import in the year 1995 = 25 DF||BE||BC and DF = BC lakh barrels 2 Clearly, BE=EF=DF=BD Total value = Rs. (25 × 25.60) lakh Hence, BEFD is a rhombus. Rs. 640 lakh = Rs. 6.4 crore 130. (a) 136. a 141. d

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If k = 1, number = (840 x 1) + 3 = 843 Thus, ratio of the profits of Subhash which is not divisible by 9 and Aditya will be 900000 : 810000 ie If k = 2, number = (840 x 2) + 3 = 1683 10 : 9 which is divisible by 9 Adityas share Hence 1683 is the least number which 9 when divided by 5, 6, 7 and 8 leaves a = 247000× =Rs 1,17,000 remainder 3, but when divided by 9 19 leaves no remainder 149. b 146. a; Let speed of the train = x kmph and 150. d; Let the areas of the parts be x hectares speed of the car = y kmph Time needed and (700 x) hectares. for travelling 600 km if 120 km by train Given that difference of the areas of and the rest by car = 8 hr the two parts = one-fifth of the Average of the two areas 120 480 ⇒ + = 8 ...... (Equation 1) x y 142. c; Suppose Cs capital = x then 1 × 700 Time needed for travelling 600 km if ⇒ 2x700 = Bs capital = 4x (Since Bs capital is 5 2 200 km by train and the rest by car = 8 four times Cs capital) 2x=770 hr 20 mm ⇒ As capital 6x (Since twice As capital ⇒ = is equal to thrice Bs capital) 200 400 25 x 385 ⇒ + = Hence, area of smaller part = (700 A:B:C = 6 x:4x:x = 6:4:1 x y 3 Bs share = 16500 x (4/11) = 1500 x 4 x) = (700 385) = 315 hectares. = 6000 ...... (Equation 2) 151. a 152. a 153. b 154. d 143. d; LCM of 252, 308 and 198 = 2772 Solving equation 1 and equation 2 155. b 156. c 157. c 158. c Hence they all will be again at the x : y = 3 : 4 159. a 160. c 161. d 162. c starting point after 2772 seconds or 46 147. b; we have (x +4) × 6= (x -4) × 8 163. a 164. b 165. a 166. c minutes 12 seconds. where x = speed of the boat in still 167. c 168. c 169. d 170. b 144. d; between the 12 mango trees, there water. 171. c 172. d 173. a 174. a are 11 gaps and each gap has 2 meter Now, 6x+ 24 = 8x 32 175. b 176. c 177. d 178. c length. Or, x = 28 179. a 180. d 181. c 182. c Also, 1 meter is left from all sides of Hence, the required speed = 28 km/hr 183. b 184. d 185. d 186. c the boundary of the garden. 148. d 187. b 188. d 189. c 190. b Hence, length of the garden = (11 x 2) 191. c 192. a 193. a 194. a + 1 + 1= 24 meter. ^ ÃÃÄÃ 195. a 196. b 197. a 198. c 145. b; L.C.M of 5, 6, 7 and 8 = 840 × Ã Ã Ã × Ã Ã 199. a 200. d Hence the number can be written in × Ã Ã Ã Ã ÃÃ Ã the form (840k + 3) which is divisible ¨¨¨¨ Ã Ã Ã by 9

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1. Tetraethyl lead is used as (a) Mosquito Repellent (b) Pain Killer 9. When an iron nail gets rusted iron oxide (c) Fire Extinguisher is formed? (c) Polonium (d) Petrol Additive (a)Without any change in the weight (d) Lead 2. Which of the following is a non-ferrous of the nail 15. Old written material which cannot be metal? (b)With increase in the weight of theread easily can be read by (a) Aluminium nail (a) Cosmic Rays (b) Iron (c)With decrease in the weight of the(b) Ultraviolet Rays (c) Nickel nail (c) Infrared Rays (d) Cobalt (d)Without any change in colour or (d) None 3. Which of the following is used as a weight of the nail 16. A moderator is used in nuclear reactors material for making protective windows 10. Water is a good solvent of ionic salts in order to in space probes? because (a)Increase the number of neutrons (a) Steel (b) Graphite (a) It has no colour (b)Decrease the number of neutrons (c) Tungsten (d) Diamond (b) It has a high boiling point (c)Slow down the speed of neutrons 4. Permanent hardness of water may be (c) It has a high dipole moment (d)Accelerate the neutrons removed by the addition of (d) It has a high specific heat 17. The recent atomic weight scale is based (a) Alum 11. The hardest substance available on earth on (a) H1 (b) H2 (b) Sodium Carbonate is 1 1 (c) C12 (d) O16 (c) Lime (a) Platinum (b) Coal 6 8 (d) Potassium Permanganate (c) Diamond (d) Gold 18. In human body the leg bones are 5. Which of the following is the lightest 12. The difference between a nuclear reactor (a) Humerus and Femur gas? and an atom bomb is that (b) Fibula and Tibia (a) Nitrogen (a)No chain reaction takes place in (c) Fibula and Ulna (b) Hydrogen nuclear reactor while in the atomic (d) Tibia and Radius (c) Ammonia bomb there is a chain reaction 19. Which of the following correctly (d) Carbon Dioxide (b)No chain reaction takes place in explains the phenomenon of Test 6. In which type of rocks are metals like atomic bomb while it takes place Tube Baby? gold and copper mostly found? in a nuclear reactor (a)When every process of embryo (a) Old Igneous (c)The chain reaction in nuclear formation is in the test tube (b) Old Sedimentary reactor is not controlled (b)When the embryo develops in a (c) Old Metamorphic (d)The chain reaction in nuclear test tube (d) New Metamorphic reactor is controlled (c)When the fertilisation is external 7. Which of the following is used as a 13. Which of the following types of photons and development is internal lubricant? has the highest energy? (d)When the fertilisation is internal (a) Graphite (b) Silica (a) Visible Radiations and development is external (c) Diamond (d) Iron Oxide (b) Radio Waves 20. The phylum chordata is characterised 8. Brass is an alloy of (c) Gamma Rays by the presence of (a) Nickel and Copper (d) X-Rays (a) Spinal Cord (b) Zinc and Copper 14. Radioactive disintegration of uranium (b) Notochord (c) Nickel and Zinc ultimately results in formation of (c) Nerve Chord (d) Nickel and Silver (a) Radium (d) None (b) Thorium

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21. Summer sleep of animals is termed as (a) Qatar Olympics 2022 Sridevis sister in Bollywood movie (a) Hibernation (b) Tokyo Olympics 2020 ______. (b) Incubation (c) London Olympics 2020 (a) Chandni (c) Aestivation (d) Canada Olympics 2020 (b) Lamhe (d) Gestation 34. DMK chief M Karunanidhi died at the (c) English Vinglish 22. Which crop has the highest age of 94. He was a five-time Chief (d) Chaalbaaz photosynthetic activity? Minister of which state? 42. Hailakandi becomes first (a) Rice (b) Wheat (a) Andhra Pradesh ______district to introduce (c) Cotton (d) Sugarcane (b) Telengana online? 23. The tree requiring minimum water for (c) Tamil Nadu (a) Himachal Pradesh its growth is (d) Karnataka (b) Haryana (a) Babul (b) Eucalyptus 35. Who is appointed as the Director- (c) Bihar (c) Mango (d) Guava General of the National Security Guard (d) Assam 24. DPT is a vaccine for (NSG)? 43. Who launched the Team Cashless India (a)Diarrhoea, polio and typhoid (a) Anup Kumar Singh campaign? (b)Diptheria, whooping cough and (b) H. T. Sangliana (a) Visa tetanus (c) Vinod Chaubey (b) Rupay (c)Diarrhoea, polio and tetanus (d) Gopika Jahagirdar (c) MasterCard (d)Diptheria, whooping cough and 36. Which city was declared as Indias most (d) Paytm typhoid polluted city by Central Pollution 44. Which of the following ministries 25. Which part of the body is affected by Control Board (CPCB) in its Air launched the DARPAN-PLI App? drinking alcohol? quality index (AQI)? (a)Ministry of drinking water and (a) Lungs (b) Liver (a) New Delhi sanitation (c) Kidney (d) All of these (b) Varanasi (b)Ministry of statistics and 26. With which of the following is Begum (c) Gurgaon programme implementation Akhtar associated? (d) Noida (c)Ministry of information and (a) Vocal Music 37. Indias first all-woman Special Weapons broadcasting (b) Classical Dance and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti- (d)Ministry of communications (c) Writing terrorist operations has been inducted 45. When is the Global Handwashing Day (d) Paining in which state / UT police ? observed? 27. Which state gives Mewar Award? (a) Karnataka Police (a) 10 October (a) Delhi (b) Punjab (b) Delhi Police (b) 15 October (c) Haryana (d) Rajasthan (c) Kerala Police (c) 2 November 28. Googly is associated with (d) Assam Police (d) 11 November (a) Cricket (b) Billiards 38. Which of the following is not a work of 46. Solve for x : 3x 3x 1 = 486 (c) Hockey (d) Table Tennis late VS Naipaul, the Trinidad-born a)7 b)9 29. The author of the book Many World Indian origin Nobel Prize winning c)5 d) 6 is author who passed away recently? 47. A and B can together finish a work in 30 (a) V. S. Naipaul (a) A Bend in the River days. They worked at it for 20 days (b) N. C. Choudhary (b) Magic Seeds and then B left. The remaining work (c) K. P. S. Menon (c) A House for Mr Biswas was done by A alone in 20 more days. (d) R. K. Narayan (d) The Remains of the Day A alone can finish the work in 30. The normal term of office of the U.N. 39. Which of the following committee has a)60 days b)54 days Secretary General is been constituted by the HRD ministry c)48 days d)50 days (a) 3 Years (b) 4 Years to suggest changes to the JEE 48. Some bricks are arranged in an area (c) 5 Years (d) 6 Years (Advanced) examination? measuring 20 cu. m. If the length, 31. The Indian Red Cross Society was (a)Balwant Rai Mehta Committee breadth and height of each brick is 25 established in the year. (b)Veerappa Moily Committee cm, 12.5 cm and 8 cm respectively, then (a) 1890 (b) 1920 (c)Ashok Chavan Committee in that pile the number of bricks are (c) 1932 (d) 1945 (d)Bhaskar Ramamurthy Committee (suppose there is no gap in between 32. In acronym SAARC, C stands for 40. Where was the Asia Health-2019 two bricks) (a) Committee Conference held? a)6,000 b)8,000 (b) Common Wealth (a) New Delhi c)4,000 d)10,000 (c) Conference (b) Kathmandu 49. The sum of four numbers is 48. When 5 (d) Cooperation (c) Beijing and 1 are added to the first two; and 3 33. Which will be the first Olympics to (d) Jakarta and 7 are subtracted from the 3rd and deploy facial recognition technology to 41. Actor Sujata Kumar passed away in 4th, the numbers will be equal. The increase security? Mumbai. She played the role of numbers are

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a)9, 7, 15, 17 area of its curved surface b)4, 12, 12, 20 c)1 d) 3 22 c)5, 11, 13, 19 57. The average salary of all workers in a (Take = ) is d)6, 10, 14, 18 workshop is Rs. 12000. The average 7 50. A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in salary of 7 technicians is Rs. 15000 a)1254 cm2 b)704 cm2 9 hrs. He travelled partly on foot at and the average salary of the rest is Rs. c)550 cm2 d)154 cm2 the rate of 4 km/hr and partly on 9000. The total number of workers in 65. In an examination, 60% of the candidates bicycle at the rate of 9 km/hr. The the workshop is : passed in English and 70% of the distance travelled on foot is a)12 b)13 candidates passed in Mathematics, but a)14 km b)17 km c)14 d)15 20% failed in both of these subjects. If c)16 km d)15 km 58. The sum of two numbers is 45. Their 2500 candidates passed in both the subjects, the number of candidates that 1 1 appeared at the examination was 51. If 2 + x 3 = , then the difference is of their sum. Their 2 + 3 9 a)3000 b)3500 c)4000 d)5000 simplest value of x is LCM is a)200 b)250 66. Total salary of A and B is equal. If A gets a)- 1 b)1 c)100 d)150 65% allowance of his basic salary and c) 2 d)2 59. (45 + 46 + 47+ .... + 113 + 114 + 115) is B gets 80% of his basic salary. If the 52. A 10 metre long ladder is placed against equal to basic salary of B is Rs.1,100, then the a wall. It is inclined at an angle of 300 a)5600 b)5656 basic salary of A is: to the ground. The distance (in m) of c)5680 d)4000 a) Rs.1,200 b) Rs.1,980 the foot of the ladder from the wall is 60. The sum of the ages of a father and his c) Rs.1,800 d) Rs.1,100 67. Simplify (Given 3 = 1.732) son is 100 years now. 5 years ago their ages were in the ratio of 2 : 1. The ratio a)8.16 b)7.32 3 of the ages of father and son after 10 c)8.26 d)8.66 2 ⎛ ⎞ years will be 4 ÷ 7 × 1 + 1 + 5 ÷ 3 3 53. The area of the triangle formed by the ⎜ ⎟ of a)5 : 3 b)4 : 3 5 8 ⎝ 3 4 ⎠ 7 4 7 graphs of the equations x = 0, 2x + 3y 1 c)10 : 7 d)3 : 5 = 6 and x + y = 3 is 6 61. Simple interest on Rs. 500 for 4 years at a)3 sq. unit 6.25% per annum is equal to the simple 56 49 a) b) 1 interest on Rs. 400 at 5% per annum 77 80 b) 4 sq. unit for a certain period of time. The period 2 of time is 2 2 a)4 years b)5 years c) d) 3 1 3 9 c)1 sq. unit 1 2 68. In the given figure, O is the centre of a 2 c) 6 years d)8 years circle; PQL and PRM are the tangents d)1 sq. unit 4 3 at the points Q and R, respectively and 54. A point Q is 13 cm from the centre of a 62. In an examination a student scores 4 S is a point on the circle such that circle. The length of the tangent drawn marks for every correct answer and ∠ SQL = 500 and ∠ SRM = 600. from Q to a circle is 12 cm. The distance loses 1 mark for every wrong answer. Then, QSR is equal to of Q from the nearest point of the circle If he attempts all 75 questions and ∠ is secures 125 marks, the number of a)7 cm b)8 cm questions he attempts correctly is c)5 cm d)12 cm a)35 b)40 55. A dealer buys a table listed at Rs. 1,500 c)42 d)46 and gets successive discounts of 20% 63. A can contains a mixture of two liquids and 10%. He spends Rs. 20 on A and B in the ratio 7 : 5. When 9 literes transportation and sells it at a profit of of mixture are drawn off and the can is 20%. Find the selling price of the table. filled with B, the ratio of A and B a)Rs 1,420 b)Rs 1,300 becomes 7 : 9. Litres of liquid A c)Rs 1,320 d)Rs 1,380 contained by the can initially was a) 400 b) 500 56. If tan 3 . tan 7 = 1, then the value of a)10 b)20 c) 600 d) 700 c)21 d)25 tan ( + 360) is : 64. If a right circular cone of height 24 cm Directions (69-70) : Bar-chart showing has a volume of 1232 cm3, then the the Sales of Books (In Rs 1000) from six- branches B , B , B , B , B and B of a 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 a) b)0 Publishing Company In 2000 and 2001 3

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Is given below. Study the chart and Direction (Q.76) : A series is given, with 83. a_b_abb_ab_a_bba answer the questions. one term missing. Choose the correct a) bbaab b) babba alternative from the given options. c) baaba d) aabba 84. Shyama says, the father of Rajivs 76. BEAG, DGCI, FIEK, ? father is my father. How Shyama is a) HMIE b) HKGM related to Rajiv? c) HGKJ d) HKLJ a) Mother Direction (Q.77) : Select the related b) Fathers sister (aunt) letters from the given alternatives. c) Niece d) Cant be determined 77. AZBY : : DWEV : : HSIR : ? 85. Which among the following is a Leap a) JQKO b) KPOL year? c) KPLO d) KOLP a) 1600 b) 1900 c) 1800 d) All of these Direction (Q.78) : In the following 69. Total sales of branch B for both the 86. Which of the following diagrams 6 question, a series is given with one term represents the correct relationship years Is what percent of the total sales missing. Choose the correct alternative of branch B for both the years? between Herbivores, Tigers, and 3 from the given ones that will complete Animals? (a) 71.11% (b) 73.17% the series. (c)68.54% (d) 77.26% 70. What is the ratio of the total sales of 78. 3, 15, 4, 16, 5, 17, 6, ?, 7 branch B for both the years to the total a) 12 b) 13 2 sales of branch B for both years? c) 15 d) 18 4 (a)2:3 (b)3:5 87. In this test, the problem figure is a (c)5:7 (d)7:9 Direction (Q.79) : In the following question, select the related number from wooden block. Think of the position Direction (Q.71) : In the following the given alternatives. which you will get when you place the question, find the odd word/number/ block with its front side at the bottom. letters/number pair from the given 79. 18 : 30 : : 36 : ? alternatives. a) 64 b) 66 c) 54 d) 62 71. a) M K H B D b) G F K H C 80. Select the missing number from the given c) B D F A T d) X V R P I responses. Direction (Q.72) : In the following question, select the one which is different from the other three responses. 72. a) Carrom b) Golf c) Cricket d) Hockey a) 222 b) 212 c) 132 d) 122 88. Two statements are given followed by Direction (Q.73) : In the following 81. Arrange the following words as per order two conclusions I and II. You have to question, select the related word from in the English dictionary consider the statements to be true even the given alternatives. 1. Live 2. Litter if they seem to be at variance from 3. Little 4. Literacy 73. Love : Hate : : Proud : ? commonly known facts. You are to 5. Living a) Sorrowful b) Miserable decide which of the given conclusions, a) 3, 4, 2, 1, 5 b) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1 c) Humble d) Conceited if any follows from the given c) 4, 3, 5, 2, 1 d) 4, 2, 3, 1, 5 74. A and B starts walking from the same statement. Indicate your answer. 82. Akhilesh is taller than Sheebu. Aman is point. A goes North and covers 3 km, Statement: not as tall as Akhilesh but is taller than then turns right and covers 4 km. B All animals are dogs Tejinder. Sheebu is also not as tall as goes West and covers 5 km, then turns All dogs are birds. Aman but is taller than Tejinder. Who right and covers 3 km. How far apart Conclusion: is the tallest? are they from each other? I. All animals are birds. a) Akhilesh b) Sheebu a) 10 km b) 9 km II. All birds are animals. c) Aman d) Tejinder c) 8 km d) 5 km a)Only Conclusion I follows 75. If PKROK is coded as 72962 and Direction (Q.83) : Which one set of b)Only Conclusion II follows KRRPK as 29972, then how can letters when sequentially placed at the c)Both Conclusion I and II follow NJMLZ be coded gaps in the given letters series shall d)Neither Conclusion I nor II a) 74314 b) 91572 complete it? follows c) 51438 d) 45176

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89. If + denotes ÷ , − denotes × , × denotes − and ÷ denotes +, then 35 + 7 − 5 ÷ 5× 6 = ? a) 36 b) 24 a) 3 b) 10 c) 20 d) 14 c) 15 d) 60 Direction (Q.90) : From the given 97. How many triangles are there in the answer figures, select the one in which figures given below? the question figure is hidden/embedded. 90.

a) 26 b) 27 94. A piece of paper is folded and punched c) 28 d) 30 as shown below in the question figures. 98. It is 3 O clock in a watch. If the minute From the given answer figures, indicate hand points towards the North East, how it will appear when opened? then the hour hand will point towards the a) South b) South West c) North West d) South East 99. From the given two positions of a single 91. If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then dice, find the digit at the face opposite which of the answer figure is the right to the face having digit 4. image of the given figure?

95. A word is represented by only one set a) 1 b) 2 of numbers as given in any one of the c) 3 d) 4 alternatives. The sets of numbers given 100. If the day before yesterday was Friday, in the alternatives are represented by then what will be the third day after two classes of alphabets as in two the day-after-tomorrow? matrices given below. The columns and a) Thursday b) Friday rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 c) Saturday d) Sunday Direction (Q.92) : In the following to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered question, find the odd one out from the 5 from to 9. A letter from these matrices given alternatives. can be represented first by its row and ¨¨¨¨ next by its column, e.g., F can be 92. represented by 01, 13, 32 etc., and M EXPLANATIONS can be represented by 56, 68, 87 etc. Identify the set for the word NIFE. 1. d 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. c 11. c 12. d Direction (Q.93) : In the following 13. c 14. d 15. c 16. c question, which answer figure will 17. c 18. b 19. c 20. b complete the pattern in the question 21. c 22. d 23. a 24. b figure? 25. b 26. a 27. d 28. a 29. a 30. c 31. b 32. d 93. a) 95, 30, 32, 43 33. b 34. c 35. a 36. c b) 95, 30, 31, 43 37. b 38. d 39. d 40. a c) 57, 42, 31, 43 41. c 42. d 43. c 44. d d) 57, 41, 32, 43 45. b 96. Find the missing character from the given 46. d; 3x 3x- 1 = 486 alternatives. ⇒ 3x 1 (3 1) = 486

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x = 0 ⇒ 3x 1 × 2 = 486 x 61− x ⇒ + = 9 ⇒ equation of y - axis 486 4 9 ⇒ 3x 1 = = 243 putting x = 0 in 2x + 3y = 6 2 9x + 244 − 4x 0 + 3y = 6 ⇒ = 9 ⇒ 3x 1 = 35 36 y = 2 ⇒ x 1 = 5 ⇒ 5x = 9 × 36 - 244 Co-ordinates of point of intersection on y - axis = (0 2) ⇒ x = 5 + 1 = 6 ⇒ 5x = 324 244 = 80 Again, putting y = 0, x = 3 47. a; (A + B) together do the work in 30 80 Point of intersection on x = axis = (3, days. ⇒ x = =16 km. 0) 5 In x + y = 3 1 (A + B)s 1 days work = 51. a; 2 + x 3 Putting x = 0, y = 3 30 And on putting y = 0, x = 3 20 2 1 2 − 3 Required area = OAC - OAB (A + B)s 20 days work = = = × 30 3 2 + 3 2 − 3 1 1 = × × − × × (on rationalising the denominator) 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 Remaining work = 1− = 3 3 ⇒ 2+x = − 9 6 3 3 2 3 = − = 1 2 2 2 Time taken by A in doing work = ⇒ x 3 = − 3 3 ⇒ x = - 1 1 20 days = 1 sq. units Time taken in doing 1 work = 20×3 = 52. d; 2 60 days. 54. b; 48. b; Volume of pile = 20 cu. metre = 20 × (100)3 cu. cm. Volume of one brick = (25 × 12.5 ×8) cu. cm Required number of bricks 20×100×100×100 = = 8000 25×12.5×8 49. d; Let four numbers be a, b, c and d ∠ ACB = 300 respectively. From ABC, a + b + c + d = 48 ...... (i) and, a + 5 = b + 1 = c 3 = d - 7 = x BC cos = (let) AC a = x 5; b = x 1, c = x + 3, d = x + 7 BC cos 300 = from equation (i), 10 x 5 + x - 1 + x + 3 + x + 7 = 48 4x + 4 = 48 3 BC 55. c; Single equivalent discount for 20% = and 10% 4x = 48 4 = 44 2 10 ⎛ × ⎞ 44 + − 20 10 = x = =11 10 3 = ⎜ 20 10 ⎟% 28% 4 BC = = 5 3 ⎝ 100 ⎠ a = x - 5 = 11 5 = 6 2 CP = (100 28)% of 1500 = 5 × 1.732 = 8.660 metre b = x - 1 = 11 1 = 10 53. c; 1500×72 c = x + 3 = 11 + 3 = 14 = = Rs 1080 d = x + 7 = 11 + 7 = 18 100 50. c; Let the distance covered on foot be x Actual C.P. = Rs (1080 + 20) = Rs. km. 1100 Distance covered by cycle = (6 1 x) S.P. on 20% profit km. 1100×120 According to the question, = = Rs 1320 100 Distance Time = Speed

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56. c; 60. a; 5 years ago, the age of father = 2x 64. c years (let) Age of son = x years 2x + 5 + x + 5 = 100 3x = 100 10 = 90 90 x = = 30 3 Fathers present age = 2x + 5 = 60 + 5 = 65 years Sons present age = x + 5 = 30 + 5 = 35 years 57. c; Total number of workers in the factory After 10 years = x (let) Number of technicians = 7 65 +10 75 5 Ratio = = = Remaining workers = x 7 35 +10 45 3 According to the questions, 61. c; Let the period of time be T years. × + − × Then, 7 15000 (x 7) 9000 = 12000 x 400× 5× T 500× 4× 62.5 ⇒ 7×15 + 9x - 63 = 12x = 100 100 ⇒ 105 63 = 12x 9x 500× 4×6.25 25 ⇒ 3x = 42 = T = = 400×5 4 42 ⇒ x = = 14 1 65. d; Let the total number of candidates = x 3 = 6 years Number of candidates passed in English 58. c; Let the number be x and y. 4 = 0.6x According to the q1uestion, 62. b; Let the number of correct answers be Number of candidates passed in Maths x + y = 45 ...... (i) x. = 0.7x x × 4 - (75 x) × 1 = 125 Number of candidates failed in both 1 4x 75 + x = 125 subjects = 0.2x Again, x y = (x + y) 9 5x = 125 + 75 = 200 Number of candidates passed in atleast one subject = x - 0.2x = 0.8x 200 1 x = = 40 0.6x + 0.7x 2500 = 0.8x Or, x y = × 45 5 ⇒ 1.3x 0.8x = 2500 9 63. c; A = 7x litre, B = 5x litre (let) Or, x - y = 5 ...... (ii) In 9 litres of mixture, ⇒ 0.5x = 2500 By (i) + (ii) we have, 2500 x + y = 45 7x × = 21 ⇒ x = = 5000 A = 9 litre 0.5 x − y = 5 12x 4 = 50 66. a; Let the basic salary of A = x 2x 5x 15 B = ×9 = litre ∴ As total salary = x + 65% of x Or, x = 25 12x 4 65 65x y = 45 25 = 20. In new situation, = x + x× = x + .. (i) Now, LCM of 25 and 20 = 100. 100 100 Bs total salary = 1,100 + 80% of 1,100 59. c; (45 + 46 + 47 + .... + 114 + 115) − 21 = (1 + 2 + 3+ .... + 44) 7x 80×1,100 4 = 7 = 1,100 + 115×(115 +1) 44×(44 +1) 15 9 100 = − 5x − + 9 = 1,100 + 880 = 1,980 2 2 4 .. (ii) As total salary = Bs total salary ⎡ n(n +1)⎤ 28x − 21 7 ⎢1+ 2 + 3 +...+ n = ⎥ ⇒ = (given) ⎣ 2 ⎦ 20x −15 + 36 9 115×116 44× 45 ⇒ 252x 189 = 140x + 147 65x = − ⇒ x + =1,980 2 2 ⇒ 112x = 336 x = 3 100 = 115 × 58 22 × 45 = 6670 990 = Initial quantity of liquid A = 7x ⇒ + = × 5680 = 7 × 3 = 21 litre 100x 65x 1,980 100

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⇒ 165x =1,980×100 1,980×100 ∴ x = 165 = Rs.1,200 67. d; Distance between A and B = 5 + 4 = 9 79. b km. 3 75. c 2 7 ⎛ 1 1 ⎞ 5 3 3 4 ÷ ×⎜ + ⎟ + ÷ of 5 ⎝ ⎠ 1 8 3 4 7 4 7 80. a 6

11 ⎛ + ⎞ 4 × 8 ×⎜ 4 3⎟ + 5 ÷ 9 = 11 7 ⎝ 12 ⎠ 7 28 Similarly, 6 81. d; The order of given words as per the English dictionary is as follows: 6 8 7 5 28 Literacy → Litter → Little → Live = × × + × 4 7 12 7 9 → Living i.e. 4, 2, 3, 1, 5 20 29 2 = 1+ = = 3 82. a; Making equations from the given 9 9 9 information, 68. d; Since, PQL is a tangent and OQ is a Then, Akhilesh > Sheebu ..... (i) radius, so ∠ OQL = 900 Akhilesh > Aman > Tejinder ...... (ii) OQS = (900 500) = 400 ∠ Aman > Sheebu > Tejinder .... Now, OQ = OS (iii) ⇒ ∠ OSQ = ∠ OQS = 400 After equations Eqs. (i), (ii) and (iii), Similarly, ∠ ORS = (900 600) = 300 we get and OR = OS Akhilesh > Aman > Sheebu > Tejinder So, NJMLZ can be coded as 51438. ∴Akhilesh is the tallest. ⇒ ∠ OSR = ∠ ORS = 300 76. b; We have following pattern, 83. c; The complete letter series will be ⇒ ∠ QSR = ∠ OSQ + ∠ OSR = a b b a / a b b a/ a b b a / a b b a (400 + 300) = 700 84. d; Following family diagram can be 69. b; Required percentage drown from the given information,

70. d; From the above pattern, we notice that first letter of each word is promoted by next two second letter, third letter and fourth letter is also promoted by 71. d; Except XVRPI, all other terms are next two. increasing and decreasing but in XVRPI Hence, answer will be HKGM. Gender of Shyama is not given. terms are decreasing only. 77. c; The pattern will be 85. a; The century which is completely 72. a; Except Carrom, all others are outdoor divisible by 400 is a leap year games. 1600 1900 73. c; The opposite meaning of Love is = 4 ⇒ = 4.75 Hate. In the same way, the opposite 400 400 meaning of Proud is Humble. In the same way, 18000 74. b; Route followed by A and B. = 4.5 400 Thus, 1600 is leap year. 86. a; An animal can either be a herbivore, 78. d; From the given series, carnivore or an omnivore. A tiger is an animal that is carnivore so, herbivore

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and tigers both belong to the larger set ÷ × + − = of Animals but they differ in the food, 35 7 5 5 6 ? they eat. This can be represent as ⇒ 5×5 + 5 − 6 = ? ⇒ 25 + 5 − 6 = ? ⇒ ? = 30 − 6 = 24 90. d 91. d 92. d; The arrow points is in different It is clear from above figure that the direction in figure (d) than that of other hour hand of the watch points towards three figures. South East. 87. c 93. d 94. c 99. c; In both the positions, 5 is at common 88. a 95. a; According to the question, we can face (front face). So, digit 3 at the side arrange the set for the word NIFE as face in position I will be opposite to N → 57, 69, 76, 88, 95 the side face having digit 4 in position II. I → 04, 11, 23, 30, 42 100. b; The day before yesterday was F → 01, 13, 20, 32, 44 Friday. E → 00, 12, 24, 31, 43 Therefore, Today is Sunday. So, set for word NIFE will be 95, 30, The day after tomorrow will be 32, 43. 89. b; According to the question, we have Tuesday. 96. a; As, 16 (3 + 4 + 8) = 1 Tuesday + 3 = Friday following mathematical symbols And 20 (5 + 3 + 4) = 8 + = ÷,− = × Similarly, 18 (5 + 4 + 6) = 3 × = − ÷ = + 97. c , 98. d ¨¨¨¨

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NAME OF MINISTER PORTFOLIO CONSTITUTION Ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions Varanasi (UP) Narendra Modi Department of atomic energy, Department of space All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister Rajnath Singh Lucknow (UP) Minister of defence

Amit Shah Gandhi Nagar Minister of home affairs (Gujarat) Nitin Gadkari Minister of road transport and highways Nagpur (MP) Minister of micro, small and medium enterprises D V Sadananda Gowda Bangaluru (North) Minister of chemical and fertilizers Karnataka Nirmala Sitharaman Rajya Sabha Minister of finance, Minister of corporate affairs (Karnataka) Ram Vilas Paswan Rajya Sabha (Bihar) Minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution

Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of agriculture and farmers welfare Morena (MP) Minister of rural development, Minister of panchayati raj Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of law and justice, Minister of communications Patna Sahib (Bihar) Minister of electronics and information technology Harsimrat Kaur Badal Bhatinda (Pubjab) Minister of food processing industries

Thaawar Chand Gehlot Rajya Sabha (MP) Minister of social justice and empowerment

Dr Subrahmanyam Rajya Sabha Minister of external affairs Jaishankar (Gujarat) Ramesh Pokhriyal Haridwar Minister of human resource development ’Nishank’ (Uttarakhand) Arjun Munda Khunti (Jharkhand) Minister of tribal affairs

Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of women and child development; and Minister of Amethi (UP) textiles Dr. Harsh Vardhan Minister of health and family welfare; Chandinichowk Minister of science and technology; and Minister of Earth sciences (Delhi) Prakash Javadekar Minister of environment, forest and climate change; and Rajya Sabha Minister of information and broadcasting (Maharashtra) Piyush Goyal Minister of railways; and Rajya Sabha Minister of commerce and industry (Maharashtra) Dharmendra Pradhan Rajya Sabha (MP) Minister of petroleum and natural gas; and Minister of steel.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Rajya Sabha Minister of minority affairs (Jharkhand) Pralhad Joshi Minister of parliamentary affairs; Minister of coal; and Minister of Dharwad mines. (Karnataka) Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey Chandauli (UP) Minister of skill development and entrepreneurship

Mumbai (South Arvind Ganpat Sawant Minister of heavy industries and public enterprise Maharashtra) Giriraj Singh Begusarai (Bihar) Minister of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Jodhpur (Rajasthan) Minister of jal shakti

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MINISTERSOFSTATE(INDEPENDENTCHARGE)

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MoS (independent charge) of ministry of labour Bareilly (UP) Santosh Gangwar and employment

MoS (independent charge) of ministry of statistics Gurgaon (Haryana) Rao Inderjit Singh and programme implementation

MoS (independent charge) of ministry of AYUSH North Goa (Goa) Shripad Yesso Naik MoS in the ministry of defence

MoS (independent charge) of ministry of development Uddhampur (J & K) of North Eastern region MoS in the Prime Minister’s Office; Dr Jitendra Singh MoS in the ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions; MoS in the department of atomic energy; and MoS in the department of space

MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of youth Arunachal West Kiren Rijiju affairs and sports; (Arunachal Pradesh) MoS in the ministry of minority affairs

MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of culture; Damoh (MP) Prahalad Singh Patel MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of tourism

MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of power; Arrah (Bihar) MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of new Raj Kumar Singh and renewable energy; MoS in the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship

MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of housing Rajya Sabha (UP) and urban affairs; Hardeep Singh Puri MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of civil aviation; MoS in the ministry of commerce and industry

Mansukh L. MoS (independent charge) of the ministry of shipping; Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) Mandaviya MoS in the ministry of chemicals and fertilizers

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Faggansingh Kulaste MoS ministry of Steel Mandla (MP)

Ashwini Kumar Choubey MoS ministry of Health and Family Welfare Buxar (Bihar)

MoS ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; Bikener (Rajasthan) Arjun Ram Meghwal MoS ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

General (Retd) V. K. Singh MoS ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ghaziabad (UP)

Krishan Pal MoS ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Faridabad (Haryana)

Danve Raosaheb Dadarao MoS ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Jalna (Maharashtra)

G. Kishan Reddy MoS ministry of Home Affairs Secunderbad (Telengana)

Parshottam Rupala MoS ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)

Ramdas Athawale MoS ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Rajya Sabha (MP)

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti MoS ministry of Rural Development Fatehpur (UP)

Babul Supriyo MoS ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Asansol (WB)

Sanjeev Kumar Balyan MoS ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Muzaffarnagar (UP)

MoS ministry of Human Resource Development; MoS ministry of Akola (Maharashtra) Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao Communications; and MoS ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Anurag Singh Thakur MoS ministry of Finance; and MoS ministry of Corporate Affairs Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

Angadi Suresh Belguam (Karnataka) MoS ministry of Railways Channabasappa

Nityanand Rai MoS ministry of Home Affairs Ujiarpur (Bihar)

MoS ministry of Jal Shakti; and MoS ministry of Social Justice and Ambala (Haryana) Shri. Rattan Lal Kataria Empowerment

MoS ministry of External Affairs; and MoS ministry of Parliamentary Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) V. Muraleedharan Affairs

Renuka Singh Saruta MoS ministry of Tribal Affairs Surguja (Chhatisgarh)

Som Parkash MoS ministry of Commerce and Industry Hishiarpur (Punjab)

Rameswar Teli MoS ministry of Food Processing Industries Dibrugarh (Assam)

MoS ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and MoS Balasore (Odisha) Pratap Chandra Sarangi ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries

Kailash Choudhary MoS ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Barmer (Rajasthan)

Debasree Chaudhuri MoS ministry of Women and Child Development Raigang (WB)

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1 Andaman & Nicobar U.T. Devendra Kumar Joshi

2 Andhra Pradesh Shri Jagan Mohan Reddy Biswa Bhusan Harichandan

3 Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu B.D. Mishra

4 Assam Sarbananda Sonowal Jagdish Mukhi

5 Bihar Nitish Kumar Fagu Chauhan

6 Chandigarh U.T. V.P. Singh Bandore

7 Chhattisgarh Dr. Bhupesh Baghel Anusuiya Uikey

8 Goa Pramod Sawant Mridula Sinha

9 Gujarat Vijay Rupani Acharya Devbrat

10 Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar Satyadev Narayan Arya

11 Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur Bandaru Dattatreya

12 Jammu and Kashmir Presidents Rule Satyapal Malik

13 Jharkhand Raghubar Das Draupadi Murmu

14 Karnataka B.S. Yeddyurappa Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

15 Kerala PinarayiVijayan Arif Mohd. Khan

16 Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath Lalji Tandon

17 Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis Bhagat Singh Koshyari

18 Manipur N. Biren Singh Najma Heptullah

19 Meghalaya Conard Sangam Tathagata Roy

20 Mizoram Zoramthanga Jagdish Mukhi

21 Nagaland Neiphiu Rio R.N. Ravi

22 New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Anil Bijal

23 Odisha Sh. Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal

24 Puducherry V. Narayanasamy Kiran Bedi

25 Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh V P Singh Badnore

26 Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot Kalraj Mishra

27 Sikkim Shri Prem Singh Tamang Ganga Prasad

28 Tamil Nadu Eddappadik Palaniswami Banwaril Lal Purohit

29 Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao Tamilisai Soundararajan

30 Tripura Biplap Kumar Dev Ramesh Bais

31 Uttar Pradesh Yogi Aditya Nath Anandiben Patel

32 Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat Baby Rani Maurya

33 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee Jagdeep Dhankhar

34 Dadra and Nagar Haveli U.T. Prafula Khodapatel

35 Daman and Diu U.T. Prafula Khodapatel

36 Lakshadweep U.T. Farooq Khan

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21. Chairman, National Highways Authority of India-Nagendra Nath Sinha 22. Chairman, Central Board of Film-Prasoon Joshi 23. Chairman, Childrens Film Society of India-Vacant 24. Chairman, Press Council of India -CK Prasad 25. Chairman, Press Trust of India-N. Ravi 26. Chairman, Telecom Regulartory Authority of India (TRAI)-Ram Sevak Sharma 27. Chairperson, National Green Tribunal-Adarsh Kumar Goel 28. Director, NCERT(National Council of Educational Research and Training)-Hrushikesh Senapaty 29. Director General, Archaeological Survey of India-Usha Sharma 30. Chairperson, Staff Selection Commission -Ashim Khurana 31. Director General, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation-Mangu Singh DEFENCEANDSECURITY 1. Chief of the Army Staff-General Bipin Singh Rawat (also Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee) 2. Chief of the Air Staff-Air Chief Marshal-Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhaduria 3. Chief of the Naval Staff-Karambir Singh 4. Chief of Integrated Defence Staff-Lt. General P.S. Rajeshwar 5. Director, Research and Analysis Wing-Samanta Kumar Goel 6. Director, Intelligence Bureau-Arvind Kumar 7. Director General, Military Intelligence-Lieutenant General K. G. Krishna 8. Director, Central Bureau of Investigation-Rishi Kumar Shukla 9. Director General, Border Security Force-V.K. Johri 10. Director General, Central Reserve Police Force-Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar 11. Director General, Central Industrial Security Force-Rajesh Ranjan 12. Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police-S.S. Deswal 13. Director General, National Security Guard-Sudeep Lakhtakia 14. Director General, National Investigation Agency-Yogesh Chander Modi 15. Director General, National Disaster Response Force-Satya Narayan Pradhan 16. Director General,SSB-Kumar Rajesh Chandra HEADSOFFINANCIALBODIES 1. Chairman, 14th Finance Commission of India-Y. Venugopal Reddy, 15th Finance Commission-N.K. Singh 2. Governor of Reserve Bank of India-Shaktikanta Das 3. Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India-Ajay Tyagi 4. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India-Subash Chandra Khuntia 5. Chairman, 7th Pay Commission-Ashok Kumar Mathur 6. Chairman, Small Industries Development Bank of India-Muhammad Mustafa 7. Chairman, Company Law Board-Mahesh Kumar Mittal 8. Chairman and Managing Director, Export-Import Bank of India- David Rasquinha 9. CEO and Managing Director, National Housing Bank-Sharada Kumar Hota 10. Chairman, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development-Harsh Kumar Bhanwala 11. CEO and Managing Director, Industrial Finance Corporation of India-Dr. Emandi Sankara Rao 12. MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange-Vikram Limaye 13. Chairman, Bombay Stock Exchange-Sethuratnam Ravi 14. Chairperson, State Bank of India-Rajnish Kumar 15. Chairman, IDBI-Hemant Bhargava 16. Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India-M.R. Kumar 17. President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry-Sandip Somani 18. Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority-Hemant G. Contractor 19. President, Confederation of Indian Industry-Vikram Kirloskar 20. President, ASSOCHAM-Balkrishan Goenka 21. Chairman, National Statistical Commission-P.C. Mohanan (Acting) 22. Chairman of Indian Bank Associations-Sunil Mehta 23. CMD & CEO of Indian Post Payment Bank (IPPB) - Suresh Sethi 24. Chairman of NASSCOM - Keshav Mrugesh ¨¨¨¨ Page| 128 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2019 $%%5(9,$7,21

Acronyms Abbreviations ACS Automated Clearing Systm. AD Authorized Dealer. CGRA Currency and Gold Revaluation Account. ADB Asian Development Bank. CIBIL Credit Information Bureau of India Limited Currency Management Information ADF Automated Data Flow CMIS System AEPS Aadhaar Enabled Payments Switch CNP Card Not Present AFS Annual Financial Statement. CPFF Commercial Paper Funding Facility AIC Agricultural Insurance Company. CPI Consumer Price Index. AIF Alternative Investment Fund CRAR Capital To Risk Weighted Asset Ratio. ALCO Asset Liability Committee CRISIL Credit Rating Information Services Of India ALM Asset Liability Management CRMD Credit Risk Management Department. AMFL Association of Mutual Funds in India. CRR Cash Reserve Ratio. AML Anti-Money Laundering CSR corporate social responsibility AMRMS Audit and Risk Monitoring Mechanism CTI Country Threat Index. ANBC Adjusted Net Bank Credit DPG Deferred Payment Guarantee APBS Aadhaar Payment Bridge System DPN Demand Promissory Note ARC Asset Reconstruction Companies DRAT Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal ASBA Applications Supported Bank Accounts DRI Differential Rate Of Interest Associated Chambers of Commerce and DSCR Debt Service Coverage Ratio ASSOCHAM Industry of India. DTAA Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement. ATM Automated Teller Machine. European Bank for Reconstruction and EBRD BCBS Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Development. BCSBI Banking Codes and Standards Board of India ECB External Commercial Borrowings. BIS Bank for International Settlements. ECS Electronic Clearing System. BOE Bill of Exchange EDF Export Development Fund BOP Balance of Payments. EDI Electronic Data Internchange BOT Build,Operate and Transfer. EDP Entrepreneurship Development Programme BSCS Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. EEFC Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency BSE Bombay Stock Exchange. EFTPOS Electronic Funds Transfer At Point Of Sale BSR Basic Statistical Returns. EIB European Investment Bank. CAD Current Account Deficit ELSS Equity Linked Saving Scheme. CAR Capital Adequacy Ratio EMI Equated Monthly Instalments CARE Credit Analysis and Research Limited EPFO Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation EPOS Electronic Point Of Sale CASA Current and Savings Accounts EPS Earning per Share CBLO Collateralized Bank Lending Obligations ESOP Employee Stock Options CBS Core Banking Solution. EXIM Export Import Bank of India. CCIL Clearing Corporation of India Limited FCA Foreign Currency Assets. CCL Cash Credit Limit FCCB Foreign Currency Convertible Bond CDB Caribbean Development Bank. FCNR Foreign Currency Non Resident Deposit Accounts Committee of Direction on Banking CDBS Statistics. FCNRA Foreign Currency Non resident Account. FDI Foreign Direct Investment. CDRS Corporate Debt Restructuring FEDAI Foreign Exchange Dealers Association Of India CDS Credit Default Swap. FERA Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. Comprehensive Economic Partnership CEPA Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Management. FICCI Industry. CFRA Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts.

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FII Foreign Institutional Investor. KCC Kisan Credit Card Financial Information Network and FINO Operation Limited KMB Kotak Mahindra Bank. FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion Board. KVB Karur Vysya Bank. FPI Foreign Portfolio Investment. KVIC Khadi and Village Industries Corporation FTA Free Trade Agreement. KVP Kisan Vikas Patra GAAR General Anti Avoidance Rule. KYC Know Your Customer Guidelines GDR Global Depository Receipt. LAB Local Area Bank. GFD Gross Fiscal Deficit. LAF Liquidity Adjustment Facility GIRO Government Internal Revenue Order. LAMPS Large Sized Adivasi Multipurpose Societies GMS Gold Monetisation Scheme LDB Land Development Bank. GSTN Goods and Services Network LERMS Liberalized Exchange Rate Management System HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation. LIBOR London Inter Bank Offered Rate. IADB Inter American Development Bank. LIC Life Insurance Corporation Of India IAS Integrated Accounting Systems LTCG Long-Term Capital Gains IBBI Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India LTN Long Term Note International Bank for Reconstruction and MCA Ministry Of Company Affairs IBRD Development MCLR Marginal Cost Of Lending Rate IBU International Banking Unit MFDF Micro Finance Development Fund ICA Indian Council of Agricultural Research. MIBOR Mumbai Inter Bank Offer Rate. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation ICICI MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition of India. MIS Management Information System Investment Information and Credit Rating ICRA MSS Market Stabilisation Scheme Agency of India Limited MTN Medium Term Note IDB Islamic Development Bank. MUDRA Micro Units Development And Refinance Agency IDBI Industrial Development Bank of India. National Bank For Agricultural And Rural IDR Indian Depository Receipts. NABARD Development. Institute for Development and Research Of IDRBT Banking NAS National Account Statistics. IEPF Investors Education and Protection Fund NAV Net Asset Value. IFC International Finance Corporation NBC Non Banking Companies. IIB International Investment Bank. NBFC Non Banking Finance Companies IIBF Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. NDA Net Domestic Asset IMF International Monetary Fund. NDS Negotiated Dealing Systems IMPS Immediate Payment Service NDTL Net Demand And Time Liability IMT Instant Money Transfer NECS National Electronic Clearing System IOB Indian Overseas Bank. NEFT National Electronic Funds Transfer System. IPO Initial Public Offering NFA No Frills Account. IPPB India Post Payments Bank NFC Non Banking Finance Companies. IRBI Industrial Reconstruction Bank Of India. NFS National Financial Switch Insurance Regulatory and Development NHB National Housing Bank. IRDA Authority of India NIB Nordic Investment Bank. IROs Interest rate options NPA Non Performing Assets. IRR Internal Rate Of Return. NPCI National Payments Corporation Of India International Standard Industrial ISCI NPS National Pensions Scheme. Classification NPV Net Present Value

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1. Rajnath Singh become First Defence Minister to Fly LCA Tejas. 2. Nepal and China have jointly agreed to announce the re-measured height of Mount Everest. 3. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will provide Nepalese Rs 56 billion assistance to Kathmandu over the next two years to help Nepals development programmes as the two countries inked 20 agreements 4. US President Donald Trump has released $50 million in stabilisation assistance for Syria to protect persecuted ethnic and religious minorities and advance human rights 5. Trade apprentices to get minimum monthly stipend based on qualification ranging from Rs 5000 to 9000 6. The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), inaugurated the exhibition of India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2019 in New Delhi. 7. The Delhi Police has developed a unified mobile application named Tatpar for its citizens to provide more than 50 citizen-centric services in a single app.The app was launched by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. 8. Telangana became one the fully electrified states in India after providing 100% electricity coverage to over 5 lakh 15 thousand households, especially those in the remote areas under the Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Soubhagya). Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC) is the nodal agency for the scheme. 9. Chief Minister (CM) Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government has announced that the name of the metro of its capital Bhopal will be Bhoja Metro after the late king Raja Bhoj. 10. The Chief Minister (CM) of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched a public awareness campaign called Urjagiri to stop the electricity theft and saving in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. 11. J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik gave assent to National Law University Bill 2019. 12. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India jointly launched Youth Co:Lab. 13. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched a revamped and streamlined programme to attract investments into India and strengthen Make in India through manufacture and other operations under the bond scheme, of Customs Act, 1962. 14. The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government is going to organise the countrys first training and performance programme of world-famous KHON Ramlila, a masked form of Ramlila art of Thailand in collaboration with the Thai government. 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative stamp in honour of Marshal of the Indian Air Force late Arjan Singh. 16. The 2nd phase of an Indo-Dutch project called Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse, or LOTUS-HR was launched at Barapullah drain in New Delhi. 17. The 38th India Carpet Expo will be held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The expo will be organized by the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC). 18. The first National Hindi Science writers conference 2019 was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh with an aim to promote the use of Hindi and other Vernacular languages in science writing.

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19. Ministry of Human Resource Development has announced a new Scheme named National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) under which technology (Artificial Intelligence) will be used for better learning outcomes in Higher Education. 20. IIT Bombay tops the Indian institutes, and MIT overall, in 2020 QS Graduate Employability Rankings. 21. The Managing Director (MD) of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co Ltd., Nilesh Shah has been appointed as Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) . 22. GodavarthiVenkataSrinivas will be the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea Bissau. 23. RBI approved the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as MD & CEO of Federal Bank. 24. Author Neha J Hiranandani Pens Book Titled Girl Power: Indian Women Who Broke the Rules That Traces the Journeys of 50 Remarkable Indian women and their Extraordinary Lives. 25. First Edition of the Book Titled India in the Persianate Age: 10001765 by American Author Richard M. Eaton Released 26. Movie Gully Boy is Indias entry in Best Foreign Language Film category at 92nd Academy Awards (Oscar Award)- Director Zoya Akhtar 27. India will send man to space by Dec 2021 under Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO Chief K. Sivan 28. The UK government launches Operation Matterhorn, its biggest peacetime repatriation in British history. This has been done after collapse of tour giant Thomas Cook that left tens of thousands of tourists stranded abroad. 29. Madhya Pradesh government appoints Filmstar Govinda as brand ambassador to promote states traditions and tourist places 30. Indian shuttlerMalvikaBansod has claimed her maiden title at the Maldives International Future Series (Badminton). 31. Gurunath has been appointed as first woman president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. 32. MoS for Railways Suresh Angadi flags off 2nd Uday Express at Visakhapatnam. The double ducker express will run from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada. 33. A British feminist, activist and journalist, Caroline Criado Perez has won the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019 (sponsored by Insight Investment) for her 2nd book Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men at an awards ceremony at the Royal Society, London, United Kingdom (UK). 34. 5th World Parliament of science, religion and philosophy 2019 was held at Pune in Maharashtra. 35. The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the Global Conference-cum- expo on Spirituality for Unity, Peace and Prosperity organized by Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya at the Shantivan Campus in Mount Abu, Rajasthan. 36. Information and Broadcasting Minister Mr. Prakash Javadekar notified that the 50th, the Golden Jubilee edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2019 will be held in Goa from November 20-28, 2019 with Russia as the partner country. 37. China launched new Gaofen-10 satellite to take high quality photos. 38. The 129th death anniversary of the mystic bard Fakir Lalon Shah is being observed in Bangladesh. He is believed to be born in 1774 though no written records exist. 39. 39th World Congress of Poet (WCP) for 2019 held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 40. The three-day event 5th World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy will be held at the MIT World Peace University in Pune, Maharashtra.

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1. What is the reason behind your decision to join Banking Service? Ans : From the very beginning my aim is to get a government job. I want to serve the common people of my country & for this bank is the best platform. 2. Whom do you dedicate your success? Ans : I dedicate my success to Almighty my parents for their SUMANA DAS support. Last but not the least all the faculty members of VANIK. 3. When you started your preparation seriously? SBI-PO Ans : I started my preparation in August 2017. 4. Tell about your educational background? Ans : I am a B.Tech graduate in Mechanical Engineering. 5. What should be the approach for the preparation for the banking exam? Ans : My approach was to keep regularity in study and practice online mock. 6. What are your reading materials? Ans : Materials & Test sets, VANIK Magazine. 7. Which Newspaper & Magazine you referred during your preparation? Ans : Times of India, VANIK Monthly Current Affairs Magazine. 8. What was your approach to cover Newspaper & Magazine? Ans : I start from business news, then national and international. Give sufficient time to editorial. 9. Tell the usefulness of Internet & TV for Banking Service Preparation? Ans : Internet – collect current affairs from different website. TV – watch DD News 10. Did you join any coaching institute for your preparation and what benefit you get? Ans : I joined VANIK Fundamental Banking which cleared all my doubts. 11. How did VANIK institute help you in your preparation? Ans : VANIK provide many facilities like Online Test and Discussion. VANIK Library also helped me a lot. 12. What benefits you get from VANIK online test & discussion? Ans : Increased my accuracy and speed. 13. How far the Mock Interview conducted by VANIK help you? Ans : Mock Interview helped me to get rid of nervousness and it provided actual interview scenario/environment, which made me comfortable for the real interview. 14. How one should prepare for personality test? Ans : Frame your own questions and got down all your answers. 15. How you rank VANIK institute for banking preparation? Ans : Very friendly and educational environment institute. 16. What are your messages for the candidates preparing for banking exams? Ans : Keep regularity in your study, have a positive attitude, practice online mock. Don't listen to neighbours or relatives if they say for how long you will study? Just concentrate and read because when result will come they will say “Hard Work Pays Off”.

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1. What is the reason behind your decision to join Banking Service? Ans : To get public sector job and as my some family members are bankers, I always prefer the banking service. 2. Whom do you dedicate your success? Ans : Almighty God, my father and mother and VANIK faculty SOBHARANI BEHERA members. 3. When you started your preparation seriously? SBI-PO Ans : I started my preparation in June 2018. 4. Tell about your educational background? Ans : B.Sc Botany Hons. (OUAT, Bhubaneswar) M.Sc Biotechnology (Ramadevi Women's University) 5. What should be the approach for the preparation for the banking exam? Ans : Work properly in a consistent manner without loosing your hope and achieve your goal. 6. What are your reading materials? Ans : VANIK study materials, different online sites for current affairs and mocks. 7. Which Newspaper & Magazine you referred during your preparation? Ans : Times of India, VANIK Monthly Magazine. 8. What was your approach to cover Newspaper & Magazine? Ans : Regularly studying newspaper (writing vocab from editorial page). I always completed the monthly magazine and revision was a must. 9. Tell the usefulness of Internet & TV for Banking Service Preparation? Ans : I don't prefer to watch TV. Internet plays a major role in my preparation because all new types of questions, current affairs we can get by browsing different websites. 10. Did you join any coaching institute for your preparation and what benefit you get? Ans : Yes, I jointed VANIK for my fundamental course and after I came to know about what to do for getting a bank job, I appear all online test, discussion, library reading there at VANIK. 11. How did VANIK institute help you in your preparation? Ans : As I joined for the fundamental course here, the base of my preparation is made from here. I will always be grateful to all the faculties of VANIK for their contribution. 12. What benefits you get from VANIK online test & discussion? Ans : I was giving VANIK online test and discussion and it was very much helpful to me. 13. How far the Mock Interview conducted by VANIK help you? Ans : It was very beneficial to me. Interview panel was very good they always teach to us our faults and correct them. 14. How one should prepare for personality test? Ans : Building confidence within that, “Yes, I can do it”. And by going different sites for updating new things. 15. How you rank VANIK institute for banking preparation? Ans : VANIK is the most popular & the best institute now-a-days. 16. What are your messages for the candidates preparing for banking exams? Ans : Work hard consistently, maintain your study time table. Always motivate yourself. All The Best TOPPERS’ TALK

1. What is the reason behind your decision to join Banking Service? Ans : Banking provides me higher career growth. As it is called as the backbone of our economy, it gives one high scope to contribute to the country's growth. 2. Whom do you dedicate your success? ABINASH SATAPATHY Ans : I dedicate my success to my family members, the entire VANIK Institute and everyone who has supported me in my tough SBI-PO days. 3. When you started your preparation seriously? Ans : I started my preparation in 2018. 4. Tell about your educational background? Ans : I am a B.Tech Graduate in Mechanical Engineering. 5. What should be the approach for the preparation for the banking exam? Ans : Clear the basics, practice as much as you can, remain update with all the current development around the world. 6. What are your reading materials? Ans : VANIK Banking materials, Bankers Adda & some online study materials. 7. Which Newspaper & Magazine you referred during your preparation? Ans : The Hindu & VANIK's Monthly Current Affairs Magazine. 8. What was your approach to cover Newspaper & Magazine? Ans : One should read newspapers thoroughly, especially everything related to the economy. 9. Tell the usefulness of Internet & TV for Banking Service Preparation? Ans : It is the best source to prepare for a banking service preparation. 10. Did you join any coaching institute for your preparation and what benefit you get? Ans : I had joined VANIK in Online Test & Discussion. It had really helped me a lot to improve my skills. 11. How did VANIK institute help you in your preparation? Ans : These discussions had helped me a lot in my preparation. Also the mock interview at VANIK made me confident to face the real interview. 12. What benefits you get from VANIK online test & discussion? Ans : The discussion classes has quite helped me. The teachers were quite knowledgeable and helpful. 13. How far the Mock Interview conducted by VANIK help you? Ans : It helped me a lot in boosting my confidence. The esteemed panelists were quite good and helped me to overcome my inhabitations & feel confident. 14. How one should prepare for personality test? Ans : For interview the mock interview in VANIK has helped me very much as I followed VANIK module completely. 15. How you rank VANIK institute for banking preparation? Ans : It is the best institute in Odisha for banking preparation in particular. 16. What are your messages for the candidates preparing for banking exams? Ans : Set your goal, plan the strategy, follow it regularly, don't withdraw till you achieve your dream. Success will be yours. All The Best TOPPERS’ TALK

1. What is the reason behind your decision to join Banking Service? Ans : Now-a-days Indian Economy needs a lot of boost and as the banking sector is the backbone of economy to built up, so I choose that where I can help the growth of our economy and also it gives me pleasure along with secure job. 2. Whom do you dedicate your success? ABHISEK DAS Ans : I firstly thanks my mother and father. My mother supports me a lot and thanks to VANIK Institute where I was a student and then developer IDBI-PO and thanks to all sir and madam and my R & D team. I also thanks to my best friends. 3. When you started your preparation seriously? Ans : I started 3 years back with aim to crack the PO exam and do regularly by practice which led to my success. 4. Tell about your educational background? Ans : I am a Science Graduate and look to learn more if I get the chance. 5. What should be the approach for the preparation for the banking exam? Ans : I do hard and smart work with time management and also practice all the online sets regularly at VANIK. 6. What are your reading materials? Ans : From VANIK I get current affairs where all the news I get and also see some online practice sets, news paper. I read all VANIK materials & practice sets. 7. Which Newspaper & Magazine you referred during your preparation? Ans : I read only The Hindu, The Business Standard and the Monthly Current Affairs Magazine of VANIK. 8. What was your approach to cover Newspaper & Magazine? Ans : I choose perfect news which is necessary & gives me idea about the world and I also read The Hindu editorial page & financial section regularly. 9. Tell the usefulness of Internet & TV for Banking Service Preparation? Ans : Internet provides me lots of option and vast idea about the current topics and from TV I see only news. 10. Did you join any coaching institute for your preparation and what benefit you get? Ans : Yes, I joined fundamental class at VANIK Institute and this is where I started my preparation & continued till the result. 11. How did VANIK institute help you in your preparation? Ans : Its classes, study materials, online test & discussion, viva grooming helped me to click this exam & realize my dream. 12. What benefits you get from VANIK online test & discussion? Ans : I give VANIK online test which improved my speed & accuracy as I found new and different question in every test. 13. How far the Mock Interview conducted by VANIK help you? Ans : I thanks heartly to VANIK for arranging a number of mock interview which give me the idea how to talk and also inform me my weakness during mock interview along with improvement tips. 14. How one should prepare for personality test? Ans : Face the interview with well preparation. Be compose, confident & polite. 15. How you rank VANIK institute for banking preparation? Ans : I heartly thanks to VANIK as it helps me to achieve my goal. 16. What are your messages for the candidates preparing for banking exams? Ans : Make your aim where you wants to go then make your strategy & work on your strategy till you get it.

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