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Topics Page No Events of the Month 4  International news 9  National news 12  Bilateral 14  Economy and Banking 16  Award and Honour 19  Book and Author 21  Person in news 22  Places in news 23  Sports 24  Science and Technology 25  Environment and Ecology 26  Defence 27  Recent Summit in News 28  Committee and its Function 29  International and National institution 30  Date and Observation 31  State news 32  Recent government devlopement and scheme 34

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 Who’s Who? 95  One Liner 99 MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH - 2016 EVENTS OF THE MONTH

67TH INDIAN REPUBLIC DAY , FRANCE RELATION : India celebrated its 67th Republic Day on January 26, 2016 SIGNED 14 PACTS ON CO- with French President Francois Hollande as the chief guest at the event. The Republic Day celebrations start at the Amar Jawan Jyoti where Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the OPERATION nation in paying homage to the martyrs by laying a wreath at India and France have singed 14 pacts for enhancing the the memorial. Visiting president Francois Hollande is the fifth bilateral cooperation in various fields including defence, French leader who has joined R-Day celebrations as chief space, railways, education etc. These agreements were signed guest. between the two countries after extensive talks between Prime Key Highlights Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande.  The Parade was led by Lieutenant General Rajan Signed Agreements are Ravindran. In the parade, women empowerment was  Defence: MoU on purchase of 36 Rafale Aircrafts. seen as women contingent of CRPF participated in Space: Implementation Arrangement between ISRO the parade. and CNES on hosting Argos-4 Payload onboard  Apart from this, women officer’s contingents of Oceansat-3 satellite of India. Implementation Indian Nay, Air Force and Coast Guard also Arrangement between ISRO and CNES on a future participated as 2nd in command. joint Thermal Infrared earth observation mission.  For the first time in the history of Republic Day Letter of Intent (LoI) on France’s (CNES) participation in India’s (ISRO’s) next Mars Mission. parade foreign contingent participated. It was 76-  Railways: Joint Venture Shareholding Agreement member contingent from the 35th Infantry Regiment between and Alstom for production of the French Army led by Lt Col Paul Bury. of 800 electric locomotives in Madhepura plant in  During the parade, country’s diverse cultural and Bihar. Agreement between Indian Railways and social traditions, military prowess and achievements French Railways (SNCF) for joint feasibility study in different fields were showcased. for the renovation of Ambala (Punjab) and Ludhiana (Punjab) railway stations.  Indian Army’s missile firing capability, Mobile  Food safety: MOU between Food Safety & Autonomous Launcher of the BrahMos Missile Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and ANSES System, Infantry Combat Vehicle BMP II Sarath, T- in food safety. 90 Bhishma tank were also displayed.  Public Administration: Partnership Agreement on  Indian airforce also showed its might with C-17 Cooperation in Public Administration between Globemaster, 5 Jaguar Deep penetration strike Union Ministry of Personnel & Public Grievances aircraft, 3 Sukhoi Su-30, 5 MiG 29 and other fighter and France Ministry. choppers during fly.  Cultural exchange: Declaration of Intent (DoI) for conducting Bonjour India (French festival) in 2017  Army’s dog squad from the Remount Veterinary and Namaste France (Indian festival) in 2016, Corps also took part in the parade after a gap of 26 Cultural Exchange Programme between both years. countries for the period 2016-2018  For the first time in the history of parade, the tableau  Science & Technology: Arrangement for of ex-servicemen of Army veterans was displayed establishment of an Indo- French Ministerial level in the parade. Joint Committee on Science & Technology.  The tableaux from 6 Central Ministries and 17 states  Education: MoU between IIT and Thales and departments also displayed the varied historical, Systemes Aeroportes for Industry Sponsored Ph.D (Doctorate) Fellowship. Cooperation Agreement for cultural and architectural heritage of the country. joint research, teaching, exchange of personnel etc between IISER, Pune and ENS de Lyon (France).

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Agreement of Cooperation in the field of Higher and environment laws through the startup mobile app. No Education & Research between IIT Mumbai and inspections will be conducted in case of the labour laws for CNRS, TB, UBO, UBS,ENSTA Bretagne,ENIB a period of three years. (French Universities).  Apart from signing these agreements, both countries 4) A fast-track mechanism filing patent applications also discussed on ways to enhance cooperation in Launched on a pilot basis for a year, the Central Government counter-terrorism, security and civil nuclear energy. shall bear the cost of patents, trademarks and designs for a startup, with an 80 percent rebate to encourage the creation and protection of its intellectual property. TART UP INDIA STAND UP INDIA S 5) A credit guarantee fund for startups START UP INDIA A credit guarantee mechanism willl help startups raise debt Last year on Independence day PM Narendra Modi funding through the formal banking system through National announced ‘Start up India, Stand up India’. Youth of India Credit Guarantee Trust Company (NCGTC)/SIDBI, which has must turn from job-seekers to job-creators. Finally, after 5 an annual corpus of Rs. 500 crore for the next four years. months Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on 16th January, 6) Tax exemption for three years, and capital gains inaugurated “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Start Aimed at facilitating growth and help retain capital, startups up India Stand up India” plan at Vigyan Bhavan in New will be exempted from income-tax for a period of three years. Delhi. Over 1,000 entrepreneurs gathered at the meet.The However, the exemption shall be available subject to non- Human Resource Development Ministry and the Department distribution of dividend by the startup. To augment the funds of Science and Technology are extending support as partners available to various VCs and alternative investment funds, to set up over 75 such start up support hubs in the National capital gains invested in SEBI registered venture funds will Institutes of Technology (NITs), the Indian Institutes of be exempt from tax as well. Information Technology (IIITs), the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) and NIPERs or 7) A Startup India Hub for collaboration National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and The Startup India Hub will serve as a single point of contact Research. With 4,200 startups India ranks 3rd globally after for startup ecosystem players, and will function in a hub and US and UK but India still ranks 1st in Asia to send Scientist spoke model with central and state governments, Indian and and Engineers to the USSo to increase the former number foreign VCs, angel networks, banks, incubators, legal and decrease the later one, India planned ‘Start Up India, partners, consultants, universities and R&D institutions. The Stand Up India’ initiative. The part Stand up India stands for hub will assist startups in obtaining financing, and organise the scheme to bring up women and SC/ST entrepreneurs. mentorship programs to encourage knowledge exchange. Key fact 8) Relaxed norms of public-procurement 1) A Rs. 10,000 crore fund for startups The Central Government, State Government and PSUs will The government has set up a fund with an initial corpus of exempt startups in the manufacturing sector from the criteria Rs. 2,500 crore and a total corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore over a of “prior experience/ turnover” as long as they have their period of four years, which will be be managed by a board own manufacturing facility in India, and have the requisite with private professionals drawn from industry bodies, capabilities and are able to fulfil the project requirements. academia, and successful startups. The fund will participate in the capital of SEBI registered venture funds, and invest in 9) Faster exits for startups sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, health, and Startups may be wound up within a period of 90 days from education. making of an application for winding up on a fast track basis, as per the recently tabled Insolvency and Bankruptcy Bill 2) A single point of registration for startups 2015, which has provisions for voluntary closure of The government will launch a mobile app and a portal on businesses. This process will respect the concept of limited April 1, which will enable startups to register their company liability. in a day. The portal will also serve as a single point of contact for clearances, approvals and registrations, and for 10) Atal Innovation Mission to encourage entrepreneurship companies to apply for schemes under the Startup India and innovation Action Plan. The Atal Innovation Mission will establish sector specific incubators and 500 ‘Tinkering Labs’ to promote 3)A simplified regulatory regime based on self-certification entrepreneurship, provide pre-incubation training and a seed To reduce the regulatory burden for startups, the government fund for high-growth startups. Three innovation awards will will allow startups to self-certify compliance on nine labour be given per state and union territory, along with three

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Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations) shall The bonhomie towards the end of the year promised by the be instituted through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Modi-Nawaz Sharif hug has been replaced by consternation Development Centres (IEDCs) to support and award INR 10 and frustration because the India-Pakistan relation has yet lakhs to 20 student innovations. Uchhattar Avishkar Yojana, again come full circle after the terror strike in Pathankot. On a joint MHRD-DST scheme has earmarked Rs. 250 crore the cusp of the new year, there were hopes of dialogue and annually to foster “very high quality” research amongst IIT reconciliation; now there is just hostility and uncertainty, students. the two inevitable results of almost every peace initiative. 12) An annual incubator grand challenge In the past 18 months, Modi had tried almost everything The government will identify and select ten incubators, possible to deal with Pakistan. From inviting Sharif for his evaluated on pre-defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) swearing-in, to cold-shouldering him on the international as having the the potential to become world class, and give stage and then once again extending his hand of friendship them Rs.10 crore each as financial assistance to ramp up at Lahore, there isn’t much Modi had left out. But India is their infrastructure. once again back at the starting line. Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Lahore, hoping to STAND-UP INDIA “turn the course of history”, his ambitious project is being The Stand-up India is component of Start-up India, Stand up tested by fire. This weekend’s terrorist attack on Pathankot India slogan anchored by Department of Financial Services was no surprise; indeed, many in India’s intelligence (DFS) to encourage greenfield enterprises by Women and community had predicted it. Each past effort at peace, after SC/ST entrepreneurs. Features of Stand Up India Scheme all, has provoked similar strikes. It is too easy, though, to  It will refinance window through Small Industries attribute the strike to unnamed spoilers. The more complex Development Bank of India (SIDBI) with an initial truth is that while Pakistan’s all-powerful army seeks to avert amount 10,000 crore rupees. a military crisis that would drain its energies at a time of  Under it, a credit guarantee mechanism would be grave internal turmoil, it does not seek normalisation. created through the National Credit Guarantee Pakistan’s army chief, General Raheel Sharif, has made it clear Trustee Company (NCGTC). It will be the operating that he will not accept the status-quo on Kashmir. The strike agency for the loan. on Pathankot, carried out by the Inter-Services Intelligence’s  It will provide handholding support to the borrowers old client, the Jaish-e-Muhammad, serves a very specific at both pre loan stage and during operations stage. purpose. It signals to Indian policymakers that the Pakistan  It would seek to increase their familiarity with army can inflict pain, but at a threshold below that which factoring services, e-market places and registration makes it worthwhile for New Delhi to retaliate. Barring with online platforms as well as sessions on best reflexive hawks, after all, no one would argue that it makes practices and problem solving. sense for Delhi to risk even limited conflict after the strike on  It would provide women and SC/ST entrepreneurs Pathankot. bank loans repayable up to 7 years. It would be How, then, must India respond? Three elements are key. First, between 10 lakh to 1 crore rupees for greenfield Delhi must resist the temptation to call off the dialogue Prime enterprises in the non-farm sector. Minister Modi initiated. Talking is not surrender. Even nation-  The overall intent is to leverage the institutional states locked in combat, after all, use their diplomatic tool- credit structure to reach out to this under-served kits. Delhi must, however, bring to the table a clear agenda population. For this margin money of the composite for the actions it expects Pakistan to take on terrorism — loan will be up to 25%. and, critically, a roadmap for what it is willing to do in return It is expected that this scheme would benefit atleast 2.5 lakh for those demands being met, such as movement towards borrowers and expected date of reaching the target of the demilitarisation of Siachen. Second, even as it talks, Delhi approvals is 36 months from the launch of the Scheme. must consider what elements of national power it can marshal to deter Pakistan from continuing to sponsor jihadist groups. India has many excellent reasons to avoid crisis-inducing steps, like the use of military force, which would hurt its own

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That it took Indian troops over 18 hours, and the loss of at least seven lives, to defeat four poorly trained NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST terrorists whose attack plans were known, makes it clear that North Korea declares to successfully carried out its first few of the lessons of 26/11 have been learned. India underground test of a hydrogen bond in 6 January a more desperately needs a programme of counter-terrorism capacity- powerful weapon than an atomic bond. This one is its fourth building, based on the honest admission of weaknesses and nuclear test since 2006 and marks a huge advance in its a clear roadmap for change. The BJP had promised just this nuclear capabilities. in its election manifesto, but the Modi government is yet to Suspicion an underground test had been carried out was even begin the process. Terrorism is defeated not by angry first raised after the U.S. Geological survey detected unusual talk but calm action — and the time to take it is today. seismic activity at 10 A.M . Pyongyang time (01:30 GMT)in At last Dialogue with Pakistan must go on. But India urgently the north-east of the country. A 5.1 magnitude tremor was needs counter-terrorism capacity-building. detected about 50 km from kilju city, near the Punggye-ri nuclear site, which was likely not natural. CONOMIC EMERGENCY IN  Bombs of this kind, which rely on nuclear E fusion, release far more destructive power than other weapons based on a fission reaction. FRANCE  If North Korea’s claim is true, the country would have joined the ranks of the world’s thermonuclear French President Franco is Hollande pledged to redefine powers. France’s business model and declared what he called a state  This trial was viewed as further evidence of the of economic and social emergency, unveiling a 2- billion- steady expansion of North Korea’s nuclear Euro ($2.2 billion) plan to revive hiring and catch up with a ambitions. fast-moving world economy.  The North Korean regime is now believed to In an annual speech to business leaders, Hollande laid out possess up to 20 nuclear weapons –about half of plans for training half a million jobless workers, greater use which are loaded onto ballistic missiles. of apprenticeships, and aid for companies that hire young  Last year, North Korea tested a submarine-launched workers. missile and declared its intention of mastering the  The measures are relatively modest, and they would technology for thermonuclear weapons. not put “put into question” the 35-hour workweek.  North Korea’s apparent aim is to build an arsenal of  Some measures will be included in draft economic thermonuclear weapons that could eventually be reform laws the government is presenting to delivered on long range missiles. parliament in the coming weeks.  The Taepodong-2 missile, currently in  For a country under a state of emergency since development, could fly as far as the . extremist attacks in November, Hollande did not seek  The development has been sharply related by the to assume any new emergency powers over the international community. economy.  Hollande’s Socialist government has struggled to boost long-stagnant French growth or reduce chronic unemployment, which has been around 10 1009RUNS IN SINGLE INNINGS percent for years. His chances of winning a potential second term may hinge on whether jobs pick up Mumbai school cricketer Pranav Dhanawade became the first before next year’s presidential vote. player to score 1000 runs in a single innings. for Smt.  Hollande stressed the urgency of updating France’s K. C. Gandhi School, Kalyan, the opening batsman resumed labour- friendly business model in an increasingly the day from his overnight score of 652 runs and crossed the border-free, online economy. 1000- run mark after Lunch. He achieved this feat against  The measures included a loosening of France’s rigid Arya Gurukul School in the HT Bhandari Cup inter- school working time rules, and a bonus of 2,000 Euros to tournament organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association. small business that hire young people.  His school declared the innings at 1465/3 with The French President stressed the need to integrate youth Pranav unbeaten at 1009 which he scored off 323 from France’s troubled suburbs, including minorities who

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balls and at a strike-rate of 312.38. He played for a University of Queensland, Australia, Johns Hopkins total of 395 minutes. University, and .  Pranav’s innings included a total of 59 sixes and Shocking increase in Indian death tool: Air pollution is fifth 129 fours. All the figures are a world record in leading cause of death in India, withy 620,000 premature competitive cricket. death in 2010.This is up from 100,000 in 2000- a six fold  Pranav broke a 117-year-old record, when he increase. surpassed the score of 628 (not out) scored by Massive loss in healthy year: Air pollution is the seventh Arthur Collins in 1899. leading cause behind the loss of about 18 million healthy  After Pranav’s feat, government year of life due to illness. Its comes after indoor air pollution, announced that it will bear coaching and education tobacco smoking, high blood pressure, childhood under expenses of the Mumbai U-16 cricketer. weight, low nutritional status, and alcohol use.  The 15- year-old’s father Prashant is an Respiratory band cardiovascular key diseases key reason autorickshaw driver and says his dream will come for air pollution induced premature deaths: These diseases true if his son plays for the Mumbai Under-16 team include stroke, lower respiratory infection, and trachea,  He bettered the best-ever individual score made on bronchus and lung cancer. a single day when he went past Prithvi Shaw’s 546, Key finding for south Asia and world made in 2014 in the Harris Shield tournament. Increased in death toll: Air pollution related disease cause Two other cricketers with promise have also scored big runs 3.2 million deaths worldwide every year. This has increased in Mumbai maidan cricket. Sarfaraz Khan and ArmanJaffer- from 800000 last estimates GBD in the year 2000-a whooping both part of India’s current Under-19 squad , made 439 in 300 percent increased. About 74 million healthy years are 2009 and 498 in 2010. lost annually. Ranked among the top 10 killer in the world: In south Asia, Air pollution has been ranked just below blood pressure, tobacco smoking, indoor air pollution ,poor intake of fruit AIR POLLUTION : FIFTH and diabetes. Everyone(poor and rich) is vulnerable. Two third of death burden from outdoor air pollution occur LARGEST KILLER OF INDIA in developing Asia: In 2010 particularly air pollution in Asia led to over 2.2 million premature deaths and 52 million healthy Outdoor air pollution has become the fifth largest killer in years are lost annually, which is two thirds of the world wide India after high blood pressure, indoor air pollution, tobacco burden smoking, and poor nutrition -says a new set of finding of Killer outdoor air contributes to 1.2 million deaths in East the Global Burden(GBD) of Disease report. The India and Asia where economic growth and motorization are taking South Asia-specific findings were officially released by over and 712,000 deaths in South Asia (including India) which Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). is at the take-off stage. This is much higher than the combined The Global Burden of Disease report is a world –wide initiative toll of 400,000 in EU 27, Eastern Europe and Russia. involving the World Health organization which tracks deaths CSE analysis express severe air pollution trends in India : and illnesses from all causes across the world every 10 years. In the wake of the GBD findings, CSE has analysed the latest  The report says that in 2010, about 620, 000 air quality data available from the Central Pollution Control premature deaths occurred in India from air Board for the year 2010. Of the 180 cities monitored for SO2, pollution- related diseases. NO2 and PM10, only two (Maiapuram and Pathanamthitta in  GBD has ranked air pollution as one of the top 10 Kerala) meet the criteria of low pollution (50% below the killers in the world, and the sixth most dangerous standard) for all air pollutants. killer in South Asia.  Particulate air pollution is now just three places behind indoor air pollution, which is the second  highest killer in India. The India –specific analysis has been done using estimates of air pollution exposure at the national level and incidence of leading causes of deaths, aided by ground –level measurements, satellite remote sensing and models to capture population exposure. The GBD assessment follows a rigorous scientific process involving over 450 global experts and partner. Institution including the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, the WHO ,the Health Effects Institute, the

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India overtook Thailand as the world’s largest rice India has decided to become member country of exporter the IEA-OES India has overtaken Thailand as the world’s largest rice India has decided to become member country of the exporter in the year 2015 by shipping (exporting) 10.23 million International Energy Agency – Ocean Energy Systems (IEA- tonnes of rice. Vietnam: It was ranked third largest rice exporter OES) to boost for country’s quest for tapping ocean energy with 6.4 million tones. China has remained the number one sources. Inter-governmental organization established in 1974 importer country of rice in the year 2015. as per framework of the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD). Members: Presently it Japan lifted nuclear sanctions on Iran has 29 member countries. Headquarters (Secretariat): Paris, Japan on 22 January 2016 lifted sanctions on Iran, falling in France. By becoming a member India will have access to line with major world powers. The announcement was made advanced Research & Development (R&D) teams and by Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.The technologies across the world. India will also become partner sanctions were lifted after the United Nations atomic energy in developing test protocols along with other countries which agency confirmed on 16 January 2016 that Tehran has fully will in turn help in testing Indian prototypes as per taken steps to curb its disputed nuclear programme.The move international requirements and norms. will allow Japanese companies to pursue investment in Iran’s oil and gas industry. Nepal was elected to the UNICEF executive board Nepal on 9 January 2016 was elected to the UNICEF executive India submitted its first Biennial Update Report board, representing the group of Asia-Pacific countries for (BUR) to UNFCCC the term 2016-2018. Nepal’s Permanent Representative to the India has submitted its first Biennial Update Report (BUR) to United Nations (UN), Durga Prasad Bhattarai, was also the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate unanimously elected vice-president to the Bureau of the Change (UNFCCC) towards fulfillment of the reporting Executive Board of the UNICEF for 2016. obligation. BUR has been prepared by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (UNFCC) under its North Korea government claimed successfully NATCOM project funded by Global Environment Facility conducte of hydrogen bomb test (GEF). The BUR has been submitted as per the provisions of North Korea government claimed that it has successfully the UNFCCC Convention which is obligatory on countries conducted a hydrogen bomb test. This announcement raised to periodically provide national information.It Contains the anxiety among leading countries. A hydrogen bomb is national inventory of Green House Gases (GHG) for 2010 generally more powerful than a nuclear bomb. Consequently, and has been prepared in accordance with the guidelines of the UN Security Council has tentatively set an emergency Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). meeting after this test. However, it was not confirmed whether this North Korean claim was true. Russia, as well as a few Terrorist attacked bacha khan university in other nations, raised serious doubts about this claim. pakistan Bacha Khan University situated in Charsadda in northwestern Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Iran Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan was the site of a Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announced terrorist attack on 20 January 2016. According to media that his country has broken off diplomatic ties with Iran. The reports, a group of militants stormed the university using announcement was made amid a row over the Saudi execution the cover of thick fog before opening fire on students and of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and teachers in classrooms and hostels.At least 21 persons, 46 others were executed by Saudi Arabia on 2 January 2016 including a university professor, were killed in the attack. after being convicted of terror related offences. This was the largest execution carried out by Saudi Arabia in three and a US lifted nuclear sanctions on Iran half decades. The announcement was made after United States (US) has removed a wide range of nuclear demonstrators stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and set sanctions against Iran after it has meet its commitments to it on fire resulting into al-Jubeir asking all Iranian diplomats roll back its nuclear programme. These sanctions were lifted to leave Saudi Arabia within 48 hours. Saudi Arabia also after International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed recalled its diplomats from Tehran. that Iran has met its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) or Vienna agreement China, Iran signed 17 agreements to broaden with P5+1 countries signed in July 2015. So called P5+1 bilateral cooperation countries include the five permanent members of the UN China and Iran signed 17 documents & letters of intents to Security Council (UNSC) viz. USA, Russia, China, UK, France broaden bilateral cooperation. The agreements were signed and non- permanent member Germany. in Tehran during the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Iran.

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The agreements cover various fields such as energy, Air Radio and Television Services apply to programmes as industrial capacity, finance, investment, communications, well as advertisements, programme listings and promotions. culture, judiciary, science and technology, news media, customs, climate change and human resources. During the Sri Lanka, Pakistan signed 8 MoUs to enhance visit, Xi Jinping and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani agreed bilateral cooperation to elevate their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership Sri Lanka and Pakistan on 5 January 2016 signed 8 to boost cooperation on all fronts and carry forward their Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the millennia-old friendship. cooperation between the two countries in several fields in Colombo.The MoUs were signed at the Presidential Iran, Airbus signed deal to buy 118 Airbus Secretariat in the presence of President of Sri Lanka planes Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif Iran and Airbus signed two agreements covering new aircraft and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. orders and a comprehensive civil aviation co-operation package. The agreement includes purchase of 118 new Airbus India-Nepal Bus Service resumed after 27 years aircrafts. The agreement for 118 new aircraft includes 21 India-Nepal Bus Service on 4 January 2016 resumed after a A320ceo family, 24 A320neo family, 27 A330ceo family, 18 gap of 27 years. The service was suspended 27 years ago in A330neo (-900), 16 A350-1000 and 12 A380.The agreements the wake of the Indo-Nepal Trade and Transit Treaty.The were signed at the Elysee Palace, Paris, during Iranian service runs between Kanchanpur in Nepal, which is close President Hassan Rouhani’s official visit to France with to Banbasa border in Champavat district of Uttarakhand, French President Francois Hollande. and Anand Vihar ISBT in Delhi. To travel in these buses, no special documents are required as both the countries share UNICEF launched 2.8 billion US dollar open border.The service is expected to benefit people living humanitarian appeal for children along the border areas as they have family as well as trade The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a relations with each other.And, it is also expected to benefit 2.8 billion US dollar appeal to reach 43 million children in around 10000 Nepalis who travel from Kanchanpur district, humanitarian emergencies worldwide. It included the 54.3 Dandel Dhura, Voti, Sapen, Acham, Kalali, Jagbuddha and million US dollar appeal to help conflict-affected children in Siddhartha Nagar areas in Nepal. eastern Ukraine in 2016.It is for the first time ever that the largest portion of the appeal, that is, 25 per cent is dedicated NEWS IN BRIEF towards educating children in emergencies.It planned to  Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on 24 January 2016 won increase the number of children in crises who are given access the Presidential election of Portugal. Sousa, a to education from 4.9 million at the beginning of 2015 to 8.2 centre-right Social Democrats candidate and a million in 2016. More than half of 5 million will be Syrian former journalist, won the election by securing 52 children inside the country or in neighbouring countries. percent of votes. Polygamy made mandatory in Eritrea  Saudi Arab denied allegation of its deal to purchase Eritrea’s Department of Religious Affairs in the fourth week nuclear technology from Pakistan. of January 2016 issued a law that makes it mandatory for men  French President Francois Hollande has declared a of the nation to marry at least two wives. Failing to adhere by state of economic emergency to redefine France’s the orders will lead to life imprisonment with hard labour. The economic and social model. law also says that women who attempt to prevent their  China’s growth has been reported lowest in 25 years husbands from exercising the law would spend the rest of at 6.9% in 2015. their lives in jail.  Pakistan authority have shut down several religious schools run by the JeM militant group accused of US increased H-1B and L-1 petition fees masterminding the Pathankot attack. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)  As per UNO, Indian are the world’s largest at 16 notified revised petition fees for H-1B and L-1 visas. The million as 3.3% of world population live abroad. increase in the fees is in tune with the Consolidated  A series of bomb explosions and gunfire were Appropriations Act, 2016 that was signed into law by Barack reported in central district of Indonesian capital Obama, the President of the USA, on 18 December 2015.As Jakarta on 14 January 2016. The blasts were centered per the revision, the petitioners must submit an additional around Thamrin Street, a major shopping and fee of 4000 US dollars for certain H-1B visas and 4500 US business district close to foreign embassies and dollars for certain L-1A and L-1B visas. the United Nations offices. At least seven people, five attackers and two civilians (an Indonesian and Kenya published new Broadcast Regulations a Canadian), were killed and 23 others were injured In order to protect children, Kenya published new broadcast in the attack. regulations that place strict limits on sexual content. The  Pakistan opened four-country talk aim at brenging regulations also ban preachers from soliciting money from the Afghan-Taliban back to negotiation involving audiences in exchange of blessings and prayers on air.The Afghanistan, China & USA. new rules contained in the Programming Code for Free-to-

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 Denmark has secured a Parliamentary majority for INDEX controversial plan to seize migrants valuable to pay for their stay in the country. Transparency International (TI’s)  ‘The Revenant’ American movie won the top India was ranked at 76th position in the latest Corruption honours including Best Movie, Best Director and Perception Index that was prepared by Berlin-based Best Actor at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI). India ceremony held on 10 January 2015 thus improved its position by 9 places as it was ranked 85th  Sri Lankan parliament began a process to formulate in last year’s index. TI also noted that Pakistan is the only a new constitution with Prime Minister Ranil country among the SAARC countries, to have improved its Wickremesinghe presenting a resolution to set up score this year, though its rank remains poor at 117. The list Constitutional Assembly of all members for the was led by Denmark and followed by two other Nordic purpose. countries Finland and Sweden. On the other hand Somalia  World’ largest electronics and technology trade was placed at the bottom of the list followed by North Korea show the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was and Afghanistan. inaugurated on 6 January 2016. This annual show Financial Times Global MBA Ranking which attracts major companies and industry According to the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking for professionals from all over the world is held At Las 2016, three Indian institutions were once again successful in Vegas (Nevada, US) making their presence in this elite list. These institute are  Sri Lanka and Pakistan have agreed to expand their Indian Institute of Management (IIMA), Indian bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) by inclusion of Institute of Management (IIMB) and the Indian services and investment. School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.  Iran banned all products from Saudi Arab after Riyadh cut ties with Tebran in a mounting diplomatic Human Development Index crises. Sri Lanka has maintained its high ranking in 2015 human  Truck bomb explosion in the Western Libyan city development index (HDI) in the South Asia Region. In the of Zliten near a police school, killed at least 60 2015 Global Human Development Report (HDR) released by policemen and wounding 200. UN Development Programme (UNDP) Sri Lanka was ranked  The UNO will hold a conference in March where 73rd with an HDI value of 0.757. Rankings of other seven countries will be asked to pledge resettlement places South Asian Countries are Maldives (104), India (130), Bhutan for people fleeing the Syrian conflict. (132), Bangladesh (142), Nepal (145), Pakistan (147) and  USA and its two main military allies in Asia, South Afghanistan (171). Korea & Japan pledged to combined push to secure a comprehensive hard-hitting international response Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) to North Korea’s latest nuclear test. India has ranked 89th globally in Global Talent  North Korea claim to have tested Hydrogen Bomb. Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2015-16 list of 106 assessed USA disputed North Korean claim. countries in terms of talent competitiveness of its human  The Syrian Peace Talk will be held in Geneva in 25th capital. This GTCI list was compiled by INSEAD business January where 17 nations will participate. school in partnership with Adecco and Human Capital  South Korea’s Parliament adopted a resolution, Leadership Institute of Singapore (HCLI). denouncing the Democratic People’s Republic of Top 5 in GTCI list: Switzerland (1st), Singapore (2nd), Korea (DPRK)’s fourth nuclear test, urging the Luxembourg (3rd), United States (4th), Denmark (5th) DPRK to dismantle its nuclear programme. Bottom 5 countries: Mali (105th), Tanzania (106th), Ethiopia  To combat recruitment of Americans to extremist (107th), Burkina Faso (108th) and Madagascar (109th). groups like the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), US introduced new initiatives. These NEWS IN BRIEF initiatives aim at halting the extremist groups from  Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. has topped radicalising and encourage violence online. in global vehicle sales in 2015 by selling 10.151  California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of million vehicles, beating Volkswagen and General emergency over a methane gas on the outskirts of Motors. Los Angeles County. Governor ordered that all  Two Indian cities, Delhi and Mumbai, made it to the necessary and viable actions be taken to stop it.  US President Barack Obama took executive action top-30 list of the World’s most powerful, productive and connected cities prepared by international real to unveil steps to reduce gun violence. The series estate consultancy JLL. The list is topped by Tokyo, of new common sense measures were announced which along with , London and Paris, make during his White House address. the top four ‘super cities’. 

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Union Civil Aviation Ministry gives nod for four 2. Cost is five thousand fifty crore rupees over five Greenfield Airports years and the total investments expected under the The Union Civil Aviation Ministry has given clearance for JNNSM scheme is about 30,000 crore rupees. four greenfield airports in two states. Of the total four Sex ratio down, literacy rate of women up: NFHS approved greenfield airports, three will be in Andhra Pradesh 4 and one at international airport at Dholera in . In According to recently released first phase of National Family Andhra Pradesh greenfield airport will be developed at Health Survey (NFHS) 4, the sex ratio in many states in India Nellore and Kurnool districts of under a public-private has significantly decreased and literacy rate has increased. partnership. The international airport at Dholera in Highlights of the report Ahmedabad is expected to reduce the air traffic load at the 1. 11 states and 2 UTs surveyed: In the first phase existing Ahmedabad airport. Earlier Union Environment surveyed states/UTs are Goa, Uttarakhand, Ministry had given the environmental clearance to 1,378 crore Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, rupees Dholera airport project. Greenfield Airport: It is a new Sikkim, Haryana, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, airport which is constructed on an undeveloped site. It is Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT), Puducherry built from scratch on a new location because the existing (UT). airport is unable to meet the traffic requirements. 2. Female literacy: Women’s literacy has gone up in Union Government approved ‘Hybrid Annuity each of surveyed states and collectively has Model’ to fast-track highway projects increased by 12.15% in these 11 states. The Union Government approved ‘Hybrid Annuity Model’ 3. Sex ratio: It has significantly decreased in 9 out of new model to fast-track highway projects in the country 11 surveyed states of India. On an average, there under which the government will provide 40% of the project are 985 females per 1,000 males in 2015-16. cost to the developer. The main objective of this model is to Uttarakhand (1,015 females per 1,000 males) and revive highway projects in the country by making one more Meghalaya (1,005 females per 1,000 males) are mode of delivery of highway project. It is expected that by having higher sex ratio and remaining states saw a adopting the ‘Hybrid Annuity Model’, all major stakeholders disturbing fall in sex ratio. in the PPP arrangement – the Authority, lender and the Union Goverment started Start-Up India developer, concessionaire would have an increased comfort programme at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi level resulting in revival of the sector. Union Government kick-started its ambitious “Start-Up Flagged-Off By Prime Mission” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing a Minister host of measures for start-ups at the inaugural session of Mahamana Express the new state-of-the-art superfast express the Start-Up India programme held at Vigyan Bhavan in New train between Varanasi and New Delhi that was flagged-off Delhi on 16 January 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a function held at announced tax exemption of 3 year for start-ups, which was Varanasi. The train has been named Mahamana Express after a much-sought after demand from the start-up fraternity. Start- Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya, the founder of the ups set up after 1 April 2016, shall be exempted from income- Banaras Hindu University (BHU). It will run between Varanasi tax for a period of three years. and Delhi via Lucknow thrice a week. January 12 observed as National Youth Day CCEA approves 5000 MW of Grid-connected In India, January 12 is being observed as National Youth Solar PV Power Projects Day. This day marks birth anniversary of social reformer, Cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) has approved philosopher and thinker Swami Vivekananda. On this day, setting up over 5,000 Mega Watt of Grid-Connected Solar numbers of functions are being organised nationwide to Photo Voltaic Power Projects on build, own and operate celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. This (BOOT) basis. These projects will be set up in four trenches year it is The 153rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. of each 1,250 MW capacity during four succeeding financial Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863 as years from 2015-16 to 2018-19. Narendranath Dutta and died on 4 July 1902. 1. Implemented by Solar Power Developers with Viability Gap Funding under Jawahar Lal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).

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The first limited edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas NEWS IN BRIEF (PBD) was observed The first limited edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)  As per latest information on 2011 census the Jain was observed on 9 January 2016. Last year, the government community has the highest literacy rate in India but had decided to hold larger version of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas fared poorly with regard to sex ratio. (PBD) after every two years and that limited version of the  Election Commission is likely to get 14 lakh new event will be organised in the intervening year. 13th edition EVM ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election. of PBD was held in Gandhinagar (Gujarat) last year. It was  The Central govt. made 100 files on Netaji Subash also the first time that the event was organised by the External Ch. Bose open containing 16600 pages. Affairs Ministry (MEA) in the wake of government’s decision  CBI Special Court has summoned former Union to merge Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) with Minister Dillip Ray in the Coal Scam. it. 9 January was chosen as the day for PBD as it was on  Case has been filed against Union Minister of State this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi, the “greatest for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya & the Vice- Pravasi”, returned to India from South Africa and led India’s Chancellor P. Appa Rao of Hyderabad University in freedom struggle. The event has been held annually since the dalit research scholar Rohit Vemula suicide case. 2003.  Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) has achieved the fifth rank in terms of customer BILLS AND AMENDMENT satisfaction and handling among the 53 two-tier airports in the country. The internal survey was done  The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes by a private agency for the Airports Authority of (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 Act India. The 53 airports had handled upto 15 lakh pertaining to tackle atrocities against the Scheduled passengers a year. Castes and the Scheduled Tribes of the country  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj came into effect from 26 January 2016. Under this inaugurated the NRI summit at New Delhi & Act, actions like tonsuring of head, moustache, or promised them Aadhar Card. similar acts which are derogatory to the dignity of  Union Government has decided to merge Ministry members of SCs and STs, will now be treated as of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) with the Ministry offences of atrocities.The offences include denying of External Affairs (MEA). This decision has been access to irrigation facilities or forest rights, taken to avoid duplication of work and to improve “garlanding with chappals”, compelling them to efficiency in line with Union Government’s broad dispose or carry human or animal carcass, or to dig principle of minimum government, maximum graves, using or permitting manual scavenging, governance. dedicating a SC or ST women as devadasi and  Union Government has approved financial aid of abusing in caste name. Rs. 6,794 crore for three states—Maharashtra,  The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh affected by Children) Act, 2015 came into force 15 January 2016. drought in year 2015 due to deficit rainfall. Of the In this regard, Union Ministry of Woman and Child total financial aid, government has approved Development has issued orders for enforceable of Rs.3,100 crore for Maharashtra, Rs.1,672 crore for Act. The Act had received President Pranab Chhattisgarh and Rs.2,022 crore for Madhya Mukherjee’s assent on December 31, 2015 after it Pradesh. was passed by the Parliament.  The Union Cabinet has approved the construction  President has given assent to of 69 Bridges including Approach Roads on the the Sugar Cess (Amendment) Bill, 2015 to raise the Tamu-Kyigone-Kalewa (TKK) road section of the ceiling of a cess as an excise duty on the production Trilateral Highway in Myanmar. Decision in this of sugar. The principal Act empowers central regard was taken by Union Cabinet meeting chaired government to fix the rate of sugar cess from time to by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. time. These bridges will be constructed at a cost of  Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has Rs.371.58 crore and shall impart all weather usability decided to implement the stricter emission norms of to the TKK road section. Bharat Stage (BS) VI from 1st April 2020 in a bid to curb vehicular pollution. Government will directly switch over to BS-VI emission norms from the  present BS-IV emission norms and completely skip BS-V emission norms altogether.

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India - Iran India-Australia India has emphasised to Iran for early completion of all India-Australia social security Agreement signed between necessary procedures for its participation in the Farzad-B both countries came into operation. This agreement will enable gas field worth 5 billion US dollars. India’s request was people of both nations to avail retirement benefits in each forwarded by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to other’s country and will boost bilateral business linkages. Iranian Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Taiebnia in the Joint Commission Meeting. India -Pakistan India and Pakistan have exchanged the list of their nuclear India – France installations and facilities under the Agreement on the India and France have singed 14 pacts for enhancing the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations. This bilateral cooperation various fields including defence, space, exchange is done on 1st of January every year between the railways, education etc. Signed Agreements are in the field two neighbouring countries that bars them from attacking of defence,space,railway,food safety,public administration, each other’s atomic facilities. This is the 25th consecutive cultural exachange,science and technology and exchange of such list between the two countries, the first education.(for details see event of the mongth) one having taken place on 1 January 1992. India - Malaysia, Singapore and Japan NEWS IN BRIEF Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has signed cyber security agreement with its counterparts in  French companies have expressed willingness to Malaysia, Singapore and Japan. Each signatory country will invest $ 10 billion in India in next 5 years. share knowledge and experience in resolution, detection and  India to seek USA help to find out if Pakistan prevention of security related incidents between India and equipped the JeM attacker at Pathankot. the respective country. CERT-In is nodal department under  The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the the aegis of Union Ministry of Communications and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Information Technology that deals with cyber security threats India and Maldives on cooperation in the field of like hacking and phishing in India. Headquarters: New Delhi. Health.  Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem came to India- Armenia New Delhi on 11 January 2016 on his 3-day visit to India and Armenia has signed a Protocol to amend the existing India. He held discussions with Indian Foreign Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) to curb Minister Sushma Swaraj and a few other government instances of tax evasion. The Protocol amends the Article on functionaries. Exchange of Information for tax in the bilateral DTAC between  The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto India and Armenia has been in existence since September approval for signing a Memorandum of 2004. Understanding (MoU) between India and Singapore Arab-India on cooperation in the field of civil aviation. The first Ministerial Meeting of Arab-India Cooperation  The Union cabinet has given its ex-post-facto Forum was held Manama, capital city of Bahrain. The meeting approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh for Mode of Operation of Border was inaugurated by Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and was attended by representatives of haats on India-Bangladesh Border signed in 2010. 22 Arab League nations. Indian side was represented by The MoU also seeks to establish new Border Haats Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and also along the border after identification of suitable Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar. locations in consultation with Bangladesh Government and concerned State Governments. India-United Kingdom  The fate of Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary talk is now The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of hanging by a thread after Indian made it clear that Understanding (MoU) between India and United Kingdom Pakistan will have to act against the terror handlers for Cooperation in the field Public Administration and for talks to go on. Governance Reforms. This MoU was signed between both countries in November, 2015 during Prime Minister Narendra’s official visit to UK.

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 The Union Cabinet has given its approval to sign 2. Building and launching of remote sensing and Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) on the communication satellites of Kuwait on Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa commercial terms and Training purpose. and Eurasia. This MoU is also called as the ‘Raptor  Reliance Defence Ltd (RDL) has inked MoU’ under the Convention on Conservation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Migratory Species (CMS). With signing it, India will Pradesh Government to set up a world class naval become the 54th signatory to the MoU. facility in the state. It was announced by Andhra MOU Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu during the CII Partnership Summit titled ‘Sunrise  The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Andhra Pradesh Investment Meet’ in Entrepreneurship has signed MoU with Department Visakhapatnam. It should be noted that RDL is of Telecommunication (DoT) for Skill Development subsidiary of Anil Ambani led Reliance in Telecom Sector. Both signatories will make Infrastructure Ltd. It had acquired the Pipavav concerted joint efforts towards skill development shipyard on West Coast in Gujarat earlier in March by facilitating mobilization of financial support for 2015. various activities. The financial mobilization will be  India’s biggest state owned gas importer Petronet under the National Ecosystem for Development of LNG has signed a revised contract with RasGas of Telecom. National Institute for Policy Research Qatar to import gas at a significantly lower price Innovation and Training (NTIPRT) will be also than earlier. Under the new contract, Rasgas will developed for training and skill upgradation in supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Petronet at Telecom 6-7 dollar per million British thermal units (mmBtu)  Russia’s Rostech State Corporation has signed one from January 1, 2016. It would supply to 7.5 million billion US dollar deal with Hindustan Aeronautics tonnes of LNG India until the long-term contract Limited (HAL) to manufacture 200 Kamov 226T light ending in April 2028. helicopters. These helicopters will be manufactured under make in India initiative and shall replace the ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters.   Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has signed a MoU with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to monitor the mining activities in the country through satellite technology. As part of the MoU, IBM would set up an exclusive remote sensing cell under the technical guidance of the NRSC at its offices in Nagpur and Hyderabad.  Google India and Indian Railways’ telecom arm RailTel has launched free Rail Wire Public Wi-Fi service for railway passengers at the Mumbai Central Station. This service was launched by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. With this, Mumbai Central has become the first railway station in India to have free high-speed Wi-Fi Internet facility.  The Union Cabinet has apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) on cooperation in the exploration of outer space and use of outer space technology for peaceful purposes. This MoU will enable cooperation between both countries for pursuing potential interest in both cooperative and commercial areas. It will include 1. KISR to use data from Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for initiating a few research and application projects.

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RBI committee on pushing Financial Inclusion Udio. The digital wallet seeks to address the gap between submitted its report real and virtual modes of payment as it has more social The RBI committee on pushing Financial Inclusion submitted experience. its report on 28 December 2015. The committee recommended a slew of measures, including a special deposit scheme for India to be fastest growing economy in 2016: UN the girl child, government-to-person social cash transfer, and Report opening interest-free windows (Islamic banking) by banks. As per recently released United Nations (UN) World Economic Deepak Mohanty (Executive Director, RBI) headed this Situation and Prospects 2016 Report, India will be the fastest committee. growing big economy in the world in 2016. The report has Important Recommendations of the Deepak Mohanty projected India’s growth rate by 7.3 % in the year 2016 and Committee: 7.5 % in 2017 slightly up from an earlier estimated 7.2 % rate  Banks have to step up account opening for women. in 2015.  Union Govt. should consider a welfare scheme (Sukanya Shiksha) for promoting financial inclusion BSE launches algorithm trading test of women that can be jointly funded by the Central Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Ltd has launched a new and State governments. service for algorithm trading test facility for investors on its  Need for better use of the mobile banking facility derivatives and equity platform. The new service has been for Government-to-Person (G2P) payments, and this launched in partnership with Mumbai based Symphony would push government in its financial inclusion Fintech Solutions Pvt Ltd and is free-of-cost for market drive. participant.  A unique biometric identifier such as Aadhaar be This service will linked to each individual credit account and the  Enable all market participants to test their trading information should be shared with credit information algorithms in different trading segments including companies equity, equity derivatives and currency derivatives  Commercial banks in India must be enabled to open segments. specialised interest-free windows (primarily for  Help members to test their trading strategies based Islamic banking) with simple products. on the live market data feed during market hours  The committee pressed for digitisation of land and also from historical market data. records to increase formal credit to all agrarian What is Algorithm Trading? segments.  Algorithmic trading in financial markets refers to transaction orders generated by using advanced Union Government signed Agreement with the mathematical models that involve automated World Bank for Nai Manzil Scheme execution of trade. It uses mathematical models and Union Government has signed a Financing Agreement of 50 software codes to make transaction decisions on million dollars with the World Bank for Nai Manzil Scheme- exchanges and execute them at high speed. Education and Skills Training for Minorities. Under this agreement, the credit will be facilitated by the International SBI launched SBI Incube Development Association (IDA), World Bank’s India’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has launched concessionary lending arm. This credit will be in the form of dedicated specialized branch for start-ups called ‘SBI InCube’ loan which carries a maturity of 25 years, including a 5-year in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It was announced by BI Chairman grace period. The loan funds will be used for interventions Arundhati Bhattacharya in Bengaluru, Karnataka. under this scheme improve the employability and SBI InCube performance of minority youth in the labour market. The total  The ‘SBI InCube’ branch will cater to the specific project size is 100 million dollars, out of which 50 million financial needs by providing advisory services to dollars will be available as IDA credit and the remaining the budding entrepreneurs under one roof balance funding from the Union Budget.  It will assist start-ups in cash management, regulations, taxation, mentoring, foreign exchange TranServ launched country’s first Social Mobile and remittances and other financial services. Wallet named Udio  InCube in its current form will not fund start-ups India’s digital payment startup company TranServ has i.e. it will not provide loans. However it will give launched country’s first Social Mobile Wallet named them loans when they turn more mature.

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 It will also not help start-ups to raise funds from ICICI Bank has recently partnered FINO PayTech equity market as it not part of bank’s mandate. to foray into the payments bank space  InCube branch in Bengaluru will be headed by an India’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has partnered assistant general manager and a team of three other with FINO PayTech to foray into the payments bank space. officers. With this partnership, ICICI Bank joins some of the leading  Soon SBI will be launching these branches in Pune lenders of the country that have partnered with payments and Natio. banks. For example, Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) and State Bank of India (SBI) have picked up stake in payments banks RBI offered Rs. 8,000 crore worth of 10-year to be floated by Bharti Group and benchmark government bond respectively. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offered Rs. 8,000 crore worth of 10-year benchmark government bond on 8 January Andhra Bank launched Immediate Payment 2015. The new 10-year benchmark government bond bore a Service (IMPS) coupon of 7.59%, 13 basis points lower than that of the Andhra Bank has launched Immediate Payment Service current benchmark (7.72%).The government is scheduled to (IMPS) at all its branches across the country to provide inter- borrow Rs.56,000 crore over the next four weeks, out of which bank electronic fund transfer service. The customer-friendly nearly half would be in the 7-10 year tenor category. The 40- service was launched by Andhra Bank in association with year bond, the longest duration bond, was issued in October the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). It also last year and only Rs 5,000 crore has been raised so far. The supports real time instant fund transfer system for inter-bank other bonds against which Rs 2,000 crore each will be raised remittances. However the maximum caps of transaction of will mature in seven years and eight years. remittances will 2 lakh rupees and the charges will be at the rate of Rs.5 per transaction. Dr Urjit Patel reappointed as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India The Union Government has abolished export duty The Union Government has reappointed Dr Urjit Patel as on iron ore pellets Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a second The Union Government has abolished export duty on iron three-year term. RBI has four Deputy Governors. Two are ore pellets in order to make the commodity more competitive from outside, a commercial banker and an economist and amid weakening prices due to subdued demand. This decision two others are promoted from within its ranks. Deputy will help improve capacity utilisation of pellet plants and Governor of RBI can be appointed for a period of five years give a necessary boost to the sector. Earlier in 2014, Union or till the age of 62, whichever is earlier. Current other three Government had levied a 5 per cent export duty on iron ore Deputy Governors of RBI are:R. Khan, S.S. Mundra and R. pellets. Iron ore pellets are value-added products of leftover Gandhi. material or low-grade iron ore and are mainly used in steel- making industry. RBI imposed Rs. 1 crore fine on State Bank of Travancore Union Cabine approved creation of CGF for State Bank of Travancore was imposed a fine of Rs. 1 crore MUDRA loans. by the RBI during January 2016 for violation of some of its The Union Cabinet has approved creation of a Credit instructions. The penalty on State Bank of Travancore (SBT) Guarantee Fund (CGF) for Micro Units Development was imposed for violation of RBI’s including reporting of Refinance Agency (MUDRA) loans. The CGF is expected to data to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits guarantee more than 1,00,000 crore rupees worth of loans to (CRILC). RBI set up CRILC to collect, store, and disseminate micro and small units in the first instance. data on all borrowers’ credit exposures. Features of scheme  Credit Guarantee Fund for MUDRA Units (CGFMU) World Bank projected a robust 7.8 per cent will guarantee loans sanctioned under Pradhan growth for the Indian economy Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) to reduce the credit The Global Economic Prospect report published recently by risk to Banks and other financial intermediaries who the World Bank (WB) has projected a robust 7.8 per cent are Member Lending Institutions (MLIs). growth for the Indian economy in the year 2016. It will grow  National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company at a 7.9 per cent growth in the next two years 2017 and NCGTC Ltd will manage and operate various 2018.Among BRICS nations China will grow at 6.7 per cent in credit guarantee funds and shall be the Trustee the year 2016 and 6.5 per cent each in next two years 2017 of the and 2018. Brazil and Russia are expected to remain in recession during the year 2016 among the major developing economies.

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 NCFTC will be a wholly-owned company of Union  The banking and business transactions were Government and shall be constituted under the affected on 8 January 2016 as bank employees of Companies Act, 1956 (2013). several PSU banks went on a 1-day strike on the  Under this scheme the guarantee would be call given by the All India Bank Employees’ provided on portfolio basis to a maximum extent Association (AIBEA). The 1-day strike was held to of 50 per cent of Amount in Default in the protest against violation of employees service MUDRA (SIDBI) Bank agreements by the five associate banks of the State  Cabinet also gave its nod for converting MUDRA Bank of India (SBI). Ltd. into MUDRA Small Industries Development  Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Bank of India (SIDBI) Bank, a wholly owned new international finance institution that aims to subsidiary of SIDBI. The MUDRA (SIDBI) Bank support the building of infrastructure in the Asia- will undertake refinance operations and provide Pacific region, was formally launched by Chinese support services with focus on portal management President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 16 January 2016. and also data analysis etc. MERGER AND AQUISTION NEWS IN BRIEF  United States (US) based software services exporter  Apple Inc. forecasted its first revenue drop in 13 Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) has years. This forecast came as it also reported the acquired cloud-based computing firm KBACE slowest-ever increase in iPhone shipments as the Technologies critical Chinese market showed signs of weakening.  State Bank of India (SBI) has agreed to buy four  SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya has been premium flats in Mumbai’s posh Peddar Road area appointed as Chairperson of the Board of Governor from the loss-making Air India for Rs. 90 crore. SBI of IIM (Sambalpur) Odisha on a 5 year term. is planning to allocate these four flats to its top  Kelkar Panel has suggested the govt. on reviving executives. the PPP model for easy infrastructure funding.  Mindtree acquired a Salesforce Platinum Consulting  Indian Rupee turned out to be one of the best Partner Magnet 360 performers in 2015 among all Asian and BRICS  Quikr announced acquisition of the property search currencies excluding Yen of Japan. website Commonfloor.com for an undisclosed  Central govt. has set up the Rs. 40000 cr. National amount in a majority stock-swap transaction. Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to  Nokia Corporation announced that it completed the improve the infrastructure sector in India. regulatory formalities for acquiring the French  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 21 January 2016 telecom equipment company Alca-Lucent. directed banks that a pensioner’s account should  Leading automobile manufacturer Volvo Group not exceed more than 14 credit transactions in a announced the merger of its bus manufacturing arm calendar year for retirement and arrear payments. Volvo Buses India and joint company Volvo India  The Global Economic Prospect report published Pvt Ltd (VIPL). recently by the World Bank (WB) has projected a robust 7.8 per cent growth for the Indian economy in the year 2016.   Govt. is thinking to increase the exemption limit of service tax from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 25 lakh.  Reliance group of Anil Ambani will set up a naval ship building facility near Visakhapatnam at a cost of Rs. 5000 cr.  The Asian Development Bank will extend a $625 million loan to the proposed $840 million Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor, according to Teresa Kho, Country Director – India, ADB. She said the industrial corridor, meant to boost manufacturing activity and help economic growth of the hinterland, will have four nodes: Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Gannavaram-Kankipadu, and Yerpedu-Srikalahasti.

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Nitish Kumar selected for K Veeramani Social Chopra Memorial Award Justice Award Veteran actress and Rajya Sabha MP has Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been chosen for the been conferred with the third edition of Yash Chopra prestigious K Veeramani Social Justice Award. He has been Memorial Award. The award was bestowed upon her by chosen for this award for his immense contribution for the Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao in recognition of cause of social justice especially for upliftment of weaker her talent and contribution to the film industry. and marginalised sections of the society. The annual award Sangita Kalanidhi award has been instituted by US-based Periyar International, an Foremost south Indian classical vocalists Sanjay organisation of non-resident followers of Dalit icon Periyar Subrahmanyam has conferred with prestigious 2015 Sangita EV Ramasami. The award has been named after K Veeramani, Kalanidhi award. The prestigious award was bestowed upon the President of Dravidar Kazhagam Party who had opposed him by renowned mathematician at 89th to the caste system and had dedicated his life to the welfare annual conference of the Madras Music Academy in Chennai, of socially disadvantaged. Tamil Nadu. 3 PIOs awarded Australia’s highest civilian award 2015 eASIA Award Three persons of Indian-origin (PIO) have been awarded 2016 The Drug Authentication and Verification Application Medal of the Order of Australia, Australia’s highest civilian (DAVA) project of The Department of Commerce has won honour. These three persons are Chennupati Jagadish( For the 2015 eASIA Award under Trade Facilitation category. physics and engineering) , Jay Chandra (For medicine) and The award was announced by Asia Pacific Council for Trade Sajeev Koshy( For dentistry). Facilitation (APCTF) and Tehran based (Iran) Electronic Gallantry awards 2016 Business. President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the country’s 51st Jnanpith award highest peacetime gallantry award Ashok Chakra to Lance Eminent Gujarati litterateur Raghuveer Chaudhary has been Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously. On the eve of selected for the 51st Jnanpith award. Mr. Chaudhary is the 67th Republic Day celebrations President has approved 365 fourth Gujarati litterateur to bag this prestigious award after Gallantry awards and other Defence decorations to Armed Uma Shankar Joshi (1967), (1985) and Rajendra Forces personnel and others. It includes one Ashoka Chakra, Shah (2001). 4 Kirti Chakras and 11 Shaurya Chakras. Ashok Chakra: Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami Krishi Karman award (Posthumous). He belonged to 9 PARA (Special Force) and Madhya Pradesh has been conferred the Union laid down his life while fighting LeT militants in Kupwara Government’s prestigious Krishi Karman Award in maximum district of Jammu and Kashmir. food grains production category for year 2014-15 for the 4th Kirti Chakra: Subedar Mahendra Singh of 9 PARA (Special consecutive year Force). Sepoy Jagdish Chand (Posthumous) of 546 DSC Other winners Platoon.  Chhattisgarh: Chosen for achieving growth in Padma Awards production of pulses.  West Bengal: Chosen for good agriculture Union Government announced the name of the 112 awardees production. of the Padma Awards on 25 January 2016 on the eve of the  Odisha: Chosen for being the best performing state 67thRepublic Day celebrations. 10 persons have been in overall foodgrains production among category- conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, 19 with the Padma II states. Bhushan and 83 with the Padma Sri. 10 personalities who About Krishi Karman awards were chosen for the Padma Vibhushan are – Shri Shri Ravi Krishi Karman awards are given to Best performer States Shankar (spiritual leader),Jagmohan (former bureaucrat and politician), Dr. V. Shanta (famous oncologist), Avinash for raising country’s food grain production. These awards were instituted in 2010-11 for recognising the Dixit (economist and author), Ramoji Rao(media meritorious efforts of the states in foodgrains entrepreneur), Rajinikant (actor), Dhirubhai Ambani production. It comprises of three awards for total food (Industrialist, posthumous), V.K. Aatre (former DRDO grain production and four awards for production of chief), Girija Devi (classical vocalist) and Yamini crops that constitute the food grain viz. rice, wheat, Krishnamurthy (Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi exponent). coarse cereals and pulses.

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Anuradha Roy won 2016 DSC Prize for South  Delhi-based Journalist-writer Ankita Anand has Asian Literature won the prestigious Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the on the prestigious 2015 under Asia and the Pacific–Amateur category. $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel  The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’. She was awarded with prize and a (EPFO) has won the National Award on e- unique trophy by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Governance 2015-16 for launching the Universal Wickremesinghe in Colombo. Her novel Sleeping on Jupiter Account Number (UAN). deals with the subject of violence against women with story  Veteran poet Balkrishna Garg was honoured with revolving around girl named Nomi and is set in Jarmuli, a city the second edition of Harikrishna Devsare of temples. Baalsahitya Award 2015 for his collection of poems for children titled ‘Baal Geet’. 73rd Annual Golden Globe Award  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram The winners of various awards are as follows: Rajan has been conferred with the Central Banker  Best Motion Picture Drama: The Revenant. of the Year Award (Global and Asia Pacific) for year  Best Motion Picture Musical/Comedy: The Martian. 2016.  Best Director in Motion Picture-Drama: Alejandro  Former Cricketer Syed Kirmani was honoured with Inarritu for The Revenant. the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in  Best Actor in Motion Picture-Drama: Leonardo Mumbai (Maharashtra) for his contribution to Indian DiCaprio for The Revenant. cricket.  Best Actress in Motion Picture-Drama: Brie Larson for Room.  Best Actor in Motion Picture or Musical or Comedy: Matt Damon for The Martian.   Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Jennifer Lawrence for Joy.  Best Actor in a Supporting role in Motion Picture: Sylvester Stallone for Creed  Best Actress in a Supporting role in Motion Picture: Kate Winslet for Steve Jobs.  Best Original Score Motion Picture: Ennio Morricone for The Hateful Eight.  Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul (Hungary). 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards The grand Annual 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards event was organized in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Bajirao Mastani with 8 Vanik’s Knowledge Garden awards was the film wining highest number of awards. Awards in various categories are NASSCOM Best Actor: Ranveer Singh (Bajirao Mastani). Best Actress: Deepika Padukone (Piku).  The National Association of Software and Services Best Film: Bajirao Mastani. Companies (NASSCOM). Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani).  The Indian Chamber of Commerce is a consortium Lifetime Achievement: Moushumi Chatterjee. that serves as an interface to the Indian Software NEWS IN BRIEF industry and Indian BPO industry.  NASSCOM President R. Chandra Sekhar.  Tata Steel has been declared as the winner of Prime  It was established in 1988. NASSCOM is a Non- Minister’s Trophy for being the ‘Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant’ in the country for the Profit Organization. performance year 2013 – 2014.  Headquarters : New Delhi, India with Regional  Veteran poet Balkrishna Garg was honoured with Offices in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, the second edition of Harikrishna Devsare Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata Baalsahitya Award 2015 for his collection of poems for children titled ‘Baal Geet’.

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Naik Mohan Nath Goswami: Lance Naik Mohan Nath Dinesh Sharma: India’s Dinesh Sharma has been elected to Goswami of 9 Para (Special Forces)/6th Battalion of the the board of directors of the China-sponsored Asian Rashtriya Rifles was conferred with the Ashoka Chakra Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). (posthumously) for his act of bravery against terrorists during September 2015 in Jammu and Kashmir. Basant Kumar Panda: Senior BJP leader Basant Kumar Panda was elected unopposed as the party’s Odisha unit chief. Wang Jianlin: Wang Jianlin is the name of the famous Chinese investor and real-estate tycoon who announced his Binny Bansal: Homegrown e-commerce giant Flipkart has plans to invest $10 billion in an industrial park in Haryana. promoted co-founder Binny Bansal to the post of Chief Atulesh Jindal: Atulesh Jindal was appointed as the new Executive Officer (CEO) from current post Chief Operating Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 22 Officer (COO) of the company. January 2016. Paul Kaba Thieba Economist Paul Kaba Thieba was named Harpal Singh Kumar: An Indian-origin cancer research expert as the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso by the President Roch Harpal Singh Kumar was honoured with a Knighthood from Marc Christian Kabore. Queen Elizabeth II for his influential work on prevention and Raghuram Rajan: Raghuram Rajan, Governor of RBI was treatment of cancer. named ‘Global and Asia-Pacific Central Bank Governor of Adnan Sami: Renowned Pakistani singer Adnan Sami was the Year 2015’ by the ‘Banker’ magazine. The ‘Banker’ is a granted Indian citizenship with effect from 1 January 2016 prestigious monthly magazine of the ‘Financial Times Group’. following his request to the Centre to legalise his status in DK Sikri: DK Sikri was appointed as the as the new the country on humanitarian grounds. He thus became an Chairman, Competition Commission of India (CCI) by the Indian citizen from this date. Union Govt. Giorgi Kvirikashvili: Giorgi Kvirikashvili has been elected Nirmal Singh Bhangoo: Nirmal Singh Bhangoo the founder as the 12th Prime Minister of Georgia by the Parliament of of the scam ridden non-banking finance company PACL the country. Limited who was arrested by sleuths of the CBI on 8 January Amitabh Kant: Senior IAS officer Amitabh Kant has been 2016 for cheating investors for over Rs. 45,000 crore. By given additional charge as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of tying up with FINO PayTech, ICICI Bank has joined some of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. the leading lenders of the country which have partnered with payments banks that have received licence from the Arunima Sinha: India’s star amputee mountaineer Arunima banking regulator RBI. Previously State Bank of India and Sinha has successfully scaled Mount Aconcagua in Kotak Mahindra Bank have picked up stake in the payments Argentina as part of her Mission 7 Summits.’ banks that will be floated by Reliance Industries and the Bharti Group, respectively. and Priyanka Chopra: Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra were chosen as the new Sailesh: Senior IAS officer Sailesh has been appointed as brand ambassadors of the ‘Incredible India’ campaign to Registrar General and Census Commissioner (RGCC) of India. market the country to tourists abroad. They will replace actor , who was the face of the campaign for around a Vikas Thapar: Homegrown smartphone maker Micromax has decade. appointed Vikas Thapar as its Vice-President for Finance. Atulesh Jindal Senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) Officer Abid Ali Z. Neemuchwala: Abid Ali Z. Neemuchwala was Atulesh Jindal has been appointed chairman of Central Board appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wipro of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Limited, which is India’s third largest IT export firm. Guenter Butschek: was appointed as the new Chief Executive Sam Pitroda: Renowned telecom engineer and inventor Sam Officer & Managing Director of Tata Motors on 18 January Pitroda has been appointed as Technology Advisor to the 2016. Odisha Government. Tsai Ing-wen: Pro-Independence Opposition candidate of Filippo Grandi: Senior United Nations (UN) official Filippo Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Tsai Ing-wen (59) has Grandi from Italy has taken the charge as new UN High been elected as first female and 14th President of Taiwan. Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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OBITUTARY Geethapriya: Renowned Kannada filmmaker and lyricist Geethapriya passed away after a battle with throat cancer in Mrinalini Sarabhai Legendary danseuse and Padma Bengaluru, Karnataka Bhushan recipient Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away in Ahmedabad on 21 January 2016 at the age of 97. Mrinalini Ventrapragada Rama Rao: Former Sikkim Governor and senior Sarabhai was one of the most famous dance exponents in (BJP) leader Ventrapragada Rama Rao India, having been trained in various art forms like passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana following an illness. Bharatnatyam, Kathakali and Mohiniattam by some of the most prominent dance gurus of her time. Alan Rickman: British actor Alan Rickman passed away in London, England. David Bowie Music Legend David Bowie passed away on 10 January 2016 in New York, United States following a battle Mufti Mohammad Sayeed: Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister with liver cancer. He was 69. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away due to multiple organ failure at the AIIMS hospital in New Delhi. He was 79. Mr. Maria Teresa de Filippis: The first female F1 (Formula One) Sayeed, a two-time Chief Minister of J&K had started his driver Maria Teresa de Filippis passed away on 8 January second tenure on March 1st, 2015 heading Peoples 2016 in Italy. Democratic Party-Bhartiya Janta Party (PDP-BJP) coalition government. Nirmala Gajwani Former Deputy Speaker of Gujarat Assembly and Social Activist Nirmala Gajwani passed away Labhshankar Thakar: Noted Gujarati writer and poet in Rajkot, Gujarat. Labhshankar Thakar passed away after prolonged illness in Ahmedabad. : Eminent Marathi poet Mangesh Padgaonkar passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra on after Sarosh Homi Kapadia: Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) a brief illness. Sarosh Homi Kapadia passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Aroon Tikekar: Senior journalist and scholar Aroon Tikekar Shankar Ghosh: Shankar Ghosh, the eminent classical passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra. instrumentalist, who passed away.He was a tabla maestro and was associated with the Farrukhabad gharana of Glenn Frey: Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey passed away in New Hindustani classical music. York City from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia.  Ravindra Kalia: Noted Hindi writer and journalist Ravindra Kalia passed away in New Delhi after suffering from liver cirrhosis. PLACE IN NEWS

Bara town, Allahabad: State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals in India of national importance and are intended to be the Limited (BHEL) has commissioned a 660 MW unit of Prayagraj IITs of basic sciences. Super Thermal Power Project at Bara town in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh. This is the first supercritical thermal NEWS IN BRIEF unit to be commissioned in the state to achieve capacity  Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation addition on attaining full load. It is Greenfield thermal power of Delhi-Meerut Expressway 14-lane Expressway project is owned by Prayagraj Power Generation Company that seeks to decongest traffic in Delhi. Limited (PPGCL), a subsidiary company of Jaiprakash Power  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Ventures Limited. has approved development of the six laning of Mumbai Central Railway station: India’s first high speed National Highway-2 from Aurangabad-BarwaAdda public Wi-Fi service was inaugurated by Rail Minister Suresh section in Bihar and Jharkhand. Prabhu at Mumbai Central Railway station on 22 January  The 2016 edition of the Constro exhibition will be 2016. This free internet initiative has been setup by RailTel held in Pune from January 14-17 and will focus on Corporation in association with Google. the Smart City concept. Organised by the Pune Construction Engineering Research Foundation Vithura in Thiruvananthapuram Union Government has (PCERF), this is the 14th edition of the bi-annual inaugurated the first phase of permanent campus of the Indian event which is one of the biggest international fairs Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) at Vithura on construction machinery, materials, methods and in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. IISERs are a group of most projects. premier statutory science education and research institutes

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 The colourful Kullu folk dance (Nati), which saw  India’s first River Information System (RIS) was participation of 20,000 dancers during Kullu launched by Union Government facilitate safe and Dussehra festival on October 26 last year, has accurate inland waterway navigation. It has been entered the Guinness book of world records. In the launched in phases and the first phase will cover Nati, 10,000 men and women attired in traditional 145-km stretch of National Waterways 1 (Phase I- Kullu dress performed at Dhalpur Ground during Haldia to Farakka) on the Ganges River. Kullu Dussehra festival on October 26 last year.  Rajasthan Atomic Power Project power project  Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel inaugurated became the first in the country to become eligible the 28th edition of International Kite Festival at for the Power Ministry’s incentive programme under Sabarmati River front in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The which power transmission projects achieving early Kite festival of Gujarat marks Uttarayan, the day completion will be incentivized. when winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar.  SPORTS CRICKET  15-year-old cricketer Pranav Dhanawade created a world record by scoring 1009 runs (not out) in HT BCCI Annual Awards 2014-15 Bhandari Cup, an under-16 inter-school tournament The BCCI Awards are a set of annual cricket awards given by held in Mumbai (Maharashtra). With this, he also the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). has broken a century-old cricketing record becoming  C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award: Syed the first batsman to score 1000-plus runs in an Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani. innings in any form of cricket.  Polly Umrigar Award: Virat Kohli.  English all-rounder Ben Stokes broke a host of  Lala Amarnath Award for Best all-rounder in Ranji records while batting in the second Test against Trophy: Jalaj Saxena (Madhya Pradesh). hosts South Africa in Newlands on 3 January 2016.  Amarnath Award for Best all-rounder in Domestic He scored the fastest 250 in test cricket in a 399-run Limited-Overs Competitions: Deepak Hooda world-record partnership for the sixth wicket with (Baroda). Bairstow.  Madhavrao Scindia Award Highest Scorer in Ranji  Test team Ranking: India was named as the new Trophy: Robin Uthappa (Karnataka). top ranked Test team after England completed a 2-1  Madhavrao Scindia Award Highest Wicket-Taker series victory over former leaders South Africa. This in Ranji Trophy: R Vinaykumar (Karnataka). was only the second time in Test cricket history Madhavrao Scindia Award Highest Wicket-Taker when India was named No.1 in world. Australia are in Ranji Trophy: (Mumbai). in the second spot while South Africa were relegated  A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Under-23 Cricketer: to third spot. Almas Shaukat (Uttar Pradesh).  T20 Asia cup for Blind India won the first T20 Asia  A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Under-19 Cricketer: cup cricket for Blind. In the final clash played at Anmolpreet Singh (Punjab). Jawaharlal Nehru stadium of Kochi, India defeated  A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Under-16 Cricketer: Pakistan by 44 runs. Shubman Gill (Punjab).  West Indian cricketing great Shivnarine  A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Woman Cricketer (Sr): Chanderpaul officially retired from international Mithali Raj (Indian Railways). cricket on 22 January 2016, almost 22 years after his  A. Chidambaram Trophy Best Woman Cricketer (Jr): international cricket debut. Devika Vaidya (Maharashtra).  Best Umpire In Domestic Cricket: O Nandan TENNIS  Best Overall Performance: Karnataka State Cricket Association.  India’s and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis broke a 22-year-old world record by winning NEWS IN BRIEF their 29thwomen’s doubles match in a row. This feat was achieved en route to their entry into the  Gujarat has won the 14th season of prestigious Vijay women’s doubles final of the WTA Sydney Hazare Cricket Trophy for season 2015–16 for first International, in Sydney. The World No. 1 pair of time in its history of championship. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis broke the 22-year  India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ended 2015 old record of Natasha Zvereva and Gigi Fernandez. as the No. 1 Test bowler in the ICC rankings issued  World No. 4 Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland on the back of his strong showing against South has won the 2016 Chennai Open title of tennis. Africa in the recent home series.

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 World No. 22 Viktor Troicki from Serbia has won the  The second edition of Premier Badminton League 2016 WTA Apia International title of Tennis in the (PBL) kicked-off from 2 January 2015. Six teams are men’s single category participating in this edition of PBL, which is the  World No. 14 Milos Raonic from has won biggest Badminton event in India. the 2016 WTA Brisbane International Tennis trophy  Delhi Acers defeated Mumbai Rockets by 4-3 in the in the men’s single category. finals of the second edition of Premier Badminton  Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her Swiss League (PBL) played at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in partner Martina Hingis have won the 2016 WTA New Delhi to win its maiden PBL title. Brisbane International Tennis trophy in the OTHER SPORTS women’s doubles category.  Former World No.1 tennis player Marat Safin of  World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway won Russia has been inducted in the International Tennis the Qatar Masters Open chess tournament Hall of Fame.  Indian Formula Car driver and Sahara Force India FOOTBALL Academy racer, Jehan Daruvala has won the 2016 Lady Wigram Trophy in New Zealand. FIFA Ballon d’Or Award  India is hosting the 12th South Asian Games, 2016 in Barcelona FC forward Lionel Messi from Argentina has won Guwahati and Shillong from 5 February to 16 the 2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award. He has earned this title of February 2016. Athletes from eight member world’s best football player for record fifth time. countries namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Other 2015 winners India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will  FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year: Carli participate in these Games. Lloyd (United States)  The Philippines’ Miguel Tabuena was voted as the  FIFA Puskás Award: Wendell Lira. Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of Month for December  World Coach of the Year (Men’s): Luis Enrique 2015. (Barcelona FC).  Indian ace shooter Apurvi Chandela has set a new  World Coach of the Year (Women’s): Jill Ellis world record in the women’s 10 metre air rifle event (United Staes). at the 2015 Swedish Cup Grand Prix.  FIFA Fair Play Award: All football  Ace Indian Shuttler Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (World organisations supporting refugees No.12) has won the 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand  India has won the 2015 South Asian Football Prix Gold Badminton title. In the final match played Federation (SAFF) championship for record seventh at Penang she defeated Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour time. In the final match played at Thiruvanantapuram  Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist, (Kerala), India defeated defending champion India’s P.V. Sindhu won the women’s singles title of Afghanistan by 2-1 goal score. Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament by  Lallianzuala Chhangte, Mizoram footballer who defeating Kristy Gilmour of Scotland in the finals recently became the youngest ever goal-scorer for on 24 January 2016. India in an international match. Premier league  Revanta Mumbai Garuda won the inaugural edition  of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL). SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Reliance Jio launched 4G telecom service ‘Hall of Nuclear Power’ is the name of Northern India’s first permanent exhibition on nuclear power that was inaugurated Reliance Jio has launched 4G (4th Generation) telecom service on 16 January 2016 at the National Science Centre (NSC) in using LTE (Long Term Evolution) Technology. The service New Delhi. With the setting up of “Hall of Nuclear Power” in was launched by company’s Chairman Mukesh Ambani on New Delhi, it will become possible to showcase all the great the 83rd birth anniversary of Dhirubhai Ambani, founder of the Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in Navy Mumbai, achievements and milestones achieved by India’s nuclear programme in the last 60 years in the national capital region. Maharashtra. This initial phase of 4G service was launched for limited to 85000 employees and their families of the BSNL launched high speed 4G at Chandigarh company. However the commercial services to begin by April Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched the high 2016 throughout country. speed 4G (Fourth Generation) telecom services at Chandigarh in Punjab circle . BSNL 4G network will be able to provide Northern India’s first permanent exhibition on nuclear power inaugurated at the NSC high speed data upto 100 Mbps. BSNL has 4G spectrum

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Chinese scientists developed a new bio-artificial Guinea in December 2015. Liberia was first declared free of liver Ebola transmission in May 2015 but the virus had reappeared Chinese scientists have developed a new bio-artificial liver twice since then. that can help patients to survive from liver failure long enough for an organ transplant.The bio-artificial liver is based on NEWS IN BRIEF human liver cells and has been designed to be attached  Illumina, the world’s largest DNA sequencing outside a patient’s body. This liver device is based on cells company, on 10 January 2015 announced the launch taken from human fat, skin or other tissues and is of the startup named GRAIL to develop blood-based reprogrammed into liver cells. cancer tests. The company was launched in WHO declared end of Ebola outbreak in West association with Microsoft co-founder , Africa Amazon CEO Jeff Bezo’s venture fund Bezos The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end Expeditions and Arch Venture Partners. of Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa after all known chains  Scientists at the Central Institute for Research on of transmission have been stopped. WHO’s announcement Buffaloes (CIRB) in Hisar, Haryana have came with declaration of end disease in Liberia after no successfully produced a cloned buffalo offspring positive case was reported in last 42 days (two 21-day named ‘Cirb Gaurav’. CIRB scientists have achieved incubation cycles of the virus). Liberia was worst hit in Western this feat under the project entitled- Cloning for Africa by this deadly outbreak which has killed around 4809 conservation and multiplication of superior buffalo people. It also had completely shattered its economy, health germplasm. and education sectors. Earlier Sierra Leone was declared free from Ebola transmission in November 2015 and followed by  ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

 As per recently released World Economic Forum plastics leak into the ocean, which is equivalent to (WEF) report, oceans will have more plastics than dumping the contents of one garbage truck into the fish by 2050 if the ongoing practice of dumping ocean every minute. It has been estimated by plastics continues. This report has been prepared researches that presently there are over 150 million as part of Project MainStream which is a joint tonnes of plastics in the ocean. It is necessary to collaboration between the Ellen MacArthur take steps for effective after-use pathways for Foundation and WEF with support from McKinsey plastics, and to reduce leakage of plastics into & Company. Every year at least 8 million tonnes of natural systems, especially oceans.

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 Data from US space agency NASA and the National  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) changed the languages and also re-defined terms showed that 2015 was the hottest year on record that are not scientifically precise in weather globally. The data of NASA and NOAA showed forecasting. In this regard, IMD has issued official that in 2015, the average temperature across global notification to do away with outdated language to land and ocean surfaces was 1.62 degrees avoid communication gap with the civil Fahrenheit (0.90 Celsius) above the 20th century administration so they can be more realistic in case average, surpassing 2014’s previous record by 0.29 of upcoming weather events. F (0.16 C).  A 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit India’s remote  Scientists have discovered a new bird species named northeast region in the early hours of 4 January Himalayan Forest Thrush in northeastern India and 2016 resulting in death of at least 8 people and adjacent parts of China. It has been given scientific injuring over 100 others. Manipur state had the name Zoothera salimalii after ornithologist and epicenter of this earthquake. naturalist Salim Ali who has made significant contributions to ornithology in India.  DEFENCE

Indian Army Day observed on 15 January NEWS IN BRIEF Indian Army Day is being observed every year on 15 January in India. This year it will be the 68th Indian Army Day.  Naseem Al Bahr’ is the name of the bilateral maritime Significance of Day: On this day in 1949, Lt. General (later exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Field Marshal) Kodandera Madappa Cariappa became the Navy of Oman that was started in 1993. The exercise first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army (of the epitomizes the strong long term strategic independent India) by succeeding British Army General Roy relationship between the two countries. Butcher (last British Commander-in-Chief of India).  The 15th edition of bilateral exercise by the Indian Coast Guard and its Japanese counterpart titled Anti-tank missile Nag was successfully test fired ‘Sahayog-Kaijin 2016’ has begun off the coast of The indigenously-built third generation anti-tank missile Nag Chennai, Tamil Nadu in the Bay of Bengal. was successfully test fired at Mahajan Field Firing Range in  As per Defence Ministry decision priority will be Rajasthan. It is fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. HeliNa is a given to indigenously designed, developed and helicopter-launched version of Nag missile. Operational manufactured defence equipment to promote Make range: 500m to 4km (Land version), 7-10km (Air-launched). in India. India and Israel jointly developed Long Range  India and France have started their eight-day Surface to Air Missile counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency bilateral India and Israel jointly developed Long Range Surface to Air military exercise Shakti-2016 in Rajasthan. Missile (LRSAM) Barak 8 was successfully test fired from  Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette INS INS Kolkata. The firing trial of the LR SAM has been jointly Kadmatt has been commission in the Indian Navy carried out by the Indian Navy, Defence Research and by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan at Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace naval dockyard in Visakhapatnam. Industries. This successful test marks a significant milestone in enhancing Indian Navy’s Anti Air Warfare capability and also India-Israel relations. 

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Union Government constituted committee to NEWS IN BRIEF examine the Gramin Dak Sevaks The Union Government has constituted a committee to  The Lodha Panel submitted its report legalizing examine the wage structure, service conditions of the Gramin batting in cricket and banning govt. servants and Dak Sevaks (GDS) in the Department of Posts (DoP). It is members from holding post in the BCCI. one member committee comprising of Kamlesh Chandra,  The Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Retired Member of Postal Services Board. The Committee has constituted a committee headed by noted film- will be assisted by Senior Administrative Grade Officer T.Q. maker Shyam Benegal to look into revamp the film Mohammad who will act as Secretary to the GDS Committee. certification nuances by Censor Board of Film Censors (CBFC). The committee is tasked to suggest Recommendations of RV Easwar Committee on recommendations provide a holistic framework and simplification of the provisions of IT Act, 1961 interpretation of provisions of Cinematograph Act, Justice R.V. Easwar committee was constituted by the Union 1952 and Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 1983. Govt. on 27 October 2015 with the primary objective of Other Members of the Committee: Rakeysh simplifying the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Omprakash Mehra, , Piyush committee submitted the first batch of its recommendations Pandey, Nina Lath Gupta and Joint Secretary (Films) during January 2016. as Member Convenor. Important Recommendations:  Union Government has constituted a committee to  Doubling the turnover limit for the presumptive fast track the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail income scheme for individual, Hindu Undivided Corridor, meant for connecting two cities with bullet Family or a partnership firm to Rs. 2 crore annually trains. It will be 500km long and will be connecting from the current Rs. 1 crore. both trains at the cost of the project will be 98,000  Introducing the scheme for professionals whose crore rupees. Japan will invest 78, 000 crore rupees total receipts do not exceed ¹ 1 crore during the making it largest foreign investment in railway sector financial year of India.  Tax relief for new businesses in the first year of operations  Rationalization of the structure of tax deducted at  source (TDS)

Union Government constituted committee to fast VANIK’S KNOWLEDGE GARDEN track the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Important Nuclear Power Plant in India Corridor Union Government has constituted a committee to fast track Plant Location State Capacity Narora Atomic Power the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, meant Narora Uttar Pradesh 440 MW Station for connecting two cities with bullet trains. The committee is Rajasthan Atomic Rawatbhata Rajasthan 1180 MW tasked to interact with the Japanese counterpart for taking Power Station further steps in implementation of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tarapur Atomic Power Tarapur Maharashtra 1400 MW High-Speed Rail Corridor. The committee will be headed by Station , vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog. It will Kakrapar Atomic Kakrapar Gujarat 440 MW also include Railway Board chairman, foreign secretary and Power Station Kudankulam Nuclear secretary (industrial policy) and secretary in the department Kudankulam Tamilnadu - MW of expenditure as its members. Power Plant Madras Atomic Power Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor: It will be Kalpakkam Tamilnadu - MW Station 500km long and will be connecting both trains at the cost of Kaiga Nuclear Power Kaiga Karnataka 660 MW the project will be 98,000 crore rupees. Japan will invest 78, Plant 000 crore rupees making it largest foreign investment in Madras Atomic Power Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu 440 MW railway sector of India. Station

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1. World Trade Organization (WTO) – 13. United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – New York, US Head – Roberto Azevedo Head – Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Founded on – 1 January, 1995 Founded on – 1969 2. World Health Organization (WHO) – 14. Asian Development Bank – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – Manila, Philippines Head – Dr Margaret Chan Head – Takehiko Nakao Founded on – 7 April, 1948 Founded on – 22 August, 1966 3. World Economic Forum (WEF) – 15. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – Beijing, China Head – Klaus Schwab Head – Jin Liqun Founded on – 1971 Founded on – 4 October, 2014 4. World Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO Also 16. New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank) – called OMPI) – Headquarters – Shanghai, China Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Head – K. V. Kamath Head – Francis Gurry Founded on – July, 2015 Founded on – July 14, 1967 17. United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural 5. International Labour Organisation (ILO/OIT) – Organisation (UNESCO) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – Paris, France Head – Guy Ryder Head – Irina Bokova Founded on – 1919 Founded on – 16 November, 1945 6. United Nations Conference on Trade & Development 18. Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (UNCTAD) – (OECD) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland Headquarters – Paris, France Head – Mukhisa Kituyi Head – Jose Angel Gurria Founded on – 1964 Founded on – 30 September, 1961 7. World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland 19. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) – Head – Michel Jarraud Headquarters – Brussels, Belgium Founded on – 1950 Head – Philip M. Breedlove Founded on – 4 April, 1949 8. International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland 20. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – Head – Jakob Kellenberger Headquarters – Singapore Founded on – 1863 Head – Dr. Alan Bollard Founded on – 1989 9. International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Headquarters – Washington DC, US 21. Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) – Head – Christine Lagarde Headquarters – Jakarta, Indonesia Founded on – 27 December, 1945 Secretary-General – Le Luong Minh, Vietnam Founded on – 8 August, 1967 10. The World Bank – Headquarters – Washington DC, US 22. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Founded on – July, 1944 (SAARC) – Headquarters – Kathmandu, Nepal 11. United Nations Organization (UN) – Head-Ahmed Saleem Headquarters – New York, US Founded on – 8 December, 1985 Head – Ban Ki-moon Founded on – 1945 23. International Maritime Organisation (IMO) – Headquarters – London, UK 12. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Head – Koji Sekimizu Headquarters – New York, US Founded on – 1959 Head – Anthony Lake Founded on – December, 1946 B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar 30 Leading Institute for Banking, Railway & SSC Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH - 2016

24. Amnesty International – Founded on – 23 June, 1894 Headquarters – London, UK Head – Salil Shetty 30. International Cricket Council (ICC) – Founded on – July, 1961 Headquarters – Dubai, UAE Head – N. Srinivasan (Chairman) 25. Commonwealth of Nations – Founded on – 15 June, 1909 Headquarters – London, UK 31. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association Head – Queen Elizabeth II Founded on – 28 April, 1949 (FIFA) – Headquarters – Zurich, Switzerland 26. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – Head – Joseph S. Blatter Headquarters – Vienna, Austria Founded on – 21 May, 1904 Head – Yukiya Amano Founded on – July 29, 1957 32. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Headquarters – Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, Vaud, 27. United Nations Industrial Development Switzerland Organisation (UNIDO) – Founded on – 29 April, 1961 Headquarters – Vienna, Austria Head – Li Yong 33. Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO) – Founded on – 1966 Headquarters – Rome, Italy Head – Jose Graziano da Silva 28. Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries Founded on -16 October, 1945 (OPEC) – Headquarters – Vienna, Austria 34. International Court of Justice (ICJ) – Head – Diezani Alison-Madueke Headquarters – The Hague, The Netherland Founded on – 1961-62 Head – Abdulqawi Yusuf Founded on -1945 29. International Olympic Committee (IOC) – Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland Head – Thomas Bach  DATE & OBSERVATION

Jan 1Army Medical Corps Establishment Day Vanik’s Knowledge Garden Jan 8African National Congress Foundation Day NABARD (National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Jan 10World Laughter Day Development) Jan 9Pravasi Bharatiya Divas  NABARD was established on the recommendations Jan 11Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri of Shivaraman Committee. Jan 12National youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)  NABARD was established by an act of Parliament on 12th July 1982 to implement the National Bank Jan 15 Army Day for Agriculture and Rural Development Act 1981. Jan 23  NABARD replaced the (ACD) and Rural Planning Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary and Credit Cell (RPCC) of Reserve Bank of India, Jan 25International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, and Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). Indian Voter Day  Head Quarters of NABARD is situated in Mumbai. Jan 26Republic Day  The present Chairman of NABARD is Dr. Harish Kumar Bhanwala. Jan 28 Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai  NABARD is the “Micro-Finance Regulatory Jan 30(Martyr’s day) Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Authority”.  Water Shed Development Fund was instituted with Day;World Leprosy Eradication Day NABARD. Jan 31World Leprosy Eradication Day

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In case of failure of part of this MoU are Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited constitutional machinery in any other state of India, the (JVNL), Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) and President’s Rule is imposed under Article 356 of the Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (AVNL). With this, Constitution. But in case of J&K, as per Section 92 of state Rajasthan became third state to sign the MoU under UDAY Constitution, the Governor’s Rule can be imposed for a period scheme after Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. of six months in the state. Governor’s Rule can be imposed ONGC received Clearance for a project in AP only after the consent of the President of India in case of ONGC received Clearance State owned Oil and Natural Gas failure of constitutional machinery. During the Governors Corporation Limited (ONGC) has received environmental rule, State Assembly is either suspended or dissolved and clearance for a project in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin in the state completely comes under direct Central rule. If the Andhra Pradesh. Under this clearance, ONGC project has Constitutional machinery in the state is not restored before been allowed to drill 45 development wells and other related the expiry of this six month period, the provisions of Article infrastructure will cost over 53,000 crore rupees at offshore 356 of the Constitution of India are extended to J&K and the KG-DWN-98/2 block. President’s rule is imposed in the State. Andhra Pradesh launched Giriputrika Kalyana Jharkhand became the first to sign a MoU with Pathakam Scheme to support the tribal women the UDAY Andhra Pradesh Government has launched Giriputrika Jharkhand became the first to sign a memorandum of Kalyana Pathakam Scheme to support the tribal women in understanding (MoU) with the Centre for the Ujwal Discom their quest for livelihood. It was launched by Minister for Assurance Yojana (UDAY) reforms for state-owned power Social Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu. The scheme seeks to distribution companies. UDAY is the financial turnaround reduce rampant infant mortality and child marriages among and revival package for electricity distribution companies of tribal people. India initiated by the Union Govt. with the intent to find a permanent solution to the financial mess that the power Sikkim became India’s first fully organic state distribution is in. The Cabinet had in November 2015 Sikkim has formally become India’s first fully organic state approved UDAY to ease the financial crunch faced by power after it successfully implemented organic farming practices distribution companies (discoms). The scheme was launched on around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land. to tackle the Rs 4.3 lakh crore debt on discoms besides What is organic farming? measures to cut power thefts and align consumer tariff with The organic farming is free of chemical inputs such as cost of generating electricity. Four major states, Uttar Pradesh, pesticides and fertilizers. It tries to strike a harmonious balance Bihar, Maharashtra and Odisha, have already given their in- with a complex series of ecosystems by rejuvenating it. This principle approval to join UDAY. form of agriculture completely relies on traditional techniques such as green manure, green compost, biological pest control Haryana Government fixed minimum education and crop rotation. qualification for election Haryana Government has decided to fix a minimum Supreme Court stayed lifting ban Jallikattu festival educational qualification for aspirant of contesting urban The Supreme Court has stayed the Union Government’s local bodies (ULB) elections in the state on the lines of notification lifting ban on traditional bull taming sport panchayat polls. Minimum educational qualification for male Jallikattu during the festival of Pongal in Tamil Nadu. This candidates would be matriculation while for females it would decision was taken by a SC bench comprising justices Dipak be middle pass. Male belonging to scheduled caste should Misra and N V Ramana on petitions filed by various bodies be middle pass and in case of women belonging to scheduled including Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) seeking caste must be primary pass. Candidates should have striking down of the MoEF’s notification. Jallikattu is a bull functional toilet at home and they should not be defaulter of taming sport played in Tamil Nadu on Mattu Pongal day as a cooperative bank loans and electricity department. part of Pongal celebrations i.e. harvest festival. It is one of

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 Central Cabinet has recommended for imposition of Punch Lines of Banks President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh to end the Hum Hai Na : ICICI political stalemate.  Bihar State Government gave its approval to Good People to Grow with : Indian Overseas Bank 35%reservation for women in state government jobs With you All the Way : State Bank of India on 19 January 2016, which was a key poll promise of A Trusted Relationship : SBH Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Tradition of Trust : Allahabad Bank  Maharashtra Government has signed a Trusted Family Bank : Dena Bank memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tata Good People to Bank with : Union Bank of India Trust for a skill training programme for the youth in Banking for All : IDBI Bank the state. This programme has been undertaken under the state government’s ambitious Kushal World’s Local Bank : HSBC Maharashtra, Rojgaryukt Maharashtra initiative. We Understand your World : HDFC  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar claimed Friendly, Intelligent, Responsive : Andhra Bank that the sex ratio at birth for December 2015 has A Friend you can Bank upon : Vijaya Bank crossed the 900 mark with 903 girls per 1,000 boys. Together we Prosper : Bank of Rajasthan This was first time in 10 years that state’s sex ratio Your Perfect Banking Partner : Federal Bank has shown an upward trend. Taking Banking Technology to Common Man : Indian  Kerala has become the first Indian state to achieve 100 per cent primary education. Declaration to this Bank effect was made by the Vice President Hamid Ansari Prosperity to All : Corporation Bank during his speech at special ceremony organised at We are changing for you : Canara Bank Thiruvananthapuram. Experience our Expertise : Yes Bank  Andhra Pradesh Government has signed a Central to you Since 1911 : Central Bank of India Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with tech Serving to Empower : J & K Bank giant Microsoft India on various technology The Changing Face of Prosperity : Lakshmi Vilas Bank initiatives for governance.  Telangana has become the first State in the country Where service is a way of life : Punjab & Sindh Bank to introduce compulsory gender education at the Where Every individual is Committed :Oriental Bank of graduate level. In this regard, state government has Commerce introduced bilingual textbook titled ‘Towards a The Bank that begins with U : United Bank of India World of Equals’ on a pilot basis in engineering Your Faithful & Friendly Financial Partner :Syndicate colleges. Bank  The demand for special category status by Odisha Relationship Beyond Banking : Bank of India was rejected by the Vice-Chairman of NITI Ayog during his recent visit to Odisha. Honours your Trust : UCO Bank  The Kerla govt. decided to adopt the family of Lt. Smart Way to Bank : Karur Vysya Bank Col. E.K. Nerarjan, the NSG commando who was A Passion to Perform : Deutche Bank killed in the Pathankot terror attack. Experience Next Generation Banking :South Indian  A dress code for devotees entering temples was Bank imposed from 1 January 2016 in Tamil Nadu. The Name you can Bank upon : PunjabNational Bank India’s International Bank : Bank ofBarod  One Family, One Bank : Bank of Maharashtra

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Ministry of Women and Child Development component of Start-up India, Stand up India slogan launches e-office anchored by Department of Financial Services (DFS) to Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) encourage greenfield enterprises by Women and SC/ST has introduced e-office, an initiative which will help provide entrepreneurs. efficient services to the people by digitizing more than 12,000 Features of Stand Up India Scheme files. The e-office project of the Ministry was initiated in  It will refinance window through Small Industries July, 2015 and more than 12,000 files of the Ministry have Development Bank of India (SIDBI) with an initial been digitized. Various modules of this e-office are amount 10,000 crore rupees. Knowledge Management System, File Management System,  Under it, a credit guarantee mechanism would be Leave Management System and Tour Management System. created through the National Credit Guarantee Personnel Information Management System module of this Trustee Company (NCGTC). e-office is likely to start from the 1 January, 2016. All the  It will be the operating agency for the loan. It will attached offices of the ministry are also going to come under provide handholding support to the borrowers at the e-office platform. both pre loan stage and during operations stage. Union Government launched Sahaj Scheme for  It would seek to increase their familiarity with online booking of LPG cylinders factoring services, e-market places and registration with online platforms as well as sessions on best Union Government has launched Sahaj Scheme for online practices and problem solving. booking of LPG cylinders. It was launched by Union Minister  It would provide women and SC/ST entrepreneurs for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) bank loans repayable up to 7 years. Pradhan as part of Government’s 2016-Year of  It would be between 10 lakh to 1 crore rupees for the Consumers initiative. Consumers can book LPG cylinders greenfield enterprises in the non-farm sector. online through the unified web portal www.mylpg.in which  The overall intent is to leverage the institutional is available in 13 languages. credit structure to reach out to this under-served Ganga Gram Yojana population. For this margin money of the composite The Union Government has launched Ganga Gram Yojana to loan will be up to 25%. develop 1600 villages in Uttar Pradesh (UP) situated along the banks of Ganga River. The scheme was launched by the Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and  Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti at Puth village in Hapur district of UP. About Ganga Gram Yojana VANIK’S KNOWLEDGE GARDEN  In the first phase of the Ganga Gram Yojana, 200 Important Nuclear Power Plant in India villages in UP have been selected. Plant Location State Capacity  In these selected villages open drains discharging Narora Atomic Power waste directly into river Ganga will be diverted to Narora Uttar Pradesh 440 MW sewage treatment facility. Station Rajasthan Atomic  Government will spend one crore rupees on every Rawatbhata Rajasthan 1180 MW Power Station village under this programme. It would be Tarapur Atomic Power mandatory for every household in selected Tarapur Maharashtra 1400 MW Station villages to have functional toilets. Kakrapar Atomic  Under this programme, these selected villages will Kakrapar Gujarat 440 MW Power Station be developed under the Sichewal model (Village in Kudankulam Nuclear Kudankulam Tamilnadu - MW Punjab) which is based on cooperation of the Power Plant villagers for water management and waste disposal. Madras Atomic Power Kalpakkam Tamilnadu - MW Stand Up India Scheme Station Kaiga Nuclear Power The Union Cabinet has approved the Stand Up India Kaiga Karnataka 660 MW Scheme to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Plant Madras Atomic Power Caste/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) and Women Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu 440 MW entrepreneurs. The Scheme seeks to facilitate at least two Station such projects on an average one for each category of entrepreneur per bank branch. The Stand-up India is

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1. Which company has taken over the international tourist arrivals during (3) Asian Institutional Investment management and control of Pipavav 2015? Bank Defence and Offshore Engineering (1) 4.4 percent (4) Chinese Institutional Co Ltd (PDOC)? (2) 5.4 percent Investment Bank (1) Jaiprakash Associates (3) 6.4 percent (5) Asian Infrastructure (2) Lanco Infratech (4) 7.4 percent Investment Bank (3) GMR Infrastructure (5) 8.4 percent 12. External Affairs Minister Sushma (4) Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. 7. Which Sri Lankan all-rounder had Swaraj inaugurated the India- (5) Hindustan Construction announced to retire from Tests but Palestine Digital Learning and Company will continue to play ODI and T20 Innovation Centre at the campus of 2. In which of the following states the matches? the Al Quds University. In which Prime Minister, has inaugurated the (1) Kusal Perera city this university is located? Organic Festival 2016? (2) Jeevan Mendis (1) Bethlehem (1) Kerala (3) Thisara Perera (2) Gaza (2) Manipur (4) Suraj Randiv (3) Qabatiya (3) Sikkim (5) Lasith Malinga (4) Ramallah (4) Meghalaya 8. Who has been appointed as Chief (5) Hebron (5) Assam Executive Officer and Managing 13. Veteran BJP leader and former —— 3. In whose partnership the Director of Tata Motors Group? ——————— governor V. Rama International Cricket Council (ICC) (1) T. V. Narendran Rao died in Hyderabad after has launched ‘Cricket for Good- (2) N. Chandrasekaran prolonged illness. Team Swachh’ campaign? (3) Anil Sardana (1) Sikkim (1) UNICEF (4) Guenter Butschek (2) Manipur (2) WTO (5) Srinath Narasimhan (3) Meghalaya (3) BCCI 9. What is the name of the world’s (4) Tripura (4) Both (1) and (2) oldest man who died recently at the (5) Goa (5) Both (1) and (3) age of 112 years in the Japanese 14. For which book the Indian author 4. How much amount has been city of Nagoya? Anuradha Roy has won the extended by the World Bank for (1) Yasutaro Koide prestigious DSC Prize for South reconstruction of Indira Gandhi (2) Mushatt Jones Asian Literature at the Galle Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam in (3) Misao Okawa Literary Festival in Sri Lanka? Andhra Pradesh? (4) Gertrude Weaver (1) The Folded Earth (1) $ 10 million (5) Walter Breuning (2) Family Life (2) $ 20 million 10. To which country does Michael (3) Sleeping on Jupiter (3) $ 30 million Keaton belong who has received (4) The Lives of Others (4) $ 40 million one of France’s highest honours, (5) An Atlas of Impossible Longing (5) $ 50 million becoming Officer of the Order of 15. India’s Gopi T and Kheta Ram has 5. Which group has been announced Arts and Letters? qualified for the Rio Olympics. With by International Cricket Council as (1) UK which of the following games they its global audio rights partner for (2) Italy are associated all ICC events from 2016 to 2023? (3) USA (1) Swimming (1) Cox Media Group (4) Australia (2) Athletics (2) Katz Media Group (5) Newzealand (3) Badminton (3) AudioNow 11. In which China sponsored bank, (4) Marathon (4) Channel 2 Group India has been elected to the board (5) Squash (5) JVC Broadcasting of directors? 16. Which Indian batsman has became 6. According to World Tourism (1) Asiatic Infrastructure the fastest to score 7000 ODI runs Barometer released by World Investment Bank in 161 innings? Tourism Organization (UNWTO), (2) China Infrastructure (1) Gautam Gambhir what is the recorded growth in Investment Bank (2) Virat Kohli

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(3) 22. Which state’s commercial tax 26. Who has won the European (4) Suresh Raina department has signed a Commission’s prestigious Lorenzo (5) Memorandum of Understanding Natali Media Prize for 2015 in Asia 17. Who is the first female President of (MoU) with Directorate General of and the Pacific amateur category? Taiwan? Foreign Trade (DGFT) for sharing (1) Ashis Nandy (1) Soong Ching-ling of foreign exchange realization (2) (2) Lidia Gueiler Tejada data? (3) Ankita Anand (3) Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini (1) Haryana (4) Arun Shourie (4) Gloriana Ranocchini (2) Punjab (5) Gurcharan Das (5) Tsai Ing-wen (3) Jharkhand 27. What is the name of the Indian- 18. In which sector does BTI Payments (4) Bihar American Scientist who has won operate from which the technology (5) Odisha the prestigious National Medal of giant IBM has bagged a 7-year deal 23. Which among the following is the Science? worth USD 40 million? wholly-owned subsidiary of (1) Jagadeesh Moodera (1) a white Label ATM (WLA) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in (2) C. K. Prahalad operator which it has increased its (3) Amit Seth (2) a Payment Bankign Solution shareholding by contributing (4) Rakesh K. Jain Provider Rs.1,000 crore towards its paid-up (5) Shwetak Patel (3) an Investment Solution capital? 28. For which European country China Operator (1) NABARD has sent a its first communication (4) a Money Transfer Service (2) National Housing Bank satellite, Belintersat-1? Provider (3) Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note (1) Belarus (5) a Foreign Exchange operator Mudran Private Limited (2) Ukraine 19. How many girls are there among (4) National Payments (3) Poland twenty five children, who have been Corporation of India Limited (4) Turkey selected for the National Bravery (5) Deposit Insurance and Credit (5) Slovakia Awards for 2015? Guarantee Corporation 29. What is the name of the exhibition (1) 3 (2) 4 24. Dr. Jitendra Singh recently by the artist Shri Sudarshan Shetty (3) 5 (4) 6 inaugurated the “Hall of Nuclear at National Gallery of Modern Art (5) 7 Power” exhibition. Which among (NGMA)? 20. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been the following ministry he doesn’t (1) Anant Aaksah named as captain of Rising Pune hold? (2) Shoonya Ghar Supergiants. Who is the owner of (1) MoS (I/C) Development of (3) Sugandh Sarita this team? North Eastern Region (4) Neel Gagan (1) Shahrukh Khan (DoNER), (5) Yaaden (2) Vijay Mallya (2) MoS PMO 30. In which of the following year China (3) Sanjiv Goenka (3) Mos Personnel, Public will send a new lunar mission to the (4) Kalanidhi Maran Grievances, Pensions, dark side of the moon? (5) Karan Paul (4) MoS Atomic Energy and Space (1) 2025 (2) 2022 21. Dr. Harsh Vardhan who inaugurated (5) He holds all of the above (3) 2018 (4) 2024 the new user-friendly website of ministries (5) 2021 IMD and dedicated to the nation 25. With which of the followign the 31. What is the total budget outlay of the System of Aerosol Monitoring Cochin Port Trust has entered into the Neeranchal project which is And Research (SAMAR) is Union an MoU for the running of weekly being implemented by the Ministry Minister of- container train service from Irugur of Rural Development over a six- (1) Science & Technology and ICD, Coimbatore to ICTT year period (2016-21) with World Earth Sciences Vallarpadam, Cochin Port. Bank Assistance? (2) Health and Family Welfare (1) IRCON (1) Rs.1242 crore (3) Environment (2) CRIS (2) Rs.1224 crore (4) Agriculture (3) RITES Ltd. (3) Rs.2421 crore (5) Rural Development (4) CONCOR (4) Rs.2142 crore (5) RVNL (5) Rs.1422 crore

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32. What freedom did the Reserve Bank (4) Dr. Harsh Vardhan the nodal agency for this of India has given to banks? (5) Dr. Jitendra Singh membership? (1) To provide loan applications 37. Which state has signed four MOUs (1) Earth System Science through ATMs with Singapore in the field of urban Organisation (ESSO) (2) To provide draft making planning, capacity building skill (2) Atomic Energy Commission services through ATMs training and food processing? (AEC) (3) To provide railway ticketing (1) Rajasthan (3) National Institution for through ATMs (2) Himachal Pradesh Transforming India (NITI) (4) To provide water and (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) The Energy Research Institute electricity bill payment through (4) Madhya Pradesh (TERI) ATMs (5) Chhattisgarh (5) Centre for Science and (5) All of the above 38. Who has won the International Environment (CSE) 33. The Defence Research and Woolmark Prize 2015-2016? 43. Union Shipping Minister recently Development Organisation (DRDO) (1) Suket Dhir inaugurated Mumbai Port Trust’s has successfully test-fired the Nag (2) Anita Dongre second liquid chemical berth at Pir anti-tank missile at the Mahajan (3) Anju Modi Pau, Mumbai thereby increasing its Field Firing Range. In which state (4) Rohit Bal capacity by 2.5 MMT (Million the Mahajan Field Firing Range is (5) Tarun Tahiliani Metric Tonnes) per annum. Who is loacated? 39. Which among the following the present Union Shipping (1) Odisha organisations has released Global Minister of India? (2) Andhra Pradesh Risks report 2016? (1) Manohar Parrikar (3) Rajasthan (1) World Trade Organisation (2) Suresh Prabhu (4) Kerala (2) World Economic Forum (3) Nitin Gadkari (5) Chennai (3) Food and Agricultural (4) DV Sadananda Gowda 34. Marat Safin who has been inducted Organisation (5) Ravi Shankar Prasad in the International Tennis Hall of (4) World Food Programme 44. Which state has become India’s first Fame recently belongs to which (5) UNFCCC fully organic state by converting country? 40. Jimmy Morales has been sworn in around 75,000 hectares of (1) France as the new president of which agricultural land into sustainable (2) Spain country? cultivation? (3) Sweden (1) Paraguay (1) Manipur (4) Portugal (2) Uruguay (2) Sikkim (5) Russia (3) Peru (3) Meghalaya 35. Who has been appointed as the (4) Guatemala (4) Assam Chairperson for Gujarat State (5) Cambodia (5) Nagaland Commission for Protection of Child 41. NHAI has signed an MoU with 45. With how many people of Indian Rights? which of the following institutions diaspora, India has become the (1) S. Aparna for the use of spatial technology largest country in the world in terms (2) Jagruti Pandya for monitoring and managing of its people living outside their (3) Anita Karval National Highways? country in 2015? (4) Mona Khandhar (1) NRSC, BRO and NECTAR (1) 12 million (5) Vatsala Vasudeva (2) DRDO, ISRO and NECTAR (2) 13 million 36. Minister of health and family welfare (3) IRCON, ISRO and NECTAR (3) 14 million launched four mobile health (4) NRSC, ISRO and NECTAR (4) 15 million services- Kilkari, Mobile Academy, (5) NRSC, RDSO and NECTAR (5) 16 million M-Cessation and TB Missed Call 42. The centre has given its approval for 46. The chief minister of which of the in New Delhi. Who is the present India becoming a member country following states has been awarded Minister of health and family of the International Energy Agency with the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange welfare? - Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) Fellowship in Singapore for (1) J. P. Nadda by signing the Implementing providing dedicated leadership for (2) D. V. Sadananda Gowda Agreement (IA). Which development? (3) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla organisation has been declared as (1) Gujarat

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(2) Maharashtra (3) Yale School of Management 57. The Government has signed a loan (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Fuqua School of Business agreement with Japan International (4) Rajasthan (5) Ross School of Business Cooperation Agency (JICA) for (5) Chhattisgarh 52. To which of the follwing bollywood pollution abatement of River Mula- 47. What is the name of the NASA’s icon Mohammedan Sporting Club Mutha under National River mission to Jupiter which has broken has given its lifetime membership Conservation Plan (NRCP). This the record to become humanity’s during its 125th anniversary agreement has been signed for the most distant solar-powered celebrations? city of- emissary, by reaching about 793 (1) Amitabh Bachchan (1) Nasik million kilometres from the Sun? (2) Aamir Khan (2) Hyderabad (1) Explorer (3) Shahrukh Khan (3) Nagpur (2) Juno (4) Ranbir Kapoor (4) Pune (3) Galex (5) Anil Kapoor (5) Indore (4) Insight 53. What is the maximum percentage of 58. Who is the author of the book titled (5) Kepler premium for foodgrains and ‘Jawaharlal Nehru and The Indian 48. Architect Alejandro Aravena has oilseeds crops and for horticulture/ Polity in Perspective’ which was won the 2016 Pritzker Architecture cotton crops respectively under released by the Vice President Prize for work that “epitomises the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana? recently? revival of a more socially engaged (1) 3 per cent, 5 per cent (1) Madhuri Bose architect”. To which country does (2) 2 per cent, 3 per cent (2) P. J. Alexander he belong? (3) 5 per cent, 2 per cent (3) Sharad Pawar (1) Colombia (4) 2 per cent, 5 per cent (4) Radha Kant Bharati (2) Brazil (5) 3 per cent, 2 per cent (5) Maithili Rao (3) Argentina 54. Lt Gen JFR Jacob (retd), who passed 59. The centre has given its ex-post (4) Chile away recently was associated with facto approval for the (5) Mexico which of the following wars? Memorandum of Understanding 49. Which bank has become the first (1) Operation Polo 1948 (MoU) between India and Maldives public sector lender to launch (2) Bangladesh Liberation War in in the field of- wealth management service, to 1971 (1) Railways cater to fast-growing affluent (3) Sino-Indian War 1962 (2) Education segment of the country? (4) Indo-Pakistani War 1965 (3) Health (1) Punjab National Bank (5) Kargil War 1999 (4) Tourism (2) Bank of Baroda 55. Who among the following has been (5) Science and Technology (3) State Bank of India conferred with the Neerja Bhanot 60. What is the name of the mission (4) Allahabad Bank award by Neerja Bhanot Pan Am under which NASA’s Kepler (5) Union Bank of India Trust for showing her grit and spacecraft has discovered more 50. With which country’s Export-Import determination in adversity? than 100 confirmed planets orbiting Bank the State Bank of India has (1) Balkrishna Garg other stars? concluded a deal of $500-million (2) Subhashini Vasanth (1) K2 mission line of credit? (3) Syed Kirmani (2) P2 mission (1) Japan (4) Sanjay Subrahmanyam (3) EXO2 mission (2) Korea (5) Harpal Singh Kumar (4) SPACE2 mission (3) China 56. In which of the following categories (5) DARK2 mission (4) Brazil Kerala has become the first Indian 61. Minister of Railways Suresh (5) Russia state to achieve 100 percent Prabhakar Prabhu has inaugurated 51. A prestigious B’School will name its education rate? Implementation of E-enabled TMS deanship in honour of PepsiCo’s (1) Primary Education on Northern Railway. What is the India-born CEO Indra Nooyi. What (2) Junior Education full form of TMS? is the name of that B’school? (3) Secondary Education (1) Train Management System (1) Harvard Business School (4) Higher Secondary Education (2) Track Management System (2) Stanford Graduate School of (5) Senior Secondary Education (3) Transit Management System Business (4) Transport Management System

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(5) Traction Management System that China has announced to began (3) Afghanistan 62. Who has won the Ballon d’Or award testing for it? (4) Nepal for the world’s best football player (1) Cloud Tibet (5) Myanmar for the fifth time? (2) Search Tibet 73. Ravindra Kalia recently passed (1) Cristiano Ronaldo (3) Know Tibet away, who was he? (2) Barca’s Neymar (4) Connect Tibet (1) Hindi writer and journalist (3) Lionel Messi (5) Click Tibet (2) Photographer (4) Gareth Bale 68. Who among the following has been (3) Defence Scientist (5) Wayne Rooney given the additional charge of (4) Ex National Security Advisor 63. Who among the following has Chairman-cum-Managing Director (5) Film Producer matched the record of Tiger Woods (CMD) of state-rum iron ore miner 74. For which of the following films by winning his seventh PGA Tour NMDC? Leonardo DiCaprio has won the event with a dominant victory at (1) Navneet Misra Golden Globe award for best Hawaii’s Tournament of (2) Ansuman Das dramatic actor? Champions? (3) Bharathi S. Sihag (1) Joy (1) Jordan Spieth (4) R. Gopalan (2) Room (2) Rory Mcllory (5) Gauri Kumar (3) The Revenant (3) Jason Day 69. The Employees ’Provident Fund (4) Mad Men (4) Rickie Fowler Organisation has won the National (5) Jungle (5) Adam Scott Award on e-Governance 2015-16 for 75. Who has been honoured with the 64. The Nati folk dance has recently launching the UAN. What is the full ‘Bulandh Bharath’ Award for his been listed in the Guinness Book form of UAN? exemplary contributions towards of World Records as the largest folk (1) Universal Access Number nation building? dance in the world. To which among (2) Unified Access Number (1) Mahesh K. Kamdar the following states The Nati folk (3) Unified Account Number (2) A.M. Naik dance belongs? (4) Universal Account Number (3) Atul Punj (1) Arunachal Pradesh (5) Universal Acess Name (4) G.M. Rao (2) Jammu and Kashmir 70. Captain Carli Lloyd who has won the (5) Lagadapati Raja Gopal (3) Meghalaya FIFA women’s world player of the 76. Maria Teresa de Filippis, who was (4) Manipur year award for 2015, belongs to- best known as Formula 1’s first ever (5) Himachal Pradesh (1) USA female driver, passed away at the 65. At which among the following places (2) Brazil age of 89. She belonged to- the Vice President of India, Shri M. (3) Germany (1) Britain Hamid Ansari inaugurated KR (4) Spain (2) Italy Narayanan National Institute of (5) France (3) Switzerland Visual Sciences & Arts? 71. Stanislas Wawrinka has won his (4) Norway (1) Kozhikode, Kerala fourth Chennai Open Title recently. (5) Portugal (2) Madurai, Tamil Nadu The player he belongs to which of 77. Who among the following is new (3) Malappuram, Kerala the following countries? CEO of India’s biggest e-commerce (4) Kottayam, Kerala (1) France company Flipkart? (5) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (2) Croatia (1) Amit Agarwal 66. Which state has become the first (3) Spain (2) Abhishek Goyal State in India to introduce (4) Poland (3) Sachin Bansal compulsory gender education at the (5) Sweden (4) Binny Bansal graduate level? 72. Which SAARC country has been (5) Avnish Bajaj (1) Andhra Pradesh elected as a member of the UN 78. With which company the ICC has (2) Telangana Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced an eight-year deal to (3) Kerala executive board representing the declare it as an event partner for (4) Chhattigarh Group of Asia-Pacific States for ICC events from 2016-2023? (5) Maharahstra 2016-18? (1) Oxigen 67. What is the name of the country’s (1) Bhutan (2) MoneyGram first Tibet language search engine (2) Sri Lanka (3) ItzCash

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(4) XPay Gas (MoPNG) has launched an Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, has (5) SmartPay Online Initiative to engage the been nominated? 79. David Bowie who died recently at people? (1) Oscar Awards the age of 69 due to cancer, he was (1) to provide Citizen-Friendly (2) Venice International Film Awards a/an- Services (3) BAFTA Awards (1) Actor (2) to increase LPG coverage in the (4) Golden Globe Awards (2) Director country (5) Grammy Awards (3) Singer (3) to motivate people to leave the 91. As projected by the World Bank (4) Producer LPG subsidy what will be the economic growth (5) Writer (4) both (1) and (2) rate of India during 2016-17? 80. Sania Mirza is at the top in the (5) both (1) and (3) (1) 7.5% (2) 7.8% women’s double chart, what is the 86. Who has been appointed as (3) 8.0% (4) 8.5% rank of her partner Martina Hingis? Registrar General and Census (5) 8.8% (1) Second Commissioner of India? 92. Who won gold medal in women’s 10 (2) Third (1) Sailesh metre air rifle event at the Swedish (3) Fourth (2) C. Chandramouli Cup Grand Prix shooting (4) Fifth (3) T. K. Vishwanathan tournament? (5) Sixth (4) Achal Kumar Jyoti (1) Yi Siling 81. Who has been appointed as a (5) Shashi Kant Mishra (2) Eva Shockey Deputy Governor of RBI for a 87. Railways recent decision to act (3) Apurvi Chandela second term? tough against passengers declaring (4) Kirsten Joy Weiss (1) R. Gandhi wrong age from February 1 is (5) Jessie Duff (2) S. S. Mundra associated with the prevention of 93. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who (3) Harun R. Khan the misuse of- passed away recently was the Chief (4) Urjit R. Patel (1) Children Quota Minister of which Indian state? (5) Anand Sinha (2) Senior Citizen Quota (1) Jammu & Kashmir 82. Which of the following software (3) Super Senior Citizens Quota (2) Arunachal Pradesh companies has appointed (4) Wmoens Quota (3) Maharashtra Bhanumurthy BM as its President (5) Army Quota (4) Goa and COO? 88. Which festival has been permitted (5) Sikkim (1) TCS by the central government with 94. From which of the following dates (2) Infosys safeguards to use bulls as the union government will (3) Wipro performing animals? implement Bharat Stage (BS) VI (4) Mahindra Satyam (1) Deepoli Parba emission norms? (5) HCL (2) Jallikattu (1) 1 April 2018 83. Which bank has has has launched (3) Gudhi Padwa (2) 1 April 2019 the facility of Funds Transfer (4) Ugadi (3) 1 April 2022 through Missed Call system round (5) Vaishakhi (4) 1 April 2021 the clock free of cost? 89. For which Indian tank the DRDO has (5) 1 April 2020 (1) Axis Bank successfully conducted test firing 95. Which country has claimed that it (2) Kotak Mahindra Bank of new tank ammunition has successfully conducted a (3) ICICI Bank Penetration-Cum Blast (PCB) and hydrogen bomb test? (4) Federal Bank Thermobaric (TB) Ammunition? (1) North Korea (5) HDFC (1) Arjun (2) South Korea 84. Who is Mani Sankar Mukherji? (2) BMP-I (3) Pakistan (1) A Writer (3) T-90 (4) Japan (2) A Journalist (4) Tank-S (5) China (3) A photographer (5) Vijayant 96. Who has been appointed as the (4) A Scientist 90. For which award the American Chairman of Internet and Mobile (5) A Social Activist documentary on the life of Pakistani Association of India? 85. For which of the following purposes female activist and Nobel Peace (1) Kumar Gaurav the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural (2) Kumar Saurabh

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(3) Siddharth Sinha (1) Madhya Pradesh 109. Recently how many agreements (4) Prakher Saxena (2) Uttar Pradesh have been signed between Pakistan (5) Kunal Shah (3) Andhra Pradesh and Sri Lanka? 97. Which Indian actress has won the (4) Tamil Nadu (1) Ten Favourite Actress in a New TV (5) Karnataka (2) Nine series award at the People’s Choice 103. Which city has topped top-30 list (3) Eight Awards 2016 held in Los Angeles, of the World’s most powerful, (4) Twelve USA? productive and connected cities (5) Eleven (1) Sonakshi Sinha prepared by JLL? 110. Recently Pakistan has declared its (2) Priyanka Chopra (1) Mumbai capital Islamabad as sister city of (3) Katrina Kaif (2) Delhi Minsk. Minsk is the capital city of (4) Deepika Padukone (3) New York which country? (5) Konkona Sen (4) Tokyo (1) Belarus 98. Stand Up India Scheme provides for (5) Paris (2) Bahrain a refinance window through_____ 104. Which has become the first state (3) Bangladesh with an initial amount of Rs. 10,000 to sign a MoU with the Union (4) Afghanistan crore. Government for UDAY scheme? (5) UAE (1) NABARD (1) Uttar Pradesh 111. Name the associate bank of SBI on (2) RBI (2) Jharkhand which RBI has imposed a penalty (3) SBI (3) Andhra Pradesh of 1 crore rupees? (4) SIDBI (4) Tamil Nadu (1) State Bank of Travancore (5) NPCI (5) Chhattisgarh (2) State Bank of Mysore 99. Who inaugurated India’s first River 105. Who has been appointed as (3) State Bank of Hyderabad Information System (RIS)? Chairman of General Motors (GM)? (4) State Bank of Patiala (1) Suresh Prabhu (1) P.R. Sinha (5) State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (2) Uma Bharti (2) Mary Barra 112. Filippo Grandi took over as Chief (3) Sushma Swaraj (3) Theodore Solso of the office of UN High (4) Nitin Gadkari (4) Karan Gaur Commissioner for Refugees (5) M. Venkaiah Naidu (5) Maltes Kate (UNHCR). He belongs to which 100. Recently Hashim Amla has resigned 106. Who has been awarded with the country? as the captain of which cricket test 2015 Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime (1) Italy team? Achievement Award? (2) Russia (1) Bangladesh (1) Kapil Dev (3) Germany (2) Pakistan (2) Virat Kohli (4) Sweden (3) South Africa (3) Sunil Gavaskar (5) Japan (4) England (4) Syed Kirmani 113. Who has been appointed as new (5) Australia (5) M.S. Dhoni CEO of Wipro? 101. For which of the following purposes 107. Recently LinkedIn appointed (1) T.K. Kurien Tata Trusts signed an agreement ______as Country Manager for (2) Harshit Majumdar with Mars, Incorporated? India. (3) Rekha Kaushal (1) Development of space (1) Akshay Kothari (4) Abidali Neemuchwala technology in India (2) Nishant Rao (5) Suhasini Verma (2) Development of infrastructure (3) Sudha Sharma 114. According to the recommendations in India (4) Nalini Khan made by R.M. Lodha Committee for (3) Development of education in (5) Sudhesh Tripathi which of the following betting in India 108. Recently former Chief Justice of cricket is not legalised? (4) Development of sports in India India S.H. Kapadia passed away. In (1) Cricket players (5) Development of agriculture in which year he was appointed as CJI (2) Cricket officials India of India? (3) Cricket administrators 102. In which state Ganga Gram Yojana (1) 2011 (2) 2010 (4) Only 1 and 2 has been launched? (3) 2009 (4) 2012 (5) All of the above (5) 2013

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115. Recently ______became the 120. Recently Matthew Hobden passed (4) Dancer first in the country to become away. He was a ______. (5) Painter eligible for the Power Ministry’s (1) Cricketer 127. Who was conferred with the 2015 incentive programme under which (2) Golfer Sangita Kalanidhi award? power transmission projects (3) Footballer (1) K.S. Chitra achieving early completion will be (4) Tennis Player (2) Sanjay Subrahmanyam incentivized. (5) Squash Player (3) S.P. Balasubrahmanyam (1) Rajasthan Atomic Power Project 121. Who sworn in as the eighth Chief (4) Vijay Yesudas (2) Bihar Atomic Power Project Information Commissioner (CIC) of (5) G.V. Prakash Kumar (3) Madhya Pradesh Atomic Power India? 128. How many teams are participating Project (1) R.K. Mathur in the second edition of Premier (4) Odisha Atomic Power Project (2) A.K. Jain Badminton League (PBL)? (5) Tamil Nadu Atomic Power (3) Vipul Sinha (1) 10 Project (4) Surjeet Singh (2) 8 116. Who has been appointed as the (5) Salman Husain (3) 6 brand ambassador of Novo 122. Recently India’s first urban yacht (4) 12 Nordisk’s campaign ‘Changing marina project will come up in (5) 14 Diabetes’, initiated by it in India? Howrah on the banks of the 129. At which of the following places (1) Amitabh Bachchan ______river. the foundation stone for the new (2) (1) Yamuna helicopter unit of HAL was laid by (3) Saina Mirza (2) Hooghly Prime Minister Narendra Modi? (4) (3) Ganga (1) Tumakuru, Karanataka (5) Virat Kohli (4) Brahmaputra (2) Gulbarga, Karanataka 117. Recently Pranav Dhanawade (5) Krishna (3) Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu scripted history by becoming the 123. Who was named ‘Person of the (4) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu first batsman ever to score a four- Year’ for 2015 in Israel? (5) Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu figure score (1009 runs) in an (1) Narendra Modi 130. Which mobile app has been innings. He belongs to which (2) Angela Merkel launched by PNB that will enable Indian city? (3) Vladimir Putin the customer to locate PNB ATM? (1) Mumbai (4) Barack Obama (1) PNB ATM Finder App (2) Lucknow (5) Benjamin Netanyahu (2) PNB ATM MobiLoc (3) Kanpur 124. Who took charge as CMD of (3) PNB ATM Mobile Locator (4) Pune BHEL? (4) PNB ATM Mobiease (5) New Delhi (1) Niranjan Chaudhary (5) PNB ATM Assist 118. Which of the following won the (2) S.K. Saxena 131. Who took over as Deputy Chief of prestigious 26th Lal Bahadur (3) R. Sinha the Indian Air Force? Shastri Hockey tournament? (4) Kiran Majumdar (1) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (1) Indian Railways (5) Atul Sobti (2) Sujit Thakur (2) PNB 125. Which country won the 2015 South (3) Hanif Khan (3) ONGC Asian Football Federation Cup (4) Harjeet Kaur (4) Services (SAFF Cup)? (5) Lalit Jones (5) SBI (1) India 132. Recently India signed a Financing 119. Which country won the fifth and (2) Afghanistan Agreement for IDA credit of final one-day international cricket (3) Pakistan ______for the “Nai Manzil- match played at Mount (4) China Education and Skills Training for Maunganui, New Zealand? (5) Japan Minorities” with the World Bank. (1) Sri Lanka 126. Recently Ardhendu Bhushan (1) US$ 10 million (2) India Bardhan passed away. He was a (2) US$ 100 million (3) Bangladesh ______. (3) US$ 70 million (4) England (1) Marathi Poet (4) US$ 50 million (5) New Zealand (2) Politician (5) US$ 40 million (3) Journalist

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133. What is the venue of 103rd Indian (1) JF-17 145. Recently O.P. Malhotra passed Science Congress? (2) Dhruv away. He was associated with (1) Nasik (3) Tejas which of the following? (2) Mysuru (4) Sarang (1) Indian Navy (3) New Delhi (5) BS-37 (2) Indian Army (4) Mumbai 140. According to Assocham, India’s e- (3) Indian Air force (5) Pune commerce market is likely to touch (4) RAW 134. Which of the following has become ______mark in 2016. (5) ITBP the first state in the country to (1) $56 billion 146.Who is the author of the recently accept Electronic motor insurance (2) $77 billion released book ‘Kargil: Turning the policies? (3) $41 billion Tide‘? (1) Madhya Pradesh (4) $50 billion (1) Lieutenant General Y.L. (2) Andhra Pradesh (5) $38 billion Rathore (3) Telangana 141. What is the venue of the 60th (2) Lieutenant General T.P. Saxena (4) Uttar Pradesh Senior National Wrestling (3) Lieutenant General Suresh (5) Maharashtra Championship 2015? Gaur 135. Who is the head of the committee (1) New Delhi (4) Lieutenant General Mohinder formed on Censor Board? (2) Pune Puri (1) Shyam Benegal (3) Kolkata (5) Lieutenant General Srivrat (2) Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (4) Patiala Sinha (3) Piyush Pandey (5) Mumbai 147. Which Indian-origin cancer (4) Bhawana Somaaya 142. Bjorn Isberg has been appointed as research expert has received a (5) Nina Lath Gupta the Tournament Director of 4th Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth 136. Which Indian amputee mountaineer edition of the Coal India Hockey II for his work on cancer? set a new record by climbing India League (HIL). He belongs to (1) Suman Saxena Mount Aconcagua in Argentina? which country? (2) Sarabjeet Kaur (1) Sunita Rao (1) Bolivia (3) Ravi Mathew (2) Ajit Mishra (2) Croatia (4) Harpal Singh Kumar (3) Raghav Singh (3) Estonia (5) Raj Raman Sigh (4) Arunima Sinha (4) Sweden 148. Recently Laxmi Ratan Shukla (5) Sumit Arora (5) Hungary announced his retirement. He is 137. Who is heading the committee on 143. Who has been elected as the first associated with which sport? reforms in the BCCI and the Indian Vice-Chairman of Gujarat (1) Table Tennis cricket administration? Cooperative Milk Marketing (2) Cricket (1) Justice L. Sinha Federation (GCMMF)? (3) Football (2) Justice R.M. Lodha (1) Naseem Bano (4) Squash (3) Justice Narendra Singh (2) Sushil Nath Sharma (5) Wrestling (4) Justice Ashraf Khan (3) Jetha Bharwad 149. Recently the Union Cabinet has (5) Justice Neetu Rai (4) Narendra Bhargava approved the signing and 138. Recently ______has (5) Harjeet Kaur ratification of an Agreement for the raised Rs. 900 crore by way of 144. Recently the Union Cabinet has exchange of information between issuing Basel-III compliant tier-II approved the signing of a Protocol India and ______with bonds. amending the Convention between respect to taxes. (1) Corporation Bank India and ______for the (1) France (2) Indian Bank Avoidance of Double Taxation and (2) Canada (3) SBI Bank the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion (3) Seychelles (4) IDBI Bank with respect to Taxes on Income. (4) Maldives (5) Axis Bank (1) France (5) Slovenia 139. Name the Indian combat aircraft (2) Canada 150. ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ is joint coast- that will be field in the fourth edition (3) Seychelles guard exercise in the Bay of Bengal of Bahrain International Air Show (4) Maldives between India and —————. (BIAS). (5) Slovenia (1) Korea

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(2) Japan 157. Which of the following has been (2) Sikkim (3) Russia voted as the ‘Best Attraction’ in the (3) Maharashtra (4) Singapore world for 2015? (4) Gujarat (5) Thailand (1) Disney World’s Magic Kingdom (5) Delhi 151. Who has been elected as the new (2) Eiffel Tower 164. Recently Government announced Prime Minister of Georgia? (3) Burj Khalifa At The Top that LPG will not be given to a (1) Giorgi Kvirikashvili (4) Taj Mahal consumer whose annual taxable (2) Irakli Garibashvili (5) Great Wall of China income is more than (3) Noe Zhordania 158. Asia’s largest underground railway ______in the previous (4) Budu Mdivani station opened in which country? financial year. (5) Tengiz Sigua (1) China (1) Rs. 5 lakh 152. Raghuveer Chaudhary has been (2) India (2) Rs. 6 lakh selected for the Jnanpith award (3) Philippines (3) Rs. 7 lakh 2015. He is a ______(4) Japan (4) Rs. 8 lakh writer. (5) Malaysia (5) Rs. 10 lakh (1) Marathi 159. Who bagged gold medal in 165. The Iraqi Government has liberated (2) Hindi Weightlifting championship in which Iraqi city from the Islamic (3) Gujarati women’s 69kg category in the State? (4) Tamil Senior National Weightlifting (1) Ramadi (5) Urdu Championships? (2) Samarra 153. Who has been appointed as the new (1) Sarabjeet Kaur (3) Shamia Road Transport and Highways (2) Saima Khan (4) Tikrit Secretary? (3) Rakhi Haldar (5) Zakho (1) Aradhana Johri (4) Sanjita Rao 166. Who has been appointed as brand (2) Sanjay Mitra (5) Renu Pathak ambassador of Premier Badminton (3) Neeraj Kumar Gupta 160. Recently the Centre has sanctioned League (PBL)? (4) Arun Mishra over ______for drought-hit (1) M.S. Dhoni (5) Neelam Pandey Maharashtra and Madhya (2) Amir Khan 154. Which of the following has recently Pradesh. (3) Amitabh Bachchan been launched by the Indian Navy? (1) Rs. 2,000 crores (4) Akshay Kumar (1) LPSAM (2) Rs. 7,000 crores (5) Virat Kohli (2) TRSAM (3) Rs. 8,000 crores 167. Gaofen-4 is the observation (3) TRASM (4) Rs. 10,000 crores satellite of which country? (4) SRSAM (5) Rs. 5,000 crores (1) Japan (5) LRSAM Ans: (5) Rs. 5,000 crores (2) China 155. Recently ______Movie 161. Who has got the additional charge (3) Russia “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as CEO of NITI Aayog? (4) Italy became the fastest movie to pass (1) Amitabh Kant (5) France the $1 billion mark in global box (2) Sindhushree Khullar 168. Who won the McLeod Russel Tour office sales. (3) P.C. Rao golf Championship Title? (1) American (4) Sudha Rai (1) Rory McIlroy (2) Russian (5) Sukhwinder Singh (2) Gary Player (3) Chinese 162. Which of the following is a (3) S. Chikkarangappa (4) Japanese committee on Financial Inclusion? (4) Tiger Woods (5) Italian (1) Urjit Patel Committee (5) Luke Donald 156. Who is Lallianzuala Chhangte? (2) Narsimhan Committee 169. Name the Indian who has been (1) Tennis player (3) Deepak Mohanty Committee selected as Wrestling referee for (2) Cricketer (4) Ajit Sinha Committee 2016 RIO Olympic Games. (3) Squash Player (5) Sujit Mukherjee Committee (1) Nitin Bhargava (4) Footballer 163. Which of the following teams won (2) Ashok Kumar (5) Golfer Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy 2015? (3) Suman Sinha (1) Bihar (4) Suhel Khan

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(5) John Kather (3) Indian President Pranab (1) 10 (2) 16 170. Recently the Ministry of Culture Mukherjee (3) 18 (4) 8 has approved ______for the (4) Afghan Foreign Minister (5) 20 scheme “National Mission on Salahuddin Rabbani 182. What is the new deadline for Libraries – Up-gradation of (5) Indian External Affairs exchanging pre-2005 currency Libraries – Providing Services to the Minister Sushma Swaraj notes with the new ones? Public” for the 12th Plan period. 176. Recently ______has (1) 30 July 2016 (1) Rs. 100 crore been adjudged as the best (2) 30 May 2016 (2) Rs. 700 crore performing state for its exemplary (3) 30 March 2016 (3) Rs. 300 crore work in the field of information (4) 30 April 2016 (4) Rs. 500 crore technology during the ‘Digital India (5) 30 June 2016 (5) Rs. 400 crore Week 2015’. 183. Which company topped the 171. Which of the following won the (1) Sikkim Fortune 500 List of Indian inaugural Pro Wrestling League? (2) Maharashtra companies for 2015? (1) Mumbai Garuda (3) Chhattisgarh (1) State Bank of India (2) Haryana Hammers (4) Gujarat (2) ICICI Bank (3) Delhi Veer (5) Uttar Pradesh (3) Tata Motors (4) Bengaluru Yodhas 177. Who has topped Spanish paper (4) Indian Oil Corporation (5) UP Warriors Marca’s list of the top 10 players of (5) Reliance Industries Limited 172. Which country has decided to grant 2015? 184. Who topped the ‘International free visas to visitors from China? (1) Lionel Messi World Leader Index’? (1) India (2) Cristiano Ronaldo (1) Vladimir Putin (2) Nepal (3) Neymar (2) Barack Obama (3) Bangladesh (4) Wayne Rooney (3) Narendra Modi (4) Japan (5) Sergio Agüero (4) David Cameron (5) Pakistan 178. Who has been appointed as COO (5) Angela Merkel 173. Recently ______and top of ‘Big Four’ accounting firm in 185. Who inaugurated the first cable- Russian pay-tv programmer Digital India? stayed bridge of north India? Television Russia (DTR) have inked (1) Satyavati Berera (1) Defence Minister of India a pact for joint production and (2) Deepak Kapoor (2) IT and Communications exchange of TV programs and (3) Neil Wilson Minister of India related services. (4) Kater Carlson (3) Prime Minister of India (1) Doordarshan (5) Roza Shah (4) President of India (2) Zee TV 179. What was the venue of 18th edition (5) Urban Development Minister of (3) TCS of the Asian Luge Championship? India (4) Prasar Bharati (1) India 186. When is Good Governance Day (5) Reliance Entertainment (2) China celebrated? 174. China has turned down which of (3) Philippines (1) 23th December its following policies? (4) Malaysia (2) 24th December (1) Nuclear Family Policy (5) Japan (3) 25th December (2) Anti-Nuclear Policy Ans: (5) Japan (4) 26th December (3) Two Marriages Policy 180. Which of the following launched (5) 27th December (4) Gay Marriage Policy its mobile wallet service 187. Sanjita Chanu is associated with (5) One Child Policy ‘MoboMoney’? which sport? 175. Who inaugurated Afghanistan’s (1) ICICI Bank (1) Squash new Parliament complex, built by (2) Tech Mahindra Ltd (2) Table Tennis India? (3) HDFC Bank (3) Cricket (1) Afghan President Ashraf (4) Reliance Jio Infocomm (4) Boxing Ghani (5) Federal Bank (5) Weightlifting (2) Indian Prime Minister Narendra 181. Recently how many agreements 188. Recently ______has Modi were signed between India and signed a memorandum of Russia? understanding with the Ministry of

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Development of Russian Far East (5) Pawan Kumar Agarwal to explore and develop investment 195. Recently ______, the first ANSWER KEYS opportunities in the energy sector. indigenously designed and built 1. (4) 2. (3) 3. (5) 4. (2) (1) BHEL warship of the Indian Navy, was 5. (4) 6. (1) 7. (3) 8. (4) 9. (1) 10. (3) 11. (5) 12. (4) (2) GAIL decommissioned in Mumbai. 13. (1) 14. (3) 15. (4) 16. (2) (3) Reliance Communications (1) INS Varun 17. (5) 18. (1) 19. (1) 20. (3) (4) Tata Power (2) INS Garun 21. (1) 22. (4) 23. (2) 24. (5) (5) TCS (3) INS Yamuna 25. (4) 26. (3) 27. (4) 28. (1) 189. Sadhana Shivdasani passed away. (4) INS Ganga 29. (2) 30. (3) 31. (4) 32. (5) She was a / an ______. (5) INS Godavari 33. (3) 34. (5) 35. (2) 36. (1) (1) Film Actress 196. Indian Railways has tied up with 37. (4) 38. (1) 39. (2) 40. (4) (2) Film Director which Bank to sell rail tickets 41. (4) 42. (1) 43. (3) 44. (2) (3) Film Producer through its applications? 45. (5) 46. (3) 47. (2) 48. (4) 49. (3) 50. (2) 51. (3) 52. (1) (4) Singer (1) Axis Bank 53. (4) 54. (2) 55. (2) 56. (1) (5) Dancer (2) ICICI Bank 57. (4) 58. (2) 59. (3) 60. (1) 190. Who has been appointed as new (3) HDFC Bank 61. (2) 62. (3) 63. (1) 64. (5) High Commissioner to Pakistan? (4) Yes Bank 65. (4) 66. (2) 67. (1) 68. (3) (1) Rakesh Verma (5) Federal Bank 69. (4) 70. (1) 71. (2) 72. (4) (2) Sumanto Chattopadhyay 197. Which of the following became the 73. (1) 74. (3) 75. (4) 76. (2) (3) M.L. Mukherjee first Asian country to approve the 77. (4) 78. (2) 79. (3) 80. (1) (4) Gautam Bambawale sale of the world’s first-ever dengue 81. (4) 82. (3) 83. (1) 84. (1) (5) T.C.A. Raghavan vaccine, Dengvaxia? 85. (4) 86. (1) 87. (2) 88. (1) 89. (1) 90. (3) 91. (2) 92. (3) 191. Which state will host National (1) India 93. (1) 94. (5) 95. (1) 96. (5) Games in 2019? (2) China 97. (2) 98. (4) 99. (4) 100. (2) (1) Andhra Pradesh (3) Indonesia 101. (5) 102. (2) 103. (4) 104. (2) (2) Gujarat (4) Philippines 105. (2) 106. (4) 107. (1) 108. (2) (3) Sikkim (5) Japan 109. (3) 110. (1) 111. (1) 112. (1) (4) Maharashtra 198. Recently the United Nations has 113. (4) 114. (5) 115. (5) 116. (2) (5) Uttar Pradesh appointed ______as new 117. (1) 118. (3) 119. (5) 120. (1) 192. Which country has announced to peacekeeping chief in Mali. 121. (1) 122. (2) 123. (3) 124. (5) adopt Chinese yuan as its legal (1) Mahamat Saleh Annadif 125. (1) 126. (2) 127. (2) 128. (3) 129. (1) 130. (5) 131. (1) 132. (4) tender? (2) Mongi Hamdi 133. (2) 134. (3) 135. (1) 136. (4) (1) New Zealand (3) Habib Essid 137. (2) 138. (4) 139. (3) 140. (5) (2) Kenya (4) Ahmed Salem 141. (1) 142. (4) 143. (3) 144. (5) (3) Zimbabwe (5) Ruhana Wajib 145. (2) 146. (4) 147. (4) 148. (2) (4) Namibia 199. Who has been awarded U.S. 149. (4) 150. (2) 151. (1) 152. (3) (5) Somalia Soccer’s Male Player of the Year? 153. (2) 154. (5) 155. (1) 156. (4) 193. Which of the following has signed (1) Clint Dempsey 157. (3) 158. (1) 159. (3) 160. (5) an agreement with the NIESBUD (2) Michael Bradley 161. (5) 162. (3) 163. (4) 164. (5) aimed at encouraging SMEs to (3) Landon Donovan 165. (1) 166. (4) 167. (2) 168. (3) 169. (2) 170. (5) 171. (1) 172. (2) grow business profitably online? (4) Nick Rimando 173. (4) 174. (5) 175. (2) 176. (3) (1) Snapdeal (5) Tim Howard 177. (1) 178. (1) 179. (5) 180. (2) (2) Google 200. Every year, India observes National 181. (2) 182. (5) 183. (4) 184. (2) (3) Flipkart Immunisation Day in January to 185. (1) 186. (3) 187. (5) 188. (4) (4) Amazon mark the launch of- 189. (1) 190. (4) 191. (1) 192. (3) (5) Yahoo (1) pulse polio programme 193. (4) 194. (5) 195. (5) 196. (2) 194. Who has been appointed as CEO (2) small pox programme 197. (4) 198. (1) 199. (2) 200. (1) of food regulator FSSAI? (3) measels programme (1) Roshan Khan (4) TB programme (2) Narendra Singh (5) BCG Programme  (3) Sushil Verma (4) R.L. Mishra 

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40 MCQ ON COMPUTER 1. A warm boot in older versions of 8. Which of the following is NOT a source (5) Switching Windows is caused by: of viruses? 15. ______Command we can use to (1) Typing the Alt+ Tab key (1) Diskettes close the windows. combination (2) The Internet (1) Alt+ F1 (2) Selecting Hibernate or Standby (3) E-mail messages (2) Alt+ S when shutting down (4) Computer networks (3) Alt+ End (3) Typing the Ctrl+ Alt+ Delete key (5) None of these (4) Alt+F4 combination 9. Which printer type is an impact printer? (5) None of these (4) Pressing the power switch (1) Page printers 16. Algorithm is used ——— (5) None of these (2) Laser printers (1) To bring itself into desired state by 2. Setting fonts for the text in your (3) Ink-jet printers its own action document is an example of: (4) Dot-matrix printers (2) To perform logarithmic operations (1) Formatting. (5) None of these (3) To describe a set of procedure by (2) Formulas. 10. What type of software must to be used given result is obtained (3) Tracking changes. to translate scanned text into a format (4) As a high level language (4) Tools. that can be manipulated? (5) None of these (5) None of these (1) OCR 17. FOXPRO is a ———— 3. ______is the file system used (2) CRT (1) RDMBS by the operating system to identify the (3) RGB (2) DBMS physical locations of files on the (4) MIDI (3) Language hard drive. (5) None of these (4) All of the above (1) RTOS 11. Which of the following companies (5) None of these (2) GIF developed MS Office-2000? 18. Who is considered to the father of (3) FAT (1) Novell computers? (4) POST (2) Corel (1) John Bardeen (5) None of these (3) Lotus (2) Charles Babbage 4. ______software allows the user (4) Microsoft (3) John Backus to speak into the computer rather than (5) None of these (4) William Shockley type in text. 12. What is the meaning of MICR‘? (5) None of these (1) Speech recognition (1) Magnetic Ink Character 19. Which of the following will connect you (2) CHAT Recognition to the Internet? (3) Message (2) Magnetic Intelligence Character (1) An Commercial online service (4) All of the above Recognition (2) An Internet service provider (5) None of these (3) Magnetic Information Cable (3) A network connection 5. A server uses ______applications Recognition (4) All of the above software to support its client (4) Magnetic Insurance Cases (5) None of these computers. Recognition 20. What software allows you to view (1) back-end (5) None of these internet sites? (2) front end 13. VIRUS stands for______(1) A cyber café (3) programming (1) Very Important Record User (2) A browser (4) java Searched (3) A modem (5) none of these (2) Verify Interchanged Result Until (4) Your computer 6. What does the XP stand for in Windows Source (5) None of these XP? (3) Vital Information Resource Under 21. A set of rules for creating markup (1) Exponential Seize languages that enables programming to (2) Experience (4) Very Important Resource Under capture specific types of data by (3) Expertise Search creating their own elements is (4) Exchange (5) None of these called______(5) None of these 14. The technique that extends storage (1) XML 7. Which symbol is used in Excel to denote capacities of main memory beyond the (2) HTML exponential numbers? actual size of the main memory is (3) Ada (1) * called ______(4) XHTML (2) ^ (1) Multitasking (5) None of these (3) & (2) Virtual storage 22. Small plain text files that are written to (4) $ (3) Multiprocessing your computer’s hard disk by many of (5) None of these (4) Multiprogramming the Web sites you visit are

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called______(4) Run-only 37. Select the Odd one_____ (1) RFIDs (5) Read-only (1) Operating system (2) Web beacons 30. In word, you can change Page Margins (2) Interpreter (3) GUIDs by ...... (3) Compiler (4) Cookies (1) Dragging the scroll box on the (4) Assembler (5) None of these scroll bars (5) None of these 23. Which of the following is the proper (2) Deleting the margin boundaries on 38. Which of the following is not an way to denote a cell in a spreadsheet? the Ruler advantage of magnetic disk storage? (1) 5C (3) Dragging the margin boundaries on (1) The access time of magnetic disk (2) C5 the Ruler is much less than that of magnetic (3) 2-15 (4) Clicking the right mouse button tape (3) C on the Ruler (2) Disk storage is longer lasting than (4) None of these (5) None of these magnetic tape 24. Which broadband service is the most 31. Which part of the computer helps to (3) Disk storage is less expensive than available? store information? tape storage (1) C-able (1) Monitor (4) All of the above (2) POTS (2) Keyboard (5) None of these (3) Satellite (3) Disk - drive 39. Perforated paper used as input or output (4) DSL (4) Printer media is known as_____ (5) None of these (5) Plotter (1) Paper tape 25. ______is a set of rules computers 32. Which key is used to delete one character (2) Magnetic tape use to talk to each other. to the left of the current position of (3) Punched paper tape (1) Protocol the cursor ? (4) Card punch (2) Syntax (1) Backspace (5) None of these (3) DOS command (2) Delete 40. The first generation computer system (4) HTML (3) Insert used______(5) None of these (4) Esc (1) Vacuum tubes 26. Which backup method only backs up (5) Ctrl (2) Transistors files that have been modified since the 33. If you want to connect to your own (3) Registers last backup? computer through the Internet from (4) Magnetic cores (1) Incremental backup another location, you can use– (5) Silicon chip (2) Partial backup (1) e-mail (3) Selective backup (2) FTP (4) Full backup (3) instant message  (5) None of these (4) Telnet 27. Which type of transmission media is (5) None of these known as regular telephone wire? 34. A (n) ……….is a special visual and audio (1) Wi-Fi effect applied in Power-point to text ANSWER KEYS (2) Twisted-pair wire or content. (3) Fiber optic cable (1) Animation 1-3 2-1 3-3 4-1 (4) Coaxial cable (2) Flash 5-1 6-2 7-2 8-3 (5) None of these (3) Wipe 28. What is the purpose of a firewall on a (4) Dissolve 9-4 10-1 11-4 12-1 computer? (5) None of these 13-3 14-2 15-4 16-3 (1) To protect a computer from 35. Where does most data go first with in a unauthorized access computer memory hierarchy? 17-3 18-2 19-2 20-2 (2) To protect a computer in case of (1) RAM 21-1 22-4 23-2 24-3 fire (2) ROM 25-1 26-1 27-2 28-1 (3) To protect a computer from spam (3) BIOS (4) All of the above (4) CACHE 29-5 30-4 31-3 32-1 (5) None of these (5) None of these 33-4 34-1 35-1 36-2 29. A disk’s content that is recorded at the 36. All of the following are examples of time of manufacture and that cannot storage devices EXCEPT ______37-1 38-5 39-1 40-1 be changed or erased by the user (1) hard disk drives is______(2) printers (1) Memory-only (3) floppy disk drives (2) Write-only (4) CD drives (3) Once-only (5) Pen drives

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ABEDA Arab Bank for Economic CDS Credit Default Swap. FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion Development in Africa. CEPA Comprehensive Economic Board. ACF Auto Correlation Function. Partnership Management. FPI Foreign Portfolio Investment. ACS Automated Clearing Systm. CFRA Combined Finance and FTA Free Trade Agreement. AD Authorized Dealer. Revenue Accounts. GDP Gross Domestic Product. ADB Asian Development Bank. CGRA Currency and Gold GDR Global Depository Receipt. ADR American Depository Receipt. Revaluation Account. GFD Gross Fiscal Deficit. AEPS Aadhaar Enabled Payments CIBIL Credit Information Bureau GIRO Government Internal Revenue Switch. (India) Limited. Order. AFS Annual Financial Statement. CPI Consumer Price Index. GAAR General Anti Avoidance Rule. AGM Annual General Meeting. CRAR Capital To Risk Weighted Asset HDFC Housing Development AIC Agricultural Insurance Ratio. Finance Corporation. Company. CRMD Credit Risk Management IADB Inter American Development ASSOCHAM Associated Department. Bank. Chambers of CRR Cash Reserve Ratio. IBPS Institute of Banking Personnel Commerce and CTI Country Threat Index. Selection. Industry of India. COB Corporation Bank. IBRD International Bank For AMFL Association of Mutual Funds CP Colombo Plan. Reconstruction And in India. CUB City Union Bank Development. AML Anti Money Laundering. DB Dena Bank. ICA Indian Council of Agricultural ALM Asset Liability Management. DB Dhanlakshmi Bank. Research. ATM Automated Teller Machine. DTAA Double Taxation Avoidance ICICI Industrial Credit and BCSBI Banking Codes and Standards Agreement. Investment Corporation of Board of India. ECB External Commercial India. BIS Bank for International Borrowings. IDB Islamic Development Bank. Settlements. ECS Electronic Clearing System. IDBI Industrial Development Bank BOB Bank of Baroda. EEFC Exchange Earner’s Foreign of India. BOI Bank of India. Currency. IDR Indian Depository Receipts. BOP Balance of Payments. ELSS Equity Linked Saving Scheme. IIB International Investment Bank. BOR Bank of Rajasthan. EADB East African Development IIBF Indian Institute of Banking BOT Build,Operate and Transfer. Bank. and Finance. BR Act Banking Regulations Act, 1949. EBRD European Bank for IRR Internal Rate Of Return. BSCS Basel Committee on Banking Reconstruction and IMD India Millennium Deposits. Supervision. Development. IMF International Monetary Fund. BSR Basic Statistical Returns. EIB European Investment Bank. IMPS Immediate Mobile Payment BSE Bombay Stock Exchange. EXIM Export Import Bank of India. System. BSR Basic Statistical Returns. FCA Foreign Currency Assets. IOB Indian Overseas Bank. BIS Bank for International FCCB Foreign Currency Convertible IPO Initial Public Offering. Settlements. Bonds. IRBI Industrial Reconstruction Bank CA Chartered Accountant. FCNRA Foreign Currency Non of India. CAD Capital Account Deficit. resident Account. KCC Kisan Credit Card. CAG Controller and Auditor General. FDI Foreign Direct Investment. KMB Kotak Mahindra Bank. CAG Controller and Auditor General FERA Foreign Exchange Regulation KVB Karur Vysya Bank. of India. Act. KYC Know Your Customer. CAR Cash Adequacy Ratio. FICCI Federation of Indian Chambers LAB Local Area Bank. CB Canara Bank. of Commerce and Industry. LAF Liquidity Adjustment Facility. CBS Core Banking Solution. FII Foreign Institutional Investor. LDB Land Development Bank. CDB Caribbean Development Bank. FIMMDA Fixed Income Money LIBOR London Inter Bank Offered CDBS Committee of Direction on Markets and Derivatives Rate. Banking Statistics. Association. MIBOR Mumbai Inter Bank Offer Rate.

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NABARD National Bank for Agricultural and Rural DESCRIPTIVE ENGLISH Development. NAS National Account Statistics. Pubs and Discos, are they any good for the youth? NAV Net Asset Value. NBC Non Banking Companies. India being very diverse country in terms of Religion, Society, Language, Region, Ethnic Identity, Culture, Custom and rites. NBFC Non Banking and Finance companies. Sudden change in the life style can be adopted by some NEFT National Electronic Funds Transfer System. highly educated and flexible mindset people, but others may NFA No Frills Account. be seen it as a unwelcomed and threat to the culture and NFC Non Banking Finance Companies. create conflict with their counterpart. The nigh out culture in NHB National Housing Bank. ‘Pubs and Discos ‘is prospering in big cities of India, which NIB Nordic Investment Bank. is adopted by some sections of people, at the same time it is NPA Non Performing Assets. discarded by others. NPS National Pensions Scheme. Historically, westernisation, that is influence of culture of NSE National Stock Exchange. western developed countries into Indian culture, is discarded, protested, but there are people who welcomed these culture OMO Open Market Operations. to dilute the rigidity in Indian setup in terms of Religion, OTP One Time Password. Caste, Gender and so on. Gandhiji explained with example- PGS Payment Gateway System. keep the doors and windows of the house open for fresh air RBI Reserve Bank Of India. by keeping the base of the house intact. He tried to explain RBS Royal Bank of Scotland. that allow everything that is useful and acceptable from the RRB Regional Rural Bank. western culture by keeping the basis structure of Indian RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement System. culture intact. But on the other hand, some people thought SCB Scheduled Commercial Bank. any western influence in Indian culture is detrimental to Indian SCC Selective Credit Control. society and they violently opposed. SEPA Single Euro Payment Area. The ‘Pubs and Discos’ culture prevailed mostly in USA and UK, and that trend established in India also due to SEBI Security Exchange Board Of India. globalisation of culture and life style. Where young people SHGs Self Help Groups. freely live their life in the name of entertainment. ‘Pubs and SIDBI Small Industries and Development Bank of India. Discos ‘seen as place for Drugs, Alcohol and sometimes for SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio. sex also. People who accepted these cultures are too free to SPNS Shared Payment Network System. use drugs and even feel free to engage in sexual activities in SWIFT Society For World Wide Inter Bank Financial the crowd that is totally unacceptable in Indian way of life. It Telecommunication. is the level of freedom, where a couple feel alone in between ULIP Unit Linked Insurance Plan. the crowd around them but one always should keep in mind that every rights is associated with corresponding duties to UCB Urban Cooperative Bank. follow. UEBA Universal Electronic Bank Account. Entertainment and freedom in life for young is always seen UIDAI Unique Identification Authority of India. with the main purpose to make life worthy with proper ULIP Unit Linked Insurance Policies. education to make life dignified, respectfull and successful. UPIN Unique Property Identification Numbers. Regular visiting ‘Pubs and Discos’ is not useful at all, which USB Ultra Small Branch. is detrimental that comes with drug addiction,lust,physical USD United States Dollar. and mental retardation and divert the one from the actual VDBS Vertically Differentiated Banking System. growth and development in a holistic what for better life in WBCIS Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme. the future. Occasional visiting with a good friend circle enhance the WL ATM White Label ATM. behaviour, leadership, respect for others, and gregarious WPFI World Press Freedom Index. character of young person. By keeping full scope for others WPI Wholesale Price Index. with their activities, never interfere or disrespect others rights, Peer pressure by controlling peers in case of breaching limit when over consumption of alcohol to behave well in public  sphere. At the same time there is always a sense of competition among peers for better branded clothing and costly latest electronic gadgets which considered as matter of prestige and status, which ultimately harm the hard earned money by parents. Drugs, Alcoholism is common for new generation. Young people use ‘pubs and Discos’ to seek partners for sex and

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For example Jessica Lal murder case, where climatic change and encroachment for cultivation purposes an influencing person who is son of a powerful politician and large human settlement, the forestry at the foothill areas shoot a pub female employee. are near extinct which very much affect the ecosystem in As pubs and Discos are very costly and addiction to it causes those areas. bankruptcy, domestic violence, compromise with ethics and The only answer to the above mentioned dilemma of the moral conduct of the people. Arguments with parents for humanity for sustainable development so as to cope with money, breakdown of relationship among family members ecological problems along with preserving the biodiversity and friends due to change in behaviour due to drug addiction. lies with proper study of the cause and effect of those May lead one’s life in lonliness, frustration and stressful problems. In doing so digital India concept and its that may lead someone to commit suicide. implementation will give us a roadmap towards sustainable Entertainment is necessary part of life to get rid of stress and development. Collection of data on every aspect of greenery physical tiredness. Some people choose to visit pubs and comprising tracts of forest both at rural level and urban level, discos for relaxation by ignoring all tension and problems mapping etc. , various technologies are used by different for instance that will make one free from mental and physically organisations in the country. Even a small depletion of relax to start next day with a fresh mind and body. vegetation without alternative arrangement for afforestation Night out by women in pubs and discos create a sense of can not be allowed. The application of modern technologies gender equality and women freedom and empowerment, like Remote Sensing (RS), Geographic Information System which were suppressed in India throughout history. That (GIS) and Global positioning System (GPS) have provided also shows their awareness towards their rights and freedom, with various methods of survey, mapping and monitoring. which prevent them from unwelcomed interference from Satellite observations are becoming essential for protecting people around them. the forest cover and overall global environment. In India Living like time, which changes every moment, is a perfect leading organisation like Indian Space Research Organisation way to live with respect to the changes happening in the (ISRO) is using various space borne technologies for the world around. Water in resting condition is prone to generation of satellite data. National Remote Sensing Centre deteriorating by bacterial activities and makes it non-potable (NRSC) is responsible for supply of these satellite data for and other uses. Similarly life also should have tendency to various projects carried out all over the country for change according to changes that are happening around. conservation measures. Another organisation Forest Survey of India (FSI) is responsible to prepare State of Forest report Digital India or Green India, Discuss biennially providing assessment of latest forest cover in the India is a vast country having third largest landmass in Asia country and monitoring changes in these. Their objective is and second largest population of the world. India is a to conduct inventory in forest and non-forest areas and democratic country as well and all policy decisions are taken develop database on forest tree resources. They also aim at in a democratic way which requires debate and discussions preparation of thematic maps on 1:50000 scale using aerial at different levels and consensus building requires a photographs. The technologies adopted by all these considerable long time for formulating any policy both at organisations are advanced digital technologies. The onset local as well as national level. of Monsoon can be predicted only because of sustained Approximately the forest and tree cover of India is 24.1% of collection of data over a period of years. The Indian the geographical area of the country at present. But due to Meteorological Department (IMD) has been issuing long poor planning, infrastructure development like building of range forecast based on statistical methods for the southwest roads, airports, dams etc. led to loss of vast tracts of greenery monsoon rainfall over India for more than hundred years. year after year. Vegetation is mainly a natural phenomenon IMD has implemented a dynamical prediction system by based on climatic conditions and cannot be easily created preparing 20 years model climatology (1985-2004) based on by men. Natural greenery is a manifestation of thousands of the observation of sea surface temperature data as boundary years of climatic conditions. The loss of vegetation over the condition. The study of cloud formation is also a new years itself is sufficient to disrupt the global climatic condition phenomenon of our age; these features are becoming possible and is a contributor to global warming. The ecosystem because of long-term database and its analysis through developed over thousands of years can be destabilised within computers. Data on rainfall, temperature, soil, humidity etc. a short period of time but cannot be produced by any at the gram or panchayat level should be developed manmade mechanism. The biodiversity can be sustained only systematically round the year in a sustainable manner in a with proper ecosystem. A biodiversity hotspot is a bio- databank and it could be analysed and correlated for climatic geographic region with a significant reservoir of biodiversity changes as well as developmental aspect of the area. that is under threat from humans. India has three biodiversity Alternatively the concepts should be developed in an all hotspots- The Western Ghats, The Eastern Himalayas and inclusive manner by enlightening the last man of the village Indo-Burma region. The exploitation of forest resources by also to the consequences that arise due to shrinkage of green area and its effect on biodiversity, health of men and animal,

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With development of various religions and due to policies by the ruling class affecting their interests. related philosophies some sections did away with Recent debate on the intolerance in country has many perspectives. When one looks at the recent policy decisions consumption of meat e.g. Jain, Brahmins and more. But if we of the governments like beef ban, irresponsible statements consider todays globalized world these beliefs are also fading by the elected representatives it is surely a matter of concern. away and consumption patterns are shaped by taste, Also failure by the concerned authorities to curb such availibility, affodability. tendencies makes it worse. The multicultural Indian society In food pyramid producers are at the bottom and carnivorous cannot be governed on the basis of such biased decisions. are at higher level. Hence the energy required for production Also constitution of India has promised certain rights to the of per kg of grains etc is less than per kg of meat. Also the religious minorities (Article 24,25).Values like secularism non vegetarian food is chief source of proteins and fats only which forms the basic structure of the constitution, which where as various kind of vegetarian food is essential for cannot be encroached by any authority. The intolerance debate has become propaganda many times. These debates satisfying the nutritional requirements of human being. Hence used as tool to disturb the stability of the government by the non vegetarian food can be considered as addition and not groups of the people. Making an attempt to obstruct the substitution to the vegetarian food. Also non govermental working of the government unnecessarily, boycotting the organisations like PETA are making an attempt to minimize/ personalities (films of actors) are some of the bad tendencies stop killing the animal for food. Such kind of genuine attempts which make the things more complicated. Though it is are questioning the ethical issues involved in the process. appropriate to resist or express against the cases of Madhya Pradesh government was planning to introduce intolerance, social media and youth involved in it, spreading eggs as source of protein in government run Mid Day Meal the content without knowing possible effects, is a general Programme. But it failed after the debate of vegetarian vs observation now a days. Recently Amir Khan expressed his feelings about insecurity non-vegetarian. I think with proper modifications it would rising in the nation which caused uproar in social media. In have been a good step to minimize the under nourishment in Amir Khan’s particular case it can be easily observed that the school children where India is performing very poor at his statements were differently interpreted by the media and global level. people. The harm done by the interpretation is many times The agriculture and related food processing industry is more than that of actual statement. Here unethical behavior flourishing nowadays. Also India is performing great in of the media and concerned people gets underlined. Now fishing, poultry sector. The considerable no of people get when a particular section of people develops sense of access to their bread and butter through these works. Various insecurity, should find the root cause of the problem and food products (vegetarian and non-vegetarian) are part of should prefer constitutional, legislative, judicial methods to express concern and to get justice. The governing authorities import and Export and contributing to India’s fast are capable enough to do the same. It will be the best way as growing economy. Thus these production and consumption it would keep social fabric of country intact. It is said that of food items not only india but over the world takes place our duties are guided by the law, but major portion of our on the basis of demand mostly and not of a particular section. behavior is out of purview of governing laws. It is desirable Considering the issues involved dictating the food habits of to follow something called “Self Rule”. The self rule of the the people will not be tolerated in the democratic country people will give the strength to the country to stand against like India and no governing authority shoild try to do the tendencies like intolerance. same. on the other hand consumers should keep in mind the Being vegetarian or Non-Vegetarian good and bad effects of particular food habit and should act accordingly. Finally food should be seen as a need for Now a days there is huge uproar against rising prices of survival. And no taboo should be attached to it on the basis pulses and failure of government to curb it. The cunsumption of consumption pattern. of chicken is proving cheaper than that of pulses. Though sounds funny, it is a reality. Also issues like beef ban and related religious sentiments in some parts of society are  shaping food habits of the people. On the backdrop of all these ‘ being vegetarian or non vegetarian’ seems to be less important.

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Example Sentence: They did not have much time to pull their lives together and WORD OF THE MONTH acclimate themselves to English culture.

1. DOVETAIL (VERB): link, fit together 10. GROTESQUE (ADJECTIVE): ugly, misshapen Synonyms: coincide, conform Synonyms: eerie, absurd Antonyms: familiar, usual Antonyms: clash, differ Example Sentence: Example Sentence: I confess that I had not up to now taken a very serious view The novel is structurally daring, managing to dovetail the of the case, which had seemed to me rather grotesque and perspectives of both boys. bizarre than dangerous.

2. CONCORDAT (NOUN): agreement 11. PERSECUTE (VERB): wrong, torment Synonyms: pact, deal Antonyms: disagreement, Synonyms: expel, harass misunderstanding Antonyms: delight, comfort Example Sentence: Example Sentence: This was a rupture of the concordat, and was so regarded by We are also keenly aware of the fact that states routinely use Napoleon. a wide range of charges to persecute the press.

3. REAM (NOUN): heap 12. SCALLOP (VERB): crumple, ruffle Synonyms: bundle, stack Antonyms: individual, lack Synonyms: crimp, rustle Antonyms: flatten, untwist Example Sentence: Example Sentence: This year’s survey included a ream of questions about And then he began to crush and scallop the paper, and to returning-veteran violence. tear it into a thousand shreds.

4. FAZE (VERB): embarrass 13. GASCONADE (VERB): boast Synonyms: annoy, confound Antonyms: encourage, Synonyms: aggrandize, brag Antonyms: conceal, be sad enlighten Example Sentence: Example Sentence: My gasconade delighted the old lady and she gave me a None of this has seemed to faze the journalist, who, this heap of sweetmeats to recover her place in my good graces. fashion season, displayed her trademark ability to excite and infuriate. 14. RABBET (NOUN): incision Synonyms: wound, pierce Antonyms: closure, solid 5. MOPE (VERB): pout, be dejected Example Sentence: Synonyms: brood, sulk Antonyms: praise, please Cut them to fit the mortises in the posts, also rabbet the back Example Sentence: rails for the backing. For days we were utterly inconsolable, doing nothing but mope morning, noon, and night. 15. SWELLHEADEDNESS (NOUN): self-centeredness Synonyms: arrogance, egocentricity Antonyms: humility, 6. SQUISH (VERB): squash altruism Synonyms: crush, mash Antonyms: lose, uncompressed Example Sentence: Example Sentence: “There is no swellheadedness about Mr. Issa whatsoever, Any dish in my kitchen will benefit from a squish of lemon, which I have found to be unusual,” she says. lime, orange or grapefruit, and so I always have them on hand. 16. IAMBIC (ADJECTIVE): with rhythm and beauty; related to poetic composition 7. COCKLE (NOUN): shell Synonyms: dramatic, dactylic Antonyms: prosaic Synonyms: ripple, pucker Antonyms: smoothness, evenness Example Sentence: Example Sentence: The lovers speak entirely in iambic pentameter, which works The appearance of cockle Hall was, indeed, as his mother much better than it should. had very properly informed him, ludicrous in the extreme. 17. RINKY-DINK (ADJECTIVE): inferior, low in quality 8. TAMPER (VERB): interfere, alter Synonyms: bad, poor Antonyms: costly, precious Synonyms: meddle, tinkerAntonyms: improve, remain Example Sentence: Example Sentence: We had always looked down on sol breeders as a so-called ‘ There was something in the hearts of his people with which rinky-dink race’. he dare not tamper. 18. ABASH (VERB): embarrass 9. ACCLIMATE (VERB): make or become adjusted, adapted Synonyms: disconcert, rattle Antonyms: soothe, ease Synonyms: accustom, accommodate Antonyms: soften

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Example Sentence:  For instance, if 16% is the GST rate on a good across I warn him, in a tone which ought to abash him, but doesn’t the country, the states and the Centre will get 8% in the least. each called the CGST and SGST rates. 6. What about the tax rates? 19. CRUCIFY (VERB): execute; torture near to death  The GST rates on goods have not been specified in Synonyms: torment, excruciateAntonyms: exalt, praise the bill. Example Sentence:  A GST council headed by the Central Finance At the last minute, it was generously decided not to crucify Minister and represented by the state FMs will the victims after their deaths. decide on the rates, exemptions, threshold limits 20. DEMURE (ADJECTIVE): reserved, affected and dispute resolution. Synonyms: modest, proper Antonyms: bold, shameless 7. What impact would it have on overall prices? Example Sentence:  The 13th Finance Commission estimates prices of She had long, wavy blonde hair and wore a demure black agricultural goods will increase by between 0.61 suit. percent and 1.18 percent, while prices of manufactured items would fall by 1.22 - 2.53 percent. 8. What about entry tax?   States will be allowed to collect an additional tax ofl per dent above the GST for goods that enter the state. This can be imposed for a maximum period of BANKING TERMINOLOGY two years. 9. What about compensation to states? Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill India Quick  The Constitution Amendment Bill will offer a Points compensation package to states for potential The Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution amendment bill revenue loss. The package will come with a sunset to roll out the Goods and Services Tax (GST). clause of five years. So here are some important points in the form of Question  In the first three years, the Centre will reimburse and Answers that might come in handy for your upcoming 100 per cent of the revenue loss, 75 per cent in the exams. fourth year and 50 per cent in the fifth year. 10. What about petroleum products? 1. What is GST?  Petro products will be within GST, but “zero-rated”  GST Will offer a single-shot solution by subsuming to begin with. local levies into one system.  The status quo will continue for the time being.  For instance, a car’s price will vary among states  States will continue to collect sales tax/VAT on petro because of different rates of taxes such as VAT, products, while the Centre will levy excise duty as octroi and road tax. is the case now.  Under GST all these will be subsumed under a single 11. What is the present status of the GST Bill? tax, virtually making India a single market.  The Rajya Sabha on 12 May referred the GST Bill to  Alcohol and tobacco will remain outside GST. a Select Committee and has asked that the committee 2. What is needed to convert the GST Bill into law? headed by RIP NIP Bhupendra Yadav submit its  Parliament will have to pass it by a two-thirds report on the last day of the first week of the majority and at least half of the state assemblies Monsoon Session. will have to pass the Bill as it is a Constitution “The initiative to reform the multiple production and Amendment bill. consumption taxes at the Union and state levels into a dual 3. When does the Government plan to roll out GST? goods and services tax (GST) has run into rough weather  The government plans to roll out GST from Apr 1, once again. The reform has been on the agenda for a 2016. considerable period of time. Several deadlines were 4. What will be the effect of GST on services tax? announced and missed. With the Constitution (122nd  Under current laws, only the Centre can impose a Amendment) Bill not getting passed in Parliament, this seems tax on services. GST will empower states to collect to be yet another case of the missed deadline.” service taxes. 5. How GST will work?  Under GST, the states and the Centre will collect  identical rates of taxes on goods and services.

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100 G.K. QUESTION FOR SSC/RAILWAY 1. The First Governor of the Portuguese a) always fluctuating d) Parasitism in India was b) always declining 18. Which among the following is symbiotic a) De Almeida c) always constant and fixed Nitrogen-fixing bacteria ? b) Vasco –da-Gama d) always increasing a) Azotobacter c) Bartholomew 10. Machine tool is an example of ______b) Xanthomonas d) Albuquerque goods. c) Pseudomonas 2. Which one of the following reformative a) intermediary d) Rhizobium measures was not introduced by b) consumer 19. The duration of day from the moment William Bentinck? c) capital of the Sun is overhead today to the a) Suppression of thugs d) free moment when the Sun will be overhead b) Abolition of Sati 11. Gandhara art was the combination of tomorrow is determined by c) Removal of disabilities due to a) Indian and Persian styles of a) rotation of earth on its axis only. changed of religion sculptures b) revolution of earth around the Sun d) Abolition of slavery b) Indian and Chinese styles of only 3. Which work of Thomas Paine inspired sculptures c) rotation of earth around the Sun the colonial people to fight against c) Indian and Greek styles of only Britain during the American War of sculptures d) the inclination of the axis of Independence? d) None of these rotation of the earth to its plane a) Social Contract 12. Mohammed Gawan was a famous Wazir of rotation b) What is the Third Estate? and Vakil in the kingdom of 20. The dimensional formula of Latent Heat c) Common Sense a) Mysore b) Bahmani is d) The Spirit of the laws c) Gujarat d) Kashmir a) M0L+2T-2 b) ML2T-2 4. Fascism believes in 13. Duncan Passage separates c) MLT-2 d) ML2T-1 a) Dominant multi- party system a) Little Andamans and Car Nicobar 21. “Marginal Cost” equals b) one party system Islands a) total cost minus total benefit for c) Bi- party system b) North and Middle Andamans the last unit produced d) Fragmented multi- party system c) Middle and South Andamans b) total cost divided by total benefit 5. Which of the following commissions is d) South Andamans and Little for the last unit produced not a Constitutional body? Andamans c) total cost divided by quantity a) Union Public Service Commission 14. In biology, water soluble substances are d) the change in total cost divided b) Staff Selection Commission referred to as by the change in quantity c) Election Commission a) hydrodynamic 22. Extreme forms of markets are d) Finance Commission b) hydrophobic a) Perfect competition: Oligopoly 6. An index number measuring the average c) hydrophilic b) Oligopoly : Monopoly price of consumer goods and services d) hydrokinetic c) Perfect competition : Monopoly purchased by households is 15. Amoeba acquires its food through the d) declare Financial Emergency a) Wholesale price index process of 23. The President of India has the b) Consumer price index a) Exocytosis and endocytosis discretionary power to c) Human development index b) Exocytosis a) impose President’s Rule in a state d) Cost of living index c) Endocytosis b) appoint the Prime Minister 7. Oligopoly consists of d) Plasmolysis c) appoint the Chief Election a) Few sellers 16. Female Anopheles mosquito is the Commissioner b) Two sellers vector of d) declare Financial Emergency c) Three sellers a) Malaria 24. The script of the Indus valley d) Single seller b) Filariasis Civilization is 8. National Income in India is estimated c) Dengue fever a) Kharosthi b) Undeciphered by the d) Yellow fever c) Brahmi d) Tamil a) product and income methods 17. The animal association seen in a sucker 25. Which one of the following literary b) product method fish attached to a shark is pieces was written by Krishna c) income method a) Neutralism Devaraya? d)expenditure method b) Mutualism a) Kaviraja Marga 9. The fixed cost in the short run for a c) Commensalism b) Ushaparinayam producing firm will be

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c) Anukta Malyada with which department for Skill 43. Match list I with list II and choose the d) Katha Saristhaga Development correct response: 26. Name three important forms of (a) Dept. of Finance List-I Satyagraha. (b) Dept. of Telecom A) Vitamin B (c) Dept. of Commerce 1 a) Non – cooperation, civil B) Vitamin B2 disobedience and boycott (d) Dept. of Sc. & Tech. C) Vitamin B (e) Dept. of Education 6 b) Boycott, civil disobedience and D) Vitamin B12 rebellion 34. Who among the following was honoured List –II c) Non- cooperation, revolution and with the Lokmanya Tilak National 1.Pyridoxine referendum Award for Excellence in Journalism on 2. Cyanocobalamin d) Revolution, plebiscite and January 4, 2014 in Pune? 3. Thiamine boycott a) 4. Riboflavin 27. Which Article empowers the President b) a) B-1,B-2,C-3, D-4 to impose Financial Emergency? c) P Ravindra Kumar b) A- 2,B- 3,C- 4,D-1 a) Article 356 d) Avanindra Satyavrat c) A- 3,B – 4,C –1, D-2 b) Article 364 35. The formation of ‘Mushroom rock’ in d) A-4, B- 1, C- 2 ,D- 3 c) Article 352 desert region is and example of 44. Ohm’s law is valid in case of d) Article 360 a) Deflation b) Attrition a) semiconductor 28. Which of the following subjects does c) Abrasion d) Erosion b) conductor not figure in the Concurrent List of our 36. Hydroponics is a method of culture of c) superconductor constitution? plants without using d) insulator a) Stock Exchanges and futures a) water b) Light 45. The Laser is a beam of radiations which markets c) sand d) soil are b) Protection of wild animals and 37. The non-green heterotrophic plants of a) Non- coherent and monochromatic birds plant kingdom are b) Coherent and monochromatic c) Forests a) mosses b) ferns c) Non- coherent and non- d) Trade unions c) algae d) fungi monochromatic 29. The “Grand Canyon” is on the river 38. Which gland in the human body regulates d) Coherent and non- monochromatic a) Colorado b) Columbia the secretion of hormones from the 46. Centigrade and Fahrenheit temperatures c) Ohio d) Mississippi pituitary gland? are the same at 30. When the East India Company was a) Thymus gland a) 32p b) 40p formed, the Mughal emperor in India b) Thyroid gland c) -273p d) -40p was c) Adrenal gland 47. The dimensional formula for universal a) Jehangir b) Humayun d) Hypothalamus gland gravitational constant is c) Aurangzeb d) Akbar 39. The old and worn- out red blood a) M-1L3T2 b) ML2T2 31. Which one of the following enents did corpuscles are destroyed in c) M-2 d) M-1L3 T2 not take place during the Viceroyalty a) Liver 48. The pH of lemon juice is expected to be of Lord Curzon? b) Stomach a) equal to 7 a) Establishment of the department c) Bone marrow b) nothing can be predicted of Archaeology d) Spleen c) less than 7 b) Second Delhi Durbar 40. Subtropical high pressure belts are d) more than 7 c) Formation of Indian National otherwise called 49. An example of heterocyclic compound Congress a) Furious fifties is d) Partition of Bengal b) Screeching sixties a) Naphthalene 32. The new state of the art Superfast c) Horse latitudes b) Furan Express Train named Mahamana d) Roaring forties c) Benzene Express will run between New Delhi 41. Self pollination will lead to d) Anthracene & a) inbreeding 50. In electro-refining. the pure metal is (a) Mumbai b) rare breeding deposited on (b) Varanasi c) overbreeding a) vessel b) electrolyte (c) Ahmadabad d) outbreeding c) cathode d) anode (d) Allahabad 42. In any spreadsheet. Th eaddress of the 51. Which one of the following is correctly (e) None of these first cell is matched? 33. Ministry of Skill Development and a) 0A b) 1A Entrepreneurship has signed MOU a) Secondary consumer Grass c) A0 d) A1

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b) Decomposer – Bacteria c) Assam d) Meghalaya a)Mammals c) Producer – Deer 61. The reproductive part of the plant is : b)Birds d) Primary consumer –Leopard a)Fruit b)Seed c)Amphibians 52. The deciduous trees will c)Flower d)Bud d)Reptiles a) shed their leaves every year 62. In which class, Amoeba and Malarial 73. Which of the following places is known b) not lose their leaves parasites can be placed? for lignite? c) synthesise their own food a)Bacteria b)Virus a)Palana d) depend on others for their food c)Insect d)Protozoa b)Khetri 53. The database in which records are 63. Who discovered the treatment of rabies? c)Hazratbasti organised in a tree- like structure is a)J.J. Thompson d)Korba a) Network database b)Darwin 74. In which one of the following countries b) Hierarchical database c)Pasteur both the Prime Minister and Leader of c) Relational database d)Khurana the opposition are women? d) Object-oriented database 64. X-rays were discovered by : a)Pakistan 54. Natural rubber is a poly of a)Madam Curie b)Bangladesh a) Vinyl acetate b)Marconi c)Sri Lanka b) Propene c)Michael Faraday d)Turkey c) Isoprene d)W.K. Roentgen 75. Which one of the following is the source d) Styrene 65. Which of the following has maximum of energy in an ecosystem? 55. The endangered species are listed in what percentage composition on the earth a) Light received from the Sun colour data book? crust? b) Sugar stored in plants a) Black b) Red a)Aluminium b)Iron c) Heat liberated during fermentation c) Green d) Blue c)Calcium d)Sodium of sugars 56. Which country will host the next World 66. Baking soda is a : d) Heat liberated during respiration Cup Football in 2014? a)Sodium carbonate 76. Which one of the following is the correct a) France b) Chile b)Sodium bicarbonate sequence of major agricultural food c) Brazil d) Spain c)Calcium bicarbonate crops of India in descending order of 57. Which one of the following organizations d)potassium carbonate production (according to weight)? and its headquarters are wrongly 67. Colours seen, when oil is spread on a) Wheat, rice, sugarcane, pulses matched? Organizations Headquarters water are due to: b) Pulses, wheat, rice, oilseeds a) Interpol - Lyon a)Sunshine c) Coarse, cereals, pulses, oilseeds, b) Universal Postal Union –Berne b)Reflection sugarcane c) Food and Agriculture - c)Refraction d) Rice, wheat, coarse cereals, pulses Organization Rome d)Interference of light waves 77. The Sufi saint associated with Ajmer d) International Civil- Aviation 68. A person is feeling difficulty in seeing a was: Organization London distance object. Which of the following a)Shah Alam Bukhari 58. Among the following Nobel laureates, is needed? b)Shaikh Shahab-Ud-Din Suhrawardi who was not recipient of the Nobel a)Concave lens c)Muin-Ud-Din Chishti Prize for b)Convex lens d)Saiyyad Muhammad Gesudaraz Peace? c)Both concave and convex lens 78. In a cell the Endoplasmic Reticulum is a) Sir Winston Churchill d)Sunglass the main centre of – b) Woodrow Wilson 69. Water occupies minimum volume at: a)Carbohydrate synthesis c) Linus C. Pauling a)00 C b)1000C b)ATP synthesis d) Norman Ernest Borlaug c)40 C d)1040 C c)Fat synthesis 59. Which Union Territory in India has four 70. Which of the following is an ore of d)Protein synthesis districts but none of its districts has a aluminium? 79. Which one of the following sets of places common boundary with its other a)Haematite b)Cuperite has both sea ports and oil refineries? districts? c)Bauxite d)Siderite a) Vishakhapattanam, Chennai, a) Puducherry 71. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailas is Cochin and Mumbai b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli at : b) Kolkata, Quilon, Kandla and c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands a)Ajanta b)Badami Chennai d) Chandigarh c)Ellora d)Elephant c) Marmagoa, Calicut, 60. The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating 72. Which of the following animals is Vishakhapattanam and Haldia National Park in the world is in adapted to both equatic and terrestrial A) Manipur b) Mizoram life?

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d) Cochin, Haldia, cuttack and a) Reduce the burden of budgetary d)Samrat Mumbai supports to them 98. The contents of Allahabad Pillar 80. The Mughal emperor at the time of b) Convert them into holding Inscription of Samud-ragupta were Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasion of India companies written by : was : c) Hand over them to private a)Harisen b)Virasen a)Bahadur Shah I entrepreneurs c)Kalidas d)Vishakhadatt b)Bahadur Shah II d) To make them profit earning 99. Which of the following is the fold c)Shah Alam I enterprises mountain? d)Shah Alam II 90. Which Muslim lady had occupied the a)Sahyadri b)Nilgiri 81. The characteristic red, sandstone, with Throne of Delhi in the Medieval period c)Satpura d)Himalaya big spots was the medium of : of Indian history? 100. Who among the following was the a)The Gandhara sculptures a)Chand Bibi Army Chief of Bangladesh who was b)The Pala-Sena sculptures b)Mumtaz Mahal sacked by President Abdur Rahman c)The Sanchi sculptures c)Raziya Sultan Biswas in May 1996? d)The Mathura sculptures d)Noor Jehan a)G. H. Morshed Khan 82. Which of the following influence the 91. Who was the ruler of the Medieval India b)Miran Hamidur Rahman erosion of soil by water? who is credited with the construction c)Ziaur Rahman A)Slope of the land of Grand Trunk Road? d)Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim B)Management practice like terracing a)Allauddin Khilji C)Soild salinity b)Sher Shah Suri a)A, B and C b)A and B c)Akbar  c)B and C d)A and C d)Jehangir 83. Which one of the following is not 92. Sir Thomas Roe, the duly accredited included as a main feature of the new Ambassador, was sent by King James ANSWER KEYS economic policy for development? I of England to the Court of : a) Delicensing industries a)Shah Jehan 1 a 2 d 3 c 4 b b) Removal of resircitions like quota b)Jehangir 5 b 6 b 7 a 8 c and tariff c)Aurangzeb 9 c 10 c 11 c 12 b c) Incentives to promote foreign d)Akbar 13 d 14 c 15 c 16 a investment 93. Which one of the terms refers to the 17 c 18 d 19 a 20 a d) Promotion of heavy and basic process of scooping the soil and industries blowing it away in arid areas? 21 c 22 b 23 c 24 b 84. The term ‘Taravad’ is associated with a)Abrasion b)Deflection 25 d 26 d 27 b 28 a the : c)Deflation d)None of these 29 c 30 a 31 a 32 b a)Bunt b)Nair 94. Which of the following sanctuary is well 33 b 34 c 35 b 36 d c)Kamma d)Nadar known for elephants? 85. Which one of the following works of a)Chandra Prabha 37 a 38 c 39 d 40 b Kalidas has a Sunga king as its hero? b)Kanha 41 a 42 c 43 d 44 b a)Malavikagnimitram c)Periyar 45 a 46 c 47 b 48 b b)Shakuntalama d)Parkal 49 a 50 c 51 b 52 a c)Raghuvansham 95. On which of the following rivers, is the 53 c 54 c 55 d 56 d d)Vikramorvashiyam town of Ayodhya located? 86. Lack of proper nutrition results in : a)Gomati b)Ghaghra 57 c 58 d 59 d 60 a a)Anaemia b)Scurvy c)Saryu d)Satlej 61 d 62 d 63 c 64 d c)diabetes d)flurosis 96. The fifth storey of Qutab Minar was 65 a 66 b 67 d 68 a 87. The present Chairman of G-15 is : added by : 69 a 70 c 71 c 72 c a)Argentina b)India a)IItutmish 73 a 74 b 75 a 76 d c)Malaysia d)Nigeria b)Ala-ud-Din 88. An overwheiming majority of the images c)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 77 c 78 d 79 a 80 d at Ajanta are those of: d)Firoz Shah Tughlaq 81 d 82 d 83 d 84 b a)Shiva b)Vishnu 97. After the coronation Shivaji assumed the 85 a 86 a 87 a 88 c c)Buddha d)Durga title of : 89 a 90 c 91 b 92 b 89. The recent policy of disinvestment of a)Maharaja equity capital of public sector b)Peshwa 93 c 94 c 95 c 96 d enterprises is mainly intended to : c)Chatrapati 97 c 98 a 99 d 100 d

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PRACTICE SET - 1 FOR UPCOMING EXAM [RRB (NON-TECH)]

1. The cost of an article depends on three sugar now cost Rs. 48.30 Find the c) Calcium d) Phosphorus items- material, labour and other original price of tea per kg: 20. What is the chemical name of Plaster of expenses. The cost on these items a) Rs. 14.90/ kg Parts? is in the ratio 3: 4:1 respectively. If the b) Rs.15.00/ kg. a) Calcium sulphate hemihydrates cost of material is Rs. 22.50, the c) Rs.16.00/ kg. b) Calcium sulphate dehydrate cost of article will be d) Rs.14.40/kg c) Magnesium hydroxide a) Rs. 70 b) Rs. 80 9. The ratio of acetylene to oxygen is d) Calcium oxide c) Rs.60 d) Rs.90 approximately_____ for a neutral flame 21. Who discovered neutron? 2. The monthly salary of Harish is Rs. used in gas welding. a) J. J. Thomson 12850. After deducting in provident a) 1:1 b) 1:2 b) Goldstein fund he receives Rs. 11,822 per morth. c) 1:3 d)1:01 c) James Chadwick What per cent of salary is deducted as 10. Among the conventional machining d) None of these provident fund? process, maximum specific energy is 22. In the blast furnace. Haematite a) 8% b) 8.3% consumed in: is reduced to iron by c) 9% d) 6% a) drilling b) planning (Fe2O3 ) 3. The present age of son is half of the c) grinding d) turning a) iron by: present age of his mother. 10 years ago, 11. The gas used in welding and cutting of b) Carbon monoxide his mother’s age was thrice the age of metals is : c) Lime stone her son. What is the present age of son? a) ethene b) ethyne d) coal a) 25 years b) 30 years c) propane d) ethane 23. Which of the following has the same c) 40 years d) 20 years 12. If steel is heated bright red hot and is chemical properties? 4. The dimensions of a rectangular hall are then cooled slowly. The process is a) Allotropes 24×18m. What will be the cost of called: b) Isotopes carpeting its floor at the rate of Rs. 23 a) Annealing b) Tempering c) Isotopes and allotropes per sq. Metre leaving 1.5m wide margin c) Smelting d) Quenching d) Isobars all around? 13. An alloy of copper and zinc is called as: 24. Which of the following metals forms an a) Rs.7145 b) Rs.7245 a) Bronze amphoteric oxide? c) Rs.7345 d) Rs.7100 b) Gun metal a) Zinc b) Aluminium c) Stainless steel c) Tin d) All of the above 1 d) Brass 25. Which of the following is used in water 5. A men spends part of his in come on 4 14. Temporary hardness of water is due to as electrolyte?

the presence of : a) KNO3 b) NaCI

1 a) Magnesium sulphate c) K2SO4 d) CH3COONa food on articles and remaining b) Calcium hydroxide 26. In stainless steel which of the following 5 c) Calcium sulphate is added with iron and carbon? Rs.231 on miscellaneous items. Find d) Calcium bicarbonate a) Cr and Co his total income. 15. Which of the following in not a noble b) Co and Mn a) Rs. 420 b) Rs.560 gas? c) Mn and Ni c) Rs. 562 d) Rs.400 a) Neon b) Argon d) Ni and Cr 6. A men covers 1 km downstream in 10 c) Hydrogen d) Helium minutes and the same distance 16. Operation flood is related to the Directions(27-29): In each of the following upstream in 30 minutes. What is the production of: questions, select the related letters/word/ speed of current? a) Wool b) Dairy number from the given alternatives. a) 4km/hr b) 2km/hr c) Egg d) None of these 27. Wine:Grape: : Whiskey:? c) 6km/hr d) 5km/hr 17. Which of the following is a water soluble a) Orange b) Potato 7. A. B and C can separately do a work in vitamin? c) Oats d) Apple 12.15 and 20 days respectively. They a) Vitamin B 28. 600: 2000: :? : 9000 started to work together but C left after b) Vitamin A a) 3000 b) 3600 2days. The remaining work will be c) Vitamin C c) 5400 d) 5600 finished in: d) Vitamin K 29. XZG: CAT : : DOG:? a) 6 days b) 5 days 18. The chief component of bones and teeth a) TIW b) GAD c) 4 days d) 15 days is : c) OWT d) WLT 8. 2 kg of tea and 3 kg of sugar together a) Calcium b) Phosphorus costs Rs.39.The price of tea has risen c) Sulphur d) Iron Directions (30-31): In each of the following by 25% and that of sugar by 20% 19. Anaemia is caused due to deficiency of : questions, a series is given, wigh one term Hence the same quantities of tea and a) Sodium b) Iron

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c) Umrao Jaan 63. Contours are the lines which are drawn a) Insulator d) Club 60 joining places having b) Superconductor 54. Stagflation refers to a situation which is a) equal height from mean sea level c) Intrinsic semiconductor characterised by b) equal rainfall d) Extrinsic semiconductor a) stagnant employment and deflation c) equal air pressure 75. Who was the first Hindi writer to receive b) deflation and rising unemployment d) equal temperature Jnanpith Award? c) inflation and rising employment 64. Soil formed by leaching and oxidation is a) Mahadevi Verma d) inflation and rising unemployment a) Black soil b) Sumitranandan Pant 55. The balance of payments of a country is b) Laterite soil c) Dr. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar in equilibrium when the c) Red soil d) S.H. Vatsyayan a) demand as well as supply of the d) Montane soil 76. Who is the author of the book “ A domestic currency are the highest 65. Which strait separates Australia and cricketing Life”? b) demand for the domestic currency Tasmania? a) Christopher Martin Jenkins is equal to its supply a) Bass b) Bab-el- Mandeb b) Sunil Gavaskar c) demand for the domestic currency c) Palk d) Berring c) Kapil Dev is the highest 66. Photon is the fundamental unit/quantum d) Tony greigh d) demand for the domestic currency of 77. Which country has three capitals viz. is the lowest a) gravitation Administrative, Legislative and 56. In plant-water relationships, b) electricity Judicial? c) magnetism a) Chile b) Malaysia symbol’ w ’ is used to represent d) light c) Canada d) South Africa a) Osmotic pressure 67. A liquid disturbed by stirring comes to 78. How many countries in Africa are b) Water potential rest due to members of the Organisation of c) Solute potential a) density Petroleum Exporting Countries d) Osmosis b) surface tension (OPEC)? 57. Who among the following won the c) viscosity a) Four b) One Compton- Miller Medal for the Ashes d) centripetal force c) Two d) Three Series that was swept by Australia 5-0 68. The nuclear particle having no mass and 79. Who is the Chairman of the 14th Finance in January 2014? no charge, but only spin is Commission? a) Michael Carberry a) proton b) neutrino a) D. Subba Rao b) Michael Clarke c) meson d) electron b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia c) Mitchell Johnson 69. The technology that is used to establish c) M. Govinda. Rao d) Shane Watson wireless networking is d) Dr. YV Reddy 58. A molecule in plants comparable to a) TCP/IP b) J2ME 80. What among the following is used to haemoglobin in animals is c) MATLAB d) Bluetooth dilute oxygen in the gas cylinders used a) Cytochrome 70. In a period from Li to F, ionisation by divers? b) Cellulose potential a) Krypton b) Argon c) Chlorophy II a) cannot be predicted c) Helium d) Neon d) Carotene b) increases 81. Which one of the following does not 59. An Antigen is c) decreases form oxyacid? a) the result of Antibody d) remains same a) Sulphur b) Chlorine b) the opposite of antibody 71. Which of the following metal can c) Nitrogen d) Fluorine c) the stimulus for antibody formation deposit copper from copper sulphate 82. The release of which of the following d) the residue of an Antibody solution? into ponds and wells helps in 60. Blood does not coagulate inside the body a) Platinum b) Mercury controlling mosquitoes? due to the presence of c) Iron d) Gold a) Snail b) Crab a) Plasma b) Haemoglobin 72. Leech is an ectoparasite on cattle. Which c) Dogfish d) Gambusia fish c) Heparin d) Fibrin is 83. The ambient air is stable when the 61. The atmospheric layer farthest from the a) Carnivorous ambient lapse rate is Earth’s surface is known as b) Omnivorous a) Neutrally stable a) Stratosphere c) Sanguivorous b) Hyper- adiabatic b) Exosphere d) Herbivorous c) Sub- adiabatic c) lonosphere 73. How many chambers does a mammalian d) Super-adiabatic d) Mesosphere heart have? 84. Exposure to mixtures of chemicals are 62. The temperate grasslands of South a) 4 b) 1 greater than expected on the basis of America are called c) 2 d) 3 effects of exposure to each chemical a) Prairies b) Pampas 74. When Arsenic atoms are added to individually. This is known as c) Downs d) Steppers Germanium lattice, it becomes a/an a) Additives

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b) Antagonism 92. The ratio of number of balls in bags x, y 100. At an instant, the length of the shadow c) Synergism is 2:3 Five balls are taken from bag y d) Independent and are dropped in bag x. Number of of a pole is 3 times the height of the 85. The filter over which sewage is sprinkled balls are equal in each bag now. Number pole. The angle of elevation of the Sun is called as of balls in each bag now is at that moment is a) Trickling filter a) 45 b) 20 a) 75p b) 30p b) Percolating filter c) 30 d) 25 c) 45p d) 60p c) Contact bed 93. A, B, and C can do a piece of work in 20, d) Intermittent sand filter 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is  Directions(86-87): In each of the following assisted by B and C on every third day? questions, find the odd word/ number pair a) 10 days b) 12 days from the given alternatives. c) 15 days d) 20 days ANSWER KEYS 86. a) 543, 453 b) 243, 432 94. The perimeter of a rectangular plot is 48 2 c ) 234, 342 d) 354, 543 m and area is 108 m . The dimensions 87. a) Vedanthangal of the plot are b) Bandipur a) 36 m and 3 m b) 12 m and 9 m 1 c 2 a 3 d 4 b c) Mudumalai c) 27 m and 4 m d) 18 m and 6m 5 a 6 b 7 c 8 b d) Thekkady 1 9 b 10 c 11 b 12 a 88. Find the correct set of numbers from the 2 95. If x= 3+2 2 , the value of x + 2 is given alternatives. x 13 d 14 d 15 c 16 b (4,3,2), (16,9, 4), (256, 81,16), (65536, a) 36 b) 30 17 c 18 a 19 b 20 a ? , ?) c) 32 d) 34 21 c 22 b 23 c 24 d a) 6651, 286 b)6561, 256 25 b 26 d 27 c 28 b c)1486,97 d) 190,20 96. In triangle ABC = 45p BC is 29 d 30 c 31 c 32 a 89. If ‘STYLE’ is written as PQVIB, how produced to D. If ACD =Xp , then can ‘SMELL’ be written in that code? 33 c 34 b 35 c 36 d a) PJBII b) PVBII x 37 d 38 d 39 b 40 a c) PVHII d) PJHII % of 60p is 90. In the following diagram, the triangle 3 41 c 42 d 43 c 44 b represents Mothers,circle represents a) 30p b) 48p 45 a 46 b 47 c 48 b Teachers and the rectangle stands for c) 15p d) 24p 49 d 50 d 51 d 52 a Women. Which letter (out of A, B, C 97. In a college 40% of the students were 53 a 54 d 55 b 56 b and D) represents women who are allotted group A, 75% of the remaining mothers as also teachers? 12 students were given group C. Then 57 c 58 c 59 c 60 c the number of students who applied 61 b 62 b 63 a 64 b for the groups is 65 a 66 d 67 c 68 b a) 100 b) 60 c) 80 d) 92 69 d 70 a 71 c 72 d 98. A train 150 metres long crosses a 73 a 74 d 75 b 76 a milestone in 15 seconds and crosses 77 d 78 a 79 d 80 c another train of the same length travelling in the opposite direction in 81 d 82 d 83 c 84 c 12 seconds. The speed of the second 85 a 86 a 87 d 88 b train in km/hr is 89 a 90 c 91 c 92 b a) 52 b) 56 93 c 94 d 95 d 96 d c) 54 d) 58 99. A certain sum of money will be doubled 97 c 98 c 99 d 100 b in 15 years at the rate of simple interest percent per annum of a) B b) D  c) C d) A 1 91. A shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% a) 25 b) 5 on his articles. The marked price of the 2 article is Rs. 450. The selling price should be 2 c) 6 d) 6 a) Rs.395 b) Rs.410 3 c) Rs.405 d) Rs.400

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PRACTICE SET - 2 FOR UPCOMING EXAM [RRB (NON-TECH)] 1. Pygmies are found in b) Customs 19. If 100 persons do 100 units of work a) Amazon basin c) Land Revenue b) Borneo Island in 100 days . then in how many days d) Corporation tax c) Zaire basin one person will do one unit of work? d) New guinea 11. 8374 + 22967 -? = 3403+ 3186 a) 100 days b) 75 days 2. Which of the following statement is a) 17260 b) 4092 c) 50 days d) 1 days true about Suez canal? 20. The average age of 6 members of a c) 4082 d) 3082 i) It is located between Jordan & family is 25 years. If a member of Egypt family , 45 years in age goes away , ii) It connects Mediterranean sea 12. then what will be the average age? to red sea 1 1 1 1 2 a) 19 years b) 21 years iii) It was designed by Er. F. D. 5  4 13  8   ? Lesseps 3 8 5 4 5 c) 23 years d) 25 years a) only i b) i & ii 21. MONTREAL Protocol deals with c) ii & iii d) all are correct 1 1 a) Ozone Layer a) 2 b) 11 3. Which place is associated with paper 3 5 b) Greenhouse gasses manufacturing c) Nuclear Weapon a) Shimla b) Rampur 3 d) War and internal Violence c) Titagarh d) Barauni c) 10 d) None of these 5 22. National calendar is based on 4. Which city of indus valley civilization a) Sakar Era was the only city without a citadel b) Gupta Era a) Banawali b) Chanhudaro ? 21 c) Maurya Era c) kalibangan 13.  d) Maya Savyata d) Dhaulavira 144 36 23. Gulf of mannar is situated at 5. Who built humayun’s tomb? a) 49 b) 196 a) Gujurat b) Tamil Nadu a) Hamida Banu begum c) 441 d) 1296 c) Kerala d) Sikkim b) Gulbadan begum 14. Between 100 and 300, how many 24. Which National Park is famous for c) Salim numbers are such which are totally One – hundred Rhinoceros? d) Akbar divisible by 11 ? a) Jaldapara b) Kaziranga 6. Who was the Leader/s of indigo a) 17 b) 18 c) Corbeti d) Kanha Revolt? a) Gandhi ji c) 19 d) 20 25. Titan is the Satellite of ? b) Bishnu and Digambar biswas 15. 25 times the square of 125 will be a) Jupiter b) Uranus c) Kumaraiya and Sundaraiya a) Square of 125 c) Saturn d) Neptune d) N. V. Rama Naidu and N G Ranga b) 5 time the square of 25 26. Indian Military Academy is present 7. Who was not a member of drafting c) 125 times the square of 25 at committee ? d) 25 times the square of 25 a) Chennai a) J. L. Neheru 16. A map has been drawn to the scale 5 b) Hyderabad b) K. M. Munshi mm per 15 km. Two places have c) Dehradun c) B. L. Mittar been shown in the map at a distance d) Nasik d) D.P. Khaitan 8. Articles 36 to 51 deals with of 7.3 mm. How far are they from 27. Trishul Missiles is a which type of a) The Union government each other? missiles? b) Fundamental Rights a) 21.9km b) 9.21 km a) Surface to air c) Fundamental duties c) 22.3 km d) 22.5 km b) air to air d) Directive Principle of State Policy 17. Which amongst the following c) Surface to surface 9. Which institution is known as “Soft numbers is both a square and cube? d) air to surface loan window” of World Bank ? a) 16 b) 8 28. Yakshagana is the dance of which a) IFC c) 32 d) 64 State? b) IDA 18. If (49)2 = 111x , then what will be the a) Haryana b) Tamil Nadu c) IMF d) Indian Development forum value of x ? c) Kerala d) Karnataka 10. Which of the following is not a a) 8 b) 24 29. Who is the First Chief Justice of central government Tax? c) 16 d) 36 India? a) Income Tax a) Lord S. P. Sinha

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b) F. V. Arul 37. Two numbers are respectively 30% a) 300 b) 400 c) Harilal J. Kania and 40 % more than the third c) 500 d) Indefinite d) M. C. Setalvad number. What is the value of the 44. What will be the reciprocal of the 30. Who is the author of midnight’s first number in percent to the 3 children? second number? product of the reciprocals of and 5 a) Kiran Desai 6 5 b) Salman Rushide a) 92 b) 107 7 c) Arundhati Roy 7 7 ? d) Richard Flanagan 3 31. A train running at the speed of 30m/ 2 c) 140 d) 105 1 7 second takes 30 seconds to cross 3 a) b) platform 600 metres in length. What 38. Krishna started a business with the 42 5 is the length of the train in metre? capital of Rs. 18,000. Four months a) 150m b) 200m 4 36 later sunita joined the business with c ) d) c) 250m d) 300m the capital of Rs. 24,000. At the end 5 55 32. Sunit gets 10% more marks than of the year they made a profit of Rs. 45. If the price of sugar becomes Rs.6.0 Akbar. By what percentage are 5100. What will be the share of per kg, then by how much should Akbar’s marks less than that of Sunita in the profit? the consumption of sugar be Sunit? a) Rs.2100/- b) Rs.2200/- reduced so that a person has to incur a) 9% b) 10% c) Rs.2300/- d) Rs.2400/- no extra expenditure? 1 1 39. The HCF of three numbers is 24. If a) 15% c) 9 % d) 11 % these numbers are in the ratio of 35: b) 20% 11 9 55: 77, then what are these c) 25% 33. 10 years ago Ramesh’s father was numbers? d) Question incomplet four times the age of Ramesh. 10 a) 280, 440,616 46. An instrument for measuring high years later his age will be twice. b) 105,175,231 Pressure? What is the age of Ramesh? c) 840,1320, 1848 a) Piezometer a) 20 years b) 21 years d) 900, 1400, 1900 b) Optometer c) 22 years d) 25 years 40. Two pieces of iron are 569 cubic c) Sextant 34. A person sells an article at Rs. 8000 metres and 1728 cubic metre in d) Variometer 1 volume. These two pieces of iron 47. Jet engine was invented by at the loss of of the cost price. are melted in the form of a solid a) Sir Frank whittle 5 cube. What will be the length of the b) Etiene ochmichen What was the cost price of the side of the cube? c) Thomas alva Edison article? a) 8cm b) 10 cm d) Gutenberg a) Rs.9600 b) Rs.8000 c) 12 cm d) None of these 48. Washington is presented near which c) Rs.10,000 d) Rs.6400 41. A sum of money becomes Rs. 1815 in river? 35. The incomes of two persons are in two years at 10 percent compound a) Danube b) Potomac the ratio of 3 : 5. If each gets a raise interest. What is the principal? c) Hudson d) Tiber of Rs.20, then this ratio becomes 13 a) Rs.1500 b) Rs.1525 49. Which city is known as Empire city? : 21 . What were their original c) Rs.1550 d) Rs.1600 a) Washington incomes? 42. A water tank of the size 2.4 m  2.0m b) Rome a) Rs.120, Rs.200  1.5m takes 2 hours and 30 minutes c) New York b) Rs. 120, Rs.225 to fill. The rate at which water fills d) Tokyo c) Rs.240, Rs. 450 in the tank is 50. India’s First satellite “ Aryabhatta” d) Rs. 240, Rs. 400 a) 800 cubic cm/hour was launebad in 36. How many square handkerchiefs of b) 48000cub.cm/hour a) 1972 b) 1976 0.24 m side (length) can be made c) 800 cub.cm/second c) 1974 d) 1975 out of 1.2 m long and 96 cm wide d) 4800 cubic cm/second 51. Of the following, the one that is not cloth, without wasting any cloth? 1 1 a memberof the vitamin B complex a) 20 b) 24 43. How many are there in 37 ? is c) 28 d) 48 8 2 a) Thiamine

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d) ascorbic acid c) NaOH d) NaHCO3 c) at the South pole 52. Which organ of the body produces 62. So.da water contains d) at the center of earth the fluid known as bile? a) nitrous acid 72. The difference between a musical a) Liver b) carbonic acid sound and noise lies in b) Pancreas c) carbon dioxide a) intensity c) Gall bladder d) sulphuric acid b) pleasantness d) Kidney 63. The element required for solar c) wavelength 53. Which one of the following is not a a) Beryllium d) pitch function of the liver? b) Silicon 73. The 15th edition of bilateral exercise a) Regulation of blood sugar c) Tantalum between India and Japan titled b) Storage of blood d) Ultra pure carbon “Sahayog-Kaijin 2016” has hosted c) Detoxiation 64. Which of the following is the most by which Indian state ? d) Reproduction stable element? A.Kerala 54. The acid that is secreted in the a) Uranium b) Hydrogen B.Tamil Nadu stomach is c) oxygen d) Lead C.Andhra Pradesh 65. Amalgam are a) HCl b) H SO D.Puducherry 2 4 a) alloy contain are 74. Which of the following footballer b) alloy which have great resistance has been conferred with the FIFA c) H 2 CO 3 d) HNO 3 to abrasion 55. Nerves from the eyes and ears are Ballon d’Or award for the world c) alloy which contain mercury as player of the year ? connected to the one of the contents A.Gareth Bale a) cerebrum b) cerebellum d) highly coloured alloys. B.Neymar c) medulla d) spinal cord 66. Rectifiers are used to convert C.Cristiano Ronaldo 56. Primarily, which one of the following a) Low voltage o high voltage D.Lionel Messi systems of the body is attacked by b) high voltage to low voltage 75. National Youth Day observes on the HIV? c) D.C. to A.C. which of the following date ? a) Cardiovascular d) A. C. to D.C. A.January 10 b) Immune 67. The Jet plane engine works on the B.January 11 c) Respiratory principle of C.January 13 d) Reproductive a) mass b) linear momentum D.January 12 57. It is not advisable to sleep under a c) energy d) angular momentum tree at night because of the 68. The time period of pendulum on Directions (76-78) : In each of the a) release of less oxygen moon following questions, select the related b) release of more oxygen a) becomes zero word/letters/number from the given c) release of carbon dioxide b) increases alternatives. d) release of carbon momoxide c) remains the same 58. Balloons are Filled with 76. Illiteracy. Education :: Drought: ? d) decrease a) helium (a) Well (b) Rain 69. An air bubble in water will act like a b) Oxygen (c) Dam (d) River a) Convex Mirror c) nitrogen 77. JTIS : HRGQ :: FPEO : ? b) Concave Mirror d) argon (a)DNCM (b) DCNQ c) Convex Lens 59. German Silver is an alloy of (c) CNDM (d) CNDQ d) Concave Lens a) Copper , nickel and silver 78. 12 : 30 :: 20 : ? 70. With rise in temperature , the speed b) Silver, copper and almunium (a) 48 (b) 32 of sound c) Zinc, copper and nickel (c) 35 (d) 42 a) Increases d) Silver, zinc and copper b) drops Directions (79-80) : In each of the 60. Which of the following is the best c) remains the same following questions, select the one conductor of electricity d) changes which is different from the other three a) Copper b) Mica 71. The weight of an object would be responses. c) Zinc d) Silver minimum when it is placed 79. (a) Biography

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(b) Photography (b) TREAT (c) 8 km (d) 5 km (c) Lithography (c) MATURE 95. Five persons A, B, C, D and E are (d) Xerography (d) TAME sitting in a row such that D is on 80. (a) 6121 (b) 7364 88. From the following alternatives the left of C and B is on the right of (c) 1036 (d) 2710 select the word which can be formed E. A is on the right of C and B is on 81. In the following questions, which using the letters of the given word the left of D. If E occupies a corner one of the given responses would : EXPERIENCE position, then who is sitting in the be a meaningful order of the (a) EXPIRE centre ? following words in ascending (b) PERCIEVE (a) A (b) B order? (c) EMPIRE (c) C (d) D 1. Plastering (d) EXPENSE 96. In the following questions, two 2. Painting 89. IF E = 5 and TEA = 26 then TEACHER statements are given followed by 3. Foundation = ? two conclusions I and II. You have 4. Walls 5.Ceiling (a) 75 (b) 59 to consider the statements to be (a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (c) 60 (d) 57 true even if they seem to be true (b) 3,4,1, 2,5 90. In certain code COMPUTER is even if they seem to be at variance (c) 3,4,5,1,2 written as OCPMTURE. In that from commonly known facts. Your (d) 5, 4, 3, 2,1 code which alternative will be are to decide which of the given 82. If the following words are arranged written as OHKCYE ? conclusions, if any, follow from the according to English Dictionary, (a) HCOKEY (b)HYKOCE given statements. which word will be on third place ? (c) HOCKEY (d)HOYECK Statements: (a) KNOW (b) KNACK 91. X stands for +, Z stands for  , Y 1. All children are students. (c) KNIT (d) KNOB stands for – and P stands for x, then 2. All students are players. 83. Which one set of letters when what is the value of 10 P 2 X 5 Y 5? Conclusions: sequentially placed at the gaps in (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 2592. In the I. All cricketers are students. the given letter series shall following questions, find the II. All children are players. complete it ? missing number from the given (a) Only conclusion I follows. __bc c___a abc ___ ba ab ___ responses. (b) Only conclusion II follows. (a) acbc (b) abac (c) Both conclusions I and II follow. (c) abcc (d) acac (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. Directions (84-85) : in each of the 97. Which answer figure will complete following questions, choose the correct the pattern in the question figure ? alternative from the given ones that will Question Figure complete the series. (a) 34 (b) 50 (c) 33 (d) 36 84. AZBY, CXDW, EVFU, ? 93. A man starts from his house and (a) SHTG (b) GXHW walked straight for 10 metres (c) GTHS (d) STHO towards North and turned left and 85. 2,10, 26, 50, ? walked 25 metres. He then turned (a) 74 (b) 50 right and walked 5 metres and again (c) 78 (d) 82 turned right and walked 25 metres. Answer Figure 86. Sharmila introduced a boy as the Which direction is he facing now ? son of the only daughter of the (a) North (b) East father of her maternal uncle. How is (c) South (d) West boy related to Sharmila ? 94. A and B start walking from the same (a) Brother (b) Son point. A goes north and covers 3 (c) Nephew (d) Son-in-law km, then turns right and covers 4 87. From following alternatives select kms. B goes west and covers 5 kms, 98. Select the answer figure in which the the word which cannot be formed then turns right and covers 3 kms. question figure is hidden/ using the letters of the given word: How far apart are they from each embedded. DEPARTMENT other ? (a) PART (a) 10 km (b) 9 km

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Question Figure ANSWER KEYS 49 c 50 d 51 d 52 a 53 d 54 a 55 b 56 b 1 c 2 d 3 c 4 b 57 c 58 a 59 c 60 d 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 d 61 c 62 c 63 b 64 d 9 b 10 c 11 c 12 d 65 c 66 d 67 b 68 b 13 a 14 b 15 a 16 a 69 d 70 a 71 d 72 d Answer Figure 17 d 18 c 19 a 20 b 73 b 74 d 75 d 76 b 21 a 22 b 23 b 24 b 77 a 78 d 79 a 80 a 25 c 26 c 27 a 28 d 81 c 82 d 83 c 84 c 29 c 30 b 31 d 32 c 85 d 86 a 87 c 88 a 33 a 34 c 35 d 36 a 89 c 90 c 91 c 92 d 99. Which of the answer figure is exactly 37 a 38 d 39 c 40 d 93 b 94 b 95 d 96 b the mirror image of the given figure, 41 a 42 c 43 a 44 b 97 b 98 b 99 b 100 b when 45 d 46 a 47 a 48 b the mirror is held on the line AB? Question Figure

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PRACTICE SET FOR UPCOMING EXAM [LIC-AAO] I. Some camera are not tablet. REASONING ABILITY 2) One 3) Two II. Some camera are not mobile Directions (1-5): Read the following 4) Three 1. only conclusion I follows. information carefully to answer the 5) Four 2. only conclusion II follows. given questions. 5. Which of the following is true? 3. either conclusion I or II follows. In a global environment summit, eight 1) S represents France. 4. neither conclusion I nor II follows. representatives, viz P, Q, R, S, T, V, Wand Z 2) Only one person is sitting between 5. both conclusions I and II follow. are representing different countries, viz the representatives of America and 9. Statements:- Australia, Canada, France, America, China, China. No mobile is phone. India, Nepal and Iceland but not necessarily 3) The representative of Canada is Some phone is camera. in the same order. All of them are sitting an immediate neighbour of W. All camera are laptop. around a circular table facing the centre. V 4) One person sits between Z and No laptop is tablet. sits third to the left of T. R and Z and also the representative of France. Conclusions:- their immediate neighbours do not represent 5) None is true I. Some phone are not tablet. France. Only one person sits between Wand II. Some laptop are phone. the representative of France. The Directions (6-10) : In each questions 1. only conclusion I follows. representatives of America and Canada are given below four statements are followed 2. only conclusion II follows. immediate neighbours of each other. R by two conclusions numbered I and II . 3. either conclusion I or II follows. represents neither China nor America. Only You have to take the given statements to 4. neither conclusion I nor II follows. one person sits between P and the one who be true (even if they seem to be at 5. both conclusions I and II follow. represents India. P does not represent either variance from the commonly known 10 Statements:- France or Canada. R sits third to the right of facts). Read the conclusions and decide Some white are black. Z. Z represents Iceland. T is not an which logically follows: No black is red. immediate neighbour of either R or Z. The Some red are yellow. one who represents Australia is an 6. Statements:- All yellow are green. immediate neighbour of T. Three people sit Some order are row. Conclusions:- between Z and the representative of Nepal. All row are below. I. Some green are red. Q is not representing either France or Some below are who. II. Some yellow are not black. Australia. W is not representing India. All who are logic. 1. only conclusion I follows. Conclusions:- 2. only conclusion II follows. 1. Who among the following represents I. Some below are order. 3. either conclusion I or II follows. Canada? II. Some logic not being below is a 4. neither conclusion I nor II follows. 1) Q possibility. 5. both conclusions I and II follow. 2) R 1. only conclusion I follows. 3) T 2. only conclusion II follows. Directions (11-15): In these questions, 4) V 3. either conclusion I or II follows. relationship between different elements 5) Cannot be determined 4. neither conclusion I nor II follows. is shown in the statements. The 2. Who among the following represent 5. both conclusions I and II follow. statements are followed by two immediate neighbours of V? 7. Statements:- conclusions. 1) P, Q Some order are row. Give answer (1) If Only Conclusion I 2) P, S All row are below. is true 3) T, W Some below are who. (2) If Only Conclusion II is true. 4) P, R All who are logic. (3) If either conclusion I or II is true. 5) P and the representative of China Conclusions:- (4) If neither Conclusion I nor II is true. 3. Which of the following is true regarding I. Some logic are below. (5) If both are true W? II. Some logic are order. 1) W sits second to the right of P. 1. only conclusion I follows. 11. Statements: A  B = C  D 2) W represents America. 2. only conclusion II follows. Conclusions: 3) W sits between Q and the 3. either conclusion I or II follows. I) A  C representative of Iceland. 4. neither conclusion I nor II follows. II) D > A 5. both conclusions I and II follow. 4) Only one person sits between W 12. Statements: P < Q = M N < O and the representative of Canada. 8. Statements:-  Conclusions: 5) None is true No mobile is phone. I) Q > O 4. How many persons sit between S and Some phone is camera. II) P < M the representative of America, when All camera are laptop. counted anticlockwise from S? No laptop is tablet. 13. Statements: T > R < S = U > V; U  M 1) None Conclusions:- Conclusions:

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I) M  R b) If only II follows 1) gat 2) ho c) If either I or II follows 3) pat 4) kat II) T M  d) If neither I nor II follows and 5) da 14. Statements: Q  P  M  N = e) If both I and II follow 22. What is the code for ‘SHOULD’ in the T; N  O 18. Statement: A group of school students given code language? Conclusions: was reported to be enjoying at a picnic 1) kat 2) da spot during school hours. 3) mat 4) gat I) O T  Courses of action: 5) zi II) O  Q I. The principal of the school should 23. What is the code for ‘PEACE’ in the 15. Statements: D>E=F  C  P < Q contact the parents of those students given code language? Conclusions: and inform them with a real warning 1) lat 2) ho I) E < Q for future. 3) kat 4) zi II. Some disciplinary action must be 5) da II) F P  taken against those students for the 24. What is the code for ‘RESULTS’ in the Directions (16-17): Each question below awareness of all the other students. given code language? is followed by two arguments numbered 19. Statement: A large cache of live 1) zat I and II. You have to decide which of the ammunition has been found in the 2) da arguments is a “strong” argument and Scrap-yard of a local steel factory. 3) either (1) or (2) which is a “weak” argument. Courses of action: 4) mat Give answer: I. The steel factory should immediately (5) da 1) If only argument I is “strong” be closed down till all these 25. What is the code for ‘BE’ in the given 2) If only argument II is “strong’ ammunition are located and shifted to code language? 3) If either I or II is “strong” the safe place. 1) mat 4) If neither I nor II is “strong” II. The govt. should immediately setup 2) pat 5) If both I and II are “strong” an enquiry to unearth the details and 3) kat take corrective measures to avoid such 4) ta 16. Statement: Should the Central Bureau incidence in future. 5) cannot be determined of Investigation (CBI) be brought under 20. Statement: Due to substantial reduction the direct control of the Cabinet in fares by different airline services, Directions (26-30): Study the following Secretariat? large number of passengers so far information carefully and answer the Arguments: travelling by upper classes in train has questions given below: I. Yes, this will reduce cases of partiality switched over to airline services. Ten people are sitting in two parallel rows and will make CBI more meaningful and Courses of action: containing five people each, in such a way purposeful. I. The railways should immediately that there is an equal distance between II. No, the move will empower the reduce the fare structure of the upper adjacent people. prime minister to harass leaders of classes substantially to retain its In Row - 1, V, W, X, Y and Z are seated and coalition parties if these leaders do not passengers. all of them are facing south. go in his favour on any issue. II. The railways should reduce the In Row - 2, H, I, J, K and L are seated and all 17. Statement: Should the law ministry put capacity of upper classes in all the of them are facing north. in place a new corrective mechanism trains to avoid loss. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement to make judges with “deviant behavior” each member seated in a row faces another more accountable to the system? Directions (21 to 25):- Study the member of the other row. Y is sitting to the Arguments: information carefully and answer the immediate left of W. H is to the immediate I. Yes, the mechanism will check the following questions: left of person who faces V. L is sitting third judiciary’s sagging standards. In a certain code language to the right of J. Z is at the extreme end of II. No, any such mechanism can’t be ’WEALTH, HEALTH, the line. X faces L. W is sitting second to successful unless the executive plays a PROSPERITY, PEACE’ is written as the right of the person who faces K. J is at role in collaboration with the judiciary. ‘kat lat ho gat’ the extreme end of the line. ’HEALTH SHOULD BE Directions (18 - 20): In each question MAINTAINED’ is written as, ‘mat ta 26. Who amongst the following is sitting below is given a statement followed by pat kat’ second to the left of V? two courses of action numbered I and II. ’PEACE IS FINAL OUTCOME’ is a) Y You have to assume everything in the written as, ‘zi lat ne ki’ b) X statement to be true and on the basis of ’GOOD HEALTH SHOULD c) W the information given in the statement, RESULTS’ is written as, ‘zat mat kat d) Z decide which of the suggested courses of da e) None of these action logically follow(s) for pursuing. 27. Who amongst the following sit at the Give answer: 21. What is the code for ‘HEALTH’ in the extreme ends of the two rows? a) If only I follows given code language? a) I, J, W, Z

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b) X, Z, J, L 34. I. I. 9x – 15.45 = 54.55 +4x 39. What is the number? c) W, X, K, J I. 75% of that number of three- II. y 155  36  49 d) Z, Y, J, H fourth of that number. e) W, Z, J, L 35. I. x2 + 11x +30 =0 II. One-third of that number is less 28. Which of the following statements is 2 II. y +7y +12 =0 by 27 of the half of that number. true regarding K? a) K sits third to the right of J. Directions (Q. 36-40): Each of the 40. What is Deepali’s age? b) K is not an immediate neighbour questions below consists of a question I. Deepali is two times younger than of H. and two statements numbered I and II Nisha. c) K sits second to the left of I. given below it. You have to decide II. Supriya is twice the age of Nisha. d) K faces Y whether the data provided in the e) There are three persons to the left statements are sufficient to answer the Directions (Q.41-55): What will come in of K. question. Read both the statements and place of question mark (?) in the give answer 29. Which of the following statements is following series? true regarding J? a) if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, a) J is at extreme right position 41. 12.5 67.5 347.5 1752.5 ? b) J is sitting between H and L while the data in statement II alone a) 8672.5 b)8782.5 c) J faces V are not sufficient to answer the d) K is an immediate neighbour of J question. c) 8878.2 d) 8520.8 e) None is true b) if the data in statement II alone e)None of these are sufficient to answer the 30. Who among the following sits exactly 42. 876 997 1166 1391 ? between X and Y? question, while the data in a) W statement I alone are not sufficient a) 1628 b) 1928 b) V to answer the question. c)1680 d) 1698 c) Z c) if the data given in both the e)None of these d) Cannot be determined statements I and II together are 43. 1716 2184 2730 ? 20080 e) There is no person between X and Y sufficient to answer the question. d) if the data either in statement I a) 3360 b) 3390 QUANTITATIVEAPTITUDE alone or in statement II alone are c) 3280 d) 3389 sufficient to answer the e)None of these Directions: (Q.31-35): In the following question. questions two equations numbered I and e) if you cannot get the answer from 44. 152 607 2426 9701 ? II are given. You have to solve both the the statement I & II together but a) 38819 b) 38815 equations and – need even more data. Give Answer a) If x > y c) 38745 d)38800 Give Answer b) If x  y 36. What is the speed of the car? e)None of these I. The car covers a distance of 135 45. 56 84 168 420 1260 ? Give Answer c) If x < y km in 3 h. a) 4428 b) 4410 Give Answer d) If x  y II. The car covers is distance of 270 c) 4315 d) 4480 Give Answer e) If x = y km in 6 h. e)None of these Or the relationship cannot be 37. What is the value of the two digit number? Directions: (Q.46-50): Study the established I. The product of the digits is 72 following Pie-chart and table to answer 31. I. 5x2 – 18x +9 =0 and the difference between the these questions. II. 20y2 – 13y +2=0 digits is 1. State wise details of adult population 32. I. x3 – 878 =453 II. The digit at the unit’s place is of a country II. y2 – 82 =39 greater than the other. 3 4 38. What is the ratio of the total number of 33. I.   x girls to the total number of boys in a x x college? I. There are 2500 students in the 7 (7) 2 college out of which 40% are boys. II. y3 - = 0 II. The ratio of the total number of y boys to the total number of girls in the last year was 5 : 6.

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days will 5 men and 8 women together complete the same work? 4 3 57. If 3 is subtracted from 6 and a)16 days b)12 days 5 5 c)14 days d)10 days difference is multiplied by 355, then e)None of these what will be the final number? 52. The area of a square is 1024 sq cm. a)1004 b)884 What is the respective ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangle c)774 d)994 whose length is twice the side of the e)None of these square and breadth is 12 cm. less than 58. The length of a rectangular plot is thrice the side of the square? its breadth. If the area of the rectangular a)5:18 b)16:7 plot is 7803 sq m, what is the breadth c)14:5 d)32:5 of the rectangular plot? e)None of these (a)51 m (b) 153 m M : F Ratio [M = male, F = female] 53. The sum of five consecutive even (c) 104 m (d) 88 m numbers of set – A is 220. What is the (e) None of these States Graduate and Upto XII Std pass sum of a different set of five 59. In a mixture of milk and water the above consecutive numbers whose second proportion of water by weight was M : F M : F lowest number is 37 less than double A 7 5 7 9 75%. If in the 60-g mixture, 15 g water B 5 3 3 5 of the lowest number of set – A? was added, what would-be the C 5 4 4 5 a) 223 b)225 percentage of water? (Weight in gram) D 9 8 5 7 c)235 d)243 E 9 7 9 10 (a)75% (b)88% e)None of these F 4 3 3 2 (c)90% (d)100% 54. The bus fare for one person is Rs 420 (e) None of these 46. What is the difference between graduate from Agra to Aligarh and train fare 60.A sum of Rs 2236 is divided among A, B male population and XII Std male between the same places for one population from state A? person is equal to three-fourth the bus and C such that A receives 25% more a) 24000 b)14000 fare for two persons between the same than C and C receives 25% less than B. c)28000 d)36000 places. What is the total fare paid by 2 What is A’s share in the amount? e)None of these persons travelling by bus and 4 persons (a)Rs460 (b)Rs 890 47. What is the ratio of graduate female travelling by train between the two (c)Rs 780 (d)Rs 1280 population of state E to XII Std female places? (e) None of these population of state D, respectively? a) Rs 3,360 b)Rs 3, 460 a) 7:5 b)5:7 c)Rs 3, 440 d)Rs 3, 406 COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE e)None of these c)16:15 d)15:16 61. ______minimizes a workbook 55. The respective ratio between the speeds e)None of these window to an icon. of a car, a jeep and tractor is 3:5:2. The 48.Graduate female population of state C is 1. CTRL+F9 speed of the jeep is 250 percent of the what percent of the XII Std female 2. ALT+F9 speed of the tractor which covers 360 population of that state? 3. SHIFT+F9 km in 12 hours. What is the average a) 40% b)62.5% 4. SHIFT +CTRL+F9 speed of car and jeep together? c)50% d)52.5% 5. SHIFT+ALT+F9 a) 60 km/hr e)None of these 62. _____is Video and audio communication b)75 km/hr 49.Class XII pass male population of state between two or more parties via a c)40km/hr C is what percent of the total XII Std video. d)Cannot be determined population of all the states together? 1. Chat e)None of these a) 8% b)12% 2. E-mail 56. On a School’s Annual Day sweets were c)11% d)9% 3. Conferencing to be equally distributed amongst 112 e)None of these 4. Video conferencing children. But on that particular day, 32 50.What is the ratio of graduate male 5. Text Message children were absent. Thus, the population of state E to XII Std female 63. ______device connecting two separate remaining children got 6 extra sweets. population of that state? networks at the OSI Data Link Layer. How many sweets was each child a) 28:35 b)35:28 1. Router originally supposed to get? c)32:45 d)45:32 2. Hub (a)24 e)None of these 3. Switch (b)18 51. Eight men can complete a piece of work 4. Controller (c) 15 in 20 days. Eight women can complete 5. Bridge the same work in 32 days. In how many (d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these

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64. The transmission technique in which a 4. Operands 3. Processes physical circuit is established between 5. Operators 4. All of the above sender and receiver before transmission 71. Mail merge is concerned with ______. 5. None of these takes place. When the transmission is 1. To split main document 78. Which of the following do you use to complete, the circuit is freed. 2. Combining main document with change margins? 1. Circuit Switching data file 1. Paragraph dialog box 2. Packet Switching 3. Sending a typed letter to share 2. Formatting toolbar 3. Message Switching holder of a company 3. Page setup dialog box 4. All 4. All of these 4. Standard toolbar 5. None of these 5. None of these 5. None of these 65. Computers implement the ____ cycle 72. The thesaurus tool _____ 79. In MS-Word, you can insert the which is used to accomplish all its 1. Corrects two initial capitalized hyperlink: tasks. letters in a word 1. Pressing ctrl+k or by choosing 1. Fetch 2. Find repeated words in the hyperlink from format menu 2. Execute document 2. Pressing ctrl+k or by choosing 3. I/O 3. Adds new words to the custom hyperlink form insert menu 4. Interrupt dictionary 3. Pressing ctrl+shift+k or by 5. Both 1 and 2 4. All of these choosing hyperlink insert menu 66. Memory stores both the ____ while its 5. None of these 4. Pressing ctrl+k or choosing running and the ___ on which it 73. A(n)………contains commands that can hyperlink from format menu operates. be selected. 5. None of these 1. program, data 1. pointer 80. A trojan horse would be classified as 2. data, program 2. menu what type of software? 3. BIT, data 3. icon 1. Shareware 4. Application, data 4. button 2. Scareware 5. Data, System 5. None of these 3. Freeware 67. Each memory cell has a unique ___ 74. Arithmetic Operations— 4. Malware (starting at 0) and can store one ____ 1. involve matching one data item to 5. All or 8 bits. another to determine if the first 81. Which among following is not an input 1. Address, byte item is greater than, equal to, or device? 2. Locator, nibble less than the other item 1. Mouse 3. URL , bit 2. sort data items according to 2. Scanner 4. Address, bit standard, predefined criteria in 3. Keyboard 5. Relative address, data ascending order or descending 4. Printer 68. Another name for memory is the order 5. Joystick acronym ____. 3. use conditions with operators 82. Binary number system consists of? 1. ROM such as AND,OR and NOT 1. 0’s, 1’s and 2’s only 2. CD-ROM 4. include addition, subtraction, 2. All alphanumeric characters 3. Hard disc multiplication and division 3. Depends computer to computer 4. Register 5. None of these 4. All numeric value 5. RAM 75. Which of the following, along with a 5. 0’s and 1’s only 69. The processor is made up of two parts. password, typically comprises a login? 83. SNMP full form is ______. The one is ALU and another is 1. Passcode 1. Single Network Management ______which is the hardware 2. Username Protocol implementation of the cycle and acts 3. Secret Question 2. Simple Network Mail Protocol like a traffic cop, making sure 4. Password Hint 3. Simple Network Management everything gets done properly and in 5. Sign up Protocol the right order. 76. Which of the following operating 4. Simple Network Management 1. Register system does not implement Procedure 2. Bus multitasking truly? 5. Simple Network Management 3. Data 1. MS DOS Process 4. Contol unit 2. Windows 98 84. Which among following is odd one? 5. All 3. Windows NT 1. Spyware 70. The values that are operated on by the 4. Windows XP 2. Malware processor are called _____. 5. Window Vista 3. Virus 1. Data 77. The operating system manages: 4. Hub 2. Variable 1. Disk and I/O devices 5. Spam 3. Integer 2. Memory

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85. DPI means? e) Hangzhou a) Preet Bharara 1. Dots processing Inch 93. Who is the author of the book ‘Life on b) Sunita Viswanath 2. Dots per Inch My Terms-From the Grassroots to the c) Madhulika Sikka 3. Diagram per Inch Corridors of Power’? d) Rakesh Khurana 4. Diagram processing Inch a) P. Chidambaram e) None of these 5. Dots per Ink b) Sushil Kumar Shinde 101. Which of the following is the currency 86. Which among following is not necessary c) Sharad Pawar of Liechtenstein? for working of a standalone computer? d) L.K. Advani a) Swiss Franc 1. RAM e) S. Jaipal Reddy b) Euro 2. Hard Drive 94. Who has been named by TIME magazine c) Lira 3. Operating System as the Person of the Year in December d) Pound Sterling 4. LAN card 2015? e) Dollar 5. ROM a) Vladimir Putin 102. Nifty is the benchmark stock market 87. Which among following is Linux b) Pope Francis index of? operating system? c) Francois Hollande a) NASDAQ 1. Fedora d) Angela Merkel b) Bombay Stock Exchange 2. Ubuntu e) Narendra Modi c) National Stock Exchange 3. Red Hat 95. Vijay Diwas is observed on which of the d) Singapore Stock Exchange 4. Debian following days to commemorate India’s e) Shanghai Stock Exchange 5. All of above victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan? 103. Which bank launched an initiative called 88. Which language is related to database? a) December 18 ‘Project Tatkal’ to provide doorstep 1. Perl b) December 17 services and expedite home loan 2. Java c) December 19 application process? 3. Php d) December 15 a) HDFC Bank 4. Sql e) December 16 b) ICICI Bank 5. C++ 96. India won 156 medals in the World Police c) Corporation Bank 89. Which kind of files have .mpg extension? and Fire Games held in? d) Punjab National Bank 1. Audio a) Canada e) State Bank of India 2. Image b) Australia 104. Kagiso Rabada became only the second 3. Video c) USA bowler in the history of One Day 4. Flash d) Sweden International cricket to claim a hat-trick 5. All e) Spain on ODI debut recently. He plays for? 90. Red hat Linux is? 97. Who was the captain of the Indian cricket a) Zimbabwe 1. An operating system team that toured Zimbabwe? b) Kenya 2. A firewall software a) Murali Vijay c) West Indies 3. An antivirus b) Virat Kohli d) South Africa 4. A inventory management software c) Harbhajan Singh e) England 5. Web Browser d) Ajinkya Rahane 105. India’s eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao e) Manish Pandey was conferred which of the following GENERALAWARENESS 98. Fergusson College has been accorded the awards in 2015? 91. Who was appointed as the oneman special heritage status by the a) Colombia’s Order of the judicial commission to look into the University Grants Commission (UGC). Democracy Simon Bolivar Award implementation of the one rank one It is in? b) Norway’s Freedom of Expression pension (OROP) scheme recently? a) Mumbai Prize a) Justice P. Venkatram Reddy b) New Delhi c) Norway’s Abel Prize b) Justice P. Jaganmohan Reddy c) Pune d) Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, c) Justice L. Narasimha Reddy d) Bangalore Gold and Silver Star Award d) Justice B. Sudershan Reddy e) Kolkata e) None of these e) None of these 99. Which bank has topped the list of public 106. NASA’s New Horizon probe has 92. The 14th Shanghai Cooperation sector lenders with maximum bad loans confirmed that there is frozen methane Organization (SCO) heads of as a percentage of total advances? on the surface of? government conference was held on a) United Bank of India a) Jupiter December 15, 2015 in which of the b) Central Bank of India b) Mars following Chinese cities? c) Indian Overseas Bank c) Venus a) Beijing d) Punjab & Sind Bank d) Pluto b) Zhengzhou e) Punjab National Bank e) Mercury c) Shanghai 100. Who was honored as Champion of 107. Identify the mismatched pair? d) Hong Kong Change by the White House of the US? COUNTRY CAPITAL

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a) Belgium Brussels the depositors prematurely withdraw 120. Which of the following are eligible to b) Italy Rome them. make deposits under Gold c) Austria Vienna a) Gold Deposit Scheme, 1995 Monetisation Scheme? d) Germany Berlin b) Gold Deposit Scheme, 1999 a) Resident Indians & HUF e) Poland Lisbon c) Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme. b) Trusts including Mutual Funds / 108. Ashok Kumar Lahiri, former Chief d) Gold Deposit Scheme, 1991 Exchange Traded Funds Economic Advisor, has been appointed e) None of the above c) Registered under SEBI (Mutual the Chairman of? 115. Which of the following is not correct Fund) Regulations a) IDFC Bank regarding the Rajiv Gandhi Equity d) Companies b) Bandhan Bank Savings Scheme. e) All of these c) National Housing Bank a) Those investors whose annual d) IDBI Bank taxable income is below Rs. 10 lacs ENGLISH LANGUAGE e) Punjab National Bank are eligible under the scheme. Directions (Q. 121-140): Read the 109. Prime Minister Narendra Modi b) The maximum investment following passage carefully and answer appointed Kruti Tiwari as brand permissible under the scheme is the questions given below it. Certain ambassador of? Rs. 50,000. words/ phrases have been printed in a) Swatch Bharat c) It is a tax savings scheme which BOLD to help you locate them while b) Jan Dhan Yojana gives tax benefit for new investors. answering some of the questions. c) Digital India d) The scheme aims to promote debt When times are hard, doomsayers are aplenty. d) Make in India culture in India. The problem is that if you listen to them too e) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao e) None of the above carefully, you tend to overlook the most 110. Which of the following became the first 116. Which of the following banking system obvious signs of change. 2013 was a bad year. bank in India to launch Watch Banking is generally referred to involvement of Can 2014 be any worse? Doomsday forecasts for Apple Watch? financial intermediaries in aiding credit are the easiest to make these days. So, let’s try a) Axis Bank creation without regulatory oversight. a contrarians’ forecast instead. b) ICICI Bank a) Tiered Banking Let’s start with the global economy. We have c) IDBI Bank b) Shadow Banking soon a steady flow of good news from the US. d) HDFC Bank c) Multiple Banking The employment situation seems to be e) SBI d) Universal Banking improving rapidly and consumer sentiment, 111. Insurance Repository is formed and e) Night Banking reflected in retail expenditures on discretionary registered under: 117. Which one of the following entity is items like electronics and clothes, has picked a) Companies Act 1956 not authorised to open insurance up. If these trends sustain, the US might post b) IRDA Act 1999 accounts? better growth numbers for 2014 than the 1.5- c) Partnership Act 1932 a) Central Insurance Repository 1.8% being forecast currently. d) Shops and Establishments Act of Limited Japan is likely to pull out of a recession in respective States b) SHCIL Projects Limited 2014, as post-earthquake reconstruction e) None of these c) NSDL Database Management efforts gather momentum and the fiscal 112. Which type of banking that shuns the Limited stimulus announced in 2013 begins to pay off. very idea of interest rates and is d) Kotak Insurance Repository The consensus estimate for growth in Japan is founded on the principles of profit Limited a respectable 2% for 2014. sharing: e) None of the above The “hard-landing” scenario for China remains a) Islamic Banking 118. The scheme “Aapka paisa aapke and will remain a myth. Growth might b) Land Development Banking haath”, refers to the decelerate further from the 9% that it expected c) Consumer Banking a) Direct Transfer Scheme to clock in 2013, but is unlikely to drop below d) Exchange Banking b) Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme 8-8.5% in 2014. e) Personal Banking c) Direct Bank Transfer Scheme Europe is certainly in a spot of trouble. It is 113. Which of the following banks has issued d) Direct Bank Transfer Mode perhaps already in recession and for 2014, it Multi Currency World Travel Card? e) Direct handing over of cash benefit is likely to post mildly negative growth. The a) Karur Vysya Bank by hand through postal services risk of implosion has dwindled over the last b) Union Bank of India 119. Interest rate payable on saving bank few months. Peripheral economics like Greece. c) Kotak Mahindra Bank account is: Italy and Spain have new governments in place d) Bank of Baroda a) Regulated by RBI and have made progress towards genuine e) State Bank of India b) Regulated by State Govt economic reform. 114. The Gold Monetisation Scheme, 2015 c)Regulated by Finance Ministry Even with some of these positive factors in will replace the existing ______. d) Deregulated place, we have to accept the fact that global However, the deposits outstanding e) None growth in 2014 will be tepid. But there is a under the Gold Deposit Scheme will flipside to this. Softer growth means lower be allowed to run till maturity unless demand for commodities and this is likely to

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These have to come in areas like better 1) The Economic Disorder China for instance has already reversed its targeting of subsidies, making projects in 2) Indian Economy Versus the Europe stance and has pared its reserve ratio twice. infrastructure viable so that they draw capital Economy The RBI also seems poised for a reversal in its raising the productivity of agriculture 3) Global Trade rate cycle as headline inflation seems well on improving healthcare and education, bringing 4) The Current Economic Scenario its way to its target of 7% for March 2014. the parallel economy under the tax net, 5) Characteristics of the Indian That said, oil might be an exception to the implementing fundamental reforms in taxation Economy general trend in commodities. Rising like GST and the direct tax code and finally 125. According to the author, which of the geopolitical tensions, particularly the easing the myriad rules and regulations that following would characterise Indian continuing face-off between Iran and the US, make doing business in India such a nightmare. growth scenario in 2012? might lead to a spurt in prices. It might make A number of these things do not require new A) Domestic producers will take a hit sense for our oil companies to hedge this risk legislation and can be done through executive because of depressed global trade instead of buying oil in the spot market. order. scenario As inflation fears abate and emerging market B) On account of its high domestic and central banks begin to cut rates, two things 121. Which of the following is not true according consumption, India will lead could happen. Lower commodity inflation to the passage? C) Indian exporters will have a hard would mean lower interest rates and better 1) China’s economic growth may time in gaining market share credit availability. This could set a floor to decline in the year 2012, as Which of the statements given above is/ growth and slowly reverse the business cycle compared to the year 2011 are correct? within these economies. Second, as the fear of 2) The European economy is not 1) Only A) 2) A) and B) untamed, runaway inflation in these economies doing very well. 3) B) and C) 4) Only A) abates, the global investor’s comfort levels with 3) Greece is on the verge of bringing 5) All of these their markets will increase. Which of the about economic reforms 126. Why does the author not recommend emerging markets will outperform and who 4) In the year 2012, Japan may post a taking up the reforms suggested by FIIs? will get left behind? In an environment in which positive growth and thus pull out 1) These will bring about only minor global growth is likely to be weak, economies of recession. growth like India, that have a powerful domestic 5) All of the above are true 2) The reforms suggested will have no consumption, should lead; those dependent 122. Which of the following will possibly be a effect on the economy of our on exports should, prima facie, fall behind. result of softer growth estimated for the country, whereas will benefit the Specially for India, a fall in the exchange rate year 2012? FIIs significantly could not have come at a better time. It will A) Prices of oil will not increase. 3) The previous such recommendation help Indian exporters gain market share even B) Credit availability would be lesser had backfired if global trade remains depressed. More C) commodity inflation would be lesser. 4) These reforms will be the sole reason importantly, it could lead to massive import Which of the statements given above is/ for our country’s economic substitution that favours domestic producers. are correct? downfall Let’s now focus on India and start with a 1) Only B) 2) A) and B) 5) The reforms suggested by them are caveat. It is important not to confuse a short- 3) A ) and C) 4) Only C) not to be trusted as they will not run cyclical dip with a permanent de-rating of 5) All of these bring about any positive growth in its long-term structural potential. The 123. Which of the following can be said about India arithmetic is simple. Our growth rate can be in the present status of the US Economy? the range of 7-10% depending on policy action. 1) There is not much improvement in Directions (Q. 127-128): Choose the word 10%, if we get everything right, 7% if we get it the economic scenario of the which is same in meaning as the word all-wrong. Which policies and reforms are country from the year 2011 given in bold as used in the passage. critical to taking us to our 10% potential? In 2) The growth in the economy of the country, in the year 2012, would 127. DRAW judging this, let’s again be careful. Let’s not go 1) Entice 2)Push by the laundry list of reforms that FIIs like to definitely be lesser than 1.8% 3) The expenditure on clothes and 3) Decoy 4) Attract wave: increase in foreign equity limits in 5) Persuade foreign shareholding, greater voting rights for electronic commodities, by consumers is lesser than that in the 128. CLOCK institutional shareholders in banks. FDI in 1) Watch 2) Achieve retail, etc. These can have an impact only at year 2011 4) There is a chance that in 2012, the 3) Time 4) Second the margin. We need not bend over backwards 5) Regulate to appease the FIIs through these reforms- economy would do better than they will invest in our markets when what has been forecast. Directions (Q. 129-130): Choose the word momentum picks up and will be the first to 5) The pace of change in the which is opposite in meaning of the word exit when the momentum flags, reforms or not. employment scenario of the country given in bold as used in the passage. is very slow

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129.MYRIDA 135. The court refused to provide relieve presented by the _____ crook. 1) Trival 2) Difficult to the petitioner and stated that plying 1) perspicacious, petty 3) Few 4) Effortless of all diesel vehicles was banned with 2) sagacious, ingenious 5) Countless immediate effect 3) obtuse, paltry 130. TEPID (a) provision of relief 4) astute, belligerent 1) Moderate 2) High (b) providing of relieve 143. Many _____ but few remedies have 3) Warm 4) Irregular (c) provide any relief emerged to tackle the lack of ______5) Little (d) provide relieving progress in improving university (e) no correction required educational performance. Directions (Q.131-135) : Which of the 1) solutions, reliable phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each Directions (Q.136-140): Read each 2) diagnoses, demonstrable sentence should replace the word/phrase sentence to find out whether there is any 3) antidotes, visible printed in bold in the sentence to make it error in it. The error, if any, will be in 4) verdicts, uncertain grammatically correct? If the sentence is one part of the sentence. The number of 144. There are many ______in this digital age correct as it is given and no correction is that part is the answer. If there is no preaching the revolution of the required, mark (e) as the answer error, the answer is 5). (Ignore the errors filmmaking industry brought about by of punctuation, if any.) 131. The actress, who was in the city for the ______of the production and the press conference of her dance 136. The doctor advised his young patient distribution of the media. reality shows, says she chose the show 1)/ to take two capsful of 2)/ the bitter 1) astrologers, self-determination because of her passionate for dance medicine, but the 3)/ latter stuck to 2) prophets, democratization (a) being passion in dance the single-cup ritual with no adverse 3) precursors, sovereignty (b) passionate for dancing effect. /4) No error 5) 4) wizards, fall (c) being passionate in dancing 137. Radhika and Preeti were excited about 145. In today’s public ______, scientists are (d) passion for dance the school party, 1)/ as they were highly respected but not nearly as (e) no correction required alumni of 2)/ the school, and looked 3)/ influential as they should be, their voices 132. Despite of several representations and forward to meeting their old friends. are mostly ______in the arena of public reminders, the district administration 4)/ No error 5) policy. had not taken any action to stem the 138. The salesman refused to show the family 1) sphere, absolute systematic encroachment of water around 1)/ the showroom, till they told 2) times, peripheral bodies him 2)/ what kind of a car 3)/ they 3) domain, marginalized (a) Because of were looking for /4) No error 5). 4) democracy, superficial (b) Despite 139. Despite the manager’s 1)/ Directions (Q. 146-150): Rearrange the (c) Although comprehensive and enthusiastic following six sentences A), B), C), D) & (d) Inspite explanation of2)/ the scheme, we were E) in the proper sequence to form a (e) no correction required completely disinterested 3)/in the meaningful paragraph and then answer 133. While it is well-known that there are matter 4)/ No error 5) the questions given below them. large-scale leakages from the public 140. Business magazines have been A) Miss Sullivan arrived at the Keller distribution system across the country consistent1)/ in saving that unless 2)/ home when Helen was seven. there are many states which have Indian banks merged,3)/ they will lose B) The deaf and blind Helen learned manage successful reform the public market share. 4)/ No error 5) to communicate verbally. distribution system and deliver food C) But eventually, Miss Sullivan’s grain to the poor Directions: (Q.141-145): In each of the following sentences there are two blank effort was rewarded. (a) managed to successfully reform D) Before Helen Keller was two (b) managed successful reforms spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers years old, she lost her sight and (c) managing successfully to reform her hearing. (d) managed for successfully reforming 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in E) Miss Sullivan worked closely with (e) no correction required Helen, her new student. 134. The four-day workshop is being the sentence in the same sequence to conducted for gear up administration make it meaningfully complete. 146. Which of the following should be the to the changes that will follow with 141. About 570 million years ago, in the _____ FIFTH sentence in the passage? the implementation of the right to oceans of the ______earth, something 1) A 2) B compulsory and free education act odd happened. 3)C 4)D 2009 1) swirling, earthy 5)E (a) so geared up 2) new, old 147. Which of the following should be the (b) to gear up 3) ancient, early THIRD sentence in the passage? (c) for geared up 4) blue, brown 1) A 2) B (d) to gearing up 142. The retired judge was much too ______3)C 4)D (e) no correction required to be taken in by ht spurious excuse 5)E

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148. Which of the following should be the 154. 1) problems 29.5 30.2 31.A 32.b FOURTH sentence in the passage? 2) revolutions 33.e 34.e 35.c 36.D 1) A 2) B 3) policies 3)C 4)D 4) cases 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.E 5)E 5) activities 41.B 42.C 43.A 44.B 149. Which of the following should be the 155. 1) behaviour 45.D 46.B 47.D 48.C SECOND sentence in the passage? 2) population 1) A 2) B 3) achievements 49.A 50.E 51.A 52.E 3)C 4)D 4) patterns 53.E 54.E 55.A 56.C 5)E 5) hatred 57.D 58.A 59.E 60.C 150. Which of the following should be the 156. 1) risk FIRST sentence in the passage? 2) minimise 61. (1) 62. (4) 63. (5) 64. (1) 1) A 2) B 3) respect 65. (5) 66. (1) 67. (1) 68. (5) 3)C 4)D 4) retaliate 69. (4) 70. (4) 71. (2) 72. (4) 5)E 5) underestimate 157. 1) know 73. (2) 74. (4) 75 (2) 76.(1) Directions (Q. 151-160): In the following 2) maintain 77. (4) 78. (3) 79. (1) 80. (4) passage there are blanks, each of which 3) evolve 81. (4) 82. (5) 83. (3) 84. (4) has been numbered. These numbers are 4) absolve printed below the passage and against 5) diminish 85. (2) 86. (4) 87. (5) 88. (4) each five words are suggested, one of 158. 1) them 89. (3) 90. (1) 91.C 92.B which fits the blank appropriately. Find 2) partially 93.C 94.D 95.E 96.C out the appropriate words. 3) occasionally Women have (151) made (152) in the corporate 4) scrupulously 97.D 98.C 99.A 100.B workplace but certainly not as much as they 5) excessively 101.A 102.C 103.E 104.D had (153).We have new laws, rules and (154) 159. 1) deprive 105.D 106.D 107.E 108.B relating to women in the workplace, but what 2) donate we have not changed much is male (155). 3) assure 109.C 110.D 111.A 112.A Women have fallen short in their goals because 4) deny 113.C 114.B 115.D 116.B we (156) the potency of the male need to (157) 5) share 117.D 118.B 119.D 120.E their power. We can abide (158) by the laws 160. 1) emphasise and rules we create in order to (159) women 2) explore 121-5 122-4 123-4 124-4 an equal opportunity in the corporate 3) judge 125-1 126-1 127-4 128-2 workplace and still not (160) the problems 4) mentioned 129-1 130-5 131-4 132-2 that afflicted and eventually capsized the 5) overcome women’s raft. 133-1 134-2 135-3 136-2

151. 1) seldom 137-2 138-3 139-3 140-3 2) not  141-3 142-1 143-2 144-2 3) optimistically 4) undoubtedly 145-3 146-3 147-5 148-2 5) perhaps ANSWER KEYS 149-1 150-4 151-4 152-2 152. 1) attempts 153-5 154-3 155-1 156-4 2) programs 3) decision 1.4 2.4 3.5 4.3 157-2 158-5 159-3 160-5 4) efforts 5.2 6: 5 7: 1 8: 5 5) automation 153. 1) prescribed 9: 5 10: 5 11.1 12.2 2) informed 13.4 14.1 15.4 16. 3  3) encompassed 17: 2 18: 5 19: 5 20: 1 4) predisposed 5) expected 21.4 22.3 23.1 24.3 25.5 26.4 27.1 28.3

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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER FOR (SSC-CGL) 6. (A) Anxiety (B) Sorrow SSC CGL 2015 – Pre (Tier I) BCE, HIK, NOQ, TUW, ZAC, FGI, ? (C) Anger (D) Joy Mock Test (A) LMO (B) NOM 7. (A) Cornea (B) Iris This Mock Test consists of 200 questions (C) LON (D) NOP (C) Pupil (D) Medulla which are spread across 4 sections – General 8. (A) Inn (B) Motel Directions: In question nos. 21 and 22, Intelligence, Mathematics, General (C) Club (D) Shelter find the missing number from the given Awareness and English Language. The mock 9. (A) EFG (B) WVU responses. test carries 200 marks and of 2 hour (C) KJI (D) RQP duration. There is negative marking of 1/4 10. (A) MKGA (B) PNID 21. marks for each wrong answer. (C) RPLE (D) VTPJ PART-A 11. (A) 4 – 32 (B) 5 – 20 12 6 8 GENERAL INTELLIGENCE (C) 7 – 12 (D) 3 – 21 18 13 ? 12. (A) 14 – 225 (B) 21 – 27 20 28 11 1. If 1 is coded as I, 2 as G, 3 as A, 4 as Y, (C) 15 – 216 (D) 13 – 64 5 as L, 6 as O, 7 as X and 0 as W, then 26 35 19 which of the following is the code is 3 Directions: In question nos. 13 to 17, 7 6 4 5 2 0 1 ? select the related words/letters/number (A) 10 (B) 18 (A) AXOYLWGI from the given alternative. (C) 15 (D) 16 22. (B) AXOYLGWI 13. Wax : Wane :: Zenith : ? (C) AXOLYGWI (A) Light (B) Nadir (D) AXLYOGWI (C) Fall (D) Topper ? 12 48 2. In a certain code SENSE is written as 14. Ice : Coolness :: Earth : ? 8 15 61 STFOTF and CITY is written as (A) Gravitation 13 11 59 CDJUZ. How is EARTH written in (B) Round that code? (C) Weight (A) EFBQTI (A) 7 (B) 6 (D) Mountain (C) 5 (D) 8 (B) EFCSUI 15. Soldiers : Army :: Cow : ? (C) EFBSUI (A) Bunch (B) Group Directions: In questions nos. 23 and 24 a (D) EEBSUI (C) Herd (D) Calf series is given with one term missing. 3. If ‘P’ means ‘+’, ‘V’ means ‘×’, ‘T’ 16. Speech : Dumb :: Sight : ? Choose the correct alternative from the means ‘-’ and ‘Q’ means ‘÷’, then find (A) Eyes (B) Mount given ones. the value of the expression given below (C) Tongue (D) Blind 25 P 20 Q 5 V 10 T 16 17. 32 : 529 :: 43 : ? 23. 5 6 7 8 10 11 ? (A) 49 (B) 25 (A) 1849 (B) 1728 (A) 15 (B) 16 (C) 48 (D) 59 (C) 625 (D) 1156 (C) 14 (D) 17 4. J says ‘N and G are my brothers’; M 24. 8 12 20 32 ? 68 says “P is father of G, who says ‘R is Directions: In questions nos. 18 and 19 (A) 64 (B) 48 brother of my father’’’. How is R related arrange the given words in a meaningful (C) 50 (D) 60 to J’s mother? order and select the option indicating (A) Brother-in-law the correct order. Directions: In question nos. 25 to 27, (B) Sister-in-law from the given alternative words, select (C) Sister 18. 1. Cloth 2. Skirt the word which cannot be formed using (D) Brother 3. Cotton 4. Plant the letters of the given word. 5. Five friends Rinku, Chintu, Tinku, Sintu 5. Yarn (A) 4, 5, 3, 2, 1 25. INTERNATIONAL and Mintu are sitting around a circular (A) LATTER table. Mintu is not between Tinku and (B) 4, 3, 1, 5, 2 (C) 4, 3, 5, 1, 2 (B) RELATION Sintu. Chintu is on the immediate right (C) TREATMENT of Tinku and is second to the right of (D) 4, 3, 2, 5, 1 19. 1. Ventilator 2. Roof (D) TRAIN Sintu. Who is second to the left of 26. TRURBULENCE Chintu? 4. Floor 5. Walls (A) 5, 2, 3, 4, 1 (A) RENT (A) Mintu (B) Sintu (B) RUBLE (C) Tinku (D) Rinku (B) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1 (C) 4, 5, 3, 1, 2 (C) TUBULAR Directions: In questions nos. 6 to 12, find (D) 5, 3, 2, 1, 4 (D) CENTER the odd word/number/letters from the 20. A series is given, with one term missing. 27. CREDENTIAL given alternatives. Chose the correct alternative from the (A) CREATE given ones. (B) CENTER

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(C) TRAIN (D) Both conclusion I and II follow (D) CREAM 40. Rajan left his home and walked 90 28. Which of the following interchanges of metres in the east before turning to his sign would make the given equation right. He went 30 metres before turning correct? to his right. After that he walked 20 3 × 4 ÷ 8 – 14 + 7 = 18 metres and finally he turned to the north (A) + and × (B) ÷ and + and walked 60 metres. In which (C) – and + (D) × and ÷ direction is Rajan from his home? 29. 18% of 625 + 65% of 850 + ? = 1000 (A) East (A) 225 (B) 665 (A) D (B) F (B) North (C) 335 (D) 552 (C) G (D) E (C) South-east 30. If PLANT is coded as TNBLP, then 35. The number of boys in a class is three (D) North-east LOGIC will be coded as times the number of girls. Which of the 41. Three different positions of a dice have (A) CIHOL (B) ICHOL following numbers cannot represent the been shown in the following figures. (C) GICLO (D) CIGOL total number of children in the class? Which of the following alphabet will 31. Which of the following figures best (A) 36 (B) 40 be opposite A? depicts the relationship between (C) 28 (D) 42 thieves, judges and criminals? 36. Which set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it? b_ccd_bbc_dd_bc_dd (A) bdcbc (B) bddcc (A) E (B) B (C) cbcbb (D) ccbdc (C) D (D) C 37. Arrange the following words as per 42. How many triangles are there in the their order in the English dictionary figure given below? 1. Variant 2. Vacant 3. Variable 4. Vague 5. Valiantly (A) 2, 4, 1, 5, 3 (B) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1 (C) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 (A) 12 (B) 16 (D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (C) 20 (D) 22 43. A sheet of paper has been folded as 32. Pointing to a girl in the photograph, Directions: In question nos. 38 and 39, shown in the Questions Figure. You two statements are given followed by two Nishant said, “Her mother’s brother is have to figure out from the four Answer conclusions I and II. You have to consider the only son of my mother’s father.” Figures how it will appear when both statements to be true even if they How is the girl’s mother related to opened. Nishant? seem to be at variance with commonly (A) Grandmother known facts. You have to decide which of (B) Sister the given conclusions. if any, follows (C) Aunt from the given statements. (D) Can’t be determined 38. Statements: Most of the people are 33. W is 8 ranks ahead of Z in a class of 49 doctors. th students. If Z is 18 from the bottom, Doctors are MBBS. what is W’s rank from the top? Conclusions: I. Some people are rd nd (A) 23 (B) 22 MBBS. th th (C) 27 (D) 24 II. All MBBS are doctors. 34. In the following three circles numbered (A) Only conclusion II follows 1, 2 and 3, 1 represents blue, 2 (B) Either conclusion I or II follow 44. Which of the following Answer Figures represents yellow and 3 represents red. (C) Only conclusion I follows is the exact mirror image of the given Which of the following parts represents (D) Both conclusions I and II follow Question Figure, when the mirror is green? 39. Statements: Rama is a clerk. held on the line AB? All clerks are honest. Conclusions: I. Rama is not honest. II. Rama is honest. (A) Only conclusion II follows (B) Either conclusion I or II follows (C) Only conclusion I follows

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49. From the given Answer Figures, select 53. Cooking is fast in pressure cooker the one in which the Question Figure because is hidden/embedded. a) water boils at a higher temperature in a pressure cooker b) food is cooked at constant volume c) loss of heat due to radiation is the minimum d) food particles are effectively smashed. 54. In the Budget 2013-14, the Finance Minister has allowed an additional interest deduction of Rs. 1 lakh to first- 45. Find out the water image of the given time home buyers for loan up to group of letters: a) Rs.25 lakh TRINGLE 50. Choose from the alternatives the box b) Rs.20 lakh that will be formed when the question c) Rs.30 lakh figure is foled. d) Rs.10 lakh 55. Where do the Western Ghats and Eastern 46. Which Answer Figure will complete the Ghats meet? Questions Figure? a) Anaimalai Hills b) Anamudi Hills c) NIlagiri Hills d) Palani Hills 56. Which animal is the symbol of ‘World Wildlife Fund”? a) Giant Panda b) Dolphin c) Tiger d) Kangaroo 57. Who was the first Indian actress to 47. Which Answer Figure will complete the PART-B receive the ? Question Figure? GENERAL AWARENESS a) Smita Patil b) Nargis Dutta 51. Which of the following methods is c) used in the production of Biodiesel? d) Madhubala a) Transesterification 58. Consider the following taxes: b) Transamination 1) Corporation tax c) Biocatalysed electrolysis 2) Custom duty d) Electrohy drogenesis 3) Wealth tax 52. Match List -1- (Waterfalls) with List- 4) Excise duty 2 (rivers) Which of these is/are indirect tax(es)? List-1 a) 1 only b) 2 and 4 A) Jog c) 1 and 3 d) 2 and 3 B) Bhedaghat 59. The India Independence League was set 48. Which of the following Answer Figures C) Shivanasamudra up by marked (A), (B), (C) and (D) satisfies D) Hundru a) Aruna Asaf Ali the same conditions of placement of List- 2 b) Rash Behari Bose dots as in Question Figure? 1) Narmada c) Jayaprakash Narayan 2) Cauvery d) SM Joshi 3) Subarnarekha 60. With reference to the period of colonial 4) Sharavati rule in India, consider the following Codes: statements: A B C D 1. Raja Ram Mohan roy established a) 1 4 3 2 the “Calcutta Unitarian Committee”. b) 1 4 2 3 2. Social Service League was c) 4 1 3 2 established by Mahadeo Govind d) 4 1 2 3 Ranade

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3. Deccan Education Society was a) customer services in banks c) Colour Blindness founded by Gopal KrishnaGokhale. b) management of co- operative sector d) Syphilis 4. Dr Annie Besant started the Central c) reforms in the insurance sector 66. Which of the following pairs is not Hindu School . d) rejuvenation of higher education correctly matched? Which of these statements is/are 75. In upper stratosphere, ozone protects a) Becquerel : Radioactivity correct? us form b) Alexander Flemming : Penicillin a) 1, 2 and 4 b) 1 and 4 a) infra- red radiations c) Louis Pasteur : Blood groups c) 2 and 3 d) 3 only b) ultra- violet radiations d) William Harvey : Blood circulation 61. Mach List -1 (writers) with List-2 c) peroxyacetyl nitrate 67. Which of the following vitamins is used (works/journals): d) carbon dioxide like a hormone? List-1 76. In which market structure is the demand a) Vitamin A A) Devendranath Tagore curve of the market represented by the b) Vitamin B B) Rabindranath Tagore demand curve of the firm? c) Vitamin E C) M K Gandhi a) Monopoly d) Vitamin D D) B G Tilak b) Oligopoly 68. Salts of which of the following elements List-2 c) Duopoly provide colours to fireworks? 1) Gitanjali d) Percfect Competition a) Zinc and Sulphur 2) Kesari 77. Direct conversion of solar energy with b) Potassium and Mercury 3) Tattvabodhini Patrika the use of a photovoltaic cell results in c) Strontium and Barium 4) Young India the production of d)Chromium and Nickel Code: a) electrical energy 69. Metals Can be ______at room A B C D b) optical energy temperature. a) 3 1 4 2 c) thermal energy a) liquid only b) 2 3 1 4 d) mechanical energy b) solid only c) 4 2 3 1 78. Which of the following has the oldest c) solid or liquid d) 4 1 2 3 rocks in India? d) either solid, or liquid or gas 62. Which Gupta ruler is known as a) The Himalayas 70. Ganesh Pyne, who died recently, was a ‘Lichchavidauhitra’? b) Deccan Plateau legendary______a) Samudragupta c) The Aravallis a) painter b) composer b) Chandragupta I d) The Siwaliks c) Kumargupta c) author d) critic 79. In India, how many states share the d) Skandagupta 71. Which of the following is a correct coastline? 63. Which of the following pairs in correct? statement? a) 7 b) 8 a) Maharastra- Pipavav a) Surface tension of a liquid c) 9 d)10 b) Karnataka- Tuticorin decreases with increase in 80. The department of Boarder temperature. c) Tamil Nadu – Paradip Management is a department of which d) Gujarat - Hazira b) Vapour pressure of a liquid of the following Union Ministries? 64. Match List -1 with List- 2 decreases with increase in a) Ministry of Defence List-1 temperature. b) Ministry of Home Affairs A) Trichinosis c) Viscosity of a liquid decreases c) Ministry of Shipping, Road B) Sleeping sickness with decrease in temperature. Transport and Highways d) The boiling point of a liquid is C) Athlete’s foot d) Ministry of Environment and D) Meningitis independent of the altitude of the Forests List- 2 place. 81. According to railway Budget 2013-147, 1) Bacterial infection 72. Inflation can be controlled by Indian Railway Institute for Financial 2) Fungus a) making the rupee dearer Management, to train rail officers on a 3) Eating uncooked pork b) reducing public expenditure regular basis, is to be set up at 4) Protozoan (bite of tsetse fly) c) increasing wages a) Raebareli Code: d) decreasing taxation b) Lucknow A B C D 73. According to Railway Budget 2013-14, c) Hyderabad a) 2 3 4 1 which state has been brought into the d) Secunderabad b) 2 4 1 3 railway network for the first time ? 82. For reproducing sound, a CD (Compact c) 1 3 4 2 a) Arunachal Pradesh Disc) audio player uses a d) 3 4 2 1 b) Mizoram a) Quartz Crystal 65. Which of the following is a sexually c) Meghalaya b) Titanium needle transmitted disease? d) Nagaland c) Laser Beam a) Leukaemia 74. Damodaran Committee, which submitted d) Barium titanate ceramic b) Meningitis its report in 2011, is related to

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83. The IXth Schedule to the Indian a) Thomas Miller a) Monitor Constitution was added by b) Lord Stephenson b) Screen a) 42nd Amendment c) Edwin Lutyens c) Keyboard b) 1st Amendment d) Edward Phillip d) Disk drive c) 44th Amendment 93. Match List -1 with List 2 and select 100. Surface tension vanishes at d) 2nd Amendment correct answer using the codes given a) Critical temperature 84. The salaries and allowances of the judges below : b) Boyle’s temperature of the High Courts are charged to the List- 1 (Five-Year Plan) c) Inversion temperature a) Consolidated Fund of India A) First d) Absolute temperature b) Consolidated Fund of India B) Second c) Contingency Fund of India C) Fifth PART-C d) Contingency Fund of the D) Ninth QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE concerned State List 2 (Emphasis) 1 85. In the Union Government, the Council 1. Food security and Women 101. If (3m2 ÷ (3m)2) = 81, the value of of Ministers is collectively responsible Empowerment m to the 2. Heavy industries m is a) President 3. Agriculture and Community a) 5 b) 7 b) Prime minister Development c) Lok Sabha 4. Removal of poverty c) 6 d) 8 d) Parliament Code: 1 86. The term of the members of Rajya Sabha A B C D 102. If x = , then the value of x3 – is a) 1 2 4 3 2  3 a) Five years b) 1 4 2 3 b) Six years c) 3 2 4 1 2x2 -7x + 5 is c) Seven years d) 3 4 2 1 a) 3 b) 2 d) Two years 94. When cultural traits spread from one c) 4 d) 5 87. The fourth edition of the India- Africa society to another the process is called Hydrocarbon Conference 2016 was a) Assimilation 103. When we draw the graph of x = 3, the held at b) Diffusion graph line is parallel to (a) Pretoria c) Pluralism a) x-axis (b) Mumbai d) Evolution b) y- axis (c) Cape Town 95. Which of the following waves/rays is c) Both (a) and (b) (d) New Delhi used for telecommunication? d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these a) Infrared rays 0 88.Radio and Television work on the b) Ultraviole3t rays 104. ABC is triangle in which  A =90 , principle of c) Microwaves AN _ BC, AC = 12 cm and AB = 5 cm. a) digital logic d) X-ray Find the ration of the area of  ANC b) generation, propagation and 96. Mark correctly the precise meaning of to the area of ANB. detection of waves the term ‘Habeas Corpus’  c) reflection of ultrasonic waves a) To put the person behind the bar a) 125 : 44 b) 25 : 144 d) detection of cosmic radio b) To have the body c) 144 : 25 d) 12 : 5 89. Which of the following is not an example c) To remove the body 105. In the given figure, tangent PT = 4cm. of mechanical wave? d) To cremate the body Find the value of AB. a) Water wave 97. The colour of light is determined by its b) Sound wave a) wavelength 7 c) Seismic wave b) speed a) cm d) All the above are mechanical waves c) Intensity 4 90. Which of the following types of laser is d) medium 11 used in a laser printer? 98. The primary device that a computer uses b) cm a) Solid-State laser to store information is 4 b) Dye laser a) RAM c) Gas laser B) ROM 9 c) cm d) Semiconductor laser C) Hard drive 4 91. Which of the following is also called d) EPROM Stranger Gas? 99. Which of the following is a device that d) Can’t be determined a) Xenon b) Argon reads the information contained on a 106. The HCF and LCM of two numbers c) Neon d) Radon disk and transfers it to the computer’s are 11 and 385 respectively. If one 92. Who designed the famous India Gate memory?

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number lies between 75 and 125, then c) 300 d) 750 a) Rs.787.50 that number is tan  sin b) Rs.812.50 112. Evaluate : c) Rs.860 tan  sin d) Rs.887.50 sec  1 118. The compound interest on Rs. 30000 a) at 7% per annum is Rs. 4347. The 2 period (in years) is sec 1 1 b) a) 2 b) 2 sec  1 2 c) 3 d) 4 a) 77 b) 88 sec  1 c) 119. In what ratio must tea at Rs. 62 per kg c) 99 d) 110 sec 1 be mixed with tea at Rs. 72 per kg so 107. The value of 2sec that the mixture must be worth Rs. 64.5 d) per kg? 0.953 0.953  0.953  sec  1 a) 3: 1 b) 3: 2   113. In ABC, AB = 5cm, AC = 7 cm. If c) 4: 3 d) 5 : 3  0.047  0.047 0.047    120. The speed of a boat in still water is 9 i s AD is the bisector of  A, then BD: 0.953 0.953 0.953  km ph. The speed of the stream is 1.5   CD is  0.047 0.047 0.047 a)25 : 49 b) 49 : 25 km ph. A man rows to a place at a c) 6 : 1 d) 5: 7 distance of 105 km and comes back to a) 032 b) 0.886 114. The radius of base and the height of a the starting point. The total time taken c) 1.1286 d) 1 metallic solid cylinder are r cm and 3 by him is 3 cm respectively. It is melted and recast a) 16 hours b) 18 hours 108. A boy reads of a book one day and c) 20 hours d) 24 hours 8 into a cone of the same radius of base. Find the height of the cone. 121. If the point (3, 4) lies on the graph of 4 a) 7 cm b) 9 cm the equation 3y = ax + 7, then ‘a’ is of the remaining book the second 5 c) 10 cm d) 11cm equal to day. If there were30 unread pages, how 115. The sum of the first 35 terms of the 5 5 series a) b) many pages did the book contain ? 4 3 a) 240 b) 300 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1          c) 600 d) 200 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 7 7 c) d) 109. The batting average of 40 innings of a ....is 3 6 cricket player is 50 runs. His highest 122. Two cyclists start from the same place score exceeds his lowest score by 172 1 1 a) - b) - in opposite directions. The first cyclist runs. If these two innings are excluded 2 4 goes towards north at 18 km ph and , the average of the remaining 38 innings the second goes towards south at 20 is 48 runs. The highest score of the 1 1 c) d) - km ph. What time will they take to be player is 4 3 47. 5 km apart? a) 165 runs b) 170 runs 116. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning c) 172 runs d) 174 runs against a wall is 60p and the foot of 1 a) 1 hours p q r the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. 4 110. If   , then The length of the ladder is b  c c  a a  b a) 2.3m b) 4.6m 1 b) 2 hours the value of p + q + r is c) 7.8m d) 9.2m 4 a) 0 b) 1 117. What will be the simple interest earned c) 2 hours 23 minutes c) -1 d) -2 on an amount of Rs. 16800 in 9 months 111. If cos 2x = 600 cos 300 + sin 600 sin 1 hours 300 then the value of x is 1 d) 2 at the rate of 6 % per annum? 2 a) 150 b) 400 4

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123. A and B can do a piece of work in 72 131. The value of to make a right circular cylinder of days. B and c can do it in 120 days. A height 8cm and radius of base 3 cm. 3 3 3 and C can do it in 90 days. In how (x  y)  (y  3)  (3  x) A) 460 b) 500 many days can A alone do it? 9(x  y)(y  3)(3  x) c) 600 d) 640 a) 80 days b) 100 days is equal to 0 c) 120 days d) 150 days cos80 138. Find the value of + cos59p 124. 4 men and 6 women can complete a 1 sin100 a) 0 b) piece of work in 8 days, while 3 men 9 cosec 31p and 7 women can complete it in 10 a) 1 b) -1 days. In how many days will 10 women 1 c) 2 d) -2 c) d)1 complete it? 3 139. An article is sold for Rs. 144. The a) 35 days b) 40 days 132. The average price of three items of percentage profit is numerically equal c) 45 days d) 50 days furniture is Rs. 15000. If the ratio of to its cost price. What is the cost price 125. The sides of a triangle are 3cm, 4cm their prices is 3 : 5 : 7, the price of the of the article? and 5cm . The area (incm2)of the cheapest item is a) Rs.72 b) Rs.80 triangle formed by joining the mid- a) Rs.9000 b) Rs.15000 c) Rs.90 d) Rs.100 points of the sides of this triangle is c) Rs.18000 d) Rs. 21000 140. A 132-m-long train passes a telegraph 3 3 133. 15 litres of a mixture of alcohol and pole in 6 seconds Find the speed of the a) cm2 b) cm2 train (in km/h). 2 2 water contains 20% alcohol in it. If 3 litres of water be mixed with it, the a) 70 km/hr c)3cm2 d)6 cm2 percentage of alcohol in the new mixture b) 72km/hr 126. If 15 % of 40 is greater than 25 % of a would be c) 79.2km/hr number by 2, then d) 80km/hr a) 12 b) 16 2 141. One year ago, the ratio of the age of a) 15% b) 16 % c) 24 d) 32 3 Gaurav to that of Sachin was 6 : 7. 127. Out of 450 students of a school, 325 Four years hence, the ratio of their ages play football , 175 play cricket and 50 1 will be 7 : 8 . How old is Sachin? c) 17% d)18 % play neither football nor cricket . How 2 a) 30 years b) 32 years many students play both football and 134. Find the value of 5p 37’ 30" in radian. c) 36 years d) 40 years cricket? a)50 b) 75  c  c 2  3     142. The simplified value of is c) 100 d) 225 a)   b)   2  3 128. A’s income is 25% more than B’s. B’s  8  12  income is what percent of A’s? c c a) 7 + 4 3 b) 7- 4 3 a) 75 % b) 80%       c)   d)   c)7 + 2 d) 7 - 2 c) 90 % d) 96% 18  32  3 3 129. A man buy 2 dozen bananas at Rs.16 143. The simplified form of 135. If the chord of a circle of radius 5 cm is per dozen. After selling 18 bananas at a tangent to a circle of radius 3 cm 2 the rate of Rs.12 per dozen, the x 1 x 1 (both the circle being concentric). Then  is shopkeeper reduced the rate to Rs. 4 the length of the chord will be x 1 x 1 per dozen. The loss percentage is a) 10 cm b) 12cm 2 a) 25.2% b) 32.4% c) 8 cm d) 7 cm x  x  2 c) 36.5% d) 37.5% a) 136. In a 100m race, A covers the distance in 130. A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of x 1 36 seconds and B covers it in 45 an item 35 % above its cost price. In seconds. In this race A beats B by x2  x  2 order to earn 8% profit , he must allow a) 9m b) 20m b) a discount of x 1 c) 25m d) 50m a) 20% b)27% 137. Find the number of coins of radius 0.75 x  1 c) 31% d)37% c) cm and thickness 0.20cm to be melted x 2  2x  1

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appropriate letter (A B C), If to (D) in x  2 the Answer- Sheet. d) x 2  2x  1 151.Indian American astronaut Sunita 1 Williams takes a little(A)/ part of India   all time she goes to space.(B)/ she goes 144. If  x   =2, then find the value of  x  to space.(C) No error(D) 152. Anti-Maoist operations(A)/ are set to 1 get(B)/ more tooth.(c)/ No error(D) 3 x + 3 . 153. An Indian map shows borders(A)/ that x new Delhi contests,(B)/ has been a) 2 b) 4 blacked out in the latest issue of the c) 8 d) 16 146. What is the difference between the fund London based The Economist.(C) No 145. In the given figure determine the value acquired by the school from NGOs and error(D) of y (in degrees). that from Internal Sources? 154. Physical science programme ha been a ) Rs.50 lakh designed to cater(A)/ the science requirements of the country in general b) Rs.45 lakh and (B)/ space research in particular c) Rs.75 lakh (C)/ No error(D) d) Rs.35 lakh 155. The cap on carrying gold on board was 147. If the school managed funds for School recently (A)/ increased, but it was still Maintenance from the Govt Agencies too less and passengers wearing (B)/ would still be left for other uses? jewellery are often asked to pay a) Rs.120 lakh duty.(C)/ No error b) Rs.150 lakh Directions: In question nos. 156 to 160 c) Rs. 110 lakh sentences are given with blanks to be a) 250 b)350 d) Rs. 125 lakh filled in with an appropriate word(s) Four c) 150 d)400 148. If the Scholarship has to be paid out of alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative the Donation received, what Directions: (Q.146-150) : Study the out of the four and indicate it by following pic- charts carefully and approximate percentage of Donation is blackening the appropriate rectangle( ) answer the questions given below hem. used for this purpose? in the Answer -Sheet. The entire fund that a school receives a) 43% b) 53% 156. The acts of criminal minds in financial from different sources is equal to Rs.500 c) 37% d) 47% transactions, internal or external 149. What is the total amount used by the lakh. ,______cyber crime, are______’ school for making Payment? fraud’ and are reported to the RBI. A) Rs.100 lakh a) apart from, known b) Rs. 110 lakh b) other, termed as c) Rs. 150 lakh c) excluding, mentioned d) Rs. 140 lakh d) including, labelled 157. A common ______of the 150. What amount of the fund is received fraudsters is to sell off the property or by the school from Government mortgage it to other banks using Agencies? ______copies of the documents. a) Rs.220lakh a) ultra vires, mutilated b) Rs.310 lakh b) modus operandi, multiple c) Rs.225 lakh c) sense, original d) 255 Lakh d) perception, forged 158. The developmental orientation of the PART-D Budget 2013-14 can be ______by ENGLISH LANGUAGE looking at______its proposals are based on continuity or novelty. Directions: In question nos. 151- 155, a) accessed, why some parts of the sentences have errors b) acceded, when and some have none. Find out which part c) assessed, whether of a sentence has an error and blacken d) conceded, if the rectangle ( ) corresponding to the

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159. ______the nature of politics in Directions: In question nos. 21 to 25, four b) quake in all the water India, judicial , legislative and polices alternatives are given for the idiom/ c) quakes of all the water ______will take their own time. phrase and bold –italicised in the d) No improvement a) Given, regorms sentence. Choose the alternative which 177. A rare 600-year-old Chinese coin b) Thinking, station best expresses the meaning of the idiom invented by scientists on Kenyan c) Considering, action / phrase and mark it in the Answer- Sheet island shows trade existed between d)Viewing, behaviour China and east Africa. 160. Trust Law, the legal news service of 171. Pawan Bansal’s involvement in Railgate a) discovered by scientists Thomson Reuters, has case has out of the woodwork now. b) unearthed by scientists ______India as the fourth a) out in the open from concealment c) minted by scientists most______place for women. b) confirmation of involvement in d) No improvement a) placed, hazardous crime 178. The annual New York Indian Film b) portrayed, congenial c) indictment by the concerned Festival (NYIFF) will take off in the c) put, sensitive authority Big Apple with the screening of d) ranked, dangerous d) free from the charges labelled Midnight’s Children. against somebody a)see off Directions: In question nos. 161 to 165 , 172. She was dressed to kill today b) kick off out of the four alternatives choose the a) decided to murder c) put off one which best expresses the meaning b) wore her finest clothes d) No improvement of the given word and mark it in your c) decided to take revenge 179. An Australian dog has claimed the Answer- Sheet. d) wore bullet- proof jacket Guinness World Record for the loudest 173. Some of the officers of my office bark. 161. Nomad painted the town red yesterday. a) sensible b) gypsy a) nominated a) died in road accident b) made c) difficulty d)cipher b) caught red- handed taking bribe 162. Proscribe c) missed c) delivered very good speech d) No improvement a) intimate b) suggest d) enjoyed night life with drinks c) pursue d) prohibit 180. Police have been called in to investigate 174. He could not stop himself from buying into the fraud. 163. Repudiate the imported dress because it was a a) deny b) appreciate a) into investigate into steal. b) in to investigate about c) continue d) approve a) stolen item 164. Dossier c) in to investigate b) used item d) No improvement a) dosage b) destiny c) less costly than worth c) documents d) portion d) looking very good Directions: In question nos. 181 to 185, 165. Elate 175. Listening to the news of his father’s out of the four alternatives, choose the a) fade b) exhilarate accident , he went home at the drop of one which can be substituted for the c) bend d) confiscate a hat given words/sentence. Directions: In question nos. 166 to 170, a) without delay b) without dressing properly 181. That which can be seen through choose the word opposite in meaning to a) translucent the given word and mark it in the c) without locking the door d) without combing his hair b) transparent Answer- Sheet. c) opaque 166. Intermittent Directions: In question nos. 176 -180, a d) microscope a) interval b) regular part of the sentence is underlined. Below 182. Repetition word by word c) outward d) external are given alternatives to the underlined a) verbatim b) venial 167. Obdurate part at (a), (b) and (c) which may improve c) truism d) soliloquy a) flexible b) adamant the sentence. Choose the correct 183. Tendency to quarrel c) stubborn d) inclined alternative. In case no improvement is a) temper b) somniloquism 168. Indict needed your answer is (d). Mark your c) stoic d) pugnacity a) allege b) frame answer in the Answer- Sheet. 184. Study of disease c) acquit d) admonish a) panacea 176. A Japanese agency has said it has b) palaeontology 169. Lax developed an undersea seismometer a) slender b) dirty c) biochemistry that can withstand depths of more than d) pathology c) unkempt d) careful ten ten thousand metres enabling it 170. Vivacious 185. That which cannot be read p ractically to o b serv e u n d ersea quakes a) animated b) dull a) unlawful b) illiterate in all water. c) illegible d) unreadable c) brittle d) essential a) quakes in all waters

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Directions: In question nos. 186 to 190, 191. Why has the author suggested avoiding The classic spy stories of Eric Ambler, Ian four words are given in each question, the use of yolk? Give your answer in Fleming Graham Greene of John le Carre out of which only one word in correctly the context of the passage. are often steeped in romance and mystery, spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and a) Yolk is useful to young ones only typical of bedside reading. The reality of indicate it in the Answer Sheet by because they need more energy. intelligence gathering across national blackening the appropriate rectangle. b) Because it is saturated fat and not boundaries is far more sordid and chilling in protein, which is good for our its effect and human out come. Sarabjit’s 186. a) pavilion b) pouper health case is not the only one, nor is it going to be c) patern d) shelve c) Because it releases harmful the last in the list of such tragedies. The 187. a) shibboleth b) sheriff saturated fat. case of the “ lost spies” who are abandoned c) muffler d) outskirt d) Because it creates more problems and left to die their lonely death in battered 188. a) university to women than men. conditions, far away from home, will forever b) pot pourri 192. Find the correct statement on the basis haunt the civilised conscience of mankind. c) quarrelsome of the given passage. In 1947, an American prisoner, suspected d) smogy a) Red meat causes heart and kidney of being a spy for the Trotskyite 189. a) Mathemetics problems. underground in the Soviet Union, was b) tremendes b) Red meat provides necessary brutally executed in “a covert poison c) tremor energy and carbohydrates to our laboratory” in Moscow by the orders of d) undermin body. Stalin with all mentions of the case carefully 190.a) Villify b) whiddle c) Red meats taste better than other erased from the KGB/FSB files. The c) raper d) yearning varieties of meat. condemned was the idealistic-minded d) Red meat contains saturated fats, doctoral scholar in New York who spied for PASSAGE I (Question Nos. 191 to 195) When Spock said, “Live long and prosper” nitrates and carcinogens. the Soviet Union in Europe and in the Far he might have added “only if you don’t eat 193. What substitute for red meat has been East before being caught by the NKVD( the red meat.” Red and processed meats (lunch suggested by the author? precursor to the dreaded KGB) and executed meat, sausage, hot dogs or bacon) are straight a) Practise a lot of yoga and in mysterious circumstances. shot to heart disease, some cancers and meditation everyday. Isaiah(Cy) Oggins and his wife Nerma memory loss. In addition to saturated fats, b) A brisk walk, which keeps one fit Berman’s story despite manifest differences, they contain nitrates, iron and certain and fine bears uncanny parallels with that of Sarabjit carcinogens that are formed as a result of c) Switch to skinless chicken, fish Singh, accused of working for RAW, India’s high temperature cooking (broiling, pan- and veggic- rich diet. external spy agency, and his sister Dalbir frying or grilling). The stuff is old age on a d) Use dry fruits and fruit juice Kaur, and is therefore worth narrating. The fork ! Here’s another reason to say yolks a regularly. account of Oggins, passionately brought to week. Always use three egg whites to one 194. What risks are associated with one who life by Andrew Meier in his well- yolk to get maximum protein and minimum eats one-and-a half servings of fried documented study The Lost Spy : An fat and cholesterol meat a week? American in Stalin’s Secret Service (Phoenix, Each yolk delivers 1.6 gm of saturated fat, a) In men, the risk of advanced 2010), is a grim reminder of those who get Everyone should aim for almost no saturated prostate cancer increase by 30% hopelessly trapped behind “ enemy line” fat and no trans fat in their diet. And what b) Women too get exposed to risk of many diseases including breast 196. Why has the author compared the case about eggs from chickens eating only omega of Sarabjit Singh with that of Isaiah (Cy) -3 fats (usually from ground flaxseed) ? Well, cancer. c) Meat enters are more likely to Oggins of America? right now there just isn’t enough data, but a) Because both of them were these may be the smartest eggs in the basket. develop heart disease. d) All the above suspected spices. Men who eat one –and- a-half servings of b) Because in both the cases, the govt fried meat a week increase the risk of 195. What do you mean by ‘carcinogen’ as used in the passage? of their countries did nothing to advanced prostate cancers by 30 per cent . save their lives. That’s why smart men, and women (red a) A type of hormone b) Cancer- causing substance c) Because both of them were meat fires up her risk for disease, including executed in the same way. breast cancer), switch to fish and skinless c) Saturated fats d) Digestive enzymes d) All the above chicken; a veggie – rich diet (cabbage, 197. What is /are true about Isaiah(Cy) broccoli, Brussels sprouts, watercress, PASSAGE II (Question Nos. 196- 200) Oggins? cauliflower); and protein from 100 per cent Sarabjit Singh’s tragic case shares uncanny a) He was alleged to be an American whole grains and beans. If you do grill, parallels with others such as the American spy. reduce carcinogens by marinating food in Isaiah (Cy) Oggins, “the lost spy” who was b) He was put to death by Stalin’s canola of olive oil and balsamic vinegar for put to death by Stalin’s orders in the order. 15 minutes or more before cooking over Lubyanka Prison in 1947. There are lessons c) He was killed in 1947 in the medium heat. in the two narratives that civilised nations Lubyanka Prison. must learn. d) All the above

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198. Which of the following cannot possibly 32 + 16 = 48 , be inferred from the facts mentioned in Sintu 48 + 20 = 68. the passage? Tinku 25. C; There are only two ‘T’s in the key a) In 1947, Isaiah was brutally word and no ‘M’. executed in a covert poison 26. C; There is no A in the key word. laboratory in Moscow. Chintu 27. D; There is no M in the key word. b) The records of Isaiah’s case were 28. B; 3 × 4 ÷ 8 -14 + 7 deliberately erased from the  3 × 4 + 8 – 14 ÷ 7 KGB/FSB files. Mintu/Rinku Rinku/Mintu c) KGB stands for Komitet  12 + 8 – 2 Gosudorstvennoy Bezopasnosti. = 20 – 2 = 18 6. D; Except D, all are negative feelings. d) Sarabjit Singh was accused of 29. C; 7. D; Except medulla, all are parts of the spying for RAW, India’s external eye. Medulla is a part of the brain. 18 65 spy agency. 8. C; Rest are places where we stay but club 625  850   ?  1000 199. The writing of Ian Fleming falls under 100 100 is a place where we gather. which of the following categories? 9. A; Except A, all others are consecutive or, 112.5 + 552.5 = 665.0 + ? = 1000 a) Mystery fiction alphabets in reverse order. or, ? = 1000 – 665 = 335 b) Science fiction 10. B; 30. A; c) Thriller 11. D; Except D in all others, the second 31. B d) Classical detective number is an even multiple of the first. 32. D; Girl’s mother’s brother = only son of 200. What do you mean by the word 4 × 8 = 32 Nishant’s mother’s father ‘sordid’ as used in the passage? 5 × 4 = 20 or, Girl’s mother’s brother = a) candid b) grim 7 × 6 = 42 Nishant’s maternal uncle c) spotless d) immaculate 3 × 7 = 21 or, Girl’s mother = Nishant’s aunt or 12. A; 14 = 1 + 4 = 53 = 125 mother 21 = 2 + 1 = 33 = 27 33. D; W’s rank from bottom = 18 + 8 = 26  15 = 1 + 5 = 63 = 216  W’s rank from top = 49 – 26 + 1 = 13 = 1 + 3 = 43 = 64 24 13. B; Both are opposite in meaning. 34. B; Blue + Yellow = Green EXPLANATIONS 14. A; Second is the property possessed Hence, F is the combination of Blue by the first. and Yellow. 35. D; The number of girls is x. 1. B; 15. C; The group of soldiers is called army and the group of cows is called herd. The number of boys is 3x. 16. D; Lack of first leads to the second. Total number of students is x + 3x = I G A Y L O X W 4x. The number which is divisible by 4 17. D; 32 (23)2 = 529 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0  is the number of children. Now, 42 is 2 43  (34) = 1156 not 18. C; divisible by 4 . So, 3 7 6 4 5 2 0 1 Plant  Cotton  Yarn  cloth  Skirt 36. A; bbccdd/bbccdd/bbccdd         4 3 5 1 2 37. B; A X O Y L G W I 19. C; Vacant  Vague  Valiantly  2. C; Floor  Walls  Window  Ventilator 2 4 5 3. A; 4 5 3 1 Variable  Variant Given expression, 25 P 20 Q 5 V 10 T  Roof 3 1 16 2 38. C; Most of the people are doctors means = 25 + 20 ÷ 5 × 10 – 6 20. A; Some people are doctors (I) + Doctors = 25 + 4 × 10 – 16 21. D; 18 – 12 + 20 = 26 are MBBS means All doctors are = 25 + 40 – 16 Similarly, 13 – 6 + 28 = 35 MBBS (A) = 1 + A = I = Some people = 65 – 16 = 49 So, ? – 8 + 11 = 19 are MBBS. Hence, conclusion I 4. A; R(+) – P(+)  J’s mother(-) or, ? = 27 – 11 = 16 follows. 22. B; 6 × 2 + 12 × 3 = 12 + 36 = 48 Again, Doctors are MBBS  J N Similarly, 8 × 2 + 15 × 3 = 16 + 45 = 61 conversion  some MBBS are So, 13 × 2 + 11 × 3 = 26 + 33 = 59 Hence, R is brother-in-law of J’s doctors. Hence, conclusion II does not 23. C; mother. follow. 24. B; 8 + 4 = 12, 5. B; 39. A; Rama is a clerk (A) + All clerks are 12 + 8 = 20, hones (A) = A + A = A = Rama is 20 + 12 = 32, honest. Hence, conclusion II follows. But I does not follow. B – 61 A & B, Saheed Nagar & Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar 88 Leading Institute for Banking, Railway & SSC Ph. : (0674) 6556677, 8093556677. Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH - 2016

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1 4 or, 3m(m-2) x  3 m or,m - 2 = 4 m = 4+2 = 6 102. a ; x= Areaof (ANC) 1 1 2  3    2  3 Areaof (ANB) 2 3 2  3 2  3 (AC) 2 144    144 : 25 Now x = 2+ 3 AB2 25 105. c ; We know that by theorem (PT)2 = PA × PB Or, x – 2 = 3 or, 5 × 5 = 4( 4 + x) Squaring both sides, we have or, 25 = 16 + 4x ( x- 2) 2= ( 3 )2 or, 9 = 4x x2- 4x + 4 = 3 9 x = cm, whereAB  x x2 – 4x +1=0 4 3 2 Now, given x – 2x – 7x + 5 106. a ; Product of numbers = 11 × 385 = 4235 Let the numbers be 2 2 2 = x - 4x + 2x - 8x + x + 2 + 3 11a and 11b 2 2 = x2 -4x + x + 2x – 8x +2+3 Then , 11a × 11b = 4235 2 2 = X(x – 4x +1) + 2(x – 4x + 1) + 3  ab = 35 = X × 0 + 2 × 0 + 3 Now, co-primes with product 35 are (1, 35) and (5,7) So, the numbers are (11×1, 11 ×35) and ( 11 × 5, 11 × 7).

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Since one number lies between 75 and 125, the suitable pair is (cos(AB)cosAsinBsinBsinA) (55, 77). 0 107. d; Given expression or,cos 2x  cos30 (0.953)2 (0.953)(0.047)(0.047)2 or2x  300 3 3 (0.953) (0.047)  x  150 We know that 112. c ; a2  ab b2 a2 b b2 1   sin  3 3 2 2  sin  a  b (a  b)(a  ab b ) a b tan   sin  cos   sin  tan   sin   sin  1 1 cos  So,   1 0.953  0.047 1  1   1 sin    sec  1 3 cos  108. a; The part read in first day = =  1  8 sin   1 sec 1  cos   3  5 113. d ; AD is a bisector of angle A. Remaining part = 1    8  8 BD AB Then  According to the question. CD AC 4 5 1 BD 5 Part read in second day = of  so,  5 8 2 CD 7 BD = CD= 5: 7   3 1  1 114. b ; Let the height of the cone be h cm Clearly, So, unread part = 1       8 2  8 volume of the cone = Volume of the cylinder 1 1  r 2  r 2h Let the number of pages be x . Then, x = 30 1 8 3 = 30 × 8= 240 1 h or, r 2h  r 2  3 or,  3 109. d ; Let the highest score be x . 3 3 Then lowest score =( x – 172) h  9cm Then, (50 × 40 ) - x  (x 172)  38 48 115. b; Clearly, the sun of the first 6 terms is zero. So, Or, 2 x = 348 the sum of the first 30 terms =0  x =174  1 1 1 1 1  1 Reqd sum =        p q r   2 3 4 2 3  4 110. a ;    k b  c c  a a  b 116. d ; Let AB be the wall and AC be the ladder. Then p  k(b  c) ABC = 60p and BC = 4.6 cm p  k(b  c) 1 4.6 or,  p  k(b  c) 2 AC Now, p q r  kbcca ab 0  AC  4.62  9.2m 111. a ; 9 3 117. a ; Time =9 months = year  cos2x  cos600 cos300 sin600 sin300 12 4 or,cos2x  cos(600  300 )

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 25 3 1   1   SI = Rs. 16800     Tobe47.5kmapar,theytake  47.5  4 4 100   3 

168 25 3 475 1  hours  hours  1 hours 4 380 4 42 75  1 4 123. c ; (A  B)'s1day'swork  ...(i) 72 3150  1 4 (B  C)'s1day'swork  ...(ii) = Rs. 787.5 wer 120 118. a; Amount= Rs. (30000 + 4347) = Rs. 34347 1 Let the time be n years. Rate = 7% per annum (A  C)'s1day'swork  ...(iii) 90 n  7  Then, 300001   34347 Adding(i),(ii)and(iii),weget2(A BC)'s1day'swork  100   1 1 1  12 1 n       107  34347 11449  72 120 90  360 30 or,    100  30000 10000 Again, ( A+ B+ C)’s 1 day’s work =

n  1 1  1 107  107      or,      60 120  120 100 100     Thus, A alone can do the work in 120 days.  n  2years 124. b ; Let 1 man’s 1 day’s work be x and 1 woman’s 119. a; By the method of Alligation : 1 day’s work be y. Reqd ratio = 750 : 250 = 3 : 1 1 1 Then , 4x  6y  and3x  7 y  120. d ; Boat’s upstream speed = 9 – 1.5 = 7.5 kmph 8 10 105 105 Solving these two equations, we get Total time =    14 10  24hours 7.5 10.5 11 1 x  , y  Quicker Method: 400 400 2distancespeedinstillwater Total time = (speedinstillwater)2  (speedinstream)2 10 1 woman’s 1 day’s work =  400 21059 21059 1890    24hours (9)2 (1.5) 2 812.25 78.75 1 1 10 women’s 1 day’s work   121. b ; The point (3, 4) will satisfy the equation. 400 40 3 4  a  3  7 Hence, 10 women’s can complete the work in 10 or,12  3a  7 days. 125. b; Suppose D, E and F are mid-points of sides or,3a  12  7  5 AB, BC and AC respectively 5 a  3 122. a ; To be (18+ 20) km apart, they take 1 hour. Given, a =3 cm b = 4 cm and c = 5 cm Since it is a Or to be 38 km apart, they take 1 hours. right –angled triangle with base =3 cm and height =4cm

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1 2 2 131. c; (x  y)  (y  3)  (3  x)  0 Area of triangle ABC =  3 4cm  6cm 2 So, (x  y)3  (y  3)3  (3 x)3 1 = Now,areaofDEF  AreaofABC (by 3(x  y)  (y  3)  (3  x) 4 (x  y)3  (y  3)3  (3  x)3 theorem) Now, So, the area of required DEF 9(x  y)(x  3)(3  x)

3  1  2 3 2 3(x  y)(x  3)(3  x) 1 =   6cm  cm    4  2 9(x  y)(x  3)(3  x) 3 126. b : Let the number be x. Then 15 % of 40 -25 % 132. a ; Let their price be 3x, 5x and 7x. of x =2 Then ,3x + 5x +7x =15000 × 3 25  15   x  3000 or,     40  2  6  2  4 100 100  Cost of cheapest item = 3x= 3 ×3000= Rs. 9000 x 133. b ; Alcohol in 15 litres of mixture or,  4  x  16 4 20 = 20% of 15 litres = 15litres =3 litres 127. c ; Let n(F)=325 100 n(C) =175 Water in the mixture =(15-3) litres = 12 litres  n(F  C)  450  50  400 New quantity of mixture = (15+3) litres = 18 litres Now, n((F  C)  n(F)  n(C)  n(F  C) Quantity of alcohol in it = 3 litres Percentage of alcohol in new mixture. Or, 400 = 325+ 175- n n(F  C)  3  2  n(F  C)  500  400  100 = 100%  16 % 18 3 Hence, 100 students play both football and cricket.   128. b; A=125% of B  30   1  134.  '  ' 125 d; 30’= 60 2 or, A= B     100  1   75  100  4  37’30" =37 '  ' Now, B = A   100%ofA  2   2  125  5   75 1   5   B= 80% of A       129. d; CP= Rs. (16 × 2)= Rs. 32  2 60   8 

SP= Rs. (12 × 15 + 4 × 0.5) 0 0 = Rs.(18+2)= Rs.20  5   45  5p 37’ 30p = 5     8 8  12      Loss % =  100%  37.5% c c  32   45      130. a ; Let CP be Rs. 100.        8 180   32)  Then , marked price = Rs. 135  SP = Rs. 108 135. c ; AC= (AO)2  (OC)2 Discount= 135-108=27  27   Discount % =  100%  20% 135  25  9  16  4cm

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AC= CB hence = (6x + 1) + 4 = 6x + 5 years Sachin’s age AB= AC + CB = 4 + 4 = 8 cm 4 years hence = (7x+ 1) +4 =7x + 5years 136. b ; Distance covered by B in 9 Seconds 6x  5 7 Now,  100  7x  5 8 =   9m  20m  45  Or, 8(6x+5) = 7(7x +5) A beats B by 20 m O r, 4 8 x + 4 0 = 4 9 x+ 35 137. d ; Volume of one coin  x  5 Hence, Sachin’s present age =7x +1 = 36 years  22 75 75 2  99     cm 3  cm3 7 100 100 10 280 2  3   142. a ; Expression= Volume of larger cyclinder 2  3 22 22 98 2  3 (2  3) =  3 38   7 7 2  3 2  3 22 98 280 2   640 2 Number of coins= (2  3) (2  3) 7 99  22  ( 3)2 4  3 cos800 138. c;  cos590 cos ec310 sin100  4  3 4 3  7  4 3

2 cos(900 100 ) x 1 x 1  cos590 cosec(90  59) 143. b ;  sin100 x 1 x 1 sin100 cos590 x 1 (x 1)(x 1)   11  2  sin100 cos590 x 1 x 1 139. b; Let CP be Rs. X and profit % be x % x 1  (x 1) SP= Rs. 144(given) x 1  100  x 1 (x 1) 2 Then x   144  (100  x)  x 1 2 or, x 100x  14400 x 1 x2 1 2x or, x2 100x  14400  0 x 1 or,(x 180)(x  80)  0 x2  x  2 x  Rs.80 x 1 132   1  140. c ; Speed =  m / s  22m / s 144. a;  x   2  6   x 

 18  3   22 km / hr  79.2km / hr  1  3  5  Cubing both sides, we get  x    2  x  141. c ; Let Gaurav;s and Sachin’s age one year ago be 6x and 7x respectively. Then Gaurav’s age 4 years 2 1 1 1 Or, x   3 x (x  )  8 x3 x x

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3 1 State Bank of India (SBI) Or, x   8  6  2 x3  Imperial Bank of India acted as central bank of our 0 145. c ; Now, 5y  5y  2y  180 country from 1921 to 1935.

0  Imperial Bank of India was nationalized and 12y  180 renamed as “State Bank of India” in 1955. First  y  150 Chairman, A. D. Gorwala.  SBI has 7 Subsidiaries (SBI Ground). They are : 146. a ; Difference between funds acquired by the State Bank of Hyderabad, Mysore, Indore, Patiala, school from NGOs and that from Internal Sources= Saurashtra, Travancore, Bikaner & Jaipur. All these 500 (15  5)% were formed in 1959.  The total number of associate banks of SBI currently  10   500 lakh  50lakh working in the country is – Five 100   SBI is the largest commercial bank of India 147. d ; Reqd remaining amount  SBI launched a New Scheme “Parvartan” to attract more customers by rendering better services.  45 20   SBI has introduced the Tiny-Card with biometric  500  lakh 100 100  identification to achieve Financial Inclusion. Tiny- Card provides easy banking services for under  25  privileged communities.  500   125lakh  SBI Head Quarters :Mumbai 100    State Bank of India launched “Mobi Cash Eash” a 15 mobile wallet service that allows users to transfer 148. a ; Reqd % 100  42.83%  43% funds and make bill payment easily using Mobile 35 Phone. 149. c; Amount used for payment  On 7th October 2013, Arundhati Bhattacharya is appointed as the first lady chairperson for SBI.  30    500  150lakh 100  SBI & Associated Banks 150. c; Amount of fund acquired by the school from Government Agencies 1 State Bank of India Mumbai 1806 2 State Bank of Hyderabad Hyderabad 1941 45 3 State Bank of Mysore Bangalore 1913  500 = 100 = 225 lakh 4 State Bank of Travancore Trivendram 1945 5 State Bank of Patiala Patiyala 1917 6 State Bank of Jaipur & Bikaner Jaipur 1963 151. c 152. c 153. a 154. a 155. b 156. d Note : 157. b 158. c 159. a 160. d 161. b 162. d  In 2008 the State Bank of Sourashtra merged with 163. a 164. c 165. b 166. b 167. a 168. c SBI. 169. d 170. b 171. a 172. b 173. d 174. c  In 2010 the above State Bank of Indore also merged 175. a 176. a 177. b 178. b 179. d 180. c with SBI. Slogans of SBI : 181. b 182. a 183. d 184. d 185. c 186. d  With you all the way 187. a 188. b 189. c 190. d 191. c 192. d  Pure Banking nothing else 193. c 194. a 195. b 196. a 197. d 198. c  The banker to every Indian 199. d 200. b  The Nation Banks on us 

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 Mr. Ashok Chawla : Competition Commission of India  Justice Syed Rafat Alam : Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal  Mr. R.S.T. Sai : CMD, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)  Mr. R. S. Sharma : CMD, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)  Mr. B. C. Tripathi : CMD, GAIL  Mr. S. Behuria : Chairman, IOC  Mr. Sunil Kumar Srivastava : CMD, Oil India Ltd  Dr. Satbir Bedi : Chairperson, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)  Mr. U. K. Sinha : Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)  Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala : Chairman, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)  Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya : Chairman, SBI  Mr. M. S. Raghavan : Chairman, IDBI  Justice Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh : Chairman, Company Law Board  Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri : India’s Permanent Representative to UN  Mr. S. K. Roy : Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)  Mr. Ashwin Pandya : Chairman, Central Water Commission  Ms. Lalitha Kumarmangalam : Chairperson, National Commission for Women  Dr. Y. V. Reddy: Chairman, 14th Finance Commission  Dr. Pronob Sen : Chairman, National Statistical Commission  Mr. Pahlaj Nihalani : Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)  Dr. Rakesh Tewari : Director-General, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)  Dr. Jyotsna Suri : President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)  Dr. Rahul Khullar : Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)  Dr. Rajan Katoch : Director, Enforcement Directorate  Mr. R. V. Verma : Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)  Dr. Sekhar Basu : Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre  Mr. N. Ramachandran : President, Indian Olympic Association  Prof. B.K.Tripathi : Acting Director, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)  Mr. Ajay S. Shriram : President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)  Dr. A. Surya Prakash : Chairman, Prasar Bharti Board  Mr. Ratan Tata : Chairman, Investment Commission  Mr. Shivlal Yadav : Interim President, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)  Mr. R. Chandrasekaran : Chairman, NASSCOM  Mr. Ramesh Sippy : Chairman, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)  Mr. Ravindra Kumar: Chairman, United News of India  Mr. Mahendra Mohan Gupta : Chairman, PTI  Mr. Kiran B. Vadodaria : President, Indian Newspaper Society (INS)  Mr. Rana Kapoor : President, The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) NAME OF THE POSTS NAME OF THE HOLDERS Dy Speaker LS M Thambidurai Chairman, Niti Aayog Narendra Modi Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog Arvind Pangaria Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha Foreign Secretary S Jayashankar AERB (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board) Abhilash Bhardwaj AICTE Anil Sahasrabudhe AIFF Praful Patel Air India Ltd Ashwani Lohani Archaeological Survey of India ASI Dr Gautam Sengupta BSNL Anupam Srivastava CAG Shashikant Sharma

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CBI Anil Kumar Sinha CBDT Anita Kapur CBSE YSK Sheshu Kumar (A. Charge) Central Board of Film Certification Pahlaj Nihlani Chief Election Commissioner SN Zaidi Chief Justice of India T.S Thakur Coal India Ltd S Bhattacharya CSIR Girish Sahani Central Social Welfare Board Prema Cariappa DMRC Mangu Singh DRDO S Christopher Intelligence Bureau (IB) Dineshwar Sharma Indian Banks’ Association Ashwani Kumar ICAI Manoj Fadnis Indian Council for Cultural Research S Ayyappan Indian Olympic Association N Ramachandran IOC B.Ashok ISRO A.S. Kiran Kumar LIC SK Roy NABARD Harsh Kumar Bhanwala NALCO Anshuman Das NCERT Hrushikesh Senapaty NHPC KM Singh National Human Rights Commission Justice C Joseph National Investigation Agency Sharad Kumar NTPC A K Jha Oil India Ltd U.P Singh ONGC D.K Sarraf Press Council of India Chandramauli Kumar Prasad Prasar Bharti Board A. Surya Prakash Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Rajinder Khanna Railway Board AK Mittal SAIL AK Pujari SEBI UK Sinha SSC Amitava Bhattacharyya Telecom Regulatory Authority of India TRAI RS Sharma UGC Vedprakash Tomar UPSC Deepak Gupta

DEFENCE POSTS AND HOLDERS Chief of the Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Chief of Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan Border Security Force (BSF) DK Pathak CISF (Central Industrial security Force) Surendra Singh CRPF Prajash Mishra Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Vanshidhar Sharma Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP ) Krishna Chaudhary National Security Guard (NSG) RC Tayal Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Vice Admiral Anurag G Thaplial National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lt General A Chakravarty

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CABINET MINISTERS

1. Rajnath Singh: Home Affairs 2. Sushma Swaraj: External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs 3. Arun Jaitley: Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information and Broadcasting 4. M Venkaiah Naidu; Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs 5. Nitin Jairam Gadkari: Road Transport and Highways, Shipping 6. Manohar Parrikar: Defence 7. Suresh Prabhu: Railways 8. DV Sadananda Gowda: Law and Justice 9. Sushri Uma Bharati: Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 10. Dr Najma A Heptulla: Minority Affairs 11. Ramvilas Paswan: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 12. Kalraj Mishra: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 13. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi: Women and Child Development 14. Ananthkumar: Chemicals and Fertilizers 15. Ravi Shankar Prasad: Communications and Information Technology 16. Jagat Prakash Nadda: Health and Family Welfare 17. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati: Civil Aviation 18. Anant Geete: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 19. Harsimrat Kaur Badal: Food Processing Industries 20. Narendra Singh Tomar: Mines, Steel 21. Chaudhary Birender Singh: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation 22. Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs 23. Radha Mohan Singh: Agriculture 24. Thaawar Chand Gehlot: Social Justice and Empowerment 25. Smriti Zubin Irani: Human Resource Development 26. Harsh Vardhan: Science and Technology Earth Sciences

MINISTERS OF STATE

27. General VK Singh: Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs 28. Rao Inderjit Singh: Planning (Independent Charge), Defence 29. Santosh Kumar Gangwar: Textiles (Independent Charge) 30. Bandaru Dattatreya: Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) 31. Rajiv Pratap Rudy: Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs 32. Shripad Yesso Naik: AAYUSH (Independent Charge) Health and Family Welfare 33. Dharmendra Pradhan: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) 34. Sarbananda Sonowal: Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) 35. Prakash Javadekar: Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) 36. Piyush Goyal: Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) 37. Dr. Jitendra Singh: Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), Prime Minister’s Office Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space 38. Nirmala Sitharaman: Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) 39. Dr. Mahesh Sharma: Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation 40. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs 41. Ram Kripal Yadav: Drinking Water and Sanitation 42. Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary: Home Affairs 43.Sanwar Lal Jat: Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 44. Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya: Agriculture 45. Giriraj Singh: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 46. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir: Chemicals and Fertilizers 47. GM Siddeshwara: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 48. Manoj Sinha: Railways 

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1. The world’s oldest man, as per the Guinness World Records, died at an age of 112 - Yasutaro Koide 2. The country which reported highest stillbirths’ rate among the 186 countries surveyed by medical journal The Lancet – Pakistan 3. The President of this country declared a state of economic emergency and social emergency to redefine country’s economic and social model – France 4. The World Bank, for the very first time, decided to extend an assistance of 20 million US dollar to help reconstruct a zoological park named - Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam 5. The Union Government decided to institute which new category of award under the National Film Awards titled - The Most Film Friendly State/UT 6. The American singer and songwriter Glenn Frey who passed away in New York was a founder member of rock band – The Eagles 7. The tennis player who defeated Grigor Dimitrov to win the 2016 WTA Apia International title of Tennis in the men’s single category is - Viktor Troicki 8. The organization which acquired Magnet 360 -Mindtree 9. The Clean energy firm that commissioned 40 MW wind project in Karnataka - ReNew Power 10. The State in which BHEL commissioned 660 MW supercritical thermal power unit - Uttar Pradesh 11. The senior BJP leader, who died in Nasik - Dr Daulatrao Aher 12. This state was declared as the first organic farming State of India –Sikkim 13. The multilateral agency that released the report titled World Tourism Barometer – UN World Tourism Organisation 14. As per the World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals grew by 4.4 percent in 2015 to reach a total of – 1.2 billion 15. He headed the 10-member committee on simplifying the provisions of Income-tax Act, 1961, the draft report of which was recently released by Union Ministry of Finance - Justice (retd) R V Easwar 16. In 2015, as per an Oxfam report, this many individuals had the same wealth as 3.6 billion people, the bottom half of humanity – 62 17. This organisation released a report titled ‘An Economy for the 1%’ on 18 January 2016 – Oxfam 18. The agency that released the report titled Renewable Energy Benefits: Measuring the Economics - International Renewable Energy Agency 19. The sixth assembly session of the International Renewable Energy Agency was held at – Abu Dhabi in the UAE 20. The agency that released the ‘Future of Jobs’ report – World Economic Forum 21. The city which banned sale of eatable in open places to contain outbreak of jaundice – Shimla 22. The Rajasthan Government appointed 5-MLAs as parliamentary secretaries. The oath of office to them was administered by – the Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje 23. China’s economy grew 6.9 per cent in 2015. It is the slowest pace in -25 years 24. The 5-day long 4th All India Police Archery Championship began in - Nagaland 25. The two cricket players who were handed over life-time and 5-year ban, respectively, by the BCCI for their involvement in match-fixing - Ajit Chandila and Hiken Shah 26. He is the former Airbus Chief Operating Officer and was appointed as the CEO & MD of Tata Motors - Guenter Butschek 27. The bank with which the NITI Aayog collaborated to conduct an enterprise survey of manufacturing firms – IDFC Bank Ltd 28. The satellite which was launched using the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to monitor the topography of the Ocean floor – Jason-3 29. The action plan that was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give boost to the startup ecosystem in the country - Start-up India, Stand-up India Action Plan

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30. The State legislature that approved reclassification of coconut tree as palm – Goa Legislative Assembly 31. The BIOFIN that was in news is an initiative related to - biodiversity finance at the global level 32. He is a Kenyan athlete who won the 2016 Mumbai Marathon in the men’s category - Gideon Kipketer 33. They were qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing second and third, respectively, among the Indian runners in the Mumbai Marathon - Gopi T and Kheta Ram 34. The indigenously developed light combat aircraft that flew for the first time in the international air space and reached the Sakhir Airbase in Bahrain – Tejas 35. The flower which became the first ever grown in the space – Zinnia 36. General Electric Co. agreed to sell its home-appliances business to China’s Qingdao Haier Co. for - 5.4 billion US dollars 37. The noted Punjabi folk singer who died due to brain hemorrhage in Patiala - Manpreet Akhtar 38. The movie won the best picture award at Critics’ Choice Awards 2016- Spotlight 39. The Mosquito borne virus that was first time recorded in United States of America in the third week of January 2016 - Zinka Virus 40. The former Governor of Sikkim who died on January 2016 in Hyderabad after prolonged illness is - V Rama Rao 41. Indian author Anuradha Roy won the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel titled - Sleeping on Jupiter 42. Tsai Ing-wen who was elected as the first female President of Taiwan belongs to - Democratic Progressive Party 43. India’s Dinesh Sharma was elected to the 12-member board of directors of – the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 44. The team that was declared victorious in the 2016 Premier Badminton League is – Delhi Acers 45. Jalgaon’s Vijay Choudhary defeated Vikrant Jadhav of Mumbai to retain Maharashtra Kesri title in - 59th Maharashtra Kesri Wrestling Championship 46. He was a renowned Kannada lyricist and film-maker and died of cardiac arrest on 17 January 2016- Geetapriya 47. The player on 18 January 2016 named as the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants for IPL 2016 season - Mahendra Singh Dhoni 48. South African Premier League footballer who died after the car in which he was travelling was plunged into a river near eastern city Pietermaritzburg - Mondli Cele 49. The multilateral agency that was formally opened by the China’s President Xi Jinping on 16 January 2016 - Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 50. The Indo-Swiss pair that won the 2016 WTA Apia International Sydney tennis title – Sania Mirza (India) & Martina Hingis (Switzerland) 51. At the 61st Filmfare Awards ceremony, the best film award was won by – Bajirao Mastani 52. As per the World Development Report released by the World Bank on 14 January 2016, the amount India saved annually by using Aadhaar on account of decreased leakages – 1 billion US dollars 53. At the 61st Filmfare Awards ceremony, the best actor award was won by – Ranveer Singh 54. She was conferred with the Prof MV Pylee Award for the Distinguished Academician of India – Dr Jancy James 55. He was conferred with the Sree Chitra Thirunal National Award 2015 by the Vice President of India Hamid Ansari - T P Sreenivasan 56. The state that was conferred with the Krishi Karman Award 2014-15 by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare – Madhya Pradesh 57. The 23rd Conference of the Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth Countries was held at - Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia 58. The 68th Army Day was celebrated on – 15 January 2016 59. The Indo-Swiss pair that broke a 22-year-old world record by winning their 29th consecutive women’s doubles match – Sania Mirza (India) & Martina Hingis (Switzerland) 60. The country which formed a four-member eminent persons group to review all bilateral treaties with India – Nepal 61. The region which was declared as Ebola free by the World Health Organisation – West Africa

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62. State Bank of India launched India’s first startup focused bank branch called SBI InCube in - Bengaluru, Karnataka 63. The Assistant General Secretary and Spokesman of All India Muslim Personal Law Board who died on 15 January 2016 is - Mohammed Abdul Rahim Qureshi 64. The Russian tennis player who will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame is - Marat Safin 65. The Bollywood actor, known for his role of the astrologer Guran in Lagaan, who died is – Rajesh Vivek 66. The famous actor, known for playing the character of Severus Snape in Harry Potter series, who died is - Alan Rickman 67. He authored the book titled Objective Railway Engineering- Track, Works & Others released - MM Agarwal 68. He won the Times Now Amazing Indians Awards 2016 in the ‘The Eco Saviours’ Category - Late Kallen Pokkudan 69. The multilateral agency that released the publication titled World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends – World Bank 70. To develop Neeranchal National Watershed Project, the Government of India signed a loan agreement with-World Bank 71. She won the Times Now Amazing Indians Awards 2016 in the ‘Energising India’ Category - Mathews K Mathew 72. He was the fourth Indian to be awarded with Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship for his contribution in development and international harmony - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan 73. Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha received the first broad-gauge train on trial run between - Badarpur- Kumarghar-Agartala section at Agartala 74. For speedy trial of cases relating to witchcraft incidents, the Jharkhand Government decided to set up fast track courts in five districts, namely - Ranchi, Chaibasa, Khunti, Palamau and Simdega 75. Famous stage actor Brian Bedford who passed away is known for - acting in and directing Shakespeare 76. The sports personality who was presented with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award at the sixth biennial UNICEF Ball is –David Beckham 77. The FIFA Emergency Committee decided to dismiss Jerome Valcke from the position of - FIFA Secretary General 78. President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Sugar Cess (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which has amended the - Sugar Cess Act, 1982 79. The UK government rejected demands for the re-introduction of the post-study work visa that was popular between Indian and other overseas students from outside - the European Union (EU) 80. The Ardh Kumbh mela was formally inaugurated amidst chanting of vedik hymns at - Haridwar 81. Jharkhand government decided to add the ongoing crisis of drinking water in the list of - special local disasters of the State 82. President Pranab Mukherjee gave assent to the Sugar Cess (Amendment) Bill, 2015, raising the ceiling of the impost from 25 rupees to - 200 rupees per quintal 83. The hero of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and former Governor of Goa and Punjab, died - Lieutenant General JFR Jacob 84. Amitabh Bachchan was bestowed honorary life membership of -Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata) 85. Bengaluru-based activist Subhashini Vasanth was honoured with - Neerja Bhanot Award 86. Edward Monser, President of Emerson, and Punit Renjen, CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte Global) were appointed as the Vice Chairs of - U.S.-India Business Council 87. The 22nd edition of Confederate of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit -cum-Sunrise Andhra Pradesh Investment Summit was held at -Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 88. The US Congress has stalled a planned sale of eight new fighter jets to Pakistan, although the Obama administration is still trying to undo the hold - F-16 89. Bihar government decided to impose 13.5 percent tax on luxury items to mop up - additional revenue for carrying development work 90. The operation which was launched by the Border Security Force to contain infiltration from Pakistan along the international border in Rajasthan - Operation Cold 91. The state which was declared as the first in the country to achieve 100 percent primary education – Kerala

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92. He edited the book titled Jawaharlal Nehru and The Indian Polity in Perspective that was released by the Vice President of India Hamid Ansari in Thiruvananthapuram - Dr P J Alexander 93. The Chinese multinational computer technology company that will launch a new smart phone in collaboration with Google as part of its Project Tongo – Lenovo 94. The city in which the 5-day long 20th National Youth Festival was inaugurated– Naya Raipur 95. The Hall of Fame outfielder and former Negro Leagues player who died is - Monte Irvin 96. An international team of scientists led by Indian-American devised a new method, galactoseismology, to detect dwarf galaxies dominated by dark matter - Sukanya Chakrabarti 97. Participants of the Conference of Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) on Afghan Peace and Reconciliation process that was held in Islamabad are – Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US 98. The 1975 batch Indian Administrative Service Officer sworn in as the Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI) - Devender Kumar Sikri 99. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated implementation of - E-enabled Track Management System (TMS) 100. The Supreme Court stayed the Union Government’s notification lifting ban on controversial bull taming sport Jallikattu during the festival of - Pongal in Tamil Nadu 101. The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited and the Andhra Pradesh Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding to - invest 38500 crore rupees 102. Ashish Saraf was appointed as the Vice-President - Industry Development, Strategic Partnerships and Offsets of – Airbus Group 103. Telangana became the first Indian State to - introduce compulsory gender education at the graduate level 104. Scientists at Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes in Hisar successfully produced a cloned buffalo offspring, which is named as -Cirb Gaurav 105. The legendary artist, mostly known for his androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, who passed away is – David Bowie 106. The merchant vessel whose 35 crew members were sentenced to 5 years in jail by a Tutucorin district sessions court on charges of illegally entering Indian waters with the possession of weapons – MV Seaman Guard Ohio 107. The startup launched by Illumina in partnership with Bill Gates and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to develop blood-based cancer tests – Grail 108. He is the President-Designate of the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and on a state visit to India in the second week of January 2016 – Jin Liqun 109. His birth anniversary, which falls, is annually observed as National Youth Day – Swami Vivekananda 110. United States and Jordan signed Joint Action Plan in Washington and agreed to enhance efforts to combat - nuclear terrorism 111. Barcelona forward who won the Ballon d’Or trophy for the world’s best football player for the fifth time overall -Lionel Messi 112. The folk dance of Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh that was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest folk dance in the world is – Nati 113. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) commissioned a 520-MW coal-based thermal power unit in - Andhra Pradesh 114. Prime Minister Narendra Modi set up eight groups of Secretaries for focussed attention on areas like - Good governance, inclusive growth, employment generation, education and health, Swachch Bharat and energy efficiency 115. ‘Missionary Day’, anniversary of the arrival of two Welsh Christian missionaries, was observed and celebrated 2016 across the Christian-dominated north eastern state of - Mizoram 116. The city in which the Arab League Foreign Ministers was held on 10 January 2016 – Cairo, Egypt 117. The city in which the main event of the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas was inaugurated – New Delhi 118. The day on which the 11th World Hindi Day was observed – 10 January 2016 119. He won the 2016 Brisbane International Tennis men’s singles trophy - Milos Raonic of Canada

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120. The professional kayaker who was named the Denmark’s sportsperson of the year 2015 is - Rene Holten Poulsen 121. The legendary soul singer, famous for the song Trying To Live My Life Without You, who died on 8 January 2016 in Chicago is – Otis Clay 122. The first female Formula One driver who died in Italy is - Maria Teresa de Filippis 123. The noted Hindi writer, known for his works like Nau Saal Chotti Patni and Kala Register, who died on 9 January 2016 is - Ravindra Kalia 124. The country which was elected to the UNICEF executive board that will represent the group of Asia-Pacific countries for the term 2016-2018 is – Nepal 125. Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won the WTA Brisbane Tennis trophy by defeating - German Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1 126. Stanislas Wawrinka won his Chennai Open title by defeating - Croatian Borna Coric 6-3, 7-5 127. Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel inaugurated the 28th edition of International Kite Festival at -Sabarmati River front in Ahmedabad, Gujarat 128. The Kite festival of Gujarat marks Uttarayan which is observed as the day - When winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar 129. An Indian-American professor Sukanya Chakrabarti devised a new method that may help in detecting dwarf galaxies dominated by dark matter and - explain ripples in the outer disk of the galaxy 130. NASA’s revamped planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has discovered more than - 100 confirmed planets orbiting other stars 131. Cricketer of New Zealand who scored second-fastest fifty in T-20 Internationals is - Colin Munro 132. The country which began the process to formulate a new constitution – Sri Lanka 133. DRDO successfully test fired the new Penetration-Cum Blast (PCB) and Thermobaric (TB) Ammunition tank which was specially designed for - Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT) 134. PM Narendra Modi released a book titled “MARU BHARAT SARU BHARAT “authored by - Jain Acharya Ratnasundersuriswarji Maharaj 135. In the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, the best Director award was won by - Alejandro Inarritu for film The Revenant 136. The President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the three day long 88th annual conference of Nikhil Bharat Banga Sahitya Sammelan in -Ranchi, Jharkhand 137. He was appointed as the Chief Coach of the new Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament - Former New Zealand Captain Stephen Fleming 138. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on 9 January 2016 laid down norms for erecting memorials of - national leaders, freedom fighters, saints, historical personalities and politicians

• The State-level 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas celebrations began on 9 January 2016 in – Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 139. Two-day Flamingo Festival began on 9 January 2016 at the famous brackish water Pulicat Lake town in - Sullurupeta of Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh 140. Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry on 9 January 2016 launched an online initiative to engage the LPG consumers and citizens in providing efficient and citizen friendly services in - LPG distribution 141. China’s country code domain ‘dot cn’ has become the world’s most commonly used over the Internet with 16.36 million users, surpassing -Germany’s ‘dot de’ domain 142. Any passenger found travelling in the train on the berths booked under Senior Citizen Quota by declaration of wrong age will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly from - 1 February 2016 143. The French soldiers will march down the Rajpath on Republic Day along with Indian troops in the presence of - President Francois Hollande

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144. Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on 8 January 2016 inaugurated the Vibrant Saurashtra Expo and Summit-2016 at - Rajkot 145. South Korea’s Parliament on 8 January 2016 passed a resolution, denouncing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s fourth nuclear test, urging the DPRK to - dismantle its nuclear programme 146. The White House on 8 January 2016 introduced new initiatives to combat recruitment of Americans to extremist groups like - the so-called Islamic State 147. The Supreme Court on 8 January 2016 asked Union Government to appoint three Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission (CIC), within - next six weeks 148. Union Health Ministry on 8 January 2016 decided to use the expertise of Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) to - strengthen health system in India 149. New Delhi World Book Fair will begin on 8 January 2016 at - Pragati Maidan 150. Four new vaccines have been added to the recently launched Union Government’s ambitious programme Mission Indradhanush to immunise children against preventable diseases are - inactivated polio vaccine, Adult Japanese Encephalitis vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine and Measles Rubella vaccine 151. An all-out offensive by India’s paramilitary forces and the state’s forces against the Naxalites that came in news on 8 January 2016 is -Operation Green Hunt 152. This traditional bull-taming sports in Tamil Nadu was allowed to be conducted by the Union Government on 8 January 2016 - Jallikattu 153. In order to carry out a survey on cultural topography of the country, Ministry of Culture on 8 January 2016 started the project called -Cultural Mapping of India 154. India badminton player who climbed up 11 places to occupy the number one spot in junior men’s singles category in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings - Siril Verma 155. President Pranab Mukherjee on 7 January 2016 promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 to make amendments to - the Enemy Property Act, 1968 156. Thermal Power companies in Odisha will now have to transport fly ash free of cost to road construction site located within - 100 kms perimeter of their plant. 157. The Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015 that was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary on 1 January 2016 shall be deemed to have come into force on - 1 April 2014 158. Union Government decided to implement the Bharat Stage (BS) VI norms from - 1 April 2020 159. This place in Rajasthan saw the beginning of India-France eight-day counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency joint exercise Shakti-2016 -Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Bikaner 160. The book authored by Nobel peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi that was released on 7 January 2016 in New Delhi - Azad Bachpan Ki Or 161. This project of Kerala Government will bring together different schemes in health sector under one umbrella - Sampoorna Arogya Keralam 162. Number of farm ponds that will be dig in Andhra Pradesh to store rain water and utilise it for irrigation at the cost of 550 crore rupees - 10 lakh 163. This boy of Tamil Nadu won the top place in the 23rd Children Science Congress for exhibiting his project work on nano satellite - Mohamed Rifath Shaarook Raaj 164. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on 7 January 2016 announced that with an effective implementation of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme, the child sex ratio in the state has reached -889 girls per 1000 boy 165. Ex-IAS Officer who was on 7 January 2016 appointed as Chairman of fair-trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) - Devender Kumar Sikri 166. DIPP Secretary appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog on 7 January 2016 - Amitabh Kant 167. The Union Government on 7 January 2016 approved the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) for the year 2015-16 for - Punjab and Uttarakhand

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168. Quikr on 7 January 2016 announced the acquisition of property search website called- Commonfloor.com 169. The Filipino golfer who was voted as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of Month for December 2015 is - Miguel Tabuena 170. Rajasthan signed an agreement with Cairn Enterprise Centre Society to provide clean drinking water in - Barmer district 171. The RBI Governor who was felicitated with the Central Banker of the Year Award (Global and Asia Pacific) for 2016 is - Raghuram Rajan 172. The Indian shooter who won gold medal in the women’s 10 metre air rifle event at the Swedish Cup Grand Prix is - Apurvi Chandela 173. The Union Cabinet approved Memorandum of Understanding between India and Singapore in - Civil Aviation 174. Sam Pitroda on 6 January 2016 was appointed Technology Advisor to -Odisha Government 175. The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post-facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bangladesh to set up – Border Haats 176. Vedanta Limited appointed Samir Cairae as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of - Diversified Metals (India) 177. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister passed away in New Delhi on 7 January 2016 - Mufti Mohammad Sayeed 178. Actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan on 7 January 2016 took the charge as the chairman of the governing council of - Film and Television Institute of India 179. The state that was issued notice by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on 6 January 2016 over deplorable conditions prevailing in the prisons - Bihar 180. Person elected as the General President of the 105th Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) that is scheduled for 2017-18 - Dr Achyuta Samanta 181. Former principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic who passed away on 5 January 2016 - Pierre Boulez 182. Noted Gujarati writer and poet who passed away on 6 January 2016 and was known for his novel Akasmat (1968) - Labhshankar Thakar 183. FreeCharge co-founder who was on 5 January 2016 appointed as the Chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) - Kunal Shah 184. The cricketer who bagged the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year in the BCCI awards is – Virat Kohli 185. An Italian UN official who took over as the new High Commissioner for the United Nations Refugee Agency is - Filippo Grandi 186. The Competition Commission of India gave nod to Reliance Capital Asset Management to acquire - Morgan Stanley’s mutual fund business in India 187. The cricketer who was conferred with Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award is - Syed Kirmani 188. Delhi Government on 6 January 2016 scrapped the management quota and all other quotas, in private schools for nursery admissions but there will be only 25 percent reservation for - Economically Weaker Sections 189. The South African Cricketer who retired as the Test Captain on 6 January 2016 resigned as – Hashim Amla 190. The initiative that aims at exposing youth from the J&K to the vibrant development and vitality of culture of people residing in other states of the country is - ’Watan Ko Jano’ 191. California Governor Jerry Brown on 6 January 2016 declared a state of emergency over in Los Angeles County because of – leak of methane gas 192. The Union Government on 6 January 2016 approved an additional assistance of 1000 crore rupees to 35 Left Wing Extremism-affected districts spread over - 7 states 193. The state government that gave green signal to the long-pending Dharavi Redevelopment Programme to house slum dwellers -Maharashtra 194. Kerala Government decided to implement a health care project intended to benefit 42 lakh people - Sampoorna Arogya Keralam 195. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 6 January 2016 expanded its ambit in air pollution cases to cities beyond Delhi to cities - Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Amritsar

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196. The World Bank in its Global Economic Prospect report projected a robust growth for the Indian economy in the 2016 - 7.8 percent 197. The Supreme Court on 6 January 2016 sought a reply from the Union Governemnt in a week’s time over the issue of - Whistleblowers’ Protection 198. The government recognized Indian Planetary Society (IPS) selected Kutch district of Gujarat for embarking on this ambitious project at a total cost of Rs 12 crore of setting - First ever solar and stellar observatory 199. The Union cabinet on 6 January 2016 gave ex-post-facto approval to MoU with Bangladesh for Mode of Operation of Border haats signed in – 2010 200. Andhra Bank on 6 January 2016 launched Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) across all its branches in association with - the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) 201. The country which on 6 January 2016 conducted its first hydrogen bomb test – North Korea 202. The Delhi High Court-appointed Justice Anil Dev Singh Committee for Review of School Fee on 5 January 2016 recommended refund of fee unjustly hiked by 53 unaided private schools in the Capital to - Parents with nine per cent interest 203. Citing security reasons, Australia on 5 January 2016 withdrew from the Under-19 World Cup Tournament to be played in – Bangladesh 204. The cricketer who was conferred with Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award is - Syed Kirmani 205. The Competition Commission of India gave nod to Reliance Capital Asset Management to acquire - Morgan Stanley’s mutual fund business in India 206. An Italian UN official who took over as the new High Commissioner for the United Nations Refugee Agency is - Filippo Grandi 207. The cricketer who bagged the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year in the BCCI awards is – Virat Kohli 208. The world’s largest blue star sapphire that weighs 1404.49 carats was discovered in a mine in - Sri Lanka 209. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to deploy about 300 women commandos for undertaking anti-Naxal operations in select -Left-wing Extremism-affected states 210. Harper Lee’s book that topped the 2015 US Bestseller List – Go Set a Watchaman 211. The city in which Dharavi is located where World’s first slum museum is set to open in February 2016 - Mumbai 212. The state in which the 600 MW Kakatiya Thermal Power Plant Stage-II is located which was commissioned by BHEL on 5 January 2016 –Telangana 213. The country with which Sri Lanka on 5 January 2015 signed 8 MoUs to deepen bilateral engagement - Pakistan 214. To improve capacity utilisation of pellet plants and boost the sector, Union Government on 5 January 2016 reduced export duty on iron ore pellets to zero from - 5 percent levied in 2014 215. State that signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) under the UDAY Scheme on 5 January 2016 – Jharkhand 216. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on 5 January 2016 approved the 33 percent posts at constable level to be filled up by – women 217. Scheme launched by Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti on 5 December 2015 in Uttar Pradesh - Ganga Gram Yojana 218. US President Barack Obama during his White House address on 4 January 2016 took executive action to unveil steps to - Reduce gun violence 219. The 15-year old Mumbai cricketer who broke century-old cricketing record by scoring 1009 runs in an under-16 inter- school event organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) – Pranav Dhanawade 220. The Supreme Court 5 January 2016 banned entry of heavy commercial vehicles from four additional entry points NH 2, 10, 58 and state highway 57 into – Delhi 221. Allahabad High Court on 5 January 2016 asked the Uttar Pradesh government and Agra Footwear Manufacturing and Exports Chamber to file their reply on proposed - Leather Park

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222. The former Defence Secretary who on 4 January 2016 was sworn in as the eighth Chief Information Commissioner of India is - Radha Krishna Mathur 223. Abid Ali Neemuchwala was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of – Wipro 224. Kate Atkinson won the Costa Novel Prize 2015 for her book titled- A God in Ruins 225. Sarosh Homi Kapadia who passed away on 4 January 2016 in Mumbai was - the 38th Chief Justice of India 226. IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd on 4 January 2016 bagged the 10050 crore road project in Jammu and Kashmir to build - Zojila Pass tunnel 227. CEO of General Motors who was elected as Chairman of General Motors (GM) Board of Directors on 4 January 2016 - Mary Barra 228. Land bank web portal launched by Jharkhand Government on 4 January 2016 - jharbhoom.nic.in 229. The company that acquired French telecom major Alca-Lucent in a 15.6 billion euro deal – Nokia Corporation 230. The country with which India resumed the bus service on 4 January 2015 after a gap of 27 years – Nepal 231. He was involved in the discovery of the element 117 that was included in the 7th row of the periodic table on 30 December 2015 by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) - Susanta Lahiri 232. The team that won the 26th Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey tournament –ONGC 233. He was appointed as the head of one man committee to study issues related to gramin dak sevaks – Kamlesh Chandra 234. The four new elements that were added to the 7th row of the periodic table by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) – Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 235. The RIS, which will be launched by the Union Ministry of Shipping to improve navigation in the inland waterways, stands for – River Information System 236. Former Wigan Athletic defender who passed in December 2015 and was recovered from the River Rhine in the western city of Krefeld on 2 January 2015 - Steve Gohouri 237. The Reserve Bank of India on 4 January 2016 imposed monetary penalty of one crore rupees on for violation of its instructions including reporting of data to Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC) is - State Bank of Travancore 238. Bombay High Court on 4 January 2016 directed Maharashtra government to procure 1843 decibel meters within three months for the police to ensure - No violation of noise pollution rules during festivals, public addresses, and processions 239. Sterlite Grid on 2 January 2016 set a new benchmark by commissioning the Transmission Project to Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP) ahead of schedule under - the Tariff Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) incentive regime 240. Scuba divers working for Friends of Marine Life (FML) in December 2015 recorded the presence of several colonies of the fast-growing alien species off the coast of Thiruvananthpuram and Kanyakumari -Snowflake Coral (Carijoa riisei) 241. State election commissioner (SEC) Ashok Kumar Chauhan on 4 December 2015 announced that toilets will be mandatory requirement for eligibility to contest - Panchayat Elections 242. The World Braille Day was observed on – 4 January 2016 243. Mizoram government will implement National Food Security Act (NFSA) from – February 2016 244. The veteran CPI leader, also the former general secretary of the party, who passed away on 2 January 2016 is - Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan 245. The Union Government will roll out LPG-like DBT scheme for kerosene from - 1 April 2016 246. The Oscar-winning cinematographer for Close Encounters of the Third Kind who died on 1 January 2016 is - Vilmos Zsigmond 247. The Sussex fast bowler who died on 3 January 2016 at the age of 22 is -Matthew Hobden 248. Delhi Police entered the Limca Book of Records for - solving the biggest cash heist case of the country 249. The city in which the 103rd Indian Science Congress was inaugurated on 3 January 2016 – Mysuru 250. The country with which India on 1 January 2015 exchanged the list of nuke installations and prisoners for the 25th consecutive year as part of the bilateral agreement that is in force since 1991 – Pakistan 251. The state in which a Sports University will be established by the Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) – Jharkand

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252. The multi barrel rocket launcher system that was successfully test-fired in December 2015 by India at Pokhran in Rajasthan - Pinaka II 253. Pakistan-born singer who on 1 January 2016 got Indian citizenship is -Adnan Sami 254. The state which became the first in the country to allow issuance of motor insurance policies in digital form by launching e-Vahan Bima Scheme – Telangana 255. Arunima Sinha, the amputee mountaineer who set a record by climbing the Mount Everest on 25 December 2015, conquered - Mount Aconcagua in Argentina 256. India on 3 January 2016 won of the South Asian Football Federation Cup (SAFF) championships by defeating defending champions -Afghanistan 257. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on 3 January 2016 announced that his country has broken off diplomatic ties with - Iran 258. Several heavily armed terrorists on 2 January 2016 attacked Pathankot Air Force Station, a part of - the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force (IAF) 259. Justice RM Lodha Committee on IPL spot fixing on 4 January 2015 submitted its report to the Supreme Court suggesting reforms in - the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) 260. To redress grievances of parents and teachers of primary schools the basic education department has planned to start separate help-lines in -Uttar Pradesh 261. In order to groom talent from a young age, Union Government has decided to organise National School Games in a big way at - four-five venues in the country every year 262. Telangana government on 3 January 2015 decided to regularise the services of over - 18000 temporary employee. 263. The Supreme Court on 28 January 2016 recalled its order appointing Justice (retired) Virendra Singh as Uttar Pradesh (UP) Lokayukta after heeding to the objections of Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. Who was appointed as the new UP Lokayukta? –Justice (retired) Sanjay Misra 264. The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry appointed a one-member commission of inquiry on 28 January 2016 to probe into the circumstances that led to the suicide of Hyderabad University research scholar Rohit Vemula recently. Who is heading this enquiry commission? –Ashok K. Roopanwal 265. What is the name of the mosquito-borne disease, which is presently spreading through the Americas, and is expected to affect between three million and four million people, as stated by the WHO on 28 January 2016? – Zika Virus 266. The Union Government on 27 January 2016 gave its approval to establish 17 new Indian Reserve Battalions (IRBs) in 5 states. Which five states are these? – Jammu and Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Maharashtra 267. Which regiment was chosen as the best marching contingent (Services category) for the Republic Day Parade 2016, as announced by the Union Govt. on 28 January 2016? –Assam Regiment 268. Arindam Sen Gupta, who passed away on 28 January 2016, was the Managing Editor of which English daily? – 269. The country celebrated the 67th Republic Day on 26 January 2016 with the main function being held at capital New Delhi’s imposing Rajpath. A slice of country’s military might and culture was displayed at this annual parade. Who was the Chief Guest of the Republic Day Parade? – French President Francois Hollande 270. Who was chosen for the nation’s highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra, as announced on 25 January 2016 on the eve of the 67th Republic Day? – Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami (Posthumous) 271. Union Government announced the name of the 112 awardees of the Padma Awards on 25 January 2016 on the eve of the 67thRepublic Day celebrations. How many personalities were chosen for the Padma Vibhushan, which is the second highest civilian award in India? – Ten 272. Which Act pertaining to tackle atrocities against the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes of the country came into effect from 26 January 2016? – The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015

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273. The India-France Business Summit was held in which city on 24 January 2016 where 16 MoUs and agreements were exchanged? – Chandigarh 274. Shankar Ghosh, the eminent classical instrumentalist, who passed away during January 2016 at the age of 80, was associated with which instrument? – Tabla 275. Legendary danseuse and recipient Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away in Ahmedabad on 21 January 2016 at the age of 97. She was the wife of which noted Indian scientist? – Dr Vikram Sarabhai 276. During January 2016 the state of Kerala was officially declared the 1st state in the country to achieve 100% primary education. A huge role in this achievement was made by Kerala literacy mission’s primary education equivalency drive. What is the name of this drive? – ‘Athulyam’ 277. The book titled ‘The Z Factor’, which was released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 January 2016, is the autobiography of which noted personality? – Subhash Chandra (Founder of Zee Group) 278. What is the name of the new state-of-the-art superfast express train between Varanasi and New Delhi that was flagged- off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a function held at Varanasi on 22 January 2016? – Mahamana Express 279. What is the maximum capped number of credit transactions in a calendar year for pensioner’s account as directed to the banks by the RBI on 21 January 2016? – 14 280. The 10th edition of bilateral maritime exercise named ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ started at Goa in the Arabian Sea on 22 January 2016. This naval exercise comprises of ……….. apart from India – Oman 281. Which team won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 title for 2015-16 by winning the final played on 20 January 2016? – Uttar Pradesh 282. Which personalities were chosen as the new brand ambassadors for Indian Government’s ‘Incredible India’ campaign, as reported on 21 January 2016? –Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra 283. Which West Indian cricketing great officially retired from international cricket on 22 January 2016, almost 22 years after his international cricket debut? – Shivnarine Chanderpaul 284. India’s first high speed public Wi-Fi service was opened at which railway station on 22 January 2016? – Mumbai Central 285. What is the name of the famous Chinese investor and real-estate tycoon who announced his plans to invest $10 billion in an industrial park in Haryana? – Wang Jianlin 286. Which Indian badminton player won the women’s singles title of Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament on 24 January 2016? – P.V. Sindhu 287. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 22 January 2016? – Atulesh Jindal 288. What is the name of the fifth satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) series that was successfully launched by ISRO from Sriharikota on 20 January 2016? –IRNSS-1E 289. What is the name of the university situated in Pakistan’s volatile northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that was targeted by a group of militants on 20 January 2016 resulting in death of at least 21 persons? – Bacha Khan University 290. The Union Govt. on 19 January 2016 announced the much-awaited roadmap for implementing the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by banks, insurers and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). When Ind AS has been proposed to be introduced in India? – From 1 April 2018 291. Bihar State Government gave its approval to how much reservation for women in state government jobs on 19 January 2016, which was a key poll promise of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar? – 35%

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