GK August Part-3 Teachwell Institute GK_Part-3_August 2018 by Puneet Bhatia Sir

unanimous decision to hike the repo rate in Jun, delivered a 5-1 verdict in Aug in favour of a rate hike, maintaining One of 's Most Charismatic Leaders the neutrai stance. Subsequent to the frontloading of two successive rate hikes, against the backdrop of only a It was the end of a journey in ing some 76 years for one of nascent stage of recovery in growth momentum, and likely India's most loved politicians, poet, gentleman and former softening in headline Consumer Price Index inflation prints prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away at the during H2 2019, experts maintain that the MPC is set for a age of 93 on Aug 16. He was one of India's most charismatic prolonged pause. leaders who led the nation through several crises and held together a tenuous coalition with his inclusive politics. The Aug policy communication brought some interesting developments. In a break from previous policies, the Born on 25 Dec 1924 in Gwalior to Krishna Bihari outlook for inflation has been tempered with both upside Vajpayee, a school teacher, and Krishna Devi, Vajpayee and downside risks (as opposed to the oft-found dominance began his political career as a freedom fighter, with his of upside risks flagged by the MPC in the recent past). For first brush with politics as part of the Quit India movement instance, the oil-price-related risk was flagged as a key two- of 1942. As a student, Vajpayee had briefly been inclined way risk. Importantly, during the post-policy interactions, towards communism. However, he changed tack after he RBI Urjit Patel emphasised on the headline was won over by the appeal of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak CPI inflation, stressing on its status as the legal mandate Sangh (RSS). Later, influenced by Syama Prasad Mookerjee, for the MPC. The RBI acknowledged that actual inflation Vajpayee joined the in 1951. outcomes have undershot its projections, and lowered the Vajpayee soon rose through ranks to become a stalwart. Q2 FY19 estimates marginally. However, it is interesting to After the death of , the leadership of note that the subsequent projection for H2 were broadly left the Jana Sangh passed to Vajpayee. In 1980, the erstwhile unchanged, citing the prevailing uncertaintie"s". members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh came together to form the (BJP), with Vajpayee as its first Data Protection Bill President. He was the first non-Congress prime minister to Several trillion digital records get created every second. complete a full term in office. Such records can relate to govts, organisations, associations Critics within the might have thought of or individuals. Many of these would be sensitive or Vajpayee as a Congressman in Sangh clothing, but they confidential. While govts and organisations have been knew the value of his liberal face. That primarily made him fairly active about protecting their data and information, the the choice to head a BJP-led govt, rather than LK Advani, same cannot be said about individuals. The usage of data the leader who traversed across the nation atop a Toyota related to individuals has been central to govt-run census rath, mobilising political support to demolish the Babri and identity programmes, taxation, and for business-led mosque, and, in the process, transforming the BJP from a activities that benefit from customer segmentation and party with limited sectarian appeal into a mass party which targeted marketing. could emerge the largest bloc in the 1996, 1998 'and 1999 Big Data, a term that finds its way into almost every Lok Sabha elections. Caught up as he was in the Jain hawala strategy document for consumer-oriented businesses, has case and the Babri mosque demolition case, Advani chose its roots in the analysis of data pertaining to individuals, to play Sardar Patel to Vajpayee's Nehru. their demographics and behaviours. In recent times this Described his relationship with Advani in a foreword to includes, among others, individuals' browsing history the latter's book, My Country, My Life, Vajpayee says, "Yes, and social media activities. In response to public outcry we have had our differences on the issues and approaches and criticism, govts are developing legislations to protect during the course of our long association... However, it is individuals' personal data. While in many cases there have not the differences, but the unity of purpose and .action, that been regulations forming part of various laws, recently marked our relationship." these are being presented as a separate set of laws that go into great detail on classification of data pertaining Current Topics to individuals, defining roles and obligations, and fairly stringent penal provisions, like the General Data Protection Aug 1 Monetary Policy Regulation (GDPR) in the EU. RBI's Monetary Policy Committee"" (MFC), after its surprise

Teachwell CORPORATE OFFICE : 415, 4th Floor., Amba Tower, DC Chowk Complex, Sec-9 Rohini, Delhi-110085 (1) Institute Ph.: 27860899, Mob: 9015557890; Website: www.teachwell.co.in GK August Part-3 Draft E-commerce Policy Indian believes 'that she cannot" get even the basic services India is reworking proposed e-commerce rules after a draft, to which she is entitled under the law without greasing the which had signalled a shift towards boosting domestic start- palms of one or more officials at the ground level. In the ups, sparked criticism. recent past, things have undoubtedly changed for the better — even if only marginally — when people try to obtain a The 19-page draft e-commerce policy underscores India's passport, a driving licence, or a birth/death certificate. intent to examine every aspect of e-commerce regulation — from data localisation to antitrust rules. The changes At least one of the amendments, which mandates prior govt would tighten restrictions on global giants like Amazon approval of the Central or. State govt to initiate investigation and Google and may bolster local start-ups such as Paytm. into corruption charges, is bound to evoke negative The nation's interest in stricter norms for an Internet market reactions from large sections of the public. Protection to that's been largely open for decades reflects the pitched govt servants from arbitrary and unilateral action by anti- battles being fought in segments like online retail, cloud corruption agencies without prior permission from the govt services and digital payments. was earlier available only to the higher echelons, from the rank of Joint Secretary and above, before the Supreme Broadly, the draft has signalled "some kind of protectionist Court struck down the so-called 'Single Directive'. The thinking," said Nandan Nilekani, chairman of Infosys Ltd. latest tweak extends this protection to all public servants. "It may stem from a feeling that Indian start-ups should be given a boost, something on the lines of the China model." Another major change is the deletion of the whole of The draft calls for creating a "fair environment for domestic clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 13, which defines digital firms to find their rightful place" and "levelling the "criminal misconduct' as the acquisition of a 'valuable thing' playing field for foreign players and domestic startups." It or 'pecuniary advantage' in a dishonest manner. The deleted proposes a single legislation to encompass all aspects of clause was the sole effective weapon against a misbehaving e-commerce and a single regulator to govern the industry"! senior official. This deletion is disappointing because corruption in high places is sophisticated and takes .place in National Register of Citizens a highly clandestine manner. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the list of Indian Kerala Floods citizens of Assam. It was prepared in 1951, following the Census of 1951. For a person's name to be included in The Southwest monsoon, which has pounded Kerala with the updated NRC list of 2018, he/she will have to furnish 29.5 per cent excess showers in Aug, came in spurts, and existence of name in the legacy data or prove linkage with the dams, which were thought to be adequate as flood the person whose name appears in it. The legacy data is the hazard management instruments, stored the water. collective list of the NRC data of 1951 and the electoral "But there was something unusual about the showers rolls up to midnight of 24 Mar 1971. this time. State recorded an all-time high inflow of water The process of NRC update was taken up in Assam as per into the reservoir lake and also the highest daily rainfall a Supreme Court order in 2013. In order to wean out cases in its catchment area. The phenomenon is cyclical and of illegal migration from Bangladesh and other adjoining reminiscent of the great flood of Malayalam Era 1099 areas, NRC updation was carried out under The Citizenship (CE 1924)," according to an official of the Kerala State Act, 1955, and according to rules framed in the Assam Electricity Board (KSEB), which operates the reservoir. Accord. Back then, the showers had lasted over three weeks and over 1,000 people are said to have perished. The updating process started in May 2015 and ended on 3 lAug 2015. A total of 3.29 cr people applied through 68.31 The situation now is a repeat of the 1961 floods, the second lakh applications. Out of the 40.07 lakh applicants who biggest to hit the State in a century. Had it not been for the have been left out of the final draft NRC devastating spell of rains that forced the opening of 36 dams and the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people, it would have released, 2.48 lakh applicants have been kept on hold been manageable. Before long, the main strand of the Periyar including the D-Voters (doubtful voters who have been was also rushing down the spillways of the Cheruthoni dam, disenfranchised on account of failure to prove citizenship), part of the mammoth Idukki reservoir system. It merged a descendants of D-voters and persons whose cases are few kilc.netres downstream with the Perinjankutty river and pending before the foreigners tribunal. The state, however, the tail water of the Neriamangalam powerhouse. It then has not revealed the reason why it has kept others on hold. charged the floodgates of the Bhoothathankettu and heaped Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill misery all around, on its way to the Vembanad lake and the Amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act aim to Arabian Sea. limit overzealousness of enforcement agencies, but they Imran Khan Wins in Pak raise important concerns too. It is unfortunate that India has Pakistan has now a new prime minister, the cricketer- not been able to shed the image of a highly corrupt nation turned-politician Imran Khan. Many of the social-media even after seven decades of Independence. The average accounts linked with the Pakistan Army are presenting the

Teachwell CORPORATE OFFICE : 415, 4th Floor., Amba Tower, DC Chowk Complex, Sec-9 Rohini, Delhi-110085 (2) Institute Ph.: 27860899, Mob: 9015557890; Website: www.teachwell.co.in GK August Part-3 victory of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) as a new an organisation which the Turkish govt says was behind era in the country's politics, outlined by the emergence of a failed coup attempt that year. Donald Trump called a non-dynastic leadership and the breaking up of the clout Branson's detention "a total disgrace" and the Washington of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Nawaz Sharif's administration announced that Turkey's duty-free access to Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N). the US market is being reviewed, which could hit $ 1.66 bn Khan's victory is certainly not decisive since the PTI of annual Turkish imports. has not swept elections in either the Centre or in Punjab But there are underlying causes too. Investors' confidence province, which represents the core of Pakistan's politics. in the; economic competence of the Turkish authorities has The PTI has managed to get 116 seats in the National been eroding for some time. The country has a large current Assembly against 64 by PML-N and 43 by the PPP. In account gap, equivalent to 7 per cent of GDP in 2017. That Punjab, the PTI is behind the PML-N (129) with means the economy is heavily reliant on foreign money 123 seats. Khan's victory comes amidst the uproar by the inflows. Inflation has also soared to 15 per cent, three times Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the European the central bank's 5 per cent target. Union election observers that the polls were less fair than Turkey can expect relief from some of its other friends, in 2013. but that too may be pricey. Moreover, the transcontinental Is this the beginning of a new Pakistan that has shunned country has limited options. Earlier, Greece was given dynastic politics? No, because the dynastic PPP of the a bailout from its economic crises by various European Bhuttos has gained more seats than it did in 2013, and the Union (EU) countries and banks. But unlike Greece, Turkey PML-N has not been routed. This indicates that the problem is not a member of the EU, hence the country is far from an lies less with dynastic politics but in the patronage structure immediate relief. of Pakistan's political system, in which various parties and Turkey may receive help from China and Russia. President even non-parliamentary institutions represent patron groups Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Russian President Vladimir with their specific clientele. The results also offer the older Putin and discussed stronger ties between the two countries. parties an opportunity to re-think their political outreach For now, Turkey will have to manage its economy with strategy. The PPP will have to find its feet, which includes radical steps. grooming a younge." leadership^ Karunanidhi Dies Turkey in Trouble Muthuvel Karunanidhi, the towering Dravidian icon whose Emerging markets are hitting the headlines again as intellectual prowess and pragmatism shaped the political currencies are falling. But Turkey is in deep trouble, and narrative in Tamil Nadu over the past few decades, has died. ripples are spreading across markets. The Turkish lira has He was 94. He is survived by two wives and six children, slumped to a record low against the US dollar. including Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working What's driving it down? And what does it mean for Turkey president and heir apparent MK Stalin and daughter and others? On 10 Aug, one dollar bought 6.9 lira. Contrast Kanimozhi, a Rajya Sabha MP and his literary heir. this to Jan, when a dollar bought just 3.7 units of the Turkish Karunanidhi's death comes barely 20 months after that of currency. That means it has lost around 44 per cent of its AIADMK's J Jayalalithaa, his long-time political foe. The value against the dollar this year. The lira is now the world's sharp-tongued, quick-witted Karunanidhi was a five-time worst-performing currency in 2018, overtaking crisis-hit chief minister, who wielded considerable influence beyond Argentina. And things have got worse very rapidly in Aug. his own state, in the corridors of power in New Delhi, for a The currency rout has hit the country's bond market. The long time, sewing up alliances with both the Congress and yield on 10-year Turkish debt has jumped close to 20 per the BJP. cent, making it much more expensive for the Ankara govt Hugely influenced by the rationalist and egalitarian to borrow. There is also concern about the exposure of ideology of EV Ramasamy 'Periyar' and DMK founder and European banks such as BNP Paribas, UniCredit and BBVA the state's first chief minister CN Annadurai, Karunanidhi to borrowers in Turkey. became one of the most enduring mascots of the Dravidian If Turkish borrowers are not hedged against the collapsing Movement, which aimed at seeking equal rights for lira the fear is that they could default on their foreign- the depressed sections and women, and was against currency loans, forcing European banks to make expensive Brahminism. loan writeoffs. For the same reason Turkish banks could VS Naipaul Dies also be in trouble given the amount of foreign-currency lending they have undertaken. VS Naipaul, who towered over the landscape of post- This Turkish crisis has a combination of factors. The colonial literature, died in Aug. Vidia, as Naipaul was proximate cause is a diplomatic row with the US over Jtnown to his friends, was borivin 1932 in Trinidad to a the detention in Turkey of US pastor Andrew Brunson. familyof Indian origin who had come a's indentured -labour Brunson was arrested in October 2016, accused of aiding after the abolition of slavery. After two false starts, Naipaul, without rejecting the world, retreated inwards and mined his

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But it is the Exchange of India (RXIL) recently –HAL range of his output after Biswas that qualifies him as the ‰‰ The airport which has emerged as the second fastest greatest writer of English prose of the past six decades. growing airportjn the world in the first half of 2018 Naipaul's writing on India-beginning in the 1960s and -Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) culminating in the 1990s - constitutes his most accomplished ‰‰ The country which recently unveiled its first domestic work. Hinduism has seldom known a fiercer or more trcrr fighter jet named 'KOWSAR' -Iran Cliant critic. Naipaul dismantled every consoling lie Indians ‰‰ The state which has decided to rename the new capital told themselves to reveal a wounded civilisation. In 1962, city Naya as xAtal Nagar - Naipaul came to India, the land of his ancestors, and wrote ‰‰ The first Indian woman wrestler to bag a gold medal at An Area of Darkness. For the first time in his life, he felt Asian Games -Vinesh Phogat anonymous, even faceless. He was no longer identified, he ‰‰ The company which has been ranked on top globally on felt, with a special ethnic group as he had been in Trinidad Fortune's 'Change The World' -Reliance Jio and England; it made him anxious. He was upset by what ‰‰ Winner of the prestigious WHO World No Tobacco Day he saw as the resigned or evasive Indian reaction to poverty 2017 Award -SKArora and suffering. ‰‰ The Indian scientist-academician who has been elected Naipaul's fiction, especially his travel writing, has been Chair of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) criticised for its unsympathetic portrayal of the Third - N Raghuram World. The novelist Robert Harris has called Naipaul's ‰‰ The city where six states and the Union Territory portrayal of Africa racist and "repulsive," reminiscent of have decided to set up a centralised of Oswald MoSley's fascism. Edward Said argued that secretariat to fight drug menace-Panchkula (Haryana) Naipaul "allowed himself quite consciously to be turned into a witness for the Western prosecution", promoting ‰‰ The Bollywood actor who has been appointed as the what Said classified as "colonial mythologies about wogs brand ambassador of the Mumbai-based Sanjay Gandhi and darkies". Said believed that Naipaul's worldview National Park -Raveena Tandon may be most salient in his book-length essay The Middle ‰‰ The venue of the sixth edition of International Buddhist Passage (1962), composed following Naipaul's return to the Conclave 2018 -New Delhi Caribbean after 10 years of exile in England, and the work ‰‰ The hypersonic aircraft which China tested recently An Area of Darkness (1964). Naipaul paid a heavy price for –Xingkong-2 his honesty. In India, many in the intelligentsia denounced ‰‰ The head of the group of ministers set up to advise him because they believed his politics were reactionary, PM on whether to continue with or that he gave cover to the Hindu right. withdraw from the 16-member Regional Comprehensive During his first trip to Argentina, in 1972, Naipaul met Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations and entered into an affair with Margaret Murray Good ing. -Suresh Prabhu He revealed his affair to his wife Patricia one year after it ‰‰ The biosphere reserve situated in Sikkim which has been began. In 1996, he married Nadira Alvi, a divorced Pakistani included in the UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere journalist more than 20 years his junior. In 2003, he adopted Reserve Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve Nadira's daughter, Maleeha. ‰‰ The optical remote-sensing satellite launched by China Naipaul was awarded the Trinity Cross in 1990. recently as part of its high-resolution Earth observation Additionally, he was made a knight bachelor at the 1990 project - Gaofen-11 New Year Honours. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature ‰‰ The state which has approved the "Mukhyamantri Yuva in 2001. Nestam" scheme to provide unemployed youth in the state Rs 1000 per month -Andhra Pradesh Match Point ‰‰ The person who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Commission for Women ‰‰ The host city for the fourth Summit of Heads of Bay - Rekha Sharma of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and ‰‰ The new Chief Executive Officer of Pradhan Mantri Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) –Kathmandu Fasal Bima Yojana -Ashish Kumar Bhutan ‰‰ If The first Indian female shooter to win a gold medal at ‰‰ The actor roped in by the Road Transport ministry the Asian Games –Rahi Sarnobat as brand ambassador for its road safety awareness ‰‰ The first Indian company to cross ` 8 tn in terms of campaign - Akshay Kumar market capitalisation –RIL

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This will further improve customer service. ‰‰ The unmanned probe launched by NASA to unlock the Books and Authors mysteries of Sun -Parker ‰‰ Winner of the men's singles of the 2018 Vietnam Open ‰‰ Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World (1914- Badminton tournament -Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 1948) -Ramachandra Cuba ‰‰ The Nobel prize-winning author who passed away ‰‰ Kashmir: Glimpses of History and the Story of recently -VS Naipaul Struggle -Saifuddin Soz ‰‰ The new Chief Justice of Patna High Court ‰‰ God Save the Hon 'ble Supreme Court-Fall S Nariman -Justice MR Shah ‰‰ Ten Ideologies: The Great Asymmetry Between ‰‰ The first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan Agrarianism and Industrialism -S Jaipal Reddy Authentication feature for Aadhaar-based transactions Cosrhos Bank Fraud through its micro ATM tablets -Axis Bank The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) ‰‰ The financial year the RBI follows -Jul-Jun on 15 Aug said its systems were "fully secure" and the cyber fraud of more than 7900 mn at Pune-based Cosmos Economy Bank had happened due to a malware-based attack on the lender's IT system. Hackers managed to siphon off over Project Sashakt ?900 mn through a malware attack on the server of the The public sector banks (PSBs) will need an additional bank and cloning thousands of debit cards, Cosmos Bank capital of ` 1.1-1.3 tn over the next two years to implement chairman Milind Kale said. The fraudulent transactions a five-point "strategy to tackle bad loans, a committee were carried out on Aug 11 and Aug 13 and the malware report on project 'Sashakt' has stated. Smong -demands attack by the hackers originated in Canada. The cooperative made to the govt for implementing the Sashakt plan, the bank's core banking system was not affected and that it committee of bankers, led by Punjab National Bank (PNB) has already appointed a professional forensic agency to chairman Sunil Mehta, has sought additional capital that investigatemefraud. will be required in a phased manner "to provide for upfront haircut and growth capital over a period of two years." The India's most Patriotic Brand committee suggested some PSBs are undercapitalised and The State Bank of India (SBI) is considered to be the may require heavy capital infusion to sustain. This capital most patriotic brand, according to a survey, followed by will be required over a period of two fiscal years — 2018- Tata Motors, Patanjali, Reliance Jio and BSNL. Around 19 and 2019-20. 16% respondents ranked SBI to be the most patriotic brand overall, followed by Tata Motors and Patanjali with RBI restricts Paytm, Fino 8% each, and Reliance Jio and BSNL with 6% each, the The newly conceptualised payments banks in India seem to survey conducted by UK-based online market research have hit a rough patch following a notice from the banking and data analytics firm YouGov said. In terms of sectors,. regulator to not open any new accounts. Fino and Paytm have the financial sector topped the chart of the most patriotic been asked to immediately stop onboarding new customers brands with two leading names—SBI and Life Insurance for payments banking service. This is after the RBI noticed Corporation (LIQ-followed by auto, consumer goods? food certain anomalies with regard to the deposits of existing and telecom sectors. account holders.The banks were seen violating the norms related to the deposit limit and certain accounts were found "Hallabol" Campaign to have deposits exceeding ` 1 lakh. As per RBI's operating The Mangaluru-based Corporation Bank is using the phrase guideline for payments banks, the aggregate limit for "hallo bar in a peaceful way to raise its voice against non- customers should not exceed ` 1 lakh and in case it exceeds, performing assets (NPAs) in the bank. In fact, the bank's the excess amount sh6uld automatically be transferred to 'halla boV recovery campaign has started giving results with any other-bank account, provided by the customer while the lender making good recoveries in NPAs, including from opening an account with the payments banks. written-off accounts, during the first quarter of 2018-19. The bank made a recovery of more than ? 1,709 cr during Ql of Ombudsman Plan 2018-19 against ?813 cr in the first quarter of 2&17-18. Jai In order to improve the internal grievance redressal Kumar Garg is ManagipgDirector and CEO of the bank. mechanism at banks, the Reserve Bank of India, on 1 Aug, said the revised Internal Ombudsman (IO) scheme will be Axfs brings Iris Authentication extended to all banks (with 10 or more banking outlets), Axis Bank has become the first bank in the country to excluding regional rural banks (RRBs). Further, banks introduce Iris Scan Authentication feature for Aadhaar- could appoint more than one IO. depending on the volume based transactions through its micro ATM tablets. This

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The ambitious Ayushman completely eliminate the requirement of debit cards, BharaUNational Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) passwords, PINs, and user IDs, and empower consumers aims to provide a coverage of ?5 lakh per family annually, to avail banking services using only their Aadhaar numbers benefiting more than 10 cr poor families. The scheme and biometrics (iris scan/fingerprint scan). The bank has aims to target poor, deprived rural families and identified deployed highly secure iris-powered micro ATM tablets occupational category of urban workers' which are STQC-certified and UIDAI-compiiant registered devices with completely integrated iris sensors. Mantled Space Mission ISRO Chairman K Sivan has respounded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day announcement that an Nation Indian astronaut will be sent into, space by 2022 on_boajd Mission Satyanishtha Gaganyaan. The space agency had already developed the necessary technology, Infrast-ructural facilities for the In a first-of-its-kind event held by any govt organisation, manned mission will be develope'd in a time-bound manner the Indian Railways organised a programme on Ethics in within the deadline set by the Prime Minister. Prior to the Public Governance and launched "Mission Satyanishtha" at actual launch by 2022, the ISRO will have two unmanned a daylong event held at National Rail Museum, New Delhi missions and spacecraft will be launched using GSLV on 27 Jul. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Finance & Corporate Mark-Ill. GSLV Mark III launch vehicle will be fully Affairs, Railways & Coal, administered the oath to the equipped with crew module and life support system for officers and supervisors at the programme. The Mission manned mission in the next two years. aims at sensitising all railway employees about the need to adhere to good ethics and to maintain high standards of FSSAI Unveils Initiative integrity apwork. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Projects under 'IMPRINT-2' 10 Aug launched RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil), an initiative-thai will enable collection and conversion of used The govt has approved 122 new research projects of cooking oil to bio-diesel. FSSAI may also look at introducing ` 112 cr under its Impacting Research Innovation and regulations to ensure that companies that use large quantities Technology ('IMPRINT-2') scheme. The initiative aims of cooking oil hand it over to registered collecting agencies to advance research in energy, security, and healthcare to convert it into bio fuel. Under this initiative, 64 companies domains in the higher-education institutions. Human at 101 locations have been identified to enable collection Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said in of used cooking oil. For instance: McDonald's has already a statement that out of over two thousand proposals. 122 started converting used cooking oil to biodiesel from 100 best proposals were selected for funding under IMPRINT-2. outlets in Mumbai and Pune. Of the selected projects, 81 are sponsored by industry. IMPRINT is the first-of-its-kind govt-supported initiative to States address the major science and engineering challenges that Right to Skills 'Development India must address and champion to enable, empower and embolden the nation for inclusive growth and self-reliance. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister along with Union AISHE Report 2017-18. Minister of State for Skill Development Anant Kumar Hegde flagged off fifteen Skill Chariots to launch the govt's Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash project of 'Skills on Wheels' in the state. CM Raman said Javadekar on 27 Jul chaired the National Conference of that his state was the first in the country to provide Right to Vice-Chancellors and Directors in New Delhi. Skills' Development to the youth. The theme of this conference was "Research and innovation in Higher Education." The Minister released Bills the AH India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) Report NSU Bill 2017-18, Higher Educational Profile 2017-18 and Swachh Campus Manual. The govt focus is on improving the quality The Parliament has passed the National Sports University of higher education in the country. (NSU) Bill 2018 with the Rajya Sabha approving it. The Bill seeks to establish a first-of-its-kind National Sports JAN Arogya Abhiyaan University in Manipur for the promotion of sports. The PjrimeMinisterNarendraModion 15 Aug announced that his Chancellor of the University will be from the sports field govt will launch an ambitious healthcare scheme on Sep 25 and the academic council as well as academic activities this year which will benefit 50 cr citizens of the country. will have members also from sports field. It is a major step

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The weapon system tested for its India has formally handed over a request to Antigua for full range was released smoothly from the launch platform. the extradition of bank fraud fugitive Mehul Choksi, who The missile hit the target with high precision. has obtained a citizenship of the Caribbean nation. A team from India was sent to Antigua to pursue the authorities there to extradite Choksi. Earlier, India had requested the World authorities in Antigua to detain Choksi after it received information about his presence in the country. Choksi and 'Maitree' Military Exercise Nirav Modi are wanted in the Punjab National Bank fraud The Indian and Thai armed forces on 19 Aug concluded a case, involving over 13,500 cr rupees. two-week-long platoon-level military exercise called 'Exercise Maitree 2018' in Jammu & Kashmir's Srinagar. The exercise Important Days was an annual event designed to strengthen the partnership 06 Aug: Hiroshima Day between the armies of the two countries. The exercise comprised 09 Aug: International Day of the World's Irfdigenous Peoples cross-training period, which included familiarisation between 10 Aug: World Bio-Fuel Day the two armies to evolve drills and procedures that help in International Youth Day counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in varied 12 Aug: terrains under the United Nations (UN) mandate. 19 Aug: World Humanitarian Day 20 Aug: Sadbhavna Divas 10th BRICS Summit 21 Aug: International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the The 2018 BRICS summit was the tenth annual edition, an Victims of Terrorism international relations conference attended by the heads 23 Aug: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition of state or heads of govt of the five member states Brazil, International Day against Nuclear Tests Russia, India, China and South Africa. The summit was 29 Aug: held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the second time the National Sports Day South Africa has hosted the summit after the 2013 summit. 30 Aug: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances This year's theme was 'BRICS'in Africa: Collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution'. The leaders met for the BRICS Persons in News Outreach Dialogue between BRICS leaders and the African countries of Ethiopia, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Senegal, ‰‰ Ram Sweak Sharma: He has been given a two-year Gabon, Togo, Uganda, and Rwanda. It was chaired by the extension as the chief of the telecom regulator Telecom South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Sharma has earlier worked in various govt departments, particularly dealing India, Singapore Conduct Exercises with IT-enabled programmes. He has also worked as The navies of India and Singapore will conduct joint Director General and Mission Director of the Unique exercises to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) or Aadhaar. maritime bilateral relations between the two countries. This ‰‰ Kafi Annan: The former UN secretary-general died in was stated by the Indian High Commissioner, Jawed Ashraf, Switzerland recently. He was 80. He was the first black in Singapore. The excellent defence relationship between African to become UN secretary-general. He served two both the countries is a reflection of deep mutual trust and terms as UN chief from 1997 to 2006. He later served a shared vision for the region. The bilateral naval exercise as the UN special envoy for Syria, leading efforts to will be the longest uninterrupted naval exercise that India find a peaceful solution to the conflict. He was awarded has with any country in the world. The two nations are the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for helping revitalise the working together in the fields of technology and innovation international body, during a period that coincided with solutions for the weak and vulnerable. the Iraq War and the HIV/Aids pandemic. SCO Peace Mission 2018 ‰‰ VS Naipaul: The Nobel prize-winning author, known for his critical commentary on colonialism, idealism, As part of Shanghai Cooperalipn Organization (SCO) religion and politics, has died at the age of 85. Naipaul initiatives, SCO Peace Mission Exercise is conducted wrote more than 30 books of fiction and non-fiction. His

Teachwell CORPORATE OFFICE : 415, 4th Floor., Amba Tower, DC Chowk Complex, Sec-9 Rohini, Delhi-110085 (8) Institute Ph.: 27860899, Mob: 9015557890; Website: www.teachwell.co.in GK August Part-3 first book was The Mystic Masseur. His most celebrated Football novel, A House for Mr Biswas, was published in 1961. India Win SAFF-U-15 He is the recipient of numerous honours, including the Man Booker Prize in 1971 and a knighthood for services India defeated Bangladesh in the final of the South to literature in 1990. Naipaul was awarded the Nobel Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women's Prize for Literature in 2001. Championship in Thimphu, Bhutan. This was the second edition of the Championship. Bangladesh had won the ‰‰ RK Dhawan: The former Union Minister and Senior Congress leader passed away in New Delhi aged 81. inaugural edition beating India. He was a former personal secretary to former Prime Mario Gomez Retires Minister Indira Gandhi. Veteran German striker Mario Gomez has announced his ‰‰ Somnath Chatterjee: The former Lok Sabha Speaker retirement from international football. He scored 31 goals died at a hospital in Kolkata recently. Lok Sabha Speaker in 78 international appearances. from 2004 to 2009, Mr Chatterjee had been a member of the Communist Partv of India (Marxist) for 40 years Squash since 1968, represented the party 10 times in parliament, World Junior Squash and was acknowledged as one of its most brilliant ever. The World Junior Squash Championships 2018 were held in Chennai. Egypt national junior squash team defeated Others England 2-0 in the final and emerged as the 2018 World ‰‰ Shivangi Pathak: The youngest Indian woman to reach Junior Squash Champions. India finished in 11th position. the peak of Mount Everest, has added another feather to her cap by scaling Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Wrestling Punia, Pinki Win Gold Sports India's star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Pinki won gold medals at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey. Archery Sandeep Tomar had to settle for a silver while it was a World No. 1 disappointing performance from Rio Olympic bronze- The Indian women's compound archery team created history medallist Sakshi Malik, who failed to reach the medal round. by scaling to the top of the world rankings in the recently published chart. With their twin silver medal-winning effort Awards in the Antalya and Berlin World Cups, the Indian women's compound team lead the chart with 342.6 points. Ramon Magsaysay Award The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award General established to perpetuate former Philippine President 2018 Asian Games Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Asian courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism Games and also known as Jakarta Palembang 2018, is a within a democratic society. pan-Asian multi-sport event held between 18 Aug and 2 Sep Winners of 2018 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. For the first time, the Asian Games are being" co-hosted in two • Bharat Vatwani (India), for "restoring health & dignity to troubled lives" cities. Also for the first time, eSports and canoe polo will be • Sonam Wangchuk (India), for "harnessing nature, culture contested as demonstration sports. eSports is expected to be and education". a medal event at the 2022 Asian Games. The Asian Games first began in 1951 in New Delhi. Indonesia ha3 hosted Asian Games in 1962, Around 11,000 Miscellany athletes from 45 countries are competing in 40 sports and 67 disciplines in the 16-day quadrennial event. Javelin Thrower Patanjali Launching Kimbho Neeraj Chopra was India's flag-bearer at the glittering Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali is now set to formally launch opening ceremony. Bajrang Punia won the first gold medal its messaging app Kimbho. The messaging app was made for India in the final of Men's freestyle wrestling (65 kg). available for down load on a trial basis on Google Play. Kimbho app has now got new and advanced features and Phogat Creates History is available for download on a trial basis. In line with its India got its second gold medal at the when Vinesh Phogat strategy to leverage on its Swadeshi antecedents for all its defeated Japan's Yuki Irie in the final of freestyle 50kg products, Patanjali said the Kimbho app will bring "digital category in Women's Wrestling. With this victory, Vinesh freedom" to Indian consumers. created history as she is the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the Asian Games.

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1. Which of the following countries has reported a A) Patna High Court B) Gauhati High Court current account deficit of S28.3 bn in the first half of C) Allahabad High Court D) Calcutta High Court 2018? This is the first current account deficit of the E) Jammu & Kashmir High Court country in 20 years. 9. The concept of net stable funding ratio (NSFR) A) UK B) US C) China was proposed by the Basel Committee on Banking D) Japan E) South Korea Supervision. It also prescribed "LCR" for banks 2. Carolina Marin defeated India's PV Sindhu to win the which means women's title of the World Badminton Championships A) Liquidity Conversion Ratio 2018 at Nanjing, China. Who won the men's title of B) Liquidity Contraction Ratio the championship? C) Liquidity Creation Ratio A) Shi Yuqi B) Kento Momqta D) Liquidity Coverage Ratio C) Prannoy Kumar D) Srikanth Kidambi E) Liquidity Consumption Ratio E) Zheng Siwei 10. Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm which mainly 3. Netherlands won the 2018 Women's Hockey World focuses on the technology industry. It is based in Cup in London recently. What was India's position at which country? the recent Women's Hockey World Cup? A) Singapore B) Switzerland C) UK A) Third B) Fourth C) Fifth D) US E) France D) Eighth E) Tenth 11. Every year a week-long picnic is arranged for 4. With an aim to resolve the problem of stressed assets elephants at the Kanha National P"ark. The park is with public-sector banks, the govt has come out situated in the state of with a new plan that includes the creation of one or A) Odisha B) West Bengal C) Jharkhand more asset management companies for loans above D) Uttar Pradesh E) Madhya Pradesh ` 500 cr. The name of the plan is 12. Which country has topped the 2018 edition of the A) Sashakt B) Sambhav C) Sampurn V—'United Nation's biennial E-Government Index? D) Samadhan E) Srijan A) Singapore B) Switzerland C) Sweden 5. The Commerce Ministry has launched which of the D) Norway E) Denmark following schemes to create appropriate infrastructure 13. Who among the following has been chosen for the for development and growth of exports through 24th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for engagement of central or state agencies? his outstanding contribution towards promotion of A) OSARAL B) TIES C) EPS communal harmony? D) MEIS E) SEIS A) Sumitra Mahajan B) Farooq Abdullah 6. Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathbre recently C) Gopalkrishna Gandhi D) GhulamNabiAzad flagged off mountaineering expedition to Mount E) M Karunanidhi Manirang. Manirang is one of the biggest mountains 14. A CBLO is a money market instrument that represents in an obligation between a borrower and a lender. The A) Sikkim B) Tripura full form of the term CBLO is C) Himachal Pradesh D) Jammu and Kashmir A) Collateralized Borrowing and Looping E) Uttarakhand Obligation 7. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI B) Collateralized Borrowing and Leveraging on 1 Aug hiked repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per Obligation cent. Now, the reverse repo rate stands at C) Collateralized Borrowing and Lending A) 5.50 per cent B) 6.25 per cent Obligation C) 6.75 per cent D) 7 per cent D) Collateralized Borrowing and Lapsed Obligation E) 7.50 per cent E) None of these 8. Justice Geeta Mittal was appointed as the first woman 15. Most payments banks have tied up with commercial judge of which of the following High Courts in the banks to offer ATM transactions to customers. India country?

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1. Who among the following has been appointed as the A) 38 B) 36 C) 34 D) 32 E) 29 new governor of Jammu & Kashmir? 10. Which of the following states has decided to rename' A) B) Tathagata Roy the new capital city Naya Raipur as Atal Nagar? C) D) Kaptan Singh Solanki A) Jharkhand B) Odisha E) C) Uttarakhand D) Chhattisgarh 2. The govt recently hiked the minimum support price E) Himachal Pradesh (MSP) of kharif crops. The MSP for paddy was hiked 11. Which firm has topped globally on Fortune's 'Change by ` 200 per quintal to The World' list that ranked companies using the profit A) ` l,550 B) ` 1,650 C) ` 1,750 motive to help the planet and tackle social problems? D) ` 1,850 E) ` 1,950 A) Kroger B) Alibaba C) Merck 3. The Union Cabinet recently approved the accession D) Tesla E) Reliance Jio to WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) 12. Who among the following recently created history Copyright Treaty, 1996. The headquarters of WIPO is by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to bag a situated in gold medal at the Asian Games? A) The Hague B) Geneva C) Paris A) Ritu Phogat B) Sakshi Malik D) London E) New York C) Babita Kumari D) Vinesh Phogat 4. The Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in India come E) Geeta Phogat under the control of multiple agencies. Which of the 13. Who among the following former Army Chiefs was following is NOT one of them? awarded 'Legion of Merit' by the US govt recently? A) RBI B) Nabard A) General Joginder Jaswant Singh C) State govt D) Sponsor bank B) General Bikram Singh E) None of these C) General Vijay Kumar Singh 5. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has D) General Dalbir Singh invested $ 100 rnn in Mahindra & Mahindra Financial E) General Deepak Kapoor Services Ltd. The IFC is a group member of 14. Nabard is a development financial institution A) WTO B) IMF C) World Bank headquartered in Mumbai. It came into existence on D) AHB E) ADB 12 Jul 6. The govt has approved the proposal to expand scope A) 1979 B) 1982 C) 1986 of Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) by D) 1988 E) 1991 enhancing its capital base to 15. Which of the following banks recently raised its stake A) ` 5,000cr B) ` 10,000cr C) ` 15,000cr in microlender Swadhaar Fin Serve to 100 per cent to D) ` 20,000cr E) ` 25,000cr help expand its financial inclusion initiatives? 7. The Madhya Pradesh govt recently conferred the A) Induslnd Bank B) Federal Bank National Kalidas Samman in the field of visual arts on C) YES Bank who among the following? D) Kotak Mahindra Bank E) RBI Bank A) Paresh Maity B) Jogen Chowdhury 16. Which of the following has been ranked first among C) Anjolie Ela Menon D) Satish Gujral 108 'aspirational districts' by the NITI Aayog on the E) Akbar Padamsee basis of incremental development over two months 8. the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral from 31 Mar 2018? ''Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) A) West Sikkim, Sikkim B) Dahod, Gujarat army exercises will be held in Sep 2018 in C) Bengaluru, Karnataka D) Ghaziabad, UP A) Vishakhapatnam B) Jaipur E) Indore, MP C) Agartala D) Chennai E) Pune 17. Who among the following won the 2018 Austrian 9. The Union Government, in consultation with the Grand Prix Fl championship recently? Nabard, had decided to go ahead with phase III of the A) Lewis Hamilton B) Valtteri Bottas amalgamation of regional rural banks (RRBs). This C) Sebastian Vettel D) Nico Rosberg will bring down the total number from 56 to E) Max Verstappen

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1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (E) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (E) 9. (A) 10. (D) 11. (E) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (B) 15. (E) 16. (B) 17. (E) 18. (C) 19. (E) 20. (A) 21. (E) 22. (E) 23. (E) 24. (D) 25. (E) 26. (A) 27. (C) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (D) 31. (B) 32. (A) 33. (A) 34. (B) 35. (D) 36. (E) 37. (C) 38. (A) 39. (B) 40. (D)

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1. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) is the A) Manipur B) Assam C) Haryana nodal agency of the Govt of India under the aegis D) Punjab E) Bihar of Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India) for 9. The Pandoh Dam is an embankment dam on the Beas promoting country's external trade. Who is the present River in Mandi district of Chairman and Managing Director of the New Delhi- A) Uttarakhand B) Jammu & Kashmir headquartered body? C) Karnataka D) Himachal Pradesh A) LC Goyal B) David Rasquinha E) Arunachal Pradesh C) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala 10. It is often said that India needs to improve its HDI D) Hemant Contractor E) RSSharma to achieve a growth of around 10 per cent. Here, the 2. Which of the following states has emerged as the best term HDI means governed state in the country as per the 'Public Affairs A) Human Determination Index Index 2018' released by the Public Affairs Centre B) Human Dedication Index (PAC)? C) Human Decisiveness Index A) Karnataka B) Kerala D) Human Declaration Index C) West Bengal D) Rajasthan E) Human Development Index E) Bihar 11. Which of the following days is observed every year 3. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces has been elected as on lOAug? the President of the 73rd UN General Assembly. She A) World Malaria Day B)WorldBiofuelpay is a diplomat from which country? C) International Youth Day A) Eretria B) Zambia C) Spain D) World Humanitarian Day D) Ecuador E) Netherlands E) International Day Against Nuclear Tests 4. Which firm has been ranked as the top company globally on Fortune's 'Change The World' list that 12. The govt has set up a four-member committee to ranked companies using the profit motive to help the suggest measures to effectively deal with incidents of planet and tackle social problems'? lynching. The committee is headed by A) Kroger B) Alibaba A) Rajiv Gauba B) Ramesh Abhishek C) Bank of America D) Merck C) RN Choubey D) Rita A Teaotia E) Reliance Jio E) Sanjay Mitra 5. The Indian Bank is one of the only two nationalised 13. The biennial Shanghai Cooperation Organisation banks which made a profit in fiscal year 2017-18. The (SCO) Peace Mission Exercise 2018 was conducted bank has its headquarters located in in Aug 2018 at Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk in which country? A) Mumbai B) New Delhi A) China B) Kazakhstan C) Hyderabad D) Bengaluru C) Uzbekistan D) Russia E) Chennai E) Kyrgyzstan 6. Michelle Bachelet has been appointed as the next UN" High Commissioner for Human Rights. She is 14. The Agriculture Insurance Company of India provides the former President of which country? crop insurance programs. What per cent share of AIC is held by NAB ARD? A) Chile B) Peru C) Mexico l) 50 percent B) 35percent D) Ghana E) Jordan C) 30 percent D) 25 per cent 7. The Keibul Lamjao National Park is an integral part of E) 15 per cent Loktak Lake and the only floating park in the world. It is located in 15. The govt has lowered the minimum annual deposit l) Sikkim B) Assam C) Tripura requirement for Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana accounts from ` 1,000 to D) Manipur E) Nagaland A) ` 200 B) ` 250 C) ` 500 8. The Parliament has passed the National Sports D) ` 750 E) ` 800 University Bill. The Bill seeks to establish a first-of- its-kind National Sports University in which state for the promotion of sports?

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1. A 2. B 3. D 4. 5. 5. E 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. 5 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. D 17. C 18. E 19. C 20. 5 21. E 22. E 23. C 24. E 25. C 26. E 27. D 28. E 29. D 30. 1 31. B 32. A 33. A 34. A 35. 4

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161. A major upgrade or revision of software is reflected in 3) terminating an application task the use of 4) Only 2) and 3) 5) Only 1) and 2) 1) upgrade code letter 2) whole numbers 170. Which of the following represents the binary 3) special symbols 4) decimal number equivalent of the decimal number 23? 5) version letter 1) 11011 2) 10101 3) 10111 162. ______is the reboot where the power to the systemis 4) 0011 5) 01011 physically turned off and on again, causing an initial 171. The box that identifies the pattern and colours that boot of the machine. are assigned to the data series or categories in a chart 1) Cold booting 2) Warm booting created in MS-Excel is called 3) Logging off 4) Toggle 1) Chart area 2) Legend 3) Plot area 5) None of these 4) Data label 5) None of these 163. Which of the following groups contains graphical 172. In the process of communication the first step is file-extensions? 1) Messaging 2) Encoding 1) JPQCPX, GCM 2) TCP, JPQBMP 3) Decoding 4) Receiving 3) GIF, TCP, WMF 4) JPQGIF, BMP 5) None of these 5) ADP, GIF, PPF 173. Which of the following is the world's fastest 164. The digital telecommunication term ISDN is an supercomputer? abbreviation for 1) Titan 2) Tianhe-2 1) Integrated Standard Digital Network 3) Sunway TaihuLight 4) Trinity 2) Integrated Services Digital Network 5) None of these 3) Intractive Standard Dynamic Network 174. A computer executes programme in the sequence of 4) Internet Service Data Network 1) Fetch, Decode, Execute 5) Intractive Standard Digital Network 2) Store, Fetch, Execute 165. Which mobile company first introduced the emoji 3) Execute, Decode, Fetch internationally on their mobile device? 4) Decode, Fetch, Execute 1) B lackberry 2) Sony 5) Fetch, Store, Decode 3) Apple 4) Motorola 175. The speed of operations of Cache Memory used in 5) Samsung computer is slower than that of 166. Which of the following uses UDP as the transport 1) ROM 2) RAM 3) HDD protocol? 4) Register in CPU 5) None of these 1) HTTP 2) SMTP 3) DNS 176. Documents, Movies, Images, and Phototographs etc 4) Telnet 5) FTTP are stored in which the following? 167. From which tool bar can we change Chart type? 1) Media Server 2) Web server 1) Formula bar 2) Clipboard bar 3) File server 4) Print server 3) Formatting tool bar 4) Chart tool bar 5) None of these 5) Menu 177. DNS in Internet technology stands for 168. The comprehensive software system that builds, 1) Data Name System maintains and provides access to a database is 2) Distributed None System 1) CAI 2) CPU 3) ASD 3) Dynamic Name System 4) DBMS 5) TCP 4) Domain Name System 169. In personal computer with the Windows operating 5) Domain Nature System system, Ctrl-Alt-Delete is combination of keyboard 178. Which of the following is the first wordprocessor keys that the computer user can press at the same time application? for 1) Apple I work 2) Wordstar 1) rebooting the operating system 3) MS Word 4) Sun Star Office 2) setting the pixel and brightness of the screen 5) None of these

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1. 5 2. 1 3. 4 4. 2 5. 3 6. 3 7. 4 8. 4 9. 1 10. 3 11. 2 12. 2 13. 5; Summit 14. 1 15. 4 16. 3 17. 4 18. 2 19. 5; Pratyush 20. 2 21. 5 22. 3 23. 3 24. 1 25. 2 26. 2 27. 4 28. 3 29. 4 30. 2 31. 2 32. 2 33. 2 34. 1 35. 3 36. 2 37. 4 38. 5 39. 2 40. 3

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