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IMPORTANT DAYS IN OCTOBER October 2 Gandhi Jayanthi; International Day of Non-Violence National Sports Awards 2018 3 October 4 World Animal Welfare Day National News 6 October 8 Indian Air Force Day International News 13 October 9 World Post Office Day 500+ G.K. One Liner Questions 19 October 14 World Standards Day Awards 37 New Appointments 40 October 16 World Food Day Sports 44 October 30 World Thrift Day Banking & Financial Awareness 48 IMPORTANT DAYS IN NOVEMBER Defence & Technology 51 Study Notes 54 November 5 World Sunami Day Tricky Questions 67 November 7 National Cancer Awareness IBPS Clerk (Practice Test Paper) 78 Day IBPS PO (Practice Test Paper) 91 November 9 Legal Services Day SSC GD Constable T-1 (Practice Test Paper) 104 November 14 Childrens Day; Diabetes Day IMPORTANT RATES November 17 National Epilepsy Day (02-10-2018) November 20 Africa Industrialization Day Repo Rate 6.50% November 21 World Television Day Reverse Repo Rate 6.25% v Marginal Standing Facility Rate 6.75% Statutory Liquidity Ratio 19.50% Cash Reserve Ratio 4% Bank Rate 6.75% www.makemyexam.in & www.ibtindia.com maximum time on this section. I also used to practice different topics of quants regularly. The Wake Up Show on Make My Exam, the YouTube Channel of IBT, helped me a lot to prepare for my General Awareness Section. IBT: Are the competitive exams a fair way to select the students for banking? Name: Aditya Aditya: Yes, of course. According to me, it is the best method to recruit the students for any organization. The reason behind Education: B.Com this is that all the students are assessed on same criteria and Final Selection: SBI Clerk even if the exam in some slots is tougher than the others then Examination Name: SBI-Clerk 2018-19 normalization is also done to make it fair for every student. Thus, to my mind, it is a fairer approach to recruit the students IBT: "To accomplish great things we must in the present era of competition. not only act, but also dream; not only IBT: Did you get panic while taking the exams, if not then how plan, but also believe". Our heartiest congratulations on your did you manage to handle the exam stress? achievement today! You really deserve it. Aditya: When I started taking the exams, I used to get nervous Aditya: Thank you so much, sir. and thus I was not able to take all the exams with good speed IBT: How are you feeling after achieving your aim? and accuracy. To manage the same, I bought the test series of Aditya: Sir, I am actually feeling great. Finally, a year of hard IBT (Make My Exam). It helped me to get a real time experience work has paid off. When I started preparing for the exams, I of the tests. Thus by taking a number of mocks, I was able to used to feel scared due to the high level of the exams, increasing manage the stress during the actual exam. competition and limited vacancies. But now I think that it was IBT: How was your experience with the IBT Institute? the best decision of my life that I made my mind to pursue my Aditya: As I have mentioned earlier, it was the guidance of the goal. faculty of IBT that helped me to qualify the exam. IBT lighted I IBT: How did you decide to take the banking exams? my way towards success. I used to attend all the lectures and B practice all the chapters being done in the class on a daily Aditya: Sir, though I have done Graduation which is considered basis. In case of any confusion regarding the subject, I used to T to be done for the teaching profession, yet my aim was always take doubts in the daily doubt sessions. Thus, my overall to join the banking sector. All these factors enticed me to join Institute experience with the Institute was quite good. Pvt. Ltd this sector. IBT: Would you like to give the credit of your success to anyone? IBT: How did you select the Institute to prepare for your Aditya: Yes, the credit goes to my parents and friends who banking exams? supported me during my journey and but obvious to the faculty Aditya: Sir, I actually did not join any institute at the very of IBT Institute who guided my way. beginning as I thought that I myself will be able to prepare for IBT: Do you want to give any suggestions to the other students the exam through the online material. But when I took my who are preparing for the competitive exams? first banking exam, I scored very low. Then I realized that the Aditya: First of all, they must know what they actually want to self - study is not sufficient to transcend the exam and I need do and if they are actually interested in joining the banking guidance for the same. Thus, I went to many institutes for sector then they must not leave any room for preparation. counseling. The number of facilities provided by IBT Institute Dedication and patience are the keys to reach the heights of tempted me to join the same. And now I feel that this decision success. was quite right. IBT: Congratulations on your success once again! You have IBT: How much time did you devote for your studies and how made us all proud. Keep up the good work! did you manage to prepare for the different sections? Aditya: Thank You Sir! Aditya: Frankly speaking sir, I did not use to have any fixed study schedule. I had never studied keeping the time frame in Precious Words mind. I just used to fix the targets of the topics that I wanted to complete in a single day. I used to divide the appropiate "If you set Goals and go after them with all the time according to different sections. As Quants used to be my determination you can muster. Your Gifts will favourite subject, so I had to devote lesser time on this section. English used to be my weakest section and thus I had to devote take you places that will Amaze You. 2 MAKE MY EXAM – NOVEMBER 2018 www.makemyexam.in & www.ibtindia.com NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS -2018 National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. 1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four year, 2. Arjuna Award is given for consistency outstanding performance for four years, 3. Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events, 4. Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution to sports development and 5. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development. 6. MAKA Trophy: Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committees consisting of former Olympian, Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyan Chand A wardees, Sport Journalists/ Experts/ Commentators and sports administrators. Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Justice (Ms.) Indermeet Kaur Kochhar (Former Judge of High Court of Delhi High Court). Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards was headed by Justice Mr. Mukul Mudgal (Former Chief Justice High Court of Punjab & Haryana High Court). Selection Committee for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar was headed by Shri Rahul Bhatnagar, Secretary (Sports). Selection Committee for MAKA Trophy was headed by Shri Ashok Kumar, former Olympian. Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has decided to confer I awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches and entities: B RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA 2018: T Institute Name of the Sportsperson Discipline Pvt. Ltd Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting Virat Kohli Cricket DRONACHARYA AWARDS 2018: Name of the Coach Discipline Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa Boxing Vijay Sharma Weightlifting A. Srinivasa Rao Table Tennis Sukhdev Singh Pannu Athletics Clarence Lobo Hockey (Life Time) Tarak Sinha Cricket (Life Time) Jiwan Kumar Sharma Judo (Life Time) V.R. Beedu Athletics (Life Time) MAKE MY EXAM – NOVEMBER 2018 3 www.makemyexam.in & www.ibtindia.com ARJUNA AWARDS 2018: Name of the Sportsperson Discipline Neeraj Chopra Athletics Subedar Jinson Johnson Athletics Hima Das Athletics Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy Badminton Subedar Satish Kumar Boxing Smriti Mandhana Cricket Shubhankar Sharma Golf Manpreet Singh Hockey Savita Hockey Col. Ravi Rathore Polo Rahi Sarnobat Shooting Ankur Mittal Shooting Shreyasi Singh Shooting Manika Batra Table Tennis I G. Sathiyan Table Tennis Rohan Bopanna Tennis B Sumit Wrestling T Pooja Kadian Wushu Institute Pvt. Ltd Ankur Dhama Para-Athletics Manoj Sarkar Para-Badminton DHYAN CHAND AWARD 2018: Name of the Sportsperson Discipline Satyadev Prasad Archery Bharat Kumar Chetri Hockey Bobby Aloysius Athletics Chougale Dadu Dattatray Wrestling RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR 2018: Category Name of the entity Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility JSW Sports Sports for Development Isha Outreach 4 MAKE MY EXAM – NOVEMBER 2018 www.makemyexam.in & www.ibtindia.com LIST OF RAJEEV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD WINNER PLAYERS BEFORE 2018-19 S No. Name Year Category Important Facts 1 Viswanathan Anand 1991-92 Chess He is 1st recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.