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Reliance MF launched Voice-Based Transactions

रिलायंस एमएफ ने 鵍वनन-आधारित लेनदेन श셂ु किया Banking and Economy

• Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management (RNAM) has joined hands with Google to enable the customers of Reliance Mutual Fund to carry out voice-based financial transactions.

• रिलायंस निप्पॉि लाइफ एसेट मैिेजमᴂट (RNAM) िे गूगल के साथ ममलकि रिलायंस 륍यूचुअल फंड के ग्राहकⴂ को ध्वनि- आधारित ववत्तीय लेिदेि कििे की सुववधा प्रदाि की है। Banking and Economy

• With this, RNAM became the first company in India, to provide a conversational interface that would help customers regarding funds transactions. • इसके साथ, RNAM संवादात्मक इंटिफेस प्रदाि कििे वाली भाित की ऐसी पहली कंपिी बि गई है, जो ग्राहकⴂ को पैसे के लेिदेि मᴂ मदद किेगी। Banking and Economy

Extra Information: Reliance

Founded: 08 May 1973 Founder: Dhirubhai Ambani Headquarters: Nariman Point, Mumbai, India Key people: o Mukesh Ambani (Chairman & MD) o Alok Agarwal (CFO) Banking and Economy

Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Limited (RNAM)

Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer: Mr. Sundeep Sikka Banking and Economy

Google

Founded: September 4, 1998; California Founders: Larry Page, Sergey Brin Headquarters: California, U.S. Key people: o Sundar Pichai (CEO) o Ruth Porat (CFO)

Parent: Alphabet Inc. (2015–present) Banking and Economy

BOB becomes 3rd Largest बिℂ ऑफ बड़ौदा 3 सबसे बडा बिℂ बना Banking and Economy • The amalgamation of and into the (BoB) has come into effect and all branches of the former two will function as branches of BoB. • ववजया बकℂ एवं देिा बकℂ का बकℂ ऑफ बड़ौदा (BoB) मᴂ ववलय प्रभावी हो गया है औि दोिⴂ बकℂ ⴂ की पूव व की सभी शाखाएं BoB की शाखाओ ं के 셂प मᴂ काय व किᴂगी। • The merged entity would also receive Rs 5,042 crore fund infusion from the government. • ववलय की गई इकाई को सिकाि से 5,042 किोड 셁पये का ववत्त प्राप्त होगा। Banking and Economy

• Post the merger, Bank of Baroda has become the third largest bank in the country. • ववलय के बाद, बकℂ ऑफ बड़ौदा देश का तीसिा सबसे बडा बकℂ बि गया है। Banking and Economy

Extra Information: • India’s first ever three-way merger of has started its operation over Rs 15 lakh cr as of balance sheet, with deposits and advances of 8.75 lakh crore and 6.25 lakh crore rupees, respectively. • Centre’s shareholding in the merged entity is 65.7%. • BoB now has over 9,500 branches, 13,400 ATMs and 85,000 employees. • Now the number of public sector banks (PSBs) has reduced to 18. Banking and Economy

Bank of Baroda

Founded: 20 July 1908 Founder: Sayajirao Gaekwad III Headquarters: Vadodara, , India Key people: • Hasmukh Adhia (Chairman) • P. S. Jayakumar, (MD & CEO) Banking and Economy

Timeline of Banking History Year Event 1770 Bank of Hindustan established by British

Presidency – goes on to become 1806 Imperial (mainly to fund General Wellesley's wars against Tipu Sultan and the Marathas)

1809 Renamed as Bank of Bengal 1840 Presidency established 1843 Presidency established established – Oldest Joint Stock bank 1865 in India. 1881 – by Indian efforts entirely Banking and Economy

Year Event Punjab Commercial Bank (PNB), est. in Lahore - by Indian Merchants 1894 – 1st Indian effort to continue till present day.

1904 Concept of Co-op Banks introduced by Lord Curzon

1913 - Banking Crisis & failure of 588 banks in various states 1917 – all Presidency Banks (Bank of Bengal, Bank 1921 of Bombay, Bank of Madras) merges by British Govt. – which later became SBI! RBI established with Headquarter in Calcutta ( 1935 Act 1934) 1937 HQ of RBI permanently moved to Bombay. 1 Jan 1949 – Nationalisation of RBI. 1st Indian RBI Governor: C.D. 1949 Deshmukh Also, Banking Regulation Act, 1949 passed. Banking and Economy

Year Event A.D. Gorwala Committee recommends re-naming Imperial Bank 1952 of India as .

1954 ICICI founded

1955 1st July 1955 – ‘State Bank of India’ SBI acquired the control of seven banks in 1960. They were the seven regional banks of former Indian princely states. They were renamed, prefixing them with 'State Bank of'. These seven banks were: 1.State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ) 1960 2. (SBH) 3. (SBN) 4. (SBM) 5. (SBP) 6.State Bank of (SBS) and 7. (SBT). Banking and Economy

Year Event 1964 IDBI formed as wholly owned subsidiary of RBI by Act of Parliament Nationalisation of 14 commercial Banks: 19 July 1969. With authorised capital over Rs. 50 crores. 1. of India 2.Bank of India 3. 4.Bank of Baroda 5.United Commercial Bank 1969 6. 7.Dena Bank 8.United Bank 9. 10.Allahabad Bank 11. 12. 13. 14. Banking and Economy

Year Event Six more banks nationalised With authorised capital more than Rs. 200 crores. 1. 1980 2. 3. 4.Oriental Bank of Commerce 5.Punjab and Sindh Bank 6.Vijaya Bank

1982 NABARD, EXIM Bank established

1988 (NHB) established

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) 1990 established Banking and Economy

Year Event 4 September 1993 – New Bank Of India + PNB merger. 1993 Total of Nationalised banks now 14 + 6 – 1 = 19 excluding SBI and its associates. Core Banking System started making its way into banks and 1994-96 branches …

2004 IDBI enters banking sector

2005 Banking Ombudsman formed

SBI merges – 1st associate bank merger on 2008 13 August 2008. ICICI acquires 2010 SBI merges State Bank of Indore – 2nd associate bank merger on 26 August 2010.

2012 ‘RuPay’ launched by National Payments Corporation of India. Banking and Economy

Year Event Bhartiya Mahila Bank formed. 19 November 2013. 2013 Total nationalised banks are 21 + SBI and it’s 5 associates = 27. ‘RuPay’ dedicated to India and formally introduced, by President Pranab Mukherjee. It is India’s 1st indigenous/domestic scheme. ‘Jan Dhan 2014 Yojana’ for Financial Inclusion launched. Two new banking license issued by RBI to Bandhan Financial Services and IDFC on the recommendation of Bimal Jalan Committee Bank Board Bureau established to reform governance in 2016 Public Sector Bank as recommended by PJ Nayak Committee. Banking and Economy

Year Event The following Banks were merged with State Bank of India with effect from 1 April 2017. 1.State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur 2017 2.State Bank of Hyderabad 3.State Bank of Mysore 4.State Bank of Patiala 5.State Bank of Travancore and 6. Merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda 2019 approved Appointments and Resignations

Google India Head Rajan Anandan Resigned

गूगल इण्डिया िे प्रमुख िाजन आनंदन ने इतीफा दे ददया Appointments and Resignations

• Rajan Anandan, vice president for Google India and SouthEast Asia, and essentially heading Google in India, is leaving the company after an eight-year stint.

• गूगल इंडडया औि साउथ ईस्ट एमशया के उपाध्यक्ष औि अनिवाय व 셂प से गूगल के भाित मᴂ प्रमुख िाजि आिंदि, आठ साल के कायवकाल के बाद कंपिी छोड िहे हℂ। • Anandan had joined Google from Microsoft India in 2010.

• आिंदि िे 2010 मᴂ माइक्रोसॉफ्ट इंडडया से गूगल 煍वाइि ककया था। Appointments and Resignations

• Vikas Agnihotri, who is currently serving as Google’s country director for sales, will take on the interim responsibility until the company finds a new managing director.

• ववकास अग्निहोत्री, जो वतमव ाि मᴂ से쥍स के मलए गूगल के देश के निदेशक के 셂प मᴂ सेवा कि िहे हℂ, तब तक अंतरिम ग्ज륍मेदािी लᴂगे जब तक कक कंपिी को एक िया प्रबंध निदेशक िहीं ममल जाता। Appointments and Resignations

Extra Information: Microsoft Appointments and Resignations Founded: April 4, 1975; in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. Founders: Bill Gates, Paul Allen Headquarters: Redmond, Washington, U.S.

Key people: o John W. Thompson (chairman) o Brad Smith (president and CLO) o Satya Nadella (CEO) o Bill Gates (technical advisor

Microsoft India: o Headquarters: Hyderabad, India o Key people: Bhaskar Pramanik (Chairman) Appointments and Resignations

Vinod Dasari named Royal Enfield CEO

ववनोद दसािी िॉयल एनफी쥍ि िे मुख्य िायिय ािी अधधिािी बने Appointments and Resignations

• Eicher Motors Ltd. has appointed Vinod K. Dasari as the chief executive officer of Royal Enfield. • आयशि मोटसव मलममटेड िे वविोद के . दासािी को िॉयल एिफी쥍ड का मुख्य कायकव ािी अधधकािी नियुक्त ककया है। • He will also join the board of Eicher Motors as executive director with immediate effect. • वह तत्काल प्रभाव से कायवकािी निदेशक के 셂प मᴂ आयशि मोटस व के बोड व मᴂ भी शाममल हⴂगे। Appointments and Resignations

• He stepped down as MD and CEO of Ashok Leyland on March 31. • उन्हⴂिे 31 माचव को अशोक लीलℂड के एमडी औि सीईओ के 셂प मᴂ कदम िखा। • He takes over from Siddhartha Lal, who will continue as the MD of Eicher Motors. ​ • उन्हⴂिे मस饍धाथव लाल से पदभाि ग्रहण ककया, जो आयशि मोटस व के एमडी के 셂प मᴂ जािी िहᴂगे। Appointments and Resignations

Extra Information: Eicher Motors Limited (EML) Appointments and Resignations Founded: 1948 Founder: Vikram Lal Headquarters: New Delhi Key people: Vinod K. Dasari (CEO & MD)

Owner: o Siddhartha Lal o Alex S Nedumpathalil

Subsidiaries o Eicher Polaris (50%) o VE Commercial Vehicles (54.4%) o Royal Enfield (India) Appointments and Resignations

Manu Sawhney became Chief Executive of ICC

मनु साहनी ICC िे मुख्य िायिय ािी बने Appointments and Resignations

• Manu Sawhney took over as the International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

• मिु साहिी िे अतं िावष्ट्रीय कक्रके ट परिषद (ICC) के मुख्य कायवकािी अधधकािी (CEO) के 셂प मᴂ पदभाि संभाला। • Sawhney has been working alongside the outgoing CEO David Richardson for the last six weeks to ensure a smooth transition within the organisation. • साहिी वपछले छह सप्ताह से निवतवमाि CEO रिचडवसि के साथ काम कि िहे थे ताकक वह आसािी से अपिा पदभाि संभालिे मᴂ कमायाब हो पाए। Appointments and Resignations

• Richardson will remain with the ICC until July as originally planned to oversee the delivery of the upcoming Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.

• रिचडसव ि पु셁ष कक्रके ट ववश्व कप 2019 के ववतिण की देखिेख के मलए जलु ाई तक ICC के साथ बिे िहᴂगे। Appointments and Resignations

Extra Information: ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Appointments and Resignations

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Dates: 30 May–14 July Administrator(s): International Cricket Council Cricket format: One Day International Tournament format(s): Round-robin and Knockout Host(s): England, Wales Participants: 10 Appointments and Resignations • First time since 1992 World Cup, after 25 years, the World Cup matches in 2019 will be played in the Round Robin format. • Round Robin is a schedule format where every team in the tournament are scheduled to face every other team as in the IPL league matches. • There is no Group A & B kind of grouping. • With only 10 teams to play, this will be the World Cup with the shortest participants in the last 30 years. Appointments and Resignations Appointments and Resignations

International Cricket Council

Formation: 15 June 1909 Designated CEO: Manu Sawhney CEO: Dave Richardson (Until July) Chairperson: Shashank Manohar Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Appointments and Resignations

List of Appointments for the month of January 2019

Name Designation Sanjay Jain & K M Nataraj Additional Solicitor Generals of India Interim CEO of till the new CEO Ajai Kumar Ravneet Gill joins the lender. Bhagwant Mann Chief of AAPs Punjab unit MD & CEO of Private sector lender Yes Ravneet Gill Bank. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IndiGo Ronojoy Dutta Airlines Asif Saeed Khosa Chief Justice of Pakistan New member of the House Permanent Raja Krishnamoorthi Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Appointments and Resignations

Name Designation Gopal Krishna Dwivedi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andhra Pradesh Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjiv Khanna Judges of Supreme Court Manu Sawhney New ICC CEO Su Tseng-chang PM of Taiwan Vikram Misri India’s new envoy to China Sudhir Bhargava New Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Vivek Bhatia Officer (CEO) of ThyssenKrupp Industries India Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan 1st Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Amitabh Choudhary New MD and CEO of Vinod Kumar Yadav Railway Board Chairman Appointments and Resignations

Name Designation New Competition Commission of India PK Singh (CCI ) secretary Indu Shekhar Member of the Central Electricity Jha Regulatory Commission (CERC). Justice AK Sikri Executive Chairman of NALSA Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and chairman of the Ordnance Saurabh Kumar Factory Board (OFB). Kumar Rajesh Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal Chandra (SSB) Pranav R Mehta President of the Global Solar Council Science and Technology

ISRO opens its 1st visitors gallery

ISRO ने अपनी पहली आगंतुि गैलिी खोली Science and Technology

▪ In a first, ISRO opened a visitors' gallery with 5,000 capacity at Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota island. ▪ पहली बाि, ISRO िे आंध्र प्रदेश के श्रीहरिकोटा 饍वीप मᴂ 5,000 क्षमता वाली एक आगंतुकⴂ की गैलिी खोली। ▪ The gallery has a clear line of sight to two launch pads and large screens to explain launcher and satellite features, ISRO said. ▪ ISRO िे कहा कक गैलिी मᴂ दो लॉन्च पैड औि बडी स्क्रीि के मलए स्पष्ट्ट लाइि है, ग्जसमᴂ लॉन्चि औि सैटेलाइट फीचसव हℂ। Science and Technology

▪ This comes as ISRO launched defence satellite EMISAT along with 28 foreign satellites. ▪ यह तब आता है जब ISRO िे 28 ववदेशी उपग्रहⴂ के साथ िक्षा उपग्रह EMISAT लॉन्च ककया। Science and Technology

Extra Information: Andhra Pradesh Static GK Facts

▪ Capital: Amaravati (de facto) Hyderabad (de jure) ▪ Governor: E. S. L. Narasimhan ▪ Chief Minister: N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP) Science and Technology Science and Technology

▪ Song: Maa Telugu Thalliki ▪ Dance: Kuchipudi ▪ Animal: Blackbuck ▪ Bird: Rose-ringed Parakeet ▪ Flower: Jasmine ▪ Tree: Neem Science and Technology Science and Technology Supply of Euro-VI grade fuels begins in NCR

यूिो-VI ग्रेि ℂधन िी आपूनतय एनसीआि मᴂ श셂ु होती है Science and Technology ▪ Supply of ultra-clean Euro-VI grade petrol and diesel has begun in cities adjoining the national capital.

▪ िाष्ट्रीय िाजधािी से सटे शहिⴂ मᴂ अ쥍रा-क्लीि यूिो-VI ग्रेड पेरोल औि डीजल की आपूनतव श셂ु हो गई है। ▪ Delhi in April 2018 became the first city in the country to leapfrog from Euro-IV grade petrol and diesel to Euro-VI fuels.

▪ अप्रैल 2018 मᴂ दद쥍ली यूिो-चतुथव श्रेणी के पेरोल औि डीजल से यूिो- VI ℂधि मᴂ छलांग लगािे वाला देश का पहला शहि बि गया। ▪ Rest of the country will follow suit from April 2020.

▪ बाकी देश अप्रैल 2020 से सूट का पालि किᴂगे। Science and Technology ▪ In 2015 India had decided to leapfrog to Euro-VI emission norm compliant petrol and diesel from April 2020, from the Euro-IV grade at present.

▪ 2015 मᴂ भाित िे वतवमाि मᴂ यूिो-IV ग्रेड से, अप्रैल 2020 से यूिो-VI उत्सजवि मािक अिुपालि पेरोल औि डीजल के बदलिे का फैसला ककया था। ▪ Euro-VI grade fuel contains 10 ppm of sulphur as against 50 ppm in Euro-IV fuels.

▪ यूिो- IV ग्रेड ℂधि मᴂ 10 पीपीएम स쥍फि होता है, जबकक यूिो-IV ℂधि मᴂ 50 पीपीएम होता है। Science and Technology Extra Information: What are Bharat Stage Emission Standards? ▪ Bharat Stage emission standards, introduced in 2000, are emission standards that have been set up by the Central government to regulate the output of air pollutants from internal combustion engine equipment, including motor vehicles. ▪ The different norms are brought into force in accordance with the timeline and standards set up by the Central Pollution Control Board which comes under the Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change. Science and Technology Extra Information: What is the mechanism that is followed under BS? ▪ BS is based on Euro norms. ▪ Euro norms define the maximum limit of pollutant that a vehicle can emit. (CO2, nitrogen oxide, sulfur and suspended particulate matter) ▪ If vehicle emits more than this limit, it cannot be sold in Europe. ▪ In India, we follow Euro norms under the label “Bharat stage” norms. We are gradually implementing them in more and more cities Science and Technology Bharat Stage Implementation Timeline Science and Technology Centre extends disturbed area tag under AFSPA िᴂ द्र ने AFSPA िे तहत अशांत क्षेत्र िा ववताि Science and Technology ▪ The Centre has extended the "disturbed area" tag under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for three districts of Arunachal Pradesh for another six months. ▪ कᴂ द्र िे अ셁णाचल प्रदेश के तीि ग्जलⴂ के मलए सशस्त्र बल ववशेष अधधकाि अधधनियम (AFSPA) के तहत "अशांत क्षेत्र" टैग को एक औि छह महीिे के मलए बढा ददया है। ▪ The three districts which will continue to be designated as disturbed areas under AFSPA are Tirap, Changlang and Longding. ▪ AFSPA के तहत अशांत क्षेत्रⴂ के 셂प मᴂ िाममत ककए जािे वाले तीि ग्जले नतिप, चांगलांग औि लⴂगडडंग हℂ। Science and Technology

▪ The AFSPA is imposed in areas where armed forces are required to operate in aid to civil authorities. ▪ AFSPA उि क्षेत्रⴂ मᴂ लगाया जाता है जहां मसववल अधधकारियⴂ को सहायता के मलए सशस्त्र बलⴂ की आवश्यकता होती है। Science and Technology Extra Information: Seven Sisters of NORTH EAST Science and Technology

State Capital Chief Minister Governor Arunachal Itanagar Pema Khandu Brig. B. D. Mishra Pradesh Sarbananda Assam Dispur Jagdish Mukhi Sonowal Manipur Imphal N. Biren Singh Najma Heptulla Meghalaya Shillong Conrad Sangma Tathagata Roy Mizoram Aizwal Zoramthanga Jagdish Mukhi Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio Padmanabha Acharya Biplab Kumar Tripura Agartala Kaptan Singh Solanki Deb Science and Technology

Important Note: BP Jeevan Reddy Committee: To review AFSPA in north-eastern states Science and Technology Science and Technology ▪ What does the AFSPA mean? ▪ Introduced in 1958 ▪ In simple terms, AFSPA gives armed forces the power to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”. ▪ They have the authority to prohibit a gathering of five or more persons in an area, can use force or even open fire after giving due warning if they feel a person is in contravention of the law. ▪ If reasonable suspicion exists, the army can also arrest a person without a warrant; enter or search a premises without a warrant; and ban the possession of firearms. Science and Technology What is a “disturbed area” and who has the power to declare it? ▪ A disturbed area is one which is declared by notification under Section 3 of the AFSPA. ▪ An area can be disturbed due to differences or disputes between members of different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities. ▪ The Central Government, or the Governor of the State or administrator of the Union Territory can declare the whole or part of the State or Union Territory as a disturbed area. Science and Technology Hyundai unveils Blue Link connectivity in India

भाित मᴂ 녍लू ललंि िनेण्टिवविी िा अनाविण ििेगा हुंिई Science and Technology ▪ Hyundai will soon roll out the ‘BlueLink’ connectivity feature in India.

▪ हुंडई ज쥍द ही भाित मᴂ 'ब्लूमलकं किेग्क्टववटी' सुववधा श셂ु किेगी। ▪ This will allow users to interact with their cars using voice. ▪ यह उपयोगकतावओं को आवाज का उपयोग किके अपिी काि को नियंत्रत्रत कििे की अिुमनत देगा। Science and Technology ▪ BlueLink is Hyundai’s global technology which will be introduced in the Indian market with 33 features, of which 10 would be India-specific features such as a panic button, for most practical and holistic connectivity.

▪ ब्लूमलकं हुंडई की वैग्श्वक तकिीक है जो भाितीय बाजाि मᴂ 33 ववशेषताओं के साथ पेश की जाएगी, ग्जिमᴂ से 10 सबसे व्यावहारिक औि समग्र किेग्क्टववटी के मलए पैनिक बटि जैसी भाित-ववमशष्ट्ट ववशेषताएं हⴂगी। Science and Technology Extra Highlights: Hyundai Science and Technology

Hyundai Founded: December 29, 1967 Founder: Chung Ju-yung Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea

Key people: ▪ Chung Mong-koo (Chairman) ▪ Lee Won-hee (President and CEO) Obituaries Obituaries श्रदधांजललयां Obituaries ▪ Eminent theatre organiser, playwright and economics teacher Kartik Chandra Rath passed away at his residence in Cuttack. ▪ प्रख्यात धथएटि आयोजक, िाटककाि औि अथवशास्त्र के मशक्षक कानतवक चंद्र िथ का कटक ग्स्थत उिके आवास पि निधि हो गया। वह कᴂ द्र संगीत िाटक अकादमी पुिस्काि प्राप्त कििे वाले हℂ। Obituaries Obituaries ▪ Dilip Sarkar (62), former Tripura Minister and five-time MLA from Badharghat in Agartala, died early on Monday after a prolonged illness.

▪ त्रत्रपुिा के पूवव मंत्री औि अगितला के बदिघाट से पांच बाि के ववधायक ददलीप सिकाि (62) का लंबी बीमािी के बाद सोमवाि तडके निधि हो गया। Obituaries Obituaries ▪ Noted film director J. Mahendran passed away following a brief hospitalization ▪ प्रमस饍ध कफ쥍म निदेशक जे। महᴂद्रि का एक संक्षक्षप्त अस्पताल मᴂ भती होिे के बाद निधि हो गया। Persons in Visit Army Chief Bipin Rawat on four day US visit

चाि ददवसीय अमेरििी यात्रा पि सेना प्रमुख बबवपन िावत Persons in Visit ▪ Army Chief General Bipin Rawat is on a four-day tour to the US to discuss issues of mutual interest in military cooperation.

▪ सेिा प्रमुख जििल त्रबवपि िावत सैन्य सहयोग मᴂ आपसी दहत के मु饍दⴂ पि चचाव कििे के मलए अमेरिका के चाि ददवसीय द़ौिे पि हℂ। ▪ During the visit, General Rawat will interact with senior military officers of the US Armed Forces to take forward the military to military cooperation. ▪ यात्रा के द़ौिाि जििल िावत अमेरिकी सशस्त्र बलⴂ के वरिष्ट्ठ सैन्य अधधकारियⴂ के साथ सैन्य सहयोग को आगे बढािे के मलए बातचीत किᴂगे। Persons in Visit ▪ His visit to the US aims at giving impetus to the military ties and enhance strategic engagements. ▪ अमेरिका की उिकी यात्रा का उ饍देश्य सैन्य संबंधⴂ को गनत प्रदाि कििा औि िणिीनतक भागीदािी को बढािा है। Persons in Visit Extra Information: Important Post Holders Appointed by the Defence and Designatio Appointments Security Name n/ Titles Committee of office Cabinet on The Army General Bipin Chief 31 December 2016 Staff Rawat Air Chief Marshal The Air Staff Chief Birender Singh 31 December 2016 Dhanoa Admiral Sunil Lanba The Naval Chief (also Chairman of 31 May 2016 Staff the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee) Persons in Visit Extra Information: Important Post Holders Appointed by the Defence and Designation Appointments Security Name / Titles Committee of office Cabinet on Lieutenant Integrated Chief General P. S. 1 November 2018 Defense Staff Rajeshwar Border Director Security Rajni Kant Mishra 1 October 2018 General Force Central Director Rajiv Rai Reserve 27 April 2017 General Bhatnagar Police Force Persons in Visit Extra Information: Military Exercises with USA

Ex YUDHABHAYAS USA Ex VAJRA PRAHAR USA MALABAR USA Ex RED FLAG Persons in Visit United States of America Persons in Visit

United States of America Capital: Washington, D.C. Currency: US Dollar President: Donald Trump (R) Vice President: Mike Pence (R) Sports

India won ICC Test Championship mace भाित ने ICC िेि चैण्पपयनलशप िा गदा जीता Sports

• India has won ICC Test Championship mace for the third year in a row after finishing at the top of ICC Test team rankings on the cut-off date of April 1. • 1 अप्रैल की कट-ऑफ तािीख पि ICC टेस्ट टीम िℂककं ग मᴂ शीषव पि िहिे के बाद भाित िे लगाताि तीसिे वषव ICC टेस्ट चैग्륍पयिमशप गदा जीता है। Sports

• India has also been awarded $1-million cash prize.

• भाित को $1 मममलयि के िकद पुिस्काि से भी स륍मानित ककया गया है। • New Zealand, who are ranked second, won $500,000 prize money after finishing with 108 points, eight behind India.

• दसू िे स्थाि पि कात्रबज न्यूजीलडℂ िे भाित से आठ अंक कम 108 अंकⴂ के साथ 500,000 डॉलि की इिामी िामश जीती। Sports

• South Africa finished 3rd with 105 points. • दक्षक्षण अफ्रीका 105 अंकⴂ के साथ तीसिे स्थाि पि िहा। Sports

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Other Facts about IPL:

• Administrator: BCCI • Format: Twenty20 • First Edition: 2008 • Latest Edition: 2019 • Next Edition: 2020 • Tournament format: Double round-robin league and Playoffs Sports

Other Facts about IPL:

• Number of teams: 8 • Current champion: Chennai Super Kings • Most successful: Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians (3 titles each ) • Most runs: Suresh Raina (4985) • Most wickets: Lasith Malinga (154) Sports

Asian Airgun Championships एलशयन एयिगन चवℂ पयनलशप Sports

• India ended the 12th Asian Airgun Championships 2019 in Taiyuan, Taipei, with an overall tally of 25 medals including 16 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze.

• भाित िे ताइपे के ताओयुआि मᴂ आयोग्जत 12वीं एमशयाई एयिगि चवℂ पयिमशप 2019 मᴂ 16 स्वणव, 5 िजत औि 4 कांस्य सदहत कु ल 25 पदक हामसल ककये। Sports

• On the concluding day of the championship, Yash Vardhan and Shreya Agrawal struck gold in the men’s and women’s junior 10m air rifle event respectively. • चवℂ पयिमशप के अंनतम ददि, यश वधवि औि श्रेया अग्रवाल िे क्रमशः पु셁ष औि मदहला जनू ियि 10 मीटि एयि िाइफल स्पधाव मᴂ स्वणव पदक जीता। Sports

List of recent sports events and winners All England Open Badminton Championships 2019

Name of the Name of the Title Held At Sportsperson Sport event Japan’s Kento Badminton Men's Singles England Momota China’s Chen Yufei Badminton Women's England Singles Indonesia’s Badminton Men's England Mohammad Doubles Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan Sports

List of recent sports events and winners All England Open Badminton Championships 2019

Name of the Name of the Title Held At Sportsperson Sport event China’s Chen Badminton Women's England Qingchen & Jia Doubles Yifan China’s Zheng Badminton Mixed England Siwei & Huang Doubles Yaqiong Sports

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Extra Information: List of recent sports events and winners National Events Name of the Name of the Title Held At State Sport event Chennai Spartans Volleyball "Inaugural Chennai Pro Volleyball League" Vidarbha Cricket 85th Ranji Delhi Trophy Title Agreements and MoUs

India and Chile Exchange 3 MoUs भाित औि धचली िे बीच 3 समझ़ौतⴂ पि हताक्षि Agreements and MoUs

• India and Chile signed three MoUs in the fieds of mining, culture, and empowerment of persons with disabilities.

• भाित औि धचली िे खिि, संस्कृ नत औि ददव्यांगजिⴂ के सशग्क्तकिण के क्षेत्र मᴂ तीि समझ़ौता ज्ञापिⴂ पि हस्ताक्षि ककए। Agreements and MoUs

• Chile will allow visa-free entry to Indians holding valid US Visa.

• धचली वैध यूएस वीजा िखिे वाले भाितीयⴂ को वीजा मुक्त प्रवेश की अिुमनत प्रदाि किेगा। • President Kovind participated in India-Chile Business Forum at the University of Chile. • िाष्ट्रपनत कोववंद िे धचली ववश्ववव饍यालय मᴂ भाित-धचली व्यापाि गोष्ट्ठी मᴂ भाग मलया। Agreements and MoUs

• The two countries also agreed to explore opportunities for other cooperation in the defence sector. • दोिⴂ देश िक्षा क्षेत्र मᴂ अन्य सहयोग के अवसि तलाशिे पि भी सहमत हुए। Agreements and MoUs

Extra Information: Chile Agreements and MoUs

Extra Information: Chile

• Capital: Santiago • Currency: Chilean peso • President: Sebastián Piñera Days and Events

World Autism Awareness Day: 2 April वव�व आत्मिᴂ दद्रत जाग셂िता ददवस: 2 अप्रैल Days and Events

• World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day on the second of April every year. • ववश्व आत्मकᴂ दद्रत (ऑदटज़्म) जाग셂कता ददवस प्रत्येक वषव अप्रैल के दसू िे ददि मिाये जािे वाला अंतििाष्ट्रीय स्ति पि मान्यता प्राप्त ददि है। Days and Events

• The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of those with autism.

• संयुक्त िाष्ट्र महासभा िे सववस륍मनत से 2 अप्रैल को ववश्व आत्मकᴂ दद्रत जाग셂कता ददवस घोवषत ककया है, ताकक आत्मकᴂ दद्रत (ऑदटज़्म) लोगⴂ के जीवि की गणवत्ताु मᴂ सुधाि कििे मᴂ मदद ममल सके। Days and Events

• The theme for this year is ‘Assistive Technologies, Active Participation’. • इस वषव का ववषय, एसेमसदटव टेक्िोलॉजीज, एग्क्टव पादटवमसपेशि’ है। Days and Events

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Extra Information: List of Important Days in March and April Date Day 24th March World Tuberculosis Day 27th March World Theater Day 31st March Financial year Ending 2nd April World Autism Awareness Day 7th April World Health Day 8th April World Tradition Day 13th April Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day (1919) 18th April World Heritage Day 22nd April World Earth Day Days and Events

Extra Information: List of Important Days in March and April Date Day 23rd April Easter day 25th April World malaria Day 30th April World Jazz Day Extra Highlights

NEWS-1 Becomes First Lender To Charge For UPI Use

िोिि मदहंद्रा बिℂ UPI उपयोग िे ललए श쥍ु ि लेने वाला पहला ऋणदाता बना Extra Highlights

• Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) stated that it will charge customers for UPI transactions starting 1st of May 2019.

• कोटक मदहंद्रा बकℂ (कोटक) िे कहा है कक वह 1 मई 2019 से श셂ु होिे वाले यूपीआई लेिदेि के मलए ग्राहकⴂ से श쥍कु लेगा. • For each Kotak Bank account, the first 30 UPI fund transfers will be free, after which a charge will be levied on all fund transfers from the bank account.

• प्रत्येक कोटक बकℂ खाते के मलए, पहले 30 यूपीआई फंड रांसफि मुफ्त हⴂगे, ग्जसके बाद बकℂ खाते से सभी फण्ड रान्सफि से चाजव वसूला जाएगा. Extra Highlights

• This will be applicable across all platforms, including , PhonePe, or Truecaller Pay among others.

• यह सभी प्लेटफामⴂ पि लागू होगा, ग्जसमᴂ पेटीएम, फोिपे, गूगल पे या ट्रूकॉलि पे भी शाममल हℂ Extra Highlights

• The bank will charge Rs 2.50 per transaction for an amount value below or equal to Rs 1,000, and Rs 5 per transaction will be levied for a payment value above Rs 1,000. • बकℂ 1,000 셁पये से कम या उसके बिाबि िामश के मलए प्रनत लेिदेि 2.50 셁पये श쥍ु क लेगा, औि 1,000 셁पये से अधधक के भुगताि मू쥍य के मलए 5 셁पये प्रनत लेिदेि श쥍ु क लगाया जाएगा Extra Highlights

NEWS-2 Telangana Tops In eLearning Training For Field Staff ग प्रलशक्षण मᴂ शीर्य पिﴂतेलंगाना फी쥍ि िाफ िे ललए ई-लनन Extra Highlights

• For the second year in succession, Telangana ranks number 1 in the e-Learning training program of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India.

• उत्तिाधधकाि के दसू िे वषव मᴂ, तेलंगािा काममवक औि प्रमशक्षण ग प्रमशक्षण कायवक्रमﴂववभाग (DoPT), भाित सिकाि के ई-लनि मᴂ िंबि 1 पि है. Extra Highlights

NEWS-3 Kandhamal haldi gets GI tag िंधमाल ह쥍दी िो जीआई िैग लमला Extra Highlights

• Kandhamal haldi (turmeric) produced by the tribal farmers in Odisha's Kandhamal district received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. • ओडडशा के कंधमाल ग्जले मᴂ आददवासी ककसािⴂ 饍वािा उत्पाददत कंधमाल ह쥍दी (ह쥍दी) को भ़ौगोमलक संकेत (जीआई) टैग प्राप्त हुआ। • Kandhamal turmeric, originally grown by tribal people in Kandhamal, is famous for its medicinal properties.

• कंधमाल मᴂ मूल 셂प से आददवासी लोगⴂ 饍वािा उगाई जािे वाली कंधमाल ह쥍दी अपिे औषधीय गुणⴂ के मलए प्रमस饍ध है। Extra Highlights

• Kandhamal haldi is organic by default being cultivated by more than 60,000 families. • कंधमाल हलदी की जैववक 셂प से 60,000 से अधधक परिवािⴂ 饍वािा खेती की जाती है। • The colour of Kandhamal haldi is golden yellow being well distinguished from other varieties.

• कंधमाल ह쥍दी का िंग सुिहिा पीला है जो अन्य ककस्मⴂ से से अलग है। Extra Highlights

NEWS-4 Reserve Bank of India to inject USD 5 billion more liquidity into banking system भाितीय रिजवय बिℂ ने बकℂ िं ग प्रणाली मᴂ 5 बबललयन अमिीिी िालि िी अधधि तिलता िा इंजेटशन लगाया Extra Highlights

• The Reserve Bank of India injects long-term liquidity worth USD 5 billion into the banking system through a dollar-rupee buy-sell swap for a tenure of three years on April 23, • भाितीय रि焼वव बकℂ 23 अप्रैल को तीि वषⴂ के कायवकाल के मलए डॉलि-셁पये की खिीद-त्रबक्री स्वैप के माध्यम से 5 त्रबमलयि अमिीकी डालि की लंबी अवधध की बकℂ कं ग प्रणाली मᴂ निवेश किता है। Extra Highlights

NEWS-5 The people of the Nizamabad in Telangana is to vote through Ballot Papers in the Lok Sabha Polls 2019, while the entire Country will vote in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)

तेलंगाना मᴂ ननजामाबाद िे लोगⴂ िो लोिसभा चुनाव 2019 मᴂ मतपत्रⴂ िे मा鵍यम से मतदान ििना है, जबकि पूिा देश इलेटरॉननि वोदिंग मशीनⴂ (ईवीएम) मᴂ मतदान ििेगा Extra Highlights

NEWS-6 Filmmaker Rima Das becomes TIFF’s ‘Share Her Journey’ ambassador कफ쥍म ननमायता िीमा दास िीआईएफएफ िी ’शेयि हि जनी’ िी िाजदतू बनीं Extra Highlights

• Assamese Filmmaker Rima Das has joined as an official Ambassador of Toronto International Film Festival’s ‘Share Her Journey.’ • असममया कफ쥍म निमावता िीमा दास टोिंटो इंटििेशिल कफ쥍म फेग्स्टवल के। शेयि हि जिी ’के आधधकारिक िाजदतू के 셂प मᴂ शाममल हुई हℂ। Extra Highlights

• The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has launched the five years ‘Share Her Journey’ campaign in 2017 in order to increase participation, skills and opportunities for women behind and in front of the camera. • टोिंटो इंटििेशिल कफ쥍म फेग्स्टवल (टीआईएफएफ) िे भागीदािी, क़ौशल बढािे के मलए 2017 मᴂ पांच साल का Her शेयि हि जिी’ अमभयाि श셂ु ककया है। मदहलाओं के पीछे औि कैमिे के सामिे अवसि। Extra Highlights

NEWS-7 Anti-Dumping Duty has been imposed on the import of Solar Components from four nations

चाि देशⴂ से सोलि िं पोनᴂ絍स िे आयात पि एंिी-िंवपंग 蕍यूिी लगाई गई है Extra Highlights

• In order to safeguard domestic players against cheap shipments, Department of Revenue, Government of India has imposed anti-dumping duty up to USD 1559(Rs 1,07,844) per tonne on the import of certain solar cell components (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Sheet for Solar Module) from China, Malaysia, Saudia Arabia and Thailand for a period of 5 years. Extra Highlights

• सस्ते लदाि के खखलाफ घिेलू खखलाडडयⴂ की सुिक्षा के मलए, िाजस्व ववभाग, भाित सिकाि िे कु छ स़ौि सेल घटकⴂ (इथाइलीि वविील गेटेट शीट) के आयात पि प्रनत टि USD 1559 (1,07,844 셁पये) तक डंवपंग िोधी श쥍ु क लगाया है 5 वषव की अवधध के मलए चीि, मलेमशया, सऊददया अिब औि थाईलℂड से मॉ蕍यूल)। Extra Highlights

NEWS-8 India’s ‘Hump-backed mahseer’ , freshwater fish added in “Critically Endangered” list भाित िी 'हंप-समधथयत महासेि', मीठे पानी िी मछली िो "गंभीि 셂प से लुꥍतप्राय" सूची मᴂ जोडा गया Extra Highlights

• The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species added hump- backed mahseer, also known as ‘Tor remadevi’ or ‘tiger of water’ in critically endangered species list.

• प्रकृ नत के संिक्षण के मलए अंतिावष्ट्रीय संघ (आईयूसीएि) िे प्रजानतयⴂ की लाल सूची मᴂ कू बड-समधथवत महसीि जोडा, ग्जसे 'तोि रिमदेवी' या 'टाइगि ऑफ वॉटि' के 셂प मᴂ भी जािा जाता है, गंभीि 셂प से लुप्तप्राय प्रजानतयⴂ की सूची मᴂ शाममल ककया • The headquarters of ICUN Red List is in United Kingdom Question 1 नि륍िमलखखत मᴂ से क़ौि 100 यु饍धपोत बिािे औि ववतरित कििे वाला पहला भाितीय मशपयाडव बि गया?

Which of the following became the first Indian shipyard to build and deliver 100 warships?

1) Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd. 2) Cochin Shipyard Ltd. 3) Western India Shipyard Ltd. 4) Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Ltd. 5) Goa Shipyard Ltd. Answer नि륍िमलखखत मᴂ से क़ौि 100 यु饍धपोत बिािे औि ववतरित कििे वाला पहला भाितीय मशपयाडव बि गया?

Which of the following became the first Indian shipyard to build and deliver 100 warships?

1) Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd. 2) Cochin Shipyard Ltd. 3) Western India Shipyard Ltd. 4) Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Ltd. 5) Goa Shipyard Ltd. Question 2 माचव 2019 मᴂ ववशाखापत्तिम मᴂ भाितीय ि़ौसेिा के पूवी बेडे की कमाि ककसिे संभाली?

Who took over the Command of Eastern Fleet of Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam in March 2019?

1) Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar 2) Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh 3) Rear Admiral Suraj Berry 4) Rear Admiral M.A. Hampiholi 5) Rear Admiral Mahesh Singh Question 2 माचव 2019 मᴂ ववशाखापत्तिम मᴂ भाितीय ि़ौसेिा के पूवी बेडे की कमाि ककसिे संभाली?

Who took over the Command of Eastern Fleet of Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam in March 2019?

1) Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar 2) Rear Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh 3) Rear Admiral Suraj Berry 4) Rear Admiral M.A. Hampiholi 5) Rear Admiral Mahesh Singh Question 3 अथव आवि 2019 ककस ददि मिाया गया?

On which day was Earth Hour 2019 celebrated?

1) 29 March 2) 30 March 3) 31 March 4) 1 April 5) 2 April Answer अथव आवि 2019 ककस ददि मिाया गया?

On which day was Earth Hour 2019 celebrated?

1) 29 March 2) 30 March 3) 31 March 4) 1 April 5) 2 April Question 4 अजलि शाह हॉकी कप 2019 ककस देश िे जीता?

Which country won the Azlan Shah hockey cup 2019?

1) India 2) Pakistan 3) South Korea 4) Sri Lanka 5) Bangladesh Answer अजलि शाह हॉकी कप 2019 ककस देश िे जीता?

Which country won the Azlan Shah hockey cup 2019?

1) India 2) Pakistan 3) South Korea 4) Sri Lanka 5) Bangladesh Question 5 इंडडयि प्रीममयि लीग के बािहवᴂ संस्किण मᴂ शतक लगािे वाले पहले खखलाडी क़ौि बिे? Who became the first player to hit a century in the twelfth edition of the Indian Premier League? 1) Virat Kohli 2) ​Sanju Samson 3) Yuvraj Singh 4) MS Dhoni 5) Suresh Raina Answer इंडडयि प्रीममयि लीग के बािहवᴂ संस्किण मᴂ शतक लगािे वाले पहले खखलाडी क़ौि बिे? Who became the first player to hit a century in the twelfth edition of the Indian Premier League? 1) Virat Kohli 2) ​Sanju Samson 3) Yuvraj Singh 4) MS Dhoni 5) Suresh Raina Question 6 भाितीय वायु सेिा के ममग -27 (अपग्रेड) ववमाि िे______एयि फोसव स्टेशि से उडाि भिी। An Indian Air Force MiG-27 (Upgrade) aircraft got airborne from ______Air Force Station.

1) Phalodi 2) Uttarlai 3) Jamnagar 4) Suratgarh 5) Madurai Answer भाितीय वायु सेिा के ममग -27 (अपग्रेड) ववमाि िे______एयि फोसव स्टेशि से उडाि भिी। An Indian Air Force MiG-27 (Upgrade) aircraft got airborne from ______Air Force Station.

1) Phalodi 2) Uttarlai 3) Jamnagar 4) Suratgarh 5) Madurai Question 7 ककस देश िे अपिा पहला डेटा रिले उपग्रह, नतयानिमलयि I-01 लॉन्च ककया? Which country launched its first data relay satellite, the Tianlian I-01?

1) USA 2) China 3) UK 4) India 5) Germany Answer ककस देश िे अपिा पहला डेटा रिले उपग्रह, नतयानिमलयि I-01 लॉन्च ककया? Which country launched its first data relay satellite, the Tianlian I-01?

1) USA 2) China 3) UK 4) India 5) Germany Question 8 नि륍िमलखखत मᴂ से ककसिे 2019 मᴂ ईटीप्राइम 'वुमि सीईओ ऑफ द ईयि' पुिस्काि जीता?

Who among the following won ETPrime 'Woman CEO of the Year' award in 2019?

1) Indra Nooyi 2) Alice Vaidyan 3) Kiran Mazumdar 4) Anu Aga 5) Aarthi Subramanian Answer नि륍िमलखखत मᴂ से ककसिे 2019 मᴂ ईटीप्राइम 'वुमि सीईओ ऑफ द ईयि' पुिस्काि जीता?

Who among the following won ETPrime 'Woman CEO of the Year' award in 2019?

1) Indra Nooyi 2) Alice Vaidyan 3) Kiran Mazumdar 4) Anu Aga 5) Aarthi Subramanian Question 9 12वीं एमशयाई एयिगि चवℂ पयिमशप 2019 मᴂ मदहलाओं की एयि िाइफल स्पधाव मᴂ स्वणव पदक ककसिे जीता?

Who won gold at the women’s air rifle event in the 12th Asian Airgun championships 2019?

1) Mehuli Ghosh 2) Anjum Moudgil 3) ​Elavenil Valarivan 4) Manu Bhaker 5) Navjot Kaur Answer 12वीं एमशयाई एयिगि चवℂ पयिमशप 2019 मᴂ मदहलाओं की एयि िाइफल स्पधाव मᴂ स्वणव पदक ककसिे जीता?

Who won gold at the women’s air rifle event in the 12th Asian Airgun championships 2019?

1) Mehuli Ghosh 2) Anjum Moudgil 3) ​Elavenil Valarivan 4) Manu Bhaker 5) Navjot Kaur Question 10 इसिो के PSLV-C45 िे इलेक्रॉनिक इंटेमलजᴂस उपग्रह एममसैट (EMISAT) को ______ककमी दिू ग्स्थत कक्षा मᴂ सफलतापूवकव स्थावपत ककया।

ISRO’s PSLV-C45 has successfully put the electronic intelligence satellite EMISAT in the ______km orbit.

1) 600 2) 643 3) 749 4) 780 5) 800 Answer इसिो के PSLV-C45 िे इलेक्रॉनिक इंटेमलजᴂस उपग्रह एममसैट (EMISAT) को ______ककमी दिू ग्स्थत कक्षा मᴂ सफलतापूवकव स्थावपत ककया।

ISRO’s PSLV-C45 has successfully put the electronic intelligence satellite EMISAT in the ______km orbit.

1) 600 2) 643 3) 749 4) 780 5) 800 Question 11 माचव 2019 मᴂ ककस देश के बािा औि पिसा ग्जलⴂ मᴂ भीषण तूफाि आया? In which country did a massive storm hit in Bara and Parsa districts in March 2019?

1) Bhutan 2) Nepal 3) Bangladesh 4) Sri Lanka 5) Indonesia Answer माचव 2019 मᴂ ककस देश के बािा औि पिसा ग्जलⴂ मᴂ भीषण तूफाि आया? In which country did a massive storm hit in Bara and Parsa districts in March 2019?

1) Bhutan 2) Nepal 3) Bangladesh 4) Sri Lanka 5) Indonesia Question 12 अिब िेताओं िे माचव 2019 मᴂ गोलि हाइ絍स पि ककसकी सप्रं भतु ा को मान्यता देिे के अमेरिकी फैसले की निंदा की? The Arab leaders condemned a U.S. decision to recognize whose sovereignty over the Golan Heights, in March 2019? 1) Iran 2) Israel 3) Iraq 4) Syria 5) Turkey Answer अिब िेताओं िे माचव 2019 मᴂ गोलि हाइ絍स पि ककसकी सप्रं भतु ा को मान्यता देिे के अमेरिकी फैसले की निंदा की? The Arab leaders condemned a U.S. decision to recognize whose sovereignty over the Golan Heights, in March 2019? 1) Iran 2) Israel 3) Iraq 4) Syria 5) Turkey Question 13 सप्रु ीम कोटव िे माचव 2019 मᴂ ककस िा煍य मᴂ अंतििाष्ट्रीय हवाई अ蕍डे के मलए पयावविण संबंधी मजं िू ी को निलंत्रबत कि ददया? The Supreme Court suspended the eco clearance for an international airport in which state in March 2019? 1) Kerala 2) Goa 3) Karnataka 4) Maharashtra 5) Odisha Answer सप्रु ीम कोटव िे माचव 2019 मᴂ ककस िा煍य मᴂ अंतििाष्ट्रीय हवाई अ蕍डे के मलए पयावविण संबंधी मजं िू ी को निलंत्रबत कि ददया? The Supreme Court suspended the eco clearance for an international airport in which state in March 2019? 1) Kerala 2) Goa 3) Karnataka 4) Maharashtra 5) Odisha Question 14 माचव 2019 मᴂ िाष्ट्रपनत िाम िाथ कोववंद िे ककस संग्रहालय को एक फाउंटेि पेि भᴂट ककया?

To which museum did President Ram Nath Kovind gift a fountain pen in March 2019?

1) Mahmoud Khalil Museum 2) Pablo Neruda Museum 3) Carl Nielsen Museum 4) State Darwin Museum 5) Victoria and Albert Museum Answer माचव 2019 मᴂ िाष्ट्रपनत िाम िाथ कोववंद िे ककस संग्रहालय को एक फाउंटेि पेि भᴂट ककया?

To which museum did President Ram Nath Kovind gift a fountain pen in March 2019?

1) Mahmoud Khalil Museum 2) Pablo Neruda Museum 3) Carl Nielsen Museum 4) State Darwin Museum 5) Victoria and Albert Museum Question 15 माचव 2019 मᴂ िाष्ट्रपनत िाम िाथ कोववंद िे भाितीय समुदाय औि फ्रᴂ 蕍स ऑफ इंडडया 饍वािा आयोग्जत एक सामुदानयक स्वागत समािोह मᴂ कहााँ भाग मलया? Where did President Ram Nath Kovind participate in a community reception organized by Indian community and Friends of India in March 2019? 1) Lima 2) Buenos Aires 3) Santiago 4) Bogotá 5) La Paz Answer माचव 2019 मᴂ िाष्ट्रपनत िाम िाथ कोववंद िे भाितीय समुदाय औि फ्रᴂ 蕍स ऑफ इंडडया 饍वािा आयोग्जत एक सामुदानयक स्वागत समािोह मᴂ कहााँ भाग मलया? Where did President Ram Nath Kovind participate in a community reception organized by Indian community and Friends of India in March 2019? 1) Lima 2) Buenos Aires 3) Santiago 4) Bogotá 5) La Paz Question 16 उत्कल ददबासा या ओडडशा ददवस कब मिाया जाता है? When is Utkala Dibasa or Odisha Day celebrated?

1) 30 March 2) 31 March 3) 1 April 4) 2 April 5) 3 April Answer उत्कल ददबासा या ओडडशा ददवस कब मिाया जाता है? When is Utkala Dibasa or Odisha Day celebrated?

1) 30 March 2) 31 March 3) 1 April 4) 2 April 5) 3 April Question 17 पीएिबी हाउमसंग फाइिᴂस मᴂ 1,851.60 किोड 셁पये मᴂ पीएिबी अपिी दहस्सेदािी का दहस्सा ककसे बेच िहा है? To which of the following is PNB selling part of its stake in PNB Housing Finance for Rs 1,851.60 crore? 1) General Atlantic Group 2) Varde Partners 3) Spectrum Equity 4) Both 1 and 2 5) Both 1 and 3 Answer पीएिबी हाउमसंग फाइिᴂस मᴂ 1,851.60 किोड 셁पये मᴂ पीएिबी अपिी दहस्सेदािी का दहस्सा ककसे बेच िहा है? To which of the following is PNB selling part of its stake in PNB Housing Finance for Rs 1,851.60 crore? 1) General Atlantic Group 2) Varde Partners 3) Spectrum Equity 4) Both 1 and 2 5) Both 1 and 3 Question 18 भाितीय इस्पात प्राधधकिण मᴂ िए निदेशक (क楍चे माल एवं िसद) के 셂प मᴂ ककसिे पदभाि ग्रहण ककया है?

Who has assumed charge as the new Director (Raw Materials & Logistics) at Steel Authority of India?

1) Karan Singh 2) Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 3) Vivek Gupta 4) Satyanarayan Jatiya 5) Mukul Roy Answer भाितीय इस्पात प्राधधकिण मᴂ िए निदेशक (क楍चे माल एवं िसद) के 셂प मᴂ ककसिे पदभाि ग्रहण ककया है?

Who has assumed charge as the new Director (Raw Materials & Logistics) at Steel Authority of India?

1) Karan Singh 2) Sukhendu Sekhar Roy 3) Vivek Gupta 4) Satyanarayan Jatiya 5) Mukul Roy Question 19 नि륍िमलखखत मᴂ से ककसिे इंटििेट किेक्शि के त्रबिा भी शहि मᴂ अपिे पडोस मᴂ ग्स्थत लोगⴂ को जोडिे हेतु "भⴂगा" िामक एक हाइपि-लोकल किेग्क्टववटी ऐप लॉन्च ककया है? Which of the following launched a hyper-local connectivity app called "Bhonga" to connect users to people in their neighbourhood in the city even without an Internet connection? 1) SEO India Company 2) Linkus Infratech 3) India Infotech 4) Columbus India Ltd. 5) Indian Data Services Answer नि륍िमलखखत मᴂ से ककसिे इंटििेट किेक्शि के त्रबिा भी शहि मᴂ अपिे पडोस मᴂ ग्स्थत लोगⴂ को जोडिे हेतु "भⴂगा" िामक एक हाइपि-लोकल किेग्क्टववटी ऐप लॉन्च ककया है? Which of the following launched a hyper-local connectivity app called "Bhonga" to connect users to people in their neighbourhood in the city even without an Internet connection? 1) SEO India Company 2) Linkus Infratech 3) India Infotech 4) Columbus India Ltd. 5) Indian Data Services Question 20 नि륍िमलखखत मᴂ से क़ौि स्लोवाककया की पहली मदहला िाष्ट्रपनत बिी हℂ? Who among the following has become the first female president of Slovakia? 1) Denisa Saková 2) Zuzana Čaputová 3) Martina Lubyová 4) Veronika Remišová 5) Iveta Radičová Answer नि륍िमलखखत मᴂ से क़ौि स्लोवाककया की पहली मदहला िाष्ट्रपनत बिी हℂ? Who among the following has become the first female president of Slovakia? 1) Denisa Saková 2) Zuzana Čaputová 3) Martina Lubyová 4) Veronika Remišová 5) Iveta Radičová