CONTENTS VOL-14 ISSUE -12 Editor N.K. Jain #MeToo Campaign Nobel Prize 2018 Advisors Neeraj Chabra K.C.Gupta Registered Office Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. 103, Pragatideep Building, Plot No. 08, Laxminagar, District Centre, New Delhi - 110092 TIN-09350038898 Rupee Crisis End of Section 497 w.e.f. 12-06-2014 Branch Office Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. E-42,43,44, Sector-7, Noida (U.P.) For queries regarding promotion, distribution & advertisement, contact:- Interview 5 [email protected] Ph.: 09208037962 Current Affairs - One Liner 6-9 Spotlight 10 Owned, printed & published by The People 11-18 N.K. Jain News Bites 20-69 103, Pragatideep Building, World of English - Etymology 60 Plot No. 08, Laxminagar, Designation : Who's Who 70 District Centre, New Delhi - 110092 Please send your suggestions and #MeToo Campaign 71-72 grievances to:- Nobel Prize 2018 73-75 Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. Rupee Crisis 76-77 CP-9, Vijayant Khand, End of Section 497 78 Gomti Nagar Lucknow - 226010 Que Tm - General Awareness 79-91 E-mail:[email protected] IBPS Clerk Pre : Model Paper 2018 92-105 © Copyright Reserved CDS (II) : Model Paper 2018 106-145 # No part of this issue can be printed in whole or in part without the written permission of the publishers. # All the disputes are subject to Delhi jurisdiction only. Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. Editorial “A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way.” Dear Aspirants, We feel immense pleasure in bringing the 'December 2018' edition of our very own 'Masters in Current Affairs', a platform where you get all the exam related information at a single place. It is designed especially for the forthcoming examinations. Its regular sections such as News Maker, News Diary, One liners etc. cover each and every news in details which is important for examina- tions. Rest of the news are covered in 'Chalte - Chalte' i.e. one liner news, which you can find at the bottom of each page. Some important issues of this month were discussed in featured articles. One among them is ‘#Me too MOVEMENT’, with many local and international alternatives, is a movement against sexual ha- rassment and sexual assault.#MeToo spread virally in October 2017 as a hashtag used on social media in an attempt to demon- strate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace. The #MeToo campaign helped women from all around the world in throwing light on sexual abuse. Not only that, it also gave women the opportunity to sup- port each other, to empower themselves and to have a chance to talk about a serious issue that usually remains in the dark. And all the minute details are mentioned inside. Then an article about ‘END OF SECTION 497 ‘, The Supreme Court's decision to scrap Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, thereby decriminalising adultery, cannot be seen as a cheer for promiscuity. The fact is that adultery won't get any less harmful for marriage just because it no longer comes under the purview of being a criminal act. On the contrary, the psychological damage to a marriage is mutually exclusive from legal fiat. The law cannot re-ignite the dying embers of a marriage scorched by suspicion and much more is given the whole article. Later we’ll see ‘RUPEE CRISIS’, as INDIA could be braced to see its financial troubles deepen, with the rupee languishing even further before stabilising against the US dollar, according to an economic analyst. The rupee has been crippled by soaring oil prices and higher interest rates, with the crisis-hit currency losing around 15 percent of its value versus the American tender. The Indian currency breached the 74-mark for the first time ever against the US dollar this month, but the worst could still be yet to come for the rupee. And all the other important details are mentioned inside. And an article about ‘NOBLE PRIZE 2018’, The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 was awarded “for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics” with one half to Arthur Ashkin “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems” and the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland “for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses” and much more in the article given inside. In this edition we are providing the complete solution of IBPS CLERK (PRE) 2018 and CDS MODEL PAPER for your self assessment. There is a separate section named Que.-TM for your self-evaluation, which includes all the possible MCQ's from this month's current affairs. This will be highly beneficial for all the upcoming examina- tions. Your advice or suggestions will be much appreciated and welcomed. With Best Wishes Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. “Your Success is Our Success” HIMANSHU INTERVIEW institute, according to PERSONAL DETAILS you? Himanshu Srivastava Himanshu : Its faculty members, regular STs and full Father’s Name : Mr. Satish Chandra Srivastava attention from the Mother’s Name : Mrs. Suman Srivastava institute, advanced smart class, smart lab facilities, Hobbies : Reading Novels, Books, Net PSS sessions and its Surfing, Cricket & Travelling simplified studying method. Prior Selection : None MICA : What is the role of “Time Name of the Exam : Income Tax (Inspector) Management” in one’s success? Roll No. of Qualified Exam :3010053766 Himanshu : Very important as time Roll No. of Mahendra Institute : PDH0271231047 devotion leads to success. MICA : How did you prepare for MICA : How did you prepare for the Interview? the examination? Himanshu : I have attended Mock Himanshu : session and Interview English Language classes from PDH. Pre - By attempting more and more MICA : Tell us about the number of Speed Tests, learning Interview Board and the vocabulary & watching special SSC questions asked? videos on Mahendra Guru Website. Himanshu : There were 5 people in Mains - By attempting more and the interview board. more number of Speed Tests. The questions asked were: General Intelligence & Reasoning (I) About the nationalization of Doing questions from Mahendra Guru banks. quiz, speed tests, material kit and (II) About merging of banks. solving as many questions as possible. (III) Questions based on Personal MICA : Mahendra's family Quantitative Aptitude Details. expresses its heartfelt Pre - Practising DI and Arithmetics (IV) Current Affairs. congratulations on your questions from Mahendra's study success. MICA : By whom did you get material kit, taking PSS sessions and information of your Himanshu : Thank You so much. solving quiz from Mahendra Guru selection and what was MICA : To whom do you want Website. your reaction? to give the credit of your Mains - By attempting more and Himanshu : I got to know about it selection? more number of Speed Tests. through my friend, and I Himanshu : PDH Branch faculty General Awareness felt excellent. members and of course For the complete science portion & MICA : What message do you my parents. history, polity, geography etc., G.S. want to convey to other MICA : After how many attempts study notes, watching G.S. videos and aspirants? did you succeed in this practising speed tests. Himanshu : Just focus on the examination? MICA : What would you say examination and success Himanshu : Ist attempt. about “Master in Current will knock at the door. MICA : What is the role of Affairs” Magazine and MICA : Congratulations once Mahendra's institute in Mahendra Guru Website? again on your success. your selection? Himanshu : Regular reading of the Your success is our Himanshu : It is always very magazine made me able success. important to take classes, to crack the exam. Himanshu : Thank You Mahendra for give speed tests and MICA : What is the best thing guiding me to Success. revise class notes. about our coaching US merges its embassy and Consulate General in Jerusalem into single diplomatic mission. DECEMBER 2018 MICA 5 CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner Liner ONEPERSONS IN NEWS # Which Indian-origin personality has been selected as # Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the 46th Chief Justice of India Asia Society’s Game Changer of the Year for 2018? (CJI), hails from which State of India? w Indra Nooyi w Assam # Aurora Prize Laureate Kyaw Hla Aung, who will # Who have been signed as ambassadors of Skill India donate $1 million award money to help Rohingya Campaign? w Varun Dhawan and refugees, is from which country? Anushka Sharma w Myanmar # India’s first woman IAS officer post-Independence, # Who has been conferred Praful Bidwai memorial who passed away recently? w Anna Rajam Malhotra award for 2018? w Ulka Mahajan # Who is the new Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)? w Kamlesh Nilkanth SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES Vyas # Who is the new Prime Minister of Sudan? # What is the purpose of recently launched ‘e-Sahaj’ w Moutaz Mousa portal? w Security clearance to Abdallah businesses # Who has become the first female high court Chief # India’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project has been launched Justice in Pakistan? w Tahira Safdar along which border? w Pakistan border # Who has been appointed India’s new High # India’s first 205T Electric Drive Rear Dump Truck Commissioner to United Kingdom (UK)? (BH205-E) has been launched by which public sector w Ruchi Ghanashyam company? w BEML # What is the name of the autobiography of renowned # Which technological giant has launched Project Navlekha journalist Kuldip Nayar, who passed away recently? to help Indian vernacular news publishers to take their w Beyond the Lines content online? w Google # Uri Avnery, who passed away