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Amit Panghal has become the first Indian male boxer to reach the final at theWorld Boxing DECEMBER 2019 MICA Championships. 5 CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner Liner ONEPERSONS IN NEWS ## Who has been appointed as Defence Secretary of ## Who launched the Management Information System India? - Ajay Kumar under the Accessible India Campaign? ## Who has been appointed as the new Home Secretary? - Thaawarchand Gehlot - Ajay Kumar Bhalla ## Who will replace Sanjay Bangar as India's new batting ## Who has become the first IPS officer to be honoured coach? - Vikram Rathour with the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National ## Who has become India's first female military Adventure Award 2018? - Aparna Kumar diplomat? - Wing Commander ## What is the name of young environmental activist who Anjali Singh called for Global School strike for climate on 20 and 27 September? - AWARDS ## Who has been appointed as the Indian High Commissioner ## Which country awarded Prime Minister Narendra in Lesotho? - Jaydeep Sarkar Modi 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance'? ## Who was recently fired by US President Donald Trump - Bahrain from his post of National Security Adviser? ## Which Ministry has won the Swachh Bharat award in - John Bolton Swachhta Action Plan category? ## Who has taken the oath as the Governor of - Ministry of Railways recently? - Kalraj Mishra ## Which country has won the ‘Best Video’ award for the ## Name the India’s first woman Director General of Asia & Pacific Region in the UNWTO Tourism Video Police (DGP) who passed away recently. Competition 2019? - India - Kanchan Chaudhary ## Who has won two awards at the Boston Film ## Whose 109th birth anniversary was commemorated on Festival? - Neena Gupta August 26, 2019? - ## Which Indian documentary has been nominated for the ## Who was the Chief Guest of the 5th Eastern Economic Oscars? - Moti Bagh Forum? - Narendra Modi ## Which movie star has won Best Actress Award at IIFA ## Who has been appointed as the Principal Advisor to Awards 2019? - Alia Bhatt Prime Minister Narendra Modi? SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES - PK Sinha ## Who has been recently appointed as Cabinet ## Who has launched the world’s largest teacher’s training Secretary? - Rajiv Gauba programme NISHTHA, on August 21, 2019? ## Who has become the first Defence Minister to fly LCA - Ramesh Pokhriyal Tejas? - Rajnath Singh ## Which Ministry launched the Sabka Vishwas - Legacy ## Which NRI industrialist has been nominated to the Dispute Resolution Scheme recently? UK’s House of Lords? - Rami Ranger - Ministry of Finance ## Who has been appointed as the new National Security ## Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani launched Project Adviser of the United States? SU.RE in which city? - - Robert O’Brien ## PM Modi launched the National Animal Disease ## Who became the first-ever Indian tennis player to win a Control Programme from which city? set against Roger Federer? - Sumit Nagal - Mathura

6 MICA DECEMBER 2019 The first ever international film festival in Jammu was held in September 2019. One Liner ## When was Fit India movement launched? ## Which country is ranked 10th in terms of gold reserves, - August 29th as per the recent survey of World Gold Council? ## When was the National Animal Disease Control - India Programme launched? - 11-Sep-19 ## Which is the first country in the world to issue a ## Which State Government recently announced to Biometric seafarers Identification Document (BSID) launch an online portal to offer cows for adoption? by collecting facial biometric data of seafarers? - Madhya Pradesh - India # ## Which state recently launched Jan Soochna Portal for # The UGC has constituted a high-level committee to its citizens? - Rajasthan inquire the alleged sale of fake degrees by universities. The committee will comprise how many members? # # Which state government recently launched a pilot - Five project to track stolen mobile phones? ## How many Apache AH-64E combat helicopters were - inducted into the Indian Air Force on September 3? ## Which State launched the Helpline ‘1100’ recently for - Eight Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp? ## Which Committee has been constituted by the Union - Himachal Pradesh Government to oversee the bifurcation of Jammu and ## Which State/UT police recently launched ‘Tatpar’ Kashmir (J&K) into Union Territories? mobile app? - Delhi - Sanjay Mitra Committee NATIONAL & STATE ## Which state recently announced to reduce amount of traffic challans by almost 50 percent? ## Which organization recently handed over Mobile - Gujarat Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army? ## The portable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) was - DRDO successfully tested by DRDO recently in which state? ## Which state’s transport Minister launched live tracking - Andhra Pradesh system for the public buses? - Maharashtra ## Which state has announced to observe 2020 as an ## Which state has recently approved the recruitment of Artificial Intelligence Year? - Telangana women drivers for government vehicles? - INTERNATIONAL ## Which state’s high court recently ordered a ban on DJs ## India signed six MoUs to expand cooperation in the across the state? - Uttar Pradesh fields of geology, defence and arts & culture with ## Which court has agreed to examine validity of new which nation on August 21, 2019? triple talaq law? - Supreme Court - zambia # ## Andhra Pradesh government recently announced that # Which rainforest were in news because of a raging fire, the Polavaram Project work will be resumed from which contributes to about 20 percent of the earth’s November 2019. The project runs on which river? oxygen? - Amazon - Godavari ## US President Donald Trump recently showed interest ## From which date India anounced a nation-wide ban on to buy which nation? - Greenland single-use plastic? - October 2nd ## Which organisation placed Pakistan in its Blacklist ## How many colleges will be opened in the region of recently? - FATF Jammu and Kashmir by Government of India? ## Which nation has unveiled a domestically-built - 50 Bavar-373 missile defense system despite sanctions? ## Where was the 12th National Security Summit - Iran organized in India? - New Delhi ## US President Donald Trump called for reinstating ## How many 'foreign tribunals' have been formed in of which nation as a permanent member in the G7 Assam to complain if names are excluded in NRC group? - Russia list? - 1000 ## Which country recently requested the ## Which missile was launched recently by DRDO from to call back all peacekeepers from the country by June Su-30 MKI fighter jet? - Astra 2020? - Sudan

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has the world's largest hand-woven DECEMBER 2019 MICA carpet measuring 5,630 square metres. 7 CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner ## Which country will be the host of G7 summit 2020? ## According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, all - United States the pending GST refund would be returned to the MSME’s ## Which country rejected the $22 million G7 aid to fight within how many days? - 30 Amazon rainforest fire? - Brazil ## Which state’s government has decided to appoint a ## Which city hosted the Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence third party agency to study tea industry problems? (CHOD) Conference 2019? - Bangkok - Assam ## Which city hosted the 14th session of the Conference of ## PM Modi launched the RuPay card in which gulf the Parties of UNCCD? - New Delhi country? - UAE ## Which nation successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ## Which telecom company topped the telecom market surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi? with highest revenue share in the April-June quarter? - Pakistan - Jio ## Which nation has anounced to launch a special police ## The Indian Railways has decided to offer how much unit to patrol isles in East China Sea? discount in its AC Chair car trains like Shatabdi, - Japan Tejas? - 25 percent ## Which country signed an agreement with Reliance ## Which three banks will be merged into a single entity Power of India to set up gas-based plant in to form the 2nd largest bank of India? Meghnahat? - Bangladesh - PNB, OBC & United ## Which country recently established a space command Bank of India SpaceCom dedicated to space war? ## Which country hosted the fifth meeting of the Eastern - USA Economic Forum? - Russia ## Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019 held recently between ## Which e-commerce company recently announced to India and which country? - USA eliminate single-use plastic from its packaging by June ## Which country has lifted all limits on nuclear research and 2020? - Amazon development programme? - Iran ## India has offered how much ‘Line of Credit’ for the ## Which city hosted the Sixth India-China Strategic Russian Far East region? - USD 1 billion Economic Dialogue 2019? - New Delhi ## India has announced one million dollar humanitarian ## Which country has temporarily closed its diplomatic aid to which nation? - Bahamas missions in Nigeria? - South Africa ## Jack Ma stepped down as the Chairman of which ## Which city hosted the ‘ANGAN’, an international company? - Alibaba Conference on Energy Efficiency in Building Sector? ## PM has inaugurated South Asia’s first cross-border oil - New Delhi pipeline. The pipeline will connect India with which ## Which body has urged India to end lockdown, curfew nation? - Nepal in Jammu and Kashmir? - UNHRC ## India’s second Multi-Modal Terminal (MMT) will ## Which country was the honour country at the 84th soon be inaugurated by PM Modi. The Terminal is Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF)? located in which city? - Sahibganj - India ## Which state government has announced the first ## Joint Military Exercise MAITREE-2019 was conducted agricultural export policy to double the income of between India and which country in Meghalaya? farmers? - Uttar Pradesh - Thailand ## The Centre has pledged to provide how much fund to ECGC in next five years? - Rs 8,500 crore FINANCIAL AWARENESS SPORTS ## Which organization recently released a report ‘Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis’? ## Who cricketer has come out of his retirement and - World Bank made himself available for all formats? ## The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Indian - Ambati Rayudu Government signed USD 200 million loan agreement ## Which Indian player has become the first-ever to to upgrade rural roads in which State? clinch the World Championship title? - Maharashtra - PV Sindhu Public Sector Banks to organise special camps in 400 districts to ensure maximum credit disbursal MICA DECEMBER 2019 8 during the festive season. One Liner ## Team India skipper Virat Kohli has which number on ## Water has been discovered on which potentially his new test jersey? - 18 habitable super-Earth? - K2-18b ## Which team won Durand Cup-2019 title? ## Which country has become the newest member of - Gokulam Kerala FC the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and ## Which stadium was renamed as Arun Jaitley Development Hub? - India Stadium? - Feroz Shah Kotla ## Which country has terminated robot ‘Fedor’ after stadium admitting he could not replace astronauts on ## Who has become the third Indian to take hat-trick in spacewalks? - Russia Test cricket? - Jasprit Bumrah ## Which state’s legislative assembly has passed a ## Who has become the fastest Indian keeper to claim 50 resolution against proposed Uranium mining in Test dismissals? - Rishabh Pant Nallamala forest area? - Telangana ## ISRO has signed MoU with which organization ## Which Indian cricketer has announced her retirement to procure critical technologies for Human Space from T20 Internationals? - Mithali Raj Mission? - IAF ## Which country will host FIFA world cup 2022? ## The scientists of Botanical Survey of India have - Qatar discovered two new species of ginger in which state? ## Which tennis player created one of the major Grand - Nagaland Slams upsets by knocking out Roger Federer from US ## The Google Research India AI lab will be set up in Open? - Grigor Dimitrov which city? - Bengaluru ## Which politician was sent to Tihar Jail till September 19 by a Delhi Court? - P Chidambaram MISCELLANEOUS ## Bianca Andreescu belongs to which country who has ## As per World Health Organization report, which become the first teenager to reach US Open semi-finals infectious disease is increasing rapidly in the world? in a decade? - Canada - Measles ## According to Sports Ministry sources, who is the first ## Which item has been banned by the Directorate female sportsperson to be recommended for Padma General of Civil Aviation while travelling in planes? Vibhushan? - Mary Kom - Apple Mac Book ## Who has set a new record in cue sports by winning his ## Which state government has banned wearing of jeans 22nd World Billiards Title? - Pankaj Advani and T-shirts by the employees in the state secretariat? ## Who has become the first Indian wrestler to qualify for - Bihar the Tokyo Olympics 2020? - Vinesh Phogat ## Which historical monument has started the baby- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY feeding room facility for the first time in India? - Taj Mahal ## Union Power Minister RK Singh recently approved ## Which city has retained the top spot on the Economist proposal to declare which energy as Renewable Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index 2019? Energy? - Ocean Energy - Vienna ## Which nation has launched a rocket carrying a life- ## Which ministry recently announced a complete ban of sized robot to International Space Station? plastic usage from 15 September? - Russia - Ministry of Food ## The Indian Institute of Petroleum recently established a plant to turn plastic waste into diesel in which city? ## Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated - Dehradun the new assembly building in which state? - Jharkhand ## India has proposed to undertake deep ocean mining under which project? - Samudrayaan ## Which country has begun exporting bulletproof jackets ## Which state of India has recently reported Congo to over 100 countries? - India Fever? - Rajasthan ## Five women police officers from India were honored ## Which telecom giant has accused the US of launching by the United Nations for their excellent performance cyber-attacks to infiltrate its internal information in the body’s mission in which nation? systems? - Huawei - South Sudan

Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh made a 4 day visit to Bangladesh. DECEMBER 2019 MICA 9 SPOTLIGHT ALL THAT MATTERS ABBREVIATIONS IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES ERSS : Emergency Response Support System December 1 World AIDS Day NIDAN : National Inherited Diseases Administration December 10 Human Rights Day ETS : Emissions Trading Scheme December 11 International Mountain Day PIO : Persons of Indian Origin December 14 World Energy Conservation Day SEQI : School Education Quality Index December 16 Vijay Diwas NCLT : Non-Circulating Legal Tender December 18 National Minorities Rights Day SAFF : South Asian Football Federation December 22 National Mathematics Day PAYS : Pay-As-You-Save December 23 Rashtriya Kisan Divas DIN : Document Identification Number December 24 National Consumers Day ECONOMIC GLOSSARY BOOKS & AUTHORS Human Capital Human capital is an intangible asset in the form of a worker having economic value in Ayodhya terms of experience and skills. Thus human 01 capital includes assets like education, training, intelligence, skills, health, and other things employers value such as loyalty and :- Valay Singh punctuality. This is an asset or quality that is not listed on a company's balance sheet. The concept of human capital recognizes that not all labour is equal. But employers can Caste Matters improve the quality of that capital by investing 02 in employees—the education, experience, and abilities of employees all have economic value for employers and for the economy as a whole. :- Suraj Yengde The idea of human capital can be traced back to the 18th century. Adam Smith referred to the concept in his book "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations," in which The Anarchy he explored the wealth, knowledge, training, 03 talents, and experiences for a nation. Schultz believed human capital was like any other form of capital to improve the quality and level of :- William Dalrymple production. This would require an investment in the education, training and enhanced benefits of an organization's employees. Since 2012 the World Economic Forum has The Costliest annually published its Global Human Capital 04 Report, which includes the Global Human Pearl Capital Index (GHCI).In October 2018, the World Bank published the Human Capital Index :- Bertil Lintner (HCI) as a measurement of economic success. The Index ranks countries according to how much is invested in education and health care for young people. The World Bank's 2019 World The Third Pillar Development Report on The Changing Nature 05 of Work showcases the Index and explains its importance given the impact of technology on labor markets and the future of work. :- Raghuram G Rajan

10 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Commerce, Industry and Railways Minister- Piyush Goyal made a two-day visit to the UAE. APPOINTMENTS THE PEOPLE Madhukar Kamath will be required to serve at the post for the next five years. adhukar Kamath, has been Melected as chairman of Kristalina Georgieva is the first person from an emerging Audit Bureau of Circulations economy to lead the IMF. According to an unwritten rule, (ABC) for year 2019-2020. a European has led the IMF since its creation in 1945 after He has more than 4 decades of the Second World War and the leader of the World Bank experience in advertising and has been designated by the United States. marketing services. He is the The 66-year-old is a Bulgarian economist, who was chairman emeritus of advertising appointed as the CEO of the World Bank in January firm DDB Mudra group. 2017. She also served as the Acting President of the Madhukar Kamath has also been World Bank Group between February 1 and April 8, president of Advertising Agencies 2019. Association of India (AAAI), chairman of The Advertising Before that, she served as the Vice-President of the Standards Council of India (ASCI) and chairman of Mudra European Commission under Jean-Claude Juncker from Foundation. He also helped Omnicom acquire Mudra 2014 to 2016. Group and integrate it into DDB Worldwide Network. He Kristalina Georgieva served in a number of positions in has served as chairman and mentor of brand consultancy the World Bank Group from 1993 to 2010, eventually Interbrand and has led several industry bodies. becoming its vice president and corporate secretary in Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) of India is a not for 2008. She has also previously served as a member of profit circulation-auditing organisation. It is responsible the trustee board and associate professor in the Economics for certifying and auditing the circulations of major Department of the University of National and World publications, primarily of newspapers and magazines in Economy in Bulgaria. India. It is a voluntary organisation, founded in 1948. It Kristalina Georgieva was also one of the candidates in is private entity operating in different running for the post of United Nations Secretary-General parts of the world. ABC’s services such as in 2016. She was nominated by the Bulgarian Government. certificates of circulation are being availed However, Georgieva ranked eighth by advertisers, publishers, advertising among ten candidates after a vote at the agencies and organisations connected with UN Security Council. In the same vote, print media advertising. Antonio Guterres was selected as the next Kristalina Georgieva UN Secretary-General after getting the highest number of votes. ulgaria’s Kristalina BGeorgieva was selected as Justice Rajendra Menon the new chief and Managing ustice Rajendra Menon has Director of International been recommended by the Monetary Fund on September 25, J Chief Justice of India (CJI) 2019. Kristalina Georgieva has Ranjan Gogoi as the Chairperson become the second-ever woman of the Armed Forces Tribunal to lead the IMF. IMF comprises (AFT). Justice Rajendra Menon 189 member states. is the former Chief Justice of Kristalina Georgieva’s Delhi High Court. appointment to the post is CJI Ranjan Gogoi informed this guaranteed as IMF confirmed earlier this month that she by a suo-moto petition about the was the sole candidate. She was selected by the 24-member appointment of judicial members Executive Board of the IMF. She formerly served as in Armed Forces Tribunal. The current Chairperson the CEO of World Bank. In her new role, she would be Justice Virender Singh is retiring on October 6. The succeeding Christine Lagarde, who is set to take over as the provisions of Finance Act related to the appointment new Chief of the European Central Bank (ECB). procedure to members of Tribunals is under challenge Kristalina Georgieva will be assuming her role as IMF and that appointments will be delayed until the matter is Chief and Managing Director from October 1, 2019. She decided.

India and Mongolia have exchanged documents in areas including space, disaster management and DECEMBER 2019 MICA culture. 11 THE PEOPLE APPOINTMENTS Armed Forces Tribunal SA Bobde is likely to take the ## The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) was established in pledge as the 47th Chief Justice 2009 under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 at of India (CJI) on November New Delhi. 18, 2019, a day after the retirement of CJI Ranjan Gogoi ## The AFT has a power of adjudication or trial of on November 17, 2019. Justice disputes and complaints with respect to appointments, Gogoi was sworn in as the 46th commission, enrolments and conditions of services. CJI on October 3, 2018. Justice ## It has a principal bench at New Delhi while regional Bobde will serve as the CJI for benches have been established at Jaipur, Lucknow, one year and five months till Chandigarh, Kolkata, Chennai and Guwahati. April 23, 2021. ## Retired High Court Judges are judicial members of the CJI Gogoi has headed and decided over the landmark AFT. cases during his stint as Chief Justice such as the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid land dispute and the National ## A judge Advocate General (JAG), who has held the Register of Citizens (NRC). CJI Gogoi followed the appointment for at least one year are also entitled to be proper tradition to name his successor by writing a letter appointed as the Administrative Member. to the Government. As per rule, the incumbent chief ## A white shirt, collar band and a black coat/ jacket is justice needs to send the recommendation of the next the dress as mandated for the officials of the Tribunal senior-most judge as his successor in writing a month including the bar. before his retirement. About Justice Rajendra Menon Another proposal by CJI Gogoi ## Justice Rajendra Menon was born on 7 June 1957, he CJI Ranjan Gogoi has put forward another proposal to is the former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. enhance the retirement age of High Court judges from the ## Justice Rajendra Menon represented various private current 62 years to 65 years. and public undertakings until his elevation to the About Sharad Arvind Bobde Bench. ## SA Bobde is at present the second senior-most judge of ## On April 1, 2002, he was appointed as an Additional the Supreme Court. Judge to the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh ## Presently, he is also holding the position of the High Court. Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University, ## On March 15, 2017, he became Chief Justice of Patna Mumbai and Nagpur’s Maharashtra National Law High Court. University. ## A few months later in August 2018 he ## He was elevated as a Supreme Court Judge on April was appointed as Chief Justice of the 12, 2013. Delhi High Court and retired on June ## He has previously served as the Chief Justice of the 6, 2019. Madhya Pradesh High Court. Justice SA Bobde ## Justice Bobde has rendered judgements in some JI Ranjan Gogoi, in a letter to the Central Government important cases such as Aadhaar, Pro- Con October 18, 2019, recommended the appointment life, extreme air pollution in Delhi- of Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde as the next Chief Justice NCR, and others. of India. Chief Justice Gogoi initiated the appointment ## Justice Bobde will retire on April 23, process for SA Bobde, the second senior-most judge of the 2021. Supreme Court.

MICA DECEMBER 2019 DoNER Ministry has approved more than 200 projects worth Rs 3,000 crores in the Entire North 12 East including ASSAM. AWARDS Emmy Awards 2019 Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama: Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) his time shows like TGame of Thrones About Emmy Awards: and Chernobyl have The Emmy is named after "immy", an informal term won top awards. Game for the image orthicon tube that was common in early of Thrones won television cameras. The statuette depicts a winged woman outstanding Drama holding an atom. The Emmy is considered one of the four Series Award. However, major American entertainment awards, the others being Peter Dinklage bagged the Grammy (for music), the Oscar (for film), and the Tony Outstanding Supporting (for theater). Three related, but separate, organizations Actor in a Drama Series present the Emmy Award: the Academy of Television Arts award for his role in Game of Thrones. & Sciences (ATAS), the National Academy of Television This year's award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Arts & Sciences (NATAS), and the International Academy Series went to Jodie Comer for Killing Eve. The Billy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS). Porter received the outstanding lead actor in a drama series The ATAS first awarded the Emmy in award for Pose. Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage wins 1949 to honor shows produced in the Los the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for an Angeles area before it became a national unprecedented fourth time. event in the 1950s to honor programs aired nationwide. Emmy Awards 2019: List of Winners Outstanding Drama Series: Game of Thrones FIFA Best Player 2019 Awards Outstanding Comedy Series: Fleabag ootball legend FLionel Messi Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Jodie once again bagged Comer (Killing Eve) FIFA's Best Men's Directing for a Drama Series: Jason Bateman (Ozark) Player Award for Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor: Billy Porter his outstanding (Pose) performance throughout the year. It was Messi's Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress: Julia sixth-time FIFA best Garner (Ozark) player award. On the Best Drama Series Writing Award: Jesse Armstrong other side, in women’s category, Megan Rapinoe received (Succession) her first FIFA best player award for 2019. FIFA Best Player Drama Series Best Supporting Actor: Peter Dinklage Awards ceremony was held at Milan’s iconic Teatro Alla (Game of Thrones) Scala. Best Variety Talk Series Award: Last Week Tonight With Rapinoe has received this award for winning the World John Oliver Cup for America. Rapinoe scored 6 goals in the World Cup, for which she received the Golden Boot Award. She was Director for a Variety Series: Don Roy King (Saturday the highest scorer in the tournament with 6 goals. Jill Ellis Night Live) has received the Best Women's Coach Award. Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live Lionel Messi’s World Record Writing for a Variety Series: Last Week Tonight With ## Lionel Messi has won this award for the record sixth John Oliver time and in this case, he has defeated his biggest rival Outstanding Limited Series: Chernobyl Cristiano Ronaldo. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV ## Messi has received this award in the years 2009, 2010, Movie: Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon) 2011, 2012 and 2015. On the other hand, Ronaldo has won this award 5 times. Outstanding Television Movie: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch ## In 2018, Luka Modric was awarded this title that broke Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV 10 years’ predominance of Ronaldo and Messi. Movie: Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us)

Ace Indian boxer Amit Panghal settled for a silver at the AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships DECEMBER 2019 MICA at Ekaterinburg in Russia. 13 THE PEOPLE AWARDS FIFA Best Player 2019 Awards The award comprises a 'swarna kamal' medallion, a shawl and FIFA Best Men’s Player 2019: Lionel Messi a cash prize worth Rs 1,000,000. The award was established by the Union Government to honour Dadasaheb Phalke's FIFA Best Women’s Player 2019: Megan Rapinoe immense contribution to Indian cinema. Dadasaheb Phalke, FIFA Best Men’s Coach 2019: Jurgen Klopp known as the father of Indian cinema, directed India's first full-length feature film, Raja in 1913. FIFA Best Women’s Coach 2019: Jill Ellis The first Dadasaheb Phalke Award was FIFA Puskas Award: Daniel Zsori presented in 1969 and it was conferred FIFA Best Men's Goalkeeper 2019: Marc-Andre ter Stegen to Devika Rani. The Dadasaheb Phalke FIFA Best Women's Goalkeeper 2019: Sari van Veenendaal Award 2018 was conferred posthumously to the late actor, Vinod Khanna at the 65th FIFA Best Fan Award 2019: Silvia Grecco National Film Awards ceremony. FIFA Best fair play award: Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa Booker Prize 2019 The Best FIFA Football Awards argaret Atwood and Bernardine These awards are presented annually by FIFA. The first M Evaristo have jointly ceremony of Best FIFA Football Awards won the 2019 Booker was held in 2016 for awarding the game's Prize after judges flout outstanding performers. Its inaugural the rules by declaring ceremony was held at Zurich, Switzerland. a tie. The Booker rules These awards included a FIFA Fan Award say the prize must not that recognizes an outstanding fan moment. be divided, but the Dadasaheb Phalke award 2019 judges insisted they could not separate Atwood's - 'The Testament' and 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Evaristo, who is mitabh Bachchan the first black woman to win the prestigious award since its Ahas been selected creation in 1969. for the highest Indian film honour- Dadasaheb About Margaret Atwood Phalke award for Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a the year 2019. The Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor, announcement was teacher, and environmental activist. made by Union Minister About Bernardine Evaristo Prakash Javadekar. Bernardine Evaristo, (born 1959), is a British author of eight Amitabh Bachchan is the recipient of India's fourth-highest works of fiction. Two of her books, The Emperor's Babe and civilian honour, the Padma Shri in 1984. The legendary Hello Mum, have been adapted into BBC Radio 4 dramas. actor also received the third-highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the second-highest civilian About Booker Prize honour, the Padma Vibhushan in 2015. The Booker Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the Amitabh Bachchan also received the highest French Booker–McConnell Prize (1969–2001) and the Man Booker civilian honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, in 2007. Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language Dadasaheb Phalke Award and published in the United Kingdom. The winner of the The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest film honour in India. Booker Prize is generally assured international renown It is conferred annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, and success; therefore, the prize is of great significance for under the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. the book trade. From its inception, only novels written by The award honours the selected individual for their Commonwealth, Irish, and South African "outstanding contribution to the growth and development (and later Zimbabwean) citizens were of Indian cinema." eligible to receive the prize; in 2014 it was widened to any English-language novel—a The recipient of the prestigious honour is selected by a change that proved controversial. committee consisting of eminent film industry personalities.

14 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Zoya Akhtar's 'Gully Boy' is India's official entry for the 92nd Oscars. OBITUARY K P S Menon Kadri Gopalnath P S Menon (Jr.), Former oted saxophone exponent K Foreign Secretary of India NKadri Gopalnath has passed has been passed away at his away on October 11, 2019. He residence in . was 69 and had been ailing for He was 90 years old. He was some time. His name was a the son of India’s first Foreign synonym with saxophone in the Secretary of independent India K country. P S Menon (senior). A Padma Shri–awardee, He was also a close relative of Gopalnath is survived by his former Foreign Secretary and wife Sarojini, two sons, noted National Security Adviser of music director Manikanth Kadri, India Shivasankar Menon. KPS (Junior) was a 1951 batch Kuwait-based Guruprasad Kadri, and daughter Ambika Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer. Mohan. About K P S Menon (Junior) One of the pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone in ## He completed his early education at Doon School, the country, he had the distinction of being the first Carnatic Dehradun then St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and musician to be invited to the BBC Promenade concert in Oxford. However, he joined the Indian Foreign Service the Royal Albert Hall at London, in 1994. Though a native in 1951 before completion of his education. of the Mangaluru region, Chennai was the “karma bhoomi” of Mr. Gopalnath. ## KPS Menon (junior) was best known for his services as an ambassador to various countries, including Mr. Gopalnath was born in Mittakere, in Sajeepa Mooda Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan and China. village of Dakshina Kannada’s Bantwal taluk, on December 6, 1949. ## KPS Menon (junior) had served as the Foreign Secretary of India from 1987 to 1989. He learnt the Nagaswara from His father Taniyappa at an early age. After a young Mr. Gopalnath got a chance to ## He was a bureaucrat who had contributed towards listen to the saxophone recital in the of the then Mysore getting India's foreign policy accepted and recognised Palace, he developed a passion for it, and went on to learn worldwide. how to play Carnatic music on the saxophone from N. ## He was a 1951 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Gopalakrishna Iyer of Kalaniketan. He presented his first officer. concert in the All India Radio, Mangaluru, in 1978. Later, he came into contact with well-known carnatic musician T. About KPS Menon (Senior) V. Gopalakrishnan in Chennai, who promoted him. KPS Menon (Senior) was the first Foreign Secretary of Mr. Gopalnath has performed at various venues across Independent India from 1948 to 1952. Earlier, he was the world, including in Europe, United States, Canada, Diwan (Prime Minister) of Bharatpur State before India’s Australia, Sri Lanka, and West Asia. Independence. Later, he was appointed as an ambassador of India to the Soviet Union from 1952 to 1961, and then He was the holder of honorary doctorates from Mangalore ambassador to the People's Republic of China. KPS Menon University and Bangalore University. A winner of Kendra (senior) was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1958 and Sangeet Natak Academi Award and a number of other the Lenin Peace Prize in the 1950s. He passed away on accolades, his was a household name especially in South November 22, 1982, at the age of 84 in Kerala. India.

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Home Minister announces Digital Background Census in 2021 23 Sep' 19 The Union Government had announced on March 2019 that 2021 census will be conducted in two nion Home phases with March 1, 2021 as the reference M i n i s t e r date. For the hilly areas including Himachal Amit Shah Pradesh and Uttarakhand and Jammu & U Kashmir, the reference date will be October on September 23, 2019 proposed the 1, 2020. idea of a single multipurpose identity UMMID initiative to tackle inherited card for citizens. genetic diseases of newborn babies The Home Minister 24 Sep' 19 said that the card would have all utilities such as Aadhaar, driving license, passport and bank accounts merged into inister of one. S c i e n c e , Digital Census in 2021 MTechnology and Earth Sciences, Home Minister Amit Shah also announced that the 2021 Dr. Harsh Vardhan census will be a “digital census” and the data will be inaugurated five collected through a mobile app. He said that the National diagnostic centres Population Register is being prepared for the first time under the program in the 2021 census. He said that it will help solve many Unique Methods of issues in the country such as law and order and gender Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders (UMMID) to equality. tackle the menace of genetic diseases in newborns. This initiative He further stated that there should also be a system that when of the government will help the future generation in treating and a person dies, the information is updated automatically preventing these diseases caused by genetic disorders. Also, in the population data. India’s last census was carried National Inherited Diseases Administration (NIDAN) kendras out in 2011 when the total population of the country was have been established under UMMID scheme. estimated to be 121 crore. The 2021 census, which is the Dr. Harsh Vardhan informed that according to an estimate, 16th census and 8th since Indian independence, will be the about 4.95 lakh children are born with hereditary diseases world’s largest data collection exercise. every year in the country. These children have the right to India would be spending roughly Rs 12,000 crore on its get proper treatment. first digital census. Almost 33 lakh enumerators, who Objective conduct door-to-door counting, will be encouraged to use ## This initiative aims at creating awareness about their phones to collect the data. The data collection will be genetic disorders and establish molecular diagnostics done in 16 languages to enable people to fill their details in hospitals so that the benefits of developments in properly. medical genetics could reach patients.

16 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Thomas Cook, a 178-year-old British travel company and airline, declared bankruptcyin the UK. NATIONAL ## Under this scheme 75 new medical colleges will be say that India and Sweden along with various other opened in the country by 2022. partners are working together to launch the leadership ## About 115 districts have been identified in the rural group for the industry transition track. This initiative areas where these centers will be started soon. together with the government and private sector will play a significant role in creating low-carbon pathways ## These centres will provide counselling, prenatal for polluting industries. testing/diagnosis and management in government � hospitals of the country. To better deal with natural disasters, India has begun the process of setting up the Coalition for Disaster ## Harsh Vardhan started the operation of five 'diagnosis Resistance Infrastructure. I invite all member states to centres' in Delhi, Jodhpur, and Kolkata for the join this effort. treatment and research of diseases based on congenital � disorders. In Delhi, these centres have been started at the This year, on the occasion of India’s Independence Lady Hardinge Medical College and the Medical and Day on August 15, we launched a Research Institute located at the Air Force Center. mass movement to eliminate the use of single-use plastic. I hope with this we In NIDAN centres, potential patients or parents of such can raise more awareness regarding the disorders will be identified and counselled by the experts harmful effects of single-use plastic. before the birth of the children. Counselling sessions after the birth of the child will also ICGS 'Varaha' commissioned by be provided if required. NIDAN centres Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will create awareness to normalize the life of children suffering from disorders. 25 Sep' 19 PM Modi’s address at UN Climate efense Minister Rajnath Singh Action Summit 24 Sep' 19 Dcommissioned the Coast Guard Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on climate change offshore patrol vessel and how India is tackling the issue during the 2019 UN 'Varaha' at the Chennai Climate Action Summit in New York, US on September Port on September 25, 23, 2019. 2019. The Defence PM Modi speech at UN Climate Action Summit: Key Minister tweeted saying Points that the state-of-the-art ship has the capabilities to operate twin- 1. In India, we have decided to increase the use of non- engine ALH Helicopter developed indigenously by HAL. fossil fuel in the fuel mix. The Defence Minister was on a two-day visit to 2. We are going to increase the capacity of our renewable Chennai. He attended the Investiture Ceremony of the energy to 175 gigawatts till 2022 and we are committed Indian Coast Guard on the first day of his visit. While to further increase the capacity to 450 gigawatts. speaking during the commissioning of ICGS Varah on his second day, the Defence Minister said that the 3. In the transport sector, we are placing more emphasis ship is well equipped with all modern technology and on e-mobility. facilities that are required by the Indian Coast Guard to 4. We are making advances in mixing of petrol and diesel ensure maritime security. with biofuel on a large scale. ICGS 'Varaha' 5. We have provided 150 million families with clean 'Varaha' is the fourth in the series of seven 98-meter cooking gas connection. offshore patrol vessels. It has been indigenously designed 6. We have begun Mission Jal Jeevan for water and built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T). conservation, rainwater harvesting and water resource The name ‘Varaha’ refers to Lord Vishnu’s third incarnation, development and in a few years, we further plan to in which he incarnated as a boar to rescue Goddess Earth invest an estimated amount of 50 billion USD on this from the ocean by lifting her on his tusks. mission. The OPV is equipped with a 30-mm gun and a 12.7mm 7. On the global front, almost 80 nations have joined our gun to enhance the fighting efficiency of the vessel. The International Solar Alliance. Further, I am happy to

Fortune India recently released a list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in business and the youngest DECEMBER 2019 MICA on the list is Anushka Sharma on Rank 39. 17 NEWS BITES NATIONAL vessel also has the capability of carrying limited pollution ## There are some other supporting aspects of the response equipment to contain oil spill at sea. campaign including - patient support, private sector The vessel comprises special features such as modern engagement, political and administrative commitment surveillance systems, Integrated Bridge System, high power at all levels. external firefighting system, Automated power management ## The government will ensure that all patients, at private system, Help Traversing System and indigenously built an or public hospitals, receive free-of-cost and high- integrated platform management system. quality TB care. Varaha carries four high-speed boats including two rigid ## United Nations has marked 2030 as a global target to hull inflated boats for search and rescue, boarding, law eliminate TB worldwide but the Government of India enforcement and maritime patrol. The vessel can stay in has made 2025 as its target to eliminate tuberculosis the sea without replenishment for 20 days. from the country. Varaha is propelled by two engines. The vessel displaces National TB Report 2019 2,100 tonne and is capable of achieving a maximum speed ## A ‘TB India Report (2019)’ was also released by of 26 knots and endurance of 5000 nautical miles. the Dr. Harsh Vardhan. According to the report, Commanded by Commandant Dushyant Kumar, ICGS 21.5 lakh TB cases were reported in 2018 to the 'Varaha' crew will include 14 officers and government. 89 crew members. The vessel will be based ## In 2017 the number of TB cases was 18 lakhs and in at New Mangalore and will be under the 2019 it has been increased to 17% in one year. administrative and operational control of the Coast Guard Commander (West) ## Notifications from private-sector health care providers Region. reached 5.4 lakhs, an increase of 40%, contributing to 25% of all TB notifications. 'TB Harega Desh Jeetega' campaign ## Under the scheme, Nikshay Poshan to eliminate tuberculosis from India Yojana, a total amount of Rs. 427crore 26 Sep' 19 has been paid to over 26 lakhs beneficiaries through direct transfers nion Minister to their bank accounts. for Health Uand Family PM Narendra Modi pitches for India's Welfare, Dr. Harsh NSG membership 26 Sep' 19 Vardhan has launched a new ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for ‘TB Harega Desh India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group Jeetega Campaign’. I(NSG) during an interactive session at the Bloomberg A National TB Global Business Forum in New York, US on September prevalence Survey was also launched by the minister. 25, 2019. ‘TB Harega Desh Jeetega Campaign’ campaign has been While speaking to former Mayor of New York City launched with an aim to eliminate tuberculosis from India. Michael Bloomberg, PM Narendra Modi highlighted that Apart from that, Dr. Harsh Vardhan also released India currently faces a challenge in nuclear energy because Operational Guideline for Employer Led Model on TB, it is not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). the Work Place Policy Framework for TB and elected PM Modi said that as a result of this India is not getting as Representative’s Handbook on TB. He also launched 25 much fuel supply as it requires. He further added that if the National TB Prevalence Survey vans to carry out a survey issue is addressed then India can work as a model for the across the country in the next six months. This survey will world in this sector. help the government to collect a national-level data about Further, while speaking on global challenges PM Modi the latest situation of TB in the country. said that while climate is a concern, another prime issue About 'TB Harega Desh Jeetega' Campaign is water. He said that India has begun a major initiative – Jal Jeevan mission for water resource management by ## The campaign has three pillars-clinical approach, public focusing on rainwater harvesting, recycling, reuse and health component and active community participation. reviving of rivers. NDTV's Ravish Kumar was awarded the first Gauri Lankesh MemorialAward for Journalism by the MICA DECEMBER 2019 18 Gauri Lankesh Memorial Trust. NATIONAL The Prime Minister also highlighted how India has Traditionally, the STEM field that includes science, undertaken a massive movement to discourage the use of technology, engineering and mathematics is usually single-use plastic across India. He further dominated by male students. spoke about how India has decided to However, there has been a slow change in enhance its renewable energy target to 450 the system and more and more women are Gigawatt. He said that India has already now opting for STEM disciplines. There is achieved the work of 120 Gigawatt. still though a long way to go before fixing Kavitha Gopal becomes first girl the gender ratio. student to win President of India Prize President Ram Nath Kovind confers 01 Oct' 19 prestigious Science and Technology avitha Gopal awards 01 Oct' 19 has become resident Ram Nath Kthe first girl Kovind presented student of IIT Madras the Science and to be honoured with the P Technology awards on President of India Prize. the foundation day of She received the honour the Council of Scientific and medal from Prime and Industrial Research Minister Narendra (CSIR) on September Modi at the 56th convocation of Indian Institute of Technology 26, 2019. The awards Madras. The President of India prize is conferred to recognize were presented at a function at the Vigyan Bhawan in New outstanding academic performance by a student. In the 60 years Delhi. of IIT Madras history, this is the first time that the ‘President of India Gold Medal’ has been conferred to a girl student. Only The Science and Technology awards honour individuals for male students had won the prize earlier at the institute. their outstanding contribution in the field of science and technology. The President further said that India’s success With a CGPA of 9.95, Kavitha Gopal also won two other in achieving a 5-trillion dollar economy by 2025, its top awards -the Bharat Ratna M Visvesvaraya Memorial commitment to achieve the SDGs and its wish to address Prize and the B Ravichandran Memorial Prize for the global concerns such as climate change, will largely highest CGPA in B. Tech CSE Gopal shared the two prizes depend on finding creative solutions based on scientific with another student, Pradyumna Venkatesh Chari of B. research. The President also emphasized on providing equal Tech (Electrical Engineering). opportunities to girl children. He stated that no success will Significance have any meaning if there are no equal opportunities for Kavitha Gopal, with her hat-trick successes, ended the long girl children. male-dominated legacy of the prestigious honour. Speaking The President also applauded CSIR’s accomplishments and on her win, Gopal said, “I am extremely excited to have its technological interventions towards the socio-economic received these awards and it is a dream come true to be development of the nation. graduating from IIT Madras. I have some thrilling plans for Key Details my future and it involves coding.” ## The President presented the CSIR Technology Awards Background to CSIR teams and the GN Ramachandran Gold Medal Kavitha Gopal is currently working as a software engineer to Prof. Amitabha Chattopadhyay of CSIR-CCMB. with Google India. She had graduated with a B. Tech degree ## The Union Science and Technology Minister also in Computer Science and Engineering on September 30, 2019. presented the CSIR Young Scientist Awards, CSIR She had done her schooling from the Atomic Energy Innovation Award for School Children and Diamond Central School in Anupuram and later at the Kendriya Jubilee Technology Awards on the occasion. Vidyalaya in Kalpakkam. ## The Minister also handed over a prototype of the high- Gopal said that she developed a passion for coding and temperature fuel cell, an indigenous technology which computers when she opted for the subject in class 11th. has been developed by CSIR, to the President.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid foundation stone for Janganana Bhawan at Mansingh Road in DECEMBER 2019 MICA New Delhi. 19 NEWS BITES NATIONAL ## A book with the title “Bhatnagar Laureates 1958-2018” Jal Shakti Ministry launches Ganga was also released on the occasion. Aamantran Abhiyan 09 Oct' 19 ## The prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2019 were also announced during he newly the occasion. The awards are considered constituted Jal as the highest multi-disciplinary science Shakti Ministry awards in India. T has launched Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan, Government approves 4-fold hike a unique open-water in assistance to families of battle rafting and kayaking casualties 07 Oct' 19 expedition on the Ganga River to create he Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has approved awareness on Ganga rejuvenation and water conservation. a four-fold increase in the monetary assistance Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan will be held from October Tprovided to the next of kin of all battle casualties. 10 to November 11, 2019. The expedition will start from With this, the fund provided to the families of battle Devprayag and end at Ganga Sagar, covering the whole casualties will be hiked from existing Rs 2 lakh to 8 lakh. stretch of 2500 Km of the Ganga River. The fund will be provided from the Army Battle Casualties The Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Welfare Fund (ABCWF). The families of all categories of launched the Abhiyan on October 7, 2019 and he would be battle casualties will be able to avail the monetary assistance. participating in the event as well. The Minister is expected The move fulfills a long-standing demand of the Indian Army. to lead from the front, he will flag off the expedition and be Currently, the monetary assistance worth Rs 2 lakh was a part of it from Devprayag to Rishikesh. given to the families of battle casualties in case of death or The ‘Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan’ is a unique social those who sustained 60 percent and above disability besides awareness initiative that is expected to play a historic and other categories. The monetary assistance is in addition to pioneering role in connecting with the people. the family pension and financial assistance provided from This will mark the first-ever effort by the National Mission the Army group insurance, army welfare fund and ex-gratia for Clean Ganga to raft across the entire River. amount. It will also be the longest-ever social campaign implemented Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund in form of an adventure sport to spread the key message of The Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund was set up under river rejuvenation and water conservation on a massive scale. the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (ESW) after The open-water rafting expedition is expected to highlight many people offered to grant monetary assistance to the the ecological challenges faced by the Ganga River. families of battle casualties. Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan: Important Details This followed a tragic incident at Siachen in February 2016, when ten soldiers got buried under an avalanche. The Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan will cover the five Ganga basin states- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar The welfare fund was set up in July 2017 and was and West Bengal. It will have stops at five spots including implemented from April 2016. This was in addition to the Rishikesh, Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, various schemes that have been set up for the welfare of the Sonepur and Kolkata. families of battle casualties. The expedition will be undertaken by a nine-member team The other existing monetary schemes include funds ranging comprising rafters and swimmers of the Indian Armed from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 45 lakh for different ranks and Army Forces, led by international open-water swimmer Wing Group Insurance, which ranges from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 75 Commander Paramvir Singh from the Indian Air Force. lakh. They will be joined by 3 members from the National Besides this, the Narendra Modi-led Disaster Response Force (NDRF), 2 members each from government had launched the 'Bharat ke Veer Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and CSIR-IITR. fund' in its first term to provide monetary assistance to the families of paramilitary The expedition team will engage in the public awareness personnel killed or injured in action. campaign and organise mass cleanliness drives, interact

20 MICA DECEMBER 2019 International Day of Sign Languages has been observed on 23rd September 2019. NATIONAL with students and conduct various awareness exercises at Mérignac in regarding river conservation at each of the stops. Bordeaux, France. Besides this, the CSIR-IITR will be collecting water The Defence Minister samples from across the river for water testing and the WII also undertook a members would be undertaking a flora and fauna census for sortie, piloted by the year 2019. French Captain Phil. Rajnath Singh Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan Team described his sortie in The expedition will be led by Wing Commander Paramvir Rafale as extremely Singh, who is the only person to have swum across the entire comfortable and smooth. Singh also mentioned that stretch of Ganga from Devprayag to Gangasagar in 2015. He the Captain flew him at supersonic speed and it was an holds 13 world records, 3 Asian records and 7 national records. unprecedented moment. Besides him, the team will include: The first batch of Rafale jets, comprising four aircraft is scheduled to arrive in India in May 2020. The remaining Squadron Leader Dipti B Koshthi: Koshthi is a Jaguar aircraft are scheduled to arrive by September 2022. aircraft pilot and certified open scuba diver, para jumper and trekker. The Rafale aircraft has been acquired from France. It has been designed and built by Dassault Aviation. India Sergeant Johny Vj: He is an aqua parasailing instructor, and France signed the Rafale deal worth mountaineer and certified open Scuba Diver. Rs 59000 crore in September 2016. The Sergeant Srihari Sarripilli: He is a distinguished Rafale handover ceremony took place at adventure sports enthusiast Merignac in Bordeaux, France, in a facility Corporal Amrendra Vats: He is a non-commissioned of Dassault Aviation. The area is around officer working as a medical assistant with the experience 590 km from Paris. of handling medical emergencies during adventure sports. Health Minister launches WHO India Corporal Vicky Tokas: He is also a non-commissioned officer, who holds multiple records in the swimming. Country Cooperation Strategy 2019– PO Bikesh Kumar: He is a sailor in the Indian Air 2023 10 Oct' 19 Navy and was earlier a part of the swimming and rafting nion Health expedition that covered the entire length of the river Ganga M i n i s t e r , from Devprayag to Gangasagar in 2015. Dr. Harsh Havaldar Rajesh Kumar: He is an adventure sports enthusiast. U Vardhan launched the Havaldar Devendra Singh: He is also an adventure sports ‘WHO India Country enthusiast from the Indian Army. Cooperation Strategy 2019–2023: A Time Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan Team: Time Duration, Route of Transition’ in New The open water rafting expedition will begin on October Delhi on October 9, 10 from Devprayag, the merging point of Bhagirathi and 2019. The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) aims to Alaknanda and emerging point of the Ganga. provide WHO with a strategic roadmap to plan its work Overall, the expedition will go on for 33 with India to achieve its health sector goals. It aims to days, covering the states of Uttarakhand, bring about a transformative change in the health sector by Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and improving the health of the people in the focus country. West Bengal and end at Bakkhali Beach, Speaking on the occasion, the Union Health Minister stated Frazerganj on November 11, 2019. that India is currently witnessing productive transformation in its health sector. India gets first Rafale fighter jet WHO has identified the following four areas for 09 Oct' 19 strategic cooperation with India: efence Minister Rajnath Singh received the first 1. To accelerate progress on UHC of the 36 Rafale fighter jets on behalf of India 2. To promote health and wellness by addressing health Don October 8, 2019 at a handing over ceremony determinants A new UN report has said that the five-year period ending 2019 is set to be the hottest ever. DECEMBER 2019 MICA 21 NEWS BITES NATIONAL 3. To protect the population better against health While speaking during the conference, Dr. Harsh Vardhan emergencies said that the central government is committed to achieving 4. To enhance India’s global leadership in health. the target of reducing maternal and infant mortality. India has seen vast advances in its health sector. The Union Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan Government for the past few years has been stressing on ## The Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan initiative or the need to adopt a healthy lifestyle and making health a SUMAN scheme aims to provide dignified and quality priority in everyday life. The Government also launched health care at no cost to every woman and newborn several initiatives to support the same including the Fit visiting a public health facility. India movement, Poshan Abhiyaan and the Eat Right India ## Under the scheme, all pregnant women, newborns and movement. mothers up to 6 months of delivery will be able to avail Besides this, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated that several free health care services such as four antenatal focus needs to be given to other crucial health areas check-ups and six home-based newborn care visits. including food safety, environmental and occupational ## The scheme will enable zero expense access to the health, road accidents and injuries. The Health Minister identification and management of complications stated that there is a need to institute a mechanism where during and after the pregnancy. The government every ministry has a health department. will also provide free transport to pregnant women Background from home to the health facility and drop back after WHO’s India Country Cooperation Strategy is one discharge (minimum 48 hrs). of the first to be fully aligned with the WHO’s newly ## The pregnant women will be able to avail a zero adopted general programme of work, targets and SDG expense delivery and C-section facility in case of goals. complications at public health facilities. The cooperation strategy not only captures the work of the ## The scheme will ensure that there is zero-tolerance for UN Sustainable Development Framework for 2018–2022, denial of services to such patients. but it also outlines how WHO can support the Union Health According to government data, India’s maternal mortality Ministry to drive impact at the country rate has come down from 254 per 1, 00,000 level. live births in 2004-2006 to 130 in 2014-16. The strategy document builds on other The infant mortality rate in India has also key strategic policy documents including reduced from 66 per 1,000 live births in India’s National Health Policy 2017 and 2001 to 34 in 2016. Ayushman Bharat mission. Four Indian sites win UNESCO Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan Cultural Heritage Conservation (Suman) Scheme launched by Health Awards 15 Oct' 19 Minister 11 Oct' 19 our sites from India have been chosen for the he Union UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage G o v e r n m e n t Conservation. The awards were announced in Thas launched FPenang, Malaysia on 14 October 2019. This year marks the Surakshit Matritva 20 years since the institution of awards. Aashwasan (SUMAN) to provide quality Highlights healthcare at zero cost In this year’s awards, 16 projects from 5 countries namely– to pregnant women, India, Bhutan, China, New Zealand and Australia have been new mothers and recognized by international jury of conservation experts. newborns. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. The jury met in August 2019 to review 57 entries from 14 Harsh Vardhan launched the SUMAN scheme along with countries across Asia-Pacific region. other state health ministers on October 10, 2019 during the Among the four sites that have been chosen from India for 13th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family 2019’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Welfare in New Delhi. Conservation, three are in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The

IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has inaugurated Bihar's first and the country's MICA DECEMBER 2019 22 tenth Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Patna. NATIONAL award has given a major recognition to Mumbai’s heritage ## However, a big drop was seen in the population of conservation movement. Three of chosen landmark of city male cattle from 67.92 million in 2012 to 47.4 million are- Flora Fountain, Gloria Church at Byculla and Keneseth in 2019. Eliyahoo Synagogue at Kala Godha. ## Uttar Pradesh (UP) has emerged with the highest List of Awards Category- number of livestock (67.8 million). Award of Distinction: Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian ## However other states like Rajasthan (56.8 million), Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. It is restored Madhya Pradesh (40.6 million) and West Bengal (37.4 by architect Brinda Somaya. million) also seen growth in livestock. Award of Merit: Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue (Mumbai), ## According to the latest Livestock census, a total of a Jewish Synagogue restored by Abha Narain Lambah and 109.85 million buffalos is there in the country. Our Lady of Glory Church (Mumbai) restored by David ## The data-informed that the total number of sheep in Cardoz and and Ainsley Lewis. the country is 74.26 million, which is 14.1% of growth Honourable Mention: Flora Fountain (Mumbai). It is restored than its previous number. by conservation architect Vikas Dilwari and his team. Livestock census method Award of Excellence: historic Tai Kwun – Centre for The Department of Animal Husbandry and Heritage and Arts, Hong Kong. Dairying said that more than 80,000 people The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage were deployed for Livestock census. They Conservation collected data from more than 27 crore The award recognises the efforts made by private household and non-households. This time individuals as well as organizations that have successfully Livestock census was done through tabs. restored and conserved the structures, historic properties and buildings of heritage value in region. Raunak Sadhwani becomes India’s 65th Grand Master at the of 13 years Objective: To encourage other property owners to undertake conservation 19 Oct' 19 projects within their communities, either aunak Sadhwani will be the 65th Indian Grand independently or by seeking public-private Master (Chess) at the age of 13 years. On October partnerships (PPP). R18, 2019, Sadhwani with a rating of 2479 has Livestock population in India up by already gained 23 points to cross the stipulated mark of 2500 in live ratings. He just needs to turn up for the next 4.6% in seven years 18 Oct' 19 two rounds to gain his final norms. Even Viswanathan Anand and Adhiban were battling on the leading boards. he Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying However, the youngster drew with Gabriel Sagrissian to (DAHD) released a census report of livestock take four points from seven rounds. Tpopulation for the year 2019 on October 16. The data revealed that the livestock population in India has Sadhwani is from Nagpur and is an international master. grown by 4.6% from 512 million in 2012 to about 536 He got his first master title at Aeroflot Open 2019 and million in 2019. second title at Poticcio Open 2019. He was trained by the former world champion Vladimir Kramnik. He worked The population of cows showed an impressive increase of with the Russian player as a part of Kramnik-Microsense 18% over the previous census. The numbers of other cattle India Chess program. It was held in Switzerland in have marginally increased but cows are accounted for one- August, 2019. fourth count of total livestock population of India. Grand Master is the title awarded to chess players by Livestock Census 2019 the world chess organization FIDE. FIDE is Federation ## The poultry population has increased in the country Internationale des Ethecs or International from 729.2 million to 851.81 million which is 16.80 Chess Federation. It connects various percent of the rise. national chess federations all over the ## The population of cattle in India has witnessed a very world. It is the governing body of the marginal growth as female cattle (cows) are 145.12 international chess competition. It was million over the 122.98 million in 2012. founded in Paris.

Ponung Doming, created history after she was elevated to Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army. DECEMBER 2019 MICA 23 NEWS BITES STATE Burning Topics of the Month

Rajasthan bans Tobacco, Kerala tops the School Karnataka tops the India Pan Masala on Education Quality Index, Innovation Index 2019. UP worst performer. Jayanti.

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J&K becomes first state to issue ## The beneficiaries can avail benefits in both private and public empanelled hospitals. highest number of golden cards ## One of the major features of the scheme is that benefits under Ayushman Bharat scheme are portable across the country. It means the beneficiary 24 Sep' 19 can avail the benefits across the country. # he people of # Central Government will transfer the funds from Jammu and Ayushman Bharat account through an escrow account TKashmir have directly. expressed their positive ## States/ UTs can decide to implement attitude towards the scheme through an insurance government schemes company or directly through the Trust/ by adopting Ayushman Society or use an integrated model. Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Kerala tops the School Education (AB-PMJAY) at a large scale. Jammu and Kashmir has become Quality Index, UP worst performer the first state to distribute the highest number of golden cards 30 Sep' 19 under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). In a recent development, more than 11 lakhs iti Aayog School Education Quality Index: Niti of golden cards have been issued under AB-PMJAY within Aayog has released the 'School Education Quality 90 days of the launch of the scheme. As per the government Index' (SEQI) report. In this index, the quality of estimate, in Jammu and Kashmir 60 percent families having at N school education of 20 states has been ranked by number. least one golden card which is highest in the country. In this list, Kerala is in the first place, Rajasthan second In Jammu and Kashmir 126 public, 29 private hospitals while Karnataka secured third place. and a total of 155 hospitals have been empanelled under NITI Aayog has prepared this index based on the data of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. 2016-17. The index emphasizes the efforts of schools to The objective of this scheme is to provide cashless and free increase the learning ability of students. Punjab and Jammu health benefits to the entitled beneficiaries. According to Kashmir are at the 18th and 19th position in the list. the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 6.30 lakh poor and vulnerable families of Jammu and Kashmir are entitled States/UTs Best 3 States to it. On the occasion, it was also informed that claims 1. Kerala amounting 14 cr rupees have been already settled and the Large States 2. Rajasthan government is getting more registration under the scheme. 3. Karnataka Salient Features of Ayushman Bharat Scheme 1. Manipur ## A defined benefit covers of Rs. 5 lakh per family Small States 2. Tripura per year under Ayushman Bharat - National Health 3. Goa Protection Mission.

MICA DECEMBER 2019 Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched two agriculture-related 24 Mobile Applications - CHC Farm Machinery and Krishi Kisan in New Delhi. STATE 1. Chandigarh lose their lives due to cancer and consumption of tobacco. Now any kind of sale, production or storage of these Union Territories 2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli products will not be allowed in the Rajasthan. 3. Delhi Key Highlights Key Highlights ## Earlier, Rajasthan had banned Tobacco based Gutkha. ## The list has been categorized into three parts – Large Then to defy this ban, Pan masala companies started States, Small Sates and Union Territories. selling tobacco and pan masala separately. ## Top 3 states are Kerala, Rajasthan and Karnataka. And, ## Hence, the ban was not successful in the State. Now, all top 3 bottom states are Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir the products containing pan masala, gutkha, tobacco, and Uttar Pradesh. carbonate and nicotine will be completely banned. ## The smaller states which have been ranked separately ## Production, storage, distribution, transportation, include eight states - Manipur, Tripura, Goa, Mizoram, demonstration and sale will be banned under the Food Nagaland, Sikkim, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. Safety Act. ## Uttar Pradesh is one of the largest states in the ## The government believes that this decision will control country but its performance in the field of education the number of cancer patients in the state. is unfortunate. ## The state government had already banned e-cigarettes The names of 20 states with rankings and hookah-bars. Kerala (1), Rajasthan (2), Karnataka(3), Andhra Pradesh Tobacco ban in Bihar (4), Gujarat (5), Assam (6), Maharashtra (7), Tamil Nadu (8), Himachal Pradesh (9), Uttarakhand (10), Haryana (11), The state prohibits the production, sale, transport, and Orissa (12), Chhattisgarh (13), Telangana (14), Madhya storage of any type of food containing tobacco or nicotine. Pradesh (15), Jharkhand (16), Bihar (17), Punjab (18), The state already prohibits the manufacturing, sale, Jammu Kashmir (19) and Uttar Pradesh (20). transport, and storage of nicotine-containing Gutkha and Pan Masala. Bihar government banned Objectives of SEQI 12 companies’ - Rajnigandha, Raj Niwas, SEQI aims to drive policy reforms that will improve Supreme Pan Parag, Pan Parag, Bahar, the quality of school education. The index seeks to Bahubali, Rajshree, Raunak, Signature, institutionalise a focus on enhancing education outcomes Paisan, Kamala Pasand and Madhu Paan by driving improvements in learning levels, access, Masala. equity, infrastructure and governance processes. The index recognises that school education is a subject Scientists Discovered ‘Ancient River’ on the Concurrent List and that State- in Uttar Pradesh 03 Oct' 19 level leadership is crucial for improving outcomes in a cost-effective manner. The team of index will serve as a regular and transparent r e s e a r c h e r s review of the status of school education and experts quality across the States and UTs. A have found an Rajasthan bans Tobacco, Pan Masala undiscovered dried- up river during the on 03 Oct' 19 geophysical survey in the Kaushambi and he Rajasthan Government banned certain categories Prayagraj region in of Pan Masala and flavoured Tobacco products made Uttar Pradesh. The most important aspect of this discovery Tof magnesium, carbonate, nicotine and mineral oil. is that this river was a link between Ganga and Yamuna Rajasthan is the third state to impose this ban after Maharashtra rivers. and Bihar. The medical department of Rajasthan will start taking samples of these products, and after investigation, if The Union Jal Shakti Ministry wants to develop this products found these substances will be banned. river as a potential groundwater recharge source. A team of researchers and scientists from the CSIR-NGRI The government has banned these items under the Food (National Geophysical Research Institute) and the Central Security Act. Every year, thousands of people in Rajasthan Groundwater Board found this river.

To support renewable energy, India has gifted 193 solar panels to the United Nations (UN). DECEMBER 2019 MICA 25 NEWS BITES STATE About ‘ancient river’ found in Prayagraj Delhi and Sikkim have secured top scores among union ## A remnant (Palaeochannel) of an inactive river shows territories and North-Eastern hill state list respectively. was found about 26 km south of the current Ganga- Some other states like Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Maharashtra Yamuna confluence at Prayagraj. and Karnataka are among the most efficient states who translated inputs into outputs. ## It was found that the buried river was a link between Ganga and Yamuna rivers. Highlights ## It was found during the discovery that it was about 4 ## NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the km wide and 45km long river. The remains of the river knowledge partner has released the India Innovation were found under a 15-meter-thick layer of the soil. Index 2019. ## The report also suggested that the mythological ## The scores are an attempt to create an extensive Saraswati River actually existed. framework for the continual evaluation of the ## S. Valdiya Committee has prepared a detailed report innovation environment of states and union on palaeochannel on North-West India. territories. ## Experts said that the river was the lifeline of the North- ## The innovation index 2019 highlights that the Western states of India. innovation ecosystem of the country is strong in south What is Palaeochannel? and western parts of India. ## A Palaeochannel is a remnant of a buried or an inactive ## Also, it was found that there are west-south and river. In other words, it is a channel which is not a part north-east divide across the country in the area of of an active river system. innovation. ## It happens when rivers are dried-up due to various ## Karnataka emerged on the top in Infrastructure, natural or man-made situations. Knowledge Output, Knowledge Workers and Business ## A river also changes its course when severe floods Environment. cut the previous route of the river. Also, movement in ## However, Maharashtra was the best performer tectonic plates affects the route of the river. in the dimension of Enablers. It highlighted that Benefits Maharashtra provides the best environment for innovation however the state appeared third in overall This discovery will play a very crucial role in the planning of Ganga cleaning and protecting safe groundwater resources. innovation index. It is also important because it will give a Parameters of the ranking new aspect to understand the present day ## NITI Aayog and Institute for Competitiveness prepared scenario of Ganga-Yamuna Rivers. It will the India Innovation Index 2019 on the basis of its two be helpful for researchers to map North- dimensions – Performance and Enablers. West India’s rivers with a new perspective. ## The Enablers are the factors that underpin innovative Karnataka tops the India Innovation capacities, grouped in five pillars: Index 2019 19 Oct' 19 (1) Human Capital, ndia Innovation (2) Investment, Index (III) 2019 (3) Knowledge Workers, has been released I (4) Business Environment, and by NITI Aayog on October 17, 2019. (5) Safety and Legal Environment. The index highlights ## The Performance dimension captures that Karnataka is the most innovative state benefits that a nation derives from in India however, the inputs, divided in two pillars: Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar (1) Knowledge Output and Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat (2) Knowledge Diffusion. are among top ten in the list.

26 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Veteran cricketer Madhav Apte passed away in Mumbai. He was 86. INTERNATIONAL

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Greta Thunberg India and Bangladesh sign UNICEF releases The reprimanded the world 7 bilateral agreements, State of World’s Children leaders at UN Climate inaugurate 3 projects. Report. Summit. & Many More...

Israel cuts off power to parts of West The territory was occupied by Israel during the six-day war in 1967. Bank 22 Sep' 19 Under the Accords, which was signed by Israel and he national electricity company of Israel announced the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in September on September 22, 2019 that it was cutting off power 1993, the two sides agreed that West Bank and Gaza Strip Tto some parts of West Bank due to outstanding would be treated as a single territorial unit. payments. Israel, however, instated a policy of forced separation The Israel Electric Corporation said that the outstanding between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in contravention electricity payments from the region amount to almost US$483 of the Oslo agreement. million. The company said that it was owed 1.7 billion shekels The Oslo accords created administrative districts with in debts from Palestine's main power distributor for the West varying levels of Palestinian autonomy within each area. Bank. The power distributor is based in east Jerusalem. Under administrative Area C, Israel maintained complete The company said that it will reduce the electric current in civil and security control over 60 percent of West Bank. some areas of the West Bank from September 23. It said Officially, however, Israel maintains that the West Bank is that it had found no alternative other than this to get the a disputed territory. money that was owed. However, Palestinian has denounced This is not the first time that Israel has taken an extreme the move calling it “blackmail” by the Israeli authorities. step with respect to the West Bank. In June 2002, Israel Palestinian energy authority head Zafer Melhem stated decided to build a wall to separate Palestinians in the West that the Israeli government is seeking to put pressure on Bank from Israel, its settlements inside West the Palestinian government to accept an agreement that Bank and from the East Jerusalem. The wall does not respect the rights of the Palestinians through these directly separated neighborhoods, separating sanctions and exploitation of electricity debts. Palestinians from their jobs, schools, medical facilities, property, relatives and holy places. The Palestinian Authority claimed that it has repaid debts worth nearly USD 100 million in the past two months. The Modi-Trump address at Howdy Modi Palestinian health ministry further warned that the powers cuts could affect hospitals and medical centres. event 23 Sep' 19 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had previously rime Minister issued a warning to Israel that annexation of West Bank Narendra Modi would violate the International law. Paddressed the West Bank historic 'Howdy Modi' event by hailing Donald The West Bank is a landlocked territory, which is bordered Trump's leadership by Jordan to the east and the Green Line separating it and and his great vision Israel in the north, south and west. for America. Modi The name ‘West Bank’ was given to the territory, which continued by saying was captured by Jordan after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. that Trump has already made the American economy strong

Flipkart Co-founder Binny Bansal has become the youngest alumnus this year to be recognised as a DECEMBER 2019 MICA distinguished alumnus by IIT Delhi. 27 NEWS BITES INTERNATIONAL again and he has achieved much for the US and for the Greta Thunberg was invited to address the 2018 United world. Nations Climate Change Conference, following which Trump's address at Howdy Modi event there were student strikes every week somewhere in the world. If we are re-elected, India will have a true and good friend in the white house. "The relationship between India and US Greta Thunberg in all her speeches has urged world leaders are stronger than never before. Trump continued by saying to take immediate action to address the “climate crisis”. that under PM Modi's leadership, we see a strong sovereign She has managed to galvanise a new wave of climate and the thriving republic of India. India and United States change activism. both will see something like they have never before. Thunberg was featured on the cover of Time magazine Prime Minister Narendra Modi played host to US President in May 2019 with the headline that read – Donald Trump at Houston's NRG Stadium for an event that “next-generation leader”. Thunberg’s UN saw around 50,000 Indian-Americans in attendance. No Climate action speech came just days after US President has ever addressed a community event along millions of young people took to the streets with an Indian Prime Minister before this. to demand emergency action on climate change. The event highlighted the sharp shift in Indian diplomacy and the new levels of India-US bilateral relations. The event China, Kiribati formally restore showcased the heightened friendship and warmth between diplomatic ties 28 Sep' 19 the leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world and India. The event hina and Kiribati also sent out a very strong message -that the have formally US-led by Donald Trump is standing firmly re-established with India in its fight against terrorism. C diplomatic relations, ending the much- Greta Thunberg reprimanded the speculated suspense. world leaders at UN Climate Summit The move comes just 25 Sep' 19 days after Kiribati called off its ties with Taiwan. limate activist China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kiribati's President Greta Thunberg Taneti Mamau signed a joint communique to formalise Cblasted off the their diplomatic relations on the sidelines of the UN climate world leaders during summit on September 27, 2019. China and Kiribati were the 2019 UN climate allies till 2003 but after that Kiribati established relations action summit in New with Taiwan and recognised its country status, leading York for failing to China to break off its diplomatic ties with the Pacific island address climate change nation. and doing nothing while ecosystems are collapsing around the world. However, on September 20, 2019, Taiwan and Kiribati called off their diplomatic relations. The move of Kiribati Greta Thunberg in her 6-minute strongly-worded speech cutting off its ties with the self-governed island nation, accused the world leaders of failing the young generation Taiwan, had given rise to speculations of China’s pressure. and said that the young people are starting to understand Many claim that this is coup that has been planned by their betrayal. China before it marks its 70th founding anniversary. China Who is Greta Thunberg? aims to pressure all of Taiwan’s allies to break away before Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is its founding day. focused on the risks posed by climate change. In August 2018, Just a week before Kiribati’s move of ending its alliance a 15-year-old Greta Thunberg took time off school to protest with Taiwan, the Solomon Islands had also ended its outside the Swedish parliament, calling for stronger climate diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Now, Taiwan just has 15 allies action. Following her, many students organized similar protests left that recognise its country status. in their communities. She organizes a school climate strike Taiwan claims itself to be a self-ruled sovereign nation movement every week under the name ‘Fridays for Future’. since the end of a civil war in 1949. China, however, claims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and other world MICA DECEMBER 2019 28 leaders, inaugurated the 50 kilowatt Gandhi Solar Park at the headquarters of the UN in New York. INTERNATIONAL it to be a part of its territory and says that it has no right to Nizam Funds case: UK Court ruling establish formal ties with any nation. The UK court dismissed Pakistan’s claims and ruled that Overtime, most nations including the United States and the Nizam’s heirs were the rightful owners of the fund. The the European nations shifted their support to China in the judgement completely ruled out Pakistan’s claims over the matter. amount and rejected its arguments that the dispute was Only 15 nations across the world currently non-justiciable and that the doctrine of illegality somehow recognise Taiwan, mostly Latin American barred recovery or that the claims of other parties were and Pacific nations. Taiwan is also not a time-barred. member state of the United Nations, as Justice Marcus Smith stated that although the state of China is already its member. Hyderabad was involved in purchase of weapons from Pakistan to resist attempts by India to annex it and a second Nizam Funds case: India wins £35m account was used to pay for some of the weapons, “I do worth case at UK court, Pakistan's not consider that the transfer had anything to do with the purchase of weapons or the compensation of Pakistan (in claim dismissed 03 Oct' 19 any way) for the purchase of weapons.” ndia has won a decades-old legal dispute over funds The Nizam’s descendants had attempted belonging to the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad at the to go for an out-of-court settlement with I UK Court. The High Court of England and Wales, Pakistan over the dispute in 2008 but in a landmark judgement on October 2, 2019, ruled Pakistan had not responded then. in favour of India and the Nizam's descendants and dismissed Pakistan's claims in a legal battle involving India and Bangladesh sign 7 bilateral £35m. agreements, inaugurate 3 projects The judgement was delivered by Justice Marcus Smith. 05 Oct' 19 The court ruled that those claiming in right of Nizam VII- his grandsons and India were now entitled to the Nizam ndian PM Funds. Narendra Modi Nizam VII, Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last ruler of Hyderabad Iand his Bangladesh had transferred a sum of 1 million pounds for safe-keeping counterpart Sheikh to Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Hasina inaugurated Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola, in 1948. 3 bilateral projects through a video The money was transferred from the state of Hyderabad’s conferencing. All bank account to Rahimtoola’s account in UK’s National these three projects Westminster Bank. The amount, which has now grown in and seven agreements are important for bilateral relations value to 35 million pounds or Rs 306 crore, continues to between both countries. Apart from a project on education, remain in the UK bank. the other two projects are – development of Bangladesh- The descendants of Nizam VII- Mukarram Jah (Titular India Professional Skill Development Institute and Nizam VIII) and his younger brother Muffakham Jah establishment of Vivekananda Bhawan at Ramakrishna joined hands with the Indian government and laid claim to Mission in Dhaka. Professional Skill centre will be the amount, however, Pakistan disputed their claim. This established to benefit small and medium enterprises. initiated almost a decade-long legal battle between India Also, Bangladesh and India signed seven bilateral and Pakistan. agreements on various issues including trade. These seven While the Nizam’s descendants stated that they were the agreements were signed after bilateral talks between India beneficiary owners of the fund, as it was given to them by and Bangladesh. The meeting between PM Modi and their grandfather as a gift in a trust that was set up in April Sheikh Hassina was held at Hyderabad House, New Delhi. 1963, Pakistan claimed the money to be the payment for Key Highlights supplying weapons to Hyderabad. ## This was the second meeting of PM Modi and Pakistan claimed that the weapons were for Nizam to protect Bangladesh Prime Minister within the last 10 days, the princely state of Hyderabad during its annexation in September 1948. which took place in Hyderabad House.

Payal Jangid, a 17-year-old campaigner against child labour and child marriage in Rajasthan, was DECEMBER 2019 MICA given the Changemaker Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 29 NEWS BITES INTERNATIONAL ## Earlier, both leaders met during the United Nations 2. Agreement on the withdrawal of 1.82 cusecs of water General Assembly session in New York, USA. from Feni river by India for drinking water supply ## This meeting was described as a major step towards scheme to the Sabroom town in Tripura. strengthening the relationship between India and 3. Agreement on the implementation of the Lines of Bangladesh and taking mutual cooperation in various Credit (LoCs). fields to new heights. 4. Agreement between the University of Hyderabad and ## The talks were focused on increasing bilateral the University of Dhaka. cooperation and relations between the two countries. 5. Agreement on renewal of cultural 3 Projects and 7 Agreements exchange programme. These three projects are related to three different sectors 6. Agreement on cooperation in youth - LPG imports, vocational training and social facilities, affairs. but all three projects are aimed at improving the lives of citizens. This will increase imports, income and Modi- Xi Jinping informal summit employment in Bangladesh. The traffic and transport held in Chennai 11 Oct' 19 distance will be reduced by fifteen hundred kilometres and economic benefits will also be reduced. hinese President The two countries signed 7 agreements Xi Jinping including trade, connectivity, development Chas suggested cooperation, mutual contact between that informal summits people, culture and other issues of mutual with free-wheeling interest. It is not clear that both leaders discussions is the way talked on NRC or not. to go for India and China and "future India to set up coastal radar system leaders should follow it". President Xi Jinping has invited PM Modi for the 07 Oct' 19 in Bangladesh next informal meet in China and the Prime Minister ndia and Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of has accepted the invitation, the ministry added after Understanding (MoU) to set up a coastal surveillance the second informal meet between the two leaders at Iradar system in Bangladesh to harness bilateral defence Chennai's Mamallapuram. cooperation and to build a closer maritime security partnership President Xi and PM Modi had spent more than five hours between the two countries. in one-on-one conversations, during which they discussed a India and Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of range of issues including trade and investment, combating Understanding (MoU) to set up a coastal surveillance terror, tourism and the need to expand people to people radar system in Bangladesh to harness bilateral defence contact. cooperation and to build a closer maritime security partnership between the two countries. The idea of unstructured, free-wheeling discussions was floated after PM Modi and President Xi met in Kazakh The MoU on coastal radar system was a part of the seven capital Astana in June 2017 for the Shanghai Cooperation agreements signed after a summit meeting between PM Organisation (SCO) Summit. It was preceded by an Narendra Modi and visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister informal meet between President Xi and US President Sheikh Hasina. Besides this, the leaders of the two nations Donald Trump at his glitzy Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago in jointly inaugurated three bilateral development partnership 2017. projects including bulk LPG import from Bangladesh and an agreement on a series of steps to boost connectivity This year, India and China marked the first anniversary through water, air and land. of the Wuhan summit with a week- Following are the agreements signed between India and long "Colours of India" festival in the Bangladesh central Chinese city that incorporated dance performances, movie screenings, 1. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on use of photo exhibitions and other business and Chattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of goods tourism promotion events. to and from India.

30 MICA DECEMBER 2019 9th India-China Financial Dialogue was held in New Delhi. INTERNATIONAL Vajra Prahar: India-US Joint Military Only 2 out of 5 infants of breast fed. This is also a primary cause for increased undernourished children Exercise, 2019 13 Oct' 19 Japan has the least Infant Mortality Rate. In Japan no joint military training exercise “Vajra Prahar” is packed lunches are allowed in schools. School lunches conducted in Seattle between October 13, 2019 are created by nutritionists and are provided in all schools and October 28, 2019. The exercise is conducted through out Japan. Each meal is designed to have 600 to A 700 calories. alternately in India and US. The Special Forces and the Southern Command of Indian Armed Forces will participate Japan has the lowest IMR. Out of children in the exercise Significance of Vajra Prahar Around 45 – that are under age 5, 14.42% are obese member special forces team will train alongside US special or overweight. The US tops the UNICEF forces. It will enable the soldiers to train in areas such as ranking with 41.86%, followed by Italy operational tactics and joint mission planning. with 36.87% and France at 30.09% The special forces of the Indian army are those forces that are under the direct command of the Indian military. They are India will host Interpol’s 91st General specifically organized, trained and equipped. They support Assembly in 2022 20 Oct' 19 special operations. Special operations are law enforcement, military and intelligence operations that are carried out ndia will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022. using unconventional methods and sources. The primary The announcement was made after a proposal in this regard goal of these operations is to achieve a political or military received the overwhelming support of member countries at objective where a conventional force might affect the overall I 2019’s congregation held at Santinago in Chile on 19 October outcome. The US relied on special operations between 2019. The proposal was given to Interpol Secretary General 2003 and 2012 for its national security. The purpose of the Jürgen Stock by Union Home Minister Amit Shah when the two special operations was to identify, hunt and kill terrorists. met in New Delhi during Stock’s official visit (August 2019). The Special Forces was created in 1966 during the Indo – Pakistan war, 1965. The Parachute Regiment was the first In the ongoing 88th Interpol General Assembly in Santiago, Special operations unit. The special forces were involved in Rishi Kumar Shukla, the director of Central Bureau of Operation Blue star, Operation Pawan, Operation Cactus and Investigation (CBI) that represents Interpol in India as the Kargil war. Southern Command The Southern Command country’s national central bureau, moved the proposal which was formed in 1895. It has seen the action of integration of was then put to vote. The CBI director was accompanied by several Princely states. The commendable Delhi police commissioner Amulya Patnaik and Madhya jobs of the command include 1961 Indian Pradesh police chief V K Singh at the general assembly. The Annexation of Goa, 1965 and 1971 Indo – 91st Interpol General Assembly, 2022 in India will be held as Pakistani wars. It also participated in World part of celebrations of 75th anniversary of Indian Independence. War II. A month back, in September 2019, Earlier, Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation) the joint Exercise “Yudh Abhyas” was had hosted general assembly, where representatives of all conducted in Washington DC. member countries converge, in India in 1997. Interpol is an international police cooperation organization UNICEF releases The State of World’s based in Lyon, France. The organisation has 194 member Children Report 15 Oct' 19 states and 100 years of experience of international cooperation in policing. It also has 90-million records spread across 17 he United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund-UNICEF databases with which it assist law enforcement agencies of provides emergency and healthcare to children and its member countries. Interpol is equipped with- incident Tmothers in countries that were devastated by world war response teams, a worldwide network of NCBs (Narcotics II. The organization releases “The State of the World’s Children Control Bureau), command and control centre and secure Report” annually. The report stated that despite of 40% drop in global data communication channel I-24/7 (Interpol’s stunting of children in poor countries between 1990 and 2015, secure global police communications system through which 149 million are still too short for their age. databases are accessed). The general assembly of Interpol is an Highlights annual exercise hosted by its member countries. At the general assembly the representatives discusses A third of world’s children under five years of age, which and deliberates upon all major decisions is around 700 million, have nutrition problems. They are affecting general policy, working methods, undernourished or face overweight problems. 50 million the resources needed for international are affected by wasting. Wasting is chronic thinness of the cooperation and finances. body which is mainly due to poverty.

India announces 12 million dollar grant for high impact developmental projects in Pacific Island DECEMBER 2019 MICA countries. 31 NEWS BITES ECONOMY Burning Topics of the Month

Ecuador announces to PRAKASH Portal for India receives first tranche leave OPEC by 2020 due tracking coal supply to of Swiss account under to fiscal problems. power plants. automatic framework.

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Family pension increased for the Ecuador decided to leave the 14-nation central government employees dying group due to financial within 7 years of service 24 Sep' 19 problems in the country. he government has decided to hike the family pension for central government employee who dies within 7 The ministry of years of service from 30 percent to 50 percent. With Ecuador announced T that the government this, the family of the deceased employee will be eligible to draw a family pension at an increased rate of 50 percent of will terminate OPEC the last drawn pay for the next 10 years. membership from January 1, 2020. Ecuador believes that this decision will bring fiscal sustainability in the country. The central government felt that the need for enhanced family According to the statement released by the Ecuador pension is more in the case of a government employee who dies government, the measure is a part of the government’s plan early in his career, as his pay in the initial phase is much less. to reduce public spending and generate new income. The amendment will come into effect from October 1, 2019. Why Ecuador is leaving OPEC? Eligibility ## The country produces more than 5,54,000 barrels of The families of government employees who passed before crude oil per day but Ecuador is struggling with liquidity completing seven years of service within 10 years before crunch due to big fiscal deficit and wide foreign debt. October 1, 2019 will also be eligible for the enhanced # pension rate with effect from October 1. # In February 2019, Ecuador reached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with a USD 4.2 billion deal. The enhanced pension rates will apply to the families of all # government employees including the Central Armed Police # It allowed Ecuador to receive an immediate Forces personnel. The family pension will be paid at an enhance disbursement of USD 652 million and opened the door pension rate of 50 percent of the last drawn pension for 10 years. for an additional USD 6 billion in loans. # Earlier, families of government employees # Another reason is, Ecuador asked OPEC for more who served for at least seven years received production of crude oil, above its quota, but the 50 percent of the last drawn pay as pension government never disclosed whether the OPEC had and those who had served for less than responded to the request. seven years were eligible to receive 30 ## The newly appointed government under the leadership percent of the last drawn pay. of Lenin Moreno has introduced more market-friendly economic policies. The current government claims that Ecuador announces to leave OPEC by international debt grew under former leftist President 2020 due to fiscal problems 04 Oct' 19 Rafael Correa. Ecuador in OPEC cuador, a South American country, announced to leave Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Ecuador joined the OPEC in 1973. It was an active member ECountries (OPEC) in 2020. The government of of the bloc but facing fiscal challenges from the last few The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta has won the IBSF World Snooker Team title at MICA DECEMBER 2019 32 Mandalay, Myanmar. ECONOMY years. Ecuador left the OPEC in 1992 first time due to huge ## All the reports in this portal are available in PDF and membership fees and the organization's refusal to increase Excel format. its product share but rejoined in 2007. Ecuador said that ## Reports like daily power plant status, plant exception despite its decision to leave OPEC, it will continuously report, coal dispatch report and periodic power plant support OPEC to stabilize the global oil market. status will be available in this portal. What is OPEC? ## All the reports can also be represented graphically in Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries this portal. (OPEC) is an intergovernmental organization of petroleum Top 10 Thermal Power Plants in India exporting countries. It was founded on 10–14 September 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela at Thermal Power Plant State Capacity the "Baghdad Conference". Name Mundra Thermal Power Currently, OPEC organization has a total of 14 member Gujarat 4620 MW countries – Algeria, Angola, Congo, Ecuador, Guinea, Station Gabon, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Vindhyachal Thermal Madhya 4260 MW United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Power Station Pradesh However, Qatar left the membership of Mundra Ultra Mega Gujarat 4150 MW OPEC on January 1, 2019, and Ecuador’s Power Plant exit will bring the number of member states KSK Mahanadi Power Chhattisgarh 3600 MW to 13 only. It’s headquartered at Vienna, Project Austria. Jindal Tamnar Thermal Chhattisgarh 3400 MW PRAKASH Portal for tracking coal Power Plant Tiroda Thermal Power supply to power plants 05 Oct' 19 Maharashtra 3300 MW Station nion Minister Barh Super Thermal Bihar 3300 MW of Power Power Station (Independent Talcher Super Thermal U Odisha 3000 MW Charge) Raj Kumar Power Station Singh and Coal, Mines Sipat Thermal Power and Parliamentary Chhattisgarh 2980 MW Plant Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi jointly NTPC Dadri Uttar Pradesh 2637 MW launched 'PRAKASH ## This portal is designed for mapping the coal supply - Power Rail Koyla chain for power plants. Availability through Supply Harmony’ Portal. It was launched ## PRAKASH portal will provide information about coal for better coordination among the Indian Railways, ministries stocks in the mine, the quantity of coal and of power and coal for coal supply to power plants. availability of coal in the power station. The PRAKASH portal will help all the stakeholders to ## Proper availability of coal will be monitor coal supply right from coal mines to transportation. ensured and the report can be used for Government is expecting that this project will ensure the betterment in thermal power plants. adequate availability of coal supply at thermal power plants. The portal was developed because it was observed that RBI fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy several issues were there like scattered information, lack Highlights 05 Oct' 19 of coordination among various organizations, data was not coming on time etc. All these problems were creating o keep the public and market sentiment high, RBI difficulties in decision making. in its fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement About PRAKASH Portal Tfor 2019-20 has cut the Repo rate by 25 bps to 5.15 percent. Subsequently, the Reverse Repo rate reduced to ## The PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through 4.9 percent. This is the fifth consecutive time that the RBI Supply Harmony’ Portal) has been developed by NTPC. has reduced the repo rate in 2019. The RBI has also reduced

Telugu actor Venu Madhav passed away in Hyderabad at the age of 39. DECEMBER 2019 MICA 33 NEWS BITES ECONOMY the GDP growth forecast from 6.9 percent to 6.1 percent for 10. Surplus Liquidity: The RBI noted that the liquidity the current fiscal year 2019-20. remained in surplus during August and September RBI’s six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), despite the expansion in the currency in circulation. headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, announced In conclusion, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das assured that RBi’s fourth bi-monthly monetary policy for 2019-20 on the Indian banking sector remains sound and stable and October 4, 2019 after a three-day-long meeting. All the six that there is no reason for unnecessary panic. On the PMC members of the MPC voted unanimously to change the Bank issue, the RBI governor stated that as soon as the policy rates and MPC stance. issue was brought into the notice of RBI, the apex court Following are the 10 key highlights of RBI’s fourth bi- took immediate corrective action. He further added that monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-20: one such incident cannot be used to generalize the whole cooperative banking sector. 1. Repo rate and reverse repo rate: The repo rate has been cut by 25 bps to 5.15 percent. The reverse repo rate The RBI also announced that it will allow has been cut by 4.9 percent. The bank rate continues to all domestic banks to offer foreign exchange stand at 5.4 percent. prices to NRIs for free at all times, either by a domestic sales team or through their 2. The MPC will continue with its accommodative overseas branches. stance, which it had adopted during the second bi- monthly policy 2019-20, departing from its earlier FSSAI ‘Trans-Fat Free’ logo launched neutral stance. The accommodative stance will remain to boost Eat Right India Movement as long as necessary to revive growth while ensuring inflation remains within target. 05 Oct' 19 3. GDP growth forecast: The GDP growth forecast ood Safety has been cut from 6.9 percent to 6.1 percent for the & Standards ongoing fiscal year 2019-20. FAuthority of 4. CPI: The Consumer price inflation (CPI) forecast has India (FSSAI)’s new been retained for the second half of the fiscal year “Trans Fat-Free” 2019-20 at 3.5-4 percent. logo was launched on October 4, 2019 5. Weak rural and urban demand: The MPC noted that by the Union Health the slump in real GDP growth in Q2 was followed Minister Dr Harsh by weaker demand. The committee highlighted that Vardhan. The Trans Fat-Free logo has been launched as a the government has announced several measures in part of the FSSAI’s movement against the Trans-Fats, the the last two months to revive demand. Overall, the worst among all other fats that pose high health risks. Food RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das stated that the global sector establishments such as manufacturers and restaurants economy has lost momentum. which produce foods with less than 0.2g/100g trans fat can 6. Inflation: Households expect inflation to rise by40 use this “Trans-fat free” logo on their products and at their basis points over a 3-month ahead horizon and 20 basis outlets as well. The new FSSAI logo was launched during points over a one-year ahead horizon. the 8th International Chefs’ Conference held on October 7. Global economy loses momentum: The RBI said that 4 itself and saw the presence of individuals from the food the September 2019 inflation expectations survey sector, industry associations, famous chefs and nutrition indicates that households expect inflation to rise by experts. The conference highlighted the required need to 40bps over a 3-month ahead horizon and 20bps over a eliminate the use of Trans Fats in food items. one-year ahead horizon. The Trans Fat-Free logo provides a boost to the ‘Eat Right 8. Agriculture: The RBI said that agriculture in India India’ movement of FSSAI. The Eat Right India movement is well-positioned to lead the recovery in domestic is inspired by the vision of PM Narendra Modi for a ‘New demand. Vegetable prices, however, may continue to India’ by 2022 which is healthier with proper nutrition remain elevated in the coming months but are likely to and social security. Considering that the food plays an moderate as winter supplies enter the market. important role in ensuring good health, FSSAI pledged to eliminate the Trans Fats from food supplements through its 9. Manufacturing and construction sector activities ‘Eat Right India’ movement. looked up in August.

34 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Former French President (1995-2007) Jacques Chirac passed away aged 86. ECONOMY Chefs 4 Trans Fat-Free An AEOI framework provides cooperation between tax During the Conference, over 1000 Chefs pledged to use authorities across countries. It also provides information oils that are free from Trans Fats in their recipes under about the OECD and Global Forum on Transparency and the slogan ‘Chefs 4 Trans Fat-Free’ launched by Dr Harsh Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in the area of Vardhan. The Minister also launched the brochure and the automatic exchange of information. manifesto for chefs to prepare Trans-Fat Free food. Earlier, in a bid to combat black money deposited in Swiss ‘Green Purple’ logo banks, India and Switzerland had signed an agreement in December 2017 that allowed automatic sharing of tax- On the same occasion, Dr Harsh Vardhan released the logo related information from January 2018. The agreement of the Green Purple initiative that is in line with the trans- paved the way for both countries to start collecting fat free food. The Green Purple programme certifies the and sharing data on the global norm in 2018 and start chefs by guiding them on sustainable cooking methods and exchanging it from 2019 onwards. food safety legal requirements. This 6-month programme teaches trans-fat free cooking by using less sodium (salt). These exchanges of account details would give us the information about the money that has been stashed away in What are Trans Fats? Swiss bank accounts by Indians. Till now, the Swiss bank Trans-fats are present in vegetable fats such as Ghee and were governed by the rules of secrecy. However, after huge margarine. The foods which are fried and baked happen pressure from all over the world has resulted in Switzerland to contain the Trans-fat. The Industrial trans-fats are giving up on the tough local secrecy clauses. produced when hydrogen is added to the vegetable oils to As per the Zurich-based Swiss National Bank (SNB) make them thick with an aim to increase the shelf life of report 2018, money deposited by Indians in Swiss Banks packaged foods. Increased consumption of trans-fats leads increased by 50% in 2017 over the previous year after the to increase in the levels of LDL-cholesterol, which poses consecutive decline for three years. cardiovascular disease risks. Banking secrecy is an agreement between the customer FSSAI is working hard to reduce the production of trans or account holder and the bank that all fatty acids to less than 2 per cent by 2022. All the efforts the activities would remain secure, safe, of the FSSAI are in line with the objective of ‘India@75; private and confidential. This secrecy is Freedom from Trans Fats’. The FSSAI mostly prevalent in Switzerland among targets Trans Fats elimination from India by other countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, 2022. On the other hand, the World Health Cayman Islands. Organisation (WHO) aims to eliminate Trans Fats from food supplies worldwide Union Cabinet doubles honorarium by 2023. for ASHA workers 10 Oct' 19

India receives first tranche of Swiss he Union Cabinet has approved the proposal account under automatic framework to double the honorariums for ASHA workers 07 Oct' 19 T to Rs 2000 per month. Earlier, the honorarium amount was Rs 1000 per month. This was announced ndia has won a major battle against black money by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar during a press by having its hand on account details of Indians briefing after the Union Cabinet sitting. The Union Iin Switzerland. In the first tranche of information, Cabinet was led by PM Narendra Modi. The hike in Switzerland has shared bank account details with the the honorarium from Rs 1000 to Rs 2000 per month Indian government under the AEOI (Automatic Exchange is expected to benefit around 10 lakh ASHA workers of Information) framework. across the country. The Federal tax administration (FDA) of Switzerland has Besides this, Javadekar announced that the central exchanged account details information with 75 countries government has also decided to provide other benefits including India. This is the first time when Switzerland to ASHA workers. The Government would be setting up has shared financial details about the active and closed around 40,000 wellness centres in the country under the accounts during 2018 under the AEOI framework. The next Ayushman Bharat Scheme. tranche of information would take place between India and ASHA or Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) are Switzerland in September next year. community health workers, who have been trained to work Infosys Wins UN Global Climate Action Award for 'Carbon Neutral Now' for its dedicated efforts towards DECEMBER 2019 MICA climate change action. 35 NEWS BITES ECONOMY as an interface between the public health system and the The growth in agricultural sector and service sector was community. They were instituted as a part of the national 2.9% and 7.5% respectively rural health mission under the government’s health and The Current Account Deficit of India widened from 1.8% family welfare ministry. ASHA workers are posted in in last year to 2.1% this year 80% of the causes of the villages across the country. The government aims to economic slowdown is coming from international causes. provide every village with a trained ASHA health worker. Key findings of the report : In September 2018, the Union Government had announced a hike in remuneration for ASHA and South Asia remains the fastest growing region in the world, Anganwadi workers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite of the report’s estimation of growth in South Asia had announced that the government would be doubling to fall to 5.(% in 2019. the routine incentives given to the ASHA The exports growth of South Asia accelerates and import workers. PM Modi had also announced growth is slowing. The growth of imports has declined that all ASHA workers and their helpers by 15 to 20% in the region. Under these circumstances would be given free insurance cover the GDP growth is expected to accelerate South Asian under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima countries are exporting only a third of their potential Yojana and Suraksha Bima Yojana. The growth rate of South Asia was 7.7% in 2016, 7.2% in World Bank: South Asia Economic 2017 and 6.9% in 2018 Among all the countries India and Sri Lanka showed the lowest growth rates Focus, 2019 13 Oct' 19 Foreign Exchange reserves declined in South Asian region he World Bank Food inflation decelerated in the region. It was stable released its around 3%. The prices fell mainly due to good harvests. TSouth Asia Country wise growth rates Economic Focus, In Nepal, the GDP growth is projected to be 6.5%. The growth 2019. The report says will be backed by construction activities, tourist arrivals and that Bangladesh and higher public spending In Afghanistan the growth is expected Nepal are growing to reach 3%. It will be mainly due to improved farming faster than India. conditions and assuming political stability after elections. However, it assured that India is still a fast-growing economy. India is relatively In Sri Lanka the growth is expected to soften to 2.7% in hit hard by the recent global economic slowdown. The report 2019. IF supported by recovering investment and exports, is titled “Exports Wanted” highlighting the export potential of political uncertainty dissipated and tackling security the South Asian region being not used to the fullest. challenges the growth is projected to reach 3.3% in 2020 Key findings of the report: India India had benefited greatly under the GSP – Generalized System of Preferences that gave 2,00 products duty free The projected growth of India in 2019 according to the report access to the US. Around 5.7 billion USD worth goods is 6%. However, India is expected to recover gradually. were covered under GSP in 2017. In 2019, the US The report said that the growth rate of India will reach withdrew its GSP following the market access strategy to 6.9% in 2021 and 7.2% in 2022. open India’s market for US products. In 2016-17, the growth rate of India was 8.2% In 2017-18, the India – Pakistan trade tensions growth rate was 7.2% In 2018-19, the growth rate was 6.8%. The MFN – Most Favored Nation status was withdrawn The domestic demand (the major driver of growth rate in after the Pulwama attack. India according to the report) of the India has slipped. The custom duties on all goods imported from Pakistan was The private consumption is growing at the rate of 3.1%. It was raised to 200%. It is expected that Pakistan will retaliate 7.3% last year. The manufacturing growth dropped to below imposing tariffs on Indian goods. 1% in the second quarter as compared to 10% last year. Trade war between China and USA The reason for the drop down is mainly due to the global The garment industry of Bangladesh has slowdown in their investments benefited immensely from the ongoing The industrial output growth increased to 6.9% due to trade tensions between China and USA. increase in construction and manufacturing activities To promote innovation, 2nd edition of Singapore - India Hackathon will be organised at IIT Madras, MICA DECEMBER 2019 36 Chennai from Sep 28 to 29. ECONOMY IMF World Economic Outlook, 2019 RIL becomes first Indian company to Released 16 Oct' 19 hit Rs. 9 lakh crore m-cap 19 Oct' 19 he World E c o n o m i c u k e s h Outlook is a A m b a n i - Tbiennial report that is released in April and Mled Oil- October. According to-telecom major the report released Reliance Industries recently on October (RIL) has become 15, 2019, the global the first company in economy is at its India to hit the market slowest pace of growth at 3%. This is a serious climb down capitalisation (m-cap) from 3.8% in 2017. of Rs.9 lakh crore. Highlights RIL was also the first company to reach Rs.8 lakh crore The Global growth rate is projected to improve to 3.4% by mark in August 2018. IT giant Tata Consultancy Services 2020. (TCS) was at a distant second with a m-cap of Rs.7.66 lakh The growth of advanced economies is projected to slow crore. It was the also second company to reach Rs.8 lakh down by 1.7%. crore mark. The emerging and developing economies are projected to Highlights experience a growth pick up from 3.9% in 2019 to 4.6% in 2020. On 18 October 2019, the market-cap of Reliance The report downgraded India’s growth projections to 6.1% Industries (RIL) stood at Rs.9.03 lakh crore when the in 2019 and 7% in 2020. stock traded at Rs.1,428, up 2% on the BSE SENSEX, ahead of its September quarter earnings. This rise According to the report, China is projected to grow at 6.1% in 2019 and 5.8% in 2020. in share price helped the company reach the news milestone. The trade volume reached the lowest since 2012. In 2007, RIL was the first Indian company to hit $100 It reduced by 1% since 2012. billion mark in market-cap. About half of the economic slow down comes from shallower recessions in stressed emerging markets like RIL also became first domestic firm to cross Rs.8 lakh Argentina, Turkey, Iran crore mark in terms of market valuation in August 2018. In calendar 2019, the stock has climbed 28% so far. RIL Higher tariffs and prolonged uncertainty in the trade policy are the major reasons for dented investment and now aims to double the revenue of energy-to-telecom the slowdown in the growth. This is very well seen in the behemoth, riding on retail and telecom segments by effects of trade wars and imposed sanctions. 2025. The automobile industry is contracting mainly due to the Market capitalisation (m-cap) is calculated by disruptions from new standard emission multiplying total number of company’s standards. This predominantly has effect in outstanding shares by the current China. market price of one share. The market- Trade barriers and geopolitical tensions like cap figure of listed companies changes Brexit is hampering investment, confidence daily with stock price movement. and growth.

Actor Aamir Khan announced a book based on the life of veteran music composer Vanraj Bhatia. DECEMBER 2019 MICA 37 NEWS BITES SPORTS Burning Topics of the Month

Sultan of Johor Cup World Youth Chess PT Usha conferred IAAF 2019: Great Britain beats Championship 2019 Veteran Pin Award. India. concludes in Mumbai.

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World Wrestling Championship 2019 Award. IAAF Veteran Pin Award is given concludes in Nursultan 23 Sep' 19 to those players who have made matchless ndia concluded its run at the contributions to World Wrestling athletics. In 52nd I conference of IAAF, Championships 2019 in Nur-Sultan with PT Usha was awarded its best-ever haul of 5 this award for her medals that included contributions to the sports. IAAF president Sebastian Coe 1 silver and 4 bronze presented IAAF Veteran Pin Award to PT Usha. medals. India’s Rahul PT Usha was honoured with this prestigious award during Aware added the final medal by winning bronze in the 61kg the 52nd Congress of the IAAF held in Qatar on 24 event. Deepak Punia had to settle for silver after pulling out September. She is famous for her stellar performance in of his title bout. Rahul Aware won the bronze medal after the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She reached the final of defeating America’s Tyler Lee Graff by 11-4. Aware was the 400 m hurdles at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 but fighting for the bronze medal after losing his semi-final bout missed the bronze medal by a hundredth of a second. to Georgia’s Beko Lomtadze by 6-10 in a close contest. About PT Usha India’s hopes for its second-ever gold at the World Wrestling Championships sunk when Deepak Punia pulled out of his ## PT Usha was born on 27 June 1964. An athletics coach title bout to settle for silver due to an ankle injury that he O.M. Nambiar was the first person who recognized the sustained during his semifinal bout. Deepak is the fourth talent of PT Usha in 1976. Indian wrestler to secure his place at the 2020 Tokyo ## In 1978, she won 14 medals in Kerala State College Olympics. The other Indian medal winners at the World meet and won multiple medals at 1979 National Games. Wrestling Championships 2019 included Bajrang Punia, ## PT Usha won 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles at the 1986 Ravi Dahiya and Vinesh Phogat, who all secured a bronze Asian Games at Seoul. She is known as ‘Payyoli Express’. medal each. Bajrang Punia defeated Mongolia's Tulga Ochir by 8-7 to win the bronze in the 65kg ## She also won five gold medals in 1985 freestyle category. Ravi Kumar Dahiya, who Asian Games in Jakarta. participated in the World Championships ## She received the Arjuna Award in for the first time, also won bronze after a 1983. Two years later in 1985, she was tremendous show of his attacking instincts. also awarded the Padma Shri. PT Usha conferred IAAF Veteran Pin Deepak Punia ranked world’s best Award 26 Sep' 19 wrestler 30 Sep' 19

T Usha, India's former athlete and Olympian, has been eepak Punia has been ranked world number one in awarded the prestigious International International 86 kg category in the latest rankings issued by the PAssociation of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Veteran Pin DInternational Wrestling Federation. Bajrang Punia, MICA DECEMBER 2019 The UAE's Hazzaa AlMansoori has become the first Arab astronaut to reach the International Space 38 Station (ISS). SPORTS on the other hand, lost Jadeja is only behind off-spinner R Ashwin who took 37 his top rank in the test matches to enter the 200-wicket club. Jadeja reached 65kg category. the feat in 44 tests. Veteran Indian spinners, Harbhajan Deepak Punia Singh and Anil Kumble had taken 46 and 47 matches won silver in the respectively to reach the milestone. World Wrestling Jadeja also became the fastest left-arm Championship, after bowler to take 200 wickets, ahead of Sri he pulled out of the Lanka's Rangana Herath (47), Australia's final bout due to an Mitchell Johnson (49) and Mitchell Starc ankle injury. Punia is the current junior world champion (50) and Pakistan’s Wasim Akram who and this was his first senior World Championship. He took 51 matches to reach the milestone. became the only fifth Indian to reach the finals at the senior World Championships. Harmanpreet Kaur becomes first Deepak Punia is also one of the four Indian wrestlers to have Indian cricketer to reach 100 T20 secured their place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. He International matches 05 Oct' 19 currently has 82 points, four more than the previously top- ranked wrestler, Hasan Yazdani from Iran. armanpreet Kaur, Indian However, Bajrang Punia, who entered the Wrestling World w o m e n ' s Championship with the top rank, dropped to the second H cricket captain, spot after losing his semi-final bout and settling for bronze. became India's first He currently has 63 points and Russia's Gadzhimurad cricketer to play 100 Rashidov, who won gold in Nur Sultan, is the new world T20 Internationals. number one in 65kg category. Harmanpreet achieved In other categories, Ravi Dahiya entered the top 5 ranking this feat in the sixth and list in the 57 kg category, while Rahul Aware was pushed to final T20 International against South Africa at Surat. the second rank with his bronze in the World Championship. Harmanpreet Kaur is the first Indian to achieve this In women's rankings, Vinesh Phogat, who also won bronze feat in both the female and male categories. Mahendra in the World Championship, gained four places to be ranked Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who have the same 98 second in the 53 kg category. Seema Bisla dropped to rank 3 in matches registered in their names, appear second after the 50kg category, while Pooja Dhanda is ranked five in 59kg her. category. Manju Kumari is world no.3 in the 40kg category. Harmanpreet Kaur at 100 T20s Currently, four Indian wrestlers have qualified # for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in their # Harmanpreet Kaur is among 10 women players respective weight categories. The wrestlers who have played more than 100 T20 international include Deepak Punia, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh matches. Phogat and Ravi Kumar Dahiya. ## Australia’s Ellyse Perry and New Zealand’s Suzie Bates are on the top of the list with 111 international Ravindra Jadeja second fastest Indian matches. to take 200 Test wickets 05 Oct' 19 ## Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan’s Bisman Maroof avindra Jadeja along with West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor have played has become 100 international T20s. Rthe second ## Only Shoaib Malik (111) has played more than 100 fastest Indian to T20 Internationals so far in men’s T20s. However, he take 200 wickets in has already announced retirement, only Test cricket. Jadeja Rohit Sharma can break his record. achieved the feat when # he bowled out Dean # Women cricket team coach WV Raman Elgar during the Day 3 presented her a special cap that had of India’s first test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. ‘100’ engraved on the side.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the withdrawal limit for crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra DECEMBER 2019 MICA Co-operative (PMC) Bank's customers from the earlier `1,000 to `10,000 for six months. 39 NEWS BITES SPORTS Rohit Sharma sets the record of by bagging 7 medals including 1 gold and 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. Only the Under-16 Girls category proved to hitting most number of sixes in a be elusive for India in the chess championship. The 14 year single test 07 Oct' 19 old R Praggnanandhaa of India emerged as unconquered king in World Youth Chess Championship by claiming the ohit Sharma coveted gold in Under-18 Open category. in his maiden test as an The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess R competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12, opener became the sixth Indian to score 14, 16 and 18. Every year 12 world champions are crowned. a century in both Winners of World Youth Chess Championship 2019: the innings during U18 Open: Praggnanandhaa R. (INDIA) 9.0; Shant India’s opening test Sargsyan (ARMENIA) 8.5; Artur Davtyan (ARM) 8.0 against South Africa at Vishakhapatnam. India won the test by 203 runs after U18 Girls: Polina Shuvalova (RUSSIA) 8.5; Vantika South Africa was dismissed for just 191 runs in their second Agrawal (INDIA) 8.0; Alexandra Obolentseva (RUSSIA) innings on the fifth day of the test. 7.5 Rohit Sharma became the 6th India to score a century in U16 Open: Rudik Makarian (RUSSIA) 8.5; Stefan each innings of a test after legendary Indian cricketers Pogosyan (RUSSIA) 8.0; Aronyak Ghosh (INDIA) 8.0 including Sunil Gavaskar (thrice), Rahul Dravid (twice), U16 Girls: Leya Garifullina (RUSSIA) 8.5; Nurgali Vijay Hazare and Indian skipper Virat Kohli and teammate Nazerke (Kazakhstan) 8.5; Anousha Mahdian (IRI) 8.0 Ajinkya Rahane. Rohit Sharma also set the record of hitting U14 Open: Aydin Suleymanli (Azerbaijan) 9.0; Srihari L the most number of sixes in a single test. Rohit Sharma hit R (INDIA) 8.0; Sreeshwan Maralakshikari 13 sixes in India’s first test against South Africa, including (INDIA) 8.0 6 sixes in the first inning and 7 sixes in the second innings. U14 Girls: Meruert Kamalidenova Sharma surpassed Pakistan’s Wasim Akram, who had held (Kazakhstan) 8.5; Divya Deshmukh the record previously with 12 sixes in a single test match. (INDIA) 8.0; Rakshitta Ravi (INDIA) 8.0 The record was set during Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in 1996/97. India’s previous best sixes record in Tests was held by Navjot Women’s World Boxing Sidhu, who had hit eight sixes against Sri Lanka in 1993/94. Rohit with his total of 303 runs also made the record of Championships 2019 13 Oct' 19 scoring the maximum runs in his maiden test as an opener. IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2019 The previous record was held by Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was hosted by Ulan-Ude, Russia from 3 to 13 made 215 runs in his maiden test as an opener against New October 2019. The best female boxers in the world Zealand in 2009. Rohit also became the first player to score A competed in 11th edition of the female elite competition a century in each innings of his maiden Test as an opener. for the most prestigious boxing titles in word. Around Rohit Sharma also became the first cricketer to score over 224 competitors from 57 nations participated. The AIBA 50 runs in seven consecutive innings in India. The previous Women’s World Boxing Championships will be returning record of 50-plus score in six consecutive to Russia after 2005 when the city of Podolsk hosted the innings was jointly held by former West tournament. India’s Performance India’s Debutant Manju Indies player Everton Weekes, India’s Rahul Rani (48kg) scripted history as she became the first Indian Dravid and Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower. woman boxer in 18 years to enter the finals of Women’s Sharma’s score in the last 7 innings includes World Boxing Championship in her maiden appearance. 82, 51*, 102*, 65, 50*, 176 and 127. She stormed to the finals of World Boxing Championships in Russia with a win 4-1 win over her opponent Chuthamat World Youth Chess Championship 2019 Raksat of Thailand. In the finals she won silver medal concludes in Mumbai 13 Oct' 19 after going down 1-4 against the host nation’s second- seeded boxer Ekaterinal Paltceva. Other three Indian he World Youth Chess Championship concluded pugilists, includes- Mary Kom, Jamuna Boro and Lovlina in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 12 October 2019. Borgohain M C Mary Kom lost her semi-final bout against TIndia ended the World Youth Chess Championship Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey and won bronze medal in

MICA DECEMBER 2019 Pocket HRMS bags the 'Best HR Software' Award for its contribution in revolutionizing the HR 40 ecosystem. SPORTS 51 kg category. India’s Debutante Jamuna Boro also had The eighth highest run-scorer in ODI history and second to content with a bronze medal (in 54kg among the Indians, with 11,363 runs. He holds the record for semifinal) after she lost to Huang Hsiao- registering the highest individual score by any batsman in an Wen of Chinese Taipei with an unanimous ICC Champions Trophy final(117). He was also the first player 5:0. Lovlina Borgohain won bronze in to score 3 centuries in the history of ICC Champions Trophy. 69kg after losing in semifinal to Yang Liu The second fastest batsman to reach 9,000 ODI runs after of China. AB De Villiers of South Africa who broke Ganguly's record in 2017. One of the only five cricketers to have achieved the Sourav Ganguly is the new BCCI unique treble of 10,000 runs, 100 wickets & 100 catches in President 16 Oct' 19 ODI cricket. His Test batting average never went below 40. ormer Indian Has the highest individual score by an Indian batsman (183) cricket captain in the Cricket World Cup. One of the 14 cricketers in the Sourav Ganguly world to have played 100 or more Tests and 300 or more F ODIs. India's most successful Test captain has been unanimously nominated as the new overseas, winning 11 out of 28 matches that President of the Board he led. of Control for Cricket Sourav Ganguly is the only batsman to score in India, BCCI. a century on debut and to be dismissed first Besides Ganguly, ball in his final Test innings. BCCI members have also unanimously selected Jay Shah as Secretary and Arun Dhumal as Treasurer. All these candidates Sultan of Johor Cup 2019: Great are expected to be elected unopposed at the Board's Annual Britain beats India 20 Oct' 19 General Meeting to be held on 23rd of this month. reat Britain has won the final of men’s Sultan of At an informal meeting in Mumbai, all the affiliated units Johor Cup hockey tournament by beating India of the BCCI finalised the names of the new office-bearers. with 2-1. The tournament was held at Johor Bahru A consensus between the state units of BCCI was built for inG Malaysia. The Indian junior men’s hockey team suffered former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) defeat as Great Britain scored 20 seconds before full-time. President Sourav Ganguly as the front runner for the post of Great Britain was this years’ defending country after they BCCI president. 47-year-old Ganguly was the chairman of the were crowned champions in 2018. BCCI technical committee and has been a media personality Highlights for many years. Jay Shah is the son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah while Dhumal is the younger brother of MoS In their road to final, Great Britain had scored just 8 goals Finance and former BCCI president Anurag Thakur. in comparison to India’s 23 but the 2018 title-holders have conceded just 5, while India conceded as many as a 12 Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (born 8 July 1972), goals in 5 matches. Top scorer(s)– India Shilanand Lakra (5 affectionately known as Dada (meaning "elder brother" goals). With five goals to his name, India’s Shilanand Lakra in Bengali), is an Indian cricket commentator and former has been one of the standout performers and remained the cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. Currently, highest scorer of tournament. he is the President of the Editorial Board with Wisden Best player- Japan Kosei Kawabe India. During his playing career, Ganguly established himself as one of the world's leading batsmen and also Sultan of Johor Cup is an international men’s under–21 one of the greatest captains of the Indian national cricket field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It started in 2011 team. Ganguly is one of the four members of the Indian and this year is the ninth edition of Sultan of Johor Cup. So Premier League's Governing Council, responsible for all far, five teams have emerged victorious. Great Britain is the the functions of the tournament. He was appointed by the most successful team now having won the tournament thrice (2015, 2018 2019), followed India (2013 and 2014) and Supreme Court in January 2016. He is also a member of Australia who have all won the tournament Technical Committee, Indian Premier League. twice. In 2019 edition, 6 teams competed in Records and achievements the tournament (including the host nation), The only cricketer to win four consecutive man of the namely- India, Australia, Great Britain, match awards in One Day Internationals. Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand.

The Delhi High Court launched an official mobile application for providing digital access of its DECEMBER 2019 MICA services to lawyers and litigants. 41 NEWS BITES SCIENCE Burning Topics of the Month

NASA Launches ICON ISRO Reusable Launch Government launches Mission to Study Earth's Vehicle to land in green crackers. Ionosphere. Karnataka.

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Government launches green crackers The National Capital Territory of Delhi had witnessed very poor levels of air quality after Diwali last year. 06 Oct' 19 Under the Supreme Court order, the green crackers can’t be he Council loud beyond a limit and have to be free of arsenic, barium of Scientific and mercury. The crackers also have to be approved by and Industrial the Petroleum and Explosives Safety T Organisation (PESO). Research (CSIR), India has developed The Supreme Court had allowed the green crackers, which bulk manufacture of green crackers from are new and improved May 2019, after CSIR got some samples formulations of the approved by the PESO. previous sound- emitting crackers and other fireworks. The development of NASA Launches ICON Mission to green crackers is aimed at reducing pollution and health risks. Study Earth's Ionosphere 12 Oct' 19 The announcement was made by the Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan during a press conference he National in New Delhi on October 5, 2019. The Health Minister A e r o n a u t i c s displayed some of the green crackers including flower pots, Tand Space pencils, sparklers and chakkar. The new and environmental- Administration (NASA) friendly version of crackers has been made available in the launched a satellite market for sellers and consumers, ahead of the popular ICON to detect dynamic Indian festival, Diwali. zones of Earth’s Ionosphere. At the same The green crackers are eco-friendly firecrackers that have time, it has to find the been developed keeping in mind the pollution hazard and link between space and earth's weather. This NASA’s ICON health risks, which the regular firecrackers pose. According mission started with a delay of two years. to the Health Minister, the environmental-friendly crackers will not only help keep the traditional Indian festivities and The satellite Ionosphere Connection Explorer (ICON) was celebrations intact but will also provide a livelihood to the launched from an aircraft with Pegasus rocket over the millions of homes, which are dependent on the sale and Atlantic Ocean near the Florida coast. manufacture of fireworks. The new formulations of the green About ICON Mission crackers were developed based on the suggestions of the ## The ICON satellite will study the Earth’s Ionosphere. Supreme Court. Almost 230 MoUs and 165 non-disclosure It includes various layers of the uppermost atmosphere agreements (NDAs) were signed with firework manufacturers. where free electrons flow freely. It affects Earth’s The Supreme Court had banned the sale, use and manufacture magnetic field and radio communications. of crackers that weren’t green in October 2018 due to concerns ## The scientists will be able to understand the link regarding the rising pollution levels. The apex court had also between space and the earth's weather with this study. restricted the time to burst crackers during Diwali.

42 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Japan Launches “World’s Biggest Transport Space Ship” For Space Station. SCIENCE ## The ICON mission is the 39th successful launch and The Aeronautical Test Range has 2.2 km runway. The RLV satellite deployment by Pegasus rocket. will be dropped from a helicopter. The test is critical to ## This mission is operated by the University of India’s Human Space Flight program – Gaganyaan. California. It was originally planned to launch in late The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is finally 2017 but delayed due to the problems with the Pegasus following in the footsteps of NASA and SpaceX by XL rocket. developing a space program for Reusable Launch Vehicles ## Ionosphere Connection Explorer (ICON) is equipped (RLV) which it has been testing since 2016. with 780-watt solar arrays to power the instruments. The RLV program aims to cut down on launch costs by, ## ICON has designed as a two year’s mission but if all well, reusing the spacecraft. ISRO's current project appears goes well according to the plan, it will last for more to be using a hybrid design that sits somewhere between than a decade. NASA's now-shuttered Space Shuttle program and ## Four instruments have been sent along with ICON. SpaceX's reusable rockets. One of these instruments will measure wind speed and India's RLV includes a Space Shuttle-like craft that could temperature, one will measure the speed of ions and feature an air-breathing ramjet engine. This craft will take two others will observe light emitted from the ion by a payload to space and then glide back to Earth, landing ultraviolet cameras. like a normal aircraft, much like the Space Shuttle. The What is Ionosphere? rocket that will take this shuttle to orbit will return to It is an active part of the Earth’s atmosphere. The ionosphere Earth much like Musk's Falcon 9 rockets. It will return lies between 80 to 400 Km above the mesosphere. It under its own power and make a landing on a floating contains electrically charged particles, which are called ions platform out at sea. and hence it is known as the ionosphere. Radio waves sent The first demonstration of the rocket's concept was tested by Earth return to Earth through its layers. The temperature on 23 May 2016, when ISRO carried out its 'Hypersonic starts increasing as the height increases Flight Experiment' of a two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO), fully- right from the Ionosphere. The amount of reusable rocket. ionization in the ionosphere, the height and thickness of the layers, the number of Four aspects of the vehicle are to be tested: particles located in and the independent hypersonic flight, tested in the hypersonic flight experiment electrons, generally grows and shrinks. (HEX) ISRO Reusable Launch Vehicle to land autonomous landing, to be tested in the landing experiment (LEX) in Karnataka 16 Oct' 19 powered cruise flight he Reusable hypersonic flight with air-breathing propulsion, to be tested Launch Vehicle in the scramjet propulsion experiment (SPEX) Program was T ISRO plans to recover and reuse two stages of the rocket. launched by ISRO in 2016. It aims to To recover the first stage, ISRO will use a similar principle cut down the launch to SpaceX's Falcon 9 boosters, whereby the rocket is cost by reusing the programmed to land on a pad in the sea after launch. spacecraft. So far, the RLV (Reusable For the second stage of the rocket, ISRO plans to test an Launch Vehicle) has been tested over water. For the first advanced version of the RLV, tested in time, ISRO will test in land. 2016, in an advanced test in June or July 2019. The rocket will be controlled by The RLV will function as a space shuttle that will carry a ISRO engineers after launch to land on an payload to space and glide back to the earth. While returning, airstrip, after which it will be used again it is to land like a normal aircraft. The landing of the RLV is to for a second launch. be tested at Challakere in Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

Airtel Payments Bank has joined hands with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company to offer DECEMBER 2019 MICA unique Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy (MDPP) to protect against mosquito-borne diseases. 43 NEWS BITES MISCELLANEOUS Burning Topics of the Month

India moves up four places to 44 Singapore tops the Global in World Digital Competitiveness Competitiveness Index 2019. Ranking 2019.

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India moves up four places to 44 Sweden at 3rd, Denmark at 4th rank and Switzerland at 5th rank. in World Digital Competitiveness ## The other countries in the top ten included the Netherlands Ranking 2019 27 Sep' 19 at the 6th rank, Finland at 7th, Hong Kong SAR at 8th, ndia has risen by four places to be ranked 44th in Norway at 9th and Republic of Korea at the 10th rank. the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking ## Many Asian nations showed significant growth from I2019 (WDCR). In 2018, India was ranked at the 48th last year in digital competitiveness, as Hong Kong position and its position this year has improved overall in and South Korea entered the top 10 for the first time, all factors including future readiness in exploring more Taiwan moved up to the 13th place and China made digital technologies, knowledge and technology. a huge jump from the 30th position to the 22nd. India’s biggest improvement in 2019 was in the technology Indonesia also showed massive growth by rising to sub-factor level, where it held the first position in 56th rank from its 62nd rank in 2018. China showed telecommunications investment. significant improvement in the knowledge factor. The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures ## India also showed significant improvement by jumping the capacity of countries to develop, adopt and explore up four places. In knowledge factor, India fared best digital technologies, which transform business models, in graduates in sciences and R&D productivity by government practices and society in general. publication. The Index ranks the countries based on the following ## India fared best in the technology factor, especially in three factors: the telecommunications investment and IT& media 1. Knowledge: The capacity to understand and learn new stock market capitalization. India has to still, however, technologies. work on enforcing contracts, mobile broadband subscribers, wireless broadband and 2. Technology: The competence to develop new digital internet users. innovations. ## In future-readiness, India fared best in 3. Future readiness: The preparedness for the coming world robots distribution and requires developments. to work more on tablet possession. Top 5 countries in World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019 Singapore tops the Global 1. United States 2. Singapore 3. Sweden Competitiveness Index 2019 4. Denmark 5. Switzerland 10 Oct' 19 World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019: Key ndia slipped down ten places to be ranked 68th in the Highlights annual Global Competitiveness Index 2019. India ## The top 5 countries in the 2019 Digital Competitiveness Iwas ranked at the 58th position in the 2018 edition. index did not change this year. The US continued to Singapore topped the index this year, toppling the United top the rankings list, followed by Singapore at 2nd, States and pushing it to the second place.

MICA DECEMBER 2019 Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time. It will open applications for online tourist visas to 44 citizens of 49 countries. MISCELLANEOUS Despite its low rank, Rank Economy Score India performed better 1 Singapore 84.8 in certain indicators like renewable energy 2 United States 83.7 regulation, airport 3 Hong Kong 83.1 connectivity, inflation, 4 Netherlands 82.4 research institutions 5 Switzerland 82.3 prominence. However, 6 Japan 82.3 it performed poorly in other indicators including security, where it was ranked near 7 Germany 81.8 bottom at the 124th rank with its terrorism incidence and 8 Sweden 81.2 organised crime rate being extremely high. 9 United Kingdom 81.2 India also ranked relatively low in the skills of future 10 Denmark 81.2 workforce indicator, student-teacher ratio in primary Global Competitiveness Index 2019: India education, electricity access, electricity supply quality and exposure to unsafe drinking water. ## According to the World Economic Forum, the major reason for the fall in India’s rank is due to improvements Global Competitiveness Index 2019 witnessed by several other economies. The Global Competitiveness Index 2019 has been ## India was ranked second in shareholder governance compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum and third in terms of market size and renewable energy (WEF). India was ranked at the 58th position in the regulation. 2018 edition of the index. This year, India is one of the worst performing nations in the BRICS group along with ## In corporate governance also, India was ranked Brazil, which is ranked even lower than India at the 71st considerably higher at the 15th position. In rank. macroeconomic stability also, India was ranked high at the 43rd rank. The Global Competitiveness Index ranks 140 nations on the basis of 98 indicators organised into 12 pillars including ## However, India was performed poorly in pillars infrastructure, institution, ICT adoption, macroeconomic including Information, communication and technology stability, health, skills, product market, labour market, adoption (120 rank), health (110), skills (107), product financial system, market size, business dynamism, and market (101), labour market(103) and stability (103). innovation capability. ## In terms of healthy life expectancy, India was ranked 109 Global Competitiveness Index 2019: Key Highlights out of 141 countries. In meritocract and incentivization also, India was ranked at the 118th position, largely due # # Singapore with a score of 84.8 took the top spot in to its low ratio of wage and salaried female workers to Global Competitiveness Index 2019, pushing the male workers, in which it was ranked 128th. United States to the second spot. ## Among its neighbours, India was ranked ahead of Sri # # The top-five economies in the Global Competitiveness Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Only China Index 2019 included Singapore, US, Hong Kong, ranked better at the 28th position. Netherlands and Switzerland. ## Japan took up the 6th spot, Germany ranked 7th, Country Rank Score Sweden ranked 8th, UK ranked 9th and Denmark China 28 73.9 ranked 10th to complete the top ten economies in the India 68 61.4 index. Sri Lanka 84 57.1 ## China was ranked at the 28th spot, while Hong Bangladesh 105 52.1 Kong was ranked 3rd and Taiwan, which it claims as its own territory, also ranked higher at the 12th Nepal 108 51.6 spot. Pakistan 110 51.4

Bangladesh will allow 500 tonnes of Hilsa fish to be exported to India as a goodwill gesture during DECEMBER 2019 MICA the Durga Puja. 45 WORD OF ENGLISH ETYMOLOGY Percolate (v) UK ​ MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES If a liquid percolates, it moves slowly through a substance ## However, there were many layers through which his with very small holes in it. messages percolated and were understood. # e.g. Sea water percolates down through the rocks. # No organizational benefits appear to have percolated down to the members. to make coffee using a machine in which hot water passes # through crushed coffee beans into a container below. # Lakes may take in water from many miles away that has percolated through the soil or through aquifers over decades. to spread slowly: ## Occasional evidence of this percolates through into e.g. The news has begun to percolate through the staff. the newspapers and, now and again, the law reports. percolate (third-person singular simple present percolates, More example sentences present participle percolating, simple past and past ## ‘Furthermore, this is a case of general importance and participle percolated) it may well set a precedent.’ (transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. ## ‘Critics say that the judges should have let the 1963 (intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance. precedent stand, even if it was bad.’ Water percolates through sand. DEFINITIONS (transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator. a : something done or said that may serve as an example or I'll percolate some coffee. rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same or (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to an analogous kind a verdict that had no precedent slowly become noticed or realised. b : the convention established by such a precedent or by Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally long practice percolated through to the Home Office, which has c : a person or thing that serves as a model promised to look into the situation. ORIGIN Through media reports it percolated to the surface that the 1620–30; < Latin percōlātus, past participle of percōlāre to police investigation was profoundly flawed. filter. See per-, colander, -ate. OTHER DEFINITIONS RELATED FORMS 1 : to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance : seep per·co·la·ble, adjective per·co·la·tive, adjective 2 a : to become percolated un·per·co·lat·ed, adjective b : to become lively or effervescent DERIVED FORMS 3 : to spread gradually percolable ( ), adjective allow the sunlight to percolate into our rooms -Norman Douglas percolation, noun 4 : simmer 2a the feud had been percolating for a long time percolative, adjective PRONUNCIATION SYNONYMS: bleed, exude, ooze, seep, strain From Latin percōlō (“I filter”), itself, from per (“through”) ANTONYMS: flood, gush, pour, stream, surge + cōlō (“I strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown EXAMPLES OF PERCOLATE IN A SENTENCE origin). The pronunciation of percolate as [pur-kyuh-leyt] Russian militants continue to percolate through the , with an intrusive y -glide, results from Ukrainian border, hoping their Kremlin-stoked fantasies analogy with words like circulate and matriculate, where will come true. the unstressed vowel following the k -sound is symbolized Novel gun control ideas continue to percolate through the by a u spelling, making the y -glide mandatory. In similar commentariat. words where [k] /k/ is followed by some other vowel, the In the U.S., it took more than a decade for the lessons to [y] /y/ represents a hypercorrection. The pronunciation of percolate from the teach-ins to the start-ups. escalate as [es-kyuh-leyt] is another such example. FIRST KNOWN USE OF PERCOLATE : 1626 NEW AND TRICKY SUFFIX DESCRIPTION PART OF SPEECH MADE FROM EXAMPLES ATE doing something Verb Root Interrogate, prevaricate, mutate, ignite, expedite

CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES � There is nothing like percolating coffee over an � Sunlight percolated down through the trees. open campfire. � Rumors percolated throughout the town. � Coffee was percolating on the stove.

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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or low oxygen conditions. Importantly, this complex binds to segments of DNA near the genes of EPO, regulating Medicine 2019 gene expression and hence EPO levels. Researchers also explored how HIF is modified under normal conditions so that it can rapidly break down inside cells, revealing the important role of oxygen-sensitive enzymes. This year's Nobel award in medicine was perhaps not such a big surprise - in 2016, all three won the Albert Lasker Award for basic medical research. The Lasker Prize is also William G. Kaelin Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe Gregg L. Semenza known as the Nobel of America, and its former winners often become Nobel laureates. Once again, all the winners Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2019, has been are men. Since the award began, only 12 women have been awarded jointly to William G. Kellyn Jr., Sir Peter J. awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine. The last female Ratcliffe and Greg L. Semenza, who has succeeded in winner to win the award in 2015 was Tu Yuyu. understanding the mechanism of sensing and optimizing Number of Nobel Prizes in oxygen availability in the cells. Sir Peter Ratcliffe is working at the Francis Crick Institute in London while Physiology or Medicine Kellyn and Semenza are working at Harvard University 110 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have been and Johns Hopkins University respectively. awarded since 1901. It was not awarded on nine occasions: The committee says that while it has been known for a in 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1925, 1940, 1941 and long time that oxygen is necessary to maintain life, how 1942. the molecular mechanism optimizes cells properly when Shared and unshared Nobel Prizes in Physiology or oxygen supply declines or increases was a mystery. It is Medicine possible to determine this by the work of this year's winners. 39 Medicine Prizes have been given to one Laureate only. They have succeeded in understanding the regulation of gene activity in response to various oxygen levels. The 33 Medicine Prizes have been shared by two Laureates. effect of adaptation by the cells to oxygen levels is relevant 38 Medicine Prizes have been shared between three for everything from pregnancy to high fever, cancer and Laureates. wound healing. This year's award is a real physiology Number of Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine award given for the discovery of the body's response in low oxygen conditions. 219 individuals have been awarded 1901-2019. When there is a lack of oxygen in the body, there is an Youngest Medicine Laureate increase in the levels of erythropoietin (EPO) hormone To date, the youngest Nobel Laureate in Physiology or - which then increases the production of red blood cells, Medicine is Frederick G. Banting, who was 32 years old which carry oxygen throughout the body. But how does when he was awarded the Medicine Prize in 1923. a decrease in oxygen levels induce this reaction? This Oldest Medicine Laureate year's winners have succeeded in finding the answer. They found that when oxygen levels fall, the level of the The oldest Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine to protein complex (called HIF) increases. In normal oxygen date is Peyton Rous, who was 87 years old when he was conditions, HIF breaks down rapidly - but is formed in awarded the Medicine Prize in 1966.

Former India Captain Mohammad Azharuddin was elected President of the Hyderabad Cricket DECEMBER 2019 MICA Association. 47 Female Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Mayor and “for the discovery of an exoplanet Of the 219 individuals awarded the Nobel Prize in orbiting a solar-type star.” The one half of the prize has Physiology or Medicine, 12 are women. Of these 12, been awarded to James Peebles and the other half jointly to Barabara McClintock is the only one who has received an and Didier Queloz. unshared Nobel Prize. James Peebles’ insights into physical cosmology have 1947 – Gerty Cori enriched the entire field of research and laid a foundation for the transformation of cosmology over the last fifty 1977 – Rosalyn Yalow years, from speculation to science. His theoretical 1983 – Barbara McClintock framework, developed since the mid-1960s, is the basis of our contemporary ideas about the universe. 1986 – Rita Levi-Montalcini The Big Bang model describes the universe from its very 1988 – Gertrude B. Elion first moments, almost 14 billion years ago, when it was 1995 – Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard extremely hot and dense. Since then, the universe has been 2004 – Linda B. Buck expanding, becoming larger and colder. Barely 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe became transparent 2008 – Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and light rays were able to travel through space. Even 2009 – Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Carol W. Greider today, this ancient radiation is all around us and, coded 2014 – May-Britt Moser into it, many of the universe’s secrets are hiding. Using his theoretical tools and calculations, James Peebles was able 2015 – Tu Youyou to interpret these traces from the infancy of the universe Family Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine and discover new physical processes. Married couples: The results showed us a universe in which just five per cent Gerty Cori and Carl Cori, both awarded the 1947 Nobel of its content is known, the matter which constitutes stars, Prize in Physiology or Medicine planets, trees – and us. The rest, 95 per cent, is unknown dark matter and dark energy. This is a mystery and a May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser, both awarded the challenge to modern physics. 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine In October 1995, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz announced Father & son: the first discovery of a planet outside our solar system, an Hans von Euler-Chelpin (Chemistry Prize) and Ulf von exoplanet, orbiting a solar-type star in our home galaxy, the Euler (Medicine Prize) Milky Way. At the Haute-Provence Observatory in southern Arthur Kornberg (Medicine Prize) and Roger D. Kornberg France, using custom-made instruments, they were able to (Chemistry Prize) see planet 51 Pegasi b, a gaseous ball comparable with the solar system’s biggest gas giant, Jupiter. Brothers: This discovery started a revolution in astronomy and over Jan Tinbergen (Economics Prize) and Nikolaas Tinbergen 4,000 exoplanets have since been found in the Milky Way. (Medicine Prize) Strange new worlds are still being discovered, with an incredible wealth of sizes, forms and orbits. They challenge The Nobel Prize Physics 2019 our preconceived ideas about planetary systems and are forcing scientists to revise their theories of the physical processes behind the origins of planets. With numerous projects planned to start searching for exoplanets, we may eventually find an answer to the eternal question of whether other life is out there. This year’s Laureates have transformed our ideas about James Peebles Michel Mayor Didier Queloz the cosmos. While James Peebles’ theoretical discoveries contributed to our understanding of how the universe The 2019 NobelPrize in Physics has been awarded with evolved after the Big Bang, Michel Mayor and Didier one half to James Peebles “for theoretical discoveries in Queloz explored our cosmic neighbourhoods on the hunt physical cosmology” and the other half jointly to Michel for unknown planets. Their discoveries have forever changed our conceptions of the world. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath announced annual support of `6,000 to the victims MICA DECEMBER 2019 48 of triple talaq till their rehabilitation and they will get free legal aid. Important Facts About Nobel The Nobel Prize Chemistry 2019 Prize in Physics 13 Nobel Prizes in Physics have been awarded since 1901. It was not awarded on six occasions: in 1916, 1931, 1934, 1940, 1941, and 1942. 47 Physics Prizes have been given to one Laureate only. 32 Physics Prizes have been shared by two Laureates. John B. Goodenough M. Stanley Whittingham 34 Physics Prizes have been shared between three Laureates. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to The has been awarded to 213 award the 2019 to Laureates* 1901-2019. As John Bardeen has been awarded John B. Goodenough, The University of Texas at Austin, twice there are 212 individuals who have been awarded the USA; M. Stanley Whittingham, Binghamton University, Nobel Prize in Physics since 1901. State University of New York, USA; Akira Yoshino, Asahi To date, the youngest Nobel Laureate in Physics is Lawrence Kasei Corporation, Tokyo, Japan Bragg, who was 25 years old when he was awarded the Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan “for the development of Nobel Prize together with his father in 1915. lithium-ion batteries”. The oldest Nobel Laureate in Physics to date is Arthur The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development Ashkin who was 96 years old when he was awarded the of the lithium-ion battery. This lightweight, rechargeable Nobel Prize in 2018. and powerful battery is now used in everything from Of the 212 individuals awarded the Nobel Prize in mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles. It can also Physics, three are women. store significant amounts of energy from solar and wind 1903 – Marie Curie (also awarded the 1911 Nobel Prize in power, making possible a fossil fuel-free society. Chemistry.) Lithium-ion batteries are used globally to power the portable 1963 – Maria Goeppert-Mayer electronics that we use to communicate, work, study, listen to music and search for knowledge. Lithiumion batteries 2018 – Donna Strickland have also enabled the development of long-range electric John Bardeen is the only person who has received the cars and the storage of energy from renewable sources, Nobel Prize in Physics twice, year 1956 and 1972 . Marie such as solar and wind power. Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize twice, once in Physics The foundation of the lithium-ion battery was laid during 1903 and once in Chemistry 1911. the oil crisis in the 1970s. Stanley Whittingham worked Family Nobel Laureates in Physics on developing methods that could lead to fossil fuel-free energy technologies. He started to research superconductors Married couples: and discovered an extremely energy-rich material, which Marie Curie and Pierre Curie were awarded the Nobel he used to create an innovative cathode in a lithium battery. Prize in Physics in 1903. Marie Curie was awarded the This was made from titanium disulphide which, at a Nobel Prize a second time in 1911, this time receiving the molecular level, has spaces that can house – intercalate – Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (One of Marie and Pierre Curie’s lithium ions. daughters, Irène Joliot-Curie , was awarded the Nobel Prize The battery’s anode was partially made from metallic in Chemistry in 1935 together with her husband Frédéric lithium, which has a strong drive to release electrons. This Joliot.) resulted in a battery that literally had great potential, just Father & son:(All awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.) over two volts. However, metallic lithium is reactive and William Bragg and Lawrence Bragg, 1915 the battery was too explosive to be viable. Niels Bohr, 1922 and Aage N. Bohr, 1975 John Goodenough predicted that the cathode would have even greater potential if it was made using a metal oxide Manne Siegbahn, 1924 and Kai M. Siegbahn, 1981 instead of a metal sulphide. After a systematic search, in J. J. Thomson, 1906 and George Paget Thomson, 1937 1980 he demonstrated that cobalt oxide with intercalated lithium ions can produce as much as four volts. This was

Author VJ James's book 'Neeriswaran' (Atheist) Vayalar Ramavarma has been selected for the Smriti DECEMBER 2019 MICA Sahitya Puraskar. 49 an important breakthrough and would lead to much more were awarded unshared Chemistry Prizes. powerful batteries. 1911 – Marie Curie (also awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in With Goodenough’s cathode as a basis, Akira Yoshino Physics) created the first commercially viable lithium-ion battery 1935 – Irène Joliot-Curie (daughter of Marie Curie and in 1985. Rather than using reactive lithium in the anode, wife to Frédéric Joliot) he used petroleum coke, a carbon material that, like the cathode’s cobalt oxide, can intercalate lithium ions. 1964 – Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin The result was a lightweight, hardwearing battery that 2009 – Ada Yonath could be charged hundreds of times before its performance 2018 – Frances H. Arnold deteriorated. The advantage of lithium-ion batteries is that Multiple Nobel Laureates in Chemistry they are not based upon chemical reactions that break down the electrodes, but upon lithium ions flowing back and forth Marie Curie between the anode and cathode. Physics 1903 Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionised our lives since Chemistry 1911 they first entered the market in 1991. They have laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society, and are of the greatest benefit to humankind. Chemistry 1954 Facts on the Nobel Prize in Peace 1962 Chemistry Frederick Sanger Number of Nobel Prizes in Chemistry Chemistry 1958 110 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry have been awarded since Chemistry 1980 1901. It was not awarded on eight occasions: in 1916, Linus Pauling is the only person who have been awarded 1917, 1919, 1924, 1933, 1940, 1941 and 1942. two unshared Nobel Prizes. Shared and unshared Nobel Prizes in Chemistry Family Nobel Laureates in 63 Chemistry Prizes have been given to one Laureate only. Chemistry 23 Chemistry Prizes have been shared by two Laureates. The Curies were the most successful “Nobel Prize family”. 24 Chemistry Prizes have been shared between three The husband-and-wife partnership of Marie Curie and Laureates. Pierre Curie were awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics. Marie Curie herself was awarded the Nobel Prize a second Number of Nobel Laureates in Chemistry time, receiving the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Marie The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to 181 and Pierre Curie’s eldest daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, was Laureates* 1901-2018. As Frederick Sanger has been awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with awarded twice, there are 180 individuals who have received her husband, Frédéric Joliot. The younger daughter, Ève the Nobel Prize in Chemistry since 1901. Curie, worked for the UNICEF and was married to Henry Youngest and the Oldest R. Labouisse. He accepted the on behalf of UNICEF in 1965. To date, the youngest Nobel Laureate in Chemistry is Frédéric Joliot, who was 35 years old when he was awarded More “Nobel Prize families”, where at least one member the Chemistry Prize in 1935, together with his wife, Irène was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Joliot-Curie. Hans von Euler-Chelpin (father), Nobel Laureate in The oldest Nobel Laureate in Chemistry to date is John Chemistry 1929. B. Fenn, who was 85 years old when he was awarded the Ulf von Euler (son), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Chemistry Prize in 2002. Medicine 1970. Female Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Arthur Kornberg (father), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Of the 180 individuals awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine 1959. Chemistry, five are women so far. Two of these five Roger D. Kornberg (son), Nobel Laureate in Chemistry women, Marie Curie and Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, 2006.

INS Nilgiri, the first ship of the P17A category, was launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited MICA DECEMBER 2019 50 (MDL). Forced to decline the Nobel Prize Shared Nobel Prizes in Literature Two Nobel Laureates in Chemistry have been forced by The Nobel Prize in Literature has been shared between two authorities to decline the Nobel Prize. Adolf Hitler forbade individuals on four occasions only. Sharing the Nobel Prize three German Nobel Laureates from receiving the Nobel is a more common phenomenon within the other Nobel Prize – two of whom were awarded the Nobel Prize in Prize categories. Chemistry, Richard Kuhn in 1938 and Adolf Butenandt in 1904 – Frédéric Mistral, José Echegaray 1939. The third person, Gerhard Domagk was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1939. All of them 1917 – Karl Gjellerup, Henrik Pontoppidan could receive the Nobel Prize Diploma and Medal later, but 1966 – Shmuel Agnon, Nelly Sachs not the prize amount. 1974 – Eyvind Johnson, Harry Martinson The Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 Why is the Literature Prize so seldom divided? The last time was in 1974. and 2019 It probably belongs to the nature of literature. The science prizes are often awarded jointly, as the achievement is jointly, or for doing things that are very close to each other. (Answer from Peter Englund, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, June 2009-May 2015) Read more on the subject shared Literature Prizes: The Nobel Prize in Literature: Nominations and Reports -2019 Olga Tokarzcuk-2018 1901–1950 Number of Nobel Laureates in Literature The 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Polish writer Olga Tokarcuk - who won the Man Booker 114 individuals have been awarded the Nobel Prize in International Award of 2018 for her novel Flights -. The Literature 1901-2017. 2019 Nobel Prize has been awarded to Austrian writer List of all Nobel Literature Peter Handke for "an impressive work that has explored Laureates the periphery and uniqueness of human experience with linguistic ingenuity." Average age The 2018 award was not given last year due to the incident The average age of all Literature Laureates* between 1901 of sexual harassment. According to experts, this year the and 2017 is 65 years. Academy has chosen the winners very carefully to avoid All Nobel Laureates listed by age any controversy. Last year, the academy was in the shadow of controversy as one of its members was convicted of rape Youngest Literature Laureate against her husband and was sent to jail. To date, the youngest Literature Laureate is Rudyard Kipling, best known for The Jungle Book, who was 41 Number of Nobel Prizes in years old when he was awarded the Literature Prize in Literature 1907. 110 Nobel Prizes in Literature have been awarded since Oldest Literature Laureate 1901. It was not awarded on seven occasions: in 1914, The oldest Nobel Laureate in Literature to date is Doris 1918, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943. Lessing, who was 88 years old when she was awarded the Why were the Literature Prizes not awarded in those Prize in 2007. years? In the statutes of the Nobel Foundation it says: Female Nobel Laureates in Literature “If none of the works under consideration is found to be of the importance indicated in the first paragraph, 14 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. the prize money shall be reserved until the following Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was the year. If, even then, the prize cannot be awarded, the first woman to be awarded in 1909. Selma Lagerlöf was amount shall be added to the Foundation’s restricted awarded five years before she was elected to the Swedish funds.” During World War I and II, fewer Nobel Prizes Academy, the Nobel Prize awarding institution responsible were awarded. for selecting Nobel Laureates in Literature.

Twenty countries, including France, Britain and India, have signed an agreement at the United DECEMBER 2019 MICA Nations to stop the spread of fake news on-line. 51 1909 – Selma Lagerlöf were they are not subjected to the appraisal of either an 1926 – Grazia Deledda expert or the Nobel Committee for Literature. 1928 – Sigrid Undset Selma Lagerlöf became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1914 after she was awarded the 1909 Nobel Prize in 1938 – Pearl Buck Literature 1945 – Gabriela Mistral Verner von Heidenstam (1916 Nobel Prize in Literature), 1966 – Nelly Sachs was a member of the Swedish Academy 1912-1940. 1991 – Nadine Gordimer Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1931 Nobel Prize in Literature), was a member of the Swedish Academy 1904-1931. Karlfeldt 1993 – Toni Morrison was awarded posthumously. 1996 – Wislawa Szymborska Pär Lagerkvist (1951 Nobel Prize in Literature), was a 2004 – Elfriede Jelinek member of the Swedish Academy 1940-1974. 2007 – Doris Lessing Harry Martinson and Eyvind Johnson (1974 Nobel Prize 2009 – Herta Müller in Literature), were members of the Swedish Academy – Martinson 1949-1978 and Johnson 1957-1976. 2013 – Alice Munro Literature Laureates and languages 2015 – Svetlana Alexievich Alfred Nobel had an international horizon in his will, List of all female Nobel Laureates though it rejected any consideration for the nationality of Two People have declined the Nobel Prize in Literature the candidates: the most worthy should be chosen, “whether Boris Pasternak, the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature, he be Scandinavian or not”. The problem of surveying the “Accepted first, later caused by the authorities of his literature of the whole world was, however, overwhelming country (Soviet Union) to decline the Prize”. and for a long time the Swedish Academy – who selects the Nobel Laureates – was, with justice, to be criticized for Jean Paul Sartre, the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature, making the award a European affair. In 1984, however, the declined the prize because he had consistently declined all permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy declared that official honours. attention to non-European writers was gradually increasing Multiple Nobel Laureates in Literature in the Academy; attempts were being made “to achieve a No one has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature global distribution”. more than once. Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 Multiple Nobel Laureates in other Nobel Prize categories Posthumous Nobel Prizes in Literature The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace In 1931, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime posthumously to Erik Axel Karlfeldt. From 1974, the Minister Ali for his efforts Statutes of the Nobel Foundation stipulate that a Nobel to achieve peace and international Prize cannot be awarded posthumously, unless death has cooperation, and in particular for his occurred after the announcement of the Nobel Prize. Dag decisive initiative to resolve the border Abiy Ahmed Ali Hammarskjöld was also awarded a posthumous prize, the conflict with neighbouring Eritrea. The Nobel Peace Prize in 1961. prize is also meant to recognise all the stakeholders working Awarded members of the Swedish Academy for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia and in the East and Northeast African regions. One particular problem faced during the nomination and selection process for the Nobel Prize in Literature is how 2019 Peace Prize Laureate Abiy Ahmed Ali is Prime to deal with candidates who are members of the Swedish Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Academy, the Nobel Prize awarding institution responsible since April 2018. He was born in Beshasha, Ethiopia. Abiy for selecting Nobel Laureates in Literature. All six Swedish Ahmed Ali is the first Ethiopian to be awarded a Nobel Nobel Laureates in Literature were members of the Swedish Prize. This year's prize is also the 100th Nobel Peace Prize. Academy. In virtually every case it appears that they have When Abiy Ahmed became Prime Minister in April 2018, declined nomination and a routine has been established, he made it clear that he wished to resume peace talks

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath announced that the metro rail in Bhopal will be named MICA DECEMBER 2019 52 for Raja Bhoj. with Eritrea. In close cooperation with Isaias Afwerki, justice. However, many challenges remain unresolved. the President of Eritrea, Abiy Ahmed quickly worked out Ethnic strife continues to escalate, and we have seen the principles of a peace agreement to end the long “no troubling examples of this in recent weeks and months. peace, no war” stalemate between the two countries. These No doubt some people will think this year’s prize is being principles are set out in the declarations that Prime Minister awarded too early. The Norwegian Nobel Committee Abiy and President Afwerki signed in Asmara and Jeddah believes it is now that Abiy Ahmed’s efforts deserve last July and September. An important premise for the recognition and need encouragement. breakthrough was Abiy Ahmed’s unconditional willingness The Norwegian Nobel Committee hopes that the Nobel to accept the arbitration ruling of an international boundary Peace Prize will strengthen Prime Minister Abiy in his commission in 2002. important work for peace and reconciliation. Ethiopia Peace does not arise from the actions of one party alone. is Africa’s second most populous country and has East When Prime Minister Abiy reached out his hand, President Africa’s largest economy. A peaceful, stable and successful Afwerki grasped it, and helped to formalise the peace Ethiopia will have many positive side-effects, and will help process between the two countries. The Norwegian Nobel to strengthen fraternity among nations and peoples in the Committee hopes the peace agreement will help to bring region. With the provisions of Alfred Nobel’s will firmly in about positive change for the entire populations of Ethiopia mind, the Norwegian Nobel Committee sees Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea. as the person who in the preceding year has done the most In Ethiopia, even if much work remains, Abiy Ahmed has to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019. initiated important reforms that give many citizens hope for Number of Nobel Peace Prizes a better life and a brighter future. He spent his first 100 days as Prime Minister lifting the country’s state of emergency, 100 Nobel Peace Prizes have been awarded since 1901. granting amnesty to thousands of political prisoners, It was not awarded on 19 occasions: in 1914-1916, 1918, discontinuing media censorship, legalising outlawed 1923, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1939-1943, 1948, 1955-1956, opposition groups, dismissing military and civilian leaders 1966-1967 and 1972. who were suspected of corruption, and significantly Shared and unshared Nobel Peace Prizes increasing the influence of women in Ethiopian political 68 Peace Prizes have been given to one Laureate only. and community life. He has also pledged to strengthen democracy by holding free and fair elections. 30 Peace Prizes have been shared by two Laureates. In the wake of the peace process with Eritrea, Prime Minister 2 Peace Prizes have been shared between three persons. The Abiy has engaged in other peace and reconciliation processes 1994 Nobel Peace Prize to , , in East and Northeast Africa. In September 2018 he and , and the to Ellen his government contributed actively to the normalisation Johnson Sirleaf, and . of diplomatic relations between Eritrea and Djibouti after Number of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates many years of political hostility. Additionally, Abiy Ahmed The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 134 Laureates* has sought to mediate between Kenya and Somalia in – to 107 individuals and 27 organizations. Since Comité their protracted conflict over rights to a disputed marine International de la Croix Rouge (International Committee area. There is now hope for a resolution to this conflict. of the Red Cross) was awarded three times and Office In Sudan, the military regime and the opposition have of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees returned to the negotiating table. On the 17th of August, was awarded twice there are 107 individuals and 24 they released a joint draft of a new constitution intended organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace to secure a peaceful transition to civil rule in the country. Prize. Prime Minister Abiy played a key role in the process that led to the agreement. Youngest Peace Prize Laureate Ethiopia is a country of many different languages and To date, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate is Malala peoples. Lately, old ethnic rivalries have flared up. Yousafzai, who was 17 years old when awarded the 2014 According to international observers, up to three million Peace Prize. Ethiopians may be internally displaced. That is in addition Oldest Peace Prize Laureate to the million or so refugees and asylum seekers from The oldest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to date is Joseph neighbouring countries. As Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Rotblat, who was 87 years old when he was awarded the has sought to promote reconciliation, solidarity and social Prize in 1995.

Air Marshal HS Arora has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force. He will succeed Air DECEMBER 2019 MICA Marshal RKS Bhadauria who will take over as the Chief of Air Staff. 53 Female Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Nobel Peace Prize jointly with US Secretary of State Of the 107 individuals awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 17 , is the only person who has declined the are women. The first time a Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Nobel Peace Prize. They were both awarded the Prize for to a woman was in 1905, to . negotiating the Vietnam peace accord. Le Duc Tho said that he was not in a position to accept the Nobel Prize, citing the 1905 – Bertha von Suttner situation in Vietnam as his reason. 1931 – The Vietnam Conflict (1959-1975), was fought between 1946 – the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the United States-supported Republic of Vietnam (South 1976 – Betty Williams Vietnam). The Southern and American forces were defeated 1976 – Mairead Corrigan and the war ended with unification of Vietnam under the 1979 – Mother Teresa communist government of the North. 1982 – Nobel Peace Prize Laureates under arrest at the time of the award 1991 – German pacifist and journalist 1992 – Rigoberta Menchú Tum Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi 1997 – Chinese human rights activist 2003 – Posthumous Nobel Peace Prizes 2004 – There is one posthumous Nobel Peace Prize, to Dag 2011 – Hammarskjöld in 1961. From 1974, the Statutes of 2011 – Leymah Gbowee the Nobel Foundation stipulate that a Prize cannot be 2011 – Tawakkol Karman awarded posthumously, unless death has occurred after the announcement of the Nobel Prize. Before 1974, the 2014 – Nobel Prize was also awarded posthumously to Erik Axel 2018 – Karlfeldt (Nobel Prize in Literature 1931). Multiple Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Nominated but not awarded The work of the International Committee of the Red Cross The three most common searches on individuals in the (ICRC) has been honoured the most – three times – by a Nobel Peace Prize nomination database are Adolf Hitler, Nobel Peace Prize. In addition, the founder of the ICRC, and Joseph Stalin. , was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize in Joseph Stalin, the Secretary General of the Communist 1901. Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953), was nominated for Linus Pauling the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 and 1948 for his efforts to Chemistry 1954 end World War II. Peace 1962 Mahatma Gandhi, one of the strongest symbols of non- violence in the 20th century, was nominated in 1937, 1938, ICRC 1939, 1947 and, finally, shortly before he was assassinated 1917 in January 1948. Although Gandhi was not awarded the 1944 Prize (a posthumous award is not allowed by the statutes), the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to make no 1963 award that year on the grounds that “there was no suitable UNHCR living candidate”. 1954 Adolf Hitler was nominated once in 1939. As unlikely as it may seem today, Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel 1981 Peace Prize in 1939 by a member of the Swedish parliament, One Peace Prize Laureate declined the Nobel Peace E.G.C. Brandt. Apparently, Brandt never intended the Prize nomination to be taken seriously. Brandt was a dedicated The Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho, awarded the 1973 antifascist and had intended this nomination more as a satiric criticism of the current political debate in Sweden.

MICA DECEMBER 2019 Senior Indian Information Service officer, KS Dhatwalia, has been appointed as the Principal 54 Director General of Press Information Bureau. At the time, a number of Swedish parliamentarians had and , often with Michael nominated then British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin Kremer, soon performed similar studies of other issues and for the Nobel Peace Prize, a nomination which Brandt in other countries. Their experimental research methods viewed with great skepticism. However, Brandt’s satirical now entirely dominate development economics. intentions were not well received and the nomination was The Laureates’ research findings – and those of the swiftly withdrawn in a letter dated 1 February 1939. researchers following in their footsteps – have dramatically improved our ability to fight poverty in practice. As a The Nobel Prize in Economics 2019 direct result of one of their studies, more than five million Indian children have benefitted from effective programmes of remedial tutoring in schools. Another example is the heavy subsidies for preventive healthcare that have been introduced in many countries. These are just two examples of how this new research has already helped to alleviate global poverty. It also has Abhijit Banerjee Esther Duflo great potential to further improve the lives of the worst-off people around the world. 2019 Economics Nobel Prize awarded for experimental In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank) approach to alleviating global poverty established this Prize in memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. Here are some facts and figures regarding What is the best way to design measures that reduce The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in global poverty? Using innovative research based on field Memory of Alfred Nobel, awarded from 1969 to 2019. experiments, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer have laid the foundation for answering this question Number of Prizes in Economic Sciences that is so vital to humanity. 51 Prizes in Economic Sciences have been awarded every The research conducted by this year’s Laureates has year since 1969. considerably improved our ability to fight global poverty. 25 Prizes in Economic Sciences have been given to one In just two decades, their new experiment-based approach Laureate only. has transformed development economics, which is now a 19 Prizes in Economic Sciences have been shared by two flourishing field of research. Laureates. Despite recent dramatic improvements, one of humanity’s 7 Prizes in Economic Sciences have been shared between most urgent issues is the reduction of global poverty, in three Laureates. all its forms. More than 700 million people still subsist on 84 individuals have been awarded 1969-2019. extremely low incomes. Every year, around five million To date, the youngest Laureate in Economic Sciences is children under the age of five still die of diseases that Esther Duflo, who was 46 years old when she was awarded could often have been prevented or cured with inexpensive in 2019. treatments. Half of the world’s children still leave school without basic literacy and numeracy skills. The oldest Laureate in Economic Sciences to date is Leonid Hurwicz, who was 90 years old when he was awarded in This year’s Laureates have introduced a new approach 2007. to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty. In brief, it involves dividing this issue into Elinor Ostrom was the first female Laureate in Economic smaller, more manageable, questions – for example, the Sciences. Elinor Ostrom was awarded the Prize in 2009. most effective interventions for improving educational Esther Duflo became the second female Laureate when she outcomes or child health. They have shown that these was awarded the prize in 2019. smaller, more precise, questions are often best answered Family Laureates in Economic Sciences via carefully designed experiments among the people who Brothers: are most affected. Jan Tinbergen (Economic Sciences in 1969) and Nikolaas In the mid-1990s, Michael Kremer and his colleagues Tinbergen (Physiology or Medicine in 1973) demonstrated how powerful this approach can be, using Married couple: field experiments to test a range of interventions that could Gunnar Myrdal (Economic Sciences in 1974) and Alva improve school results in western Kenya. Myrdal (Nobel Peace Prize in 1982)

Annu Rani has become the first Indian to qualify for Women's Javelin Throw Final at World Athletics DECEMBER 2019 MICA Championships in Doha. 55 WHO'S WHO DESIGNATION 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 Ashok Lavasa, Sushil Chandra 9. Director General, ITBP S S Deshwal 10. Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar 11. Foreign Secretary Vijay Keshav Gokhale 12. Comptroller & Auditor General of India Rajiv Mehrishi 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 Arvind Saxena 19. Director General, National Investigation Agency Y.C. Modi 20. Chairman, UGC D. P. Singh 21. Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO K. Sivan 22. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt. of Atomic Energy K. N. Vyas 23. Chairman, SSC Ashim Khurana 24. Chairman,National Human Rights Commission Justice H.L. Dattu 25. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Vivek Joshi 26. Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes Pramod Chandra Mody 27. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India Subash Chandra Khuntia 28. Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India Ajay Tyagi 29. Chairperson, State Bank of India Rajnish Kumar 30. Chairman, LIC M. R. Kumar 31. India’s permanent representative in UNO Syed Akbaruddin 32. Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla 33. Chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma 34. Chairman, 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh 35. Chairman, Competition Commission of India Ashok Kumar Gupta 36. Chairperson,Central Board of Film Certification Prasoon Joshi 37. President, ASSOCHAM Balkrishan Goenka 38. Chairman, NASSCOM Keshav Murugesh 39. Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat 40. Chief, RAW Samant Goel 41. Children Film Society of India, CEO Prashant Pathrabe 42. Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre A.K. Mohanty 43. President, CII Vikram S. Kirloskar 44. President, FICCI Sandip Somany 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 Rajiv Kumar 50. Chairman, Indian Banks Association Sunil Mehta Data as on 23rd October, 2019

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Veteran Hindi and Marathi actor Viju Khote passed away. He was 77. DECEMBER 2019 MICA 59 QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ Q.1. Consider the following statements: (B) West Bank is bordered by Jordan in the east. (A) ABC stands for Audit Bureau of Circulations. (C) The Green Line separates West Bank and Israel (B) ABC is a voluntary organisation, founded in in the north, south and west. 1968. Which of the statements given above is/are false? (C) Madhukar Kamath, is the chairman of Audit (1) Only A (2) Only B Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for year 2019- (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C 2021. (5) None of these Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Q.6. Consider the following statements about World (1) Only A (2) Only B Wrestling Championships 2019: (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C (A) World Wrestling Championships 2019 was (5) None of these hosted by Nur-Sultan in Ujbekistan. Q.2. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct (B) India performed its best with 5 medals answer with the help of codes given below: including 1 silver and 4 bronze medals. List-I List-II (C) India’s Rahul Aware added the final medal by (A) Emmy 1. Film winning bronze in the 61kg event. (B) Grammy 2. Music Which of the statements given above is/are false? (C) Oscar 3. Television (1) Only A (2) Only B (D) Tony 4. Theatre (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C Codes: (5) None of these A B C D Q.7. Consider the following statements: (1) 4 2 1 3 (A) The 2021 census will be a “digital census” and (2) 4 3 1 2 the data will be collected through a mobile (3) 3 2 1 4 app. (4) 2 4 1 3 (B) The 2021 census, is the 16th census in total and 7th since Indian independence. (5) None of these (C) The data collection will be done in 16 Q.3. Which American show has won Outstanding languages to enable people to fill their details Drama Series in the Emmy Awards 2019? properly. (1) Fleabag (2) Game of Thrones Which of the statements given above is/are false? (3) Chernobyl (4) Succession (1) Only A (2) Only B (5) Bandersnatch (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C Q.4. Which United States city hosted the 'Howdy Modi' (5) None of these event which witnessed for the first time that a US President addressed a community event along with Q.8. Consider the following statements: an Indian Prime Minister? (A) UMMID stands for Unique Methods of (1) Chicago (2) Boston (3) Houston Management and treatment of Inherited (4) New York (5) Los Angeles Disorders. Q.5. Consider the following statements regarding West (B) UMMID will help to tackle the menace of Bank which was in news recently because of power genetic diseases in newborns. supply cut by Israel: (C) National Inherited Diseases Administration (A) The West Bank is a landlocked territory (NIDAN) kendras have been established under inhabited mainly by Palestinians. UMMID scheme.

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the most effective Swachchta Ambassador award to cricketer MICA DECEMBER 2019 60 Sachin Tendulkar on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. CURRENT AFFAIRS Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (A) Amitabh Bachchan has been selected for the (1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2019. (3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C (B) The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest film honour in India. (5) None of these (C) It is conferred annually by the Directorate of Film Q.9. What is the increase has been given to the family Festivals, under the Union Ministry of Culture. pension for central government employees who dies within 7 years of service? Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (1) from 20 percent to 40 percent (1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C (2) from 25 percent to 45 percent (3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C (3) from 30 percent to 50 percent (5) None of these (4) from 35 percent to 55 percent Q.14. Consider the following statements: (5) from 40 percent to 60 percent (A) Greta Thunberg is a Swiss environmental activist. Q.10. Which state has become the first state to distribute the highest number of golden cards under (B) She organizes a movement every week named Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya ‘Fridays for Future’. Yojana (AB-PMJAY)? (C) Thunberg was featured on the cover of Time (1) Maharashtra (2) Jammu and Kashmir magazine in May 2019. (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) West Bengal Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (5) Rajasthan (1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C Q.11. Which among the following is not a salient feature (3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya (5) None of these Yojana (AB-PMJAY)? Q.15. Consider the following statements: (1) a defined benefit cover of Rs. 5 lakh per (A) 'Varaha' is an offshore patrol vessel of Indian individual per year Coast Guard. (2) benefits can be availed in both private and (B) It has been indigenously designed and built by public empanelled hospitals Larsen & Toubro (L&T). (3) benefits are portable across the country (C) The name ‘Varaha’ refers to Lord Vishnu’s (4) scheme can be implemented through an third incarnation as a cow. insurance company Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect? (5) scheme can be implemented directly through (1) Only A (2) Only B the Trust/ Society (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C Q.12. Consider the following statements: (5) None of these (A) Cristiano Ronaldo has won FIFA's Best Men's Player Award 2019. Q.16. Which American city hosted the UN Climate Action Summit 2019? (B) Megan Rapinoe won her first FIFA Best Women Player Award 2019. (1) Chicago (2) Boston (3) New York (C) Rapinoe scored 6 goals in the World Cup, for (4) Huston (5) Pittsburgh which she received the Golden Boot Award. Q.17. Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (A) Kristalina Georgieva is the new chief and (1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C Managing Director of International Monetary Fund. (3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C (B) Kristalina Georgieva is the first-ever woman to (5) None of these lead the IMF. Q.13. Consider the following statements: (C) IMF comprises 189 member states.

The government on appointed economist Surjit Bhalla as Executive Director (India) at the DECEMBER 2019 MICA International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a period of three years. 61 QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Q.24. Which among the following pair has won the (1) Only A (2) Only B Booker Prize 2019? (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C (1) Margret Atwood and Nilima Riddhi (5) None of these (2) Nilima Riddhi and Bernardine Evaristo Q.18. Consider the following statements: (3) Jenifer Williamson and Margret Atwood (A) 'TB Harega Desh Jeetega' Campaign makes a (4) Margret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo provision of free-of-cost and high-quality TB (5) Jenifer Williamson and Bernardine Evaristo care. Q.25. What is the name of the scheme launched by FSSAI (B) United Nations has marked 2030 as a global on the occasion of World Food Day 2019? target to eliminate TB worldwide. (1) Food Quality Scheme (C) Government of India has made 2025 as its (2) Health and Food Relation Scheme target to eliminate tuberculosis from the country. (3) Food Supply Gram Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (4) Food Safety Mitra (1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C (5) None of these (3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C Q.26. Who has recently been selected as president of Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance? (5) None of these (1) Jatin Prasad (2) Vivek Tomar Q.19. According to ‘TB India Report (2019)’ how much TB cases were reported to the government in (3) Satish Reddy (4) Arjun Patel 2018? (5) Dilip Shanghavi (1) 15.5 lakh (2) 28.5 lakh (3) 21.5 lakh Q.27. With which country India has organized a joint (4) 24.5 lakh (5) None of these military exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ in Panagarh town in West Bengal? Q.20. Which Indian athlete has been awarded the prestigious Veteran Pin Award during 52nd (1) Nepal (2) China (3) Russia congress of International Association of Athletics (4) Japan (5) South Korea Federation (IAAF) in Qatar? Q.28. Who has recently been appointed as new law (1) Dutee Chand (2) Mary Kom secretary of India? (3) Milkha Singh (4) P. T. Usha (1) Anoop Kumar Mendiratta (5) Vinesh Phogat (2) Abhijit Banerjee Q.21. Mithali Raj has won how many matches in (3) Dev Patel Sahay international cricket as a captain of Indian women (4) Vivek Goyal team? (5) Ajay Kumar Bhalla (1) 100 (2) 150 (3) 200 Q.29. Which Indian Force recently organized the Sangam (4) 250 (5) 220 Youth Festival at Bhadarwah, Jammu ? Q.22. What is the India's reduced GDP growth forecast (1) Indian Air Force for the year 2019-20 by the International Monetary (2) Indian Army Fund (IMF)? (3) Indian Navy (1) 6.9 percent (2) 6.1 percent (3) 6.8 percent (4) Indo-Tibet Border Police (4) 6.5 percent (5) 6.2 percent (5) Assam Rifles Q.23. What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index 2019? Q.30. What is India’s rank in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019? (1) 94 (2) 99 (3) 102 (1) 45th (2) 44th (3) 48th (4) 105 (5) 101 (4) 47th (5) 49th

CH SS Mallikarjuna Rao has been appointed as Punjab National Bank's CEO and MD for up to MICA DECEMBER 2019 62 September 18, 2021. CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.31. Which country is at the top in the IMD World Q.38. Who has become the first girl student to win Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019? President of India Prize? (1) Singapore (2) Denmark (1) Subimal Ghosh (2) Lipi Thukral (3) Switzerland (4) United States (3) Kavitha Gopal (4) Divya Agrawal (5) Japan (5) None of these Q.32. Which authority has observed its 15th Formation Q.39. From which date single-use plastic has been banned Day recently? in India? (1) National Disaster Management Authority (1) October 1st (2) October 2nd (2) Insurance Regulatory and Development (3) October 5th (4) October 4th Authority (5) September 31st (3) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Q.40. Who was awarded the GN Ramachandran Gold (4) Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Medal by President Ram Nath Kovind? Authority (1) Prof. Amitabha Chattopadhyay (5) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (2) Dr Amol Prakash Q.33. Which High Court recently launched mobile app (3) Dr Bodhisatwa Hazra for providing digital access to lawyers? (4) Dr Prabhat Ranjan Prem (1) Madras High Court (5) Prof. K. Muniyappa (2) Delhi High Court Q.41. How many countries including India have signed an (3) Rajasthan High Court agreement to stop the spread of online fake news? (4) Bombay High Court (1) 25 (2) 20 (3) 22 (5) Punjab and Haryana High Court (4) 28 (5) 32 Q.34. Which country is going to give online tourist visa Q.42. Which state has topped the 'School Education for the first time? Quality Index' released by NITI Aayog? (1) Qatar (2) Jordan (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar (3) Saudi Arabia (4) South Africa (3) Kerala (4) Punjab (5) Indonesia (5) Karnataka Q.35. Who has been named ‘India’s most powerful Q.43. Under Swachh Bharat Mission, India built how women in media’? many toilets for 60 crore people? (1) Barkha Dutt (2) Sagarika Ghose (1) 11 crore (2) 15 crore (3) 10 crore (3) Shweta Singh (4) Kallie Puri (4) 20 crore (5) 12 crore (5) Ekta Kapoor Q.44. The UK court dismissed Pakistan’s claims and Q.36. Which Indian wrestler has become world no. 1 in ruled in favour of India in a legal battle involving 86kg category? the funds of the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad. What (1) Bajranj Punia (2) Deepak Punia was the fund involved? (3) Ravi Dahiya (4) Rahul Aware (1) £35m (2) £12m (3) £50m (5) Yogeshwar Dutt (4) £45m (5) £25m Q.37. Which American sprinter recently won the gold Q.45. Consider the following names of cricketers: medal in the World Athletics Championship by (A) Kapil Dev completing 100 meters in 9.76 seconds? (B) Shantha Rangaswamy (1) Christian Colman (2) Justin Gatlin (C) Ravi Shastri (3) Andre Di Grass (4) Usain Bolt (D) Anshuman Gaekwad (5) Yohan Blake (E) Anil Kumble

Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal became only the third Indian opening pair to share a 300-run DECEMBER 2019 MICA partnership in the history of Test cricket. 63 QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS Select the three members of the BCCI's Cricket Q.53. Which state government has decided to purchase Advisory Committee (CAC) who submitted their single-use plastic waste to make the state plastic resignations recently, and chose the correct answer free? from the codes given below: (1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Bihar (1) A, B and C (2) A, B and E (3) Jharkhand (4) Rajasthan (3) B, C and E (4) A, B and D (5) Uttarakhand (5) B, D and E Q.54. Haza Al Mansuri is the first astronaut of which Q.46. Who among the following scored his maiden country who returned from the International Space test century during India’s first test against South Station recently? Africa? (1) Jordan (2) Kuwait (3) Iran (1) Cheteshwar Pujara (2) Hanuma Vihari (4) UAE (5) Turkey (3) Shubman Gill (4) Mayank Agarwal Q.55. What is the name of the payload of Chandrayaan-2 (5) Ajinkya Rahane which has discovered charged particles on the Q.47. Which country released postage stamps on the Moon? occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma (1) URJA (2) CLASS (3) RUSTAM Gandhi? (4) CLOUD (5) PRAGYAN (1) Israel (2) France (3) Germany Q.56. Which country was in the news, as it has announced (4) Italy (5) South Korea to leave the membership of OPEC? Q.48. Which state government has announced a complete (1) Ecuador (2) Brazil (3) Venezuela ban on tobacco and pan-masala products in the (4) Chile (5) Nigeria state? Q.57. In which city India's first floating basketball court (1) Rajasthan (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Jharkhand has been started? (4) Odisha (5) Chhattisgarh (1) Goa (2) Panji (3) Chennai Q.49. Who has been appointed as executive director for (4) Mumbai (5) Bangluru India at IMF? Q.58. Which Public Sector Undertaking has announced to (1) Rajiv Gopalachari (2) Surjeet Bhalla launch an initiative to turn the plastic into bitumen? (3) S. Nariman (4) Vivek Mohan (1) Indian Oil (2) NTPC (3) SAIL (5) Asha Ram Sihag (4) GAIL (5) ONGC Q.50. A commemorative coin of what denomination was Q.59. Which state has launched YSR Vahana Mitra PM Narendra Modi released Mahatma Gandhi’s scheme recently? 150th birth anniversary. (1) Telangana (2) Odisha (1) Rs. 100 (2) Rs. 150 (3) Rs. 50 (3) Maharashtra (4) Andhra Pradesh (4) Rs. 200 (5) Rs. 25 (5) Tamilnadu Q.51. What is the name of the portal recently launched by the government to improve coal supply to power Q.60. Who among the following was recently appointed plants? as chief justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court? (1) Deepak (2) Prakash (3) Light (1) S. Manikumar (2) Ajay Lamba (4) Ujjwala (5) Vidyut (3) Arup. K. Goswami (4) Ravishankar Jha Q.52. Which cricketer has become the second fastest (5) Naresh H Patil Indian to take 200 Test wickets? Q.61. How many states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh (1) Ishant Sharma (2) Md Shami have issued 15 point guidelines to save Ganga from pollution? (3) Ravindra Jadeja (4) Hanumant Bihari (1) 9 (2) 11 (3) 13 (5) Kuldeep Yadav (4) 14 (5) 15

Under Swachh Rail, Swacch Bharat cleanliness assessment 2019, Jaipur Junction has topped the tally MICA DECEMBER 2019 64 among 720 stations covered all over the country. CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.62. Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or (2) William Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Medicine? Gregg Semenza (1) William G Kaelin Jr, Peter J Ratcliffe & Gregg (3) James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier L Semenza Queloz (2) James P. Allison & Tasuku Honjo (4) John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham (3) Michael Rosbash, Michael W Young & Jeffrey and Akira Yoshino C Hall (5) None of these (4) Yoshinori Ohsumi Q.68. What is India's rank in the Global Competitiveness (5) Randy Schekman Index 2019? Q.63. Which organisation hosted the celebrations of the (1) 57 (2) 65 (3) 68 first World Cotton Day in Geneva? (4) 63 (5) 59 (1) United Nations Q.69. Which country has topped the Global (2) World Trade Organisation Competitiveness Index 2019? (3) World Bank (1) United States (2) Switzerland (3) Denmark (4) International Cotton Association (4) Singapore (5) Sweden (5) World Economic Forum Q.70. Cabinet has recently relaxed the requirement of Aadhaar Card seeded data to avail of the benefits Q.64. Justice Ajai Lamba recently took the oath as Chief of which scheme? Justice of which High Court? (1) Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) (1) Madras High Court (2) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM- (2) Bombay High Court Kisan) (3) Guwahati High Court (3) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM- (4) Punjab and Haryana High Court SYM) (5) Patna High Court (4) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Q.65. Who has been awarded with the UNEP’s Asia (5) Prime Minister Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana Environmental Enforcement Award 2019? Q.71. Which newspaper recently announced to stop its (1) Ram Nath Kovind (2) Prakash Javadekar print venture and go digital completely? (3) Ramesh Pandey (4) Maneka Gandhi (1) Daily News & Analysis (5) Jiaram Ramesh (2) The Statesman Q.66. Who among the following won the Nobel Prize in (3) The Millennium Post Chemistry 2019? (4) Business Today (1) Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith, Sir (5) The Pioneer Gregory P. Winter Q.72. After Union Cabinet’s approval, what is the new (2) John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham honorarium amount that will be given to ASHA and Akira Yoshino workers? (3) William Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and (1) Rs 3000 (2) Rs 2000 (3) Rs 1000 Gregg Semenza (4) Rs 1500 (5) Rs 5000 (4) James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz Q.73. Which Programme has been launched by the Union Government to encourage talented children to (5) None of these enrich their skills? Q.67. Who among the following won the Nobel Prize in (1) DHRUV (2) LAKSHAY Physics 2019? (3) PRATIBHA (4) PRATIGYA (1) Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith, Sir Gregory P. Winter (5) PRAGYAN

India's first private train Tejas Express was flagged off by UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Lucknow- DECEMBER 2019 MICA Delhi route on 04th September 2019. 65 QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS Q.74. Who has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature? Q.83. Which scheme has been launched by the Central (1) Olga Tokarczuk (2) Patrick Modiano Government to encourage girl students to pursue STEM education? (3) Alice Munro (4) Mo Yan (1) Jyoti Anand Yojana (5) Margaret Atwood (2) Vigyan Jyoti Yojana Q.75. Who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2019? (3) Naari Kalyan Yojana (1) Olga Tokarczuk (2) Peter Handke (4) Balika Shikha Yojana (3) Kazuo Ishiguro (4) Bob Dylan (5) Kanya Niketan Yojana (5) Bernardine Evaristo Q.84. Which of the following actress has made a world Q.76. Which Bank has recently reduced the lending rates record of getting more than 1 million followers on by ten basis points? Instagram in 5 hours 16 minutes? (1) PNB (2) SBI (3) OBC (1) Priyanka Chopra (2) Kylie Minogue (4) PMC (5) UBI (3) Sandra Bullock (4) Jennifer Aniston Q.77. Who won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize? (5) Deepika Padukone (1) Abiy Ahmed Ali (2) Greta Thunberg Q.85. Which of the following Chief Minister of an Indian (3) Jacinda Ardern (4) Isaias Afwerki state recently biked 122 kilometres to promote adventure tourism in his state? (5) Berit Reiss Andersen (1) Jaganmohan Reddy (2) Arvind Kejriwal Q.78. Who has become the first Indian captain to score 40 hundreds? (3) Pema Khandu (4) Nitish Kumar (1) MS Dhoni (2) Rohit Sharma (5) Prem Singh Tamang (3) Virat Kohli (4) Ravindra Jadeja Q.86. Which State’s Legislative Council was abolished recently on October 18, 2019? (5) Saurav Ganguly (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Jammu & Kashmir Q.79. Which city hosted the historic second informal summit between PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping? (3) Bihar (4) Maharashtra (1) Mamallapuram (2) Mallapuram (5) Rajasthan Q.87. Who will be the 47th Chief Justice of India? (3) Idukki (4) Coimbatore (1) Justice SA Bobde (5) Srikakulam (2) Justice Indu Malhotra Q.80. What is the name of the scheme launched by the Union Government to assure no-cost health care (3) Justice Arun Kumar Mishra facilities to pregnant women and newborns? (4) Justice RF Nariman (1) POOJA (2) ARPAN (5) Justice N. V. Ramana (3) SUMAN (4) SHRESHTHA Q.88. Which State has been ranked at the top in the India (5) SAHELI Innovation Index 2019 released by NITI Aayog? Q.81. What percentage of growth has been recorded in (1) Karnataka (2) Kerala (3) Tamil Nadu the recently concluded Livestock Census in India (4) Gujarat (5) West Bengal as compared to the year 2012? Q.89. What percentage of Indian Children are (1) 4.63 percent (2) 3.96 percent underweight as per State of Children Report 2019 (3) 2.34 percent (4) 1.71 percent released by UNICEF? (1) 20 per cent (2) 28 per cent (3) 30 per cent (5) None of these (4) 33 per cent (5) 35 per cent Q.82. How much fine was imposed on SBM Bank (India) by the Reserve Bank of India? Q.90. According to the report released by which international organization, India's economic growth (1) 5 cr (2) 6 cr (3) 4 cr rate for the year 2019 and 2020 will be 6.1% and (4) 3 cr (5) 7 cr 7% respectively?

Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat launched an awareness campaign “Urjagiri” MICA DECEMBER 2019 66 which aims at stopping power theft and saving. QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS (1) World Bank (1) China (2) India (3) Nepal (2) IMF (4) Pakistan (5) Iran (3) United Nations Q.96. Who among the following has been appointed (4) Asian Bank of Development as the Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG)? (5) Fitch Ratings (1) Anup Kumar Singh (2) Rakesh Kumar Singh Q.91. Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari recently announced the construction of new (3) Harinder Singh (4) M. M. Narwane National Highway NH- 703AA connecting (5) Arun K. Mishra Gobindwal Sahib and Taran Tarana in Punjab. The Q.97. How many agreements were signed between Road is named after which Guru? India and Philippines during President Ram Nath (1) Guru Ram Das (2) Guru Gobind Singh Kovind’s visit to Manila? (3) Guru Tegh Bahadur (4) Guru Nanak Dev (1) Six (2) Five (3) Four (5) Guru Arjan Singh (4) Three (5) Seven Q.92. How many days IRCTC’s Special Buddha Circuit Q.98. Kais Saied has been elected as the new President train will take to complete its journey? of- (1) Six (2) Seven (3) Eight (1) Eritrea (2) Somalia (3) Tunisia (4) Nine (5) Ten (4) Ethiopia (5) Djibouti Q.93. How many women astronauts did a spacewalk, Q.99. Which Indian shuttler has defeated the top-seed without a male astronaut, for the first time in the Jason Anthony Ho-Shue from Canada in the final history of Space? to claim the men’s singles title at the Bahrain (1) Two (2) Three (3) Four International Series? (4) Five (5) Six (1) Sayed Modi (2) Chetan Anand Q.94. The culture department of which state government (3) Prannoy Kumar (4) Priyanshu Rajawat is going to organize the country's first training (5) Chirag Shetty and demonstration program for the world-famous Q.100. Which cricketer created a history by becoming the 'Khon Ramlila'? youngest cricketer in the world to score a double (1) Bihar (2) Punjab (3) Karnatak century in One Day cricket? (4) Uttar Pradesh (5) Madhya Pradesh (1) Himanshu Rana (2) Manoj Kalra Q.95. Which of the following country will organise 91st (3) Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) Prithvi Shaw Interpol General Assembly in 2022? (5) Pawan Shah ANSWER KEY Q.1.(1) Q.2.(3) Q.3.(2) Q.4.(3) Q.5.(5) Q.6.(1) Q.7.(2) Q.8.(4) Q.9.(3) Q.10.(2) Q.11.(1) Q.12.(2) Q.13.(1) Q.14.(1) Q.15.(3) Q.16.(3) Q.17.(2) Q.18.(4) Q.19.(3) Q.20.(4) Q.21.(1) Q.22.(2) Q.23.(3) Q.24.(4) Q.25.(4) Q.26.(3) Q.27.(4) Q.28.(1) Q.29.(2) Q.30.(2) Q.31.(4) Q.32.(1) Q.33.(2) Q.34.(3) Q.35.(4) Q.36.(2) Q.37.(1) Q.38.(3) Q.39.(2) Q.40.(1) Q.41.(2) Q.42.(3) Q.43.(1) Q.44.(1) Q.45.(4) Q.46.(4) Q.47.(2) Q.48.(1) Q.49.(2) Q.50.(2) Q.51.(2) Q.52.(3) Q.53.(1) Q.54.(4) Q.55.(2) Q.56.(1) Q.57.(4) Q.58.(1) Q.59.(4) Q.60.(4) Q.61.(2) Q.62.(1) Q.63.(2) Q.64.(3) Q.65.(3) Q.66.(2) Q.67.(3) Q.68.(3) Q.69.(4) Q.70.(2) Q.71.(1) Q.72.(2) Q.73.(1) Q.74.(1) Q.75.(2) Q.76.(2) Q.77.(1) Q.78.(3) Q.79.(1) Q.80.(3) Q.81.(1) Q.82.(4) Q.83.(2) Q.84.(4) Q.85.(3) Q.86.(2) Q.87.(1) Q.88.(1) Q.89.(4) Q.90.(2) Q.91.(4) Q.92.(3) Q.93.(1) Q.94.(4) Q.95.(2) Q.96.(1) Q.97.(3) Q.98.(3) Q.99.(4) Q.100.(3)

India's Avinash Sable qualified for Tokyo Olympics in men's 3000m steeplechase event by shattering DECEMBER 2019 MICA his own national record for the second time in three days. 67 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL APTITUDE TEST Q.1 Find the odd one out of the below geometrical shapes. Rhombus, Triangle, Square, Parallelogram, Rectangle, Trapezium (A) Rhombus (B) Triangle (A) (B) (C) (D) (C) Parallelogram (D) Trapezium Q.7. Below is a statement followed by two Q.2 Find the odd one out from the below group conclusions. Read the statement and conclusions ofnames. and determine which conclusion(s) logically Guava, Watermelon, Lettuce, Apple, Kiwi, follow(s) the statement given. Mango, Pear, Pomegranate Statement: For late return of books by readers, (A) Lettuce (B) Kiwi a library charges penalty of Rs. 10 per day for (C) Pear (D) Pomegranate the number of days of delay beyond the due date. Q.3 Study the below diagram and identify the option that is NOT correct. Conclusions: I) Penalty for costlier books will be higher. II) Penalty for lighter books will be lesser. Lion Sing (A) Only conclusion I follows (B) Only conclusion II follows Goat (C) Either conclusion lor II follows (A) Some lions are not goats (D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows (B) Some goats are lions Q.8 Choose an option that is a valid assumption for (C) Lions are not singers the below statement. (D) Some goats can sing Statement: The Ministry of Railways introduces additional Holiday Special trains Q.4 Two positions of a dice are shown as below. If and also adds extra coaches to existing trains the number 6 is exactly opposite to number 4, during vacations. then which number is exactly opposite to number 3? (A) During vacations, kids love to travel by trains instead of aero planes. (B) Passenger traffic in trains significantly increases during vacations (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 6 (C) People need change and like to see new Q.5 Deepak left his home and walked 4 km towards trains during vacations. east, then turned left and walked 3 km to reach (D) Engine drivers like to work for more hours his office. His sister Deepika left the same home, during vacations. walked 16 km towards east, then turned left and walked 8 km to reach her college. What is Q.9 Read the statement below and two courses of the shortest distance between the office and the action given. Choose which course(s) of action college? need(s) to be taken with regard to the statement given. (A) 10km (B) 13 km (C) 17km (D) 18km Statement: Despite having a standard work Q.6 If the pentagon shown below is rotated anti- timing of 10 am to 6pm, there has been more clockwise 270° three times, the rhombus is number of cases of employees reporting late rotated clockwise 45° four times, and the mirror for work, which affects the work flow in the image of the alphabet is used, then what is the factory. resulting figure?

68 MICA DECEMBER 2019 The 50th International Film Festival of India, IFFI 2019, will be held from November 20-28 in Goa. SOLVED PAPER 2019 Courses of Action: Conclusions: I. The employees must be given a warning and I) Some cats are dogs strict disciplinary action must be initiated if II) All lions are tigers no improvement is found. III) Some donkeys are tigers II. The work timing must be made flexible so that everyone is able to come as per his or IV) No tiger is a donkey her own convenient time. (A) Only conclusion I follows (A) Only Action I needs to be taken (B) Only conclusions III and IV follow (B) Only Action II needs to be taken (C) Only conclusions II and III follow (C) Either Action I or Action II needs to be taken (D) Only conclusions I and IV follow (D) Neither Action I nor Action II needs to be taken Q.16 If the below alphabets are formed as per the Q.10 If Puzzle:: Solve, then Essay:: ?. ascending order of their appearance in the standard alphabet series, then which meaningful Identify what can come in place of"?". English word can be formed using the alphabets (A) Resolve (B) Dictate in 1st, 4th, 6th, 9th and 16th position from left? (C) Recite (D) Write XUIHOLETBWMRKSAGC Q.11 Select the option that is related to the third term in the (A) STEAM (B) WHALE same way as second term is related to the first term. (C) MEANS (D) SHAME Temperature: Thermometer :: Humidity: ? Q.17 Study the below series and identify what can (A) Spectrometer (B) Seismometer come in the place of"?". (C) Hygrometer (D) Osmometer GAS27, IEU35, MIY47, OMA29, SOE39, USI49, ? Q.12 In a certain coded language, if "LITMUS" is (A) WUM57 (B) WWO61 written as "SMIUTL" and "INDIGO"is written (C) YUM59 (D) YWN62 as "OINGDI", then how is the word JAGGER' would be written in that language? Q.18 Study the below series and identify what can come in the place of (?). (A) RGAEGJ (B) RGJEGA 3947, 4379, 7493, 9734, ? (C) RGAGEJ (D) RGJEAG (A) 9437 (B) 7934 (C) 4793 (D) 3947 Q.13 In a certain coded language, if TABLE' is written as 'VEDNI' and 'CHAIR' is written as 'EJEOT", Q.19 If the symbols "+" and "-" are interchanged, "x" then how is the word 'BENCH would be written and "÷" are interchanged, and also the digits "3" in that language? and "7' are interchanged, then what will be the value of the below equation? (A) DIPFJ (B) DGPEJ (C) DIPEJ (D) DGPFT 83 × 7-79 + 63÷7 Q.14 If P@Q means P is the husband of Q; J# L means L is the son of J; and N$M means N is the brother (A) -133 (B) -350 (C) 244 (D) 511 of M, then which of the below options definitely Q.20 The ages of husband, wife and their son are in states that B is the mother ofA? the ratio of 10 : 9 : 3. To calculate the age of the (A) A#B$C@D (B) C$D@A#B son, which of the below pieces of information is additionally required and sufficient? (C) B$C#A@D (D) D@B#C$A (A) Before 6 years, the age of the son was 20% Q.15 Given below are four statements followed by the age of his mother then. four conclusions. Identify which conclusion(s) definitely follow(s) the given four statements (B) After 10 years, the sum of the ages of all disregarding the commonly known facts. three will be 30 more than the sum of their present ages. Statements: (C) The difference between the age of father 1. All dogs are cats 2. Some cats are tigers and son is more than the difference between 3. All tigers are lions 4. No lion is a donkey the age of mother and son.

Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High DECEMBER 2019 MICA Court. 69 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE (D) The sum of the ages of all the three is a (D) The value of 'a' cannot be derived by perfect multiple of 11. any individual equation or even by both Q.21 The perimeter of a rectangular ground with equations combined. corners A, B, C and D is 28 metre. To calculate Q.23 If in a coded language PEASANT is written as the area of the ground, which of the below pieces 'RQYVYHN”, how will RANCHER' be written of information is additionally required and in the same language? sufficient? (A) PHFFPDL (B) PLDPHFF (A) The length of the diagonal AC is same as (C) PHFFLDP (D) PFFHLDP the length of the diagonal BD. Q.24 Study the given table carefully to answer the (B) The sum of the diagonals is 8 metre less question that follows. than the perimeter of the rectangle. Sale (in crores) of no. of units by four companies (C) The perimeter of the rectangle is greater (cos.) over the years (yrs). than 50% of the area of the rectangle. Co. Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 (D) The sum of all the internal angles of the A 115.8 85.7 58.9 46.6 rectangle is 360°. B 150.1 76.3 37.2 39.1 Q.22 We need to find the value of 'a' from the below C 93.3 69.5 53.7 48.9 two equations, if both a and b are positive D 180.6 111.1 21.2 33.4 integers. Which company has sold the maximum number 1) 2a + b = 22 2) 3a-2b = 12 of units over the years? Now, read the below options and select the one (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D that applies. Q.25 If P+Q implies P-Q (A) Only Equation l is sufficient to derive the P-Q implies P×Q value of a'. P×Q implies P÷Q (B) Only Equation 2 is sufficient to derive the P÷Q implies P+Q value of 'a'. Which of the following equation is "TRUE"? (C) Neither equations 1 or 2 alone are sufficient, but both together are required to derive the (A) 1+2-6×3÷8=8 (B) 6+2-3×1÷4=12 value of 'a'. (C) 25+6-45x9÷23 = 18 (D) 10 +4-3×1÷2 =5 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Q.26 Computer tools such as Word, Excel and Power Point Q.29 Which of these districts of the state of Uttar are products owned by which of these companies? Pradesh does NOT share its border with (A) Intel (B) Apple Nepal? (C) Microsoft (D) Google (A) Pilibhit (B) Shravasti Q.27 Timothy Donald Cook, popularly known as Tim (C) Sitapur (D) Maharajganj Cook, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Q.30 Which of these districts of Uttar Pradesh lies on which of these companies? the UP-Bihar border? (A) Google (B) Twitter (A) Basti (B) Bulandshahr (C) Amazon (D) Apple (C) Banda (D) Ballia Q.28 In the context of Microsoft Word, there is a Q.31 Name the national leader who undertooka feature called "Gutter Margin'. What is this marathon walk called 'padayatra' from feature used for? to Rajghat in Delhi in 1983. The (A) Improve the clarity of graphics and images intent of the was to renew rapport with the (B) Give provision for better document binding Indian masses. (C) Improve the clarity of the printed text (A) Chandrashekhar (B) LK Advani (D) Facilitate the insertion of page numbers (C) Ram Vilas Paswan (D) V.P. Singh

India's Surendra Singh set three world records at the ongoing World Powerlifting Championships in MICA DECEMBER 2019 70 Berlin, Germany. SOLVED PAPER 2019 Q.32 Name the Indian Prime Minister who announced Q.39 Name the famous warrior begum from the in the parliament that he would implement the principality of Awadh, who fought the British as Mandal Commission's recommendations. This part of the 1857 mutiny? declaration triggered nation-wide protests in (A) Begum Hazrat Mahal India. (B) Begum Raziya Sultan (A) Rajiv Gandhi (C) Begum Jahanara (B) V.P. Singh (D) Begum Meherunnissa (C) Chowdhary Charan Singh Q.40 The first emperor of the Mughal dynasty, Babur, (D) Chandrashekhar has written an autobiography in his native Q.33 Which city in Uttar Pradesh is called 'suhaag tongue of Chagatai Turkic. What is the name of nagari' because it is famous for making glass this book? bangles? (A) Mughalnama (B) Baburmama (A) Firozabad (B) Gorakhpur (C) Baburmubarak (D) Baburbihaya (C) Varanasi (D) Bareilly Q.41 When Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Q.34 Who among these following leaders is also the Minister for his first tenure in 1996, what was head priest of the Gorakhnath Temple and Math? the closest approximate duration of his Prime (A) Uma Bharati Ministership? (B) Yogi Adityanath (A) Two days (B) Two weeks (C) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (C) Two months (D) Twoyears (D) Mahant Paramhans Das Q.42 Name the celebrated physician in the court of King Bimbisara who was the personal physician Q.35 Sarnath, the sacred place where Lord Buddha of Lord Buddha himself. delivered his first sermon. is located very close to which of these cities? (A) Ajathashatru (B) Sariputta (A) Mathura (B) Ayodhya (C) Jivaka (D) Rahula (C) Jhansi (D) Varanasi Q.43 Which of these statements is TRUE with regard to the poem 'Amar Sonar Bangla penned by Q.36 Which part of Uttar Pradesh is famous for the Rabindranath Tagore? delicately embroidered sarees called "Chikankari sarees? (A) It was Tagore's first ever poem. (A) Moradabad (B) This poem later was adopted by Bangladesh as its national anthem. (B) Lucknow (C) This poem fetched Tagore the Nobel Prize. (C) Meerut (D) The poem was a school prayer at (D) Prayagraj (Allahabad) Shantiniketan. Q.37 Name the poet and saint who wrote Ramcharitmanas, Q.44 India's 5-year plan system was adopted from another version of the Ramayan. Russia. Name the Russian leader who first (A) Ravidas (B) Surdas implemented the 5-year plan approach in Russia. (C) Kalidas (D) Tulsidas (A) Vladimir Lenin (B) Joseph Stalin Q.38 Name the South Indian King who vanquished the (C) Leonid Brezhnev (D) Nikita Khrushchev forces of the Dutch East India Company in 1741 Q.45 Near which European capital would you find the in the battle of Colachel. Palace of Versailles? (A) Veera Pandya Kattabomman (A) London (B) Paris (B) Raja Raja Chola (C) Rome (D) Brussels (C) Marthanda Varma Q.46 The two famous universities of Oxford and (D) Haider Ali Cambridge are located in which country?

US gymnastics star Simone Biles clinches a record-extending 15th world championship title as US DECEMBER 2019 MICA wins world gymnastics team Gold in Stuttgart, Germany. 71 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE (A) France (A) Citizenshipof India (B) United States of America (B) Languages in India (C) United Kingdom (C) Boundaries of Indian states (D) Italy (D) Education for children Q.47 How many total biosphere reserves arethere in Q.56 As ofApril 2019, who is the Governor of the India? state of Maharashtra? (A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 25 (A) E.S.L.Narasimhan Q.48 The Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in (B) CVidyasagar Rao which Indian state? (C) Palanisamy Sathasivam (A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu (D) Anandiben Patel (C) Telangana (D) Karnataka Q.57 What does article 300A of the Indian Constitution Q.49 In which of these hill stations would you find the aim to guarantee? Cheeyapara Waterfalls, Pothamedu View point and Attukad Waterfalls? (A) No person shall be deprived of his education. (A) Munnar (B) Ooty (B) No person shall be deprived of his marital rights. (C) Kodaikanal (D) Yercaud (C) No person shall be deprived of his property Q.50 The city of Venice, criss-crossed by canals and bridges, is located in which country? (D) No person shall be deprived of his privacy. (A) Denmark (B) Scotland Q.58 Articles 324-329 of the Indian Constitution deal (C) France (D) Italy with which of these aspects? Q.51 Mount Etna, considered to be the most active (A) Elections (B) Minorities' protection volcano of Europe, is located in: (C) Panchayats (D) Powers of a governor (A) Portugal (B) Spain Q.59 Currently, what is the highest percentage slab for (C) Greece (D) Italy the new tax regime called Goods and Services Tax (GST)? Q.52 Ponmudiisasmall hill station in South India. It is located near which of these cities? (A) 18% (B) 25% (C) 28% (D) 32% (A) Kozhikode Q.60 Bezwada Wilson is a social activist who was (B) Madurai awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2016. What is his sphere of social activity? (C) Thiruvananthapuram (A) Eradication of child labour (D) Mangluru (B) Eradication of female infanticide Q.53 Name the city that is the capital of Western Australia. (C) Eradication of manual scavenging (A) Darwin (B) Perth (D) Eradication of child marriage (C) Brisbane (D) Hobart Q.61 With which foreign country is India collaborating Q.54 Article 161 of the Indian Constitution confers to develop the supersonic cruise missile called pardoning powers and commutation of sentence Brah Mos? powers on: (A) The President of India (A) France (B) China (C) Japan (D) Russia (B) The Prime Minister of India Q.62 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation through his radio broadcast called (C) The governors of various states 'MannkiBaat'. When did this program get aired (D) The Chief Justice of India for the first time? Q.55 Articles 5 to ll of the Indian Constitution deal (A) October 2014 (B) October 2015 with which of these aspects? (C) October 2016 (D) October 2017

MICA DECEMBER 2019 Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth dissolved the parliament. The nation will hold a 72 general election on November seventh. SOLVED PAPER 2019 Q.63 United States is the country with the world's Q.70 Which is the leading arecanut producing state in largest GDP. Which country comes second in the India? global GDP ranking? (A) Kerala (B) West Bengal (A) Japan (B) Germany (C) Manipur (D) Karnataka (C) China (D) India Q.71 Name the 70-year-old lady from Odisha who was Q.64 Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the President of ______awarded the Padmashri award for her work of has resigned in April 2019 bowing to public preserving of hundreds of types of paddy seeds pressure. throughout her life. (A) Sudan (B) Libya (C) Chad (D) Algeria (A) S.Thimmakka Q.65 Name the new CEO of the International Cricket (B) Kamala Pujari Council (ICC) after the Cricket World Cup 2019. (C) Harika Dronavalli (A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Sharad Pawar (D) Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli (C) Manu Sawhney (D) Rahul Johri Q.72 The first areca nut to get the Geographic Indications (GI) tag is the Sirsi Supari. In which Q.66 Name the ex-CEO and MD of Ashok Leyland state is this supari grown? who took over as the CEO of Royal Enfield. (A) Karnataka (B) Bihar (A) Vinod K. Dasari (B) Dheeraj Hinduja (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Odisha (C) Rajeev Dubey (D) GV. Prasad Q.73 In which town of Uttar Pradesh would one find Q.67 Name the cricket team that is number 2 in the 11 storied Pagal Baba Temple? international test ranking, as per ICC, as of (A) Vrindavan (B) Varanasi March 2019. (C) Samath (D) Chitrakoot (A) New Zealand (B) South Africa Q.74 The tomb of which of these ancient emperors is (C) Australia (D) England located in the Sasaram town of Bihar state? Q.68 Who was chosen as the captain of the Delhi (A) Bahadur Shah Jafar Capitals team for IPL 2019 season? (B) Alauddin Khilji (A) Virendra Sehwag (C) Sher Shah Suri (B) Ravichandran Ashwin (D) Q.utb ud-Din Aibak (C) Shreyas lyer Q.75 The area called Bundelkhand comes under which (D) Shikhar Dhawan of these borders? Q.69 In which state has the National Cancer Institute (A) Uttar Pradesh-Bihar Border (NCI) been set up in early 2018? (B) Uttar Pradesh - Madhya Pradesh Border (A) Rajasthan (B) Punjab (C) Uttar Pradesh – Nepal Border (C) Haryana (D) Himachal Pradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand Border UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL SCIENCE & ARITHMETIC Q.76 What was the name of the mission, an antisatellite (C) Climate and Environment missile test, carried out successfully by the (D) Communication DRDO on 27 March 2019 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island launch complex? Q.78 Name the nuclear-capable surface-tosurface intercontinental ballistic missile developed (A) Mission Parakram (B) Mission Shakti by the Defence Research and Development (C) Mission Vikram (D) Mission Sahas Organisation (DRDO). Q.77 What is the application of the GSAT-31 satellite (A) Prithvilll (B) Trishul launched by India on 6 February 20192 (C) Agni 5 (D) Barak-8 (A) Earth observation Q.79 Which of the following is a part of the process (B) Navigation involved in water cycle?

India Women ODI captain Mithali Raj has become the first woman cricketer in history to have an DECEMBER 2019 MICA ODI career lasting over 20 years. 73 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE (A) Evaporation (B) Sublimation Q.89 Plaster of Paris is a product of: (C) Freezing (D) Melting (A) magnesium (B) aluminium Q.80 Deficiency of which mineral causes anaemia? (C) calcium (D) sodium (A) Magnesium (B) Iron Q.90 Which of the following statements is TRUE (C) Zinc (D) Lead about natural rubber? Q.81 Which of the following is a commonly used (A) It is a natural polymer and possesses elastic chemical method for purifying water? properties (A) Hibermation (B) Excavation (B) It is an artificial polymer and possesses elastic properties. (C) Chlorination (D) Denitrification (C) It is not a polymer but possesses elastic Q.82 Which of the following is the best source of fresh properties. water? (D) It is a natural polymer but does not possess (A) Ocean (B) Sea (C) Brine (D) River elastic properties. Q.83 Which of the following is a good source of Q.91 Which of the following is a form of calcium vitamin A? carbonate? (A) Fishoil (B) Sugar (A) Washing soda (B) Baking soda (C) Banana (D) Coconut oil (C) Limestone (D) Table Salt Q.84 Sound CANNOT travel through: Q.92 Dietary intake of _____is essential for the normal (A) Gas (B) Vacuum functioning of thyroid gland. (C) Liquid (D) Metal (A) sodium (B) calcium Q.85 Which form ofenergy causes amatchstick to (C) iodine (D) potassium ignite into a bright flame when the matchstick is Q.93 Which micro organismis Penicillin obtained from? struck against the match box surface? (A) Amoeba (B) Vinus (A) Potential energy (B) Kinetic energy (C) Protozoa (D) Fungi (C) Chemical energy (D) Wind energy Q.94 Which of the following diseases is caused by the Q.86 CGS system of measurement units stands for. deficiency of vitamin A? (A) Coulomb, Gauss, Steradian (A) Rickets (B) Scurvy (B) Celsius, Grade, Second (C) Night blindness (D) Pellagra (C) Centiliter, Gallon, Siemens Q.95 Which of the following diseases is caused by the (D) Centimetre, Gram, Second deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamin)? Q.87 In Electronic Communication Systems, noise (A) Rickets (B) Beriberi refers to: (C) Nightblindness (D) Pellagra (A) unwanted signals that tend to disturb the Q.96 Which among the following is a vitamin transmission and processing of message signals deficiency disease in which dark red patches (B) loud music harming the eardrums occur on face, neck, hands, calves and feet? (C) sensation of hearing that is not audible (A) Pellagra (B) Thyroid (D) unwanted sensations that disturb messages (C) Anemia (D) Keshan Q.88 Which of the following is TRUE about the Q.97 Blood enters the kidney through the: process of evaporation? (A) renal artery (B) external iliac artery (A) It does not depend upon humidity level. C) axillary artery (D) ulnar artery (B) It increases with increase in surface area. Q.98 Which among the following organs secretes bile (C) It decreases with increase in wind speed. juice? (D) It decreases with increase in temperature. (A) Heart (B) Brain (C) Kidney (D) Liver

74 MICA DECEMBER 2019 German World Cup champion Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from soccer. SOLVED PAPER 2019 Q.99 Which among the following diseases is very rare Q.110 How many minutes will Preethi take to cover a in women as compared to its occurrence inmen? distance of 500 m, if she runs at a speed of 30km/ (A) Myopia (B) Kidney stone hr? (C) Brain tumor (D) Colour blindness (A) Imin (B) 2min (C) 5min (D) 6min Q.100 Haemoglobin is the protein insidered blood cells Q.111 Which of the following cars with speed given that carries: below is the fastest? (A) oxygen (B) carbon dioxide (A) 90km/hr (B) 25m/sec (C) nitrogen (D) ozone (C) 1500 m/min (D) 100 km/hr Q.101 Which of the following isequal to 8.13 × 106 Q.112 A solid right circularcylinder hasaradiusof 21 cm (A) 831000 (B) 8310000 and height of 16 cm. What is its curved surface area? (C) 813000 (D) 8130000 (A) 2000 cm (B) 2002 cm Q.102 When 0.353535... is converted into a fraction, then the result is: (C) 2010 cm (D) 2112 cm Q.113 Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 16 hours 35 35 15 1 and 48 hours respectively. If both the pipes are (A) (B) (C) 19 (D) 99 99 100 opened simultaneously, how much time will be Q.103 What is the HCF of 22x33×52x7, 2×32 ×52 ×72 and taken to fill the tank? 3 2 3 2 ×3 × 5 × 7 ? (A) 10 hours (B) 12 hours (A) 210 (B) 420 (C) 1005 (D) 1050 (C) 15 hours (D) 16 hours Q.104 Solvethe following. : Q.114 At present, the ratio between the ages of Vimal 36 1 and Vinay is 4: 5. After 6 years, Vimal's age will − = ? be 26 years. What is Vinay's ageat present? 81 9 (A) 20 years (B) 21 years 4 5 1 2 (A) (B) (C) (D) (C) 25years (D) 30 years 9 9 9 9 Q.115 An accurate clock shows 9 o'clock in the moming Q.105 Anumber is as much greater than 55 as it is lesser Through how many degrees would the hour hand than 79. The number is: have rotated when the clock shows 3 o'clock in (A) 59 (B) 63 (C) 65 (D) 67 the afternoon? Q.106 The sum of three consecutive numbers is 96. The (A) 150° (B) 155° (C) 175° (D) 180° greatest among these three numbers is: Q.116 If a straight line intersects the sides AB and AC (A) 28 (B) 31 (C) 33 (D) 43 of a ∆ABC at D and E respectively AE and is Q.107 Which of the options will come in place of the AE parallel to BC, then = ? question mark (?) in the following equation? AC 128÷ 16 × 3 − 7 × 2 = 1 AD AD AD DE ?− 6 × 6 − 3 (A) (B) (C) (D) EC DB AB BC (A) 16 (B) 49 (C) 60 (D) 128 Q.117 A system of two linear equations in two variables Q.108 1000 boys and 600 girls are examined in a test. 43% of is inconsistent if their graphs: the boys and 35% of the girls passed. The percentage (A) cut the x axis of the number of candidates who failed is: (B) cut the yaxis (A) 40% (B) 50% (C) 58% (D) 60% (C) coincide Q.109 A finishes a work in9 days and B finishes the same work in 18 days. In how many days will (D) do not intersect at any point they together finish the same work? Q.118 If θ= 45°, then cos2 θ + sec2 θ =? (A) 3 days (B) 6 days (C) 8 days (D) 9days (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2.5

Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran has been banned for four years for doping and stripped of two titles from DECEMBER 2019 MICA 2017 Asian Championships. 75 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE Q.119 If the system 6x-2y=3. kx-y=2 has a unique Q.123 Each of the interior angle so facyclic polygon solution, then: with 'n' sides measures 144º. Then, the measure (A) k≠3 (B) k=3 (C) k≠4 (D) k=4 of the angle subtended by each of its side at the geometric centre of the polygon Q.120 The square of any number is divided by4, then the remainder is: (A) 300 (B) 144° (C) 54° (D) 36° (A) 1 (B) 0 sin2 θ + 2 q Q.124 If 2 = 1 . then can be equal to- (C) either 1 or 0 (D) neither Inoro cos θ

Q.121 While resolving 1500 into two factors, the (A) 45° (B) 60° (C) 30° (D) 0° possible number of ways is: Q.125 ClubAhad won 30%of the first 60 matches it had (A) 12 (B) 18 (C) 36 (D) 24 played in a particular season. Then the minimum Q.122 The ratio ofAmit's age and Anu's age, nine years possible number of additional matches the Club ago was5:7.Then 5 years fromnow, which of the A should play to achieve a success rate of 44% in following CANNOT be the ratio of their ages? that season is: (A) 13:19 (B) 11:13 (C) 15:16 (D) 21:25 (A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 25 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL HINDI iz-126-128- fuEufyf[kr tkudkjh dk v/;;u dhft, vkSj uhps bl xq.k dks fodflr vkSj foLrkfjr djus esa cgqr cM+h fn, x, ç'uksa ¼ç'u la[;k 126 & 128½ ds mÙkj nsaA Hkwfedk vnk djrs gSaA 'khy;qä O;ogkj euq"; dh çd`fr vkSj O;fäRo dks iz-126- fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk dFku 'khy ds laca/k esa xyr gS\ mn~?kkfVr djrk gSA mÙke] ç'kaluh; vkSj ifo= vkpj.k (A) 'khy;qä O;ogkj ls lq[kn okrkoj.k dk fuekZ.k gh 'khy gSA 'khy;qä O;ogkj çR;sd O;fä ds fy, gksrk gSA fgrdj gSA blls euq"; dh [;kfr c<+rh gSA 'khyoku (B) 'khy ,d nSoh xq.k gSA O;fä lcdk ân; thr ysrk gSA 'khy;qä O;ogkj ls dVqrk nwj Hkkxrh gSA blls vk'kadk vkSj lansg dh (C) ikfjokfjd laLdkj 'khy dks fodflr djus esa fLFkfr;k¡ dHkh mRiUu ugha gksrhaA blls ,sls lq[kn egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk fuHkkrs gSaA okrkoj.k dk l`tu gksrk gS] ftlesa lHkh çlUurk dk (D) 'khy;qä O;ogkj NksVksa&cM+ksa esa leku :i ls vuqHko djrs gSaA 'khyoku O;fä vius laidZ esa vkus vko';d gSA okys lHkh yksxksa dks lqçHkkfor djrk gSA iz-127- x|ka'k esa js[kkafdr va'k dh mfpr O;k[;k gksxh% 'khy bruk çHkqRoiw.kZ gksrk gS fd fdlh dk;Z ds (A) 'khy çHkq }kjk fn;k tkrk gSA fcxM+us dh ukScr ugha vkrhA vf/kdkjh&v/khuLFk] (B) fdlh dk;Z ds fcxM+us ij 'khy çHkqRo LFkkfir dj f'k{kd&f'k{kkFkhZ] NksVksa&cM+ksa vkfn lHkh ds fy, ysrk gSA 'khy;qä O;ogkj leku :i ls vko';d gSA f'k{kkFkhZ (C) tgk¡ 'khy dk çHkqRo gksrk gS ogk¡ dksbZ dk;Z esa ;fn 'khy dk vHkko gS rks og vius f'k{kd ls fcxM+us ugha ikrkA okafNr f'k{kk çkIr ugha dj ldrkA 'khyoku vf/kdkjh ;k deZpkjh esa vkRefo'okl dh o`f) Lor% gh gksus (D) tgk¡ dk;Z fcxM+rk gS ogk¡ 'khy dk çHkqRo gksrk gSA yxrh gS vkSj lkFk gh muds O;fäRo esa 'kkyhurk vk iz-128- x|ka'k esa dkSu lk 'kCn ^nq"çHkkfor* dk foykse gS\ tkrh gSA bl vewY; xq.k dh mifLFkfr esa vf/kdkjh (A) dqçHkkfor (B) çxk<+ oxZ vkSj v/khuLFk deZpkfj;ksa ds chp] f'k{kdx.k vkSj (C) lqçHkkfor (D) vk'kadk fo|kfFkZ;ksa ds chp rFkk 'kkld vkSj 'kkflr ds chp iz-129- tc dksbZ ljdkjh i=] dk;kZy; Kkiu ;k Kkiu ,d e/kqj vkSj çxk<+ laca/k LFkkfir gksrs gSa vkSj çR;sd oxZ lkFk vusd çsf"kfr;ksa dks Hkstk tk jgk gks] rc mls D;k dh dk;Zdq'kyrk esa o`f) gksrh gSA bl xq.k ds ek/;e dgk tkrk gS\ ls NksVs&ls &NksVk O;fä cM+ksa dh lgkuqHkwfr vftZr dj (A) dk;kZy; vkns'k (B) vf/klwpuk ysrk gSA 'khy dksbZ nqyZHk vkSj nSoh xq.k ugha gSA bl vuqLekjd ifji= xq.k dks vftZr fd;k tk ldrk gSA ikfjokfjd laLdkj (C) (D)

MICA DECEMBER 2019 Antonio Costa has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Portugal after winning the general 76 elections. SOLVED PAPER 2019 iz-130- vius fo|ky; dh fdlh euksjatu ?kVuk dk o.kZu djrs (A) dj.k (B) vf/kdj.k gq, fe= dks fy[kk x;k i= fdl dksfV ds varxZr (C) laçnku (D) viknku vk,xk\ iz-142- ^ns[kk x;k gks* fØ;k ds fdl i{k dk mnkgj.k gS\ (A) 'kkldh; (B) v/kZ'kkldh; (A) lafnX/k orZeku (B) laHkkO; orZeku (C) oS;fäd (D) O;kolkf;d (C) lafnX/k Hkwr (D) laHkkO; Hkwr iz-131- fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk var%LFk O;atu gS\ iz-143- ^mlus vius dks funksZ"k ?kksf"kr fd;kA* & bl ljy okD; (A) y (B) i (C) p (D) V ds feJ okD; dk :i fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk gS\ iz-132- fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk Loj daBrkyO; gS\ (A) mlus dgk fd eSa funks"k gw¡A (A) bZ (B) vk (C) vkS (D) , (B) mlus dgk vkSj og funksZ"k ?kksf"kr gqvkA iz-133- ^iks + vu* fdl Loj laf/k dk mnkgj.k gS\ (C) mlus dgk fd mls funksZ"k ?kksf"kr fd;k tk,A (A) xq.k (B) v;kfn (D) mlus dgk fd eSa vius dks funksZ"k ?kksf"kr dj jgk gw¡A (C) o`f) (D) ;.k iz-144- fojke fpUg ds ç;ksx dh n`f"V ls fuEufyf[kr esa ls iz-134- çR;ax fdl lekl dk mnkgj.k gS\ dkSu lk okD; lgh ugha gS\ (A) vO;;hHkko (B) rRiq#"k (A) og nwj ls] cgqr nwj ls] vk jgk gSA (C) f}xq (D) }a} (B) lquks] lquks] og xk jgh gSA iz-135- lhrk lf[k;ksa lfgr iq"i okfVdk xbZA okD; esa js[kkafdr (C) ugha] ugha] ,slk dHkh ugha gks ldrkA vO;;&ç;ksx fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl Hksn dk mnkgj.k gS\ (D) Øks/k] pkgs tSlk Hkh gks] euq"; dks nqcZy cukrk gSA (A) leqPp;cks/kd (B) fØ;kfo'ks"k.k iz-145- ^,fM+;k¡ jxM+uk* eqgkojs dk lgh vFkZ D;k gksxk\ (C) laca/kcks/kd (D) foLe;kfncks/kd (A) ,fM+;k¡ lkQ djuk (B) ifjJe djuk iz-136- d'ehjh lsc ^flanwjh yky* gksrk gSA okD; esa js[kkafdr (C) cgqr nkSM+&/kwi djuk (D) ijs'kku djuk 'kCn fo'ks"k.k ds fdl Hksn ds varxZr vk,xk\ iz-146- ^lkou gjs u Hkknksa lw[ks& yksdksfä dk lgh vFkZ D;k gS\ (A) xq.kokpd (B) ifjek.kokpd (A) lkou esa gjk vkSj Hkknksa esa lw[kk (C) çfo'ks"k.k (D) lkoZukfed (B) u lkou esa gjk] u Hkknksa esa lw[kk iz-137- fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk 'kCn ^eLrd* dk i;kZ;okph gS\ (C) vlaHko ckr (A) yky (B) yykV (D) lnk ,d lh n'kk (C) ykfyek (D) yykbZ iz-147- fganh lkfgR; ds bfrgkl ds fdl dky dks ohjxkFkk iz-138- fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk foykse ;qXe lgh ugha gS\ dky Hkh dgk x;k gS\ (A) Hkæ&vHkæ (B) Hk;&lkgl (A) vkfndky (B) Hkfädky (C) ew<+&Kkuh (D) ekU;&/kkU; (C) jhfrdky (D) vk/kqfud dky iz-139- ^xkM+h&xk<+h* 'kCn&;qXe ds fy, lgh vFkZ&;qXe pqusaA iz-148- fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lh jpuk rqylhnkl dh ugha gS\ (A) ;ku&xgjh (B) xgjh&;ku (A) jkepfjrekul (B) xhrkoyh (C) fxjh&fudkyh (D) fudkyh&fxjh (C) Jhd`".kxhrkoyh (D) Hkäeky iz-140- ^tks bafæ;ksa dh igq¡p ls ckgj gks* okD;ka'k ds fy, ,d iz-149- fganh dk çFke lekpkj i= dkSu lk Fkk\ 'kCn crkb,A (A) dfo opu lq/kk (B) mnar ekrZ.M (A) bafæ;ftr (B) bafæ;kfuxzg (C) gfjpaæ if=dk (D) ljLorh (C) bafæ;krhr (D) baæ/kuq"k iz-150- fganh dh ewy mRifÙk fdlls ekuh xbZ gS\ iz-141- ml txg ,d lHkk gksus tk jgh gSA js[kkafdr in esa dkSu (A) ekx/kh viHkza'k (B) vnZ~/kekx/kh viHkza'k lk ijlxZ gS\ (C) [kl viHkza'k (D) 'kkSjlsuh viHkza'k

India, Bangladesh navies undertake coordinated patrol (CORPAT) in north Bay of Bengal. DECEMBER 2019 MICA 77 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL APTITUDE TEST Q.1.(C) Triangle has three sides while others are having Q.12.(A) Based on shuffling four side. Q.13.(C) (+) 2 in Consonant and next vowel in vowels. Q.2.(A) Lettuce is used as salad leaf while others are fruits. - + Q.14.(D) B D Q.3.(A)

Lion Sing + + C A Goat Q.15.(D) Q.4.(C) 6 2 3 cats lions donkey 4 1 5 tigers dogs Q.5.(B) College

5km Q.16.(B) XUIHOLETBWMRKSAGC 13km ABCEGHIKLMORSTUWX AEHLW = WHALE

12km Q.17.(C) Consonant (+2), Vowel (+4) and addition of 3km 3km place value of letters. House 4km 12km Q.18.(D) Based on shuffling 2 2 Q.19.(A) = 87 ¸ 3 + 39 - 67 × 3 12+ 5 = 169 = 13km = 29 + 39 - 201 Q.6.(C) = -133 M Q.20.(A) Q.21.(B) Q.22.(C) Q.23.(C) -2 +3 -2 +3 -2 +3 -2 PEASANT Q.7.(D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. Q.8.(B) Passenger traffic in trains significantly increases during vacations. RQYVYHN Q.9.(A) Only Action I needs to be taken. Q.24.(D) Q.10.(D) Puzzles are solved, while Essay is being written. Q.25.(C) 25 + 6 - 45 × 9 ¸ 23 = 18 Q.11.(C) Temperature is measured by Thermometer and 25 - 30 + 23 = 18 Humidity is measured by Hygrometer. 48 - 30 = 18 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Q.26.(C) Microsoft was first announced by Bill Gates Q.29.(C) Sitapur districts of the state of Uttar Pradesh on August 1, 1988, at COMDEX in Las Vegas. does NOT share its border with Nepal. The first version of Office contained Microsoft Q.30.(D) Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh lies on the UP- Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Bihar border. PowerPoint. Q.31.(A) Chandrashekhar undertook a marathon walk Q.27.(D) Timothy Donald Cook is an American business called 'padayatra' from Kanyakumari to Rajghat executive and industrial engineer. Cook is the in Delhi in 1983, The intent of the yatra was to chief executive officer of Apple. renew rapport with the Indian masses. Q.28.(B) The gutter margin is a typographical term used Q.32.(B) V.P. Singh announced in the parliament that he to designate an additional margin added to a would implement the Mandal Commission's page layout to compensate for the part of the recommendations. This declaration triggered paper made unusable by the binding process. nation-wide protests in India.

78 MICA DECEMBER 2019 The first National Hindi Science writers conference conducted in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. SOLVED PAPER 2019 Q.33.(A) Firozabad city is called 'Suhaag Nagari' because Q.52.(C) Ponmudi is a small hill station in South India. It it is famous for making glass bangles. is located near Thiruvananthapuram. Q.34.(B) Yogi Adityanath is also the head priest of the Q.53.(B) Perth is the capital of Western Australia. Gorakhnath Temple and Math. Q.54.(C) Article 161 of the Indian Constitution confers Q.35.(D) Sarnath, the sacred place where Lord Buddha pardoning powers and commutation of delivered his first sermon is located very close sentence powers on the governors of various to Varanasi city. states. Q.36.(B) Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh is famous for the Q.55.(A) Articles 5 to 11 of the Indian Constitution deal delicately embroidered sarees called "Chikankari with citizenship of India. sarees. Q.56.(B) As of April 2019, C Vidyasagar Rao is the Q.37.(D) Tulsidas the poet and saint wrote Ramcharitmanas, Governor of the state of Maharashtra. another version of the Ramayan. Q.57.(C) Article 300A of the Indian Constitution aim to Q.38.(C) Marthanda Varma the South Indian King guarantee that no person shall be deprived of his vanquished the forces of the Dutch East India property. Company in 1741 in the battle of Colachel. Q.58.(A) Articles 324-329 of the Indian Constitution deal Q.39.(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal the famous warrior begum with elections. from the principality of Awadh, and fought the Q.59.(C) Currently, 28% is the highest percentage slab for British as part of the 1857 mutiny. the new tax regime called Goods and Services Q.40.(B) The first emperor of the Mughal dynasty, Babur, Tax (GST). has written an autobiography in his native Q.60.(C) Bezwada Wilson is a social activist who was tongue of Chagatai Turkic. The name of this awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2016 book is Babur Nama. for Eradication of manual scavenging. Q.41.(B) When Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Q.61.(D) With Russia India is collaborating to develop the Minister for his first tenure in 1996, Two weeks supersonic cruise missile called Brah Mos. was the closest approximate duration of his Q.62.(A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Prime Ministership. nation through his radio broadcast called 'Mann Q.42.(C) Jivaka was the celebrated physician in the Ki Baat'. This program get aired for the first time court of King Bimbisara who was the personal in October 2014 . physician of Lord Buddha himself. Q.63.(C) United States is the country with the world's Q.43.(B) The poem 'Amar Sonar Bangla’ penned by largest GDP. China comes second in the global Rabindranath Tagore later it was adopted by GDP ranking. Bangladesh as its national anthem. Q.64.(D) Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the President of Algeria, has Q.44.(B) India's 5-year plan system was adopted from Russia. resigned in April 2019 bowing to public pressure. The Russian leader Joseph Stalin implemented the Q.65.(C) Manu Sawhney is the new CEO of the 5-year plan approach in Russia first. International Cricket Council (ICC) after the Q.45.(B) Near Paris you would find the Palace of Versailles. Cricket World Cup 2019. Q.46.(C) The two famous universities of Oxford and Q.66.(A) Vinod K. Dasari is the ex-CEO and MD of Cambridge are located in United Kingdom. Ashok Leyland who took over as the CEO of Q.47.(C) Total biosphere reserves in India are 18. Royal Enfield. Q.48.(D) The Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Q.67.(A) New Zealand cricket team that is number 2 Karnataka. in international test ranking, as per ICC, as of Q.49.(A) In Munnar hill stations you would find the March 2019. Cheeyapara Waterfalls, Pothamedu View point Q.68.(C) Shreyas lyerwas chosen as the captain of the and Attukad Waterfalls. Delhi Capitals team for IPL 2019 season. Q.50.(D) The city of Venice, criss-crossed by canals and Q.69.(C) In Haryana has the National Cancer Institute bridges, is located in Italy. (NCI) been set up in early 2018. Q.51.(D) Mount Etna, considered to be the most active Q.70.(D) Karnataka is the leading nut producing state in volcano of Europe, is located in Italy. India.

Virat Kohli eclipsed legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag by amassing a record seventh DECEMBER 2019 MICA double hundred, the highest in Indian cricket history. 79 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE Q.71.(B) 70-year-old Kamala Pujari is the lady from Q.73.(A) In Vrindavan of Uttar Pradesh one would find Odisha who was awarded the Padmashri award the 11 storied Pagal Baba Temple. for her work of preserving of hundreds of types Q.74.(C) The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in the of paddy seeds throughout her life. Sasaram town of Bihar state. Q.72.(A) The first areca nut to get the Geographic Indications (GI) tag is the Sirsi Supari. This Q.75.(B) The area called Bundelkhand comes under Uttar supari is grown in Karnataka. Pradesh - Madhya Pradesh Border. UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL SCIENCE & ARITHMETIC Q.76.(B) An antisatellite missile test, carried out successfully Q.93.(D) From Fungi Penicillin is obtained. by the DRDO on 27 March 2019 from Dr APJ Q.94.(C) Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of Abdul Kalam Island launch complex, the name of vitamin A. the mission was Mission Shakti. Q.95.(B) Beriberi is caused by the deficiency of vitamin Q.77.(D) Communication is the application of the GSAT- B1 (thiamin). 31 satellite launched by India on 6 February 2019. Q.96.(A) Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease in which Q.78.(C) Agni 5 is the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface dark red patches occur on face, neck, hands, intercontinental ballistic missile developed calves and feet. by the Defence Research and Development Q.97.(A) Blood enters the kidney through the Renal artery. Organisation (DRDO). Q.98.(D) Liver secretes bile juice. Q.79.(A) Evaporation is a part of the process involved in Q.99.(D) Colour blindness disease is very rare in women water cycle. as compared to its occurrence in men. Q.80.(B) Deficiency of Iron mineral causes anemia. Q.100.(A) Haemoglobin is the protein insidered blood cells Q.81.(C) Chlorination is a commonly used chemical that carries Oxygen. method for purifying water. Q.101.(D) Given that 8.13×106 Q.82.(D) River is the source of freshwater. = 813×10000 = 8130000 Q.83.(A) Fishoil is a good source of vitamin A. Q.102.(A) Given that 0.35353535…………… Q.84.(B) Sound CANNOT travel through vacuum. Let x = 0.353535353535………. (1) Q.85.(C) Chemical energy causes a matchstick to ignite Multiply x by 100 into a bright flame when the matchstick is struck 100x = 35.3535353535……….. (2) against the match box surface. Equation (2 ) – (1) Q.86.(D) CGS system of measurement units stands for Centimeter, Gram, Second. 100x – x = 35 Q.87.(A) In Electronic Communication Systems, noise 99x = 35 refers to unwanted signals that tend to disturb 35 x = the transmission and processing of message 99 signals. Q.103.(D) Given that 22×32×52×7 Q.88.(B) In the process of evaporation it increases with 2 2 2 increase in surface area. 7 ×5 ×3 ×2 3 2 3 Q.89.(C) Plaster of Paris is a product of calcium. 2 ×5 ×7 ×3 2 Q.90.(A) Natural rubber is a natural polymer and H.C.F = 5 ×2×3×7= 1050 possesses elastic properties. 36 1 Q.104.(B) Given that, − Q.91.(C) Limestone is a form of calcium carbonate. 81 9 Q.92.(C) Dietary intake of Iodine is essential for the 6 1 5 − = normal functioning of thyroid gland. 9 9 9

80 MICA DECEMBER 2019 SARAS Aajeevika Mela held at India Gate Lawns, in New Delhi. SOLVED PAPER 2019 Q.105.(D) Let number be x 500 According to question, Time taken by preeti = 25 = 60 sec = 1 min x – 55 = 79 – x 3 18 2x = 134 18 × Q.111.(D) From option B = 25 m/s = 5 km/hr = 90 X = 67 km/hr Required number is 67 From option C = 1500m/min Q.106.(C) Let numbers are x – 1 , x and x +1 60 = 1500 × = 90 km / hr According to question, x – 1 + x + x +1 = 96 1000 3x = 96, x = 32 So from option 100 km/hr is highest Greatest number is = x + 1 Q.112.(D) Given that = 32 + 1 r = 21 cm , h = 16 cm = 33 Curved surface area of cylinder = 2πrh 128÷ 16 × 3 − 7 × 2 22 Q.107.(B) Given that, = 1 2 21 16 ?− 6 × 6 − 3 = × × × 7 8×3 – 7×2 = ? – 36 – 3 = 2112 cm2 24 – 14 = ? – 39 Q.113.(B) Time taken by both tap A and B to fill the tank ? = 10 + 39 16× 48 together = = 12hr ? = 49 16+ 48 Q.108.(D) Total number of boys = 1000 Q.114.(C) Ratio of present age of vimal : vinay = 4 :5 Number of Passed boy After 6 year age of vimal = 26 year s = 43 % of 1000 = 430 Present age of vimal = 20 year Then Number of failed boys 4 ratio = 20 = 57% of 1000 = 570 1 ratio = 5 Total Number of girls = 600 Present age of vinay = 5×5= 25 year Number of passed girls = 35% of 600 = 210 Q.115.(C) Angle made by hour hand in one hour Number of failed girls = 65% of 600 = 390 360 = = 300 Total failed student = 570 + 390 = 960 12 Total student = 1000 + 600 = 1600 So, from 9 to 3 there should be 6 hours distance 960 traveled by hour hand Required percentage = ×100 = 60% 0 1600 Angle traveled by hour hand = 6×30 =180

Q.109.(D) A can complete the work in 9 days Q.116.(C) A B can complete the work in 18 days A and B works together can complete the job in 9× 18 = days 9+ 18 D E = 6 days Q.110.(A) Speed of Preeti = 30 km/hr 5 25 = 30 × = m/sec 18 3 B C Distance covered by preeti = 500 m According to property of similar triangle

Moody, the rating agency has lowered its 2019-20 GDP growth forecast for India to 5.8% from 6.2%. DECEMBER 2019 MICA 81 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE In D ADE and D ABC Q.120.(C) If we devide square of a number by 4 then we Angle A = angle A get remainder either 0 of 1 2 1 3 DE// BC Q.121.(A) 1n 1500 = 2 ×3 ×5 Angle ADE = Angle ABC Number of factors = (2+1) × (1+1) × (3+1) = 24 So Possible number of ways D ADE and D ABC are similar 24 = = 12 AE AD 2 So = AC AB Q.122.(A) In this type of question go through the option Q.117.(D) A system of equations is called an inconsistent answer is 13 : 19 system of equations if there is no solution Q.123.(D) As we know internal angle of polygon which because the lines are parallel. cyclic polygon is 1440 so Hence they can’t concide Angle made on circumference due to inradius of 0 Q.118.(D) Given that q = 450 polygon = 72 each so angle made on centre = 360 2 2 1 cosθ + sec θ = + 2 = 2.5 Q.124.(*) For given question option are not give. 2 Q.125.(A) Let the minimum possible number of additional Q.119.(B) Condition for unique solution matches the club A should play to achieve a a b c 1= 1 ≠ 1 success rate of 44% be X a b c 2 2 2 ( 60 + X) * 44% = 18 + X 6− 2 660 + 11X = 450 + 25X = k− 1 14X = 210 K = 3 X = 15 UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL HINDI ç.126.(B) bl xq.k ds ek/;e ls NksVs&ls&NksVk O;fä cM+ksa dh lgkuqHkwfr ç.136.(C) fo'ks"k.k dh fo'ks"krk crkus okys dks çfo'ks"k.k dgrs gSaA vftZr dj ysrk gSA 'khy dksbZ nqyZHk vkSj nSoh xq.k ugha gSA ç.137.(B) ^eLrd* dk i;kZ;okph yykV gSA ç.127.(C) tgk¡ 'khy dk çHkqRo gksrk gS ogk¡ dksbZ dk;Z fcxM+us ugha ç.138.(D) ekU;&/kkU; ,d nwljs ds foykse ugha gSaA ikrkA ç.139.(A) xkM+h dk vFkZ gS ;ku vkSj xk<+h dk vFkZ gS xgjhA ç.128.(C) ^nq"çHkkfor* dk foykse lqçHkkfor gSA ç.140.(C) ^tks bafæ;ksa dh igq¡p ls ckgj gks* mls bfUæ;krhr dgrs gSaA ç.129.(D) tc dksbZ ljdkjh i=] dk;kZy; Kkiu ;k Kkiu ,d ç.141.(B) js[kkafdr in esa ij fpà gS] vr% vf/kdj.k ijlxZ gSA lkFk vusd çsf"kfr;ksa dks Hkstk tk jgk gks] rc mls ç.142.(D) ^ns[kk x;k gks* ,d laHkkO; Hkwr gS D;wafd ;g dk;Z gks ifji= dgk tkrk gSA Hkh pqdk gS] ijUrq la'k; Hkh gSA ç.130.(C) vius fo|ky; dh fdlh euksjatu ?kVuk dk o.kZu djrs gq, ç.143.(A) ^mlus vius dks funksZ"k ?kksf"kr fd;kA* bl ljy okD; ds fe= dks fy[kk x;k i= oS;fäd dksfV ds varxZr vk,xkA feJ okD; dk :i ^mlus dgk fd eSa funksZ"k gw¡A* gSA ç.131.(A) ^y* ,d var%LFk O;atu gSA ftuds mPpkj.k esa Lojksa ç.144.(A) fojke fpg ds ç;ksx dh n`f"V ls ^og nwj ls] cgqr nwj dh rqyuk esa vf/kd rFkk O;atuksa dh rqyuk esa 'okl ls] vk jgk gSA* okD; lgh ugha gSA dk vojks/k de mRiUu gksrk gS] var%LFk O;atu dgykrs ç.145.(C) ^,fM+;k¡ jxM+uk* eqgkojs dk lgh vFkZ cgqr nkSM+&/kwi gSa A os gSa & ;~ ] j~ ] y~ ] o~ A djuk gksxkA ç.132.(D) ^,* Loj daBrkyO; gS A ç.146.(D) ^lkou gjs u Hkknksa lw[ks*& yksdksfä dk lgh vFkZ lnk ç.133.(B) vks + v ¾ vo gks x;k] vr% ;gk¡ v;kfn laf/k gSA ,d lh n'kk gSA ç.134.(A) çfr + vax ¾ çR;ax] vO;;hHkko lekl esa milxksaZ ç.147.(A) fganh lkfgR; ds bfrgkl ds vkfndky dks ohjxkFkk dk ç;ksx gksrk gS] pwafd çfr ,d milxZ gS vr% ;gk¡ dky Hkh dgk x;k gSA vO;;hHkko lekl gSA ç.148.(D) ^Hkäeky* ukHkknkl th dh jpuk gSA ç.149.(B) mnar ekrZ.M fganh dk çFke lekpkj i= FkkA ç.135.(C) lf[k;ksa lfgr esa lEcU/k n'kkZ;k x;k gS] vr% ;gk¡ laca/kcks/kd vO;;&ç;ksx gqvk gSA ç.150.(D) 'kkSjlsuh viHkza'k ls fganh dh ewy mRifÙk ekuh xbZ gSA

MICA DECEMBER 2019 Yes Bank Ltd has appointed Anita Pai as the Chief Operating Officer and Jasneet Bachal as the Chief 82 Marketing Officer of the bank. MODEL PAPER 2019 CRP PO Mains/Reasoning Ability Q.1-3. Study the given information carefully and I. No, ABC should not shut down its plant as it answer the following questions. is providing employment to many residents on the cost of a small loss. II. No, There may be a possibility in the near future that the loss making plant may create profits. III. Yes, ABC should not bear loss on the name of providing employment as residents will find another means of employment. Q.5. Statement: A newly launched royal train with world class infrastructure and facilities by the Indian Railways is ill-treated by some passengers. Some passengers stole the interior items of the train and make the train filthy, dirty and ugly- Step 4 is the last step. As per the rules followed in looking. Should Indian Railways decide not to the given steps, answer the questions given below launch such kind of trains again in the future? for the following input. I. Yes, such passengers should not be provided a royal facility train. Q.1. What are the first two elements of step 2? II. No, Indian Railways should not stop launching such trains rather Indian Railways should (1) 33 (2) 34 (3) 45 come up with punishment provisions for such (4) 36 (5) None of these passengers. Q.2. What are the middle two numbers of step 1? III. Yes, manufacturing of such a royal train needs a huge expenditure so no new trains should be (1) 24 (2) 12 (3) 14 launched. (4) 13 (5) None of these Q.6. Statement: Indian Government is promoting Q.3. What is the last step of the above arrangement? exports whereas there is a shortage of resources (1) 03 (2) 01 (3) 02 for their own citizens. Should Indian Government stop promoting exports? (4) 04 (5) 05 I. No, exports is necessary to improve the GDP Q.4-6. Study the given information carefully and of the country. answer the following questions. II. Yes, Indian Government must stop promoting (1) If only argument I and II are strong. exports and should concentrate on providing (2) If only argument I and III are strong. resources to its citizens first. (3) If only argument II and III are strong. III. No, exports are necessary to improve the foreign deficit of the country. (4) If only argument II is strong. Q.7-8. Study the following information carefully and (5) None of these. answer the questions given below: Q.4. Statement: There are two processing plants of In a certain code, a company ABC at two different locations. The plant at the first location is making huge profit TROY TRAY TRUMBLE TARZAN is coded as due to location factor while the one at the second 6O* 6A* 14L@ 8A$ location is creating a small amount of loss but it UGLY UMBRELLA UNICORN ULTRA is coded is providing employment to thousands of local as 12L* 14L% 18R@ 7R# residents of that location. Should ABC needs to shut down its second plant ? VOID VEST VAST VARIOUS is coded as 16I* 10S* 6S* 20U@

Pope Francis proclaimed the Indian nun Mariam Thracia and four others as saints. DECEMBER 2019 MICA 83 CRP PO MAINS WEB WORST WORLD WAR is coded as 9E+ Q.10. Which of the following will be the weak argument 7S# 9L# 4A+ of the above statement? Q.7. What will be the code for VOLUMINOUS (1) B or C (2) Only C (3) A and B according to the above coding pattern? (4) Only E (5) None of these (1) 21U^ (2) 21U& (3) 22U! Q.11. Which of the following will be inferred from the (4) 22U+ (5) Either option 01 or 02 above statement? Q.8. What will be the code for TRUST according to the (1) C and A (2) E or B (3) Only D given pattern? (4) Only B (5) None of these (1) 9S* (2) 8S# (3) 9S# Q.12. Which of the following will be the assumption for (4) 9S@ (5) None of these the above statement? Q.9-14. Study the following information carefully and (1) Only D (2) A and C (3) C and B answer the questions given below: (4) Only E (5) None of these Statement: Yoga, the ayurvedic remedy for every Q.13. Which of the following will be the strong argument illness whether tension or cancer. Adults and of the above statement? children are getting slothfully busy with Tech devices; seeing the present condition the day to day (1) D or A (2) Only E (3) Only B manoeuvre, yoga is incumbent. It is a meticulous (4) C and B (5) None of these pursuit that gives an active life from passive life; dynamic life from static life. Alternatively, Q.14. Which of the following will be the effect of the chemicals are balefully upshot the physical above statement? strength, for that time being it can provide relief to (1) Only A (2) Only C (3) D and E the body but not worthy at all. Medicines are also (4) Only E (5) None of these important as yoga’s effect is very time taking and some health problems need instant recovery. For Q.15-19. Study the following information carefully and the long term, yoga is highly effective and can’t be answer the question given below. replaced. Not a day to be referred a yoga day but it There are eight girls N, M, F, H, J, I, K and G. All should be practised regularly. of them having one box numbered 1 to number 8 (A) Yoga, the universal medicine for all the and each box is placed according to their number. remedies, gets control over the body and mind The lowermost box is numbered 1, just above which makes the individual’s activities more them is numbered 2 and so on. The uppermost box worthy and healthy. is numbered 8. Each of them belongs to different cities i.e. M.P, Varanasi, Lucknow, Delhi, Mumbai, (B) Untrained instructions can adversely affect the Jaipur, Agra and Hyderabad, but not necessarily body and trained instructor is hard to find. in the same order. The weight of each box is 52 (C) Mental relaxation is very important for kg, 54 kg, 56 kg, 57 kg, 63 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg and concentration, that can only be obtained by 75 kg, but not necessarily in the same order. Each practising yoga. box contains different fruits watermelon, apple, (D) Natural cure is better than artificial medication. muskmelon, mango, plum, banana, orange and cherry, but not necessarily in the same order. (E) Schools and colleges should make yoga mandatory in their curriculum which will The girl who belongs to Mumbai likes muskmelon. make today's generation regular to it and safe G’s box contains cherry and his box is heavier from further illness. than J’s box, which contains orange. There are three boxes between those girls who belong to Q.9. Which of the following will be the course of action cities Varanasi and Delhi. The girl who has a box for the above statement? of 75 kg belongs to Jaipur. Only one box is there (1) A (2) C or A (3) D and A between those boxes which have muskmelon and the watermelon. There are only one box between (4) Only E (5) None of these orange and cherry boxes, and both are in odd M C Mary Kom has won the bronze medal in the 51kg event of World Women’s Boxing MICA DECEMBER 2019 84 Championships held in Ulan-Ude, Russia. MODEL PAPER 2019 numbers box. M whose box weighs 54 kg, contains (1) The one who belongs to city Varanasi. watermelon and the box is numbered even but (2) The one whose box contains orange. greater than 4. I belongs to M.P. The girl belongs to Lucknow has a box of 52 kg. The box that contains (3) The one whose box contains cherry and belongs banana is 72 kg and is placed just below the box to city Jaipur. that contains orange. Box that contains muskmelon (4) The one who belongs to city Agra. is placed above the watermelon box. F has mango. There are two boxes between the girls who belong (5) The one who belongs to Lucknow. to Delhi and Agra. J’s box is 5 kg heavier than N, Q.20-24. Study the following information carefully and who has muskmelon. K’s box contains plum and answer the question given below: the box is numbered 5 and the weight of the box is Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are working multiple of 7. The one whose box contains mango in an organization. They go to their office by car is 52 kg and is immediately above the box which daily from Monday to Sunday. Each of them likes contains orange. H has an apple. The girl belongs to Agra does not like mango and plum. different colour of car i.e. Red, Blue, Pink, Yellow, Green, White and Black, but not necessarily in the Q.15. Which of the following is true regarding J? same order. Each of them using different company (1) He likes cherry. car Tata, Suzuki, Honda, Hyundai, Datsun, Renault and Nissan. Each of them married to different (2) His box is 63kg. person T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z, but not necessarily (3) His box is immediate above the cherry box. in the same order. (4) Only one box is between her box and the box The one who goes by car on Wednesday uses Black which contains plum. car whereas the one who goes by car on Saturday (5) None is true uses Yellow car. The one who uses Hyundai car is the husband of X and does not goes office on first Q.16. If H is related to Hyderabad and K is related to and last day of the week. E is the wife of Z, uses Delhi, then who among the following related to Suzuki car and goes office on Friday. B does not Jaipur in the same way? use Tata car. Only one person goes office between (1) N (2) M (3) J the one who uses Hyundai car and A, who likes (4) G (5) I Red car and married to Y. G is spouse of T and goes office on Saturday. The number of day between the Q.17. Which of the following is correct in terms of one who uses Tata and the one who uses Renault is weight? the same as the number of day between the person (1) N >M> G> F >J>H>K >I likes Red car and Pink car. C likes Pink car and (2) G >I>J>H>K > N >M> F uses Honda car. The spouse of X uses White car. The one who likes Red car goes immediately after (3) G >I>J>H>M> F >K > N the one who uses Datsun car. The one who used (4) G>I>J> N >H>K >M> F Renault car likes Blue car. Wife of W goes office on Wednesday. D is spouse of V goes office before (5) I>J> N >H> G >K >M> F B but not immediately before B. Q.18. Whose box among the following is on the topmost? Q.20. One who uses blue car, use it on which day? (1) M (1) Tuesday (2) N (2) Thursday (3) The one whose box contains watermelon. (3) Either Tuesday or Thursday (4) The one whose box contains banana. (4) Can't be determined (5) Monday (5) Both (1) and (3) Q.21. Who among the following goes to his office by car Q.19. Whose box among the following is the heaviest in on Tuesday? the group?

Union Minister Nityanand Rai has launched a Government Railway Police’s website “railways. DECEMBER 2019 MICA delhipolice.gov.in” and a mobile application “Sahyatri”. 85 CRP PO MAINS (1) The spouse of U (2) The wife of B (1) 20 m South (2) 16 m East (3) The husband of T (4) The husband of X (3) 23 m North-east (4) 23 m North (5) Either option 01 or 04 (5) 8 m North-west Q.22. Who among the following uses which car on Q.26. What is distance between T and A? Sunday? (1) 35 m (2) 41 m (3) 33 m (1) A - Tata (2) B - Tata (4) 43 m (5) 37 m (3) D - Nissan (4) C - Honda Q.27. N is in which direction with respect to E? (5) E - Renault (1) North (2) South (3) South-west Q.23. Which of the following combinations is true? (4) North-east (5) North-west (1) A-Y-Monday-Blue Q.28. If a man start from S to go E taking minimum point (2) B-W-Sunday-Red following given path, then what is total distance travels by him? (3) C-U-Friday-Pink (1) 135 m (2) 144 m (3) 149 m (4) B-W-Wednesday-Black (4) 124 m (5) 134 m (5) G-Z-Saturday-Green Q.29-30. Each of the questions below consists of a Q.24. One who uses Green colour car, use which question and two statements numbered I and II company car? given below it. You have to decide whether the (1) Tata (2) Honda data provided in the statements are sufficient to (3) Renault (4) Hyundai answer the question. Read both the statements and answer the following question. (5) Suzuki (1) If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient Q.25-28.In the questions given below, certain symbols to answer the question, while the data in are used with the following meaning: Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer 'P@Q' means 'P is 10 m north of Q'. the question. 'P$Q' means 'P is 15 m south of Q'. (2) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in 'P%Q' means 'Q is 20 m east of P'. Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer 'P&Q' means 'Q is 5 m west of P'. the question. 'P#Q' means 'Q is 8 m north of P'. (3) If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement 'P*Q' means 'Q is 20 m south of P'. II alone are sufficient to answer the question. 'P!Q' means 'P is 15 m east of Q'. (4) If the data in both the Statements I and II are not sufficient to answer the question. 'P©Q' means 'P is 17 m west of Q'. (5) If the data in both the Statements I and II If two symbols come together, together are necessary to answer the question. P%# or #%Q means Q is 20+8 m north-east of P. Q.29. Among Z, Y, X, W, U, T, S and V each having a Q$© or ©$P means P is 15+17 m south-west of Q. different height, who is the tallest? and same…. I. W is the fourth smallest among them and V is taller than W but smaller than X. T is taller Route I: O $ N & M # T % R #% S than only U. Only three person is taller than Z. Route II: P © K @ W % V $ U ! N II. Only three person is taller than Z. Both Y and Route III: K * A & B # C # D $© E V is smaller than S but taller than Z. Q.25. R is how far and in which direction with respect to Q.30. Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are staying V? on an eight storey building. Lowermost floor is

86 MICA DECEMBER 2019 The 38th India Carpet Expo will be held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. MODEL PAPER 2019 numbered 1 and topmost floor is numbered 8. Who (1) Only Q and N (2) Only J and P among the following lives on top floor? (3) Only P and Q (4) Only Q and K I. A lives on an odd numbered floor but not on (5) Cannot be determined second top floor. Three floors are between A and H. The number of person above H is same Q.32. What is the sum of the ages of W’s father and O’s as below E. C lives just below E but not on daughter? lower-most floor. (1) 36 years (2) 39 years (3) 44 years II. Two floors are between A and D. One floor is (4) 42 years (5) Cannot be determined between D and F. G lives two floors below E. A live just below G. Q.33. Who among the following represent the daughters of M and K respectively? Q.31-34.Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. (1) U and S (2) Y and S (3) X and Y There are 8 fathers J to Q and 8 daughters R to (4) S and U (5) None of the above Y are sitting on the two circular tables but not Q.34. Who among the following are the immediate necessarily in the same order. The circular tables neighbours of the one, whose age is 4 years? are such that one is small and second is large with (1) The one, whose age is 33 years and the one small inside the larger one. The people sitting on whose age is 35 years. the outer circular table are facing the centre and the people sitting on the inner circular table are facing (2) The one, whose age is 32 years and the one outside the centre. So in this way, the fathers are whose age is 37 years. facing the daughters when they are sitting on the (3) The one, whose age is 31 years and the one same sides of the table. All the daughters are aged whose age is 35 years. from 1 to 8 years and all the Fathers are aged from 31 to 38 years. No two daughters or two fathers are (4) The one, whose age is 37 years and the one adjacent to each other in either of the circle. All the whose age is 38 years. above information is not necessarily in the same (5) None of the above order. Q.35-37. Study the following information carefully and The one, whose age is 38 years, doesn’t face inside answer the questions given below. the circle. L’s daughter is neither S nor U and she is youngest among eight daughters. Only three Kapil, John, Iram, Hemant, Gori, Faheem and people sit between T’s Father and K, whose age Ellen are seven supervisors of a Company. There is 34 years. J is the father of the daughter, whose are no other supervisors besides them. The age is 3 years. N is older than Q and both of them management of the Company decided to post the ages are prime numbers. M doesn’t face inside seven supervisors in seven different countries. the circle and L’s age is divisible by 11. N is the The names of the countries China, Argentina, father of X, whose age is 6 years and sits on the Colombia, Mexico, India, Australia and England. immediate left of P’s daughter. T is the daughter The names of the countries are not necessarily of O, whose age is a perfect square and sits on the in the same order as that of the names of the immediate right of V’s Father. U is younger than persons. There are three married couples among S and the difference between the age is 2 years. the supervisors. One feature is that despite having U’s Father is not M. S, who is not an immediate equal efficiencies their salaries are different. neighbour of L. R is the daughter of P and faces Iram has been posted in China and her salary inside the circle. R’s age is divisible by 5. Only is more than the salary of the person posted one person sits between W’s father and Q, whose in Mexico and the one in Colombia. Gori is daughter is V, whose age is a perfect cube. Three married to the person posted in Australia and people sit between N’s daughter and W, whose age Gori gets the least salary. No woman is posted in is half of X. M’s age is 32 years. Colombia, Mexico or Australia. Ellen is married Q.31. Who among the following pairs represents the to John and his salary is more than Kapil or oldest and the youngest father respectively? Hemant. Faheem is not posted in Colombia. The salary of the person who is posted in Australia

India and Asian Development Bank, have signed 190 million dollar loan agreement for improving DECEMBER 2019 MICA road connectivity in Rajasthan. 87 CRP PO MAINS is more than that of the one posted in England sitting between Q and B who likes Mandi. L ranks but less the one posted in Colombia. The salary greater than A. P ranks two more than the one who of John, who is posted in Argentina is more likes Mysore. B ranks less than M. Only one student than that of Kapil. Kapil is posted in England. sitting between L and the one who scored 54. B Faheem’s wife is not posted either in India or scores the third highest marks. A’s rank is not first. England. No one gets more salary than the wife The one who likes Sikkim ranks four more than of the person who is posted in Colombia. None the one who likes Jaisalmer who scores 90 marks. of the male supervisors was drawing more salary A score lowest marks. P score more than C. The than Faheem. difference between the scores of the person who likes Leh and the person who likes Delhi is 30. Q.35. Who among the following supervisors gets the highest salary? Q.38. Which student has rank 3 and likes which city? (1) John (2) Iram (1) A-Srinagar (2) B-Mandi (3) Q-Delhi (4) M-Sikkim (5) None of these (3) Faheem (4) Data Inadequate Q.39. How many Students are between B and the one (5) None of these who scores 78? Q.36. Which of the following is the right combination of (1) Two (2) Three (3) One the highest paid of male and female? (4) None (5) Four (1) John Ellen (2) Faheem Hemant Q.40. If P and N interchange their positions, what will be (3) John Faheem (4) Data Inadequate the new rank of N? (5) None of these (1) 6 (2) 4 (3) 7 Q.37. What is Faheem’s position from the Kapil when (4) 3 (5) None of these the supervisors are arranged in descending order of their salaries? Q.41. Who scores fourth lowest marks and like which city? (1) First (2) Second (1) A-Srinagar (2) N-Sikkim (3) B-Mandi (3) Third (4) Data Inadequate (4) Q-Delhi (5) M-Sikkim (5) None of these Q.42-45. Study the following information carefully and Q.38-41. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: answer the questions given below: Eight persons of a family L, M, N, O, P, Q, R Eight students L, M, N, A, B, C, P and Q are sitting and S sitting in a straight line. Four of them are in a class one behind the other and are facing north. facing the north and four of them are facing They are sitting according to their ranks such that south direction. They like to work in different TV student having rank 1 is sitting first, rank 2 is sitting channels viz: Zee TV, Life Ok, Star Plus, Colors, second and so on. No student is sitting ahead of &TV, Discovery, HBO and Star Sports, but not rank 1 student. Each of them likes different places necessarily in the same order. Srinagar, Delhi, Leh, Munnar, Jaisalmer, Mandi, Sikkim and Mysore, but not necessarily in the The one who worked in Life Ok sits second to the same order. Each of them scores different marks left of the one who works in MTV. R who works in the examination out of 100, which is successive in Star Plus and is the maternal grandmother of multiples of 6. P. S sits at one of the extreme ends. Both persons sitting at the corner are not facing north direction. Only one student is sitting between Q and M. The The sister-in-law of S does not work in Zee TV. person who likes Leh having more marks then the O, sister-in-law of the one who is married to N. L person who likes Delhi.The one who scores 72 is is an immediate neighbour of S. M has only one sitting behind the one who scores 78. N ranks one daughter and is married to the one who works more than L. The marks of M is more than C who in MTV. Mother and aunt of P are immediate scores 60 marks but less marks than the person who neighbours of each other. L has only one cousin scores 78. Only one student is sitting between A and likes to work in Discovery. The son of M and the one who likes Munnar. Only one student is Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has successfully completed the first-ever marathon under two hours in the MICA DECEMBER 2019 88 Austrian capital of Vienna. MODEL PAPER 2019 works in HBO and is facing the same direction (3) Son of R (4) Q as that of M. N is maternal uncle of P. The one (5) None of these who works in Colors sits third to the right of the grandson of M. N second to the left of R, who is Q.44. Who is the husband of the sister-in-law of Q? an immediate neighbour of her husband. There are (1) M only three married couples. L is the son of N and sits to the third left of M, who is third to the right (2) N of the one who works in Zee TV. The one who (3) The one who works in MTV works in Star sports sits third to the left of the one who works in Star Plus. S is the son-in-law of M. (4) The one who works in HBO The mother of N is not facing north direction and (5) None of these is facing the same direction as that of P. Q.45. Who are the immediate neighbours of third to the Q.42. Who sits third to the left of P, and works in which left of R? of the channel? (1) S and V (1) None (2) M, Star Plus (3) P, MTV (2) S and person working in MTV (4) R, Star Plus (5) None of these (3) The person working in Life Ok and P Q.43. Who among the following works in Life ok? (4) The person working in HBO and M (1) The cousin of L (2) The nephew of S (5) The person working in HBO and Zee TV CRP PO Mains/Quantitative Aptitude Q.46-50. In each of the following questions, a question Q.48. Find the value of a-b÷c is followed by two or three statement. Read all Statement I: c is smallest odd composite number the statements and find that which statements are required to answer the question and answer Statement II: a is 800% more than b accordingly. Statement III: a+b=120 Q.46. What is the volume of the cylindrical tank ? (1) Only III (2) Only II and III Statement I: Diameter of the base is equal to the (3) Only I and II (4) Any two are sufficient height of the tank. (5) None of these Statement II: Height of the tank is 20 m. Q.49. Two persons P and Q. P bought some copies and Statement III: Area of the base is 320 sq. m. some books from a shopkeeper. The shopkeeper (1) Only I and III. (2) Only I charged extra Rs.15 ,though he was getting a (3) Only III (4) Any two profit of Rs. 60/copy and Rs 350/book . For what price did P and Q sell the book if they both earned (5) None of these a profit of 50%? Q.47. What is the selling price of the camera if no Statement I: The selling price of 4 copies and 2 discount is offered ? books was Rs. 600. Statement I: Cost price of the camera is Rs.10,000. Statement II: P and Q sold equal number of copies Statement II: Profit earned was 20%. and books . Statement III: Had 20% discount been offered on Statement III: They invested a total amount of marked price the profit would have been Rs. 700. Rs.10,000 on copies and Rs .15,000 on books (1) Only III (2) Only II and III (1) Only II (2) None of the above (3) Only I and II (4) All of these (3) Only II and III (4) Only I and II (5) None of these (5) All together are sufficient

Star sprinter Dutee Chand smashed her own national record, clocking 11.22 seconds, in the women's DECEMBER 2019 MICA 100m semifinals at the 59th National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi. 89 CRP PO MAINS Q.50. What is the rate of interest p.c.p.a? (1) Only A (2) Both A, and B Statement I: Simple Interest accrued in two years (3) All A, B and C (4) All A , B and D is Rs. 4400. (5) All A, B, C, and D Statement II: The amount becomes Rs. 15400 in Q.54. Marked price of an article is 60% more than the two years on simple interest . cost price. A shopkeeper allows X% discount and Statement III: Difference between the compound earns ____% profit, if a shopkeeper allows 2X% interest and simple interest earned in two years on discount and earns ___% profit. Which of the the amount invested is Rs. 440. following options satisfies the two blanks in the question? (1) Only I and II (2) Only II and III A) 44, 28 B) 36, 12 (3) Only II (4) All three together are sufficient C) 30, 16 D) 20, 12 (5) None of these (1) Only B (2) Only A, B (3) Only C Q.51. A has some blue and some red sheet which are in (4) Only D (5) Only A the ratio 2:7. Each day, he uses 1 blue sheet and 3 red sheets. At the end he is left with 15 red sheets. Q.55. In a mixture 200 litres of milk and 40 litres of water. The total number of sheets in the beginning was 'x' ____ litres of mixture is drawn and ____ litres of pure water is added, the milk in the mixture is 124 A) 143 B) 167 litres more than the water. Which of the following C) 135 D) 155 options satisfies the two blanks in the question? (1) Only A (2) Both A, and B A) 36, 12 B) 24, 8 (3) All A, B and C (4) Only C C) 18, 20 D) 12, 6 (5) All A, B, C, and D (1) Only B (2) Only C (3) Only A Q.52. Viraj travels at (S+10) km/hr and takes (T-1) hrs to (4) Only D (5) Only B and C cover D km. If he travels (S-20) km/hr and takes Q.56-59. Study the following information carefully and (T+5) hrs to cover D km . From the statement answer the given questions. given in the above question which of the following can be determined. The following bar graph shows the selling price of an article (In Rs.) and the profit % earned by A) Value of T selling the article. B) Value of S C) Find the distance covered by a man If he travels at (S+10) km/hr and takes (T+2) hrs D) Value of D (1) Only A) and B) (2) Only C) and D) (3) All A), B), C) and D) (4) Only A) and D) (5) None Q.53. In a bag there are total 15 balls of three color Red, Blue and Green. The number of different colored balls are not the same the difference of Red and Q.56. The cost price of article P is approximately what Green color Ball is equal to difference of Green percentage more/less than the cost price of article and Blue ball. Then what can be the number of U? blue ball if the possibility to chose a blue color ball is always greater than 0.2. (1) 23 % less (2) 14 % less A) 4 B) 7 (3) 14 % more (4) 8 % more C) 5 D) 8 (5) 23 % more

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched his maiden BWF World Tour title by winning the Dutch Open MICA DECEMBER 2019 90 men's singles at Almere in the Netherlands. MODEL PAPER 2019 Q.57. Manoj sold an article S to Kamran who again sold (1) 60 (2) 70 (3) 80 it at 25 % profit. Find the difference between the (4) 90 (5) 100 profits earned by Manoj to that of Kamran? Q.63. In which department the difference between the (1) Rs. 14 (2) Rs. 18 (3) Rs. 24 male and female is maximum ? (4) Rs. 30 (5) None of these (1) digital (2) Marketing (3) others Q.58. Rajesh marked an article Q, which is Rs. 60 above (4) A/c (5) HR the cost price. How much discount percentage should be given on marked price to earn the given Q.64. The total no. of male in IT and female in HR is profit? what percent of total employees in organisation ? (1) 5 % (2) 8 % (3) 12 % (1) 20% (2) 15% (3) 16% (4) 17.5 % (5) None of these (4) 12% (5) 10% Q.59. Find the average cost price of the article P, Q, R Q.65-68. Find the correct relationship between the given and S together. quantities: (1) Rs. 250 (2) Rs. 350 (3) Rs. 300 Respective ratio of Meera and her mother is 3:8. (4) Rs. 330 (5) None of these 10 years hence, the age of Meera’s brother will be half of her mother. Meera is 5 years younger than Q.60-64. Study the given information carefully and answer her brother. the questions asked- (1) Quantity II > Quantity I In an organization there are 7800 employees. The ratio of male and female is 7: 6. They are working (2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II in different departments A/c, H.R, IT, digital and (3) Quantity I > Quantity II Marketing and others .1/5 females working in HR (4) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II department and 15% of males working in A/c department. The no. of males working in marketing (5) Quantity I = Quantity II or relationship cannot dept. is 125% of females in IT department which be established is 80% of males working in HR department. The Q.65. Quantity I= Sum of ages of Meera and her brother. no. of males working in HR department and the females in digital department in ratio of 2: 1. The Quantity II= Age of mother. no. of females in A/c department is 50% of females Q.66. Quantity I: Compound interest 2 years from now, working in digital department. The no. of males if 2 years ago, a sum of Rs.2000 was compounded in IT is 120% of females in A/c department. The annually, amounts to Rs. 2420 at present. ratio of males in digital and females in marketing Quantity II: 92.82% of Simple interest, calculated department is 5: 1. The no. of females is marketing on a sum of Rs.2000 @ 5% rate of interest, is 20% of male in A/c department. Total no. of employees in digital department is 1000. calculated for a period of decade or more. Q.60. Find the total no. of employees in digital and Q.67. Quantity I = Square of least two digit number marketing department together. completely divisible by 5, 7, 14 and 35 (1) 1662 (2) 1866 (3) 3567 Quantity II = Square of highest two digit number which is completely divisible by 2, 5, 14 and 70. (4) 1234 (5) 1567 5 Q.61. The no. of female in digital department is Q.68. Quantity I: Hundred times the number, if 15 % 3 approximately what percent of the total no. of female in an organization ? of this number when multiplied by 3 equals 30 less than double of 20% of 200. (1) 8% (2) 10% (3) 12% Quantity II: Find ‘M’ (approx. value), if Y is 38% (4) 15% (5) 20% of X, and M% of Y is X. Q.62. Find the difference between male in A/c and Q.69-72.Read the following information carefully to female in HR. answer the questions asked-

India will extend a Line of Credit of over 60 million US Dollars to Comoros in the field of energy DECEMBER 2019 MICA and maritime defence cooperation. 91 CRP PO MAINS In the table below, John, Seema and Rakesh Railway Time Schedule of an Express Train X have invested money for different time and earned Running between City A and City H profit, answer the questions as per available information. a → Arrival of train

Years John Seema Rakesh Time Time Time Profit d→ Departure of train (John) (Seema) (Rakesh) A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are cities through which (in month) (in month) (in month) the train runs. 2001 A A+2000 A+4000 8 T T 16250 2002 B 18000 B 10 8 12 ------a – d→ Indicates stoppage/halting of the train at 2003 21000 24000 20000 Y X Y+4 ------2004 24000 ------21000 9 12 Q 57500 the city station. 2005 25000 ------25000 12 Z Z 59500 Q.73. The train begins its onward journey from City A Q.69. In 2001, the difference between the profit of Seema and Rakesh is Rs 650 and profit share of John is and it is extended to beyond City H to a City M Rs 5200. If investment of John is Rs. 7000 less due to some unavoidable reason. The train starts than 3000 times the investment time (in months) its return journey immediately after it reached of Rakesh, find the total investment of all three. City M. The train returns with a speed of 90 km/h (1) Rs 51000 (2) Rs 46000 (3) Rs 48000 without any stoppages in between and reaches (4) Rs 52000 (5) Rs 45000 City A at 2 : 25 am. Find the distance between City Q.70. Find the profit of Rakesh in 2003, if the profits of H and City M. Seema in the same year for 9 months is Rs 13,500 and Johns profit is Rs10,500. (1) 40 km (2) 90 km (1) Rs 25,000 (2) Rs 20,000 (3) Rs 18,000 (3) 70 km (4) None of these (4) Rs 15,000 (5) Rs 22000 (5) Data insufficient Q.71. In 2002, profit of John and Seema together is Rs Q.74. If the train stops at each city for 30% more time, 13,750 and also difference in their profit is Rs 1250. Find the total profit in that year? then at what time will it reach the city H after (1) Rs 20,250 (2) Rs 19,750 (3) Rs 22,550 departing from City A as per schedule? (4) Rs 19,350 (5) Cannot be determined (1) Data insufficient (2) 17 : 03 Q.72. Seema investment in 2004 is 6000 less than that (3) 16 : 41 (4) 16 : 58 of John in same year. Rakesh profit in 2004 is Rs 17,500. Find for how many months Rakesh (5) None of these invested his money in 2004? Q.75. Between how many pairs of consecutive stations (1) 12 (2) 10 (3) 8 does the speed run below the overall average speed (4) 4 (5) 9 of the entire trip? Q.73-76. Study the following line graph to answer these (1) 4 (2) 1 (3) 3 questions. (4) 2 (5) None of these Q.76. The average speed of the train maintained between two successive stations was maximum between (1) E-F (2) F-G (3) G-H (4) Both G -H and F-G (5) None of these Q.77-80. The following radar graph show the % of volume fillied by Pipe A and B in a week (Monday to Sunday). The ratio of the total volue of water filled by Pipe A and B in whole week is 2 : 1. The Vice President was conferred 'The Order of the Green Crescent', the highest Civilian Honour of MICA DECEMBER 2019 92 Comoros, by Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros in Moroni. MODEL PAPER 2019 (1) 48 : 25 (2) 25 : 48 (3) Can't determined (4) Data Indequete (5) None of these Q.78. On A particlaur day Pipe a was opened at Thursday rate and pipe B was opened at Saturday rate what percent of the volume of a 2700 liter would they fill in two hours? (1) 1.7% (2) 1.5% (3) 2.4% (4) Can’t determined (5) None of these Q.79. If pipe A can fill 80 litter on Thursday then which of the following statement/ staments is/ are true. Statement A :- Rate of filling the tank of Pipe A on Tuesday is equal to the rate of Pipe B on The Following table shows that the number of Wednesday. hours the pipe was open on a given day. Statement B :- Water Fill by Pipe A on Tuesday is Days Pipe A Pipe B 20% more than Pipe B on Thursday. Monday ------Statement C :- Rate of Water Filling by A and B Tuesday 5 4 on Friday is 4 : 3. Wednesday 12.5 5 (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C Thursday 8 ------Friday 10 5 (4) Both A and B (5) All A, B and C Saturday ------6 Q.80. What is the difference between the number of Sunday 6.25 ------hour required by pipe A and B to fill their tank respective tank on Friday? Q.77. If the rate of pipe B on Friday is 15 liter per hour which (1) 16 hour (2) 16 hour 20 minute is 25% less than rate of Pipe A on Monday then what is the respective ratio of the number of hours opened (3) 50 hour (4) Can't Determined Pipe A on Monday to the Pipe A on Sunday? (5) None of these CRP PO Mains/General Awareness Q.81. What are the names of two new district formed by Q.83. At which of the following place, Commonwealth Tamil Nadu state government? Weightlifting Championships 2019 was held? (1) Erode and Thiruvarur (1) Kingston, Jamaica (2) Tenkasi and Chengalpattu (2) Edinburgh, Scotland (3) Sivagangai and Dindigul (3) Manchester, England (4) Tiruppur and Thiruvarur (4) Apia, Samoa (5) None of these Q.82. At which place, the 9th Edition of South Asian (5) None of these Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Q.84. Which section of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Film Festival for the year 2019 was held? is related with amalgamation of two banking (1) Singapore, Singapore companies/organization? (2) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1) Section 100 to 120 (2) Section 44A (3) Mumbai, India (3) Section 301 to 394 (4) Section 21C (4) Colombo, Sri Lanka (5) Section 32A (5) None of these

India and Sierra Leone signed 6 agreements to expand the bilateral relations in various fields and also DECEMBER 2019 MICA agreed to push for UNSC reforms. 93 CRP PO MAINS Q.85. Under which of the following section of the Q.91. Book “The Problem of the Rupee – Its origin and Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the RBI granted its solution” is written by ______. full licenses for payment banks? (1) Dr. (2) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1) Section 18 (2) Section 25 (3) Section 29 (3) Hilton Young (4) Manmohan Singh (4) Section 22 (5) Section 24 (5) None of these Q.86. Which of the following pair is wrong regarding banks and their headquarters? Q.92. Who was honoured with the 'Global Asian of the Year 2018-19' award? (1) Bank of Maharashtra -Mumbai (1) Rachel Weisz (2) Canara Bank -Bangalore (2) Ismail Omar Guelleh (3) Central Bank of India -Mumbai (3) Anilkumar Manibhai Naik (4) Corporation Bank -Mangalore (5) None of these (4) Hema Diwakar Q.87. Which of the following bank was founded in (5) None of these December 1993, as UTI Bank? Q.93. Which of the following statements is/are True? (1) Yes Bank (2) HDFC Bank (A) Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides (3) Bandhan Bank (4) Axis Bank $ 200 million to upgrade rural roads to all- weather standards in 34 districts of Madhya (5) None of these Pradesh. Q.88. Which of the following banks was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919? (B) The main aim is to improve road safety and better connectivity with markets. (1) Bank of Maharashtra (C) The project improved the condition of about (2) Bank of Baroda 2,100 kilometers of rural roads to all-weather (3) State Bank of Saurashtra standards. (4) Union Bank of India (1) Both A and B (2) Both B and C (5) None of these (3) Both A and C (4) All of the above Q.89. Which of the following is not the function of the (5) None of these Reserve Bank of India? Q.94. Which of the following statement is/are True? (1) Acting as banker to the Government (A) A fun zone, the first of its kind in India, has been (2) Keeping of Foreign Exchange Reserve set up by the Railways at the Visakhapatnam (3) Issuing of one rupee notes and coins Railway Station, Andhra Pradesh. (4) Regulating credit in the country (B) The children can enjoy games during their (5) None of these waiting period for trains. Q.90. Which of the following statement is/are True? (C) The gaming zone has different interesting (A) The President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated games to children & adults. the World first Youth Summit in New Delhi. (1) Both A and B (2) Both B and C (B) It was organized by the Youth Awakening (3) Both A and C (4) All of the above Mission, a youth wing of Paavan Chintan Dhara Charitable Trust, Ghaziabad. (5) None of these (C) The summit aimed to work for the betterment Q.95. On which day, World Humanitarian Day is and welfare of ourselves, society and country. observed? (1) Both A and B (2) Both B and C (1) November 16 (2) September 18 (3) Both A and C (4) All of the above (3) August 19 (4) October 17 (5) None of these (5) None of these

America's gymnastics superstar Simona Biles put up an all-time record of 23 medals performing MICA DECEMBER 2019 94 brilliantly. MODEL PAPER 2019 Q.96. Which of the following is currency of Lebanon? Q.104. Which of the following statements is/are False? (1) Pound (2) Dinar (3) (A) Saudi Arabia became the first Arab country to (4) Peso (5) None of these get membership of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Q.97. Hanoi is the capital city of which of the following country? (B) The number of permanent members of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is 59. (1) Yemen (2) Vietnam (3) Vatican City (C) Saudi Arab received its membership into the (4) Zimbabwe (5) None of these global money laundering after the Annual Q.98. Where is the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium located? General Meeting in Orlando, Florida. (1) Mumbai, Maharashtra (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Both A and B (2) Kolkata, West Bengal (4) Both A and C (5) Both B and C (3) Delhi, Delhi NCR Q.105. Which Bank has raised Rs 300 crore through Basel-III compliant bonds for improving their risk (4) Ahmedabad, Gujarat management techniques? (5) None of these (1) State Bank of India (2) Federal Bank Q.99. Who is the present Chief Minister of Kerala? (3) HDFC Bank (4) ICICI Bank (1) B. S. Yediyurappa (2) Pinarayi Vijayan (5) None of these (3) Kamal Nath (4) Devendra Fadnavis Q.106. What was the theme of International Day of Yoga (5) None of these (IDY) 2019 in India? Q.100. In which state, Sanjay Gandhi National Park is (1) Theme – “Yoga for Heart” located? (2) Theme – “Yoga for Peace” (1) Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Maharashtra (4) Odisha (5) None of these (3) Theme – “Yoga for Climate Action” Q.101. Which of the following countries were reported (4) Theme – “Yoga for Health” as malaria-free cases in 2018, as per World Health (5) None of these Organization (WHO)? Q.107. Who is the head of the SEBI constituted panel that (1) China, Iran, Malaysia, Timor-Leste and El Salvador suggested significant changes to Foreign Portfolio (2) China, Iran, Malaysia, Singapore and Tajikistan Investors (FPI) Regulations? (3) China, Iran, Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand (1) M Narasimham (2) Dr. Y V Reddy (4) China, Iran, Malaysia, Brunei and Philippines (3) S Venkitaramanan (4) R Khan (5) None of these (5) None of these Q.102. Where was the 35th men’s Asian Snooker Q.108. Which of the following development authority has Championship or men’s Asian Snooker begun to construct a road using plastic waste for Championship 2019 held? the first time ever? (1) Doha, Qatar (2) Jakarta, Indonesia (1) Mumbai Development Authority (MDA) (3) Dhaka, Bangladesh (4) Beijing, China (2) Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) (5) None of these (3) Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) Q.103. On which riverbank is the world’s largest multi- (4) Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) stage, multi-purpose Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) built? (5) None of these (1) Godavari River (2) Musi River Q.109. Which of the following organization has appointed Naveen Uppal as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO)? (3) Krishna River (4) Bhima River (1) Sahara Housing Finance (5) None of these (2) IndiaBulls Housing Finance

Annu Rani bagged the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 59th National Open DECEMBER 2019 MICA 95 Athletics Championships in Ranchi. CRP PO MAINS (3) HDFC (4) Our Oceans: greening our future (4) ICICI Housing finance (5) None of these (5) None of these Q.115. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, located in Karnataka is Q.110. Which of the following statement is correct about built on which of the following river? the NITI Aayog? (1) Cauvery (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (1) NITI Aayog was Formed 25 January 2016. (4) Mahanadi (5) None of these (2) NITI Aayog comes under the Ministry of Q.116. Which bank launched India's first OTP facility for Commerce and Industry. ATM cash withdrawals above Rs.10,000? (3) The full form of NITI Aayog is New institute (1) HDFC Bank (2) SBI Bank for Transforming India. (3) Axis Bank (4) Canara Bank (4) The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the (5) ICICI Bank Government of India. Q.117. Euromoney has named which bank as the 'World's (5) None of these Best Bank'? Q.111. Who invented the Human Development Index? (1) DBS Bank (2) Standard Chartered (1) Paul krugman (2) Mahbub – ul Haq (3) HSBC (4) DCB Bank (3) Jean dreze (4) Alfred marshal (5) Bank of America (5) None of these Q.118. Shalimar Bagh is situated in which city? Q.112. As per Israel proposal, which country has been (1) Sri Nagar (2) Kochi (3) Kolkata selected as the focus country in Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020? (4) New Delhi (5) None of these (1) India (2) Singapore (3) Bangladesh Q.119. Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) is managed by ______. (4) Srilanka (5) None of these (1) National Payments Corporation of India Q.113. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the highest civilian award, the Order of the (2) Reserve Bank of India Distinguished Rule of Izzudeen of which country? (3) Finance Ministry (1) Maldives (2) Iran (3) Afghanistan (4) Government of India (4) India (5) None of these (5) None of these Q.114. What is the theme of the 2019 World Ocean day? Q.120. Bank of the Republic is the central bank of which (1) Gender and Oceans of the following country? (2) Oceans & People (1) Nigeria (2) Columbia (3) America (3) Clean our Ocean! (4) Fiji (5) None of these CRP PO Mains/English Language Q.121-125. In the questions, three sentences are given which mean that every attempt at improving service may or may not be grammatically correct. Find out will create such an advantage. the sentence(s) which is/ are grammatically correct. III. The bank managers did not recognize the level Q.121. I. After the first visitation widows and widowers of customer inertia in the consumer banking remarried quickly and produced as many industry that arises from the inconvenience of children as before; but because of the high switching banks. mortality among young people this population (1) Only I (2) Only II increase was not maintained later in the century (3) Both II & III (4) Both I & III II. The fact that superior service can generate a (5) All are correct competitive advantage for a company does not Indian Army and Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces (JGSDF) joint Military Exercise Dharma MICA DECEMBER 2019 96 Guardian-2019 held in Mizoram. MODEL PAPER 2019 Q.122. I. It was noted that Kabaddi was widely played in (1) Only I (2) Only II grassroots community settings, and could thus (3) Both II & III (4) Both I & II attract a wide variety of rural and metropolitan (5) All are correct viewers for advertisers to target if the league gained significant traction. Q.125. I. Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi with a Holika Dahan where people gathered, II. Few of the early maps approach modern perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire, standards, which requires an accurate and pray that their internal evil be destroyed representation of distances and of heights the way Holika, the sister of the demon king above mean sea-level and the use of carefully Hiranyakashipu, was killed in the fire. distinguished symbols. II. The Climate of India comprises a wide range III. Maps can be conceived of and considered in of weather conditions across a vast geographic several quite different ways, being properly scale and varied topography, making regarded, and so assessed, as works of art—at generalisations difficult. best as objects of color, skill, form, and beauty. III. The Pro Kabaddi League uses a franchise- (1) Only I (2) Only II based model and its first season was held in (3) Both II & III (4) Both I & III 2014 with eight teams each of which had paid (5) All are correct fees of up to US$250,000 to join. Q.123. I. Under the colonial rule, the party leaders (1) Only I (2) Only II argued that political education was an (3) Both II & III (4) Both I & III important part of education and refused to (5) All are correct accept the official view that education and Q.126-128. In each of the questions, a short paragraph politics should not be mixed with one another. followed by three sentences is given. All the II. The predominant socio- economic objectives three sentences suggest the ways in which the in India are the abolition of poverty and the sentences given in question can be written creation of a modern democratic, secular without getting the meaning altered. Choose and socialist society in place of the present the option representing the best grammatical traditional, feudal, hierarchical and an and contextual way of writing the sentence. egalitarian one. Q.126. The Ministry does not yet have accurate data III. The father of the nation gave us the courage to on what percentage of children are neither in oppose government when it was wrong, in a pre-schools nor the anganwadi system. Given discipline fashion and on basic principles. that the WCD Ministry has been in charge of (1) Only I (2) Only II this for over 40 years, it’s not clear if the WCD (3) Both II & III (4) Both I & III would be willing to give it up. (5) All are correct (1) The accurate data on what percentage of children are neither in pre-schools nor the Q.124. I. The situation will not change unless we take anganwadi system is not yet with the Ministry vigorous steps to provide genuine political but as the WCD Ministry has been in charge education on an adequate scale. of this for over 40 years, this is difficult to say II. Like animals, one stands still, powerless to that the ministry would willingly give it up. move a step in fright or to lift a hand in defense (2) Since the WCD Ministry that has been in charge of one’s life, and sometimes one is seized with of this for over 40 years, to interpret that the panic act more like the inferior animals than Ministry would be willing to give it up is tough. rational beings. However, it still accurately doesn’t have the III. Man and the inferior animals alike, when data on what percentage of children are neither confronted with almost certain death ‘ gather in pre-schools nor the anganwadi system. resolution from despair’ but there can really (3) Whatever be the reason behind the WCD’s not no trace of so debilitating a feeling in the having the accurate data on what percentage person fighting, or prepared to fight for dear of children are neither in pre-schools nor the life. anganwadi system their right to be in charge

The 10th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav organised by the Ministry of Culture under the Ek DECEMBER 2019 MICA Bharat Shrestha Bharat from October 14 to 21. 97 CRP PO MAINS of this for over 40 years, is not apparently that if a person doesn’t find his or her name debatable. in the final list, they could move the Tribunal (4) Both (1) and (2) has been adopted as the final NRC is about to be published to give ample elbow room to all (5) None of the above those who aren’t in the list Q.127. The former British colony was handed back (3) With the final NRC about to be published for to Chinese rule in 1997 amid guarantees of giving sufficient scope to those not included autonomy and various freedoms, including a moreover if a person doesn’t find his or her separate legal system, which many diplomats name in the final list, he or she could appeal to and business leaders believe is the city's the Tribunal, this has been done in the wake of strongest remaining asset. the prior right which was limited to the State (1) In 1997 the former British colony was given administration that only it could approach the back to Chinese rule amid guarantees of Tribunal against a suspect. sovereignty and freedoms in addition to a (4) All (1), (2) and (3) separate legal system, which is the city's strongest remaining asset according to many (5) None of the above diplomats and business leaders. Q.129-131.In each of the questions, a short passage divided (2) Since Chinese rule guarantees of autonomy into four parts is given, below it a sentence is and various freedoms besides a separate legal given to be inserted at the proper place. Read the system, the former British colony was given passage carefully and answer the question. back to it in 1997, it is believed to be the city's Q.129. (A) It is important to remember that self-image is strongest remaining asset by many diplomats the most important possession of all human beings. and business leaders. / (B) As self-conscious beings, we are acutely (3) In 1997 amid guarantees of autonomy and aware of our image and constantly work towards various freedoms, including a separate legal protecting it from any damage./ (C) We also seek system, which many diplomats and business approval from others about our own self-image./ leaders believe is the city's strongest remaining (D) We feel distraught if we sense that there is asset, the former British colony was handed even a slight threat to our self-image, because our back to Chinese rule. character is the essence of our lives. (4) All (1), (2) and (3) Choose the appropriate position for the sentence given below. (5) None of the above It is the way we view and regard ourselves in our Q.128. Earlier only the State administration could own eyes and in the eyes of others. move the Tribunal against a suspect, but with the final NRC about to be published and to give (1) Between A and B (2) Between C and D adequate opportunity to those not included, (3) Between B and C (4) At the last of the passage this has been done. If a person doesn’t find his (5) In the beginning of the passage or her name in the final list, they could move the Q.130. (A) The issue of road rage requires serious attention. Tribunal. Day by day, it is becoming a great concern. /(B) (1) Previously solely the right to approach the Call it the negligence of the government or the Tribunal against an accused was in the hands rashness of the drivers, the underlying fact is that of the State administration, but as soon as at the end of the day, the common man is the one the final NRC list is to be published to give who suffers the most./ (C) A recent case in point requisite opportunity to those whose names is the accident caused by the speeding luxury car are not there in the list, this measure has been owned by a famous politician./ (D) A family of taken so that If a person find his or her name four driving a modest Alto was hit by the over unavailable in the final list, he or she could speeding car driven by the actress’s driver. approach the Tribunal Choose the appropriate position for the sentence (2) The right to approach the Tribunal against given below. a defendant was only with the State The commoner driving a two-wheeler who is hit administration earlier, but the new measure by a speeding SUV, even though the former was

The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Shri MICA DECEMBER 2019 98 Nitin Gadkari inaugurated ‘One Nation One Fastag’, in New Delhi. MODEL PAPER 2019 following the traffic rules, has nowhere to go in social science provides evidence that women order to seek redressal for his grievances or his do have a distinct position and a shared set of injury. problems that characterize a special interest. (1) Between A and B (2) Between C and D Paragraph 4: Many of these distinctions are located in the institution in which women and (3) Between B and C (4) At the last of the passage men are probably most often assumed to have (5) In the beginning of the passage common interests, the family. Much has been Q.131. (A) Another possible cause of recessions and made of the ―sharing or ―democratic model of booms is monetary policy. / (B) The Federal the modern family, but whatever democratization Reserve System strongly influences the size and has taken place, it has not come close to __ growth rate of the money stock, and thus the level ______. of interest rates in the economy. / (C) Interest Paragraph 5: Studies of public opinion on the rates, in turn, are a crucial determinant of how status and roles of women show relatively few much firms and consumers want to spend. /(D) significant differences between the genders, and Conversely, a consumer may be lured into buying do not reveal women to be consistently more a new home if interest rates are low and mortgage feminist than men. On the other hand, law and payments are therefore more affordable. public policy______, Choose the appropriate position for the sentence economic opportunity, protection from violence, given below. control over fertility and child care, educational opportunities, and civic rights and obligations. A firm faced with high interest rates may decide to postpone building a new factory because the cost Q.132. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 1. of borrowing is so high. (1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions (1) Between A and B (2) Between C and D to, the problems which conflict with those of labour. (3) Between B and C (4) At the last of the passage (2) continue to create and reinforce differences (5) In the beginning of the passage between women and men in property and Q.132-136. In the question, a passage divided into five contract matters short paragraphs with a missing line in each (3) articulated by the entire group that differs is given. Choose the appropriate option to substantially from answers articulated by complete each paragraph in a meaningful way. others. Paragraph1: Let us consider whether women (4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to as a group have unique, politically relevant the issues as well. characteristics, whether they have special interests to which a representative could or should respond. (5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed, Can we argue that women as a group share stratification, by gender. particular social, economic, or political problems Q.133. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 2. that do not closely match those of other groups, (1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions or that they ______? to, the problems which conflict with those of Paragraph 2: The fact that there is a labour labour. interest group, for example, reflects the existence (2) continue to create and reinforce differences of other groups such as the business establishment, between women and men in property and consumers, and government, which in a larger contract matters sense share labour‘s concerns, but often ______. (3) articulated by the entire group that differs Paragraph 3: Nor does our working definition substantially from answers articulated by of an interest group mean that all of the potential others. members of that group are consciously allied, (4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to or that there is a clear and obvious answer to the issues as well. any given problem ______(5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed, ______. Research in various fields of stratification, by gender.

The 31st Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the years 2017 and 2018 will be awarded DECEMBER 2019 MICA to the pioneer of the Chipko Movement Chandi Prasad Bhatt. 99 CRP PO MAINS Q.134. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 3. operate it. (A) The numbers may be even more (1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions disproportionate for a major pipeline or dam. to, the problems which conflict with those of When the construction ends, a substantial labour. reduction in population is virtually guaranteed. Hence, there may be no justification for providing (2) continue to create and reinforce differences an infrastructure necessary to maintain adequate between women and men in property and levels of service during the construction period. contract matters Paragraph 2: Money necessary to build water (3) articulated by the entire group that differs systems, schools and roads and to fund salaries and substantially from answers articulated by maintenance costs is mismatched by traditional others. taxing programs. (B) The construction project (4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to is usually not subject of local property tax the issues as well. until it nears completion, which may be five (5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed, years after the impact has occurred. Alternative stratification, by gender. sources of tax revenue cannot begin to cover the cost of providing the necessary services. Q.135. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 4. Even if some governments have money, they (1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions may not be the right governments. Some entities to, the problems which conflict with those of may suffer the impact of development without labour. being able to tax it. For example, a development (2) continue to create and reinforce differences may be located in the county just outside the between women and men in property and limits of an incorporated city. (C) The country contract matters will be entitled to tax the property while the (3) articulated by the entire group that differs city may receive most of the projects which substantially from answers articulated by entail population and demand for services. others. Paragraph 3: The 1960s and 1970s witnessed a new boomtown era in the West. The typical (4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to contemporary boomtown is fuelled by a quest the issues as well. for energy in the form of a fossil-fuelled (5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed, electric generating plant, a hydroelectric dam stratification, by gender. or a new mine. (D)The energy project is Q.136. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 5. typically located near a small community or (1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions is forced to start a community from scratch. to, the problems which conflict with those of Often, the boomtown is poorly planned and labour. under-financed. Long-time residents find their (2) continue to create and reinforce differences community changed for the worse and newcomers between women and men in property and find the town an undesirable place to live. contract matters Paragraph 4: The boomtown is characterized by inadequate public services, (E) undesirable labour (3) articulated by the entire group that differs conditions, confusion in community structure, substantially from answers articulated by and deterioration of the quality of life arising others. from rapid population growth due to a major (4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to economic stimulus. Accelerated growth is the political problems most distinguishing characteristic of a boomtown. (5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed, Paragraph 5: (F) Studies have shown that stratification, by gender. large-scale development in sparsely populated Q.137-144.A passage with some highlighted parts is areas causes major social problems. Housing, given, related to those parts some questions are street and water systems construction, school asked as well. Read the passage carefully and development and police and fire protection lag answer the questions. far behind population growth. Rent and property tax increases join with a rise in the general cost Paragraph 1: Five times as many workers of living to harm persons on fixed incomes. may be needed to construct a power plant as to Education in the community may suffer. (G) One

Life Insurance Council has decided to launch the first joint mass media campaign with the slogan MICA DECEMBER 2019 100 ‘Sabse Pehle Life Insurance’. MODEL PAPER 2019 result of boomtown living is higher incidence of I. Effectively - Abundantly divorce, depression, alcoholism and attempted II. Physically - Shortly suicide. Until recently, planners have ignored or III. Almost - Thinly scattered understated such problems. While the boomtown promotes an “us against them mentality “the old IV. Surely - Copiously timers versus persons brought to the community (1) Both I & II (2) Both II & IV by the boom — the fact remains that all parties (3) Only II (4) Only III suffer. Newcomers may blame old- timers for (5) None of these a lack of support just as old-timers may blame them for deterioration of community life. Q.140. Which of the following does not hold the Paragraph 6: Consequences of the boomtown meaning SIMILAR to the word ‘entail’ as also harm the project developer. The undesirable mentioned in statement (C)? community results in poor worker productivity I. Comprise II. Exclude and frequent worker turnover, factors that delay III. Involve IV. Omit construction and push projects over budget. (H) (1) Only II and III (2) Only I and IV Problems of rapid growth in some boomtowns are compounded by the fact that most of the (3) Only III (4) Only II and IV population disappears with the completion of (5) Only I and III project construction. Q.141. What message does the author want to convey Q.137. Which of the following can be opted as the best through statement (G) way of conveying the same message received I. The persons live in boomtown get easily from statement (H)? depressed due to lack of entertaining sources. (1) Owing to depart of most of the population for II. The sudden population growth spurs the dearth the completion of the project construction, the of income opportunities leading to pessimism. problems of some boomtown get multiplied III. In boomtown, the income is highly increased where the problem of population growth for individuals which stimulates one to already exists. consume alcohol. (2) Most of the population disappears with the IV. People live in boomtown face increased completion of the project construction which financial burden for surviving, which turns becomes the factor of problem enlargement for some boomtowns with no population into unethical and dejected thoughts. growth. (1) Both II and III (2) Only IV (3) Some boomtowns with speedy population (3) Both IV and II (4) Both I and III growth get into trouble more deeply when their (5) Only III residents move out of the accomplishment of Q.142. What ‘flow of tone’ can be inferred from Paragraph project construction. 3? (4) All of these (1) Cynical to Dogmatic (5) None of these (2) Satirical to Laudatory Q.138. What is meant by the phrase ‘from scratch’ (3) Populist to Apologetic mentioned in statement (D)? (4) Analytical to Critical I. Through local residents (5) Apathetic to Cynical II. From the very beginning Q.143. Which of the following (highlighted parts) is III. From the old marks of suffer grammatically incorrect? (1) Only I (2) Only II (3) Only III (1) Statement (C) (2) Statement (G) (4) Both I and II (5) None of these. (3) Statement (B) (4) Statement (D) Q.139. Which of the following pairs of words/phrases (5) None is incorrect. can be used in place of words ‘virtually’ and ‘sparsely’ used in statement (A) and (F) Q.144. As per the passage, which of the following facts respectively? about boomtown is/are not correctly inferred?

K Satish Reddy has been appointed as President of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) for DECEMBER 2019 MICA 2019-2021. 101 CRP PO MAINS I. The boomtown is planned in an abysmal way to get good grades. Teachers do not bother if the and is not financed perfectly. students have understood the concept or not, all II. It has negatively impacted the labour they look at is the marks they have obtained. conditions and community structure. Q.145. Derived central Ideas of the passages P, Q and III. There has been a vital role of it in amelioration R but not respectively: of living style of people. I. The dominance of practical knowledge over IV. Various developments related to house, water, rote studies. education and security & safety are too slow. II. A critical need to think out of the box for some (1) Both II and IV (2) Only II reforms. (3) Only III (4) Both III and IV III. An all-round development is to be necessitated. (5) Only I For which of paragraphs the suggested central In the question, three short paragraphs (P, idea(s) is/are correctly derived? Q and R) are given. Three central ideas are (1) Both Q and R (2) Only Q suggested which may or may not be correctly (3) Both P and R (4) All P, Q and R derived. Read the paragraphs carefully and (5) Only P answer the question. In the question, three short paragraphs (P, P: There is a dire need to think exceptionally if Q and R) are given. Three central ideas are we want to make new inventions, bring positive suggested which may or may not be correctly changes in the society and prosper at a personal derived. Read the paragraphs carefully and level. However, unfortunately our schools answer the question. train us otherwise. They tie us to a set study schedule and keep us so busy with completing P. While communication, if only one person the assignments and learning theoretical lessons does the talking and the other one is not given a that there is no room left for creativity. The chance to put across his point then it is considered Indian education system must be changed to to be an unhealthy conversation. Importance of make way for creative thinking. Schools must communication must be understood however at focus on activities that challenge the student’s the same time people must ensure fair play in the mind, hone their analytical skills and invoke same. Dominating the entire conversation isn’t their creative thinking ability. This will help them right and so is letting the other person dominate perform better in different fields as they grow up. the same. Be it at home or in a professional Q: The primary focus of the Indian education setting, people must recognize and realize system is on academics only that too is focusing the importance of two way communication. not on understanding the concept or enhancing Q. Communication is of utmost importance knowledge but only on mugging up the lessons in a professional setting. This is why so much without understanding them with the sole aim of emphasis is given on assessing the candidates’ attaining good marks. The system does not well communication skills during job interviews. A incorporate similarly essential extra-curricular person who can communicate his point well has activities, despite it some schools have extra- better clarity of concepts. On the other hand, curricular activities, and there is hardly one class somebody who is confused about the facts is per week for these activities. The system must be likely to fumble while talking about the same. So, changed to ensure the development of the students one’s communication skills are a good basis of in order to achieve success in various fields. judging his/ her knowledge and clarity of thoughts. R: Focus of the Indian education system is on R. A person’s communication skills are particularly the theoretical part. Teachers read out from the assessed while offering him a managerial post. book during the classes and explain the concepts This is because the job is all about interacting with verbally. Students are expected to understand even the team and deriving work from them. The way a the intricate concepts theoretically. The need to team leader or manager communicates determines impart experimental or pragmatic learning is not the performance and behaviour of his team to a felt even though it is highly essential. The focus of large extent. He is supposed to set an example for the Indian schools is on mugging up the chapters them and bring out the best in them.

102 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala will host the the prestigious Dilli Series Sea Power Seminar. MODEL PAPER 2019 Q.146. Derived central Ideas of the passages P, Q and comprehensive, replicable, sustainable and need- R but not respectively: based elder care model. The developed world has I. A striking communication signifies the evolved many models for elder care — sheltered excellent mentorship. homes, home care, and hospital admission for acute health problems, continuing the recovery/ II. Acquiring a white-collared position is based rehabilitation phase in hospitals, followed by on impressive communication. home care with specialised nursing if required. III. One sided supremacy while conversation By following this protocol, elder care is effectively results in effective communication. managed in their own home surroundings, and For which of paragraphs the suggested central institutional care, which is tedious and expensive, idea(s) is/are correctly derived? is deferred. Keeping in view the recommendations made in the National Policy on Older Persons, as (1) Both Q and R (2) Only Q well as the state’s obligation under the Maintenance (3) Both P and R (4) All P, Q and R and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (5) Only P Act 2007, the Ministry of Health and Family Q.147-151. Read the following passage carefully and Welfare has formulated a National Programme answer the questions given below it. Certain for the Health Care of Elderly. NPHCE envisages word(s) has/have been given in bold to help you dedicated healthcare facilities at all levels of the locate them while answering some questions. health delivery system with provision for long- term and short-term training of health professionals The human population is greying, and with it to address problems of the elderly. Elderly concerns about the aged have been growing. Even health care services with qualified professionals as birth rates fall steeply, improved healthcare are sparse in India and are mostly city-based. systems have contributed to unprecedented Currently, elders’ care is part of the general health longevity levels. The challenges of taking care care system which is poorly sensitised to the of the elderly now increasingly face developing health needs of elderly people. The undergraduate nations. In India, the proportion of the elderly medical curriculum does not cover all aspects has risen hugely. Figures cannot be generalised of elderly care. And, post-graduate elderly care across States. In a developing nation like India, courses are deficient. The only teaching institution with the majority of its population aged 30 or less, in India to introduce a unit for elders was Madras the focus of national policy is perforce directed Medical College, as early as in 1978. It now offers to the basic developmental needs and welfare a post-graduate degree in Geriatric Medicine. of children, adolescents and young adults. The The last decade has witnessed the mushrooming of problems and issues of its greying population old-age homes to meet the demand, to suit every occupy the back-seat. Elderly people face frailty purse. What would be the ideal senior-citizen and fatigue which creates physical limitations and home offer? Comfortable living accommodation social withdrawal. Common locomotors, visual, meeting basic amenities, enough open spaces hearing and psychomotor deficits may compound with tree-lined paths and a garden, common problems. Depression may set in. Many expect recreation and dining rooms for senior citizens greater attention from children. However, with to meet, a balanced diet, activities with inmate- drastic changes family dynamics brought about community participation — from prayer meetings, by modernisation, the younger family member library to some intellectual activity, space to meet is unable to provide day-to-day support and care relatives who visit and spend time with them, a to them. For the young, holding a job effectively medical dispensary with the doctor, a nurse on and moving up, involves competitive work full-time duty. How do the elderly view these demands, extra hours and a stressful lifestyle. institutionalised settings?? Do they compromise This in turn tells on peace and harmony at with the situation or are they happy and free to home. Under these circumstances, we must face live life with their peer group? The concept of the inevitability of the nuclear family system old-age homes is one that is still viewed with gaining ground and the elderly moving into old misgivings in Indian society. Unlike the current age homes. The general unpreparedness to face generation of elderly who form a transitional one, this situation compounds the task. India needs a the inevitability of the old age home phenomenon

The 10th edition of the joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2019’ between India and the US will be DECEMBER 2019 MICA held in Seattle, US. 103 CRP PO MAINS will possibly result in a change of mind-set in the Q.151. Match the following words to their corresponding elderly, with a move towards a natural shift of meanings according to the passage and mark your acceptance from "what cannot be cured, must be answer. endured" to reach the next level of being enjoyed Column A Column B in the twilight years as a liberated state. I. Perforce A. Forsee Q.147. Which of the following statement(s) is /are not true as per the passage? II. Defer B. Inevitably III. Envisage C. Scanty (1) The education for the people aspiring to be doctors doesn’t offer much for the awareness IV. Sparse D. Shelve of health care of elders. (1) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B (2) Policies have been formulated with respect to (2) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C the elderly people. (3) I-B, II-D, III-C, IV-A (3) The presence of professionals and primary (4) I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C health care centres is in bountiful state. (5) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A (4) The undergraduate medical curriculum does Q.152-155.Read the following passage carefully and not cover all aspects of elderly care. answer the questions given below it. Certain (5) A very common issue with elderly people is word(s) has/have been given in bold to help you that many of them seek too much attention locate them while answering some questions. from children. Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more powerful with time. Consulting firm PwC Q.148. The author’s attitude towards the health care of estimates that AI could contribute a colossal geriatric people can best be described as which of amount to the global economy in the next decades, the following? more than the combined GDP of China and India (1) Overweening pride (2) Positive appreciation today. The technology will soon be ubiquitous, (3) Mild acceptance (4) Sympathetic objectivity from household appliances to our financial, law and justice systems. That is why we should be (5) Cautious optimism very worried about the dark side of AI. And this is Q.149. With reference to the passage, which of the not about devilishly powerful AIs making humans following is/are inevitably the primary objective(s) slaves, as depicted in science fiction. The danger of growth in a country like India? is much subtler. AI will help us make decisions, A. There is a heedful attitude towards the policies and in many cases, take decisions for us, but AI is which are being categorically formulated for only as good as the data that is fed into it. The data the ageing population. is worked on by deep-learning software, which absorbs the data, figures out patterns, creates B. Promoting the modernisation without causing rules to fit the patterns, and keeps tweaking those much mayhem in the lives of ordinary people. rules as more data is fed into it. In many cases, C. The productive population, i.e., the youth and the programmers themselves are unaware of how the pubescents is nurtured and provided with the AI reaches decisions. The workings are so fundamental facilities complex that they become opaque. These masses (1) Only A (2) Only B of data are fed into the system by humans. And as humans, we all carry prejudices, consciously or (3) Both A and B (4) Only C unconsciously. This may colour the data we give (5) Both A and C the AI to crunch. Also, all the data that is fed is current or historical. It will reflect societal biases. Q.150. On the basis of your reading, which of the For instance, if an AI is fed the resumes following is the tone of the passage? of candidates for a top corporate job, it is almost (1) Euphemistic tone (2) Humanistic tone certain that the system will choose a man, because (3) Analytical tone (4) Introspective tone data shows that men have overwhelmingly outnumbered women as CEOs in the past. Going (5) Grandiose tone by the data, the AI will decide that a man will

104 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space passed away. MODEL PAPER 2019 make a better CEO than a woman. This data may Q.152. With reference to the passage, the author’s attitude have nothing to do with the talents or competence towards the reflection of prejudices in the society of women managers but the fact that they were not on the AI can best be described as which of the promoted due to gender bias. But the AI will never following? know that. It does not and cannot have any concept (1) Overweening pride (2) Positive appreciation of fairness. It only knows data. And the idea of what is fair differs from society to society. The (3) Mild acceptance (4) Equitable objectivity notions also change over time as societies evolve. (5) Cautious optimism But the AI will never know that. Inherently biased data can affect credit ratings, insurance plans, Q.153. With reference to the passage, which of the one’s higher education and career. In fact, it can following is/are NOT TRUE with respect to facts change one’s life. An investigation by American mentioned about AI? non-profit organisation Pro Publica found that (1) A full-fledged testing process should be COMPAS, an AI-driven software that assesses carried out before applying AI universally. the risk of a person committing a crime again, (2) The data based on prejudices prevalent in the was biased against people of colour. But judges in society could bring a significant change. some US states are still using the software. Once, Google had to apologize after its photo app tagged (3) The governments across the world have been two black people as gorillas, perhaps because the using AI for a long time. algorithm’s training data set did not have pictures (4) Both (1) and (3) of enough black people. Russian scientists ran a global beauty contest to be judged by an AI. Of the (5) With passing time, as the societies develop 44 winners, only one had dark skin. The algorithm gradually, so do the ideologies of people had been trained mostly with photos of white Q.154. On the basis of your reading, which of the people, and it had equated fair skin with beauty. following is the tone of the passage? A study of Google’s AI-driven advertising platform found that men were shown ads for (1) Euphemistic tone (2) Humanistic tone high-paying jobs more often than women. Same (3) Analytical tone (4) Introspective tone with LinkedIn’s job ads. AIs can also polarize (5) Grandiose tone society. On social media networks, deep-learning algorithms make sure that users are shown content Q.155. On the basis of your reading, which of the that conforms to their preferences and biases. This following best describes the central idea of the creates a filter bubble. We keep seeing opinions passage? that resonate with ours, however loony they are, (1) The increasing need for labour has incited the and over time, this makes us more desolated from rise of AI which has become a pivotal part of and less tolerant towards opposing views. Social our lives. and political divides are deepened. This is how the Russian hackers cracked the US presidential (2) The AI is a raging revolution in the field of elections. And the more you use a biased AI, more information and technology which has to be biased data is created that the algorithms will use: dealt with expertise of a wise mind. a perfect feedback loop of insidious bias. What (3) The human beings tend to become the slaves if governments start using AI to take decisions of the technology and thereby, any emerging on matters like resource allocation and national technology must first be verified and then security? Politicians may lose power, or retire, brought to use. but the AI (by now opaque in its complexity) will (4) The artificial intelligence has both pros and keep spewing out results, even though they may cons but should be analysed in a way that have calamitous consequences in the real world. deliberately avoids harms or errors. Mere technologists will never be able to solve the problem. More than technical, these are human, (5) The threat of hacking and malpractices with ethical and philosophical issues. Some serious the help of AI have posed a threat to its identity questions need to be answered before we jump, and thereby there has to be a rectification whistling and cheering, on the AI bandwagon. process to be followed to uplift it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative stamp in honour of Marshal of the Indian DECEMBER 2019 MICA Air Force late Arjan Singh. 105 CRP PO MAINS Explanation/CRP PO Mains/Reasoning Ability Q.1-3. Q.9.(4) Q.10.(2) Q.11.(3) Input 3 2 1 6 2 5 4 3 7 1 1 5 Q.12.(1) Q.13.(3) Q.14.(1) Q.15-19.

Step -1 1 2 1 4 1 4 Box Girl Weight Fruit Cities 3+2+1+6=12 2+5+4+3=14 7+1+1+5=14 8 N 63 Muskmelon Mumbai Step -2 3 4 6 5 7 H 57 Apple Varanasi (1+1+1)=3 (2+4+4)=10 (1+1+1)=3 (2+4+4)=10 6 M 54 Watermelon Agra 3×4=12 (1+2) 10×4=40 (4+0) 3×5=15 (1+5) 10×5=50 (5+0) 5 K 56 Plum Hyderabad Step -3 2 0 2 0 4 F 52 Mango Lucknow 3×4=12 6×5=30 3 J 68 Orange Delhi (last digit) (last digit) Step -4 02 0 2 2 I 72 Banana M.P. 1 G 75 Cherry Jaipur Q.1.(2) Q.2.(3) Q.3.(3) Q.15.(4) Q.16.(3) Q.17.(4) Q.4.(1) Since company is gaining an overall profit if Q.18.(2) Q.19.(3) both the plants are combined, it should not Q.20-24. shut down the second plant as it is providing employment to thousands of residents and there Monday D V Blue Renault may be a possibility of generating profits in the Tuesday F X White Hyundai near future. Hence only I and II are strong. Wednesday B W Black Datsun Q.5.(4) Indian Railways should punish such Thursday A Y Red Tata passengers rather than stopping the launch Friday E Z Green Suzuki of such royal trains. Only II is strong Saturday G T Yellow Nissan Q.6.(2) Only I and III are strong since exports is necessary for growth of a country and imports Sunday C U Pink Honda can only be done properly if there are exports. Q.20.(5) Q.21.(4) Q.22.(4) Q.7-8. Q.23.(4) Q.24.(5) TROY Q.25-28. S

28 20 18 15 25 T 20 R 8 M 5 N 15 U 17 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 6O* P K D 15 15 The second last letter of the word is written in 10 8 W the middle. 32 C O 20 V The symbols are coded on the behalf of the 8 number of letters in the word: E B 5 A 3 letters = + Q.25.(4) Q.26.(3) Q.27.(4) 4 letters = * Q.28.(2) 5 letters = # Q.29.(2) 6 letters = $ I. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 letters = @ W T U 8 letters = % X > V > W Q.7.(5) Q.8.(2) II. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Q.9-14. S Y/V Y/V Z

106 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat claimed the men’s singles title at the Bahrain International Series. MODEL PAPER 2019 If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to Q.35-37. answer the question, while the data in Statement Name Gender Country Rank I alone are not sufficient to answer the question. Kapil M/F England VI Q.30.(5) 8 E John Female Argentina I 7 C Iram Female China II 6 G Hemant Male Australia V 5 A Gori Female India VII Faheem Male Mexico III 4 F Ellen Male Colombia IV 3 B Q.35.(1) Q.36.(3) Q.37.(3) 2 D Q.38-41. 1 H 1 C Mysore 60 If the data in both the Statements I and II together 2 B Mandi 84 are necessary to answer the question. 3 P Leh 96 Q.31-34. 4 Q Jaisalmer 90 J - Q [father] 5 A Srinagar 54 4 R - Y [daughter] 6 M Delhi 66 S 7 L Munnar 78 8 N Sikkim 72 31 Q J 35 M Q.38.(5) Q.39.(5) Q.40.(4) V W Q.41.(2) 32 Q.42-45. 8 3 7 T O 36 34 K U 2 6 1 38 X Y P 37 N L 33

R 5 Q.31.(3) Q.32.(4) Q.33.(4) Q.42.(5) Q.43.(1) Q.44.(3) Q.34.(3) Q.45.(5) Explanation/CRP PO Mains/Quantitative Aptitude Q.46.(4) Any the two is enough to get the volume . B 2 Q.47.(3) Only I and II = 3B+ 15 7 Q.48.(5) All three together are sufficient B= 30 Here c=9, a=108, b=12 X= 135 Q.49.(2) From the statements we are not able to get the Q.52.(3) Let us take speed be s km/hr and time be t hrs information of either cp or sp . and distance be d km Q.50.(5) Any two are sufficient (s+10)×(t-1) =d (st-s+10t-10) =st Q.51.(4) Let last blue sheet used at B days hence total 10t – s = 10 ---- (1) blue sheet = B (s-20)×(t+5) =d (st+5s-20t-100) =st Red sheet = 3B+15 (5s -20t -100) =0 S -4t =20 ---- (2) Hence According to the World Bank, India's GDP can grow at the rate of 6 per cent in the current financial DECEMBER 2019 MICA year. 107 CRP PO MAINS (s-15)×(t+3) =d (st -15t + 3s -45) =st R 300 384 (-15t + 3s -45) =0 S – 5t = 15 ---- (3) S 280 392 s= 40 km/hr, t= 5 hrs D= 40 × 5 = 200 km T 250 290 Hence, we can find the all the options U 440 550 Q.53.(4) Only A 500− 440 Q.56.(3) Required answer = ×100% ≈ 14% R+B+G = 15 440 G = 5 Q.57.(1) Profit earned by Manoj =392-280=112 Hence R+B = 10 Profit earned by Kamran =490-392=98 according to question a,b and d satisfy this Required answer=112-98=14 Rs. condition Q.58.(5) CP=240 Q.54.(2) Cost price = 100 Marked price = 160 MP=240+60=300 Option (A): 1 st case: SP = 100 + 44/100 × 100 SP=288 = 144 300− 288 Discount % = ×100% = 4% Discount percentage = (160-144)/160 × 100 = 300 10% Q.59.(4) Required answer 2 nd case: SP = 100 + 28/100 × 100 = 128 500+ 240 + 300 + 280 1320 = = = 330 Discount percentage = (160 - 128)/160 × 100 = 4 4 20% Q.60-63. This satisfies the given condition Option (B): 1 st case: SP = 100 + 36/100 × 100 = MALE FEMALE TOTAL 136 DEPARTMENT (4200) (3600) (7800) Discount percentage = (160-136)/160 × 100 = HR 740 720 1460 15% A/C 630 185 815 2 nd case: SP = 100 + 12/100 × 100 = 112 IT 222 592 814 DIGITAL 630 370 1000 Discount percentage = (160-112)/160 × 100 = MARKETING 740 126 866 30% OTHERS 1238 1607 2845 This satisfies the given condition Q.60.(2) Required number of employees = 1000 + 866 = Q.55.(3) Milk and water ratio initially = 200: 40 = 5: 1 1866 36 litres of mixture is drawn and 12 litres of 370 water added Q.61.(2) Required % = ×100 = 10% 3600 According to the question, Milk in the final Q.62.(4) difference = 720 - 630 = 90 solution = 200 – (36 × 5/6) = 170 litres Q.63.(2) Water in the final solution = 40 – 36×1/6 + 12= 46 litres Q.64.(4) Number of males in I.T. = 222 Difference of milk and water in final solution = Number of females in H.R. = 720 170 – 46 = 124 litres 942 Required % = ×100 ≈ 12% This satisfies the given condition. 7800 Q.56-59. Q.65.(1) Let ages of Meera and her mother be 3x and 8x respectively Article CP SP 10 years hence age of Meera = 3x+10 year P 500 650 10 years hence age of Mother = 8x+10 years Q 240 288 10 years hence age of her brother

108 MICA DECEMBER 2019 India has been ranked 102 out of 117 countries on the Global Hunger Index 2019. MODEL PAPER 2019 8x+ 10 Hundred times the number = 100Z =10000 = 2 Quantity II: Y = 38% × X 8x+ 10 − 5 Y/X = 38/100 = 19/50 …(1) 2 M% × Y = X = 3x+10 M = (X/Y) × 100 8x + 10 = 6x + 30 = (50/19) × 100 = 5000/19 ≈ 263% x = 10 years Quantity I > Quantity II Present age of Meera = 3 × 10 = 30 years Q.69.(3) John : Seema: Rakesh Age of brother=30 + 5 = 35 years A×8 : (A+2000) ×Q : (A+4000) ×Q Age of mother = 8 × 10 = 80 So [(A+4000) ×Q – (A+2000) ×T]/[ A×8 : Quantity I = 30 + 35 = 65 (A+2000) ×T : (A+4000) ×T ] × 16250 = 650 … (1) Quantity II = 80 [8A]/[ A×8 : (A+2000) ×T: (P+4000) ×T] × Q.66.(1) Quantity I: Amount, A = P {[1 + (r/100)]T} 16250 = 5200…(2) 2420 = 2000 {[1 + (r/100)]2} Divide both equation (1) and (2) {[1 + (r/100)]2} = 2420/2000 = 1.21 P = 2000Q ..(3) Required amount after 2 years is, compound Given, P = 3000×Q – 7000..(4) interest after 4 years from start minus compound interest for the starting two year From (3) and (4) now A = P {[1 + (r/100)]T} = 2000 {[1 + (r/100)]4} Q = 7, P = 14000 A = 2000 [1.21]2 = 2000 × 1.21 × 1.21 = 2928.2 So total investment C.I after 2 years from now = 2928.2 – 2420 = 14000 + 16000 + 18000 = Rs.508.2 = Rs 48000 Quantity II: One decade = 10 years, Q.70.(3) Let total profit in 2003 = Rs A Time = 10 years or over Ratio of profit share of John : Seema: Rakesh is S.I = (P × R × T) / 100 21×Y : 24×9 : 20× (Y+4) (X=9) = (2000 × 5 × 10) / 100 = Rs.1000 or over Now 21Y/[ 21×Y + 24×9 + 20× (Y+4)] ×A = 92.82% of 1000 = Rs.928.2 or over 10500...(1) Comparing we have, Rs.508.2 ≤ Rs.928.2 or Also 24×9/[ 21×Y + 24×9 + 20× (Y+4)] ×A = over 13500..(2) So, Quantity I < Quantity II Divide both equations: Q.67.(5) Quantity I = (5, 7, 14, 35 of LCM)2 = (70)2 21Y/24×9 = 105/135 = 4900 Solve, Y = 8 Quantity II = (2, 5, 14, 70 of LCM)2 Put Y = 8 in one of the equations (1). A = 39,000 = (70)2 = 4900 Put Y = 8 in 21×Y: 24×9: 20×(Y+4) Quantity I = Quantity II So ratio 7 : 9 : 10 Q.68.(3) Quantity I: Let the number be Z. profit of C = 10/26 × 39,000 = Rs 15,000 5  Q.71.(5) Ratio of profit of John : Seema: Rakesh is 15 %× Z  × 3 = { 2 × (20% × 200) } – 30 3  B×10 : 18000×8 : B×12 {(1/6) Z} × 3 = (2 × 20 × 2) – 30 5B : 18000×4 : 6B Z = 100 So (5B+6B)/(5B + 72000 + 6B) × A J.P.S. Chawla assumed charge as the new Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, DECEMBER 2019 MICA Department of Expenditure. 109 CRP PO MAINS = 13750 (:A is TOAL PROFIT) Q.75.(3) Overall average speed = 800/633 = 1.264 km/min Also, (6B-5B)/(5B + 72000 + 6B) × A = 1250 Hence, between stations B-C, D-E and G-H From1st equation gives 2nd equation. the speed of the train was less than the average speed of the entire journey. Correct option is (c) So 1 equation in two variables cannot give answer. Q.76.(2) A-B B-C C-D D-E E-F F-G G-H Q.72.(5) Seema investment in 2004 = 24000 – 6000 Distance 140 91 149 88 106 176 50 = 18000 Travel time in mins 100 80 103 80 75 120 75 Stoppage in mins Ratio of profits of John : Seema: Rakesh Speed in km/min 1.4 1.14 1.44 1.1 1.41 1.46 0.66 24000×9 : 18000×12 : 21000×Q Therefore, the correct option is (b) 72 : 72 : 7Q Q.77.(1) 7Q/(72+72+7Q) ×57500 = 17500 Pipe Pipe Rate Rate A B 1000 500 So, Q = 9 A B A B Q.73.(4) Assuming the train starts its journey from M Monday 24% 15% 240 75 towards A at 16:25 Tuesday 6% 18% 60 90 5 4 12 22.5 Wednesday 25% 12% 250 60 12.5 5 20 12 Time taken to reach A from M= 24+2:25 – 16:25 Thursday 8% 10% 80 50 8 10 = 10 hours. Friday 20% 15% 200 75 10 5 20 15 Average speed = 90 Km/hr. Saturday 12% 18% 120 90 6 15 Total distance M-A = 90 × 10 = 900 Km. Sunday 5% 12% 50 60 6.25 8 Total distance A-H = 800 Km. Monday : Sunday = 12 : 6.25 = 48 : 25 Therefore, Distance between H and M is 900- Q.78.(4) Given data is not sufficient 800 = 100 Km. Q.79.(5) Q.74.(3) Q.80.(5) Pipe A fill 20% part of his tank = 10 hour City B C D E F G Total Hence complete fill the tank = 50 hour Stoppage time 10 2 5 10 15 10 52 Pipe B can fill 15% part of his tank = 5 hour Now Increased stoppage time= 0.3 × 52 =15.6 Hence it can fill the tank = 100 /3 hour min approximately 16 min = 33 hours 20 minutes New arrival time = 16:25 + 16min = 16:41 min Required difference = 16 hour 40 minutes Explanation/CRP PO Mains/General Awareness Q.81.(2) The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi Q.84.(2) The Reserve Bank has discretionary powers K. Palaniswami stated that two new districts to approve the voluntary amalgamation of two Tenkasi and Chengalpattu will be created for banking companies under the provisions of Section administrative convenience by bifurcating 44A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. Tirunelveli and Kancheepuram districts Q.85.(4) Under section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act, respectively. 1949, the RBI granted full licenses for payment Q.82.(4) The 9th Edition of South Asian Association for banks. Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Film Festival Q.86.(1) Bank of Maharashtra – Pune. for the year 2019 was held at the National Film Q.87.(4) Axis Bank was founded in December 1993, as Corporation Cinema Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka. UTI Bank. Q.83.(4) From 9th July to 15th July 2019, Commonwealth Q.88.(4) Union Bank of India (Union Bank) was Weightlifting Championships held in Apia, registered on 11 November 1919 as a limited Samoa. The championship were held across company in Mumbai and was inaugurated by three categories — senior, junior and youth. Mahatma Gandhi.

110 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Indian Railways launches 09 ‘Sewa Service’ Trains. MODEL PAPER 2019 Q.89.(3) One rupee note and coin are issued by finance Kochi based Federal Bank announced that it has secretary. raised Rs 300 crore through Basel-III compliant Q.90.(4) All the statements are true. bonds for improving their risk management techniques and to address the growing risks. Q.91.(2) Book “The Problem of the Rupee – Its origin and its solution” is written by Dr B R Ambedkar. Q.106.(1) Theme – “Yoga for Heart” Q.92.(4) Hema Divakar was honoured with the 'Global The 5th annual International Day of Yoga (IDY) Asian of the Year 2018-19' award. was observed on June 21, 2019. There are two themes for World Yoga Day 2019 , United Nation Q.93.(2) Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides $ has declared theme as “Yoga for Climate Action” 200 million to upgrade rural roads to all-weather and Ministry of Ayush , India has declared theme standards in 34 districts of Maharashtra. for Yoga Day is ” Yoga for Heart“. Q.94.(4) All the statements are True. Q.107.(4) R Khan Q.95.(3) World Humanitarian Day is observed on August 19. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Q.96.(1) Pound constituted panel suggested significant changes Lebanon – Beirut (Capital) and Pound(Currency). to Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) Regulations including simplified registration requirements Q.97.(2) Vietnam for certain categories and barring entities that Vietnam – Hanoi (Capital) and Dong (Currency). fail to furnish beneficial ownership details. Q.98.(3) Feroz Shah Kotla stadium is located in Delhi. Q.108.(2) The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) Q.99.(2) Pinarayi Vijayan is the present Chief Minister of is constructing a road using plastic waste for Kerala. the first time ever. The road is constructed from Q.100.(3) Maharashtra Gomti Nagar Police Station to Indian Institute of Management (IIM) under a pilot project by Sanjay Gandhi National Park, previously known LDA in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The LDA as Borivali National Park, is a large protected has followed guidelines of the Central Road area in the northern part of Mumbai city in Research Institute (CRRI) in road construction. Maharashtra State in India. Q.109.(2) IndiaBulls Housing Finance Ltd has appointed Q.101.(1) China, Iran, Malaysia, Timor-Leste and El Naveen Uppal as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Salvador Q.110.(4) The NITI Aayog (abbreviation for National According to the report by World Health Institution for Transforming India) is a policy Organization (WHO), Four countries from think tank of the Government of India. The Asia includes China, Iran, Malaysia and Timor- Union Government of India announced the Leste and one country from Central America, El formation of NITI Aayog on 1 January 2015. Salvador had malaria-free cases in 2018. Q.111.(2) The Human Development Index (HDI) is a Q.102.(1) Doha, Qatar statistic composite index of life expectancy, 35th men’s Asian snooker championship or education, and per capita income indicators, which men’s Asian Snooker Championship 2019 held are used to rank countries into four tiers of human in Doha, Qatar. development. These were devised and launched by Q.103.(1) Godavari River Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq in 1990. It is constructed by Megha Engineering and Q.112.(1) During the meeting, Israel proposed India to be the Infrastructure Limited (MEIL). The project, built focus country in Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020. across Godavari river, has become the world’s Q.113.(1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred biggest in terms of capacity with 3 Barrages, with the Maldives' highest civilian award, the 1531 km of Gravity Canals, 203 km of Tunnels, Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzudeen. 20 Lifts, 19 Pump houses and 20 Reservoirs Q.114.(1) World Oceans Day is celebrated on 8th June with total capacity of 147 TMC water irrigating every year. The theme for the year 2019 is 37 lakh acres. Gender and Oceans. Q.104.(2) The number of permanent members of the Q.115.(1) Krishna Raja Sagara Dam built on the River Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is 39. Cauvery is one of the major tourist attractions in Q.105.(2) Federal Bank Mysore as it is close by Brindavan Gardens. Kais Saied is elected as the new President of Tunisia after a landslide victory in recently concluded DECEMBER 2019 MICA Presidential runoff. 111 CRP PO MAINS Q.116.(4) Canara Bank launched India's first one-time Q.119.(1) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) is an instant password (OTP) facility for ATM withdrawals payment inter-bank electronic funds transfer over Rs.10,000 in a day. system in India. It is managed by the National Q.117.(1) Monthly magazine 'Euromoney' has named DBS Payments Corporation of India. bank as the 'World's Best Bank'. Q.120.(2) Bank of the Republic is the central bank of Q.118.(1) Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden in Srinagar, linked Columbia. through a channel to the northeast of Dal Lake. Explanation/CRP PO Mains/English Language Q.121.(5) Q.131.(2) Use of conversely means something is Q.122.(4) In sentence II: ‘Which require’ in place of ‘which happening contradictorily to something. requires’ according to ‘maps’ a plural word. It can be seen that in the sentence D a consumer is able to buy a house due to less interest rate, Q.123.(2) Sentence I: ‘with each other’ in place of ‘one means opposite to this somewhere there might another’. be a sentence before sentence D indicating high Sentence III: ‘disciplined fashion’ in place of interest rate, therefore clearly the given sentence ‘discipline fashion’, as a noun is qualified by an can be put before D. adjective. Q.132.(4) In paragraph 1, the previous line asks if the Q.124.(4) In sentence III: add ‘be’ after ‘really’ to get the women as a group share different kinds of proper meaning. problems, and the line further is connected with ‘or’ to the next line, which indicates a Q.125.(3) In sentence I: ‘People gather’ in place of ‘people contradictory statement to come, means it wants gathered' as the description about regular Holi to ask if the women share only problems or celebration is given and is written in present share any viewpoint on solution as well. indefinite tense. Q.133.(1) As per the discussion done about labour interest Q.126.(4) Both option choices (1) and (2) are providing the group in paragraph 2, it can easily be judged as same meaning but the third one is expressing the the answer. This complete line expresses that the undebatable inchargeship of the WCD, which is group always shares the concerns of labour but not implied from the original sentence. not regularly takes the reason for or solution to Q.127.(4) All the three options are conveying the same the problems in concern meaning of handing back the British colony to Q.134.(3) By understanding the paragraph and putting Chinese rule all other options we can easily eliminate Q.128.(4) All the three options are conveying the same the inappropriate ones (grammatically and meaning of providing equal rights to an individual. contextually). Q.129.(1) In sentence A ‘self-image’ is described and about Q.135.(5) The previous lines of the paragraph express it there is a description only in the given sentence. the positivity of democratic model of a modern These two (Sentence A and the given one) will family but the use of ‘but’ indicates a negative together complete the introductory part. aspect of the same. Hence, the line should be Q.130.(3) In sentence A and B the issue of road accident ‘it has not come close to erasing the division is introduced and the cause of it is defined of labour and, indeed, stratification, by gender’ respectively, between these two the sentence means despite having good attributes, the contextually can’t be inserted. sharing and democratic model has not yet spread the thought of similarity among the people. Sentence C is describing an incident and the case is told in sentence D, so between these Q.136.(2) The use of ‘on other hands’ represents that two the given sentence can’t be inserted. two opposite thoughts are comparatively In sentence B, the term common man is used and demonstrated and the answer can clearly be article ‘the’ is given with the word commoner judged by reading ‘the details of Studies of in sentence B. hence the position is correct public opinion on the status and roles of women’ between B and C. and ‘the statement regarding law and public policy written in option B’. UAE announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence MICA DECEMBER 2019 112 (MBZUAI), the first graduate-level, research-based AI university in the world. MODEL PAPER 2019 Q.137.(3) In sentence 1- ‘population for the completion’ Q.149.(4) The answer can be inferred only after reading is inappropriate, the original sentence says that the first paragraph carefully. ‘with means after the completion of project Q.150.(2) The humanistic tone of writing is most suitable construction’ but ‘for’ represents the purpose of to issues related to welfare, values and other such their disappearing. human affairs. The passage carefully underlines In sentence 2- ‘boomtowns with no population the theme of issues with elderly people and growth’ is inappropriate as the original sentence says measures to mitigate it. ‘Problems of rapid growth in some boomtowns’. For other options- Both the statements are contradictory. A euphemistic tone makes use of indirect and Q.138.(2) ‘from scratch’ is a phrase which means ‘from the implicit statements. very beginning’ An analytical tone is the presence of reasons or Q.139.(4) Q.140.(4) Q.141.(3) logic/ justifications to support something. Q.142.(4) In the initial lines the author is describing and An introspective tone is employed in the passage telling the things about boomtown but suddenly so as to self-examine and reflect upon one’s in the last two lines describes the negative points actions and feelings. of it. As his analysis ends with criticizing the A grandiose tone is adopted by passages written subject so option 4 is correct. in a descriptive or abstract style Q.143.(3) In statement B, ‘subject to’ should be used in Q.151.(4) Perforce (adverb) – Inevitably place of ‘Subject of’, ‘Subject to’ means likely Defer (v) – Shelve to experience. Envisage (v) – Foresee Q.144.(3) The answer lies in paragraph 4 and 5. Sparse (adj) – Scanty Q.145.(3) P: This paragraph is emphasizing on creativity Q.152.(4) The author talks about prejudices considering in education and thus advising to make some and representing the facts without being partial. changes in the education system. The answer can clearly be inferred by reading Q: The paragraph involves the term Extra-curricular and understanding the second paragraph. activities and its importance, in the last line the Q.153.(3) The answer can be inferred from the second paragraph demands for a change so that the students paragraph. can move in different directions for success. Q.154.(3) An analytical tone is the presence of reasons R. This paragraph is telling about the system of or logic/ justifications to support something. growing theoretical knowledge being provided in The author is trying to analyse issues with AI, schools and the lack of a must practical knowledge presenting both, the pros and cons of AI. but the central idea is conversely derived. For other options- Q.146.(1) For P. This paragraph says that, if in any kind of A euphemistic tone makes use of indirect and conversation/discussion, only one person speaks implicit statements. or does not listen to others, the discussion becomes The humanistic tone of writing is most suitable unhealthy, but the central idea is conversely derived. to issues related to welfare, values and other For Q. It can be clearly understood from the such human affairs. passage that, good communication skills play a An introspective tone is employed in the passage very essential role in getting jobs. so as to self-examine and reflect upon one’s For R. It says that if someone has good actions and feelings. communication skills, he is offered a job for the post A grandiose tone is adopted by passages written of manager or team leader as with his communication in a descriptive or abstract style he can handle his sub-ordinates aptly. Q.155.(4) The passage describes various aspects of AI. It Q.147.(3) The answer lies in the second paragraph clearly propagates the message that although AI is a step forward in the growth of technology, Q.148.(4) The author writes this passage with a sympathetic ‘some serious questions need to be answered’ approach towards the care of elders yet manages before adopting it fully. to objectify various aspects of the subject matter

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