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CURRENT AFFAIRS CONTENT APRIL :  The Indian Space Research (PMUY) scheme in Delhi and distributed new Organisation has lost contact with the GSAT-6A LPG connections and cylinders to beneficiaries. NATIONAL in less than 48 hours after it has been launched.  The target of Ujjwala connections has been Foundation stone laid for SJVNL hydro  GSAT-6A, is a high power communication increased from the existing target of 5 crore to 8 project: satellite which aimed to have a mission life of crore by 2020.  Union Power Minister R.K. Singh and about 10 years.  The PMUY was launched at Yamuna Sports Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivender Singh Rawat  It aimed to provide mobile Complex in New Delhi. laid the foundation stone of public sector communication for India with multi-band  This Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has company SJVNL's Naitwar Mori Hydro Electric coverage facility. transformed the lives of more than 3.5 crore Project.  ISRO chairman: Sivan women.  The 60 MW project is located on the river  Headquarters: Bengaluru  Tamil Nadu Government Launches Tons – a tributary of the Yamuna, in Uttarkashi India Rankings 2018 for Higher Educational 'Uzhavan' Mobile App district of Uttarakhand. Institutions:  The estimated project cost as at October  Human Resources Minister Prakash Patna Tops In 4G Connectivity Among 20 2016 is Rs. 648.33 crore. Javadekar has released India Rankings 2018 for Largest Cities  Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd's (SJVNL) Higher Educational Institutions under the  Patna tops in 4G connectivity among 20 of Chairman and Managing Director: Nand Lal National Institutional Ranking Framework, India’s largest cities. It has emerged ahead of the Sharma NIRF. likes of Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi.  The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in  Four cities from India’s central and eastern E-way bill for inter-state movement of goods Bengaluru was adjudged the overall best regions—Patna, Kanpur, Allahabad, Kolkata, rolled out: institution in the country. Bhopal and Lucknow—made it to the top 10.  The Nationwide electronic or e-way bill  AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh  The report was given by OpenSignal and it system for inter-state movement of goods has and CMC Vellore were ranked as the top three was measured in terms of 4G availability metric been started. medical colleges. which indicates where users can access LTE  Karnataka is the only State which has  Indian Institute of Technology, Madras network more of the time. implemented the e-way bill system for moving - The best engineering college goods within the State. The State has been using  Indian Institute of Management, India to host the IEF-16 the e-way bill platform since September last year Ahmedabad- The best management institution  The 16th International Energy Forum for intra-state movement of goods.  Delhi University’s Miranda House- The Ministerial meeting will be hosted by  The transporters have to produce a e-way best college in the country Government of India in New Delhi and co- bill for moving goods worth over Rs 50,000 from  National Law School of India University hosted by the Government of China and South one State to another. Bengaluru- The best law school in the country. Korea.  The system has been designed and  India is the world’s third-largest energy developed by National Informatics Centre Government launches digital platforms for consumer after the US and China. (NIC). ease of farm export:  Global energy organisations, including the  In line with the Digital India Initiative, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting NHAI Awarded Projects Worth Rs 1.22 lakh the government has developed three online Countries, International Energy Agency, will crore in FY18 portals to make it easier to export farm products also be represented at the meet.  The National Highways Authority of from India and reduce transaction costs.  IEF 16 aims to focus on how global shifts, India (NHAI) said it has awarded projects worth  The digital platforms, developed by the transition policies and new technologies influence Rs 1,22,000 crore for constructing about 7,400 Export Inspection Council, have integrated the market stability and future investment in the km of highways in the fiscal 2017-18. entire export food chain by linking primary energy sector. India had last hosted the IEF  In Financial Year 2017-18, NHAI has production, chain catch, aquaculture pond, dairy ministerial conference in 1996. awarded 150 road projects of 7,400-kilometre farms and apiaries. worth Rs 1,22,000 crore.  It aims for credible inspection and VP Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate scientific  In last 5 years, the average length of road certification and to strengthen the confidence on convention on World Homoeopathy Day projects awarded by NHAI was 2,860 Km with Indian produce.  Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu 4,335 Km awarded in the last financial year. inaugurates a scientific convention on the World NHAI Dharmendra Pradhan launches PMUY Homoeopathy Day in New Delhi.  Headquarters: New Delhi scheme in Delhi  The day, April 10 is observed to  Chairman: Deepak Kumar  Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan commemorate the birth anniversary of launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Homoeopathy founder Dr Christian Friedrich ISRO loses contact with GSAT-6A Chennai | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | 7601808080 / 9043303030 www.RACEInstitute.in Erode | Namakkal | Tanjore| Tirunelveli | Trivandrum | Ernakulam| Bengaluru | Chandigarh |Legend Magazine | April - 2018| 2

Samuel Hahnemann. This year is his 263rd prestigious World Expo 2020 held once in 5  The memorial has been built at a cost of Rs birth anniversary. years. 100 crores and is spread over nearly 2 acres.  The theme of the two-day convention is  The contract was signed by Manoj K.  Musical fountains, a replica of the Ashoka Innovate: Evolve, Progress: Exploring Dwivedi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, pillar at Sarnath and a 12 foot high bronze statue Science since 40 years. GOI and Najeeb Mohammed Al Ali, Executive are some of the highlights of this complex. Director, Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau.  Dr BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary is Army inks pact for procurement of 1.86 lakh  India has already designated Binoy Kumar, celebrated on April 14 as Ambedkar Jayanti. bulletproof jackets Special Secretary in the Department of  A major contract for the procurement of Commerce, as Director General of World Expo Government sets up committee to review 1.86 lakh bulletproof jackets has been signed 2020 Dubai. the enforcement of CSR provisions: after the successful conduct of field evaluation  The contract provides for the setting up of  The government has set up a 12-member trials. India’s pavilion at Expo 2020 on an extra-large panel to review the enforcement of CSR  The bulletproof jackets have contemporary plot of about one acre in the ‘Opportunity’ provisions under the companies law, 2013. and state-of-the-art specifications with added segment.  The 12-member panel is headed by Regional protection level and coverage area. Director (Western Region) Manmohan Juneja.  The new BPJs will provide 360-degree Cabinet approves agreement between India  Four years after, the Corporate Social protection to the soldier in combat, & ISA: Responsibility (CSR) norms came into force on including from latest hard steel core bullets.  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister April 1, 2014. Defence Ministry Narendra Modi gave its ex-post facto approval for  The panel would revisit the guidelines for  Cabinet Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman entering into Headquarters (Host country) enforcement of CSR provisions and basis,  Constituency: Rajya Sabha, Karnataka Agreement between India and the including structure of Centralised Scrutiny and International Solar Alliance (ISA) and Prosecution Mechanism (CSPM). NITI Forum for North East holds first authorising the Ministry of External Affairs for meeting: signing the Headquarters Agreement. DefExpo 2018: Boeing signs deal with HAL  The first meeting of newly constituted NITI  The Headquarters Agreement will  Boeing India has signed an agreement Forum for North East was held in Agartala. institutionalise the functional arrangements with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), and  It is to discuss ways to boost development between India and ISA. It will help in smooth Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS) at the projects in the states. transition of ISA as international inter- Defence Expo 2018 to manufacture Super Hornet  The meeting was chaired by Rajeev governmental organisation. fighter aircraft in India. Kumar, the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog and the  The creation of ISA will lead to accelerated  The companies will manufacture F/A-18 co-Minister of State (Independent Charge), solar technology development and deployment in Super Hornet for India’s armed forces. Minister of State for Development of North ISA member countries including India.  The Super Hornet Make-in-India proposal is Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh. to build an entirely new and state-of-the-art  As a part of it, Pakyong Airport has been ISRO successfully launches IRNSS-1I production facility that can be utilised for other opened in Sikkim and it is planning to start navigation satellite: programmes like India’s Advance Medium Rajdhani Express trains to New Delhi.  The Indian Space Research Organisation Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme. (Isro) has successfully launched the IRNSS-1I  The memorandum was signed by Boeing navigation satellite aboard the PSLV-C41. India president Pratyush Kumar, HAL Chairman Eighth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and Pacific  The rocket was launched from First Launch and MD T. Suvarna Raju, and MDS chairman S.P. was held in Indore: Pad (FLP) of SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. Shukla.  The Eighth Regional 3R Forum in Asia  The navigation satellite IRNSS-1I is part of and the Pacific was held in Indore, Madhya Indian satellite navigation system ‘Navigation FSSAI Launches Initiative 'Project Dhoop' Pradesh. with Indian Constellation’ (NavIC).  The Food Safety and Standards Authority of  The mantra of 3R – Reduce, Reuse and  NavIC, also known as Indian Regional India (FSSAI) has launched 'Project Dhoop'. Recycle - Is at the heart of any vision towards Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), is an  Project Dhoop's Noon Assembly is an the sustainable development of mankind. independent regional navigation satellite system innovative and effective concept to ensure that  The event will be inaugurated by Smt. designed to provide position information in the school students get adequate Vitamin D through Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Indian region and 1,500 km around the Indian sunlight, while also opting to choose food Sh. Hardeep S. Puri, Minister of State (I/C), mainland. products like milk and edible oils that are fortified Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,  Till now, PSLV has successfully launched 52 with Vitamins A and D. Sh.Tadahiko Ito, State Minister, Ministry of the Indian satellites and 237 customer satellites from  The project was launched at National Bal Environment, Japan abroad. Bhavan and saw participation of around 600  The overall theme is “Achieving Clean students from NCERT, NDMC and North MCD Water, Clean Land and Clean Air through PM Modi Inaugurates Dr Ambedkar National Schools. 3R and Resource Efficiency – A 21st Memorial  The initiative has been conceptualised by Century Vision for Asia-Pacific  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has McCannHealth and supported by Kwality (Ltd). Communities”. inaugurated the Dr Ambedkar National  FSSAI CEO: Pawan Agarwal India Signs MoU With World EXPO 2020 Memorial at Alipur Road in Delhi on the eve of Dubai: Babasaheb Ambedkar's birth anniversary. PM Modi Launches Ayushman Bharat  India and World Expo 2020 signed  The memorial has been built in the shape of scheme participants contract for India’s pavilion in the the open constitution book.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the phase one of the Ayushman Bharat schemes

that aim at creating a healthy, prosperous and  The Headquarters of the Task Force will be Quest: Govt Launches Tribal Development strong India on the occasion of Birth at Ministry of Civil Aviation, New Delhi. Centre anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar.  The Maharashtra government has set up  Ayushman Bharat, also known as the 2nd India Mobile congress to be held in New an institution to evaluate and quantify special National Health Protection Scheme, has twin Delhi development budget allocations and their impact missions -- first, creating a network of health and  India is going to host its second India on tribal development. wellness centres to deliver comprehensive Mobile Congress (IMC) between October 25-27  Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has primary health care close to the community, and in New Delhi. It was announced by launched the institution, QUEST in Mumbai. second, providing insurance cover to 40 per cent Communications Minister Manoj Sinha.  The objective of the exercise by the Ministry of India's population, that is most deprived, for  India Mobile Congress is one of the biggest of Finance and Ministry of Tribal Welfare is that it secondary and tertiary care marquee Mobile, Internet and Technology events wants to bring greater accountability in spending  The first phase of Ayushman Bharat will see in Asia, organized by Department of and management of dedicated funds allocated for 1.5 Lakh such Centers being set up across the Telecommunications, Government of India and tribal welfare. country by 2022. It has been approved and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).  Quest is known as “Quality Evaluation for allotted a Rs 10,500 crore budget.  It is an excellent platform for policy makers, Sustainable Transformation centre”. The  The Prime Minister also launched Health and industry and regulators to engage in meaningful state has taken the first initiative in the country Wellness Centre under Ayushman Bharat scheme deliberations to drive the future direction of this to ensure every rupee awarded is not only in Jangala village of Karnataka. This health and important sector. accounted for but the development in lives of wellness centre will have the facility of  The theme of 2018 congress is “NEW tribal people through the projects undertaken is teleconsultation. DIGITAL HORIZONS: Connect, Create, also quantified. The QUEST centre will carry Innovate.” forward the tribal mission and focus on bringing NHAI Signs Agreement for Its 1st sustainable transformation in the lives of the International Project Government increase FAME-India Scheme tribals.  The National Highway Authority of India by 6 months  In the 2018-19 budget, the state (NHAI) has signed its first international  The government has announced extension government provided Rs 26, 345.29 crore for project agreement for upgradation of a of phase 1 of the FAME-India scheme entailing Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe highway in Myanmar. incentives for mass adoption of electric and welfare schemes.  The agreement was signed by NHAI with M/s strong hybrid vehicles by six months till Punj Lloyd Ltd. – Varaha Infra Ltd. (JV). September-end or till its second phase is Government launches Gram Swaraj Abhiyan  Under the agreement, the NHAI would approved.  The Centre has launched ‘Gram Swaraj upgrade the Yagyi-Kalewa section of highway  The extension is deemed to have taken Abhiyaan' on April 14, the birth anniversary of in Myanmar to two lanes with earthen shoulder. effect on April 1, 2018.The phase 1 of the scheme Dalit icon Bhim Rao Ambedkar.  The project has been funded by Ministry of was initially proposed for two years till March 31,  It is to push inclusion of marginalised External Affairs, Government of India and would 2017 but was extended twice for six months up people in most backward villages of the be executed on EPC (Engineering, Procurement to March 31, 2018. country in welfare schemes. and Construction) mode at a cost of Rs.1177  The FAME-India (Faster Adoption and  The Centre will reach out to the poor in the crores. Manufacturing of (hybrid &) Electric vehicles 21,000 most backward villages in the country and  The project will have 3 new major bridges in India) scheme is intended to support the will make them aware about the government's all and 2 new minor bridges. The project would be hybrid/electric vehicles market welfare schemes. completed in three years. development and its manufacturing  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially ecosystem to achieve self-sustenance. launch the 'Gram Swaraj' campaign from Bijapur Government constitutes 13-member Task in Chhattisgarh. Force for fast-tracking implementation of Union Home Ministry launches e-FRRO  The government will also observe UAV technology scheme 'Ayushman Bharat Diwas' on April 30, 'Kisan  The Government has decided to constitute a  The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh Kalyan Diwas' on May 2 and 'Aajevika Task Force under the chairmanship of Shri Jayant launched the web-based application 'e-FRRO' Kaushal Diwas' on May 5. Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation for fast- (e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office). tracking the roll-out of Unmanned Aerial  The e-FRRO scheme is aimed at building a India to set up natural gas trading hub Vehicle (UAV) technology. The Task Force will centralized, transparent online platform for  In order to boost the consumption of develop a roadmap with implementable the foreigners to avail visa related services natural gas in the country, Government is recommendations for Central as well as State and to provide Faceless, Cashless and considering the establishment of a Gas Governments, Industry and Research Paperless services to the foreigners with user Trading Hub / Exchange (GTHE). Institutions. friendly experience.  In the Hub, natural gas can be traded, and  The task force would have Civil Aviation  In the new system, foreigners would be able supplied through a market-based mechanism Secretary R N Choubey, Home Secretary to get as many as 27 Visa and Immigration instead of multiple formula driven prices. A hub is Rajiv Gauba, Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra related services in India from the comfort of also used as a central pricing point for a and DIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek as their place of stay. network that could aid better price discovery for members.  Using the e-FRRO application, foreigners can domestic as well as imported gas.  The Task Force will also have apply online on the portal and obtain the services  China also plans to launch a natural gas representatives from the Government, PSUs, through email/post without appearing in person trading hub in Chongqing this year. industry and sectoral experts and submit report at the FRO/FRRO office.  The world’s biggest natural gas hub is the within 6 months of its constitution. Henry Hub in the US state of Louisiana.

 It will help in collection of premium for PLI Bihar Government revises target to complete and RPLI policies at Branch Post Offices anywhere  Capital: Patna PMGSY in India, with online updation of the policies.  Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar  The government has advanced its target  Governor: Satya Pal Malik year for completion of phase one of Pradhan India forms committee to reform higher Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana PMGSY to 2019 defence planning GUJARAT: from 2022.  In an effort to improve higher defence World’s largest solar park to come up in  The scheme has been able to provide management, the government has constituted a Gujarat connectivity to more than One lakh 50 thousand new committee headed by the National Security  Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has habitations. Advisor. approved setting up a 5,000 MW capacity solar  The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana  According to a government notification, the park at the Dholera Special Investment (PMGSY), was launched by the Govt. of India to Defence Planning Committee (DPC) headed Region (SIR). provide connectivity to unconnected Habitations by NSA Ajit Doval, will prepare a draft national  The proposed solar power generation as part of a poverty reduction strategy. security strategy. project would be set up in 11,000 hectares of land  The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana 1  The committee will also develop a capability with an investment of Rs 25,000 crore. (PMGSY) is a 100% Centrally Sponsored development plan, work on defence diplomacy  The project will contribute significantly in Scheme. issues and improving defence manufacturing in achieving target of producing 175 gigawatts of India. The DPC will submit its reports to the electricity through renewable energy sources by TRAI launches beta portal for comparing Defence Minister. 2022. telcos’ tariffs  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of STATES IN NEWS Gujarat India (TRAI) has unveiled the beta version of a ASSAM:  Capital: Gandhinagar portal that aims to bring on one platform, the Assam’s two-day spring festival begins in  Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani tariffs offered by telecom operators in different Manas National Park:  Governor: Om Prakash Kohli service areas.  The two-day Assam Spring Festival  It is expected to provide more transparency began at the Manas National Park where HARYANA: and information on multiple tariff offerings by visitors will get to experience the state’s local Haryana Government launches Water ATM telecom operators, helping consumers at large. food, music, handloom and handicrafts. policy for urban areas  The beta version of tariff data is made  The aim of the event is to promote the  The Haryana government has come up with available on the Trai website www.trai.gov.in. local food and culture of the fringe villagers. Water ATM Policy to provide clean drinking TRAI It is an attempt to create a model of alternative water to people at public places in cities. It was  Headquarters: New Delhi livelihood through food, handloom and culture. announced by state minister Kavita Jain.  Chairman: Ram Sewak Sharma  The festival has been organised, among  The distance between two water ATMs would others, by Indian Weavers' Association and the be 400 metres, which could be adjusted according POSHAN Abhiyaan: 1st meeting of National Swankar Mithinga Onsai Afat, an association of to convenience of people. Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges held reformed poachers in Manas who are now  A proposal to this effect was approved by in New Delhi engaged in wildlife conservation and the state’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal  The first meeting of National Council on preservation. Khattar. India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Haryana Abhiyaan was held in New Delhi. Assam  Capital: Chandigarh  The meeting was chaired by Dr. Rajiv  Capital: Dispur  Chief minister: Manohar Lal Khattar Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog.  Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal  Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki  The Council which has been set up under  Governor: Prof Jagdish Mukhi POSHAN Abhiyaan is the apex body to formulate KERALA: overall policies, guide and monitor all nutrition- BIHAR: Kerala to Host Asia's Largest Startup based schemes. Modi launches India’s most powerful electric Conclave:  Nearly 315 districts were already covered locomotive in Bihar:  Asia’s largest start up ecosystem under phase-I of POSHAN Abhiyaan.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils congregation, Huddle Kerala, will be held at India's first 12,000 horsepower electric Kovalam. DARPAN-PLI App Launched by locomotive from Bihar's Madhepura  The initiative is envisaged to provide a Communications Ministry locomotive factory. platform for start-ups to pitch their products and  Under the IT Modernisation Plan,  The train is first Make-in-India project interact with a wide array of technology and Department of Posts has launched Digital completed by Alstom at Madhepura's Electric industry leaders from around the world. Advancement of Rural Post Office for A New Locomotive Factory. Alstom is a French  Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will India (DARPAN). multinational company operating worldwide in inaugurate the conclave and it is organised by the  It has been launched with a view to achieve rail transport markets Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in association total digitisation of postal operations in the  Prime Minister Modi reached Bihar to attend with Internet and Mobile Association of India country. the centenary celebrations of the Champaran (IAMAI) and IAMAI Startup Foundation.  The Project aims to connect all 1.29 lakh Satyagraha as a part of "Chalo Champaran  KSUM Chief Executive Officer: Saji Rural Branch Post Offices in the country, to Campaign". The theme of the centenary Gopinath enable them to do online Postal and Financial celebrations of the Champaran Satyagraha is Transactions. "Satyagraha se Swachhagrah". Kerala

 Capital: Thiruvananthapuram  The 2.5-km-long bridge, which is the  The food park is being set up at a cost of Rs  Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan State’s second longest bridge, has been built 99.96 crore and will benefit around 25,000  Governor: P. Sathasivam in three years at a cost of Rs. 117.50 crore. farmers in this as well as neighboring districts.  The bridge has helped establish direct road  The mega food park– Himalayan Mega Food MADHYA PRADESH: connectivity between Sambalpur and Park Private Ltd, which is being set up in an area Kadaknath chicken gets Geographical Brajarajnagar and the distance has now been of 50.14 acres, would have a central processing Indication tag: reduced by 50 km. center as well as well as three Primary Processing  Kadaknath, a black-feathered chicken Centers (PPCs). breed popular for its flavoured meat, has won the Odisha Geographical Indications (GI) tag.  Capital: Bhubaneswar Uttarakhand  Kadknath is mainly found in Madhya  Chief minister: Naveen Patnaik  Capital: Dehradun Pradesh’s Jhabua, Alirajpur and parts of Dhar  Governor: Satya Pal Malik  Chief Minister: Trivendra Singh Rawat district and won the tag 6 years after applying for  Governor: Krishna Kant Paul it. TAMIL NADU:  The GI tag awarded by the GI registry in Chief Minister K Palaniswami has launched UTTAR PRADESH: Chennai stamps that a product possesses certain the bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) app. UP Government launches Ganga Hariteema qualities exclusive to its land of origin.  The app can be used by farmers to get Yojana:  The other products that have been granted information on farm subsidies, book farm  In Uttar Pradesh Ganga Hariteema GIs are Kashmiri pashmina, Darjeeling tea, equipment and related infrastructure and get Yojana is being launched in 27 districts of the Kancheepuram silk and Tirupati laddoo. details on their crop insurance, besides receiving state located on the bank of river Ganga. Madhya Pradesh weather forecast for the next four days  The objectives of the schemes include  Capital: Bhopal  He also launched the ‘Amma Bio- enhancing green cover in the catchment  Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Fertiliser’ scheme, named after late Chief areas of the river Ganga and to control the land  Governor: Anandiben Patel Minister J Jayalalithaa. The initiative was aimed at erosion. Plantation will be carried out in one- better management of nature farming and help kilometre areas from the banks of river under the MAHARASHTRA: boost and maintain soil fertility. scheme. Maharashtra Govt, Central Govt & World Tamil Nadu  The scheme is also known as Ganga Bank sign 420 Million Dollar Project:  Capital: Chennai Greenery scheme.  The Government of India, Government of  Chief Minister: Edappadi K. Palaniswami  The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Maharashtra and the World Bank has signed a  Governor: Banwarilal Purohit Yogi Adityanath in a function organized on the US$ 420 million project. bank of Sangam the confluence of rivers of  It aims to help Small and Marginal TRIPURA: Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati. farmers in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions CM Biplab Deb launches state component of of Maharashtra. PMKVY UP govt orders govt hospitals and  The project will help in increasing climate  Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb of Tripura orphanages to establish SHISHU SWAGAT resilient practices in agriculture and ensuring that launched State Component of Pradhan Mantri KENDRA- PALNA farming continues to remain a financially viable Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0 under  In Uttar Pradesh, Government has ordered activity for them. Directorate of Skill Development. all government hospitals and orphanages to  The $420 million loan from the International  CM Biplab Kumar Deb also inaugurated establish SHISHU SWAGAT KENDRA- PALNA Bank for Reconstruction and Development “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, and put up cradles in front of their buildings so (IBRD), has a 6-year grace period, and a Everywhere. that parents can give up unwanted babies maturity of 24 years.  While addressing the launch, CM Biplab safely.  The Agreements for the Maharashtra Project Kumar Deb assured that the target to give  This will help in tackling the problem of for Climate Resilient Agriculture were signed by training to more than 1 lakh 16,000 youths by abandoning the infant at the roadside. Shri Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary, 2020 will be achieved and as a result, the problem  The ‘Palna’ scheme will also help bridge Ministry of Finance, Shri Bijay Kumar, Additional of unemployment prevailing in the state will be the gap between the number of children Chief Secretary, Agriculture Department on solved. available for adoption and the burgeoning list of behalf of the Government of Maharashtra; and  Tripura is the first state in the North adoptive parents. Mr. Junaid Ahmad, Country Director, World Bank. East to implement the state component of PMKVY through Directorate of Skill Development (DSD). Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Tripura  Capital: Lucknow  Capital: Mumbai  Capital: Agartala  Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath  Chief Minister: Devendra Fadnavis  Chief Minister: Biplab Kumar Deb  Governor: Shri Ram Naik  Governor: C. Vidyasagar Rao  Governor: Tathagata Roy WEST BENGAL: ODISHA: UTTARAKHAND: West Bengal Launches Rupashree scheme Odisha opened second largest bridge Uttarakhand’s second Mega Food Park for girls:  The much-awaited bridge built over the Ib inaugurated at Udham Singh nagar:  The West Bengal government has river in Sambalpur district was opened to the  Union Minister for Food Processing introduced a new scheme, "Rupashree". public by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal  It provides marriage assistance to girls inaugurated Uttarakhand’s second Mega Food coming from economically weaker families with a Park at Udham Singh Nagar. budgetary allocation of Rs 1,500 crore.

 The scheme proposes to extend one-time  Governor: Keshari Nath Tripathi financial assistance worth Rs 25,000 to the West Bengal family of the girl after 18 yrs of age whose annual  Capital: Kolkata income is up to Rs 1.5 lakh.  Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee

INTERNATIONAL List of Agreements/MoUs’ signed by India with Various Countries: Country PM Key Point/ Area Capital/Currency Morocco Abdelilah Benkirane 1) Evaluation of potential mineral resources and promoting Rabat/ Moroccan dirham exploration and mining through participation of both public and private sector.

2) In the field of Mining and Geology for a period of 5 years. Russia Dmitry Medvedev 1) To focus on needs for improvement of Russian origin Moscow/ Russian ruble (At DefExpo defence platforms being exploited by Indian defence forces 2018 and in 2) To facilitate domestic manufacturing of some of the Kancheepuram, identified spare parts through collaborations between Indian Chennai) vendors and Russian OEMs. Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen MoUs in the areas of urban development, animal husbandry Copenhagen/ Danish krone and dairying, food safety and agricultural research and education. Iceland Katrin Jakobsdottir MoU on the establishment of an ICCR Chair for Hindi language Reykjavik/Icelandic krona between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the University of Iceland. Norway Erna Solberg Discussion on trade and investment, shipping and port- Oslo/Norwegian krone development, blue economy, renewable energy, health, information technology and green transport solutions (No MoU) Finland Juha Sipila Discussions on deepening avenues of cooperation between Helsinki/ Euro India and Finland. (No MoU) Sweden Stefan Löfven 1) The Joint Action Plan (JAP) is described as a “Win-Win Stockholm/ Swedish Krona Partnership” for New Delhi and Stockholm. 2) Swedish government will start the Innovation Partnership by providing up to 50 million Swedish kronor (Over $59 million) for innovation cooperation in the field of smart cities and sustainability. United Kingdom Theresa May 1) An overarching cyber-relationship framework that enables London/ Pound sterling the development and shared understanding of the international cyber activity. 2) In several sectors including cyber-relationship, rejuvenation of Ganga, skill development and Animal Husbandry France Édouard Philippe In the field of aerospace and defence organised by GIFAS Paris/ Euro and CFP Franc (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aeronautiques et Spatiales) with the support of SIDM (The Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers). Timor Leste Mari Alkatiri In the field of public health to extend affordable healthcare to Dili/ United States Dollar, the people of the Southeast Asian nation. Indonesian rupiah, East Timor centavo coins Zambia Edgar Lungu (President) Double taxation, Judicial co-operation, Establishment of Lusaka/ Zambian kwacha Entrepreneurship Development Institute in Zambia and visa exemption on diplomatic passports and official holding relevant passports.

Equatorial Vicente Ehate Tomi In the fields of medicinal plants, traditional systems of Malabo/ Central African CFA Guinea medicine, and health and medicine sector franc

Swaziland Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini In the field of Health and Medicine and Visa department. Mbabane(executive), Lobamba(legislative)/ South African rand, Swazi lilangeni

Saudi Aramco Salman of Saudi Arabia To jointly develop and build an integrated refinery and Riyadh/ Saudi riyal (Oil Company) petrochemicals complex, Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd, in Maharashtra (RRPCL). 50:50 Joint Partnership between them.

INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS SUMMIT Key Points/ Discussion Held in First India-Nordic Summit To deepen cooperation in innovation and climate change. Sweden, Stockholm

Reaffirmed the importance of free trade. India-Japan-US trilateral Dialogue To remain engaged and strengthen cooperation in support for a free, open, New Delhi, India prosperous, peaceful and inclusive Indo-Pacific region through partnership with countries in the region.

India-Wiesbaden Conference 2018 1) 'Securing Global Supply Chains through Government-Industry Partnerships New Delhi, India towards Effective Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1540'. 2) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in cooperation with Germany and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).

PM Modi to begins on 5-day visit to UK, launched the construction of Turkey's first  The Minister for National Development and Sweden nuclear power plant. Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin on  The $20 billion-dollar Akkuyu nuclear power and China’s National Development and Reform a five-day official visit to Sweden and the plant project is located in the Mediterranean Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Yong United Kingdom. Mersin region. signed the MOU.  Modi's visit is aimed at enhancing bilateral  The power station will provide 10 percent  The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a cooperation in the key areas like trade, of the electricity needs of Turkey. development strategy initiated by China to investments and science and technology.  Turkey's Energy Minister: Berat Albayrak connect countries across Europe, Africa and Asia.  Apart from bilateral visits to the two countries, Prime Minister Modi will attend the IAF to conduct biggest combat exercise Conference on Water Environment And India-Nordic Summit and Commonwealth along Pakistan, China Borders: Climate Change Begins In Nepal: Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in  The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to  A three-day international conference on Sweden and the United Kingdom respectively. conduct its biggest ever combat exercise along ‘Water, Environment and Climate Change:  The CHOGM is a multilateral organisation Pakistan and China borders. Knowledge Sharing and Partnership,’ is all known for its focus on the development issues  The composite exercise is named Gagan set to begin in Nepal. that confront the Small States and Small Island Shakti.  The objective is to highlight the impact of Developing States (SIDS).  The aim of this exercise is real time climate change in various sectors and explore coordination, deployment and employment of Air ways to mitigate them. Bisket Jatra Being Celebrated in Nepal: Power in a short & intense battle scenario.  The conference is a joint initiation of  In Nepal the famous Bisket Jatra is being  For the first time, the indigenous Light Department of Water Supply and Sewerage celebrated in Bhaktapur and other parts of Combat Aircraft Tejas will be taking part in the and Society of Public Health Engineers Nepal Kathmandu valley. The nine-day annual festival exercise and will perform both the offensive and (SOPHEN) and Nepal Engineers Association. marks beginning of Nepali new year. defensive roles.  Under this MoU, both the institutes agreed  The Jatra begins four days before the start to collaborate in the field of telemedicine. of new year. It is believed that the festival started UAE provides $200m to Lebanese Army, during Malla dynasty. security forces UAE approves issuance of Law on Equal  The UAE has announced financial support of Wages, Salaries for Men & Women: India-Japan-US trilateral Dialogue held in $200 million to be split equally between the  In an effort to narrow the gender gap in the New Delhi: Lebanese armed and the security forces to United Arab Emirates, the Cabinet has  New Delhi will host the strategically contribute to the stability and welfare of the approved the issuance of the Law on Equal important trilateral dialogue between India, country. Wages and Salaries for Men and Women. Japan and the US.  The support is part of the UAE's efforts to  The objective is to ensure the protection of  It came a two week ahead of the summit contribute to the stability and welfare of Lebanon women's rights and support their role in the between US President Donald Trump and and its people. national development process. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in  In 2015, the UAE Council for Gender Balance Florida. Singapore and China sign deal to boost was established to position UAE among the  The India-Japan-US trilateral was launched cooperation on Belt and Road Initiative: leading countries in the world in terms of gender in December 2011 when Hillary Clinton was the  Singapore and China signed a Memorandum balance. secretary of state. of Understanding (MOU) on Third-party Market Cooperation in Beijing. China holds biggest ever military drill in Turkey launches First-ever nuclear plant  It aims to promote greater collaboration South China Sea:  Turkish President Recep Tayyip between Singapore and Chinese companies in  The Chinese military held its largest ever Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin third-party markets along the Belt and Road. maritime drill in the disputed South China Sea Chennai | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | 7601808080 / 9043303030 www.RACEInstitute.inwww.RACEInstitute.in Erode | Namakkal | Tanjore| Tirunelveli | Trivandrum | 9043303030 Ernakulam| Bengaluru | Chandigarh| Vellore |Legend Magazine | April - 2018| 8

during which it displayed for the first time the France announces 50-million-euro Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President country's aircraft carrier strike group and the humanitarian aid for Syria: of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva. most advanced weaponry of the People's  French President Emmanuel Macron will  Swaraj will also represent India at the mid- Liberation Army (PLA). contribute 50 million euros ($61.9 million) term ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned  Central Military Commission (CMC) is the toward urgent humanitarian aid for Syria Movement (NAM). overall high command of the 2-million strong following a meeting with a group of non- Chinese military. governmental organizations (NGO) in Paris. Recent Military Exercise:  China's aircraft carrier, Liaoning joined the  The funds will be allocated to NGOs and U.N.  Desert Tiger 5 - The United Arab parade for the first time. agencies working on the ground in Syria, Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia, held in Dubai,  It was the first maritime military parade including the U.N. office for humanitarian affairs. UAE held in the South China Sea and to be open to the  According to United Nations estimates,  'Gagan Shakti' - Indian Air Force in public. some 13 million people including six million Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district. children are in need of humanitarian aid in Syria.  'Foal Eagle' – The United States and United Nations launches UN Road Safety South Korea in South Korea Trust Fund Pakistan successfully test fires enhanced  The United Nations’ Deputy Secretary- version of Babur cruise missile BANKING AND BUSINESS General Amina Mohammed announced the launch  Pakistan has successfully test fired an First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, of the ‘UN Road Safety Trust Fund’. enhanced version of indigenously-built Babur 2018-19:  It aims to stimulate action that can save cruise missile that can deliver conventional and Resolution of the Monetary Policy lives and prevent injuries and sufferings non-conventional weapons with a range of 700 Committee (MPC): Reserve Bank of India associated with road accidents. As per the UN kilometres. data over 1.3 million drivers, passengers and  'Babur Weapon System-1 (B)' Policy Rate Current Rate pedestrians die each year on the roads. incorporates advanced aerodynamics and Repo Rate 6.00%  The UN Economic Commission for avionics that can strike targets both at land and Reverse Repo Rate 5.75% Europe (UNECE), the development arm of the sea with high accuracy. Marginal Standing 6.25% UN in Europe, is designated as the Secretariat for  It is equipped with the Terrain Contour Facility Rate the Trust Fund. A contribution of USD 1500 to the Matching (TERCOM) and all time Digital Scene Bank Rate 6.25% fund will help save one life and prevent 10 serious Matching and Area Co-relation (DSMAC) CRR 4% injuries. technologies, which enable it to engage in various SLR 19.5% types of targets with pinpoint accuracy even in Bangladesh Ends Reservation in the absence of GPS navigation.  The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Government Jobs: headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel expects the  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina UK Joins International Solar Alliance: growth rate to accelerate to 7.4 percent in has decided to scrap the quota system in  The United Kingdom has joined the India- 2018-19, up from 6.6 percent last fiscal, ended government services after thousands of students led International Solar Alliance (ISA) ahead March 31, mainly on account of revival of marched across the country in protest against a of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-day visit investment activity. controversial policy of setting aside jobs for to Britain.  This is the first bi-monthly monetary special groups.  At an event held at the London Stock policy for 2018-19 and the next would be  The government will make special Exchange as part of the Commonwealth Heads announced on 6 June. arrangements for jobs for minorities and people of Government Meeting 2018 (CHOGM), India's Foreign Exchange Reserves Hit A with disabilities. Britain formally announced its membership of the Life-Time High:  At present, 56% posts in the annual civil alliance. The UK becomes the 62nd country to  The country's foreign exchange reserves hit service examination are reserved under various join ISA. a life-time high of $424.361 billion after quotas. Among those, the largest chunk—30%—  ISA is an inter-governmental treaty-based rising by $1.828 billion in the week to March is reserved for children of freedom fighters, which organisation that aims to mobilise $1 trillion in 30. the protestors are opposing as they believe it funds for future solar generation, storage and  In the previous week, the reserves had destroys the level playing field in exams. technology across the world. It was launched by increased by $1.197 billion to $422.532 billion. Modi in 2015.  The country's reserve position with the IMF US, Britain and France launch military ISA (International Solar Alliance) also increased by $2.8 million to $2.083 billion. operations against Syria:  Head: H.E. Upendra Tripathy  Foreign-exchange reserves (also called  US, British and French forces pounded  Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana forex reserves or FX reserves) is money or Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in other assets held by a central bank or other response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens Swaraj to visit Azerbaijan to attend NAM monetary authority. of people last week, in the biggest intervention by meet :

Western powers against Syrian President  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj SIDBI Foundation Day - Launches 'Samridhi- Bashar al-Assad. will pay a three-day visit to Azerbaijan during virtual assistant' & ' Bankability Kit':  US President Donald Trump announced that which she will attend a meeting of the Non-  SIDBI celebrated its foundation day on the military action is from the White House. Aligned Movement (NAM) and hold talks with April 2, 2018 as day of Sampark (connect),  British Prime Minister Theresa May and top leadership of that country. Sanwad (interaction), Suraksha (security) and French President Emmanuel Macron said the UK  Swaraj will hold talks with Azerbaijan's Sampreshan (disseminate). and France had joined in the attack. Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and She  During the day, a ‘Bankability Kit’ was is also scheduled to call on the President of launched. It is brought in partnership with Bank

of Baroda and IDBI Bank. It covers what 1. The limit for FPI investment in Central bankers look at, how to communicate with banks, 16 Advance Pricing Agreements Signed: Government securities (G-secs) is 5.5% for the care to be taken, do's and don'ts etc.  The Central Board of Direct Taxes 2018-2019. And 6% of outstanding stock of  A MoU was signed with The New India (CBDT) entered into 14 Unilateral Advance securities in 2019-20. Assurance Co. Ltd. and two MSMEs were issued Pricing Agreements (UAPA) and 2 Bilateral 2. The limit for FPI investment in state insurance policies. Advance Pricing Agreements (BAPA). development loans (SDLs) is 2%  He also launched 'Samridhhi- the virtual  The 2 bilateral APAs have been entered into 3. The overall limit for FPI investment in assistant' on banks revamped universal loan with the United States of America. With the corporate bonds is 9% portal www.udyamimitra.in. It will also answer signing of these Agreements, the total number of 4. The allocation of increase in G-sec limit over standard queries of aspirants 24*7. APAs entered into by the CBDT has gone up to the two sub-categories – ‘general’ and ‘long-term’ SIDBI 219. This includes 199 Unilateral APAs and 20 – 50:50 for the year 2018-19.  Headquarters: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Bilateral APAs.  MD & Chairman: Shri Mohammad Mustafa  An advance pricing agreement (APA) is  CEO: Dr. Kshatrapati Shivaji an ahead-of-time agreement between a taxpayer ICICI Bank 1st to get Swift’s new cross- and a tax authority on an appropriate Transfer border payment service: Ola acquires ticketing app Ridlr: Pricing Methodology (TPM) for a set of  The Global financial messaging cooperative  The ride-hailing major Ola has acquired transactions at issue over a fixed period of time. SWIFT announced that ICICI Bank has become end-to-end public transport ticketing app Ridlr in its first Indian client to go live with an improved an all-stock deal at an undisclosed valuation. SoftBank Signs $930 million Deal to Set Up cross-border payments service.  It aims for integrating its own services with Solar Venture in India:  The cross-border payments service refers to mass transit infrastructure that exists in cities.  Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp has agreed the gpi (Global Payment Innovation)  The motive is to allow a customer to book to launch a $930 million Indian joint solar Tracker. a cab from their homes and continue their journey energy venture with Chinese firm GCL System  SWIFT’s GPI tracker enables tracking of effortlessly even if they switch to a public Integration Technology Co as part of its India real-time payments across correspondent transport service. solar investment roadmap. banks and has a facility to track the payments  Co-founder and CEO of Ola: Bhavish  The venture will work on photovoltaic instructions across the correspondent banks Aggarwal technology, which is used in solar panels. globally.  GCL will provide technology and SoftBank SWIFT RBI changes the methodology for bond will assist in obtaining land and regulatory  The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial valuation to check manipulation: approvals. Telecommunication provides a network that  The Reserve Bank of India has changed  India plans to have a total renewable energy enables financial institutions worldwide to send the methodology used by debt market players, capacity of 175 GW by 2022 through a mix of and receive information about financial including banks and primary dealers, for their sources such as solar, wind, biomass and small transactions in a secure, standardized and valuation. hydro. reliable environment.  It aims to prevent the possibility of Softbank  Headquarters: La Hulpe, Belgium manipulation in the prices of securities,  CEO: Masayoshi Son  CEO: Gottfried Leibbrandt especially government securities (G-Secs).  Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan  Swift’s head for Indian subcontinent: Kiran  As per a central bank directive, Shetty security/bond valuation will be based on the Jio Payments Bank begins its operations: weighted average price of the last half-an-hour  Jio Payments Bank Limited has ICICI Bank of trading on the last trading day of every quarter commenced operations as a payments bank with  MD & CEO: Chanda Kochhar against the last traded price earlier. The effect from April 3, 2018. It is a joint venture of  Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra methodology as to how the bonds are valued is Reliance Jio and SBI.  Tagline: ‘hum hai na’, ‘khayaal aapka’ crucial for Mark-To-Market (MTM) purposes.  Reliance Industries Ltd was one of the 11 applicants which were issued in-principle Indian Army and HDFC Bank Signed MoU: approval for setting up a payments bank in RBI switches back to GDP scale to measure August 2015. economy:  A Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) was  Telecom major Bharti Airtel was the first to  The Reserve Bank had switched back to signed between the Indian Army and HDFC begin payment bank services in November 2016. the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)-based Bank on the Defence Salary Package.  H. Srikrishnan, who was earlier with HDFC measure to offer its growth estimates from the  The current MoU is tailor made to suit the Bank and Yes Bank, has been appointed MD and Gross Value Added (GVA) methodology, citing requirements of serving soldiers, pensioners and CEO of Jio Payments Bank. global best practices. families.  The government had started using GVA  Under the current MoU apart from other RBI revises limits for investment in debt methodology from January 2015 and had also benefits the Army personnel will get free personal instruments by FPI: changed the base year to 2018 from January. accident death cover and free permanent The Reserve Bank of India has revised the  The Central Statistical Office had started disability cover of Rs 30 lakhs, free educational limits on investment in debt instruments by using GDP as the main measure of economic cover of upto Rs 1 Lakh per year for four years Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI). activities since January 15 for education of dependent child in case of The revision comes into effect immediately. And,  GDP: It is the total value of goods accidental death of defence personnel and 100% the revision is done in consultation with the produced and services provided within a processing fees waived for Car Loans and Government of India. country's borders in a specific time period. Personal Loans.

 GVP: It is the measure of the value of Yes bank ties up with Euronet India:  The LRS transactions are currently goods and services produced in an area,  The Payment and transaction processing permitted by banks based on the declaration industry or sector of an economy. It is the solutions provider and a wholly owned subsidiary made by the remitter. grand total of all revenues, from final sales and of Euronet Worldwide, Euronet India has  In order to improve monitoring and also to (net) subsidies, which are incomes into partnered with Yes Bank to modernise the ensure compliance with the LRS limits, it has been businesses. bank’s core payment infrastructure. decided to put in place a daily reporting system  Euronet will support the bank in switching by Authorised Dealer (AD)banks of SBI To Invest Rs 80 Bn In Hydropower transactions between end points, driving transactions undertaken by individuals under Project of Nepal: payment channels and card management LRS, which will be accessible to all the other ADs.  The State Bank of India (SBI) will be services, among others. investing a total of Rs 80 billion in the Arun III  Euronet would be deploying the entire NPCIL & NSDC Signed a MoU: hydropower project of Nepal, which has 900 payment stack in a private cloud makes this a  The National Skill Development megawatts (MW) electricity production 1st of its kind engagement in Asia Pacific. Corporation (NSDC) has signed a Memorandum capacities.  This deal will further strengthen Yes bank’s of Understanding (MoU) with Nuclear Power  The SJVN, which has been awarded with the market position in the payment marketplace in Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to construction of the mega power project of India and Asia Pacific alike provide skill training to 500 youth and women at Nepal will make the formal agreement soon.  Euronet Asia Pacific’s regional Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.  With the completion of the project, Nepal managing director: Himanshu Pujara  The skill development project will be will get 21.9 percent of the total electricity executed by NSDC through its approved training produced in a year i.e., 197 MW electricity with Yes Bank partners near Kudankulam Nuclear Power 86 crore unit for free in a year.  Headquarters: Mumbai Project (KKNPP).  The Everest Bank Limited also will invest  CEO: Rana Kapoor  It is the single largest nuclear power station 3.60 Billion Rupees (2.25 Billion INR) in the in India, situated in the Tirunelveli district of Arun III. Everest Bank Limited is the Commercial NERL Brings in ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank as Tamil Nadu. Bank of Nepal, which is joint venture of Punjab Repository Participants:  NPCIL has committed Rs 1.74 crore under National Bank, India.  National E-Repository Limited (NERL), its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  The mega project is targeted to be a group company of National Commodity and contributions towards this project. completed by 2022's September. Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), has brought in ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank on Government Raises NABARD's Authorised J&K Bank Launches Scheme For Industrial board as the repository participants for pledge Capital to Rs 300 Billion: Units: Add on Working Capital GST finance.  The government has raised the authorised  Jammu and Kashmir Bank has launched  NERL has signed the agreement with both capital of Nabard by six times to Rs 300 billion a special financing scheme to help the state the banks where they will offer pledge finance to help it increase its lending to the rural industry cope with the delay in reimbursement of against eNWRs created on NERL’s repository economy. GST under special tax relief. platform commodities stored in warehouses  It has been decided as a part of the drive to  The 'Add on Working Capital GST' registered with Warehousing Development double income of farmers by 2022. scheme was launched by J&K Finance Minister and Regulatory Authority (WDRA).  The increase in authorised capital will enable Syed Altaf Bukhari in the presence of Minister Nabard to respond to commitments it has for Industry and Commerce Chander Parkash Five Indians in Bloomberg Billionaires undertaken, particularly in respect of the Long Ganga. Index's top 100: Term Irrigation Fund and on-lending to  This scheme shall considerably strengthen  As per the index, Reliance Industries cooperative banks. the business enterprises that are facing stressed (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani is the richest  NABARD was set up in 1982 to promote liquidity position due to Goods and Services Tax person in India and third richest in Asia with a sustainable and equitable agriculture and rural regime. net worth of $38 billion. development.  Chairman and CEO J&K Bank: Parvez  Alibaba's Jack Ma is Asia's richest person NABARD Ahmed with $47.2 billion net worth followed by Tencent  Headquarters: Mumbai co-founder and CEO Pony Ma with $41.1 billion  Chairman: Harsh Kumar Bhanwala The SBI launched UK subsidiary: SBI (UK) net worth. Limited  Globally, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos has CII fix India's GDP Growth At 7.3-7.7% For  The SBI has announced the launch of its UK dominated the index by securing the top rank 2018-19: subsidiary, SBI (UK) Limited, with an initial with a net worth of $121 billion. Bill Gates and  The Confederation of Indian Industry capital commitment of 225 million pounds from Warren Buffett are placed at second and third (CII) expects India's gross domestic product its parent entity. spot with a net worth of $90.4 billion and $85.5 (GDP) to grow at 7.3-7.7 percent during the  The Prudential Regulation Authority of UK billion respectively. 2018-19 financial year. wants Foreign banks to start UK subsidiaries in  This is based on strengthening demand in UK to protect depositories from uncertainties in RBI Tightens Monitoring of Liberalised the rural economy, including agriculture and non- foreign banks. Remittance Scheme farm activities, as well as better global growth  It becomes the first foreign bank in the UK  The Reserve Bank has tightened reporting climate. to ringfence its retail division from its wholesale norms for the Liberalised Remittance Scheme  The Confederation of Indian Industry is a business. (LRS) under which an individual can transfer up business association in India. CII is a non-  Regional Head of SBI UK: Sanjiv Chadha to $2,50,000 abroad in a year. government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization.

CII Jana Small Finance Bank commences and clusters, even in far-flung areas, to develop  Headquarters: New Delhi, India operations to continue its focus on financial their orientation towards exports.  President: Rakesh Bharti Mittal inclusion:  Jana Small Finance Bank (formerly India to grow 7.3% this financial year, 7.6% Kotak Mahindra Bank: 2nd Most Valuable Janalakshmi Financial Services, India's leading in Next says ADB: Bank: micro-finance company) announced the  India’s economic growth is expected to  The Shares of private lender Kotak commencement of its banking operations. rebound to 7.3 % this fiscal and further to 7.6 Mahindra Bank Ltd beat India’s largest lender  Jana Bank will also convert majority of its % in 2019-20 with increased productivity post State Bank of India (SBI) for the first time to MFI branches into full-fledged bank GST and investment revival due to banking become the second most valued bank in the branches and will have over 500 banking reform, the Asian Development Bank (ADB). country. outlets by end of 2019, as it continues to serve  The ADB’s growth projection of 7.3 % this  Kotak Mahindra Bank has a market its customers across India. fiscal is same as that of rating agency Fitch, but capitalization of Rs2,22970.40 crore while SBI  CEO of Jana Small Finance Bank: Ajay RBI’s forecast is 7.4 %. market capitalization stood at Rs2,22,043.74 Kanwal  Growth is expected to pick up further to 7.6 crore. % in FY2019 as efforts are on to strengthen the  HDFC Bank Ltd remained country’s most banking system. valuable bank with a market capitalization of Indian start up ecosystem ranked 37 Rs5.04 trillion.  India has been ranked 37th in the global India ranks 130 in Index of Economic India Wins Election to Crucial NGO start up ecosystem in 2017, according to a report Freedom; up by 13 spots Committee In UN: released by global start up ecosystem map  India has won an election to a crucial Non- Startupblink.  India has jumped 13 places in the last one Governmental Organisation Committee in the UN  The global ranking of its top three cities are year to be earn 130th spot in the latest annual after garnering the highest number of votes Bengaluru, New Delhi, and Mumbai. Index of Economic Freedom 2018 released by besides getting elected by acclamation to other  In its report, Startupblink included a global a top American think-tank. subsidiary bodies in five separate polls. ranking index of 125 countries and 900 cities. The  China with 57.4 points was ranked 111 in  The UN's Economic and Social Council list measures the startup ecosystem strength and the 2017 index of The Heritage Foundation, an (ECOSOC) held elections to a number of its activity. American conservative public policy think-tank subsidiary bodies.  The US, UK, and Canada got the top three based in Washington.  The ECOSOC focuses on advancing the three spots in the global country rankings.  Hong Kong maintains the number one spot dimensions of sustainable development -  Startup Blink's CEO: Eli David for the 4th consecutive year and is followed by economic, social and environmental. Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, Australia, IndusInd Bank Gets RBI Nod to Acquire and Ireland. India To Grow At 7.4% In 2018: IMF IL&FS Arm:  According to International Monetary  Private sector lender IndusInd Bank said it SIDBI Ties Up with CSC To Promote MSEs In Fund (IMF), India’s economic growth will has received RBI’s approval to buy the 115 Districts: accelerate in the current and next fiscal years. securities services arm of IL&FS.  Small Industries Development Bank of  India’s economy is forecast to grow 7.4%  In March 2017, the bank entered an India (SIDBI) has planned to promote micro in the current fiscal from 6.7% in FY18 and agreement with Infrastructure Leasing and enterprises in 115 aspirational districts across the accelerate further in FY20 to 7.8%, shows the Financial Services, the promoter shareholder of country to contribute in their development. IMF’s latest forecast. IL&FS Securities Services Ltd (ISSL), to  The bank has tied up with Common  Global growth is seen stable at 3.9% over acquire 100 per cent stake in ISSL. Service Centre (CSC) to meet this objective. the current and next calendar years, almost  Micro enterprises promotion programme unchanged from 3.6% in 2018. Flipkart Partners with MakeMyTrip to Offer (MEPP) will be conducted in those districts. IMF Travel Services:  It was announced by SIDBI Chairman and  Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United  Online travel portal MakeMyTrip has tied Managing Director Mohammad Mustafa. States with e-commerce major Flipkart, as part of  Last month, SIDBI signed a memorandum  MD & CEO: Christine Lagarde which the latter will sell travel services on its of understanding with CSC e-governance platform. Services (CSCeGS) to take Udyami Mitra  MakeMyTrip’s brands, including Goibibo and portal to the unserved and the underserved Rivigo ties up with IDFC, YES Bank, for truck redBus, will leverage the large customer base of MSMEs. loans: Flipkart to drive online bookings.  Rivigo, a homegrown logistics start-up that  Flipkart CEO: Kalyan Krishnamurthy World Bank projects India's growth rate at owns as well as acts as an aggregator of trucks, 7.3 per cent for the current fiscal: is tying up with YES Bank, IDFC and 10 other PayPal, FIEO tie up to promote exports using  The World Bank has projected a growth rate financial institutions to make cheaper funds technology: of 7.3 percent for India this year and 7.5 per available to truck owners and operators on its  Digital payments company PayPal and cent for 2019 and 2020. The bank also noted platform. exporters’ body the Federation of Indian that Indian economy has recovered from the  The funds will be available at an interest rate Export Organisations (FIEO) have tied up to effects of demonetisation and the Goods and of 1-2 per cent per month. promote exports, leveraging the technology Services Tax.  The start-up aims to disrupt India’s truck platform.  The World Bank in its twice-a-year South market.  The MoU will help FIEO to reach cottage Asia Economic Focus report in Washington said industries, artisans, housewives, youth, MSMEs that growth is expected to accelerate from 6.7 in

2017 to 7.3 per cent in 2018 and to  Yes Bank has announced the launch of ‘Yes department and a recent passport size subsequently stabilise supported by a sustained GST’, an OD (over draft) facility for Micro, photograph were the key KYC documents. recovery in private investment and private Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). consumption.  Through this an MSME can avail OD up to IOB inks information utility pact with NeSL:  World Bank acknowledged that disruptions Rs 1 crore, based on their annual turnover,  Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), one of the from demonetisation and events surrounding the backed by GST returns. leading public-sector banks, entered into an implementation of the GST led to a setback in agreement for information utility services with the economic activity and a potentially larger SBI allows cash withdrawal through PoS National E-Governance Services Limited negative effect on the poor and vulnerable. machines, no charges applicable: (NeSL).  The NeSL became India's first World Bank approves $55mn for Bangladesh  Amid the ongoing difficulties of cash information utility (IU) for bankruptcy cases project: crunch being faced in various states of India, the under the 'Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)  The World Bank has approved $55 million country’s biggest lender, State Bank of India 2016' in October 2017. to expand the use of clean renewable energy (SBI) has come up with an alternate and  With this agreement, the IOB branches will in rural areas of Bangladesh where grid electricity convenient method of cash withdrawal for its be able to provide high-quality, authenticated cannot reach easily. customers. information about debts and defaults; which will  The additional financing to the Second  It is now providing facilities of cash through have more transparency in maintaining the list of Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy ‘Cash@POS’ initiative. Under this, the debit borrowers, debtors, creditors and loan defaulters. Development (RERED II) Project will install card holders of SBI and all other banks can 1,000 solar irrigation pumps, 30 solar mini-grids withdraw cash from PoS machines installed by India’s GDP expected to reach $5 trillion by and about 4 million improved cooking stoves in SBI across various merchant locations. 2025: Economic Affairs Secretary rural areas.  The bank has said that a customer can withdraw Rs 1000 in Tier I and Tier II cities  India is poised to remain the fastest L&T, BEL ink pact: whereas Rs 2000 can be withdrawn in Tier 3 to growing large economy in the world and its GDP  Larsen & Toubro and BEL signed a Tier 6 cities per day per card. is expected to reach $5 trillion by 2025 said by memorandum of understanding for defence Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash products and systems in line with efforts to NABARD approves Rs 14,690 cr funding to Chandra Garg. indigenise defence sector under ‘Make in India’ Rajasthan: initiative.  National Bank for Agriculture and Rural TCS becomes first Indian IT company to  The MoU intends to leverage well developed Development (NABARD) has extended total cross $100 bn in market-cap: supply chain, experience and expertise of BEL and credit support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan  Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has L&T to synergise and enhance exports in the for 2017-18. become the first Indian $100 billion- dollar defence sector.  Rajasthan has been one of the biggest company in terms of market capitalisation beneficiaries under the Rural Infrastructure (market-cap) in the IT pack, after the stock hit a PNB launches products to mark foundation: Development Fund (RIDF) of NABARD, under new high in intra-day trade.  State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) which NABARD disbursed concessional loan of Rs Bank of India inks pact with NeSL to share has launched new products such as pre- 1,851.29 crore to the state government during data under insolvency rules: approved credit card and UPI solution to 2017-18.  State-run Bank of India (BoI) said it has mark its 124th foundation day (19th May entered into an agreement with National E- 2018). Yes Bank Gets RBI Nod to Open Offices in Governance Services (NeSL) for information  Besides, the bank announced its UPI London and Singapore: utility (IU) arrangement under the Insolvency and partnership with the expense management app  Private sector lender Yes Bank said that it Bankruptcy Code (IBC). WALNUT that comes embedded with features has received the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI)  As per the agreement, BoI will avail NeSL such as bill reminders, bill-split and instant approval to open two representative offices in service to expedite corporate insolvency paperless loans. London and Singapore. resolution process. Punjab National Bank  Yes Bank opened its first representative  Headquarters: New Delhi office in Abu Dhabi in April 2015 and also Paytm Payments Bank Registers 100M KYC  MD & CEO: Sunil Mehta launched IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) at GIFT Wallets City, Gandhinagar, in the same year. Bandhan Bank among top 50 most valuable  Paytm Payments Bank announced that it publicly traded firms in India: RBI revises its KYC guidelines: now has over 100 million KYC wallets, against  Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank Ltd became  KYC norms have been revised following the the constant campaigning done by bank about the one of the top 50 most valuable publicly government's decision to update the 'Prevention benefits of the Know Your Customer (KYC) traded firms in India. The market capitalization of Money Laundering' rules in June last year. system. of Bandhan Bank was at Rs. 64,000 crore,  RBI made linking of national biometric ID claiming 50th rank, according to BSE data. Aadhaar to bank accounts mandatory. India replaces Vietnam to become world’s  Tata Consultancy Services Ltd is the However, it said this will be subject to the final second largest mobile phone producer: most valuable company in India, followed by decision of the Supreme Court on making of  India is now the second largest mobile Reliance Industries Ltd and HDFC Bank Ltd. Aadhaar mandatory. phone producer in the world after China.  Till now, an Officially Valid Document for  India replaced Vietnam to become second Yes Bank launches GST backed over draft address proof together with Permanent largest producer of mobile phones in 2017. facility for MSMEs Account Number issued by the Income Tax

 The information has been shared by Indian bidding in Government of India Dated operations and the maintenance of these heritage Cellular Association with telecom minister Securities (G-Sec) and Treasury Bills (T- sites for the next five years. Manoj Sinha and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Bills). This will allow retail investors to invest in  According to data shared by ICA, India Government Securities and hold them in existing India Signs Loan Agreement with World accounted for 11% of global mobile demat accounts. Bank for Meghalaya production in 2017 compared to 3% in 2014.  India signs a loan agreement of USD 48 Rs 10,012 cr aid given to UP in 2017-18: million for the Meghalaya Community - Led ADB to give Rs 1,700 crore aid to U'khand: NABARD Landscapes Management Project (MCLLMP)  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has was signed with the World Bank. agreed in principle to give an aid of Rs 1,700  Development bank NABARD said it has  The Loan Agreement was signed by Mr. crore to Uttarakhand for infrastructure provided an assistance of Rs 10,012 crore to Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary (MI), development and creation of sewerage treatment Uttar Pradesh during 2017-18 to facilitate Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of facilities in urban areas. overall development with special focus on the Government of India and Mr. Hisham A agricultural credit. Abdo Kahin, Acting Country Director, World World Press Freedom Index: India down two Bank (India) on behalf of the World Bank. ranks to 138, one place above Pakistan: NHAI inks pact with Macquarie  The Objective of the Project is to strengthen  In 2018 rankings, India stands at 138, one community-led landscapes management in place above Pakistan. Norway tops the chart,  The National Highways Authority of selected landscapes in the State of Meghalaya. while North Korea has the worst press freedom in India (NHAI) entered into a pact with Macquarie The closing date of the Project is 30th June 2023. the world. for road projects under the highway monetisation drive. AIIB approves $140 million loan to improve Microsoft is India’s best employer: Randstad  Agreement has been signed with Macquarie Rural Connectivity in Madhya Pradesh survey for the first bundle of highway projects USD  The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank  Microsoft India has emerged as India’s 1.5 billion one of the highest FDI in (AIIB) will extend a USD 140-million loan to most attractive employer brand while highways, improve rural connectivity in Madhya Amazon India came second, according to Pradesh. findings of Randstad Employer Brand Dalmia Bharat signs MoU to maintain  Approximately 1.5 million rural residents in Research 2018, an independent employer heritage sites: Madhya Pradesh stand to directly benefit from branding survey conducted by the HR company improved livelihoods, education and mobility. Randstad.  Dalmia Bharat Limited has signed a  The project, co-financed with the World Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank, aims to improve rural road connectivity NSE launches e - Gsec platform for bringing Tourism Ministry to take up Red Fort and and management for residents of 5,640 villages retail participation in Govt. Securities: Gandikota Fort (Andhra Pradesh) under the who use the rural roads for daily activities. ‘Adopt a Heritage’ project.  It was announced by AIIB VP and Chief  National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)  Becoming the first corporate to be part of Investment Officer D J Pandian. has announced the launch of its "e - Gsec" the initiative, Dalmia Bharat will look after the platform for facilitating the non-competitive

APPOINTMENTS

S.No Designation Current Previous 1. New President of NASSCOM Debjani Ghosh (former managing director of Intel R.Chandrashekhar South Asia) New Chairman of NASSCOM (2018-19) Rishad Premji Vice Chairman of NASSCOM (2018-19) Keshav Murugesh Raman Roy 2. Deputy Election Commissioner Chandra Bhushan Kumar

3. CEO of Deutsche Bank Christian Sewing John Cryan Deputy CEO of Deutsche Bank Garth Ritchie -

4. MD of LenddoEFL (India and South Asia) Darshan Shah

5. New Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia Ban Ki-moon (Former UN Secretary-General) Yasuo Fukuda

6. Re-elected President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi 7. Director General of Central Industrial Security Force Rajesh Ranjan (till November 30, 2020) OP Singh (CISF)

8. Interim Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Ltd Sanjiv Mehta Harish Manwani

9. New Chairman of Banks Board Bureau (BBB) Bhanu Pratap Sharma Vinod Rai (First chairman of BBB) 10. Next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea Sripriya Ranganathan Vikram K Doraiswami

11. Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lt Gen PP Malhotra Lt Gen BS Sahrawat

12. Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Harpal Singh

13. First Woman to head UN political affairs Rosemary DiCarlo Jeffrey Feltman 14. Next Ambassador of India to the Republic Of Serbia Subrata Bhattacharjee

15. New CEO & MD of SBI Life Insurance Company Limited Sanjeev Nautiyal Arijit Basu 16. President Of Badminton Association Of India Himanta Biswa Sarma Akhilesh Das Gupta

17. Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research Balram Bhargava (ICMR) and Secretary of the Department of Health Research 18. Secretary General of industry body Federation of Indian Dilip Chenoy Sanjaya Baru Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

19. 13th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Jim Bridenstine Space Administration 20. Next Head of Commonwealth Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth II 21. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo Rex Tillerson 22. First woman lawyer of Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra

23. UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener 24. New president of Paraguay Mario Abdo Benitez 25 President and whole-time director of IndiGo Greg Taylor Aditya Ghosh (Resigned) 26. Re-appointed as managing director and CEO of Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Bandhan Bank. 27. Chairman Of The Central Panel of The 65th National Shekhar Kapur (Veteran director) Film Awards 28. Deputy Collector by the Andhra Pradesh Government Kidambi Srikanth (Ace Indian shuttler)

29. Prime Minister of Hungarian Viktor Orban (third consecutive term)

30. New President of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic (Social Democratic Party (DPS))

Recent Brand Ambassadors:  Shooter Gauri Sheoran: Brand Ambassador for Haryana's Two Health Programmes (Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign. And also, for Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK))  India's teen shooter Manu Bhaker: Brand Ambassador of Haryana's Measles and Rubella (Mr) Vaccination Campaign.

AWARDS & HONOURS S.no Awards Winner 1. J.C. Daniel Award 2018 Sreekumaran Thampi (Lyricist and director) 2. 2018 Presidential Award from the American Society of National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) Naturalists (ASN). 3. Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence award 2018 Anushka Sharma (Bollywood actor) Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2018 posthumously Vinod Khanna (Veteran actor) 4. Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 Rajkumar Hirani (Filmmaker) and Dharmendra (Veteran actor)

5. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement award Vijay Chavan (Veteran Marathi actor) V Shantaram Special Contribution awards Mrinal Kulkarni (Actor-Director)

6. National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (Category: Top R&D Institution / Organization for Patents and Commercialization) 7. UN Press Freedom Prize 2018 Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid

President Ram Nath Kovind presents  Ghulam Mustafa Khan: Art (Music), Uttar Padma Shri: prestigious Padma awards to 43 Pradesh  Saikhom Mirabai Chanu: Sports-Weightlifting, personalities:  P Parameswaran: Literature & Education, Manipur The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind Kerala  Somdev Devvarman: Sports-Tennis, Tripura presented five Padma Bhushan and thirty-eight Padma Bhusan:  Murlikant Petkar: Sports-Swimming, Padma Shri Awards (April 2, 2018) at a Civil  Pankaj Advani: Sports - Billiards/Snooker, Maharashtra Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Karnataka  Kidambi Srikanth: Sports-Badminton, Andhra Bhavan. The Padma awards list comprises three  Mahendra Singh Dhoni: Sports-Cricket, Pradesh Padma Vibhushan, nine Padma Bhushan and 72 Jharkhand  Manoj Joshi: Film and Television Actor Padma Shri awards. Here some of the famous  Laxman Pai: Eminent Painter  Tomio Mizokami: Professor Emeritus of Osaka people who conferred with this awards are listed:  Sharda Sinha: Singer University in Japan Padma Vibhushan:  Alexander Kadakin (Late): Former Russian  Ramli Ibrahim : Malaysia's famous Indian  Ilayaraja: Art (Music), Tamil Nadu Envoy to India (posthumously) classical dancer and choreographer Chennai | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | 7601808080 / 9043303030 www.RACEInstitute.inwww.RACEInstitute.in Erode | Namakkal | Tanjore| Tirunelveli | Trivandrum | 9043303030 Ernakulam| Bengaluru | Chandigarh| Vellore |Legend Magazine | April - 2018| 15

 Doddarange Gowda: Kannada lyricist  Best Regional Film: Ladhakh  Outstanding performance female:  Damodar Ganesh Bapat: Leprosy Crusader  Best Marathi Film: Kaccha Limbu Tamannahh Bhatia, Kriti Sanon from Chattisgarh  Best Malayam Film: Thondimuthalum  Promising face of the year: Aahana Kumra  Zaverilal Mehta: Photojournalist Driksakshiyum  Best actor (male) Marathi: Vaibhav  Romulus Whitaker: Wildlife Conservationist  Best Hindi Film: Newton Tatwawaadi and Herpetologist  Best Bengali Film: Mayurakshi  Best actor (female) Marathi: Pooja Sawant  Best Assamese Film: Ishu  Best fashion designer of the year: Sanjukta 2018 Pulitzer Prizes Winners:  Best Tamil Film: To Let Dutta The winners of the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes were  Best Telugu: Gazi  Socially conscious performance of the year: announced at Columbia University in New York  Best Gujarati: DHH Rani Mukherjee City. There are 14 categories for reporting,  Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2  Best comic role: Tusshar Kapoor photography, criticism and commentary.  Best Choreography: Toilet Ek Prem Katha  Entertaining performance in reality show Category: Public Service (Ganesh Acharya is the choreographer) Bigg Boss: Hina Khan  The New York Times, for reporting led by Jodi  Best Film Critic: Giridhar Jha  Best actress drama award: Jennifer Winget Kantor and Megan Twohey, and The New Yorker,  Special Mention for Film Criticism: Sunil  Best actor (male) Television: Karan Patel for reporting by Ronan Farrow Mishra of Madhya Pradesh  Best reality show judge: Shilpa Shetty Category: Breaking News Reporting  Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2  Best talk show host: Karan Johar  Staff of The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif.  Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan(Bengali)  Best lyricist: Manoj Muntashir Category: National Reporting  Best lyrics: Muthu Ratna, for Kannada film  Best performance in a short film: Divya  Staffs of The New York Times and The March 22 Khosla Kumar Washington Post  Best Music Direction: A R Rahman for Kaatru  Iconic contribution towards music: Hans Raj Category: Fiction Veliyidai Hans  Less, by Andrew Sean Greer (Lee Boudreaux  Background score: AR Rahman for Mom  Comic performer of the year: Sumona Books/Little, Brown and Company)  Best Make Up artist: Ram Razak for Nagar Chakraborty Category: Drama Kirtan  Versatile singer: Rani Hazarika  Cost of Living, by Martyna Majok  Best Production Design: Santosh Rajan  Social and business entrepreneur of the Category: History (Malayalam)  The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, by  Best editing: Reema Das (for an Assamese year: Jaya Misra Jack E. Davis (Liveright/W.W. Norton) film) Category: Biography  Best Screenplay Original: Thondimuthalum STATIC TAKEN FROM APRIL 2018 CURRENT  Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Driksakshiyum AFFAIRS & BANKING: Ingalls Wilder, by Caroline Fraser (Metropolitan  Best Adapted Screenplay: Bhayankam, to Country Capital Currency Books) Jairaj Montenegro Podgorica Euro Category: Poetry  Best Film playback Singer: Shasha Tirupati Azerbaijan Baku Azerbaijani  Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016, by Frank (Vaan Varuvaan song) manat Bidart (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)  Best Male Playback Singer: Yesudas for Poy Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Category: General Non-fiction Maranja Kalam from Viswasapoorvam Mansoor pound  Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in  Best supporting actress: Divya Dutta, Irada Japan Tokyo Japanese yen Black America, by James Forman Jr. (Farrar, (Hindi Film) Straus and Giroux)  Best Supporting Actor: Fahad Faazil USA Washington American Category: Music  Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom D.C. dollar  DAMN, by Kendrick Lamar  Best Actor: Ridhhi Sen, Nagar Kirtan UAE Abu Dhabi United Arab  Best Film for National Integration: Dhappa Emirates 65th National Film Awards: Complete list of (Marathi) dirham winners: Syria Damascus Syrian pound The 65th National Film Awards ceremony is Dadahaheb Phalke Excellence Awards 2018: Turkey Ankara Turkish lira an upcoming event during which the Directorate The prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Awards Egypt Cairo Egyptian of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film 2018 took place in Mumbai. pound Awards to honour the best films of 2017 in Indian Here's the list of the winners: South Korea Seoul Won cinema. The awards ceremony will be held on 3  Best actor (male): Shahid Kapoor May 2018. The National Film Awards will be  Best actor people's choice award: Ranveer presented by President Ram Nath Kovind. Singh NASSCOM Here’s the complete list of awards:  Entertainer of the year: Kartik Aryan  The National Association of Software and  Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna  Best actress (critics): Aditi Rao Hydari Services Companies (NASSCOM) is a trade  Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam  Lifetime achievement award: Simi Garewal association of Indian Information Technology (IT) (Malayalam)  Pride of Indian cinema: Sanjay Dutt and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)  Best Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese)  Path breaking producer of the year: Anushka industry.  Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2 Sharma and Karnesh Sharma  Headquarters: New Delhi  Special Mention Awards: Murakhiya (Marathi  Best director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Film); Hello RC (Odia film); Take Off (Malayalam  Outstanding performance male: Raj Kumar Deutsche Bank: film); Pankaj Tripathi (for Newton); Malayalam Rao, Rana Daggubati  Deutsche Bank AG is a German investment actor Parvathy (for Take Off) bank and financial services company.

 Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany  Officially opened by - Charles, Prince of Ravi Bronze Men's 10m Air Rifle Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Wales Kumar  The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is a non-  Officially closed by - Edward, Earl of profit organisation that hosts high-level forums Wessex Om Bronze Men's 50m Pistol for leaders from government, business and Ranking Mitharval academia in Asia and other continent.  First – Australia (80 – Gold, 59- Silver, 59-  Headquarters: Beijing, China Bronze; Total - 198) Ankur Bronze Men's Double Trap Banks Board Bureau:  Second – England (45 – Gold, 45- Silver, Mittal  The BBB is an autonomous body of the 46- Bronze; Total - 136) Government of India and tasked to improve the  Third – India (26 – Gold, 20- Silver, 20- governance of public sector banks. Bronze; Total - 66) WRESTLING (Gold 5 | Silver 3 | Bronze 4)  It recommends selection of chiefs of government owned banks and financial India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Name Medal Event institutions and to help banks in developing  Competitors: 216 in 15 sports Sushil Gold Men's Freestyle strategies and capital raising plans. It was started  Flag bearer Opening: P. V. Kumar 74kg functioning from April 2016. Sindhu  Bhanu Pratap Sharma is the new  Flag bearer Closing: Mary Kom Vinesh Gold Women's Chairman of BBB. Phogat Freestyle 50kg  Headquarters: Mumbai SHOOTING (GOLD 7 | SILVER 4| BRONZE 5) Name Medal Event Rahul Aware Gold Men's Freestyle Bandhan Bank: Heena Gold Women's 25m Pistol 57kg  Bandhan Bank Ltd. is an Indian banking Sindhu and financial services company headquartered in Bajrang Gold Men's Freestyle Kolkata, West Bengal. Manu Gold Women's 10m Air Pistol Punia 65kg  Bandhan Bank Chairman: Ashok Lahiri Bhaker

Sumit Gold Men's Freestyle Sanjeev Gold Men's 50m Rifle 3 BOOKS AND AUTHOR 125kg Rajput Positions “Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Vyakti Nahin

Sankalp” Pooja Silver Women's Jitu Rai Gold Men's 10m Air Pistol  President Ram Nath Kovind received the first Dhanda Freestyle 57kg

copy of the book Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar:

Vyakti Nahin Sankalp' from Vice President Anish Gold Men's 25m Rapid Fire Mausam Silver Men's Freestyle Venkaiah Naidu on the 125th birth anniversary Pistol Khatri 97kg of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

 The book was a slim volume but covered the Shreyasi Gold Women's Double Trap Babita Silver Women's inspiring life of Ambedkar and several dimensions Singh Kumari Freestyle 53kg of his ideas and personality.

 The editor of the book is Shri Kishor Tejaswini Gold Women's 50m Rifle 3 Kiran Bronze Women's Makwana. Sawant Positions Freestyle 76kg

SPORTS Anjum Silver Women's 50m Rifle 3 Sakshi Malik Bronze Women's Commonwealth Games 2018: Highlights Moudgil Positions Freestyle 62kg  The 2018 Commonwealth Games,

officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Heena Silver Women's 10m Air Pistol Somveer Bronze Men's Freestyle Games and commonly known as Gold Coast Sindhu 86kg 2018, were an international multi-sport event for

members of the Commonwealth that were held on Mehuli Silver Women's 10m Air Rifle Divya Bronze Women's the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Ghosh Kakran Freestyle 68kg between 4 and 15 April 2018.

 It was the fifth time Australia had hosted Tejaswini Silver Women's 50m Rifle

the Commonwealth Games and the first time a Sawant Prone WEIGHTLIFTING major multi-sport event achieved gender (Gold 5| Silver 2 | Bronze 2) equality by having an equal number of events for Apurvi Bronze Women's 10m Air Rifle Name Medal Event males and female athletes. Chandela Saikhom Mirabai Gold Women's  Motto - Share the Dream Chanu 48kg  Nations participating - 71 Commonwealth Om Bronze Men's 10m Air Pistol

Teams Mitharval

Khumukcham Gold Women's Manika Batra/Mouma Silver Women's Saurav Ghosal Sanjita Chanu 53kg Das Doubles Dipika Pallikal Silver Women's

Karthik doubles Venkat Rahul Gold Men's 85kg Achanta Silver Men's Joshna Ragala Sharath/Sathiyan Doubles Chinappa Gnanasekaran

Sathish Kumar Gold Men's 77kg Sathiyan Bronze Mixed Powerlifting (1BRONZE) Sivalingam Gnanasekaran/Manika Doubles Name Medal Event Batra Sachin Bronze Men's Punam Yadav Gold Women's Chaudhary heavyweight 69kg Harmeet Desai/Sanil Bronze Men's

Shetty Doubles Mithali Raj Adjudged ‘Sportsperson of the Gururaja Silver Men's 56kg Year’: Achanta Sharath Bronze Men's  Indian women's cricket team captain Pardeep Singh Silver Men's 105kg Singles Mithali Raj was adjudged 'Sportsperson of the

Year'. Deepak Lather Bronze Men's 69kg  Ace shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and PV BADMINTON (Gold 2 | Silver 3| Bronze 1) Sindhu bagged the Best Senior Male and Vikas Thakur Bronze Men's 94kg Name Medal Event Female Athletes at the Telangana Sports India Gold Mixed Team Journalists Association annual awards for BOXING (Gold 3 | Silver 3 | Bronze 3) 2017. Saina Gold Women's Name Medal Event  Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman Nehwal Singles MC Mary Kom Gold Women's 45- presented 'Best Coach of the Year' award to

48kg Gopichand. Kidambi Silver Men's Singles  Triple Olympian and former national hockey Vikas Krishan Gold Men's 75kg Srikanth player N Mukesh Kumar was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the event. Gaurav Solanki Gold Men's 52kg PV Sindhu Silver Women's Singles Amit Silver Men's 46- Miami Open 2018: 49kg Satwik Silver Men's Doubles Miami Open 2018 was the 34th edition of the Rankireddy Miami Open, which was held at Florida, United Satish Kumar Silver Men's +91kg /Chirag States. Shetty  Men's Singles - John Isner (USA) Manish Kaushik Silver Men's 60kg  Women's Singles - Sloane Stephens (USA) Satwik Bronze Women's  Men's Doubles - Mike Bryan (USA), Bob Manoj Kumar Bronze Men's 69kg Rankireddy Doubles Bryan (USA) /Ashwini  Women's Doubles - CoCo Vandeweghe Naman Tanwar Bronze Men's 91kg Ponnappa (USA), Ashleigh Barty (Australia)

Hussamuddin Bronze Men's 56kg Kerala lifts their sixth Santosh Trophy: Mohammed ATHLETICS (Gold 1 | Silver 1 | Bronze 1)  Kerala has lifted their Sixth Santosh Name Medal Event Trophy Football title. The final match held at Neeraj Chopra Gold Men's Javelin the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. TABLE TENNIS (Gold 3 | Silver 2 | Bronze 3) Throw  Kerala defeated West Bengal to clinch the Name Medal Event title. India Gold Men's Seema Punia Silver Women's Discus  The Santosh Trophy is an association Team Throw football knock-out competition contested by the regional state associations and government India Gold Women's Navjeet Bronze Women's Discus institutions under the All India Football Team Dhillon Throw Federation, the sport's governing body in India.

Manika Batra Gold Women's Ankita Raina, Ramkumar Ramanathan Singles SQUASH (SILVER 2) achieve career-best tennis rankings: Name Medal Event  India's Ankita Raina and Ramkumar Dipika Pallikal Silver Mixed doubles Ramanathan have achieved their career-best Karthik tennis rankings in Singles.

 In the WTA chart, Ankita leapfrogged 43  Paes was tied on 42 wins with Italian great places to reach the 212th spot, while in the ATP Nicola Pietrangeli for a long time. Muskan Bhanwala wins 25m pistol bagging rankings Ramanathan became World No. 132,  The Davis Cup is a well-known international India’s fourth individual gold at ISSF Junior after climbing four places. team event in men's tennis run by the World Cup:  In the ATP rankings, the country's top International Tennis Federation (ITF). singles player Yuki Bhambri jumped two places  India’s Muskan Bhanwala won her first and is now ranked 105, Sumit Nagal at the 213 Ankita Raina becomes only third Indian and India’s fourth individual gold medal at position. woman to break top-200 barrier the International Shooting Federation Junior  Ankita Raina became the only third World Cup (ISSF) in Sydney. Mithali Raj becomes most capped player in Indian woman tennis player to breach the top-  The 16-year-old finished on top in the 25m women’s ODIs 200 rankings in singles. She jumped 15 places to pistol women junior event with a total score of  Indian skipper, Mithali Raj marked her reach a career-best 197 in the WTA chart. 35. name in record books after becoming the Most  In the singles ranking, Karman Kaur  China’s Qin Sihang won the silver while Capped Player in women’s ODI cricket. Mithali Thandi was the next best Indian at number 267. Thailand’s 16-year-old Kanyakorn Hirunphoem surpassed England's Charlotte Edwards, who  In the doubles, Rohan Bopanna was bagged bronze to complete the podium. retired in September 2017 with 191 ODIs under highest-ranked at number 19 and was followed by her belt. Divij Sharan in 42nd place. Leander Paes holds 17-year-old Pune swimmer double crosses  Raj achieved the milestone when she led the the 45th position. Bangla Channel, sets world record: Indian team in first match of the ICC Women’s  Pune-based 17-year-old swimmer Championship ODI series at Vidarbha Cricket Germany top FIFA rankings, Brazil second: Sampanna Ramesh Shelar has set a world Association Stadium in Nagpur.  The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of record to double cross the Bangla Channel.  She also holds the records of being highest April 2018 ranked current world champions, run-getter in women’s ODIs. Germany at the top and Brazil at the second  Shelar, is the first person to swim to and  She is an Arjuna Award winner and was spot. from Saint Martin's Island Jetty to Teknaf in also honoured with the Padma Shri in 2015,  The rankings list featured Germany, Brazil, Bangladesh also known as the Bangla Channel. India's fourth highest civilian award for her Belgium, Portugal, Argentina, Switzerland,  He started swimming at about 5 am and contribution to cricket. France, Spain, Chile and Poland in the top ten. completed the journey of 32.2 kilometers in 9  Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami is third in  On the other hand, four-time World Cup hours and 10 minutes. the list with 167* ODIs. champions Italy fell six spots to the 20th rank.  New members of FIFA, Kosovo and Daniel Ricciardo wins Chinese Grand Prix for Bahrain grand Prix 2018: Sebastian Vettel Burkina Faso reached their highest-ever Red Bull:  Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel won the positions of 152nd and 196th respectively.  Daniel Ricciardo made a string of thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix and Mercedes’ Valtteri overtaking moves to snatch a surprise Chinese Bottas clinched the second spot. Yuki Bhambri wins Taipei Challenger: Grand Prix victory.  Mercedes’ Hamilton, who started only  Yuki Bhambri defeated fellow Davis  Valtteri Bottas was second for Mercedes ninth, completed the podium in the third place. Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan his fourth with fellow-Finn Kimi Raikkonen third for successive victory in five meetings — to clinch the Ferrari. Kidambi Srikanth first Indian male title in the $150,000 Challenger tennis badminton player to become world No. 1: tournament. FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 unveils  Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian  In the doubles final, however, Prajnesh official mascot: male to become world No. 1 in badminton Gunneswaran and Saketh Myneni were beaten  “Son of Dreams” was unveiled as official rankings. by Matthew Ebden and Andrew Whittington of Mascot of the FIBA Basketball World Cup  The ace Indian shuttler defeated Australia. 2019. Denmark's Viktor Axelsen to reach to the top  The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup will of rankings. He's the second Indian to do so after K T Irfan, Rakesh Babu sent home from be the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball Saina Nehwal, who became the first Indian to CWG: World Cup for men's national basketball teams. climb atop the world rankings in 2015.  Indian race walker K T Irfan and triple  Host nation: China jumper V Rakesh Babu were sent home of Leander Paes Becomes Most Successful breaching the event's strict no needle policy. 16th Federation Cup Jr National athletics Player in Davis Cup:  A syringe was recovered by the cleaners ch’ship begins  Leander Paes created a New World in a cup on the bedside table of the room occupied  Over 800 athletes from 32 states across the Record by becoming the most successful by the two athletes. country will take part in the 16th Federation doubles player in Davis Cup history, winning  Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi Cup Junior National athletics championship, his 43rd such match. are with immediate effect not permitted to begins at Coimbatore.  In the 43rd match, Paes and Bopanna beat participate in the Games. The accreditation of  The meet will serve as the selections trials China's Mao-Xin Gong & Di Wu to create Rakesh Babu and Irfan Kolothum Thodi was for the 18th Asian Junior Athletic Meet to be history in Tianjin, China. suspended with effect from 09:00 hours on April held at Gifu, Japan, in June. 13, 2018.

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a) 219 b) 240 Q.52) Shri Subrata Bhattacharjee has been b) Green River scheme c) 320 d) 91 e) 167 appointed as the next Ambassador of India c) Green Ganga scheme Q.43) The government has developed three to which of the following country? d) Ganga Greenery scheme online portals to make it easier to Export of a) Turkey b) Mongolia e) Greenery River scheme which of the following products? c) Albania d) Serbia e) Algeria Q.62) Which is the first state in the North a) Electronic Products b) Food Items Q.53) What is the current Reverse Repo East to implement the state component of c) Farm Products d) Jewelry Items Rate (RRR)? PMKVY through Directorate of Skill e) None of these a) 5.75% b) 6.25% Development (DSD)? Q.44) The Protection of Human Rights Act c) 6.0% d) 7.4% e) 5.0% a) Assam b) Nagaland comes under which year? Q.54) Who is the Union Minister of State for c) Tripura d) Arunachal Pradesh a) 1991 b) 1993 Parliamentary Affairs? e) Mizoram c) 1992 d) 1997 e) 1996 a) Rajen Gohain Q.63) Recently India signed with which of Q.45) The Mother’s Absolute Affection b) S. S. Ahluwalia the following country in traditional systems (MAA) programme was launched in which of c) Vijay Goel of medicine, and health and medicine the following state? d) Sudarshan Bhagat sector? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh e) Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti a) Russia b) Equatorial Guinea c) Nagaland Q.55) Which country is set to host 2019 c) Azerbaijan d) Australia d) Himachal Pradesh e) Odisha Commonwealth Games? e) Germany Q.46) What is the rank of India in most a) India b) Japan Q.64) According to OpenSignal, which city vulnerable country list in terms of risk of c) Kenya d) Kazakhstan tops in 4G connectivity among 20 of India’s cyber threats? e) Turkmenistan largest cities? a) Three b) Two Q.56) What is the theme of International a) Mumbai b) Patna c) Five d) Four e) Six Mine Awareness Day? c) Chennai d) Cochin Q.47) Name the supersonic Mars landing a) Advancing Peace and Development e) Kolkata parachute which was tested by NASA b) Advancing Protection, Peace and Q.65) “Desert Tiger 5" is joint military recently? Harmony exercise between which of the following a) JETFAST b) SUPERMOD c) Advancing Protection, Integrity and country? c) ASPIRE d) EFFEICY Development a) Singapore and UAE e) INTELLIGENT d) Advancing Protection, Peace and b) UAE and Malaysia Q.48) Who is the Prime Minister of Sri Development c) China and India Lanka? e) None of these d) Oman and India a) Mahinda Rajapaksa Q.57) When is the National Maritime Day e) UAE and India b) Sarath Amunugama observed? Q.66) UAE has planned to provide how c) Ranil Wickremesinghe a) April 5 b) April 4 much amount to Lebanese Army and d) R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara c) April 7 d) April 6 e) April 8 security forces? e) Harin Fernando Q.58) Recently, Union Minister Dharmendra a) $140 million b) $150 million Q.49) By replacing whom Private life insurer Pradhan launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala c) $200 million d) $210 million SBI Life Insurance has appointed Sanjeev Yojana (PMUY) scheme in which of the e) $250 million Nautiyal? following place? Q.67) Where is the headquarters of a) Mahavir Ranjan b) Ranu Singh a) Ranchi b) Lucknow Deutsche Bank located? c) Arijit Basu d) Renuka Sharma c) New Delhi d) Chennai a) Spain b) Germany e) None of these e) Pune c) Britain d) France Q.50) Who has been elected as the Q.59) The target of Ujjwala connections has e) Russia President of Sierra Leone? been increased from the existing target of 5 Q.68) Punam Yadav is related to which of a) Monty Jones crore to 8 crore, to complete it by which of the following sport? b) Karamoh Kabba the following year? a) Table Tennis b) Badminton c) Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay a) 2022 b) 2025 c) Weightlifting d) Shooting d) Muctarr Conteh c) 2019 d) 2020 e) None of these e) Julius Maada Bio e) 2021 Q.69) Who won the Bahrain Grand Prix, Q.51) Himanta Biswa Sarma has been Q.60) Which state government has 2018? elected as the president of which launched bi-lingual 'Uzhavan' mobile app? a) Valtteri Bottas b) Sebastian Vettel organisation? a) Kerala b) Tamil Nadu c) Lewis Hamilton d) Pierre Gasly a) Chess Association of India c) Karnataka d) Odisha e) K Magnusen b) Table Tennis Association of India e) Maharashtra Q.70) India and which of the following c) Badminton Association of India Q.61) Name the scheme name that country has signed two agreements in the d) Squash Association of India enhances green cover in the catchment field of Health and Medicine and Visa e) Football Association of India areas of the river Ganga? department? a) Pure Ganga scheme a) Switzerland b) Belgium

c) Swaziland d) Botswana d) Innovate: Evolve, Progress: Exploring c) Third d) Fourth e) Zambia Science since 40 years. e) Sixth Q.71) The 16th International Energy Forum e) None of these Q.90) Which of the following ministry has Ministerial meeting will be co-hosted by Q.80) What is the currency of Swaziland? launched UTTAM App for Quality which of the following countries? a) Birr b) Krone Monitoring? a) India and Japan c) Kuna d) Franc a) Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Food & b) China and India e) Rand Public Distribution c) China and South Korea Q.81) The total value of goods produced and b) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public d) Japan and China services provided within a country's borders Enterprises e) South Korea and Japan in a specific time period is known as? c) Ministry of Women & Child Development Q.72) When is the world homoeopathy day a) GDP b) GVP d) Minister of Coal observed? c) GAP d) GNP e) Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation a) April 9 b) April 10 e) GVA Q.91) What is the abbreviation of “A” in c) April 12 d) April 11 Q.82) Heena Sidhu won gold medal in UTTAM? e) April 15 commonwealth 2018 games under which a) Assess b) Access Q.73) What is the constituency of Nirmala category in shooting? c) Assessment d) Acquire Sitharaman? a) 25m air pistol b) 30m air pistol e) Adapt a) Karnataka, Rajya Sabha c) 10m air pistol d) 50m air pistol Q.92) Which country has introduced b) Gujarat, Rajya Sabha e) 75m air pistol national service for women? c) Uttarakhand, Rajya Sabha Q.83) Who has been elected as the new a) Abu Dhabi b) Yemen d) Tamil Nadu, Rajya Sabha chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia? c) Oman d) Qatar e) Telangana, Rajya Sabha a) Klaus Schwab b) Yasuo Fukuda e) Saudi Arabia Q.74) The first meeting of newly constituted c) Ban Ki-moon d) Li Yong Q.93) Russia, Turkey and which of the NITI Forum for North East was held in which e) Francis Gurry following country have vowed to secure the of the following state? Q.84) Ankita Raina is related to which of the territorial integrity of Syria? a) Itanagar b) Aizawl following sports? a) Iran b) Iraq c) Dispur d) Agartala a) Badminton b) Squash c) Israel d) Egypt e) Kohima c) Tennis d) Hockey e) Kazakhstan Q.75) Who is the Vice-Chairman of NITI e) Shooting Q.94) Who is the CEO of Doha bank? Aayog? Q.85) Where did the global logistics summit a) Kavin Kumar b) Raman Prabha a) Venugopal Rao b) Raneesh Shankar held? c) Seetharaman d) Naresh Prabha c) Rajiv Kumar d) Suresh Kannan a) Ministry of Civil Aviation e) Ravi Shar ma e) Subash Chandran b) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Q.95) The Online travel portal MakeMyTrip Q.76) What is the theme of World book day c) Minister of Statistics and Programme has partnered with which of the following e- 2018? Implementation commerce giant? a) Core Reading d) Ministry of Commerce & Industry a) Amazon b) Flipkart b) Read to the Most e) Ministry of Women & Child Development c) Alibaba d) Myntra c) Reading, it’s my right Q.86) Who is the president of FICCI? e) Snapdeal d) Thirsty Read a) Naveen Kumar b) Shankar Priyan Q.96) The Federation of Indian Export e) None of these c) Raneesh Shankar d) Rashesh Shah Organisations (FIEO) have tied up with Q.77) Pakyong Airport is situated in which e) Subhash Kiran which of the following digital company to of the following state? Q.87) SAHYOG- HYEOBLYEOG 2018 is a promote exports, leveraging the technology a) Sikkim b) Maharashtra joint anti-piracy, search and rescue exercise platform? c) Jharkhand d) Bihar between which of the following two country? a) Phonepe b) Paytm e) Haryana a) India and Indonesia c) Paypal d) Payspeed Q.78) Singapore and which country signed b) India and Mongolia e) FastCash a deal to boost cooperation on Belt and Road c) India and Yemen Q.97) Isao Takahata who passed away Initiative? d) India and Bangladesh recently belongs to which field? a) Japan b) Indonesia e) India and Korea a) Sand Artist b) Author c) Turkmenistan d) China Q.88) Who is the Prime Minister of Nepal? c) Director d) Actor e) South Korea a) Rajendra Kishore Kshatri e) Singer Q.79) What is the theme of world b) K.P. Sharma Oli Q.98) Which of the following state has homoeopathy day 2018? c) Kirtiman Singh Basnyat inaugurated the second Mega Food Park? a) Evolve, Progress: Exploring Science d) Ranajit Pande a) Uttarakhand since 40 years. e) Bhimsen Thapa b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Bihar b) Evolve, Progress, Innovate Q.89) What is the rank of India in world in d) West Bengal e) Nagaland c) Innovating and Exploring Science since the production of crude steel? Q.99) The Government of India, 40 years. a) First b) Second Government of Maharashtra and the World

Bank has signed a climate resilient project a) New Indian Mega Food Park Private Ltd Q.118) India is poised to remain the fastest worth of how much amount? b) Himalayan Mega Food Park Private Ltd growing large economy in the world, and its a) US$ 620 million b) US$ 420 million c) New India Mega Food Park Private Ltd GDP is expected to reach ______trillion c) US$ 520 million d) US$ 120 million d) Indian Mega Food Park Private Ltd by 2025. e) US$ 320 million e) Himalayas Mega Food Park Private Ltd a) $1 b) $2 Q.100) Who is the India’s Country Director Q.110) Who became the most capped player c) $3 d) $4 e) $5 of World Bank? in women’s ODIs cricket? Q.119) Which of the following country a) Jim Yong Kim a) Jhulan Goswami retained the top position as recipient of b) Junaid Ahmad b) Mithali Raj remittances with its diaspora sending about c) Harry Dexter White c) Harishkar Myna USD 69 billion back home last year? d) John Maynard Keynes d) Harmanpreet Kaur a) Japan b) China e) Kristalina Georgieva e) Tushar Arothe c) India d) USA e) UK Q.101) What is the abbreviation of “R” in Q.111) What is the theme of World Health Q.120) Who has won the Monte Carlo IBRD? Day 2018? Masters Title 2018? a) Receivable b) Reuse a) Healthy Life b) Health for All a) Roger Federer b) Rafael Nadal c) Reconstruction d) Rental c) Befit Be happy d) Healthy Food c) Kei Nishikori d) Saina Nehwal e) Resource e) Be Energetic e) None of the above Q.102) What is the name of the composite Q.112) Which of the following bank has Q.121) Name the mobile app used for exercise that has been conducted by IAF agreed in principle to give an aid of 1,700 allotment of Government accommodations along Pakistan, China borders? crore rupees to Uttarakhand? in General Pool Residential Accommodation a) Gagan Shakti b) Yudh Abhyas a) Indian Overseas Bank (GPRA) in Delhi. c) Shatrujeet d) Hind Shakti b) Indian Bank a) g-Awas b) m-Awas e) Sampriti I c) State bank of India c) s-Awas d) y-Awas Q.103) What is the limit for FPI investment d) Reserve Bank of India e) k-Awas in Central Government securities (G-secs) e) Asian Development Bank Q.122) Which of the following state will have for 2018-2019? Q.113) Who released three books based on a State-wide Vaccination Campaign against a) 5.5% b) 2% Mahatma Gandhi’s Champaran movement Measles-Rubella? c) 4% d) 3% of 1917? a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat e) 2.3% a) Raman Singh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Punjab Q.104) Which Indian bank is the 1st bank to b) Nitish Kumar e) West Bengal get Swift’s new cross-border payment c) Pema Khandu Q.123) The Government of India, the service? d) Chandrababu Naidu Government of Madhya Pradesh and the a) HDFC bank b) Axis bank e) Arvind Kejriwal World Bank signed a $210 million loan c) ICICI bank d) IndusInd bank Q.114) Which of the following country has agreement for the ______Rural e) Syndicate bank pressed the BRICS nations to set up an Connectivity Project. Q.105) Where is the headquarters of SWIFT independent rating agency of the five- a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat located? member group? c) Madhya Pradesh d) Punjab a) Sweden b) Norway a) Austria b) Asia e) West Bengal c) Spain d) Belgium c) India d) Australia Q.124) Which of the following has becomes e) France e) Europe first Smart City to run on 100 per cent Q.106) Which centre had been awarded the Q.115) Which of the following country has renewable energy? 2018 Presidential Award from the American once again topped in the country as India’s a) Lakshwadeep b) Delhi Society of Naturalists (ASN)? Best Gram Panchayat? c) Pondicherry d) Diu a) NCZX b) NCBS a) Gujarat b) Telangana e) Andaman and nicobar islands c) NNAX d) NEBZ c) Maharashtra d) West Bengal Q.125) Who has inaugurated the 29th Road e) NNCW e) Rajasthan Safety Week at Vigyan Bhawan in New Q.107) Who has won gold in the women’s Q.116) Who has been appointed as the Delhi? 53 kg weightlifting event in CWG 2018? Cuba’s First Vice President? a) Nitin Gadkari b) Smriti Irani a) Mirabai Chanu b) Deepak Lather a) Bornito de sousa b) Gabriela Michetti c) Narendra Modi d) Arun Jaitley c) Nayutu Singh d) Sanjita Chanu c) Mehriban Aliyeva d) Rodrigo Maia e) Radha Mohan Singh e) None of these e) Miguel Diaz-Canel Q.126) Which of the following country along Q.108) Sathish Kumar Sivalingam belongs Q.117) Which of the following country has with EU to co-host meeting of women to which of the following field? banned the use of bitcoin and other foreign ministers? a) Carrom b) Boxing cryptocurrencies by its banks and financial a) Pakistan b) Afghanistan c) Weightlifting d) Cricket institutions? c) Iraq d) Iran e) Hockey a) Bolivia b) Australia e) Canada Q.109) What is the name of mega food park c) Iran d) Brazil that has been inaugurated in Uttarakhand? e) Botswana

Q.127) Who along with Nirmala Sitharaman 8th series of South Asian Judo e) 10 years Attend Summit In Beijing organised by the Championship? Q.145) The 2018 SCO Defence Ministry Shanghai Cooperation Organisation? a) Pakistan b) Egypt meeting held in which of the following a) Nitin Gadkari b) Sushma Swaraj c) India d) Iran country? c) Narendra Modi d) Arun Jaitley e) Canada a) Japan b) Russia e) Radha Mohan Singh Q.137) National Panchayati Raj Day is c) China d) India Q.128) How much amount loan agreement celebrated on______April e) Germany was signed with the World Bank by India for a) 21st b) 22nd Q.146) Who is the secretary general of “Innovate in India for Inclusiveness c) 23rd d) 24th e) 25th SCO? Project”? Q.138) Which of the following ministry has a) Harveesh Singh b) Harshmith Singh a) US$ 110 b) US$ 115 launched the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan? c) Rashid Alimov d) Rakshan Kumar c) US$ 120 d) US$ 125 a) Ministry of Women & Child Development e) Narendra Modi e) US$ 130 b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs Q.147) What is the rank of India in Press Q.129) When is the World Earth day has c) Ministry of Rural Development Freedom Index? been observed? d) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers a) 131st b) 138th a) April 22 b) April 23 Welfare c) 133rd d) 140th c) April 25 d) April 20 e) Ministry of Human Resource e) 141st e) April 21 Development Q.148) The Government has entered Q.130) Which of the following bank has Q.139) NITI Ayog’s Atal Innovation Mission agreement with World Bank on biotech for entered into an agreement with National E- (AIM) has launched which of the following how much amount? Governance Services (NeSL) for information scheme with grants of Rs.1 crore for the a) USD 240 million b) USD 250 million utility (IU) arrangement under the winning ideas? c) USD 230 million d) USD 220 million Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)? a) Atal New Challenger e) USD 210 million a) Andhra Bank b) Bank of India b) Atal New India Challenge Q.149) The Government of India would tie c) State Bank of India c) New Atal India up with US and which of the following d) Bank of Baroda d) New India Challenge country for pollution-forecast system? e) Dena Bank e) Atal India Challenge a) Singapore b) U.S Q.131) Paytm Payments Bank registers Q.140) Name the Indo-Malaysian Army c) Sweden d) Finland ______KYC wallets. exercise that will be held at Malaysia from e) Norway a) 60 million b) 70 million April 30, 2018? Q.150) Who has won the 2018 Press c) 80 million d) 90 million a) Harimau Shakthi b) Yudh Abhyas Freedom Prize? e) 100 million c) Hind Shakthi d) Hand in Hand a) Christiane Amanpour Q.132) Who will be holding the first e) Varuna b) Diane Sawyer ecommerce think tank meeting? Q.141) Who is the mission director of Atal c) Mahmoud Abu Zeid a) Suresh Prabhu b) Sushma Swaraj Innovation Mission? d) Sheryn Bhan c) Narendra Modi d) Arun Jaitley a) Raman Vijay e) Glenn Greenwald e) Radha Mohan Singh b) Ramanathan Ramanan Q.151) The 2019 Asian weightlifting Q.133) Mahmoud Abu Zeid who wins c) Kanishkar Raja championship will be held in which of the UNESCO Press Freedom Prize belongs to d) Shreya Priyan following country? ______country. e) Rama Subbu KV a) Mongolia b) South Korea a) Pakistan b) Egypt Q.142) Sagar Kavach 2018, a coastal c) Uzbekistan d) Kazakhstan c) Iraq d) Iran security exercise began in which of the e) India e) Canada following state? Q.152) What is the theme of World Malaria Q.134) Which of the following forest to a) Gujarat b) Kerala Day? obtain Ramsar site status? c) Odisha d) Andhra Pradesh a) Need Protection a) Periyar Forest b) Gir Forest e) Maharashtra b) Fight back Malaria c) Sunderban Forest d) Gormura Forest Q.143) Adilabad Dokra, which has received c) Improved Cleanliness e) Buxa Forest Geographical Indication (GI) tag belongs to d) Ready to beat Malaria Q.135) Who claimed India’s first medal at which state? e) None of these the ongoing World Cup organised by the a) Telangana b) Tamil Nadu Q.153) Prime Minister Narendra Modi International Shooting Sport Federation c) Maharashtra d) Kerala unveils India's first 12,000 horsepower (ISSF) at Changwon, South Korea? e) Andhra Pradesh electric locomotive from Bihar's Madhepura a) Artem Chernousov b) Shahzar Rizvi Q.144) The home ministry has decided to locomotive factory in collaboration with c) Samuil Donkov d) Jitu Rai relax the six-decade-old Protected Area which of the following country? e) None of the above Permit regime from Nagaland, Mizoram and a) France b) Germany Q.136) Which of the following country have Manipur for how many years? c) Spain d) Norway clinched the title of team champion in the a) 4 years b) 3 years e) Sweden c) 2 years d) 5 years

Q.154) Which state government has b) Reduce, Redeem, Recycle Q.174) Which country approves issuance of launched water ATM policy for urban areas? c) Reduce, Reuse and Reaffirm Law on Equal Wages, Salaries for Men & a) Karnataka b) Assam d) Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Women? c) Uttar Pradesh d) Kerala e) Reduce, Reform and Recycle a) Saudi Arabia b) Israel e) Haryana Q.165) Recently, which country has c) Singapore d) UAE Q.155) The eighth regional 3R forum in asia established a World Trade Centre in Delhi to e) Oman and pacific was held in which of the following boost ties with India? Q.175) The Add on Working Capital GST state? a) Nepal b) Germany scheme was launched by which bank? a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra c) Taiwan d) Philippines a) Bank of India b) SBI c) Karnataka d) Madhya Pradesh e) Indonesia c) J&K Bank d) Canara Bank e) Bihar Q.166) What is the rank of India in the latest e) None of these Q.156) Who has been appointed as the annual Index of Economic Freedom? Q.176) The SBI has announced the launch brand ambassador of Haryana's Measles a) 125 b) 130 of its UK subsidiary, SBI (UK) Limited, with and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign? c) 121 d) 145 an initial capital commitment of how much a) Manu Bhaker e) 139 amount? b) Shreyasi Singh Q.167) India’s economic growth is expected a) 250 million pounds c) Om Prakash Mitharwal to rebound to how much percentage this b) 225 million pounds d) Gauri Sheoran fiscal 2018-2019 by ADB? c) 215 million pounds e) Both a and d a) 7.1 % b) 7.2 % d) 235 million pounds Q.157) How many agreements were signed c) 7.4 % d) 7.7 % e) 245 million pounds between India and Zambia? e) 7.3 % Q.177) Who has been re-appointed as a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1 e) 5 Q.168) Name the navigation satellite that managing director and CEO of Bandhan Q.158) Who is the new prime minister of has been launched by ISRO? Bank? Hungary? a) IRNSS-3I b) IRNSS-2I a) Vimalan Ghosh a) Antal Rogán b) Viktor Orban c) IRNSS-1II d) IRNSS-1E b) Prasanna Gosh c) Zsolt Semjén d) Mihály Varga e) IRNSS-1I c) Sarvesh Kumar Ghosh e) Miklós Seszták Q.169) The Host country Agreement was d) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Q.159) Where did the eighth edition of signed between which of the following? e) Rakesh Chandra Ghosh South Asian Judo Championship was held? a) India and China b) India and USA Q.178) Who won in Men's Freestyle 57kg a) India b) Nepal c) India and ISA d) USA and ISA wrestling in commonwealth games 2018? c) Bangladesh d) Maldives e) China and ISA a) Babita Kumari Phogat e) Sri Lanka Q.170) Who is the Director of ISRO? b) Rahul Aware Q.160) Which is the first Indian company to a) Vignesh Kanna c) Sushil Kumar reach the $100 billion market capitalisation b) Kailasa Vadivoo Sivan d) Sathish sivalingam (m-cap) mark? c) Satheesh Rajaram e) None of these a) Reliance Industries b) TCS d) Mahalingam KS Q.179) Who is the first Indian male to c) Tata Steels d) Wipro e) Mahaeshwaran become world No. 1 in badminton rankings? e) None of these Q.171) Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani a) Sharath Kamal b) Kidambi Srikanth Q.161) Who has been appointed as the has approved setting up of world’s largest c) Soumyajit Ghosh d) Hassan Ali Fyzee Chairman of the National Association of solar power plant with an investment of how e) Anthony Amalraj Software and Services Companies much amount? Q.180) Tejaswini Sawant is related to which (NASSCOM)? a) Rs 25,000 crore b) Rs 13,000 crore of the following field? a) Kowshik Premji b) Naren Premji c) Rs 15,000 crore d) Rs 20,000 crore a) Wrestling b) Swimming c) Rishad Premji d) Sheena Premji e) Rs 35,000 crore c) Athletics d) Shooting e) None of these Q.172) India signed with which country to e) Boxing Q.162) Shreyasi Singh is related to which of promote mineral exploration? Q.181) Name the state-owned oil company the following sports? a) Zambia b) Swaziland of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has signed a) Boxing b) Weightlifting c) Germany d) Morocco a pact with a consortium of Indian oil c) Wrestling d) Shooting e) None of these companies to build a refinery in India? e) None of these Q.173) Who is the Cabinet minister for a) Petro Rabigh b) Oil Petro co Ltd Q.163) Arun III hydropower project is mine? c) Saudi Aramco located in which of the following country? a) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi d) National Petroleum Corporation a) Spain b) England b) Suresh Prabhu e) ExxonMobil c) Norway d) Nepal c) Ravi Shankar Prasad Q.182) Dr Ambedkar National Memorial was e) Denmark d) Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated in which of the following place Q.164) The mantra of 3R in the eighth e) Piyush Goyal by PM Modi? regional 3R forum in Asia and pacific? a) Mumbai b) Pune a) Reduce, Reuse and Render c) Delhi d) Gandhinagar

e) Bengaluru c) Irfan Mohammad d) Sushil Kumar Q.201) Who is the president of Montenegro? Q.183) Who heads the committee to review e) None of these a) Rodney Williams the enforcement of CSR provisions? Q.193) Anish Bhanwala clinched gold medal b) Milo Djukanovic a) N Gopalaswami b) Subhash Garg in which of the following category? c) Abdul Hamid c) BN Srikrishna a) 50m rapid fire pistol d) Juan Manuel Santos d) Manmohan Juneja e) Y H Malegam b) 75m rapid fire pistol e) Fuad Masum Q.184) Boeing signs deal with HAL to c) 20m rapid fire pistol Q.202) Who is the editor of the book Dr manufacture which of the following? d) 10m rapid fire pistol Babasaheb Ambedkar: Vyakti Nahin a) Super Fast Jets e) 25m rapid fire pistol Sankalp'? b) Super Hornet fighter aircraft Q.194) Where is the headquarters of Yes a) Shri Kisan Makwana c) Super Powered Rockets bank located? b) Shri Kaushik Makwana d) Boeing Flights a) Pune b) New Delhi c) Shri Kishor Makwana e) Boeing Super Military Flights c) Chennai d) Mumbai d) Shri Krishna Makwana Q.185) Who signed the agreement between e) Bengaluru e) Shri Kishan Makwana India and Timor Leste in field of public Q.195) Commonwealth Heads of Q.203) Who has been conferred with the Raj health? Government Meeting will be held in which of Kapoor Lifetime Achievement? a) Suresh Paul b) Paulan Prasad the following country? a) Dharmendra b) Rajkumar Hirani c) Krishan Pal Gurjar a) Denmark b) Sweden c) Vijay Chavan d) Mrinal Kulkarni d) Nishant Prasad e) None of these c) Norway d) UK e) None of these Q.186) The companies Law comes under e) Finland Q.204) Which team has topped the top FIFA which year? Q.196) The 2nd India Mobile congress will rankings in April (2018)? a) 2013 b) 2015 be held in which of the following place? a) Brazil b) Germany c) 2018 d) 2001 a) New Delhi b) Jaipur c) Belgium d) Portugal e) 2007 c) Chennai d) Pune e) Argentina Q.187) China holds biggest ever military e) Mumbai Q.205) Who has won the Taipei Challenger drill in which of the following sea? Q.197) What is the theme of 2nd India 2018? a) Yellow Sea b) Bohai Sea Mobile congress? a) Prakash Padukonae b) Kidambi Srinath c) South China Sea d) Sulu Sea a) AUTHORISED DIGITAL HORIZONS: c) Yuki Bhambri d) Prannoy Kumar e) East China Sea Connect, Create, Implement e) None of these Q.188) The Global Findex Report 2017 was b) DIGITAL HORIZONS: Connect, Create, Q.206) Which state government has released by which of the following Indirect launched Quality Evaluation for Sustainable organisation? c) NEW DIGITAL HORIZONS: Connect, Transformation centre-QUEST? a) IMF b) World Bank Create, Innovate a) Tamil Nadu b) Madhya Pradesh c) ADB d) AIIB d) TOWARDS DIGITAL HORIZONS: c) Maharashtra d) West Bengal e) UN Connect, Create, Innovate e) Karnataka Q.189) Who has been appointed as the e) FINAL DIGITAL HORIZONS: Connect and Q.207) What is the currency of Sweden? interim chairman of Hindustan Unilever Ltd? Innovate a) Peso b) Euro a) Sanjay Mehta b) Sanjeeth Mehta Q.198) What is the abbreviation of “A” in the c) Dollar d) Krone c) Sandeep Mehta d) Sanjiv Mehta Scheme FAME? e) Krona e) Sai Mehta a) Adaption b) Adoption Q.208) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Q.190) Bhanu Pratap Sharma, the new c) Antivirus d) Amendment officially launch the 'Gram Swaraj' campaign chairman of Banks Board Bureau (BBB) has e) None of these from which of the following district? been appointed for how many years term? Q.199) Which ministry has launched the a) Surguja b) Kanker a) One b) Two web-based application 'e-FRRO'? c) Bijapur d) Dhamtari c) Three d) Four a) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare e) Jashpur e) Five b) Ministry of Home Affairs Q.209) When is the Ayushman Bharat Diwas Q.191) Who has been appointed as the next c) Ministry of Civil Aviation observed? Ambassador of India to the Republic of d) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment a) April 12 b) April 30 Korea? e) Ministry of Defence c) April 17 d) April 16 a) Suvitha Krishnan Q.200) How much amount has been e) May 5 b) Sripriya Ranganathan allocated by Maharashtra government for Q.210) The government has changed its c) Priya Thangarajan Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe target year for completion of phase one of d) Ramya Subramanian welfare schemes in 2018-19 scheme? PMGSY from 2022 to which of the following e) None of these a) Rs 22, 345.29 crore year? Q.192) Name the triple jumper who was b) Rs 23, 345.29 crore a) 2024 b) 2023 sent home of breaching the event's strict no c) Rs 24, 345.29 crore c) 2021 d) 2020 needle policy? d) Rs 25, 345.29 crore e) 2019 a) K T Irfan b) Rakesh Babu e) Rs 26, 345.29 crore

Q.211) What is the abbreviation of “S” in e) Canara Bank Q.232) The Swedish government starts the PMGSY? Q.221) Which of the following music album innovation partnership by providing up to a) Sahyog b) Suraksha has won Pulitzer prize 2018? how much amount to India? c) Sadak d) Service a) Cost of Living b) Damn a) 50 million Krona b) 40 million Krona e) Social c) Less d) High Fly c) 90 million Krona d) 70 million Krona Q.212) The French President Emmanuel e) Happy Goal e) 80 million Krona Macron will contribute how much million Q.222) Who is the president of France? Q.233) Who has been appointed as the toward urgent humanitarian aid for Syria? a) Mauricio Macri b) Abdul Hamid director-general of NCC (National Cadet a) 20 million euros b) 50 million euros c) Emmanuel Macron d) Rumen Radev Corps)? c) 70 million euros d) 30 million euros e) Luis Guillermo Solís a) PP Malhotra b) BS Sahrawat e) 40 million euros Q.223) India signs a loan agreement of how c) KS Shanthran d) MS Karishna Q.213) Which country has successfully test much amount for the Meghalaya e) LP Mathuna fired enhanced version of Babur cruise Community - Led Landscapes Management Q.234) S Nihal Singh, who passed away missile? Project (MCLLMP)? recently related to which of the following a) Pakistan b) Afghanistan a) USD 58 million b) USD 38 million field? c) Israel d) France c) USD 18 million d) USD 48 million a) Music b) Sports e) U.S e) USD 68 million c) Journalism d) Science Q.214) What is the strike range of Babur Q.224) Who is the CEO of World Bank? e) Politics cruise missile? a) Jin Liqun b) Mukhisa Kituyi Q.235) When is the world hemophilia day a) 800 kms b) 700 kms c) Kristalina Georgieva d) Zaheer Abbas observed? c) 400 kms d) 900 kms e) Koji Sekimizu a) April 19 b) April 15 e) 750 kms Q.225) Where did the India-Wiesbaden c) April 17 d) April 18 Q.215) Which of the following banks has Conference 2018 held? e) April 19 been brought in as repository participants a) Lucknow b) New Delhi Q.236) The win-win partnership a Joint for pledge finance? c) Patna d) Mumbai Action Plan (JAP) is between which of the a) SBI and IndusInd Bank e) Thiruvananthapuram following country? b) Axis Bank and HDFC Bank Q.226) Who launched the beta portal for a) Norway and Sweden c) ICICI Bank and SBI comparing telecoms’ tariffs? b) India and Denmark d) HDFC Bank and Canara Bank a) NPCI b) TRAI c) India and Sweden e) ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank c) Airtel d) BSNL d) Iceland and Denmark Q.216) What is the abbreviation of “R” in LR e) GOI e) India and Finland Scheme? Q.227) 'Gagan Shakti' 2018 was held at Q.237) 'Atal Amrit Abhiyan’ has been a) Rashtriya b) Rural which of the following state? launched in which of the following state? c) Remittance d) Rajiv Gandhi a) Uttar Pradesh b) Uttarakhand a) Rajasthan b) Uttar Pradesh e) Ration c) Gujarat d) Bihar c) Assam d) Karnataka Q.217) Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project e) Jammu and Kashmir e) Gujarat is located in which of the following district? Q.228) Which is the 62nd country to join Q.238) The ‘Study in India’ programme has a) Porbandar b) Lucknow ISA recently? been launched with the budget of how much c) Mathura d) Tirunelveli a) Belgium b) France amount? e) Cochin c) United Kingdom d) Portugal a) Rs 150 crore b) Rs 160 crore Q.218) The government has raised e) USA c) Rs 140 crore d) Rs 130 crore NABARD's authorised capital to how much Q.229) Where is the headquarters of ISA e) Rs 120 crore amount? located? Q.239) What is the rank of India in a) Rs 300 Billion b) Rs 400 Billion a) Chhattisgarh b) Haryana Commonwealth Innovation Index 2018? c) Rs 100 Billion d) Rs 500 Billion c) West Bengal d) Rajasthan a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 4 e) 2 e) Rs 200 Billion e) Madhya Pradesh Q.240) NABARD has extended total credit Q.219) Who is the president of Q.230) The first India-Nordic Summit was support of Rs 14,690 crore for 2017-18 to Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? held in which of the following country? which of the following state? a) Ranish Bharti Mittal a) Iceland b) Finland a) Kerala b) Rajasthan b) Rajesh Bharti Mittal c) Sweden d) Denmark c) Odisha d) West Bengal c) Rakesh Bharti Mittal e) Norway e) Bihar d) Rashid Bharti Mittal Q.231) An MoU was signed on the Q.241) According to which of the following e) None of these establishment of an ICCR Chair for Hindi organisation, India is world's sixth largest Q.220) Which is the country’s most valuable language by India with which of the economy? bank with a market capitalization of Rs.5.04 following country? a) IMF b) Fortune trillion? a) Denmark b) Sweden c) World Bank d) UN a) SBI b) Axis Bank c) Norway d) Finland e) GOI c) ICICI Bank d) HDFC Bank e) Iceland

Q.242) The National Association of Software c) Prince Charles d) Sheikh Hasina c) Ministry of Shipping & Services Companies (NASSCOM) and e) Malcolm Turnbull d) Ministry of Minority Affairs which of the following company has Q.253) Which Countrys’ government has e) Ministry of Parliamentary affairs launched the UK-India Tech Alliance? recently failed in no-confidence vote and it Q.262) Who has signed a Memorandum of a) UKTechno b) UKEnergy has been replaced by Muhammad Kaliy Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of c) TechUK d) EnergyTech Abylgaziyev as PM? Power, Govt. of India for the year 2018-19? e) None of these a) Philippines b) Mongolia a) VNKS Ltd b) SJVN Ltd Q.243) Who has been appointed as the c) Kyrgyzstan d) Indonesia c) NTCI Ltd d) BHEL secretary general of Federation of Indian e) Kazakhstan e) None of these Chambers of Commerce and Industry Q.254) Which bank has topped the chart of Q.263) Where is the Nathpa Jhakri Hydro (FICCI)? BFSI (Banking and Financial Services Power Station located? a) Dhilip Singh b) Baru Institutions) super-category? a) Haryana b) Uttar Pradesh c) Dilip Chenoy d) Dilip Raj a) Axis Bank c) Himachal Pradesh d) Telangana e) Baru Rangan b) State Bank of India e) Kerala Q.244) What is the rank of human rights c) Canara Bank Q.264) When is the National Panchayati Raj lawyer Indira Jaising among Fortune d) Bank of India Day observed? magazine's 'fifty greatest leaders' of 2018? e) HDFC Bank a) April 22 b) April 21 a) 10 b) 20 c) 15 d) 9 e) 23 Q.255) Where is the headquarters of c) April 23 d) April 24 Q.245) Which Indian bagged bronze medal Standard Chartered Bank located? e) April 25 at the Asian Arm wrestling C'ship 2018? a) Brussels b) Paris Q.265) Who heads the committee, which a) Manu Shankar b) Shrimant Jha c) London d) Moscow aims to restructure the existing scheme of c) Manoj Kumar d) Shanu Kannan e) Singapore this Ministry as Rashtriya Gram Swaraj e) Chandra Raj Q.256) Which bank has got approval from Abhiyan? Q.246) Which state has bagged the Most the Reserve Bank of India to open two a) Rajesh Kumar b) Rajiv Kumar Film Friendly Award given by the central international representative offices in c) Ranjit Kumar d) Abdul NS government? London and Singapore? e) Prabhu Mehta a) Chhattisgarh b) Maharashtra a) RBL Bank c) Madhya Pradesh d) Haryana b) Yes Bank e) Telangana c) Karnataka Bank

Q.247) The Asian Arm wrestling d) South Indian Bank Championship is being held at which of the e) Bank of Baroda following country? Q.257) Daniel Ricciardo who won the a) Turkmenistan b) Kazakhstan Chinese Grand Prix 2018 plays for which of c) India d) Mongolia the following company? VOCABULARY BUILDER e) Australia a) Renault b) Ferrari 1) In-principle Q.248) Who is the president of NASSCOM? c) Mercedes d) Red Bull Meaning: As a general idea or plan, a) Keshav Murugesh b) Rishad Premji e) Sauber although the details are not yet established. c) Debjani Ghosh d) Rashid Ponnan Q.258) What is the mascot of FIBA Example: “the government agreed in e) None of these Basketball World Cup 2019? principle to a peace plan that included a Q.249) Which of the following state has a) Speed tiger b) Son of Dreams ceasefire” launched the Pocket Cop project? c) Qi Qu d) Nitu Parrot Synonyms: Assumption, Rule a) Tamil Nadu b) Karnataka e) None of these Antonyms: Ambiguity, End c) Andhra Pradesh d) Gujarat Q.259) Name the human rights activist and 2) Offloading e) Rajasthan former Delhi High Court Chief Justice who Meaning: Unload (a cargo) . Q.250) Sanchar Kranti Yojana has been passed away recently? Example: “a delivery could be offloaded launched in which of the following state? a) T V R Shenoy b) Sheron Shetty immediately on arrival” a) Haryana b) Chhattisgarh c) Harish Kannan d) Rajinder Singh Synonyms: Unload, Discharge c) Rajasthan d) Bihar Sachar Antonyms: Emptiness e) Maharashtra e) None of these 3) Bleeding Q.251) What is the new name of the country Q.260) Madame Tussauds wax museum is Meaning: Used for emphasis, or to express Swaziland that was changed by the king of located in which of the following city? annoyance. Swaziland? a) Tokyo b) London Example: “the watch was a bleeding copy” a) Swattini b) SwatiniE c) New York d) Shanghai Synonyms: Drain c) eSwatini d) Swazni e) Manila Antonyms: Transfuse e) eSwazi Q.261) Which of the following Ministry is 4) Cumulative Q.252) Who has been appointed as the next responsible for e-Vidhan project? Meaning: Increasing or increased in head of commonwealth? a) Ministry of Steel quantity, degree, or force by successive a) Narendra Modi b) Angela Merkel b) Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation additions. Chennai | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | 7601808080 / 9043303030 www.RACEInstitute.inwww.RACEInstitute.in Erode | Namakkal | Tanjore| Tirunelveli | Trivandrum | 9043303030 Ernakulam| Bengaluru | Chandigarh| Vellore |Legend Magazine | April - 2018| 29

Example: “the cumulative effect of two Meaning: The worst part or chief impact of Example: “money serves as a reward for years of drought” a specified action. services rendered” Synonyms: Accumulative, Progressive Example: “education will bear the brunt of Synonyms: Give, Provide Antonyms: Subracting the cuts” Antonyms: Hold 5) Whittle it down Synonyms: Force, Impact 21) Entrant Meaning: To gradually reduce the size of Antonyms: Ease Meaning: A person or group that enters or something or the number of people in a 13) Bolster takes part in something. group. Meaning: To support or improve something Example: “the prize will be awarded to the Example: We had 80 applicants for the job, or make it stronger. entrant who wins the tiebreak” but we’ve whittled them down to six. Example: More money is needed to bolster Synonyms: Beginner, Fresher Synonyms: Less, Smaller the industry. Antonyms: Veteran Antonyms:: Expand Synonyms: Support, Improve 22) Continuance 6) Bidders Antonyms; Undetermine Meaning: The state of remaining in Meaning: A person or organization making a 14) Reformist existence or operation. formal offer for something, especially at an Meaning: Supporting or advancing gradual Example: “his interests encouraged him to auction. reform rather than abolition or revolution. favour the continuance of war” Example: “she was the highest bidder for Example: “the reformist policies of the Synonyms: Continuation, Protraction this rare portrait” government” Antonyms: Finish Synonyms: Opposition Synonyms: Broad 23) Staunch Antonyms: Helper Antonyms: Narrow Meaning: Very loyal and committed in 7) Lucrative 15) Ousted attitude. Meaning: Producing a great deal of profit. Meaning: Drive out or expel (someone) from Example: “a staunch supporter of the anti- Example: “a lucrative career as a stand-up a position or place. nuclear lobby” comedian” Example: “the reformists were ousted from Synonyms: Loyal, Committed Synonyms: Profitable, Gainful power” Antonyms: Disloyal, Unfaithful Antonyms: Unprofitable Synonyms: Expel, Remove 24) Perception 8) Bugbears Antonyms: Hire Meaning: Intuitive understanding and Meaning: A cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, 16) Landslide insight. or irritation. Meaning: An overwhelming majority of Example: “‘He wouldn’t have accepted,’ said Example: “the biggest villain is that adman’s votes for one party or candidate in an my mother with unusual perception” bugbear, saturated fat” election. Synonyms: Insight, Percipience Synonyms: Hate, Bane Example: “they won by a landslide” Antonyms: Ignore Antonyms: Bravery Synonyms: Game, Set 25) Charade 9) Pinning Antonyms: Hung Parliament Meaning: An absurd pretence intended to Meaning: Hold (someone) firmly in a 17) Backlash create a pleasant or respectable specified position. Meaning: A strong negative reaction by a appearance. Example: “She was standing pinned against large number of people, especially to a Example: “talk of unity was nothing more the door” social or political development. than a charade” Synonyms: Restrain, Press Example: “a public backlash against racism” Synonyms: Farce, Travesty Antonyms: Detach Synonyms: Comeback, Recoil Antonyms: Honesty 10) Infused Antonyms: Cause 26) Deemed Meaning: To cause someone or something 18) Upsurge Meaning: Regard or consider in a specified to take in and be filled with a quality or a Meaning: An upward surge in the strength way. condition of mind. or quantity of something; an increase. Example: “the event was deemed a great Example: His landscape paintings were Example: “an upsurge in vandalism and success” infused with a warm, subtle light. violent crime” Synonyms: Consider, Judge Synonyms: Suffuse Synonyms: Boom, Recovery Antonyms:Ignore Antonyms: Dry Antonyms: Downturn 27) Tumultuous 11) Recognition 19) Dictatorship Meaning: Excited, confused, or disorderly. Meaning: Agreement that something is true Meaning: A country governed by a dictator. Example: “a tumultuous crowd” or legal. Example: “the party was seeking to Synonyms: Stormy, Turbulent Example: It’s a new country, hoping for establish a dictatorship” Antonyms: Peaceful, Uneventful diplomatic recognition from the Synonyms: Autocracy, Monocracy 28) Exhortations international community. Antonyms: Democracy Meaning: An address or communication Synonyms: Acknowledgement, Acceptance 20) Rendered emphatically urging someone to do Antonyms: Denial Meaning: Provide or give (a service, help, something. 12) Brunt etc.) . Example: “exhortations to consumers to switch off electrical appliances”

Synonyms: Urging, Persuasion Example: “in France, supermarkets have Example: “regions bordering Azerbaijan” Antonyms: Discouragement less of a stranglehold on food supplies” Synonyms: Adjoin, Neighbour 29) Franchise Synonyms: Grip, Monopoly Antonyms: Detached Meaning: The right to vote in an election, Antonyms: Impotency 45) Pace especially in order to elect a parliament or 37) Uprising Meaning: Move or develop (something) at similar law-making organization. Meaning: An act of resistance or rebellion; a a particular rate or speed. Example: American women worked for revolt. Example: “The action is paced to the beat decades to win the franchise. Example: “an armed uprising” of a perky march” Synonyms: Freedom Synonyms: Rebellion, Revolt Synonyms: Footstep Antonyms: Responsibility Antonyms: Calm Antonyms: Hobble 30) Cynicism 38) Ouster 46) Marching Meaning: An inclination to believe that Meaning: To force someone to leave a Meaning: Walk in a military manner with a people are motivated purely by self- position of power, job, place, or regular measured tread. interest; scepticism. competition. Example: “Thousands marched behind the Example: “public cynicism about politics” Example: The president was ousted (from coffin” Synonyms: Distrust, Doubt power) in a military coup in January 1987. Synonyms: Stride, Walk Antonyms: Optimism Synonyms: Eviction Antonyms: Decline 31) Conscious Antonyms: Welcoming 47) Mesmerised Meaning: (of an action or feeling) deliberate 39) Fire-fighting Meaning: Capture the complete attention and intentional. Meaning: Spending time on problems that of (someone) ; transfix. Example: “a conscious effort to walk need to be dealt with quickly, instead of Example: “They were mesmerized by his properly” working in a calm, planned way. story” Synonyms: Deliberate, Intentional Example: I spend all my time firefighting Synonyms: Grip Antonyms: Unconscious rather than making any progress. Antonyms: Bore 32) Repression Antonyms: Apathy 48) Delegation Meaning: The action of subduing someone 40) Accountability Meaning: The action or process of or something by force. Meaning: The fact or condition of being delegating or being delegated. Example: “students sparked off events that accountable; responsibility. Example: “The delegation of power to the ended in brutal repression” Example: “lack of accountability has district councils” Synonyms: Suppression, Restraint corroded public respect for business and Synonyms: Assignment, Entrusting Antonyms: Freedom, Liberty political leaders” Antonyms: Keeping 33) Roll-back Synonyms: Responsibility, Liability 49) Restraint Meaning: A reduction of prices, costs, taxes, Antonyms: Unaccountability Meaning: Deprivation or restriction of etc., especially so that they return to a 41) Charm personal liberty or freedom of movement. previous level. Meaning: The power or quality of Example: “He remained aggressive and Example: Councilman Sanchez is planning delighting, attracting, or fascinating others. required physical restraint” to propose a rollback in the tax rate. Example: “He was captivated by her Synonyms: Constraint, Check Synonyms: Direction youthful charm” Antonyms: Incitement Antonyms: Addition Synonyms: Attractiveness, Beauty 50) Immunity 34) Squeeze Antonyms: Unattractiveness Meaning: Protection or exemption from Meaning: A strong financial demand or 42) Deft something, especially an obligation or pressure, typically a restriction on Meaning: Demonstrating skill and penalty. borrowing, spending, or investment in a cleverness. Example: “the rebels were given immunity financial crisis. Example: “The script was both deft and from prosecution” Example: “industry faced higher costs and a literate” Synonyms: Exemption, Exception squeeze on profits” Synonyms: Skilful, Adept Antonyms: Responsibility Synonyms: Clasp,Clutch Antonyms: clumsy, Awkward, Inept 51) Regime Antonyms: Powerlessness 43) Rhetorical Meaning: A government, especially an 35) Illustrate Meaning: Expressed in terms intended to authoritarian one. Meaning: Explain or make (something) clear persuade or impress. Example: “Ideological opponents of the by using examples, charts, pictures, etc. Example: “The rhetorical commitment of regime” Example: “the results are illustrated in the government to give priority to primary Synonyms: Government, Authorities Figure 7” education” Antonyms:Disorder Synonyms: Explain, Clarify Synonyms: Extravagant, Grandiloquent 52) Mooted Antonyms: Conceal Antonyms: Concise Meaning: Raise (a question or topic) for 36) Stranglehold 44) Bordering discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility) Meaning: Complete or overwhelming Meaning: (of a country or area) be . control. adjacent to (another country or area) . Example: “The scheme was first mooted

last October” decision or proposal) . relations policy” Synonyms: Raise, Bring up Example: “The president vetoed the bill” Synonyms: Make compatible, Harmonize Antonyms: Certain Synonyms: Reject, Turn down Antonyms: Estrange 53) Banquet Antonyms: Approve, Authorize 69) Dispute Meaning: An elaborate meal with several 61) Protracted Meaning: A disagreement or argument. courses; a feast. Meaning: Lasting for a long time or longer Example: “A territorial dispute between the Example: “A lavish five-course banquet” than expected or usual. two countries” Synonyms: Feast, Dinner Example: “A protracted and bitter dispute” Synonyms: Debate, Discussion Antonyms: Snack Synonyms: Prolong Antonyms: Agreement 54) Purged Antonyms: Advance 70) Verdict Meaning: Remove (a group of people 62) Deployment Meaning: A decision on an issue of fact in a considered undesirable) from an Meaning: The action of bringing resources civil or criminal case or an inquest. organization or place in an abrupt or into effective action. Example: “The jury returned a verdict of violent way. Example: “The rapid deployment of high- not guilty” Example: “He purged all but 26 of the speed cable Internet services to Synonyms: Judgement, Adjudication central committee members” consumers” Antonyms: Accusation Synonyms: Remove, Get rid of Synonyms Expand 71) Litigation Antonyms: Holding Antonyms:Conclude Meaning: The process of taking legal 55) Embarrassments 63) Aggravating action. Meaning: A feeling of self-consciousness, Meaning: Make (a problem, injury, or Example: “The company wishes to avoid shame, or awkwardness. offence) worse or more serious. litigation” Example: “I turned red with Example: “Military action would only Synonyms: Legal proceeding(s) , Legal embarrassment” aggravate the situation” action Synonyms: Awkwardness, Self- Synonyms: Gall Antonyms: Agree consciousness Antonyms: Aid 72) Complying Antonyms: Confidence 64) Concerns Meaning: Act in accordance with a wish or 56) Pivotal Meaning: A cause of anxiety or worry. command. Meaning: Of crucial importance in relation Example: “Public awareness of Aboriginal Example: “We are unable to comply with to the development or success of concerns” your request” something else. Synonyms: Affairs, Issue Synonyms: Observe, Obey Example: “Japan’s pivotal role in the world Antonyms: Serenity Antonyms: Ignore, Disobey economy” 65) Tempt 73) Perplexing Synonyms: Central, Crucial Meaning: Entice or try to entice (someone) Meaning: Make (someone) feel completely Antonyms: Inessential to do something that they find attractive baffled. 57) Despatched but know to be wrong or unwise. Example: “She was perplexed by her Meaning: Deal with (a task or opponent) Example: “There’ll always be someone husband’s moodiness” quickly and efficiently. tempted by the rich pickings of poaching” Synonyms: Puzzle, Baffle, Example: “The Welsh team were Synonyms: Entice, Persuade Antonyms: Clear,easy dispatched comfortably by the opposition” Antonyms: Discourage, Deter 74) Envisaged Synonyms: Deal with, Finish 66) Revert Meaning: Contemplate or conceive of as a Antonyms: Delay Meaning: Return to (a previous state, possibility or a desirable future event. 58) Threshold practice, topic, etc.) . Example: “The Rome Treaty envisaged free Meaning: A point of entry or beginning. Example: “He reverted to his native movement across frontiers” Example: “She was on the threshold of a language” Synonyms: Foresee, Predict dazzling career” Synonyms: Return, Go back Antonyms: Disregard Synonyms: Start, Starting point, Antonyms: Develop 75) Apex Beginning 67) Inclined Meaning: The top or highest part of Antonyms: End Meaning: Be favourably disposed towards something, especially one forming a point. 59) Armistice or willing to do something. Example: “The apex of the roof” Meaning: An agreement made by opposing Example: “He was inclined to accept the Antonyms: Base,Bottom sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain offer” 76) Deprived time; a truce. Synonyms: Disposed, Minded Meaning: Suffering a severe and damaging Example: “The Italian government signed Antonyms: Disinclined lack of basic material and cultural benefits. an armistice with the Allies” 68) Reconciling Example: “The charity cares for destitute Synonyms: Truce, Ceasefire Meaning: Make or show to be compatible. and deprived children” Antonyms: Declaration of war, Hostilities Example: “The agreement had to be Synonyms: Disadvantaged, 60) Veto reconciled with the city’s new international Underprivileged Meaning: Exercise a veto against (a Antonyms: Fortunate, Wealthy

77) Nomenclature Synonyms: Liking, Penchant Meaning: A punitive ban on relations with Meaning: The term or terms applied to Antonyms: Dislike other bodies, cooperation with a policy, or someone or something. 86) Appeasement the handling of goods. Example: “‘Customers’ was preferred to Meaning: The action or process of Example: “A boycott of the negotiations” the original nomenclature ‘passengers’” appeasing. Synonyms: Ban, Veto 78) Expedient Example: “A policy of appeasement” Antonyms: Approval Meaning: (Of an action) convenient and Synonyms: Conciliation, Propitiation 95) Embarrassments practical although possibly improper or Antonyms: Provocation, Aggression Meaning: A feeling of self-consciousness, immoral. shame, or awkwardness. Example: “Either side could break the 87) Scepticism Example: “I turned red with agreement if it were expedient to do so” Meaning: A sceptical attitude; doubt as to embarrassment” Synonyms: Convenient, Advantageous the truth of something. Synonyms: Awkwardness, Self- Antonyms: Inexpedient, Ill-advised Example: “These claims were treated with consciousness 79) Hostility scepticism” Antonyms: Confidence Meaning: Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness Synonyms: Doubt, Mistrust 96) Prominent or opposition. Antonyms: Conviction, Belief Meaning: Important; famous. Example: “Their hostility to all outsiders” 88) Aroused Example: “She was a prominent member Synonyms: Antagonism, Bitterness Meaning: Evoke or awaken (a feeling, of the city council” Antonyms: Friendliness, Approval emotion, or response) . Synonyms: Important, Leading 80) Reclaim Example: “Something about the man Antonyms: Unimportant, Obscure Meaning: Retrieve or recover (something aroused the guard’s suspicions” 97) Assertive previously lost, given, or paid) ; obtain the Synonyms: Cause, Induce Meaning: Having or showing a confident return of. Antonyms: Allay and forceful personality. Example: “You can reclaim £25 of the £435 89) Restraint Example: “The job may call for assertive deducted” Meaning: Deprivation or restriction of behaviour” Synonyms: Regain, Retrieve personal liberty or freedom of movement. Synonyms: Confident, Forceful Antonyms: Forfeit Example: “He remained aggressive and Antonyms: Retiring 81) Charm required physical restraint” 98) Threshold Meaning: The power or quality of Synonyms: Constraint, Check Meaning: A point of entry or beginning. delighting, attracting, or fascinating others. Antonyms: Incitement Example: “She was on the threshold of a Example: “He was captivated by her 90) Unbridled dazzling career” youthful charm” Meaning: Uncontrolled; unconstrained. Synonyms: Start, Starting point, Synonyms: Attractiveness, Beauty Example: “A moment of unbridled Beginning Antonyms: Unattractiveness ambition” Antonyms: End 82) Deft Synonyms: Unrestrained, Uncontrolled 99) Armistice Meaning: Demonstrating skill and Antonyms: Restrain Meaning: An agreement made by opposing cleverness. 91) Suspicious sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain Example: “The script was both deft and Meaning: Having or showing a cautious time; a truce. literate” distrust of someone or something. Example: “The Italian government signed Synonyms: Skilful, Adept Example: “He was suspicious of her an armistice with the Allies” Antonyms: clumsy, Awkward, Inept motives” Synonyms: Truce, Ceasefire 83) Turbulence Synonyms: Doubtful, Unsure Antonyms: Declaration of war, Hostilities Meaning: A state of conflict or confusion. Antonyms: Trustful, Trusting 100) Veto Example: “Political turbulence” 92) Confronting Meaning: Exercise a veto against (a Synonyms: Turmoil, Conflict Meaning: Face up to and deal with (a decision or proposal) . Antonyms: Peace, Calmness problem or difficulty) . Example: “The president vetoed the bill” 84) Endorsed Example: “We knew we couldn’t ignore the Synonyms: Reject, Turn down Meaning: Recommend (a product) in an race issue and decided we’d confront it Antonyms: Approve, Authorize advertisement. head on” 101) Affront Example: “He earns more money endorsing Synonyms: Tackle, Address Meaning: An action or remark that causes sports clothes than playing football” Antonyms: Avoid outrage or offence. Synonyms: Support, Back 93) Banquet Example: “He took his son’s desertion as a Antonyms: Oppose Meaning: An elaborate meal with several personal affront” 85 Inclination courses; a feast. Synonyms: Insult, Offence Meaning: An interest in or liking for Example: “A lavish five-course banquet” Antonyms: Compliment (something) . Synonyms: Feast, Dinner 102) Trenchant Example: “My inborn inclination for things Antonyms: Snack Meaning: Vigorous or incisive in expression with moving parts” 94) Boycott or style.

Example: “The White Paper makes Example: “the Caplan family are a robust practical although possibly improper or trenchant criticisms of health authorities” lot” immoral. Synonyms: Incisive, Cutting Synonyms: Strong, Powerful Example: “Either side could break the Antonyms: Woolly, Vague Antonyms: Weak, Frail agreement if it were expedient to do so” 103) Cynical 111) Abrogating Synonyms: Convenient, Advantageous Meaning: Doubtful as to whether Meaning: Repeal or do away with (a law, Antonyms: Inexpedient, Ill-advised something will happen or whether it is right, or formal agreement) . 119) Diluted worthwhile. Example: “a proposal to abrogate Meaning: Make (something) weaker in Example: “most residents are cynical about temporarily the right to strike” force, content, or value by modification or efforts to clean mobsters out of their city” Synonyms: Revoke, Repudiate the addition of other elements. Synonyms: Doubtful, Suspicious Antonyms: Introduce, Institute Example: “the reforms have been diluted” Antonyms: Optimistic, Credulous 112) Complying Synonyms: Diminish, Reduce 104) Limbo Meaning: Act in accordance with a wish or Antonyms: Intensify Meaning: An uncertain period of awaiting a command. 120) Revoke decision or resolution; an intermediate Example: “We are unable to comply with Meaning: Officially cancel (a decree, state or condition. your request” decision, or promise) . Example: “the legal battle could leave the Synonyms: Observe, Obey Example: “the men appealed and the club in limbo until next year” Antonyms: Ignore, Disobey sentence was revoked” Synonyms: Unfinished, Incomplete 113) Invoked Synonyms: Cancel, Repeal Antonyms: Underway Meaning: Cite or appeal to (someone or Antonyms: Introduce, Enact 105) Tempt something) as an authority for an action or 121) Secular Meaning: Entice or try to entice (someone) in support of an argument. Meaning: Not connected with religious or to do something that they find attractive Example: “the antiquated defence of spiritual matters. but know to be wrong or unwise. insanity is rarely invoked in England” Example: “Secular buildings” Example: “There’ll always be someone Synonyms: Cite, Adduce Synonyms: Lay, Profane tempted by the rich pickings of poaching” Antonyms: Waive Antonyms: Holy, Sacred Synonyms: Entice, Persuade 114) Impunity 122) Viable Antonyms: Discourage, Deter Meaning: Exemption from punishment or Meaning: Capable of working successfully; 106) Formidable freedom from the injurious consequences of feasible. Meaning: Inspiring fear or respect through an action. Example: “The proposed investment was being impressively large, powerful, intense, Example: “the impunity enjoyed by military economically viable” or capable. officers implicated in civilian killings” Synonyms: Workable, Feasible Example: “a formidable opponent” Synonyms: Immunity, Exemption Antonyms: Impracticable Synonyms: Daunting, Alarming Antonyms: Liability, Responsibility 123) Allying Antonyms: Easy, Weak 115) Ample Meaning: Combine or unite a resource or 107) Inclined Meaning: Enough or more than enough; commodity with (another) for mutual Meaning: Be favourably disposed towards plentiful. benefit. or willing to do something. Example: “there is ample time for Example: “He allied his racing experience Example: “He was inclined to accept the discussion” with his father’s business acumen” offer” Synonyms: Enough, Sufficient Synonyms: Combine, Marry Synonyms: Disposed, Minded Antonyms: Meagre, Insufficient Antonyms: Split Antonyms: Disinclined 116) Deprived 124) Divisive 108) Handpicked Meaning: Suffering a severe and damaging Meaning: Tending to cause disagreement or Meaning: Select carefully with a particular lack of basic material and cultural benefits. hostility between people. purpose in mind. Example: “The charity cares for destitute Example: “The highly divisive issue of Example: “a small hand-picked group of and deprived children” abortion” MPs” Synonyms: Disadvantaged, Synonyms: Isolating, Schismatic Synonyms: Choice, Elite Underprivileged Antonyms: Unifying Antonyms: Random Antonyms: Fortunate, Wealthy 125) Salvage 109) Dispute 117) Curtailed Meaning: Retrieve or preserve (something) Meaning: A disagreement or argument. Meaning: Reduce in extent or quantity; from potential loss or adverse Example: “A territorial dispute between the impose a restriction on. circumstances. two countries” Example: “civil liberties were further Example: “It was the only crumb of comfort Synonyms: Debate, Discussion curtailed” he could salvage from the ordeal” Antonyms: Agreement Synonyms: Reduce, Cut Synonyms: Rescue, Save 110) Robust Antonyms: Increase, Lengthen Antonyms: Retain, Conserve Meaning: Strong and healthy; vigorous. 118) Expedient 126) Dissent Meaning: (Of an action) convenient and

Meaning: The holding or expression of Example: “the duchy which her forefathers Example: “rumours of a further scandal opinions at variance with those commonly had ruled since the tenth century” abound” or officially held. Synonyms: Forebear, Ancestor Synonyms: Proliferate, Thrive Example: “There was no dissent from this Antonyms: Descendant Antonyms: Meagre, Scanty view” 135) Prosperity 144) Replenishing Synonyms: Disagreement, Argument Meaning: The state of being prosperous. Meaning: Restore (a stock or supply) to a Antonyms: Agreement, Acceptance Example: “a long period of peace and former level or condition. 127) Coup prosperity” Example: “all creatures need sleep to Meaning: A sudden, violent, and illegal Synonyms: Wealth, Success replenish their energies” seizure of power from a government. Antonyms: Hardship, Failure Synonyms: Restock, Restore Example: “He was overthrown in an army 136) Hard line Antonyms: Exhaust coup” Meaning: Uncompromising; strict. 145) Reluctant Synonyms: Overthrow, Takeover Example: “a hard-line party activist” Meaning: Unwilling and hesitant; Antonyms: Election Synonyms: Extreme, Undeviating disinclined. 128) Dipped Antonyms: Moderate Example: “today, many ordinary people are Meaning: Lower or move (something) 137) Bolstered still reluctant to talk about politics” downwards. Meaning: Support or strengthen. Synonyms: Unwilling, Resistant Example: “The plane dipped its wings” Example: “the fall in interest rates is Antonyms: Willing, Eager Synonyms: Lower. starting to bolster confidence” 146 Dispensing Antonyms: Raise. Synonyms: Strengthen, Support Meaning: Distribute or provide (a service or 129) Hostility Antonyms: Undermine information) to a number of people. Meaning: Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness 138) Rigorous Example: “orderlies went round dispensing or opposition. Meaning: (of a rule, system, etc.) strictly drinks” Example: “Their hostility to all outsiders” applied or adhered to. Synonyms: Distribute, Apportion Synonyms: Antagonism, Bitterness Example: “rigorous controls on mergers” Antonyms: Collect Antonyms: Friendliness, Approval Synonyms: Strict, Severe 147 Scrap 130) Emblematic Antonyms: Lax Meaning: Abolish or cancel (a plan, policy, Meaning: Serving as a symbol of a particular 139) Unprecedented or law) . quality or concept; symbolic. Meaning: Never done or known before. Example: “he supports the idea that road Example: “This case is emblematic of a Example: “the government took the tax should be scrapped” larger problem” unprecedented step of releasing confidential Synonyms: Abandon, Abolish Synonyms: Symbolic, Representative correspondence” Antonyms: Keep, Restore Antonyms: Representational, Realistic Synonyms: Unequalled, Unmatched 148) Hostile 131) Rival Antonyms: Normal, Common Meaning: Showing or feeling opposition or Meaning: A person or thing competing with 140) Impeach dislike; unfriendly. another for the same objective or for Meaning: Charge (the holder of a public Example: “a hostile audience” superiority in the same field of activity. office) with misconduct. Synonyms: Aggressive, Combative Example: “He has no serious rival for the Example: “congressional moves to impeach Antonyms: Friendly, Mild job” the president” 149) Irresolute Synonyms: Competitor, Opponent Synonyms: Indict, Charge Meaning: Showing or feeling hesitancy; Antonyms: Partner, Ally Antonyms: Acquit uncertain. 132) Slender 141) Turmoil Example: “she stood irresolute outside his Meaning: (Of something abstract) barely Meaning: A state of great disturbance, door” sufficient in amount or basis. confusion, or uncertainty. Synonyms: Indecisive, Tentative Example: “People of slender means” Example: “the country was in turmoil” Antonyms: Decisive Synonyms: Meagre, Limited Synonyms: Confusion, Tumult 150) Shoddy Antonyms: Considerable, Abundant Antonyms: Calm, Peace Meaning: Badly made or done. 133) Lurch 142) Prompted Example: “we’re not paying good money for Meaning: Leave an associate or friend Meaning: (of an event or fact) cause or shoddy goods” abruptly and without assistance or support bring about (an action or feeling) . Synonyms: Inferior, Cheap when they are in a difficult situation. Example: “the violence prompted a wave of Antonyms: Well made, Careful Example: “He left you in the lurch when you refugees to flee the country” 151) Tainted needed him most” Synonyms: Cause, Induce Meaning: Affect with a bad or undesirable Synonyms: Abandon, Desert Antonyms: Deter, Restrain quality. Antonyms: Help, Support 143) Abound Example: “his administration was tainted by 134) Forefathers Meaning: Exist in large numbers or scandal” Meaning: A member of the past generations amounts. Synonyms: Tarnish, Stain of one’s family or people; an ancestor. Antonyms: Improve

152) Inevitable Meaning: Present oneself formally as having 169) Hoarse Meaning: Certain to happen; unavoidable. arrived at a particular place or as ready to Meaning: (Of a person’s voice) sounding Example: “war was inevitable” do something. rough and harsh, typically as the result of a Synonyms: Unavoidable, Certain Example: “He had to report to the sore throat or of shouting. Antonyms: Avoidable, Uncertain headmaster at 4 pm” Example: “A hoarse whisper” 153) Confession Synonyms: Arrive, Appear. Synonyms: Rough, Harsh Meaning: A formal statement admitting that 161) Vicious Antonyms: Mellow, Soft one is guilty of a crime. Meaning: Deliberately cruel or violent. 170) Astute Example: “he signed a confession to both Example: “A vicious assault” Meaning: Having or showing an ability to the murders” Synonyms: Brutal, Savage accurately assess situations or people and Synonyms: Admission, Profession Antonyms: Gentle, Kindly turn this to one’s advantage. Antonyms: Concealment, Denial 162) Resentment Example: “An astute businessman” 154) Bolstered Meaning: Bitter indignation at having been Synonyms: Shrewd, Sharp Meaning: Support or strengthen. treated unfairly. Antonyms: Stupid Example: “the fall in interest rates is Example: “his resentment at being 171) Mammoth starting to bolster confidence” demoted” Meaning: Huge. Synonyms: Strengthen, Support Synonyms: Bitterness, Pique Example: “A mammoth corporation” Antonyms: Undermine Antonyms: Contentment, Happiness Synonyms: Huge, Enormous 155) Incarceration 163) Deprivation Antonyms: Tiny Meaning: The state of being confined in Meaning: The damaging lack of material 172) Endorsement prison; imprisonment. benefits considered to be basic necessities Meaning: The action of endorsing someone Example: “the public would not be served in a society. or something. by her incarceration” Example: “Low wages mean that 3.75 Example: “The issue of full independence Synonyms: Imprisonment, Confinement million people suffer serious deprivation” received overwhelming endorsement” Antonyms: Freedom Synonyms: Poverty, Penury Synonyms: Support, Backing 156) Conviction Antonyms: Wealth Antonyms: Opposition Meaning: A formal declaration by the 164) Descendants 173) Sheen verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in Meaning: A person, plant, or animal that is Meaning: A soft lustre on a surface; a a court of law that someone is guilty of a descended from a particular ancestor. smooth shine or brightness. criminal offence. Example: “she’s a descendant of Charles Example: “black crushed velvet with a slight Example: “she had a previous conviction for Darwin” sheen” a similar offence” Synonyms: Successor, Scion Synonyms: Shine, Gleam Synonyms: Sentence, Judgement Antonyms: Ancestor Antonyms: Dullness Antonyms: Acquittal 165) Stark 174) Ostensibly 157) Cynicism Meaning: Unpleasantly or sharply clear. Meaning: As appears or is stated to be true, Meaning: An inclination to believe that Example: “His position is in stark contrast though not necessarily so; apparently. people are motivated purely by self- to that of Curran” Example: “The party secretary resigned, interest; scepticism. Synonyms: Blunt, Bald ostensibly from ill health” Example: “public cynicism about politics” Antonyms: Disguised Synonyms: Apparently, Seemingly Synonyms: Doubt, Mistrust 166) Promising Antonyms: Genuinely, Really Antonyms: Optimism Meaning: Showing signs of future success. 175 Reluctant 158) Acquittal Example: “A promising film actor” Meaning: Unwilling and hesitant; Meaning: A judgement or verdict that a Synonyms: Good, Hopeful disinclined. person is not guilty of the crime with which Antonyms: Unfavourable, Ominous Example: “Today, many ordinary people are they have been charged. 167) Divisive still reluctant to talk about politics” Example: “the trial resulted in an acquittal” Meaning: Tending to cause disagreement or Synonyms: Unwilling, Disinclined Synonyms: Absolution, Clearing hostility between people. Antonyms: Willing, Eager Antonyms: Conviction Example: “The highly divisive issue of 176 Allying . abortion” Meaning: Side with or support. 159) Hinterland Synonyms: Isolating, Schismatic Example: “He allied himself with the forces Meaning: The remote areas of a country Antonyms: Unifying of change” away from the coast or the banks of major 168) Mediocrity Synonyms: Unite, Join rivers. Meaning: The quality or state of being Antonyms: Split Example: “The hinterland of southern Italy” mediocre. 177) Bemoaning Synonyms: The back of beyond, The Example: “the team suddenly came good Meaning: Express discontent or sorrow over middle of nowhere after years of mediocrity” (something) . Antonyms: Civilization Synonyms: Indifference, Inferiority Example: “it was no use bemoaning her lot” 160) Reported Antonyms: Excellence Synonyms: Lament, Bewail

Antonyms: Applaud Example: “The sovereignty of Parliament” Antonyms: Poverty 178) Envy Synonyms: Jurisdiction, Supremacy 196) Ersatz Meaning: A feeling of discontented or Antonyms: Subservience, Subjection Meaning: Not real or genuine. resentful longing aroused by someone else’s 187) Wicked Example: “ersatz emotion” possessions, qualities, or luck. Meaning: Evil or morally wrong. Synonyms: Fake, False Example: “she felt a twinge of envy for the Example: “a wicked and unscrupulous Antonyms: Genuine, Real people on board” politician” 197) Deficit Synonyms: Jealously, Desire Synonyms: Evil, Sinful Meaning: The amount by which something, Antonyms: Generosity Antonyms: Virtuous especially a sum of money, is too small. 179) Glut 188) Integrity Example: “An annual operating deficit” Meaning: An excessively abundant supply of Meaning: The state of being whole and Synonyms: Shortfall, Deficiency something. undivided. Antonyms: Surplus, Profit Example: “There is a glut of cars on the Example: “Upholding territorial integrity and 198) Dissent market” national sovereignty” Meaning: The holding or expression of Synonyms: Surplus, Excess Synonyms: Unity, Unification opinions at variance with those commonly Antonyms: Dearth, Scarcity Antonyms: Division or officially held. 180) Derided 189) Antagonism Example: “there was no dissent from this Meaning: Express contempt for; ridicule. Meaning: Active hostility or opposition. view” Example: “The decision was derided by Example: “The antagonism Synonyms: Disagreement, Argument environmentalists” between them” Antonyms: Agreement, Acceptance Synonyms: Ridicule, Mock Synonyms: Hostility, Friction 199) Intent Antonyms: Respect, Praise Antonyms: Rapport, Friendship Meaning: Determined to do (something) . 181) Rigid 190) Reluctant Example: “The government was intent on Meaning: Not able to be changed or Meaning: Unwilling and hesitant; achieving greater efficiency” adapted. disinclined. Synonyms: Bent, Set Example: “Rigid bureaucratic controls” Example: “today, many ordinary people are Antonyms: Half-hearted, Reluctant Synonyms: Fixed, Set still reluctant to talk about politics” 200) Doomed Antonyms: Flexible Synonyms: Unwilling, Disinclined Meaning: Cause to have an unfortunate and 182) Alienated Antonyms: Willing, Eager inescapable outcome. Meaning: Make (someone) feel isolated or 191) Maligned Example: “her plan was doomed to failure” estranged. Meaning: Speak about (someone) in a Synonyms: Destine, Fate Example: “An urban environment which spitefully critical manner. Antonyms: Happy, Lucky would alienate its inhabitants” Example: “don’t you dare malign her in my 201) Flurry Synonyms: Estrange, Isolate presence” Meaning: A number of things arriving or Antonyms: Unite Synonyms: Defame, Libel happening suddenly and during the same 183) Startling Antonyms: Praise period. Meaning: Very surprising, astonishing, or 192) Conciliatory Example: “A flurry of editorials hostile to the remarkable. Meaning: Intended or likely to placate or government” Example: “he bore a startling likeness to pacify. Synonyms: Spate, Wave their father” Example: “A conciliatory approach” Antonyms: Dearth, Trickle Synonyms: Surprising, Amazing Synonyms: Propitiatory, Placatory 202) Prudent Antonyms: Predictable, Ordinary Antonyms: Antagonistic Meaning: Acting with or showing care and 184) Dispensed 193) Escalation thought for the future. Meaning: Manage without or get rid of. Meaning: A rapid increase; a rise. Example: “No prudent money manager Example: “Let’s dispense with the Example: “Cost escalations” would authorize a loan without first knowing formalities, shall we?” Synonyms: Rapid increase, Rise its purpose” Synonyms: Waive, Omit Antonyms: Plunge, Relaxation Synonyms: Wise, Well judged Antonyms: Include, Keep 194) Appetite Antonyms: Unwise, Imprudent 185) Apocryphal Meaning: A strong desire or liking for 203) Stopgap Meaning: (of a story or statement) of something. Meaning: A temporary way of dealing with a doubtful authenticity, although widely Example: “Her appetite for life” problem or satisfying a need. circulated as being true. Synonyms: Craving, Longing Example: “Transplants are only a stopgap Example: “an apocryphal story about a Antonyms: Aversion until more sophisticated alternatives can former president” 195) Affluence work” Synonyms: Untrue, False Meaning: The state of having a great deal of Synonyms: Improvisation, Expedient Antonyms: Authentic, True money; wealth. Antonyms: Permanent 186) Sovereignty Example: “a sign of our growing affluence” 204) Stemmed Meaning: Supreme power or authority. Synonyms: Wealth, Prosperity Meaning: Originate in or be caused by.

Example: “Many of the universities’ Synonyms: Careful examination, Meaning: A bold manner or a show of problems stem from rapid expansion” inspection, survey, scan, study, perusal; boldness intended to impress or intimidate. Synonyms: Have its origins in More Example: “he possesses none of the classic Antonyms: Cause, Give rise to Antonyms: Glance, Cursory look wheeler-dealer’s casual bravado” 205) Mushroomed 213) Unflattering Synonyms: Boldness, Bluster Meaning: Increase, spread, or develop Meaning: Not flattering. Antonyms: Modesty rapidly. Example: “the reviews of the book were 232) Flouted Example: “Environmental concern very unflattering” Meaning: Openly disregard (a rule, law, or mushroomed in the 1960s” Synonyms: Unfavourable, Scathing convention) . Synonyms: Proliferate, Grow/develop Antonyms: Flattering, Complimentary Example: “the advertising code is being rapidly, 214) Allure flouted” Antonyms: Contract, Fail Meaning: The quality of being powerfully Synonyms: Defy, Scorn 206) Erstwhile and mysteriously attractive or fascinating. Antonyms: Observe Meaning: Former. Example: “people for whom gold holds no 233) Rival Example: “The erstwhile president of the allure” Meaning: A person or thing competing with company” Synonyms: Attraction, Appeal another for the same objective or for Synonyms: Former, Old, Past Antonyms: Repulsion superiority in the same field of activity. Antonyms: Present, Future 215) Long-lasting Example: “He has no serious rival for the 207) Unprecedented Meaning: Enduring or having endured for a job” Meaning: Never done or known before. long period of time. Synonyms: Competitor, Opponent Example: “the government took the Example: “long-lasting effects” Antonyms: partner, ally unprecedented step of releasing confidential Synonyms: Enduring, Lasting 234) Conflict correspondence” Antonyms: Short-lived, Ephemeral Meaning: A serious incompatibility between Synonyms: Unequalled, Unmatched 216) Dispute two or more opinions, principles, or Antonyms: Normal, Common Meaning: A disagreement or argument. interests. 208 Clinch Example: “a territorial dispute between the Example: “there was a conflict between his Meaning: Confirm the winning or two countries” business and domestic life” achievement of (a match, competition, or Synonyms: Debate, Discourse Synonyms: Variance, Difference victory) . Antonyms: Agreement Antonyms: Harmony Example: “Johnson scored the goals which 217) Heightens 235) Escalated clinched victory” Meaning: Make or become more intense. Meaning: Make or become more intense or Synonyms: Win, Victory Example: “the pleasure was heightened by serious. Antonyms: Lose the sense of guilt that accompanied it” Example: “the disturbance escalated into a 209) Splendid Synonyms: Intensify, Increase full-scale riot” Meaning: Magnificent; very impressive. Antonyms: Reduce Synonyms: Grow, Develop Example: “a splendid view of Windsor 218) Confine Antonyms: Shrink Castle” Meaning: Keep or restrict someone or 236) Stricken Synonyms: Grand, Impressive something within certain limits of (space, Meaning: Seriously affected by an Antonyms: Modest, Ordinary scope, or time) . undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling. 210) Colossal Example: “He does not confine his message Example: “the pilot landed the stricken Meaning: Extremely large or great. to high politics” aircraft” Example: “A colossal amount of mail” Synonyms: Enclose, Incarcerate Synonyms: Troubled, Affected Synonyms: Huge, Massive Antonyms: Release Antonyms: Unaffected Antonyms: Tiny 219) Deter 237) Legitimate 211) Glory Meaning: Prevent the occurrence of. Meaning: Conforming to the law or to rules. Meaning: High renown or honour won by Example: “strategists think not only about Example: “His claims to legitimate notable achievements. how to deter war, but about how war might authority” Example: “to fight and die for the glory of occur” Synonyms: Legal, Lawful, Licit one’s nation” Synonyms: Prevent, Avert Antonyms: Illegal, Illegitimate Synonyms: Renown, Fame Antonyms: Encourage 238) Ambivalent Antonyms: Shame, Obscurity 230) Bickering Meaning: Having mixed feelings or 212) Scrutiny Meaning: Argue about petty and trivial contradictory ideas about something or Meaning: Critical observation or matters. someone. examination. Example: “Couples who bicker over who Example: “Some loved her, some hated her, Example: “Every aspect of local government gets what from the divorce” few were ambivalent about her” was placed under scrutiny” Synonyms: Squabble, Argue Synonyms: Equivocal, Uncertain Antonyms: Agree Antonyms: Unequivocal, Certain 231) Bravado 239) Fringe

Meaning: The outer, marginal, or extreme Synonyms: Decrease, Decline Antonyms: Settle up part of an area, group, or sphere of activity. Antonyms: Increase, Flare up 256) Chilling Example: “His uncles were on the fringes of 248) Inclusive Meaning: Horrify or frighten (someone) . crooked activity” Meaning: Including all the services or items Example: “The city was chilled by the Synonyms: Unconventional, normally expected or required. violence” Unorthodox Example: “Menus stating fully inclusive Synonyms: Scare, Frighten Antonyms: Mainstream, Middle prices” Antonyms: Comfort, Reassure 240) Undeniable Synonyms: All-in, All-inclusive 257) Congratulate Meaning: Unable to be denied or disputed. Antonyms: Exclusive Meaning: Praise (someone) for an Example: “It is an undeniable fact that some 249) Expedited achievement. dogs are easier to train than others” Meaning: Make (an action or process) Example: “the operators are to be Synonyms: Indisputable, Indubitable happen sooner or be accomplished more congratulated for the service that they Antonyms: Debatable, Questionable quickly. provide” 241) Abandon Example: “He promised to expedite Synonyms: Praise, Commend Meaning: Complete lack of inhibition or economic reforms” Antonyms: Criticize restraint. Synonyms: Speed up, Accelerate 258) Greeted Example: “She sings and sways with total Antonyms: Delay, Hinder Meaning: Give a polite word of recognition abandon” 250) Reconciliation or sign of welcome when meeting Synonyms: Uninhibitedness, Meaning: The restoration of friendly (someone) . Recklessness relations. Example: “some of the customers greeted Antonyms: Self-control Example: “His reconciliation with your the barman in Gaelic” 242) Wishy-washy uncle” Synonyms: Address, Salute Meaning: Feeble or insipid in quality or Synonyms: Reuniting, Reunion Antonyms: Ignore character. Antonyms: Estrangement, Alienation 259) Setback Example: “Wishy-washy liberalism” 251) Evict Meaning: A reversal or check in progress. Synonyms: Feeble, Ineffectual Meaning: Expel (someone) from a property, Example: “a serious setback for the peace Antonyms: Strong, Firm, Decisive especially with the support of the law. process” 243) Hostility Example: “A single mother and her children Synonyms: Problem, Difficulty Meaning: Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness have been evicted from their home” Antonyms: Breakthrough or opposition. Synonyms: Expel, Eject 260) Cruelty Example: “Their hostility to all outsiders” Antonyms: Admit Meaning: Cruel behaviour or attitudes. Synonyms: Antagonism, Bitterness 252) Rally Example: “he has treated her with extreme Antonyms: Friendliness, Approval Meaning: Bring together (forces) again in cruelty” 244) Espousing order to continue fighting. Synonyms: Brutality, Ferocity Meaning: Adopt or support (a cause, belief, Example: “The king escaped to Perth to rally Antonyms: Compassion, Mercy or way of life) . his own forces” 261) Cumbersome Example: “The left has espoused the causes Synonyms: Muster, Marshal Meaning: Slow or complicated and therefore of sexual and racial equality” Antonyms: Demobilize, Disband inefficient. Synonyms: Adopt, Embrace 253) Feeble Example: “organizations with cumbersome Antonyms: Reject, Oppose Meaning: Failing to convince or impress. hierarchical structures” 245) Deterred Example: “A feeble excuse” Synonyms: Complicated, Complex Meaning: Discourage (someone) from doing Synonyms: Ineffective, Ineffectual Antonyms: Straightforward, Efficient something by instilling doubt or fear of the Antonyms: Effective 262) Grave consequences. 254) Victim Meaning: Giving cause for alarm; serious. Example: “Only a health problem would Meaning: A person harmed, injured, or Example: “A matter of grave concern” deter him from seeking re-election” killed as a result of a crime, accident, or Synonyms: Serious, Important. Synonyms: Put off, Discourage other event or action. Antonyms: Trivial. Antonyms: Encourage Example: “Victims of domestic violence” 263) Perpetual 246) Brutality Synonyms: Sufferer, Injured party Meaning: Never ending or changing. Meaning: Savage physical violence; great Antonyms: Attacker, Assailant Example: “Deep caves in perpetual cruelty. 255) Owes darkness” Example: “Brutality against civilians” Meaning: Have an obligation to pay or repay Synonyms: Everlasting, Never-ending. Synonyms: Savagery, Cruelty (something, especially money) in return for Antonyms: Transitory, Temporary. Antonyms: Gentleness, Kindness something received. 264) Irrational 247) Diminish Example: “They have denied Meaning: Not logical or reasonable. Meaning: Make or become less. they owe money to the company” Example: “Irrational feelings of hostility” Example: “The new law is expected to Synonyms: Be in debt (to) , be indebted Synonyms: Unreasonable, Illogical. diminish the government’s chances” (to) Antonyms: Rational, Logical.

265) Fringe Synonyms: Cite, Refer to Example: “They were exempted from Meaning: The outer, marginal, or extreme Antonyms: Waive paying the tax” part of an area, group, or sphere of activity. 273) Paradise Synonyms: Free from, Not liable to. Example: “His uncles were on the fringes of Meaning: An ideal or idyllic place or state. Antonyms: Hindered,Answerable crooked activity” Example: “The surrounding countryside is a 282) Stark Synonyms: Unconventional. walker’s paradise” Meaning: Severe or bare in appearance or Antonyms: Mainstream, Middle. Synonyms: Utopia, fairyland outline. 266) Ambiguity Antonyms: Hell Example: “The ridge formed a stark Meaning: The quality of being open to more 274) Indictment silhouette against the sky” than one interpretation; inexactness. Meaning: A formal charge or accusation of a Synonyms: Well focused, Crisp Example: “We can detect no ambiguity in serious crime. Antonyms: Fuzzy, Indistinct this section of the Act” Example: “An indictment for conspiracy” 283) Humiliated Synonyms: Ambivalence, Equivocation. Synonyms: Charge, Accusation Meaning: Make (someone) feel ashamed Antonyms: Unambiguousness, Antonyms: Acquittal and foolish by injuring their dignity and Transparency 275) Indictment pride. 267) Comply Meaning: A formal charge or accusation of a Example: “you’ll humiliate me in front of the Meaning: Act in accordance with a wish or serious crime. whole school!” command. Example: “An indictment for conspiracy” Synonyms: Embarrass, Humble Example: “We are unable to comply with Synonyms: Charge, Accusation Antonyms: Aggrandize, Glorious your request” Antonyms: Acquittal 284) Dissolve Synonyms: Observe, Obey. 276) Emergent Meaning: Close down or dismiss (an Antonyms: Ignore, Disobey. Meaning: In the process of coming into assembly or official body) . 268) Evasion being or becoming prominent. Example: “the National Assembly was Meaning: The action of evading something. Example: “The emergent democracies of dissolved after a coup” Example: “Their adroit evasion of almost all eastern Europe” Synonyms: Disband, Dismiss questions” Synonyms: Emerging, Beginning Antonyms: Establish Synonyms: Avoidance. Antonyms: Declining, Mature 285) Consensus Antonyms: Confrontation. 277) Deficit Meaning: A general agreement. 269) Patronising Meaning: The amount by which something, Example: “there is a growing consensus that Meaning: Treat with an apparent kindness especially a sum of money, is too small. the current regime has failed” which betrays a feeling of superiority. Example: “An annual operating deficit” Synonyms: Agreement, Concord Example: “‘She’s a good-hearted girl,’ he Synonyms: Shortfall, Deficiency. Antonyms: Disagreement said in a patronizing voice” Antonyms: Surplus, Profit. 286) Kick off Synonyms: Put down, Humiliate 278) Cruelty Meaning: Become very angry; suddenly Antonyms: Friendly, Humble Meaning: Cruel behaviour or attitudes. start an argument or fight. 270) Overdue Example: “He has treated her with extreme Example: “I don’t want her kicking off at me Meaning: Not having arrived, happened, or cruelty” again” been done by the expected time. Synonyms: Brutality, Savagery 287) Diminishes Example: “The rent was nearly three Antonyms: Compassion, Mercy Meaning: Make or become less. months overdue” 279) Stark Example: “the new law is expected to Synonyms: Long-delayed, Delayed Meaning: Severe or bare in appearance or diminish the government’s chances” Antonyms: Early, Punctual outline. Synonyms: Decrease, Decline Synonyms: Trap, Gin. Example: “The ridge formed a stark Antonyms: Increase 271) Perceptible silhouette against the sky” 288) Underestimated Meaning: (Especially of a slight movement Synonyms: Well focused, Crisp Meaning: Estimate (something) to be or change of state) able to be seen or Antonyms: Fuzzy, Indistinct smaller or less important than it really is. noticed. 280) Rely Example: “the government has grossly Example: “A perceptible decline in public Meaning: Depend on with full trust or underestimated the extent of the problem” confidence” confidence. Synonyms: Underrate, Miscalculate Synonyms: Noticeable, Perceivable Example: “I know I can rely on your Antonyms: Overestimate, Exaggerate Antonyms: Imperceptible, discretion” 289) Ostracism Inconspicuous Synonyms: Depend, Count Meaning: Exclusion from a society or group. 272) Invoked Antonyms: Distrust Example: “the family suffered social Meaning: Cite or appeal to (someone or 281) Exempt ostracism” something) as an authority for an action or Meaning: Free (a person or organization) Synonyms: Exclusion, Rejection in support of an argument. from an obligation or liability imposed on Antonyms: Acceptance, Welcome Example: “The antiquated defence of others. 290) Vibrant insanity is rarely invoked in England” Meaning: Strong or resonating.

Example: “his vibrant voice” Antonyms: Emotional, Biased Samridhi - the virtual assistant' & ' Synonyms: Resonant, Booming 299) Fraught Bankability Kit' on April 2, 2018? Antonyms: Soft, Mellow Meaning: Causing or affected by anxiety or a) NABARD b) SIDBI 291) Conviction stress. c) SEBI d) IRDAI e) NHB Meaning: A formal declaration by the verdict Example: “there was a fraught silence” Q.6) According to the financial services of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court Synonyms: Anxious, Worried secretary Rajeev Kumar, for all existing of law that someone is guilty of a criminal Antonyms: Calm loans of over 50 crore, banks have been offence. 300) Heightened asked to collect passport details of Example: “she had a previous conviction for Meaning: Make or become more intense. borrowers within ______. a similar offence” Example: “the pleasure was heightened by a) 15 days b) 30 days Synonyms: Sentence, Judgment the sense of guilt that accompanied it” c) 90 days d) 45 days Antonyms: Acquittal Synonyms: Intensify, Increase e) 60 days 292) Betrayed Antonyms: Reduce Q.7) A Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) Meaning: Treacherously reveal was signed between the Indian Army and (information) . BANKING AWARENESS which private sector bank on the Defence Example: “many of those employed by Salary Package, apart from this the Army Q.1) Which of the following is the difference diplomats betrayed secrets” personnel will get free personal accident between Normal Banks and Payment Synonyms: Reveal, Disclose death cover and free permanent disability Banks? Antonyms: Conceal, Hide cover of Rs 30 lakhs, free educational cover a) Most banks levy a charge on its 293) Dictatorship of upto Rs 1 Lakh per year for four years? customers in case one fails to hold a Meaning: A country governed by a dictator. a) Axis Bank b) ICICI Bank minimum balance in their account, but Example: “the party was seeking to c) HDFC Bank d) Yes Bank payment bank cannot levy any charge to the establish a dictatorship” e) IndusInd Bank customers. Synonyms: Autocracy, Monocracy Q.8) ______is a Japanese multinational b) Banks maintain minimum balance in Antonyms: Democracy conglomerate holding company account, but payment bank came up with 294) Impeached headquartered in Tokyo, Japan has agreed zero balance account. Meaning: Charge (the holder of a public to launch a $930 million Indian joint solar c) Banks can lend money to the customer, office) with misconduct. energy venture with Chinese firm GCL but payments banks cannot lend they can Example: “congressional moves to impeach System Integration Technology Co as part only take deposits or accept payments. the president” of its India solar investment roadmap, d) All of the above Synonyms: Indict, Charge recently. e) Both a and c Antonyms: Acquit a) Aozora Bank Q.2) Online food ordering and the delivery 295) Privileged b) Mizuho Bank platform Swiggy have agreed with which Meaning: Having special rights, advantages, c) SoftBank private sector bank to give a Unified or immunities. d) Nomura Trust & Banking Co. Payment Interface based solution to instant Example: “in the nineteenth century only a e) Mitsubishi UFJ Financial fund transfers on the-go and an option to privileged few had the vote” Q.9) Jio Payments Bank Limited has facilitate cash deposits at automated Cash Synonyms: Wealthy, Affluent commenced operations as a payments bank Deposit Machines (CDM) to its customer? Antonyms: Underprivileged, with effect from April 3, 2018. It is a joint a) Axis Bank b) ICICI Bank Disadvantaged venture of Reliance Jio and SBI. Who is the c) HDFC Bank d) Yes Bank 296) Soulless MD & CEO of Jio Payments Bank? e) IndusInd Bank Meaning: (of an activity) tedious and a) Srikrishnan b) Shashi Arora Q.3) Which of the following has made uninspiring. c) Vijay Shekhar Sharma mandatory for bank loans of over 50 crores Example: “soulless, non-productive work” d) Rishi Gupta e) Suresh Sethi and above, according to Financial Services Synonyms: Boring, Tedious Q.10) According to the First Bi-monthly Secretary Rajeev Kumar? Antonyms: Exciting Monetary Policy Statement, 2018-19, a) Passport Details b) Aadhaar Card 297) Testimony Marginal Standing Facility Rate and Bank c) Driving License d) Voter ID Meaning: A formal written or spoken Rate is at which per cent? e) Both a and b statement, especially one given in a court of a) 6.25%, 6.50% b) 6.25%, 6.75% Q.4) According to a report released by law. c) 6.25%, 6.25% d) 6.75%, 6.50% global startup ecosystem map Startupblink, Example: “the testimony of an eyewitness” e) 5.25%, 6.50% India has been ranked at which place in the Synonyms: Evidence, Affidavit Q.11) In which of the following citie(s) global startup ecosystem in 2017 and the 298) Dispassionate Qatar-based Doha Bank has started its list is topped by United States of America? Meaning: Not influenced by strong emotion, operations branch in India, recently? a) 37th b) 42nd and so able to be rational and impartial. a) Mumbai b) Kochi c) 45th d) 32nd e) 25th Example: “she dealt with life’s disasters in a c) Chennai d) All the above Q.5) Which of the following has celebrates calm, dispassionate way” e) Both a and b its 28th foundation day with launch of ' Synonyms: Collected, Calm

Q.12) Digital payments company PayPal and Q.17) Which of the following bank has Q.24) ______is the process by which FIEO have tied up to promote exports, launched a special financing scheme named investment bankers raise investment capital leveraging the technology platform and help ‘Add on Working Capital GST’ scheme to from investors on behalf of corporations and them receive money in a safe and timely help the state industry cope with the delay governments that are issuing either equity manner with PayPal products. Expand the in reimbursement of GST under special tax or debt securities. term FIEO. relief? a) Underwriting b) Undertaking a) Foundation of Indian Export a) South Indian Bank c) Letter of credit d) Line of credit Organisations b) Karnataka Bank e) Point of Sale b) Federal of Indian Export Organisations c) Jammu and Kashmir Bank Q.25) ______is a kind of financial ratio c) Formation of Indian Export Organisations d) Kotak Mahindra Bank that indicates the level of debt incurred by a d) Federation of Indian Export Organisations e) Catholic Syrian Bank Limited business entity against several other e) Financial of Indian Export Organisations Q.18) Payment and transaction processing accounts in its balance sheet, income Q.13) The Reserve Bank of India has revised solutions provider, Euronet India has statement, or cash flow statement. the limits on investment in debt instruments partnered with which bank to modernise the a) Liquidity Ratio by foreign portfolio investors (FPI). List the bank’s core payment infrastructure? b) Operational Ratio statement which is true? a) City Union Bank b) Axis Bank c) Valuation Ratio a) The limit for FPI investment in Central c) Yes Bank d) HDFC Bank d) Debtors Turnover Ratio Government securities (G-secs) would be e) ICICI Bank e) Leverage Ratio increased by 0.5% each year to 5.5% of Q.19) According to the Union Petroleum Q.26) Which of the following is not the outstanding stock of securities in 2018-19. Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, India will member countries of Organization of the b) The limit for FPI investment in State coordinate with which country and other Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Development Loans (SDLs) would remain Asian countries to voice against the "Asian headquartered in Vienna, Austria? unchanged at 2% of outstanding stock of Premium" being charged by the a) Algeria b) Angola securities. Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting c) Equatorial Guinea d) Gabon c) The overall limit for FPI investment in Countries (OPEC)? e) Argentina corporate bonds will be fixed at 9% of a) Iraq b) Japan Q.27) National Institute of Securities outstanding stock of corporate bonds. c) China d) Iran Markets (NISM) is an Indian public trust and d) All are true e) Argentina an educational institute and staff college of e) Both a and c Q.20) Apart from SBI, the Everest Bank SEBI established in 2006 by the Securities Q.14) The Global financial messaging Limited also will invest 3.60 Billion Rupees and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) the cooperative SWIFT has announced that (2.25 Billion INR) in the Arun III hydropower regulator for the securities market in India. which of the following bank has become its project. Everest Bank Limited is the It is located in ______. first Indian client to go live with an improved Commercial Bank of which country, a joint a) Mumbai, Maharashtra cross-border payments service? venture of Punjab National Bank (20%), b) Hyderabad, Telangana a) HDFC Bank India? c) Kochi, Kerala b) State Bank of India a) Pakistan b) Nepal d) Bangalore, Karnataka c) ICICI Bank c) Bangladesh d) Myanmar e) Jaipur, Rajasthan d) Bank of Baroda e) Sri Lanka Q.28) CAGR is a business and investing e) Axis Bank Q.21) E-way bill requirement for intra-state specific term for the geometric progression Q.15) The Reserve Bank has switched back movement of goods have been rolled out in ratio that provides a constant rate of return to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)-based 5 states. List the one which is not among over the time period. Expand the term measure from the Gross Value Added (GVA) them? CAGR. methodology. For analysing growth a) Gujarat b) Uttar Pradesh a) Compatible Annual Growth Rate estimates using GVA methodology from c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala b) Compound Annual Growth Rate January 2015 and had also changed the e) Maharashtra c) Correspondent Annual Growth Rate base year to _____ from January. Q.22) Kisan Credit card can be issued by d) Compound Annual Gross Rate a) 2016 b) 2018 ______. e) Compound Annuity Growth Rate c) 2017 d) 2019 a) Commercial Banks Q.29) CGTMSE is a fund which provides e) 2020 b) RRBs and Cooperatives guarantee for loans given to MSEs i.e. in Q.16) The State Bank of India (SBI) has c) Small Finance Banks case borrowers fails to give back loans, bank decided to invest of a total of how many d) Payment Banks will get their money from this fund. Expand billion in the Arun III hydropower project of e) All a, b, c the term CGTMSE. Nepal, which has 900 megawatts (MW) Q.23) The Finance Ministry had recently a) Credit Guarantee Trade Fund for Micro electricity production capacities? stated that FDI proposals would be cleared and Small Enterprises a) Rs 60 billion b) Rs 70 billion within ______of the application. b) Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro c) Rs 90 billion d) Rs 50 billion a) 30 days b) 45 days and Small Enterprises e) Rs 80 billion c) 60 days d) 90 days c) Cross Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro and e) 20 days Small Enterprises

d) Credit Guarantee Transfer Fund for Micro customers to transfer money instantly Q.41) What is the rank of India in the latest and Small Enterprises through banks and RBI authorized Prepaid annual Index of Economic Freedom 2018 e) Credit Gross Treasury Fund for Micro and Payment Instrument Issuers (PPI) across released by a top American think-tank the Small Enterprises India. Heritage Foundation? Q.30) Which of the following type of risk is a) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) a) 130th b) 143rd considered under the Market Risk? b) National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) c) 137th d) 122nd a) Interest Rate Risk b) Equity Risk c) Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) e) 104th c) Currency Risk d) Commodity Risk d) Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) Q.42) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) e) All the above e) None of these has projected India’s economic growth is set Q.31) BPSS is a sub-committee of the Q.36) In India, the payment and settlement to rise to ______this fiscal and further to Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India systems are regulated under which act? ______in the next financial year, on back is the highest policy making body on a) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, of GST and banking reforms, recently. payment systems in the country. Expand 2007 a) 7.2 per cent & 7.6 percent the term BPSS. b) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, b) 7.3 per cent & 7.6 percent a) Board for Reform and Supervision of 2006 c) 7.0 per cent & 7.6 percent Payment and Settlement Systems c) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, d) 7.3 per cent & 7.5 percent b) Board for Regulatory and Supervision of 2010 e) 7.6 per cent & 7.8 percent Payment and Settlement Systems d) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, Q.43) FRDI Bill, 2017, which proposes to c) Board for Register and Supervision of 2011 create a framework for overseeing financial Payment and Settlement Systems e) Payment and Settlement Systems Act, institutions like banks. Expand the term d) Board for Regulation and Settlement of 2008 FRDI. Payment and Systems Supervision Q.37) The Reserve Bank of India has a) Fiscal Resolution and Deposit Insurance e) Board for Regulation and Supervision of specified certain regulatory trigger points, b) Financial Resolve and Deposit Insurance Payment and Settlement Systems as a part of Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) c) Financial Refinance and Deposit Q.32) The Bank introduced the ECS (Credit) Framework, in terms of which of the Insurance scheme during the 1990s to handle bulk and following parameters? d) Federal Resolution and Deposit Insurance repetitive payment requirements (like a) Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio e) Financial Resolution and Deposit salary, interest, dividend payments) of (CRAR) Insurance corporates and other institutions. Expand b) Non-Performing Assets (NPA) Q.44) In which type of payment system the term ECS. c) Return on Assets (RoA) there is no minimum and maximum limit to a) Electronic Clearing Scheme d) All the above transfer money for the Individuals, firms or b) Electronic Clearing Surge e) Both a and b corporates maintaining accounts with a c) Electronic Clearing Service Q.38) The IMF has projected a global growth bank branch? d) Electronic Clearing Sector of what per cent in the next two years due a) NEFT b) RTGS e) Electronic Clearing System to strong momentum, favourable market c) SWIFT d) IMPS Q.33) Pre-paid instruments are payment sentiment among other factors, recently? e) BHIM instruments that facilitate purchase of a) 3.7 per cent b) 3.9 per cent Q.45) ______is an alpha-numeric code goods and services against the value stored c) 3.5 per cent d) 3.6 per cent that uniquely identifies a bank-branch on these instruments. It can be issued in the e) 3.8 per cent participating in the NEFT system. form of ______. Q.39) Mobile Money Identifier is a 7-digit a) IFSC Code b) MICR Code a) Smart Cards number, issued by banks. It is clubbed with c) OMR Code d) OCR Code b) Magnetic Stripe Cards which of the following number to facilitates e) Bar Code c) Internet Wallets fund transfer? Q.46) Around how much percent cash d) Mobile Wallets a) Account Number b) Mobile Number scarcity has emerged as currency notes of e) All the above c) Aadhaar Number d) PAN Number Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 denomination have Q.34) National Payments Corporation of e) either a or b been out of circulation as per the All India India (NPCI) act as an umbrella organisation Q.40) The use of pre-paid payment Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC), for operating which type of payments in instruments for cross border transactions recently? India? has not been permitted, except for the a) 20-40 per cent b) 30-45 per cent a) Corporate Payment Systems payment instruments approved under which c) 25-40 per cent d) 30-40 per cent b) Retail Payment Systems act? e) 10-20 per cent c) Commercial Payment Systems a) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 Q.47) AEPS is a bank led model which allows d) Import-Export Payment Systems b) Payment and Settlement Act, 2007 online interoperable financial transaction at e) Industrial Payment Systems c) Banking Regulation Act, 1949 PoS (Point of Sale / Micro ATM) through the Q.35) ______is an innovative real time d) RBI Act, 1934 Business Correspondent (BC)/Bank Mitra of payment service that is available round the e) Payment and Settlement Systems any bank using the Aadhaar authentication. clock. It is offered by National Payments Regulations, 2008 In the term AEPS, E stands for ______. Corporation of India (NPCI) that empowers a) Enabled b) Electronic

c) Easy d) Efficient e) Citi Bank a) There is no limit on the remittance e) Encoding Q.55) Which of the following country was amount as well as on the number of Q.48) MTSS is a way of transferring set to become the 69th member of the remittances personal remittances from abroad to European Bank for Reconstruction and b) There is an upper cap of Rs.15.00 lakh beneficiaries in India. Expand the term Development (EBRD) after shareholders of for trade related transactions. MTSS. the international financial institution gave c) No cash disbursement of remittances is a) Money Transfer Service Scheme their nod to the country’s candidature? allowed under RDA. It can be only credited b) Money Transferred Service Scheme a) India b) Egypt to the bank account of the beneficiary. c) Money Transfer Service System c) Denmark d) China d) All are true d) Money Transfer Security Scheme e) Jordan e) Both a and c e) Mobile Transfer Service Scheme Q.56) Indian Financial System Code is an Q.61) FATF are to set standards and Q.49) Bitcoin is the first decentralized digital 11-digit code that uniquely identifies a promote effective implementation of legal, currency, as the system works without a bank-branch participating in the NEFT regulatory and operational measures for central bank or single administrator. It was system. The 5th character in the code combating money laundering, terrorist invented by whom? denotes ______. financing and other related threats to the a) Satoshi Nakamoto a) Bank b) Bank Branch integrity of the international financial b) Yoshinori Ohsumi c) Zero d) City system. Expand FATF. c) Haruko Obokata e) Country a) Financial Action Task Force d) Shinya Yamanaka Q.57) The Small Industries Development b) Federal Account Task Force e) Isamu Akasaki Bank of India (SIDBI) has signed a c) Financial Act Task Force Q.50) RDA is a channel to receive cross- memorandum of understanding with which d) Financial Admin Task Force border remittances from overseas e-governance services to take Udyami Mitra e) Federal Action Task Force jurisdictions. Expand the term RDA. portal to the unserved and the underserved Q.62) MPIN (Mobile banking Personal a) Remittance Drawing Arrangement MSMEs. Identification Number) works as a password b) Rupee Drawing Assessment a) CSC e-governance Services (CSCeGS) when you perform any transaction using c) Rupee Derivative Arrangement b) National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) mobile, contains how many digits as a d) Remittance Drawing Assignment c) Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) secret code similar to the ATM PIN? e) Rupee Drawing Arrangement d) Ponsree e-India Services a) Four b) Eight Q.51) Individuals who do not have a bank e) None of these c) Six d) Both a and b account can also deposit cash at the NEFT- Q.58) Which of the following statement is e) Either a or c enabled branches. However, such cash false about the Money Transfer Service Q.63) State Bank of India launched OCAS, remittances will be restricted to a maximum Scheme (MTSS)? an online platform to apply for Home Loans, of ______per transaction. a) A cap of USD 2,500 has been placed on Car Loans, Education Loans and Personal a) Rs. 50,000 b) Rs. 25,000 individual remittances under the scheme. Loans. Expand the term OCAS. c) Rs. 1,00,000 d) Rs. 5,00,000 b) Only cross-border personal remittances, a) Online Customer Acquired Solution e) Rs. 75,000 such as, remittances towards family b) Offline Consumer Acquisition Solution Q.52) Who is the head of the committee that maintenance and remittances favouring c) Online Customer Acquisition Solution has recommended the restoration of foreign tourists visiting India are allowed d) Online Consumer Acquisition Solution Banking Cash Transaction Tax (BCTT) on under this arrangement. e) Offline Customer Acquisition Solution Digital Payment? c) Amounts up to INR 50,000/- may be paid Q.64) The International Monetary Fund a) Chandrababu Naidu b) RN Malhotra in cash to a beneficiary in India. (IMF) has projected that India is expected c) Y H Malegam d) Y V Reddy d) Indian Agents not need permission from to grow at ______in 2018 and _____ in e) Chandrasekar Rao the Regional Office concerned of the Foreign 2019 and would re-emerge as one of the Q.53) What is the maximum limit per day to Exchange Department, Reserve Bank of fastest growing major economies in the transfer money using AADHAR Enabled India to operate under the MTSS period. Payment System? framework. a) 7.2 per cent and 7.8 per cent a) Rs. 5,00,000 b) Rs. 25,000 e) Both a and b b) 7.4 per cent and 7.8 per cent c) Rs. 1,00,000 d) Rs. 50,000 Q.59) VVPAT is a method of providing c) 7.4 per cent and 7.7 per cent e) Rs. 75,000 feedback to voters using a ballotless voting d) 7.4 per cent and 7.6 per cent Q.54) Happay in collaboration with which system. Expand the term VVPAT. e) 7.3 per cent and 7.8 per cent private sector bank, introduced a new a) Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail Q.65) As per the information shared by prepaid card-linked Travel and b) Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Indian Cellular Association with Telecom Entertainment (T&E) expense management c) Voter Verifiable Paper Auditing Trail Minister Manoj Sinha and IT Minister Ravi solution to enable Indian enterprises to d) Voter Verifiable Product Audit Trail Shankar Prasad, India is in which place as efficiently manage their business travel e) Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Track the largest mobile phone producer in the expenditure? Q.60) Which of the following statement is world, the list is topped by china? a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank true about the Rupee Drawing Arrangement a) Second b) Third c) Axis Bank d) Yes Bank (RDA)? c) Fifth d) Sixth

e) Seventh on a pilot basis at its Cathedral branch, Q.79) Development finance institution Q.66) PFMS is an ambitious project of Chennai? NABARD said it aims to increase its long- Government of India being implemented by a) Indian Overseas Bank term on-lending or refinance portfolio to Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of b) Indian Bank c) Canara Bank about how much crore in the current fiscal Finance. Expand the term PFMS. d) State Bank of India e) Vijaya Bank as part of its effort to improve the rural a) Public Financial Management System Q.73) Jio Payment Bank has a joint venture economy? b) Public Financial Management Scheme of between Reliance Industries and the a) Rs 90,000 crore b) Rs 70,000 crore c) Private Fiscal Management System State Bank of India with a ratio of ______. c) Rs 80,000 crore d) Rs 60,000 crore d) Public Fiscal Management Scheme a) 55:45 b) 50:50 e) Rs 50,000 crore e) Private Financial Management System c) 70:30 d) 75:25 Q.80) RBI has imposed of how much crore Q.67) According to the Steel Users e) 60:40 penalty for the IDBI Bank on it for non- Federation of India (SUFI), India has Q.74) IndusInd Bank has launched which compliance of 'Income Recognition and surpassed which of the following country to pilot enterprise solution to communicate Asset Classification' (IRAC) norms? become the world’s second largest producer with its customer about their basic banking a) Rs 6 crore b) Rs 2 crore of crude steel. And the list is topped by services like checking balance, mini c) Rs 5 crore d) Rs 3 crore china? statement, transaction alert? e) Rs 4 crore a) Japan b) Russia a) Whatsapp b) Facebook Q.81) Board of Directors of the Asian c) Qatar d) Bahrain c) Hike d) Skype Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have e) Brazil e) Telegram approved how much amount loan to Q.68) Which of the following Private sector Q.75) Public Financial Management System improve the rural connectivity and lender has received RBI's approval to buy (PFMS) made a historic record an amount of management for residents in Madhya the securities services arm of IL&FS Rs. 71,633.45 crores have been digitally Pradesh, recently? (Infrastructure Leasing and Financial transacted/routed processed in a single day. a) USD $ 120 million Services), recently? PFMS was implemented by which ministry? b) USD $ 160 million a) HDFC Bank b) ICICI Bank a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry c) USD $ 150 million c) IndusInd Bank d) Axis Bank b) Ministry of Finance d) USD $ 140 million e) Yes Bank c) Minister of External Affairs e) USD $ 130 million Q.69) Jio Payments Bank Limited has d) Minister of Corporate Affairs Q.82) The World Bank has approved $55 commenced operations as a payments bank e) Minister of Information & Broadcasting million to grow clean and renewable energy with effect from ______. Q.76) The European Bank for in rural areas, also this funding will be added a) April 3, 2018 b) April 1, 2018 Reconstruction and Development is an to the existing Second Rural Electrification c) March 3, 2018 d) March 1, 2018 international financial institution founded in and Renewable Energy Development e) March 28, 2018 1991. Its headquarters is in ______. (RERED II) Project for which country? Q.70) Which of the following bank has a) London, United Kingdom a) Sri Lanka b) India launched a Public Financial Management b) Washington D.C, USA c) Bangladesh d) Thailand System (PFMS), facilitating payment c) Vienna, Austria e) Nepal services for government agencies, recently? d) Geneva, Switzerland Q.83) SIDBI has tied up with Common a) Andhra Bank b) Bank of Baroda e) Berlin, Germany Service Centre (CSC), a plan to run MEPP in c) Indian Bank d) Canara Bank Q.77) India’s central bank has raised the 115 aspirational districts across the country. e) Vijaya Bank Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) limit on Expand the term MEPP. Q.71) The Government of India, the government bonds amid rising global a) Macro Enterprises Promotion Program Government of Meghalaya signed with investor interest for domestic debt papers to b) Micro Entry Promotion Program which bank for a $48 million loan agreement how much percent from 5 per cent in c) Micro Entertain Promotion Program to support select communities in Meghalaya FY2019? d) Micro Enterprises Processed Program manage their natural resources using a a) 5.5 per cent b) 6.0 per cent e) Micro Enterprises Promotion Program community-led landscape approach, c) 7.5 per cent d) 6.5 per cent Q.84) NERL has signed the agreement with recently? e) 5.6 per cent ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, where they will a) European Bank for Reconstruction and Q.78) How many public-sector banks are offer pledge finance against eNWRs created Development under the radar of the Reserve Bank of India on NERL’s platform commodities stored in b) World Bank (RBI) over the issue of non-performing warehouses registered with Warehousing c) International Monetary Fund assets and also brought under the central Development and Regulatory Authority d) New Development Bank bank's Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) (WDRA). Expand NERL. e) Asian Development Bank framework with an aim to check NPAs, till a) National E-Regulatory Limited Q.72) Which of the following Public-Sector April 2018? b) National E-Registered Limited Bank launched as part of their 'Customer a) Ten b) Nine c) National E-Refinance Limited First' initiative launched Internet of Things c) Eight d) Eleven d) National E-Repository Limited (IoT)-based customer feedback application e) Twelve e) National E-Restored Limited

Q.85) Which of the following public-sector data from the banks straight from their Micro/Small and Medium Enterprises bank has not under the radar of the Reserve systems to Reserve Bank without any (Services) for classification under PSL. Bank of India (RBI) over the issue of non- manual intervention. What does ADF stand Expand the term PSL. performing assets and Prompt Corrective for? a) Private Sector Lending Action (PCA) framework? a) Additional Dearness Facility b) Priority Sector Lending a) UCO Bank b) Bank of India b) Automated Data Flow c) Priority Service Lending c) Indian Overseas Bank c) Additional Deposit Fact d) Priority Securities Lending d) Bank of Baroda e) IDBI Bank d) Automated Deposit Field e) Priority Sector Loan Q.86) Reliance Jio and employee benefits e) Automatic Data Flow Q.98) APB facilitates end-to-end processing firm Sodexo has joined hands to integrate Q.92) Which of the following rate is of bulk electronic payment instructions Sodexo Meal Cards with a user’s JioMoney governed by the provisions of Section 42 (1) primarily facilitating the government account to allow mobile-based payments via of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934? departments to disburse the Direct Benefit Sodexo Meal Card. Sodexo headquarters is a) Bank rate b) Reverse Repo Rate Transfers (DBT). In APB, "B" Stands for? in which country? c) SLR d) CRR e) MSF a) Banking b) Bridge a) Paris, France Q.93) National E-Repository Limited c) Bond d) Base b) Geneva, Switzerland (NERL), a group company of which e) Basel c) Washington D.C, USA organisation/ entity that will hold both Q.99) CERSAI is a central online security d) London, UK negotiable and non-negotiable warehouse interest registry of India. It was primarily e) Moscow, Russia receipts in electronic format in order to created to check frauds in lending against Q.87) State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) replace the current, paper-based receipt equitable mortgages, in which people would has launched a new product such as pre- system over a period of time? take multiple loans on the same asset from approved credit card and UPI solution to a) National Commodity & Derivatives different banks. What is the meaning of "A" mark its _____ foundation day. Exchange Ltd. (NCDEX) in CERSAI? a) 125th b) 124th b) National Stock Exchange (NSE) a) Association b) Agency c) 130th d) 150th e) 120th c) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) c) Asset d) Aboard Q.88) Reliance Jio has raised how much d) Enrich Commodities India Pvt Ltd (ECI) e) Annually million through a syndicated Samurai loan e) Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd Q.100) Which of the following bank has from three Japanese banks, including Bank (MCX) announced its UPI partnership with the of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG), Sumitomo Q.94) The National Sample Survey Office expense management app WALNUT that Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and (NSSO) headed by a Director General is comes embedded with features such as bill Mizuho Bank, recently? responsible for conduct of large scale reminders, bill-split and instant paperless a) $350 million b) $100 million sample surveys in diverse fields on All India loans? c) $500 million d) $250 million basis. It is under which ministry? a) Punjab National Bank e) $200 million a) Ministry of Finance b) Bank of Baroda Q.89) Which bank has become one of the b) Ministry of Rural Development c) Punjab & Sind Bank top 50 most valuable publicly traded firms c) Ministry of Statistics and Programme d) State Bank of India in India with the market capitalization of Rs. Implementation e) Bank of India 64,000 crore, claiming 50th rank, according d) Ministry of Electronics and Information Q.101) Which of the following bank has to BSE data? Technology surpassed State Bank of India in market a) Bandhan Bank e) Ministry of Commerce and Industry value for the first time to become the b) IDBI Bank Q.95) BCSBI (Banking Codes and Standards second-most valuable bank in India after c) Bank of India Board of India) was registered as a society HDFC Bank? d) Union Bank of India under which act in February 2006? a) Kotak Mahindra Bank e) Punjab National Bank a) Companies Act, 1956 b) Karnataka Bank Q.90) e-NWR System is an initiative taken b) Banking Regulation Act, 1949 c) Karur Vysya Bank by the WDRA in simplifying the Warehouse c) Societies Registration Act, 1860 d) ICICI Bank Registration Rules, digitizing the entire d) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 e) Axis Bank process of registration, monitoring and e) None of these Q.102) How many post offices has to surveillance. Expand e-NWR. Q.96) Capital First said that the regulator empower after integration with 650 a) Electronic Negotiable Warehouse National Housing Bank (NHB) has approved Payments Banks to enable an array of digital Register the merger of the company along with services including financial inclusion for 130 b) Electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipt Capital Home Finance and Capital First crore Indians by the National Democratic c) Electronic Negotiable Warehouse Reform Securities Limited with which bank? Alliance (NDA) government, recently? d) Electronic Negotiable Warehouse Record a) Axis Bank b) HDFC Bank a) 2.55 lakh post offices e) Electronic Negotiable Warehouse c) IDFC Bank d) Kotak Mahindra Bank b) 1.55 lakh post offices Recipient e) South Indian Bank c) 1.50 lakh post offices Q.91) In the field of banking, ADF seeks to Q.97) RBI has recently decided to do away d) 1 lakh post offices ensure submission of correct and consistent with the per borrower loan limits to e) 1.75 lakh post offices

Q.103) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) e) Citizen Credit Cooperative Bank Ltd. e) Kamoa has launched pilot services in Raipur and Q.110) As per the TRA Brand Trust Report Q.116) Who is the MD & CEO of Deutsche _____ in January 2017 after the Reserve 2018 which of the following bank has topped Bank (Germany)? Bank of India (RBI) had in 2015 approved the chart as most-trusted among the private a) Thomas Sterlin b) Robert Brook Payments Banks to 11 entities. ones? c) Christian Sewing d) Jayant Rikhye a) Ranchi b) Jaipur a) Canara Bank e) Kanin Singh c) Mumbai d) Hyderabad b) Kotak Mahindra Bank Q.117) Headquarters of City Co-operative e) Bangalore c) HDFC Bank Bank Ltd. is located in ______. Q.104) National Bank for Agriculture and d) State Bank of India a) Chennai, Tamil Nadu Rural Development (NABARD) has extended e) ICICI Bank b) Bangalore, Karnataka total credit support of how much crore to Q.111) Which of the following country has c) Hyderabad, Telangana Rajasthan for 2017-18 under the Rural topped in Commonwealth Innovation Index d) Mumbai, Maharashtra Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of 2018, created in partnership with the United e) Vadodara, Gujarat NABARD? Nations World Intellectual Property Q.118) Name the app of AU Small Finance a) Rs 14,690 crore b) Rs 11,690 crore Organisation (WIPO) and its annual Global Bank wants to ramp up its business via c) Rs 15,690 crore d) Rs 17,690 crore Innovation Index (GII)? crowd-sourcing involving not only e) Rs 12,690 crore a) United Kingdom b) USA employees but also customers and non- Q.105) The Confederation of Indian c) Denmark d) China customers with the help of this mobile- Industry (CII) said it expects India's gross e) Hong Kong based app. domestic product (GDP) to grow at _____ Q.112) The Reserve Bank of India will link a) Kamao b) Karaat during the 2018-19 financial year. the base rate with the MCLR to ensure c) Vikas d) Kahaani a) 7.3-7.7 percent b) 7.0-7.7 percent expeditious transmission of its policy rate to e) Branche c) 7.2-7.7 percent d) 7.4-7.7 percent borrowers from 1st of April 2018. What is Q.119) India has emerged as world’s _____ e) 7.5-7.7 percent the meaning of "L" in MCLR? largest economy, displacing France, Q.106) India has ranked in which place on a a) Leverage b) Lending according to the database of the new Commonwealth Innovation Index, c) Liquidity d) Lease International Monetary Fund’s World created in partnership with the United e) Loss Economic Outlook (WEO) for April 2018. Nations World Intellectual Property Q.113) NAM is envisaged as a pan-India a) Fifth b) Seventh Organisation (WIPO) and its annual Global electronic trading portal which seeks to c) Eighth d) Sixth Innovation Index (GII)? network the existing APMC and other e) Fourth a) 20th b) 12th market yards to create a unified national Q.120) Which of the following private sector c) 15th d) 10th e) 18th market for agricultural commodities. lender has introduced a 'digital form' will Q.107) As per the TRA Brand Trust Report Expand the term NAM. help to open current accounts in a few 2018 which of the following bank has a) National Agriculture Money hours? declared as the most-trusted bank (both b) Non Agriculture Market a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank public and private sector) in the country? c) National Agriculture Management c) Axis Bank d) Yes Bank a) State Bank of India b) ICICI Bank d) National Agency Market e) IndusInd Bank c) HDFC Bank d) Canara Bank e) National Agriculture Market Q.121) Private sector lender YES Bank has e) Kotak Mahindra Bank Q.114) Which of the following Global got approval from the Reserve Bank of India Q.108) Which of the following bank has logistics group is working to link Indian to open two international representative launched the 4th edition of ‘Evolve’, an companies with businesses in the ASEAN offices in ______and ______. annual multi-city knowledge series for bank Economic Community (AEC) to strengthen a) Singapore, London in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu? India's economic relations with Southeast b) London, Paris a) Kotak Mahindra Bank Asian markets? c) New York, London b) ICICI Bank c) HDFC Bank a) Denmark Logistics Group d) Singapore, Malaysia d) Axis Bank e) South Indian Bank b) Deutsche Post DHL Group e) Hong Kong, Paris Q.109) The Reserve Bank of India has c) Global Logistics Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. Q.122) Headquarters of AU Small Finance placed which bank under its directions that d) French Logistics Solutions Bank is in ______. depositors will be allowed to withdraw a sum e) American Logistics Solutions a) Chennai, Tamil Nadu not exceeding ₹ 1000 (Rupees One Q.115) Name the voicebot launched by b) Bangalore, Karnataka Thousand only) of the total balance held in Kotak Mahindra Bank, as the country’s first c) Jaipur, Rajasthan every saving bank or current account or any artificial intelligence-powered voicebot, d) Mumbai, Maharashtra other deposit account by whatever name developed using a library of millions of e) Vadodara, Gujarat called, subject to conditions stipulated? phone-banking conversations over the past Q.123) For the first time which of the a) Karad Urban Cooperative Bank Ltd. three years. It is powered by Nuance, the following country’s central bank has paved b) Cosmos Cooperative Bank Ltd. technology behind Apple’s Siri. the way for domestic commercial banks to c) Bharat Cooperative Bank Ltd. a) Kahaani b) Keybot borrow from foreign banks and financial d) City Co-operative Bank Ltd. c) Keya d) Keva

institutions to address the liquidity crunch in a) Fino Payments Bank Q.138) The Reserve Bank of India has banking system? b) Airtel Payments Bank launched Ombudsman Scheme for non- a) Myanmar b) Nepal c) Paytm Payments Bank banking financial companies (NBFCs) for c) Bhutan d) Bangladesh d) India Post Payments Bank redressal of complaints against them. In e) Thailand e) Jio Payments Bank which city, the offices of the NBFC Q.124) India’s Gross Domestic Product Q.131) ETFs are mutual funds listed and ombudsmen will function and handle (GDP) has clocked in how many trillion for traded on stock exchanges like shares. ETFs complaints of customers? 2017, according to the database of the stands for- a) Mumbai b) Kolkata International Monetary Fund’s World a) Electronic Traded Funds c) Chennai d) New Delhi Economic Outlook (WEO) for April 2018? b) Exchange Time Funds e) All of the above a) $2.7 trillion b) $2.5 trillion c) Electronic Traded Finance Q.139) As per the guidelines issued by the c) $3.6 trillion d) $3.2 trillion d) Exchange Traded Flows RBI, banks are preparing for a service which e) $2.6 trillion e) Exchange Traded Funds will allow customers to withdraw up to Rs. Q.125) Which of the following bank has Q.132) MSF rate refers to the rate at which 1, 000 using their debit cards from notified launched the country’s first artificial the scheduled banks can borrow funds shops/stores all over the country. All such intelligence-powered voicebot in the overnight from RBI against government shops/stores will have ‘POS’ terminals for banking sector. The voicebot has been securities. "F" in MSF denotes _____. the same. What is full form of the ‘POS’? developed using a library of millions of a) Funded b) Financial a) Payment on Sale phone-banking conversations over the past c) Flow d) Facility b) Power of Sale three years, recently? e) Fund c) Point of Sale a) HDFC Bank Q.133) The Financial Stability Board (FSB) d) Payment Order Service b) State Bank of India is an international body that monitors and e) Pay on sale c) Kotak Mahindra Bank makes recommendations about the global Q.140) Data linked from this NSDP d) Bank of India financial system, as a successor to the correspond to data described in the e) ICICI Bank Financial Stability Forum (FSF). In which International Monetary Fund’s DSBB. NSDP Q.126) Which of the following country is not year FSB was established? stands for- under top five list in the world’s largest a) 2001 b) 2015 a) National Summary District Page economy ahead of India? c) 2003 d) 2009 b) National Summary Development Page a) USA b) China e) 1997 c) National Summary Department Page c) France d) Japan Q.134) On the basis of Capital Account or d) National Summary Division Page e) Germany Current Account or both which among the e) National Summary Data Page Q.127) Which of the following is Nepal’s following economic terms is categorised? Q.141) The Reserve Bank had issued a central bank? a) Gross National Product licence to the bank under ______of the a) Republic bank of Nepal b) Value of the food stock of a country Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to carry on b) Bank of Nepal c) Balance of Payments the business of payments bank in India. c) Nepal Rastra Bank d) Gross National Income a) Section 28 (1) b) Section 26 (1) d) Central Bank of Nepal e) Total collection of Direct Taxes in a year c) Section 22 (1) d) Section 23 (1) e) National bank of Nepal Q.135) Part of company’s earning or profit e) Section 21 (1) Q.128) Who is the MD & CEO of AU Small which is paid out to shareholders is known Q.142) Ministry of Tourism has estimates Finance Bank? as ______monthly FEEs through Tourism in India, a) Sarvjit Singh b) Sanjay Agarwal a) Sum Assured b) Premium both in Rupee and Dollar terms based on the c) Rajeev Yadav d) Vasudevan c) Bonus d) Dividend credit data of Travel Head from Balance of e) Baskar Babu e) Return Payments of RBI. FEEs stands for- Q.129) Reintroduction of tax on LTCG Q.136) Sukanya Samriddhi Account can be a) Financial Exchange Earnings exceeding Rs 1 lakh from sale of shares, will opened up to age of ______years only b) Foreign Essential Earnings kick in from April 1, the beginning of 2018- from the date of birth. c) Foreign Exchange Earnings 19 financial year as mention in Budget a) Five years b) Four years d) Foreign Estimate Earnings 2018. Expand the term LTCG. c) Six years d) Eight years e) Funded Exchange Earnings a) Liquidity Tax Capital Gains e) Ten years Q.143) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Ltd b) Long Tax Capital Gains Q.137) Retirement fund body Employees’ (ABIPBL) started operations, making it the c) Legal Term Capital Gains Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has ______payments bank to roll out d) Long Term Capital Gains reduced the interest rate on deposits to operations after the RBI gave its in-principle e) Leverage Term Capital Gains ______for 2017-18 from 8.65% for 2016- approval to 11 applicants in August 2015. Q.130) Which of the following payment bank 17. a) Sixth b) Fifth has introduced plans to deploy multi-utility a) 8.35% b) 8.40% c) Third d) Fourth Android-based mPOS devices across 10,000 c) 8.45% d) 8.50% e) Seventh banking points in the country in a phased e) 8.55% Q.144) Central Registry of Securitisation manner, recently? Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest

of India (CERSAI) is a Government of India d) Collateralized Borrowing and Lender d) South Indian Bank Company licensed under section 8 of the - Obligation e) ICICI Bank a) Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 1996 e) Collected Borrowing and Lending Q.158) LEI India Limited acts as a Local b) Companies Act, 2013 Obligation Operating Unit (LOU) for issuing globally c) Banking Regulation Act, 1949 Q.152) EFTPOS is a technology that makes compatible Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) in d) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 it possible for retailers to directly receive India. It is wholly owned subsidiary of- e) Securities and Exchange Board of India funds from a customer's bank account via a) Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 their debit card. In EFTPOS, "T" stands for b) Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Q.145) Headquarters of CERSAI is in ______. Private Limited ______. a) Trusty b) Treaty c) Small Industries Development Bank of a) Hyderabad b) Nagpur c) Technology d) Transfer India c) Kolkata d) Mumbai e) Timing d) Clearing Corporation of India Limited e) New Delhi Q.153) MIBOR is one iteration of an e) Reserve Bank of India Q.146) In which of the following year, interbank rate, which is the rate of interest Q.159) AEPS is a system that leverages Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL) charged by a bank on a short-term loan to Aadhaar online authentication and enables was set up? another bank. What is the full form of AEBAs to be operated in anytime-anywhere a) 2003 b) 2001 MIBOR? banking mode by the marginalized d c) 1999 d) 2005 a) Management Inter-Bank Offer financially excluded segments of society e) 2007 Reconstruction through micro ATMs. Expand the term "P" Q.147) Which among the following is not a b) Mumbai Inter-Bank Offer Random in AEPS? shareholder of CERSAI? c) Mumbai Inter-Bank Offer Rate a) Parity b) Payment a) Central Government d) Mumbai Inter-Bank Offer Ratio c) Practical d) Purchase b) National Housing Bank e) Mumbai Inter-Bank Offer Reconstruction e) Power c) Public Sector Banks Q.154) MDR is a fee charged from a Q.160) CRR is the share of bank's total d) RBI merchant by a bank for accepting payments deposit that it needs to maintain (or keep) e) All are true from customers through credit and debit with RBI in form of cash. What is the full Q.148) The Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is a cards in their establishments. MDR stands form of CRR? ______alpha-numeric code based on the for- a) Cash Rate Ratio ISO 17442 standard developed by the a) Merchant Discount Ratio b) Cash Reserve Rate International Organization for b) Merchant Discount Rating c) Cash Reserve Ratio Standardization (ISO). c) Merchant Discount Rate d) Common Reserve Ratio a) 22 digits b) 18 digits d) Merchant Development Rate e) Core Reserve Ratio c) 20 digits d) 16 digits e) Money Discount Rate Q.161) Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd has tied up e) 11 digits Q.155) YONO app is a digital banking app with Celebrus Capital Ltd (Celebrus), to Q.149) Who is the present MD & CEO of launched by the State Bank of India to fulfil offer CSB's customers online trading and CERSAI? all your banking, insurance, investments, demat services. Catholic Syrian Bank is a) Mahesh Kumar Jain and daily shopping needs. YONO stands for- based in- b) Naina Lal Kidwai a) You Only Name One a) Ahmedabad b) Coimbatore c) Ajay Tyagi b) You Only Need Original c) Amravati d) Thrissur d) Praveen Kumar Sharma c) You Only Need Oriented e) Chandigarh e) Mohammad Mustafa d) You Only Need One Q.162) RBI has allowed NRIs access to the Q.150) In CERSAI, Government of India e) You Only National One ETCD market to hedge currency risk arising having a shareholding of _____ by the Q.156) NCLT is a quasi-judicial body in India out of their investments in India, a move Central Government. that adjudicates issues relating to aimed at providing them additional heding a) 74% b) 49% companies in India. NCLT stands for- options. Expand the term “D” in ETCD. c) 51% d) 26% a) National Company Law Transaction a) Disclose b) Distance e) 100% b) National Company Law Trend c) Development d) Derivatives Q.151) CBLO is a money market instrument c) National Company Law Tribunal e) Department that represents an obligation between a d) National Common Law Tribunal Q.163) State Bank of India (SBI) will borrower and a lender as to the terms and e) National Company Law Treaty undertake a major restructuring of its conditions of a loan. Expand the term CBLO. Q.157) Which among the following bank has business in which country from April, 2018 a) Collateralized Borrowing and Lending announced its partnership with Ripple (the and to ensure greater protection for Obligation enterprise blockchain solution for Global depositors? b) Collateralized Borrower and Lending Payments) to facilitate payments into and a) France b) China Obligation out of India? c) USA d) Canada c) Collateral Borrowing and Lending a) State Bank of India e) UK Obligation b) IndusInd Bank Q.164) The Clearing Corporation of India c) Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (CCIL) was set up in April, 2001 to

provide guaranteed clearing and settlement Q.172) Serious Fraud Investigation Office a) National Electronic Transport Collection functions for- (SFIO) is a fraud investigating agency in b) National Electronic Toll Connector a) Transactions in Money India. It has been established and it has c) National Electronic Timing Collection b) Foreign Exchange started functioning since _____. d) National Electronic Toll Collection c) G-Secs a) 1st October 2007 b) 1st October 2004 e) National Electronic Toll Core d) Derivative markets c) 1st October 2003 d) 1st October 2012 Q.180) Which of the following is the e) All of the above e) 1st October 2015 advantages of NCMC? Q.165) The Central Government has Q.173) Name the organisation, which an a) Interoperability for passengers constituted National Company Law Tribunal umbrella organisation for operating retail b) Lower cost of ticketing operation (NCLT) under section ______of the payments and settlement systems in India, c) Increased Accountability Companies Act, 2013. is an initiative of Reserve Bank of India d) All the above a) Section 8 b) Section 502 (RBI) and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). e) Both b and c c) Section 102 d) Section 408 a) SBI b) FATF Q.181) To whom the "Sub Prime Lending" is e) Section 203 c) SEBI d) NPCI e) NACH made? Q.166) The Indian economy grew at a five- Q.174) Who is the current chairperson of a) The borrowers who want to take loan quarter high of ______in the October- NCLAT? against mortgage of tangible assets. December period reflecting overall recovery a) Balvinder Singh b) The preferred customers of Bank. due to good show by agriculture, b) U K Sundara Rajan c) The borrowers with bad credit history. manufacturing, construction and certain c) Bansi Lal Bhat d) The borrowers with a good credit history. services as per the second advanced d) AIS Cheema e) None of these estimates of the CSO. e) Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya Q.182) What does the letter ‘L’ denote in the a) 7.0% b) 7.4% Q.175) NPCI has been incorporated as a term ‘LAF’ as referred every now and then c) 7.1% d) 7.3% ______Company under the provisions of in relation to the monetary policy of the e) 7.2% Section 25 of Companies Act 1956 (now RBI? Q.167) In which year National Company Section 8 of Companies Act 2013). a) Liquidity b) Liability Law Tribunal (NCLT) was set up- a) Not for Credit b) Not for Banking c) Leverage d) Longitudinal a) 1st June 2012 b) 1st June 2013 c) Not for Profit d) Not for Loss e) Linear c) 1st June 2014 d) 1st June 2015 e) Not for Marketing Q.183) Which is the contract/agreement e) 1st June 2016 Q.176) The NCMC is a contactless smart under which an issuing bank at the request Q.168) In the first phase of National card, a complete set of standards ranging of the importer undertakes to make Company Law Tribunal, the Ministry of from security key management through to payment to the exporter against certain Corporate Affairs has set up eleven system interfaces. NCMC stands for- specified documents? Benches, one Principal Bench. The Principal a) National Common Mobility Commission a) Bill of exchange b) Bill of lading Bench is located in- b) National Common Mobility Corporation c) Bill of entry d) Letter of credit a) Bengaluru b) New Delhi c) National Common Mobility Committee e) Line of Credit c) Mumbai d) Kolkata d) National Common Mobility Card Q.184) In banking business, when the e) Chennai e) National Common Mobility Credit borrowers avail a term Loan, initially they Q.169) Who is the current non-executive Q.177) Under which section of the are given a repayment holiday, and this is chairperson of CCIL? Companies Act, 2013 NCLAT has formed for referred as: a) R Sridharan b) Usha Thorat hearing appeals against the orders of a) Amortization b) Arbitrage c) Bhavesh Zaveri National Company Law Tribunal(s) (NCLT), c) Moratorium d) Diversification d) MS Sundara Rajan e) Sudhir Joshi with effect from 1st June 2016? e) Speculation Q.170) Moody's Investors Service has kept a) Section 415 b) Section 410 Q.185) Net Asset Value is normally used in the growth forecast for India in the calendar c) Section 420 d) Section 402 respect of Schemes floated by year 2018 unchanged at _____ and for e) Section 408 a) Banks b) Mutual funds 2019 at ______. Q.178) What are the advantages of RuPay c) Insurance Companies d) Merchant banker a) 7.1% and 7.2% b) 7.4% and 7.3% Card? e) None of these c) 7.8% and 7.7% d) 7.6% and 7.5% a) Electronic product options to Q.186) RBI extends the deadline to BASEL e) 6.8% and 6.7% untapped/unexplored consumer segment III Norms to be implemented in India by – Q.171) The NCLAT has ruled that personal b) Customized product offering a) July 31, 2019 b) August 31, 2019 assets of guarantors, who in most cases are c) Protection of information related to Indian c) March 31, 2019 d) June 30, 2019 promoters, cannot be liquidated in consumers e) May 31, 2019 companies facing corporate insolvency d) Lower cost and affordability Q.187) Name the Bank, which has launched resolution process under IBC. In NCALT "A" e) All of the above India's first payments bank? stands for ______. Q.179) National Highway Authority of India a) Fino Payments Bank Ltd a) Agreement b) Association has mandated implementation of the NETC b) Paytm Payments Bank c) Appellate d) Agency program for all national highways. NETC c) Airtel Payments Bank Ltd e) Authority stands for- d) India Post Payments Bank

e) Reliance Industries d) Auto Depository Receipt c) 1550 d) 1700 e) 1800 Q.188) Which of the following Indian state e) Acquiring Depository Receipt Q.6) 400 + 5050 + 670 + √729 = 푥 − 13 tops in Mobilising Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Q.196) Under ICAAP requirements a bank a) 5160 b) 6150 Accounts? needs to have in place internal procedures c) 6260 d) 6160 e) 6170 a) Maharashtra b) Uttar Pradesh and processes to ensure that it possesses Q.7) √576 + √3 1278 = 푥2 c) Chhattisgarh d) Jharkhand adequate capital resources in the long term a) 5 b) 6 c) -6 e) West Bengal to cover all of its material risks. In ICAAP, d) 36 e) Either b or c Q.189) Which small finance bank has “P” stands for ______. Q.8) 78 × 15 + 140 × 20 + 480 = 푥 12 received Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a) Process b) Property a) 4120 b) 3230 approval to operate as a Scheduled c) Product d) Purchase c) 4010 d) 4020 e) 3990 Commercial Bank, recently? e) Payment Q.9) 34×50+25×150+100 =x+800 a) Escorts Small Finance Bank Q.197) ______accounts are generally a) 4350 b) 4750 c) 4550 b) Muthoot Small Finance Bank held by a 3rd party bank, other than the d) 4250 e) None of these c) Fincare Small Finance Bank account maintaining bank or with whom the Q.10) 8398+1092 + 594+ 400 =x d) AU Small Finance Bank account is maintained. a) 12848 b) 10484 e) Reliance Small Finance Bank a) VOSTRO Account b) NOSTRO Account c) 11484 d) 9484 e) 12128 Q.190) Who is the Secretary General of the c) LORO Account d) FCNR Account Q.11) 100 + 400 + 500 + 900 + √3 3375 + 푥 = Basel Committee? e) None of these 4000 a) Wayne Byres b) William Coen Q.198) What is the upper limit for the a) 2185 b) 2385 c) Stefan Ingves d) James taylor purchase of Kisan Vikas Patra? c) 2475 d) 2085 e) 2175 e) Martin Coof a) Rs. 50000 b) Rs. 75000 Q.12) 9090×2+ 125×100+450+x= 45000 Q.191) ASBA scheme is related to purchase c) Rs. 100000 d) Rs. 150000 a) 18730 b) 18370 of ______. e) No upper Limit c) 17830 d) 13870 e) 12380 a) Initial Public Offering Q.199) In Senior Citizen Savings Scheme Q.13) 895.44+789.56+9839=x b) Commercial Paper (SCSS) Account, an individual at the age of a) 12434 b) 11524 c) Certificate Of Deposit 60 years or more may open the account in c) 13244 d) 12354 e) 13450 d) Tax Collected at source the post office. Maturity Period of that Q.14) 456+950+790+68.5 =x e) Treasury Bills account is _____. a) 2265.5 b) 2275.5 Q.192) When money is lent, or borrowed for a) 4 Years b) 10 Years c) 2274.5 d) 2254.5 e) 2264.5 a period of more than 14 days, it is known c) 11 Years d) 5 Years Q.15) 60×20+40×30+ 40×15 = x as? e) 6 Years a) 2000 b) 4000 a) Capital Money b) Notice money Q.200) Industrial Development Bank of c) 2500 d) 3500 e) 3000 c) Term money d) Call money India was established as a wholly owned Q.16) 7485+9400+1500= x+ 13500 e) None of these subsidiary of a) 5775 b) 4885 Q.193) FIMMDA stands for a) Reserve Bank of India c) 4995 d) 4355 e) 4915 a) Foreign Investment Markets Money and b) State Bank of India Q.17) 56% of 200 + 39% of 300 = x-45% Derivatives Association c) Industrial Credit and Investment of 400 b) Fixed Income Money Markets and Corporation of India a) 509 b) 529 Derivatives Association d) State Industrial Development c) 429 d) 409 e) 419 c) Fixed Income and Money Market Corporations Q.18) 500% of 200 + 50% of 200 + 10% of Development Association e) Small Industrial Development 200 = x d) Floating Income and Money Markets Corporation Bank of India a) 1210 b) 1020 Derivative Assets c) 1220 d) 1120 e) 1230 e) Floating Increment and Money Markets SIMPLIFICATION: Q.19) 80% of 800+ 64% of 300 + 40% of Derivative Assets 34 17 푥 Q.1) ( + ) × 28 = 1250 = x Q.194) EPS in share market stands for? 7 14 10 a) 1600 b) 1900 c) 1700 a) 1223 b) 1225 a) Earnings per share d) 1650 e) None of these c) 1330 d) 1332 e) 1335 b) Electronic Payment System Q.2) 450+789+67%300 = x Q.20) 680+500+450 = x+750 c) Employee Pension Scroll a) 1540 b) 1230 a) 770 b) 850 d) Equated Payment System c) 1440 d) 1680 e) 1120 c) 880 d) 890 e) 780 e) Earners Payment System 3 Q.3) 78×300+100×24 = x+75×200 Q.21) √361% 표푓 200 + √3375% 표푓 1000 = Q.195) ADR is a negotiable certificate of title a) 6040 b) 5040 푥 − 20% 표푓 500 to a number of shares in a non-US company c) 10800 d) 12080 e) 11800 a) 278 b) 288 which are deposited in an overseas bank. Q.4) 7845 + 9053 + 1099 + 529 = 푥 − 20 c) 298 d) 308 e) 268 Expand ADR. √ a) 18040 b) 17000 Q.22) 8495+ 9005+4500= x+ 3400 a) American Depository Receipt c) 19000 d) 21000 e) 15000 a) 9300 b) 10300 b) Accountable Depository Receipt Q.5) 765+784.5+450.5 = x+ 450 c) 17800 d) 18600 e) 19200 c) Accrued Depository Receipt a) 1650 b) 1500 Q.23) 89×20+ 75×4 + 400=x Chennai | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | 7601808080 / 9043303030 www.RACEInstitute.inwww.RACEInstitute.in Erode | Namakkal | Tanjore| Tirunelveli | Trivandrum | 9043303030 Ernakulam| Bengaluru | Chandigarh| Vellore |Legend Magazine | April - 2018| 51

a) 2580 b) 2470 c) 1256.52 d) 1346.52 e) 1256.58 a) 842 b) 948 c) 2360 d) 2560 e) 2480 Q.41) 9800+9093+8909+9580 = 15% of c) 742 d) 732 e) 752 Q.24) 890+6790+9005+1000 =x 60000+x Q.58) 45 × 72 − 89 × 20 − √9801 = 푥 a) 17685 b) 16895 a) 38382 b) 28384 a) 1471 b) 1371 c) 14565 d) 18965 e) 17865 c) 28942 d) 29832 e) 28382 c) 1281 d) 1361 e) 1461 Q.25) 78×30+40% of 3500 + 50×50 = x Q.42) 6500+ 1500+5000+2350 = x+1000 Q.59) 88×70+99×80=x+45% of 10000 a) 5350 b) 6530 a) 13450 b) 14350 c) 12350 a) 8590 b) 8870 c) 8900 d) 6140 e) 6240 d) 12450 e) None of these c) 9580 d) 9670 e) 9360 Q.26) 75%of 200+ 39% of 500 + 40% of Q.43) 48% of 600 + 65% of 900 - 55×6 = Q.60) 403+ 452- 303 =x +39% of 2000 300 = x x a) 37345 b) 38345 c) 37845 a) 475 b) 375 a) 563 b) 753 d) 38245 e) None of these c) 425 d) 465 e ) 445 c) 663 d) 543 e) 533 Q.61) 8934-9834+9348-9054= x-7873 Q.27) 80% of 480+ 52% of 500 = x +35%of Q.44) 650 + 755.5 + √3481– 545.5 = 푥 + 450 a) 7267 b) 7497 500 a) 479 b) 449 c) 7347 d) 7487 e) 7357 a) 459 b) 449 c) 459 d) 469 e) 359 Q.62) 15% of 780+ 25% of 980 = x- 35%of c) 479 d) 399 e) 469 Q.45) 4500 × 134 × 357 = 3x 4300 67 900 17 Q.28) 8956+8948+9304 = x+14500 a) 1777 b) 1877 a) 210 b) 3 a) 12708 b) 13608 c) 1857 d) 1837 e) 1867 c) 63 d) 70 e) 330 c) 11508 d) 12408 e) 11108 Q.63) 890×15-780×25+6788=x Q.46) 455.5+ 758+905.5-45.4 = x+ 68.6 3 Q.29) √1089 + √2304 + √729 = 3푥 a) 538 b) 638 11 16 3 a) 2017 b) 2010 c) 528 d) 548 e) 648 a) 9 b) 3 c) 2003 d) 2001 e) 2005 Q.64) 9300+2980+3892+9380= x+972 c) 2 d) 1 e) 0 Q.47) 25% of 4000 + 85×2+ 4000 =x a) 17143 b) 16243 Q.30) 8900 + 6890 + 6500 + √14400 = 푥 a) 5170 b) 5270 c) 15143 d) 15773 e) 16143 a) 23410 b) 23120 c) 5370 d) 5470 e) 5560 6 3 4 5 ( +1.5) Q.65) 3 + 4 − 6 = 푥 c) 21340 d) 22310 e) 22410 34 2 7 2 3 Q.48) 3 = 푥 ( +2.25 1 1 17 4 ) a) 2 b) 1 Q.31) 75% of 2500+35% of 7000 + 255% 42 42 a) 262 b) 289 of 2000 = x c) 1 2 d) 2 2 e) 1 3 42 42 42 a) 9355 b) 9325 c) 272 d) 269 e) 294 Q.66) 1 3 + 4 5 − 2 5 = 푥 c) 9265 d) 9465 e) 9425 Q.49) 58% 2000+ 36% of 3000+ 78% of 2 4 3 4000 = x a) 2 1 b) 3 1 c) 4 3 Q.32) 800×25+ 1600+15% of 400 = x 12 12 12 a) 5470 b) 5360 1 a) 22660 b) 21660 d) 4 e) None of these 12 c) 22560 d) 21560 e) 23540 c) 5570 d) 5230 e) 5260 Q.67) 75% 표푓 4500 + 65% 표푓 7500 − 420 = 푥 Q.33) 472 + 282+113 = x Q.50) 897+908+458+4983=x+3049 0.3 a) 6750 b) 7850 c) 7750 a) 4335 b) 4435 a) 4197 b) 4287 d) 6850 e) None of these c) 4235 d) 4324 e) 4500 c) 4377 d) 4187 e) 4097 340 680 Q.51) 30% 표푓 6800 + 28% 표푓 7000 + 496 = 푥 + Q.68) 8938 + − 4500 = 푥 + Q.34) 6700+ 40% of 6800 + 45×20 =x 16 0.017 0.17 a) 7872 b) 10320 45% 표푓 8000 a) 21338 b) 20438 c) 11430 d) 10120 e) 7782 a) 531 b) 431 c) 25348 d) 23458 e) 19438 2 2 Q.35) 54×39×49×79 = 79 × x c) 441 d) 521 e) 511 Q.69) 9834+92 + 4500 = x+101 9×13×98 a) 13497 b) 14397 a) 49 b) 54 Q.52) 4598+938+9304.5= 4500.5 + x c) 12597 d) 12497 e) 12347 c) 79 d) 9 e) 98 a) 10340 b) 11240 5!×7! c) 12330 d) 10240 e) 12030 Q.70) + 4560+3400= x+452 Q.36) 4500-678+8900-1578 =x + 3420 6! a) 8834 b) 7734 Q.53) 65×30+ 150×20+39×40 = x+30 a) 7665 b) 6775 c) 7474 d) 7724 e) 7234 a) 6470 b) 6360 c) 5775 d) 5875 e) 7275 Q.37) 56% of 2000 + 27% of 3000 + 45×60 c) 6580 d) 6480 e) 6260 Q.71) 9239+3409+9842+9734= x+ 23980 = x Q.54) 9384+9340+8230 + x = 45% of a) 8948 b) 8334 a) 4740 b) 4340 65000 c) 8224 d) 8244 e) 8324 c) 4640 d) 4580 e) 4630 a) 2396 b) 2496 Q.72) 4500+5550+5000= x +3400 Q.38) 789+908-875.5+ 465 = x+779.5 c) 2296 d) 2096 e) 2196 a) 12550 b) 13550 a) 407 b) 509 Q.55) 40%of 6450+ 55% of 7500 +65%of c) 11650 d) 12350 e) 13250 c) 527 d) 577 e) 507 2400 = x Q.73) 15% 표푓 1000 + 25 × 200 + 4500 = 푥 9 323 221 272 238 a) 8365 b) 8465 Q.39) × × × = 17푥 a) 5750 b) 5550 19 13 16 14 c) 8265 d) 8345 e) 8450 a) 17 b) 3 c) 5250 d) 5950 e) 5650 Q.56) 76% of 3000+ 85% of 4000 – 900 = c) 174 d) 4 e) 1 Q.74) 4 2 + 2 2 − 5 12 = 푥 x 3 9 27 Q.40) 66.66+ 666.6+ 6.06+606.6+0.60 = 1 4 a) 4790 b) 5780 a) 1 b) 1 x 27 9 c) 4770 d) 5770 e) 4780 c) 1 2 d) 2 e) 1 3 a) 1356.52 b) 1246.52 27 9 27 Q.57) 7838-9384+9238-9458=x-2498 Chennai | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | 7601808080 / 9043303030 www.RACEInstitute.inwww.RACEInstitute.in Erode | Namakkal | Tanjore| Tirunelveli | Trivandrum | 9043303030 Ernakulam| Bengaluru | Chandigarh| Vellore |Legend Magazine | April - 2018| 52

Q.75) 8 4 + 2 4 − 9 12 = 푥 c) 33 d) 31 e) 32 a) 8 b) 9 5 2 10 Q.92) 1 × [1 2 − (3 + 2) − 1] = ? c) 7 d) 6 e) 5 a) 2.6 b) 0.6 9 7 7 7 7 ( )2 Q.109) 82−62 + 5 of 푥 =60 c) 1.6 d) 2.4 e) None of these a) 8/21 b) 5/21 23 7 125 Q.76) 5680+3490+3049= x+ 6500 c) 4/21 d) 2/21 e) 1/21 a) 1650 b) 1750 a) 5629 b) 5319 Q.93) 962 × 2 1 + 5 1 ÷ 8 2 =? c) 1850 d) 1900 e) 1800 5 5 3 c) 5719 d) 4379 e) 5219 Q.110) 2 − 23 ÷ 115 ÷ 138 = ? − 2 a) 2118 b) 2119 25 125 150 23 Q.77) 95% of 10000- 32% of c) 2117 d) 2120 e) 2121 a) -1 b) 0 30000+35×20 = x 36 4 − 144 81 c) 2 d) 3 e) 1 Q.94) 6 2 × (18 ÷ 5)=? a) 500 b) 400 + 12 9 Q.111) 푥 = 20% 표푓 400 + 35% 표푓 540 + c) 300 d) 600 e) 700 a) -1 b) 0 40% 표푓 1600 − 20% 표푓 200 9100 980 625 Q.78) + + √ = 푥 c) 2 d) 1 e) 3 70 √2401 5 a) 869 b) 839 5 6 8 3 3 1 7 Q.95) ÷ × ? − ÷ 1 + × 3 = 2 c) 891 d) 849 e) None of these a) 145 b) 155 6 7 9 5 4 3 9 4 6 4 ((3×√64) ) ×((6 ×√16 ) 2) c) 175 d) 165 e) 150 a) 8 b) 4 푥 Q.112) 24 = 8 Q.79) 30% of 5000+ 40% of 6000+ 10% of c) 5 d) 7 e) 6 (√576) 7500 = x 1 a) 26 b) 34 Q.96) √13² × 12 ÷ 5 + (5)3 + 45.4 = (? )2 c) 24 d) 28 e) 22 a) 5650 b) 4650 a) 576 b) 625 3 2 3 3 c) 4560 d) 5550 e) 6560 Q.113) 푥 = 2 + 4 + 6 + 7 c) 729 d) 529 e) 824 15 5 4 20 Q.80) 122+ 242+32 = 9x Q.97) 5 ÷ 5 of (2 4 + 2 3 ) + 1 ÷ 1 2 − 2 − a) 14.5 b) 3 0 a) 729 b) 2 20 14 20 10 10 10 10 2 c) 12.5 d) 20.5 e) 25 =? 1 c) 9 d) 3 e) None of these 60 2 3 Q.114) 푥 = (4 + 64 ÷ 4 − √64) × (1024)5 Q.81) 67 × 22 + 6700 − 75% 표푓 1000 = 푥 a) 4 b) 3 25 a) 36 b) 64 c) 5 d) 6 e) 7 a) 1092 b) 892 c) 112 d) 4 e) 24 Q.98) (1.96)4 ÷ (2744 ÷ 1000)3 × (0.14 × 10)3 = c) 992 d) 1024 e) 924 Q.115) 0.7푥 = 0.7−8 × 0. 7−3 × (0.07 × 10) −2 × (1.4)? Q.82) 6400- 9090+3500= x -3480 0.4911 × 0.3433 a) -1 b) 0 a) 4390 b) 4290 a) 18 b) 81 c) 1 d) 2 e) -2 c) 4490 d) 4340 e) 4440 20 c) 27 d) 49 e) 9 2304 Q.99) 표푓 576 ÷ 60 + (343 × 2) ÷ 14 − 49 = ? Q.83) √1225 + √ + 20% 표푓 350 = 푥 24 Q.116) 50% 표푓 400 + 20% 표푓 150 = √576 a) 9 b) 8 5 a) 97 b) 107 ? − 40% 표푓 100 − 80% 표푓 600 c) 7 d) 6 e) 10 4 c) 104 d) 94 e) 114 a) 800 b) 600 Q.100) 2 + (54 ÷ 3) + 8 (7 − 4) + 15 = √3 216+ ? Q.84) 9000 + 68% 표푓 2000 + 7500 = 푥 c) 900 d) 950 e) 650 15 a) 55 b) 54 Q.117) 푥 = √784 × √16 표푓 30% 표푓 50 + a) 10860 b) 11760 c) 10660 c) 53 d) 56 e) 57 d) 12680 e) None of these 306 표푓 20% 표푓 325 ÷ √81 Q.101) √576 × 25 + 19 × (4)2 – 609 ÷ 29 =? a) 3480 b) 3780 Q.85) 3500+ 4500+6800-15000= x – 3000 a) 720 b) 750 c) 3152 d) 3960 e) 3890 a) 2600 b) 3800 c) 740 d) 731 e) 700 2 1 3 c) 3200 d) 2800 e) 3000 2 2 2 Q.118) 푥 = 25% 표푓 표푓 324 − 8 ÷ 2 × √27 + Q.102) 32 × {(4) × (5) × (7) } =? 9 Q.86) 20% 표푓 1 표푓 25% 표푓 10! = ? 5 7 8 5! √196 × 2 a) 5 b) 6 a) 1512 b) 1482 a) 9 b) 8 c) 7 d) 8 e) 9 c) 1962 d) 1872 e) 1562 c) 6 d) 5 e) 7 Q.103) 50% 표푓 {186 ÷ 3 × 30 ÷ 6 × 60 ÷ 12 + Q.119) (34 × 64)} =? Q.87) √599 + √651 + √589 + 30 + √36 =? a) 1750 b) 1754 √930 + √931 + √850 + √2450 + 2500 = 푥 a) 24 b) 18 c) 1863 d) 1850 e) 1650 √ c) 20 d) 25 e) 19 Q.104) 4 1 × 4 1 ÷ 20 23 × 1 36 × 1 3 × 푥 = 16 9 2 16 111 4 a) 34 b) 35 Q.88) 55% 표푓 7820 – ? % 표푓 6250 = 585 + a) 8 b) 9 c) 31 d) 25 e) None of these 60% 표푓 1960 c) 10 d) 11 e) 12 Q.120) 푥 = 25% 표푓 244 + 32 × [25 × 44 ÷ 55] − a) 50 b) 10 Q.105) 1 7 + 2 5 + 3 1 − 5 1 = 3 × 푥3 343 − 72 c) 20 d) 30 e) 40 8 4 8 4 8 a) 346 b) 309 Q.89) (203 ÷ 7) × (119 ÷ 7) − (133 ÷ 7) × (91 ÷ a) 3 b) 2 c) 246 d) 248 e) 348 7) = 3 × ? c) 4 d) 5 e) 6 5 2 6 5 ( ) ( ) Q.106) 표푓 표푓 3 표푓 1 표푓 푥 = 1960 Q.121) 128 ÷ 8 × (240 ÷ 6 × 20 ÷ 5 ) + 44 × a) 92 b) 82 11 17 15 17 13 × 112 = 2푥 c) 72 d) 52 e) 62 a) 8550 b) 8440 1456 Q.90) (0.64 ÷ 0.8) + 19.2 + (2.7 ÷ 0.03) = 11 ×? c) 8330 d) 8660 e) 8770 a) 302 b) 202 a) 8 b) 9 Q.107) (3 + 2) + (3 + 2) = 5 2 × 푥 c) 102 d) 404 e) None of these 5 7 9 5 3 7 c) 20 d) 10 e) 11 Q.122) 푥 = 446 × 224 × 245 ÷ 1561 + 45% 표푓 360 a) 5 b) 4 28 35 16 Q.91) (161 ÷ 23)3 + (203 ÷ 7)2 − (892 ÷ 4) = c) 3 d) 2 e) 6 a) 163 b) 172 (? )2 Q.108) 2 2 × 2 3 × 1 4 ÷ 12 9 × 3 2 = 5 × ? c) 164 d) 148 e) None of these a) 20 b) 26 7 6 5 35 3 13

2 2 4 6 2 3 8 5 3 5 1 Q.123) 4 ×6 + 5 ×2 + (6 +4 ) = 푥 − 110 Q.137) 2 + 4 + 5 − 9 = 표푓 푥 c) 30 d) 40 e) 35 23 100 10 9 6 4 12 9 4 4 3 3 × − × 9 9 9 9 a) 572 b) 592 a) 35 b) 36.5 c) 34.5 Q.151) 4 3 =? − 9 9 c) 582 d) 528 e) None of these d) 33.5 e) None of these a) 7/9 b) 8/9 Q.124) 푥3 = (675) ÷ (9 × 15) + √484 + (1058 ÷ Q.138) 740 ÷ (10{7 × 3 + 2(75 − 4 × (13 × 12 ÷ c) 5/9 d) 4/9 e) 2/9 46 + 98) 6))}) = 2푥 Q.152) 7 1 + 91 + 85 − 261 =? a) 27 b) 81 a) 1 b) 0 15 20 12 30 a) 8 b) 9 c) 9 d) 5 e) None of these c) -1 d) 2 e) -2 c) 6 d) 10 e) None of these Q.125) 120% 표푓 950 + 75% 표푓 120 = Q.153) 292 + 592 −?2 = 73 + 192 + 246 + 23 75% 표푓 240 + 10푥 Q.139) √0.5 + √0.25 + √3.82 + √0.0324 =? a) 58 b) 85 a) 161 b) 163 a) 2 b) 3 c) 89 d) 105 e) None of these c) 158 d) 159 e) 105 c) 4 d) 5 e) √2 4 Q.154) 25% of 4/5 of 50% of 720+4/5 of Q.126) (7 × 3)2 × (√7) ÷ (7)3 − 6 = (5)2 + 6/7 of 350=? 푥 5 6 7 Q.140) √3 + √2 − √(2 + ) = (? )2 25 9 9 a) 354 b) 312 a) 32 b) 20 c) 289 d) 225 e) 221 c) 19 d) 18 e) 21 a) 5.6 b) 4.2 c) 7.2 Q.155) 80% 표푓 1320 + 60% 표푓 1960 − Q.127) 푥 = 40% 표푓 1200 + 7 표푓 40 − 3 표푓 72 + d) 6.4 e) None of these 5 8 2% 표푓 1000 =? % 표푓 8400 1 60% 표푓 625 Q.141) (4√3 × 3√12) × (2197 ÷ 169) × (1 ) × 6 a) 25.8 b) 23.6 a) 650 b) 884 1 =? c) 26.33 d) 27.8 e) 29.2 7 c) 710 d) 670 e) None of these 2 a) 140 b) 136 Q.156) 13 × 15 − 579 ÷ 3+? = 32 ( )2 ( )3 2 Q.128) 푥 = 18 – 4 + 10 + (196 ÷ 7 × 38 ÷ 19) (3)2−(2)2 c) 156 d) 175 e) 196 a) 575 b) 634

a) 64 b) 74 ( ) c) 765 d) 876 e) None of these Q.142) √ 15+24×0.5 = 3 √10.8÷? Q.157) 1 표푓 20% 표푓 4 표푓 3600 + 1 표푓 65700 =? c) 128 d) 78 e) 80 2 5 4 a) 1 b) 1.5 Q.129) 10% 표푓 50 푥 = (190) ÷ (360) × 240 a) 16713 b) 19676 5 60 c) 2 d) 1.2 e) 2.4 a) 304 b) 344 c) 302 c) 39645 d) 25445 e) 34225 3 4 2 Q.143) 표푓329 + 표푓2530 = x + 37 1 1 7 11 Q.158) √95 + 26 + 표푓 표푓 360 =? d) 298 e) None of these 3 5 a) 16 b) 32 c) 18 Q.130) (30% 표푓 740) + 푥 + (15% 표푓 280) = a) 23 b) 35 d) 36 e) None of these 140% 표푓 340 c) 38 d) 43 e) 54 1 49 27 a) 335 b) 187 c) 235 Q.144) √(2 + ) ÷ √(1 + ) × =?÷ 25 Q.159) 40% 표푓 350 + 30% 표푓 720 + 144 576 34 d) 212 e) None of these 20% 표푓 640 = (? )2 a) 9 b) 18 c) 27 푥 32 Q.131) = 표푓 √2 256 + (15% 표푓 380) a) 20 b) 10 8 4 d) 81 e) None of these c) 22 d) 25 e) 18 a) 1649 b) 1480 c) 8123 Q.145) [(5√7 + √7) × (4√7 + 8√7)] − (19)2 =? 1 1 Q.160) √0.64 + 표푓 2.4 + 표푓 2 =? d) 36 3 e) None of these a) 143 b) 154 3 5 Q.132) 5 1 + 25% 표푓 160 − 7 = 푥 − 15% 표푓 120 a) 3 b) 0 3 9 9 c) 166 d) 128 e) 165 1 3 12 2 − 표푓 c) 1 d) 2 e) 2.8 a) 18 b) 36 c) 32 3 2 9 1 Q.146) 5 1 3 1 = 4 ÷ −( +2 ) 푥 1 31 51 21 21 11 ? 7 7 2 2 Q.161) 4 + + − − − = d) 27 e) None of these. 2 3 4 3 4 2 12 a) 90 b) 87 Q.133) 푥% 표푓 25 = 12% 표푓 550 + 40% 표푓 80 a) 113 b) 114 c) 91 d) 92 e) 93 a) 422 b) 346 c) 392 c) 118 d) 116 e) 117 Q.147) 12 – [9 1 + {7 − (6 − 1 1 + 5)}] = x d) 490 e) None of these 2 2 Q.162) 3.9 × 1.5 + 25% 표푓 940 + 2.4 × 1.2 =? a) 7 b) 6 a) 278.86 b) 243.73 Q.134) √3550 + √2455 + √2025 = 푥 c) 5 d) 8 e) 9 c) 262.73 d) 268.12 e) 262.45

a) 60 b) 70 c) 80 1 80.25 79.2 581.25 21.5 21 13.5 (?)3 9 Q.163) ( ) + ( ) + ( ) = 1989 +? Q.148) + − = [ ] + 0.03 0.9 0.75 d) 50 e) None of these 5 6 15 4 10 a) 1560 b) 1544 Q.135) 45% 표푓 400 + 35% 표푓 440 + a) 12564 b) 12865 c) 14664 c) 2645 d) 3163 e) 1549 30% 표푓 9000 + 4 표푓 550 = 푥 5 d) 13824 e) None of these 3 1 3 Q.164) 25% 표푓 500 + 30% 표푓 240 + ÷ × a) 58150 b) 5770 2 2 2 1 Q.149) 3 1 3 ÷ =? 5 ÷ × 8 35% 표푓 표푓 860 =? c) 5620 d) 5750 e) 3474 2 2 2 7 a) 2 b) 16 a) 241 b) 416 Q.136) 3 2 표푓 2 표푓 3 표푓 4 표푓 1860 =? 12 16 15 19 c) 24 d) 32 e) 8 c) 412 d) 242 e) 254 a) 31 b) 32 1 1 Q.150) 10 + [8 + {6 − (7 − (6 − 4))}] Q.165) 20 × 30 × 8 × 28725 − 1530 = ? c) 33 d) 34 e) 35 2 2 25 72 50 a) 10 b) 20 a) 1 b) 0

c) -1 d) 2 e) -2 Q.180) 24 ÷ (3 1 + 2 4) + (3 6 ÷ 5 2) + 1 =? a) 5 b) 7 5 5 7 5 Q.166) 7 1 + 40% 표푓 160 − 1 1 = 푥 − 20% 표푓 120 c) 2 d) 12 e) 20 3 9 9 a) 20/7 b) 23/7 420 2 ? a) 37.33 b) 34.55 c) 32.56 Q.195) ( ) + = (5.125 × 800) c) 46/7 d) 43/7 e) 40/7 12 2 3 3 d) 33.67 e) None of these Q.181) (√196 × √625) ÷ (√125 × √343) × a) 3000 b) 5750 1 Q.167) 25% 표푓 표푓 44 표푓 350 + 1 표푓 3 표푓 640 =? c) 2700 d) 2800 e) 3200 2 2 4 12 1 (2×55.5×( −2))−3 20% 표푓 표푓 640 = ? a) 2800 b) 3200 1.5 4 Q.196) + (6.125 × (1.2 + 0.4) × 13 a) 1984 b) 1948 c) 3600 d) 2400 e) 54 ? ) = (999.09 ÷ 99.909) × 10 c) 1996 d) 1957 e) 1956 Q.182) (3√48 + 4√108) ÷ 6√48 × (4√48 × a) 5 b) 8 3√12) =? c) 12 d) 20 e) 24 √ √ Q.168) 112 − 992 − √991 − √180 × 5 =? a) 432 b) 486 3 2 Q.197) √((160) + (29.5 × 2) + (1.25 × 320) = a) 5 b) 6 c) 492 d) 578 e) 645 2 (? ) c) 9 d) 7 e) 10 Q.183) 10% of 20% of 30% of 40% of 50% 2 a) 29 b) 21 Q.169) 55% 표푓 6520 + 25% 표푓 63500 − of 60% of 500= (?) c) 19 d) 17 e) 13 푥% 표푓 1640 = 19051 a) 2/5 b) 1/5 c) 3/5 a) 25 b) 21 d) 4/5 e) None of these Q.198) 18.5 % 표푓 2640 + √6561 + 0.0033 ÷ 2 Q.184) 1 2 + 3 4 + 2 5 − 7 1 − 6 2 =? − 16 0.0005 = (? ) c) 22 d) 23 e) 24 3 5 6 2 3 30 a) 16 b) 18 Q.170) (217 ÷ 7) × (154 ÷ 7) − (119 ÷ 7) × a) 6.75 b) -5.33 c) 14 d) 26 e) 24 (84 ÷ 7) = 2 × ? c) 0 d) -5.33 e) -6.33

225 1 3 4 Q.199) 12% 표푓 6420 − (? )% 표푓 1035 = (1.125 × a) 292 b) 239 Q.185) ( × √625) × ( + ) =? − √9 2 5 5 3 c) 272 d) 252 e) 262 (32 − 22 + 3)) a) 2063.3 b) 2466.7 Q.171) (3.24 ÷ 0.8) + 19.2 + (8.1 ÷ 0.03) + 3 =? a) 8 b) 12 4 c) 5365.78 d) 4678.43 e) 2345.65 c) 2 d) 6 e) 4 a) 320 b) 296 Q.186) (13.5 × 2 × 14) − (3.5 × 2 × (1.4 + c) 294 d) 448 e) 325 Q.200) 32% 표푓 7520 + (625)% 표푓(? ) − 0.024 = 3.6)) = (? )3 10×10×10+10 2 7 4 8 3 3 1 27 −5 Q.172) × 11 × ? − ÷ 1 + × 3 = a) 5 b) 4 ( 2 ) 9 7 9 5 4 3 9 10 a) 1/9 b) 9/184 c) 9 d) 7 e) 2 a) 12.456 b) 24.876 c) -1/192 d) 11/162 e) 13/172 Q.187) √3 9261 × √4 4096 + (? ) = (3.25 × 4)2 c) 14.979 d) 17.890 e) 19.34 5 5 3 3 1 12 Q.173) ÷ 표푓 (2 + 2 ) + ÷ =? a) 6 b) 5 2 14 7 10 5 5 5 3 Q.201) √576 + √ 512 + √? = 3 a) 11/12 b) 17/19 c) 14/15 c) 4 d) 3 e) 1 169 2197 12.9+0.1 Q.188) 817 × 3731 × 703 = 37 × 91 × (? ) a) 72 b) 64 d) 23/15 e) None of these 41 19 43 1 1 1 1 c) 36 d) 49 e) 26 Q.174) 640 × 3 + 3 ÷ 2 = 3 ×? a) 30 b) 29 5 2 3 2 Q.202) 12.75 × 300 + 21.4 × 125 + 224 × 11.5 = a) 4099/7 b) 5043/7 c) 6442/7 c) 19 d) 17 e) 41 3 (? ) × 2269 d) 5259/7 e) 4356/7 Q.189) 14 + (5.5 × 2 × 6) = ((1.0 + 0.75) × a) 5 b) 4 196 256 − 4) × (? ) 225 729 1 Q.175) 14 16 = ×? + 255 c) 3 d) 7 e) 8 15 17 a) 190 b) 290 Q.203) a) -5 b) -3 c) 350 d) 400 e) 409 3 c) -2 d) -1 e) None of these Q.190) 12.5% 표푓 2120 − (? )2 = (31 + 33) × (2)2 √√676 + (20.0025 + 3.9975) + (1.75 × 8) = (? )2 1 1 1 1 Q.176) [(3 + 2 ) ÷ (4 × 3 )] × 20% 표푓 120 = a) 9 b) 12 2 3 2 3 a) 6 b) 4 ? c) 36 d) 256 e) 3 c) 3 d) 2 e) 1 2 a) 9.67 b) 8.56 c) 9.33 Q.191) (450 ÷ √3 5832) = (5 × 12.5 × (? )) Q.204) 8765+4487+(?) =7654+891+5987 d) 6.64 e) None of these a) 8 b) 10 a) 1280 b) 1380 16 9 4 9 4 Q.177) × × 1 ÷ 6 = 1 × ? c) 12 d) 14 e) 16 c) 2160 d) 1189 e) 1980 7 6 5 7 5 Q.192) 16% 표푓 2460 − (? ) = (1.4 × 0.625 × 8)3 Q.205) 11 1 + 7 5 −? = 5 2 + 2 7 a) 8/17 b) 7/16 c) 5/19 9 6 3 18 a) 50.6 b) 49.3 1 2 8 d) 4/21 e) None of these a) 11 b) 13 c) 10 9 3 9 2 1 1 c) 46.12 d) 52.8 e) 50 Q.178) 5 × 3 × 20% 표푓 465 표푓 140 = 18 ×? 5 7 2 2 d) 11 e) None of these Q.193) 9373 × 9.4 × 5 = 103 × (5.875 × 5 + 18 a) 21550 b) 13020 1 17.625) × (? ) Q.206) 69 × + 435 × (? ) = (1204 + 2036) ÷ c) 32545 d) 42425 e) 25424 1.5 2 2 2 2 a) 70 b) 101 8 + (9 − 5) Q.179) 242 × {( 9 ) (12) (7) } =? 11 14 9 c) 85 d) 81 e) 91 a) 2 b) 15 a) 64 b) 56 Q.194) 16.5% 표푓 6520 + 1276 = (2.75 × 4)3 c) 25 d) 4 e) 1 ? c) 72 d) 81 e) 42 Chennai | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | 7601808080 / 9043303030 www.RACEInstitute.inwww.RACEInstitute.in Erode | Namakkal | Tanjore| Tirunelveli | Trivandrum | 9043303030 Ernakulam| Bengaluru | Chandigarh| Vellore |Legend Magazine | April - 2018| 55

Q.207) 749 × 23 + 348 × 12 + 4379 = (? ) + c) 822 d) 883 e) 809 c) 980 d) 1160 e) 2044 2 17×35+69×19−6 16 × 100 Q.221) = 162 + (? ) Q.236) √1296 + (2 × 0.35) + (0.15 × 2) + 5 4.5×2×2 a) 178 b) 109 a) 134 b) 144 (11.5)2 + (11.25 × 15) = (? ) c) 198 d) 182 e) 118 c) 138 d) 128 e) 124 a) 305 b) 314 Q.208) 52 × 10387 = (? ) × 47 × 13 Q.222) 95×97−57×23−78×36 = 159.25 × (? ) c) 204 d) 304 e) 324 a) 820 b) 818 4 a) 8 b) 9 Q.237) 34% 표푓 1250 + 92% 표푓 1425 − (? ) = c) 884 d) 821 e) 819 3 c) 4 d) 7 e) 6 (0.75 × 8 × 2) Q.209) 321 × 13 + 17 × 123 = 193 − (? ) a) 12 b) 10 Q.223) √6724 × 0.25 + (? ) × 63 = 14.375 × 8 a) 956 b) 595 a) 1.4 b) 1.5 c) 8 d) 14 e) 16 c) 560 d) 558 e) 572 247 1 Q.238) × (14.5% 표푓 1800 × 4 ) + (6.25 × ( ) c) 1.6 d) 1.8 e) 2.1 19 √81 Q.210) 18×23+27×(?) = 2.65 × 120 + 2.625 × 8 × 3 Q.224) √3 10648 + √3 3375 = √? 32) =. (? )3 9 a) 1525 b) 1630 a) 9 b) 13 a) 21 b) 12 c) 1635 d) 1640 e) 1369 c) 10 d) 12 e) 11

c) 41 d) 13 e) 60 3 2 2 Q.225) 80% 표푓 160 + (2.125 × 128) = (? ) ^2 Q.239) 52% 표푓 2650+2×2 +2 = (? ) × 4 Q.211) 3.358 × 125 + 25 × 7.85 = (0.4375 × 0.12×24+0.12 23 a) 29 b) 20 16 + 70) × (? ) a) 233 b) 466 c) 42 d) 26 e) 400 a) 8 b) 5 c) 456 d) 566 e) 656 Q.226) 6 1 3 −2+3+ + 0.35×12+(0.025×32) c) 2 d) 9 e) 4 Q.240) 45 2 10 × 3 = 12 × 7646+39.847+0.383+3841.3+4681.47+7 2 Q.212) (83% 표푓5600 + 0.125 × 24) × 15 = 5 × (? ) (? ) 581 91= (?) × (2.125×4) a) 100 b) 16 a) 36 b) 77 a) 1000 b) 2000 c) 81 d) 24 e) 36 c) 33 d) 31 e) 26 c) 3000 d) 4000 e) 2400 Q.241) (132 − 43) × 1.25 + (142 − 53) × 2.25 = ( )2 Q.213) √225+ 29 = 26.75 × 8 × (? ) Q.227) 198.89 + 32.87 = (? ) − 173.98 − 2 (? ) 263.9 −30.36 a) 3 b) 2 a) 180 b) 189 a) 170 b) 180 c) 8 d) 7 e) 9 c) 271 d) 291 e) 280 c) 700 d) 190 e) 600 Q.214) 3 + 5 + 2 = ? 17 23 27 10557 Q.242) √10609 + (18.2 × 5) + 2.5% 표푓 80 = Q.228) (8.5 × 126 + 2.3 × 130) = 342.5 × (? ) a) 4940 b) 4850 (? )2 a) 4 b) 5 c) 4910 d) 5610 e) 4380 a) 14 b) 15 c) 8 d) 7 e) 6 Q.215) 895+202.3-654.25 = 3.125% of (?) c) 24 d) 21 e) 17 Q. 229) (13.9)2 + (16)2 = (? ) + (14.9)2 + (14.35×3) Q.243) (? ) + 2881 + 8633 + 1853 = a) 227.0 b) 227.2 43 89 109 a) 12900 b) 22800 c) 267.2 d) 129.8 e) 227.8 (18.6% 표푓 1500) c) 12210 d) 22180 e) 12800 Q. 230) (27% of 1450) − (? ) + (37% of 1850) a) 100 b) 108 7 Q.216) √6724 × 1.5 − √12321 × + 292 − 1 = 2 = 45% of 2040 c) 92 d) 102 e) 98 3 (? ) a) 120 b) 124 Q.244) √4913 × 3.5 + √361 × (? ) = 107 a) 564.5 b) 574.5 c) 143 d) 158 e) 118 a) 0.5 b) 1.5 c) 546.5 d) 585.5 e) 486.5 Q. 231) 98 × 17 + 52 × 19 + 32 × 18 c) 2.5 d) 5 e) 7.5 2 Q.217) (? ) = 52 + 3 × 2 + 4000 ÷ = 50 × (? ) − (2.65 × 2400) Q.245) 4032 × 1305 × 1071 = 6720 87 ? 63 2 표푓 25% 표푓 1600 a) 110.7 b) 125.9 a) 190 b) 140 a) 2155 b) 2715 c) 191.8 d) 150.8 e) 190.8 c) 122 d) 153 e) 173 c) 2615 d) 2705 e) 2805 Q. 232) 487 + 56.5 + 546. +5645.5 + 545.56 + (? ) Q.246) 54×63−26×23 = (87.625 × 8 × (? ) ) Q.218) (? ) = (69.3 × 15.2) + (4.5 × 18.5) + = 7300 2 a) 2 b) 4 (7.25 × 44) a) 17.32 b) 16.88 c) 6 d) 8 e) 10 a) 1355.61 b) 1445.61 c) 17.88 d) 18.20 e) 19.44 Q.247) 5184 + 263 + 352 = 6 × (? ) c) 1455.61 d) 1545.61 e) 1544.61 13 16 1536 √ Q. 233) × 833 + ( ÷ ) × 3 = (? ) 7 17 15 1440 a) 2000 b) 3000 Q.219) 25% 표푓 534 + 표푓 247 + 19×13 a) 640 b) 630 c) 4500 d) 1700 e) 1800 (? ) %표푓 250 = 762 × 1.25 c) 650 d) 648 e) 687 Q.248) 17024 × 31848 + 72 = 0.125 × (? ) a) 132.3 b) 342.5 896 2654 Q.234) (135) 2 − 25 × ? = (109) 2 + 34 × 36 c) 324.8 d) 231.4 e) 320.9 a) 2300 b) 2800 a) 206.4 b) 204.8 Q.220) 1241 × 5 + 326 × 8 = (? ) × 10 − (3.4 × c) 3000 d) 2400 e) 5400 c) 198.5 d) 179.1 e) 210.2 5) Q.249) 38.26 × 12 + 68.24 × 2.5 = 0.365 × Q.235) 621 × 2 + 32 × 12 + 38 × 11 = (? ) a) 832 b) 830 1200 + (? ) a) 1250 b) 1480 Chennai | Puducherry | Madurai | Trichy | Salem | Coimbatore | 7601808080 / 9043303030 www.RACEInstitute.inwww.RACEInstitute.in Erode | Namakkal | Tanjore| Tirunelveli | Trivandrum | 9043303030 Ernakulam| Bengaluru | Chandigarh| Vellore |Legend Magazine | April - 2018| 56

a) 199.12 b) 189.39 231. (e) 232. (a) 233. (a) 234. (c) 235. (c) SIMPLIFICATION c) 121.12 d) 191.72 e) 120.35 236. (c) 237. (c) 238. (a) 239. (c) 240. (b) ANSWER KEY Q.250) 12% 표푓 3654 + 34% 표푓 4820 = (? ) + 241. (a) 242. (c) 243. (c) 244. (b) 245. (b) 1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (e) 77.28 246. (c) 247. (c) 248. (c) 249. (d) 250. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (b) a) 2200 b) 1920 251. (c) 252. (c) 253. (c) 254. (b) 255. (c) 14. (e) 15. (e) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (d) 19. c) 2100 d) 2010 e) 2000 256. (b) 257. (d) 258. (b) 259. (d) 260. (b) (d) 20. (c) 21. (b) 22. (d) 23. (e) 24. (a) 25. 261. (e) 262. (b) 263. (c) 264. (d) 265. (b) (e) 26. (d) 27. (e) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (e) 31. CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ (e) 32. (b) 33. (d) 34. (b) 35. (d) 36. (d) ANSWER KEY BANKING AWARENESS 37. (e) 38. (e) 39. (d) 40. (d) 41. (e) 42. 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b) ANSWER KEY (b) 43. (d) 44. (d) 45. (d) 46. (e) 47. (a) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (e) 11. (e) 12. (b) 13. (d) 1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (c) 48. (c) 49. (b) 50. (a) 51. (b) 52. (a) 53. 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c) 11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (d) (d) 54. (c) 55. (c) 56. (e) 57. (d) 58. (d) 59. 20. (a) 21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (e) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (c) (c) 60. (d) 61. (a) 62. (e) 63. (b) 64. (e) 65. (e) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (d) 20. (b) 21. (e) 22. (e) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (e) (a) 66. (d) 67. (d) 68. (b) 69. (c) 70. (b) 71. 31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (b) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (c) 26. (e) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (e) 31. (d) 72. (c) 73. (e) 74. (b) 75. (a) 76. (c) 77. 37. (a) 38. (e) 39. (d) 40. (a) 41. (b) 42. (e) 32. (c) 33. (e) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (a) 37. (d) 78. (b) 79. (b) 80. (d) 81. (c) 82. (b) (a) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (d) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (a) 41. (a) 42. (b) 83. (b) 84. (a) 85. (d) 86. (a) 87. (d) 88. (c) 49. (c) 50. (e) 51. (c) 52. (d) 53. (a) 54. 43. (e) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (a) 89. (b) 90. (d) 91. (d) 92. (e) 93. (c) 94. (c) 55. (c) 56. (d) 57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (d) 60. (a) 49. (a) 50. (e) 51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (d) 54. (d) 95. (e) 96. (a) 97. (b) 98. (d) 99. (b) (b) 61. (d) 62. (c) 63. (b) 64. (b) 65. (b) (b) 55. (a) 56. (c) 57. (a) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60. 100. (c) 101. (d) 102. (d) 103. (c) 104. (a) 66. (c) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (b) 70. (c) 71. (b) (d) 61. (a) 62. (e) 63. (c) 64. (b) 65. (a) 66. 105. (b) 106. (c) 107. (d) 108. (a) 109. (b) 72. (b) 73. (a) 74. (d) 75. (c) 76. (c) 77. (a) (a) 67. (a) 68. (c) 69. (a) 70. (c) 71. (b) 72. 110. (e) 111. (a) 112. (c) 113. (d) 114. (c) 78. (d) 79. (d) 80. (e) 81. (a) 82. (c) 83. (c) (a) 73. (c) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76. (a) 77. (a) 78. 115. (a) 116. (b) 117. (e) 118. (d) 119. (c) 84. (c) 85. (d) 86. (d) 87. (e) 88. (b) 89. (d) 79. (c) 80. (d) 81. (d) 82. (c) 83. (e) 84. 120. (b) 121. (c) 122. (a) 123. (b) 124. (d) (b) 90. (d) 91. (c) 92. (d) 93. (a) 94. (c) 95. (d) 85. (d) 86. (a) 87. (b) 88. (c) 89. (a) 90. 125. (e) 126. (a) 127. (b) 128. (c) 129. (a) (b) 96. (c) 97. (c) 98. (a) 99. (b) 100. (b) (b) 91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (a) 94. (c) 95. (c) 96. 130. (d) 131. (b) 132. (d) 133. (c) 134. (a) 101. (c) 102. (a) 103. (a) 104. (c) 105. (d) (c) 97. (b) 98. (b) 99. (c) 100. (a) 101. (a) 135. (e) 136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (c) 139. (e) 106. (b) 107. (d) 108. (c) 109. (b) 110. (b) 102. (b) 103. (a) 104. (a) 105. (a) 106. (d) 140. (b) 141. (c) 142. (d) 143. (b) 144. (c) 111. (b) 112. (e) 113. (b) 114. (c) 115. (d) 107. (a) 108. (d) 109. (d) 110. (e) 111. (a) 145. (a) 146. (b) 147. (c) 148. (d) 149. (e) 116. (e) 117. (c) 118. (e) 119. (c) 120. (b) 112. (b) 113. (e) 114. (b) 115. (c) 116. (c) 150. (b) 151. (a) 152. (d) 153. (a) 154. (b) 121. (b) 122. (d) 123. (c) 124. (d) 125. (a) 117. (d) 118. (a) 119. (d) 120. (a) 121. (a) 155. (c) 156. (e) 157. (a) 158. (b) 159. (c) 126. (e) 127. (b) 128. (d) 129. (a) 130. (c) 122. (c) 123. (b) 124. (e) 125. (c) 126. (c) 160. (d) 161. (c) 162. (b) 163. (e) 164. (c) 131. (e) 132. (a) 133. (b) 134. (c) 135. (b) 127. (c) 128. (b) 129. (d) 130. (a) 131. (e) 165. (d) 166. (a) 167. (d) 168. (c) 169. (a) 136. (c) 137. (d) 138. (e) 139. (b) 140. (a) 132. (d) 133. (d) 134. (c) 135. (d) 136. (e) 170. (b) 171. (c) 172. (d) 173. (e) 174. (a) 141. (b) 142. (b) 143. (a) 144. (d) 145. (c) 137. (e) 138. (e) 139. (c) 140. (e) 141. (c) 175. (c) 176. (c) 177. (a) 178. (b) 179. (c) 146. (c) 147. (b) 148. (b) 149. (d) 150. (c) 142. (c) 143. (b) 144. (b) 145. (e) 146. (b) 180. (e) 181. (d) 182. (a) 183. (c) 184. (d) 151. (e) 152. (d) 153. (a) 154. (e) 155. (d) 147. (d) 148. (c) 149. (d) 150. (c) 151. (a) 185. (a) 186. (d) 187. (e) 188. (c) 189. (d) 156. (e) 157. (c) 158. (b) 159. (b) 160. (b) 152. (d) 153. (c) 154. (c) 155. (d) 156. (c) 190. (e) 191. (b) 192. (a) 193. (e) 194. (a) 161. (c) 162. (d) 163. (d) 164. (d) 165. (c) 157. (b) 158. (d) 159. (b) 160. (c) 161. (d) 195. (b) 196. (a) 197. (c) 198. (e) 199. (e) 166. (b) 167. (e) 168. (e) 169. (c) 170. (b) 162. (d) 163. (e) 164. (e) 165. (d) 166. (e) 200. (c) 201. (d) 202. (b) 203. (d) 204. (a) 171. (a) 172. (d) 173. (d) 174. (d) 175. (c) 167. (e) 168. (b) 169. (b) 170. (d) 171. (c) 205. (c) 206. (e) 207. (d) 208. (c) 209. (b) 176. (b) 177. (d) 178. (b) 179. (b) 180. (d) 172. (c) 173. (d) 174. (e) 175. (c) 176. (d) 210. (c) 211. (a) 212. (c) 213. (b) 214. (a) 181. (c) 182. (c) 183. (d) 184. (b) 185. (c) 177. (b) 178. (e) 179. (d) 180. (d) 181. (c) 215. (e) 216. (b) 217. (b) 218. (c) 219. (c) 186. (a) 187. (c) 188. (b) 189. (d) 190. (b) 182. (a) 183. (d) 184. (c) 185. (b) 186. (c) 220. (d) 221. (e) 222. (a) 223. (b) 224. (e) 191. (b) 192. (b) 193. (e) 194. (d) 195. (d) 187. (c) 188. (b) 189. (d) 190. (b) 191. (a) 225. (b) 226. (b) 227. (c) 228. (a) 229. (b) 196. (a) 197. (c) 198. (b) 199. (b) 200. (e) 192. (c) 193. (b) 194. (a) 195. (a) 196. (a) 230. (d) 231. (c) 232. (e) 233. (a) 234. (b) 201. (b) 202. (c) 203. (b) 204. (b) 205. (c) 197. (c) 198. (e) 199. (d) 200. (a) 235. (e) 236. (d) 237. 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