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हाल ही में बृज कात्याल का निधि हो गया, वो ककस क्षेत्र से ज़े े े? Brij Katyal, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?

1. कि उद्योग / Film Industry 2. राजिीनि / Politics 3. चित्रकारी / Painting 4. खेल / Sports ImportantQuestion Points 2 / प्रश्न 2

हर साल 14 ससिंबर हहंदी हदवस को मिाया जािा है। ककस वर्ष, हहंदी को राजभार्ा का दजा हदया गया ा? Every year Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14 September. In which year, Hindi was chosen to be state language of Union?

1. 1950 2. 1948 3. 1949 4. 1951 ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 3 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न3 3

'इसरो जासूसी कांड' में पूवष अंिररक्ष वैज्ञानिक िंबी िारायणि की गलि िरीके से गगरफ्तारी और कथ ि याििा की जांि करिे के सलए गहिि सनमनि का प्रम़ख कौि है? Who is the head of the committee to look into the harrowing arrest and alleged torture of former space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the ‘ISRO spy scandal’?

1. अि़पम श्रीवाव / Anupam Shrivastava 2. दीपक नमश्रा / Dipak Misra 3. डी. के . जैि / D K Jain 4. के . के . जोशवा / K K Joshwa ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 4 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न4 4

संनवधाि के ककस अि़च्छेद के िहि, राष्ट्र पनि िे न्यायमूनिष रंजि गोगोई को भारि का 46वां म़ख्य न्यायाधीश निय़क्त ककयाहै? Under which article of the constitution, President has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the 46th Chief Justice of ?

1. अि़च्छेद 123 / Article 123 2. अि़च्छेद 122 / Article 122 3. अि़च्छेद 124 / Article 124 4. अि़च्छेद 121 / Article 121 ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 5 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न5 5

“बर कडस्पैि: ए पैसेज थ्रू द वाइल्ड” प़क के लेखक कौि है? Who is the author of the book “Bastar Dispatches: A Passage Through the Wilds”?

1. आनिश िसीर / Aatish Taseer 2. नवक्रम सेि/ Vikram Seth 3. नि셁पम रॉय / Nirupam Roy 4. िरेंद्र / Narendra ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 6 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न6 6

हाल ही में लॉन्च डेयरी प्रसंस्करण एवं अवसंरििा नवकास कोर् योजिा का क़ल पररव्यय क्या है, सजसके िहि सहकारी सनमनियⴂ को नवत्तीय सहायिा प्रदाि की जािी है? What is the total fund outlay of recently launched Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund Scheme, which provides financial assistance to cooperatives?

1. 12,801 करोे 셁पये/ Rs 12,801 crore 2. 9,801 करोे 셁पये / Rs 9,801 crore 3. 10,881 करोे 셁पये/ Rs 10, 881 crore 4. 11,008 करोे 셁पये/ Rs 11,008 crore ImportantQuestionQuestion Points /7 प्रश्न / प्रश्न7 7

ि़आखाई का कृ कर् त्यौहार ककस राज्य में श़셂 ह़आ है? The agricultural festival of Nuakhai has started in which state?

1. िगालℂड / Nagaland 2. ओकडशा / Odisha 3. पसिम बंगाल / West Bengal 4. असम / Assam ImportantQuestionQuestion Points /8 प्रश्न / प्रश्न7 8

ककस राज्य सरकार िे ई-राय ू (ई-ककसाि) िामक मोबाइल प्लेटिामष लॉन्च ककया, जो छोटे ककसािⴂ को उचिि मू पर अपिे उत्पाद का नवपणि करिे में सक्षम बिािा है? Which state government launched a mobile platform, e- Rythu which enables the small-scale farmers to market their produce at reasonable prices?

1. महाराष्ट्र / Maharashtra 2. आंध्र प्रदेश / Andhra Pradesh 3. पंजाब / Punjab 4. राजाि / Rajasthan ImportantQuestionQuestion Points / 9 प्रश्न / प्रश्न9 9

हहंदी साहहत्य में योगदाि के सलए राजाि साहहत्य अकादमी द्वारा मीरा प़रस्कार से सम्मानिि कनव का िाम बिाएं। Name the poet who will be honoured with Meera Puraskar by Rajasthan Sahitya Academy for his contribution to Hindi literature.

1. सवाई ससंह शेखावि / Sawai Singh Shekhawat 2. साहहर ल़थधयािवी / Sahir Ludhianvi 3. काययर ककन्न्ना राय / Kayyar Kinhanna Rai 4. जयमंि नमश्रा / Jayamant Mishra QuestionImportantQuestion Points /10 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न10 10

ककस कंपिी िे फ्लूडो का अथधग्रहण करिे के सलए 545 करोे 셁पये के समझौिे पर हाक्षर ककए हℂ? This company has signed an agreement to acquire Fluido in a deal worth over Rs.545 crore

1. टीसीएल / TCL 2. नवप्रो / Wipro 3. इंिोससस / Infosys 4. एिसीएल / HCL ImportantImportantAnswersAnswers Points Questions

1. Film Industry 2. 1949 3. D K Jain 4. Article 124 5. Narendra 6. Rs 10, 881 crore 7. Odisha 8. Andhra Pradesh 9. Sawai Singh Shekhawat 10. Infosys QuestionImportantQuestion Points /11 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न10 11

अ षव्यवा को बढावा देिे के सलए पयषटि में सहयोग को मजबूि बिािे हेि़ ककस देश िे भारि के सा समझौिा ककया है? Which country to come together with India for strengthening cooperation in Tourism MoU to boost economy for both countries?

1. माल्टा / Malta 2. श्रीलंका / Sri Lanka 3. इंडोिेसशया / Indonesia 4. ईराि / Iran QuestionImportantQuestion Points 12/ प्रश्न / प्रश्न11 12

िौ ा पूवी आथ षक मंि______में आयोसजि ककया गया ा। The 4th Eastern Economic Forum was held in ______.

1. 셂स / Russia 2. फ्रांस / France 3. जमषिी / Germany 4. इटली / Italy QuestionImportantQuestion Points /13 प्रश्न / प्रश्न12 13

भारि का पहला समकपषि 'डॉग पाकष ' ककस शहर में खोला जाएगा? India’s first ever dedicated dog park will be opened in which city?

1. कािप़र / Kanpur 2. िेनई /Chennai 3. हैदराबाद /Hyderabad 4. प़णे / Pune QuestionImportantQuestion Points /14 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न14 14

स्वास्थ्य एवं पररवार काण मंत्रालय के िवीििम आंके ⴂ के म़िानबक भारि के कौि से राज्य में एिआईवी पीहे िⴂ की संख्या सबसे अथधक है? Which state has the highest number of people living with HIV in India according to the latest data by Health and Family Welfare Ministry?

1. उत्तर प्रदेश/ Uttar Pradesh 2. नबहार / Bihar 3. महाराष्ट्र / Maharashtra 4. हररयाणा / Haryana QuestionImportantQuestion Points /15 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न15 15

2 अक्टूबर -2019 िक कौि सा राज्य ख़ले में शौि से म़क्त हो जाएगा? Which state to become become open defecation free by October 2,2019?

1. हररयाणा / Haryana 2. उत्तर प्रदेश/ Uttar Pradesh 3. नमजोरम / 4. नबहार / Bihar QuestionImportantQuestion Points /16 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न16 16

संय़क्त राष्ट्र नवकास कायषक्रम (यूएिडीपी) द्वारा जारी िवीििम मािव नवकास रℂककंग में भारि का रℂक क्या है? What is India’s rank in the latest Human development rankings released by the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP)?

1. 130वां / 130th 2. 132वां / 132nd 3. 125वां/ 125th 4. 100वां / 100th QuestionImportantQuestion Points /17 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न17 17

2018 में “क्रेकडट स़इस पररवार 1000” ररपोटष के अि़सार, पाररवाररक स्वानमत्व वाले व्यवसायⴂ की संख्या के मामले में वैसिक र पर भारि का ाि क्या है? What is India's rank globally in terms of number of family owned businesses according to “Credit Suisse Family 1000”in 2018?

1. 5वां / 5th 2. 1वां / 1st 3. 2वां / 2nd 4. 3वां / 3rd QuestionImportantQuestion Points /18 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न18 18

हाल ही में नवके टकीपर जेम्स िोस्टर सेवानिवृत्त ह़ए।उन्हⴂिे ककस देश से खेला है? Wicketkeeper James Foster retired recently. He played from which country?

1. दसक्षण अफ्रीका / South Africa 2. सजम्बाब्वे / Zimbabwe 3. इंग्लℂड / England 4. ऑस्टरेसलया / Australia QuestionImportantQuestion Points /19 प्रश्न/ प्रश्न19 19

2017-18 के दौराि आथधकाररक भार्ा िीनि को लागू करिे में उत्कृष्ट् प्रदशषि के सलए ककस बℂक िे "राजभार्ा कीनिष" प़रस्कार जीिा ? ा Which bank bagged the “Rajbhasha Kirti” award for outstanding performance in implementing the Official Language Policy during 2017-18?

1. बℂक ऑि बे ौदा / Bank of Baroda 2. कैिरा बℂक/ Canara Bank 3. पीएिबी / PNB 4. एसबीआई / SBI QuestionImportantImportant Points 20Questions/ प्रश्न 20

इिमें से ककसिे 92 वें अखखल भारिीयMCC -म़셁गप्पा गोल्ड कप टूिामेंट जीिा? Who amongst these won the 92nd All-India MCC- Murugappa Gold Cup tournament?

1. भारिीय रेल/ 2. इंकडयि ऑयल कॉपोरेशि / Indian Oil Corporation 3. भारिीय सेिा /Indian Army 4. म़ंबई हॉकी एसोससएशि / Mumbai Hockey Association 5. भारिीय िौसेिा / Indian Navy ImportantImportantAnswersAnswers Points Questions

11. Malta 12. Russia 13. Hyderabad 14. Maharashtra 15. Uttar Pradesh 16. 130th 17. 3rd 18. England 19. PNB 20. Indian Oil Corporation QuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points /21Questions प्रश्न/ प्रश्न20 21

इि शहरⴂ में से कहाँ पर एक स्वदेशी 셂प से नवकससि "मैि पोटेबल एंटी-टℂक गाइडेड नमसाइल" (MPATGM) का सिलिापूवषक दसू री बार परीक्षण ककया गया ा? An indigenously developed "Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile" (MPATGM) was successfully flight tested for the second time in which of these cities?

1. अहमदिगर / Ahmednagar 2. िाससक / Nasik 3. सूरि / Surat 4. कोटा / Kota 5. बℂगलोर / Bangalore QuestionImportantQuestionImportantQuestion 22Points 22/Questions /प्रश्न प्रश्न/ प्रश्न192222

इिमें से कौि सी भारिीय राज्य प़सलस देश में पहली बार 'डायल-एिआईआर योजिा' लॉन्च करिे के सलए िैयार है? Which of these Indian state Police is set to launch the first-ever 'dial-FIR scheme' in the country?

1. नबहार / Bihar 2. उत्तर प्रदेश / Uttar Pradesh 3. ग़जराि / Gujarat 4. मध्य प्रदेश / Madhya Pradesh 5. किाटक / Karnataka QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 23/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2323

सी-नवसजल एक ______है सजसका प्रयोग मिदाि कोड उल्लंघि की जांि के सलए ककया जाएगा। C-Vigil is a ______which will be used to check poll code violations.

1. सॉफ्टवेयर / Software 2. वेबसाइट / Website 3. मोबाइल एप्लप्लकेशि/ Mobile App 4. आकटषकिसशयल इंटेसलजेंस / Artificial Intelligence 5. इिमें से कोई िहीं / None of these QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 24/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2324

निम्नसलखखि में से कौि सा संाि जेंडर-न्यूटरल छात्रावास रखिे वाला भारि का पहला पररसर बि गया है? Which of these institutions of India has become the first to have a gender neutral hostel?

1. आईआईटी खे गप़र / IIT Kharagpur 2. आईआईएम सशलांग / IIM Shillong 3. एिआईटी पटिा / NIT Patna 4. टाटा इंस्टीट्यूट ऑि सोशल साइंसेज / Tata Institute of Social Sciences

5. इिमें से कोई िहीं / None of these QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 25/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2325

भारिीय म़क्केबाजⴂ िे इांब़ल, ि़की में अहमि कॉमटष टूिामेंट में ककििे स्वणष पदक जीिे? Indian boxers won how many gold medals at the Ahmet Comert Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey?

1. 4 2. 3 3. 2 4. 1 5. None QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 26/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2326

जयप़र साहहत्य समारोह 14 ससिंबर 2018 को ______में श़셂 ह़आ। The Jaipur Literature Festival began in ______on 14th September 2018.

1. ह्यस्टू ि / Houston 2. न्यूयॉकष / New York 3. सशकागो / Chicago 4. कैसलिोनिषया / California 5. ऑरलℂडो / Orlando QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 27/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2327

सूडाि के िए प्रधाि मंत्री कौि हℂ? Who is the new Prime Minister of Sudan?

1. रासशद बक्र / Rashid Bakr 2. बकरी हसि सालेह / Bakri Hassan Saleh 3. साहदक-अल महदी / Sadiq-al Mahdi 4. म़िाज मूसा अब्दल्लाह/ Moutaz Mousa Abdallah 5. गािर निमेरी / Gaafar Nimeiry QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 28/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2328

16 ससिंबर 2018 को बसलषि में इिमें से कौि से ए लीट िे एक िया मैरा ि नवि ररकॉडष ाकपि ककया ा? Which of these athletes set a new marathon world record in Berlin on 16th September 2018?

1. एसलय़ड ककपिोगे/ Eliud Kipchoge 2. डेनिस ककमेटो / Dennis Kimetto 3. डेरेक क्लेटि / Derek Clayton 4. पॉल टगाट / Paul Tergat 5. इिमें से कोई िहीं / None of these QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 29/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2329

इिमें से ककसिे महहलाओ ं के सलए ससलेससयि ओपि बॉ啍सगं टूिामेंट में स्वणष पदक जीिा? Who among them won the gold medal at Silesian Open Boxing Tournament for women?

1. कनविा िहल / Kavita Chahal 2. मैरी कॉम / Mary Kom 3. जम़िा बोरो / Jamuna Boro 4. अ셁णा नमश्रा / Aruna Mishra 5. इिमें से कोई िहीं / None of these QuestionQuestionImportantImportantQuestion Points 23 30/Questions प्रश्न // प्रश्नप्रश्न19 2330

देश के 622 सजलⴂ में केंद्रीय मािव संसाधि नवकास मंत्री िे ककििेटेस्ट सप्रैक्टक्ट सेंटर (TPC) का उदघ् ाटि ककया ा? How many Test Practice Centres (TPCs) were inaugurated by the Union HRD Minister across 622 districts in the country?

1. 1200 2. 2600 3. 5230 4. 2369 5. 3400 ImportantImportantAnswersAnswers Points Questions

21. Ahmednagar 22.​ Uttar Pradesh 23. Mobile App 24. Tata Institute of Social Sciences 25. 3 26. Houston 27. Moutaz Mousa Abdallah 28. Eliud Kipchoge 29. Mary Kom 30. 3400 QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 123

When is the National Mathematics Day celebrated? 1. December 22 2. November 20 3. August 12 4. September 21 5. July 30 QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 223

The Madhav National Park is in which Indian state?

1. Himachal Pradesh 2. Haryana 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Madhya Pradesh 5. None of These QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 323

The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction is situated in ______1. Vienna, Austria 2. Washington D.C, United States 3. Rome, Italy 4. Paris, France 5. Geneva, Switzerland QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 423

Yakshagana is a famous folk dance form of which state? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. West Bengal 3. Karnataka 4. Gujarat 5. None of These QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 523

Zagreb is the capital of which country?

1. Djibouti 2. Croatia 3. Guyana 4. Lebanon 5. Moldova QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 623

The Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary is a popular habitat located in______

1. Mizoram 2. Assam 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Meghalaya 5. Manipur QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 723

‘Your Faithful And Friendly Financial Partner’ is the tag line of which bank? 1. Oriental Bank of Commerce 2. Punjab & Sind Bank 3. Syndicate Bank 4. UCO Bank 5. Vijaya Bank QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 823

The Gurudongmar Lake is situated in which state? 1. Sikkim 2. Assam 3. West Bengal 4. Goa 5. QuestionImportantStaticImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 923

Which among the given revolution is associated with the production of potato? 1. White Revolution’ 2. Brown Revolution 3. Round Revolution 4. Black Revolution 5. Yellow Revolution QuestionStaticImportantImportantQuestion Question Points23 /Questions प्रश्न / प्रश्न19 1023

Who among the given is also known as the Father of the White Revolution? 1. Norman Borlaug 2. Verghese Kurien 3. M.S. Swaminathan 4. Hiralal Chaudhary 5. None of These ImportantImportantStaticAnswers AnswersPoints Questions

1. December 22 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Geneva, Switzerland 4. Karnataka 5. Croatia 6. Arunachal Pradesh 7. Syndicate Bank 8. Sikkim 9. Round Revolution 10. Verghese Kurien ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q1

• Veteran film writer Brij Katyal (86), who penned the story of Shashi Kapoor-Nanda hit “Jab Jab Phool Khile”, has passed away in Mumbai on September 13. • One of the most accomplished writers of the film industry, Katyal also has writing credits to his name in many TV serials such as “Dillagi”, “Saans” and “Pal Chhin”, both directed by Neena Gupta. • His stint in movies also includes “Ajooba” and “Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi”, among others. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q2

• The National Hindi Divas (NHD) is celebrated every year on September 14 in India. • On this day, in 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language of India under Article 343. • In all, there are 22 Scheduled languages of India, of which, two are officially used at Union government of India level: Hindi and English. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q3

• The Supreme Court has appointed a 3-member committee headed by D.K. Jain, a former judge of the court, to probe the harrowing arrest and alleged torture of former space scientist Nambi Narayanan in the ‘ISRO spy scandal’ that turned out to be fake. • A 3-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra also awarded Mr. Narayanan Rs. 50 lakh in compensation for the mental cruelty he suffered all these years. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q3

• The committee will explore “ways and means” to bring justice to the former space scientist besides probing the officers who caused the “harrowing” incidents. • The Centre would take care of the committee’s facilities and expenses. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q4

• Under article 124 of the constitution, President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the 46th Chief Justice of India (CJI). • He will assume office after the current CJI Dipak Misra retires on October 2. • He will have tenure of 13 months – till November 17, 2019. • Currently, Justice Gogoi is heading the Bench monitoring the sensitive Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) case. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q4

• Thus, Justice Gogoi will become the first CJI from North- Eastern states. • He is the son of former Assam chief minister Keshab Chandra Gogoi. • Justice Gogoi was one of the four senior-most judges of the court who had called an unprecedented press conference this January, when they had publicly raised concerns about the administration of the court and the formation of benches for the allocation of important cases. • He is also one of 11 judges in the Supreme Court who have disclosed their assets. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q5

• The book “Bastar Dispatches: A Passage Through the Wilds” has been authored by Narendra, which explores lives of Bastar’s Abujhmad tribals. • It provides a narrative of these people at peace with themselves and nature, their dialect, their festivities & their delightful interactions. • The Bastar Dispatches brings out how forests and the wilds, humans and animals, distances, spaces and the skies, the known and unknown together make up societies and intimacies. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q5

• Abujhmad stands today as one of the few mirrors left the world over wherein modernity can view itself – its calamities and collapses. • The book is based on the author’s over 30 years of association with Abujhmad under a field research programme and its contiguous areas in the Bastar division of Chhattisgarh. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q6

• Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh has recently launched Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) in with an outlay of Rs 10881 crore. • The fund is implemented through National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and National Cooperative Development Development Corporation (NCDC). • It will benefit 95 lakh farmers in about 50 thousand villages. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q6

• In it, many skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers will get employment, directly and indirectly. • Additional milk processing capacity of 126 lakh litre per day, milk drying capacity of 210 MT per day, milk chilling capacity of 140 lakh litre per day shall be created. • Under this scheme, milk cooperatives will be provided financial assistance of Rs 8004 crore in the form of a loan at 6.5% interest, which will be reimbursed over a period of 10 years. • The government has also given a provision of interest subsidy on loans. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q7

• The agricultural festival of Nuakhai has started in Odisha on 13th September 2018. • The word ‘nua’ means new and ‘khai’ means food, so the name means the farmers are in possession of the newly harvested rice. • The festival is seen as a new ray of hope, held the day after the Ganesha Chaturthi festival. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q7

• During this harvest festival of western Odisha, new produce Nabannis offered to presiding deities. After offering the Nabann, people relish different types of delicacies prepared from the newly harvested crop. • The Nuakhai Juhar is a major ritual of the festival, during which greetings are exchanged with friends, relatives and well-wishers. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q8

• The government of Andhra Pradesh entered into a MOU with Mastercard and launched a mobile platform, e- Rythu (e-farmer in Telugu) enabling small-scale farmers to market their produce at reasonable prices. • It aims to digitize agriculture marketplaces, payments, workflows, and secure way to buy, sell and receive payments for agri productes. • The platform has been developed by Mastercard Labs for financial inclusion. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q8

• The platform also creates a digital transaction history, which allows farmers to receive formal credit from banks and other financial institutions. • The government aims to integrate the e-Rythu with existing platforms such as-e-NAM (National Agricultural Market). ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPoints Points/ प्रश्न 4 Q9

• Jaipur-based poet and writer Sawai Singh Shekhawat will be honoured with Meera Puraskar by Rajasthan • Sahitya Academy for his contribution to Hindi literature. Meera award is the highest award of the Rajasthan Sahitya Academy. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q10

• Infosys has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fluido in a deal worth up to €65 million (over Rs.545 crore). • Fluido is one of the largest and longest-tenured independent Salesforce Platinum Consulting Partners in Europe and an Authorised Salesforce Training Delivery partner in the Nordics. • This deal is expected to close in 2019. • This acquisition strengthens the position of Infosys as a leading Salesforce enterprise cloud services provider and enhances its ability to provide clients with an unparalleled cloud-first transformation. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q11

• India and Malta to come together for strengthening cooperation in Tourism MoU to boost economy for both countries. • The MoU will help in increasing tourist arrivals in both countries that will lead to a boost in the economy. • The Main objectives of the MoU are to encourage the quality destination of tourism industry in both countries. increase tourist arrivals in both countries from the entire world through the territories of India and Malta ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q11

• Promoting human resource development in tourism and travel-related industries in both countries Contribute to a new tourism, offer, particularly through the promotion of natural and tangible, and intangible cultural heritage, the development of sustainable tourism and the use of information technologies. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q12

• The 3-day 4th Eastern Economic Forum was held in Vladivostok, Russia. • It is launched for the development of the Far East in logistics, energy, natural resources. The theme of the Forum was 'The Far East: Expanding the Range of Possibilities'. • It was attended by 6,002 delegates and 1,357 media representatives from 60 foreign countries including People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea , , the USA and the UK & North Korea. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q13

• For the first time in India, dog owners will have a dedicated dog park to visit. • Set up in Hyderabad, the park is spread across an area of 1.3 acres. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q14

• Maharashtra has the highest number of people living with HIV in India which is around 3.30 lakh, contributing 15 percent of total immunodeficiency virus-affected people in the country which is 21.40 lakh, according to the latest data by Health and Family Welfare Ministry. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q15

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the state would become open defecation free by October 2,2019,with his government constructed over 1.36 crore toilets in the last 17 months. • The Chief Minister said that the coverage of the cleanliness in Uttar Pradesh was only 23 per cent. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q16

• India has climbed one spot to 130 out of 189 countries in the latest Human development rankings released by the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP). • HDI measures the progress in key dimensions of human development such as education, health and living standards. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q17

• India ranks third globally in terms of number of family owned businesses with 111 companies having a total market capitalisation of $839 billion. • India closely follows China with 159 firms and the US with 121 firms, says a report. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q18

• Former England wicket keeper James Foster has announced his decision to retire from all forms of cricket at the end of the ongoing season. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion Points PointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q19

• State-run PNB bagged the “Rajbhasha Kirti” award for outstanding performance in implementing the Official Language Policy during 2017-18. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 20

• Indian Oil Corporation defeated Indian Railways by 4-0 in the final to win the 92nd All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup tournament. • Murugappa Gold Cup is one of India’s premier Hockey leagues and has been home to some of the top teams and shining talent in the sport. • The former chairman of Murugappa Group MA Alagappan was the chief guest in the final. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 21

• An indigenously developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) was successfully flight tested for the second time from Ahmednagar test range on 16 September 2018. • It has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). • This low-weight MPATGM will complement the Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile to be procured from Israel. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 22

• The Uttar Pradesh Police is set to launch a first of its kind 'dial-FIR scheme' in the country where a common man can register regular crimes without going to a police station. • Besides this, the Uttar Pradesh Police is also expanding the counter-terror combat and response grid in the State. • The aim is to enhance the strength of the ATS both qualitatively and quantitatively. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 23

• Chief Election Commissioner said voters will be using C-Vigil mobile app to check poll code violations and voters can also file a complaint against misconduct. 'C- vigil' was launched on July 3, 2018. • Within 100 minutes, the complainant will be given feedback on the action taken. • The facility will be used by the voters in the upcoming elections in M.P, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Mizoram. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 24

• The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai has become the first campus in India to have a gender- neutral hostel. • This comes after the efforts by 'Queer Collective', an informal student body advocating a safe space for LGBTQ+ students. • The decision was taken after the Supreme Court's historic verdict to scrap Section 377 of the IPC that criminalized homosexuality in India. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 25

• Boxers (64kg), Monika (48kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (81kg) won gold medals at the Ahmet Comert Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. • Simranjit, a former national medallist, defeated Turkey’s Sema Caliskan. • Bhagyabati was declared the most scientific boxer of the tournament, and the Indian women’s team finished third. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 26

• The Jaipur Literature Festival began in Houston at the Asia Society of Texas on 14th September 2018. • The inaugural session also saw Congress leader and writer Shashi Tharoor discuss his book "Why I am a Hindu" with writer Namita Gokhale. • The annual festival began in 2006 and is held annually in Jaipur. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 27

• Moutaz Mousa Abdallah has become Sudan's new Prime Minister. Mousa Abdallah is also holding the finance portfolio in a bid to revive the country's ailing economy. • A 21-member cabinet was also sworn in at the presidential palace in Khartoum on 15th September 2018. • Mousa Abdallah himself was irrigation minister in the previous cabinet. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 28

• Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin on 16th September 2018. • The Kenyan clocked two hours, one minute and 39 seconds, beating Dennis Kimetto's mark - also set in Berlin in 2014- by one minute and 18 seconds. • It was the largest single improvement on the marathon world record since Derek Clayton improved the mark by 2:23 in 1967. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 29

• MC Mary Kom won a gold medal in boxing at Silesian Open Boxing Tournament for women in Gliwice, Poland. • Jyoti Gulia won the gold medal in the youth category of the Silesian Open Boxing Tournament for women in Gliwice, Poland. • MC Mary Kom has won the gold medal in the India Open in Delhi and the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. ImportantImportantImportantQuestion PointsPointsPoints / प्रश्न 4Q 30

• The Union HRD Minister has inaugurated a network of more than 3,400 Test Practice Centres (TPCs) spread across the 622 Districts in the country. • These test centres have been set up to facilitate students appearing in entrance examinations for Higher Education to hold practice sessions. • The TPCs will provide Mock Tests to the candidates of JEE (Main) and UGC-NET examinations.