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NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 9 SPOTLIGHT ALL THAT MATTERS ABBREVIATIONS IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES AIFF : All India Football Federation 01 November World Vegan Day WASH : Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 05 November World Radiography Day SFMS : Structured Financial Messaging System 07 November World Cancer Awareness Day 09 November World Services Day IFTAS : Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services 14-November Children’s Day in India 17-November World Student Day PATA : Pacific Asia Travel Association 19-November World Citizen Day DISC : Defence India Startup Challenge 20-November Universal Children Day JIMEX : Japan-India Maritime bilateral Exercise 21-November World Television Day LMICs : Low and Middle Income Countries 25 November World Non-Veg Day ECONOMIC GLOSSARY BOOKS & AUTHORS Industry 4.0 The Fourth Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0) is the ongoing automation of 01 My Life in Design traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, using modern smart technology. :- Gauri Khan The phrase Fourth Industrial Revolution was first introduced by Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, in a 2015 article published by Discovering the Foreign Affairs, "Mastering the Fourth Heritage of Assam 02 Industrial Revolution" was the 2016 theme of the World Economic Forum Annual :- Padampani Bora Meeting, in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. On October 10, 2016, the Forum announced the opening of its Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Let Us Dream Francisco. This was also subject and 03 title of Schwab's 2016 book. Schwab includes in this fourth era technologies that combine hardware, software, and :- Pope Francis biology (cyber-physical systems), and emphasizes advances in communication and connectivity. A bouquet of flowers Schwab expects this era to be marked by 04 breakthroughs in emerging technologies in fields such as robotics, artificial :- Dr Krishna Saksena intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, biotechnology, the internet of things, the industrial internet of things, The Very, Extremely, decentralized consensus, fifth-generation 05 Most Naughty Asura wireless technologies, 3D printing, and Tales for Kids fully autonomous vehicles. :- Anand Neelakantan In Assam, the longest river ropeway of the country is inaugurated connecting Guwahati MICA NOVEMBER 2020 10 and North Guwahati. APPOINTMENTS THE PEOPLE Rajeev Kumar As a Flag Officer, the Admiral has served as Assistant Chief of Materiel (IT & Systems) in Naval Headquarters, Admiral etired IAS officer Rajiv Superintendent of Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam; Chief Kumar assumed charge as R Staff Officer (Technical), HQ ENC; Director General the new Election Commissioner Naval Projects at Vishakhapatnam, Programme Director, of India. Kumar's appointment HQ ATVP; and as Controller of Warship Production and came on the heels of Ashok Acquisition in Naval Headquarters. Lavasa resigning from the post upon completion of his term. In recognition of his distinguished services, the Admiral Kumar was appointed as the was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht new Election Commissioner by Seva Medal. He is also a recipient of Lt VK Jain Gold President Ram Nath Kovind on Medal in 1994. August 21. Rajiv Kumar is a As a Principal Staff Officer and the senior most Technical retired Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of Officer in the Indian Navy, the Admiral would be in charge 1984 Jharkhand cadre. Kumar will work in coordination of all aspects related to Maintenance Management and with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora Life-Cycle Product Support of all Engineering, Electrical, and Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra. Kumar had Electronic, Weapons, Sensors, and IT related equipment been serving as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises and systems for ships and submarines; and creation of Selection Board (PESB). His tenure was to end on April major marine and technical infrastructure. 28, 2023. Prior to this, he had served as the Union finance He relieves Vice Admiral GS Pabby, secretary between September 2017 to February 2020. PVSM, AVSM, VSM who superannuates During his stints in the finance and personnel ministries, on completion of an illustrious Naval career Kumar was known for bringing reforms spanning close to four decades. in banking and bureaucracy. In September 2017, Kumar was appointed as the secretary Shailendra Dashora in the Department of Financial Services. n Jammu & Kashmir, He is also credited to play a key role in the Shailendra Dashora, an Indian recent merger of 10 public sector banks into I Postal Service (IPoS) Officer four. of 1989 batch joined as the new S R Sarma Chief Postmaster General, Jammu and Kashmir Circle in Jammu. ice Admiral SR Sarma, AIR correspondent reports that AVSM, VSM has assumed V Dashora was welcomed by charge as the Chief of Materiel, Gaurav Srivastava, Director of of the Indian Navy on 01 Postal Services (Headquarters), September 2020. The Admiral J&K. Soon after taking over as is a post graduate in Computer Chief Post Master General, J&K Circle, Dashora reviewed Science and Engineering the functioning of Postal Department in the Union from IISc, Bengaluru and a Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. distinguished alumni of Naval Higher Command Course. He expressed confidence that the Department of Posts will continue to work as an arm of Central During his illustrious career Government in implementing various spanning over three and a half decades, the Admiral has centrally sponsored public welfare schemes served onboard Indian Naval ships Vindhyagiri, Rana, across the Union Territories of Jammu & Krishna and Mysore in various capacities. Kashmir and Ladakh besides providing He has tenanted varied and challenging appointments savings & traditional postal services. in Naval Dockyards at Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, and at Weapons and Electronics Systems Engineering Yoshihide Suga Establishment (WESEE), Headquarters, Advanced Tactical oshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s Vessel Program (HQ ATVP) and Naval Headquarters in Yruling party, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary New Delhi. election as the country’s next prime minister.

Railways have generated more than six lakh 40 thousand mandays of work under Gareeb NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in six States. 11 THE PEOPLE APPOINTMENTS Suga received 377 votes in the journalist or social worker, the JDU MP has endeared himself ruling Liberal Democratic Party to many. He said everyone has seen the manner in which he election to pick a successor to conducts the House proceedings. Mr Modi said he belongs to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who all sides of the aisle and conducted proceedings in an impartial announced last month that he would manner. He said he has been an outstanding umpire and has resign due to health problems. The always been diligent in performing his duties. other two contenders received a Mr Modi said this time, the Parliament has convened in combined 157 votes. The expected circumstances that were never seen before. He stressed that victory in the party vote by it is important to ensure all safety related Suga, currently the chief Cabinet precautions are taken. Leader of Opposition secretary of Abe’s government, all Ghulam Nabi Azad, K Keshav Rao of TRS, but guarantees his election in a parliamentary vote because of Prasanna Acharya of BJP, Tiruchi Siva of the majority held by the Liberal Democrats’ ruling coalition. DMK and others also congratulated Harivansh. Despite his low-key image as Abe’s right-hand man, Suga is actually known for his iron-fist approach to getting jobs Alapan Bandyopadhyay done as a policy coordinator and influencing bureaucrats by lapan Bandyopadhyay using the centralised power of the prime minister’s office. Ahas been named the chief Suga says that he is a reformist and that he has worked secretary of West Bengal. to achieve policies by breaking territorial barriers of Bandyopadhyay, who is now bureaucracy. He has credited himself for those efforts in home secretary, will assume the achieving a booming foreign tourism industry in Japan, new role on October 1, a day lowering cellphone bills and bolstering agricultural exports. after chief secretary Rajiva Sinha retires on September 30. Compared to his political skills at home, Suga has hardly travelled overseas, and his diplomatic skills are unknown, Sinha will then join as chairman though he is largely expected to pursue Abe’s priorities. of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation In addition to the coronavirus and the economic fallout, Suga (WBIDC) for three years, chief minister Mamata Banerjee stands to inherit several other challenges, including China, tweeted. Finance secretary H K Dwivedi will take charge which continues its assertive actions in the East China Sea. He as home secretary while land and land reforms secretary also will have to decide what to do with the Manoj Pant, also serving as secretary of the refugee relief Tokyo Olympics, which were pushed back and rehabilitation department, will take over as finance to next summer due to the coronavirus. And secretary. Pant will continue as land department secretary. he will have to establish a good relationship with whoever wins the US presidential race. WBSEDCL CMD Santanu Basu will get additional charge of information and culture affairs after Bandyopadhyay, in Harivansh charge of the information and culture affairs department, DA candidate Harivansh joins as chief secretary. The CM has sent her best wishes to Nhas been re-elected as the the new team while announcing the shuffle, likely to be the Deputy Chairman of Rajya last ahead of the 2021 assembly polls. A 1987-batch IAS Sabha. The upper house cleared officer from Bengal, Bandyopadhyay has served the state his name with a voice vote. BJP government in various capacities. He was district magistrate President JP Nadda had moved of Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas and had also the proposal to elect Harivansh served as Kolkata municipal commissioner before heading as the deputy chairman and several departments — transport, MSME, commerce and his motion was adopted. Later, industry, information and culture, and home — as principal Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu secretary. The IAS officer also served as interim state announced his name. election commissioner in 2015. The state government has also shuffled responsibilities in other departments. Rajesh The Opposition had pitted Manoj Jha of RJD against Harivansh. Pandey will head PHE department along with MSME and However, opposition parties did not press for voting and the textiles department. Kanwaljit Singh Cheema will head JDU MP was declared elected with voice vote. Congratulating Sunderbans department along with tribal development Harivansh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said be it as a department. Chairperson Delimitation Commission Justice Ranjana Desai inaugurated new office premises of MICA NOVEMBER 2020 12 the Delimitation Commission at Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi. APPOINTMENTS Rajesh Sinha has been put in charge of transport department and “The President of India, as advised P K Mishra has been given charge of water by the Prime Minister, has accepted resource investigation department with fisheries the resignation of Smt. Harsimrat department as an additional charge. WBIDC Kaur Badal from the Union Council executive director Sumit Gupta will continue as of Ministers, with immediate effect, joint secretary in the health department. under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution,” the communique PD Vaghela issued said. “Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, The President he Appointments Committee has directed that Shri Narendra Tof the Cabinet (ACC) on Singh Tomar, Cabinet Minister, be September 28, 2020, appointed assigned the charge of the Ministry senior Indian Administrative of Food Processing Industries, in addition to his existing Service (IAS) officer PD Vaghela portfolios,” it added. as the new Chairman of the Harsimrat Kaur Badal had tendered her resignation from Telecom Regulatory Authority the Cabinet in protest of legislation seeking to liberalise of India (TRAI). Vaghela will be agricultural markets. “I have resigned from Union Cabinet in succeeding RS Sharma who was at protest against anti-farmer ordinances and legislation. Proud to the helm of the sector regulator for stand with farmers as their daughter & sister,” she had tweeted. a period of five years. According The minister’s party Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) opposed the to the statement by the Department of personnel and training farm-relation legislations but said it will continue to be a part (DoPT), PD Vaghela will take charge from October 1, 2020, of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA). for three years or until he attains the age of 65 years or until “These bills have many provisions that go further orders, whichever comes first. against farmers’ interests. We have repeatedly asked the government that please address the About PD Vaghela: TRAI’s new Chairman: apprehensions of farmers, but the government ## PD Vaghela is a 1986-batch officer of the Gujarat cadre. had done nothing. Therefore, I oppose these ## Vaghela is currently in the Pharmaceuticals department (DoP) bills,” SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said. which is under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. He Kenichi Ayukawa was there as a Secretary for a year till September 30, 2020. he executive committee of ## Prior to the Department of Pharmaceuticals, he was the TSociety of Indian Automobile commissioner of Commercial Tax in Gujarat. Manufacturers has elected Kenichi ## PD Vaghela is counted among the key officers who Ayukawa as its new President. He played a significant role in the rollout of the Goods has been the Managing Director and and Services Tax (GST), in 2017. Chief Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd since 2013. Role of TRAI Chairman: Ayukawa who was earlier the TRAI Chairman’s role is extremely significant given the Vice President of SIAM succeeds importance of the sector in the Indian economy. Rajan Wadhera, Senior Advisor at Even though, the Department of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. The members of SIAM also elected Telecommunications (DoT) takes the final Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer call on TRAI proposals, the recommendations of Ashok Leyland Ltd, as the next SIAM Vice President. Vinod made by the latter for the basis of DoT’s final Aggarwal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer policy framework, thus carry huge weight of Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd, will continue which is difficult to ignore. as the Treasurer. SIAM is a not-for-profit apex national Narendra Tomar body representing all major vehicle and vehicular engine manufacturers in India. It works towards supporting sustainable resident of India Ram Nath Kovind has accepted development of the Indian automobile industry Pminister of food processing industries Harsimrat Kaur with the vision that the country emerges Badal’s resignation from the Union Cabinet and directed as a destination of choice for design and that Narendra Singh Tomar be assigned the additional manufacture of automobiles. It’s headquarter is charge of the ministry, according to a press release. situated in New Delhi. PM-CARES Fund Trust will allocate funds for establishment of 500-bed COVID-19 NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Makeshift Hospitals at Patna and Muzaffarpur districts in Bihar. 13 THE PEOPLE AWARDS AWARDS Venice Film Festival National Awards to distinguished irector Chatainya teachers DTamhane has won eachers' Day is the best screenplay Tbeing celebrated award for his Marathi- throughout the country. language feature "The The day is celebrated on Disciple" at the Venice the birth anniversary of Film Festival. Tamhane educationist and former became the first director President Dr Sarvepalli from India to compete in Radhakrishnan. President the main category of a European film festival since Mira Ram Nath Kovind has Nair's "Monsoon Wedding" in Venice in 2001. said that teachers are the true nation builders who lay the "The Disciple" which looks at the world of classical foundation of character-building in our sons and daughters musicians was premiered at the Biennale last week and to make them enlightened citizens. He said, teachers are received glowing reviews from the critics. Chinese- instrumental in building the character and knowledge of the American filmmaker Chloe Zhao bagged the top prize of children. the coveted Golden Lion for her drama "Nomadland". Speaking after virtually presenting National Awards to Here is a full list of winners at Venice Film Festival 2020: Teachers on the occasion of Teacher's Day, Mr Kovind GOLDEN LION: Nomadland, Chloé Zhao said, only good buildings, expensive equipment or facilities do not make a school. He said, the teachers' SILVER LION – GRAND JURY PRIZE: New Order, dedication is the most important factor in making a good Michel Franco school. The President said, teachers should be at the centre SILVER LION – AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR: of fundamental changes being made in the education Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wife of a Spy system. He said, according to the New Education Policy, SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: Dear Comrades!, Andrei every possible step needs to be taken to enable teachers. He Konchalovsky added that as per the policy, efforts will have to be made to select the most talented people in the teaching profession AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY: Chaitanya at every level. Tamhane, The Disciple President Kovind opined that the newly introduced policy COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress: Vanessa Kirby, Pieces is an endeavour to prepare our children for future needs of a Woman and has been designed after considering the opinion of COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor: Pierfrancesco Favino, various stakeholders. Emphasizing on the importance Padrenostro of digital technology in challenging times of COVID MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best pandemic, President Kovind said that our teachers are Young Actor or Actress: Rouhollah Zamani, Sun Children taking the help of this technology to reach out to the children. Applauding the skills of teachers in shifting to ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST FILM: The Wasteland, Ahmad Bahrami this new technology driven teaching, he said that it is important for all teachers to upgrade and their skills in the ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR: Lav field of digital technology so as to make education more Diaz, Genus Pan effective and also make the students conversant with the SPECIAL ORIZZONTI JURY PRIZE: Listem, Ana new techniques. Rocha de Sousa The national level awards are given to teachers on Teachers' ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST Day to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the SCREENPLAY: Pietro Castellitto, I finest teachers in the country. President Ram Nath Kovind Predatori honoured 47 teachers, who have given their significant ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST contribution in improvement of the quality of school ACTRESS: Khansa Batma, Zanka Contact education. US-based photo and video sharing app Triller has appointed former TikTok executive Raj MICA NOVEMBER 2020 14 Mishra as its Country Manager and Head of Operations for India. AWARDS The President congratulated the winners of the award and The NSS volunteers work on issues of social relevance, appreciated the steps taken by the teachers in order to which keep evolving in response to the needs of the improve school education qualitatively. He observed that community, through regular and special about 40 per cent of the winners of the National Awards camping activities. Such issues include were women and appreciated the role literacy and education, health, family women have played as educators. welfare and nutrition, environment Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal conservation, social service programmes, Nishank and Minister of State for Education rescue and relief during calamities. Sanjay Dhotre were present on the occasion. Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan NSS Awards for 2018-19 Award resident Ram Nath ttar Pradesh PKovind conferred the Ugovernment has National Service Scheme bagged 8 awards in Garib Awards for the year Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan 2018-19 through virtual (GKRA) launched by the mode. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation The NSS Award for under the Union Ministry the year 2018-19 was of Jal Shakti. The presented to 42 awardees State has also got overall second rank in implementation in three different categories like University, NSS Units of Gandagi Mukt Bharat scheme. The awards will be and their Programme Officers and NSS Volunteers. Youth distributed at a virtual ceremony by the Minister of State, Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju attended the Ministry of Jal Shakti on October 2, 2020. ceremony from Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Chief Minister of state, Yogi Adityantha said in a function Speaking at the occasion, the President said that the National in Unnao that his government created the highest number Service Scheme aims at' education through service. He of jobs in the country during the corona pandemic period. said, character building and personality development of He said that his government not only brought lakhs of young volunteers is done through service and the motto of migrant workers back to their homes but also provided this scheme is 'Not me, but you'. them employment near their villages. Mr Kovind said that it is a matter of happiness that about 40 The Government of India had launched the Garib lakh young students of many technical institutes, colleges Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan initiative to tackle the impact of and universities are serving the society and the nation by COVID-19 on Labourers and workers. It is a rural public joining the National Service Scheme. He said, so far nearly works scheme which was launched on June 20, 2020 with four crore volunteers have contributed through this scheme. an initial funding of Rs 50,000 crore. Uttar Pradesh has got The President said, in the fight against the global epidemic overall first position in the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan COVID-19, the NSS volunteers have created awareness category while in individual districts, about social-distancing and use of masks. Prayagraj, Hardoi and Fatehpur has bagged On the occasion, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren first, second and third ranks respectively. Rijiju appreciated the NSS volunteers for rendering In Non-GKRA category, Bareilly and exceptional services during the challenging times of Aligarh have secured first and second ranks COVID-19. Department of Youth Affairs confers the respectively. Aligarh has also received the National Service Scheme Award every year to recognize Special Recognition award. and reward outstanding contributions towards voluntary Gan Samragni Lata Mangeshkar community service. award NSS is a Central Sector Scheme which was launched in he Maharashtra government announced the Gan the year 1969 with the primary objective of developing Samragni Lata Mangeshkar award for the year 2020- the personality and character of the student youth through T 21 to veteran female playback singer Usha Mangeshkar. voluntary community service. The ideological orientation The award is given by the cultural department of the state of the NSS is inspired by the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. government. Making the announcement, state culture Sharechat has acquired Bengaluru-based Circle Internet, a move that will help the NOVEMBER 2020 MICA homegrown social media app strengthen hyperlocal content on its platform. 15 THE PEOPLE AWARDS minister, Amit Vilasrao Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Deshmukh said the award ormer Prime Minister include cash prize of five Manmohan Singh lakh rupees, a certificate F conferred the Indira and a memento. Gandhi Peace Prize The veteran singer has on British broadcaster sung songs in Marathi, David Attenborough at a Hindi and several other virtual event. Congress Indian language films. President Sonia Gandhi Her songs from the film 'Subah ka Tara', 'Jay Santoshi was also present Maa', 'Azad', 'Chitrlekha', 'Khatta Meetha', 'Kala Pathar', during the online award function. She described David 'Naseeb', 'Khubsurat', 'Disco Dancer', 'Inkar' ruled the Attenborough as one of Nature's "most staunch conscience chartbuster. keepers" for over half a century. David is also the brother of The singer has also expressed happiness actor Richard Attenborough. Accepting the award for the year for being conferred with the prestigious 2019, Attenborough said, "We have to change from being award which has been announced after her nationalists to being international". The Indira Gandhi Prize eldest sister and recipient of Bharat Ratna, for Peace, Disarmament and Development was instituted in Lata Mangeshkar as she turned 91-year the memory of the former prime minister by a trust in her old. name in 1986. It consists of a monetary award of Rs 25 lakh along with a citation. The award is given to individuals or PATA Grand Award organisations who work towards ensuring international peace erala Tourism’s and development, ensuring that scientific discoveries are Ki n t e r n a t i o n a l l y used to further the scope of freedom and better humanity, and acclaimed ‘Human by creating new international economic order. Nature’ campaign has Sonia Gandhi said Indira Gandhi despite bagged the prestigious being born in a political family saw herself PATA Grand Award 2020 as a child of Nature, developing a special for marketing. affinity for mountains, forests, birds and The award, one of the animals from an early age. three PATA grand awards, Jeevan Raksha Medals will give a stimulus to the tourism industry in the State that is in a crisis for over six months due to the pandemic. The he President of awards were announced at a virtual presentation ceremony TIndia has awarded in Beijing. the following Railway- Protection Force (RPF) The event was attended by Minister for Tourism personnel with Jeevan Kadakampally Surendran; Secretary, Tourism, Rani Raksha Padak awards as George; Tourism Director P. Bala Kiran; PATA Chief mentioned below: Executive Officer Mario Hardy; and Macao Government Tourism Office Director Maria Helena de Senna 1. Sanvottam Jeevan Fernandes. Raksha Padak (posthumous) - Late Jagbir Singh, Constable/Northern Railway. The Tourism Director said the department was trying to rejuvenate the sector by innovative business models. Late Jaghir Singh laid down his life on duty while saving precious lives of 4 children on railway premises near The PATA Gold Awards 2020 attracted 121 entries from 62 Adarshnagar-Azadpur railway section Delhi. Displaying organisations and individuals worldwide. The winners were unmatched valor, he went beyond the call of his duty and selected by a committee of 16 personalities without caring for his own life saved the lives of these children. from various destinations. 2. Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak- Shivcharan Singh, This year’s awards recognised the Constable/ Western Railway. achievements of three Grand title winners On 10.08.2019. Shivcharan Singh while performing train and 21 gold awards. escorting duty on Train No. 12959 noticed some persons trapped Sophia Popov became the first female golfer from Germany to capture a major title when MICA NOVEMBER 2020 16 she won the Women's British Open by two strokes at Royal Troon. AWARDS in heavy flood shouting for help, when the train stopped due to Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize waterlogging on the tracks near Shymkhayali railway station. 2020 announced Shivcharan Singh, without caring for his own life, rushed to their rescue and saved precious lives of 09 persons. he Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2020 was announced by the Union science and technology minister Dr Harsh 3. Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak- Mukesh Kumar Meena T Vardhan at the Foundation Day celebration Head Constable/North Western Railway. of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Mukesh Kumar Meena, Head Constable/RPF/Jodhpur Research (CSIR) on 26th September. The division, while on train escorting duty on 16.09.2018 in Train Prize is awarded in the following disciplines: No. 22478, displayed exemplary courage Awardees: in saving the life of a lady passenger along with 02 children. Mukesh Meena jumped Biological Sciences: from the running train and pulled out the lady � Dr Subhadeep Chatterjee � Dr Vatsala Thirumalai passenger from the gap between the platform Chemical Sciences and the train alongwith both her children. � Dr Jyotirmayee Dash, � Dr Subi Jacob George 72nd Emmy award 2020 announced Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences he 72nd Emmy Awards 2020 was � � Thosted by Jimmy Kimmel at an empty Dr Abhijit Mukherjee Dr Suryendu Dutta theatre in Los Angeles with cut-outs of the Engineering Sciences nominees placed in the audience. � Dr Amol Arvindrao Kulkarni � Dr Kinshuk Dasgupta Winners’ list of the Emmy Awards 2020: Mathematics Sciences Drama Series: Succession Supporting Actress in a Drama � Dr UK Anandavardhanan, � Dr Rajat Subhra Hazra Series: Julia Garner, Ozark Supporting Actor in a Drama Outstanding Directing for a Medicine Sciences Series: Billy Crudup, The Drama Series: Succession � Dr Bushra Ateeq, � Dr Ritesh Agarwal Morning Show Outstanding Writing for a Lead Actress in a Drama Physics Sciences Drama Series: Succession Series: Zendaya, Euphoria � Dr Rajesh Ganapathy � Dr Surajit Dhara Comedy Series: Schitt’s Creek Limited Series: Watchmen Supporting Actress in a Supporting Actor in a All India Football Federation Limited Series or Movie: Limited Series or Movie: awards 2019-20 Uzo Aduba, Mrs America Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen 019-20 AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year: Gurpreet Outstanding Directing for Outstanding Writing for a Singh Sandhu. a Limited Series, Movie or Limited Series: Watchmen 2 2019-20 AIFF Women’s Player of the Year: Sanju Yadav. Dramatic Special: Unorthodox Lead Actor in a Limited Series Lead Actress in a Limited 2019-20 AIFF Men’s Emerging Footballer of the Year: or Movie: Mark Ruffalo, I Series or Movie: Regina Anirudh Thapa. Know This Much Is True King, Watchmen Lead Actor in a Drama Supporting Actress in a 2019-20 AIFF Emerging Women’s Footballer of the Series: Jeremy Strong, Comedy Series: Annie Year: Ratanbala Devi. Succession Murphy, Schitt’s Creek Supporting Actor in a Outstanding Directing for 2019-20 AIFF Award for the Best Assistant Referee: P. Comedy Series: Daniel a Comedy Series: Schitt’s Vaira-Muthu (from Tamil Nadu). Levy, Schitt’s Creek Creek 2019-20 AIFF Award for the Best Referee: L. Ajit Kumar Outstanding Writing for a Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Meetei (from Manipur). Comedy Series: Schitt’s Creek Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek Lead Actress in a Comedy Variety Talk Series: Last 2019-20 AIFF Award for the Best Series: Catherine O’Hara, Week Tonight with John Grassroots Development Programme: Schitt’s Creek Oliver West Bengal (based on E-licence courses Competition Program: Outstanding Television and Golden Baby Leagues). RuPaul’s Drag Race Movie: Bad Education

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated 800-bed jumbo Covid facility NOVEMBER 2020 MICA at COEP ground through video conference in Pune. 17 THE PEOPLE OBITUARY OBITUARY Ziauddin Tariq Ali K. Firodia award and many International awards. Senior Scientist Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar has condoled the death iberation war fighter and a of Dr. Swarup. He said that Dr. Swarup was an institution prominent public figure of L in himself and his work will always remain with us. Bangladesh Ziauddin Tariq Ali passed away in Dhaka. He was Swami Agnivesh admitted to a specialised hospital rya Samaj leader and social in Dhaka after getting infected activist Swami Agnivesh with Corona two weeks back. A passed away at the Institute of He was a member of the cultural Liver and Biliary Sciences, ILBS group ‘Muktir Gaan’ that inspired in New Delhi. He was 80. Swami the freedom fighters through their Agnivesh was suffering from liver songs during the Liberation War cirrhosis and was critically ill in 1971. Condoling the death of Tariq Ali, the Liberation and on ventilatory support due to War Affairs Minister of Bangladesh AQM Mozammel multi organ failure., his condition Haque praised his role in setting up the Liberation War deteriorated and he went into Museum. He said Tariq Ali worked tirelessly to spread the cardiac arrest in the evening. ILBS spirit of liberation war among the new generation. Prime said, resuscitation was attempted but the he passed away Minister Sheikh Hasina also expressed deep shock and at 6:30 PM. Agnivesh was elected to Haryana Legislative sorrow at the death of Ziauddin Tariq Ali. Assembly in 1977 and served as a Cabinet Minister for He was instrumental in setting up the Liberation War Museum Education in the state in 1979. He founded Bonded Labour in Dhaka in 1996 with contributions from the common Liberation Front in 1981 and worked against bonded labour. people. Currently, it has the largest collection of material He also led numerous movements against alcoholism. relating to the liberation war of Bangladesh against Pakistan. Swami Agnivesh also served as president of the Sarvadeshik Apart from generating awareness among people about the Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, World Council of Arya Samaj. history of Bangladesh during the liberation war, the museum Raghuvansh Prasad Singh also helped in bringing to book several collaborators who sided with Pakistani forces during the 1971 war. He devoted TIFormer Union Minister his life to fighting against fundamentalism to establish a PRaghuvansh Prasad Singh progressive and secular Bangladesh. passed away. He was undergoing treatment at AIIMS, Delhi about Govind Swarup a week ago after developing ather of India's Radio post-Covid complications. FAstronomy, Dr. Govind Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Swarup passed away at Pune. recently resigned from RJD party. He was 91. He was admitted to President Ram Nath Kovind a local hospital due to ill health has expressed sadness at the a few days ago. Dr. Swarup is death of former Union Minister known not only for his many Raghuvansh Prasad Singh. In a tweet, Mr Kovind said he important research contributions had an extraordinary understanding of rural India. He said in several areas of astronomy Raghuvansh Prasad Singh gave a special dignity to public and astrophysics, but also for life through his simple living. his outstanding achievements in Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former building ingenious, innovative and powerful observational Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh at his death. In a facilities for front-line research in radio astronomy. tweet, Mr Modi said Raghuvansh Prasad Singh is no more The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) was among us. His demise has left a void in the political sphere established at Narayangaon near Pune was established of Bihar as well as the country. Bihar Governor Phagu under Dr. Swarup's able guidance. He was awarded Chauhan, Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar have Padmashree, Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award, H. expressed grief over demise of Raghuvansh Prasad.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari laid foundation MICA NOVEMBER 2020 18 stone of and inaugurate 45 highway projects in Madhya Pradesh. OBITUARY Ashok Gasti passing away of his colleague. He said, a vacuum has been created by his passing away. Shiv Sena leader Sachin Ahir he Rajya Sabha Member of also paid his tribute to Sardar Tara Singh saying he was one TParliament from Karnataka of the finest peoplewho served the society selflessly. Ashok Gasti has passed away in a private hospital in Bengaluru. Ashalata Wabgaonkar In a statement issued by hospital Director Dr. Manish Rai, the 55 eteran Marathi actress year old leader passed. VAshalata Wabgaonkar died early morning on September 22 He was diagnosed with severe after having tested positive for Covid-19 pneumonia and COVID-19. She was 79. She was critically ill with multi-organ in Satara for the shooting of a failure when admitted to the mythological show. Wabgaonkar hospital in Bengaluru on September 2nd. Ashok Gasti was reportedly contracted COVID-19 the first time MP who had taken oath as member of Rajya during the shoot. The actress was Sabha on July 22nd. A lawyer by profession and former undergoing treatment at a private General Secretary of BJP, he had also served as Chairperson hospital in Maharashtra since of the Backward Class Development Corporation in September 17. "Her condition Karnataka. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha observed two-minute worsened and she was put on ventilator support. She silence on the passing away of the sitting member of the breathed her last on the morning of September 22," a senior Upper House Ashok Gasti. Rajya Sabha Chairman M. doctor from the hospital. Venkaiah Naidu said he was a dedicated social worker and able Parliamentarian. Rajya Sabha also paid homage Confirming the news, former Chief Minister of Goa, to former member of Rajya Sabha Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan. Digambar Kamath, paid tribute to the actress. The actress Afterwards, the house was adjourned for 30 minutes. had reportedly visited the sets of a Marathi TV show recently from where she might have contracted the disease. The Sardar Tara Singh actress had worked in many Bollywood hits including 'Apne Paraye', 'Zanjeer, 'Namak Halal', 'Sharaabi', 'Shaukeen' IRFormer Maharashtra BJP and Marathi movies like 'Maherchi Sadi', 'Vahinichi Maya', MLA Sardar Tara Singh died 'Umbartha', 'Sutradhar', 'Navari Mile Navryala'. inA Mumbai due to prolonged illness. He was 82. Senior BJP leader Kirit Dean Jones Somaiya said, Sardar Tara Singh breathed his last this morning at ormer Australian cricketer a private hospital in Mumbai. Mr FDean Jones passed away after Somaiya said, Singh had been in suffering a cardiac arrest. He was the hospital since the last several 59. Jones was part of the Star Sports days and was undergoing treatment commentary team and was in a bio- for various illnesses. He was secure bubble in a Mumbai hotel. elected from Mulund Assembly “It is with great sadness that we Constituency in Mumbai four times in a row. share the news of the passing away of Mr. Dean Mervyn Jones AM. He Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has died of a sudden cardiac arrest,” expressed grief over the demise of Sardar Tara Singh. In Star Sports said in a statement. a message, Mr Koshyari said, Sardar Tara Singh was a popular leader and social worker. He was always on the “We express our deep condolences to his family and stand forefront of social and religious work. The Governor said, ready to support them in this difficult time. We are in touch Tara Singh, served the people with great commitment. In with the Australian High Commission to make the necessary his demise, the city and the State have lost a dedicated Lok arrangements,” the statement said. “Jones was one of the Sevak. The Governor offered his prayers for the departed great ambassadors of the game associating himself with soul and conveyed his deepest condolences to the members Cricket development across South Asia. He was passionate of the bereaved family. Singh’s colleagues in the BJP took about discovering new talent and nurturing young cricketers. to social media to pay him tribute. Former Maharashtra Jones played in 52 Test matches, in which he scored 3631 Chief Minister and Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis runs. Jones scored a total of 11 centuries and was an important said that Tara Singh's active participation during assembly member of Allan Border’s team. Popularly known as Deano, proceedings, commitment for his constituency and common the right-hander was one of the most successful batsmen in man will be remembered forever. Mumbai BJP President ODI cricket in his era. With 6,068 runs in 164 ODIs at an Mangal Prabhat Lodha also expressed sorrow over the average of 44.61, Deano had a remarkably good strike rate of SBI Funds Management has appointed Vinay M Tonse as its managing director and chief NOVEMBER 2020 MICA executive officer. 19 THE PEOPLE OBITUARY 72.56. Interestingly, 41 ODI matches of his career were played Indian classical dance Indira Gandhi National Centre for against the mighty Windies team. His role in the team’s World the Art bharathanatyam. Cup win in 1987 and the 1989 Ashes under AB (Allan Border) were a huge turning point for Australian cricket.” PR Krishna Kumar Jaswant Singh n Tamil Nadu, prominent IAyurveda physician and ormer Union Minister Managing Director of the FJaswant Singh passed away iconic Coimbatore Arya Vaidya in New Delhi this morning Pharmacy, PR Krishna Kumar following a prolonged illness. passed away in Coimbatore. He was 69. He had been under He was 82. He was admitted to treatment for various ailments at a Army's Research and Reffereal private hospital in Coimbatore for Hospital in Delhi on 25th June. the past one week. Krishnakumar, The Hospital said, he was being who had done yeomen service treated for sepsis with multiorgan for the popularisation of the dysfunction syndrome and effects Ayurvedic system of medicine had been conferred the of severe brain injury. After a fall Padmasri award in 2009. He had also been the recipient of at his residence six years ago in 2014, he had suffered a the National Ayurveda Award instituted by the Government serious head injury and had slipped into coma. of India. Besides being the founder of AVP Research Foundation, Krishnakumar was also the Chancellor of One of the founding members of BJP Jaswant Singh served the renowned Avinashilingam University in Coimbatore. as Minister of Defence, External Affairs and Finance and also Krishnakumar hailed from a Kerala Warrier family of Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission. He was elected hereditary ayurvedic physicians. His father Dr PV Rama to the Lok Sabha four times and to Rajya Sabha five times Warier had founded the Coimbatore Arya Vaidya Pharmacy. and served as Leader of Opposition in the Upper House. He Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the demise was NDA's nominee in the Vice Presidential election in 2012. of prominent Ayurveda physician PR Krishnakumar. In President, Vice President and Prime Minister have expressed a tweet, Mr Modi said that Krishnakumar's persistent, grief on the demise of Jaswant Singh. President Ram Nath enterprising and mission-mode activities have contributed Kovind said, the demise of veteran soldier, outstanding to the global popularity of Ayurveda. parliamentarian, exceptional leader and intellectual, Jaswant Singh is distressing. Mr Kovind said, He combined many Johnny Bakshi difficult roles with ease and equanimity. He expressed eteran producer-director condolences to his family and friends. VJohnny Bakshi passed away Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan after suffering a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 82. r Kapila Vatsyayan passed Daway. She was a leading Bakshi was admitted to Arogya scholar of Indian classical dance, Nidhi hospital in suburban art, architecture, and art history. Juhu after he complained of She was a member of parliament breathlessness. He was tested and also served as Secretary for COVID-19, which came out to the Government of India negative. Bakshi is survived by in the Ministry of Education, sons Brando, Kennedy, Bradman where she was responsible for the establishment of a large and daughter Priya. “He was hospitalised due to breathlessness number of national institutions and was put on ventilator. The COVID-19 test was conducted of higher education. Dr Kapila and he tested negative for it. He passed away between 1.30- Vatsyayan,92 served as the founding director of the Indira 2 a.m. due to cardiac arrest,” Bakshi’s daughter Priya told. Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. She was former The filmmaker's last rites were performed at a crematorium President of India International Centre (IIC) and an IIC in Mumbai in the presence of family members. In his career Life Trustee and the Chairperson of the IIC International spanning over four decades, Bakshi mostly worked as a Research Division.Dr. Vatsyayan was highly trained in producer, backing films such as 'Manzilein Aur Bhi Hain', Kathak and Manipuri classical dance forms apart from (1974), 'Raavan', (1984) and 'Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee' Bharatanatyam and Odissi. Tags Ministry of Education (1993). He has also directed two films 'Daku Aur Police' classical dance kathak manipuri dance kapila Vatsyayan (1992) and 'Khudai' (1994) starring Rajesh Khanna in the lead. US Republican Party re-nominated Donald Trump and Mike Pence as Presidential, Vice MICA NOVEMBER 2020 20 Presidential candidates. NATIONAL NEWS BITES Burning Topics of the Month

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Cabinet approves introduction of The Kashmir valley is one of the top tourist destinations of India. Gulmarg, one of the most popular ski resort J&K Official Languages Bill 2020 in destinations in India, is also home to the world's highest Parliament 02 Sep' 20 green golf course. The decrease in violence in the state has boosted the state's economy, specifically tourism. he Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has Jammu and Kashmir is also famous for its approved the introduction in Parliament of the scenic beauty, flower gardens, apple farms Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill 2020 T and more. It attracts tourists for its unique in which five languages will be official languages. handicrafts and the world-famous Kashmiri These are Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi and English. Shawls. Briefing the media, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said inclusion of Dogri, Hindi and Kashmiri as official Tribal Affairs Ministry signs agreement languages in Jammu and Kashmir is not only a fulfilment for setting up of National Institute of of a long-pending public demand but is also in keeping with the spirit of equality. Tribal Research 04 Sep' 20 Jammu and Kashmir is an India union territory, and ribal Affairs Ministry signed an agreement constituting the southern portion of the larger Kashmir with Indian Institute of Public Administration, region, which has been illegally occupied Pakistan, and IIPA for setting up of National Institute of some part by China. The region of Jammu and Kashmir T Tribal Research at the IIPA campus, New Delhi. The is separated by the Line of Control from the Pakistani proposed National Institute will be functional in a few occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and months and will be engaged in quality tribal research north respectively. It lies to the north of the Indian states of in collaboration with reputed government and non- Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and to the west of Ladakh. governments NGOs spread over the country. The Provisions for the formation of the union territory of agreement was signed in the presence of Tribal Affairs Jammu and Kashmir were contained within the Jammu Minister Arjun Munda. and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which was passed Addressing the valedictory session of two Days National by both houses of the Parliament of India in August 2019. Tribal Research Conclave Mr Munda said, the new The act re-constituted the erstwhile state of Jammu and National Institute of Tribal Research should also have an Kashmir as two union territories, 'Jammu and Kashmir' and educational wing to educate students on tribal development 'Ladakh', with effect from 31 October 2019. and tribal art and culture. According to him, the Ministry Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the has designed workable models which provide end to end Kashmir Valley, Chenab Valley, Sindh Valley and Lidder solution as part of action research to be implemented by Valley. Some major tourist attractions in Jammu and policy initiatives. Kashmir are Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Patnitop and According to him, the Ministry is funding Tribal Research Jammu. Every year, thousands of pilgrims visit holy shrines Institutions for research on various aspects of tribal life and of Vaishno Devi and Amarnath which has had significant culture but now intervention of research with policy should impact on the state's economy. be emphasized in their research. To meet the increasing demand due to COVID -19 Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceutical NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Ltd created a record of producing 51,960 pheneol bottles on a single day. 21 NEWS BITES NATIONAL The Indian Institute of Public Administration Thaawar Chand Gehlot is an Indian politician who currently The Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) was serves as the Minister of Social Justice and established in 1954 and is research and training organization Empowerment in the NDA Government. under the Ministry of Personnel of the Government of He is currently the leader of the upper India. house of Indian Parliament. He is a member of the Parliamentary Board and the Central T. N. Chaturvedi is the current Chairman Election Committee of the BJP. of the institute. Venkaiah Naidu the current Vice President of India is the president of Centre launches Climate Smart Cities the institute. It is located in New Delhi. Assessment Framework 11 Sep' 20

24x7 Toll-Free Mental Health o u s i n g Rehabilitation Helpline 'KIRAN' and Urban launched 05 Sep' 20 HA f f a i r s Minister Hardeep o c i a l Singh Puri launched Justice and the Climate Smart SEmpowerment Cities Assessment M i n i s t e r Framework, CSCAF T h a a w a r c h a n d 2.0, along with Gehlot launched the ‘Streets for People Challenge’ in a virtual event. The the 24x7 Toll-Free objective of CSCAF is to provide a clear roadmap for cities Mental Health towards combating Climate Change while planning and R e h a b i l i t a t i o n implementing their actions, including investments. CSCAF Helpline "KIRAN”. The helpline number is 1800-500- initiative intends to inculcate a climate-sensitive approach 0019. This Helpline has been developed by the Department to urban planning and development in India. of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities to provide The Streets for People Challenge is the response to the relief and support to persons with Mental Illness. need for making the cities more walkable and pedestrian This helpline will offer mental health rehabilitation friendly. The Challenge builds on the advisory issued services with the objective of early screening, first-aid, by the Ministry for the holistic planning for pedestrian- psychological support, mental well-being and psychological friendly market spaces, earlier this year. The Challenge will crisis management. It will function as a lifeline to provide support cities across the country to develop a unified vision 1st stage advice, counselling and reference to individuals, of streets for people in consultation with stakeholders and families, NGOs, Parent Associations, Professional citizens. Associations, Rehabilitation Institutes, Hospitals or anyone Secretary Housing and Urban Affairs Durga Shanker in need of support across the country. Mishra, senior officials of Ministries of Housing and This assumes great significance in view of the growing Urban Affairs and Ministry of Environment, Forest incidence of Mental Illness, particularly in the wake of and Climate Change, Principal Secretaries Urban COVID-19 Pandemic. Development of States and UTs, State Mission Directors The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is a of Smart Cities Mission, Municipal Commissioners Government of India ministry. It is responsible for welfare, and CEOs of Smart Cities, representatives of partner social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and agencies and other key stakeholders attended the virtual marginalised sections of society, including scheduled event. castes (SC), Other Backward Classes (OBC), the disabled, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the elderly, and the victims of drug abuse. Government of India, is a federal ministry with executive The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment holds authority over the formulation and administration of the cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The rules and regulations and laws relating to the housing current minister is Thawar Chand Gehlot, who is assisted and urban development in India. The ministry was under by a Minister of State, Rattan Lal Kataria, Krishan Pal the charge of Venkaiah Naidu and was given to Hardeep Gujjar and Ramdas Athavale. Singh Puri when Naidu was elected Vice President of India. The Ministry became independent from the Ministry of Ministry of Shipping has facilitated more than 1,00,000 crew change on Indian ports and MICA NOVEMBER 2020 22 through charter flights. NATIONAL Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in 2004, but was PM Modi inaugurates Kosi Rail Mega later re-merged with it in 2017. Bridge & 12 railway projects in Bihar The ministry also published the National City Rating, which ranked the cleanest cities 18 Sep' 20 in India, under which Indore was rated as rime Minister the cleanest. The ministry announced Smart N a r e n d r a Cities in India on 27 August 2015. PModi has Foreign Direct Investment Policy in dedicated the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu Defence Sector amended 18 Sep' 20 (Mega Bridge) to the nation through he Union video-conference Government this afternoon. The has approved T minister inaugurated 12 rail projects related to passenger the amendment facilities to benefit the people of Bihar. in Foreign Direct Investment Policy in The 1.9-kilometre long Kosi mega bridge has been Defence Sector. completed at a total cost of 516 crore rupees. Speaking on this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, Commerce and history has been created in connectivity and prosperity Industry Minister of Bihar after construction of historical Kosi Rail Piyush Goyal has said that for new licensees, FDI is allowed Mahasetu. According to him, the bridge has connected up to 74 per cent through automatic route and beyond 74 Mitihila and Kosi region. With the construction of the per cent to be permitted through government route. bridge the rail distance between Nirmali and Saraigarh For existing licensees, infusion of fresh foreign investment would come down from the present 298 kilometres to 22 up to 49 per cent can be done by making declaration of kilometres. This bridge is of strategic importance along change or transfer within 30 days. Indo-Nepal border. It would also make it easy for long Mr Goyal said, this will enhance ease of doing business distance travel to Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai for the and contribute to growth of investment, income and people of the region. employment. According to him, foreign investments in The Prime Minister stressed that the dedication of this the defence sector shall be subject to scrutiny on grounds project has fulfilled the 86-year old dream and the long of national security. The Minister said, in line with our wait of the people of the region. During the heavy flood collective vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, these amendments and severe Indo-Nepal earthquake in 1934, the Koshi rail will enhance self-reliance in defence production, while link was washed away and thereafter due to the meandering keeping national interests and security paramount. nature of river Kosi no attempt was made to restore this rail Foreign Direct Investments link for long period. Foreign Direct Investments, abbreviated as FDIs are The project was completed during the COVID-pandemic those investments which are made by an establishment or where the migrant labour also participated. The Prime company situated offshore. Through FDI, the investing Minister said, 90 per cent rail line in Bihar has been company may establish its business operations in a foreign electrified. He blamed the previous UPA government for land or even make an international acquisition. the slow progress in the development of railways in the state during its rule. Foreign Institutional Investors Among the 12 other projects inaugurated by the Prime Also known as FIIs, Foreign Institutional Investors, FIIs Minister are two new railway lines, five electrification can be individual investors, investment funds or assets projects, one electric locomotive shed and third line project which are invested in a foreign country, outside of the between Barh and Bakhatiarpur. territory in which the investing company is registered or headquartered. FIIs typically The two new railway lines are the Hajipur-Ghoswar- belong to varying financial and non- Vaishali section as well as Islampur-Nateshar section and financial sectors, including banks, mutual Karnauti- Bakhtiarpur by pass rail line between Barh- fund houses, infrastructure companies, etc. Bakhtiarpur.

Govt. allowed free export of PPE medical coveralls of all categories, face shields and masks. NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 23 NEWS BITES NATIONAL The railway electrification projects fixed wing aircraft include Muzaffarpur- Sitamarhi sections, that took off and Katihar-New Jalpaiguri, Samastipur- landed ashore. Khagaria, Bhagalpur- Shivnarayanpur and These officers, Sub Samastipur-Jaynagar sections. Lieutenant (SLt) Kumudini Tyagi and MoU signed between AYUSH Ministry SLt Riti Singh, are a and WCD Ministry for controlling part of a group of 17 Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN officers of the Indian Abhiyan 20 Sep' 20 Navy, including four women officers and three officers of the Indian Coast Guard (13 officers of Regular batch and Memorandum of Understanding was signed 04 woman officers of Short Service Commission batch) between the Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry of who were awarded “Wings” on graduating as “Observers” Women and Child Development in New Delhi for at a ceremony held on 21 Sep 20 at INS Garuda, Kochi. A The ceremony was presided over by Rear Admiral Antony controlling Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN Abhiyan. The MoU will see some time-tested and scientifically George NM, VSM, and Chief Staff Officer (Training) who proven Ayush-based solutions being adopted for controlling presented the awards and coveted wings to the graduating malnutrition in the country. officers. In addition, the Chief Guest also awarded the ‘Instructor Badge’ to six other officers, (five from the AYUSH Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha and Women and Indian Navy including a woman and another from Indian Child Development Secretary Ram Mohan Mishra signed Coast Guard) who had successfully graduated as Qualified the MoU in the presence of Minister of Women and Child Navigation Instructors (QNI) on the occasion. Development Smriti Irani, Minister for WCD. Minister of Ayush Shripad Yesso Naik, joined the ceremony through The officers of the 91st Regular course and 22nd SSC Video Conference. Speaking on the occasion, Mrs Irani said Observer course were trained in air navigation, flying that the collaboration of efforts of both the Ministries will procedures, tactics employed in air warfare, anti-submarine go a long way in tackling the problem of malnutrition in warfare and exploitation of airborne avionic systems. These mothers and children in the country. According to him that officers would serve on-board Maritime Reconnaissance Nutri-gardens and medicinal gardens will be established in and Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft of the Indian Navy every Anganwadi in near future. and Indian Coast Guard. On this occasion, Shripad Yesso Naik said that Ayurveda From the 91st Regular Observer Course, Lieutenant Hitesh and other AYUSH systems have much to contribute in Singh was awarded the Uttar Pradesh Trophy on being dealing with mild and moderate mal-nutrition by way of adjudged ‘First in the Overall Order of Merit’ while Lt many specific measures such as right intake of diet by the Anuj Kumar was awarded the Flag Officer Commanding- pregnant women, feeding practices by lactating mothers, in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command Trophy for being use of traditional products augmenting milk secretion and adjudged ‘Best in Flying’. Lt Hitesh Singh was also nutritional food for children. He further awarded Sub Lt RV Kunte memorial Book said that India enjoys the distinction of Prize on being adjudged ‘Best in Ground having the largest network of traditional Subjects’. From 22nd SSC Observer health care systems which are widely Course SLt Kreeshma R was awarded the accepted owing to its wide accessibility, Book Prize for being adjudged ‘Best in affordability, safety and trust of people. Overall Order of Merit’. Women officers in helicopter stream India is home to largest number of of Indian Navy 21 Sep' 20 Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros: Prakash Javadekar 22 Sep' 20 n yet another first in the history of Indian naval aviation, two women officers have been selected nion Minister Prakash Javadekar said India is Ito join as “Observers” (Airborne Tacticians) in the home to the largest number of Greater One-Horned helicopter stream. They would in effect, be the first set of Rhinoceros in the world with population in the women airborne combatants who would be operating from U range of 3000 animals in Assam, West Bengal and UP. warships. Earlier, entry of women was restricted to the

24 MICA NOVEMBER 2020 The Reserve Bank has projected India's growth rate at (-) 4.5 percent for 2020-21. NATIONAL In his message for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy said that strengthening on the occasion the police training system is the vision of Prime Minister of World Rhino Narendra Modi. Day, Mr Javadekar According to him, this University is essential as several such said Environment police universities are functioning in the other countries. Ministry has Vijayasai Reddy of YSR Congress, RCP Singh of JDU, K. launched a National Ravindra Kumar of TDP, Mozibulla Khan of BJD spoke on C o n s e r v a t i o n the Bill extending their support to the legislation. Strategy for Indian One-Horned Rhino. He added that the conservation Rashtriya Raksha University, formerly Raksha Shakti initiatives for rhino has also enriched the grassland University (RSU) is a model security educational university management which help in reducing the negative impacts located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is the first internal of climate change through carbon sequestration. security institute of India, established by the Government of Gujarat, India in 2009. In 2020, it was taken over by The National Rhino Conservation Strategy for India was central government of India from Gujarat Government. launched last year to conserve the greater one-horned The university offers under-graduate, post-graduate, rhinoceros. This is a first of its kind for the species in India research degree programmes, and professional diploma which aims to work for the conservation of the species and certificate programmes. The Institute was inaugurated under five objectives. The objectives include strengthening by the former Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra protection, expanding the distribution range, research and Modi on 22 July 2010. monitoring, and adequate and sustained funding. The university is to be upgraded as Rashtriya One horned rhino was close to extinction with a population Raksha University, a National University, as of less than 200 in the beginning of the 20th century. It is an Institute of National Importance through the only large mammal species in Asia to be down-listed RRU Bill 2020 presented in Lok Sabha. from endangered to vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN Red list in 2008. Parliament passes Foreign Every year on September 22, the world celebrates World Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rhinoceros Day. The day intends to celebrate rhinos across Bill 23 Sep' 20 the world in unique ways. The World Rhinoceros Day was announced by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2010. a r l i a m e n t Meant for Asian and African species of rhinoceros, the day has passed celebrates the animal and encourages people to take steps the Foreign for its conservation. P C o n t r i b u t i o n One of the five rhinoceros species living in Africa and Asia ( R e g u l a t i o n ) have been declared 'critically endangered'. Amendment Bill, These species are- Javan Rhinos, Sumatran 2020 with Rajya rhinos and black rhinos. The White Rhinos Sabha giving have been declared 'near threatened' while its nod. The bill one-horned rhinos are said to be vulnerable amends the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 to extinction. which regulates the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution by individuals, associations and companies. Parliament passes Rashtriya Raksha Foreign contribution is the donation or transfer of any University Bill 2020 22 Sep' 20 currency, security or article by a foreign source. The bill adds that the public servants will be prohibited arliament has passed the Rashtriya Raksha University to accept any foreign contribution. It provides that any Bill 2020. The Rajya Sabha cleared this Bill, while person seeking prior permission, registration or renewal of Pthe Lok Sabha had already passed it earlier. registration must provide the Aadhaar number of all its office The Bill establishes the Raksha Shakti University, Gujarat bearers, directors or key functionaries as an identification as a University called the Rashtriya Raksha University in document. The bill states that foreign contributions must Gujarat. The Bill declares the University as an institution of be received only in an account designated by the bank as national importance. Speaking on the Bill, Minister of State an FCRA account as notified by the Central Government.

Prominent judge Krushna Chandra Kar, known for his unbiased ruling in the high-profile NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Chhabirani gangrape-murder case of 1980, has died in Odisha's Kendrapara district. He was 90. 25 NEWS BITES NATIONAL Replying to a discussion on the bill, Minister of State for to him, the government is committed for the welfare of the Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that the main objective workers and in the last six years several steps have been of the bill is that foreign funds do not impact the social and taken in this direction. He clarified that the government has political sphere of the country. According to him that it will not taken away the rights of labourers to protest. According ensure transparency in the foreign funding mechanism. to him, 14 days of prior notice period for strike has been Initiating the discussion, Arun Singh of BJP said that it put there to find an amicable solution of the issues to be is a very good step by the government which will ensure raised by the labourers. He added that several provisions the strict monitoring of foreign fund spending and any have been made for the welfare of the migrant workers. violation of norms. According to him, this bill was much Intervening in the discussion, Information and Broadcasting needed as several NGO are misusing the foreign funds Minister Prakash Javadekar said that these historic bills for spreading their religious propaganda. Prashant Nanda will ensure justice for the workers. According to him, of BJD said that stringent measures have been taken to several provisions have been made in the Bills including ensure the spending of the designated funds. He requested guaranteed minimum and timely wages, free health check- that genuine NGO should not be harassed by the agencies. up facility and allowances for migrant workers to visit their Supporting the bill, RCP Singh of JD (U) homes once in a year. He criticized the Opposition for their said that monitoring mechanisms will be absence during the passage of such important legislations. enhanced with the help of this legislation. S BJP MP Vivek Thakur said that these labour codes will R Balasubramaniyan of AIADMK, Swapan pave the way for the Atmanirbhar Bharat by fulfilling the Dasgupta, K. Ravindra Kumar of TDP also objectives of One Code, One Nation. According to him, spoke on the bill. the provisions mentioned in these codes will eliminate ambiguities, ensure compliance and safety of workers. Parliament passes three labour code Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, Rakesh Bills 23 Sep' 20 Sinha of BJP, Subhas Chandra Singh of BJD, RCP Singh of JD (U), K. Ravindra a r l i a m e n t Kumar of TDP and others also spoke on the has passed bills. Pthe three labour code Bills India aims to end tuberculosis by for the welfare and protection of the 2025: Health Minister at UN workers. Rajya 24 Sep' 20 Sabha gave its nod to these bills while the e a l t h Lok Sabha had already passed it. M i n i s t e r Dr Harsh The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions H Vardhan has said that Code 2020, seeks to amend the laws regulating the India has accorded occupational safety, health and working conditions of the high priority for persons employed in an establishment. The second bill, ending tuberculosis The Industrial Relations Code 2020, aims at amending the by 2025, five laws relating to Trade Unions, conditions of employment in years ahead of the industrial establishment or undertaking, investigation and Sustainable Development Goals. settlement of industrial disputes. The third bill, The Code on Social Security, 2020 seeks to amend the laws relating Dr Harsh Vardhan said this while addressing Ministers to social security of the employees in the country. of Member Nations of WHO, Heads and Representatives of UN Agencies through virtual interaction. He spoke Replying to a discussion on the bill, Labour and Employment on India’s role and contribution towards strengthening Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said that these historic multisectoral action and progress towards ending TB, bills will have far-reaching effects on the interests of the especially in context of the COVID-19 crisis. workers by creating a time bound grievance resolution mechanism. According to him, several provisions have been The Minister added that Tuberculosis has been in existence included in the bills to provide a safe environment to the since time immemorial and continues to remain a major workers and robust social security mechanism. According global public health problem. Despite the progress made The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) took over the security of the Statue of Unity MICA NOVEMBER 2020 26 in Gujarat's Narmada district with the induction of over 270 armed personnel. NATIONAL NEWS BITES over the last decade, TB remains the leading infectious a chairman, 10 ex-officio members and 22 part-time killer disease worldwide. According to him, India has taken members. several critical steps towards ending TB. The NITI Aayog had recommended the replacement of In India, each year, approx. 220,000 deaths are reported due Medical Council of India (MCI) with National Medical to Tuberculosis. Between 2006 and 2014, the disease cost Commission (NMC). The decision was approved by most Indian economy approximately USD 1 billion. This public states and after its approval by the Prime Minister and NMC health problem is the world's largest tuberculosis epidemic. bill was passed by parliament and approved by President India bears a disproportionately large burden of the world's on 8 August 2019. tuberculosis rates, as it continues to be the biggest health Functions of NMC problem in India. It remains one of the largest on India's health and wellness scale. India is the highest TB burden Laying down policies for regulating medical institutions country with World Health Organization (WHO) statistics and medical professionals. for 2011 giving an estimated incidence figure of 2.2 million Assessing the requirements of human resources and cases of TB for India out of a global incidence of 9.6 infrastructure in healthcare. million cases. Compared to India, Canada has about 1,600 Ensuring compliance by the State Medical Councils with new cases of TB every year. the regulations made under the Bill. In India, TB is responsible for the death of every third Framing guidelines for determination of fee for up to 50% AIDS patient. Moreover, India accounts for about a quarter of the seats in the private medical institutions. of the Global TB Burden. The ministry reiterated their commitment to eliminating TB in the country by 2025. As The NMC will make guidelines for a new part of its efforts to eliminate Tuberculosis, cadre of non-MBBS mid-level health the Union government changed the name service providers such as nurse practitioners of Revised National Tuberculosis Control and pharmacists with limited rights to Program (RNTCP) to National Tuberculosis prescribe Medicines. Elimination Program (NTEP) on December 30, 2019. Rules relaxed for divorced daughters to receive Family Pension 27 Sep' 20 'National Medical Commission' comes into existence 25 Sep' 20 inister of State for he National MPersonnel, M e d i c a l Public Grievances Commission and Pensions Dr T Jitendra Singh has (NMC), in place of the Medical Council said that rules have of India (MCI), as been relaxed for the country's apex divorced daughters to regulator of medical receive Family Pension. According to him, now a daughter education and will be entitled to receive the Family Pension even if the profession has come into existence from. With the NMC divorce had not finally taken place, but the divorce petition coming into being, the Board of Governors (BoG) which had been filed by her during the lifetime of her deceased superseded the MCI on September 26th, 2018, to perform parent employee or pensioner. Disclosing this while its functions, has been dissolved and the nearly 64-year-old briefing the media about some of the important reforms Indian Medical Council Act abolished. brought in by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, Dr Singh said, the earlier rule provided for Dr Suresh Chandra Sharma, former head of the All India payment of Family Pension to a divorced daughter only if Institute of Medical Sciences ENT department, Delhi, has the divorce had taken place during the lifetime of deceased been appointed as chairman for a period of three years. parent pensioner or his spouse. According to him, the new The NMC Act, which seeks to usher in mega reforms in circular will not only bring ease in the life of pension the medical education sector, received the assent of the receiving individuals but also ensure respectable and president on August 8th last year. The NMC comprises equitable rights for the divorced daughters in the society.

England's James Anderson became the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets. NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 27 NEWS BITES NATIONAL Dr Singh said, orders have also been issued for grant of Sahai and CMD of PFC R.S. Dhillon in presence of senior Family Pension to a Divyang child or sibling even if the officials of the Ministry of Power and PFC. Disability Certificate is produced after the death of the Government of India has set an ambitious revenue pensioner parent but the disability had occurred before the target of 36 thousand crore rupees along with various death of the parents. Similarly, to bring ease of living for the performance-related parameters such as Operating Divyang pensioners, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the Attendant Profit as percentage of Revenue from Operation, PAT as Allowance for the helper has been increased from 4,500 a percentage of Average Net Worth and Non-financial rupees per month to 6,700 rupees per month. parameters namely IPDS-related parameters. PFC has The Minister said, one of the most noteworthy initiatives been delivering exemplary performance from the past taken by the Pension Department is with regard to the years and the ratings from the Government of India stands Digital Life Certificate. Keeping in view the difficulty testimony to the performance. faced by the senior citizens who have gone and settled Power Finance Corporation Ltd. is an Indian financial abroad with their children after retirement, Dr Singh said, institution. Established in 1986, it is the financial back bone circular has been brought out on Consolidated Instructions of Indian Power Sector. PFC's Net worth as on 30 September on Life Certificate and commencement of Family Pension 2018 is INR 383 billion. PFC is the 8th highest profit for those living abroad. According to him, the concerned making CPSE as per the Department of Public Enterprises Bank Branch abroad and the Indian Embassy, Consulate Survey for FY 2017–18. PFC is India's largest NBFC and and High Commission have been instructed to provide Life also India's largest infrastructure finance company. Certificate and commencement of Family Pension there itself. Initially wholly owned by the Government of India, the company issued an initial public offering in January, 2007. Dr Singh said, at the same time, all Pension The issue was oversubscribed by over 76 times, which Disbursing Banks have been instructed to is one of the largest for an IPO of any Indian company. provide doorstep Life Certificate to those PFC is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and pensioners who are unable to visit the bank. the National Stock Exchange (NSE). It is also an ISO 9001:2000 certified company and enjoys the status of PFC signs MoU with Ministry of Power Navratna Company in India. detailing targets for FY 2020-21 The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry. 29 Sep' 20 The current Union Minister of State (Independent charge) is Raj Kumar Singh. The ministry is charged with overseeing ower Finance electricity production and infrastructure development, Corporation including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as L i m i t e d , P maintenance projects. India faces challenges in electrical PFC has signed a supply and delivery, and is often unable to meet demand, performance-based even in very large cities. Memorandum of Understanding, MoU The ministry acts as a liaison between the with the Ministry central government and state electricity of Power detailing operations, as well as with the private various targets to be achieved by PFC during FY 2020-21. sector. The ministry also oversees rural The MoU was signed by Power Secretary Sanjiv Nandan electrification projects.

Former New Zealand batsman Craig McMillan has been appointed as Bangladesh''s batting MICA NOVEMBER 2020 28 consultant for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka. STATE NEWS BITES Burning Topics of the Month

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Jammu & Kashmir Administration cent. The new policy has authorized Excise Commissioner to scrutinize all the violations/frauds issues New Excise Policy for 2020-21 committed in grant and renewal of licenses 02 Sep' 20 in past. The validity of renewal of license shall be for one year as per the rules and not n Jammu & Kashmir, the Union Territory for five years as in earlier policy. Administration has issued New Excise Policy for 2020- I21 effective from 1st of September till 31st March next Tamil Nadu CM releases state’s year. The new policy aims at rationalizing the tax structure Electronic Hardware Manufacturing to optimize revenues besides encouraging transition from High to Low Alcoholic drinks. The policy also aims at Policy-2020 06 Sep' 20 providing choice of brands to consumers and level playing he Tamil field to those in the trade and 50 per cent Additional Excise Nadu Chief Retail Duty commonly known as Corona Tax has been M i n i s t e r waived off. T E d a p p a d i The policy would help in achieving the financial targets P a l a n i s w a m y despite COVID-19 challenges. To generate additional released the state’s revenue for common good, bottling fee @ 10 to 12 rupees Electronic Hardware per bottle has been introduced on bottling of all kinds of M a n u f a c t u r i n g liquor. Besides, the existing Excise Duties have been Policy-2020. marginally increased. The Policy provides for grant of new A target is fixed in the new policy for the manufacturing of licenses for Wine Shops in un-served and under-served electronic goods worth 100-billion US Dollars by the year areas through e-tendering in a secured and transparent 2025. It envisages making the state contribute 25 percent manner. of the country's total electronic hardware export. It aims at Under the new policy, provision for reservation to attracting semiconductor fabrication units to the state. Ex-servicemen, Specially-abled SC/ ST/ OBC and Providing a 30-percent capital subsidy, 50 percent grant for Economically Weaker Sections @ two per cent each taking land on lease, 5-percent interest grant for term loans has been made while granting new license fee and new and a monthly financial aid for the first-time trainees in the Start-ups established by availing loans under any of self- sector for six months at the rate of Rs. 4,000 for men and employment scheme of government will get concession Rs. 6,000 for women are some of the features in the new on up-front fee of five lakh rupees instead of seven lakh policy. rupees. The Bars at tourist locations and areas falling under various Tourism Development Authorities shall have to pay Mobile phones, LED’s, fabless chips, printed circuit half of amount prescribed under annual license fee. boards, solar photovoltaic cells and medical and automobile electronics are some of the areas that are being given focus To curb bootlegging/ smuggling of Super Deluxe/Bottled in in the new policy. Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of Origin (BIO) price correction has been made by imposing India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu additional assessment duty 20 per cent instead of 40 per Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launched the Directorate General National Cadet Corps NOVEMBER 2020 MICA (DGNCC) Mobile Training App. 29 NEWS BITES STATE lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent Institute of Nuclear and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and Energy (I2EN) the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra to conduct a pre- Pradesh. The state shares a maritime border with the nation feasibility study for of Sri Lanka. the establishment Tamil Nadu is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the of a Centre of sixth largest by population. The economy of Tamil Nadu Excellence in the is the second-largest state economy in India with `18.54 civil nuclear sector lakh crore in gross domestic product with a per capita GDP in Maharashtra. of `214,000. It has the 11th highest ranking among Indian I2EN is the umbrella organization of French stakeholders states in human development index. Tamil Nadu is the most involved in nuclear education and training. urbanized state in India, and one of the most industrialized states; the manufacturing EDF, which is engaged in the development and sector accounts for more than one-third construction of the biggest nuclear plant in the world, of the state's GDP. Its official language is with six European Pressurised Reactors totalling close Tamil, which is one of the longest-surviving to 10,000 MW at Jaitapur, along with state-run Nuclear classical languages in the world. Power Corporation of India Limited, is aiming to develop a large pool of diversified skills in India to support the Gujarat CM announces 16% rebate project. in gas bill to ceramic industry in state Commenting on the tie-up, VJTI Director Dhiren Patel 09 Sep' 20 said, this centre will provide a networked platform for the specific skills as required in relation to EPR ujarat Chief technology for a third generation pressurised water M i n i s t e r reactor design. GVijay Rupani France is a country consisting of metropolitan France has announced 16 per in Western Europe and several overseas regions and cent rebate in gas territories. bill to the ceramic industry in the state. The metropolitan area of France extends from the According to the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North official press release, Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It borders this will exempt the ceramic industry from Rs.2.50 per Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, standard cubic meter (SCM) hike by Gujarat Gas Company Switzerland, Monaco, and Italy to the east, and Andorra Limited and Sabarmati Gas Limited. This rebate is over and Spain to the south. and above Rs.2 per SCM rebate announced earlier. Following the revolution, France reached its political and The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held military zenith in the early 19th century under Napoleon in Gandhingar yesterday, following representation by Bonaparte, subjugating much of continental Europe the industry. This decision will help the and establishing the First French Empire. The French ceramic industry, which is passing through Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars shaped the course of difficult times in the wake of COVID-19 European and world history. pandemic. It will benefit 1,160 units of France retains its centuries-long status as a global centre Ceramic industry in Morbi, Surendranagar of art, science, and philosophy. It hosts the world's fifth- and Sabarkantha districts of the state. largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is MoU to establish Centre of Excellence the leading tourist destination, receiving over 89 million foreign visitors in 2018. in civil nuclear sector in Maharashtra France is a developed country with the 15 Sep' 20 world's seventh-largest economy by rance-based EDF Group has signed a Memorandum nominal GDP, and the tenth-largest by PPP. of Understanding with Veermata Jijabai In terms of aggregate household wealth, it FTechnological Institute in Mumbai and International ranks fourth in the world. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves the proposal of Tau Investment to MICA NOVEMBER 2020 30 acquire shares in J B Chemicals. STATE State-wide programme 'My Family- Under the programme, at least My Responsibility' to contain spread three fruit plants of Covid-19 begins in Maharashtra costing Rs. 200 will 15 Sep' 20 be distributed among the farmers at 90% n Maharashtra, the state-wide programme to contain the subsidy covering 600 spread of Covid-19 began. As per the programme 'My households. IFamily-My Responsibility' each and every household The main aim of the in the state will be visited by health teams along with the programme is to promote organic fruit production for home help of local public representatives. consumption and to fulfil individual requirement. The health teams will inquire about the health of members A demonstration on the cultural practices to be adopted in the family and accordingly classification will be done while planting these fruit plants in the backyard of the with regards to the problems they face. houses to keep away the insect and diseases was also given The line of treatment will also be decided after examining to the farmers and they were advised to plant these fruit the health condition of an individual. plants in the backyard of their house to increase green cover for preservation of the environment. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that with the life gradually getting back to normalcy it is important to Capital expenditure or capital expense (capex or CAPEX) break the chain of the virus. is the money an organization or corporate entity spends to buy, maintain, or improve its fixed assets, such as He said people will have to learn to live with coronavirus by buildings, vehicles, equipment, or land. It is considered adopting to a new lifestyle for effective COVID -19 control. a capital expenditure when the asset is newly purchased He told the administration and people's representatives not or when money is used towards extending to be complacent and try to reach out to the last person in the the useful life of an existing asset, such as society under the mission My Family- My Responsibility. repairing the roof. Thackeray said that each and every individual should Horticulture is the art and science of plants. identify the responsibility and work towards taking care of It combines aesthetics and knowledge to his or her family. improve your outdoor environment. Saying that it is going to be a turning point in the lives of people in the state, he said the programme will also prepare NABARD to implement new loan the masses for future pandemics. scheme for women's self-help groups Meanwhile, residents of Bhiwandi city in neighbouring 16 Sep' 20 Thane district are getting themselves tested with the city aiming to attain mission zero deaths. he National Bank for Agriculture and Rural In order to ensure there is no increase in the Development - NABARD - will be implementing number of cases, Bhiwandi Nizampur City Ta new loan scheme for women's self-help groups to Municipal Corporation has started testing start production of value added food products like chips, complete housing societies even if one pickles, jams etc from the next Gandhi Jayanthi day on person in the society tests positive. October 2nd. This was announced by NABARD Chairman Shri G R J&K Horticulture Department Chinthala in Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu. launches “Backyard Horticulture” He said the discussions will be held with Tamilnadu Chief programme under CAPEX scheme in Minister Edapadi Palanisamy within a day or two about Jammu district 16 Sep' 20 allowing self-help groups to start production of fertilisers. Shri Chinthala said that the Covid 19 pandemic had affected n Jammu and Kashmir, the Horticulture Department 68% of agriculture and allied activities and that NABARD has launched the Flagship programme “Backyard is giving top priority to help this sector. Horticulture” under CAPEX scheme at Panchyat I National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Jaswan in Marh block of Jammu district. (NABARD) is an apex development finance institution fully

The Ministry of Culture has announced 7 new circles of Archaeological Survey of India. NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 31 NEWS BITES STATE owned by Government of India. NABARD is Head Office (MSME) sector. SIDBI also coordinates the functions at Mumbai,Maharashtra,. NABARD was established on the of institutions engaged in similar activities. It was recommendations of B.Sivaramman Committee on 12 July established on April 2, 1990, through an Act of Parliament. 1982 to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and It is headquartered in Lucknow. SIDBI operates under Rural Development Act 1981. It replaced the Agricultural the Department of Financial Services, Credit Department (ACD) and Rural Planning and Credit Government of India. State Bank of India is Cell (RPCC) of Reserve Bank of India, and Agricultural the largest individual shareholder of SIDBI Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). It is one with holding of 16.73% shares, followed of the premier agencies providing developmental credit by Government of India and Life Insurance in rural areas. NABARD is India's specialised bank for Corporation of India. Agriculture and Rural Development in India. The initial corpus of NABARD was Rs.100 crores. UP government decides to give Consequent to the revision in the composition of share cows to families with malnourished capital between Government of India and children 18 Sep' 20 RBI, the paid up capital as on 31 May 2017, stood at Rs.6,700 crore with Government of n a unique step towards eliminating the malnourishment India holding Rs.6,700 crore (100% share). among children, Uttar Pradesh government has The authorized share capital is Rs.30,000 Idecided to give cows to the families with malnourished crore. children, which will ensure availability of milk for them. The step taken under the 'Poshan Abhiyan’ campaign will Industry Department, SIDBI enters help in bringing down the level of malnourishment among into MoU to encourage MSME sector children and women in the state. in Gujarat 17 Sep' 20 The State Government has decided to give cattle from its cow shelters in the state under the Chief Minister Destitute n Gujarat, Industry Department and the Small Industries Cow Participation Scheme to the families which have Development Bank of India- SIDBI entered into a MoU malnourished children or women as cow milk will be Ito encourage the MSME sector in the State. The MoU extremely useful in removing malnutrition. was signed by Additional Chief Secretary for Industry and As per the order issued to all district magistrates of the state Mines M.K. Das and SIDBI Dy. M D Vasantharao Satya by Bhuvnesh Kumar, Principal Secretary animal husbandry Venkata Rao at Gandhinagar last evening. Speaking on this department, the cows will be given to the families who are occasion, the Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that the state willing to keep them and also have available space for them. government is committed to encourage the MSME sector. If the family wishes so, it will also be given an opportunity The state government has already announced Rs.768 crore to choose a cow at the cow shelter. As far Atmanirbhar package as part of slew of incentives to the as possible, the cow would be handed over MSME sector under the new Industrial Policy 2020. He to the family in the presence of a public expressed the confidence that over 35 lakh MSME units, representative. An amount of 30 rupees per which are providing maximum jobs in Gujarat, would day will also be given through DBT to the continue to get active support and guidance from SIDBI. family for taking care of the cow. He said that the MoU with SIDBI is intended to provide financial assistance, capital subsidy, interest subsidy, patent J&K administration signs MoU with assistance, technology transfer and acquisition, innovation Army to operationalise Kishtwar to provide financial assistance, market support, innovation, airstrip 22 Sep' 20 technology transfer and build capacity to compete in the global market. n Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Territory Administration has signed a Memorandum of Small industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is a Understanding with Army for development and development financial institution in India, headquartered I operationalization of Airstrip in Kishtwar. at Lucknow and having its offices all over the country. Its purpose is to provide refinance facilities and short term Brigadier Vikram Bhan, Commander, 9 Sector Rashtriya lending to industries, and serves as the principal financial Rifles and S. Katoch, Commissioner Civil Aviation signed institution in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises the MoU in the presence of LG, Manoj Sinha and Dr.

A 2year-old Dutch writer Marieke Lucas Rijneveld has become the youngest author to win the MICA NOVEMBER 2020 32 International Booker Prize. STATE Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO through video conferencing at Asian economic and cultural exchange for more than 2,500 Raj Bhavan, Jammu yesterday. years. It has long connected the Indian The Lieutenant Governor observed that the Airstrip subcontinent and Central Asia to Southeast would provide a vital connectivity to Kishtwar District to Asia, China (or East Asia), Siberia (Russia), benefit both Defence personnel and Civilians, even during Micronesia and Polynesia, enabling the severe winter conditions and for medical and other migration of people, cultures and religions. emergencies, besides giving a fillip to socio-economic development of the region. The issue of operationalizing Odisha launches initiative to make the airstrip was pending since 2018. state slum-free in 3 years 28 Sep' 20 Mr Sinha said, the project is aimed to benefit around hief Minister 2.50 lakh people of Kishtwar and hoped that the project of Odisha would deliver the desired results like increasing per capita N a v e e n earnings in district, owing to higher tourists influx which C Patnaik launched a will facilitate better and quick transport facility through slum upgradation operationalization of airstrip, better health indicator (HDI)- programme to make low mortality rates- the speedy and crucial transfer of patient the state slum-free to better equipped Jammu hospital, reduce in three years. The the time taken to travel from eight hours to programme, aimed less than 30 minutes; better monitoring and to improve the living conditions of the slum dwellers by administration of the district and Integration providing them with basic necessities like piped water, of people with the main land. electricity, paved roads and recreational space, will start immediately in 1000 slums to be extended to about 3,000 Manipur College receives two slums across the state in 3 years. National Service Scheme Award Launching the programme, Mr Pattnaik expressed the hope 2018-19 25 Sep' 20 that the upgradation initiative will enhance the collective resilience of the slum-dwellers by improving their lives and he National Service Scheme Award 2018-19 were livelihood. Odisha, formerly Orissa, is an Indian state located conferred yesterday by the President of India to in eastern India. It neighbors the states of West Bengal and Tthe awardees of different categories. In Manipur, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and Andhra a college located in a remote hill area has received two Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of 485 kilometres awards including Best Program Officer Award. (301 mi) along the Bay of Bengal. It is the 8th largest state by Sister Sweta William Parmar, Program Officer NSS Unit area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third of Don Bosco College Maram Centre of Senapati District largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. Manipur has been conferred the Award in the category of The ancient kingdom of Kalinga, which was invaded by Program Officer. She told 10 awards to the officers across the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in 261 BCE resulting in the the country were conferred in the category and she is the Kalinga War, coincides with the borders of modern-day only one from the entire North East Region. Her college Odisha. The modern boundaries of Odisha were demarcated also bagged the Best NSS Unit award for dedicated service by the British Indian government and the "Province of to the community. Orissa" was established on 1 April 1936, it consisted of Manipur is a state in north-eastern India, with the city of Odia (Oriya) speaking districts. 1 April is celebrated as Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Utkala Dibasa. Cuttack was made the capital of the region Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to by Anantavarman Chodaganga in c. 1135, after which the the west. It also borders two regions of Myanmar, Sagaing city was used as the capital by many rulers, through the Region to the east and Chin State to the south. The state British era until 1948. Thereafter, Bhubaneswar became covers an area of 22,327 square kilometres (8,621 sq mi) the capital of Odisha. and has a population of almost 3 million, including the The economy of Odisha is the 16th-largest Meitei, who are the majority group in the state, the Meitei state economy in India with `4.16 lakh crore Pangals (Manipuri Muslims), Naga tribes, Kuki/Zo tribes in gross domestic product and a per capita and other communities, who speak a variety of Sino- GDP of `93,000. Odisha ranks 23rd among Tibetan languages. Manipur has been at the crossroads of Indian states in human development index. West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo became the first bowler to take 500 wickets in T20 NOVEMBER 2020 MICA cricket. 33 NEWS BITES INTERNATIONAL Burning Topics of the Month

Google partners with India joins the Djibouti Bahrain agree to normalise Bangladesh for flood Code of Conduct/ Jeddah ties with Israel. forecasting. Amendment as an Observer.

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EAM S. Jaishankar with his Nigerian the on-going fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jaishankar reiterated India’s counterpart holds discussions on continued support in technical cooperation bilateral relations 02 Sep' 20 and capacity building in diverse sectors of interest to Nigeria. xternal Affairs Minister Dr. Google partners with Bangladesh for ES. Jaishankar flood forecasting 02 Sep' 20 and his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey oogle has Onyeama held wide p a r t n e r e d ranging discussions w i t h on the entire gamut G Bangladesh Water of bilateral relations Development Board in virtual mode. to bring the flood During the interaction which lasted for 75 minutes, the warning services two Ministers recognized and acknowledged the excellent to the country. long standing, multifaceted and strategic bilateral ties Announcing this on between the two countries, based on mutual friendship and its official blog Google said that it currently covers more cooperation. than 40 million people in Bangladesh and it is working to expand its coverage to the whole of the country. India being the largest democracy in the world and Nigeria the largest democracy in Africa, share the values of Quoting a study conducted in collaboration with Yale, pluralism, inclusiveness and sustainable development for it said that more than 65 per cent of people who receive all. The discussions covered a wide spectrum of cooperation advance flood warnings take action to protect themselves on political, economic and trade, defense and security, and their assets. It said Google is working to launch a new developmental assistance and cultural cooperation. forecasting model to double the lead time so that people have an extra day or so to prepare in case of impending Both sides recalled their extensive cooperation in the field floods. It said the is available in Hindi, Bengali and seven of defense training and capacity building. They expressed other local languages. satisfaction that it was expanding to newer areas such as defense equipment support, medical and maintenance The company is also partnering with the International services, sharing of R&D expertise for counter-terrorism Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to and counter-insurgency, and regular exchange of build to deliver alerts to people who don’t have smart information and views. phones to receive the alerts directly. The two Ministers noted that the next meeting of the Joint The company uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyse Defense Cooperation Committee will be held later this year historical data to predict flood in the river basins. Google in Abuja. The Nigerian side expressed appreciation to India launched its flood forecasting pilot programme in Patna in for the recent donation of medical supplies in support of 2018.

Bureau of Police Research and Development celebrated its Golden Jubilee Anniversary on 28th 34 MICA NOVEMBER 2020 August, 2020. INTERNATIONAL Google, is an American multinational technology company Meeting was held that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which virtually. It was include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud attended by the computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Foreign Ministers Big Four technology companies in the U.S. of the East Asia information technology industry, alongside Summit participating Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. Google countries and chaired was founded in September 1998 by Larry by Deputy Prime Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. Minister and Foreign students at Stanford University in California. Minister of Vietnam. The Meeting discussed ways and means to strengthen the First India-France-Australia Trilateral Leaders-led EAS platform and to make it more responsive Dialogue held virtually 09 Sep' 20 to emerging challenges on its 15th anniversary. he first India- The Ministers exchanged views on the current regional F r a n c e - and International developments including the COVID-19 A u s t r a l i a pandemic and the cooperation to achieve a speedy and T sustainable recovery. Trilateral Dialogue was held virtually. Mr Muraleedharan in his remarks appreciated Vietnam’s The meeting was co- efforts, as ASEAN Chair, for providing continued chaired by Foreign stewardship towards a ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’ Secretary Harsh during the pandemic. Vardhan Shringla, He underlined the key role played by EAS Secretary-General, French Ministry for Europe and as a leading mechanism of the Indo-Pacific Foreign Affairs François Delattre, and Secretary, Australian region and reiterated India's support to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Frances Adamson. make it stronger and more responsive. The focus of the dialogue was on enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. The outcome oriented meeting was India and Japan ink agreement held with the objective of building on the strong bilateral relations that the three countries share with each other. The for reciprocal supplies & services three sides agreed to hold the dialogue on an annual basis. between armed forces 11 Sep' 20

During the dialogue, the three sides discussed economic ndia and Japan and geostrategic challenges and cooperation in the Indo- have signed Pacific, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 an Agreement pandemic and domestic responses to it. Cooperation on I between the two Marine Global Commons and potential areas for practical countries concerning cooperation at the trilateral and regional level were also Reciprocal Provision discussed, including through regional organisations such of Supplies and as ASEAN, IORA and the Indian Ocean Commission. Services between The three countries also had an exchange the Armed Forces of on the priorities, challenges and trends in India and the Self-Defense Forces of Japan. regional and global multilateral institutions, The agreement was signed in New Delhi by Defence including the best ways to strengthen and Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and Ambassador of Japan Mr reform multilateralism. Suzuki Satoshi. MoS V. Muraleedharan attends 10th This agreement establishes the enabling framework for East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ closer cooperation between the Armed Forces of India and Meeting 10 Sep' 20 Japan in reciprocal provision of supplies and services. The agreement will also enhance the interoperability inister of State for External Affairs V. between the Armed Force of India and Japan thereby Muraleedharan attended the 10th East Asia further increasing the bilateral defence engagements under MSummit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The The Central government's flagship financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Yojana (PMJDY) has completed six years. 35 NEWS BITES INTERNATIONAL the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between the Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation two countries. to agree to normalise ties with Israel Japan is the third largest national economy in the world, after the United States and China, in terms of nominal 13 Sep' 20 GDP, and the fourth largest national economy in the world, ahrain has after the United States, China and India, become the in terms of purchasing power parity. As of latest Arab 2017, Japan's public debt was estimated at B nation to agree to more than 230 percent of its annual gross normalise ties with domestic product, the largest of any nation Israel as part of a in the world. broader diplomatic 73rd Session of WHO South East Asia push by US President Donald Trump and Region through video conferencing his administration to fully integrate the Jewish State into 12 Sep' 20 the Middle East. He announced the agreement last night following a e a l t h three-way phone call he had with Israeli Prime Minister M i n i s t e r Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Dr. Harsh H Khalifa. The three leaders also issued a brief six-paragraph Vardhan attended joint statement, attesting to the deal. Mr Trump said that it the 73rd session is another historic breakthrough. of WHO South East Asia Region The announcement on the 19th anniversary of the (SEARO) through September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks came less than a week video conference. before Trump hosted a White House ceremony to mark Representing India, Dr. Harsh Vardhan offered two the establishment of full relations between Israel and the interventions in the ministerial round table session on United Arab Emirates. COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness. He first spoke on It represents another diplomatic win for Trump less than two the important interventions that were applied to manage months before the presidential election and an opportunity COVID - 19 and maintain essential non - COVID health to shore up support among pro-Israel evangelical Christians. services in India. He later expounded on the strategies The Israel and United Arab Emirates normalization that are being applied to ensure that there are increased agreement, officially the Abraham Accords Peace investments in health and health emergency preparedness Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full and response as well as in International Health Regulation Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the (IHR) core capacities to prevent future pandemics. State of Israel, was initially agreed to in a The Minister outlined the measures being undertaken joint statement by the United States, Israel by the Government such as issuing of travel advisories, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on creation of facilities for quarantine of persons returning August 13, 2020, officially referred to as from countries which reported cases of COVID - 19, issuing the Abraham Accords. of guidelines for community level surveillance and also scaling up of testing facilities, tracking and testing of all New ASEAN-India Plan of Action suspect cases. He also highlighted the increasing domestic adopted for 5 years at Ministerial production capacity of PPE, ventilators and other medical items required for treatment of COVID patients which has Meeting 14 Sep' 20 resulted in India’s resilience in the health sector. He spoke xternal Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar co-chaired about India’s flagship ‘Pradhan Mantri - the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting along with Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana’. He his Thailand counterpart Don Pramudwinai. The added that this will expand public health E meeting was held virtually and saw the participation of infrastructure, improve healthcare service Foreign Ministers of the ten ASEAN Member States and delivery and quality, and strengthen disease India. It reviewed the status of ASEAN-India Strategic surveillance systems and outbreak response.

36 MICA NOVEMBER 2020 Indian Railways is set to meet all it's energy needs of more than 33 billion units by 2030. INTERNATIONAL Partnership in the Indian Ocean Region. India has joined Japan, Norway, several areas the UK and the US as Observers to the DCOC/JA. including maritime The DCOC, established in January 2009, is aimed at c o o p e r a t i o n , repression of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the c o n n e c t i v i t y , Western Indian Ocean Region, the Gulf of Aden and the education and Red Sea. As an observer at the DCOC/JA, India is looking capacity building forward to working together with DCOC/JA member and people-to-people states towards coordinating and contributing to enhanced contacts. It also maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region. reviewed the progress in implementation of the ASEAN- India Plan of Action, 2016-2020. The Djibouti Code of Conduct that has been instrumental in repressing piracy and armed robbery against ships in The meeting also reviewed the preparations for the the western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden has seen upcoming 17th ASEAN-India Summit and also the its scope significantly broadened to cover other illicit progress in the implementation of key decisions of the maritime activities, including human trafficking and illegal, Leaders of ASEAN Member States and India arrived at the unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. 16th ASEAN-India Summit held in Bangkok in November 2019 and the previous summits. A high-level meeting of signatories to the Djibouti Code of Conduct, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (10 The new ASEAN-India Plan of Action (2021-2025) was to 12 January 2017) has adopted a revised adopted at the Meeting. The Ministers discussed ways to Code of Conduct, which will be known as strengthen cooperation to fight COVID-19 pandemic and the “Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti exchanged views on important regional and international Code of Conduct 2017”. developments. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) IFC to provide two trillion dollars is a regional grouping that promotes economic, political, to India to develop green buildings and security cooperation among its ten members: Brunei, 19 Sep' 20 Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Formed in h e 1967, ASEAN united Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, International Singapore, and Thailand, which sought to F i n a n c e create a common front against the spread T Corporation has of communism and promote political, said that two trillion economic, and social stability amid rising dollars will be tensions in the Asia-Pacific. provided to India to develop green India joins Djibouti Code of Conduct/ buildings, improve Jeddah Amendment as Observer public transport and to expand renewable sources of energy. 16 Sep' 20 Addressing the “e-DIALOGUE on Ease of Living and Sustainable Development Goals-2020-21" held in Mumbai, ndia has joined IFC's Country Head Jun Zhang said the organisation is the Djibouti committed to urban development in India. Mr. Zhang ICode of Conduct/ added that India needs to focus on properly executing its Jeddah Amendment, infrastructure and smart city development projects. IMC DCOC/JA, as President Rajiv Podar said it is time for the people to inspire, Observer. The move contribute and build a New India, adding that where there came following the is ease of living, there is ease of doing business. high level meeting of the Djibouti Code The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an of Conduct/ Jeddah Amendment held virtually on 26th international financial institution that offers investment, of August. DCOC/JA is a grouping on maritime matters advisory, and asset-management services to encourage comprising 18 member states adjoining the Red Sea, Gulf private-sector development in less developed countries. of Aden, the East Coast of Africa and Island countries in The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is

ICICI Bank has sold 2 per cent stake in its subsidiary firm ICICI Securities Ltd (I-Sec) NOVEMBER 2020 MICA through an open market transaction for Rs 310 crore. 37 NEWS BITES INTERNATIONAL headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It Law, enshrines the independence of the judiciary and states was established in 1956, as the private-sector arm of the that judges may come from other common World Bank Group. law jurisdictions. But, Lam and her officials The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is an have in recent weeks stressed that the city international financial institution that offers investment, had no 'separation of powers', and that the advisory, and asset-management services to encourage powers of its executive, legislature and private-sector development in less developed countries. The judiciary all derived from Beijing. IFC is a member of the World Bank Group 51st IFFI to be held from 16th to 24th and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It was established in January next year in Goa 24 Sep' 20 1956, as the private-sector arm of the World he 51st Bank Group. Edition of the Australian Judge resigns from Hong TInternational Film Festival of Kong top court 19 Sep' 20 India, IFFI will be IRA veteran held from 16th to Australian 24th January, next judge, one year in Goa. Earlier A it was scheduled to of the 14 foreign judges on Hong be held from 20th November to 28th November, this year. Kong’s highest court The postponement follows discussion between Information has resigned citing and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar and Goa unspecified reasons Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant. related to the new It has also been jointly decided to hold the festival on new national security law imposed by Beijing on the city. dates as per the International Film Festival guidelines and It was announced in the government gazette published. protocols. The festival will be conducted in a Virtual and Justice James Spigelman is the first senior judge to resign Physical format. and publicly cite the law, passed by China’s parliament All COVID related protocols will be strictly enforced as on June 30 without any Hong Kong legislative process or per the festivals convened recently in the International Film consultation. It has sparked renewed debate about the city’s Festival circuit. judicial independence. The International Film Festival of India (IFFI), founded in The controversy came amid heightened tensions between 1952, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. the Australian and Chinese governments, with Hong Kong Held annually, currently in the state of Goa, on the western also involved. Under the security legislation, Hong Kong’s coast of the country, the festival aims at providing a leader Carrie Lam has the right to select judges for a panel common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the of jurists to handle national security cases. In the most excellence of the film art; contributing to the understanding serious cases, suspects can also be taken to mainland China and appreciation of film cultures of different nations in the for trial in its courts. It also grants extensive powers to context of their social and cultural ethos; and promoting personnel from mainland China’s security apparatus, who friendship and cooperation among people of are now based in the city for the first time under the law. the world. The festival is conducted jointly Foreign judges have long been a symbol of the city’s rule by the Directorate of Film Festivals (under of law after Britain handed the city back to Chinese rule in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) 1997. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, known as the Basic and the state Government of Goa.

The nomination of the first Black woman Fabiana Pierre-Louis to sit on New Jersey's MICA NOVEMBER 2020 38 Supreme Court was confirmed by the state Senate. ECONOMY NEWS BITES Burning Topics of the Month

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India to receive development Coal India to invest over Rs 1.22 lakh assistance loan worth Rs 3,500 Cr from cr on 500 projects by 2023-24 Japan to fight COVID-19 01 Sep' 20 03 Sep' 20

apan has committed an official Development oal India Ltd Assistance loan of 3 thousand 500 crore rupees for the (CIL) will JCOVID-19 Crisis Emergency Response Support. The invest over Notes were exchanged between the Additional Secretary in C 1.22 lakh crore rupees the Department of Economic Affairs Dr C.S. Mohapatra and on development Ambassador of Japan to India Suzuki Satoshi for a Health of nearly 500 sector programme loan to fight the COVID-19 crisis. projects related to Subsequent to the Exchange of Notes, Loan Agreement for coal evacuation, the programme loan was signed between Dr Mohapatra infrastructure, project and Chief Representative of JICA in New Delhi Katsuo development, exploration and clean coal technologies in the Matsumoto. Japan International Cooperation Agency, country. The investment aims at making India self-reliant in JICA is a governmental agency that coordinates Official terms of coal and achieve the production target of 1 billion Development Assistance for the Government of Japan. tonnes by 2023-2024. According to Coal and Mines Minister This programme loan aims to support India’s efforts in Prahlad Joshi, involvement of all concerned stakeholders in fighting COVID-19 and to prepare the health system to company’s affairs will reduce and uncover the project risks. manage future epidemics and also to improve the resilience He informed that the national miner, CIL, will be investing of India’s health systems against infectious diseases. around 14 thousand 200 crore rupees over the next 3 to 4 years, in two phases for its 49 First Mile Connectivity Notes were also exchanged between Dr. Mohapatra and projects. First Mile Connectivity is the transportation of coal Mr Satoshi for Grant Assistance of 70 crore rupees from from pitheads to dispatch points. Computer-aided loading the Government of Japan. This Grant-in-aid from the technology of coal is being developed to replace the existing Government of Japan is for providing medical equipment methodology of transportation via road. to strengthen the public health and medical system in India. It will strengthen the health care facilities for managing Coal India has also identified 15 Greenfield projects which critical and serious patients suffering from COVID-19 will be operated under the Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) model. Overall nearly 34 thousand 600 crore rupees infection. will be invested through this route. In the meeting, Coal India and Japan have had a long and fruitful history of bilateral India also announced an array of measures for relaxations development cooperation since 1958. In the last few years, and exemptions for greater participation the economic cooperation between India of its stakeholders. The experience criteria and Japan has strengthened and grown into has been brought down from 65 per cent to strategic partnership. It further consolidates 50 per cent for mining tenders, while work and strengthens the Strategic and Global experience criteria are relaxed by 50 per Partnership between India and Japan. cent in turnkey contracts. Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan, tennis’s most successful doubles pair, have announced NOVEMBER 2020 MICA retirement, effective immediately. 39 NEWS BITES ECONOMY US federal budget deficit projected to In the first round of subsidies announced last month, 30 companies such as the Med-Tech and IT company Hoya hit record USD 3.3 trillion 04 Sep' 20 decided to shift base to Vietnam and Laos. Another 57 he United companies are receiving financial support to shift base to States federal Japan. b u d g e t The program falls under the broader effort of Supply T Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) initiated by Japan in the deficit is projected to hit a record backdrop of the recent disruption in medical supplies and USD 3.3 trillion as electrical components after the COVID 19 pandemic hit the huge government world. expenditure to fight Meanwhile, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito the coronavirus and Naoki announced that Japan would to prop up the economy have added more than USD 2 make investment in the Araihazar special trillion to the federal ledger. economic zone, which will be the largest The spike in the deficit means that federal debt will exceed investment in Asia. He also announced annual gross domestic product next year - a milestone that that Japan was thinking of setting up an would put the US where it was in the aftermath of World automobile factory in Bangladesh. War II, when accumulated debt exceeded the size of the economy. The USD 3.3 trillion figure is more than triple the All major ports to procure and 2019 shortfall and more than double the levels experienced charter only 'Made in India' tug boats after the market meltdown and Great Recession of 2008- 05 Sep' 20 09. Government spending, fuelled by four coronavirus he Ministry of Shipping has directed all major ports response measures, would register at USD 6.6 trillion, USD to procure or charter tug boats which are only made 2 trillion-plus more than 2019. The recession has caused a Tin India. The all procurement being done by major drop in tax revenues have fallen, but the changes are not ports would now need to be carried out as per the revised as dramatic as seen on the spending side, with individual Make in India Order. income tax collections running 11 per cent behind last year. The Ministry of Shipping is aiming to promote Indian Lockdown led lawmakers and President shipbuilding industry and also have discussion with some Donald Trump to pump money into leading countries for Make in India shipbuilding. This business subsidies, larger unemployment decision is being considered a big move towards realizing benefits, USD 1,200 direct payments and Make in India in shipbuilding. other stimulus steps that have helped the According to Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, economy in the short term. the government is taking 360-degree actions to revive old shipyards and promote shipbuilding in India. It is a step Japanese companies relocating towards bolstering the revival of Indian Ship building and to Bangladesh from China to get a big move towards Atmanirbhar Shipping in Atmanirbhar government subsidy 05 Sep' 20 Bharat. The government will try to create an eco-system for angladesh has been added to the list of countries shipbuilding, ship repair, ship recycling and flagging in the which will qualify for subsidy for the Japanese country. Atmanirbhar Shipping is going to be the order in Bcompanies which shift their production base out of the coming times. China. Recently, government-owned Cochin Shipyard Limited has In order to diversify its supply chain, Japan has decided that also been successful in grabbing the order for two automated Japanese manufacturers will now be eligible for subsidies vessels from Norwegian Government. if they shift production out of China to India or Bangladesh, AIR correspondent reports, these will be the reports the Nikkei Asian Review. The supplementary first of its kind unmanned vessels. Various budget of Japan for the fiscal year 2020 has earmarked decisions taken by the Ministry of Shipping dollar 221 million for companies that move production to will turn around the Ship Building sector in Southeast Asian countries. the near future.

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind virtually conferred the National Sports and MICA NOVEMBER 2020 40 Adventure Awards 2020 on the occasion of National Sports Day. ECONOMY RBI revises PSL guidelines; Bank Resident Mission who signed for ADB. The first tranche loan will support construction of the first of three priority loans to start-ups to get priority rail corridors planned under the NCR Regional Plan 2021 sector tag 06 Sep' 20 to connect Delhi to other cities in adjoining states. The project will provide better connectivity to allow eserve Bank of India has revised Priority Sector other towns in the NCR to develop as urban economic Lending guidelines. According to the RBI, the centres surrounded by residential areas while easing the move is aimed at addressing regional disparities in R concentration pressure on Delhi. According to him that, the flow of priority sector credit. In the revised guidelines, development of this corridor will have a huge demonstration higher weightage have been assigned to incremental effect and pave the way for a paradigm shift in mobility and priority sector credit in identified districts where priority the pattern of urban development within the region. sector credit flow is comparatively low. With a design speed of 180 kilometre per hour and Bank finance to start-ups up to 50 crore rupees, loans to high-frequency operations of every 5 to 10 minutes, the farmers for installation of solar power plants for solarisation 82-kilometer corridor connecting Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi of grid connected agriculture pumps and loans for setting to Modipuram in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh up Compressed Bio Gas plants have been included as fresh is expected to reduce the journey time to categories eligible for finance under priority sector. about one hour from the present 3 to 4 Priority sector loans refer to loans that banks need to hours. The RRTS will have multimodal mandatorily lend to economically weaker sections of the hubs to ensure smooth interchange with society. other transport modes. Also, the targets prescribed for “small and marginal farmers” and “weaker sections” are being increased in a Public Sector Banks' doorstep banking phased manner. services launched by FM Nirmala According to the RBI, loan limits for renewable energy Sitharaman 10 Sep' 20 have been increased under the revised guidelines. For improvement of health inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated infrastructure, credit limit for health Doorstep Banking Services by Public Sector Banks infrastructure (including those under Fand participated in the awards ceremony to felicitate ‘Ayushman Bharat’) has been doubled. best performing banks on EASE Banking Reforms Index. As part of the EASE Reforms, Doorstep Banking Services India, ADB sign 500 million US dollar is envisaged to provide convenience of banking services loan for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid to the customers at their doorstep through the universal Transit System corridor 09 Sep' 20 touch points of Call Centre, Web Portal or Mobile App. Customers can also track their service request through ndia and the Asian these channels. The services shall be rendered by the D e v e l o p m e n t Doorstep Banking Agents deployed by the selected Service IBank (ADB) Providers at 100 centres across the country. signed a 500 million At present only non-financial services like pick up of US dollar loan negotiable instruments, new cheque book requisition for Delhi-Meerut slip, 15G / 15H forms, IT / GST challan, issue request for Regional Rapid standing instructions, request for account statement are Transit System available to customers. Financial services shall be made (RRTS) corridor. The available from next month. first tranche of a total one billion dollar facility, to build The services can be availed by customers of Public Sector a modern, high-speed 82-kilometer Delhi-Meerut RRTS Banks at nominal charges. corridor will improve regional connectivity and mobility in India’s national capital region (NCR). A common reform agenda for PSBs, EASE Agenda is aimed at institutionalizing clean and smart banking. It was The signatories to the loan agreement for the Delhi- launched in January 2018. PSBs have shown a healthy Meerut RRTS Investment Project were Sameer Kumar trajectory in their performance over four quarters since the Khare, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Finance launch of EASE 2.0 Reforms Agenda. and Kenichi Yokoyama, Country Director of ADB’s India The Implementing Arrangement on Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) NOVEMBER 2020 MICA between India and Singapore was signed. 41 NEWS BITES ECONOMY Bank of Baroda, State Bank of India, and erstwhile Oriental the past. The massive reach of the Star Sports network will Bank of Commerce were felicitated for being the top three in help Vi’s new brand identity and proposition to millions of the ‘Top Performing Banks’ category according to the EASE viewers across India. 2.0 Index Results. Bank of Maharashtra, Central Bank of In a country where cricket is religion, the India and erstwhile Corporation Bank were awarded in the Dream11 IPL has become one of the biggest ‘Top Improvers’ category basis EASE 2.0 sporting platforms designed to appeal to a Index. Secretary, Department of Financial wide section of consumers, pan-India. Services, Debasish Panda and Chairman IBA, Rajnish Kumar were also present at Amazon India sets up all-women the virtual event. delivery station in Gujarat 17 Sep' 20 Vodafone Idea co-presenting sponsor -commerce major Amazon India has set up an all- of the Dream11 IPL 2020 12 Sep' 20 women delivery station in Kadi, Gujarat. This is second such facility in the country. The new all- he newest brand, ‘Vi’ from Vodafone Idea E women delivery station, operated by a delivery service Limited, has become the co-presenting sponsor partner, is part of the company’s efforts towards increasing Tof the upcoming Dream11 IPL 2020. The games participation of women in the workforce. Kadi is located commence from September 19th, 2020, which will be held close to 50 kilometers from Gujarat’s capital Ahmedabad, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Vi has acquired the co-sponsorship with a population of close to 80,000 people. rights of the live broadcast of T-20 premier league and In 2016, the company had launched its first all-women telecast on the Star Sports network. delivery station in India, with its partner in Chennai, Tamil The sponsorship announcement comes with the Vodafone Nadu. The Delivery Service Partner program is a last- Idea Limited’s rebranding under a unified brand - Vi. The mile delivery model of Amazon India, where the company new brand will leverage its association with the most works with partners to leverage their local knowledge of popular sporting event IPL, in its 2020 edition. This is done the community. The technological support is offered by to enhance awareness, build relevance and engage with the Amazon India to facilitate deliveries. audience. This first-of-its-kind station in Gujarat is completely Brand Vodafone has had a long standing association with managed and run by women across managerial and delivery IPL since the beginning of the sporting event in 2008. The associate roles. Amazon India has introduced several partnership helped it build high brand recall and affinity measures to ensure a safe workplace for women by creating with television viewers and cricket lovers in India with its awareness and building various feedback mechanisms to unique campaigns involving the lovable ZooZoos. Brand address concerns through open dialogues. Idea has also actively participated in the previous editions As of now, eight women have been hired for the facility. A of the tournament as sponsor of many teams and created helpline number has also been created for associates who memorable brand activation campaigns. The unified will deliver packages within a 2-5 km radius of the station brand in its new avatar Vi will bring unique digital based to dial in for any support or help needed during the day. experiences for Indian audiences this season. The vision is to enable women to discover meaningful According to Kavita Nair, Chief Digital Transformation & career opportunities across the operations network at Brand Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited, Cricket is religion Amazon India. Amazon has created more than 6,000 in India, and Dream11 IPL as a property offers broader opportunities for women across our network where they engagement with audience than just as a sport. Association continue to thrive and excel. with Dream11 IPL 2020 will provide Vi, instant connect with millions of viewers, and this will not only help build According to Amazon India, it has created opportunities awareness of Vi but also help in building relevance and for more than 200 women across its fulfilment network customer confidence. Indians will be delighted to see on in the state. Recently, the company opened a delivery Dream11 IPL, in a new avatar. Vi is vibrant, exciting and station, operated by a delivery service partner, in the state throbs with the spirit of rising India. Soon after the launch which is completely run and managed by of Vi, the excitement will continue for Indian consumers transgender individuals. The company has during their favourite T-20 league. also provided employment opportunities for former defense personnel and differently- According to Gautam Thakar, CEO - Star Sports, Vodafone abled individuals across its network in & Idea have both associated with Cricket on Star Sports in Gujarat. Actor Chadwick Boseman, known for playing Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic MICA NOVEMBER 2020 42 Universe, died of colon cancer at the age of 43. ECONOMY India Inc's business sentiment A decision on the government’s response, however, could hinge on strategic and economic considerations about the recovers in July-September: CII investment climate at a time the government is taking steps survey 20 Sep' 20 for improving ease of doing business and boost investments. The case refers to India’s controversial retrospective ndia Inc's business sentiment has improved during amendment to Income Tax Act in 2012. In January 2012, July-September quarter as the government gradually the Supreme Court ruled that Vodafone Group Plc’s $11 unlocked the economy and business activity resumed, I billion offshore deal acquiring Hutchison Essar Ltd. later according to the CII's business outlook survey. renamed Vodafone India Ltd. was not taxable in India. In According to a statement, the latest CII Business the Finance Act that year, the government Confidence Index has surged to the level of 50.3 in July- sought to amend the law to clarify that September 2020, bouncing back from its lowest reading of such deals have always been taxable in 41.0 recorded in April-June 2020. Indian even if executed overseas. The tax It said that, the stellar recovery in the index has been dispute eventually went into international supported by the remarkable increase in the Expectations arbitration. Index, which rose 46 percent quarter-on-quarter, to the level of 55.2. World Bank approves 200 million The survey was conducted during August-September 2020 dollar loan for safe water & and saw participation of over 150 firms sanitation in Bangladesh 26 Sep' 20 across different sectors. The statement said that, nearly 30 per cent of the respondents he World Bank (WB) has approved a 200 million feel that business activity may return to pre- dollar loan for Bangladesh to improve access to safe pandemic levels by first quarter of the next Twater and sanitation services in the rural areas of fiscal. the country. The Bangladesh Rural Water, Sanitation and Hygiene project will help 6 lakh people to have access to Government to study arbitration case clean water through piped water schemes in rural areas. award in Vodafone International According to a Press Release issued by the World Bank, Holding BV 25 Sep' 20 the project will also provide sanitation services to over 3.6 million rural people in Bangladesh. he Government said that that it will study the The WB said that that the project will help prevent diseases arbitration case award in Vodafone International and protect from pandemics like COVID 19 by providing THolding BV. The Finance Ministry said that, better access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Government will be studying the award and all its aspects facilities at homes and in public places. carefully in consultation with its counsels. After such World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan consultations, the Government will consider all options and Mercy Tembon said that that the project will provide clean take a decision on further course of action including legal water and sanitation services that will reduce diarrheal remedies before appropriate fora. diseases, improve nutrition, health and reduce stunting The award in the arbitration case invoked by Vodafone among children under five. International Holding BV against the Government of India The project will also help in setting up more than 2500 was passed by an international arbitration tribunal. hand washing stations in public places with overhead British telecom giant Vodafone Group plc won the tanks for running water and sanitation facilities. To arbitration case against the government of India over a ensure quality and sustainability of piped water scheme demand for Rs 22,100 crore in taxes using retrospective and faecal sludge management, the project will also train legislation. An international arbitration tribunal ruled that local entrepreneurs. India's demand in past taxes were in breach of fair treatment The 30 year concessional credit has a under a bilateral investment protection pact. five year grace period. It comes from the The finance ministry in a statement said that it has just been World Bank’s International Development informed that the award in the arbitration case invoked by Association (IDA). Bangladesh currently Vodafone International Holding BV against government of has the largest ongoing IDA program India has been passed. totalling over USD 13.5 billion.

Veteran athletics coach Purshottam Rai died in Bengaluru. He was 79. NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 43 NEWS BITES SPORTS Burning Topics of the Month

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Sumit Nagal becomes 1st Indian to body for North and Central America win grand slam singles main draw and the Caribbean match in 7 years 02 Sep' 20 ( C O N C A C A F ) . The Asian Football ndia’s Sumit Confederation (AFC) Nagal registered issued a statement Ihis maiden Grand saying the Asian Slam victory when he Cup champions will defeated American participate in the 2021 and 2023 Gold Cup tournaments as a Bradley Klahn in the guest under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed first round of the US in Bahrain in 2017. "We saw the obvious opportunities for Open 2020. Nagal both confederations to help and improve each other both advanced to the next in terms of performances on the field of teams, players round winning 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in a contest that lasted two and match officials as well as operations staff and, just as hours and 12 minutes. importantly, the continued development of the game across Nagal made the headlines last year at the same event when our continents," AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim he took off a set from 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Al Khalifa said in a statement. "Qatar can continue to grow Federer. The win ensures the 122nd-ranked will take at their own knowledge of international football following on least USD 1,00,000 (Rs 73 lakh approximately) for making from last year's AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 as well as the it to the second round at Flushing Meadows. Copa America. We're sure everyone will benefit from Qatar's presence in the competition," Al Khalifa added. The result means Nagal is the first Indian male tennis star in seven years to win a main draw match at the US Open. Qatar is the second team from Asia to play in the Gold Cup The last Indian to do so was Somdev Devvarman in 2013. after South Korea, which participated in 2000 and 2002 before co-hosting the World Nagal reckons Indian tennis could have been in a better state. Cup with Japan. Qatar won its first AFC “In one way, yes (happy for major win) but Asian Cup title last year with a 3-1 win in another way, we could do so much better. over Japan in the final in the United Arab We have so many people playing this sport, Emirates. we have great talent but no system, which makes me feel sad,” the 23-year-old said. US Open: Domnic Theim beats World Cup host Qatar set to play in Alexander Zverev to win men's Gold Cup next year in US 03 Sep' 20 singles title 14 Sep' 20

IFA 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar are set to play in ominic Thiem produced a historic comeback to the Gold Cup next year in the United States after beat Alexander Zverev in a nervy five-setter and Faccepting an invitation from the game's governing Dwin the US Open last night. The second seeded Olympic hockey player Inam-Ur-Rehman will be honoured with the lifetime achievement MICA NOVEMBER 2020 44 award by the Madhya Pradesh government. SPORTS Austrian beat the fifth James is a first-team pick for the 13th time in his career, seed 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, extending his record there. Bryant and Karl Malone were 6-3, 7-6 at Arthur 11-time first-teamers. Antetokounmpo, the reigning MVP Ashe Stadium in and the frontrunner to win the award again this season, was New York. It marked picked unanimously for the second consecutive year. the first time in the Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, Denver US Open's Open era center Nikola Jokic, Portland guard Damian Lillard, history that a player Oklahoma City guard Chris Paul and Toronto forward had recovered from Pascal Siakam were on the second team. losing the opening two sets to win the title. It was also the first time the final had been settled by a tie-break. The third-team picks were Boston forward Jayson Tatum, Miami forward The title marks Thiem's maiden Grand Slam trophy after Jimmy Butler, Utah center Rudy Gobert, three previous defeats in finals of tennis majors. Thiem was Philadelphia guard Ben Simmons and runner-up at the Australian Open earlier this year and also Houston guard Russell Westbrook. lost in the last-two showdowns at the French Open in 2018 and 2019. Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna He also became the first new Grand Slam champion since stays in fifth place; Wesley So goes Croatian Marin Cilic won at Flushing Meadows in 2014. on top 18 Sep' 20 Thiem is also the first Grand Slam champion other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal n d i a n or Roger Federer since Switzerland's Stan G r a n d m a s t e r Wawrinka won the third of his majors at the P Harikrishna 2016 US Open. I maintained his joint fifth place in the Saint LeBron James makes All-NBA team Louis Rapid and for record 16th time 17 Sep' 20 Blitz online chess tournament even as ames was American Wesley So revealed as climbed to the top spot ahead of world champion Magnus Jan All-NBA Carlsen. player for a record 16th time, breaking Competing in the last three rounds of the Rapid event, the mark he shared Harikrishna started well with a win over American player with Kareem Abdul- Jeffery Xiong in 66 moves. After a draw against another US Jabbar, Kobe Bryant player Hikaru Nakamura, the India number was outlasted and Tim Duncan. He by So in 69 moves. was a first-team pick on all 100 ballots, joining Milwaukee’s The win allowed So to take the lead after nine rounds of Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only unanimous first-team the Rapid competition with two days of Blitz events to selections this season. come. Carlsen crashed to a 46-move defeat at the hands of Joining them on the first team: Houston guard James Russian Alexander Grischuk. Harden, Lakers forward Anthony Davis and Dallas guard So is in sole lead with 13 points followed by Carlsen (12) Luka Doncic, who got the nod in just his second season and the two Russians Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexander in the NBA — becoming the first player to get there in Grischuk on 10. either his first or second season since Duncan did for San After a bright start to his campaign with two victories on Antonio. Duncan was first-team in each of his first eight the opening day, Harikrishna could manage only one more NBA seasons, starting in 1997-98 and going through 2004- win in his other six games, that pushed him to the middle 05. of the points table. The 21-year-old Doncic is the sixth player to make All- Also sharing fifth place with the Indian are Levon Aronian NBA at that age or younger, joining Kevin Durant, James, and Hikaru Nakamura. The tournament continues with Duncan, Rick Barry and Max Zaslofsky. Blitz games. In each rapid game, a win fetches a player

A "valour wall" depicting the names of gallantry award-winning CRPF officers has been NOVEMBER 2020 MICA inaugurated at the force's training academy in Gurgaon. 45 NEWS BITES SPORTS two points while a draw gets him one point. In each blitz IPL 2020 in UAE: A silent desert game, a win is worth one point and a draw gets a player half point. The 10 players are competing storm 19 Sep' 20 for USD 250,000 prize pursein nine rapid i g - t i m e games and eighteen blitz games over five c r i c k e t days of play. The tournament hosted by r e t u r n s US-based St Louis Chess Club concludes B to Gulf on 19 on September 19. September with Suresh Raina to set up cricket the Indian Premier League, starting academy in Jammu and Kashmir with defending 19 Sep' 20 champions Mumbai Indians locking horns with perennial rivals Chennai ormer India Super Kings in Abu Dhabi, but the contrast with the c r i c k e t e r carnival atmosphere on display during the 1980s and 90s FSuresh Raina couldn’t be starker. Most of the best players in the world would set up a cricket will be present in the United Arab Emirates this autumn, academy in Jammu but cooped in eight different bio-bubbles with stringent and Kashmir to train restrictions. aspiring cricketers, Apart from playing matches and training sessions, one p a r t i c u l a r l y would hardly get a chance to move out. It’s life in a cocoon. youngsters from Needless to say, there will be no crowds at the three venues, remote areas of the union territory, an official spokesman at least for the major part of the tournament. said. It’s a far cry from the time when former Pakistan captain On his visit to Kashmir, the former international cricketer Asif Iqbal and local businessman Abdul Rahman Bukhatir called on Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj joined hands to bring cricket to the desert, specifically Sinha and Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh Sharjah. Over the next two decades, it became the ‘neutral’ to discuss the plans of J-K Police for encouraging local hub of India-Pakistan limited-overs cricket, thriving in a youths in honing their sporting skills. mix of cricket and celebrityhood as much as the passionate Raina called on the Lieutenant Governor here and agreed to fans. set up a cricket academy, the spokesman said. In 2014, when the first half of the Indian Premier League On the request of the Lt Governor, he agreed to set up five was held in the UAE because of the general elections in schools in Kashmir division and an equal number in Jammu India, Sharjah was allotted six matches. division to train aspiring cricketers, the spokesman said. This time, the IPL’s Covid-forced switch The Lt Governor appreciated the gesture of the cricketer will see the Emirates’ oldest cricket venue and also informed him of the government’s resolve of host 12 of the 56 league stage matches and developing sporting culture in the UT, the spokesman share the stage with Dubai and Abu Dhabi. said. Novak Djokovic wins Men's Singles Earlier, the former India cricketer called on DGP Singh at Police Headquarters (PHQ) here and had a discussion event in Italian Open 22 Sep' 20 about a series of plans of J-K Police for encouraging the n tennis, world local youth in honing their sports skills, a police spokesman number one said. Novak Djokovic The DGP said the presence of the star cricketer in Jammu I won a record 36th and Kashmir would help in connecting Masters title by with the people, particularly the youth, beating Diego thus channelizing their energy in positive Schwartzman in the directions. Raina said he wants to promote Italian Open at Rome sports amongst youth of Jammu and Kashmir. last night.

Eminent agriculture journalist and editor of the Kannada farm journal 'Adike Patrike', Manchi MICA NOVEMBER 2020 46 Srinivasa Achar, died. He was 74. SPORTS The Serb, playing in his first tournament since being looked to cross the line upon the restart in time to get one disqualified from this month's US Open, won 7-5, 6-3 in more lap in. the final to ensure he goes into next week's French Open Valtteri Bottas appeared set to start alongside his team-mate on a high. but Max Verstappen denied Mercedes an eighth successive Djokovic, drew level with Rafael Nadal last month on front-row lockout, the Red Bull driver snatching second the all-time list of Masters winners with his Western and place. Southern Open title, but is now clear. The French Open Esteban Ocon and Lando Norris ended up starts, with Nadal seeking a record-extending 13th men's seventh and eighth respectively, ahead of singles title in Paris. the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly. Alex Albon Djokovic has also passed childhood idol Pete Sampras for in the second Red Bull rounded out the the second-most weeks at No. 1 with 287 - trailing only provisional top 10, subject to Hamilton's Roger Federer’s 310 weeks in the top spot. hearing with the officials. Earlier, top-seeded Simona Halep of Romania won her first Italian Open title when defending Durban to host 2023 World Table champion Czech Karolína Pliskova retired Tennis Championships 29 Sep' 20 midway through the final with an injury. Halep was leading 6-0, 2-1 when Czech he 2023 player Pliskova stopped playing after just World Table 31 minutes. TT e n n i s Championships will F1 2020: Hamilton survives Sochi be staged in Durban, South Africa, the first scare to claim pole in Russia time since 1939 the 26 Sep' 20 tournament has been staged on the African ewis Hamilton continent. boosted his chances of Durban beat 2017 hosts Dusseldorf 90-39 in a vote by L members of the International Table Tennis Federation claiming a record- equalling race win (ITTF), and becomes the first South African city to stage at the Russian Grand the event, and the second on the continent after Cairo 81 Prix as he secured years ago. pole position in “We are continuing to see benefits from the forthcoming Sochi. changes to the format of the World Championships Finals, The Mercedes driver triumphed last time out at the Tuscan which will be introduced from next year onwards, leading Grand Prix in Mugello to take his career tally of Formula to more countries bidding from different regions of the One victories to 90, just one behind the legendary Michael world,” ITTF Deputy President Khalil Al-Mohannadi said Schumacher's haul. in a news release. Championship leader Hamilton appears right on course to “This also reflects the ever-increasing international appeal match Schumacher now after smashing the track record, of table tennis, which is extremely pleasing to see as we albeit only after coming through a dramatic session that so continue to work hard to make the sport nearly saw him miss out on Q3, followed by a nervy trip to more global in the future.” see the race stewards. South Africa will also play host to the 2023 A spin for Sebastian Vettel led to a red flag in the closing Netball World Cup, with Cape Town having minutes, forcing Hamilton to contend with traffic as he won that bid last year.

Arsenal beat Liverpool 4 on penalties to lift the FA Community Shield at the Wembley NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Stadium. 47 NEWS BITES SCIENCE Burning Topics of the Month

India successfully flight Indian astronomers discover tests indigenous Hypersonic DRDO conducts successful one of the farthest galaxies Technology Demonstrator flight test of ABHYAS. in universe. Vehicle.

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Health assistant Robot Rakshak AIR Correspondent reports, IIT Bombay designed by Railways can remotely has developed an communicate between doctor and indigenous alternative patient 01 Sep' 20 to Chinese document- scanning app, n the fight against following the Centre's the spread of Covid decision to ban 59 I19 pandemic, the mobile apps. AIR Railways has designed Scanner was launched on Independence Day, 15th August a health assistant 2020. Robot Rakshak We spoke to Rohit Kumar Chaudhary and Kavin Agrawal, which can remotely two final-year B.Tech students in the Department of Civil communicate between Engineering, IIT Bombay who developed this app following doctor and patient. Prime Minister Modi’s call for an Atma The medical aid robot is able to measure health parameters Nirbhar Bharat. such as temperature, pulse, oxygen percentage. It can also If these two students are able to translate provide medicines, food to the patients and make a two-way their dream of turning this into a start-up, video communication between the doctor and the patient. It India truly has a bright future in its younger can move in all directions at all levels with a range of remote generation. operations up to 150 meters. With a full charge battery, the Rakshak robot Indian astronomers discover one of can work continuously for 6 hours and can the farthest Star galaxies in universe carry up to 10 kg of weight in its tray. It is 01 Sep' 20 based on Wi-Fi and therefore does not require any mobile data. It also operates with an ndian astronomers Android mobile application. have discovered one of the farthest IIT Bombay students develop AIR I star galaxies in the Scanner, an Indian alternative to universe, estimated to Camscanner 01 Sep' 20 be located 9.3 billion light years away from iving a push to the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ call by Earth, announced the Prime Minister, IIT Bombay has launched an Department of Space, Galternative to Camscanner, a Chinese app mainly used Indian Government. for scanning documents, that was banned by the Government This is a landmark achievement for country's first Multi- of India. The new app launched by IIT Bombay students is Wavelength Space Observatory "AstroSat." called as AIR SCANNER and is available free of cost.

Chennaiyin FC has appointed Csaba Laszlo as its head coach for the upcoming season of MICA NOVEMBER 2020 48 the Indian Super League. SCIENCE Sharing this information, Union Minister of State (Independent India successfully flight tests Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic indigenous Hypersonic Technology Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, "The galaxy called Demonstrator Vehicle 07 Sep' 20 AUDFs01 was discovered by a team of Astronomers led by Dr Kanak Saha from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy n a historic mission, India successfully flight tested and Astrophysics(IUCAA) Pune." Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). This is a giant leap in indigenous defence The importance and uniqueness of this original discovery I technologies and a significant milestone towards a can be made out from the fact that it has been reported in the Sashakt Bharat and Atmanirbhar Bharat. DRDO with international journal “Nature Astronomy" published from this mission, has demonstrated capabilities for highly Britain. India's AstroSat/UVIT was able to achieve this unique complex technology that will serve as the building block feat because the background noise in the UVIT detector is for Next Gen Hypersonic vehicles in partnership with much less than one on the Hubble Space Telescope of US industry. based NASA, the statement read. Chairman DRDO congratulated all the Scientists, Researchers Dr Jitendra Singh congratulated India’s Space Scientists and other personnel related with HSTDV mission for their for once again proving to the world that India’s capability resolute and unwavering efforts towards strengthening in Space technology has risen to a distinguished level from Nation’s defence capabilities. where our scientists are now offering cues and giving leads to the Space scientists in other parts of the Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO world. According to Professor ShyamTandon, for successfully testing the Hypersonic Technology the excellent spatial resolution and high Demonstrator vehicle using indigenously developed sensitivity is a tribute to the hard work of scramjet propulsion system. Mr Singh said this landmark the UVIT core team of scientists for over a achievement is towards realising Prime minister's vision of decade. Atmanirbhar Bharat. Defence minister said with this success, all critical technologies IIT Delhi incubated startup launches are now established to progress to the next ‘‘Chakr DeCoV’’ to decontaminate phase. Mr Singh spoke to the scientists associated with the project and said Country N95 Masks 03 Sep' 20 is proud of them. n our series on Researchers discover process to avoid A t m a n i r b h a r IBharat, we bring devitrification in glass 08 Sep' 20 you a special story n Bengaluru, a team of researchers led by Jawaharlal on decontamination Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Associate device, Chakr Professor Rajesh Ganapathy have found a process to avoid DeCoV. IIT Delhi I devitrification in the glass. incubated startup Chakr Innovation The transformation of glass into a crystal is called has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate N95 masks. devitrification. The study published in Nature Physics journal Designed in the shape of a cabinet, Chakr DeCoV is built with visualises devitrification and offers a machine learning an innovative decontamination mechanism, which utilises the algorithm to predict in advance the stability of glass and avoid high penetrability of Ozone gas for cleaning the pores of the N95 crystallisation. mask, ensuring complete decontamination of its intricate layers. Prof.Ganapathy says that this finding could be the initial Ozone is a strong oxidizing agent that destroys viruses by step for designing more stable glasses like the gorilla glass diffusing through the protein coat, resulting in damage to the on mobile phones. This, he adds, could viral RNA. Proper dosage and exposure of Ozone can result usher in new ways to realise technologically in inactivation of SARS CoV-2 and a 99.9999 significant long lived glassy states and avoid per cent reduction in bacterial load, after crystallisation. Professor Ajay Sood from which an N95 mask can be reused for up to Indian Institute of Science and the PhD 10 times without any impact on the filtration student Divya Ganapathi have co-authored efficiency. the study. World number one Novak Djokovic has won the Western & Southern Open after a 6 3 4 NOVEMBER 2020 MICA victory over Canadian Milos Raonic in Cincinnati, USA. 49 NEWS BITES SCIENCE Kagaz Scanner App designed by IIT DRDO conducts successful flight test alumni to scan documents 09 Sep' 20 of ABHYAS 22 Sep' 20 n our series on AtmaNirbhar Bharat, we bring you a he successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed special story on Kagaz Scanner App. The app developed Expendable Aerial Target was conducted by Defence Iby three alumni of Indian Institute of Technology, TResearch and Development Organisation, DRDO from Kanpur, is a document scanning app which was launched the Interim Test Range, Balasore in Odisha. on 15th of June this year. The app supports English as well During the trials, two demonstrator vehicles were successfully as Hindi language. The major feature of the app is, it can test flown. The vehicle can be used as target for evaluation of work completely offline. various missile systems. Abhyas is designed and developed by There are no ads or watermarks on the app. The app Aeronautical Development Establishment of DRDO. is completely free of cost and does not require any sign The air vehicle is launched using twin underslung booster. in. Talking exclusively to All India Radio News, Gaurav It is powered by a small gas turbine engine and has MEMS Shrishrimal one of the founder informed the app has so based Inertial Navigation System for navigation along with far 12 lakh downloads and in future they plan to target the Flight Control Computer for guidance and control. International market as well. The vehicle is programmed for fully autonomous flight. The Kaagaz Scanner received special mention in the check out of air vehicle is done using laptop based Ground Atmanirbhar App Innovation Contest. It got recognition Control Station. During the test campaign, in 'Mann Ki Baat' Updates. Was also recognized by the the user requirement of 5 kilometres flying Ministry of Education and Ministry of Electronics and altitude, vehicle speed of 0.5 mach, endurance Information Technology. of 30 minutes and 2g turn capability of the The developers are also working on a smart test vehicle were successfully achieved. reminders product named Sorted AI . The app will automatically remind its users of National Forensic Sciences University the renewal dates and bill payments of the Bill 2020 passed in parliament documents uploaded on it like, the insurance 22 Sep' 20 renewal and credit card payments. arliament has passed the National Forensic Sciences Koo app which is a news and opinion University Bill 2020 with the Rajya Sabha clearing it. sharing micro- blogging platform PThe Lok Sabha has already approved the Bill. 11 Sep' 20 The Bill is to establish the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar and the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash n our series on Aatmanirbhar Bharat, we bring you a Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic special story on Koo app which is a news and opinion Sciences, New Delhi, as a National Forensic Sciences Isharing micro- blogging platform. The Koo App was one University, Gujarat. The Bill declares the University to be an of the winners in Atmanirbhar App Challenge. institution of national importance. In our series on Aatmanirbhar Bharat, we bring you a special Replying to a discussion on the Bill, Minister of State for story on Koo app which is a news and opinion sharing micro- Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy said that a forensic scince blogging platform. The Koo App was one of the winners in plays an important role in the scientific investigation of crime Atmanirbhar App Challenge. It empowers people to express incidents. He said, this university will work for the capacity their thoughts in Indian languages with a strong-knit local building in the field of forensic science and promote research. Indian community. Participating in the Bill, Mozibulla Khan of BJD said that In this app, anyone can place their opinion and interact in their criminal justice plays an important role in the justice delivery mother tongue through text, video or audio. The latest and system, hence, the establishment of this University will breaking News is available on this Koo app. promote research in the field of forensic The people can discuss the trending News science. Vijayasai Reddy stressed on the need and topics and share their opinions on this of establishing forensic universities in every news. The Koo App is now available in four state which will create specialists in this field. Indian Languages Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and RCP Singh of JD (U) also supported the Bill. Telugu.

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India ranks in top 50 60th Annual Convention Andhra Pradesh topped Ease countries for first time in of Society of Indian of Doing Business rankings of Global Innovation Index. Automobile Manufacturers. States and UTs.

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Monsoon Session of Parliament from The minister appreciated all the officers and employees of the department for their efforts September 14 to October 1 01 Sep' 20 and extended best wishes to make the Swachhta Pakhwada a success. onsoon Session of Parliament will begin from Secretary (Fertilizers) Chhabilendra Roul 14th of this month and continue till October 1. A administered Swachhta Pledge to senior notification issued by Lok Sabha Secretariat said M officers of the department. that President Ram Nath Kovind has called the Lower House of Parliament to meet on, 14th September at 9 AM. India ranks in top 50 countries for 1st Rajya Sabha will also meet at a different time on the same time in Global Innovation Index day, as it has been decided to stagger the sitting of the two houses due to the COVID-19 guidelines. 02 Sep' 20 Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs had earlier ndia ranked in the recommended that Parliament's Monsoon session be held top 50 countries from 14th September 14 to 1st October. Ifor the first time in Hectic preparations are underway for the session with the Global Innovation several first-time measures because of the COVID-19 Index, which was pandemic. The measures include testing of released. India all MPs, staggered sitting of Lok Sabha and jumped four positions Rajya Sabha and use of both chambers and to rank at 48th since galleries to accommodate members while 2019. The index following physical distancing norms. compiled by World Intellectual Property Index (WIPO) presented the latest global trends and annual innovation Dept. of Fertilizers observe Swachhta ranking for 131 countries. Pakhwada from 1st to 15th Moving up four positions since last year, India became the September 01 Sep' 20 third most innovative lower middle economy in the world. According to the report jump can be attributed to newly he Department of Fertilizers is observing Swachhta available indicators and improvements in various areas of Pakhwada from 1st -15th September 2020 where all the GII. India ranks in the top 15 in indicators such as ICT PSUs and other organizations under the Department services exports, government online services, graduates T in science and engineering and R&D-intensive global are participating in the Swachhta Abhiyan in a big way. companies. The Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda said in a tweet that Swachhta Pakhwada has gained The report added that due to universities even greater importance this year in view of the outbreak of like IIT Delhi and Bombay, IIS Bengaluru COVID-19 pandemic. Gowda said that the efforts of the entire and other top scientific publications, India is fertilizer Industry, dealers and traders will yield visible positive the lower middle-income economy with the results in the country's endeavour for cleanliness. highest innovation.

Pranab Mukherjee, India's former president and one of the country's most admired political NOVEMBER 2020 MICA leaders, died. He was 84. 51 NEWS BITES MISCELLANEOUS Govt. says, all calendars, diaries and which have locations outside India. The Ministry in a statement said, the compilation of these data, its mining and similar materials to be digital now profiling by elements hostile to national security and defence 02 Sep' 20 of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate he Centre has decided to discontinue calendars, concern which requires emergency measures. diaries and other similar materials printed physically by ministries, departments, public sector units It said, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, of T Home Ministry has also sent an exhaustive recommendation and public sector banks. In an order issued, the Ministry of Finance asked all organs of the government to adopt for blocking these malicious apps. It said, there have been innovative means to use digital or online solutions instead of similar bipartisan concerns, flagged by various public printed calendars, diaries or schedulers. representatives, both outside and inside the Parliament of India. The Ministry said, there "There is to be no activity towards printing wall calendars, has been a strong chorus in the public space desktop calendars, diaries and other such material for use in to take strict action against Apps that harm the coming year by any Ministries/Departments/PSUs/PSBs India’s sovereignty as well as the privacy of and all other organs of the government. All such activity citizens. shall go digital and online," the order stated. The ministry, in its statement, said that there should be a 60th Annual Convention of Society concerted effort towards incorporating innovative methods. of Indian Automobile Manufacturers "Using technological innovations for planning, scheduling 04 Sep' 20 and forecasting are well known to be economical, efficient and effective," it said. he government The government has also ended the practice of printing is open to Coffee Table books. The ministries, PSU and public lenders Tr e c e i v i n g can still create such publication materials but only for the suggestions from the digital version. industry and tweaking rules and regulations "Innovative digital and online solutions with respect to which will achieve the same result as physical manufacturing of calendars or diaries are to be prioritised and automobile, road to be put into practice," the order said. transport and highways ministry Nitin Gadkari said. Govt blocked 118 mobile apps Speaking at the 60th Annual Convention of Society of including PUBG 03 Sep' 20 Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the minister called for more coordination between the government and he Government has blocked 118 mobile apps the industry. Towards this, the government can set up a think including PUBG which are prejudicial to sovereignty tank comprising retired bureaucrats and officials from the and integrity of India, Defence of India, Security automobile industry, to advice the ministry and the industry T on policy issues. of State and Public Order. The move will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users. This “Is it possible to have a platform with retired, impartial decision is a targeted move to ensure safety, security and officials from the automobile industry and retired government sovereignty of Indian cyberspace. The 118 banned mobile officials. The government and the industry can take advice apps include PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik, PUBG from them. Then it can be easy for us because government MOBILE LITE, WeChat Work, WeChat reading, Cyber has one point of view and the industry has another," he said. Hunter, LifeAfter and Warpath. The minister urged the industry to increase use of alternative The decision to ban such Apps was taken by the Ministry of fuels, such ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel, bio-CNG, and Electronics and Information Technology as it has received adopt electric vehicles, which will not only cut massive fuel many complaints from various sources including several import bill, but also reduce pollution. reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on “We will try to bring about an integrated fuel roadmap Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously defining phase-wise introduction of different fuel options transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers and supporting infrastructure…The government has taken Indian Super League (ISL) side Hyderabad FC appointed experienced Spaniard Manuel MICA NOVEMBER 2020 52 Marquez as the new head coach. MISCELLANEOUS a decision that the companies with a worth of more than Mr Gadkari expressed confidence over achieving Road `250 crore can start their own petrol/diesels pumps but the safety targets in near future. He said, the automobile industry condition is that they should have alternative fuel pumps has progressed a lot in that direction. also," he said. The Minister noted that vehicle manufacturers have He further said that the future of mobility implemented regulations crucial to vehicle safety such as demands integration with infrastructure. crash norms, airbags, seat belt reminder and Accordingly, all highways and expressways reverse parking assist. are being made with demarcated roads and These regulations have brought the auto lane markings, suitable for implementation industry in India at par with the global auto of advanced driver assist technologies. industry. 15th Finance Commission holds Andhra Pradesh tops Ease of Doing discussions with its Economic Business rankings of States and UTs Advisory Council 04 Sep' 20 05 Sep' 20

he Fifteenth Finance Commission held discussions ndhra Pradesh topped the chart among all Indian with its Economic Advisory Council. States and Union Territories in the Business TFinance Ministry said, the meeting discussed a gamut AReform Action Plan (BRAP) 2019 rankings. Uttar of issues around GDP growth, tax buoyancy of the Centre Pradesh and Telangana bagged second and third positions and the States, GST compensation and fiscal consolidation. respectively. Specific issues relating to public expenditure on health, The Commerce and Industry Ministry released the ranking investment revival, recapitalization of the financial system of States and Union Territories (UTs) in terms of ease of and its impact on public finances were also discussed. doing business in a function attended by Finance Minister The meeting was chaired by N. K. Singh, Chairman of Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce & Industry Minister Fifteenth Finance Commission. Piyush Goyal and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The Advisory Council felt that Finance Commission is faced with an unprecedented Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Goyal said that the situation of uncertainties and will have Centre is committed towards promoting cooperative to take a nuanced approach towards tax and competitive federalism. He said, India is among the devolution to the States. top ten performers in terms of improvement in ease of doing business parameters in the last 2 years. Mr. Goyal India now got world’s 2nd largest road asserted that the country will work with other like-minded nations to build up a resilient global supply chain. He also 04 Sep' 20 network: Nitin Gadkari informed that the special emphasis by the government ndia has now the under the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission will augur the second largest output of manufacturing sector in 24 sectors to nearly Rs Iroad network 20 lakh crore in coming years. in the world being The BRAP ranking aims at triggering competition among fuelled by the states to improve business climate in order to attract domestic tremendous growth and global investors. in construction of The parameters include areas such as construction permit, expressways and labour regulation, and environmental registration, access highways. to information, land availability and single window Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said system. this while addressing the 60th annual convention of SIAM The Department for Promotion of through video conference. Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) He informed that the current rate of road building per day conducts the exercise for all States and has averaged to 30 Kilometre a day, with the highest being Union Territories under the Business 40 Kilometre per day of highways. Reform Action Plan.

Retail inflation for industrial workers eased marginally to 5.33 per cent in July compared to NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 5.98 per cent in the same month last year, mainly due to lower prices of certain food items. 53 NEWS BITES MISCELLANEOUS India to host CHG meeting of SCO on flights", airport operator DIAL (Delhi International Airport Limited) said in a statement. International passengers 29-30 November in New Delhi traveling without a valid COVID negative certificate can 10 Sep' 20 book a slot in advance, it said. The test results are available within four-six hours. Passengers have been advised to book ndia is scheduled to host the meeting of Council of the slot an hour before the time of arrival and around four-six Heads of Government (CHG) of Shanghai Cooperation hours before the departure flight. Organisation, SCO on 29-30 November 2020 in New I "Passengers will have to provide with their details such as Delhi. This will be the first Prime Minister level meeting to be hosted by India since its elevation as a full-member of name, contact details and valid ID proof while applying Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO. online for this facility. They will also have an option to modify the slot in case they are not able to reach at the scheduled In the run-up to the CHG Meeting, India has taken lot of appointment time. Besides, passengers belonging to the same initiatives in a wide range of areas. India hosted a Preparatory family can book a single slot all together through online," the Seminar on Start-up Forum on 11 August and the first-ever DIAL statement reads. Set up across 3,500-square feet area meeting of Consortium of Economic Think-Tanks on 21- at the multi-level car parking (MLCP) of Terminal-3, this is 22 August. Both the events were attended by all the SCO the first such arrangement among Indian airports amid rise in Member States through Video Conferencing. coronavirus cases. India has also planned for many events and meetings to India's coronavirus tally surged to 46 lakh be held before the CHG in November, which include Sub- this morning after the biggest single-day group on Cooperation in Traditional Medicine, Preparatory jump of over 97,000 fresh infections, the Seminar on Traditional Medicine, Two meetings of Senior government data showed this morning. Officials Commission on External Economy and Trade, Worldwide, over 2.8 crore people have been first-ever SCO Start-up Forum, Special Working Group on affected by the pandemic. Innovation and Startups, first-ever SCO Young Scientists Conclave, Exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage, etc. India, Brazil, South Africa call for India will also be hosting two Ministerial-level meetings of comprehensive reform of UN Security SCO Member States. The Justice Ministers and the Trade Council 17 Sep' 20 Ministers are scheduled to meet before the Heads of Govt meet. Trade Ministers are expected to meet in last week of ndia, Brazil and South Africa emphasized the need for the October where India will launch SCO startup forum. All the international community to redouble efforts to achieve member states have supported India’s initiatives in the run tangible progress for accelerated and comprehensive up to the Heads of Government meet in New Delhi. I reform of the UN Security Council. This affords India an opportunity to contribute in a External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, chaired the substantive way to the trade and economic agenda of the customary meeting of IBSA Foreign Ministers through SCO which has emerged as a key regional video conferencing. On this occasion, the ministers adopted organization in the Eurasian space in the past the IBSA Joint Ministerial Statement on the Reform of the two decades of its existence. India attaches UN Security Council, as a common endeavour of the Global great importance to SCO as it provides an South. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said they excellent platform for it to connect with its issued a Joint Statement on reform of UNSC and expressed extended neighbourhood. collective frustration with the slow progress of reforms in the Inter-Governmental Negotiations. India's first Coronavirus airport The Ministers also exchanged views on furthering IBSA testing facility launched in Delhi cooperation. They exchanged views on various issues of 12 Sep' 20 global significance including peace, security, countering terrorism, climate change, and sustainable development. ndia's first coronavirus airport testing facility was launched at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Further, the Ministers shared their experience on COVID-19 pandemic IThe facility at the Terminal-3 of the airport, which offers situation and appreciated the work done by a walk-in option, "ensures a safe journey of all passengers the IBSA Fund for Alleviation of Poverty entering the city or scheduled for domestic connecting and Hunger.

54 MICA NOVEMBER 2020 Ciro Immobile has extended his contract with Lazio through 2025. DESIGNATION WHO'S WHO WHO’S WHO S.No. DESIGNATION NAME 1. Chairman, Rajya Sabha Venkaiah Naidu 2. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla 3. Chairman of Niti Ayog Narendra D. Modi 4. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad 5. Leader of House in Lok Sabha Narendra D. Modi 6. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha - 7. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora 8. Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, Sushil Chandra 9. Director General, ITBP S S Deshwal 10. Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari 11. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla 12. Comptroller & Auditor General of India G. C. Murmu 13. Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre S. Somanath 14. Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India R. S Sharma 15. CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla 16. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai 17. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi 18. Chairman, UPSC Pradeep Kumar Joshi 19. Director General, National Investigation Agency Y.C. Modi 20. Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO K. Sivan 21. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt. of Atomic Energy K. N. Vyas 22. Chairman, SSC Braj Raj Sharma 23. Chairman,National Human Rights Commission Justice H.L. Dattu 24. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Vivek Joshi 25. Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes Pramod Chandra Mody 26. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India Subash Chandra Khuntia 27. Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India Ajay Tyagi 28. Chairperson, State Bank of India Rajnish Kumar 29. India’s permanent representative in UNO T S Tirumurti 30. Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla 31. Chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma 32. Chairman, 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh 33. Chairman, Competition Commission of India Ashok Kumar Gupta 34. Chairperson,Central Board of Film Certification Prasoon Joshi 35. President, ASSOCHAM Niranjan Hiranandani 36. Chairman, NASSCOM UB Pravin Rao 37. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat 38. Chief of Air Staff Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria 39. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh 40. Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane 41. Chief, RAW Samant Goel 42. Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre A.K. Mohanty 43. National Commission for Scheduled Castes Ram Shankar Katheria 44. President, FICCI Sangita Reddy 45. Chairman of 21st Law Commission Dr. Justice BS Chauhan 46. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval 47. Chairperson, Prasar Bharati Dr. A. Surya Prakash 48. DG of National Testing Agency Vineet Joshi 49. Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey 50. Chairman, Indian Banks Association Rajnish Kumar Data as on 15th October, 2020 Aveek Sarkar, the Editor Emeritus and Vice Chairman of the Ananda Bazar Group of Publications, NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 55 has been elected Chairman of Press Trust of India, the country's premier news agency. WORD OF ENGLISH ETYMOLOGY EDITORIAL WORD 4. Otherwise, inundation would ensue to our dismay. Ensue 5. Plenty of yuks ensue as she struggles with the awkward situation. Pronunciation: / en-soo / 6. Amiss wondered if apoplexy would ensue, but all Verb (used without object), en·sued, en·su·ing. that followed was silence. 1. to follow in order; come afterward, especially in 7. He also knew the turmoil that would ensue if they immediate succession: were actually in possession of such a priceless As the days ensued, he recovered his strength. work. 2. to follow as a consequence; result: 8. Who knows what troubles may ensue from air When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues. pollution? Synonyms: 9. The evils ensue from lack of a stable government. � arise � befall 10. What will ensue from [on] this? � come up � emanate 11. If not, something like a banking crisis could ensue. � occur � turn out 12. If it were to cease trading, chaos could ensue. � appear � attend 13. Let him seek peace and ensue it! � derive � develop 14. If the Europeans did not reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue. � eventuate � flow 15. If we can't bring our problems under control, feelings � follow � issue of powerlessness and despair often ensue. � proceed � result 16. One reason for this change is the greater competition � stem � succeed among banks and the more aggressive lending policies that ensue. ANTONYMS: 17. Many people are afraid that if more than one � � cease disregard important thing is going on, chaos will ensue. � � halt neglect 18. The theory was that, by letting seniors buy their own � precede � repress plans, competition would ensue and prices would drop. � stop 19. Probably the putsch of 30 September 1965 was EXAMPLES: intended to pre-empt the power struggle which 1. What will ensue from / on these actions? must ensue when the president died. 2. What will ensue from this? 20. It was feared that a severe liquidity crisis might ensue and that the world economy would then be 3. Who knows what a bother may ensue from plunged into economic recession. overpopulation?

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Agriculture in India introduced The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and The Farmers India ranks second worldwide in farm outputs. As per 2018, (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price agriculture employed quite 50℅ of the Indian manpower Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, while Minister and contributed 17–18% to country's GDP. According to of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, latest report, agriculture is primary source of livelihood for Raosaheb Patil Danve introduced The Essential 58% population in India. Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in the Lok Sabha. In 2016, agriculture and allied sectors like farming, forestry According to Narendra Singh Tomar the measures and fisheries accounted for 15.4% of the GDP (gross contained therein will enable barrier-free trade in domestic product) with about 31% of the workforce in 2014. agricultural produce, and also empower farmers to engage India ranks first within the world with highest net cropped with investors of their choice. These steps are only the area followed by US and China. The economic contribution latest in a series of measures taken by the Government, of agriculture to India's GDP is steadily declining with the which shows its continuous commitment to championing country's broad-based economic process. Still, agriculture the cause of welfare of the farmers of India. is demographically the broadest economic sector and plays a big role within the overall socio-economic fabric of India. The Farmers' Produce Trade India exported $38 billion worth of agricultural products and Commerce (Promotion and in 2013, making it the seventh largest agricultural exporter worldwide and the sixth largest net exporter. Most of its Facilitation) Bill, 2020 agriculture exports serve developing and least developed The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion nations. Indian agricultural/horticultural and processed and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 seeks to provide for the creation foods are exported to quite 120 countries, primarily to the of an ecosystem where the farmers and traders enjoy the Japan, Southeast Asia, SAARC countries. freedom of choice relating to sale and buy of farmers' Indian agriculture is characterized by fragmentation thanks produce which facilitates remunerative prices through to small holding sizes and has certain weaknesses like competitive alternative trading channels to market efficient, weather dependence, production uncertainties and market transparent and barrier-free inter-State and intra-State unpredictability. This makes agriculture risky and inefficient trade and commerce of farmers' produce outside physical in respect of both input & output management. This legislation premises of markets or deemed markets notified under will transfer the risk of market unpredictability from the farmer various State agricultural produce market legislations; to to the sponsor and also enable the farmer to access modern supply a facilitative framework for electronic trading and technology and better inputs. It will reduce cost of selling and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. improve income of farmers. Farmers will engage in marketing Farmers in India suffered from various restrictions in thereby eliminating intermediaries leading to full realization marketing their produce. There were restrictions for farmers of price. Farmers have been provided adequate protection. in selling agri-produce outside the notified APMC market Effective dispute resolution mechanism has been provided for yards. The farmers were also restricted to sell the produce with clear time lines for redressal. only to registered licensees of the State Governments. Further, Barriers existed in free flow of agriculture produce The Essential Commodities between various States owing to the prevalence of various (Amendment) Bill, 2020 APMC legislations enacted by the State Governments. This Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural legislation is a historic-step in unlocking the vastly regulated Development & Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar agriculture markets in the country. It will open more choices for the farmer, reduce marketing costs for the farmers and Rajiv Kumar assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India. NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 57 help them in recuperating prices. It will also help farmers 3. Farmers would even be empowered to urge all of regions with surplus produce to urge better prices and information because the data would be in open source consumers of regions with shortages, lower prices. and altogether languages. 1. The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) 4. Farmer will realize the strength and weakness of Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services pesticides, the danger and alternatives in an open data Bill, 2020 seeks to provide for a national framework in digital format. on farming agreements that protects and empowers 5. All pesticide manufacturers need to be registered and farmers to engage with agri-business firms, bound by the new Act. processors, wholesalers, exporters or large retailers for farm services and sale of future farming produce 6. Even advertisements are becoming to be regulated that at a mutually agreed remunerative price framework there should be no confusion or no cheating in any way during a fair and transparent manner and for matters of the farmers. connected therewith or incidental thereto. Related Events 2. The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 One of the foremost concerns raised is that agriculture falls seeks to remove commodities like cereals, pulses, within the State list and thus the Centre shouldn't be making oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes from the list legislation on this subject within the smallest amount. The of essential commodities. This will remove fears of concerned is about the loss of revenue from mandi taxes private investors of excessive regulatory interference in and costs, which currently range from 8.5% in Punjab to their business operations. The freedom to supply, hold, but 1% in some States. move, distribute and provide will cause harnessing of economies of scale and attract private sector/foreign State could even be considering legal measures to expand direct investment into agriculture sector. the bounds of their APMC mandi yards to make sure that they are getting to continue collecting taxes on all While India has become surplus in most agri-commodities, agricultural trade within their State’s borders. Some States farmers are unable to urge better prices thanks to lack of like Chhattisgarh and Odisha have only seen procurement investment in cold storage, warehouses, processing and increase over the last five years, after the implementation of export because the entrepreneurial spirit gets dampened decentralised procurement. Paddy farming has received a thanks to Essential Commodities Act. Farmers suffer big boost with procurement at MSPs and farmers fear their huge losses when there are bumper harvests, especially of newly assured incomes are at stake. perishable commodities. The legislation will help approach The majority of agricultural marketing already happens investment in cold storages and modernization of food outside the mandi network, with only 7,000 APMC markets supply chain. It will help both farmers and consumers while operating across the country. Bihar, Kerala and Manipur bringing in price stability. It will create competitive market don't follow the APMC system within the smallest amount. environment and also prevent wastage of agri-produce that Most private buyers are currently small traders at local happens thanks to lack of storage facilities. mandis. The removal of stock limits and facilitation of bulk Pesticides Management Bill, 2020 purchase and storage through the amendment to the Essential A Bill to manage business of pesticides and compensate Commodities Act could bring large corporate players into the farmers just in case of losses from usage of spurious agriculture space. This might bring much-needed investment agro-chemicals. with fear that they might also skew the playing field, with small farmers unlikely to match them in bargaining power. The pesticide business is regulated by 1968 rules which have become age old and needs immediate rewriting. SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from the In 2008 that effort was done. Bill was presented. It was Union council of ministers protesting against the bills discussed thoroughly in Standing Committee. After taking which according to her are anti-farmer and will destroy the cue from standing committee recommendations, this agriculture sector in Punjab. The Bills tends to create an new bill has been drafted, according to Information and environment in which the farmers and traders can sell their Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar. purchase outside the Mandis. It formulates a framework on the agreements that enable farmers to engage with agri- The main objective of the Bill- business companies, retailers, exporters for service and 1. To guard the interest of farmers and ensure they get sale of produce while giving the farmer access to modern safe and effective pesticides. technology. It also provides benefits for the small and 2. Farmer won't get spurious pesticides. marginal farmers with less than five hectares of land.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission has received a repeat order and the biggest order MICA NOVEMBER 2020 58 so far for supply of 10.5 lakh high quality face masks to the Indian Red Cross Society. Armenia-Azerbaijan Clash

When Soviet Communist rule was nearing its end in formal governmental relations between 1918 and 1921, the late 1980s, the mountainous region of Nagorno- during their brief independence from the collapsed Karabakh's autonomous legislature voted to join Armenia. Russian Empire, as the First Republic of Armenia and As the Soviet Union dissolved, Nagorno-Karabakh the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan; these relations proclaimed its independence, which led to a war with tens existed from the period after the Russian Revolution until of thousands of casualties. It has not been recognized by they were occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union. any other country as an independent state. Internationally Due to the two wars waged by the countries in the past still recognized as part of Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh century—one from 1918 to 1921 and another from 1988 is predominantly populated by ethnic Armenians. The to 1994—the two have had strained relations. In the long-simmering conflict has been mediated by the "Minsk wake of ongoing hostilities social memory of Soviet-era group," set up by the Organization for Security and Co- cohabitation is largely repressed among citizens in both operation in Europe (OSCE) in 1994 and co-chaired by countries. Russia, France and the United States. The hostilities that Relations between 1918 and 1921 began at the end of September are said to be the worst since 1994, when the war ended with a ceasefire and Upon the disintegration of the Transcaucasian Federation Armenia taking control of the region. with the proclamation of the independent Democratic Republic of Georgia on May 26, 1918, both Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenia proclaimed their independence on the The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial same day, May 28, 1918. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed laid claim to territory which they saw as historically region of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding and ethnically theirs; these territorial disputes led to the districts, which are de facto controlled by the self-declared Armenian–Azerbaijani War between 1918 and 1920, a Republic of Artsakh, but are internationally recognized as series of conflicts that ended only when both Armenia and de jure part of Azerbaijan. The conflict has its origins in Azerbaijan were annexed by the Soviet Union. the early 20th century. Under the Soviet Union, Joseph Soviet period (1922–91) Stalin decided to make the Nagorno-Karabakh region an autonomous oblast of Soviet Azerbaijan. The present Upon the establishment of USSR in 1922, Azerbaijan SSR conflict began in 1988, when the Karabakh Armenians and Armenian SSR became constituent states, initially as demanded that Karabakh be transferred from Soviet a part of Transcaucasian SFSR, and from 1936 as separate Azerbaijan to Soviet Armenia. The conflict escalated into entities. The relations between the two nations, including a full-scale war in the early 1990s. in Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), were A ceasefire signed in 1994 provided for two decades generally peaceful and friendly whilst all Soviet entities. of relative stability, which significantly deteriorated Though occasional confrontations did occur, particularly along with Azerbaijan's increasing frustration with the the 1948 and the 1964 public protests in Armenia which status quo, at odds with Armenia's efforts to cement it. resulted in exodus of a large number of Azeri’s, they A four-day escalation in April 2016 became the deadliest remained unknown to a broader public due to strict Soviet ceasefire violation until the 2020 crisis. censorship. Armenia - Azerbaijan Conflict Karabakh War There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia In 1988, the Armenians of Karabakh voted to secede and and Azerbaijan, largely due to the ongoing Nagorno- join Armenia. This, along with massacres in Armenia and Karabakh conflict. The neighbouring nations had Azerbaijan resulted in the conflict that became known as

India and Russia were declared joint winners of the 2020 Online FIDE Chess Olympiad. NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 59 the Nagorno-Karabakh War. The violence resulted in de Citizens of Armenia, as well as citizens of any other facto Armenian occupation of former NKAO and seven country who are of Armenian descent, are forbidden entry surrounding Azerbaijani regions which was effectively to the Republic of Azerbaijan. If a person's passport shows halted when both sides agreed to observe a cease-fire any evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh, barring a which has been in effect since May 1994. In late 1995, both diplomatic passport, they are forbidden from entering the also agreed to mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group. The Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2008, in what became known as Minsk Group is currently co-chaired by the US, France, the 2008 Mardakert Skirmishes, Armenia and Azerbaijan and Russia and comprises Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, clashed over Nagorno-Karabakh. The fighting between the and several Western European nations. two sides was brief, with few casualties on either side. During the conflict the Siege of Stepanakert was held by June 2010 saw a brief flare up of the conflict, resulting in the Azerbaijani forces. From late 1991 to May 1992 the city deaths of four Armenian soldiers and one Azeri soldier. The and its Armenian population was a target of a months- clash came a day after peace talks between the Presidents long campaign of intentional civilian bombardment and of Armenia and Azerbaijan which were held in Moscow. blockade by Azerbaijan. The indiscriminate shelling, On August 31, 2010, a border clash killed three Armenians sniper shooting and aerial attacks killed or maimed and two Azeri’s, although the Armenian military claimed hundreds of civilians and destroyed homes, hospitals up to seven Azeri’s had been killed in the fighting. Both and other buildings that were not legitimate military sides blamed the other for the incident. This preceded targets, and generally terrorized the civilian population. another incident on September 4 in which two Azerbaijani Azerbaijan blockaded all essential supplies, including soldiers were killed and one Armenian wounded. water, electricity, food and medicines causing many On June 24, 2011, the two sides met in Kazan, Russia, deaths. Human Rights Watch reported that the main bases to negotiate an end to the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, but used by Azerbaijani armed forces for the bombardment the talks ended in failure. Following the breakdown of of Stepanakert included the towns of Khojaly and talks, the Azeri President Ilham Aliyev used the June Shusha. 26 Salvation Day military parade to warn Armenia that During the conflict the Khojaly massacre occurred which Azerbaijan may retake Nagorno-Karabakh by force. On 5 was the mass murder of at least 161 ethnic Azerbaijani October 2011, border clashes around Nagorno Karabakh civilians from the town of Khojaly on 26 February 1992. left one Armenian soldier and two Azeri’s dead. Two According to Human Rights Watch, the tragedy struck Armenians were also wounded by sniper fire the same when "a large column of residents, accompanied by a day. Another violent incident occurred on 5 June 2012 few dozen retreating fighters, fled the city as it fell to when, according to the Azerbaijani side, Armenian troops Armenian forces. As they approached the border with crossed the border and shot dead five Azerbaijani soldiers Azerbaijan, they came across an Armenian military post before withdrawing. Armenia denied the claim and and were cruelly fired upon". accused Azerbaijan of crossing the border first. 1994—2015 In October 2013, Zakir Hasanov was appointed as Azerbaijani Defence Minister despite controversy. After the war, relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan remained very tense. In 2008, Azerbaijani president Ilham 2016 clashes Aliyev declared that “Nagorno Karabakh will never be Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan meet with independent; the position is backed by international Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Davos, Switzerland, mediators as well; Armenia has to accept the reality” and January 2019 that “in 1918, Yerevan was granted to the Armenians. It was a great mistake. The khanate of Iravan was the Azeri After the 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, in which territory, the Armenians were guests here." an estimated 350 troops and civilians from both sides were killed, Azerbaijan declared a unilateral cease fire The two countries are still technically at war and the (the clashes started when Azerbaijani forces launched Azerbaijani government regularly threatens to retake strikes to regain control of territory controlled by the Nagorno-Karabakh by military force, if mediation of the Armenia-backed breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh). OSCE Minsk Group does not succeed.

In a historic step towards peace in the Middle East, the first commercial direct flight MICA NOVEMBER 2020 60 between Israel and the UAE landed in Abu Dhabi. CURRENT AFFAIRS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ Q.1. Recently India has granted 4th tranche of ___ (1) UK (2) US (3) Japan to Myanmar for the development of the India- (4) Russia (5) Italy Myanmar Border Area. Q.9. Name the Mercedes driver who has won the (1) $8 million (2) $5 million (3) $4 million Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2020 at Spa- (4) $3 million (5) $1 million Francorchamps, Belgium. Q.2. Where is the 51st International Film Festival of (1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Valtteri Bottas India will be held from November 20th to 28th? (3) Nico Rosberg (4) Max Verstappen (1) Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Goa (5) Stirling Moss (4) Pune (5) Chandigarh Q.10. Recently the Department of Economic Affairs in Q.3. India has received development assistance loan worth partnership with which organization launched the Rs 3,500 Cr from which country to fight COVID-19? Sustainable Finance Collaborative? (1) US (2) China (3) Russia (1) United Nations Development Programme India (4) Japan (5) Brazil (2) United Nations Environment Programme India Q.4. Which bank has received Brandon Human Capital (3) International Labour Organization India Management Excellence Award 2020, a global recognition for its HR initiative, ”Nayi Disha”. (4) United Nations Industrial Development Organization India (1) Union Bank of India (5) United Nations Educational, Scientific and (2) Punjab National Bank Cultural Organization India (3) Indian Overseas Bank Q.11. World’s Largest Solar Tree has been developed (4) ICICI Bank by the CSIR-CMERI, it was installed at the (5) State Bank of India Residential Colony of CSIR-CMERI in______. Q.5. Recently the ASEAN-India Economic Ministers (1) Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Consultations was held virtually, the meet was (2) Pune, Maharashtra represented by whom? (3) Durgapur, West Bengal (1) S Jayashankar (2) Amit Shah (4) Kochi, Kerala (3) Piyush Goyal (4) Dharmendra Pradhan (5) Kolkata, West Bengal (5) Prakash Javadekar Q.12. Recently who has been elected as the chairman of Q.6. Recently Myntra has announced______as the new Press Trust of India? Brand Ambassador. (1) Pramod Chandra Mody (1) Alia Bhatt (2) Anushka Sharma (2) Ajay Tyagi (3) Deepika Padukone (4) Kiara Advani (5) Virat Kohli (3) Rakesh Asthana Q.7. Former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee has (4) Aveek Sarkar passed away in August, he was the ___ President (5) Dinesh K Tripathi to receive this Bharat Ratna award. Q.13. S Padmavati passed away recently, she was the first (1) Sixth (2) Tenth (3) Third female ______of India. (4) Ninth (5) Fifth (1) Cabinet Minister (2) Physician Q.8. Recently the co-creator of the cartoon series (3) Judge (4) Cardiologist Scooby-Doo, Joe Ruby has passed away, he was related to which country? (5) Railway Driver The Cycling Federation of India (CFI) will host the first-ever "Cycling Summit" in 2021 NOVEMBER 2020 MICA across Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. 61 QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.14. The book titled “The Big Thoughts of Little Luv” (2) Hemant Khatri is authored by whom? (3) Usha Padhee (1) Chetan Bhagat (2) Karan Johar (4) Aveek Sarkar (3) Vikram Seth (4) Neena Rai (5) GP Garg (5) Amish Tripathi Q.22. Which bank has launched a virtual property Q.15. Recently who has assumed charge as the Chairman exhibition under the name ‘Home Utsav’ recently? and Managing Director of state-owned defence (1) ICICI Bank (2) State Bank of India shipbuilder, Hindustan Shipyard? (3) Yes Bank (4) Federal Bank (1) Hemant Khatri (2) GP Garg (5) Dhan Laxmi Bank (3) Rakesh Sawant (4) Manoj Pandey Q.23. Former all-rounder and legendary cricketer, David (5) Ashish Mishra Capel has passed away, he was related to which Q.16. Recently which insurance company has introduced country? an Artificial intelligence powered voice chatbot, (1) South Africa (2) Bangladesh (3) Zimbabwe “LiGo”, on Google Assistant? (4) Australia (5) England (1) Tata AIA Life Insurance Q.24. Recently who was appointed as the Managing (2) Reliance Life Insurance Director and Chief Executive Officer of Punjab & (3) SBI Life Insurance Sind Bank? (4) Kotak Life Insurance (1) Kaushik Khona (2) Ashwani Bhatia (5) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (3) S Krishnan (4) Ashok Lavasa Q.17. Recently Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence (5) Rajiv Kumar has signed a contract worth of ______Cr. with Q.25. Recently Rajiv Gandhi International Airport won M/s. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.,M/s. Tata Power the ‘National Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Company Ltd. and M/s. Larsen & Toubro. Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at the 21st National (1) Rs 2580 Cr (2) Rs 2500 Cr (3) Rs 2350 Cr Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management’, (4) Rs 2000 Cr (5) Rs 2880 Cr this airport situated in which city? Q.18. Recently who has become the first Indian to win (1) Lucknow (2) Hyderabad (3) Nagpur grand slam singles main draw match in 7 years? (4) Kolkata (5) Bhopal (1) Sania Mirza (2) Leander Paes Q.26. Who is the author of the book “Let Us Dream”, (3) Mahesh Bhupathi (4) Vijay Amritraj which will be released in December 2020? (5) Sumit Nagal (1) Vasoo Paranjape (2) Pope Francis Q.19. Recently Mustapha Adib was appointed Prime (3) Sree Iyer (4) Neena Rai Minister of which country? (5) Husain Zaidi (1) Libya (2) Kenya (3) Japan Q.27. Who has won the prestigious 48th Annual World (4) Lebanon (5) Thailand Open online chess tournament recently? Q.20. Recently students of which IIT have launched (1) G Gukesh (2) Humpy Koneru a free-of-cost mobile scanner application “AIR (3) P Iniyan (4) Viswanathan Anand Scanner”? (5) Aditya Mehta (1) IIT Bombay (2) IIT Delhi (3) IIT Madras Q.28. Recently which country chaired the G20 Foreign (4) IIT Kanpur (5) IIT Guwahati Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting which was held Q.21. Recently who has been appointed as the next in the virtual mode? Ambassador of India to the Republic of Croatia? (1) Argentina (2) Australia (3) Brazil (1) Raj Kumar Srivastava (4) Canada (5) Saudi Arabia

Energy and environment solutions provider Thermax said Ashish Bhandari is the new MD MICA NOVEMBER 2020 62 & CEO of the company. CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.29. Recently Reserve Bank of India has approved the (1) Haryana (2) Jharkhand (3) Kerala appointment of Murali Ramakrishnan as Managing (4) West Bengal (5) Gujarat Director and CEO of which bank? Q.37. Recently who was appointed as President of (1) Axis Bank (2) State Bank of India Women’s Indian Chamber Of Commerce & (3) Yes Bank (4) South Indian Bank Industry? (5) Federal Bank (1) Shradha Tripathi (2) Vini Mahajan Q.30. Recently who has been appointed as the Chief (3) KK Shailja (4) Kavita Lakhani Executive Officer of the Railway Board? (5) Nirmala Maurya (1) G. Satheesh Reddy (2) Ajay Tyagi Q.38. Recently who has launched a free mobile app (3) Prafool Patel (4) VK Yadav named as “EnglishPro“? (5) Sumit Deb (1) Dr Harsh Wardhan Q.31. Recently which state government has rolled out “I (2) Amit Shah Rakhwali” App to ensure greenery and to protect (3) Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank the environment? (4) Piyush Goyal (1) Assam (2) Punjab (3) Haryana (5) Ravi Shankar Prasad (4) Uttarakhand (5) Bihar Q.39. Recently High Court of which country has ordered Q.32. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of that Hindu widows are entitled to share in all Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited? properties of their deceased husband? (1) Kiara Advani (1) Pakistan (2) Bhutan (3) Nepal (2) Rohit Sharma (4) Bangladesh (5) UAE (3) Ayushmann Khurrana Q.40. Recently which State/UT topped the chart among all (4) Harbhajan Singh Indian States and Union Territories in the Business (5) Varun Dhawan Reform Action Plan (BRAP) 2019 rankings? Q.33. Which cricketer has become the first cricket ambassador (1) Andhra Pradesh for “SBOTOP” sportsbook brand recently? (2) Delhi (1) Dwayne Bravo (2) Virat Kohli (3) Jammu and Kashmir (3) Ross Taylor (4) David Warner (4) Goa (5) Joe Root (5) Kerala Q.34. Recently which IIT incubated startup Chakr Q.41. Recently who has been elected as the new President Innovation has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers decontaminate N95 masks? for a term of two years? (1) IIT Kanpur (2) IIT Bombay (3) IIT Madras (1) Raj Kumar Srivastava (4) IIT Guwahati (5) IIT Delhi (2) Kenichi Ayukawa Q.35. Recently the 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ (3) Kevin Mayer Meeting was held under the chairpersonship of (4) GP Garg Russian Federation, the meet was represented by whom? (5) Dinesh K Tripathi (1) Prahlad Singh Patel (2) S Jayashankar Q.42. Recently the 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Conference for (3) Piyush Goyal (4) Prakash Javadekar Asia and the Pacific 2020 was chaired under which (5) Nirmala Sitharaman country? Q.36. Recently R K Tripathi has taken charge as Chairman (1) Russia (2) India (3) Bhutan of which State Human Rights Commission? (4) Nepal (5) Italy Austin Ernst rallied to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship for her second LPGA NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Tour title, closing with an under 63 for a two-stroke victory over Anna Nordqvist. 63 QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.43. The International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is (1) Sumit Deb (2) Vini Mahajan observed globally on ______. (3) KK Sailja (4) Ravi Kumar (1) 1st September (2) 3rd September (5) Vinkesh Gulati (3) 5th September (4) 7th September Q.51. Recently a 24x7 toll-free mental health (5) 10th September rehabilitation helpline “KIRAN” was launched by Q.44. Recently Ian Bell has announced that he will retire which Union Minister? from all forms of cricket at the end of the 2020 (1) Thaawarchand Gehlot domestic season he is related to which country? (2) Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank (1) England (2) Australia (3) Dr Jitendra Singh (3) South Africa (4) Pakistan (4) Amit Shah (5) Sri Lanka (5) Piyush Goyal Q.45. Recently who has won the Formula One Italian Q.52. Recently Typhoon Haishen wreaked havoc in Grand Prix 2020 held at Autodromo Nazionale which country? Monza, Italy? (1) South Africa (2) Japan (3) Indonesia (1) P Iniyan (2) Pierre Gasly (4) Bangladesh (5) South Korea (3) Sophia Popov (4) Max Verstappen Q.53. Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (5) Lewis Hamilton has been successfully flight-tested by which organization recently? Q.46. Recently which company has announced that it would acquire product design and development (1) ISRO (2) DRDO (3) NASA firm, Kaleidoscope Innovation for up to $42 (4) CSIR (5) ICMR million? Q.54. Recently which state government re-launches self- (1) TCS (2) Wipro (3) IBM employment scheme worth Rs 1,000 crore? (4) HCL (5) Infosys (1) Kerala (2) Andhra Pradesh Q.47. Recently Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held (3) Assam (4) Uttarakhand bilateral talks with which country? (5) Uttar Pradesh (1) Iraq (2) Iran (3) UAE Q.55. Cabinet has approved MoU between India and (4) Japan (5) China which country for cooperation in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources recently? Q.48. Recently which state government has launched ‘ YSR Sampoorna Poshana ' & ' YSR Sampoorna’ (1) Iceland (2) Ireland scheme? (3) Saudi Arabia (4) UAE (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh (5) Finland (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Chhattisgarh Q.56. Coal India Ltd recently decided to invest over how (5) Bihar much amount on development of nearly 500 projects? Q.49. Recently which State/ UT has launched the online (1) 1.22 lakh crore (2) 2.50 lakh crore portal, Smart Performance Appraisal Report (3) 4.20 lakh crore (4) 3.00 lakh crore Recording Online? (5) 1.00 lakh crore (1) Delhi (2) Goa Q.57. President of the USA, Donald Trump has announced (3) Punjab (4) Jammu & Kashmir Wilmington as the first World War II Heritage City, Wilmington is situated in which state? (5) Kerala (1) New York (2) Texas Q.50. Recently who was appointed as 35th President of Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations for (3) North Carolina (4) California the year 2020-22? (5) Florida

The government has approved 27 cold chain projects in 11 states with a grant-in-aid of Rs MICA NOVEMBER 2020 64 208 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY). CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.58. Who has chaired a webinar on the first-ever (1) Varanasi (2) Jaipur (3) Lucknow International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies? (4) Ahmedabad (5) Noida (1) Amit Shah (2) Prakash Javadekar Q.66. Recently Johnny Bakshi has passed away, he was (3) Dharmendra Modi (4) Narendra Modi renowned ______. (5) Piyush Goyal (1) Music Director (2) Cricketer Q.59. Recently Jiri Menzel has passed away, he was (3) Singer (4) Film Director renowned ______. (5) Journalist (1) Film Director (2) Music Director Q.67. What is the name of the Father of India’s Radio (3) Cricketer (4) Singer Astronomy, who has passed away recently? (5) Journalist (1) Johnny Bakshi (2) Jayaprakash Reddy Q.60. Recently which state assembly has passed (3) Nishikant Kamat (4) A.R. Lakshmanan bills for creation of three autonomous councils (5) Govind Swarup which included Moran, Motok and Kamtapur Autonomous Council? Q.68. Recently who has released “The State of Young Child in India” report? (1) West Bengal (2) Odisha (3) Mizoram (1) Venkaiah Naidu (2) Narendra Modi (4) Assam (5) Sikkim (3) Amit Shah (4) Ramnath Kovind Q.61. Recently who was elected as the new president of the All India Tennis Association? (5) S Jayashankar (1) Anil Jain (2) Vinkesh Gulati Q.69. Every year International Literacy Day is observed globally by UNESCO on ______. (3) Hemant Katri (4) Aveek Sarkar (1) 5th September (2) 4th September (5) Ashwani Bhatia (3) 2nd September (4) 8th September Q.62. Recently which state government has signed an agreement with Lawrencedale Agro Processing (5) 9th September India to expand the scope of food processing in the Q.70. Recently Bank of India has launched “Signature State? Visa Debit Card” on its ______Foundation Day. (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh (1) 150th (2) 125th (3) 115th (3) Rajasthan (4) Punjab (4) 135th (5) 145th (5) Maharashtra Q.71. Recently C Partha Sarathi was appointed state Q.63. Recently Neelam Gorhe was elected as Deputy election commissioner of which state? Speaker of which Legislative Council? (1) Kerala (2) Telangana (1) Odisha (2) Maharashtra (3) Odisha (4) Andhra Pradesh (3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Jharkhand (5) West Bengal (5) Telangana Q.72. Who was appointed as additional advocate general Q.64. Recently Union Minister for Food Processing of Karnataka recently? Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated (1) Anil Jain (2) Vinkesh Gulati Organic Food Processing Unit in which state? (3) Arun Shyam (4) Aveek Sarkar (1) Mizoram (2) Assam (5) Ashwani Bhatia (3) West Bengal (4) Odisha Q.73. As per the EASE Banking Reforms Index 2.0, (5) Uttar Pradesh which bank has been placed at the first spot Q.65. Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently? inaugurated the Patrika Gate in which city through (1) Bank of Baroda video conference? (2) State Bank of India

Vice Admiral SR Sarma, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel, of the NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Indian Navy. 65 QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS (3) Oriental Bank of Commerce Q.81. Recently who was appointed as the World Health (4) Indian Overseas Bank Organisation’s panelist? (5) Punjab National Bank (1) Preeti Sudan (2) Anil Jain Q.74. Recently who has digitally launched Pradhan (3) Venktesh Gulati (4) Usha Padhee Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana & e-Gopala App? (5) Ashwani Bhatia (1) Amit Shah (2) Dr. Harsh Wardhan Q.82. Recently who has been appointed as the new chief (3) Narendra Modi (4) Narendra Singh Tomar of National School of Drama by President Ram Nath Kovind? (5) Piyush Goyal (1) Anupam Kher (2) Paresh Rawal Q.75. Which state has become the first state in the country to implement the new National Education Policy? (3) Kiran Kher (4) Amitabh Bachchan (1) Assam (2) Himachal Pradesh (5) Rekha (3) Kerala (4) Maharashtra Q.83. Recently who appointed as the brand ambassadors of Playerzpot? (5) Madhya Pradesh (1) Bhuvneshwar Kumar Q.76. The first batch of five Rafale aircraft was formally inducted into Indian Air Force at a special function (2) Smriti Mandhana held at which Air Force Station recently? (3) Suresh Raina (1) Air Force Station, Amritsar (4) Rohit Sharma (2) Air Force Station, Adampur (5) Both 1 & 2 (3) Air Force Station, Chandigarh Q.84. The country’s second and South India’s first “Kisan (4) Air Force Station, Jorhat Train” was flagged off from which state to Adarsh Nagar Railway Station in Delhi? (5) Air Force Station, Ambala (1) Kerala (2) Telangana Q.77. Recently the first India-France-Australia Trilateral Dialogue was held virtually, the meeting was co- (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Andhra Pradesh chaired by whom from India? (5) Karnataka (1) Rajnath Singh (2) Sudhir Bhargav Q.85. India and which country have signed an agreement (3) Ajit Doval (4) Harsh Vardhan Shringla concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Armed Forces? (5) Amit Shah (1) US (2) UK (3) Germany Q.78. Every year World Suicide Prevention Day is celebrated on ______. (4) Brazil (5) Japan (1) 5th September (2) 3rd September Q.86. Recently where External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was attended the meeting of the (3) 10th September (4) 9th September Foreign Ministers of the eight-member Shanghai (5) 14th September Cooperation Organisation? Q.79. Which cricket team reached first position in ICC (1) New Delhi (2) Beijing (3) Tokyo T20 rankings? (4) Moscow (5) Tehran (1) England (2) India Q.87. Mastercard has launched “Central Bank Digital (3) South Africa (4) Australia Currencies” , a Virtual Testing Environment for Central Banks to Assess and Explore National Digital (5) New Zealand Currencies, where is the headquarter of MasterCard? Q.80. Recently actor Jaya Prakash Reddy has passed (1) New Delhi, India away, he was associated with which film industry? (2) New York, United States (1) Telugu (2) Tamil (3) Kannada (3) Mumbai, India (4) Malayalam (5) Bengali

The first batch of five Rafale aircraft was formally inducted into IndianAir Force at a MICA NOVEMBER 2020 66 special function held at Air Force Station, Ambala. CURRENT AFFAIRS (4) Washington DC, United States (3) Amit Shah (5) None of the above (4) Narendra Modi Q.88. Recently which bank has decided to launch a (5) Dr Harsh Wardhan loan product named “SAFAL” for organic cotton Q.95. Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi growers? inaugurated 1.75 lakh houses built under Pradhan (1) ICICI Bank (2) Punjab National Bank Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin in 12 thousand (3) State Bank of India (4) HDFC Bank villages in which state? (5) Central Bank of India (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Uttar Pradesh Q.89. India’s biggest piggery development project was (3) Rajasthan (4) Gujarat launched in which state recently? (5) Haryana (1) Kerala (2) Mizoram Q.96. Home Minister Amit Shah e-dedicated and (3) West Bengal (4) Sikkim e-launched development projects worth Rs 221 crore in which city recently? (5) Meghalaya (1) Jaipur (2) Gurugram (3) Varanasi Q.90. Recently Narendra Singh Tomar has launched 22 bamboo clusters in how many states? (4) Ahmedabad (5) Bhopal (1) 9 (2) 12 (3) 5 Q.97. Arya Samaj leader and social activist Swami Agnivesh has passed away recently, he was related (4) 7 (5) 10 to which state? Q.91. Recently the United Nations Children's Fund for (1) Punjab (2) Haryana (3) Rajasthan Children (UNICEF) has appointed its celebrity advocate for the children's rights campaign, "For (4) Odisha (5) West Bengal Every Child"? Q.98. The rating agency, Moody’s has projected the GDP (1) Ayushmann Khurrana growth rate for India to contract ______% in fiscal 2020-21 due to the coronavirus pandemic. (2) Priyanka Chopra (1) 11.5 (2) 8.5 (3) 10.5 (3) Amitabh Bachchan (4) 9.5 (5) 7.5 (4) Paresh Rawal Q.99. The 13th edition of Aero India-21 is scheduled to (5) Raj Kumar Rao be held in which city from 3 to 07 February 2021? Q.92. What is the rank of India at “Global Economic (1) Vishakhapatnam (2) Bengaluru Freedom Index 2020 Annual Report”, which has been released in India in conjunction with Center (3) Chennai (4) Mumbai for Civil Society, New Delhi-based think tank? (5) Lucknow (1) 113th (2) 125th (3) 105th Q.100. Hubballi Railway Station will now be known as (4) 95th (5) 103rd ''Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station Hubballi'', it is located at which railway zone? Q.93. Recently which bank launches a full power Digital Savings Account that can be opened instantly with (1) North Western Railway zone Video KYC in 4 simple steps? (2) South Eastern Railway zone (1) ICICI Bank (2) Punjab National Bank (3) South Western Railway zone (3) State Bank of India (4) HDFC Bank (4) Western Railway zone (5) Axis Bank (5) Northern Railway zone Q.94. Recently who has been launched the website of Q.101. Recently who has been elected as the chairman of Aero India in New Delhi? the board of governors of the Advertising Standards (1) Ravi Shankar Prasad Council of India? (2) Rajnath Singh (1) Rohit Gupta (2) Subhash Kamath

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation decided to pay 8.5% interest during 20120. NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 67 QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS (3) Anil Jain (4) Aveek Sarkar (1) 280 (2) 343 (3) 324 (5) Ashwani Bhatia (4) 368 (5) 112 Q.102. Recently which state government has announced Q.109. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation ‘My Family-My Responsibility’ campaign to fight three key projects related to the Petroleum sector in Covid-19? which state through video conferencing recently? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu (1) Bihar (2) Assam (3) Jharkhand (3) Maharashtra (4) Jharkhand (4) Kerala (5) Punjab (5) Karnataka Q.110. Recently which Union Minister laid the Q.103. Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh e-foundation stone of the Arun Jaitley Memorial has passed away, he was associated with which Sports Complex at Hiranagar, near Jammu? political party? (1) Jitendra Singh (1) Rashtriya Janata Dal (2) Amit Shah (2) Indian National Congress (3) Narendra Singh Tomar (3) Janata Party (4) Piyush Goyal (4) Bhartiya Janta Party (5) RK Singh (5) Samata Party Q.111. Recently Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as Q.104. Recently which state government has launched Executive Director of which organization? a new scheme named ‘GARIMA’ which aims to (1) World Bank (2) IMF (3) WTO ensure the economic safety and social dignity of (4) WHO (5) ADB core sanitation workers in the state? Q.112. Jane Fraser was named the first female CEO of (1) Assam (2) Uttarakhand Citigroup, where is headquarter of Citigroup? (3) Haryana (4) Odisha (1) New Delhi, India (5) Chhattisgarh (2) New York, United States Q.105. Recently the bilateral 2+2 Inter-sessional meet was (3) Geneva, Switzerland held between India and which country? (4) Tokyo, Japan (1) Japan (2) Russia (3) Finland (5) Masco, Russia (4) China (5) United States Q.113. India has been elected as a member of the United Q.106. Recently who has won the Formula One Tuscan Nation’s Commission on Status of Women, a body Grand Prix 2020 held at Mugello Circuit, Italy? of the Economic and Social Council, India will be a (1) Nico Erik Rosberg (2) Jenson Button member of United Nation’s Commission on Status of Women till ______. (3) Sebastian (4) James Anderson (1) 2022 (2) 2023 (3) 2024 (5) Lewis Hamilton (4) 2025 (5) 2026 Q.107. The Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement for ______of debt financing through Q.114. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has the subscription of nonconvertible debentures for approved the appointment of ______as new Suguna Foods Private Limited. Executive Director of Asian Development Bank Manila. (1) $10 million (2) $12 million (3) $15 million (1) Anil Jain (4) $20 million (5) $5 million (2) Rajeev Kumar Q.108. Hindi Diwas is observed every year on 14 (3) Sameer Kumar Khare September to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official language of India, the language was adopted (4) Aveek Sarkar under which Article of the Indian Constitution? (5) Ashwani Bhatia

US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for MICA NOVEMBER 2020 68 helping broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.115. Recently Harivansh Narayan Singh has been re- (3) Hemant Khatri (4) Aveek Sarkar elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, he (5) Ashwani Bhatia is associated with which political party? Q.122. Recently the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup, which (1) Rashtriya Janata Dal were scheduled to be held from 3 to 11 October (2) Indian National Congress 2020 in Denmark, has been postponed for 2021, (3) Aam Aadmi Party these cups are related to which sport? (4) Samata Party (1) Cricket (2) Football (3) Badminton (5) Janata Dal (United) (4) Chess (5) Hockey Q.116. Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Q.123. Recently who has become the brand ambassador of Rijiju has laid foundation stones for various sports Paytm First Games? facilities at the cost of over 12 crore rupees in (1) Akshay Kumar (2) Rohit Sharma which city? (3) Ayushman Khurana (4) Sachin Tendulkar (1) Shimla (2) Leh (3) Guwahati (5) Virat Kohli (4) Dehradun (5) Noida Q.124. Recently which state government has signed a Q.117. Aditya Puri has been conferred the Lifetime Memorandum of Understanding with the Small Achievement Award by Euromoney Awards of Industries Development Bank of India to develop Excellence 2020, he is the Managing Director of its micro, small and medium enterprises ecosystem? which bank? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh (1) State Bank of India (2) Axis Bank (3) Rajasthan (4) Goa (3) ICICI Bank (4) HDFC Bank (5) Assam (5) Yes Bank Q.125. The Asian Development Bank has estimated Q.118. Private sector general insurer ICICI Lombard that the GDP of India is expected to contract by General Insurance Company Ltd has entered into ______in fiscal 2020-21. a bancassurance tie-up with which private sector bank for selling its insurance products recently? (1) 9% (2) 8% (3) 7% (1) HDFC Bank (2) Axis Bank (4) 6% (5) 5% (3) Bandhan Bank (4) Yes Bank Q.126. Recently Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan has passed away, she was renowned______. (5) ICICI Bank (1) Dancer (2) Singer (3) Writer Q.119. Who defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to clinch the Women’s Singles title in the 2020 US (4) Politician (5) Actress Open Tennis tournament? Q.127. 10th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative, (1) Ashleigh Barty (2) Simona Halep DTTI Group Meeting was held virtually between India and which country? (3) Serena Williams (4) Naomi Osaka (1) Japan (2) China (3) Russia (5) Sania Mirza (4) US (5) Brazil Q.120. Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev to win the men’s singles title at the 2020 US Open Q.128. Which union minister virtually attended handing tournament, he is related to which country? over ceremony of 3 sculptures at High Commission of India in London? (1) Japan (2) US (3) Italy (1) Prahlad Singh Patel (2) S Jayshankar (4) Spain (5) Austria (3) Rajnath Singh (4) Piyush Goyal Q.121. Recently who has been appointed by the Asian Development Bank as its new Country Director for (5) Nirmala Sitharaman India? Q.129. Recently Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new (1) Kenichi Yokoyama (2) Takeo Konishi Prime Minister of which country?

Netflix has promoted Indian American media leader Bela Bajaria to head its international NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 69 TV operations as vice president for Global Television. QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS (1) Myanmar (2) Japan (3) Singapore Q.137. The theme of International Day for the Preservation (4) Germany (5) South Korea of the Ozone Layer for 2020: “Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection”, it is celebrated on Q.130. Recently Former cricketer, Sadashiv Patil has ______. passed away, he was related to which state? (1) 14th September (2) 15th September (1) Punjab (2) Haryana (3) Gujarat (3) 16th September (4) 10th September (4) Rajasthan (5) Maharashtra (5) 12th September Q.131. Recently China has launched successfully how Q.138. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India many satellites into orbit from ship stationed in the has recently exited the oil fields of which country Yellow Sea? recently? (1) 12 (2) 5 (3) 9 (1) Sudan (2) Saudi Arabia (3) UAE (4) 7 (5) 3 (4) Iran (5) Iraq Q.132. Recently the 4th edition of Global Ayurveda Q.139. Recently which Indian personality has been named as Summit was virtually inaugurated by whom on the first Indian celebrity voice of Amazon’s Alexa? the theme “Emerging Opportunities for Ayurveda during Pandemic”? (1) Sachin Tendulkar (2) Rohit Sharma (1) Narendra Modi (2) Dr Harsh Wardhan (3) Alia Bhatt (4) Priyanka Chopra (3) Piyush Goyal (4) M Venkaiah Naidu (5) Amitabh Bachchan (5) Amit Shah Q.140. Recently a Multi-purpose Sports Complex, named after Arun Jaitley is to be built in which state/ UT? Q.133. Recently Titan Company has partnered with which (1) Delhi (2) Jammu & Kashmir bank to launch India’s first contactless payment watches named “Titan Pay”? (3) Gujarat (4) Haryana (1) Axis Bank (2) ICICI Bank (5) Madhya Pradesh (3) HDFC Bank (4) Yes Bank Q.141. Recently which state government has launched the “Arthika Spandana” programme of disbursing (5) State Bank of India loans to the tune of Rs 39,300 crores through Q.134. Who has become the brand ambassador of Online various cooperative institutions? poker platform 9stacks recently? (1) Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Assam (1) Rohit Sharma (2) Virat Kohli (4) Punjab (5) Odisha (3) Kiara Advani (4) Suresh Raina Q.142. Recently ICICI Home Finance launched “Apna (5) Paresh Rawal Ghar Dreamz”, its new home loan scheme for skilled laborers like electricians, mechanics, Q.135. Who has received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact painters, grocery store owners etc in the informal Media at a remotely conducted TIFF Tribute sector of ______. Awards ceremony? (1) Mumbai (2) Delhi (3) Kolkata (1) Nisha Mehra (2) Mira Nair (4) Hyderabad (5) Chennai (3) Shivangi Joshi (4) Anurag Katiyar Q.143. Recently General Moussa Traore has passed away, (5) Vivek Mehra he was the former President of which country, who Q.136. Recently who has been appointed to the governing was in power from 1968 to 1991? council of the Indian Council for Cultural (1) Tunisia (2) Mali Relations? (3) South Korea (4) Tanzania (1) Vivek Agnihotri (2) Paresh Rawal (5) Ukraine (3) Manoj Kumar (4) Anupam Kher Q.144. Who was named as the new co-founder & CEO of (5) Riya Bhardwaj MobiKwik?

SAR Group announced the appointment of auto industry veteran K Vijaya Kumar as the manag- MICA NOVEMBER 2020 70 ing director and chief executive officer of its electric mobility business. CURRENT AFFAIRS (1) Suresh Raina (2) Ayushmann Khurrana (1) Brazil (2) Russia (3) India (3) Hemant Khare (4) Pramod Kumar Sharma (4) China (5) South Africa (5) Chandan Joshi Q.152. Recently Indian Ayurveda physician, PR Q.145. Which country has become the first country in Krishnakumar has passed away, he was related to the world to issue a sovereign bond linked to the which state? sustainable development goals set by the United (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Assam (3) Karnataka Nations? (4) Kerala (5) West Bengal (1) India (2) China (3) Japan Q.153. Who is the author of the book “Azadi: Freedom. (4) Mexico (5) France Fascism. Fiction”, which is published by Penguin Q.146. The shortest-serving Governor of the Reserve Bank Books Limited? of India, Amitabha Ghosh has passed away, he had (1) Chetan Bhagat (2) Sikha Sharma served as the ______Governor of the Reserve (3) Jaswant Sinha (4) Amish Tripathi Bank. (5) Arundhati Roy (1) 16th (2) 10th (3) 20th Q.154. Which state government has launched the (4) 18th (5) 12th Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana, the scheme Q.147. RecentlyAshok Gasti has passed away due to will provide interest-free loans to women’s groups COVID-19, he was the Rajya Sabha MP from in the state? which state? (1) Rajasthan (2) Punjab (1) Rajasthan (2) West Bengal (3) Telangana (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Gujarat (4) Karnataka (5) Kerala (5) Odisha Q.148. Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Q.155. Which Public sector lender bank has launched lead dedicated the historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu to the management system – i-Lead 2.0 (Inspiring Leads nation through video-conference in which state? System version 2.0)? (1) Uttarakhand (2) Madhya Pradesh (1) State Bank of India (3) Bihar (4) Odisha (2) Indian Bank (5) West Bengal (3) Indian Overseas Bank Q.149. Union Minister for Food Processing Industries (4) Canara Bank Harsimrat Badal has resigned from her post, she was Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from (5) Punjab National Bank which Constituency? Q.156. Which private sector bank has set up a new vertical (1) Jodhpur (2) Gurdaspur (3) Jalandhar called “Emerging Entrepreneurs Business? (4) Amritsar (5) Bathinda (1) HDFC Bank (2) Bandhan Bank (3) Axis Bank Q.150. Who has given additional charge of Food Processing (4) ICICI Bank (5) Yes Bank Industries Ministry, following resignation of Q.157. Name the Indian teenager who has been named Harsimrat Kaur Badal? in the 2020 Class of 17 Young Leaders for the (1) Piyush Goyal Sustainable Development Goals? (2) Narendra Singh Tomar (1) Udit Singhal (2) Prakhar Chaturvedi (3) Smriti Irani (3) Akash Arora (4) Aditi Sharma (4) Gajendra Singh Sekhawat (5) Shraddha Singhaniya (5) Amit Shah Q.158. Film director Babu Sivan has passed away, he was associated with which film industry? Q.151. The 10th Meeting of the BRICS High Representatives on National Security was held (1) Hindi (2) Telugu (3) Tamil virtually, the meet was hosted by which country? (4) Kannada (5) Bengali

For overall improvement in the evaluation system in education, Prime Minister Narendra NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 71 Modi announced National Evaluation Centre, Parakh. QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.159. The World Water Monitoring Day is observed (1) 9.0% (2) 8.0% (3) 9.6% globally on ______. (4) 7.6% (5) 8.6% (1) 12th September (2) 14th September Q.166. World Bank released the report titled “The Human (3) 15th September (4) 16th September Capital Index 2020, what is the rank of India among 174 countries in the Human Capital Index 2020? (5) 18th September (1) 86th (2) 123rd (3) 147th Q.160. Which two Arab countries have signed the historic Abraham Accords along with Israel to normalise (4) 116th (5) 103rd ties recently? Q.167. Former US President, Barack Obama has (1) Bahrain, UAE (2) UAE, Qatar announced his first presidential memoir titled “A Promised Land.” Which will be published (3) Kuwait, Qatar (4) Saudi Arabia, UAE in November 2020 in how many languages by (5) Oman, Yemen Penguin Random House? Q.161. Recently in which state Prime Minister Narendra (1) 15 (2) 25 (3) 18 Modi laid the foundation stone of nine highway (4) 30 (5) 22 projects worth over 14,258 crore rupees, through Q.168. Recently which state government has decides to video conferencing? give cows to families with malnourished children? (1) Odisha (2) Gujarat (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Bihar (4) Madhya Pradesh (3) Punjab (4) Bihar (5) Uttarakhand (5) Rajasthan Q.162. Recently a Memorandum of Understanding was Q.169. Former Prime Minister of India, H D Deve Gowda signed between the Ministry of AYUSH and Ministry took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha from of Women and Child Development in New Delhi which state recently? for controlling Malnutrition as a part of POSHAN (1) Kerala (2) West Bengal (3) Karnataka Abhiyaan, who is the Minister of AYUSH? (4) Tamil Nadu (5) Telangana (1) Shripad Yesso Naik Q.170. The theme of International Coastal Cleanup Day (2) Narendra Singh Tomar 2020 is “Achieving a trash-free Coastline”, it is (3) Prahlad Patel celebrated on ______. (4) Dharmendra Pradhan (1) Third Tuesday in September (5) Smriti Irani (2) Second Saturday in September Q.163. Recently India has provided financial assistance of (3) Third Monday in September 250 million dollars as budgetary support to which (4) Third Saturday in September country to mitigate the economic impact of the (5) Second Tuesday in September COVID-19 pandemic? Q.171. Recently who was appointed as the chief of the (1) Maldives (2) Bangladesh National Technical Research Organisation? (3) South Africa (4) Turkey (1) Anil Dhasmana (2) Anil Jain (5) Sudan (3) PK Garg (4) Avik Sarkar Q.164. Recently Mohamed Hussein Roble was appointed (5) Rajiv Kumar as the new Prime Minister of Somalia, what is the Q.172. India and which country have launched the first- currency of Somalia? ever direct Cargo Ferry Service on 21 September (1) Dollar (2) Euro (3) Riyal 2020 to boost trade between the two countries? (4) Peso (5) Shilling (1) Bangladesh (2) Maldives Q.165. Fitch Solutions has projected India’s GDP growth (3) Afghanistan (4) Nepal for2020-21 ______. (5) Bhutan

India and China have agreed on five points to guide their approach to the situation on the MICA NOVEMBER 2020 72 Line of Actual Control (LAC). CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.173. Recently John Turner has passed away, he was the Q.177. Recently which bank has launched video KYC former Prime Minister of which country? (Know Your Customer) facility for its customers? (1) Thailand (2) Japan (3) Canada (1) State Bank of India (2) Canara Bank (4) Russia (5) Brazil (3) HDFC Bank (4) Yes Bank Q.174. Who has won the Men’s Single Italian Open title? (5) ICICI Bank (1) Diego Schwartzman (2) Novak Djokovic Q.178. Narendra Modi is the second Indian Prime Minister to be awarded the IG Nobel Prize, who was the first (3) Marcel Granollers (4) Horacio Zeballos Prime Minister to be awarded the IG Nobel Prize? (5) None of the above (1) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Q.175. In Women’s single, Simona Halep has won her first (2) Rajeev Gandhi Italian Open title, she is related to which country? (3) Indira Gandhi (1) France (2) Serbia (3) Italy (4) Man Mohan Singh (4) Japan (5) Russia (5) Jawaharlal Nehru Q.176. Every year the International Red Panda Day is Q.179. Actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar has passed away, she celebrated on ______to raise public awareness was associated with which film industry? and support for red panda conservation issues. (1) Tamil (2) Telugu (3) Kannada (1) Third Tuesday in September (4) Marathi (5) Malayalam (2) Second Saturday in September Q.180. Recently Assimi Goita was appointed as the Vice (3) Third Monday in September President of which country? (4) Third Saturday in September (1) Maldives (2) Fiji (3) Cuba (5) Second Tuesday in September (4) Singapore (5) Mali ANSWER KEY Q.1.(2) Q.2.(3) Q.3.(4) Q.4.(5) Q.5.(3) Q.6.(4) Q.7.(5) Q.8.(2) Q.9.(1) Q.10.(1) Q.11.(3) Q.12.(4) Q.13.(4) Q.14.(2) Q.15.(1) Q.16.(5) Q.17.(1) Q.18.(5) Q.19.(4) Q.20.(1) Q.21.(1) Q.22.(1) Q.23.(5) Q.24.(3) Q.25.(2) Q.26.(2) Q.27.(3) Q.28.(5) Q.29.(4) Q.30.(4) Q.31.(2) Q.32.(3) Q.33.(1) Q.34.(5) Q.35.(1) Q.36.(5) Q.37.(4) Q.38.(3) Q.39.(4) Q.40.(1) Q.41.(2) Q.42.(3) Q.43.(4) Q.44.(1) Q.45.(2) Q.46.(5) Q.47.(2) Q.48.(3) Q.49.(4) Q.50.(5) Q.51.(1) Q.52.(5) Q.53.(2) Q.54.(3) Q.55.(5) Q.56.(1) Q.57.(3) Q.58.(2) Q.59.(1) Q.60.(4) Q.61.(1) Q.62.(2) Q.63.(2) Q.64.(5) Q.65.(2) Q.66.(4) Q.67.(5) Q.68.(1) Q.69.(4) Q.70.(3) Q.71.(2) Q.72.(3) Q.73.(1) Q.74.(3) Q.75.(2) Q.76.(5) Q.77.(4) Q.78.(3) Q.79.(4) Q.80.(1) Q.81.(1) Q.82.(2) Q.83.(5) Q.84.(4) Q.85.(5) Q.86.(4) Q.87.(2) Q.88.(3) Q.89.(5) Q.90.(1) Q.91.(1) Q.92.(3) Q.93.(5) Q.94.(2) Q.95.(1) Q.96.(4) Q.97.(2) Q.98.(1) Q.99.(2) Q.100.(3) Q.101.(2) Q.102.(3) Q.103.(1) Q.104.(4) Q.105.(5) Q.106.(5) Q.107.(3) Q.108.(2) Q.109.(1) Q.110.(1) Q.111.(1) Q.112.(2) Q.113.(4) Q.114.(3) Q.115.(5) Q.116.(2) Q.117.(4) Q.118.(4) Q.119.(4) Q.120.(5) Q.121.(2) Q.122.(3) Q.123.(4) Q.124.(3) Q.125.(1) Q.126.(1) Q.127.(4) Q.128.(1) Q.129.(2) Q.130.(5) Q.131.(3) Q.132.(4) Q.133.(5) Q.134.(4) Q.135.(2) Q.136.(1) Q.137.(3) Q.138.(1) Q.139.(5) Q.140.(2) Q.141.(1) Q.142.(2) Q.143.(3) Q.144.(5) Q.145.(4) Q.146.(1) Q.147.(4) Q.148.(3) Q.149.(5) Q.150.(2) Q.151.(2) Q.152.(1) Q.153.(5) Q.154.(4) Q.155.(4) Q.156.(2) Q.157.(1) Q.158.(3) Q.159.(5) Q.160.(1) Q.161.(3) Q.162.(1) Q.163.(1) Q.164.(5) Q.165.(5) Q.166.(4) Q.167.(2) Q.168.(2) Q.169.(3) Q.170.(4) Q.171.(1) Q.172.(2) Q.173.(3) Q.174.(2) Q.175.(3) Q.176.(4) Q.177.(3) Q.178.(1) Q.179.(4) Q.180.(5)

Government has constituted a three member expert committee to assist in the assessment NOVEMBER 2020 MICA of relief to bank borrowers. 73 IBPS CLREK MAINS IBPS CLERK MAINS/GENERAL/FINANCIAL AWARENESS Q.1. “KUNA” is the currency of which of the following (2) interest earned on loans countries? (3) interest earned on assets (1) Bolivia (2) Mexico (3) Croatia (4) 1 and 2 (4) Poland (5) Norway (5) None of these Q.2. 20th August is celebrated as: Q.10. Kisan credit card is to provide financial assistance (1) Earth Day (2) No Tobacco Day to which of the following groups ? (3) Sadbhavana Divas (4) Word Cancer Day (1) Every Farmers (2) Landless Farmers (5) None of these (3) Labours (4) Farmers with land Q.3. According to a recent study conducted by which (5) None of these institute, India will become the fourth-largest Q.11. On which River Hirakud Dam is built? economy in the world, overtaking Germany by the (1) Indravati (2) Saryu (3) Tapti year 2026? (4) Mahanadi (5) Ganga (1) University of Michigan Q.12. Scheduled bank refers to a bank: (2) Center for Economics and Business Research (1) Authoriesd by central government to transaction (3) Institute of Universal Economics government business (4) University of Toronto (2) Registered with ministry of finance, Govt. of (5) None of these India Q.4. Bretton Woods Conference is related with (3) Which is included in the second schedule to the the formation of which among the following RBI act, 1934 international organisations? (4) Incorporated as a cooperative society (1) ADB (2) World Bank (3) IMF (5) None of these (4) Only 1 and 2 (5) Only 2 and 3 Q.13. Sensex is an index based on shares traded on Q.5. Expand AEPS in terms of banking. the______. (1) Aadhaar-enabled Payment Service (1) NIFTY (2) BSE (3) NSC (2) Aadhaar-enabled promotion scheme (4) MCX (5) None of these (3) Automated engineered payment service Q.14. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was established in (4) Aadhaar-enabled Payment system which year? (5) None of these (1) 1970 (2) 1969 (3) 1972 Q.6. How much quantity of coins to be minted decided (4) 1971 (5) 1975 by ______. Q.15. The minimum amount to be remitted through (1) RBI (2) Union government RTGS is ______. (3) SBI (4) IRDA (1) 2 lakh (2) 5 lakh (3) 10 lakh (5) None of these (4) 12 lakh (5) 20 lakh Q.7. In July 1969, how many Commercial Banks were Q.16. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana life nationalized? insurance is managed by ______. (1) 13 (2) 14 (3) 15 (1) HDFC Ergo Insurance Company (4) 16 (5) None of these (2) Life Insurance Corporation of India Q.8. In which state Sariska Tiger Reserve is situated? (3) GIC (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Karnataka (4) NICL (3) Kerala (4) Bihar (5) NACL (5) Rajasthan Q.17. What is ‘C’ in KYC? Q.9. Interest Spread refers to - (1) Client (2) Customer (3) Call (1) surplus of interest earned over interest expended (4) Celebrity (5) Consumer SCO Summit or SCO Heads of State Council meeting is scheduled for November and will MICA NOVEMBER 2020 74 be held virtually. MODEL PAPER 2020 Q.18. What is the Capital of Italy? (3) London, UK (1) Dublin (2) Rome (4) Rome, Italy (3) Amsterdam (4) Edinburgh (5) Paris, France (5) Caracas Q.28. Which day is observed as the National Science Day? Q.19. What is the capital of Spain? (1) 15th March (2) 24th March (1) Berlin (2) Copenhagen (3) Madrid (3) 28th February (4) 12th May (4) Brussels (5) Lima (5) 29th August Q.20. What is the Currency of Iceland? Q.29. Which of the following is the capital of Bulgaria? (1) Dollar (2) Krona (3) Dinar (1) Sofia (2) Gaborone (3) Sarajevo (4) Franc (5) Euro (4) Bangui (5) None of these Q.21. What is the full form of BBPS? Q.30. Which of the following is the purpose of ‘KYC’ norms followed by the banks? (1) Bharat Balance Payment System (1) To bring more and more people under the (2) Bharat Bill Paid System banking network (3) Bharat Bill Payment System (2) To identify people who do not pay income tax (4) Bharat Balance Paid System (3) To ensure that money deposited in the bank has (5) None of these come from genuine source Q.22. What is the name of the regulatory body that issues (4) All are true the Financial Stability Report? (5) None of these (1) Reserve Bank of India Q.31. Which of the following is the venue of 2020 (2) State Bank of India Summer Olympics? (3) Industrial Development Bank of India (1) Paris (2) Tokyo (3) Rome (4) Central Bank of India (4) New Delhi (5) None of these (5) None of the above Q.32. Which of the following National Park is located in Q.23. When is World Water Day observed? Maharashtra? (1) March 22 (2) March 20 (3) March 10 (1) Rajbari National Park (4) March 26 (5) None of these (2) Tadoba National Park Q.24. Where is the Amangarh tiger reserve located? (3) Jim Corbett National Park (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Rajasthan (4) Nameri National Park (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Uttar Pradesh (5) Simlipal National Park (5) Karnataka Q.33. Which of the following Nuclear Power Project is located in Maharashtra? Q.25. Where is the Headquarters of Central Bank of India? (1) Kudankulam (2) Kaiga (3) Jaitapur (1) Mumbai (2) Kolkata (3) Chennai (4) Kakrapar (5) Narora Q.34. Which of the following river is known as the soul (4) New Delhi (5) Bengaluru of Basel? Q.26. Where is the headquarters of National Film (1) Rhine river (2) Amazon river (3) Seine river Development Corporation Limited (NFDC) located? (4) Volga river (5) None of these (1) Trivandrum (2) Chennai (3) Mumbai Q.35. Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Uttarakhand? (4) Hyderabad (5) None of these (1) Askot musk deer sanctuary Q.27. Where is the Headquarters of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2) Pameda Wildlife Sanctuary (OECD)? (3) Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary (1) Vienna, Austria (4) Yangoupokpi-Lokchao WS (2) Geneva, Switzerland (5) Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary

Delhi government has decided to provide stalls at a discounted rate to artists and artisans NOVEMBER 2020 MICA across all the campuses of the tourism department including Delhi Haat. 75 IBPS CLREK MAINS Q.36. Which one is not a member of the World Bank Q.43. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) has won the group? Formula One Russian Grand Prix 2020, he is (1) International Bank for Reconstruction and related to which country? Development (1) Russia (2) Serbia (3) Finland (2) International Development Association (4) Spain (5) Italy (3) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Q.44. Recently who has virtually inaugurated (4) Bank of International Settlement 'Destination North East-2020', a four-day event to highlight the Northeast region's various potentials (5) None of these like eco-tourism? Q.37. Which scheme is planned by the central (1) Narendra Modi government to double the farmers income by the year 2022? (2) Rajnath Singh (1) Antyodaya Anna Yojana (3) Narendra Singh Tomar (2) National Food Security Mission (4) Amit Shah (3) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (5) Prahalad Singh Patel (4) Krishi Vigyan Kendras Q.45. World Tourism Day is observed globally on ______every year. (5) None of these (1) 21st September (2) 27th September Q.38. White Island, recently seen in the news. It is located in which country? (3) 25th September (4) 29th September (1) Australia (2) New Zealand (3) Vietnam (5) 23rd September (4) Indonesia (5) India Q.46. India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with which country in the field of Q.39. Who is the CEO of the Bhilai Steel Plant? Intellectual Property Cooperation? (1) M. Ravi (1) Denmark (2) Ukraine (3) Russia (2) A K Rath (4) Canada (5) Germany (3) Mr. Vijay Mairal Q.47. Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia passed away recently, (4) Anil Kumar Chaudhary she was renowned ______. (5) None of these (1) Writer (2) Economist (3) Singer Q.40. Who is the Chairman of Indian Space Research (4) Cricketer (5) Scientist Organisation (ISRO)? Q.48. Which state/UT has won the United Nations Inter- (1) Ajay Narayan Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control (2) K. Sivan of Noncommunicable Diseases Awards 2020 (3) Anoop Srivastava for its “outstanding contribution” towards the (4) Vijay Keshav Gokhale non-communicable diseases-related sustainable development goals? (5) None of these (1) Maharashtra (2) Goa (3) Kerala Q.41. Who has become the new head of India women’s selection committee? (4) Delhi (5) Jammu & Kashmir (1) Mithu Mukherjee (2) Renu Margrate Q.49. Alapan Bandyopadhyay was appointed as the new Chief Secretary of which state? (3) Arati Vaidya (4) V Kalpana (1) West Bengal (2) Odisha (5) Neetu David (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Kerala Q.42. The Asian Development Bank has approved a ______dollar loan to finance inclusive water (5) Assam supply and sanitation infrastructure and services Q.50. In which state has the Parliament passed a bill to in secondary towns of Rajasthan recently. establish a National Defense University recently? (1) 100 million (2) 200 million (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Punjab (3) 250 million (4) 300 million (3) Uttarakhand (4) Rajasthan (5) 400 million (5) Gujarat

76 MICA NOVEMBER 2020 Gujarat Government has announced the state's first Heritage Tourism Policy. MODEL PAPER 2020 IBPS CLERK MAINS / ENGLISH LANGUAGE Q.51. In the question, there are three sentences. (3) Both (A) and (C) (4) Only (C) Each sentence has a pair of words that are (5) All are incorrect highlighted. From the highlighted words, select Q.55. A. Snooping and official surveillance is, of course, the most appropriate words (A or B) to form justified at some instances. correct sentences. B. The company selling Pegasus says it was sold i. The uniform was trimmed with gold brayed(A)/ only to officially authorise government bodies. braid(B). C. The two parliamentary committees intending to ii. She smelled of her own musk, strands of hair pursue the matter must get for the act. escaping her brayed(A)/ braid(B) to tickle his (1) Only (A) (2) Both (B) and (C) face. (3) Both (A) and (C) (4) Only (C) iii. In the obituary column, the general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid(A)/ brayed(B). (5) All are incorrect. (1) AAA (2) BBA (3) ABB Q.56-57. In the question, there are three sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words that are (4) ABA (5) AAB highlighted. From the highlighted words, select Q.52-55. Read the THREE sentences i.e. (A), (B) and the most appropriate words (A or B) to form (C) given below respectively and try to find correct sentences. out the sentence(s) which is/are INCORRECT Q.56. i. The troublemakers have been barred(A)/ among them and mark your answer. bard(B) from the event as the last time they Q.52. A. After all, a thorough investigation is the first attended they created chaos. step in ensuring justice. ii. See the famous plays of the barred(A)/ bard(B) B. The Supreme Court has enquired, in a case performed by one of the world's greatest theatre relating to the tapping of a phone of police officer. companies. C. Israeli spyware Pegasus was used to snoop on iii. Never ask a bard(A)/ barred(B) to play the Indian politicians and activists. banjo. (1) Only (A) (2) Both (B) and (C) (1) AAA (2) BBA (3) ABB (3) Both (A) and (C) (4) Only (B) (4) ABA (5) AAB (5) All are incorrect. Q.57. i. He was succeeded as third baron(A)/ barren(B) Q.53. A. Pegasus was used with no clarity on the actual Northwick by his nephew. number of citizens whose privacy was violated. ii. The baron(A)/ barren(B) was exposed as a liar B. Pegasus represent a wholesale takeover of an and a cheat. individual’s privacy and identity. iii. The district is the most barren(A)/ baron(B) C. It was this radical threat of privacy posed by the and backward portion of the province. digital era that moved the apex court, two years (1) AAA (2) BBA (3) ABB back. (4) ABA (5) AAB (1) Only (A) (2) Both (B) and (C) Q.58. Read the THREE sentences i.e. (A), (B) and (C) (3) Both (A) and (C) (4) Only (C) given below respectively and try to find out the (5) All are incorrect sentence(s) which is/are INCORRECT among them and mark your answer. Q.54. A. The constitutional rights granted to an Indian citizen also include a fundamental right to privacy. A. India has a large pendency of unfinished cases what diminish the efficacy of the criminal justice B. If a government uses spyware like Pegasus, system. it would make the equivalent of the Watergate scandal. B. We need urgently to fill up vacancies in courts, to hasten the pace of justice. C. The Pegasus case dramatically highlights the need for laws to protecting privacy. C. Governments need to implement the many reforms recommended by experts to improve the (1) Only (A) (2) Both (B) and (C) working of the police force

Hubballi Railway Station will now be known as ''Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Station Hubballi.'' 77 IBPS CLREK MAINS (1) Only (A) (2) Both (B) and (C) watchers, thinking that coffee contains nothing but (3) Both (A) and (C) (4) Only (C) empty calories. (5) All are incorrect. (1) hottest, tip (2) thickest, czar Q.59-60. Which of the Phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) (3) healthiest, flak (4) smoothing, zing should replace the highlighted phrase to make it (5) healthiest, wreck grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct Q.62. A warming climate may cause emperor penguins as it is given and no correction is required, to go ______by the end of this century, according mark (5) as the answer. to a study which ______that a ‘business as usual’ Q.59. Lurking in the core of the crisis is an outdate approach. food security doctrine that has combined on (1) berserk, puts (2) adamant, erupts unrestrained populism to wreak havoc. (3) extinct, cautions (4) commentary, deludes (1) is an outdated food security doctrine that has (5) commanding, inundates combined with unrestrain populism to wreak havoc Q.63. Coffee can be ______keto-friendly or low- carb by making simple swaps or finding helpful (2) is an outdated food security doctrine that has ______. combined with unrestrained populism to wreak havoc (1) made, adage (2) cooked, pariah (3) is an outdated food security doctrine that has (3) made, alternatives (4) created, woods combined with unrestrained populism to wreaking (5) made, paths havoc Q.64. ______with the natural antioxidants present (4) is an outdated food security doctrine that has in caffeine, this can help burn fat cells easy and combine with unrestrained populism to wreak protect you from the ______done by free havoc radicals in the body. (5) No correction required (1) mixed, weakness Q.60. Centre has belatedly begun to coordinate the (2) combined, damage firefighting but crisis-time public posturing will (3) incorporated, damage not ensures an end to this practice. (4) tuned, damage (1) to coordinates, the firefighting but crisis- (5) amalgamated, complexity time public posturing will not ensure end to this Q.65. There is no denying that losing weight can be a/ practice. an ______difficult journey, getting rid of the (2) to coordinating the firefighting but crisis-time stubborn belly fat can be even more ______. public posture will not be ensure a end to this (1) viciously, designing practice. (2) cruelly, creating (3) to coordinate the firefighting but crisis-time public posturing will not ensure an end to this (3) notably, spawning practice. (4) incredibly, challenging (4) to coordinate the firefighting but crisis-time (5) annoyingly, erecting public posturing will ensure not an end to this Q.66-67. In the question, there are three sentences. practice. Each sentence has a pair of words that are (5) No correction required highlighted. From the highlighted words, select Q.61-65. In the following sentence, there are two blank the most appropriate words (A or B) to form spaces and five pair of words have been denoted correct sentences. by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) are given. Q.66. i. The soundtrack gives us the aural(A)/ oral(B) Find out which pair of words can be filled in the before the visual cue; it is as if the thunder arrives blanks to make a meaningful sentence. before the lightning. Q.61. That being said, we all know that coffee might not ii. To give the learner visual, tactile and oral(A)/ be the ______drink we have in our kitchens aural(B) stimuli, which increase the learning and it receives considerable ______from weight experience.

Senior IAS officer Gaurav Gupta took charge as administrator of the Bruhat Bengaluru MICA NOVEMBER 2020 78 Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). MODEL PAPER 2020 iii. As part of her aural(A)/ oral(B) examination, (3) Both A and B (4) Only C she had to recite the names of all the presidents. (5) All of the above (1) AAA (2) BBA (3) ABB Q.71-75. In the passage, some blanks are given and (4) ABA (5) AAB against each blank five alternatives consisting Q.67. i. Inferior to these, and lodged behind the green of a pair of words are suggested. Choose the baize(A)/ bays(B) door, are the upper servants. correct alternative to complete the passage in a meaningful way. ii. Opposite her were two steps up to the baize(A)/ bays(B) door separating the kitchen quarters from After seven years of negotiating the Regional the house. Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal, India ______(A) out on the eve of its conclusion. iii. The nave passes from Norman to Early English Prime Minister’s decision to pull out is influenced in the course of its eight baize(A)/ bays(B) from partly by the ______(B) of almost all domestic east to west and also from the arcade through the stakeholders who would have been impacted by triforium to the clerestory. this preferential trade agreement (PTA). RCEP, (1) AAA (2) BBA (3) ABB which was negotiated between ASEAN and the (4) ABA (5) AAB bloc's six free trade agreement partners, will be Q.68-70. In the following question, three sentences dominated by China. For practical purposes, i.e. (A), (B) and (C) are given and you have to India's membership in RCEP would have been choose the sentence in which the highlighted ______(C) to a trade agreement with China; phrasal verb/idiom is correctly used. something Indian industry is unprepared for now. In this context, India’s decision to withdraw from Q.68. A. Someone finally threw down the gauntlet RCEP is the best possible course at this moment. to the boss regarding the oppressive working However, two things need to be kept in mind. conditions in the office. Isolationism in economic matters will only lead to B. I just can’t get my head around the fact that stagnation. The RCEP option remains on the table I’m not getting promoted this year. as other members have made clear that India can C. We are just avoiding the issue. Let's call a join at a later date. Therefore, the government now spade a spade. The man is a liar. needs to work on a set of reforms which will make (1) Only A (2) Only B the Indian economy, including agriculture which ______(D) a trade surplus, more competitive. (3) Both A and B (4) Only C India has no choice in this matter. WTO is being (5) All of the above undermined by some of the largest economies in Q.69. A. You’ll be pounding the pavement for months the world. PTAs are here to stay. But India needs before you find another job. to get its act together because PTAs represent a B. The doctor opened up his stomach to head over tougher environment on account of a more select heels the source of the trouble. group of countries which participate. The decision on RCEP should ______(E) an immediate burst of C. Let's stop the idle chatter and cut to the chase. reforms in land, labour and capital markets. After a few introductory comments, we cut to the chase and began negotiating. Q.71. Choose the correct option for A (1) Only A (2) Only B (1) astound (2) pull (3) dwindle (3) Both A and B (4) Both A and C (4) recur (5) plough (5) All of the above Q.72. Choose the correct option for B Q.70. A. There was an argument that got out of hand, (1) forbids (2) consensus and the police came. (3) ramifications (4) misogyny B. That politician went out on a limb and publicly (5) misgivings questioned the views of his party. Q.73. Choose the correct option for C C. The shy boy was afraid to speak up and his (1) antitrust (2) prerogative (3) tantamount mates kept asking him "Cat got your tongue?” (4) penetrating (5) deviating (1) Only A (2) Only B Q.74. Choose the correct option for D Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 1.75 lakh houses built under Pradhan Mantri NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Awaas Yojana - Gramin in 12 thousand villages in Madhya Pradesh. 79 IBPS CLREK MAINS (1) records (2) amends (3) find in air quality over the last fortnight has finally (4) vitiates (5) abnegates forced governments in the region to seriously Q.75. Choose the correct option for E explore a coordinated effort to deal with the crisis. This development is good. However, given (1) fascinate (2) imitate (3) trigger India's experience in dealing with emergencies, (4) crash (5) trespass there is the risk of state effort waning once the Q.76-80. Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), air quality improves. Research on the sources of (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to air pollution shows that NCR needs a permanent form a meaningful paragraph. Rearrange the coordination mechanism to deal with the perennial remaining sentences from (A) to (F) and answer major source of pollution: vehicular emission. the questions given below them. Some aspects such as geography which lead to A. This critical moment demands bipartisanship a deterioration in air quality in winter cannot be and statesmanship. changed. But given this reality what can change is B. As is evident, one myopic policy after another the transition on the part of relevant governments to has created take an integrated view of public transport. This is perhaps the most important and toughest challenge C. Procurement processes and MSPs require to overcome. At present, the multiple modes of immense political will. public transport often function in silos. A massive D. Turning Punjab and Haryana farmers away urban agglomeration such as NCR needs buses, from paddy cultivation solves metro rail and the forthcoming rapid rail system E. All the problems at one stroke but withdrawing to be in sync. Often, the large public investment in subsidies on power, these transport systems remains underutilized on F. An environmental and public health disaster. account of problems with last-mile connectivity. Q.76. Which of the following would be the FOURTH This can be overcome only through a coordinated sentence after rearrangement? approach. The recent spike in pollutants may have (1) A (2) B (3) C a lot to do with the advent of crop burning in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. But the year- (4) D (5) E long cause for the generally poor air quality needs Q.77. Which of the following would be the FIRST to be tackled with a level of seriousness that has sentence after rearrangement? been missing so far. (1) A (2) B (3) C Q.81. Which of the following is the author’s attitude (4) D (5) E throughout the passage? Q.78. Which of the following would be the SECOND (1) Informative to sarcastic sentence after rearrangement? (2) Informative to suggestive (1) A (2) B (3) C (3) Informative to condemning (4) D (5) F (4) Informative to patronizing Q.79. Which of the following would be the LAST (5) Informative to narrative sentence after rearrangement? Q.82. Which of the following facets can be held TRUE, (1) A (2) B (3) C as per the passage? (4) D (5) E (1) Public transport must be comprehensively seen Q.80. Which of the following would be the THIRD by the concerned governments. sentence after rearrangement? (2) The most difficult task is to get all the concerned (1) A (2) B (3) F governments to come on the same page vis-à-vis (4) D (5) E addressing any issue. Q.81-85. Read the following passage, carefully and (3) In the wake of reducing poor air quality, the answer the questions given below it. Certain geography of the area can not be altered. words have been given in bold to help you locate (4) Currently, public transport, in various ways them while answering some questions. works isolatedly. The National Capital Region's public health (5) All of the above. emergency arising from a significant deterioration Bruno Soares of Brazil and Mate Pavic of Croatia have won the men’s doubles title at the U.S. MICA NOVEMBER 2020 80 Open, beating Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Nikola Mektic of Croatia 5, 3. MODEL PAPER 2020 Q.83. How the lingering causes for the by and large bad a proportionate and coordinated policy response. air quality needs to be addressed, in the passage? Instead, it energises divisive political responses. A. By the level of the travesty that has been opted Millions more have been affected with the bad air so far. fanning out slowly across all of UP and extending as far east as Patna. By now agencies agree that farm B. By the grand level of rhetorics and a bit fires are the primary culprit of the pollution spike. recherché for the average readership. What we face is a seasonal problem caused by a C. By the required amount of attention and specific set of factors: stubble burning and festival seriousness toward the matter. cracker bursting aggravated by slow wind movement (1) Only A (2) Both A and B at the onset of winter. Actually, for much of this year, (3) Only C (4) Both B and C NCR has enjoyed better air quality which brings the (5) All of the above current spike into sharp focus. Satellite imagery of fires and the dip in air quality measurements Q.84. As per your reading, what can be the reasons offer a strong correlation for corrective steps. behind the under-utilization of the big public The strategy of penalising farmers isn't working. investment in the transport regimes? But Punjab's great strides in mechanising A. Several premonitions of bad debts in the markets. agriculture indicate that the same farmers can B. Several non-negotiable instruments. indeed be persuaded to shun primitive burning for C. Several issues related to last-mile linking. machines like super straw management systems D. Several types of fraudulent customer behaviour. and happy seeders. No one wants farmers to junk combine harvesters and return to manual (1) Only A (2) Both B and D modes. Instead, governments must do a better job (3) Both A and B (4) Both B and C of subsidising these machines, offering various (5) Only C lease-rent-purchase options, and overhauling Q.85. As the author, which of the following supports environmentally disastrous farm policies promoting as the chief reason behind the ever-increasing paddy cultivation in water-stressed areas. Centre, pollution? Punjab, Haryana and Delhi governments must set (1) Stubble burning in the various states could aside petty quarrels and work together. possibly add to the soaring increase in pollution Q.86. Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according rate. to the passage? (2) Excessive Vehicular Usage without the apt A. The idea of giving punishment to the farmers choice of knowing the usage limits might hinder involved in crop burning will not work. pollution stability. B. The farmers involved in crop burning can be (3) Increased Industrialisation to feed the told to stop doing this practice. exponentially growing population may have a lot C. Everybody wants farmers to stop using new to do with increased pollution. agricultural machines and scientific techniques (4) Both 1 and 2 and return to their old methods of farming. (5) All of the above (1) Only A (2) Both A and B Q.86-90. Read the following passage carefully and (3) Only C (4) Both B and C answer the questions given below it. Certain (5) All of the above words have been given in bold to help you locate Q.87. Which of the following can be said about the poor them while answering some questions. air quality, as per the given passage? By 2021 a whopping 64 million people are A. Living in states, exponentially increasing projected to reside in Delhi and the national capital population has been affected by poor air quality. region spanning 23 districts of Uttar Pradesh, B. Gradually, people living in UP and East of the Haryana and Rajasthan – making it among the country will suffer badly from the deteriorating world’s most populous urban agglomerations. So poor air quality. the public health emergency declared in NCR, an annual post-Diwali ritual in recent years, signalling C. Stubble burning is said to be the prime reason grave risk to so many lives, should have elicited behind the poorest air quality ever.

The Cupertino-based iPhone maker opened Apple Marina Bay Sands, its first floating retail NOVEMBER 2020 MICA store with a glass dome that appears as a floating sphere and sits directly on the water. 81 IBPS CLREK MAINS (1) Only A (2) Both A and B D. We see price hikes in the sales of peanuts and (3) Only C (4) Both B and C water chestnut. (5) All of the above (1) Only A (2) Both B and D Q.88. As per the passage, what do we actually go (3) Both A and C (4) All except A through, in the specific time period? (5) Only C (1) We have to confront many disadvantages from Q.90. As per the reading of your passage, which of the the customer’s end. following is TRUE? (2) We have to confront many failed or unsuccessful air quality measurements. (1) The rapidly deteriorating ‘air quality’ is more in news currently because people living in the (3) We face several periodic concerns caused by a National capital Region used to have better ‘air specific set of factors. quality’. (4) We face plunge in various anti-environment (2) The satellite images of wildfires and the policies which are prevailing these days. reducing standards of deteriorating air quality both (5) Both 3 and 4. can given remedial steps in parallel. Q.89. According to the author, what happens at the onset (3) Warmer temperatures expected with climate of winter? change and the potential for more extreme A. We see that many farmers are involved in crop temperature events will impact plant productivity. burning. (4) Few adaptation strategies are available to cope B. As per the environment and pollution control with temperature extremes at this developmental board, the air quality index is highly raising. stage. C. Slow wind movement intensifies the cracker bursting of Diwali. (5) Both 1 and 2 IBPS CLERK MAINS / REASONING ABILITY & COMPUTER APTITUDE Q.91-95. Study the following information carefully and (1) A (2) B (3) C answers the question given below. (4) E (5) F Eight members (A to H) in a family who live Q.92. How many floors lie between A's and E’s floors? in a ten-floors building with two floors vacant. (1) None (2) One (3) Two The ground floor is numbered one and the topmost floor is numbered tenth. Each member (4) Three (5) None of these is travelling to different countries viz. L1, Q.93. Whose floors are situated between the floors of H N1, P1, LV1, DI1, DN1, B1 and D1 . The and D? following information is known about them. (1) People travelling to P1 and N1. B, who is neither going to DI1 nor D1 , is residing on an even-numbered floor. Three members live (2) People travelling to L1, P1, N1 and B1. between the floors of G and D. G’s floor is above (3) Person travelling to B1. D. Either G or D travels to B1 . C, who is residing (4) People travelling to L1 and B1. on the 5th floor, is travelling to either N1 or DI1. Two people reside between H’s floor and a vacant (5) None of the above floor. H lives on a floor below one of the vacant Q.94. Who goes to DN1? floors. The person travelling to L1 is residing (1) F (2) B (3) A immediately above the person who is travelling to (4) D (5) G P1. The number of members between A and E is the same as the number of members between A and Q.95. Which of the following describes the vacant F. F is either travelling to D1 or DN1, but neither floors? residing on 7th floor nor on 10th floor. E is residing (1) 1st, 10th (2) 9th, 5th (3) 10th, 2nd immediately above the person who is travelling to (4) 8th, 4th (5) None of these DN1. G is travelling to DI1. Q.96-100. Study the following information carefully Q.91. Who lives on the 3rd floor? and answer the question given below.

Jane Fraser made history when she became the first female global bank chief executive, a role MICA NOVEMBER 2020 82 she will take up next year when Citigroup Inc's current CEO Michael Corbat will step down. MODEL PAPER 2020 Eight chairs—Q, P, O, G, F, C, B, and A are (1) The chair on the northwest corner is yellow. arranged along the perimeter of a square as shown (2) The chair on the northeast corner is blue. below: (3) The chair on the southwest corner is yellow. (4) The middle chair on the east side of the square is blue. (5) The middle chair on the west side of the square is yellow. Q.101. Which one of the following chairs could be on the northeast corner of the square?

(1) A (2) B (3) C The following is true: (4) G (5) O i. Chairs Q, P, and O are blue; Chairs G and F are Q.102. Study the following statement carefully red; Chairs C, B, and A are yellow. and answer the question given below. ii. The blue chairs are next to one another along the Statement- The teachers of XYZ School who square’s perimeter. usually worked for 9 hours in school each day but iii. The yellow chairs are next to one another along now they all are working from home due to the the square’s perimeter. lockdown caused by this epidemic. 25 per cent of iv. No blue chair is next to a yellow chair. The them believe that they are actually able to work an chair on the southeast corner is G. hour less from home than at school. At the same v. Chair Q is at the center of the square’s north time, more than 90 per cent of teachers at the same side. school believe they are working more at home than working at their school - according to an article. vi. If Chair G is next to C, then G is not next to O. The statements above, if true, best support which Q.96. If B is in the middle of the west side of the square, of the following conclusions about the school then the two chairs in which one of the following teachers discussed in the article? pairs CANNOT be two of the corner chairs? (1) At least 25 per cent of the teachers of XYZ (1) P and C (2) P and A (3) O and F school can complete the same amount of work in (4) O and C (5) O and A one hour at home as in 9 hours at the school. Q.97. If A is directly north of B, which one of the (2) Some of the teachers of XYZ School make following statements must be true? statements regarding their work quality that are (1) Q is directly west of P. not in fact true. (2) P is directly east of F. (3) On average, the teachers of XYZ school working at home for a day work fewer hours than (3) F is directly north of C. school teachers working at the school. (4) C is directly south of Q. (4) 10 per cent of the teachers of XYZ School are (5) A is directly south of Q. less quality working from home than working in Q.98. If C is the farthest south-west of O and B is north- their school. west of G, then the chairs in each of the following (5) At least 15 per cent of the teachers of XYZ pairs must be next to each other EXCEPT School does not define quality exclusively in terms (1) Q and O (2) P and G (3) G and C of the number of hours worked. (4) F and B (5) C and A Q.103-107. Study the following information carefully Q.99. Which one of the following chairs must be next to and answer the question given below. Q? (Definite case) The number of seven trucks i.e. 16 to 22 are (1) P (2) O (3) G parked in a straight line towards north direction. Note- Distance between two adjacent trucks (4) F (5) C increases from left to right in consecutive Q.100. Each of the following statements must be true multiples of 7 m. The total length of the straight EXCEPT: line is 189 m.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 83 works worth Rs 222.17 crore in Ahmedabad district and city through video conferencing. IBPS CLREK MAINS Distance between Truck 18 and Truck 22 is 35 m. (2) Truck 16 is parked to the right of truck 20 at a Truck 22 is parked to the right of Truck 18. distance of 91m. Distance between Truck 16 and Truck 21 is the (3) Truck 20 is parked to the left of truck 16 at a same as the distance between Truck 20 and Truck distance of 126m. 17. The maximum number of trucks are parked (4) Truck 16 is parked to the right of truck 20 at a between Truck 21 and Truck 18. Truck 19 is distance of 63m. parked to the immediate left of Truck 16. At least (5) None of these two trucks are parked to the left of Truck 17. Q.107. What is the shortest distance between Truck 20` After the final arrangement, Trucks move as per and Truck 17'? the following directions: (1) 16 m (2) 30 m (3) 25 m Truck 20 turned towards Truck 22 and moved 11m then took a left turn moved 16m. Truck 21 turned (4) 20 m (5) None of these towards Truck 17 and moved 24m then took a Q.108-112. Study the following information carefully right turn moved 21m. Truck 18 turned towards and answer the question given below. south and moved 18m and then took left turn and Ten persons namely K, J, I, H, G, F, E, D, C moved 25m. From there Truck 18 took left turn and B are sitting in two parallel rows containing and moved 10m. Truck 17 turned towards Truck five people each in such a way that there is an 22 and moved 26m. equal distance between adjacent persons. People Note- New positions of all the trucks are to be sitting in Row-1 facing north direction while denoted by adding (') to their respective names. people sitting in Row-2 facing south direction. For example - New position of Truck 20 will Therefore people sitting in Row-1 face the people become 20`. sitting in Row-2. They have an engagement Q.103. What is the position of Truck 18' with respect to in following months among January, March, the Truck 20'? April, May, June, July and August. Exactly two persons have engagement in each of the (1) South (2) North month of April, May and June. All the above (3) South-East (4) North-West information is not necessarily in the same order. (5) Can't be determined H sits exactly in the middle of the north-facing Q.104. What is the distance between Truck 22 and Truck row. G sits with C and D and opposite to F. K sits 19 in a straight line? at the extreme right end of the south-facing row. Only one person sits between the two persons (1) 49 m (2) 63 m (3) 28 m who have engagement in April. J sits opposite to (4) 84 m (5) None of these I and to the immediate right of the person, who Q.105. Which of the following statements is true? has an engagement in May month. I doesn’t face (1) The number of trucks parked between 20 and south direction. D has an engagement in August 17 is the same as 17 and 18 is a straight line before month. The person who has an engagement movement. in March sits to the immediate right of B and opposite to the person who has an engagement (2) Distance between truck 19 and truck 16 is the in April. The person who has an engagement in same as the distance between truck 20 and truck 22. January sits to the right of the person who has an (3) Truck 20 is in North-west and Truck 17 is in engagement in July but they don’t sit at any of the south direction of Truck 21 after movement. the ends. Only one person sits between the two (4) Distance between truck 18 and truck 20 is persons who have engagement in May. twice as the distance between truck 22 and truck Q.108. Who sits to the immediate right of F? 17. (1) The one who has an engagement in June (5) None is true (2) The one who has an engagement in July Q.106. What is the position of Truck 20 with respect to (3) The one who has an engagement in March Truck 16 in a straight line? (4) The one who has an engagement in May (1) Truck 20 is parked to the left of truck 16 at a distance of 84m. (5) None of the above

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves proposed acquisition of compulsorily MICA NOVEMBER 2020 84 convertible preference shares and equity of Nxtra Data Limited by Comfort Investments II. MODEL PAPER 2020 Q.109. Which of the following in pairs have an engagement movie. Immediate neighbours of G faces the same in the same month? direction (if one faces inside the circle then the other (1) B and E (2) K and J will also face inside the circle or vice versa). The one who likes the Superhero movie and the one who (3) I and G (4) Both A and B likes Ganga movie are adjacent to each other. The (5) Both A and C one who likes Indian movie sits opposite to the one Q.110. In which month has the person engagement who who likes Naina movie. F sits second to the right of sits opposite to C? K. D sits third to the right of F. J and E face the same (1) January (2) July (3) May direction as I. (4) June (5) None of the above Q.113. Who sits second to the right of J? Q.111. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way (1) The one who sits second to the left of I. and hence form a group. Which of the following (2) The one who sits opposite to E. does not belong to the group? (3) The one who sits second to the right of H. (1) I-March (2) G-April (3) F-January (4) The one who sits to the immediate left of K. (4) E-June (5) B-July (5) None of these Q.112. Which of the following statements is definitely Q.114. If G is related to Indian movie and D is related true? to Ganga movie, in same way J will be related to (1) Only two persons are sitting between K and C. ______movie. (2) The persons who have an engagement in June (1) Naina (2) Aadmi (3) Roza month sitting in different rows. (4) Vivah (5) Ganga (3) The one who has an engagement in March sits Q.115. Who among the following likes Super hero movie? third to the left of F. (1) The one who sits second to the left of F. (4) The one who has an engagement in August (2) The one who sits third to the left of I. month and the one who has an engagement in (3) The one who sits third to the right of G. March month are sitting opposite to each other. (4) The one who sits fourth to the right of H. (5) None of the above (5) None of these Q.113-117. Study the following information carefully Q.116. How many persons sit between the one who likes and answer the question given below. Vivah movie and F, if counted from left of F? Eight persons namely K, J, I, H, G, F, E and D are (1) One (2) Two (3) Three sitting around the circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some of them are facing inside (4) Four (5) None of the above the circle and some of them are facing outside the Q.117. Which of the following statement is definitely circle. Each of them likes different movies Indian, true? Lahu, Aadmi, Vivah, Naina, Roza, Ganga and (1) The number of persons facing outside the circle Super hero but not necessarily in the same order. is more than the number of persons facing inside I is facing outside the circle and sits second to the circle. the right of the one who likes Naina movie. Two (2) The one who likes Vivah movie and the one persons sit between E and G. E sits second to the likes Indian movie is facing away from the centre. right of H. H sits to the immediate left of the one (3) The number of people between K and I is the who likes Naina movie. The one who likes Aadmi same as F and H. movie sits opposite to the one who likes Ganga movie. H neither likes Aadmi nor Ganga movies. J (4) D and E sit opposite to each other and both of sits third to the right of K, who sits to the immediate them faces the same direction. right of the one who likes Vivah movie. I likes Lahu (5) None is true movie and is sitting exactly between the one who Q.118-121. In each question below are given some likes Roza movie and the one who likes Aadmi statements followed by some conclusions. You movie. J does not sit adjacent to G. K faces inside have to take the given statements to be true even if the circle. J likes Roza movie. K does not like Naina they seem to be at variance with commonly known Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, Chief of the Air Staff launched a mobile NOVEMBER 2020 MICA application ‘MY IAF’ at Air HQs Vayu Bhawan on 24 Aug 20 as a part of Digital India initiative. 85 IBPS CLREK MAINS facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide (3) Only II and IV follow. which of the given conclusions logically follows/ (4) All follow. follow from the given statements, disregarding (5) None of these commonly known facts. Q.121. Statements: Q.118. Statements: All A are R. Very less D are not M. Only a few R is M. All M are T. All M are H. No T is a N. Conclusions: Conclusions: I. All A being H is a possibility. I. No N is M. I. Some R are not M. II. No D is N. II. Some R are not H. III. Some M are not D. III. All R being M is a possibility. IV. Some N are both M and D. IV. Some A are not H. (1) Only III follows (1) Only III follows (2) Either I or II follows (2) Only I, II and III follow (3) Only II and III follow (3) Only I and II follow (4) All follow (4) All follow (5) None of these (5) None of these Q.119. Statements: Q.122. QUARANTINEPEOPLE Some K are A. If from the above word all the vowels are to be All S are A. dropped and then opposite letters of the remaining No A is M. letters are taken and then the letters of the newly formed word are arranged in alphabetic order from Conclusions: left to right then how many such letters will be I. Some K are S. there in the newly formed word which will not II. All M being S is a possibility. appear between the vowels? III. No K is S. (1) Two (2) Three (3) Four IV. Some A not being K is a possibility. (4) Six (5) One (1) Only II follows Q.123-127. A word and number arrangement machine (2) Either I or III and II and IV follow when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in (3) Only II and IV follow every step. The following is an illustration of (4) All follow input and rearrangement. (5) None of these Input: never 41 leaved 88 important object 53 Q.120. Statements: 46 anyplace 75 No W is K . Step I: 88 41 leaved important object 53 46 Not a single K is F. anyplace 75 never Step II: 88 75 41 important object 53 46 anyplace Every F are D. never leaved Conclusions: Step III: 88 75 46 41 important 53 anyplace never I. Some D which are F are W as well. leaved object II. No W is F. Step IV: 88 75 46 53 41 important never leaved III. Some D are not K. object anyplace IV. No W is D. Step V: 88 75 46 53 41 never leaved object (1) Only III follows. anyplace important (2) Only I, II and III follow. Step V is the last step of the arrangement. Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar, inaugurated MICA NOVEMBER 2020 86 the newly constructed building of Labour Bureau, Shram Bureau Bhawan in Chandigarh. MODEL PAPER 2020 Following the same pattern solve the given input RIGHT WORD FAIR EIGHT GREAT and answer the question given below. If in each of given words each of the vowels is Input: 79 design history 99 imagined 94 every changed to the previous letter and each consonant 63 leader 96 is changed to the next letter according to the Q.123. How many steps will be required to complete the English alphabetical series, in how many words given input? thus formed there is a vowel? (1) Three (2) Seven (3) Six (1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Five (5) Four (4) Four (5) None Q.124. Which of the following steps will be last but one of Q.130. Following questions are based on five words the given input? given below. (1) 99 79 96 94 imagined 63 every design history RIGHT WORD FAIR EIGHT GREAT leader If the second and last alphabet in each of the words (2) 99 79 96 94 63 imagined every design leader is changed to the previous letter of them in English history alphabetical order, how many words having atleast (3) 99 79 96 94 imagined every 63 design leader one vowel are there? history (1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) 99 79 96 94 63 every design imagined leader (4) Three (5) More than three history Q.131-135. Study the following information carefully (5) None of these and answer the question given below. Q.125. Which of the following will be on the immediate In a certain code language, right of ‘imagined’ in step III? ‘Bank Money Calibri’ is written as ‘14#p 15@b (1) design (2) every (3) 63 9$b’ (4) history (5) 94 ‘Institution Financial Always’ is written as ‘24#m Q.126. How many element(s) will be there between ‘79’ 14%j 20&o’ and ‘design’ in Step IV? ‘Larger Higher Amount’ is written as ‘15#j 36$n (1) Six (2) Four (3) Two 25#b’ (4) Five (5) Three ‘Examine Credit Daily’ is written as ‘9#s 9#b Q.127. What is the position of ‘leader’ in step V? 13%y’. (1) Third from the right end Q.131. What is the code of the ‘Little Expenses’? (2) Second from the left end (1) 40#n 14$j (2) 4#j 14$y (3) 4#j 19#y (3) Seventh from the left end (4) 40#j 19$y (5) 4#j 19#x (4) Fourth from the right end Q.132. ‘15#j’ is the code of which of the following? (5) None of these (1) Debit (2) Higher (3) Credit Q.128. Following questions are based on five words (4) Balance (5) Energy given below. Q.133. ‘14#m’ is the code of which of the following RIGHT WORD FAIR EIGHT GREAT words? If in each of the given words the first letter and (1) Ranked (2) Mentor (3) Planked second letter are mutually interchanged and they (4) Fair (5) Flame are arranged in the order as they would appear in a Q.134. What is the code of ‘Responsible Customer’? dictionary, from left to right which of the following be the fourth from right? (1) 20%f 35#v (2) 35%f 14$t (3) 14%f 35$v (1) FAIR (2) WORD (3) EIGHT (4) 14%b 15$v (5) 14%b 15$d (4) GREAT (5) RIGHT Q.135. What is the code of the ‘number? Q.129. Following questions are based on five words (1) 9%p (2) 28%f (3) 28#p given below. (4) 19&f (5) None of these

The timeline for submission of life certificates for pensioners has been extended from 1st NOVEMBER 2020 MICA October to 31st December 2020. 87 IBPS CLREK MAINS Q.136. Each of the questions below consists of a question (2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to and two statements numbered I and II given below answer the question, while the data in statement I it. You have to decide whether the data provided alone are not sufficient to answer the question. in the statements are sufficient to answer the (3) If the data either in statement I or in statement questions. Read both the statements. II alone are sufficient to answer the question. Five persons – b, l, p, r and d are sitting in a row (4) If the data even in both statements I & II facing north direction. together are not sufficient to answer the question. Who among the following sits to the immediate (5) If the data in both statements I and II together left of r? are necessary to answer the question. I: b sits at one of the extreme ends. l sits between Q.138-140. In the following question, the numbers 7, b and p. 4, 1, 6, 5, 3 and 2 are used with the following II: Only one person sits between p and d. d does meanings as illustrated below. Study the not sit to the right of l. following information and answer the given (1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to question. answer the question, while the data in statement II z1c– z is the child of c. alone are not sufficient to answer the question. z2c– z is the parent of c. (2) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I z3c– z is elder to c. alone are not sufficient to answer the question. z4c– z is younger to c. (3) If the data either in statement I or in statement z5c– z is the brother of c. II alone are sufficient to answer the question. z6c– z is the wife of c. (4) If the data even in both statements I & II z7c– z is the sister-in-law of c. together are not sufficient to answer the question. (5) If the data in both statements I and II together Q.138. If F5D4Q1X2E3D, the age of E is 29 years and are necessary to answer the question. age of Q is 33 years, so what can be the age of D? Q.137. Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below (1) 27 years (2) 31 years (3) 29 years it. You have to decide whether the data provided (4) 30 years (5) 34 years in the statements are sufficient to answer the Q.139. If G6J5K2Y1V4C then how is K related to Y? questions. Read both the statements. (1) Father What is the code for ‘green’ in a coded language? (2) Brother-in-law I: In the same language ‘which colour is green’ is coded as ‘ry zt dk bh’ and ‘cloth green is red’ is (3) Cannot be determined coded as ‘kj dk ry te’. (4) Sister II: In the same language ‘cloth toy flower green’ (5) Mother is coded as ‘dk ag te nd’ and ‘green is the best’ is Q.140. If F5D4Q1X2E3D, then how is F related to Q? coded as ‘lo ry dk ch’. (1) Father (2) Brother (1) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II (3) Daughter-in-law (4) Sister alone are not sufficient to answer the question. (5) None of these IBPS CLERK MAINS / NUMERICAL ABILITY Q.141. The sum of five numbers is 555.The average of After another six months Nisha also joined them the first two numbers is 75 and the third number is with Rs 1.25 lakh. Profit earned at the end of 2 115.What is the average of the last two numbers? years from when Sarika started the business should (1) 145 (2) 290 (3) 265 be distributed among Sarita, Abhishek and Nisha in what respective ratio? (4) 150 (5) None of these (1) 4 : 5 : 6 (2) 8 : 9 : 10 (3) 8 : 9 : 12 Q.142. Sarita started a business investing Rs 50,000.After six months Abhishek joined her with Rs 75,000. (4) 4 : 5 : 8 (5) None of these Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh launched a "smart ration card" scheme to provide MICA NOVEMBER 2020 88 subsidized food grains to 1.41 crore beneficiaries in the state. MODEL PAPER 2020 Q.143. In a class of 80 students,each student got sweets Q.150. In a regular week there are 5 working days and that are 15% of the total number of students.How for each day, the working hours are 8. A man gets many sweets were there? Rs.2.40 per hour for regular work and Rs.3.20 per (1) 1200 (2) 850 hour for overtime. If he earns Rs.432 in 4 weeks, how many hours does he work for? (3) 900 (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these (1) 150 (2) 185 (3) 175 Q.144. A dishonest shopkeeper increased price of his (4) 165 (5) None of these article by 80% and after that he gives 25% Q.151. The sum of circumference of a circle and perimeter discount. If shopkeeper takes 20% more quantity of a square is 210 cm. The diameter of the circle per kilogram by wholeseller and gives 10% less is 21 cm. What is the sum of area of circle and per kilogram to customer. Then what is net profit square? percent? (1) 1158.4 cm2 (2) 1058.2 cm2 (1) 80% (2) 70% (3) 60% (3) 1642.5 cm2 (4) 2442.8 cm2 (4) 50% (5) None of these (5) None of these Q.145. The difference between the sum of four consecutive Q.152. The difference between the time taken by two odd numbers and three consecutive even numbers cars to travel a distance of 350 km is 2 hours 20 together is 20. Also, the largest even number is 5 more minutes. If the difference between their speeds is 5 than the largest odd number. What is the sum of the km/hr, what is the speed of faster car? smallest odd number and the smallest even number ? (1) 30 km/hr (2) 35 km/hr (3) 40 km/hr (1) 75 (2) 77 (4) 45 km/hr (5) None of these (3) 85 (4) Cannot be determined Q.153. There are 4 bananas, 7 apples and 6 mangoes in a (5) None of these fruit basket. In how many ways can a person make Q.146. The ratio between the duck and frogs in a pond is a selection of fruits from the basket? 47 : 49 respectively. The average number of ducks (1) 256 (2) 269 (3) 279 and frogs in the pond is 192. How many frogs are (4) 280 (5) None of these there in the pond? (1) 190 (2) 192 (3) 198 Q.154-158. Read the following chart carefully and answer the question given below. (4) 194 (5) None of these Days Speed Speed ratio of Total Ratio of Q.147. 2 men and 3 women can do a piece of work in 10 days. 3 men and 2 women can do the same work of boat downstream distance distance in 15 days. Then in how many days 2 men and 2 and upstream travelled in women will finish the same work? upstream and (1) 12 (2) 6 downstream (3) 15 (4) Cannot be determined Monday 12 5:3 48 5:3 Tuesday 10 7:3 56 3:5 (5) None of these Wednesday 15 17:13 72 2:1 Q.148. Rs. 300 is divided among P, Q and R in such a way Thursday 18 5:4 68 21:13 that Q gets Rs.30 more than P and R gets Rs.60 more than Q. What is the respective ratio of their Q.154. Distance travelled by boat on Monday in share? downstream is what percent of distance travelled by the same boat on Wednesday in upstream? (1) 5 : 3 : 2 (2) 2 : 3 : 5 (3) 3 : 2 : 5 (1) 12.5% (2) 66.67% (3) 37.5% (4) 2 : 5 : 3 (5) None of these (4) 45% (5) None of these Q.149. Mother's age is 3 years more than thrice the daughter's age. After three years, mother's age will Q.155. What is the ratio between the distance travelled in be 10 years more than twice the daughter's age. downstream on Tuesday to the distance travelled What is mother's present age? in upstream on Thursday? (1) 28 years (2) 31 years (3) 33 years (1) 5:6 (2) 8:7 (3) 12:13 (4) 35 years (5) 37 years (4) 5:7 (5) 6:5

Chaitanya Tamhane's 'The Disciple' has bagged the prestigious FIPRESCI award at the NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 2020 Venice Film Festival. 89 IBPS CLREK MAINS Q.156. Find the difference in the speed of stream on Q.161. The following questions are accompanied by two Monday and Tuesday? statements I and II. You have to determine which (1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 7 statement/statements is/are sufficient to answer the question. Mark your answer - (4) 8 (5) None of these What is the cost of 4 tables and 6 chairs ? Q.157. If the speed of the boat on Friday is more I. One chair costs Rs. 100. than Thursday and the speed of the current is II. 2 tables and 3 chairs together cost Rs. 900. 6km/h find the difference between the speed of (1) If only statement I is sufficient. boat and the upstream speed? (2) If only statement II is sufficient. (1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (3) If either I or II is sufficient. (4) 6 (5) 7 (4) If neither I nor II is sufficient. Q.158. Find the ratio between the speed of current on Tuesday to the upstream speed on Thursday? (5) If both statements I and II are necessary. (1) 2:3 (2) 3:2 (3) 4:1 Q.162. The following questions are accompanied by two statements I and II. You have to determine which (4) 1:4 (5) 3:5 statement/statements is/are sufficient to answer the Q.159. The following questions are accompanied by two question. Mark your answer - statements I and II. You have to determine which What is two fifth of a number ? statement/statements is/are sufficient to answer the I. One third of the number is 23. question. Mark your answer - II. The number is a multiple of 100. A certain sum of money doubles itself at simple interest in 5 years. How much is the principal (1) If only statement I is sufficient. amount ? (2) If only statement II is sufficient. I. The rate of interest is 20 percent per annum. (3) If either I or II is sufficient. II. The sum would triple itself in 10 years. (4) If neither I nor II is sufficient. (1) If only statement I is sufficient. (5) If both statements I and II are necessary. (2) If only statement II is sufficient. Q.163. The following questions are accompanied by two (3) If either I or II is sufficient. statements I and II. You have to determine which statement/statements is/are sufficient to answer the (4) If neither I nor II is sufficient. question. Mark your answer - (5) If both statements I and II are necessary. What is the length of the train which crosses Q.160. The following questions are accompanied by two another train coming from opposite direction in 10 statements I and II. You have to determine which second ? statement/statements is/are sufficient to answer the I. Both the train are travelling at 45 kmph. question. Mark your answer - II. The length of the other train is 200 metres. What would be the cost of fencing a circular field at the rate of Rs. 40 per meter ? (1) If only statement I is sufficient. I. The circumference of the field is 220 metres. (2) If only statement II is sufficient. II. The area of the field is 616 square metre. (3) If either I or II is sufficient. (1) If only statement I is sufficient. (4) If neither I nor II is sufficient. (2) If only statement II is sufficient. (5) If both statements I and II are necessary. (3) If either I or II is sufficient. Q.164-168. Read the following information carefully to answer the questions asked- (4) If neither I nor II is sufficient. A farmer divided his land in 6 parts (as shown in (5) If both statements I and II are necessary. figure) for farming. Related data are given below

John Fahey, a former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and a key player in getting MICA NOVEMBER 2020 90 the 2000 Summer Olympics for Sydney, has died. He was 75. MODEL PAPER 2020 (5) Quantity I = Quantity II or no relationship can be established Q.166. If cost of ploughing is Rs. 1.15/m2, then find the total cost of ploughing of field 5. (1) 24290 (2) 26544 (3) 21282 (4) 28014 (5) None of these Q.167. In Rabi season farmer used field 6 for wheat which produced 12 Kg/m2 and field 4 for pea which produced 8 Kg/m2. If in open market price of wheat and pee are 18.25 Rs/kg and Rs. 34 Rs/ kg then find the difference of earning of farmer by these two crops. (1) 642090 Rs. (2) 652246 Rs.

(3) 721128 Rs. (4) 661164 Rs. 2 (EHI) and 3 (DEF) – semi circle shape (5) None of these 3+6 (CDEG)- square shape Q.168. Total area of field 1 and 5 is approximately how 1 (ABCD) and 1+3+4+5+6 (AEHJ)- rectangle much percent less/more than the area of remaining shape field? Radius of field 3 : Radius of field 2 = 3:8 (1) 5% (2) 14% (3) 27% Area of field 6=4284 meter2 (4) 18% (5) 9% Area of field 1=11088 meter2 Q.169. If 5 workers, working 3 days collect 60 kg. of Q.164. If the farmer used field 1 for onion and field 2 Wheat then 8 workers working 5 days will collect for potato farming then which field has generated how much kg. of wheat ? more profit for him? (1) 80 kg (2) 100 kg. (3) 120 kg. Statement I-Production per unit of field 2 is 20% (4) 160 kg. (5) 150 kg more than that of field 1. Q.170-174. Study the following table carefully and Statement II-In open market price of potato is 2.5 answer the questions that follow: Rs/kg less than that of onion. Five persons Sanjay, Pawan, Karuna, Kailash, Statement III-Ratio of all incurred expenses per Madhav invested different amounts in different acre (seeds+ irrigation + labour + other) on potato rate for different time period. Some values are and onion is 15:14. missing. Answer the questions on the basis of (1) Only I and II are sufficient given table and information in question. (2) All three together are not sufficient (3) Any two are sufficient (4) II and either (I and III) are sufficient (5) None of these Q.165. Find the correct relationship between Quantity I and Quantity II. Quantity I-Area of field 5 is what percent of the area of total field of farmer? Quantity II-Area of field 3 is how much percent less than the area of field 6? Q.170. If the ratio of year of investment for Kailash to that (1) Quantity I > Quantity II of Madhav is P:Q which equal to the 2:1 then what is (2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II the Amount of Kailash if he invest for( P+Q )years? (3) Quantity I < Quantity II (1) 535620 (2) 545680 (3) 556420 (4) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II (4) 535920 (5) None of these The United States has signed a framework for defence cooperation with Maldives with the NOVEMBER 2020 MICA intent to deepen engagement in support of maintaining peace and security in the Indian Ocean. 91 IBPS CLREK MAINS Q.171. If the interest is compounded yearly for three years to decide the relation between ‘x’ and ‘y’ and give then what is the amount to be earned by Karuna? answer. (1) 218500 (2) 218700 (3) 215400 I: x2 -7√7x+84=0 (4) 225600 (5) None of these II: y2-5√5y+30=0 Q.172. What is the Simple Interest (SI) of Pawan? If the (1) x > y ratio of Principal of sanjay to that of Pawan is (2) x ≥ y 135:64 and the rate of interest is three times than (3) x < y that of Karuna. (4) x ≤ y (1) 192000 (2) 195000 (3) 193000 (5) x = y or the relation cannot be established (4) 194000 (5) None of these Q.178. Two equations (I) and (II) are given in each Q.173. If the Principal(P) of Madhav is 24100 more than question. On the basis of these equations you have that of Sanjay and the investment period of Sanjay to decide the relation between ‘x’ and ‘y’ and give is 50% more than that of Madhav then What is the answer. amount of Madhav? I: x=√[ (81)1/2 +(65536)1/4] (1) 313500 (2) 312320 (3) 313200 II: 2y+3z=33 (4) 313600 (5) None of these III: 6y+5z=71 Q.174. If amount of Pawan becomes three times in the given time period then what is the Rate of (1) x > y > z Interest(%)? (2) x ≥ y > z (1) 25% (2) 36% (3) 40% (3) x < y < z (4) 50% (5) None of these (4) x ≤ y < z Q.175. Two equations (I) and (II) are given in each (5) x = y =z or the relation cannot be established question. On the basis of these equations you have Q.179. Two equations (I) and (II) are given in each to decide the relation between ‘x’ and ‘y’ and give question. On the basis of these equations you have answer. to decide the relation between ‘x’ and ‘y’ and give I: x2 +6√3x-48=0 answer. II: y2-8√2x+30=0 I: x-7√3√x+36=0 (1) x > y II: y-12√2√y+70=0 (2) x ≥ y (1) x > y (3) x < y (2) x ≥ y (4) x ≤ y (3) x < y (5) x = y or the relation cannot be established (4) x ≤ y Q.176. Two equations (I) and (II) are given in each (5) x = y or the relation cannot be established question. On the basis of these equations you have Q.180-184. Read the following information carefully to to decide the relation between ‘x’ and ‘y’ and give answer the questions asked- answer. A survey was conducted among 500 people to know I: 63x-194√x+143=0 which language they use for daily communication II: 99y-255√y+150=0 and languages were Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi. (1) x > y Related data are given below. (2) x ≥ y (1) Ratio of boys and girls is 11:9. (3) x < y (2) of total boys speaks only Hindi, (4) x ≤ y (5) x = y or the relation cannot be established of total boys speaks only Punjabi and of Q.177. Two equations (I) and (II) are given in each total boys speaks only Urdu. question. On the basis of these equations you have

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation three key projects related to the MICA NOVEMBER 2020 92 Petroleum sector in Bihar through video conferencing. MODEL PAPER 2020 (3) Ratio of boys speaking Hindi and Urdu, Urdu (1) 10 (2) 12 (3) 15 and Punjabi and Punjabi and Hindi is 25:40:12. 48 (4) 18 (5) None of these boys speak all three languages. Q.185-189. What approximate value will come at place of (4) Number of girls speaking only Hindi and Urdu question mark (?) in the following questions? is 30, only Urdu and Punjabi is 15 and only Punjabi and Hindi is 15. Q.185.

(5) girls use all three languages. (1) 12 (2) 20 (3) 54 (4) 48 (5) 3 (6) 45 girls use only Hindi which is 10% less than number of girls which use only Urdu. Q.186. (7) Ratio of boys and girls who use only Punjabi is 5:4. (1) 139 (2) 388 (3) 80 Q.180. Find the ratio of boys and girls among people who speak Urdu. (4) 179 (5) 28 (1) 126:131 (2) 138:125 (3) 78:83 Q.187. 129% of 4.03 + 231% of 5.97 =? (4) 118:115 (5) None of these (1) 204 (2) 67 (3) 8 Q.181. The number of girls who speak Punjabi is what (4) 19 (5) 98 percent of the number of boys who speak Hindi? Q.188. 483+1132=?2 (1) 67.5% (2) 50% (3) 62.5% (1) 325 (2) 350 (3) 375 (4) 37.5% (5) None of these (4) 400 (5) 300 Q.182. Approximately what percent of boys who speak Q.189. 743% of 244 – 624.882=?% of 5.99 Punjabi and Urdu are equal to the number of girls (1) 180 (2) 190 (3) 170 who speak only Urdu? (4) 200 (5) 210 (1) 42% (2) 48% (3) 52% Q.190. Three person P, Q and R enters into a partnership. (4) 27% (5) 62% P invests 1500 rupees every month, Q invests 1300 Q.183. The number of persons who speak only two rupees per month but he withdraws his amount languages is approximately what percent of the before two month of the completion of the year, number of people who speak only one language? R invest 2600 per month but he withdraws his (1) 32% (2) 42% (3) 37% amount after 5 months. Then find the % profit of P's share out of total profit? (4) 48% (5) 41% (1) 51% (2) 51.42% (3) 51.5% Q.184. Find the difference of boys and girls who speak only Hindi and Punjabi. (4) 52.5% (5) None of these

Union Minister Jitendra Singh laid the e-foundation stone of the Arun Jaitley Memorial NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Sports Complex at Hiranagar, near Jammu. 93 IBPS CLREK MAINS EXPLANATION/IBPS CLERK MAINS/GENERAL/FINANCIAL AWARENESS Q.1.(3) The Kuna is the currency of Croatia. in a way that causes harm to the interest of the Q.2.(3) 20th August is celebrated as Sadbhavana Divas. depositors. Q.3.(2) According to a recent study conducted by the Q.13.(2) Sensex is an index based on shares traded on the Center for Economics and Business Research, BSE. India will become the fourth-largest economy Q.14.(2) The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was established in the world, surpassing Germany by 2026, and in 1969. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is by 2034 it will overtake Japan to become the India's highest award in cinema. It is presented world's third-largest economy. The report states annually at the National Film Awards that India will become a $ 5 trillion economy ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, by the year 2026. The title of this report is the an organization set up by the Ministry of World Economic League Table 2020. Information and Broadcasting. Devika Rani Q.4.(5) Both World Bank and IMF are related with is the first winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Bretton Woods Conference. Award. Q.5.(4) Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) is Q.15.(1) The minimum amount to be remitted through an Indian payment system which allows online RTGS is Rs 2 lakh. interoperable financial transaction at Micro Q.16.(2) Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana ATM/Point of Sale (PoS) terminal through life insurance is managed by Life Insurance the Business Correspondent (BC) of any bank Corporation of India. using the Aadhaar authentication. Q.17.(2) Expl:‘C’ in KYC is Customer Q.6.(2) The Government of India, decides the quantity Q.18.(2) Rome is the Capital of Italy. of coins to be minted on the basis of indents received from the Reserve Bank. Q.19.(3) Madrid is the capital of Spain. Q.7.(2) The Government of India issued the Banking Q.20.(2) Krona is the Currency of Iceland. Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Q.21.(3) BBPS - Bharat Bill Payment System Undertakings) Ordinance, 1969 and nationalised Q.22.(1) Reserve Bank of India is the regulatory body the 14 largest commercial banks with effect that issues the Financial Stability Report. from the midnight of 19 July 1969. These banks Q.23.(1) World Water Day is observed on March 22. contained 85 percent of bank deposits in the country. Q.24.(4) Amangarh tiger reserve is located in the Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh state. Q.8.(5) Sariska Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve which is situated in Alwar district, Rajasthan, India. It Q.25.(1) Mumbai is the Headquarters of Central Bank stretches over an area of 881 km² comprising of India. Established in 1911, Central Bank dry deciduous forests, grasslands, and rocky of India was the first Indian commercial bank hills. which was wholly owned and managed by Q.9.(1) Interest spread refers to surplus of interest Indians. earned over interest expended. Q.26.(3) The headquarters of National Film Development Q.10.(4) The Kisan Credit Card is a credit card for Corporation Limited (NFDC) is in Mumbai. farmers in India having land. It was started by Q.27.(5) The Headquarters of Organisation for Economic the government of India, RBI and NABARD is Co-operation and Development (OECD) is in 1998-1999 to help farmers access timely and Paris, France. adequately credit. Q.28.(3) 28th February is observed as the National Q.11.(4) Hirakud Dam is built on the river Mahanadi. Science Day. Q.12.(3) Scheduled Banks as the name suggest are the Q.29.(1) The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia. banks, which are accounted in the Second Q.30.(3) Know Your Customer (KYC) norms are Schedule of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directions given by RBI to ensure that money Act, 1934.The banks require to satisfy the deposited in the bank has come from genuine central bank that its affairs are not carried out sources.

Power Minister R. K. Singh inaugurated a host of community focused facilities developed 94 MICA NOVEMBER 2020 by NTPC in Bihar. MODEL PAPER 2020 Q.31.(2) 2020 Summer Olympics is a planned major finest woman cricketers of India in the late international sporting event that is scheduled to be ’90s and early 2000, as the Chairman of the 5 held from 24 July – 9 August 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. member women’s national selection panel. Q.32.(2) Tadoba National Park is located in Maharashtra. Q.42.(4) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Q.33.(3) Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project is located in has approved a 300 million dollar loan to Maharashtra. finance inclusive water supply and sanitation Q.34.(1) Rhine River is the soul of Basel and the infrastructure and services in secondary towns heartbeat of Switzerland. of Rajasthan. Q.35.(1) Askot Musk Deer Wildlife Sanctuary is located Q.43.(3) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Finland) has won the in Uttarakhand. Formula One Russian Grand Prix 2020 held at Sochi Autodrom, Russia. Q.36.(4) The five organizations of the world bank group are the International Bank for Reconstruction Q.44.(4) Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually and Development (IBRD), the International inaugurated 'Destination North East-2020', Development Association (IDA), the a four-day event to highlight the Northeast International Finance Corporation (IFC), the region's various potentials like eco-tourism. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Q.45.(2) World Tourism Day is observed globally on (MIGA) and the International Centre for 27th September every year. Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Q.46.(1) India has entered into a Memorandum of Q.37.(4) Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Understanding (MoU) with Denmark in the Narendra Singh Tomar decided to use digital field of Intellectual Property (IP) Cooperation. technology across rural India to double farmers income by the year 2022. The Government Q.47.(2) Renowned economist, Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia set up 713 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) and passed away. 684 Agricultural Technology Management Q.48.(3) Kerala has won the United Nations Inter-Agency Agencies (ATMA) at the district. Task Force on the Prevention and Control of No Q.38.(2) White Island, recently seen in the news. It is communicable Diseases Awards 2020 for its located in New Zealand. “outstanding contribution” towards the non- Q.39.(1) M. Ravi is the CEO of the Bhilai Steel Plant. communicable diseases-related sustainable development goals. Q.40.(2) Kailasavadivoo Sivan, an Indian space scientist, is the Chairperson of the Indian Space Research Q.49.(1) In West Bengal, Alapan Bandyopadhyay is Organization. appointed as the new Chief Secretary. Q.41.(5) The Board of Control for Cricket in India Q.50.(5) Gujarat Parliament passed a bill to establish a (BCCI) has appointed Neetu David, one of National Defense University. EXPLANATION/IBPS CLERK MAINS/ENGLISH LANGUAGE Q.51.(2) Bray (v)- pound or crush (something) to small Q.54.(4) to takes ‘v1’ with it so ‘to protect privacy’ will pieces, typically with a pestle and mortar. be correct. Braid (n)- threads of silk, cotton, or other Q.55.(5) In sentence A- ‘in’ some instances will be correct. material woven into a decorative band for In sentence B- ‘authorised’ working as a edging or trimming garments. participle will qualify a noun ‘government Q.52.(4) Add determiner ‘a’ before ‘police officer’, to bodies’. qualify it. In sentence C- get into the act, will be correct, Q.53.(2) In sentence B- write ‘represents’ in place of because get into means ‘to work in a particular ‘represent’, because ‘Pegasus’ is a singular area’. subject. Q.56.(4) bard (n)- a poet In sentence C- ‘threat’ takes ‘to’ with it, so Barred (Adj.)- closed or secured with a ‘threat of privacy’ must be replaced with ‘threat long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar to privacy’. material.

A team from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum NOVEMBER 2020 MICA (SCTIMST) has developed a device for the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). 95 IBPS CLREK MAINS Q.57.(1) baron (n)- an important or powerful person in a Q.65.(4) For other options: specified business or industry. Spawn (v)- produce or generate. Barren (Adj.)- (of land) too poor to produce Fabricate (v)- invent (something) to deceive. much or any vegetation. Q.66.(3) aural (Adj.)- relating to the ear or the sense of Q.58.(1) Replace ‘what’ with ‘which’, as it is used hearing. referring to something previously mentioned oral (Adj.)- spoken rather than written. when introducing a clause giving further information. Q.67.(5) Baize (n)- a coarse woollen or cotton fabric napped to imitate felt. Q.59.(2) is an outdated food security doctrine (adj. ‘outdated’ is used to qualify noun ‘doctrine’) that Bay (n)- a broad inlet of the sea where the land has combined (has/have +v3) with unrestrained curves inwards. populism (adj.’ unrestrained’ is used to qualify Q.68.(5) Throw down the gauntlet - to issue a challenge. noun ‘populism’) to wreak havoc (to takes v1 Get your head around it - to understand (wreak havoc)). something. Q.60.(3) to coordinate (to takes v1) the firefighting but Call a spade a spade – to speak plainly without crisis-time public posturing will not ensure avoiding unpleasant or embarrassing issues. (will takes v1) an end (a determiner ‘an’ is used Q.69.(4) Pound the pavement: to walk the streets looking to qualify a noun ‘end’) to this practice. for a job. Q.61.(3) Flak (n)- strong criticism. ‘Get at’ will be correct in sentence B. For other options: Cut to the chase - to focus on what is important. Czar (n)- a person appointed by the government to Head over heels - madly in love. advise on and coordinate policy in a particular area. Q.70.(5) Get out of hand - to become difficult to control. Zing (n)- energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness. Go out on a limb - to do or say something that Wreck (n)- the destruction of a ship at sea. lacks evidence or support. Q.62.(3) For other options: Cat got your tongue - a humorous question Commentary (n)- a set of explanatory or critical directed at one who is not speaking very much notes on a text. or at all. Delude (v)- deceive, mislead Q.71.(2) Pull out (phr. v)- withdraw from an undertaking. Commanding (Adj.)- possessing or giving For other options: superior strength. Astound (v)- shock Inundate (v)- overwhelm (someone) with things Dwindle (v) – diminish or people to be dealt with. Recur (v) – occur repeatedly Erupt (v)- break out suddenly and dramatically. Plough (v)- progress laboriously or forcibly. Berserk (Adj.)- out of control with anger or excitement. Q.72.(5) Misgiving (n)- a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something. Adamant (Adj.)- refusing to be persuaded. For other options: Q.63.(3) For other options: Forbid (v)- refuse to allow (something). Woods (n)- an area of land covered with a thick growth of trees. Consensus (n) – a general agreement Adage (n)- a proverb or short statement Ramification (n) – an unwelcome consequence expressing a general truth. Misogyny (n)- ingrained prejudice against Pariah (n)- an outcast. women. Q.64.(2) For other options: Q.73.(3) Tantamount (Adj.)- equivalent in seriousness to. Incorporate (v)- include For other options: Amalgamate (v)- combine or unite to form one Antitrust (adj.)- controlling trusts and so organization or structure. promoting fair competition in business.

Japan's Naomi Osaka won her second US Open title after defeating Victoria Azarenka of MICA NOVEMBER 2020 96 Belarus 6, 3, 3. MODEL PAPER 2020 Prerogative (n) – a right/privilege exclusive to a Q.79.(1) The correct sequence of the passage is particular individual/class ‘BFDECA’, and the passage is based on Penetrate (v)- to go deeper into ‘myopic policies creating an environmental and public health disaster’. Deviate (v)- to depart from an established course. Q.80.(4) The correct sequence of the passage is ‘BFDECA’, and the passage is based on Q.74.(1) For other options: ‘myopic policies creating an environmental and Amend (v)- revise, alter public health disaster’. Vitiate (v)- impair the legal validity of. Q.81.(2) The passage starts with the notion of significant Abnegate (v)- renounce or reject (something deterioration in air quality, and the reasons and desired or valuable). setbacks behind it so it is informative but then going forward it is suggested that this major Q.75.(3) Trigger (v)- a means of solving a problem or issue can be solved by a 'coordinated approach' dealing with a difficult situation. and many other challenges are to be addressed For other options: as well by the relevant governments hence Fascinate (v)- attract the strong attention and giving the suggestive tone. interest of (someone). Q.82.(4) The answer lies in the second last paragraph of Imitate (v)- copy the passage. Crash (v)-collide with Q.83.(3) The answer lies in the last paragraph of the passage. Invade (v)- occupy place Q.84.(5) The answer lies in the second last paragraph of Trespass (v)- enter someone's land or property the passage. without permission. Q.85.(1) The answer lies in the last paragraph of the Q.76.(5) The correct sequence of the passage is passage. ‘BFDECA’, and the passage is based on Q.86.(3) The answer lies in the last paragraph of the ‘myopic policies creating an environmental and passage. public health disaster’. Q.87.(5) The answer lies in the second paragraph of the Q.77.(2) The correct sequence of the passage is passage. ‘BFDECA’, and the passage is based on ‘myopic policies creating an environmental and Q.88.(3) The answer lies in the second paragraph of the public health disaster’. passage. Q.78.(5) The correct sequence of the passage is Q.89.(3) The answer lies in the second paragraph of the ‘BFDECA’, and the passage is based on passage. ‘myopic policies creating an environmental and Q.90.(5) The answer lies in the second paragraph of the public health disaster’. passage. EXPLANATION/IBPS CLERK MAINS/REASONING ABILITY Q.91-95. Q.91.(4) Q.92.(3) Q.93.(1) Q.94.(2) Q.95.(1) Person Floor Countries Q.96-101. Vacant 10 F 9 D1 G 8 DI1 H 7 L1 A 6 P1 C 5 N1 D 4 B1 E 3 LV1 B 2 DN1 Vacant 1 Vera Zvonareva and Laura Siegemund won the US Open women's doubles title, beating NOVEMBER 2020 MICA the third-seeded duo of Xu Yifan and Nicole Melichar 4, 4. 97 IBPS CLREK MAINS By rule (vi)

Q.96.(2) Q.97.(4) Q.98.(3) Q.99.(4) Q.100.(1) Q.101.(5) Q.102.(5) 90 per cent of the teachers of XYZ School believe that they are more qualitative at home than at school. At the same time, 25 per cent of the teachers of XYZ School actually work fewer Q.113.(3) Q.114.(4) Q.115.(1) Q.116.(2) Q.117.(5) hours when they work at home than when they Q.118.(5) work at the school. The overlap between these two groups is at least 15 per cent of all of the teachers of XYZ School. This group of teachers believes that they are more qualitative at home than at school and yet this group actually works fewer hours at home than at school. Thus, these

teachers must not define quality exclusively in terms of the number of hours worked. Q.119.(5) Q.103-107.

Q.120.(1)

Q.103.(1) Q.104.(2) Q.105.(5) Q.106.(3) Q.107.(4) Q.108-112. Month May April May April August [South] Person K J C G D [Row-2] Q.121.(3) Person B I H F E [Row-1] Month June March July January June [North]

Q.108.(1) Q.109.(1) Q.110.(2) Q.111.(5) Q.112.(5) Q.113-117.

The eighth edition of the Coimbatore Marathon will be a virtual month-long event owing MICA NOVEMBER 2020 98 to the prevailing pandemic situation and will be held in December. MODEL PAPER 2020 Q.122.(5) QUARANTINEPEOPLE = QRNTNPPL = Number- JIMGMKKO = GIJKKMMO = The only letter a. If the number of letters in a word is an odd G is not between vowels. number then number represents the number Q.123-127. position of the middle letter of its corresponding Input: 79 design history 99 imagined 94 every word in alphabetic series. 63 leader 96 b. If the number of letters in a word is an even Step I: 99 79 design history imagined 94 63 number then number represents the sum of the leader 96 every numeric position of the middle letters of its corresponding word in alphabetic series. Step II: 99 79 96 history imagined 94 63 leader every design Letter- Step III: 99 79 96 94 history imagined 63 every The letter in the code of each word is design leader representing next letter of second letter of its respective word in the alphabetical series. Step IV: 99 79 96 94 63 imagined every design leader history Symbol- Step V: 99 79 96 94 63 every design leader Number of Vowels Symbols history imagined Arrangement of numbers: 1 @ Number Digit's Sum Arrangement Step 2 # 99 18 Step I 3 $ 79 16 Step II 4 % 96 15 Step III 5 & 94 13 Step IV Q.131.(4) Q.132.(2) Q.133.(3) Q.134.(3) Q.135.(5) 63 9 Step V Q.136.(5) Arrangement of words: Word Number of Arrangement Step

Letters Q.137.(2) Green = dk every 5 Step I Q.138-140. design 6 Step II Q.138.(1) leader 6 Step III history 7 Step IV

imagined 8 Step V Q.139.(3)

Q.123.(4) Q.124.(2) Q.125.(3) Q.126.(4) Q.127.(1) Q.128.(3)

IRGHT OWRD AFIR IEGHT RGEAT Q.140.(2) AFIR IEGHT IRGHT OWRD RGEAT Q.129.(4) RIGHT WORD FAIR EIGHT GREAT SHHIU XNSE GZHS DHHIU HSDZU Q.130.(4) RHGHS WNRC FZIQ EHGHS GQEAS Q.131-135.

Telecom operator Vodafone Idea has become the co-presenting sponsor of the upcoming NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Dream11 IPL 2020. 99 IBPS CLREK MAINS EXPLANATION/IBPS CLERK MAINS/NUMERICAL ABILITY Q.141.(1) Sum of last two numbers 1 2m+ 3w = − − − − − (1) = 555 - (75 × 2) -115 = 290 10 290 1 Thus required average = = 145 3m= 2w = − − − − − (2) 2 15 Q.142.(2) Sarita : Abhishek : Nisha (1)+ (2) 1 = 50000 × 24 :75,000 × 18 : 1,25,000 ×12 5m+ 5w = 6 = 2 × 24 : 3 × 18 : 5 × 12 1 1 = 2 × 4 : 3 × 3 : 5 × 2 = 8 : 9 : 10 2m+ 2w = × 2 = 6× 5 15 Q.143.(5) Total no. of sweets i.e. they take 15 days 15 = (15% of 80) × 80 = ×80 × 80 = 960 Q.148.(2) P + Q + R = 300 ------(I) 100 Q = P + 30 ------(II) Q.144.(1) P1 = [80 - 25 - (80 × 25)/100] % R = Q + 60 ------(III) = [80 - 25 - 20]% = 35% From (I), (II) and (III)

P2 = P = 60 R = 150 Total profit = = 80% Q = 90 Ratio = 60 : 90 : 150 Q.145.(2) Let the four consecutive odd numbers = x, x + = 2 : 3 : 5 2, x + 4, x + 6 Q.149.(3) M = 3D + 3 ----- (I) and three consecutive even numbers = y, y + 2, M + 3 = 2(D+3) + 10 y + 4 M = 2D + 13 ------(II) According to the question, From eq. (I) and (II) y + 4 = x + 6 + 5 M = 33 years y - x = 7 Q.150.(3) Wages earned by man = (4×5×8) ×2.4 4y - 4x = 28 ... (I) = 384 (x + x + 2 + x + 4 + x + 6) - (y + y + 2 + y + 4) Wages earned through overtime working hours = 20 = 432 - 384 = Rs. 48 (4x + 12) - (3y + 6) = 20 Hence, number of overtime working hours = 4x - 3y = 14 ... (II) 48 = 15 hr. On solving (I) and (II), we get 3.2 The person worked for = 160 + 15 = 175 x = 35, y = 42 Q.151.(3) Required sum = x + y = 35 + 42 = 77 22 Q.146.(5) 2× × 10.5 = 4a = 210 7 66 + 4a = 210 4a = 144 Q.147.(3) a = 36 cm

In Japan, Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan's ruling, Liberal MICA NOVEMBER 2020 100 Democratic Party (LDP). MODEL PAPER 2020 22 Dis tan ce Reqd. Sum = ×10.5 × 10.5 + 36 × 36 Q.163.(5) Speed = 7 Time = 346.5+1296 using statement (I) and (II) we find the length of train. = 1642.5 cm2 Q.164.(2) Field 1 Field 2 Q.152.(1) Let the speed of faster train be S km per hour then speed of slower car be (S - 5) km/hr. Area 11088 19712 350 Productivity 5 6 Time taken by faster car = hr. S Price x+2.5 x 350 Time taken by slower car = hr. Expenses 15 14 (S− 5) 350 350 1 As we know for more profit Area, productivity, − = 2 price should be more where as expenses should S− 5 S 3 be less. S = 30 km/hr After using information in all statements Field Q.153.(3) Total number of ways = 5× 8 ×7 = 280 2 fullfill all conditions except Price (as x is less but we also include the case of 0 orange, 0 apple than x+2.5) so we are not sure about which crop and 0 mangoes (onion or potato will give more profit. Hence all So Answer is 280-1 = 279 three together are not sufficient Q.154-158. Common solution-

Given On solving we get r=42 meter Side of square=84 meter Side of measurement of field Q.154.(3)

Q.155.(1) 35:42 = 5:6 Q.156.(5) 4-3=1 Q.157.(4) 21-15 = 6 Q.158.(4) 4:16 = 1:4 Q.159.(4) Both together is not sufficient Q.160.(3) Either I or II Q.161.(2) From statement (II), A =132×84=11088 meter2 2 table + 3 chairs = 900 1 Multiplied by 2, 2 A2= meter 4 table + 6 chairs = 1800 2 Q.162.(1) Let us number = x A3= meter From statement (I) 2 1 A4= meter x × 3 = 23 x = 69 2 A5= meter

Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has laid foundation stones for various NOVEMBER 2020 MICA sports facilities at the cost of over 12 crore rupees in Leh. 101 IBPS CLREK MAINS 2 A6=4284 meter (given) Q.171.(2) Amount to be earned by Karuna= Area measurement of field

Q.172.(1) Principal of Pawan is

Rate of interest is=12.5×3=37.5 Simple Interest(SI) of Pawan

Q.173.(4) Principal of Madhav= 216000+24100= 240100

Time of investment = years Amount of Madhav= Q.165.(1) Quantity I=

Quantity II= Q.174.(3) Amount of Pawan equals to three times in 5 Q.166.(4) Required answer= 24360× 1.15=28014 years it means he received 200% interest in Q.167.(4) Total earning from years so the rate of interest is = wheat=4284×12×18.25=938196 Q.175.(3) Equation I: x2 +6√3x-48=0 Total earning from pee=5880×8×34=1599360 x= 2√3, -8√3 Required answer=1599360-938196=661164 Rs Equation II: y2-8√2x+30=0 Q.168.(5) Total area of field 1 and 5=11088+24360=35448 y = +3√2, +5√2 Total area of field 2, 3, 4 and 6 Q.176.(5) Equation I: =19712+2772+5880+4284=32648 63x-194√x+143=0 Required answer= 63x- 117 √x -77√x + 143= 0 less √x= Q.169.(4) MDMM 5× 3 8 × 5 1 1= 2 2 , = √x= W W 60 W 1 2 2 x = W2=160kg. Q.170.(4) Value of P= Equation II: 99y-255√y+150=0 99y-165√y-90√y+150=0

√y= P+Q=6 Amount of Kailash if he invest for( P+Q )years √y=

= Y=

The Lok Sabha passed the National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019 and the MICA NOVEMBER 2020 102 National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2020. MODEL PAPER 2020 Therefore relation cannot be established Q.177.(1) Equation I : x2 -7√7x+84=0 Q.181.(3) Required answer = X= 3√7, 4√7 Q.182.(4) x% of 188 = 50 Equation II: y2-5√5y+30=0 Required answer = Y= 3√5, 2√5 Therefore x>y Q.183.(4) Required answer = Q.178.(3) Equation I: x=√[ (81)1/2 +(65536)1/4] X= √(9+16) Q.184.(5) Required answer = 15-12=3

X = 5 Q.185.(1) = 12 Equation II: 2y+3z=33 ? ≈ 12 Equation III: 6y+5z=71 Q.186.(3) (10 ×10 + 30×10) Solving II and III Y=6 × 400 = 80 Z=7 ?= 80 Q.179.(3) Equation I : x-7√3√x+36=0 Q.187.(4) 1.3×4 + 2.3×6 √x= 4√3,3√3 5.2 + 13.8 = 19 X= 48,27 ? ≈ 19 Equation II: y-12√2√y+70=0 Q.188.(2) 110592+12769=?2 √Y= 5√2,7√2 ? 2 =123361 Y= 50,98 ?=351 Q.180.(2) Required answer = (25+25+48+40) : (30+50+30+15) = 138:125 Q.189.(4) 1813-625=?×6 ?=198 Q.190.(5) P Q R 1500×12:1300×10: 2600×5 15×12:13×10:26×5 36: 26: 26

% of profit of P share = = 40.9%

Noted Chhau dancer Dhananjoy Mahato has died in West Bengal's Purulia district. He was NOVEMBER 2020 MICA 85. 103 RAILWAY NTPC RAILWAY NTPC PAPER Q.1. Who among the Mughal emperor also known as Q.11. Which of the following committee recommend to Darvesh or Zinda Fakir ? add Fundamental Duties in Indian Constitution ? (A) Akbar (B) Jahangiri (A) Balwantrai mehta committee (C) Sahajahan (D) Aurangzeb (B) Sarkaria commission Q.2. In which of the following session the demand of (C) M M Punchhi commission Poorna Swaraj was adopted ? (D) Sardar Swaran Singh Commission (A) Lahore session (B) Calcutta session Q.12. The concept of Judicial Review was borrowed (C) Bombay session (D) Surat session from ? Q.3. In which of the following session Congress divided (A) India (B) U.S.A (C) USSR (D) France in two groups ? Q.13. Who was the chairman of Drafting committee ? (A) Surat session (B) Bombay session (A) B. R. Ambedkar (C) Karachi session (D) Lahore session (B) K M Munishi Q.4. Who among the following was the founder of (C) Dr Rajendra Prasad Sayyad Dynasty ? (D) Jawaharlal Nehru. (A) Mubark shah Q.14. The first state in India to implement Panchayati (B) Khizr Khan Raj system was (C) Nasiruddin Muhammad (A) Odisha (B) Andhra Pradesh (D) Bahalul Khan (C) Rajasthan (D) Uttar Pradesh Q.5. Ashvaghosha was the court poet of ______. Q.15. Who among the following founded Republican (A) Chndrgupta Maurya Party of India? (B) Chandra Gupta II (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (C) Kanishka (B) Dr. B R Ambedkar (D) Chndra Gupta I (C) Chandrasekhar Azad Q.6. In which of the following state Chumbi Valley is (D) C.R Das located ? Q.16. Who is the present governor of Tripura? (A) West Bengal (B) Sikkim (A) Phagu Chauhan (C) Meghalaya (D) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Biswa Bhusan Harichndan Q.7. Baglihar Dam is situated on which of the following (C) Jagdish Mukhi River ? (D) Ramesh Bais (A) Sutlej (B) Indus (C) Chenab (D) Ravi Q.17. In India which of the following state is the largest Q.8. The largest River Island in the world Majuli is producer of Bauxite ? located in which state ? (A) Haryana (B) Madhya Pradesh (A) Assam (B) Gujarat (C) Odisha (D) Jharkhand (C) Maharashtra (D) Andhra Pradesh Q.18. The Processor’s speed of a computer is measured Q.9. Which of the following planet has highest density in- in the solar system ? (A) Hertz (B) MIPS (C) MBPS (D) BPS (A) Jupiter (B) Saturn (C) Earth (D) Mercury Q.19. In computer IC stands for Q.10. The tropic of cancer passed through which of the (A) Integrated Service (B) Integrated Current following state ? (C) Integrated Circuit (D) Internal Circuit (A) Mizoram (B) Maharashtra Q.20. Who is the author of the book ‘Long Walk to (C) Odisha (D) Bihar Freedom’?

Dominic Thiem became the first tennis player in 71 years to win the US Open final after MICA NOVEMBER 2020 104 dropping the first two sets. MODEL PAPER 2020 (A) Mahatma Gandhi (A) Conduction (B) Convection (B) Nelson Mandela (C) Radiation (D) Dissipation (C) Aung Sang Su Kyi Q.31. A red glass when heated for a long time then the (D) Subhas Chandra Bose glass colour changes to? Q.21. Poonam Khatri associated with which sport? (A) Orange (B) Green (A) Badminton (B) Squash (C) Red (D) No change in colour (C) Fencing (D) Wushu Q.32. In Ripe Banana which of the following acid can be found? Q.22. Which organization is the regulatory authority for Stock market in India? (A) Formic acid (B) Hydrochloric acid (A) RBI (B) SEBI (C) Sulphuric acid (D) Malic acid (C) PFRDA (D) Government of India Q.33. In photography for coating papers which of the following chemical is used? Q.23. Which five year plan is based on Harrod Domar Model ? (A) Barium Sulphate (B) Benzoyl Peroxide (A) Second Five year plan (C) Bismuth (D) Ammonium Sulphate (B) First Five year plan Q.34. Which chemical can be used for anti-Freezing ? (C) Third Five year plan (A) Ethanol (B) Ethylene Glycol (D) None of the above (C) Carbon Dioxide (D) Calcium Bicarbonate Q.24. As per recent budget How many people were Q.35. Millerite is an ore of which element? pulled out of poverty in between 2006-2016 ? (A) Iron (B) Silver (C) Nickel (D) Gold (A) 271 Million (B) 171 Million Q.36. Which of the following is a not Compound? (C) 371 Million (D) 150 Million (A) Water (B) Sodium Chloride Q.25. When light travels from one medium to another (C) Carbon Dioxide (D) Iron medium what happens to the speed of light ? Q.37. Which of the following gas is used in Cigarette (A) Decrease Lighter? (B) Increases (A) Methane (B) Propane (C) Remains unchanged (C) Butane (D) Oxygen (D) Drops Suddenly Q.38. Fullerene is the allotrope of which element? Q.26. Dynamo is a device which converts ? (A) Sulphur (B) Phosphorous (A) Heat energy to Electrical energy (C) Hydrogen (D) Carbon (B) Mechanical energy to Electrical energy Q.39. The Vitamin B complex consists of how many (C) Chemical energy to Electrical energy vitamins? (D) None of the above (A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 8 (D) 10 Q.27. The slope of a Distance-Time graph represents Q.40. Which body organ consists a body part named Hypothalamus? (A) Acceleration (B) Speed (A) Heart (B) Kidney (C) Liver (D) Brain (C) Velocity (D) Both A and B Q.41. Which of the options figure represents the closest Q.28. Which device is used for measuring the Earthquake resemblance to the question figure? ? Question figure: (A) Anemometer (B) Ediograph (C) Seismograph (D) Pantagraph Q.29. What is the unit used for Inductance ?

(A) Weber (B) Tesla (C) Henry (D) Ohm Option figure: Q.30. The process of heat transfer from Sun to Earth is-

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Takeo Konishi as its new Country NOVEMBER 2020 MICA Director for India. 105 RAILWAY NTPC (D) Both the conclusions follow Q.46. Complete the number series by choosing the missing terms from the options. 32, 64, 256, 1536, ? , 122880, 1474560 (A) 122860 (B) 12268 (A) B (B) D (C) C (D) A (C) 12285 (D) 12288 Q.42. A question is given followed by two arguments. Q.47. Consider the given statement(s) and decide which Decide which of the arguments is/are strong with of the given assumption(s) is/are implicit in the respect to the question. statement. Question: Should we avoid overuse of air Statement: School students are more influenced conditioners? by their faculty nowadays. Arguments: Assumption: I. Yes, it weakens the human system. I. School students consider their faculty as role II. No, the comfort cannot be forsaken. models (A) Only argument I is strong. II. More time is spent at schools by students (B) Both arguments I and II are strong. (A) Neither I nor II is implicit (C) Only argument II is strong. (B) Only II is implicit (D) Neither argument I nor II is strong. (C) Only I is implicit Q.43. Pond is related to Water in the same way as (D) Either I or II is implicit Mountain is related to: Q.48. Find the next term in the following series: (A) Birds (B) Rocks (C) Animals (D) Climb X24C, V22E, T20G, ? Q.44. You are given a question and two statements. (A) RI19 (B) R19I (C) R18I (D) RI18 Identify which of the statements is/are necessary/ sufficient to answer the question. Q.49. Find the next term in the following series. Question: Among the bags A, B, C and D which Z26, X24, V22, ? one is the lightest bag? (A) T20 (B) W23 (C) K15 (D) J10 Statements: Q.50. Find the odd one out. 1. B is heavier than A 2. A is lighter than C and D (A) Statement 2 alone is sufficient (B) Statement 1 and 2 together are sufficient (A) C (B) D (C) A (D) B (C) Statement 1 alone is sufficient Q.51. If MEAT is coded as 135120. then what will be the (D) Statement 1 and 2 both are not sufficient. code for ZEBRA? Q.45. Read the given statement(s) and conclusions (A) 2652181 (B) 2652191 carefully and select which of the conclusions (C) 2662181 (D) 2662191 logically follow(s) from the statement. Q.52. In a code language, AILMENT is written as Statement: "Kirti played a very good shot on the 1923540. What is the code for DISEASE? pitch," says a friend to Sajit. (A) 4985195 (B) 4995195 Conclusions: (C) 4905195 (D) 4995196 I. Sajit likes cricket. Q.53. Venu is the Son of Avani and Amit is the son of II. Kirti is a good player. Avani's brother. How is Amit's Mother related to (A) Conclusion I alone follows. Venu? (B) Conclusion II alone follows (A) Sister (B) Maternal aunt (C) Neither I nor II follows (C) Brother (D) Cousin The wholesale price-based inflation rose 0.16 per cent in August as food items and MICA NOVEMBER 2020 106 manufactured products turned costlier. MODEL PAPER 2020 Q.54. 5th January 2018 was a Friday. Which of the following years will also have 5th January on a (C) (D) Friday? Q.60. How many triangles are there in this figure? (A) 2022 (B) 2020 (C) 2024 (D) 2023 Q.55. Read the given statement(s) and conclusions carefully and select which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement(s). Statement: Looking at Limay's new watch, Nita (A) 21 (B) 24 or more comments, "Oh, that's so awesome. Where did you (C) 22 (D) 20 buy it from?" Q.61. What will come in the place of question mark (?) Conclusions: in the below series? I. Limay's watch is attractive II. Nita wants to know from where to buy a similar watch. (A) Both the conclusions follow (B) Conclusion II alone follows (C) Neither conclusion I nor II follows (D) Conclusion I alone follows (A) A (B) D (C) B (D) C Q.56. You are given a question and three statements. Q.62. Consider the given statement(s) and decide which Identify which of the statements is/are necessary/ of the given assumption(s) is/are implicit in the sufficient to answer the question. statement. L, M, N, O and P are standing in a circle facing the Statement: "The use of antibiotic tablets, centre. Who is standing to the right of L? destabilizes the gut bacteria". Statements: Assumptions: 1. L is neighbour of P and M. I. There are friendly bacteria in the gut. 2. O is standing to the immediate right of P II. Gut health is foremost for overall health. 3. O is standing to the immediate left of N (A) Both I and II are implicit. (A) Statement 1 and 2 are sufficient (B) Only I is implicit. (B) Statements 1 and 3 are sufficient (C) Only II is implicit. (C) Statement 1 and either 2 or 3 are sufficient. (D) Neither I nor II is implicit. (D) Statement 1 alone is sufficient Q.63. Which of the following questions represents the Q.57. In a code language, FATE is written as 61205. closest resemblance to the figure? What is the code for LEAN? Question figure: (A) 125114 (B) 125115 (C) 126114 (D) 135114 Q.58. Find the next term in the given series: Option figure: B2, K12, T72, ...... (A) C432 (B) A434 (C) A432 (D) C434 Q.59. Which of the following correctly represents the relationship between the following classes? A) Bell B) Water C) Brass (A) B (B) D (C) C (D) A Q.64. Select the mirror image of TEETH from the given (A) (B) option figures.(mirror is kept to the right of the TEETH)

IT services major Infosys said it will acquire Czech Republic-based GuideVision for up to NOVEMBER 2020 MICA €30 million (about `260.4 crore). 107 RAILWAY NTPC Option figure: (A) South-East (B) South-West (C) North-West (D) North-East Q.70. Which of the following questions represents the closest resemblance to the figure?

Question figure: (A) C (B) D (C) A (D) B Q.65. How many triangles are there in the following figure?

Option figure:

(A) 44 (B) 32 (C) 46 (D) 30 (A) A (B) C (C) B (D) D Q.66. Which pattern will the given transparent sheet resemble when it is folded at the dotted line? Q.71. Find the value of ‘?’, if the mean of the data set 36, 32, 44, 26, ? = 32 (A) 18 (B) 22 (C) 20 (D) 24 Q.72. A certain number men agreed to do a work in 40 days. 10 men did not come for work. Others completed the work in 60 days. Find the number of men who had agreed to do the work originally. (A) 25 (B) 28 (C) 32 (D) 30 (A) D (B) C (C) B (D) A Q.73. How many prime numbers are there between the Q.67. In the year 2016, there were 52 weeks and P days. positive integers 70 and 110? Find the value of P. (A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 12 4 2 (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 5 Q.74. Find the value of p( p− p − p) when p = 5. Q.68. Select the option that can replace the question (A) 2900 (B) 2975 (C) 2925 (D) 2995 mark (?) in the following series. Q.75. The sum of two positive integers is 34 and their difference is 8. Find their product. (A) 308 (B) 273 (C) 209 (D) 345 Q.76. The LCM of two numbers is 132. The numbers are in the ratio 2: 3. The sum of the numbers is- (A) 112 (B) 100 (C) 120 (D) 110 Q.77. sin2 90 0 + cosec2 90 0 − cot 2 45 0 = ? (A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 1/ 2 (D) 3 / 2 Q.78. The difference between the ages of two brothers is 8 years when father’s age is 54. Father is elder by two years to mother. Younger brother’s age is half of mother’s age. Find the age of elder brother. (A) 34 (B) 26 (C) 28 (D) 32 (A) B (B) C (C) D (D) A 2 3 3 2 Q.79. 5− 6 + 7 − 9 = ? Q.69. Meet starts cycling early in the morning, facing the (A) 61 (B) 51 (C) 71 (D) 81 Sun. After some time, he takes a 45° turn to his left and then again turns 80° towards his left. In which Q.80-81. The following table represents the rainfall (in direction is he now with respect to his initial position? mm) of five states from June to September in Private sector general insurer ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd has entered MICA NOVEMBER 2020 108 into a bancassurance tie-up with Yes Bank for selling its insurance products. MODEL PAPER 2020 a year. Consider the information and answer Q.89. A trader brought 20 kg of tea at Rs 400 per kg. He sold questions based on it. half the quantity at 20% loss and remaining at 10% June July August September profit. What was his net profit or loss in percentage? JK 2200 2200 2000 2400 (A) 5% loss (B) 5% profit HP 2200 2200 2000 2600 WB 2800 2600 2400 2000 (C) 10% loss (D) 10% profit GA 2600 2600 3000 3400 Q.90. What will be the cost of levelling a circular ground of TN 2100 2100 2000 2200 diameter 28 m, if the charges are Rs 250 per sq.m? Q.80. Which state shows a gradual increase in its rainfall (A) 144800 (B) 154000 from June to September? (C) 77000 (D) 89000 (A) HP (B) WB (C) GA (D) TN Q.91. Cosec(90o – P) = ? Q.81. Which month received the lowest rainfall in the year? (A) Sec(P) (B) Sin(P) (C) Cot(P) (D) tan(P) (A) June (B) July Q.92. An article was sold for Rs 4200 at a profit of 25%. What is its cost price? (C) August (D) September (A) 3260 (B) 3460 (C) 3560 (D) 3360 Q.82. During morning walk, a man covers a distance of 6 km, 5.5 km, 4 km, 5 km and 4.5 km from Monday Q.93. A car covers the first 60 km at a speed of 60 kmph to Friday, respectively. How much distance should and the next 40 km at 80 kmph. Find the average he cover on two more days, so that his average per speed? week becomes 8 km per day? (A) 67 (B) 66.67 (C) 68.33 (D) 62.50 (A) 30 (B) 31 (C) 32 (D) 21 Q.94. Which number will fit in ‘?’ place in the following Q.83. Find the product HCF and LCM of 32, 48. series? (A) 1436 (B) 1236 (C) 1536 (D) 2256 12, 23, 45, 89, ? Q.84. A man purchased a cycle for Rs 3000 and (A) 175 (B) 176 (C) 177 (D) 178 agreed to pay 12% on the amount as interest. Q.95. If x + y = 19 and x – y = 7, then xy = ? He repaid principal and interest in equal 12 (A) 13 (B) 48 (C) 78 (D) 72 monthly installment. Find the amount of each Q.96. A tap can fill a tank in 20 minutes. If a leakage is installment. capable of emptying the tank in 60 minutes, the (A) 260 (B) 240 (C) 280 (D) 300 tank will be filled in how many minutes? Q.85. Find the mean value of 4, 6, 6, 8, 12, 14 (A) 60 (B) 45 (C) 30 (D) 50 (A) 8.33 (B) 7.45 (C) 6.33 (D) 7.33 Q.97. The arithmetic mean of the marks scored by Q.86. A shopkeeper purchased 10 kg of rice and 20 kg of students of a class is 58. 20% of them secured a sugar at Rs 75 and Rs 85 per kg respectively. On mean score of 60. The mean score of another 30% selling he gained 20% on rice and 10% on sugar. of the students was 40. The mean score of the What was the total sale price? remaining students is - (A) 2695 (B) 2770 (C) 2800 (D) 2750 (A) 65 (B) 66 (C) 68 (D) 70 Q.87. Which of the following is in ascending order? Q.98. The ratio of marks obtained by a student in 3 1. 0.65, 0.76, 0.67, 0.86 subjects was 1: 2: 3. The school decide to allow grace marks of 5% for each subjects. Find the 2. 0.65, 0.86, 0.67, 0.76 student’s marks new ratio. 3. 0.65, 0.67, 0.76, 0.86 (A) 1: 2: 3 (B) 2: 3: 4 (C) 2: 3: 1 (D) 3: 2: 1 4. 0.67, 0.65, 0.76, 0.86 Q.99. A bus run at 60 kmph. If the speed is increased by (A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 2 10 kmph, it will cover 20 km more in the same Q.88. A path of 2.5 meter width surrounds a rectangular time. Find the actual distance covered? garden of length 10 meter and breadth 8 meter. (A) 118 (B) 110 (C) 130 (D) 120 Area of the garden, inclusive of the path is - Q.100. Find the 4th proportional to 9, 17 and 27. (A) 130.25 (B) 131.25 (C) 195.00 (D) 162.50 (A) 57 (B) 48 (C) 51 (D) 53

India has been elected as the member of the Commission on Status of Women (CSW), a NOVEMBER 2020 MICA body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 109 RAILWAY NTPC EXPLANATION// RAILWAY NTPC Q.1.(D) Aurangzeb the sixth emperor was also known as Q.17.(C) Odisha is the largest producer of Bauxite Darvesh or Zinda Fakir. accouting foe more than half of the total Q.2.(A) The demand of Poorna Swaraj or complete production of India. Independence was adopted in Lahore session of Q.18.(B) Million instructions per second (MIPS) is a Congress in 1929. measure of a computer’s processor speed. Q.3.(A) In Surat session [1907] split in congress took Q.19.(C) IC stands for Integrated Circuit. place.The INC splits in two groups. Q.20.(B) The book ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ is written by 1.The Moderate Nelson Mandela. 2. The Extremist. Q.21.(D) Poonam Khatri associated with Wushu. Wushu Q.4.(B) Khizr Khan was the founder of Sayyad Dynasty. is a complete martial art as well as a full contact This dynasty ruled over Delhi from 1414-1451. sport. Q.5.(C) Ashvaghosha was the court poet of Kanishka. Q.22.(B) The regulatory authority for Stock market in Kanishka was a great ruler of Kushana Dynasty. India is The Securities and Exchange Board of Ashvaghosha wrote “Buddha Charita”. India. RBI is the regulator of Money market in Q.6.(B) Chumbi Valley is located in Sikkim. It is near to India. the China Border with Sikkim and Bhutan. Q.23.(B) 1.Harrod Domar Model : First Five year plan Q.7.(C) Baglihar Dam is situated on Chenab river in 2. P.C Mahalnobis Model :Second Five year Jammu and Kashmir. plan Q.8.(A) The largest River Island in the world Majuli is 3. S.Chkrabarty Model : Third Five year plan located in Assam in Brahmaputra River. Q.24.(A) As per recent budget 271 Million people were Q.9.(C) The earth is densest planet in the solar system. pulled out of poverty in between 2006-2016. It’s density is :- 5.51g/cm3. Q.25.(C) When light travels from one medium to another Q.10.(A) The tropic of cancer passed through eight states medium the speed of light Remains unchanged. in India. They are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Q.26.(B) Dynamo is a device which converts Mechanical Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand ,West Bengal, energy to Electrical energy. Tripura, Mizoram. Q.27.(B) 1.The slope of a Distance-Time graph represents Q.11.(D) Sardar Swaran Singh Commission Speed of an Object. recommended to add Fundamental Duties to Indian Constitution. Fundamental Duties were 2. The slope of a Velocity-Time graph represents added under 42 amendment act 1976,and it is in the acceleration of an object. part 4A[Article 51A]. Q.28.(C) 1.Seismograph is used for measuring the Q.12.(B) The concept of Judicial Review was borrowed Earthquake. from U.S.A. Judicial review means where the 2. Ediograph is used for copying drawings on legislative and executive actions are subject to the same or different scale. review by the judiciary. 3. Anemometer is used for measuring wind Q.13.(A) The chairman of Drafting committee was Dr B. speed and direction. R. Ambedkar. 4. Pantagraph is used for reducing or enlarging Q.14.(C) The first state in India to implement Panchayati drawing and maps. Raj system was Rajasthan. Panchayati raj Q.29.(C) Henry is the unit of Inductance. This unit is system was inaugurated at Nagaur district by named after Joseph Henry [1797-1878]. Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru in 02 Oct 1959. Q.30.(C) The process of heat transfer from Sun to Earth is Q.15.(B) Dr. B R Ambedkar was the founder of Republican Radiation. Party of India. Q.31.(B) A red glass when heated for a long time then the Q.16.(D) 1. Phagu Chauhan : Governor of Bihar glass colour changes to Green colour. 2. Biswa Bhusan Harichndan :Andhra Pradesh Q.32.(D) In Ripe Banana Malic acid is present. In banana 3. Jagdish Mukhi : Assam citric acid and Oxalic acid also present.

Union Cabinet has approved establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences MICA NOVEMBER 2020 110 (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar. MODEL PAPER 2020 Q.33.(A) In photography for coating papers Barium Q.52.(B) Sulphate is used. The chemical formula of Barium Sulphate is BaSO4 . Q.34.(B) Ethylene Glycol is used for anti-freezing. The

chemical Formula is (CH2OH)2. It is toxic, odourless and sweet testing chemical. Q.53.(B) Q.35.(C) Millerite is an ore of Nickel. Other ores of Nickel are :-Garnierite, Pyrrhotite, Garnierite, Niccolite.

Q.36.(D) Iron is not a compound and its symbol is Fe. Q.54.(C) Every year one day will be increased. But in leap Q.37.(C) Butane gas is used in Cigarette Lighter. Butane year 2 days will be increased. So for increasing is also used in home for cooking purpose. 7 days, we have to go up to 2024. So on 5th Q.38.(D) Fullerene is the allotrope of Carbon. Some other January 2024 that will be repeated. allotropes are Graphite, grapheme, Carbon nano Q.55.(A) Both the conclusions follow tubes, etc. Q.56.(C) Statement 1 and 2 Q.39.(C) The Vitamin B complex consists of 8 vitamins. They are B1 [Thiamine], B2 [Riboflavin], B3 [Niacin], B5 [Pantothenic acid], B6 [Pyridoxine], B7 [Biotin], B9 [Folic Acid], B12 [Cobalamin]. Q.40.(D) Brain consists a body part named Hypothalamus. The main function of Hypothalamus is to link

the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. Statement 1 and 3 Q.41.(C) Q.42.(A) Q.43.(B) Pond is related to Water in the same way as Mountain is related to Rocks. Q.44.(B) I. B > A II. C/D >C/D > A I & II- B/C/D > B/C/D> B/C/D > A Q.45.(B) Q.57.(A) According to Place value of letters in alphabet Q.46.(D) 2 ×4 ×6 ×8 ×10 ×12 series. Q.47.(C) Q.58.(A) Q.48.(C)

Q.59.(A)

Q.49.(A) Z (-2) X (-2) V (-2) T 26 (-2) 24 (-2) 22 (-2) 20 Q.50.(C) All letters are vowels in option A.

Q.51.(A) According to Place value of letters in alphabet series. Q.60.(B)

Fintech major Paytm said its subsidiary Paytm First Games (PFG) has roped in cricket NOVEMBER 2020 MICA legend Sachin Tendulkar as its brand ambassador. 111 RAILWAY NTPC 20x = 600 x = 30 Q.73.(B) 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109 Ten prime numbers are there. Q.74.(B) p p4− p 2 − p ( ) Q.61.(D) p2( p 3 − p −1) Q.62.(B) =52 5 3 − 5 − 1 Q.63.(A) ( ) =25 125 − 6 Q.64.(D) ( ) =25 × 119 Q.65.(A) = 2975 Q.75.(B) a + b = 34 a – b = 8 2a = 42 a = 21 b = 13 a × b = 21 × 13 = 273 Q.76.(D) 2 × 3 = 132 6 = 132 Q.66.(C) 1 = 22 Q.67.(A) In ordinary year, there are 365 days 2 = 44 that means 52 weeks and 1 day. 3 = 66 2016 is a leap year; so it has 366 days 66 + 44 = 110 that means 52 weeks and 2 days. 2 0 2 0 2 0 Value of P = 2 Q.77.(B) sin 90+ cosec 90 − cot 45 = ? Q.68.(C) 1 + 1 – 1 = 2 – 1 = 1 Q.69.(C) Q.78.(A) a – b = 8 F = 54 M = 52 b = M/2 = 52/2 = 26 a = 26 + 8 = 34 2 3 3 2 Q.79.(C) 5− 6 + 7 − 9 = ? 25 – 216 + 343 – 81 = ? Q.70.(B) 368 – 297 = ? Q.71.(B) ? = 71 36+ 32 + 44 + 26 + ? Q.80.(C) GA = 32 5 Q.81.(C) August 138+ ? = 160 Q.82.(B) 7×8 = 56 km 6 + 5.5 + 4 + 5 + 4.5 = 25 km ?= 22 56 km – 25 km = 31 km Q.72.(D) x × 40 = (x – 10)×60 Q.83.(C) HCF × LCM = 32 × 48 40x = 60x – 600

Former India player Sadashiv Raoji Patil, who represented the country in one Test match, MICA NOVEMBER 2020 112 died in Kolhapur. He was 86. MODEL PAPER 2020 HCF × LCM = 1536 Q.93.(B) Q.84.(C) 60 T = =1 112 1 60 3000× = 3360 100 40 1 T = = 3360 2 80 2 = 280 12 100 AS.= = 66.67 Q.85.(A) 1.5 4+ 6 + 6 + 8 + 12 + 14 50 Q.94.(C) + 11, + 22, + 44, + 88 = = 8.33 6 6 Q.95.(C) x + y = 19 Q.86.(B) x – y = 7 120 2x = 26 750× = 900 100 x = 13 110 1700× = 1870 y = 6 100 x×y = 13×6 = 78 1870+ 900 = 2770 Q.96.(C) Q.87.(B) 0.65, 0.67, 0.76, 0.86 A→ 20 3 Q.88.(C) new length = 10 + 5 = 15 m 60 new breadth = 8 + 5 = 13 m B → 60 −1 60 Area = L × B = 30 2 = 15 × 13 = 195 sq.m Q.97.(C) 100x × 58 = 5800x Q.89.(A) 20x × 60 + 30x × 40 + 50x × p = 5800x 80 1200x + 1200x + 50xp = 5800x 4000× = 3200 100 50xp = 3400x 110 p = 68 4000× = 4400 100 Q.98.(A) 400 105 105 105 ×100 = 5% x×: 2 x × :3 x × 8000 100 100 100 1: 2 :3 Q.90.(B) = 22 Q.99.(D) 14 14 250 154000 × × × = x x + 20 7 = 60 70 o Q.91.(A) Cosec(90 – P) = Sec(P) 7x= 6 x + 120 Q.92.(D) 25% = ¼ x =120 5 = 4200 Q.100.(C) 9 × x = 17 × 27 4 = 840 × 4 = 3360 x = 51

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