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Page Page Page 116 Who’s Who 122 Abbreviation 124 One Liner MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019 MAJOR ISSUES OF THE MONTH PM Modi unveils world’s tallest statue ‘Statue of Unity’ On October 31, 2018, Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel also known as the ‘Iron Man of India’, was celebrated across the Nation and PM inaugurated the Statue of Unity in Gujarat. Highlights:  President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri paid floral tributes at the statue of Sardar Patel at Patel Chowk in Parliament Street.  The Home Minister also flagged off the Run for Unity from Major Dhyanchand Stadium.  The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting telecasted the film ‘Sardar’ on Doordarshan, play radio and TV jingles and ran features on the life and achievements of Sardar Patel.  The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) organized pledge taking in Indian Missions as well as Essay and Quiz Competitions, debates, short films, photo exhibition etc.  The National School of Drama organized a special play on Sardar Patel.  The Human Resource Development Ministry encouraged students to speak simple sentences or words in constitutionally recognized 22 Indian languages for 22 consecutive days – one language every day. PM Modi unveils Statue of Unity, world’s tallest at 182m, in tribute to Sardar Patel  On October 31, 2018, on the eve of 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Home Minister, a 182-metre high Statue of Unity was unveiled by PM Narendra Modi.  The Statue is twice the Statue of Liberty and is the tallest in the world.  It was built at a cost of Rs. 2989 crore and is located in Gujarat, 3.2 kms downstream of Narmada Dam.  The statue was designed by Padma-Bhushan winning sculptor Ram V Sutar and was built by Larsen and Toubro and the state-run Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. It also has a 153-metre-high observation deck.  It took about 250 engineers and 3,400 labourers to construct the statue in 33 month  It stands 177 feet higher than the current world’s tallest, China’s Spring Temple Buddha in the central Henan province.  The core of the statue is made up of reinforced concrete, but its surface that gives it a distinct design, has been created using 553 bronze panels – each panel has 10 to 15 micro panels which were imported from China.  5 other related sites were constructed along with the world’s tallest statue. These include:  The walkway, the ticket counter, the food court, the four-lane approach highway, and the ‘Shrestha Bharat Bhavan’– a 52-room three-star lodging facility for the visitors. Defence Minister flagged off ‘Run for Unity’ in Chennai  On October 31, 2018, Union Minister for Defence Nirmala Sitaraman flagged off ‘Run for Unity’ event on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwasat Chennai.  The oath for unity was also administered during the event held at Island Grounds in Chennai. Minister of Textiles unveiled Fabric of Unity On October 31, 2018, Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani unveiled the Fabric of Unity on the occasion of the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gurugram in Haryana. She also flagged off the Unity March. She also administered oath of staff of Apparel Export Promotion Council – AEPC and students of Apparel Training and Design Centre – ATDC. As a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the minister urged the Apparel Export Promotion Council – AEPC to create the textile designs based on the entire history of the then princely states which were united into the Indian Union by Sardar Patel.

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About the ‘Iron Man of India’- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: Vallabhbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Patel, was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was an Indian barrister and statesman, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. He was the 1st Home Minister of Independent India and was in office from 15th August, 1947 to 15th December 1950. He was also Supreme Commander-in-chief of the Indian army during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.

18th Indian Ocean Rim Association Council of Ministers Meeting held in Durban, South Africa  18th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers Meeting was held in Durban, South Africa.  The Theme of the IORA meeting was: “IORA: Uniting the Peoples of Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Middle East through enhanced cooperation for Peace, Stability And Sustainable Development”.  South Africa is the current chairman of the IORA organization.  The Meeting was chaired by Honourable Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, Foreign Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa, and Chair of the Association.  Maldives was admitted as the 22ndmember of the Association while Turkey and the Republic of Korea were admitted as the 8th and 9th Dialogue Partners in IORA. This made membership of IORA increase to 22 and the number of Dialogue Partners was increased to 9.  India was represented by: Gen.(Dr.) VK Singh (Retd.), Minister of State for External Affairs.  South Africa will hand over Chairmanship of IORA to UAE in 2019 and Bangladesh will assume the Vice-Chairmanship of IORA.  This took place during the on-going celebrations of the 150th year of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the 100th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela and the birth centenary of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founder of the United Arab Emirates. IORA member states establish ‘Be the Legacy’ internship programme to honour Nelson Mandela Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) ‘Be the Legacy’ internship programme was announced at the end of the 18th IORA meeting in Durban, South Africa.The internship programme will be launched on July 18, 2019, the 101st birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela.IORA was established in March 1997 through the vision of Nelson Mandela. IORA’s HQ:-Headquarters: Ebene, Mauritius

Ministry of Food Processing Industries issued guidelines for ‘Operation Greens’  Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under Union Minister Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal approved the strategy for operationalisation of Operation Greens.  In the budget speech of 2018-19, a new Scheme “Operation Greens” was announced on the line of “Operation Flood”, with an outlay of Rs.500 crore to promote Farmer Producers Organizations, agri- logistics, processing facilities and professional management.  The strategy consists of the following: 1. The Short term Price Stabilisation measures would be implemented by the Nodal agency NAFED and MoFPI will provide 50% of the subsidy for transport and storage of TOP (Tomato, Onion, Potato). 2. The Long Term Integrated value chain development projects would include:Capacity Building of FPOs & their consortium, Quality production, Post-harvest processing facilities, Agri-Logistics etc  According to this, grants-in-aid at the rate of 50% of the eligible project would be given to maximum Rs. 50 crores per project. And the aid would be increased to 70% for Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO).  For the completion of the application, applicants would need to submit their application on the SAMPADA portal of the ministry PMKSY:- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana PMKSY(Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana) is an umbrella scheme which incorporates all ongoing schemes of the Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI). It includes MoFPI’s schemes such as Mega Food

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Parks, Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure, Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, etc. PMKSY will have budgetary allocation of Rs. 6000 cr

RBI initiates steps to set up digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) to capture details of all borrowers  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated steps to set up wide-based digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) to capture loan information of individuals and corporate borrowers.  The PCR will also include data from entities like market regulator Sebi, the corporate affairs ministry, Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) to enable the banks and financial institutions to get 360 degree profile of existing and prospective borrowers on a real-time basis.  The Reserve Bank has invited expression of interest (EOI) for developing the registry from companies with a turnover of over Rs 100 crore in the last three years.  In June this year, the RBI had announced to set up a PCR for India with a view to address information asymmetry, foster access to credit and strengthen the credit culture in the economy.This decision was taken based on recommendation of high-level task force (HTF) i.e. YM Deosthalee committee which was constituted by RBI to review current availability of information on credit, adequacy of existing information utilities, and identify gaps that could be filled by PCR.  Earlier, a high-level task force (HTF) was constituted by the RBI to review the current availability of information on credit, the adequacy of the existing information utilities, and identify gaps that could be filled by a PCR.  The PCR would be the single point of mandatory reporting for all material events for each loan, notwithstanding any threshold in the loan amount or type of borrower.

RBI allows banks to provide partial credit enhancement to bonds issued by NBFCs  The Reserve Bank has permitted banks to provide partial credit enhancement (PCE), or a partial guarantee, to bonds issued by systematically important NBFCs registered with the Reserve Bank of India and Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) registered with National Housing Bank, a move that will enhance their liquidity position.  PCE, which was introduced in 2015, is expected to help NBFCs and HFCs raise money from insurance and provident or pension funds who invest only in highly-rated instruments.  Additionally, the exposure of a bank should be restricted to 1 percent of its capital funds or net worth for a single borrower.  This move will help for affordable housing finance and lower rated retail NBFCs by easing fund- raising by the NBFCs from the debt market. This will also remove the fear of defaults.  The bonds by the NBFCs shall have maturities not less than 3 years.  The central bank has also allowed banks to lend up to 15% of their capital funds to a single non-infra funding NBFC from the earlier 10%. The measures are available up to 31 December  The RBI has, through a series of open market operations (OMO), injected liquidity into the system. In October, it announced Rs. 36,000 crore of OMO purchases and met its target in three tranches throughout the month. It has announced another Rs. 40,000 crore through the same route in November.

Union Cabinet approves opening up of International Solar Alliance membership to all UN countries  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for opening up International Solar Alliance (ISA) membership to all countries that are members of the United Nations. In this regard, Cabinet has approved to move Resolution in first Assembly of ISA for amending the Framework Agreement of ISA.  International Solar Alliance: Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana. Founded: Paris, France.  International Solar Alliance (ISA), an alliance of 121 solar resource rich countries that was jointly launched by the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, and the then President of France, Mr. François Hollande, on November 30, 2015 in Paris, France. It was launched during the 21st Conference of Parties (CoP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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 Till date, out of 121 prospective member countries, 70 countries have signed the Framework Agreement of the ISA. 44 of these countries have ratified the ISA treaty.  Paris Agreement:Target of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius and striving for 1.5 degrees.  Recently, Japan became the 71st ISA member.

Narendra Modi in Japan highlights: PM, Shinzo Abe sign six agreements, agree to ‘2+2’ dialogue  The annual bilateral summit of India –Japan was held on 28, 29 October 2018 in Japan. The Indian prime minister visited Japan to attend the summit.  The two sides agreed for a 2+2 dialogue between our foreign ministers and defence ministers to further work towards world peace.  India and Japan sign $75 billion currency swap agreement. The agreement will help bring greater stability to foreign exchange and capital markets.  Japan investors have announced they would invest $2.5 billion in India  Both countries will cooperate for the first time in the areas of traditional medicinal systems such as Yoga and Ayurveda. A Memorandum of Cooperation between Kanagawa prefecture and Ministry of Ayush in the field of healthcare and wellness was exchanged.  Both the countries have agreed to synchronize upon sharing benefits of the Ayushman Bharat scheme and the Japanese healthcare programme.  There will be commencement of talks on a military logistics pact, the Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement, between the two nations that will ensure the access to each other’s military bases and naval bases.  Japan will invest more significantly in the up gradation of infrastructure in the Northeast which will also link India to Southeast Asia.  Japan-India Investment Promotion Roadmap enhanced the contribution of Japan in India’s Make in India initiative with establishment of Business Support Centre in Ahmedabad.  PM Modi said, “India is progressively moving toward Industry 4.0 with the help of the latest developments in the field of technology such as AI, IoT, 3D, Printing, Robotics. Cooperation between India and Japan in the field of electric mobility can prove highly beneficial”. Japan joins International Solar Alliance In a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA), Japan announced joining the group submitting the instrument of ratification. Japan will be the 71st country to sign and 48th country to ratify the ISA Framework. ISA Membership- 121 nations. Headquarters: Gwal Pahari, Gurugram

United Nations Human Rights Prize – 2018 The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (UN Human Rights Prize) was announced recently by María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly. The winners of 2018 award are: 1. Asma Jahangir –Late Asma Jahangir (died Feb. 2018) was the fourth Pakistani woman to receive the prestigious award. She was an advocate from Pakistan, known for her persistent advocating for women’s rights and discrimination against minorities. She was first woman to serve as president of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. 2. Rebeca Gyumi:-Rebecca Gyumi is a Tanzanian advocate and founder of the Msichana Initiative in Tanzania. This is an NGO which advocates for girls’ right to education. In 2016, Gyumi had won a landmark case on child marriages after petitioning against the 1971 Tanzania Marriage Act which allowed girls as young as 14 to get married. 3. Joenia Wapichana:-Joenia Wapichana is an indigenous lawyer from northern Brazil, and she became first indigenous woman to be elected to the Congress. 4. Front Line Defenders:-Front Line Defenders is an Ireland based charity that provides support to human rights defenders having lives and health at risk through advocacy, grants, security and training. It was founded in 2001 in Ireland’s capital, Dublin.

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banks has been allowed to open new accounts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after it submitted the compliance report to the central bank. Fino Payments Bank(HQ-Mumbai) had been unable to ECONOMY enrol new customers since the end of May after RBI found the bank to be non-compliant with the operational guidelines laid down by it. SBI IN NEWS SBI, Hitachi Payments form JV for digital payment platform Country’s largest lender State Bank of India(SBI) and payments solution provider Hitachi Payment Services India entered into an agreement to form a joint venture for establishing a card acceptance and digital payment platform. Hitachi Payment Services India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Group, Japan. SBI to issue and encash electoral bonds RBI IN NEWS The GoI has notified the sale of electoral bond by SBI through its 29 authorized branches from 1.11.2018 to 10.11.2018. The concept 31 NBFC registrations cancelled by RBI of electoral bond was initiated in Union Budget 2017.Later on The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the certificate of registrations of as many as 31 non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) for Electoral bond scheme 2018 was introduced. unspecified reasons. A majority 27 of the 31 companies which lost Electoral Bonds their licences are from Bengal.  The Electoral Bonds are kind of promissory notes that can be bought by any Indian citizen or body incorporated Reserve Bank of India plans payments ombudsman in India to make a donation to a political party Reserve Bank of India announced it’s plan to establish an  The electoral bonds are purchasable from “Specified ombudsman for digital payments by March 2019. Branches of the State Bank of India (SBI)”. They would RBI’s banking ombudsman scheme 2006 lays down various criteria be available for any value, in multiples of Rs. 1 thousand, under which consumers can lodge complaints with the ombudsman. 10 thousand, 1 Lakh, 10 Lakh and 1 Crore. RBI to inject Rs 40,000 cr into banking system via OMO  The donors, while purchasing the electoral bonds, will The Reserve Bank said it will inject Rs 40,000 crore into the system need to comply with the KYC norms. in November through the purchase of government securities as it  In select SBI branches, they can be purchased on 10 looks to meet festive season demand for funds. The central bank days each in months of January, April, July and October. had already injected Rs 36,000 crore into the system in October An additional period of 30 days shall be specified by the through open market operation (OMO).Open market operation central government in the year of Lok Sabha elections. (OMO) is an RBI mechanism to infuse or suck liquidity from the system.  An electoral bond has a life of 15 days. During this period, it will be handed over to a registered political party, Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board to issue masala which shall get it redeemed in its bank account. bonds  The donation via electoral bonds can be given to only Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) is going to those political parties, which: issue masala bonds worth Rs. 5,000 crore to mobilise funds for Are registered under section 29-A of the Representation various development works. KIIFB has appointed Standard & of the Peoples Act, 1951 (43 of 1951). Poor’s and Fitch Ratings for rating the masala bonds issue. The Have secured not less than one per cent of the votes bonds will be listed in London and Singapore stock exchanges. The funds will be raised in tranches over period of 10 years. polled in the last general election to the Lok Sabha or State Assembly. RBI Lifts the Ban On Fino Payments Bank to Open New To get the scheme enforced it requires amendments to Accounts the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and the After almost five months of being barred from adding new Representation of People Act, 1951. customers, Fino Payments Bank, one of India’s first payments

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Bank was asked to stop all account opening activities after the RBI India Post launches e-commerce portal found out that there were few accounts with the bank with deposits India Post announced the soft launch of its e-commerce in excess of Rs 1 lakh, which goes against the licensing criteria of a portal.Department of Posts has done only soft launch of the portal. payments bank. The full fledge operations of the service will begin after mid- Kirloskar group got RBI licence to open Rs. 1000 crore December 2018.About India Post:Director General – Ms. Meera NBFC Kirloskar Capital Handa. Registered Office – New Delhi Reserve Bank of India gave licence to the Kirloskar group to launch IndusInd Bank launches first interactive Credit Card in In- a non-banking finance company (NBFC) named Kirloskar dia with buttons Capital.Kirloskar group would invest Rs 1,000 crore over the next IndusInd Bank has launched first interactive Credit Card in India three years in the proposed NBFC , which will be a fully-owned with buttons called IndusInd Bank Nexxt Credit Card. It will give subsidiary of Kirloskar Oil Engines. customer multiple options on how to make a payment using his or Kirloskar group:Chairman: Atul Kirloskar.Headquarters: Pune. her Credit Card. RBI clears re-appointment of Aditya Puri as HDFC Bank This Card has been created in partnership with Pittsburgh USA headquartered Dynamics Inc., which designs and manufactures MD intelligent, battery powered payment cards RBI has approved re-appointment of Aditya Puri as managing director of the bank for another two years. Puri has been with the HDFC Bank hiked deposit rates; Bank of Baroda raised bank since 1994, making him the longest-serving head of any private lending rate bank in the country. HDFC Headquarters: Mumbai HDFC Bank raised interest rates on deposits by up to 0.5 per cent IDFC Bank to be renamed as IDFC First Bank for various tenors.Similarly, Bank of Baroda hiked lending rates by 0.1 per cent. IDFC Bank has proposed to change its name to ‘IDFC First Bank HDFC: Headquarters: Mumbai. MD: Aditya Puri. Tagline: We Ltd’ as it is in the process of amalgamating non-banking financial company Capital First with itself. Infrastructure Development Understand your world. Finance Company is a finance company based in India. It provides Bank Of Baroda: Headquarters: Vadodara, Gujarat. MD & CEO: finance and advisory services for infrastructure projects as well as P.S. Jayakumar. Tagline: India’s International Bank. asset management and investment banking. Centre to infuse Rs 3,054 cr as capital in Allahabad Bank IDFC’s:Headquarters: Mumbai, CEO: Rajiv Lall According to a notification to the National Stock Exchange , Allahabad bank has informed that Rs.3,054 crore was infused by FINANCIAL NEWS centre as an investment during the current financial year 2018-19. About Allahabad Bank Headquarters – Kolkata, India. CEO & Enforcement Directorate flags ponzi scheme in name of Is- MD – S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao lamic banking  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has flagged to the Atul Goel Takes Over As MD And CEO Of UCO Bank RBI about alleged dubious activities of a Karnataka-based Atul Kumar Goel assumed charge as Managing Director and CEO of UCO Bank. Prior to this assignment, he was executive director firm charging it with running a ponzi scheme “in the of Union Bank of India. Goel takes over from R.K. Takkar, who name of Islamic banking or halal investment” and collecting over Rs 950 crore funds from gullible investors completed his three-year tenure on November 1, 2018. till now RBL Bank appointed Vikas Muttoo as CEO of its subsidiary  The central probe agency’s zonal office in Bengaluru has Swadhaar Finserve also written to Karnataka Police seeking all FIRs filed by Ratnakar Bank Limiter (RBL Bank) Bank announced appointment it against the firm on the alleged chit fund scheme being of Vikas Muttoo as CEO of Swadhaar Finserve. Prior to this, run by it in order to study the case comprehensively and Muttoo was the chief business officer of microlender Bharat file a fresh criminal case under the Prevention of Money Financial.Swadhaar Finserve Private Limited, wholly-owned Laundering Act (PMLA). subsidiary of the RBL Bank.  Islamic banking or halal investment is illegal in India. Ratnakar Bank Limiter (RBL Bank):Headquarters: Mumbai, MD What is Islamic banking? & CEO: Vishwavir Ahuja. Islamic banking is a banking system in accordance with the Shariat. In Islam, money has no intrinsic value – money, therefore, cannot be sold at a profit and is permitted to be used as per shariat only.

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The Islamic Law or Shariat prohibits paying any fee for renting of growth will slow down to 7.3 per cent in the next fiscal. Moody’s money (called riba) for specific periods of time. It also prohibits Corporation:Headquarters: New York, USA. any sort of investment in businesses that are considered haraam or against the principles of Islam. It is largely believed that these LOAN AND AGREEMENT principles have been derived from the Quran and have been in ADB to provide US $13 million loan to EESL to promote practice since then. efficient energy usage in India Cabinet approves 100% strategic disinvestment of govern- Asian Development Bank (ADB) it will provide US $13 million ment equity in DCIL loan to Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) to promote efficient The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime energy usage in India. It will be provided by Global Environment Minister Narendra Modi has given in principle approval for strategic Facility (GEF) as part of US $200 million ADB-financed Demand- disinvestment of 100 percent government shares in Dredging Side Energy Efficiency Sector Project. Corporation of India Limited (DCIL) to consortium of four ports $169 Million Loan to Provide Water and Sanitation Ser- –Vishakhapatnam Port Trust, Paradeep Port Trust, Jawahar Lal vices in Tamil Nadu Nehru Port Trust and Kandla Port Trust. Dredging Corporation of Union Government has also inked $169 Million Loan agreement India Limited (DCIL)is miniratna public sector unit (PSU) engaged with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Tamil Nadu Urban in the business of dredging. It does dredging for Indian seaports Flagship Investment Program. It is first tranche of $500 million exclusively. multi-tranche financing to provide water and sanitation services in IPO timeline to be cut to 3 days from 6 days: SEBI Tamil Nadu. Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) cut listing time for an ADB: Headquarters: Manila, Philippines. President: Takehiko IPO to 3 days from 6 at present.This will be done in a phased Nakao. manner with the 1st phase starting from January 1, 2019.After 3 Established in 1966. Members: 67 (48 regional members). months i.e., from April 1, 2019, in the 2nd phase the physical Government inks $300 million loan agreement with ADB to submission mechanism of bid forms would be discontinued. For the implementation of this procedure, it introduced the use of support IIFCL UPI as a payment mechanism with Application Supported by Union Government has inked $300 million Loan Agreement with Block Amount (ASBA) for applications in public issues by retail Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support lending by India investors through intermediaries. Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL). Initial public offering (IPO) or stock market launch is a type of Government inks $105 million loan agreement with ADB public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional for Hydropower Transmission in Himachal Pradesh investors and usually also retail (individual) investors. Union Government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have SEBI:Chairman: Ajay Tyagi. Headquarters: Mumbai. signed $105 million loan to continue financing transmission system NDMC launches QR-enabled fridge magnets for digital pay- upgrades in Himachal Pradesh for increased supply of hydropower ment of bills to state and national grid. It is third tranche part of $350 million New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has launched quick multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) for Himachal Pradesh Clean response (QR)-enabled fridge magnets for digital payment of bills. Energy Transmission Investment Program approved by ADB Board The magnets are personalised and each customer will have unique in September 2011. The loan will have a 25-year term, including a QR Code mapped to their consumer account number. It is powered grace period of 5 years. by SignCatch – an IT and services company,. Microsoft completes $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub TCS acquires London-based W12 Studios Microsoft has closed its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, a leading Global IT company Tata Consultancy Services announced the software development platform which brings more than 31 million acquisition of W12 Studios, an award-winning digital design studio developers to create, collaborate, share and build on each other’s based in London, for an undisclosed sum. work. Microsoft announced in June that it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub. NIIF Acquires IDFC Infrastructure Finance The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has India, Japan sign bilateral currency swap agreement worth acquired IDFC Infrastructure Finance (IDFC-IFL), an infrastructure $75 Bn debt fund. This acquisition is the first investment from NIIF’s India and Japan concluded a USD 75 billion bilateral currency strategic fund. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) swap agreement, a move that will help in bringing greater stability is India’s first sovereign wealth fund that was set up by the in foreign exchange and capital markets in the country. Prime Government of India in February 2015. Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting Japan, and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held delegation-level talks during which RATING AND SURVEY the two leaders discussed a range of bilateral, regional and global issues including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region. India’s economic growth to slow to 7.3% in 2019: Moody’s Moody’s Investor Service in its report titled ‘Global Macro Outlook  2019-202 stated that Indian economy will slow down to 7.3% in 2019. Indian economy will expand 7.4 per cent in 2018, but the

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Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed the Changsha Declaration. Director-General for FAO Jose Graziano da Silva announced plans to set up an International Centre of Excellence for Agriculture Innovation and Rural Development in Beijing, China. The centre will offer training in agriculture innovation and promote investment in rural areas to reach the first 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of zero hunger. India pledged contribution of $13.36 mn for UN agencies, development activities 1st Secretary in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, Mahesh Kumar, on behalf of India pledged contributions of USD 13.36 million for the various UN agencies and development activities. This pledge was taken during the 2018 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. About 19 countries pledged a total of USD 425.69 million at the Pledging Conference, reflecting an 2-day annual meeting of WEF Global Future Councils be- increase from the 2017 amount of USD 398.98 million. gins in Dubai On November 13, 2018, the 2 day 3rd annual meeting of World Seychelles launches World’s First Sovereign Blue Bond Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Future Councils concluded in The Republic of Seychelles has launched the world’s first sovereign Dubai, UAE. This year’s Annual Meeting theme is: Globalization blue bond—a pioneering financial instrument designed to support 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial sustainable marine and fisheries projects. The bond, which raised Revolution. US$15 million from international investors, demonstrates the World Economic Forum:Headquarters:Cologny, Switzerland. potential for countries to harness capital markets for financing the Founder and Executive Chairman Professor Klaus Schwab. sustainable use of marine resources. President: Børge Brende. RCEP trade ministers meet held in Singapore UN World Food Programme, Alibaba Group form strategic  Ministers of Regional Comprehensive Economic partnership to eliminate hunger Partnership began in Singapore. Indian delegation will be United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Chinese e- headed by Union Minister for Commerce and Industry commerce giant Alibaba Group have formed strategic partnership Shri. Suresh Prabhu. Singapore is the current chair of the to support efforts eliminate hunger globally by 2030. The agreement ASEAN countries and so it is hosting the summit. was signed between WFP Executive Director David Beasley and  The RCEP is a pact that aims to cover goods, services, Alibaba Partner and Chairman of Alibaba Foundation Sun Lijun at investments, economic and technical cooperation, Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Alibaba Cloud, the competition and intellectual property rights. cloud computing arm of Alibaba will work with WFP to develop  Member countries: 10-ASEAN countries (Brunei, digital “World Hunger Map”. The map will help to monitor global Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, hunger and operations to end scourge by 2030 which is one of Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and its six UN’s key Sustainable Development goals. FTA partners (Australia, New Zealand, India, China, World Food Programme Japan and Korea) The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian Sri Lankan PM leaves Presidents Party, joins newly-formed organization addressing hunger and promoting food security.It is a Sri Lanka People’s Party member of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG).It is Newly appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa headquartered in Rome (Italy). ended his five-decade-long association with Sri Lanka Freedom Changsha Declaration for agricultural and rural develop- Party (SLFP) and joined newly-formed Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP). ment Over 20 countries committed to the Changsha Declaration at the India ousted US to become 2nd largest smartphone market end of a forum on international development cooperation in behind China Changsha, China.26 countries and 11 international organisations According to a report by research firm Canalys, India overtook US including Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), United Nations as the 2nd largest smartphone market after China. China saw a

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World’s First AI News Anchor Unveiled In China 2nd International Conference On Primary Health Care Held Xinhua, China’s state-run press agency, unveiled the world’s first in Kazakhstan artificial intelligence (AI) anchor that can read news in English and J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed Chinese.They have been developed by Xinhua and Chinese search the ‘Second Plenary Session of ‘2nd International Conference on engine, Sogou. They were launched at the World Internet Conference Primary Health Care (PHC) towards UHC & SDGs’, at Astana, in Wuzhen, China. Kazakhstan. The conference aims to renew the commitment to primary health care to achieve universal health coverage and the First Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Sustainable Development Goals. Mr Nadda spoke on the theme WHO Headquarters in Geneva “The Future of Primary Health Care”. 3-day long 1st Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health concluded at the World Health Organisation’s headquarters in INDEX Geneva, Switzerland. Theme of the conference was: “Improving Air Quality, Combatting Climate Change-Saving Lives”. Travel: safest country to visit It was held in collaboration with: The UN Environment, World Iceland topped the charts with the lowest risk of a natural disaster Meteorological Organization (WMO), The Secretariat of the UN as well as crime rates.South Africa came last owing to a high risk of Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), The crime, health and terrorism.Turkey was ranked the second most Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate dangerous preceded by Thailand, India, and Mexico. Pollutants (CCAC) and The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Bangalore ranked India’s most congested city Air pollution exceeding recommended WHO Air Quality levels According to a recent research by National Bureau of Economic causing 7 million deaths annually. Additional funding is provided Research (NBER), Bangalore tops the index for most congested by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), the UN city, and Mumbai ranked 2nd.The other top 5 cities in the list of Foundation and the Wellcome Trust. congested cities are: Delhi (3rd) , Chennai (4th) and Kolkata (5th). In another index of traffic speed, Kolkata has been found to be the China builds an ‘artificial sun’ that reaches temperatures slowest city,Bangalore ranked 2nd. In another index measuring the six times that of Sun fastest cities, Ranipet topped the list China has built an ‘artificial sun’ that reaches 100 million °C, 6 times the temperature of Sun’s core of 15 million °C. Scientists Kolkata tops in public transport index: Ola from China’s Institute of Plasma Physics announced that plasma According to a study named ‘Ease of Moving Index’ by Ola in their Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) Mobility Institute, city of Kolkata topped among all metro cities also called the “artificial sun”, reached 100 million °C, the in public transport.Kolkata secured the highest score while Patna temperature required to perform nuclear fusion on Earth. The EAST and Bhubaneswar topped the list for growing and emerging cities. reactor has been designed to replicate processes happening at the New Delhi was rated highly in terms of safety and ranked the best Sun to turn hydrogen into cost-effective green energy. among the big cities in affording parking space to its residents.Ahmedabad scored highest in cleanest public transport NATO’s biggest military exercise begins in Norway services. NATO’s biggest military maneuvers since the Cold War began in Norway in a hypothetical scenario that involves restoring the Microsoft overtakes Amazon as second most valuable U.S. Scandinavian country’s sovereignty after an attack by a fictitious company aggressor. The wargames bring together around 50,000 personnel Microsoft overtook Amazon to become the second most valuable from all 29 NATO allies, plus partners Finland and Sweden. tech company in the United States. The change in rankings was the The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an result of a drop in Amazon’s stock value after a weaker-than- intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American expected quarterly report from the online retailer wiped out $65 and European countries. The organization implements the North billion worth of market capitalization Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. NATO’s Headquarters are located in Haren, Brussels, Belgium, while the Global Ease of Doing Business rankings headquarters of Allied Command Operations is near Mons, India has jumped 23 places to 77th rank in the global Ease of Doing Belgium.Secretary General: Jens Stoltenberg Business rankings by World Bank .The World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2019 report said India carried out six business reforms

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monitored by Empowered Committee of Officers under Secretary of Women and Child Development Ministry PM in Varanasi, dedicates projects worth over Rs. 2400 crores PM Modi inaugurated or laid the foundation stone of projects worth Rs. 2413 crore. The following lists the projects inaugurated:  An inland port in Varanasi on the Ganga River connecting Uttar Pradesh holy city and Haldia in West Bengal for navigation of large vessels, worth Rs. 5,369.18 crore, with aid from World Bank.  India’s first Inland Multi-Modal Terminal Port on river Ganga at Ramnagar in Varanasi and received first container cargo belonging to PepsiCo. It is the first of four Multi-Modal Terminals being constructed on National Waterways-I (NW1) on River Ganga as part of World Bank-aided Jal Marg Vikas project of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). The other three terminals are under construction at Sahibganj, Haldia and Gazipur. Government approves 3 new proposals under Nirbhaya Fund Union Government has approved three proposals under Nirbhaya INSPIRE 2018 organized in New Delhi by EESL and World Fund including setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts Bank (FTSCs). The second edition of was International Symposium to Promote 1. Setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs): Innovation & Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE 2018) It was proposal forwarded by Department of Justice launched in New Delhi. It was jointly organised by Energy Efficiency under Ministry of Law and Justice) to dispose off pending Services Limited (EESL) and World Bank. EESL was set up under cases of rape and POCSO Act across the country. Total Union Ministry of Power to facilitate implementation of energy financial implication of the project is over Rs 767 crore. efficiency projects. It is a joint venture of NTPC Limited, Power 2. WCD Ministry also approved the proposal of Home Finance Corporation (PFC), Rural Electrification Corporation Ministry for procurement of forensic kits for sexual (REC) and POWERGRID. It leads market-related actions of assault cases. The project will cost nearly Rs 107 crore. National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE). 3. WCD Ministry also approved a proposal from Konkan Railway Corporation Limited to set up a video Government to refund employers for seven weeks of mater- surveillance system at 50 Railway Stations with a total nity leave to employees cost of nearly Rs 18 crore.  Union Ministry of Women and Child Development Nirbhaya Fund: (WCD) has announced that government will pay The fund is created by Ministry of Finance in 2013 with a corpus employers salaries for first seven of 26 weeks of of Rs 1000 crore. It is a non-lapsable corpus fund. It is being

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maternity leave for women earning more than Rs 15,000 to be opened by 2019 under comphrehensive flagship scheme of month. ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana. Under Mega Food  The announcement comes in wake of complaints that Park Scheme , Government of India provides financial assistance many companies were reluctant to hire pregnant women upto Rs. 50.00 Crore per Mega Food Park project. after maternity leave was extended from 12 to 26 weeks and some were even firing women employees. Government set up state of-the-art National Data Repository Government set up a state of -the- art National Data Repository.  Government had increased maternity leave for pregnant This was announced by the Union Minister for Petroleum & women was extended from 12 weeks to 26 weeks in Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan at the DG Carbons Roadshow 2017 after Parliament had passed Maternity Benefits programme in Abu Dhabi.With this, India has joined the league of (Amendment) Bill, 2016. This law had paved way for countries like UK and Norway which have a National Data doubling of the maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 Repository for the upstream sector. weeks for two surviving children.  India’s position to the third place in terms of the number India re-elected as a Member of the ITU Council for another of weeks given for maternity leave after Canada (50 4-year term (2019-2022) weeks) and Norway (44). India has been re-elected as a Member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council at the elections of the Regional meeting of World Customs Organisation being council held during ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai, held in Jaipur UAE.  Four-day regional meeting of World Customs ITU:Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland. Secretary-General: Houlin Organisation (WCO) was held in Jaipur, capital city of Zhao. Rajasthan. It was attended by representatives of 33 member countries of Asia. The meeting was jointly Cabinet approves leasing out six airports through PPP chaired by WCO Deputy Secretary General Ricardo Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Travino and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs approved leasing out six airports(Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Chairman S Ramesh. Mengaluru, Thiruvanathapuram, and Guwahati airports ) of  WCO is independent intergovernmental body whose Airports Authority of India (AAI) for operation, management and mission is to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the first Customs administrations. It was established in 1952 as phase. This will be done through Public Private Partnership Customs Co-operation Council (CCC). It is the only Appraisal Committee (PPPAC). PPP in infrastructure projects international organization with competence in Customs brings efficiency in service delivery, enterprise, expertise and matters and is considered as voice of international professionalism apart from harnessing needed investments in public Customs community.(January 26: International Customs sector. Day) 113 crore to six border states under Border Area Develop-  WCO:-Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium. Secretary ment Programme General: Kunio Mikuriya. Union Home Ministry has released more than Rs. 113 crore to six Sri Ramayana Express flagged off from Safdarjung railway border states under Border Area Development Programme (BADP) station in Delhi as part of its plan to ameliorate the problems of people living in Shri Ramayana Express, a special tourist train to run on Ramayana isolated locations. These six states are Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim, circuit to cover major spots related to Hindu epic was flagged off Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.Till now, Home Ministry has by Indian Railways from Safdarjung Railway Station, New Delhi. released total of Rs. 637.98 crore during 2018-19 period to states it cover important destinations of Ramayana circuit such as having International Border. Nandigram, Sitamarhi, Janakpur, Varanasi, Prayag, Shringverpur, Nation’s largest container port JNPT planned to host edible Chitrakoot, Nasik, Hampi and Rameshwaram.It will complete its oil refinery journey till Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu in 16 days. The Sri Lanka Nation’s largest container port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) leg of the tour will be charged separately as passengers opting for in Navi Mumbai released it’s plan to host an edible oil refinery. Sri Lanka leg of Ramayana Yatra package can take flight to Colombo Additionally, the port would also invest Rs 310 crore for extending from Chennai. the liquid cargo tank farm which would increase its capacity to 4.5 2nd Mega Food Park in Maharashtra inaugurated in mtpa. Aurangabad Shanghai Cooperation Organization Joint Exercise on Ur- Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur ban Earthquake Search & Rescue -2019" held in New Delhi Badal inaugurated 2nd Mega Food Park in Maharashtra, in Two-day long preparatory meeting of the “Shanghai Cooperation Wahegaon and Dhangaon village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad Organization Joint Exercise on Urban Earthquake Search & Rescue- district. It was launched under Mega Food Park Scheme and is 2019” concluded in New Delhi. India has NDRF):hosted the South promoted by Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd. The first park was Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx), Asian inaugurated in Satara district in March 2018. 42 mega food park are Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR)

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Scheme”. This scheme was launched while inaugurating the 65th All India Cooperative Week organised by the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) in New Delhi. This scheme will be implemented by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) by linking it to Rs 1000 crore ‘Cooperative Start- up and Innovation Fund (CSIF) created by it. This schemes would provide term loans with 2% less than the applicable rate of interest to projects costing up to Rs 3 crore including 2 years moratorium on payment of principal. This is a part of Sahakar 22, a Mission for Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022, embarked on by NCDC. “Mahila-E-Haat” Women and Child Development Ministry launched an online marketing portal named: “Mahila-E-Haat” for promoting women farmers and entrepreneurs. It was launched during the 5th “Women of India National Organic Festival, 2018”. Women of India National Organic Festival, 2018 was held from Government launches LEAP and ARPIT programmes for October 26 to November 4, 2018 at Indira Gandhi National Centre higher education faculty for the Arts at Janpath, New Delhi. Union Ministry off Human Resource Development launched two Emergency buttons mandatory for new public service ve- new initiatives viz. Leadership for Academicians Programme hicles: MORTH (LEAP) and Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways mandated that all new for higher education faculty. public service vehicles except auto rickshaws and e-Rickshaws, Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) registered on and after 1st January 2019 to be equipped with It is three weeks (2 weeks domestic and 1 week foreign training) Vehicle Location Tracking ( VLT )with emergency buttons. flagship leadership development training programme for second Emergency buttons is mandatory for new public service vehicles: level academic functionaries in public funded higher education institutions. Its main objective is to prepare second tier academic MORTH In case of older public service vehicles –those registered upto 31st December,2018, the respective State/ UT Governments heads who are potentially likely to assume leadership roles in the will notify the date by which these vehicles have to install Vehicle future.It will be implemented through 15 National Institute Ranking Location Tracking Device and Panic Buttons. Framework (NIRF) top ranked Indian Institutions Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) “Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collabo- It is a major and unique initiative of online professional development ration (SPARC)” of 15 lakh higher education faculty using Massive Open Online  Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched Courses (MOOCs) platform SWAYAM. Under it 75 discipline- specific institutions are identified and notified as National Resource the web portal of the Scheme “Scheme for Promotion of Centres (NRCs) in phase I. Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)”.  The Government in August 2018 had sanctioned the Union Agriculture Minister launched NCDC’s new scheme “Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research to promote young entrepreneurs in cooperatives Collaboration (SPARC)” at a total cost of Rs.418 Cr for Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched a scheme named implementation up to 31.3.2020. “Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation

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 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is the National unreserved tickets including season tickets and also platform tickets Coordinating Institute to implement the SPARC all over Indian Railways. UTS on Mobile aims to promote three programme. C’: Cashless transactions (Digital payment), Contact less ticketing  Under this Scheme, 600 joint research proposals will be (no need to physically visit the point of sale) and Customer awarded for 2 years to facilitate strong research convenience and experience. The facility for booking unreserved collaboration between Indian research groups with the tickets is available through ‘UTSONMOBILE’ app, available for best in class faculty in the leading universities of the mobile phones with Android, IOS and windows operating systems. world. M Modi Launches ‘Main Nahi Hum’ Portal In New Delhi CCEA okays Rs 7,522 cr fund for creating infrastructure Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the importance of the for fisheries sector people’s involvement and their social responsibilities for the success of any government initiative. Prime Minister Modi said this while  Cabinet Committee on economy affairs approved Rs interacting with IT professionals in Delhi. He also launched a portal 7,522 crore fund for creating special Fisheries and and app, Main Nahin Hum, which will enable IT professionals and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) organisations to bring their efforts towards social causes and service to help boost annual fish production to 20 million tonnes to society on one single platform. by 2022-23 and generate over 9.40 lakh employment opportunities. India’s fish production is estimated at around 12 million tonnes annually.   National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), National Cooperatives Development Corporation (NCDC) and all scheduled banks would be the Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs). VANIK’S KNOWLEDGE GARDEN  The government aims to achieve a sustainable growth of 8-9 per cent, so that fish production reaches to the level IFSC Code: This code is an alpha-numeric code that is of about 20 million tonnes by 2022-23. used to uniquely identify a bank branch participating in PM launches Support and Outreach Programme for MSME the electronic payment systems in India like Real Time Sector Gross Settlement (RTGS) and the National Electronic  Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Micro, Small Fund Transfer (NEFT). and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Support and Outreach Programme. As part of this programme, PM unveiled 12  It is an 11 digitcode.First 4 letters represent bank key initiatives which will help the growth, expansion code. The 5th letter is a ‘0’(Zero). last six letters and facilitation of MSMEs across the country. represent bank branch.  MSME Outreach Programme will run for 100 days covering 100 Districts throughout the country.  For example: IFSC code of a particular branch of  Under Access to Credit aspect of this porgramme, ICICI bank may look like ICIC0001207. Government will launch 59 minute loan portal to enable MICR:MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character easy access to credit for MSMEs. Loans upto Rs. 1 Recognition. crore will be granted in-principle approval through this portal, in just 59 minutes. The link to this portal will be This code is present at the bottom of cheques and other available at GST portal. vouchers.  Government will give 2% interest subvention for all GST  MICR code is 9 digits numeric code used to registered MSMEs, on fresh or incremental loans.  All MSMEs or companies with turnover more than Rs. identify a bank participating in electronic clearing 500 crore will now be compulsorily brought on Trade scheme. Receivables e-Discounting System (TReDS). This will  First 3 digits represents city code The second 3 enable entrepreneurs to access credit from banks, based digits represents Bank code The last 3 digits ontheir upcoming receivables.  Now it is mandatory for public sector companies to denotes bank branch. procure 25 %t, instead of 20% of their total purchases  For example:MICR-no of one of the Indian Bank from MSMEs. Out of the 25% procurement mandated from MSMEs, 3% is reserved for women entrepreneurs. branches in Chennai is 600019004. Government launches Unreserved Mobile Ticketing facility Union Ministry of Railways has launched Unreserved Mobile Ticketing facility (UTS on Mobile) to enable seamless booking of

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Sanjay Mitra and China’s deputy chief of Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission. 2. Indian Army officials and Chinese PLA troops organized a high-level meeting at Bumla, near Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh. 3. The defence dialogue was also held ahead of 21st round of border talks between the special representatives of the two countries in Chinese city of Dujiangyan on November 23-24, 2018. National security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and Chinese state councillor and foreign minister Wang Yi are designated special representatives for the border talks. 4. India participated in China’s 1st International Import Expo (CIIE) at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. India and UK 1. India and United Kingdom have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration in cancer research. The MoU was Vice President’s 7-day Visit to three South African Coun- signed between Department of Biotechnology (DBT) tries of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Malawi and Cancer Research UK (CRUK) for India-UK Cancer Botswana : Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Research Initiative for collaboration in cancer research the 13th Annual Global Expo Botswana 2018 which was for the next five years. Prime Ministers Modi on a two held in in Gaborone, Botswana. Botswana decided to day visit to UK join the International Solar Alliance 2. UK India Business Council released its report named: Botswana: Capital: Gaborone. Currency: Botswana pula. ‘Beyond the Top 200-Effective International Zimbabwe : Vice-President announced US$ 310 million Collaboration for Indian Higher Education’. As per the Line of Credit for up-gradation of Hwange Thermal Power report by 2030 India will have the largest number of Station. It is Zimbabwe’s second biggest power plant people in the world of college-going age – a staggering with an installed capacity of 920 MW. 140 million. US$2.93 million grant for Up-gradation of INDO-Zim 3. India and the United Kingdom will collaborate on research Technology Centre, on different aspects of the Ganga delta region and the Gifting of 10 Indian made Ambulances to Zimbabwe, Bay of Bengal. The two countries are also collaborating lifesaving drugs and deputation of experts in five in several areas of earth sciences and weather, like the specialised areas. monsoon. Zimbabwe:Capital: Harare.Currency: US dollars India and Morocco: India and Morocco signed extradition, mutual Malawi : He launched the very first Jaipur Foot Camp legal assistance and defence cooperation treaties to jointly fight in this series in Malawi particularly. threats from ISIS under their counter-terror partnership.Morocco: India extended the new line of credit for $215.16 million Capital: Rabat. Currency: Moroccan dirham. for 18 water projects spread over many areas of Malawi. Indo-Myanmar : The three-day meet of 13th Indo-Myanmar Cooperation in pharmaceuticals and healthcare. Under Regional Border Committee between India and Myanmar was held the e-Vidhya Bharati and e-Aarogya Bharati initiative at the Mantripukhari Garrison, Imphal under the aegis of Spear launched by India all over Africa, four universities and Corps of Indian Army. Myanmar:Capital: Naypyidaw. Currency: two medical colleges in Malawi have been selected, Burmese kyat. India will also be donating 100 thousand school text books Indo-French : Indo-French Conclave was held in Nagpur, on several subject for classes 8 to 12 in Malawi Maharashtra, in which French and Indian firms signed 12 agreements In the area of agriculture India agreed to allow imports of worth 200 million euro. mangoes from Malawi, Malawi:Capital: Lilongwe.Currency: Malawian kwacha. India-UAE : India-UAE Partnership Summit (IUPS) 2018 was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). India and China United Arab Emirates:Capital – Abu Dhabi. Currency – UAE dirham 1. The 9th Annual Defence and Security Dialogue between President – Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Prime Minister – India and China was held in Beijing. It was held between Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the two defence delegations headed by defence secretary

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Kochi signed MoU with Vilnius for urban planning S Korea’s First Lady to attend Uttar Pradesh’s Deepotsav Kochi Corporation and Vilnius signed a memorandum of South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook was the Chief Guest at the understanding of cooperation in Vilnius, the capital city of Deepotsav event organised by the Uttar Pradesh government on Lithuania.Lithuania: Capital: Vilnius. Currency: Euro. November 6. Accepting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation, INDIA-JAPAN: India and Japan signed Loan Agreement worth she led a high-level delegation that visited India from November 4 Rs. 1817 crore for construction of Turga Pumped Storage (I)’ Hydel to 7 this year. South korea Capital: Seoul. Currency: South Korean Project. On completion, this project will contribute to Industrial won. Development and Living Standard Improvement in the West Bengal. India, Iran, Afghanistan hold first trilateral on Chabahar India and South Korea:-The Union Cabinet Narendra Modi has approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) port project between India and South Korea for strengthening cooperation in The first trilateral meeting between India, Afghanistan and Iran of the field of Tourism. Coordination Council of Chabahar Agreement was held in Tehran, capital city of Iran. Chabahar is strategically located in Sistan- India Signs $950 Million Contract With Russia To Buy Two Balochistan province on energy-rich Iran’s southern coast in Gulf Stealth Frigates of Oman. India and Iran had signed lease agreement for operation India has signed a $950 million contract with Russia for two of Shahid Beheshti port or phase 1 of Chabahar in February 2018. upgraded Krivak III-class stealth frigates. A government-to- Under the terms of this agreemetn, India Ports Global Ltd (IPGL), government contract was signed between India and United an Indian company was to take over interim operations of Chabahar Shipbuilding Corporation of Russia for the supply of two stealth Port and operate terminal for 18 months. frigates after two years of negotiations. The frigates are built by India and Bangladesh sign agreements for enhancing in- Yantar Shipyard of Russia and will be powered by Ukrainian gas turbine engines. The ships are expected to be delivered by the end land and coastal waterways connectivity of 2022. India and Bangladesh signed three agreements, including one to use Chittagong and Mongla Ports in Bangladesh for goods movement Indonesia’s Medan city inaugurates ‘Little India Gate’ and for enhancing inland and coastal waterways connectivity Nearly 7,000 people gathered in northern Indonesia to witness the between the two countries. An addendum to Protocol was also inauguration of ‘Little India Gate’, the first-of-its-kind structure signed on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) for inclusion in the country which recognises the contribution of Indian of Dhubri in India and Pangaon in Bangladesh as new ports of call. community in the development of Medan city. Indonesia Capital: Jakarta Currency: Indonesian rupiah 

Earlier, the government renamed the Mughalsarai Railway station, another historic spot, as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya junction. Furthermore, in August 2018, the UP government had sent a request to the Centre to rename the airports in Agra, Bareilly and Kanpur.

Kerala Government launches ‘Gau Samridhi Plus scheme’ for dairy farmers Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the ‘Gau Samridhi Plus scheme’ or ‘Cow Samridhi Plus Scheme’ to offer insurance coverage to dairy farmers in Kerala.It will provide insurance coverage to dairy farmers at low premium rates. Farmers from general category will receive 50% subsidy on premium. Farmers from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) category will receive 70% subsidy on premium Also, the Kerala government in collaboration with the Central government has decided to establish a regional autism and research centre at the National UP cabinet approved renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (NIPMR) in Uttar Pradesh government presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Thrissur. Adityanath approved renaming of Faizabad and Allahabad divisions as Ayodhya and Prayagraj respectively.

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Tribunal set up to decide on ban on two Tripura militant offered to every girl who graduated from the colleges of Bihar on or groups after April 25, 2018, irrespective of pass division, community or Home Ministry set up a tribunal to decide on banning 2 militant region. Bihar Cabinet has allotted Rs 300 crore for disbursal of this groups from Tripura.The tribunal is headed by Delhi High Court payment to an estimated 1,20,000 girls about clear graduation course Judge Justice Suresh Kait.The 2 concerned militant groups are: the this year. This scheme is a part of a larger government scheme that National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger aims to pay each girl Rs 54000 including payments made to her Force (ATTF). from birth to graduation.

Delhi Police launces e-learning portal ‘Nipun’for training Kerala govt scheme to provide free education to Ockhi-hit its personnel kids Delhi Police has launched an e-learning portal ‘Nipun’ to impart The Kerala government has commenced a scheme to offer free training and provide up to date information to police officers. The education and vocational training to the children of fishermen who initiative is aimed at imparting in-service online training and died or went missing in the 2017 Ockhi cyclonic storm. information to police personnel through specialised courses The scheme provide a package of:- available online which have been designed by experts in various  Rs 10,000 per year for children in classes from LKG to fields. Class V,  Rs 25,000 for children in classes 6 to 10, Separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh gets Supreme  Rs 30,000 for higher secondary students and up to Rs Court approval 1,00,000 for students doing graduation. Supreme Court has approved a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh and it will start functioning from 1st January 2019. The Arunachal Pradesh Tourist Police & Arunachal Suraksha new court, which will be the 25th High Court in the country, will App launched to help visitors temporarily function from a makeshift building till the permanent Arunachal Pradesh Police launched the Arunachal Pradesh Tourist structure is built in the Justice City complex in Andhra’s de-facto Police and the Arunachal Suraksha App to help the citizens during capital Amaravati. emergencies.The launch was part of the 46th Raising Day Presently, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have a common High celebration of Arunachal Pradesh Police, which started on 2nd Court situated at Hyderabad.This court will be known as the November and will conclude on 8th November 2018. Telangana High Court from 2019. J&K Guv flags off ‘Saubhagya Raths’ on achieving 100 pc TN got SEBI approval to launch State Shelter Fund to fund electrification affordable housing After having achieved the target of cent percent electrification, Securities market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India Governor, Satya Pal Malik flagged off ‘Saubhagya Raths’ for 22 (SEBI) gave nod to Tamil Nadu for launching Tamil Nadu districts of Kashmir and Jammu Divisions in Jammu from Raj Infrastructure Fund (TNIF) for attracting investments in the Bhavan to ensure on-the-spot electrification of the households left affordable housing segment. This was announced at an event called out, if any. ‘Saubhagya Raths’ under ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli ‘Innovative and Alternative Finance for Business and Infrastructure Har Ghar Yojana’ -SAUBHAGYA shall traverse each district for Development in India, organized by the United Economic Forum one month till November 30 to rule out the possibility of any (UEF) Chamber of Commerce and World Islamic Economic Forum household remaining un-electrified in the state. Foundation (WIEF). Kerala launches virtual tour guide ‘SMiLE’ for Malabar Bhubaneswar Me Wi-Fi’ launched by Odisha Chief Minis- Tapping into the huge potential of Malabar as a major tourist ter destination, the Tourism Department has brought out a high-tech Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Bhubaneswar digital facility that provides visitors all details about the experiential Me Wi-Fi’ project to make Bhubaneswar a fully Wi-Fi enabled and service packages offered in the region in north Kerala. A ‘SMiLE city before the Hockey World Cup. This project has been Virtual Tour Guide’ links tourists with their places of attraction implemented by the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited. and providers of experiential services. The package has got its acronym SMiLE from Small and Medium Industries Leveraging Election Commission sets up ‘Sangwari’ polling booths in Experiential Tourism. Chhattisgarh Election Commission has set up ‘Sangwari’ polling booths in Odisha CM Patnaik launches EDWS various constituencies of Chhattisgarh to encourage women voters Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched India’s first to vote in the Assembly elections. ‘Sangwari’ means friend, in automatic Early Warning Dissemination System (EDWS). The Chhattisgarhi dialect. These women friendly booths will be manned inauguration coincided with Odisha Government observing Disaster by all-female staff like presiding officers, supervisors and security Preparedness Day. On this day, 19 years ago, the state was left personnel. devastated by “Super Cyclone” in 1999. In total 122 alert towers have been set up under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Bihar approves funds worth Rs 25000 for graduate girls Project (NCRMP) along the coastal line of Odisha to give early Bihar government approved a proposal to offer Rs 25,000 to every girl graduating in 2018 and onwards.The one-time payment will be

18 Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019 warning on the risk in impending natural calamities like tsunami, available at the doorstep of livestock farmers through mobile cyclone and flood. veterinary clinics. Portal to promote Odia language, literature inaugurated in NEWS IN BRIEF Odisha  Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio launched GPS Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a new web portal of ‘Odia Mapping of Government Schools and Personnel Location Virtual Academy’ (www.ova.gov.in) to promote the Odia language System in Kohima.This would help in computerization and literature at the Secretariat in Bhubaneshwar. The new website and digitization of records of all the government schools. will be helpful in the promotion of Odia language at the international level, especially for the Non Resident Odias (NROs). Three  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed by the Odisha between Manipur government and IL&FS Township and Government with the University of Chicago library, CDAC and Urban Assets Limited and Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru to expedite digitisation Ltd. for implementation of Smart City Project in Imphal. of Odia literature and development of Odia software.  NITI Aayog has constituted Himalayan State Regional Council to ensure sustainable development of Indian Meghalaya launches Blue Revolution: Integrated Develop- Himalayan region. It will be chaired by Dr VK Saraswat, ment and Management of Fisheries Member, NITI Aayog. The Meghalaya government is all set to launch a new scheme Blue  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a scheme Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries to increase the use of solar energy in the agriculture sector. on October 26 next to meet the requirements of the state. The Under the “Soura Jalanidhi” scheme, 5,000 solar pumps Central Government has sanctioned Rs 51 crore for scheme and will be given to farmers with up to 90 per cent subsidy. the State Government has already received the first installment of It will create irrigation potential for 2,500 acres in the Rs 25 crore. state.  Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated the Kerala the best State for teenage girls in India: Report state’s first ‘Food Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park’, Kerala tops the TAG index which compares the performance of jointly built by Central and Gujarat Governments at a each State based on the status of their teenage girls, as a part of the cost of Rs.120-crore on 70-acre plot, at Shah Village in survey findings of The Teen Age Girls (TAG) Report, conducted Mangrol taluka in Surat district. by Project Nanhi Kali. Compiled and published by the Naandi  Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani launched the Ghogha- Foundation, with grant support from Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Dahej Ro-Pax ferry service, with BJP functionaries, this report is touted as the nation’s first report on what it means to be a teenage girl in India. shipping agents, ship recyclers from Alang and representatives from other industrial sectors Haryana govt. to introduce livestock veterinary scheme accompanying him on the maiden voyage of the new Ro- Haryana Government has decided to introduce “Pashu Sanjeevni Pax ferry. Sewa” in the state under which free of cost quality veterinary services and health care facilities for the livestock would be made 

Munin Barkotoki Literary Award 2018 Young writer-critic Dr Debabhuson Borah was announced as the winner of the prestigious Munin Barkotoki Literary Award 2018 in Assam. He was honoured for his contribution for his book on literary criticism titled ‘Nirbochon’.The award was announced by the Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust which aims to encourage writers in Assamese. Ladakh restoration project wins 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific award The restoration of an aristocratic house project from partial ruin state in Ladakh undertaken by LAMO (Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation) Center has won 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for Cultural Heritage conservation in Award of Distinction category. The awards will be given out on 2019 which will mark the 20th anniversary

19 Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019 of the Awards in Penang, Malaysia, where the Awards programme Malala Yousafzai to receive Harvard award for activism was originally launched. Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is being honoured by Harvard Other award University for her work promoting girls’ education. Harvard’s Award of Excellence:-Renewal of the early 20th-century Shijo-cho Kennedy School says she will be awarded the 2018 Gleitsman Ofune-hoko Float Machiya(Japan) Award at a December 6 ceremony. The Gleitsman Award provides Honourable Mention:-Rajabai Clock Tower & University of $125,000 for activism that has improved quality of life around the Mumbai Library Building,Mumbai, India and Ruttonsee Muljee world. Jetha Fountain Mumbai, India Seoul Peace Prize: Jawahar Lal Sarin presented with France’s highest civilian Seoul Peace Prize Committee has decided to confer 2018 Seoul honour Peace Prize on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. MPM Modi has Renowned French scholar Jawahar Lal Sarin was presented with been selected for award in recognition of his dedication for improving France’s highest civilian honour Chevalier de la Lgion d’Honneur. international cooperation, raising global economic growth, He was presented with this award in recognition of his outstanding accelerating Human Development of people in India by fostering contribution to enhancing Indo-French cultural cooperation and economic growth and furthering development of democracy through promoting French language. anti-corruption and social integration efforts. Indian journalist Swati Chaturvedi wins 2018 London Press India wins Commonwealth Association for Public Adminis- Freedom Award for Courage in UK tration and Management Award, 2018 Swati Chaturvedi, an Indian freelance journalist, won the 2018 India has won the Commonwealth Association for Public London Press Freedom Award for Courage.He received the award Administration and Management (CAPAM) Award, 2018. The at the 1st award ceremony organised by the United Kingdom chapter Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances of Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) or Reporters (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Without Borders in London. is an institutional member of CAPAM. The awards were announced Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award at the Annual General Members Meet held at Georgetown, Guyana. Journalist and the Hindu Group of Publications Chairman N Ram Tezpur University professor bags INSA Teachers Award has been chosen for the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award, presented Tezpur University professor Ashis Mukherjee has been awarded by the Press Council of India (PCI), for his contribution to the prestigious “Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Teachers journalism. Award (2018)” for his consistent and high-level of teaching, and Anupam Kher conferred with ‘Distinguished Fellow’ award inspiring and mentoring students to take up careers in Science and Technology. by US think-tank Former chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India Benyamin bags India’s richest book prize (FTII) and Veteran actor Anupam Kher was honoured as a Benyamin, the author of ‘Jasmine Days’, translated from ‘Distinguished Fellow’ by IndiaGlobal. The fellowship was given Malayalam into English by Shahnaz Habib, is the winner of the at the 3rd IndiaGlobal Summit was held at the prestigious MIT first edition of the Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature, India’s Sloan School of Management in Boston. richest literary prize. The award was announced at a specially Harsimrat Kaur Badal confers ‘Swachhta’ awards curated dinner event in New Delhi. ‘Jasmine Days’ is published by Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Juggernaut Books. The book was first published in Malayalam in 2014 as Mullappoo Niramulla Pakalukal and then translated into Badal distributed ‘Swachhta’ awards on the last day of Swachhta Pakhwada.Harsimrat Kaur presented awards for cleanliness to English by Shahnaz Habib. Mega Food Parks and Cold Chain Units for maintaining, promoting M.S. Swaminathan to be awarded World Agriculture Prize and encouraging Swachhta Culture. Agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan will receive the first World Punjab Police bags CCTNS award Agriculture Prize instituted by the Indian Council of Food and Punjab Police bags Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Agriculture (ICFA) in New Delhi. Mankombu Sambasivan Systems (CCTNS) good practice award for the development of Swaminathan (born 7 August 1925) is an Indian geneticist and Digital Criminal Intelligence Gazette and generation of State Crime international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India’s Record Bureau (SCRB) reports. Green Revolution, a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Malayalam writer Mukundan selected for Ezhuthachan Swaminathan is known as the “Father of Indian Green award Revolution”Swaminathan is known as the “Father of Indian Green Noted Malayalam novelist and short story writer M Mukundan Revolution”. has been selected for the Kerala government’s highest literary award ‘Ezhuthachan Puraskaram’ for this year. Considered as one of the pioneers of modern Malayalam literature, Mukundan is known as “Mayyazhiyude Kathakaran”.

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INDIA Nageshwar Rao: The Centre has intervened to stabilise the Central Bureau of Investigation by appointing M Nageswar Rao as the interim Director, CBI. Rao is presentlyGujarati the Joint poetDirector, Sitanshu CBI. He Yashaschandrais an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1986 batch. He joined the CBI chosen for 2017 Saraswati Samman in 2016. SnehlataGujarati Shrivastava: poet, playwright Speaker and academicSumitra MahajanSitanshu extendedYashaschandra tenure of Snehlata was selected Shrivastava, for 2017 the first Saraswati woman SecretarySamman General for ofhis thecollection Lok Sabha of verses for one(poetry) year titledfrom December“Vakhar” 1, 2018 published up to Novemberin 2009. It 30,was 2019.She 27 edition was of scheduledthe award.to retire Saraswati on November Samman 30 2018. is an annual award bestowed upon Indian citizen for his outstanding Ashok Kumar Gupta : Appointments Committee of the literary work written in any 22 Indian language Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned in Schedule VIII of Constitution and has appointed former IAS officer Ashok Kumar Gupta as published during last 10 years. It carries cash prize Chairperson of Competition Commission of India (CCI). of Rs. 15 lakh. He replaces acting chairperson Sudhir Mital. It was established in 1991 by KK Birla Foundation Pranoy Kumar Musahary: Justice (Retd) of Gauhati (which also gives Vyas Samman for Hindi, and Bihari High Court, Pranoy Kumar Musahary, was sworn in as Puraskar for Hindi and Rajasthani writers of WORLD the chairpersonRajasthan). of Meghalaya’s Harivansh first Lokayukta. Rai Bachchan was first Abhay Kumar:recipientAbhay Kumar of this was award appointed for histhe nextautobiography Ambassador Aung San Suu Kyi: Amnesty International has withdrawn of India to the Republicpublished of Dashdwar Madagascar. Se Sopan Tak written in four ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ Award, from Myanmar Councillor Gaddam Dharmendra:volumes. Gaddam Dharmendra was appointed as Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing her of supporting human rights abuses the next Ambassador of India to the Islamic Republic of Iran.Iran: by not taking efforts to stop violence against the Rohingya Muslim Capital – Tehran, Currency – Rial, President – Hassan Rouhani minority.Amnesty International:England Shri Sanjay Kumar Verma: Shri Sanjay Kumar Verma was Stephen Barclay : Stephen Barclay, Junior Health Minister who appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Japan voted to leave European Union in the 2016 referendum has been Satyarup Siddhanta: Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta appointed as the new Brexit Secretary by British Prime Minister became the first Indian to climb Mt Giluwe – the second highest Theresa May. mountain in Papua New Guinea. Thomas Kurian: Indian-American Thomas Kurian, former Oracle Rajesh Ram Mishra : India Electronics and Semiconductor President of product development and technologist, will become Association (IESA), announced appointment of Rajesh Ram Mishra the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google Cloud in early 2019. as its new President.IESA: Headquarters: Bangalore. Robyn Denholm: Tesla named Robyn Denholm, chair of the S. S. Deswal: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved company replacing Elon Musk.Musk had to resign as Tesla the appointment of Shri S. S. Deswal, as Director General, Indo chairman under a September arrangement with US regulators to Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).Shri Deswal will also hold the settle fraud charges.Tesla, Inc. is an American automotive and energy additional charge of the post of DG, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). company based in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes Sanjay Mishra: The government appointed IRS officer Sanjay in electric car manufacturing . Kumar Mishra as the Interim Director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for three months as incumbent Karnal Singh retired on October 28.

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Chairman: Jens Weidmann.  The “Deepotsav” was organized by the State Ashish Chowdhary: Apple appointed Ashish Chowdhary as its Government of Uttar Pradesh and was a first where a India operation head. foreign dignitary attended Diwali celebrations.  Her Excellency inaugurated the Queen Huh memorial at RESIGNS Queen Huh park in Ayodhya and lightened a handmade lamp on the occasion which was made by the Fine Arts Binny Bansa: Binny Bansal , CEO of Flipkart, the Indian e- department of Ram Manohar Lohiya Awadh University. commerce giant group resigned from the post.Kalyan  South Korea (Republic of Korea):Capital: Krishnamurthy will continue to be the CEO of the e-commerce company. Seoul.Currency: South Korean won.President: Moon Jae- in. Prime Minister: Lee Nak-yeon. Vinod Dasari: Vinod Dasari, CEO and MD of Ashok Leyland announced his resignation from the company citing personal PM Modi’s 2 Day Visit To Singapore reasons.  PM Narendra Modi attended the 33rd edition of the Jeff Sessions: United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions ASEAN Summit (Nov 11 to 15) held at Suntec Singapore resigned from his position, at US President Donald Trump’s Convention Centre, Singapore. request.Matthew Whitaker has been appointed the acting Attorney  PM Narendra Modi attended the 13th East Asia Summit General of United States. (EAS) in Singapore. It was participated by leaders of 18 German Chancellor Merkel to Step Down in 2021 countries of Asia Pacific region of 10 ASEAN countries Germany’s Angela Merkel says she will not seek a fifth term as including India. chancellor in 2021. In an announcement, Merkel also said she would  PM’s visit to attend the ASEAN summits, the 17th step down as leader of her conservative Christian Democratic ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting Union, or CDU party, in December. Merkel, who is 64, has served was held in Singapore on November 12, 2018. The as chancellor since 2005. She has led the CDU since 2000. meeting was attended by the ASEAN Economic Anupam Kher : Veteran actor Anupam Kher has resigned from Ministers and AEC Ministers. his position as chairman of the Film and Television Institute of  PM Narendra Modi had bilateral meeting with the Prime India (FTII) because of his acting commitments.Satish Kaushik Minister of Singapore Mr. Lee Hsien Loong. was selected as the Vice President of FTII Society.  PM Narendra Modi had bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Australia Mr. Scott Morrison. AMBASSADOR  PM Narendra Modi had bilateral meeting with the Prime Hima Das: Asian Games gold-medallist sprinter Hima Das was Minister of Thailand Mr. Prayut Chan-o-cha appointed as first ever youth ambassador of United Nations Sushma Swaraj: External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India. She was currently Brand set out for a 4-day foreign visit to the 2 countries of Qatar and ambassador of Assam govt. Kuwait in the Gulf region. Hima Das was born 9 January 2000 at Kandhulimari village near K J Alphons: Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Dhing Town of Nagaon district, Assam.She is nicknamed ‘Dhing K. J. Alphons along with senior officials attended the 109th session Express’ after her village in Assam.She was the first Indian athlete of United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to win gold medal in track event at IAAF World U20 Championships Executive Council in Manama, Bahrain from 30th October to 1st held in Tampere, Finland. She was appointed as Sports Ambassador November 2018. India will be the chair of Programme and Budget of Assam to inspire budding players of northeastern state to aim Committee of UNWTO Executive Council till 2021. He also met big and young generation to take up sports seriously. She is also the Secretary-General of UNWTO, Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili. working with Indian Oil Corporation in Guwahati as HR officer. UNWTO:Secretary-General – Mr. Zurab Pololikashvili, UNICEF-Headquarters: New York. Founded: 11 December Headquarters – Madrid, Spain 1946,Head: Henrietta H. Fore Giuseppe Conte : Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte arrived in New Delhi. During his one-day visit, Conte will meet Prime VISIT AND VISITOR Minister Narendra Modi and hold one-to-one meeting. First Lady of Republic of Korea’s 4-day visit to India OBITUARY  First Lady of the Republic of Korea Mrs. Kim Jung- H.N. Ananth Kumar: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, sook arrived in New Delhi to start her 4-day visit at the and Chemicals and Fertilizers H.N. Ananth Kumar,passed away invitation of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. after combating lung cancer in Bengaluru. Union Ministers DV  She was received by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Sadananda Gowda and Narendra Singh Tomar were assigned Adityanath.

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Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The stadium will now be known as ‘Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium’. Tourist Facilitation and Information Counter at IGI Airport, New Delhi Union Minister for Tourism, Shri K.J. Alphons, inaugurated the Tourist Facilitation and Information Counter at Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi.The counter will be connected to the 24×7 Helpline – ‘1363’ of the Tourism Ministry where the non-English speaking tourists can speak directly to agents and get guidance.

Delhi’s Eiffel Tower, Signature Bridge inaugu- rated In Delhi Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the iconic ‘Signature Bridge’. It is being dubbed as ‘Delhi’s Eiffel Tower’.Built over Yamuna River, it Tribal University will reduce the travel time between north and northeast Delhi and Union Cabinet has approved setting up of Central Tribal University share the burden of the Wazirabad Bridge. in Andhra Pradesh.It will be set up in Relli village of Vizianagaram Faizabad to be known as Ayodhya: Yogi Adityanath District of Andhra Pradesh. It will be established under Thirteenth Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath renamed Faizabad Schedule to Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (No. 6 of as Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram.The Faizabad district 2014). Cabinet has also approved provision of funds of Rs. 420 comprises the twin towns of Faizabad and Ayodhya on the banks crore for first phase expenditure towards establishment of Central of the river Saryu.He also announced a medical college that would Tribal University. be named after Lord Ram’s father in the epic Ramayana, Raja India’s first specialized hospital for elephants opened in Dashrath. An airport in Ayodhya will be named after Lord Ram. Mathura India’s first specialized hospital for elephants was formally opened Cabinet approves filling of Padur Strategic Petroleum Re- Churmura village in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. It is serves in Karnataka promoted by Wildlife SOS which had established first elephant The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conservation and care centre in 2010 and is currently looking after approved the filling of Padur Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) 20 elephants requiring specialised treatment. Wildlife SOS (WSOS) in Karnataka by overseas National Oil Companies (NOCs). The is conservation non-profit organisation. It was established in 1995 filling of the SPR will be under PPP model. with primary objective of rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife in Nitin Gadkari lays foundation for India’s largest Dry Dock distress in country and preserving India’s natural heritage. in Kerala Lucknow’s Ekana cricket stadium renamed after Atal Bihari Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Vajpayee Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the country’s largest Dry Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to rename newly-built Dock at Cochin Shipyard in Kerala. It is being constructed at a cost Ekana International Stadium in capital city Lucknow after former of 1,799 rupees crore and will be completed by May 2021. It is

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T20Is behind New Zeland’s Martin Guptill with 2,271 runs.  Former Australia captain Mark Taylor resigned from Cricket Australia’s (CA) board of directors.  Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali announced his retirement from limited overs cricket in order to concentrate on Test cricket.  Former India captain Rahul Dravid was officially inducted into International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame. Dravid became fifth Indian cricketer after Bishan Singh Bedi (inducted in 2009), Sunil Gavaskar (2009), Kapil Dev (2010) and Anil Kumble (2015) to be named on the elite list.  Virat Kohli is now the fastest man in the history of ODI cricket to reach 10,000 runs. The Indian skipper reached the landmark on his way to his 37th ODI ton in the Vizag ODI against the West Indies. He has reached the 10,000-run mark in 205 innings, which is 54 fewer than ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar who held the record earlier. Kohli CRICKET is fifth Indian to reach the milestone and join an elite club dominated by Asian players. He joins Sachin Tendulkar, ICC ODI rankings MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly among  India captain Virat Kohli and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah Indians to score 10,000 career runs in ODIs. Ricky maintained their top positions in the batsmen and bowlers Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Brian Lara are the only ranking respectively in the latest ICC (International players from non-Asian sides. Cricket Council) ODI (One Day International) rankings published on 13th November 2018. TENNIS  Rashid Khan of Afghanistan is the top-ranked ODI all- rounder in world cricket with 353 points. ATP World Tour Awards 2018 announced  In the overall team rankings, India remains in second  Comeback Player of the Year:-Novak Djokovic position with 121 points, behind England with 126  Most Improved Player of the Year:-Stefanos Tsitsipas points.  Fans’ Favourite (Singles):-Roger Federer (16th time)  About International Cricket Council (ICC):CEO – Dave  Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award:-Rafael Nadal (2nd Richardson, Chairperson – Shashank Manohar time) Headquarters – Dubai, United Arab Emirates  ATP(Association of Tennis Professionals) is the  Indian fast bowler Munaf Patel announced his retirement governing body of the men’s professional tennis from all forms of cricket. circuits.ATP World Tour Awards were presented by  Saurabh Netravalkar, a former Mumbai medium pacer Moët & Chandon and India U-19 cricketer, has been appointed captain of the United States national cricket team. FOOTBALL  Rohit Sharma became the first batsman to score four  Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was declared La Liga Twenty20 International (T20I) centuries.He has league’s best player of the 2017-18 campaign, by Marca surpassed the record of New Zealand’s Colin Munro at an awards ceremony in Barcelona, Spain. who had scored three centuries.Overall, Rohit Sharma is  The 5th SAFF U-15 Championship 2018 was held at the second-highest run-scorer now with 2203 runs in the ANFA Complex, Kathmandu, Nepal.Bangladesh beat Pakistan 3-2 on penalties in the final, and won its 2nd

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thousands of sites each day and then it will gather information about the engagements of these sites on Facebook and Twitter.

India’s first engine-less train unveiled The country’s first engine-less train, widely regarded as the success to the Shatabdi Express hit the tracks known as Train 18, this train is run by a self-propulsion module without a separate engine. The train is capable of running at a speed of 160 kmph and comes with technical features for enhanced quick acceleration. Train 18 was developed by Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory in 18 months. Facebook launches Digital Literacy Library in 6 Indian languages As part of its efforts to train 3,00,000 people in India on digital literacy by end of 2018, Facebook has announced the launch of the Digital Literacy Library, a collection of lessons in six local languages World’s largest brain-like supercomputer switched on for – Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and first time Malayalam. The world’s largest supercomputer Spiking Neural Network METRO INOX is India’s First Rooftop Solar Powered Cin- Architecture (SpiNNaker) machine designed to work in same way ema and South Mumbai’s Largest Multiplex as human brain was switched on for the first time.It is designed and Mumbai’s iconic heritage cinema METRO INOX is India’s First built at University of Manchester in UK. It can model more Rooftop Solar Powered Cinema and South Mumbai’s Largest biological neurons in real time than any other machine on planet.It Multiplex. It has launched two INSIGNIA screens which are 100% is capable of completing more than 200 million million actions per solar powered. It has become the first multiplex in India to join the second, with each of its chips having 100 million transistors. solar revolution. IIT-Madras develops portable cold storage device Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has developed portable SPACE SCIENCE solar-powered cold storage device with 500 kg capacity for storing vegetables and fruits, among other items. The device will help NASA retires Kepler space telescope farmers store their produce for sufficient time.The first unit of NASA has retired Kepler space telescope after it ran out of fuel device was deployed at farm in Madurantakam in Kancheepuram needed for further science operations. This brings end of nine-and- district in Tamil Nadu. a-half year mission of Kepler space telescope. The unmanned space telescope was launched in 2009 on 3.5-year mission (from Shakti : India’s first indigenous microprocessor developed 2009 until November 2012), but operated for 9 years. It was by IIT-Madras NASA’s first planet-hunting mission. It was named after German Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IITM) have mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler. designed and booted up India’s first microprocessor, Shakti, which The telescope had suffered mechanical failure in 2013. But it was could be used in mobile computing and other devices. The team is made functional by changing its field of view periodically. This now ready with ‘Parashakti’, an advanced microprocessor for super had paved way for K2 mission computers which will be ready by December 2018. The Shakti ISRO invites foreign experiments for 2023 Venus mission processors were made at semi-conductor laboratory (SCL) of ISRO in Chandigarh. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has issued an announcement of opportunity (AO) to international space Researchers developed a web-based tool to monitor fake news scientists to propose their scientific payloads to be carried on its on Facebook, Twitter mission to Venus planned for 2023. Proposals will be accepted till A web-based tool to monitor the spread of fake news on social December 20, 2018. Payload capacity of the proposed satellite media platforms has been developed by the Researchers from the will be around 100 kg with 500W of power. University of Michigan in the US. The tool uses a Platform Health NASA’s Ralph probe set to visit Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids Metric called the Iffy Quotient and will supposedly draw data in 2021 from two external entities namely NewsWhip and Media Bias/ Fact Checker. The News Whip will collect URLs from hundreds of NASA’s Ralph, a space instrument, will travel with the Lucy mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, in 2021. The Lucy spacecraft

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NASA Sets World Record With Its Mars 2020 ‘Supersonic Parachute’  NASA’s “supersonic parachute” that will play a key role in landing its state-of-the-art Mars 2020 rover has created a world record by

celebrate Ayurveda Day, organized a “National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda” at Dr. Ambedkar International centre, Janapth, New Delhi. National Dhanwantari Ayurveda Award: The award has been instituted by Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India to be conferred for Ayurveda and its spread among people.

World’s longest DNA sequence decoded A team of United Kingdom scientists led by Matt Loose at Nottingham University, have created a new record for decoding the world’s longest DNA sequence.The scientists have produced a DNA read that is nearly 10,000 times longer than normal. Also, it is two times larger than the previous record from Australia.

India Building World’s Highest Railway Line India railways announced its plan to link New Delhi and Ladakh by means of a railway line that will run along the India-China Border. The proposed Four innovators selected for early detection of TB, malaria Bilaspur-Manali-Leh Line would be the world’s highest railway Tata Trust and The Global Fund backed Indian Health Fund (IHF) line once launched. The railway line will be the world’s highest at has chosen four innovators for early detection of tuberculosis (TB), 5,360 metres above mean sea level which is comparable to China’s malaria to effectively tackle these eradicate diseases. Three selected Quinghai-Tibet Railway Line at 2,000 metres. The projected cost innovators are related to TB and one to malaria. Government has to construct the 465 km line will be Rs 83,360 crore. set a target of eliminating TB by 2025 and malaria by 2030. India Keylong station on the route will be constructed inside a tunnel at contributes to 27% of the global TB burden and 68% of all malaria the height of 3000 metres which is a first in India. cases in the Southeast Asia region Centre to build sports stadium for differently-abled in National Ayurveda Day Meghalaya On November 5, 2018, Ministry of AYUSH observed the 3rd Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot announced that the Centre Ayurveda Day.The theme of 2018 Ayurveda Day was: “Ayurveda would set up a sports stadium of international standard for persons for Public health”.It is annually celebrated on the eve of on with disability in Meghalaya. He said the stadium would be one of Dhanawantari Jayanti (Dhanteras). Ministry, on this occasion to

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 The researchers at CECRI have developed green crackers by modifying the chemical formulations for flower pots, ‘jiljil’ and used flower pots as a substitution for barium nitrate .  SWAS stands for safe water releaser, SAFAL stands for safe minimal aluminum and STAR stands for safe thermite cracker.These crackers are 15-20 percent cheaper than the conventional ones.  STAR eliminates usage of Potassium nitrate and sulphur. SAFAL has less usage of aluminum as compared to commercial crackers.  The crackers will come in the market after the approval from Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organization (PESO), which is the nodal agency for safety requirements in manufacture, storage, transport of all types of explosives. SC bans sale of BS-IV vehicles from 2020 The Supreme Court banned the sale and registration of motor vehicles conforming to the emission standard Bharat Stage-IV in the entire country from Ozone layer recovering: four-yearly review of the Montreal April 1, 2020. The country will have to shift to the Protocol cleaner Bharat- VI fuel from April 1, 2020. Bharat Stage (BS) The report was released by the United Nations Environment emission norms are standards instituted by the government to Programme and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in regulate output of air pollutants from motor vehicles. The BS-IV Quito, Ecuador. As per the report ozone layer is recovering at a norms have been enforced across the country since April 2017. In rate of 1 to 3 % per decade.The northern hemisphere and mid- 2016, the Centre had announced the country would skip the BS-V latitude ozone is scheduled to heal completely by the 2030s and norms altogether and adopt BS-VI norms by 2020. the southern hemisphere by 2050s and polar regions by 2060. Difference between BS-IV and the new BS-VI: The major difference in standards between the existing BS-IV and CSIR developed Less Polluting Firecrackers named – the new BS-VI auto fuel norms is the presence of sulphur. The SWAS, SAFAL and STAR newly introduced fuel is estimated to reduce the amount of sulphur  The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) released by 80 per cent, from 50 parts per million to 10 ppm. As per the analysts, the emission of NOx (nitrogen oxides) from diesel scientists has developed less polluting green firecrackers cars is also expected to reduce by nearly 70 per cent and 25 per named SWAS,SAFAL,STAR.The new crackers have cent from cars with petrol engines. been developed by Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI) based in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu and National Environmental Engineering Research Institute  in Nagpur.

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Park, in New Delhi .It was organized by the Indian Air Force and Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa delivered the key note address. 33rd Army Aviation Day celebrated on 1 No- vember 2018 On 1st November 2018, Army Aviation Corps celebrated its 33rd Raising Day.On this day, a Wreath Laying Ceremony was held at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate, New Delhi. Wreath was laid by Lieutenant General Kanwal Kumar, Colonel Commandant and Director General of Army Aviation and other officials. Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) – General Bipin Rawat Coast Guard Training Ship ICGS Varuna Launched Anil Ambani-led shipbuilder Reliance Naval and Engineering (RNEL) launched a 3,000-tonne training ship for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), which will be delivered in May next year. The 105- metre long training vessel, the largest ship ever Indian Army inducts 3 artillery gun system built for the ICG, at the cost of Rs 220 crore, is named ‘ICGS Indian Army inducted three major globally combat proven artillery Varuna’, and was launched at the shipyard of RNEL at the Pipavav gun system viz. M777 A2 ultra light howitzers (ULH), K-9 Vajra- Port in Amreli district of Gujarat. tracked self-propelled guns and ‘Composite Gun Towing Vehicle’ at Deolali Field Firing Range in Maharashtra. MILITARY EXERCISE 1. M777 A2 Ultra Light Howitzers : It is 155mm, 39 Calibre ULHs towed artillery gun, with maximum range of 24- EXERCISE INDRA 2018: The joint military exercise between 30km procured from US.It will be procured under India- Indian and Russia EXERCISE INDRA 2018 was conducted at US deal signed in November 2016 for 145 M777 Ultra- Babina Field Firing Ranges, Babina Military Station Jhansi, Uttar Light Howitzers. Under it, 25 guns will be imported and Pradesh. It was tenth exercise in the series of Exercise INDRA rest will be assembled in India by BAE Systems in aimed at increasing interoperability between Indian and Russian partnership with Mahindra Defense. Deliveries will be Armies. completed by mid-2021. Samudra Shakti: The inaugural edition India, Indonesia Bilateral 2. K9 Vajra guns: It is a 155-mm, 52-calibre self-propelled Naval Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ was held at the port of Surabaya, gun with maximum range of 40 km. It will be imported Indonesia. from South Korea. Total 100 units will be procured by SIMBEX: India and Singapore will hold 25th joint naval exercise Army, and first 10 will be imported in semi knocked SIMBEX, acronym for Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise down form from South Korea and assembled by L&T in from November 10 to 21 in India off Andaman Sea and Bay of India and rest 90 will be manufactured in India. The first Bengal. regiment of K9 will be equipped by July 2019 and all Dharma Guardian-2018: The first joint military exercise named 100 guns will be delivered by November 2020. “Dharma Guardian” between India and Japan has begun at Indian 3. Common Gun Tower: It is 6×6 field artillery tractor is Army’s Counter-Insurgency Warfare School at Vairengte indigenously developed by Ashok Leyland. (Mizoram).In this exercise, Indian Army will be represented by 6/ Indian Coast Guard launches new Offshore patrol vessel 1 Gorkha Rifles, while Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force will field its 32 Infantry Regiment. ICGS Varaha Indian Coast Guard (ICG) launches new Offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ICGS Varaha at L&T Kattupalli shipyard near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is fourth in the series of 98 M OPVs designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro (L&T). Indian Coast Guard:  Director General – Rajendra Singh, Headquarters – New Delhi Emerging Trends in Aviation Engineering and Logistics (AVIAMAT – 2018) held in New Delhi Seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Aviation Engineering and Logistics’ (AVIAMAT-2018) concluded at Air Force Auditorium, Subroto

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development in the country, The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has formed a new industry expert committee, under its Emerging Technology Council, focused on AR/VR. The committee is chaired by Namrita Mahindro, Senior General Manager, Digital Transformation, Mahindra Group and co-chaired by Satyajeet Singh, Head Strategic Product Partnership, India & South Asia, Facebook. 4-member committee to examine waste dump- ing near Polavaram project: NGT National Green Tribunal ordered a four-member committee to conduct an inspection and submit report about the waste dumping issue at the Polavaram dam in Andhra Pradesh. The decision of the committee was taken by a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel. The nodal agency for execution of this order would be Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board.

5-member expert panel sought public comments on easing High level committee to review national indica- norms for setting up petrol pumps tor framework for sustainable development goals The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi The 5 member expert committee set up to recommend easing norms has approved the constitution of a High Level Steering Committee for setting up of petrol pumps have sought public opinion for the for periodically reviewing and refining the National Indicator same. This committee was set up by the Oil ministry.As per the Framework (NIF) for monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals existing guidelines, to obtain a fuel retailing license in India, a (SDGs) with associated targets. The High Level Steering company needs to invest Rs 2,000 crore in either hydrocarbon Committee will be chaired by Chief Statistician of India and exploration and production, refining, pipelines or liquefied natural Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation gas (LNG) terminals. (MoSPI). IAMAI formed committee to promote Augmented and Vir- tual Reality (AR/VR)  With an aim to promote Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) technology to drive economic growth, job creation, and skill

38th India International Trade Fair (IITF) held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi The 38th India International Trade Fair (IITF) was held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The theme of this edition of fair was “Rural Enterprises in India”. Afghanistan is partner country, while Nepal is focus country for this edition of fair. Jharkhand is participating as partner state in the event. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) It is the nodal agency of the Government of India under aegis of Ministry of Commerce and Industry for promoting country’s external trade. It is Mini- Ratna Category-1 Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) with 100% shareholding of Government. It is headquartered at Pragati Maidan. South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure held in New Delhi

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South Asian Regional Conference on Urban Infrastructure: New STAPCOR – 2018 Approaches to Public and Private Partnerships (PPPs) and International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs Municipal Finance Innovations was held in New Delhi. It was (STAPCOR – 2018) was held at Bangaram Island, Union Territory organised by National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) of Lakshadweep from 22nd to 24th October, 2018. The theme of Aayog in partnership with United Nations Economic and Social the conference was “Reef for Life”. It was inaugurated by Union Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP) and Asian Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Harsh Development Bank (ADB). Vardhan. International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) has declared year 2018 as International Year of the Reef (IYOR 2018). COCSSO held in Himachal Pradesh 26th Conference of Central and States Statistical Organizations India Mobile Congress 2018 held in New Delhi was held at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh,the conference took  The second edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC- place for 2 days on 15th and 16th November. It was organized by 2018) was held New Delhi from October 25-27, 2018. It Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The was organised by Department of Telecommunications theme of this year’s Conference is “Quality Assurance in Official (DoT) and Cellular Operators Association of India Statistics”. (COAI). The theme was “New Digital Horizons. Connect. 5th National Summit on Public Health Care begins in Assam Create. Innovate”. The 5th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and  IMC was launched in 2017 to provide platform for policy Innovations in Public Health Care Systems in India began at makers, industry and regulators to engage in meaningful Kaziranga in Assam. The objective of the summit is to share and deliberations to drive the future direction of telecom learn the good practices being implemented by several states and sector. organizations for the betterment of the health sector. 

written a book named “Arivu” in Mangaluru.This book explains about Mouth Cancer and prevention of the disease.

A.R. Rahman’s Biography ‘Notes of a Dream’ launched Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman released his biography, Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of AR Rahman, in Mumbai. Written by author Krishna Trilok, the book is in association with Landmark and Penguin Random House.

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‘Yoga And Mindfulness’ book by Mansi Gulati Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu released the book ‘Yoga and VANIK’S KNOWLEDGE GARDEN Mindfulness’ authored by Yoga exponent, Ms. Mansi Gulati AIIB BANK ‘The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women’s Cricket in  AIIB is a multilateral development bank India’ backed by China and is seen as a rival to the ‘The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women’s Cricket in India’, a World Bank and Asian Development Bank book on history of women’s cricket in India.The book is co-authored (ADB). The capital of the bank is $100 billion by sports journalists Karunya Keshav and Sidhanta Pathak.  AIIB headquarters in Beijing, China.  Mr. Jin Liqun is the current President of ‘Arivu’ AIIB. November 7 is observed as National Cancer Awareness Day in  Bank currently has 64 member states. India each year.On same day Dr. Murali Mohan Chunthar has

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Union Ministry of Finance has announced to release Rs 75 commemorative coin on occasion of 75th anniversary of hoisting of Tricolour for first time by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at Cellular Jail, Port Blair on December 30, 1943.Earlier on October 21, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hoisted National Flag at Red Fort and unveiled plaque to commemorate 75th Anniversary of formation of Azad Hind Government, formed by Bose.

West Bengal To Observe ‘Rosogolla Day’ On November 14 The West Bengal government observed ‘Rosogolla Day’ on November 14, to commemorate the first anniversary of the State’s famous sweet getting Geographical Indication (GI) tag as ‘Bengal’s Rosogolla’. “Mere Pyaare Prime Minister” is the only Twitter launches #PowerOf18 campaign Asian Film screened at Rome Film Festival Twitter India has launched #PowerOf18 campaign aimed at “Mere Pyaare Prime Minister” was the only Asian film that was encouraging youth to contribute in public debates and participate screened at the 13th Rome Film Festival held from 18th to 28th in civic engagement for the 2019 general elections. The initiative October 2018 in Rome.The film is produced by Bharathi Mehra. was launched by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Maya Hari, Vice- The film speaks about the social issue of open defecation. President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Twitter during townhall chat with the students of IIT Delhi.  Government to release Rs 75 commemorative coin to mark 75th anniversary of Tricolour hoisting by Bose

National Epilepsy day November 17th is seen annually as National Epilepsy Day to create awareness about epilepsy in India.Globally, the World Epilepsy Day or better known as Purple Day is observed on March 26th annually. National Press Day: November 16 International Day for Tolerance – 16 November The First ever World Tolerance Summit held in Dubai on November 15-16. It was organized by International Institute of Tolerance. The United Nations has launched a new campaign TOGETHER to promote tolerance, respect and dignity across the world.

World Philosophy Day – November 15, 2018 World Diabetes Day: 14 November The theme for World Diabetes Day 2018 and 2019 is International Students Day: November 17 “The Family and Diabetes”. November 17th is annually seen as the International Students’ National body set up to study rare form of diabetes Day all over the world.It is seen an international observance of student activism as the date commemorates the anniversary of the It will be supported by:The Indian Council of Medical Research 1939 Nazi storming of the University of Prague. (ICMR): Headquarters: New Delhi. The Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF): Headquarters: Chennai.

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Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre (DMDSC): Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction which aims to reduce Headquarters: Chennai. direct disaster economic loss in relation to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). World Kindness Day – November 13 In 1998, World Kindness Day was introduced by the World World Cities Day: October 31 Kindness Movement, which is a coalition of various kindness The global observation of 2018 World Cities Day was celebrated in NGOs. World Kindness Day is observed annually on November Liverpool, United Kingdom. 2018 Sub-theme: ‘Building Sustainable 13. The World Kindness Movement was formed at a conference in and Resilient Cities’. Tokyo, Japan, in 1997. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) partnered with United Public Service Broadcasting Day: November 12 Nations (UN) Habitat and organized a policy dialogue named Public Service Broadcasting Day is observed every year across ‘Urban Cafe: River for Habitat’ in New Delhi, on World Cities Day India on November 12 to commemorate first and last visit of 2018. Mahatma Gandhi (Father of the Nation) of All India Radio Studio (AIR), New Delhi in 1947. World Vegan Day World Vegan Day is an annual event celebrated by vegans around World Pneumonia Day: November 12 the world every 1 November. It is an annual event that Pneumonia is form of acute respiratory infection that affects the commemorates the benefits of veganism for humans, animals, and lungs. It is caused by inflammation of the airspaces in the lungs. the natural environment. Established in the year 1994, World Vegan Lungs are made up of small sacs called alveoli, which fill with air Day is celebrated through exhibitions, seminars, public debates, when healthy person breathes. ýWhen an individual has pneumonia, alveoli are filled with pus and fluid, which makes breathing painful workshops etc. and limits oxygen intake. The most common are Streptococcus Vigilance Awareness Week – 2018 pneumoniae (most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in The Central Vigilance Commission observes the Vigilance Awareness children), ýHaemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (second most common cause of bacterial pneumonia), ýRespiratory syncytial Week every year during the week in which birthday of Sardar virus is most common viral cause of pneumonia. Vallabhbhai Patel (31st October) falls. The 2018 Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed from 29th October to 3rd World Antibiotic Awareness Week (Nov 12-18) November, 2018. The theme of Vigilance Awareness Week-2018 is:-Eradicate Corruption-Build a New India National education day – November 11 In 2008, Central Government declared November 11 as National World Polio Day: October 24 education day. This day commemorates the birth anniversary of The day was instituted by Rotary International to commemorate Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, educationist and the birth of Jonas Salk who had led first team of researchers which had first Education Minister of independent India from 1947 to 1958. developed vaccine against poliomyelitis (polio virus).This World Science Day for Peace and Development – 10 Novem- development had led to widespread use of this inactivated poliovirus ber vaccine and subsequently use of oral poliovirus, developed by On 10th November 2018, World Science Day for Peace and Albert Sabin. It also had led to establishment of Global Polio Development was celebrated all over the world.Theme: for 2018 Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988 which has helped to reduce World Science Day for Peace and Development is “Science, a Human polio worldwide by 99%. Right” World Development Information Day: October 24 World legal service day-Nov 9 World Development Information Day (WDID) is observed every Legal Services Day is celebrated every year on 9th of November. year on October 24 to draw attention of world to development The aim of celebrating the Legal Services Day is to offer the free of charge, proficient and legal services to the people of weaker sections problems and necessity of strengthening international cooperation of society. to solve them. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development World Tsunami Awareness Day – November 5 UNCTAD is the part of the United Nations Secretariat dealing On 5th November 2018, World Tsunami Awareness Day was with trade, investment, and development issues. Currently, observed all over the world. In 2015, the United Nations (UN) UNCTAD has 194 member states . General Assembly declared November 5 as World Tsunami UNCTAD:- Formation: 1964, Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland Awareness Day. This date was chosen in honour of the Japanese story of “Inamura-no-hi”, which means the “burning of the rice sheaves”. In 1854, during an earthquake, a farmer set fire to his entire harvest  to warn villagers about Tsunami.World Tsunami Awareness Day 2018 aligns with the International Day for Disaster Reduction and the “Sendai Seven Campaign”. It will focus on Target “C” of the

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(c) One ASEAN at the Heart of tween India and which country? (c) New Delhi (d) Pune Dynamic Asia (a) Indonesia (b) Seychelles 38. The United Nations Security Council (d) Strengthening ASEAN Maritime (c) Vanuatu (d) Philippines (UNSC) has recently lifted sanctions Cooperation 29. Which social initiative has been launched against which African nation after 9 21. Which of the following countries has be- by Twitter India to boost youth engage- years? come the world’s first nation to ban ment for 2019 General Elections? (a) Eritrea (b) Burundi reef-killing toxic sunscreen? (a) #PowerOf18 (c) Somalia (d) Egypt (a) Nauru (b) Papua (b) #PowerOfVoters 39. Which city is the venue of the 2018 South (c) New Guinea (d) Vanuatu (c) #PowerOf19 Asian Regional Conference on Urban 22. Which Indian journalist has won the 2018 (d) #PowerOfElection Infrastructure? London Press Freedom Award for Cour- 30. Stan Lee, who passed away recently, was (a) Kathmandu age? the legendary comic book writer of (b) New Delhi (a) Ravish Kumar which country? (c) Naypyidaw (b) Arnab Goswami (a) South Africa (d) Bangkok (c) Swati Chaturvedi (b) United States 40. What is the theme of the 2018 World (d) Dhruv Rathee (c) France Pneumonia Day (WPD)? 23. As per latest US-based National Bureau (d) Canada (a) Stop Pneumonia: Invest in Child of Economic Research (NBER) report, 31. Who is the author of the book ‘A Great Health which of the following cities is the Association-Glimpses into the Life of (b) Keep the Promise, Stop India’s most congested city? Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha’? Pneumonia Now (a) Bengaluru (b) Delhi (a) Mylswamy Annadurai (c) Every Breath Counts: Stop (c) Chennai (d) Kolkata (b) Shashi Shekar Vempati Pneumonia Now 24. Which article of the Constitution pro- (c) Nirviseshananda Tirtha (d) Universal access to pneumonia vides free legal assistance to the poor (d) K Sreedharan prevention and care and weaker sections of the society? 32. Which city is the venue of the 4th edition 41. Which of the following cities is the prin- (a) Article 39A of Intex South Asia 2018? cipal seat of the Madhya Pradesh High (b) Article 38A (a) New Delhi (b) Colombo Court? (c) Article 37A (c) Kathmandu (d) Naypyidaw (a) Gwalior (b) Bhopal (d) Article 36A 33. On which date, the 2018 International (c) Indore (d) Jabalpur 25. Who is the author of the book “Notes of Day for Tolerance was observed re- 42. India has recently signed pact with which a Dream The Authorized Biography of cently? country to collaborate on cancer re- A.R. Rahman”? (a) November 17 search? (a) Anuja Chauhan (b) November 18 (a) Japan (b) United Kingdom (b) Krishna Trilok (c) November 16 (c) France (d) United States (c) Mridula Behari (d) November 15 43. Who has been honoured with the “Life- (d) Devapriya Roy 34. The Himalayan State Regional Council time Achievement Award” at the 6th 26. The Union HRD ministry has launched (HSRC), which is recently set up by Indian Social Work Congress in New the LEAP initiative for higher educa- NITI Aayog, will be chaired by whom? Delhi? tion faculty. What does ‘LEAP’ stands (a) K. Radhakrishnan (a) Neelam Kler for? (b) V K Saraswat (b) Ketayun Ardeshir Dinshaw (a) Legitimate for Academicians (c) Kailasavadivoo Sivan (c) M. Subhadra Nair Programme (d) G. Madhavan Nair (d) Martha Farrell (b) Lasting for Academicians 35. Prof. T N Srinivasan, who passed away 44. ISRO has successfully launched GSAT- Programme recently, was the renowned personal- 29 satellite into space from which launch (c) Leadership for Academicians ity of which field? vehicle? Programme (a) Marine Science (a) GSLV Mk III (d) Legible for Academicians (b) Economy (b) GSLV Mk I Programme (c) Art (c) GSLV Mk II 27. Which India’s restoration project has won (d) Biology (d) GSLV Mk IV the 2018 UNESCO Asia-Pacific award 36. On which date, the 2018 National Press 45. Who has been appointed the new Chief for conservation in Award of Distinc- Day (NPD) was celebrated in India re- Representative for Asia and the Pacific tion category? cently? by the Bank for International Settle- (a) Ruttonsee Muljee Jetha Fountain (a) November 14 (b) November 15 ments (BIS)? (b) Rajabai Clock Tower (c) November 17 (d) November 16 (a) Ramesh Gelli (c) Agra Fort 37. Where is the headquarters of National (b) K. V. Kamath (d) LAMO center Cooperative Development Corporation (c) Siddharth Tiwari 28. The first-ever bilateral naval exercise (NCDC)? (d) Narayanan Vaghul ‘Samudra Shakti 2018’ has started be- (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata

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46. Which state police has launched e-learn- 55. Rathinam, veteran freedom fighter and (a) Tomato, Onion and Potato ing portal ‘Nipun’ for training its per- member of Indian National Army (INA) (b) Onion, Carrot and Peas sonnel? has passed away. He belonged to which (c) Potato, Wheat and Onion (a) Tamil Nadu Police state? (d) Tomato, Peas and Chilli (b) Mumbai Police (a) Karnataka (b) Kerala 65. Who has been appointed India’s new (c) Delhi Police (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha Ambassador to Iran? (d) Kolkata Police 56. The first WHO Global Conference on (a) Saurabh Kumar 47. Which Indian sportsperson has been ap- Air Pollution and Health was held in (b) Gaddam Dharmendra pointed as UNICEF India’s first-ever which city? (c) N K Saxena Youth Ambassador? (a) New York (b) Geneva (d) Priti Jindal (a) Hima Das (c) New Delhi (d) Paris 66. Who of the following lifted the 2018 (b) Amit Panghal 57. “Little India Gate”, which is in news re- Men’s Singles title at the Rolex Paris (c) Neeraj Chopra cently, is inaugurated in which of the Masters? (d) Bajrang Punia following cities? (a) Milos Raonic 48. Which of the following international per- (a) Medan (b) Jakarta (b) Juan Martín del Potro sonalities will be chief guest at the 2019 (c) Banten (d) Depok (c) Karen Khachanov Republic Day parade of India? 58. On which date, the 2018 World Tsunami (d) Novak Djokovic (a) Mauricio Macri Awareness Day (WTAD) is observed 67. Which sports journalist is the author of (b) Cyril Ramaphosa on which date? the book “The Fire Burns Blue: A His- (c) Ashraf Ghani (a) November 3 tory of Women’s Cricket in India”? (d) Petro Poroshenko (b) November 4 (a) Jatin Sapru 49. Which city is the venue of the 2018 (c) November 5 (b) Karunya Keshav Women’s World Boxing Champion- (d) November 6 (c) Mayanti Langer ships? 59. India’s first asymmetrical cable-stayed (d) Boria Majumdar (a) New Delhi (b) Pune bridge “Signature Bridge” has recently 68. What is the theme of the 2018 National (c) Shimla (d) Patna inaugurated in which of the following Ayurveda Day (NAD) of India? 50. Which country is the current chair at the cities? (a) Ayurveda for Public Health 13th East Asia Summit (EAS -2018)? (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (b) Ayurveda for Prevention and (a) New Zealand (c) Chennai (d) Delhi Control of Diabetes (b) South Korea 60. The Union government has awarded (c) Ayurveda: Cure and Protect Our (c) Singapore which state police for citizen services Lives (d) Australia under an e-governance project (d) Live happily with Ayurveda 51. Which city is the venue of the National “CCTNS”? 69. The newly-built Ekana cricket stadium Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Busi- (a) Haryana (b) Assam is located in which of the following cit- ness Development in Ayurveda? (c) Jharkhand (d) Kerala ies? (a) Guwahati (b) Chennai 61. Which noted journalist has been chosen (a) Udaipur (b) Lucknow (c) Pune (d) New Delhi for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan (c) New Delhi (d) Pune 52. RBI has started process to set up PCR Roy Award? 70. Which renowned personality has been for capturing borrowers’ details. The (a) Ruby Sarkar honoured with ‘Distinguished Fellow acronym “PCR” stands for? (b) Rajesh Parshuram Joshte Award’ by IndiaGlobal in Boston? (a) Public Credit Registry (c) VS Rajesh (a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Personal Credit Registry (d) N. Ram (b) Sudha Murthy (c) Prone Credit Registry 62. Which of the following cities is the venue (c) Anupam Kher (d) Premium Credit Registry of the 18th IORA Council of (Foreign) (d) Piyush Goyal 53. IAMAI has constituted which AR/VR Ministers Meetings (COM)? 71. Supreme Court has recently given nod Committee to promote the technologies (a) Santiago (b) Durban for a separate High Court for which of in India? (c) Brasília (d) Harare the following states/UTs? (a) Kumar Yadav committee 63. Which company has received India’s first (a) Nagaland (b) Mahesh Prabhu committee Letter of Credit (LC) payment via block (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Ajit Kumar committee chain? (c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (d) Namrita Mahindro committee (a) Tata Motors (d) Mizoram 54. The All-India ‘Unreserved Mobile Tick- (b) Wipro 72. Who has been elected the new President eting’ facility (UTS on Mobile) has been (c) Reliance Industries of International Boxing Association developed by Indian Railway- CRIS. (d) Infosys (AIBA)? Where is the headquarters of CRIS? 64. The Government of India (GoI) has re- (a) Thomas Bach (a) Pune (b) New Delhi cently approved operationalisation (b) P S Bopanna (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai strategy for Operation Greens for which (c) Gafur Rakhimov of the following crops? (d) Will Smith

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73. Which state government has recently 82. The Transforming Education Conference (d) Pankaj Advani rolled out the technology-driven & citi- for Humanity (TECH 2018) will be or- 90. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) zen-friendly ‘Mo Bus’service? ganized by UNESCO MGIEP in asso- works under which union ministry? (a) Andhra Pradesh ciation with which state government? (a) Ministry of Defence (b) Karnataka (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Ministry of Finance (c) Odisha (b) Karnataka (c) Ministry of External Affairs (d) Kerala (c) Kerala (d) Ministry of Information and 74. Which international organisation has re- (d) Tamil Nadu Broadcasting cently inked $172 million loan pact to 83. India and its which neighboring country 91. The political party registered under which make farming viable in Andhra Pradesh? have recently signed pacts for enhanc- section of the Representation of the (a) AIIB ing inland and coastal waterways con- People Act (RPA) of 1951 shall be eli- (b) New Development Bank nectivity? gible to receive the Electoral Bonds? (c) UNICEF (a) Myanmar (b) Sri Lanka (a) Section 29A (b) Section 38A (d) World Bank (c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh (c) Section 21A (d) Section 24A 75. For which term, India has been elected as 84. Which state government has decided to 92. Former Delhi CM Madan Lal Khurana a member of the International Telecom- ban the sale of glyphosate formulations? has recently passed away. He also munications Union (ITU) Council? (a) Uttar Pradesh served as Governor of which state? (a) 2020 to 2023 (b) Assam (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) 2019 to 2022 (c) Punjab (b) Rajasthan (c) 2021 to 2024 (d) Meghalaya (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) 2018 to 2021 85. What is the theme of the 2018 Vigilance (d) Jharkhand 76. Which of the following countries have Awareness Week (VAW)? 93. The researchers of which country have recently exempted by United States for (a) Combating Corruption – develop web-based tool to monitor fake buying Iranian oil? Technology as an enabler news on Facebook & Twitter? (a) China, Taiwan and Greece (b) Eradicate Corruption-Build a (a) France (b) Japan, South Korea and India New India (b) United States (c) India, Italy and Turkey (c) My Vision-Corruption Free India (c) United Kingdom (d) All of the above (d) Promoting Good Governance: (d) Germany 77. Who has been appointed the new Secre- Positive contribution of vigilance 94. Which Indian player has clinched the tary General of Lok Sabha? 86. Under which sea, the world’s oldest 2018 World Billiards Championship title (a) Snehlata Shrivastava known intact shipwreck has been dis- at Leeds in UK? (b) Anup Mishra covered by an international team of (a) Subhash Agarwal (c) Rama Devi maritime archaeologists? (b) Geet Sethi (d) Nischal Jain (a) Red Sea (c) Sourav Kothari 78. Which Indian shooter has won the his- (b) Caribbean Sea (d) Pankaj Advani toric men’s skeet gold at the Asian Shot- (c) South China Sea 95. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) gun Championship 2018 in Kuwait? (d) Black Sea works under which union ministry? (a) Saurabh Chaudhary 87. The political party registered under which (a) Ministry of Defence (b) Arjun Babuta section of the Representation of the (b) Ministry of Finance (c) Angad Vir Singh Bajwa People Act (RPA) of 1951 shall be eli- (c) Ministry of External Affairs (d) Hriday Hazarika gible to receive the Electoral Bonds? (d) Ministry of Information and 79. Under which schedule of the Andhra (a) Section 29A Broadcasting Pradesh Reorganisation Act – 2014, the (b) Section 38A 96. Which Indian woman table tennis player Central Tribal University will be set up (c) Section 21A has won silver at Under-21 Belgium in the state? (d) Section 24A Open? (a) 10th (b) 13th 88. The researchers of which country have (a) Archana Kamath (c) 11th (d) 12th develop web-based tool to monitor fake (b) Ayhika Mukherjee 80. Lalan Sarang, who passed away recently, news on Facebook & Twitter? (c) Moumita Dutta was the noted theatre personality of (a) France (d) Poulomi Ghatak which regional cinema? (b) United States 97. The researchers of which IIT has (a) Marathi (b) Odia (c) United Kingdom launched India’s first indigenously-de- (c) Tamil (d) Telugu (d) Germany veloped microprocessor? 81. Who will be conferred with the 2016 89. Which Indian player has clinched the (a) IIT-Kharagpur Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony? 2018 World Billiards Championship title (b) IIT-Indore (a) Satish Gupta at Leeds in UK? (c) IIT-Bombay (b) Rajkumar Singhajit Singh (a) Subhash Agarwal (d) IIT-Madras (c) Ram Vanji Sutar (b) Geet Sethi 98. Which IIT has recently organised the (d) Sachida Nagdev (c) Sourav Kothari ‘Young Innovators Programme YIP

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2018’? (a) Amaravati (b) Allahabad (b) Mauritius (a) IIT-Bombay (b) IIT-Kharagpur (c) Patna (d) Chennai (c) Japan (c) IIT-Madras (d) IIT-Kanpur 108. Louis Cha, who passed away recently, (d) Seychelles 99. India has recently donated 3 lakh Dollars was the noted journalist and martial arts 117. Who has become the first Indian to win for peacekeeping initiative of which or- novelist of which country? an Asian Snooker Tour event? ganization on issues of conduct & dis- (a) South Korea (b) Taiwan (a) Pankaj Advani cipline? (c) Hong Kong (d) Japan (b) Lucky Vatnani (a) UNO 109. The scientists of which Indian (c) Varun Madan (b) International Peace Bureau organisation has recently developed less (d) Manan Chandra (c) WHO polluting firecrackers named – SWAS, 118. What is the India’s rank in the World (d) International Committee of the Red SAFAL & STAR? Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index Cross (a) CSIR (b) DRDO 2018? 100. India’s largest Dry Dock will come in (c) ISRO (d) BARC (a) 77th (b) 98th which of the following Shipyards? 110. Which union ministry has organized (c) 87th (d) 64th (a) Mazagon Dock Gandhian Thought and Swachhata semi- 119. Which state government has recently (b) Cochin Shipyard nar organized in Wardha district of launched “Soura Jalanidhi” scheme? (c) Goa Shipyard Maharashtra? (a) Jharkhand (d)Hindustan Shipyard (a) Ministry of Women and Child (b) Odisha 101. India has recently signed $75 bn cur- Development (c) Bihar rency swap agreement with which coun- (b) Ministry of Rural Development (d) Uttar Pradesh try? (c) Ministry of Health and Family 120. Which Indian cricketer has officially been (a) France Welfare inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of (b) Japan (d) Ministry of Drinking Water and Fame? (c) United States Sanitation (a) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Russia 111. Which country will be the Partner Coun- (b) Saurav Ganguly 102. Which North-Eastern state of India has try at the 25th DST – CII Technology (c) Rahul Dravid recently signed pact with British Coun- Summit 2019? (d) VVS Laxman cil on cultural & educational collabora- (a) Italy (b) France 121. Who has been appointed as the new tion? (c) Netherlands (d) Japan Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan (a) Mizoram 112. Who is the chairperson of the Financial Border Police (ITBP)? (b) Tripura Stability and Development Council (a) RK Pachnanda (c) Arunachal Pradesh (FSDC)? (b) S S Deswal (d) Nagaland (a) Finance Minister (c)Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar 103. Which Nobel Prize winner will be (b) RBI Governor (d) Sudeep Lakhtakia honoured by Harvard University for her (c) Finance Secretary 122. Who has been selected for 2018 work romoting girls’ education? (d) SEBI Chairman Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest (a) Nadia Murad 113. Which Indian Sculptor designed the literacy prize of the Kerala government? (b) Malala Yousafzai world’s ‘tallest statue’Statue of Unity’? (a) Uma Shankar Singh (c) Kailash Satyarthi (a) Ram V. Sutar (b) K Satchidanandan (d)Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (b) Vivan Sundaram (c) M Mukundan 104. Yeshwant Deo, who passed away re- (c) Jitish Kallat (d) Ram V Kumar cently, was the veteran personality of (d) N. N. Rimzon 123. Which decommissioned aircraft carrier which field? 114. Which is the only Indian film has been will be converted into India’s first-ever (a) Painting (b) Sports included in BBC’s 100 best foreign lan- moored maritime museum-cum-marine (c) Music (d) Dance guage films list of the 21st century? adventure centre? 105. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief (a) Pather Panchali (a) INS Chakra (b) INS Vagsheer Justice of the Bombay High Court? (b) Aparajito (c) INS Vikrant (d) INS Viraat (a) A. S. Bopanna (c) The World of Apu 124. Which of the following is the global sat- (b) R. Subhash Reddy (d) The Big City ellite navigation system of European (c) Rajendra Menon 115. Which union territory falls under juris- Union? (d) Naresh Harishchandra Patil diction of Calcutta High Court? (a) BeiDou (b) GPS 106. The world’s largest airport ‘Under One (a) Puducherry (c) Galileo (d) GLONASS Roof’ has officially opened in which (b) Lakshadweep 125. India has officially signed a $950 mil- city? (c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands lion contract with which country for (a) Kochi (b) Istanbul (d) West Bengal the purchase of two upgraded Krivak (c) Beijing (d) Tokyo 116. Which country has launched the world’s III-class stealth frigates? 107. India’s first Justice City will come up first Sovereign Blue Bond? (a) France (b) Russia in which of the following cities? (a) United Kingdom (c) Japan (d) United States

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126. Which Indian company has been named ber 24 is ______long bridge. 146. Where is the head quarter of Interna- an Official Partner of FIH Men’s (a) 55km (b) 50km tional Finance Corporation? Hockey World Cup 2018? (c) 59km (d) 60km (a) USA (b) UK (a) Tata Steel (b) Reliance 137. ‘Cope India’ Air Exercise is the trilat- (c) France (d) Austria (c) Infosys (d) Wipro eral Military Exercise among India, US 147. ______is an Indian Ameri- 127. Ntozake Shange, who passed away re- and ______. can tabla player and composer. His col- cently, was the acclaimed playwright (a) France (b) UK laboration with Yo-Yo Ma for The Silk and poet of which country? (c) China (d) Japan Road Ensemble – Sing Me Home – won (a) New Zealand 138. USA is going to withdraw from the the Grammy award for Best World (b) Brazil ______with Russia. Music Album at the 59th Grammy (c) United States (a) Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Awards, 2017. (d) South Africa Treaty (a) Ganesh Aacharya 128. The first-ever Indo-Japan joint mili- (b) Inter-Range Nuclear Force Treaty (b) Sandeep Das tary exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-2018’ (c) Inter-Range Nuclear Forces (c) Ved Vyas has started in which of the following Treaty (d) Ajay Lohani states? (d) Intermediate-Range Nuclear 148. Who is the author of Book named ‘Los- (a) Mizoram (b) Nagaland Forces Treaty ing My Virginity’? (c) West Bengal (d) Odisha 139. BepiColombo-Mission is a 7-year mis- (a) Richard Branson 129. Which country to host the 23rd edition sion to Planet ______and was (b) Richard Thallar of the World Corporate Games (WCG- launched by European and Japanese (c) Mathew Roy 2019)? space agencies. (d) James Anderson (a) Qatar (b) Saudi Arabia (a) Mercury (b) Saturn 149. Pandit ______will be conferred (c) India (d) Bangladesh (c) Jupitar (d) Mars by Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime 130. Which of the following states doesn’t 140. Facebook has appointed Former UK Achievement Award. celebrate its foundation day on Novem- Deputy Prime Minister ______(a) Ram Lakhan Bhatt ber 1? as Head of Global Policy and Commu- (b) Madan Mohan Bhatt (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka nications team. (c) Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (c) Jharkhand (d) Haryana (a) Nick Clegg (b) Nick Halay (d) Radha Mohan Bhatt 131. Kuligod in District ______, (c) Nick Carter (d) Nick Fury 150. Nobel Prize winner in ______, Karnataka is the country’s best devel- 141. Marc Márquez Alentà is a Osamu Shimomura (Japan) has passed oped village, Acc. to Rural Develop- ______Grand Prix motor- away at 90. ment Ministry survey. cycle road racer. (a) Literature (b) Physics (a) Basvagudi (b) Bijapur (a) German (b) French (c) Chemistry (d) Peace (c) Belgaum (d) Belagavi (c) Spanish (d) Italy 151. ______has successfully tested 132. India to host 4th edition of Global Part- 142. Saina Nehawal lost in Denmark Open world’s largest unmanned transport ners’ Forum in December 2018 in final to ______(Taiwanese pro- drone ‘Feihong-98 (FH-98)’. ______. fessional badminton player). (a) China (b) Japan (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (a) Carolina Marín (c) USA (d) Russia (c) New Delhi (d) Chennai (b) Nozomi Okuhara 152. The 27th Fusion Energy Conference 133. India’s first railway station inside tun- (c) Tai Tzu-ying (FEC 2018) was held in ______, nel is located on ______. (d) Zhang Beiwen Gujarat. (a) Leh Spiti Line 143. Women and Child Development Minis- (a) Gandhinagar (b) Spiti- Manali-Leh Line try will be organizing ______edi- (b) Ahmedabad (c) Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line tion of the Women of India Organic Fes- (c) Surat (d) Shimla- Manali-Leh Line tival at IGNCA, Janpath Road, New (d) Vadodara 134. Sajjan Jindal has been appointed as Trea- Delhi. 153. India’s First Domestic Cruise surer of the World Steel Association. (a) 5th (b) 8th ______has been inaugurated at He is CMD of ______. (c) 7th (d) 6th Mumbai by Nitin Gadkari and CM (a) JSW Steel (b) TATA Steel 144. Which country has topped Brand Devendra Fadnavis. (c) Mittal Steel (d) SAIL Finance’s Nation Brands 2018 report (a) Aarogya (b) Angriya 135. ______has successfully tested (UK)? (c) Aagamya (d) Agyaya indigenous amphibious aircraft AG600 (a) USA (b) UK 154. ______has been appointed which is World’s largest amphibious air- (c) China (d) France as the next Editor of ‘The Hindu’. craft. 145. Larsen and Toubro has secured ____ (a) Suresh Nambath (a) Japan (b) China rank in the list and is the only firm to be (b) Girish Sangathana (c) Russia (d) USA featured among the top 25 companies. (c) Himadri Shah 136. World’s longest sea bridge between (a) 32nd (b) 22nd (d) Nishank Sardesai China-Hong Kong will open on Octo- (c) 14th (d) 20th

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155. 7th meeting of education ministers of (a) He is the fastest batsman to score (b) Lewis Hamilton member states of the Shanghai Coop- 10,000 ODI runs (c) Valtteri Bottas eration Organisation (SCO) was held in (b) His last 1,000 runs came from just (d) Kimi Raikkonen ______, Kazakhstan. 11 innings, which is also a world 173. Khushi app has been launched (a) Bishkek (b) Ashgabat record by______. (c) Astana (d) Dushanbe (c) His strike rate at 92.5 is the (a) PNB Metlife (b) HDFC 156. ______has won the 18th highest among batsmen with (c) IDBI (d) Canara Bank Miss Deaf Asia 2018 title at an interna- 10,000 runs in one-day format 174. Which Indian film has been selected at tional pageant held in Prague. (d) All are correct 2018 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festi- (a) Nishtha Dudeja 165. Which of the following is the national val? (b) Nishitha Dudeja Coordinating Institute to implement the (a) Padmaavat (c) Nishitha Duja SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Aca- (b) Bajirao Mastani (d) Nishtha Duja demic and Research Collaboration) (c) Jodha Akbar 157. PM Modi has inaugurated 36th Indian programme? (d) All the above Carpets Expo at Trade facilitation Cen- (a) IIT-Khargapur (b) IIT-Bombay 175. Main Nahin Hum app for______. ter and Craft Museum, ______. (c) IIT-Madras (d) IIT-Indore (a) Scientist (a) Kanpur (b) Varanasi 166. Which country is hosting the Interna- (b) Banking Sectors (c) New Delhi (d) Noida tional Arya Maha Sammelan (IAMS) – (c) IT Professionals 158. How many countries are participating 2018? (d) Education in Asian Hockey Champions Trophy? (a) United States (b) Sri Lanka 176. Which crickeer has become fastest to (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) India (d) Israel 10,000 runs in history of ODI cricket? (c) 8 (d) 9 167. The 73rd Anniversary of which of the (a) Sachin Tendulkar 159. Global Agriculture Leadership Summit following events was observed recently (b) Saurav Ganguly 2018 has been inaugurated by Secretary on 2018 United Nations Day (UND)? (c) Virat Kohli Agriculture and Co-operation Sanjay (a) Adoption of UN flag (d) Dilshan Agrawal in ______. (b) UN Charter coming in force 177. State Bank of India launches Wealth Hub (a) Chennai (b) Mumbai (c) Establishment of UN Security in______. (c) New Delhi (d) Pune Council (a) Mangalore (b) Chennai 160. The Seoul Peace Prize was established (d) First Election to UN General (c) Haridwar (d) Kerala in 1990 as a biennial recognition with Assembly 178. India’s longest river bridge to be built monetary award to commemorate the 168. Who will chair the High Level Steering in______. success of the ______held in Committee to review National Indica- (a) Kolkata (b) Madhya Pradesh Seoul, Korea tor Framework (NIF) for Sustainable (c) Assam (d) Maharastra (a) 24th Summer Olympic Games Development Goals (SDGs)? 179. Who is the current president of (b) 24th Winter Olympic Games (a) Chief Statistician of India Cameroon? (c) 25th Summer Olympic Games (b) Finance Secretary (a) Paul Biya (d) 25th Winter Olympic Games (c) Home Secretary (b) Ahmadou Ahidjo 161. International Dance Festival is a four- (d) Chief Economic Adviser (c) Marafa Hamidou Yaya day international dance festival named 169. Which of the following countries hold (d) Monaya Ding ‘Udbhav Utsav’ in ______, their first trilateral meeting on Chabahar 180. National award in Netaji’s name an- Madhya Pradesh. port project? nounced for ______. (a) Gwalior (b) Bhopal (a) Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Iran (a) Social service (c) Indore (d) Jabalpur (b) Iran, Pakistan and Turkmenistan (b) Rescue workers 162. UNESCO MGIEP with Andhra Pradesh (c) Pakistan, India and Iran (c) Scientist Govt. will be organising ______from (d) India, Afghanistan and Iran (d) Defence persons 15-17 November 2018, at Novotel, 170. Which of the following cities is the venue 181. Nari Sashaktikaran Sankalp Abhiyan or Vizag City, Andhra Pradesh. of the 11th Global Agriculture Leader- Women Empowerment campaign was (a) TEACH 2018 ship Summit 2018? launched in which of the following states (b) TECH 2018 (a) Jaipur (b) Pune recently? (c) TECH INDIA 2018 (c) New Delhi (d) Kochi (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar (d) TEACH INDIA 2018 171. Which of the following is the project (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat 163. On which date, the 2018 World Devel- implementing agency of the scheme 182. The govt in which country recently opment Information Day (WDID) is “Impactful Policy Research in Social approved to rejoin the Commonwealth, observed recently? Sciences (IMPRESS)”? two years after withdrawing from the (a) October 24 (b) October 27 (a) TRAI (b) NDMA 53-nation grouping? (c) October 26 (d) October 25 (c) ICSSR (d) ICCR (a) Sri Lanka (b) Myanmar 164. Which of the following are correct state- 172. Who won US Grand Prix? (c) Bangladesh (d) Maldives ments about Virat Kohli? (a) Sebastian Vettel 183. Fuego volcano erupted in which of the

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(c) Self-government for Indian within the British Commonwealth (d) Larger participation of Indians in India’s administration 12. The Mughal queen, whose name was in- scribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the im- perial signature was ___. (a) Nur Jahan (b) Jodha Bai (c) Mumtaz Mahal (d) Ladli Begum 13. The British rulers introduced a new sys- tem of education in India chiefly be- cause they wanted to: (a) Provide a class of office workers for company (b) Create an awareness of scientific 1. Which one amongst the following is the (d) Lord Duffering and technical developments oldest Dynasty? 6. Which of the following civilizations is (c) Promote the work of Christian (a) Pallava Dynasty not associated with the Harappan missionaries (b) Chola Dynasty Civilisation? (d) Generate the capacity for self- (c) Maurya Dynasty (a) Mesopotamian government (d) Gupta Dynasty (b) Egyptian 14. The famous Indo Greek king who em- 2. Who among the following was a great (c) Chinese braced Buddhism was ruler of Kalinga in ancient times ? (d) Sumerian (a) Menander (a) Ajatasatru 7. The Prathana Samaj was founded by- (b) Alexander (b) Bindusara (a) Atmaram Pandurang (c) Starto I (c) Kharavela (b) Swami Dayananda (d) Democritus (d) Mayurasarman (c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy 15. The leader of the Young Bengal Move- 3. Samudragupta of the Gupta dynasty (d) Narayan Swami ment was : was unique among the Indian Hindu 8. The Bardoli Satyagraha led by : (a) Dwarkanath Tagore rulers owing to (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Chandrashekhar Deb (a) His contribution to the revival of (b) vallabhbhai Patel (c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Hinduism (c) Morarji Desai (d) Henry Vivian Derozio (b) His passion for conquest and (d) Mahatma Gandhi 16. During the Anglo-Maratha Wars, which empire building 9. The Civil Disobedience Movement was one of the following was concluded last? (c) He founded an empire that lasted led in the North-West Frontier Prov- (a) Treaty of Gwalior with Sindhia over two centuries ince by : (b) Treaty of Mandasor with Holkar (d) His patronage of art, especially (a) Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (c) Treaty of Poona with Baji Rao II music and poetry (b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d) Treaty of Surji-Arjangaon with 4. Which one of the following elements of (c) Dr. M.A. Ansari Sindhia Hinduism was practised in the Indus (d) Liyaqat Ali 17. Which one of the following objectives is Valley Civilization? 10. Who was not among the three revolu- not embodied in the Preamble to the (a) Worshipping cows tionaries who were hanged on March Constitution of India? (b) Cult of Shiva 23, 1931? (a) Liberty of thought (c) Idol worship (a) Chandra Sekhar Azad (b) Economic liberty (d) Wearing of sacred threads (b) Bhagat Singh (c) Liberty of expression 5. Arms Act (1878) where mandatory to (c) Rajguru (d) Liberty of belief acquire license for arms took place in (d) Sukhdev 18. Right of minorities to establish and ad- the tenure of 11. The Home Rule Movement was aimed at minister educational institutions is en- (a) Lord Mayo (a) Purna Swaraj or complete shrined in the constitution of India un- (b) Lord Lytton independence for India der: (c) Lord Ripon (b) Complete autonomy to India

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(a) Article 20 (a) Will be consolidated in a joint 32. Which forest is known for large scale (b) Article 22 sitting to resolve the disagreement. lumbering? (c) Article 28 (b) The assembly can override the (a) Equatorial forests (d) Article 30 council by posing the bill for the (b) Mixed forests 19. On whom does the Constitution confer second time with or without any (c) Coniferous forests special responsibility for the enforce- amendment. (d) Monsoon forests ment of Fundamental Rights? (c) The council does not have power 33. The removal of rock, layer by layer due (a) Supreme court to reject any bill that has to weathering is called : (b) Parliament originated in the assembly and (a) Block disintegration (c) President hence the bill is deemed to have (b) Dellation (d) State Legislature passed. (c) Exfoliation 20. Which among the following are the three (d) The bill ends and becomes dead. (d) Granular disingration types of services envisaged in the Con- 26. The presence of ozone in the stratosphere 34. When the relative humidity is 50 percent stitution of India? is responsible for and air temperature is 300C, a cooling (a) Navy Service, Air force Service (a) increasing the average global of air mass: and Army Service temperature in recent years (a) Raises the absolute humidity (b) Civil Service, Military Service and (b) higher rate of photosynthesis (b) Produces no change in relative Paramilitary Service (c) checking the penetration of humidity (c) All-India services, Central ultraviolet rays to the earth (c) Decreases the relative humidity services and State services (d) supplying oxygen for people (d) Increases the relative humidity (d) First Grade Service, Second Grade travelling in jets 35. Rocks that are formed by subjecting any Service and Third Grade Service 27. Tides are compiled and they vary from rock type to different temperature and 21. Uniform civil code is a place to place because of :- pressure condition than those in which (a) Socialist principles (a) The movement of Moon in the original rock was formed are called : (b) Gandhian principles relation to Earth (a) Metamorphic rock (c) Liberal-Intellectual principle (b) Uneven distribution of water over (b) Igneous rocks (d) None of these the globe (c) Sedimentary rocks 22. Right to Constitutional Remedies comes (c) Irregularities in the configuration (d) None of these under : of oceans 36. At the time of short circuit, the current in (a) Fundamental Rights (d) All of the above the circuit : (b) Legal Rights 28. The instrument used measuring relative (a) Very continuously (c) Constitutional Rights humidity in air is :- (b) Increases heavily (d) Natural Rights (a) Hydrometre (c) Decreases substantially 23. A resolution for the revocation of procla- (b) Pantograph (d) Does not change mation of National Emergency may be (c) Barometre 37. A body is thrown vertically upwards and moved by : (d) Hygrometre then falls back on the ground. Its po- (a) Ten members of Rajya Sabha 29. Which planet among the following is tential energy is maximum? (b) Ten members of Lok Sabha unique: (a) On the ground (c) Ten members of Parliament (a) Mercury (b) At the maximum height (d) One-tenth of total membership of (b) Jupiter (c) During the return journey Lok Sabha (c) Neptune (d) Both on the ground and at the 24. The Ninth Schedule of the constitution (d) Earth minimum height of India was: 30. India’s largest mica belt lies in the dis- 38. The fresh urine has no smell while after (a) Present in the original constitution tricts of: some time it develops a strong odour (b) Added by first constitution (a) Balghat and Chhindwara because : amendment Act (b) Udaipur, Ajmer and Alwar (a) The urea of the fresh urine is (c) Added by the Eighth (c) Salem and Dharmapuri converted into uric acid constitutional amendment act (d) Hazaribagh, Gaya and Monghyr (b) The uric acid of the fresh urine is (d) Added by the Forty-second 31. Which of the following land forms is not converted into urea constitutional amendment act associated with river erosion? (c) Conversion of urea to ammonia 25. When in a bicameral legislature, an ordi- (a) Moraines by bacteria nary bill, which has originated in the (b) Ox-bow lake (d) Conversion of uric acid to assembly is rejected by the council:- (c) waterfall keratinise by bacteria (d) V-shaped valley

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39. When one strikes a safety matches, the (c) 1, 3 and 4 (a) Hydrogen first step is: (d) 4 only (b) Helium (a) Burning of sulphur 43. A metal screw-top on a glass bottle which (c) Oxygen (b) Decomposition of potassium appears to be stuck could be opened by (d) Nitrogen chlorate into potassium chloride using the fact that 51. The quantum theory was first enunci- and oxygen (a) The metal expands more than the ated by : (c) Conversion of a small amount of glass when both are heated. (a) Niel Bohr red phosphorous into white (b) The metal and glass expand (b) Albert Einstein phosphorus identically when heated (c) Max Planck (d) Burning of glue and starch (c) The metal shrinks when heated (d) Max Born 40. Which one of the following statements (d) Both metal and glass shrink when 52. Why do two ice blocks join to form one about bar magnet is correct? cooled block when pressed together? (a) The pole strength of the north- 44. A particle moving with uniform speed: (a) Melting point of ice is lowered pole of a bar magnet is larger than (a) Must have uniform velocity with increase in pressure that of the south pole (b) Cannot have uniform velocity (b) Melting point of ice increases with (b) When a piece of bar magnet is (c) May have uniform velocity increases in pressure bisected perpendicular to its axis, (d) Will have no velocity (c) Melting point of ice remains the north and south pole get 45. Relation between the color and the tem- unchanged with increase in separated. perature of a star is given by : pressure (c) When a piece of bar magnet is (a) Wean’s Displacement law (d) Melting point of ice is 00C bisected perpendicular to its axis, (b) Planck’s Law 53. Radioactive disintegrations of uranium two new bar magnets are formed. (c) Hubble’s Law ultimately results in formation of: (d) The poles of a bar magnet are (d) Hipparchus Rule (a) Radium unequal in magnitude and opposite 46. A monochromatic beam of light passes (b) Lead in nature. from a denser to a rare medium as a (c) Selenium 41. Ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere is result its : (d) Polonium important for living organisms because (a) Velocity increases 54. Two strands of DNA are held together it: (b) Velocity decreases by (a)Prevents entry of ultra-violet rays (c) Frequency decreases (a) Hydrogen bond (b)Prevents entry of X-rays (d) Wave length decreases (b) Covalent bond (c)Maintains level of oxygen on earth 47. The product of conductivity and resis- (c) Electrostatic bond (d)Prevents acid rain on earth tivity of a conductor : (d) Vander waals forces 42. Lightning conductors are sued to protect (a) Depends on pressure applied 55. During the evaporation of a liquid : building from lightning strikes. Which (b) Depends on current flowing (a) The enthalpy decreases of the following statements is/are true through conductor (b) The enthalpy increases about lightning conductors? (c) Is the same for all conductors (c) The enthalpy remains unchanged 1. Lightning conductors create an (d) Varies from conductor to (d) The internal energy decreases electric field at its top so that conductor 56. Pure water does not conduct electricity lightning strikes it preferentially 48. Which one of the following is the soft- because it is : 2. Lightning conductors reduce the est? (a) Almost not ionised effect of the strike by uniformly (a) Sodium (b) Low boiling distributing the charge (current) (b) Aluminium (c) Neutral over the surface of the building (c) Iron (d) Readily decomposed 3. Lightning conductor takes all (d) Lithium 57. When ore is heated generally in absence charge (current) to deep down in 49. Which one of the following mixtures is of air then process is called : the earth. homogeneous? (a) Calcination 4. Lightning conductors must be (a) Starch and sugar (b) Roasting installed at a place taller than the (b) Methanol and water (c) Smelting building (c) Graphite and charcoal (d) None Select the correct answer using the code (d) Calcium carbonate and calcium 58. Bacteria which convert atmospheric ni- given below. bicarbonate trogen into nitrogenous compound are (a) 1 and 2 only 50. All acids contain the element called : (b) 3 and 4 only ______. (a) Denitrifying bacteria (b) Nitrogen fixing bacteria

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(c) Nitrifying bacteria (d) Roots 75. The book “Kargil : Turning the Tide” is (d) Decomposing bacteria 68. Which of the following cytoplasmic or- written by 59. Photosynthesis organelles found in plant ganelles are treated as prokaryotic cells (a) Mohinder Puri cell : within the eukaryotic cells? (b) Durjoy Datta (a) Mitochondria (a) Mitochondria (c) Chetan Bhagat (b) Golgi bodies (b) Golgi bodies (d) Anita Nair (c) Chloroplast (c) Lysosomes 76. Who has recently been awarded with (d) Lysosomes (d) Glyoxysomes Nobel Prize for peace in 2018? 60. Eyes of cat shines during night due to : 69. Who among the following was the first (a) Denis Mukwege (a) Special kind of lens Chief Election Commissioner of India? (b) Henry Dunant (b) Tapitum lucidum (a) K. V. K. Sundaram (c) Kailash Satyarthi (c) Effect of gene (b) Sukumar Sen (d) Malala Yousefzai (d) Reason is not known (c) Dr. Nagendra Singh 77. When is International Women’s Day rec- 61. ‘Athlete’s Foot is a disease caused by: (d) T. Swaminathan ognized by the UN observed? (a) Bacteria 70. Which one of the peaks did Phu Dorjee (a) January 28 (b) Fungus the first Indian woman climb without (b) December 30 (c) Protozoa oxygen? (c) March 8 (d) Nematode (a) Mt. Everest (d) October 10 62. Which organ in animals breaks fat to pro- (b) Mt. Kanchenjunga 78. National Sports Day is celebrated on 29th duce cholesterol? (c) Mt. Anna Purna August which is related to (a) Kidney (d) Mt. Makalu (a) Dhyan Chand (b) Heart 71. OTEC stands for (b) Milkha Singh (c) Lungs (a) Ocean Thermal Energy (c) Daleep Singh (d) Liver Conservation (d) C. K. Nayadu 63. Which one of the following crops sup- (b) Oil and Thermal Energy 79. The term “Bully” is connected with plies surplus nitrogen to the soil? Conservation which sports? (a) Potato (c) Oil and Thermal Energy (a) Cricket (b) Sweet Potato Convention (b) Hockey (c) Sun flower (d) Ocean Thermal Energy (c) Badminton (d) Pea Conversion (d) Tennis 64. In the human body, which structure is 72. In which year “Human Rights Resolu- 80. The Reserve Bank of India was set up the appendix attached to? tion” was adopted by the U.N.? under the recommendation of which of (a) The large intenstine (a) 1945 the following commissions? (b) The small intestine (b) 1946 (a) Phillip commission (c) The gall bladder (c) 1947 (b) Simon commission (d) The stomach (d) 1948 (c) Hilton young commission 65. The blood purification process occurring 73. The International Development Associa- (d) Hunter commission in human body is called: tion, a lending agency is administered 81. The standard of living in a country is (a) dialysis by the represented by its: (b) hemolysis (a) International Bank for (a) National income (c) osmosis Reconstruction and Development (b) Poverty ratio (d) paralysis (b) International Fund for Agricultural (c) Per capita income 66. Anemia is caused in man due to the defi- Development (d) Unemployment rate ciency of : (c) United Nations Development 82. The ______manual tells you how to (a) Folic acid Programme use a software program: (b) Vitamin A (d) United Nations Industrialized (a) Documentation

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(c) HTML 91. Who has been chosen as India’s first 98. Which state government has recently (d) SFTP ‘Miss Trans Queen’? launched “Soura Jalanidhi” scheme? 84. The standard of living in a country is (a) Veena Sendre (a) Jharkhand represented by its: (b) Sanya Sood (b) Odisha (a) national income (c) Nitasha Biswas (c) Bihar (b) Poverty ratio (d) Namita Ammu (d) Uttar Pradesh (c) Per capita income 92. Which of the following have been 99. Which noted journalist has been chosen (d) Unemployment rate awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Eco- for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan 85. A high rate of inflation tends to worsen nomics? Roy Award? balance of payments because: (a) Damian Roland and Christina (a) Ruby Sarkar (a) Prices of imported goods rise Choung (b) Rajesh Parshuram Joshte (b) Prices of exported goods rise (b) William Nordhaus and Paul (c) VS Rajesh making exports less competitive Romer (d) N. Ram (c) Prices of imported goods falls and (c) Daniel Kahneman and Richard H. 100. Which company has received India’s hence more is imported Thaler first Letter of Credit (LC) payment via (d) Prices of exported goods fall and (d) Friedrich Hayek and Elinor blockchain? hence less amounts is obtained in Ostrom (a) Tata Motors terms of foreign exchange 93. Which of the following has been declared (b) Wipro 86. Convertibility of the rupee implies: the cleanest government university in (c) Reliance Industries (a) Being able to convert rupee notes the Swachh Campus ranking 2018? (d) Infosys into gold (a) Maharshi Dayanand University, (b) Freely permitting the conversion Rohtak  of rupees to other major currencies (b) Guru Nanak Dev University, and vice versa Amritsar ANSWER KEYS (c) Allowing the value of the rupee (c) Institute of Liver and Biliary to be fixed by market forces Sciences, New Delhi 1. c 2. c 3. b 4. b (d) Developing an international (d) Acharya Nagarjuna University, 5. b 6. c 7. a 8. b market by currencies in India Guntur 9. b 10. a 11. c 12. a 87. Which country has rolled out world’s 94. Which city is host to the 5th edition of 13. a 14. a 15. d 16. b first hydrogen-powered train? Asian Para Games in 2026? 17. b 18. d 19. a 20. c (a) Italy (a) Nagoya (b) New Delhi 21. c 22. a 23. d 24. b (b) Norway (c) Hangzhou (d) Jakarta 25. b 26. c 27. d 28. d (c) Germany 95. Which high level empowered committee 29. d 30. d 31. a 32. c (d) Denmark has been constituted to address the is- 33. c 34. c 35. a 36. b 88. On which date, the 2018 World Trauma sues of stressed thermal power projects? 37. b 38. c 39. c 40. c Day (WTD) is observed recently? (a) Pradeep Kumar Sinha committee 41. a 42. a 43. a 44. c (a) October 15 (b) Ajit Balaji Joshi committee 45. a 46. a 47. c 48. a (b) October 19 (c) Dan Singh Rawat committee 49. b 50. a 51. c 52. a (c) October 16 (d) J H Thomas committee 53. b 54. a 55. b 56. a (d) October 17 96. Which acclaimed personality has been 57. a 58. b 59. c 60. b 89. What is the theme of the 2018 World selected for 2018 Rajiv Gandhi 61. b 62. d 63. d 64. a Food Day (WFD)? Sadbhavana Award for promoting com- 65. a 66. a 67. c 68. d (a) A millennium free from hunger munal harmony and peace.? 69. b 70. a 71. d 72. d (b) Our Actions Are Our Future (a) Raghuram Rajan 73. a 74. d 75. a 76. a (c) Break the Cycle of Rural Poverty (b) Muzaffar Ali 77. c 78. a 79. b 80. c (d) Harvesting nature’s diversity (c) Amitabh Bachchan 81. c 82. c 83. a 84. c 90. The World Bank has ranked India at (d) Gopalkrishna Gandhi which position in it’s first-ever Human 97. Who has been appointed as the new Di- 85. b 86. b 87. c 88. d Capital Index (HCI)? rector General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan 89. b 90. b 91. a 92. b (a) 135th Border Police (ITBP)? 93. a 94. a 95. a 96. d (b) 115th (a) Krishna Chaudhary 97. b 98. b 99. d 100. c (c) 125th (b) S S Deswal (d) 145th (c) Rajiv Rai Bhatnag (d) Sudeep Lakhtakia

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(e)none of these 14. How do you rearrange the data in ascending or descending order? COMPUTER (a)data, table (b)data, sort (c)data, form (d)data, subtotal MCQs (e)none of these 15. Backup that is going to be done outside of the server is known as______(a)cold backup (b)hot backup (c)LAN free back up (d)server free Backup (d)all of these (e)none of these (e)none of these 1. Which is not a font style? 16. In RFID, ‘R’ Stands for (a)bold (b)super Script 8. The OSX has ————————— (a)Rapid (a)Monolithic Kernel (c)Regular (d)Italic (b)Remote (b)hybrid kernel (e)none of these (c)Random (c)microkernel 2. Water mark option is available in (d)Radio (d)monolithic kernel ______menu? (e)none of these (e)none of these (a)Insert (b)Mailing 17. What happen when you insert an Auto 9. To access the services of operating (c)References (d)Design shape by simply clicking in the system the interface is provided by the (e)none of these document? (a)system calls 3. ————————executes one or more (a) It appears near the insertion (b)API database commands automatically. point. (c)library (a)module (b)Query (b) It is inserted in its default size (d)assembly instruction (c)Macro (d)Micro (c) It is selected (e)none of these (e)none of these (d) All of the above 10. Which one of the following is a data link 4. In MS-access to open new database (e) None of these control? press 18. What must be used to control the (a)Ethernet (a)Ctrl +N layering of objects? (b)Point to Point protocol (b)Ctrl +O (a)formatting tool bar (c)HDLC (c)Alt +F (b)picture tool bar 4 (d)all of these (d)Ctrl +Z (c)drawing tool bar (e)none of these (e)none of these (d)image tool bar 11. Which of the following task is not done 5. Which of the following contains text as (e)none of these by data link control? well information about the text? 19. In excel______allows you to (a)Framing (a)Machine Language extract the significance from a large, (b)error control (b)High Level Language detailed data set. (c)flow control (c)Annotated Language (a)sorting (d)channel coding (d)Markup Language (b)pivot table (e)none of these (e)none of these (c)conditional formatting 12. TCP/IP model does not have 6. Which of the following will make high (d)all of these ______layer but OSI model have this level application connections on behalf (e)none of these layer. of internal hosts? 20. The amount of vertical space between (a)Session Layer (a)Internet lines of test in a document is called (b)Presentation Layer (b)Server (a)double – space (c)application layer (c)Application (b)line spacing (d)Proxy Server (d)both ‘a’ and ‘b’ (c)Single space (e)none of these (e)none of these (d)vertical Spacing 13. To merge the cells which tab do you use 7. The ______icon and bold message (e)none of these from the format, cells menu? heading indicating that the e –mail 21. The common name for the crime of (a)Alignment tab message has not been read. stealing passwords is ______. (b)number tab (a)highlighted Envelope (a)spooling (c)font tab (b)closed envelope (b)hacking (d)Merge tab (c)Opened envelope (c)spoofing

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(d)identity theft (d)DRAM (c)edit (e)none of these (e)none of these (c)file 22. Applet runs inside the browser and 29. What is the term that refers to an ad (d)insert works at ______side. hidden inside software that your (e)none of these (a)server download from an internet site 37. A______is a component of mother (b)client (a)Phish board which absorbs the heat produced (c)primary (b)cookie by the processes and other company (d)all of these (c)adware of a computer. (e)none of these (d)spam (a)heat sink 23. A______is a unique identification (e)none of these (b)north bridge number gendered by a computer 30. Which of the following language defines (c)CPU socket hardware component or a program. commands GRANT and REVOKE ? (d)CMOS buttery (a)Cookie (a)DDL (e)none of these (b)private key (b)DML 38. Which of the following cable types is (c)GUID (c)DCL called cheaper net? (d)all of these (d)DGL (a)thicknet (e) none of these (e)none of these (b)UTP 24. Plug in can add which of the following 31. What is the name of the computer (c)Thanet functionality to browsers. terminal which gives paper printout? (d)STP (a)play audio files (a)plotter (e)none of the these (b)view video movies (b)hard copy terminal 39. 10 Base T uses______cables to (c)play games (c)softcopy terminal connect network devices. (d)all of the above (d)display screen (a)twisted pair (e)none of these (e)none of these (b)coaxial 25. The difference between people with 32. In MS- word, for what does rules help? (c)multi mode fiber otpic access to computers and the internet (a)to set tabs (d)single mode fiber and those without this access is known (b)to set indents (e)none of these as the ______. (c)to change page margins 40. To allow some one else to schedule (a)digital divide (d)all of the above your meetings and appointments, ____ (b) internet divide (e)none of these feature of outlook is used (c)web divide 33. How we can view a cell comment? (a)monthly calendar (d)e- illiteracy (a) position the mouse pointer over (b)delegatge access (e)none of these the cell. (c)event manger 26. ______usually refers to (b) click the comment command of the (d)Messenger a terminal attached to a minicomputer view menu (e)none of these of main frame and used to monitor the (c) click the edit comment commands status of the system. on the insert menu  (a)Machine (d) click the display comment (b)console command on the window menu (c)equipment (e) none of these ANSWER KEYS (d)emulator 34. Which power point feature allows the (e)none of these uses to create a simple presentation 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. a 27. A______hacker is a computer quickly? 5. d 6. d 7. b 8. b security specialist who breaks into (a)animations protected systems and networks to test (b)chart wizard 9. a 10. d 11. d 12. d and assess their Security. (c)transition wizard 13. a 14. b 15. d 16. d (a)packet sniffer (d)auto content wizard 17. d 18. c 19. b 20. b (b)script kiddie (e)none of these (c)blue hat 35. Special effects used to introduce slides 21. c 22. b 23. c 24. d (d)white hat in a presentation are known as? 25. a 26. b 27. d 28. a (e)none of these (a)transitions 28. When power is supplied to the system (b)effects 29. c 30. c 31. b 32. d then to maintain data with the life of (c)custom animations 33. a 34. d 35. a 36. a battery, computer BIOS contains the (d)annotations 37. a 38. c 39. a 40. b following. (e)none of these (a)CMOS 36. Slide sorter can be accessed from which (b)CPU menu? (c)RAM (a)view

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13. RBI guidelines for Mobile Banking Services has prescribed a ceiling of what per transaction for financial transactions using *99# service. A) Rs. 2000 B) Rs. 5000 C) Rs. 3000 D) Rs. 4000 14. The headquarters of Equitas Small Finance Bank is A) Guwahati B) Chennai C) Coimbatore D) Varanasi 15. FDI of what percentage is allowed for payment banks. A) 66% B) 25% C) 74% D) 52% 16. Which section of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 related with amalgamation A) Profit B) Turnover of two banking companies ? 1. The RBI’s board recently decided to C) gross D) revenue ease capital pressure on banks by A) Section 110 to 120 7. The Reserve Bank of India recently B) Section 44A allowing them one more year to meet decided to extend the timeline for the the CCB. Here, the term CCB means C) Section 391 to 394 full implementation of Basel 3 D) Section 20C A) Capital Conversion Buffer guidelines by a year to 17. The RBI’s methods of credit control may B) Capital Conservation Buffer A) 2019 B) 2020 C) Capital Coordination Buffer be broadly divided into C) 2021 D) 2022 A) Quantitative and Qualitative D) Capital Collection Buffer 8. The govt had, in Jul 2218, proposed a 2. Which of the following is the only bank B) Open and Close five-pronged strategy under Project C) Monetary and Fiscal promoted by a state govt in the “Sashakt” to tackle stress in the country? The state govt holds 59.3 per D) Rural and Urban banking sector, and had formed a panel 18. Which one of the following is not a cent shares in the bank. led by A) J&K Bank liability of commercial banks? A) Ashoka Mehta A) Time deposits B) Bank of Baroda B) Sunil Mehta C) Karnataka Bank B) Borrowing from Central Bank C) Balwant Rai Mehta C) Security holdings D) Punjab National Bank D) Nachiket Mor 3. Headquarter of Indian Banks’ D) Demand deposits 9. Which bank has launched the Nexxt Credit 19. The main function of CRISIL is Organisation (IBA) is in Card, the first interactive Credit Card A) New Delhi B) Mumbai A) Evaluates the credit documents of in India with buttons providing a company C) Hyderabad D) Kolkata flexibility of three payment options? 4. Which of the following is not a key area B) Provides financial assistance to A) RBL Bank B) Axis Bank industries for monitoring revised PCA framework C) IndusInd Bank D) YES Bank for Banks? C) Provides finance for rural areas 10. HDFC Ltd has disbursed subsidy to D) Promotes exports A) CRAR (Capital to Risk Assets over 51,000 customers amounting to Ratio) 20. According to Banking Regulation Act, over Rs 1,100 cr under the Pradhan RBI can fix SLR upto the ceiling of B) CET (Common Equity Tier I) Mantri Awas Yojana’s CLSS scheme. Ratio A) 40% B) 50% Here, the term CLSS means C) 60% D) 75% C) NNPA (Net Non Performing A) Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme Assets) Ratio B) Cash Linked Subsidy Scheme D) None of these C) Conversion Linked Subsidy Scheme  5. The Securities and Exchange Board of D) Customer Linked Subsidy Scheme India (SEBI) has come out with new 11. Headquarters of ESAF Small Finance ANSWER KEYS rules for re-classification of a promoter Bank located at as a public investor. The present A) Thrissur B) Navi Mumbai 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. d chairman of SEBI is C) Jaipur D) Mangalore 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. b A) David Rasquinha 12. The maximum value of any prepaid B) Ajay Tyagi payment instrument, where specific 9. c 10. a 11. a 12. d C) Hemant Contractor limits have not been prescribed, shall 13. b 14. b 15. c 16. b D) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala not exceed 17. d 18. a 19. a 20. a 6. The term refers to how many times a A) Rs. 25000 B) Rs. 75000 company burns through assets such as C) Rs. 50000 D) Rs. 100000 cash, inventory, workers, etc

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE the setting up of Industrial Training education has been considered as an Institutes (ITIs), it was only with the appendage to the general education Directions (Q. 1 -10): Read the passage National Policy of Education, 1986, that a framework in the country, the idea being carefully and answer the questions given credible and concrete set up was fine-tuned that vocational education is meant to absorb below it. Certain words/ phrases have in the context of vocational education in spill-overs. A dedicated vocational education been given in bold to help you locate them India. The setting up of the National Skill policy coupled with provision for adequate while answering some of the questions. Development Council, the Department of resources and active industry participation While it is universally accepted that the end School Education and Literacy’s ‘Technical can reverse the general neglect vocational of all education lies in developing the ability and Vocational Education and Training education has faced in the country since long. to have a meaningful and rewarding initiatives’ (TVET) in schools and the engagement at the end of the completion of Department of Higher Education’s Technical 1. What does the author mean by ripple formal courses, the fact remains that the Education initiatives, have all contributed demotivating effect, according to the Indian context is far from satisfactory in significantly towards the popularisation of passage? terms of gross pass-out and employment vocational education right from the level of (a) Demotivation in the field of mismatch. Commonly classed as the secondary stage of education itself. Though educational institution due to lack ‘unemployed’, millions of our youth are the National Skill Development Policy, 2009 of funds. outside the scope of financial engagement seeks to address issues concerning the (b) A vicious cycle in which students largely because the skills they attain during vocational education sector in the country, are demotivated due to education have little demand in the most interventions required in this sector unemployment. employment scenario in India. are essentially long-term ones requiring a (c) Education demotivates the This happens to be the greatest cause of simultaneous overhaul of vocational stakeholders for some times. worry among all stakeholders since lack of a education curricula according to industry (d) The education system gets rewarding engagement at the end of needs; popularisation of vocational demotivated in imparting skills. education carries with it the hazard of a education among entrants at the higher (e) Other than the given options ripple de-motivating effect that adversely secondary stage; development of a viable 2. Which of the following did not promote affects the education process itself. It is and robust training mechanism for vocational the vocational education? common knowledge that Indian education education teachers in schools, and increased (a) National Skill Development is still oriented towards the services sector industry-institution interface in vocational Council with most of the institutions in the system education. Also, a large section of the (b) Department of School Education churning out graduates in general streams population still consider a general education (c) Literacy’s Technical and and subjects. The numbers in this regard are degree more acceptable socially than a Vocational Education and Training disproportionately high compared to the vocational education degree in spite of the (d) National Policy of Education requirements of such graduates in the country fact that vocational education offers greater (e) Other than the given options and it is a common sight that most of such chances of employment in the short and 3. Indian education is mainly inclined graduates end up with a profession which medium run. towards has little to do with the education they attain While most issues have received attention (a) Primary sector mostly at state expense. Hence, the common from governments and policy planners, (b) Agricultural sector sight of disconcertingly large number of vocational education still suffers from an (c) Manufacturing sector university pass-outs sitting for competitive apathy caused partly by institutional neglect (d) Service sector or Tertiary sector examinations in the services sector in the as also the weakness of the general (e) Secondary sector country. Not surprisingly, an overwhelming population to go for general degree courses 4. Which of the following statement is majority of them remain unemployed after catering exclusively to the services sector. false in the context of the given exhausting their attempts at securing jobs in This mismatch carries enormous economic passage? the services sector or are forced to adopt a costs through wastage of scarce economic (a) The education attained by the profession that has little to do with their resources and social costs with an graduates are not productive and aptitude or interests. While importance of increasingly unmanageable number of it is mostly attained at state’s cost. vocational education at the level of schools unemployable general education graduates. (b) The pass out are not able to get had been realised as early as the 1950s with The root cause for this is that vocational jobs.

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(c) The unemployed youths are and make it inclusive and sustainable (e) No correction required burden to government. in the long run. 14. A part integral of the Blasters set-up (d) Mostly pass out are involved in (a) To make it inclusive and and was often seen the cheering team the jobs which reduces their sustainable in the long run, as the Tendulkar has always been productivity increase investment is urgent stands in home and away games. (e) Other than the given options required to revamp a dying (a) Tendulkar has always stands in 5. Which of the following points is/are agriculture sector. home and away homes being an suggested by the author to implement (b) Sustainable and inclusive making integral part of the blasters set- vocational education? in the long run, increase up and was often cheering the (a) A committed vocational investment is requiring urgent to team. educational policy should be revamp a agriculture sector who (b) An integral part of the Blasters implemented. is dying. set-up was often seen cheering (b) Try to meet the need of society. (c) Increased investment is required team as Tendulkar stands in homes (c) Strengthening University Industry for inclusive and sustainable and away games. Interactions. urgently revamping the agriculture (c) Tendulkar has always been an (d) Only (a) and (c) sector dying in long run. integral part of the Blasters set- (e) All (a), (b) and (c) (d) Urgent revamping require up and was often seen cheering inclusive and sustainable dying in the team from the stands in home Directions (Q. 6-7): Choose the word the long run for the increased and away games. which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of investment sector. (d) Tendulkar has always been at the word printed in bold as used in the (e) No correction required home and away games while set- passage. 12. Farmers are neighbouring and helping up for the cheering teams standing 6. CHURNING these women shared water from their as the integral part of the Blasters. (a) String (b) Agitating wells when in need. (e) No correction required (c) Whisking (d) Whipping (a) Farmers which help women in 15. A self-sufficient farmer along with the (e) Unyielding sharing water from their wells much lesser subsidies is a way better 7. OVERHAUL when in need are neighbouring. than the cause of agriculture serve. (a) Renovate (b) Revamp (b) Neighbouring farmers are helping (a) A farmer may be able to serve the (c) Mend (d) Ignorance these women by sharing water cause with much less subsidies is (e) Inspect from their wells when needed. much better is from agriculture. (c) When in need, farmers are helping (b) Agriculture with much lesser Directions (Q. 8-10): Choose the word those neighbouring women who subsidies and farmers are a way which is most similar in meaning of the are sharing water from the wells. better than the cause served and word printed in bold as used in the (d) Farmers are helping those women self-sufficient. passage who are sharing well water in (c) A farmer which is self-sufficient neighbouring need. and with much less subsidies are 8. ENTRANTS (e) No correction required a way better than the cause of (a) Spectator (b) Professional 13. A kharif harvest means a good and agriculture being served. (c) Fan (d) Expert increased in supply, which could result (d) With much lesser subsidies, a self- (e) Aspirant in hitting farm income by dropping the sufficient farmer may be able to 9. EXCLUSIVELY crop prices. serve the cause of agriculture much (a) Rarely (b) Particularly (a) A good and increased in supply is better. (c) Partially (d) Silently meant for kharif harvested crops (e) No correction required (e) Oftenly by result in hitting farm income 10. APPENDAGE by dropped crop prices. Directions (Q. 16-20): Rearrange the (a) Depression (b) Dropping crop prices results in following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) (b) Body hitting farm income by increment and (E) in the proper sequence to form a (c) Advantage in supply a kharif crop harvest is meaningful paragraph and then answer (d) Addendum good. the questions given below. (e) Rejection (c) A crop which is kharif harvest is A. With rubber soles have contributed to our lack of direct skin Directions (11-15): Which of the meant for increase in supply and connection with the earth’s following structures of the given words hitting the price drop of the crop surface. best represents a grammatically and and farm income. B. Electrons from the earth may be meaningfully coherent sentence? (d) A good kharif harvest means an increase in supply, which could the best source of antioxidants for 11. Increased investment is urgently required result in a drop in crop prices, our bodies and they have zero to revamp a dying agriculture sector hitting farm income. negative secondary effects,

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because our bodies have evolved (a) One of the most successful given below. These words fit in the given over eons of wildlife sentence in some sequence. Choose the C. Modern lifestyle factors such as (b) conservation venture ‘Project correct sequence from the given life in high-rise buildings sleep on Tiger’ alternatives. If the correct sequence is elevated cots (as different from (c) which was initiated away back in not given in the alternatives, mark beds spread on the floor) and the 1972 ‘None of these’ as the answer. wearing of shoes (d) has not only contributed on the 26. We wanted to vacation on an ______, D. Physical contact with the ground. conservation that was not a huge tourist attraction Our modern lifestyles have broken (e) All are correct but the bus ride was so packed that this natural connection with the 22. Karnataka Lokayukta Justice (A)/ P. anyone without a seat was forced to ground and Vishwanatha Shetty, the States’ (B)/ sit in the centre ______, though it was E. Taken our immune system by anti-corruption ombudsman, were a relief that the tour guide was surprise, depriving it of its stabbed (C)/ multiple time by a ______in handling them all. primordial source of energy. complainant in his (D)/office chamber I. Aisle II. Isle on Wednesday. (E) III. Agile 16. Which of the following will be the (a) Karnataka Lokayukta Justice (a) aisle, agile, isle SECOND sentence after (b) P. Vishwanatha Shetty, the States’ (b) agile, aisle, isle rearrangement ? (c) anti-corruption ombudsman, were (c) isle, aisle, agile (a) D (b) C stabbed (d) isle, agile, aisle (c) A (d) E (d) multiple time by a complainant in (e) None of these (e) B his 27. Travelling by train in India can turn out 17. Which of the following will be the (e) All are correct to be an out-of-the-world ______as FIRST sentence after rearrangement ? 23. At one end of the table sat (A)/ the each and every station that comes your (a) B (b) A countess of Marya (B)/ in her right and way has some mouth-watering (c) C (d) D Anna Dmitrievna (D)/ in her left, the ______and snacks to offer and add (e) E other lady (D)/ visitors were farther an extra dose of _____ to your journey. 18. Which of the following will be the down. (E) I. Excitement II. Delicacies FIFTH (FIFTH) sentence after (a) At one end of the table sat III. Experience rearrangement ? (b) the countess of Marya (a) excitement, delicacies, experience (a) B (b) E (c) in her right and Anna Dmitrievna (b) excitement, experience, delicacies (c) C (d) A (d) in her left, the other lady (c) delicacies, experience, excitement (e) D (e) All are correct (d) delicacies, excitement, experience 19. Which of the following will be the 24. With colours that seem to reflect (A)/ (e) None of these FOURTH sentence after the sunny personality of its 28. He won re-election that July but rearrangement ? inhabitants, (B)/ the house is beautiful ______boycotted the vote, (a) A (b) C because (C)/ the simplicity of its saying his decision to stand ______the (c) E (d) B design, and the warm (D)/ that every constitution and the terms of a peace (e) D corner seems to exude. (E) agreement that had ______a war in 20. Which of the following will be the (a) With colours that seem to reflect the central African country. THIRD sentence after rearrangement? (b) the sunny personality of its I. Violated II. Ended (a) C (b) D inhabitants, III. Opponents (c) E (d) A (c) the house is beautiful because (a) ended, opponents, violated (e) B (d) the simplicity of its design, and (b) violated, opponents, ended the warm Directions (Q. 21-25): In the following (c) opponents, violated, ended (e) All are correct question, a sentence is divided into five (d) ended, violated, opponents 25. The 33-years-old attacker, (A)/ Tejraj parts out of which the last part is correct. (e) None of these Sharma, from Tumakuru, (B)/ was Out of the remaining four, there are 29. i. The hills are famous for attracting immediately overpower, (C)/ arrested errors in three parts. Choose the part ______for hiking and other and booked in (D)/attempt to murder. which doesn’t have an error. If all four adventurous activities. (E) parts are correct, mark (E) i.e. All are ii. Traversing a total length of almost (a) The 33-years-old attacker correct as the answer. 3 ______, it is a tough sport (b) Tejraj Sharma, from Tumakuru for many. 21. One of the most successful wildlife (A)/ (c) was immediately overpower iii. Its natural beauty makes it quite a conservation venture ‘Project Tiger’ (d) D arrested and booked in destination for many to get some (B)/ which was initiated away back in (e) All are correct jaw-dropping ______. 1972, (C)/ has not only contributed on I. Clicks II. Cliques the conservation (D)/ of tigers but Directions (Q. 26-30): A statement with III. Klicks also of the entire ecosystem. (E) three blanks, followed by three words, is

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(a) klicks, cliques, clicks 33. What is difference between average of stream as he can against it. At what (b) cliques, klicks, clicks boxing players participated from Delhi rate does he swim? (c) klicks, clicks, cliques and Hokey participated from Gujarat (d) clicks, cliques, klicks together and total players participated 1 1 (a) 4 km/h (b) 5 km/h (e) None of these in cricket and Football together from 2 2 30. i. It’s no surprise then that Maharashtra ? Amazon’s new Echo Plus leans (a) 1125 (b) 1215 1 2 (c) 7 km/h (d) 8 km/h into ______home control. (c) 1152 (d) 1115 2 3 ii. Some noted the grim irony of a (e) 1252 (e) None of these ______receiving ‘rights’ in a 34. Players participated in Football and country where women were only Boxing together from Karnataka, are 39. The incomes of A, B and C are in the recently allowed to drive. how much percent more or less than ratio of 7 : 9 : 12 and their expenses are iii. If you believe the super-intelligent players participated in Wrestling from in the ratio of 8 : 9 : 15. If A saves ¼ of AIs are just around the corner, Maharashtra? his income, then what is the ratio of then these would be ______their savings respectively ? 2 2 (a) 59 : 99 : 69 questions. (a) 5 % (b) 6 % I. Robot II. Pressing 3 3 (b) 56 : 99 : 69 III. Smart (c) 56 : 99 : 96 (a) pressing, robot, smart 2 1 (d) 65 : 99 : 69 (c) 4 % (d) 6 % (e) 65 : 79 : 49 (b) smart, robot, pressing 3 3 (c) robot, pressing, smart 40. Cylindrical jar, whose base has a radius (d) smart, pressing, robot 2 of 15 cm is filled with water up to a (e) None of these (e) 7 % height of 20 cm. A solid iron spherical 3 ball of radius 10cm is dropped in the QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE 35. If 10% and 20% of players, who jar to submerge completely in water . participated in Wrestling and Boxing Find the increase in the level of water Direction (31-35) : The table shows total from Maharashtra get gold medals (in cm) is number of players, who participated in respectively, then find total number of five different games from six different 17 5 participants gets gold medal in these (a) 5 (b) 5 states in national level championship. two games from Maharashtra ? 27 7 Cricket players from each state are given (a) 170 (b) 155 in absolute number and players in other (c) 145 (d) 165 8 25 (c) 5 (d) 5 four games are distributed in percentage (e) 175 9 27 distribution out of total players, who 36. A and B together can do a piece of work participated from each state. in 12 days. B and C together can do the 7 same work in 16 days. After A has been (e) 5 State Cricket Football Wrestling Boxing Hockey 27 Uttar Pradesh 750 12.5% 20% 17.5% 12.5% working at it for 5 days and B for 7 Maharashtra 990 17% 25% 15% 10% Gujrat 650 17.5% 10% 22.5% 17.5% days, C finishes it in 13 days. In how Directions (41-45): What should come in Delhi 450 12.5% 15% 20% 30% many days will C alone be able to do West Bengal 850 27.5% 7.5% 12.5% 10% place of the question mark (?) In Karnataka 550 15% 25% 20% 12.5% the work ? following number series problems ? (a) 16 (b) 24 31. What is the ratio between total players (c) 36 (d) 48 41. 7, 16, -2, 25, ?, 34 participated from Uttar Pradesh in (e) None of these (a) 8 (b) -11 Football and boxing together to players 37. A creation product C is made up of two (c) 10 (d) -12 participated from West Bengal in ingredients A and B in the proportion (e) 9 Wrestling and hockey together? of 2:5, The price of A is three times 42. 6, 7, 24, ?, 882, 7947 (a) 7:12 (b) 7:13 that of B. the overall cost of C is Rs.5.20 (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 13:7 (d) 7:5 per kg including labour charges of 80 (c) 64 (d) 81 (e) 12:7 paise per kg. Find the cost of B per kg? (e) 125 32. If male and female players participated (a) Rs.8.40 (b) Rs.4.20 43. 2, 4, 16, ?, 132, 282 from West Bengal in Boxing are in the (c) Rs.4.80 (d) Rs.2.80 (a) 42 (b) 36 ratio of 18 :7, then male players (e) None of these (c) 52 (d) 63 participated from West Bengal in 38. A man swimming in a stream which (e) 72 boxing is, what percent of total players 44. 1, 2, 4.5, 11, 30, ? participates from Gujrat? 1 (a) 93 (b) 72 (a) 4% (b) 5% flows 1 km/h finds that in a given (c) 78 (d) 84 (c) 6% (d) 7% 2 (e) 90 (e) 9% time he can swim twice as far with the 45. 2, 7, 28, 63, ? (a) 126 (b) 81

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(c) 121 (d) 111 50. Out of six dealers , which dealer sold the Directions (56-60) : Calculate the (e) 100 minimum number of City cars ? approximate value of the following (a) B (b) C questions:- Directions (46-50): Pie-chart shown (c) D (d) E 56. below shows percentages of cars sold by (e) A 2024.89  74.9% of 14999.87 – six Honda dealers. 51. X, Y, Z enter into partnership with 25% of ? = Table shows the Ratio of three type of capital contribution Rs. 50000, 20000 2 cars out of total cars sold by different and 30000 respectively. X is working 11999.98  2999.87 dealers, Study the data carefully and partner and get 20% of profit for 3 answer the following questions: managing the business. The remaining (a) 1018 (b) 1180 profit is distributed in the respect of (c) 1810 (d) 1800 capital . At the end of a year X gets (e) 1160 Rs.300 more than Y and Z then total 5 3 profit is ? 57. 3.99  15.89 (a) Rs.1200 (b) Rs.1700 2 (c) Rs.2200 (d) Rs.1500  3 4095.89  49.89 (e) None of these 52. A trader marked his goods at 20% above  2303.89  ?2  63.97 the cost price . He sold half the stock (a) 10 (b) 12 at the marked price, one quarter at a (c) 14 (d) 18 discount of 20% on the marked price (e) 22 and the rest at a discount of 40% on the marked price. His total gain is ?2 (a) 2% (b) 4.5% 58.  74.92% of 5647.9 + 351.87 15.97 Type of Cars  Accord : Civic : City (c) 13.5% (d) 15% Dealers  (e) None of these A 4 : 2 : 3 4 1 53. Seven balls are drawn from a bag that = 9.99  of 25779.89 B 3 : 4 : 3 contains 8 green and 6 white balls. In 5 C 7 : 4 : 4 how many ways 3 green and 4 white (a) 64 (b) 60 D 6 : 8 : 7 balls can be drawn ? (c) 68 (d) 72 E 3 : 6 : 5 (a) 92 (b) 696 (e) 58 F 5 : 4 : 6 (c) 768 (d) 840 59. (e) 864 63.97  49.93  46. What is the difference between the 54. The ratio of Radha’s and Ruchi’s ages is 2 2 number of Accord cars sold by dealers 83.89  15.98 9 : 4, If the difference between the present     D and E together and the number of age of Radha and the age of Ruchi 5 years 3 city cars sold by dealers B and F hence is 5 then what is the sum of the  ? 1999.87 together ? present ages of Radha and Ruchi ? (a) 22 (b) 16 (a) 360 (b) 420 (a) 18 years (b) 16 years (c) 18 (d) 24 (c) 540 (d) 480 (c) 26 years (d) 28 years (e) 20 (e) None of these (e) 22 years 47. The number of Accord and civic cars 10 55. A man gave 50% of his saving of sold by dealer A together is what 60. 30 % of 650 + 24.97 % of 2499.89 Rs.168200 to his wife and divided the 13 percent of the number of civic and City remaining sum among his sons Aakash cars sold by dealer D together? 2 2 and Bahadur of 15 and 13 years of age = 19.93 + 14.96 + ? (a) 90% (b) 80% respectively. He divided it in such a (c) 75% (d) 60% (a) 240 (b) 220 way that each of his sons when they (e) 50% (c) 200 (d) 250 attain the age of 18 years, would receive 48. What is the average number of civic cars (e) 260 the same amount, if interest rate is 5% sold by dealers A,B,D and E together ? compound interest per annum. The Directions (61–65 ): calculate quantity I (a) 670 (b) 710 share of Bahadur was: and Quantity II and answer the following (c) 690 (d) 650 (a) Rs. 42050 questions- (e) None of these (b) Rs.40000 49. What is the ratio of the number of Civic 61. Quantity I Time taken by a man to (c) Rs.45000  and city cars sold together by dealer B (d) Rs.45500 complete a work which can be to that by dealer E ? (e) None of these completed by a women in 10 days and (a) 11 :7 (b) 7:11 the ratio of the efficiency of Man and (c) 5:8 (d) 8:5 Women is 3 :1 (e) None of these

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Quantity II  Time taken by a boy and the speed of the bus is 120 km/hr (a) Three (b) Two which is 120% of the speed of the car. (c) One (d) Zero to complete a piece of work which can (e) Cannot be determined be completed by a girl in 10 days and Quantity II  Distance travelled by 68. Who is the daughter of E? the ratio of the time taken by the boy a boat to reach point D from point C if (a) T (b) Q and the girl doing a certain work is 1:3. the speed of the boat in still water is (c) R (d) S (a) Quantity I > Quantity II 15 km/hr and speed of current is 3 km/ (e) P (b) Quantity I < Quantity II hr. It goes from point C to D 69. Among the children who is the oldest? (c) Quantity I Quantity II downstream and return back from point  (a) R (b) Q (d) Quantity I = Quantity II D to C upstream in 25 hrs. (a) Quantity I > Quantity II (c) S (d) Either (a) or (b) (e) Quantity I Quantity II  (b) Quantity I < Quantity II (e) Either (b) or (c) 62. Quantity I  The profit earned by 70. Who is the mother of R? (c) Quantity I  Quantity II selling an item ( in Rs ) if the difference (a) B (b) D (d) Quantity I = Quantity II between the cost price and the selling (c) E (d) Either (a) or (b) (e) Quantity I  Quantity II (e) Either (b) or (c) 2 65. Quantity I  Value of a number which price is 117 % of 600. Direction(71 – 75): Read the following 3 is 25% more than of a number which is information carefully and answer the 75 less than 225. Quantity II  The cost price of an questions that follow: article (in Rs) if the selling price of the Quantity II  Value of a number In a certain code language, article is Rs. 1000 and he got 25% which is 87% less than a number which “Regular physical activities important” is profit after selling the item. is 25% more than 1200. coded as “B#1 R!2 X#4 F&7” (a) Quantity I > Quantity II (a) Quantity I > Quantity II “Tanisha loves cricket sport” is coded as (b) Quantity I < Quantity II (b) Quantity I < Quantity II “V&13 L#7 D@2 R&10” (c) Quantity I  Quantity II (c) Quantity I  Quantity II “Health problems rising daily” is coded as (d) Quantity I = Quantity II (d) Quantity I = Quantity II “R&11 R&5 J&5 X&15” (e) Quantity I Quantity II (e) Quantity I  Quantity II “Tank softly with everyone” is coded as  “D*8 R@11 N@3 B@13” 63. Quantity I = x REASONING ABILITY 71. What is the code for word ‘great’? Direction (66 –70): Read the following (a) J@18 (b) J#15 information carefully and answer the (c) J&17 (d) J!17 questions that follow: (e) None of these Each of five women – A, B, C, D and E 72. Which of the following is the code for whose ages are distinct has a daughter among ‘threatening call’? P, Q, R, S and T, not necessarily in the same (a) R!5 B@12 order. (b) R#6 B!12 (c) R@6 B!11 (O is the centre of the circle ) (i) For every pair of mother and (d) R*6 B@11 Quantity II = y daughter, the difference between the age of the mother and her (e) None of these daughter is the same. 73. ‘R*6’ is the code for which of the (ii) E is not the mother of R. A is elder following? than C. (a) University (ii) T is the daughter of neither D nor (b) Everyone B but younger than S, whose (c) Education mother is older than B. (d) Important (iv) T has as many children younger (e) Fasonable than her as older than her. 74. What is the code for ‘delete image’? (v) A and E are the eldest and the (a) K#12 B#4 (a) Quantity I > Quantity II youngest among the five women (b) K@15 B!4 (b) Quantity I < Quantity II respectively. (c) J#15 B#5 (c) Quantity I  Quantity II (vi) B’s daughter is not younger than (d) J#15 B#6 (d) Quantity I = Quantity II R but elder than P. (e) None of these (e) Quantity I Quantity II 75. What is the code for ‘payment’?  66. Who is the daughter of C? (a) E!12 (b) J&13 64. Quantity I  Distance travelled by the (a) P(b) S (c) E&12 (d) J@13 bus to reach point B from point A if a (c) Q (d) T (e) J#12 car travels the same distance in 5 hrs (e) Cannot be determined 67. How many women are elder to D?

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Direction (76 – 80): Read the following 81. What does the expression ‘P @ R = Q © (c) U sits immediate left of Q information carefully and answer the S & T’? (d) Only one person sits between S questions that follow: (a) T is the husband of P and R Eight persons A, B, D, E, G, H, K and L are (b) R is the son of T (e) None is true sitting in a straight line facing North (c) R is the daughter of T 87. If all the persons made to sit alphabetical direction. They have different ages viz. 12, (d) T is the wife of P order from P in clockwise direction, 15, 17, 18, 26, 30, 34 and 40 but not (e)None of these then how many of them remains their necessarily in the same order. 82. Which of the following indicates that ‘A original position (Excluding P)? D’s age is a multiple of 6 but not a multiple is the paternal uncle of B’? (a) One (b) Two of 5 and sits to the immediate right of B. (a) A & U # Q @ R © B (c) Three (d) No one One person sits between D and L who is 26 (b) A & U & R @ Q © B (e) More than three years old. L is not a neighbour of B. The (c) B & R & Q @ U © A 88. If R is related to V and S is related to W sum of ages of D and A is equal to H. G is (d) B & Q # U @ R © A in a certain way. Then, U is related to elder than H and younger to B. Two persons (e)None of these which of the following? sit between L and K. D is elder than E who 83. Which of the following can be the correct (a) R (b) T is not 12 years old. The number of persons conclusion drawn from the expression (c) S (d) Q sitting between D and E is same as the ‘A = P # Q © V * R’? (e) P number of persons sitting between E and H. (a) R is the grandson of P Direction (89-90):Study the following The sum of ages of E and the person who (b) A is the uncle of Q information carefully and answer the sits to the immediate right of E is 49. (c) Q is the uncle of R questions given below: (d) R is the niece of Q Point V is 5m to the west of Point K. Point 76. Who among the following sits second to (e)None of these the right of A? P is 2m to the south of Point K. Point N is (a) The one who is 17 years old Direction (84-88):Read the following 4m to the east of Point P. Point S is 3m to (b) G information carefully and answer the the south of Point N. Point B is 2m to the (c) The one who is immediate questions given below. west of Point S. neighbour of K Eight persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are 89. What is the shortest distance between (d) The one who is 15 years old sitting in a square table in such a way that Point S and Point P? (e) None of these four of them are sitting in the corners and (a) 4m (b) 3m 77. If all the persons are made to sit in the four of them are sitting in the middle of the (c) 5m (d) 6m alphabetical order from left end, sides. The persons sitting at the corners are (e) None of these position of how many persons does facing away from centre and the persons 90. Point B is in which direction with not change? sitting at the middle of the sides are facing respect to Point V? (a) None (b) One centre of the table.W sits third to the right (a) South West (c) Two (d) Three of P, who does not facing centre of the table. (b) North West (e) Four V sits second to the right of U, who is an (c) North East 78. What is the sum of ages of A and G? immediate neighbour of W.T sits to the (d) South East (a) 74 (b) 46 immediate left of R. As many persons sitting (e) None of these (c) 51 (d) 52 between R and Q is same as between the (e) 48 number of persons sitting between U and S. Directions(91-95):Study the following 79. Who among the following is 17 years Q is not an immediate neighbour of P. information carefully and answer the old? questions given below: 84. Who among the following sits opposite (a) A (b) H There are four pairs of husband and wife to P? (c) G (d) K among, A, B, C, D,E,F, G and H. All are (a) Q (b) V (e) B sitting around a circular table facing the (c) U (d) S 80. How many persons sit to the left of G? centre. All pairs belong to a different city, (e) R (a) One (b) Two viz Lucknow, Ranchi, Patna and Delhi. Each 85. Four of the following five are alike in a (c) Three (d) Four man sits beside his wife. B is the wife of the certain way and hence form a group. (e) Five man who belongs to Lucknow and sits Which one of the following one that second to the right of A, who belongs to Direction(81-83) : Read the following does not belong to the group? Delhi. G is the wife of the one who belongs information carefully to answer the (a) T (b) Q to Patna and sits on his right, .F and D are following questions (c) S (d) V male members in the group and one of them ‘A # B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’ (e) W does not belong to Patna. .C is an immediate ‘A © B’ means ‘B is the brother of A’ 86. Which of the following statements is neighbour of B and A and is on the immediate ‘A = B’ means ‘B is the sister of A’ true? right of her husband. E and A are immediate ‘A & B’ means ‘A is the son of B’ (a) S sits opposite to W neighbours. H is wife of E and sits third to ‘A * B’ means ‘A is the father of B’ (b) W sits second to the right of T the right of F. ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’

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91. C belongs to which of the following ‘M>P’ as well as ‘O  R’ definitely Total players participated in Wrestling cities? holds true? and Hockey from West Bengal = (a) Delhi M _ N _ O _ P _ Q _ R _ S 850 (b) Patna  (c) Ranchi (a) >, >,  , <, >, = 100  27.5  7.5 12.5 10 (d) Can’t be determined (b) >,  , <, =, <, < 850 (e) None of these (c)  ,  ,  ,  , >, > 7.5 10  17.5  350 92. Who among the following is sitting 42.5 second to the right of B? (d) >, =, =,  ,  , > (a) A (b) F (e) Other than those given as 600 Required Ratio = 12 : 7 (c) D (d) G options 350 100. In which of these expressions ‘W > Z’ (e) None of these 32. (e) Male players participated from West and ‘U = X’ be definitely false? 93. Which of the following pairs belongs to Bengal (a) T V U=Z=X YY>U=Y X=Z T=V  (e) None of these   100  27.5  7.5 12.5 10 94. The person who sits opposite E is the (d) Z  Y C’ be 13. d 14. c 15. d 180 false? (16-20) CABDE Required%  100 650 (a) D>A>C=B E>F 16. c 17. c 18. b 19. e 100  20. e 17.5 10   100    (b) BB=CF 21- A; venture = ventures C; away = way 180 (d) D>CB=D  E; DS>P  V 22- B; States’ = state’s 33. (a) Average of players participated in is definitely true? C; were = was Hockey from Gujrat and Boxing (a) S P (b) S < R D; Time = Times Players participated from Delhi.  23- B; of = with (c) U > V (d) P < R 650 C; in her right = on her right 17.5 (e) V  S D; In her left = on her left 100  (17.5 10  22.5 17.5) 98. In which of these expressions ‘B > D’ 450 24- B; personality = personalities   20 and ‘E > F’ be false? C; Because = Because of 100  (12.5 15  20  30  (a) A>B  E=C>F>D>G D; Warm = Warmth 2 (b) CFD  A  E=C>F D; Booked in = Booked in an 17.5   20 32.5 22.5 (d) E>B=D  C; CC=B D; E>G>F 25. b 26. c 27. e 28. c  29. b 30. b 350  400 99. Which of the following symbols should 31. (e) Total players participated in Football   375 be placed in the blank spaces 2 and Boxing from Uttar Pradesh respectively(in the same order from left Total players participated in Cricket to right) in order to complete the given 750   and Football from Maharashtra expression in such a manner that both 100  12.5  20 17.5 12.5   990 750  990  17 12.5 17.5   30  600 100  17  25 15 10 37.5 57 Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019

2 = 6 990 (B & C)’s work for 2 days = 3  42. (e) 6 1 + 1, 7  3 + 3, 24  5 + 5, 125  990  17 units  7 + 7, 882  9 + 9 33 Work left = 22 units So, 24  5 + 5 = 125 = 990 + 510 = 1500 C worked for 13 days ( 2 days works 43. (c) Series is Required difference = 1500 - 375 = With B & 11 days alone ) 1125 C’s work in 11 days = 22 units 2  12 13 ,4  22  23 , 34. (b) Players participated in Football and C’s work in 1 day = 2 unit 2 3 2 3 Boxing from C can finish the whole work = 16  3  3 ,52  4  4  Karnataka = 48 So, 16 + 2 3 550  24 days 3  3  52 2 44. (a) Series is 100  15  25  20 12.5 37. (d) Let the cost of B is Rs x per kg  1 + 1,  1.5 +1.5 ,  2 + 2,  2.5 550 Then, the cost of A is 3x per kg +2.5,  3 +3 15  20   35  700 2 3x  5 x So, 30  3 + 3 = 93 27.5 A/Q,  5.20  0.80 45. (a) Series is Players participated in Wrestling from 7 3 3 3 3 3 Maharashtra  x  Rs.2.8 1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1 990 38. (a) Let the distance be D & the speed of So, 125 + 1 = 126  man be x kmph 46. (d) Number of Accord cars sold by 100  17  25 15 10 According to the question dealers D and E together 2D D  6 14 3 21  990        12000  25   25  750 x 1.5 x 1.5  21 100 14 100  33  2x  3  x 1.5  480  540  1020 750  700 Number of city cars sold by dealers B Required %  100 x  4.5 750 and F together 1 4  3 15 6 20  50 2 The speed of man = km/h       12000  100  6 % 2 10 100 15 100  750 3 39. (b) Let Income and expenses of A, B, C  540  960  1500 35. (d) Total Number of players, get gold are 7x, 9x, 12x and 8y , 9y, 15y medal for Wrestling and Boxing from respectively. Required difference = 1500 – 1020 = Maharashtra 480 7x 47. (b) Number of Accord and civic cars 900 A’s saving = 7x - 8y = sold by dealer   4 100  17  25 15 10 6 10 900 21 A together = of 12% = 8% 25   y  x 9 100 100  17  25 15 10 32 Number of Civic and City cars sold by 20 15 9 21 99 100 B’s saving = 9x  x  x 15 32 32 dealer D together = of 14% = 10% 21 990 2510 990 15 20 21 69     C’s saving = 12x -15 x  x Required percentage = 33 100 33 100  32 32 8 = 75 + 90 = 165 Ratio of A’s , B’s and C’s saving = 56 : 100  80% 36. (b) 99 : 69 10 40. (d) Let level of water will be increased Efficienc 48. (c) Total number of Civic cars sold by Days Work by h. y 4 dealers A, B, D and E together A + B → 12 48 Units 2 4 3  2 12 4 15  B + C → 16 3 π  15  h  π10      9 100 10 100 3    12000 Now, work of A & B together in 5 days  8 14 6 21  4 101010 25      = 4  5 = 20 units  h    5 cm  21 100 14 100  Work left = ( 48 - 20) = 28 Units 3 1515 27 Then, 41. (b) Series is  320  720  640 1080  2760 +9 , -18, +27, - 36, + 45 So, 25 – 36 = -11

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2760 3Ax 6Ax 9Ax  2500  2304  ? 2  8 Required Average   690      4 5 25 50 2 49. (b) Civic and City cars sold together by  ?  5136  4812 51Ax 7 21   ?2  324 dealer B = of 15%  % 50 10 2 = 1.02Ax ? = 18 Civic and City cars sold together by  profit 2% 58. (a) 11 33 53. (d) Required number of the ways 2 dealer E = of 21%  % ? 75 14 2 8 C 6 C   5648  352 3 4 16 100 21 33 Required Ratio  % : %  7 :11 876 65 1 2 2    840  104   25780 50. (e) Percentage of City cars sold by : 3 21 21 5 3 54. (c) Radha’s age = 9x ?2 Dealer A = of 12% = 4% Ruchi’s age = 4x   4236  352 10000  5156 9 9x – ( 4x +5 ) = 5 16 9x – 4x – 5 = 5 3 ?2 Dealer B = of 15% = 4.5% 5x = 10  x = 2   4588  4844 10 Sum of present age = 9x +4x = 13x = 16 26 years 4 2 Dealer C = of 18% = 4.8% 55. (b) Total share of Aakash and Bahadur =  ?  25616 15 Rs.84100  ? = 64 Let share of Aakash = x 7 Share of bahadur = 84100 – x 59. (e) 64 50  8484 162 Dealer D = of 14% = 4.67% 21 3 3  5   ?  2000 5 x  1   Dealer E = of 21% = 7.5%  100  3200  7056  256  2000 14 3 5  ? 6  5  Dealer F = of 20 % = 8%  84100  x1  3 15  100   ?  8000 Hence, dealer A sold the minimum  ? = 20 x = 44100 number of City cars.  60. (c) 51. (d) Ratio of investment of X, Y and Z. Share of bahadur = 84100 – 44100 = Rs.40000 400 1 25 = 50 : 20 : 30 = 5 : 2 : 3  650   2500 Let total profit be 100% 56. (b) 13 100 100 After 20% given to X 75 25 ?  202  152  ? 2025  15000  80% 100 100 Value of 1 unit =  8%  200 + 625 = 400 + 225 + ? 10 2  12000   3000  ? = 825 – 625 = 200 [ 20 + 5  8 – ( 3 + 2)  8] % total 3 profit = 300 10 61. (d) Quantity I  1 total profit = Rs.1500 ? 3 45 + 11250 -  8000  3000 52. (a) Let the C.P of an item be x and no. of 4 items be A, 10 ? = 4( 11295 -11000) = days Total C.P = A x ? = 4 295 3 Total S. P  ? = 1180 10 A 4 6 57. (d) Quantity II  1  1.2x    x 3 2 5 5 4 5  16 3  3 4096     10 A 3 6 A 2 2  days    x   50  2304  ?  64 3 4 5 5 4 Quantity I = Quantity II  1024  4096 16 

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62. (b) Quantity I  66. d 67. a 68. e 69. c 83. c 70. b 117  3  2 (71-75)  600 = Rs.706 300 Logic: Number – Subtract the position of 2nd 25x alphabet from right end with 2nd Quantity II  x  1000 alphabet from left end. 100 (84-88) Symbol – Symbol is coded according 100 to number of vowels in the word: x  1000 = Rs. 800 # – 3 125 @ – 1 Quantity I < Quantity II * – 4 63. (b) ! – 5 x 180  90  30 & – 2 0 Alphabet – Position of 3rd alphabet = 60 from right end. Add same number to it y = 180 –( 60 + 40) to get the alphabet = 800 For example – Everyone  Quantity I < Quantity II Number – Position of ‘V’ in English 84. c 85. d 86. a 87. b 100 alphabet = 22 88. e 64. (a) Quantity I = 120 5 Position of ‘N’ in English alphabet = (89-90) 120 14 1005 Subtract 22 – 14 = 8 = 500 km Symbol – Number of vowels in ‘everyone’ = 4 Quantity II  Symbol – * d d Alphabet – 3rd alphabet from right end   25 = O 15  3 15  3 Position of ‘O’ = 15 d d 15 + 15 = 30 89. c 90. d    25 Alphabet – D (91-95) 18 12 Hence, ‘everyone’ is coded as ‘D*8’. 71. c 72. d 73. a 74. d 5d  25 75. b 36 (76-80) d = 180 km  Quantity I > Quantity II 125 65. (b) Quantity I =  225  75 100 76. d 77. c 78. b 79. d 80. e 125  150 81. a Couples Cities 100 D,G Patna =187.5 F,B Lucknow Quantity II A,C Delhi E,H Ranchi 13 125  =    1200  195 100 100  82. c 91. a 92. c 93. a 94. d  Quantity I < Quantity II 95. e (66-70) (96-100) 96. e 97. c 98. d 99. d Age Mother Daughter 1st A S 100. e 2nd B Q 3rd C T 4th D R  5th E P

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REASONING ABILITY (c) The one who is immediate G is 4km east of A. D is 2km north of A. Q neighbour of P is 4km south of D. C is 2km west of Q. E is Direction (1 – 5): Read the following (d) W 6m east of C. F is 4km north of C. information carefully and answer the (e) None of these questions that follow: 3. Who among the following is immediate 6. Who among the following parked on Eight family members P, Q, R, S, T, U, V neighbour of R? extreme left end? and W like different cities viz. Delhi, (a) The one who likes Delhi (a) E (b) C Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Bhopal, Bihar, (b) Q (c) F (d) O Nagpur and Jammu but not necessarily in (c) The one who likes Bihar (e) Cannot be determined the same order. All of them are sitting around (d) Aunt of U 7. What is the direction of car E with a rectangular table and four persons sit on (e) W respect to car F? middle side of rectangular table while other 4. Four of the following are alike in a (a) South – West four persons sit on corners of table. All of certain way and hence form a group. (b) South – East them are facing towards the centre. Which of the following does not belong (c) North – West There are three generations and two couple to that group? (d) North in which W is daughter – in –law of T. The (a) The one who likes Delhi (e) None of these one who likes Bhopal sits third to the left of (b) U 8. How many cars are parked in the line? R. P who has no son sits second to the right (c) Wife of P (a) 14 (b) 15 of W. S who is the grandfather of U likes (d) The one who likes Bihar (c) 16 (d) 17 Nagpur and sits at the corner. The one who (e) Sister of U (e) 13 likes Bihar sits second to the left of U. Q 5. Who among the following are immediate 9. Which of the following cars are immediate who is just opposite to T who is sister – in neighbours? neighbours of each other? – law of Q who is not near to the one who (a) Q, The one who likes Jammu (a) G, F (b) Q, E likes Nagpur. The one who likes Jammu is (b) R, Daughter of P (c) E, F (d) F, Q not the neighbour of the one who likes (c) The one who likes Nagpur, P (e) None of these Mumbai. P is nephew of Q who is brother (d) Q, P 10. What is the direction of car G with of S. W does not like Pune. The one who (e) None of these respect to car C? likes Delhi sits second to the left of the one Directions (6 -10): Read the following (a) North – East who likes Pune. The one who likes Pune information carefully and answer the (b) South – West sits opposite to U who does not like Jammu. questions given below it: (c) North U sits third to the right of V who likes Some numbers of cars are parked in a linear (d) South – East Mumbai and V who is aunt of R and is row and all of them are facing in South (e) None of these neighbour of the one who likes Pune. T is direction. Only three cars are parked between Directions (11 – 12): Read the following neighbour of P who does not sit adjacent to Q and C. Only two cars parked between C information carefully and answer the W. The one who likes Mumbai sits second and F. E is not an immediate neighbour of C. questions given below it: right of the one who likes Nagpur. W has D is third to the right of Q. More than three Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H two children. cars parked between Q and A and A is to the lives on ten floors building starting from right of Q. There is no immediate neighbour 1. How is T related to R? ground floor number one to top floor number of A and C. Less than five cars parked (a) Aunt ten. There were two vacant floors in the between G and D and A is to the left of G. (b) Mother building. There are eight games Hockey, Less than two cars parked between D and (c) Grandmother Basketball, Cricket, Polo, Football, A. Less than two cars parked between E (d) Sister Volleyball, Golf and Table Tennis in which and the car which is parked on left extreme (e) Sister – in –law only one person likes one game, but not end and no less than 13 cars parked between 2. Who among the following sits fifth to necessarily in the same order. G and E. Each car is moved facing the South the right of Q? The one who likes Table Tennis lives below direction according to following condition: (a) The one who likes Pune the one who likes Polo but does not lives (b) Grandfather of R below the one who likes Golf. There are

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(c) Some Ants are Beetles, Some I. S sits opposite to T and is the (e)none of these Beetles are Cats, All Cats are Dogs immediate neighbours of U an P. 31. Over 26 crore accounts have been (d) All Ants are Beetles, All Beetles R is third to the left of P opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan are Cats, All Cats are Dogs. II. T is immediate neighbours of Q Dhan Yojana across the country now. (e) None of these. and R. U is second to the left of P The Scheme was launched by the Prime 21. If point A is directly north of point B (a)Only I Minister Narendra Modi on August, and directly west of point C, what is (b)Only II 2014 with the objective of covering all the distance from point A to point C? (c)Both I and II households with at least one bank I. The distance from B to C is 10 (d)Either I or II account. cm. (e)Neither I or II Which of the following will be an effect/ II. The distance from A to B is 4 cm advantages of the scheme launched by less than the distance from B to Direction (26-30) : Study the following the central government? C. information carefully to answer the (a) It is helpful for the rural (a)Only I given questions: inhabitants where banking (b)Only II Eight persons namely A, B, C, D, P, R, Q, T overhauls & further financial (c)Both I and II are sitting in two parallel rows such that the establishment are infrequently (d)Either I or II A,B, C, D are sitting in row 1 and are facing accessible. (e)Neither I or II south and P, R, Q, T are sitting in row 2 and (b) It would decrease the function of 22. In which direction point T with respect are facing north. They like different animals money lenders in the lives of to point Q ? panda, snake, monkey and lion in such a deprived, who till now did not I. Point S is 7 to m to the South- way that two persons like one animal. contain access to banking west of point Q and point S and Persons liking the same animal neither sit in overhauls. T form a straight line the same row nor face each other.D is (c) It envisions a bank account & an II. Point Q and R form a straight line neighbor of the one who likes panda. Q sits ATM-facilitated RuPay debit card and point R is north to the point immediate left to T and one of them sits at to a predictable 10 crore unbanked of T the end of the row. The ones who like lion domestics in the kingdom. (a)Only I and snake in row 2 sit next to each other. (d) It is preparation on (b)Only II The persons who like monkey sit at ends in revolutionizing the customary (c)Both I and II both the rows. Neither Q nor T likes monkey. banking system in India by giving (d)Either I or II C likes snake but does not sit at the corner. that the banking occasion & (e)Neither I or II A sits at the right end. P faces the one who insurance treatment to the entire 23. In which year was Sugan born ? likes lion. The one who likes panda in row 1 counting the poor. I. Sugan’s present age is 20 years faces the one who sits 2nd right to the one (e) All of these more than his child who likes panda in row 2 . 32. India will likely be able to roll out the II. Sugan’s have two children. First 26. Who among the following likes panda? goods and services tax (GST) from July child was born in 1993 ? (a) A (b)T 1 following a breakthrough on Monday (a)Only I (c)B (d)R over the seemingly intractable issue of (b)Only II (e)none of these tax administration after the Centre (c)Both I and II 27. Four of the five form a group, which accommodated states’ concerns (d)Either I or II does not belongs to that group? Which of the following will be an (e)Neither I or II (a) A (b)R impact of the given passage ? 24. What is the rank of Anil from the bottom (c)D (d)P (a) Revenue will get a boost in a class of 30 students ? (e)Q (b) Logistics, inventory costs will I. Kani is sixth from the top and there 28. Which of the following represents the raise are five students between Kani and pair of persons who like lion? (c) compliance costs will raise Anil. (a)A-P (b)T-D (d) All a, b and c II. The rank of Jit is fourth from the (c)B-Q (c)R-C (e) Both a and c top and there are 10 students (e)None of these 33. India and the UK have signed three between Jit and Anil. 29. Which animal is liked by the one who Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (a)Only I faces the one who is immediate left to (APAs) in order to have a smooth tax (b)Only II R? regime between the two and reduce (c)Both I and II (a) snake (b)monkey litigation arising out of transfer pricing (d)Either I or II (c)panda (d)lion issues. (e)Neither I or II (e)Can’t be determined Which of the following will be an 25. Among P, Q, R, S, T and U who is 30. Who among the following faces the one immediate effect of the Advance second o the left of Q. All are sitting who likes monkey in row 1? Pricing Agreements (APAs) ? around a circular table facing Centre? (a)P (b)C (a) To have a smooth tax regime (c)R (d)Q between the two countries

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(b) To reduce litigation arising out of 37. The government launched two incentive – Augmentation of the Corpus of Credit transfer pricing issues. schemes “Lucky Grahak Yojana and Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro and (c) Both a and b Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana for both Small Enterprises (CGTMSE). (d) Neither a or b consumers and merchants What will be the benefits of the above (e) Either a or b Which of the following will be an proposals ? 34. The state education department recently impact of these two schemes ? (a) Limit the unfunded contingent issued a government resolution (GR) (a) To incentivize digital transactions liabilities asking all schools in Maharashtra to (b) To simplify the business process (b) Improving financial management install CCTV cameras. (c) For quick transaction (c) Improving unsustainability of the Inferences: (d) To promote the business at the Fund I. To curb the unwanted activities global level (d) Both (a) and (b) and it helps create self discipline (e) To attract the consumers and (e) Both (a) and (c) II. It will enhance the school merchants environment in the technical 38. The Namami Gange programme in Direction : (41–45) Study the following background Haridwar and Varanasi have been information carefully to answer the (a)Only I can be inferred approved by National Mission for given questions. (b)Only II can be inferred Clean Ganga on January , 2017. Eight different students- Raju, Ramu, Ravi, (c)Both I and II can be inferred Which of the following will not be an Ramesh, Ritesh, Rakesh, Rajesh, and (d)Either I or II can be inferred effect of the Namami Gange Rehman live in an apartment which has Eight (e)Neither I or II can be inferred programme ? floors numbered 1 to 8. The top floor is 35. BSNL has launched its Customer (a) It is focuses on pollution, numbered as 8. They also got different Ranks Acquisition and Customer elimination, interventions from 1 to 8 in school. They are also having Communication Management (b) It will link the Haridwar and different Lucky numbers 1 to 8. Ramu’s (CACMS) project that digitalizes Varanasi Lucky number, Floor Number, and His rank mission critical, customer centric (c) It will resolve the water crisis in are the same number. Except Ramu, all others business process to provide customer Haridwar and Varanasi are having unique Floor number, Lucky experience across all channels (d) All of these Number, and Rank(i.e., No two numbers will throughout the customer lifecycle. (e) None of these be same for a particular student). Which of the following will be an 39. The Ministry of Steel has prepared the Two persons live between Ritesh and one impact of the CACMS launched by draft policy named “The National Steel who got Rank 4. One person lives between BSNL ? Policy (NSP), 2017” to ensure that the Rakesh and Raju. Raju’s Rank and Rehman (a) To centralize the business processes steel sector follows a sustainable path Floor number are same. Rajesh and Ravi live to ensure faster service, accurate of development in respect of on consecutive floors. Ravi’s Rank and customer responses and customer augmenting capacity to 300 MT by Rakesh’s Lucky number are same. Ramesh delight. 2030-31 in environment friendly got better Rank than Ravi. Rajesh Lucky (b) Customer onboarding is now being manner, mineral conservation, quality number and Ramesh Floor number are same. increased from hours to days of steel products, use of technology Ritesh Lucky number is 5. Students who (c) Customer onboarding is now being and indigenous R&D efforts, so that got Rank 5 and Rank 6 live on consecutive decreased from days to hours the country can, over time, reach the floors. One who got Rank 5 is having Lucky (d) Both a and b global efficiency benchmarks. number as 1. Sum of Rakesh’s Floor number (e) Both a and c Which of the following will be the and Lucky number is equal to his Rank. 36. The National Testing Agency proposed fallout of The National Steel Policy Rakesh lives on an Odd numbered floor but by the Ministry of Human Resource (NSP), 2017 ? not on floor number 1. Rehman Floor Development, aims to bring (a) It will create a globally number and Ravi’s Lucky number are same. “professionalism and competence” in competitive steel industry that Two persons live between Rehman and the field of conducting tests for higher promotes inter-sectoral growth Rakesh. Rakesh Rank is same as Ritesh floor educational institutions and benefit (b) It will ensure easy availability of number. Rakesh Rank is an odd number. students as well. raw materials, optimum land use 41. What is the rank of the student who is Which of the following may be the (c) It will create job opportunities living on Floor no 4? reason for the proposal by the during the implementation process (a)3 (b)4 ministry? (d) To double India’s domestic steel (c)5 (d)6 (a) To bring reforms in the education production capacity to 300 million (e)7 system tonnes by 2030-3(a) 42. How many numbers of Students are (b) To reduce the work of education (e) All of these living between Ramesh and Raju? department 40. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime (a)One (b)Two (c) Both a and b Minister Shri Narendra Modi has (c)Three (d)Four (d) Either a or b approval to the package for supporting (e)None (e) None of these Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs)

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43. In which of the following Floor is degree in Physics and secured 66% 50. Deepak has completed graduation and Rehman living? marks in it. post graduation in Geography with (a)Four (b)Five (a) If the candidate is to be selected. 68% and has secured 57% marks in the (c)Six (d)Seven (b) If the candidate is not to be selection process. His Date of Birth is (e)Eight selected. 1(a)1(a)198(e) 44. Who among the following is living on (c) If the candidate may be referred (a) If the candidate is to be selected. Floor no 5? to the HR – Manager. (b) If the candidate is not to be (a)Ramesh (b)Rakesh (d) If the candidate may be referred selected. (c)Rajesh (d)Ritesh to the Director. (c) If the candidate may be referred (e)Ramu (e) If the data provided is inadequate to the HR – Manager 45. What is the Lucky number of Ramesh? to take the decision (d) If the candidate may be referred (a)One (b)Two 47. Peter has 6 years of post qualification to the Director. (c)Three (d)Four work experience. His Date of Birth is (e) If the data provided is inadequate (e)Five 1(b)0(d)1988. He has secured 58% to take the decision marks in the selection process. He has Direction (46-50): Study the following completed graduation in Science and QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE information carefully and answer the scored 76% in it. given questions. (a) If the candidate is to be selected. Direction (51-55): what should come in For a recruitment process in an organization, (b) If the candidate is not to be place of question mark? the candidates need to possess the following selected. 51. 9 19 59 ? 1199 7199 qualifications/criteria. (c) If the candidate may be referred I. A graduate in science with at least (a)319 (b) 279 to the HR – Manager (c) 259 (d) 239 60% marks. (d) If the candidate may be referred (e) None of these II. An age of at least 25 years and to the Director. 52. 1 9 29 67 129 ? not more than 40 years as on (e) If the data provided is inadequate (a) 264 (b) 221 0(a)08.2016 to take the decision (c) 272 (d) 235 III. Have a post-qualification work 48. Ahmed has completed graduation and (e) None of these experience of at least 2 years. post graduation in Economics from 53. 7 14 23 34 ? 62 IV. Should have secured 55% marks Bhopal in and has secured 51% and (a) 47 (b) 55 in the selection procedure. 68% marks respectively. His Date of (c) 49 (d) 52 However, if the candidate fulfils the Birth is 26.1(a)1980. He has been (e) None of these above mentioned criteria except working as an executive in a reputed 54. 5 8 16 31 55 ? (A) at (I) and if the candidate is not a firm since 2006 till date. He has secured (a)72 (b)96 graduate in Science but has a post 56% marks in the selection process. (c)90 (d)76 graduation degree with minimum (a) If the candidate is to be selected. (e)None of these of 60% marks, he/she should be (b) If the candidate is not to be 55. 31, 72, 117, 171, 241, ? referred to the HR Manager of the selected. (a) 334 (b)338 organization. (c) If the candidate may be referred (B) at (III) and if the candidate fulfils (c) 336 (d) 341 to the HR – Manager (e) 343 all the eligibility criteria but of (d) If the candidate may be referred post-qualification work to the Director. Directions (Q.56-60): Study the experience but has secured 75% (e) If the data provided is inadequate following information carefully to of marks in the selection process, to take the decision answer the given questions. he/she may be referred to the 49. Harshita has done graduation and post In a medical college there are 1600 students Director of the organization graduation in Physics and has secured studying Dentistry and Homeopathy. Each Based on the above information study 57% and 65% marks respectively. She student from each course knows one or more carefully whether the following has secured 59% marks in the selection languages out of English, Hindi and Bengali. candidates are eligible for the process, and has a post-qualification 45% of the students study Dentistry and recruitment process and mark your work experience of three years. the remaining students study Homeopathy. answer. You are not to assume anything (a) If the candidate is to be selected. Out of the students studying Dentistry, other than the information provided in (b) If the candidate is not to be boys and girls are in the ratio 5:3. Out of the each question. All the cases are given selected. boys studying Dentistry, 16% know only to you as on 0(a)08.2016 (c) If the candidate may be referred English, 10% know only Hindi and 4% know 46. Shalini has 4 years of post qualification to the HR – Manager only Bengali. 24% know English as well as work experience in a top organization. (d) If the candidate may be referred Hindi, 20% know English as well as Bengali She has secured 59% marks in the to the Director. and 14% know Hindi as well as Bengali. selection process. Born on (e)10.1990. (e) If the data provided is inadequate The remaining boys know all the three she has completed her Bachelor’s to take the decision languages.

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Out of the girls studying Dentistry, 20% (a) 27% (b) 37% 66. Quantity I: A bag contains 3 green, 2 know only English, 10% know only Hindi (c) 35% (d) 32% yellow and 3 purple balls. Two balls and 10% know only Bengali. 20% know (e) 31% are drawn at random, what is the English as well as Hindi, 20% know English 62. A dishonest shopkeeper takes 25% more probability that no ball is purple. as well as Bengali and 10% know Hindi as than the indicated weight when he Quantity II: (7x – 8) (14x – 5) = 0 well as Bengali. The remaining girls know purchases the items from the dealer . a)Quantity I  Quantity II all the three languages. He gives 25% less than the indicated b)Quantity I > Quantity II Out of the students studying Homeopathy, weight to his customer at the cost c)Quantity I = Quantity II boys and girls are in the ratio 4:7. Out of the price, then find the profit perecentage d)Quantity I < Quantity II boys studying Homeopathy, 20% know of the shopkeeper . e)Quantity I Quantity II only English, 15% know only Hindi and 5% (a) 44.44% (b) 66.67%  know only Bengali. (c) 50.55% (d) 37.75% 67. The speed of a boat in still water and the 15% know English as well as Hindi, 25% (e) 33.34% speed of the current are in the ratio know English as well as Bengali and 10% 63. A total of Rs. 18, 750 is invested by a 5:3. The difference between the know Hindi as well as Bengali. The remaining man in the bank account of his two distance covered by the boat in 2 hours boys know all the three languages. sons whose ages are 12 years and 14 upstream and that in 2 hours Out of the girls studying Homeopathy, 15% years in such a way that they will get downstream is 24 km. know only English, 15% know only Hindi equal amount at the age of 18 years at Quantity I. Speed of the boat in still and 5% know only Bengali. 20% know a rate of 5% per annum simple interest. water. English as well as Hindi, 20% know English What is the share of the younger child? Quantity II. Speed of the cyclist who as well as Bengali and 15% know Hindi as (a) Rs.7500 (b) Rs.9000 goes 28 km in 2 hours. well as Bengali. The remaining girls know (c) Rs.8000 (d) Rs.6500 (a) Quantity I < Quantity II all the three languages. (e) None of these (b) Quantity I  Quantity II 64. Ratio of present age of P and Q is 3:4. (c) Quantity I  Quantity II 56. How many students studying Dentistry Sum of the presnt age of S and P is 41. know only either English or Hindi? (d) Quantity I > Quantity II R is 5 years younger than Q. Average (e) Quantity I = Quantity II (a)154 (b)162 of present age of Q, R and S is 22 years. (c)184 (d)132 68. The length of a passenger train moving Find the difference of S and R’s age . at a speed of 45km/h is 250m. The (e)None of these (a) 3 (b) 2 57. How many students in the college know length of a Rajdhani train is 750m (c) 1 (d) 5 which are moving at a speed of 135km/ all the three languages? (e) 4 (a)104 (b)302 h. 65. There are three pipes connected to the Quantity I: Time taken by the (c)162 (d)182 tank. Pipe A and pipe B can fill the (e)None of these passenger train to cross a person tank while pipe C alone can empty the standing on the platform. 58. What percent of the total number of tank in 12 hours. Pipe A is 80% more girls in the college know Bengali? Quantity II: Time taken by the efficient than pipe B. If all the pipes passenger train to cross the Rajdhani (a)6.62% (b)6.54% are opened simultaneously then the (c) 6.12% (d) 6.54% train coming from opposite direction. (e)None of these 11 (a) Quantity I > Quantity II tank is filled in 13 hours. Find the (b) Quantity I < Quantity II 59. How many students studying 13 Homeopathy do not know English? (c) Quantity I  Quantity II time in which pipe A and pipe B (a)315 (b)292 together can fill the tank when pipe C (d) Quantity I  Quantity II (c) 216 (d)108 is closed for whole time. (e) Quantity I = Quantity II or No (e)None of these relation 60. Out of the students studying 45 25 69. Ravi can do the half of the work in 12 Homeopathy, what is the ratio of the (a) hr (b) hr 6 3 days and Raba can do the whole work number of boys knowing English to the in 30 days. number of girls knowing Hindi? 45 35 Quantity I: In how many days will (a) 3:5 (b)4:5 (c) hr (d) hr 7 4 Ravi and Raba do the whole work? (c)1:2 (d)2:3 Quantity II: If Ravi starts the work (e)None of these 40 and works for 4 days, after that Raba 61. In a party Sameer mixed two of liquid in (e) hr join him, in how many days will the a glass, type A liquid contains 35 % of 7 whole work be completed? Rum and type B liquid contains 40% a)Quantity I Quantity II of Rum. Sameer takes 6 ml from type Directions (66-70): Each question below  A liquid and 4ml from type B liquid, contains a statement followed by b)Quantity I  Quantity II then find percentage of Rum in the Quantity I and Quantity II. Find both to c)Quantity I > Quantity II glass? find the relationship among them. Mark d)Quantity I < Quantity II your answer accordingly. e)Quantity I = Quantity II

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70. a)Tennis, Volleyball 80. If the income of Company A in the year b)Volleyball, Badminton 2010 and the expenditure of Company c)Badminton, Tennis, Hockey B in the year 2012 were equal and they d)Badminton, Tennis, Volleyball were Rs 171 lakh each, what was the e)None of the above difference between the income of 75. What is the ratio of the number of males Company B in the year 2012 and the interested in badminton and football expenditure of Company A in the year together to that of females interested 2010? in hockey and tennis together? a)41.2 lakh b)42.3 lakh Quantity I. x0 a)124 : 117 b)128 : 119 c)43.4 lakh d)44.5 lakh Quantity II. 600 c)19 : 17 d)23 : 19 e)45.6 lakh a)Quantity I > Quantity II e)None of these 81. A and B can do a work in 30 days, B and b)Quantity I < Quantity II C do same work in 24 days . If first 16 Directions (Q.76-80): The following days A work alone , next 24 days B c)Quantity I Quantity II  graph shows the percentage profit earned work alone and in the last C complete d)Quantity I  Quantity II by two companies A and B during 2007 – the remaining work in 12 day then how e) No relation 2012. many days B complete the whole work alone Directions (Q. Nos. 71-75): Study the (a) 60 days (b) 45 days following information carefully to (c) 90 days (d) 120 days answer the given questions. (e) None of these Percentage of population interested in 82. A motorboat went downstream for 28 different sports (cricket, football, km and immediately returned. It took badminton, tennis, volleyball, hockey) the the boat twice as long to make the in pie chart I and percentage of females return trip. If the speed of the river interested in these sports in pie chart II. flow were twice, the journey in downstream and back would take 672 minutes. Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the river flow . 76. If the expenditure of Company A in the (a) 9km/hr,3 km/hr year 2009 was Rs 77.5 lakh what was (b) 9 km/hr, 6 km/hr its income (in Rs) in that year? (c) 8km/ hr, 2km/hr a)96 lakh b)102.4 lakh (d) 12 km/ hr, 3 km/hr c)108.5 lakh d)112.5 lakh (e) None of these e)None of these 83. Abhishek and Ayush start travelling in 71. What is the ratio of the number of people 77. If the income of Company B in the year same direction at 8 km/ hr and 13 km / interested in tennis and hockey together 2012 was Rs 125.4 lakh what was its hr respectively. After 4 hours,Abhishek to that interested in cricket and expenditure (in Rs) in that year? doubled his speed and Ayush reduced volleyball together? a)94 lakh b)102 lakh his speed by 1 km/hr and reached the a)23 : 32 b)34 : 43 c)108 lakh d)114 lakh destination together. How long the c)101 : 130 d)11 : 32 e)117.5 lakh entire journey last? e)None of these 78. If the expenditure of Company A in the (a) 9hr (b) 8 hr 72. For which of the sports, the percentage year 2008 and the income of Company (c) 4 hr (d) 7 hr of population interested with respect B in the year 2011 were equal to 85 (e) 6 hr to that of females interested is lakh what was the difference between 84. Sum of Area of circle and a rectangle is minimum? the profit of Company A in the year equal to 622 sq cm. The diameter of a)Volleyball b)Badminton 2008 and the profit of Company B in the circle is 14 cm. then what is the c)Tennis d)Football the year 2011? sum of circumference of the circle and e)None of these a)10.2 lakh b)11.4 lakh the perimer to the rectangle if the length 73. What is the difference between the c)12.8 lakh d)15 lakh of rectangle is 26 cm ? number of females interested in e)17.5 lakh (a) 142 cm (b) 132 cm badminton and that in volleyball? 79. If the incomes of two Companies in the (c) 152 cm (d) 140 cm a)1.5 lakh b)2.2 lakh year 2010 were equal what was the (e) 134 cm c)1.8 lakh d)1.9 lakh ratio of their expenditure? 85. A milkman pays Rs.6.4 per liter of milk. e)None of these a)5 : 4 b)5 : 3 He added water and sells the mixture 74. For which of the sports, the number of c)5 : 2 d)5 : 1 at Rs.8 per litre, and making 37.5% males interested is less than that of e)None of these females interested?

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profit. Find the ratio of the water to 90. Find the total amount paid by a customer 94. What is the average number of boys in that of milk received by customer ? after purchasing 1 oven and 1 fridge if schools P and Q together? (a) 10:1 (b) 1:10 the shopkeeper marked the oven up (a) 1425 (b) 1575 (c) 11:1 (d) 10:7 by 15% and he gains 8% on the fridge. (c) 1450 (d) 1625 (e) 10:3 Cost price of oven is Rs.15000 and (e) None of these marked price of fridge is Rs.11500. 95. What is the respective ratio of the Directions (Q.86-90): Study the a)Rs. 13737.5 number of girls in schools P to the following table chart carefully and b)Rs. 23737.5 number of girls in school Q? answer the questions given beside. c)Rs. 22500 (a) 27 : 20 (b) 17 : 21 Given table shows the profit/loss, d)Rs. 28737.5 (c) 20 : 27 (d) 21 : 17 discount and marked up per cent on 6 e)None of these (e) None of these different electronic articles. Directions (Q.91-95): Study the graphs Directions: (Q.96-98): Each of the Articles Profit % / Discount Marked carefully to answer the questions that question below consist of a question and Loss % % up % A.C. Profit 8% ---- 28% follow. two statements number I and II given Cooler Loss 8% ---- 16% Total number of children in 6 different below it. You have to decide whether the Fridge ------15% schools and the percentage of girls in data provided in the statements are Oven ---- 25% ---- them sufficient to answer the question, Read Geyser Profit 10% 8% ---- both the statements and give answer. Television ---- 10% 12% (a) If statement I alone is 86. An owner of the electronics shop sold sufficient and statement II the cooler to a customer at a loss given alone is not sufficient to in the table. Had he sold it for Rs.475 answer the question. more, he would have gained a profit of (b) If statement II alone is 11%. What is the marked price of the sufficient and statement I alone cooler? is not sufficient to answer the a)Rs. 2300 b)Rs. 2500 question. c)Rs. 2700 d)Rs. 2900 (c) If each statement alone is e)None of these sufficient to answer the 87. If shopkeeper marked Oven 10% above question. CP and Geyser 20% above CP and also (d) If both statements I and II the CP of Oven is half of the CP of together are not sufficient to Geyser then find the amount of answer the question and discount offered by shopkeeper on additional data specific to the oven if gained Rs.1000 on selling problem are needed. Geyser? (e) If statements I and II together a)Rs. 1375 b)Rs. 1575 are sufficient but neither c)Rs. 1480 d)Rs. 1200 statement alone is sufficient to e)None of these answer the question. 88. The difference between the selling prices 91. What is the total percentage of boys in 96. What is the ratio of the saving of P, Q of an A.C and a Television is Rs.15400 schools R and U together? (rounded and R? when Television is sold at a profit of off to two digits after decimal) I. The expenditure of P, Q and R are 12%. Cost price of A.C is Rs.15000 (a) 78.55 (b) 72.45 in the ratio 7 : 9 : 12. more than that of Television. What is (c) 76.28 (d) 75.83 II. The income of P, Q and R in the the Cost price of A.C.? (e) None of these ratio 12 : 14 : 13. a)Rs. 34000 b)Rs. 25000 92. What is the total number of boys in 97. What is the rate of interest per annum? c)Rs. 35000 d)Rs. 20000 school T? I. The difference between the e)None of these (a) 500 (b) 600 amount of compound interest and 89. Find the overall profit or loss per cent (c) 750 (d) 850 simple interest accrued on an approximately made by a customer (e) None of these amount of Rs 60000 at the end of who bought 1 AC set and 1 cooler set. 93. The total number of students in school three years is Rs 1860. Cost price of 1 AC set is Rs. 30000 R, is approximately what per cent of II. The simple interest after three and cost price of 1 cooler set is Rs. the total number of students in school years for Rs 40000 is Rs 9000. 5000. S? 98. What is the length of the train? a)5.71% b)2.77% (a) 89 (b) 75 I. The train crosses a signal post in c)2.41% d)3.24% (c) 78 (d) 82 18 seconds. e)None of these (e) 94 II. The train with speed y kmph crosses another train 200m long

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coming from the opposite largest fraud in Indian corporate history and e) No Correction direction at 80 kmph in 20 sold to Tech Mahindra in 2009. 109. What checks and balances have been seconds. put into place to prevent Ministers 101. A from being misled by dishonest Directions (Q.99-100): A box contain 9 a) centerpiece officials? red, 11 green and 12 yellow balls. Find b) mainstay a) put at, misleaded by out in how many ways can 3 balls be c) cornerstone b) put on, misled to selected so that d) focus c) put up with, misled away e) All are correct d) put down, misleading by 99. All 3 balls are of the same colour. 102. B a) 459 b) 468 e) No correction a) churn b) expel 110. Until the second half of the 20th c) 469 d) 569 c) producing d) discharge e) None of these century, the Norwegian government e) brought used to efficiently seize Sami lands in 100. All three balls are of different colours. 103. C a) 1178 b) 1188 middle and northern Norway because a) chaotic b) turmoil it sought to permeate the Sami culture. c) 1172 d) 1168 c) embroil d) fervor e) None of these a) Suddenly, invigorate e) All are correct b) Forcibly, eradicate ENGLISH LANGUAGE 104. D c) Ably, streamline a) enormous d) Voluntarily, upgrade Directions [101-107]: In the following b) hugely e) No improvement passage some of the words have been left c) magnanimous out. Read the passage carefully and d) gregarious Directions [111-115]: Six statements are choose the correct answer to each e) precarious given below, five of which are jumbled question out of the five alternatives and 105. E in any random order. These statements fill in the blanks. a) defy b) imply will form a coherent and meaningful Indian information-technology (IT) c) rely d) depends paragraph, when arranged in the correct companies have been a (A) ______of e) None are correct sequence. The last statement is the final the Fab 50 since we began the list in 2005 - 106. F concluding sentence of the paragraph. until this year. Some continue to (B) a) rapid b) tepid Arrange the sentences in the right order, ______out good results, but not one c) insipidly d) vivid and answer the questions that follow. of them is performing well enough to make e) rabid A. However, as those numbers the list this time. That’s a reflection of the 107. G continue to grow, problems arise. (C)______in the sector, which is roiled a) vanquished B. Located in the western Pacific by economic and political factors ranging b) toppled Ocean, the Republic of Palau is a from tighter rules for work permits in the c) impaled collection of islands that is as US, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand d) felled beautiful as it is diverse. to the planned exit of the UK from the e) All are correct C. Like many other island nations in European Union. A strong rupee and weak the Pacific, Palau relies on tourism Directions [108-110]:In the following as a primary driver of its economy. IT spending in industries such as retail aren’t questions, certain phrases are in bold. helping either. Meanwhile, automation and D. Each year, throngs of tourists come Some of the phrases in bold are digitization are eliminating jobs and changing from all over the world to explore incorrectly used either contextually or job descriptions across the sector, leading Palau. grammatically. You are provided with to a/ an (D)______need for retraining. E. In recent years, the average four options (a), (b), (c) and (d) one of India’s $154-billion IT industry - employing number of visitors to Palau’s which can replace the phrases in bold in shores are almost seven times 3.9 million people – expects lower export order to make the sentence coherent and growth of 7-8 percent this year, compared greater than the local population. meaningful. If all the phrases are used with 8.6 percent last year. Indian companies F. Numerous examples of tourists correctly in the question and no (E) ______heavily on the US market, disrespecting the natural and living correction is required, then mark (e) as but growth there has slowed. Banking and ecosystems largely out of your answer. financial services, big contributors to IT ignorance – have been cited in the industry revenue, have seen 108. It is interesting to see how RBI is going recent past. (F)­ ­ ­ ­ ______growth.So for the first to resolve the huge NPAs with the 111. Which of the following would be the time it’s a no-show this year for India’s top special powers entrusted for it to deal FOURTH sentence after five. They’ve each made the list multiple by the banks. rearrangement? times: Tata Consultancy Services (8 years), a) entrusted to, deal with a) A b) B Infosys (6), HCL Technologies (6) Wipro b) entrusting to, deal in c) C d) E (5), and Tech Mahindra (3). 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112. Which of the following would be the and upgraded infrastructure will be with correspondingly big SECOND sentence after necessary in many parts of the world to implications for the future of food. rearrangement? nourish these residents of rapidly expanding a) Only I a) A b) B cities. b) Both I & II c) C d) E Paragraph 3: No less important will be c) Both II & III e) D smart, comprehensive trade agreements that d) Both I & III 113. Which of the following would be the allow both food and technology to move e) All of the above FIRST sentence after rearrangement? where they’re needed. Perhaps least 117. According to the passage, which of the a) A b) B understood – but arguably most important following industries will be affected by c) C d) E – is the fact that the food system supporting comprehensive trade agreements? e) D these billions of people will require us to I. Population 114. Which of the following would be the painstakingly protect crop yields from II. Food FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? pests and diseases that constantly seek to III. Technology a) A b) B undercut past gains. Climate change is an a) Only I b) Only II c) C d) E unknown variable threatening to take an c) Only III d) Both II & III e) D additional toll. All of this requires the world e) All of the above 115. Which of the following would be the to invest more in food and agriculture R&D 118. According to the passage, what will be THIRD sentence after rearrangement? – not tomorrow, but today. As I wrote with needed if we are to nourish the a) A b) B several colleagues in Nature last year, R&D residents of rapidly expanding cities? c) C d) E in food and agriculture is undergoing a sea I. Data driven logistics e) D change of its own. Big shifts are occurring II. Upgraded infrastructure with regard to where research is conducted, III. Supply chain mechanism Directions [116-122]: Read the following with correspondingly big implications for a) Only III passage carefully and answer the the future of food. b) Both I & II questions that follow. Paragraph 4: For the first time in history, c) Both II & III Paragraph 1: We are living in the midst of middle-income countries like China and d) Both III & I an unparalleled human migration from the Brazil surpassed high-income countries like e) All of the above farm to the city, one that is so massive, it the United States and my native Australia 119. Which of the following could be an apt may be hard to see. Today, about half of the in terms of public-sector investment in food title for the passage? world’s 7.4 billion people are estimated to and agriculture R&D. If high-income a) Invest now to nourish the cities live in urban areas. By mid-century, that is countries want to continue to lead in of tomorrow projected to rise to nearly 70 percent, nourishing the world, they will have to b) Challenges that lie ahead in feeding meaning there will be about 3 billion change their investment trajectory, which the growing population additional city dwellers. This is akin to has been declining in real terms for more c) How income is shaping the eating adding 150 cities the size of Beijing, Mumbai than a decade. The results of today’s habits of the population or Mexico City to the planet. Another way investment decisions will take a long time d) What we can do to sustain the to think of it is a population nearly 10 times to play out, but they will be profound when growing population the size of the United States moving into they arrive. Even more critically, low-income e) Population is growing and eating concentrated areas. It will be a big task to countries are at risk of falling further behind, habits are changing sustainably nourish all these people living potentially creating a world of scientific 120. Which of the following would have been far from where most food is grown, both for haves and have-nots. Today, roughly 70 the motive of the author behind penning reasons that are often discussed and some percent of global investment in food and down the passage? that aren’t. agriculture R&D happens in just 10 a) To illustrate that, rising urban Paragraph 2: It’s no secret that as incomes countries. Yet many of the fastest-growing populations require a commitment rise, people shift their diets to more resource- cities in the years ahead will be in low- to food, technology and intense, perishable foods like animal protein income countries across Africa and Asia. infrastructure. and fresh produce. Incomes tend to be higher b) To show that when it comes to for urban populations than rural ones, so 116. Which of the following is true as per nourishing tomorrow’s much urbanites will generally eat more of these the passage? larger urban population, we have foods. But their diets will diverge from their I. The results of today’s investment no time to lose. rural counterparts in other ways, too. For decisions will take a long time to c) What we’re doing today has example, people living in cities tend to eat play out, but they will be implications for global food and more food prepared away from home, profound when they arrive. agriculture 20, 30 and even 40 something that can lead to greater food II. People living in cities tend to eat years from now. waste. And supporting diverse urban diets more food prepared away from d) Sustainably nourishing cities will will have vast repercussions for the home, something that can lead to require stronger cross-border transportation of food, from cold chains to greater food waste. collaboration among all types of food safety controls to trade barriers at III. Big shifts are occurring with regard institutions, to get technology and borders. Advances in data-driven logistics to where research is conducted,

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know-how redeployed to areas of the LED-lit Arctic Culture Centre, a floating 123. Which of the following is true as per need. glass terminal on stilts. In the middle ground the passage? e) Whether it is national – between the flat Atlantic sky and backdrop I. As riches returned from the ocean governments, companies in the of liquefied gas depots – are modern hunting grounds, the town became private sector or academic apartment blocks and a cruise terminal. And an open-air factory where blubber institutions, everyone will have to above that, on main street Kirkegata, is a was scraped off the cetaceans’ get involved and work together. rocket ship-shaped church, a postmodern skins to prevent it turning rancid. 121. What is the tone of the author in the homage to Finn mark’s triangular-shaped II. Hammerfest’s history is a luckless passage? stock fish racks. narrative of natural disasters, a) Sympathetic Paragraph 3:How does Hammerfest fires, plagues and war, spanning a b) Illustrative explain this extraordinary transformation? timeline from Napoleon to the c) Optimistic Ever since the 18th Century, after the first Nazis. d) Scientific European (and soon after North American) III. On main street Kirkegata, is a e) Critical traders arrived in the ancestral homeland of rocket ship-shaped church, a 122. According to the passage, which of the the indigenous Nordic Sea Sami, the town postmodern homage to Finn following could come closest of being has been destroyed, ripped apart, razed to mark’striangular-shaped stock an antonym to “painstakingly?” the ground and effectively wiped from the fish racks. a) Careful map time and again. It has been to hell and a) Only II b) Ill-treat back, numerous times, and yet keeps coming b) Both II & III c) Non-uniform back – a phoenix of the far north. “You can c) Only I d) Negligent trace our history back some 10,000 years, d) Both I & III e) Unscrupulous but in terms of bricks and mortar we’re an e) All of the above exceptionally young town,” said 75-year- 124. Why does Hammerfest come out as Directions [123-130]: Read the following old historian Jens Berg-Hansen, when we odd and different as compared to the passage carefully and answer the met on Kirkegata on a bleary November different places in and around questions that follow. morning for a walk through Hammerfest’s Europe? Paragraph 1: Much farther north than the history. “There’s a pioneering spirit here – I. The clapboard houses are not famous fjord inlets, Norway’s northernmost and that’s the reason people come back. This there anymore. seaboard of Finn mark is a frontier on the is a town that engenders self-reliance. II. The traditional storefronts are edge. Five hundred kilometers inside the Paragraph 4:What originally brought gone. Arctic Circle, it is a raw wilderness of abrupt Europeans here was the town’s ice-free III. The pebble beaches have been peninsulas and brooding cliffs at the nerve harbour, a result of the warm Atlantic Gulf demolished. ends of the world, a place where nature has Stream which is uncommon in such northern a) Only I long had the upper hand. In winter, as if by waters. The combination saw the b) Only II decree of Odin, roads vanish under deep development of an international hunting c) Only III snows that cut off communities for days. effort that stretched to the Arctic Ocean via d) Both I & II And when polar darkness descends, from the Norwegian and Barents Seas, an era when e) All of the above mid-November to late January, it is near seals, whales and walruses were butchered 125. In the passage, the author has talked absolute. But as you drive along the for meat, skins and oil. As riches returned about Hammerfest’s pioneering spirit deserted, snow-crusted road to Hammerfest, from the ocean hunting grounds, the town as the reason for people to keep coming population 10,527, past barely there fishing became an open-air factory where blubber back. What is that pioneering spirit? hamlets and cod trawlers at standstill, you was scraped off the cetaceans’ skins to a) The town engenders self-reliance soon learn that one of the world’s prevent it turning rancid.”They used to say b) The town embodies self- northernmost towns has had far worse you could smell Hammerfest before you sustenance problems to deal with than temperatures could see it,” said Berg-Hansen, describing c) The town exuberates survival plummeting below zero. the town’s boom years in the early to mid- instincts Paragraph 2:Hammerfest’s history is a 18th Century, which saw the arrival of d) The town reflects optimism luckless narrative of natural disasters, fires, Russian, German, French, Dutch and e) The town imposes assertiveness plagues and war, spanning a timeline from American consulate offices. “It brought in 126. Which of the following could be an apt Napoleon to the Nazis. And despite being trade, money and plenty of international title for the given passage? one of the most storied settlements in visitors. They also said the ladies here were a) How one Norwegian town has northern Europe, the town’s acutely modern as beautiful as those in Paris because of how suffered it all look might strike you as odd. Look around they dressed.” The sense of history is b) The Norwegian town the world and it feels different to elsewhere this far tangible: still today the streets are home to tried to erase north. Gone are the clapboard houses so a disproportionate number of boutiques and c) Hammerfest’s burgeoning characteristic of Norway. So too are the hairdressers. reputation as the town that traditional storefronts from this former survives anything whaling town. Instead, facing the harbour is

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d) What makes Hammerfest, one of e) Imitate need to run many small experiments to the most mysterious towns in the 130. Which of the following can come closest ______. world of being an antonym of ‘tangible’? a) find doesn’t suits us e) Hammerfest has something a) Invisible b) Glorify b) discover what suits us best unique, and you need to know c) Exemplar d) Crude c) learn what suit to wear what e) Demystifying d) All fit 127. Which of the following sentences could e) None of the above be the bottom line of the passage? Directions [131-135] : In the given a) For centuries, this arctic sentences, a blank is given indicating Directions [136-145]: Which of the Norwegian port has been at the that something is missing. From the following phrases given below the mercy of mother nature and man, given five options a combination of words sentence can replace the words /phrase and yet has managed to rise from would fit the blank thereby making it given in the bold in the sentence the ashes every single time. grammatically and contextually correct. grammatically and meaning fully? if b) Perhaps what captures Mark that option as your answer. none of the phrase can replace the word/ Hammerfest’s never say-die spirit phrase given in bold in the sentence, 131. ______in India, select ‘None’ as the answer . If the best is the town’s mascot and the government has approved the heraldic crest: the polar bear, sentence is correct as it is , your answer principle of net neutrality. is option (5) i.e No correction required. which embodies the vitality of the a) To make internet free and open community, but also the town’s b) In order to ensure open and free 136. Psychoanalysis has had an enormous uncanny ability to survive for internet impact on the practice of psychiatry, centuries in a far-flung corner, on c) In a move that will ensure open particularly within the United States, the top of the globe, despite the and free internet but today it is being regarded by worst intentions of men. d) All fit most sources–medical, academic, c) As history now shows, e) governmental, and others–as almost Hammerfest takes its place None of the above entirely incorrect in its conception of alongside Mostar in Bosnia, 132. American journalist Elizabeth Flock’s the mind. Hiroshima in Japan and Dresden debut non-fiction book ‘Love and I. but from today it is regarded as in Germany. Marriage in Mumbai’ offers a focused II. but today it is regarded by d) If the challenge of figuring out how and uniquely intimate portrait of three III. but today it has been regarded by to deal with disaster and recovery middle-class marriages ______. (a) III (b) I, II in the same breath weighed on a) set at an evolving city. (c) II, III (d) II Hammerfest, it doesn’t show b) set against a changing city. (e) no correction required today; the town may have been c) set against backdrop from city. 137. The Cauvery dispute has drag upon left to ruin, but within weeks of d) All fit for several decades, and it would be the repatriation, numerous e) None of the above unfortunate if the implementation of a buildings and houses had been 133. Childcare is not a gendered final decision arrived at through rebuilt. responsibility, nor are the benefits of rigorous adjudication is not monitored e) All of the above having children ______. by an independent authority. 128. Which of the following is the reason a) closed to both the genders I. has dragged on for several decades behind Europeans coming to b) open to either one of the gender II. has been dragged on at several Hammerfest for the first time? c) restricted to one gender decades a) The town was perfect from a d) All fit III. have been dragging on for several geographical point of view for e) None of the above decades trade. 134. In an effort to incentivize electric vehicle (a) III (b) I b) The town used to be the buyers through cross subsidies, (c) II, III (d) I, III commonplace for people from ______to impose a marginally (e) no correction required various ethnicities. higher tax on conventional petrol and 138. The philosophy of the Gita appeals c) The town’s harbour which was diesel cars. because it combines metaphysical free from ice, acting as an attractive a) the government has taken into thought and practical living up to proposition for sea hunting. consideration a proposal enables each one to attain the d) The town’s people were very b) a proposal is being taken into supreme goal of God realization. welcoming of outsiders for consideration by the government I. practically living to be enable each conducting their trades. c) the government is considering a one e) None of the above proposal II. practical livings to enabling each 129. Which of the following is closest of d) All fit one being a synonym of ‘engender’? e) None of the above III. practical living to enable each one a) Portray b) Kindle 135. The growing complexity and (a) III (b) II , III c) Embody d) Facilitate unpredictability of work means we (c) I , II (d) I

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(a) Myanmar (b) Vinod Tawde 190. Where is the headquarters of the (b) Nepal (c) Waqar Ali International Renewable Energy (c) Sri Lanka (d) AJ Paulraj Agency? (d) Bhutan (e) None of these (a) Paris (b) London (e) None of these 183. Which of the following cities is the (c) Jakarta (d) Abu Dhabi 176. What is the theme of the 2018 World venue of 4th summit of Heads of State/ (e) Berlin Food Day (WFD)? Government of BIMSTEC 2018 ? 191. “#LooReview Campaign “has been (a) A millennium free from hunger (a) Kathmandu launched by the Union Government in (b) Our Actions Are Our Future (b) New Delhi partnership with____? (c) Break the Cycle of Rural Poverty (c) Colombo (a) Facebook (d) Harvesting nature’s diversity (d) Thimpu (b) Twitter (e) None of these (e) None of these (c) Google 177. ‘Swastha Bharat Yatra’ national 184. Which state government has decided (d) Microsoft campaign has been launched for which to re-name its new capital city as “Atal (e) None of these purpose? Nagar” in memory of late Prime 192. India’s first methanol-based alternative (a) Safe Food Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee? cooking fuel is to be established in (b) Healthy Drink (a) Madhya Pradesh which state? (c) Hygienic Locality (b) Jharkhand (a) Tamil Nadu (d) Secure Travel (c) Chhattisgarh (b) Rajasthan (e) None of these (d) Uttar Pradesh (c) Himachal Pradesh 178. The first-ever joint military exercise (e) None of these (d) Assam “Dharma Guardian- 2018” will be 185. Cheruthoni Dam is constructed on (e) None of these conducted between India and which which river? 193. Who will lead India at the 2018 Asian country? (a) Periyar (b) Pamba Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy in (a) South Africa (c) Kali (d) Kaveri Muscat? (b) Brazil (e) Krishna (a) Manpreet Singh (c) Japan 186. Which amongst the following nations (b) Rupinder Pal Singh (d) Chile is not a member of the ASEAN? (c) Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil (e) None of these (a) Singapore (b) Thailand (d) Harendra Singh Hide Answer 179. Which Indian state has won the FAO’s (c) Brunei (d) India (e) None of these Future Policy Gold Award for 100% (e) Malaysia 194. Which alcohol control initiative has been organic farming? 187. Which of the following international launched by the World Health (a) Punjab organisations is not headquartered in Organization (WHO), recently? (b) Rajasthan Geneva? (a) SAFER (b) TRUST (c) Sikkim (a) International Labour Organisation (c) UNITE (d) HAWK (d) Kerala (b) International Committee of the (e) None of these (e) None of these Red Cross 195. The joint Multi – National Maritime 180. Who has been named for 2018 (c) World Trade Organisation Exercise “IBSAMAR 2018” has kicked Hridaynath Award for lifetime (d) World Meteorological off in which country? achievement? Organisation (a) India (a) Javed Akhtar (e) United Nations Industrial (b) Brazil (b) Amitabh Bachchan Development Organization (c) South Africa (c) Mohammed Zahur Khayyam 188. What is the theme of the International (d) South Korea Hashmi Youth Day (IYD) 2018? (e) None of these (d) Hariprasad Chaurasia (a) Safe Spaces for Youth 196. What is the theme of the 2018 World (e) None of these (b) Youth Building Peace Habitat Day (WHD)? 181. The book “No Spin” is the (c) Youth and Mental Health (a) Cities and Climate Change autobiography of which veteran (d) Youth and Civic Engagement (b) Housing at the Centre cricketer? (e) Change Your World (c) Municipal Solid Waste (a) Anil Kumble 189. Union Health Minister JP Nadda is Management (b) Muttiah Muralitharan the member of Rajya Sabha from which (d) Cities, magnets of hope (c) Shane Warne of the following state? (e) None of these (d) Bishan Singh Bedi (a) Assam 197. FIFA 2026 will be hosted by which of (e) None of these (b) Punjab the following countries? 182. Who heads the steering committee (c) Haryana (a) US (b) Canada which recently submitted ‘Making (d) Himachal Pradesh (c) Mexico (d) France India 5G Ready’ report to government? (e) Rajasthan (e) All a, b & c (a) Aruna Sundararajan

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198. Dudhwa National Park is situated in (6-10) 19. c which Indian state? (a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Manipur (c) Assam (d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Gujarat 199. Where is Kandla port located? 20. d (a) Tamil Nadu (b)Kerala (c)Karnataka (d)Gujarat (e) None of these 200. What is the Central Bank of China? (a) People’s Bank of China 6. c 7. b 8. c 9. c (b) National Bank of China 10. a (c) Central Bank of China (11-13) (d) Reserve Bank of China (e) None of these (21-25)  21. c

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11. c 12. e 13. c 14.d (15-17) Step -1 4J6 307 4K5 BC = 10 then AB = 5 2E3 2M7 6H8 812 2P3 AC = 100  36  64  8 22. e Step -2 3K5 4U8 3L4 314 1N6 517 903 102

For step 3 : If element contains vowel 23. e; Neither I or II then replace the number alphabets From I: which is present at that position S = 20+Which chid(not metioned) according to the alphabetical series. If From II: element does not contain vowel add 1 Only data about first child to both the number of the element. 24. d; Either I or II Step -3 From I: 4K6 DUH 4L5 Kani(25)______Anil(19) CID 2N7 From II: 6J8 IOC 2Q3 Top.Jit(4)……………………….15(Anil) so rank 16th from the bottom 15. c 16. b 17. b 25. c; Both I and II 18. b

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(26-30) 39. e; The above statement are the features 55. (c) of The National Steel Policy (NSP), 2017 40. d; Benefits of package to MSEs and CGTMSE Lowering the level of leverage; Improving sustainability of the Fund; Enable the Trust to enhance the (56-60) quantum of credit guarantee to larger Total number of students=1600. number of MSEs; Improving financial Number of students in Dentistry 26. c 27. b 28. b 29. a management; and Limit the unfunded = 45% of 1600= 720. 30. d contingent liabilities. Number of students in Homeopathy (31-40) (41-45) = 1600-720=880. 31. e; PMJDY scheme is a Ratio of boys and girls studying universal assignment for monetary Dentistry= 5:3. addition to making sure access to Number of boys studying Dentistry economic services, specifically, 5 Banking/ Savings & set down accounts, =  720  450 allowance, recognition, indemnity, 8 retirement fund in an inexpensive Number of girls studying Dentistry manner. 3 32. a; Input tax credit will encourage =  720  270 . suppliers to pay taxes – States and 8 Centre will have dual oversight – The 41. b 42. b 43. e 44. b Ratio of boys and girls studying number of tax-exempt goods will 45. c Homeopathy= 4:7. decline and Logistics, inventory costs (46-50) Number of boys studying &compliance costs will fall 46. a 47. a 48. c 49. e 33. c; India and the UK have signed three 4 50. e Homeopathy= 880  320 . Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (51-55) 11 (APAs) in order to have a smooth tax 51. (d) Number of girls studying regime between the two and reduce 9, litigation arising out of transfer pricing 19 = 9 × 2 + 1, 7 Homeopathy= 880  560 . issues. 59 = 19 × 3 + 2, 11 34. a; Installation of CCTV cameras in the Thus,? = 59 × 4 + 3 = 239, Now make a table to put these values school to protect students. 1199 = 239 × 5 + 4 35. e; Customer Communication 7199 = 1199 × 6 + 5 Homeopathy Density (720) Management (CACMS) project will 239 is the missing number. (880) provide convenience of Aadhar based Boys Girls Boys Girls 52. (b) (450) (270) (320) (560) fast and efficient onboarding to the 1 = 0 + 13, English(E) 72 54 64 84 customers. 9 = 1 + 23, Hindi (H) 45 27 48 84 36. a; Establishment of NTA will free CBSE, 29 = 2 + 33, Bengali(B) 18 27 16 28 E+H 108 54 48 112 AICTE and other agencies from 67 = 3 + 43, H+B 70 27 32 84 conducting various exams and enable 3 129 = 4 + 5 , E+B 90 54 80 112 them to focus on their core areas and Next number = 5 + 63 = 5 + 216 = 221 E+B+H 47 27 32 56 work on improving the quality of 53. (a) education. Its main purpose is to bring 14-7=7, 56. b; No. of student from Dentistry reforms in the education system. 23-14=9, (English + Hindi)=108 + 54 = 162 37. a; The aim of these schemes is to 34-23=11, 57. c; No. of student know all three language incentivize digital transactions so that ?-34=13,  47  27  32  56 162 electronic payments are adopted by all Thus, ? = 34+13 = 47 sections of the society, especially the 62-47=15 58. a; No. of girls know Bengali poor and the middle class. 54. (c)  27  28  55 38. a; Namami Gange Program which 5, Total No. of girls integrates the efforts to clean and 2 8 = 5 + 2 – 1,  270  560  830 protect the Ganga river in a 16 = 8 + 32 – 1, Reqd. percentage comprehensive manner. 31 = 16 + 42 – 1, 55 = 31 + 52 – 1, Next number = 55 + 62 – 1 = 90

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Favourable out comes = 5C = 10 55 130x 120y 2  100  6.62%  8 830 100 100 Total outcomes = C2 = 28 59. b; No. of students studying x 12 homeopathy but don’t know English 10 5  Probability = =  488416 28 3284  292 y 13 28 14 60. d; No .of boys From homeopathy 25 unit = 18750 Quantity II: knowing English Share of younger child (7x – 8) (14x – 5) = 0  64  48  80  32  224 7x – 8 = 0, 14x – 5 = 0 18750 No. of girls from homeopathy knowing = 12  Rs.9000 8 5 x = , Hindi 25 7 14  84 112  84  56  336 64. (e) Let present age of P and Q is 3x and 4x Quantity I  Quantity II 224 Now Hence, option a is correct. Reqd. Ratio   2 :3 67. a; Quantity I. Let the speed of the boat 336 ATQ, R’s present age = 4x -5 downstream = and 61. (b) Let’s total quantity of glass = 10 5x  3x  8x S’s present age = 41 – 3x ml Now average of Q, R and S age upstream  5x  3x  2x So, ram from type A liqure 4x  4x  5  41 3x 8x 2  2x 2  24 35   22 = 6ml  =2.1 ml 3 Or, 16x  4x  24 10 x = 6 Ram from type B liqure 24 required difference = 41 -3 (6) – (4 (6)  x   2 kmph 40 -5) =4 12 4ml  = = 1.6 ml 65. (c) Ratio of efficiency of pipe A to Speed of boat 100 pipe B = 9:5 Total Rum = (2.1 + 1.6) ml = 3.7 ml Ratio of time taken by pipe A to pipe = 5 2  10 kmph Required % B = 5 :9 Quantity II. Speed of cyclist 3.7ml Let time taken by pipe A to pipe B 28 = 100  37% to fill tank alone be 5x and 9x = 14 kmph 10 respectively. 2 62. (b) Let the correct weight be 1 kg and According to question. Hence, Quantity I

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Income of Company B in the year 2012 Distance between both = 52 – 32 Profit = 110x – 100x = 10x = 1000 =20km (Given) 110 =171 188.1lakh 20  x = 100 100 Required total time = 4 + CP of oven = 100x = 50x = 50 × 100 = Difference = 188.1 – 142.5 = 45.6 lakh 4 Rs. 5000 81. (d) = 4 + 5 = 9 hr MP of oven = 110% of 5000 = Rs. A + B ——30days 14 5500 B +C ——24 days 84. (b) Radius of circle =  7 Discount on oven = 25% of 5500 = (A+ B) 16 days +(B + C) 8 days + 2 Rs.1375 4C = 1 work Area of circle Hence, option (A) is correct. 88. c; Let CP of AC and Television is ‘100x’ 16 8 22    4C  1   7  7 154sq.cm and ‘100y’ respectively. 30 24 7 SP of AC = 108% of 100x = Rs. 108x Rectangle area = 622 -154 = 468 sq. SP of Television = 112% of 100x = Rs. 8  5 112y   4c 1 cm 15 Breadth of rectangle From the question-  100x – 100y = 15000 …. (1) 13 468 4C 1  18cm  108x – 112y = 15400 …. (2) 15 26 From (1) and (2) Required sum  x = 350 and y = 200 2 C   2πr  2  b Cost price of A.C. = 100x = 100 × 350 15 4 = Rs.35000 22 B alone  2  7  226 18 Hence, option (C) is correct. 7 89. a; Total CP = 30000 + 5000 = Rs.35000 1 1 5  4 1 SP of AC = 108% of 30000 = Rs.32400     days = 44 + (44)  2= 132 cm 24 30 120 120 SP of cooler = 92% of 5000 = Rs.4600 85. (b) Given , S.P. = Rs.8 Total SP = 32400 + 4600 = Rs.37000 82. (a) Let speed boat = x km/h Profit = 37.5 % Let speed of stream = y km/h Total profit per cent = Condition I 8100 64 CP =  37000  35000 137.5 11 100 = 5.71 28 28 x 3 35000 2    By allegation – x  y x  y y 1 (Approx) Hence, option (A) is correct. x = 3n, y = n Condition II 11500 90. b; CP of Fridge = 100 = Rs. 28 28 672   115 3n  2n 3n  2n 60 10000 SP of Fridge = 108% of 10000 = 28 28 672 Rs.10800    MP of oven = 115% of 15000 = 5n n 60 Rs.17250 SP of oven = 75% of 17250 = 28  285 672 Water : Milk = 1 : 10    n  3 Rs.12937.5 (86-90) 5n 60 Total amount paid by customer = SP 86. d; Let the CP of the cooler = 100x Speed of boat = 9 kmph of Fridge + SP of oven = 10800 + First SP = 92% of 100x = 92x Speed of stream = 3kmph 12937.5 = Rs.23737.5 Second SP = 111% of 100x = 111x = 83. (a) Distance travelled by Abhishek in Hence, option (B) is correct. 92x + 475 4 hours = 8  4 = 32 km (91-95) Distance travelled by Ayush in 4 hours  19x = 475 91. d; Number of boys in school R and U = 13  4 =52 km  x = 25 together New speed of Abhishek = 8  2 = 16 MP of cooler = 116% of 100x = 116x = 2000 72.5 100082.5 km/hr 116 × 25 = Rs. 2900   New speed of Ayush = 13 -1 = 12 km/ Hence, option (D) is correct. 100 100 hr 87. a; Let CP of Geyser = 100x 1450  825  2275 SP of Geyser = 110% of 100x = 110x Relative speed = 16 – 12 = 4 km/hr  Required percentage

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159. b 160. d 161. a 162. e 2275 l  200 163. d 164. d 165. d 166. a  100  75.83% Then, = 20 3000 y  80 167. b 168. a 169. c 170. a 171. c 172. c 173. d 174. d 92. (c) Number of boys in school T Also L = 18y Now, from these two equations we find 175. b 176. b 177. a 178. c 1250  60 179. c 180. c 181. c 182. d   750 the length of first train. 100 (99-100) 183. a 184. c 185. a 186. d 187. e 188. a 189. d 190. d 93. a; Total number of students in school R 99. c; All the three are of the same colour means we choose 3 balls from 9 red or 191. c 192. d 193. a 194. a = 2000 195. c 196. b 197. e 198. d Total number of students in school S = we select 3 balls from 11 green balls or 199. d 200. a 2250 we select 3 balls from 12 yellow balls. 9 11 12 S o it can b e d o n e in C + C + C = Required percentage 3 3 3 84 + 165 + 220 = 469 ways.  2000 100. b; All the three balls of different colours  100  89 2250 can be selected in 9C +11C + 12C = 9  11  12 = 1188 94. b; Required average = 1 1 1 VANIK’S KNOWLEDGE GARDEN ways PAYMENTS BANKS 1  2500 60 3000 55  101. e 102. a 103. b 104. a  These banks can accept a restricted deposit which is    2 100 100 105. c 106. b 107. e 108. a currently limited to INR 1 lakh per customer and   109. e 110. b 111. d 112. c may be increased further.  These banks cannot issue loans and credit cards. 1 1 113. e 114. d 115. b 116. e  1500 1650  3150 1575 117. d 118. b 119. a 120. a  Both current account and savings accounts can be 2 2 operated by such banks. 121. b 122. d 123. e 124. d 95. (c) Required ratio  Payments banks can issue services like ATM cards, 125. a 126. b 127. a 128. c debit cards, online banking and mobile banking. 2500 40 3000 45 129. b 130. a 131. d 132. b  :  They can distribute non-risk sharing simple 100 100 133. c 134. d 135. b 136. d financial products like mutual funds and insurance 137. b 138. a 139. e 140. c products. = 25  40 : 30  45 141. a 142. c 143. e 144. b  Non-resident Indians (NRIs) are not be allowed to 100:135  20: 27 145. d open accounts in payment banks. 146. (c) The correct sequence of the other  The minimum capital requirement is Rs 100 crore. (96-98)  On 23 September 2013, NachiketMor committee parts to form a grammatically correct 96. d; We don’t know the relationship recommended the formation of payments bank between income and expenditure. and contextually meaningful sentence SMALL FINANCE BANK 97. c; From I: CI – SI is BACD. Hence, option (c) is the most  Banks with a small finance bank license can suitable answer choice. provide basic banking service of acceptance of P  r 2 (300  r) 147. (a) The correct sequence of the other deposits and lending. =  The aim behind these to provide financial inclusion (100)3 parts to form a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence to sections of the economy not being served by other banks, such as small business units, small and Or, is BADC. Hence, option (a) is the most marginal farmers, micro and small industries and suitable answer choice. 2 unorganised sector entities. 600000 r (300  r) 148. (b) The correct sequence of the other  For initial 3 year prior approval required for bank 1860 = (100)3 parts to form a grammatically correct expansion. and contextually meaningful sentence  They are not allowed to lend money to big Industry. 1860 100 100 180 is CABD. Hence, option (b) is the most  NBFC's and any indivisual with 10 years of Or, =r2 (300 +r) experience in banking and finance can apply for 600000 suitable answer choice. licenses. r2(300+r) = 3100 149. (d) The correct sequence of the other parts to form a grammatically correct  The firms must have a capital of Rs100 crore. If we put r = 10.  The minimum paid up capital of such banks was Then it satisfies the equation and contextually meaningful sentence Rs. 5 crores So, r = 10% is ADCB. Hence, option (d) is the most  75% of its net credits should be in priority sector suitable answer choice. lending and 50% of the loans in its portfolio must 9000 100 150. (e) The given parts of the sentence are in 25 lakh range. From II: R = = 7.5% 3 40000 in their precise position forming a  The promoter’s contribution should be at least Rs. 2 coherent sentence. Since, they do not crores Hence either I or II is sufficient to require any rearrangement option (e)  The promoters stake in the paid-up equity capital answer the question. will be 40% initially which must be brought down becomes the most suitable answer 98. e; From I and II: Let the length of first to 26% in 12 years. choice. train be / and another train is (given)  A fundamental requirement is that 25% of its 151. b 152. c 153. c 154. c 200 m long. branch must set up in unbanked area. 155. a 156. c 157. c 158. c

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(a) Pond (b) Estuary 61. Which of the following metals remains 73. “Madhubani” a style of folk paintings (c) Stream (d) Lagoon in liquid form under normal conditions? is popular in which of the following 51. Which of the following ecosystem has (a) Uranium (b) Radium states in India? the highest gross primary (c) Zinc (d) Mercury (a) Uttar Pradesh productivity? 62. The element required for solar energy (b) Rajasthan (a) Mangroves conversion is (c) Bihar (b) Rain Forest (a) Beryllium (b) Silicon (d) Madhya Pradesh (c) Grassland (c)Tantalum (d) Ultra Pure Carbon 74. The Brihadeeswara Temple is situated (d) Coral Reef 63. Long distance photography is facilitated in 52. Most of photosynthesis process occur by (a) Maharashtra in (a) Visible Light (b) Karnataka (a) Blue and red region of light (b) X-Rays (c) J & K (b) In the green and yellow region of (c) Infrared Rays (d) Tamilnadu light (d) Ultraviolet Rays 75. Dr. Rabindranath Tagore received the (c) In the blue and orange region of 64. Pressure of gases is measured by Nobel Prize for his work. light (a) Manometer (a) Evening Songs (d) In the violet and orange region of (b) Kymograph (b) Morning Songs light (c) Barometer (c) Gitanjali 53. Which of the following is bio-diversity (d) Sphygmomanometer (d) Gora rich place in India? 65. What is the name of the instrument that 76. Pulitzer prize is a awarded for (a) Western Ghats is used to measure the pulse rate? outstanding work in the field of (b) Eastern Ghats (a) Hygrometer (a) Science and Technology (c) Thar Desert (b) Thermometer (b) Environmental Studies (d) Bay of Bengal (c) Ammeter (c) Literature and Journalism 54. Biosphere reserved conservation areas (d) Sphygmometer (d) International Understanding related to 66. Which of the following is the best 77. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are (a) Genetics Diversity conductor of electricity? given for (b) Grasslands (a) Cooper (b) Mica (a) Exploring new dimension in (c) Atmosphere Imbalance (c) Zinc (d) Silver creative writing in Indian language (d) Agricultural Products 67. Bleaching powder is made from (b) Outstanding contribution to 55. If all the plants and trees vanish from (a) Sulphur Dioxide and Gypsum Science and Technology the earth the gas which will decrease (b) Chlorine and Charcoal (c) Creating mass awareness on is? (c) Soda Ash and Lime Environmental issues (a) Caron Dioxide (d) Lime and Chlorine (d) Excellence in film direction (b) Nitrogen 68. Of the following metals which one 78. During whose prime ministership “Sarva (c) Water Vapour pollutes the air of a big city? Shiksha Abhiyan” was launched? (d) Oxygen (a) Copper (b) Cadmium (a) P. V. Narashimah Rao 56. Which one of the following problems is (c) Lead (d) Chromium (b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee not created by noise pollution? 69. Which of the following elements is (c) H. D. Deva Gowda (a) Diarrhea (b) Hypertension obtained from sea weeds? (d) Dr. Manmohan Singh (c) Deafness (d) Irritation (a) Argon (b) Sulphur 79. Blaise Pascal is associated with 57. Afforestation is the process of (c) Vanadium (d) Iodine (a) Calculating Machine (a) Clearing Forests 70. Polythene is industrially prepared by (b) Computer (b) Planning More Trees the polymerization of (c) Cinema (c) Cutting Down Trees (a) Methane (b) Styrene (d) None (d) Collecting Forests Resources (c) Acetylene (d) Ethylene 80. Meghanath Saha award is given for 58. Which tree is called the “Flame of the 71. Lightening cause rainfall because outstanding contribution in which of Forest in Rajasthan”? (a) It cause combination of oxygen the following fields? (a) Khejri (b) Neem and nitrogen (a) Science (c) Palash (d) Paras Peepul (b) Some of the gas molecules become (b) Literature 59. What is ALD Technology? bigger (c) Public Service (a) Automated Layer Deposition (c) It activate H2O molecule (d) Social Work (b) Atomic Layer Deposition (d) Photo electricity reaction starts 81. “Before Memory Fades – an (c) Anti Landmine Detection 72. Study of life in outer space is known of autobiography” is written by (d) Automatic Laser Display (a) Endobiology (a) Vikram Seth 60. The most important ore of aluminium is (b) Exobiology (b) Fali S. Nariman (a) Bauxite (b) Calamine (c) Enterobiology (c) Prem Shankar Jha (c) Calcite (d) Galena (d) Neobiology (d) Archana Upadhyay

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82. Deuce is the sports term associated with (a) Simran (d) Strengthening India-ASEAN Eco- (a) Croquet (b) Billiards (b) Lakshya Sen Social Co-operation (c) Chess (d) Badminton (c) Suraj Panwar 83. Where did the first ODI match was (d) Tababi Devi played in India? 93. What is the theme of the 2018 SECTION - BR (a) New Delhi International Day For Disaster REASONING ABILITY (b) Ahmadabad Reduction? (c) Kolkata (a) Reducing Exposure, Reducing Direction(1-2). Find out the odd word/ (d) Mumbai Displacement letters/number/number pair from the 84. Which of the following location has been (b) Reducing Disaster Economic given alternatives. . named after Late A. P. J. Abdul Kalam? Losses (a) False Point (c) Home Safe Home 1. (a) 4-11-70 (b) 3-27-39 (b) Wheeler Island (d) Resilience is for Life (c) 15-85-5 (d) 21-7-35 (c) Dhamara Port 94. NITI Aayog has signed pact with which 2. (a) PD (b) LE (d) Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar technological giant for AI tools in (c) IC (d) DB 85. United Nations Public Service Day agriculture & healthcare? Direction(3-5). Select the related celebrated on (a) Google (b) Microsoft number/word /letter/ from the given (a) 23rd June (b) 25th June (c) Infosys (d) Facebook alternatives. (c) 27th June (d) 29th June 95. On which date, the 2018 World Post 86. Which former supreme court judge has Day (WPD), is observed recently? 3. 423 : 657 :: 534 : ? been appointed as the chairman of the (a) October 11 (a) 678 (b)867 7th pay commission? (b) October 8 (c)768 (d) 876 (a) Justice N. P. Singh (c) October 10 4. AGN : IOV : : BLM : ? (b) Justice R. Banumathi (d) October 9 (a) JTU (b) KTU (c) Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur 96. Which of the following union ministries (c) JUV (d) TUJ (d) Justice B. S. Chauhan has won the ‘Swachchta Hi Seva’ 5. Never : Seldom :: Always : ? 87. The capital city of ancient Kosala is award, recently? (a) Often (b) Every time believed to have been: (a) Ministry of Law and Justice (c) Occasional (d) Usual (a) Dhiritipura (b) Ministry of Information and 6. Arrange the given words in the sequence (b) Kalinganagar Broadcasting in which they occur in the dictionary. (c) Suvarnapura (c) Ministry of Defence 1. Opaque (d) Ayodhya (d) Ministry of Railways 2. Omission 88. Ashoka’s inscriptions in the eastern part 97. Which country has rolled out world’s 3. Only of India were scribed in: first hydrogen-powered train? 4. Onset (a) Brahmi Script (a) Italy (b) Norway 5. Omit (b) Kharostic Script (c) Germany (d) Denmark (a) 51243 (b) 25341 (c) Devanagari Script 98. The women crew of which Indian Naval (c) 42513 (d) 21354 (d) Kashmiri Script Sailing Vessel (INSV) has bagged the 7. From the given alternatives, select the 89. Which of the following lies to the north- Tenzing Norgay National Adventure word which CANNOT be formed using east of Odisha? award 2018? the letters of the given word. (a) Bihar (a) INSV Mhade Transaction (b) Jharkhand (b) INSV Vikramaditya (a) Ran (b) Action (c) West Bengal (c) INSV Tarini (c) Train (d) Role (d) Chhattisgarh (d) INSV Kalvari 8. In a certain code language, ‘-’ represents 90. Which of the following districts is/are 99. Who was the founder of the Dakshina ‘x’, ‘÷’ represents ‘+’, ‘+’ represents located in the central table Odisha? Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS)? ‘÷’ and ‘x’ represents ‘-’. Find out the (a) Angul (b) Balangir (a) Mahatma Gandhi answer to the following question. (c) Sambalpur (d) All the above (b) Jawaharlal Nehru 5 - 6 + 30 x 8 ÷ 16 = ? 91. Which cricket statistician has authored (c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (a) 37 (b) 24 the book “Indian Sports: (d) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) 9 (d) 36 Conversations and Reflections”? 100. What is the theme of the 10th edition 9. The following equation is incorrect. (a) Sanjay Manjrekar of the Delhi Dialogue 2018? Which two signs should be (b) Jatin Sapru (a) ASEAN-India Relations: Peaceful interchanged to correct the equation? (c) Sushil Doshi Village 18 + 26-25 x 10 ÷ 5 = 42 (d) Vijayan Bala (b) ASEAN-India Relations: Way for (a) -and + (b) ÷ and x 92. Who has won the India’s first medal in next 25 Years (c) x and - (d) ÷ and – athletics at the Youth Olympic Games (c) Strengthening India-ASEAN 2018? Maritime Co-operation

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Directions (10): The second figure in the and runs 26 m. In the meanwhile Player (2) 7*8*1*6 = 6817 first unit of the problem figures bears a B runs 12 m West, then he runs 6 m (3) 9*3*7*5 = ? certain relationship to the first figure. South, the he turns to his left and runs (a) 3795 (b) 5397 Similarly, one of the figure in the answer 38 m. Where is Player A with respect (c) 5973 (d) 5379 figures bears the same relationship to to Player B? the first figure in the second unit of the (a) 26 m South Directions (22): Study the following problem figures. You have to select that (b) 14 m South arrangement and answer questions figure from the set of answer figures (c) 14 m North given: which would come in the place of (d) 26 m North ( F E ~ 6 2 % S A 8 B ) * 1 question mark(?) 16. A series is given, with one word missing. L O 9 @ W U $ 3 ^ P 4 Choose the correct alternative from the C V # 10. given ones that will complete the 22. How many such vowels are there in the series. above arrangement, each of which is ?, Lifelike, Lifeline, Lifelong immediately followed by a symbol (a) Lifeless (b) Lifespan and not preceded by a letter? (c) Lifelost (d) Lifework (a) Four (b) Three 17. In a certain code language, ‘493’ means (c) Two (d) None ‘Friendship Big Challenge’, ‘961’ means ‘Struggle Big Exam’ and ‘178’ Directions (23): Study the following means ‘Exam Confidential Subject’. arrangement and answer questions What does ‘Confidential’ stand for? given: a) 7 or 8 b) 7 or 9 K J 2 ^ U ! A S 3 C 7 $ c) 8 d) 8 or 1 9 L # D O 8 X I % N P 4 18. Select the missing number from the given E * M + W responses. 11. A man was 32 years of age when he had 23. Which of the following is the 8th to the his first son. His wife was 35 years of 963 2 844 right of the 19th from the right end of age when his son attained the age of 7 464 ? 903 the above arrangement? years. The difference between the age (a) 1 (b) 2 (a) % (b) # of the father and the mother is _____. (c) 3 (d) 4 (c) 8 (d) X (a) 7 years (b) 3 years 19. In the following figure, rectangle 24. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, (c) 5 years (d) 4 years represents Dentists, circle represents then which of the answer figures is the 12. A*B means multiply A by B; A@B Bloggers, triangle represents correct image of the given figure? means divide A by B, A?B means add Comedians and square represents B to A and A=B means subtract B from Boxers. Which set of letters represents A. Dentists who are either Bloggers or Then find the value of 10*10 = 5*10 ? Comedians? 50@10 (a) 100 (b) 45 (c) 1000 (d) 55 13. If 37*14 = 17, 69*33 = 34, 91*125 = 72, then what should 28*56 = ? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 28 14. How many triangles are there in this 25. From the given answer figures, select figure? (a) LKCB (b) GLKC the one in which the question figure is (c) FEC (d) K hidden/embedded. 20. In the following question, which one set of letters when sequentially placed at the gaps in the given letter series shall complete it? JK_MJ_LM_KL_ (a) JKLL (b) LKKM (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) LKJM (d) KJLM (c) 14 (d) 16 21. Complete the third equation on the basis 15. Two rugby players start running from of a certain system followed in the first 26. If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then the same place on the pitch. Player A two equations. which of the answer figure is the correct runs 20 m South, then turns to his left (1) 5*4*2*1 = 1425 image of the given figure?

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II. Some girls are hardworking. Answer figure: III. Some hardworking are not girls. (a) Only conclusion (I) and (II) follow. (b) Only conclusion (II) follows. 38. A word is represented by only one set (c) Only conclusion (I) and (III) of numbers as given in any one of the follow. alternatives. The sets of numbers (d) All conclusions follow. given in the alternatives are 33. Which of the following cube in the represented by two classes of 27. How many minutes does it take Roshan answer figure cannot be made based on alphabets as in two matrices given to type M words if his regular speed the unfolded cube in the question below. The columns and rows of of typing is N words per minute? figure? matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 (a) N/M (b) M/N and that of matrix II are numbered (c) NM (d) M/60N from 5 to 9. A letter from these 28. How many pairs are there in the word matrices can be represented first by ‘UNDERSTANDABLE’ which have as its row and next by its column, e.g. : many letters between them as in the ‘A’ can be represented by 00, 13 and alphabet? ‘T’ can be represented by 56, 68,89 (a)More than 7 etc. Identify the set which can’t be (b)7 form for word RAID. (c) 6 34. In each of the following question, a series (d) 4 is given with one term missing. Find 29. Which set of letters when sequentially out the missing term from the given placed at the gaps in the given letter alternatives. series shall complete it? 1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 9, ?, 12, 21 MN_NOM_OPM_OP_ (a) 9 (b) 20 (a) MNNQ (b) MNOQ (c) 11 (d) 13 35. Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H (c) MNPQ (d) MNOO (a) 85, 00, 24, 44 are Seating in a circle facing the centre. 30. If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then (b) 85, 67, 00, 04 B is Seating between G and D. H is which of the answer figures is the right (c) 85, 57, 66, 44 third to the left of B and second to the image of the given figure? (d) 85, 86, 24, 44 right of A. C is Seating between A and G and B and E are not Seating opposite Direction (Q.39): In the following to each other. questions, find out which of the answer Which of the following statements is figures (a), (b), (c) and (d) complete the not correct? figure matrix? (a) C is third to the right of D. (b) E is Seating between F and D. 39. (c) A is Seating between C and F. (d) E and C are Seating opposite of 31. In a certain code language, “HIM-ACE” each other. is written as “21”. How is “SIP-TAG” 36. Identify the diagram that best represents written in that code language? the relationship among the given (a) 12 (b) 16 classes. (c) 14 (d) 19 Brother, Husband, Men 32. In each of the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known 37. Which answer figure will complete the facts, read all the conclusions and then pattern in the question figure? 40. In the following question, select the decide which of the given conclusion Question figure: logically follows the given statements. number which can be placed at the sign Statements: of question mark (?) from the given I. Some girls are clever. alternative. II. All clevers are hardworking. Conclusions: I. Some girls are not hardworking.

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How many students are there in the (c) 36 (d) None of these class? (a) 31 (b) 32 QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (c) 32 (d) 34 46. In this question, the sets of numbers 51. If a + b +c = 11 and ab + bc + ca = 20, (a) 60 (b) 70 given in the alternatives are then a3  b3  c3  3abc=? (c) 75 (d) 80 represented. The columns and rows of (a) 121 (b) 341 41. Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H Matrix I are numbered from á to ä. A (c) 671 (d) 781 are placed as shown in the diagram. All letter from this matrix can be are facing in the outward direction. If represented first by its row and next 52. For what values of k, the equation x2 + all of them move anticlockwise to three by its column, e.g., ‘S’ can be 2(k – 4) x +2k= 0 has equal roots ? places then. represented by äã, ãä, etc., and ‘M’ can (a) 6,4 (b) 8, 2 be represented by âá, ãë etc. Similarly (c) 10, 4 (d) 12, 2 you have to identify the set for the word ‘DREAM’ 53. If 5x2 - 13xy + 6y 2 = 0, then x : y =? MATRIX-I (a) (5:3) or (1:2) α β γ λ δ (b) (3:5) or (2:1) α R P Q D E (c) Only (2:1) (d) Only (3:5) (a) B is facing West β M D E A P Q A R M S (b) E is facing East γ 1 1 1 λ E S D P Q (c) H is facing North-West 54.    δ T M S R A (d) A is facing South 1 2 2 3 3 4 42. Which figure will be opposite of (·)? 1 (a) ,,, , ......   ? 100 101 (b) ,,, ,  (c) ,,, , 1 100 (a) (b) (a) + (d) ,,, , 100 101 (b) * 47. In the following number sequence, how many such even numbers are there 101 9 (c)  (c) (d) 9 (d) Can’t be determined which are exactly divisible by its 102 10 43. Which answer figure will complete the immediate preceding number but not 55. The average age of 30 boys in a class is patter in the question figure? exactly divisible by its immediate 15 years. One boy aged 20 years, left following number? the class, but two new boys came in 3 8 4 1 5 7 2 8 3 4 8 9 3 9 4 2 1 5 8 2 his place whose ages differ by 5 years. (a) One (b) Two If the average age of all the boys now (c) Three (d) Four in the class still remains 15 years, the 48. If Atul finds that he is twelfth from the age of the younger newcomer is right in a line of boys and fourth from (a) 20 years (b) 15 years the left, how many boys should be (c) 10 years (d) 8 years added to the line such that there are 28 56. If 1 +10 +102 + ……. Up to n terms = boys in the line? (a) 12 (b) 13 10n 1 (c) 14 (d) 20 , then the Sum of the series 49. Arrange the given words in the sequence 9 44. How many rectangles are there in the in which they occur in the dictionary. 4 + 44+ 444 +….up to n term is figure ABCD? 1. Bright 2. Bingo 4 n 4n 3. Better 4. Bleak (a) 10 1 5. Beak 9 9 (a) 52341 (b) 53241 (c) 34251 (d) 32514 4 n 4n (b) 10 1 (a) 11 (b) 12 50. If ‘<’ means ‘minus’, ‘>’ means ‘plus’, 81 9 (c) 9 (d) 10 ‘=’ means ‘multiplied by’ and ‘$’ means ‘divided by’, then what would 40 n 4n 45. Rohan ranks seventh from the top and (c) 10 1 twenty sixth from the bottom in a class. be the value of 31 > 81 $ 9 < 7? 81 9 (a) 32 (b) 33

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(a) 8 hours (b) 6 hours (a) 540.62 (b) 531 the same distance downstream, then, (c) 4 hours (d) 2 hours (c) 520.50 (d) 535.90 the speed of stream (in km/hr) is 79. The unit’s digit in the sum of 86. Between two consecutive years my (a) 1 (b) 1.5 123 313 11 incomes are in the ratio of 2:3 and (c) 2 (d) 2.5 1129  1444  729 expenses in the ratio 5:9 . If my income 94. A oil funnel made of tin sheet consists is in the second year is Rs. 45000 and of a 10 cm long cylindrical portion is (a) 2 (b) 0 my expenses in the first year is of length 22 cm. Diameter of the (c) 1 (d) 3 Rs.25000 my total savings for the two cylindrical portion is 8 cm and the 80. A train overtakes two persons who are years is diameter of the top of the funnel is 18 walking in the same direction in which (a) Nil (b) Rs.15000 cm, find the area of the tin sheet the train is going at the rate of 2 kmph (c) Rs.10000 (d) Rs.5000 required to make a funnel. and 4 kmph and passes them 87. Find the median of the following completely in 9 and 10 seconds distribution table . respectively .The length of the train Weight (kg) x : 37 38 39 40 41 is:- No of (a) 45 m (b) 50 m students f : 10 14 18 12 6 (c) 54 m (d) 72 m (a) 40 (b) 39 81. The sum of four numbers is 48. When 5 (c) 38 (d) 37 and 1 are added to the first two; and 3 88. The mean of 100 items was found to be and 7 are subtracted from the 3rd and 30. If at the time of calculation two 4th, the numbers will be equal. The items were wrongly taken as 32 and numbers are :- 12 instead of 23 and 11. Find the correct (a) 728.51 cm3 (a) 9,7,15,17 mean. (b) 782.57 cm3 (b) 4,12,12,20 (a) 29.9 (b) 26.5 (c) 842.57 cm3 (c) 5,11,13, 19 (c) 27.9 (d) 29.7 (d) 827.57 cm3 (d) 6, 10, 14, 18 89. A daily-wage labourer was engaged for a 82. The mean proportional between certain number of days for Rs.5,750; 95. Which one is greatest out of 2 , 6 3 , but being absent on some of these days 3  2and 12  32is he was paid only Rs. 5,000; what was 3 4 and 4 5 ? his maximum possible daily wage ? (a) (b) 3 4 7 2 7 (a) Rs 125 (b) Rs. 250 (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) Rs 375 (d) Rs 500 (c) (d) 6 15  3 2 90. A reduction of 20% in the price of apples 2 3 (c) 6 (d) 2 enables a man to buy 16 kg more 96. For the following grouped frequency 83. A letter lock consists of three rings each apples for Rs.4000. What is the reduced distribution find the mode: marked with 10 different letters. In how price per kg of apples ? Class : 3- 6- 9- 12- 15- 18- 21- many ways it is possible to make an (a) Rs.64 (b) Rs.60 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 unsuccessful attempt to open the lock? (c) Rs.50 (d) Rs.40 Frequency : 2 5 10 23 21 12 3 (a) 1000 (b) 999 91. The simplification of 3.36 - (a) 13.8 (b) 14.2 (c) 1 (d) 720 (c) 14.6 (d) 12.3 84. The polynomial which when divide by 2.05 1.33 a c e 2    3,  x  x 1 gives a quotient x – 2 (a) 2.60 (b) 3.61 97. If b d f then and remainder 3, is (c) 2.64 (d) 2.64 (a) 2 2 2 2 2 x  3x  3x  5 92. A ladder 34 m long is placed in a lane so 2a  3c  4e / (b)  x3  3x2  3x  5 as to reach window 30 m high and on 2b 2  3d 2  4f 2  ? turning the ladder to the other side of   (c)  x3  3x2  3x  5 the lane and keeping its foot at the same (a) 2 (b) 3 place, reaches a point 16 m height. (c) 4 (d) 9 (d) x3  3x2  3x  5 What is the breadth of the lane ? 98. In the given figure, L is a point on the 85. A corn cob shaped somewhat like a cone, (a) 18 m (b) 40 m bisector of the acute angle ABC and has the radius of its broadest end as (c) 46 m (d) 50 m the line ML is parallel to BC. Which 2.1 cm and length as 20 cm. If each 1 1 one of the following is correct ? 2 93. A man can row at a speed of 4 kms/ hr cm of the surface of the cob carries an 2 average of four grains, find in still water. If he takes 2 times as long approximately how many grains you to row a distance upstream as to row would find on the entire cob ?

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4. Identify the sentence in which the 12. Which of the following sentence double underlined word is a double transitive genitive is used? verb? (a) I bought these goods at the (a) He noticed a child enter the grocer’s. courtyard (b) He is a friend of my brother’s. (b) The servant gave me a flower. (c) This is my father’s photograph. (c) We told Ramesh to see a doctor. (d) The pages of the book are torn. (d) We saw him going there with my 13. Which of the following option is brother. incorrect? (a) The  BML is equilateral 5. He went home. (a) Each other’s hands Here home is called ______. (b) Nobody else’s advice. (b) The BML is isosceles but right  (a) Adverbial object (c) Everybody’s duty. angled (b) Cognate object (d) Everything’s beauty. (c) The  BML is isosceles but not (c) Indirect object 14. Which of the following option is right angled (d) None of these correct? (d) The  BML is not isosceles 6. This house is to let. (a) Governor’s general instruction Here to let is used as a ______. (b) For righteousness’s sake 1 (a) Infinitive (c) Hercules’s deeds 99. If 2x+  2 , then what is the value (b) Adjective (d) Pythagoras’ theorem. 2x (c) Complement 15. Which of the following option is (d) Adjunct correct? 4 5  1   1  7. The teacher appointed Mohit Monitor (a) A table’s leg of 2     x x Here monitor is used as ______(b) Girl’s college     (a) Subjective complement (c) Jesus’s life (a) 1 (b)2 (b) Objective complement (d) for conscience’ sake (c)4 (d)8 (c) Complement 16. Which of the following noun is the 100. The number of consecutive zeros in (d) Adverbial object masculine? 3 4 4 8. What kind of verb is “Dare” in the (a) Administratrix 2 3 5  7, sentence : (b) Seamster (a) 3 (b) 2 “Dare she buy a bungalow?” (c) Executrix (c) 4 (d) 5 (a) Primary auxiliary (d) Roe (b) Modal 17. What is the single word of fisher man? (c) Main verb (a) fisher woman SECTION - CR (d) Strong verb (b) fish wife ENGLISH LANGUAGE 9. What is the word “running” in the (c) fish girl sentence. (d) none of these. 1. We should abide by rules and regulation “It is dangerous to put hand into a 18. Find out the correct sentence. of this institute. running machine. (a) Women must fight for her own Here “abide” is ______verb. (a) Participle right (a) primary verb (b) Gerund (b) I go to market every Sunday to (b) linking verb (c) Present progressive buy vegetable. (c) regular verb (d) Adjective (c) On what ground did you apply (d) Modal 10. Neither of the movies that Margaret for leave? 2. In which of the following sentence the wants to see is of interest to (d) Give him my best regards. verb is not used as intransitive. Shawna.(here the Neither is called 19. Find out the correct sentence. (a) I looked down from my window. which pronoun) (a) Under this circumstance you had (b) A light rain fell last night. (a) personal pronoun better take leave. (c) I know a funny little man. (b) relative pronoun (b) It is safe to keep your savings in a (d) Your book lies on the table. (c) distributive pronoun bank. 3. In which of the following sentence an (d) demonstrative pronoun (c) His whereabout is not known to irregular verb is not used. 11. He himself answered all the questions me. (a) He drove the car very fast. correctly. (d) He has received a summon to (b) We eat to live. “Here himself is ______appear in court. (c) I felt very unhappy. pronoun” 20. Find out the correct sentence. (d) This match was played between (a) reflexive (a) There are many specieses of grass you and me. (b) demonstrative in the field. (c) indefinite (b) It took us two and a half year to (d) emphatic complete this project.

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(c) The boys caught a six feet cobra. 28. They live on a busy road………..a lot 40. Sheila couldn’t come to the party, (d) The cattle are grazing in the field. of noise from the traffic ………….was a pity 21. Which sentence uses the correct order (a) It must be (a) That (b) it of adjectives? (b) There must be (c) what (d) which (a) My brother rode a beautiful big (c) There must have 41. Everybody is the master of his fate, black Friesian horse in the parade. (d) It must have ______? (b) My brother rode a beautiful 29. He’s lazy. He never does …………work (a) isn’t be (b) aren’t they Friesian big black horse in the (a) Some (b) Any (c) is he (d) are they parade. (c) No (d) Not 42. The meeting is______because the (c) My brother rode a big, black, 30. ‘What would you like to eat’? ‘I don’t funds have not arrived. beautiful Friesian horse in the mind……… whatever you have got.’ (a) put in (b) put off parade. (a) Something (c) put away (d) put out (d) All are correct (b) Anything 43. After consulting a ______of doctors 22. In which of the following sentence (c) Nothing Ronny eventually thought of adjective is used as attributive. (d) Everything consulting a specialist. (a) He is content with his income. 31. We couldn’t buy anything because (a) chain (b) string (b) She was unaware of my presence ………… at the shops were open. (c) mass (d) series (c) We considered the problem easy. (a) All (b) No one 44. As he proved inefficient the (d) Government should take remedial (c) None (d) Nothing company_____ him. measures against unemployment. 32. When we were on holiday, we spent (a) rejected (b) ejected 23. I would like to go somewhere interesting. ……….. money (c) evicted (d) expelled Here the adjective is used as (a) A lot of (b) Much 45. We______him with many ______. (c) Too much (d) Many promises, but nothing would (a) Attributive 33. ………….don’t visit this part of the ______him. (b) Predicative town. (a) Tempted, influence (c) Post positive (a) The most tourists (b) provoked, desiccate (d) Classifying (b) Most of tourists (c) attracted, fascinate 24. Which kind of adverb is the word in (c) Most tourists (d) gave, deprive capitals? - “My sister wanted to be (d) Some tourists 46. Choose the correct antonym of close to my house and she built her 34. I asked two people the way to the station “condone” house NEARBY.” but …………. Of them knew. (a) Pardon (b) condemn (a) Adverb of Time/Frequency. (a) None (b) Either (b) Forgive (c) Perilous (b) Adverb of Place. (c) Both (d) Neither 47. Choose the correct meaning of (c) Adverb of Degree. 35. It was a great party,……..enjoyed it “Narcissism”. (d) Adverb of Manner. (a) Everybody (a) Unpleasant behaviour 25. Which kind of adverb is the word in (b) All (b) Self-condemnation capitals? - “The manager shouted (c) All of us (c) Self-admiration ANGRILY at the worker.” (d) Everybody of us (d) Rude behavious (a) Adverb of Time/Frequency. 36. The bus service is very good. There’s 48. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR (b) Adverb of Place. bus …….. ten minutes to the word: Languid (c) Adverb of Degree (a) Each (b) Every (a) Lazy (b) Hidden (d) Adverb of Manner. (c) All (d) Some (c) Abnormal (d) Spirited 37. I don’t like stories ……….have 49. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR Direction (26-45): Fill in the blanks with unhappy endings to the word: Juxtapose the given options in each of the following (a) Whose (b) They (a) Curious (b) Concerned question. (c) Which (d) Who (c) Scarcity (d) Contrast 26. I’m going to a wedding on Saturday. 38. I didn’t believe them at first but in fact 50. Choose the word meaning ……………..is getting married. everything …………. was true OPPOSITE to the word: Petulant (a) A friend of me (a) They said (a) Exhaust (b) A friend of mine (b) That they said (b) Good-Natured (c) One my friends (c) What they said (c) Compensate (d) One my friend (d) Which they said (d) Neglect 27. What time shall we ………….this 39. Colin told me about his new 51. One word to describe a collection of evening? job,…………very much flags (a) Meet (a) What he’s enjoying (a) plumage (b) flageolet (b) Meet us (b) Which he’s enjoying (c) flaglet (d) bunting (c) Meet ourselves (c) He’s enjoying 52. A government through trade union (d) Have met us (d) He’s enjoying it organisations is called____.

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(a) socialism (d) 2794 years (d) Mrs.Rathore speaks not only (b) fascism 59. Which of the following contests was English but also Hindi. (c) syndicalism not held ? 66. She has a bee in her bonnet and can (d) fabianism (a) Discus throwing say anything. (choose the correct 53. One word to describe an important (b) Skating option of the bold idiom) religious ceremony (c) Boxing (a) is a crazy person (a) congregation (d) Running (b) is a frank person (b) sacrament 60. The values connected with Olympic (c) is a foolish person (c) sacrilege Games were : (d) is a proud person (d) blasphemy (a) physical fitness, education of 67. Some people have the habit of working 54. From the options choose the adjective youth and friendship by fits and starts. (choose the correct form of the word “HUMOR” (b) health, contests and singing option of the bold idiom) (a)humorus (c) running, jumping, throwing and (a) very seriously (b)humorously boxing (b) excitedly (c)humoric (d) four-year cycles, war-time, young (c) consistently (d)humorous age and friendship. (d) irregularly 55. From the options choose the adjective 68. It is time to ring the bell. (rewrite this form of the word “MAJORITY” Direction (61-65) :Find out the sentence by changing voice) (a)majoritian (b)major grammatically correct sentences. (a) It is time the bell rings. (c)majorable (d)majorly 61.(a) What Mrs. Singh does these days (b) It is being time to ring the bell. (c) It is time for the bell to ring. Directions (Q. 56-60): Read the passage don’t please her husband (b) What Mrs. Singh does these days (d) It is time for the bell to be rung. carefully and choose the best answer to 69. Please help me. (rewrite this sentence each question out of the four alternatives. doesn’t please her husband. (c) What Mrs. Singh do these days by changing voice) In 776 BC the First Olympic Games were (a) You were requested to help me. held at the foot of Maunt Olympus to don’t please her husband. (d) What Mrs. Singh does these days (b) You are being requested to help honour the Greek’s chief God Zeus. The me. Greeks emphasised physical fitness and don’t please her husband. 62. (a) Who has built the Sun Temple? (c) You are requested to help me. strength in their education of youth. (d) You have been requested to help Therefore contests in running. Jumping, (b) Who had built the Sun Temple? (c) Who did build the Sun Temple? me. discus and javelin throwing, boxing and horse 70. The clown was being laughed at by them. and chariot racing were held in individual (d) Who built the Sun Temple? 63. (a) The army has put down the (rewrite this sentence by changing cities, and the winners competed every four voice) years at Mount Olympus. Winners were rebellion. (b) The army has put out the (a) They were laughing at the clown. greatly honoured by having poems sung (b) They were laughing on the clown. about their deeds. Originally these were held rebellion. (c) The army has put up the (c) They laughed at the clown. as games of friendship, and many wars in (d) The clown was laughed at by progress were halted to allow the games to rebellion. (d) The army has put into the them. take place. The Greeks attached so much 71. You must look into this matter. (rewrite importance to these games that they rebellion. 64. (a) A Prime Minister together with this sentence by changing voice) calculated time in four years cycles called (a) This matter has been looked into ‘Olympiads’ dating from 776 BC. his three other ministers are coming to Odisha soon. by you. 56. Where were the First Olympic Games (b) A Prime Minister together with (b) This matter may be looked into held ? his three other ministers is coming by you. (a) Mount Olympus to Odisha soon. (c) This matter should be looked into (b) Mount Olympiad (c) A Prime Minister together with by you. (c) Mount Orels his three other ministers have been (d) This matter into looked by you. (d) Mount of Greeks coming to Odisha soon. 72. Do you imitate others? (rewrite this 57. Why were the Olympic Games held? (d) A Prime Minister together with sentence by changing voice) (a) To stop wars his three other ministers have (a) Are others imitated by you? (b) To crown the best athletes come coming to Odisha soon. (b) Are others being imitated by you? (c) To honour Zeus 65. (a) Mrs.Rathore not only speaks (c) Were others being imitated by (d) To sing songs about athletes English but also Hindi. you? 58. Approximately how many years ago did (b) Mrs.Rathore not only speaks (d) Have others been imitated by these games originate ? English but Hindi also. you? (a) 776 years (c) Not only Mrs.Rathore speaks 73. We hope that we shall win the match. (b) 2279 years English but also Hindi. (rewrite this sentence by changing (c) 1207 years voice)

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(a) The match is hoped to be won. (a) I wished my beloved friends good- 85. Which of the following is the correct (b) Match winning I sour hope. bye. word-formation ? (c) It is hoped that the match will be (b) I bided good-bye to my beloved (a) access + able = accessable won by us. friends. (b) access + lble = accessible (d) Winning the match is hoped by (c) I said good bye to my beloved (c) access + eble = accesseble us. friends. (d) access + able = accessible 74. Cancer is curable and everybody knows (d) I bade my beloved friends good- this. (Transform the given compound byes. Direction (Q.86-90): Read the passage sentence into complex sentence.) 80. He said to me, “Where are you going?” carefully and choose the best answer to (a) Cancer is curable is known to all. (Rewrite in indirect speech) each question out of the four alternatives. (b) Cancer is curable is a known fact. (a) He said to me that where I was At Burdwan, we were told, “Third class (c) Everybody knows that cancer is going. tickets are not booked so early.” I went to curable. (b) He asked me where I was going. the Station Master. He also made the same (d) Everybody knows that cancer can (c) He said me to where I was going. reply. As soon as the booking window cure. (d) He asked that where I was going. opened, might was right and passengers, 75. As soon as we heard the shout, we rushed 81. “What an excellent piece of art!”she said. who were forward and indifferent to others, to the spot. (Transform the given (Rewrite in indirect speech) coming one after another continued to push complex sentence into compound (a) She exclaimed with surprise was me out. I was therefore about the last of the sentence.) it an excellent piece of art. first crowd to get a ticket. The train arrived (a) We heard the shout and rushed to (b) She exclaimed what an excellent and getting into it was another trial. I went the spot. piece of art was it. to the guard. He said, “You must try to get (b) Hearing the shout, we rushed to (c) She exclaimed with appreciation in where you can, or take the next train.” the spot. that it was an excellent piece of Much against my mind, I got into an inter (c) We heard the shout and rushed. art. class compartment with my wife. The guard (d) We rushed to the spot as soon as (d) She had exclaimed that it was an saw us getting in. At Asansol Station he came we heard the shout. excellent piece of art. to charge excess fares. I said to him, “It was 76. How kind of you to help her like that! 82. Israt said to Irfat, “Let’s go to Puri for a your duty to find us room, we could not get (Transform the given exclamatory change.” (Rewrite in indirect speech) any, and so are sitting here.” ‘You may not sentence into assertive sentence) (a) Israt proposed to Irfat to go to argue with me”, said the guard, “I cannot (a) How kind of you that you helped Puri for a change. accommodate you, you must pay the excess her like that. (b) Israt suggested to Irfat to go to fare or get out”. You must pay the excess (b) It is very kind of you to help her. Puri for a change. fare or get out”, I wanted to reach Pune (c) You are very kind to help her like (c) Israt asked Irfat to go to Puri for a somehow, so, I paid the excess fare that. change. demanded, but I resented the injustice. (d) It is very kind of you to help her (d) Israt proposed to Irfat that they The woes of third class passengers are like that. should go to Puri for a change. undoubtedly due to the highhandedness of 77. Although he is rich, he is not happy. 83. John’s father reminded him to take his railway authorities. But the rudeness, dirty (Transform the given complex sentence umbrella. (Rewrite in indirect speech) habits, selfishness and ignorance of the into compound sentence.) (a) John’s father said, “Remember passengers themselves are no less to blame. (a) He isn’t happy but he is rich. your umbrella John?” The pity is that they often do not realise (b) He is rich and still happy. (b) “Here, is your umbrella John”, that they are behaving ill, dirtily or selfishly. (c) He is rich but he is not happy. said his father. They believe that everything they do is in (d) He is rich but not happy. (c) “Are you going to take your the natural way. All this may be traced to 78. Mrs. Shankar said, “I know what it is to umbrella or not?” said John to his the indifference towards them of us be depressed.” (Rewrite in indirect father. ‘educated people’. speech) (d) “Don’t forget to take your 86. The author travelled by inter class (a) Mrs. Shankar said that she was umbrella, John” said his father. because knowing what it was to be 84. Rearrange the following parts to make a (a) inter class compartment was depressed. complete sentence. comfortable. (b) Mrs. Shankar said that she knew P. without ever fumbling or faltering (b) inter class compartment was not what it was to be depressed. Q. there’s no better juggler than a crowded. (c) Mrs. Shankar knows what it is to woman (c) he could not get into a third class be depressed. R. between her work, family and compartment. (d) Mrs. Shankar is depressed she home (d) it was quite necessary for him to said. S. who has to strike a perfect balance reach Pune. 79. I said, “good-bye, my beloved friends.” (a) SQPR (b) QSPR 87. The author had to pay excess fare (Rewrite in indirect speech) (c) SQRP (d) QSRP because

94 Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019 (a) the guard had seen him entering (d) Error in the use of possessive N) VKòaû the inter class compartment. pronoun 103. ‘e’ Kò a‰ð @ùU ? (b) he was travelling by a class higher 94. He recommended that the bullet proof than the one he was entitled to. car should use. K) @«iÚ a‰ð (c) he intended to travel upon Pune. (a) Error in the use of Tense L) Chà a‰ð (d) he had purchased tickets up to (b) Error in the use of Voice M) @ù~ûMaûj a‰ð Asansol. (c) Error in the use of reported speech N) Êe a‰ð 88. The passage is mainly concerned with (d) Error in the use of modal 104. K ɸ ijòZ L ɸe iõ_Kð ^òeì_Y the 95. After a lot of discussion all agreed with Ke û (a) woes of third class passengers. the terms of agreement. K ɸ L ɸ (b) rudeness of railway servants. (a) Error in the use of preposition K) Mþ (i) (Zûfaý a‰ð (c) indifference of educated people. (b) Error in the use of noun phrase L) Cþ (ii) \«ý a‰ð (d) indiscipline of passengers. (c) Error in the use of verb 89. According to the author, the hardships (d) Error in the use of Article M) Zþ (iii) KY×ý a‰ð of third class passengers will be N) Tþ (iv) IÂý minimised if Directions(Q. 96-100): Read each K) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) (a) there was provision of more third sentence to find out whether there is any L) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) class compartments. error in it. The error, if any, will be in M) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) (b) passengers were allowed to travel one part of the sentence. N) (iv), (i), (iv), (iii) inter class in case third class 96. (a) I was pretty sure that 105. ‘cê^û`û’ g±e aò_eúZ g± aûQò ùfL û compartments wereovercrowded. (b) He would support me K) ^ûcê^û‘û L) ùfûKiû^ (c) trains stopped at the station for a (c) for changing the age-old M) icê^û‘û N) fûbùjaû long time to enable passengers (d) and static structure of our 106. ‘aýÁ’ò g±e aò_eúZ @[ð ùfL û enter third class compartments. organization. (d) railway authorities show genuine K) icÁò L) @aýÁò 97. (a) The report is candid in M) @icÁò N) ijù~ûM concern for the passengers. admitting 90. According to the passage, the author (b) that the investment by the 107. K I L ɸe iõ_Kð ^ò‰ðd _ìaðK CZþZe could have easily purchased tickets if government _â\û^ Ke û (a) he had decided to travel by inter (c) in health and family planning K ɸ L ɸ class. (d) have eroded considerably K) ^úe (i) @gß (b) he had met the station master 98. (a) Foolishly Madhu threw L) iòõj (ii) còkò¦ immediately after he reached the (b) some water on the electric heater M) aûRò (iii) ùKgeú station. (c) when it catches fire and N) bâce (iv) aûeò (c) there were two booking windows. (d) she got a shock (d) there was a proper queue system K) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) 99. (a) Rajesh was expecting L) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) at the booking window. (b) a telegram from his uncle (c) which would inform M) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) Direction (Q. No. 91-95) : Find out the N) (iv), (i), (iv), (iii) types of errors from the given sentence. (d) him whether he went or not 100. (a) In spite of the rumours 108. ^òcÜfòLòZ aûKýcû^u c£eê ùKCñUò KâòdûR 91. My friend always likes to travel by the (b) of a impending takeover aòùghYe C\ûjeY @ùU û air since he is a very busy man. (c) by the government, K) ùcN MRðêQò û (a) error in article (d) Ramlal bought more shares of that L) Lêaþ ùRûeùe _a^ ajêQò û (b) syntax error company M) Rk«û ^ò@ûñùe KêUû _Kû@ ^ûjó û (c) wrong use of word N) _ê@Uò @aòKk Zû aû_û _eò û (d) wrong use of tense 109. K I L ɸe iõ_Kð ^ò‰ðd _ìaðK CZþZe 92. Some people prefer to spend money to IWò@û earning it. _â\û^ Ke û (a) Error in the use of infinitive Uò®Yú – Gjò _Zâùe (100) ùMûUò _âgÜ ejòQò K) a§êe (i) ùgâûZû (b) Error in the use of pronoun û icÉ _âgÜe CZþZe ù\aû aû]ýZûcìkK L) a§^ (i) ciéY (c) Error in the use of finite verb @ùU û _âùZýK _âgÜe cìfýûu (1) @ùU û M) aqû (i) @còe (d) Error in the use of Adjective N) ‘Kòe (i) ùcûP^ 93. Man is the only animal who can use his 101. ‘\’ Kò ]eYe ]ß^ò ? K) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) intelligence. K) IÂý L) cê¡ð^ý L) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (a) Error in the use of relative M) KY×ý N) \«ý M) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) pronoun 102. Pkê Keòaû eêXòe @[ð KY ? N) (iv), (i), (iv), (iii) (b) Error in the use of model K) @Zògd aò^úZ (c) Error in the use of Adverb L) @ûZàiûZþ Keòaû ùeLûuòZ g±e aò_eúZ @[ðùaû]K g± M) Lêaþ eûMòaû PòjÜU Ke û 95 Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019 110. Leû\ò^ ù~ûMêñ aRûeùe _^ò_eòaû ajê 123. ùj Bgße ùcûe \êüL jeY Ke û 135. ‘_âlûk’ g±e @[ð KY û cjeMY ùjûAQò û ùeLûuòZ _\_ùe ùKCñ PòjÜ \ò@û~òa û K) _Lûk L) ù_ûQòaû K) cjwû L) @cjeY K) _ì‰ðùz\ û M) _ûLcûWòaû N) ù_L^û M) gÉû N) @Zò cjwû L) C¡éZò PòjÜ “ “ 136. PòfòKûùe i§ýûKûkú^ \égý Kò cù^ûje 111. ùfûKUò @Zò ùbûM aòkûiùe \ò^ M) Kcû, Cq aûKýùe ùKCñ PòjÜ fûMòa û @ZòaûjòZ KeêQò û N) ùKûf^þ; K) û L) () K) ZýûM L) @ùbûM 124. ^òcÜfòLôZ aûKýcû^u c£eê ùKCñUò ù~û÷÷MòK M) ! N) “ “ M) iêLcd N) aòkûi_ì‰ð aûKý PòjÜU Ke û 137. Kûùaeú Kê \lòY bûeZùe Mwû Kj«ò 112. ‘]^ê’ g±e _âZòg± PòjÜU Ke û K) ahðûEZê @ûiòaûeê K\´ ‘êUòfû û û K) ùKû\Š L) aòba L) ahðûEZê @ûiòfû I K\´ ‘êUòfû û ùeLûuòZ _\ ùKCñ aòùghý PòjÜû@ û M) aòb N) ZeêY M) ahðûEZê @ûiò K\´ ‘êUòfû û K) aýqò aû ^ûc 113. ùKCñ g±Uò _\àe _âZòg± ^êùjñ ? N) ahðûEZê @ûiòfû, K\´ ‘êUòfû û L) RûZò K) C_ôk L) a^R 125. ùKCñUò aòiàd iìPK aûKý PòjÜU Ke ? M) MêY M) _uR N) M§aj K) G ahðe Leû @ijý û N) Kâòdû 114. IWò@û bûhû ùKCñ @ûKéZòe @ùU ? L) Iü G ahðe Kò Leû ! 138. aûKýUòKê PòjÜû@ û K) ùMûfûKûe L) aMðûKûe M) G ahðe Leû ijò ùjC^ûjó û gòlK gògòeKê @ù^K aêSûAùf, Z[û_ò ùi M)@¡ðP¦â N) ZâúùKûY N) G ahðe Leû KòG ijòa û còQ Kjòfû û 115. K I L ɸe iõ_Kð ^ò‰ðd _ìaðK CZþZe 126. GK _\ùe _âKûg Ke û K) ù~û÷÷MòK L) iek \ò@ û ^ûjó R^à ~ûjûe M) RUòk N) cògâ K) _lú (i) @´ê]ô K) @R^Üû L) ^òR^àû 139. ^òcÜfòLòZ aûKýe Kâòdûe Kûk ^ò¡ðûeY L)aòRêkò (ii) ~ûcò^ú M) iR^àû N) KR^àû Ke û M) eûZâò (iii) aòjM 127. @^êùz\ Kò_eò MVòZ jêG û Cede ^ûPê[ôfû û N) icê\â (iv) lY_âbû K) _\e iõù~ûMùe K) iû]ûeY aZðZcû^ K) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i) L) aûKýe iõù~ûMùe L) @iµ^Ü @ZúZ L) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) M) ^ûce iõù~ûMùe M) iû]ûeY @ZúZ M) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) N) Kâòdûe iõù~ûMùe N)iµ^Ü @ZúZ N) (iv), (i), (iv), (iii) 128. ^òcÜfòLôZ aûKýe ùeLûuòZ _\Kê ^ò‰ðd 140. LkaP^ ~[û iùj iêR^ û Ke û Cq aûKýùe Kâòdûe iÚû^ PòjÜû@ û ^òcÜfòLôZ _âgÜ – 116 eê 120 VòKþ g± aûQò @ûRò iõ]ýûùe ibû ùja û K) icû_òKû L) @icû_òKû ùfL û (bâciõùgû]^) K) KZðû L) Kcð M) cògâ N) iKcðK Kâòdû 116. K) @iêe L) @gìe M) Kâòdû N) _\ 141. ùaûjì _ûYò @ûYò ~ûAQò û M) @gêe N) @hêe 129. @^êùz\ùe iað\û KY _âZò‘kòZ Cq aûKýùe ùKCñ Kâòdûe _eòPd ù\CQò û 117. K) @lê‰ð L) @lê‰ ùjûA[ûG û K) icû_òKû L) @icû_òKû M) @lì‰ N) @_lê‰ K) Pò«û]ûeû L) _ì‰ðûw Cqò M) cògâ N) iKcðK 118. K)_Lú L) _Lò M) a‰ð icÁò N) C\ûjeY 142. ‘KêU’þ g±Uò ùKCñ ùgâYúe ]ûZê @ùU û M) _lú N) _lþú 130. @iµéq g±Kê _é[K Keò ùfL û K) ZZþic ]ûZê 119. K) iU_\ L) hUþ_\ K) Cqò L) bd L) Z\þba ]ûZê M) gU_\ N) hU_\ M) \dû N) \êMðû M) ù\gR ]ûZê 120. K) ùgâ L) ùiâ 131. IWò@û bûhûe Êea‰ð iõLýû ùKùZ û N) ùa÷ù\gòK ]ûZê K) 18 L) 12 M)ùhâ N) ùgâi× ^òcÜfòLòZ g± MêWòKe gê¡ eì_Kê PòjÜû@ û 121. @Kfþ gòùLAaû Kâòdû~êq eêXòe @[ð KY M) 11 N) 10 132. jâÊÊe Kê PòjÜU Ke û 143. K) @]l L)@ £l û M) @]Lý N) @£L K) CZþZc c£c ù\aû K) @ L) @û M) E N) I 144. K)@^ûiÚû L) @^ûÉû L) _ûù^ ù\aû M) @^Éû N) @^ýÉû M) CPòZþ gòlû ù\aû 133. ‘Z’þ ùKCñ a‰ð PòjÜU Ke û K) IÂý a‰ð L) KY×ý a‰ð 145. K) KûZýûdò^ú N) eûM iêùSAaû L) KûZýûd^ú 122. GK _\ùe _âKûg Ke û ù~ eûRû ùi M) Zûfaý a‰ð N) \«ýa‰ð 134. IWò@û iûjòZýe @û\ò Kaò KòG û M) KûZðûd^ú Ehò N) KûZðûd^ú K) eûREhò K) RM^Üû[ \ûi L) iûekû\ûi 146. E’ ùKCñ ùgâYúe a‰ð @ùU û L) eûRhðò K) Êe a‰ð M) eûRû I Ehò M) akeûc\ûi N) @PýêZ \ûi L) aýT^ a‰ð N) eûRû R^òZ Ehò M) @aMðý aýT^ 96 Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019 N) @^ê^ûiòK a‰ð L) bò^ÜZû ùa÷PòZâý @ûùY ^òcÜùe \êAUò c«aý ejòQò û _â[c iÚû_^û I 147. KZðû KûeKe ùKCñ aòbqò jêG û M) aòaò] _~ðýûdùe bò^Ü bò^Ü aýqòZß \ßòZúd Uò ~êqò K) _â[cû L) \ßòZúdû _eò\gð^ @cû^êhòK ]cð û ^òcÜ aòKÌMêWòKeê ^òR CZþZeUò iÚòe Ke û M) ZéZúdû N) PZê[ðú N) Gjû Kûk ^òùŸðgòZ 162. iÚû_^û – icûRe icìj jòZiû]^û icûR 148. Cq aûKýe KZðû PòjÜû@ û 154. RûZúd Rúa^ ]ûeYû @cìkK ùaûfò KûjóKò ùiaû \ßûeû jó ùjûA[ûG û ùi @ûRò @ûiòùa Kò ^ûjó , _ûM C_ùe ~êqò Keû~ûG û ~êqò - @ûagýK _Wòùf ^òR aýqòMZ Êû[ðKê ^òbðe Ke û K) RûZúd Rúa^ _âõiMUò @[ðjú^ akòù\aûKê _Wò[ûG û K) _ûM L) @ûiòùa L) ùKû÷÷Yiò RûZòe _âûYúiêfb ^ [ûG û K) iÚû_^û bìfþ ~êqò VòKþ M) @ûRò N) ùi M) RûZúd Rúa^ GK _âcûY ejòZ ]ûeYû L) iÚû_^û I ~êqò Cbùd VòKþ 149. ‘C_Pd’ g±e aò_eúZ @[ð KY û û M) iÚû_^û VòKþ ~êqò bìfþ K) @_Pd L) @C_Pd N) RûZúd Rúa^e @a]ûeYû ÆÁ ^êùjñ N) iÚû_^û I ~êqò Cbùd bìfþ M) @ald N) @agòÁ û 163. iÚû_^û – Wü aò.@ûeþ @ûù´\Ke jò¦ê ]cðeê 150. gêLôfû KûV ùjùf Pêfò Rk«û (Cq 155. _ìað cûM]ú @_bâõgeê ùKCñ bûhûe iéÁò RûZòùb\ I @ÆégýZû \ìe Keòaû _ûAñ @_âûY aûKýùe Kâòdû PòjÜû@) û C\ýc Keò[ôùf û K) gêLôfû L)KûV K) iõÄéZ L) _ûfò ~êqò - @ûajcû^ Kûkeê jò¦ê ]cðe RûZò M)Pêfò N) Rk«û M) IWò@û N) _âKéZ _â[ûe _âPkòZ ùjûA Cy ^úy a‰ðe _âùb\ 156. ùKCñUò _âûcûYòK IWò@ûbûhûe C_bûhû [ôfû û ^òcÜfòLòZ @^êùz\Kê bf Keò _X û aêSò CZþZe @ùU û K)iÚû_^û bìfþ ~êqò VòKþ ùfL û K) ùZfêMê L) Zûcòf L) iÚû_^û VòKþ ~êqò Cbùd VòKþ RûZúd Rúa^ K[ûUòe @[ð KY û ùKjò ùKjò Kj«ò M) i´f_êeú N) K^ÜW M) iÚû_^û I ~êqò bCùd VòKþ RûZòe Rúa^ û G K[ûe ùKøYiò iûeccð ^ûjó, 157. Rßk« g±e aò_eúZû[ðùaû]K g± ùKCñUò N) iÚû_^û I ~êqò Cbùd bìfþ KûeY RûZòe Rúa^ Kò _âKûe Zûjû @a]ûeY û 164. ‘ùKûKòk’ e Èú fòw KY ùja PòjÜû@ û Keòaû ijR ^êùjñ û ù~Cñcûù^ G_eò @û_Zþ Zò K) ^òaðû_òZ L) _Z^ K) ùKûKòk L) ùKûKòkû CZþ[û_^ Keòùa ùicû^ue @û_ZþZò ^òZû« M) @KûeY N) @Pk M) ùKKòkú N) ùKûKúkû @cìkK ùaûfò ùaû] ùjC ^ûjó û ùKøYiò ^ò¡ðò 158. ^òcÜfòLòZ g± cû^u c£eê ùKCñUò @‰ðae 165. ùi cYòh ^êùjñ, ùMûUûG _gê û aýqòe Rúa^ PeòZ iõMâj Keò ùfLòaû aW ijR _âZòg± ùeLûuòZ g± ùKCñ iað^ûc _\ PòjÜû@ û aòhd ^êùjñ, _âùZýK ùfûKe PeòZâùe ù~Cñ K) icê\â L) _lú K) ^òùŸðgûcôK iað^ûc aòbò^Ü _âKûe Kû~ðýakú @ûù¸cûù^ ù\LòaûKê _ûC M) ùNûWû N) ù_ûLeú L) _êeêh aûPK iað^ûc ùi icÉue GKZâúKeYùe Cq ùfûKe M) _âgÜ aûPK iað^ûc ùMûUòG iaðûw iê¦e PeòZ _âÉêZ Keòaû aW ^òcÜùe \êAUò c«aý ejòQò û _â[c iÚû_^û I N) @ûcôaûPK iað^ûc KVò^ aýû_ûe û Zûjûe iûcûRòK, _ûeòaûeòK Gaõ \ßòZúd Uò ~êqò 166. _â]û^ gòlK ù~_eò KjòQ«ò, ùi ùi_eò eûRù^÷÷ZòK Rúa^ GK ^êùjñ û Rúa^e ùKû÷÷Yiò ^òcÜ aòKÌMêWòKeê ^òR CZþZeUò iÚòe Ke û KeêQò û GK ^òŸðòÁ @õgùe Zûjûe PeòZâ ù~_eò 159. iÚû_^û – gûÈùe @Qò , ~Zâ ^ûù~ðýÉê ùeLûuòZ _\Uò ùKCñ iað^ûc PòjÜû@ û ù\Lû~ûC[ûG, @^ý @õgùe Zûjûe iµì‰ð K) i´§aûPK iað^ûc _eòaZð^ ùjaûe ù\Lû~ûG û _ìRýù«, ZZâ ù\aZû û ~êqò – K[ûUû ^ûeú RûZò _ûAñ Lêaþ ù_âeYû L) ^ò‰ðûdK iað^ûc 151. RûZúd Rúa^ KY û \ûdK @ùU û M) _âgÜaûPK iað^ûc K) GK ùbøMkòK LŠe @]ôaûiúu Rúa^ K) (iÚû_^û) bìf (~êqò) VòKþ N) ^òùŸðgûcôK iað^ûc L) ùKû÷÷Yiò RûZòe Rúa^ P~ðýû L) (iÚû_^û) I (~êqò) Cbùd bìf 167. ùKCñVò Zûu Mûñ M) aògßaûiúu Rúa^ ]ûeû M) (iÚû_^û) I (~êqò) Cbùd VòKþ ùeLûuòZ g±Uò ùKCñ iað^ûc PòjÜû@ û N) GK RûZò aòùghe Rúa^ ]ûeû N) (iÚû_^û) I (~êqò)Cbùd VòKþ K) i´§aûPK iað^ûc 152. Rúa^ PeòZ ùfLòaû KûjóKò KÁKe û 160. iÚû_^û – CZþZc Pò«û]ûeû Rúa^ ùg÷÷kúe L) ^ò‰ðûdK iað^ûc K) iõ_éq aýqòu aòaò] Kû~ðýakúùe _eòaZþZ^ Keò_ûùe û M) _âgÜaûPK iað^ûc C_û\û^ iõMâj KÁKe û ~êqò - _âùZýK _âZòÂòZ aýqò CZþZc N) ^òùŸðgûcôK iað^ûc L) iõ_éq aýqòu iûcûRòK Rúa^, Pò«û]ûeûe @U«ò û 168. @ûM«êK ^òùR CVò Ê_eòPd ù\ùf û eûR^úZòK Rúa^ @bò^Ü û K) iÚû_^û bìf (~êqò) VòKþ ùeLûuòZ g±Uò ùKCñ iað^ûc PòjÜû@ û M) Rúa^e iKk ùlZâùe Zûue icû^ L) (iÚû_^û) VòKþ (~êqò K) i´§ aûPK iað^ûc PûeòZâòKZû û M) iÚû_^û VòKþ (~êqò) Cbùd VòKþ L) @ûcôaûPK iað^ûc N) Rúa^PeòZ eP^û ~ù[Á icd N) iÚû_^û I ~êqò Cbùd bêf M) _êeêhûaûPK iað^ûc iûù_l 161. ‘@ûaeY’ e iùcûyûeòZ g±e @[ð KY? N) iiêydú iað^ûc 153. KûjóKò aýqò cYòh Rúa^e aòaò] K) ùNûWYú L) @ûbeY 169. GcòZò _ûVK ^ûjñû«ò ù~ RM^Üû[ \ûiu _~ðýûdùe GK _âKûe ^êùjñ û M)bìhY N) @kuûe bûMaZ _Xò^ûjó û K) _eòaZðZ^ i‘kZûe KûeY ùeLûuòZ g±Uò ùKCñ iað^ûc PòjÜû@ û

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195. @ûù¸cûù^ \Š ~ûZâû ù\Lò[ôfê û 13. b 14. b 15. c 16. a  68 – 26 = 42 17. a 18. c 19. c 20. d Cq aûKýUòe ùKCñ Kûke _eò_âKûg jêG û 42 = 42 21. c 22. c 23. d 24. a  K) iû]ûeY @ZúZ 25. b 26. c 27. c 28. c 10. (c) L) iµ^Ü aZþ cû^ 29. c 30. a 31. c 32. c 11. (d) Man’s age = 32 M) @iµ^Ü @ZúZ 33. a 34. d 35. a 36. b Wife’s age = 35 – 7 = 28 N) iµ^Ü @ZúZ 37. d 38. d 39. b 40. a Diff. = 32 – 28 = 4 years. 196. PòfòKûe _ûYò fêYò@û fûùM û 41. a 42. b 43. c 44. b 12. (d) 10 * 10 = 5 * 10 ? 50 @ 10 Cq CqòUòùe ùKCñ Kûke iìP^û còùk û 45. d 46. c 47. d 48. c  10 × 10 – 5 × 10 + 50 ÷ 10 K) iû]ûeY aZðZcû^ 49. c 50. a 51. b 52. a  100 – 50 + 5 = 55 L) iû]ûeY @ZúZ 53. a 54. a 55. d 56. a 13. (d) 28 * 56 = 28 + 56 = 84 M) iµ^Ü aZðZcû^ 57. b 58. c 59. b 60. a 61. d 62. b 63. c 64. a 84 N) @iµ^Ü @ZúZ & =28 65. d 66. d 67. d 68. c 3 197. @PòjÜû ùfûKKê aògßûi Keòaû VòKþ ^êùjñ û 69. d 70. d 71. c 72. b 14. (d) CqòUò ùKCñ bûaiìPK e _eòPd \òG û 73. c 74. d 75. c 76. c 15. (b) K) aòaéZò L) _âgÜ 77. b 78. b 79. a 80. a M) ^ûÉò N) aòiàd 81. b 82. d 83. b 84. b 198. cêñ iaêùaùk Zêce cwk Pûùjñ û Cq 85. a 86. c 87. d 88. a aûKýe bûaiìPK KY @ùU û 89. c 90. d 91. d 92. c K) aòaéZò L) _âgÜ 93. b 94. b 95. d 96. d M) ^ûÉò N) aòiàd 97. c 98. c 99. a 100. c 199. \ge[ _Pûeòùf – ‘ùK÷÷ùKdú Zêùc KY Pûjñ û’ SECTION - BR A is 14m south with respect to B. Cq CqòUòe _ùeûl CqòUòKê PòjÜû@ û 16. (a) K) \ge[ Kjòùf ùK÷÷ùKdú Zêùc KY REASONING & APTITUDE Pûjñ û 1. (a) 4-11-70, in all others the small L) \ge[ ùK÷ùKdúuê KY Pûjû«ò ùaûfò number is a factor of the other two 17. (a) 4 9 3  Friendship Big Challenge _Pûeòùf û numbers. ...(i) 2. (b) According to value of position first M) ùK÷÷ùKdú KY Pûjû«ò ùaûfò \ge[ 9 6 1 Struggle Big Exam digit is divisible by second digit.  _Pûeòùf û ...(ii) N) \ge[ _Pûeòùf Zêùc KY Pûjñ 3. (c) 423 + 234 = 657 534 + 234 = 768 1 7 8  Exam Confidential Subject ùK÷÷ùKdú û 4. (a) + 8 series ...(iii) 200. @ùgûK Kjòùf “ùcûe icÉ _âRû iêLùe 5. (a) As, never is the antonym of always, From Eqs. (i) and (ii), eêj«ê û” seldom is the antonym of often. 9  Big K) @ùgûK ^òRe icÉ _âRû iêLùe eêj«ê 6. (b) 2. Omission From Eqs. (i) and (ii), 5. Omit ùaûfò Kûc^û Kùf û 1  Exam L) @ùgûK ^òRe icÉ _âRû iêLùe ej«ê 3. Only ùaûfò @ûù\g ù\ùf û 4. Onset 7  Confidential/Subject M) @ùgûK ^òRe icÉ _âRû iêLùe ej«ê 1. Opaque 8  Confidential/Subject 7. (d) ùaûfò Kjòùf û Confidential  7 or 8 8. (c) 5 – 6 + 30 × 8 ÷ 16 N) @ùgûK ^òRe icÉ _âRû iêLùe ej«ê 18. (b) In the first row, ( 9 +6 +3) –(8 +4 ùaûfe @ûgúaðû\ ù\ùf û  5 × 6 ÷ 30 – 8 +16 +4) = 2 6 Missing number = (4 + 6 +4 ) –(9 +   5 × - 8 + 16 0+ 3) = 2 30 19. (b) EXPLANATIONS  1 – 8 + 16 20. (c) J K L M / J K L M / J K L M 21. (d) Pattern followed: 4 th term®2nd  17 – 8 term  3rd term  1st term 9 SECTION - AR  22. (d) 9. (a) 18 + 26 – 25 × 10 ÷ 5 = 42 23. (d) Right to right = 19 -8 = 11 th from GENERAL AWARENESS After interchanging – and + right = X  18 – 26 + 25 × 10 ÷ 5 = 42 24. (b) 25. (b) 26. (c) 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. d 27. (b) = M(Words) N(Words/min) 5. b 6. b 7. b 8. c  18 – 26 + 25 × 2 = 42 =M/N min 9. a 10. c 11. a 12. d  18 – 26 + 50 = 42

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28. (a) No. of pairs :- DE, RS, ST, RT,AB, 40. (d) (6 × 5) + (6 × 4) = 54 2 BD, NR, AE (3 × 1) + (3 × 2) = 9  11 11  3 20 Thus we can see there are more than (8 × 7) + (8 × 3) = 80  11 121 60  11 61  671 7 such pairs. 41. (a) 52. (b) Since the roots are equal, we have D 29. (a) M N / M N O / M N O P/ M N O = 0. P Q 30. (c) 4 k  42  8k  0 31. (b) HIM – ACE (8 + 9 + 13) – (1 + 3 + 5) = 21  k  42  2k  0 SIP – TAG (19 + 9 + 16) –( 20 + 1+ 7) = 16 2 32. (b) B is facing west is the correct statement  k 16 10k  0 42. (d)  k 2 10k 16  0   ,   * So opposite to  k  8k  2  0 (.) can’t be determined  k  8 or k  2. 43. (a) 53. (b) 44. (a) I.  5x 2 13xy  6y 2  0 II.  5x 2 10xy  3xy  6y 2  0 III.  Only conclusion II follows.  5x(x  2y)  3yx  2y  0 33. (b) Cannot be made.  x  2y 5x  3y  0 34. (d) Clearly , the given sequence is a    The rectangles are ; combination of two series:  x  2y  0 or 5x - 3y  0 I. 1, 3, 7, ?, 21 ANFE ; EFGB; JHCG; NDHJ; II.3, 6, 9, 12 NMLK; KLIJ ; MDHI; ANGB;  x  2y or 5x  3y The pattern followed in (I) is + 2, NMIJ +4, …….and the pattern following NDCG; ABCD  x : y  2 :1 in (II) is +3. 45. (b) (26 +7) -1 = 32 So, missing number = 7 + 6 = 13. 46. (d) or x : y  3 : 5 35. (b) 47. (b) 3 8 4 1 5 7 2 8 3 4 8 9 3 9 4 2 1 5 8 2 54. (b) i.e 283, 489 Given EXP. = 48. (b) Clearly, number of boys in the line = (11 + 1 + 3) = 15  1   1 1   1 1  1           ...... Number of boys to be added = (28 -  2   2 3   3 4  15) = 13 49. (b) 5. Beak  1 1   1  100      1   3. Better 100 101  101 101 2. Bingo 55. (b) Let the age of younger boy be x years. 4. Bleak 36. (b) 1. Bright Age of older boy = x  5 years. 50. (b) Using the correct symbols we have: Then, total age of 30 boys Given expression = 31 + 81 ÷ 9 - 7 =  3015  450 years 31 + 9 – 7 = 33 51. (c) Total age of 31 boys after two 37. (c) newcomers join a 3  b3  c3  3abc = 450 – 20 + x + x + 5 = 435 +2x  a  b  c Clearly, 435 + 2x = 31  15 a 2  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca  2x = 465 – 435 30  a  b  c  x = = 15 years 2 38. (b) 2 39. (b) The third figure in each row a  b  c  3ab  bc  ca 56. (c) Expression = 4 + 44 + 444 + ……… comprises of parts which are not to n terms common to the first two figures. = 4 ( 1 + 11 + 111 +……to n terms )

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59. (c) Let the capacity of the tank be x 4  1 1  = (9 + 99 + 999 + ….. to n terms) gallons. = 2 2  2     9 Quantity of water filled in the tank in  2  2 2  2  1 minute when all the pipes A, B and C 4  [ 10 1 100 1 1000 1 are opened simultaneously 9  2  2  2  2   2 2  2    +……… to n terms] x x      3  2  22  2 4 20 24 = [ (10 + 10 2 + 103 + ……. to n According to the question,  2 2 9  2 2  2  x x x terms) – n ]   3  4  2 4 20 24 15 = 10110102 ....ton termsn  2 2  2  2  2 2 9 x x x     3  21.4142  2.8284 40 10n 1 4 20 24 15 62. (a) We have to find HCF of ( 1657 - 6 = =  n 1651) 9 9 9 6x  5x  8x and (2037 – 5 = 2032 ) 2   3 [1 + 10 + 10 + …… to terms = 120 1651 = 13  127, 2032 = 16  127 n  HCF = 127 10 1  3x  3120 ] So, required number will be 127 9 3120 63. (c) The equilateral  has its sides equal.  x  120 gallons Hence the distance between the vertices 40 n 4 3 = 10 1 n should be equal. 81 9 60. (a) Let the cost price of 1 guava = Rs1 57. (c) Let the numbers be 17x and 17y 3 2 2 where x and y are co-prime. CP of 1 banana = Rs  1 3  1 k LCM of 17 x and 17 y = 17xy 4 2 2 According to the question , 3  1 3  1 k 17xy = 714 And CP of 1 apple = Rs. 2 714  1 3  2 3 1 k  2k  xy   42  6 7 New price of 1 guava = Rs.1.1 17 3 110  1 3  2 3 1 k  2k  x = 6 and y = 7 1 banana    Rs.0.825 4 100 Or, x = 7 and y = 6  2 3  2k  2 3  2k  First number = 17x 3 110 = 17  6 = 102 1 apple    Rs.1.65  4 3  4k Second number = 17y 2 100 = 17  7 = 119 Original price of (4 bananas + 2  k  3 Sum of the number = 102 + 119 = apples + 3 guavas ) = 3 + 3+ 3= Rs.9 64. (a) Total no .of players = 15 221 New price of (4 banana + 2 apple + 3 Total no of batsmen = 8 58. (c) Let the work be completed in x days. guava) Total no. of players in the team = 11 According to the question, = Rs. 40.825 21.6531.1 No. of ways to choose a team = x  5 x  3 x 15C   1 = Rs. 3.3  3.3  3.3  9.9 11 10 12 15 Percentage increase No . of way to choose 6 batsmen 6x  30  5x 15  4x 9.9  9 and 5 bowler 8 C 7 C   1  100 10% 6 5 60 9 Required probability  15x – 45 = 60 61. (b) 8 C 7 C 28 Expression = 6 5  15x = 105 = 15  C11 65 105 1 1  x   7 2 2  2   65. (c) There are 6 letters in the word 15 2  2 2  2 “DETAIL” having 3 vowels and 3 Hence, the work will be completed in consonants. 7 days.

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No of way that 3 vowels are arranged in 3 odd places = 3! = 6 N =  f1  41 p The remaining consonants can be arranged in rest 3 places in = 3! = 6  f1x1  303  9 p ways Total no of ways = 6  6 = 36 f1x1 66. (d) Volume of cylinder  Mean = f 2 2 3  1 = 3 5 cm  45 cm 0 π   π  XZY = 90 Volume of 1 cone 303  9 p  7.5  XZ = 9  r cm. 2 1  1   π 41 p  π  1cm3  cm3 YZ = (r +2) cm. = XY = 17 cm 3 10   300  7.5 41 p  303  9 p 2 2 2 Number of cones  307.5  7.5p  303  9 p  XY  XZ  ZY 2 2 2  300   17  9  r  r  2 = 45π   13500  9p  7.5p  307.5  303  π   289  8118r  r 2  r 2  4r  4  1.5p  4.5  p  3 67. (b) Let , the first term a and the number  2r 2  22r  204  0 of terms is n then from the formula, 70. (b) Capacity of swimming pool 2 n1 n1 Or, 12 9 3  r 11r 102  0 tn  ar  486  a3 12 91 2  r 2 17r  6r 102  0 n1 486 3  ……………….(i) = 108 + 162  r r 17  6 r 17  0 a = 270 m3     71. (c) a  r  6r 17  0 S  r n 1 And n   9 C  r  6 cm r 1 P E  2   20 2 a C 2  1   728  3n 1 74. (a)  x    3   98 21 18  x  31    n1 21 2019 95 1 Or, 728 2  a3.3 1  x   3 72. (d) A number is divisible by 5 if last x digit is either 0 or 5.  3 486  On cubing both sides. or,1456  a 1 i) When last digit is 0  a  3 1  1  (from eq.(1) x  3  3 x    3 3 x  x  Or, 1456 = 1458 – a or, a = 2 68. (b) Upper class boundary of the highest Total number of numbers = 1 class = lower class boundary of lowest  x3   3 3  3 3  0 5 4 3 2 1 = 120 3 class + total width     x ii) When last digit is 5 =10.6+9  2.5 6 =33.1  x 1  0 69. (b) Calculation of Mean  x 206  x 200  x 90 X1 f1 f1 x1 (Here first digit cannot be zero )  x 84  x18  x12  x 6 1 3 6 18 Total number of number = 4  4  3  2 5 8 40 = 96 200 6 84 6 7 15 105  x x 1  x x 1 Required number of number s = 120     9 p 9p +96 =216  x12 x 6 1 x 6 1  0 11 8 88 73. (d) 13 4 52 75. (b) Let the capitals of A and B be Rs.4x and 5x.

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123 and reject them, if they do not meet 1 So, 1129 Will have 9 at its unit’ss Capital withdrawn by A = of rs.4x the equality condition. 4 place. 82. (b) Mean proportional = = Rs. x 2m1 .....4 Will have 4 at its unit’ss 3  212  32 1 place. Capital withdrawn by B = of Rs.5x= 311 5 So, 1444 Will have 4 at its unit’ss  3  243  2 Rs. x place.  2 9  2  2 7 11 A : B  4x  3  3x  7: Again, 729 Will have 9 at its unit’ss 83. (b) There will be = 5x  3  4x  7 place 101010 1000 code, out of  33x : 43x  33 : 43 Thus, 1129123 + 1444311 + them lock can be opened in one way, so it cannot be opened in 999 ways. A’s share 72911 84. (c) The required polynomial  33  2 15200  Rs.6600 = …..9 + …..4 +….9 =……22.   x  x 1x  2 3 = Rs.   So here ‘2’ is at units place  76  3 2 80. (b)  x  3x  3x  2  3 76. (d) Since irrational roots are consecutive  5  5 3 2 2kmph = 2 m / sec  m / sec  x  3x  3x  5 so the second root is 7  4  18  9 85. (b) Since the grains of corn are found on So, the equation will be 5 10 the curved surface of the corn cob. 2 and 4 kmph = 4 m/sec= m/sec. So, Total number of grains on the corn x   7  4  7  4x 18 9 cob Let the length of the train be ‘x’ metres = Curved surface area of the corn cob   7  4  7  4 0 2 and its speed is ‘y’ m/sec  Number of grains of corn on 1 cm 2 x Now, we will first find the curved  x  2 7x  9  0  9 surface area of the corn cob.  5  77. (c) Let each student get x sweets. Then,  y   and We have , r = 2.1 and h = 20 Number of sweets = 495 x  9   Let  be the slant height of the conical According to the question, 495x = 891 x corn cob. Then, (x -4) 10  10  Or, 396x = 891  4 = 3564  y   l  r 2  h 2  2.12  202  9  3564  4.41 400  404.41  20.11  x   9 9y - 5 = x and 10 ( 9y -10) = 9x 396  9y-x= 5 and 90y – 9x = 100 Curved surface area of the corn cub Hence, number of sweets On solving, we get : x = 50 = πrl  4959  4455 Length of the train is 50 m. 22 78. (d) Volume of water = 81. (d) The best and quickest method to   2.1 20.11cm2 100  88  14  100  100 cm3 solve these type of problems is option 7 Volume of water filled in 1 hour checking , But option checking is = 132.726 cm2  132.73 cm2 suitable only when the number given Hence, Total number of grains on the 22 in the options are not very large and  141410000100 cm3 corn cob = 132.73  4 = 530.92 7 the mathematical operations on these So, there would be approximately 531 Required time numbers must be easy to calculate. grains of corn on the cob. Let’s check option d: 6 + 10 + 14 +18 86. (d) Income in the second year = Rs.45000 = 48. Income in the first year = Rs.30000 10000 880014 st  1 number after adding 5 = 6 + 5 =11 Expense in the first year = Rs.25000 nd 22 2 Number after adding 1 = 10 + 1 =11 Expense in the second year = Rs.45000 14141000000 3rd Number after subtracting 3 = 14 - 3 7 Total saving = 75000 – 70000 = = 11. Rs.5000  2 hours 4th Number after subtracting 7 = 18 – 7 87. (b) =11. 2m1 79. (a) ...... 9 Will have 9 at its unit’ss Hence, this options is correct. Similarly place. we can check the other options as well

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Weight Frequency Cumulative 4x 9 (in kg) (f) frequency New price = Rs. Rate of downstream =  x 37 10 10 5 38 14 24 2 39 18 42 40 12 54 4000 5 4000 2 1 41 6 60   16  4x x Then, 9 9 Middle position = 60/ 2 = 30  x  x So median = 39 kg 1000 2 2  16 N x 9 CF > i.e .42,  9  2x   x 2 1000 2  x   62.5 So median = 39 kg 16 9 9 88. (a) Here, n = 100, = 30.  3x  9   X New price = 2 2 1 4  4  So, = x x  Rs.  62.5 9 3 X  1    = Rs. 50 per  x   1.5 kmph n 5  5  2 3 2 kg 94. (b)   x1  nX 91. (d) 3.36  2.05 1.33  x 10030  3000  1 36 5 33  3   2  1 99 99 99 Incorrect value of  x1 = 3000

Now, correct value of x = 36  33  5  1  2  99 Incorrect value x - (Sum of incorrect 1 64 values) + (Sum of correct values)  2   2.64 R = 9 99 r = 4  Correct value of x1 = 3000 – (32 +12) +(23+11) = 2990. 92. (c) In  BCD 2 2 l = 12  5 Correct mean l = 13 Correct Value of x   1 Area of funnel = 2πrh  πR  rl n  2 410  9  4 13 2990 π      29.9 = 249 π 100 22 3 89. (b) It is required to find the highest = 249  782.57cm 7 common factor of 5750 and 5000, BC = 342  302 because his daily wage is their common 1 1 1 1 factor = 95. (a) Given surds are 2 2 ,36 ,4 3 and 5 4 5000 ) 5750 (1 1156  900 16m 5000 And in  BAE, LCM of 2, 6, 3 and 4 = 12 750 ) 5000 ( 6 1 1 12 2 2  4500 AB = 34  16 2 2 12 500 ) 750 (1 2  2 500 = 1156  256  30m 1 250 ) 500 ( 2  26 12  12 64 Breadth of the lane = AB + BC =   500  30+16 = 46 m X 1 1 12 93. (b) Let the speed of stream = x kmph  Hence, the daily wage is Rs.250 3 6  3 6 12 90. (c) Let the original price of apples = Rs. 9 x per kg  Rate of upstream =  x 1 2  32 12  12 9

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53. a 54. d 55. b 56. a 1 1 12 Hence , BML  900  57. c 58. d 59. b 60. a 4 3  4 3 12 then right angled triangle does not exist 61. b 62. d 63. a 64. b 1 1 65. d 66. a 67. d 68. d  44 12  12 256 99. (d) 2x   2   2x 69. c 70. a 71. c 72. a

1 1 12 When sum of a number and its 73. c 74. c 75. a 76. d  And 5 4 5 4 12 reciprocal is 2 then, 2 is the maximum 77. c 78. b 79. d 80. b  value of the expression in which 81. c 82. d 83. d 84. d 1 maximum value of number is 1 and its  53 12  12 125 reciprocal is 1 85. d 86. c 87. b 88. a So 2x=1 89. d 90. d 91. a 92. a Now, greatest surd = 12 3 256  4 1 93. a 94. b 95. a 96. (c) We observe that the class 12 -15 has and 1 96. c; in instead of for. maximum frequency. Therefore, this is 2x 97. d; has instead of have. the modal class such that  = 12, h = 1 98. c; caught instead of catch. so, x  99. d; had gone instead of went. 3, f = 23, f1 = 10 and f2 =21. 2 100. b; an instead of a.  Mode 4 5 101. N 102. L 103. K 104. K f  f  1   1   l  1  h  2     105. L 106. K 107. M 108. M 2 f  f1  f2  x   x  109. M 110. M 111. K 112. K  Mode 4 5 113. N 114. K 115. L 116. K     117. L 118. M 119. L 120. K 23 10  1   1  = 12 +  3  2      8 121. M 122. L 123. M 124. L  1   1  46 10  21     125. L 126. K 127. L 128. M  2   2  13 13 129. K 130. N 131. M 132. K 12  3 12  14.6 133. N 134. L 135. K 136. M 15 5 100. (a) 137. L 138. K 139. L 140. K 97. (d) a  3b, c  3d , e  3 f 23  34  54  7 141. L 142. K 143. L 144. K 2 2 2 145. L 146. K 147. K 148. N 2a  3c  4e  881 625 7 149. K 150. N 151. L 152. K 2b 2  3d 2  4f 2  2835000, 153. M 154. N 155. L 156. M 2 2 2 Here there are ‘3’ consecutive Zero. 157. K 158. K 159. N 160. L 92b  3d  4f  161. K 162. L 163. M 164. L  2 2 2 = 9 2b  3d  4f  SECTION - CR 165. K 166. K 167. M 168. L 98. (c) 169. N 170. K 171. N 172. K ENGLISH & ODIA LANGUAGE 173. L 174. L 175. K 176. L 177. N 178. L 179. K 180. N 1. c 2. c 3. d 4. b 181. M 182. L 183. M 184. K 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. b 185. L 186. K 187. L 188. M 9. a 10. c 11. d 12. b 189. L 190. K 191. L 192. L 13. d 14. d 15. d 16. b 193. K 194. L 195. M 196. K 17. a 18. d 19. b 20. d 197. M 198. K 199. L 200. K 21. a 22. d 23. c 24. b BL is bisector of ABC 25. d 26. b 27. a 28. c So, MBL  LBC  xlet 29. b 30. b 31. c 32. a  ML || BC 33. b 34. d 35. a 36. b LBC  MLB  x 37. c 38. b 39. b 40. b MLB  MBL 41. b 42. b 43. b 44. d 45. a 46. b 47. c 48. a But , 0 MBL  LBC  90 49. d 50. b 51. d 52. c

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REASONING ABILITY • A & F are facing each other (b)ABBBAB • B is left of F & right of H (c)AABBAA Directioin(1-2).In the following • G is between C & D and H is (d)BBABAB question, select the related word pair between B & E 17. What number should come in place of from the given alternatives. • D is left of A question mark? Then who is facing E 7,32,81,160,? 1. Owl:Owlet :: Cow:? (a)B (b)F (a)128 (b)132 (a)heifer (b)kid (c)C (d)G (c)275 (d)302 (c)cowlet (d)fawn 11. Looking at the advertisement I said, that 2. LK : OP : : ? : UV man looks great on TV. The man is the Direction(18).In the question, four (a)NL (b)TU only son of the only son of his statements are followed by four (c)NQ (d)FE grandfather. Who is the man? conclusions. Select the one which is false. Direction(3-4).In the following (a)Father (b)me questions, select the odd word/letter from (c)brother (d)grandfather 18. Statements: the given alternatives. 12. Starting from the point X, Amitabh All tips are tims walked 15 m towards west. He turned Some tims are tils 3. (a)Agitation left and walked 20 m. He then turned Some tins are tils (b)Confusion left and walked 15 m. After this he No tiks are tins (c)Commotion turned to his right and walked 12 m. Conclusion: (d)Distress How far and in which directions is now (a) Some tils are tins 4. (a)TRQO (b)WUTR Amitabh from X? (b) Some tims being tins is a (c)JHFD (d)LJIG (a)32m, South possibility (b)47m, East Direction(5-6).In the following (c) All tils being tiks is a possibility (c)42m, North questions, select the odd letter/number (d) Some tims are tips (d)27m, South from the given alternatives. 19. Which of the following figure can be 13. If ZORT- 8590 and YOKP-7526 created by folding the following figure? 5. (a)ROLJ (b)TQNL find POTR? Question figure: (c)ZWTQ (d)JGDB (a)7777 (b)7528 6. (a)891 – 18 (b)355 – 13 (c)7285 (d)7582 (c)675 – 20 (d)566 - 17 14. In a certain code if ‘M’ denotes’÷’, ‘N’ 7. If 22*14 = 18 and 11*9 = 10 then what denotes ‘x’, ‘O’ denotes ‘+’ and ‘P’ will be the value of 20*4 = ? denotes ‘-’, then what will be the value (a)12 (b)10 of 24M3N6O7M7N12P10? (c)13 (d)11 (a)3 (b)2 Answer figure: (c)50 (d)86 Direction (8-9).A series is given with one 15. If 2 * 3 * 1 = 14 and 4 * 0 * 3 = 25 then term missing. Choose the correct what will be the value of 6 * 2 * 4 = ? alternative from the given ones that will (a)60 (b)72 complete the series. (c)56 (d)55 8. ? , Hexane, Heptane, Octane Direction(16).Which one set of letters (a)Pentane (b)Benzene when sequentially placed at the gaps in (c)Nonane (d)Methane the given letter series shall complete (a)Figure A (b)Figure B 9. 4, 11, 34, 81, 160, ? the series. (c)Figure C (d)Figure D (a)235 (b)374 20. If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then (c)858 (d)279 16. A _ _ B A A_ _ A_ B_ which of the answer figures is the right 10. On a round table A B C D E F G and H (a)ABABAB image of the given figure? are sitting such that 106 Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019

which cannot be formed using the do your utmost to win. In the village where letters of the given word. you pick up sides and no feeling of local RECIPROCATE patriotism is involved, it is possible to play (a) PROCEED simply for the fun and exercise, but as soon (b) RACE as you feel that you and some larger unit (c) REPEAT will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage (d) TEAR combative instincts are aroused. Anyone who has played even in a school football Direction(25).A word is represented by match knows this. At the international level only one set of numbers as given in any sport is frankly mimic warfare. But the one of the alternatives. The sets of significant thing is not the behaviour of the numbers given in the alternatives are players but the attitude of the spectators: represented by two classes of alphabets and, behind the spectators, of the nations as in two matrices given below. The who work themselves into furies over these Direction (21).Find out from amongst columns and rows of matrix I are absurd contests, and seriously believe-at any the four alternatives as to how the numbered from 0 to 4 and that of matrix rate for short periods-that running, jumping pattern would appear when the II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue. transparent sheet is folded at the dotted these matrices can be represented first line by its row and next by its column, e.g. : 26. The author of the passage believes that 21. ‘A’ can be represented by 00, 13 and ‘T’ (a) sport creates goodwill can be represented by 56, 68,89 etc. (b) sport is entertainment Identify the set for word RUST. (c) sport is not a test of courage (d) sport is not a test of national 25. virtue 27. By ‘concrete examples’, the writer is referring to (a) cement buildings (b) historic events (c) specific cases (d) common cases 22. Count the number of triangles in the 28. In competitive games, you following figure (a) plan to win (b) dream to win (a)20, 01, 76, 04 (c) hope to win (b)85, 30, 76, 85 (d) play to win (c)20, 30, 76, 89 29. At the international level, sports (d)85, 01, 76, 20 (a) can lead to war (a)16 (b)18 (b) are an imitation of war (c)20 (d)23 ENGLISH LANGUAGE (c) can result in players trying to kill 23. If the square represents dancers, circle each other Directions (26-30): A passage is given represents the singers, triangle (d) often causes serious injury with five questions following it. Read the represents the teachers and the 30. Orgies are passage carefully and choose the best rectangle represents the chefs, then (a) wild riots answer to each question out of the four who are the teachers who are not (b) private shows alternatives and click the button singers? (c) brutal warfare corresponding to it. (d) excessive indulgence I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between Directions (31-32): In the following the nations, and that if only the common questions, out of the four alternatives people of the world could meet one another select the alternative which best at football or cricket, they would have no expresses the meaning of the idiom/ inclination to meet on the battlefield. Even phrase. if one didn’t know from concrete examples 31. To lead astray (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that (a) to take back what you have said (a)i (b)d international sporting contests lead to orgies (b) to misguide (c) j (d)i+d of hatred, one could deduce it from general (c) to achieve two results with one 24. In the following question, from the given principles. Nearly all the sports practiced effort alternative words, select the word nowadays are competitive. You play to win, (d) to apologize humbly and the game has little meaning unless you

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32. Pound the pavement 38. Things seemed to be (a)/ looking in at (b) All orders would be executed (a) Hunt for a job on the streets last when (b)/ we got the contract from promptly by the servant. (b) spread awareness on the streets Mr. Sarkar. (c)/ No error (c) All orders should be executed (c) smash the streets promptly by the servant. (d) Repairing on the street Directions (Q. 39-40): Read the following (d) All orders will be executed group of sentences. The 1st and the last promptly by the servant. Directions (33-34): In the following sentences are numbered 1 and 6, the rest 42. The gardener ought to water the plants question, sentences are given with are numbered P, Q, R, S. Arrange these daily. blanks to be filed in with an appropriate four sentences in proper order to form a (a) The plants must be watered daily word(s). Four alternatives are suggested meaningful paragraph/sentence. by the gardener. for each question. Choose the correct (b) The plants ought to water daily by 39. 1. John had some relatively new alternative out of the four as your answer. the gardener. clothes he had outgrown. (c) The water ought to be planted daily 33. When he cleared UPSC exam, he P. But his mother took them out and by the gardener. ______of all his hard work. kept them neatly folded in the (d) The plants ought to be watered (a) skated on thin ice cupboard again. daily by the gardener (b) reaped the harvest Q. He threw them into the waste (c) took a back seat basket Directions (Q. 43-44): In the following (d) took a nosedive R. So John put the clothing into the question, a sentence has been given in 34. We need to have a meeting this week in family’s bag of items to donate to Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four order to ______the distribution charity. alternatives suggested, select the one problems. S. His mother found them and put which best express the same sentence in (a) jack up (b) iron out them back in his cupboard. Indirect/Direct speech. (c) lay out (d) chip in 6. John finally put the items in his mother’s mending basket and 43. The Captain said to his men, “Stand at Direction (Q. 35-36): A part of the never saw them again. ease.” sentence is bold. Below are given (a) RSPQ (b) QRSP (a) The Captain urged his men to alternatives to the bold part at (a),(b),(c) (c) QSRP (d) RQSP stand at ease which may improve the sentence. Choose 40. 1. It is interesting to note that English (b) The Captain wanted his men to the correct alternative. In case no was offered as a subject in England stand at ease improvement is needed your answer is only in 1828. (c) The Captain told his men that (d). P. The course offered was on the they should stand at ease (d) The Captain commanded his men 35. His condition has only deteriorated, his English language and not on to stand at ease life hangs with threads. literature. (a) is hanging on threads Q. Instead it was offered in the newly 44. The convict said, “Let me speak freely (b) hangs by a thread started University College please”. (a) The convict suggested that he (c) hangs on a thread founded in 1886. must be allowed to speak freely. (d) No improvement R. It was only in 1831 that English (b) The convict requested that he 36. The pool was dry as the water had been literature was offered at King’s must be allowed to speak freely. drained off the day before College. (c) The convict requested that he (a) has been drained off S. Even then it was not offered in should be allowed to speak freely. (b) was drained prestigious Universities like (d) The convict proposed that he (c) has been drained away Oxford. might be allowed to speak freely. (d) No improvement 6. Before that, only classics in Greek and Latin were taught at Oxford. Directions (Q. 45-46): In the following Directions (Q. 37-38): In the following (a) PSPQ (b) SRQP question, out of the four alternatives, question, some parts of the sentences (c) PRQS (d) SQPR select the word SIMILAR in meaning to have errors and some are correct. Find the given word. out which part of a sentence has an error. Directions (Q. 41-42): In the following question, a sentence has been given in The number of that part is your answer. 45. GRUFF Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four If a sentence is free from error, then your (a) Hard (b) Rough alternatives suggested, select the one answer is (d) i.e. No error. (c) Tough (d) Sturdy which best expresses the same sentence 46. DISCOMFIT 37. The requirements necessary (a)/ to gain in Passive/Active Voice. (a) Litigate (b) Embarrass the permission depend on (b)/ the (c) Conflict (d) Frustrate country of the adopting parent. (c)/ No 41. The servant will execute all orders promptly error Directions (Q. 47-48): In the following (a) All orders will have to be executed question, out of the four alternatives, promptly by the servant.

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respectively. There is a third pipe in (a) Lord Curzon (c) units the bottom of the cistern to empty it. 3 3 (b) Lord Wellesley (c) Lord Minto If all the three pipes are simultaneously (d) 3 2 units opened, then the cistern is full in 50 (d) Lord Canning minutes. In how much time the third Directions (72-75) : Study the given table 78. Which Sultan added the Alai Darwaza pipe alone can empty the cistern? carefully and answer the questions. to the Qutub Minar? (a) 110 minutes Table shows the total population in six (a) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (b) 100 minutes different cities and the ratio of literate to (b) Firoz Tughlaq (c) 120 minutes illiterate population and also the percentage (c) Iltutmish (d) 90 minutes of graduate out of literate population in each (d) Alauddin Khilji 66. Two trains start at the same time from city. 79. The Paika Rebellion of Odisha, which stations A and B and travel towards marked the first ever uprising against each other at speeds of 50 kmph and Percentage British, was organised in the year Population Literate: Graduate 60 kmph respectively. At the time of Cities (in (a) 1814 (b) 1817 llliterate out of thousand) their meeting the second train has 90 literate (c) 1837 (d) 1847 km more than the first. The distance A 22 5:6 20% 80. Which one of the following is the between A and B is B 16 3:5 35% example of planetary winds? (a) 1200km (b) 1440 km C 96 2:1 32% (a) Monsoon D 20 2:3 25% (c) 1320 km (d) 990 km (b) Trade wind E 24 5:3 1 67. A motor boat covers a certain distance 33 % (c) Land and sea breezes downstream in a river in 3 hours. It 3 (d) Chinook covers the same distance upstream in 81. Folding is the result of : 72. Graduate population of city B and D 3 hours and half. If the speed of the (a) Epeirogenetic force together is approximately what percent water is 1.5 km/h, then the speed of (b) Coriolis force more/less than graduate population of the boat in still water is : (c) Orogenic forces city A and E together? (a) 17 km/h (b) 17.5 km3/h (d) Exogenetic force (a) 54% (b) 50% (c) 19.5 km/h (d) 19 km/h 82. Harike Barrage, built in Punjab which (c) 47% (d) 42% 68. Four horses are tethered for grazing at gives water supply to the Indira Gandhi 73. Population of city C who are literate four corners of a square plot of side 14 canal is located at the conference of but not graduate is how much more m so that the adjacent horses can just which two rivers? than the average graduate population reach one another. There is a small (a) Sutlej and Beas ofcity D and E together? circular pond of area 20m2 at the centre. (b) Sutlej and Chenab (a) 40020 (b) 4020 Find the ungrazed area. (c) Chenab and Jhelum (c) 4200 (d) 4420 (a) 36 m2 (b) 25 m2 (d) Beas and Ravi 74. If the ratio of illiterate male to female in (c) 18 m2 (d) 22m2 83. Cognizable offence refers to an offence city B is 3:5 and ratio of graduate male 69. ABCD is a cyclic trapezium with AB|| where to female population in city D is 2:3. DC and AB is a diameter of the circle. (a) Arrests can be made without Then find the ratio of total illiterate 0 warrant If CAB = 30 , then ADC is male in city B and graduate female in (b) Arrests can be made with warrant (a) 600 (b) 1200 city D ? (c) 1500 (d) 300 (a) 23:7 (b) 8:25 (c) It is not under the jurisdiction of a 70. After replacing an old member by a new (c) 75:16 (d) 25:8 court member, it was found that the average 75. llliterate population of city D is what (d) Police can register a case without age of five members of a club is the percent of the illiterate population of formal complaints same as it was 3 years ago. The city ‘C’? 84. In which article of the Constitution of difference between the ages of the (a) 25% (b) 37.5% India has the Joint Sitting of the Lok replaced and the new members is (c) 40% (d) 50% Sabha and the Rajya Sabha been (a) 2 years (b) 4 years provided? (c) 8 years (d) 15 years GENERAL AWARENESS (a) Article 101 71. If the length of each side of an equilateral (b) Article 108 triangle is increased by 2 unit, the area 76. The ninth mandala of the Rig Veda (c) Article 133 is found to be increased by 3 samhita is devoted wholly to (a) Urvashi and the Heaven (d) Article 102 + 3 square unit. The length of each (b) Soma and the god who is named 85. Which of the following is incorrect in side of the tringle is after the drink respect of parliamentary control over (c) Indra and his elephant the budget? (a) 3 unit (d) Gods related to plants and drugs (a) Parliament has no say in the (b) 3 units 77. The strategy of “Divide and Rule” was preparation of the budget adopted by

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(b) Parliament has the power to 94. Economic liberalization in India started EXPLANATIONS increase expenditure charged on with : the consolidated fund (a) Substantial changes in industrial (c) Parliament has no power to licensing policy 1. (a) Young ones of owl is owlet and the impose a tax without the (b) The convertibility of Indian rupee young ones of cow is heifer. president’s recommendation (c) Doing away with procedural 2. (d) L-1 = K (d) Parliament cannot increase a tax formalities for foreign direct O+1 =P without the president’s investment Similarly, recommendation (d) Significant reduction in tax rates F-1 = E 86. Which of the following is used in the 95. Equilibrium income is that level at which U+1 = V treatment of cancer? (a) The community is spending 3. (b) Agitation is defined as the state of (a) Physiotherapy exactly all of its income on feeling irritated or restless. (b) Electrotherapy consumption Confusion is a symptom that makes (c) Chemotherapy (b) The amount which society you feel as if you can’t think clearly. (d) Psychotherapy wishers to spend on investment A commotion is a lot of noise, 87. What is Ekistics? is equal to the amount of its confusion, and annoy. (a) The Water sports related study Income which it does not wish to While, distress refers to extreme (b) The science of body mass spend on consumption anxiety, sorrow, or pain. (c) The art of card tricks (c) Actual saving is equal to actual Thus, Except Confusion, rest of all (d) The science of human settlements investment show the same conclusion. Hence, b is 88. In which of the following organs of the (d) Full employment exists correct. human body bone tibia is to be found 96. World Investment Report is published 4. (c) Clearly, there is gap of 1 letter (a) Skull by which of the following? between first two letters followed by (b) Leg (a) WEF no gap in other two which is followed (c) Ankle Bone (b) WTO by gap of 1 letter between last two (d) Mouth (c) GATT letters. 89. The magnetic lines of force due to a bar (d) UNCTAD T _ R Q _ O magnet : 97. On which date, the 2018 World Elephant W _ U T _ R (a) Intersect inside the body of the Day (WED) was observed recently? J _ H _ F _ D magnet (a) August 13 L _ J I _ G (b) Intersect at neutral points only (b) August 14 5. (c) Clearly, there is gap of 2 letter between (c) Intersect only at North and South (c) August 12 first two letters followed by gap of 2 poles (d) August 15 letters in other two which is followed (d) Cannot intersect at all 98. Who is the author of the book “Moving by gap of 1 letter. 90. All the magnetic materials lose their On, Moving Forward: A year in R _ _ O _ _ L _ J magnetic properties when Office”? T _ _ Q _ _ N _ L (a) Dipped in water (a) Sumitra Mahajan Z _ _ W _ _ T _ _ Q (b) Dipped in oil (b) Anand Sharma J _ _ G _ _ D _ B (c) Brought near a piece of iron (c) Arun Jaitley 6. (c) Except the number pair 675 - 20, in (d) Strongly heated (d) Venkaiah Naidu all other number pairs the second 91. Which of the following transition metal 99. Which Bollywood personality has been number is the sum of the digits of the is in liquid state? honoured with the Swara Mauli award? first number. (a) Chromium (a) Jeetendra Option (a): 891 - 18 8 + 9 + 1 = 18 (b) Cadmium (b) Lata Mangeshkar Option (b): 355 – 13  3 + 5 + 5 = (c) Mercury (c) Amitabh Bachchan 13 (d) Vanadium (d) Sridevi 6 + 7 + 5 =18 92. A polymeric substance used to make 100. FSSAI has constituted which expert Option (c): 675 – 20  parachute is committee to look into draft of Food Option (d): 566 – 17  5 + 6 + 6 = (a) Rayon Safety and Standards (Labelling and 17 (b) Viscose Display) Regulations 2018? Hence, it is clear from above that (c) Cotton (a) P K Agarwal committee option c is odd one out. (d) Terylene (b) B Sesikeran committee 7. (a) Here, we get the third number by 93. The long form of periodic table is based (c) Hemalatha committee finding average of the given two on (d) Nikhil Tandon committee numbers. (a) Electro negativity Case 1: Average of 22 and 14 = 18 (b) Mass of the atom  Case 2: Average of 11 and 9 = 10 (c) Shape of the atom Case 3: Average of 20 and 4 = 12 (d) Atomic number Hence, a is the required answer.

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8. (a) This is an ordinal series of alkane R-18……..Sum of digit so and the first term which is of 5 carbon T-20 …… product of digit so atoms followed by Value Hexane (6 carbon atoms) is missing. Z = 8 Therefore, the missing term is Pentane. O = 5 Hence, the correct option is a. R = 9 9. (d) As, T = 0 so ZORT …….8590 and same 4 + (32 – 2) = 4 + 7 = 11 for YOKP ….7526 11 + (52 – 2) = 11 + 23 = 34 NOW POTR 34 + (72 – 2) = 34 + 47 = 81 P – 16….sum of digit so P = 7 81 + (92 – 2) = 81 + 79 = 160 O – 15. Product of digit O = 5 19. (c) In fig. A and B letter Y and O are Thus the next number will be, T- 20.....Sum of digit T = 2 together which is not possible 160 + (112 – 2) = 160 + 119 = 279 R = 18...Product of digit R = 8 While in fig. D letter G and T are Thus the missing number is 279. so POTR - adjacent which is not possible. 10. (c) 7528 20. (d) The mirror image for the given figure 14. (c) 24M3N6O7M7N12P10 is, = 24÷3  6+7÷7  12-10 Using BODMAS rule we get = 8x6+1x12-10 = 48+12-10 = 60-10=50 15. (c) Here, in each equation we get the term on right hand side by adding the Thus option d is the mirror image of squares of all the three terms on left the given figure. hand side. 21. (c) The paper will look like that given in Equation I: (2)2 + (3)2 + (1)2 = 4 + 9 + option c. There will be 16 diamonds and 4 triangles. 11. (b) 1  14 Equation II: (4)2 + (0)2 + (3)2 = 16 + 0 + 9  25 Similarly, for equation III we get as follows:  (6) 2 + (2)2 + (4)2 = 36 + 4 + 16  56 22. (d) The given diagram is labeled as below: Thus, 56 is the required answer. I am talking about myself here. 16. (b) The original series is as follows: 12. (a) Let X be the starting point, from A _ _ B A A _ _ A _ B_ where Amitabh started his journey. On observing the series we are unable The path traverse by Amitabh is as to infer any pattern. In such questions, follows: it’s more prudent to take help of the options. On checking each option, we find that a pattern indeed emerges when the letters given under option (b) are With A: AIB, AHB, AJI, AJB, AFC, used to complete the series. The ADB, ADC, ADH completed series has been represented With B: BIH, BJD, BEG, BED below: With C: CGH, CDG, CEI, CDF, CDE, A ABB /A ABB /A A B B CDH With D: DGF, DEF, DEG, DEJ We can see that the pattern ‘AABB’ is being repeated in the series given With E: EJF Now, Amitabh is at position D. above. Clearly, option (d) is the correct Clearly, Required distance = 12 + 20 = Hence b is the correct answer. answer. 32m 17. (c) 8×1-1=7×1=7 23. (d) The teachers are: (g+h+j+i+d), out Also, he is in South direction from X. 9×2-2=16×2=32 of them g, h and j are singers as well. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer. 10×3-3=27×3=81 Hence, ‘i+d’ will represent those 13. (b) 11×4-4=40×4=160 teachers who are not singers. Logic 12×5-5=55×5=275 24. (a) D word not present in Z -26….Sum of digit so 18. (c) If all tils are tiks, some tiks would be RECIPROCATE O-15……Product of digit so tins which is not possible 25. c 26. d 27. c 28. d

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29. b 30. d 31. b 32. a 9 36168 3 3  4 9  4 5 33. b 34. b 35. b 36. d     (37-38) 28 2 3 1 3 1 2 37-c; The error lies in part C of the sentence 57. (c) Total valid votes got candidates where the word ‘adopting’ is incorrect  3 6 2  36 9261 and needs to be replaced with the 54. (b)  100 12348 adjective ‘adoptive’ which means ‘(of 75 a child or parent) in that relationship Let total number of votes = x by adoption.’ ‘Adopting’ is used as a verb and not as an adjective. It should 75 Total votes polled = x  read as:’of the adoptive parent.’ 100 38-b; The error lies in part B of the sentence According to the question, as the phrasal verb ‘looking up’ has (1 + 3+ 6) units = Rs.1, 60, 480 75x been incorrectly used as ‘looking in’. 10 units = Rs.1, 60, 480  ‘Looking up’ means ‘improving’ and 1 unit = Rs.16,480 100 ‘looking in’ has no meaning here. It Share of A = 16, 048  1 = Rs.16, 048 75x 98 should read as:’..things seemed to be Share of B = 16,048  3 = Rs.48, 144 Valid votes =  looking up at last..’ Share of C = 16, 048  6 = Rs 96, 288 100 100 39. c 40. d 41. d 42. d 55. (b) According to the question 43. d 44. c 45. b 46. b 2 0 2 0 2 0 75x 98 47. c 48. c 49. c 50. d cos 60  4sec 30  tan 45  12348 51. (d) sin2 300  cos2 300 100 100 3x  2y 5 Hence , total votes = 16800  2 2 2x  3y 6  1   2  4ab    4  1 58. (d) x   2  3 18x 12y = 10x +15y    a  b 8x = 27y 1 x 2b x 27    sin 2 A  cos2 A 1 2a a  b y 8 x  2a 2b  a  b 3b  a 1 4 4   2 2   1 x  2a 2b  a  b b  a  3 x  3 y   3 27  3 8  4 3     (By Compodendo– Dividendo rule) 3 x  3 y  3 27  3 8  1 16 again       1  4 3 x 2a 2   3  2  2     5  25 3  64 12 55 2b a  b  3  2    12 12 x  2b 2a  a  b 3a  b 52. (d)   1 x  2b 2a  a  b a  b 3 3 56. (c) x   3 x  a ab a ab ......  x x  2a x  2b 3b  a 3a  b     square both side x  2a x  2b b  a a  b 3x 2 3 2 2b  2a 2b  a 3  3  2   4 x  a abx  a ab ......  3x  3  4x    2    x x b  a b  a x 2 1 x x 2 1 x Again cube both sides   59. (c) Let cost price of article = 100 The manufacture sells at 10% profit x6  a3ab x x x x  1  i.e = 110% x5  a4b 3 x    4 x 10    100 100 110 x  5 a4b  1  100  x   1 The wholeseller sell sell at 20% profit 53. (b) According to the question  x  0.009 0.036 0.016 0.08 20  i.e 110 + 110  132 0.002 0.0008 0.0002 100

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ATQ, shopkeepor sells at 15% loss i.e 6 888 -6x = 7 696 3000   85 = Rs.  2  Rs.2000 5328 – 6x = 4872 132  56100 3 6x = 456  x = 76 100 SI for 1 years = Rs.100 64. (a) Total work = 100 132  66000 CI for 2 years = rs.2050 Remaining work = 100 -37 = 63 Required difference So, C. P of article A 4 = 2050  2000  Rs.50  66000 B 5 = 100  50000 Required Rate % 132 5A= 4B 50 Total efficiency = A + B = 9 60. (a)  100  5% 1000 Work done in 7 days = 9 7 = 63 According to the question, 100 5% of sum = 1000 Time taken by B   20 5 1000 Sum = 100  Rs.20,000 65. (b) 5 62. (d) According to the question, Milk Water Vessel A 8 : 5 BC = 400 metres Vessel B 5 : 2 In DABD 3 AD New mixture containing 69 % tan600  13 BD A + B – C = 6 00 9  5+ 4- C = 6 3 AD Milk i.e = milk   AD : BD  3 :1 13100 13 - C = 6 – 5- 4 - C = -3 1 BD Now using Alligation. C= 3 units/ min …..(i) A B In DADC T .C 300  100 minutes AD C' s eff. 3 tan 300= DC 66. (d) Second train covers the 90 km more distance only because of its exceed 1 AD   AD : DC 1: 3 speed of 3 DC (60-50)km = 10 kmph Time , taken by trains to meet each ….(ii)  Now, 90km BD : AD : DC other  =9h 10km / h 1 : 3 Find : Distance covered by first train = 9  50 Ratio : 2 : 7 = 450 km 1 : 3 63. (a) Distance covered by the second = 9 1 : 3 : 3 hours  60kmph  540 km. BC = BD + DC Total distance between A and B = 540 = 1 + 3 = 4 units. + 450 = 990 km. 4 units = 400m 67. (c) ATQ 1 unit =100m d Downstrean speed x  y  or d = AD = 3 unit 3 7 units = 888 +666 =1554 3( x +y) ………..(i) = 100 3 = 100  1.732 = 173.2m 1 unit = 222 61. (a) SI for 3 years = Rs.3000 ATQ d  2 = x – y = SI for 2 years 888  x 7 7  [ x number of boys 666  30 6 left ]

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LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS Current Union Council of Ministers Prime Minister Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister Narendra Modi Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh Minister of External Affairs, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharati Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of Rural Development, Minister of Panchayati Raj Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Mines Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Kalraj Mishra Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda Minister of Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Anant Geete Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal Minister of Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh Minister of Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar Minister of Science and Technology, Harsh Vardhan Minister Of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation D. V. Sadananda Gowda Minister Of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu Minister Of Coal Piyush Goyal Minister Of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan

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MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) Minister Portfolio Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; and Rao Inderjit Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Santosh Kumar Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Gangwar Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Shripad Yasso Naik Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture; and Dr. Mahesh Sharma Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Giriraj Singh Medium Enterprises. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Communications; and Manoj Sinha Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Col. Rajyavardhan Sports; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Information Singh Rathore and Broadcasting. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power; and Minister of R. K. Singh State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Hardeep Singh Puri Affairs. Alphons Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism. Kannanthanam

MINISTERS OF STATE Minister Portfolio Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Vijay Goel Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Pon Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Radhakrishnan Shipping. Minister of State in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and Minister of State S.S. Ahluwalia in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.[18] Ramesh Minister of State in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Jigajinagi Ramdas Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Athawale Vishnu Deo Sai Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel. Ram Kripal Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development. Yadav

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Minister Portfolio Hansraj Ahir Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal. Rajen Gohain Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways. General (Retd.) V. K. Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; and Parshottam Rupala Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Jayant Sinha Civil Aviation Krishan Pal Gurjar Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Bhabhor Shiv Pratap Shukla Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance. Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Sudarshan Bhagat Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Kiren Rijiju Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Upendra Kushwaha Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development; and Dr. Virendra Kumar Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Anupriya Patel Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare M. J. Akbar Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. Anant Kumar Hegde Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. Jayant Sinha Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Babul Supriyo Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Arjun Ram Meghwal Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Vijay Sampla Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. Ajay Tamta Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles. Krishna Raj Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Chhotu Ram Chaudhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of State in the P. P. Chaudhary Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development; and Minister of Dr. Satya Pal Singh State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

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S. STATE AND U.T. CHIEF MINISTER GOVERNOR NO 1 Andaman & Nicobar U.T. Devendra Kumar Joshi 2 Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan 3 Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu B.D. Mishra 4 Assam Sarbananda Sonowal Jagdish Mukhi 5 Bihar Nitish Kumar Lal Ji Tondon 6 Chandigarh U.T. V.P. Singh Bandore 7 Chhattisgarh Dr. Raman Singh Anandiben Patel 8 Goa Manohar Parrikar Mridula Sinha 9 Gujarat Vijay Rupani Shri Om Prakash Kohli 10 Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar Satyadev Narayan Arya 11 Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur Acharya Dev Vrat 12 Jammu and Kashmir Satyapal Malik 13 Jharkhand Raghubar Das Draupadi Murmu 14 Karnataka H.D. Kumaraswami Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala 15 Kerala PinarayiVijayan P. Sathasivam 16 Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Anandiben Patel 17 Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao 18 Manipur N. Biren Singh Najma Heptullah 19 Meghalaya Conard Sangam Tathagata Roy 20 Mizoram Lal Thanhawla Kummanam Rajasekharam 21 Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya 22 New Delhi ArvindKejriwal Anil Bijal 23 Odisha Sh. Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal 24 Puducherry V. Narayanasamy Kiran Bedi 25 Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh V P Singh Badnore 26 Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh 27 Sikkim ShriPawan Kumar Chamling Ganga Prasad 28 Tamil Nadu Eddappadik Palaniswami Banwaril Lal Purohit 29 Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao ESL Narasimhan 30 Tripura Biplap Kumar Dev Kaptan Singh Solanki 31 Uttar Pradesh Yogi Aditya Shri Ram Naik 32 Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat Baby Rani Maurya 33 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath Tripathi 34 Dadra and Nagar Haveli U.T. Prafula Khodapatel 35 Daman and Diu U.T. Prafula Khodapatel 36 Lakshadweep U.T. Farooq Khan

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PERMANENT COMMISSIONS OFFICE-HOLDERS 1. Chairman, National Human Rights Commission of India-H. L. Dattu 2. Chairman, Central Vigilance Commission-K. V. Chowdhary 3. Chairman, Central Information Commission-R. K. Mathur 4. Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes -Sushil Chandra 5. Chairman, National Commission for Minorities-Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi 6. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes-Ram Shankar Katheria 7. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes -Nand Kumar Sai 8. Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes- vacant 9. Chairman, National Commission for Women-Jayanti Patanaik 10. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India-Sekhar Basu 11. Chairman, ISRO-K. Sivan 12. Chairman, National Forest Commission-B. N. Kirpal 13. Chairman, Union Public Service Commission-Aravinda Saxena 14. Chairman, University Grants Commission-Dhirendra Pal Singh 15. Chairman, Central Water Commission-Narendra Kumar 16. Director, Space Applications Centre-Tapan Misra 17. Chairman, Competition Commission of India-Devender Kumar Sikri 18. Chairman, CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)-Anita Karwal 19. Chairperson, Central Board of Excise & Customs-Ms. Vanaja N. Sarna 20. Chairman, FSSAI(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)-Ashish Bahuguna

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21. Chairman, National Highways Authority of India-Yaduvir Mallick 22. Chairman, Central Board of Film-Prasoon Joshi 23. Chairman, Children’s Film Society of India-Mukesh Khana 24. Chairman, Press Council of India -CK Prasad 25. Chairman, Press Trust of India-Viveck Gonka 26. Chairman, Telecom Regulartory Authority of India (TRAI)-Ram Sevak Sharma 27. Chairperson, National Green Tribunal-Umesh Dattatraya Salvi 28. Director, NCERT(National Council of Educational Research and Training)-Hrushikesh Senapaty 29. Director General, Archaeological Survey of India-Rakesh Tewari 30. Chairperson, Staff Selection Commission -Ashim Khurana 31. Director General, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation-Mangoo Singh DEFENCEAND SECURITY 1. Chief of the Army Staff-General Bipin Rawat 2. Chief of the Air Staff-Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa (also Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee) 3. Chief of the Naval Staff-Admiral Sunil Lanba 4. Chief of Integrated Defence Staff-air marshall p p reddy 5. Director, Research and Analysis Wing-Anil Dhasmana 6. Director, Intelligence Bureau-Rajiv Jain 7. Director General, Military Intelligence-Lieutenant General K. G. Krishna 8. Director, Central Bureau of Investigation-Alok Kumar Verma 9. Director General, Border Security Force-Rajni Kant Mishra 10. Director General, Central Reserve Police Force-Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar 11. Director General, Central Industrial Security Force-O. P. Singh 12. Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police-R. K. Pachnanda 13. Director General, National Security Guard-Sudeep Lakhtakia 14. Director General, National Investigation Agency-Y.C. Modi 15. Director General, National Disaster Response Force-Sanjay Kumar 16. Director General,SSB-S.S. Deswal HEADS OF FINANCIAL BODIES 1. Chairman, 14th Finance Commission of India-Y. Venugopal Reddy, 15th Finance Commission-N.K. Singh 2. Governor of Reserve Bank of India-Urjit Patel 3. Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India-Ajay Tyagi 4. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India-Subash Chandra Khuntia 5. Chairman, 7th Pay Commission-Ashok Kumar Mathur 6. Chairman, Small Industries Development Bank of India-Muhammad Mustafa 7. Chairman, Company Law Board-Mahesh Kumar Mittal 8. Chairman and Managing Director, Export-Import Bank of India- Yaduvendra Mathur 9. CEO and Managing Director, National Housing Bank-Sriram Kalyanaraman 10. Chairman, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development-Harsh Kumar Bhanwala 11. CEO and Managing Director, Industrial Finance Corporation of India-Dr. Emandi Sankara Rao 12. Chairman, National Stock Exchange-Ashok Chawla 13. Chairman, Bombay Stock Exchange-Sethuratnam Ravi 14. Chairperson, State Bank of India-Rajnish Kumar 15. Chairman, IDBI-Mahesh Kumar Jain 16. Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India-V. K. Sharma 17. President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry-Pankaj Patel 18. Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority-Hemant G. Contractor 19. President, Confederation of Indian Industry-Rakesh Mittal 20. President, ASSOCHAM-Sandeep Jajodia 21. Chairman, National Statistical Commission-Radha Binod Barman 22. Chairman of Indian Bank Associations- Rajeev Rishi 23. CMD & CEO of Indian Post Payment Bank (IPPB) - Suresh Sethi 

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Acronyms Abbreviations ACS Automated Clearing Systm. AD Authorized Dealer. CGRA Currency and Gold Revaluation Account. ADB Asian Development Bank. CIBIL Credit Information Bureau of India Limited Currency Management Information ADF Automated Data Flow CMIS System AEPS Aadhaar Enabled Payments Switch CNP Card Not Present AFS Annual Financial Statement. CPFF Commercial Paper Funding Facility AIC Agricultural Insurance Company. CPI Consumer Price Index. AIF Alternative Investment Fund CRAR Capital To Risk Weighted Asset Ratio. ALCO Asset Liability Committee CRISIL Credit Rating Information Services Of India ALM Asset Liability Management CRMD Credit Risk Management Department. AMFL Association of Mutual Funds in India. CRR Cash Reserve Ratio. AML Anti-Money Laundering CSR corporate social responsibility AMRMS Audit and Risk Monitoring Mechanism CTI Country Threat Index. ANBC Adjusted Net Bank Credit DPG Deferred Payment Guarantee APBS Aadhaar Payment Bridge System DPN Demand Promissory Note ARC Asset Reconstruction Companies DRAT Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal ASBA Applications Supported Bank Accounts DRI Differential Rate Of Interest Associated Chambers of Commerce and DSCR Debt Service Coverage Ratio ASSOCHAM Industry of India. DTAA Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement. ATM Automated Teller Machine. European Bank for Reconstruction and EBRD BCBS Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Development. BCSBI Banking Codes and Standards Board of India ECB External Commercial Borrowings. BIS Bank for International Settlements. ECS Electronic Clearing System. BOE Bill of Exchange EDF Export Development Fund BOP Balance of Payments. EDI Electronic Data Internchange BOT Build,Operate and Transfer. EDP Entrepreneurship Development Programme BSCS Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. EEFC Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency BSE Bombay Stock Exchange. EFTPOS Electronic Funds Transfer At Point Of Sale BSR Basic Statistical Returns. EIB European Investment Bank. CAD Current Account Deficit ELSS Equity Linked Saving Scheme. CAR Capital Adequacy Ratio EMI Equated Monthly Instalments CARE Credit Analysis and Research Limited EPFO Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation EPOS Electronic Point Of Sale CASA Current and Savings Accounts EPS Earning per Share CBLO Collateralized Bank Lending Obligations ESOP Employee Stock Options CBS Core Banking Solution. EXIM Export Import Bank of India. CCIL Clearing Corporation of India Limited FCA Foreign Currency Assets. CCL Cash Credit Limit FCCB Foreign Currency Convertible Bond CDB Caribbean Development Bank. FCNR Foreign Currency Non Resident Deposit Accounts Committee of Direction on Banking CDBS Statistics. FCNRA Foreign Currency Non resident Account. FDI Foreign Direct Investment. CDRS Corporate Debt Restructuring FEDAI Foreign Exchange Dealers Association Of India CDS Credit Default Swap. FERA Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. Comprehensive Economic Partnership CEPA Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Management. FICCI Industry. CFRA Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts.

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FII Foreign Institutional Investor. KCC Kisan Credit Card Financial Information Network and FINO Operation Limited KMB Kotak Mahindra Bank. FIPB Foreign Investment Promotion Board. KVB Karur Vysya Bank. FPI Foreign Portfolio Investment. KVIC Khadi and Village Industries Corporation FTA Free Trade Agreement. KVP Kisan Vikas Patra GAAR General Anti Avoidance Rule. KYC Know Your Customer Guidelines GDR Global Depository Receipt. LAB Local Area Bank. GFD Gross Fiscal Deficit. LAF Liquidity Adjustment Facility GIRO Government Internal Revenue Order. LAMPS Large Sized Adivasi Multipurpose Societies GMS Gold Monetisation Scheme LDB Land Development Bank. GSTN Goods and Services Network LERMS Liberalized Exchange Rate Management System HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation. LIBOR London Inter Bank Offered Rate. IADB Inter American Development Bank. LIC Life Insurance Corporation Of India IAS Integrated Accounting Systems LTCG Long-Term Capital Gains IBBI Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India LTN Long Term Note International Bank for Reconstruction and MCA Ministry Of Company Affairs IBRD Development MCLR Marginal Cost Of Lending Rate IBU International Banking Unit MFDF Micro Finance Development Fund ICA Indian Council of Agricultural Research. MIBOR Mumbai Inter Bank Offer Rate. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation ICICI MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition of India. MIS Management Information System Investment Information and Credit Rating ICRA MSS Market Stabilisation Scheme Agency of India Limited MTN Medium Term Note IDB Islamic Development Bank. MUDRA Micro Units Development And Refinance Agency IDBI Industrial Development Bank of India. National Bank For Agricultural And Rural IDR Indian Depository Receipts. NABARD Development. Institute for Development and Research Of IDRBT Banking NAS National Account Statistics. IEPF Investors Education and Protection Fund NAV Net Asset Value. IFC International Finance Corporation NBC Non Banking Companies. IIB International Investment Bank. NBFC Non Banking Finance Companies IIBF Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. NDA Net Domestic Asset IMF International Monetary Fund. NDS Negotiated Dealing Systems IMPS Immediate Payment Service NDTL Net Demand And Time Liability IMT Instant Money Transfer NECS National Electronic Clearing System IOB Indian Overseas Bank. NEFT National Electronic Funds Transfer System. IPO Initial Public Offering NFA No Frills Account. IPPB India Post Payments Bank NFC Non Banking Finance Companies. IRBI Industrial Reconstruction Bank Of India. NFS National Financial Switch Insurance Regulatory and Development NHB National Housing Bank. IRDA Authority of India NIB Nordic Investment Bank. IROs Interest rate options NPA Non Performing Assets. IRR Internal Rate Of Return. NPCI National Payments Corporation Of India International Standard Industrial ISCI NPS National Pensions Scheme. Classification NPV Net Present Value

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1. The first Global Cooling Innovation Summit was held in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan. 2. Palau became the first country in the world to impose a ban on sunscreens toxic to coral reefs. The laws passed by the Western Pacific nation will go into effect in 2020. Palau: Capital: Ngerulmud. Currency: US dollar. 3. Goa government announced a ban on import of fish into the state for six months.The decision has been taken in view of continuing uncertainty about the presence of formalin in imported fish in Goa. 4. Tripura’s forest and tribal welfare minister, Mevar Kumar Jamatia, inaugurated first ever “Water Handloom Hut” in the North East region at Loktak Lake in Imphal, Manipur. 5. Army Chief General Bipin Rawat announced that Indian Army to observe 2018 as the Year of the Disabled Soldier. 6. Union minister of state for Ayush Shripad Naik laid the foundation stone for the All India Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy at Dhargal, North Goa. 7. 2-day the International Conference on Yoga for Public Health that was held in at Kala Academy, Panjim. 8. Tamil Nadu, Puducherry coast, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Kerala have been alerted of Cyclonic storm ‘GAJA’. 9. Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have devised decision support system (DCS) to help maximise LPG connections in BPL (below poverty line) households under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. 10. Oxford Dictionary announced ‘Toxic’ as the Word of the year 2018. 11. 15-day Aadi Mahotsav festival commenced in the national capital Delhi. It would be attended by Tribal Affairs MinisterJual Oram. 12. Nongkrem dance festival, was celebrated by the people of the Khasi Hills, in Meghalaya. 13. India International Cherry Blossom Festival was celebrated at Polo 5th Ground, Shillong, Meghalaya. 14. Odisha government launched a Biotechnology Policy 2018 at the Make in Odisha Conclave held in Bhubaneswar. 15. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously agreed to lift sanctions against Eritrea after 9 years.About Eritrea: Capital – Asmara. Currency – Nakfa. President – Isaias Afwerki 16. Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar inaugurated 3-day Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities, 2018 event in New Delhi. 17. Delhi government announced “Jashn-e-Virasat-e-Urdu”, a festival to celebrate Urdu culture and its heritage. 18. Indian Food and Agro Buyer Seller Meet was held in Jeddah,Saudi Arabia 19. Tripura government will start a dialogue for the purchase of 26 % equity shares of the Palatana gas thermal power project from the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS). 20. West Bengal cabinet, headed by CM Mamata Banerjee, decided to set up development boards for the Matua and Namasudra communities. 21. The 5th World Internet Conference (WIC), also known as the Wuzhen Summit, was held in Wuzhen, China. 22. From November 7-9, 2018, the 3-day 2nd annual International Fragrance Association conference was held in Paris, France. IFRA:President: Martina Bianchini.Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland 23. Finnish mobile telecom network maker Nokia and Indian IT services firm Infosys joined hands to work in AI and machine learning driven solutions. 24. Indian Sugar Mills Association to export 50,000 tonnes of sugar to COFCO, a government of China PSU. 25. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, have developed fluorescent carbon nanodots for simultaneous detection and destruction of cancer cells. 26. United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) has issued special stamps with Diyas lamps (special event sheet) to commemorate India Hindu festival of Diwali. 27. India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol. 28. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the technology-driven and citizen-friendly ‘Mo bus’ service in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 29. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Hubble Space telescope has spotted a formation of galaxies that look like a smiling face in the sky. 30. China unveiled UAV – CH7, its new-generation stealth combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), claimed to be the most advanced drone developed so far by China. 31. A new world record was set as 3,01,152 diyas were lit on the banks of River Sarayu, during Deepostav 2018, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. 32. Unemployment rate in India has increased to 6.9% in October 2018, the highest in 2 years, as per a study by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy: Headquarters – Mumbai 33. Bombay High Court set up an ad-hoc (temporary) committee to look after day-to-day functioning of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).

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34. Odisha government constituted a 3-member inter-ministerial committee to address issues raised by farmers. The committee will be headed by: Finance Minister Shashi Bhusan Behera. 35. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Manipur government and IL&FS Township and Urban Assets Limited and Pricewaterhouse Coopers Pvt. Ltd. for implementation of Smart City Project in Imphal. 36. President Ram Nath Kovind has stressed the need to impart quality education to the students. After inaugurating a two-day Gyan Kumbh at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar. 37. ICGS Varaha, the fourth in the series of 98 M offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) of Indian Coast Guard, was launched at L&T Kattupalli, Chennai, Tamil Naduý. 38. India has ranked 12th in the world in terms of web-borne threats, according to a recent report by global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky Lab. 39. Singapore has maintained its rank as number one Asian city in the Sustainability Index by engineering firm Arcadis. 40. Bihar cabinet, chaired by CM Nitish Kumar, approved redevelopment of Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) into world’s largest 5462-bed hospital. The estimated cost for the project is: Rs. 5540.07 crore. 41. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that the state government and the security forces have initiated projects to eliminate drug addiction and take strict action against drug dealers. 42. Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved renaming of Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha as”Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda”. The airport has been developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in collaboration with Odisha government at an estimated cost of Rs 210 crore, with Rs 75 crore contribution from the state. 43. First ever India-US Dialogue on Intellectual Property was held in New Delhi. 44. Maharashtra state cabinet approved plant for conversion of Indian Navy’s longest-serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat, into India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre. 45. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has organised a seminar on Gandhian thoughts and Swachhta in the Wardha district of Maharastra to make India a Swacch Bharat by 2019 -150 the birthday celebration of Mahatma Gandhi. 46. The sixth edition of North East festival is being organized till October 28, 2018 in New Delhi and the 15th edition of Indian International Centre festival is to be held from 27-31 October 2018 47. PM Modi Inaugurated 3-day-long Krishi Kumbha in Lucknow is having Haryana and Jharkhand as partner states and Japan and Israel as partner countries. 48. Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi inaugurated the 5th edition of Women of India National Organic Fest 2018 in New Delhi. The fest will continue till 4th of next month. 49. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani inaugurated the state’s first ‘Food Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park’, jointly built by Central and Gujarat Governments at a cost of Rs.120-crore on 70-acre plot, at Shah Village in Mangrol taluka in Surat district. 50. The Culture Minister Dr Mahesh Sharma has inaugurated the 38th India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.India International Trade Fair will provide a platform for all kind of businesses to showcase their excellence & wide spectrum of services to trade, industry & common men. 51. As part of the European Union (EU) project ‘International Urban Cooperation’, Kochi Corporation and Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania, have signed a memorandum of understanding. 52. The government will release a Rs 75 coin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose hoisting the Tricolour for the first time at Port Blair.The Ministry of Finance has issued a notification regarding the release of the Rs 75 coin along with its specifications. 53. The Government has set up a state of -the- art National Data Repository. It is a database of all the geo-scientific data of hydrocarbon resources in the country. 54. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended the 13th East Asia Summit in Singapore during which the leaders of the grouping discussed global and regional issues, including maritime cooperation. 55. The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has come up with a youth-friendly scheme “Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme” for attracting them to cooperative business ventures. 56. India and United Kingdom has launched a British Pounds 10 million (current value of ¹ 93 crore) collaborative research programme that will address issues of affordability, prevention and care of cancer by bringing together Indian and UK experts across clinical research. 57. India and Russia will hold joint military exercises in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh from November 18. “Exercise Indra 2018” will begin at the Babina Field Firing Ranges. 58. ISRO’s heavy-lift rocket GSLV-MkIII-D2 has successfully injected into orbit the country’s latest communication satellite GSAT- 29.It is intended to meet the communication needs of people in remote areas in the North East and Jammu and Kashmir. 59. The Uttar Pradesh government has approved renaming of Faizabad and Allahabad divisions as Ayodhya and Prayagraj respectively. 60. Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik launched the force’s e-learning portal NIPUN and training division website on November 14. 

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1. A Japanese rocket lifted off the United Arab Emirates first locally made satellite, the KhalifaSat Earth observation satellite, into orbit. The launch was done by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from the Tanegashima Space Center 2. Union Defence Ministry has signed contract worth Rs 2,435.15 crore with public sector Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata for manufacturing of four survey vessels aimed at boosting to capabilities of Indian 3. Navy. The project completion time is 54 months from date of signing contract. The first ship will be delivered within 36 months and remaining within interval of six months for each vessel. 4. The Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel and will be retired after a 9.5 year mission in which it detected thousands of planets beyond our solar system and boosted the search for worlds that might harbour alien life. 5. India has successfully carried out night user trial of Agni-I short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile. The test flight was conducted by Indian Army’s Strategic Forces Command off Abdul Kalam Island in Bay of Bengal, off the coast of the Indian state of Odisha. 6. The first joint military exercise named “Dharma Guardian” between India and Japan has begun at Indian Army’s Counter-Insurgency Warfare School at Vairengte (Mizoram). 7. The Maharashtra state cabinet on cleared the decks for the Navy’s longest-serving aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, now retired, to be converted into India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre. 8. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) launches new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) ICGS Varaha at L&T Kattupalli shipyard near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 9. Air Marshal MSG Menon VSM has taken charge as Director General (Wks & Cer) of Indian Air Force (IAF). Previously, he was the Assistance Chief of Air Staff (AF Wks) at Air Headquarters. He is a Cat ‘AYE’ Air Traffic Controller. 10. Researchers have taught an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot named “ClaRAN” to identify galaxies in deep space. he AI bot named “ClaRAN” used to recognise faces on Facebook. It has been trained to scan images taken by radio telescopes. 11. NASA’s “supersonic parachute” that will have a major role in landing its Mars 2020 rover has created a world record by deploying in just four-tenths of a second and surviving 37,000 kg load. 12. India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol. The development signifies that underwater warship has completed its maiden long-range mission with live nucleartipped missiles. 13. India’s first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol. The development signifies that underwater warship has completed its maiden long-range mission with live nucleartipped missiles. 14. GSAT-11, the heaviest Indian communication satellite built to date is back at the Guiana Space Centre for an early December launch. The satellite is for faster Internet connectivity. It returns to the South American port for the second time in six months after it was taken back to Bengaluru in April for inspections. 15. Hubble Space telescope has spotted a formation of galaxies that look like a smiling face in the sky. galaxies that look like a smiling face in the sky. The image of galaxies looking like a smiling face was captured with Hubble telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). 16. Indian Army inducted new artillery guns and equipment, including K9 Vajra and M777 howitzers, at Deolali artillery centre in Nashik, Maharashtra. 17. India and Singapore have started the 25th edition of SIMBEX (Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise) off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. 18. The sixth edition of IBSAMAR, a joint Multi-National Maritime Exercise between the Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies, is being held at Simons Town, South Africa. 19. The Indian and Vietnamese Coast Guards will take part in joint exercises off Chennai to promote interoperability between the two maritime forces. The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) vessel Sagar Manjusha will participate in the exercise. 20. Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully undertaken series of flight trials of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVR- AAM) from September 26 to October 3, 2018. The tests were conducted at Integrated Test Rang (ITR), Balasore, Odisha as part of final development trials of the missile. 21. The maiden joint exercise of Coast Guards of India and Vietnam “Sahyog HOP TAC -2018” was held in the Bay of Bengal off the Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu. It was aimed at strengthening the working level relationship between coast guards of both navies. 22. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed flyby of Venus at distance of about 2,415 kilometres during its first gravity assist from planet. These gravity assists will help spacecraft tighten its orbit closer to Sun over course of the mission. The spacecraft in future will be carrying six Venus gravity assists over the course of the seven-year mission.

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23. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Russia’s federal space agency Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities (ROSCOSMOS) have agreed to worked together for first manned space mission Gaganyaan. In this regard, both space agencies have signed MoU at end of delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladmir Putin in New Delhi. 24. JIMEX-18, a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Japan, began in Visakhapatnam. The nine-day event is aimed at enhancing inter-operability, improving understanding and imbibing the best practices of each other. 25. Pakistan successfully test-fired Ghauri ballistic missile capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warhead up to a distance of 1,300 kilometers. The launch was conducted by Army Strategic Forces Command and was aimed at testing the operational and technical readiness. 26. Ukraine began a series of large-scale air force exercises with the United States and other NATO countries. The “Clear Sky 2018” war games are being held in western Ukraine. The main aim is to enhance regional capabilities to secure air sovereignty and promote peace and security through cooperation. 27. NASA scientists detected signs of water above the planet’s deepest clouds deep inside Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm raging on the planet for over 350 years. 28. Exercise IOWave18 will simulate Indian Ocean countries being put in a tsunami warning situation and require the National Tsunami Warning Centre and the National and/or Local Disaster Management Offices in each country to implement their Standard Operating Procedures. 29. In order to measure the changes in the heights of Earth’s polar ice, NASA is set to launch the most advanced laser instrument ICESat- 2 (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2). ICESat-2 is National Aero Space Agency’s one of a kind laser instrument. 30. Ukraine has launched joint military exercises with the U.S. and a string of other NATO countries. The annual Rapid Trident military exercises are to happen in the western Ukrainian village of Starychi until September 15, involve some 2,200 soldiers from 14 countries. 31. The 32nd edition of India-Indonesia coordinated patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) is being held in Belawan, Indonesia from 11 – 27 October 2018. The patrolling will be conducted in three phases, followed by closing ceremony at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Island. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kulish, a Kora class missile corvette and Dornier naval maritime time patrol aircraft from Andaman and Nicobar command are participating. 32. The Soyuz rocket made a successful emergency landing after an engine problem on lift-off to the International Space Station (ISS). The two-man crew, astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, survived. The rocket was launched was from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 0840 GMT. 33. The first India-U.S. tri-services exercise will be taking place in 2019. The talks are on to include the special forces of the two countries in the drill. The focus of the drill will be on a United Nations (UN) based scenario and the overarching mission of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief measure. 34. Japanese troops stormed a beach in the Philippines Saturday in joint exercises with US and Filipino troops that officials said marked the first time Tokyo’s armored vehicles rolled on foreign soil since World War II. 35. NASA’s Chandra X-ray telescope that suffered technical glitch is back online. Due to the glitch occurred in one of Chandra’s gyroscopes it went into safe mode. Chandra X-ray telescope observes galaxies from the Earth’s orbit. 36. The first joint military exercise named “Dharma Guardian” between India and Japan will be held at the Army’s Counter-Insurgency Warfare School at Vairengte (Mizoram) from November 1 to 14, 2018. 37. China’s first home-grown amphibious aircraft AG600 (code-named Kunlong) successfully carried out its first take-off and landing on water. It is claimed to be as the world’s largest amphibious aircraft. 38. India and US have agreed to elevate their bilateral ‘Cope India’ air exercise to trilateral format by including Japan. 39. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Space Apps challenge 2018 Hackathon has been organised at Dayananda Sagar University (DSU), Kudlu Gate campus, on Hosur Road. 40. European and Japanese space agencies stated that an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. 41. Angria, India’s first luxury cruise ship, has been inaugurated at Mumbai. Union minister for shipping Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged-off the cruise which will operate between Mumbai and Goa. 42. The first-ever joint maritime exercise will be conducted between ASEAN and China in the South China Sea near the city of Zhanjiang in an effort to reduce tensions in the disputed region. 43. The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully launched an unmanned Bepi Colombo spacecraft into orbit from an Ariane 5 rocket for a joint mission to Mercury, the planet closest to the sun. 44. The joint military exercise Iron Magic 19 between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United States (US) kicked off near Dubai. 45. The Druzhba 2018 (Friendship 2018) joint bilateral military exercise between Pakistan and Russian special forces has begun in Pakistan.

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46. NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope completes 10 years of operations. To celebrate this, the NASA scientists have devised a new set of 21 modern gamma-ray constellations. The constellations were named them after fictional characters such as the Hulk and Godzilla. 47. Anil Ambani-led shipbuilder Reliance Naval and Engineering (RNEL) launched a 3,000-tonne training ship for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), which will be delivered in May next year. 48. NATO’s biggest military maneuvers began in Norway that involves restoring the Scandinavian country’s sovereignty after an attack by a “fictitious aggressor. 49. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted crucial tests to ensure smooth and precise landing of Vikram, the lander aboard Chandrayaan 2. The aim of the Lander Actuator Performance Test (LAPT) was to assess the performance of the navigational system onboard the lander for steering the module horizontally and vertically to reach a predefined target. 50. A Japanese rocket lifted off the United Arab Emirates first locally made satellite, the KhalifaSat Earth observation satellite, into orbit. The launch was done by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from the Tanegashima Space Center. 51. India, Kazakhstan joint army exercise KAZIND will be conducted between Indian and Kazakhstan Army in Otar region, 52. Kazakhstan from 10 to 23 September 2018. This will be third joint military exercise between two countries which have history of extensive cooperation in defence arena. The second edition of the exercise was held in India in 2017. 53. Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully carried out first ever midair refuelling of indigenously developed light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas. The midair refuelling test conducted involved dry linkup, meaning no fuel was actually transferred between IAF Il-78 tanker and Tejas fighter jet through its air-to-air refuelling probe. 54. The ground station will augment the Indian Remote Sensing (Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) operations crucial not just for civilian needs like disaster management but also for the armed forces. However, ISRO has already two ground stations-IMGEOS at Shadnagar and AGEOS in Antarctica. 55. BNS Somudra Joy, a Hamilton Class frigate commissioned on 23 December 2013, is one of the largest ships of the Bangladesh Navy. The ship earlier visited Visakhapatnam in Feb 2016 and participated in the International Fleet Review hosted by Indian Navy. 56. Indian Air Force (IAF) recently participated in Exercise Pitch Black 2018 at Darwin, Australia. Sixteen different nations from across the globe, including French Air Force (FAF) participated in this exercise. On the return leg, Rafale fighter aircraft and transport aircraft of FAF staged through Air Force Station, Gwalior and Air Force Station, Agra from 01 – 04 Sep 18. 57. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently announced to launch Mars Mission “HOPE”, which is expected to be launched by 2020. Upon launch, it will become the first mission to Mars by any Arab or Muslim country. The aim of the mission is to enrich the capabilities of Emirati engineers and to increase human knowledge about the Martian atmosphere. 58. Nepal will not join the first-ever joint military drill among the armies of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) members, to be hosted by India 59. India and France inked an agreement to collaborate on Gaganyaan, ISRO’s first human space mission. ISRO and CNES, the French space agency, will be combining their expertise in fields of space medicine, astronaut health monitoring, life support, radiation protection, space debris protection and personal hygiene systems. The two space agencies also plan to work on Mars, Venus and asteroids. India plans to send three humans to space before 2022. 60. Armies of India and the US will hold their annual combat exercise “Yudh Abhyas” at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand from September 16 to 29 with an aim to enhance inter-operability between the two forces. The exercise will also focus on enhancing counter-terror cooperation. 61. The inaugural Military Field Training Exercise for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technological and Economic Cooperation nations called MILEX-18, started with a grand opening ceremony at Aundh Military Station, Pune. 62. Dawn, NASA’s only robot exploring the Asteroid Belt, is about to die. The spacecraft is likely to run out of a key fuel known as hydrazine which keeps it oriented and in communication with Earth — between September and October. Launched in September 2007, Dawn was majorly tasked to study two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt Vesta and Ceres 63. Cyient Solutions & Systems (CSS) has received an order from Indian Army to supply SpyLite mini UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) systems for high altitude aerial surveillance. It is an advanced, electric, mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It can be further optimized to offer covert, extended range real-time visual intelligence. 64. Indo-Mongolia joint exercise Nomadic Elephant-2018, commenced at Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) Five Hills Training Area, Ullanbaatar, Mongolia with a brief but impressive opening ceremony. 65. Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) is gearing up to undertake sea trials of India’s first ocean surveillance ship by end of September 2018 or first week of October 2018. This ship is now simply referred as VC 11184 and will be formally named after its induction into the Indian Navy. 66. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned indigenously built patrol vessel ICGS Vijaya in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is second in the series of 98 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) commissioned by ICG.

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67. SpaceX has signed on its first private moon traveller. It is yet to reveal the name of the traveller and the timing of the flight to the moon at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. The original plan called for two paying passengers to fly around the moon this year, using a Falcon Heavy rocket and a Dragon crew capsule. But now changed to one passenger. 68. Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman given approval to Indian Army for inducting upgraded variant of indigenously developed Akash short-range surface-to-air missile (SRSAM) system. 69. Exercise Aviaindra is an Air Force level exercise between India and the Russian Federation. First Aviaindra was conducted in 2014 and has been planned as a bi-annual exercise. 70. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is setting up a third launch pad at Sriharikota to undertake the Gaganyaan manned space flight programme. In addition, ISRO is scouting for a location on the western sea coast near Gujarat to set up another launch pad for Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLV). 71. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested indigenously developed surface-to-surface short-range tactical ballistic missile ‘Prahaar’. It was launched from mobile launcher from Launch Complex-III, Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore off Odisha Coast. 72. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered two new earth-like exoplanets namely: “super-Earth” and “hot Earth”. TESS was launched in April 2018 to detect exoplanets (planets outside the sun’s solar system). 73. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the newest planet hunter, has started its search for planets around nearby stars. TESS was launched in April 2018. It began its science operations on July 25. It is expected to transmit its first series of science data back to Earth in August. 74. Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the successful test of the Ballistic Missile Interceptor Advanced Area Defence (AAD) from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. 75. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and IIT-Kanpur have together developed a 10 kg Rotary Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (RUAV). It was tested successfully and flown for the first time in Bengaluru. 76. Williams has been named for the Boeing programme to the ISS (International Space Station), the first test flight scheduled to take place in the middle of 2019. 77. The Indian army has conducted the final co-ordinating conference for the Joint Military Exercise (MILEX-18) in Pune. MILEX-18 will be held at the Foreign Training Node at Aundh Military Station in Pune, Maharashtra in September. 78. Joint military exercise Maitree 2018 between Indian Army and Royal Thai Army was conducted in Thailand from 6 to 19 August 2018. 79. Indian space agency ISRO will launch GSAT-32 satellite in October 2019 to replace GSAT-6A which stopped communicating a few days after its launch on March 29. 80. The navies of India and Singapore will conduct joint exercises next month to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the maritime bilateral relations between the two countries. 81. India successfully flight tested the indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ from Pokhran in Rajasthan. 82. (ISRO) chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar announced that Aditya-L1, India’s maiden mission to the Sun, will be launched in 2019. 83. Joint platoon level military exercise Maitree 2018 between India and Thailand was conducted in Thailand from 6 to 19 August 2018. 84. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested indigenously developed light weight glide bomb Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) dropped from an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft. 85. The first-ever joint air exercise involving the Indian Air Force and the Royal Malaysian Air Force commenced at Subang Air Base in Malaysia.It is the inaugural bilateral exercise between IAF & RMAF.The exercise seeks to deepen defense and military ties between the two countries. The exercise in Malaysia will be called Exercise Elang Shakti 86. INS Khanjar a Missile Corvette of Indian Navy was on a three-day visit to Yangon, Myanmar to undertake operational turn around (OTR) and as part of goodwill visit from 18 to 20 Aug 18. 87. INS Vikramaditya, India’s only aircraft carrier, is going to be fitted with marine hydraulic system for the first time as part of its upgrade that will give an edge to the air-capable wing of the ship. 88. Exercise Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Mission 2018, the latest in ‘Peace Mission’ series formally started at Chebarkul, Russia. 89. A new European satellite named ‘Aeolus’ using advanced laser technology to track global winds and improve weather forecasts has been successfully put into orbit on a Vega rocket from French Guyana. 90. NASA’s asteroid sampling spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has captured first images of its target asteroid Bennu and began its final approach towards it after almost two-year journey. 91. European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched wind-sensing satellite named Aeolus into orbit on board of Vega rocket from French Guyana.

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Indigenously built stealth frigate, INS Sahyadri, which is participating in RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific Exercise), the world‘s largest international maritime exercise, has been adjudged runner-up in an innovation competition during the harbour phase of the exercise. 97. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has scheduled a pad abort test‘ of an experimental space crew capsule as an important cog of its plan to send Indians to space one day. 98. Indian- Made Indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas of No 45 Squadron ‘The Flying Daggers’ formally commenced operations from the Air Force Station at Sulur near Coimbatore under Group Captain S Dhankhar. 99. An Israeli non-profit group plans to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon in February, 2019 in the first landing of its kind since 2013. 100. The two Spy Satellites were launched on Chinese rocket Long March-2C from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. One of them - the PRSS-1 - is a remote sensing satellite built by China. The other is PakTES-1A - Pakistan’s indigenously developed scientific experiment satellite 101. ISRO successfully conducted ground test of its high thrust version of Vikas Engine at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu for duration of 195 seconds. 102. Facebook is working on a new satellite project, named Athena, that will provide broadband internet connections to rural and underserved areas. The company aims to launch a satellite in early 2019. 103. The Indian Army contingent comprising of 7 Garhwal Rifles Infantry Battalion Group was awarded United Nations Medal for “selfless service”. It has been complimented for carrying out numerous operational tasks with utmost professionalism and dedication to the UN mandate. 104. Trilateral Naval Exercise Malabar 2018 between India, Japan and United States will be held off the coast of Guam in Philippine Sea. It will be 22nd edition of the naval exercise. 105. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) recently commissioned interceptor ship ICGS C 439 at Mumbai, Maharashtra. 106. The world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC-2018) in and around Hawaiian Islands and Southern California will see participation of 26 countries, including India. The theme for this year’s RIMPAC exercise is “Capable, Adaptive, Partners.” 107. Indian Army is observing year 2018 as “Year of Disabled Soldiers in Line of Duty” to honour soldiers who have been disabled in line of duty. 108. The United States State Department has approved sale of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters along with support equipments to India. 109. India will host first military exercise of the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Countries. The theme of the exercise includes “counter-terrorism in semi-urban terrain and cordon and search”. 110. Indian Naval Ship Sunayana successfully evacuated 38 Indian Nationals after it entered Porbandar harbour in Gujarat. They were rescued from cyclone-hit Socotra island in Yemen under Operation NISTAR. 111. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has converted indigenous Pinaka rocket system into a precision- guided missile, with enhanced range and accuracy to hit its targets. 112. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned fast patrol vessel (FPV) ICGS Rani Rashmoni, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It is fifth and last ship to be commissioned in the series of fast patrol vessel (FPV) project of ICG. 113. NASA launched first-ever InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) lander dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars. 114. Indian Navy inducted Landing Craft Utility MK-IV LCU vessel L54 at Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Island. It is fourth of total eighth Mark IV LCU vessels to be inducted into Indian Navy. 115. The first ever bilateral joint military training exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018 between India and Malaysia began in dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia. The exercise will be held from 30 April 18 to 13 May 2018. 116. Indian Navy’s six-member all-women Navy crew onboard of INSV Tarini vessel reached Panaji, Goa after circumnavigating around globe in 254 days under Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition. 117. China’s first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier known only as “Type 001A” started sea trials from Dalian port in Liaoning province. The name of the carrier was not revealed at the launch ceremony.

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118. BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired from mobile launcher from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore (Chandipur), Odisha to validate some new features aimed at increasing its life from 10 to 15 years. 119. South Western Command of Indian Army is conducting ‘Vijay Prahar’ exercise with the Indian Air Force in Mahajan area close to Suratgarh in Rajasthan. 120. Indian Army has flagged off Women Officers’ Mountaineering Expedition to Mt. Bhagirathi-II (located in the Garhwal Himalayas in Gangotri National Park) to explore maximum potential of women officers in the field of adventure sports. 121. Indian and French navies conducted third and final phase of Varuna naval exercise 2018 near Reunion Island in Indian Ocean region (IOR) to enhance their operational coordination. 122. India and Russia have concluded price negotiations for the procurement of five regiments of Russian-made S-400 Triumf advanced Air Defense Systems (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) intended for service in the Indian military. 123. India, South Korea joint anti-piracy, search and rescue exercise ‘Sahyog-Hyeoblyeog 2018’ was conducted in Bay of Bengal off the Chennai coast in Tamil Nadu. The exercise was conducted between Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Korean Coast Guard (KCG). 124. The fourth of eight Mark IV LCU vessels – L54, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata was formally handed over to Indian Navy at GRSE, Kolkata. 125. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has developed a state-of-the-art jacket, which will be able to withstand eight 7.62mm bullets fired from an AK-47 rifle from a distance of 5-10 metres. It can even withstand the 5.56mm bullet of the Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) or that of the now decommissioned 7.65mm bullet of self-loading rifle (SLR). 126. Indian Navy conducted multi-agency humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise named ‘Chakravat’ meaning ‘cyclone’ with coordination of Kerala Government off Kochi Coast. 127. India’s light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas has successfully fired ‘Derby’ air-to-air beyond visual range missile to expand the firing envelope as well as to demonstrate safe operation of the aircraft during missile plume ingestion into the aircraft engine under worst case scenarios. 128. The third ship of the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) Mk-IV project was inducted into the Indian Navy at Port Blair. The ship was commissioned as INLCU L53 ( designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata ) by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief A&N Command. 129. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia concluded joint military exercise “Desert Tiger 5” aimed at sharing expertise and enhancing joint military actions in Dubai, UAE. 130. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 10th edition of Defence Expo (DefExpo 2018) in Chennai at Thiruvidanthai, in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. The theme of the expo was “India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub”. 131. India and Pakistan will participate in a multilateral counter-terrorist military exercise in Russia later this year as part of their obligations as members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, 132. In a bid to boost defence cooperation, the government has asked the armed forces to compile a list of obsolete military equipment that can be “refurbished at minimal cost” and gifted to “friendly” countries. 133. The Gulf Shield – 1 military exercise of 23 countries including Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states was held in Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia. 134. Joint investigation committee (JIC) comprising US and Indian officials has test-fired M777 ultra-light howitzers (ULH) at Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan. 135. The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has delivered second Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) to Sri Lanka Navy. 136. Samvedna 2018, the first multilateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise of Indian Air Force (IAF) in association with South Asian Region nations was held off the coast of Kerala. 137. Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully flight-tested for first time with indigenously developed seeker at Pokhran test range, Rajasthan. 138. The MILES-18, first-ever multi-nation naval exercise at sea was held at the Andaman sea. 11 naval ships of 8 countries (Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand) and nine Indian ships had participated in MILES- 18. 139. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved purchase of 41,000 light machine guns (LMGs) and over 3.5 lakh close quarter battle (CQB) carbines, High-capacity radio relay (HCRR) and two Pollution control vessels (PCV) for three services estimated at about Rs. 9,435 crore. 140. India and France have inked strategic pact providing for use of each other’s military facilities including opening naval bases to warships. 141. Indian Navy’s indigenously built warship INS Ganga (F22) was decommissioned in Mumbai, Maharashtra after over three decades of service. The warship was commissioned in December 1985. 142. Indigenously developed Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) Nag was successfully test-fired in desert conditions against two tank targets at different ranges and timings. 143. The Indo-French joint naval exercise Varuna-18 was held in Arabian Sea off Goa coast.

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144. First night trial of nuclear-capable surface-to-surface short-range ballistic Prithvi-II missile was successfully conducted from a defence facility off Odisha coast. Prithvi-II is India’s first developed indigenously and inducted indigenous surface-to-surface strategic missile. 145. The Indian Navy has unveiled the Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) at INS Garuda, naval air station located in Kochi, Kerala. 146. Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave approval to procure BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles for Indian Army and survey training vessel for Indian Navy at cost of Rs. 1, 850 crores. 147. State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for first time has successfully flown home-made 5.8-tonne Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) with its own automatic flight control system. 148. Surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile was successfully test-fired from the Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha coast. Agni-II is two- stage nuclear capable surface-to-surface missile developed indigenously by DRDO. 149. Nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Dhanush ballistic missile also known as Prithvi-III was successfully test-fired from naval ship off Odisha near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal. 150. Indigenously developed short-range nuclear capable ballistic Agni-1 was successfully test-fired from mobile launcher located at Integrated Test Range of Dr Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) off the Odisha. Agni-1 is a single-stage missile developed by Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) in collaboration with Defence Research Development Laboratory (DRDL) and Research Centre Imarat (RCI). 151. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out first successful test-flight of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Rustom-2 in user configuration with higher power engine. 152. Tri-service maritime exercise ‘Paschim Lehar’ was held off India’s western coast with an aim to build interoperability between Indian Navy, Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Coast Guard. 153. The eighth edition Lamitye 2018, bilateral military exercise between Indian Army and Seychelles People’s Defence Force was held at Mahe Island in Seychelles archipelago. 154. Indian Navy has launched Scorpene submarine INS Karanj at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai, Maharashtra. It the third Scorpene class submarine built by MDL under ambitious Project 75 of the Indian Navy. 155. The Defence Ministry has given its final approvals for the procurement of 131 Barak missiles for Indian Navy and 240 precision- guided munitions (PGM) for Indian Air Force (IAF) together estimated at Rs.1,714 crore. 156. The biennial search and rescue exercise between Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Japan Coast Guard (JCG) was held near Chennai, Tamil Nadu in Bay of Bengal. This was eighth such in series of ‘National Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop and Exercise’. 157. The Union Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved procurement of P-8I Training Solution for Indian Navy and Low Intensity Conflict Electronic Warfare System (LICEWS) for Indian Army at total cost of Rs 2419.32 crore. 158. Indigenously developed long-range surface-to-surface Agni-5 ballistic missile was successfully test fired successfully from Abdul Kalam Wheeler Island, Odisha. The Agni-5 is three-stage solid propellant nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). 159. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned Charlie-435, a state-of-the-art patrol vessel at Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry. 160. Alpha Design Technologies Ltd. has signed Rs. 45-crore deal with Ministry of Defence to supply indigenous simulators for gunnery and missile firing from BMP II vehicles to Indian Army. Under this deal, as many as 57 simulators will be manufactured at company’s Bengaluru facility and will be supplied to Indian Army over two years period. 161. Indian Navy has decommissioned INS Nirbhik and INS Nirghat warships at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai (Maharashtra), after a glorious 30 and 28 years respectively in the service of the nation. 162. The India-Vietnam Bilateral Army Exercise (VINBAX-2018) was conducted at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. It is the first military exercise between the two countries.

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