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,jdhy; PCA-tpd; fPo; jil nra;ag;gl;l Kjy; • The 9th India energy dialogue was 21) Mh;rdpf; czh;tp:- ,e;jpa mwptpay; tq;fp Njdh tq;fp MFk;. fy;tp kw;Wk; Muha;r;rp epWtdk; jdpahh; held in on May 1, 2018. Both countries RBI has put state run lender Dena Bank • agree to work together for energy security, epWtdj;Jld; $l;bide;J ePhpy; cs;s

under Prompt Corrective Action(PCA) framework. energy access and climate change issues. Mh;rdpf; msit fz;lwpe;J ePf;Fk; Mh;rdpf; It has barred Dena Bank from extending fresh 17) mLj;j xypk;gpf;fpy; rpwg;ghf czh;tp (sensor) kw;Wk; ntspNaw;W Clfk; credit in view of deterioting financial health due nray;gl tha;g;Gs;s tPuh;> tPuhq;fidfis Mfpatw;iw cUthf;fp cs;sdh;. to mounting non-performing assets and mounting fz;Lnfhz;L rpwg;ghf gapw;rp mspf;Fk;. • cyf Rfhjhu epWtdj;jhy; losses. kj;jpa murpd; Target Olympic podium scheme mDkjpf;fg;gl;l Mh;rdpf; msT epyj;jb ePhpy; • It makes Dena Bank first lender to face y;- nld;dp]; tPuhq;fid mq;fpjh iudh / curbs on lending under PCA framework. 0.1 kp.fpuhk; ypl;lh;. Gtp Nkw;gug;gpy; Mh;rdpf;> 13) cyfpd; ,uz;lhtJ goikahd Nrh;f;fg;gl;Ls;shh;. mjd; fdpk tbtj;jpy; mjpf msT

khf;khl;bd; rph;Nfhdpa gbTfis xbrhtpd; • Tennis player Ankita Raina has been er;Rj;jd;ik nfhz;bUf;Fk;. included in the government of India’s Target nfd;J[;`h; khtl;lj;jpd; rk;Gth gFjpapy; • Arsenic sensor: Indian Institute of Olympic podium scheme. fz;Lgpbj;Js;sdh;. ,J 4240 kpy;ypad; Science Education and Research in collaboration 18) ,e;jpah-kNyrpa uhZtk; ,ilapyhd with private company has developed a new device Mz;Lfs; goikahdJ kw;Wk; cyfpd; Kjy; $l;L uhZtg; gapw;rp “`hpkhNth rf;jp arsenic sensor and Removal media to detect and goikahd rph;NfhdpakhFk;. remove arsenic content from water and make it • World’s second oldest grain of magmatic 2018” – Vg; 30 md;W Nfhyhyk;G+hpy; cs;s safe. zircon found in champua from singhbhum rock thh;Bgh;d; Kfhkpy; njhlq;FfpwJ. • WHO’s permissible limit of arsenic in sample in Odisha’s kendhujhar district. It is an • The first ever joint Army exercise groundwater is 0.1 mg per litre. Arsenic is a estimated 4240 million years old and oldest “Harimau Sakthi 2018” has started between the natural component in the earths’ crust and is magmatic zircon in work. troops of Indian and Malaysian armies at highly toxic in its inorganic form. 14) rpf;fpk; khepy muR ghypTl; ghlfh; wardieburn camp in Kula Lumpur on April 30. 22) gphpf;]; ehLfs; rhh;gpy; 4 tJ Nkh`pj; rTfhid rpf;fpik gRikf;fhd 19) 15 tJ ntspehL tho; ,e;jpah; jpd Rw;Wr;#oy; Jiw mikr;rh;fs; khehL ,lkhf Njrpa kw;Wk; rh;tNjr mstpy; nfhz;lhl;lq;fs; 2019 k; Mz;L [d 21 Kjy; njd;dhg;gphpf;fhtpd; lh;gd; efhpy; Cf;Ftpg;gjw;fhf> rpf;fpk; khepyj;jpd; 23 tiu cj;jpugpuNjr khepyk; thuhzhrpapy; eilngw;Ws;sJ. ,jpy; ,e;jpah rhh;gpy; gRikj;J}juhf mwptpj;Js;sJ. eilngw cs;sJ. ,e;jpa gpujkh; eNue;jpu Rw;Wr;#oy; kw;Wk; gUtepiy khw;wk; Jiw • The Sikkim government has nominated Nkhb kw;Wk; nkhhp\pa gpujkh; [f;ehj; mikr;rh; Dr.`h;\;th;jd; fye;J Bollywood singer Mohit Chauhan as the green MfpNahh; njhlq;fp itg;gh;. nfhz;Ls;shh;. Ambassador of the state to promote Sikkim as th • The 15 Dravasi Bharatiya Divas- 2019 th green place in national and international level. • 4 BRICS environmental ministers will be held in Varanasi Uttar Pradesh from Jan 21 15) Xkd; ehl;bw;fhd ,e;jpaj;J}juhf meeting conducted in Durban, South Africa on 18 to 23. The event would be inaugurated by Prime jw;NghJ kj;jpa ntspAwTj;Jiw May. Union minister for environment, forest and minister Narendra Modi and Mauritian counterpart mikr;rfj;jpd; ,izr; nrayhsuhf gjtp climate change Dr. Harshvardhan has Pravind Jugnauth tfpf;Fk; jpU. KZ k`hth;-I epakpj;Js;sJ participated for India. 20) 2018 cyf Nfhg;ig Jg;ghf;fpr; RLk; • BRICS- , Russia, India, China, ,e;jpa muR. Nghl;b n[h;kdpapy; Kdpr; efhpy; elf;fpwJ. South Africa • Shri. Munu Mahavar appointed as the ,g;Nghl;bapd; eLth; FOj;jiytuhf ,e;jpa 23) tpz;fyd; kw;Wk; nraw;if next ambassador of the India to the Sultanate of Njrpa gapw;rpahsh; gtd; rpq; Nfhs;fSf;F Mw;wy; mspg;gjw;fhf Oman. He presently served as Joint Secretary in

External affairs ministry. epakpf;fg;gl;Ls;shh;. i`l;uhf;]y; mNkhdpak; iel;Nul;il 16) GJnly;ypapy; Nk 1 md;W eilngw;w • Former shooter and National coach mbg;gilahff; nfhz;l Rw;Wr;#oYf;F khR ,e;jpa [g;ghd; ,ilapyhd 9 tJ vhprf;jp Pawan Singh has been appointed as chairman of Vw;gLj;jhj xw;iw ce;J vhpnghUis result and timing score jury by ISSF for the ISSF khehl;by; ghJfhg;ghd> vspjpy; mDff;$ba ,];Nuhtpd; jput ce;J vhpnghUs; mikg;G world cup in , . vhprf;jp tsk; Fwpj;J Ma;T Nkw;nfhs;s ikaj;jpd; Muha;r;rpahsh;fs; fz;Lgpbj;J • ISSF- International Ntz;Lk; vd njhptpf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ. tUfpd;wdh;. Federation.

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30) ,e;jpaf; fhg;gPL xOq;fhw;W kw;Wk; • India improved rank 6th in list of doping Nk 21 md;W Fa+fpah vd;w nraw;if Nfhis

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epakpf;fg;gl;Ls;shh;. • The WADA is a foundation initiated by Bridge-gwitghyk;” • ,jw;F Kd;dhs;(IRDAI) jiytuhf the International Olympic committee. For last • China launches satellite named T.S.tp[ad; ,Ue;jhh;. three years in a row India were ranked third in “queqiao” to explore far side of moon on May 21. doping violation. • IAS officer Subash Chandra Khuntia has • Queqiao means magpie bridge. It is first 33) mUzhr;ryg; gpuNjrj;jpy; Kjy; been appointed as chairman of Insurance ever satellite landing on dark side of the moon. Regulatory and Development Authority of India. Kiwahf gazpfs; tpkhd Nrit 2018 Nk 37) Neghs ehl;by; 8848 kPl;lh; cauk; • Former chairman of IRDAI was 21 md;W njhlq;fg;gl;lJ. nfhz;l cyfpd; kpf cah;e;j rpfukhd T.S.Vijayan. cjhd; jpl;lk; %yk; ,e;j tpkhd Nrit vntnu];l; rpfuj;jpy; mhpahdh khepyj;jpd; 16 31) ehlhSkd;w nghJ fzf;F FOtpd; gh]pfl; tpkhd epiyaj;jpy; ,Ue;J taJ rpWkp rpthq;fp gjf; Vwp rhjidg; Gjpa jiyth; ky;ypfh;[{d; fhh;Nf(fhq;fpu]; fTfhj;jpf;F njhlq;fg;gl;lJ. gilj;Js;shh;. ,sk; tajpy; vtnu];il MP > Fy;gh;fh> fh;ehlfh) • The first commercial airport to Arunachal njhl;l ,e;jpa ngz; ,th; Mthh;. • ehlhSkd;w nghJ fzf;F FO(PAC) Pradesh landed at Phasighat airport on 21 May • The sixteen-year-old Shivangi Pathak, vd;gJ 22 ehlhSkd;w (7 uh[;argh + 15 2018 under UDAN scheme. who has become the youngest Indian woman to UDAN- Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik- Nyhf;rgh) cWg;gpdh;fisf; nfhz;l FO. • climb 8848-meter peak mount Everest. The 21.10.2016 ,jd; jiyth; vjph;fl;rpia Nrh;e;jtuhf climber is from Haryana’s Hisar district. • Regional connectivity scheme (RCS) of ,Ug;ghh;. epakpg;gth; Nyhf;rgh rghehafh;. 38) kj;jpa murpd; 27 tJ Kjd;ik government of India. gjtpfhyk; 1 tUlk;. 34) ,e;jpahtpd; Kjy; vhprf;jp jfty; njhlh;G mjpfhhp kw;Wk; GJnly;yp • 1967 Kjy; vjph;f;fl;rpia Nrh;e;jth; xOq;FKiw ikak;(centre for energy gj;jphpf;if mYtyfj;jpd; jiyik kl;Lk; jiytuhf gjtp tfpf;f Ntz;Lnkd regulation) IIT -fhd;G+hpy; mikf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ. ,af;Feuhf rpjhd;\P uQ;rd;fh; Nk 2 md;W jPh;khdpf;fg;gl;lJ. ,f;FOtpd; gzp jiyik Mw;wy; kw;Wk; kpd;Jiwapd; nfhs;iffis gjtpNaw;whh;. jzf;F jzpf;ifahsh; mwpf;ifia • Sitanchu Ranchan kar has become the tYg;gLj;j ehl;bd; Kjy;(CER) mike;Js;sJ. ghprPyid nra;tJ. principal director general of the press Information • The Indian Institute of Technology Bureau from May 1. • Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, an Khanpur has set up first of its kind centre for 39) kj;jpa FbePh; kw;Wk; eytho;Tj;Jiw MP from Aulbarga(Karnataka) has been re- Energy regulation in country to strengthen policy

appointed as chairman of 22 members (7 and regulatory limitations in energy and power mikr;rh; nry;tp ckh ghujp `hpahdh

rajasabha + 15 lok sabha) public account sector. khepyk; fh;dypy; cs;s Njrpa ghy; Muha;r;rp

committee (PAC) of parliament. 35) ,e;jpah-tpal;ehk; flw;gil ikaj;jpy; GOBAR – DHAN(Galvanizing Organic • The term of office members in one year. $l;Lg;gapw;rp tpal;ehk; ehl;bd; gPd; rhh Bio-Agro Resource) jpl;lj;ij njhlq;fp The chairman is appointed by loksabha speaker. JiwKfj;jpy; Nk 21 Kjy; 25 tiu itj;jhh;. Since 1967 the chairman of the committee is eilngWfpwJ. • fhy;eil kw;Wk; ,aw;iff; selected from opposition. Earlier it was headed by fopTfspy; ,Ue;J kpd;Dw;gj;jp nra;J a member of the ruling party. • Kjy; Kiwahf eilngWk;

• Its chief function is to examine the audit ,g;gapw;rpf;F VINBAX-2018 vd;W fpuhkj;jpd; tsj;ij ngUf;FtJld;>

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Finance ministers from the SAARC member ntg;g khw;wk; Mfpatw;wpd; %yk; nrt;tha; military exercise will be held in Pithoragarh in states. Nepal finance ministers of Nepal Yuba Raj Uttrakand from May 30 to June 12, 2018-SURYA Nfhspd; cl;gug;ig Muha cs;sJ. Katiwada chaired the meeting. KIRAN XIII • NASA will be launching “INSIGHT”, the th st • From May 3-6 2018, 51 annual • Exercise Surya Kiran is a biannual event first-ever mission dedicated to exploring the deep interior of mars on May 5, 2018. Insight will be meeting of Asian Development Bank annual which is conducted alternatively in Nepal and NASA’s first mission to place seismometer on meeting was organized in Manila, Philippines. In India. surface of another planet. this meeting Indian delegation was needed by • SURYAKIRAN XII is conducted in • Insight stands for Interior Exploration Shri Subash Chandra Garg. Secratary department Kathmandu, Nepal. using seismic investigations, Geodesy and heat of economic affairs, ministry of finance. 52) kj;jpa kdpjtsj;Jiw mikr;rh; jpU. transport. 49) cyfshtpa MNyhrid epWtdkhd gpufh\; [tNlfh; mth;fs; Muk;g epiyKjy; 55) ,utPe;juehj; jh$h; mth;fspd; 157 AT Kearney -apd; epfohz;bd; me;epa Neub cah;epiy Nky;epiyf; fy;tpia tJ gpwe;jehis nfhz;lhLk; tpjkhf ,e;jpa KjyPL ek;gpf;if gl;baypy; ,e;jpah 11 tJ xUq;fpizf;Fk; jpl;lkhd “rkf;uh rpf;\h murhq;fk; vfpg;J ehl;by; fyhr;rhu ,lj;ij ngw;Ws;sJ. mgpahd;” jpl;lj;ij njhlq;fpitj;jhh;. jpUtpohit elj;jpaJ. ,jd; xU gFjpahf • ,g;gl;baypy; mnkhpf;fh • ,j;jpl;lj;jpd; %yk; gs;sp mstpyhd “utPe;juehj; jh$h;: tz;zq;fspy; jhsk;” Kjyplj;jpYk; fdlh> n[h;kdp ,q;fpyhe;J tpisahl;il Cf;Ftpf;Fk; jpl;lkhd kw;Wk; rPdh Mfpa ehLfs; mLj;jLj;j vDk; Xtpaf; fz;fhl;rp eilngw;wJ. “NfNyfh ,e;jpah> fpNyfh ,e;jpah” ,lq;fspYk; cs;sd. • A five days cultural festival was

jpl;lj;;ij nray;gLj;Jk; tpjkhf organized by India in Egypt to commemorate the • India has been ranked 11th position in gs;spfSf;F tpisahl;L cgfuzq;fs; 157th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate the Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) confidence thq;f cjtp nra;fpwJ. index 2018 of global consultancy firm AT Rabinranath Tagore. • The Union minister of Human Resource Kearney. • An exhibition on the paintings of Tagore Development Shri Prakash Javatekar launched • The index is topped by united states tittled Rabinthranath Tagore: Rhythm in colours, the samagra shiksha-an integrated scheme for followed by Canada, Germany, , was held as part of the festival. school education extending support to states from and China. 56) tUzh 2018 vDk; ,e;jpa gpnuQ;R pre-school to senior secondary levels. 50) elg;G epjpahz;by; (2018-19) 7.3% ,uhZt flw;gilf; $l;Lg;gapw;rpapd; • He further said every school will get tsh;r;rpiaAk; 2019-2020 y; 7.6% %d;whtJ kw;Wk; filrp fl;lkhdJ ,e;jpag; sports equipement under the samagra shiksha to tsh;r;rpiaAk; ngw;W ,e;jpah tpiuthd ngUq;flypy; Mg;gphpf;fhtpd; fpof;fpy; cs;s inculate and emphazise relevance of sports to tsh;r;rp ngWk; Mrpa ehlhf jpfOk; vd;W hPAdpad; vd;w gpnuQ;R jPtpw;F mUfpy; realise the dream of khelega India khilega India. (ADB) eilngw cs;sJ. Mrpa tsh;r;rp tq;fp fzpj;Js;sJ. 53) Nghye;J ehl;ilr; Nrh;e;j • The Asian Development Bank has ehtyhrphpah; My;fh Nlhf;fh;#f; vOjpa • Kjy; fl;lk; - mugpf;fly; projected India to remain the fastest grown Asian Flights ehtYf;F 2018 k; Mz;Lf;fhd • ,uz;lhtJ fl;lk; - tq;fhs tphpFlh nation with 7.3% growh in 2018-19 and 7.6% in Nkd;Gf;fh; rh;tNjr ghpR toq;fg;gl;Ls;sJ. nrd;idf;flw;fiu. 2019-20. • Polish author olga tokarc zuk has won • The final and third phase of Varuna naval 51) ,e;jpah-Neghs ,ilahd ,uhZtg; the prestigious 2018 manbooker Internation prize exercise 2018 conducted by Indian and French gapw;rp #h;afpuz; XIII cj;ufhz;l; khepyk; for fiction for her novel “Flights” navies near reunion Island in Indian ocean region gpj;Njhuhfhh; khtl;lj;jpy; tUk; Nk 30 Kjy; 54) Nk 5> 2018 md;W mnkhpf;f to enhance their operational co-ordination. [Pd; 12 tiu eilngWfpwJ. #h;a fpuz; The first phase was held off the Chennai tpz;ntsp Muha;r;rp ikak; NASA-MdJ • ,uhZtg;gapw;rpahdJ ,e;jpah-Neghsk; coast in Bay of Bengal and third near ’s nrt;tha; fpufj;jpd; cl;gFjpia Muha;r;rp ,ilNa Mz;Lf;F ,U Kiw eilngWk; reunion island in south western Indian ocean. nra;a INSIGHT vDk; tpz;fyid eilgapw;rp MFk;. 57) ,e;jpa-gRgpf; ngUq;fly; gFjpfspy; nrYj;jTs;sJ. Nfhs; xd;wpd; cl;gFjpia tsh;r;rp kw;Wk; fly;rhh; ghJfhg;Gf;fhd

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tYg;gLj;j ,e;jpahtpd; KjyhtJ Mw;wy; 83) ,j;jhypad; Xgd; 2018 Nghl;bapy; 88) ];tr; rh;Ntf;\hd; 2018 – xOq;FKiwf;fhd MNyhrid ikaj;ij uNgy; elhy; rhk;gpad; gl;lk; ngw;whh;. ,jd; J}a;ikahd ,e;jpa efuq;fs; gl;bay; - ,q;fpyhe;J murpd; cjtpAld; IIT fhd;g+h; %yk; uNgy; eghy; cyf nld;dp]; nkhj;jk; 4041 efuq;fs;. Kjyplk; - ,e;J}h;> epWtpAs;sJ. juthpirapy; Kjyplk; ngw;whh;. ,uz;lhkplk; - Nghghy;> %d;whkplk; - rz;bfh;. • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - • Rafael Nadal has won the 2018 italian • Swachh survekshan – 2018 - cleanest Kanpur has set up India’s first centre for energy open tennis tournament with this victory nadal city’s survey total 4041 cities. regulation with the help of government of UK. The regained world No.1 ranking. • 1st – Indore 2nd – Bopal 3rd – first of its kind centre in India aims at providing 84) `hf;fp ,e;jpah rk;Nksdj;jpd; Gjpa chandigarh independent advisory on policy and regulatory jiytuhf uh[pe;jh; rpq; Njh;T nra;ag;gl;L 89) ,e;jpa Njrpa neLQ;rhiy matters in the power and energy sector. Kd;dhs; jiyth; - khpak;kh Nfh\p. 78) Coal India ltd. epWtdj;jpd; KONeu Mizaj;jpd; (NHAI) Gjpa jiyth; - Aj;tPh; Kd;dhs; jiyth; - khpak;kh Nfh\p jiyth; kw;Wk; Nkyhz;ik ,af;Feuhf rpq; khypf;. • Rajinder singh has taken charge as the • Yudhvir singh malik has been appointed mdpy; Fkhh; [h epakpf;fg;gl;Ls;shh;. Coal new president of Hockey India as the new chairman of National Highway India vd;gJ nfhy;fj;jhit jiyikaplkhff; • Former president – Mariamma Koshy Authority of India. nfhz;L ,e;jpa muRf;F nrhe;jkhd 85) INuhg;gh - ,e;jpah fyhr;rhu 90) Kk;igapy; Nk 15 md;W ehd;fhtJ epWtdkhFk;. cwTfis tYg;gLj;Jtjw;fhf INuhg;gpa cyf Nritfs; fz;fhl;rp eilngw;wJ. • Anil kumar Jha has been appointed as xd;wpaj;jhy; ebfh; mkpjhg; gr;rd; ,e;jpahtpy; Nritj;Jiwapd; gq;F kw;Wk; chairman-cum-managing director of coal India nfsutpf;fg;gl;Ls;shh;. limited. The CIL is a state-owned coal mining Nritj; njhopy; KjyPL tha;g;Gfs; Mfpait • Amitabh bachchan has been honoured Kf;fpaj;Jtk; ngWk;. company headquarted in Kolkata. by European Union for strengthening Europe-

79) nfhhpahtpd; Nlhq;Nf efhpy; India cultural ties. • The 4th edition of global exhibition on eilngw;w Ie;jhtJ kfsph; Mrpa rhk;gpad;]; 86) ,e;jpahtpd; nkhj;j cs;ehl;L services has started in mumbai on May 15. In this

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• Leaders of commonwealth countries in • Best Director – Pawel Pawlikowski-for • NMDC is the largest iron ore mining

commonwealth organization have agreed that cold war. company in India. Britain’s prince Charles will be the best head of 98) khztpfspd; ghJfhg;ig cWjp 100) ,e;jah gpuhd;]; ,ilNaahd the organization. nra;Ak; tpjkhf rj;u ghpth`hd; Ruf;\h nghUshjhu cwTfis tYg;gLj;Jtjw;fhf 95) Kjy; ,e;jpa njd;dhg;gphpf;f tzpf Nah[dh vDk; jpl;lj;ij `hpahdh khepy Nk 18 md;W NITI MNahf; - “2018 venture khehL> njd;dhg;gphpf;f ehl;by; muR njhlq;fpAs;sJ. N`hfd;d];rh;f;fpy; cs;s rz;l;Nlhd; capital symposium” epfo;r;rpia Vw;ghL • ngz;fspd; ghJfhg;gpw;fhd ikaj;jpy; eilngWfpwJ. RNu\; gpuG> kj;jpa nra;jJ. ,jd; Nehf;fk; Make in India khtl;le;NjhWk; kfsph; fhty; epiyak;> 20 tzpf mikr;rh; jpl;lj;ij Mjhpg;gjhFk;. fp.kP J}uj;jpw;Fs; xU kfsph; fy;Y}hp • The first ever India-south Africa • On May 18 the venture capital Mfpatw;iw jpwg;gjd; %yk; fy;tpf;fhf Business summit will be held at sandton symposium 2018 is organized by NITI Aayog in ngz;fs; ntFJ}uk; nry;tij jtph;f;f convention centre in Johannesburg, south Africa. New Delhi to deepen the economic relationships nra;fpwJ. NkYk; fhty;Jiwapy; Theme: United by legacy unified for properity- between India and France. The purpose of the ngz;fSf;F 11% ,l xJf;fPL juTk; KbT suresh prabhu, minister of trade commerce. event is to support make in India programme. nra;Js;sdh;. 96) F[uhj;jp ftpQh;> ehlf Mrphpah; 101) F[uhj; - khepy muR rhiy tpgj;jpy; kw;Wk; fy;tpayhsh;. rpjd;# a]a;re;jpuh; 2017 • Chatra parivahan suraksha yojana ghjpf;fg;gl;lth;fSf;fhd ,ytr rpfpr;irj; crafted to ensure safety of girl students, would be -Mk; Mz;bw;fhd ru];tjp rk;khd; tpUJf;F jpl;lj;ij njhlq;fpAs;sJ. ,j;jpl;lj;jpd; fPo;> launched in Haryana. For facilitating women the Njh;T nra;ag;gl;Ls;sJ. tpgj;J eilngw;w 48 kzpNeuj;jpw;F &.50>000 state government has opened women police • k.gph;yh mwf;fl;lis 1991 Kjy; tiuapyhd nryit khepy muR station in districts. women’s colleges are being Vw;Wf;nfhs;Sk;. ,jd;gb> gpwkhepy (or) toq;fp tUk; tpUJfs; established every 20 kms so that girls do not have • `pe;jp – tpah]; rk;khd; tpUJ. to travel more than ten kms for getting education. gwehl;bdh; vtuhapDk; tUkhdj;ij fzf;fpy; Also the government has been decided to further nfhs;shky; kUj;Jt cjtpfs; toq;fg;gLk;. • uh[];jhdp/`pe;jp - `hhp Gu];fhh; increase the percentage of women police force to • The Gujarat government launed free tpUJ. 11 %. treatment scheme for road accident victims. • ru];tjp rk;khd; - vy;yh nkhopfSk;. 99) Mw;wy; kw;Wk; gz;l re;ijfSf;fhd Under this scheme the state government will bear 97) 2018 Mk; Mz;bw;fhd Nfd;]; jfty;> juepiy tpiyfs; kw;Wk; gFg;gha;T medical expenses of upto 50,000 for each victim jpiug;gl tpoh tpUJfs; of road accident in the state for the first 48 hours. epWtdkhd S&P Global Platts epWtdj;jpd; (rh;tNjr jpiug;gl tpoh> Nfd;];> gpuhd;];) • As per the scheme even people hailing cyf cNyhf tpUJ tpohtpy;> r%fg;nghWg;G from other states or citizen of other countries will • rpwe;j jpiug;glk; - Palmed ‘or” tpUJ- gphptpd; fPo; 2018 f;fhd tpUjpid ,e;jpahtpd; get free treatment regardless of their income. \hg;ypg;lh;]; Njrpa fdpk tsh;r;rpf; fofk; (NMDC) 102) ghl;kpl;ld; Mrpaf; $l;likg;gpd; • rpwe;j ebfh; - khh;rpNyhdh (dogman ngw;Ws;sJ. Gjpa Jiz jiytuhf ,e;jpa ghl;kpl;ld; jiug;glk;) • ,e;j tpUjpidg; ngWk; Kjy; ,e;jpa rq;fj; jiyth; `pkhe;jh gp];th rh;kh Njh;T • rpwe;j ebif – rky; epWtdk; NMDC MFk;. NMDC ,e;jpahtpd; nra;ag;gl;Ls;shh;. na];ypNaNkhth (ayka jpiug;glk;) kpfg;nghpa ,Uk;Gj;jhJ Ruq;f epWtdkhFk;. • Himanta Biswa Sarma, the president of • Lending Independent provider of • rpwe;j ,af;Fdh; - ghnty; Badmitton Association of India, has been elected information benchmark prices and analytics for ghtypNfht];J(cold war) as the Vice President of Badmitton Asia energy and commodities market the S & P Global confederation. • 2018 cannes film festival awards: PLATT’s Global metal award 2018 has awarded to 103) gQ;rhg; khepyk; gf;thuh efhpy; (International film festival, cannes, France) the National Mineral Development midj;J kfsph; mQ;ry; mYtyf flTr;rPl;L • Best film – Falme d’ or’’ award – Corporation(NMDC) under CSR category. ikakhdJ jdJ Nritiaj; shoplifters • This is the first time since inception of • Best Actor – Marcellofonte – for njhlq;fpAs;sJ. ,JNt ,e;jpahtpd; Kjy; the awards that an Indian company has bagged (dogman) midj;J kfsph; mQ;ry; mYtyff; an award in this category. • Best Actress – Samal yeslyamova – for flTr;rPl;L ikakhFk;.

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• Bakwara city in Panjab has become the • SPY chronicles jpdq;fs; & fUg;nghUs;: First All women post office passport seva kendra Authors: (Important dates and themes) in India. 1.Ex ISI chief from pak – Asad Durani

104) vtnu];l; rpfuj;ij mile;j 2. Ex RAW chief from Ind – Aditya Sinha May 1- rh;tNjr njhopyhsh; jpdk; - ,e;jpahtpd; tajhd ngz;kzp vDk; May 21:- Njrpa gaq;futhj vjph;g;G jpdk; International labour’s day. ngUikia `hpahdh khepyk; FUfpuhkpy; National Anti terrorism day Theme: Uniting workers for social and economic advancement. trpf;Fk; rq;fPjh g`y; ngw;Ws;shh;. ,tUf;F • Kd;dhs; gpujkh; uh[pt; fhe;jpapd; • ,e;jpahtpy; njhopyhsh; jpdk; taJ 53. epidT ehshd May 21 Mz;LNjhWk; Njrpa me;j;uh\;bhpa \;ukpf; jpth]; my;yJ fk;fhh; • Sangeetha Bahl, a 53-year-old former gaq;futhj vjph;g;G jpdkhf

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conquer mount Everest. Bahl who currently May 22: rh;tNjr gy;Yaph; ngUf;f jpdk;. • In India, labour’s day referred as Antarrashtriya shramik diwas or kamgar din. resides in Gurugram. International day for Bio – diversity.

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• India’s first 14 lane Delhi – Meerut Kk;ig mzpapd; rhjidia rkd; ➢ ,b> kpd;dy;fis Kd;$l;bNa express way inaugurated by Prime minister nra;Js;sJ. fz;lwpe;J vr;rhpf;if nra;Ak; njhopy;El;g Narendra modi at UP. First phase of the project is • Chennai super kings has defeated ikak; xbrh khepyj;jpy; mika cs;sJ.

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GENERAL ENGLISH 2) mention the character of “outhakutty” in the a) 1890 b) 1975

1) What is the theme observed in the story “farmer”? c) 1980 d) 1957

poem” A Noiseless Patient Spider”? a) present cultivator b) previous cultivator 4) how many “novels” was written by “thakazhi

a) unshakable faith. b) labour. c) landlord d) an arch diplomat sivasankaran pillai”?

c) love. d) fearful attitude. 3) When did “thakazhi sivasankaran pillai” was a) 25 b) 35

awarded with “vayalar rama varma award”? c) 45 d) 65

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5) “will there be any such difficulty,if you do the d) punishment in the kindergarden c) Africa d) antartic region

sowing at the same time as in the neighbouring 16) who was “graham greene” ? 28) “tasty sadza”is a______?

fields?” was uttered by whom? a) mentor of narayan a) wheat grain b) maize grain

a) kesavan nair b) thirumalpad b) friend of narayan c) ragi variety d) corn variety

c) kutty mappila d) outhakutty c) both a&b 29) “Limpopo river” flows at the border

6) how many rupees a bushel of paddy cost? d) neighbourhood between______?

a) four to five b) five to seven 17) r.k.narayan was awarded with “sahitya a) Egypt and south asia

c) seven to ten d) three to five akademi” award in the year? b) Egypt and southafrica

7) “are all the things happening now,befitting a a) 1957 b) 1975 c) Zimbabwe and southafrica

puncha-kandam? was uttered by whom? c) 1951 d) 1980 d) Egypt and Zimbabwe

a) kutty mappila b) kutty chovan 18) how many annas does rama wants earn? 30) “dassie” lives and breeds on___?

c) kesavan nair d) outhakutty a) fourteen b) ten a) grasses and plants b) plants and rocks

8) on which day does the kesavan nair looked the c) thirteen d) fifteen c) rocks d) grasses and rocks

field after he had felt that the sin would fall on 19) “where tireless striving stretches its arms 31) “kopje” meaning___?

him? towards perfection” is the line taken from the a) round-foliated hill

a) second day b) at the same night poem? b) deep-narrow mountain

c) third day d) next morning a) a noiseless patient spider c) round-topped hill d) narrow-topped hill

9) when the landlord was speaking to kesavan b) where the mind is without fear 32) “the sunbeam” is taken from____?

nair,the fertility of soil which was uttered by him c) snake d) earth a) the life of insects

was? 20) how long he would rub the “kari” with the b) the life on the planets

a) clayey soil b) muddy soil clean sand? c) optimism and curiosity

c) brank soil d) sandy soil a) two hours b) an hour d) curiouser and curiouser

10) the money he could charge a labour after c) half an hour d) till it’s cleaned properly 33) “the sunbeam” is written by___?

selling a cow was ? 21) how many pounds of does the kari needs a) Ralph waldo emerson

a) five bushel b) ten rupees daily? b) neeraja raghavan

c) fifteen rupees d) one bushel of paddy a) thirty pounds b) forty pounds c) Rudyard kipling

11) “brooding” means? c) fifty pounds d) sixty pounds d) indira anandhakrishnan

a) shallow thinking b) brave 22) how many saplings of neem did mohammed 34) “quattrocento” the cultural and artistic events

c) interruption d) deep thinking nabi planted? of____?

12) the poem “punishment in the kindergarden” a) 5000 b) 500 a) 12th century b) 14th century

is about? c) 50000 d) 500000 c) 15th century d) 13th century

a) childhood memories b) honest expression 23) how many does the teacher called the malar? 35) the Italian number representing

c) politeness d) laughter a) at the moment b) twice “quattrocento”?

13) the poem “punishment in the kindergarden” c) thrice d) none a) 1400 b) 200

was written by? 24) how does the neem tree appeared ? c) 1200 d) 400

a) kamala surayya b) kamala das a) pearls b) green 36) “the bird of peace” painting belongs to_____?

c) both a&b d) r.k.narayan c) pink & pearl d) white streaks a) claude monet b) Pablo Picasso

14) the word “a blue –frocked woman” character 25) during ugad, the sun is said to enter the c) Vincent van gogh d) rembrant

comes under? constellation of-----? 37) choose the odd one out?

a) necklace a) stars b) aries a) allusion baldovinetti

b) last leaf c) over the earth d) inclined at an angle b) piero della Francesca

c) punishment in the kindergarden 26) “of course you can be part of the dance,she c) Giovanni boldini d) Giovanni bellini

d) my grandmother’s house said.”the lines was uttered by whom? 38) “phulkari” the painting belongs to____?

15) “behind my bed room door like a brooding” is a) the teacher b) the principal a) kerala b) Udaipur

taken from? c) grandmother d) nila c) maharastra d) Punjab

a) a selfish giant 27) “the anteater and the dassie” is about the 39) “tushimig” is the folkdance of which state?

b) my grandmother’s house animals of ______? a) arunachal Pradesh b) assam

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40) choose the odd one out of the following? The office …………. From Tuesday to Friday next c) wickedly d) foolishly

a) dahikala b) lovani week. 59) An old man was walking through the town,

c) ponung d) mauni a) will not function b) will be not function drawing his tattered cloak closer to shield his

41) “baag nach” is the folk dance of which state? c) is not functioning body from the cold and biting wind.

a) assam b) odisha d) will not be functioning Choose the correct synonym for the underlined

c) maharastra d) arunachal Pradesh 52) Select the correct tense form of verb from the word :

42) when does “Rudyard kipling” was awarded below given options: a) required b) ragged

with the nobel prize? The Queen bee with her workers ……...... over the c) rapid d) rendered

a) 1907 b) 1901 hive. 60) Find the words that are not related to the

c) 1902 d) 1904 a) preside underlined word

43) when did “anton chekhow” died? b) presides He just tugged the edges.

a) 1902 b) 1904 c) are presiding 1. joined 2. pushed

c) 1907 d) 1901 d) have been presiding 3. pulled 4. Pasted 5. cut

44) the series number which was found in the 53) Select the correct tense of the verb a) 1, 2, 4 and 5 b) 2, 3, 4 and 5

newspaper was? underlined. c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 d) 1, 3, 4 and 5

a) 9,499&26 b) 9496&49 The sun rises in the east. 61) Choose the correct antonym for the

c) 9,496&29 d) 9,499&46 a) Simple present tense underlined word from the options given.

45) america’s most prestigious award for short b) Present continuous tense Frailty thy name is woman.

fiction? c) Present perfect tense a) Knowledge b) Loyalty

a) William Shakespeare d) Present perfect continuous tense c) Strength d) Pity

b) Stephen Vincent bennet 54) select the correct sentence: 62) The good we do are always interred with our

c) ralpho waldo emerson d) o’henry a) he put out his coat bones.

46) during which season,the setting sun shed a b) he put in his coat Pick out the antonym of interred.

blood-red colour over the western sky? c) he put at this coat a) Buried b) Exhumed

a) spring b) winter d) he put on his coat c) Forgotten d) Covered

c) autumn d) summer 55) identify the incorrect statement: 63) ‘ Goodwill’, ‘software’ and ‘gentleman’ are

47) who smiled and said “what a glorious a) listening to music agitates our minds examples of compound words formed by joining

spectacle”? b) music consoles and soothes our aching hearts. ——and——

a) monsier morissot b) monsier sauvage c) music refreshes and rejuvenates our minds. a) noun and noun b) adjective and noun

c) both said to the each other d) music strengthens our hopes. c) verb and adverb d) adverb and noun.

d) Wilhelm 56) Let me not to the marriage of true minds 64) Cell phone / have become / common.

48) “and to think of the fishing!” are the words admit impediments. Love is not love what does a) SVC b) SVDO

uttered by whom? impediment mean? c) SVO d) SVA

a) monsier sauvage b) monsier morrisot a) Love b) Mind 65) find out the word formed by combining

c) ile marante d) colonel dumoulin c) Marriage d) Obstacle adjective and verb from the following options :

49) Of the following works, which is not that of 57) “Soon-not in thirty years but in five to ten — a) school boy. b) dry clean.

Pearl S. Buck? there will be an exodus because of the lack of c) outrun. d) radioactive.

a) The Good Earth water”. 66) The lion rushed ______the rabbit.

b) My Several Worlds Find out the synonym for the underlined word a) on b) to

c) The Happy Prince from the following : c) at d) for

d) The Child Who Never Grew a) an end of life. 67) Hazare is a man ______character.

50) Find out who said this? b) a great famine. a) off b) with

“Often I have been asked if as a child I had ever c) mass departure of people. c) of d) on

dreamt of going into space”. d) an exciting argument. 68) ______cow is a domestic animal.

a) Kalpana Chawla b) Sunitha Williams 58) “And then he screamed fiendishly” a) the b) a

c) Neil Armstrong d) Rakesh Sharma Look for the appropriate synonym for the c) no article d) an

51) Choose the correct verb form to fill the blank underlined word from the options given below: 69) ______God helps us in invisible ways.

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c) no article d) an Please add some sugar——– the coffee . 90) Identify the incorrect sentence from the

70) I caught him by ______arm. a) to b) with following:

a) a b) an c) in d) on (A) Apples are not so sweet as Mangoes.

c) the d) an 83) Fill out the blank with suitable preposition (B) Mangoes are sweeter than Apples.

71) I confess, ______? given below : (C) Japanese are the industrious people in the

a) don’t I b) do I The book comprises —— seven lessons. world.

c) shall I d) should I a) of b) no preposition (D) Gold is costlier than silver.

72) The Earth moves round the Sun, c) for d) in 91) Identify which part the given sentence has an

______? 84) Fill in the blank with the correct tense from error:

a) did it b) doesn’t it the options given below : One of the(1) boy(2) is(3) hardworking(4)

c) hasn’t it d) has it If I ———– there I would have attended the a) (3) b) (4)

73) He broke the glass, ______? function. c) (2) d) (1)

a) did he b) didn’t he a) was b) were 92) Identify the part containing an error:

c) does he d) do he c) have been there d) had been there One of the boysa) / lookb) / happyc) / in my

74) Let us go to Ooty this summer, ______? 85) Write the correct tense: classd) .

a) shall we b) can we They ______in the school since 2012. a) One of the boys b) look

c) don’t we d) do we a) are serving c) happy d) in my class

75) Hurry up, ______? b) will serve 93) Find out the part containing an Error :

a) won’t you b) can’t you c) will be serving Mumps(A) / are(B) / a serious illness(C) / that

c) will you d) can you d) have been serving affects people(D) .

76) She is acting ______the orders of her boss. 86) Choose the correct alternative from the a) mumps b) are

a) against b) in options given below : c) a serious illness d) that affects people

c) with d) for He used to visit us every week, but—— now. 94) Annie Louisa walker was educated

77) She is ______Elango in office. (A) rarely comes. in______?

a) below b) down (B) was rarely coming. a) Kannada b) India

c) under d) over (C) has rarely come. c) France d) Ontario

78) Maintain ______friendly relationship with (D) had rarely come. 95) What is the theme of the poem “Women’s

everyone. 87) Select the correct tense form of verb from the Rights”?

a) a b) an below given options : a) The poet’s love for the country.

c) the d) no article The Queen bee with her workers—— over the b) The poet praises the noble qualities of women.

79) He did ______imitation of an actor. hive. c) The poet praises the Men-dominated society.

a) a b) an a) preside b) presides d) The poet’s love for the children.

c) no article d) the c) are presiding 96) What kind of figure of speech is applied in the

80) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions d) have been presiding following poetic line?

choosing the correct option: 88) Choose the correct tense : ‘Till the gossamer thread you fling catch

I was sleeping ______a friend’s house Tomorrow will be Sunday. somewhere O my soul’

______a village suddenly I was a) Simple future tense. a) Simile. b) Metaphor.

awakened______a rumbling and thumping b) Future continuous tense. c) Personification. d) Oxymoron.

______the roof. c) Future perfect tense. 97) What is the theme of “the mark of vishnu”?

a) in by on at b) on in at by d) Future perfect continuous tense. a) love b) superstitious belief

c) at in by on d) by at on in 89) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct tense c) patience d) ignorance

81) Choose the sentence which has no error: forms from the options given below : 98) To which period “Walt Whitman” belong?

a) I place great confidence on you. I shall ring you up as soon as —– a) 1819 – 1892 b) 1890 – 1975

b) I place great confidence in you. a) I will arrive. c) 1825 – 1900 d) 1815 – 1890

c) I place great confidence of you. b) I shall arrive. 99) Identify the speaker/character of the

d) I place great confidence with you. c) I shall be arriving. following lines:

82) Choose the appropriates preposition to d) I arrive. O, Judgement! Thou art fled to brutish beasts

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a) Casca b) Decious Brutus A person buys a toy for Rs 50 and sells it for Rs 25 nghUl;fis tpw;Fk;NghJ> xUth;

c) Mark Antony d) Marcus Brutus 75. What will be his gain percent? milAk; ,yhgkhdJ 5 100) “None, Brutus, None”. a) 25% b) 50% nghUl;fspd; thq;fpa tpiyf;Fr; rkk; vdpy; Whose words are these from Shakespeare’s Julius c) 75% d) 100% ,yhg rjtPjj;ijf; Caesar? 2) xUth; xU irf;fpis 450 &gha;f;F fhz;f Find out the correct answer from the options thq;fpdhh;. rpy mtru fhuzq;fshy; mth; If the cost price of 30 articles is equal to the given below. me;j irf;fpis 350 &gha;f;F tpw;fpwhh; vdpy; selling price of 25 articles, then find the a) Cassius b) Mark Antony mthpd; e\;l rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;. profit per cent. (or) By selling 25 articles, one c) Brutus d) Citizens. (tpil: 22 2/9 %) gains the cost price of 5 articles. Find the gain

A person buys a cycle for Rs 450 but because of percent.

PROFIT AND LOSS certain urgency, he sells it for Rs 350. a) 20% b) 25% Find his loss %. c) 30% d) 5%

Kf;fpa tha;ghLfs;: 1 1 a) 22 b) 20 8) 36 nghUl;fis tpw;why;> xUth; ngWk; 9 9 1) ,yhgk; = tpw;wtpiy - thq;fpa 2 2 ,yhgkhdJ 12 nghUl;fspd; tpw;gid c) 22 d) 20 9 9 tpiy tpiyf;F rkk; vdpy;> mtuJ ,yhg 3) thq;fpa tpiy &. 200 kw;Wk; ,yhgk; 2) ,thg rjtPjk; % = (,yhgk; / rjtPjj;ij fhz;f. 20% vdpy; tpw;w tpiyiaf; fhz;f. thq;fpa tpiy) * 100 (tpil: 50%) (tpil: 240) 3) e\;lk; = thq;fpa tpiy - tpw;w By selling 36 articles, one gains the selling price Find SP, when CP is Rs.200 and gain is 20%. tpiy of 12 articles. Find the gain percent. a) 200 b) 220 4) e\;l rjtPjk; % = (e\;lk; / thq;fpa a) 25% b) 50% c) 160 d) 240 tpiy) * 100 c) 12.5% d) 37.5% 4) thq;fpa tpiy &. 200 kw;Wk; e\;lk; 9) 36 MuQ;Rfis tpw;gid nra;jhy;> 5) thq;fpa tpiy =(100/100± x) *tpw;w 20% vdpy; tpw;w tpiyiaf; fhz;f. xU tpahghhp 4 MuQ;Rfspd; tpw;gid tpiy (tpil: 160) tpiyf;F rkkhf e\;lk; milfpwhh; vdpy; 6) xU tpahghhp> jtwhd vilf; Find SP, when CP is Rs.200 and loss is 20%. mtuJ e\;l rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. fw;fisf; nfhz;L thq;fpa tpiyf;F a) 200 b) 220 (tpil: 10%) nghUl;fis tpw;fpwhh; vdpy;> c) 160 d) 240 By selling 36 oranges, a vendor loses the selling 5) tpw;w tpiy &.575 kw;Wk; ,yhgk; ,yhgk; (%) = Fiwf;fg;gl;l kjpg;G / price of 4 oranges. Find the loss percent. 15% vdpy; thq;fpa tpiyiaf; fhz;. (cz;ikahd a) 10% b) 12.5% (tpil: 500) kjpg;G – Fiwf;fg;gl;l kjpg;G) * 100 c) 15% d) 20% Find CP, when SP is Rs.575 and gain is 15%. = Error /(True value – Error) * 100 10) utp\; vd;gth; &. 3072-f;F xU a) 500 b) 500 Important formulae: NubNahit tpw;gjhy; 20% e\;lkilfpwhh; c) 525 d) 560 1. Gain = SP – CP vdpy; mg;nghUis &. 4080 tpw;gjhy; 퐺푎푖푛 6) tpw;w tpiy &. 900 kw;Wk; e\;lk; 2. Gain % = × 100 퐶푃 fpilf;ff;$ba ,yhg rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. 10% vdpy; thq;fpa tpiyiaf; fhz;f. 3. Loss = CP – SP (tpil: 6.25%) (tpil: 1000) 퐿표푠푠 4. Loss % = × 100 Ravish lost 20% by selling a radio set for Rs 퐶푃 Find CP, when SP is Rs 900 and loss is 10%. 100±푥 3072. What per cent will he gain by selling 5. CP ( ) = SP [+푔푎푖푛, −푙표푠푠] a) 1000 b) 1100 100 it for Rs 4080? c) 910 d) 800 6. If a trader professes to sell his goods at cost a) 6% b) 6.25% 7) 30 nghUl;fspd; thq;fpa tpiyahdJ price, but uses false weights, then c) 6.5% d) 6.75% 퐸푟푟표푟 25 nghUl;fspd; tpw;w tpiyf;F rkk; vdpy; Gain % = × 100% 푇푟푢푒푣푎푙푢푒−퐸푟푟표푟 11) xU fbfhuj;ij 1440 &gha;f;F ,yhg rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. 1) xUth; xU nghk;ikia 50 &gha;f;F tpw;gjhy; 10% e\;lkilfpwhh;. mf;fbfhuj;ij (tpil: 20%) thq;fp 75 &gha;f;F tpw;fpwhh; vdpy; mthpd; vt;tsT njhiff;F tpw;why; 10% ,yhgk; (my;yJ) ,yhg rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. fpilf;Fk;?

(tpil:50 % ) (tpil: 1760)

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By selling a watch for Rs 1440, a man loss 10%. (tpil: 11 1/9%) 19) xU kUe;J fil chpikahsh; 6000

At what price should he sell it to gain If Karan purchases 10 oranges for Rs 25 and &gha; kjp;g;Gs;s kUe;Jfis xU 10%? sells 9 oranges for Rs 25, then find the epWtdj;jplk; ,Ue;J thq;fpAs;shh;. mth; a) 1584 b) 1960 gain percentage. thq;fpa kUe;Jfspy; 1/3 gq;if 30% c) 1684 d) 1760 1 2 a) 11 % b) 11 % 9 9 e\;lj;jpy; tpw;fpwhh;. kPjKs;s kUe;Jfis 12) xU Neh;ikaw;w tpahghhp jdJ 1 2 c) 9 % d) 9 % vt;tsT ,yhg rjtPjj;jpy; tpw;why;> mtUf;F nghUl;fis thq;fpa tpiyf;Nf tpw;fpwhh;. 9 9 16) xU NubNah 2000 &gha; tPjk;> xUth; ,yhgNkh (m) e\;lNkh ,Uf;fhJ? Mdhy; tpw;Fk; nghOJ 1 fpNyh vilf;F ,U NubNahf;fis tpw;fpwhh;. Xd;wpy; 16% (tpil:15%) gjpyhf 960 fpuhk; vilia gad;gLj;Jfpwhh; ,yhgKk;> kw;nwhd;wpy; 16% e\;lKk; A medical store owner purchased medicines vdpy; mth; ngWk; ,yhg rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;. milfpwhh;. ,e;j nkhj;j tpahghuj;jpy;> mth; worth Rs 6000 from a company. He sold 1/3 part (tpil: 4 1/6% ) of the medicine at 30% loss. On which gain he milAk; ,yhg (m) e\;l rjtPjj;ij fhz;f. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at should sell his rest of the medicines, so that he (tpil: 2.56 %) cost price but he uses a weight of has neither gain nor loss? A man sold two radios for Rs 2000 each. On one 960 g for 1 kg weight. Find his gain percent. a) 15% b) 30% 1 1 he gains 16% and on the other he a) 4 % b) 6 % 5 4 c) 25% d) 40% losses 16%. Find his gain or loss per cent in the 1 1 20) xUth; xU Nkiria 5% ,yhgj;jpy; c) 4 % d) 5 % 6 6 whole transaction. tpw;fpwhh;. mth; mij NkYk; &.750-f;F 13) xU tpahghup jdJ nghUl;fis> a) 2.56% profit b) 0.16% loss tpw;wpUe;jhy; mtuJ ,yhgk; 20% vdpy; thq;fpa tpiyapy; 6% e\;lj;jpy; tpw;fpwhh;. c) 0.16% profit d) 2.56% loss Nkirapd; mlf;ftpiyiaf; fhz;. Mdhy; tpw;Fk; NghJ 16 fpuhk; vilf;F 17) KFe;j;> xU ,ae;jpuj;ij 30% (tpil:5000) gjpyhf 14 fpuhk; vilia gad;gLj;Jfpwhh; ,yhgj;jpy; Nrhdpahtplk; tpw;fpwhh;. Nrhdpah A person sold a table at a profit of 5%. If he had vdpy; mtuJ ,yhg (m) e\;l rjtPjj;ijf; mij mZ vd;gthplk; 20% e\;lj;jpy; sold it for Rs 750 more, he would have gained fhz;. tpw;fpwhh;. KFe;j; me;j ,ae;jpuj;ij 5000 20%. Find the CP of the table. (tpil: 7 3/7 ,yhgk;) &gha;f;F thq;fpAs;shh; vdpy;> mZ vd;gth; a) 4000 b) 5500 A dealer sells goods at 6% loss on cost price but ,ae;jpuj;ij vt;tsT njhiff;F c) 4500 d) 5000 uses 14 g instead of 16 g. What is thq;fpapUg;ghh;? 21) xUth; xU Nki[ia &.414-f;F his percentage profit or loss? (tpil: 5200) tpw;gjhy; 15% ,yhgkilfpwhh; vdpy; 3 3 a) 3 푔푎푖푛 b) 7 푔푎푖푛 Nikunj sold a machine to Sonia at a profit of 7 7 mk;Nki[apd; thq;fpa tpiyiaf; fhz;f. c) 7 3 푙표푠푠 d) 20% loss 30%. Sonia sold this machine to Anu at 7 (tpil:&.360) 14) xU tpahghhp jdJ nghUl;fis> a loss of 20%. If Nikunj paid Rs 5000 for this A table is sold for Rs.414 at a profit of 15%. How machine, then find the cost price of machine for thq;fpa tpiyapy; 20% e\;lj;jpy; tpw;fpwhh;. much did it cost? Anu. Mdhy; tpw;Fk; nghJ 40% Fiwthd vilia a) Rs.400 b) Rs.314 a) 5000 b) 5200 gad;gLj;Jfpwhh; vdpy; mtuJ ,yhg my;yJ c) Rs.326 d) Rs.360 c) 6000 d) 6200 e\;l rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. 22) uhk; vd;gth; xU ryit ,ae;jpuj;ij 18) xU tpahghhp> 160 fpNyh mhprpia> (tpil: 33 1/3 ,yhgk;) &.13>500 thq;fp 12 rjtPj e\;lj;jpy; tpw;fpwhh; fpNyh &.27 vd thq;Ffpwhh;. mij fpNyh &.32 A dealer sells his goods at 20% loss on cost price vdpy; ryit ,ae;jpujj;jpd; tpw;wtpiyiaf; tpiyAs;s 240 fpNyh mhprpAld; Nrh;f;fpwhh;. but uses 40% less weight. What is fhz;f. xU fpNyh mhprpia vt;tsT tpiyf;F mth; his percentage profit or loss? (tpil:11>880) tpw;why; 20% ,yhgk; ngwKbAk;? a) 3 1 푝푟표푓푖푡 b) 33 1 푝푟표푓푖푡 3 3 Ram buys a washing machine for Rs.13,500 and (tpil: 36) c) 33 1 푙표푠푠 d) 3 1 푙표푠푠 sells it at a loss of 12%. What is the selling price 3 3 A grocer buys 160 kg of rice at Rs 27 per kg and 15) fpuz; vd;gth; 10 MuQ;Rfis 25 of the washing machine? mixes it with 240 kg of rice available a) 11,880 b) 11,800 &gha;f;F thq;fp 9 MuQ;Rfis 25 &gha;f;F at Rs 32 per kg. At what rate per kg should he sell c) 13,500 d) 11870 tpw;fpwhh; vdpy; mth; milAk; ,yhg the mixture to gain 20% overall?

rjtPjj;ij fhz;f. a) 30 b) 32

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23) xU gRtpd; thq;fpa tpiy &.6000. (tpil:25% ,yhgk;) 32) xU &gha;f;F 3 Mg;gps;fs; tPjk;

mg;gRit vt;tsTf;F tpw;why; 30 rjtPjk; If selling price at 16 items is same as the cost xUth; Fwpg;gpl;l Mgps;fis thq;Ffpwhh; ,yhgk; fpilf;Fk;? price of 20 items then there is a kw;Wk; &gha;f;F 4 Mg;gps;fs; tPjk; mNj (tpil:7800) a) loss of 20% b) loss of 25% vz;zpf;ifapy; NkYk; thq;Ffpwhh;. mth; c) gain of 20% d) gain of 25% The cost price of a cow is Rs.6000. What mtw;iw xd;whf fye;J &gha;f;F 3 28) 12 nghUl;fspd; thq;fpa tpiyahdJ is the selling price to make a profit of 30%? Mg;gps;fs; tpw;why;; milaf;$ba ,yhg (m) 10 nghUl;fspd; tpw;wtpiyf;F rkk; vdpy; a) 1800 b) 7000 e\;l rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. c) 7800 d) 9000 ,yhg rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;. (tpil:14 2/7%) 24) xU nghUspd; thq;fpa tpiy kw;Wk; (tpil:20 rjtPjk;) A man purchases a certain number of apples at 3 tpw;w tpiy ,uz;bw;Fk; ,ilNaahd If the cost of 12 articles is equal to the selling per rupee and the same number of apples at 4 price of 10 articles, the profit percentage in the tpj;jpahrk; &.240 kw;Wk; ,yhgk; 20 rjtPjk; per rupee. He mixes them together and sells them transaction is vdpy; mg;nghUspd; tpw;w tpiyiaf; fhz;f. at 3 per rupee. What is his gain or loss percent? a) 18% b) 16 2/3% (tpil:1440) a) 14 1/7% b) 14 2/7% c) 20% d) 25% c) 15 1/7% d) 15 2/7% The difference between the cost price and sale 29) 33 kPl;lh; Jzpia tpw;gjd; %yk; xU js;Sgb: price of an article is Rs.240. If the profit is 20% tpahghhp 11 kPl;lh; Jzpapd; tpw;gid Discount the selling price is tpiyf;F rkkhf ,yhgkilfpwhh; vdpy; 33) Fwpj;j tpiy = &.5000> js;Sgb = a) Rs.12 40 b) Rs.1200 mtuJ ,yhg rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;. % = c) Rs.1640 d) Rs.1440 20 > tpw;gid tpiy ? (tpil: 33.33%) 25) xUth; xU nghUis 480 &gha;f;F (tpil:4000) By selling 33 meters of cloth, a merchant gained tpw;gjhy; 20 rjtPjk; e\;lkilfpwhh;. mth; Marked price = Rs.5000, Discount = 20%, the selling price of 11 meters. Find the gain Selling price =? mg;nghUis vt;tstpw;F tpw;wpUe;jhy; 20 percentage. a) 4000 b) 6000 rjtPjk; ,yhgk; mile;jpUg;ghh;? a) 25% b) 30% c) 4500 d) 4800 (tpil: 720) c) 33% d) 33.33% 34) &.1500 Fwpj;j tpiy nfhz;l xU By selling an article for Rs.480, a person lost 30) \hf;rp vd;gth; 10 Ngdhf;fis 11 kpjptz;bahdJ &.1350-f;F tpw;fg;gLfpwJ 20%. For what amount should he sell it to make &gha;f;F thq;Ffpwhh; kw;Wk; 11 Ngdhf;fis vdpy;> js;Sgb rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;. a profit of 20%? 10 &gha;f;F tpw;fpwhh; vdpy; mth; mile;j (tpil: 10%) a) Rs.800 b) Rs.760 ,yhg (m) e\;l rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. c) Rs.720 d) Rs.680 A bicycle marked at Rs.1500 is sold for Rs. 1350. (tpil: 17 43/121%) 26) A vd;gth; xU Fjpiuia 10>000 What is the percentage of discount? Shakshi bought pens at a rate of 10 pens for Rs a) 12 b) 15 &gha;f;F thq;Ffpwhh;. mf;Fjpiuia B-f;F 10 11 and sold them at a rate of 11 pens for Rs 10. c) 11 d) 10 rjtPj ,yhgj;jpy; tpw;fpwhh; kw;Wk; B vd;gth; Then, find the profit or loss per cent. 35) xU tpahghhp> jdJ nghUl;fspy; mf;Fjpiuia C-f;F 10 rjtPj e\;lj;jpy; a) 15 43/121% b) 15 47/121% mlf;f tpiyia tpl 20% mjpfkhf C tpw;wpUe;jhy; vd;gth; vt;tsT njhifia c) 16 47/121% d) 17 43/121% Fwpf;fpwhh;. tpw;Fk;NghJ Fwpj;j tpiyapy; nrYj;jpapUg;ghh;? 31) xUth; gioa kpjptz;bia 1500 10% js;Sgb nra;fpwhh; vdpy; mtuJ ,yhg (tpil:9900) &gha;f;F thq;fp mij gOJghh;f;f 500 &gha; rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;. A bought a horse for Rs.10,000 and sold it to B at nrytpLfpwhh;. mth; mij 1800 &gha;f;F (tpil:8%) 10% profit and B sold it to C at 10% loss. The tpw;why; mtuJ e\;l rjtPjj;ij fhz;. The trader marks his goods at 20% above cost amount paid by C is (tpil:10 rjtPjk;) price and allows 10% discount. Then the gain a) Rs.10,000 b) Rs.9,900 A man bought an old bicycle for Rs.1,500. He percent c) Rs.9,999 d) Rs.11,000 spends Rs.500 on its repair and sells it for a) 6% b) 8% 27) 16 nghUl;fspd; tpw;w tpiyahdJ 10 Rs.1800. Find the percentage of his loss. c) 10% d) 12% nghUl;fspd; thq;fpatpiyf;F rkk; vdpy; a) 10% b) 15% 36) mLj;jLj;j 20% kw;Wk; 10% mg;nghUspd; tpiyapy; Vw;glf;$ba rjtPj c) 20% d) 5% js;SgbfSf;F epfuhd js;Sgb rjtPjj;ij khw;wj;ijf; fhz;f. fhz;.

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(tpil:28%) c) 15% d) 13% c) 1300 d) 1080

Find the single equivalent discount to a series 41) xU tpw;gidahsh;> xU nghUspd; 45) xU mykhhpapd; Fwpj;j tpiy &.5500.

discount of 20% and 10%. tpiyahdJ 3 rjtPjk; ,yhgj;jpy; cs;sJ xU filf;fhuh; mjid Fwpj;j tpiyapy; 5 a) 28% b) 30% vd $Wfpwhh;. gpwF mth; mg;nghUspy; 3 rjtPjk; js;Sgb mspj;J 15 rjtPjk; ,yhgk; c) 72% d) 70% rjtPjk; js;Sgb nra;fpwhh; vdpy; mtuJ milfpwhh; vdpy; me;j mykhhpapd; Fwpj;j 37) xU fbfhuj;jpd; Fwpj;jtpiy &.3200. ,yhg (m) e\;l rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. tpiyiaf; fhz;f. ,uz;L mLj;jLj;j js;Sgbfis tpOq;fpa (tpil:0.09 % e\;lk;) (tpil:4750) gpwF &.2448-f;F tpw;fg;gLfpwJ. Kjy; A seller says the cost of an item at a profit of 3%. The labelled price of a cupboard is Rs.5500. The

js;Sgb 10% vdpy; ,uz;lhtJ Then he gives a discount of 3%. Then he sells the shopkeeper sold it by giving 5% discount on the

js;Sgbiaf; fhz;f. item at: labelled price and earned a profit of 15%. What is

(tpil: 15%) a) a profit of 0.09% b) a loss of 0.09% cost price of the cupboard?

The marked price of a clock is Rs.3200. It is to be c) a profit of 9% d) no loss or no profit a) 3750 b) 4750

sold at Rs.2448 by two successive discounts. If 42) xU filf;fhuh; xU fbfhuj;jpd; c) 3000 d) 4000

the first discount is 10%, then the second Fwpj;jtpiyapy; 10 rjtPjk; js;Sgb

discount is nra;Ak;NghJ mth; 10 rjtPjk; ,yhgk; a) 5% b) 10% milfpwhh;. fbfhujj;jpd; Fwpj;j tpiy &.330 PARTNERSHIP: c) 15% d) 20% vdpy; mjd; mlf;f tpiyiaf; fhz;f. 38) xU ,U rf;fu thfdj;jpd; kjpg;G 46) A,B,C vd;w %th; xU njhopypy; (tpil: &.270) 17>000. xU epWtdkhdJ me;j thfdj;jpw;F KiwNa &.36>000> &.45>000> &.54>000 vd A shopkeeper gives a discount of 10% on the 1700 &gha; js;Sgb jUfpwJ vdpy; js;Sgb KjyPL nra;fpd;wdh;. epfu ,yhgk; &.37>500 marked price of a vdpy; C-d; gq;if fhz;f. rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. watch but he gains 10%. If the marked price is

(tpil:10 rjtPjk;) Rs.330, what is the cost price? (tpil:&.15>000)

Rate of bike is 17,000; the company gave 1700 a) Rs.270 b) Rs.300 Three partners A, B, C invest Rs.36000, Rs.45000

discount to the bike. Then what is the percentage c) Rs.280 d) Rs.250 and Rs.54000 respectively in a business. Out of a

of the discount? 43) ,uz;L mLj;jLj;j js;Sgbfis total profit of Rs.37500, C’s share is a) 15% b) 25% ngWk;NghJ &gha; 150 kjpg;Gs;s JzpahdJ a) Rs.12500 b) Rs.15000 c) Rs.10000 d) Rs.15500 c) 5% d) 10% &gha; 105-f;F fpilf;fpwJ. ,uz;lhtJ 39) mLj;jLj;j 20%>10%>kw;Wk; 5% 47) A vd;gth; &.5000 %yjdj;Jld; xU js;Sgb 12.5 rjtPjk; vdpy; Kjy; js;SgbfSf;F epfuhd js;Sgb njhopiy njhlq;Ffpwhh;. 4 khjq;fSf;Fg; js;Sgbapd; rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;f. rjtPjj;ijf; fhz;. gpwF B vd;gth; &.8000 KjyPL nra;fpwhh;. (tpil:20 rjtPjk;) (tpil:31.6 rjtPjk;) NkYk; 4 khjq;fSf;F gpwF C vd;gth; After getting two successive discounts, a shirt &.10>000 KjyPL nra;fpwhh;. xU tUl Kbtpy;> Find the single discount equivalent to a series with a cost price of Rs.150 is available at Rs.105.

discount of 20%, 10% and 5%. If the second discount is 12.5%, find the first fpilf;Fk; ,yhgj;jpy; mth;fSf;fpilNaahd

a) 32% b) 21.6% discount. gq;Ffspd; tpfpjj;ij fhz;.

c) 31.6% d) 32.6% a) 10% b) 15% (tpil: 15:16:10) 40) xU filf;fhuh; 30 rjtPj ,yhgj;jpy; c) 20% d) 16% A starts a business with Rs.5000. After 4 months

nghUspd; tpiyiaf; Fwpf;fpwhh;. Mdhy; 44) xU nghUspd; Fwpj;j tpiy &.1500. B invests Rs.8000. After another 4 months C

mth; mij tpw;Fk;NghJ 10 rjtPjk; js;Sgb xU th;j;jfh; mLj;jLj;j 10 rjtPjk; kw;Wk; invests Rs.10000. Find the ratio of their profits at nra;fpwhh; vdpy; mtuJ ,yhg rjtPjj;ijf; 20 rjtPjk; js;Sgbfis mspf;fpwhh; vdpy; the end of the year. fhz;. tpw;gid tpiyiaf; fhz;. a) 5:8:10 b) 15:16:10 c) 5:12:15 d) 15:16:17 (tpil:17 rjtPjk;) (tpil:1080) 48) A,B,C vd;w %tUk; jdpj;jdpNa A shopkeeper marks his goods to gain 30%. But The marked price of an article is Rs. 1500. The 20>000 &ghia xU njhopypy; KjyPL he allows 10% discount for down cash payment. trader allowing two successive discounts of 10%

His profit per cent is and 20%. Find the selling price. nra;fpd;wdh;. 5 khjq;fSf;F gpwF A vd;gth;

a) 20% b) 17% a) 1000 b) 1470 5000 &ghiaAk; B vd;gth; 4000 &ghiaAk;

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vLj;Jf; nfhs;fpd;wdh;. Mdhy; C vd;gth; A, B and C started a business by investing

NkYk; 6000 &ghia KjyPL nra;fpwhh;. xU Rs.120,000, Rs.135,000 and Rs.150,000 tUl Kbtpy; epfu ,yhgkhdJ &.69>900 vd respectively. Find the share of C, out of an annual profit of Rs.56,700. gjpthfpwJ vdpy; B vd;gthpd; gq;if fhz;. a) Rs.16800 b) Rs.18900 (tpil: 21>200) c) Rs.21000 d) Rs.15000 A, B and C start a business each investing 52) A kw;Wk; B ,UtUk; Nrh;e;J xU Rs.20,000. After 5 months A withdrew Rs.5000, njhopiy nra;a Muk;gpf;fpd;wdh;. A vd;gth; B withdrew Rs.4000 and C invests Rs.6000 more. nra;Ak; KjyPlhdJ B vd;gth; nra;Ak; At the end of the year, a total profit of Rs.69900

was recorded. Find the share of B. KjyPl;ilg;Nghy; %d;W klq;F. tUl ,yhgk;

a) 21200 b) 28200 &.5200 vdpy; Aapd; gq;iff; fhz;. Upcoming Notification

c) 20500 d) 20000 (tpil:&.39>000) Group II 1500+ 49) A,B,C %tUk; Nrh;e;J 50>000 &ghia A and B jointly start a business. The investment Admission Going on xU njhopypy; KjyPL nra;fpd;wdh;. A Vd;gth; of A is equal to three times the investment of B.

B-ia tpl 4000 &gha; mjpfkhfTk;> B vd;gth; Find the share of A in the annual profit of Contact: 7601803030, Rs.5200. C ia tpl 5000 &gha; mjpfkhfTk; KjyPL 9043303030, 044-64563030. a) Rs.39000 b) Rs.52000 nra;fpd;wdh;. epfu ,yhgk; 35>000 &gha; vdpy; c) Rs.45000 d) Rs.26000 A-apd; njhifiaf; fhz;f. 53) hPdhTk; rhYTk; $l;lhf xU (tpil: 14>700) njhopiy Jtq;Ffpd;wdh;. hPdh vd;gth; 8 A, B, C subscribe Rs.50000 for a business. A khjq;fSf;F &.35>000 KjyPL nra;fpwhh;. subscribes Rs.4000 more than B and B Rs.5000 kw;Wk; rhY vd;gth; 10 khjq;fSf;F &.42>000 more then C. Out of a total profit of Rs.35000, A

receives: KjyPL nra;fpwhh;. epfu ,yhgk; &.31>570 vdpy;

a) 8400 b) 11900 hPdhtpd; gq;iff; fhz;f.

c) 13600 d) 14700 (tpil: 12>628)

50) fky; vd;gth; 9000 &ghia KjyPL Reena and Shaloo are partners in a business.

nra;J xU njhopiy njhlq;Ffpwhh;. 5 Reena invests Rs.35,000 for 8 months and Shaloo khjq;fSf;F gpwF rkPh; vd;gth; 8000 &gha; invests Rs.42,000 for 10 months. Out of a profit KjyPl;Lld; mj;njhopypy; ,izfpwhh;. me;j of Rs.31,570. Reena’s share is a) Rs.9471 b) Rs.12628 tUl Kbtpy; 6970 &ghia mth;fs; c) Rs.18040 d) Rs.18942 ,yhgkhf ngWfpd;wdh; vdpy; me;j 54) %d;W Ngh; xU njhopypy; nguf;$ba ,yhgj;jpy; rkPh; ngWk; gq;if fhz;. (tpil: ,yhgj;ij 5:7:8 vd;w tpfpjj;jpy; gfp;h;e;J 2380) nfhs;fpd;wdh;. mth;fs; KiwNa 14>8> (k) 7 Kamal started a business investing Rs.9000. After khjq;fSf;F gq;Fjhuh;fshf ,Ue;Js;sdh; five months, Sameer joined with a capital of vdpy; mth;fspd; KjyPLfspd; tpfpjj;ijf; Rs.8000. If at the end of the year, they earn a

profit of Rs.6970, then what will be the share of fhz;f.

Sameer in the profit? (tpil:28:49:64)

a) Rs.1883.78 b) Rs.2380 Three partners shared the profit of a business in

c) Rs.3690 d) Rs.3864 the ratio 5:7:8. They had partnered for 14

51) A,B,C Mfpa %th; xU njhopypy; months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. KiwNa &.1>20>000 &.1>35>000 kw;Wk; What was the ratio of their investments? &.1>50>000 vd KjyPL nra;fpwhh;. tUl a) 5:7:8 b) 28:49:64 c) 38:28:21 d) 20:35:64 ,yhgk; &.56>700 vdpy; C-d; gq;if fhz;f.

(tpil:&.21>000)

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