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MAY MONTH CA MCA 21 portal as it seeks to make the compliance on February 15, 2019 from New Delhi to process easier as well as ensure routine Varanasi. NATIONAL enforcement activities are done round-the-clock ➢ This 16-coach train began its commercial Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) and IIT- on autopilot basis. run from February 17, 2019. Delhi inked MoU for Waste to Wealth ➢ The indigenously built high-speed train was Technologies: ➢ MCA 21 is the electronic backbone for the manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory in ➢ Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the dissemination of information to all stakeholders, Chennai. Government of and Indian Institute of including the regulator, corporates and investors. ➢ The train has facilities like high-speed onboard Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have inked MoU ➢ All filings under the companies’ law are WiFi, GPS-based passenger information system, for setting up a Centre of Excellence for submitted to the ministry through this portal. touch-free bio-vacuum toilets, LED lighting, Waste to Wealth Technologies in India as a Ministry of Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti mobile charging points, and a climate control commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Srinivas has said the ministry would like to system which automatically adjusts to the Mahatma Gandhi on 2 October 2019. introduce Artificial Intelligence in MCA 21 when temperature. ➢ The project has been approved under the version 3 of the portal is rolled out in about a recently constituted Prime Minister’s Science year’s time. DRDO Successfully Flight Tested Inertial Technology and Innovation Advisory Council Guided Bomb From An Su-30 MKI Aircraft: (PM-STIAC). IAF Chief Paid Tribute to Kargil Heroes by ➢ Defence Research and Defence Flying Missing Man Formation: Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested GRSE to construct eight ASWSWCs for ➢ The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief a 500 kg class Inertial Guided Bomb from Indian Navy: Marshal B. S. Dhanoa visits Air Force Station a Su-30 MKI aircraft at the Pokhran test ➢ Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in Bhisiana and Sarsawa to pay homage to range in Rajasthan. (GRSE) Ltd. has signed a contract with defence theair warriors who made supreme sacrifice ➢ The indigenously developed guided bomb ministry to build eight Anti- Warfare during Operation Safed Sagar at Kargil. achieved the desired range and hit the target at Shallow Watercrafts (ASWSWCs) for Indian ➢ It took India two months of a joint effort a distance of 30 km away with high precision. Navy at the cost of Rs. 6311. 30 crore. between the Indian army and Air Force to evict All the mission objectives have been met. ➢ The first ship will be delivered to the Indian the intruders. Dhanoa paid tribute to Late ➢ The test firing of the guided bomb comes two Navy in 42 months and subsequently, two ships Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja and other fallen days after the Indian Air Force will be required to deliver per year and the time heroes who lost their life 20 years back during the (IAF) successfully test fired the aerial version of of completion of the project will be 84 months. Kargil war. the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a ➢ CAS B. S. Dhanoa flew the ‘missing man’ Sukhoi jet at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Cyclone “Fani” hits Odisha and West Bengal: formation flypast in a Mig-21 aircraft. ➢ The 2. 5-tonne air-to-surface missile has a ➢ Cyclone “Fani” is one of the biggest and range of around 300 km, and it will significantly fiercest cyclonic storm over the east coast in Ministry of Petroleum Appointed A High- enhance the IAF’s combat capability. nearly two decades with a maximum wind Level Committee To Make Strategies To speed of 240-250 kmph. Reduce Crude Oil Imports: DCIL signed MoU with WAPCOS to jointly ➢ Several villages nearby Puri in Odisha have ➢ A high-level committee appointed by the identify future projects: submerged due to heavy rains. The word Fani Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has ➢ The Dredging Corporation of India (pronounced as Foni) means snake was recommended a higher natural gas price for Limited (DCIL) has signed a MoU with Water & suggested by Bangladesh. producers from existing discoveries among Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) measures to bring down India’s dependence on Limited, a mini-ratna PSU under Ministry of Environment Ministry Constitutes crude oil imports. Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Committee to Implement National Clean Air Members of the committee: Rejuvenation. Programme: ➢ The High-Level Committee constituted by the ➢ The objective is to jointly recognize ➢ The Environment Ministry has reportedly Centre consisted of Dr. Anil Kakodkar, an suitable future projects and carry out geo- constituted a committee to implement the eminent Scientist and Sidharth Pradhan, an technical investigation and engineering National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). expert on financial and tax issues. consultancy in the fields like water resources, ➢ The objective is to reduce the PM power and infrastructure, port and harbour (particulate matter) 2. 5 and PM 10 concentration ADR Says Nearly Half of The Newly Elected dredging. by 20% to 30% in at least 102 cities by 2024. Lok Sabha Members Have Criminal Charges:

The committee will be headed by the Secretary, ➢ According to the Association of Democratic Home Ministry cancels registration of Union Environment Ministry. The Reforms (ADR), nearly half of the newly Infosys Foundation over FCRA violation: headquarters of the committee will be in New elected Lok Sabha members have criminal ➢ The Home Ministry has cancelled the Delhi. charges against them, a 26% increase as registration of Bengaluru-based NGO compared to 2014. Infosys Foundation for alleged violation of BHEL and ARAI together signed MoU on ➢ Of the 539 winning candidates analyzed by norms in receiving foreign grants. different projects related to e-mobility: the ADR, as many as 233 MPs or 43% have ➢ All non-government organisations (NGOs) are ➢ Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) criminal charges. mandatorily required to be registered under the and Automotive Research Association of ➢ The BJP has 116 MPs or 39% of its winning Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act or India (ARAI), an autonomous body affiliated to candidates with criminal cases, followed by 29 FCRA to receive foreign funding. the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public MPs (57%) from the Congress, 13 (81%) from ➢ The registration was cancelled as Infosys Enterprises have signed a MoU for cooperation the JDU, 10 (43%) from the DMK and nine (41%) Foundation allegedly did not file income and on various projects related to e-mobility. from the TMC. expenditure statement on foreign funding ➢ In the presence of Dr. A. R. Sihag, Secretary, for the past few years. Department of Heavy Industry (DHI), the MoU Fastest Train Vande Bharat Express was signed by Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Director, Completed 1 Lakh Kilometers Without Delhi HC Ruled That United Nations Is Not A ARAI and Renuka Gera, GM-I/c (ESSG), BHEL. Missing Single Trip: State: ➢ India’s fastest train ‘Vande Bharata ➢ The Delhi High Court has ruled that Govt Plans Introducing Artificial Express’ completed 1 Lakh kilometres without the United Nations is not a State under Article Intelligence System in MCA 21 Portal: missing a single trip. 12 of the Constitution of India and is not ➢ The union government plans to ➢ It was flagged off by the Prime Minister amenable to its jurisdiction under Article 226 of introduce artificial intelligence system in the Narendra Modi under ‘Make in India’ Initiative,

RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs 7601808080 / 9043303030 www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC 2 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | May - 2019| the Constitution. 11th Joint Consular Committee meet brought together 15 leading higher education Background of the case. between India, Iran held in Delhi: institutions from Uttar Pradesh. ➢ Justice Suresh Kumar Kait gave the decision ➢ The 11th Joint Consular Committee while adjudicating a plea filed by a former UNO meeting between India and Iran took place in In a First, Gujarat Passes Landmark Bill to employee who was found guilty of misconduct. New Delhi. Let Shops & Malls Remain Open 24×7: Sanjaya Bahel, convicted by a US Federal ➢ Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance on ➢ State Government of Gujarat put into Court and sentenced to 97 months of civil and commercial matters and extending effect the legislation that proposed to amend the imprisonment and two years of mandatory the longer duration of e-Visa for each other ‘Gujarat Shops and Establishments probation, was released and deported to India in nationals on reciprocity. (Regulation of Employment and Conditions May 2014. In his petition, he claimed that due ➢ Joint Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry of Service) Act, 2019’ which came into force process was not followed in his case. Amit Narang led the Indian side, while the Iran from May 1, 2019. The bill allows shops across ➢ He had in November 2018, written a letter to delegation was led by Director General for the state to function 24 hours. the Ministry of External Affairs seeking a grant of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ➢ The Act replaced the Gujarat Shops and permission to initiate legal action against Iran Ali Asghar Mohammadi. Establishments Act, 1948 which prevented the United Nations Organization shops and other businesses from operating (UNO) under section 86 of Civil Procedure Indian Postal Department released Postage between 12 to 6 a. m. Code, 1908. Stamp to commemorate 750th Birth ➢ The provision provides that a foreign State Anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desika: IBSA Sherpas meet 2019 concluded in may be sued in any Court with the consent of the ➢ In order to commemorate the 750th birth Cochin: Central government. anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan, Vice ➢ The IBSA (India, Brazil & South Africa) ➢ It said UNO and its officials enjoy immunity President, M. Venkaiah Naidu unveiled a Sherpas’ Meeting, following the 9th IBSA under the United Nations (Privileges and postage stamp in New Delhi. The stamp has Trilateral Ministerial Meeting, was held in Cochin Immunities) Act, 1947. been released by Indian postal department. from May 3-5, 2019. ➢ It also said as per Section 2 of Article II of ➢ Secretary (Economic Relations) in Ministry of the Schedule of Act, 1947, UNO has immunity Green Number Plates Become Mandatory on External Affairs, Shri T. S. Tirumurti led the from every form of legal process except insofar as All Electric Vehicles in India: Indian delegation. Prof. Anil Sooklal, Sherpa of in any particular case it has expressly waived its ➢ Last year, the Indian government had the Republic of South Africa, and Amb. Norberto immunity. announced green number plates for all electric Moretti, Sherpa of the Federative Republic of vehicles wherein the private electric vehicles will Brazil led respective delegations at the Meeting. BJD Wins 112 Seats In Odisha, Patnaik Set get white lettering on a green background and To Be CM For 5th Time In Row: commercial EVs will yellow lettering. Commerce ministry recommends anti- ➢ BJD won 112 seats out of 146 in ➢ And now the Central Government has asked dumping duty of $1, 633 per tonne on 2019 Odisha Assembly polls, with party the state road transport departments to make Indonesian sweetener: President set for a fifth green number plates mandatory on all types ➢ The Commerce Ministry has recommended consecutive term as CM. of electric vehicles irrespective of them being an anti-dumping duty of USD 1, 633. 17 per ➢ Patnaik becomes only the third CM after brand new or used. tonne on Saccharin, a kind of sweetener, from ’s Pawan Chamling and West Bengal’s Indonesia to guard domestic manufacturers Jyoti Basu to achieve the feat. BJP won 23 seats, CBDT and GSTN sign pact to nab evaders, from cheap imports from the Southeast Asian Congress 9, and CPI(M) and an independent reduce black money generation: country. candidate won one seat each. ➢ To nab tax evaders and reduce black ➢ The ministry's investigation arm - Directorate ➢ Naveen Patnaik is an Indian politician who is money generation, the income tax department General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has the current and 14th of Odisha. CBDT and Goods and Services Tax Network conducted the probe of alleged dumping of this (GSTN) signed an agreement to facilitate product following a complaint from Swati Petro Four New Supreme Court Judges Were exchange of data between the two. Products Ltd. Sworn In Making A Strength Of 31 Judges: ➢ The 2 agencies are yet to decide on the ➢ Four new Supreme Court judges were procedure of information exchange for Indian Navy decommissions frontline sworn in, raising the number of judges to the full “automatic”, “spontaneous” and “request missile INS Ranjit: sanctioned strength of 31. based” data. ➢ Indian Navy's frontline missile destroyer INS ➢ Justices , AS Bopanna, Ranjit was decommissioned at Naval Dock in Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai and Surya New initiative measuring violent deaths Visakhapatnam on May 6. The mighty destroyer Kant were administered the oath of office by worldwide: SIPRI served Indian Navy for 36 years. It was Chief Justice . ➢ SIPRI has set up a new initiative aiming to decommissioned at a solemn ceremony. INS ➢ With this, the apex court attained its approved establish the annual number of violent Ranjit was third of five Rajput-class total strength of 31 judges. deaths worldwide. made by erstwhile USSR. ➢ The five-member Collegium, headed by ➢ SIPRI’s Global Registry of Violent Deaths Justice Gogoi, had earlier this month overruled (GReVD) will count deaths caused by all forms of Indian Navy's submarine 'Vela' of Project 75 the Centre’s objection to the appointment of violence and display these in an open-source launched: Justice Bose of the Jharkhand High Court and database that will allow researchers, ➢ The Indian Navy has launched the Justice Bopanna of the Gauhati High Court. policymakers and the general public to track Scorpene-class submarine Vela, the fourth of trends in violence at global, regional, national, six underwater warships being built in India CBIC introduces weightage system for provincial, city and municipal levels. with French collaboration, with an aim to appointments under compassionate ➢ This will enable monitoring of progress on the boost Indian capability to defend and secure the scheme: world’s commitment to ‘significantly reduce all strategic sea lanes. ➢ The CBIC has introduced a weightage forms of violence and related death rates ➢ This is under Project 75 built by Mazagon points system for appointing persons on everywhere’ by 2030 as set out in the Dock Ltd, Mumbai. The Scorpene-class compassionate ground, based on criteria such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)— submarine has been termed as the Kalavari family income, dependents and remaining service specifically Goal 16. Class. period of the deceased. ➢ The weightage points system, based on nine e-Governance Services India ties up with MNRE holds ‘Chintan Baithak’ with the criteria, aims at ensuring objectivity, IIT-Kanpur to upscale Unnat Bharat stakeholders of Renewable Energy (RE) transparency and uniformity in the selection Abhiyan: sector: process for appointments on the compassionate ➢ Common Service Centre’s (CSC) e- ➢ Ministry of New & Renewable Energy ground. Governance Services India Limited, a special (MNRE) held a ‘Chintan Baithak’ with the ➢ The instructions for such appointments are purpose vehicle under the Ministry of stakeholders of Renewable Energy sector in New issued by the Department of Personnel and Electronics & IT, said it has tied up with Indian Delhi. Training (DoPT) and the CBIC has come out Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur to ➢ The ‘Baithak’ (meet) was chaired by with the 'weightage points system' for its cadre upscale ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’. Secretary, MNRE, Shri Anand Kumar and saw under the broad guidelines of the personnel ➢ ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ is an initiative of good participation from Renewable Energy (RE) department. the Ministry of HRD. It aims to find solutions to sector including the representatives of major RE accelerate sustainable growth in rural India. developers, equipment manufacturers, Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, IIT-Kanpur has

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3 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | May - 2019| financers, regulators, think-tanks, industry ➢ This meeting is being chaired by Mr. Pranab National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS). It bodies and skill developers. Kumar Das, Chairman, CBIC. was launched by the DBT Secretary, Dr. Renu ➢ The meeting will take stock of the progress Swarup. GRIHA Council launches rating system to being made in carrying forward the programmes evaluate environmental performance of and initiatives of WCO to promote, facilitate Young Scientist Programme 'Yuvika2019' schools: and secure the cross-border trade in the inaugurated: ➢ In a bid to evaluate the environmental region and the capacity building and technical ➢ The Young Scientist Programme performance of existing schools across assistance required to achieve this goal. ‘Yuvika2019’ was inaugurated by Indian Space India, GRIHA Council released a rating tool Research Organisation, ISRO Chairman Dr K ‘GRIHA for Existing Day Schools’. ELCITA inaugurates foot over bridge at Sivan, through video mode in Bengaluru, ➢ The product-launch event had taken place at Electronics City: Karnataka. the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Mr. ➢ Electronics City Industrial Township ➢ The two-week residential summer vacation Dinesh Kumar, Head, Department of Education Authority (ELCITA) in collaboration with programme spread over four ISRO centres in in Science and Mathematics, National Council of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Bengaluru, , Educational Research and Training, and other inaugurated a foot over bridge connecting the Ahmedabad and Shillong are attended by 110 dignitaries were present at during the launch. east and west phases of Electronics City on students. ➢ It was founded by TERI (The Energy and Hosur Road near the toll plaza to avoid accidents Resources Institute) with an active aid from involving pedestrians crossing the road. India Sets Guinness World Records of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Largest Laundry Lesson With The and from various environment- sustainability First Apache Helicopter formally handed Participation Of 400 Young Men: experts across India. over to the IAF: ➢ India achieved a Guinness World Records of ➢ Apache Guardian helicopter was formally ‘largest laundry lesson’ with the participation Direct tax collections fall short of Rs. 82, 000 handed over to the Indian Air Force at Boeing of 400 young Indian men. The event was a part crore in FY 19: production facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA. Air of #sharetheload campaign. ➢ Direct Tax collections fell short by Rs. 82, Marshal AS Butola, represented the Indian Air ➢ The event was initiated by Ariel India. 000 crore at 11. 18 crore during 2018-19 with Force and accepted the first Apache in a ➢ It was hosted by Mandira Bedi and Indian lower corporate tax collections emerging as one ceremony at Boeing production facility, Actor Anil Kapoor also joined the function. of the reasons for the lower mop. representatives from US Government were also ➢ Earlier, the largest laundry lesson was ➢ The government had set a target of Rs. 12 present. achieved by Lion NANOX Team (Japan) at Lion lakh crore. Total tax collection numbers indicate Hirai Research Laboratory in Edogawa, Tokyo, that it got 13. 4% more than the previous fiscal WTO ministerial meeting of developing Japan on November 29, 2017. It had 318 people. but fell short of the revised target of 18%. countries begins in New Delhi:

➢ The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Centre extends ban on LTTE for 5 years: KVIC distributes over 1 lakh bee-boxes ministerial meeting of developing countries ➢ The central government has extended the under 'Honey Mission': will begin in New Delhi. ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ➢ Khadi and Village Industries Commission ➢ The meeting will provide an opportunity for (LTTE) for five years with immediate effect, a (KVIC) has distributed more than one lakh bee- the Ministers to discuss various issues and the notification issued by the Union Home ministry. boxes among farmers and unemployed youths way forward. The meeting is being held at a time ➢ The ban has been extended under sub- across the country in less than two years under when the multilateral rule-based trading sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Unlawful its 'Honey Mission' initiative. system is facing serious and grave challenges. Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The ➢ KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said ➢ Twelfth Ministerial Conference of the WTO to notification stated that the LTTE’s perpetual the commission has so far distributed 1, 01, 000 be held in Kazakhstan in June 2020. violent activities and adopting a vehement anti- bee-boxes, which had happened for the first nationalist stand are extremely detrimental to time in India. ISRO to launch RISAT-2B from Sriharikota the integrity of our nation. ➢ 'Honey Mission' was launched in August on May 22: 2017 in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ➢ Indian Space Research Organization NMCG, HCL Foundation and INTACH inked call for 'Sweet Revolution' in 2016 while ISRO is scheduled to launch the nation’s latest MoU for Rudraksh Plantation in nd introducing Banas Honey project at Deesa in radar imaging satellite RISAT-2B on 22 of this Uttarakhand: Gujarat's Banaskantha district. month. It will be lifted off by the workhorse ➢ National Mission for Clean Ganga rocket PSLV-C46 in its 48th flight. (NMCG), HCL Foundation and Indian TAFE Signs MoU with Petroleum ➢ RISAT-2B is a modern radar imaging earth National Trust for Art and Culture Heritage Conservation Research Association to Aid observation satellite. It will be placed in an (INTACH) signed tripartite Memorandum of Efficient Energy Utilization in Agriculture: orbit of 555 km from the earth. This will be the Understanding (MoU) for Plantation of Rudraksha nd ➢ Petroleum Conservation Research 72 launch vehicle mission for ISRO from its Trees in Uttarakhand under the ‘Namami Association (PCRA), Ministry of Petroleum & spaceport at Sriharikota. Gange’ Programme. Natural Gas, Government of India and World’s ➢ The objective is to create a greener Third Largest Tractor manufacturer by volumes DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Test Of ecosystem in the Ganga Basin along the stretch and TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited) 'Abhyas': of 97 towns and 4, 465 villages. signed a MoU to aid conservation of resources ➢ The Defence Research and Development across the country. Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted CBIC Government launches “Project ➢ This collaboration between the premier the flight test of 'Abhyas', a High-Speed SPARROW” for CBIC officers for over 400 government body PCRA and tractor major TAFE, Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT), which offers a formations of CBIC across India: was inked at New Delhi by Mr. Alok Tripathi realistic threat scenario for practice of weapon ➢ The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and (IAS), Executive Director – PCRA, and Mr. T R systems. Customs (CBIC) had started online writing of Kesavan, President and COO – Product Strategy ➢ The flight test was conducted at the Interim Annual Performance Appraisal Report & Corporate Relations, TAFE. Test Range, Chandipur, in Odisha. It was (APARs) in SPARROW (Smart Performance ➢ This engagement will further include joint tracked by various radars and electro-optic Appraisal Report Recording Online Window) for outreach events and knowledge sharing modules systems and proved its performance in fully Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers in for farmers curated by PCRA through TAFE’s autonomous waypoint navigation mode. Customs and Central Excise in 2016-17. ‘JFarm Services’ App. ➢ The CBIC said it will conduct annual Department of Biotechnology (DBT) performance appraisal of over 46, 000 Group B CBIC organises meeting of Regional Heads launched ‘MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative’ and C officers online, a move aimed at better of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific ➢ Recently, Department of Biotechnology human resource management. Region of the World Customs Organisation (DBT) launched ‘MANAV: Human Atlas (WCO) in Kochi: Initiative’, a project for mapping every tissue of Nuclear test ban body offers India 'observer' ➢ Central Board of Indirect Taxes and the human body to help better understand the status: Customs (CBIC) is organising a meeting of the roles of tissues and cells linked to various ➢ The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia diseases. Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has offered India Pacific Region of the World Customs ➢ It is a collaborated project between Indian an "Observer" status and access to Organisation (WCO) in Kochi, . Institute of Science, Education and Research International Monitoring System (IMS) data. (IISER) Pune, Persistent Systems and the

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➢ CTBT is a global treaty that runs IMS which ➢ Mangaluru City Police has launched an all- and National Health Mission of Public Health constantly monitors the Earth for nuclear women police patrol unit in the city. Department of Government of explosions and shares evaluative findings ➢ Flagging off the ‘Rani Abbakka Force’ in signed a Memorandum of Understanding in with its member states. CTBTO’s headquarters is Mangaluru, Sandeep Patil, Commissioner of Mumbai. in Vienna, Austria. IMS has 337 facilities, Police, said the Karnataka police is giving utmost ➢ The MOU focused at offering Vocational located in 89 nations. importance to the protection of women and programmes to the Health Service Providers children. of Providers of National Health Mission Fifth Smart Cities India Expo Held in New ➢ An all-women police patrol unit, also named (NHM) through National Institute of Open Delhi: ‘Rani Abbakka Force’, was also launched by the Schooling. ➢ The fifth Smart Cities India 2019 expo, Udupi district police recently. including Transport India, Solar India, Buildings Karnataka Vedanta Bags Two Copper Blocks In India and Water India expos, was held in New • Capital: Bangalore Maharashtra: Delhi. • Chief Minister: H. D. Kumaraswamy ➢ Mining and metals major Vedanta Ltd has ➢ It was inaugurated by Housing and Urban • : been declared the final bidder for two copper Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra on 22 mining blocks in Maharashtra’s May 2019. KERALA Chandrapur district. ➢ The expo was organised by India Trade 54-year-old tusker opens Thrissur Pooram ➢ The blocks, located Promotion Organization (ITPO) and Exhibitions fest in Kerala: in Thanewasna and Dubarpeth, are spread India Group, the event builds upon Government ➢ The opening of the famed Thrissur Pooram over 768. 62 hectares and 816. 29 hectares of India’s ‘Smart Cities Mission’ through a festival was attended by more than 10, 000 respectively. display of a vast array of products and solutions people after an order disallowing a 54-year-old ➢ To ensure transparency in the mineral sector, relevant to building smart cities in India. tusker Thechikottukavu Ramachandran from the Mines and Minerals (Development and taking part in the festivities was reversed. And Regulation) Amendment Bill was passed by the this ceremony is also known as ‘Pooram Parliament in 2015. STATES NEWS Vilambaram’. ANDHRA PRADESH Aarohi Pandit from Mumbai became ICGS Vigraha decommissioned at Kerala Became First State to List Masala 1st woman in the world to cross the Atlantic Vishakhapatnam: Bond In Overseas Market: Ocean solo in an LSA: ➢ Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ‘Vigraha’ ➢ Kerala became the first state to tap into ➢ Captain Aarohi Pandit, a 23-year-old pilot decommissioned at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra masala bond market by listing the Kerala from Mumbai created history by becoming the Pradesh. Infrastructure Investment Fund Board first woman in the world to cross the Atlantic ➢ ICGS Vigraha was the seventh offshore patrol (KIIFB)’s masala bond worth of USD 312 million Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA). vessel built by the Mazagaon Dock Limited, (Rs 2, 150 crore) in London Stock Exchange She achieved the record by landing her aircraft at Mumbai and it was commissioned on April 12, (LSE)’s International Securities Market Iqaluit Airport in Canada. 1990. It was the seventh offshore patrol vessel (ISM). built by the Mazagaon Dock Limited, Mumbai. ➢ The masala bond has tenor of 5-year and a Maharashtra Day celebrated every year on st 9. 723% coupon Kerala’s state finance minister 1 May to mark the Maratha speaking Anthill Ventures in tie-up with AP govt: Thomas Issac executed this move. region: ➢ Anthill Ventures, which helps start-ups scale ➢ The main objective of this initiative was to ➢ Maharashtra Day is celebrated every year on st up, has tied up with the Andhra Pradesh tap masala bond market and to rebuild the 1 May to mark the Maratha speaking region government to offer A-Scale, its market access infrastructure in Kerala from the proceeds of that was founded on 1st May 1960. programme to start-ups in the State. masala bond. ➢ A-Scale, an Asian market access MAHARASHTRA programme for start-ups based in Kerala Assembly to digitise all records, to • Capital: Mumbai Singapore, covers 18 start-ups every year, save Rs 35 crore annually: • Chief minister: Devendra Fadnavis giving them capital, mentoring as well as access ➢ The state has awarded the work to the • Governor: C. Vidyasagar Rao to use-cases on business scaling. Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society and it has started working on the MEGHALAYA Andhra Pradesh ambitious project called E-Vidhan to enable the Meghalaya: GSI North Eastern Region • Capital: Amaravati state to go completely paperless legislature. installed geological display boards at • Chief Minister: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy ➢ e-Vidhan, a Mission Mode Project (MMP) Mawmluh cave, Therriaghat • Governor: ESL Narasimhan has been initiated as a part of Digital India ➢ In Meghalaya, the Geological Survey of program for State Legislatures and e-Sansad for India (GSI) North Eastern Region (NER) CHHATTISGARH Parliament. installed two geological display boards at Chhattisgarh cops deploy first ever anti- Kerala Meghalaya’s two important geological sites Naxal women’s commando unit: • Capital: Thiruvananthapuram namely Mawmluh cave and Therriaghat, ➢ The Chhattisgarh police for the first time • Chief Minister: Sobhar in East Khasi Hill District. The stalagmite has inducted women commandos in the • Governor: P. Sathasivam in Mawmluh cave has been tagged as Global District Reserve Guard, its frontline anti-Naxal Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP). force. MADHYA PRADESH ➢ These geological display boards with geo- ➢ The specially raised squad christened Orchha Town Of Madhya Pradesh Added to scientific information will help in creating ‘Danteshwari Ladake’, or fighters of Goddess The Tentative List Of UNESCO’s World awareness among visiting tourists, students Danteshwari, was inducted in the state’s Naxal- Heritage Sites: and general public. hit Dantewada district. Comprising 30 women led ➢ The architectural heritage of Orchha town by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Madhya Pradesh added to the Tentative List Meghalaya CM Launched A Dineshwari Nand. of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. The New Project To Boost Medicinal Plant Chhattisgarh architectural heritage of Orchha town depicts a Cultivation: • Capitals: Raipur, Bilaspur (Judiciary) unique style of the Bundela dynasty. ➢ Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma • Chief Minister: ➢ The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had launched a new project to boost medicinal and • Governor: sent a proposal to UNESCO to include the aromatic plants cultivation named “Aroma architectural heritage of Orchha town in its list of Mission”. KARNATAKA World Heritage Sites on April 15, 2019. ➢ “Aroma Mission” a project of Rs. 18 crore Brahmakalashothsava Festival 2019: Madhya Pradesh launched to give importance for agriculture ➢ The Brahmakalashothsava festival 2019 • Capital: Bhopal and allied sectors so that farmers earn the has started in Karnataka. This is a 6-day festival • Chief Minister: benefits from it. celebrated annually in the ancient Chandkuru Sri • Governor: Anandiben Patel ➢ CM inaugurated a processing unit of essential Durga Parameshwari Temple situated in Polali, oils and insisted institutions like CSIR-CIMAP to Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. MAHARASHTRA undertake more researches in this field. Mangaluru police gets an all-women patrol NIOS, NHMPH ink MoU in Mumbai: ➢ Broomsticks and bay leaves were categorized unit “Rani Abbakka Force”: ➢ The National Institute of Open Schooling as ‘Agro Forestry’ items. Central Institute of Ministry of Human Resources Development Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) is a plant

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Indian border trade opens at Nathu La, which participation of the French Navy’s aircraft carrier TAMIL NADU is the frontier post at Sino-Indian border in FNS Charles de Gaulle, two destroyers, FNS India’s First Tree Ambulance Initiated in Sikkim. Forbin and FNS Provence, the FNS Chennai By Green Man Of India: ➢ Every year, between 1st May to 30th Latouche-Treville, the tanker FNS Marne and a International Day for Biological Diversity ➢ November, the bilateral border trade between 2 nuclear submarine. From the Indian side, the tree ambulance was inaugurated in Chennai, nations is held for 4 days a week for 6 months. aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, destroyer Tamil Nadu by Vice , Venkaiah INS Mumbai, the Teg-class frigate, INS Naidu. India Bans Jamaat-Ul-Mujahideen Tarkash, the Shishumar- class submarine, ➢ The initiative was proposed by Green man of Bangladesh Terror Outfit: INS Shankul, and the Deepak- class fleet tanker, India, Dr K Abdul Ghani and it is sponsored by ➢ Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh also INS Deepak, will be participating in this exercise. the SASA Group. called as Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat- ➢ The second part, Varuna 19. 2, is scheduled ➢ The ambulance can be availed through the ul-Mujahideen Hindustan declared as a banned to be held at the end of May in Djibouti. number 9941006786 and volunteers can register terrorist organization by the government, the on www. treeambulance. org. Home Ministry. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a TAMIL NADU ➢ The Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh or new “Sovereign Internet” law that will allow • Capital: Chennai Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul- Russian authorities gain control over the • Chief Minister: Edappadi K. Palaniswami Mujahideen Hindustan and all its manifestations Internet • Governor: have been inserted in the First Schedule to the ➢ Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. law a “sovereign internet” bill that will allow TELANGANA Russian authorities to isolate the country’s Country’s biggest stucco figurine unearthed India-Botswana hold Foreign Office internet to expand the Government Control of in Telangana’s Phanigiri: Consultations in Delhi: the Internet. This move is being publicly ➢ Indian archaeologists recently unearthed a ➢ The third round of Foreign Office denounced by all rights groups in Russia and will life-sized stucco sculpture from a Buddhist site Consultations between India and Botswana lead to censorship over large parts of the at Phanigiri in Suryapet, Telangana. As per was held in New Delhi. Internet. heritage department officials, it represents one of ➢ The Indian side was led by Joint Secretary, ➢ Among other things, the new measure Bhodhisattva in Jathaka Chakra. East and Southern Africa in the Ministry of requires Internet providers to install ➢ This is the largest stucco sculpture found from External Affairs Dr. Neena Malhotra. The equipment to route Russian web traffic India till date. The sculpture is about 1. 73 deliberations provided an opportunity to review through servers in the country. metres in height and 35 cm in width. the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including

political, economic, commercial, defence, India Delivered the First Pair Of Mi 24 Attack Telangana To Set Up Country’s First ‘Block consular and international cooperation. Helicopters To Afghan Air Force: Chain District’ In Hyderabad: ➢ India delivered the first pair of Mi-24 attack ➢ Telangana released a draft block chain Saudi Arabia Lifts Export Ban On Fruits And helicopters as a replacement to the Afghan Air policy to set up country’s first ‘Block chain Vegetable From Kerala: Force. District’ in Hyderabad. ➢ Saudi Arabia lifted export ban on fruits and ➢ The helicopters were handed over to the ➢ It is aimed to create an ecosystem for vegetables from Kerala. Acting Defence Minister Asadullah Khalid by the major block chain companies, start-ups for ➢ In June 2018, the ban was imposed due to the Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Vinay promoting research, innovation and industry outbreak of Nipah virus. Kumar at the Kabul Air Force base. collaboration. ➢ Saudi Arabian authorities had communicated ➢ The helicopters were Purchased from Belarus. ➢ Telangana Government signed an agreement this information to the state in the second week with Tech Mahindra to set up the Block chain th of May and it has led to the commencement of 6 Session of Global Platform for DDR district in 2018. direct exports from the 3 airports. started in Geneva, : TELANGANA th ➢ The 6 Session of the biennial Global • Capital: Hyderabad UK Govt. Passes An Amendment Which Platform for (DDR) Disaster Risk Reduction • Chief minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao Allows Sikhs To Carry Kirpans: (GP2019) has started in Geneva, Switzerland • Governor: E. S. L. Narasimhan ➢ The U. K. government has passed an from 13th May to 17 May 2019 and is co-chaired

amendment, the Offensive Weapons Bill, by by Switzerland and UNISDR. WEST BENGAL which Sikhs in the country will be allowed to ➢ The session is summoned under the theme, Navy's first full-fledged SSB opened at carry kirpans and use it during religious and ‘Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable Kolkata: cultural functions. and Inclusive Societies’. ➢ The Indian Navy's first full-fledged ➢ The Offensive Weapons Bill received the royal Services Selection Board (SSB) was assent. Global Influence of Asian Civilizations Forum inaugurated by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil ➢ The Bill had been amended in 2018 to ensure kicks off in Beijing: Lanba at Diamond Harbour near Kolkata. that it would not impact the right of the British- ➢ As one of the six parallel forums of the ➢ This is the fifth SSB of the Indian Navy and Sikh community to possess and supply "Conference of Dialogue on Asian will cater for selection of both permanent and kirpans, or religious swords. Civilizations", the Forum on Global Influence of short service commission (SSC) officers. The Asian Civilizations, organized by the National other boards are located in Bhopal, Bengaluru, Pak named its retaliatory action against Radio and Television Administration of the Visakhapatnam and Coimbatore. India on February 27 as ‘Operation Swift People’s Republic of China, is being held at the

Retort’: China National Convention Center Beijing, 158th birth anniversary of Tagore being ➢ The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said its China. celebrated: response to any "misadventure by the ➢ Theme of this forum: "Asian Values for the ➢ The 158th birth anniversary of Rabindra adversary" would be stronger than before as it World"; The theme of the event: “Exchanges Nath Tagore is being celebrated all over West decided to mark its retaliatory action on February and Mutual Learning among Asian Bengal. 27 against the Indian air strikes on the Balakot Civilizations and a Community with a Shared ➢ The West Bengal Government has militant camp as “Operation Swift Retort”. Future. ” organised a special musical programme in ➢ Tensions between India and Pakistan Kolkata this afternoon to pay tributes to Gurudev escalated after the February 14 attack by Jaish- In a first, India to host part of International Tagore. The day is also being observed in e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide bomber in Pulwama Army Games: Santineketan. that killed 40 CRPF men. The Indian Air Force ➢ India for the first time will host and West Bengal (IAF) conducted air strikes in Balakot, deep participate in a major army competition involving • Capital: Kolkata inside Pakistan on February 26. eight countries, including China and Russia, in

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➢ The event called the ‘Army International victory for the government in the middle of the India, Bangladesh to jointly produce movie Scout Masters Competition 2019’ will be held election season. on life, works of Bangabandhu Sheikh in August this year. ➢ China’s technical hold on March 13 was a Mujibur Rahman: favour to “iron brother” Pakistan as it stalled ➢ India and Bangladesh will co-produce a film UN to hold 2020 ocean conference in Lisbon: a renewed effort to corner Azhar after the on the life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh ➢ United Nations General Assembly Pulwama attack. But India managed to rally Mujibur Rahman and a documentary on (UNGA) decided to hold its 2020 high-level support of other UN Security Council members Bangladesh Liberation War. conference in Portugal’s Lisbon from June 2 to against China’s move. ➢ The movie will be directed by acclaimed 6, 2020 to Support the Implementation of filmmaker Shyam Benegal who, along with Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve The UK Parliament becomes the first writer of the movie Atul Tiwari, was also and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine national government to pass an present during the meeting. The Bangladesh resources. Environment and Climate Emergency Delegation assured full cooperation in ensuring ➢ With a Theme of “Scaling up ocean action ➢ The UK parliament became the first smooth logistics for shooting the movie in based on science and innovation for the national legislative body in the world to Bangladesh. implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, declare a climate change "emergency". The ➢ It was announced that Prasar Bharati has partnerships and solutions. ” historic move closely follows Extinction decided to carry Bangladesh TV on DD Free Rebellion protests that blocked traffic in key parts Dish platform without charging carriage fees. Japan Tests World's Fastest-ever Alfa-X of central London for a week in April. Bullet Train Capable of Reaching 400 kmph: ➢ The declaration was preceded by a visit by WHO Recognized ‘Burn-Out’ As Medical ➢ Japan has started testing its fastest-ever teenage activist Greta Thunberg (to the Condition And ‘Gaming Disorder’ A bullet train ALFA-X version of the Shinkansen Parliament), the feature of David Attenborough’s Recognised Illness: train began three years, capable of reaching 400 documentary movie titled ‘Climate Change: The ➢ Recently, the World Health Organization kilometres per hour (249 mph) as it continues Facts’ and the 11-days of constant protest by an (WHO) in its World Health Assembly held in to develop the revolutionary mode of travel. environmental group ‘Extinction Rebellion’. Geneva, had for the first time recognized ‘burn out’ as a medical condition in its 2019 Meetings of the COPs to the Basel, The 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia International Classification of Diseases Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions: Cooperation Dialogue held in Doha, Qatar: (ICD), which was extensively used as a ➢ In Geneva International Conference ➢ The 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia benchmark for diagnosis and health insurers. Centre (CICG) Geneva, Switzerland, the 14th Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was held in ➢ WHO in its catalogue of diseases and injuries meeting of the Conference of the Parties to Doha, Qatar. Emphasizing on the theme defined burn-out as a syndrome conceptualised the Basel Convention (BC COP-14), the 9th "Partners in Progress”. as resulting from chronic workplace stress that meeting of the Conference of the Parties to ➢ Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh (Retd), Minister of has not been successfully managed. the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-9) and the State for External Affairs led the Indian 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties delegation. Earlier, Mr. Manish, Joint Secretary Sino-India IT And DT Industry Cooperation to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-9) held (South) attended the Senior Officers’ Meeting Forum 2019 Was Held In Guiyang, China: from April 29 to May 10, 2019. (SOM) held on April 30. ➢ To create a new chapter in India-China ➢ The theme of the meeting was “Clean cooperation in the new era of digital Planet, Healthy People: Sound Management India to Purchase 10 Kamov-31 Choppers transition, 2019 Sino-India IT and DT of Chemicals and Waste”. from Russia for INR 3, 600 cr: Industry Cooperation Forum was held on 27th ➢ The Defense ministry has approved the May in Guiyang, China. Bilateral Exercise Between Indian & procurement of 10 Kamov Ka-31 Airborne ➢ The objective was to create a new chapter in Republic of Singapore Navies – SIMBEX 18 - Early Warning and Control helicopters for the India-China cooperation in the new era of the marks Silver Jubilee this Year: Indian Navy. The cost of the deal would be around digital transition. To make progress and boost ➢ 25th edition of SIMBEX, an acronym for Rs. 3, 600 crore and the 10 helicopters would be development, the big data, and artificial “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral deployed on the aircraft carriers and warships of intelligence, the countries need to have in- Exercise” is scheduled from 10th to 21st the Navy including the INS Vikrant and depth exchanges. November 2018 off Andaman Sea and Bay of Grigorovich-class . ➢ NIIT Technology, Bengal. Shanghai signed cooperation agreements ➢ INS Kolkata and INS Shakti the 2 warships India, Australia agree to further deepen with Guizhou University and Guiyang Education of the Indian Navy participated in a 3-day Asia counter-terrorism co-operation: Bureau. Pacific naval and maritime event titled the ➢ India and Australia have agreed to further International Maritime Defence Exhibition Asia deepen counter-terrorism co-operation Malaysia To Send Back Hundreds of Tonnes (IMDEX Asia-2019) (it commenced on May 14, through regular exchange of information and Of Imported Plastic Waste: 2019) held in Changi Exhibition Centre, sharing of best practices on countering extremism ➢ The Malaysian government said that Singapore. and radicalization. hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic ➢ The two countries held the 11th Meeting of waste will be shipped back to where it came from Saudi Arabia approves permanent residency Joint Working Group on Counterterrorism at insisting that the country did not want to be for first time: Canberra. a global dumping ground. ➢ The Saudi government has approved for the ➢ The announcement was made by the first time a scheme that gives permanent G7 environment ministers meet to discuss Malaysian Minister for Energy, Science, residency to certain expatriates, allowing climate crisis: Technology, Environment, and Climate Change them to own real estate in the kingdom and reside ➢ The G7’s (Group of Seven) Environment Yeo Bee Yin. with their families without a Saudi sponsor. Ministers from Britain, Canada, , ➢ The Ministry said 450 tonnes of ➢ They are eligible to reside with their families Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States contaminated plastic waste in 10 containers without a Saudi sponsor (Kafeel). This new gathered for a 2-day meeting in Metz, France from Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, system is named as the “Privileged Iqama”. to discuss on steps required to handle Japan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States will be ➢ The scheme is commonly called as the Saudi deforestation, plastic pollution, depletion of coral shipped back. Green Card. Three years ago, this was reefs and ways to build pacts between the ➢ Plastic imports to Malaysia have tripled since announced for the first time by the Crown Prince countries in order to achieve the target. 2016, to 8, 70, 000 tonnes in 2018. Mohammed bin Salman as a part of Vision 2030 plan. Nepali Girl Dances For 126 Hours Straight To US Removed India, Switzerland From Its Set New World Record: Currency Monitoring List: Masood Azhar: UN names Jaish-e- ➢ A Nepali teenager Bandana danced ➢ US Government removed India and Mohammad chief Masood Azhar a global continuously for 126 hours to set a Guinness Switzerland from its currency monitoring list US terrorist; BJP claims credit World Records on 'Longest Dancing Marathon Government has removed India and Switzerland ➢ The United Nations designated Jaish-e- by an Individual', a feat previously holds by an from its currency monitoring list. Mohammad chief Masood Azhar a global Indian. ➢ The monitoring list includes countries terrorist after China removed its technical hold ➢ Bandana surpassed the record set by with potentially questionable foreign within the 1267 Al-Qaida Sanctions Kalamandalam Hemalatha, an Indian, who exchange policies and practices currency committee, resulting in a major diplomatic danced for 123 hours and 15 minutes in 2011. manipulation.

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➢ It is prepared by the US Treasury WHO partnered with IFBA to eliminate ➢ They are the 19th and 20th ships in the class Department. India had a significant trade industrially produced trans-fat: and are named as Tangshan and Suzhou. surplus while Switzerland had a material ➢ WHO (World Health organization) China, at present, has 20 Type 052Ds either in current account surplus. collaborated with the International Food and active service or to be launched for service soon. ➢ In its semi-annual report to US Congress on Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to eliminate International Economic and Exchange Rate industrially produced trans-fat (iTFA) from India signs protocol for export of chilli meal Policies, the Treasury Department removed India food supply worldwide by 2023. to China: and Switzerland from the list. ➢ WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom ➢ India and China signed a protocol for the Ghebreyesus met with IFBA representatives, export of Indian chilli meal to China. This is the Huawei Challenged U. S. S NDDA Bill As including chief executive officers from several of fourth protocol signed between the two Sanctions Fight Ramps Up: the 12 companies comprising the alliance, on 2 nations over the past year allowing the export of ➢ World’s largest telecom equipment May 2019 to discuss actions to take to eliminate farm commodities from India. maker Huawei filed a motion in a US court to industrial trans fats, and reduce salt, sugar and ➢ In order to bridge the trade deficit (which declare National Defense Authorization Act saturated fats in processed foods. stood at 50. 12 $ billion during April-February (NDAA) as “unconstitutional”. 2018-19), India is seeking larger market access ➢ The U. S. court had agreed on a schedule to FDA Approves First Vaccine for the in the Chinese market for its manufactured and hold hearings in September on motions by Prevention of Dengue Disease in Endemic agricultural products. This is why India has opposing sides. Regions: shared a list of 380 products with China that ➢ The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) includes horticulture, textiles, chemicals and NASA's First Planetary Defense Technology announces the approval of “Dengvaxia”, the pharmaceutical products. Demonstration to Collide with Asteroid in first vaccine approved for the prevention of 2022: dengue disease caused by all dengue virus Qantas operates world’s first zero waste ➢ The Double Asteroid Redirection Test serotypes (1, 2, 3 and 4) in people ages 9 through flight: (DART), NASA’s first mission to demonstrate 16 who have laboratory-confirmed previous ➢ Recently, the Australian flight carrier, a planetary defense technique will get one chance dengue infection and who live in endemic areas. Qantas has operated world’s first zero waste to hit its target, the small moonlet asteroid is 150 ➢ Dengue is endemic in the U. S. territories of commercial flight named QF739 from Sydney m tall which orbiting a larger body in the binary American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U. to Adelaide which disposed all waste through asteroid system Didymos. DART slams into its S. Virgin Islands. The vaccine is also known as compost, reuse or recycle. target – Didymos B – in September 2022. CYD-TDV and made by company Sanofi Pasteur. ➢ The Australian airline Qantas has planned to ➢ The spacecraft will collide with the asteroid at eliminate 100 million single-use plastics by the a speed of approximately 6 kmps (km per India-Turkey Foreign Office Consultations: end of 2020 and also to reduce 75% of airline’s second) and this collision will change the speed of ➢ Mr Sedat Onal, Deputy Minister of waste by the end of 2021. the asteroid in its orbit by fraction of 1%. Foreign Affairs of Turkey visited India from 07- 09 May 2019. India, UK agree to boost Indo-Pacific India re-elected as observer to Arctic ➢ They discussed on the different facets of cooperation: Council: bilateral ties, cultural interaction, tourism ➢ India and the United Kingdom agreed to ➢ At the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial and people-to-people network between India increase their collaboration in the fields of Meeting at Rovaniemi with Vani Rao and Turkey and also evaluated opportunities for Indo-Pacific cooperation, climate change, Ambassador, Finland. India re-elected as improving the trade and investment relations disaster resilience, development in third world Observer of the Arctic Council. India committed between the 2 nations. countries amongst other areas. to do more contributions in the Arctic Council ➢ At present, the bilateral trade is around $ 8. ➢ The two countries held Foreign Office (sic), M. Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth 6 billion and is targeted to reach $ 10 billion by consultations, where the Indian side was led by Sciences said. 2020. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and the UK side ➢ Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, was represented by Sir Simon McDonald, Russia, Sweden and the United States are Cannes Film Festival Begins in France: Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and members of the Arctic Council. Since year 2008, ➢ The 72nd Cannes Film Festival begins in Commonwealth Office of British Government. India has its Arctic research station, termed as Cannes, France. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro ‘Himadri’ in Svalbard, Norway. González Iñárritu has been named the Jury India, Vietnam discuss ways to strengthen President. strategic partnership: Commerce ministry organises interaction to ➢ American film director Jim Jarmusch's ➢ Vice President Venkaiah Naidu held talks boost India-Africa trade ties: ensemble zombie comedy film “The Dead Don't with Vietnamese Prime Minister Xuan Phuc in ➢ A two-day interaction was organised by the Die” will serve as the opening film of the Hanoi. Commerce Ministry and Indian High festival. And “The Specials” will serve as the ➢ The two leaders discussed a wide range of Commissions and embassies of eleven closing film in the festival. issues and underscored the importance of African countries to strengthen the India-Africa ➢ Information and Broadcasting Secretary Amit strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic trade ties. Khare is leading the Indian Delegation at Cannes Partnership between the two nations to ensure ➢ The interaction was arranged over Digital Film Festival. peace and security in the region. Video Conference (DVC) over two days with Vietnam the Indian business community in Africa. ISIS claims it has established new branch • Currency: Vietnamese dong ➢ The ministry of commerce stated that India’s 'Wilayah of Hind' in India: • Capital: Hanoi trade with Africa during 2017-18 was $ 62. 69 ➢ The Islamic State terror group has claimed billion, which measured at 8. 15% of India’s total to have established a new "province" in India, Konkan Railways signs contract agreement trade with the world. the first of its kind announcement that came with Nepal to supply two 1600 HP DEMU after clashes between militants and security train sets: India-US trade in goods and services forces in Kashmir on May 10. ➢ Konkan Railways Corporation Ltd has registers 12. 6% growth in 2018: ➢ The Arabic name of the new branch is signed a contract agreement with Nepal's ➢ Bilateral trade between India and the "Wilayah of Hind" (India Province), the dreaded Department of Railways to supply two 1600 United States in goods and services grew 12. 6 terror outfit, (also known as ISIS and ISIL). HP DEMU train sets. These trains will be used per cent from USD 126 billion in 2017 to USD 142 ➢ ISIS (The Islamic State of Iraq and the to operationalise railway link between Jayanagar billion in 2018. Levant, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq in India and Kurtha in Nepal. ➢ The Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil and Syria. Officially known as the Islamic State) ➢ The agreement was signed in Kathmandu in Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, along with the US did not speak about the Indian province’s the presence of Indian Ambassador Manjeev Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, co- geographical territory though. Puri and Nepal's Secretary, Ministry of Physical chaired the meeting. Infrastructure and Transport Madhusudan ➢ Both countries have started many initiatives China launches two new Type 052D Adhikari. The train sets will be manufactured by to boost trade and deepen economic destroyers: the Integrated Coach Factory, Chennai. cooperation including the private sector led ➢ China has launched two new Type 052D US-India SME (Small and Medium-sized guided-missile destroyers as it continues its India to co-chair Consultative Group (CG) of Enterprise) Forum. push to upgrade its naval power. The two new Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and warships were launched at the Dalian shipyard Recovery (GFDRR): in northeast China.

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➢ India has been unanimously chosen as co- ➢ The objective is to enhance their ➢ The United States, Japan, South Korea, chair of the Consultative Group (CG) of coordination in dealing with major security and Australia have kicked off first-of-its-kind Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and challenges which are currently facing the naval drills near Guam on May 23. Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020. country and also to showcase joint operation Participating Naval Ships: ➢ The decision was taken during the meeting of capability of the three forces, Indian Army, Navy • The Royal Australian Navy contributed two GFDRR held in Geneva, Switzerland on the and Air Force and further enhance operation frigates to the exercise, HMAS Melbourne and margins of the 6th Session of the Global Platform coordination. HMAS Parramatta. for Disaster Risk Reduction. • The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ➢ GFDRR is a global partnership that helps NASA dubbed its 2024 Mission to Moon as sent destroyers JS Ariake and JS Asahi, and developing countries better understand and ‘Artemis’: South Korea the Republic of Korea Navy destroyer reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards ➢ US Space Agency announced that the ROKS Wang Geon. and climate change. It is a grant-funding National Aeronautics and Space • The USS Blue Ridge, the Seventh Fleet’s mechanism, managed by the World Bank, that Organization (NASA) is set for its Mission to flagship, will lead the operation from the U. S. supports disaster risk management projects Moon “Artemis” which is to be achieved by side. worldwide. 2024. Earlier, its goal to achieve this feat was by

2028. Adani To Set Up Container Terminal In India, Sri Lanka And Japan Signed A Deal To ➢ After the Mission to Moon “Artemis”, NASA is Myanmar: Develop Container Terminal At Colombo: planning to reach Mars by 2033. ➢ Adani Ports & Special Economic ➢ Sri Lanka, Japan, and India signed an Zone signed an agreement to develop and agreement to jointly develop the East Container Israel proposes India to be the focus operate a container terminal at Yangon Port Terminal at the Colombo Port on 28th May. country in Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020: in Myanmar. ➢ The joint initiative is estimated to cost ➢ The Indian Delegation led by I&B Secretary ➢ It will act as a network point to feed into our between $500 million and $700 million. Shri Amit Khare met Film Commissioners of upcoming transhipment hub at Vizhinjam. ➢ The signing of the Memorandum of participating countries at Cannes Film Festival. ➢ The proposed container terminal will be Cooperation (MoC)is significant, given that the ➢ During the meeting, Israel proposed India integrated with our Ports/Terminals along countries had been negotiating the deal since last to be the focus country in Jerusalem Film the east and south coast of India, unlocking year with little success. Festival, 2020. The buzz created by the Hindi synergies by offering multiple entry/exit points movie Newton in Israel was also highlighted by for the shipping lines which wish to call on this China Rejected US Call For Dialogue With the Israeli Delegation. region. Dalai Lama: ➢ In order to further enhance the appeal of India

➢ China rejected U. S. Ambassador Terry as the go-to destination for filming, India has Google Bans 2nd Largest Phone Maker Branstad’s call to Beijing to engage in been positioned prominently on the Pocket Huawei From Some Android Updates: substantive dialogue with the Dalai Lama. Guide of Marche Du Film, Cannes Film Market, ➢ New Huawei smartphones are set to lose ➢ China cited the reason as it firmly opposes which celebrates Indian cinema as the world’s access to some Google apps like YouTube and the foreign interference in Tibet and its largest film industry. Maps and the next version of Android to be internal affairs. launched later this year. Nepal climber scales Mount Everest for ➢ This comes after the US government sought Russia Launched The World’s Largest record 23rd time: to blacklist Chinese company Huawei around the Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker ‘Ural’: ➢ A Nepalese Sherpa climber Kami Rita has world. ➢ Russia launched the world’s largest scaled Mount Everest for a 23rd time, breaking ➢ Google’s suspension follows a report calling nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Ural’ at the his own record for the most successful ascents of for Huawei to be prevented from Baltic Shipyard in St Petersburg in order to the world's highest peak. supplying 5G mobile networks in the UK, improve its ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial because its operations are “subject to influence potential. India Joins Global Initiative to Combat by the Chinese state”. ➢ Russia is preparing for shipping via the Extremism Online: ➢ Australia, which also shares intelligence with Northern Sea Route (NSR). ➢ India joined France, New Zealand, Canada the UK, has already moved to ban Huawei as a ➢ The Ural will be given to Russia’s state-owned and several other countries on in launching a supplier for its future 5G network. nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in 2022 major initiative in Paris to combat terrorism ➢ Huawei has always insisted it is a privately after the other 2 icebreakers Arktika (Arctic) and and extremism online and secure the held company, independent of the Chinese state, Sibir (Siberia) enter into service. internet. owned largely by its employees, and has worked ➢ The Arktika was floated in 2016. ➢ The initiative, 'Christchurch call to action', supplying phone technology in the UK for 15 About Russia: was named after the New Zealand city where 51 years without problems. • Capital: Moscow people were killed in an attack on mosques. The initiative was headed by New Zealand Prime • Currency: Russian ruble Donald Trump Becomes First Foreign Leader Minister Jacinda Ardern and France’s President to Meet New Japanese Emperor: Emmanuel Macron. India Elected To Executive Board Of First ➢ US President Donald Trump became first

UN-Habitat Assembly: foreign leader at Japan’s Imperial Palace where Taiwan approves same-sex marriage in first ➢ First session of the UN-Habitat he made history becoming the first world leader for Asia: Assembly will be held from 27-31 May 2019, at to meet with the new emperor of Japan. ➢ Taiwan’s legislature voted to legalize the headquarters of UN-Habitat in Nairobi. ➢ Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne on same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost ➢ The Theme is: “Innovation for Better May 1, opening what is called the era of “Reiwa, for LGBT rights activists who had championed the Quality of Life in Cities and Communities”. ” or “beautiful harmony. ” cause for two decades. ➢ The Sub-theme as: “Accelerated ➢ US President who is on a four-day state visit ➢ That makes Taiwan the first place in Asia with implementation of the New Urban Agenda to Japan was treated to a welcome ceremony full a comprehensive law both allowing and towards the achievement of the Sustainable of pomp and pageantry. laying out the terms of same-sex marriage. Development Goals”.

➢ During the first session, The Assembly is Sweden To Host World Leaders Conference Trump unveils 'merit-based' immigration expected to establish the Executive Board of UN- To Combat Anti-Semitism In October 2020: policy plan: Habitat and elect its members, to review and ➢ Swedish Prime Minister Stefan ➢ US President Donald Trump has outlined approve the UN-Habitat Strategic Plan 2020-2025 Lofven announced that Sweden will host an plans for a new US immigration system that and also review the Progress in the International Conference against Anti- replaces the existing green cards with 'Build implementation of New Urban Agenda, among Semitism in memory of the Holocaust in America' visa and substantially hikes the quota other things. October 2020. for young and highly skilled workers from 12 to ➢ It will be held in Malmo, Southern Sweden, 57 per cent, a move likely to benefit thousands Exercise Bull Strike at Teressa Island, on October 27 and 28, 20 years after the of Indian professionals. Andaman: Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum

➢ All Indian armed forces comprising Indian on the Holocaust and 75 years after the liberation Pacific Vanguard Naval Exercise Began Near Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force hold joint of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Guam: exercise “Bull Strike” at Teressa Island in Andaman and Nicobar.

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BANKING & BUSINESS ➢ The Reserve Bank of India ➢ SBI Card raised Rs. 700 crore from several RBI NEWS: (RBI) constituted a task force to suggest policy financial institutions including its parent State RBI Proposes Guidelines for Large Non- and regulatory interventions required for the Bank of India (SBI) in the second half of FY19 Banking Financial Companies: development of a secondary market in as it aims to grow above the industry ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released corporate loans, including loan transaction average. draft guidelines on liquidity risk management platform for stressed assets. ➢ SBI Cards and Payment Services Pvt. Ltd (SBI framework for non-banking financial companies ➢ The six-member body, headed by Canara Card) raised Rs. 100 crore from ICICI Securities (NBFCs) and core investment companies (CICs) Bank chairman T. N. Manoharan, has been set Primary Dealership Ltd, Rs. 250 crore from with an aim to help them deal with severe up to review the existing state of the market for State Bank of India and Rs. 50 crore each from liquidity problems and prevent re-occurrence of loan sale/transfer in India as well as international Canara Bank and Axis Bank by issuing NCDs IL&FS type of debt crisis. experience in loan trading. (Non-Convertible Debentures) at 9. 15% coupon. ➢ The guidelines were released after an analysis of the recent developments in the NBFC sector. RBI Extended Time Window for Using the NASSCOM, GE Healthcare became strategic RTGS For Customer Transactions: partner for health-tech innovation: RBI Allows Modern Currency Chests to Hike ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced ➢ The National Association of Software and Service Charges: that the time-window for using the Real Time Services Companies (NASSCOM) has entered ➢ Reserve Bank of India announced that it Gross Settlement System (RTGS) for customer a strategic partnership with GE Healthcare. The will allow large modern currency chests to transactions will be extended from 4:30 pm to 6 objective is to bring digital healthcare increase the service charges on cash pm on all working days. solutions to the market. NASSCOM has deposited by non-chest bank branches from ➢ It will be effective from June 1, 2019. announced this partnership through its Centre of the existing rate of Rs. 5 per packet of 100 ➢ The current RTGS service window for Excellence-Internet of Things (CoE-IoT). pieces to a higher rate subject to a customer transactions is available to banks from maximum of Rs. 8 per packet. 8 a. m. to 4. 30 p. m. on a working day. BSNL Partnered with Google For Expanding ➢ For this, only a currency chest (CC) that fulfills WiFi Footprint: the minimum standards will be eligible to be RBI slaps Rs. 1-cr fine on Nainital Bank: ➢ Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited classified as a large modern CC. ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has (BSNL) partnered with Google on the occasion of ➢ The increased rates can be charged only after imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 1 crore on World Telecom Day. The main objective is to such classification by the issue office concerned. Nainital Bank for its failure to fully automate expand BSNL Wifi footprint in the country. the Non-Performing Asset (NPA) identification ➢ Currently, there are around 38, 000 BSNL Wifi RBI raises cap on home loans by SFBs, RRBs: process, despite specific directions issued in this hotspot locations working across the country and ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has regard. one can use these after buying the Wi-Fi vouchers increased the eligibility cap on home loans ➢ This penalty has been imposed in exercise of worth of Rs 19 and more. extended by regional rural banks and small powers vested in the RBI under the provisions of finance banks to Rs. 35 lakh in metropolitan the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. PayPal India launched One Touch with the areas and Rs. 25 lakh in other centres, provided help of Google Smart Lock for seamless the overall cost of the dwelling unit in the RBI's vision 2021 looks at a 'cash-lite' transactions: metropolitan centres and other centres does not society, cyber security, and more: ➢ PayPal India launched its popular exceed Rs. 45 lakh and Rs. 30 lakh. ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released OneTouch experience in India using Google ➢ In addition, the existing family income limit of its statement on ‘Payment and Settlement Smart Lock. This allows Indian consumers to Rs. 2 lakh per annum to be eligible for loans for Systems in India: Vision 2019–2021’, which register their android device with PayPal and housing projects exclusively for construction of outlined the measures that the central bank will enables them to stay logged into the platform for houses for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) undertake to foster innovation, cybersecurity, all subsequent PayPal purchases on that device. and Low Income Groups (LIG), is revised to Rs. financial inclusion, customer protection, and ➢ The integration with Google Smart Lock will 3 lakh per annum for EWS and Rs. 6 lakh per competition. offer a hassle-free payment procedure as well annum for LIG, in alignment with the income ➢ The Payment Systems Vision 2021 as maintain security to prevent fraud. criteria specified under the Pradhan Mantri envisages achieving a ‘highly digital’ and Awas Yojana. ‘cash-lite’ society through the goalposts of Airtel, HDFC Life Insurance to offer free competition, cost-effectiveness, convenience, cover for prepaid customers: RBI imposes fines on PPIs for violating and confidence. ➢ Bharti Airtel and HDFC Life Insurance norms: ➢ The number of digital transactions is expected have tied up to offer life cover for customers who ➢ The Reserve Bank of India said that it has to increase more than four times, from 20. 69 get a prepaid recharge done. imposed penalties on Five Prepaid Payment billion in December 2018 to 87. 07 billion in ➢ Airtel’s new Rs. 249-prepaid bundle which Instrument (PPI) issuers, for violation of December 2021. The digital payment will include 2 GB data, unlimited calls across regulatory norms. transaction turnover vis-à-vis gross domestic networks, and 100 SMS per day will also offer a ➢ Penalties have been imposed on Western product (at current market prices) is expected to cover worth Rs. 4 lakh from HDFC Life. The Union Financial Services Inc (Rs. 29, 66, 959) further increase to 10. 37 per cent in 2019, 12. recharge validity is for only 28 days. and MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc (Rs. 29 per cent in 2020, and 14. 80 per cent in 10, 11, 653), both US firms, for non-compliance 2021. Paytm Credit Card Launched in Partnership of guidelines under the provisions of the with Citi, Brings 'Universal Unlimited Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, Reserve Bank of India Cashback': for compounding of the contravention. ➢ RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das ➢ Paytm has tied up with Citi to launch a credit ➢ The central bank said in a statement that a ➢ Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra card, called the Paytm First Card. The new penalty of Rs 3. 05 crore was imposed on Paytm credit card is touted to offer one percent Vodafone m-pesa and Rs 1 crore each on OTHER FINANICIAL & ECONOMIC NEWS "Universal Unlimited Cashback" to customers Mobile Payments, PhonePe, Private and GI SBI’s new rules on saving accounts and along with no restrictions on earning categories. Technology. Also, a penalty of Rs 5 lakh has short-term loans effective from May 1: ➢ The Paytm First Card is similar to co- been imposed on Y-Cash Software Solutions. ➢ SBI will link interest rate on large savings branded credit cards that retailers and airlines account deposits to RBI's repo rate from May 1. offer and uses Visa network for transactions. The RBI Constitutes A Committee for Housing Interest rate on SBI's short-term loans like cash card will offer Paytm promocodes worth Rs. 10, Finance Securitisation Market credit and overdraft facilities will also be 000 on spending a minimum of Rs. 10, 000. ➢ The Reserve Bank of India linked to the repo rate. (RBI) constituted a committee to review the ➢ In March, SBI had announced that it will link BSNL launches ‘Bharat fibre’ for high-speed existing state of mortgage securitisation in its interest rate on savings account with balance broadband Internet service with local India and suggest measures to deepen it. above Rs. 1 lakh and short-term loans like channel partner in Pulwama: The six-member committee on Development overdraft and cash credit facility to Reserve ➢ State-owned telecom firm BSNL has become of Housing Finance Securitisation Market is Bank of India's (RBI) repo rate, effective 1 the first operator to start optical fibre-based headed by Harsh Vardhan, Senior Advisor, Bain May 2019. high-speed broadband service in Pulwama & Co. with the launch of 'Bharat Fibre'. SBI Card raised Rs. 700 crores from banks ➢ This is the first such FTTH (fibre-to-the- RBI Set Up Task Force for Secondary Market and financial institutions to grow above home) service deployment in the (Kashmir) In Corporate Loans: industry average: Valley under this unique revenue share model.

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The service was launched by BSNL Chief General from Goibibo. Additionally, customers get 40 Goldman Sachs To Invest USD250 Mn To Manager (Jammu and Kashmir Circle) Rana paise discount on currency conversion rate on Construct One Of Its Largest Global Work Ashok Kumar Singh, in the presence of loading of a minimum of $1, 000. Spaces In Bengaluru: Srinagar General Manager Telecom District ➢ New York-based investment and financial Zafar Iqbal. LIC HFL initiated UDYAM-a skill services major Goldman Sachs have pumped ➢ BSNL provides FTTH service with a monthly development centre for marginalized youth in $250 million to construct one of its largest charge in the range of Rs 777-16, 999 in over in Bangalore: global workspaces in Bengaluru. 160 telecom districts with a minimum speed of 2 ➢ As a part of Corporate Social Responsibility megabit per second (mbps). (CSR), LIC Housing Finance Ltd (LIC HFL) in Bandhan Bank Plans to Open 16 More association with Lok Bharti Education Society Branches By June: Doordarshan launches souvenir store on has unveiled a skilling centre named “UDYAM” ➢ City-based Bandhan Bank plans to open 16 Amazon India: in Bangalore, which will provide skill more branches by June following the approval ➢ Public service broadcaster Doordarshan development training to marginalized youth received from the Reserve Bank of has launched a souvenir store on online in the sectors of BFSI, Retail and IT/ITES. India in2018-19 to open 64 new branches. shopping website Amazon India. The idea is to ➢ 48 branches were opened by March 2019 and establish an even stronger relationship with SEBI has banned NSE from securities market the remaining branches would be opened this viewers. for 6 months owing to the Co-Location Case: quarter. ➢ A whole range of merchandise including T- ➢ Markets regulator the Securities and ➢ The Bank also plans to open a branch at Boral shirts, coffee mugs and sippers with the tagline Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred in South 24 Parganas and in West Bengal. “I am in your DNA, I am your Doordarshan" leading stock exchange NSE from accessing the will now be available on the e-commerce securities market for a period of six months in SREI Equipment Finance Ties Up with platform. the much-awaited order on the co-location Oriental Bank of Commerce To Offer Loans ➢ The online store follows the DD Souvenir case. For Purchase Of Equipment Under A Co- Gallery that was launched in June 2018. ➢ SEBI also fined NSE a sum of Rs. 1, 000 Lending Arrangement: crore, that is, Rs. 624. 89 crore and an ➢ SREI Equipment Finance tied up NABARD announces Rs. 700-cr venture additional 12% interest, from 1st April 2014 with Oriental Bank of Commerce to offer loans capital fund for agri, rural startups: for NSE’s failure to exercise effective due for the purchase of equipment under a co-lending ➢ The National Bank for Agriculture and diligence during co-location facility. arrangement. Rural Development (NABARD) announced an ➢ The amount is to be deposited in the Investor ➢ SREI Equipment Finance is a wholly owned Rs. 700-crore venture capital fund for equity Protection and Education Fund (IPEF). The subsidiary of SREI Infrastructure Finance. investments in agriculture and rural-focused exchange will not able to come out with its ➢ The funds for the project will be sourced startups. IPO during this period. through a platform named iQuippo, a unique ➢ NABARD has been contributing to other funds digital marketplace of Kanoria Foundation. It till now and this is the first time that the rural HDFC Capital Advisors Launched an will help in loan origination, loan dues collection, development bank has launched a fund of its own. Initiative Termed as HDFC Affordable Real auction of equipment, valuation of equipment and ➢ The fund has been launched by Estate And Technology Programme other facilities. Nabventures, a subsidiary of NABARD, and (HeART): ➢ The co-lending arrangement will include has a proposed corpus of Rs. 500 crore with an ➢ HDFC Capital Advisors, (a wholly-owned financing of construction, mining and allied option to retain over-subscriptions of Rs. 200 subsidiary of HDFC Ltd) launched an initiative equipment, medical equipment, commercial crore, called as the greenshoe option. termed as HDFC Affordable Real Estate and vehicles and farm equipment. Technology Programme (HeART), the Oriental Bank of Commerce: HDFC partners with IMGC to provide objective of which is to mentor, partner and mortgage-guarantee-backed home loan: invest in real estate technology companies which • Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana ➢ Housing finance major HDFC Limited has produce innovative products that aim at lowering • CEO: Kumar Jain partnered with India Mortgage Guarantee costs and creating efficiencies in every stage of • Tag line: Where every individual is Corporation (IMGC) to offer a mortgage- the development cycle of the affordable housing committed guaranteed home loan product. system. ➢ The partnership aims to make it possible for Standard Chartered Launched Trade A1 HDFC to further penetrate home loan market Indian Overseas Bank Launches ‘Bank On Engine in Partnership With IBM: and access an enlarged customer base, Wheels’ Facility: ➢ Standard Chartered launched Trade A1 helping them to own a home of their choice. This ➢ Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has announced Engine in partnership with IBM Standard product will help HDFC to offer more loan to a that it has launched ‘Bank on Wheels’ facility Chartered in partnership with IBM has launched home loan customer on an enhanced eligibility. in 14 of its lead districts in Tamil Nadu and the Trade A1 Engine which will automate the Kerala, besides Vijayawada. high-risk process of trade documentation. HDFC ERGO Launches Cover for Vector Borne ➢ The mobile van facility will enable the ➢ It will enhance client experience through Diseases: public, especially senior citizens, increased operational efficiency and strengthened ➢ HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, conveniently get door-step banking facility operational control. India’s third-largest non-life insurance provider in available at identified locations of the lead ➢ This newly launched Trade A1 Engine will the private sector announced the launch of districts. replace the Traditional documentary trade ‘Mosquito Disease Protection Policy’. ➢ MD & CEO of IOB – R Subramania Kumar consisting of millions of data elements in paper- ➢ This new policy will cover an individual ➢ Headquarters – Chennai based that to be reviewed through a largely against common mosquito-borne diseases manual process. like Dengue Fever, Malaria, Chikungunya, Panel Submits Report on Digital Payments About IBM Japanese Encephalitis, Kala-azar, Lymphatic To RBI: Filariasis and Zika Virus. • Headquarters: Armonk, New York, United ➢ A Reserve Bank of India-appointed ➢ According to the report published by National States committee on ‘suggestions on promoting Health Profile 2018, there has been an • CEO: Ginni Rometty digital payment’. alarming rise in dengue cases in India, an About Standard Chartered ➢ It was headed by Aadhaar architect Nandan increase of 300% between 2009 to 2017. • CEO: Bill Winters Nilekani has submitted its suggestions on Headquarters: London, United Kingdom promoting Payment and Settlement Systems in • ICICI Bank joins hands with travel portal India: Vision 2019 – 2021, digital payments to Goibibo to launch multi-currency card: NCLT Approved the Resolution Plan Of Tata Governor Shaktikanta Das. ➢ ICICI Bank, announced the launch of a co- Steel To Acquire Bhushan Energy Ltd: ➢ The five-member panel was encouraging branded multi-currency card with online travel ➢ The National Company Law Tribunal digitisation of payments and enhance financial booking portal Goibibo. (NCLT) approved the resolution plan of Tata inclusion through digitisation. ➢ Customers can instantly transfer money Steel to acquire debt-ridden Bhushan Energy ➢ RBI will examine the recommendations of the from one currency to another through ICICI Ltd. for about Rs. 800 crore on 30 May. Bank’s internet portal and reload currency into committee and will link the action points, ➢ The principal bench of NCLT-Delhi also the card anytime, anywhere. wherever necessary, in its Payment Systems rejected objections from Bhushan Energy’s Vision 2021 for implementation. ➢ The card also includes benefits of up to Rs. former promoter Neeraj Singal opposing Tata

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➢ Under the resolution plan, Tata Steel will offer residential properties and carrying forward of reserve position with the Fund also declined USD an upfront payment of Rs. 730 crore. losses. 13. 6 million to USD 3. 341 billion, the ➢ It would also pay Rs. 50 crore additionally to ➢ The relaxation laws are part of the ‘Startup according to the Reserve Bank. operational creditors of the company. Besides, India Vision 2024’ that’s been prepared by the Tata Steel would also infuse Rs. 367 crore into DPIIT. Meeting of the 15th Finance Commission the company as a part of equity infusion. A ➢ As part of easing regulatory requirements for with the Reserve Bank of India: detailed order is still awaited in this matter. startups, the DPIIT has recommended ➢ The 15th Finance Commission headed by Bhushan Energy was a subsidiary of Bhushan amendments in Section 54GB (capital gain on Chairman, Shri N. K. Singh held a detailed Steel Ltd. , which was also taken over by Tata transfer of residential property not to be charged meeting with the Governor and Deputy Governors Steel last May and later renamed as Tata Steel in certain cases) and Section 79 (carry forward of RBI in Mumbai. BSL Ltd. and set off of losses in case of certain companies) ➢ Key issues raised by RBI Governor, Shri ➢ Tata Steel had offered Rs. 35, 200 crore in of the Income Tax Act. Shaktikanta Das and Finance Commission cash to acquire Bhushan Steel besides Rs. 1, 200 Chairman, Shri N. K. Singh were discussed in crore to creditors and convert the remaining debt Vodafone Idea signs multi-million-dollar IT detail at the meeting. These issues included the owed to banks to equity. deal with IBM: following: ➢ Earlier in June 2018, in this matter, NCLT had ➢ India's largest telecom operator Vodafone ➢ The necessity of setting up State Finance extended the insolvency resolution period for 90 Idea Ltd announced a five-year multi-million- Commissions for respective State Governments. days after the creditors failed to find a suitable dollar IT outsourcing deal with tech giant 2. Public Sector Borrowing Requirements. 3. buyer within the initial period of 180 days as IBM. The collaboration will contribute to Need for Expenditure Codes, especially given mandated under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Vodafone Idea’s merger synergy objectives that expenditure norms vary from state to state. Code (IBC). by decreasing its IT related costs. Role of States in Growth and Inflation, for instance, role of states in Ease of doing Business.

NSIC Signed MoU With The Ministry Of MSME Income tax e-filers drop by over 6. 6 lakh in For 2018-19 Financial Year: FY19: Airtel to merge broadband satellite business ➢ In a first in recent history of tax filings, with Hughes India unit: ➢ The National Small Industries income tax e-filings in FY2019 have dropped ➢ Bharti Airtel has decided to merge its Corporation Limited (NSIC) signed a by more than 6. 6 lakh, a trend that analysts broadband satellite, or VSAT, business with that Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with said was surprising as tax base was expected to of market leader Hughes Communications the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium increase post demonetisation. India, to create a stronger no. 1 in the space, Enterprises (MSME) for the year 2018-19. ➢ According to statistics put out on Income Tax in a bid to increase scale, improve operational ➢ The MOU was signed by Ram Mohan Mishra Department's e-filing website, income tax e- efficiencies and target new customers in areas and Arun Kumar Panda in the presence of Alka filings in FY 2018-19 was Rs. 6. 68 crore, down such as in-flight connectivity. Nangia Arora, Joint Secretary, SME; Mercy Epao, from Rs. 6. 74 crore in the previous fiscal. E- ➢ After a merger, Hughes Communication will Director (SME); P Udaya Kumar, Director, P&M, filers in FY 2016-17 were Rs. 5. 28 crore. own 67% share of new entity and the NSIC, and A. K. Mittal, Director, Finance, NSIC. remaining 33% will own by Bharti Airtel. ➢ The MoU envisages provision of enhanced Yes Bank slips three spots to 10th on most services by NSIC under its marketing, financial, valuable lender rankings: Standard Life sells 1. 78% in HDFC Life technology, and other support services schemes, ➢ Private lender YES Bank Ltd has slipped Insurance: for MSMEs in the country. three notches to 10th spot, in terms of market ➢ Standard Life has successfully divested 1. National Small Industries Corporation valuation, for the first time, as its shares 78 per cent of its stake in HDFC Life Limited (NSIC): slumped over 30% in the last four sessions after Insurance to raise Rs 1, 404 crore. • Headquarters: New Delhi, India the bank reported a surprise net loss in its March ➢ The divestment was done through Offer For • Chairman & MD: Ram Mohan Mishra quarter earnings. Sale (OFS) route and the issue managed to sail ➢ YES Bank is now the 10th most valued bank through successfully with both Qualified Huawei overtakes Apple, becomes 2nd from seventh earlier, slipping below market Institutional Investors (QIBs) and retail biggest smartphone maker in the world: valuation of state-run lenders - Bank of Baroda investor quotas seeing full subscriptions. ➢ Huawei Technologies Co. overtook Apple and Punjab National Bank. ➢ The sale is being undertaken by the seller Inc. to claim the No. 2 spot in smartphones in ➢ HDFC Bank Ltd is the most valued Indian Standard Life (Mauritius Holdings) to achieve the the first quarter, moving a step closer to its bank with a market cap of Rs. 6. 34 trillion, minimum public shareholding in the company as avowed ambition of displacing Samsung at the followed by State Bank of India and Kotak per Securities and Exchange Board of India top of the market. Mahindra Bank with market cap of Rs. 2. 76 (SEBI) regulations. ➢ The networking giant, shrugging off a barrage trillion and 2. 68 trillion, respectively. of accusations that it aids Chinese espionage Max Life Insurance to Mark 6th of Every (which it’s repeatedly denied), grew shipments Microsoft Unveils Its Own Blockchain-Based Month as Protection Day: 50 percent from a year earlier, research firm Service: ➢ Max Life Insurance Co Ltd has notified that IDC estimates. ➢ Microsoft has unveiled fully managed Azure it will commemorate the 6th day of each month Blockchain Service that would simplify the as ‘Protection Day’. The objective of this ADB Launches $5 Billion Healthy Oceans formation, management and governance so that initiative was to raise awareness on financial Action Plan: businesses can focus on workflow logic and protection. ➢ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has application development. Instead of supporting ➢ The decision came in line with the Company’s launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans cryptocurrency transactions, Azure launch of Max Life India Protection Quotient and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia Blockchain Service will let businesses develop survey conducted in collaboration with Kantar and Pacific region at the 52nd Annual Meeting their applications on its Cloud-based platform. IMRB. It denoted that the extent to which the of ADB’s Board of Governors in Fiji. ➢ Microsoft has also announced a partnership Indians feel protected from financial ➢ The action plan will support the efforts of with J. P. Morgan to make "Quorum" (an uncertainties is extremely low, and that level ADB’s developing member countries to achieve enterprise-focused version of open-sourced was as 35. the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), platform Ethereum) the first ledger available in including SDG 14 Life Below Water. Azure Blockchain Service. Discom debt to swing back to pre-UDAY level ➢ The Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and of Rs. 2. 6 lakh crore in FY20: CRISIL Sustainable Blue Economies will expand financing Dollar swap auction boosts forex kitty by ➢ The external debt of state-owned electricity and technical assistance for ocean health and USD 4. 7 billion to USD 418. 5 billion: distribution companies (discoms) is set to marine economy projects to $5 billion from ➢ The country's foreign exchange reserves increase to pre-UDAY levels of Rs. 2. 6 lakh 2019 to 2024, including co-financing from soared by USD 4. 368 billion to USD 418. 515 crore by the end of this fiscal, a note by credit partners. billion in the week to April 26, helped by the ratings agency CRISIL. second dollar-rupee swap auction, RBI data ➢ CRISIL’S report is based on an analysis of DPIIT Proposes Relaxing Income Tax Laws showed. In the swap auction conducted on April discoms in 15 states that account for 85% of the To Help Startups Raise Funds: 23, the Reserve Bank had received bids worth aggregate losses. ➢ With a view to facilitate fundraising by USD 18. 65 billion against USD 5 billion on offer. ➢ After UDAY had been implemented, aggregate startups, the Department for Promotion of ➢ The Special Drawing Rights with the discom debt had fallen from Rs. 2. 7 lakh crore in Industry and Internal Trade has proposed International Monetary Fund was down by USD 5. September 2015 to Rs. 1. 9 lakh crore in FY16 relaxing the income tax laws pertaining to sale of 9 million to USD 1. 449 billion. The country's and Rs. 1. 5 lakh crore in FY17. This downward

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12 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | May - 2019| trajectory is now expected to reverse, moving up ➢ Leading stock exchange Bombay Stock About Corporation Bank to Rs. 2. 28 lakh crore in FY19 and Rs. 2. 64 Exchange has launched 'BSE StAR MF' app to • Headquarters: Mangalore, Karnataka, lakh crore in FY20. enable more participation and help mutual fund India distributors process transactions faster. Microsoft unveils open source software ➢ "BSE StAR MF mobile app supports real- Yamaha Opens First India Unit to Make 'ElectionGuard' for secure, verifiable voting: time client registration and paperless Musical Instruments: ➢ In a bid to help countries ensure secure and transactions, creates and uploads mandate for ➢ Yamaha Corporation of Japan opened its verifiable voting, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella SIPs, generates the basket of multiple orders, first factory in India for musical instruments with has announced "ElectionGuard" a free open- tracks and allows the distributor to analyse his a view to make it an export hub. source Software Development Kit (SDK). business at his fingertips. It is the exchange's ➢ The facility can produce 1. 50 lakh portable ➢ "ElectionGuard" will enable end-to-end mutual fund platform which helps distributors keyboards and two lakh acoustic guitars annually. verification of elections, open results to purchase and redeem mutual fund units on behalf third-party organisations for secure of their clients. validation, and allow individual voters to confirm REPORTS/RANKINGS BY VARIOUS their votes were correctly counted, announced SIDBI’s pilot scheme for fintech NBFCs to ORGANISATIONS Nadella during the keynote at Microsoft Build boost digital lending: London top choice for Indian investors with developer conference in Seattle. ➢ Small Industries Development Bank of record investments in 2018: Report India (SIDBI) has put together a pilot scheme ➢ London emerged as the top choice for Talocity to enable AI-backed hiring in Yes to extend financial assistance of up to Rs. 10 Indian investors ahead of other cities such as Bank: crore to new-age fintech Non-Banking Dubai and Singapore, with investments by ➢ Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based HR Finance Companies (NBFCs) engaged in Indian companies in the British capital reaching solutions provider Talocity would provide Yes financing small businesses and other income- an all-time high last year, according to a new Bank its AI-supported "touchless" generating activities. analysis. technology for the bank's hiring process and ➢ As per the scheme, new age fintech NBFCs ➢ The UK emerged as the topmost country to Human Resource (HR) operations, Talocity. should hold in trust the underlying securities/ attract Indian FDI with 52 projects, ahead of ➢ According to the statement, the candidates receivables on behalf of SIDBI. the US (51) and the UAE (32), in 2018, said are interviewed by an AI bot on a one-way London & Partners (L&P), the Mayor of London's video platform and Talocity's machine Tech Mahindra partners with French digital promotional agency. learning and AI capabilities create personality content solutions firm Rakuten Aquafadas: reports, for each job applicant, which tells Yes ➢ IT services firm Tech Mahindra and French FAME-II plan stands to reduce 64% energy Bank about the applicant's relevance to the job. digital content publishing firm Rakuten needs and 37% carbon needs by 2030: CII Aquafadas signed an MoU (Memorandum of Report Mukesh Ambani's RIL buys out British Understanding) to collaborate on building ➢ The government's FAME-II plan for electric toymaker Hamleys for £68 million: enhanced customer experience offerings. mobility stands to reduce 64% of the ➢ Reliance Brands, a subsidiary of Reliance ➢ Rakuten Aquafadas and Tech Mahindra aim to anticipated road-based energy demand by 2030 Industries Ltd. (RIL), has signed a definitive build a Customer Experience Offering and 37% of carbon emissions by then, agreement with C Banner International, a leveraging the suite of software that Rakuten according to CII. Hong Kong-listed company, to acquire 100% Aquafadas provides for digital publishing. ➢ The government had earlier this year notified shares of centuries-old British toy retailer the second phase of its scheme for the Faster Hamleys for £68 million. Sony To Stop Selling Its Smartphones In Adoption and Manufacture of (hybrid and) Electric India: Vehicles in India (FAME India) which sought to Bank credit grows 13. 2% in FY19: ➢ Japanese technology giant Sony has revealed boost the adoption of electric and hybrid ➢ Bank credit grew by 13. 2% in financial it will stop selling its smartphones in several vehicles in the country. The tentative aim is to year 2018-19 as compared to 10. 3% in the countries including India. have 30% electric vehicles by 2030. previous financial year, mainly aided by loans to ➢ Sony added it presently considers Japan, services and retail sector. Deposit growth also Europe, Taiwan and Hong Kong as the “focus Arunachal has 35% of India's Graphite gained momentum, growing by 10% as regions” — to drive profit for the smartphone Deposits: GSI Report compared to 6. 7% a year ago. business. ➢ The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in its ➢ Sony reported an operating loss of 97. 1 report notified that the highest graphite reserves BharatPe launches UPI Bahi Khata for billion yen ($879. 45 million) in the year ended of India, that is, around 35% of India’s total merchants for seamless networking and March. Graphite reserves are found in Arunachal business expansion: ➢ Samsung with shipment of 71. 9 million Pradesh. ➢ India’s first Fintech (Financial technology) units, Huawei with 59. 1 million, Apple with 36. 4 ➢ The data was presented during GSI’s annual start-up enabling payments via interoperable UPI million, Xiaomi with 25 million, Vivo with 23. 2 interactive meeting with the Department of (Unified Payments Interface) QR (Quick million and Oppo with 23. 1 million are the top Geology and Mining & Industries, Government of Response) codes, BharatPe notified its venture smartphone brands in the first quarter of 2019. in Itanagar. into merchant services by launching a new app “UPI Bahi Khata”. Wirecard Teams Up with India To Issue PAN Global Drug Survey: Indians lead world in ➢ It allows merchants to keep a track of their Cards: seeking help to reduce drugs intake cash/credit (Udhar) sales customer wise, to ➢ Wirecard, a German Payments Company ➢ According to the 8th edition of Global Drug request the accounts receivable from customers announced that it would work with India to Survey (GDS) 2019, Indians are seeking help through SMS (Short Message Service) payment simplify the process of issuing tax identity cards more than any other countries to reduce their links or through WhatsApp and to record accounts which required for opening bank accounts, alcohol intake. that are payable to suppliers. transfer money and complete business ➢ GDS is an independent research organization

transactions. based in London, UK. The survey was conducted Facebook chooses London as base to ➢ The deal between Wirecard and state online in between October and December 2018. develop WhatsApp’s mobile payments company UTI Infrastructure Technology and People participated from India are mostly male service: Financial Services seeks to widen the distribution (age 25 to 34 years). ➢ Facebook has selected London as the of Permanent Account Number (PAN) card. center to develop WhatsApp’s drive into the India's MICE tourism growing at 8 pc a year: mobile payments industry. The messaging service Corporation Bank Launches Corp SME FICCI-Yes Bank report will ramp up hiring, taking on 100 new software Suvidha For MSMEs: ➢ A new report by industry body FICCI says engineers for its payment’s platform. Most of the that strong economic growth coupled with ➢ Corporation Bank launched ‘Corp SME hires will be based in London, with additional roles rapid emergence of India on the global horizon Suvidha’, a product for GST-registered MSMEs. in Dublin. is poised to drive the growth of MICE (meetings, ➢ The product has been designed as part of the ➢ The reason to choose London than US City is incentives, conferences and exhibitions) bank’s efforts to provide the best products to because WhatsApp is widely used in UK and tourism at a much faster rate. the MSME sector. London is considered as a Hub for Fintech. ➢ India is a late entrant in the segment with a ➢ PV Bharathi, Managing Director and Chief little share on the global scale. Of the total 12, Executive Officer of the Corporation bank Bombay Stock Exchange launches mobile 563 international meetings in a year, it hosts only launched the product in Mangaluru recently. app for its mutual fund platform: 175 - or just 1. 4 per cent to rank 24th

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13 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | May - 2019| worldwide. In 2018, India ranked 5th in the ➢ The researchers at the Johns Hopkins investment of USD 13. 41 billion and USD 9. 27 Asia Pacific region in MICE tourism. Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US billion respectively. ➢ In 2018, MICE tourism in India was pegged at analysed state-level Indian data on the causes of Rs. 25, 000 crore with 8 per cent growth year- death among children under five for the years SpiceJet Became Fourth Indian Airline to on-year, said the report titled 'India Inbound 2000-2015. Have A 100 Aircraft in Its Fleet: Tourism: Unlocking the Opportunity'. ➢ They found that India made great progress ➢ SpiceJet became fourth Indian airline to during the period, reducing annual mortality have a 100 aircraft in its fleet. PM Narendra Modi 2nd most followed among children under five from 2. 5 million in ➢ Budget airline SpiceJet has added a new politician globally on social media, says 2000 to 1. 2 million in 2015 which was still the Boeing 737 aircraft to its fleet, taking its total report: highest in the world. strength to 100 aircraft. ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the second most followed politician in the world Mint Globetrotter Index: Dubai costlier than India’s Forex Reserve Rises To $420. 055 Bn on social media after former US President Delhi ➢ According to the Reserve Bank of India’s Barack Obama, according to a report. ➢ On the Mint Globetrotter Index, the weekly statistical supplement, the overall ➢ Modi has a total audience of 110. 9 million “others" category comprises seven cities across forex reserves rose to $420. 055 billion from on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Obama's Africa, West Asia and the Indian Ocean. Among $418. 687 billion. total following stood at 182. 7 million, the report the seven cities, Victoria, the capital of ➢ India’s forex reserves comprise of Foreign released by digital marketing platform SEMrush. Seychelles, is the most expensive with an index Currency Assets (FCAs), gold reserves, Special value of 192 and a rank of 28. Drawing Rights (SDRs) and India’s reserve Ind-Ra follows ICRA, downgrades Yes Bank: ➢ Dubai is way costlier than Delhi and ranks position with the International Monetary Fund ➢ India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) 24 on the overall cost index. The cost profile of (IMF). followed its peer ICRA and downgraded Yes Lagos is very similar to that of India and ranks ➢ Foreign Currency Assets (FCAs), the largest Bank a couple of notches to AA- from AA+, 5th on the index and is the cheapest in the component of the forex reserves, edged higher by which could increase the bank’s cost of market category. $1. 358 billion to $392. 227 billion. Besides borrowings and will add pressure on it to raise ➢ Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa the US dollar, FCAs consist of 20-30 per cent of equity which may have to be done at a discount comes at the 16th place on the overall index the other major global currencies. as investors have expressed their discomfort on and is 47% costlier than Delhi. its asset quality and rising credit costs. IBC process helps recover Rs 70, 000-crore India has one of the world's top 10 airports: bad loans in FY19: CRISIL US government released Global Health ➢ Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, India ➢ Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Security Strategy: (HYD) has been ranked in 8th position in the Top Code (IBC) higher than the recoveries made ➢ The US government has released first of its 10 Best Airports of 2019. The list is topped by through other mechanisms, the recovery rate is kind “Global Health Security Strategy”. Hamad International Airport, Qatar (DOH). twice the liquidation value of the all the 94 ➢ The objective is to prevent, detect and ➢ And in the top 10 best airlines of 2019 is cases resolved in the year 2018-19. respond to threats from infectious diseases topped by Qatar Airways (84% on-time ➢ Rs. 70, 000 crore bad loans were recovered occurring naturally or accidently and make performance). through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code efforts to help improve the world’s ability to stop ➢ The New Jersey hub ranked as the worst (IBC) with a recovery rate of 43 percent in 94 and contain deadly outbreaks before they spread US airport in the 2019 annual ratings from cases, said a report by credit rating agency to other countries. AirHelp, an organization that specializes in air CRISIL. traveler rights and seeks compensation in cases

UN: India, China are hot spots for illegal of delays or cancellations. Asia-Pacific to Grow 5. 7% In 2019: ADB sand mining ➢ The Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at ➢ India and China top a list of countries Anish Kapoor tops the maiden Hurun India 5. 7% in 2019. According to the bank’s Asian where illegal sand mining has become a major Art list: Development Outlook 2019 report released in environmental problem, according to a report ➢ The Hurun Research Institute released the April, developing Asia which comprises 45 nations named ‘Sand and Sustainability: finding new Hurun India Art List 2019, a ranking of the top ranging from China to Tuvalu is projected to solutions for environmental governance of 50 Indian artists alive, based on the sales of grow by 5. 7% in 2019. However, the growth global sand resources’ released by the United their works at public auctions from April 2018 to outlook for developing Asia is expected to Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). March 2019. moderate to 5. 6 % in 2020. ➢ Backed by sales quantified at Rs. 168. 25

Actress Dia Mirza, Alibaba chief among 17 crore, Anish Kapoor, 65, tops the list, India Moves Up To 43rd In Competitiveness; new UN advocates for sustainability: followed by Akbar Padamsee and Krishen Singapore Tops Chart: ➢ Indian actress Dia Mirza and Alibaba chief Khanna, whose works were sold at Rs. 45. 84 ➢ India secured 43rd rank in the most Jack Ma are among the 17 global public figures crore and Rs. 9. 48 crore respectively. competitive economy across the world and appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio ➢ Modernist painter Arpita Singh is the most Singapore topped the chart by toppling the US Guterres as the new advocates to drive action successful female artist whose works were from the first position and Hong Kong SAR and solidify global political will for the ambitious cumulatively sold at Rs. 5. 25 crore. ranked 2nd place as same as last year. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ➢ The US ranked 3rd in the ranking. Netherlands emerges as third largest Switzerland ranked 4th in the ranking. India had world's highest child mortality foreign direct investor in India during FY18: ➢ UAE first time entered into the top 5 rate in 2015: Lancet study ➢ With investments estimated at about USD 2. rankings. Last year in 2018 UAE ranked 7th. ➢ India had more deaths among children 7 billion across sectors, the Netherlands has under five than any other country in 2015, emerged as the third largest foreign direct with large disparities in the child mortality rate investor in India during 2017-18. between richer and poorer states, a Lancet ➢ Mauritius and Singapore are the top two study has found. countries for FDI in India during 2017-18 with an

APPOINTMENTS DESIGNATION CURRENT PREVIOUS Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court P. R. Ramachandra Menon - Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka - Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court Justice Shripathi Ravindra - CEO of LIC Mutual Fund Dinesh Pangtey - First-Ever Woman Referee of ICC India's GS Lakshmi - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ujjivan Small Nitin Chugh - Finance Bank Appointed Member of Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Former SC Judge K S Radhakrishnan - Tribunal, London Next Ambassador of India to Bosnia & Herzegovina Kumar Tuhin - President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa -

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Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Praveen Pardeshi Ajoy Mehta First Independent Woman Director to BSE Board M Jayshree Vyas - CEO of IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd Karim Raza Khan - First Non-British President of Marylebone Cricket Club Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara - Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Training Command Air Marshal SK Ghotia VSM Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Top Military Officer of the 29-nation NATO military alliance US Air Force General Tod D. Wolters U. S. Army General Curtis M. Scaparrotti First Head of Country's First Tri-services Special Operations Major General A K Dhingra - Division Commander Chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority Justice A. K. Sikri Justice R. V. Raveendran (NBSA) Next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Nauru Ms. Padmaja -

India Policy Head of Gates Foundation Sanjay Ubale - Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Senegal Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas - New President of Panama Laurentino Cortizo - New President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski - Re-Elected to International Narcotics Control Board India's Jagjit Pavadia - Head of Marketing for India and South Asia - VISA Sujatha V Kumar - Additional Director on the board of Yes Bank R. Gandhi - Supreme Court of Fiji’s Non-Resident Panel Justice Madan Bhimrao Lokur - Vice-President of Geneva-based International Motorcycle Bajaj Auto ED Rakesh Sharma - Manufacturers Association (IMMA) New President of the United Nations General Assembly Professor Tijjani Mohammad Bande - Next Ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea Subhash Chand - Maharashtra's New Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta - Head of UN Peacekeeping Operation in South Sudan Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar - Chief Minister of Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh - Nominated as the Maldives’ Parliamentary Speaker Mohamed Nasheed - New Home Secretary for West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay - Re-Elected President of Malawi Peter Mutharika - Re-Elected President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari - Chief Technology Officer of Walmart Suresh Kumar - Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi - Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Jaganmohan Reddy Chandra Babu Naidu Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape - Next Navy Chief of India Vice Admiral Karambir Singh Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba

Emperor Akihito becomes the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in 200 years: ➢ The 125th Emperor of Japan, 85-year-old, Emperor Emeritus Akihito abdicated after 30 years of ruling because of his declining health and age-related problems. His rule was known as Heisei. ➢ While his son Emperor Naruhito, 59 -year-old succeeded the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019, ushering in the Reiwa era. This is the first time Japan’s modern History that the country has both an Emperor and Emeritus.

CEA included in finance panel’s advisory council: ➢ Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been included in the Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission as its member. This commission was headed by N. K. Singh. ➢ The Advisory Council now has 12 members after inclusion of Chief Economic Adviser Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian. Other members include Dr. D. K. Srivastava, Dr. Indira Rajaraman, Dr. Arvind Virmani, Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, Dr. Sanjeev Gupta, Prof. Pinaki Chakraborty, Sajjid Chinoy, Neelkanth Mishra, Prachi Mishra, Dr. M. Govinda Rao, and Dr. Omkar Goswami.

Mali's President Names New Government under PM Boubou Cisse after Protests: ➢ Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced the new executive of 37 members under Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, who was appointed on April 22 to oversee the formation of a "broad-based" government.

India backs Nigeria's Ambassador to UN as next president of General Assembly: ➢ India has expressed support to Nigeria's Ambassador to the UN Tijjani Muhammad-Bande as the next president of the General Assembly. The dialogue aims to contribute to the transparency and inclusivity of the selection process. RESIGNATION President of Archery Association of India (AAI) - B. V. P. Rao Paytm President - Bhushan Patil British Prime Minister - Theresa May

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AWARDS WINNER Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Players’ Player of the Year Award Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk for 2018-19 Goldman Environmental Prize 2019 Bayarjargal Agvaantseren (Mongolia), Alfred Brownell (Liberia), Ana Colovic Lesoska (North Macedonia), Alberto Curamil (Chile), Jacqueline Evans (Cook Islands), Linda Garcia (USA) Conferred with France’s Highest Civilian Award “Knight of the Legion of Former ISRO chief A. S. Kiran Kumar Honour”

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2019 John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Nancy Pelosi 2019 Dr. Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health Professor Balram Bhargava Nine Dots Prize 2019 Mumbai-based Writer Annie Zaidi (Title: ‘Bread, Cement, Cactus’) Conferred With ‘Lifetime Recognition Award’ By the Confederation of Professor N. Kumar Horticulture Association Of India Airport gets International Status as per sub-rule (b) of rule 3 of the Passport Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport of Indore, Madhya Pradesh (Entry into India) Rules, 1950 by the Central Government Felicitated by the Council of European Chambers of Commerce (CEUCC) in Actor Anil Kapoor India 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership IPS officer Chhaya Sharma Honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Actress Anne Hathaway PC Chandra Purashkaar 2019 Padma Bhushan Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty ACJ Award for Investigative Journalism 2018 Journalist Nileena MS Israel Honour with a plaque on Ammunition Hill Wall of Honour Lt. Gen. (retd) Jack Farj Rafael (JFR) Jacob 2019 V K Krishna Menon award G D 'Robert' Govender (an Indian-origin journalist in South Africa) US President Donald Trump bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Tiger Woods Freedom ‘Order of St. George’ Award 2019 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ‘Global Asian of the Year 2018-19’ Award for Contribution to Women’s Bengaluru based doctor Hema Divakar Healthcare Ecosystem Won “United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) 10 Most Acharya Balkrishna Influential People in Healthcare Award” in Geneva, Switzerland 2019 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Sri Lankan writer Guy Gunaratne United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) conferred Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction

CEAT Cricket Rating Awards 2019: ➢ The 8th edition Asian Youth Women ➢ Archery Association of India named its ➢ India captain Virat Kohli bagged the Handball Championship 2019 will be held in senior vice president Sunil Sharma in accordance International Cricketer and Batsman of the Jaipur from August 21 to 30. This is the first time with Article 24 of AAI Constitution (as Year award during the CEAT Cricket Rating Jaipur will host this prestigious tournament. approved by the Supreme Court on 4th December (CCR) International Awards 2019 in Mumbai, ➢ Earlier in 2015, Delhi hosted the event and 2017) as its acting president to start the election Maharashtra. finished at seventh place. This event will be process. Sunil Sharma was preceded by BVP Rao. ➢ International Bowler of the Year 2019 - organised by Asian Handball Federation (AHF). ➢ Sharma, who is also vice president of Jammu Jasprit Bumrah and Kashmir Archery Association, chaired the ➢ Junior Cricketer of the Year 2019 - Yashasvi Bajrang Punia bags gold at Ali Aliev Executive Committee meeting thereafter. Jaiswal wrestling tournament: ➢ Outstanding Performance of the Year 2019 - ➢ World number one Bajrang Punia has XXXVI Feliks Stamm International Boxing Kuldeep Yadav become the first Indian to win gold at the Ali Tournament: Gaurav Solanki, Manish ➢ Domestic Cricketer of the Year 2019 - Aliev wrestling tournament after defeating Viktor Kaushik bag gold: Ashutosh Aman Rassadin of Russia in the 65 kg freestyle in ➢ Indian boxers finished with a rich haul of six ➢ CCR International Lifetime Achievement Kapiisk. medals which includes 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 Award 2019 - Mohinder Amarnath bronze medals at the XXXVI Feliks Stamm ➢ International Test Cricketer of the Year 2019 Barcelona and Spain legend footballer Xavi International Boxing Tournament 2019 in – Cheteshwar Pujara Hernandez announced retirement: Warsaw, Poland. ➢ International ODI Cricketer of the Year 2019 ➢ 39 years old, Barcelona Midfielder, Xavi Here the list of Indian Winners: – Rohit Sharma Hernandez, has announced his retirement from Event/ Name Medal ➢ International T20 Player of the Year 2019 - football by the end of the season 2018-19. He Category Aaron Finch currently plays for Al-Sadd in Qatar. After the Fly (52-kg) Gaurav Solanki Gold ➢ International T20 Bowler of the Year 2019 - 2014 World Cup, he announced his retirement Light (60-kg) Manish Kaushik Gold Rashid Khan from international football. Bantam (56- Mohammed Silver ➢ International Women Cricketer of the Year kg) Hussamuddin 2019 – Smriti Mandhana India slips to fifth spot in latest ICC T20I Light Welter Ankit Khatana Bronze rankings: (64-kg) Two Indians among 115 UN personnel staff ➢ The world body governing cricket, ICC Welter (69-kg) Mandeep Bronze honoured for sacrifice in line of duty: unveiled an expanded men's Twenty20 Jangra ➢ Indian police officer Jitender Kumar International team rankings with 80 teams. Heavy (91-kg) Sanjeet Bronze deployed to the UN mission in Congo and a ➢ India with 260 points have dropped three consultant Shikha Garg with the UN development places to fifth in the latest list. The ICC T20 Saurav Ghosal, Joshna Chinappa crowned programme, killed in the Ethiopian Airlines World Cup champions of 2009, Pakistan have Asian Squash Championship 2019: plane crash, are among 115 UN peacekeepers consolidated their top position with 286 points. ➢ Saurav Ghosal (men’s title) and Joshna and staff honoured by the global organisation for The next three teams are South Africa (262), Chinappa (women’s title) rewrote India's their sacrifice. They lost their lives in the service England (261) and Australia (261). squash history when the duo emerged champions of peace between January 2018 and March 2019. ➢ The launch of expanded ICC T20 team in the Asian Individual Squash Championship in rankings coincides with the annual rankings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. SPORTS which series results from 2015-16 are removed

Apurvi Chandela achieves World No. 1 ISSF and outcomes from 2016-17 and 2017-18 are Shooting: Anmol-Esha pair wins bronze Rankings in 10m Air Rifle: weighted at 50 per cent. ➢ Anmol Jain and Esha Singh won the mixed ➢ According to the latest rankings released by air pistol team bronze medal in the Grand Prix International Shooting Sport Federation Dragan Mihailovic to take over as head of Liberation International Shooting (ISSF), world cup gold medallist, Apurvi coach of Indian volleyball team: Competition in Czech Republic. Chandela became the world number one in ➢ Serbia’s Dragan Mihailovic will take over as women’s 10m Air Rifle category with 1, 926 rating head coach of the Indian Men’s Volleyball team by FIFA announces two new award categories points. the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) and to promote women's football globally: ➢ The 26-year old Apurvi Chandela is among the will be joined by Pryemyslaw Gaszyoski (Poland) ➢ Federation Internationale de Football five Indian shooters who have earned the Olympic and Valadimir Radosevic (Serbia) as the team’s Association (FIFA) announced two new award quota for the Tokyo 2020. physio and physiotherapist respectively. categories to promote women's football across

the globe. The two new award categories are off Jaipur to host Asian youth Women Handball Archery Association of India Names Acting Women's Goalkeeper of the year and a Championship: President to Start Election Process: Women's Team of the year.

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➢ This announcement means and both men and Madrid Open 2019: ➢ Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand women will be up for receiving accolades in the ➢ The 2019 Madrid Open (sponsored by Prix in Barcelona. He celebrated the 76th win of same categories at the FIFA Best ceremony in Mutua) is a professional tennis tournament his Formula 1 career, third victory of 2019 and Milan on September 23, 2019. played on outdoor clay courts at the Park fourth in Spain following victories in 2014, Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 3 May–12 2017 and 2018. ICC World Cup 2019: Sourav Ganguly, May 2019. ➢ This win took him back to the top spot of the Sanjay Manjrekar named in ICC commentary Here the Winners List: world championship ranking with 112 points, panel ➢ Men's Singles: Serbia Novak Djokovic ahead of Valtteri Bottas who is on 105 points. ➢ Former cricketers Sourav Ganguly and ➢ Women's Singles: Netherlands Kiki Bertens Sanjay Manjrekar along with cricket writer and ➢ Men's Doubles: Netherlands Jean-Julien Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup: Gangjee finishes commentator Harsha Bhogle have been named Rojer / Romania Horia Tecău tied 39, Asaji wins title in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ➢ Women's Doubles: Chinese Taipei Hsieh ➢ India’s Rahil Gangjee finished tied 39th commentary panel for the upcoming World Cup, Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová while Viraj Madappa faltered on the final day beginning May 30 in England and Wales. and ended tied 53rd at the Asia-Pacific Diamond Mumbai beat Chennai by one run to win Cup in Japan. For the first time, all-female referee team to record 4th IPL title: ➢ Japan’s Yosuke Asaji capped the title at the officiate AFC Cup game for men: ➢ Mumbai Indians became IPL champions Sobu Country Club. Micah Lauren Shin of the ➢ The Asian Football Confederation for the fourth time after defeating Chennai USA shared second place with Japanese amateur announced that for the first time an all-female Super Kings by one run in a thrilling final in RenYonezawa. referee team will take charge of a Men’s Hyderabad. ➢ Asaji’s winning total of three-under-par 281 Continental Club Cup Clash. ➢ Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the also secured him a spot at the 148th Open which ➢ Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita and most successful wicketkeeper in the history will be held at Royal Portrush, Northern assistants Makoto Bozono and Naomi of IPL by taking his dismissals tally to 132, Ireland in July 2019. Teshirogi will officiate the AFC Cup match surpassing his India teammate Dinesh Karthik. between Myanmar’s Yangon United and ➢ Player of the series: Andre Russell (KKR) Rafael Nadal Claimed the Italian Open 2019 Cambodia’s Naga World at the Thuwunna (510 runs and 11 wickets) Title: Stadium, Myanmar. ➢ Most runs: David Warner (SRH) (692) ➢ Rafael Nadal has won a record 34th ATP ➢ Most wickets : Imran Tahir (CSK) (26) Masters 1000 title by defeating Novak Windies record highest ODI first-ever 350+ Djokovic in the Italian Open final 2019. This is run opening stand: Sana Mir becomes the highest wicket-taking his ninth Rome title. ➢ West Indies player John Campbell and Shai spinner in ODI: ➢ Nadal dominated in a 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 Hope created the history by making first-ever ➢ Pakistan off-spinner Sana Mir has become win broke a tie with his longtime rival Djokovic. 350 plus run opening stand after sharing 365 the most successful women’s ODI spinner in For his victory, Nadal received 1, 000 ATP runs for the 1st wicket against Ireland. The history after she took her 147th wicket, highest Ranking points and earned Rs. 7. 5 crore. venue of the match was Clontarf Cricket Club ever by any spinner in One-day International Djokovic produced an error-strewn performance Ground, Dublin, Ireland. (ODI) cricket. in his 54th meeting with Nadal. ➢ Previously, the highest first wicket opening ➢ Currently, Mir is placed on the third position in Result of Italian Open 2019: stand was 304 runs in ODI cricket by Pakistan’s the ICC’s ODI bowling ranking, which is topped by • Men’s Singles: Spain Rafael Nadal Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq against Indian pacer . • Women’s Singles: Czech Republic Karolína Zimbabwe in 2018. Plíšková 2019 IAAF World Relays Highlights: Indian giant Amul to sponsor Afghanistan in ➢ The 2019 IAAF World Relays was held in • Men’s Doubles: Colombia Juan Sebastián 2019 World Cup: Yokohama, Japan from May 11 to May 12, Cabal / Colombia Robert Farah ➢ Amul has been announced as the principal 2019. Two new events were established for 2019, • Women’s Doubles: Belarus Victoria sponsor of the Afghanistan cricket team for both mixed events: the 2 × 2 × 400 m relay Azarenka / Australia Ashleigh Barty the upcoming World Cup, slated to be held in and the shuttle hurdles relay. England and Wales from May 30. ➢ The 2 x 2 x 400 m mixed relay event has Koepka Set Record in The Lowest 36 Hole ➢ The logo of brand Amul will appear on the replaced 4 x 800 m relay which featured in the Score in PGA Championship: leading arm of the Afghanistan team playing previous events. ➢ American golfer Brooks Koepka set a jerseys as well as on the training kits throughout ➢ Indian men’s 4 x 400 m relay and record in the lowest 36-hole score in Major golf the showpiece event. women’s 4 x 400 m relay teams finished at history and seized a record seven-stroke 17th. lead after two rounds of the US PGA Changwon Shotgun World Cup: Ganemat ➢ The Indian mixed 4 x 400 m relay team Championship. Brooks Koepka now holds Sekhon best-placed Indian at 7th finished at 15th. the 18, 36 and 72-hole scoring records for the ➢ India's Ganemat Sekhon returned the joint ➢ The top 10 finishers in the IAAF World US PGA Championship. third-best score in the Women's Skeet event at Relays 2019 in men’s and women’s 4×400 m ➢ His devastating two-day performance this year's third International Shooting Sport relays event and top 12 finishers in mixed produced the largest halfway lead in modern Federation (ISSF) World Cup Shotgun Stage 2 4×400 m relays event have qualified for the major golf history. The biggest previous 36-hole in Changwon, Korea. She was in seventh place in IAAF World Athletics Championship which will PGA lead had been Zimbabwean Nick a field of 56 in women’s skeet. going to held in Doha, Qatar from September 28 Price’s five-shot edge in 1994. Tiger Woods to October 6, 2019. missed the cut. Croatian World Cupper Igor Stimac set to be Here the Winner List: appointed Indian football team coach: Category Winner F3: Jehan Daruvala Wins 2019 Formula 3 ➢ Former Croatia international and manager Men’s 4×100 m relay Brazil Season Opener in Barcelona Igor Stimac will be appointed as the Indian Men’s 4×200 m relay US ➢ Mumbai-based racer Jehan Daruvala took men’s team coach after the All India Football Trinidad and his maiden win in the 2019 Formula 3 Men’s 4×400 m relay Federation’s (AIFF) technical committee Tobago championship in Barcelona. recommended him for the post. Women’s 4x100m relay US ➢ The Team Prema driver is the only Indian Women’s 4×200 m on the grid, completed on top after a dominant France Yaya Toure announces retirement from relay drive ahead of JuriVips and Niko Kari. football: Women’s 4×400 m Poland ➢ Yaya Toure has retired from professional relay SRFI-HCL tie-up for improving Indian football after a successful career in which he Mixed 4×400 m relay US squash: represented sides such as Barcelona and Mixed 2x2x400 m relay US ➢ The Squash Rackets Federation of India Manchester City. (SRFI) announced a tie-up with HCL with an aim Mixed Shuttle Hurdles ➢ The Ivorian won many trophies in his career, US to improve the health of the sport in the relay most notably the Champions League with country.

Barcelona in 2008/09 and the African Cup of ➢ Through 'HCL Squash Podium Lewis Hamilton wins Spanish GP as Nations in 2015, as well as two LaLiga Programme', multiple tournaments will be Mercedes seal fifth consecutive one-two: Santander titles and three titles in England. organised at both the senior and junior level besides clinics for the existing coaches.

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➢ SRFI president Debendranath Sarangi said India Bags 57 Medals at India Open J80 World Championship 2019: they plan to conduct 12 PSA World Tour and International Tournament: ➢ Asian youth champion Dr. Rohini Rau to lead Challenger Tour events every year across the ➢ India bags a total of 57 medals including 12 all women Indian team for the J80 World country. Gold, 18 Silver and 27 Bronze at India Open Championship to be staged in Bilbao, Spain, International Boxing tournament in Guwahati. from July 13 to 20. Manchester City retain Premier League title ➢ MC Mary Kom, Shiva Thapa, L Sarita Devi, ➢ The J80 is a modern sports boat with with 4-1 win over Brighton: and Naman Tanwar won gold in their respective competition in open water, away from the ➢ Manchester City defeated Brighton by 4-1 finals. protected environment of harbours and lakes. at the Amex Stadium, UK in Premier League ➢ This was Mary’s second gold in the title match. Manchester City became the first tournament, having won in 48 kg last year in the Chelsea Clinched the UEFA Europa League team to retain the title in last 10 years capital. 2019 Cup: since Manchester United had done the same in ➢ On the other hand, Deepak defeated Govind ➢ Chelsea clinched the UEFA Europa League 2009. Kumar in 49 kg final while in 52 kg category- 2019 Cup. It scored four goals in a devastating Amit Panghal defeated Sachin. second-half display to beat Arsenal 4-1 on 29 May BCCI Elections to Be Held on October 22: at the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan. ➢ The Committee of Administrators (CoA) ISSF World Cup 3 2019: announced that the much-awaited elections for ➢ International Shooting Sport Federation China set to host 2023 AFC Asian Cup after a new body of the Board of Control for (ISSF) World Cup 3 was held in Munich, Korean withdrawal: Cricket in India (BCCI) will be held on October Germany. India won 5 gold medal and a silver ➢ Recently, Korea Football Association 22. medal totalling 6 medals and topped the medal (KFA) had withdrawn their bid to host Asian Cup ➢ The CoA was appointed by the Supreme Court tally. China won two gold, two silver, and five 2023 which leave the sole other bidders China in January 2017 to oversee the sweeping bronze medals and placed second in the medal with a free run to become hosts. reforms recommended by the Lodha panel. The tally. Next tournament ISSF World Cup 4 is set ➢ KFA announced that they are pulled out to deadline to hold state elections was set at to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. strategically focus on a joint bid with North Korea September 14. ➢ Saurabh Chaudhary won a gold medal in 10 to host Women’s World Cup in 2023. ➢ The Supreme Court had, in January 17, metre air pistol and broke down his own world sacked BCCI president Anurag Thakur and record of 245 by shooting 246. 3 points in the BOOKS & AUTHORS secretary Ajay Shirke, and asked other office- final. Coffee Table book on Architecture & bearers who don’t meet the qualifications set by Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat and Landscape of Rashtrapati Bhawan presented the court to be on the board to demit office or Manu Bhaker clinch sixth and to UAE Minister of Tolerance: stand disqualified. seventh Olympic quota place in shooting for ➢ Ambassador Navdeep Suri presented UAE 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Minister of Tolerance Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak ICC Rankings: Shakib Becomes No. 1 Ranked Al Nahayan with the Coffee Table book ODI All-Rounder Ahead of World Cup Here the Winner List: on “Work of Beauty: Architecture and ➢ Senior Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al NAME CATEGORY MEDAL Landscape of Rashtrapati Bhawan”, which Hasan jumped to the top of the latest MRF Saurabh has been published by Publications Division, Tyres ICC ODI rankings for all-rounders, Chaudhary 10 Metre Air Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Gold which doesn’t feature a single Indian in the top- (World Pistol 10 chart. Record) Shahid Afridi co-authored his autobiography ➢ Shakib now has 359 points, 20 clears of Apurvi 10 Metre Air titled, ‘Game Changer’: Gold Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, the previous holder Chandela Rifle ➢ Pakistan’s former captain and star all-rounder of the top ranking, who has now slipped to No. 2. Rahi Sarnobat 25 Metre Pistol Gold Shahid Afridi recently released his ➢ Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi completes Divyansh autobiography, titled ‘Game Changer’. 10 Metre Air the top three, with 319 points. Singh Panwar ➢ The book, co-authored by Afridi and journalist Rifle (Mixed Gold ➢ India’s Kedar Jadhav, who is part of India’s & Anjum Wajahat S Khan, details some interesting and Team) World Cup team and is recovering from a shoulder Moudgil exciting information from the cricketer’s life. injury, is the best-placed Indian at Saurabh 10 Metre Air Inaugural edition of world's first women's joint 12th spot. Hardik Pandya completes the Chaudhary & Pistol (Mixed Gold cricket magazine 'CRICZONE' hits stands: top 20 list. Manu Bhaker Team) ➢ The inaugural issue of world's first Apurvi exclusive women's cricket magazine Bayern Munich Clinched 2019 German Cup: Chandela & 10 Metre Air 'Criczone' was released in Jaipur with Indian ➢ Bayern Munich clinched German Cup Deepak Kumar Rifle (Mixed Silver team vie-captain Smriti Mandhana featuring 2019. Bayern Munich defeated RB Leipzig in (sport Team) as the cover story. Olympiastadion, Berlin. shooter) ➢ Top international cricketers like , , Smiriti Mandhana along ➢ Bayern Munich won the final 3–0 for their with overseas players like Danielle Wyatt, Sophie 19th DFB-Pokal title. Devine attended the event which is held on the ➢ With the win, Bayern completed their 12th Lewis Hamilton Won Monaco Grand Prix: side lines of the inaugural women's T20 domestic double. ➢ Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco Grand challenge. ➢ Therefore, the team will play away the 2018– Prix to extend his championship.

19 Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in ➢ Hamilton struggled with grip and was under Former Basketball Player, Lamar Odom the 2019 DFL-Supercup in August 2019. constant pressure from Red Bull’s Max Launched A New Book ‘Darkness To Light’ ➢ Man of the Match: Robert Lewandowski Verstappen. ➢ Former American professional basketball (Bayern Munich) player, Lamar Odom, aged 39, launched a new Ivo Karlovic-Oldest Man to Win A Match at book titled ‘Darkness to light’. China Beat Japan Won 2019 Sudirman Cup The French Open 2019 For 46 Years: ➢ The book reveals the dark secrets of his ➢ China won the badminton world mixed-team ➢ Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic became the oldest life. He is the ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian, championship, 16th edition of Sudirman Cup man to win a match at the French Open 2019 an American media personality, socialite, model, 2019 in Nanning, China. for 46 years on 28th May. businesswoman and entrepreneur. ➢ They beat Japan in men’s doubles, women’s ➢ He beat Spain’s fellow veteran Feliciano ➢ As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the singles and men’s singles and won the title for the Lopez in a first-round duel. National Basketball Association (NBA), he won 11th time. ➢ This was the oldest men’s match in combined NBA championships in 2009 and 2010 and was age at Roland Garros during the Open Era, and ➢ In the latest Men’ singles match Shi Yuqi named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in the seventh-oldest match at a Grand Slam. stunned world champion Kento Momota for 15- 2011. Karlovic hit 35 aces and saved five of the six 21, 21-5, 21-11. break points he faced to win his first match since

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IMPORTANTS EVENTS OF THE DAY

IMPORTANT DAY OBSERVED/CELEBRATED THEME OF 2019 International Labour Day or Workers day May 1st “Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social Partners”. World Password Day 1st Thursday of May - 60th Foundation Day of Gujarat May 1st - World Tuna Day May 2nd - World Press Freedom Day May 3rd “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation” National Space Day First Friday of May - Coal Miners Day May 4th - International Firefighters’ Day May 4th - World Laughter Day May 5th (First Sunday of May) - World Athletics Day May 7th - World Asthma Day May 7th “STOP for asthma” World Red Cross Day May 8th ‘#Love’ World Thalassemia Day May 8th “Universal access to quality thalassaemia healthcare services: Building bridges with and for patients” Victory Day on Soviet Union May 9th - 5th United Nations Global Road Safety Week May 6th to 12th “Leadership for road safety”. World Migratory Bird Day May 11th ‘Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution’. National Technology Day May 11th - International Nurses Day May 12th ‘Nurses – A Voice to Lead – Health for All’.

International Day of Families May 15th "Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13" Sri Lanka’s Vesak Week May 15th to 21st - World Telecommunication and Information May 17th “Bridging the standardization gap” Society Day World AIDS Vaccine Day May 18th -

World Bee Day May 20th - World Metrology Day May 20th ‘The International System of Units – Fundamentally better’.

National Anti-Terrorism Day May 21st - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue May 21st - and Development International Day of Biological Diversity May 22nd ” Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health” International Day to End Obstetric Fistula May 23rd - 19th World Turtle Day May 23rd - International Commonwealth Day May 24th - World Thyroid Day May 25th - International Missing Children’s Day May 25th - Amnesty International Day May 28th - World Hunger Day May 28th #SustainabilityIs International Day of UN Peacekeepers May 29th “Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace” World Digestive Health Day May 29th “Early Diagnosis and Treatment of GI Cancer”

International Everest Day May 29th - World Multiple Sclerosis Day May 30th - World No Tobacco Day May 31st “Tobacco and Lung Health”

Indian Army to commemorate 2019 as ‘Year 7. Duti Krushna Panda - Veteran CPI leader 19. Doris Day - Legendary Singer and Actor of next of kin’: and former MP 20. MB Balakrishnan - Ace Tamil Nadu Swimmer ➢ The Indian Army is commemorating this 8. Derek Sippy - Former Billiards Player and South Asian Games Gold-Medallist year as the ‘Year of Next of Kin’ and plans to 9. Seymour Nurse - Former West Indies 21. Bob Hawke - Australia’s 23rd Prime Minister reach out to the next of kin of battle casualties, batsman 22. Kadavoor Sivadasan - Former Kerala ex-servicemen and serving soldiers to inform 10. Baidyanath Mishra - Renowned Economist Minister them of entitled financial benefits, welfare 11. Dr NR Madhava Menon - Father of Modern 23. I. M. Pei - Architect who designed Louvre schemes and help resolve pension related Legal Education in India Pyramid problems. 12. Mrinal Mukherjee - Renowned Bengali TV 24. Rallapalli Venkata Narasimha Rao - and Film Actor Veteran Telugu Actor OBITUARY 13. Prof Kirpal Singh - First chronicler of 25. Vijaya Mulay - Filmmaker and Film Historian 1. Peter Mayhew – US Actor Partition 26. Kalpana Dash - Odisha’s First Woman 2. Damon Jerome Keith - US Judge and Civil 14. YC Deveshwar – ITC Mountaineer Rights Icon 15. Yakshagana ‘bhagawatha’ (singer) 27. Veeru Devgan - Stunt and Action 3. V. Viswanatha Menon - Former Finance Nebburu Narayana Hegde – Noted Singer Choreographer Minister of Kerala 16. Neelakanta Rao Jagdale - Chairman & 28. Carmine Caridi – American Television Actor 4. Master Hirannaiah - Veteran Kannada Actor Managing Director of Amrut Distilleries (Maker of and Political Satirist One of World's Finest Whiskies) 5. Maramraju Satyanarayana Rao - Noted 17. Clement Von Franckenstein - American writer, academician President Actor 6. Subhashan Reddy - Former Chief Justice of 18. Hiralal Yadav - Bhojpuri Singer & Padma Shri Madras and Kerala High Courts Awardee

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MAY MONTH QUIZ c) ICICI Bank d) HDFC Bank e) Axis Life e) Bank of Maharashtra Q.29) Which Airport has topped the Top 10 Best Q.1) Which IT Giant along with ECITA has Q.15) RIL buys out which of the following Airports of 2019 List by AirHelp? collaborated & have inaugurated a foot over toymaker for 68 Million Euros? a) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport bridge connecting the east and west phases of a) Fastrack b) LEGO Group b) New Jersey Hub Electronic City? C) Hasbro d) Mattel c) Jackson International Airport a) IBM b) Wipro e) Hamleys d) Hamad International Airpot c) Cognizant d) HPE Q.16) Who was crowned as the Asian Individual e) Anna International Airport e) L&T Infotech Men’s Squash Championship held in Malaysia? Q.30) Who was crowned as the Asian Individual Q.2) Who was presented with 2019 “Order of St. a) Mohd Syafiq Kamal b) Max Lee Women’s Squash Championship held in Malaysia? George” Award? c) Israr Ahmed a) Annie Au b) Misaki Kobayashi a) Sadhguru b) Sri Ravishankar d) Mahesh Mangaonkar e) Saurav Ghosal c) Jemyca Aribado d) Joshna Chinappa c) Baba Ramdev d) Meher Baba Q.17) Bharat pe has launched a new app for its e) Choe Yura e) Shivani Ma venture into merchant services. Name it? Q.31) Which Organization has appointed Sujatha Q.3) Tedros Adhanom is the Director General of a) Phonepe b) Kirin Pe V Kumar as Head of Marketing for India and South which of the following organizations? c) Shamg Pe d) Bahi Khata Asia? a) WHO b) WTO e) Regu Peta a) Master Card b) Visa c) UNICEF d) UNESCO Q.18) Which Indian Milk conglomerate is set to c) Rupay d) Paytm e) UNITAD sponsor Afghanistan Men’s Cricket Team in the e) Paypal Q.4) What is the name of the “First Vaccine” 2019 World Cup? Q.32) Who is selected as the IMMA Vice – Approved for the prevention of Dengue by the a) Arokya b) Hatsun President? “Food and Drug Administration”? c) Amul d) Daily Diary a) Rakesh Astana b) Rakesh Sharma a) Vacirella b) conjugate e) Gujartat Milks c) Rakesh Surya Kumar d) Rakesh Yazdav c) Dengvaxia d) Disprin Q.19) Which week is observed on the May 6 to e) Rakesh Nair e) Eugension May 12? Q.33) When is the Victory Day on Soviet Union Q.5) The Bilateral Trade which of the two a) UN Global Fire Safety Work observed? countries is targeted to reach $10 Billion by 2020? b) UN Diary Milk Week a) May 4th b) May 6th a) India & England b) India & Iran c) UN Global Road Safety Week c) May 7th d) May 8th c) India & China d) India & Turkey d) UN Global Fireworks Day e) May 9th e) India & Japan e) UN Global Sports Day Q.34) Mrinal Mukerjee who passed away recently Q.6) India has signed a protocol for export of Q.20) Which Organization is set to commemorate was a famous? Chilli Meal with which of the following country? 2019 as the “Year of Next of Kin” a) Politician b) Sports Person a) Bangladesh b) Sri Lanka a) Indian Navy b) Indian Army c) Film Artist d) Economist c) Japan d) China c) Indian Air Force d) Indian Roadways e) Astronaut e) Myanmar e) Indian Waterways Q.35) Who is also called as the Father of Modern Q.7) Which Country has launched a lending Q.21) TAFE Signs MoU with which of the following Legal Education in India? service in China while shuttering its local organization to Aid Efficient Energy Utilization in a) Hansraj Saxena b) Dimple Yadav marketplace? Agriculture? c) Madhava Menon d) Sirpal Singh a) Flipkart b) Alipay a) Shell b) OIL India e) Aravind Dev c) Ant Financials d) Amazon c) PCRA d) BHEL Q.36) NASA’s First Planetary Defence Technology e) Paypal e) Bharat Petroleum Demonstration to Collide with Asteroid in which Q.8) Which Airlines has operated the World’s First Q.22) CBIC organises meeting of Regional Heads year? Zero-Waste Flight? of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region a) 2026 b) 2025 a) Emirates b) Ethiad of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in c) 2022 d) 2021 c) Singapore Airlines d) Qantas which of the following cities? e) 2019 e) Air India a) Bengaluru b) Kochi Q.37) As per the RBI, country’s foreign exchange Q.9) According to SEMrush, a digital marketing c) Hyderabad d) New Delhi reserves soared by USD 4.368 billion to Platform, who is the most followed politician in e) Chennai ______. the World? Q.23) Which State’s cops deploy first ever anti- a) USD 118.515 billion b) USD 218.515 billion a) Donald Trump b) Vladmir Putin Naxal women’s commando unit? c) USD 418.515 billion d) USD 318.515 billion c) Narendra Modi d) Hu Jintao a) Madhya Pradesh b) Jharkhand e) USD 618.515 billion e) Barack Obama c) West Bengal d) Andhra Pradesh Q.38) A new report by industry body FICCI says Q.10) Who is the 2nd Most followed Politician e) Chhattisgarh that strong economic growth coupled with rapid according to a report by SEMRush? Q.24) Who was crowned as the Asian Individual emergence of India on the global horizon is poised a) Donald Trump b) Vladmir Putin Men’s Squash Championship held in Malaysia? to drive the growth of MICE (Meetings, c) Narendra Modi d) Hu Jintao a) Mohd Syafiq Kamal b) Max Lee Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) tourism e) Barack Obama c) Israr Ahmed at what percent growth year-on-year? Q.11) India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has d) Mahesh Mangaonkar e) Saurav Ghosal a) 8% b) 9% downgraded which of the following bank to AA- Q.25) Which Ministry has organized the c) 7% d) 5% from AA+? interaction to boost India-Africa Trade Ties? e) 4% a) AXIS Bank b) YES Bank a) Ministry of Commerce Q.39) Who is the new President of Mali? c) HDFC Bank d) ICICI Bank b) Ministry of Sports a) Modibo Keïta e) Bank of Singapore c) Ministry of HRD b) Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga Q.12) Who has been appointed as a member of d) Ministry of Road Transport c) Boubou Cisse the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal, e) Ministry of External Affairs d) Ibrahim Boubacar Keita London? Q.26) India & US trade in goods and Services e) Moussa Traoré a) Tamibran Krishnamorrthy registers how many percentage growths in 2018? Q.40) India and which of the following country b) Mohammed Yunus a) 12.3% b) 12.4% decided to co-produce a film on the life and works c) Gurumeerth Singh Kapadia c) 12.8% d) 12.6% of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a d) KS Radhakrishnan e) 12.9% documentary on country’s Liberation War? e) AS Shisti Priya Q.27) Which of the following telecom a) Russia b) Bangladesh Q.13) Who was bestowed with the Presidential conglomerate is set to merge Broadband Satellite c) Nepal d) Myanmar Medal of Freedom from American President business with Hughes India Unit? e) Sri Lanka Donald trump? a) Reliance Jio b) Airtel Q.41) Federation Internationale de Football a) Serena Williams b) Lebron James c) Tata Teleservices d) Vodafone- Idea Association (FIFA) announced how many new c) Tiger Woods d) Ronda Rousey e) BSNL award categories to promote women’s football e) Antony Davies Q.28) Which Organization has successfully across the globe from this year onwards? 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Q.42) Derek Sippy passed away at the age of 84. Q.53) UN to hold 2020 ocean conference in Which Q.67) Where will the 12th Ministerial Conference He was related to which sports? of the following cities? of the WTO will be held in 2020? a) Football b) Billiards a) London b) New Delhi a) Canada b) Kazakhstan c) Cricket d) Skating c) Beijing d) Moscow c) USA d) Russia e) Hockey e) Lisbon e) Japan Q.43) Duti Krushna Panda who died recently was Q.54) Which Nation has tested the World’s Q.68) ISRO to launch which of the following a famous ______? Fastest-ever Alfa-X Bullet Train Capable of Satellite from Sriharikota on May 22? a) Politician b) Economist Reaching 400 kmph? a) INSAT 18 b) RISAT 2B c) Sports Personality d) Nobel laureate a) Russia b) France c) EMISAT 19 d) IRNSS MF e) Scientist c) Italy d) Japan e) HySIS Q.44) Which of the following West Indies players e) China Q.69) India along with which of the following created the history by making first-ever 350 plus Q.55) Which of the following Government has country has agreed to boost Indo-Pacific Co- run opening stand after sharing 365 runs for the released the Global Health Security Strategy? Operation? 1st wicket against Ireland? a) Russia b) USA a) Indonesia b) Japan a) Shai Hope b) John Campbell c) China d) Germany c) China d) England c) Fakhar Zaman d) All the above e) Japan e) Iran e) Both a and b Q.56) Who won the North Macedonia Presidential Q.70) India and which country is set to discuss Q.45) World Athletics Day 2019 is observed on Election? ways to strengthen strategic partnership? ______. a) Jean-Claude Juncker a) Japan b) Russia a) 8th May b) 7th May b) Sergio Mattarella c) China d) Vietnam c) 6th May d) 5th May c) Stevo Pendarovski e) Magnolia e) 4th May d) Laurentino Cortizo Q.71) Hanoi is the capital of which of the following Q.46) Ministry of New Renewable Energy (MNRE) e) Prokopis Pavlopoulos country? held a ‘Chintan Baithak’ with the stakeholders of Q.57) Who has been appointed as the new a) Japan b) Tualau Renewable Energy sector in ______. President of the United Nations General c) Vietnam d) Slovenia a) Bangalore b) Hyderabad Assembly? e) Hungary c) Chennai d) New Delhi a) María Fernanda Q.72) Which Railways has signed contract e) Mumbai b) Espinosa Garcés agreement with Nepal to supply two 1600 HP Q.47) What is the theme of World Thalassemia c) Tijjani Mohammad Bande DEMU train sets? Day 2019? d) Antonnio Gutteres e) John King Savio a) Southern Railways b) Eastern Railways a) Universal access to quality thalassaemia Q.58) Which Actor received a star on the c) Konkan Railways d) Northern Railways healthcare services: Building bridges with and for Hollywood Walk of Fame? e) Western Railways patients a) Jeremy Corbyn Q.73) When is the World Migratory Bird Day b) Thalassaemia past, present and future: b) Anne Hathaway Observed on? Documenting progress and patients’ needs c) Emilia Clarke a) Mat 8th b) May 10th worldwide d) Benedict Cumberbatch e) John Smith c) May 11th d) May 13th c) Thalassaemia treatment and has an impact on Q.59) Who is set to be appointed Indian football e) May 14th patient’s quality of life team coach? Q.74) When is the National Technology Day d) Access to Safe & Effective Drugs in a) Albert Roca b) Eelco Schattorie Celebrated / Observed on? Thalassaemia c) Igor Stimac d) Gianni De Biasi a) 12th May b) 9th May e) Enhancing partnership towards patient-centred e) Hakan Ericson c) 13th May d) 7th May health systems: good health adds life to years Q.60) Which Manchester City Football Legend has e) 11th May Healthcare is changing. announced retirement from Football this season Q.75) Subhash Chand appointed as the next Q.48) What is theme of World Asthma Day 2019? end? Ambassador of India to the State of ______. a) Global Initiative for Asthma a) Sisoko b) Auguerro Kun a) Ghana b) Ethiopia b) Allergy and Asthma c) Yaya Toure d) Kamier Shchimel c) Eritrea d) Egypt c) STOP for asthma e) Pepe Raina e) Swaziland d) You Can Control Your Asthma Q.61) What is the theme of the World Migratory Q.76) Who was appointed as the Maharashtra e) Better Air Better Breathing Bird’s Day 2019? Chief Secretary? Q.49) In a bid to evaluate the environmental a) Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic a) UPS Madan b) Ajay Mehra performance of existing schools across India, Pollution c) Dev Kumar Yadav d) Ajoy Mehta GRIHA Council released a rating tool named b) Exploring Habitats e) Poorna Kumar ______. c) Why Birds Matter? The Benefits of Birds to Q.77) Who has been awarded the 2019 McCain a) GRIHA Environment Schools Humans and Nature Institute Award for Courage and Leadership? b) GRIHA for Existing Day Schools d) Spread Your Wings for Bird Conservation a) Deepak Mehra b) Chhaya Sharma c) GRIHA for Existed Day Schools e) Go Wild Go Birding c) Rehmita Poorna d) Dimple devi d) GRIHA for Environment Performance Schools Q.62) YC Deveshwar who died recently was the e) Yasodha Roopa Singh e) None of these Chairman of which of the following Company? Q.78) Who became the highest wicket-taking Q.50) Which state’s National Health Mission of a) ITC b) Hero MotoCorp spinner in ODI? Public Health Department has signed a MoU with c) TATA Motors d) Dailmer a) Jhulan Goswami b) Stefanie Taylor National Institute of Open Schooling Ministry of e) AXIS Bank c) Ellyse Perry d) Sana Mir Human Resources Development to offer Q.63) What is the name of the Naval Exercise e) Meghan Schutt Vocational Programmes to the Health Service between India, Japan and USA? Q.79) When is the International Nurses Day Providers of NHM in the state? a) Malabar b) Indira Observed on? a) Karnataka b) c) Vikranth d) SONAT a) May 8th b) May 9th c) Bihar d) Maharashtra e) Golden Triangle c) May 10th d) May 11th e) Madhya Pradesh Q.64) Who won the Premier League e) May 12th Q.51) Where will the G7 Environment Ministers Championship 2019? Q.80) Hiralal Yadav who passed away recently Meet will be Held? a) Manchester City b) Manchester United was a famous ___? a) Canada b) Britain c) Liverpool d) Arsenal a) Politician b) Director c) France d) Germany e) New Castle United c) Sports Personality d) Economist e) USA Q.65) Where is the HQ of IEAE? e) Singer Q.52) Which Helicopter model helicopter was a) Vienna b) London Q.81) The 2019 IAAF World Relays was held in formally handed over to the Indian Air Force at c) Brussels d) Washington D.C ______. Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA? e) New Delhi a) Moscow, Russia b) Beijing, China a) Italeri V-22 Osprey Q.66) The World Trade Organisation (WTO) c) Yokohama, Japan d) New Delhi, India b) Kitty Hawk KH80125 ministerial meeting of developing countries will e) Los Angeles, USA c) Revell 1:48 begin in which of the following Countries? Q.82) Who has been appointed as the First-ever d) Apache Guardian a) Mumbai b) New Delhi Female Match Referee in ICC panel? e) Airfix A55307 Westland c) Chennai d) Bengaluru a) Reema Malhotra b) Rajani Venugopal e) Hyderabad c) GS Lakshmi d) Deepa Marathe

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21 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | May - 2019| e) Monica Sumra K Sivan, through video mode in Bengaluru, Q.108) Who is set to be inaugurated as the Q.83) Public service broadcaster Doordarshan has Karnataka? President of South Africa on May 25? launched a souvenir store on which of the a) YUVA 2019 b) Yuvika 2019 a) Cyril Ramaphosa b) Thabo Mbeki following online shopping website to establish an c) Yokan 2019 d) Yushan 2019 c) Marais Viljoen d) Jacob Zuma even stronger relationship with viewers? e) Yuvian 2019 e) Kgalema Motlanthe a) Amazon India b) Flipkart Q.95) Centre extends ban on which of the Q.109) Which Actor is set to be felicitated by c) Alibaba d) Myntra following militant and political organization for CEUCC? e) Club Factory five years? a) Akshay Kumar b) Salman Khan Q.84) Who won the Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup a) ISIS b) Al-Irshad c) Nawazuddin Siddiqui d) Anil Kapoor 2019 in Japan? c) Babbar Khalsa d) LTTE e) Shahrukh Khan a) Rahil Gangjee b) Viraj Madappa e) Lashkar – e – Taiba Q.110) Which EPL Team reatained the Premier c) Yosuke Asaji d) Micah Lauren Shin Q.96) The centre has banned the Military and League Title in last 10 years since Manchester e) RenYonezawa Political Organizations under sub section of which united? Q.85) Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the following Act? a) Liverpool b) Arsenal launched ______, a project for mapping every a) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1963 c) Manchester City d) Leicester City tissue of the human body to help better b) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1968 e) Brighton City understand the roles of tissues and cells linked to c) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1969 Q.111) Bob Hawke who died recently is a famous? various diseases. d) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 a) Economist b) Cricketer a) ‘YANAV: Human Atlas Initiative’ e) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1965 c) Politician b) ‘MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative’ Q.97) The Brahmakalashothsava festival 2019 d) Nobel Prize Awardee e) Writer c) ‘HANAV: Human Atlas Initiative’ has started in which of the following State? Q.112) Kadavoor Sadasivam who died recently d) ‘KANAV: Human Atlas Initiative’ a) Tamil Nadu b) Karnataka was a famous ______? e) ‘VANAV: Human Atlas Initiative’ c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala a) Politician b) Sports Personality Q.86) Which of the following country won the e) Telangana c) Economist d) Scientist Women’s 4x100m relay category in2019 IAAF Q.98) Where did All Indian armed forces e) Writer World Relays, recently? comprising Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Q.113) Who was conferred with the Prestigious a) USA b) France Air Force hold joint exercise “Bull Strike”? Sasakawa Award 2019? c) Poland d) Brazil a) Lakshadweep b) Andaman & Nicobar a) S K Swayne b) J S Kapadia e) Trinidad and Tobago c) Assam d) Andhra Pradesh c) B S Kumar d) P K Mishra Q.87) Who has been appointed as the CEO of LIC e) Karnataka e) E R Reshma Mutual Fund? Q.99) NASA dubbed it’s 2024 Mission to Moon in Q.114) Which country is set to host 2023 AFC a) Rammohan Nilkanth Bhave the name of ______? Asian Cup after Korean withdrawal? b) Venkat Subramanian c) Suseel Kumar a) Archimedes b) Artemis a) India b) Pakistan d) N. Motiwalla e) Dinesh Pangtey c) Achimes d) Atimes c) Myanmar d) China Q.88) Which of the following will serve as the e) Atrimetis e) Sri Lanka Closing Film in the 72nd Cannes Film Festival Q.100) Which Country has expressed support to Q.115) Who was appointed as the next High begins in Cannes, France? Nigeria’s Ambassador to the UN Tijjani Commissioner of India to the Republic of Nauru? a) The Dead Don’t Die Muhammad-Bande as the next president of the a) Kumaramangalam b) Siraj Kumar b) Atlantics General Assembly. The dialogue aims to c) Ranjan Singh d) Padmaja c) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood contribute to the transparency and inclusivity of e) Gregory John d) The Specials the selection process? Q.116) Which Leader has unveiled the “merit e) The Wild Goose Lake a) Pakistan b) USA based” immigration policy plan? Q.89) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural c) India d) Singapore a) Vladimir Putin b) Donald Trump Development (NABARD) announced a how much e) Russia c) Narendra Modi d) Xi Jinping amount as venture capital fund for equity Q.101) Who won the Formula 3 Season Opener in e) Madura do investments in agriculture and rural-focused Barcelona? Q.117) Which Country has approved the Same – startups? a) Arjun Rampal b) Sikki Reddy Sex Marriage in First for Asia? a) Rs.400 crore b) Rs.800 crore c) Jehan Daruvala d) Narain Karthikeyan a) China b) Turkmenistan c) Rs.600 crore d) Rs.500 crore e) Felipe Massa c) India d) Taiwan e) Rs.700 crore Q.102) Pooram Festival is a Famous one in which e) Mongolia Q.90) Who won the Spanish Grand Prix 2019 for of the following State? Q.118) Which Country has joined the Initiative to the 4th Consecutive Time? a) Karnataka b) Kerala combat extremism online? a) Charles Leclerc b) Sebastian Vettel c) Tamil Nadu d) Odisha a) China b) Russia c) Max Verstappen d) Lewis Hamilton e) Telangana c) Japan d) India e) Valtteri Bottas Q.103) 6th Session of Global Platform for DDR e) Philippines Q.91) ISIS claims it has established new branch started in which country? Q.119) Israel has proposed which country to be named ______in India that came after clashes a) Russia b) Switzerland the focus country in Jerusalem Film Festival, between militants and security forces in Kashmir c) England d) India 2020? on May 10. e) China a) China b) Russia a) ‘Wilayah of India’ Q.104) Global Influence of Asian Civilizations c) Taiwan d) Japan b) ‘Wilayah of Hind’ Forum kicks off in which of the following city? e) India c) ‘Wilayah of Security’ a) New Delhi b) Moscow Q.120) What is the capital of Zambia? d) ‘Wilayah of Militants’ c) Beijing d) London a) Harare b) Lusaka e) ‘Wilayah of ISIS’ e) New York c) Bissau d) Kampala Q.92) Which of the following cricketer won the Q.105) What is the theme of the “Global Influence e) Dodoma CCR International Lifetime Achievement Award of Asian Civilizations Forum”? Q.121) When is the World AIDS Vaccine Day 2019 at CEAT International Awards 2019 in a) European Values of The World observed? Mumbai, Maharashtra? b) World Values of the Europeans a) May 16 b) May 17 a) Mohinder Amarnath b) Rashid Khan c) Asian Values of the World c) May 18 d) May 19 c) Aaron Finch d) Ashutosh Aman d) Asian Cricket and their History e) May 20 e) Kuldeep Yadav e) Development of Asia in recent Times Q.122) When is the World Telecommunication Q.93) The Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Services Q.106) Which Country is set to host the part of and Information Society Day Observed on? Selection Board (SSB) was inaugurated by Navy International Army Games? a) May 10 b) May 15 Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at which of the a) China b) Singapore c) May 17 d) May 16 following city? c) Japan d) Sri Lanka e) May 12 a) Visakhapatnam b) Hyderabad e) India Q.123) What is the theme of the World c) Chennai d) Kolkata Q.107) Who is appointed as the Next Ambassador Telecommunication and Information Society Day? e) Panaji of India to Bosnia & Herzegovina? a) Bringing a Beautiful World Q.94) What is name of the Young Scientist a) S K Ghose b) R Rahul Kapadia b) Bridging the Grasp between Countries Programme which was inaugurated by Indian c) Jehan Daruvala d) Kumar Tuhin c) Bridging the Standardization Gap Space Research Organisation, ISRO Chairman Dr e) Manoj Deepak d) Bargaining for the World

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22 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | May - 2019| e) Breaking the Stereotypes a) Train 18 e) None of these Q.124) Rallapalli Venkata Narasimha Rao who b) Vande Bharata Express Q.153) How many medals India bagged at Open died recently was a famous ____? c) Amaravati Express International tournament? a) Actor b) Politician d) Amritha Express a) 57 b) 65 c) Sports Personality d) Economist e) Tejas way c) 72 d) 38 e) Lyric Writer Q.139) Who won the Women’s Singles Italian e) 46 Q.125) Which Country’s citizens are seeking help Open 2019 title? Q.154) Who won 2019 Sudirman Cup? more than the other countries to reduce their a) Karolína Plíšková b) Victoria Azarenka a) China b) Pakistan alcohol intake according to the 8th Edition of c) Ashleigh Barty d) Caroline Wozniacki c) Indonesia d) Saudi Arabia Global Drug Survey (GDS) 2019? e) None of these e) India a) Germany b) Mexico Q.140) Which country set Guinness World Q.155) ______became first foreign c) Russia d) Philippines Records of ‘largest laundry lesson’ with the leader to meet new Japanese emperor e) India participation of 400 young men? a) David Cameron b) Donald Trump Q.126) In which State of India does 35% of a) Pakistan b) India c) Dilma Rousseff d) François Hollande Graphite reserves are found? c) Saudi Arabia d) Indonesia e) Justin Trudeau a) Himachal Pradesh b) Haryana e) Srilanka Q.156) Fifth Smart Cities India Expo held in c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Jammu & Kashmir Q.141) Who recently set record on lowest 36-hole ______e) Tamil Nadu in the US PGA Championship? a) New Delhi b) Chennai Q.127) Which Country has approved for the first a) Tiger Woods b) Nick Price c) Kolkata d) Trivandrum time a scheme that gives permanent residency to c) Brooks Koepka d) Jordan Spieth e) Mumbai certain expatriates, allowing them to own real e) None of these Q.157) Who won gold medal in 10m Air Rifle in estate in the kingdom and reside with their Q.142) Which state became first state to list ISSF World Cup? families without their country sponsor? Masala Bond in overseas market? a) Manu Bhaskar b) Heena Sidhu a) Iran b) Iraq a) Tamil Nadu b) Karnataka c) Apurvi Chandela d) Jitu Rai c) Afghanistan d) Pakistan c) Kerala d) Bihar e) Karni Singh e) Saudi Arabia e) Gujarat Q.158) ISRO’s new commercial arm ______Q.128) What is the name of the Bilateral Exercise Q.143) What is the maximum possible strength of India officially inaugurated between India & Singapore (Navy)? the judges of Supreme Court? a) Near Space b) New Space a) SIMBAT b) SIMBEX a) 28 b) 29 c) Night Space d) Bright Space c) SINTAX d) SYNTEC c) 30 d) 31 e) White Space e) SIMBAX e) 32 Q.159) Who is appointed as head UN Q.129) The CTBTO has offered which country, the Q.144) Which are the Countries participating in peacekeeping operation in South Sudan status of the observer and access to IMS Data? the Pacific Vanguard naval exercise? a) Shailesh Tinaikar b) Dinesh gupta a) China b) USA a) United States, China, South Korea, and c) Rajesh Sharma d) Nitish Sharma c) India d) Russia Canada e) Rajeev Kumar e) Germany b) UK, North Korea, South Korea, and Australia Q.160) ____ to host World Leaders Conference to Q.130) Which State is set to Digitise all Records c) United States, Japan, South Korea, and Combat Anti-Semitism in October 2020 to save Rs.35 Crores annually? A Australia a) Sweden b) Thailand a) Andhra Pradesh b) Tripura d) India, Japan, Russia, and Australia c) Australia d) Saudi Arabia c) Meghalaya d) Tamil Nadu e) India, Russia, South Korea, and Australia e) India e) Kerala Q.145) Under which Article did Delhi High Court Q.161) Orchha town of ______added to the Q.131) Which of the Following coastguards was has ruled that the United Nations is not a State? Tentative List of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites decommissioned at Vishakhapatnam? a) Article 12 b) Article 118 a) Madhya Pradesh b) Kerala a) INS Vikrant b) INS Indra c) Article 123 d) Article 28 c) Tamil Nadu d) Bihar c) ICGS Vigraha d) ICGS Vigrahara e) Article 128 e) Gujarat e) ICGS Vikranth Q.146) Elections for a new body of the Board of Q.162) Who broke his own world record and won Q.132) Which organization had started online Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be held on gold in men’s 10m air rifle in ISSF World Cup writing of Annual Performance Appraisal Report ______2019? (APARs) in SPARROW (Smart Performance a) August 26 b) October 22 a) Pang Wei b) Rizvi Shahzar Appraisal Report Recording Online Window) for c) September 14 d) July 16 c) Saurabh Chaudhary d) Abhinav Bindra Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers? e) June 22 e) Jitu Rai a) SEBI b) CBIC Q.147) SpaceX successfully launches, deploys Q.163) Who won the Monaco Grand Prix? c) RBI d) NHAI ____ internet satellites a) Lewis Hamilton b) Max Verstappen e) NSE a) 60 b) 40 c) Sebastian Vettel d) Kimi Raikonnen Q.133) Gaborone is the Capital of which of the c) 50 d) 30 e) Valtteri Bottas following country? e) 20 Q.164) DRDO test fired the new version of a) South Sudan b) Botswana Q.148) BJD wins 112 seats in Odisha, ______surface-to-air defence missile under the c) South Africa d) Mozambique set to be CM for 5th time in row Integrated Guided-Missile Development e) Ghana a) Ravindranath Naiyak b) Akilesh Yadav Programme (IGMDP)? Q.134) Govt plans introducing artificial c) Sudarsan Patnaik d) Jegan Mohan Reddy a) Agni b) Akash intelligence system in MCA ______portal e) Naveen Patnaik c) Trishul d) Prithvi a) 21 b) 38 Q.149) Who won ‘Global Asian of the Year’ Award e) Bramos c) 45 d) 28 for Contribution to Women’s Healthcare Q.165) Who won the 2019 Swansea University e) 31 Ecosystem? International Dylan Thomas Prize? Q.135) Who won the Italian Open 2019 title? a) Hema Divakar b) Nithya Suresh a) Sri Lankan writer Guy Gunaratne a) Novak Djokovic b) Rafael Nadal c) Rashmi Narayana d) Niranjani kumar b) Indian writer Ira Trivedi c) Andy Murray d) John McEnroe e) None of these c) Chinese writers Mo Yan e) None of these Q.150) Where is the Pacific Vanguard naval d) Pakistan writer Rafia Zakaria Q.136) Who was awarded the John F Kennedy exercise happening? e) Japanese writer Michael Schumacher Profile in Courage Award 2019? a) Near Saipan b) Near Guam Q.166) Which country elected to Executive Board a) Gabrielle Giffords b) Gerald Ford c) Near Puerto Rico d) Near Palau of first UN-Habitat Assembly? c) John Lewis d) Nancy Pelosi e) Near Taisuai a) New Zealand b) India e) Marcus Stoinis Q.151) Vijaya Mulay who passed away recently c) Pakistan d) Indonesia Q.137) PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal to spearhead was a famous ______. e) Japan Indian challenge at Sudirman Cup in ______a) Filmmaker b) Journalist Q.167) DRDO’s Akash missile was developed a) China b) Pakistan c) Scientist d) Singer under ______. c) Saudi Arabia d) Indonesia e) Politician a) Integrated Guided-Missile Development e) India Q.152) World Thyroid Day observed on Programme (IGMDP) Q.138) What is the name of the fastest train ______b) Ballistic-Missile Development Programme completed 1 Lakh kilometers without missing a) May 25 b) June 16 (BMDP) single trip? c) July 19 d) August 25

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23 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | May - 2019| c) Indigenous Missile Development Programme Q.181) Where was the third ISSF World Cup 2019 c) India and Sweden (IMDP) held? d) Switzerland and India d) Integrated Anti-Missile Development a) New Delhi, India b) London, UK e) India and Pakistan Programme (IAMDP) c) Beijing, China d) Munich, Germany Q.195) Who is the new President of Nigeria? e) Indigenous Guided-Missile Development e) Tokyo, Japan a) Kingsley Moghalu Programme (IGMDP) Q.182) Who is new President of Malawi? b) Muhammadu Buhari Q.168) India’s first Tree Ambulance initiated in a) Peter Mutharika b) John Williams c) Murtala Muhammed ______by Green man of India c) Armen Sarkissian d) Ilham Aliyev d) Yakubu Gowon a) Hyderabad b) Chennai e) Rajeev Kapoor e) Wesdire Thane c) Secunderabad d) Mumbai Q.183) China rejected U.S. call for substantive Q.196) Who governed the oath of office to Y S e) Bangalore dialogue with ______, after the U.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, the CM of Andhra Pradesh? Q.169) Who sworn in as the Chief Minister of Ambassador’s visit to Tibet, recently. a) E.S.L. Narasimhan Arunachal Pradesh? a) Vladimir Putin b) K. Chandrashekar Rao a) J.Singh b) Buddhist monk Tanxu c) Vajubhai Vala b) Nabam Tuki c) António Guterres d) Chandrababu Naidu c) Pema Khandu d) Dalai Lama e) Raja Simmaha Raaju d) Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa e) Donald Trump Q.197) India’s first all-woman crew flies e) Pawan Kumar Chamling Q.184) Who won gold in the in the women’s 25m ______medium lift helicopter. Q.170) Who sworn in as Chief Minister of Sikkim? pistol at the 2019 ISSF World Cup in Munich, a) Mi-35 V5 b) Mi – 18 V16 a) Prem Singh Tamang Germany? c) Mi – 8 V10 d) Mi – 17 V5 b) a) Manu Bhaker b) Tejaswini Sawant e) Mi – 25 V7 c) Pawan Kumar Chamling c) Rahi Sarnobat d) Jitu Rai Q.198) ______appointed as the Prime d) Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil e) Apurvi Chandela Minister of Papua New Guinea. e) Pema Khandu Q.185) Which state released a draft block chain a) James Marape b) Sam Aballis Q.171) Who is the author of the debut novel ‘In policy to set up country’s first ‘Block chain c) Dille Skate d) Rabbie Namaliu Our Mad and Furious City’? District’? e) Salamie Rossiyo a) Louisa Hall b) Guy Gunaratne a) Bihar b) Himachal Pradesh Q.199) The Centre has constituted a Tribunal for c) Zoe Gilbert d) Sarah Perry c) Maharashtra d) West bengal adjudicating ban on LTTE under ______. e) Alain Prost e) Telangana a) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1948 Q.172) Russia launched the world’s largest Q.186) Which domestic airlines became 4th to b) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1952 nuclear-powered icebreaker ______have a 100 aircraft in its fleet? c) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 a) Lessi b) Cupta a) SpiceJet b) Air India d) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1991 c) Nissi d) Dines c) Jet Airways d) IndiGo e) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1998 e) Ural e) Air Asia Q.200) Who administered the oath of office of PM Q.173) Bollywood’s most famous stunt and action Q.187) Who launched a new project to boost Narendra Modi? choreographer, ______passed away in Mumbai medicinal plant cultivation? a) President a) Veeru Devgan b) Ajay Devgan a) Chandrasekhara Rao b) Pinarayi Vijayan b) CJI Ranjan Gogoi c) Shatruhan Singh d) Ranjith Sharma c) d) Conrad Sangma c) MP Maneka Gandhi e) Rajeev Kapoor e) Edappadi K Palaniswamy d) Amit Shah Q.174) Amnesty International Day is being Q.188) The International Day of United Nations e) Option A & B observed on ______Peacekeepers Q.201) Former basketball player, Lamar Odom a) May 25 b) May 27 a) May 27 b) May 25 launched a new book _____ c) May 28 d) May 17 c) May 26 d) May 28 a) The Great Gatsby e) May 13 e) May 29 b) War and Peace Q.175) ______became the oldest man to win a Q.189) For which essay, Annie Zaidi was awarded c) Odom’s light for year sports match at the French Open 2019 the Nine Dots Prize 2019? d) Sports Capital Lamar a) Torben Ulrich b) Ivo Karlovic a) Bread, Cement, Cactus e) Darkness to light c) Istvan Gulyas d) Feliciano Lopez b) Known Turf: Bantering with Bandits Q.202) Which Country is not a BIMSTEC country? e) Peter Haine c) Other True Tales a) China b) Myanmar Q.176) Maldives Ex-Leader Mohamed Nasheed d) Love Stories # 1 to 14 c) Sri Lanka d) Bangladesh Tipped as ______e) Stand Out of Our Light e) India a) New Speaker b) President Q.190) ______recognized ‘burn-out’ as medical Q.203) ______of Indore got International c) Prime Minister d) Vice President condition and ‘gaming disorder’ a recognised Status? e) State Representative illness a) Raja Bhoj Airport Q.177) IAF’s AN-32 aircraft has formally been a) WHO b) UNESCO b) Devi Ahilyabai International Holkar Airport certified to fly on blended aviation fuel containing c) UNO d) UNDP c) Rajmata Vijaya Raje Airport up to 10% of indigenous ______fuel. e) WLO d) Scindia Air Terminal Dumna Airport a) AVgas b) Diesel Q.191) Who won the Nine Dots Prize 2019, an e) Anna International Airport c) JET A/A1 d) Bio-jet award for creative thinking that tackles Q.204) ____ conferred with ‘Lifetime Recognition e) Petrol contemporary societal issues? Award’ by the Confederation of Horticulture Q.178) Who is appointed as new Home Secretary a) Writer Salman Rushdie Association of India for West Bengal? b) Writer Arundhati Roy a) Kumar b) Suresh Raj a) Alapan Bandyopadhyay c) Writer Annie Zaidi c) Naresh Iyer d) Dinesh Kumar b) Suresh Mukopadhyay d) Writer Chetan Bhagat e) Ram Krishnan c) Dinesh Karthik Raj e) Writer Kamala Kannan Q.205) Who has sworn-in as the Chief Minister of d) Acharya Dev Q.192) ______lifted export ban on Andhra Pradesh? e) Raj Kumar Virat fruits and vegetable from Kerala a) E.S.L. Narasimhan Q.179) What are the countries signed an a) Pakistan b) Saudi Arabia b) Y S Jaganmohan Reddy agreement to jointly develop the East Container c) Indonesia d) Iran c) Chandrababu Naidu Terminal at the Colombo Port? e) Japan d) Koramutla Sreenivasulu a) Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Thailand Q.193) The theme for the World Digestive Health e) K. Chandrashekar Rao b) Sri Lanka, India and Myanmar Day 2019 campaign is c) Sri Lanka, Japan and India a) Lately Diagnosis and Treatment of AI Cancer d) Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China b) Diagnosis and Treatment of GI Cancer e) Sri Lanka, Japan and China c) Early Diagnosis and Treatment of GI Cancer Q.180) Which of the following is NASA’s program d) Early Treatment and Diagnosis of GI Cancer that will return astronauts to Moon for first time? e) Treatment of GI Cancer and Early Diagnosis a) Artemis b) Themis Q.194) What are the countries that are removed c) Gateway d) Spitzer from US’ currency monitoring list? e) Brightie a) Pakistan and Afghanistan b) China and India

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VOCABULARY BUILDER Antonyms: Friendly, Mild Synonyms: Astonish, Amaze. 13) Vital Antonyms: Unimpressive, Unremarkable. ENGLISH VOCABULARY Meaning:Absolutely necessary; essential. 26) Manoeuvre 1) Elevation Example:”Secrecy is of vital importance” Meaning: Carefully guide or manipulate Meaning: The action or fact of raising or being Synonyms:Essential, Crucial (someone or something) in order to achieve an raised to a higher or more important level, state, Antonyms: Unimportant, Peripheral end. or position. 14) Deteriorated Example:”They were manoeuvring him into Example: “Her sudden elevation to the cabinet” Meaning: Become progressively worse. betraying his friend” Synonyms: Promotion, Advancement Example:”Relations between the countries had Synonyms: Intrigue, Plot. Antonyms: Demotion deteriorated sharply” Antonyms: Ignorance, Honesty. 2) Inexplicable Synonyms:Worsen, Decline 27) Revive Meaning: Unable to be explained or accounted Antonyms: Improve Meaning: Give new strength or energy to. for. 15) Credible Example:”The cool, refreshing water revived us Example: “For some inexplicable reason her Meaning: Able to be believed; convincing. all” mind went completely blank” Example: “Few people found his story credible” Synonyms: Reinvigorate, Revitalize. Synonyms: Unaccountable, Puzzling Synonyms: Acceptable, Reliable Antonyms: Destroy, Agitate Antonyms: Understandable Antonyms: Untrustworthy 28) Tenure 3) Flawed 16) Inhabited Meaning: The holding of an office. Meaning: Having or characterized by a Meaning:(Of a person, animal, or group) live in Example:”His tenure of the premiership would be fundamental weakness or imperfection. or occupy (a place or environment). threatened” Example: “A Fatally flawed strategy” Example:”A bird that inhabits North America” Synonyms: Incumbency, Term of office. Synonyms: Unsound, Defective Synonyms: Occupy. Antonyms: Misconception, Release Antonyms: Sound Antonyms: uninhabited, unpopulated. 29) Probably 4) Denying 17) Aspiration Meaning: Almost certainly; as far as one knows Meaning: Refuse to give (something requested Meaning: A hope or ambition of achieving or can tell. or desired) to (someone). something. Example: “She would probably never see him Example: “The inquiry was denied access to Example:”The needs and aspirations of the again” intelligence sources” people” Synonyms: Possibly, Perhaps. Synonyms: Refuse, Rebuff Synonyms: Desire, Hope. Antonyms: Inprobably, Uncertain Antonyms: Accept Antonyms: apathy, unconcern 30) Coalition 5) Betrays 18) Conceal Meaning: A temporary alliance for combined Meaning: Expose (one’s country, a group, or a Meaning: Prevent (something) from being action, especially of political parties forming a person) to danger by treacherously giving known; keep secret. government. information to an enemy. Example:”They were at great pains to conceal Example: “A coalition between Liberals and Example: “A double agent who betrayed some that information from the public” Conservatives” 400 British and French agents to the Germans” Synonyms: Hide, Cover up. Synonyms: Alliance, Union. Synonyms: Break faith with Antonyms: show, uncover Antonyms: Separation, Disunion Antonyms: Be loyal to 19) Reliable 31) Vows 6) Fragility Meaning: Consistently good in quality or Meaning: Solemnly promise to do a specified Meaning: The quality of being easily broken or performance; able to be trusted. thing. damaged. Example:”A reliable source of information” Example: “The rebels vowed to continue Example:”Osteoporosis is characterized by bone Synonyms: Dependable, Good. fighting” fragility” Antonyms: Bad, Undependable. Synonyms: Pledge, Promise. Synonyms: Frailty, Weakness 20) Anomaly Antonyms: Break, Breach Antonyms: Robustness Meaning: Something that deviates from what is 32) Drove 7) Legitimised standard, normal, or expected. Meaning: Urge or force (animals or people) to Meaning: Make legitimate. Example:”There are a number of anomalies in move in a specified direction. Example: “Voters legitimize the government the present system” Example: “They drove a flock of sheep through through the election of public officials” Synonyms: Oddity, Peculiarity. the centre of the city” Synonyms: Validate, Legitimate Antonyms: Normality, Conformity. Synonyms: Impel, Urge. Antonyms: Outlaw 21) Rely Antonyms: Spittle, Drool 8) Incursions Meaning: Depend on with full trust or 33) Confined Meaning: An invasion or attack, especially a confidence. Meaning: (Of a space) restricted in area or sudden or brief one. Example:”I know I can rely on your discretion” volume; cramped. Example: “Incursions into enemy territory” Synonyms: Depend, Count. Example: “Her fear of confined spaces” Synonyms: Attack on, Assault on Antonyms: Doubt, Disbelieve. Synonyms: Restricted, Limited Antonyms: Retreat 22) Hurdle Antonyms: Release, Neglect 9) Capitulates Meaning: A problem or difficulty that must be 34) Rely Meaning: Cease to resist an opponent or an overcome. Meaning: Depend on with full trust or unwelcome demand; yield. Example:”Many would like to emigrate to the confidence. Example: “The patriots had to capitulate to the United States, but face formidable hurdles” Example: “I know I can rely on your discretion” enemy forces” Synonyms: Obstacle, Difficulty. Synonyms: Depend, Count. Synonyms: Surrender, Yield Antonyms: Advantage, Assistance Antonyms: Disbelieve, Distrust Antonyms: Resist 23) Emphasis 35) Hostage 10) Armistice Meaning: Special importance, value, or Meaning: A person seized or held as security for Meaning: An agreement made by opposing sides prominence given to something. the fulfilment of a condition. in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a Example:”They placed great emphasis on the Example: “They were held hostage by armed truce. individual’s freedom” rebels” Example: “The Italian government signed an Synonyms: Prominence, Importance. Synonyms: Captive, Prisoner. armistice with the Allies” Antonyms: Insistence, Significance Antonyms: Captor Synonyms: Truce, Ceasefire 24) Rationale 36) Intended Antonyms: Declaration of war, Hostilities Meaning: A set of reasons or a logical basis for a Meaning: Planned or meant. 11) Acrimony course of action or belief. Example: “The intended victim escaped” Meaning: Bitterness or ill feeling. Example:”He explained the rationale behind the Synonyms: Deliberate, Intentional. Example: “The AGM dissolved into acrimony” change” Antonyms: Unfixed Synonyms: Bitterness, Rancour Synonyms: Reasoning, Thinking. 37) Proximity Antonyms: Goodwill Antonyms: Reality, Proof Meaning: Nearness in space, time, or 12) Hostile 25) Staggering relationship. Meaning: Showing or feeling opposition or Meaning: Astonish or deeply shock. Example: “Do not operate microphones in close dislike; unfriendly. Example:”I was staggered to find it was six proximity to television sets” Example:”A hostile audience” o’clock” Synonyms: Closeness, Nearness. Synonyms:Antagonistic, Aggressive ______RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs 7601808080 / 9043303030 www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC

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Antonyms: Diatance, Remoteness Meaning: Having or showing no pity or Meaning: Return to (a previous state, practice, 38) Rebellion compassion for others. topic, etc.). Meaning: An act of armed resistance to an Example: “a ruthless manipulator” Example: “he reverted to his native language” established government or leader. Synonyms: Merciless, Cruel Synonyms: Return, Regress Example: “The authorities put down a rebellion Antonyms: Gentle, Compassionate Antonyms: Continue, Improve. by landless colonials” 51) Furnish 64) Lavish Synonyms: Revolt, Insurrection. Meaning: To supply or provide something Meaning: Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or Antonyms: Calm, Obedience. needed. luxurious. 39) Averse Example: Jeanne’s catering company furnished Example: “a lavish banquet” Meaning: Having a strong dislike of or opposition all the food for the party. Synonyms: Lush, Gorgeous to something. Synonyms: Provide, Supply Antonyms: Meagre Example: “As a former CIA director, he is not Antonyms: Divest 65) Vagaries averse to secrecy” 52) Endure Meaning: An unexpected and inexplicable Synonyms: Opposed to, Against. Meaning: To continue to exist for a long time. change in a situation or in someone’s behaviour. Antonyms: Friendly, Sympathetic Example: The political system established in Example: “the vagaries of the weather”. 40) Robust 1400 endured until about 1650. Synonyms: Quirk, Oddity. Meaning: Strong and healthy; vigorous. Synonyms: Continue, Persist Antonyms: Choice, Economy. Example: “The Caplan family are a robust lot” Antonyms: Fade, Short-lived 66) Erstwhile Synonyms: Strong, Vigorous 53) Anxiety Meaning: Former. Antonyms: Fragile, Lethargic Meaning: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or Example: “the erstwhile president of the 41) Deceit unease about something with an uncertain company” Meaning: The action or practice of deceiving outcome. Synonyms: Former, Sometime someone by concealing or misrepresenting the Example: “he felt a surge of anxiety” Antonyms: Present, Future truth. Synonyms: Worry, Concern 67) Indigenous Example: “A web of deceit” Antonyms: Calmness, Serenity Meaning: Originating or occurring naturally in a Synonyms: Lying, Pretence. 54) Controversy particular place; native. Antonyms: Truth, Reality Meaning: Prolonged public disagreement or Example: “the indigenous peoples of Siberia” 42) Bolsters heated discussion. Synonyms: Native, Aboriginal Meaning: Support or strengthen. Example: “the design of the building has caused Antonyms: Expatriate, Migrant Example: “The fall in interest rates is starting to controversy” 68) Preferential bolster confidence” Synonyms: Disagreement, Dispute Meaning: Of or involving preference or partiality; Synonyms: Strengthen, Support. Antonyms: Agreement, Accord constituting a favour or privilege. Antonyms: Discourage, Block. 55) Fuelled Example: “preferential interest rates may be 43) Reluctant Meaning: Sustain or inflame (an intense feeling). offered to employees” Meaning: Unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. Example: “his resignation fuelled speculation of Synonyms: Special, Better Example: “today, many ordinary people are still an imminent cabinet reshuffle” Antonyms: Fairness. reluctant to talk about politics” Synonyms: Stimulate, Intensify 69) Deter Synonyms: Unwilling, Grudging Antonyms: Dampen Meaning: Prevent the occurrence of. Antonyms: Willing, Eager 56) Threatening Example: “strategists think not only about how 44) Expediency Meaning: Having a hostile or deliberately to deter war, but about how war might occur” Meaning: The quality of being convenient and frightening quality or manner. Synonyms: Prevent, Stop practical despite possibly being improper or Example: “her mother had received a Antonyms: Encourage immoral; convenience. threatening letter” 70) Casting Example: “an act of political expediency” Synonyms: Menacing, Scary Meaning: Discard. Synonyms: Convenience, Advantage Antonyms: Distant, Pleasant Example: “he jumped in, casting caution to the Antonyms: Disadvantage 57) Compliance wind” 45) Untenable Meaning: The state or fact of according with or Synonyms: Discard, Reject Meaning: (especially of a position or view) not meeting rules or standards. Antonyms: Accept able to be maintained or defended against attack Example: “all imports of timber are in 71) Estrangement or objection. compliance with regulations” Meaning: The fact of no longer being on friendly Example: “this argument is clearly untenable” Synonyms: Obedience to, Accordance with terms or part of a social group. Synonyms: Unarguable, Flawed Antonyms: Violation, Infringement Example: “the growing estrangement of the Antonyms: Tenable, Defensible 58) Barring police from their communities” 46) Disdain Meaning: Except for; if not for. Synonyms: Alienation, Hostility Meaning: The feeling that someone or something Example: “barring accidents, we should win” Antonyms: Unity, Reconciliation is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect. Synonyms: Excepting, Excluding 72) Foes Example: “her upper lip curled in disdain” Antonyms: Approval, Support. Meaning: An enemy or opponent. Synonyms: Contempt, Scorn 59) Evasive Example: “his work was praised by friends and Antonyms: Admiration, Respect Meaning: Directed towards avoidance or escape. foes alike” 47) Apportioned Example: “they decided to take evasive action” Synonyms: Rival, Adversary Meaning: Divide up and share out. Synonyms: Avoiding, Dodging Antonyms: Friend Example: “voting power will be apportioned Antonyms: Direct 73) Veteran according to contribution” 60) Outstanding Meaning: A person who has had long experience Synonyms: Allocate, Distribute Meaning: Not yet paid, resolved, or dealt with. in a particular field. Antonyms: Withhold, Refuse Example: “much of the work is still outstanding” Example: “a veteran of two world wars” 48) Denting Synonyms: Incomplete, Undone Synonyms: Expert, Old-hand Meaning: Have an adverse effect on; diminish. Antonyms: Paid, Finished Antonyms: Novice, Recruit Example: “this neither deterred him nor dented 61) Alleviate 74) Acutely his enthusiasm” Meaning: Make (suffering, deficiency, or a Meaning: (with reference to something Synonyms: Diminish, Reduce problem) less severe. unpleasant or unwelcome) intensely. Antonyms: Increase Example: “he couldn’t prevent her pain, only Example: “the whole situation was acutely 49) Awkward alleviate it” embarrassing” Meaning: Causing inconvenience, anxiety, or Synonyms: Reduce, Relieve Synonyms: Extremely, Very embarrassment. Antonyms: Aggravate Antonyms: Slightly Example: It was an awkward situation, because 62) Looming 75) Collided the restaurant was too expensive for us but we Meaning: (of an event regarded as threatening) Meaning: Hit by accident when moving. didn’t want to just get up and walk out. seem about to happen. Example: “She collided with someone” Synonyms: Difficult, Unpleasant Example: “there is a crisis looming” Synonyms: Conflict, Clash Antonyms: Relaxed, Easy Synonyms: Threaten, Impend Antonyms: Coalesce 50) Ruthless Antonyms: Distant, Remote. 76) Negligent 63) Revert

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Meaning: Failing to take proper care over Antonyms: Neglect, Uproot. Example: “drainage schemes have helped to something. 89) Chaos mitigate this problem” Example: “The council had been negligent in its Meaning: Complete disorder and confusion. Synonyms: Alleviate, Reduce supervision of the children in care” Example: “Snow caused chaos in the region” Antonyms: Aggravate, Increase Synonyms: Careless, Remiss Synonyms: Disorder, Disarray. 102) Provocative Antonyms: Careful, Attentive Antonyms: Organization, Calm. Meaning: Causing anger or another strong 77) Hired 90) Bolster reaction, especially deliberately. Meaning: Employ (someone) for wages. Meaning: Support or strengthen. Example: “A provocative article” Example: “Management hired and fired labour in Example: “The fall in interest rates is starting to Synonyms: Annoying, Irritating line with demand” bolster confidence” Antonyms: Soothing, Calming Synonyms: Employ, Engage Synonyms: Strengthen, Support. 103) Congruence Antonyms: Dismiss Antonyms: Undermine. Meaning: Agreement or harmony; compatibility. 78) Aggrieved 91) Setback Example: “The results show quite good Meaning: Feeling resentment at having been Meaning: A reversal or check in progress. congruence with recent studies” unfairly treated. Example: “a serious setback for the peace Synonyms: Compatibility, Conformity Example: “They were aggrieved at the outcome” process” Antonyms: Conflict Synonyms: Resentful, Angry Synonyms: Problem, Difficulty 104) Seldom Antonyms: Pleased Antonyms: Breakthrough Meaning: Not often; rarely. 79) Articulated 92) Curtailed Example: “Islay is seldom visited by tourists” Meaning: Having two or more sections Meaning: Reduce in extent or quantity; impose Synonyms: Rarely, Infrequently connected by a flexible joint. a restriction on. Antonyms: Often, Frequently Example: “An articulated lorry” Example: “civil liberties were further curtailed” 105) Dwindled Synonyms: Segmented, Attached Synonyms: Reduce, Cut Meaning: Diminish gradually in size, amount, or Antonyms: Fixed Antonyms: Increase, Lengthen strength. 80) Corollary 93) Enriched Example: “Traffic has dwindled to a trickle” Meaning: A proposition that follows from (and is Meaning: Improve or enhance the quality or Synonyms: Diminish, Decrease often appended to) one already proved. value of. Antonyms: Increase, Flourish Example: “The huge increases in unemployment Example: “her exposure to museums enriched 106) Oppressive were the corollary of expenditure cuts” her life in France” Meaning: Inflicting harsh and authoritarian Synonyms: Consequence, Result Synonyms: Enhance, Reinforce treatment. Antonyms: Cause, Origin Antonyms: Spoil, Devalue Example: “An oppressive dictatorship” 81) Belied 94) Wrecked Synonyms: Harsh, Cruel Meaning: (Of an appearance) fail to give a true Meaning: Spoil completely. Antonyms: Lenient, Humane impression of (something). Example: “an eye injury wrecked his chances of 107) Frustration Example: “His lively, alert manner belied his a professional career” Meaning: The feeling of being upset or annoyed years” Synonyms: Ruin, Spoil as a result of being unable to change or achieve Synonyms: Contradict, Disprove Antonyms: Facilitate something. Antonyms: Reveal 95) Comply Example: “Tears of frustration rolled down her 82) Perilous Meaning: Act in accordance with a wish or cheeks” Meaning: Full of danger or risk. command. Synonyms: Exasperation, Annoyance Example: “A perilous journey south” Example: “we are unable to comply with your Antonyms: Satisfaction Synonyms: Dangerous, Hazardous request” 108) Exemptions Antonyms: Safe, Secure Synonyms: Observe, Obey Meaning: The action of freeing or state of being 83) Intense Antonyms: Ignore, Disobey free from an obligation or liability imposed on Meaning: Having or showing strong feelings or 96) Allies others. opinions; extremely earnest or serious. Meaning: A person or organization that Example: “Vehicles that may qualify for Example: “An intense young woman, passionate cooperates with or helps another in a particular exemption from tax” about her art” activity. Synonyms: Immunity, Exception Synonyms: Passionate, Ardent Example: “he was forced to dismiss his closest Antonyms: Liability Antonyms: Apathetic political ally” 109) Resumption 84) Horrific Synonyms: Associate, Friend Meaning: The action of beginning something Meaning: Causing horror. Antonyms: Enemy, Opponent again after a pause or interruption. Example: “Horrific injuries” 97) Embolden Example: “With peace came the resumption of Synonyms: Dreadful, Horrendous. Meaning: Give (someone) the courage or foreign imports” Antonyms: Delightful, Pleasant. confidence to do something. Synonyms: Restart, Recommencement 85) Countenance Example: “emboldened by the claret, he pressed Antonyms: Suspension, Abandonment Meaning: Admit as acceptable or possible. his knee against hers” 110) Defiant Example: “He was reluctant to countenance the Synonyms: Encourage, Hearten Meaning: Showing defiance. use of force” Antonyms: Dishearten, Discourage Example: “A defiant gesture” Synonyms: Tolerate, Permit. 98) Tumultuous Synonyms: Intransigent, Resistant Antonyms: Disturbance, Anxiety. Meaning: Excited, confused, or disorderly. Antonyms: Apologetic, Cooperative 86) Deliberate Example: “a tumultuous crowd” 111) Emboldened Meaning: Done consciously and intentionally. Synonyms: Tempestuous, Stormy Meaning: Give (someone) the courage or Example: “A deliberate attempt to provoke Antonyms: Peaceful, Uneventful confidence to do something. conflict” 99) Misery Example: “Emboldened by the claret, he pressed Synonyms: Intentional, Calculated. Meaning: A state or feeling of great physical or his knee against hers” Antonyms: Ignorant, Uncareful. mental distress or discomfort. Synonyms: Encourage, Hearten 87) Misadventure Example: “a man who had brought her nothing Antonyms: Dishearten, Discourage Meaning: Death caused by a person accidentally but misery” 112) Implicit while performing a legal act without negligence or Synonyms: Unhappiness, Distress Meaning: Suggested though not directly intent to harm. Antonyms: Contentment, Pleasure expressed. Example: “the coroner recorded a verdict of 100) Ferocity Example: “Comments seen as implicit criticism death by misadventure” Meaning: The state or quality of being ferocious. of the policies” Synonyms: Accident, Problem Example: “the ferocity of the storm caught them Synonyms: Implied, Indirect Antonyms: Advantage, Perfection. by surprise” Antonyms: Explicit, direct 88) Instill Synonyms: Savagery, Brutality 113) Vigilant Meaning: Gradually but firmly establish (an idea Antonyms: Gentleness Meaning: Keeping careful watch for possible or attitude) in a person’s mind. 101) Mitigate danger or difficulties. Example: “The standards her parents had Meaning: Make (something bad) less severe, Example: “The burglar was spotted by vigilant instilled into her” serious, or painful. neighbours” Synonyms: Inculcate, Implant. Synonyms: Watchful, Observed

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Antonyms: Negligent, Inattentive Meaning: Never relaxing or slackening; Meaning: Criticize in an abusive or angrily 114) Rival incessant. insulting manner. Meaning: A person or thing competing with Example: “Unremitting drizzle” Example: “He was now reviled by the party that another for the same objective or for superiority Synonyms: Relentless, Continual he had helped to lead” in the same field of activity. Antonyms: Intermittent, Spasmodic Synonyms: Criticize, Censure Example: “He has no serious rival for the job” 128) Defended Antonyms: Praise, Extol Synonyms: Competitor, Opponent Meaning: Resist an attack made on (someone or 141) Fragment Antonyms: Partner, Ally something); protect from harm or danger. Meaning: Break or cause to break into 115) Ostensibly Example: “We shall defend our island, whatever fragments. Meaning: As appears or is stated to be true, the cost” Example: “Lough Erne fragmented into a series though not necessarily so; apparently. Synonyms: Protect, Guard of lakes” Example: “The party secretary resigned, Antonyms: Attack Synonyms: Break up, Break. ostensibly from ill health” 129) Idle Antonyms: Whole, Entirely. Synonyms: Apparently, Seemingly Meaning: Without purpose or effect; pointless. 142) Mandate Antonyms: Genuinely, Really Example: “He did not want to waste valuable Meaning: The authority to carry out a policy, 116) Ruffle time in idle chatter” regarded as given by the electorate to a party or Meaning: Disconcert or upset the composure of Synonyms: Frivolous, Trivial candidate that wins an election. (someone). Antonyms: Serious, Meaningful Example: “He called an election to seek a Example: “Lancaster had been ruffled by her 130) Imperative mandate for his policies” questions” Meaning: Giving an authoritative command; Synonyms: Authority, Approval. Synonyms: Annoy, Irritate peremptory. Antonyms: Breach, Refuse. Antonyms: Soothe, Calm Example: “The bell pealed again, a final 143) Overture 117) Objection imperative call” Meaning: An introduction to something more Meaning: An expression or feeling of disapproval Synonyms: Peremptory, Imperious substantial. or opposition; a reason for disagreeing. Antonyms: Submissive Example: “The talks were no more than an Example: “they have raised no objections to the 131) Curtail overture to a long debate” latest plans” Meaning: Reduce in extent or quantity; impose Synonyms: Preliminary, Prelude. Synonyms: Protest, Demur a restriction on. Antonyms: Conclusion, Withdrawal. Antonyms: Approval, Acceptance Example: “Civil liberties were further curtailed” 144) Bargain 119) Quash Synonyms: Reduce, Decrease Meaning: Negotiate the terms and conditions of Meaning: Reject as invalid, especially by legal Antonyms: Increase, Lengthen a transaction. procedure. 132) Resentment Example: “He bargained with the local council to Example: “his conviction was quashed on Meaning: Bitter indignation at having been rent the stadium” appeal” treated unfairly. Synonyms: Haggle, Barter. Synonyms: Cancel, Reverse Example: “His resentment at being demoted” Antonyms: Differ, Dispute. Antonyms: Validate Synonyms: Bitterness, Irritation 145) Subvert 120) Elevate Antonyms: Contentment, Happiness Meaning: Undermine the power and authority of Meaning: Raise to a more important or 133) Lapses (an established system or institution). impressive level. Meaning: (Of a right, privilege, or agreement) Example: “An attempt to subvert democratic Example: “he was elevated to Secretary of become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or government” State” renewed; expire. Synonyms: Destabilize, Unsettle. Synonyms: Promote, Upgrade Example: “He let his membership of CND lapse” Antonyms: Improve, Uphold, Comply. Antonyms: Demote Synonyms: Expire, Terminate 146) Defection 121) Diverse Antonyms: Current, Valid Meaning: The desertion of one’s country or cause Meaning: Showing a great deal of variety; very 134) Allied in favour of an opposing one. different. Meaning: Joined by or relating to members of an Example: “His defection from the Labour Party” Example: “a culturally diverse population” alliance. Synonyms: Desertion, Absconding. Synonyms: Various, Manifold Example: “Allied territories” Antonyms: Plenty, Enough. Antonyms: Similar, Uniform Synonyms: Federal, Associated 147) Muster 122) Mounting Antonyms: Independent, Hostile Meaning: Assemble (troops), especially for Meaning: Gradually increasing. 135) Hatred inspection or in preparation for battle. Example: Mounting anxiety/excitement. Meaning: Intense dislike; hate. Example: “17,000 men had been mustered on Synonyms: Increase, Intensify Example: “Racial hatred” Haldon Hill” Antonyms: Decrease Synonyms: Loathing, Hate Synonyms: Assemble, Bring together. 123) Inquest Antonyms: Love, Liking Antonyms: Single, Unit. Meaning: An inquiry by a coroner’s court into the 136) Faint 148) Resolve cause of a death. Meaning: Lacking conviction or enthusiasm; Meaning: Settle or find a solution to (a problem Example: “they held an inquest into the death of feeble. or contentious matter). her daughter” Example: “She sent him a faint answering smile” Example: “The firm aims to resolve problems Synonyms: Enquiry, Investigation Synonyms: Unenthusiastic, Weak within 30 days” Antonyms: Conclusion, Findings. Antonyms: Strong Synonyms: Settle, Sort out. 124) Acute 137) Curtailing Antonyms: Uncertanity, Reluctance. Meaning: (of an unpleasant or unwelcome Meaning: Reduce in extent or quantity; impose 149) Intervene situation or phenomenon) present or experienced a restriction on. Meaning: Take part in something so as to to a severe or intense degree. Example: “Civil liberties were further curtailed” prevent or alter a result or course of events. Example: “an acute housing shortage” Synonyms: Reduce, Cut Example: “He acted outside his authority when Synonyms: Severe, Critical Antonyms: Increase, Lengthen he intervened in the dispute” Antonyms: Negligible 138) Amenable Synonyms: Intercede, Involve oneself. 125) Shrank Meaning: Open and responsive to suggestion; Antonyms: Connect, Combine Meaning: Become or make smaller in size or easily persuaded or controlled. 150) Partisan amount. Example: “Parents who have amenable children” Meaning: Prejudiced in favour of a particular Example: “the workforce shrank to a thousand” Synonyms: Complaint, Biddable cause. Synonyms: Diminish, Reduce Antonyms: Uncooperative Example: “Newspapers have become Antonyms: Expand, Increase 139) Abandon increasingly partisan” 126) Mended Meaning: Give up completely (a practice or a Synonyms: Biased, Prejudiced. Meaning: Improve (an unpleasant situation). course of action). Antonyms: Unbiased, Disinterested. Example: “quarrels could be mended by talking” Example: “He had clearly abandoned all pretence 151) Exemplified Synonyms: Remedy, Settle of trying to succeed” Meaning: Illustrate or clarify by giving an Antonyms: Destroy, Worsen. Synonyms: Renounce, Relinquish example. 127) Unremitting Antonyms: Keep, Claim Example: “he exemplified his point with an 140) Reviled anecdote”

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Synonyms: Illustrate, Demonstrate Example: “his benign but firm manner” Meaning: The quality of behaving or speaking in Antonyms: Confuse, Puzzle. Synonyms: Kind, Friendly such a way as to avoid causing offence or 152) Contour Antonyms: Unfriendly, Hostile revealing confidential information. Meaning: An outline representing or bounding 165) Consequences Example: “She knew she could rely on his the shape or form of something. Meaning: A result or effect, typically one that is discretion” Example: “She traced the contours of his face unwelcome or unpleasant. Synonyms: Circumspection, Care with her finger” Example: “abrupt withdrawal of drug treatment Antonyms: Indiscretion, Rashness Synonyms: Outline, Shape. can have serious consequences” 178) Capriciously Antonyms: Affection, Burden. Synonyms: Result, Outcome Meaning: Given to sudden and unaccountable 153) Grapples Antonyms: Cause changes of mood or behaviour. Meaning: Struggle to deal with or overcome (a 166) Eve Example: “A capricious and often brutal difficulty or challenge). Meaning: The day or period of time immediately administration” Example: “other towns are still grappling with before an event or occasion. Synonyms: Fickle, Inconstant the problem” Example: “on the eve of her departure he gave Antonyms: Stable, Consistent Synonyms: Tackle, Confront her a little parcel” 179) Denied Antonyms: Avoid Synonyms: Period before, Day before Meaning: State that one refuses to admit the 154) Sunk Antonyms: Day after truth or existence of. Meaning: Gradually decrease or decline in value, 167) Eviction Example: “Both firms deny any responsibility for amount, quality, or intensity. Meaning: The action of expelling someone from the tragedy” Example: “their output sank to a third of the pre- a property; expulsion. Synonyms: Contradict, Repudiate war figure” Example: “the forced eviction of residents” Antonyms: Confirm Synonyms: Fall, Drop Synonyms: Expulsion, Ejection 180) Cessation Antonyms: Rise Antonyms: Admission Meaning: The fact or process of ending or being 155) Dwindling 168) Remorse brought to an end. Meaning: Diminish gradually in size, amount, or Meaning: Deep regret or guilt for a wrong Example: “the cessation of hostilities” strength. committed. Synonyms: End, Termination Example: “traffic has dwindled to a trickle” Example: “they were filled with remorse and Antonyms: Start, Resumption Synonyms: Diminish, Decrease shame” 181) Escalated Antonyms: Increase, Flourish Synonyms: Contrition, Repentance Meaning: Make or become more intense or 156) Depreciating Antonyms: Indifference serious. Meaning: Diminish in value over a period of time. 169) Glorious Example: “the disturbance escalated into a full- Example: “the latest cars will depreciate heavily Meaning: Having a striking beauty or splendour. scale riot” in the first year” Example: “a glorious autumn day” Synonyms: Develop, Increase Synonyms: Devalue, Cheapen Synonyms: Wonderful, Marvelous Antonyms: Shrink Antonyms: Appreciate Antonyms: Horrid, Miserable 182) Equilibrium 157) Intensive 170) Retained Meaning: A state in which opposing forces or Meaning: Concentrated on a single subject or Meaning: Continue to have (something); keep influences are balanced. into a short time; very thorough or vigorous. possession of. Example: “the task is the maintenance of social Example: “she undertook an intensive Arabic Example: “Labour retained the seat” equilibrium” course” Synonyms: Keep, Hang on Synonyms: Balance, Equality Synonyms: Thorough, Rigorous Antonyms: Lose, Abolish Antonyms: Imbalance Antonyms: Superficial, Partial 171) Integrity 183) Complementary 158) Tightening Meaning: The condition of being unified or sound Meaning: Combining in such a way as to enhance Meaning: Make or become tight or tighter. in construction. or emphasize the qualities of each other or Example: “he tightened up the clips” Example: “The structural integrity of the novel” another. Synonyms: Secure, Strengthen Synonyms: Soundness, Strength Example: “they had different but complementary Antonyms: Loosen, Slacken Antonyms: Fragility skills” 159) Hooked 172) Disregarded Synonyms: Supportive, Compatible Meaning: Attach or fasten with a hook or hooks. Meaning: Pay no attention to; ignore. Antonyms: Incompatible Example: “the truck had a red lamp hooked to Example: “The body of evidence is too 184) Conflict its tailgate” substantial to disregard” Meaning: A prolonged armed struggle. Synonyms: Fasten, Secure Synonyms: Ignore, Discount Example: “regional conflicts” Antonyms: Unhitch Antonyms: Heed, Pay attention to Synonyms: War, Campaign 160) Scuppering 173) Diminished Antonyms: Peace Meaning: Prevent from working or succeeding; Meaning: Make or become less. 185) Isolated thwart. Example: “The new law is expected to diminish Meaning: Having minimal contact or little in Example: “plans for a bypass were scuppered by the government’s chances” common with others. a public inquiry” Synonyms: Decrease, Decline Example: “he lived a very isolated existence” Synonyms: Wreck, Destroy Antonyms: Increase, Flare up Synonyms: Solitary, Outlying Antonyms: Further, Promote 174) Abandoned Antonyms: Accessible 161) Complacent Meaning: Give up completely (a practice or a 186) Savage Meaning: Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction course of action). Meaning: Extremely violent, wild, or frightening. with oneself or one’s achievements. Example: “He had clearly abandoned all pretence Example: a brutal and savage attack. Example: “you can’t afford to be complacent of trying to succeed” Synonyms: Attack, Condemn about security” Synonyms: Renounce, Relinquish Antonyms: Praise, Commend Synonyms: Smug, Satisfied Antonyms: Keep, Claim 187) Disparate Antonyms: Dissatisfied, Humble 175) Propriety Meaning: Essentially different in kind; not able 162) Exodus Meaning: Conformity to conventionally accepted to be compared. Meaning: A mass departure of people. standards of behaviour or morals. Example: “they inhabit disparate worlds of Example: “the annual exodus of sun-seeking Example: “He always behaved with the utmost thought” Canadians to Florida” propriety” Synonyms: Different, Dissimilar Synonyms: Withdrawal, Evacuation Synonyms: Decorum, Respectability Antonyms: Homogeneous Antonyms: Arrival Antonyms: Impropriety, Indecorum 188) Triumph 163) Unenviable 176) Demonstrable Meaning: A great victory or achievement. Meaning: Difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant. Meaning: Clearly apparent or capable of being Example: “a garden built to celebrate Napoleon’s Example: “an unenviable reputation for logically proved. many triumphs” drunkenness” Example: “The demonstrable injustices of Synonyms: Victory, Win Synonyms: Disagreeable, Unpleasant racism” Antonyms: Defeat Antonyms: Enviable, Desirable Synonyms: Verifiable, Provable 189) Fruitfully 164) Benign Antonyms: Unverifiable Meaning: Producing good results. Meaning: Gentle and kind. 177) Discretion

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Example: It was a most fruitful discussion, with Meaning: The quality or state of being tranquil; Synonyms: Overcome, Conquer both sides agreeing to adopt a common policy. calm. Antonyms: Be beaten by Synonyms: Good Example: “passing cars are the only noise that 214) Beaming Antonyms: Worst, Fruitless disturbs the tranquility of rural life” Meaning: Used to describe a smile that is very 190) Slim Synonyms: Peace, Repose wide and happy, or someone who is smiling in this Meaning: (of something abstract, especially a Antonyms: Commotion way. chance or margin) very small. 202) Acquiescence Example: A beaming smile. Example: “there was just a slim chance of Meaning: The reluctant acceptance of something Synonyms: Laughing, Smiling success” without protest. Antonyms: Dull, Ugly. Synonyms: Slight, Slender Example: “in silent acquiescence, she rose to her 215) Galvanise Antonyms: Good, Strong feet” Meaning: Shock or excite (someone) into taking 191) Devolve Synonyms: Permit, Allow action. Meaning: Transfer or delegate (power) to a lower Antonyms: Forbid, Refusal Example: “the urgency of his voice galvanized level, especially from central government to local 203) Concessions them into action” or regional administration. Meaning: The action of conceding or granting Synonyms: Jolt, Impel Example: “measures to devolve power to a something. Antonyms: Demotivate Scottish assembly” Example: “this strict rule was relaxed by 216) Dubious Synonyms: Delegate, Assign concession” Meaning: Hesitating or doubting. Antonyms: Centralize, Retain Synonyms: Admission, Acceptance Example: “I was rather dubious about the whole 192) Persistent Antonyms: Denial, Retention idea” Meaning: Continuing firmly or obstinately in an 204) Embarked Synonyms: Doubtful, Uncertain opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or Meaning: Begin (a course of action). Antonyms: Certain, Definite opposition. Example: “she embarked on a new career” 217) Inclusion Example: “one of the government’s most Synonyms: Begin, Start Meaning: The action or state of including or of persistent critics” Antonyms: End, Close being included within a group or structure. Synonyms: Tenacious, Determined 205) Jeopardised Example: “They have been selected for inclusion Antonyms: Irresolute Meaning: Put (someone or something) into a in the scheme” 193) Antediluvian situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, Synonyms: Incorporation, Addition Meaning: Extremely old-fashioned. or failure. Antonyms: Exclusion, Omission Example: My mother has some hopelessly Example: “a devaluation of the dollar would 218) Diminishing antediluvian ideas about the role of women. jeopardize New York’s position as a financial Meaning: Make or become less. Synonyms: Out of date, Outdated center” Example: “The new law is expected to diminish Antonyms: Modern, Up to date Synonyms: Threaten, Endanger the government’s chances” 194) Overwhelming Antonyms: Safeguard Synonyms: Decrease, Decline Meaning: Very great in amount. 206) Belligerent Antonyms: Increase Example: “his party won overwhelming support” Meaning: Hostile and aggressive. 219) Naive Synonyms: Enormous, Immense Example: “the mood at the meeting was Meaning: (Of a person) natural and unaffected; Antonyms: Small belligerent” innocent. 195) Resilience Synonyms: Hostile, Aggressive Example: “Andy had a sweet, naive look when Meaning: The capacity to recover quickly from Antonyms: Friendly, Peaceable he smiled” difficulties; toughness. 207) Manifest Synonyms: Innocent, Artless Example: “the often-remarkable resilience of so Meaning: Clear or obvious to the eye or mind. Antonyms: Sophisticated, Worldly many British institutions” Example: “her manifest charm and proven 220) Scarce Synonyms: Flexibility ability” Meaning: Occurring in small numbers or Antonyms: Vulnerability, Weakness Synonyms: Obvious, Clear quantities; rare. 196) Demonstrate Antonyms: Hidden, Secret Example: “The freshwater shrimp becomes Meaning: Clearly show the existence or truth of 208) Transgressions scarce in soft water” (something) by giving proof or evidence. Meaning: An act that goes against a law, rule, or Synonyms: Rare, Unusual Example: “their shameful silence demonstrates code of conduct; an offence. Antonyms: Common their ineptitude” Example: “I’ll be keeping an eye out for further 221) Truancy Synonyms: Reveal, Indicate transgressions” Meaning: The action of staying away from school Antonyms: Hide Synonyms: Offence, Crime without good reason; absenteeism. 197) Fatal Antonyms: Obedience Example: “Fines to tackle truancy” Meaning: Causing death. 209) Bolstered Synonyms: Absenteeism, Absence Example: “a fatal accident” Meaning: Support or strengthen. Antonyms: Attendance Synonyms: Deadly, Mortal Example: “the fall in interest rates is starting to 222) Burgeoning Antonyms: Harmless, Superficial bolster confidence” Meaning: Begin to grow or increase rapidly; 198) Vexed Synonyms: Strengthen, Support flourish. Meaning: (of a problem or issue) difficult and Antonyms: Undermine Example: “Manufacturers are keen to cash in on much debated; problematic. 210) Elite the burgeoning demand” Example: “the vexed question of how much Meaning: A select group that is superior in terms Synonyms: Grow, Expand money the government is going to spend” of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or Antonyms: Shrink Synonyms: Debatable, Contentious society. 223) Cripples Antonyms: Undisputed, Resolved Example: “The elite of Britain’s armed forces” Meaning: Cause a severe and almost insuperable 199) Emphasised Synonyms: Best, Pick problem for. Meaning: Give special importance or value to Antonyms: Dregs Example: “Developing countries are crippled by (something) in speaking or writing. 211) Appetite their debts” Example: “they emphasize the need for daily, Meaning: A strong desire or liking for something. Synonyms: Ruin, Destroy one-to-one contact between parent and child” Example: “Her appetite for life” Antonyms: Boost Synonyms: Highlight, Spotlight Synonyms: Craving, Longing 224) Acquittal Antonyms: Understate Antonyms: Aversion Meaning: A judgement or verdict that a person 200) Prudent 212) Swampy is not guilty of the crime with which they have Meaning: Acting with or showing care and Meaning: Characteristic of or resembling a been charged. thought for the future. swamp. Example: “The trial resulted in an acquittal” Example: “no prudent money manager would Example: “A swampy area” Synonyms: Absolution, Clearing authorize a loan without first knowing its Synonyms: Marshy, Boggy Antonyms: Conviction purpose” Antonyms: Firm, Dry 225) Erring Synonyms: Wise, Sagacious 213) Surmount Meaning: Be mistaken or incorrect; make a Antonyms: Imprudent, Unwise Meaning: Overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). mistake. 201) Tranquillity Example: “All manner of cultural differences Example: “The judge had erred in ruling that the were surmounted” evidence was inadmissible”

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Synonyms: Mistake, Miscalculate Synonyms: Diminish, Decrease Meaning: Simultaneous performance or Antonyms: Innocent, Well behaved Antonyms: Increase, Flourish utterance of action or speech. 226) Bureaucratic 240) Vigour Example: “‘Yes, sir,’ said the girls in unison” Meaning: Relating to a system of government in Meaning: Effort, energy, and enthusiasm. Synonyms: Simultaneously, At (one and) the which most of the important decisions are taken Example: “they set about the new task with same time. by state officials rather than by elected vigour” Antonyms: Opposition, Separation. representatives. Synonyms: Good condition, Robustness 254) Brutal Example: “Well-established bureaucratic Antonyms: Weakness Meaning: Savagely violent. procedures” 241) Tactic Example: “A brutal murder” Synonyms: Administrative, Official Meaning: An action or strategy carefully planned Synonyms: Savage, Cruel. Antonyms: Simple, Relaxed to achieve a specific end. Antonyms: Gentle, Calm. 227) Hasten Example: “The minority attempted to control the 255) Breakthrough Meaning: Move or travel hurriedly. Council by a delaying tactic” Meaning: A sudden, dramatic, and important Example: “We hastened back to Paris” Synonyms: Strategy, Scheme discovery or development. Synonyms: Hurry, Dash Antonyms: Imprudent, Unwise. Example: “A major breakthrough in the fight Antonyms: Dawdle, Crawl 242) Quest against AIDS” 228) Peril Meaning: A long or arduous search for Synonyms: Advance, Development. Meaning: Serious and immediate danger. something. Antonyms: Decline, Stepback. Example: “You could well place us both in peril” Example: “The quest for a reliable vaccine has 256) Confrontation Synonyms: Danger, Risk intensified” Meaning: A hostile or argumentative situation or Antonyms: Safety, Security Synonyms: Search, Hunt. meeting between opposing parties. 229) Tremendous Antonyms: Retreat. Example: “A confrontation with the legislature” Meaning: Very great in amount, scale, or 243) Stitch Synonyms: Conflict, Clash. intensity. Meaning: Make, mend, or join (something) with Antonyms: Peace, Calm. Example: “Penny put in a tremendous amount of stitches. 257) Allege time” Example: “Stitch a plain seam with right sides Meaning: Claim or assert that someone has done Synonyms: Huge, Enormous together” something illegal or wrong, typically without Antonyms: Tiny, Small Synonyms: Sew, Baste. proof. 230) Outlawing Antonyms: Comfort, Ease. Example: “He alleged that he had been Meaning: Ban or make illegal. 244) Rampant assaulted” Example: “secondary picketing has been Meaning: (Especially of something unwelcome) Synonyms: Claim, Assert outlawed” flourishing or spreading unchecked. Antonyms: Withhold, Protest Synonyms: Ban, Prohibit Example: “Political violence was rampant” 258) Utterance Antonyms: Permit, Allow Synonyms: Uncontrolled, Unrestrained. Meaning: A spoken word, statement, or vocal 231) Humility Antonyms: Gentle, Controlled, Restrained. sound. Meaning: The quality of having a modest or low 245) Antipathy Example: “He whispered, as if to lend his view of one’s importance. Meaning: A deep-seated feeling of aversion. utterances an added confidentiality” Example: “He needs the humility to accept that Example: “His fundamental antipathy to Synonyms: Remark, Comment. their way may be better” capitalism” Antonyms: Request, Silence Synonyms: Modesty, Meekness Synonyms: Hostility, Antagonism. 259) Halt Antonyms: Pride Antonyms: Approval, Kindness. Meaning: Bring or come to an abrupt stop. 232) Reassure 246) Promptly Example: “There is growing pressure to halt the Meaning: Say or do something to remove the Meaning: With little or no delay; immediately. bloodshed” doubts and fears of (someone). Example: “He paid the fine promptly” Synonyms: Stop, Come to a halt. Example: “He understood her feelings and tried Synonyms: Punctually, On time. Antonyms: Start, Endurance. to reassure her” Antonyms: Slowly, Late. 260) Dismantle Synonyms: Comfort, Soothe 247) Rivalry Meaning: Take (a machine or structure) to Antonyms: Alarm, Unnerve Meaning: Competition for the same objective or pieces. 234) Arid for superiority in the same field. Example: “The engines were dismantled, and the Meaning: (of land or a climate) having little or Example: “There always has been intense rivalry bits piled into a heap” no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation. between the clubs” Synonyms: Take apart, Take to pieces Example: “the arid plains north of Cape Town” Synonyms: Competitiveness, Competition. Antonyms: Construct, Repair Synonyms: Dry, Thirsty Antonyms: Accord, Peace. 261) Inoperable Antonyms: Wet, Fertile 249) Eradicate Meaning: Not able to be used. 235) Bountiful Meaning: Destroy completely; put an end to. Example: “The airfield was bombed and made Meaning: Large in quantity; abundant. Example: “This disease has been eradicated inoperable” Example: “the ocean provided a bountiful supply from the world” Synonyms: Unusable, Out of action. of fresh food” Synonyms: Get rid of, Eliminate. Antonyms: Curable, Operable. Synonyms: Abundant, Plentiful Antonyms: Schedule, Assist. 262) Rhetoric Antonyms: Meagre 250) Array Meaning: The art of effective or persuasive 236) Depleted Meaning: Display or arrange (things) in a speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of Meaning: Use up the supply or resources of. particular way. figures of speech and other compositional Example: “fish stocks are severely depleted” Example: “The manifesto immediately divided techniques. Synonyms: Exhaust, Consume the forces arrayed against him” Example: “He is using a common figure of Antonyms: Augment, Increase Synonyms: Arrange, Assemble rhetoric, hyperbole” 237) Comprehensive Antonyms: Entity, Unit. Synonyms: Oratory, Eloquence. Meaning: Of large content or scope; wide- 251) Shrink Antonyms: Quiest, Conciseness. ranging. Meaning: Become or make smaller in size or 263) Unravel Example: “a comprehensive collection of amount. Meaning: Investigate and solve or explain photographs” Example: “The workforce shrank to a thousand” (something complicated or puzzling). Synonyms: Inclusive, Complete Synonyms: Contract, Diminish. Example: “They were attempting to unravel the Antonyms: Partial, Selective Antonyms: Extend, Rise. cause of death” 238) Prosperity 252) Viable Synonyms: Solve, Resolve. Meaning: The state of being prosperous. Meaning: Capable of working successfully; Antonyms:Tangle, Tie. Example: “a long period of peace and prosperity” feasible. 264) Conciliatory Synonyms: Wealth, Success Example: “The proposed investment was Meaning: Intended or likely to placate or pacify. Antonyms: Hardship, Failure economically viable” Example: “A conciliatory approach” 239) Dwindles Synonyms: Workable, Feasible. Synonyms: Propitiatory, Placatory. Meaning: Diminish gradually in size, amount, or Antonyms: Unfeasible, Unpractical. Antonyms: Refusing, Stubborn strength. 253) Unison 265) Crisis Example: “traffic has dwindled to a trickle” Meaning: A time of intense difficulty or danger.

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Example: “The current economic crisis” Antonyms: Misfortune, Poverty. disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of Synonyms: Catastrophe, Calamity. 279) Impose certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or Antonyms: Benefit, Miracle Meaning: Force (an unwelcome decision or fever in children. 267) Witnessed ruling) on someone. Example: “Toxic side effects like convulsions” Meaning: See (an event, typically a crime or Example: “The decision was theirs and was not Synonyms: Fit, Seizure. accident) happen. imposed on them by others” Antonyms: Harmony, Peace. Example: “Staff who witnessed the murder” Synonyms: Fist, Force. 292) Stutter Synonyms: See, Observe. Antonyms: Forget, Prevent. Meaning: Talk with continued involuntary Antonyms: Reject, Refutation 280) Injunction repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants. 268) Trigger Meaning: An authoritative warning or order. Example: “The child was stuttering in fright” Meaning: Cause (a device) to function. Example: “The court has issued an injunction to Synonyms: Stammer, Stumble. Example: “Burglars fled empty-handed after prevent the airline from increasing its prices” Antonyms: Continue triggering the alarm” Synonyms: Order, Ruling. 293) Suspect Synonyms: Activate, Set off. Antonyms: Allowance, Answer. Meaning: Have an idea or impression of the Antonyms: Destroy, Prevant. 281) Heal existence, presence, or truth of (something) 269) Gauge Meaning: Cause (a wound, injury, or person) to without certain proof. Meaning: Judge or assess (a situation, mood, become sound or healthy again. Example: “If you suspect a gas leak, do not turn etc.). Example: “His concern is to heal sick people” on an electric light” Example: “She was unable to gauge his mood” Synonyms: Make better, Make well. Synonyms: Have a suspicion, Have a feeling. Synonyms: Assess, Evaluate. Antonyms: Neglect, Unsettle. Antonyms: Innocent, Trustworthy. Antonyms: Estimate, Unimportance. 282) Barred 294) Contaminate 270) Irony Meaning: Prevent or prohibit (someone) from Meaning: Make (something) impure by exposure Meaning: A state of affairs or an event that doing something or from going somewhere. to or addition of a poisonous or polluting seems deliberately contrary to what one expects Example: “Journalists had been barred from substance. and is often wryly amusing as a result. covering the elections” Example: “The site was found to be Example: “The irony is that I thought he could Synonyms: Prohibit, Debar. contaminated by radioactivity” help me” Antonyms: Admit, Accept. Synonyms: Pollute, Adulterate. Synonyms: Paradox, Paradoxical nature. 283) Cramped Antonyms: Mend, Improve. Antonyms: Approval, Respect. Meaning: Inhibit the development of. 295) Contagious 271) Consent Example: “Tighter rules will cramp economic Meaning: (Of a disease) spread from one person Meaning: Permission for something to happen or growth” or organism to another, typically by direct agreement to do something. Synonyms: Hinder, Impede contact. Example: “No change may be made without the Antonyms: Huge, Uncramped. Example: “A contagious disease” consent of all the partners” 284) Chronicle Synonyms: Infectious, Communicable. Synonyms: Agreement, Assent. Meaning: Record (a series of events) in a factual Antonyms: Harmless, Noncommunicable Antonyms: Denial, Refusal. and detailed way. 296) Unrivalled 272) Alienation Example: “His work chronicles 20th-century Meaning: Better than everyone or everything of Meaning: The state or experience of being migration” the same type. alienated. Synonyms: Record, Put on record. Example: “The paper’s coverage of foreign news Example: “A sense of alienation from our Antonyms: Conceal, Secret. is unrivalled” environment” 285) Acerbic Synonyms: Unequalled, Without equal. Synonyms: Isolation, Detachment Meaning: (Especially of a comment or style of Antonyms: Ordinary, Unimpressive. Antonyms: Connection, Agreement. speaking) sharp and forthright. 297) Precaution 273) Accusation Example: “His acerbic wit” Meaning: A measure taken in advance to prevent Meaning: A charge or claim that someone has Synonyms: Sharp, Sarcastic. something dangerous, unpleasant, or done something illegal or wrong. Antonyms: Mild, Calm inconvenient from happening. Example: “Accusations of bribery” 286) Sequel Example: “He had taken the precaution of Synonyms: Allegation, Charge. Meaning: A published, broadcast, or recorded seeking legal advice” Antonyms: Approval, Commendation. work that continues the story or develops the Synonyms: Safeguard, Preventative/preventive 274) Deploy theme of an earlier one. measure. Meaning: Bring into effective action. Example: “The sequel to Home Alone” Antonyms: Neglect, Ignorance. Example: “Small states can often deploy Synonyms: Follow-up, Continuation. 298) Midst resources more freely” Antonyms: Start, Initiation. Meaning: The middle part or point. Synonyms: Use, Utilize. 287) Offended Example: “He left his flat in the midst of a Antonyms: Conceal, Disturb. Meaning: Resentful or annoyed, typically as a rainstorm” 275) Premeditate result of a perceived insult. Synonyms: Middle, Centre. Meaning: Think out or plan (an action, especially Example: “He sounded rather offended” Antonyms: Outside, Exterior. a crime) beforehand. Synonyms: Upset, Hurt 299) Emphatic Example: “Premeditated murder” Antonyms: Pleased, Charmed. Meaning: (Of an action or its result) definite and Synonyms: Planned, Intentional. 288) Communiqué clear. Antonyms: Forget, Ignore. Meaning: An official announcement or Example: “An emphatic World Cup win” 276) Commensurate statement, especially one made to the media. Synonyms: Conclusive, Decisive. Meaning: Corresponding in size or degree; in Example: “the country’s foreign ministry issued Antonyms: Narrow. proportion. a communique” 300) Detention Example: “Salary will be commensurate with age Synonyms: Message, Notification Meaning: The action of detaining someone or the and experience” Antonyms: Silence, Neglect. state of being detained in official custody. Synonyms: Equivalent, Equal. 289) Eerie Example: “The fifteen people arrested were still Antonyms: Inadequate, Unsuitable. Meaning: Strange and frightening. in police detention” 277) Intervene Example: “An eerie green glow in the sky” Synonyms: Custody, Imprisonment Meaning: Take part in something so as to Synonyms: Uncanny, Sinister. Antonyms: Assistance, Freedom. prevent or alter a result or course of events. Antonyms: Ordinary, Plain. Example: “He acted outside his authority when 290) Outbreak he intervened in the dispute” Meaning: A sudden occurrence of something Synonyms: Intercede, Involve oneself. unwelcome, such as war or disease. Antonyms: Leave, Connect. Example: “The outbreak of World War II” 278) Fortunes Synonyms: Eruption, Flare-up. Meaning: Chance or luck as an arbitrary force Antonyms: Conclusion, Peace. affecting human affairs. 291) Convulsion Example: “Some malicious act of fortune keeps Meaning: A sudden, violent, irregular movement them separate” of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of Synonyms: Chance, Accident. muscles and associated especially with brain

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BANKING AWARENESS QUIZ Q.12) Which of the following country placed India b) Venus Mission c) Mangalyaan-2 on its 'Priority Watch List' alleging lack of d) Aditya L-1 e) Mangalyaan-1 Q.1) Who has recently released the 2019 Global “sufficient measurable improvements” to its Q.23) Which of the following company has formed Food Policy Report (GFPR) to highlights the Intellectual Property (IP) framework, recently? a new financial tech firm, Libra Networks LLC in urgency of rural revitalization to address a a) United Kingdom b) Russia Switzerland, recently? growing crisis in rural areas? c) China d) United States a) Google b) Microsoft a) International Food Policy Research Institute e) Australia c) Facebook d) Amazon b) Food and Agriculture Organization Q.13) Who is the youngest candidate to win in the e) Twitter c) International Crops Research Institute for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019? Q.24) The Lok Sabha elections of which year Semi-Arid Tropics a) Nusrat Jahan b) Tejaswi Surya witnessed the highest voter turnout in its history. d) World Food Programme c) Praveen Nishad d) Mukut Bihari a) 2004 b) 2014 e) World Health Organisation e) Akhilesh Yadav c) 2019 d) 2009 Q.2) How much amount was proposed by NITI Q.14) Which of the following social media e) 1999 Aayog for Artificial Intelligence push and for the platform has announced its partnership with the Q.25) Which organisation inaugurated the Young establishment of AIRAWAT, a cloud computing Indian Wheelchair Cricket Association as the team Scientist Programme aimed at imparting basic platform along with research institutes? sponsor for Team India during Asia Cup 2019? knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science a) Rs.8,000 crore b) Rs.7,000 crore a) Hike b) Helo and Space Applications to the younger ones with c) Rs.6,000 crore d) Rs.7,500 crore c) Wechat d) Telegram the intent of arousing their interest in the e) Rs.10,000 crore e) Whatsapp emerging areas of Space activities? Q.3) Recently UN Environment India and Wildlife Q.15) The United Nations Security Council a) ISRO b) Ministry of Defence Crime Control Bureau of India has launched a recently designated which organisation’s chief as c) NASA d) DRDO campaign on illegal wildlife trade. What was the a Global Terrorist? e) None of these name of that campaign? a) Jaish-e-Mohammad Q.26) Recently BSE launched an application for a) Migration of Animals b) Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen its mutual fund platform to process transactions b) Animals and Forest c) National Thawheed Jamath faster. What is the name of that application? c) Not All animals migrate by choice d) Jamathei Milathu Ibrahim a) StAR MF b) NiTYA MF d) Animal lover e) None of these c) StoCKS MF d) FunDS MF e) Migratory Animals and the forest Q.16) Who among the following has recently been e) AditYA Birla MF Q.4) Which of the following company toppled appointed as the Vice President of Badminton Asia Q.27) Which of the following nation has Indian Oil Corporation to become the country’s Council (BAC)? suspended the procedure of filling landing cards biggest company by revenue, recently? a) Pijush Hazarika by travelers from India and other nations, a) Amazon b) Reliance Industries b) Siddhartha Bhattacharya recently? c) Flipkart d) TCS c) Akhil Gogoi a) US b) Japan e) HCL d) c) France d) UK Q.5) Which of the following bank has announced e) Ali Al Marri e) UAE a partnership with the FMCG arm of the Art of Q.17) What is the rank of India in the 2019 Kids Q.28) Which of the following country has Living-Sri Sri Tattva. Under this partnership, Right Index? approved Permanent Residency to certain customer can avail a discount of 15 per cent on a) 132nd b) 117th expatriates? the entire range of products offered by Sri Sri c) 149th d) 105th a) Iraq b) Saudi Arabia Tattva? e) 120th c) UAE d) Iran a) Bank of Baroda b) IDBI Bank Q.18) Which of these insurance companies has e) Oman c) State Bank of India won the FICCI Claims Excellence Award for its Q.29) Which of the following financial services d) Punjab National Bank e) Yes Bank customer-friendly claims services, including company, has launched a specialized insurance Q.6) Pehal Charitable Trust (PCT) has entered dedicated claims handler and one of the best cover titled ‘Mumbai Local Train Cover’ for into the Guinness Book of World Records for claim settlement ratios, in the life insurance passengers traveling in local trains in Mumbai? Longest Line of Hunger Relief (Iftar) Package. The sector during its 20th Annual Insurance a) SBI Life Insurance trust belongs to which country? Conference—FINCON 2019? b) Bajaj Finserv a) Turkey b) Israel a) Aviva Life Insurance c) Max Life Insurance c) India d) UAE b) Bharti AXA Life Insurance d) Exide Life Insurance e) USA c) Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life e) Birla Sun Life Insurance Q.7) The 2019 meeting of TAPI gas pipeline took Insurance Q.30) RBI recently announced to issue Rs 20 place in which country? d) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance banknotes of greenish-yellow colour. The new a) Afghanistan b) Turkmenistan e) Birla Sun Life Insurance Rs.20 banknotes will bear which heritage site of c) Pakistan d) India Q.19) The Government of India has planned to India? e) Israel merge its statistics organ NSSO and CSO as a a) Elephanta Caves b) Badami Caves Q.8) Which of the following ministry plans to single unit under the name ______. c) Bhimbetka Caves d) Ellora Caves introduce an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system in a) National Survey Office Q.31) Google has announced a suspension of its the MCA21 portal to make compliance process b) National Statistical Office services with which technology giant, recently? easier? c) National Statistical Survey Organisation a) Alibaba b) Xiaomi a) Ministry of External Affairs d) National Survey Supervisory Office c) Honor d) Huawei b) Ministry of Corporate affairs e) National Statistical Organisation e) Samsung c) Ministry of Communications Q.20) The National Company Law Tribunal has Q.32) As per Israel proposal, which country has d) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting approved the merger of which bank with Bharat been selected as the focus country in Jerusalem e) Ministry of Finance Financial Inclusion? Film Festival, 2020? Q.9) The voting for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha a) IDBI Bank a) India b) Singapore Elections 2019 was held for how many b) Kotak Mahindra Bank c) Bangladesh d) Sri Lanka constituencies? c) IndusInd Bank e) UAE a) 72 b) 89 d) RBL Bank Q.33) Which of the following company has c) 91 d) 105 e) YES Bank partnered with France based Rakuten Aquafadas e) 68 Q.21) Which of these institutions has signed an on building enhanced customer experience Q.10) Who was named as first non-British agreement to provide USD 750 million loan to offerings? President of the Marylebone Cricket Club? India for Electrification of Railway Track? a) Tech Mahindra b) Infosys a) MS Dhoni b) Kumar Sangakkara a) World Bank c) TCS d) Wipro c) Brett Lee d) Chris Gayle b) International Monetary Fund e) IBM e) Sachin Tendulkar c) Asian Development Bank Q.34) Which of the following city’s metro tied up Q.11) Which of the following rule under the d) United Nations Development Programme with Instamojo for card payments aimed at ‘Conduct of Elections Rules’ lists out a six-month e) Deutsche Bank boosting cashless travel? jail term and a Rs 1000 fine for falsely reporting Q.22) Which of the following along with XPoSaT a) Delhi b) Mumbai malfunctioning of EVMs and VVPATs? has been categorized by ISRO as Defined c) Lucknow d) Ahmedabad a) Rule 49MA b) Rule 51GCA Missions, recently? e) Bangalore c) Rule 37PB d) Rule 24TR a) Lunar Polar Exploration and Exoworlds e) Rule 65PB ______RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs 7601808080 / 9043303030 www. 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Q.35) Wholesale Price Index-based Inflation b) Arjan Kumar Sikri d) Sri Ram charan slides to ______percent in April 2018. c) Madan Bhimarao Lokur e) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar a) 3.87% b) 2.86% d) Kurian Joseph Q.59) Which of the following organisation has c) 3.07% d) 3.97% e) Ranjan Gogoi signed MoU with Automotive Research e) 4.07% Q.48) The Union Home Ministry has extended the Association of India, an autonomous body Q.36) What is the core theme of vision document ban imposed on which among the following affiliated to the Ministry of Heavy Industries in ‘Payment and Settlement Systems in India: militant organizations for five more years? various projects related to e mobility? Vision 2019 – 2021’ released by RBI? a) LTTE b) ISIS a) BEL b) BHEL a) Empowering Exceptional E Payment c) LeT d) JeM c) ISRO d) NTPC Experience e) None of the above e) DRDO b) Empowering Exceptional Digital Payment Q.49) Name the Indian regulatory body, who’s Q.60) Which of the following Indian has been re- Experience subsidiary Nabventures has launched elected to International Narcotics Control Board? c) Exceptional E-payment Experience ‘NABVENTURES Fund I’ to provide support for a) Amartya Sen b) Jagdish Bhagwati d) Exceptional Digital payment Experience agriculture, food and rural startups with a capital c) Gita Gopinath d) Jagjit Pavadia e) Empowering Exceptional UPI Payment investment of Rs 700-crore. e) Nirmala Sitharaman Experience a) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Q.61) Name the Blockchain based service Q.37) In which of the following city, India will be Development (NABARD) launched by the tech giant, Microsoft to bring setting up its military space agency? b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) major infrastructure change to how internet a) Mumbai b) Chennai c) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) users’ identities are stored and verified. c) Bangalore d) Pune d) Insurance Regulatory and Development a) Azure Blockchain Service e) Hyderabad Authority (IRDAI) b) Abra Blockchain Service Q.38) Which of the following country’s people are e) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) c) Ardor Blockchain Service seeking help to reduce their alcohol intake, as per Q.50) Where was the 14th meeting of the d) Bitswift Blockchain Service the 8th edition of Global Drug Survey 2019? Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention e) FitBit Blockchain Service a) Thailand b) India (BC COP-14) held? Q.62) India recently was re-elected as observer c) Malaysia d) Singapore a) Beijing, China b) Vienna, Austria to which international forum? e) Nigeria c) Geneva, Switzerland d) Paris, France a) Arctic Council Q.39) Who has appointed as the Managing e) New Delhi, India b) World Bank Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Q.51) Which of the following company has c) United Nations Mission in South Sudan of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank? unveiled software for verifiable voting known as d) United Nations Commission on the Status of a) Samit Ghosh b) Nitin Chugh “ElectionGuard” to enable end-to-end verification Women c) Sunil Patel d) Nandlal Sarda of elections, open results to third-party e) CRY Foundation e) Vikas Arora organisations for secure validation? Q.63) According to SIPRI, what is the rank of Q.40) A High-Level Committee on Digital a) IBM b) Microsoft India in terms of the biggest military spenders in Payments recently submitted its report to the c) TCS d) Infosys 2018? RBI. The Committee is headed by whom? e) Adobe a) 4th b) 1st a) Nandan Nilekani b) Kishore Sansi Q.52) Recently WHO collaborated with IFBA c) 2nd d) 5th c) Sanjay Jain d) Aruna Sharma (International Food and Beverage Alliance) to e) 3rd e) Arun Jaitley eliminate industrially produced trans-fat by which Q.64) Which organization has notified, that FAME- Q.41) Which of the following institution recently year? II plan stands to reduce 64% energy needs and launched the ‘Vision 2021’ document for e- a) 2023 b) 2025 37% carbon needs by 2030? payment system? c) 2026 d) 2030 a) Confederation of Indian Industry a) FICCI b) RBI e) 2021 b) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce c) NITI Aayog d) SEBI Q.53) Which of the following city is hosting the and Industry e) IRDAI two-day WTO ministerial meeting? c) NASSCOM Q.42) Which of the following state has 35 per cent a) Bangalore b) New Delhi d) Institute of Chartered Accountants of India of the country’s Graphite deposits as per the c) Beijing d) Kuala Lumpur e) None of the above Geological Survey of India (GSI)? e) Pune Q.65) Which of the following organisation a) Odisha b) Arunachal Pradesh Q.54) Which of the following magazines has launched the Malaria Elimination Research c) Assam d) Tamil Nadu recently released its cover featuring the image of Alliance recently? e) Andhra Pradesh PM Narendra Modi with the headline ‘India’s a) Indian Council of Medical Research Q.43) What is the name of the mission to the Divider in Chief’? b) World Health Organisation moon, that is set to be achieved by the National a) Cosmopolitan b) Bloomberg c) Ministry of Women and Child Development Aeronautics and Space Organization (NASA) in c) Forbes d) TIME d) NABARD the year 2024? e) Business Outlook e) All India Institute of Medical Sciences a) Artemis b) Voyager Q.55) As per the report released by digital Q.66) Where were the India, Brazil and South c) Pioneer d) Chandra marketing platform SEMrush, who is the most Africa (IBSA) Sherpas meeting held recently? e) Juno followed politician globally? a) Kolkata, West Bengal Q.44) Which of the following country has recently a) George V Bush b) Barack Obama b) Bengaluru, Karnataka blocked all editions of Wikipedia? c) Donald Trump d) Vladimir Putin c) Mumbai, Maharashtra a) USA b) China e) Bill Clinton d) Cochin, Kerala c) Russia d) Canada Q.56) RBI has increased the housing loan limits e) Noida, Uttar Pradesh e) India for eligibility under PSL to ______in Q.67) Where was the G7 Environment Ministers Q.45) Who was appointed as the brand metropolitan centers. Meeting held to discuss climate crisis? ambassador of Merchant service and UPI a) Rs 35 lakhs b) Rs 15 lakhs a) Rome, Italy b) Metz, France payments app BharatPe? c) Rs 20 lakhs d) Rs 45 lakhs c) Ottawa, Canada d) Paris, France a) Amitabh Bachchan b) Shahrukh Khan e) Rs 49 lakhs e) Muscat, Oman c) Aamir Khan d) Salman Khan Q.57) Global card payments major Mastercard, Q.68) Which of the following country has e) Vicky Kaushal said it will invest how much billion in India over emerged as the third largest Foreign Direct Q.46) Who was appointed as the Chief Executive the next five years, with plans to make the Investor in India for 2017-18? Officer (CEO) of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) country a global technology node for its a) Ireland b) UK Mutual Fund recently? platforms? c) Netherlands d) Belgium a) Girish Chandra Murmu a) $1 billion b) $2 billion e) Denmark b) Subhash Chandra Garg c) $3 billion d) $4 billion Q.69) Who has been appointed as the first c) Vipin Anand e) $5 billion independent women director by Bombay Stock d) Dinesh Pangtey Q.58) Recently Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Exchange? e) Narendra Chandra released a postage stamp to commemorate the a) Swarnima Shukla b) Manisha Bhatt Q.47) Which among the following retired 750th birth anniversary of which person? c) Jayshree Vyas d) Nirmala Rai Supreme Court judges has been appointed to the a) Sri Ravi Jai Shankar e) Shikha Sharma Supreme Court of Fiji? b) Sri Vedanta Desikan a) Jagdish Singh Khehar c) Sri Vaishnava

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Q.70) Which of the following bank has slipped by Q.81) Which of the following institute has e) Rs.12 crore 3 notches to come down to the 10th spot as a launched a new initiative named Global Registry Q.92) Paytm has partnered with which of the most valued bank? of Violent Deaths (GReVD)? following bank to launch its first credit card called a) State Bank of India b) ICICI Bank a) International Institute for Strategic Studies Paytm First Card. c) Yes Bank d) HDFC Bank (IISS) a) HDFC Bank b) ICICI Bank e) AU Bank b) Stockholm International peace research c) Citi Bank d) State Bank of India Q.71) Which of the following city police institute (SIPRI) e) Canara Bank department has launched an all women police c) Centre for Strategic and International Studies Q.93) Which company has tied up with HDFC Life patrol unit “Rani Abbakka Force”? (CSIS) Insurance to offer life cover for customers who a) Vijayapura b) Bengaluru d) Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) get a prepaid recharge done? c) Mangalore d) Hubli e) Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) a) Idea b) Reliance Jio e) Belgaum Q.82) India’s largest telecom operator, Vodafone c) Vodaphone d) Airtel Q.72) Which of the following bank has launched Idea Ltd has notified a 5-year multi-million-dollar e) Aircel the $ 5 billion Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and with IBM in which of the following sectors? Q.94) Who has partnered with India Mortgage Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and a) Implementing IOT b) IT outsourcing deal Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) to offer a Pacific region recently? c) 5G Implementation d) Gaming mortgage-guaranteed home loan product? a) Bank for International Settlements e) Artificial Intelligence a) HDFC Bank b) World Bank Q.83) Government has signed MoU with which of b) ICICI Bank c) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank the following IIT to set up a Centre of Excellence c) Axis Bank d) Asian Development Bank for Waste to Wealth Technologies? d) State Bank of India e) African Development Bank a) IIT Roorkee b) IIT Madras e) UCO Bank Q.73) Which of the following telecom service c) IIT Delhi d) IIT Kanpur Q.95) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) provider has become the first operator to start e) IIT Kharagpur was signed between National Mission for Clean optical fibre based high speed broadband service Q.84) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently Ganga, ______and INTACH for taking up a in Pulwama with the launch of Bharat Fibre? proposed the rules on opening and processing project of 'Plantation of Rudraksh Trees in a) Airtel b) Vodafone which account of corporate borrowers to prevent Uttarakhand' as a part of CSR initiative under the c) Idea d) BSNL diversion of funds? 'Namami Gange' Programme, recently? e) MTNL a) Recurring Deposit Account a) Tata Trusts Q.74) Which of the following department has b) Current Account b) HCL Foundation relaxed income tax rules in order to facilitate c) Deposit account c) Infosys Foundation fundraising by start-ups which is a part of the d) Fixed Deposit Account d) Azim Premji Foundation ‘Startup India Vision 2024’? e) Overdraft Account e) Reliance Foundation a) Department for Promotion of Industry and Q.85) Which of the following country has topped Q.96) Which country has been unanimously Internal Trade the Kids Right Index, 2019? chosen as co-chair of the Consultative Group (CG) b) Department of Commerce a) Portugal b) Switzerland of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and c) Department of Heavy Industry c) Iceland d) Finland Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020? d) Department of Export Promotion Council e) Australia a) China b) India e) Department of Fisheries Q.86) IRDAI has set up a 13-member committee c) Japan d) North Korea Q.75) According to a recent report, which under chairmanship of ______to review the e) USA company displaced Apple Inc to claim no 2 spot regulatory framework on microinsurance & Q.97) Which of the following bank has launched in smartphones maker in first quarter of 2019? recommend measures to increase the demand for the co-branded multi-currency card with online a) Oppo b) Huawei such products travel booking portal Goibibo? c) Samsung d) Asus a) Suresh Mathur b) U K Sinha a) HDFC Bank e) Xiaomi c) Pradeep Kumar d) PK Sinha b) ICICI Bank Q.76) Which of the following country has e) None of these c) Axis Bank launched its first private rocket named ‘Momo-3’ Q.87) Who has teamed up with Commonwealth d) State Bank of India into space recently? Bank of Australia (CommBank) to record world’s e) Bank of Baroda a) Japan b) China first Blockchain Bond Transaction? Q.98) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has c) Russia d) US a) World Bank imposed a monetary penalty of how much crore e) India b) Asian Development Bank on Nainital Bank for its failure to fully automate Q.77) Which of the following department has c) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank the Non-Performing Asset (NPA) identification signed a joint agreement with the Income Tax d) New Development Bank process, despite specific directions issued in this Department for decreasing black money e) African Development Bank regard? generation? Q.88) Who has tied-up with HDFC ERGO General a) Rs.5 crore b) Rs.1 crore a) Revenue Department Insurance Company to co-create new Artificial c) Rs.2 crore d) Rs.1.5 crore b) Financial Services Department Intelligence (AI)-based solutions? e) Rs.3 crore c) Goods and Services Tax Network a) TCS b) IBM Q.99) What is the deposit growth rate in 2018-19 d) Expenditure Department c) Infosys d) HCL as per data by RBI? e) Human Resource Department e) Cognizant a) 10.3% b) 8.4% Q.78) Which of the following bank recently linked Q.89) Whose license has been cancelled by Home c) 2.9% d) 7.5% its interest rates to RBI’s repo rate? Ministry or alleged violation of norms in receiving e) 9.8% a) Bank of Baroda foreign grants? Q.100) What is the bank credit growth rate in b) State Bank of India a) Tata Trusts 2018-19 as per data by RBI? c) IDBI Bank b) HCL Foundation a) 13.24% b) 18.43% d) Punjab National Bank c) Infosys Foundation c) 12.03% d) 15.76% e) ICICI Bank d) Azim Premji Foundation e) 19.34% Q.79) According to data by Directorate General e) Reliance Foundation Q.101) Where does 2-Day meeting of the Commercial Intelligence, which of the following Q.90) Researchers from which of the following IIT Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia country has become India’s top crude oil supplier? have used a multi-lingual Optical Character Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation a) Iraq b) Iran Recognition (OCR) scheme to develop a method (WCO)? c) Afghanistan d) Saudi Arabia for reading documents in Bharati script? a) Chennai b) Kochi e) UAE a) IIT Roorkee b) IIT Madras c) Mumbai d) Delhi Q.80) Which of the following general insurance c) IIT Delhi d) IIT Kanpur e) Bangalore company has tied up with web aggregator Wishfin e) IIT Kharagpur Q.102) Which of the following global payment Insurance for the speedy delivery of two-wheeler Q.91) Small Industries Development Bank of service has announced its plan of investing $1 cover? India (SIDBI) has launched a pilot scheme to billion in India operations? a) Bharti AXA b) ICICI Lombard extend financial assistance of up to _____ to new a) Mastercard b) Visa c) IDBI Federal d) NIACL age fintech non-banking finance companies c) Maestro d) Rupay e) Franklin Investments (NBFCs). e) None of these a) Rs.5 crore b) Rs.10 crore Q.103) Which of the following country has tested c) Rs.15 crore d) Rs.20 crore a laser system called Self-Protect High Energy

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Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) that successfully Q.116) Which rank did India secured in the IMD a) World Bank b) IMF shot down multiple air-launched missiles while in World Competitiveness Report 2019? c) RBI d) ADB flight? a) 54th b) 25th e) AIIB a) China b) USA c) 10th d) 43rd Q.129) Which company has recently revealed to c) Russia d) India e) 37th stop selling its smartphones in several countries e) Japan Q.117) SREI Equipment Finance ties up with including India? Q.104) On how many pre-paid payment ______to offer loans for purchase of a) Sony b) Samsung instrument issuers does RBI has imposed penalty equipment under a co-lending arrangement c) Huawei d) Oppo recently? a) Bank of Baroda e) Nokia a) 2 b) 3 b) Oriental Bank of Commerce Q.130) Adani to set up container terminal in c) 4 d) 5 c) Dena bank d) Yes bank ______. e) 8 e) Allahabad bank a) Mynamar b) Sri Lanka Q.105) According to ADB, the Asia-Pacific region Q.118) Standard Chartered launched Trade A1 c) New Zealand d) Saudi Arabia is expected to grow at what percent in 2019? Engine in partnership with ______e) None of these a) 5.1% b) 5.3% a) IBM b) Tech Mahindra Q.131) Vedanta recently bagged two copper c) 5.5% d) 5.7% c) Infosys d) Wipro blocks in ______. e) 5.9% e) TCS a) Gujarat b) Punjab Q.106) Which of the following insurance has Q.119) Who heads the task force formed by RBI c) Maharashtra d) West Bengal launched ’Webassurance’ to enable its customers for the development of Secondary loan market? e) Tamil Nadu to purchase life insurance in a convenient and a) Canara Bank chairman T. N. Manoharan Q.132) ______to put ads on Status in hassle-free way? b) Indian Overseas Bank chairman R. 2020, confirms Facebook. a) Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance Subramaniakumar a) Whatsapp b) Twitter b) DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance c) Indian Bank chairman Padmaja Chunduru c) Instagram d) Share chat c) Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance d) Dena Bank chairman Ashwani Kumar e) Telegram d) Exide Life Insurance e) Allahabad Bank chairman S. Mallikarjuna Rao Q.133) Which network partnered with Google for e) None of these Q.120) What is the minimum and maximum expanding WiFi footprint? Q.107) Where LIC Housing Finance has launched amount of remittance through Real Time Gross a) BSNL b) Airtel a skilling center ‘Udyam’ to provide training to Settlement (RTGS)? c) Vodafone d) Idea marginalised youth in the BFSI, retail, and IT/ a) 1 lakh – No limit b) 2 lakh – No limit e) None of these ITES sectors? c) 5 lakh – No limit d) 10 lakh – No limit Q.134) RBI appointed a committee for its move a) Chandigarh b) Mumbai e) 3 lakh – No limit towards Payment and Settlement Systems in c) Chennai d) Bengaluru Q.121) Wirecard teams up with India to issue India: Vision 2019 – 2021 under ______. e) Hyderabad ______. a) Nandan Nilekani b) HR Khan Q.108) Which of the following bank has moved to a) PAN card b) Voter ID c) Sanjay Jain d) Aruna Sharma a new interest rate regime on large savings c) Aadhaar Card d) Ration Card e) Vijay Shekhar Sharma account deposits as well as short-term loans e) Passport Q.135) India’s forex reserves comprise of linking to Reserve Bank of India’s repo rate? Q.122) RBI allowed large modern currency chests ______. a) State Bank of India b) HDFC Bank to increase the service charges from Rs.5 per a) Foreign Currency Assets c) ICICI Bank d) Canara Bank packet to a maximum of ______per packet. b) Special Drawing Rights e) Bank of India a) 6 b) 7 c) Gold reserves Q.109) SEBI has imposed fine of more than c) 8 d) 9 d) All the above Rs.625 crore on ______in the case of misuse e) 10 e) None of the above of its co-location facility? Q.123) RBI is to introduce Liquidity Coverage Q.136) Who launched an initiative termed as a) BSE b) NSE Ratio in NBFCs/non-deposit taking shadow banks HDFC Affordable Real Estate and Technology c) MCX d) IND-INX which have an asset size of ______and above. Programme (HeART)? e) None of these a) 5,000 crores b) 10,000 crores a) HDFC Capital Advisors Q.110) India Ratings & Research has lowered the c) 15,000 crores d) 20,000 crores b) State Bank of India country’s growth forecast for the current fiscal to e) 25,000 crores c) CitiBank ______, from the earlier projection of 7.5 per Q.124) Which bank launched ‘Corp SME Suvidha’ d) Vijaya Bank cent. for MSMEs? e) ICICI Bank a) 7.1 per cent b) 7.5 per cent a) Bank of Baroda Q.137) India’s overall Forex reserve increased to c) 7.4 per cent d) 7.3 per cent b) Corporation Bank ______from $418.687 bn in the month of e) 7.2 per cent c) Central Bank of India May. Q.111) In how many cities National Clean Air d) Andhra Bank a) $425.822 billion b) $424.975 billion Programme aims to reduce particulate matter e) State Bank of India c) $422.655 billion d) $420.055 billion (PM) pollution by 20%-30% by 2024? Q.125) For which transactions RBI has extended e) $420.755 billion a) 100 b) 101 the time from 4:30 pm to 6 pm? Q.138) Where is the Head Quarters of Ujjivan c) 102 d) 103 a) National Electronic Fund transfer (NEFT) Small Finance Bank Limited located? e) 105 b) Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) a) Chennai b) Trivandrum Q.112) United Nations has signed a joint c) Unstructured Supplementary Service Data c) Bengaluru d) Jaipur framework with ______aimed at strengthening (USSD) e) Kolkata partnership in counter-terrorism efforts. d) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) Q.139) The Squash Rackets Federation of India a) India b) China e) Unified Payment Interface (UPI) (SRFI) announced a tie up with which of the c) APEC d) European Union Q.126) The designated bank branches that following organizations to improve the health of e) OPEC distribute the notes and coins throughout the the sport in the country? Q.113) Tata Steel is to acquire Bhushan Energy country are called ______. a) Wipro b) HCL Ltd. for about ______. a) Core banks c) Tech Mahindra d) TCS a) 200 crores b) 400 crores b) Currency Chest e) Cognizant c) 500 crores d) 800 crores c) Denomination suppliers Q.140) Which Country has the World’s Highest e) 600 crores d) Currency regulator Child Mortality rate In 2015, a study by Lancet Q.114) Which company appoints Suresh Kumar e) Demat credit Study? as Chief Technology Officer? Q.127) To prevent re-occurrence of IL&FS type of a) Pakistan b) Russia a) Walmart b) Amazon debt crisis in NBFCs RBI is to introduce LCR. What c) Magnolia d) China c) Flipkart d) Jabong does LCR stand for? e) India e) Snap Deal a) Liquidity Cash Reserve Q.141) NMCG, HCL Foundation and INTACH inked Q.115) Motila Oswal AMC become the first Indian b) Licensed Corrected Ratio MoU for Rudraksh Plantation in which of the fund house to introduce ______transaction c) Liquidity Coverage Ratio following State? platform d) Limited Cash Reserve a) Meghalaya a) Whatsapp b) Telegram e) Liquidity Corrected Ratio b) Himachal Pradesh c) Twitter d) Instagram Q.128) ______allows Modern Currency Chests c) Mizoram e) Hike to hike service charges, recently. d) Uttarakhand

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36 |LEGEND MAGAZINE | May - 2019| e) Jammu & Kashmir Q.23) 8 1 × 2 2 × ? = 12 SIMPLIFICATION: 3 5 Q.142) Who was appointed as an additional 4 2 3 Q.1) 20% of 240+54% of 20-20% of 360= (?) - a) b) c) Director on the board of Yes Bank by RBI? 5 3 5 15 3 4 a) Rajiv Menon d) e) a) 1.8 b) 2.4 c) 5.6 7 7 b) Urjit Patel d) 2.8 e) 1.2 Q.24) √784 × 3 − 80 ÷ 16 × ? = 632 c) Ramasubramanian Gandhi 2 4 6 15 a) -141.6 b) 109.6 c) 116.9 Q.2) × × × × (? ) = 96 d) Rajmohan Gandhi 3 5 7 19 d) -112.5 e) -109.6 e) Raghuram Rajan a) 234 b) 254 c) 266 Q.25) ?=(22×5) +(12×10) -(4×15) Q.143) Which of the Following non-life insurance d) 276 e) 289 a) 140 b) 170 c) 180 Q.3) 4 × 6 × 14 × 33 × 120 = (? ) provider in the private sector announced the 7 11 15 72 d) 165 e) 290 launch of ‘Mosquito Disease Protection Policy’? a) 15 b) 18 c) 21 Q.26) ?=15% of 120-22% of 150+11% of 200 a) Cholamandalam MS General Insurance d) 16 e) 12 a) -4 b) 9 c) 11 b) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Q. 4) What value should come in place of the d) 7 e) 37 c) Apollo Munich Health Insurance question mark (?) in the given question. Q.27) 2? = 64 ÷ 32 × 8 ÷ 16 d) Bharti Axa General Insurance a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 84 × 456 2 50 × 288 e) HDFC ERGO General Insurance = (? )3 + √ d) -1 e) None of these 2 × 2√1296 36 Q.144) Facebook chooses which of the following Q.28) ? = 2 3 + 1 2 + 3 7 5 5 10 city as base to develop WhatsApp’s mobile a) 7 b) 9 c) 11 a) 7 7 b) 6 7 c) 7 9 payments service? d) 6 e) None of these 10 10 10 Q.5) 15% of 34600+ 27% of 11500+ 32% of d) 8 1 e) None of these a) Moscow 10 1 46600= (?) ×88 b) Washington D.C 2 Q.29) ? = 1 + (11 × 2) a) 23207 b) 24208 c) 15208 ×33 c) London 3 d) Benn d) 23407 e) 23702 a) 22 b) 23 c) 28 e) Berlin Q.6) 23% of 26300+ 13% of 29000 =18% of (?) d) 16 e) 26 Q.145) Which bank is the most valued Indian a) 56450 b) 55540 c) 56250 Q.30) 15+?=12+434-182+46-35 Bank with a market cap of Rs.6.34 Trillion? d) 55450 e) 54550 a) 280 b) 255 c) 260 Q.7) 221×779 +3 = 7 × (? ) a) State Bank of India 13×19 d) 275 e) None of these b) Bank of Baroda a) 43 b) 97 c) 100 √64×√36 Q.31) ? = 3 × √16 c) Yes Bank d) 102 e) 104 √8 a) 48 b) 96 c) 84 d) Punjab national Bank Q.8) 2.321 + 5.212 + 16.563 + 0.904 = (? )2 d) 56 e) 78 e) HDFC Bank a) 30 b) 25 c) 6 Q.32) ? = (2.5 × 18) + (14) − 32 Q.146) Direct Tax collections fell short by how d) 5 e) 4 2 √4 much crore during 2018-19 with lower corporate Q.9) 13 × 3 + 1700 + 2697−699+4 = {180 − (12 × 3 − 20 − a) 44 b) 52 c) 74 tax collections emerging as one of the reasons for 12 d) 86 e) 96 3)} × (? ) the lower mop? Q.33) ? = 18% of 350 + 15% of 180 + 12% of 50 a) Rs.42,000 crore a) 22 b) 32 c) 44 a) 82 b) 96 c) 74 b) Rs.62,000 crore d) 72 e) 91 d) 98 e) 72 Q.10) 45+20% of 800+200= x (23+42)×(12−32) c) Rs.72,000 crore Q.34) ? = 2 ( ) d) Rs.82,000 crore a) 425 b) 405 c) 395 4 − 5×3 a) 121 b) 119 c) 117 e) Rs.92,000 crore d) 410 e) 450 1 1 1 1 1 d) 115 e) None of these Q.147) Anthill Ventures, which helps startups Q.11) + + + = 푥 − 2 4 16 8 16 Q.35) 221×2 = (? ) × (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 3) scale up, has tied up with which of the following a) 1 b) 2 c) 15 √289 State Government to offer A-Scale, its market 16 a) 8 b) 10 c) 6 d) 14 e) 17 access programme to start-ups in the State? 16 16 d) 2 e) 12 a) Meghalaya Q.12) 400+150+200+300 = x- 1200 Q.36) 150% of 2000+10% of 21870= (?)+2111 b) Himachal Pradesh a) 2150 b) 2250 c) 2500 a) 3012 b) 3016 c) 3076 c) Karnataka d) 2400 e) 2000 d) 3011 e) 3009 d) Andhra Pradesh Q.13) √17 × 13 + 29 + 150 = 푥 Q.37) e) Jammu & Kashmir a) 21 b) 19 c) 22 1.987+2.9854+2.7654+38765+876+0.2622= Q.148) Who is appointed as the Chairperson of d) 18 e) 20 (?) the News Broadcasting standards Authority? Q.14) 15% of 200 + 20% of 400 - 35% of 200 = a) 31245 b) 31256 c) 39649 a) Sunil Lamba x d) 45793 e) 23454 b) Ashok Lavasa a) 80 b) 70 c) 10 Q.38) (3 × 3 − √25) × (? ) = (19.5 × 22) + (14.5 × c) Sunil Mehta d) 20 e) 40 8) + (167.25 × 4) d) A.K Sikri Q.15) 120% 표푓 200 + 400 + √3600 = 푥 a) 303.5 b) 203.5 c) 120 e) R Krishnamurthy a) 500 b) 600 c) 700 d) 300 e) 40 3 Q.149) Where is the Headquarters of World d) 800 e) 1000 Q.39) √14400 × 1.5 − √14641 × = (? ) + 92 − 1 11 Customs Organizations located? Q.16) 240×2+300×4+150×3 = x a) 77 b) 66 c) 65 a) Bern a) 2240 b) 2430 c) 2230 d) 78 e) 67 b) London d) 2130 e) 2530 Q.40) 2188 + 6374 − 637 + 2313 =? −321 + 1234 c) Brussels Q.17) 25% of 800+ 30% of 1000 = x+40% of a) 7325 b) 8788 c) 9325 d) New Delhi 300 d) 9725 e) 5677 e) Berlin a) 480 b) 360 c) 380 Q.41) 28% 표푓 250 + 12% 표푓 200 − 34% 표푓 550 =? Q.150) Who was appointed as the MD & CEO Of d) 350 e) 400 a) 81 b) 82 c) -87 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank? Q.18) 1 1 + 2 2 − 3 1 + 4 2 = 푥 3 9 6 9 d) 99 e) -93 a) Udit Narayanan 7 11 13 a) 3 b) 7 c) 6 Q.42) 13 × 14 × 15 ÷ 3 × 4 × 5 =?× 100 18 18 18 b) Nitin Chugh a) 189 b) 177 c) 182 d) 5 1 e) 4 11 c) Sikander Garg 2 18 d) 191 e) 197 d) Bharat Singh Q.19) 350 + 400+ 45% of 2000 = x+700 Q.43) 27 ÷ (9 ÷ 3) × 11 + 234 − 412 =? −122 e) Samit Gosh a) 900 b) 950 c) 800 a) -199 b) -201 c) 58 d) 750 e) 1000 d) 198 e) 43 Q.20) 2 표푓 1596 × 4 = 1 표푓 ? 7 2 Q.44) 0.234 + 1.234 + 0.555 − 2.55 + 24 =? +0.473 a) 3217 b) 3648 c) 3898 a) 27 b) 32 c) 34 d) 3649 e) 3684 d) 23 e) 26

Q.21) 5376 ÷ 12 ÷ ? = 64 Q.45) √529 + √576 − √361 × 2 =?

a) 21 b) 14 c) 49 a) 8 b) 9 c) 38

d) 7 e) 3 d) 27 e) 13 2 Q.22) 128 × 15 ÷ 5 + 2 = ? Q.46) 11% 표푓 2300 + 15% 표푓 440 × √196 =? +177

a) 388 b) 324 c) 389 a) 1134 b) 1210 c) 1354

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Q.47) 34 × 15 × 21 × 84 =? d) 91.6 e) None of these a) 25 b) 225 c) 15 42 17 18 Q.71) 5 1 + 7 2 + 13 3 = 푥 d) 625 e) None of these a) 89 b) 77 c) 85 5 5 5 Q.96) 210 × 176 ÷ 5 × 221 = 푥 d) 90 e) 70 a) 26.2 b) 28.2 c) 36.2 15 8 60 17 Q.48) 2 1 + 5 1 − 1 3 + 2 11 =? d) 38.2 e) None of these a) 48268 b) 48048 c) 48008 4 7 8 14 Q.72) 7.04+18.06+5.90+12.5=x d) 48028 e) None of these a) 8 15 b) 8 45 c) 7 25 56 56 58 a) 40.5 b) 41.5 c) 42.5 Q.97) 2 × ( 1 ) % of 2400 − ( 3 ) % of 1000 = x 14 21 16 15 d) 9 e) 8 d) 43.5 e) None of these 47 38 a) 10 b) 3 c) 5 Q.49) 2 × 12 × 22 × 3 − 1212 =? Q.73) 40 + 54 + 70 + 88 = 푥 8 9 10 11 d) 1 e) None of these a) 327 b) 381 c) 314 a) 16 b) 26 c) 36 Q.98) 25% of 360 + 15% of 220 – 140 × 2 – 20 = x d) 372 e) 311 d) 46 e) None of these 7 a) 53 b) 73 c) 63 Q.50) 55% 표푓 980 × 75% 표푓 680 + 60% 표푓 990 ÷ Q.74) 5.5 × 2 + 6.2 × 5 + 7.5 × 4 + 33 = 푥 5 5 d) 68 e) None of these 60% 표푓 90 =? − 표푓 162 ÷ 표푓 36 a) 85 b) 90 c) 95 9 2 Q.99) 105 × 1335 ÷ √225 = x + √169 a) 274368 b) 274902 c) 274911 d) 100 e) None of these a) 9342 b) 9332 c) 9164 d) 274132 e) None of these Q.75) 555.5+444.4+111.1=x d) 9316 e) None of these Q.51) 3 2 + 1 4 − 10 5 − 132 + 122 + 1 =?+20 a) 1115 b) 1110 c) 1111 5 15 9 9 45 Q.100) 256 + √529 − 15 × 12 =? +72 d) 1112 e) None of these a) -45 b) -39 c) -34 a) 34 b) 56 c) 72 Q.76) 3푥 × 81 × 27 = 319 d) -31 e) None of these d) 48 e) 27 (0.96+2.38)3 a) 12 b) 13 c) 14 Q.52) = ? −10.66 − 5.66 + 3.66 Q.101) 1 × 987 + 15%표푓 940+? = 267 0.962+ 2.382+1.92×2.38 d) 15 e) None of these 3 a) 18 b) 15 c) 21 Q.77) 5 표푓 120 + 8 표푓 121 + 4 표푓 81 = 푥 a) 203 b) 213 c) -203 d) 16 e) None of theses 8 11 9 d) -222 e) -237 a) 202 b) 201 c) 200 Q.53) 26%표푓 250 + 2 % 표푓 1500 − 12 표푓775 =? Q.102) 345 + 543 + 453 + 354 =? 5 5 d) 199 e) None of these a) 1659 b) 1695 c) 1879 a) 1789 b) -2891 c) -1789 Q.78) 153+224+333-55=x d) 1873 e) 1768 d) 1879 e) None of these a) 650 b) 655 c) 660 3 Q.103) 1854.5 + 984.75 + 1171.23−? = 565.48 Q.54) 1850 + √3136 ÷ √64 =? −259 d) 665 e) None of these a) 3545 b) 3354 c) 3544 a) 2123 b) 1605 c) 2145 Q.79) 12% of 50+10% of 150+18% of 150=x d) 3445 e) 3454 d) 1679 e) None of these a) 54 b) 52 c) 50 Q.104) 12 ÷ 4 × 24 + √1764 =?× 4 3 d) 48 e) None of these Q.55) √256 − (196 × ) +? = 12 a) 25.5 b) 32.4 c) 28.5 4 Q.80) 25% of 2500+12.5% of 6800+ (?) = 392 d) 29.7 e) 43.6 a) 32 b) 35 c) 36 a) 40 b) 43 c) 29 d) 38 e) 30 d) 46 e) 48 Q.105) √552 + (8 × 3) + 346 + 432 + 246 + (? ) = Q.56) 25% 표푓 20% 표푓 15% 표푓 (? ) = 3 779 1147 2303 1089 Q.81) + + − 2 = (? )3 a) 400 b) 420 c) 540 19 31 47 a) 35 b) 32 c) 41 a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 320 e) 280 d) 38 e) 25 1 2 7 d) 6 e) 7 Q.57) (4 − 3 ) × = (? ) 102 156 1 1 5 7 8 √1849 2 Q.106) × + √9 − = (? ) Q.82) × 391 + √32 − 22 − 1 = (? ) 17 13 81 81 a) 0.5 b) 0.1 c) 0.8 731 a) 72 b) 75 c) 70 d) 0.6 e) 1.2 a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) 6 d) 65 e) 76 Q.58) 3 표푓 4 표푓 7 표푓 (? ) = 84 7 17 13 Q.83) 1.234+3.543+6.765+87.65+(?) Q.107) 1 2 ÷ 3 2 + √(3 1 − 9×3) + 15 = (? ) a) 1456 b) 1678 c) 1580 =(2.5+1.2×4+1.2+1.5) 2 5 5 289 289 17 d) 1547 e) 1356 a) 0.807 b) 0.808 c) 0.765 a) 4 b) 5 c) 2 Q.59) 4(100 × (? ) − 20) = 20% 표푓 120 d) 0.864 e) None of these d) 3 e) 1 a) 0.26 b) 0.24 c) 0.28 Q.84) 350 × 2 + 1.2 × 5 + 6.2 × 5 + 1.5 × 2 = Q.108) 133.242 + 1314.24 + 144.21 + 244.35 + d) 0.32 e) 0.42 (? )% 표푓 2000 1413.53 − 0.572 = (? ) Q.60) 3 × 1 × 2 × (? ) = 75 a) 3249 b) 2455 c) 3246 10 5 5 a) 39% b) 27% c) 37% a) 3225 b) 3250 c) 3125 d) 20% e) 23% d) 4326 e) 3454 √676 √1024 d) 3520 e) 3525 Q.85) 122 + 232 × 1.25 − 182 =? Q.109) × × (6 × 3) + 1431 + 34 = (? ) 36 √169 Q.61) 35% × (3 2 + 4 2) = (? ) a) 422.45 b) 481.25 c) 438.75 a) 1498 b) 1232 c) 1499 5 7 d) 323.25 e) 429.50 a) 2.58 b) 3.24 c) 2.56 d) 1525 e) None of these 2 7 5 1 2 Q.86) 1 + 5 − 6 + 2 =? Q.110) 122 × + 2√14884 + (? ) = (6.5 × 2)2 d) 3.12 e) 2.69 5 2 6 3 18 9 29 5 676×625 a) 4 b) 5 c) 3 a) 41 b) 39 c) 21 Q.62) (√ ) × (? )% = 10 5 32 6 169 d) 5 2 e) None of these d) 31 e) 11 a) 25 b) 20 c) 30 5 Q.111) 12 × 12.5 + 18 × (? ) = (19 + 1)2 + (16.25 × 4) Q.87) 1.5 × 3.2 × 7.5 + 23.5+? = 304 + 2.5 d) 36 e) 40 a) 16.5 b) 18.5 c) 17.5 a) 367 b) 289 c) 247 Q.63) 11 × 13 × (? ) = 143 d) 12.5 e) 10.5 17 19 d) 234 e) 310 221 567 2 a) 332 b) 356 c) 342 2916 316 16 Q.112) × − (? ) = 18 Q.88) √ × ÷ × 128 =? 21 17 d) 323 e) 312 24 27 219 a) 37 b) 18 c) 9 a) 42936 b) 42019 c) 41920 Q.64) 2% 표푓 5% 표푓 7% 표푓 100000 = (? ) d) 3 e) 27 d) 41490 e) 46136 a) 5 b) 2 c) 9 Q.113) 2.334 + 54.24 + 45.24 − (? ) = 8.23 + 21.32 + Q.89) 165 + 14.5 × 4+? = 198 + 28 d) 10 e) 7 10.45 + 0.814 3 a) 3 b) 5 c) 11 Q.65) 112 + 132 × 72−? = 282 ÷ √343 a) 82 b) 62 c) 61 d) 12 e) 9 d) 16 e) 59 a) 8210 b) 8274 c) 7860 1 1 23 36 3 Q.90) 4 × 4 ÷ 20 × 1 × 1 × 푥 = 16 3 d) 8290 e) None of these 9 2 16 111 4 Q.114) √4913 + (23.324 + 4324.24 + 313.3 − 0.864) = Q.66) √7921+√6241 =? a) 11 b) 9 c) 10 (? ) 168 d) 8 e) 12 a) 4698 b) 4688 c) 4378 a) 0 b) 12 c) 15 Q.91) 1 7 + 2 5 + 3 1 − 5 1 = 3 × 푥3 d) 4677 e) 4489 d) 25 e) 1 8 4 8 4 8 Q.115) Q.67) 20%표푓 285 − 16%표푓 250 + 8 표푓 261 − 9 표푓216 = a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 9 8 7 d) 5 e) 6 √6724 × 1.5 − √12321 × + 292 − 1 = 푥 ? 2 Q.92) 5 표푓 2 표푓 3 6 표푓 1 5 표푓 푥 = 2452 a) 6 b) -5 c) -4 11 17 15 17 a) 564.5 b) 574.5 c) 546.5 d) 9 e) -11 a) 10450 b) 10241 c) 10330 d) 585.5 e) 486.5 Q.68) 1114+114.1+141.4-11.41-111.4=?-11.14 d) 10660 e) None of these Q.116) 1 5 36 a) 1275.38 b) 1257.83 c) 1345.43 Q.93) 2 ÷ 1 ÷ + 푥 = 4 푥 = 522 + 3 × 2 + 4000 ÷ 2 표푓 25% 표푓 1600 5 6 15 d) 1354.34 e) None of these a) 3.5 b) 4 c) 3 a) 2155 b) 2715 c) 2615 2 Q.69) 2015 ÷ 155 + 7 +? = 69 d) 2 e) 2.5 d) 2705 e) None of these 1 4 13 Q.117) a) 49 b) 14 c) 7 Q.94) (128 ÷ 8) × (1 + 4 ) + 44 × × 112 = 2푥 d) 12 e) 54 5 5 1456 푥 = (69.3 × 15.2) + (4.5 × 18.5) + (7.25 × 44) a) 43 b) 92 c) 70 Q.70) 15% of 200+20% of 150+18% of 120=x a) 1355.61 b) 1445.61 c) 1455.61 d) 40 e) None of these a) 61.6 b) 71.6 c) 81.6 d) 1545.61 e) 1544.61 Q.95) √256 = 푥2 − 224 + 180 ÷ 12 ______RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs 7601808080 / 9043303030 www. 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1 16 7 45 Q.118) 11 − [1 + [1 + [ 7 − (1 + 1) ]]=? a) 5836 b) 5386 c) 5766 Q.164) × × × × 289 =? 30 6 5 12 3 4 68 21 5 4 d) 5846 e) 5486 a) 51 b) 53 c) 49 a) 1.5 b) -1.5 c) 1 2 2 2 2 Q.142) 2.5 + 1.6 + 1.4 − 2.7 =? d) 62 e) 57 d) 0 e) None of these a) 18.06 b) 34.8 c) 3.48 ퟑ ퟏ ퟏ ퟏ Q.165) 1.29 + 12.9 + 19.2 − 29.1 − 0.92 × 2 =? Q.119) × [(ퟏ + ) (ퟏ + ) … … … . (ퟏ + )] =? d) 42.9 e) 4.29 ퟏퟏ ퟑ ퟒ ퟏퟐퟎ a) 3.55 b) 2.45 c) 1.25 a) 121 b) 11 c) 10.6 Q.143) 42 × 7 × 98 × 22 × 6 =? 462 49 4 14 d) 2.50 e) 4.15 d) 7.82 e) None of these a) 3 b) 4 c) 6 Q.166) 20% of 300+12% of 150+10% of 80=x Q.120) 퐼푓푋 = 2 + 1 then the value of 4푥 + 7 =? 1 3 d) 7 e) 8 a) 66 b) 76 c) 86 (1+ 1) 1− 2 Q.144) 11% 표푓 200 + 45% 표푓 60 − 8% 표푓 250 =? d) 96 e) None of these a) 11 b) 34/3 c) 11 2 a) 43 b) 38 c) 31 Q.167) 9.09+6.08+12.07+15.05=x 3 d) 5 e) None of these d) 29 e) 39 a) 42.29 b) 43.29 c) 44.29 Q.121) If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the Q.145) 32 + 4378 − 322 ÷ 2 × 3 + √841 =? d) 45.29 e) None of these a) 3896 b) 3998 c) 4023 Q.168) 8 1 + 9 5 + 5 2 + 2 1 = 푥 + 7 value of ab. 6 6 3 2 6 a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d) 4189 e) 3956 a) 24 b) 35 c) 32 11 11 5 d) 18 e) None of these Q.146) × 104 − × 108 + × 336 =? 13 27 6 d) 25 e) None of these Q.122) 35 × √324 ÷ 7 − 73 =? −√16641 a) 334 b) 324 c) 312 Q.169) 2.5 × 4 + 3.5 × 2 + 4.2 × 5 + 7.5 × 8 = 푥 a) 119 b) 128 c) 146 d) 342 e) 326 a) 97 b) 98 c) 99 d) 136 e) None of these Q.147) ? = 14% of 350 + 2 표푓 270 − 11% 표푓 300 d) 100 e) None of these 2 3 3 24 141 84 75 Q.123) ( 100) + ( 9) =? Q.170) + + + = 푥 √ √ a) 112 b) 216 c) 196 6 3 4 5 a) 50 b) 25 c) 127 d) 262 e) 242 a) 82 b) 83 c) 84 d) 225 e) 175 Q.148) ? = (1.2 × 25) − (4 × 32) + (3.5 × 22) d) 85 e) None of these Q.124) 8000 ÷ (5×2) + 774 - 191.667×3=? 5 Q.171) 11.11+22.22+33.67+44=x a) 82.6 b) 81.4 c) 71.4 a) 1000 b) 1280 c) 1180 a) 99 b) 110 c) 111 d) 84.1 e) 82.1 d) 1080 e) 1500 d) 112 e) None of these 3 2 1 Q.149) ? = √√64 ÷ √256 × 8 × 3 2푥 Q.125) √225 × √64 × 2 × 11 =? 22 Q.172) 4 × 256 × 4 = 4 a) 4150 b) 2640 c) 3005 a) 4 b) 1 c) 3 a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 1250 e) 2050 d) 2 e) 5 d) 7 e) None of these 24 9 8 45 Q.126) (749 − √105625 − 124) ÷ (√1572516 − Q.150) ? = ( × × × ) Q.173) 30 표푓 4 + 4 표푓 121 + 45 표푓 5 = 푥 16 15 12 27 6 11 9 1104) =? a) 6 b) 7 c) 1 a) 85 b) 75 c) 79 a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 3 e) 4 d) 89 e) None of these d) 8 e) 12 Q.151) ? = (12 + 35) × (122 − (18 × 7)) Q.174) 182+222-121+252=x Q.127) 푥2 + 16 − 22 + 68 = 92, 푓𝑖푛푑 푡ℎ푒 푣푎푙푢푒 표푓 푋? 4 a) 3384 b) 3128 c) 3484 a) 565 b) 535 c) 545 a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 3834 e) None of these d) 525 e) None of these d) 5 e) 6 3 7 22 25 Q.175) 20% of 225+12% of 750+18% of 300=x (42+ 32) Q.152) ? = 2 − 1 + + Q.128) = √? 4 8 4 8 a) 184 b) 185 c) 186 5 a) 12 3 b) 9 1 c) 10 1 a) 4 b) 25 c) 5 4 2 8 d) 187 e) None of these d) 9 1 e) 11 1 Q.176) 30% of 1500 + 40% of 3700+ 19% of d) 16 e) 369 8 8 91 7000 = x Q.129) 1.01 + 3.03 + 2.02 + 4.04 + 5.05 = ? Q.153) ? = 13 × − 3 × 13 7 a) 3380 b) 3170 c) 3260 a) 15.05 b) 12.05 c) 15.15 a) 160 b) 132 c) 128 d) 3340 e) 3080 d) 14.15 e) 16.45 d) 130 e) None of these 4푥+6 11 Q.177) 2000×15+4500×2=x+15000 Q.130) = 푓𝑖푛푑푡 ℎ푒 푣푎푙푢푒 표푓 푋? 53−122+72−112) 5푥+6 13 Q.154) ? = 4 a) 26000 b) 20000 c) 18000 a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 √ a) 42.5 b) -44.5 c) -45.5 d) 16000 e) 24000 d) 3 e) 2 d) 90 e) -85 Q.178) 1000+1500+ 2500- 10% of 20000 =x Q.131) 17% of 300 is 1 of X, then find out the 3 Q.155) 23% of 200+?=25% of 480+160% of a) 1500 b) 2000 c) 2500 value of 10% of X? 50+125% of 10 d) 3000 e) 3500 a) 5.13 b) 15.6 c) 51.3 a) 166.5 b) 154.4 c) 168.2 Q.179) 1 + 5 + 17 − 3 = 푥 4 8 16 16 d) 15.3 e) 31.5 d) 186.6 e) 156.6 a) ¾ b) 5/4 c) 7/4 12 Q.132) 1513 + 4513 - 2513 - 1753 = ×60 15 4 d) 3/2 e) None of these Q.156) ? = 11 × 132 × 푥 × 2, 푓𝑖푛푑 푡ℎ푒 푣푎푙푢푒 표푓 푥? ×51 6 17 Q.180) 78×2+ 44×3-27×5=x a) 740 b) 880 c) 450 a) 136 b) 614 c) 138 a) 157 b) 151 c) 159 d) 720 e) 680 d) 126 e) 128 d) 153 e) 149 1 2 5 Q.133) ( + + ) 표푓 42 = ? Q.157) 201 × 12 + 18% 표푓 250 =? 7 3 6 67 Q.181) 10000+1400×5+ 20% of 1000= x a) 73 b) 97 c) 67 a) 78 b) 81 c) 62 a) 17200 b) 17020 c) 19200 d) 69 e) 86 d) 71 e) 80 d) 19020 e) 18200 45 Q.134) 112 + √25 − 26 = 푋2푓𝑖푛푑 푡ℎ푒 푣푎푙푢푒 표푓 푋? Q.158) 2.5 × 3.5 × 1.5 × 26 =? +0.25 Q.182) 25% of 3000+ × 1200 = x 15 a) 11 b) 9 c) 12 a) 339 b) 382 c) 341 a) 4530 b) 5430 c) 4350 d) 7 e) 10 d) 388 e) 321 d) 4450 e) 4250 2 3 2 Q.135) 15 × 16 × 17 … … … … … . . 179 =? Q.159) 13 + 12 − 11 + 8 − 33 =? 16 17 18 180 Q.183) 1200+ 2500+ 5400+7500+ 8400+ x= a) 225 b) 625 c) 5 a) 1 b) 1 c) 1 30000 15 10 8 d) 25 e) 15 a) 4000 b) 3000 c) 2000 d) 1 e) 1 12 20 Q.159) 15 × 4 ÷ 20 + 156 − 13 × 5 =? d) 8000 e) 5000 Q.136) 21 × 14 ÷ 3 + 12 − 21 = ? a) 99 b) 97 c) 78 Q.184) 70% of 25000+ 150×20-10000=x a) 99 b) 89 c) 79 d) 81 e) 94 a) 10000 b) 11500 c) 9500 d) 69 e) 59 Q.160) 5 4 + 3 2 + 8 5 − 7 7 =? 9 9 9 9 d) 12000 e) 10500 Q.137) 21 × 11 + 4 − 8 × 16 ÷ 4 =? 8 1 2 1 1 3 3 a) 5 b) 5 c) 4 Q.185) 1 + 3 + − 4 = 푥 9 3 3 4 2 4 8 a) 203 b) 213 c) 224 5 3 1 d) 7 3 e) 9 4 a) 1 b) 2 c) 1 d) 209 e) 229 9 9 8 8 8 Q.138) 15 × 15 + 15 ÷ 15 − 15 + 115 =? Q.161) 56% 표푓 650 + 87% 표푓 200 − 21% 표푓 800 + d) 2 5 e) 3 3 8 8 a) 316 b) 327 c) 326 12% 표푓 150 =? Q.186) (1296 + (? )) ÷ 4 = 576 a) 377 b) 376 c) 328 d) 314 e) 321 a) 1004 b) 1005 c) 1010 12 Q.139) √2601 × 64 ÷ √64 =?× d) 388 e) 387 13 d) 1008 e) 1020 Q.162) 13 × 51 + 4 × 144 − 2 × 51 + 111 =? a) 421 b) 467 c) 431 17 9 3 Q.187) 20% 표푓(? ) + 40% 표푓 500 = 280 d) 442 e) 458 a) 172 b) 154 c) 180 a) 200 b) 300 c) 400 Q.140) 13% 표푓 200 − 2.5% 표푓 1000 × 12% 표푓 50 = d) 159 e) 150 d) 240 e) 280 ? −125 Q.163) 4555 + 8646 + 231 − 5436 − 21 + 54 =? Q.188) 1356 + 357 − 246 = 3755 − (? ) a) 5 b) 1 c) 0 a) 8123 b) 8029 c) 7929 a) 2290 b) 2288 c) 2456 d) 8 e) 9 d) 7156 e) 8213 d) 2480 e) 2454 Q.141) 4321 + 4433 − 2434 + 431 − 417 − 488 =? ______RACE Coaching Institute for Banking and Government Jobs 7601808080 / 9043303030 www. RACEInstitute. in Courses Offered : BANK | SSC | RRB | TNPSC |KPSC

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√256 Q.212) 22.22+88.88+55.55+45.55=x 4 2 5 2 7 2 Q.189) 3 × (154 − 131) = (? ) Q.232) 32 × {( ) ( ) ( ) } =? √512 a) 212.2 b) 213.3 c) 214.4 5 7 8 a) 45 b) 52 c) 46 d) 215.5 e) None of these a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 64 e) 58 Q.213) 72푥 = 49 × 343 × 73 d) 8 e) 9 Q.190) ((1334 + (? )) ÷ 3) + ((124 + 136) ÷ 4) = 695 a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 Q.233) 50% 표푓 {186 ÷ 3 × 30 ÷ 6 × 60 ÷ 12 + (34 × )} a) 556 b) 473 c) 467 d) 4 e) None of these 64 =? a) 1750 b) 1754 c) 1863 d) 588 e) 548 Q.214) 25 표푓 112 + 22 표푓 25 + 12.5% 표푓 400 = 푥 28 11 Q.191) 426 + 3713 + 241 + 2461 + (? ) = 7023 d) 1850 e) 1650 a) 250 b) 200 c) 150 1 41 3 9 a) 197 b) 164 c) 182 Q.234) 4 × ÷ 1 × × (? ) = 74 d) 100 e) None of these 9 2 4 41 d) 164 e) 146 Q.215) 255+445+200-300=x a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 Q.192) 40% 표푓 1920 + 60% 표푓 3290 = (? ) a) 400 b) 500 c) 600 d) 11 e) 7 a) 2632 b) 3286 c) 2742 Q.235) 1 7 + 2 5 + 3 1 − 5 1 = 3 × (? ) d) 700 e) None of these 8 4 8 4 8 d) 2538 e) 3288 Q.216) ? = 42% of 500 − 35% of 400 + 8% of 50 a) 9 b) 8 c) 4 Q.193) √21 + √211 + √196 = (? ) a) 88 b) 72 c) 74 d) 5 e) 6 d) 81 e) 84 Q.236) 65% of 75% of 40% of (?) =3510 a) 5 b) 6 c) 4 3 Q.217) 8? = 16 × 256 × 2 a) 12500 b) 18000 c) 16500 d) 7 e) 8 64 42 1 2 2 d) 17500 e) 15000 Q.194) 2 × 5 × 2625 = (? ) a) 2 b) 1 c) 2 5 7 3 3 3 Q.237) (2 3 ÷ 4 2) + (7 2 ÷ 3 4) = ? a) 679 b) 750 c) 684 d) 2 3 e) None of these 5 5 5 5 418 5 a) 1044 b) 1024 c) 1061 d) 890 e) 970 34×12 15×45 Q.218) ? = × 1 2 2 132 48×2 3×25 d) 1051 e) 1078 Q.195) 2 − 6 + 7 = 2 3 5 7 ? a) 38.25 b) 41.55 c) 36.50 Q.238) 45% 표푓 960 + × 670 = (? ) a) 51.5 b) 50.5 c) 52.5 5 d) 31.75 e) 41.75 a) 700 b) 650 c) 750 d) 54.5 e) 55.5 √225 Q.219) ? = √121 × × √49 d) 800 e) 900 Q.196) 15 × 6 + 13 × 5 − 17 × 8 ÷ 2 = 29 × ? 33 √289 3 a) 70 b) 35 c) 105 Q.239) × √729 × 20% 표푓 6175 = (? ) a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 √361 d) 15 e) 65 d) 5 e) 6 a) 7959 b) 7085 c) 6890 Q.197) 35% of 420 + 46% of 250 – 30% of 140 Q.220) ? = 33.03 + 133.33 − 333.33 + 1030.30 d) 5895 e) 9945 = 20 × ? a) 813.33 b) 873.33 c) 893.03 d) 843.33 e) 863.33 a) 15 b) 9 c) 7 Q.240) √504 + √620 + √4 + √63 × 7 = (? ) Q.221) ? = 4 of 77 + 3 of 120 − 2 of 108 d) 13 e) 11 7 10 9 a) 27 b) 23 c) 24 Q.198) 52 × 356 × 73 × 5 = 3511 ? 352. Which of the a) 46 b) 96 c) 56 d) 22 e) 26 following symbol will come on the place of d) 86 e) None of these √3136 question mark? Q.222) ? = 3 % of 1600 − 2 % of 2500 + 11 % of 900 Q.241) √2025 + ( ) + 866.64 + 25.36 =? 4 5 9 √784 a) × b) + c) - a) 13 b) 11 c) 12 a) 913 b) 942 c) 839 d) ÷ e) ± d) 21 e) 14 d) 939 e) 833 6 2 3 1 1 304 Q.199) + + + −? = 1 3 Q.242) 4000 + 48% 표푓 1300 + =? 7 4 14 2 (4 )2 96 3 19 15 2 13 Q.223) ? = × × √27 a) b) c) 16 3÷27 a) 4012 b) 4392 c) 4640 14 7 28 a) 1436 b) 1156 c) 1186 d) 1 e) 1 d) 4302 e) 4911 56 4 d) 1296 e) 1269 4 Q.243) 1 % 표푓 3600 + 1750 + 120 − 48 = Q.200) 123.5 + 134.01 + 45.555 + 67.876 = ? 5 ? +15% 표푓 √676 a) 370.491 b) 347.941 c) 370.941 Q.224) ? = √16 + √70 + √117 + √16 d) 379.041 e) 374.941 a) 1772.9 b) 1882.9 c) 1893.3 Q.201) 142 + 122 − 152 + 73 =? +182 a) 25 b) 5 c) 4 d) 1782.9 e) 1832.8 a) 136 b) 137 c) 135 d) 7 e) None of these Q.244) 96 × 15 ÷ 3 × 13 + 566 =? 2 d) 134 e) 130 Q.225) ? = 44 × 128 × 34 a) 6806 b) 6608 c) 6680 2 11 122 d) 6783 e) 6875 Q.202) 0.1 + 0.12 + 0.123 + 0.1234 + 0.12345 a) 26 b) 576 c) 24 8400 810 √729 = ? Q.245) + 3 + 3 =? d) 16 e) 36 60 √729 √27 a) 1.28685 b) 0.58985 c) 0.56595 Q.226) Find the x value and answer the given a) 255 b) 241 c) 239 d) 0.58495 e) 1.24985 question. d) 210 e) 222 2 2 Q.203) −34 + 6 + 8 − 6 × 8 = ? 1 98! × 96! × 109! × 198! (42× ) = 56448푥 √49 1 a) 16 b) 19 c) 18 Q.246) ? = × √169 × 1 197! × 95! × 97! × 108! (24×52) −( ) (144) 2 d) 17 e) 21 a) 3487 b) 3957 c) 3497 a) 1.5 b) 0.25 c) 1.25 Q.204) 1.2 × 5 + 4 × 0.8 − 8 ÷ 0.4 = ? d) 3597 e) None of these d) 0.75 e) 0.50 a) 10.8 b) 11.8 c) -12.7 Q.227) Find the value of x and answer the given Q.247) ? = 28% of 650 + 1 % of 5200 − 130% of 80 d) 9.7 e) -10.8 questions. 13 Q.205) 987 + 876 + 765 + 654 = 345 + 456 + 140275 a) 72 b) 182 c) 90 18 × 99 × 17 – 89.5% 표푓 39000 = 푥 – 567 + 789 + ? 25 d) 82 e) None of these a) 900 b) 1000 c) 2200 Q.248) ? = 445 × 648 × 446 × 1 a) 890 b) 1125 c) 725 25 12 18 534 d) 1250 e) 950 √ d) 675 e) 925 a) 248 b) 236 c) 223 Q.228) Find the x value and answer the given Q.206) 4591 + 3421 – 4531 – 6754 + x = 1 d) 251 e) 249 question. a) 3272 b) 3273 c) 3275 Q.249) ? = 21 of 57 + 43 of 75 + 33 of 28 7 94446 12643 19 25 14 d) 3276 e) 3274 49 × + = 푥 198 87381 269 a) 258 b) 239 c) 274 Q.207) 30% of 450 + 45% of 300 = 150% of X, a) 90 b) 100 c) 220 d) 292 e) 285 find the value of X? d) 250 e) 150 2 2 3 3 2 1 Q.250) ? = 11 × 5 ÷ √125 × 0.4 × 3 a) 160 b) 180 c) 240 √64 Q.229) Find the value of x and answer the given d) 270 e) 135 a) 15 b) 121 c) 11 question. 2 2 Q.208) 25 + 45 + 33 = 1276 + x 8 9 2 247 d) 55 e) 66 +7+ + − 97 8 9 504 a) 483 b) 484 c) 485 푥 9 = 3 d) 486 e) None of these 3 ( ) ( ) a) 10 b) 3 c) 0 Q.209) 12 ×13 + 13×12 = 푥 12 d) 9 e) 18 a) 13 b) 169 c) 144 Q.230) Find the x value and answer the given d) 24 e) 26 question. Q.210) Find 21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + ……………. 48 + 2303 7845 – 9859.14 + 8945.94 + 푥 = 23 × 138 + + 49 + 50. 47 45% 0f 9804 a) 1065 b) 1025 c) 1115 a) 803 b) 873 c) 773 d) 655 e) None of these d) 793 e) 703 Q.211) 3 1 + 8 2 + 12 3 = 푥 7 7 7 Q.231) √676 × 25 + 19 × (4)2 – 609 ÷ 29 =? a) 43.86 b) 33.86 c) 23.86 a) 920 b) 933 c) 940 d) 13.86 e) None of these d) 931 e) 900

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Answer Key: Answer Key: Answer Key:

1.(a) 2.(c) 3.(d) 4.(e) 5.(a) 6.(e) 7.(c) 8.(d) 1.(d) 2.(b) 3.(a) 4.(c) 5.(d) 6.(d) 7.(d) 8.(d) 1.(a) 2.(d) 3.(c) 4.(b) 5.(c) 6.(c) 7.(b) 8.(b)

9.(a) 10.(b) 11.(a) 12.(b) 13.(e) 14.(e) 15.(c) 9.(e) 10.(c) 11.(b) 12.(d) 13.(c) 14.(a) 15.(e) 9.(a) 10.(b) 11.(a) 12.(d) 13.(b) 14.(b) 15.(a)

16.(d) 17.(c) 18.(e) 19.(b) 20.(b) 21.(d) 22.(a) 16.(e) 17.(d) 18.(c) 19.(c) 20.(b) 21.(c) 22.(b) 16.(d) 17.(b) 18.(b) 19.(b) 20.(c) 21.(c) 22.(d)

23.(c) 24.(e) 25.(b) 26.(d) 27.(c) 28.(a) 29.(e) 23.(e) 24.(e) 25.(a) 26.(d) 27.(b) 28.(b) 29.(b) 23.(c) 24.(c) 25.(a) 26.(a) 27.(d) 28.(b) 29.(b)

30.(c) 31.(b) 32.(d) 33.(b) 34.(c) 35.(d) 36.(c) 30.(d) 31.(b) 32.(b) 33.(e) 34.(c) 35.(c) 36.(c) 30.(d) 31.(d) 32.(a) 33.(a) 34.(b) 35.(c) 36.(a)

37.(c) 38.(a) 39.(e) 40.(c) 41.(e) 42.(c) 43.(e) 37.(c) 38.(a) 39.(d) 40.(b) 41.(b) 42.(b) 43.(a) 37.(c) 38.(b) 39.(b) 40.(a) 41.(b) 42.(b) 43.(a)

44.(d) 45.(b) 46.(d) 47.(e) 48.(b) 49.(d) 50.(b) 44.(e) 45.(b) 46.(d) 47.(a) 48.(c) 49.(b) 50.(d) 44.(b) 45.(d) 46.(d) 47.(c) 48.(a) 49.(a) 50.(c)

51.(d) 52.(d) 53.(c) 54.(a) 55.(b) 56.(a) 57.(c) 51.(c) 52.(d) 53.(e) 54.(d) 55.(b) 56.(c) 57.(c) 51.(b) 52.(a) 53.(b) 54.(d) 55.(b) 56.(a) 57.(a)

58.(d) 59.(a) 60.(c) 61.(e) 62.(b) 63.(d) 64.(e) 58.(b) 59.(c) 60.(c) 61.(a) 62.(a) 63.(a) 64.(a) 58.(b) 59.(b) 60.(d) 61.(a) 62.(a) 63.(a) 64.(a)

65.(d) 66.(e) 67.(a) 68.(b) 69.(c) 70.(c) 71.(a) 65.(a) 66.(b) 67.(b) 68.(b) 69.(d) 70.(d) 71.(c) 65.(a) 66.(d) 67.(b) 68.(c) 69.(c) 70.(c) 71.(c)

72.(d) 73.(b) 74.(e) 75.(c) 76.(a) 77.(d) 78.(b) 72.(c) 73.(c) 74.(e) 75.(c) 76.(d) 77.(b) 78.(d) 72.(d) 73.(d) 74.(a) 75.(b) 76.(a) 77.(c) 78.(b)

79.(d) 80.(d) 81.(c) 82.(d) 83.(b) 84.(c) 85.(b) 79.(e) 80.(e) 81.(c) 82.(c) 83.(a) 84.(c) 85.(b) 79.(d) 80.(a) 81.(b) 82.(b) 83.(c) 84.(b) 85.(c)

86.(d) 87.(c) 88.(e) 89.(a) 90.(d) 91.(a) 92.(e) 86.(a) 87.(e) 88.(d) 89.(e) 90.(d) 91.(b) 92.(a) 86.(a) 87.(a) 88.(b) 89.(c) 90.(b) 91.(b) 92.(c)

93.(a) 94.(c) 95.(c) 96.(b) 97.(d) 98.(c) 99.(b) 93.(d) 94.(b) 95.(d) 96.(d) 97.(b) 98.(b) 99.(b) 93.(d) 94.(a) 95.(b) 96.(b) 97.(b) 98.(b) 99.(a)

100.(e) 101.(c) 102.(b) 103.(d) 104.(c) 105.(c) 100.(c) 101.(c) 102.(b) 103.(b) 104.(c) 105.(c) 100.(a) 101.(b) 102.(a) 103.(b) 104.(d) 105.(d)

106.(b) 107.(d) 108.(a) 109.(e) 110.(d) 111.(c) 106.(e) 107.(d) 108.(a) 109.(d) 110.(c) 111.(c) 106.(a) 107.(d) 108.(a) 109.(b) 110.(d) 111.(c)

112.(e) 113.(c) 114.(d) 115.(b) 116.(b) 117.(c) 112.(a) 113.(d) 114.(d) 115.(d) 116.(b) 117.(d) 112.(d) 113.(d) 114.(a) 115.(a) 116.(d) 117.(b)

118.(d) 119.(b) 120.(c) 121.(a) 122.(c) 123.(c) 118.(d) 119.(e) 120.(b) 121.(c) 122.(c) 123.(c) 118.(a) 119.(a) 120.(b) 121.(a) 122.(c) 123.(a)

124.(a) 125.(b) 126.(a) 127.(c) 128.(c) 129.(a) 124.(a) 125.(e) 126.(c) 127.(e) 128.(b) 129.(c) 124.(b) 125.(b) 126.(b) 127.(c) 128.(c) 129.(a)

130.(d) 131.(b) 132.(d) 133.(e) 134.(d) 135.(b) 130.(e) 131.(c) 132.(b) 133.(b) 134.(a) 135.(b) 130.(a) 131.(c) 132.(a) 133.(a) 134.(a) 135.(d)

136.(a) 137.(c) 138.(d) 139.(b) 140.(d) 141.(c) 136.(d) 137.(a) 138.(b) 139.(a) 140.(b) 141.(c) 136.(a) 137.(d) 138.(c) 139.(b) 140.(e) 141.(d)

142.(a) 143.(d) 144.(e) 145.(b) 146.(c) 147.(b) 142.(c) 143.(d) 144.(c) 145.(a) 146.(b) 147.(a) 142.(d) 143.(e) 144.(c) 145.(e) 146.(d) 147.(d)

148.(d) 149.(c) 150.(a) 151.(b) 152.(d) 153.(c) 148.(e) 149.(a) 150.(b) 151.(a) 152.(a) 153.(a) 148.(d) 149.(c) 150.(b)

154.(a) 155.(e) 156.(b) 157.(c) 158.(d) 159.(e) 154.(a) 155.(b) 156.(a) 157.(c) 158.(b) 159.(a)

160.(e) 161.(d) 162.(c) 163.(b) 164.(a) 165.(b) 160.(a) 161.(a) 162.(c) 163.(a) 164.(b) 165.(a)

166.(c) 167.(a) 168.(d) 169.(b) 170.(e) 171.(c) 166.(b) 167.(a) 168.(b) 169.(c) 170.(a) 171.(b)

172.(a) 173.(d) 174.(b) 175.(e) 176.(c) 177.(e) 172.(e) 173.(a) 174.(c) 175.(b) 176.(a) 177.(d)

178.(d) 179.(c) 180.(d) 181.(a) 182.(c) 183.(e) 178.(a) 179.(c) 180.(a) 181.(a) 182.(a) 183.(d)

184.(e) 185.(c) 186.(d) 187.(c) 188.(b) 189.(c) 184.(c) 185.(e) 186.(a) 187.(d) 188.(e) 189.(a)

190.(a) 191.(c) 192.(c) 193.(b) 194.(b) 195.(c) 190.(a) 191.(c) 192.(b) 193.(c) 194.(b) 195.(b)

196.(b) 197.(e) 198.(d) 199.(a) 200.(c) 201.(d) 196.(a) 197.(d) 198.(a) 199.(c) 200.(a) 201.(e)

202.(b) 203.(c) 204.(e) 205.(b) 206.(e) 207.(b) 202.(a) 203.(b) 204.(a) 205.(b)

208.(a) 209.(e) 210.(a) 211.(c) 212.(a) 213.(d)

214.(b) 215.(c) 216.(c) 217.(b) 218.(a) 219.(b)

220.(e) 221.(c) 222.(a) 223.(d) 224.(b) 225.(c)

226.(d) 227.(b) 228.(b) 229.(d) 230.(e) 231.(b)

232.(d) 233.(c) 234.(e) 235.(b) 236.(b) 237.(c)

238.(a) 239.(e) 240.(b) 241.(d) 242.(c) 243.(b)

244.(a) 245.(c) 246.(d) 247.(d) 248.(c) 249.(a)

250.(c)

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