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Dear Aspirants, We feel great pleasure in bringing the 'October 2018' edition of our very own 'Masters in Current Affairs', a platform where you get all the exam related information at a single place. It is designed especially for the forthcoming examinations. Its regular sections such as News Maker, News Diary, One liners etc. cover each and every news in details which is important for examinations. Rest of the news are covered in 'Chalte - Chalte' i.e. one liner news, which you can find at the bottom of each page. Some important issues of this month were discussed in featured articles. One among them is 'higher-education-commission-of-india-bill-2018'. Recently, the Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of University Grant Commission Act) Bill, 2018 (HECI) was drafted by the Centre. The Bill will provide major reforms in higher education. This Act provides for establishing the Higher Education Commission of India repealing the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, and much more interesting facts and facets to know about this act. Then an article about ‘BRICS. The 2018 BRICS summit is the tenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The summit was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the second time after it was first held in the 2013. This years theme 'BRICS in Africa' All other details in the regards are mentioned inside. Blood Moon 2018: Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of Century Occurs on July 27. The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century takes place on July 27. The total phase of the "blood moon" eclipse of July 27 will last 1 hour and 43 minutes, during which Earth's natural satellite will turn a spectacular red or ruddy-brown color. From start to finish, the entire celestial event will last nearly 4 hours. Other details are mentioned inside. And an article about the sad demise of the Bharat Ratna and former Prime Minister of India Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 16th of August 2018, the great loss of India and a black day of Indian Politics. In this edition we are providing the complete solution of RRB (MAINS) 2018 and PAPERS OF SSC STENOGRAPHER group C and D for your self assessment. There is a separate section named Que-TM for your self-evaluation, which includes all the possible MCQ's from this month's current affairs. This will be highly beneficial for all the upcoming examinations. Your advice or suggestions will be much appreciated and welcomed.

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Vivek Srivastava of Healthcare at HOME (HCAH) has won the "Entrepreneur of the year Award". OCTOBER 2018 MICA 5 CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner ONE Liner PERSONS IN NEWS ## Government has decided to set up a committee to ## Who has become Pakistan's first blind judge? suggest measures to strengthen National Cadet Corps w Yousaf Saleem (NCC) and National Service Scheme (NSS). Who is ## Who has become the country's first transgender the Chairman of this committee? lawyer? w Sathyasri Sharmila w Anil Swarup ## Who has become the first Indian woman to win ## B Sujatha Devi has passed away recently. She was a gold medal at IAAF World Under-20 Athletics a______. w Poet Championships? w Hima Das ## Claude Lanzmann has passed away recently. He was ## Who has been appointed as a whole time member of a______. w French Filmmaker the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? ## Gopal Das Neeraj has passed away recently. He was w Anant Barua ______. w Poet ## Who has been appointed as the chairman and additional ## J N Sadhu has passed away recently. He was a director of Bhushan Steel Ltd? w T.V. Narendran ______. w Journalist ## Who has been appointed as the chairman of ICICI ## Kabutari Devi has passed away recently. She was Bank? w Girish Chandra a______. w Singer Chaturvedi ## Kalpesh Yagnik passed away recently. He was ## Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Central a______. w Journalist Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)? w S Ramesh ## Kim Jong-pil has passed away recently. He was Former Prime Minister of which country? ## Who has been appointed as the CMD of Steel Authority w South Korea of India (SAIL)? w Saraswati Prasad ## Krishna Kumari has passed away recently. She was ## Who has been appointed as the Director General of the ______. w Politician ICWA? w T.C.A. Raghavan ## M M Jacob has passed away recently. He was the ## Who has been appointed as the interim coach of the former governor of which state? Indian women's team? w Ramesh Powar w ## Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of ## Mahendra Kaul has passed away recently. He was State Bank of India? w Arijit Basu a______. w Journalist ## Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Tata ## Rita Bhaduri has passed away recently. She Capital Housing Finance? w Anil Kaul was_____. w Actress ## Who has been appointed as the Secretary of Central Vigilance ## Surinder Singla has passed away recently. He was Commission (CVC)? w Alka Tiwari the______. w Politician ## Who has been appointed by President Halimah ## What is the Name of Former chief of Naval Staff Yacob as the country's Supreme Court judicial Admiral who has passed away? commissioner? w Dedar Singh Gill w J G Nadkarni ## Who has been appointed the chairperson of the National ## What is the Name of Spiritual leader and head of Green Tribunal (NGT)? w Adarsh Kumar Goel Sadhu Vaswani mission who has passed away? ## Who is the Chairman of Securities and Exchange w Dada JP Vaswani Board of India (SEBI)? w Ajay Tyagi

6 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Arvind Kumar, writer of Hindi Samantar Kosh has been awarded with the 'Hindi Ratna' award. One Liner AWARDS ## In which city, First India-US '2+2 dialogue' will be held? w New Delhi # # Who has been conferred with the 'Chief Minister ## In Which city, Fourth round of Maritime Affairs of the Year' award for her remarkable work in Dialogue between India and Japan was held? w Vasundhara Raje e-governance? w New Delhi # # Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the ## In which city, International Round Table Conference Hyderabad High Court? w T. B. N. Radhakrishnan on "Data for New India'' has been started? ## Who received Knowledge Excellence Award for w New Delhi Outstanding Contribution in Aluminium Knowledge ## In which city, Tourism Ministry will organize the first domain? w Tapan Kumar Chand ever "India Tourism Mart (ITM)"? ## Who will be honored with the Kanhaiyalal Sethia w New Delhi Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of ## In which state is Damdama Lake located? w Mahendra Bhanawat literature, culture and art? w SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES ## In which state is First Bhutan Film Festival was held? w ## Which Bank has launched 'Cash@PoS' facility to # withdraw cash from PoS terminals? # In which state is Kamakhya Temple located? w w Bank # ## Which Application has been developed by Central Board # In which state is Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to protect interest located? w of consumers? w 'GST Verify' ## In which state is Murlen National Park located? ## Which application has been launched by Election w Commission for citizens to share proof of malpractices ## In which state is Narora Atomic Power Station by political parties? w 'lVigil' located? w ## Which State Government has announced a 'Kanya Van ## In which state is Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary located? Samruddhi Yojana'? w w Assam ## Which State Government has announced to increase the ## In which state is Sindhu Darshan Festival begun? pension of persons detained under the Maintenance of w Jammu-Kashmir Internal Security Act (MISA) and the Defence of India ## In which state is Somnath Temple located? (DIR) rules during the 1975-77 national emergency? w w ## In which state is Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple ## Which State Government has announced to set up located? w country's first Khadi mall? w ## In which state is Sukreswar Temple located? ## Which State Government has launched "Annapurna w Assam Milk Scheme" for supplying milk to children studying in the Staterun schools? w Rajasthan INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL & STATE ## Cabinet approves MOU between India and _____on cooperation in the field of pharmaceutical products, ## ______edition of the Delhi Dialogue has been started pharmaceutical substances, biological product and in New Delhi. w 10th cosmetics regulatory functions. w Indonesia ## In which city, 4th National Review and Consultation ## Cabinet approves MoU between the Institute of on Swachh Iconic Places has been started? Chartered Accountants of India and "National Board w Hyderabad of Accountants and Auditors, ______. ## In which city, 58th National Inter-state Senior Athletics w Tanzania Championships has begun? w , Assam ## Dasho Tshering Tobgay is a Prime Minister of which ## In which city, 7th Defence Technology and Trade country? w Bhutan Initiative (DTTI) meeting between India and the US ## In which city, 15th India Australia Joint Ministerial delegation was held? w New Delhi Commission (JMC) was held? w Canberra, Australia

India and Ghana have signed two agreements on Cultural Exchange and Quality Standards. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 7 CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner ## In which City, 2nd meeting of the joint working group ## Fourth AIIB Annual Meeting will be held in ______on tourism cooperation between India and Nepal was in July 2019. w Luxembourg concluded? w Kathmandu ## Government has constituted a committee for ## In which city, 4th Australia India Education Council standardisation and indigenisation of metro rail (AIEC) meeting was held? w Adelaide system across the country. Who is the chairman of this ## In which city, '8th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting committee? w E Sreedharan was held? w Durban, South Africa ## Government has set up a highlevel task force to suggest ## In which city, 8th India-Oman Joint Commission ways of reducing import dependence. Who will head Meeting was held? w Muscat this task force? w P K Sinha ## In which City, Fourth BIMSTEC Summit will be ## In which city, First meeting of the task force on held? w Kathmandu, Nepal e-commerce was held? w New Delhi ## In which city, India and Pakistan will be part of ## In which city, NITI Aayog is organizing 'MOVE: antiterror drill "Peace Mission"? Global Mobility Sumit'? w New Delhi w Chelyabinsk, Russia ## Income Tax Department has launched an 'instant' ## In which city, UNCTAD meeting of third inter- Aadhaarbased PAN allotment service for individuals governmental group of experts on consumer protection seeking the unique identity for the first time. Which is will be held? w Geneva, Switzerland eligible for ePAN facility? w Resident Individuals ## In which city, US President Donald Trump and his ## India has become the ______member of the European Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held the first Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). summit? w Helsinki, Finland w 69th ## In which Country, 4th meeting of Australia-India ## India has moved up to ______place in terms of money Education Council (AIEC) has been started? parked by its citizens and companies with Swiss w Australia Banks. w 73rd ## India and ______have signed two MOUs in ## Indian Army and ______have signed Memorandum the field of biotechnology, traditional medicine and of Understanding (MoU) on the Defence Salary homoeopathy. w Cuba Package. w SBI ## India and ______signed an agreement on exchange ## RBI has imposed a penalty of ______Crore on of experience by legal professionals and government Tamilnad Mercantile Bank for contravention of Master functionaries for resolution of disputes before various Directions on Issue and Pricing of Shares. courts. w United Kingdom w 6 Crore ## India and ______have signed five MoUs in the field ## RBI to Issue New Design Rs. 100 Denomination of Science and Technology. w South Korea Banknote. What will be the Dimension of the banknote? w 66 mm × 142 mm ## India and ______signed six agreements in several fields including education, cyber security, and cultural ## To which Bank, RBI has issued license to launch exchange. w Seychelles operations in India? w Bank of China

FINANCIAL AWARENESS SPORTS # ## According to Asian Development Bank (ADB), India's # Aaron Finch is related to which sports? Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate is expected to w Cricket ______in the Financial Year 2018-19. In which City, ## Bajrang Punia is related to which sports? Fourth BIMSTEC Summit will be held? w Wrestling w 7.30% ## Deepak Punia is related to which sports? ## According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), w Wrestling India's Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate is ## Deepika Kumari is related to which sports? expected to ______in the Financial Year 2018-19. w Archery w 7.3% ## Dipa Karmakar is from which state? # # Finance Ministry has approved infusion of ______w crore in 5 PSBs. w Rs 11,336

8 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Thaawarchand Gehlot attended the Global Disability Summit held in London. One Liner ## Dipa Karmakar is related to which sports? ## Who has won the Gold Medal in the Men's club throw w Gymnastic F51 event at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in ## Hima Das to be ______sports brand ambassador. Tunisia? w Amit Kumar Saroha w Assam's ## Yogesh Kathuniya is related to which sports? ## How Many Medals India has won in the 7th World w Discus throw Junior Wushu championships held in Brasilia, Brazil? SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY w 9 Medals ## ICC Women's World T20 will be held in ## In which city, National Association of Software and the______. w West Indies Services Companies (Nasscom) has opened a Center ## In which city An antidoping sports conference titled of Excellence (CoE) for Data Science and Artificial 'Clean Sport=Fair Outcome?' was held? Intelligence? w Bengaluru w Oslo, Norway ## Where is the Headquarters of Indian Space Research ## India has won the Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 title Organisation (ISRO)? w Bangalore after beating______. w Iran ## Which country's researchers have developed the ## Irena Szewinska, who won Olympic gold medals in world's smallest computer Michigan Micro Mote? three different events, has passed away recently. She w USA was from which country? w Poland MISCELLANEOUS ## Jhili Dalabehera is related to which sports? w Weightlifting ## According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Who has ## Jinson Johnson breaks Sriram Singh's 42-yearold become Asia's richest person? w Mukesh Ambani 800m national record. He is from which state? ## According to Forbes Magazine, which Indian-origin w Kerala women has made it to the list of America's 60 richest ## Neeraj Chopra is related to which sports? women? w Jayshree Ullal & w Javelin Thrower Neerja Sethi ## Sandeep Sejwal is related to which sports? ## Gautam Kanjilal has passed recently. He was______. w Swimming w Mountaineer ## Saurabh Chaudhary is related to which sports? ## How Many Countries are the member of United w Shooting Nation? w 193 ## Sports Authority of India is set to be renamed as ## How Many countries are the members of World "Sports India". Where is the Headquarters of Sports Bank? w 189 Authority of India (SAI)? w New Delhi ## International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit ## Viresh Kundu is related to which sports? Trafficking has been observed on______. w Wrestling w 26th June ## Which Country has won the 37th edition of ## What is the formation year of United Nations the Champions Trophy Hockey 2018 in Breda, Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)? Netherlands? w Australia w 1964 ## Which Indian Player has been inducted into the ICC ## Which Country is the world's most dangerous country Cricket Hall of Fame? w for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour, according Thomson ## Who has won the Austrian Grand Prix title? Reuters Foundation survey of about 550 experts on w Max Verstappen women's issues? w India ## Who has won the British Grand Prix title? ## Which Day is observed as the International Mother w Sebastian Vettel Language Day? w 21-Feb ## Who has won the French Grand Prix title? ## Which Day is observed as the World Environment w Lewis Hamilton Day? w 05-Jun ## Who has won the gold medal in 77kg category in Junior ## Which Day is observed as the World Hindi Day? Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi? w 10-Jan w Sajan

Mahesh Kumar Malani became the first Hindu to win the National Assembly seat from Sindh province. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 9 SPOTLIGHT ALL THAT MATTERS ABBREVIATIONS IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES STA : Strategic Trade Authorization October 02 Gandhi Jayanti/International Day of Non-Violence POCSO : Protection of Children from Sexual Offences October 04 World Animal Day October 05 World Teachers’ Day DAC : Defence Acquisition Council October 09 World Post Day UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime October 10 World Mental Health Day October 16 World Food Day FPV : Fast Patrol Vessels October 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty MOX : Mobile Open Exchange October 24 United Nations Day

ECONOMIC GLOSSARY BOOKS & AUTHORS Economic Citizenship Economic Citizenship or Citizenship by Investment is a scheme by which a person bROTHERS OF THE becomes a naturalised citizen of another 01 GUN country by investing in that country. While many countries, including India, offer :- Marwan Hisham & permanent residency status after a significant Molly Crabapple contribution to the economy and proof of residency in that country for a number of years, some Caribbean nations, such as CRISTIANO & LEO Antigua, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, and 02 Grenada only require a certain sum of money. The concept of gaining citizenships without residing :- Jimmy Burns in a country began in St. Kitts and Nevis. A year after the island nation gained its freedom from the United Kingdom, in 1984, St. Kitts and Nevis began its Citizenship by Investment programme. kittys war For $150,000 (`1.02 crore approximately), a 03 family of four can buy citizenship. The St. Kitts passport affords its citizens :- Daman Singh visa-free travel to over 130 countries. In Antigua, it costs $100,000 for a passport, and Dominica and Grenada require $200,000. Other countries also offer such schemes, but there is a minimum residency period involved. polite society 04 The U.S. has a EB-5 Investor visa programme which requires $1 million, a legitimate business in the U.S., and a Green Card. :- Mahesh Rao The Caribbean nations mentioned above, and certain European countries like Malta and Cyprus, have either very little or no residency requirements. People who have been charged rage in kashmir with crimes don't get citizenship in another 05 country, in most cases, people gain citizenship before they are charged with crimes. :- David Devdas

MICA OCTOBER 2018 China launched optical remote sensing satellite Gaofen-11 for high-resolution Earth observation 10 project. APPOINTMENTS THE PEOPLE

Austin Fernando Rajendra Menon Amit Anand Apte ri Lankan President ustice Rajendra Menon was mit Anand Apte has been elected as the SMaithripala Sirisena's former Jsworn-in as the Chief Justice of APresident of the Institute of Cost Accoun- secretary, Austin Fernando has the Delhi high court at Raj Niwas. tants of India. An academician with more than been named Sri Lanka's next High Lieutenant-governor (LG) Anil 25 years of teaching experience he has authored Commissioner to India. He will Baijal administered the oath of several books on Valuation Management, Op- replace Chitrangani Wagiswara, office to the newly appointed CJ erations Management, Cost Audit, Laws & Au- a career foreign service officer. who was earlier the Chief Justice dit, Cost & Management etc. He has published Fernando was Sirisena's Secretary of Patna high court. Justice Menon several articles in different reputed journals until 1st July 2018 month when replaced Justice Gita Mittal who and offered his professional acumen in differ- he resigned. His will be a political has been transferred as the Chief ent professional institutes including Govern- appointment outside the foreign Justice of the Jammu and Kash- ment organizations. Balwinder Singh has been service. mir high court. With this, she has elected as the institute’s Vice President. He had previously served as become the first woman judge to They have been elected for the 2018-2019. The the governor for the Eastern head the high court of the state. institute has around 75,000 members and about Province and an Advisor to the Justice Menon has also served as a 50,000 students. The Institute of Cost Accoun- president of Sri Lanka. He also judge in the Gwalior Bench of the tants of India (ICAI), the second largest cost & served as Sri Lanka’s Defence high court. He management accounting body in the world and Secretary from 2001-2002. He was the Chief Justice of Patna high the largest in Asia, is planning to form local was a consultant to the United court for 16 months. Centre noti- working groups to handle the minimum sup- Nations before being appointed fied the transfer of Justice Menon port price (MSP) system in agriculture across Defence Secretary in December from the Patna High Court to Delhi the country. It will also embark on a mammoth 2001. Newly elected President High Court on August 3, after a task of streamlining the spiralling costs of Maithripala Sirisena appointed recommendation was made by the healthcare business. The Institute of Cost Ac- Fernando as a presidential adviser Supreme Court collegium on July countants of India (ICAI), previously known as on 15 January 2015. 16. the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of He was thereafter appointed Justice Menon was elevated as India (ICWAI), is a premier statutory profes- Governor of Eastern Province on Chief Justice of Patna High Court sional accountancy body in India with the ob- 27 January 2015. He resigned in in March 2017, after being posted at jects of promoting, regulating and developing order to become Secretary to the the Principal Bench of the Madhya the profession of Cost Accountancy. It is the President of Sri Lanka on 1 July Pradesh High Court since 2008. He only licensing cum regulating body of Cost & 2017. was elevated to the Gwalior Bench Management Accountancy profession in India. The headquarters of ICAI is situated in Kol- Fernando is the author of “My of the Madhya Pradesh High Court kata, and operates through Belly is White: as an Additional its four regional councils Reminiscences Judge on April 1, located at Kolkata, Chennai, of a Peacetime 2002. Delhi and Mumbai, 94 chap- Secretary of ters in India and 78 chapters Defence.” abroad.

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Bharat Anand, has been named Harvard University's new Vice Provost. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 11 THE PEOPLE APPOINTMENTS Surendra Rosha ong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd (HSBC) appointed Surendra Rosha as Hits India CEO replacing Jayant Rikhye. 50 year old Rosha, a career HSBC banker, is currently head of HSBC's financial institutional group (FIG) for the Asia-Pacific region. He began his career in financial services when he joined HSBC’s India opera- tions in 1991. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Bombay University and a Master’s Degree in Business from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. HSBC had to appoint a new CEO less than a year after it put Jayant Rikhye on the post due to his medical condition. HSBC Bank India, is an Indian subsidiary of UK-based HSBC Holdings plc, is a bank with its operational head office in Mumbai. It is a foreign bank under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and thus is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Anil Kumar Chawla ice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla has been appointed as the next Flag Officer Com- Vmanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the (SNC). He is pres- ently the Chief of Personnel at the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Navy) in New Delhi. He took over the charge from A.R. Karve. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Vice Admiral Chawla was commis- sioned in the Navy on January 1, 1982. He is a Navigation and Direction specialist who has commanded five ships including the now decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat. His important staff appointments ashore include instructor at National Defence Academy and Senior Instructor (Navy) at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Ooty. He had worked as Defence Attaché in the Embassy of India at Jakarta, Indonesia, where he was instrumental in the signing of the India-Indonesia Defence Agreement in Feb 2001.He has also been the Flag Officer Commanding, . As Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy and Plans), he was responsible for the formulation of the Maritime Capability Perspective Plan 2012-27 and the first Maritime Infrastructure Perspective Plan for the navy besides envisaging the pro- cess for IN-DRDO Synergy, which has now been institutionalised. Vice Admiral Chawla, as the Director General of Naval Operations, oversaw Op-Rahat, which involved the evacuation of Indian as well as foreign nationals from war-torn Yemen in April 2015.He is a graduate of the Royal Na- val Staff College, U.K., and the College of Naval Warfare, and the National Defence College, New Delhi. He was awarded the Nausena Medal in 2003 for his performance during Op-Parakram, Vishisht Sena Medal and Ati- in 2013 for his distinguished service. S Gopakumar ublic sector non-life insurance firm United India Insurance Company has appointed S PGopakumar as its Director and General Manager. Prior to taking up the new role, Gopakumar was serving GIC Housing Finance Ltd as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. United India Insurance Company (wholly owned by the Government of India) is the 2nd Largest General Insurance company with premium of Rs.16000+ Crore in India. It was incorporated on 18th February 1938, and was nationalised in 1972. Previously it was a subsidiary of the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC). But when GIC became a re-insurance company as per the IRDA Act 1999, its four primary insurance subsidiaries New India Assurance, United India Insurance, Oriental Insurance and National Insurance got autonomy. Twelve Indian insurance companies, four co-operative insurance societies, five foreign insurers with Indian operations and the general insurance operations of the southern region of Life Insurance Corporation of India were merged with United India Insurance Company Limited to form the company. The Company has a variety of insurance products to provide insurance cover from bullock carts to satellites. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos Sunita Williams will fly the first missions into space on commercial rockets and capsules with 8 12 MICA OCTOBER 2018 others. APPOINTMENTS

Indira Banerjee Justice Manjula Chellur he Supreme Court for the first time in its history will ormer Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Justice Thave three sitting women judges after the appointment FManjula Chellur has been appointed as the Chairperson of Justice Indira Banerjee, 60, the Chief Justice of the of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL). Her Madras High Court as a Supreme Court judge. Justice tenure is of 3 years or until further orders, whichever is Banerjee, 60, is the eighth woman to be ever elevated to the earlier. Supreme Court. But for the top court that got its first woman The Tribunal’s judicial member Justice KN Patil and judge only in 1989, her elevation creates a new record. This technical members SD Dubey, IJ Kapoor and BN Talukdar is the first time that the Supreme Court, which already has were present on the occasion. Tribunal Bar Association Justice R Banumathi and Justice Indu Malhotra, will have President MG Ramachandran was also present and he three woman judges. assured the bench full cooperation of the bar members in The government has also cleared the appointment of day to day business. A large number of advocates and High Court Chief Justice Vineet Saran and other eminent guests were also present at the function. High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph. The APTEL had been without a full-time Chairperson for Like Justice Indu Malhotra, Justice Banerjee also had eight months, since the retirement of Justice Ranjana P started out as a lawyer in the mid-eighties. Desai on November 30, 2017. An alumnus of Kolkata's Presidency College, she was About Justice Manjula Chellur appointed as a high court judge in 2002 and had been ## Justice Manjula Chellur was born on December 5, elevated as a chief justice of the Madras High Court only 1955 in Karnataka. last year. ## She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Allum Also joining the Supreme Court is the Odisha High Court's Sunmangalamma Women's College, Bellary, and Chief Justice Vineet Saran who had started out as lawyer in went on to earn her law degree from Renukacharya Allahabad High Court in 1980. A former law officer for the Law College, Bangalore. Uttar Pradesh government, Justice Saran was also elevated ## In 1977, the Supreme Court of India sponsored her on to the bench in 2002. He has been Odisha high court chief a Gender & Law fellowship to England's University justice since February 2016. of Warwick. Government sources said Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad ## In 2013, Justice Chellur received an honorary doctorate decided to process Justice KM Joseph's appointment after from the Karnataka State Women's University. the Supreme Court collegium sent back his name a second time. As per the rules, if the collegium recommends a name ## Chellur was the first woman Chief Justice of the a second time, the centre has no choice but to accept it. There Calcutta High Court. She also served as the Chief had been speculation that the centre Justice of Kerala High Court and was the first female could have delayed his appointment but judge of the Karnataka High Court. government sources had rejected this ## She was also the second woman to possibility, underlining that the centre's be appointed as the Chief Justice reservations to his appointment were not of Bombay High Court in 2016, a personal, but procedural. post she held until her retirement on December 4, 2017.

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WWE star Glenn Jacobs, better known as Kane has been elected Mayor in Tennessee. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 13 THE PEOPLE AWARDS Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 wo Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are Tamong the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award. Others are are Youk Chhang (Cambodia), Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz (East Timor), Howard Dee (Philippines) and Vo Thi Hoang Yen (Vietnam). They will be conferred with award during formal presentation ceremony at Cultural Centre in Philippines on August 31, 2018. India's Bharat Vatwani was awarded for leading the rescue of thousands of mentally ill street paupers to treat and reunite them with their families. Sonam Wangchuk won the award for his contribution in harnessing nature, culture and education for community progress. Dr. Bharat Vatwani and his wife started an informal operation of bringing mentally-ill street persons to their private clinic for treatment, leading them to establish Shraddha Rehabilitation Foundation in 1988, aimed at rescuing mentally-ill persons living on the streets; providing free shelter, food, and psychiatric treatment; and reuniting them with their families. Their rescue work has been aided by the police, social workers, and referrals. Shraddha’s free custodial care and treatment ranges from personal hygiene, medical check-ups, psychiatric treatment, to appropriate medication. Sonam Wangchuk, after after earning his engineering degree in 1988, founded Students’ Education and Cultural Movement of (SECMOL) and started coaching Ladakhi student, 95% of whom used to fail the government exams. In 1994, with Wangchuk in the lead, “Operation New Hope” (ONH) was launched to expand and consolidate the partnership- driven educational reform program. Taking a life of its own, to date ONH has trained 700 teachers, 1000 VEC leaders, and dramatically increased the success rate of students in matriculation exams from just 5% in 1996 to 75% by 2015. The awards, named after a Philippine president who died in a 1957 plane crash. It was established in 1957 by trustees of the New York City based Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Philippine government in the memory of Philippines’ third President Ramon Magsaysay who had died in air disaster in March 1957. It is awarded annually to individuals or organizations from Asia region for their altruistic and philanthropic service. It carries Medallion bearing the likeness of the late President Ramon Magsaysay, cash prize and a certificate.

Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award 2018 opalkrishna Gandhi has been declared as the winner of the GRajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for the year 2018. He has been given this award for his outstanding contribution for promoting communal harmony, peace and goodwill. Gopalkrishna Gandhi is a retired IAS officer and was 22nd Governer of served from 2004 to 2009. For a few months he also took additional charge of Governor of in 2006. This is the 24th edition of Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award. Former recipients of the award include Mother Teresa, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Mohammed Yunus, Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Dutt, Dilip Kumar, Kapila Vatsyayan, Teesta Setalvad, Swami Agnivesh, K.R. Narayanan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Muzaffar Ali and Shubha Mudgal. Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award is an Indian award instituted by All India Congress Committee of the in 1992 to commemorate the contribution made by Rajiv Gandhi for promoting the communal hormony, peace and national integration. This award is presented on 20th August every year on the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavana Diwas (Harmony Day). The award includes cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh and a citation. In the year 2017, this award was given jointly to Mohammed Azharuddin (Former Indian Cricketer) and M.Gopala Krishna (A retired IAS Officer). First Recipient of this award was Jagan Nath Kaul in 1995. He is a social activist founder of SOS Children’s Village of India (SOS CVI) which provides home to almost 15000 children. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

14 MICA OCTOBER 2018 China has successfully tested its first cutting-edge hypersonic aircraft Xingkong-2. AWARDS Outstanding Parliamentarian Award 2018 resident Ram Nath Kovind has conferred Outstanding Parliamentarian PAwards on five Members of Parliament. Senior Congress leader Gh- ulam Nabi Azad, Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi and BJD lead- er Bhratruhari Mahtab are among the five MPs chosen for the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award. While Mahtab has been conferred the Award for 2017, Trivedi has received the honours for 2016 and Azad, the Leader of the Opposition in the has got the award for 2015. Former Rajya Sabha member Najma Heptullah has been conferred the award for the year 2013, while BJP member Hukumdev Nara- yan has received the award for 2014. The Indian Parliamentary Group gives away the awards every year. However, instead of announcing awards every year, the Group usually clubs the award for four or more years. This year the Awards has been announced for the last five years. The awardees were shortlisted by a Committee chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and other members including Home Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP veteran L K Advani, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha P J Kurien, Congress leader Karan Singh and Ram Bhadur Rai, Chairman of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts. The awardees are selected on the basis of their experience, debating skills, awareness of issues and the depth with which issues were raised, an official said. The committee also considered the member's adherence to the rules of procedure, maintenance of dignity and contribution in parliamentary committees among others. The awards were instituted in 1995 and past recipients include former prime ministers Chandra Shekhar and Manmohan Singh, former president Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and Advani among others.

Fields medal enowned Indian-Australian math- Delhi born mathematician who is cur- Rematician Akshay Venkatesh has rently teaching at Stanford University. been conferred with prestigious Fields About Fields Medal: Medal for his synthesis of analytic num- ber theory, homogeneous dynamics, to- Fields Medal, often described as the No- pology and representation theory, which bel Prize of mathematics is a prestigious has resolved long-standing problems in award which is given to the individuals The award constitutes a medal and areas such as the equi-distribution of for their profound contribution in Math- cash prize of 15,000 arithmetic objects. He was awarded on ematics who are under the age of 40 as Canadian Dollars 1st August at the International Congress on 1st January of the awarding year, this that are funded by of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro. award was institutionalized in 1936. a trust established Fields Medal is awarded every four Other awardees of Fields Medal include by J.C. Fields at the year on the occasion of the Interna- Alessio Figalli of Italy, Peter Scholze of University of To- tional Congress of the International Germany and Caucher Birkar (Kurdish ronto. Iranian). Akshay Venkatesh is a New Mathematical Union (IMU). Shalaka Samman rominent scriptwriter, lyricist and like Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Ppoet Javed Akhtar received “Shalaka Bhusan in 2007. In March 2010, Javed Samman” for the year 2017-18 by Hindi Akhtar was nominated to the Rajya Sahitya Academy, New Delhi. The award Sabha as Member of Parliament. was bestowed to him by Academy Vice About Shalaka Samman: Chairman Vishnu Khare on 1st July 2018. It is the highest honor given by Hindi Javed Akhtar has won five National Academy every year to the scholars who Ram Vilas Sharma. Film Awards for best lyricist ,16 Film- have done premier literary contribution The award includes fare Awards for Best Lyrics, Best Script for the upliftment of Hindi language. a cash reward of Rs. and Best Dialogue, Sahitya Akademi This award is provided since 1987 and 5 Lakh, citation and for Urdu in 2013, major civilian awards the first recipient was legendary poet Dr. emblem etc. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

Haitian President has nominated Jean Henry Ceant as the next prime minister of the country. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 15 THE PEOPLE OBITUARY Gopal Das Neeraj M Karunanidhi oyen of Hindi poetry uthuvel Karunanidhi, DGopal Das Neeraj passed Mformer five-time chief away at the AIIMS trauma minister of Tamil Nadu died centre in Delhi at the age of 93. on August 7, 2018, at the age A awardee, of 94. He has served as Chief Gopal Das Neeraj had suffered Minister of Tamil Nadu for a head injury following a fall almost two decades over five at his house in Agra and was terms between 1969 and 2011. undergoing treatment at a He was a long-standing leader hospital there. He had kidney of the Dravidian movement failure, infection all over his and ten-time president of body and head injury. Gopal Das Neeraj was awarded Padma the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Before Shri in 1991 and Padma Bhushan in 2007. The poet had also entering politics he worked in the Tamil film industry as written songs for Bollywood films. He was born in the village a screenwriter. He has also made contributions to Tamil of Puravali near Mahewa of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, India on literature, having written stories, plays, novels, and a 4 January 1925. He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj". Apart multiple-volume memoir. He was popularly referred to as from writing, he was a professor of Hindi Literature in Dharma Kalaignar, meaning artist in Tamil. Samaj College, Aligarh. In 2012, Neeraj became the chancellor About M Karunanidhi: of Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Karunanidhi was born on 3rd June 1924, in the village of Shinobu Thirukkuvalai in Nagapattinam district, Madras Presidency. Hashimoto Karunanidhi started his first magazine, at age 15, called apanese screenwriter- Manava Nesan (Friends of Students). Jdirector Shinobu Hashimoto, well known for writing Akira Nenjukku Needhi is his biography. Kurosawa’s iconic Japanese Karunanidhi married three times. His first marriage was films including 'The Seven with Padmavathi (died in 1948) in September 1944. His Samurai' and 'Rashomon', has second marriage was with Dayalu Ammal, with whom he died. He was 100. Hashimoto had three sons and a daughter. died from complications caused With his third wife, Rajathi Ammal, Karunanidhi had a by pneumonia. daughter, Kanimozhi, who is seen as his literary heir. The screenwriter had also made Karunanidhi began his career as a screenwriter in the his name in production. In 1973, he launched a production Tamil film industry. His first movie as screen writer was company Hashimoto Production. Hashimoto wrote or co- Rajakumari produced by Coimbatore based Jupiter Pictures wrote more than 70 screenplays, including many of late directed by A. S. A. Sami starring M. G. Ramachandran. Japanese director Kurosawa's classics, also including 'The Hidden Fortress' (1958). He also directed three films during He was active in screenwriting even during his later political his long career, and also scripted for other directors, including career till 2011 when he last wrote for historic movie Ponnar Masaki Kobayashi ('Harakiri' in 1962) and Kihachi Okamoto Shankar. ('The Sword of Doom' in 1966). His most well-known films At Kanyakumari, Karunanidhi constructed a 133-foot-high draw from the jidaigeki (period drama) genre involving statue of Thiruvalluvar in honour of the scholar. samurai. Shichinin no samurai or Seven Samurai is an epic set in the 16th century. A technical marvel for Japanese cinema The books written by Karunanidhi include Sanga Thamizh, of the time, it became the highest-grossing film in Japan Thirukkural Urai, Ponnar Sankar, Romapuri Pandian, following its release. The film inspired a Hollywood remake, Thenpandi Singam, Vellikizhamai, Nenjukku Needhi, John Sturges’s Western The Magnificent Seven (1960). Roger Iniyavai Irubathu and Kuraloviam. His books of prose and Corman’s science-fiction space opera Battle Beyond The Stars poetry number more than 100. (1980) was an amalgamation of Shichinin no samurai and The When Annadurai expired in 1969, Karunanidhi became the Magnificent Seven. Bollywood classic Sholay (1975), written Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the first leader of DMK, by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, was also loosely based on since the leader post was customarily left vacant for Periyar Shichinin no samurai, as was China Gate (1998). Hashimoto’s during Annadurai time as Annadurai was party general script for Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress (1958) was a major secretary only. influence for George Lucas’s first Star Wars film. Anita Kumar becomes the first Indo-American in the White House Correspondents Association MICA OCTOBER 2018 16 board. OBITUARY Chiyo Miyako he world's oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, Chiyo Miyako has died. TMiyako, born on May 2, 1901, became the world's oldest person in April after Nabi Tajima from Kikai island in southern Japan died at the age of 117. Miyako's family called her "the goddess" and remembered her as a chatty person who was patient and kind to others, according to Guinness World Records, which had certified her title. Miyako enjoyed calligraphy, which she had practiced until recently, and eating sushi and eel. The new oldest person in Japan is a 115-year-old woman, Kane Tanaka of Fukuoka on the southern island of Kyushu. The world's oldest man, Masazo Nonaka on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, celebrated his 113rd birthday recently.

Somnath Chatterjee omnath Chatterjee, who had one of the longest innings of any MP in the Lok Sabha, passed Saway following a heart attack. He was aged 89. The stalwart of Indian politics has delivered more than 500 speeches in Parliament. About Somnath Chatterjee: Born in Tezpur, Assam in 1929 to NC Chatterjee, who was once president of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, and Binapani Debi. He was educated in Kolkata and the United Kingdom. A Barrister-at-Law from Middle Temple in UK, Chatterjee was a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for four decades from 1968 to 2008, till he was expelled. In 1971, he became a member of the Lok Sabha for the first time supported by the CPM; was subsequently re-elected nine times, except in 1984 when he lost to Mamata Banerjee- a win that catapulted her into politics. Honoured with the ‘Outstanding Parliamentarian Award’ in 1996. Unanimously Elected of the Lok Sabha in 2004 during the UPA-I government, he was also the first communist in the country to become Speaker. Severely criticised for his comment “Supreme Court was encroaching on the right of the legislature by issuing orders on the proceedings of the Jharkhand Assembly during a vote of confidence.” Besides doing away with the practice of paying for toiletries and tea from the national exchequer under his tenure as Speaker, he was also instrumental in starting a full-fledged 24–hour Lok Sabha television channel, and telecasting live the proceedings of the Zero Hour. In 2008, he was expelled from his party for refusing to resign as the Speaker after his party withdrew support to the UPA-I government. He believed the Speaker's post is above any party politics. He described it as the “saddest day of his life”.

Kofi Annan ormer United Nations General Secretary and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan Fpassed away in Bern, Switzerland. He was 80. His home country, Ghana, has declared a week of national mourning. He is survived by his wife Nane and three children. He was first black African to become Secretary-General of UN and also the first to be elected from UN staff itself. About Kofi Annan in UN ## Kofi Annan first joined the UN in 1962 as an administrative and budget officer with the World Health Organisation in Geneva. ## He later served with the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, the UN Emergency Force (UNEF II) in Ismailia, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva.

US President has nominated a Aditya Bamzai to an agency on privacy and civil liberties. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 17 THE PEOPLE OBITUARY ## He also served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the former Yugoslavia (1995-1996) and facilitated the repatriation from Iraq of more than 900 international staff and other non-Iraqi nationals in 1990. ## Before becoming the Secretary-General, he served as the head of the United Nations peacekeeping operations from 1993 to 1997. ## In 1997, Annan became the first African to take up the role of Secretary General at the United Nations. He served two terms as the chief of United Nations, from 1997 to 2006. ## He later served as the UN special envoy for Syria, leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. Important Facts: ## Annan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for helping to revitalise the United Nations, during a period that coincided with the Iraq War and the HIV/Aids pandemic. ## In 2007, after his term ended in the UN, he set up his own foundation ‘Kofi Annan Foundation’ aimed at promoting global sustainable development, security and peace. ## In 2012, Annan was made the chair of The Elders, an international peace and human rights advocacy group founded by South Africa's Nelson Mandela. ## In September 2016, Annan was appointed to lead a UN commission to investigate 's Rohingya crisis. Initiatives Taken by Annan: ## In 2000, Annan also issued a report entitled "We the peoples: the role of the United Nations in the 21st century". ## At the Millennium Summit in September 2000, national leaders adopted the Millennium Declaration, which was subsequently implemented by the United Nations Secretariat as the Millennium Development Goals in 2001. ## Within the "We the Peoples" document, Annan also suggested the establishment of a United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS), a group of high-tech volunteer corps. ## In April 2001, Annan issued a five-point "Call to Action" to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

V. S. Naipaul ritish author V.S. Naipaul, a famously outspoken Nobel laureate who wrote on the Btraumas of post-colonial change, has died at the age of 85. Naipaul, who was born in Trinidad and the son of an Indian civil servant, was best known for works including "A House for Mr Biswas" and his Man Booker Prize-winning "In A Free State". She described the outspoken author as a "giant in all that he achieved". Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul settled in England and studied English literature at Oxford University on a scholarship. Highlights: He was awarded the 2001 Nobel prize for literature. Naipaul, was conferred with knighthood in 1990. Overall he wrote more than 30 books, and was one of the first winners of the Booker Prize, now Britain's leading literary award, in 1971 for "In A Free State". Naipaul also fell out with US travel writer Paul Theroux, who later wrote a bitter, no-holds-barred memoir of their long association. They later resolved their differences.

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21 Jul '18 India-assisted emergency ambulance service launched in Sri Lanka ndia-assisted emergency ambulance service was launched in Sri Lanka by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ithrough video conferencing from New Delhi on July 21, 2018. The inaugural function was held in Jaffna of the Northern Province, in the presence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and several other dignitaries. Key Highlights ## The service was earlier introduced in two provinces of Sri Lanka with grant assistance from India and it will now be expanded to the remaining seven provinces. ## In total, India has given a grant of $22.8 million- $7.6 million for the first phase and $15.2 million for the country-wide expansion. ## Under the first phase, 88 ambulances were purchased for the two provinces while another 209 ambulances will be provided to cover all districts in the country. ## This is the largest Indian grant project in Sri Lanka after Indian housing project. ## Besides providing ambulances, the grant covers training of manpower in India and meeting operational costs for one year. Background ## India launched the emergency ambulance service in July, 2016 for western and southern provinces of Sri Lanka through an outright grant of USD 7.6 million to uplift and improve medical facilities in the island. ## An agreement was signed for the same between the Indian entity, GVK EMRI Lanka Pvt Ltd and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. ## The request for assistance for setting up the emergency ambulance service in Sri Lanka was received during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country in March 2015. ## After the visit, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wrote to Modi for support for setting up of an emergency ambulance service and its operations for the first year. ## The decision was fully formalised in September 2015 during the visit of Wickremesinghe to India. ## The project is another milestone in the wide-ranging development partnership between India and Sri Lanka. ## Overall, India's development portfolio in Sri Lanka is nearly USD 2.6 billion, out of which USD 436 million is pure grants. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

NCERT has initiated the process of introducing QR code in their textbooks. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 19 NEWS BITES NATIONAL No-confidence motion faced a heavy defeat in the Lok Sabha 21 Jul '18 fter a raging 12-hour debate on Ministers. Thereafter, a discussion on the Defeated motions: th 20 July 2018, the Narendra motion takes place. MPs who support The first no-confidence motion that AModi-led NDA government the motion highlight the government’s led to the falling of a government was defeated the no-confidence motion in shortcomings, and the Treasury Benches moved by Y B Chavan in 1979 against the Lok Sabha by 199 votes. While respond to the issues they raise. the government of Prime Minister 126 members supported the motion, Historical Background: Morarji Desai. After a nine-hour 325 MPs rejected it. The day-long debate spread over two days, Desai session in the Lower House saw the In 1952, the Rules of Lok Sabha provided that a no-confidence motion could be resigned before the motion could be government and the Opposition trade put to vote. charges and a moment of drama when moved with the support of 30 MPs. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, after Not a single no-confidence motion was Since then, every Prime Minister has a blistering speech, walk over to Prime moved during the term of the first two been able to defeat a no-confidence Minister and embrace him in a hug. Lok Sabhas. motion. Rajiv Gandhi faced one in 1987 which he defeated by a This no-confidence motion, was the It was in 1963 (third Lok Sabha) that simple voice vote because of his 27th in Parliamentary history, and the the first one was moved by Acharya overwhelming majority in Lok Sabha. first to be admitted in 15 years. The last J B Kripalani against the government was in 2003 when the Congress party headed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal P V Narasimha Rao had two close no- moved a no-confidence motion against Nehru. The debate on the motion confidence motions during his term in prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. lasted for 21 hours over four days, the 10th Lok Sabha. The first motion with 40 MPs participating. against him was moved by Jaswant What is no-confidence motion: Singh, which he defeated with a In a parliamentary democracy, a The next no-confidence motion was margin of 46 votes. Rao did not face government can be in power only if it moved roughly a year later in 1964 by N any trouble in defeating the second commands a majority in the directly C Chatterjee, an Independent MP, against one, moved by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. elected House. Article 75(3) of our Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The third no-confidence motion that Constitution embodies this rule by From 1964-75, Lok Sabha debated 15 Rao defeated with a margin of 14 specifying that the Council of Ministers no-confidence motions. Three were votes was marred by controversy. are collectively responsible to Lok against Shastri and 12 against Indira Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MPs were Sabha. The rules of Lok Sabha provide Gandhi. taken to court for a mechanism for testing this collective having accepted Indira Gandhi faced three more no- responsibility. They allow any Lok bribes to cast their confidence motions between 1981 and Sabha MP who can garner the support vote to defeat the 1982, none of them were successful in of 50 colleagues, to introduce a motion motion. dislodging a government. of no-confidence against the Council of

25 Jul '18 Parliament passes Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018. he Parliament on July 24, 2018 passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill 2018 to enhance Ttransparency and accountability of the government. The Bill amends various provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), 1988. Provisions of the Bill ## The Bill introduces the offence of giving a bribe as a direct offence. However, a person who is compelled to give a bribe will not be charged with the offence, if he reports the matter to law enforcement authorities within seven days. ## The Bill makes specific provisions related to giving ## The Bill redefines criminal misconduct to only cover a bribe to a public servant, and giving a bribe by a misappropriation of property and possession of commercial organisation. disproportionate assets. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos Deepika Padukone will get a wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museums in London and New MICA OCTOBER 2018 20 Delhi. NATIONAL It does not cover circumstances where the public official: It provides for seven years of imprisonment or a fine or (i) uses illegal means, both for the bribe givers. (ii) abuses his position, or Key takeaways from the Bill (iii) disregards public interest and obtains a valuable The Bill makes bribing a punishable offence. thing or reward for himself or another person. It redefines provisions related to criminal misconduct. ## The Bill modifies the definitions and penalties for It makes mandatory for taking prior approval of relevant offences related to taking a bribe, being a habitual Government or competent authority to conduct any offender and abetting an offence. investigation into offence. It modifies definitions and penalties for offences related to ## It introduces the powers and procedures for the taking bribe, being habitual offender and abetting offence. attachment and forfeiture of property of public servants accused of corruption. Background ## The Bill adds the provision for prior sanction to The amendment to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 prosecute former officials. The Act only provided for was necessitated from the obligation of India to review the existing provisions of the Act so as to bring it in line with the the prior sanction to prosecute serving public officials. United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). # # It deletes the provision that protects a bribe giver from This led to the introduction of the Prevention of Corruption prosecution, for any statement made by him during a (Amendment) Bill, 2013 in the Rajya Sabha in August 2013. corruption trial. This may prevent bribe givers from However, it could not be passed as the Bill contemplates appearing as witnesses in court. an important paradigm shift in defining offences relating to ## Under the Act, a person is proven guilty for the offences bribery. of taking a bribe, being a habitual offender or abetting Later, the views of the Law Commission an offence. The Bill amends this provision to only of India were sought on the proposed cover the offence of taking a bribe. amendments. The Bill incorporates the recommendations given by the 20th Law # # It provides more stringent punishment for the offences Commission headed by Justice (retd) AP of bribery, both for the bribe giver and the bribe taker. Shah in its 254th Report.

Indian Air Force participates in Australia’s ‘Pitch Black Exercise’ for the first time 25 Jul '18 n Indian Air Force contingent comprising of four Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft on July A24, 2018 landed at Darwin Air Force Base, Australia for participating in the Exercise Pitch Black-2018. The Indian Air Force contingent consists of 145 personnel, including four Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs, an Ilyushin tanker, an Ilyushin Il-78 tanker, a Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules, and a Boeing C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft. The contingent will undertake simulated air combat exercises in a controlled environment. The three-week exercise will take place from July 27 to August 17, 2018. Note: This is the first time that an Indian Air Force contingent is participating in this multinational air exercise in Australia. India, for the first time, will join 4000 other military personnel and 140 aircraft from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and the United States.

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Shivangi Pathak, has become the youngest Indian woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 21 NEWS BITES NATIONAL Significance: ## As part of military diplomacy and to reassure India’s commitment to regional peace and security, IAF engaged with the Indonesian and Malaysian Air Forces while en-route to Australia. ## IAF engagement with Indonesian and Malayasian Air Forces and its participation in the Exercise Pitch Black-18 once again showcases its capability to be an effective net security provider in the region. ## By navigating across the ocean, with precise air to air engagement with tanker aircraft and ability to operate over the international airspace, the Indian Air Force reaffirms that it would always play progressive role in showcasing India’s military capability. IAF’s participation also holds diplomatic significance: The IAFs participation in the Pitch Black air combat drill is diplomatically significant as it comes following New Delhi's refusal to allow Australia to take part in 2018 June's Malabar naval exercise near Guam. The move was aimed at protecting Indo-Sino relations as Australian participation would have antagonised China. Exercise Pitch Black: ## The Exercise Pitch Black is a multinational exercise hosted by Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). ## Exercise Pitch Black began in 1981 and has expanded gradually to become the hemisphere’s largest air force training exercise. ## The exercise involves over 100 aircraft from around the globe and provides a unique opportunity to the air-warriors to operate in a dynamic warlike environment. ## The exercise features a range of realistic, simulated threats which can be found in a modern battle- space environment and is an opportunity to test and improve force integration. ## The main focus of Pitch Black is to practice Offensive Counter-Air (OCA) and defensive Counter- Air (DCA) combat.

Include Children in the Scheme to compensate victims of sexual as- saults: 26 Jul '18 he Supreme Court has said that a government scheme It empowers the legal for rape survivors should include child victims services authority to take Tof sexual assault. A Bench of Justices Madan B. suo motu cognisance of Lokur and Deepak Gupta suggested that the Compensation cases of sexual assault Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/ and acid attacks to Other Crimes-2018, proposed by the National Legal grant interim relief after Services Authority, include child victims. preliminary verification. Highlights: Under the scheme, a Senior advocate Indira Jaising has lent her expertise in compensation fund will be set up that will be managed by the case for uniform compensation for rape survivors and State Legal Services Authority (SLSA). voiced concern about the inactive Nirbhaya funds. The compensation fund will also set up a portal for victims Following the suggestion of the Supreme Court, Jaising to apply online for compensation. Scheme proposes a ` ` agreed to file a composite note to include children in the uniform payment of 5 lakh to the maximum of 10 lakh to scheme. She would also address the aspect related to Section gang-rape survivors in any part of the country. 228-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with In the case of rape and unnatural sexual assault, the victim disclosure of the identity of the victims of sexual offences. will get a minimum of `4 lakh and the maximum of `7 lakh. Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of For an acid attack victim in case of disfigurement of face, Sexual Assault/Other Crimes-2018 the scheme proposes a minimum of `7 ` The scheme was prepared by the National Legal Services lakh a maximum of 8 lakh. Authority (NALSA) in consultation with the Union In acid attack cases, if the injury is more Government. than 50%, a minimum compensation of ` The scheme defines the compensation slabs for victims of 5 lakh will be given and the maximum ` sexual assault, acid attacks and even for the loss of a foetus. will be 8 lakh. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos Shivangi Pathak added another feather by scaling Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro in 22 MICA OCTOBER 2018 3 days. NATIONAL 27 Jul '18 Monitoring committee on Yamuna Quick prosecution law in Rejuvenation 27 Jul '18 cheque bounce cases he National Green Tribunal Thas formed a monitoring committee on the cleaning of the Yamuna River. A bench headed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson A K Goel appointed retired arliament has passed a bill aiming at expert member B S allowing a court to try offences related Sajwan and former Pto cheque bounce expeditiously and Delhi chief secretary direct the drawee to pay a minimum of 20 Shailaja Chandra as members of the committee while directing them to per cent of the cheque amount as interim submit an action plan by September and a detailed report in the matter by compensation. The Negotiable Instruments December. (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on July 23, was passed by Highlights: the Rajya Sabha by a voice vote. ## The NGT has asked the state governments of Haryana and Uttar Highlights: Pradesh to assist the committee on Yamuna rejuvenation. # Bill was moved by, Minister of State for # The Tribunal directed the authorities to take strict action against Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla. Presently over encroachments on the Yamuna floodplains. 16 lakh cases of cheque bounce are pending ## It also directed the Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi Jal in subordinate courts. Board to hold a meeting on July 30 to identify land for setting up of Moreover, 34,000 such cases have gone a sewage treatment plant on a drain that falls under phase-II of the to the high courts following appeal. The Yamuna cleaning programme. amendment inserts Section 143A and ## The NGT had earlier pulled up the Delhi Jal Board over cleaning of Section 148 in the Act. the Yamuna River fore no "meaningful progress" on the ground in the A court trying a cheque bounce offence last three years. under Section 138 may order the drawer of ## The Tribunal had directed the CEO of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to put the cheque to pay interim compensation to in place a suitable officer who can ensure that work on the 14 STPs the complainant. starts within a month. The drawer, who pleads not guilty of the ## The bench had also directed the state government of Haryana to file an accusation, will have to pay at least 20 affidavit on the steps taken to ensure that no untreated effluents flow per cent of the cheque amount as interim into the Yamuna. compensation within 60 days of the trial About Clean Yamuna Project: court’s order. An additional 20 per cent compensation will have to be paid if the Phase I: This phase is aimed at lowering the pollution levels in the Najafgarh drawer goes for an appeal. and Delhi Gate drains. If the drawer is acquitted, the court may Phase II: This phase deals with lowering the pollution levels in Shahdara, direct the payee to repay the amount paid as Barapullah and other drains. interim compensation with interest. The green panel had noted that almost 67 per cent of the pollutants that In France and in the enter the Yamuna would be treated by the two sewage UAE if a person defaults treatment plants at Delhi Gate and Najafgarh under the on cheque payments is first phase of the 'Maili se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalisation barred from issuing a Project'. cheque for five years. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

The first India-Indonesia Interfaith Dialogue will be held in October 2018 in Yogyakarta. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 23 NEWS BITES NATIONAL The Lok Sabha passed Anti- 28 Jul '18 B N Srikrishna Committee submitted trafficking Bill 27 Jul '18 he Lok Sabha has passed the Trafficking of Persons report on the data protection law (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, he Personal 2018. The Bill provides for the prevention, rescue, Data Protection andT rehabilitation of trafficked persons and seeks to TBill 2018 establish National Anti-Trafficking Bureau to investigate has been submitted trafficking cases. It also provides for the setting up of by the Justice BN Anti-Trafficking Units (ATUs) at e district level which Srikrishna committee will deal with the investigation, prevention, rescue, and on Data protection protection of victims and witnesses. after nearly a year of consultations. The Committee has submitted the draft bill and Highlights: its report on Data Protection to the Ministry of Electronics and The Bill proposes establishment of National Anti- Information Technology (MeiTY). Trafficking Bureau (NATB) to investigate trafficking Highlights: cases and implement provisions of Bill. Privacy has become a burning issue and therefore, every effort NATB will comprise of police officers and any other has to be made to protect data at any cost. officers as required. The report straddles three aspects – citizens, the state and the industry. It will take over investigation of any offence under Bill The 10-member committee was set up in July 2017 to recommend a referred to it by two or more states. framework for securing personal data in the digital world. The Bill mandates state government to appoint State About Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 Nodal Officer. The officer will be responsible for follow up action as per provisions of Bill and as per It considers “The right to privacy a fundamental right and instructions of State Anti-Trafficking Committee and is necessary to protect personal data as an essential facet of provide relief and rehabilitation services. informational privacy.” It also mandates state government to appoint Police The bill also notes that it is necessary to create trust between the Nodal Officer at state and district levels. individual who provide their data and those who process this. The state government will also designate Anti- However, on the right to be forgotten, the bill notes that that Trafficking Police Officers for each district to deal with ‘data principal’ which means the individual or the person all matters related to trafficking in the district. providing their data, has a right to “right to restrict or prevent continuing disclosure.” The Bill provides setting up of Anti-Trafficking Units (ATUs) at district level. But the bill does not allow for a right of total erasure like the European Union does. In districts where ATU is not functional, this responsibility will be taken up by local police station. It also gives a data processor considerable leeway when it comes to deciding on this ‘right to be forgotten.’ The bill notes The Bill empowers Anti-Trafficking Police Officer or that “the data fiduciary may charge a reasonable fee to be paid ATU to rescue persons, if they are in imminent danger. for complying with requests.” Union Government will also create Rehabilitation The Data Protection Bill also calls for privacy by design on part Fund which will be used to set up the Protection and of data processors, and defines terms like consent, data breach, Rehabilitation Homes. sensitive data, etc. It, however, shall not apply to processing of The Bill provides for setting up designated courts in anonymised data. each district to complete trial within year. The bill says that “anonymisation” in relation to personal data, For trafficking it prescribes rigorous imprisonment of means the irreversible process of transforming or converting 10 years up to life imprisonment, along with minimum personal data to a form in which a data fine of Rs. 1 lakh. principal cannot be identified, meeting the For publishing of any material it standards specified by the Authority. prescribes imprisonment between The government is not bound to accept the 5 to 10 years, and fine between Rs recommendations, but the final bill could be 50,000 to Rs.1 lakh. close to panel’s version.

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24 MICA OCTOBER 2018 India's Esow Alben wins silver at World Junior Track cycling Championship NATIONAL 29 Jul '18 30 Jul '18 All India Survey of Higher Education 2nd meeting of National Council ccording to All India Survey of Higher Education on India’s Nutrition Challenges (AISHE) the number of women enrolling themselves Afor higher education in India has risen by a jaw- dropping 1,350 per cent in the last seven years. From 1.2 million women in 2010-11, the number has gone up to 17.4 million women in 2017-18. However, when compared to the percentage of women in the workforce in India, the number is abysmally low. As per the World Bank Report on Labour Force Participation, just about 29 per cent of women in India are part of the workforce. Highlights: nion Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) had organized 2nd meeting of National Of the total enrolment in higher education in 2017-18, girls Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under constituted 47.6 per cent, which is up by around one per cent U POSHAN Abhiyaan in New Dehli. It was chaired by from last year. But in 2010-11, the figure was 44 per cent. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar. There has also been an increase of more than seven per cent Highlights: in the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of women in higher education in this period — from 17.9 per cent in 2010-11 to National Council approved inclusion of 32 new districts 25.4 per cent this year. under POSHAN Abhiyaan in the current year. GER is a statistical index to determine the number of students It will also provide full coverage to those states, where enrolled at various levels, and is used to show the ratio of up to 5 districts had been left. the number of students who live in that country to those who Total number of States/UTs covered under POSHAN qualify for the particular grade level. Abhiyaan now has reached to 23. The overall GER is 25.8 per cent for 2017-18, while the GER It also gave in principle approval to guidelines for for males is 26.3 per cent. construction of anganwadi centres in urban areas and More women are enrolling themselves for post-graduation and slums under anganwadi services. M.Phil. courses than men. During the meeting, WCD Ministry presented three In M. Phil courses, nearly 70 per cent of students are female, modules from online course for nutrition developed while in post-graduation, they account for 60 per cent of the with assistance of National Institute of Nutrition. student population. It was also announced to celebrate month of September However, there isn’t much change in the nature of courses that as National Nutrition Month every year. women are pursuing. POSHAN Abhiyaan More women are seeking admission in courses that have POSHAN Abhiyaan (Prime Minister’s Overarching traditionally been considered women’s forte, like M.A., Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) was launched in M.Com., M.Sc. (Nursing), Master of Library Science, Master Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan in March 2018. of Physiotherapy, architecture, hospital administration and It aims to ensure holistic development and adequate fashion management. nutrition for pregnant women, mothers and children. Courses like business administration, law, financial management Its large component involves gradual scaling-up of and computer administration still continue to have more men interventions supported by ongoing World Bank than women. assisted Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) At the undergraduate level, the stream Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement where women have least representation is Project (ISSNIP) to all districts in the engineering and technology — they account country by 2022. The Abhiyaan will for just 28.6 per cent of students. monitor and review implementation Over 45 per cent women are enrolled in both of all such schemes and utilize science and arts courses. existing structural arrangements of line ministries wherever available.

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Fourth BIMSTEC Summit will be held in Kathmandu. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 25 NEWS BITES NATIONAL

The Indian Railways launched ‘Mission Satyanishtha’ 30 Jul '18 he Indian Railways launched ‘Mission Satyanishtha’ and a programme on Ethics in Public Governance, in a first-of-its- Tkind event, in New Delhi on July 27, 2018. The Union Minister of Finance, Piyush Goyal administered the oath to the officers and supervisors at the programme. Highlights: The first-of-its-kind event was inaugurated by Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board. Lohani then introduced the subject to the participants. The event saw participation from senior officers and staff members of the Railways. The event was webcasted live to all Zonal, Divisional and Production Units from the National Rail Museum. The Satyanishtha mission aims to sensitise all railway employees about the need to adhere to good ethics and to maintain high standards of integrity at work. Key objectives of the Mission: ## To train every employee to understand the need and value of ethics in personal and public life. ## To deal with ethical dilemmas in life and public governance. ## To help understand the policies of Indian Railways on ethics and integrity and the employee’s role in upholding the same. ## To develop inner governance through tapping inner resources.

rime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of country’s first Mobile POpen Exchange (MOX) zone in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. UP government had signed MoU with World Trade Centre, Noida at UP Investors Summit to develop Tech Zone which will act as catalyst for growth of mobile and allied sectors in the state.

31 Jul '18 India's first Mobile Open Exchange Zone (MOX) at World Trade Centre, Noida launched

Highlights MOX will be dedicated ecosystem for mobile industry, providing integrated platform to mobile manufacturers, research and development (R&D) and allied industries. It brings service providers, handset manufacturers, mobile content, application and service providers, retailers and distributors at one place which promotes indigenous R&D in hardware and start-ups in app development and other domains of the industry. This unique zone will play pivotal role in attracting investment and area will reap huge benefits from it. The ecosystem will channelize foreign direct investment (FDI) and generate revenues from consumption-based and destination-based taxes. Moreover, its proximity to universities will strengthen industry-academia relations and provide them opportunity to work together in R&D. Chinese company already has set up its manufacturing facility in WTC Noida complex and directly and indirectly employs over 15,000 people. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

26 MICA OCTOBER 2018 8th BRICS Health Ministers Meeting was held at Durban, South Africa. NATIONAL 04 August '18 he naval version of the indigenously built Tejas Light The naval version of Combat Aircraft underwent a series of successful tests Light Combat Aircraft Tto check its capability to land on an aircraft carrier. With this India has joined a select club of countries including Tejas successfully US, Europe, Russia and China to have the tested capability to produce aircraft which can operate from an aircraft carrier. Highlights: Tejas is a four-and-half generation light combat aircraft developed by state-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). Initially, the Indian Air Force placed an order with the HAL for 40 Tejas aircraft.

In December last year, the IAF began the process to procure another batch of 83 Tejas aircraft at a cost of over Rs 50,000 crore. The LCA naval prototype 2 (NP2), piloted by Capt Shivnath Dahiya safely executed the first contact of the "arrestor hook system" at moderate taxi-in speeds at a shore based test facility in .

NITI Aayog launched Move Hack, a global mobility hackathon 04 August '18 ITI Aayog has launched Registrations have been ‘Move Hack’, a global opened on the hackathon’s Nmobility hackathon to crowd main website- movehack. source solutions aimed at the future gov.in. of mobility in India. The hackathon, ## The top 30 teams from which is envisaged to be one of the the online submissions largest globally, will be focused on will travel to Singapore ten themes. It will be structured over for two days, three legs - online, followed by a leg in September 1-2, 2018. Singapore and the finals in New Delhi. ## Top 10 winners will be recognised ## The teams will be mentored by a with total prize of more than Rs. Highlights: curated group of top experts, who 2 crores. The hackathon will have two-pronged will advise the teams on a host ## The hackathon is being organised campaign approach: of parameters including design in partnership with Government improvement, business viability, 1. Just Code It: The approach will of Singapore and is powered by technical solution and customer be aimed at solutions through Hacker Earth. innovations in technology, targeting and marketing. ## PwC is the Knowledge Partner and product, software and data ## The top 20 teams from Singapore NASSCOM is the Strategic Partner. analysis. leg will participate in the final ## The evaluations will be done by 2. Just Solve It: The approach will round, which will be held in New a jury comprising subject matter involve developing innovative Delhi from September 5-6, 2018. experts, venture business ideas or sustainable ## The winners will be announced c a p i t a l i s t s , solutions to transform mobility during the Move Summit 2018, business leaders infrastructure through technology. which will be organised by NITI and successful Aayog from September 7-8 in ## Move Hack will be open to entrepreneurs. individuals from all the nationalities. New Delhi.

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Power Grid Corporation of India signed a MoU with UPPCL for energy efficiency. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 27 NEWS BITES NATIONAL India elected as the President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) 05 August '18 ndia has been elected as the President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) for period of two years. India Igot elected against Iran during voting which took place at 44th annual gathering of AIBD held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Moreover, Director General of All India Radio (AIR) F. Sheheryar was also re-elected as chair of executive board of AIBD while Sri Lanka was elected as vice-chair. Broadcasters from 26 countries in the region including India are full members of the organization. Highlights: AIDB is regional inter-governmental organisation serving countries of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in field of electronic media development. It was established in 1977 under auspices of UNESCO. It is hosted by Government of Malaysia and its secretariat is located in Kuala Lumpur. AIBD is mandated to achieve vibrant and cohesive electronic media environment in Asia-Pacific region through policy and resource development. Currently it has broadcasters from 26 full member countries, represented by 34 organisations and 67 Affiliate Members (organisations) and over 50 partners in Asia, Pacific, Europe, Africa, Arab States and North America.

arliament has passed Constitution (One Hundred and 08 August '18 Twenty-Third Amendment) Bill, 2017 that seeks to provide National Backward Pconstitutional status to the National Commission for Classes Commission Backward Classes (NCBC). Now, the bill will be sent to President for his assent (as per 368 of Constitution). Parliament also passed to get Constitutional separate bill to repeal National Commission for Backward Classes status Act, 1993 as it will become irrelevant once Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill comes into force.

Highlights: In July 2017 (during 2017 Monsoon session), Rajya Sabha The Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill provides for passed bill after incorporating certain amendments moved granting of constitutional status to NCBC on par with by Congress-led opposition and returned it to Lok Sabha for National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and ratification of amendments. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCSTs). The amendments had increased three-member NCBC It empowers President to specify socially and educationally to five members so as give representation to woman and backward classes in various states and union territories in person from minority community. consultation with Governor of concerned state. It also had mandated that all five members should necessarily The bill provides duties of NCBC to investigate and be from OBC communities. monitor safeguards provided to socially and educationally It also had added another amendment sought to protect backward classes under Constitution and other laws being federal structure by giving states significant role in making implemented and probe specific complaints regarding recommendation to the list. violation of rights. Among suggested amendments, Union government had It also provides NCBC with powers of civil court while agreed to appoint one woman member from backward probing any complaint against notified socially and classes in NCBC. educationally backward classes. Background: Lok Sabha in April 2017 (Budget session 2017) had passed Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 and sent it to the Rajya Sabha. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

28 MICA OCTOBER 2018 “Innovate India Platform”, lauched by Atal Innovation Mission and MyGov. NATIONAL Joint Military Exercise “Maitree 2018” held in Thailand 08 August '18 oint military exercise Maitree and display of weapons and 2018 between Indian Army and equipment of both armies. JRoyal Thai Army was conducted It mainly emphasized to hone in Thailand from 6 to 19 August tactical and technical skills in 2018. It contributed immensely in joint counter insurgency and developing mutual understanding and counter terrorist operations bonhomie between armies of both in rural and urban scenario countries in order to counter terrorism. under United Nations (UN) Highlights: mandate. Maitree 2018 was platoon level The exercise laid due Besides, exercise that comprises of infantry emphasis on increasing experts from both component. interoperability between forces from sides also held detailed both countries which is considered Its opening ceremony was started discussions to share their experience on crucial for success of any joint operation. with familiarization of organisation varied topics for mutual benefit.

Supreme Court approves colour coding of vehicles as per fuel type 13 August '18 he Supreme Court has vehicles running on petrol and ## However, the bench clarified that approved a proposal to have CNG, and orange stickers for this colour-coding would only be Thologram-based coloured diesel vehicles. applicable in Delhi and NCR. stickers on vehicles which would ## The colour coding will help The ruling was made by the bench indicate the nature of fuel being used authorities identify vehicles while hearing the petition filed by in Delhi- National Capital Region running on high-polluting fuel noted environmentalist MC Mehta, (NCR). The proposal was made by the from specified routes on particular seeking a direction Union Ministry of Road Transport and days. to take proper Highways (MoRTH). ## The hologram-based stickers will steps to deal with Highlights: also contain the registration date pollution in Delhi ## The apex court ruling allows of the vehicle. and NCR. for blue stickers to be used for Ministry of Agriculture proposes to UNFAO to declare 2019 as ‘International Year of Millets’ 17 August '18 he Union Minister of amending cropping pattern Agriculture and Farmers’ of areas which are especially TWelfare, susceptible to climate change. on August 16, 2018 wrote to Jose The Union Government had Graziano da Silva, the Director General decided to declare 2018 as of the United Nations Food and 'National Year of Millets’ Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) in March 2018 to boost the to declare the upcoming year as the cultivation of millets like ragi ‘International Year of Millets’. Singh and jowar on a mission mode stressed on the need to draw wider to achieve nutritional security. global attention and action to promote As a result of this, level of nutrients like cultivation of millets. The Move came after the Ministry proteins, Vitamin-A, noted that the millet cultivation in iron and iodine have The Union Agriculture Minister India has declined due to change in fell in women and also stated in the letter that India is dietary habits and unavailability of children. celebrating 2018 as the ‘National Year millets. of Millets’ to promote cultivation by

Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos Foundation of National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women was laid down at Mohali, Punjab. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 29 NEWS BITES STATE

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Odisha Government For the third time, Kerala Bihar Government has launched Green Mahanadi tops list of the best launched ‘Mukhyamantri Mission. governed States. Kanya Utthan Yojana’.

& Many More... 23 July '18 For third time, Kerala tops list Odisha Government launched Green of best governed States Mahanadi Mission 26 July '18

arnataka retained its fourth spot in the Public Affairs Index 2018, while KKerala topped the index, for the third time, for being the best governed large State in the country. Tamil Nadu and stood second and third respectively. disha Government has launched ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’, The index on the quality of governance, released a plantation drive under which 2 crore saplings will be by Bengaluru-based think tank Public Affairs planted along Mahanadi river and its tributaries. It was Centre, was based on 10 themes, 30 focus O launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Paitnaik. subjects and 100 indicators. Karnataka was ranked third in 2016. Green Mahanadi Mission On the positive side, Karnataka has made The main objective of the mission is to stop soil erosion on river continuous improvements in economic freedom, banks and recharge the groundwater reserve. It also aims to protect according to the index. It climbed from the 10th the Mahanadi River and keep it alive. Under this mission, more than spot to the fifth position this year. 2 crore saplings will be planted over an area of 41,000 hectares along the banks of Mahanadi river and its tributaries Ib and Tel rivers. Karnataka has also been ranked number It will be implemented jointly by States Departments of Forest, one in environment and transparency and Horticulture and Watershed Development. Mainly fruit-bearing trees accountability. It was ranked second in the two like mango, jackfruit and jamun will be planted within one km radius themes last year. of the river bank. The Centre added a new chapter in the index this Mahanadi is major river in East Central India. year, Children of India, which included themes It flows through and Odisha. It such as early childhood development, education, originates from highlands of Chhattisgarh through adolescence, protection, collection of array of streams and reaches Bay of institutional structure and Bengal. Hirakud Dam across the river is longest governance. Among the 30 major earthen dam in India States, Karnataka stood eighth, even as Kerala stood first.

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MICA OCTOBER 2018 Government has approved 122 new research projects at a cost of Rs 112 crore under 30 IMPRINT-2. STATE Ramakanta Rath conferred with Rajasthan becomes the first State Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman to implement the national policy for 2018 31 July '18 on biofuels 02 August '18 ajasthan has become the Rfirst State in the country to implement the national policy on biofuels unveiled by the Centre in May 2018. The desert State oted litterateur Ramakanta Rath has received will lay emphasis on Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman, Odisha's increasing production highest literary award, for the year 2018. The N of oilseeds and establish a Centre for Excellence in Udaipur to award is named after the 15th century Odia poet Atibadi promote research in the fields of alternative fuels and energy Jagannath Das. Culture and Tourism Minister Ashok resources. Chandra Panda conferred the award on Rath at a special function in Bhubaneswar. The Odisha Sahitya Akademi Highlights: also felicitated 15 renowned litterateurs of the state. The policy on biofuels seeks to help farmers dispose of their Highlights: surplus stock in an economic manner and reduce the country’s Rath's popular books include Kete Dinara, Sachitra oil import dependence. Andhara, Aneka Kothari, Saptama Rutu, Sandigdha It has expanded the scope of raw material for ethanol Mrugaya, Pheri Chahinle and Sri Radha. production by allowing use starch containing materials and Born on December 13, 1934, in Cuttack, was the former damaged food grains for ethanol production. Chief Secretary of Odisha. A biodiesel plant of the capacity of 8 tonnes a day had already He is a recipient of the Odisha Sahitya been installed in the State. Akademi Award, Kendra Sahitya The Minister said the State Rural Akademi Award, Saraswati Samman, Livelihood Development Council would Bishuva Samman, and also the Kabir also encourage women’s self help groups Samman. He also received the Padma to explore the scope for additional income Bhushan for his immense contribution through the supply of biodiesel to the field of literature. Bihar Government has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana’ 06 August '18 ihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched an ambitious scheme which promises to provide `54,100 Bfrom the birth of a girl child till she graduates. The Chief Minister also made several other announcements like increasing the amount under the ‘Bicycle Yojna’ from `2500 to `3000. The scheme, launched by the Nitish Kumar government in 2006, providing bicycles to school going girls, has won laurels. Mr. Kumar also announced doubling of amount for purchase of sanitary napkins to `300 from existing `150 under the ‘Kishori Swasthya Yojna.’ The ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana’ will be run by three departments — education, health and social welfare.

Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos International Conference on Sustainable Growth through Material Recycling was inaugurated OCTOBER 2018 MICA in New Delhi. 31 NEWS BITES STATE 06 August '18 Telangana, Tech Mahindra ink MoU for India’s first Blockchain District

elangana State Information Technology, Electronics and Communication department (ITE&C) signed Memorandum Tof Understanding (MoU) with Tech Mahindra to launch India’s first Blockchain district. The MoU was signed at International Blockchain Congress 2018 held in Hyderabad. Highlights: ## It is also huge step in reskilling and right skilling workforce of the future. ## It will provide an opportunity for blockchain ecosystem in India to collaborate and work towards building a blockchain district in Telangana and transforming India as the blockchain capital of the world. ## Blockchain is decentralized incorruptible digital ledger for storing data across peer-to-peer network. ## It decentralizes information without being copied. ## Information is held on blockchain through shared database which can be accessed on real-time basis. ## This database is not stored on physical servers but on cloud, which makes it easy to store unlimited data. ## Blockchain technology is not controlled by any single entity and has no single point of failure. ## The most popular application of technology so far has been cryptocurrency. But it is not limited to, financial transactions and can be also used in smart contracts, supply chain management logistics, sharing economy, crowdfunding, governance, file storage and date management and Internet of Things (IoT)

Shaheed Saman Diwas observed in Madhya Pradesh 14 August '18 he Shaheed Saman Diwas will be observed in all districts of Madhya Pradesh on August T14, 2018. The state government has taken the decision to observe the day to honour families of martyrs of Madhya Pradesh origin. The day aims to honour the families of martyrs belonging to Madhya Pradesh, who sacrificed their lives while discharging duty at the time of war, military action, internal security, Naxalite and terrorism-related activities. The schools and government buildings located in the native village of a martyr, where he was born or his family is residing currently, will be named after him. Highlights: ## To commemorate the day, the state government has organised various programmes in the memory of the martyrs at schools. ## The heroic tale of the Martyrs will be recited before the school students during the programmes. ## Overall, programmes to honour 602 martyrs will be held across the state. ## While the families of 13 martyrs will be honored in a programme at Bhopal, the families of 4 Martyrs will be honoured at Sehore and Rajagarh, 3 at Raisen and one in Vidisha.

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32 MICA OCTOBER 2018 3rd India-Nepal Coordination meeting was held in New Delhi. STATE SC directs Tamil Nadu to consider reducing water level at Mullaperiyar dam by 3 ft 17 August '18 he Supreme Court on August 16, 2018 directed the Tamil Nadu government to consider lowering the water level at TMullaperiyar dam to 139 feet from the current 142 feet. The directive comes considering the "grave" flood situation in all the 14 districts of Kerala. The Ruling: Key Highlights ## Effort has to be made to bring down the water level of the Mullaperiyar dam to 139 ft so that the people living downstream should not live in constant fear. ## The Tamil Nadu government had opposed the plea, saying that the inflow of water presently is over 12,000 cusec in contrast to the outflow of 5,000 cusec. ## The bench also directed that the affected and displaced people be given adequate relief immediately. Background The Supreme Court took up the case for hearing after a Kerala resident filed an urgent petition in the matter. With water level in the Mullaperiyar reservoir breaching the Supreme Court-fixed limit of 142 feet, an Idukki resident, Russel Joy, had approached the Supreme Court to intervene in the matter. Kerala had repeatedly requested the Tamil Nadu authorities to release the water gradually as the catchment areas were receiving copious rain. The Mullaperiyar Dam is a 116-year-old dam, which was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by John Pennycuick.

17 August '18 SC directs Assam NRC coordinator to submit data of excluded people he Supreme Court on August 16, 2018 asked the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) coordinator to submit the data of district- Twise percentage of the population excluded from the NRC draft in the state. The SC bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman sought the response of all the stakeholders including All Assam Students Union, All Assam Minority Students Union on the Centre's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on the NRC issue. Highlights: ## The bench directed the state NRC coordinator Prateek state of Assam was only a draft, and hence it cannot be the Hajela to make the copies of draft NRC available at basis of any action by any authority against anyone. all panchayat offices so that public can access it easily. The SC bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F ## The apex court said that the claim and objection forms Nariman observed that what has been published is only the on the Assam NRC issue will be made available to the complete Draft NRC. general public from August 20. The apex court directed the concerned Ministry to formulate ## It also said that the receipt of claim and objection forms Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with claims from the public will commence on August 30. and objections regarding the draft NRC. ## The court posted the matter for further hearing on The court passed the order following the August 28. increasing concerns about the exclusion Background: of approximately forty lakh persons from the final draft list of NRC that was Earlier on July 31, 2018, the Supreme Court had ruled that published on July 30, 2018. the National Register of Citizens (NRC) prepared for the Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

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24 July '18 25 July '18 Asoke Mukerji awarded an Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar honorary doctorate UK Appointed Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court hief Justice of Pakistan C( C J P ) Mian Saqib Nisar has nominated Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar as the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC), paving way for her to become the first female chief justice of any court in the country. Justice Tahira Safdar ndia's former Ambassador to the UN Asoke Mukerji is part of the special court, hearing the high treason has been awarded an honorary doctorate by one of case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. the top universities in the UK in recognition of his Interestingly, Justice Safdar was the first woman to be I appointed as a civil judge in Balochistan, besides having decades-long contribution to diplomacy, becoming the only second Indian to be bestowed with this honour since the distinction of being the first lady to be appointed in 2012. all posts she served. She was also the first female high court judge. The University of East Anglia honoured Mukerji with the award of a Doctorate in Civil Laws honoris causa during a Highlights: formal ceremony last week at the institution. Justice Safdar is the daughter of Syed Imtiaz Hussain Baqri One of India's best-known agricultural scientists, M Hanafi, a renowned lawyer. S Swaminathan, often called the "father of the Green She was born on October 5, 1957, at Quetta. Revolution" in India, was conferred the Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar did her honorary doctorate by the University Masters in Urdu Literature from the in 2012. Mukerji had served as India's University of Balochistan, and completed Permanent Representative to the UN her degree in law from the University between 2013 and 2015, during when Law College, Quetta, in 1980. he had spearheaded India's campaign for Security Council reform.

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34 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Veteran film personality John Sankaramangalam died. INTERNATIONAL 26 July '18 Invest India and Business France signed an India announced two MoU to promote investment 27 July '18 lines of credit worth $200 million to Uganda

ndia has extended two lines of credit worth nearly $200 million to Uganda Iin energy infrastructure, agriculture and dairy sectors as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with President Yoweri Museveni and discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral ties. PM Modi, who reached on a two-day nvest India and Business France have signed an MoU to visit to Uganda-the first bilateral tour by promote investment facilitation and cooperation between an Indian Prime Minister since 1997. Istartups of India and France. The goal will be to facilitate direct foreign investment by providing practical investment Highlights: information to enterprises and support the companies pursuing The two sides signed four MoUs in the areas those opportunities which contribute positively to economic of defence cooperation, visa exemption for growth of the two countries. official and diplomatic passport holders, cultural exchange programme and material Highlights: testing laboratory. ## The partnership will strengthen the existing business relations between Prime Minister Modi announced two India and France. Lines of Credit worth nearly $200 million # in energy infrastructure, agriculture and # New businesses and innovations from India and France to grow in the dairy sectors. French and Indian markets. Prime Minister Modi announced to ## Invest India is the official Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency provide vehicles and ambulances for the of the Government of India. Ugandan force as well as civilian use. ## India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world which has not India will assist Uganda in training, capacity only sustained global downturn of 2008-09 but is also slated to grow at building, infrastructure development, IT consistently higher rates during next few decades. and development initiatives. PM Modi ## Business France is an executive agency of the French government said India will provide a cancer therapy under the supervision of the Minister for Economic Affairs and machine to the cancer institute in Kampala. Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and India was always there to assist Uganda International Development. It promotes International in its development initiatives. Business Development for French companies and Both the countries signed MoUs in the areas professionals through a worldwide network of 80 of defence cooperation, Trade Commissions, which have worked with over exemption from visa for 7,500 SMEs & mid-caps during 2017 itself. Business official and diplomatic France mobilizes the expertise of 1,400 persons in passport holders, cultural France and in 70 other countries. exchange programs and materials training laboratory. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

Dr Bhishma Narain Singh, a Senior Congress leader passed away. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 35 NEWS BITES INTERNATIONAL Pakistan Elections 2018: Imran khan’s PTI emerges as single largest party 30 July '18 ccording to the Pakistan Elections results 2018 announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan Aon July 29, 2018, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek- i-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly after the Pakistan Elections 2018. The PTI has bagged a total of 116 seats. While, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) bagged 64 seats and former President Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) got 43 seats. Though PTI has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly, the party is still short of numbers to form the government on its own. Now, all eyes are on the PTI to reach out to smaller parties and independents to form the next government. Highlights: Pakistan's lower house of Parliament comprises a total of 342 members, of which 272 are directly elected. A party can only form the government in Pakistan, if it manages to secure 172 seats in total. In 71-year history of Pakistan, the Pakistan Elections 2018, that were held on July 25, 2018, marked the second time that one civilian government has handed power to another in the country of 200 million people. There was, however, widespread concern during the campaign about manipulation by the military. Former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan had declared his victory, before the declaration of official results, just on the basis of projections made by television stations, following a vote that was stained by allegations of fraud and militant violence. With just half the vote counted, Khan’s leading rival, Shahbaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), rejected the vote and said that Khan took military support during the campaign. The PML-N is a party of the jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Leaders of all six major parties alleged that their polling agents were evicted from ballot-booths by security officials in breach of electoral rules. Even, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) had raised questions over the voting process and said that it received complaints that in many areas women were not allowed to vote. About Imran Khan: ## Khan was born and raised in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, Punjab. ## He was schooled at Lahore's Aitchison College and graduated from Oxford University in 1975 with a Bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics and economics. ## Khan had an illustrious career in international cricket spanning two decades from the 1970s. ## An international cricket star, Khan led Pakistan to a World Cup victory in 1992. ## Immediately after winning the World Cup, he retired from cricket and devoted his time to philanthropy and social work and launched Pakistan's first specialised cancer centre ‘Shaukat Khanum’. ## Khan first entered politics in 1996 by launching his own political party named Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), but struggled for years on the political sidelines. ## His party garnered a provincial victory at the 2013 general elections and governed the north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province for five years. ## Apart from holding onto his image as a cricket star and a politician, Khan also authored various pieces including ‘Pakistan: A Personal History’. Imran Khan has been sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan on August 18, 2018. The oath-taking ceremony was administered by President Mamnoon Hussain at the President House in Islamabad. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

36 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Escorts group Chairman Rajan Nanda passed away. INTERNATIONAL 06 August '18 U.K. unveils new organ donation plan to address Indian-origin shortages he U.K. government proactive action to address has announced new the high death rate among Tplans to change the Indian-origin people in law for organ and tissue Britain due to low levels of donation to address the organ donation within the urgent need for organs community. within Indian-origin The ‘Organ Donation: communities in the country. Breaking Taboos The proposed new system of Amongst British BAME consent for organ and tissue Communities’ report, donation is expected to commissioned by the awareness programmes, among the U.K.’s Asian come into effect in England Winston Churchill policy initiatives, and multi- communities, the NHS in 2020 as part of a drive Memorial Trust, was aimed stakeholder collaboration, noted. to help black, Asian and at studying the low levels the findings reveal. minority ethnic (BAME) of donation among BAME Both India and the U.K. people desperately waiting communities in the U.K. According to NHS records, follow the opt-in system, for a life-saving transplant. only 7% of donors last whereby families’ decision These communities are year were from BAME to donate organs of their Highlights: seen as generally less backgrounds, with Indians loved one after death is Under the new presumed inclined to opt for organ accounting for just 1.9% of discretionary. donation, largely due consent system, those who the NHS ODR. The U.K. government is now do not want to donate their to deeply-entrenched cultural and religious It found that 21% of people moving towards adopting organs will be able to record who died on the organ legislation favouring the their decision on the state- beliefs discouraging organ donation. donation waiting list in the opt-out system to address funded National Health U.K. last year were from the growing crisis in the Service (NHS) Organ India has seen a 10-fold a BAME background, country. Donor Register (ODR). increase in its organ compared with 15% a The announcement comes donation consent rates decade ago. Family refusal as a recent report called over the last decade as a continues to be the biggest on the NHS to take more result of sustained public obstacle to organ donation

War-torn Korean families to reunite briefly after 65 years 20 August '18 round 180 families, who were torn apart by the 20. The group is 1950-53 Korean War, will be temporarily reunited scheduled to return to Ain North Korea starting from August 20, 2018. the South on August The move comes after the two Koreas renewed exchanges 22. in 2018 following the decades-long standoff over North ## A group of 83 North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes. Koreans will also be Highlights: reunited with relatives who live in the South from ## The reunions, the first in three years, will take place in August 24 to August 26 at the same resort. the North’s tourist resort on Mount Kumgang. The Korean War, which took place between 1950 and ## This was agreed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 53, was a war between North Korea and South Korea. It and South Korean President Moon Jae-in during their took place during the Cold War between the United States first summit in April. of America and the Soviet Union. The fighting ended on July 27, 1953, when ## The South Korean family members arrived at the an armistice was signed. The agreement coastal border city of Sokcho on August 19. created the Korean Demilitarized Zone ## About 89 South Koreans crossed the military to separate North and South Korea and demarcation line to enter into North Korea on August allowed the return of prisoners. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos M. Venkaiah Naidu appointed Prof. Raj Kumar as the next Vice Chancellor of Punjab OCTOBER 2018 MICA 37 University. NEWS BITES ECONOMY

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GST Council cuts rate on 88 items 23 July '18 he GST Council has reduced tax rates on over 50 items including refrigerators, washing machines and small Ttelevisions, which would now be taxed at 18 per cent, down from the current 28 per cent. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council also exempted GST on sanitary napkins, rakhis, fortified milk and idols of deities made of stone, marble and wood. The changes has become effective across the country from July 27 onward. Highlights: ## Earlier, there was a lack of clarity on the issue causing a lot of trouble for consumers booking hotels with 'declared tariffs' of Rs 7,500 and above which incurred 28 per cent GST. ## While hotels with tariff below Rs 1,000 are exempted from GST, those with tariff between Rs 1,000-2,500 are taxed at 12 per cent, those between Rs 2,500-7,500 at 18 per cent, and above Rs 7,500 at 28 per cent. ## However, it often happened that hotels offered discounts and hence the actual transaction cost would be much lower than the declared cost, but tax would still be charged at the declared cost. ## Return filing procedure has been eased by approving two new simplified forms called 'Sugam' and 'Sahaj', the minister said. ## Also, enterprises with annual turnover of upto Rs 5 crore would have to file quarterly returns instead of the current monthly filing, although they would continue to pay tax on a monthly basis. ## The implementation of reverse charge mechanism will come into force from October next year. ## Among other tax-reduction decisions, Goyal said, tax rate on handicraft items such as handbags, pouches and purses, jewellery box, wooden frames of paintings and photographs among others have been brought under the 12 per cent slab, from 18 per cent. ## GST on handmade carpets and handmade textile floor coverings has been reduced from 12 per cent to 5 per cent. ## The tax rate on ethanol, which is used in the blending of petrol and diesel also has been brought down to 5 per cent from 18 per cent. ## During the meeting, the council also made certain amendments to the GST Act including raising the upper limit of turnover for opting for composition scheme from Rs 1 crore to Rs 1.5 crore. ## It also approved an amendment which will enable taxpayers to opt for multiple registrations within a state in respect of multiple places of business located within the same state.

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38 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Ramkumar Ramanathan, has jumped 46 places to finish at his career-best rank of 115 in ATP. ECONOMY Rooftop solar installations Top state-run banks sign inter-creditor in India crossed 1 Giga agreement 25 July '18 Watt 25 July '18 early two dozen lenders, led mostly by state-run banks, has signed the inter-creditor agreement (ICA) framework to speed up the Nresolution of stressed assets which are under Rs 500 crore bracket. The framework is a part of the Project Sashakt (or the report on bad bank submitted in July), drafter by the Sunil Mehta (non-executive chairman of PNB) committee. The other two members of the three member panel included SBI chief Rajnish Kumar and BoB head PS Jayakumar. ooftop solar installations in India have Highlights: crossed 1 GW, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s The inter-creditor agreement will serve as a platform for banks and R financial institutions, which are fighting a toxic mount of bad loans that SPIN portal. SPIN is an online application for expediting project approval, reporting is sniffing at 12 per cent of the system now, to come together and take submission and monitoring the progress of concerted efforts towards resolving bad loans under Rs 500 crore. implementation of rooftop solar projects. It will also enable lenders to move expeditiously and protects the interest Highlights: of all the lenders. This agreement has become operational from the end of the July month. The total installed capacity, is 1,095.41 MW. Maharashtra tops the list with 145.09 It aims to resolve stressed assets fast, and will primarily focus on NPAs in the MW followed by Gujarat with 136.21 MW Rs 50 crore-500 crore bracket as well as in the Rs 500-2,000 crore ticket size. installed capacity. Tamil Nadu stands at the As of March 2018, there were close to Rs 3.10 trillion worth of bad loans third with 123.91 MW. in the Rs 50 crore-500 crore category and Rs 2.10 trillion under Rs 50 Tripura, , and Lakshadweep made crore ticket size. up the bottom of the list with no reported The framework will deal separately with stressed assets of over Rs 2,000 crore. rooftop solar installations. The Centre has set Under the framework, the lead lender shall be authorised to formulate the a target of installing 40GW of grid connected resolution plan, which shall be presented to the other lenders for their approval. rooftop solar capacity in the country by 2022. The decision making shall be by way of approval of majority lenders, that According to official estimates, `842 crore has is, the lenders with 66 per cent share in the aggregate exposure. Once a been released to various implementing agencies resolution plan is approved by the majority, it shall be during in the last two binding on all the lenders that are a party to the inter- financial years (2016-17 and creditor agreement. 2017-18) as financial support for installing grid connected The framework also has a provision for dissenting rooftop solar power plants. lenders, which gives them an option to buy the asset or if they want they can sell it at a 15 per cent discount. Parliament passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 26 July '18 ndian President Ram Nath Kovind The bill aims to lay down measures to deter The bill provides for the creation of a has given his assent to the Fugitive fugitive economic offenders from evading ‘Special Court’ under the Prevention of IEconomic Offenders Bill, 2018, the process of Indian law by remaining Money-laundering Act, 2002 to declare a which seeks to prevent economic outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts. person as a Fugitive Economic Offender. offenders from fleeing the country The bill’s implementation is expected The process of repatriation of an and evading the legal process. The bill to restore law and order, as the fugitive economic fugitive under the act begins was passed by the upper house of the economic offenders would be forced with the submission of an application Parliament, the Rajya Sabha through a to return to India to face trial for their before the special court declaring that voice vote on July 25, 2018. The Lok offences. an individual is a fugitive economic Sabha had cleared the bill on July 19. The bill would also help the banks and offender. The ruling government has been under other financial institutions to achieve The Bill was first attack from the opposition for failing to higher recovery from financial defaults announced in bring back defaulters like Vijay Mallya, committed by such fugitive economic Finance Minister Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. offenders and thus improving the Arun Jaitley’s 2017 Highlights: financial health of such institutions. Budget speech. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

Haryana Government has decided to set up a cultural centre in Gurugram. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 39 NEWS BITES ECONOMY The Reserve Bank of India hiked repo rate by 25 basis points 02 August '18 he six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to increase Tthe repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% due to inflation concerns. Repurchase rate or the repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks in the event of any shortfall of funds. Reverse repo — the rate at which the RBI borrows money from commercial banks within the country — is adjusted to 6.25 per cent. Highlights: For the second time in two months, the Reserve Bank of India has raised the interest rate by 0.25 per cent on inflationary concerns. The central bank, in its third bi-monthly policy of the current fiscal, raised benchmark repo or the short term rate at which it lends to other banks, by 0.25 per cent to 6.5 per cent. The 6-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel kept its stance at neutral. For July- September, it pegged CPI-based retail inflation at 4.2 per cent which it saw firming up to 4.8 per cent in the second half of the current fiscal. The projected inflation rate is above its targeted comfort level of 4 per cent. The RBI retained the GDP forecast for the current fiscal at 7.4 per cent on robust corporate earnings and buoyant rural demand, though it flagged global trade tensions for Indian exports. It also saw the GDP forecast at 7.5-7.6 per cent in the second half of the current fiscal. The hike in June was the first time the benchmark lending rate was raised in over four years. This is now the first time since October 2013 that the central bank has raised the repo rate at two consecutive policy meetings.

India, Germany sign pacts worth Rs 5,250 crore 02 August '18 ndia and Germany has signed an agreement on financial and technical cooperation, Iwith a special focus on sustainable urban development and renewable energy. The agreement mainly prioritises cooperation between India and Germany in the area of renewable energy. It also focuses on cooperation in sustainable urban development in areas of sanitation, solid waste management and promotion of urban mobility. Highlights: The bilateral agreement will help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and also help India in achieving its goal of curbing such emissions. In December 2017, Germany had pledged nearly Rs 8,500 crore for the development cooperation with India during Indo- German inter-governmental negotiations. In February 2018, a MoU was signed between Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs and the German development agency (GIZ) to develop and apply concepts for sustainable urban development providing urban basic services and housing in select cities as well as smart cities in India. GIZ had agreed to contribute up to €8 million for the project which would run for a period of three years. Overall, the year 2018 commemorates 60 years of bilateral development cooperation between India and Germany. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos Sunil Chhetri has been named as the 2017 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the MICA OCTOBER 2018 40 Year. ECONOMY 05 August '18 Delhi, TN, Gujarat are best States for doing business: NCAER study elhi has emerged the most- N-SIPI, now in the third edition, Law and order situation was a major attractive State for investors, ranked 21 major States, including issue, almost 55 per cent identifying Dimproving its position on Delhi, on various parameters. that as the primary constraint. the think-tank National Council for In the overall rankings, Delhi, Tamil Telangana was the best performer on Applied and Economic Research Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra the land pillar, followed closely by (NCAER)’s 2018 State Investment and Kerala emerged the most attractive Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Potential Index. Gujarat, previously States to do business, while Odisha, On the labour pillar, Tamil Nadu and No 1, slipped two places to the third Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand and position. retained their first and Bihar were at the bottom. second positions, and on the infrastructure Highlights: N-SIPI was constructed with six pillar, Delhi retained its top position. The surprise elements in the index, pillars that were classified under On the economic climate pillar, Delhi named N-SIPI, was Tamil Nadu, four broad categories: Factor-driven retained the No 1 position, while which moved up four places to No 2. (land and labour), efficiency driven Telangana moved up four places to the West Bengal jumped 11 places from (infrastructure), growth-driven second spot. (economic climate, political stability last year to emerge the 10th most On the governance and political attractive State for investors. and governance), and perceptions- driven (responses to the survey). stability pillar, Tamil Andhra Pradesh saw a decline in its Researchers at NCAER contacted Nadu moved up attractiveness, falling from the third 1,049 business enterprises of different four places to No 1, position in 2017 to the seventh in the sizes in manufacturing and services displacing Haryana, 2018 index, while Punjab moved up sector for the survey. which moved down four places to No 12. to the second.

08 August '18 World’s first thermal battery plant inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh he world's first thermal battery plant, operated by Bharat Storage Technology Private Limited (BEST), was inaugurated Tin Amravati, Andhra Pradesh. Manufactured by the Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited (BEST), the first-of-its-kind batteries will aim to boost renewable sources of energy production and reduce the dependence on non-renewable fossil fuel-based energy generation. Highlights: ## In the first phase, batteries suited for telecommunications, mini or microgrids and electric buses would be manufactured. ## The batteries are expected to run for up to 800kms on a single charge. ## Under the project, electric buses, produced in collaboration with Bilva Motors, a global consortium, could deliver an 800-kilometre range with a single charge, with the help of BEST's thermal cells. ## The cell can be customised to be charged in four or eight hours, depending on the source. ## It can also provide output ranging between 5Kwh and 1 Mwh. ## The thermal plant is expected to start commercial operations by May 2019. ## By 2025, BEST aims to expand the capacity of its thermal battery plant to 10GW.

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S Gurumurthy, Satish Marathe IMF forecasts India's GDP to appointed as part-time Directors grow at 7.5 per cent in 2019-20 on RBI Board 08 August '18 fiscal year 09 August '18 he Central Govt. ndia is projected on August 7, to clock an 2018 appointed Ieconomic growth T of 7.5 per cent in journalist Swaminathan Gurumurthy and the 2019-2020 fiscal Sahakar Bharathi year on strengthening patron Satish Kashinath of investment and Marathe as part-time robust private non-official Directors consumption. on the Central Board Growth is forecast to rise to 7.3 per cent in fiscal year of Reserve Bank of 2018/19 and 7.5 per cent in 2019/20 on strengthening India (RBI) following the approval from the Appointments investment and robust private consumption. Committee of the Cabinet. Headline inflation is projected to rise to 5.2 per cent in Both Gurumurthy and Marathe have been appointed for a fiscal year 2018/19, as demand conditions tighten, along four year term. The appointments were made under Section with the recent depreciation of the rupee and higher oil 8(1)(c) of the RBI Act, 1934. prices, housing rent allowances and agricultural minimum With these latest appointments, the total number of support prices. government appointed directors on the RBI board comes to The current account deficit is projected to widen further 10, the maximum permitted. Besides, the government also to 2.6 per cent of the GDP on rising oil prices and strong has two government officials on the board. demand for imports, offset by a slight These are Nachiket Mor, Subhash increase in remittances, the report said Chandra Garg, Prasanna Kumar The report recommended that continued Mohanty, Rajiv Kumar, Dilip S. fiscal consolidation is needed to lower Shanghvi, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, elevated public debt levels, supported Bharat Narotam Doshi, Sudhir Mankad, by simplifying and streamlining the GST Ashok Gulati, and Manish Sabharwal structure.

Smita Crishna, Roshni Nadar, lead rich women's list 14 August '18 odrej Group's Smita Crishna, is the third woman on the list with She is followed by Leena Gandhi HCL's Roshni Nadar and her wealth estimated to be Rs 26,240 Tewari with Rs 10,730 crore, Sangita GBennett Coleman's Indu crore. Jindal with Rs 10,450 crore and Jain are among the top 10 wealthiest She is the chairperson of Bennett Jayshree Ullal with Rs 9,490 crore. women in India, a report says. Coleman & Co, one of the largest Anu Aga and Shradha Agarwal were According to the Kotak Wealth and media groups in the country. ranked ninth and tenth with estimated Hurun report, the threshold of net Biocon founder and managing director wealth of Rs 8,550 crore and Rs 8,200 worth for the top 10 was Rs 8,000 Kiran Mazumdar shaw with an crore, respectively. crore. estimated wealth of Rs 24,790 crore The report that Crishna, leads the list with an estimated is fourth on the list. She is also on the lists the 100 richest wealth of Rs 37,570 crore. board of Infosys. women in India, She is followed by HCL chief executive Kiran Nadar, wife of Shiv Nadar, is a estimated their officer and executive director Nadar, trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation average wealth to be with the report estimating her wealth and an art collector and she is ranked about Rs 4,000 crore to be Rs 30,200 crore. fifth, with an estimated wealth of Rs and the threshold for the ranking above Rs 1,000 crore. Times Group chairperson Indu Jain 20,120 crore.

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& Many More... 734 youngsters shortlisted for complete scholarship under the KHELO INDIA TALENT DEVELOPMENT Scheme 23 July '18 ollowing the successful conduct of the Khelo India School Games, Sports Authority of India took another significant step towards Fthe development of sports, cleared 734 players for a scholarship programme under Khelo India Talent Identification Development scheme. The Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that “transformational changes have been introduced into Indian Sports. Highlights: A talent identification committee was The plan is to develop more such upgradation. Academies that do not formed comprising Arjuna Awardees and academies so that young athletes maintain desired standards and fulfil Dronacharya Awardees to shortlist and can get access to the best training the performance criteria, may be propose the names of the beneficiaries to the without having to travel long delisted. High Powered Committee, which cleared distances. Athletes must report the above numbers after due diligence. It was also decided that the academies injury immediately An annual stipend of Rs. 1.2 lakhs will be will be divided into three categories. so that timely given to the players on a quarterly basis. To encourage excellence, there will rehabilitation can be Support and skill trainings at KHELO be gap analysis which will offer offered. INDIA accredited Academies. these academies opportunities for

Tokyo 2020 committee officially launches Olympic mascots 23 July '18 he Tokyo 2020 Organising were designed by Japanese Committee on July 22, 2018 illustrator Ryo Taniguchi, who Tofficially launched its Olympic designs characters for language mascots Miraitowa and Someity at a teaching books and companies ceremony attended by Tokyo Governor Highlights: Yuriko Koike and Committee’s President Yoshiro Mori. The name of the blue- The 2020 Summer Olympics, checked Olympic mascot ‘Miraitowa’ officially known as the Games is derived from a combination of the of the XXXII Olympiad, is a Tokyo had previously hosted the 1964 Japanese words for future and eternity and major international multi-sport event. Summer , and in 2020 will seeks to "promote a future full of eternal The games are planned to be held become the fifth city to host the Summer hope in the hearts of people all over the from 24 July 2020 to 9 August 2020 in Olympic Games more world". The pink-checked Paralympic Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo was announced than once. mascot Someity owes its name to a type of as the host city at the 125th IOC The city will also cherry tree blossom and exhibits enormous Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, be hosting the 2020 mental and physical strength. The mascots on 7 September 2013. Summer Paralympics. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

Ram Sehgal will be awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of Advertising. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 43 NEWS BITES SPORTS India won 8 medals in the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi 24 July '18 ndia won 8 medals in the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship which concluded in New Delhi. The medals comprised 2 gold, 3 silver and as Imany bronze. Sachin Rathi won the gold after winning the bout in the 74 kilogram category. Deepak Punia then won the gold in the 86 kilogram category. Suraj Rajkumar Kokate won a bronze in the 61 kilogram category while Mohit won bronze in the 125 kilogram category. India had won 3 silver medals and a bronze on the opening day of the championship. Highlights: Junior Asian Wrestling Championship is conducted by United World Wrestling (UWW) annually. 18 countries participated in this championship. Women’s Category Freestyle Greco-Roman Wrestling Number of Teams participated 18 15 12 Top Rank Country Iran (189 points) Iran (225 points) Japan Second Rank Country India (173 points) Kazakhstan China Third Rank Country Uzbekistan (128 points) Kyrgyzstan, India (4th) India The medals won by India are as follows: Medal Freestyle Greco-Roman Women’s Wrestling Gold: Sachin Rathi (74 kg), Deepa Punia (86 kg) Sajan (77 kg) None Vishal Kaliraman (70 kg), Naveen (57 kg Vijay (55 kg), Aryan Mansi (57 kg), Divya Kakran Silver: junior), Sachin Giri (79 kg) Panwar (130 kg) (68 kg) Karan (65 kg), Suraj Kumar Kokate (61 Kumar Sunil (87 kg), Swati Sanjay Shinde (53 kg), Bronze: kg), Mohit (125 kg) Viresh Kundu (97 kg) Reena (55 kg), Karuna (76 kg) About United World Wrestling (UWW): Headquarters: Chairman: Founded: Membership: Lausanne, Switzerland. Nenad Lalovic. 1912 176 countries

Indian women's compound archery team created history by becoming the world rank one 29 July '18 he Indian women's compound archery team reached the Five consecutive pinnacle of world rankings for the first time in history, perfect 10s by Sophie Taccording to the latest rankings, just ahead of the Asian Dodemont, Amelie Games. Asian Games are to be held from August 18 to September Sancenot and Sandra 2 in the twin cities of Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia. The Herve helped France level the scores 116-all in the second end. women's coumpoud archery team of India had won silver medals At the Antalya leg of the World Cup, the Indian team consisting at the 2018 Antalya World Cup in May and Berlin World Cup in of Jyothi, Muskan and Dhayal had lost to Chinese Taipei by three July, 2018. They lead the world rankings with 342.6 points and points. For the first time in history, India's women's compound team are six points ahead of the second-placed Chinese Taipei. Jyothi have topped the world rankings while the women's recurve archer Surekha Vennam and Muskan Kirar were two regulars in the Deepika Kumari was ranked No.1 in the past. women's team in both the World Cup stages, while Divya Dhayal Deepika and Abhishek Verma are the only (Antalya) and Trisha Deb (Berlin) were the third members. Indians in top 10 in the individual categories, In the Berlin World Cup, India lost by a slender margin of one both enjoying the seventh position in the point. Vennam, Kirar and Deb had a promising 59-57 lead recurve and compound sections respectively. but they slipped in the third end as the French trio eventually A total of 16 archers have been included in clinched the gold with a score of 229-228. the Asian Games contingent. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

44 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Ministry of WCD launched ‘#Childline1098’ Contest- ‘Spot the Logo and Suggest a Tagline’. SPORTS 07 August '18 Carolina Marin makes Netherlands defeated Ireland to win the eighth history wins World Women’s Hockey World Cup title 08 August '18 Badminton Championship

reland’s first Women’s World Cup final ended in defeat as the Netherlands retained the title with an emphatic 6-0 victory. Ireland, arolina Marin claimed a slice of the second-lowest ranked country in the tournament, was unable to history as the Spaniard became I produce a fairy-tale ending at Lee Valley Hockey Center. the first woman to win three C Goals from , , Kitty van Male, Malou Pheninckx, badminton World titles with an emphatic victory over P.V. Sindhu of India. The and Caia van Maasakker capped a dominant performance aggressive Marin is now the reigning from the Dutch as they won the competition for a record eighth time. World and Olympic champion thanks to The Netherlands team hasn’t lost since the Olympic an imperious 21-19, 21-10 win in Nanjing. final two years ago. This was Ireland’s first World Cup The all-action 25-year-old adds the 2018 since 2002, and its previous best result was 11th in 1994. crown to her titles in 2014 and 2015, Ranked 16th, Ireland topped a group including Olympic and the Olympic gold she won from the champion England and was first into the quarterfinals. unlucky Sindhu at Rio 2016. Highlights: Ramesh Powar appointed head coach of 15 August '18 As well as disappointment at Rio 2016, women’s cricket team Sindhu was beaten in last year’s World ormer India spinner Ramesh Championships final by Japan’s Nozomi Powar has been named head Okuhara and had to settle for silver at this Fcoach of the Indian women's year’s Commonwealth Games too. national cricket team till the ICC World T20, which is scheduled to be held in Meanwhile, Kento Momota became the November 2018. Powar was brought first Japanese man to win the badminton in as the interim coach of the team in World Championships. The explosive July by the BCCI until they found a 23-year-old convincingly defeated China’s replacement for Tushar Arothe, who highly promising Shi Yuqi 21-11, 21-13. resigned as the coach of the women's team five months after being appointed. Momota’s nascent career descended Highlights into controversy in 2016 when Japanese badminton chiefs suspended him for more ## Power has now been handed over full-time duties as head coach till than a year for visiting an illegal casino, November 30, 2018 by the BCCI. denying him a place at the Rio Olympics. ## His term will include a tour to Sri Lanka, a bilateral series in the West Momota, No. 2 in the Indies in October followed by the ICC Women's World T20 in West world at the time, has Indies in November. been working his way ## Powar is the third coach of women's team in the past one and a half back to the top ever year. Under Powar’s leadership, the Indian women's team underwent a since and the No. 7 is fitness camp from July 25 to August 3 in Bangalore at National Cricket currently in the form of Academy (NCA). his life. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

Tata AIA Life appointed Rishi Srivastava as the new CEO & MD of the company. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 45 NEWS BITES SPORTS ## Prior to Arothe, the post was held by Purnima Rau, who was removed Esow Alben: Teen cyclist just a few months ahead of the women's World Cup in 2017. creates history by winning ## As per the Supreme Court directive, only a functional Cricket Advisory India’s first ever medal at Committee (CAC) can appoint a full-time coach on a long-term basis. world level 18 August '18 ## He was first selected to play for the Indian national cricket team during their Pakistan tour in 2004. ## In November 2015, Powar announced that he would retire from all forms of cricket following the conclusion of the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy. ## Overall, Powar played 31 ODIs and two Tests from 2004 to 2007 for the national side, picking 34 wickets with a best of 54 in the 50-over format.

Former Indian cricket captain Ajit Wadekar passes away 16 August '18 ormer Indian cricket captain Ajit Wadekar passed away on August ndian Teen cyclist Esow Alben 15, 2018 after a prolonged illness. F (17) created history by winning the He was 77. Wadekar is survived by his country’s maiden medal in track wife Rekha, two sons and a daughter. I cycling at the world level. He achieved Wadekar’s Achievements: this feat by winning silver medal in Men’s ## Wadekar took over the captaincy Keirin event of UCI Junior Track Cycling from M A K Pataudi in 1971. World Championships held in Aigle, Switzerland. In the final sprint of this ## He led team India to their first overseas Test wins in England and the event, Esow finished just 0.017 seconds West Indies in 1971. He batted at number three and was considered to behind gold medallist Jakub Stastny be one of the finest slip fielders. (Czech Republic). ## He was India’s first ODI captain. Though, he appeared in just two matches. About Esow Alben: ## He is the only cricketer apart from Lala Amarnath and Chandu Borde Esow hails from Andaman and Nicobar. to have served as captain, manager and selector in Indian cricket. He is currently ranked world No. 1 in Ajit Wadekar: junior sprint category of cycling after ## His full name was Ajit Laxman Wadekar was an Indian cricketer who sensational run in Asian Championships played for the Indian national cricket team between 1966 and 1974. and victories in 2018 Cottbuser He made his first-class debut in 1958, before making his debut in Sprint Cup 2, GP Brno Track Cycling international cricket in 1966. competitions. This makes him first Indian to reach the top spot in cycling. He is # # The aggressive batsman was a trailblazer in Indian cricket despite just also ranked world no. 3 in keirin event of 37 Test appearances. In ODIs, he captained India in just two matches cycling, where cyclists sprint for victory and India lost both those ODIs against England, which prompted on track following controlled start. Esow Wadekar to retire from international cricket in 1974. had won hat-trick of gold medals at 2018 ## Overall, Wadekar scored 2,113 runs in his Test career, including one Asian Track Cycling Championships in hundred and 14 half centuries, four of those being 90-plus scores. Malaysia. In this event, he had won gold ## After retirement from cricket, he served as India's manager in the 90s during medals in individual Mohammed Azharuddin's captaincy. In his tenure as and team event. He manager, India finished as semifinalists in the 1996 World trains in Delhi at Sports Cup. He later went on to become the chairman of selectors. Authority of India’s (SAI) National Cycling ## He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1967 and Academy. Padmashri in 1972, India's fourth highest civilian honour. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

46 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Bengali actress Basabi Nandi died. SCIENCE

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Toolkit by NASA to promote commercial use of satellite data 21 July '18 he National Aeronautics and Space Administration The launch of this toolkit is (NASA) on July 19, 2018 launched the ‘Remote part of NASA Technology TSensing Toolkit’ to promote commercial use of Transfer program offering satellite data. This online toolkit was launched with an aim open remote-sensing data to make it easier for users to find, analyse and utilise the that has long benefited relevant satellite data for their research, business projects or the scientific community, conservation efforts. other government Highlights: agencies and non-profit organizations. The "Remote Sensing Toolkit" provides a simple system that quickly identifies relevant sources based on user input. NASA’s Technology Transfer program is managed by the NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. The toolkit is designed to help users search for data, as well as ready-to-use tools and code to build new tools. The program ensures technologies developed for missions in exploration and discovery are broadly available to the This new tool makes finding and using NASA satellite public, maximising the benefit to the nation. data easier than ever before, and aims to spark innovation among the entrepreneurial community and lead to further The Technology Transfer program commercialisation of NASA technology. will host a tutorial of Remote Sensing Toolkit. To participate, potential users are It will help grow the number of users who put NASA’s free required to sign up to be notified of future and open data archive to work for people. webinars.

RISECREEK: IIT-Madras develops first indigenous microprocessors under Project Shakti 06 August '18 omputer scientists from Indian Technology. Their design is open source Institute of Technology (IIT), and can be adapted by others. They CMadras have developed first optimise power use and compete with of family of six industry-standard international units such as Cortex A5 microprocessors under Project Shakti. from Advanced RISC Machines (ARM). The initial batch of 300 chips have been They have better performance in terms named RISECREEK and have been of DMIPS per megahertz rating than A5 fabricated at Intel’s facility at Oregon, US and score of 1.68 against competition’s of Things (IoT) for free to run Linux operating system. 1.57. These viable industry-grade electronics. Highlights: microprocessors can operate at frequency of 350 MHz, thus meets demands of These processors Project Shakti was started in 2014 as defence and strategic equipment of can also be tapped IIT-M initiative and part of it is funded by country such as NAVIC (Indian Regional for future efforts in Ministry of Electronics and Information Navigation Satellite) and Internet semiconductors. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos Rajnath Singh, inaugurated the 2nd Conference of Young Superintendent of Police in New OCTOBER 2018 MICA Delhi. 47 NEWS BITES SCIENCE NASA launches Parker Solar Probe to study Sun’s corona 13 August '18 S space agency NASA has The car-sized spacecraft will travel launched Parker Solar Probe, directly into the Sun's atmosphere, Ua historic mission to touch about four million miles from its the sun. The main aim of the mission surface and more than seven times is to send a satellite closer to the Sun closer than any spacecraft has come than any before. The rocket carrying before. the solar probe lifted off from Space The mission is expected to unlock Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral the mysteries of the star's fiery outer ## At this point, the probe will be Air Force Station in Florida, US. The atmosphere and its effects on space moving at roughly 430,000 miles launch happened after a failed attempt weather during its seven-year long per hour, setting the record of on the previous day, when a last- journey. minute alarm caused the agency to being the fastest human-made miss its 65-minute weather window. The overall cost of the mission is object ever. expected to be around 1.5 billion US ## The probe will dip inside the Highlights: dollars. tenuous atmosphere, sampling The mission is named after Key Highlights: conditions and getting to just 6.16 astrophysicist Eugene Parker, 91, million km from the Sun's broiling the physicist who first theorised the NASA launches Parker Solar Probe surface. existence of the solar wind in 1958. It mission to study Sun’s corona • The is the first space craft to be named after solar probe was launched aboard ## It is expected to transmit its first a living person. United Launch Alliance Delta IV science observations in December Heavy rocket. 2018. A plaque dedicating the mission to Parker was attached to the spacecraft ## Just under an hour after the Following are some of the mysteries in May. It includes a quote from the launch, NASA confirmed that that the probe aims to solve: the spacecraft had successfully renowned physicist – “Let’s see what Why the Sun’s outer atmosphere - corona separated and the probe had been lies ahead.” is 300 times hotter than its surface, which released into space. It also holds a memory card containing is thousands of miles below? ## The spacecraft is expected to fly more than 1.1 million names submitted What drives the supersonic solar wind – past Venus in six weeks and make by the public to travel with the the constant stream of solar material that the first contact with the Sun six spacecraft to the Sun. blows through the entire solar system? weeks after that. About the Mission: What accelerates solar energetic ## In its seven-year mission, Parker particles, which can Parker Solar Probe, is the world’s first- Solar Probe will make six more reach a speed of up ever mission to touch the Sun. It will Venus flybys and 24 total passes to more than half perform the closest-ever observations by the Sun, journeying steadily the speed of light of a star when it travels through the closer to the Sun until it makes as they move away Sun's outer atmosphere - called the its closest approach at 3.8 million from the Sun? corona. miles.

Scientists develop super-insulating transparent Aerogel 15 August '18 cientists have developed Aerogel, a transparent heat- Their thin films are resistant super-insulating gel using beer waste. It may made up of crisscrossing Sbe used to build greenhouse-like habitats for human patterns of solid material colonised on extraterrestrial habitats such as Mars or Moon. that trap air inside It could also be used on buildings on Earth to help make billions of tiny pores, huge savings on energy costs. similar to bubbles in Highlights: bubble wrap. Aerogels defining feature is air, as it comprise at least 90% This trapping capacity gas by weight. makes them good insulators.

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48 MICA OCTOBER 2018 2nd CYSP in New Delhi was organized by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D). SCIENCE Recently developed transparent heat-resistant super- Potential Applications: It could also be used on buildings on insulating aerogel using beer waste looks like flattened Earth to help make huge savings on energy costs. It can be plastic contact lens film (roughly 100 times lighter than also used in windows and also in extraterrestrial habitats. It glass). enables to harvest sunlight through that It is transparent compared to similar products in market thermally-insulating material and store allowing to see-through it. energy inside, thus protecting from big oscillations in temperature especially on It is also resistant to heat. It is also cheaper to produce Mars or on moon. because it comes from beer waste.

India plans first manned space Scientists for the first time decode mission by 2022 16 August '18 complex wheat genome 19 August '18

eam of scientists including 18 Indian scientists for first time decoded wheat genome. In this research, DNA sequence of bread wheat was successfully rime Minister Narendra Modi as part of 72nd T ordered and it represents highest quality genome sequence Independence Day speech vowed to put Indian in generated to date for such wheat variety. space by 2022 under manned space mission on P Highlights: board ‘Gaganyaan’. This announcement gives Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) definitive timeline The research conducted by more than 200 scientists from 73 for manned space mission it has been working on for the research institutions in 20 countries. last 15 years. The reference genome decoded covers 94% (14.5 Gb) of Highlights: entire wheat genome. The proposed human spaceflight programme (HSP) has Team of 18 Indian scientists contributed in decoding of been on table since 2004. Chromosome 2A of wheat genome. ISRO is still long way away, despite advancements in This project was financially supported by Department of some critical technologies in past decade. Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology. It is still building its capabilities and developing critical The research shows that bread wheat has complex hexaploid technologies required to send astronauts into space. genome which is 40 times larger than that of rice genome The mission will be completed at budget of Rs 10,000 and 5 times larger than human genome. crore and some of technology components. Information generated by decoded wheat genome will help If successful, India will become fourth nation in the world to identify genes controlling complex agronomic traits such to send astronaut into space after US, Russia and China. as yield, grain quality, resistance to diseases and pests as Former Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Rakesh Sharma was well as tolerance to drought, heat, water logging and salinity. first Indian to travel to space. The availability of high quality reference He was part of the Soviet Union’s genome will accelerate breeding of Soyuz T-11 expedition, launched on climate-resilient wheat varieties to feed April 2, 1984, as part of the Intercosmos ever-increasing world population and programme. help address global food security in decades to come. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

Veteran sports journalist Swapan Sarkar died. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 49 NEWS BITES MISCELLANEOUS

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4 Indian-origin persons in Fortune's 40 under 40 list of most influential people in business 26 July '18 our persons of India-origin, including three women, have been named by Fortune among F40 of the most influential and inspiring young people in business under the age of 40. Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, both 34, are tied for first place on the Fortune '40 Under 40' list. Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of the US' largest automaker, General Motors Dhivya Suryadevara comes in at the 4th spot, followed by Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud (14), co-founder and co-CEO of Robinhood Baiju Bhatt (24) and Female Founders Fund founding partner Anu Duggal (32). For the first time ever, Fortune also assembled a "supplementary honour roll" of the most impressive, young superstars who are transforming business at the leading edge of finance and technology. The 'Ledger 40 Under 40' supplementary honour roll list shines a light on the pioneers building some of the world's fastest- growing businesses. This list includes Senior Vice President of Product at real-time currency exchange and remittance network Ripple, 39-year old Asheesh Birla, digital currency wallet and platform Coinbase's Chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan, Director of MIT Digital Currency Initiative Neha Narula and Coinbase's Vice President of operations Tina Bhatnagar. Fortune said Suryadevara, 39 made history when it was announced she would become GM's first female CFO later this year, making the auto giant one of only two Fortune 500 companies led by a female CEO and CFO (the other is chocolate giant Hershey). Sud, 34 joined video-sharing website Vimeo as head of marketing in 2014 and was last year named CEO, charged with focusing Vimeo as a cloud-based platform for video creation, distribution, and monetization, targeting individuals and small- to medium-size businesses. Bhatt, 33 cofounded financial services company Robinhood with Vlad Tenev in 2013 as an "egalitarian challenge to oldguard brokerage houses. Five years later, it has shot to a valuation of $5.6 billion." This year the company added Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to the trading mix and now hope to build Robinhood into a full-blown digital bank, Fortune said. Duggal, 39, launched Female Founders Fund in 2014 as a seed-stage venture fund to invest in female-led technology companies. She had initially raised five million dollars and by May of this year, she closed $27 million for her second early-stage fund, with a roster of limited partners including philanthropist Melinda Gates, Fortune said.

Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos “Gandhi: The years that changed the world (1914-1948)” has been authored by Ramachandra 50 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Guha. MISCELLANEOUS 01 August '18 3rd BRICS Film Festival was held in Indian Oil tops 7 Indian Durban 03 August '18 firms on Fortune 500 list he third edition of BRICS Film Festival was held in Durban, South Africa, even Indian along with the International Durban companies have made T Film Festival (DIFF). The last day of festival Sit to the latest Fortune was celebrated as India Country Day followed 500 list of the world's biggest by Awards and Closing Ceremony. The film corporations in terms of gala was aimed at celebrating world-class revenue, with state-owned film productions from BRICS nations (Brazil, IOC continuing to be the Russia, India, China and South Africa) with the objective of inspiring highest ranked Indian firm more collaboration from these nations. and Reliance Industries (RIL) jumping 53 places. Highlights: "The world's 500 largest companies generated $30 Newton directed by Amit Masurkar won Best Film and Village Rockstars trillion in revenues and $1.9 trillion in profits in by Rima Das received Best Actress (Bhanita Das) and Special Jury Award. 2017. Together, this year's Fortune Global 500 The format of BRICS film festival consisted of screening two feature companies employ 67.7 million people worldwide films from each country in competition category and three feature films and are represented by 33 countries," Fortune said. in non-competition category. Total of 24 films were screened during Highlights: duration of the festival. The list topped by retail giant Walmart. Note: Newton featuring Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Anjali Patil and Raghubir Yadav in lead roles earlier had won Indian Oil Corp (IOC) with 23 per cent rise in National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. It revenues at $65.9 billion was ranked 137th, up was also India’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film from the 168th position in 2017. at Oscars (90th Academy Awards). Village Rockstars RIL was the top private sector company from was premiered at 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and it had won Best Feature Film the country as it jumped from 203rd rank last Swarna Kamal award at 65th National Film Awards. year to 148th. It had a revenue of $62.3 billion in 2017-18. India has been ranked 96th in the United Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) made a Nation’s E-Government Index 03 August '18 come back into the list with a ranking of 197th. ndia jumped 22 places to 96th rank in the top 100 of the United It did not feature in the 2017 ranking. Nations E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018. State Bank of India (SBI) with $47.5 billion Denmark, with an index value of 0.9150, topped the 2018 revenue was given 216th rank, a shade higher I E-Government Development Survey. The E-Government survey is than 217th last year. Tata Motors improved its released by the United Nations in every two years. The 2018 edition ranking from 247th last year to 232nd. was titled as 'Gearing E-Government to Support Transformation Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) that moved towards sustainable and resilient societies'. India, which was ranked up to 314th position from 360th last year. 118 in 2014, jumped 11 places to be ranked 96 in 2018. Rajesh Exports was the seventh Indian firm on The EGDI is a composite index based on the weighted the list though its ranking slipped to 405th this average of three normalized indices: year from 295th last year. RIL was the most profitable Indian firm on the list. 1. Telecommunications Infrastructure Index (TII), On the globally most profitable list, it secured the 2. Human Capital Index (HCI), 99th position. The list was topped by Apple. 3. Online Service Index (OSI). Two Chinese firms - Sinopec Group and China National Petroleum Corp S. No. Country Index (CNPC) - figure in the top 1 Denmark 0.9150 2 Australia 0.9053 10, occupying 3rd and 4th 3 Republic of Korea 0.9010 positions, respectively. State 4 The United Kingdom 0.8999 Grid was ranked 2nd while 5 Sweden 0.8882 Royal Dutch Shell got 5th 6 Finland 0.8815 position. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

Acclaimed Bengali writer Ramapada Chowdhury died. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 51 NEWS BITES MISCELLANEOUS Avi Goel wins International Khangchendzonga biosphere reserve Geography Bee World added to UNESCO list 09 August '18 Championship 09 August '18 he Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, Tone of the highest ecosystems in the world, has been added to UNESCO's list of World Network ndian-American high school student Avi of Biosphere Reserve Goel has won the world championship at (WNBR). the International Geography Bee's junior I The Khangchendzonga reserve will be the 11th internationally varsity division held in Berlin, Germany. designated WNBR. Avi, 14, a tenth grade student at Silver Creek High School in Evergreen, San Jose, CA, won a gold The reserve includes a range of ecoclines varying from subtropical to medal in seven out of the 10 medal events, and arctic, as well as vast natural forests in different biomes that support an a silver medal in two of the events, topping the immensely rich diversity of forest types and habitats resulting in high overall medals table. He also bagged the top spot species diversity and endemism. in all the three events counting towards the world International coordinating Council (ICC) of Man and Biosphere championship title: the International Geography (MAB) Programme, UNESCO, in its 30th session (23-27 July, 2018) at Exam, the International Geography Showdown, Palembang, Indonesia, designated Khangchendzonga and the International Geography Bee. Biosphere Reserve for inclusion in the World Network The competition took place from of Biosphere Reserve. July 11-18, 2018, and brought Khangchendzonga joins the list of other biospheres together over 100 of the world's such as Nandadevi, Simlipal Biosphere reserve, top geography students to vie for Nilgiri and others. the world championship title in the subject. 03 August '18 Pune tops the list of Ease of Living Index une has been ranked first in the Ease of Living Index launched by Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. Navi Mumbai has been Pranked second and while Delhi at 65th place in the list. Greater Mumbai has been ranked three, followed by Triputi, Chandigarh, Thane, Raipur, Indore, Vijaywada and Bhopal. The survey was conducted on 111 cities in the country. Ease of Living Index has been based on four parameters -- governance, social institutions, economic and physical infrastructure. Chennai has been ranked 14 and New Delhi 65.

Akshay Kumar appointed as the brand ambassador for Road Safety Campaigns 16 August '18 nion Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari launched three short films Ufor generating public awareness towards road safety. Film actor Akshay Kumar has featured in these films, which are directed by R. Balki. In a function attended by MoS Mansukh L Mandavia in New Delhi, Gadkari announced the appointment of Akshay Kumar as Road Safety Brand Ambassador. Over 65 per cent of the deaths on roads were of the people in employable age, which seriously impacts their families. He said, reducing accidents means increasing prosperity in the country. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos 'Mobile Tihar' is a smartphone distribution scheme under Sanchar Kranti Yojna (SKY) in 52 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Chhattisgarh. ETYMOLOGY WORLD OF ENGLISH EDITORIAL WORD DEFINITIONS Concur (Verb) - UK / -rr- a : something done or said that may serve as an example or formal rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same or an analogous kind a verdict that had no precedent 1- to agree or have the same opinion. b : the convention established by such a precedent or by The new report concurs with previous findings. long practice 2- The board concurred that the editor should have full c : a person or thing that serves as a model control over editorial matters. ORIGIN "I think you're absolutely right," concurred Piyush. Late Middle English (also in the senses ‘collide’ and ‘act in OTHER DEFINITIONS combination’): from Latin concurrere ‘run together, assemble 1- If two or more events concur, they happen at the same in crowds’, from con- ‘together with’ + currere ‘to run’. time. Related forms 2- to agree or have the same opinion as someone else: con•cur•ring•ly, adverb He said the mayor should not be re-elected, and the pre•con•cur, verb (used without object), pre•con•curred, voters concurred. pre•con•cur•ring. 3- to agree with someone or something: un•con•curred, adjective concur with sb/sth- The new report concurs with un•con•cur•ring, adjective previous findings. DERIVED FORMS concur that The board members concurred that the offer should be accepted. concurringly (con'curringly) adverb PRONUNCIATION Synonyms : agree, coincide Let us deal with the pronunciation with this magical word Antonyms : differ, disagree i.e., concur, so first of all break it into two parts i.e., con+ EXAMPLES OF CONCUR IN A SENTENCE cur so ‘con’ sounds as ‘done’ or ‘ton’ with more focus on I have sought second opinions, which concur that it is the syllable ‘c’, while ‘cur’ sounds exactly like the latter outrageous that the cost of these repairs has been set so high. part of the word ‘occur’ this hence; con like ton and cur like Times, Sunday Times (2016) latter part of ‘occur’, hence becomes concur. Lord Judge delivered a concurring opinion. MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES Times, Sunday Times (2009) I concurred with the programme. I entirely concur in that view. He concurred wholly that the heat and humidity were awful. Forrest, Ray & Murie, Alan & Williams, Peter Home- The standing joint committee concurred with him. ownership - differentiation and fragmentation (1990) More example sentences The Master of the Rolls delivered a concurring judgment. • ‘Furthermore, this is a case of general importance and Times, Sunday Times (2015) it may well set a precedent.’ FIRST KNOWN USE OF PERCOLATE • ‘Critics say that the judges should have let the 1963 precedent stand, even if it was bad.’ 15th century NEW AND TRICKY SUFFIX- DESCRIPTION PART OF SPEECH MADE FROM EXAMPLES Congregate, Contravene, CON with/together - Root Controvert Word Root of concur 1- Reminded of that revving motor down in Dixie, I have The Latin word currere, meaning “to run,” and its form to concur. cursus give us the roots curr and curs. Words from the Latin (A History of American Fun) currere have something to do with running. A current is the 2- Such is her burgeoning popularity Toomey is looking to direction in which a river runs or flows. When two people employ more instructors to lead her highly personalized concur, their ideas or opinions run together in agreement. exercise classes. A course is the path over which something moves or runs. (How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Contemporary Examples Latest Fitness Craze)

Veteran screenplay writer Jalees Sherwani has passed away. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 53 Higher Education Commission of India Bill 2018: An Analysis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union government has The mandate of HECI will be to improve academic decided to introduce the Higher Education Commission standards and specific focus will be on learning outcomes, of India (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act) evaluation of academic performance by institutions, Bill 2018 that will do away with the University Grants mentoring of institutions, training of teachers, promoting Commission Act 1956 and pave the way for the setting use of educational technology etc. HECI will be responsible up of the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). for setting standards for opening and closure of institutions, The new Commission will focus on improving academic providing greater flexibility and autonomy to institutions, standards and the quality of Higher Education. lay standards for appointments. The decision to set up HECI is the latest among a series HECI will also have the power to enforce compliance to the of reform measures undertaken by the government for the academic quality standards, order closure of sub-standard overhaul of higher education regulatory bodies. Previously, and bogus institutions. The non-compliance by institutions the government had launched reform measures in NAAC, will also lead to fines or jail-term. Regulation for grant of Graded Autonomy to Universities, Highlights of Higher Education Commission of India granting of Autonomous status to colleges, the Regulation (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act) Bill for Open Distance Learning, Regulation for Online degrees 2018: etc. Powers of HECI: Objectives of HECI: HECI shall have the power to grant authorization for starting According to the government, attempts at the reform of the of academic operations on the basis of their compliance higher education regulatory body are guided by principles with norms of academic quality. of “less government and more government”; “separation of grant function”; “End of inspection Raj”; “Focus of HECI shall have the powers to revoke authorization academic quality”; and “Powers to Enforce”. granting to a higher education institution where there is a case of wilful or continuous default in compliance with the It would downsize the scope of the UGC to ensure no more norms/regulations. interference in the management issues of the educational institutions. The Commission shall take steps for promoting the quality of academic instruction and maintenance of academic The grant functions would be carried out the HRD Ministry, standards. unlike the UGC till now. This will allow HECI to focus on academic matters only. There was considerable merit The Commission shall, subject to the provisions of this in combining both powers in the UGC, as it could wield Act and regulations made under this Act, take measures to the carrot as well as the stick over higher educational promote the autonomy of higher educational institutions institutions. The Higher Education Commission of India for the free pursuit of knowledge, innovation, incubation Bill has created confusion and uncertainty by remaining and entrepreneurship, and for facilitating access, inclusion silent about the alternative arrangement for releasing grants. and opportunities to all, and providing for comprehensive and holistic growth of higher education and research in a By ending the inspection Raj, regulation will be done competitive global environment. through transparent public disclosures, merit-based decision making on matters regarding standards and quality No higher educational institution empowered, by or in higher education. under law, to award any degree or diploma established after the coming into force of this Act shall commence

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54 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Noted Malayalam ghazal singer and composer Umbayee has passed away. its first academic operations unless it is so authorized, in Commission shall consist of a Chairperson, Vice accordance with such norms as may be specified by the Chairperson and twelve other Members to be appointed by Commission. the Central Government. The Secretary of the Commission The Bill also provides for the penal provisions, which will act as the Member-Secretary. albeit graded in nature, will cover withdrawal of power Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members shall be to grant degrees/ diplomas or direction to cease academic scholars being persons of eminence and standing in the field operations and in cases of wilful non-compliance, may of academics and research possessing leadership abilities, result in prosecution sanction as per the Criminal Procedure proven capacity for institution building, governance of Code with a punishment of imprisonment for a term which institutions of higher learning and research and deep may extend up to 3 years. understanding on issues of higher education policy and Every application for grant of authorization shall be made, practice. by a higher educational institution or a University, to the The Chairperson shall be selected by a Search-Cum- Commission using an online e-governance module. Selection Committee, consisting of Cabinet Secretary Responsibilities of HECI (Chairperson), Secretary Higher Education, and three other eminent academicians to be co-opted as members. The Commission shall: Shortcomings: Put in place a robust accreditation system for evaluation of academic outcomes by various Higher Educational In a country as large and as diverse as India, with 864 Institutions. universities, 40,026 colleges and 11,669 stand-alone institutions (as per the All India Survey on Higher Provide for mentoring of institutions found to be failing in Education 2016-17), excessive centralisation will not maintaining the required academic standards result in improvement of academic standards and will Order closure of institutions which fail to adhere to instead lead to even more bureaucratisation, delays and minimum standards without affecting the student’s interest corruption. or fail to get accreditation within the specified period. The most shocking thing about the Higher Education Monitor, through a national database, all matters concerning Commission of India Bill is that it effectively downgrades the development of emerging fields of knowledge, balanced universities to the level of colleges by clubbing both growth of higher educational institutions in all spheres and together under the name “Higher Educational Institutions” academic quality in higher education and research. and applying common rules to them. In the discharge of its functions under this Act, the Section 24 of the Bill proposes the setting up of an Advisory Commission shall be guided by such directions on questions Council chaired by the Union Minister for Human Resources of policy relating to national purposes as may be given to it Development. The Higher Education Commission of India by the Central Government. is supposed to “take steps to implement the advice rendered by the Advisory Council”. The provisions of this Act shall have overriding effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent there with contained India ranks a lowly 121 in the world in terms of the in any other law for the time being in force or in any percentage of the budget earmarked for education instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than (only 3.8%), of which Higher Education gets a meagre this Act. share, most of which goes to the Institutions of National Importance. It is naive to think that we can improve the The constitution of the Commission is strengthened by the standard of higher education in India merely through co-option of Chairpersons of regulatory bodies in higher regulation and without significantly increasing public education, namely the AICTE and the NCTE. Moreover funding. the Chairpersons/Vice-Chairpersons and members will be scholars of eminence and standing in the field of academics Additionally, whereas UGC used to fund numerous and research, possessing leadership qualities, proven individual research projects and grant research fellowships, capacities for institution building and deep understanding the proposed Higher Education Commission of India of issues of higher education policy and practice. will only “promote research in HEIs [higher educational institutions] and coordinate with Government for provision The Commission will also specify norms and processes for of adequate funding for research” [section 15(3)(e)]. This fixing of fee chargeable by higher education institutions and shows the low priority accorded to research in academia by advice the Central Government or the State Governments, the Bill, an area in which India already lags behind several as the case may be, regarding steps to be taken for making countries. education affordable to all.

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FICCI Ladies Organisation, has launched "WOW" an app to create awareness on preventive OCTOBER 2018 MICA healthcare. 55 Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 - 16 August 2018)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who has died aged 93, was the most a trenchant journalist on an RSS magazine. When the important politician in 20th-century India not to be either 33-year-old Vajpayee was elected to parliament for the a current or former member of the Congress party. His RSS’s political wing, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, in 1957, he political life spanned almost the entire period of Indian discovered his true gift: public speaking. Jawaharlal Nehru, independence. He became prime minister first in 1996 for one of the world’s greatest orators, noticed the rising star less than a fortnight. Then, in March 1998, the Bharatiya on the opposition benches and predicted that one day he (BJP), long considered a pariah in Indian would hold high office. As early as 1960, Vajpayee warned politics, welded provincial parties into a workable coalition. of alienating Muslims and other minorities in a country as Vajpayee again became prime minister. diverse as India. He wrote that restricting his party’s base In power, he burnished his right-wing credentials. His to just one creed did not make electoral sense. He practised popularity soared when the government detonated a nuclear what he preached. In his own parliamentary constituency bomb under the sands of the Rajasthan deserts in the teeth of of Lucknow, Shia Muslim households in the city displayed international disapproval. A month later Indian forces won pictures of Vajpayee alongside one of the Ayatollah a decisive victory over Pakistani soldiers in the Kargil war. Khomeini, who led the Iranian revolution in 1979. These two events led to Vajpayee being re-elected in 1999 and It was not until Nehru’s daughter Indira Gandhi misread the he went on to lead the first government not dominated by the public mood by suspending democracy and throwing the Congress party to complete a full five-year term. In doing so, opposition into jail that Vajpayee emerged on to the national Vajpayee became the first Indian who did not hail from the stage. When the emergency was lifted, Gandhi lost power Nehru-Gandhi clan to be sworn in three times as prime minister. and Vajpayee became foreign minister, in 1977. His stint He also proved an able diplomat, working discreetly to woo was distinguished by peace missions to India’s neighbours. President Bill Clinton, who had denounced India’s nuclear tests Vajpayee met Pakistan’s military dictator Zia-ul-Haq in in 1998 but went to India two years later – the first visit by a US 1978 and a year later visited Deng Xiaoping in China. Both president to the country in more than two decades. trips were seen as diplomatic breakthroughs but Vajpayee’s Vajpayee was born into a high-caste Brahmin family spell in power was over in months when the government in Gwalior, in central India’s cowbelt; his father, Shri collapsed after bitter infighting. Krishna Behari Vajpayee, was a teacher. A Marxist in Vajpayee’s achievement as prime minister was to present his youth, he abandoned that creed for rightwing Hindu a fresh vision of India in the world. This new self-image politics as a student. It was a visit to a camp run by the was at odds with the Nehruvian idealism of the past, and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS – National Volunteer emphasised economic and nuclear strength. The BJP’s Service), an organisation inspired by European fascism, ascent also symbolised the passing of India’s secular that converted him. The RSS is the moral compass for identity. By the late 90s Vajpayee promised the BJP was a Hindu nationalism, a political ideology the young Vajpayee “party with a difference”. openly endorsed. Yet outwardly, he appeared an instinctive Vajpayee won the Screen Award for Best Non-Film Lyrics moderate who professed admiration for Gandhi and condemned the Mahatma’s assassination by a member of for his album Nayi Disha in 2000. Nayi Disha, which was the RSS. Vajpayee cited Richard Attenborough’s film about released in 1999, had lyrics by the late politician and vocals the independence leader as one of his favourites. He was, by ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh. He received the Padma in private, a liberal, likable man who enjoyed a scotch and Vibhushan in 1992. had to deny eating beef, a serious charge against a Hindu He was conferred India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat politician. Despite his protestations of being a bachelor, it Ratna, by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee in 2015. was widely rumoured he had a long-term lover. The administration of Narendra Modi declared in 2014 that Vajpayee was an aspiring author, and wrote vivid, dreamy Vajpayee's birthday, 25 December, would be marked as poetry. He had a sharp pen, honed in his early years as Good Governance Day. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

56 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Oscar Kerketta appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Rwanda. DESIGNATION WHO'S WHO WHO’S WHO S.No. DESIGNATION NAME 1. Chairman, Rajya Sabha Venkaiah Naidu 2. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan 3. Chairman of Niti Ayog Narendra D Modi 4. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Gulam Nabi Azad 5. Leader of House in Lok Sabha Narendra D Modi 6. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge 7. Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat 8. Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, Sunil Arora 9. Director General, ITBP RK Pachnanda 10. Chief Vigilance Commissioner K V chaudhary 11. Foreign Secretary Vijay Keshav Gokhale 12. Comptroller & Auditor General of India Rajeev Mehrishi 13. Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes Jus. Vangala Eswaraiah 14. Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India R. S Sharma 15. CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma 16. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai 17. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi 18. Chairman, UPSC Arvind Saxena 19. Director General, National Investigation Agency Y.C. Modi 20. Chairman, UGC D.P. Singh 21. Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO K. Sivan 22. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt. of Atomic Energy Sekhar Basu 23. Chairman, SSC Ashim Khurana 24. Chairman,National Human Rights Commission Justice H.L. Dattu 25. Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Sailesh 26. Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes Sushil Chandra 27. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India Subash Chandra Khuntia 28. Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India Ajay Tyagi 29. Chairperson, State Bank of India Rajnish Kumar 30. Chairman, LIC V.K. Sharma 31. India’s permanent representative in UNO Syed Akbaruddin 32. Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba 33. Chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma 34. Chairman, 15th N.K. Singh 35. Chairman, Competition Commission of India Devendra Kumar Sikri 36. Chairperson,Central Board of Film Certification Prasoon Joshi 37. President, ASSOCHAM Sandeep Jajodia 38. Chairman, NASSCOM Rishad Premji 39. New Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat 40. Director General, RAW Anil Dhasmana 41. Children Film Society of India, CEO Swati Pandey 42. Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas 43. President, CII Rakesh Bharti Mittal 44. President, FICCI Rashesh Shah 45. Chairman, National Knowledge Commission Sam Pitroda 46. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval 47. Chairperson, Prasar Bharati Dr. A. Surya Prakash 48. Chairman, Investment Commission Ratan Tata 49. Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia 50. Chairman, Indian Banks Association Usha Ananthasubramanian Data as on 20th August, 2018

Man Mohan Bhanot has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the OCTOBER 2018 MICA Equitorial Guinea. 57 OUR PRESENCE BRANCH MOBILE NO. Branch Name Phone Number Delhi Rohini 9250239671/9250239674 Agra 9235253430/ 9236455136 Deoria 9208248122 Ahmedabad 9227575027 Dhanbad 9204979723/24 Ajmer 9261503888 Durgapur 7076856390 Aligarh 7706008037 Ernakulam 9645415987 Allahabad 9235253403 Etah 9208237386 Alwar 9521177944 Faizabad 9235253421 Ambala 9253058711 /7206424816 Faridabad 9643396140 Ambikapur 8823868882 Farrukhabad 7706008029 Amritsar 9646606160 Fatehpur 9554330811 Asansol 7076880723 Firozabad 9208235736 Azamgarh 9208242842 Gaya 9204311416 Budaun 9627671787 Ghaziabad 9212229752/24 Bahraich 9208249852 Ghazipur 9208244539 Balasore 9583185223 Gonda 9208250778 Ballia 9208243152 Gorakhpur 9235253400/ 9208205892 Banda 9554334847 Gurugram 9643396139 Bangalore 9538712808 Guwahati 8134935078 Bareilly 9235253431 Gwalior 9229174910 Basti 7706008031 Haldwani 9208256021 Berhampur 9078907945 Hardoi 9208248208 Bhagalpur 9204363221 Haridwar 7706008034 Bhilai-Durg 8878783345 Hisar 9253678050 Bhopal-MP Nagar 9229174901 Hoshangabad 8358831338 Bhopal-Lalghati 9229174902 Hyderabad-Ameerpet 9247749865 /8790034792 Bhubaneshwar 9237026745/ 9237081352 Hyderbad- Dilsukh 7032410704 Bijnor 7706008027 Nagar Bilaspur 8878817515 Indore 7581800952 Bulandshahr 7706008030 Jabalpur 9229174905 Chandigarh 9256002024 Jaipur 9261601713/ 9261518894 Chennai 8939777224 Jammu 9419305561 Coimbatore 8110967668 Jamshedpur 8877187640 Cuttack 7894013095 Jaunpur 9208244355 9204303818/ 9204300620 Jhalandhar 8557088164 Dehradun 9236510116 Jhansi 9235253424 Delhi Janakpuri 9212069515 Jodhpur 9636512855 Delhi Kingsway 9268561517 Kanpur Kakadev 9235253484 Kanpur Delhi Laxmi Nagar 9268209355 /9268693952 9235253482 Delhi Munirka 9210092245 Kidwainagar

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Former Union Minister Rajinder Kumar Dhawan has passed away. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 59

10th BRICS Summit 2018

The heads of state and government of all five BRICS nations including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa convened for the 10th BRICS Summit from July 25-27, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Theme of the summit was: ‘BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th Industrial Revolution'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended it to culminate his three-leg Africa tour. Modi used this opportunity to further his 'make in India' mission and bring together the member nations on a common ground against terrorism and trade wars. India's relations with South Africa date back several centuries as India was at the forefront of the international community in its support to the anti-apartheid movement in Africa. The year 2018 also marks 25 years since the resumption of India's diplomatic relations with South Africa in 1993. The South African Indian-origin community is around 1.5 million strong and constitutes about 3 percent of South Africa's total population. BRICS is a grouping of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally the first four were grouped as "BRIC", before the induction of South Africa in 2010. The summit saw the BRICS leaders come together and discuss various international and regional issues of common concern and adopted the 'Johannesburg Declaration' by consensus. The declaration reaffirms principles of democracy, inclusiveness and agrees to fight unilateralism and protectionism. BRICS Summit 2018: Johannesburg Declaration adopted ## Addressing the 10th BRICS summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the fourth industrial revolution presents both opportunities and challenges for the BRICS nations. ## He said there is need to be vigilant about the adverse impact of the disruptive technologies on the economies of the developing nations. He also laid emphasis on the need to focus on skill development and vocational training to reap the benefits of 4th industrial revolution. ## In his concluding remarks, the Prime Minister said that there is a need to share best practices and policies among BRICS countries. ## The Prime Minister held bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit with the leaders of Russia, China, South Africa, Argentina and Angola. ## It was Modi's third meeting with Chinese President Xi Zinping in last 3 months. Other Details Besides the BRICS Summit 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the BRICS Outreach with leaders from Africa and Outreach with leaders from Global South summit. In the BRICS Africa Outreach, the invited countries include Rwanda, Uganda, Togo, Zambia, Namibia, Senegal, Gabon, Ethiopia, Angola and the African Union Chair. About BRICS BRICS is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The group was formed initially with just four nations –Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). The term- BRIC was coined by global economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 as an acronym of four countries that were all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development.

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Joel Robuchon, a Chef with world's most number of Michelin stars, died. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 61 According to a thesis proposed by Jim O'Neill, global economist at Goldman Sachs, the economic potential of Brazil, Russia, India and China is such that they could be among the four most dominant economies by 2050. The countries not only encompass over 25 per cent of the world's land coverage and 40 per cent of the world's population but also hold a combined GDP (PPP) of $20 trillion. On almost every scale, they would be the largest entity on the global stage, as the four nations are among the biggest and fastest-growing emerging markets. Key Aim The original aim of the grouping was to establish an equitable, democratic and multi-polar world order. The first BRIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in 2006 between China, Brazil, Russia and India on the margins of the general debate of the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which drew the prelude for BRIC cooperation. In 2009, the first BRIC Summit was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia and in 2010, it became a formal institution. Since then, the Summit has become an annual event. Till date, 8 Summits have been held. In December 2010, China, the Chair of the group then, invited South Africa to join BRIC and attend the Summit in Sanya, China. Following the summit, BRIC officially expanded to include 5 countries and the acronym changed from BRIC to BRICS. ## With 10 years of development, BRICS has grown into an important platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. ## BRICS countries come from Asia, Africa, Europe and America and are all members of the G20. ## Together, the nations account for 26.46 per cent of the world land area, 42.58 per cent of the world’s population, 13.24 per cent of the World Bank voting power and 14.91 per cent of IMF quota shares. ## According to IMF’s estimates, the BRICS countries generated 22.53 per cent of the world GDP in 2015 and they have contributed more than 50 per cent of world economic growth during the last 10 years. Turkey's Role Moreover, a significant additional feature to this year's summit is the participation of Turkey. Before heading to South Africa, Erdogan made the remarks during a press conference at the Ankara airport, adding that the BRICS member countries have contributed in the last decade to 50 percent of the global economic growth and, even though Turkey is not a member of the BRICS, Erdogan will attend a special session of the event in his capacity as the current chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Russia and Turkey's cooperation has significantly increased in recent years and the two countries look to work together on Syrian issues to find a peaceful solution to the crisis at the Turkish border. However, will the BRICS members emerge as a credible bloc that can stand up to the US, EU, the G7, and the OPEC is what will remain to be seen after the Johannesburg summit gets over. A brief history of thr BRICS summit is as follows: The Chairship of the forum is rotated annually among the members, in accordance with the acronym B-R-I-C-S. Over and above the summit, BRICS cooperation in the past decade has expanded to include an annual programme of over 100 sectoral meetings. Cooperation among members is predicated on three levels or "tracks" of interaction, namely: Track I: Formal diplomatic engagement between the national governments Track II: Engagement through government-affiliated institutions, e.g. state-owned enterprises and business councils Track III: Civil society and "people-to-people" engagement. The first BRIC Summit took place in 2009 in the Russian Federation and focused on issues such as reform of the global financial architecture. South Africa was invited to join BRIC in December 2010, after which the group adopted the acronym BRICS. Former South African President Jacob Zuma subsequently attended the Third BRICS Summit in Sanya, China, in March 2011. South Africa assumed the rotational Chairship of BRICS from 1 January to 31 December 2018. The 2018 Summit will be a seminal milestone for BRICS cooperation, as it represents a decade of BRICS cooperation at the highest diplomatic level.

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62 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Home Credit India Finance an NBFC has appointed Ondrej Kubik as its new CEO. Blood Moon 2018: The longest lunar eclipse of the century

On the night of July 27-28, 2018, stargazers across the If Earth partially blocks the sun, and the darkest part of its world witnessed a spectacular celestial phenomenon shadow falls across the moon's surface, it is called a partial 'Blood Moon 2018'. Blood Moon or Total Lunar Eclipse, eclipse. You will see a black shadow taking a bite out of a rare celestial event, is considered to be the longest total the moon. Sometimes, the moon passes through the lighter lunar eclipse of the 21st century which lasted beyond 100 part of Earth's shadow, causing a penumbral eclipse. Only minutes. seasoned sky watchers will be able to tell the difference, The Blood Moon 2018 was first visible in India from because the moon only darkens very slightly. around 10:44pm, while its capital New Delhi was right During a full eclipse, however, something spectacular between the actions of the full total eclipse at around 1 happens. The moon is fully in Earth's shadow. At the same am midnight which ended at 2.43am. It was majorly seen time, a little bit of light from Earth's sunrises and sunsets in the Eastern Hemisphere including Central Asia and (on the disk of the planet) falls on the surface of the moon. Eastern Africa. The best view of the entire eclipse was Because the light waves are stretched out, they look red. visible across the Eastern Europe, Central and East Africa When this red light strikes the moon's surface, it also and South East Asia. appears red. What is a blood moon? How red the moon appears can depend on how much A “blood moon” is a name given to the moon during a pollution, cloud cover or debris there is in the atmosphere. lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes For example, if an eclipse takes place shortly after a between the sun and the moon, casting the moon into volcanic eruption, the particles in the atmosphere will make shadow. Unlike with a solar eclipse, when the moon passes the moon look darker than usual. between the Earth and sun, blocking the sun’s light, the While there are planets and moons all over the solar system, moon is not “turned dark” during an eclipse, but instead only Earth is lucky enough to experience lunar eclipses appears to turn red. Because blue and violet wavelengths because its shadow is just large enough to cover the moon are scattered more than red and orange ones, more of the completely. The moon is slowly drifting away from our red wavelengths reach the moon, making the moon appear planet (at roughly 1.6 inches or 4 centimetres a year) and red. this situation won't persist forever. There are roughly two Why the moon turns red? to four lunar eclipses every year, according to NASA, and each one is visible over about half the Earth. The moon orbits around Earth, while Earth orbits around the sun. The moon takes about 27 days to orbit Earth and goes Selenelion through regular phases in a 29.5-day cycle. The difference A selenelion or selenehelion occurs when both the Sun and in these two cycles has to do with the relative positions of an eclipsed Moon can be observed at the same time. This the sun, Earth and moon, which change during the moon's can occur only just before sunset or just after sunrise, when orbit. both bodies will appear just above the horizon at nearly Lunar eclipses can only happen during a full moon, opposite points in the sky. This arrangement has led to the when the sun fully illuminates the surface. Usually a full phenomenon being also called a horizontal eclipse. moon has no eclipse because the moon orbits in a slightly Typically, a number of high ridges undergoing sunrise or different plane than the Earth and the sun do. However, sunset can view it. Although the Moon is in Earth's umbra, at times the planes coincide. Earth passes in between the both the Sun and an eclipsed Moon can be simultaneously moon and the sun and cuts off the sunlight, causing an seen because atmospheric refraction causes each body to eclipse. appear higher in the sky than their true geometric positions. Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos

Kannada writer, poet Sumatheendra R. Nadig has passed away. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 63 How rare is it? brightness of the Moon during total lunar eclipses. 'L' values Lunar eclipses are less common than solar eclipses, with a for various luminosities are defined in the following table: maximum of three occurring in any given location per year, DANJON LUNAR ECLIPSE SCALE OF BRIGHTNESS though some years there can be none. However, each lunar L-Value Description eclipse is visible from more than half the Earth. 0 Color Very Dark - Moon almost invisible at darkness with If this eclipse is rare, it is because it will last for so long. no features. The moon will be in the Earth’s shadow for four hours and totally eclipsed for one hour and 43 minutes, which is just 1. Color Gray or Brownish - Dark shadows with a few short of the theoretical limit of a lunar eclipse (one hour and features faintly visible. 47 minutes). The eclipse will last for so long on Friday night 2. Color Rusty Brown or Dark Red - Umbra very dark in because the moon will be passing through the centre of the the center, light at edges. Earth’s shadow. 3. Color Reddish to Brick Red - Edges of umbra are light In July 2018, the Full Moon, as well as the Lunar Apogee in color and may appear yellow Fall, occurred on the exact same date, which is July 27. The 4. Color Orange or Copper - Very bright umbra trim and Lunar Apogee is said to be the moon’s farthest orbital point may appear bluish in color. from the Earth, which makes it appear particularly small and distant. Lunar & Solar Eclipse Facts About Lunar Eclipse: Full moons are the only time lunar eclipses occur. Types of lunar eclipse : New moons are the only time solar eclipses occur. The longest Total Lunar Eclipse A solar eclipse always occurs two weeks after or two weeks before a total lunar eclipse. ## The first part of the lunar eclipse saw the Moon fall under the Earth’s shadow called Umbra. This part of Lunar eclipses can last for a maximum of 3 hours and 40 the eclipse is known as the Penumbral Eclipse. minutes, with the period of totality lasting for as long as I hour and 40 minutes. ## It coincided not only with Mars's close approach, but with the "procession of planets", a line-up of celestial Solar eclipses can last for a maximum of 7 minutes and 40 neighbours Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. seconds if they are total (at the equator), 12 minutes and 24 seconds at most if they are annular. ## The total lunar eclipse lasted 103 minutes, that is 1 Hour 43 minutes, which made it the century’s longest. Lunar eclipses can never happen more than three times a year. Solar eclipses happen at least twice a year but never Various stages of a Total Lunar Eclipse more than five times a year. Beginning of Penumbral eclipse: The outer part of the Lunar eclipses are visible over an entire hemisphere. Solar Earth's shadow begins moving across the Moon. eclipses are visible in a narrow path that is a maximum of Beginning of Partial eclipse: The inner part of the Earth's 167 miles wide (269 km). shadow begins covering the Moon. The greatest number of solar and lunar eclipses that can Beginning of Total eclipse: The Earth's shadow completely happen in a year is seven. covers the Moon, turning it into a reddish brown colour. At any specific geographic location on the globe, a total solar Maximum eclipse: The mid-point of totality eclipse can occur only once every 360 years, on average. Total eclipse ends: The Earth's shadow starts moving away Solar eclipses and lunar eclipses go together in pairs. A solar from the Moon. eclipse is always followed or preceded by a lunar eclipse, Partial eclipse ends: Earth's shadow completely leaves the within an interval of 14 days. Eclipses may also occur in surface of the Moon. threes, alternating lunar, solar, lunar. Penumbral eclipse ends: The outer part of the Earth's The characteristics of one eclipse are repeated every 18 shadow completely moves away from the Moon. years, I 1 days, and 8 hours, with some minor variations. This long-term rhythm is called the Saros cycle. At any Danjon Lunar Eclipse Scale given time, there may be several dozen different series of The French astronomer A. Danjon proposed a useful this cycle in effect. five point scale for evaluating the visual appearance and

Scan the above QR Code & Get News With Videos NPL and HPCL will produce certified reference materials (CRMs) as Bhartiya Niredeshak 64 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Dravyas. GENERAL AWARENESS Que TM Q.1 Consider the following statements. (1) Option A and C (2) Option A and B (A) India announced two lines of credit to Uganda. (3) Option B and C (4) Option A, B and C (B) The lines of credit worth $200 million. (5) None of these (C) The lines of credit is in energy infrastructure, Q.5 Consider the following statements: agriculture and dairy sectors. (A) Mahesh Kumar Malani of Pakistan People’s Which among the following statement/statements Party became the first Hindu to win the is/are true? National Assembly seat. (1) Only A is true (2) Only B is true (B) He was elected to the National Assembly seat (3) Only C is true (4) All are true from Tharparkar in southern Sindh province. (5) None are true (C) Malani, the 55-year-old majority community leader, defeated his nearest rival Arab Q.2 Consider the following statements. Zakaullah of the Grand Democratic Alliance in (A) Mark Zuckerberg and Kevin Systrom have the NA-222 constituency. been placed on the top position in the Fortune's Which among the following statement/statements '40 under 40' list. is/are not true? (B) Mark Zuckerberg is the Cofounder and CEO of (1) Only C (2) Only B Instagram and Kevin Systrom is the founder of Facebook. (3) Only A (4) All of the above (C) Henry Robinson Luce founded Fortune (5) None of the above magazine in 1929. Q.6 Consider the following statements: Which among the following statement/statements (A) The Government of India has launched is/are not true? Samagra Shiksha - An Integrated Scheme for (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C school education. (4) All are true (5) None are true (B) It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to Q.3 Consider the following statements: class XII. (A) Invest India and Business Italy have signed a (C) It aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality MoU to promote investment facilitation and education at all levels of school education. cooperation between startups of India and Italy. Which among the following statement/statements is/are true? (B) The goal will be to facilitate direct foreign (1) Only C (2) Only B investment by providing practical investment information to enterprises. (3) Only A (4) All of the above (C) It will also support the companies pursuing (5) None of the above those opportunities which contribute positively Q.7 Consider the following statements: to economic growth of the two countries. (A) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) has released Which among the following statement/statements a weekly statistical supplement recently. is/are true? (B) According to the Reserve Bank of India the (1) Option A and C (2) Option A and B overall forex reserves inched-up to $ 405.14 (3) Option B and C (4) Option A, B and C million from $405.08 million. (5) None of these (C) India's forex reserves comprise of foreign currency assets (FCAs), gold reserves, special Q.4 Consider the following statements: drawing rights (SDRs) and the RBI's position (A) Khushwant Singh has written a book named with the World Bank (WB). “Gandhi: The years that changed the world Which among the following statement/statements (1914-1948)”. is/are not true? (B) This book will be released in September 2018. (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C This book will be will be published by Penguin Random House India. (4) Both A and B (5) Both B and C (C) Khushwant Singh is a popular historian and Q.8 Consider the following statements: author and he has written several bestselling (A) Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the books like “India after Gandhi” and “Gandhi 'National Viral Dengue Control Programme'. before India”. (B) It aimed at the ending viral fever, or Which among the following statement/statements inflammation of intestine, as a public health is/are not true? threat by 2030. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting (SAFAR) was launched at Chandni Chowk OCTOBER 2018 MICA in Delhi. 65 Que TM GENERAL AWARENESS (C) The government has made a provision of (B) This ranking has come on the back of robust 600 crores for providing free treatment for fiscal and physical performance in FY’18, Hepatitis-C and its necessary facilities. in-spite of volatile global oil prices and Which among the following statement/statements operational challenges faced by the company. is/are not true? (C) The Fortune Global 500, is an annual ranking of (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C the top 500 corporations worldwide published (4) Both A and B (5) Both B and C annually by Forbes magazine. Q.9 Consider the following statements: Which among the following statement/statements is/are true? (A) Shivangi Pathak, became the youngest Indian (1) Only A is true (2) Only B is true woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest. (3) Only C is true (4) All are true (B) Shivangi Pathak has added another feather to her cap by scaling Africa's highest peak, Mount (5) None are true Kilimanjaro in 3 days. Q.13 Consider the following statements: (C) Zambia's Mount Kilimanjaro measures 5,895 (A) US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) meters in height. signed a memorandum of understanding Which among the following statement/statements with IL&FS Energy Development Company is/are true ? Limited (IEDCL). (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) A and B (B) The memorandum of understanding is for the development of a 41-MW hybrid wind, solar, (4) Only C (5) B and C and energy storage power plant in Arunachal Q.10 Consider the following statements: Pradesh. (A) Indian women's compound archery team (C) The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is created history by becoming the world rank an independent agency of the United States one side in the category. government, established in 1961 to advance (B) Indian women's compound archery team is six economic development and U.S. commercial points ahead of the Chinese Korean team. interests in developing and middle income (C) With the contribution from each member, the countries. women's compound archery team jumped to Which among the following statement/statements the top spot with 342.6 points. is/are true? Which among the following statement/statements (1) Option A and C (2) Option A and B is/are true ? (3) Option B and C (4) Option A, B and C (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) A and B (5) None of these (4) A and C (5) B and C Q.14 Consider the following statements: Q.11 Consider the following statements. (A) The first Nepal-India Think Tank Summit (A) The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking began in Kathmandu. Corporation has appointed Surendra Rosha as (B) The summit is being jointly organized by the the Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India. Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International (B) Rosha is currently HSBC's Head of Financial Affairs and Nehru Memorial Museum Library. Institutions Group (FIG) for Asia-Pacific. (C) Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co- (C) He will succeed Jayant Rikhye, who is taking a chairman of ruling Communist Party of Nepal, leave of absence for medical reasons. Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda inaugurated Which among the following statement/statements the summit. is/are true? Which among the following statement/statements (1) Only A is true (2) Only B is true is/are true? (3) Only C is true (4) All are true (1) Option A and C (2) Option A and B (5) None are true (3) Option B and C (4) Option A, B and C Q.12 Consider the following statements. (5) None of these (A) India’s largest oil and gas producer, the Oil Q.15 Consider the following statements: and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), has (A) The Indian economy is likely to have witnessed been ranked 190 in the 'Fortune Global 500' solid economic growth in the June-Sept list. quarter.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been appointed as the Chef de Mission (CDM) for 18th Asian 66 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Games. GENERAL AWARENESS (B) According to Nomura report leading indicators (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C suggest a slowdown in the coming months. (4) Both A and B (5) Both B and C (C) Nomura expects GDP growth to peak in April- Q.19 Consider the following statements: June quarter and then moderate to 7.2 per cent (A) India and Germany signed an agreement on in the second half of 2018 from around 7.8 per financial and technical cooperation. cent in first half. (B) The agreement is focus on sustainable urban Which among the following statement/statements development and renewable energy. is/are not true? (C) The agreement was signed between German (1) Only C (2) Only B Ambassador to India Martin Ney and Joint (3) Only A (4) All of the above Secretary, Finance Ministry, Hasmukh Adhia. (5) None of the above Which among the following statement/statements Q.16 Consider the following statements: is/are true? (A) President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) A and B Outstanding Politician award recently. (4) Only C (5) B and C (B) Heptulla, a former Rajya Sabha member got Q.20 Consider the following statements: the award for the 2011, Lok Sabha member (A) Akshay Venkatesh is a renowned Indian- Hukumdev Narayan Yadav for 2012. Both are Australian mathematician. from the BJP. (B) He is one of four winners of mathematics' (C) The award was given to Azad for 2013, TMC prestigious Fields medal. MP Dinesh Trivedi for 2014 and Mahtab for 2015. (C) Fields medal is also known as the Nobel Prize for math. Which among the following statement/statements is/are true? Which among the following statement/statements is/are true? (1) Only C (2) Only B (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) A and B (3) Only A (4) All of the above (4) All are true (5) None are true (5) None of the above Q.21 Consider the following statements. Q.17 Consider the following statements: (A) England's captain Joe Root became the world's (A) Payments solution provider Razorpay has third youngest batsman to complete 10,000 signed an agreement with Idea. Test runs. (B) Under this agreement, Idea customers make (B) Root has achieved this feat in the first innings seamless online payments through Razorpay's in the first Test match against India. UPI (Unified Payment Interface) on the telecom firm's website and mobile app. (C) He is the 65th man in the world and 15th England batsman to complete 10000 Test runs. (C) Razorpay is a payments company that provides payment solutions to online merchants in Which among the following statement/statements India. Razorpay was founded in 2013 and is is/are true? headquartered in Bangalore, India. (1) Only A is true (2) Only B is true Which among the following statement/statements (3) Only C is true (4) All are true is/are true? (5) None are true (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C Q.22 Consider the following statements. (4) Both A and B (5) Both B and C (A) India's economic growth momentum is likely Q.18 Consider the following statements: to pick up further in the April-June period and (A) The Reserve Bank of India has hiked repo rate the country is expected to clock GDP growth by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent in its third of 7.5 per cent in this financial year, says a bi-monthly monetary policy review. Morgan Stanley report. (B) With this, Reverse repo rate has become 6.00 (B) Morgan Stanley is an American multinational percent and bank rate is 6.50 percent. investment bank and financial services company. (C) In its review, the Reserve Bank further said that retail inflation is estimated to be at 4.8 percent (C) According to the global financial services in the second half of the current financial year. major, the growth recovery will remain robust, supported initially by consumption and Which among the following statement/statements exports. is/are not true?

18th Asian Games will be held in twin cities of Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 67 Que TM GENERAL AWARENESS Which among the following statement/statements Bangkok, has been presented to it under the is/are true? ‘Heritage-Culture’ category. (1) Only A is true (2) Only B is true Which among the following statement/statements (3) Only C is true (4) All are true is/are not true? (5) None are true (1) 01. Only A is true (2) 02. Only B is true Q.23 Consider the following statements: (3) 03. Only C is true (4) 04. All are true (A) Apple is the world's first publicly traded (5) 05. All are false company to be valued at USD 2 trillion. Q.27 Consider the following statements: (B) Apple's shares market value a notch above (A) Bank of India signed agreements with 10 USD 2 trillion around USD 2,001,679,220,000. companies promote micro and small business (C) Apple Inc. is the world's largest information entrepreneurs. technology company by revenue. (B) These companies are from e-commerce, Which among the following statement/statements logistics, service providers and traditional is/are not true? small business which contribute 31% to GDP (1) Option A and C (2) Option A and B and 45% of exports and employ over 100 million. (3) Option B and C (4) Option A, B and C (C) These MoUs with will help enhance the bank’s (5) None of these footprint in the MSME eco-system. Q.24 Consider the following statements. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? (A) Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar will be the Chief (1) 01. A and B (2) 02. Only A Justice of the Sindh High Court. (3) 03. B and C (4) 04. All A, B and C (B) With this, she will become the first woman Chief Justice in any court in Pakistan. (5) 05. A and C (C) She shall replace Chief Justice Mohammad Q.28. Consider the following statements: Altaf. (A) ISRO has launched an online toolkit to make it Which among the following statement/statements easier for users to find, analyse and utilise the is/are true? most relevant satellite data for their research, business projects or conservation efforts. (1) 01. Only A is true (2) 02. Only B is true (B) The “Remote Sensing Toolkit” provides a (3) 03. Only C is true (4) 04. All are true simple system that quickly identifies relevant (5) 05. None are true sources based on user input. Q.25 Consider the following statements: (C) The toolkit is designed to help users search for (A) India's former Ambassador to the UN Asoke data as well as code to build new tools. Mukerji has been awarded an honorary Which among the following statement/statements doctorate. is/are not true? (B) The University of East Anglia honoured (1) Option A (2) Option B Mukerji with the award of a Doctorate in Civil (3) Option C (4) Option A, B and C Laws honoris causa. (5) None of these (C) He is the first Indian to be bestowed with this honour since 2012. Q.29 Consider the following statements: Which among the following statement/statements (A) Facebook is working on an internet satellite about Aadhaar is/are true? project called ‘Athena’ to beam internet connectivity down to Earth. (1) 01. Only A (2) 02. Only B (B) The company aims to launch the satellite in (3) 03. A and B (4) 04. Only C early 2019. (5) 05. B and C (C) The new satellite project will provide Q.26 Consider the following statements: broadband internet connections to “unserved (A) India Heritage Walk Festival, a collaboration and underserved areas”. of Wikipedia and YES Arts & Culture, has Which among the following statement/statements been awarded the PATA Gold Award 2018. is/are true? (B) Wikipedia is an open online resource on the (1) 01. Option A and C arts, cultures and heritage of India. (2) 02. Option A and B (C) Wikipedia got the award, announced by the (3) 03. Option B and C Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) in

68 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Brazil's Footballer Alisson Becker became the most expensive goalkeeper in the world. GENERAL AWARENESS (4) 04. Option A, B and C renewal and others in the context of the existing (5) 05. None of these regulatory framework for Surveyors and Loss Q.30 Consider the following statements: Assessors. (A) Myanmar joined the India-initiated (C) The working group will submit its report International Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming within 2 months. the 68th member of the group that is aiming at Which among the following statement/statements the optimum utilisation of solar energy. is/are true? (B) ISA was launched by Prime Minister Narendra (1) Option A and C (2) Option A and B Modi and then French President Francois (3) Option B and C (4) Option A, B and C Hollande at the Paris climate summit in 2015. (5) None of these (C) ISA is open to all 121 member countries falling Q.34 Consider the following statements: between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. (A) The government has dismissed Usha Which among the following statement/statements Ananthasubramanian, former managing is/are not true? director of scam-hit Punjab National Bank and (1) Option A and C (2) Option A and B Allahabad Bank, from service. (3) Option B and C (4) Option A, B and C (B) Usha, who completed her one year as the CEO (5) None of these & MD of Allahabad Bank on May 6 2018. Q.31 Consider the following statements: (C) She also served as the Managing Director & (A) The Supreme Court has notified guidelines Chief Executive Officer of Punjab National for giving ‘senior advocate’ designation to Bank from August 2015 to May 2017. lawyers. Which among the following statement/statements (B) The SC constituted a 7-member permanent is/are true? committee headed by the Chief Justice of India (1) Only C (2) Only B to shortlist candidates. (3) Only A (4) All of the above (C) The finalized guidelines are titled “Supreme (5) None of the above Court Guidelines to regulate Conferment of Q.35 Consider the following statements: Designation of Senior Advocates, 2018.” (A) The Uttarakhand high court said it would act Which of the above statements is/are correct? as the legal guardian of cows in the state. The (1) 01. Only B (2) 02. Only A and B court did this by invoking the ‘parens patriae’ (3) 03. Only A and C (4) 04. Only B and C doctrine. (5) 05. All are correct (B) It is a doctrine that grants the court inherent Q.32 Consider the following statements: power and authority to act as guardian for those (A) Mumbai has replaced Melbourne for the first who are unable to take care for themselves. time at the top of the Economist Intelligence (C) The court banned slaughter of cows, bulls, Unit’s Global Liveability Index. bullocks, heifers or calves in the state. (B) Damascus retained the last place, followed by Which among the following statement/statements the Dhaka, and Lagos in Nigeria. is/are true? (C) The survey does not include several of the (1) Only C (2) Only B world’s most dangerous capitals, such as (3) Only A (4) All of the above Baghdad and Kabul. (5) None of the above Which among the following statement/statements Q.36 Consider the following statements: is/are true? (A) Smitha V. Crishna was ranked first in the ‘Kotak (1) Option A and C (2) Option A and B Wealth Hurun-Leading Wealthy Women 2018 (3) Option B and C (4) Option A, B and C list’. (5) None of these (B) Roshni Nadar, the CEO and executive director Q.33. Consider the following statements: at HCL, ranks second in the list. (A) Insurance Regulatory and Development (C) The chairperson of the Times Group, Indu Jain, Authority of India (IRDA) constituted a ranks third in the list. working group to the norms for insurance Which among the following statement/statements surveyors. is/are not true? (B) The 10-member working group has been (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C formed to address areas pertaining to licensing, (4) Both A and B (5) None of these

Alisson Becker is the most expensive goalkeeper after a contract with Liverpool. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 69 Que TM GENERAL AWARENESS Q.37 Consider the following statements: Which among the following statement/statements (A) India rejected a proposal by the USA to use is/are true? DNA sampling to establish the nationality of (1) Only A is true (2) Only B is true illegal migrants living there citing “privacy (3) Only C is true (4) All are true issues”. (5) None are true (B) As per the proposal, security agencies in Q.41 Where is the Headquarters of Hongkong and India were to verify the antecedents of illegal Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)? migrants without documents in the USA within (1) Geneva, Switzerland 72 days and those with documents within 15 days. (2) Vienna, Austria (C) India refused to sign the final pact in April (3) London, UK 2018. (4) Paris, France Which among the following statement/statements (5) Rome, Italy is/are not true? Q.42 How many is Lok Sabha Seat in Mizoram? (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 1 (4) Both A and B (5) Both B and C (4) 3 (5) 6 Q.38 Consider the following statements: Q.43 Which of the following National Park is located in (A) Ashish Kumar Bhutani has been appointed ? Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan (1) Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). (2) (B) Bhutani, a 1992 batch IAS officer of Assam- (3) Meghalaya cadre, has been appointed to the (4) post till May 9, 2020. (5) Khirganga National Park (C) PMJDY is the new crop insurance scheme Q.44 Who is the Governor of Bihar? launched by Central Government in 2016 (1) Jagdish Mukhi (2) Satya Pal Malik Which among the following statement/statements (3) Vajubhai Vala (4) Anandiben Patel is/are true? (5) Ganeshi Lal (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) A and B Q.45 Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuary is (4) Only C (5) B and C located in Mizoram? Q.39 Consider the following statements: (1) Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary (A) Navi Mumbai has topped the Ease of Living (2) Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary Index 2018. (3) Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (B) This was announced at the launch of the Index (4) Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary as well as Swachh Survekshan 2019. (5) Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary (C) The Ease of Living Index will help cities assess their liveability in relation to global and Q.46 Who is the National Security Advisor of India? national benchmarks. (1) Rajinder Khanna (2) Ajit Doval Which among the following statement/statements (3) Pankaj Saran (4) M. K. Narayanan is/are true? (5) J N Dixit (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C Q.47 Who is the Railways Minister? (4) A and B (5) B and C (1) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Q.40 Consider the following statements. (3) Piyush Goyal (A) The Supreme Court approved a proposal (4) Prakash Javadekar submitted by the Union of India (UOI) to (5) Thaawar Chand Gehlot colour-code vehicles according to the fuel they Q.48 What is the Capital of Bolivia? run on, in an effort to help counter air pollution. (1) Baku (2) Bridgetown (3) Sucre (B) The apex court ruling allows for blue stickers (4) Santiago (5) Nicosia to be used for vehicles running on petrol and Q.49 CNG, and orange stickers for diesel vehicles. John Sankaramangalam has passed away recently. He was______. (C) However, it clarified that this would only be (1) Filmmaker (2) Economist (3) Scientist applicable in Delhi and NCR. (4) Doctor (5) Athlete

70 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Shubhankar Sharma is the youngest golfer to make cut in any major tournament. GENERAL AWARENESS Q.50 In which city, 3rd BRICS Film Festival was held? Q.59 How many is Lok Sabha Seat in Nagaland? (1) Durban, South Africa (1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 1 (2) New Delhi, India (4) 3 (5) 6 (3) Beijing, China Q.60 Who is the Governor of Odisha? (4) Moscow, Russia (1) Jagdish Mukhi (2) Satya Pal Malik (5) Brasilia, Brazil (3) Vajubhai Vala (4) Anandiben Patel Q.51 Who has been appointed as the Flag Officer (5) Ganeshi Lal Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Southern Q.61 On which River is Bisalpur Dam built? Naval Command (SNC)? (1) Anil Kumar Chawla (1) Gomti (2) Banas (3) Yamuna (2) Arup Raha (4) Ganga (5) Tapti (3) Pradeep Vasant Naik Q.62 What is the Capital of Cyprus? (4) Vijay Narayan (1) Baku (2) Bridgetown (3) Sucre (5) Surendra Singh (4) Santiago (5) Nicosia Q.52 Who has laid the foundation stone of the 2nd Phase Q.63 Which Day is observed as the International of Construction of North East Institute of Ayurveda Women’s Day? & Homeopathy (NEIAH) at , Meghalaya? (1) 21 February (2) 8 March (3) 15 March (1) Arun Jaitley (2) Venkaiah Naidu (4) 22 March (5) 23 March (3) Ram Nath Kovind (4) Narendra Modi Q.64 Which State has become the first State in the (5) Shripad Yesso Naik country to implement the national policy on Q.53 In which city, First Nepal-India Think Tank Summit biofuels unveiled by the Centre? has been started? (1) Rajasthan (2) Madhya Pradesh (1) New Delhi (2) Kathmandu (3) Dehradun (3) (4) Uttar Pradesh (4) Mumbai (5) Kolkata (5) Q.54 ______has signed MOU for first cow sanctuary in Q.65 Who has been chosen for 24th Rajiv Gandhi state. Sadbhavana Award? (1) Uttarakhand (2) Madhya Pradesh (1) Akshay Kumar (2) Gopalkrishna Gandhi (3) Rajasthan (4) Uttar Pradesh (3) Asha Bhosle (4) Sonu Nigam (5) Mizoram (5) Madhuri Dixit Q.55 Which Company has become the country’s most valued firm in terms of market capitalization? Q.66 In which city, Cybersecurity firm Symantec Corporation has opened a Security Operations (1) TCS (2) Reliance Industries Ltd Center (SOC)? (3) HDFC Bank (4) HUL (1) Hyderabad (2) Bangalore (3) Chennai (5) Infosys (4) Bhopal (5) Gurugram Q.56 Which country has elevated India’s status to ease Q.67 ______has received Reserve Bank of India export controls for high-technology product sales? approval to operate in the country through a wholly (1) Japan (2) Russia owned subsidiary. (3) United States (4) Israel (1) SBM Group (2) GBM Group (5) China (3) BBM Group (4) TBM Group Q.57 Myanmar has appointed independent commission panel to probe Rohingya human rights abuses. (5) KBM Group Who is the Member of this commission? Q.68 In which city, First India-Indonesia Interfaith (1) Kenzo Oshima (2) Rosario Manalo Dialogue will be held? (3) Mya Thein (4) Aung Tun Thet (1) Dehradun (2) New Delhi (3) Jakarta (5) All of the above (4) Yogyakarta (5) Hyderabad Q.58 Which of the following Lake is located in Q.69 According to Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Rajasthan? Statement of Financial Year 2018-19, what is Repo (1) Damdama Lake (2) Pichola Lake Rate? (3) Dal Lake (4) Vembanad Lake (1) 6.00 (2) 6.25 (3) 6.50 (5) Loktak Lake (4) 6.75 (5) 5.75

Lakshya Sen has won a Gold medal in the Asia Junior Badminton Championships in Jakarta, OCTOBER 2018 MICA Indonesia. 71 Que TM GENERAL AWARENESS Q.70 Who has been awarded by President Ram Nath Q.79 According to Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Kovind with the Outstanding Parliamentarian Statement of Financial Year 2018-19, what is Bank Award for 2013? Rate? (1) Najma Heptulla (1) 6.00 (2) 6.25 (3) 6.50 (2) Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (4) 6.75 (5) (5)75 (3) Ghulam Nabi Azad Q.80 What is the Capital of Chile? (4) Dinesh Trivedi (1) Baku (2) Bridgetown (3) Sucre (5) Bhartruhari Mahatab (4) Santiago (5) Nicosia Q.71 Which State Government has launched a Q.81 Which Day is observed as the World Water Day? smartphone distribution scheme, ‘Mobile Tihar’, (1) 21 February (2) 8 March (3) 15 March under the Sanchar Kranti Yojna (SKY)? (4) 22 March (5) 23 March (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Rajasthan Q.82 With which Bank, National Highways Authority of (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Karnataka India (NHAI) has Signed agreement for Rs 25,000 (5) Kerala Crore a long-term loan? Q.72 India has been ranked ______in the United (1) SBI (2) HDFC (3) ICICI Nation’s E-Government Index. (4) Dena Bank (5) UCO Bank (1) 99th (2) 98th (3) 97th Q.83 According to Morgan Stanley Report, India’s (4) 96th (5) 100th Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate is expected Q.73 With which telicom Company Razorpay has to ______in the Financial Year 2018-19. partnered through which customer can make online (1) 7.1 % (2) 7.2 % (3) 7.5 % payments by UPI (Unified Payment Interface) on (4) 7.3 % (5) 7.4 % the telecom firm’s website and mobile app? Q.84 India and ______have signed an agreement (1) Bharti Airtel (2) JIO (3) Idea on financial and technical cooperation focusing (4) BSNL (5) Vodafone on sustainable urban development and renewable Q.74 Which of the following Lake is located in Kerala? energy. (1) Damdama Lake (2) Pichola Lake (1) France (2) Germany (3) Ukraine (3) Dal Lake (4) Vembanad Lake (4) Uganda (5) Rwanda (5) Loktak Lake Q.85 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is on four-day visit to three Central Asian countries - Q.75 How many is Lok Sabha Seat in Madhya Pradesh? Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. What is (1) 29 (2) 41 (3) 11 the Currency of Kazakhstan? (4) 31 (5) 16 (1) Tenge (2) Som (3) Somoni Q.76 Which of the following National Park is located in (4) Dinar (5) Manat Jammu and Kashmir? Q.86 Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (1) Hemis National Park (MSME) has launched the Mission Solar Charkha (2) Nameri National Park for implementation of 50 Solar Charkha Clusters (3) Gangotri National Park across the country with a budget of Rs. (4) Keoladeo National Park ______for the year 2018-19 and 2019-20. (5) Khirganga National Park (1) 550 Crore (2) 650 Crore (3) 750 Crore Q.77 Who is the Governor of Karnataka? (4) 850 Crore (5) 450 Crore (1) Jagdish Mukhi (2) Satya Pal Malik Q.87 Jalees Sherwani has passed away recently. He was ______. (3) Vajubhai Vala (4) Anandiben Patel (1) Screenplay Writer (2) Cricketer (5) Ganeshi Lal (3) Journalist (4) Actor Q.78 Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Jammu and Kashmir ? (5) Scientist (1) Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary Q.88 Umbayee has passed away recently. He was______. (2) Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary (1) Screenplay Writer (2) Cricketer (3) Journalist (3) Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (4) Actor (5) Singer (4) Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary Q.89 Who has taken over as the Air Officer Commanding- (5) Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in-Chief of Southern Air Command?

Muhammed Anas Yahiya has won the 400 metres race at Czech Republic breaking his own 72 MICA OCTOBER 2018 record. GENERAL AWARENESS (1) Balakrishnan Suresh (3) Betterment for Women (2) Rakesh Pal (4) Good for Women (3) Rajendra Kumar. (5) Safety for Women (4) Sudeep Singh Q.100 Which State Government has approved the (5) Vijay Kumar "Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestam" scheme? Q.90 Which Indian-origin mathematician has been (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh awarded with the prestigious Fields Medal? (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Mizoram (1) Rajan Kumar (2) Ashish Sharma (5) Tamilnadu (3) Akshay Venkatesh (4) Nirmala Verma Q.101 Which Bank has entered into a digital partnership (5) Tanya Gupta with Reliance Jio Infocomm to increase its digital Q.91 Which of the following Lake is located in Jammu customer base? and Kashmir? (1) State Bank of India (2) HDFC (1) Damdama Lake (2) Pichola Lake (3) ICICI (4) Dena Bank (3) Dal Lake (4) Vembanad Lake (5) Yes Bank (5) Loktak Lake Q.102 According to National Council for Applied and Q.92 How many is Lok Sabha Seat in Tamil Nadu? Economic Research (NCAER)'s 2018 State (1) 39 (2) 41 (3) 11 Investment Potential Index, ______has (4) 31 (5) 16 emerged as the most-attractive State for investors. Q.93 Who is the Governor of Madhya Pradesh? (1) Delhi (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Gujarat (1) Jagdish Mukhi (2) Satya Pal Malik (4) Haryana (5) Maharashtra (3) Vajubhai Vala (4) Anandiben Patel Q.103 Oscar Kerketta has been appointed as the next (5) Ganeshi Lal High Commissioner of India to the Republic Q.94 According to Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy of______. Statement of Financial Year 2018-19, what is (1) Norway (2) Ghana (3) Rwanda Reverse Repo Rate? (4) Denmark (5) Bangladesh (1) 6.00 (2) 6.25 (3) 6.50 Q.104 Man Mohan Bhanot has been appointed as the next (4) 6.75 (5) (5)75 High Commissioner of India to the______. Q.95 Who is the Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister? (1) Gambia (2) Georgia (1) (3) Mali (4) Equitorial Guinea (2) Ravi Shankar Prasad (5) Zambia (3) Ananth Kumar Q.105 Which company has become the first company to (4) Chaudhary Birender Singh reach A Trillion Dollar market capitalization? (5) Radha Mohan Singh (1) Apple (2) Google (3) RIL Q.96 What is the Capital of Azerbaijan? (4) TCS (5) Infosys (1) Baku (2) Bridgetown (3) Sucre Q.106 Where is the Headquarters of Federation of Indian (4) Santiago (5) Nicosia Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)? Q.97 Which Day is observed as the World Meteorological (1) Mumbai (2) New Delhi (3) Dehradun Day? (4) Gurugram (5) Jaipur (1) 21 February (2) 8 March (3) 15 March Q.107 How many is Lok Sabha Seat in Meghalaya? (4) 22 March (5) 23 March (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 1 Q.98 Bhishma Narain Singh has passed away recently. He was______. (4) 5 (5) 7 (1) Economist (2) Politician (3) Doctor Q.108 Which of the following National Park is located in (4) Poet (5) Journalist Odisha? Q.99 Which mobile app has been launched by FICCI (1) Gir Forest National Park Ladies Organisation (FLO), the women's wing of (2) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and (3) Industry (FICCI)? (4) Kanha National Park (1) Wellness for Women (5) (2) Well for Women

Formula-1 Champion Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix title. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 73 Que TM GENERAL AWARENESS Q.109 According to Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Q.120 Where is the Headquarters of United Nations Statement of Financial Year 2018-19, what is MSF Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Rate? (UNESCO)? (1) 6.00 (2) 6.25 (3) 6.50 (1) Paris, France (4) 6.75 (5) 5.75 (2) Vienna, Austria Q.110 What is the capital of Zambia? (3) Geneva, Switzerland (1) Lusaka (2) Mogadishu (3) Athens (4) Rome, Italy (4) Windhoek (5) Warsaw (5) Ottawa, Canada Q.111 Which Day is observed as the World TB Day? Q.121 How many is Lok Sabha Seat in Andra Pradesh? (1) 24 March (2) 2 April (3) 7 April (1) 12 (2) 25 (3) 11 (4) 10 April (5) 17 April (4) 15 (5) 17 Q.112 Which Country has been elected as the President Q.122 Which of the following National Park is located in of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting West Bengal? Development (AIBD) for a period of two years? (1) Gir Forest National Park (1) India (2) Russia (3) Japan (2) Simlipal National Park (4) China (5) Uzbekistan (3) Chandoli National Park Q.113 Which State Government has launched 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana'? (4) Kanha National Park (1) Bihar (2) Madhya Pradesh (5) Gorumara National Park Q.123 (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Andhra Pradesh In which state is Somnath Temple located? (5) Rajasthan (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Odisha (3) Kerala (4) Gujarat (5) Karnataka Q.114 Which Country has announced new plans to change Q.124 the law for organ and tissue donation to address the Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuary is urgent need for organs within the Indian-origin located in Uttarakhand? communities in the country? (1) Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary (1) UK (2) USA (3) Russia (2) Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary (4) Japan (5) China (3) Malan Wild Life Sanctuary Q.115 Who has won the women's singles title of World (4) Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary Badminton Championship in Nanjing, China? (5) Chail Wildlife Sanctuary (1) P. V. Sindhu (2) Carolina Marin Q.125 According to Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy (3) Tai Tzu-Ying (4) Statement of Financial Year 2018-19, what is (5) Nozomi Okuhara CRR? Q.116 Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the (1) 4.00 (2) 4.25 (3) 4.50 Jammu and Kashmir High Court? (4) 4.75 (5) 5.75 (1) Justice Vineet Saran Q.126 Who is the Steel Minister? (2) Justice Indira Banerjee (1) Ram Vilas Paswan (3) Justice Rajendra Menon (2) Ravi Shankar Prasad (4) Justice Geeta Mittal (3) Ananth Kumar (5) Justice Hrishikesh Roy (4) Chaudhary Birender Singh Q.117 How many new research projects have been (5) Radha Mohan Singh approved by Government at a cost of Rs 112 crore Q.127 What is the capital of Poland? under IMPRINT-2? (1) Lusaka (2) Mogadishu (3) Athens (1) 130 (2) 125 (3) 122 (4) Windhoek (5) Warsaw (4) 140 (5) 150 Q.128 Which Day is observed as the World Autism Q.118 Gaganjeet Bhullar is related to which sports? Awareness Day? (1) Wrestling (2) Kabaddi (3) Weightlifting (1) 24 March (2) 2 April (3) 7 April (4) Golf (5) Badminton (4) 10 April (5) 17 April Q.119 Which junction has been renamed as Deen Dayal Q.129 Which Country has won eighth Women's Hockey Upadhyaya railway station in Uttar Pradesh? World Cup title? (1) Mughalsarai (2) Etawah (3) Jaunpur (1) Netherlands (2) Ireland (3) India (4) Varanasi (5) Ayodhya (4) Australia (5) Pakistan Alize Cornet of France defeated Mandy Minella of Luxembourg to win the Swiss Open title. 74 MICA OCTOBER 2018 GENERAL AWARENESS Que TM Q.130 M Bhakthavatsala has passed away recently. He (1) 32,048 Crore (2) 34,048 Crore was ______. (3) 30,048 Crore (4) 36,048 Crore (1) Producer (2) Director (3) Actor (5) 31,048 Crore (4) Doctor (5) Scientist Q.136 Professional footballer Mario Gomez has Q.131 In which country, 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers announced his retirement from the national team. meeting was held? He is from which country? (1) Malaysia (2) Thailand (3) Indonesia (1) Germany (2) France (3) Croatia (4) Singapore (5) Vietnam (4) Portugal (5) Brazil Q.132 PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry Q.137 Swastika Ghosh is related to which sports? (PHDCCI) and Confederation of Nepalese (1) Badminton (2) Tennis (3) Table Tennis Industries (CNI) has signed a memorandum of (4) Hockey (5) Cricket understanding (MoU) to establish India-Nepal Centre. Who is President of PHDCCI? Q.138 How Many Countries are the Member of United (1) H K Bhanwala (2) Ajay Tyagi Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)? (3) Debjani Ghosh (4) Rajneesh Kumar (5) Anil Khaitan (1) 163 (3) 189 (4) 194 Q.133 Which Bank has bagged the 'best performing RRB' (5) 195 award for Atal Pension Yojana (APY) enrollment Q.139 Which of the following National Park is located in from Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Maharashtra? Authority (PFRDA)? (1) Gir Forest National Park (1) KVGB (2) GVA (3) Prathama (2) Simlipal National Park (4) Purvanchal (5) SHGB (3) Chandoli National Park Q.134 Rajinder Kumar Dhawan has passed away recently. He was the ______. (4) Kanha National Park (1) Politician (2) Scientist (3) Economist (5) Gorumara National Park (4) Cricketer (5) Doctor Q.140 In which state is Gomateshwara Temple located? Q.135 According to Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Data, (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Odisha (3) Kerala Banks have lost ? ______due to frauds in (4) Gujarat (5) Karnataka Financial Year 2017-18. ANSWER KEY Q.1.(4) Q.2.(2) Q.3.(3) Q.4.(1) Q.5.(1) Q.6.(4) Q.7.(5) Q.8.(4) Q.9.(3) Q.10.(4) Q.11.(4) Q.12.(2) Q.13.(1) Q.14.(4) Q.15.(3) Q.16.(5) Q.17.(3) Q.18.(4) Q.19.(3) Q.20.(4) Q.21.(2) Q.22.(4) Q.23.(2) Q.24.(2) Q.25.(3) Q.26.(5) Q.27.(3) Q.28.(1) Q.29.(4) Q.30.(5) Q.31.(3) Q.32.(3) Q.33.(1) Q.34.(4) Q.35.(4) Q.36.(5) Q.37.(4) Q.38.(2) Q.39.(5) Q.40.(4) Q.41.(3) Q.42.(3) Q.43.(5) Q.44.(1) Q.45.(1) Q.46.(2) Q.47.(3) Q.48.(3) Q.49.(1) Q.50.(1) Q.51.(1) Q.52.(5) Q.53.(5) Q.54.(3) Q.55.(2) Q.56.(3) Q.57.(5) Q.58.(2) Q.59.(3) Q.60.(5) Q.61.(2) Q.62.(5) Q.63.(2) Q.64.(1) Q.65.(2) Q.66.(3) Q.67.(1) Q.68.(4) Q.69.(3) Q.70.(1) Q.71.(3) Q.72.(4) Q.73.(1) Q.74.(4) Q.75.(1) Q.76.(1) Q.77.(3) Q.78.(2) Q.79.(4) Q.80.(4) Q.81.(4) Q.82.(1) Q.83.(3) Q.84.(3) Q.85.(1) Q.86.(1) Q.87.(1) Q.88.(5) Q.89.(1) Q.90.(3) Q.91.(1) Q.92.(1) Q.93.(4) Q.94.(2) Q.95.(3) Q.96.(1) Q.97.(5) Q.98.(2) Q.99.(1) Q.100.(1) Q.101.(1) Q.102.(1) Q.103.(3) Q.104.(4) Q.105.(1) Q.106.(2) Q.107.(1) Q.108.(2) Q.109.(4) Q.110.(1) Q.111.(1) Q.112.(1) Q.113.(1) Q.114.(1) Q.115.(2) Q.116.(4) Q.117.(3) Q.118.(1) Q.119.(1) Q.120.(1) Q.121.(2) Q.122.(5) Q.123.(4) Q.124.(3) Q.125.(4) Q.126.(4) Q.127.(5) Q.128.(2) Q.129.(1) Q.130.(1) Q.131.(4) Q.132.(5) Q.133.(1) Q.134.(1) Q.135.(1) Q.136.(1) Q.137.(3) Q.138.(5) Q.139.(3) Q.140.(5)

Dhanvir Singh and Kerala Vishnu Priya set new record at the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 75 RRB CLERK MAINS REASONING ability Q.1-5. Study the following information carefully and system and the conditions those follow and mark answer the questions given below. the number of that combination as your answer. If Eight friends Lagina, Mabel, Nabila, Octavia, none of the four combinations correctly represents Padma, Qamar, Rada and Sabella are sitting in the groups of digits/symbols, mark (5) i.e., 'None a straight line but not necessarily in the same of these' as the answer. order. Four of them are not facing north. Nabila Digit/Symbols- is not facing north. Padma faces south and both 5 9 @ © 3 8 1 $ % 4 2 6 * 7 δ # the immediate neighbours of Padma faces north. Sabella sits second to the right of Padma and Letter Code - Mabel sits third to the left of Padma. Octavia is not B E P A K D F H Q I R J U M V Y facing south but both the immediate neighbours Conditions: of Octavia do not face north. Rada sits second to the left of Lagina. Mabel sits fifth to the right (i) If the first unit in the group is an even digit of Sabella. Qamar is an immediate neighbour and the last unit is a symbol, both of these are of Octavia. Mabel, the immediate neighbour of to be coded as the code for the symbol. Nabila, is not facing south. Lagina is not facing (ii) If the first unit in the group is an odd digit and north. the last unit is an even digit, their codes are to Q.1. Who among the following is on the immediate the interchanged. right of Sabella? (iii) If both the first and the last units in the group (1) Padma (2) Lagina (3) Rada are symbols, both of these are to be coded as 'X'. (4) Nabila (5) None of these Q.6. @91$26 Q.2. Who among the following sits third to the left of Lagina? (1) JEFHRP (2) PEFHRP (3) XEFHRX (1) Padma (2) Nabila (3) Sabella (4) PEFHRJ (5) None of these (4) Rada (5) None of these Q.7. 387# ©9 Q.3. How many persons are there between Padma and (1) KMDTAE (2) KDMATE (3) EDMTAK Nabila? (4) KDMTAK (5) None of these (1) Two (2) Three (3) None Q.8. 4@312δ (4) One (5) None of these (1) VPKFRV (2) VPKFRI (3) XPKFRX Q.4. Four of the following five are alike in a certain (4) IPKFRV (5) None of these way and hence form a group. Which is the one that Q.9. %4187* does not belong to that group? (1) QIFDMU (2) UIFDMQ (3) XIFDMX (1) Lagina, Padma (2) Sabella, Lagina (4) UIFDMU (5) None of these (3) Rada, Nabila (4) Padma, Octavia Q.10. 9124 δ 6 (5) Sabella, Qamar (1) EFRIVJ (2) JFRIVE (3) EFRIVE Q.5. Who among the following sit at the extreme ends of the line? (4) XFRIVX (5) None of these (1) Sabella, Lagina (2) Rada, Sabella Q.11-15. The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You (3) Nabila, Mabel (4) Lagina, Nabila have to decide whether the data provided in the (5) None of these statements are sufficient to answer the question. Q.6-10. A group of digits/symbols is given by four (1) If statement I alone is sufficient but statement combinations of letters numbered (1), (2), (3) and II alone is not sufficient. (4). You have to find out which of the combinations (2) If statement II alone is sufficient but the (1), (2), (3) and (4) correctly represents the group statement I alone is not sufficient. of digit/symbols based on the following coding

France's Benjamin Pavard won '2018 World Cup goal of the tournament' for his strike against MICA OCTOBER 2018 76 Argentina. MODEL PAPER 2018 (3) If each statement alone (either I or II) is Q.16-20. Study the following information carefully and sufficient. answer the questions given below. (4) If statement I and II together are not sufficient. There are six people - Juhi, Komal, Lav, (5) If both statements together are sufficient, but Mohan, Neha and Oman. Each having different neither statement alone is sufficient. . weight. Juhi is heavier than Oman but lighter than Komal. Neha is heavier than Lav but lighter than Q.11. How is ‘rain’ written in a code language? Juhi. Neha is lighter than Mohan. The second I. ‘rain is always good’ is written as ‘5397’ in lightest person weighs 62 kilograms while the that code language. third heaviest person is of 74 kilograms. II. ‘he is always there’ is written as ‘3685’ in that Q.16. Who is the third lightest? code language. (1) Juhi (2) Mohan (3) Oman Q.12. P, Q, R, S and T are seated around a circular table facing the centre, such that there is equal space (4) Neha (5) None of these between each of the adjacent members. Who sits Q.17. What should be the possible weight of Komal? to the immediate right of T? (1) 72 kg (2) 20 kg (3) 50 kg I. Q sits second to the right of T and S sits second to the left of T. (4) 95 kg (5) 66 kg II. R is not an immediate neighbour of either P or Q.18. Mohan’s weight is lighter than how many persons? Q. (1) Can't be determined (2) Three Q.13. Who is the heaviest among G, H, I, J, K and L? (3) Two (4) One I. G is heavier than I and K but not as heavy as L, who is heavier than H and J. (5) More than three II. I is third in weight in the ascending order and Q.19. Who among the following may be of 68 kilograms not as heavy as L, G and H. H is heavier than in weight? G but not the heaviest. (1) Juhi (2) Komal (3) Mohan Q.14. Six friends Gaurav, Hemant, Ishika, Jagan, Kumar (4) Lav (5) Oman and Love live on six different floors of a building. The ground floor is numbered one and the top floor Q.20. How many persons are heavier than Lav? is numbered six. Who among them lives on the (1) None (2) One (3) Two ground floor? (4) Three (5) More than three I. Exactly two persons live between the floors on which Gaurav and Ishika live. Gaurav lives on an Q.21-25.Study the information given below and answer the odd-numbered floor but not on the lowest floor. questions based on it. Kumar lives either on the lowest floor or on the In a certain code, 'who are nice people' is written highest floor but does not live above Ishika. as 'sa na ta ca', 'who nice are player' is written as II. Two persons live between the floors on which 'ba ca ka na', 'people best nice more' is written as Hemant and Love live. Hemant lives below Love. 'ba sa pa ta', 'are nice own aim' is written as 'qa sa Hemant doesn’t live on the ground floor. Jagan ra na". lives on an odd-numbered floor but he lives above Q.21. What is the code for 'more'? Hemant. (1) ba (2) sa (3) pa Q.15. Six persons Abhay, Deepak, Neha, Manik, Poorvi and Hitesh are sitting in a straight line facing north. (4) ta (5) Cannot be determined Who is sitting at the extreme ends? Q.22. What is the code for 'people'? I. Poorvi is sitting fourth to the right of Deepak. (1) ta (2) sa (3) pa Abhay is sitting third to the left of Neha. Either Abhay or Neha is sitting at an extreme end. (4) ba (5) pa or na II. Only one person sits between Poorvi and Abhay. Q.23. What is the code for 'best people'? Poorvi is third to the right of Manik. Neha is sitting (1) ta pa (2) sa ta (3) pa ka to the immediate right of Poorvi. Neither Abhay nor Poorvi is sitting on the extreme end. (4) ba ta (5) pa na

The IAAF has chosen Kenya to host the 2020 World Under 20 championships. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 77 RRB CLERK MAINS Q.24. Which of the following may represent 'own are K takes medicine on Friday and he is third to nice player'? the right of M who is the neighbour of W. (1) ta na ka ra (2) ca na ka sa (3) qa na ka ca The one who takes medicine on Saturday is in (4) ba na ka sa (5) ba na ka ra front of W and he is not the neighbour of K and J. Q.25. What is the code for 'who'? O takes medicine on Sunday. (1) ca (2) sa (3) na The one who takes medicine on Monday is not the neighbour of K. (4) ta (5) Cannot be determined D, who takes medicine on Tuesday, is fourth to the Q.26-30.Read the following information carefully and right of J. answer the questions given below. The common neighbour of both K and W does not n 1 9 J P h c 7 r Z w @ u & © M 3 D q S 4 I $ 0 K 5 V % take any medicine. Q.26. Which of the following is the ninth to the left Q.31. Who take medicine on Monday? of the seventh element from the right end of the (1) W (2) M (3) L above arrangement? (4) O (5) Cannot be determined (1) u (2) w (3) $ (4) © (5) 9 Q.32. Which of the following is true regarding H? Q.27. If all the numbers are dropped from the above arrangement then which of the following is (1) H is third to the left of L. thirteenth from the right end? (2) H takes medicine on Sunday. (1) @ (2) u (3) n (4) & (5) q (3) H is immediate to the left of O. Q.28. How many such letters are there in the above (4) H is infront of K. arrangement each of which is immediately (5) H takes medicine on Thursday. preceded by a consonant and immediately followed by a number? Q.33. Who is fifth to the left of that friend who takes (1) None (2) One (3) Two medicine on Saturday? (4) Three (5) Four (1) D (2) W (3) H (4) M (5) J Q.29. What should come next in the following series Q.34. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on the above arrangement? and so form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? n19, %V5, rZw, (?) (1) L – Sunday (2) M – Wednesday (1) K05 (2) SqD (3) qD3 (3) H – Tuesday (4) O – Monday (4) qS4 (5) D3M (5) J – Sunday Q.30. How many such numbers are there in the above arrangement each of which is immediately Q.35. Which of the following friends does not take any preceded by a symbol and immediately followed medicine? by a consonant? (1) D (2) W (3) H (4) M (5) J (1) One (2) Two (3) Three Q.36-40. Study the following information carefully and (4) None (5) Five answer the questions given below. Q.31-35. Study the following information carefully and Seven persons Queen, Rishi, Manoj, Yahiya, answer the questions given below. Eram, Charu, and Shara are traveling in the seven Eight friends W, D, H, K, J, M, L, and O are compartments of a train, with their only little child sitting around a circular table and facing outside i.e. 23, 17, 15, 16, 11, 44 and 12 but not necessarily of the centre but not necessarily in the same order. in the same order. Except one, all other friends have taken a medicine Queen travels with their child 11 in the fourth on any one day of a week from Monday to Sunday. compartment. The one who has their child 15, does H, who takes medicine on Wednesday, sits not travel in the fifth and second compartments. 17 second to the left of W. is the child of Yahiya and they both do not travel in

Australia’s Wendy Tuck became the first female skipper to win a round-the-world yacht race. 78 MICA OCTOBER 2018 MODEL PAPER 2018 the second and sixth compartments. 23 and 16 are (1) 16 is child of Eram. not a child of Rishi and Charu and they both travel (2) 16 travels in the fifth compartment. with that person who travels in the first and third compartments respectively. 44 and 12 are the child (3) 16 is child of Shara. of Charu and Eram respectively. Manoj who does (4) 16 travels in the sixth compartment. not travel in the third compartment. Eram travels (5) Other than these options. in the fifth compartment. Q.39. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way Q.36. Who travels in the seventh compartment? and so form a group. Which one of the following (1) Queen (2) Yahiya (3) Manoj does not belong to that group? (4) Charu (5) Other than these options (1) Queen-16 (2) Manoj-23 (3) Eram-12 Q.37. 23 is a child of which one? (4) Charu-44 (5) Rishi-15 (1) Manoj (2) Rishi (3) Queen Q.40. Who travels in the sixth compartment? (4) Shara (5) Other than these options (1) 23 (2) 17 (3) Rishi Q.38. What is definitely true regarding child 16? (4) Charu (5) Shara numerical ability Q.41-45. Find the wrong number. The ratio of the number of girls and the number Q.41. 2, 10, 30, 68, 120, 222 of boys doing graduation in Statistics is 2:1. 20% of the total number of boys are doing graduation (1) 222 (2) 68 (3) 120 in Botany. The ratio of the number of girls and that (4) 2 (5) 10 of boys doing graduation in Mathematics is 2:3. There is an equal number of boys and girls doing Q.42. 30, 21, 28, 33, 35, 37 graduation in Physics. 290 students are doing (1) 21 (2) 35 (3) 33 graduation in Zoology. (4) 37 (5) 28 Q.46. What is the total number of students doing Q.43. 50 51 47 56 42 65 29 graduation in Physics and Statistics together? (1) 42 (2) 51 (3) 56 (1) 590 (2) 500 (3) 640 (4) 47 (5) 50 (4) 600 (5) 625 Q.44. 2 13 27 113 561 3369 23581 Q.47. What is the ratio of the number of boys doing (1) 2 (2) 113 (3) 561 graduation in Mathematics and to the number of girls doing graduation in Botany? (4) 23581 (5) 13 (1) 2:1 (2) 3:5 (3) 2:3 Q.45. 80 119 166 221 223 (4) 3:2 (5) 5:3 (1) 166 (2) 221 (3) 80 Q.48. What is the difference between the number of boys (4) 223 (5) 119 doing graduations in Zoology and the number of Q.46-50. Study the following information carefully and girls doing graduation in Mathematics? answer the questions given below: (1) 50 (2) 65 (3) 60 In a college there are 1400 students who are doing graduation in any one of the subjects, out (4) 45 (5) 70 of the five different subjects viz. zoology, Botany, Q.49. In which of the following graduation courses, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics. the number of the girls the highest and in which The ratio of the number of boys and girls among course is the number of boys is second lowest them is 6:8.30% of the total girls are doing respectively? graduation in Zoology and 20% of the total girls (1) Statistics and Zoology are doing graduation in Statistics. The total number (2) Zoology and Botany of students doing graduation in Botany is 220. 250 students are doing graduation in Mathematics. (3) Physics and Statistics

FC CSKA Moscow has won the Russian Super Cup, defeating FC Lokomotiv Moscow 1-0. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 79 RRB CLERK MAINS (4) Zoology and Statistics Q.52. Find the difference between the upstream distance (5) Physics and Zoology travelled by boat on Tuesday and Friday together and the downstream distance travelled by boat on Q.50. The number of girls doing graduation in Statistics the same days together? is what percent of the number of boys doing (1) 12 km. (2) 18 km. (3) 16 km. graduation in physics? (4) 14 km. (5) None of these (1) 70% (2) 75% (3) 80% Q.53. Total downstream distance travelled by boat on (4) 85% (5) None of these Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday together is Q.51-55. Study the following graph carefully to answer approximately what percentage of total upstream the given questions distance travelled by boat on the same days Total downstream distance=200 Kms together? (1) 65% (2) 38% (3) 49% (4) 32% (5) 55% Friday Monday Q.54. 26 24 A boatman rows downstream at 6 kmph on Wednesday. Find the time taken by the boat to cover upstream distance on the same day?

Tuesday (1) 36 hours (2) 42 hours (3) 30 hours Thursday 15 (4) 48 hours (5) None of these 20 Wednesday Q.55. A boatman rows up stream at 16 kmph on Tuesday. 15 Find the approximate time taken by the boat to cover downstream distance and upstream distance Total upstream distance=300 Kms on the same day? Friday (1) 3.5 hours (2) 4.25 hours (3) 4.75 hours 12 (4) 5.25 hours (5) 3.75 hours Monday Thursday 30 Q.56-60. Find the value of quantities and state the correct 14 relationship. (1) Quantity I > Quantity II Wednesday (2) Quantity I < Quantity II 24 Tuesday 20 (3) Quantity I > Quantity II (4) Quantity I < Quantity II (5) Quantity I = Quantity II or no relation can be Day Speed of boat Speed of established in still water stream Q.56. Quantity I: Profit Percentage, if some articles Monday 5 _ were bought at 6 articles for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6. Tuesday _ 6 Quantity II: Profit Percentage, if 100 toys are Wednesday 4 _ bought at the rate of Rs. 350 and sold at the rate of Thursday _ 4 Rs. 60 per dozen. Friday 3 _ Q.57. Quantity I: A man on tour travels first 160 km at Q.51. Find the ratio between the down stream distance 64 km/hr. and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. Find travelled by boat on Monday, Wednesday, the average speed of the tour. Thursday and Friday together and the upstream Quantity II: A went from P to Q with the speed of distance travelled by the boat on the same days 60km/hr. and return back with the speed of 90km/ together? hr. Find the average speed. (1) 15:27 (2) 14:21 (3) 20:27 Q.58. Quantity I: The age of P is twelve times that of (4) 17:24 (5) None of these her daughter Q. If the age of Q is 3 years, what is the age of P?

80 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Lewis Hamilton has won the Hungary Grand Prix title. MODEL PAPER 2018 Quantity II: The ratio between the present ages of Q.64. The difference between the total population A and B is 2: 3. 4 years ago the ratio between their of City C and E is 30000. The ratio of total ages was 5:8. What will be A’s age after 7 years? population of City C and E is 44:41. Total % of Q.59. Quantity I: The difference between SI and CI Literate graduates of City C and E is 80%. If the % compounded annually on a certain sum of money Literate graduates of City E is equal to three times for 2 years at 8% per annum is Rs. 12. 80. Find the of Literate graduates of City C then what is the principal. difference between the number of graduates from City C and City E? Quantity II: A sum fetched a total simple interest (1) 43800 (2) 42600 (3) 44800 of Rs. 800 at the rate of 8% per annum in 5 years. What is the sum? (4) 45800 (5) 42400 Q.65. What is the sum of male population in City B and Q.60. There are 5 Brown balls, 4 Blue balls & 3 Black female population in City D together? balls in a bag. Four balls are chosen at random (1) 3,76,000 (2) 3,10,500 (3) 3,60,000 Quantity I: The probability of their being 2 Brown and 2 Blue ball. (4) 3,60,500 (5) None of the Above Q.66-70. Which information is/are necessary to answer Quantity II: The probability of their being 2 the questions asked? Brown, 1 Blue & 1 black. Q.66. Is x > 0? Q.61-65. Refer to the table and answer the given (I) 3x is an integer questions. (II) x2– 3x + 2 = 0 Total Population in Five Cities = 20,00,000 (III) x is a prime number City Total Rural: Male : Literate: Among population Urban Female Illiterate literates (1) I and II (In lakhs) % of (2) II or III graduates (3) Any two A _ 7:3 10:11 2:3 _ (4) All three together are sufficient B 3.15 _ 7:3 _ 45 (5) Any one is sufficient C _ 6:5 _ 7:4 _ Q.67. In isosceles triangle ABC, what is the measure of D 4.20 _ 11:3 _ 65 angle A? E _ 11:9 _ 2:3 _ (I) Angle B = 30 degrees Q.61. The total population of City A and C is 7,55,000. (II) Angle C = 120 degrees The difference between the total population of City (III) Angle A is one-fourth the measure of angle C A and C is is 1.25 lakhs. Then the urban population of City A and C together is approximately what (1) I and II percent of total population of these two Cities? (2) II and III (1) 39% (2) 12% (3) 13% (3) Any two (4) 11% (5) Can not be determined (4) All three together are sufficient (5) None of these Q.62. Approximately, by what percent of urban population of City A less than its Rural population? Q.68. Is integer x divisible by 6? (I) x is the product of three consecutive positive (1) 75% (2) 57% (3) 55% integers (4) 68% (5) None of the above (II) x2 is divisible by 36 Q.63. 25% of total population of City C is 1,10,000. If (III) x2 is divisible by 4 the total number of Literate graduates of City B (1) I or II and D are 15,570 and 18,200. Approximately what percent of the total population of City B, C and (2) II and III D together is literate? (3) None of these (1) 41% (2) 46% (3) 51% (4) All three together are sufficient (4) 73% (5) 38% (5) All three together are not sufficient

John Isner defeated compatriot Ryan Harrison to win the Atlanta Open title for the fifth time. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 81 RRB CLERK MAINS Q.69. If a = 5, what is the value of b + c? Q.74. All the words of 'ALIVE' are arranged in dictionary order. Find the position of the word (I) a is the average of the set {a, b, c} LIVEA. (II) a is the median of the set {a, b, c} (1) 49 (2) 55 (3) 57 (III) ba + bc = 5 (4) 61 (5) 90 (1) Only II Q.75. An amount at 5% compound interest for the first 2 (2) II and III years, followed by simple interest of 10% for the subsequent 3 years becomes Rs.25798.5. Find the (3) Only I initial amount. (4) All three together are sufficient (1) 12000 (2) 14000 (3) 16000 (5) Any one (4) 18000 (5) 20000 Q.70. Two persons A and B have work efficiency in the Q.76. In a class there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three ratio 3: 2 respectively. In how many days can A students are selected at random. The difference finish a work alone? between the probability that 2 boys and 1 girl are (I) A and C can together complete a work in 24 selected compared to 1 boy and 2 girls are selected days and B and C together can complete 75% is: of the work in 12 days. (1) 23/78 (2) 19/88 (3) 15/92 (II) If B increases his efficiency by 20% then B can finish 20% less work as done by A. (4) 4/23 (5) 7/46 (1) I and II Q.77. A dealer sold a radio at a loss of 2.5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 120 more, he would have gained 7.5%. (2) II and III In order to gain 12.5% after a 25% discount, the (3) None of these marked price should be: (4) All three together are sufficient (1) 1750 (2) 1800 (3) 1857.75 (5) Any one is sufficient (4) 1925 (5) None of these Q.71. lf A has 4/5 of the number of books that shelf B Q.78. 20 women can complete a work in 12 days and 24 has. If 25% of the books A are transferred to B and children can complete the same work in 15 days. then 25 % of the books from B are transferred to How many days will 30 women and 18 children A then the percentage of the total number of books take to complete the work? 5 that on shelf A is: 1 2 4 (1) 6 4 days (2) 5 3 days (3) 9 days (1) 25% (2) 50% (3) 75% (4) 100% (5) None of these 1 (4) 5 11 days (5) None of these Q.72. If a train runs at 40 km/h, it reaches its destination Q.79. If two dice are rolled simultaneously find the late by 11 minutes but if it runs at 50 km/h, it is probability of getting their sum a multiple of 3 or late by 5 minutes only. Find the correct time for 4. the train to complete its journey. (1) 5/9 (2) 4/9 (3) 5/18 (1) 19 minutes (2) 20 minutes (3) 21 minutes (4) 7/36 (5) None of these (4) 18 minutes (5) None of these Q.80. The average age of a family consisting 15 person Q.73. A book seller sells a book at a profit of 10%. If he is 42 years. When two person aged 18 years and had bought it at 4% less and sold it for 6 more, he X years is replaced by 2 new persons of average would have gained 3 . The cost price of the 18 4 % age of 21 years of another family then average book is- increases by 1 year. Find the value of X . (1) Rs.130 (2) Rs.140 (3) Rs.150 (1) 13 (2) 11 (3) 7 (4) Rs.160 (5) None of these (4) 9 (5) None of these

82 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Sourabh Verma has won the Russia Open Tour Super 100 tournament. MODEL PAPER 2018 GENERAL AWARENESS Q.81 Which is an instrument of short-term borrowing by (4) The Abel Prize is given annually to a great the Government of India? mathematician to honour his/her great and outstanding contribution to mathematics. (1) Commercial Bill (2) Commercial Paper (5) None of these (3) Treasury Bills (4) Share Q.87 Cheques that are issued by a bank and function (5) None of these as cash but are protected against loss or theft are Q.82 Which institution provides a platform for buying called. and selling of existing securities? (1) Traveler’s cheque (2) Negotiable cheque (1) Depository (2) Broker (3) Crossed cheque (4) Special cheque (3) SEBI (4) Stock Exchange (5) Transferable cheque (5) None of these Q.88 The bank which may accept deposits from other Q.83 Who is authorized to maintain the accounts of foreign banks but may not accept deposits from the dematerialized shares? residents of the country in which it is located. This is the definition of which of the following? (1) NSDL (2) CDSL (1) Investment Banking (3) NSE (4) Both (1) & (2) (2) Offshore Banking Unit (5) None of these (3) Retail Banking Unit Q.84 BSE Ltd was granted permanent recognition under (4) Branch Banking ______. (5) Unit Banking (1) SBI Act 1955 (2) Companies Act 1956 Q.89 Which bank grants loans to exporters and (3) RBI Act 1934 (4) SCRA Act 1956 importers and also provides information about the (5) None of these international market? Q.85 Negotiable instruments drawn by the seller or (1) Exim bank (2) NABARD (3) SIDBI drawer of the goods on the buyer of drawer of (4) RBI (5) None of these the good for the value of goods delivered is also Q.90 When was the Payment and Settlement Systems known as...... Act, 2007 (PSS Act) legislated? (1) Commercial papers (1) 1-Jan-01 (2) 5-Jun-05 (3) 16-Nov-16 (2) Commercial Bills (4) 20-Dec-07 (5) None of these (3) Treasury Bills Q.91 The Reserve Bank of India has authorized (4) Certificate of deposits following payment system operators of pre-paid payment instruments? (5) None of these (1) Cross-border in-bound money transfers Q.86 Which among the following statement is not true about Abel Prize? (2) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) networks (1) The Norwegian Academy of Science and (3) Centralized clearing arrangements letters, Oslo instituted the Abel Prize in 2002. (4) All of these (2) The award was given for the first time in 2002. (5) None of these (3) The award carries a cash prize of 6 million Q.92 Bulk and repetitive payment requirements of Norwegian Krone. corporates and other institutions include.

Serbia's Olga Danilovic defeated Russia's Anastasia Potapova to win her first WTA title. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 83 RRB CLERK MAINS (1) Salary (2) Interest Q.101 Which two Indians have been selected for Virginia's (3) Dividend payments (4) All of these 2018 Outstanding STEM award? (5) None of these (1) Arun J Sanyal (2) Parthik Naidu Q.93 ___, is the process of banks to verify the identity of (3) Sanjay Pratihar (4) Both 1 & 2 its clients. (5) None of these (1) ECS (2) NPA Norms (3) KYC Norms Q.102 Gundu Hanumantha Rao who passed away recently (4) Ombudsman (5) None of these was a ___. Q.94 Which of the following is also a bill of exchange? (1) Actor (2) Writer (3) Director (1) Commercial Bills (2) Promissory notes (4) Politician (5) None of these (3) Share (4) Fixed Deposit Q.103 Who will head the committee constituted to study (5) None of these the Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Q.95 The value of which of the following financial Assam and neighboring states? instruments is derived from the value of ? (1) Bibek Debroi (2) Smriti Irani (1) Share (2) Bond (3) Derivative (3) Rajiv Kumar (4) Sanjay Sharma (4) Insurance (5) None of these Q.96 Karta is a manager of___. (5) None of these (1) Joint family (2) Joint family properties Q.104 Which railway station became the country’s first all-women railway station in the main line category (3) Only (1) (4) Only (2) of the Indian railways? (5) Both (1) & (2) (1) Surat Railway Station Q.97 ___ is a professionally managed investment fund that pools money from many investors to invest in (2) Lucknow Railway Station securities. (3) Gandhi Nagar Railway Station (1) Share (2) Bond (3) Mutual Funds (4) Gorakhpur Railway Station (4) Insurance (5) None of these (5) None of these Q.98 India successfully test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile. It has a strike Q.105 India has signed an MoU with which country for range of how many kilometers? cooperation in the rail sector? (1) 1,000 km (2) 2,000 km (3) 3,000 km (1) Bulgaria (2) Croatia (3) Kosovo (4) 5,000 km (5) None of these (4) Morocco (5) Macedonia Q.99 Who has been awarded the Mahaudyog Samman Q.106 Who inaugurated the International R&D Conclave by Maharashtra Government? on Emerging Opportunities and Challenges of (1) Ratan Tata (2) Nirav Modi R&D in Indian Power Sector? (3) Gautam Adani (4) Bharti Mittal (1) R.K. Singh (2) Smriti Irani (5) None of these (3) Yogi Adityanath (4) Narendra Modi Q.100 Who laid the foundation stone for the "world's (5) None of these first high power conductor testing laboratory" in Gujarat? Q.107 International Mother Language Day is observed on (1) Horst Seehofer (2) Heiko Maas _____. (3) Kirsty Duncan (4) Olaf Scholz (1) 1-Feb (2) 2-Feb (3) 12-Feb (5) Peter Altmaier (4) 21-Feb (5) None of these

Egypt defeated England 2-0 to win the boy's title at the WSF-World junior squash team MICA OCTOBER 2018 84 championship. MODEL PAPER 2018 Q.108 Where was 12th India-Saudi Arabia Joint (1) Karnataka Commission Meeting (JCM) held? (2) Uttarakhand (1) New Delhi (2) Riyadh (3) Tehran (3) Jammu and Kashmir (4) Dubai (5) None of these (4) Uttar Pradesh Q.109 Who has been selected for Daniel E Noble award (5) Himachal Pradesh for his work in memory chips and integrated circuits? Q.115 Garuda Shakti’ is a military drill between Indian Army and ___ Army? (1) Akhilesh Pandey (2) Sunaina Singh (1) Indonesian (2) Burmese (3) Partho Roy (4) Rajiv Joshi (3) Thailand (4) Vietnamese (5) None of these (5) None of these Q.110 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval to the construction of a 4.531 Q.116 Recently, technology giant Google has launched a Km long 2-Lane Bi-Directional Silkyara Bend - new payments app. What is the name of the app? Barkot Tunnel. Where is Silkyara Bend - Barkot (1) Google Play (2) Google Pay Tunnel located? (3) Google Money (4) Google Bank (1) Karnataka (5) None of these (2) Uttarakhand Q.117 Padma Vibhushan awardee Dr BK Goyal passed (3) Jammu and Kashmir away. What was he by profession? (4) Nagaland (1) Dentist (2) Psychiatrist (5) Himachal Pradesh (3) Anesthesiologist (4) Cardiologist Q.111 The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval (5) None of these to an Agreement on Film Co-production between India and which country? Q.118 Telangana government has partnered with which body to set up a Center of Excellence for Data (1) Iran (2) Iraq (3) Israel Science and Artificial Intelligence? (4) Britain (5) None of these (1) CII (2) SIAM (3) Assocham Q.112 'Gangotri Swachh Iconic Place project' and 'Swajal' is launched in which state? (4) NASSCOM (5) AEPC (1) Karnataka Q.119 Who has constituted an Expert panel which will investigate the reasons for the growing fraud in (2) Uttarakhand banks and also suggest ways to prevent it? (3) Jammu and Kashmir (1) Finance Ministry (2) RBI (4) Nagaland (3) Supreme Court (4) IBA (5) Himachal Pradesh (5) None of these Q.113 Who is the chairperson of Empowered Expert Q.120 India will host the global World Environment Day Committee constituted by University Grants celebrations on 5 June 2018. What is the theme for Commission? this year? (1) N Gopalaswami (2) Om Prakash Rawat (1) Beat Plastic Pollution (3) Sunil Arora (4) Ashok Lavasa (2) Beat Plastic and Pollution (5) None of these (3) Beat Plastic Beat Pollution Q.114 Khadi and Village Industries Board which state's (4) Eat Plastic Beat Pollution has signed a pact with Amazon India to facilitate online selling of Khadi products? (5) None of these

Kathleen Baker set a 100 m world record of 58.00sec at the US swimming championships. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 85 RRB CLERK MAINS ENGLISH LANGUAGE Q.121-130. Read the following passage carefully and hand exposure i.e. tobacco dust around them. answer the questions given below it. Certain Tobacco crop leads to loss of nutrient content of words have been printed in bold to help you soil that necessitates higher quantity of fertilizers locate them while answering some questions. and manure. In addition, curing of tobacco Tobacco is the only le.g.,ally available consumer requires large quantities of firewood and results in product that has no good use except causing deforestation as well as environmental pollution. disease, disability and death. In India, there are In many areas, farmers have given up paddy and 27.5 crore tobacco users, that is, every third Indian pulses for tobacco. This is impacting the re.g.,ional adult uses some form of tobacco. food security. Most of the biomass is being diverted But that said, a blanket ban on tobacco is unlikely. for tobacco curing depriving cattle stock of their It is an important exportable commodity that brings feed. revenue and foreign exchange. And there are Due to higher requirements of fertilizers, pesticides millions of people who earn their livelihood from and fuelwood for growing tobacco crops, farmers tobacco. In fact, a key argument from the industry require strong financial support. These are against increasing the size of the pictorial health generally provided by loan sharks and also at time warnings on tobacco products is that it would through bigger tobacco companies. This traps them ultimately rob tobacco farmers off their livelihood. into a vicious cycle! Anti-tobacco campaigns need But there is a constant and willful suppression of to also address farmers and educate them about the an important fact: tobacco doesn’t spare even those ill-effects of handling the crop and encourage them earning from it, especially the farmers. to switch to alternative crops. This is especially A very characteristic illness in tobacco growers is important because the domestic and international Green Tobacco Sickness. It occurs when tobacco demand for tobacco is shrinking rapidly. A thought workers hand-harvest, cut or load tobacco plants, reinforced by a recent report of a Parliamentary usually early in the morning or after a rainfall committee on Environment and Forests that when tobacco plants are covered with moisture. recommended the promotion of an alternative It occurs through exposure of skin to dissolved livelihood in the interest of farmers, environment nicotine from tobacco leaves. Nicotine is a very and the larger society. harmful chemical that not only causes dependence Q.121. How many tobacco users have been reported in but can directly lead to several systemic illnesses. India as given in the passage? Symptoms of GTS include weakness, headache, (1) Every third Indian nausea, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal cramps, (2) 27.5 crore approx breathing difficulty, abnormal temperature, pallor, diarrhoea, chills, fluctuations in blood pressure (3) Every third Indian adult or heart rate, and increased perspiration and (4) Both 1 and 2 salivation. Severe cases may require immediate (5) Both 2 and 3 admission and intervention. Even the storage of tobacco in houses was found to lead to higher Q.122. A blanket ban on tobacco products is unlikely to incidence of nausea, headache and dizziness. happen in India. Why? Most field workers are part of unorganised small- (1) It is an important exportable commodity that scale set-ups without access to protective clothing, brings revenue and foreign exchange health insurance or even made aware about (2) Millions of people earn their livelihood from the risks. Many of these workers also develop tobacco. respiratory diseases similar to emphysema and (3) It would ultimately rob tobacco farmers off end up having altered pulmonary (lung-related) their livelihood. function. They have also been found to have higher incidence of musculoskeletal problems. Tobacco (4) 1, 2 and 3 crops require application of pesticides and may (5) Only 2 result in serious health effects to those handling it. Another associated problem more relevant, mainly Q.123. Which of the following is/ are a characteristic in children and family members, is that of third illness in the tobacco growers?

England's captain Joe Root became the world's third youngest batsman to complete 6,000 Test MICA OCTOBER 2018 86 runs. MODEL PAPER 2018 (1) Green Tobacco sickness (1) Glorious (2) Virtuous (3) Heroics (2) Lung cancer (4) Maniacal (5) Vile (3) Throat cancer Q.129. Which of the following options is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘systemic’, as (4) Blue berry syndrome given in the passage? (5) All of the above (1) Requisite (2) Extrinsic (3) Rudimental Q.124. Which of the following is not a symptom of the (4) Intrinsic (5) Acute green tobacco syndrome as been mentioned in the passage? Q.130. Which of the following options is the most opposite in meaning to the word ‘blanket ban’, (1) Headache, nausea and vomiting. as given in the passage? (2) Heart burn, ulcers and reflux. (1) Denouncement (2) Forbiddance (3) Weakness, nausea and dizziness. (3) Rele.g.,ation (4) Sanction (4) Abdominal cramps, breathing difficulty and (5) Embargo altered heart rate. Q.131-138. Read the THREE parts of the sentences (5) Abnormal temperature and increased i.e. (A), (B) and (C) given below respectively perspiration and salivation. and try to find out the sentence(s) which is/ Q.125. Which of the following sentences is/ are true in are INCORRECT among them and mark your context to the passage? answer. (1) Farmers do not require strong financial support Q.131. Women passengers travelling alone in trains and to grow tobacco. wanting a change (A)/ of berth or seat can now avail the services in a (B)/ senior lady railway (2) Tobacco growth nourishes the soil official to help them out.(C) metallurgical and nutrient content. (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Tobacco growers are found to be suffering (3) Only C (4) Both B and C from musculo-skeletal problems (5) Both A and B (4) A blanket ban on tobacco products have been imposed in India Q.132. A 62-years-old vegetable farmer who was under huge debt (A)/ and had reportedly consumed (5) All of the above. pesticide, (B) died in a hospital.(C) Q.126. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage (1) Only A (2) Only B of growing tobacco according to the passage? (3) Only C (4) Both B and C (1) Tobacco crop leads to loss of nutrient content of soil (5) Both A and B Q.133. One study, published in the journal Behaviour (2) Growing tobacco necessitates higher quantity Research and Therapy, (A)/ found that people of fertilizers and manure. taking anti-anxiety drugs (B)/ may feel more relax (3) Farmers are giving up tobacco for paddy and psychologically. (C) pulses (1) Only A (2) Only B (4) Curing of tobacco requires large quantities of (3) Only C (4) Both B and C firewood causing deforestation. (5) Both A and B (5) All of the above Q.134. The International Energy Agency, a forecaster, Q.127. Which of the following options is the most reckons that, (A)/ if action to limit global warming similar in meaning to the word ‘necessitates’ as to below 2°C accelerate in coming years, (B)/ $1trn given in the passage? of oil assets could stranded, ie, rendered obsolete. (1) Dissuades (2) Counsels (3) Compels (C) (4) Admonition (5) Advice (1) Only A (2) Only B Q.128. Which of the following options is the most (3) Only C (4) Both B and C similar in meaning to the word ‘vicious’ as given (5) Both A and B in the passage?

Caster Semenya won the gold medal in the 400 meters race at the African championships. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 87 RRB CLERK MAINS Q.135. Since no one actually get injured despite (A)/ the Q.141. The kite string is coated with a layer (A)/ of crushed repeated thrashing and violence, and it is also glass making it razor sharp (B)/ as birds often get funny,(B)/ they might be tempted to do the same in entangled in the thin strings (C)/ and suffer fatal real life. (C) injuries. (D) (1) Only A (2) Only B (1) BCDA (2) CDAB (3) ABDC (3) Only C (4) Both B and C (4) DABC (5) No rearrangement required (5) Both A and B Q.142. The drought was so severe that the administration (A) due to which poor farmers could not even get Q.136. There are welcome steps underway to have a (B) labour work in the urban areas (C) had imposed liquid secondary market for corporate bonds, a ban on construction works (D) an institutional shield (A)/ against future non- performing assets arise from banks funding long (1) BCDA (2) ADBC (3) ABDC term infrastructure projects (B)/ they are ill-suited (4) DABC (5) No rearrangement required to, given the short maturity of their deposits. (C) Q.143. They had raised a demand for the installation (A)/ (1) Only A (2) Only B of a tube well replacing the Submersible pump (B) (3) Only C (4) Both B and C that was not serving the purpose (C)/ of supplying water. (D) (5) Both A and B (1) BCDA (2) CDAB (3) ABDC Q.137. A British engineer tried to move the pillar in an (A)/ unsuccessful attempt to uncover (B)/ the (4) DABC (5) No rearrangement required secret of his support (C) Q.144-148. In the following passage there are blanks (1) Only A (2) Only B each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and (3) Only C (4) Both B and C against each five words have been suggested, (5) Both A and B one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. Q.138. There’s a waterfall nearby and the soothe sound of the (A)/ water hitting the rocks (B)/ can be heard It is in offering a prescription to deal with this all the time.(C) malady of ______(144) global demand that the (1) Only A (2) Only B Survey makes bold. It makes a strong and valid case for giving a big push to agriculture, health (3) Only C (4) Both B and C and education. It repeats the widely ______(5) Both A and B (145) industry demand for addressing the “exit problem” that is hurting the economy. Calling it Q.139-143. Rearrange the following sentence which is a “Chakravyuha challenge’’, the Survey lists the divided into four parts i.e. (A), (B), (C) and (D) enormous fiscal, economic and political costs in the proper sequence to form a meaningful involved in sustaining incapacitated ventures. paragraph. In case the sentence is correct Another meaningful suggestion is that India and requires no rearranging mark (5) i.e no move from a pro-industry approach to one that rearrangement required as your answer. is “genuinely pro-competition”. The growth Q.139. Most of the offices witnessed (A)/ thin attendance momentum, it is felt, could well be sustained as employees preferred (B)/ and coffee at roadside by “activating domestic sources of demand’’. stalls (C) to keep themselves warm by sipping tea Interestingly, the Survey sees in the ______(146) (D)/ of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations (1) BCDA (2) CDAB (3) ABDC a demand-booster. The Reserve Bank of India, however, has chosen to view the pay panel-induced (4) DABC (5) No rearrangement required payout from the prism of inflation. The Survey has Q.140. since requirements would vary (A) each village rightly called for a quick ______(147) to the twin would have to (B)/ prioritize the development and balance sheet challenges — the impaired finances demand funds (C)/ for the Purpose accordingly (D) of public sector banks and corporate houses. Indeed, this requires a holistic and fair solution. (1) BCDA (2) CDAB (3) ABDC Suggestions such as plugging leakages in subsidy (4) DABC (5) No rearrangement required payouts, bringing more income-earners into the

Eleider Alvarez knocked out Sergey Kovalev to capture the World Boxing Organization light 88 MICA OCTOBER 2018 heavyweight title. MODEL PAPER 2018 tax net, phasing out tax exemptions, not raising Q.151. Reputed developers generally follow standards exemption threshold limits, introducing differential and ------wrong practices, but a mechanism power tariff and imposing higher property taxes are should bring more awareness and ------in the all resource-raising options listed to deal with the system. resource crunch. How much of this purposefulness (1) disturb, fluency (2) jolted, clear will in fact inform the new Budget will be ______(148) soon. (3) avoid, transparency (4) focus, guidelines Q.144. Choose the correct option for (144) (5) maintain, clarity (1) becalmed (2) healthy (3) tinker Q.152. Telephone services within the area have been largely ------and repairing the damaged lines (4) junked (5) threaten under the concrete roads would be a------. Q.145. Choose the correct option for (145) (1) effected, ultimate (1) unarticulated (2) articulation (3) articulated (2) hit, demands (4) coherent (5) clear (3) obstructed, objection Q.146. Choose the correct option for (146) (4) collapsed, entice (1) tool (2) utensils (5) affected, challenge (3) device (4) implementation Q.153. The heat had led to ------of moisture into vapour (5) acceptance which has ------untimely showers. (1) novelty, raised (2) reform, brought Q.147. Choose the correct option for (147) (3) exchange, resulted (4) conversion, caused (1) resolution (2) settle (5) growing, trended (3) solve (4) reconcile Q.154-158. Which of the Phrases (1), (2). (3) and (4) (5) implementation given below each sentence should replace Q.148. Choose the correct option for (148) the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct. If the sentence (1) comprehend (2) ascertained is correct as it is given and no correction is (3) discretion (4) assisted required, mark (5) as the answer. (5) disapprove Q.154. The intense cold wave and fog proved to been a Q.149-153. In each of the following sentences there major hazardous for schoolchildren. are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of (A) Proving for be a major hazard words have been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (B) Prove to being a major hazardous (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled in the blanks in order to make a (C) Proved to be a major hazard meaningful sentence. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) Q.149. People of Saurashtra and Kutch region were forced (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) and (C) to ______to other regions because of the ------(5) No Correction required of water. Q.155. Instead of providing relief, the shelter homes have (1) transfuse, frailty (2) migrate, scarcity, only adding of the woes of hapless, homeless (3) transform, stain, (4) shift, faulty, people. (5) move, irregular (A) Added to the woes Q.150. The agencies must work------communities around (B) Adds as the woes the lake, treat sewage before letting it into sewage (C) Woes add to lines and separate storm water drains------sewage lines. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (1) from, at (2) since, to (3) between, into (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) and (C) (4) with, from (5) among, onto (5) No Correction required

India's Gaganjeet Bhullar has won Fiji International, a maiden European Tour title. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 89 RRB CLERK MAINS Q.156. The pesticide dealers have been found to flout rules (C) Conduct surprise checks and deliver restricted pesticides in high quantities (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) to make profits. (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) and (C) (A) Delivered restricted pesticides in high (5) No Correction required (B) Delivers restrict pesticides in highly Q.159. (C) Deliver restriction pesticides as high The US told Pakistan to take action to combat for delegitimise all terror groups operating on its soil. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (A) combat and delegitimise all terrorist group (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) and (C) (B) combat and delegitimise any terrorist groups (5) No Correction required (C) combat and delegitimise all terrorist groups Q.157. The ailing handloom sector can be only revive by adopting better marketing techniques and (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) improving the special skills of weavers. (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) and (C) (A) Can only being revival of (5) No Correction required (B) Can only be revived by Q.160. The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh officially become (C) Can be only revival on a part of the People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) government with the induction of senior party MLA in the council of ministers. (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) and (C) (A) officially became a part of the (5) No Correction required (B) official became a part of the Q.158. The chief minister has planned to conduction surprise checks personally in government offices (C) officially become a part of a across the state. (1) Only (A) (2) Only (B) (A) Conducts surprising checked (3) Only (C) (4) Both (A) and (C) (B) Conduction surprised checking (5) No Correction required COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE Q.161. Process of finding/correcting program errors is Q.164. Digitizer is an input device ______. ______. (1) Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into (1) Bugs (2) Debugging binary inputs for a digital computer (3) Hacking (4) Cracking (2) Used to convert graphic and pictorial data into (5) None of these analog inputs for a digital computer Q.162. Diagnostic routines is a ______. (3) Used for debugging (1) Programs used to print error messages (4) Used to erase data (2) Indicates system problem and improper (5) None of these program instruction Q.165. Disk operating system is referred for ______. (3) Both 1 & 2 are true (4) Programs used to assure to not print error messages (1) DOS (5) None of these (2) Operating system which contains the disk- Q.163. The term DBMS is referred to ______. oriented commands and uses disk devices for permanent storage. (1) Data Base Management System (2) The software used for the management, (3) Graphical User Interface maintenance and retrieval of the data stored in (4) Single User Operating System a Database. (5) 1, 2 and 4 (3) A word processing software Q.166. Document reader is______. (4) Presentation Software (1) An optical input device used to read documents (5) Both 1 & 2 are true (2) A device that arrange the documents

Alexander Zverev defeated Australia's De Minaur by 6-2, 6-4 to win ATP Washington Open 90 MICA OCTOBER 2018 title. MODEL PAPER 2018

(3) A device that is used to edit documents (4) That works with radio quantities (4) An optical output device used to read (5) None of these documents Q.175. The subdivision of fields _____ (5) A device that merge the documents (1) always done to given the programmer greater Q.167. Auxiliary storage is ------flexibility (1) Secondary storage (2) Primary storage (2) dependent on programming language used (3) Processing device (4) All (3) never accomplished on fields containing numeric (5) None of these data Q.168. FORTRAN is ______. (4) all the above (1) Formula Translation (5) None of these (2) A high-level mathematically oriented programming language Q.176. Which of the following is not the operating system? (3) Machine Language (1) UNIX (2) DOS (3) WINDOWS (4) BASIC (5) LINUX (4) Both 1 & 2 (5) Array Language Q.177. Which of the following is true concerning personal computers? Q.169. An adder which adds three binary digits and outputs a results bit and a carry bit is referred as ____. (1) They have been most successful in the home. (1) Half adder (2) Quarter adder (2) They are user friendly (3) Full adder (4) Both (1) and (3) (3) No specific programming technique is required (5) None of these (4) All the above Q.170. Internet banking is an example of ------. (5) None of these (1) Electronic funds transfer (EFT) Q.178. The personal computers are also referred as ____. (2) EDP (Electronic Data Processing) (1) desktop micros (3) EBCDIC (2) advanced computers (4) ASCLL (3) palmtop computers (5) None of these (4) all the above Q.171. EBCDIC is ______. (1) 6-bit coding system (2) 7-bit coding system (5) None of these (3) 8-bit coding system (4) 9-bit coding system Q.179. Maximum character EBCDIC can code ______. (5) None of these (1) 8 (2) 16 (3) 64 Q.172. A data communication facility on which data can (4) 256 (5) 255 be transmitted in two directions is referred as____. Q.180. The hexadecimal number system has a base of (1) Duplex (2) Simples ____. (3) Triplex (4) Multicommunication (1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 8 (5) None of these (4) 16 (5) 6 Q.173. Electronic Mail/Message System (EMMS) best Q.181. The use of parity bit is for _____. suits to ______. (1) Coding (2) Indexing (1) Postal Service (2) Telephone Service (3) Telegraph Service (4) Telegram Service (3) error-detection (4) All (5) None of these (5) None of these Q.174. Digital Computer is a computer ______. Q.182. Which of the following input/output device? (1) that works with discrete quanitites (1) Monitors (2) Punched cards (2) that works with analog quantities (3) Optical scanners (4) All the above (3) Both 1 & 2 (5) None of these

Bihar Government has decided to give reservation in promotions to the SCs and STs in its services. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 91 RRB CLERK MAINS Q.183. Archieve is ----- Q.190. Graphics for word processor is ______. (1) Backup storage (2) Forward operation (1) Peripheral (2) Clip art (3) Highlight (3) Primary storage (4) Temp storage (4) Execute (5) Template (5) None of these Q.191. Connections to the Internet using a phone line and Q.184. An advantage of the laser printer respect to impact a modem are called ______connections. printer is ______. (1) broadband (2) dish (3) digital (1) It is quieter/faster (4) dial-up (5) All (2) Output is of a high quality Q.192. DSL speed typically lists the ______speed. (3) Support wide range of type fonts (1) transfer (2) download (3) upload (4) All the above (4) control (5) None of these (5) None of these Q.193. The name for the Windows version of the Internet Q.185. Data entry can be performed with all of the API is ______. following except____. (1) Winsock (2) Sockets (3) WinModem (1) OCR/OMR (4) DirectX (5) None of these (2) COM Q.194. Accessing the Internet in a very remote location is (3) Voice-recognition system the job of a ______connection. (4) MICR (1) dial-up (2) satellite (3) cable (5) None of these (4) DSL (5) Rural Q.186. Magnetic tape can serve as ______. Q.195. Which of the following describes a wireless network you might install in your home? (1) input media (1) WLAN (2) WWAN (3) cell (2) Output media (4) radio IP (5) HomeWAN (3) secondary-storage media Q.196. ____ type of software is designed for users who (4) All the above want to customize the programs they use. (5) None of these (1) freeware (2) open-source software Q.187. Elementary data item are ______. (3) shareware (4) macros (1) data item which is not broken down into (5) Close-source Software smaller units Q.197. The ______of software contains lists of (2) data item that can be broken down into smaller commands and options. units (1) menu bar (2) title bar (3) formula bar (3) data item which is decomposed into smaller units (4) tool bar (5) None of these (4) Data item which is composed from smallest unit Q.198. Changing an existing document is called ______the document. (5) None of these (1) creating (2) modifying (3) adjusting Q.188. In Microsoft Word to cut something the following shortcut is used _____. (4) editing (5) changing (1) CTRL+C (2) CTRL+X (3) ALT +V Q.199. A ______is a named set of characters that (4) ALT +X (5) None of these have the same characteristics. Q.189. A program which helps to create written document (1) type face (2) type style (3) font and lets you go back and made correction as (4) pico (5) Format necessary ____. Q.200. In a spreadsheet program the ______contains (1) Home raw keys (2) Tool Bar related worksheets and documents. (3) Spreadsheet (4) Word processor (1) workbook (2) column (3) cell (5) None of these (4) formula (5) Excel

Noted writer and critic of Maithili literature, Mohan Bharadwaj, died. 92 MICA OCTOBER 2018 MODEL PAPER 2018 REASONING EXPLANATION Q.1-5. 3rd Hemant/Jagan Lagina Sabella Rada Padma Octavia Qamar Mabel Nabila 2nd Hemant South North North South North South North South 1st Q.1.(3) Q.2.(1) Q.3.(2) We can’t know who lives on the ground floor with Q.4.(1) Q.5.(4) the help of statement II. Q.6. (4) Q.15.(4) From Statement I- Q.7. (5) Either Neha or Abhay is sitting at one of the ends. Abhay is third to the left of Neha. Deepak is Q.8.(1) Condition (i) is applicable. fourth to the left of Poorvi. Q.9.(3) Condition (iii) is applicable. The possible positions can be - Q.10.(2) Condition (ii) is applicable. I. Deepak _ Abhay _ Poorvi Neha Q.11.(4) II. Abhay Deepak _ Neha _ Poorvi I - rain is always good = 5 3 9 7 So, we can’t find who is sitting at the extreme ends. II - he is always there = 3 6 8 5 From Statement II- From I and II - Abhay _ Poorvi or Poorvi _ Abhay and neither of rain = 9, 7 them is sitting at the ends. Thus, we cannot find the exact code for "rain". The possible positions can be Therefore, I and II both are not sufficient together. I. Manik Abhay _ Poorvi Neha Q.12.(5) From I + II = P sits to the immediate right of T. II. Poorvi Neha _ Abhay Manik Q.13.(3) From I. So, we can’t find who is at the extreme ends. L > G > I, K; L > H, J From Statements I and II- Thus, L is the heaviest. Thus only I is sufficient. The only possible position is Deepak Manik From II. In ascending order __, __, I, G, H, L Abhay Hitesh Poorvi Neha. Thus, Deepak and Neha are sitting at the extreme ends. Thus, L is the heaviest. Therefore only II is sufficient. Q.16-20. According to the informations, we get- Q.14.(1) From Statement I- Komal > Juhi > Oman > Mohan, Juhi > Neha > Lav and Mohan > Neha Floor No. Person Merging the informations, we get- 6th Ishika Komal > Juhi > Oman (74) > Mohan > Neha (62) > Lav 5th Gaurav Q.16.(2) Q.17.(4) Q.18.(2) 4th Q.19.(3) Q.20.(5) 3rd Gaurav Q.21-25. 2nd Ishika who- ca 1st Kumar are – na In both the situations, Kumar is at the ground people-ta floor. player – ka From Statement II- own – qa/ra Floor No. Person aim – ra/qa 6th Love nice – ba 5th Jagan/Love best – sa 4th more - pa

Madras HC allows petitioners to file IT Returns without quoting Aadhaar. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 93 RRB CLERK MAINS Q.21.(3) Q.22.(1) Q.23.(2) Q.31.(5) Q.32.(4) Q.33.(4) Q.24.(5) Q.25.(1) Q.34.(1) Q.35. (5) Q.26.(1) The 16th element from the right end = u Q.36-40. Person Child Compartment Q.27.(1) n J P h c r Z w @ u & © M D q S I $ K V % Queen 11 4 Q.28.(3) n 1 9 J P h c 7 r Z w @ u & © M 3 D q S 4 I $ 0 K Rishi 15 6 5 V % Q.29.(2) (n 1 9) J P h c 7 (r Z w) @ u & © M 3 (D q S) 4 I Manoj 23 1 $ 0 K (5 V %) Yahiya 17 7 Q.30.(1) n 1 9 J P h c 7 r Z w @ u & © M 3 D q S 4 I $ 0 Eram 12 5 K 5 V % Charu 44 2 Q.31-35. Shara 16 3 Q.36.(2) Q.37.(1) Q.38.(3) Q.39.(1) Q.40.(3)

MATHS EXPLANATION Q.41.(3) The sequence is 1³ + 1 = 2, Q.45.(4) The given series is 2³ + 2 = 10, 92-1 3³ + 3 = 30, 112-2 4³ + 4 = 68, 132-3 5³ + 5 = 130, and 152-4 6³ + 6 = 222. 172-5 Therefore in the place of 120 the number should Q.46-50. have been 130 Subject Boys Girls Total Q.42.(2) The sequence is the differences of the numbers 9, 7, 5, 3, 1. Substituting 35 with 36 satisfies the Zoology 50 240 290 sequence Botony 120 100 220 Q.43.(1) The given series is Maths 150 100 250 50+12=51 Physics 200 200 400 51-22=47 Statistics 80 160 240 47+32=56 Total 600 800 1400 56-42=40 Q.46.(3) Required answer 40+52=65 = 200 + 200 + 160 + 80 = 640 2 65-6 =29 Q.47.(4) Required ratio = 150 : 100 = 3:2 Q.44.(5) The given series is Q.48.(1) Required difference = 100 - 50 = 50 2×2+7=11 Q.49.(4) Required answer=Zoology and statistics 11×3-6=27 Q.50.(3) Required percentage = (160/200) × 100 = 80% 27×4+5=113 Q.51.(4) Required ratio =170:240=17:24. 113×5-4=561 Q.52.(4) Required Difference = 96 – 82 = 14 561×6+3=3369 Q.53.(3) Total downstream distance travelled by boat on 3369×7-2=23581 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday = 108

Odisha CM set up a ministerial committee to draft policies for development of Odia film 94 MICA OCTOBER 2018 industry. MODEL PAPER 2018 Total up stream distance travelled by boat on P=Rs. 2000. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday = 222 Q-II. SI=Pnr/100 Required percent 800=P×8×5/100 P=800×100/40 =Rs. 2000. Q.54.(1) Downstream Speed = 6 kmph Q1=Q2 Upstream Speed = 2 kmph Time taken by the boat to cover upstream distance Q.60.(2) Q-I. P(E) = 72/2 = 36 hours 5 4 3 Q.55.(3) U = u – v = 16 CCC2× 1 × 1 8 Q-II. P(E)= 12 = v = 6 C4 33 Q1 < Q2 u = 22 Q.61.(5) Population of C could be more or less than city A. D = 28 So answer can not be determined. Required answer Q.62.(2) Required percentage 7- 3 . hours 7 ×100 57% Q.63.(3) C = 4,40,000 Q.56.(1) Q-I.CP of 30 articles = (5/6) × 30 = Rs. 25 Literate population of City C SP of 30 articles = (6/5)×30=Rs. 36 Profit 36-25=11

Profit %=44% Total number of Literate graduates of City B Q-II. CP of 1 toy =350/100=3.50 = 15570 = 45% SP of 1 toy = 60/12 =5 x = Literate population of City B - 5 3.5 = Profit % = 3. 5 ×100 42.% 86 45% of x = 15570, So x = 34600 QI > QII Total number of Literate graduates of City D Q.57.(2) QI- Total time taken = 18200 = 65% y = Literate population of City D 65% of y = 18200, So y = 280000

Then avg speed km/hr. Required percentage

Q.64.(5) Q-II. (2×60×90)/150 = 72km/hr. QI < QII x = 850000 Q.58.(1) Q-I. Ratio/ P:Q 12:1 City C Population= 440000 1…….= 3 Number of graduates from City C 12 == 36 years = Q-II. (5x+4)/(8x+4) =2/3 City E Population = 410000 15x+12 = 16x+8 Number of graduates from City E x=4. A’s age 4 yrs ago = 5×4=20 = Then A’s age after 7yrs is 20+4+7=31yrs. Required Difference = 42400 Q1 > Q2 Q.65.(2) Required Sum Q.59.(5) Q-I. SI-CI=P(r/100)2. 7 3 2 = ×315000 + × 420000 P×(8/100) =12.80 10 14 64P/(100×100)=12.80 = 220500 + 90000 = 310500

Delhi Government launches new solar scheme to increase farmers’ income. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 95 RRB CLERK MAINS Q.66.(2) Either II or III words starting with I = 4! = 24 As integers are negative also. words starting with LA = 3! = 6 Q.67.(5) Only II is sufficient words starting with LE = 3! = 6 As we know if one angle is 1200 other two angles will be equal and their sum will be 600. words starting with LIA = 2! = 2, Q.68.(1) Either I or II words starting with LIE = 2! = 2 As multiplication of any three consecutive words starting with LIVA = 1 positive integers will be always divisible by 6. the first word with starting with LIVE will be Q.69.(3) Only I LIVEA + + a b c = As we know 3 3a so rank = 24 + 24 + 24 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 Q.70.(3) I alone is sufficient while II alone is not sufficient. = 90 Q.71.(2) Let the number of books in shelf B be 100. Q.75.(4) Let the initial amount be x Number of books in shelf A = {(100 × 4)/5} = 80 Amount with CI for 2 years On transferring 25% i.e. of books of shelf A to shelf B, the books on = x × 1.05 ×1.05 shelf B = {100 + (80 × 25)/100} Amount with SI for 3 years on this = x × 1.05 B = 100 + 20 = 120 ×1.05 (1+ 3 × 0.1) Books left in shelf A = 80-20 = 60 = x × 1.05 × 1.05 × 1.3 Again, on transferring 1/4th books of shelf B to Given: shelf A, the books on x × 1.05 × 1.05 × 1.3 = 25798.5 shelf A = {60 +(120/4)} = 90 or x = 25798.5 ÷ (1.05 × 1.05 × 1.3) Total no of books in A and B = 120 +60 = 180 = Rs.18000 Required percentage of books on shelf A = (90/180) x 100 = 50% 15×14 ×10 - 15×10 ×9 Q.76.(3) 3× 25×24 ×23 3× 25×24 ×23 Q.72.(1) , 7 9 - =3× 5 = 15 3b46 92 l 92 92 x = 20 Q.77.(2) 120 = 10% of the CP (2.5% loss to 7.5% profit) From equation (I) Or CP = Rs. 1200 3x =t + 11 , To gain 12.5%, SP = 1200 × 1.125 = Rs. 1350 2 Rs. 1350 = 25% discounted of Marked Price t = 30 – 11 = 19 minutes Or marked Price = 1350 ÷ 0.75 = Rs. 1800 Q.73.(3) Let the C.P. of the book = Rs.x Q.78.(5) 20 w— 12 Þ 30 w— 8 Initial S.P. = Rs. = 1.1 x 24 c— 15 Þ 18 c— 20 New C.P. = Rs.0.96 20×8 40 Required answer= = New S.P. 28 7 5 5 7 days = Rs. % of Rs.0.96x Q.79.(1) Sum the probability of getting 3,4,6,8,9 and 12

= = Rs.1.14x 2+ 3 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 1 20 5 P(E)= = = 1.14 x – 1.1 x = 6 36 36 9 0.04x = 6 42× 15 − 18 + x + 42 x = = Rs.150 = 43 Q.80.(4) 15 Q.74.(5) words starting with A = 4! = 24 x= 645 − 636 = 9 words starting with E = 4! = 24

Kerala to launch country's first state-run all-woman hotel. 96 MICA OCTOBER 2018 MODEL PAPER 2018 GENERAL AWARENESS EXPLANATION Q.81.(3) A Treasury bill is an instrument of short-term Q.96.(5) Karta means manager of joint family and joint borrowing by the Government of India maturing family properties. in less than one year. Q.97.(3) Mutual Funds is a professionally managed Q.82.(4) A stock exchange is an institution which provides investment fund that pools money from many a platform for buying and selling of existing investors to invest in securities. securities. Q.98.(2) India successfully test-fired its medium range Q.83.(4) The Depository (NSDL or CDSL) is authorized to nuclear capable Agni-II missile from Abdul Kalam maintain the accounts of dematerialized shares. Island off Odisha coast. It has a strike range of 2,000 Q.84.(4) BSE Ltd was granted permanent recognition under km. the Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956. Q.99.(1) Maharashtra Government has awarded Ratan Q.85.(2) Negotiable instruments drawn by the seller or Tata, Former Chairman of Tata Group, with the drawer of the goods on the buyer of drawer of the Mahaudyog Samman for his contribution to the good for the value of goods delivered is also known development of the state. as Commercial Bills. Q.100.(3) Canada's Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan laid the Q.86.(2) The Norwegian Academy of Science and letters, Oslo foundation stone for the "world's first high power instituted the Abel Prize in 2002. The award was conductor testing laboratory" in Gujarat. It will be given for the first time in 2003. The award carries a built at the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University cash prize of 6 million Norwegian Krone. The Abel (GFSU). Prize is given annually to a great mathematician to Q.101.(4) Six people including two Indian-American honour his/her great and outstanding contribution to researchers, Arun J Sanyal and Parthik Naidu mathematics. have been selected for Virginia's 2018 Outstanding Q.87.(1) Cheques that are issued by a bank and function STEM award for their contribution and deep as cash but are protected against loss or theft are commitment towards the betterment of human called Traveler’s cheque. health globally. Q.88.(2) Offshore Banking Unit may accept deposits from Q.102.(1) Famous Telugu Actor Gundu Hanumantha Rao other foreign banks but may not accept deposits has passed away. He was 61. from the residents of the country in which it is Q.103.(3) Centre has constituted a committee to study the located. Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam Q.89.(1) Exim bank and neighboring states. It will be headed by Niti Q.90.(4) In India, the payment and settlement systems are Aayog's Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar. regulated by the Payment and Settlement Systems Q.104.(3) Gandhi Nagar Railway Station of Jaipur became Act, 2007 (PSS Act) which was legislated in the country’s first all-women railway station in the December 2007. main line category of the Indian railways. Q.91.(4) The Reserve Bank of India has since authorized Q.105.(4) The Union Cabinet approved a MoU between India payment system operators of pre-paid payment and Morocco for cooperation in the rail sector. instruments, card schemes, cross-border in-bound The Cooperation Agreement will enable technical money transfers, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cooperation in training and staff development, Expert networks and centralized clearing arrangements. missions, exchange of experience and personnel and Q.92.(4) The Reserve Bank introduced the ECS (Credit) mutual technical assistance, including exchanging of scheme during the 1990s to handle bulk and experts. repetitive payment requirements (like salary, Q.106.(1) Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New interest, dividend payments) of corporates and other & Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh inaugurated institutions. the ‘International R&D Conclave’ on Emerging Q.93.(3) KYC Norms, is the process of banks to verify the Opportunities and Challenges of R&D in Indian Power identity of its clients. Sector. Q.94.(1) Commercial Bill is a bill of exchange issued by a Q.107.(4) International Mother Language Day will be commercial organization to raise money for short- observed 21 February term needs. Q.108.(2) 12th India-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission Q.95.(3) Derivative Instrument is a financial instruments Meeting (JCM) was held in Riyadh whose value is derived from the value of something Q.109.(4) Rajiv Joshi, an Indian-American scientist from else. IBM, has been selected for the prestigious Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

West Bengal assembly passes resolution to change state’s name to ‘Bangla’. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 97 RRB CLERK MAINS Daniel E Noble award for his work in memory Q.114.(4) Uttar Pradesh's Khadi and Village Industries Board chips and integrated circuits. signed a pact with Amazon India to facilitate online Q.110.(2) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has selling of Khadi products. given its approval to the construction of a 4.531 Q.115.(1) Indian and Indonesian armies conducted the Km long 2-Lane Bi-Directional Silkyara Bend - sixth edition of ‘Garuda Shakti’ military drill in Barkot Tunnel in Uttarakhand. Bandung, the capital of West Java province of Q.111.(3) The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval Indonesia. to an Agreement on Film Co-production between Q.116.(2) Technology giant Google has launched a new India and Israel payments app called Google Pay. Q.112.(2) Union Drinking Water and Sanitation minister Uma Q.117.(4) Renowned cardiologist and Padma Vibhushan Bharati launched the 'Gangotri Swachh Iconic Place awardee Dr BK Goyal passed away. He was 82. project' and 'Swajal' - a community owned drinking Q.118.(4) Telangana government has partnered with water programme -in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi Nasscom to set up a Center of Excellence for Data district. Science and Artificial Intelligence. Q.113.(1) The University Grants Commission has constituted Q.119.(2) RBI has constituted an Expert panel which will a four-member Empowered Expert Committee investigate the reasons for the growing fraud in (EEC) to conduct the appraisal of applications for banks and also suggest ways to prevent it. shortlisting 20 Institutions of Eminence (IoE). N Q.120.(1) India will host the global World Environment Day Gopalaswami, former chief election commissioner celebrations on 5 June 2018. The theme for this of India is the chairperson of the committee. year is 'Beat Plastic Pollution'. ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPLANATION Q.121.(5) As given in the first paragraph. Q.134.(4) “accelerates” should replace “accelerate”, in Q.122.(3) As mentioned in the beginning of the second part (B) and “could be stranded” should replace paragraph. “should replace “could stranded”, in part (C), Q.123.(1) As mentioned in the beginning of the third because could be is followed by v3. paragraph. Q.135.(1) “gets” should replace “get”, because any, anyone, Q.124.(2) As mentioned in the fourth paragraph. anybody etc. followed by a ‘singular verb’. Q.125.(3) As mentioned in the fifth paragraph. Q.136.(2) “against future non-performing assets arising from” should replace “against future non-performing assets Q.126.(3) As been mentioned in the sixth paragraph. arise from”, because any preposition takes gerund after Q.127.(3) For other options: it. Admonition(N)- reproof, rebuke Q.137.(3) ‘Its’ should replace ‘his’- possessive pronoun for Dissuade(V)- discourage, deter the pillar is to be used. Q.128.(5) For other options: Q.138.(1) ‘Soothing’ should be used-soothing should serve Virtuous(Adj.)- good, moral as an adjective here. Maniacal(Adj.)- insane Q.139.(3) ABDC Q.129.(2) Extrinsic(Adj.)- external Q.140.(1) BCDA For other options: Q.141.(5) Rudimental(Adj.)- elementary Q.142.(2) ADBC Requisite(N)- necessity Q.143.(5) Q.130.(4) For other options: Q.144.(1) Tinker-v- fiddle with Embargo(N)- prohibition Q.145.(3) Coherent-adj-logical Denouncement(N)- accusation Q.146.(4) because look for means to search and look in Q.147.(1) Reconcile-v- restore friendly relations means to make a short visit or call. Q.148.(2) Discretion- n - care, caution Q.131.(2) “services of” should replace “services in” Q.149.(2) Frailty- n - infirmty Q.132.(1) “62-year-old” should replace “62-years-old” Q.150.(4) Q.151.(3) Q.152.(5) Q.133.(3) “relaxed” should replace “relax” , because past Q.153.(4) novelty- n - freshness participle is required here to qualify an adverb Q.154.(3) Q.155.(1) Q.156.(5) Q.157.(2) “psychologically”. Q.158.(3) Q.159.(3) Q.160.(1)

Rajasthan CM has launched an app ‘Bijli Mitra’ on a pilot basis from Jhalawara, Rajasthan. 98 MICA OCTOBER 2018 MODEL PAPER 2018 computer knowledge EXPLANATION Q.161.(2) Process of finding/correcting program errors is Q.179.(4) EBCDIC can code256 maximum character. Debugging. Q.180.(4) The hexadecimal number system has a base of 16. Q.162.(3) Diagnostic routines is a programs used to print Q.181.(3) The use of parity bit is for error-detection. error messages and indicates system problem and improper program instruction. Q.182.(4) All are input/output device. Q.163.(5) The term DBMS is referred to Database Management Q.183.(1) Archive is backup storage. System, the software used for the management, Q.184.(4) All are advantages of the laser printer respect to maintenance and retrieval of the data stored in a impact printer. Database. Q.185.(2) Data entry can be performed with all of the Q.164.(1) Digitizer is an input device that is used to convert following except. graphic and pictorial data into binary inputs for a Q.186.(4) Magnetic tape can serve as input media, Output digital computer. media and secondary-storage media. Q.165.(5) 1, 2 and 4 Q.187.(1) Elementary data item are data item which is not Q.166.(1) Document reader is an optical input device used broken down into smaller units. to read documents. Q.188.(2) In Microsoft Word to cut something the CTRL Q.167.(1) Auxiliary storage is a secondary storage. +X shortcut is used. Q.168.(1) FORTRAN is Formula Translation and a high- Q.189.(4) A program which helps to create written document. level mathematically oriented programming Q.190.(2) Graphics for word processor is clip art. language. Q.191.(4) Connections to the Internet using a phone line Q.169.(3) An adder which adds three binary digits and and a modem are called dial-up connections. outputs a results bit and a carry bit is referred as Full adder . Q.192.(2) DSL speed typically lists the download speed. Q.170.(1) Internet banking is an example of Electronic funds Q.193.(1) The name for the Windows version of the Internet transfer (EFT). API is Winsock. Q.171.(3) EBCDIC is 8-bit coding system Q.194.(2) Accessing the Internet in a very remote location is the job of a satellite connection. Q.172.(1) A data communication facility on which data can be transmitted in two directions is referred Q.195.(1) WLAN describes a wireless network you might as duplex. install in your home. Q.173.(1) Electronic Mail/Message System (EMMS) best Q.196.(2) Open Source Type of software is designed for suits to Postal Service. users who want to customize the programs they use. Q.174.(1) Digital Computer is a computer that works with discrete quantities. Q.197.(1) Menu bar of software contains lists of commands and options. Q.175.(2) The subdivision of fields is dependent on programming language used. Q.198.(4) Changing an existing document is called editing the document Q.176.(4) BASIC is not the operating system. Q.199.(3) Font is a named set of characters that have the Q.177.(4) All are true. same characteristics. Q.178.(1) The personal computers are also referred as Q.200.(1) In a spreadsheet program the workbook contains desktop micros. related worksheets and documents

A skill eco-framework for Uttarakhand will be developed to enhance the employability of people. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 99 SSC STENO 'C & D' GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING Q.1-9. Select the related word/letters/number from the Q.14. How far is he from starting point? given alternatives. (A) 20 km. (B) 30 km. (C) 25 km. (D) 35 km. 81 : 30 : : 64 : ? Q.15. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts (A) 32 (B) 27 (C) 35 (D) 18 the relationship among green, yellow and color? Q.2. 6 : 42 : : 10 : ? (A) 110 (B) 95 (C) 85 (D) 75 (A) (B) Q.3. 1536 : 1356 : : 4627 : ? (A) 4672 (B) 4267 (C) 7624 (D) 4276 Q.4. KFDE : HMFE : : LKSH : ? (C) (D) (A) NMTI (B) TINM (C) MNIT (D) NMIT Q.5. LQI : UGJ : : TVD : ? Q.16. Select the related figure from given alternatives. (A) JSE (B) XRD (C) HSB (D) JBS Question figure Q.6. LHX : OEA : : PFT : ? (A) SHW (B) SBW (C) SCX (D) SCW

Q.7. Factory : 31 : : School : ? Answer figures (A) 19 (B) 30 (C) 39 (D) 31 Q.8. Flower : Bouquet : : Minister : ? (A) Department (B) Cabinet (C) Locality (D) Voter Q.9. Profit : loss : : Sale : ? (A) Goods (B) Seller (C) Purchase (D) Cash (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D Q.10. S is taller than P but shorter than E, C is greater Q.17. Select the related figure from given alternatives. than E but shorter T. Who among them is Question figure shortest? (A) E (B) P (C) T (D) S Q.11-12. Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Answer figures Ravi started walking and walked 20 km towards south then he turned left and walked 15 km then he turned right and walked 15 km. He turned right and walked 15 km.

Q.11. In which direction is he facing now? (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South Q.18. What will come at the place of question mark (?) in Q.12. How far is he from starting point? the question figure? (A) 35 km (B) 25 km (C) 45 km (D) 20 km Question figure Q.13-14. Read the following information carefully and the answer the questions. Pinku started walking and walked 30 km. towards south. Then he turned left and walked 20 km then he turned right and walked 25 km. Then he turned Answer figures left and walked 10 km. He again turned left and walked 55 km. Q.13. In which direction is he facing now? (A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

The LMRC has signed an MoU with BSNL to provide customer services 100 MICA OCTOBER 2018 MODEL PAPER 2018 Q.19. What will come at the place of question mark (?) in Q.24. Find the missing number from the given response. the question figure? Question figure

(A) 78 (B) 126 (C) 140 (D) 132 Q.25. If 'TEACHER' and 'HIGHLY' are coded as 'XWPBRWN' and 'RSORDZ' respectively then how would you code the word ‘CHARITY’? (A) BPRNSBZ (B) BRPMSZB Answer figures (C) BRPMSDZ (D) BRPNSXZ Q.26. In a certain code language 'he ri so' means 'good (A) (B) rainy day','si he po' means 'day is wonderful' and 'ri jo' means 'good boy'. Which of the following means 'rainy' in the code? (C) (D) (A) he (B) ri (C) si (D) so Q.27. In a class Sharmila is 6th from the top and Sunita is 18th from the bottom. Ritu is 14 ranks below Q.20. In which answer figure the question figure is Sharmila and 15 ranks above Sunita. How many embedded? students are there in the class? Question figure (A) 55 (B) 53 (C) 52 (D) Data inadequate Q.28. Read the following information carefully and give the answer. Answer figures 1. Gopal is shorter than Ashok but taller than Kuhav. 2. Navin is shorter than Kuhav. 3. Joyesh is taller than Navin. 4. Ashok is taller than Joyesh.

Who among them is the tallest? (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (A) Gopal (B) Ashok (C) Jayesh (D) Navin Q.21. If 233 + 12 = HC and 653 + 452 = NK then 537 + Q.29. What will be the mirror image of the question figure? 102 is equal to which of the following? Question figure (A) OA (B) OS (C) LA (D) OC Q.22. Find the missing number from the given response.

Answer figures

(A) 24 (B) 19 (C) 22 (D) None of these Q.23. Find the missing number from the given response.

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D Q.30-31.Which word cannot be formed from the letter of the given word? Q.30. RIGOROUS

(A) OUR (B) SIR (C) SOUR (D) RIPE (A) 3 (B) 7 (C) 2 (D) 5

Mughalsarai junction has been renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station in Uttar Pradesh. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 101 SSC STENO 'C & D' Q.31. CANTANKEROUS Q.42. 4, 12, 39, ?, 228, 444 (A) CARE (B) TAKE (A) 120 (B) 110 (C) 103 (D) 100 (C) NATION (D) NATURE Q.43. 4, 10, 20, ?, 44, 54 Q.32. How many triangles are there in the given figure? (A) 30 (B) 32 (C) 34 (D) 36 Q.44. Find out the set of number amongst the four sets of numbers given in the alternatives, which is the most like the set given in the question. Given Set (2,10,144) (A) (4, 20, 1516) (B) (7, 42, 2249) (A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 9 D. 7 (C) (12,24, 5408) (D) (9,27, 1296) Q.33. In the following question group the given figures Q.45-46. In each question below are given two statements into three classes using each figure only once. followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You Question Figures have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be in variance with the commonly known facts and decide whether:- (A) If only conclusion I follows.

(B) If only conclusion II follows. (C) If neither conclusion I nor II follows. (D) If both conclusions I and II follow. Q.45-46. Statements:- All pencil are pen. (A) 149, 268, 357 (B) 128, 357, 469 Some pen are eraser. (C) 258, 469, 317 (D) 149, 278, 356 Q.45. Conclusions:- (I) Some eraser are pencil. Q.34-36. Find the odd words/ number/letters from the given (II) Some pen are pencil. responses. Q.46. Conclusions:- (I) All eraser are pencil. Q.34. (A) BDH (B) CFL (C) EJU (D) DHP (II) Some pen are not pencil. Q.35. (A) MLMN (B) TSTU (C) FEFG (D)MLNO Q.47. A husband age is thrice that of his wife’s age. Six Q.36. (A) ADIPY (B) FINUD years ago, the husband's age was five times that of (C) DGLSB (D) ADGPT the wife’s age. What was the wife’s age 6 years ago? Q.37. Find out the missing number. (A) 16 years (B) 26 years (C) 12 years (D) 30 years Q.48. A man pointing to a woman said, “She is the widow of my father's sister's only brother.” How is the (A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 11 (D) 09 woman related to the man? Q.38. If × stands for +, < stands for -, + stands for ÷, > (A) Sister-in-law (B) Aunt stands for x, - stands for =, ÷ stands for > and = (C) Mother (D) Niece stands for <, then which of the following is true? Q.49. In the following question, ‘=’ stands for ‘÷', '+’ (A) 3 × 2 < 4 ÷ 16 > 2 + 4 stands for −, ‘x’ stands for ‘=’, ‘-’ stands for ‘>’, (B) 3 × 4 > 2 – 9 + 3 < 3 ‘>’ stands for ‘+’, ‘<’ stands for ‘x’, ‘÷’ stands for ‘<’ then identify the wrong equation. (C) 5 × 3 > 3 ÷ 8 + 4 × 1 (D) 15 > 28 + 14 > 20 < 11 (A) 5 > 3 = 4 ÷ 18 + 3 (B) 5 < 3 + 4 x 8 > 3 Q.39-40. Find the odd words/ number/letters from the (C) 5 > 3 + 4 x 8 + 4 (D) 5 + 3 < 4 x 8 + 1 given responses. Q.50. Read the given information and answer the question. Q.39. (A) Group (B) Crowd (C) Partially (D) Troop I. All boys in the garden are playing. Q.40. (A) Taste less (B) Salty (C) Sweet (D) Chilly II. Some boys who are in the garden are dancing. Q.41-43.In each of the following question a series is given III. All boys who are dancing, are also playing. with one term missing choose the correct alternatives If statement I and II are true, then what is the from the given ones that will complete the series. statement III? Q.41. 2, ?, 11, 23, 47 (A) Vague (B) True (A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 8 (C) False (D) Uncertain

MICA OCTOBER 2018 Prime Minister will inaugurate 'Destination Uttarakhand: Investors' summit' in October in 102 Dehradun. MODEL PAPER 2018 GENERAL AWARENESS Q.51 The Indian subcontinent was originally an organ of- (A) Ad hoc (B) Daily bogie (A) Jurassic Land (B) Gondwana Land (C) Permanent (D) Temporary (C) Aryavrata Land (D) Angar Land Q.64 Where is the Girnar hills located? Q.52 The 'Shantivan' Samadhi located in Delhi is of- (A) Gujarat (B) Orissa (A) Indira Gandhi (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Goa (D) Assam (C) Lal Bahadur Shastri (D) Rajeev Gandhi Q.65 When was Michael Angelo virus a major concern Q.53 Where is Ajanta's caves located? for the world? (A) Orissa (B) Madhya Pradesh (A) 1993 (B) 1996 (C) Maharashtra (D) Kerala (C) 1998 (D) 1995 Q.54 Where is the Salarjung Museum located? Q.66 Who was 'Known by the nickname of Tota-e-Hind'? (A) Mumbai (B) Hyderabad (A) Ibn Battuta (B) Asim (C) Jaipur (D) Lucknow (C) Amir Khusrau (D) Dayaram Q.55 Which of the following dance is for both men and Q.67 What was the real name of Amir Khusrau? women? (A) Muhammad Khusrau (B) Muhammad Hassan (A) Garba dance (B) Dhumr dance (C) Muhammad Khan (D) None of these (C) Gair dance (D) Gudla dance Q.68 In the world of music who is known as the Wizard Q.56 Patanjali is related with? of Sitar? (A) Special philosophy (B) Justice philosophy (A) Rahim Sen (B) Tyagaraja (C) Sankhya Darshan (D) Yoga philosophy (C) Tansen (D) Purander Das Q.57 Who is the founder of Brahma Samaj? Q.69 What was the real name of Guru Nanak? (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (A) Guru (B) Guru Nanak (B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (C) Nanak (D) Narendranath (C) Ramkrishna Paramhans Q.70 What was real name of Gautam Buddha? (D) None of these (A) Devdutt (B) Siddharth Q.58 Losang is a festival which is celebrated in- (C) Narendra (D) None of these (A) Sikkim (B) Arunachal Pradesh Q.71 What was the real name of Swami Vivekananda? (C) Kerala (D) Nagaland (A) Vivekananda (B) Narendranath Dutt Q.59 Ellora's cave temples are related to- (C) Devdutt (D) Krishna Dutt (A) Hindu religion (B) Buddhism Q.72 Who said "Delhi abhi door hai"? (C) Jainism (D) 1 and 2 (A) Nizamuddin Auliya (B) Firoz Tughlaq Q.60 The first month of Sakh calendar is- (C) Amir Khusrau (D) Tyagaraja (A) Chaitra (B) Bhadrapad Q.73 Dukh mei sumiran sab karein, Sukh mei kare na koi, who said this lines? (C) Magh (D) Vaishakh (A) Surdas (B) Tulsidas Q.61 Where is the Charminar located? (C) Meera Bai (D) Kabir (A) Delhi (B) Hyderabad Q.74 ‘Karmanyevadikarste Ma Fleshu Kadachna’ is (C) Aurangabad (D) Agra saying of which religious texts? Q.62 When is International Labor Day celebrated? (A) Ramacharitamanasa (B) Ramayana (A) On February 1 (B) On March 1, (C) Srimadbhagwat Geeta (D) None of these (C) On April 1 (D) On May 1 Q.75 Who said ‘Ram and Rahim are two different names Q.63 What is the nature of appointment of bureaucracy? for the same God’?

Axis Bank became India’s first bank to introduce Iris Scan Authentication feature. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 103 SSC STENO 'C & D' (A) Kabir Das (B) Mahatma Gandhi (A) Varanasi (B) Hyderabad (C) Swami Vivekananda (D) Tulsidas (C) Mathura (D) Delhi Q.76 Where was Adi Shankaracharya born? Q.88 In which royal family was Mahavira born? (A) Kalady (B) Kanchipuram (A) Kshatriya (B) Shakya (C) Mathura (D) Kashi (C) Licchavis (D) Satavahanas Q.77 Where was Jesus Christ born? Q.89 Buddha was related to which dynasty? (A) In Babylon (B) In Ebre (A) Shakya (B) Shatrika (C) In Bethlehem (D) In Beirut (C) Kuru (D) Maurya Q.78 Yamini Krishnamurthy is related to which classical Q.90 What was the name of Mahavir before enlightment? dance? (A) Vardhaman (B) Anshuman (A) Kathak (B) Bharatanatyam (C) Sudhakar (D) Somdutt (C) Odishi (D) Kathakali Q.91 Which saint was from the state of Maharashtra? Q.79 Birju Maharaj was an eminent artist of which area? (A) Maitreyi (B) Tukram (A) Bharatanatyam dance (B) Kathakali dance (C) Tyagaraja (D) Vyas (C) Odishi Dance (D) Kathak dance Q.92 Who were the Alwar of South India? Q.80 Bharti Shivaji is famous for what style of dance? (A) Saint (B) Warrior (A) Bharatanatyam (B) Kathakali (C) Trader (D) Craftsman of idols (C) Mohiniattam (D) Odishi Q.93 Which Guru of Sikhs was born in Patna Sahib? Q.81 Rangoli is a major folk art style of which region of (A) Guru Nanak Dev (B) Gurugovind Singh India? (C) Guru (D) Arjun Dev (A) Maharashtra (B) Madhya Pradesh Q.94 Sikh gurus Arjun Dev was in whose reign? (C) Rajasthan (D) Tamil Nadu (A) Shah Jahan (B) Jahangir Q.82 'Alpana' is a leading folk art style of which region of India? (C) Humayun (D) Akbar Q.95 (A) Chandigarh (B) West Bengal Who founded the Khalsa? (C) Punjab (D) Kerala (A) Guru Nanak Dev (B) Guru Ramdas Q.83 When was Guru Nanak Dev born? (C) Guru Gobind Singh (D) None of these Q.96 (A) 1450 AD. (B) 1453 AD. Who is considered as the creator of the melody ‘Mian Malhar’? (C) 1469 AD. (D) 1488 AD. (A) Amir Khusrau (B) Tansen Q.84 Who was Tyagaraja? (C) Swami Haridas (D) Baiju Bawdha (A) Scientist (B) Dancers Q.97 Kathak is the dance of which place? (C) Musician (D) Politician (A) North India (B) Manipur Q.85 Who was the originator of the Bhakti movement in Bengal? (C) Orissa (D) Kerala Q.98 (A) Namdeo (B) Chaitanya Mask dance is related to which dances form? (C) Ramanand (D) Ramanuja (A) Kuchipudi (B) Manipuri Q.86 ______is known as the father of the Indian (C) Kathakali (D) Odishi Renaissance? Q.99 Which is not a classical dance? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (A) Odishi (B) Manipuri (B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (C) Garba (D) Kathak (C) Swami Vivekanand Q.100 Which dance evolved in North India? (D) None of these (A) Kathak (B) Bharatanatyam Q.87 Where was Sant Kabir born? (C) Manipuri (D) Kathakali

MICA OCTOBER 2018 Justice Gita Mittal was sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High 104 Court. MODEL PAPER 2018 ENGLISH LANGUAGE/COMPREHENSION Q.101-103. In the following question a group of four words R. is the new challenge is given. In each group, one word is correctly S. to global warming spelt. Find the correctly spelt word and mark your 6. and a matter of concern for agrarians societies. answer. (A) SPQR (B) RQSP Q.101. (A) Diarhea (B) Diarrhoea (C) SQRP (D) PSQR (C) Diarrhea (D) Diarrohea Q.107. 1. We searched everywhere, Q.102. (A) Pios (B) Pieous P. and amongst the magazines (C) Piyous (D) Pious Q. inside the cupboards and suitcases, Q.103. (A) Inkulkate (B) Inkulkaete R. and books but Sameer could find no (C) Inculcate (D) Incullcate S . under the bed and tables, Q.104-108. In the questions below the first and the last 6. trace of his wallet. sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and (A) QRPS (B) PRSQ named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given (C) RPQS (D) SQPR in their proper order. Read the sentence and find Q.108. 1. Lightning is simply a large electrical out which of the four combinations is correct and mark your answer. P. Charges jumping from one cloud to Q. Earth. This occurs because difference positive Q.104. 1. Continuous reports from doctors R. spark. It is caused by electric P. how people live and what they eat S. another, or from a cloud to the Q. who are measuring the incidence of heart attack 6. and negative charges are created between clouds. R. disclose the pattern linking (A) RPSQ (B) SQPR S. all over the world (C) SRQP (D) QSPR 6. with the number of heart attack they have. Q.109-113. In the following questions given below choose (A) QSRP (B) PSRQ the word most opposite in meaning to the given (C) RQPS (D) SPRQ word and mark your answer. Q.105. 1. The factor that besets India’s growth is Q.109. Curt population explosion. (A) abrupt (B) short P. Sometimes religion also has role to play in this. (C) expansive (D) polite Q. So many factors contribute to the rise in Q.110. Abducted population. (A) seized (B) set free R. There has been phenomenal growth in (C) kidnapped (D) ransomed population over the last century. Q.111. Altercation S. They are people’s ignorance and early marriages. (A) quarrel (B) friendly discussion 6. Therefore, if we do not control birth, India’s (C) contest (D) race growth in every other facet of life will be offset by the steep increase in population. Q.112. Harmonious (A) PRQS (B) QRSP (A) selfish (B) aggressive (C) mechanical (D) discordant (C) RQSP (D) RPQS Q.113. Fickle Q.106. 1. Climate change due (A) Constant (B) Convenient P. to rice production (C) Questionable (D) Faith Q. causing changes in rainfall

The Union Government has dismissed Usha Ananthasubramanian, former CEO/ MD of Allahabad Bank. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 105 SSC STENO 'C & D' Q.114-118. In the following question, out of the four Q.124-128. A sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect alternatives, choose the one which best expresses Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, the meaning of the given word and mark your select the one which best expresses the same answer. sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. Q.114. Enormity Q.124. Mother said, “Anuj, you will be eligible for voting (A) intensity (B) Vastness when you are 18.” (C) Cruelty (D) Fragility (A) Mother told Anuj he would be eligible for voting when he was 18. Q.115. Apprehend (B) Mother told Anuj that he could vote only (A) dive up (B) discourage after 18. (C) comprehend (D) fear (C) Mother told Anuj you will be eligible for Q.116. Engrossed voting when you are 18. (A) disturbed (B) absorbed (D) Mother told Anuj that he would be eligible (C) fatigued (D) successful for voting when he would be 18. Q.117. Obliging Q.125. He said, “Bravo ! You have done well.” (A) helpful (B) nice (A) He applauded him to say that he had done (C) thankful (D) compelling well. Q.118. Insolvent (B) He applauded him and said that you have (A) rick (B) poor done well. (C) bankrupt (D) nonchalant (C) He applauded him saying that he had did well. Q.119-123. In question given below, a part of the sentence is highlighted. Below are given alternatives to (D) He applauded him saying that he had done the highlighted part at (A), (B) and (C) which well. may improve the sentence. Choose the correct Q.126. Prabhakar said to me, “You are getting lazy day by alternative. In case no improvement is needed your day.” answer is (D). (A) Prabhakar informed me that I am getting lazy Q.119. I have still to meet a person who is perfectly day by day. satisfied with his job. (B) Prabhakar told me that I have been getting (A) am still to meet (B) am yet to meet lazy day by day. (C) might still meet (D) No improvement (C) Prabhakar told me that I was getting lazy day Q.120. If it will rain, the match will be abandoned. by day. (A) If it rained (B) If it would rain (D) Prabhakar told me that you were getting lazy (C) If it rains (D) No improvement day by day. Q.121. All but her, had made an attempt. Q.127. "When will I be able to vote?” I asked my mother. (A) All, but she (B) All but her (A) I asked my mother when would he be able to (C) All, but her (D) No improvement vote. Q.122. Not a word they spoke to the unfortunate wife (B) I asked to my mother when I will be able to about it. vote. (A) they will speak (B) did they speak (C) I asked my mother when I would be able to vote. (C) they had spoken (D) No improvement (D) I asked my mother when would I be able to Q.123. I am used to hard work. vote. (A) work hard (B) word hardly Q.128. I said, “father, when will you buy me a motor (C) hard working (D) No improvement cycle?”

Nandula Raghuram has been elected as the Chair of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI). 106 MICA OCTOBER 2018 MODEL PAPER 2018 (A) I asked my father when will he buy me a question. Choose the correct alternative out of the motorcycle. four and mark your answer. (B) I asked my father when he will buy me a Q.134. It is strange that Amitanshu should be as ______motor cycle. as his brother is generous. (C) I asked my father when should be buy me a (A) liberal (B) spend thrift motor cycle. (C) reckless (D) stingy (D) I asked my father when he would buy me a Q.135. The precursor was______for his role in the motor cycle. scam. Q.129-133. In the following questions four alternatives (A) reinstated (B) criticised are given for the idiom/phrase highlighted in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best (C) indicted (D) eradicated expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase and Q.136. The matter would have become serious if mark your answer. ______action had not been taken. Q.129. If you fair and square continue your work you will (A) deliberate (B) fast definitely prosper. (C) hasty (D) timely (A) actively (B) honestly Q.137. People who have ______reputation are often (C) business like (D) authoritatively avoided by the rest. Q.130. To have a green thumb means (A) unsteady (B) unsavoury (A) one's nails are painted green (C) unsafe (D) unsanctified (B) one is artistic Q.138. Their differences were amicably settled by a/an (C) to have a natural interest in gardening ______(D) one has a green tattoo the thumb (A) agent (B) arbiter Q.131. They made no bones about acknowledging their (C) mediator (D) arbitrator defeat. Q.139-145. In the following questions below out of the (A) did not have any hesitation in four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence and mark (B) did not have faith in your answer. (C) demanded compensation for Q.139 A platform used by the speaker to address an (D) had problems in audience. Q.132. The intruders shooked in their shoes as they (A) Conundrum (B) Rostrum approached the enemy. (C) Spectrum (D) Drum (A) stamped the ground with their shoes Q.140. Seeing something that is actually not present. (B) showed signs of anger (A) imagination (B) presumption (C) trembled with fear (C) hallucination (D) supposition (D) stood up to salute Q.141. With a sense of purpose Q.133. All his ventures went with the wind. (A) lousily (B) jocularly (A) dissipated (C) zealously (D) jauntily (B) spread all over got Q.142. Calmness and indifference to suffering. (C) got speed of the winds (A) stoicism (B) despair (D) became well known (C) agony (D) materialism Q.134-138. In the following questions a sentence is given Q.143. A small waterfall flowing down a rocky hill side is with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate called- word. Four alternatives are suggested for each

The 24th World Congress of Philosophy (WCP) was held in Beijing, China. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 107 SSC STENO 'C & D' (A) hurricane (B) stream (C) By whom were you asked to draft this letter? (C) volcano (D) cascade (D) By whom you were asked to draft this letter? Q.144. To walk slowly, wasting time Q.151-160. In the following questions given below, a part (A) Stagger (B) Stride of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part as (A), (B) and (C) Dawdle (D) Plod (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the Q.145. One who is appointed to deal with complaints made correct alternative. In case no improvement is by common people against banks, companies, etc. needed your answer is (D). (A) Jurist (B) Arbiter Q.151. The 27,500 crore fund with the government is very (C) Ombudsman (D) Magistrate less to clear the debt. Q.146-150. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select (A) more than the one which best expresses the same sentence in (B) rather too much less to Passive/Active Voice. (C) too less to Q.146. My watch can’t be repaired by anyone. (D) No improvement (A) No one will repair my watch. Q.152. I always prefer staying at home to go out in (B) No one can repair my watch. summers. (C) No one can’t repair my watch. (A) than going out (B) to going out (D) No one will be able to repair my watch. (C) than to go out (D) No improvement Q.147. Rosemary was moved to tears at the sight of the miserable beggar. Q.153. The SSA has no choice than to help in providing utility services. (A) The sight of the miserable beggar moved Rosemary to tears. (A) but to help (B) only to help (B) The sight of the miserable beggar has moved (C) other than to help (D) No improvement Rosemary to tears. Q.154. There is no place in the waiting hall, it is already (C) The sight of the miserable beggar moves crowded. Rosemary to tears. (A) vacant (B) berth (D) The sight of the miserable beggar had moved (C) room (D) No improvement Rosemary to tears. Q.155. Had I known about the vacancy, I might have filled Q.148. Could you pass the salt? the form. (A) Could the salt been passed? (A) should have (B) would have (B) Could the salt be passed by anyone? (C) could have (D) No improvement (C) Could the salt be past? Q.156. The addition loan will be given to the SEBI at (D) Could the salt be passed? interest. Q.149. Don’t subject the animals to cruelty. (A) the added loan (B) the adding loan (A) The animals are not to be subjected to cruelty. (C) the additional loan (D) No improvement (B) The animals shall not be subjected to cruelty. Q.157. Unless India and the US do not negotiate on APAs, (C) The animals will not be subjected to cruelty. future tax disputes can not be prevented. (D) The animals should not be subjected to cruelty. (A) negotiate on APAs Q.150. Who asked you to draft this letter? (B) will not negotiate with APA's (A) By who you are asked to draft this letter? (C) does not negotiate (B) By whom have you been asked to draft this letter? (D) No improvement

India released additional Rs 470 million for Phase I of Postal Highway Project in Nepal. 108 MICA OCTOBER 2018 MODEL PAPER 2018 Q.158. Oil India limited has more shares than all other Q.165. Choose the correct option for (165) public sector undertakings. (A) prayer (B) offering (A) rather than all other public sector undertakings. (C) thanks (D) curse (B) rather than other public sector undertakings Q.166. Choose the correct option for (166) (C) than any other all public sector undertakings (A) geared (B) cleared (D) No improvement (C) thanks (D) prepared Q.159. One of the Europe's largest firmshave complained Q.167. Choose the correct option for (167) about manipulations in the data. (A) missing (B) discarded (A) had been complain (B) has complained (C) absent (D) distant (C) was complaint (D) No improvement Q.168. Choose the correct option for (168) Q.160. The company secretary is working towards (A) urge (B) attraction finishing all the formalities for setting up the (C) longing (D) love company. Q.169. Choose the correct option for (169) (A) to (B) with (A) trying (B) instilling (C) at (D) No improvement (C) measuring (D) inspiring Q.161-170. In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and Q.170. Choose the correct option for (170) try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the (A) found (B) shining blanks with the help of the alternatives given (C) approaching (D) sighted The captain waited till sunset but no ship Q.171-175. Read the following passage carefully and approached. His own ship was wrecked. He was answer the questions given below it. wondering how to (161) the mighty ocean. As the shades of evening were stealing (162) the sky, he It is no doubt true that we cannot go through life once more (163) towards the horizon, but no sail without sorrow. There can be no sunshine without was (164) in despair, he addressed a mute (165) to shadow, we must not complain that roses have the skies and (166) himself for death. He thought thorns but rather be grateful that thorns bear of his (167) wife and infant boy with infinite (168) flowers. Our existence here is so complex that in his wistful eyes. Just at this moment, as if God we must expect much sorrow and suffering. Yet had been (169) the faith of the crew to the utmost, it is certain that no man was ever discontented a distant sail was (170) near the horizon. with the world who did his duty in it. The world is like a looking glass; if you smile, it smiles; if Q.161. Choose the correct option for (161) you frown, it frowns back. Always try, then to (A) scale (B) cover look at the bright side of things. There are some persons whose very presence seems like a ray of (C) swim (D) crossed sunshine and brightens the whole room. Life has Q.162. Choose the correct option for (162) been described as a comedy to those who think and (A) across (B) below a tragedy to those who feel. (C) on (D) above Q.171. The author says that we cannot go through life without sorrow because- Q.163. Choose the correct option for (163) (A) It is our fate (A) winked (B) gazed (B) We are always discontented (C) moved (D) jumped (C) Life is a tragedy Q.164. Choose the correct option for (164) (D) Human life is very complex (A) come (B) approaching Q.172. According to the author no man can be discontented (C) seen visible (D) visible with the world if he-

FSSAI has launched RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil) initiative for conversion of used cooking oil to biodiesel. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 109 SSC STENO 'C & D' (A) is determined to be happy woman tennis player to being the World No.1 in (B) is sincere in discharging his duties the women's doubles with Swiss legend Martina Hingis, controversy has dogged her career. (C) has a healthy attitude to life Sania is candid in her admissions and open to (D) likes sunshine speak her mind, a virtue that still makes her a Q.173. The expression "life is a tragedy to those who feel" youth icon in a cricket-crazy country. Ushering means that it is a tragedy to those who- in a renewed interest in tennis among aficionados (A) think about the world and fans, Sania was instrumental is bringing in the crowds to tennis matches. (B) believe in fate Q.176. What makes Sania a youth icon in a cricket-crazy (C) do not understand the world country? (D) are sensitive and emotional (A) Sania is candid in her admissions Q.174. The author says, "There are some persons whose very presence seems like a ray of sunshine and (B) Sania is open to speak her mind brightens the whole room." The reason for this is (C) Sania is weak that they- (D) Both (A) and (B) (A) have the capacity to love Q.177. Sania was ______is bringing in the crowds to (B) talk more of roses and less of thorns tennis matches (C) are happy and spread happiness (A) Instrumental (B) Funny (D) look good and behave well (C) Prudent (D) Curtail Q.175. What is the author's message in this passage? Q.178. What is the synonym of the word ‘trivialized’? (A) Look at the bright side of things (A) Undervalued (B) Understood (B) Our existence is so complex (C) The world is a looking glass (C) Averted (D) Eroded (D) Expect much sorrrow & suffering Q.179. Sania is an example of- Q.176-180. Read the following passage carefully and (A) How an icon is trivialized answer the given questions. (B) An object of public scrutiny Eulogised, feted, doubted and criticised -- Sania (C) How an icon is trivialized into an object of Mirza's life is an example of how a girl with a public scrutiny dream reached her goal after scaling all odds. (D) not given The 29-year-old's battle on court -- and with fringe elements of it -- is the stuff legends are made of. Q.180. Who is India's No.1 woman tennis player? Whether an innocuous picture of Sania putting her (A) Serena (B) Martina leg up after a match, the length of her skirt or even her marrying a Pakistani cricketer, she has been at (C) Sania (D) Saina the receiving end. Taking on allegations over her Q.181-190. In the following questions, find out which Part irreverent behavior with the same strength of her of a sentence has an error and mark your answer forehand, Sania is an example of how an icon is corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If trivialized into an object of public scrutiny. there is no error, mark your answer corresponding In 'Ace Against Odds', Sania tells the readers of to (D). her bitter-sweet memories and the struggles she Q.181. He being the best student (A)/ in the class Joydeep overcame to achieve her dreams. was (B)/ chosen to participate in the competition. Propelled into the big league at a very young (C)/ No error (D) age, Sania was aware about what she lacked and (A) A (B) B quickly learnt what she needed for sustaining herself on the tour. From becoming India's No.1 (C) C (D) D

Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has been given the additional charge of 110 MICA OCTOBER 2018 Chhattisgarh. MODEL PAPER 2018 Q.182. If people get recurring opportunities (A)/ for understand what it is about. Then fill in the independent thinking they (B)/ would better blanks with the help of the alternatives given prepare for it. (C)/No error (D) and mark your answer. (A) A (B) B For managerial effectiveness, leadership quality is (C) C (D) D (191). Leadership is not status or (192) but rather it is having (193) over others. Managers are required Q.183. People took notice of the (A)/ big stone on the road to (194) the objectives; leadership is exercised to only (B)/ after someone tripped with it. (C)/No (195) them. Leadership is an individual (196) and error (D) is proportional to individual's own personal (197) (A) A (B) B to get people to do as he (198). Thus leadership can (C) C (D) D stimulate and (199) people to get their willingness Q.184. Vikram has been both an (A)/ intelligent and hard a (200) for achieving the proposed objectives of working (B)/ chap since childhood. (C)/ No error the organisation. (D) Q.191. Choose the correct option for (191). (A) A (B) B (A) fitting (B) desirable (C) C (D) D (C) suitable (D) preferable Q.185. People who are fortunate enough (A)/ to own a Q.192. Choose the correct option for (192). house in (B)/ the city are very few. (C)/No error (D) (A) power (B) superiority (A) A (B) B (C) energy (D) command (C) C (D) D Q.193. Choose the correct option for (193). Q.186. Either of the roads (A)/ lead (B)/ to the park.(C)/ (A) influence (B) authority No Error (D) (C) control (D) dominance (A) A (B) B Q.194. Choose the correct option for (194). (C) C (D) D (A) achieve (B) complete Q.187. It has been (A)/ raining since (B)/ all day. (C)/ No (C) acclaim (D) discharge error (D) Q.195. Choose the correct option for (195). (A) A (B) B (A) fetch (B) retain (C) C (D) D (C) attain (D) meet Q.188. I am able (A) / to cope up with (B) / all these difficulties. (C)/ No Error (D) Q.196. Choose the correct option for (196). (A) A (B) B (A) tactic (B) technique (C) C (D) D (C) power (D) ability Q.189. The state police chief promised (A)/ all possibly Q.197. Choose the correct option for (197). help to rehabilitate (B)/ the local militants who (A) resources (B) plans shun the gun.(C)/ No error(D) (C) sources (D) devices (A) A (B) B Q.198. Choose the correct option for (198). (C) C (D) D (A) demands (B) wishes Q.190. Lakhs of devotees gathered in Pandharpur,(A)/ located in Solapur district (B)/ of western (C) incite (D) slots Maharashtra.(C)/ No error(D) Q.199. Choose the correct option for (199). (A) A (B) B (A) compel (B) motivate (C) C (D) D (C) recite (D) instigate Q.191-200. In the following passage from question Q.200. Choose the correct option for (200). Nos. 191 to 200, some of the words have been (A) repair (B) stroke left out. First read the passage over and try to (C) manage (D) mend

Rajasthan will observe September as the “month of nutrition” to create awareness in the state. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 111 SSC STENO 'C & D' GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING EXPLANATION Q-1.(B) The relation is x2 : (3x+3) (9)2 = 81 : 30 (3×9+3) Q-13.(C) In the same way (8)2 = 64 : 27 (3×8+3) Q-2.(A) The relation is x : x2 + x As- 6 : 42 Q-14. (B) In the same way 10 : 110 Q-3.(B) As, 1536 - 1356 In the same way 20+10 = 30 km. 4627 - 4267 K F D E L K S H Q-4. (C) Q-15.(B) +2 +2 +1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 H M F E M N I T Q-16. (D) Q-17. (A) Q-18. (C) Q-19. (D) Q-20. (A) Q-5. (B) As- Q-21. (D) 2+3+3 = 8 = H, 1+2 = 3 = C L Q I : U G J 6+5+3 =14 = N, 4+5+2 = 11 = K 12 + 17 + 9 : 21 + 7 + 10 5+3+7 = 15 = O, 1+0+2 = 3 = C = 38 = 38 Q-22. (C) 22 + 62 +22 - 32 = 4 + 36 + 4 - 9 = 44 - 9 = 35 In the same way Same as T V D : X R D 22 + 32 +52 - 42 = 4 + 9 + 25 - 16 = 22 20 + 22 + 4 : 24 + 18 + 4 Q-23.(C) P=K=11, S=H=8, V=E=5, Y=B=2 = 46 = 46 Q-24.(B) 15 + 75 = 90, 18 + 90 = 108, 21 + 105 = 126 Q-25.(D) T E A C H E R H I G H L Y Q-6. (D)

Q-7. (D) The sum of the first and the last letters’ place value. X W P B R W N R S O R D Z Q-8. (B) First places in second. C H A R I T Y Q-9. (C) Both are opposite of each other. Q-10. (B) T>C>E>S>P B R P N S X Z Q-11.(B) Q-26. (D) he, ri,so --- good rainy day si, he po --- day is wonderful ri, jo ---- good boy rainy -- so

Sarmila 6 Q-12.(C) Ritu 20 Q-27. (C)

Sunita 18

Distance between A and F.= 20+15+10 = 45 km.

MICA OCTOBER 2018 942 personnel have been awarded Police Medals on the occasion of the Independence Day this 112 year. MODEL PAPER 2018 (18 + 15 + 14 + 6) -1 = 53 - 1 = 52 Q.38.(C) Q-28. (D) Ashok Q-39.(C) Partially is different from others. Gopal Shorter Q-40. (A) Taste less is different from others. Kuhav Jayesh Q-41.(C) 2×2+15×2+111×2+123×2+147 Navin Shorter Q-42.(C) Q-43.(B) 4 + (1×6) 10 + (2×5) 20 + (3×4) 32 + (4×3) 44 + (5×2) 54 Q-29.(D) Q-44.(D) (2, 10, 144) = 2 +10 =12 = 12 x 12 = 144

Q.45-46. Q.30.(D) RIPE cannot be formed because P and E letters are not in the given word. Q.45.(B) Q.46.(C) Q.31.(C) NATION cannot be formed because ‘I’ letter is not in the given word. Q.47. (C) Wife = x, Husband = 3x Q-32.(A) 8 triangles are found in the given figure. 5(x-6) = (3x-6) Q-33.(D) 5x-30 = 3x-6 2x = 24 Q-34.(D) x = 12 Wife’s age = 12 years Husband’s age = 36 years Wife Sister Q.48.(C) - + - Q-35.(D) M L M N T S T U F E F G M L N O Father Mother Q-36.(D) ADGPT is not follow the rule. + Q.37.(B) 6+5+8 = 19 Q.49.(A) 35- (12+11) = 35 – 23 = 12 Q.50.(B) general awareness EXPLANATION Q.51.(B) Q.52.(B) Q.53.(C) Q.54.(B) Q.55.(C) Q.76.(A) Q.77.(C) Q.78.(B) Q.79.(D) Q.80.(C) Q.56.(D) Q.57.(A) Q.58.(A) Q.59.(D) Q.60.(A) Q.81.(A) Q.82.(B) Q.83.(C) Q.84.(C) Q.85.(B) Q.61.(B) Q.62.(D) Q.63.(D) Q.64.(A) Q.65.(A) Q.86.(B) Q.87.(A) Q.88.(A) Q.89.(A) Q.90.(A) Q.66.(C) Q.67.(B) Q.68.(A) Q.69.(C) Q.70.(B) Q.91.(B) Q.92.(A) Q.93.(B) Q.94.(B) Q.95.(C) Q.71.(B) Q.72.(A) Q.73.(D) Q.74.(C) Q.75.(A) Q.96.(B) Q.97.(A) Q.98.(C) Q.99.(C) Q.100.(A) ENGLISH LANGUAGE/COMPREHENSION EXPLANATION Q.101.(B) Q.102.(D) Q.103.(C) Q.104.(A) Q.105.(C) Q.115.(C) Apprehend : get the meaning of something Q.106.(C) Q.107.(D) Q.108.(A) Q.116.(B) Engrossed : giving or marked by complete attention Q.109.(D) Curt: marked by rude or peremptory shortness to Q.110.(B) Abducted: to kidnap Q.117.(A) Obliging: showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others Q.111.(B) Altercation: noisy quarrel Q.118.(C) Insolvent : unable to meet or discharge financial Q.112.(B) Harmonious : existing together in harmony obligations Q.113.(A) Fickle: marked by erratic changeableness in Q.119.(A) Q.120.(C) Q.121.(A) Q.122.(B) Q.123.(A) affections or attachments Q.124.(A) Q.125.(D) Q.126.(C) Q.127.(C) Q.128.(D) Q.114.(B) Enormity : vastness of size or extent Q.129.(B) honestly, fairly. 12 modern bio-fuel refineries worth Rs 10,000 crore will be established across the country. OCTOBER 2018 MICA 113 SSC STENO 'C & D' Q.130.(C) to have the ability to grow plants well. Magistrate : a lay judge or civil authority who Q.131.(A) To be transparent about something. administers the law Q.132.(C) To be very nervous or afraid. Q.146.(B) Q.147.(A) Q.148.(D) Q.149.(D) Q.150.(C) Q.133.(A) A phrase used to describe something that has Q.151.(C) 'Too' shows the negative impact. disappeared, passed, or vanished, permanently Q.152.(B) 1. Prefer takes to. or completely. 2. Conjunction takes same form of the verb on its Q.134.(D) both sides. Q.135.(C) indict- (v) - accuse of Q.153.(A) Q.136.(D) because 'timely' is an adj. which qualfies noun Q.154.(C) 'action'. Q.155.(B) For imaginary conditional sentences; Q.137.(B) unsavoury (adj.)- unpleansant. H a d + … … … … … … … … w o u l d Q.138.(D) have+………………….. Q.139.(B) Rostrum Q.156.(C) Adjective (Additional) is required here. Conundrum : a difficult problem Q.157.(A) Do does takes v1, so negotiate is correct form of Spectrum : a broad range of related objects or the verb. values or qualities or ideas or activities Q.158.(D) No improvement Drum : hollow with flat ends Q.159.(B) Particularly one firm is complaining. Q.140.(C) Hallucination Q.160.(D) Towards shows the direction. Imagination : the formation of a mental image Q.161.(C) Q.162.(A) Q.163.(B) Q.164.(B) Q.165.(A) of something that is not perceived as real and is Q.166.(D) Q.167.(D) Q.168.(D) Q.169.(A) Q.170.(C) not present to the senses Q.171.(D) Q.172.(B) Q.173.(D) Q.174.(C) Q.175.(A) Presumption : an assumption that is taken for Q.176.(D) Answer lies in the last paragraph granted Q.177.(A) Answer lies in the last paragraph Supposition : a message expressing an opinion For other options based on incomplete evidence Prudent (Adj.)- wise, sagacious Q.141.(A) Jauntily Curtail (V)- decrease, lessen, diminish. Lousily : Very painful or unpleasant Q.178.(A) Trivialize (V)- underplay, minimize Zealously : in a zealous manner For other options Jocularly : Characterized by joking Erode (V)- Abrade Q.142.(A) Stoicism Avert (V)- Prevent Despair : a state in which all hope is lost or absent Q.179.(C) Answer lies in the last of the second paragraph Materialism : the philosophical theory that matter Q.180.(C) Answer lies in the last of the third paragraph is the only reality Q.181.(A) He will not be used in the sentence Agony : acute mental or physical pain Q.182.(C) 'would prepare better for it' is the correct form of Q.143.(D) Cascade the sentence. Hurricane : a severe tropical cyclone Q.183.(C) 'tripped with' will be replaced by 'tripped over'. Volcano : a fissure in the earth’s crust through Q.184.(D) a will be used before hard working which molten lava and gases erupt Q.185.(D) Stream : a natural body of running water flowing Q.186.(B) Replace 'lead' with 'leads' on or under the earth. Q.187.(B) 'since' should be removed Q.144.(C) Dawdle Q.188.(B) Remove up from option (B) Stagger : walk with great difficulty Q.189.(B) Use ‘all possible help’ instead of ‘all possibly Stride : a step in walking or running help’. Plod : the act of walking with a slow heavy gait Q.190.(A) Use ‘at Pandharpur’ instead of ‘in Pandharpur’. Q.145.(C) Ombudsman Q.191.(B) Q.192.(B) Q.193.(A) Q.194.(A) Q.195.(C) Jurist : a legal scholar versed in civil law or the Q.196.(D) Tactic- (n)- strategy, scheme. law of nations Q.197.(A) Q.198.(B) Q.199.(B) Q.200.(D) Arbiter : someone with the power to settle matters at will

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