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MAGAZINE FOR THE MONTH OFNOVEMBER-2021

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Major Issues of the Month --------------------------------------------------------- 1

Economy --------------------------------------------------------- 18

Committee and It's Head --------------------------------------------------------- 26

State & UT in News --------------------------------------------------------- 27

National News --------------------------------------------------------- 33

International News --------------------------------------------------------- 40

Recent APP and Scheme Launched --------------------------------------------------------- 43

International and National Summits--------------------------------------------------------- 44

Bilateral --------------------------------------------------------- 46

Award --------------------------------------------------------- 50

Person in News --------------------------------------------------------- 53

Sports --------------------------------------------------------- 56

Science and Technology --------------------------------------------------------- 59

Defence --------------------------------------------------------- 61

Ranking & Order --------------------------------------------------------- 63

Book and Author --------------------------------------------------------- 64

Day & Days --------------------------------------------------------- 65

Obituary --------------------------------------------------------- 66

Miscellaneous --------------------------------------------------------- 67

200 Current Affairs MCQs --------------------------------------------------------- 69

100 GK Questions for SSC & Railway -------------------------------------------------------- 80

40 Computer MCQs --------------------------------------------------------- 85

20 Banking Awareness MCQs --------------------------------------------------------- 87

IBPS [CRP-X]-PO (PRELIM) --------------------------------------------------------- 89

SSC-CGL (TIER-I) --------------------------------------------------------- 103

OPRB [SUB-INSPECTOR] (PAPER-I & II) ------------------------------------------------------ 114

Who's Who ---------------------------------------------------------- 137

Abbreviation ---------------------------------------------------------- 142

One Liner ---------------------------------------------------------- 145

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MAJOR ISSUESOF THE MONTH

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PM MODI 3 DAY USVISITPrime Minister Narendra Modi on September 24, 2021, met US President Joe Biden for their first in-personbilateral meeting at the White House. Both leaders during their bilateral talks deliberated on key challenges suchas COVID, climate change, counter-terrorism, and how to further scale-up cooperation betweenIndia and the US across different spheres. While hosting PM Modi at the White House,Biden tweeted, “We launch a new chapter in the history of US-India ties. Our two nations arethe largest democracies in the world.”

As Prime Minister, Modi has visited the US seven times in seven years – in 2014,2015, twice in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021, and has met with three different

Presidents- Obama, Trump and Biden, whom he met when he was VicePresident too. This visit was watched particularly closely because:1. First big visit abroad (apart from Bangladesh visit) after two years-Covid Impact2. First face to face meeting with President Biden, though Defence Secy

Austin, Secy State Blinken and Climate Change Envoy Kerry havevisited Delhi3. First ever in person Quad Summit, first meetings withJapanese and Australian PMs. Also watched closely as just a weekago, the US announced a different coalition in the Indo-Pacific:AUKUS4. First meeting with Kamala Harris, who has in the pastbeen critical of Modi policy on Kashmir, on EAM Jaishankar’sboycott of a meeting with US Congresswoman Jayapal overHuman rights issues, the Delhi riots etc5. First visit since Howdy Modi and Namaste Trumppublic rallies, and administration change in USPM Modi meets Kamala Harris, attends Quad Summit 2021 During his visit to the US, PM Modi held the bilateralmeeting with US President Joe Biden and attended the QuadSummit 2021 on September 24. Earlier, on the first day, he met with US VicePresident Kamala Harris, Australian PM Scott Morrison,Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga, and CEOs of 5companies namely Qualcomm, First Solar, Adobe, Blackstone,

and General Atomics on a one-on-one basis.PM addressed 76th UN General Assembly on September 25 Prime Minister Modi visited the US for the summit andalso addressed the General-Debate of the High-Level Segment ofthe 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) on September 25 in New York. The theme of this year’s UNGA debate is ‘Buildingresilience through hope to recover from COVID-19, rebuild

sustainably, responds to the need of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalize the UnitedNations.’

Important bilateral discussion Focus on Indo-Pacific: The need for a free and open Indo-Pacific where international rules based order is

followed was a common theme in all the conversations. There was no direct mention of China, or toughlanguage seen in Quad meetings in 2019- indicating the Biden administration is taking a more diplomatictack.

Post Covid Recovery: Cooperating on countering covid and the post covid economic recovery was animportant subject, and PM Modi was thanked for decision to start exporting vaccines from next month. Inparticular the Quad vaccine initiative, which will see 1 bn Johnson and Johnson vaccines manufactured inIndia, funded by the US, distributed in South East Asia by Japan and Australia was discussed and leaderssaid it was on track. However, India’s demands, for vaccine indemnity from US manufacturers, and support

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for the India-South Africa joint proposal at the WTO for a waiver on patent rights for covid vaccines andmedicines, did not find a mention.

Climate Change future: Quad countries agreed to pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and to update or communicate ambitious NDCs by the upcoming UK conference onClimate change at COP26. This was a key ask of India from Mr. Kerry, who wanted India’s plans for450GW of renewable energy as well as targets for netzero and ending coal usage for thermal power on theNDCs as well.

Afghanistan- Human rights and terrorism concerns. The language on Afghanistan was probably thestrongest part of both joint statements and it was discussed by all the leaders in various meetings. Inparticular, they spoke of cooperating to implementing the UNSCR 2593, ensuring Afghanistan territory isnot used to shelter or train terrorists, or to plan or to finance terrorist acts, use of terrorist proxies, cross-border attacks.

Democracy as a common bond: Both Biden and Harris made a repeated mention about the need to respectdemocratic values- but the PM and the Indian delegation appear to have taken the comments in their stride –and there were no sharp responses. Harris ended her press statement by addressing the PM directly on“defending democratic principles and institutions within our respective countries”. PM Modi called thosesimilar values, and invited Harris to Delhi.

Soft issues over Security- Both in the bilaterals and in the Quad, it seemed global issues like climatechange, covid cooperation, technology, supply chains took precedence over the kind of tough language seenin the past on security. Some of this could be given these were first meetings for all concerned, and timewas spent on laying the ground for future talks. Also, significant was the storm over the announcement ofAUKUS just a week before, and the time spent trying to assuage France’s unhappiness over plans for USand UK to develop nuclear submarines for Australia. This was an issue India to distance itself from as well,with FS Shringla saying AUKUS has no link with the Quad or India.

Quadrilateral Security Dialogue US President Joe Biden hosted the first-ever Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) leaders’ Summit at the

White House on September 24, 2021. Quad Summit 2021 was attended by PM Modi, President Biden, Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, and

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The Quad members are the grouping of four nations- India, the US, Australia, and Japan. This was also the

first-ever in-person Quad meet. The virtualmeeting of the leaders was held in March 2021.

Major Highlights of the Quad Summit: Discussed Afghanistan and agreed to deepen

their cooperation in South Asia. Quad Vaccine Initiative: Under this, the Quad

countries have pledged to donate more than 1.2billion Coid-19 vaccine doses globally, inaddition to the doses financed through Covax.

Building Back Better Health Security:Supported the call for a "global pandemic radar”to improve viral genomic surveillance andexpand the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS).

Quad's request, Prime Minister Modi has said that India will make available 8 million doses of Johnson &Johnson's Janssen Vaccine, which is manufactured by Biological E in India.

Quad Infrastructure Coordination Group: The G7 grouping has recently announced the Build Back BetterWorld (B3W) initiative.

Based on similar lines, the Quad will establish high-quality infrastructure and will share expertise, capacity,and influence in the region and identify new opportunities to meet the needs there.

Tackling Climate Change: In this context, Quad countries has envisaged to establish: Green-Shipping Network for deployment of green-port infrastructure. Clean-Hydrogen Partnership to strengthen and reduce costs across all elements of the clean-hydrogen

technology, leveraging existing bilateral and multilateral hydrogen initiatives in other fora. Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Preparedness for increasing the Indo-Pacific region’s resilience to

climate change by improving critical climate information-sharing and disaster-resilient infrastructure. Apart from this, Quad countries intend to update or communicate ambitious NDCs (Nationally Determined

Contributions) by COP26.

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The Quad Fellowship: The Fellowship will sponsor 100 students per year - 25 from each Quad country - topursue masters and doctoral degrees at leading STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) programmes) graduate universities in the United States.

Semiconductor Supply Chain Initiative: It will be a joint initiative to map capacity, identify vulnerabilities,and bolster supply-chain security for semiconductors and their vital components.

This initiative will help ensure Quad partners support a diverse and competitive market that produces thesecure critical technologies essential for digital economies globally.

Critical and Emerging Technologies: The announcement of launch of a 5G deployment and calls formonitoring trends in advanced biotechnologies, including synthetic biology, genome sequencing, andbiomanufacturing.

Quad Senior Cyber Group: This group will make shared cyber standards; development of secure software;building workforce and talent; and promotin g the scalability and cybersecurity of secure and trustworthydigital infrastructure.

Satellite Data Sharing: The Quad will begin space cooperation for the first time with a new working group. In pursuance of this, Quad countries will start discussions to exchange Earth observation satellite data and

analysis on climate-change risks and the sustainable use of oceans and marine resources.

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AYUSHMAN BHARATDIGITAL MISSION

Recently, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission was launched by the Prime Minister through a videoconference.The nationwide rollout of the project coincides with the National Health Authority (NHA)celebrating the third anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).Ayushman Bharat is a flagship scheme of India which was launched as recommended by the NationalHealth Policy 2017, to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).Key PointsAbout:

It aims to provide digital health IDs for all Indian citizens to help hospitals, insurance firms, andcitizens access health records electronically when required.

The pilot project of the Mission had been announced by the Prime Minister from the ramparts of theRed Fort on 15th August 2020.The project is being implemented in the pilot phase in six States &Union Territories.

Features of the Mission: Health ID:1. It will be issued for every citizen that will also work as their health account. This health account will

contain details of every test, every disease, the doctors visited, the medicines taken and the diagnosis.2. Health ID is free of cost, voluntary. It will help in doing analysis of health data and lead to better

planning, budgeting and implementation for health programs. Healthcare Facilities & Professionals’ Registry:1. The other major component of the programme is creating a Healthcare Professionals’ Registry (HPR)

and Healthcare Facilities Registry (HFR), allowing easy electronic access to medical professionals andhealth infrastructure.

2. The HPR will be a comprehensive repository of all healthcare professionals involved in deliveringhealthcare services across both modern and traditional systems of medicine.

3. The HFR database will have records of all the country’s health facilities. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Sandbox:The Sandbox, created as a part of the mission, will act

as a framework for technology and product testing that will help organisations, including privateplayers intending to be a part of the national digital health ecosystem become a Health InformationProvider or Health Information User or efficiently link with building blocks of Ayushman BharatDigital Mission.

Implementing Agency: National Health Authority (NHA) under the

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.Expected Benefits:

Ensure ease of doing business for doctorsand hospitals and healthcare serviceproviders.

Enable access and exchange of longitudinalhealth records of citizens with their consent.

Create integration within the digital healthecosystem, similar to the role played by theUnified Payments Interface (UPI) inrevolutionising payments.

Concerns: The lack of a data protection bill could lead

to the misuse of data by private firms andbad actors.

Exclusion of citizens and denied healthcaredue to faults in the system are also a cause ofconcern.

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Way Forward The NDHM still does not recognize Health as a justiciable right. There should be a push draft at making

health a right, as prescribed in the draft National Health Policy, 2015. In addition, the failure of a similar National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom must be

learnt from and the technical and implementation-related deficiencies must be proactively addressedprior to launching the mission on a pan India scale.

The standardisation of NDHM architecture across the country will need to find ways to accommodatestate-specific rules. It also needs to be in sync with government schemes like Ayushman Bharat Yojanaand other IT-enabled schemes like Reproductive Child Health Care and NIKSHAY etc.

QUAD COUNTRIESMEETING : CHALLENGESIN THE INDO-PACIFIC

Recently, the first in-person meeting of Quad leaders was hosted by the US. Issues like climate change,Covid-19 pandemic and challenges in the Indo Pacific, amidst China's growing military presence in thestrategic region, were discussed in the meeting.Key Points

In November 2017, India, Japan, the US andAustralia gave shape to the long-pending proposalof setting up the Quad to develop a new strategyto keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacificfree of any influence.China claims nearly all ofthe disputed South China Sea, though Taiwan, thePhilippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam allclaim parts of it.

In 2020, the trilateral India-US-Japan Malabarnaval exercises expanded to include Australia, marking the first official grouping of the Quadsince its resurgence in 2017. Further, it is the first joint military exercises among the fourcountries in over a decade.

In March 2021, the Quad leaders met virtually and later released a joint statement titled ‘TheSpirit of the Quad,’ which outlined the group’s approach and objectives. Further, just before thismeeting, the US has announced a new trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific, betweenAustralia, the UK and the US (AUKUS).

Major Highlights of the Quad Summit: Discussed Afghanistan and agreed to deepen their cooperation in South Asia. Quad Vaccine Initiative: Under this, the Quad countries have pledged to donate more than 1.2

billion Coid-19 vaccine doses globally, in addition to the doses financed through Covax. Building Back Better Health Security: Supported the call for a "global pandemic radar” to

improve viral genomic surveillance and expand the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance andResponse System (GISRS).

Quad Infrastructure Coordination Group: The G7 grouping has recently announced the BuildBack Better World (B3W) initiative. Based on similar lines, the Quad will establish high-qualityinfrastructure and will share expertise, capacity, and influence in the region and identify newopportunities to meet the needs there.

o Tackling Climate Change: In this context, Quad countries has envisaged to establish: Green-Shipping Network for deployment of green-port infrastructure.

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Clean-Hydrogen Partnership to strengthen and reduce costs across all elements of the clean-hydrogen technology, leveraging existing bilateral and multilateral hydrogen initiatives in otherfora.

Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Preparedness for increasing the Indo-Pacific region’sresilience to climate change by improving critical climate information-sharing and disaster-resilient infrastructure.

Apart from this, Quad countries intend to update or communicate ambitious NDCs (NationallyDetermined Contributions) by COP26.

o The Quad Fellowship: The Fellowship will sponsor 100 students per year - 25 from each Quadcountry - to pursue masters and doctoral degrees at leading STEM (Science, TechnologyEngineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programmes) graduate universities in the United States.

o Semiconductor Supply Chain Initiative: It will be a joint initiative to map capacity, identifyvulnerabilities, and bolster supply-chain security for semiconductors and their vital components.

o Critical and Emerging Technologies: The announcement of launch of a 5G deployment andcalls for monitoring trends in advanced biotechnologies, including synthetic biology, genomesequencing, and biomanufacturing.

o Quad Senior Cyber Group: This group will make shared cyber standards; development ofsecure software; building workforce and talent; and promoting the scalability and cybersecurity ofsecure and trustworthy digital infrastructure.

o Satellite Data Sharing: The Quad will begin space cooperation for the first time with a newworking group. In pursuance of this, Quad countries will start discussions to exchange Earthobservation satellite data and analysis on climate-change risks and the sustainable use of oceansand marine resources.

PRESERVATION OFINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY(PATENT RULES, 2021)

Recently, the union government has introduced Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which has reducedthe fee for patent filing and prosecution for educational institutions by 80%. It is aimed at promotinginnovation and development of new technologies.Key Points Patents:o A patent is a form of preservation of intellectual property. It is an exclusive right granted for an

invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doingsomething, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical informationabout the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

Patentability Criteria for an Invention:o It should be novel.o Must involve an inventive step (technical advancement)o Capable of industrial application Term of Patent:o The term of every patent in India is twenty years from the date of filing the patent application,

irrespective of whether it is filed with provisional or complete specification.o Patents Act, 1970 : This principal law for patenting system in India came into force in the year

1972. It replaced the Indian Patents and Designs Act 1911.o The Act was amended by the Patents (Amendment) Act, 2005, wherein product patent was

extended to all fields of technology including food, drugs, chemicals and microorganisms.o After the amendment, the provisions relating to Exclusive Marketing Rights (EMRs) have been

repealed, and a provision for enabling grant of compulsory license has been introduced.o The provisions relating to pre-grant and post-grant opposition have also been introduced.

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Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021: Patent Fees for Educational Institutions Reduced:o Educational institutions engage in many research activities, where professors and teachers and

students generate several new technologies which need to be patented for facilitatingcommercialization of the same.

o At the time of applying for patents, the innovators have to apply these patents in the name of theinstitutions which have to pay fees for large applicants, which are very high and thus work as adisincentive.

o In this regard and to encourage greater participation of the educational institutions, official feespayable by them in respect of various acts under the Patents Rules, 2003, have been reduced byway of the Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021.

o Benefits related to 80% reduced fee for patent filing & prosecution have been extended to alleducational institutions. This benefit was earlier available to all recognised educationalinstitutions owned by the government.

Extension of Expedited Examination System: The fastest granted patent is the one which was granted in 41 days after filing of such request.

This facility of Expedited Examination system was initially provided for patent applications filedby Startups.

It has been now extended to 8 more categories of Patent Applicants:o SME (Small and Medium Enterprises), Female applicants, Government Departments, Institutions

established by a Central, Provincial or State Act, Government Company, an Institution wholly orsubstantially financed by the Government and applicants under Patents Prosecution Highway.

o The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a set of initiatives for providing accelerated patentprosecution procedures by sharing information between some patent offices.schools within oneyear.

45TH GST COUNCILMEETING

Recently, the 45th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting was held.Key PointsExtension of Concessional GST Rates:

The Council decided to extend the GST relief on several drugs related to Covid-19 treatment tillDecember 2021.

Food Delivery Apps to Collect GST: Online food delivery aggregator firms such as Swiggy and Zomato will now be liable to pay GST

and not the restaurant partners.1. Currently, online bills generated by food aggregators already have a tax component in it.2. The taxed amount is paid back to the restaurant partners who are then expected to pay this amount

to the government.Petrol and Diesel will not come under GST Regime:

The council has decided not to bring petrol and diesel under the GST regime. States vehementlyopposed the inclusion of the fuels while raising concerns on revenue buoyancy during the meet.

1. If petrol and diesel come under the GST regime, prices will become mostly uniform across allstates as the different excise and VAT rates that the Centre and the states impose would then bedone away with.

2. This would help bring down diesel and petrol prices greatly, which has touched new highs in therecent past.

GST on Fortified Rice Reduced: The GST rate on fortified rice kernels for schemes like integrated child development schemes has

been recommended to be reduced from 18% to 5%.

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GoM to Look After Rate Rationalisation: A Group of state ministers (GoM) will be established to look after the rate rationalisation related

issues to correct the inverted duty structure and to take steps to augment revenues.1. An inverted duty structure arises when the taxes on output or final product is lower than the taxes

on inputs, creating an inverse accumulation of input tax credit which in most cases has to berefunded.

2. Inverted duty structure has implied a stream of revenue outflow for the government prompting thegovernment to relook the duty structure.

Other GoMs will be set up in order to look after issues of e-way bills, FASTAGs, compliances,technology, plugging of loopholes, composition schemes etc.

GST Council It is a constitutional body (Article 279A) for making recommendations to the Union and State

Government on issues related to Goods and Services Tax. The GST Council is chaired by the Union Finance Minister and other members are the Union State

Minister of Revenue or Finance and Ministers in-charge of Finance or Taxation of all the States. It is considered as a federal body where both the centre and the states get due representation.

GLOBAL INNOVATIONINDEX 2021

Recently, India has climbed two spots and has been ranked 46th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021rankings.Key PointsGlobal Innovation Index (GII) 2021:

About:1. Launch: The GII is launched by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized

agency of the United Nations. The GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovationranking and rich analysis referencing around 132 economies.

2. Partnership: It is published in partnership with the Portulans Institute and other corporatepartners:The Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), Ecopetrol (Colombia) and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM).

3. Indicators: The index ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities and consists ofroughly 80 indicators grouped into innovation inputs and outputs.

Innovation inputs: Institutions; Human capital and research; Infrastructure; Market sophistication;Business sophistication.

Innovation outputs: Knowledge and technology outputs; Creative outputs Global Performance:1. Top Five: Switzerland, Sweden, U.S., and U.K. continue to lead the innovation ranking, and have all

ranked in the top 5 in the past three years.2. The Republic of Korea joins the top 5 of the GII for the first time in 2021.3. Asian Countries: Four Asian economies feature in the top 15: Singapore (8), China (12), Japan (13)

and Hong Kong, China (14). India’s Performance:1. India has been on an upward trajectory over the past few years in the GII.India has shot up from a rank

of 81 in 2015 to 46 in 2021.2. India performs better in innovation outputs than innovation inputs in 2021.This year India ranks 57th

in innovation inputs, the same as last year but higher than 2019.As for innovation outputs, India ranks45th. This position is the same as last year but higher than 2019.

3. India ranks 2nd among the 34 lower middle-income group economies.4. India ranks 1st among the 10 economies in Central and Southern Asia.5. The government attributed the country’s improved performance to the departments of atomic energy,

science and technology, biotechnology and space.

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Other Findings from the GII 2021: Investments in innovation reached an all-time high before the pandemic with R&D growing at an

exceptional rate of 8.5% in 2019. Government budget allocations for the top R&D spending economies showed continued growth in

2020. The publication of scientific articles worldwide grew by 7.6% in 2020. India, Kenya, the Republic of Moldova, and VietNam hold the record for overperforming on

innovation relative to their level of development for the 11th year in a row.

21ST SCO SUMMITThe 21st Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State was heldrecently via video Conferencing in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At the meet the focus was primarily on the groundsituation in Afghanistan and its global repercussions. Iran has been accepted as the ninth full member of theorganisation.Key PointsIndia’s Stand:

It took a strong stance against radicalisation and extremism, urging the panel to come up with a jointapproach and frame a code of conduct to stop terror financing and cross-border terrorism.It alsostressed upon the importance of moderate Islam in Central Asia.

Flagged concerns over the serious humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan, noting that theeconomic woes of the Afghan people are increasing due to the blockage in financial and trade flows.

Pointed out that the developments in the country could lead to an uncontrolled flow of drugs, illegalweapons and human trafficking.

It is committed to increasing its connectivity with Central Asia. Asserting that there should be respectfor the territorial integrity of all countries.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: About:1. It is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation. It was created in 2001.2. The SCO Charter was signed in 2002, and entered into force in 2003.3. It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and

stability in the region.4. It is seen as a counterweight to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), It is a nine-member

economic and security bloc and has emerged as one of the largest transregional internationalorganisations.

Official Languages:Russian and Chinese. Permanent Bodies:1. SCO Secretariat in Beijing2. Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent. Chairmanship:It is by rotation for a year by Member States. Genesis:1. Prior to the creation of SCO in 2001, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan were

members of the Shanghai Five.2. Shanghai Five (1996) emerged from a series of border demarcation and demilitarization talks which

the four former Soviet republics held with China to ensure stability along the borders.3. Following the accession of Uzbekistan to the organisation in 2001, the Shanghai Five was renamed the

SCO. India and Pakistan became members in 2017. Iran is the ninth and the newest member of SCO.India

was made an observer at the SCO in 2005 and has generally participated in the ministerial-levelmeetings of the grouping which focus mainly on security and economic cooperation in the Eurasianregion.

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NEW BAD BANKSTRUCTURE

Recently, the Union Cabinet approved the Rs 30,600 crore guarantee to back Security Receipts issued byNational Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) for acquiring stressed loan assets.TheNARCL is a part of a new Bad bank structure that was announced in the Budget 2021.Key PointsAbout the New Bad Bank Structure:

For resolution of huge NPAs (Non-Performing Assets) in the Indian Banking sector, thegovernment of India has set up two new entities to acquire stressed assets from banks and then sellthem in the market.NPA refers to a classification for loans or advances that are in default or inarrears.

NARCL: NARCL has been incorporated under the Companies Act and has applied to the ReserveBank of India for a license as an Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC).

1. NARCL will acquire stressed assets worth about Rs 2 lakh crore from various commercial banks indifferent phases.

2. Public Sector Banks (PSBs) will maintain 51% ownership in NARCL. IDRCL: Another entity, India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL), will then try to sell the

stressed assets in the market.PSBs and Public Financial Institutes (FIs) will hold a maximum of49% stake in IDRCL. The remaining 51% stake will be with private-sector lenders.

The NARCL-IDRCL structure is the new bad bank structure.Need for NARCL-IDRCL Structure:

Existing ARCs have been helpful in the resolution of stressed assets, especially for smaller valueloans.

Various available resolution mechanisms, including Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), haveproved to be useful.

However, considering the large stock of legacy NPAs, additional options/alternatives are neededand thus, the NARCL-IRDCL structure was announced in the Union Budget 2021.

Working of NARCL-IDRCL and Guarantee Offered: The NARCL will first purchase bad loans from banks. It will pay 15% of the agreed price in cash and the remaining 85% will be in the form of “Security

Receipts”. When the assets are sold, with the help of IDRCL, the commercial banks will be paid back the rest. If the bad bank is unable to sell the bad loan, or has to sell it at a loss, then the government

guarantee will be invoked.The difference between what the commercial bank was supposed to getand what the bad bank was able to raise will be paid from the Rs 30,600 crore that has beenprovided by the government.

This guarantee is extended for a period of five years.Bad BankAbout:

The bad bank is an Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) or an Asset Management Company(AMC) that takes over the bad loans of commercial banks, manages them and finally recovers themoney over a period of time.

The bad bank is not involved in lending and taking deposits, but helps commercial banks clean uptheir balance sheets and resolve bad loans.

The takeover of bad loans is normally below the book value of the loan and the bad bank tries torecover as much as possible subsequently.

Effect of Bad Bank: Commercial Banks’ Perspective: Commercial banks are saddled with high NPA levels, setting up

of the Bad bank will help.

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1. That’s because such a bank will get rid of all its toxic assets, which were reducing its profits, in onequick move.

2. When the recovery money is paid back, it will further improve the bank’s position. Meanwhile, itcan start lending again.

Government and Taxpayer Perspective: Whether it is recapitalising PSBs laden with bad loansor giving guarantees for security receipts, the money is coming from the taxpayers’ pocket.

1. While recapitalisation and such guarantees are often designated as “reforms”, they are band aids atbest.

2. The only sustainable solution is to improve the lending operation in PSBs.3. The plan of bailing out commercial banks will collapse if the bad bank is unable to sell such

impaired assets in the market. The burden indeed will fall upon the taxpayer.Way Forward

So long as Public Sector Banks’ managements remain beholden to politicians and bureaucrats,their deficit in professionalism will remain and subsequently, prudential norms in lending willcontinue to suffer. Therefore, a bad bank is a good idea, but the main challenge lies with tacklingthe underlying structural problems in the banking system and announcing reforms accordingly.

WORLD'S FIRST 'FIVE-COUNTRY BIOSPHERERESERVE'

Recently, Mura-Drava-Danube (MDD) was declared as the world’s first ‘five-country biosphere reserve’by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).Key PointsAbout MDD:

The biosphere reserve covers 700 kilometres of the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers and stretchesacross Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia.

The total area of the reserve is a million hectares - in the so-called ‘Amazon of Europe’, which isnow the largest riverine protected area in Europe.

The biosphere “represented an important contribution to the European Green Deal (climate actionplan) and contributed to the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy in the Mura-Drava-Danube region.”The strategy’s aim is to revitalise 25,000 km of rivers and protect 30% of theEuropean Union’s land area by 2030.

Importance of the MDD: The area is one of the richest in Europe in terms of species diversity. It is home to floodplain forests, gravel and sand banks, river islands, oxbows and meadows. The area is home to the highest density in Europe of breeding pairs of white-tailed eagle and

endangered species such as the little tern, black stork, otters, beavers and sturgeons. It is also an important stepping stone for more than 2,50,000 migratory waterfowls every year.

Biosphere Reserve (BR)About:

BR is an international designation by (UNESCO) for representative parts of natural and culturallandscapes extending over large areas of terrestrial or coastal/marine ecosystems or a combinationof both.

BR tries to balance economic and social development and maintenance of associated culturalvalues along with the preservation of nature.

BRs are nominated by national governments and remain under the sovereign jurisdiction of thestates where they are located.

These are designated under the intergovernmental MAB Programme by the Director-General ofUNESCO following the decisions of the MAB International Coordinating Council (MAB

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ICC).The Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme is an intergovernmental scientificprogramme that aims to establish a scientific basis for enhancing the relationship between peopleand their environments.

Their status is internationally recognized. There are 727 biosphere reserves in 131 countries, including 22 transboundary sites.

Three Main Zones: Core Areas: It comprises a strictly protected zone that contributes to the conservation of

landscapes, ecosystems, species and genetic variation. Buffer Zones: It surrounds or adjoins the core area(s), and is used for activities compatible with

sound ecological practices that can reinforce scientific research, monitoring, training andeducation.

Transition Area: The transition area is where communities foster socio-culturally and ecologicallysustainable economic and human activities.

Biosphere Reserves in India:Presently, there are 18 Biosphere Reserves in India, among which 12 Biosphere reserves in India find theirplace in UNESCO’s List of Man & Biosphere Reserves Programme.The latest included under the MAB was ‘Panna Biosphere Reserve’ (Madhya Pradesh).

LITHIUMVarious provinces of Argentina are building mining logistics nodes and access roads, lowering tax ratesand rationalizing rules for the sector to attract investment in the Lithium metal. Rising global lithiumdemand and surging prices have drawn increased interest in the so-called ‘lithium triangle’ that spansparts of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.Lithium has become the new 'white gold' as the demand for high performing rechargeable batteries isrising.Key PointsProperties of Lithium:

It is a chemical element with the symbol Li. It is a soft, silvery-white metal. Under standard conditions, it is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element. It is highly reactive and flammable, and must be stored in mineral oil. It is an alkali metal and a rare metal.1. The alkali metals consist of the chemical elements lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium,

caesium, and francium. Together with hydrogen they constitute group 1, which lies in the s-blockof the periodic table.

2. Rare Metals (RM) include Niobium (Nb), Tantalum (Ta), Lithium (Li), Beryllium (Be), Cesium(Cs) etc. and Rare Earths (RE) include Lanthanum (La) to Lutetium (Lu) besides Scandium (Sc)and Yttrium (Y).These metals are strategic in nature with wide application in the nuclear andother high tech industries such as electronics, telecommunication, information technology, space,defense etc.

Uses: Lithium metal is used to make useful alloys.For example, with lead to make ‘white metal’

bearings for motor engines, with aluminium to make aircraft parts, and with magnesium to makearmour plates.

In Thermonuclear reactions. To make electrochemical cells. Lithium is an important component in Electric Vehicles, Laptops

etc.Countries with Largest Reserves:

Chile> Australia> Argentina

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Lithium in India: Researchers at the Atomic Minerals Directorate (under India’s Atomic Energy Commission) have

estimated lithium reserves of 14,100 tonnes in a small patch of land surveyed in SouthernKarnataka’s Mandya district recently.Also to be India’s first ever Lithium deposit site found.

Other Potential Sites in India: The major mica belts in Rajasthan, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh. Pegmatite (igneous rocks) belts in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Brines of Sambhar and Pachpadra in Rajasthan, and Rann of Kachchh in Gujarat.

Related Government Initiative: India, through a newly state-owned company Khanij Bidesh India Ltd, had signed an agreement

with an Argentinian firm to jointly prospect lithium in Argentina.Khanij Bidesh India Ltd has aspecific mandate to acquire strategic mineral assets such as lithium and cobalt abroad.

Lithium Production in Stars: Scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have provided evidence for the first time

that Lithium (Li) production is common among low mass Sun-like stars during their Helium (He)core burning phase.

INCENTIVISINGSCHEMES TO BOOSTEXPORT

The government has decided to release pending claims worth Rs. 56,027 crore in FY 2021-22 formerchandise as well as service exports under various export promotion schemes. Merchandise exports forApril-August, 2021 was nearly $164 billion, which is an increase of 67% over 2020-21 and 23% over2019-20.Key PointsAbout:

It is expected to benefit more than 45,000 exporters out of which about 98% belong to the MSME(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) category.

Government has set a target of achieving $400 billion merchandise exports in FY 2021-22 amidgrowing demand for Indian goods in developed countries.

Exporters will be incentivised under the following schemes: Merchandise Exports from IndiaScheme (MEIS), Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS), Rebate of State Levies (RoSL),Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) and RoDTEP (Remission of Duties andTaxes on Exported Products).

Significance: Help Bring in Foreign Exchange: China’s success as an exporting nation lies in its

manufacturers receiving a wide range of government incentives (including hefty tax rebates) toproduce almost exclusively for foreign markets.

Lower Current Account Deficit: Incentivizing schemes will help lower the Current AccountDeficit, which is the deficit caused when a country imports more than it exports. India’s currentaccount deficit has averaged 2.2% of GDP in the past decade (worth around $15 billion in July-September 2020).

Liquidity:Benefits would help merchandise sectors (Agriculture and Allied sectors, auto and autocomponents) to maintain cash flows and meet export demand in the international market, which isrecovering fast this financial year.

Export Promotion SchemesMerchandise Exports from India Scheme:

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MEIS was introduced in the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20, under MEIS, the governmentprovides duty benefits depending on product and country.

Rewards under the scheme are payable as percentage of realised free-on-board value (of 2%, 3%and 5%) and MEIS duty credit scrip can be transferred or used for payment of a number of dutiesincluding the basic customs duty.

Service Exports from India Scheme: It was introduced in April 2015 for 5 Years under the Foreign Trade Policy of India 2015-

2020.Earlier, this Scheme was named as Served from India Scheme (SFIS Scheme) for FinancialYear 2009-2014.

Under it, incentives are given by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to Service Exportersbased in India to promote the export of services from India.

Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Product (RoDTEP) It is a fully automated route for Input Tax Credit (ITC) in the GST (Goods and Service Tax) to

help increase exports in India.ITC is provided to set off tax paid on the purchase of raw materials,consumables, goods or services that were used in the manufacturing of goods or services. Thishelps in avoiding double taxation and the cascading effect of taxes.

It was started in January 2021 as a replacement for the MEIS, which was not compliant with therules of the World Trade Organisation.

The tax refund rates range from 0.5% to 4.3% for various sectors. The rebate will have to be claimed as a percentage of the Freight On Board value of exports.

Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies: Announced in March, 2019, RoSCTL was offered for embedded state and central duties and taxes

that are not refunded through Goods and Services Tax (GST). It was available only for garments and made ups. It was introduced by the Ministry of Textiles. Previously, it was Rebate for State Levies (ROSL).

NIRF RANKINGS 2021Recently, the Ministry of Education released the India Rankings 2021 instituted by the NationalInstitutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) (sixth edition).Key PointsAbout:

Launch: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was approved by the Ministry ofEducation (Erstwhile Ministry of Human Resource Development) in September 2015.

1. It is the first-ever effort by the government to rank Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in thecountry.

2. Participation in NIRF was made compulsory for all government-run educational institutions in2018.

Assessment on Five Parameters:1. Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR)2. Research and Professional Practice (RP)3. Graduation Outcomes (GO)4. Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)5. Peer Perception. 11 Categories: Best institutions across 11 categories are listed out - overall national ranking,

universities, engineering, college, medical, management, pharmacy, law, architecture, dental andresearch.

Reason for Launch: The subjectivity in the ranking methodology developed by QS WorldUniversity Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Ranking led India to startits own ranking system for Indian HEIs on the line of Shanghai Rankings.

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1. NIRF is in its sixth year, but it continues to only rank Indian HEIs whereas Shanghai Rankingswere international in character from the first year itself.

2. The long-term plan of NIRF is to make it an international league table. No. of Participating Institutions in 2021: More than 6,000 institutes participated in NIRF

Rankings.Highlights of India Rankings 2021:

Overall: IIT-Madras, IISc-Bangalore, and IIT-Bombay have emerged as the country’s top threehigher education institutions

University: IISc, Bengaluru tops the category. Research Institution: IISc, Bengaluru was ranked the best research institution, a category included

for the first time in India Rankings 2021. Colleges: Miranda College retains 1st position amongst colleges for the fifth consecutive year,

followed by Lady Shri Ram College for Women and Loyola College. Engineering: Among engineering institutions, IIT-Madras remained number one. Management: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad was ranked one. Medical: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi occupies the top slot in Medical for

the fourth consecutive year. Pharmacy: Jamia Hamdard tops the list in Pharmacy subject for the third consecutive. Architecture: IIT Roorkee takes the top slot for the first time in Architecture subject. Law: National Law School of India University, Bangalore retains its first position in Law for the

fourth consecutive year. Dental: Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal secured 1st position.

CRYPTO FINANCE

The development of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies in a decade has changed the definition ofmoney and generated a parallel universe of Alternative Financial Services (AFS).The development hasallowed crypto businesses to move into traditional banking territory.AFS is a term often used to describethe array of financial services offered by providers that operate outside of federally insured banks andthrifts.Key PointsAlternative Services Offered by Crypto:

About: Most notably, lending and borrowing. Advantages over Banks: Investors can earn interest on their holdings of digital currencies - often

a lot more than they could on cash deposits in a bank - or borrow with crypto as collateral to backa loan.Reason: By law, banks are required to have reserves to ensure that even if some loans gobad, customers can still withdraw funds, whereas crypto banks do not have the same reserverequirements and the institutions they lend to can take risky activities.

Risks: Deposits are not guaranteed by the central bank’s backed Deposit Insurance Corp.Cyberattacks, extreme market conditions, or other operational or technical difficulties could leadto a temporary or permanent halt on withdrawals or transfers.

Stablecoin: They are cryptocurrencies pegged to stable assets, commonly the dollar. They are meant to

provide the steady value of government-issued money in digital form for blockchain transactions,but they are issued by private entities.Crypto is very volatile, making it less practical fortransactions like payments or loans. That’s where stablecoins come in.

Stablecoin issuers are supposed to hold and monitor reserves as government institutions do. Butthere is no guarantee they actually hold the one-to-one dollar backing they claim.

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Central Bank Digital Currency: It is the virtual format of a fiat currency (issued by the government and regulated by a central

authority such as a central bank) for a particular nation or region. Central bankers are examining the potential for issuance of a government-issued cryptocurrency.

That would theoretically offer the convenience of crypto with the reliability of money controlledby a central bank.

Many countries, including the US and India, are considering developing a central bank digitalcurrency.

Decentralized Finance: Decentralized finance, or DeFi, loosely describes an alternative finance ecosystem where

consumers transfer, trade, borrow and lend cryptocurrency, theoretically independently oftraditional financial institutions and the regulatory structures.

The DeFi movement aims to “disintermediate” finance, using computer code to eliminate the needfor trust and middlemen from transactions.

DeFi platforms are structured to become independent from their developers and backers over timeand to ultimately be governed by a community of users.

Benefits of Crypto Finance: Financial Inclusion:Innovators argue that crypto fosters financial inclusion. Consumers can earn

unusually high returns on their holdings, unlike at banks. Quick and Cheap Transactions:1. Crypto finance gives people long excluded by traditional institutions the opportunity to engage in

transactions quickly, cheaply and without judgment.2. As crypto backs their loans, the services generally require no credit checks, although some take

customer identity information for tax reporting and anti-fraud purposes.3. On a DeFi protocol, users’ personal identities are generally not shared, since they are judged

solely by the value of their crypto.Way Forward

New technology demands a new approach; novel risks can be addressed without necessarilyrestricting innovation.For example, instead of mandating that DeFi protocols maintain thereserves of a bank and collect customer information, officials might create new kinds ofrequirements devised for the technology and products, like code audits and risk parameters.

Questions of identity, which are crucial to fighting financial fraud, need to be addressed. Insteadof starting with specifics — collecting the identity of individuals — law enforcers could take thebroad view.

Using artificial intelligence and data analysis to monitor suspicious activity and working back totrack identity.

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ECONOMYrbi in newsRBI to set up five-member panel on NUElicences The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will set up a

committee to scrutinise applications and giverecommendations on New Umbrella Entity(NUE) licences, people aware of thedevelopment said. The five-member committeewill be headed by RBI chief general manager PVasudevan.

NUEs will establish their own paymentinfrastructure to compete with NationalPayments Corp. of India (NPCI). Thegovernment hopes to build a settlement systemsimilar to the unified payments interface (UPI)with the NUEs. The system will be focussedon small and medium enterprises, merchantsand consumers. The RBI had in August 2020issued guidelines for creating “for-profitNUEs”.

RBI enhances scope of tokenisation to ensuresecurity of card data In a bid to ensure security of card data, the

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has enhanced thescope of tokenisation and permitted cardissuers to act as token service providers (TSP).Under tokenisation services, a unique alternatecode is generated to facilitate transactionsthrough cards.

Tokenisation is a solution for the paymentsindustry. Tokenisation means replacing theactual card details with codes known as"token". The token is much safer as the actualcard details are not shared with the merchantduring transaction processing.

RBI had earlier allowed device-basedtokenisation. Under this model, paymentnetwork providers like Visa, Mastercard, orAmerican Express carry out tokenisation andthe token is saved on the payment device likemobile, wrist bands, PC, etc.

RBI has now permitted 'card-on-filetokenisation.' Under this model, tokenisationwill be done by multiple entities like merchantoutlets, payment aggregators, paymentgateway providers, as well networks like Visaand Mastercard. This will help in storingpayment information for recurring use likepaying subscriptions.

The objective of the RBI's diktat is to create abetter security framework for digitaltransactions.

It may be pointed out that the RBI has set aDecember-2021 deadline to prohibit paymentsaggregators, merchants and service providerslike Amazon and Netflix from storingcustomer card details in their servers.

RBI to conduct open market purchase ofGovernment Securities under GSAP 2.0 RBI will conduct open market purchase of

Government Securities under G-SecAcquisition Programme (G-SAP 2.0) for anaggregate amount of Rs 15,000 crore

Simultaneously, RBI will also sell GovernmentSecurities under Open Market Operations(OMO) for an aggregate amount of 15,000crore rupees on the same day.

RBI has asked eligible participants to submittheir bids/offers in electronic format on theReserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution(E-Kuber) system

RBI allows lenders to sell fraud loans to ARC The Reserve Bank of India has allowed

lenders/banks to transfer of loans that havebeen classified as fraud by these lenders toAsset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs).

Stressed loans including fraud loans that are indefault for more than 60 days or classified asNPA are permitted to be transferred to ARCs.This comes in the wake of banks reportingfrauds aggregating Rs 3.95-lakh crore betweenFY19 and FY21.

Under the new guidelines, loans can betransferred only after a minimum holdingperiod (MHP) of three months in case of loanswith tenor up to 2 years, and six months forthose with the tenor of more than 2 years.

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In case of loans where the security does notexist or cannot be registered, the MHP shall becalculated from the date of the first repaymentof the loan.

RBI fixes minimum ticket size to issuesecuritisation notes The Reserve Bank of India has issued

guidelines regarding the Securitisation ofStandard Assets. As per the guidelines, theminimum ticket size for the issuance ofsecuritization notes will be Rs. 1 crore.

Securitisation involves transactions wherecredit risk in assets are redistributed byrepackaging them into tradeable securities withdifferent risk profiles which may give investorsof various classes access to exposures whichthey otherwise might be unable to accessdirectly. It means securities issued by thespecial purpose entity as a part of asecuritization.

RBI sets WMA Limit for Central Governmentfor at Rs. 50,000 crore The Reserve bank of India has set the limit for

Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for thesecond half of the financial year 2021-22 i.eOctober 2021 to March 2022 at Rs. 50,000crore.

The Reserve Bank may trigger fresh floatationof market loans when the Government of Indiautilises 75 per cent of the WMA limit.

The Reserve Bank retains the flexibility torevise the limit at any time, in consultationwith the Government of India, taking intoconsideration the prevailing circumstances.

Interest rate on WMA/overdraft will be: For WMA: Repo Rate For Overdraft: Two percent above the Repo

Rate WMAs are short-term advances given by

central bank to help states tide over temporarymismatches in their cash flow.

SBI in newsBPCL, SBI Card launch co-branded RuPaycontactless credit card Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)

and SBI Card have joined hands to launch the‘BPCL SBI Card co-branded RuPayContactless Credit Card, offering fuel andother benefits.

The card will provide rewarding fuel savingsand other benefits to the customers.Cardholders will also get accelerated savingson other categories of spends, which includegroceries, departmental stores, dining, andmovies.

Other banks innewsGoogle Pay launches digital FD in tie-up withEquitas Small Finance Bank Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) has

launched a new initiative enabling Google Payusers to book fixed deposits (FDs).

Initially, this functionality will be available forGoogle Pay users who are accessing the appfrom Android.The deposits in Equitas arecovered by a deposit guarantee upto Rs.5 lakhper depositor.

Equitas SFB Headquarter: ChennaiBharatPe ties up with Axis Bank on point of saledevices BharatPe announced a strategic partnership

with Axis Bank under which the bank will actas the acquiring bank for BharatPe’s point ofsale (PoS) business BharatSwipe.

This association will help BharatPe enhancethe merchant experience by leveraging best-in-class technology platform offered by AxisBank.

BharatPe launched its PoS machine,BharatSwipe, last year as India’s first zerorental and zero merchant discount rate (MDR)PoS machine.

IDBI Intech implements its innovative AntiMoney Laundering solution at LIC IDBI Intech Ltd., the technology led business

transformation organisation offeringspecialised solutions in the Banking, FinancialServices and Insurance (BFSI) verticals hassuccessfully implemented their iAML (AntiMoney Laundering) solution at India’sinsurance giant, the Life Insurance Corporationof India (LIC).

iAML will provide an Enterprise-Wide SingleView of Risk & Compliance at transactions &customer level, harnessing AdvancedAnalytics, Workflow and ArtificialIntelligence with a comprehensive set of pre-built rules and scenarios.

HDFC Bank becomes 1st lender to list $1-bnAT-1 bonds on IFSC HDFC Bank became the first Indian lender to

list its $1 billion foreign currency additionaltier-I (AI-1) bonds, priced at 3.7%, on theInternational Financial Services Centre (IFSC)of the Gujarat.

Global Securities Market, the primary marketplatform of India INX, has received significantinterest since it was established in 2018 andhas over $55 billion medium term notes andover $28 billion of bond listings till date.

Eight major banks join the account aggregatornetwork In September eight of India’s major banks —

State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank,

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IDFC First Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank,HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Federal Bank— joined the Account Aggregator (AA)network that will enable customers to easilyaccess and share their financial data.

Neo bank Fi has also joined the accountaggregator network and is one of the firstfintechs to join the ecosystem.

The framework, which has been underdiscussion since 2016 and in the testing phasefor some time, will now be open to allcustomers.

According to the Reserve Bank of India, anAccount Aggregator is a non-banking financialcompany engaged in the business of providing,under a contract, the service of retrieving orcollecting financial information pertaining toits customer. It is also engaged inconsolidating, organising and presenting suchinformation to the customer or any otherfinancial information user as may be specifiedby the bank.

HDFC Bank signs pact with NSIC to providecredit support to MSMEs HDFC said it has signed a pact with the

National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)for providing credit support to the micro, smalland medium enterprise (MSME) sector.

Under this, the country’s largest private sectorbank will also provide MSMEs with a set ofspecially-tailored schemes to enhance theircompetitiveness.

RBI removes lending curbs on UCO Bank State-owned UCO Bank will no longer be

subject to strict lending curbs imposed in May2017, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)taking the lender out of the prompt correctiveaction (PCA) restrictions.

With this, only two banks remain underPCA—Indian Overseas Bank and CentralBank of India.

Paytm Payments Bank launches India’s firstFASTag-based metro parking facility Digital payment and financial services firm

Paytm plans to enable FASTag-based parkingservices across the country, after launching itsfirst with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC).

PPBL will facilitate the processing of allFASTag-based transactions for cars having avalid FASTag sticker which eliminates theneed for stopping to pay cash at the counter.Additionally, Paytm Payments Bank hasenabled a UPI-based payment solution for two-wheelers entering the parking site.

UCO Bank partners with Fisdom to offer wealthmanagement solutions Public Sector lender UCO Bank has partnered

with Finwizard Technology, which runs

Fisdom, to offer wealth management productsand services via its mBanking Plus App.

This partnership aims at augmenting the bank’scustomer value proposition by making high-quality wealth management servicesaccessible, affordable and truly digital.

Bank of India ties-up with MAS FinancialServices for co-lending State-owned Bank of India (BOI) said it has

entered into a co-lending arrangement withMAS Financial Services for MSME loans.Thetie-up comes on the occasion of the bank’s116th Foundation Day.

The bank marked the special occasion bycelebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ andpledged to continue serving the nation and itscitizens.

On the occasion, the bank unveiled variousnew schemes for farmers and undertookseveral initiatives, such as tree plantation,extending financial help to 8,718 girl childrentowards their education and customer outreachprogrammes, among others.

Bank of Baroda launches digital bankingplatform ‘bob World’ Bank of Baroda has launched its digital

banking platform named ‘bob World’ toprovide all banking services under one roof.

It will converge more than 220 services withan all-inclusive and seamless virtual bankingexperience, encompassing all digital bankingservices under one roof for the convenience ofcustomers.

Karnataka Bank launches POS device‘WisePOSGo’ for merchant customers Karnataka Bank has launched an all-in-one

Point-of-Sales (POS) swiping machine titled as‘WisePOSGo’ for its merchant customers toprocess business payments

It has been launched in collaboration withMswipe Technologies Pvt Ltd

WisePOSGo: compact, lightweight, and user-friendly device, designed keeping in view thespecific cost-centric requirements of the bank’sMSME customers.

HSBC India launches solution for cross-bordertransactions HSBC India has launched a digital proposition

aimed at simplifying cross-border transactions. Called HSBC UniTransact, it aims to provide

seamless integration of all aspects oftransaction banking while minimising manualintervention through the transaction journey.

Kotak Mahindra Bank partners with IISc to setup AI-ML Centre in BengaluruKotak Mahindra Bank Ltd and the Indian Instituteof Science announced a partnership to set up astate-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence & MachineLearning (AI-ML) Centre at the IISc campus.

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DBS named world’s best bank, world’s bestdigital bank by Euromoney For the fourth consecutive year, DBS has been

recognised as the World’s Best Bank,entrenching the bank’s position as an industryleader reshaping the future of banking.

DBS’ most recent global best bank accoladecomes from leading UK-based financialpublication Euromoney, which has honouredDBS with the ‘World’s Best Bank’ title for thesecond time in three years, in its Awards forExcellence 2021.

The UK-based financial news publicationEuromoney also named DBS ‘World’s BestDigital Bank’, making it the first time anybank in the world has held both titlesconcurrently.

IIFL Home Finance signs pact with PNB for co-lendingIIFL Home Finance Ltd. (IIFLHFL) said it hassigned an agreement with Punjab National Bank(PNB) for co-lending. It expects to grow its loanbook by 25% with this association, IIFLHFL.HDFC Bank ties up with Paytm to launch co-branded credit cards HDFC Bank has partnered with Paytm to offer

co-branded credit cards on the Visa platformfor businesspersons, millennials andmerchants.

HDFC-Paytm co-branded credit cards will belaunched in October 2021

Yes bank partners with Visa to offer creditcards Yes Bank has tied-up with Visa to offer credit

cards to its customers, following regulatoryban on Mastercard by RBI.

Visa co-branded cards come with 9 credit cardvariants covering all segments, consumercards, business cards, and corporate cardsacross YES First, YES Premia and YESProsperity.

Asiamoney 2021 Poll: HDFC Bank mostoutstanding company in India According to Asiamoney 2021 Poll, HDFC

Bank has received the most votes among listedcompanies in India, leading to the bank beingawarded the ‘Overall Most OutstandingCompany in India.

This is in addition to the bank being voted‘Most Outstanding Company in India –Banking Sector,’ for the 4th consecutive year,since the inception of the poll in 2018.

RBI removes Indian Overseas Bank fromPrompt Corrective Action framework Reserve Bank of India has announced the

removal of Prompt Corrective Action (PCA)restrictions on Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).

This decision gives the bank more freedom forlending, especially to corporations and grow

the network, subject to prescribed norms. IOBwas placed under PCA in 2015.

In 2021, RBI has also removed PCArestrictions on IDBI Bank and UCO Bank.

NPCI tie-up with YES Bank for ‘On-the-Go’payment solution The National Payments Corporation of India

(NPCI) has partnered with private sector lenderYES Bank to launch first-of-its-kind ‘RuPayOn-the-Go’ contactless payments solutions.

The RuPay On-the-Go contactless solution ismainly a wearable payment solution, launchedto enable customers to make small and largevalue transactions from accessories that theywear every day.

The solution would eliminate the need to carrya physical card, and customers can use thesolution at RuPay contactless-enabled PoS atretail outlets and pay up to Rs 5,000 withoutthe need for a PIN.

The solution is based on a simple ‘Tap, pay,go’ mechanism. It has been launched inassociation with fintech infrastructure partnerNeokred and manufacturing partner Seshaasai.

Economy andfinancial newsPhonePe gets an insurance broking licence fromIRDAI. PhonePe has received an insurance broking

licence from the Insurance Regulatory andDevelopment Authority of India (IRDAI).

PhonePe entered the insurtech sector with alimited insurance ‘corporate agent’ licence lastyear.

The limited licence allowed the company topartner with only three insurance companiesper category.

Now, PhonePe can distribute insuranceproducts from all insurance companies inIndia.

Earlier, PhonePe has also launched ‘CoronaCare’, a dedicated insurance product for itsusers.

PhonePe launches first Indian digital geospatialplatform titled Pulse PhonePe has launched India’s first interactive

platform, named as PhonePe Pulse Pulse is India’s first interactive platform with

data insights and trends on digital payments It shows more than 2000 crore digital

transactions by customers on an interactivemap of India.

PhonePe also launched Pulse Report, which isan in-depth study on the evolution of digitalpayments over the past 5 years.

NPS rules changed: Entry age increased, exitnorms revised

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In a huge relief to pension subscribers inNational Pension Scheme (NPS), the PensionFund Regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA) has revised the rules for thosejoining it after 65 years of age. In a set of newrules, PFRDA has permitted them to allocateup to 50% of the funds in equity, besideseasing the exit norms.

The pension fund has revised the guidelines onentry and exit following an increase in themaximum age for joining the NPS from 65years to 70 years of age. The entry age for NPShas been revised to 18-70 years from 18-65years.

The maximum equity exposure, however, willbe only 15%, if subscribers joining NPSbeyond the age of 65 years decide to investunder the default ‘Auto Choice’.

First Policy Insurance Brokers acquires AmicusInsurance BrokersIndia-based First Policy Insurance Brokers hascompleted the acquisition of Amicus InsuranceBrokers in a bid to augment its market position. NPCI and Fiserv launch ‘nFiNi’

programme. The National Payments Corporation of India

(NPCI) and Fiserv Inc entered into anagreement to launch ‘nFiNi’ programme.

nFiNi’ programme is a ready stack of servicesthat fintechs and banks can use to issue RuPaycredit cards. NPCI and Fisher will expand themarket base by enabling banks and fintechs oncredit cards.

India’s UPI and Singapore’s PayNow will belinked by July 2022. India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and

Singapore’s PayNow will be linked by July2022. This decision has been jointly taken bythe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and theMonetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

This UPI-PayNow linkage will enable users tomake instant fund transfer on a reciprocalbasis.

Paytm Money launches investment advisorymarketplace on platfor Digital payments and financial firm Paytm

announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary,Paytm Money, is launching a wealth andinvestment advisory marketplace on itsplatform to offer curated advisory services andproducts to retail investors.

Paytm Money has partnered with start-upWealthDesk to offer investment portfolioscalled ‘WealthBaskets’ as the first step to buildup the advisory ecosystem.

A ‘WealthBasket’ is a custom portfolio ofstocks and exchange traded fund created bySecurities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI)-Registered investment professionals

and users will be able to invest in multipleWealthbaskets via the free starter pack or bysubscribing to premium monthly packsavailable.

Zerodha gets in-principle approval from Sebi tostart mutual fund business India’s largest broking firm Zerodha has

received in-principle approval to set up anasset management company (AMC) company.

With this, discount brokerage joins entities likeSamco Securities and Bajaj Finserv to getmarket regulator Sebi’s nod for mutual fund(MF).

Power Finance Corporation issue India’s first-ever Euro Green BondsThe leading power sector NBFC, Power FinanceCorporation Ltd (PFC), successfully issued itsmaiden Euro Green Bond. The 7-year Euro 300million Bond has been priced at 1.841 per cent.This Euro Green Bond is the first-ever Eurodenominated Green bond issuance from India. It isalso the first-ever Euro issuance by an IndianNBFC.Tata Capital introduces Digital ‘Loan AgainstMutual Funds’ Tata Capital Ltd has launched loans against

mutual funds and customers can avail quickand hassle-free loans ranging from Rs 5 lakh toRs 2 crore.

The digital loan offering is provided against awide range of equity and debt schemes acrossmutual funds.

Customers can avail the loan amount bymarking a lien on the mutual fund units whichare managed by various asset managementcompanies.

LIC launches ‘Pragati’ App for DevelopmentOfficers Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has

launched a new mobile app for exclusive useof its Development Officers.

Called PRAGATI (Performance ReviewApplication, Growth And Trend Indicator), itis a comprehensive mobile application whichgives information that is updated near real-timeon the performance of their agency force incritical areas of business like premiumcollection and agency activisation, apart frommonitoring the team in activities such as usageof agents mobile app and NACH validations.

Ford Motor to close manufacturing plants inIndia Ford Motor has announced to close

manufacturing plants in India due to the loss ofmore than USD 2 billion over the past 10 years

Ford has two integrated manufacturingfacilities in India one at Chennai, Tamil Nadu,and another at Sanand, Gujarat.

Manufacturing of vehicles for exports inSanand, Gujarat will be shut by 2021 and

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vehicle and engine manufacturing in Chennaiwill be stopped by 2022

Power Finance Corp set to be India’s 11thMaharatna CPSE Power Finance Corp. Ltd (PFC) is set to

become the 11th Maharatna central publicsector enterprise (CPSE).

Maharatna Status was introduced for CentralPublic Sector Enterprises(CPSEs) in 2010 inorder to empower mega CPSEs to expand theiroperations and emerge as global giants.

10 Maharatna CPSEs: BHEL, BharatPetroleum Corp. Ltd, Coal India Ltd, GAIL(India) Ltd, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd,Indian Oil Corp, NTPC, Oil & Natural GasCorp., Power Grid Corp. of India, and SteelAuthority of India Ltd. There are 14 Navratnaand 73 Miniratna CPSEs.

Criteria for grant of Maharatna status to CPSEs:The CPSEs meeting the following criteria areeligible to be considered for grant of Maharatnastatus. Having Navratna status, Listed on Indian stock exchange with

minimum prescribed public shareholding underSEBI regulations,

An average annual turnover of more than Rs.25,000 crore during the last 3 years,

An average annual net worth of more than Rs.15,000 crore during the last 3 years,

An average annual net profit after tax of morethan Rs. 5,000 crore during the last 3 years,

Should have a significant globalpresence/international operations.

Centre extends existing foreign trade policy(FTP) till March 2022 Ministry of Commerce and Industry has further

extended Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20,till March 31, 2022.

This is the third extension to FTP policy. First extension was given on March 31, 2020

for one year till March 2021, due to Covidoutbreak and nationwide lockdown and wasagain extended till September 30, 2021

Merger,acquisition andtie-upPayU to acquire Indian digital paymentsprovider BillDesk for $4.7 bn Netherlands-based Prosus NV has announced

to acquire the Indian digital payments providerBillDesk and merge it with its own fintechservice business PayU for $4.7 billion.

This acquisition will make the combined entityof PayU and BillDesk as the leading onlinepayment providers globally and in India bytotal payment volume

Transaction is subject to approval fromCompetition Commission of India (CCI)

It will also raise Prosus’s investement intoIndia to $10 billion.

HDFC Life to acquire Exide Life Insurance forRs.6,687 crore HDFC Life Insurance will acquire Exide Life

Insurance from Exide Industries in a dealworth Rs.6,687 crore.

HDFC Life will acquire 100% stake in ExideLife Insurance from Exide Industries viaissuance of 8,70,22,222 shares at an issue priceof Rs.685 per share and a cash payout ofRs.726 crore aggregating to Rs.6,687 crore.

EarlySalary ties up HDB Financial Services Ltdto fuel growth in digital lending EarlySalary has tied up with HDB Financial

Services Ltd (HDBFS), a leading Non-BankingFinancial Company (NBFC) to fuel growth inDigital Lending.

HDBFS-EarlySalary partnership aims to buildmomentum in the impact categories of Skillupgradation, Education Loans and Health-carefinance.

SBM Bank India ties up with Lendingkart tooffer overdraft facility for working capital toMSMEs SBM Bank India has tied up with fintech

player Lendingkart for providing workingcapital to micro, small and medium enterprises(MSMEs) through an overdraft facility.

With this collaboration, SBM Bank will offer acustomised overdraft facility to over one lakhcustomers of Lendingkart, largely MSMEs.

Amazon ties up with Kuvera, set to offer wealthmanagement service for the first timeGlobal retail giant Amazon will offer wealthmanagement services in India, a first for one of theworld’s most valued companies. Its wholly ownedsubsidiary Amazon Pay has tied up withhomegrown investment advisory services startupKuvera to offer wealth management services to 50million customers in India.DBS Bank tie-up with SWIFT to launch real-time cross-border payment trackingDBS Bank has launched real-time online trackingfor cross-border payments for its corporate clients,in partnership with SWIFT Global PaymentsInnovation (GPI). The service can be availed usingthe bank’s corporate online banking platform ‘DBSIDEAL’. DBS is the first bank in India and Asia-Pacific to offer this service to corporate clients, atno additional cost.IPPB ties-up with LIC Housing Finance forhome loan products India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has signed

MoU with LIC Housing Finance Ltd forproviding home loan products to over 4.5 crorecustomers of IPPB.

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Through its robust extensive network of 650branches and more than 136,000 bankingaccess points, IPPB will make LICHFL’shome loan products accessible to its customerspan-India.

Under the MoU, credit underwriting,processing, and disbursement for all homeloans will be handled by LICHFL with IPPBresponsible for sourcing.

SBM Bank partners with OneCard for mobile-based credit card. SBM Bank has partnered with OneCard to

launch a mobile-based credit card to cater thetech-savvy populace who have embraceddigital as a natural way of life.

OneCard will leverage Visa's technology andglobal acceptance in this co-branded creditcard offering through an app.

Sidbi collaborates with Assam govt fordevelopment of MSMEsThe Small Industries Development Bank of India(Sidbi) said it participated in a special event held atthe Administrative Staff College, Guwahati,Assam, to strengthen the state co-operation.Escorts ties up with IndusInd Bank for financeto farmers To make its range of tractors and farm

equipment more accessible, Escorts Ltd haspartnered with IndusInd Bank to providefinancial solutions to farmers.

IndusInd Bank will offer farmers easy accessto financial assistance in the form of loans in aseamless manner.

Punjab & Sind Bank ties up with IndiabullsPunjab & Sind Bank (PSB), a public sector bank,has entered into a strategic co-lending alliance withIndiabulls Commercial Credit and IndiabullsHousing Finance (IHFL) for MSME and PrioritySector Housing Loans respectively.M2P fintech acquires credit card focussedstartup Wizi M2P Fintech, also known as Yap has

announced the acquisition of credit card-focussed fintech Wizi for an undisclosed sum.

M2P is an application programming interface(API) infrastructure company that helpsbusinesses roll out their branded products.

Zee Entertainment sign merger deal with SonyPictures Networks Board of Directors of ZEE Entertainment

Enterprises Ltd has unanimously approved themerger of the company with Sony PicturesNetworks India

As a part of merger, shareholders of Sony willalso infuse growth capital into SPNI, whichwill make them the majority stakeholder in themerged entity.

Zee Entertainment will hold 47.07% stake,while Sony India will hold a 52.93% stake inthe combined company.

Federal Bank partners OneCard for mobile-firstcredit cardFederal Bank has announced a tie-up with OneCardfor a mobile-first credit card that targets thecountry’s young, tech-savvy population.The creditcard will be issued through the OneCard app inunder three minutes, as per the company, and canbe activated and used instantly in virtual formatuntil the physical card gets delivered.

RattingMoody’s retains India’s real GDP growth DPgrowth forecast for 2021 at 9.6% Moody’s Investors Service has retained India’s

growth forecast for the calendar year (CY)2021 at 9.6 per cent, in its August update to‘Global Macro Outlook 2021-22’ report.

The GDP growth forecast for calendar year2022 is retained at 7 percent.

Morgan Stanley maintains India GDP growthestimate of 10.5% for FY22Morgan Stanley maintained its estimate of IndiaGDP growth at 10.5 per cent for FY2022 versus thegeneral consensus of 9.2 per cent.UNCTAD projects India’s economic growth at7.2% for 2021India’s economic growth rate is expected toapproach a four-year high of 7.2 per cent in 2021from a decline of 7 per cent in 2020, according tothe United Nations Conference on Trade andDevelopment (UNCTAD).OECD lowered India’s FY22 growth projectionto 9.7% The Organisation for Economic Co-operation

and Development (OECD) has marginallylowered India’s growth projection for theongoing fiscal to 9.7%, a reduction of 20 basispoints (bps). For FY23, OECD reduced India’sgrowth projection by 30 basis points to 7.9%.

OECD Headquarters: Paris, FranceADB cuts India’s GDP forecast for FY22 to 10% The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has

revised downwards India’s economic growthforecast for the current fiscal, 2021-22 (FY22)to 10 per cent. Earlier this was projected at 11per cent.

The Manila-based multilateral funding agencyADB has predicted the GDP growth for fiscal2022-23 (FY23) to 7.5 per cent.

Fund and loanIMF allocated 12.57 billion SDRs to India. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has

increased India’s special drawing rights (SDR)quota to 12.57 billion which is equivalent to$17.86 billion.

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The total special drawing rights (SDR)holdings of India now stand at SDR 13.66billion, which is 2.75 percent of the SDRquota.

India is continuously trying to increase its voteshare in the IMF. At present, India holds 2.63percent of the votes share in the IMF.

Jica signs a loan agreement for women’sfinancial inclusion in India The Japan International Cooperation Agency

(JICA) has signed a 50 million dollar (about Rs368 crore) loan agreement with Northern ArcCapital (NAC), an Indian financial institution,to fund non-bank financial entities that providefinancial services to women.

The loan will be provided through co-financingwith the United States InternationalDevelopment Finance Corporation (USDFC)based on the Facility for AcceleratingFinancial Inclusion in Asia (FAIA) announcedon March 27, 2020.

Exim Bank extends line of credit of USD 40million to MaldivesExport-Import Bank of India [Exim Bank], onbehalf of the Government of India, has extended aLine of Credit [LOC] of USD 40 million to theGovernment of the Republic of Maldives for thepurpose of financing for development of sportsinfrastructure.With this, Exim Bank till date hasextended five LOCs to Maldives, on behalf of theIndian government, taking the total value of LOCsto USD 1.33 billion.Indian government and ADB signed a 300billion dollar loan agreement for improvingrural connectivity in Maharashtra. The Indian government and the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 300billion dollar loan agreement for improvingrural connectivity to boost the rural economyin Maharashtra.

ADB will provide financial assistance for theMaharashtra Rural Connectivity ImprovementProject. Under this project, additional 1,100rural roads and 230 bridges will be constructedin 34 districts.

ADB approves $150 million loan for urban poorhousing project in Tamil Nadu Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved

loan of $ 150 million (about Rs 1,095 crore)for a sustainable housing project for the urbanpoor in Tamil Nadu.

This loan amount will be used for constructinghousing units in nine different locations andrelocation of about 6,000 householdsvulnerable to natural hazards to safer locations

Govt to release over Rs 56,000 crores in currentFinancial Year to clear all pending exportincentives Government has said that it will release 56

thousand 27 crore rupees in the currentFinancial Year itself in order to disburse allpending export incentives due to exporters.

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said, theamount will be disbursed to more than 45thousand exporters and the amount will bedisbursed this year only.

ADB approves loan to improve water supplyinfrastructure in Jharkhand Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Govt of

India have signed $112 million loan to developwater supply infrastructure and strengthencapacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) forimproved service delivery in four towns in thestate of Jharkhand.

This is the first project of ADB in Jharkhand.Cabinet approves Rs 30,600 crore govtguarantee for bad bank The Union Cabinet has cleared a proposal to

provide Rs 30,600 crore government guaranteefor security receipts issued by the NationalAsset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) aspart of resolution of bad loans.

NARCL proposes to acquire stressed assets ofabout Rs. 2 Lakh crore in phases within extantregulations of RBI. It intends to acquire thesethrough 15% Cash and 85% in SecurityReceipts (SRs).

India extends $ 100 million loan to Africa tospur post pandemic growth Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading

infrastructure solutions provider on thecontinent, has received a US$100 millioncredit line from the Export-Import Bank ofIndia (India Exim Bank) to develop criticalinfrastructure required for the revival ofAfrica’s economies in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Proceeds from the 10-year loan will supportAFC’s continued mission to bridge Africa’sinfrastructure gap and drive the sustainableeconomic growth urgently required on thecontinent.

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COMMITTEE ANDIT'S HEAD

Government constituted a committee to developtechnological platform for streamlining revenuelitigation The government has constituted a committee to

develop a technological platform forstreamlining the appeal filing process related todirect and indirect taxation matters.

It will be headed by Ashish Shiradhonkar, whois currently heading the e-courts project in theNational Informatics Centre.

The committee will have members from therevenue department, CBDT, and CBIT. It willcomplete its work in three months.

I&B Ministry constitutes Committee to reviewJournalist welfare scheme Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

constituted a Committee to review the existingguidelines of Journalist Welfare Scheme andmake appropriate recommendations forchanges to the guidelines.

The committee will be headed by AshokKumar Tandon.

It will examine the need for revision ofquantum of ex-gratia payment in death as wellas other cases. under Journalist WelfareScheme.

Government constituted a task force & expertcommittee for coal-based hydrogen production. The Ministry of Coal has formed a Task Force

and Expert Committee to prepare a road mapfor Coal-based Hydrogen Production. TheTask Force will be headed by AdditionalSecretary.

The Expert Committee will be headed by theDirector General of the Federation of IndianPetroleum Industry, R.K. Malhotra.

The expert committee will review the progressin hydrogen technology and also reviewongoing research projects in Hydrogentechnology.

MeitY constituted Task force to improveinternet connectivity in Karnataka Ministry of Electronics & Information

Technology (MeitY) constituted taskforceconsisting of officers of National InternetExchange of India (NIXI) and SoftwareTechnology Parks of India (STPI) to improveinternet connectivity in Karnataka

They will visit each district and meet peopleand will also visit State government officialsand submit a report to Minister.

Centre forms panel to frame new law for drugs,medical devices Ministry of health and family welfare has

constituted 8-member expert committee forframing new laws for drugs, cosmetics andmedical devices

The new law will replace existing Drugs and

Cosmetics Act, 1940 that regulates onlyimport, manufacture, distribution and sale ofdrugs and cosmetics.

It will be chaired by Drugs Controller Generalof India (DCGI) Dr VG Somani.

CBDT sets up 3 Boards for Advance Rulings totax disputes Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has

constituted 3 Boards for Advance Rulings(BAR) to ensure faster disposal of cases andavoid income tax disputes

BARs have been made operational from Sep 1,2021

Out of the three BARs, two have been set up inDelhi and Mumbai.

Each BAR shall consist of 2 members, eachbeing an officer not below the rank of ChiefCommissioner.

It will replace Authority for Advance Rulings(AAR).

Government formed a committee to frame newlaws for drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. The government has constituted a committee

for framing the Drugs, Cosmetics and MedicalDevice Bill.

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The government has formed this committee toreplace the existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act,formed in 1940.

This eight-member committee will be headedby Dr. V G Somani, Drugs Controller Generalof India. It will submit its report by November30.

Defence Ministry formed a high-level expertcommittee for comprehensive review of NCC. Defense Ministry has constituted a High-Level

Expert Committee for the comprehensivereview of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

The committee will be headed by a formermember of Parliament Baijayant Panda.Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rajyavardhan SinghRathore, and Anand Mahindra will be themembers of the committee.

The committee will recommend ways to makeNCC more relevant in changing times. It willsuggest measures to use the NCC cadet’sstrength in nation-building and developmentefforts.

Centre forms panel for India’s sustainablefinance road map Central govt has set up key task force to assess

climate and ESG resilience in India’s financialsector and recommend a concrete road map tostrengthen India’s sustainable financearchitecture.

It will be headed by Economic AffairsSecretary, Ajay Seth

The panel will look out at ways to furtherstrengthen the resilience of the country’sfinancial sector against risks emanating fromvarious climate and environmental, social andgovernance (ESG) issues.

Ministry of Education forms National SteeringCommittee for Curriculum Ministry of Education has formed National

Steering Committee for development ofNational Curriculum Frameworks under KKasturirangan chairmanship.

Committee will develop National CurriculumFrameworks for School Education, EarlyChildhood Education, Teacher Education,Adult Education.

Govt sets up GoM to rationalise GST rates Central government has formed 7-member

group of ministers (GoM) for proposing arationalization of tax rates and considering themerger of different tax slabs under GST.

It will be headed by Chief Minister ofKarnataka Basavaraj S. Bommai.

Government has formed one more GoM whichwill look at tapping IT tools to minimize taxevasion and make compliance easier fortaxpayers. Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra deputy CMhas been made the convenor of this GoM.

STATE & UT IN NEWSManipur CM launches e-ILP platform toregulate entry and exitManipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh virtuallylaunched the e-ILP platform for effective regulationof the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in thestate.The e-ILP tracking system had beendeveloped to mend the loopholes in the proceduresadopted to issue the permit and its tracking system.The system would help in checking whether aperson, who had entered the state with a permit,had left or was still staying even after the expirationof the permitted duration.Gujarat government roll out Vatan PremYojana for rural development Gujarat government implemented the Vatan

Prem Yojana for rural development. Vatan Prem Yojana was launched on August 7,

2021. Governing body of the scheme hasproposed works of Rs 1000 crore, which haveto be completed by December 2022.

Under this scheme, NRIs can contribute 60percent of the cost of a village-level project,

and the remaining will be borne by the stategovernment.

It is repackaged version of the Madar-e-Vatanscheme and it will cover village-level projectslike smart classes in schools, community hall,primary health centre, Anganwadi, library, etc.

India’s 1st Dugong conservation reserve to beset up in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government has announced to

set up India’s first conservation reserve forDugongs in the Palk Bay on the southeast coastof Tamil Nadu.

The dugong conservation reserve is spreadover 500 sq km in Palk bay.

IREDA signed MoU with Tamil NaduGeneration & Distribution Corporation Limitedfor Renewable Energy projects. Indian Renewable Energy Development

Agency Ltd. (IREDA) signed an MoU with theTamil Nadu Generation & DistributionCorporation Limited (TANGEDCO) for

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providing technical expertise in developingRenewable Energy projects and fundraising.

Under this MoU, IREDA will provide itstechnical expertise to TANGEDCO forRenewable Energy projects development, bidprocess management, and implementationsupport.

IREDA will help TANGEDCO in raisingfunds through developing financial models andby conducting pre-market surveys.

TANGEDCO is planning to set up a 20,000MW Solar Power Project and a 3000 MWPumped Storage Hydro Electric Project.

Gujarat Government signed MoU with AmazonIndia to boost export of MSME sector. Gujarat Government and Amazon India

signed an MoU to boost the export ofMSME sector.

The MoU has been signed between MSMECommissioner of Department of Industriesand Mines in Gujarat Government RanjitKumar and Global Trade Head ofAmazon India, Kamra.

It will help MSMEs of Gujaratin expanding their reach tothe global market.

'Business Blasters'programme launched by Delhigovernment in all its schools. 'Business Blasters'

programme has been launched byDelhi government in all its schools.

The programme aims at developingyoung entrepreneurs at the school-levelby providing students seed money tostart a business.

The programme will beimplemented in all Delhigovernment schools under"Entrepreneurship MindsetCurriculum (EMC)".

Under the programme, class 11 and12 students will be provided seed money of Rs2,000 to start a business.

India’s tallest air purification tower inauguratedat Transport Chowk in Chandigarh. India’s tallest air purification tower has been

inaugurated at Transport Chowk inChandigarh.

The 24 meters tall air purification tower hasbeen inaugurated by UT adviser Dharam Pal tomark the second International Day of CleanAir for Blue Skies.

It has been installed by Pious Air PrivateLimited. It will purify the air in 500-metreradius.

Recently, India’s first functional smog towerhas been inaugurated at Anand Vihar in Delhi.It has a height of 20 meters.

HPCL launches non-fuel retail store ‘HappyShop’ in Mumbai Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)

has unveiled its branded store ‘Happy Shop’ inMumbai marking its foray into non-fuelretailing.

Store will provide home utility productsincluding food, toiletries, healthcare products,bakery products, groceries, medicines andmore.

Apart from this, customer will be able tobrowse the merchandise on HPCL’s HP-PayApp (available on Play store/App Store).

Jharkhand Assembly passes bill to reserve 75%seats for locals

Jharkhand Assembly has passed‘The Jharkhand State Employment of

Local Candidates in Private Sector Bill,2021’ to provide 75% reservation for localsin private sector jobs with a monthly salary

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the third State, after AndhraPradesh and Haryana to pass

this law.Odisha

government rolls out e-Receipt 2.0 system fortax payment Odisha govt has rolled out the revamped

electronic receipt called e-Receipt 2.0 system,facilitating new modes of payment of taxes andother dues to the citizens.

It will improve the delivery of services inelectronic receipts and disbursement underIntegrated Financial Management System(IFMS).

This will fulfil the objective of Mo Sarkar byproviding service delivery at the doorstep ofcitizens.

Assam declared as ‘Disturbed Area’ upto sixmonths with effect from Aug 28 unlesswithdrawn earlierThe Assam Government in exercise of powersconferred by Section 3 of the Armed Forces

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(Special Powers) Act, 1958 has declared the entireState of Assam as Disturbed Area upto six monthswith effect from 28th of August this year unlesswithdrawn earlier.Karnataka govt to set up spices park inChikkamagaluru The Karnataka government has decided to

establish a Spices Park at Ambale inChikkamagaluru district, and with this, a long-pending demand of Malnad region is set to befulfilled.

The Karnataka Industrial Areas DevelopmentBoard (KIADB) will develop the facility on a10-acre plot at the earliest, Industries MinisterMurugesh R Nirani said.

Karnataka is the largest producer of spices inIndia. Turmeric, chilli, black pepper, smallcardamom, curry leaves, tamarind, herbalspices, cloves, nutmeg, coriander etc. areproduced in abundance in the state.

Mumbai first South Asian city to work onclimate action plan Iqbal Singh Chahal, Commissioner of the

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)said that Mumbai is the first city in South Asiato launch the Mumbai Climate Action Plan,which is rolling in now.

He also launched the Mumbai Climate ActionPlan (MCAP) website to seek suggestions andinputs from experts and citizens from themegacity.

Odisha’s Manda buffalo 19th buffalo breed tobe recognised by NBAGR Odisha’s Manda buffalo, mostly found in

Koraput district and adjoining areas ofMalkangiri and Nabarangpur, has beenrecognised as an indigenous breed by theNational Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources(NBAGR).

The latest inclusions took the number ofindigenous breeds in the country to 202,including 19 types of buffalo, the nodal agencystated.

Punjab signs MoU with Amcham India topromote investment, ease of businessThe Punjab government and the AmericanChamber of Commerce in India (Amcham India)signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) topromote investment in the state as well as furtherincrease the ease of doing business for US membercompanies. The MoU was signed during the 29thannual general meeting of the Amcham India.India’s largest open-air fernery inaugurated inUttarakhand’s Ranikhet. India’s largest open-air fernery has been

inaugurated on September 12 in Uttarakhand’sRanikhet.

The Ranikhet fernery has the largest collectionof fern species, second to only JawaharlalNehru Tropical Botanical Garden and

Research Institute (TBGRI),Thiruvananthapuram.

However, it is the country’s first open-airfernery in natural surroundings which is notunder any poly-house/ shade house.

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghellaunches Millet Mission. Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh

Baghel has launched Millet Mission on 10September.

He said that Chhattisgarh will become themillet hub of India in the future.

An MoU between the Indian Institute of MilletResearch (IIMR), Hyderabad and theCollectors of 14 districts was also signed.

President Kovind to lay foundation stone ofUttar Pradesh National Law University. President Ram Nath Kovind will lay the

foundation stones of Uttar Pradesh NationalLaw University and the new building complexof the Allahabad High Court.

He will also lay the foundation stone of multi-level parking, advocate chamber library, andan auditorium.

The Uttar Pradesh National Law Universitywill be established in the Jhalwa area ofPrayagraj.

LG Manoj Sinha launched ‘One GramPanchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’ mission inJammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has

launched ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-PaySakhi’ mission to promote digital banking andfinancial services in remote areas.

The DIGI-Pay facility will be provided in 2000remote villages. In the first phase, 80 womenfrom Self Help Groups of Jammu and Kashmirhave been selected as DIGI-Pay Sakhis.

DIGI-Pay Sakhi help in the financial inclusionof Self Help Group (SHG) in the state.

Haryana becomes the first state in the countryto install solar pump Haryana has been adjudged first in the country

in installation of off-grid solar pumps underPradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha EvamUtthan Mahaabhiyaan (PMKUSUM) withinstallation of 14,418 pumps against 15,000sanctioned pumps for the year 2020-21.

Under the scheme, standalone solar pumps of 3HP to 10 HP capacity are being installed in thestate with 75 percent subsidy. The Governmentof India is providing 30 percent centralfinancial assistance and the State Governmentis providing 45 percent subsidy.

Rajasthan made ‘misbehaviour with tourists’ acognizable offence The Rajasthan state government has made

misbehaviour with tourists a cognizable

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offence in the state, and a non-bailable warrantwill be issued if the offence is repeated again

An amendment bill was passed in the stateassembly to introduce a new section, 27-A, inthe Rajasthan Tourism Trade (Facilitation andRegulation) Act, 2010.

Manipur Sirarakhong Chilli and TamenglongOrange receive GI tag. Manipur CM N. Biren Singh has announced

that the famous Sirarakhong Chilli andTamenglong Orange have got GeographicalIndication (GI) tag.

The announcement was made by CM when hewas speaking at the inaugural function of VanDhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) Mela, 2021.

Geographical Indication (GI) Tag is form ofintellectual property, a certification or sign orname given to certain goods/products that areunique to a particular geographical region orlocation.

Rajasthan passed a bill to register Childmarriages. Rajasthan State Assembly has passed the

Rajasthan Compulsory Registration ofMarriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021 formandatory registration of marriages, includingchild marriages.

It will amend the Rajasthan CompulsoryRegistration of Marriages Act, 2009. Underthis new bill, information on child marriagemust be furnished within 30 days of thewedding.

If the girl's age at the time of marriage is lessthan 18 years and the boy's age is less than 21,then her parents will have to give amemorandum to the registration officer within30 days.

According to Indian law, a marriage between agirl below the age of 18 and a boy below theage of 21 is considered Child marriage.

Kushinagar Airport declared as CustomsNotified AirportThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs(CBIC) has declared Kushinagar Airport as aCustoms notified airport. This would also facilitateinternational passenger movements including thatof Buddhist pilgrims.UP CM Yogi Adityanath launches “UP MatraBhumi Yojana” The CM of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath

announced to launch of ‘Uttar Pradesh MatraBhumi Yojana’to allows the directparticipation of the common man in thedevelopment work of the state.

The scheme will strengthen the participatoryrural economy and infrastructure.

Under the scheme, every person will be able todirectly participate in various works of

infrastructure development taking place invillages.

Meghalaya CM launches ‘MyMeG’ programmefor better governance In a bid to bring the citizens of Meghalaya

closer to governance by promotingparticipatory democracy, the state governmentunveiled MyMeG programme to markInternational Democracy Day.

The programme has been designed with avision to accelerate the developmental pace byengaging and empowering citizens andpromoting participatory governance.

J&K LG launches Senior Citizens NationalHelpline “Elderline” 14567 In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launchedthe Senior Citizens National Helpline”Elderline”-14567 in J&K, at Raj Bhavan,Jammu.

The ElderLine will serve as a vital supportsystem to comfort the distressed elderlythrough a dedicated Decentralized Call Center,extending emotional care and support, healthservices, and other aids to needy seniorcitizens.

India’s 61st Software Technology park centreopened in NagalandNagaland’s first and India’s 61st SoftwareTechnology Park of India (STPI) centre was yinaugurated at the state capital by Union Ministerof State (MoS) for Skill Development &Entrepreneurship, Electronics and IT RajeevChandrasekhar at the Directorate of InformationTechnology & Communication (DITC).Sikkim declares 'Katley' as State fish The Sikkim has declared 'Copper Mahseer'

locally named 'Katley' (Neolissochilushexagonolepis) as the State fish

In Sikkim, Katley is found in varied altitudescovering entire state predominantly confined inTeesta and Rangit rivers and their tributaries.

Uttar Pradesh Government to set up ‘ElectronicPark’ near Noida Uttar Pradesh govt has cleared proposal to

develop ‘Electronic Park’, along YamunaExpressway Industrial Development Authorityarea, near Noida to promote electronicsindustry.

Park is proposed to be developed in 250 acresnear Jewar Airport.

It will be built at an investment of around Rs50,000 crore as well as generate employmentfor thousands of local youths

Assam set up a tea Park at Kamrup district’sChayygaonAssam is setting up a tea Park at Chayygaon inKamrup District. This tea garden will have rail andport connectivity, cargo and warehouse amenities,

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processing facilities like tea grinding, blending,packaging and other utility services under one roof.Ladakh set to roll out 1st edition of ” HimalayanFilm Festival 2021″The first edition of ‘The Himalayan Film Festival-2021’ (THFF) will begin from 24 to 28 Septemberat Leh, Ladakh. The film festival is being organisedby the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakhin collaboration with the Directorate of FilmFestivals, Ministry of Information andBroadcasting, Government of India.Govt of Tamil Nadu signed MoU with Walmartand Flipkart. Walmart and Flipkart have signed an MoU

with the Department of Micro, Small andMedium Enterprises (MSME) of Tamil Nadu.

Under Walmart’s Vriddhi SupplierDevelopment Programme, the MSMEs andsmall businesses will be connected to thesupply chains of Walmart, Flipkart, and othercompanies.

A workshop will be also organized for furthergrowth and the development of the small andmedium businesses in the State.

Chandigarh Administration, IAF sign pact forheritage centre For setting up the country’s first Air Force

Heritage Centre, the Chandigarhadministration and Indian Air Force signed anin-principle agreement. The centre will comeup at the Government Press Building, Sector18.

The Indian Air Force will showcase its vintageaircraft, armaments and memorabilia and otherIAF artefacts, including audio-video displays.

A 2-Day Ladakh Nomadic Festival at KorzokPhu inaugurated by Ladakh LieutenantGovernor RK MathurA 2-Day Ladakh Nomadic Festival at Korzok Phu,Changthang region of eastern Ladakh has beeninaugurated by Ladakh Lieutenant Governor RKMathur.Ladakh Cultural Academy organizes thefestival in collaboration with Ladakh TourismDepartment.Himachal Pradesh administers first dose ofCovid vaccine to 100% of its population Himachal Pradesh became the first state in the

country to give the first dose of the Covidvaccine to 100 percent of its population.

Himachal Pradesh is aiming to fully vaccinateits population by November end. According tothe data, around 54,43,113 people have beenvaccinated with the first dose in the state.

LS Speaker inaugurates outreach programmefor PRI empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla has inaugurated a

parliamentary outreach programme for theempowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions inJammu and Kashmir.

The main objective of this programme is tomake Panchayati Raj Institutions stronger,transparent, and accountable.

Goa becomes first state in India to provide freewater to people. Goa has become the first state in India to

provide free water to people. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched

the 'Save Water to Get Free Water' scheme on07 August 2021.

Under the scheme, households in Goa will notbe charged for consumption of up to 16,000litres.

Punjab government launched 'InnovationMission Punjab' to boost start-up sector. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh

launched 'Innovation Mission Punjab'(IMPunjab) to boost the start-up sector in thestate.It is a unique public-private partnershipmission.

Its main aim is to mobilize a global pool ofambassadors and partners for investment,mentorship, and market access.

'Innovation Mission Punjab' will bring allstakeholders including academia, incubators,investors, startups, government, progressivefarmers in one place.

The government will provide 10 percent of thecorpus and guarantees up to Rs 10 crorecumulatively to incentivize early investors.

Chandigarh Railway Station certified five-star‘Eat Right Station’ THE CHANDIGARH Railway Station was

awarded a 5- star ‘Eat Right Station’certification for providing high-quality,nutritious food to passengers.

The certification was awarded by Food Safetyand Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)upon the conclusion of an FSSAI-empanelledthird-party audit agency with ratings from 1 to5. The 5-star rating indicates exemplary effortsby stations to ensure safe and hygienic food isavailable to passengers.

The Chandigarh Railway Station becomes thefifth station in India to get this recognition,after Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station;Delhi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; Mumbai,Mumbai Central Railway Station; Mumbai andVadodara Railway Station, Vadodara.

The certification is part of the ‘Eat Right India’movement being run by the Food Safety andStandards Authority of India (FSSAI).FSSAI launched 'Eat Right Movement’ on10th July, 2018.

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI): It was established in August 2011 under Food

Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

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It is a statutory body. It is headquartered inNew Delhi.

Rita Teotia is its current chairperson. Itconsists of a chairperson and 22 members.

It has six regional offices. They are located inDelhi, Guwahati, Mumbai, Kolkata, Cochin,and Chennai.

Ladakh administration announced black-neckedcrane as state bird and snow leopard as stateanimal. The Ladakh administration has declared black-

necked crane as its state bird and snow leopardas the state animal.

A notification has been issued by the UnionTerritory’s Forest, Ecology, and EnvironmentDepartment in this regard.

Before the reorganization of the erstwhile stateof Jammu and Kashmir, the black-neckedcrane and the Kashmir stag (hangul) were thestate bird and state animal respectively.

J-K LG Sinha inaugurates 'Saath' initiative forwomen associated with SHGs Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha

launched Rural Enterprises AccelerationProgramme titled 'Saath' for Self Help Group(SHG) women.

This Saath initiative will stress on mentoringand market linkages of products created bythese women.

This will transform the lives of these womenand make them independent and strong insocial and financial aspects.

Assam govt renamed Rajiv Gandhi NationalPark as Orang National Park The Assam govt decided to rename Rajiv

Gandhi National Park as Orang National Park. Covering an area of 79.28 sq km, it was

declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1985, and anational park in 1999.

This park is located on the north bank of theBrahmaputra in Darrang and Sonitpur districtsand is known for wild animals like RoyalBengal Tiger, Indian Rhinos, Pgmy Hog, andwild elephants.

Orang National Park often referred to as miniKaziranga of Assam is also a Tiger reserve.

Arunchal Pradesh government launchedAtmaNirbhar Krishi Yojna and AtmaNirbharBagwani Yojna. Arunachal Pradesh government has launched

two ambitious schemes, one in agriculturesector called ‘AtmaNirbhar Krishi Yojna’ andthe other for horticulture named ‘AtmaNirbharBagwani Yojna’.

A total amount of 120 crores rupees - 60 crorerupees for each scheme - has been allocated tothe two concerned departments of Agricultureand Horticulture.

Maharashtra govt launches special programmefor women who lost their husbands due toCOVID In a bid to help women who have lost their

husbands due to COVID, the Maharashtragovernment launch a special mission to servearound 18 benefits, schemes, services to themunder one roof.

A new programme- ‘Mission Vatsalya’- hasbeen designed for widows, especially fromrural areas who come from poor backgroundsand deprived sections.

Telangana to Use Drones For Afforestation inAll 33 Districts Under ‘Hara Bhara’ ProjectThe Telangana government has partnered withMarut Drones, a Hyderabad-based dronetechnology startup, to launch a drone-basedafforestation project, named ‘Hara Bhara’.This is afirst-of-its-kind initiative where the stategovernment will be planting 50 lakh trees across12,000 hectares of land in forests in all the 33districts of Telangana.Maharashtra to set up science city named afterRajiv Gandhi in PuneMaharashtra Cabinet has decided to set up aScience City in Pune. The complex will be knownas ‘Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Science City’ inPimpri- Chinchwad Municipal Corporation inPune.World’s Highest EV Charging StationInaugurated At Kaza in Himachal Pradesh The world’s highest electric vehicle charging

station (500 ft) has been inaugurated in Kazavillage of Lahaul and Spiti district in HimachalPradesh.

The electric vehicle charging station is set upat a height of 500 ft.

Naga Cucumber from Nagaland getsgeographical identification tagNagaland’s “sweet cucumber” was awarded ageographical identification (GI) tag as anagricultural product under provisions of TheGeographical Indications of Goods (Registrationand Protection) Act, 1999.MGR Railway Station gets powered by solarenergy Dr MG Ramachandran Central (DRM) or

Chennai Central railway station will get 100per cent of energy through Solar Energy.

The Chennai Central railway station comesunder the South Central Railway (SCR) zoneand which is going to become the world’slargest green railway network.

The station will now become the first IndianRailways station, which will get 100 per centday energy through solar panels.

South Central Railways has adopted theconcept of ‘energy neutral’ railway stationsand become the first Indian Railway zones todo so.

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India has targeted to become “net-zero carbonemission” before the year 2030.

GoI starts work to develop ‘Parshuram Kund’in Arunachal pradesh The government of India has started work for

the development of ‘Parshuram Kund’, aHindu pilgrimage site on the Brahmputra

plateau in the lower reaches of the Lohit riverin Arunachal Pradesh.

The project costing Rs 37.88 crore wassanctioned under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenationand Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive(PRASHAD) Scheme of the Ministry ofTourism.

NATIONAL NEWSPM Modi announced nationwide rollout ofPradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a

nationwide rollout of the Pradhan MantriDigital Health Mission on September 27.

Under this mission, a unique digital health IDwill be provided to the people.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviyahas said that the unique digital health ID willcontain all the health records of the person.

The health ID card is created with details likeAadhar and mobile number for generating aunique ID for each individual.

The National Digitial Health Mission iscurrently in its pilot phase across the unionterritories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands,Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, andDaman and Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, andPuducherry.

PFRDA to observe NPS Diwas on October 01,2021 Pension Fund Regulatory and Development

Authority (PFRDA) will observe October 01,2021 as the National Pension System Diwas(NPS Diwas).

This campaign has been started by PFRDAunder the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ topromote pension and retirement planning for acarefree ‘azad’ retirement. PFRDA ispromoting this campaign on its social mediaplatforms with #npsdiwas.

Piyush Goyal inaugurates Centre of Excellencein Logistics at NITIE Union Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal has

inaugurated 'Centre of Excellence in Logisticsand Supply Chain Management' at NationalInstitute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE),Mumbai.

It will contribute to cutting edge research,knowledge-building and capacity building inLogistics and Supply Chain Management,through applied research and developmentactivities

SC introduces Fast and Secured Transmission ofElectronic Records system

Supreme Court of India (SC) has approved anelectronic system named FASTER (Fast andSecured Transmission of Electronic Records)system, used for transferring e-authenticatedcopies from courts to prisons.

The system is meant to ensure that undertrialsare not made to wait for days on end behindbars to be released because the certified hardcopies of their bail orders were late to reachthe prison.

Weaver Services and Design Resource Centerwill be set up in Kullu According to Union Minister Piyush Goyal, A

Weaver Services and Design Resource Centerwill be set up in Kullu to encourage attractivehandicraft products of Himachal Pradesh

Earlier, He interacted with the entrepreneurs ofthe district and distributed woodcraft,handloom, embroidery machines andcertificates to the local handicraft andhandloom artisans

He asked the weavers to get their trademark forwhich the central government had reduced theregistration fee by 80%

Rural Development Ministry providesCommunity Enterprise Fund loan worth Rs.8.60 crore to over 2,600 SHG entrepreneurs Rural Development Ministry has provided a

Community Enterprise Fund loan worth Rs.8.60 crore to over 2,600 Self Help Groupentrepreneurs, as part of the Azadi Ka AmritMahotsav.

The loans were given for starting their micro-enterprises in their villages across 19 States

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under the Start-up Village EntrepreneurshipProgramme.

During the celebration of Amrit Mahotsav,various activities were organized under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme.

The Start-up Village EntrepreneurshipProgramme (SVEP) is a sub-scheme underNRLM (National Rural Livelihood Mission) topromote enterprises in rural areas.

Union Tribal ministry would start PrdhanMantri Adarsh Gram Yojna covering 36thousand villages across the country. Those villages with 50 percent tribal

population would be given priority under it. The 1,700 tribal villages in Assam will be

converted into model village. Another 184 new Van Dhan Kendras to be set

up in the state that would benefit nearly 60thousand people.

Govt approves PLI Scheme for Drones & DroneComponentsThe Union Cabinet approved the Production-linkedIncentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and DroneIndustries with a budgetary outlay of 26 thousand58 crore rupees. It will herald a new age in highertechnology, more efficient and green automotivemanufacturing.Niti Aayog launches 'Shoonya' programme topromote zero-pollution delivery vehiclesGovernment think tank Niti Aayog and RockyMountain Institute (RMI) on September 15, 2021,launched an initiative to promote zero-pollutiondelivery vehicles by working with consumers andindustry.NITI Aayog to launch report on ‘Reforms inUrban Planning Capacity in India’. NITI Aayog will launch a report on ‘Reforms

in Urban Planning Capacity in India’ on 17September 2021.

The report will be released by the NITI AayogVice-Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar andEducation Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The report comprises recommendations forurban planning such as interventions forplanning healthy cities, optimum utilization ofurban land, ramping up human-resourcecapacities, strengthening urban governance.

Tata Steel commissions 5-tonne-per-day carboncapture plant at Jamshedpur Tata Steel has commissioned a 5-tonne-per-

day (TPD) carbon capture plant at itsJamshedpur Works, making it the country’sfirst steel company to adopt such a carboncapture technology that extracts carbon-di-oxide directly from blast furnace gas.

The carbon capture and utilisation (CCU)facility uses amine-based technology andmakes the captured carbon available for onsitereuse.

The depleted CO2 gas is sent back to the gasnetwork with increased calorific value.

Crime Cases See 28% Rise Since 2019, COVID-19 Violations Among Leading Causes: NCRB According to the latest report of the National

Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on ‘Crime inIndia 2020’, a total of 66,01,285 cognisablecrimes comprising 42,54,356 Indian PenalCode (IPC) crimes and 23,46,929 Special andLocal Laws (SLL) crimes were registered in2020.

It shows an increase of 14,45,127 (28%) inregistration of cases over 2019 (51,56,158cases), while the crime rate registered per lakhpopulation increased from 385.5 in 2019 to487.8 in 2020.

Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana launched byRailways As part of 75 years of Azadi ka Amrit

Mahotsav, the Railway Ministry has launchedRail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a program underthe Modi government’s Pradhan MantriKaushal Vikas Yojana.

The Centre’s Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana aimsto empower India’s youth by offering entrylevel training in industry relevant skillsthrough Indian Railways’ training institutes.

Under this scheme, training will be provided toa total of 50,000 candidates over a three years’period. As many as 75 training institutes ofIndian Railways have been shortlisted toprovide training.

Those who are between 18-35 years and are10th passed shall be eligible to apply.

NITI Aayog recommends to build 500 healthycities to fight Covid-like crisis. NITI Aayog in its report on ‘Building Urban

Planning Capacity in India’ recommends tobuild 500 healthy cities to fight Covid-likecrisis.

According to this report, India needs a Centralsector scheme to build 500 ‘healthy cities’ overthe next five years.

NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumaremphasized the need to reduce carbon footprintin Urban areas.

India to have world's longest expressway byMarch 2022 Union Minister for Road Transport and

Highways, Nitin Gadkari has announced thatGovernment is constructing the world’slongest highway, the Delhi-Mumbai Expresshighway.

The work on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway willbe completed by March 2023. The expresswayis 1,380 km long. It has eight lanes.

It passes through six states. These states areDelhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,Gujarat, and Maharashtra.

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The foundation stone for Delhi MumbaiExpressway was laid on 9 March 2019.

Cabinet allows 100% FDI in telecom sector viaautomatic route The Union Cabinet allowed 100% foreign

direct investment (FDI) in the country’stelecom sector via the automatic route, addingall safeguards will apply.

Till now, only 49% of FDI was allowedthrough the automatic route and anythingbeyond this had to necessarily go through thegovernment route.

NITI Aayog launches report on ‘Reforms inUrban Planning Capacity in India’ The NITI Aayog launched a report on

measures to ramp up urban planning capacityin India, recommending ‘Healthy City for All’by 2030.

The report, titled ‘Reforms in Urban PlanningCapacity in India’, stated that all the cities andtowns under the proposed ‘Healthy CitiesProgramme’ should strengthen developmentcontrol regulations based on scientificevidence to maximize the efficiency of urbanland.

It recommends that the states/UTs may need toexpedite the filling up of vacant positions oftown planners, and additionally sanction 8268town planners posts as lateral entry positionsfor a minimum period of 3 years and amaximum of 5 years to meet the gaps.

BLS International ties up National HealthAuthority to process Ayushman Bharat cardsacross India Tech-enabled services company BLS

International said it has been empanelled forprocessing Ayushman Bharat cards underPradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) by the National Health Authority.

BLS will start processing Ayushman Bharatcards across India for the people to availhealthcare services at any of the empanelledhospitals in their respective regions, effectiveimmediately.

Centre approves Rs.200 Crore underPRASHAD scheme to boost tourism in NorthEast Region Union Tourism and DoNER minister G Kishan

Reddy said that the Centre has sanctioned 16projects under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme,which focuses on integrated development oftheme-based tourist circuits, in the NorthEastern region.

The ministry also sanctioned Rs 200 crore anda number of projects in the region under theNational Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenationand Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive(PRASHAD) schemes.

The ‘National Mission on PilgrimageRejuvenation and Spiritual AugmentationDrive (PRASAD)’ was launched by theMinistry of Tourism in the year 2014-15 withthe objective of holistic development ofidentified pilgrimage destinations.

The name of the scheme was changed fromPRASAD to “National Mission on PilgrimageRejuvenation and Spiritual HeritageAugmentation Drive (PRASHAD)” in October2017.

Government extends deadline for linking PANand Aadhaar till March 2022 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has

extended the deadline for linking of PAN withAadhaar by six months till March 2022.

Time limit for intimation of Aadhaar numberto the Income tax Department for linking ofPAN with Aadhaar has been extended from30th September, 2021 to 31st March, 2022.

Also, the due date for completion of penaltyproceedings under the I-T Act has beenextended from September 30, 2021 to March31, 2022.

Further, the time limit for issuance of noticeand passing of order by the AdjudicatingAuthority under the Prohibition of BenamiProperty Transactions Act, 1988 has beenextended to March 2022.

Centre releases Rs. 2,427 cr for urban localbodies of 11 states The Finance Ministry announced that the

Department of Expenditure has released Rs2,427 crore to 11 states for the urban localbodies. The amount released is the firstinstalment of tied grants for the year 2021-22.These grants have been provided for the Non-Million Plus cities (NMPCs), includingcantonment boards.

Out of all the states, Uttar Pradesh received thehighest amount at Rs 741 crore, while Tripurareceived the lowest at Rs 21 crore. A totalgrant of Rs 4943.73 crore has been released tourban local bodies so far in 2021-22.

NCW launches Capacity Building Program ForWomen National Commission for Women (NCW) has

launched country-wide capacity building andpersonality development program for womenUndergraduate and Post graduate students

For this, NCW is collaborating with Centraland State universities for organizing sessionsto prepare women students for entering the jobmarket

1st program was launched in collaborationwith Central University of Haryana

India will become 3rd largest importer by 2050:UK report

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As per the latest Global Trade Outlook issuedby the UK’s Department of InternationalTrade, India will become the world’s 3rdlargest importer by 2050

With a share of 5.9% of global imports Indiawill right behind China and the US.

At present, India is ranked 8th among largestimporting nations with a 2.8% import share.

As per the report it is set to become the fourthlargest importer by 2030.

Kovalam and Eden beaches get Blue FlagCertification Kovalam in Tamil Nadu and Eden in

Puducherry beaches has been globallyrecognized and coveted International eco-label‘Blue Flag Certification’

Foundation for Environment Education inDenmark (FEE) has also given re-certificationfor 8 nominated beaches Shivrajpur-Gujarat,Ghoghla-Diu, Kasarkod and Padubidri-Karnataka, Kappad-Kerala, Rushikonda-Andhra Pradesh, Golden-Odisha andRadhanagar- Andaman & Nicobar.

Union Minister flags off dwarf container trainfrom JNPT to Kanpur Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal has

virtually flagged off dwarf container trainservice from Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT)

This is the first consignment of laden dwarfcontainers from Mumbai-based JNPT port,biggest container port in India.

Consignment was moved by train to InlandContainer Depot (ICD) Kanpur.

Dwarf containers they are shorter in size due towhich they can be double-stacked, as well aseasily run on electrified tracks and will reducelogistics cost.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal Launches NationalSingle Window System The Union Minister for Commerce and

Industry, Piyush Goyal has launched the‘National Single Window System (NSWS)’,for investors and businesses. NSWS is asingle-window portal that will act as a one-stopshop for investors or entrepreneurs, to getapprovals and clearances needed fromGovernment.

It shall give freedom from the legacy ofrunning to government offices for approvalsand registrations needed by investors,entrepreneurs, and businesses in India.

The new system aims to bring transparency,accountability and responsiveness in theecosystem.

Shikshak Parv to be celebrated from 5th-17thSeptember. Shikshak Parv-2021 will be celebrated from 5

to17 September. It will be organized by theMinistry of Education.

It will be celebrated to recognize thecontributions of teachers and to take the newNational Education Policy (NEP) 2020 onestep forward.

Union Minister for Environment, Forest andClimate Change inaugurates first functionalsmog tower in India. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and

Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadavinaugurated the first functional smog tower inIndia at Anand Vihar, Delhi.

The Minister inaugurated the smog tower onthe occasion of second International Day ofClean Air For Blue Skies.

It has a height of over 20m. It is of downdrafttype. In the downdraft type, polluted air comesin from the top of the tower and clean aircomes out of the bottom.

The tower has been constructed by TataProjects Limited with NBCC (India) Ltd. asthe project management consultant.

On the occasion, a portal named “PRANA”(Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities) was also launched under theNational Clean Air Programme (NCAP).

The portal will support tracking of physical aswell as the financial status of city air actionplan implementation. It will disseminateinformation on air quality to the public.

Union Cabinet approves Rs 10,683-crore PLIscheme for textile sector Union Cabinet has approved the Production

Linked Incentive Scheme for Textiles. Thegovernment will provide incentive worth10,683 crore rupees over five years to textileIndustries.

It will create additional direct employmentopportunities for more than 7.5 lakh people. Itis estimated that the PLI Scheme for Textileswill attract investment of more than Rs. 19,000crores.

Government launched ‘Main Bhi Digital 3.0’campaign for street vendors. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

launched the ‘Main Bhi Digital 3.0’ campaignin association with the Ministry of Electronicsand Information Technology.

It is a special campaign launched for DigitalOnboarding and Training of street vendorsunder the PM SVANidhi scheme.

BharatPe, Mswipe, PhonePe, Paytm, Acewarewill provide digital training to street vendorsand issue UPI IDs, QR code. They will trainstreet vendors for conducting digital receiptand payment transactions.

The PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi(PM SVANidhi) scheme is a micro-creditfacility that provides street vendors a

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collateral-free loan of Rs 10,000 with low ratesof interest for a period of one year.

All vendors who have been vending from orbefore March 24, 2020 and with a certificate ofvending can avail the loan.

India's first indigenous high ash coal gasificationbased methanol production plant designed atBHEL's R&D center at Hyderabad.India’s first indigenously Designed High Ash CoalGasification Based Methanol Production Plant atBharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)Research and Development Centre, Hyderabad wasinaugurated. The project was funded by theDepartment of Science and Technology, whichprovided a Rs 10 crore grant, at the initiative ofNITI Aayog, PMO-India and the Ministry of Coal.India’s first emergency landing strip on highwayinaugurated in Barmer. Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin

Gadkari inaugurated an emergency landingstrip on the highway in Barmer, Rajasthan.

It is the first time that a national highway (NH-925) will be used for the emergency landing ofIAF aircraft.

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)has developed a 3km section on the nationalhighway (NH-925) as an emergency landingfacility (ELF) for the IAF. It has beendeveloped under the Bharatmala Pariyojanawith a cost of Rs.765.52 crore.

Apart from this, 3 helipads have beenconstructed in Kundanpura, Singhania, andBakhasar villages under this project.

Himalayan Diwas 2021 celebrated by NationalMission For Clean Ganga & Naula Foundation.Himalayan Diwas is celebrated annually on 9thSeptember in Uttarakhand with the aim to conserveHimalayan ecosystem and region.This year’s themeis Contribution of Himalayas and ourresponsibilities. The event was part of ongoingcelebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.CDoT launches lab to develop integrate alertsystem for disaster management Centre for Development of Telematics (C-

DOT) has launched lab to design and develop apan-India integrated alert system for disastermanagement on the occasion of its 38thFoundation Day.

It is being administered by National DisasterManagement Authority (NDMA).

C-DOT has been running a pilot to send alertsto people at the time of Cyclone Yaas inaffected areas as well as for Covid-19 tomanage isolation zones in selected states.

CBDT amends IT Rules to ease authenticationof electronic records Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has

amended Income-tax Rules to easeauthentication of electronic records submittedin faceless assessment proceedings

Under this, electronic records submittedthrough registered account of taxpayers shallbe deemed to have been authenticated by e-verification code by the taxpayer

It will ease the process of authentication ofelectronic records in faceless assessmentproceedings to companies, individuals and taxaudit cases.

Tata to be 1st private Indian firm to makemilitary aircraft Cabinet Committee of security has approved

the procurement of 56 C-295MW transportaircraft for Indian Air Force (IAF) and willmake 40 aircraft in India within 10 years,while the rest will be delivered by Airbus fromSpain.

It will make Tata as the first Indian privatesector company to make military transportaircraft for Indian Air Force

All 56 aircraft will be installed with theindigenous Electronic Warfare Suite.

PM Modi launches Vidyanjali 2.0 portal Addressing the inaugural conclave of

'Shikshak Parv' via video-conferencing onSeptember 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modilaunched a number of key initiatives in theeducation sector, including the Vidyanjali 2.0portal.

The Vidyanjali portal will be used forfacilitating education volunteers, donors andCSR contributors for school development.

Jal Shakti Ministry launches SwachhSurvekshan Grameen 2021 Minister of State of Jal Shakti Ministry, Shri

Prahlad Singh Patel, launched the “SwachhSurvekshan Grameen 2021” under SwachhBharat Mission (Grameen) Phase -II.

It was launched at an event organized byDepartment of Drinking Water and Sanitation(DDWS) on September 9, 2021.

Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 will beundertaken by the Department of DrinkingWater and Sanitation (DDWS) across thecountry. DDWS has commissioned theSurvekshan in 2018 and 2019 earlier.

TRIFED to set up ‘Atmanirbhar Corners’ in 75Indian embassies and missionsTribal Cooperative Marketing DevelopmentFederation of India (TRIFED) in collaboration withthe Ministry of External Affairs, is setting up anAtmanirbhar Bharat corner in 75 Indian Missions/Embassies across the world in the next 3months.The first such Atma Nirbhar Bharat cornerwas successfully inaugurated at Indian Embassy inBangkok, Thailand on August 15, 2021.Ministry of Civil Aviation granted drone usepermission to ICMR & IIT, Bombay. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and

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have granted drone use permission to ICMR &IIT, Bombay.

ICMR has received permission for conductingexperimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight(BVLOS) vaccine delivery in Andaman andNicobar Islands, Manipur, and Nagalandthrough drones.

The permission has been granted to IITBombay to use drones for research,development, and testing of drones in its ownpremises.

The permission has been granted to bothinstitutions on the conditional exemption fromDrone Rules, 2021. It will be valid for a periodof one year from the date of approval.

Earlier, Union Minister for Civil AviationJyotiraditya Scindia had launched the first ofits kind ‘Medicines from the Sky’ project inTelangana.

Sardardham Bhavan inaugurated by PM Modithrough video conferencing. Sardardham Bhavan has been inaugurated by

PM Modi through video conferencing on 11September.

He also performed `bhoomi pujan` ofSardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralaya(girls` hostel).

Sardardham Bhavan is located in Ahmedabad. He also mentioned about world's tallest statue

located in Gujarat's Kevadia. It wasinaugurated on October 31, 2018, on the 143rdbirth anniversary of the “Iron Man.”

The foundation stone of Raja Mahendra PratapSingh State University in Aligarh laid by PMModi. The foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap

Singh State University in Aligarh was laid byPM Modi on 14 September.

The University is being established by theState Government in total area of over 92 acresat village Lodha and village Musepur KareemJarouli of Aligarh’s Kol tehsil.

‘Flipkart Boost’ Programme Launched To HelpDigital-First Consumer Brands Grow in India Walmart-owned Flipkart launched ‘Flipkart

Boost’, a new programme aimed at helpingdigital-first consumer brands to grow theirbusiness.

Through a service fee model, Flipkart Boostwill provide end-to-end support coveringplanning, advertising, cataloguing, logistics,quality control and mentoring to emerging‘Made in India’ brands.

Centre Gives Rs. 13,385 Crore Rural BodiesGrant To 25 States The Finance Ministry has released over 13

thousand 385 crore rupees to 25 states forproviding grants to the Rural Local Bodies.The grants have been released as per the

recommendations of the 15th FinanceCommission. Over 25 thousand 129 crorerupees have been released to Rural Localbodies in this financial year so far.

This Grant-in-aid is the first installment of tiedgrants of the year 2021-22. Tied grants arereleased to the Rural Local Bodies forimproving two critical components. Thesecomponents are related to sanitation,maintenance of Open Defecation Free status,supply of drinking water, rain water harvestingand water recycling.

Smriti Irani launches Poshan 2.0, urges districtsto set up Poshan Vatikas Women and Child Development Minister

Smriti Irani inaugurated Poshan 2.0, during thenutrition month starting from September 1 forthe protection of Severe Actual Malnourished(SAM) children.

She urged all aspirational districts of thecountry to make a commitment to establish a‘Poshan Vatika’.

POSHAN Abhiyan was launched in 2018 tocombat malnutrition.

POSHAN Abhiyaan had been launched forchildren, adolescent girls, pregnant women andlactating mothers.

FICCI organizes BRICS Film TechnologySymposium Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag

Thakur inaugurated the first ever BRICS FilmTechnology Symposium.

It is being jointly organized by FICCI,Ministry of Information and Broadcasting andFTII.

It is a step in this direction to bring the peoplefrom all member states together.

It will create opportunities for the workingprofessionals in the field of film technology ofall BRICS nations.

Government signed historic Karbi AnglongAgreement to end decades old crisis. The government of India signed Karbi

Anglong Agreement to end the decades-oldcrisis of Assam’s territorial integrity.

The agreement has been signed between theGovernment and representatives of KarbiLongri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front(KLNLF), the People’s Democratic Council ofKarbi Longri (PDCK), United People’sLiberation Army (UPLA), and Karbi People’sLiberation Tigers (KPLT) factions.

The agreement will bring peace and prosperityto the area and help in the overall developmentof the Northeast.

Amazon India launches Kisan store Amazon India has announced the launch of

Kisan Store

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It is an online platform that will enable farmersacross India to get access to more than 8,000agriculture inputs such as seeds, farm tools andaccessories, plant protection, nutrition, andmore.

Listed by small and medium businesses(SMBs) these products will be available atcompetitive prices on Amazon India.

The store was launched by Narendra SinghTomar, Union Minister for Agriculture andFarmers Welfare

Coal India launches Spectral Enhancement(SPE) software Coal India Ltd (CIL) under Ministry of Coal

has launched new software titled as ‘SpectralEnhancement’ (SPE)

It will identify thin coal seams under the earthcrust and improve assessment of coal resourcesusing seismic survey during coal explorationprocess

It will help in enhancing resolution of seismicsignals

It has been developed by Central MinePlanning and Design Institute (CMPDI) inassociation with Gujrat Energy Research andManagement Institute (GERMI)

Over 8, 800 crore rupees transferred to bankaccounts of pregnant and lactating womenunder PMMVY Women and Child Development Minister

Smriti Irani has said over eight thousand 800crore rupees have been transferred to the bankaccounts of the pregnant women and lactatingmothers under the Pradhan Mantri MatruVandana Yojana.

The Minister was speaking at a function inNew Delhi on the start of POSHAN Maah atAll India Institute of Ayurveda. She said, thecenturies-old Indian tradition of holistic healthhas become a global way of life. She said,Ayurveda market has touched one lakh crorerupees mark in the country.

Atal Pension Yojana subscriber count cross 3.30cr mark; 28 lakh new additions in FY22:PFRDA The number of subscribers of the government's

Atal Pension Yojana (APY) crossed 3.30crore-mark.

The scheme was launched by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on May 9, 2015, primarilytargeting those working in the unorganisedsector. Any citizen having a savings accountwith a bank or post office in the age group of18-40 years can join the scheme.

A guaranteed pension scheme of thegovernment, APY ensures Rs 1,000 to Rs5,000 per month pension, depending upon thecontribution made, to a subscriber from theretirement age of 60 years.

Public sector banks accounted for the highestnumber of APY subscribers at over 2.33 crore,as per PFRDA data.

It was followed by regional rural banks (61.32lakh), private banks (20.64 lakh), small financebanks and payment banks combined (10.78lakh), Department of Posts (3.40 lakh) andcooperative banks (84,627).

Among the states, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, WestBengal, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, AndhraPradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,Rajasthan, Gujarat and Odisha are in the topleague.

PFRDA said nearly 78 per cent of thesubscribers have opted for the Rs 1,000pension plan while around 14 per cent for theRs 5,000 pension plan.

Around 44 per cent are female subscribers andabout 44 per cent subscribers getting enrolledare very young and belong to the age-group of18-25 years.

The regulator also said it has taken APYCitizen Charter in 13 regional languages forexpanding the outreach.

Govt introduces rules for calculating taxableinterest on PF contributions beyond specifiedlimits Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has

issued rules for calculating taxable interest oncontribution to provident fund beyond Rs 2.5lakh for cases where employer is contributing,and Rs 5 lakh where employer isn'tcontributing.

Two separate accounts within the PF accountwill have to be maintained during 2021-22, andonwards, for segregating the taxable and non-taxable contributions made.

Taxable contribution account will be theaggregate of the contribution made by theperson beyond the threshold limit and interestaccrued on the contribution, minus anywithdrawals made.

On the other hand, non-taxable contributionswill be the aggregate of closing balance as ofMarch 31, 2021, contributions made by theaccount holder that are not included in taxablecontribution account and interest accured onthe total sum, minus any withdrawals.

The rules will come into effect from April 1,2022.

The government had in the Union Budget thisyear introduced the provision to tax interestincome on contributions above Rs 2.5 lakh ayear.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman thenraised the limit on the annual contribution toprovident fund accounts for tax-free interest toRs 5 lakh from Rs 2.5 lakh for funds wherethere is no contribution by the employer.

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The higher limit of Rs 5 lakh on providentfund contributions will largely benefitgovernment employees as it’s available in

those cases where the employer is not makinga contribution.

INTERNATIONAL NEWSChina carried out its first trial run of the China-Myanmar land trade route. China carried out its first trial run of a new

land trade route between China and Myanmar. A cargo of around 60 containers has been sent

by road from Yangon to Chin Shwe Haw aspart of trial run of the China-Myanmar landtrade route.

World's largest plant to capture CO2 from airstarts in Iceland World's largest plant designed to suck carbon

dioxide (CO2) out of the air and turning it intorock started commenced its operation inIceland

The plan is named as Orca or orka meaningenergy.

It has been developed by Swiss startupClimeworks AG and Icelandic carbon storagefirm Carbfix.

It can suck out up to 4,000 tonnes of CO2 peryear.

El Salvador became 1st country to adopt bitcoinas legal tender El Salvador President Nayib Bukele plans to

introduce a law that will make it the world’sfirst sovereign nation to adopt bitcoin as legaltender.

This law will mandate Bitcoin to be acceptableas a valid payment by all establishments,except those that do not have the technicalwherewithal to do so.

The move will put the digital currency thatdoes not answer to any government monetarypolicies on the same footing as the country’sprimary currency, United States dollar.

China successfully launched Earth observationsatellite ‘Gaofen-5 02’. China has successfully launched a new Earth

observation satellite ‘Gaofen-5 02’. It has beenlaunched to monitor environmentalprotection efforts and natural resources. The satellite has been launchedthe Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center inShanxi province from a Long March 4Ccarrier rocket.Taliban announces caretaker govt inAfghanistan; Mullah Hasan Akhund tobe acting PM The Taliban group has announcedits caretaker government in Afghanistan.The all-male interim cabinet will beheaded by Mullah Hasan Akhund as actingPrime Minister. Akhund belongs to Kandahar andled the group’s leadership council, whichdirected insurgent attacks against theUnited States and allied forces during

nearly 20 years of war. Reclusive Taliban chief Hibatullah

Akhundzada will be the Supreme leader of thegovernment.

Cuba becomes first country to start vaccinationof toddlers against Covid-19.Cuba has become the first country in the world tostart the vaccination of toddlers against the Covid-19 virus. It has started vaccination of childrenbetween the age group of 2 to 12 years.IAEA signed deal with Iran for monitoringnuclear programme. IAEA, the Union atomic watchdog, has signed

an agreement with Iran to monitor nuclearprogramme.

Iran has allowed International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) inspectors to replace thecameras' memory cards that were installed forthe monitoring nuclear sites.

In 2015, a landmark deal was agreed betweenIran and world powers for a jointComprehensive Plan of Action. Iran had

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agreed to restrict its nuclear activities inexchange for lifting sanctions.

Britain begins world's largest blood testcampaign to detect 50 types of cancer. The National Health Service of Britain has

started the world's biggest campaign of Galleriblood tests to detect 50 types of cancer beforesymptoms appear.

Earlier diagnosis of cancers can save the livesof many patients. NHS will recruit 1.4 Lakhvolunteers for this project.

South Korea becomes 8th country to fireballistic missile from submarine South Korea joined an exclusive club last

week, becoming only the eighth country tosuccessfully test-fire a submarine-launchedballistic missile (SLBM).

South Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile(SLBM) from a submarine, Yonhap becomingthe first country without nuclear weapons todevelop such a capability.

SLBMs have been developed by seven othercountries, including the United States, Russia,China, Britain, France, India, and North Korea.

Statue of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamotounveiled in Hungary Hungary has unveiled the statue of Bitcoin

founder Satoshi Nakamoto. The imposingbronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’scapital, Budapest.

This is the first such statue across the world topay homage to the creator of Bitcoin digitalcurrency. It has been constructed in a businesspark near the Danube River in Budapest.

Somalia hosts first public film-screening in 30years Somalia hosted its first public film-screening

in 30 years that raises hopes of a culturalrevival in the war-ravaged country.

Two short films by Somali director IbrahimC.M. were shown at National Theatre inMogadishu, where heavy security was in place.

North Korea tests fire hypersonic missile“Hwasong-8” North Korea successfully tested a new

hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8, in a bidto increase the nation’s capabilities for self-defence.

The missile was one of the five most importantnew weapons systems laid out by North Koreain the five-year military development plan.

Algeria becomes the last country to scrap theusage of leaded petrol. Algeria has officially announced to end the

usage of leaded petrol. The decision finallyended the era of leaded petrol from the world.

The UN has warned that the leaded petrolusage has a catastrophic effect on humans and

the environment. It had urged nations to stopthe use of leaded petrol.

Austria was the first to ban the Petroleumcontaining lead for road vehicles in 1989. TheUK banned leaded petrol in 2000.

India began phasing out leaded petrol in 1994and completely switched to unleaded petrol bythe early 2000s.

In 2002, UNEP had launched a campaignnamed Partnership for Clean Fuels andVehicles (PCFV) against leaded petrol.

Sri Lanka declares food Emergency as forexcrisis worsensSri Lankan President declared food Emergency asprivate banks run out of foreign exchange tofinance imports.The Sri Lankan government has allowed officials toseize food stocks held by traders and arrest peoplewho hoard essential food.BRICS bank NDB admits UAE, Uruguay,Bangladesh as new members The New Development Bank (NDB) set up by

the BRICS group of nations has admitted theUnited Arab Emirates, Uruguay andBangladesh as the first batch of new membersas part of its expansion drive.

Launched in 2015 by Brazil, Russia, India,China and South Africa (BRICS), a group ofmajor emerging economies, the Shanghai-headquartered bank mobilises resources forinfrastructure and sustainable developmentprojects in their respective countries and otherdeveloping nations, complementing theexisting efforts of multilateral and regionalfinancial institutions for global growth anddevelopment.

NDB has an authorised capital of USD 100billion, which is open for subscription bymembers of the United Nations.

NDB President is Marcos Prado Troyjo.Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and SouthAfrica launch CBDC Scheme Central banks in Australia, Singapore,

Malaysia and South Africa have launcheddigital currencies (CBDC) scheme.

It is a cross border payments trial that usesdifferent central bank digital currencies(CBDC) in order to assess if this allowstransactions to be settled in a cheap and easymanner.

Many govt and central banks are exploring theuse of CBDCs.

This latest project aims to develop prototypeshared platforms for cross-border transactionsusing multiple CBDCs.

Egypt is hosting 'Bright Star' joint military drill. Egypt is hosting the 'Bright Star' joint military

drill. It is being held on the Mohamed Naguibmilitary base near the Mediterranean Sea.

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It is one of the largest and most importantworld military drills. Twenty-one countries areparticipating in this joint military drill.

India to be the first Asian Country to launch aplastics pact World-Wide Fund for Nature-India and the

Confederation of Indian Industry have joinedhands to develop a platform to promote acircular system for plastics.

The new platform called, the ‘India PlasticPact,’ was launched by British HighCommissioner to India, Alexander Ellis.

The pact works to create a world where Plasticis respected and does not contaminate theenvironment.

India generates 9.46 million tonnes of plasticwaste annually, of which 40% is not collected.

Nigeria to partner with Bitt Inc to launch‘eNaira’ digital currency Nigeria will work with Bitt Inc as a technical

partner in its bid to launch its owncryptocurrency, the “eNaira“, the Central Banksaid. eNaira is expected to be unveiled beforethe end of 2021.

The Central Bank announced plans to launchits own digital currency later this year afterNigeria barred banks and financial institutionsfrom dealing in or facilitating transactions incryptocurrencies in February.

WHO, Germany open Hub for Pandemic andEpidemic Intelligence in Berlin The World Health Organization opened a

center in Berlin, where information can beshared to help prepare the world for the nextglobal health crisis.

The center, known as the Hub for Pandemicand Epidemic Intelligence, will gather datafrom around the world and share itinternationally in a stepped-up effort to allowthe health authorities to recognize trends indiseases as they happen, and develop newanalytic and modeling tools to use that data inestablishing strategies to battle outbreaks.

Canada’s Burnaby city to observe GauriLankesh Day on September 5 Burnaby, a city in Canada, has declared

September 5 as Gauri Lankesh Day,commemorating the slain activist’s life on herdeath anniversary.

The decision was taken during the BurnabyCity Council meeting on August 30 and aproclamation, signed by city mayor MikeHurley, was published on the official websitesubsequently.

Gauri Lankesh, a journalist-turned-activist,was shot dead outside her home inRajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru, byunidentified men on September 5, 2017. The

55-year-old was an open critic of the Hindutvapolitics in the state.

The UK, US and Australia announce a trilateralsecurity partnership named AUKUS The Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

and Australia along with the President of theUS have announced a new trilateral defencepartnership called 'AUKUS' with a vision for asafer and more secure Indo-Pacific.

The first project of 'AUKUS' will be to helpAustralia acquire a nuclear-poweredconventionally-armed submarine fleet. Thethree heads of state reaffirmed their intentionto continue to work with their allies andgroupings in tandem with 'AUKUS'.

Iran becomes 9th member of the ShanghaiCooperation Organisation Iran was officially admitted as a full member

of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO). The decision to admit Iran as a fullmember was declared in the 21st summit of theSCO leaders in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

At the end of the 21st Summit of the ShanghaiCooperation Organisation (SCO), the leadersof the eight main members of the organisationagreed to change the membership of theIslamic Republic of Iran from an observermember to a full member and signed therelevant documents.

SCO Headquarters: Beijing, China SCO Secretary-General: Vladimir Norov SCO Founded: 15 June 2001 SCO Permanent Members: China, Russia,

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,Kyrgyzstan India, Pakistan and Iran

WHO revised air quality guidelines for the firsttime after more than 15 years. The World Health Organization has revised air

quality guidelines for the first time since 2005. Under the new guidelines, WHO has lowered

acceptable thresholds for several pollutants,including PM 2.5. Now, PM 2.5 concentrationsmust remain below 15µg/m³.

According to the new limits, average annualPM2.5 concentrations should not be higherthan 5 micrograms per cubic meter.

India continues to remain one of the mostpolluted countries in the world. Air pollutionhas become the main threat to health in manycountries.

The average concentration of PM2.5 in 2020 inNew Delhi was 17 times higher than therecommended levels. The pollution level isalso higher than the recommended levels inMumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata.

Air pollution kills at least 7 million peopleprematurely each year. The revised guidelinesencourage countries to slash fossil fuelemissions.

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These guidelines are not legally binding oncountries. The reduced level of air pollutionwill improve the health of people.

Bangladesh govt to set up e-commerceregulatory body

Bangladesh govt will set up an e-commerceregulatory body to monitor the sector properly.

The step has been taken after major e-commerce company of Bangladesh allegedlycheated consumers worth hundreds of crores.

RECENT APP ANDSCHEME LAUNCHED

Ayush Ministry launched ‘Y-Break’ app topromote Yoga among professionals The Ministry of AYUSH has developed

a yoga protocol that will helpprofessionals de-stress and regain focuswhile synchronizing with their dailywork routine.

The five-minute protocol comprisesasanas, pranayama, and dhyana. It willbe available through the ‘Y-Break’ app.

‘Y-Break’ app has been launched byAyush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on1 September.

The Morarji Desai National Institute ofYoga (MDNIY) and several otherinstitutes have played a key role in thedevelopment of the ‘Y-Break’ app.

Union Minister launches e-GOPALA webversion Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal

Husbandry, and Dairying, Parshottam Rupalahas launched E-GOPALA web version to aiddairy farmers

It has been developed by National DairyDevelopment Board (NDDB)

Along with this, i-MAP web portal has alsobeen launched that provides real-timeinformation to dairy farmers for betterproductivity of dairy animals.

This portal will facilitate real time checking ofcoverage and progress of various projects andgovernment schemes.

‘AYUSH AAPKE DWAR’ campaign launchedby Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. ‘AYUSH AAPKE DWAR’ campaign was

launched by Union Minister SarbanandaSonowal from Mumbai on 03 September.

The Minister launched a campaign bydistributing medicinal plant saplings tocitizens.

As part of the campaign, National MedicinalPlants Board (NMPB) distributed medicinalsaplings and Central Council for Research inAyurvedic Science (CCRA), Ministry of

Ayush distributed Ayurvedic medicines to thepublic.

'Bujurgon ki Baat–Desh Ke Saath’ programmelaunched by Union Minister of Culture ShriKishan Reddy Gangapuram. 'Bujurgon ki Baat–Desh Ke Saath’ programme

launched by Union Minister of Culture ShriKishan Reddy Gangapuram.

The programme aims at enhancing theinteraction between the youth and the elderpersons who are 95 years and above.

The Minister also launched the book “GitaGovinda: Jaydeva’s Divine Odyssey” byDr.Utpal K. Banerjee and also an exhibition on“Gita Govinda”.

PMGDISHA campaign for 100 percent digitalliteracy in Digital Villages launched The Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta

Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) drive for 100% DigitalLiteracy of all digital villages has beenlaunched under PMGDISHA scheme, aflagship Digital Literacy scheme of theGovernment for rural areas.

Under the campaign, a three day certificationdrive for rural citizens especially women anddisadvantaged communities will be conducted.

Post that, a certification drive for PMGDISHAscheme will be conducted in a similar manner.

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Apart from this Common Service Center(CSC) also proposed to make all the DigitalVillages 100 percent Digital Literate.

About PMGDISHA Programme Envisages to make six crore persons in rural

areas, across States/UTs, digitally literate,reaching to around 40% of rural households bycovering one member from every householdwhere there is no digitally literate person.

Digitally literate persons: Digitally literatepersons would be able to operatecomputers/digital access devices (like tablets,smart phones, etc.), send and receive emails,browse internet, access Government Services,search for information, undertaking cashlesstransactions, etc. and hence use IT to activelyparticipate in the process of nation building.

Nitin Gadkari launches AI-powered road safetyproject ‘iRASTE’ Union Minister for Road Transport, Nitin

Gadkari launched ‘iRASTE’, an ArtificialIntelligence-powered project. The project aimsto help reduce road accidents, understand thefactors responsible for these events and comeup with solutions to mitigate them. iRASTEstands for Intelligent Solutions for Road Safetythrough Technology and Engineering.

The project has been launched on a pilot basisin Nagpur, Maharashtra with the aim ofreducing accidents by 50 per cent in the city.

The project is launched jointly by the Centre,Intel, INAI, IIIT-Hyderabad, CSIR-CRRI(Central Road Research Institute), Mahindra &Mahindra and Nagpur Municipal Corporation(NMC).

The main focus of the project will focus onvehicle safety, mobility analysis and roadinfrastructure safety to move towards a ‘VisionZero’ accident scenario.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh launchescountrywide free Telemedicine Consultationcum drugs facility

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on 17 sept 2021launched a countrywide free telemedicineconsultation cum drugs facility.

The Minister also announced that “JIGYASA”,a student- scientist connect programme will beextended to cover schools in over 700 districtsof India within one year.

The programme jointly executed withKendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is currentlyoperational in 170 districts of the country.

The countrywide free telemedicine facility willovercome the problems of accessibility,availability and affordability.

Lok Sabha Speaker Launches ‘NIDHI 2.0’scheme The Speaker of Lok Sabha, Om Birla has

inaugurated the NIDHI 2.0 (NationalIntegrated Database of Hospitality Industry)scheme, during an event organised by theMinistry of Tourism, on the occasion of 2021World Tourism Day.

The NIDHI 2.0 database will have moreinclusivity, by not only includingaccommodation units, but also travel agents,tour operators, & others.

The NIDHI scheme was launched by theMinistry of Tourism to facilitate thedigitalization of the tourism sector andpromote ease of doing business for thehospitality & tourism sector, by encouragingall accommodation units to register themselveson the platform to become part of thehospitality industry.

As a part of the occasion, the Ministry ofTourism signed an MoU with the UnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP) andThe Responsible Tourism Society of India(RTSOI) to actively promote and support‘sustainability initiatives’ in the tourism sectorof each other.

INTERNATIONAL ANDNATIONAL SUMMIT

QUAD Summit The first physical summit of QUAD consisting

USA, India, Japan & Australia was hosted byUSA in September 2021.

PM Modi addressed plenary session of SCOmeeting at Dushanbe

Prime Minister Modi led the Indian delegationand virtually addressed the plenary session ofthe Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)summit in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe.

The 21st meeting of the SCO Council of Headsof State was held in a hybrid format. At

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Dushanbe, India will was represented byExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO): It was formed in 2001 by leaders of six

nations. Currently, it has nine members. India, Pakistan,Iran, China, Kazakhstan,

Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, andUzbekistan.

It is headquartered in Beijing, China. Vladimir Norov is the current

Secretary- General of SCOIndia to host first Global BuddhistConference in November. India will host the first edition of

the ‘Global Buddhist Conferencein November 2021. The firstaward in Buddhist Studies will bealso conferred in November.

The theme of the conference willbe ‘Buddhism in Literature’. Itwill be organized under theoverall framework of the Ministryof Tourism.

World Economic Forum to host next annualmeeting in Davos in Jan 2022 Next annual meeting of the World Economic

Forum (WEF) will be held in Davos,Switzerland in January 2022.

It will be the first major in-personcongregation of the world leaders in almosttwo years since the deadliest pandemic hit theworld.

The theme of the Summit will be the ‘WorkingTogether, Restoring Trust’.

ECI organizes National Conference onAccessible Elections Election Commission of India has organized

virtual National Conference on AccessibleElections 2021 to assess present accessibilitypolicies and discuss strategies for addressingbarriers to enhance participation in electoralprocess

During conference, crossing Barriers-Accessibility Initiatives 2021 was alsolaunched

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri leaddelegation to Russia to participate in the 6thEEF Summit in Vladivostok Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri leads

delegation to Russia from 1-5 September 2021to participate in the 6th Eastern EconomicForum (EEF) Summit in Vladivostok.

PM Modi will virtually address the PlenarySession of the EEF Summit. Mr. VladimirPutin, the President of Russia will also bepresent in the session.

Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) is aninternational forum. It is held each year since

2015 in Vladivostok, Russia for the purpose ofencouraging foreign investment in the RussianFar East.

India hosts 8th meeting of agriculture experts ofBIMSTEC nations India hosted the 8th Meeting of Agriculture

Experts of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC) Countries virtually. Dr TrilochanMohapatra, Director General of Indian Council

of Agricultural Research chaired the daylongmeeting.

During the meeting, Dr Mohapatra highlightedthe UN Food System Summit 2021 and thetransformations that are happening in theagriculture and food systems globally.

India hosted International Climate Summit 2021 India will host a key summit s part of the

International Climate Summit (ICS) 2021, aninitiative by the PHD Chamber of Commerceand Industry’s environment committee.

The ICS has partnered with Invest India for theevent. The special focus of the summit will beon ‘Powering India’s Hydrogen Ecosystem’.

PM Modi chaired 13th BRICS Summit. PM Modi chaired 13th BRICS Summit on 09

September 2021 in a virtual format. The theme for the Summit is ‘BRICS@15:

Intra-BRICS cooperation for continuity,consolidation and consensus’.

President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro; Presidentof Russia, Vladimir Putin; President of China,Xi Jinping; and President of South Africa,Cyril Ramaphosa attended the meeting.

PM Modi chaired BRICS Summit for thesecond time. He had earlier chaired the GoaSummit in 2016.

2021 BRICS summit is 13th BRICS Summit.India hosted BRICS Summit for the third timeafter 2012 and 2016.

BRICS: It was formalised as BRIC (Brazil, Russia,

India, China) in September 2006. First BRICSummit was held in Russia on 16 June 2009.

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South Africa became a full member inSeptember 2010 and the group was renamed asBRICS.

India to host G-20 summit in 2023. India will host the G20 leaders’ summit for the

first time in 2023. India will take the G20 presidency from

December 1, 2022. India will be part of the G20 Troika

(preceding, current, and incoming G20Presidencies) from December 1, 2021, tillNovember 30, 2024.

Union Minister for Commerce and IndustryPiyush Goyal has been appointed as India’sSherpa for the G20.

The next G20 Summit will be organized fromOctober 30 to 31 under the Italian presidency.Indonesia will host the G-20 summit in 2022and Brazil will host in 2024.G20 summit in 2021 ItalyG20 summit in 2022 IndonesiaG20 summit in 2023 IndiaG20 summit in 2024 Brazil

Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-21)was held in Hawaii Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021 (PACS-

21) was held in Hawaii at Joint Base PearlHarbor-Hickam from August 30 to September2, 2021.

Theme of PACS 21: Enduring Cooperationtowards Regional Stability

It provided an opportunity for enhancingmutual understanding and deepening ofrelationships among participating nations.

Participants of PACS-21 included Air Chiefsof countries in Indo-Pacific region.

From India, Air Chief Marshal RKSBhadauria, attended PACS-21.

A two-day conference of Tourism and CultureMinisters of North Eastern States begins inGuwahati. A two-day conference of Tourism and Culture

Ministers of North Eastern States has beenstarted in Guwahati.

The main objective of this conference is todiscuss the development of tourism and issuesrelated to connectivity in the North EasternRegion.

Union Minister of Tourism G. Kishan Reddysaid that the government has approved 16projects in the North-Eastern region under theSwadesh Darshan Scheme.

Amit Shah addresses first ‘National CooperativeConference’Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation,Amit Shah has inaugurated and addressed the first-ever National Cooperative Conference (SehkaritaSammelan) at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium inNew Delhi. The minister outlined the government’svision and roadmap for the development of theCooperative sector.PM Modi addresses 76th UNGA in New York Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has

addressed the 76th session of the UnitedNations General Assembly (UNGA), in NewYork.

The theme of the 2021 UN General Assemblysession was ‘building resilience through hope –to recover from Covid-19, rebuild sustainably,respond to the needs of the planet, respect therights of people, and revitalise the UnitedNations.

BILATRAL AND MOUSoft skills training programme for womenentrepreneurs in Bangladesh launched by India. India has launched Soft skills training

programme for women entrepreneurs inBangladesh.

The year-long programme has been launchedby the High Commission of India inassociation with the ICT Ministry ofBangladesh and Women & E-commerce andSilkOak global limited.

Over 700 women entrepreneurs have alreadyregistered for the training programme, whichwill be run in hybrid mode with physicalworkshops and virtual learning elements.

High Commissioner of India to BangladeshVikram Doraiswami announced that High

Commission of India will support theestablishment of the ‘Ishwara ChandraVidyasagar’ Library by ‘Women & E-commerce’ at their premises.

India-US hold bilateral 2+2 intersessionalmeeting. India and United States organized a bilateral

2+2 intersessional meeting in Washington on 1September 2021.

In this meeting, both countries reviewed theprogress made since the last 2+2 MinisterialDialogue held in October 2020.

The Indian delegation was led by Vani Raoand Somnath Ghosh while the U.S. delegationwas led by Dr. Ely Ratner and Ervin Massinga.

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India and Nepal signed a memorandum ofunderstanding for the reconstruction of projectsdamaged by 2015 earthquake. India and Nepal signed a pact to reconstruct 14

cultural heritage projects and 103 healthprojects damaged by the 2015earthquake across the variousdistricts in Nepal.

These projects will bereconstructed at a cost of 420 croreNepalese Rupees. Thereconstruction projects will beimplemented by Central LevelProject Implementation Unit(Building).

The MoU has been signed betweenauthority the Indian Embassy andthe Central Level ProjectImplementation Unit (Building) ofthe National ReconstructionAuthority.

India, UK Agree on $1.2 Billion Investment inGreen Projects and Renewable Energy India and the UK agreed on a USD 1.2 billion

investment in green projects and renewableenergy to boost India’s green growth ambitionsat the 11th India-UK Economic and FinancialDialogue between Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman and her British counterpart RishiSunak, driving forward the bilateral agenda ofan Enhanced Trade Partnership.

This includes a USD 1 billion investment fromCDC, the UK’s development financeinstitution in green projects in India, jointinvestments by both governments to supportcompanies working on innovative green techsolutions, and a new USD 200 million privateand multilateral investment into the joint GreenGrowth Equity Fund which invests in Indianrenewable energy.

First India–Japan High Level Policy Dialogueheld on 7th September. First India–Japan High Level Policy Dialogue

was organized on 7th September 2021. It was held between Bhupender Yadav, Union

Minister of Environment, and Mr. KOIZUMIShinjiro, Minister of the Environment ofJapan.Both leaders discussed the issues relatedto Air Pollution, Sustainable Technologies,Transports, Climate Change, Marine Litter,Fluorocarbons, etc.

All India Institute of Ayurveda signs MoU withWestern Sydney University Australia to appointan Academic Chair in Ayurveda. All India Institute of Ayurveda has signed

MoU with Western Sydney UniversityAustralia to appoint an Academic Chair inAyurveda.The Ayurveda Academic Chair willbe established at Western Sydney University’s

NICM Health Research Institute with tenurefor a period of three years.

All India Institute of Ayurveda comes underAYUSH Ministry. It is located in New Delhi.Professor Tanuja Nesari is its Director.

Cabinet approved pact between Russia andIndia for cooperation in the field of geosciences. The Cabinet has approved the signing of an

MoU between Russia and India for cooperationin the field of geosciences.

The MoU has been signed between the JointStock Company Rosgeologia of Russianfederation and the Geological Survey of India(GSI).

‘Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind’ jointlylaunched by India and Denmark.‘Centre of Excellence on Offshore Wind’ has beenjointly launched by India and Denmark as part ofGreen Strategic Partnership.India and Australia to hold first 2+2 MinisterialDialogue. India will host the first-ever 2+2 Ministerial

Dialogue with Australia. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and

Defence Minister Peter Dutton will meet withIndian External Affairs Minister (EAM) SJaishankar and Defence Minister RajnathSingh.

Both countries’ leaders will discuss bilateral,regional, and global issues of mutual interest.Both sides will also discuss the ways to boostcooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

Recently, India and Australia conducted thefourth edition of the bilateral exercise‘AUSINDEX’. Australia also participated inMalabar Exercise.

India also hold 2-2 Ministerial format meetingswith the USA and Japan.

India and US launch the Climate Action andFinance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD). India and the US launched the “Climate Action

and Finance Mobilization Dialogue(CAFMD)”. It is part of the India-U.S. Climateand Clean Energy Agenda 2030 partnership.

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It has been launched by the Union Minister ofEnvironment Bhupender Yadav and JohnKerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy forClimate (SPEC).

India has already achieved the target of 100GW renewable energy. India has set a newambitious target of achieving 450GWrenewable energy by 2030.

India and Portugal Ink Pact on Recruitment ofIndian Workers The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an

agreement between India and Portugal on therecruitment of Indian citizens to work in thatEuropean country.

The agreement would set an institutionalmechanism for partnership and cooperationbetween India and Portugal on sending andaccepting Indian workers.

India and Australia hold first Joint WorkingGroup meeting on Coal and Mines. India and Australia hold the first Joint

Working Group (JWG) meeting on Coal andMines.

Additional secretary in Ministry of Coal VinodKumar Tiwari represented the Indian sidewhile Paul Trotman lead the Australian side.

MoU for enhancing export potential ofAyurvedic and other Indian traditionalmedicine products signed between India andUSA. MoU for enhancing export potential of

Ayurvedic and other Indian traditionalmedicine products has been signed betweenIndia and USA.

Pharmacopoeia Commission for IndianMedicine and Homoeopathy and the AmericanHerbal Pharmacopoeia, USA, has signed thisMoU.

Bangabandhu-Bapu digital exhibition opens inDhaka The Bangabandhu-Bapu digital exhibition was

opened for public viewing at the ShilpkalaAcademy in Dhaka.

The exhibition showcases in a thematic mannerthe lives of the Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman and Mahatma Gandhi.

The exhibition has been specially curated bythe two governments to commemorate theMujib Boarsho, the birth centenary of SheikhMujib and 150 years of the birth of MahatmaGandhi as well as the golden jubilee of India-Bangladesh bilateral relations.

IIIT-Bangalore, NPCI to offer advancedexecutive programme in cybersecurity The International Institute of Information

Technology (IIIT) Bangalore and NationalPayments Corporation of India (NPCI) willjointly offer an advanced executive program incybersecurity.

The programme has been designed for mid-level management professionals working inbanking, cybersecurity, and finance domainswho come with prior technical knowledge onthe basics of cybersecurity.

Nasscom CoE-IoT partners Taiwan-India AITechnology Innovation Research CentreNasscom Centre of Excellence for Internet ofThings (CoE-IoT) said it has signed an intent ofcooperation with Taiwan-India ArtificialIntelligence Technology Innovation ResearchCentre, Taiwan’s largest university and incubatorof startups under the National Chung ChengUniversity.CIL signs MoU with Assam Health Dept tostrengthen infrastructure Coal India Ltd or the CIL (under the Ministry

of Coal) signed an MoU with Department ofHealth & Family Welfare, Govt. of Assam tostrengthen the health infrastructure at SilcharMedical College & Hospital, Silchar, the onlyMedical College / Hospital in Barak ValleyRegion, Assam.

CIL will contribute Rs. 5 crores towardssetting up an ICU facility and medical gaspipeline in the Silchar Medical College &Hospital, benefitting more than 40 lakh peoplehere.

Coal India Ltd signs MoU with Dept of Sportsfor betterment of sports infrastructure Coal India Limited has signed an MoU with

Department of Sports in New Delhi forbetterment of sports infrastructure in thecountry.

Under the MoU, Coal India Limited, under itsCorporate Social Responsibility program willcontribute 75 crore rupees towards theNational Sports Development Fund.

DP World inks MoU with Tamil Nadu govt forRs 2,000-cr projects UAE-based DP World is investing around Rs

2,000 crore for establishing a slew of projectsin Tamil Nadu.

The projects include a container terminal, coldstorage and seafood processing zone, free tradezone with an integrated rail siding, minor portin the Eastern Coast of Tamil Nadu, inlandcontainer depots (ICDs) in Erode, Karur andTiruppur.

The projects are likely to create employmentfor 4,500 people including 1,500 direct and3,000 indirect.

Niti Aayog in tie-up with ISRO,CBSE launch‘Space Challenge’ Niti Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission in

collaboration with ISRO and CBSE haslaunched ‘Space Challenge’ for schoolstudents across India.

This challenge has been designed for all theschool students, mentors and teachers across

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the country who not only are associated withschools having Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL)labs but for all the non-ATL schools as well.

This is to ensure that students of classes 6 to 12are given an open platform where they caninnovate and enable themselves to solve digitalage space technology problems.

UNDP, HDFC and Greater Noida Authority inkpact for dry waste management facility The United Nations Development Programme

(UNDP), HDFC Bank and the Greater NoidaIndustrial Development Authority (GNIDA)inked a pact to set up a facility for to manageup to 300 metric tonnes of dry waste in the cityevery month.

The material recovery facility (MRF) inGreater Noida will come up at a cost of Rs 3crore and will be funded by the HDFC bankthrough its corporate social responsibilityprogramme Parivartan.

Vodafone Idea, Celltick join hands to deploypublic alert and warning system in AndhraPradeshVodafone Idea (Vi) said it has joined hands withCelltick, a provider of cell broadcast-basedproducts and public warning systems, to deploy anIntegrated Public Alert and Warning System(IPAWS) for the Andhra Pradesh State DisasterManagement Authority (APSDMA).NITI Aayog ties up with Byju’s to provide studymaterial to schools The NITI Aayog launched an initiative in

partnership with edutech giant BYJU’S, underwhich students of Classes 6-12 in governmentschools across 112 ‘Aspirational Districts’ willget free access to the company’s “premiumlearning resources”.

Under the initiative, BYJU’S will also provide“free” coaching classes to over 3,000“meritorious” students of Classes 11 and 12,offered by Aakash Institute, for engineeringand medical entrance examinations.

IRCTC partners with Cordelia Cruises for 1stindigenous luxury cruise liner Indian Railway Catering and Tourism

Corporation (IRCTC) in partnership withCordelia Cruises has launched India’s firstindigenous cruise liner.

It will take the passengers on-boards to touristdestinations like Goa, Diu, Kochi, theLakshadweep islands, and Sri Lanka.

Cruise will have its base from Mumbai, andwill sail to the Indian destinations only inPhase I

Phase II will start from May 2022, whose basewill be shifted to Chennai and it will sail to SriLanka

TRIFED signs MoU with Big Basket forpromotion and sale of products

Tribal Co-operative Marketing DevelopmentFederation of India (TRIFED) has signed MoUwith Big Basket for promotion and sale ofOrganics, natural Van Dhan products andTRIFOOD products.

Another MoU of TRIFED with PurtyAgrotechof Jharkhand will promote the art of growingpearls among other tribal entrepreneurs acrossIndia and tap the potential of this market.

Department of Food and Public Distribution(DFPD) signs MoU with CSC e-GovernanceServices India Limited Department of Food and Public Distribution

(DFPD) has signed MoU with CSC e-Governance Services India (CSC) to increasethe business opportunities and income of FairPrice Shops by way of delivery of CSCservices through interested Fair Price Shop(FPS) dealers.

CSC has been advised to identify feasibleactivities like Utility Bill payments, PANApplication, Passport Application, etc. tofacilitate the consumer and simultaneouslyprovide additional income to the FPSs.

Prasar Bharati and Sansad TV sign MoU foruplink of ‘Sansad TV’ in HDTV format. Prasar Bharati and Sansad TV have signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for theuplink of Sansad TV in HDTV format free ofcost in exchange for archival content of LSTVand RSTV.

Prasar Bharati will also carry Sansad TV-SD(Standard Definition) in its DD Free DishPlatform.

The decision to merge Lok Sabha TV (LSTV)and Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) channels wastaken in February 2021 and the merged entityhas been named Sansad TV.

Sansad TV will be telecast in both HDTV andSDTV formats as Sansad TV-HD (HighDefinition) and Sansad TV-SD (StandardDefinition).

NITI Aayog joins hands with Dassault Systemesto foster innovation and entrepreneurship. NITI Aayog joined hands with French tech

giant Dassault Systemes to promote innovationand entrepreneurship.

Under this initiative, selected Indian startupswill get access of the Dassault Systemes globalstart up ecosystem.

Dassault Systemes will provide support to AtalTinkering Labs, AIM incubators, AtalCommunity Innovation centers.

Recently, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) haslaunched the third series of the ‘StudentEntrepreneurship Program’ (SEP 3.0) inassociation with the Dassault SystemesFoundation.

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ICRISAT signs MoU with UNWFP MoU onnutrition and food security United Nations World Food Programme

(WFP) has signed MoU with InternationalCrops Research Institute for the Semi-AridTropics (ICRISAT) to improve food, nutritionsecurity and livelihoods in India against theimpacts of climate change.

WFP and ICRISAT will work jointly topromote research, advocacy, raising awarenesson traditional nutritious crops, undertakingfood and nutritional security analysis andadaptation strategies, etc.

UNWFP HQs: Rome, ItalyIGL and SDMC ink MoU to establish Waste toEnergy Plant Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) has signed

MoU with South Delhi Municipal Corporation(SDMC) to establish waste to energy plant inDelhi to convert Municipal Solid Waste intoCompressed Biogas (CBG) for use as fuel forrunning vehicles

The agreement was signed as a part ofextension of Sustainable Alternative TowardsAffordable Transportation (SATAT) scheme.

AWARDLarsen & Toubro and Powergrid Wins thePrestigious global ATD Best Award The Association for Talent Development

(ATD) has honored 71 organizations fromaround the globe with 2021 BESTAwards. These are the only twocompanies from India in Top 20 of 2021BEST Award.

Larsen & Toubro Technology Serviceshas been awarded with the “Associationfor Talent Development (ATD) 2021BEST Award”, securing the first rankfrom 71 organisations globally.

Apart from this, Power Grid Corporationof India Limited (POWERGRID), aMaharatna CPSU under Ministry ofPower, Government of India has also won the2021 BEST Award, placed at 8th position.

Ayaan Shankta conferred the 2021 InternationalYoung Eco-Hero award.Environmental activist, Ayaan Shankta, has beenconferred the 2021 International Young Eco-Heroaward for his efforts to solve environmentalproblems.He got third place in the 8-14 agecategory for his project for the conservation andrehabilitation of Powai Lake.Delhi Airport won CII National Energy Leaderaward Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL)

has won CII ‘National Energy Leader’ and‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards atNational Award ceremony for ‘Excellence inEnergy Management’

The ceremony has been organised byConfederation of Indian Industry (CII) - GreenBusiness Centre (GBC) during 22nd edition of‘Energy Efficiency Summit’

Ayaan Shankta named as 2021 InternationalYoung Eco-Hero

Mumbai teen Ayaan Shankta (12 years) hasbeen named as the 2021 International YoungEco-Hero for his project Conservation andRehabilitation of Powai Lake.

He is one of the 25 young environmentalactivists from across the world honoured as2021 International Young Eco-Hero by ActionFor Nature (AFN).

Author Namita Gokhale honoured with 7thYamin Hazarika Woman of Substance Award Prolific writer and Festival Director, Namita

Gokhale will be awarded the Seventh YaminHazarika Woman of Substance Award 2021.

The annual award honours Yamin Hazarika,the first woman from Northeast India to beselected for DANIPS, a federal police servicethat administered Delhi and the UnionTerritories in 1977.

Shailendra Singh wins global award in turtleconservationIndian biologist Shailendra Singh has been awardedthe Behler Turtle Conservation Award for bringing

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three critically endangered turtle conservationspecies back from the brink of extinction.British writer Susanna Clarke wins Women'sPrize for Fiction.British writer Susanna Clarke has won ‘Women'sPrize for Fiction’ for her novel Piranesi.Women'sPrize for Fiction was founded in 1996. It is given tofemale English-language writers.ICRISAT wins Africa Food Prize 2021 forTropical Legumes Project. International Crops Research Institute for the

Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has won AfricaFood Prize 2021 for Tropical Legumes Projectthat has improved food security across 13countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

The institute was awarded at Africa Forum forGreen Revolution 2021 Summit in Nairobi.

ICRISAT director-general, Dr Jacquelined’Arros Hughes, accepted the award virtually.The award carries US $1, 00,000 prize money.

International Crops Research Institute for theSemi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) isheadquartered at Patancheru on the outskirts ofHyderabad.

Dorje Angchuk A Ladakh-based engineer, Dorje Angchuk, has

become the first Indian to be inducted as anHonorary Member of the InternationalAstronomical Union.

He along with ten other people around theworld are included as an Honorary Member ofthe International Astronomical Union.

Dorje Angchuk is the Engineer in charge atIndian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle,Ladakh.

International Astronomical Union (IAU): It was founded in 1919 to promote the science

of astronomy. It has more than 13000 individual members

and 82 national members, including India. Current President: Debra M. Elmegreen Headquarters: Paris, FranceDr. Firdousi Qadri conferred with RamonMagsaysay Award 2021. The Ramon Magsaysay Award awardees'

names have been announced for the year 2021. Dr. Firdousi Qadri of Bangladesh, Muhammad

Amjad Saqib of Pakistan, an environmentalistRoberto Ballon of the Philippines, Americancitizen Steven Munsi and Indonesianorganization WatchDoc have received RamonMagsaysay award for the year 2021.

Dr. Firdousi Qadri has been awarded fordeveloping an affordable oral cholera vaccineand the typhoid conjugate vaccine for adults,children, and infants.

Muhammad Amjad Saqib of Pakistan hasdeveloped a first-of-its-kind interest-and-collateral-free microfinance programme. He

created the largest microfinance institution ofPakistan.

Steven Munsi, a US citizen, has beenrecognized for humanitarian work. He hasdedicated his life to assisting refugees, andpeace building in Asia.

Roberto Ballon from the Philippines has beenawarded for efforts to revive the fishingindustry by creating sustainable marineecosystem.

Watchdoc, Indonesia, has been awarded for itsinvestigative journalism, documentary film-making, and use of digital technology.

Ramon Magsaysay Award: It is the highest honor in Asia and is

considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize. The award is given annually to individuals or

organizations in the Asia region forphilanthropy and social service.

It was established in 1957 in memory ofRamon Magsaysay, the third President of thePhilippines.

Vinoba Bhave of India was among the firstfive individuals to receive the RamonMagsaysay Award in 1958.

Alejandro Prieto wins Bird Photographer of theYear 2021 Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto has

won the Bird Photographer of the Year award2021.

His photo features a roadrunner at a newsection of the border wall between Mexico andthe USA.His image also won Gold Award inthe Birds in the Environment category.

His photo was selected from more than 22,000submissions by photographers from around theworld.

SJVN has been awarded with Dun & Bradstreet– Corporate Award 2021. In the category of Best Growth Performance-

Power, Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) hasbeen conferred with the Dun & Bradstreet –Corporate Award 2021.

The award has been presented during a virtualconference titled India’s Top 500 Companies2021.

Dun & Bradstreet – Corporate Award 2021. It is given to companies for their role as key

contributors in India's economic growth. The awards were presented across 37

categories, including sectoral performance andtheme-based categories.

Some Important winners are:

Award CategoryAward

WinnersBest GrowthPerformance

Food &Beverages

Tata ConsumerProductsLimited

Best Growth Banks Bandhan Bank

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Performance LimitedBest GrowthPerformance

Power SJVN Limited

Best GrowthPerformance

Software BPMCoforgeLimited

Best GrowthPerformance

Chemicals Deepak NitriteLimited

Odisha-born neurosurgeon first Indian to getprestigious AANS award Odisha-born neurosurgeon Basant Kumar

Misra has received the ‘International LifetimeAchievement Award in Neurosurgery’conferred by the American Association ofNeurological Surgeons (AANS). He is the firstIndian to get this honour.

The award is actually a recognition of the highquality medical care in India in the field ofneurosurgery.

Super 30’s Anand Kumar conferred with SwamiBrahmanand Award 2021Mathematician Anand Kumar was conferred withthe Swami Brahmanand Award 2021 for hiscontribution in the field of education through his‘Super 30’ initiative, which preparesunderprivileged students for the IIT entrance exam.“Rajbhasha Keerthi Puraskar” award conferredto National Mineral Development Ltd (NMDC). The prestigious “Rajbhasha Keerthi Puraskar”

award has been conferred to National MineralDevelopment Ltd (NMDC).

National Mineral Development Ltd. (NMDC)received the prize in the category ofUndertakings situated in the “C” region for theyear 2019-20.

For the year 2020-21, Visakhapatnam Steelplant received the ‘Rajbhasha KeertiPuraskar’-FIRST PRIZE for effectiveimplementation of Official Language Hindi.

UNESCO Literacy Prize awarded to NIOS forInnovation in EducationThe National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)of India won the prestigious UNESCO King SejongLiteracy Prize 2021 for ‘enabling education ofpersons with disabilities through technology-enabled inclusive learning materials, with a specificfocus on Indian Sign language-based content’ in anaward function organised at UNESCO’s New Delhioffice.Gujarat Nurse Bhanumati Gheewala to getFlorence Nightingale Award for service amidCOVIDThe Florence Nightingale Award will be given to anurse, Bhanumati Gheewala, from Sir SayajiraoGeneral Hospital.The Florence Nightingale Awardis given by the Indian Nursing Council. This is astatutory agency under the Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare, to recognise the contributions ofhealthcare workers.73rd Emmy award 2021 announced

The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards ceremonywas held on September 19, 2021, in LosAngeles, California.

The award honoured the best in U.S. primetime television programming from June 1,2020, until May 31, 2021, as chosen by theAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The 73rd edition of the Television Academy’stop honours is being hosted by Cedric theEntertainer on CBS.

Here are some winners of the 2021 EmmyAwards: Outstanding Drama Series: The Crown Outstanding Comedy Series: Ted Lasso Outstanding Variety Talk Show: Last Week

Tonight with John Oliver Outstanding Limited Series: The Queen’s

Gambit Outstanding Actor (Comedy): Jason Sudeikis –

Ted Lasso Outstanding Actor (Drama): Josh O’Connor Outstanding Actress–Comedy: Jean Smart

(Hacks) Outstanding Actress–Drama: Olivia Colman

(The Crown)Government e Marketplace (GeM) wins CIPSExcellence in Procurement Awards 2021 (CIPSAwards). Government e Marketplace (GeM) has won

CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards 2021(CIPS Awards) in "Best Use of DigitalTechnology" category.

GeM won the award after competing withbiggest and best names in procurement acrossthe public and private sector globally,including GEP, Jaguar Land Rover, RoyalDutch Shell, Vendigital and Shell.

Bangladeshi Fairooz Faizah Beether gets 2021Changemaker Award Bangladesh’s Fairooz Faizah Beether has been

chosen for 2021 Changemaker Award for herwork promoting good health and well-being

Fairooz Faizah is the Co-founder of MonerSchool which is an anonymous online platformactive in mental health

Changemaker Award is a part of GoalkeepersGlobal Goals award instituted by Bill andMelinda Gates Foundation towards attainingSustainable Development Goals

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has been chosenfor 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award

Bangladesh’s PM Hasina receives SDG ProgressawardPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been conferredwith the SDG Progress award for Bangladesh’ssteady progress in achieving the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) by the UN-sponsoredSustainable Development Solutions Network(SDSN).

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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka bags GlobalGoalkeeper Award 2021 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

announced its annual Goalkeepers ‘GlobalGoals Awards’ 2021, as part of its annualGoalkeepers campaign. Goalkeepers is thefoundation’s campaign to accelerate progresstowards the Sustainable Development Goals(Global Goals).

The 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award: PhumzileMlambo-Ngcuka, former United Nationsunder-secretary-general and executive directorof UN Women.

The 2021 Progress Award: Jenifer Colpas fromColombia, for her work which centres aroundimproving access to clean water and sanitation.

The 2021 Campaign Award: Satta Sheriff ofLiberia, for her work promoting genderequality.

2021 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar winnersannounced Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for science and

technology 2021, were announced during the80th foundation day of the Council forScientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Every year, CSIR presents this award toscientists below 45 years of age for theircontributions in biology, chemistry,mathematics, physics, medicine, engineeringand earth, atmosphere, ocean and planetarysciences. The award comprises a cash prize ofRs 5 lakh.

Biological Sciences category:Dr Amit Singh, department of microbiology andcell biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Dr Arun Kumar Shukla, department of

biological sciences and bioengineering, IndianInstitute of Technology Kanpur.

Chemical sciences category: Two researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru

Centre for Advanced Scientific Research,Bengaluru, Dr Kanishka Biswas from theInternational Centre of Materials Science andDr T Govindaraju, from the Bio-organic

Chemistry Laboratory, announced asrecipients.

Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and PlanetarySciences category: Dr Binoy Kumar Saikia from Coal and Energy

Research Group, CSIR North East Institute ofScience and Technology, Jorhat, was namedrecipient.

Engineering sciences category: Dr Debdeep Mukhopadhyay, Department of

Computer Science and Engineering, IndianInstitute of Technology Kharagpur, receivedthe award under the engineering sciencescategory.

Mathematical sciences category: Dr Anish Ghosh, school of mathematics, Tata

Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Dr Saket Saurabh, The Institute of

Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, wereannounced winners.

Medical sciences: Dr Jeemon Panniyammakal, Achutha Menon

Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree ChitraTirunal Institute for Medical Sciences andTechnology, Thiruvananthapuram.

Dr Rohit Srivastava, department of biosciencesand bioengineering, Indian Institute ofTechnology Bombay.

Physical sciences: Dr Kanak Saha, from Pune’s Inter-University

Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics,received the award for physical sciences.

Yemeni humanitarian organization wins NansenRefugee Award 2021 A humanitarian organization from Yemen has

been declared as the winner of the 2021UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.

The organisation named “Jeel AlbenaAssociation for Humanitarian Development”,founded in 2017 by Ameen Jubran has won theprestigious honour to support and provide alifeline to tens of thousands of Yemenis peopledisplaced by the country’s conflict.

PERSON IN NEWSNine New Supreme Court Judges takes oath Chief Justice of India N V Ramana

administered the oath of nine new judges,including 3 women judges, took oath asSupreme Court judges

With the swearing-in of the nine new judges,total strength of Supreme Court has increasedto 33, including the CJI.

Total sanctioned strength Supreme Court: 34. The nine new judges are: Abhay Shreeniwas

Oka, Vikram Nath, Jitendra KumarMaheshwari, Hima Kohli, B V Nagarathna, CT Ravikumar, M M Sundresh, Bela M Trivedi,P S Narasimha.

President appointed new governors in fourstates.

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President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed newgovernors in four states.

Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd) has been appointedas the Governor of Uttarakhand after BabyRani Maurya resigned from the post.

Banwarilal Purohit has been appointed asGovernor of Punjab. Earlier, he was holdingthe additional charge of the Governor ofPunjab with Tamil Nadu.

Governor of Assam Prof. Jagdish Mukhi hasbeen given the additional charge of Governorof Nagaland.

Nagaland Governor RN Ravi has beenappointed as Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Governor StateLt Gen Gurmit Singh (retd) UttarakhandBanwarilal Purohit PunjabProf. Jagdish Mukhi NagalandRN Ravi Tamil NaduJustice M. Venugopal

Justice M Venugopal hasbeen appointed as the actingChairperson of the NationalCompany Law AppellateTribunal (NCLAT).National Company LawAppellate Tribunal(NCLAT): It was constituted

under the Companies Act, 2013. It hears the appeals against the orders of the

National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) andorders passed by the Competition Commissionof India (CCI).

It also hears the appeals against the ordersissued by the Insolvency and BankruptcyBoard of India.

UN chief appoints Kailash Satyarthi as SDGAdvocate Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has

been appointed by UN Secretary-GeneralAntonio

Guterres as aSustainable

DevelopmentGoals (SDG)Advocate inthe 76th UN

GeneralAssembly.

Guterres appointed Satyarthi, STEM activistValentina Munoz Rabanal, Microsoft PresidentBrad Smith and K-pop superstarsBLACKPINK as new SDG Advocates. Withthis, the UN now has total of 16 SDGAdvocates.

Rajnish Kumar Ex-SBI chief Rajnish Kumarhas been appointed by

Hongkong and ShanghaiBanking Corporation (HSBC)Asia as an independent director.

Pankaj KumarSingh

Pankaj Kumar Singh hasassumed charge as 29thDirector General (DG) of theBorder Security Force (BSF)

Sanjay Arora Sanjay Arora has taken over asnew DG of Indo-TibetanBorder Police (ITBP).

J B Mohapatra Appointments Committee ofthe Cabinet has approved theappointment of JagannathBidyadhar Mohapatra (J BMohapatra) as Chairman of theCentral Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT).

P.P.KRamacharyulu

M Venkaiah Naidu hasappointed Dr. ParasaramPattabhi Kesava Ramacharyuluas the new Secretary-General ofthe Rajya Sabha.

Mirabai Chanu Adidas has roped in MirabaiChanu as the face of its 'Stay inPlay' campaign for its latestproduct innovation designed tokeep more menstruating womenin sports.

Yoshihide Suga Yoshihide Suga will resignfrom the post of Japan's PrimeMinister. He has announcedthat he would not seek re-election as ruling-party leader.

Vartika Shukla Vartika Shukla took charge asthe 1st woman Chairperson andMD of Engineers India Ltd.

Suman Sharma Suman Sharma (IRS officer of1990 batch) has been appointedas the Managing Director (MD)of Solar Energy Corporation ofIndia (SECI).

Cyrus Poncha Cyrus Poncha has beenunanimously elected as Vice-President of the Asian SquashFederation (ASF), during the41st annual general meeting ofASF.

SanjeebChaudhuri

The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has approved theappointment of SanjeebChaudhuri as the part-timechairman of the IDFC FIRSTBank Limited.

Atul Bhatt Atul Bhatt has been appointedas chairman and managingdirector (CMD) ofdisinvestment-owned steelcompany Rashtriya IspatNigam Ltd (RINL).

Rani Rampal Equitas Small Finance Bank

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has appointed women hockeyplayer, Rani Rampal, andcricketer Smriti Mandhana asbrand ambassadors.

LovlinaBorgohain

Lovlina Borgohain has beennamed brand ambassador ofSamagra Shiksha Abhiyan,Assam.

HarshaBhupendraBangari

Harsha Bhupendra Bangari hasbeen appointed as MD ofExport-Import Bank of India(EXIM Bank).

Baby RaniMaurya

Uttarakhand Governor BabyRani Maurya has submitted herresignation to President RamNath Kovind.

S.L. Tripathy S.L.Tripathy has beenappointed as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director(CMD) of United IndiaInsurance Company Limited(UIICL).

S Ramesh S Ramesh appointed as MD ofBharat Petro Resources Limited

V Ramakrishna V Ramakrishna Gupta has beenappointed as the Director(Finance) of Bharat PetroleumCorporation Limited (BPCL)by Appointments Committee ofthe Cabinet (ACC).

HarshaBhupendraBangari

Harsha Bhupendra Bangari hasbeen appointed as the newManaging Director (MD) ofExport-Import Bank of India(EXIM Bank).

Sardar IqbalSingh Lalpura

Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpuratook charge as the Chairman,National Commission forMinorities in the presence ofMinority Affairs MinisterMukhtar Abbas Naqvi in NewDelhi.

Vijay Rupani Gujarat Chief Minister VijayRupani resigned from the CMpost.

AzizAkhannouch

King Mohammed VI ofMorocco has appointed AzizAkhannouch of the liberalNational Rally of Independents(RNI) party as Prime Ministerand asked him to form agovernment.

Bhupendra Patel Bhupendra Patel has beenelected as new Chief Ministerof Gujarat .

Jim Lanzone Jim Lanzone has beenappointed as the new ChiefExecutive Officer of Yahoo.

G.C. Murmu The Comptroller and Auditor

General of India (CAG) G.C.Murmu has been elected aschairman of the Assembly ofthe Asian Organisation ofSupreme Audit Institutions(ASOSAI) for the period 2024-27.

G.S. Pannu The Central Government hasappointed G.S. Pannu asPresident of the Income TaxAppellate Tribunal.

Rajnish Kumar The Andhra Pradeshgovernment has appointedRajnish Kumar as its economicadvisor.

AG Thankappan AG Thankappan has beenappointed as the Chairman ofSpices Board, Kochi, by theAppointments Committee ofthe Cabinet (ACC) for a periodof three years.

Kriti Sanon The American watches andaccessories firm, Fossil, hasappointed Indian Bollywoodactor Kriti Sanon as its newestcelebrity brand ambassador inIndia.

V R Chaudhari Air Marshal Vivek RamChaudhari has been appointedas the next Chief of the AirStaff (CoAS), with effect from1st October 2021. He willsucceed incumbent Air ChiefMarshal RKS Bhadauria,whose tenure will come to endon September 30, 2021

Rahul Dravid The Real estate companyPiramal Realty appoints RahulDravid as brand ambassador

Pawan KumarGoenka

Pawan Kumar Goenka has beendesignated as the chairperson ofIndian National SpacePromotion AuthorizationCentre (In-Space)

Charanjit SinghChanni

Charanjit Singh Channi hasbecome the first Dalit and 16thChief Minister of Punjab.15thChief Minister of Punjab,Captain Amarinder Singh hadresigned on 18 September.

Raja RandhirSingh

India’s Raja Randhir Singh hastaken over as acting presidentof the Olympic Council of Asiaafter Sheikh Ahmad Al-FahadAl-Sabah, former President,appeals a guilty verdict in aSwiss forgery trial.

Amit Saxena Global Deputy CTO of StateBank of India, Amit Saxena hasjoined RBI Innovation Hub as

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the Chief Technology Officer(CTO).

Alka NangiaArora

Indian Defence AccountsService (IDAS) officer AlkaNangia Arora has assumed theadditional charge of the post ofChairman and ManagingDirector (CMD) of NationalSmall Industries CorporationLtd (NSIC).

Justice InduMalhotra

The Delhi and District CricketAssociation (DDCA) appointedJustice Indu Malhotra, formerjudge of the Supreme Court ofIndia, as the Ombudsman cumEthics Officer.

Virat Kohli Hyperice said Indian cricketerVirat Kohli has partnered withthe global wellness brand as an‘athlete-investor’ and brandambassador.

JoshnaChinappa

Japanese sports major, ASICShas announced Indian squashplayer Joshna Chinappa as theirnew brand athlete.

Rajiv Aggarwal Facebook India has appointedformer Uber executive RajivAggarwal as the Director ofPublic Policy.

Justin Trudeau Canada Prime Minister JustinTrudeau has won the third termto serve as the PM of thecountry, after his party won the2021 parliamentary elections onSeptember 20, 2021.

Ranveer Singh The National BasketballAssociation (NBA) has namedBollywood actor Ranveer Singhas its brand ambassador forIndia.

Magnus Carlsen The financial servicescompany, Mastercard Inc. hasnamed Magnus Carlsen, thehighest-rated chess player of all

time, as its global brandambassador.

Fumio Kishida Japan’s former ForeignMinister, Fumio Kishida haswon the ruling party’sleadership election, virtuallyensuring that he will becomethe country’s next primeminister.

CKRanganathan

CK Ranganathan has beenappointed president of All IndiaManagement Association(AIMA) for a period of oneyear till the NationalManagement Convention isheld in September 2022.

Aveek Sarkar Aveek Sarkar, the EditorEmeritus and Vice Chairman ofthe Ananda Bazar Group ofPublications, was re-electedChairman of Press Trust ofIndia (PTI), the country’slargest premier news agency.

Gordon Brown The WHO announced theappointment of The Rt HonGordon Brown, former PrimeMinister of the UnitedKingdom, as WHOAmbassador for Global HealthFinancing.

DebabrataMukherje

Debabrata Mukherjee has beenelected as the chairman of theAudit Bureau of Circulations(ABC) for the year 2021-2022

RN Ravi The government of Indiaaccepts RN Ravi’s resignationas interlocutor for Naga peacetalks. Ravi has negotiated forseveral years with keyinsurgent groups for the signingof the Naga Peace Accord.

Rajiv Bansal Rajiv Bansal appointed asSecretary in the Ministry ofCivil Aviation.

SPORTSIndia at Tokyo Paralympics India scripted history at Tokyo Paralympics

2020 with its best-ever medal tally of 19medals, which includes five gold medals, eightsilver medals, and six bronze medals. TheIndian gold medalists at Tokyo Paralympicsinclude shooter Avani Lekhara, javelin thrower

Sumit Antil, shooter Manish Narwal andshuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Krishna Nagar.Out of a total of 162 nations, India havefinished 24th in the overall medal tally, whileits accomplishment of 19 medals is ranked20th based on the number of medals.

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Avani Lekhara has become the 1st Indianwomen to win two Paralympic medals at asingle edition of the Paralympics.She hadbecome the first Indian woman to win gold inwomen’s 10m Air Rifle Standing (SH1) eventat the ongoing Paralympics.Avani Lekharawon a bronze medal in women’s 50m Rifle 3Positions (SH1) event.

Event Sportsperson Medal

Women's 10m airrifle standing SH1event

Avani Lekhara Gold

F64 Javelin Throw Sumit Antil Gold

Badminton men’ssingles SL3 Pramod Bhagat

Gold

P4 mixed 50m airpistol SH1

Manish Narwal Gold

Badminton men'ssingles SH6 -final

Krishna Nagar Gold

Class 4 TableTennis

Bhavina Patel Silver

Badminton men'ssingles SL4 event

Suhas Yathiraj Silver

T64 High Jump Praveen Kumar Silver

T42 High JumpMariyappanThangavelu

Silver

F46 Javelin ThrowDevendra

JhajhariaSilver

F56 Discus ThrowYogeshKathuniya

Silver

T-47 High Jump Nishad Kumar Silver

P4 mixed 50m airpistol SH1

Singhraj Adana Silver

F46 Javelin ThrowSundar SinghGurjar

Bronze

Men's 10m airpistol SH1

SinghrajAdhana

Bronze

T42 High Jump Sharad Kumar Bronze

R8 Women's 50mRifle 3P SH1

Avani Lekhara Bronze

Men’s individualrecurve archery

Harvinder Singh Bronze

Badminton men’ssingles SL3

Manoj Sarkar Bronze

Harvinder Singh wins India's first ever archerymedal in the Paralympics.

Harvinder Singh has won India's first-everarchery medal in the Paralympics.

Harvinder has won the Bronze medal in themen's individual recurve archery event at theongoing Tokyo Paralympics. He defeated KimMin Su of Korea.

Pramod Bhagat wins first ever badminton goldfor India Pramod Bhagat

has won Men’sSingles SL3eventbadminton goldmedal match at2020 TokyoParalympics.

He defeatedDaniell Bethe of Great Britain.

He is one of the best para-shuttlers of Indiawith 45 international medals under his belt.

This is India’s first medal in badminton at theParalympics Games.

Suhas Yathiraj becomes first IAS officer to winParalympic medal India's Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj won silver

medal of badminton SL4 category at 2020Tokyo Paralympics.

He lost gold medal match to the top seededLucas Mazur of France.

Suhas is currently the District Magistrate ofNoida and became the first-ever IAS officer towin a medal at the Paralympics.

IOC suspends North Korea until end of 2022after it failed to send a team to Tokyo Games The International Olympic Committee (IOC)

has suspended North Korea until the end of2022 after it failed to send a team to the TokyoGames. The suspension means the country willmiss out on the Beijing Winter Games.

North Korea did not send a delegation to theTokyo Games, saying it wanted to protect itsathletes from Covid-19.

Bumrah breaks Kapil Dev’s record, becomesfastest Indian pacer to pick 100 Test wickets

Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacerto reach 100 wickets in the longest format ofthe game. Bu mrah achieved the feat in theongoing fourth Test against England when he

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removed Ollie Pope for 2 in the second sessionof the final day.

With Pope’s wicket, Bumrah broke formerIndian skipper Kapil Dev’s record. Kapil Devhad taken 25 Tests to reach 100 wickets whileBumrah achieved the milestone in his 24thgame.

US Open Grand Slam title Daniil Medvedev of Russia has won the US

Open Men’s Grand Slam title by defeatingNovak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. It is his firstgrand slam trophy.

In the women’s category, Emma Raducanudefeated Leylah Fernandez by 6-4, 6-3 to winthe women’s Singles title at US Open Tennis.She has become the first British woman to winthe title in the last 53 years.

Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram won the men’sdoubles title at US Open.

Australian Sam Stosur and Zhang Shuai ofChina won the women’s doubles title at USOpen.

Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga announcesretirement from all forms of cricket. Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga has

announced retirement from all forms ofcricket.

He had retired from Test cricket in 2011 andODI cricket in July 2019 but was yet to quitfrom T20I. Now, he has announced retirementfrom T20I also.

ICC Rankings: Shafali Verma Retains Number1 Spot in T20I Batting RankingsIndian teen star Shafali Verma maintained hernumber one position among women’s T20 batterswhile New Zealand’s Sophie Devine is the newjoint top-ranked all-rounder in the latest ICCrankings issued.India’s Jeev Milkha Singh becomes first golferin world to be granted 10-year Dubai GoldenVisaStar Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh has becomethe first professional golfer in the world to receivethe prestigious 10-year Dubai Golden Visa inrecognition of his outstanding achievements in thesport.Pankaj Advani wins Asian SnookerChampionship for second time. Indian snooker Pankaj Advani has won the

Asian Snooker Championship in Doha bydefeating Amir Sarkhosh of Iran.

He became the only player who won the titlesin all forms of billiards, snooker, 6Reds, and10Reds competitions.

Pankaj Advani has won the Asian SnookerChampionship for the second time. Earlier, hehad won the Asian Championship in 2019.

Asian Games 2022 will feature 8 esports titles asmedal events

The 2022 Asian Games is set to be held inHangzhou, China and will mark the 19thanniversary of the event. The Olympic Council ofAsia revealed that eight esports titles will maketheir debut at the Asian Games.The eight esportstitles included in the 2022 Asian Games are Arenaof Valor, Dota 2, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, EASports FIFA, Hearthstone, League of Legends,PUBG Mobile, and Street Fighter V.ICC women’s ODI rankings India skipper Mithali Raj and South Africa

opener batswomen Lizelle Lee jointly take firstposition in the latest ICC women’s ODIrankings.

Indian teen star Shafali Verma held on to hertop rank in the T20 rankings.

R. Raja Rithvik becomes India’s 70th ChessGrandmasterR Raja Rithvik (17 years) from Warangal hasbecome India’s 70th and newest chess Grandmaster(GM).He has achieved his third and final norm at FirstSaturday Chess Tournaments in Budapest,Hungary, to enter the GM club.Odisha to host junior men’s World Cup Hockeyin November.

The junior men’s World Cup Hockey will beorganized in Bhubaneswar from the 24thNovember 5th December 2021.

16 co untries will take part in this event and itwill be organized in the Kalinga stadium. ChiefMinister Naveen Patnaik unveiled the logo andtrophy for the tournament.

Earlier, Odisha had hosted the 2018 men’shockey world cup.

Harmilan Kaur sets national record in 1500mNational Open ChampionshipPunjab's Harmilan Kaur Bains sets a new nationalrecord the 1,500 metres on the second day of the60th National Open Athletics Championships inJawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Telangana.Pankaj Advani wins his 24th world title in DohaStar Indian cueist Pankaj Advani has grabbed his24th World title when he triumphed at the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup with a victory overPakistan’s Babar Masih in the final.Beijing 2022 Launches Official Slogan:“Together for a Shared Future”

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The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unveiled itsofficial motto, “Together for a Shared Future”,during a ceremony at the city’s Capital Museum.Sania Mirza & Zhang Shuai Win Ostrava OpenWTA Doubles TitleIndia’s Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner ZhangShuai won the women’s doubles title in thewomen’s doubles final at the Ostrava Open inOstrava, Czech Republic.US beats Europe Won Ryder Cup golftournament The United States has clinched the 2021 Ryder

Cup after rookie Collin Morikawa secured thefinal half-point to get to a 19-9 victory, whichis the largest margin of victory in Ryder Cuphistory since the 28-point format came about.

It’s the first time since 1979 and 1983 thatTeam USA won back-to-back home RyderCups after winning in 2016 at Hazeltine. TheAmericans lost in 2018 in France and seven ofthe last 10 Ryder Cups against Europe, so adominant 2021 victory could change the tide inthe rivalry.

Rohit Sharma first to score 1,000 runs againstone team in IPLRohit Sharma became the first batter in the IndianPremier League (IPL) history to score 1000 runsagainst a single team during Mumbai Indians’ (MI)contest against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at theSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.India claims three silver medals at 2021 ArcheryWorld Championships Team India archers settled for three silver

medals at 2021 World Archery Championshipsheld in Yankton, US from 20th to 26thSeptember 2021

Three silver medals were won in Women’sCompound Individual, Women’s CompoundTeam and Compound Mixed Teamcompetitions.

Silver Medal won by India: Women’s Compound Individual: Jyothi

Surekha Vennam Women’s Compound Team: Jyothi Surekha

Vennam, Muskar Kirar, Priya Gurjar Compound Mixed Team: Abhishek Verma and

Jyothi Surekha VennamGM Iniyan wins Noisiel International Openchess tournamentIndian Grandmaster P Iniyan won the NoisielInternational Open 2021 Chess Tournament,scoring eight points from nine rounds in theClassical event after securing the top prize in theBlitz section.Stuart Binny Stuart Binny has announced

retirement from all forms ofCricket.

Dale Steyn South African cricketer DaleSteyn has announced hisretirement from all forms ofcricket with immediate effecton 31st August, 2021.

Max Verstappen Max Verstappen won DutchGrand Prix for Red Bull andtook the Formula Onechampionship lead fromLewis Hamilton.

Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo has won theFormula One Italian GrandPrix 2021 title held atAutodromo Nazionale Monzatrack, Italy.

GM D. Gukesh India’s D Gukesh won hissecond consecutivetournament of this month, theNorway Chess Open 2021Masters section.

Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton wins theRussian Grand Prix 2021

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYIIT Madras to Develop Online Marketplacecalled e-Source to Tackle e-Waste The Indian Institute of Technology Madras is

developing an online platform to tackle e-waste. Called e-Source, it will linkstakeholders in the formal and informaleconomy.

The Indo-German Centre for Sustainability(IGCS) is spearheading the initiative, whichaims to connect buyers and sellers of used andwaste electronic equipment.

The institute’s researchers, who are workingon a method to generate a $50 billion economyfrom e-waste, said the world is expected todouble the e-waste it has generated from thecurrent 56.3 million tonnes.

Urban Air Laboratory developed World’s first‘Plant based’ smart air-purifier. IIT Ropar’s incubated startup company, Urban

Air Laboratory, has developed the world’s first‘Plant based’ smart air purifier.

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The living-plant-based air purifier has beennamed “Ubreathe Life”. It will help in the airpurification of indoor space.

IISc, ISRO researchers develop device forbiological experiments in space. Researchers of the Indian Institute of Science

and the Indian Space Research Organizationhave jointly developed a self-contained deviceto cultivate microorganisms inspace.

It will help scientists to carryout biological experiments inouter space. It can be used totrack the growth of bacterianamed Sporosarcina pasteurii inspace.

India’s first building made of bio-bricks opened at IIT-Hyderabad. India’s first building made of

agro-waste bio-bricks has beeninaugurated at IIT-Hyderabad.It is a perfect example of‘Wealth from Waste’. Thesebio-bricks have been made of agriculturalwaste.

Hansa New Generation trainer aircraftdeveloped by CSIR-NAL makes maiden flight Hansa New Generation trainer aircraft

designed and developed by CSIR-NAL inBengaluru has successfully made its maidenflight.

The aircraft took off from HAL airport in thecity and flew at an altitude of 4000 feet andgained a speed of 80 knots before making asuccessful landing after about 20 minutes.

‘Medicines from the Sky’ project launched tosend medicines to Primary Health Care Centresusing drones Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya

Scindia has launched the Medicines from theSky project to send medicines to PrimaryHealth Care Centres using drones.

The project was launched at Vikarabad inTelangana. Drones carry a payload of vaccinesand other medicines to Public Health Centersunder the project.

The first sortie was carried out by a drone builtby SkyAir Mobility for its Consortium partnerBlue Dart Express and delivered a five-kg boxof vaccines to a community Health CareCenter located 3 kms away.

Atal Innovation Mission launched Spacechallenge in association with ISRO & CBSE. Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has launched

Space challenge in collaboration with theIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)and the Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE).

The challenge has been named ATL SpaceChallenge 2021. All school students areapplicable to take part in this challenge.

The challenge has been designed for all theschool students, mentors, and teachers acrossthe country.

It will give an opportunity for students ofclasses 6 to 12 to solve digital age space

technology problems. The ATL Space Challenge 2021 aligns with

the World Space Week 2021, which is beingcelebrated from 4 to 10 October.

The ATL Space Challenge 2021 has beenlaunched as part of the “Azadi Ka AmritMahotsav” initiatives.

Skyroot Aerospace becomes first privatecompany to formally enter into an agreementwith ISRO. Skyroot Aerospace has become the first private

company to formally enter into an agreementwith ISRO to use its expertise and access itsfacilities.

As per ISRO, the agreement will allow thecompany to use facilities at various ISROcentres and get technical expertise of ISRO fortesting their space launch vehicle systems andsubsystems.

IN-SPACe is the authorisation and regulatorybody to allow private players to undertakespace activities in India. It is under theDepartment of Space.

Skyroot Aerospace is a Hyderabad-based spacetechnology startup founded by former ISROscientists.

It is building Vikram series of rockets to carrysmall satellites into space. It has already testfired its solid propulsion rocket engine namedKalam-5.

IIT Bombay, IIA sign MoU to extend operationof telescope in Ladakh The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

signed an MoU with the Indian Institute ofAstrophysics (IIA) for extending the ongoingcollaboration for operations and scientific

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utilisation of the GROWTH-India Telescope inLadakh.

The GROWTH-India telescope was set upjointly by IIA and IIT Bombay under a projectsupported by DST-SERB and the Indo-USScience and Technology Forum, and becameoperational in 2018.

The Growth-India Telescope is a 0.7m wide-field telescope set up in Ladakh.It is thecountry’s first fully-robotic optical telescopeand one of the few such facilities presentoutside of Europe and the USA.

IIT-Bombay launches ‘Project Udaan’, thatenables translation of textbooks and other studymaterialWith an aim to break the language barrier thatmany students face when they join institutes ofhigher education, IIT-Bombay launched ‘ProjectUdaan’, that enables translation of textbooks andother study material related to engineering andother streams.SpaceX send four people to space under its first-ever tourism mission. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying

four people to Earth’s orbit. It is the firsttourism mission of SpaceX. The rocket hasbeen launched from NASA's Kennedy SpaceCenter in Florida.

The crew includes billionaire Jared Isaacman,Hayley Arceneux, Sian Proctor a geologist andcommunity college teacher and ChrisSembroski a Lockheed Martin employee.

The passengers will complete the entiremission in a capsule. The capsule has beendesigned and built under a contract withNASA.

Infosys launches Equinox platform to boostclients’ e-commerce sales

Infosys launched ‘Equinox’ platform to helpenterprises securely deliver hyper-segmented,personalized omnichannel commerceexperiences for B2B and B2C buyers.

The platform’s future-ready architecture offersunprecedented flexibility for enterprises topick and choose out-of-the-box microservicesand pre-built experiences to build curateddigital journeys that enhance their digitalcommerce or launch it grounds-up in a matterof weeks.

CSIR-CMERI developed a Solar DC CookingSystem to promote green & pollution free India. The CSIR-CMERI has developed a Solar DC

Cooking System to promote green & pollution-free India.

CSIR-CMERI handed over the newlydeveloped Solar DC Cooking System to theAsansol Braille Academy of West Bengal.ThisSolar DC Cooking Technology is a solarenergy-based cooking system. It is equippedwith a solar PV panel, charge controller,battery bank, and cooking oven.

Union Minister launches DD/AIR Transmittersat Hamboting La in Ladakh Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur

has launched 10 KW High Power Transmittersof Doordarshan and All India Radio atHamboting La near Kargil in Ladakh

The transmitters are the highest altitude TVand Radio transmitters in the country, locatedat the height of 4054 metres above the meansea level.

Transmitters at Leh are at the altitude of 3501metres.

Range of the transmitters is over 50 Kms inradius and will cover a population of about50,000 in Kargil.

DEFENCEIndian Navy participated with Algerian Navy inMaiden Maritime Partnership Exercise. Indian Navy and Algerian Navy have

participated in the Maiden MaritimePartnership Exercise near the Algerian coast.

INS Tabar participated from the Indian sidewhile ANS Ezzadjer took part in this exercisefrom the Algerian side.

Indian Army to participate in Exercise ZAPAD2021. The Indian Army contingent will participate in

a two-week multi-nation military exercisenamed 'ZAPAD 2021' at Nizhny in Russia.

ZAPAD 2021 is a 13-day exercise and will endon 16 September. Over a dozen nations willtake part in the 'Zapad' exercise, which willprimarily focus on anti-terror operations.

Indian Navy signed a contract with BEL forprocuring first indigenously developed NavalAnti Drone System (NADS). The Indian Navy has signed a contract with

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for thesupply of the first indigenously developedNaval Anti Drone System (NADS).

Naval Anti Drone System (NADS) has beendeveloped by the Defence Research and

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Development Organisation (DRDO) andmanufactured by BEL.

It uses Radar, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR)sensors, and radio frequency (RF) detectors todetect and jam the micro drones.

Indian Navy hands over two Mobile OxygenPlants to Bangladesh Indian Navy Offshore Patrol

Vessel, INS Savitridelivered two MobileOxygen Plants toBangladesh tosupport its effort tofight the COVID19.

Each of the MOPshas the capacity togenerate 960 litresof Oxygen perminute.

The MOPS have beendeveloped andmanufactured by DRDOin India.

India and United States signedProject Agreement for Unmanned AerialVehicle. Ministry of Defence and US Department of

Defence signed a Project Agreement (PA) forAir-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(ALUAV) under Defence Technology & TradeInitiative.

The Project Agreement (PA) has created ablueprint for cooperation between the US AirForce Research Laboratory (AFRL), the IndianAir Force, and the Defense Research andDevelopment Organization.

India and Singapore navies participated inmaritime bilateral exercise ‘SIMBEX’. The 28th edition of Singapore-India Maritime

Bilateral Exercise ‘SIMBEX’ concluded in theSouth China Sea.

INS Ranvijay, ASW Corvette INS Kiltan andGuided Missile Corvette INS Kora participatedin this exercise from the Indian side.

RSS Steadfast, one Victory Class MissileCorvette, RSS Vigour, and one Archer ClassSubmarine have represented the SingaporeNavy. Four F-16 fighter aircraft of Singaporealso participated in this exercise.

Indian Army to procure 100 'skystrikers'. Indian Army has signed a contract to procure

more than 100 explosive-laden drones or'SkyStrikers'.

These explosive-laden drones will bemanufactured in Bengaluru. It has a range ofaround 100km.

Alpha Design-led joint venture (JV) along withIsraeli firm Elbit Security Systems (ELSEC)would make and supply SkyStrikers.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh officiallyinducts MR-SAM into the Air Force in

Rajasthan. Defence Minister Rajnath

Singh officially inducted theMedium-Range Surface-to-Air

Missile (MR-SAM) AirDefence System into the Air

Force in Rajasthan. MR-SAM

defence system has arange of 70 kms. It can hitany aircraft, helicoptersand incoming missiles. It has a speed ofMach-2. It is developed

jointly by DefenceResearch and Development

Organisation (DRDO) andIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI)

in collaboration with the Indianindustry comprising of private and

public sectors including MSMEs.Biennial AUSINDEX maritime warfareexercises India and Australia participated in the fourth

iteration of the biennial maritime series'AUSINDEX'.

AUSINDEX 21 held between September 5-13and includes a contactless, COVIDSafeharbour phase in Darwin, followed by a seaphase in the North Australian Exercise Area.This is the first time AUSINDEX has beenheld in the Northern Territory, read theAustralian Department of Defence statement

India gets its first nuclear missile tracking ship‘INS Dhruv’.INS Dhruv has been inducted into the Indian Navy.It is India’s first nuclear missile tracking ship.It has been built by DRDO in collaboration with theNational Technical Research Organisation(NTRO).Indian Navy participated in maritimepartnership exercise with Sudanese Navy in RedSea. Indian Navy and Sudanese Navy took part in a

maritime partnership exercises in the Red Seaoff the Sudanese coast on 10 September.

INS Tabar and two Sudanese Navy ships-Almazz and Nimer- participated in thismaritime partnership exercise.

IIT Kanpur signs MoU with Indian Air Forcefor academic collaborationThe Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and theIndian Air Force have joined forces in their effortsto develop strong technologies in the field of

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Aerospace Technology, both academically and viaresearch.Indian military contingent participated inExercise SCO Peaceful Mission 2021.Indian military contingent participated in 6thedition of Exercise Shanghai CooperationOrganization (SCO) Peaceful Mission 2021 atOrenburg, Russia.The exercise aims to foster closerelations between SCO member states and toenhance the abilities of the military leaders tocommand multi-national military contingents.Indo-Nepal Joint Military Training ExerciseSurya Kiran will commence from 20 September. The 15th edition of Indo-Nepal Joint Military

Training Exercise Surya Kiran will commencefrom 20 September at Pithoragarh inUttarakhand.

An Infantry Battalion from Indian Army andan equivalent strength from Nepali Armywould participate in this military trainingexercise.

Indian & Indonesian Navy participate in 3rdedition of ‘Samudra Shakti’ The 3rd edition of Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra

Shakti’ heldfrom September 20 to Sep 22. Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt had

arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia in thepreparedness of this one of a kind exerciseaimed at improving bilateral ties between Indiaand Indonesia.

Government to procure 118 Main Battle TanksArjun Mk-1A for Army.Ministry of Defense will procure 118 Main BattleTanks, MBTs Arjun Mk-1A for the Indian Army.

Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi located in Chennaiwill supply these tanks.India Army to organise ‘Bijoya SanskritikMahotsav’ to mark golden jubilee of India-Pakwar. Indian Army will organize “Bijoya Sanskritik

Mahotsav” from 26 to 29 September inKolkata. It will be observed to mark the goldenjubilee of the India-Pak war 1971.

The event will be inaugurated by LieutenantGeneral Manoj Pande, Army Commander,Eastern Command.

Contract signed between Ministry of Defenceand Airbus Defence & Space, Spain. A contract has been signed between Ministry

of Defence and Airbus Defence & Space,Spain for acquisition of 56 C-295MWtransport aircraft for the Indian Air Force(IAF).

Defence Ministry also signed an OffsetContract with Airbus Defence and Space.

Out of 56, forty aircraft will be manufacturedin India by TATA Consortium. IndigenousElectronic Warfare Suite will be installed in all56 aircrafts.

DRDO conducts su ccessful maiden flight test ofAkash Prime Missile The Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO) has carried a successfulmaiden test flight of a new version of theAkash Missile named ‘Akash Prime’ fromIntegrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur,Odisha.

RANKING & ORDERAmul ranks 18th in Rabobank 2021 GlobalDairy Top 20 Report Amul has dropped two places to rank 18th in

the Rabobank’s 2021 Global Top 20 DairyCompanies list with annual turnover of $5.3billion

Amul was placed at 16th spot in 2020. French-based dairy company Lactalis has

topped the list as the world’s largest dairycompany with turnover of US $23.0 billion,followed by Nestle.

Rabobank’s Global Diary Top 20 Report isreleased annually to rank the dairy industryupon their sales data and financial statements.

University of Oxford remain on top in TimesWorld University Rankings 2022. The University of Oxford in the United

Kingdom has been ranked first in the Times

World University Rankings 2022. It has toppedthe ranking for the sixth consecutive year.

California Institute of Technology, HarvardUniversity, and Stanford University have beenranked second, third and fourth respectively inthe Times World University Rankings 2022.

IISc Bengaluru continues to be the highest-ranked Indian institution in the top 350.

India becomes third largest startup ecosystem inthe world India has emerged as the third largest startup

ecosystem in the world after the US and China. Over the last year, India has added three

unicorns every month taking the total count to51, ahead of the UK (32) and Germany (18).

A privately held startup company valued atover $1 billion is called a unicorn.

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The US tops the list with 396 unicorns, whileChina is at the second spot with 277, showeddata from Hurun Research Institute.

IIT Madras topped the National InstitutionalRanking Framework (NIRF) 2021 for thirdtime. IIT Madras has come at the first position in

OverallCategory aswell as inEngineering

for the thirdconsecutive

year.

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru hastopped the University as well as ResearchInstitution category introduced for the firsttime in India Rankings 2021.

IIM Ahmedabad has topped in Managementsubject. AIIMS, New Delhi has occupied thetop slot in Medical for the fourth consecutiveyear.

Jamia Hamdard has topped the list inPharmacy subject for the third consecutiveyear.

Miranda College has retained 1st positionamongst colleges for the fifth consecutive year.

National Law School of India University,Bangalore retains its first position in Law forthe fourth consecutive years.

India ranked 46th in Global Innovation Index2021 India has been ranked at 46th place in Global

Innovation Index (GII) 2021, that captures theinnovation ecosystem performance of 132economies and tracks the most recent globalinnovation trends.

Top performers: Switzerland, Sweden, U.S.,U.K. and Republic of Korea.

Global Innovation Index released by WorldIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

FSSAI’s 3rd State Food Safety Index 2021releasedUnion Minister for Health and Family Welfare,Mansukh Mandaviya has released the Food Safetyand Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s 3rdState Food Safety Index (SFSI) to measure theperformance of States across five parameters offood safety.The Minister felicitated nine leading States/UTsbased on the ranking for the year 2020-21 for theirimpressive performance. Larger States category :- Gujarat, Kerala,

Tamil Nadu Smaller States:Goa, Meghalaya, Manipur Among UTs:Jammu and Kashmir, Andaman

and Nicobar Islands, New Delhi.

BOOK & AUTHOR

‘Jungle Nama’ released by Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh’s “Jungle Nama” has now beenreleased as an audiobook with music and voiceof US-based Ali Sethi.

Jungle Nama evokes the wonder of theSundarban through its poetry, accompanied bystunning artwork by the renowned artistSalman Toor

BOOK AUTHORThe Long Game: How theChinese Negotiate with India

Vijay Gokhale

“The Fractured Himalaya” Nirupama Rao“The Battle of Rezang La” Kulpreet Yadav'Translating Myself andOthers'

Jhumpa Lahiri

“Human Rights and Terrorismin India”

SubramanianSwamy

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“The Three Khans: And theEmergence of New India”

Kaveree Bamzai

'Shining Sikh Youth of India' Dr PrabhleenSingh

400 Days Chetan Bhagat“A Rude Life: The Memoir” Vir Sanghvi‘Know Your Rights and ClaimThem: A Guide For Youth'

Angelina Jolie

DAY & DAYSWorld Coconut Day: 02 SeptemberThe theme for World Coconut Day 2021 is"Building a Safe Inclusive Resilient andSustainable Coconut Community Amid COVID-19Pandemic & Beyond".International Day of Charity: 5 SeptemberInternational Day of Charity is observed every yearon 5 September.It is observed to mark the death of Mother Teresa.She got Nobel Prize in 1979 for her work onpoverty.National Teachers’ Day: 5th SeptemberTeachers’ Day in India is observed every year on5th September to mark the birth anniversary of DrSarvepalli Radhakrishnan (second President ofIndia), who defined the role of the teacher assomeone who acts not only as an educator but alsoas a moral mentorFood Processing Week: 6-12 SeptemberMinistry of Food Processing Industries isorganizing Food Processing Week from 6th to 12thSeptember 2021 as part of the ‘Azadi Ka AmritMahotsav’ celebration.International Day of Clean Air for blue skies: 7SeptemberThe theme of this year’s International Day of CleanAir for blue skies is “Healthy Air, Healthy Planet”.International Literacy Day: 8 September The theme of International Literacy Day 2021

is ‘Literacy for a Human-centered Recovery:Narrowing the Digital Divide.’

Finland is the most literate country in theworld. Norway and Iceland are in the secondand third positions respectively.

India's literacy rate is at 75% and Kerala is themost literate state in India.

International Literacy Day: 8th SeptemberTheme of 55th International Literacy Day: Literacyfor a human-centred recovery: Narrowing thedigital divide.International Day to Protect Education fromAttack: 9th SeptemberWorld Electric Vehicle Day:September 9World Suicide Prevention Day is annuallyobserved on 10 September.This year, the theme of World Suicide PreventionDay is “Creating hope through action”.World First Aid Day: 11 September

National Forest Martyrs Day: 11 SeptemberTamilnadu CM declares Sept 11 as MahakaviDayTo commemorate the death anniversary of freedomfighter Subramania Bharati, Tamil Nadugovernment has declared September 11 as‘Mahakavi’ Day.International Day for South-South Cooperation:12 SeptemberHindi Day (Hindi Divas): 14 SeptemberOn 14 September 1949, the Constituent Assemblyadopted Hindi as the official language of the India.Engineer’s Day: 15 SeptemberEngineer’s Day is celebrated every year on 15September to commemorate the birth anniversaryof India’s greatest engineer Sir M Vishweshvaraya.International Day of Democracy: 15 SeptemberWorld Lymphoma Awareness Day: 15SeptemberWorld Ozone Day : 16 SeptemberTheme 2021: ‘Montreal Protocol – keeping us, ourfood and vaccines cool’.International Day for the Preservation of theOzone Layer: September 16This year’s theme is ‘Montreal Protocol – Keepingus, our food, and vaccines cool.’World Patient Safety Day is observed annuallyon 17 SeptemberThe theme for World Patient Safety Day 2021 is“Safe maternal and newborn care”.World Patient Safety Day September 17International Red Panda Day: 18 SeptemberEvery year, on the third Saturday of September, theInternational Red Panda Day is observed. Thisyear, the day will be observed on September 18.International Coastal Clean-Up DayThe International Coastal Cleanup Day istraditionally held on the third Saturday inSeptember. In 2021, the day is being held on 18September.This year theme for International Coastal CleanupDay 2021: “Keep trash in the bin and not in theocean””.International Equal Pay Day:September 18Theme of International Equal Pay Day 2021 is‘What’s your pay gap?’World Bamboo Day:18 SeptemberTheme: #PlantBamboo.

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World Water Monitoring Day:September 18The theme of World Water Day 2021 is valuingwater.International Week of Deaf People 2021:September 20 to 26 International Week of the Deaf (IWD) is

observed every year in the full week ending onthe last Sunday of September.

This year, IWD is being observed fromSeptember 20 to 26, 2021

Theme of IWD 2021 IWD: CelebratingThriving Deaf Communities

The day is an initiative of World Federation ofthe Deaf (WFD) and was first launched in1958 in Rome, Italy to commemorate themonth when the first World Congress of theWFD was held.

World Day of Deaf 2021: September 26.International Day of Peace: 21 SeptemberTheme 2021: Recovering Better for an Equitableand Sustainable World.World Alzheimer’s Day: 21st SeptemberThe theme for World Alzheimer Day 2021 is“Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer’s”.World Rhino Day: 22nd SeptemberInternational Day of Sign Languages: 23rdSeptemberIDSL Theme 2021: We Sign For Human Rights.World Pharmacist Day: 25th September2021 theme: “Pharmacy: Always trusted for yourhealth“.Antyodaya divas being Observed across Indiaon 25th SeptemberAntyodaya Diwas is celebrated every year on 25thSeptember to mark the birth anniversary of PanditDeendayal Upadhyaya.International Day for the Total Elimination ofNuclear Weapons: 26 SeptemberWorld Rivers Day 2021: 26 SeptemberThe theme for World Rivers Day 2021 is

“Waterways in our communities”World Environmental Health Day: 26SeptemberThe International Federation of EnvironmentalHealth (IFEH) declared to observe WorldEnvironmental Health Day on 26 September everyyear. The International Federation ofEnvironmental Health was established in 1986 andis based in London, England.International Day for the Total Elimination ofNuclear Weapons:26 SeptemberWorld Tourism Day: 27 SeptemberThe theme for World Tourism Day 2021 is“Tourism for Inclusive Growth”.World Rabies Day: 28 SeptemberThe theme for the WRD in 2021 is ‘Rabies: Facts,not Fear’.World Heart Day Observed On September 29The theme of World Heart Day is “Use Heart toConnect”.International Day of Awareness of Food Lossand Waste September 29The theme for 2021 is Stop food loss and waste.For the people. For the planet.International Translation Day: 30 SeptemberWorld Maritime Day 2021: 30 SeptemberThe theme of World Maritime Day 2021 is“Seafarers at the core of shipping’s future”.

OBITUARYVasoo Paranjape Former Indian cricketer and

renowned coach, VasudeoParanjape (82 years) passedaway in Mumbai, Maharashtradue to age related illness.

Sidharth Shukla Actor Sidharth Shukla (40)passed away due to a massiveheart attack. Well known forbeing the winner of popularreality show Bigg Boss 13,

Sidharth Shukla started hiscareer with the show Babul KaAangann Chootey Na.

Chandan Mitra Former Rajya Sabha MP andsenior journalist ChandanMitra died .

Jacques Rogge Jacques Rogge, the Olympicsailor and orthopedic surgeonfrom Belgium who led theInternational Olympic

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Committee as president for 12years, has died.

Jean-PierreAdams

Former France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams (73 years) passedaway

Rajni Kaul Rajni Kaul, a distinguishedbroadcaster who became thefirst woman to read a newsbulletin in Hindi on BBCnearly 60 years ago, passedaway in Faridabad.

Oscar Fernandes Former Union minister andsenior Congress leader OscarFernandes died at the age of80.

KM Roy Renowned Journalist KM Roypasses away

Aziz Hajini Noted writer and formersecretary of Jammu andKashmir Academy of Art,Culture and Languages AzizHajini passed away in Srinagarafter a brief illness.

ThanuPadmanabhan

Well-known theoreticalphysicist and cosmologistProfessor Thanu Padmanabhandied.

Jimmy Greaves Former England FootballerJimmy Greaves passes away

Narendra Giri President of the AkhilBharatiya Akhara Parishad,Mahant Narendra Giri haspassed away.

Ramanuj PrasadSingh

Former Hindi Newsreader ofAll India Radio RamanujPrasad Singh (86 years) passedaway in Gurugram

YS Dadwal Former Governor of ArunachalPradesh and Commissioner ofDelhi Police, Yudhvir SinghDadwal, has passed away.

Kamla Bhasin Noted women’s right activistand author Kamla Bhasinpasses away

MISCELLANEOUSPM Modi released a commemorative coin of Rs125 on the birth anniversary of SwamiPrabhupada. On the occasion of the 125th Birth

Anniversary of Srila Bhaktivedanta SwamiPrabhupada, Prime Minister Narendra Modireleased a special commemorative coin of 125rupees.

Swami Prabhupada founded the InternationalSociety for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)in 1966.

India Today Group launches Good News Today India Today Group has launched India’s first

and only good news channel, Good NewsToday (GNT) that recognizes that the newsdoesn't just have to mean bad news.

GNT follows the motto of Acchi Khabar,Sacchi Khabar this means true stories thatfoster goodwill and enrich the lives ofaudiences.

PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee, and AdarPoonawalla named among Time magazine's listof 100 most influential people Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and SerumInstitute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla havegot the place in the world's 100 mostinfluential people of 2021 by TIME magazine.

According to TIME magazine, Narendra Modiis the third most dominating leader of India’s

politics after Jawaharlal Nehru and IndiraGandhi.

Mamata Banerjee's profile says that she hasbecome the face of fierceness in Indianpolitics. Adar Poonawalla’s profile says that heis the head of the world’s largest vaccinemaker and his efforts could help in ending thisPandemic soon.

US President Joe Biden, Vice PresidentKamala Harris, Chinese President Xi Jinping,Prince Harry, Meghan, and former USPresident Donald Trump have also got a placein ‘The 100 Most Influential People of 2021’list.

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul GhaniBaradar has been also named in the list of the100 most influential people of 2021 by Timemagazine.

Union Minister Devusinh Chauhan launchescommemorative postal stamp in SrinagarIn the run up to the celebrations of 75th Azadi kaAmrit Mohatsav, Union Minister of State (MoS)for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan launcheda commemorative postal stamp in the honour ofRao Jaimal Rathore on his 515th birth anniversaryin Srinagar.Rathore was a Rajput warrior juicegeneral of Chittorgarh who put up a defiantresistance against the vast Mughal army during itssiege in 1567 to 1568.

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Indian Technical and Economic CooperationDayThe High Commission of India celebrated the 57thIndian Technical and Economic Cooperation(ITEC) day in Dhaka. ITEC day also observed inother countries.ITEC is a flagship programme ofthe Government of India. It was established in 1964to offer the benefit of India’s developmentexperience and appropriate technologies to thedeveloping countries.Geeta Samota becomes ‘Fastest Indian’ toSummit Two Peaks CISF official Geeta Samota became the

“fastest Indian” to summit two peaks located inAfrica and Russia.

Earlier this month, Sub Inspector GeetaSamota had scaled Mount Elbrus in Russia, thehighest peak in Europe. While Mt Elbrus(5,642 mts) is in Russia, the Kilimanjaro peak(5,895 mts) is located in Tanzania and isAfrica’s highest peak.

World’s oldest living twins are 107-year-oldJapanese sisters Guinness World Records has certified two

Japanese sisters as the world’s oldest livingidentical twins at 107.

Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama wereborn the third and fourth of 11 siblings onShodoshima island in western Japan on Nov. 5,1913.

Lunar Crater named after Arctic explorerMatthew Henson The International Astronomical Union has

named a crater at the Moon’s south pole afterthe Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, a Black

man who in 1909 was one of the first people tostand at the very top of the world.

The proposal to name the crater after Hensonwas put forward by Jordan Bretzfelder who isan Exploration Science summer intern withLunar & Planetary Institute, in Houston.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launches spacestart-up Privateer Apple’s co-creator Steve Wozniak has

launched a new space start-up called PrivateerSpace, bringing potential competition to a fielddominated by billionaires Elon Musk, JeffBezos and Richard Branson.

The global space economy, which has attractedmany top companies such as Tesla andAmazon, involves various activities such asresearch and development, space tourism andthe utilisation of space.

Bank of America predicts the space economywill have more than tripled in size by 2030,with a $1.4 trillion market value.

Cyclonic Storm ‘Gulab’ hits Andra and Odisha The India Meteorological Department (IMD)

has issued a red alert for Odisha and AndhraPradesh after the ‘Cyclone Gulab’ madelandfall over Northwest and adjoining West-central Bay of Bengal.

Cyclone Gulab was named by Pakistan.Sojat Mehndi and Judima rice wine gets GI tag Judima, homemade rice wine from Assam and

Sojat Mehndi (Henna) from Rajasthan, hasbeen awarded the geographical indication (GI)tag. A GI tag is awarded to products associatedwith a specific geographical origin.

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200 CURRENT AFFAIRSMCQS1. Which country participated with India in the

15th edition of ‘Surya Kiran’ Military Exerciseat Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand?(a) Thailand (b) Kazakhstan(c) Nepal (d) Mongolia

2. Which company recently launched India’sfirst-ever €300 million 7-year ‘Euro GreenBond’?(a) Power Finance Corporation Limited(b) NTPC(c) Power Grid Corporation of India Limited(d) Energy Efficiency Services Limited

3. The Ministry of Communications honoured__________ with a commemorative PostageStamp on his 515th birth anniversary.(a) Krishnadevaraya(b) Shivaji Bhonsle(c) Mananiya Chaman Lal(d) Rao Jaimal Rathore

4. As per the report titled ‘Global Trade Outlook’given by UK’s Department of InternationalTrade, India will become 4th largest importerby _________ & subsequently __________largest importer by 2050.(a) 2030; 2nd (b) 2030; 3rd

(c) 2040; 2nd (d) 2040; 3rd

5. Name the Ministry that presented the‘Kaushalacharya Awards’ for 2021.(a) Ministry of Environment, Forests and

Climate Change(b) Ministry of Statistics and Programme

Implementation(c) Ministry of Finance(d) Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship6. Which of the following is NOT one of the 8

writers who were named for ‘Sahitya AkademiFellowship’ in September 2021?(a) Ruskin Bond(b) Vinod Kumar Shukla(c) Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay(d) R.K. Narayan

7. Who was recently appointed as the GoodwillAmbassador of the Water ConservationCampaign in Haryana?(a) Narain Karthikeyan(b) Neeraj Chopra(c) MS Dhoni(d) Manika Sheokand

8. __________ government declared ‘17thSeptember’ of every year as “Social JusticeDay” to mark the birth anniversary of SocialActivist & Politician __________ .(a) Karnataka; EV Ramasamy

(b) Andhra Pradesh; P. Jeevanandham(c) Andhra Pradesh; EV Ramasamy(d) Tamil Nadu; EV Ramasamy

9. Which State/UT recently announced “SarkarTumachya Dari” program also known as“Government at Your Doorstep”?(a) Sikkim (b) Ladakh(c) Goa (d) Puducherry

10. What is the utility of Rail Kaushal VikasYojana (RKVY) that was recently launchedby the Ministry of Railways?(a) Skill Development Program for Youth(b) 100% Rail Electrification program(c) Converting Metro Stations as Green Rail

Corridor(d) Modernization of Railway Platforms

11. Sirarakhong Chilli’ (Hathei Chilly) &‘Tamenglong Orange’ received the GI-taghighlighting their uniqueness from which state?(a) Andaman & Nicobar(b) Sikkim(c) Nagaland(d) Manipur

12. __________ collaborated with NITI Aayog toprovide learning material to School Students &acquired 100% share in US based K-12 codingcompany __________.(a) BYJU’s; Tynker (b) BYJU’s; Hurix(c) Brainly; Tynker (d) Unacademy; Hurix

13. _______________ organized the 3rd LifeSciences Conclave 2021 under the theme‘Taking Indian Life's Sciences to the GlobalStage’ & predicted India to become a__________Bio-economy by 2025.(a) Centre for Science and Environment; $150

billion(b) Centre for Science and Environment; $100

billion(c) The Energy and Resources Institute; $150

billion

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(c) 2040; 2nd (d) 2040; 3rd

















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(c) 2040; 2nd (d) 2040; 3rd

















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(d) Confederation of Indian Industry; $150billion

14. Identify the Ministry that launched ‘PMAdarsh Gram Yojana’ covering 36,000 villagesto provide 'Housing for All' by 2022.(a) Ministry of Mines(b) Ministry of Rural Development(c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs(d) Ministry of Panchayati Raj

15. India builds the 1380 km long World's longestExpressway connecting which cities?(a) Delhi-Kolkata(b) Guwahati-Tawang(c) Mumbai-Visakhapatnam(d) Delhi-Mumbai

16. Name the mobile app that was recentlylaunched by LIC for exclusive performanceanalysis by development officers.(a) DigiNest (b) PRAGATI(c) Satark Analysis (d) SARATHI

17. Which bank was fined Rs 5 lakh by RBI overregulatory violation?(a) Seva Vikas Cooperative Bank(b) Bhadran People's Cooperative Bank(c) Financial Cooperative Bank(d) Kuppam Cooperative Town Bank

18. Yoshihide Suga stepped down as the PrimeMinister of Which country?(a) Australia (b) South Korea(c) Germany (d) Japan

19. Who was recently appointed as one of 17 SDGAdvocates by the UN to focus on protectingand promoting the rights of children around theworld?(a) Licypriya Kangujam(b) Ridhima Pandey(c) Harish Iyer(d) Kailash Satyarthi

20. Who was recently appointed as the Chairmanand Managing Director of the National SmallIndustries Corporation Limited (NSIC)?(a) Vijayendra (b) Alka Nangia Arora(c) Subhash Kumar (d) Mallika Srinivasan

21. When was the ‘World Bamboo Day 2021’observed across the globe with themessage“#PlantBamboo: It is Time to PlantBamboo”?(a) 16th September (b) 17th September(c) 18th September (d) 19th September

22. World Economic Forum announced that it willhold its next annual meeting at ___________under the theme __________.(a) Washington, DC, USA; ‘Working

Together, Restoring Trust’(b) Washington, DC, USA; ‘Stakeholders for

a Cohesive World’(c) Cologny, Switzerland; ‘Working

Together, Restoring Trust’(d) Davos-Klosters, Switzerland; ‘Working

Together, Restoring Trust’

23. Which organization recently launched the 1stof its kind ‘Loan Against Mutual Funds’Scheme to offer instant loans against MutualFunds?(a) Bajaj Finserv (b) India Infoline(c) Tata Capital (d) Muthoot Finance

24. Name the Bank that won 1st prize in‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ for the4thconsecutive time.(a) State Bank of India(b) Punjab National Bank(c) Union Bank of India(d) Canara Bank

25. __________ was named as the brandambassador of ‘ASICS’ & Virat Kohli as thebrand ambassador of __________ .(a) Joshna Chinappa; TAGG(b) Joshna Chinappa; Hyperice(c) Maria Sharapova; Nike(d) Rohit Sharma; Konami

26. Which Payment Bank recently appointed‘Pankaj Tripathi’ as its 1st brand ambassador?(a) NSDL Payments Bank(b) Fino Payments Bank(c) Paytm Payments Bank(d) India Post Payments Bank

27. Which organization recently appointed JimLanzone, the CEO of Tinder, as its new ChiefExecutive Officer?(a) Oracle (b) Linkedin(c) Yahoo (d) MSN

28. Which country recently was suspended by theInternational Olympic Committee 2022?(a) Iran (b) Afghanistan(c) Pakistan (d) North Korea

29. Name the Campaign that was recentlylaunched by NITI Aayog in partnership with‘RMI’ to promote the usage of Zero-pollutiondelivery vehicles.(a) Virasat (b) Samvad(c) Sakham (d) Shoonya

30. Where did PM Narendra Modi recently laidthe foundation stone for ‘Raja MahendraPratap Singh StateUniversity’?(a) Chandigarh, Punjab(b) Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh(c) Morena, Madhya Pradesh(d) Ongole, Andhra Pradesh

31. Which country hosted 6th edition of the jointCounter Terrorism exercise ‘SCO PeacefulMission 2021’ that saw the participation of theIndian Air Force?(a) China (b) Kyrgyzstan(c) Tajikistan (d) Russia

32. Which Bank recently launched ‘UniTransact’to unify all cross border transaction sat a singlepoint & provide seamless transaction facilities?(a) Deutsche Bank India(b) DBS Bank(c) SBM Bank India

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(d) HSBC Bank India33. What was India’s GDP growth projection for

2021 as per the UNCTAD’s report - “Tradeand Development Report 2021” ?(a) 6.7% (b) 7.2%(c) 7.7% (d) 6.1%

34. Which company recently became the 2ndIndian firm to reach the USD 200Billionmarket capitalization?(a) HDFC Bank(b) Tata Consultancy Services(c) Infosys(d) Reliance Industries

35. Who are other 2 India Personalities listedamong TIME Magazine’s ‘The 100 MostInfluential People of 2021’ along with PM ?(a) Mamata Banerjee & Rajnath Singh(b) Mamata Banerjee & Ayushmann Khurrana(c) M.K. Stalin & Adar Poonawalla(d) Mamata Banerjee & Adar Poonawalla

36. Which bank was named as ‘World’s Best Bank2021’ & ‘World’s Best Digital Bank 2021’ byEuromoney in its ‘Global Awards forExcellence 2021’?(a) DBS Bank(b) Kotak Mahendra Bank(c) State Bank of India(d) HDFC Bank

37. Who authored the book titled “Dancing withDreams” that was released by Andhra PradeshCM, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy?(a) Ramesh Narayan(b) Adityanath Das(c) Avtar Singh Bhasin(d) Somesh Kumar

38. Indian Government observed "MGNREGAEntitlement Awareness Week" from________to 2nd September, to createawareness on the MGNREGA Scheme.(a) 2nd September (b) 10th September(c) 27th August (d) 21st August

39. Which State/UT recently launched a digitalbanking mission – “One Gram Panchayat-OneDIGI-Pay Sakhi” to promote door-to-doordigital banking & financial services?(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Sikkim(c) Chandigarh (d) Nagaland

40. Which State/UT recently signed an agreementwith SIDBI to promote Start-ups forinnovating under "One District One Product"scheme?(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala(c) Jammu & Kashmir (d) Assam

41. Which Bank partnered with ‘BPCL ’ tolaunch a personalised co-branded debit cardnamed- ‘RuPay NCMC’ ?(a) Bank of Baroda(b) Indian Overseas Bank(c) State Bank of India(d) Union Bank of India

42. Which of Statement(s) are correct with respectto the Government scheme named -‘Saubhagya’?(A) Saubhagya – Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli

Har Ghar Yojana, one of the largest ruralelectrification drives in the world.

(B) ‘Power Finance Corporation Limited’ isthe Nodal Agency for implementing thescheme.

(C) The scheme has a total budget outlay ofRs 16320 crore.

(a) Only A & B (b) Only B & C(c) Only A & C (d) All A, B & C

43. INS Shivalik & _________ participated in the3rd edition of the Bilateral Maritime Exercisenamed ‘Samudra Shakti 2021’ that was heldbetween India & __________ .(a) INS Kadmatt; Indonesia(b) INS Ranvijay; Indonesia(c) INS Kadmatt; Malaysia(d) INS Ranvijay; Malaysia

44. Who chair the 12-member National SteeringCommittee for the development of ‘NationalCurriculum Frameworks’?(a) Rajkumar Ranjan Singh(b) Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan(c) Mahesh Chandra Pant(d) Sridhar Srivastava

45. __________ beach along with Puducherry'sEden beach were awarded with 'Blue FlagCertification' by Denmark's Foundation forEnvironment Education, thus taking India'stotal Blue Flagged Beaches to how many __ ?(a) Tamil Nadu’s Kovalam; 8(b) Goa’s Calangute; 8(c) Tamil Nadu’s Kovalam; 10(d) Goa’s Calangute; 10

46. Which Country was recently appointed as the9th permanent member state of the (SCO)?(a) Afghanistan (b) Belarus(c) Iran (d) Mongolia

47. Which Organization released the report named“Transforming Food Systems for RuralProsperity” that addressed the changes neededin order to address Nutrition disparity&Poverty actress the world?(a) FAO(b) International Fund for Agricultural

Development(c) World Food Programme(d) IFPRI

48. Who was conferred with ‘SDG ProgressAward’ by the UN Sustainable DevelopmentSolutions Network?(a) Sher Bahadur Deuba(b) Bidhya Devi Bhandari(c) Narendra Modi(d) Sheikh Hasina

49. Justin Trudeau won the 3rd term as the PrimeMinister of which country?

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(a) France (b) Denmark(c) Canada (d) Finland

50. Who was recently appointed as the Chief of theIndian Air Force (IAF)?(a) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria(b) H S Arora(c) M M Naravane(d) Vivek Ram Chaudhari

51. ISRO is currently working on deployment of avertical landing reusable _______ launchvehicle.(a) PSLV-C48 (b) GSLV-F08(c) Ariane-5 VA-238 (d) GSLV Mk III

52. Country that finalized agreement with EXIMto receive $228 million for construction of4000 Social Housing Units.(a) Maldives (b) Sri Lanka(c) Afghanistan (d) Nepal

53. India launched negotiations on‘Comprehensive Economic PartnershipAgreement’ (CEP(a) with ________ which iscurrently India’s _________ largest exportdestination.(a) UAE; 3rd (b) UAE; 2nd

(c) Canada; 3rd (d) Saudi Arabia; 2nd54. India was ranked at ________ position in

‘Global Innovation Index’ (GII) 2021 by the‘World Intellectual Property Organisation’(WIPO) while __________ topped the index.(a) 48th; Switzerland (b) 46th; Sweden(c) 46th; Switzerland (d) 48th; Sweden

55. _____was named as the ‘UNESCO WorldBook Capital for 2023’; making it the______city to the list.(a) Accra; 21st (b) Accra; 23rd

(c) Madrid; 21st (d) Guadalajara; 21st

56. As per the ‘Deposits with ScheduledCommercial Banks – March 2021’ publishedby the RBI, Scheduled Commercial Banksdeposits in FY21 grew by ________ ascompared with FY20 .(a) 8.9% (b) 9.5%(c) 10.4% (d) 11.9%

57. Which Indian Hockey Stadium is set to hostthe 12th edition of ‘U-21 FIH Men’s HockeyJunior World Cup 2021’, organized by theInternational Hockey Federation?(a) Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium, UP(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International

Hockey Stadium,(c) Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Jharkhand(d) Kalinga Stadium, Odisha

58. Which state implemented ‘MukhyamantriBagwani Bima Yojana’ to cover farmers’horticultural crops against biotic factors?(a) Punjab (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Haryana (d) Karnataka

59. The Main Battle Tank that obtained by theIndian Army from Chennai’s ‘Heavy VehiclesFactory’ for Rs. 7523 crore.

(a) Merkava Mk-1 (b) MBT-2000(c) Nagas T-72 (d) Arjun Mk-1A

60. Country that signed a contract with theMinistry of Defence to supply 56‘C-295MW’transport aircraft.(a) UK (b) Spain(c) Poland (d) USA

61. Where was the 1st edition of the ‘HimalayanFilm Festival’ organised by the Ministry ofInformation & Broadcasting?(a) Darjeeling, West Bengal(b) Dharamshala(c) Badrinath, Uttarakhand(d) Leh, Ladakh

62. Who was recently appointed as the externalauditor of the International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA)?(a) G. C. Murmu(b) Rajiv Mehrishi(c) Shashi Kant Sharma(d) Ajay Mathur

63. Who was recently appointed as the Presidentof the 65th regular session of the IAEA’sGeneral Conference?(a) Duarte Pacheco(b) Mohammad Hamid Ansari(c) Faustin-ArchangeTouadéra(d) H.E. Sadiq M. Marafi

64. Which points are correct with respect to the‘Geographical Indication (GI) tag’ received byIndia.(A) Sojat Mehndi from Rajasthan received the

GI tag.(B) Assam’s rice wine and Judima &

Nagaland’s Cucumber also bagged GItags.

(C) ‘Mysore silk’ became the first Indianproduct to receive a GI tag.

(a) Only A & B (b) Only B(c) Only A & C (d) All A, B & C

65. Bank partnered with ‘Amazon India’ to offeroverdraft facility upto Rs 25 lakh individualsellers & small businesses?(a) HDFC Bank (b) ICICI Bank(c) Canara Bank (d) Axis Bank

66. Who authored the book titled ‘The Battle ofRezang La’ that describes the event of 1962India-China War?(a) Kaushik Basu (b) Baljit Kaur Tulsi(c) Kulpreet Yadav (d) R Giridharan

67. CM of Delhi launched the official tourism appof Delhi Government called- “___” to promotetourism.(a) Make My Delhi(b) Go Delhi(c) Responsible Tourism(d) Dekho Mere Dilli

68. The Statement(s) that are Correct with respectto the recently launched ‘Ayushman BharatDigital Mission’.

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(A) ABDM was launched under the pilotproject National Digital Health Mission(NDHM).

(B) It will be developed by adopting IndiaEnterprise Architecture Framework(IndE(a) notified by the Ministry ofElectronics and Information Technology.

(C) A digital health ID will be used as a‘Health Account’, which will securelyhold digital health records.

(a) Only A & B (b) Only B & C(c) Only A & C (d) All A, B & C

69. Identify the Organization that organised theWorkshop - “Connecting all Indians” to makeIndia one of the largest connected countries inthe world.(a) Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology(b) NABARD(c) RBI(d) SEBI

70. The mission of ‘SpaceX’ under which 4‘Amateur Astronauts’ landed safely to Earthafter private space trip.(a) Starlink 2 (b) Transporter-2(c) Inspiration 4 (d) Crew-4

71. Which of the following point(s) are correctwith respect to ‘Global Air Quality Guidelines’(AQGs) released by the World HealthOrganization in September 2021?(A) The new AQGs threshold was set for two

key air pollutants — particulate matter(PM2.5 &PM10), ozone (O3).

(B) Delhi’s annual PM 2.5 in 2020 was 16.8times more than the latest WHOguidelines.

(C) The revised guidelines issued by WHO isan updated version of its 2000 guidelines.

(a) Only A (b) Only B(c) Only C (d) Both A & B

72. Which country recently signed a pact withIndia for joint development of Small Satellites?(a) Bhutan (b) Nepal(c) Bangladesh (d) Sri Lanka

73. What is the revised GDP estimate of India forFY22 as per Asian Development Bank’sEconomic Outlook r2021?(a) 11.2% (b) 10%(c) 8.7% (d) 7.9%

74. Which Organization recently signed a MoUwith the Odisha Government for developingthe agriculture sector?(a) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation(b) Tata Trusts Foundation(c) Wikimedia foundation(d) CARE international

75. The first Payment Bank partnered with ‘RiaMoney Transfer’ to accept InternationalRemittances directly into wallet?(a) Airtel Payment Bank

(b) Indian Post Payment Bank(c) Fino Payment Bank(d) Paytm Payment Bank

76. Cricketer ‘Moeen Ali’ retired from Testcricket. Which country did he represent inInternational Cricket?(a) Ireland (b) New Zealand(c) England (d) Australia

77. Who was recently appointed as the new ‘ChiefTechnology Officer’ of the Reserve BankInnovation Hub?(a) Amit Saxena (b) Rajesh Bansal(c) Satyendra Singh (d) Lakshmi Narayan

78. What is the motto of the ‘Winter Olympic &Paralympic Games 2022’ that will be held inBeijing, China?(a) Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together(b) Human Spirit(c) Together for a Shared Future(d) A new world

79. Who won ‘Asian Snooker Championship2021’ for the second consecutive time?(a) Yasin Merchant (b) Pankaj Advani(c) Aditya Mehta (d) Amir Sarkhosh

80. When the ‘International Day of Peace’ isannually observed across the globe by the UN?(a) 18th September (b) 19th September(c) 20th September (d) 21st September

81. Scientists of which of the following instituteshas launched the world s first plant-basedsmart air-purifiers called “Ubreathe Life”?(a) Indian institute of Technology, Ropar(b) Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur(c) Both (a) & (b)(d) None of the above

82. When is World Coconut Day observed everyyear?(a) 2 September (b) 01 September(c) 31 August (d) 30 August

83. The Indian Navy sealed a contract with________ for the availability of the Naval AntiDrone System (NADS).(a) Bharat Dynamics(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(c)NTPC Limited(d) Bharat Electronics Limited

84. Who has been appointed as the Rajya SabhaSecretary-General?(a) Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy(b) Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar(c) Dr Parasaram Pattabhi Kesara Ramacharyulu(d) Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose

85. Which of the following countries hosted the 8th

Meeting of Agricultural Experts of BIMSTECCountries?(a) Bangladesh (b) India(c) Nepal (d) Bhutan

86. Which of the following will be awarded thePresident’s Colour by Shri Ram Nath Kovind,on 06 September 2021?

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(a) Indian Naval Aviation(b) Indian Navy(c) Indian Coast Guard(d) Defence Security Corps

87. Recent IMF has increased India’s SDR quotato ______.(a) 13.57 billion (b) 14.57 billion(c) 12.57 billion (d) 15.57 billion

88. China-Myanmar New Passage involves a sea-road-rail link from the Myanmar border to thekey commercial hub of ___ in Western China.(a) Sichuan (b) Chengdu(c) Chongging (d) Yancheng

89. Who of the following is the winner of theRamon Magsaysay Awards 2021 announced inthe Philippines by the Ramon MagsaysayFoundation?(a) Dr Firdausi Qudri(b) Muhammad Amjad Saqib(c) Roberto Ballon(d) All of the above

90. As per Hurun India Future Unicorn List 2021,which country is the third-largest Unicornecosystem/startup in the world?(a) India (b) the USA(c) China (d) Russia

91. Recently seen the news, where is BairasiulPower Station located in India?(a) Punjab (b) Uttarkhand(c) Jammu & Kashmir (d) Himachal Pradesh

92. Which of the following organizations has beenconferred with Dun & Bradstreet – CorporateAward 2021?(a) SJVN(b) Bharat Electronics Ltd.(c) Bajaj Electricals Ltd.(d) Havells India

93. Who of the following is the head of the 12-member committee formed by the I & BMinistry to review guidelines of the JournalistWelfare Scheme?(a) N.K. Sodhi(b) Nilesh Shah(c) Ashok Kumar Tandon(d) M Rajeshwar Rao

94. Which of the following railway stations hasbeen awarded a 5-star ‘Eat Right Station’certification?(a) Chandigarh Railway Station(b) Gorakhpur Railway Station(c) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus(d) Cennai Central Railway Station

95. Where did the 6th Eastern Economic Forum2021 take place on 3 September 2021?(a) Tokyo (b) Vladivostok(c) Shanghai (d) Delhi

96. Which of the following space agencies hassuccessfully collected the first rock sample forreturn to the Earth?(a) ISRO (b) CNES

(c) NASA (d) JAXA97. Who of the following has been appointed as

Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT)?(a) R.K. Vishwakarma(b) Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra(c) S.K. Sahai(d) Vijay Kumar

98. Which of the following ministeries haslaunched Y-Break’ mobile application?(a) Ministry of Defence(b) Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology(c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(d) Ministry AYUSH

99. Who will be the head of the committee to beset up on New Umbrella Entity (NUE) licensesby RBI?(a) Debasish Panda (b) Y.C. Deveshwar(c) P. Vasudevan (d) Nachiket Mor

100.Which of the following states/UT has launcheda programme titled ‘Saath’ for Self HelpGroup (SHG) women on Sep 01, 2021?(a) Jammu and Kashmir(b) Ladakh(c) Delhi(d) Uttar Pradesh

101.Which of the following countries hasintroduced “Vaccinated Travel Lanes”, for thefully vaccinated travellers?(a) France (b) the USA(c) Italy (d) Singapore

102.Which of the following countries has beenapproved as a new member by the NewDevelopment Bank?(a) UAE (b) Uruguay(c) Bangladesh (d) All of the above

103.Which of the following has been declared stateanimal of Ladakh?(a) Kashmir stag (b) Snow Leopard(c) Panthera (d) Clouded leopard

104.When is International Day of Charity observedevery year?(a) 3 September (b) 4 September(c) 5 September (d) 6 September

105.Which of the following ministries has launcheda new software named “SpectralEnhancement” (SPE)?(a) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers

Welfare(b) Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology(c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(d) Ministry of Coral

106.Who of the following has become the 1st

Indian woman to win two paralympic medalsat a single edition of the Paralympics onSeptember 3, 2021?(a) Bhavinaben Patel(b) Avani Lekhara

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(c) Srishti Agnihotri(d) None of the Above

107.Maritime Bilateral Exercise ‘SIMBEX-2021’took place between India and ________.(a) Malaysia (b) Indonesia(c) Sri Lanka (d) Singapore

108.Which of the following countries have become1st Asian nation to launch the ‘Plastics Pact’?(a) Indonesia (b) India(c) China (d) Yemen

109.Which of the following states has launched‘AtmaNirbhar Krishi Yojna’ and‘AtmaNirbhar Bagwani Yojna’?(a) Uttar Pradesh(b) Nagaland(c) Arunachal Pradesh(d) Odisha

110.Who of the following has won a Gold medal inBadminton at the Paralympics Games inTokyo?(a) Daniell Bethell (b) Pramod Bhagat(c) Manoj Sarkar (d) None of the above

111.Which of the following space agencies hasdeveloped INSPIRESat-1 CubeSat?(a) CNES (b)NASA(c) ISRO (d) JAXA

112.Which of the following countries has inked aMoU with Nepal to reconstruct 117 heritage &health projects damaged during the 2015earthquake?(a) Bangladesh (b) India(c) Myanmar (d) China

113.Who of the following has been awarded theBehler Turtle Conservation Award?(a) Shankar Abaji Bhise(b) Shekhar C. Mande(c) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar(d) Shailendra Singh

114.Recently seen in the news, in which state isBhitarkanika National Park located in India?(a) Telangana (b) Chhattisgarh(c) West Bengal (d) Odisha

115.In which Indian state is the footprints of threespecies of dinosaurs which formed theseashore to the Tethys Ocean during theMesozoic era been found?(a) Rajasthan (b) Kerala(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Maharashtra

116.Who of the following has received NationalAward for Teachers–2021 from President RamNath Kovind on the occasion of Teacher’sDay?(a) Pramod Kumar Shukla(b) Duda Sora(c) Faisal S L(d) All of the above

117.When is International Literacy day observedannually?(a) 6 September (b) 7 September(c) 8 September (d) 9 September

118.What is the theme of Shikshak Parv-2021inaugurated recently?(a) Education: A Key Driver for Inclusion and

Empowerment(b) Teaching in Freedom, Empowering

Teachers(c) Recover and Revitalise Education for the

COVID-19 Generation(d) Quality and Sustainable Schools:

Learnings from Schools in India119.Which of the following ministries has launched

“PRANA”– Portal?(a) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers

Welfare(b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and

Climate Change(c) Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying

And Fisheries(d) Ministry of AYUSH

120.Which state/UT has launched the ‘BusinessBlasters’ programme in all its schools toencourage entrepreneurship?(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Kerala(c) Delhi (d) Karnataka

121.Who of the following has been appointed asIndia’s Sherpa for the G20?(a) Piyush Goyal(b) Suresh Prabhu(c) Nitin Gadkari(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad

122.On 6th Sep 2021, which of the followingbecame the 1st country in the world to adoptbitcoin as legal tender?(a) EI Salvador (b) India(c) Canada (d) the United States

123.Who has been named as the new Chairman andManaging Director of Bharat PetroleumCorporation Ltd (BPCL)?(a) Arun Kumar Singh(b) K. Padmakar(c) Arun Singh(d) Rajesh Aggarwal

124.Which of the organizations has proposed a‘Trade-plus-one’ (T + 1) settlement cycle fromJanuary 1, 2022?(a) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)(b) Securities and Exchange Board of India

(SEBI)(c) Insurance Regulatory and Development

Authority (IRDA)(d) Small Industries Development Bank of

India (SIDBI)125.Where is India’s tallest air purification tower

inaugurated on September 08, 2021?(a) Delhi (b) Varanasi(c) Chandigarh (d) Indore

126.Which of the following cities has got its firstpollen calendar recently?(a) Bengaluru (b) Chandigarh(c) Mumbai (d) Hyderabad

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127.The Tamil Nadu government has decided tocelebrate the birth anniversary of reformistleader ______ as “Social Justice day”.(a) C.N. Annadurai(b) Muthuvel Karunanidhi(c) E V Ramasamy Periyar(d) Jyotirao Phule

128.Where is the functional smog tower of Indiainaugurated on September 7,2021?(a) Delhi (b) Chennai(c) Meerut (d) Nagpur

129.On which date is ‘Himalaya Diwas’ or‘Himalaya Day celebrated in Uttarkhand?(a) September 7 (b) September 8(c) September 9 (d) September 10

130.Where is India’s first indigenously designedhigh ash coal gasification based methanolproduction plant inaugurated recently?(a) BHEL Research and Development,

Hyderabad(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited,

Hyderabad(c) Defence Research and Development

Organisation, New Delhi(d) None of the above

131.Who has been named as the 2021 InternationalYoung Eco-Hero in recognition of his effortsto solve tough environmental problems?(a) Nishiya Momiji (b) Ayaan Shankta(c) Okamoto Misugu (d) Mary Hanna

132.Who will chair an 8-member expert committeefor farming new laws for drugs, cosmetics andmedical devices?(a) Dr Venugopal G Somani(b) B. Suresh(c) Shailendra Suraf(d) Dr. B.N. Gangadhar

133.On which National Highway in Rajasthan, theEmergency Landing Facility was inauguratedrecently?(a) National Highway 925A(b) National Highway 11A(c) National Highway 114(d) National Highway 79

134.When is the World EV (Electric Vehicle) Dayobserved?(a) 11 September(b) 9 September(c) 8 September(d) 10 September

135.Who of the following has taken charge as theChairman of the National Commission forMinorities?(a) Sanjeev Mittal(b) Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura(c) Rahul Jain(d) Sanjay Kumar Mohanty

136.Who of the following has been appointed thenew governor of Uttarkhand?(a) R.N. Ravi

(b) Banwarilal Purohit(c) Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh(d) Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

137.Where is Qeqertaq Avannarleq Islanddiscovered recently?(a) Iceland (b) Australia(c) Luxembourg (d) Greenland

138.Which of the following countries has launcheda new Earth observation satellite namedGaofen-5 02”?(a) Japan (b) India(c) China (d) Israel

139.Where is the world’s largest plant to captureCarbon Dioxide from air commissionedrecently?(a) Greenland (b) Iceland(c) Norway (d) New Zealand

140.On September 11, 2021, where was India–Australia 2+2 ministerial dialogue took place?(a) Chennai (b) Lucknow(c) New Delhi (d) None of the above

141.Who of the following has won US Open 2021women’s singles tennis title?(a) Leylah Annie Fernandez(b) Naomi Osaka(c) Emma Raducanu(d) Olga Danilovic

142.In which state is India’s largest open-airferenery inauguarated recently?(a) Gujarat(b) Uttarkhand(c) Madhya Pradesh(d) Himachal Pradesh

143.Which of the following is the 1st country tomandate new homes to install EV chargers?(a) India (b) the USA(c) England (d) the Netherlands

144.What does N-DEAR stand for which islaunched recently?(a) National Disciplinary Educational

Architecture(b) National Digital Educational Architecture(c) National Distinguished Educational

Architecture(d) None of the Above

145.Who of the following has won the FormulaOne Italian Grand Prix 2021 title held onSeptember 12, 2021?(a) Lando Norris(b) Daniel Ricciardo(c) Valtteri Bottas(d) Lewis Hamilton

146.________ Marks the 124th anniversary of theBattle of Saragarh that has inspired a host ofarmies, books and films, both at home andabroad.(a) September 14(b) September 12(c) September 13(d) September 11

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147.Recently seen in the news, where is the BirShikargarh Wildlife Sanctuary located?(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan(c) Punjab (d) Haryana

148.Which of the following firms has unveiled aremote-controlled armed robot REX ‘MKll’ ?(a) Korea Aerospace Industries(b) Alsalam Aerospace Industries(c) Israel Aerospace Industries(d) None of the above

149.When is the International Day of Democracyobserved every year?(a) 12 September (b) 13 September(c) 14 September (d) 15 September

150.Which of the following states has launched‘Millet Mission’ to become a millet hub OfIndia?(a) Jharkhand (b) Chhattisgarh(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar

151.Which of the following Indian Shipsparticipated in the annual bilateral drill‘Exercise Konkan 2021’ between the IndianNavy and Britain’s Royal Navy?(a) INS Tabar (b) INS Vikramaditya(c) INS Sahyadri (d) INS Talwar

152.Who of the following has won the 2021Spilimbergo Open Chess Tournament?(a) Raunak Sadhwani(b)Viswanathan Anand(c) Vidit Gujrathi(d) Pentala Harikrishna

153.Recently, to which of the followingorganizations did the Civil Aviation Ministrygive conditional permission to use drones forvarious purposes?(a) Tata Steel Europe(b) Steel Authority of India(c) Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited(d) None of the Above

154.Recently seen in the news, the Gaza Strip orGaza, is a self-governing ________ territoryon the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea.(a) Syrian (b) Egyptian(c) Palestinian (d) None of the Above

155.On August 18, 2021, where did the IndianNavy conduct bilateral maritime exercises withthe Vietnam People’s Navy?(a) the South China Sea(b) the Indian Ocean(c) the Arabian Sea(d) the Pacific Ocean

156.Who of the following chaired the 5th BRICSIndustry Ministers Meeting on August 18,2021?(a) Xiao Yaqing (b) Ebrahim Patel(c) Piyush Goyal (d) Carios Da Costa

157.Which of the following state governmentsrecently announced its plan to set up India’sfirst Dugong Conservation Reserve in the PalkBay on the southeast coast?

(a) Telangana (b) Andhra Pradesh(c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu

158.Who of the following has become the first IASofficer to win a Paralympics medal?(a) Krishna Nagar(b) Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj(c) Mariyappan Thangavelu(d) None of the Above

159.Naval exercise ‘AUSINDEX’ is a bilateralmaritime exercise between ________.(a) India and Australia(b) Indonesia and Australia(c) Italy and Australia(d) Iran and Australia

160.Which of the following institutes has wonUNESCO Literacy Prize 2021 for Innovationin Education?(a) Indira Gandhi National Open University(b) Rajasthan State Open School(c) National Institute of Open Schooling(d) None of the Above

161.Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION – 2021 is aJoint Counter Terrorism Exercise between________member states.(a) BRICS(b) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)(c) South Asian Association for Regional

Cooperation (SAARC)(d) World Trade Organization (WTO)

162.Which of the following organizations hascommissioned India’s 1st plant to capture CO2from blast furnace gas?(a) Tata Steel(b) Steel Authority of India(c) JSW Steel(d) Jindal Steel and Power

163.When is Engineer’s Day celebrated in India?(a) September 14 (b) September 16(c) September 13 (d) September 15

164.Which of the following organizations haslaunched the ‘Shoonya’ programme topromote zero-pollution delivery vehicles?(a) Reserve Bank of India(b) Central Vigilance Commission(c) Niti Aayog(d) National Bank of Agriculture and Rural

Development165.Which of the following states/UT has launched

Mission ‘One Gram Panchayat–One DIGI-PaySakhi’?(a) Delhi(b) Jammu and Kashmir(c) Kerala(d) Karnataka

166.Which two countries will take part in themilitary exercise Surya Kiran–XV to beginfrom September 20 at Pithoragarh inUttarakhand?(a) India and Nepal(b) India and Bangladesh

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(c) India and Sri Lanka(d) India and Myanmar

167.On September 17, 2021, the 21st Meeting ofthe Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)Council of Heads of State was held in a hybridformat in ______.(a) Manila (b) Beijing(c) Tokyo (d) Dushanbe

168.Who of the following has returned to Earthafter a 90-day stay aboard t heir nation’s firstspace station in Shenzhou-12 spacecraft,China’s longest mission yet?(a) Tang Hongbo (b) Liu Boming(c) Nie Haisheng (d) All of the Above

169.When is World Bamboo Day observed everyyear?(a) 16 September (b) 17 September(c) 18 September (d) 19 September

170.When is World Ozone Day or the InternationalDay for the preservation of the Ozone Layer isobserved across the world?(a) September 15 (b) September 16(c) September 17 (d) September 18

171.JIGYASA is a ________ programme.(a) Labour development(b) Student-scientist Connect(c) New enterprises promoting(d) None of the above

172.Recently seen in the news, where is SequoiaNational Park located?(a) Osaka (b) Sao Paulo(c) Shanghai (d) California

173.Which of the following organizations hasdiscontinues Doing Business Report?(a) International Monetary Fund(b) UNESCO(c) World Bank Group(d) UNICEF

174.Sirarakhong Chilli and Tamenglong Orange ofwhich state has got a GI tag?(a) Uttarkhand (b) Manipur(c) Tripura (d) Odisha

175.Which of the following space agencies haslaunched its first all-civilian crew to orbitunder the Inspiration mission?(a) SpaceX (b) NASA(c) ISRO (d) NASDA

176.Which of the following companies haslaunched a new mobile app named“PRAGATI” for its Development Officers?(a) HDFC Standard Life(b) Life Insurance Corporation(c) Oriental Insurance Company(d) Tata AIA Life Insurance

177.Who of the following has been elected as thenew Chief Minister of Punjab?(a) Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa(b) Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa(c) Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria(d) Charanjit Singh Channi

178.Who of the following has written the booktitled ‘Shining Sikh Youth of India’?(a) Rajnath Singh(b) Jhumpa Lahiri(c) Dr Prabhleen Singh(d) Chetan Bhagat

179.Who of the following has won Asian SnookerChampionship 2021?(a) Aditya Mehta(b) Pankaj Advani(c) Amir Sarkhosh(d) Vidya V Pillai

180.Who of the following has become India’s 70thChess Grandmaster?(a) Ajay Krishna S(b) IM Rathanvel VS(c) R Raja Rithvik(d) Krishna Teja N

181.Who of the following has been conferred withthe National Florence Nightingale Award2020?(a) Brig S V Saraswati(b) Lieutenant General Punita Arora(c) Air Marshal Padmavathy Bandopadhyay(d) Lt Col Mitali Madhumita

182.When is the International Day of Peaceobserved every year?(a) 20 September(b) 21 September(c) 19 September(d) 18 September

183.Who of the following has been appointed thenext Chief of the Air Staff?(a) Air Marshal V R Chaudhari(b) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria(c) Air Marshal Amit Tiwari(d) Air Marshal Sandeep Singh

184.Which of the following beaches in India hasbeen awarded ‘Blue Flag’ certificationrecently?(a) Kovalam, Tamil Nadu(b) Eden, Puducherry(c) Both A & B(d) None of the above

185.What is the motto for the 2022 WinterOlympics and Paralympics?(a) Mind, Body, Spirit(b) Together for a Shared Future(c) Spirit in Motion(d) Passion, Connected

186.Which of the following towns has hosted theHimalayan Film Festival starting fromSeptember 24, 2021?(a) Gulmarg (b) Pahalgam(c) Katra (d) Leh

187.Which organization has published a new reporttitled “Climate Indicators and SustainableDevelopment: Demonstrating theInterconnections”?(a) World Meteorological Organization

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(b) United Nations Environment Programme(c) Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change(d) Food and Agriculture Organization

188.Which of the following states/UTs will hostFIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021?(a) Odisha (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Karnataka (d) Delhi

189.Avian influenza (Bird flu) has been found incrows in which Indian state?(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Rajasthan(c) Punjab (d) Gujarat

190.TRIFED is a federation under which ministry?(a) Ministry of Human Resources(b) Ministry of Social Justice(c) Ministry of Agriculture(d) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

191.Dzukou Valley, which recorded a massive wildfire, is located on which border?(a) Manipur-Nagaland(b) Assam-Manipur(c) Manipur-Sikkim(d) Assam-Meghalaya

192.Which country is to chair the Taliban andLibya sanctions committees and the Counter-Terrorism Committee of UNSC?(a) United States (b) India(c) China (d) Sweden

193.Which state has announced to launched thecountry’s first Solar Electric RO-RO service?(a) West Bengal(b) Gujarat(c) Kerala(d) Maharashtra

194.Exercise Desert Knight-21 is being heldbetween which of the following countries?(a) India and China(b) India and France(c) Russia and India(d) UK and India

195.Which is the first Union Territory of India tobe declared as 100% organic?(a) Delhi(b) Pondichery(c) Lakshadweep(d) Andaman and Nicober

196.Under which project is the Naval Ship“Himgiri” constructed and launched?(a) Project Tat Rakshak(b) Project 17A(c) Project 50(d) Project Navy

197.Which Tennis player has won the ParisMasters title?(a) Roger Federer(b) Daniil Medvedew(c) Rafael Nadal(d) Novak Djokovic

198.India has gifted 20 fully trained military horsesto which country?(a) Japan (b) Thailand(c) Jordan (d) Bangladesh

199.India is set to acquire 72,000 assault riflesfrom which country?(a) ISRAEL (b) IRAN(c) USA (d) RUSSIA

200.Which institution has estimated that over 150million people are likely to be in extremepoverty by 2021?(a) World Bank (b) FAO(c) IMF (d) ADB

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1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. d6. d 7. d 8. d 9. c 10. a11. d 12. a 13. d 14. c 15. d16. b 17. d 18. d 19. d 20. b21. c 22. d 23. c 24. b 25. c26. b 27. c 28. d 29. d 30. b31. d 32. d 33. b 34. b 35. d36. a 37. b 38. c 39. a 40. d41. a 42. c 43. a 44. b 45. c46. c 47. b 48. d 49. c 50. d51. d 52. a 53. a 54. c 55. b56. d 57. d 58. c 59. d 60. b61. d 62. a 63. d 64. a 65. b66. c 67. d 68. d 69. a 70. c71. b 72. a 73. b 74. a 75. d76. c 77. a 78. c 79. b 80. d81. c 82. a 83. d 84. c 85. b86. a 87. c 88. b 89. d 90. a91. d 92. a 93. c 94. a 95. b96. c 97. b 98. d 99. c 100. a101. d 102. d 103. b 104. c 105. d106. b 107. d 108. b 109. c 110. b111. c 112. b 113. d 114. d 115. a116. d 117. c 118. d 119. b 120. c121. a 122. a 123. a 124. b 125. c126. b 127. c 128. a 129. c 130. a131. b 132. a 133. a 134. b 135. b136. c 137. d 138. c 139. b 140. c141. c 142. b 143. c 144. b 145. b146. b 147. d 148. c 149. d 150. b151. a 152. a 153. b 154. c 155. a156. c 157. d 158. b 159. a 160. c161. b 162. a 163. d 164. c 165. b166. a 167. d 168. d 169. c 170. b171. b 172. d 173. c 174. b 175. a176. b 177. d 178. c 179. b 180. c181. a 182. b 183. a 184. c 185. b186. d 187. a 188. a 189. b 190. d191. a 192. b 193. c 194. b 195. c196. b 197. b 198. d 199. c 200. a

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100 GK QUESTIONS FORSSC & RAILWAY1. Which of the following European wars flared

up the first Karnatic Wars in India?(a) War of Spanish succession(b) War of Austrian succession(c) War of devolution(d) Franco-Prussian war

2. Who founded independent state of Bengal?(a) Ilias (b) Hussain Shah(c) MurshidQuli Khan(d) Alivardi Khan

3. After his defeat in the battle of Plassey,Siraj-ud-Daulah fled from the battlefield,which one of the following carriers he used?(a) Camel (b) Elephant(c) Horse (d) Palanquin

4. By which treaty, did the English East IndiaCompany gain the Diwani rights of Bengal,Bihar and Odisha?(a) Treaty of Murshidabad(b) Treaty of Hoogly(c) Treaty of Allahabad(d) Treaty of Hariharpur

5. Who among the following was not a party tothe coalition that fought against the English inthe Battle of Buxar?(a) Mir Kasim (b) Mir Jafar(c) Shuja-ud-daulah (d) Shah Alam II

6. Who was the Governor General who changedthe official language of the courts of Justicefrom Persian to English?(a) Lord Cornwallis(b) Lord William Bentick(c) Lord Hardinge(d) Lord Dalhousie

7. Who was the Scholar who deciphered theancient Brahmi script for the first time?(a) William Carey (b) William Jones(c) James Princep (d) Nathanial Wallich

8. The ‘Filtration Theory’ in educational policyof India was propagated by(a) W.C. Wood (b) Lord Macaulay(c) J. Mill (d) Lord Cornwallis

9. Who was the first Governor General ofBengal?(a) Lord Clive (b) Warren Hastings(c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Hastings

10. Which of the following pairs is/are correctlymatched?1. Father of Clive Service-Lord Cornwallis2. Father of Police Service-Lord Clive3. Father of Judicial Service-Warren HastingsSelect the correct answer from the codes givenbelow:(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

11. Census of India wasstarted for the first time during therule of-(a) Lord Mayo (b) Lord Lytton(c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Curzon

12. The resolution of total independence of Indiawas passed during the tenure of-(a) Lord Chelmsford (b) Lord Wavell(c) Lord Irwin (d) Lord Willington

13. An important event of Lord Dufferin’s tenureas Viceroy was-(a) Establishment of Ramakrishna Mission(b) Establishment of Muslim League in India(c) Establishment of Indian National Congress(d) Beginning of the first Census

14. The task of drafting Congress InquiryCommittee report on JallianwalaBaghMassacre was entrusted to(a) Jawaharlal Nehru(b) Mahatma Gandhi(c) C.R. Das(d) FazlulHaq

15. Who of the following gave the slogan “Do orDie” during Quit India Movement?(a) JawaharLal Nehru(b) Mahatma Gandhi(c) Subhash Chandra Bose(d) LokmanyaTilak

16. The largest planet in our solar system is(a) Earth (b) Uranus(c) Jupiter (d) Saturn

17. Cycle of sun spots is(a) 9 years (b) 10 years(c) 11 years (d) 12 years

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18. The term syzygy is referred to when(a) The Earth is at perihelion and the Moon at

perigee.(b) The Earth is at alphelion and the Moon at

apogee.(c) The Moon and the Sun are at right angles

with reference to the Earth(d) The Moon, Sun and Earth lie along a

straight line.19. Match column I with column II and select the

correct answer using the code given below thecolumns:(A) Earth (i) Dwarf planet(B) Pluto (ii) Star(C) Moon (iii) Blue planet(D) Sun (iv) Satellite(a) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)(b) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)(c) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i)(d) A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)

20. Which one of the following is not a correctstatement about Coriolis force?(a) It affects wind direction.(b) It is an effect of the rotational movement

of the earth.(c) It becomes minimum at the poles and

maximum at the equator(d) The magnitude of Coriolis Effect is

determined by the wind speed, mass of themoving body and sine of latitude.

21. Which of the following two countries areseparated by the 49th parallel?(a) France and Germany(b) USA and Canada(c) North Korea and South Korea(d) Mexico and USA

22. Which of the following land forms is notformed by wind action?(a) Stone Latice (b) Mushroom or Gara(c) Sand bars (d) Inselberg

23. Karst landforms are made by(a) Waves in coastal areas(b) wind in the semi-arid regions(c) water in limestone regions(d) glaciers in the coasal regions

24. Hanging valleys are associated with(a) winds action (b) glacial action(c) wave action (d) river action

25. The Death Valley in South California, USA isan example of(a) Anticlinal valley (b) Synclinal valley(c) Antecedent valley (d) Rift valley

26. What is name given to the foothills zone ofHimalayas?(a) Inner Himalayas (b) Central Himalayas(c) Middle Himalayas (d) Siwalik

27. The Mt. Everest is situated in the region of(a) Asam Himalayas (b) Kumaon Himalayas(c) Nepal Himalayas (d) Punjab Himalayas

28. Which one of the following longitudesdetermines the Indian standard time?(a) 85.5o E (b) 86.5o E(c) 84.5o E (d) 82.5o E

29. In which one of the following islands of Indiais an active volcano found?(a) Car Nicobar Island(b) Nancowry Island(c) Barren Island(d) Maya Bunder Island

30. Which one of the following is not associatedwith Monsoon climate in India?(a) El Nino temporary warm currents(b) South-equatorial warm currents of Indian

Ocean(c) Western disturbances(d) Cyclones of Bay of Bengal

31. Who was the chairman of the draftingcommittee of the Constituent Assembly?(a) J.L. Nehru(b) SardarVallabhbhai Patel(c) B.R. Ambedkar(d) K.M.Munshi

32. The permanent president of ConstituentAssembly was(a) Dr.Ambedkar (b) Dr.Rajendra Prasad(c) K.M. Munshi (d) J.L. Nehru

33. Who among the following was a non-congressmember of the Constituent Assembly?(a) J.B. Kripalani (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar(c) K.M. Munshi (d) T.T. Krishnamachari

34. What was the duration in the making of IndianConstitution?(a) 1 Year 10 Months and 12 Days(b) 2 Years 10 Months and 5 Days(c) 2 Years 11 Months and 18 Days(d) 3 years 6 Months and 7 Days

35. In the Constitution of India, the term ‘federal’appears in(a) The Preamble(b) Part III of the Constitution(c) Article 368(d) None of the above

36. In which schedule of the Indian Constitutionpowers of panchayats are stated?(a) 8th schedule (b) 9th schedule(c) 10th schedule (d) 11th schedule

37. Which part of our Constitution envisages athree tier system of Panchayat?(a) Part IX (B) Part-X(c) Part XI (d) Part XII

38. The philosophical foundation of the Indianconstitution is(a) Directive principle of state policy(b) Fundamental rights(c) Federal structure(d) Preamble

39. According to the Constitution of India, whichone of the following rights cannot be takenaway during emergency?

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(a) Right to speak(b) Right to freedom of movement(c) Right to life(d) Right to organize

40. Which one of the following rights has beendescribed by Dr.Ambedkar as ‘The heart andsoul of the Constitution’?(a) Right of Equality(b) Right to freedom(c) Right to property(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies

41. Inflation is caused by(a) Increase in supply of goods(b) Increase in cash with the government(c) Decrease in money supply(d) Increase in money supply

42. The term stagflation refers to a situation where(a) growth has no relation with the change in

price(b) rate of growth and prices both are

decreasing(c) rate of growth is faster than the rate of

price increase(d) rate of growth in slower than the rate of

price increase43. The term mixed economy denoted existence of

both(a) rural and urban sector(b) private and public sector(c) heavy and small industry(d) developed and under developed sector

44. It will be true to classify India as(a) a food-deficit economy(b) a labour-surplus economy(c) a trade-surplus economy(d) a capital-surplus economy

45. The Indian economy is characterised by(a) pre-dominance of agriculture(b) low per capita income(c) massive unemployment(d) All of the above

46. Who coined the term ‘Hindu rate of growth’for Indian economy?(a) A.K. Sen(b) Kirit S. Parikh(c) Raj Krishna(d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

47. GDP at factor cost is(a) GDP minus indirect taxes plus subsidies(b) GNP minus depreciation allowances(c) NNP plus depreciation allowances(d) GDP minus subsidies plus indirect taxes

48. Per capita income is obtained by dividingnational income by(a) total population of the country(b) total working population(c) area of the country(d) volume of the capital used

49. In terms of economics, the total value of theoutput (goods and services) produced and

income received in a year by a domesticresident of a country put together is called(a) Net National Product(b) Gross National Product(c) Gross National Income(d) National income

50. GDP deflator is used to:(a) measure the relative reduction in GDP

growth rate of a country(b) measure the inflation in a country(c) compare the GDP of a country via vis

other countries of the world.(d) estimate the purchasing power of the

citizen of a country.51. Scent sprayer is based on

(a) Charles’s law(b) Boyle’s law(c) Archimedes’ principle(d) Bernoulli’s principle

52. Cooling is not done by(a) flow of water(b) release of compressed gas(c) burning cooking gas(d) melting the solid

53. When ice melts, then the(a) volume increases(b) volume decreases(c) mass increases(d) mass decreases

54. Which one of the following liquids is verygood conductor of heat?(a) Mercury (b) Water(c) Ether (d) Benzene

55. Air is filled in vehicle tyres because(a) It is non-conducting(b) It is cheap(c) It has low density(d) It is highly compressible

56. During the change of state of matter thetemperature of the substance(a) Increases(b) Decreases(c) Remains the same(d) May increase or decrease

57. An egg when placed in ordinary water sinksbut floats when placed in brine. This is because(a) density f brine is less than that of ordinary

water(b) density of brine is equal to that of ordinary

water(c) density of brine is greater than that of

ordinary water(d) None of these

58. A man is sitting in a boat which is floating inpond. If the man drinks some water from thepond, the level of water in the pond will(a) rise a little (b) fall a little(c) remain stationary (d) None of these

59. A block of ice is floating in a beakercontaining liquid of specific gravity greater

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than one. When ice melts completely whathappens to the level of liquid in the beaker?(a) It will remain the same as before(b) It will go down(c) It will rise up(d) It may or may not change depending upon

size of beaker60. Why do two ice blocks join to form one block

when pressed together?(a) Melting point of ice is lowered with

increase in pressure(b) Melting point of ice increases with

increase in pressure(c) Melting point of ice remains unchanged

with increase in pressure(d) Melting point of ice is 0oC

61. Which gas is responsible for the swelling ofbread?(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon monoxide(c) Carbon dioxide (d) Ammonia

62. Which one among the following is not amixture?(a) Graphite (b) Glass(c) Brass (c) Steel

63. Which one among the following is used as amoderator in nuclear reactors?(a) Ozone (b) Heavy hydrogen(c) Heavy water (c) Hydrogen peroxide

64. Indane gas is a mixture of(a) butane and hydrogen(b) butane and oxygen(c) butane and propane(d) methane and oxygen

65. Baking soda is-(a) sodium carbonate(b) sodium bicarbonate(c) sodium sulphate(d) sodium hydroxide

66. With the rise of temperature, the viscosity ofliquid-(a) Increases(b) Decreases(c) Remains unchanged(d) May increase or decrease depending on

nature of liquid67. Which pair of following is of Copper alloys?

(a) Brass and invar(b) Bronze and Nichrome(c) Brass and Bronze(d) None of the above

68. Which is main component of natural gas?(a) Methane (b) Ethane(c) Propane (d) Benzene

69. Baking soda is-(a) Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate(b) Sodium Di-hydrogen Carbonate(c) Disodium Hydrogen Carbonate(d) Sodium Carbonate

70. Methyl Isochyanate gas, which was involvedin the disaster in Bhopal in December 1984,

was used in the Union Carbide factory forproduction of:(a) Dyes (b) Detergents(c) Explosives (d) Pesticides

71. Which of the following fights infection in thebody?(a) RBC (b) WBC(c) Blood plasma (d) Haemoglobin

72. The sex of a newborn baby is determined bythe chromosome inherited from-(a) The mother (b) The father(c) Mother’s father (d) Father’s father

73. Which of the following is responsible forcontrolling hereditary characters of the livingcells?(a) Enzyme (b) Hormone(c) RNA (d) DAN

74. Gene is-(a) A segment of DNA(b) A segment of DNA and histone(c) A segment of DNA, RNA and histone(d) All of the above

75. In photosynthesis(a) Light energy is converted into chemical

energy(b) Chemical energy is converted into light

energy(c) Chemical energy is converted into

electrical energy(d) Light energy is converted into chemical

energy76. The ultimate cause of water movement in a

plant stem against gravity is(a) Osmosis (b) Phosynthesis(c) Transpiration (d) Diffusion

77. pH of human body varies within the range of(a) 6.0 to 6.5 (b) 5.5 to 5.8(c) 7.0 to 7.8 (d) 7.0 to 11.0

78. Which of the following hormones containsIodine?(a) Thyroxine (b) Testosterone(c) Insulin (d) Adrenaline

79. In which organ of the human body are thelymphocytes formed?(a) Live (b) Bone marrow(c) Pancreas (d) Spleen

80. In the human beings, normally in which one ofthe following parts, does the sperm fertilize theovum?(a) Cervix(b) Fallopian tube(c) Lower part of uterus(d) Upper parts of uterus

81. Which one of the following parts of humanbrain is the regulating centre for swallowingand vomiting?(a) Cerebellum(b) Cerebrum(c) Modulla oblongata(d) Cortex

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82. Which one of the following carries out thefunction in human beings similar to the onewhich Malpighian tubules perform incockroaches and other insects?(a) Lungs (b) Kidneys(c) Heart (d) Reproductive organs

83. All enzymes are(a) Alkaloids (b) Proteins(c) Carbohydrates (d) Lipids

84. Which one of the following nutritionalelements is not essential for the formation andstrengthening of bones and teeth?(a) Calcium (b) Phosphorus(c) Fluorine (d) Iodine

85. The common name of the chemical compound‘Cholecalciferol’ is(a) Bone Calcium (b) Vitamin D(c) Vitamin B (d) Vitamin C

86. Which of the following chemicals plays animportant role in muscle contraction?(a) Iron (b) Phosphorus(c) Calcium (d) Magnesium

87. Which of the following enzymes is found inhuman saliva?(a) Pepsin (b) Amylase(c) Rennin (d) Erepsin

88. Which of the following acts both as endocrine(ductless) and exocrine (with duct) gland?(a) Pancreas (b) Liver(c) Adrenal gland (d) Kidney

89. The class of food having highest caloric valueper unit weight is-(a) vitamin (b) fat(c) carbohydrate (d) protein

90. In which of the following organs bile is stored?(a) Spleen (b) Pancreas(c) Appendix (d) Gallbladder

91. Adani Airport Holdings, a wholly-owned unitof Adani Enterprises, took over themanagement control of which Airport from theGVK Group?(a) Mumbai International Airport Ltd(b) Chennai International Airport(c) Thiruvananthapuram International Airport(d) Jaipur International Airport

92. Which country will host the World BadmintonChampionship in 2026?(a) Vietnam (b) India(c) Japan (d) South Korea

93. SherBahadur Denim has become the PrimeMinister of Nepal which number timerecently?(a) Sixth (b) Fifth(c) Third (d) Fourth

94. NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd will set upIndia's largest solar park at Rann of Kutch inKhavada, Gujarat. What is the capacity of thispark?(a) 3456 MW (b) 4750 MW(c) 5623 MW (d) 2365 MW

95. Who has become the first Indian to be selectedfor judging the gymnastics competition of theOlympic Games?(a) Krupali Patel (b) DeepakKabra(c) KalpanaDebnath (d) Ashish Kumar

96. Which has become the first Union Territory tovaccinate its entire population with the firstdose against coronavirus?(a) Puducherry (b) Lakshadweep(c) Ladakh (d) Chandigarh

97. NTPC will set up India's first Green HydrogenMobility project at which of the followingplaces?(a) Leh (b) Surat(c) Bengaluru (d) Indore

98. Which has become the first country to adoptIndia's Unified Payment Interface (UPI)standards for its quick response (QR) code?(a) Nepal (b) Philippines(c) Vietnam (d) Bhutan

99. The Indian Navy has received the 10th anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-SI from whichcompany?(a) Lockheed Martin (b) Dasault(c) Boeing (d) Northrop Gnunman

100. Which country has developed the world's firstconjugate vaccine "Soberana 1' for COVID-19?(a) Canada (b) Australia(c) Japan (d) Cuba

ANSWER KEYS1 b 21 b 41 d 61 c 81 c

2 c 22 c 42 d 62 a 82 b

3 a 23 c 43 b 63 c 83 b

4 c 24 b 44 b 64 c 84 d

5 b 25 d 45 d 65 b 85 b

6 b 26 d 46 c 66 b 86 c

7 c 27 c 47 a 67 c 87 b

8 b 28 d 48 a 68 a 88 a

9 b 29 c 49 b 69 a 89 b

10 c 30 b 50 b 70 d 90 d

11 d 31 c 51 d 71 b 91 a

12 b 32 b 52 c 72 b 92 b

13 c 33 b 53 b 73 d 93 b

14 b 34 c 54 a 74 a 94 b

15 b 35 d 55 d 75 a 95 b

16 c 36 d 56 c 76 c 96 c

17 c 37 a 57 c 77 c 97 a

18 d 38 d 58 c 78 a 98 d

19 c 39 c 59 c 79 b 99 c

20 c 40 d 60 a 80 b 100 d

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40 COMPUTERMCQs1. _________ cells involve creating a single cell

by combining two or more selected cells.(a) Formatting (b) Merging(c) Embedding (d) Splitting

2. Forms that are used to organize business datainto rows and columns are called(a) transaction sheets (b) registers(c) business forms (d) spread sheets

3. A sequence of actions that can be executedagain and again on a document ormultipledocuments?(a) Macros (b) Charts(c) Clipboards (d) Pivot

4. Which button in Excel is used to add up seriesof numbers?(a) F7 (b) Autosum(c) Calculate now (d) Consolidate

5. Thesaurus tool is used for in MS Word?(a) Spell checking(b) Control the font size on different pages(c) Activate developer mode(d) Gives Synonyms and antonym

6. What is the extension of the files created inMS Word 07-2016?(a) .docx (b) .csv(c) .doc (d) Both (a) & (c)

7. __________ Shortcut key is used to closecurrent Window in MS Word?(a) Ctrl + V (b) Ctrl + K(c) Ctrl + G (d) Ctrl + W

8. A feature of Word used to transform text into adrawing object is known as ________(a) Clip art (b) Animation(c) Word Art (d) Water mark

9. A pale or semi-transparent graphics objectpositioned behind text in a document is knownas _____(a) WaterMark (b) Serif(c) Sans Serif (d) Calibri

10. Which of these was the first browser to displayimages inline with text?(a) Nexus (b) Safari(c) Internet Explorer (d) Mosaic

11. The performance of a hard drive or otherstorage device, meaning how long it takes tolocate a file is called?(a) Response Time (b) Access Time(c) Quick Time (d) None of the above

12. Alerts are mostly appeared in ______?(a) Check box (b) Combo box(c) Dialog box (d) None of the above

13. A filewhich has notbeen altered, compressed, or manipulated inany way by the computer is called?(a) temp file (b) raw file(c) permanent file (d) None of the above

14. Any piece of data can be returned in a constanttime, regardless of its physical location andwhether or not it is related to the previouspiece of data using which of the following?(a) RAM(b) ROM(c) CPU(d) Network interface card

15. Microsoft first introduced an operatingenvironment named Windows in which year?(a) 1977 (b) 1980(c) 1985 (d) 1990

16. What is HTTP 404?(a) An error message indicating server not

found(b) An error message indicating moved

permanently(c) An error message indicating forbidden(d) An error message indicating server found

17. Which of the following is a suitable term forany programmable content of a hardwaredevice configurations and data for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs),programmable logic devices, etc?(a) Hardware (b) Software(c) Firmware (d) Malware

18. “Don’t be evil” was the informal corporatemotto of which of the following internetgiants?(a) google (b) Yahoo(c) Microsoft (d) Baidu

19. Symantec is the maker of which among thefollowing popular antivirus software?(a) Norton (b) Bit-Defender(c) Avast (d) McAfee VirusScan

20. Which among the following is the correctorder in which popular company Applereleased them?(a) Mac, iPod, iPad, iPhone

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(b) Mac, iPhone, iPod, iPad(c) Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad(d) Mac, iPad, I pod, iPhone

21. Which of the following are examples of analogcomputer?(a) Resistance of a Capacitor(b) Signal Frequency(c) Voltage(d) All of the above

22. Which of the following comprise vitalelectronic components of an analog clock?(a) Multipliers(b) Potentiometers(c) Operational amplifiers(d) All of the above

23. Which of the following are the coremathematical operations which are used in anelectric analog computer?(a) Integration (b) Exponentiation(c) Inversion (d) All of the above

24. What are four basic functional elements of adigital computer?(a) Input-Output Equipment(b) Main Memory(c) Control Unit and ALU(d) All of the above

25. Who has conceived the first automatic digitalcomputer?(a) Blaise Pascal (b) Gottfried Leibniz(c) Charles Babbag (d) George Boole

26. Who had build the first electronic digitalcomputer?(a) George Boole (b) Charles Babbage(c) John Atanasoff (d) Cliff Berry

27. What controlled the data-processing operationsin the Harvard Mark I?(a) Electric relays (b) Memory(c) Switching Devices (d) Both 1 and 3

28. Which among the following is considered asthe first true personal computer based on the 8-bit Intel 8080 microprocessor?(a) Xerox Alto (b) Wang 2200(c) HP 9800 (d) Altair 8800

29. Which of the following functions areassociated with a Workstation?(a) Computer-Aided design(b) Drafting and Modeling(c) Computation-intensive scientific and

engineering calculations(d) All of the above

30. Which of the following are characteristics of agaming computer?(a) Powerful Video Card(b) Great Memory(c) Powerful Processor(d) All of the above

31. Which of the following are the objects inMicrosoft Access?(a) Tables (b) Queries

(c) Reports (d) All of the Above32. Data query languages are computer languages

used to make queries in databases andinformation systems.Which among thefollowing are the Query Languages?(a) Atomise (b) Cypher(c) Data-log (d) All of the Above

33. Which of the following is the term used todescribe the process of forecasting in data?(a) Data integrity (b) Data Mining(c) Data Encryption (d) PERT Chart

34. What is the full form of RAID?(a) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks(b) Replicated Array of Independent Data(c) Redundant Array of Independent Disks(d) All of the Above

35. What is the full form of DHCP?(a) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol(b) Destined Host Configuration Protocol(c) Data Hosting Central Protocol(d) Dynamic Housing Central Protocol

36. What is the full form of CSMA?(a) Carrier Sense Multiple Access(b) Collision Sense Model Arrangement(c) Carrier Sense Model Access(d) None of the Above

37. Which one of the following made up a layer 3Switch?(a) Hub (b) Switch(c) Router (d) Both b and c

38. Which one of the following devices convertsdigital signal to analog signal and vice versa?(a) Switch (b) Router(c) Modem (d) Bridge

39. What is the maximum amount of data that achannel can transmit called as?(a) Jitter rate (b) Throughput(c) Bandwidth (d) None of the above

40. Which of the following can be the source ofdata?(a) Computer(b) Telephone handset(c) Video Camera(d) All of the above

ANSWER KEY1 d 11 b 21 d 31 d2 d 12 c 22 d 32 d3 a 13 b 23 d 33 b4 b 14 a 24 d 34 c5 d 15 c 25 c 35 a6 a 16 a 26 c 36 a7 d 17 c 27 d 37 d8 c 18 a 28 d 38 c9 a 19 a 29 d 39 c10 d 20 c 30 d 40 d

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20 BANKING AWARENESSMCQS

1. Maximum amount of transfer required forImmediate Payment Service is Rs ________.(a) 2,00,000 (b) 5,00,000(c) 1,00,000 (d) 1,50,000(e) None of these

2. Bill of exchange is defined under___________.(a) Section 1 (b) Section 3(c) Section 4 (d) Section 5(e) None of these

3. When SBI was founded?(a) 1955 (b) 1960(c) 1972 (d) 1988(e) None of these

4. Which are the banks covered under theBanking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006?(a) Scheduled Commercial Banks(b) Regional Rural Banks(c) Scheduled Primary Co-operative Banks(d) All of these(e) None of these

5. What is the need to introduce BankingOmbudsman Scheme?(a) To hears RBI complaint against banks(b) To hear banks complaint against

government(c) To hears customer’s complaint against

banks(d) To hears customer’s complaint against

RBI(e)None of these

6. What is very restricted form of banking, wherethe institution is not allowed to take risks bygiving fresh loans to business?(a) Para Banking (b) Offshore Banking(c) Retail Banking (d) Narrow Banking(e) None of these

7. When a bank accepts currencies of countriesabroad, such an activity is known as _______.(a) Para Banking(b) Unit Banking(c) Wholesale Banking(d) Offshore Banking

(e) None of these8. Currency notes and coins are called as _____.

(a) Flat money (b) Legal tenders(c) Fiat money (d) Both b and c(e) None of these

9. Which of the following is not a function of theReserve Bank of India?(a) Controller of Credit(b) Note Issue(c) Banker’s Bank(d) Acceptance of Deposits from Public(e) None of these

10. The ratio between cash in hand and out of totaldeposits maintained by the banks is called:(a) SBR (Statutory Bank Ratio)(b) SLR (Statutory Liquid Ratio)(c) CBR (Central Bank Reserve)(d) CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio)(e) None of these

11. Identify the Punishable offence by a BankAccount Holder?(a) If a cheque is not crossed(b) If a post dated cheque is issued(c) If a cheque drawn by him is dishonoured

for insufficiency of funds in his account(d) Issuing a cheque without signature(e) None of these

12. FCCB stands for –(a) Foreign currency convertible bonds(b) Forex currency convertible bonds(c) Form currency convertible bonds(d) Future currency convertible bonds(e) None of these

13. The sensitive Index of National StockExchange of India is popularly known as-(a) Sensex (b) CRIS(c) CSE (d) Nifty(e) None of these

14. Free shares of stock given to share holders atpresent, based upon the number of shares that ashare holder owns are:-(a) Right issues (b) Bonus shares(c) IPO (d) Preferential shares(e) None of these

15. Source of funds for repayment of municipalbonds is considered as(a) local tax and revenue(b) global tax and revenue(c) print notes(d) commercial notes(e) None of these

16. Bonds that does not pay any interest rate areconsidered as(a) interest free bond

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(b) zero coupon bond(c) price less coupon bond(d) useless price bonds(e) None of these

17. ASBA" stands for –(a) Application supported by bank account(b) Application supported by balance account(c) Application supported by blocked account(d) Application supported by blocked amount(e) None of these

18. ______________ is the distribution ofinsurance products and the insurance policiesof insurance companies by banks as corporateagents through their branches.(a) Insurance (b) Cross Selling(c) Mutual Funds (d) Bancassurance(e) None of these

19. _______________ is the time when a companymakes the first offering of the shares to thepublic.

(a) Market Selling(b) Open Selling(c) Direct Selling(d) Initial Public Offering(e) None of these

20. Among the following which bank is insured byDICGC?(a) Local Area Banks(b) RRB(c) Commercial Banks(d) Foreign Banks in India(e) All the above

ANSWER KEYS1. a 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. c

6. d 7. d 8. d 9. d 10. b

11. c 12. a 13. d 14. b 15. a

16. b 17. d 18. d 19. d 20. e

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PRACTICE SETUpcoming Exam

IBPS [CRP-X]-PO (PRELIM)ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Directions (Q.1-4) : In the question below, asentence is given with two words in bold. Fromthe options below, choose the pair of wordsthat replace the highlighted words (if needed)to make the sentence grammatically andmeaningfully correct. In case the highlightedwords are correct as they are, choose option (e)'No Improvement' as your answer.1. The vote is the most powerless nonviolent

instrument of transformation we have in ourdemocracy.(a) Powerful, transformation(b) Stronger, change(c) Strongest, transforming(d) Relevance, translation(e) No improvement

2. The legendary carrier battles of World War IIsymbolised its utility and diverse missionsets, which continued to be demonstratedin varies combat operations since 1945.(a) Utility, various(b) Utilized, various(c) Usefulness, variety(d) Disadvantageous, multiply(e) No improvement

3. The recent held second Belt and Road forumbased on the theme "Shaping a BrighterShared Future" gainedconsiderable momentum in the worldcommunity.(a) Late, Impetus(b) Recently, momentum(c) Urgency, thrust(d) Occasionally, lethargy(e) No improvement

4. Both Jesse and Ana are participation inSolitary Gardens, a social art project thatmatches inmates in solitary captivate withpen pals on the outside.(a) Spectator, custody(b) Participants, confinement(c) Adversaries, captivity(d) Participant, Detentions(e) No Improvement

Directions (Q.5-9) : In the question givenbelow, a sentence is given, divided into parts.One of the parts may contain an error.Identify the part that contains the error, andmark it as the answer. Ignore errors of

punctuation. In case the sentence is correct asit is, mark 'No error' as the answer.5. (a) He hanged (b) himself from

(c) a tree near (d) him sister's house(e) No error

6. (a) Doctors in Delhi(b) cut down on(c) arthritis drug being(d) use in coronavirus treatment(e) No error

7. (a) Farmers can(b) now sell(c) there produce(d) to anyone, anywhere(e) No error

8. (a) The bank aim(b) to increase business(c) due to a focused approach(d) of this vertical(e) No error

9. (a) Oliver is the president(b) of the association who(c) nurses injured wild animals(d) back to health.(e) No error

Directions (Q.10-21) : Read the followingpassage carefully and answer the questionsthat follow.

The elite - the Mughals, Pathans,Rajputs, Europeans - sat fascinated as the danceslowly reached it's climax. A pause and Jamiatsmiled graciously. This was the time for theinstrumentalists to get into action. Time formusic, and time for Jamiat's ghazal: My belovedis vexed with me and I am worried. Such storieswere the order of the day in the mid-19th century.Jamiat was charming, beautiful, and talented. Sheknew Persian, Hindi, Urdu, and English; aboveall, she was a poetess.

She composed ghazals, dadras, tappas,thumris, and songs in Brij Bhasha andoccasionally delighted her admirers with a dancerecital. Her real name was Janet and she was anAnglo-Indian, married to Major L. B. Armston ofthe 31st British Regiment. She had a deepknowledge of Indian culture and tradition and in

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her own way contributed greatly to the East-Westculture affinity.

There were others too, like Malika, whosework is still preserved in the British Museum.Gohar Jan was the beaute du diable, the best-known dancer of her day. They were allArmenian by descent and belonged to Bengal.Jamiat died at Agra on January 5, 1885, aged 67,and Major Armston built a beautiful monumenton her grave in the small secluded cemetery ofAgra Fort. The cemetery was originally used forthe burial of the British who died during theirrefuge in the fort in 1857-58. The monument isnow a heap of rubble.

The tomb in the cemetery suffered at thehands of vandals more because they were in anout-of-the-way place. That may also be onereason why they do not figure in E.A. Blunt'sbook List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs andTablets of Historical Interest in the UnitedProvinces of Agra and Oudh, which he compiledin 1911. Another tomb that escaped Blunt's noticewas that of Sitara Begum. It is still intact and isamong several seemingly Muslim graves in acorner of Delhi Gate of Agra Fort.

Sitara Begum who was a friend of LieutenantShairph died on December 30, 1804. On one sideof her red sandstone monument is an inscriptionin English on a white marble tablet, on theopposite side, was another in Persian, which hasbeen pilfered. It is likely that Blunt mistook thesetombs and others nearby for Muslim monumentsbecause of the names of those whom theycommemorate with Persian or Urdu inscriptions.On this basis, some writers asserted that Jamiatand Sitara were Muslims.

Apart from what is recorded about them, thefact remains that Eurasians often adopted Indiannames like Malika, Raqqia Begum (whosebrother was Mirza Suleiman Shikoh Gardner).There are other examples, like BenjaminMontrose, an Urdu poet who wrote under the pen-name of "Muztar"; and Nawab Zafar Yar Khan,son of the redoubtable General Walter ReinhardtSomroo, whose real name was Aloysius LouisReinhardt.10. Which of the following is/are TRUE about

Jamiat as per the given passage?(a) Jamiat was charming, beautiful, and

talented.(b) She knew Persian, Hindi, Urdu and

English(c) She was a poetess.(d) All a), b) and c)(e) None of these

11. Which of the following is synonymous to theword 'vexed' as mentioned in the givenpassage?(a) Annoyed (b) Appease(c) Calm (d) Comfort

(e) Mollify12. Which of the part of the highlighted sentence

contains grammatical error?(a) The elite sat (b) fascinated as(c) the dance slowly (d) reached it's climax(e) None of these

13. As per the passage, which of the followingcan be included as contributions by Jamiat?(a) She contributed greatly to the East-West

culture affinity.(b) Both a) and c).(c) She composed ghazals, dadras, tappas,

thumris and songs in Brij Bhasha.(d) She had little knowledge of Indian

culture and tradition(e) None of these

14. According to the passage, what did MajorArmston do after the death of Jamiat?(a) He built a beautiful monument on her

grave.(b) He buried her like a British refugee.(c) He became very upset and stopped

leading a normal life.(d) He built a fort on her grave.(e) None of these

15. According to the passage, what was thecemetery originally used for?(a) For the burial of the local people.(b) For the burial of the Indian freedom

fighters.(c) For the burial of the British who died

during their refuge in the fort in 1857-58.(d) For the burial of the British who died

during the revolt of 1857.(e) None of these

16. Which of the following books is compiled byE.A. Blunt in 1911 as per the given passage?(a) List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs

and Tablets of Historical Interest.(b) List of prescriptions on Christian Tombs.(c) List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombs

and Tablets of Historical Interest in theUnited Provinces of Lucknow and Oudh.

(d) List of Inscriptions on Christian Tombsand Tablets of Historical Interest in theUnited Provinces of Agra and Oudh.

(e) None of these17. According to the passage, name the two

tombs that escaped Blunt's notice whilecompiling his book?(a) Major Armston's tomb and Agra Fort.(b) Tombs of Agra and Oudh.(c) Christian Tombs.(d) Jamiat and Sitara Begum's tomb.(e) None of these

18. Which of the following pairs is/are matchedcorrectly?(a) Benjamin Montrose- Muztar(b) Jamiat- Janet(c) Both a) and b)

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(d) Nawab Zafar Yar Khan- WalterReinhardt Somroo

(e) All a), b) and d)19. Which of the following are composed by

Jamiat as per the given passage?(a) Ghazals (b) Dadras(c) Tappas (d) Thumris(e) All of these

20. Which of the following is antonymous to theword 'intact' as per the given passage?(a) Divided (b) Damaged(c) Prefect (d) Complete(e) Unviolated

21. Why according to the passage Blunt mistooktombs for Muslim monuments?(a) The names on the tombs were inscribed

in English.(b) The names on the tombs were inscribed

in Sanskrit.(c) Both a) and b).(d) The names of those whom the tombs

commemorate were in Persian or Urduinscriptions.

(e) None of theseDirections (Q.22-25) : In the question below, asentence is given, divided into parts andjumbled, which when arranged will form alogical and coherent sentence. Rearrange theparts to form a meaningful sentence andchoose the option that represents the correctarrangement.22. and has lived, for most part (A) / the current

reality is that 74% of(B) / in a conservativebut open society (C) / Afghan population isbelow 30(D).(a) ADCB(b) BDAC(c) ACDB(d) No re-arrangement required(e) CDBA

23. on states to make (A)/ to highly mobilebusiness and investment (B)/ liberalization oftrade, commercial, and financial flowsincrease pressures (C)/ their tax regimesappeal (D).(a) ACDB (b) ADCB(c) DABC (d) CADB(e) BADC

24. from pressures to compete for (A)/throughout the twentieth century, states faced(B)/ mobile business and investment (C)/ acollective action problem, stemming (D).(a) BCDA (b) BDAC(c) ADCB (d) BACD(e) DACB

25. tends to be harmful for (A)/ creditors, otherbusinesses (B)/ when an insolvent companycontinues trading, it (C)/ and public ingeneral (D).(a) BCAD (b) CADB

(c) DBAC (d) DACB(e) CABD

Directions (Q.26-30) : In the question givenbelow, a sentence is given with one blank,followed by five options, each having a wordthat may or may not fit in the blank. From thegiven options, choose the one that gives thecorrect word that fits in the blank.26. You are _____________ young or old solely

on the basis of who is assessing you.(a) Recognise (b) Remaining(c) Scrutinise (d) Stagnating(e) Considered

27. It is not true to say that the Vedas area _______________ of sacred texts used inreligious rituals and sacrifices.(a) Series (b) Chained(c) Trained (d) Sequences(e) None of these

28. It was a prosperous farmer's household andthere was ____________ to eat and drink.(a) Scarcity (b) Plenty(c) Need (d) Nothing(e) Less

29. The book was ______________ of nicepictures and the pictures were in colour andwith every picture was a word in big blackletters.(a) Full (b) Fill(c) Void (d) Deficient(e) Lacking

30. A tsunami is a very ____________ andpowerful wave caused by earthquakes underthe sea.Largest (b) Minor(c) Large (d) Unimportant(e) Ignorable

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDEDirections(Q.No.31-35):Study the followinginformation carefully and answer the relatedquestions.Following line-graph represents the data regardingmale and female graduates in four different townsand table represents the ratio of employed tounemployed graduates in respective towns.

TownEmployed graduates: unemployed

graduatesA 5: 3

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B 3: 7C 11: 6D 7: 6

31. Total number of unemployed graduates intown A and C taken together areapproximately what percent more/less than thetotal number of graduates in town A?(a) 16% (b) 25%(c) 20% (d) 22%(e) 30%

32. What is the respective ratio of total number offemale graduates in town B and C together tothe total number of male graduates from townA and D together?(a) 13: 12 (b) 8: 7(c) 10: 9 (d) 12: 11(e) 14: 13

33. What is the average of total number ofunemployed graduates in all given town takentogether?(a) 240.5 (b) 250.5(c) 260.5 (d) 270.5(e) None of these

34. If male to female employed graduates in townA and D taken together are in the ratio 1: 3respectively, then how many femalesemployed graduates are there in town A and Dtaken together?(a) 480 (b) 540(c) 450 (d) 510(e) None of these

35. If population of town C is 1500, thenapproximately what percent population oftown C is unemployed graduates?(a) 12% (b) 16%(c) 18% (d) 24%(e) 20%

36. The ratio of length of train A to B is 5 : 4 andspeed of train A is 90 km/hr. If train A crossesa pole in 12 seconds and train B crosses train Ain 36 seconds while running in same direction,then find time taken by train B to cross a 400meters long platform.(a) 10 seconds (b) 12 seconds(c) 15 seconds (d) 64 seconds(e) 18 seconds

37. Average weight of all male members in afamily is 36 kg which is 8 kg more thanaverage weight of all female members in thefamily. Number of male members are 4 lessthan number of female members. If averageweight of family is 30 kg, then how manymembers are there in family?(a) 10 (b) 8(c) 16 (d) 12(e) 6

38. The amount invested by P to Q is in the ratioof 2 : 3 and the amount invested by P and R isin the ratio of 5 : 7 respectively. If the profitearned by P at the end of year is Rs. 76 less

than earned by R, then find the profit earned byQ?(a) Rs. 95 (b) Rs. 228(c) Rs. 285 (d) Rs. 380(e) Rs. 114

39. The difference between CI and SI on a sum ofRs.32400 at same rate of interest after twoyears is Rs.466.56. In how much time a sum ofRs.15600 at the same rate of interest will beRs.48360?(a) 17.5 years (b) 16.5 years(c) 18.5 years (d) 19.5 years(e) 15.5 years

40. The ratio of present age of Rita to Kapil is 3 : 4age and age of Manish is 5/3 times of Rita’spresent age. After ten years, the ratio ofManish, Rita and Kapil’s age is 15 : 11 : 13.Find Rita’s age five years ago ?(a) 6 years (b) 8 years(c) 9 years (d) 7 years(e) 5 years

Directions (Q.41-45) : Read the data carefullyand answer the questions.There is total 700 employee in three department -Aptitude, Reasoning and English at VANIKInstitute. Total employee in Aptitude is 8% morethan that of in English, while the ratio of totalemployee in Reasoningto that of in Aptitude is 2 :3. The ratio of male employee in Aptitude to that ofin Reasoningis 10 : 7. The total female employee inAptitude are 60% more than total female employeein Reasoning. Total male employee in English is

%7

642 more than total male employee in

Reasoning.41. Total male employee in Aptitude are what

percent more than total female employee inEnglish?(a) 50% (b) 60%(c) 55% (d) 45%(e) 40%

42. Find average numbers of female employee inAptitude&English department?(a) 150 (b) 110(c) 130 (d) 140(e) 120

43. Find total number of male employees in allthree department?(a) 405 (b) 415(c) 400 (d) 425(e) 395

44. Find the ratio of male employees inReasoningto female employee in Aptitude?(a) 6 : 7 (b) 7 : 9(c) 7 : 10 (d) 7 : 12(e) 7 : 8

45. Find the difference between total maleemployees and total female employees in thesethree department?(a) 130 (b) 120

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(c) 110 (d) 180(e) 160

Directions (Q.46-51) : Find the wrong term inthe series given below.46. 2301, 2489, 2701, 2913, 3133, 3361

(a) 2913 (b) 3133(c) 3361 (d) 2489(e) 2701

47. 5, 5.5, 12.0, 45.5, 152.0, 762.5(a) 45.5 (b) 12.0(c) 152.0 (d) 762.5(e) 5.5

48. 32, 80, 194, 500, 1250, 3125(a) 500 (b) 1250(c) 3125 (d) 194(e) 80

49. 43, 112, 213, 346, 507, 708(a) 346 (b) 507(c) 213 (d) 708(e) 112

50. 19, 44, 87, 124, 179, 244(a) 87 (b) 124(c) 44 (d) 244(e) 179

51. 18, 29, 52, 82, 138, 203(a) 52 (b) 138(c) 82 (d) 29(e) 203

52. A shopkeeper has two quality rice. Rice A issold at Rs. 40 per kg and Rice B is sold at Rs.25 per kg. He mixed both the rice together andsold the mixture at Rs. 36 per kg. Find the ratioof quantity of rice A to the total mixture?(a) 11 : 4 (b) 4 : 11(c) 4 : 15 (d) 11 : 15(e) None of these

53. Around a rectangular park of length and widthin the ratio 4: 3, there is a road of width 2 cm.If the park along with road is fencedcompletely with wire of length 72 cm, thenwhat is the area of the park?(a) 188 cm2 (b) 208 cm2

(c) 192 cm2 (d) 176 cm2

(e) None of these54. A milkman mixed (y+30) liters of water in 150

liters of milk and then again replaced 35 litersof the mixture with milk. If quantity of milk inthe final mixture is 160 liters, then find ‘y’?(a) 45 liters (b) 40 liters(c) 35 liters (d) 30 liters(e) 25 liters

55. Speed of fan is successively reduced by 10%and 15%, and if speed of fan is successivelyreduced by 20% and Z% so that overall changeof speed is same as previous change then, find‘Z’?(a) 4.275% (b) 4.375%(c) 3.375% (d) 3.275%(e) 4.625%

56. The height of a triangle is equal to theperimeter of a square whose diagonal is 9√2metre and the base of the same triangle is equalto the side of the another Square whose area is784 m². What is the area of the triangle? (inm²)(a) 504 (b) 558(c) 478 (d) 522(e) 496

Directions (Q.57-61) : Study the data carefullyand answer the following questions:Below table shows the number of candidates whoplay basketball, volleyball and badminton from fivestates:

State Totalnumber

ofcandidat

es

Percentage ofcandid

ateswhoplay

basketball

Percentage ofcandid

ateswhoplay

volleyball

Percentage of

candidates who

playbadmin

ton

M 600 45% --- 30%N --- 20% 35% ---O 800 40% --- 30%P 500 --- 40% 25%Q 700 30% 25% 45%

57. What is the ratio of number of candidates whoplay badminton from state M, number ofcandidates who play basketball from state Oand number of candidates who play volleyballfrom state Q respectively?(a) 36: 47: 83 (b) 43: 73: 47(c) 45: 26: 84 (d) 36: 64: 35(e) None of these

58. If the total number of candidates from state Nis 20% more than that of from state O. Thenumber of candidates who play volleyball andbadminton together from state N is whatpercentage more or less than the number ofcandidates who play basketball and volleyballtogether from state P?(a) 118.5% (b) 116.3%(c) 104.8% (d) 113.4%(e) None of these

59. If total number of candidates from state N is20% less than that of from M. What is theaverage number of candidates who playvolleyball from M, N and O together?(a) 180 (b) 160(c) 186 (d) 156(e) None of these

60. What is the difference between the number ofcandidates who play basketball from O and Ptogether and number of candidates who playbadminton from state Q and M together?(a) 30 (b) 40(c) 20 (d) 50

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(e) None of these61. The number of candidates who play volleyball

from Q is what percentage of the number ofcandidates who play badminton from state P?(a) 110% (b) 120%(c) 140% (d) 130%(e) 150%

Directions (Q.62-65) : In the following question,two statements numbered I and II are given. Onsolving them we get two quantities, quantity Iand quantity II respectively. Solve for both thequantities and choose the correct option.

(a) Quantity I > Quantity II(b) Quantity I < Quantity II(c) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II(d) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II(e) Quantity I = Quantity II or a relation

can't be established62. Quantity I: Rs 1250 is invested in a scheme

that provides simple interest at the rate of 16%per annum. What is the interest earned in 4years?Quantity II: What is the difference betweenthe compound interest and simple in 2 yearswhen Rs 12,800 is invested at the rate of 25%per annum in both cases?

63. Quantity I: The profit earned by a shopkeeperby selling an article at Rs. 3720 is same as theloss incurred after selling the same article atRs. 3048, then what is cost price of the article?Quantity II: Rs. 3390

64. Quantity I: Time taken by a boat to travel 150km distance upstream is 4 times the time takenby boat to complete the same distance indownstream. What is the speed of boat in stillwater if the speed of the stream is 6 km/h?Quantity II: 8 km/h

65. Two squares are chosen at random on achessboard. What is the probability that theyhave a side in common?(a) 1/18 (b) 64/4032(c) 63/64 (d) 1/9(e) 9/18

REASONING ABILITYDirection (Q.66-69) : In the question below thereare three statements followed by threeconclusions I, II and III. You have to take thethree given statements to be true even if theyseem to be at variance from commonly knownfacts and then decide which of the givenconclusions logically follows from the threestatements disregarding commonly known facts.66. Statements:

Only sale are discount.Some sale are price.Each price is cost.Conclusions:I. Some discount are cost.II. Some sale are not cost.

III. All price are sale.(a) Both conclusion II and conclusion III

follow.(b) Only conclusion I follows(c) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II

follows(d) Only conclusion II follows(e) None of the conclusions follow

67. Statements:Each ring is circle. Every circle is sphere.No sphere is diameter.Conclusions:I. Some sphere are ring.II. No ring is diameter.III. None diameter is circle.(a) Only conclusion I and conclusion II follow.(b) Only conclusion I follows(c) All of the conclusions I, II and III follow(d) Only conclusion III follows(e) Only conclusion II follows

68. Statements:Only a few hint are clue.At least some clue are inference.No inference is solution.Conclusions:I. All solution are hint.II. Some clue are not solution.III. At least some inference are hint.(a) Both conclusion II and conclusion III

follow.(b) Only conclusion I follows(c) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II

follows(d) Only conclusion II follows(e) None of the conclusions follow

69. Statements:Only a few airtel are jio.Some jio are idea.Each idea is vodafone.Conclusions:I. Some airtel are vodafone.II. At least some vodafone are jio.III. Some idea are airtel.(a) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.(b) Only conclusion I follows(c) None of the conclusion follows(d) Only conclusion III follows(e) Only conclusion II follows

Directions (Q.70-75) : Answer the questionsbased on the information given below.There are eight shelves P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and Win a cupboard such that bottommost shelf isnumbered as 1 while the topmost as 8. Each of theshelves contains different number of flowersamong 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50.Shelf T is above shelf S, which contains 35 flowers.There is one shelf between shelf R and shelf P.Shelf W is below shelf R. Shelf containing 50flowers is just above shelf containing 15 flowers.Shelf Q is the 7th shelf and contains 20 flowers.

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Shelf V is three shelves above shelf above the one,which contains 25 flowers. Shelf R contains oddnumber of flowers. Bottommost shelf contains 30flowers. Shelf R is just above shelf U and both areprime numbered shelves.70. Which shelf contains maximum number of

flowers?(a) Shelf Q (b) Shelf R(c) Shelf U (d) Shelf W(e) Shelf V

71. How many shelves are above shelf W?(a) Five (b) Six(c) Seven (d) Four(e) None of the above

72. What is the difference in the number of flowersof shelf P and shelf R?(a) 20 (b) 10(c) 50 (d) 35(e) 25

73. Which shelf is two shelves above shelf V?(a) Shelf Q (b) Shelf R(c) Shelf P (d) Shelf W(e) Shelf T

74. Which shelf is just below shelf U?(a) Shelf R (b) Shelf P(c) Shelf T (d) Shelf W(e) Shelf V

75. How many pairs of letters are there in the word“GEOREGOPOL” which has as many lettersbetween them in the word as in thealphabetical series?(a) Four (b) Three(c) Six (d) One(e) None of the above

Directions (Q.76-80) : Answer the questionsbased on the information given below.Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G own differentbusinesses. The category of the businesses isamong hotel, network, technology, clothes, house,car and truck. Each of them invested amounts inmillion dollars among 15, 23, 27, 50 and 75. Notmore than two persons invested same amount andat least one person invested the amount which aregiven above.B invested more than C but the difference betweentheir investments is not more than 24 milliondollars. Only one person invested 15 million dollarsin network business. Person who owns car andtechnology business invested the same amount.Neither F nor D owns business of house. B ownsbusiness of truck. E and G invested same amount.Only one person invested 23 million dollars inhouse business. D owns neither car nor technologybusiness. F doesn’t own network business. NeitherC nor A owns network business. The differencebetween the investments of A and F is not zero. Gowns neither Car nor Technology business.76. Who among the following owns car business?

(a) E (b) F(c) C (d) G

(e) Cannot be determined77. What is the difference in the amount that E and

B invested?(a) 23 Mn dollars (b) 17 Mn dollars(c) 25 Mn dollars (d) 18 Mn dollars(e) 30 Mn dollars

78. How many persons invested more than that ofD?(a) Six (b) Five(c) Two (d) Four(e) One

79. A invested in _______ category.(a) Truck (b) Network(c) Hotel (d) Clothes(e) House.

80. Who among the following invested 27 Mndollars?(a) D (b) C(c) G (d) F(e) Both (b) and (d)

Directions (Q.81-84) : In the question, assumingthe given statements to be true, find which of theconclusion (s) among given three conclusions is/are definitely true and then give your answeraccordingly.81. Statements: D > T ≤ A; T > O ≥ K > N; C = B

< NConclusions: I. D > C II. A > B III. C ≤ T(a) Only conclusion II is true.(b) Only conclusions I and III are true.(c) Only conclusion III is true.(d) Both conclusions I and II are true.(e) All conclusions I, II and III are false.

82. Statements: W ≤ X > U; U ≥ S = Z; N < M ≤WConclusions: I. X > Z II. U < M III. Z ≥ W(a) Only conclusion I is true.(b) Both conclusions I and II are true.(c) Only conclusion III is true.(d) Both conclusions II and III are true.(e) All conclusions I, II and III are false.

83. Statements: H > D ≥ X ≥ O; X = L > Q; A ≤ S= QConclusions: I. H > A II. D ≥ S III. A ≥ O(a) Only conclusion II is true.(b) Only conclusions I and II are true.(c) Only conclusion I is true.(d) Both conclusions II and III are true.(e) All conclusions I, II and III are false.

84. Statements: F > S ≥ H ≥ K; L > O ≥ C; L ≤ J< KConclusions: I. F > C II. H > O III. S ≥ L(a) Only conclusion II is true.(b) Only conclusions I and II are true.(c) Only conclusion III is true.(d) Both conclusions II and III are true.(e) All conclusions I, II and III are false.

85. Which of the following letter will be 8th letterfrom the right end if the letters at evenpositions are replaced by succeeding letter in

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the word “MANCHESTER” such that fromleft end “M” is at odd position and “A” is ateven position and so on?(a) F (b) B(c) T (d) N(e) None of these

Directions (Q.86-90) : Answer the questionsbased on the information given below.Eight cars M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are parkedaround the circular area. Each of the cars containsdifferent number of bags from 1 to 8. Equal numberof cars is parked facing towards or away from thecenter. Cars parked opposite to each other face insame direction.Car opposite to car Q contains 5 bags. Neither carN nor car T is adjacent to car M. Car S is parkedopposite to car M. Car P contains 4 more bags thanthat of car T such that both cars contain primenumber of bags. Car P is third to the right of car R,which contains 4 bags. Car Q and car S are to theimmediate left of each other. Car M contains 1more bag than that of car N. Car S contains morebags that that of car P. Car Q and car R are notadjacent to each other. Car N does not face awayfrom the center. One car is parked between R andM. Car N is not adjacent to car R.86. Which of the following car contains 1 bag?

(a) Car P (b) Car S(c) Car M (d) Car Q(e) Car N

87. What is the difference in number of bags thatcar T and car S contain?(a) 6 (b) 8(c) 5 (d) 4(e) 3

88. Which car is second to the left of car P?(a) Car M (b) Car S(c) Car R (d) Car O(e) Car Q

89. Car Q contains ____ bags.(a) 8 (b) 6(c) 1 (d) 4(e) 5

90. Who among the following faces away from thecentre?(a) Car S (b) Car M(c) Car P (d) Car N(e) Car R

Directions (Q.91-92) : Answer the questionsbased on the information given below.Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U have differentheights. R is taller than at least two persons but notthe tallest. Q is taller than P, who is taller than U. Qis not the tallest. S is not the shortest. T is tallerthan S. P is taller than R but not the 2nd tallest.91. _____ is the tallest.

(a) Q (b) S(c) U (d) P(e) T

92. How many persons are shorter than P?

(a) Three (b) Two(c) One (d) Four(e) Five

Directions (Q.93-95) : Answer the questionsbased on the information given below.Nimu starts walking from point P in southdirection, after walking 5m he turns left from pointQ and walks for 3m. He then turns left from pointR and walks from 7m and then turns right frompoint S and walks for 4m till point T. He then turnsright and walks for 10m till point U and then turnsright from point U and walks for 11m till point Vand then turns left and walks for 3m till point W.93. In which direction is point V with respect to

point T?(a) South (b) North-West(c) South-East (d) South-West(e) East

94. What is the shortest distance between point Qand point V?(a) 9m (b) 10m(c) 3m (d) 4m(e) 5m

95. In the given arrangement, how many suchletters are there which are immediatelyfollowed by a symbol and immediatelypreceded by a number?6 U * & M Q 3 8 S A 2 @ L 1 ? T C # % B +X 7(a) One (b) Three(c) Two (d) Four(e) None of the above

Directions (Q.96-100) : Answer the questionsbased on the information given below.Certain number of persons is sitting in the row suchthat all are facing north direction. T sits adjacent tothe one, who sits at extreme end. U sits second tothe right of O. R sits adjacent to Q. One person sitsbetween T and Q. At least two persons sit betweenU and Q. Number of persons to the left of N isequal to number of persons to the right of Q. Twopersons sit between P and T. N sits third to the leftof M, who is adjacent to O. U sits exactly betweenM and P.96. Who sits to the immediate left of Q?

(a) R (b) T(c) P (d) U(e) O

97. How many persons sit in the row?(a) 16 (b) 18(c) 19 (d) 20(e) 17

98. How many persons sit to the left of U?(a) 7 (b) 9(c) 10 (d) 13(e) 4

99. Who sits exactly between N and U?(a) O (b) P(c) Q (d) M(e) T

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100.Who sits fourth from the right end?(a) Q (b) P(c) T (d) M(e) N

EXPLANATIONS1. (a) In the original sentence use of word

'powerless' is incorrect as the sentence says'the vote is an instrument of transformation'so to say it is 'powerless' is not contextuallycorrect. The first emboldened word cannot be'stronger' or 'strongest' as use of 'most'(which is a superlative degree of adjective)with 'stronger' or 'strongest' which arecomparative adjective and superlativeadjective respectively is grammaticallyredundant. Similarly, 'relevance' which is anoun cannot be modified by the adverb'most'. Hence, the answer is option a).

2. (a) The second emboldened word will be anadjective which modifies the noun phrase'combat operations.' This eliminates'varies'(verb) and 'variety'(noun) and'multiply'(verb). The first emboldened wordcannot be a verb as a noun is used after apossessive determiner, so this eliminates'utilized. Hence, the answer is option a).

3. (b) In the original sentence the firstemboldened word 'recent' is incorrect as theverb 'held' cannot be modified by anadjective i.e. 'recent'; an adverb is required.Similarly, we can eliminate 'late' (which isalso an adjective) and 'urgency' (which is anoun). The second emboldened word cannotbe 'lethargy' (which means a lack of energyand enthusiasm) as use of the word 'gained'suggests that the sentence holds a positiveconnotation. Hence, the answer is option b).

4. (b) The first emboldened word will be aplural noun. So, this eliminates 'spectator','participation' and 'participant'. Also,'adversaries' which means 'enemies' does notfit contextually in the given sentence. In theoriginal sentence the second emboldenedword 'captivate' (which is a verb) is incorrectas the adjective 'solitary' will modify a noun.Hence, the answer is option b): 'participants'and 'confinement' (which means 'the situationin which a person or animal is keptsomewhere, usually by force').

5. (d) The error is in part D of the sentence. Thethird person pronoun 'him' renders thesentence meaningless and must be replacedby the possessive pronoun 'his' (to show theassociation or belongingness with respect tosister) to rectify the error. Hence, d) is thecorrect answer

6. (d) The error is in part (d) of the sentence.'Being' is used with past participle, so use of'use' is incorrect in the sentence and needs to

be replaced by 'used'. Hence, the answer isoption d).

7. (c) The error is in part 'C' of the sentence.Use of 'there' is incorrect and needs to bereplaced by 'their' (to showassociation/belongingness) as it refers to the"Farmers' produce". Hence, the answer isoption c).

8. (a) The error is in part A of the sentence.'The bank' is a singular subject and must bequalified by a singular verb (subject verbagreement), which is not the case here. 'Aim'is a plural verb and must be replaced by'aims' to rectify the error. Hence, a) is thecorrect answer.

9. (b) Here in option (b), for the word'association', which is an inanimate object,'that' will be used ('who' is used for livingbeings). Hence, option b) is the correctanswer

10. (d) Option d) is correct as per the last and thesecond last sentences of the first paragraph inthe given passage, which proves that all of(a), (b), and (c) are correct about Jamiat.Hence, the answer is option d).

11. (a) The word 'vexed' means 'annoyed'.'Appease' (means 'satisfy; pacify'), 'calm','comfort' and 'mollify' (means 'pacify') arenot synonymous to 'vexed'. Hence, theanswer is option a) 'annoyed'.

12. (d) The error is in part d). The use of thecontraction 'it's' i.e. 'it is' in the sentence isincorrect and needs to be replaced by 'its'(used to indicate 'possession') as the sentenceabout the 'climax' of the 'dance' so thepossessive determiner 'its', here refers to thedance. Hence, the answer is option d).

13. (b) Option a) is correct as per the lastsentence of the second paragraph in the givenpassage. Option c) is correct as per the firstsentence of the second paragraph in the givenpassage. Option d) is incorrect as per the lastsentence of the second paragraph of the givenpassage. Hence, the answer is option b).

14. (a) Option a) is correct as per the fourthsentence of the third paragraph in the givenpassage. Hence, the answer is option a).

15. (c) Option c) is correct as per the second lastsentence of the third paragraph in the givenpassage. Hence, the answer is option c).

16. (d) Option d) is correct as per the secondsentence of the fourth paragraph in the givenpassage. Hence, the answer is option d).

17. (d) Option d) is correct as per the fourthsentence of the third paragraph and firstsentence of the fourth paragraph. Also,'Sitara Begum' would be correct as persecond last sentence of the fourth paragraph.Hence, the answer is option d).

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18. (c) Option a) is correct as per the lastsentence of the last paragraph of the givenpassage. Option b) is correct as per thesecond sentence of the second paragraph ofthe given passage. Option d) is incorrect asper the last sentence of the last paragraph ofthe given passage as they share a son-fatherrelationship and not that of 'real name-pen-name'. Hence, the answer is option c).

19. (e) Option e) is correct as per the firstsentence of the second paragraph of the givenpassage. Hence, the answer is option e).

20. (b) The word 'intact' means 'undamaged; allin one piece'. 'Divided'(means 'detached'),'perfect', 'complete' and 'unviolated'(means'intact'). Hence, the answer is option b)'damaged' (means 'broken').

21. (d) Option d) is correct as per the thirdsentence of the fifth paragraph in the givenpassage. Hence, the answer is option d).

22. (b) The correct order is BDAC. Part 'B' and'D' talk about present scenario when 74% ofpopulation in Afghanistan is below 30. 'A'and 'C' further talk about in what kind ofsociety these people have lived in. Hence, theanswer is option b).

23. (d) Only C can start the sentence as only C isan independent part. Other parts require someprevious context. Only option (d) starts withC. CADB is the correct order and option D isthe correct answer.The meaningful sentence thus formed is:Liberalization of trade, commercial, andfinancial flows increase pressures on states tomake their tax regimes appeal to highlymobile business and investment.

24. (b) DA is a pair as 'stem from' is a phrase andit means 'to be caused by or to originate from(something or someone)'. C fits after A andtells us that states compete for mobilebusiness and investment. DAC is a set. B fitsbefore D; B tells us that states faced somekind of collective problem which iscontinued in D. Option B is the correctanswer.

25. (e) C starts the sentence by talking abouttrading by an insolvent company and Afollows it by telling us what happens whenan insolvent company continues trading. Theidea is continued in BD. Option E is thecorrect answer.

26. (e) The bank is preceded by the auxiliaryverb 'are' which must be followed by a pastparticiple or present participle. According tothis, options a) and c) are negated becausethese are verbs in the base form. Further, theoptions b) and d) fit in the blankgrammatically but these render the sentencemeaningless. Option e) satisfies the blankgrammatically and brings out meaningfully

coherent sentence. Hence, e) is the correctanswer.

27. (a) The given blank will take the word 'series'(where the word 'series' means 'a set ofsomething') which is used as a singular nounas the sentence talks about a single set oftexts i.e. Vedas. Other words do not fit in thesentence. 'Trained' (which means 'skilled in aparticular way') does not fit in the sentence.'Chained' is incorrect as it is anadjective/verb and it is evident from the useof the article 'a' that we need a noun in theblank. 'Sequences' which is a plural noundoes not fit in the sentence. Hence, theanswer is option a).

28. (b) The sentence says that the farmer'shousehold was flourishing financially. So,'scarcity' (which means 'shortage'), 'nothing'and 'less' do not fit in the sentence. Similarly,'need' does not fit contextually in thesentence. Hence, the answer is option b)'plenty' which means 'a large or sufficientamount'.

29. (a) The sentence says that the book has manypictures in it and they are colourful. So, thiseliminates 'void'(which means 'completelyempty'), 'deficient'(which means 'not havingenough of something'), and 'lacking'(whichmeans 'not available'). 'Fill' which means'cause (space or container) to become full oralmost full' does not fit in the sentence.Hence, the answer is option a) 'full' whichmeans 'containing as much as possible'.

30. (c) The sentence says that tsunami is a verypowerful wave. So, use of word'minor'(which means lesser in importance),'unimportant' and 'ignorable'(which can beavoided) is incorrect in the sentence. 'Largest'cannot fit in the sentence as the superlativeadjective is preceded by article 'the'. Also,use of 'very' before 'largest' is not correct asit is the highest degree of comparison. Hence,the answer is option c) 'large'.

(31-35)Town

Number of graduates

Male

Female

Total Employed

Unemployed

A 310 330 310 +330 =640

640 ×5/8 =400

640 -400 =240

B 320 140 320 +140 =460

460 ×3/10 =138

460 -138 =322

C 300 380 300 +380 =680

680 ×11/17= 440

680 -440 =240

D 170 350 170 +350 =520

520 ×7/13 =280

520 -280 =240

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31. (b); Total number of unemployed graduates intown A and C taken together= 240 + 240 = 480Total number of graduates in town A = 640Difference = 640 - 480 = 160Therefore, percentage = (160/640) x 100 =25%

32. (a); Total number of female graduates in townB and C together = 140 + 380 = 520Total number of male graduates from town Aand D together = 310 + 170 = 480Therefore, ratio = 520: 480 = 13: 12

33. (c); Average of total number of unemployedgraduates in all given town taken together= (240 + 322 + 240 + 240)/4= 260.5

34. (d); Number of employed graduates in town Aand D taken together = 400 + 280 = 680Therefore, total number of females employedgraduates in town A and D taken together= 680 × 3/4 = 510

35. (b); Population of town C = 1500Number of unemployed graduates in town C =240Therefore, percentage = (240/1500) x 100 =16%

36. (d); Let the length of train B be 100x metres.So, length of train A =

metersxx 1254

5100

According to question

18

590

12

125

x

x = 2.4So, length of train B = 240 metresAnd, Length of train A = 300 metres

Let speed of train B = 3625

300240

l= 10 m/

sec

Required time = 6410

400240

seconds

37. (b); Let number of male members = nNumber of female members = n + 4Then, 30 x (n + n + 4) = 36 x n + (36 - 8) x (n+ 4)n = 2Then, total members = n + n + 4 = 2 x 2 + 4 =8

38. (c); According to question,P : Q = 2 : 3P : R = 5 : 7

14:10:15:: RPQLet profit earned by Q be 15x, by P be 10x andby R be 14xAccording to question,4x = 76x = 19Profit earned by Q = 15x = 15 × 19 = Rs 285

39. (a); Let rate = R%

Then, CI - SI = 32400 x ((1 + R/100)2 - 1) -32400 x R x 2/100 = 466.56R = 12Now, 48360 - 15600 = 15600 x 12 x time/100Time = 17.5 years

40. (d); According to question,Rita : Kapil = 3 : 4And , Rita : Manish = 3 : 5And, Manish : Rita : Kapil = 5 : 3 : 4Let Rita’s present age be 3x, Kapil’s presentage be 4x and Manish present age be 5x.After 10 years , ratio of their ages,

13:11:15104:103:105 xxx

4 xSo, Rita’s present age = 3x = 12 years5 years ago, Rita’s age was = (12 – 5) = 7years

(41-45)Let total employee in English = 25x

So, total employee in Aptitude = xx 27100

10825

And Total employee in Reasoning = xx 183

227

So, ratio of total employee in Aptitude, Reasoningand English respectively = 27 : 18 : 25

Total employee in Aptitude = 27070

27700

Total employee in Reasoning = 18070

18700

Total employee in English = 25070

25700

Let total male employee in Aptitude and Reasoningbe 10n and 7n respectivelyAnd let total female employee inReasoning = 5mSo, total female employee inAptitude =

mm 8100

1605

According to question –10n + 8m = 270 …………..(i)Also, 7n + 5m = 180 …………….(ii)From (i) and (ii) we get …..n = 15, m = 15Total male employee in English

= 150100

1

7

300100157

Aptitude Reasoning EnglishMaleEmployee

150 105 150

FemaleEmployee

120 75 100

41. (a); Required percentage = %50100100

100150

42. (b); Required average = 1101002

100120

43. (a); Required Sum = (150 + 105 + 150) = 40544. (e); Required ratio = 8:7

120

105

45. (c); Required difference = (150 + 105 + 150) –(120 + 75 + 100) = 110

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46. (d); The pattern is as follows:482 - 3 = 2301502 - 3 = 2497522 - 3 = 2701542 - 3 = 2913562 - 3 = 3133582 - 3 = 3361

47. (a); The pattern is as follows:5 x 1 + 0.5 = 5.55.5 x 2 + 1.0 = 12.012.0 x 3 + 1.5 = 37.537.5 x 4 + 2.0 = 152.0152.0 x 5 + 2.5 = 762.5

48. (d); The pattern is as follows:32 x 2.5 = 8080 x 2.5 = 200200 x 2.5 = 500500 x 2.5 = 12501250 x 2.5 = 3125

49. (b); The pattern is as follows:6 x 7 + 1 = 4310 x 11 + 2 = 11214 x 15 + 3 = 21318 x 19 + 4 = 34622 x 23 + 5 = 51126 x 27 + 6 = 708

50. (a); The pattern is as follows:6 x 3 + 12 = 198 x 5 + 22 = 4410 x 7 + 32 = 7912 x 9 + 42 = 12414 x 11 + 52 = 17916 x 13 + 62 = 244

51. (c); The pattern is as follows:18 + 11 = 2929 + 11 + 12 = 5252 + 11 + 12 + 13 = 8888 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 = 138138 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 = 203

52. (d);Rice A Rice B40 25

36

11 : 4Quantity (Rice A): Quantity (Rice B)

Required Ratio =15

11

53. (c);

Let length and with of the park is '4x' and '3x'respectively.Length of park with road = (4x + 4)

Width of park with road = (3x + 4)Length of wire = 2 × (4x + 4 + 3x + 4) = 727x + 8 = 367x = 28x = 4Area of the park = 4x × 3x = 12x2 = 192 cm2

54. (d); In the mixtureMilk : water = 150 : (30 + y)According to question

Quantity of milk = 1603535180

150150

y

= 30 litre55. (b); Let speed of fan is 100x revolutions per

minSo,Overall change of speed with successive rates

= %5.76100

85

100

90100 x

Overall change of speed with new successive

rates = xz

x 5.76100

1100

80100

Z = 4.375%

56. (a); Side of square = meterDiagonal

92

29

2

Height of triangle = 4 × 9 = 36 meterAgain, side of second square =

meter28784 Base of triangle = 28 meterArea of triangle

= HeightBase2

1

= metersq.50436282

1

57. (d); Required ratio = 600 × 30/100 : 800 ×40/100 : 700 × 25/100 = 6 × 30 : 8 × 40 : 7 ×25 = 6 × 6 : 8 × 8 : 7 × 5 = 36: 64: 35 =36:64:35

58. (c); The number of candidates who playvolleyball and badminton together from state N= 800 ×120/100 × 80/100 = 768The number of candidates who play basketballand volleyball together from state P= 500 × 75/100 = 375So, required % = (768 - 375)/375 × 100 =104.8%

59. (c); Required average = (600 × 25/100 + 600 ×80/100 × 35/100 + 800 × 30/100)/3 = (150 +168 + 240)/3 = 186

60. (e); The number of candidates who playbasketball from O and P together = 800 ×40/100 + 500 × 35/100 = 320 + 175 = 495The number of candidates who play badmintonfrom Q and M together = 700 × 45/100 + 600× 30/100 = 315 + 180 = 495Required difference = 495 - 495 = 0

61. (c); The number of candidates who playvolleyball from Q = 700 × 25/100 = 175

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The number of candidates who play badmintonfrom state P = 500 × 25/100 = 125So, required % = 175/125 × 100 = 140%

62. (e); Quantity I:Interest earned = 1250×4×16/100 = Rs 800Quantity II:Difference between S.I and C.I in 2 years= P(r/100)2

= 12800(25/100)2

= Rs 800Quantity I = Quantity II

63. (b); Quantity I:Let CP = Rs. XAccording to the question,3720 - X = X - 3048=> X = Rs. 3384Quantity II:Rs. 3390Hence, Quantity I < Quantity II

64. (a); Quantity I:Let upstream speed and downstream speed ofthe boat is u and d respectively.According to the question,150/u = 4 × 150/d=> d/u = 4/1Let d = 4k km/h and u = k km/hSo, speed of the stream = 3k/2 = 6=> k = 4Speed of the boat in still water = (4k + k)/2 =10 km/hQuantity II:8 km/hHence, Quantity I > Quantity II

65. (a); The number of ways of choosing the firstsquare is 64. The number of ways of choosingthe second square is 63. There are a total of 64× 63 = 4032 ways of choosing two squares.If the first square happens to be any of the fourcorners ones, the second square can be chosenin 2 ways. If the first square happens to be anyof the 24 squares on the side of the chessboard, the second square can be chosen in 3ways. If the first square happens to be any ofthe 36 remaining squares, the second squarecan be chosen in 4 ways.Hence, the desired number of combinations =(4 ×2) + (24 × 3) + 36 × 4) = 224. Therefore,

the required probability =18

1

4032

224

66. d;

67. c;

68. d;

69. e;

(70-75)Shelf

NumberShelves Number of flowers

8 T 40/457 Q 206 V 505 P 154 S 353 R 252 U 45/401 W 30

70. e;71. c;72. b;73. e;74. d;75. c; Given: GEOREGOPOL

GO, OP, LO, LR, OR and OP are the six pairswhich has as many letters between them as inthe alphabetical series.Hence, option c.

(76-80)

Persons CategoryAmountinvested

A House 23B Truck 50C Car/Technology 27D Network 15E Hotel/Clothes 75F Technology/Car 27G Clothes/Hotel 75

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76. e;77. c;78. a;79. e;80. e;(81-85)81. d;82. a;83. c;84. b;85. d; If we replace the even positioned letters with

their respective succeeding letter then wewould get the following word“MBNDHFSUES”.So, the letter, which is 8th from the right end is‘N’.Hence, option d.

(86-90)

86. e;87. c;88. e;89. b;90. c;(91-92)T > Q > P > R > S > U91. e;

92. a;(93-95)

93. d;94. e;95. a; 6 U * & M Q 3 8 S A 2 @ L 1 ? T C # % B

+ X 7There is only one such letter in the givenarrangement which is immediately followed bya symbol and immediately preceded by anumber.Hence, option a.

(96-100)

96. c;97. e;98. b;99. d;100.a;

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SSC-CGL (TIER-I)GENERAL STUDY

1. A nautical mile is equal to(a) 5060 feet (b) 6060 feet(c) 5280 feet (d) 6080 feet

2. People living in North Africa with Islands astheir religion are called(a) Fellahins (b) Moogs(c) Bedouins (d) Maoris

3. Gondwana Hills are located in(a) Punjab (b) Jammu & Kashmir(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Nagaland

4. Who sent Alexander Burns to king ofAfghanistan Dost Ali ?(a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Wellesley(c) Robert Clive (d) Lord Auckland

5. The Upanishads are a series of books devotedto(a) Yoga (b) Social Law(c) Religious rituals (d) Philosophy

6. The concept of light fold path forms the themeof(a) Dipavamsa(b) Divyavadana(c) Mahaparinibban sutta(d) Dharma chakarapravartana sutra

7. Energy transfers of Kreb’s cycle and electrontransport chain takes place in(a) Chloroplasts (b) Lysosomes(c) Mitochondria (d) Cytoplasm

8. A microscopic organism playing a vital role inNitrogen Cycle is(a) Bacteria (b) Protozoa(c) Virus (d) Regalga

9. The chief agent of evolution is(a) Mutation(b) Acquired characters(c) Sexual reproduction(d) Natural selection

10. Relativity principle was propounded by(a) Newton (b) Boyle(c) C.V.Raman (d) Einstein

11. Which is used as a magnifying glass?(a) Plane Mirror (b) Concave Mirror(c) Converging lens (d) Diverging lens

12. What is the number of basic units in theinternational system of units?(a) 4 (b) 5(c) 6 (d) 7

13. The most Malleable Metal is(a) Silver (b) Gold(c) Aluminium (d) Sodium

14. Which of the following is used in makingsmoke bombs?(a) Sulphur (b) Phosphorus(c) Hydrogen (d) Carbon

15. Which of the following metals can displacezinc from a solution of zinc sulphate?(a) Lead (b) Magnesium(c) Iron (d) Mercury

16. ‘SEBI’ is a(a) Constitutional body(b) Advisory body(c) Statutory body(d) None of these

17. Economic planning is in(a) Union list (b) State list(c) Concurrent list (d) None of these

18. The father of ‘operation flood’ is(a) Ms Swaminathan (b) Uma Kapila(c) VergheseKurien (d) None

19. How many Lok Sabha constituencies are therein India and present?(a) 540 (b) 543(c) 547 (d) 563

20. Which of the following is the most visibleinstitutions in a democracy?(a) Leaders (b) Government(c) Political parties (d) None of these

21. National Development council was set up in(a) 1948 (b) 1950(c) 1951 (d) 1952

22. Which IIT’s professor has won the NSGAward for Blast Resistant Helmet?(a) IIT Delhi (b) IIT Mumbai(c) IIT Rourkela (d) None of these

23. Which state government has started ‘YuvaShakti Corona Mukti Abhiya’?(a) Maharashtra (b) Haryana(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) None of these

24. Which company has recently appointed MarneLevine as its CBO?(a) Amazon (b) Facebook(c) Google (d) None of these

25. Who has own the ICC player of the MonthAward for May 2021?(a) Babar Azam (b) VIrat Kohli(c) Mushtiqur Rahim (d) None of these

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REASONING ABILITY26. Three of the following four sets are related in a

certain way and one is different from the rest.Select the odd one out.(a) (9, 4, 713) (b) (14, 67, 938)(c) (11, 23, 802) (d) (6, 14, 20)

27. Based on the analogy given, find the missingword from the given options.22 April : Earth Day ∷ 25 December : ?(a) Environment Day(b)Teacher’s Day(c) Good Governance Day(d)Technology Day

28. An assertion (A) and a reason (R) are givenbelow.Assertion (A): A ship rises as it enters the seafrom a river.Reason (R): The density of sea water is higheras compared to river water.Choose the correct option.(a) A is true but R is false.(b) A is false but R is true.(c) A and R both are true and R is the correct

explanation of A.(d) A and R both are true and R is not the

correct explanation of A.29. In a certain language, TOOK is written as 61,

CAN is written as 18, then how will GUAVAbe written as in that code?(a) 52 (b)54(c) 62 (d)57

30. Select the number that will come next in thefollowing series.19, 40, 163, 983, ?(a) 6973 (b)7781(c) 6793 (d)7871

31. Read the given data and answer the questionsbased on it.If pentagon represents economics students,square represents chemistry students and circlerepresents history students, then

How many students study all the threesubjects?(a) 119 (b)44(c) 85 (d)32

32. Complete the series.JO, LM, PI, VC, ?(a) DU (b)BV(c) UD (d)VB

33. Which two mathematical symbols need to beinterchanged to correct the below equation?9 + 3 × 2 – 8 ÷ 4 = 8(a) ÷ and × (b)÷ and +(c) × and - (d)+ and ×

34. Select the number from the options given belowthat will replace the ‘?’ in the following figure.

(a) 49 (b)58(c) 67 (d) 56

35. If ‘Few man are cute” is written as “$@*&”,‘Good bad cute’ is written as “*#%”, and‘Good man are bad’ is written as ‘%&#$’, thenhow is ‘cute’ written in the code?(a) $ (b)%(c) * (d)#

36. How many triangles are there in the givenfigure.

(a) 20 (b)24(c) 22 (d)18

37. Hemant is facing direction opposite to south.He turned 45° in clockwise direction and then120 in anticlockwise direction. Finally heturned 230° in clockwise direction. In whichdirection is he facing now?(a) South-East (b)North-East(c) South-West (d) North-West

38. Aman is husband of Geeta whose mother issister-in-law of Deepa. Rekha’s son’s daughterHemlata is only daughter of Geeta. How isRekha related to Geeta?(a) Mother (b)Sister-in-law(c) Mother-in-law (d) Daughter

39. If A represents 30, B represents 42, Crepresents 7, D represents 6 and E represents25, then which mathematical equation will beequal to 19?(a) A – B ÷ C × D + E(b)A × B ÷ C + D × E(c) A ÷ B × C + D + E(d)A + B ÷ C × D – E

40. Arrange the given words in dictionary order.1. Dinning 2. Dealership3. Dictatorship 4. Dilute5. Diverge(a) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5(c) 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 (d) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5

41. Select the answer figure that can replace thequestion mark (?) in the following question figure.

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(a) 49 (b)58(c) 67 (d) 56



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42. Five girls took part in a race. Rajni finishedbefore Mahika but behind Garima. Ashmitafinished before Sanchali but behind Mahika.Who came second in the race?(a) Sanchali (b)Mahika(c) Garima (d) Rajni

43. Select the answer figure that can be formed byfolding the given sheet along the lines.

44. The sequence of folding a paper and themanner in which the folded paper has been cutas shown in the following figures. How wouldthis paper look when unfolded?

45. Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W aresitting around a circular table at equaldistances from each other. S is between V andQ. Also Q is between P and S. V is sitting innorth and T is sitting in south direction. W andS and Q and R are facing each other. Who issitting between R and V?(a) T (b)W(c) U (d)Q

46. Arrange the words given below in ameaningful sequence.1. Heel 2. Shoulder3. Skull 4. Neck5. Knee 6. Chest7. Thigh 8. Stomach9. Face 10. Hand(a) 3, 4, 7, 9, 2, 5, 8, 10, 6, 1(b)3, 9, 4, 2, 10, 6, 8, 7, 5, 1(c) 2, 4, 7, 10, 1, 5, 8, 9, 6, 3(d)4, 7, 10, 1, 9, 6, 2, 5, 8, 3

47. Choose the alternative which is closelyresembles the mirror image of the givencombination.

48. If 100 cats kill 100 mice in 100 days, then 4cats would kill 4 mice in how many days ?(a) 1 day (b)4 days(c) 40 days (d)100 days

49. A word is represented by only one set ofnumbers as given in any one of thealternatives. The sets of numbers given in thealternatives are represented by two classes ofalphabets as in two matrices given below. Thecolumns and rows of Matrix I are numbered –form 0 to 4 and that Matrix II are numberedfrom 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can berepresented first by its row and next by itscolumn, e.g., ‘A’ can be represented by 01, 14,etc. and E can be represented by 55, 66 etc.Similarly, you have to identify the set for theword ‘SCALE’.

(a) 11, 31, 43, 85, 55 (b)22, 44, 30, 65, 99(c) 40, 02, 03, 96, 77 (d)24, 13, 14, 57, 66

50. Find the missing number

(a)34 (b)54(c)44 (d)64

ENGLISH LANGUAGEDirections (Q.51-55) : Read the passagecarefully and answer the questions given besideit.There is an old African proverb that says, “Untilthe lions have their own historians, histories of thehunt will glorify the hunter.”As is common knowledge, while the male lion’smane incites our imagination, it is actually thelionesses that bring in food and ensure survival ofthe species. As Renana Jhavwala of SEWA andmember of UN Secretary General’s High LevelPanel on Women’s Economic Empowerment aptlysays, “Women's work is invisible … women are atthe base of the economic pyramid. Women arestuck on a 'sticky floor' of low technology, lowproductivity, low skills, low earnings and lowdignity.” Rural women in the Asia-Pacific regionmake critical contributions to household productionand national food security, yet their contribution ishardly acknowledged.The credit for the success of Brazil’s conditional

cash transfer programme, Bolsa familia, goes towomen. The programme rewards families forsending their children to school and taking them forregular health check- ups. This scheme has pulledmillions out of poverty. The state tends to believe

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women are more reliable than men. In Mexico, asimilar programme, Oportunidades, is availableexclusively to women.There is strong empirical evidence to suggest that

money in the hands of the mother increasesexpenditure on children. There is a strong positivecorrelation between women’s status andeconomic/social development. Policy makersacross the world have placed great emphasis ongender equality. The experience suggests thateconomic development alone is not enough to bringabout equality. What is needed is policy action.This is where the importance of women’s politicalempowerment comes. Democracy in the 21stcentury is moving towards equity and inclusion.This is the underlying message of citizens’movements across the world. And with increasingrole of women at the policy level and in institutionsof government, democracy can become ‘politics ofdifference’ and ‘politics of presence.’51. 'Democracy in the 21st century is moving

towards equity and inclusion.' implies that(a) Every citizen has the right to participate

actively in the democracy in the 21stcentury.

(b) Women had no role in politics before 21stcentury.

(c) Democracy in the 21st century isaccepting both men and women equally inthe mainstream politics.

(d) None of the above52. Which of the following is contrary to the

facts mentioned in the passage aboutwomen in the Asia-Pacific region?

(a) Their contribution is greatlyacknowledged.

(b) They make a lot of contribution tohousehold production and national foodsecurity.

(c) They are engaged mostly in householdwork, which is a piece of low-skill work.

(d) None of the above53. What is the position of women in the

economic pyramid?(a) They are at the top of the economic

pyramid.(b) They are at the bottom of the economic

pyramid.(c) They are in the middle of the economic

pyramid.(d) Not clear from the given passage.

54. Which of the following is true about 'Bolsafamilia' programme?

(a) This is a conditional cash transferprogramme in Mexico.

(b) This programme failed in Brazil becauseof the non-cooperation of local people.

(c) This programme pulled millions out ofpoverty.

(d) This programme has providedemployment opportunities to Brazilianwomen.

55. According to the author,(a) There is no relationship between women's

status and socio-economic development.(b) Money in the hands of women makes

them frugal.(c) Economic development alone is enough to

bring about equality.(d) Most of the policy makers across the

world agree that there should be genderequality.

Directions (Q.56-60) : The given sentence hasbeen broken up into three different parts. Theerror, if any, will be in any one part of thesentence. Select the option which contains thepart of the sentence which has an error (spelling,grammatical or contextual). If there is no error,choose option D.56. Not only has the Director (A) / made a good

impression, but increased (B) / the motivationof the workers. (C) / No error (D)

(a) Not only has the Director(b) made a good impression, but increased(c) the motivation of the workers.(d) No error

57. The antidote (A) / must be administered (B) /two times in a day. (C) / No error (D)

(a) The antidote(b) must be administered(c) two times in a day.(d) No error

58. Salman Rushdie is (A) / as talented writer (B)/ as Graham Greene. (C) / No error (D)

(a) Salman Rushdie is(b) as talented writer(c) as Graham Greene.(d) No error

59. The statue was so ________ that peoplestared at it in horror.

(a) grotesque (b) Exquisite(c) beatific (d) cumbersome

60. Unhappy about the treatment meted out toher Shanti ________ demanded justice.

(a) sumptuously (b) voraciously(c) spasmodically (d) vociferously

Directions (Q.61-62) : Select the mostappropriate Synonym of the given words.61. Hoodwink

(a) Bamboozle (b) Anticipate(c) Desperate (d) Humble

62. Baleful(a) Uncovered (b) Ruinous(c) Gentle (d) Trial

Directions (Q.63-64) : Select the mostappropriate ANTONYM of the given words63. FRAIL

(a) elaborate (b) fancy(c) weak (d) robust

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64. ENDURANCE(a) indolence (b) patience(c) tolerance (d) persistence

Directions (Q.65-66) : Find out the appropriatemeaning of the given Idioms.65. Bolt from the blue

(a) Thundering(b) A complete surprise(c) Inform something bad(d) No idea

66. Blue blood(a) Belonging to low class society(b) Give complain in written(c) Member of high class society(d) Complain give verbally

Directions (Q.67-68) : Find out the misspeltword from the given options.67. We are finding (a)/ it difficult to meet our

targets (b)/ because of short of funds (c)/ Allcorrect (d)/

68. He has not been able to attended (a)/the office for last four (b)/ days because heis suffering (c)/ from fever. All correct (d)/

69. one-word substitute.A cautionary advice.

(a) Censor (b) Sensor(c) Pressure (d) Warning

70. Choose the one which can be substitutedfor the given words/sentences.To make certain that (something) will occuror be the case.

(a) Assure (b) Insure(c) Ensure (d) Reassure

Directions (Q.71-72) : Re- Arrange thesentences and find out the appropriate sequencefrom the given options.71. S1. It is often said that lightning never strikes

twice in the same place,P. Go ask the forest rangers.Q. But this isn’t true.R. They will tell you that every

thundershower brings several bolts oflightning to their lookout stations.S. Rangers spend their summers as fire-fighters.

S6. So lightning does strike twice in the sameplace.

(a) QSPR (b) SQPR(c) SPQR (d) QPSR

72. S1. Costs were low that year.P. There was a good person for each job and

the market remained firm.Q. The output was also high.R. There were no losses from fire also.S. Thankfully no market fluctuations caused

havoc.S6. All in all it was the best years in thehistory of the company.

(a) PQSR (b) SQPR(c) QPSR (d) RSPQ

Directions (Q.73-75) : Which of the phrases (a),(b) and (c) given below should replace thephrase given in bold in the following sentence tomake the sentence grammatically correct. If thesentence is correct as it is and no correction isrequired mark (d) as the answer.73. I would love to availing a short holiday, and

go for an overnight trek.(a) to avail myself of(b) to avail of(c) to avail myself(d) No Improvement

74. I don’t want an award for help to you.(a) to have helped you(b) for helping you(c) for helping to you(d) No improvement

75. If the screen was any brighter, it would havebeen easier to read from the tablet.

(a) was bright enough(b) was more brighter(c) had been brighter(d) No improvement

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE76. A and B are two fixed points 5 cm apart and C

is a point on AB such that AC is 3 cm. If theLength of AC is increased by 6%, the length ofCB is decreased by how many % ?(a) 6% (b) 7%(c) 8% (d) 9%

77. Two circles intersect each other at point P andQ. If PQ = 32 cm and their radius is 20 cm,then find distance between their centres?(a)12 cm (b)14 cm(c)24 cm (d)16 cm

78. If a nine digit number 86x25672y is divisibleby 72, then find the value of (10x - y) is:(a)2 (b)85(c)17 (d)18

79. Direction: Study the given line graph carefullyand answer the following questionsaccordingly.Given line graph shows the number ofemployees joining and leaving an organizationfrom 2015 to 2019.

Find the respective ratio between the totalnumber of employees joined the company inthe year 2017 and 2018 together to the totalnumber of employees left the company in thesame years together.

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(a)37 ∶ 32 (b)12 ∶ 21(c)14 ∶ 11 (d)40 ∶ 23

80. If a + b + c = 3√3 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 9 then a : b: c = ?(a)1 : 1 : 1 (b)1 : 2 : 3(c)2 : 2 : 1 (d)3 : 2 : 1

81. The denominator of a rational number is 3more than its numerator. If 7 is added tonumerator and 1 is subtracted fromdenominator, the ratio of numerator todenominator becomes 3 ∶ 2. Find the originalnumber.(a)5/8 (b)8/11(c)14/17 (d)4/7

82. A shopkeeper claims to gain 12% while sellingand he also mixes 15% impurities in the rice.Find the actual profit percentage earned by theshopkeeper.(a)27.5% (b)32.4%(c)30.6% (d)28.8%

83. [Cos 19° + Sin 19°]/[Cos 19° - Sin 19°] = ?(a)cot 18° (b)sin 34°(c)tan 64° (d)tan 45°

84. Prem’s present age is 6 years more than thricehis age 26 years ago. Also, the ratio of Radhey’spresent age to Prem’s present age is 4 : 3. Whatwill be Radhey’s age after 12 years?(a)40 (b)80(c)50 (d)60

85. A certain sum amounts to Rs. 34400 in 6 yearsand to Rs. 24800 in 2 years at simple interest.The same sum will amount to Rs. x in 3 yearsat the same rate, when the interest iscompounded yearly. What is the value of x(nearest to a whole number)?(a)Rs. 25088 (b)Rs. 26593(c)Rs. 26690 (d)Rs. 28098

86. If Duryodhan goes to his office from his home atan average speed of 30 km/hr, he reaches office10 min late. If he goes at an average speed of 40km/hr, he reaches there 5 min earlier.Find the distance between his house and office.(a)45 km (b)30 km(c)25 km (d)15 km

87. Direction: Study the given bar graph carefullyand answer the following questionsaccordingly.Given bar graph shows the selling of mobilephones (in 1000 s) of Samsung and Nokia from2014-18.

If 55% of Samsung and Nokia mobiles are soldin NCR region in 2015, find the number ofmobile phones of both companies sold in NCRregion?(a)30,000 (b)35,000(c)41,250 (d)45,000

88. A group of 25 women is supposed to do workin 40 days. After 16 days 5 more women areemployed then the work is completed in howmany days before the scheduled time?(a)1 day (b)2 day(c)4 day (d)None of these

89. Two pipes 1 and 2 can fill a tank in 2.5 hoursand 4 hours respectively. If both pipes areopened together, then after what time should 1be closed so that the tank is full in 2 hours,from the start(a)1 hr. 10 min (b)1 hr. 15 min(c)1 hr. 20 min (d)1 hr. 30 min

90. The heights of a cone and a cylinder are equal.The radii of their bases are in the ratio 2 : 1.The ratio of their volumes is:(a)4 : 3 (b)3 : 4(c)2 : 1 (d)1 : 2

91. If 6x2 – 5x – 9 = 0, then 36x2 + 81/x2 = ?(a)203 (b)133(c)137 (d)227

92. In a ΔABC, ∠A = 60°, AB = 3 cm and AC = 4cm, then find the length of angle bisector AD.(a)12√5/7 cm (b)12√7/7 cm(c)12√11/7 cm (d)12√3/7 cm

93. Direction: Study the given table carefully andanswer the following questions accordingly:Given table shows the revenue (in Rs. Crores)of a company from the sale of four products A,B, C and D in 6 years

Products

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

A 45 40 48 49 46 52B 35 32 36 37 30 38C 48 52 50 45 55 47D 50 48 56 52 54 51

Total revenue collected by selling product A inall years is how much less than the totalrevenue collected by selling product D in allyears?(a)Rs. 39 crore (b)Rs. 45 crore(c)Rs. 31 crore (d)Rs. 26 crore

94. Difference between the exterior and interiorangle of regular polygon is 120°. Find thenumber of sides in the polygon.(a)14 (b)9(c)10 (d)12

95. P sells an item at 25% profit to Q. Q sells it toR at 20% profit. R sells it to S at Rs. 180profit. Difference between the cost price of Sand cost price of P was Rs. 680. How much didQ pay to P for the item?(a)Rs. 1200 (b)Rs. 1250(c)Rs. 1350 (d)Rs. 1300

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96. If the angle of elevation of the VANIKbuilding from the two distant points on theground situated at 5 m and 125 m from its footand in the same straight line on the same sideof the building are (90 - θ) and θ respectively.The height (in m) of VANIK building is:(a)30 (b)25(c)35 (d)45

97. The ratio of the volume of a sphere to that of acube which will exactly fit inside the spherewill be(a)π√3 : 1 (b)π√3 : 2(c)π√3 : 8 (d)4π√3 : 1

98. Direction: Study the given bar graph carefullyand answer the following questionsaccordingly.Given bar graph shows the number of studentsenrolled in two educational institutes A and Bover a course of 5 years.

What was the approximate percentage decreasein the number of students enrolled in instituteB in 2019 than the previous year?(a)40% (b)29%(c)42% (d)35%

99. A shopkeeper marks his goods x% above thecost price and gives discount of 30%. If hegains 5% profit then value of x is?(a)50% (b)100%(c)35% (d)10%

100.A man is running beside the railway track. If a140 m long train running in the oppositedirection as the man at a speed of 59 km/hr.crosses him in 8 seconds, then in how muchtime will a 150 m long train running in thesame direction as the man with a speed of 94km/hr. will cross him?(a)4 sec. (b)5 sec.(c)6 sec. (d)7 sec.

EXPLANATIONS1. d 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. d 6. d7. c 8. a 9. d 10. d 11. c 12. d13. b 14. d 15. b 16. c 17. c 18. c19. a 20. c 21. d 22. c 23. c 24. b25. c26. b; a) (9, 4, 713) → (9, 4, 93 – 42)

b) (14, 67, 938) → (14, 67, 143 – 672 = 1745 ≠938)c) (11, 23, 802) → (11, 23, 113 – 232)d) (6, 14, 20) → (6, 14, 63 – 142)

27. c;

28. c;29. a; TOOK = 20 + 15 + 15 + 11 = 61

CAN = 3 + 1 + 14 = 18Similarly,GUAVA = 7 + 21 + 1 + 22 + 1 = 52

30. d; 19 × 2 + 2 = 4040 × 4 + 3 = 163163 × 6 + 5 = 983983 × 8 + 7 = 7871

31. d;

32. a; J + 2 = L; L + 4 = P; P + 6 = V; V + 8 = DO – 2 = M; M – 4 = I; I – 6 = C; C – 8 = U

33. c; 9 + 3 × 2 – 8 ÷ 4 = 8× and -= 9 + 3 - 2 × 8 ÷ 4= 9 + 3 – 4= 12 – 4= 8

34. b; (122 + 82) ÷ 4 = 52(222 + 42) ÷ 4 = 125Similarly,(62 + 142) ÷ 4 = 58

35. c;

36. c;

37. a;

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b) (14, 67, 938) → (14, 67, 143 – 672 = 1745 ≠938)c) (11, 23, 802) → (11, 23, 113 – 232)d) (6, 14, 20) → (6, 14, 63 – 142)

27. c;

28. c;29. a; TOOK = 20 + 15 + 15 + 11 = 61


30. d; 19 × 2 + 2 = 4040 × 4 + 3 = 163163 × 6 + 5 = 983983 × 8 + 7 = 7871

31. d;


33. c; 9 + 3 × 2 – 8 ÷ 4 = 8× and -= 9 + 3 - 2 × 8 ÷ 4= 9 + 3 – 4= 12 – 4= 8

34. b; (122 + 82) ÷ 4 = 52(222 + 42) ÷ 4 = 125Similarly,(62 + 142) ÷ 4 = 58

35. c;

36. c;

37. a;

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b) (14, 67, 938) → (14, 67, 143 – 672 = 1745 ≠938)c) (11, 23, 802) → (11, 23, 113 – 232)d) (6, 14, 20) → (6, 14, 63 – 142)

27. c;

28. c;29. a; TOOK = 20 + 15 + 15 + 11 = 61


30. d; 19 × 2 + 2 = 4040 × 4 + 3 = 163163 × 6 + 5 = 983983 × 8 + 7 = 7871

31. d;


33. c; 9 + 3 × 2 – 8 ÷ 4 = 8× and -= 9 + 3 - 2 × 8 ÷ 4= 9 + 3 – 4= 12 – 4= 8

34. b; (122 + 82) ÷ 4 = 52(222 + 42) ÷ 4 = 125Similarly,(62 + 142) ÷ 4 = 58

35. c;

36. c;

37. a;

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38. c;

39. a; a) A – B ÷ C × D + E= 30 – 42 ÷ 7 × 6 + 25= 30 – 36 + 25= 55 – 36= 19

40. a; 2. Dealership3. Dictatorship4. Dilute1. Dinning5. Diverge

41. b;

42. d;Garima > Rajni > Mahika > Ashmita >Sanchali

43. c; Faces opposite to each other are shownbelow:

Cube in option c) can be formed.Other cubes cannot be formed as the oppositefaces of a cube cannot appear together on thesame dice.

44. d;

45. c;

46. b; The correct order is :Skull Face Neck Shoulder Hand Chest3 9 4 2 10 6Stomach Thigh Knee Heel8 7 5 1

47. d;48. d; less cats, more days(Indirect Proportion)

Less mice, less days (direct Proportion)Let the required number of days be x

1004100

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or1001004x4100

49. b; From the option b, we get required word.

Hence, the option b is correct.50. b;

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51. c; The answer can be easily inferred from thelast few sentences of the last paragraph of thepassage.... This is where the importance of women’s

political empowerment comes. Democracy inthe 21st century is moving towards equity andinclusion. This is the underlying message ofcitizens’ movements across the world. Andwith increasing role of women at the policylevel and in institutions of government,democracy can become ‘politics of difference’and ‘politics of presence.’ The option C,hence, is the correct answer.

52. a; The last sentence of the 2nd paragraphclearly states the opposite of what is stated inthe option A.... Rural women in the Asia-Pacific region

make critical contributions to householdproduction and national food security, yettheir contribution is hardly acknowledged.Option A, hence, is the correct answer.

53. b; Kindly refer to the 2nd sentence of the 2ndparagraph of the passage.... As Renana Jhavwala of SEWA and

member of UN Secretary General’s HighLevel Panel on Women’s EconomicEmpowerment aptly says, “Women's work isinvisible … women are at the base of theeconomic pyramid. The correct answer,hence, is option B.

54. c; The answer can be easily inferred from the3rd sentence of the 3rd paragraph of thepassage.... This scheme has pulled millions out of

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38. c;

39. a; a) A – B ÷ C × D + E= 30 – 42 ÷ 7 × 6 + 25= 30 – 36 + 25= 55 – 36= 19


41. b;




44. d;

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38. c;

39. a; a) A – B ÷ C × D + E= 30 – 42 ÷ 7 × 6 + 25= 30 – 36 + 25= 55 – 36= 19


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44. d;

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poverty. The option C, hence, is the correctanswer.

55. d; Kindly refer to the 3rd sentence of the lastparagraph of the passage....Policy makers across the world have placed

great emphasis on gender equality.The option D, hence, is the correct answer.

56. b; The fragment B of the sentence is erroneous.The addition of 'but also' to the second clausewould complete it.The correct sentence would be, "Not only hasthe Director made a good impression, but alsoincreased the motivation of the workers."Option B is hence the correct answer.

57. c; The fragment C of the sentence is erroneousas prepositions are not used in expressionssuch as 'two times a day', 'seventy miles anhour' and 'ten rupees a kilo'.The correct sentence would be, "The antidotemust be administered two times a day."Option C is hence the correct answer.

58. b; The fragment B of the sentence is erroneoussince when 'as' comes before the adjective,'a/an' follows the adjective. Ex. Vikesh is asgood a singer as Atif Aslam.The correct sentence would be, "SalmanRushdie is as talented a writer as GrahamGreene."Option B is hence the correct answer.

59. a 60. d 61. a 62. b 63. d64. a 65. b 66. c 67. c 68. a69. d 70. c 71. d 72. c 73. a74. b 75. c76. d;

Increase in AC = 6%

Increase in AC cm18.33100

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Decrease in CB = 5 – 3.18 =1.82 cm

So Percentage decrease %91002

82.12

77. c; From the given information the diagram canbe drawn as

r1 = r2 = 20 cmPQ = 32 cmPT = TQ = 16 cmIn ∆PTO

From Pythagoras theorem,OP2 = OT2 + PT2⇒ (20)2 = OT2 + (16)2⇒ OT2 = 144

⇒ OT = 12⇒ OO' = 2 × 12 = 24 cm78. a; 86x25672y is divisible by 72

Factor of 72 = 8 × 9Case I → To check divisibility of 8Last three digits should be divisible by 872y is divisible by 8 if, y = 0 or 8Now,Case II → To check divisibility of 9If y = 0,8 + 6 + x + 2 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 2 + 0 = 36 + x isdivisible by 9 if x = 0 or 9If y = 88 + 6 + x + 2 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 2 + 8 = 44 + x isdivisible by 9 if x = 1To satisfy option,We have to take x = 1 and y = 8∴ 10x - 8 = 10 × 1 - 8 = 2

79. d; Total number of number of employeesjoined the company in the year 2017 and 2018together =3000 +5000 = 8000Total number of number of employees left thecompany in the year 2017 and 2018 together =1800 + 2800 =4600∴ Required ratio = 8000 ∶ 4600 = 40 ∶ 23

80. a; We have (a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2(ab +bc + ca), putting given values⇒ 27 = 9 + 2(ab + bc + ca)⇒ (ab + bc + ca) = 9We know that a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc = (a + b + c)[(a + b + c)2 - 3(ab + bc + ca)]⇒ a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc = 3√3 [ 27 – 3 × 9] = 3√3[ 27 – 27] = 0⇒ a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc = 0⇒ a = b = c [∵We know a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc =(a + b + c) [(a + b + c)2 - 3(ab + bc + ca)] anda3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc = 0 implies a = b = c]∴ a : b : c = 1 : 1 : 1

81. b; Let the numerator be xThen denominator = x + 3According to question;(x + 7)/(x + 3 - 1) = 3/2⇒ 2x + 14 = 3x + 6⇒ x = 8Numerator = 8Denominator = 11∴ Original number = 8/11

82. d; Suppose the cost price of 100 kg rice isRs.100;But he mixes 15% impurities in it;∴ Cost price of (100 × 1.15) = 115 kg rice willbe Rs. 100;∴ Cost price of 100 kg rice = (100/115) × 100= Rs. 86.95Now since he claims to gain 12% whileselling;∴ He claims to give 100 kg rice for (100 ×1.12) = Rs. 112;

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∴ Profit percentage = (112 – 86.95)/86.95 ×100 = 28.8%

83. c; [Cos 19° + Sin 19°] / [Cos 19° - Sin 19°],dividing by Cos 19° numerator anddenominator, we get[1 + tan 19°] / [1 - tan 19°]= [tan45° + tan 19°] / [1 – tan45° × tan19°] [∵ tan 45° = 1]= tan (45° + 19°) {tan (x + y) =[tan x + tan y] / [1 – tan x × tan y]}= tan 64°

84. d; Let Prem and Radhey age be 3x and 4xAccording to question3(3x – 26) + 6 = 3x⇒ 9x – 78 + 6 = 3x⇒ 6x = 72⇒ x = 12Radhey’s age after 12 years = 4 × 12 + 12 = 60Hence, option 4) is correct.

85. d; Let principle be P and rate of interest be R.Simple interest for 4 years = 34400 – 24800 =Rs. 9600Simple interest for 1 year = 9600/4 = Rs. 2400Simple interest for 2 years = 2 × 2400 = Rs.4800Principle = 24800 – 4800 = Rs. 20000Rate of interest = R = 2400/20000 × 100 =12%Time for compound interest = T = 3 yearsAmount = P(1 + R/100)T = 20000(1 +12/100)3 ≈ Rs. 28098

86. b; Let distance be xAccording to questionx/30 – x/40 = 15/60⇒ (4x – 3x)/120 =

4

1

⇒ x/120 =4

1⇒ x = 120/4 = 30 km.87. c; Samsung’s mobile sold in 2015 = 40,000

Nokia’s mobile sold in 2015 = 35,000Total mobile sold in 2015 = 75,000∴ Number of mobiles sold in NCR region in2015 = 55% of 75000 = 41,250

88. c; After 16 days th5

work is completed

Then the remaining th5

3work Completed by

25 women in 24 days

Then5

3th work completed by (25+5=30)

women in 20 daysThen the work is completed (24-20=4) daysbefore the scheduled time.

89. b; Given that, two pipes P and Q can fill a tankin 2.5 hours and 4 hours resp.∴ Efficiency of pipe 1 = 1/2.5 = 2/5 and that ofpipe 2 = 1/4

Let x be the time after which pipe 1 should beclosed.According to the question, total work done byboth the pipes⇒ (1/4 × 2) + (2/5)x = 1⇒ x = 5/4⇒ x = 1.25 hours⇒ Time required = 1 hr. 15 min

90. a; We know that,Volume of the cone = πR2H/3Volume of the cylinder = πr2hWhere, R = Radius of the base of the coneH = Height of the coner = Radius of the base of the cylinderh = Height of the cylinderR : r = 2 : 1 (given)H = hRatio of their volumes = πR2H/3 : πr2h = 4/3 :1 = 4 : 3∴ Ratio of their volumes = 4 : 3

91. b; Given that 6x2 – 5x – 9 = 0Dividing by x both sides,⇒ 6x – 9/x = 5Squaring both sides,(6x)2 + (9/x)2 – 2 × 6x × 9/x = 25⇒ 36x2 + 81/x2 – 108 = 25⇒ 36x2 + 81/x2 = 25 + 108 = 133

92. d;

Area of ΔABC, with ∠A = 60°, AB = 3 cm andAC = 4 cm = 1/2 × AB × AC × sin60⇒ Area of ΔABC = 1/2 × 3 × 4 × √3/2Also, area of ΔABD = 1/2 × AB × AD × sin30= 1/2 × 3 × AD × 1/2 = 1/2 × 3/2 × ADSimilarly, area of ΔADC = 1/2 × AC × AD ×sin30 = 1/2 × 4 × AD × 1/2 = 1/2 × 4/2 × AD⇒ Area of ΔABC = Area of ΔABD + Area ofΔADC⇒ 1/2 × 3 × 4 × √3/2 = 1/2 × 3/2 × AD + 1/2 ×4/2 × AD∴ AD = 12√3/7 cm

93. c; Total revenue collected by selling product Ain all years = 45 + 40 + 48 + 49 + 46 + 52 =Rs. 280 croreTotal revenue collected by selling product D inall years = 50 + 48 + 56 + 52 + 54 + 51 = Rs.311crore∴ Required difference = Rs. (311 - 280) crore= Rs. 31 crore

94. d; Given:Difference between the exterior and interiorangle of regular polygon = 120°Formula used:

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Number of sides of a polygon = 360°/exteriorangleCalculation:Let the interior and exterior angles be x and yrespectively.⇒ x + y = 180° (∵ linear angles) ----(1)⇒ x - y = 120° (Given) ----(2)From (1) + (2)⇒ 2x = 300°⇒ x = 150°From (1)⇒ 150° + y = 180°⇒ y = 30°⇒ The number of sides in the polygon =360°/exterior angle = 360°/30° = 12

95. b; Let the cost price for P be Rs. xTherefore,Cost price for S = x × (125/100) × (120/100) +180 = 1.50x + 180Now, according to question,1.50x + 180 – x = 680⇒ 0.50x = 500⇒ x = Rs. 1000Therefore cost price for Q = (1000 × 125)/100= Rs. 1250Hence, option 2) is correct.

96. b;

Given, the length of BD = 5 m and length ofBC = 125 m and ∠ADB = (90 - θ) and ∠ACB= θLet the height of the VANIK building be ‘h’m.In right angled △ABD,⇒ tan(90 - θ) = AB/BD⇒ tan(90 - θ) = h/5 ----(1)In right angled △ABC,⇒ tanθ = AB/BC⇒ tanθ = h/125 ----(2)Multiply equation (1) with equation (2),⇒ tan(90 - θ).tanθ = h/5 × h/125As we know,⇒ tan(90 - θ).tanθ = 1∵ tan(90 - θ) = cotθ⇒ 1 × 5 × 125 = h2⇒ h = 25m∴ Height of the VANIK building is 25 m.

97. b; Let the edge of cube be xThen the diameter of sphere will be bodydiagonal of the cube.And radius of sphere be rThenr = x√3/2volume of sphere = 4πr3/3

3

2

3

3

4

x

= π√3 x3/2volume of cube = x3

volume of sphere : volume of cube = π√3 x3/2 :x3 = π√3/2 : 1= π√3 : 2

98. b; Number of students enrolled in institute B in2019 = 2500Number of students enrolled in institute B in2018 = 3500∴ Percentage decrease = [(3500 - 2500)/3500]× 100 ≈ 29%

99. a; We know that Ratio of cost price andmarked price = CP : MP = (100 - discount%) :(100 +Profit%)∴ CP : MP = (100 - 30) : (100 + 5) = 70 : 105 =2 : 3∴ CP : MP = 2 : 3∴ Price marked up = MP – CP = 3 – 2 = 1Price Marked up percentage = [Price up ×100]/CP = [1 × 100]/2 = 50%⇒ x = 50%

100.c; Let the speed of the running man be ‘x’km/hr.∵ The first train is running in oppositedirection as the man, their relative speed is thesum oftheir individualspeeds,Relative speed of man & first train = (59 + x)km/hr = (59 + x) × 5/18 m/secNow, time taken to cross the man = Length oftrain/Relative speed⇒ 8 × (59 + x) × 5/18 = 140⇒ 59 + x = 63⇒ x = 63 - 59 = 4 km/hr∵ The second train is running in same directionas the man, their relative speed is thedifferenceof theirindividual speeds,Relative speed of man & second train = (94 -4) km/hr = 90 km/hr = 90 × 5/18 = 25 m/sec∴ Time taken to cross the man = Length oftrain/Relative speed = 150/25 = 6 sec

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OPRB (SUB-INSPECTOR)(PAPER-I & II)

PAPER-IIWò@û

1. _âKûg e @ûMc^ùe @ûcRúa^ ù\\ú_ýcû^ùjûACVòfûö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uòe aòbqò iÚòe Ke)(K) i¯cú (L) ZéZúdû(M) PZê[ðú (N) hÂú

2. ~ûjûKê \êüLùe fûb Keû~ûG -------ö (C_~êqg±\ßûeû gì^ýiÚû^ _ìeY Ke)(K) iêfbý (L) \êfäðb(M) cjwû (N) \êüLfbý

3. gê¡ g±Kê iìPû@ö(K) @ êaû\òZ (L) @ ì\òZ(M) @ ìaû\úZ (N) @ ê\úZ

4. òZû« ùaûKû_òfûKê _XÿûAaû KÁö (ùeLûuòZ _\UòùKCñ aòùghY iìPû@)(K) MêYaûPK aòùghY(L) aòùghYe aòùghY(M) KâòdûaòùghYe aòùghY(N) aòù]d aòùghY

5. bf I c¦Kê aò·e Keò KûcKeòaû CPòZþö (ùeLûuòZ_\Uò K’Y iìPû@)(K) aòùghý (L) aòùghY(M) iað^ûc (N) @aýd

6. ‘Kê© ðû’ ùKCñ g±ûakúeê MéjòZ ùjûAQò iìPû@ö(K) ùcøkòK (L) @ûM«êK(M) ~ûa òK (N) dêùeû_úd

7. ‘ùjñi’ ùKCñ g±ûakú iìPû@ö(K) ZZþicþ (L) Z\þba(M) ù\gR (N) ùaøù\gòK

8. ‘fò_þÁòK’ ùKCñ g±ûakú @«MðZ ò‰ððd Keö

(K) _© ð êMâúR (L) AõeûRú(M) ZêKðú (N) @ûeaú

9. RM Üû[ \ûi Ê_Üùe ù\Lôùf VòKþ ù~còZò òùR RM Üû[Zûu i¹êLùe Vò@ûùjûAQ«òö(ùeLûuòZ _\Uò ùKCñ aòùghY iìPû@)(K) aòù]d aòùghY (L) @aýde aòùghY(M) Kâòdû aòùghY (N) aûKýe aòùghY

10. ‘ùKûAfò’ g±Uò ùKCñ g±i¸ûee @«MðZ iìPû@?(K) ZZþic (L) Z\þba(M) ù\gR (N) ùa÷ù\gòK

11. òùcÜûq a‰ðcû^u c¤eê ùfûWÿòZ ]ß òKê iìPû@ö(K) Xÿ (L) Wÿ(M) e (N) j

12. ùKCñUò @¡ðÊe a‰ð ò‰ðd Ke?(K) g (L) d(M) Iß (N) Cbd (L) I (M) VòKþ

13. eûRC\ýû^Uò iaêùaùk êf`kùe _eò_ì‰ðö (CqaûKýUòùe ùKCñ _\ùe icûi _âKòâdû ùjûAQò iìPû@)(K) eûRC\ýû^ (L) iaêùaùk, _eò_ì‰ð(M) `êf`k (N) Cbd (K) I (M) VòKþ

14. ‘U’ a‰ðKê ùKCñ aMð Kêjû~ûG?(K) KY×ý (L) cì¡ðYý(M) \«ý (N) IÂý

15. ‘NéZ’ g±Uò ùKCñ g± @ùU?(K) ZZþicþ (L) Z\þba(M) ù\gR (N) ùa÷ù\gòK

16. aòùghý aû aòùghY _\eê MVòZ KòâdûKê Kò Kâòdû Kj«ò?(K) cògâKòâdû (L) @cògâ Kòdû(M) ^ûc]ûZê Kâòdû (N) ù~øMòK Kòâdû

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17. ‘_òfûUò ùgRùe Kû¦êQòö’ (ùeLûuòZ _\Uò ùKCñ KòdûiìPû@)(K) iKcðK (L) @icû_òKû Kâòdû(M) \ßòKcðK Kâòdû (N) @KcðK Kâòdû

18. g±ùe _âZýd ù~ûMKeò ù~Cñ ì@û g± MVòZ jêG,ZûjûKê K’Y Kj«ò?(K) Ké\« (L) Z¡òZ(M) icûi (N) ^ûc]ûZê

19. KâòdûKê iû]ûeYZü ùKùZbûMùe aòbq Keû~ûAQòö(K) 5 (L) 8(M) 9 (N) 2

20. ù~Cñ Kâòdûe aýajûe \ßûeû, @^ý KòâdûKê @ù_lû ^ eLôaûKýe @[ð iõ_ì‰ð eìù_ _âKûg _ûG, ZûjûKê ùKCñ KâòdûKêjû~ûG?(K) icû_òKû Kâòdû (L) @icû_òKû Kâòdû(M) iKcðK Kâòdû (N) @cògâKòâdû

21. Kâòdûe icdiìPK eì_Kê K’Y Kêjû~ûG?(K) icû_òKû Kòâdû (L) Kûk(M) ]ûZê (N) Kâòdû aòbqò

22. ‘Kûk’ Kê iû]ûeYZü ùKùZ bûMùe aòbq Keû~ûAQò?(K) 5 (L) 6(M) 3 (N) 2

23. ‘Kûk’ e ùKùZùMûUò C_aòbûM ejòQò iìPû@?(K) 5 (L) 3(M) 6 (N) 9

24. ùa÷KéZòK ]ûZê Kê ùKùZ bûMùe aòbq Keû~ûAQòö(K) 5 (L) 6(M) 3 (N) 2

25. ‘gú’ ùKCñ ]ûZê iìPû@?(K) ZZþic (L) Z\þba(M) ù\gR (N) ùa÷ù\gòK

26. Kûkò\ûiu \ßûeû eNêaõg ePòZ ùjûA[ôfûö (ùeLûuòZ_\Uòe aòbqò ò‰ðd Ke)(K) _â[cû (L) \ßòZúdû(M) PZê[ðú (N) _cú

27. cêñ Zûuê i{^ ùaûfò RûYò[ôfòö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uòe aòbqòiÚòe Ke)(K) _â[cû (L) \ßòZúdû(M) i¯cú (N) PZê[úð

28. _û_ Kcðeê aòeZ jê@ö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uò ùKCñ KûeKiÚòe Ke)(K) Kcð (L) KeY(M) @_û\û^ (N) @]ôKeY

29. _âbê béZýKê \ecû ù\ùfö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uòe KûeKiÚòe Ke)(K) Kcð (L) KeY(M) @_û\û^ (N) iµâû\û^

30. @iwZ _\Kê _é[K Ke?(K) \êüLe \ò^ (L) cûUòe Kû Ú(M) @ûKûge Mâj (N) @û\gð PeòZâe QûZâ

31. iû]êi Úuê @ ÜaÈ ù\aû CPòZþö (ùeLûuòZ _\e aòKqòiÚòe Ke)(K) \ßòZúdû (L) PZê[ðú(M) hÂú (N) _â[cû

32. \éXÿ_âZòm aýqò iZý_[eê aòPêýZ jê@«ò^ûjóö (ùeLûuòZ_\Uò ùKCñ KûeK ò‰ðd Ke)(K) @_û\û^ (L) iµâ\û^(M) KeY (N) @]ôKeY

33. ò@ûñKê _ûYò \eKûeö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uòe aòbqò iÚòeKe)(K) \ßòZúdû (L) PZê[ðú

(M) _ cú (N) hÂú34. _âûZüKûke bâcY ÊûiÚý _ùl jòZKeö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uò

ùKCñ i´§ iÚòe Ke)(K) KûeK i´§ (L) aòùghY i´§(M) C_û\û^ i´§ (N) Kû~ðýKûeY i´§

35. _jñeòaû GK C©c @býûiö (ùeLûuòZ _\UA K’YiìPû@)(K) aòùghý (L) aòùghY(M) iað^ûc (N) Kâòdû

36. ù~Cñ a‰ðMêWÿòK @ûù_@ûù_ CyûeòZ jê@«òö (ùijò a‰ðKêùKCñ a‰ð Kêjû~ûG)(K) Êe a‰ð (L) aý¬^ a‰ð(M) Chà a‰ð (N) Ægð a‰ð

37. òùcÜûq c¤eê i§ýûle a‰ðKê iêPû@?(K) Iß, d (L) A, B(M) H, J (N) _,`

38. fò_òe _âû[còK eì_Kê K’Y Kêjû~ûG?(K) ùi÷§a fò_ò (L) PòZâ fò_ò

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(M) aâûjàú fò_ò (N) LùeûÁâú fò_ò39. ‘@ êeq’ e aò_eúZ @[ð ò‰ðd Keö

(K) @ûeq (L) aòeq(M) êeq (N) Cbd (K) I (L) VòKþ

40. ùMû_a§êu _eò \dûkê \êfðbö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uòe aòbqòiÚòe Ke)(K) _â[cû (L) hÂú(M) PZê[ðú (N) ZéZúdû

41. G ajòUò ì@ûö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uòe aòùghY iÚòe Ke)(K) MêYaûPK aòùghY(L) aòù]d aòùghY(M) @aiÚû aûPK aòùghY(N) KâòdûR aòùghY

42. ‘ùMûWÿe gòeû’ ùKCñ i´ù§ hÂú aòbqòe _âùdûMùjûAQò iìPû@?(K) eì_K i´§ (L) ùjZê i´§(M) @wûwú i´§ (N) òcò i´§

43. júeûVûeê iê^ûe cìfý Kcþö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uòe aòbqòiÚòe Ke)

(K) PZê[ðú (L) _ cú(M) hÂú (N) i¯cú

44. Bgßeuê ùKak ùcûe bdö (ùeLûuòZ _\Uòe aòbqòiÚòe Ke)(K) PZê[ðú (L) \ßòZúdû(M) ZéZúdû (N) _â[cû

45. ‘_âZòzaò’ ùKCñ icûi iÚòe Keö(K) \ß¦ß (L) Kcð]ûed(M) @aýdúbûa (N) ZZþ_êeêh

46. ‘júeûKê\’ ùKCñ icûi iÚòe Ke?(K) ZZþ_êeêh (L) òZý(M) @fêK (N) C__\ ZZþ_êeêh

47. ‘aògß~ê¡’ ùKCñ icûi iìPû@?(K) ZéZúdû ZZþ_êeêh (L) i¯cú ZZþ_êeêh(M) \ßòZúdû ZZþ_êeêh (N) PZê[ðú ZZþ_êeêh

48. ù~Cñ aûKýùe ùMûUòG _â]û^ aûKý, icKlaûKý Gaõ@ûgâòZ aûKýe còkòZeì_ ù\LôaûKê còùk, ZûjûKê ùKCñaûKý Kêjû~ûG?(K) iek (L) RUòk(M) ù~øMòK (N) cògâ

49. ]ìc_û^ Ke^ûjòñö (bûa\éÁòeê aûKýUò ùKCñ ùgâYúeò‰ððd Ke)

(K) aòaé© ò iìPK (L) _âgÜiìPK(M) aòiàd iìPK (N) @ûù\gûcôK

50. _ûMkUò Pk«û MûWÿòeê _WÿòMfûö (ùeLûuòZ _\UòeaòùghY iÚòe Ke)(K) Kâòdû aòùghY (L) KâòdûR aòùghY(M) aòùghYe aòùghY (N) KâòdûaòùghYe aòùghY

(ENGLISH LANGUAGE)Directions (Q.51-53) : Some of the sentenceshave errors and some have none. Find out whichpart of a sentence has an error. The number ofthat part is your answer. If there is no error,your answer is (d)51. Judge in him (a)/ prevailed upon the father (b)

/ and he sentenced his son to death(c)/No error(d).(a) Judge in him(b) prevailed upon the father(c) and he sentenced his son to death(d) No error

52. Nine tenths (a) / of the pillar (b) / have rottedaway. (c) /No error (d).(a) Nine tenths (b) of the pillar(c) have rotted away (d) No error

53. Our efforts are (a) / aimed to bring about (b) / areconciliation. (c) / No error (d).(a) Our efforts are (b) aimed to bring about(c) a reconciliation (d) No error

Directions (Q.54-55) : In the following questions,a sentence has been given in ActiveVoice/Passive Voice, Out of the four alternativessuggested, select the one which best expressesthe same sentence in Passive/ Active Voice.54. The agent had disclosed the secret before it

was evening.(a) The secret was disclosed by the agent

before it was evening.(b) The secret had disclosed by the agent

before it had been evening.(c) The secret had been disclosed by the agent

before it was evening.(d) The secret was disclosed by the agent

before it had been evening.55. Surely the lost child must have been found by

now.(a) Surely must have found the lost child by

now.(b) Surely someone must have found the lost

child by now.(c) Surely now must have found the lost child(d) Now must have found the lost child

surely.Directions (Q.56-57) : In the following questions,out of the four alternatives, choose the one

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which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.56. One who hides away on a ship to obtain a free

passage(a) Compositor (b) Stoker(c) Stowaway (d) Shipwright

57. Clines available at a scene(a) circumstantial (b) derivative(c) inferential (d) suggestive

Directions (Q.58-59) : In the following questionschoose the correct group of prepositions.58. The rainfall ______ India varies _____ place

to place and also from year _____ year.(a) over, with, by (b) of, from, after(c) in, from, to (d) for, with, after

59. There was no agreement ______ the greatpowers ______ a treaty to ban weapons.(a) between,about (b) among,on(c) in,for (d) with, about

60. ______ Ganges is _______ sacred river.(Choose the correct pair of articles)(a) No article, the (b) the, a(c) the, the (d) the, a

61. _____ lion is _____ king of beasts. (Choosethe correct pair of articles)(a) the, the (b) the, no article(c) the, a (d) no article, the

62. Cars pollute the environment, _______?(Choose the correct question tag)(a) do they (b) is it(c) don’t they (d) isn’t it

63. Who cares, _______? (Choose the correctquestion tag)(a) do we (b) does he(c) do they (d) isn’t it

Directions (Q.64-66) : In the following questions,a part of the sentence is printed in bol(d) Beloware given alternatives to the bold part at (a), (b)and (c) which may improve the sentence. Choosethe correct alternative. In case no improvementis needed, your answer is (d).64. To get into the building I’ll disguise as a

reporter.(a) disguise to he (b) disguise as one(c) disguise myself (d) No improvement

65. He denied that he had not forged my signature.(a) would not forge (b) had forged(c) did not forge (d) No improvement

66. If I had played well, I would have won thematch.(a) I played well (b) I play well(c) lam playing will (d) No improvement

Directions (Q.67-68) : In the following questions,the 1st and the last sentences of the passage arenumbered I and 6. The rest of the passage issplit into four parts and named P, Q, R and S.These four parts are not given in their properorder. Read the sentence and find out which ofthe following combinations is correct. Then findthe correct answer.

67. The most vulnerable section of the society arethe students.P. Revolutionary and new fledged ideas have agreat appeal to them.Q. Agitations may be non-violent methods ofprotest.R. They cannot resist the charm of persuasion.S. They are to be taught that without disciplinethey cannot get proper education.6. However if these become violent, theantisocial elements get encouraged and theyput all proper working out of gear.(a) PRSQ (b) RSQP(c) SRPQ (d) RPQS

68. Venice is a strange city.P. There are about 400 odd bridges connectingthe islands of Venice.Q. There are no motor cars, no horses and nobuses there.R. These small islands are close to one another.S. It is not one island but a hundred islands.6. This is because Venice has no streets.(a) SRPQ (b) PSRQ(c) RAPS (d) QSRP

69. Indirect speech of....."We should be reallyglad," she told us is:(a) She told us we would be really glad(b) She said that we should be really glad(c) She told us they would be really glad(d) She said to us that we would be really glad

70. Direct speech of..... Sandy says she will nevergo to work is:(a) Sandy: "I would never go to work."(b) Sandy: "I will never go to work."(c) Sandy: "I shall never go to work."(d) Sandy: "I will not go to work."

Directions (Q.71-73) : Identify the type of clause.71. Before I die I want to see Venice.

(a) adverb clause (b) adjective clause(c) noun clause (d) none of these

72. The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world(a) adverb clause (b) adjective clause(c) noun clause (d) none of these

73. If you give respect, you get respect.(a) adverb clause (b) adjective clause(c) noun clause (d) none of these

Directions (Q.74-76) : Choose the sentencewhich is grammatically and contextuallycorrect.74. (a) None of theyis of much use in practical life.

(b) None of them is of much use in practicallife.(c) None of them is of very use in practicallife.(d) None of them are of much use in practicallife.

75. (a) How long have you been joined thiscompany?(b) When have you joined this company?(c) How long are you joined this company?

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(d) When you do join this company?76. (a) We saw a wonderful show next day.

(b) We show a wonderful saw yesterday.(c) We show a wonderful saw today.(d) We saw a wonderful show yesterday.

77. O! that I could fly high in the sky! (Changeinto Simple Sentence)(a) I wish I could fly high in the sky.(b) I could fly high in the sky.(c) I wish that I could fly high in the sky.(d) I wish that I can fly higher in the sky.

78. What a piece of work is man! (Change intoAssertive form)(a) The man is a wonderful piece of work.(b) Man is a wonderful piece of work.(c) The wonderful man is a piece of work.(d) A man is a wonderful piece of work.

79. If you do not hurry, you will be late. (Make asentence by the use of the word ‘unless’)(a) You make hurry, unless you will be late.(b) Unless you hurry, you are going to be late.(c) Unless you hurrying, you will be late.(d) Unless you do not hurry, you will be late.

80. Rewrite the following Simple Sentence asComplex Sentence:I do not know the way leading to his house.(a) I do not know the way where is his house.(b) I do not know the way which leads to his

house.(c) It’s unknown the way leading to his house.(d) I do not know the way which is leading to

his house.81. Rewrite the following Complex Sentence as

Compound Sentence:Unless he works hard, he cannot pass theexamination.(a) He should work hard or else he cannot

pass the examination.(b) He ought to work hard or he cannot pass

the examination.(c) He must work hard otherwise he cannot

pass the examination.(d) He must work hard otherwise he will not

pass the examination.82. Rewrite the following Compound Sentence as

Complex Sentence:Keep quiet or you will repent.(a) You will repent if you do not keep quite.(b) If you do not keep quite, you would repent.(c) You would repent if you do not keep quite.(d) You will repent if they do not keep quite.

Directions (Q.83-87) : Read the followingpassage and answer the following questions.During the Christian Era, the ecclesiasticscontrolled the institution of education and diffusedamong the people the gospel of the Bible andreligious teachings. They taught the poor people tobe meek and to earn their bread with the sweat oftheir brow. while the priests and the landlords.lived in luxury. During the Renaissance, education

passed from the clutches of the priests into thehands of the prince. It became more secular. Thus,under the control of the monarch, education beganto preach the infallibility of the monarch whichmeant that the king could do no wrong. With theadvent of Industrial Revolution, education nolonger remained the privilege of the baron class,but was thrown open to the new rich merchantclass. The philosophy in vogue during this periodwas that of 'Laissez Faire --- restricting the functionof the state to merely keeping law and order, whilein actual practice the law of the jungle prevailed inthe form of free competition and the survival of thefittest.83. During the Christian Era, the institution of the

education was controlled by(a) the monarchs(b) the secular leaders of the society(c) the common people(d) the church and the priests

84. During the Renaissance, education wascontrolled by(a) the common people(b) the secular leaders of the society(c) the princess(d) the church and the priests

85. Under the control of monarch, education beganto preach(a) that kings were gods(b) that the king was infallible(c) that the king, like common man could also

do wrong(d) none of the above

86. With the advent of Industrial Revolution,education(a) was the sole privilege of the baron class(b) was thrown open to the new rich merchant

class(c) was free for the poor(d) none of the above

87. The philosophy of 'Laissez Faire' stands for(a) joint control of the means of production by

the state and private enterprise(b) individual freedom in the economic field(c) state control of the means of production(d) restricting the function of the state of

merely keeping law and order88. I could ______ a holiday. (Fill in the blank

with a phrasal verb)(a) Put in (b) Take out(c) Do with (d) Out with

89. His application was ________. (Fill in theblank with a phrasal verb)(a) Put off (b) Turned down(c) Turn down (d) Shut down

90. I don’t mind talking to him about the projectbut he is a person who thinks only of himself.(choose the best substitute from the givenoptions for the bold and italic part)(a) Eccentric (b) Boaster

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(c) Egoist (d) Proud91. She makes it certain that she will never fight

with her best friend over a pity thing likethis.(choose the best substitute from the givenoptions for the bold and italic part)(a) Assures (b) Insures(c) Ensures (d) Seizures

92. This is his first press conference with themedia, he is anxious because he speaksless.(choose the best substitute from the givenoptions for the bold and italic part)(a) Sullen (b) Reticent(c) Agnostic (d) Cynic

93. The workers are hell bent at getting what isdue to them.(Below are given alternatives to the italicisedpart which may improve the sentence. Choosethe correct alternative. In case no improvementis needed, option 'D' is the answer.)(a) hell bent on getting(b) hell bent for getting(c) hell bent upon getting(d) No improvement

94. If the room had been brighter, I would havebeen able to read for a while before bed time.(Below are given alternatives to the italicisedpart which may improve the sentence. Choosethe correct alternative. In case no improvementis needed, option 'D' is the answer.)(a) If the room was brighter(b) If the room are brighter(c) Had the room been brighter(d) No improvement

95. She told me she feels _________ashamed ofwhat she di(d) (Fill in the blank with a suitablepredicative adjective.)(a) Afraid (b) Awake(c) alone (d) Ashamed

Directions (Q.96-50) : Read the followingpassage and answer the following questions.Today, organisations rise to its credit, Grameen isone of the largest microfinance organizations in theworl(d) It started out providing small sums tounderprivileged tycoons in Bangladesh to helpthem grow from a survival living to a livelihoo(d)The great discovery its founders made was thateven with few assets, these entrepreneurs repaid ontime. Grameen and microfinance have sincebecome financial staples of the developing worl(d)It‘s approach, distinct from other microfinance,uses the group lending model. Costs are kept downby having borrowers vet one another, tying togethertheir financial fates and eliminating expensive loanofficers entirely. The ultimate promise of GrameenI to use business lending as a way for people to liftthemselves out of poverty. Recently, Grameen hastaken on a different challenge by setting upoperations in the US .money may be tight in thewaning recession, but it is still a nation 1,00,000bank branches. Globally, the occupied

microfinance equation consists of borrowingreserves economically and keeping loan evasionsand overhead expenses adequately low. Microlenders, including Grameen, do this by chargingcolossal interest rates as high as 60% or 70%-whichis necessary to compensate for the risk and attractbank funding, but loans rates much above thestandard 15% would most likely be attacked asusurious in Americ(a) So, the question is whetherthere is a role for a Third World leader in theworld‘s largest economy. Grameen Americabelieves that in a few years it will be successful andturn a profit, thanks to 9 million US householdsuntouched by mainstream banks and 21 millionusing the likes of payday loans and pawn shops forfinancing. But enticing the unbanked won‘t beeasy. after all, profit has long eluded US microfinanciers and if it is not lucrative, it is not microlending, but charity. when Grameen first went tothe US, in the late 1980s, it tripped up. UnderGrameen‘s tutelage, banks started microloans toentrepreneurs with a shocking 30% loss. ButGrameen America says that this time results will bemaking loans, not training an American bank to doit. More often than not, the borrowers, Grameenfinds, in the US already have jobs(as factoryworkers for example) or side business-selling toys,cleaning houses et(c) the loans from Grameen, byand large, provided a steadier source of funding,but they don‘t create businesses out of nothing. Butmoney isn‘t everything. More importantly for manyentrepreneurs, group members are tremendoussources of support to one another.96. What has adversely affected the success of

microfinance institutions in the US?(a) The focus of these institutions is on

making a profit at any cost instead ofbeing charitable to the needy

(b) American banks engaged in micro lendingwere the most severely hit during therecession

(c) A widespread perception is better suited todeveloping countries

(d) Their failure to attract those outside theformal banking system as customers.

97. Which of the following is a benefit of theGrameen system of microfinance?(a) If a single member is unable to repay a

loan, other group members will repay(b) Dispensing with the expense of

technology networks to monitor advances(c) It utilizes the vast bank network already

existing in a country(d) Backing that borrowers receive from other

group members98. Which of the following can be inferred from

the passage?(a) Microfinance has been effective only in

Asian nations

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(b) Microfinance makes individual borrowersdependent rather than independent

(c) America has the largest number of banksin the world

(d) There is scope for microfinanceinstitutions to be profitable in developedcountries

99. Which of the following is most similar inmeaning to the word ‘ELUDED’ as used in thepassage?(a) Avoided (b) Duped(c) Abandoned (d) intangible

100.Which of the following is most opposite inmeaning to the word ‘COLOSSAL’ as used inthe passage?(a) short (b) Lavish(c) Minority (d) Frugal

PAPER-II(GENERAL STUDY)

1. What was the main reason for the evolution ofkingship in Vedic society ?(a) War spirits(b) Desire to conquer new land(c) Social security(d) None of the above

2. ‘Mitakshara’, an authoritative treatise onHindu law, was written by :(a) Jimutavahana (b) Hemadri(c) Manu (d) Vagneswara

3. In the Vedic society, the term used to denote agroup of families was :(a) Gotra (b) Jana(c) Vish (d) Grama

4. Gandhara school of art came into existence in :(a) Hinayana sect (b) Mahayana sect(c) Vaishnava sect (d) Shaiva sect

5. Which of the following religions got spread indifferent parts of Asia?(a) Buddhism (b) Jainism(c) Hinduism (d) None of these

6. Who of the following was a contemporary ofGautama Buddha?(a) Bhadrabahu(b) Chandragupta Maurya(c) Parsvanatha(d) Vardhamana Mahavira

7. Which of the following transferred his capitalfrom Patliputra to Vaishali?(a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatsatru(c) Udayin (d) Shishunaga

8. Alexander died at :(a) Patala (b) Taxila(c) Babylon (d) Gedrosia

9. Ashoka’s claim of greatness chiefly lay in the :(a) Promotion of welfare of his people(b) Extensive conquests(c) Strengthening of army

(d) Exclusive patronage of Buddhism10. Who among the following opposed Mahatma

Gandhi’s association with Khilafat movement?(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan(b) Fazhul Haque(c) Mohammed Ali Jinnah(d) Abul Kalam Azad

11. Who was the Viceroy during the time Mr.Attlee of England declared the British intentionto transfer power to Indians?(a) Lord Irwin(b) Lord Mountbatten(c) Lord Wavell(d) Lord Linlithgow

12. The Second Civil Disobedience Movementstarted with :(a) Dandi march(b) The passing of the ‘Quit India’ Resolution(c) The adoption of a resolution declaring

Poorna Swaraj as the objective of theCongress

(d) The failure of Cripps Mission13. By virtue of which Act, diarchy was

introduced in India?(a) Government of India Act, 1909(b) Government of India Act, 1919(c) Government of India Act, 1935(d) Government of India Act, 1947

14. The Indian National Congress represented theviews of the microscopic minority in India.This contention was maintained by :(a) Lord Dufferin (b) Lord Lansdowne(c) Lord Elgin II (d) Lord Curzon

15. Mahatma Gandhi was referred to ‘Father of theNation’ first by :(a) Vallabhbhai Patel(b) C. Rajagopalachari(c) Subhash Chandra Bose(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

16. Who was the President of the ConstituentAssembly?(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar(d) C. Rajagopalachari

17. When the Constituent Assembly for theDominion of India reassembled on 31stOctober, 1947, its reduced membership was :(a) 299 (b) 311(c) 319 (d) 331

18. The Government of India Act, 1935 vested theresiduary power in the :(a) British Parliament (b) Federal Legislature(c) State Legislature (d) Governor-General

19. The Constitution of India is designed to workas a unitary government :(a) In normal times(b) In times of Emergency(c) When the Parliament so desires(d) At the will of the President

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20. India opted for a federal form of governmentbecause of :(a) Vast territory(b) Cultural integration(c) Linguistic and regional diversity(d) Administrative convenience

21. The word ‘socialist secular’ and ‘unity andintegrity of the Nation’ were added to ourConstitution by :(a) 42nd Amendment of the Constitution(b) 44th Amendment of the Constitution(c) 46th Amendment of the Constitution(d) None of the above

22. Who is competent to prescribe conditions asfor acquiring Indian citizenship ?(a) Parliament (b) State Legislatures(c) President (d) Attorney General

23. Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under:(a) Fundamental Rights(b) Legal Rights(c) Constitutional Rights(d) Natural Rights

24. The Fundamental Rights secured to theindividual are :(a) Limited to the State action only(b) Meant to protect persons against the

conduct of private persons(c) Meant to protect persons against the police

action(d) All of the above are correct

25. Freedom of speech and expression arerestricted in the Constitution on grounds ofI. DefamationII. Contempt of courtIII. Protecting a scheduled tribeIV. Friendly relations with foreign states(a) I, II and III (b) II, III and IV(c) I and IV (d) I, II and IV

26. Under which Article of the Constitution is thePresident’s rule promulgated on any State inIndia?(a) 356 (b) 352(c) 360 (d) 370

27. The provision for Contingency Fund of Indiaas well as for each State has been made under :(a) Article 267(b) Article 270(c) Parliamentary Legislation(d) Presidential order

28. A resolution for the revocation of proclamationof National Emergency may be moved by :(a) Ten members of Rajya Sabha(b) Ten members of Lok Sabha(c) Ten members of Parliament(d) One-tenth of total membership of Lok

Sabha29. The salary and perquisites of the Prime

Minister of India are decided by the :(a) Constitution (b) Cabinet(c) Parliament (d) President

30. The Prime Minister is said to hold officeduring the pleasure of the President but inreality he stays in office as long as he enjoysthe confidence of :(a) The electorate(b) The Lok Sabha(c) The party to which he belongs(d) Parliament

31. The executive power is vested in the Presidentbut it is actually used by him on the advice of :(a) The Prime Minister(b) The Council of Ministers(c) Parliament(d) None of the above

32. The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to begreater than they actually are. This is due to :(a) Vertical motion of these heavenly bodies(b) Motions of the earth(c) Atmospheric refraction(d) These are visible because of light of the

sun reflected from their surface33. The same side of the moon always faces the

Earth because :(a) Moon and the Earth have gravitational

force(b) Moon cannot change its position(c) The period of rotation of the Moon on its

axis and period of revolution around theEarth is almost the same

(d) The period of rotation of the Moon is notequal to the period of rotation of the Earth

34. Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac,are:(a) Signs of Roman gods(b) Imaginary region that encompass the path

of the planets(c) A group of stars(d) None of these

35. Which one of the following statementsregarding Shooting Stars is incorrect ?(a) They are meteors(b) They are the debris which got separated

from a comet(c) They emit light due to extremely high

temperature caused by friction while theyare passing through earth’s atmosphere

(d) They are a kind of a star36. The constellations of stars appear at different

positions in the sky at different times duringnight mainly :(a) Because earth rotates about its axis(b) Because earth revolves round the sun(c) Because of optical illusion(d) Because celestial bodies are changing their

positions all the time37. Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes

are 360 lines because :(a) Longitude is divided from prime meridian

while latitude is from equator

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(b) Longitude is divided from equator whilelatitude is from prime meridian

(c) Longitude is a line that connects NorthPole to South Pole and latitude is dividedfrom east to West

(d) None of these38. The amount of insolation received at a place on

the surface of the earth depends on :(a) Its climate (b) Its latitude(c) Its longitude (d) Both (a) and (b)

39. The position of the sun is annually twiceoverhead at Singapore because of the :(a) Rotation of the earth(b) Revolution of the earth(c) Elliptical path of the earth’s orbit(d) Parallelism of inclined axis of the earth

40. The heavier silicates named ‘Sima’ or silica +magnesium are most abundant in the :(a) Crust (b) Core(c) Mantle (d) Ocean floors

41. The surface of Earth that lies between theTropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricornis called :(a) North Temperate Zone(b) Frigid Zone(c) South Temperate Zone(d) Torrid Zone

42. Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is dueto :(a) Gravitational pull of the earth(b) Rotation of earth(c) Revolution of earth(d) Uneven heating of earth

43. The Trade winds are caused by :(a) Rotation of the earth(b) Revolution of the earth(c) Inflowing movement of air along the

earth’s surface towards the equator(d) None of these

44. Temperature generally decreases towards thepoles because :(a) Air movement is generally towards the

equator(b) Cold polar air masses prevent surface

heating of the land(c) Cold surfaces do not absorb solar energy

as readily as warm surfaces(d) Progressively lesser solar energy per unit

area falls on the earth’s surface as wemove to polar regions

45. Very strong and cold icy winds that blow inthe Polar regions are called :(a) Typhoons (b) Tornadoes(c) Blizzards (d) Polar winds

46. The instrument used for measuring relativehumidity in air is :(a) Hygrograph (b) Hydrograph(c) Pantograph (d) Barograph

47. National Development Council was set up in :(a) 1948 (b) 1950

(c) 1951 (d) 195248. _________ is the ex-officio chairman of

Planning Commission and NationalDevelopment Council.(a) Prime Minister(b) President(c) Finance Minister(d) Commerce Minister

49. The Minimum Needs Programme aims to :(a) Provide means for greater mechanization

of agriculture(b) Improve the living condition of the poor

and also promote their education andhealth

(c) Provide necessary resources by way ofrefinance to primary lenders

(d) None of these50. Operation Blackboard aims at

(a) Promoting adult literacy(b) Providing education to urban slum

dwellers(c) Opening of new schools specially for

female children(d) Providing primary education in an

educationally backward area51. Which of these programs has not been

included in the Swarna Jayanti SwarozgarYojana?(a) IRDP (b) TRYSEM(c) DWCRA (d) JR

52. Nuclear fission is caused by the impact of :(a) Proton (b) Electron(c) Neutron (d) None of these

53. Optic fibres are mainly used for which of thefollowing?(a) Communication(b) Weaving(c) Musical instruments(d) Food industry

54. In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons areheld together by :(a) Gravitational forces(b) Magnetic forces(c) Exchange forces(d) Coulombic forces

55. Which of the following is used as a moderatorin nuclear reactor?(a) Ordinary water (b) Radium(c) Thorium (d) Graphite

56. The best colour(s) for a sun umbrella will be :(a) Black(b) Black on top and white on the inside(c) White on top and black on the inside(d) Printed with all the seven colours of

rainbow57. The mass-energy relation is the outcome of :

(a) Quantum theory(b) General theory of relativity(c) Field theory of energy(d) Special theory of relativity

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58. Aviation fuel for jet aeroplanes consists ofpurified :(a) Petrol (b) Kerosene(c) Gasoline (d) Diesel

59. Which of the following polymers is widelyused for making bullet proof material ?(a) Polyethylene (b) Polyamides(c) Polyvinyl chloride (d) Polycarbonates

60. Materials used for making cooking utensilsshould have :(a) Low specific heat and high thermal

conductivity(b) High specific heat and high thermal

conductivity(c) Low specific heat and low thermal

conductivity(d) High specific heat and low thermal

conductivity61. Cyclotron is a device which :

(a) Detects and analyses the spectrum of lightemitted by stars

(b) Accelerates subatomic particles usingcombined electric and magnetic fields

(c) Detects the cyclic variation in the intensityof electromagnetic radiation emitted fromstars

(d) Measures the intensity of X-rays62. Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of :

(a) Tin (b) Lead(c) Zinc (d) Chromium

63. When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide isformed :(a) Without any change in the weight of the

nail(b) With increase in the weight of the nail(c) With decrease in the weight of the nail(d) Without any change in colour or weight of

the nail64. The main constituents of pearls are :

(a) Calcium carbonate and magnesiumcarbonate

(b) Calcium oxide and ammonium chloride(c) Aragonite and sodium carbonate(d) Ammonium sulphate and sodium

carbonate65. The variety of coal in which the deposit

contains recognizable traces of the originalplant material is :(a) Anthracite (b) Lignite(c) Peat (d) Bitumen

66. The isotope of uranium capable of sustainingchain reactions is :(a) U-325 (b) U-238(c) U-239 (d) None of these

67. Which variety of glass is heat resistant ?(a) Hard glass (b) Flint glass(c) Pyrex glass (d) Bottle glass

68. Bagasse, a by-product of sugar manufacturingindustry, is used for the production of :(a) Nylon (b) Glass

(c) Paper (d) Alcohol69. Who among the following does not have a

chemical element named after him ?(a) Albert Einstein (b) Enrico Fermi(c) Isaac Newton (d) Mendeleef

70. If a proton of mass m is moving with velocityof light, its mass will be :(a) Unchanged (b) Large but finite(c) Infinite (d) Zero

71. Which one of the following does not wet thewalls of the glass vessel in which it is kept ?(a) Water (b) Alcohol(c) Mercury (d) None of these

72. In modern surgery, metal pins are used forholding the broken bones together. This pin ismade of :(a) Copper (b) Stainless steel(c) Aluminium (d) Titanium

73. The short upper part of the human intestinenext to the stomach is called :(a) Caecum (b) Duodenum(c) Ileum (d) Jejunum

74. In the human eye, the focusing is done by :(a) To and fro movement of the eye lens(b) To and fro movement of the retina(c) Change in the convexity of the eye lens(d) Change in the refractive index of the eye

fluids75. In human body, the pancreas secretes its

enzymes into which one of the following?(a) Duodenum (b) Ileum(c) Jejunum (d) Stomach

76. Which among the following is the richestsource of ascorbic acid?(a) Apple (b) Bean(c) Carrot (d) Guava

77. The vitamin which is very liable and easilydestroyed during cooking as well as storage is :(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B6

(c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin K78. Which of the following is a skin disease?

(a) Anaemia (b) Pellagra(c) Osteomalacia (d) Rickets

79. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?(a) Acetic acid (b) Tartaric acid(c) Lactic acid (d) Butyric acid

80. Which of the following vegetable proteins isconsidered as good as an animal protein?(a) Soyabean protein (b) Corn protein(c) Wheat protein (d) Bengal gram protein

81. Which of the following is not a mosquito bornedisease?(a) Dengue fever (b) Malaria(c) Sleeping sickness (d) Filariasis

82. Which one among the following producesseeds but not flowers?(a) Cashew nut (b) Coffee(c) Groundnut (d) Pine

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83. Which of the following was the smallestterritorial unit in the administration of MughalOdisha?(a) Mauza (b) Teluk(c) Pragana (d) Khanda

84. ‘Satyanarayana Pala’ a popular religiousperformance in Odisha was evolved duringwhose of the following ruling clans?(a) The Mughals (b) The Afghans(c) The Marathas (d) The British

85. When English East India Company set up theirfactory in Odisha?(a) 1617 (b) 1625(c) 1633 (d) 1666

86. Who was the Maratha Subedar of Odisha whenthe British occupied the coastal Odisha?(a) Rajaram Pandit (b) Babuji Naik(c) Sambhaji Ganesh (d) Sadashiva Rao

87. In which year the first odia magazineJnanaruna was publish?(a) 1849 (b) 1842(c) 1850 (d) 1846

88. Which state/UT approved scholarship schemeto school students “Mukhyamanti VigyanPratibha Pariksha scheme”?(a) Punjab (b) Chandigarh(c) Delhi (d) Goa

89. Which country recently signed a $43 billiondeal to establish World’s Biggest offshorewind farm?(a) India (b) Japan(c) South Korea (d) Denmark

90. Recently Working Group Committee of IRDAIrecommended the introduction of Ilips. What isthe lock-in period for an Ilips?(a) 10 years (b) 15 years(c) 25 years (d) 5 years

91. Which state government created Vijayanagaradistrict from Ballari district?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu(c) Telangana (d) Karnataka

92. For how many days the deadline for meetingthe last tranche of CCB has been extended?(a) 1 year (b) 45 days(c) 60 days (d) 6 months

93. Which country successfully test fired its shortrange surface-to-surface ballistic missile,“Babur” ?(a) USA (b) Israel(c) North Korea (d) Pakistan

94. Which is India’s 1st Aircraft carrier & also theworld’s longest serving warship?(a) INS Vikrant (b) INS Vikramaditya(c) INS Arihant (d) INS Viraat

95. Which organization announced its plan for theWorld’s 1st all civilian space mission?(a) ISRO (b) NASA(c) Roscosmos (d) SpaceX

96. Which state govt. launched the ‘LoumiConnectApp’, enabling farmers’ to produce organic

products with inputs from Horticulture andAgriculture experts?(a) Assam (b) Manipur(c) Gujarat (d) Sikkim

97. Who authored the book, “Kamala’s way: AnAmerican Life”?(a) Dan Morain (b) Meghna Pant(c) RP Gupta (d) Susan Choi

98. When is India’s National Productivity Daycelebrated annually?(a) 11th February (b) 10th February(c) 9th February (d) 12th February

99. Which state government approved the creationof Srivilliputhur-Meghamalai Tiger Reserve?(a) Meghalaya (b) West Bengal(c) Assam (d) Tamil Nadu

100. Which organization released the “MakingPeace with Nature” report?(a) UN-HABITAT (b) UNSC(c) UNEP (d) UNDP

(QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE)

101.4 men and 6 women can complete a work in 8days. While 3 men and 7 women can completeit in 10 days. In how many days will 10women complete it?(a) 50 (b) 45(c) 40 (d) 35

102.The ratio of the first and second class faresbetween two railway stations is 4 : 1 and thatof the number of passengers travelling by firstand second classes is 1 : 40. If on a day Rs1100 are collected as total fare, the amountcollected from the first class passengers is(a) Rs 315 (b) Rs 275(c) Rs 137.50 (d) Rs 100

103.A house owner was having his house painted.He was advised that he would require 25 kg ofpaint. Allowing for 15% wastage and assumingthat the paint is available in 2 kg cans. Whatwould be the cost of paint purchased, if onecan costs Rs 16?(a) Rs 240 (b) Rs 180(c) Rs 120 (d) Rs 360

104.A builder borrows Rs 2550 to be paid backwith compound interest at the rate of 4% perannum by the end of 2 yr in two equal yearlyinstalments. How much will each instalmentbe?(a) Rs 1352 (b) Rs 1377(c) Rs 1275 (d) Rs 1283

105.A students was asked to divide a number by 6and add 12 to the quotient. He, however, firstadded 12 to the number and then divided it by6, getting 112 as the answer. The correctanswer should have been(a) 124 (b) 122(c) 118 (d) 114

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106.Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 12 minand 16 min respectively. If both the pipes areopened simultaneously, after how much timeshould B be closed, so that the tank is full in 9min?(a) 6 min (b) 12 min(c) 8 min (d) 4 min

107.The LCM of two numbers is 495 and theirHCF is 5. If the sum of the numbers is 100,then their difference is(a) 10 (b) 46(c) 70 (d) 90

108.A boy walks from his house to school at 2.5km/h and arrives 12 min late. The next day hewalks at 4 km/h and reaches the school 15 minearlier. What is the distance from his house toschool?(a) 2 km (b) 2.5 km(c) 3 km (d) 3.5 km

109.Rs 3400 is divided among A, B, C and D insuch a way that the share of A and B , B and C,C and D may be as 2 : 3, 4 : 3 and 2 : 3,respectively. The sum of share of B and D is(a) Rs 2040 (b) Rs 1680(c) Rs 2000 (d) Rs 1720

110.Ram had Rs 2 lakh , part of which he lent at15% per annum and rest at 12% per annum.Yearly interest accrued was Rs 27600. Howmuch did he lent at 15%?(a) Rs 120000 (b) Rs 100000(c) Rs 80000 (d) Rs 60000

111.Ronald and Elan are working on anassignment. Ronald takes 6 h to type 32 pageson a computer , while Elan takes 5 h to type 40pages. How much time will they take, workingtogether on two different computers to type anassignment of 110 pages?(a) 7 h 30 min (b) 8 h(c) 8 h 15 min (d) 8 h 25 min

112.A father is 30 times older than his son. 18 yrlater, he will be only thrice as old as his son.Father’s present age (in yr) is(a) 25 (b) 30(c) 40 (d) 45

113.A refugee camp had provision for 150 men for45 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the camp.How long will the provision last now?(a) 39 days (b) 41 days(c) 42 days (d) 44 days

114.A calculator is sold for Rs. 840 at a profit of68%. What would have been the actual profitor loss on it, if it had been sold for Rs. 800?(a) 55% (b) 60%(c) 65% (d) 58%

115.A Boat moves with a speed of 5 kmph in stillwater. When the river flows at 1 kmph, theboat takes 80 minutes to go from a point A toB and come back. What is the distancebetween the two points?(a) 3 km (b) 2.4 km

(c) 3.2 km (d) 2.8 km116.A 5.1 speaker set when sold for Rs. 9500 gives

a loss of 20% to the merchant who sells it.Calculate his loss or profit if he sells it for Rs.11000(a) Loss of 7.62% (b) Loss of 7.37%(c) Loss of 7.34% (d) Profit of 7.68%

117.A man borrowed Rs. 6800 as a loan, whichalong with interest is to be repaid in two equalinstalments. If the rate of interest is 12.5%compounded annually, the value of eachinstalment is:(a) Rs. 8100 (b) Rs. 4150(c) Rs. 4050 (d) Rs. 4000

118.At the beginning of a partnership business thecapital of B was ½ times more than that of A.After 6 months, B withdrew ½ of his capitaland after 10 months A withdrew ¼ of hiscapital. At the end of the year, if the profitincurred is Rs. 53000. Find the amountreceived by A(a) Rs. 30800 (b) Rs. 32000(c) Rs. 30000 (d) Rs. 23000

119.There are two groups X and Y of a school,consisting of 20 and 30 students, respectively.If average weight of group X is 20 kg and thatof group Y is 30 kg, then find the averageweight of all the students of school (in kg)(a) 24 kg (b) 25 kg(c) 26 kg (d) 27 kg

120.Two students appeared at an examination, oneof them secured 6 marks more than the otherand his marks was 52% of the sum of theirmarks. The marks obtained by the betterstudent are:(a) 22 (b) 32(c) 81 (d) 78

121.In what ratio must milk be mixed with water togain 16.66% on selling the mixture at costprice?(a) 1: 8 (b) 1:9(c) 2:3 (d) 6:1

122.A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours.

Because of a leak in the tank it was taking312

hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all thewater off the tank in:(a) 8 hours (b) 7 hours

(c)314 hours (d) 14 hours

123.If x : y = 3:4 then (7x-4y) : (3x+y) = ?(a) 7:3 (b) 5:13(c) 13:5 (d) None of these

124.The ratio of the present ages of two friends is1:4 and 4 years back the ratio was 1:7. Whatwill be the ratio of their ages after 10 years?(a) 3:4 (b) 2:3(c) 3:7 (d) 5:6

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125.10 years ago, Chris was 3 times as old as Alec.Chris would be 2 times of Alec’s age 10 yearsfrom now. What is the current ratio of Chris’age to that of Alec?(a) 7 : 2 (b) 7 : 3(c) 5 : 3 (d) None of these

126.A trader allows a discount of 25% and stillmakes a profit of 60% on the cost price. Findthe profit percent he would make on the sellingprice if he sells at the marked price?(a) 116.07 (b) 113.33(c) 121.11 (d) 99.5

127.The speed of a swimmer itself is 20 kmph andthe rate of flow of the river is 4 kmph. Movingwith the stream the swimmer went 120 km.What distance will the swimmer cover duringthe same time going against the stream?(a) 75 km (b) 80 km(c) 90 km (d) None of these

128.Efficiency of A is thrice that of B, so he is ableto finish the job in 30 days less than B. In howmany days will they finish the job workingtogether?

(a)4

111 (b)

2

111

(c) 12 (d) 11129.A sum invested at 4% per annum simple

interest grows to Rs.384 in 5 years. The sameamount at 8% simple interest per annum in twotears will grow to :(a) Rs.361.80 (b) Rs.371.20(c) Rs.375.20 (d) None of these

130.A bought an article and spent Rs.110 on itsrepair. He then sold it to B at a profit of 20%.Bsold it to C at a loss of 10%. C finally sold itfor Rs.1188 at a profit of 10%. How much didA pay for the article ?(a) Rs.890 (b) Rs.1000(c) Rs.780 (d) Rs.840

131.A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50. Rs.8 andRs.8.50 per litre for three successive years.What, approximately, is the average cost perlitre of petrol if he spends Rs.4000 each year ?(a) Rs.7.98 (b) Rs.8.00(c) Rs.8.50 (d) Rs.9.00

132.A , B and C rent a pasture. A puts in 10 oxenfor 7 months, B 12 oxen for 5 months and C 15oxen for 3 months for grazing . If the rent ofthe pasture is Rs.175, how much must C pay ashis share of rent ?(a) Rs.45 (b) Rs.50(c) Rs.55 (d) Rs.60

133.In what proportion must rice at Rs.3.15 per kgbe mixed with rice at Rs.3.50 per kg so that themixture be worth Rs.3.25 per kg ?(a) 7 : 8 (b) 8 : 7(c) 5 : 2 (d) 2 : 5

134.Two taps can fill a tank in 12 minutes and 18minutes, respectively. Both the taps are kept

open for 2 min and then the tap that fills thetank in 12 minutes in turned off. In how manymore minutes will the tank be filled ?(a) 13 (b) 12(c) 10 (d) 9

135.From a group of 6 men and 5 women, fourpersons are to be selected to form a committeeso that at least 2 men are in the committee. Inhow many ways can it be done ?(a) 264 (b) 245(c) 235 (d) 265

136.Two numbers are in the ratio of 3:5. If 5 issubtracted from each number, the newnumbers are in ratio of 1 : 2, Find the sum ofthe numbers.(a) 40 (b) 32(c) 48 (d) 64

137.A student multiplied a number by4

3 instead of

3

4 . What is the percentage error in the

calculation?(a) 34 (b) 43.75(c) 54 (d) 58.33

Directions (Q.138-140) : Assume that these arethe only brands of TVs that were sold and todate the numbers sold are as provided by Table.Answer questions 14-16 based on theinformation provided.

Data Relating to Television SalesBrand Units Sold

LG 2,000,000Samsung 7,000,000

BPL 3,000,000Videocon 5,000,000

Sony 4,000,000138.How many sets were sold over five years

back?(a) 60 lakh(b) 65.5 lakh(c) 70 lakh(d) Cannot be determined

139.Which TV brand had the highest sales in theprevious year?(a) BPL (b) Sony(c) Videocon (d) LG

140.If 50% of all TVs which are more than fiveyears old are now defective, how many TVsets are not defectives? (Assume that there areno other defectives in any other category.)(a) 177.25 lakh(b) 180 lakh(c) 145.5 lakh(d) Cannot be determined

(REASONING ABILITY)

141.Select the set of numbers that is not similar tothe following set of numbers.

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(20, 15, 25)(a)(16, 12, 20) (b)(17, 18, 23)(c)(22, 8, 24) (d)(10, 6, 12)

142.In the following question, which one of set ofletters when sequentially placed at the gaps inthe given letter series shall complete it?a _ b c d a _ b c _ a b _ _ d a b c _ d(a)abccdd (b)aaabbc(c)abdccd (d)dddcdd

143.If a mirror is placed on the line MN, thenwhich of the answer figures is the right imageof the given figure?

144.If × stands for division, ÷ stands forsubtraction, + stand for multiplication and –stand for addition, then6*2÷ 2- 4+ 2=?(a) 0 (b) 4(c) 10 (d) 9

145.If BANGLE is coded as ELGNAB, Howwould SANDAL be coded?(a) LADNSA (b) LANDAS(c) LADNAS (d) LADANS

146.If Wednesday falls on 26th January, then whatday will it be on the last day of January?(a) Friday (b) Monday(c) Sunday (d) Thursday

147.How many even numbers are there in thefollowing sequence of numbers which areimmediately preceded by an odd number butimmediately followed by an even number?5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 7 4 3 4 96(a) Two (b) One(c) Four (d) Three

148.If PERFECTION is coded as EFREPNOITC,how will IMPOSTER be coded?(a) OPIMRETS (b) OPMIRETS(c) OPMIERTS (d) OPMIREST

149.Which answer figure will complete the patternin the question figure?

150.In each of the following questions below aregiven some statements followed by someconclusions. Taking the given statements to betrue even if they seem to be at variance fromcommonly known facts, read all theconclusions and then decide which of the givenconclusions logically follows the givenstatements.Statements:I. All cups are vegetable.II. All vegetable are pens.Conclusions:I. Some pens are vegetable.II. Some pens are cups.(a) Only conclusion I follows(b) Only conclusion II follows(c) Both conclusions follow(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II

follows151.In the following question, from the given

alternative words, select the word whichcannot be formed using the letters of the givenword.ERADICATE(a) AREA (b) CARE(c) DICE (d) TASTE

152.Arrange the given words in the sequence inwhich they occur in the dictionary.1. Clocklipe 2. Cloddier3. Clodpates 4. Clodpolls5. Clockwise(a) 1, 5, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4(c) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5 (d) 5, 1, 2, 3, 4

Direction (Q.153) : In the following question,from the given answer figures, select the one inwhich the question figure is hidden / embedded.153.

Direction (Q.154–155) : In the followingquestion, four numbers are given out of whichthree are like in some manner while one isdifferent. Choose the one which is different fromthe rest three.154.(a) 21 : 24 (b) 28 : 32

(c) 54 : 62 (d) 63 : 72155.(a) Aphid : Paper (b) Moth : Wool

(c) Termite : Wood (d) Locust : PlantDirection (Q.156) : In the following questionselect the related number from the given option?156.7, 18, 40, 73, 117, ?

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(a) 183 (b) 150(c) 161 (d) 172

Direction (Q.157) : In the following question,answer are to be based on the diagram givenbelow, where the triangle represents doctors, thecircle represents players and the rectanglerepresents artists.

157.Which numbered space in the diagramrepresent doctors who are also players andartists?(a) 2 (b) 3(c) 4 (d) 5

158.In a certain code language, ‘3a, 2b, 7c’ means‘truth is eternal’; ‘7c, 9a, 8b, 3a’ means‘enmity is not eternal’ and ‘9a, 4d, 2b, 6fmeans ‘truth does not perish’. Which of thefollowing means ‘enmity’ in that language?(a) 3a (b) 7c(c) 8b (d) 9a

Direction (Q.159) : In the question below isgiven a statement followed by two assumptionsnumbered I and II. You have to consider thestatement and the following assumptions anddecide which of the assumptions is implicit inthe statement.(a) If only assumption I is implicit.(b) If only assumption II is implicit.(c) If neither I nor II is implicit.(d) If both I and II are implicit.159.Statement:

Traffic jams on most of the roads in the cityhave become a regular feature duringmonsoon.Assumptions:I. Material used for road construction cannot

withstand the fury of monsoon resultinginto innumerable pot holes on the roads.

II. Number of vehicles coming on the roads ismuch more in monsoon as compared to otherseasons.

Direction (Q.160) : In the question given belowconsists of a statement, followed by twoarguments numbered I and II. You have todecide which of the arguments is a ‘strong’argument and which is a ‘weak’ argument.(a) If only argument I is strong(b) If only argument II is strong(c) If either I or II is strong(d) If neither I nor II is strong160.Statement:

Should there be a maximum limit for thenumber of ministers in the CentralGovernment?Arguments:

I. No, this political party in power shouldhave the freedom to decide the number ofministers to be appointed.

II. Yes, The number of ministers should berestricted to a certain percentage of thetotal number of seats in the parliament toavoid unnecessary expenditure.

161.Four position of a dice are given below:

Find the number on the face opposite to theface showing 4.(a)5 (b)1(c)6 (d)3

Direction (Q.162) : Find the missing number.162.5 15 10

4 17 910 ? 10(a)11 (b)12(c)15 (d)10

163.If 9×3+8=24, 10×2+7=35 and 80×40+3=6,then find the value of 12×4+3=?(a)7 (b)9(c)12 (d)16

164.A word is represented by only one set ofnumbers as given in any one of thealternatives. The sets of numbers given in thealternatives are represented by two classes ofalphabets as in two matrices given below. Thecolumns and rows of Matrix I are numberedfrom 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numberedfrom 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can berepresented first by its row and next by itscolumn, e.g., M can be represented by 01, 10etc., and A can be represented by 56, 65 etc.Similarly, you have to identify the set for theword‘ROD’.

(a) 58, 66,78 (b) 56,66,86(c) 67, 96, 57 (d) 58, 69, 65

165.Identify the answer figure from which piecesgiven in the question figure have been cut.

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166.If South-East is changed to North and North-East to West and so on, then what will come inplace of South?(a) South-West (b) North-East(c) South-East (d) North-West

Direction (Q.167-168) : Study the followinginformation carefully and answer the questionsgiven below.Six friends P, Q, R, S, T and V sitting in a row withNorth direction. R is between P and T, S is not inend point. Q is immediate right of T. V is not atright end.167.How many persons are in right of S?

(a) 1 (b) 2(c) 3 (d) 4

168.Which of the following pair is sitting with S?(a) VT (b) VQ(c) VR (d) VP

Direction (Q.169) : In this question, find the oddnumber pair from the given alternatives.169.(a) 44-31 (b) 61-12

(c) 25-21 (d) 34-30170.Present age of Raman is three times the age of

his daughter and nine by thirteen of his(Raman’s) mother’s age. The sum of presentage of all of them is 125 years. What is thedifference between the present age of Raman’sdaughter and present age of mother?(a) 45 years(b) 40 years(c) 50 years(d) Cannot be determined

171.In the following series, which letter is sixth tothe right of thirteenth from the left end?ACBMNUXYPQRTWZOEDHGIKJLVSF(a) Y (b)X(c)G (d)I

Direction (Q.172) : In the following question,one character is missing. Find the same on thebasis of common characteristics from the givenoptions.172.

(a) 12 (b) -12(c) -13 (d) 24

173.How many squares can be formed by joiningthe centre of the circles by horizontal andvertical lines.

(a) 6 (b) 8(c) 10 (d) None of these

174.Through how many degrees does hour hand aclock move as the time changes from 3 hoursand 12 minutes to 6 hours.(a) 1050 (b) 990

(c) 900 (d) 840

Direction (Q.175) : In the question below isgiven a statement followed by three courses ofaction numbered I, II and III. A course of actionis a step or administrative decision to be takenfor improvement, follow-up for further action inregard to the problem, policy etc. on the basis ofthe information given in the statement. Youhave to assume everything in the statement to betrue, then decide which of the threegiven/suggested courses of action logicallyfollows for pursuing and decide the answer.175.Statement: The Supreme Court has declared

that the right to primary education is afundamental right.Courses of action:I. The Supreme Court should be asked to

stop its activism and advise the govt onlywhen its advice is sought.

II. The Government should amend theConstitution to incorporate the right toprimary education in the list offundamental rights.

III. The schools should be directed to offerprimary education free to any studentapproaching them.

(a) None follows (b) II and III follow(c) Only II follows (d) Only III follows

(COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE)

176.A Set of Instruction tells the computer to do aspecific task?(a) User (b) System(c) hardware (d) Program(e) Technical

177.The process that deals with the technical andmanagement issues of software development is(a) Delivery process(b) Control process(c) Software process(d) Testing process(e) Monitoring process

178.A collection of conceptual tools for describingdata, relationships, semantics and constraintsis referred to as(a) ER model (b) Data base(c) Data model (d) DBMS(e) None of these

179.You can project sensitive data from pryingeyes using ____(a) Encryption (b) Passwords(c) File locks (d) File permissions(e) None of these

180.Android is ___(a) Operating system (b) Application

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(c) Interface (d) Software(e) A collection of all these

181.___search engine sends request forinformation to several search enginessimultaneously and compiles the results(a) Meta (b) Individual(c) Directory (d) Subject directory(e) None of these

182.___search method is conducted for a specifictitle, domain, URL or host(a) Keyword (b) Field(c) Boolean (d) Miscellaneous(e) Logical

183.To access a website or web content from a webserver, the client sends a(n) ___(a) Information (b) Message(c) Request (d) Response(e) Interrupt

184.An http request contains ___parts(a) 2 (b) 5(c) 3 (d) 4(e) 1

185.Through ___an administrator or another usercan access someone else’s computer remotely(a) Administrator (b) Web server(c) Web application (d) HTTP(e) Telnet

186.Telnet is a ____based computer protocol(a) Sound (b) Text(c) Image (d) Animation(e) Digits

187.To allow someone else schedule your meetingsand appointments ___feature of outlook is used(a) Monthly calendar(b) Event manager(c) Appointments(d) Delegate access(e) None of these

188.P2P is a ___application architecture(a) Client/server (b) Distributed(c) Centralized (d) 1-tier(e) None of these

189.To connect networks of similar protocols ___(a) Routers (b) Bridges(c) Gateways (d) Dial-up routers(e) None of these

190.A word in a web page that, when clicked,opens another document is called ___(a) Anchor (b) Hyperlink(c) Reference (d) URL(e) none of these

191.The ___of software contains lists ofcommands and options(a) Title bar (b) Menu bar(c) Formula bar (d) Tool bar(e) none of these

192.Kilobyte equals to how many bytes?(a) 1000 (b) 1035(c) 100 (d) 1008(e) 1024

193.The central processing unit is an example of___(a) Peripheral (b) An output unit(c) Software (d) A program(e) Hardware

194.CD-ROM stands for ___(a) Compactable Read Only Memory(b) Compact Data Read Only Memory(c) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory(d) Compact Disk Read Only Memory(e) Connected Disk Read Only Memory

195.Which of the following terms refers to theability hardware component that is added toit?(a) Formatting(b) Multiprocessing(c) Multiprogramming(d) Multitasking(e) Plug and play

196.Free hard disk space used to extend thecapacity of RA M is termed ____(a) Cache (b) Flash memory(c) ROM (d) Virtual memory(e) Volatile

197.Making illegal copies of copyrighted softwareis called ___(a) Collaboration(b) Software piracy(c) Electronic distribution(d) Browsing(e) Software legacy

198.What is loading the operating system into apersonal computer called?(a) Booting (b) Prompting(c) Paging (d) Interrupting(e) Readying

199.Which of the following is not an example ofapplication software?(a) Database software(b) Graphics software(c) Operating system software(d) Spreadsheet software(e) Word processing software

200.MIME Stands for?(a) Multipurpose internet mail extension.(b) Multi-protocol internet mail extension.(c) Media procedure internet mail extension.(d) Memory protocol internet mail extension.(e) Multimedia internet mail extension.

EXPLANATIONS

PAPER-I1. (L) 2. (L) 3. (L) 4. (L) 5. (K)6. (M) 7. (K) 8. (L) 9. (L) 10. (L)11. (M) 12. (N) 13. (N) 14. (L) 15. (K)16. (M) 17. (N) 18. (L) 19. (N) 20. (K)21. (L) 22. (M) 23. (L) 24. (N) 25. (K)

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26. (K) 27. (K) 28. (M) 29. (K) 30. (M)31. (L) 32. (K) 33. (L) 34. (K) 35. (K)36. (K) 37. (M) 38. (L) 39. (L) 40. (L)41. (L) 42. (M) 43. (L) 44. (L) 45. (M)46. (L) 47. (N) 48. (N) 49. (N) 50. (L)51. (a) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (c)56. (c) 57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (b) 60. (b)61. (a) 62. (c) 63. (c) 64. (c) 65. (b)66. (d) 67. (a) 68. (a) 69. (c) 70. (b)71. (a) 72. (b) 73. (a) 74. (b) 75. (b)76. (d) 77. (c) 78. (a) 79. (d) 80. (b)81. (c) 82. (a) 83. (d) 84. (c) 85. (b)86. (b) 87. (d) 88. (c) 89. (b) 90. (c)91. (c) 92. (b) 93. (c) 94. (c) 95. (d)96. (d) 97. (d) 98. (c) 99. (a) 100. (d)

PAPER-II1. b 2. d 3. d 4. b 5. a6. d 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. c11. c 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. c16. b 17. a 18. d 19. b 20. c21. a 22. a 23. a 24. d 25. d26. a 27. a 28. d 29. c 30. b31. b 32. c 33. c 34. c 35. d36. a 37. a 38. d 39. d 40. a41. d 42. a 43. c 44. d 45. c46. a 47. d 48. a 49. b 50. a51. d 52. c 53. a 54. c 55. d56. c 57. d 58. b 59. a 60. d61. b 62. c 63. b 64. a 65. c66. a 67. c 68. c 69. c 70. a71. c 72. b 73. b 74. a 75. a76. d 77. c 78. b 79. c 80. a81. c 82. c 83. a 84. a 85. c86. d 87. a 88. c 89. c 90. d91. d 92. d 93. d 94. d 95. d96. b 97. a 98. d 99. d 100. c101.(c) 8 day’s work of 4 men and 6 women = 10

day’s work of 3 men and 7 women1 day’s work of 1 men = 1 day’s work of 11womenWork of 3 men and 7 women = work of 40womenWomen Days40 1010 x10 : 40 : : 10 : x

x = days40101040

102.(d) Ratio of first and second class fares (total)= 1 × 4 : 1 × 40 = 4 : 40 = 1 : 10Amount collected from the first class

passengers = 1001100111 Rs

103.(a) Quantity of paint which is required = 25 +15% of 25

= kg75.281001525

25

Since, cans of paint is available of 2 kgA house owner should purchased 30 kg ie 15cansCost of paint = 15 × 16 = Rs 240

104.(a) A = Rs 2550R = Rs 4% per annum and n = 2 yrLet each of the two equal instalments be Rs x

Present worth =nr

100

1

Instalment

2526

2511

10041

11xxxP

xP2625

1

Similarly , xxP676625

2625 2

2

APP 21

APP 21

2550676625

2625

xx

2550

676625650

x

25506761275

x

135212756762550 Rsxx

105.(b) Let the number be x.

112612

x

67212 x66012672 x

Correct answer = 12212110126660

106.(d) Here, x = 12 min, y = 16 min, t = 9 minRequired time after which B should be closed

= min412316

1291161

xty

107.(a) Suppose, 1st number is x, then2nd number = 100 – xLCM × HCF = 1st number × 2nd number

xx 100549521005495 xx

0247545552 xxx 05545 xx

5545 xorx

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Then, difference = 55 – 45 = 10108.(c) Let the following speed of boy was x km/hr

and his normal time was t hBy given condition,

)(5.26012 itd

And )(46015 iitd

On dividing eq. (i) by eq (ii) we get

451

5.251

11

t

t

515

418 tt

1528 tthtt 133

On putting the value of t in Eq (ii)We get

kmd 34434

60151

109.(a) A : B = 2 : 3 = 1:32

43:13:4: CB

And C : D = 27:18:24:1689:

43

23:1

Total amount = Rs 3400

B’s share = 96027182416

340024

And D’s share = 108085340027

Rs

Sum of shares B and D = 960 + 1080 = Rs2040

110.(c) Let first part be Rs x , then second part isRs (200000 – x)By given condition,

27600

100121200000

100151

xx

276000024000001215 xx240000027600003 x

3600003 x120000 x

Required amount = Rs 120000Required amount he lent at 15% = 200000 – x= 200000 – 120000 = Rs 80000

111.(c) Ronald’s 1 h work = ;632

Elan’s 1 h work

= 8540

(Ronald : Elan)’s 1 h work = 8:632

= 32 : 48 =

2 : 3Total pages = 110

Type of Ronald= 4452110

pages

Time taken by Ronald = min15844326 h

112.(c) Let the age of son is x yr , then the age offather will be 30 x yr.According to the question,30x + 18 = 3 (x + 18) 27x = 36

x =34

Age of father = yr403430

113.c; Provision available = 45150Provisions used in 10 days = 10150 .Provision left = 1015045150 .

Provision left = ( 45150 ) 10150 = 35150 .Now, number of men = 125,Let number of days taken = n.So, the provision = n125 .On equating, we get: n 12535150

Or, 42n days.

114.b; CP =

168

100840 Rs.500

New SP = Rs.800

Profit percentage = 60100500

500800

115.c; Since the distance is constant, so the speed isinversely proportional to the time taken.Downstream speed = (5 + 1) kmph = 6 kmphUpstream speed = (5 – 1) kmph = 4 kmphRatio of Downstream speed : Upstream speed= 6 : 4Therefore, the time taken in Downstreamjourney : Upstream journey = 4 : 6So, the time taken in Downstream journey =

8010

4

= 32 minutes

Hence, the distance = 2.3660

32

km.

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116.b; Here,

CP 9500100

201

CP =

80

1009500 Rs.11,875

New SP = Rs.11,000Loss percent

= 37.710011875

1100011875

117.c; Let the annual instalment be Rs.x.Let Principal worth of Rs.x due 1 year hencebe Rs.A and the principal worth of Rs.’x’ due2 years hence be Rs.B then according to thequestion:

100

5.121Ax

Or, xA9

8

And,2

100

5.121

Bx

Or,81

64xB

It is given that A + B = 6800

Or, 680081

64

9

8

xx

Hence, x Rs.4050.118.d; A’s capital at starting = Rs.x

B’s capital at starting = Rs.2

3x

A’s equivalent capital for one year =

24

10

xxx

=2

232

4

310

xxx

B’s equivalent capital for one year

= 44

38

2

3

xx

= xx 312 = x15

Ratio of profit =30

23

152

23

x

x

B

A

A’s share =

3023

235300 Rs.23000.

119.c; Total weight of all the students of Group X= 4002020 kgTotal weight of all the students of Group Y =

9003030 kgTotal weight of all the students of school =

1300900400 kg

Average weight = 263020

1300

kg.

120.d; Let their marks be (x + 6) and x.

Then, xxx

6100

526

Or, 6213625 xx

Or, 72xHence, 786 x .

121.d; Let CP of 1 litre milk be Re.1.Then, SP of 1 litre of mixture = Re.1, Gain =16.66%.

CP of 1 litre mixture =7

61

350

3100

By structure 2 of allegation, we have:

Ratio of milk : water = 6 : 1.122.d; If the total capacity of the tank is 1 litre, the

volume filled in 1 hour by the filling pump =

2

1litre.

Also, the total amount of water filled per hour

(net) =7

3litre

Volume leaked by the leak in 1 hour

=14

1

14

67

7

3

2

1

litre L

Hence, the leak can empty the tank in

14

1411

hours.

123.b; Let x = 3k and y = 4k, then kkkkyxyx 49:16213:47

13:513:5 kk .124.c; Let the present ages of two friends be x, 4x,

respectively.

According to the question =7

1

44

4

x

x

By solving, we get 8x yearsRequired ratio = 104:10 xx= 18 : 42 = 3 : 7

125.b; Let the ages (10 years ago) of Chris andAlec be 3x and x, respectively.According to the question,

1010210103 xx402203 xx

yearsx 20Current ratio of ages of Chris and Alec =

3:730:701020:10203 126.b; Let MP be Rs. m.

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mmSP 75.0100

75

mmCP 46875.06.1/75.0 So the new SP = Rs. m

113.33.1001m0.46875

mProfit%

127.b; Let the distance to be covered by theswimmer when it is travelling against thestream be x kmph.The swimmer goes down the river at a speed of20 + 4 = 24 kmphAnd up the river at a speed of 20 – 4 = 16kmph.Since the time taken is same the time takendownstream = 120/24 = 5 hours.In 5 hours at a speed of 16 kmph, the swimmerwould be able to cover 16 5 = 80 km.

128.a; Time taken by B = 3 Time taken by A.Difference of time taken is 30 daysOn solving we get time taken by A as 15 daysand time taken by B as 45 days,So work done by them in 1 day

45

4

45

1

15

1

Hence, the required number of days taken by

them to complete the work =4

1114/45

days .129.b; At 4% per annum, the sum invested would

earn an interest of 20% on itself in 5 years,Hence, 120% of the sum = 384 Sum =Rs.320.Rs.320 invested at the rate of 8% per annumfor 2 years would grow by 16% in 2 years ( ofsimple interest).Hence, the correct answer would be320 + 16% of 320 = 1.16 320 = Rs.371.2

130.a; From the last statement we have,C’s cost price = 1188/1.1 = Rs.1080 = B’sselling price.Then, B’s CP would be given by the equation

10809.0 CPOr CP for B = 1200 = SP for A.Also, A gains 20%. Hence,

12002.1 CPOr CP for A = Rs.1,000.This includes a Rs.110 component of repairsThus, the purchase price for A = 1000 -110 =Rs.890.

131.a; Total quantity of petrol consumed in 3 years

51

76700

5.8

4000

8

4000

5.7

4000

litres

Total amount spent

= Rs. 12000.40003 Rs

Average cost 98.7.76700

5112000. RsRs

132.a; Ratio of rents is

315512:710:: CBA= 70 : 60 : 45= 14 : 12 : 9

C’s share = 45.17591214

9Rs

133.c; CP of a unit quantity of 1st kind = 315 p (in

paise)CP of unit quantity of 2nd kind = 350 pMean price = 325 pThis situation can be resolved using the secondstructure of allegation:

Required ratio = 25 : 10 = 5 : 2The two types of milk must b mixed in theratio 5:2.

134.a; Let the capacity of the tank be 36 units.Efficiency of tap 1 = 36/12 =3 units perminute.Efficiency of tap 2 = 36/ 18 = 2 units perminute.Total volume filled by both the taps in 2minutes = 2(3 + 2) =10 unitsRemaining volume to be filled= (36- 10) /2 = 13 minutes.

135.d; We may have ( 2 men and 2 women) or (3men and 1 woman) or (4 men only).Hence, required number of ways

= 26546

15

36

25

26 CCCCC

136.a; Let the numbers be 3x, 5xNow according to the question,

2

1

55

53

x

x

Or 6x -10 = 5x -5Or x = 5The required sum

= 4058853 xxx137.b; Let the number be x.

Then, error ;12

7

4

3

3

4xxx

Error % %75.43100

34

127

x

x

138.b; 55% of Samsung + 70% of BPL + 15% ofSony = 65.5 lacsets.

139.c;Videocon sold 25% of its 5,000,000 TV sets inthe last year. This value is higher than the salesof any other T.V. (Total T.V. sets soldDefectives)

140.a; 210 - 0. 5 65.5 = 177.25 lac sets

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141.c; The logic in (20, 15, 25) is,(Third term - first term) *3 = second term(25 - 20) *3 = 15All options follow the same logic, exceptoption (c)24 - 22 = 2*3 = 6

142.c;a a b c d / a b b c d / a b c c d / a b c d d

143.a;144.d;

924226 145.c;

146.b; 26th January=WednesdayLast day i.e. 31st January26+5=Monday

147.a;Odd-even-even7 2 65 8 6

148.b;

149.a;150.c;

151.d; TASTE, there is no ‘S’ in the given word.152.a; clocklipe (1) → clockwise (5) → cloddier

(2) → clodpates (3) → clodpolls (4)153.a;154.c; In all other pairs, the two numbers are

consecutive multiples of the same number.155.a; In all other pairs, first is the insect which

damages the second.156.d;

157.d; The required region is the one which iscommon to the triangle, circle and rectanglei.e., 5.

158.c; In the second and third statements, thecommon code is ‘9a’ and the common ward is‘not’. So, ‘9a’ means ‘not’.In the first and second statements, the commoncodes are ‘7c’ and ‘3a’ and the common wordsare ‘is’ and ‘eternal’.

Thus, in the second statement, ‘8b’ means‘enmity’.

159.a; Clearly, the problem of traffic jams arisesduring monsoons not because of increasednumber of vehicles but due to slow movementof traffic on account of bad roads. So, only I isimplicit.

160.b; Clearly, there should be some normsregarding the number of ministers in theGovernment, as more number of ministerswould unnecessarily add to the Governmentexpenditure. So, argument II holds strong.Also, giving liberty to the party in power couldpromote extension of unreasonable favour tosome people at the cost of government funds.So, argument I does not hold.

161.a; Considering last two dice face 2 is common.So, 3 is opposite to 1 and 5 is opposite to 4So, 5 is opposite to 4.

162.d; The sum of 3 digits in the horizontal row is305+15+10=304+17+9=30 30-(10+10)=10

163.b;As,

(9÷3)×8=24(10÷2)×8=24

and (80÷40)×3=6Similarly, (12÷4)×3=9

164.c165.b;166.b;

(167-168)

167.d;168.d;169.a;

6 + 1 = 7 , 1 + 2 = 32 + 5 = 7, 2 + 1 = 33 + 4 = 7, 3 + 0 = 34 + 4 = 8, 3 + 1 = 4

170.c; Let present age of Raman = x yearsAccording to the question, the age of his

daughter =3

xyears and mother’s age =

9

13x

years

By the given condition 1259

13

3

xxx

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1259

1339

xxx

1259

25

x

925

125x

x = 45 years

Age of mother = 65years9

4513x

9

13

and age of daughter = years153

45

3

x

Hence, difference between the ages ofRaman’s mother and his daughter = 65 – 15 =50 years

171.c; Sixth to the right of thirteenth from the leftmeans, 13 + 6 = 19th from left end which is G.

172.b;As, 2 2 3 = 122 3 5 = 305 1 - 1 = - 5Similarly, 4 3 1 = - 12

173.b;

The squares are:ABKJ, BCDK, JKLI, KDEL, ILGH, LEFG,ACEI, JDFH.There are altogether 8 squares.

174.d; 6 hours -3 hours 12 minutes = 2 hours 48

minutes =hours

60

482

hours5

14hours

5

42

The hour hand move 300 in 1 hourRequired angle

= 084305

14

5

42

hours

175.a; Course of action I does not follow becauseof the simple reason that there is no advisorybody – higher than the Supreme Court – whichcan advise the latter about where to interfereand where not to. III is impracticable becauseprivate schools can’t be forced to give freeeducation. It would be against their own rightto do business. II may follow but in reality it isunnecessary. The right to primary educationcan be made a derivative or the right to life orthe right to equal opportunities, both of whichare fundamental rights. Amending theConstitution would not be really necessary.

176. (d) 177. (c) 178. (c) 179. (d) 180. (e)181. (a) 182. (b) 183. (c) 184. (c) 185. (e)186. (b) 187. (d) 188. (b) 189. (b) 190. (b)191. (b) 192. (e) 193. (e) 194. (d) 195. (e)196. (d) 197. (b) 198. (a) 199. (c) 200. (a)

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WHO'S WHOLIST OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

NAME OF MINISTER PORTFOLIO CONSTITUTION

Narendra ModiMinistry of personnel, public grievances and pensionsepartment of atomic energy, Department of space Allimportant policy issues and all other portfolios notallocated to any minister

Varanasi (UP)

Rajnath Singh Minister of defence Lucknow (UP)Amit Shah Minister of home affairs & Ministry of Co-operation Gandhi Nagar (Gujarat)

Nitin Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nagpur (MP)Raj Kumar Singh Minister of Power, New & Renewable Energy Arrah (Bihar)

Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of finance, Minister of corporate affairs Rajya Sabha(Karnataka)Jyotiraditya Scindia Minister of Civil Aviation Rajya Sabha (MP)Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of agriculture and farmers welfare Morena (MP)Ramchandra Prasad Singh Minister of Steel Rajya Sabha (Bihar)Ashwini Vaishnaw Minister of Railways, Communications, IT & Electronics Rajya Sabha (Odisha)

Virendra Kumar Minister of social justice and empowerment Tikamgarh (MP)Dr SubrahmanyamJaishankar

Minister of external affairs Rajya Sabha(Gujarat)

Pashupati Kumar Paras Minister of Food Processing Industry Hajipur (Bihar)Arjun Munda Minister of tribal affairs Khunti (Jharkhand)

Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of women and child development Amethi (UP)Mansukh L. Mandaviya Minister of health and family welfare;

Minister of Chemical & FertilizerRajya Sabha (Gujarat)

Bhupender Yadav Minister of environment, forest and climate change,Minister of Labour & Employment

Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan)

Piyush Goyal Minister of TextilesMinister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public DistributionMinister of Commerce & Industry

Rajya Sabha(Maharashtra)

Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of Education, Skill Development &Entrepreneurship

Rajya Sabha (MP)

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of minority affairs Rajya Sabha (Jharkhand)Pralhad Joshi Minister of parliamentary affairs; Minister of coal; and

Minister ofmines.Dharwad (Karnataka)

Dr. Mahendra NathPandey

Minister of Heavy Industries Chandauli (UP)

Giriraj Singh Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Begusarai (Bihar)

Gajendra SinghShekhawat

Minister of jal shakti Jodhpur (Rajasthan)

Kiren Rijiju Minister of Law & Justrice Arunachal West (ArunachalPradesh)

Narayan Tatu Rane Minister of MSMESarbananda Sonowal Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Minister of AYUSHG. Kishan Reddy Minister of Culture & Tourism

Minister of Development of North-Eastern RegionSecunderabad (Telangana)

Parshottam Rupala Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandary & Dairy Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)Hardeep Singh Puri Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Minister of Housing & Urban AffairsRajya Sabha (UP)

Anurag Singh Thakur Minister of Information & BroadcastingMinister of Youth Affairs & Sports

Hamirpur (HimachalPradesh)

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MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)NAME OFMINISTER PORTFOLIO CONSTITUTION

Rao Inderjit SinghMoS (independent charge) of ministry of statistics andprogramme implementation & Planning

Gurgaon (Haryana)

Dr. Jitendra Singh

MoS (independent charge) of ministry of Science &TechnologyMoS (independent charge) of ministry of Earth SciencesMoS in the Prime Minister’s Office;MoS in the ministry of personnel, public grievancesandpensions;MoS in the department of atomic energy; andMoS in thedepartment of space

Uddhampur (J & K)

MINISTERS OF STATENAME OF MINISTER PORTFOLIO CONSTITUTION

Sri Nitish Paramanik Ministry of Home AffairsMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports

D.L. Murgan Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandary and DairyingSri John Barla Ministry of Minority AffairsDr. MunjaparaMahendrabhai

Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentMinistry of AYUSH

Sri Santanu Thakur Ministry of Minority AffairsDr. Bharati PravinPawer

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Dr. Raj Kumar RanjanSingh

Ministry of External AffairsMinistry of Education

Dr. Bhagwat KishanraoKarad

Ministry of Finance

Sushri PratimaBhoumik

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Faggansingh Kulaste Ministry of Steel & Rural Development Mandla (MP)Ashwini KumarChoubey

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public DistributionMinistry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change

Buxar (Bihar)

Arjun Ram Meghwal Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs;Ministry of Culture

Bikener (Rajasthan)

General (Retd) V. K.Singh

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways & Civil Aviation Ghaziabad (UP)

Krishan Pal Ministry of Power & Heavy Industries Faridabad (Haryana)Danve RaosahebDadarao

Ministry of Railways, Coal & Mines Jalna (Maharashtra)

Anupriya Singh Patel Ministry of Commerce & IndustryRajeev Chandrasekhar Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

Ministry of Electronics & ITRamdas Athawale Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Rajya Sabha (MP)Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

and Rural DevelopmentFatehpur (UP)

Kushal Kishore Ministry of Housing & Urban AffairsSanjeev Kumar Balyan Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Muzaffarnagar (UP)Sushri ShobhaKarandlaje

Ministry of Agruculture & Farmers Welfare

Pankaj Chaowdhary Ministry of FinanceV. Muraleedharan Ministry of External Affairs & Praliamentary AffairsNityanand Rai Ministry of Home Affairs Ujiarpur (Bihar)Kapil Moneshwar Patil Ministry of PanchayatirajRenuka Singh Saruta Ministry of Tribal Affairs Surguja (Chhatisgarh)Som Parkash Ministry of Commerce and Industry Hishiarpur (Punjab)

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Rameswar Teli Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Labour & Employment Dibrugarh (Assam)S.P. Singh Baghel Ministry of Law & JusticeKailash Choudhary Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Barmer (Rajasthan)Bishweswar Tudu Ministry of Tribal Affairs & Jal ShaktiShripad Yesso Naik Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, TourismSri Bhagwanth Khuba Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Ministry of Chemical FertilizerA. Narayanswamy Ministry of Social Justrice & EmpowermentShri Ajay Kumar Ministry of Home AffairsShri Devusinh Chauhan Ministry of CommunicationShri Ajay Bhatt Ministry of Defence

Ministry of TourismSri B.L. Verma Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region

Ministry of Co-operationSmt. Annapurna Devi Ministry of EducationSmt. Dar Shana VikramJardosh

Ministry of TextileMinistry of Railway

Sri Bhanu Pratap SinghVerma

Minor, Small and Medium Enterpreniur

Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel Ministry of Law and JusticeSmt. Anu Priya SinghPatel

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

GOVERNOR & CHIEF MINISTER OF STATES.

NOSTATE AND U.T. CHIEF MINISTER GOVERNOR

1 Andaman & Nicobar U.T. Devendra Kumar Joshi (L.General)2 Andhra Pradesh Shri Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Biswa Bhusan Harichandan3 Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu B.D. Mishra4 Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Jagdish Mukhi5 Bihar Nitish Kumar Phangu Chauhan6 Chandigarh U.T. Banwari Lal Purohit (Administrator)7 Chhattisgarh Dr. Bhupesh Baghel Anusuiya Uikey8 Goa Pramod Sawant P.S. Sreedharan Pillai9 Gujarat Bhupendra Patel Acharya Devbrat10 Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar Bandaru Dattatreya11 Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar12 Jammu and Kashmir UT Manoj Sinha13 Jharkhand Hemant Soren Ramesh Bais14 Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai Thawarchand Gehlot15 Kerala PinarayiVijayan Arif Mohd. Khan16 Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel17 Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray Bhagat Singh Koshyari18 Manipur N. Biren Singh Sri La. Ganesan19 Meghalaya Conard Sangma Satya Pal Malik20 Mizoram Zoramthanga Kambhampati Hari Babu21 Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Prof. Jagdish Mukhi22 New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Anil Bijal (L. General)23 Odisha Sh. Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal Mathur24 Puducherry N. Rangasamy Tamilisai Soundararajan25 Punjab Chiranjit Singh Channi Shri Banwari Lal Purohit26 Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot Kalraj Mishra27 Sikkim Shri Prem Singh Tamang Ganga Prasad28 Tamil Nadu M.K.Stalin R.N. Ravi29 Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao Tamilisai Soundararajan30 Tripura Biplap Kumar Deb Satyadeo Narayan Arya31 Uttar Pradesh Yogi Aditya Nath Anandiben Patel32 Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami Lt. General Gurmit Singh

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33 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee Jagdeep Dhankhar34 Dadra and Nagar Haveli

& Daman and DiuU.T. Prafula Khodapatel (Administrator)

35 Lakshadweep U.T. Prafula Khodapatel (Administrator)36 Ladakh U.T. Radha Krishna Mathur (L. General)

BUREAUCRATS1. National Security Adviser-Ajit Doval2. Cabinet Secretary of India-Rajiv Gauba3. Attorney General of India-K. K. Venugopal4. Solicitor General of India-Tushar Mehta5. Home Secretary-Ajay Kumar Bhalla6. Finance Secretary-T.V. Somanathan7. Foreign Secretary-Harsh Vardhan Shringla8. Defence Secretary- Ajay Kumar9. Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha-Utpal Kumar Singh10. Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha-Dr. Parasaram Pattabhi11. Speaker, Lok Sabha- Om Birla12. Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha-Harivansh Narayan Singh13. Principal Scientific Adviser-K. Vijay Raghavan14. Director,National Technical Research Organisation-Satish Chandra Jha15. Chief Economic Adviser-Krishnamurthy Subramanium16. Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations-Syed Akbaruddin17. Chairman, Railway Board-Vinod Kumar Yadav18. Chief Justice of India-Sharad Arvind Bobde19. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India-Rajiv Mehrishi20. Chief Election Commissioner of India-Sunil Arora21. Election Commissioner-Ashok Lavasa & Sushil Chandra22. Chairperson, NITI Aayog-Prime Minister N.Modi23. Vice President, NITI Aayog-Rajiv Kumar24. CEO, NITI Aayog- Amitabh Kant25. Defence Research and Development(DRDO) Secretary -G. Satheesh Reddy26. Principal Secretary to PM - Nirpendra Mishra27. Additional Principal Secretary to PM - Pramod Kumar Mishra28. Director, Enforcement Directorate-Sanjay Kumar Mishra

PERMANENT COMMISSIONS OFFICE-HOLDERS1. Chairman, National Human Rights Commission of India-Arun Kumar Mishra2. Chairman, Central Vigilance Commission-Suresh N. Patel3. Chairman, Central Information Commission-Yash Vardhan Kumar Sinha4. Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes -J.B. Mohapatra5. Chairman, National Commission for Minorities-Sri Iqbal Singhlalpur6. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes-Vijay Sampal7. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes -Harsh Chouhan8. Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes- Bhagwan Lal Sahni9. Chairman, National Commission for Women-Rekha Sharma10. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India-K.N. Vyas11. Chairman, ISRO-K. Sivan12. Chairman, National Forest Commission-Dr. Dinesh Sri Dinesh Sri13. Chairman, Union Public Service Commission-Pradeep Vastava Kumar Joshi14. Chairman, University Grants Commission-Dhirendra Pal Singh15. Chairman, Central Water Commission-S.K. Haldar16. Director, Space Applications Centre-Sri Nilesh M. Desai17. Chairman, Competition Commission of India-Ashok Kumar Gupta18. Chairman, CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)-Manoj Ahuja (IAS)19. Chairperson, Central Board of Indirect Tax & Customs (CBIC)-M. Ajit Kumar20. Chairman, FSSAI(Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)-Rita A. Teotia21. Chairman, National Highways Authority of India-Sukhbir Singh Sandhu22. Chairman, Central Board of Film Certificate-Prasoon Joshi

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23. Chairman, Children’s Film Society of India-Mukesh Khanna24. Chairman, Press Council of India -CK Prasad (Justice)25. Chairman, Press Trust of India-Aveek Sarkar26. Chairman, Telecom Regulartory Authority of India (TRAI)-Dr. P.D. Vaghela27. Chairperson, National Green Tribunal-Adarsh Kumar Goel28. Director, NCERT(National Council of Educational Research and Training)-Dr. Sridhar Sri Vastava29. Director General, Archaeological Survey of India-V. Vidyavathi (IAS)30. Chairperson, Staff Selection Commission-Sujata Chaturvedi31. Director General, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation-Shri Durga Sankar Mishra32. Chairman of AAI (Airports Authority of India)-Sanjeev Kumar

DEFENCE AND SECURITY1. Chief of the Army Staff- General Manoj Mukund Naravane2. Chief of the Air Staff-Air Chief Marshal-V.R. Chaudhari3. Chief of the Naval Staff-Admiral Karambir Singh4. Chief of Integrated Defence Staff-Lt. General Anil Chait5. Director, Research and Analysis Wing-Samanta Kumar Goel6. Director, Intelligence Bureau-Arvind Kumar7. Director General, Military Intelligence-Lieutenant General Sanjeev Sharma8. Director, Central Bureau of Investigation-Subodh Kumar Jaiswal9. Director General, Border Security Force-Pankaj Kumar Singh10. Director General, Central Reserve Police Force-Kuldip Singh11. Director General, Central Industrial Security Force-Sudhir Kumar Saxena12. Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police-Sanjay Arora13. Director General, National Security Guard-Sri M.A. Ganapati14. Director General, National Investigation Agency-Juldeep Singh15. Director General, National Disaster Response Force-Satya Narayan Pradhan16. Director General,SSB-Kumar Rajesh Chandra

HEADS OF FINANCIAL BODIES1. Chairman, 14th Finance Commission of India-Y. Venugopal Reddy, 15th Finance Commission-N.K.

Singh2. Governor of Reserve Bank of India-Shaktikanta Das3. Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India-Ajay Tyagi4. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India-Subash Chandra Khuntia5. Chairman, 7th Pay Commission-Ashok Kumar Mathur6. Chairman, Small Industries Development Bank of India-Muhammad Mustafa7. Chairman, Company Law Board-Mahesh Kumar Mittal8. Chairman and Managing Director, Export-Import Bank of India- Harsha Bangari9. CEO and Managing Director, National Housing Bank-Dakshita Das10. Chairman, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development-Dr. G.R. Chintala11. CEO and Managing Director, Industrial Finance Corporation of India-Dr. Emandi Sankara Rao12. MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange-Mr. Anantharaman Sreenivasan13. Chairman, Bombay Stock Exchange-Ashish Kumar Chauhan14. Chairperson, State Bank of India-Dinesh Kumar Khana15. Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India-M.R. Kumar16. President, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry-Dr. G.S.K. Velu17. Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority-Supratim Bandyopadhyay18. President, Confederation of Indian Industry-T.V. Narendran19. President, ASSOCHAM-Vineet Agarwal20. Chairman, National Statistical Commission-Bimal Kumar Roy21. Chairman of Indian Bank Associations-Rajkiran Rai G.22. CMD & CEO of Indian Post Payment Bank (IPPB) - J. Venkatramu23. Chairman of NASSCOM - U.B. Pravin Rao

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ABBREVIATIONAcronyms AbbreviationsACS Automated Clearing

System.AD Authorized Dealer.ADB Asian Development

Bank.ADF Automated Data FlowAEPS Aadhaar Enabled

Payments Switch

AFS Annual FinancialStatement.

AIC Agricultural InsuranceCompany.

AIF Alternative InvestmentFund

ALCO Asset LiabilityCommittee

ALM Asset LiabilityManagement

AMFL Association of MutualFunds in India

AML Anti-Money LaunderingAMRMS Audit and Risk

Monitoring MechanismANBC Adjusted Net Bank

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EMI Equated MonthlyInstallments

EPFO Employees’ ProvidentFund Organisation

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FDI Foreign DirectInvestment.

FEDAI Foreign ExchangeDealers Association OfIndia

FERA Foreign ExchangeRegulation Act.

FICCI Federation of IndianChambers of CommerceandIndustry

FII Foreign InstitutionalInvestor.

FINO Financial Information

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FIPB Foreign InvestmentPromotion Board.

FPI Foreign PortfolioInvestment.

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IBRD International Bank forReconstruction andDevelopment

IBU International BankingUnit

ICA Indian Council ofAgricultural Research.

ICICI Industrial Credit andInvestment Corporationof India.

ICRA Investment Informationand Credit RatingAgency of India Limited

IDB Islamic DevelopmentBank.

IDBI Industrial DevelopmentBank of India.

IDR Indian DepositoryReceipts.

IDRBT Institute forDevelopment andResearch OfBanking

IEPF Investors Education andProtection Fund

IFC International FinanceCorporation

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ONE LINER1. Which entity initiates ‘Shoonya’ programme to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles?

Ans- Niti Aayog2. Who launched ‘I RASTE’ Road Safety Project to Reduce Road Accidents?

Ans- Union minister Nitin Gadkari3. Which steel plant commissioned India’s first plant to capture CO2 from blast furnace gas?

Ans - Tata Steel4. Who has appointed as acting president of Olympic Council of Asia?

Ans- Raja Randhir Singh5. Who bags National Florence Nightingale Award 2021 ?

Ans -Bhanumati Gheewala6. Which organization Launches Report titled ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’ ?

Ans- NITI Aayog7. Ministry of Defence forms High Level Expert Committee for a comprehensive review of NCC; Chairman:

Shri Baijayant Panda8. US, UK and Australia declared new security partnership - “AUKUS”9. Which organization launched India’s first-ever Euro Green Bond ? Power Finance Corporation10. RBI imposes Rs 1 Lakh penalty on ?

Ans -Kosamba Mercantile Cooperative Bank11. Euromoney roped which bank as ‘World’s Best Bank’ & ‘World’s Best Digital Bank’ for 2021 ?

Ans - DBS12. Who appointed as Fossil’s brand ambassador for India?

Ans- Kriti Sanon13. Who addressed 21st Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit virtually

Ans - PM Modi14. Which organization Launches 4 Amateurs On Private Earth-Circling Trip –

Ans- SpaceX15. 15 International Equal Pay Day – Observed on Sep 1816. Which ministry unveiled “Ek Pahal” campaign for Justice Delivery at doorstep?

Ans- Ministry of Law and Justice17. Who develops device that can generate electricity through water droplets to power small electronic devices?

Ans- IIT Delhi researches18. India’s 61st Software Technology park centre inaugurated in ?

Ans- Nagaland19. Manipur’s received GI tag for which products?

Ans- Sirarakhong Chilli and Tamenglong Orange20. IRCTC introduces an airport-style executive lounge at - New Delhi railway station21. Fino Payments Bank appointed whom as brand ambassador?

Ans- Pankaj Tripathi22. Who is appointed to be next chief minister of Punjab?

Ans- Charanjit Singh Channi23. The Director of Digital Media in the Telangana Government, won the Public Relations Council of India

(PRCI)’s Chanakya Award for the Year 2021 ?Ans- Dileep Kontham

24. LIC launches mobile app - ‘Pragati25. Who Wons Asian Snooker Championship Title 2021 - Pankaj Advani26. Who Launched National Single Window System for Investors and Businesses - Union Minister Piyush

Goyal27. Which country chairs the 6th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Young Scientist

Forum (YSF) for the year 2021. - India28. China Launches which Cargo Spacecraft to Support Tiangong Space Station?

Ans- Tianzhou 329. Who Clinches Norway Chess Open 2021 ?

Ans- GM D. Gukesh

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30. Who is the Former Arunachal Governor & Commissioner of Delhi Police passes awayAns- YS Dadwal

31. First Himalayan Film Festival starts at -Leh32. Which state govt set up a tea Park at Kamrup district’s Chayygaon?

Ans- Assam33. Who bags SDG Progress award? Bangladesh’s PM Hasina34. Who Clinches 6Reds Snooker World Cup 2021 ?

Ans- Pankaj Advani35. Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021 to be hosted by India at - Bhubaneswar36. Nation observes Antyodaya Diwas on - 25 September37. Who announced a nationwide rollout of the Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission on September 27. –

Ans- Prime Minister Narendra Modi38. World’s Highest EV Charging Station inaugurated at - Himachal Pradesh39. Who appointed Civil Aviation Secretary?

Ans- Air India chief Rajiv Bansal40. Who bags Global Goalkeeper Award 2021 ?

Ans -Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka41. World Tourism Day – Observed on Sep 2742. Who appointed as WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing –

Ans- Gordon Brown43. Who Clinches the Russian Grand Prix 2021 ?

Ans- Lewis Hamilton44. Noted Women Rights Activist, Poet and Author Passes Away - Kamla Bhasin45. Bangabandhu-Bapu digital exhibition begins in - Dhaka46. World Environmental Health Day – Observed on Sep 2647. The Supreme Court has given its nod for e-transfer of orders to jails through the for quick prisoner release.

- FASTER system48. India signs Pact for construction of Social Housing Units in which country?49. Maldives50. Who elected as chief of Audit Bureau of Circulations?

Ans- Debabrata Mukherjee51. NHPC’s 510 MW Teesta-V Power Station, Sikkim won - 2021 IHA Blue Planet Prize52. World Heart Day – Observed on Sep 2953. Which railway station gets powered by solar energy – became the world’s largest green railway network?

Ans- MGR Railway Station54. Which state Sojat Mehndi and Judima rice wine gets GI tag respectively? –

Ans -Rajasthan, Assam55. Which SFB to discontinue its ATMs from October 1 ?

Ans- Suryoday56. Which state won best tourism policy award?

Ans- Andhra Pradesh57. World Maritime Day 2021 – Observed on Sep 3058. Who launched 7th edition of Swachh Survekshan in New Delhi?

Ans- Hardeep Singh Puri59. RBI imposes 2 cr penalty on - RBL Bank60. Whi re-elected as Chairman of Press Trust of India ?

Ans- Aveek Sarkar61. Who Becomes First Player To Score 1000 Runs in IPL 2021 ?

Ans- Rohit Sharma62. World Vegetarian Day- October 1:63. Which organization approves USD 356.67 million loan for expansion of Chennai Metro Rail System: ?

Ans- AIIB64. Hurun India Rich List India 2021 : Mukesh Ambani tops65. Olympic bronze medalist announces retirement from international hockey - Rupinder Pal Singh66. England World Cup Winner and Liverpool Legend Passes away - Roger Hunt67. International Day of Non-Violence: October 268. Who sworn in as interim President of Guinea?

Ans - Mamady Doumbouya69. Odisha targets to achieve 100% house connections for drinking water in all cities by- December 202270. RBI takes out of Prompt Corrective Action framework -Indian Overseas Bank

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71. India Ranks ___ in ‘Digital Quality of Life Index 2021 ?Ans - 59th

72. World Teacher’s Day- Oct 573. Who launched the People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) 2021- Sabki Yojana Sabka Vikas and Vibrant Gram

Sabha ? The union minister for Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh74. Mansukh Mandaviya launched delivery of COVID-19 vaccine by drone in ?

Ans - Manipur75. Who sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Japan?

Ans - Fumio Kishida76. Which bank sponsored by Canara Bank, has bagged two national awards (‘APY Big Believers’ and

‘Leadership capital’) ?Ans - Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB)

77. Who has become the new director general of National Investigation Agency?Ans- Kuldeep singh

78. Who has become the first female secretary of the Army of United States?Ans- Christine Wormuth

79. Mount Nyiragongo erupts in Which country?Ans - Republic of Congo

80. Who has been appointed as the new president of Confederation of Indian industry?Ans - T V Narendran

81. Who has become Asia's first Blind to Scale mount Everest?Ans - Zhang Hong

82. On which Day World No Tobacco Day is observed?Ans -31 may

83. Which state has launched the Ankur scheme to award people for planting trees?Ans- Madhya pradesh

84. Which Ministry is organizing series of five webinars on "Be with yoga, Be at home "?Ans - ministry of Ayush

85. Who has become the first Indian Actor to get UAE Golden Visa?Ans- Sanjay dutt

86. Who has been appointed as the chief justice of the chhattisgarh high court?Ans - prashant kumar mishra

87. On which day. World Environment Day is observed?Ans - 05 June

88. Recently, which country reported first human case of H10N3 bird flu?Ans - China

89. Recently, whatsApp Appoints __ as Grievence officer for India?Ans - Paresh B Lal

90. Who has taken charge as DG of Assam Rifles?Ans - Lt. General Pradeep Chandran

91. Who has been given additional charge as Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBPT) chairman for a period of 3months?Ans - J B Mohapatra

92. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Human rights Commission?Ans- Arun kumar mishra

93. Who won the gold medal in the 75 kg women's category at Asian boxing championship in Dubai?Ans- Pooja Rani

94. Who has won the men's single title at Belgrade open 2021 ?Ans - Novak Djokovic

95. Name the indian American who has been nominated by Joe Biden for the Director general of the UnitedStates and foreign commercial service?Ans - Arun Venkataraman

96. Which state has launched the mukhyamantri sishu sewa achhi scheme?Ans - Assam

97. Which state launch 'Knowledge Economy Mission '?Ans - Kerala

98. Who has been appointed as the World Bank Education Advisor?Ans- Ranjitsinh Disale

99. Who has won formula 1s Azerbaijan grand Prix?Ans - Sergio Perez

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100.Which State /UT launches "Youn Tab Scheme "?Ans - Ladakh

101.World Food Safety Day is Observed Globally on which Day?Ans- 07 June

102.Raimona national park has become the 6th National park of which Indian StateAns - Assam

103.Who has been Elected as the president of 76th Session of UN general Assembly on 7th june 2021Ans - Abdullah Shahid

104.Who has been Appointed as next chairman of the petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory BoardAns - Sanjeev Nandan Sahai

105.Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of RBL Bank?Ans - Vishwavir Ahuja

106.World Ocean Day is observed globally on which Day?Ans -08 june

107.Sanjiv Kohli has been appointed as the Next Ambassador of India to which country?Ans - Serbia

108.Which country will host the Copa America for the Second consecutive time?Ans - Brazil

109.Which State has announced to launch corona free village competitions?Ans - Maharashtra

110.Pakistan has developed it's homemade covid -19 vaccine "PakVac" With the help of which country?Ans - China

111.INS Sandhayak after serving the Nation for 40 years was decommissioned at which place?Ans - Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam

112.Who has won the prestigious international Booker prize for the book At Night All Blood is Black?Ans - David Diop

113.Ministry of Labour & Employment has constituted an expert group to fix minimum wages of workers underwhose chairmanship?Ans - Ajit Mishra

114.Sanjiv Kohli has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?Ans - Serbia

115.Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has launched which programme by distributing high yieldingvarieties of seeds of pulses and oilseeds to farmers?Ans - Seed minikit

116.Which National Park of India has been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2020 ?Ans - panna Tiger Reserve

117.On which Day, World Blood Donor day is observed?Ans - 14 june

118.Which former cricket player has launched cricket coaching website "CRICURU"?Ans - Virender Sehwaag

119.As per the WHO's estimate of 2015 , around how many people get affected by foodborne diseases everyyear?Ans - 600 million

120.Who has been elected as the new president of international Swimming Federation (FINA)?Ans - Husain Al Musallam

121.Who has won Women's single title French Title 2021 ?Ans - Barbora Krejcikova

122.Which cricketer has been named ICC players of the month for May 2021 ?Ans - Mushfiqur Rahim

123.What is the name of the initiative which has been launched by the center for the production of medicaloxygen to fight with covid 19 ?Ans - project 02

124.What is the Rank of India in World Giving Index 2021 ?Ans – 14th

125.' Believe - what life and cricket taught me ' is the Autobiography of?Ans - Suresh Raina

126.International Day of Family Remittance is observed on which Day?Ans - 16 June

127.Biotechnology company My-Lab appoints whom as brand ambassador?Ans - Akshay kumar

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128.Choguel kokalla maiga has become the prime minister of which country?Ans - Mali

129.Which country has become the first country in the world to Become Mask free?Ans - Israel

130.Which state has launched the chief minister Anuprati Coaching scheme?Ans - Rajasthan

131.Buddhadeb Dasgupta who passed away recently was a renowned Bengali __ ?Ans - Filmmaker

132.Which state government has launched 'medicine from the sky 'initiative?Ans - Telangana

133.Who has won Gelfand challenge chess title ?Ans - D. Gukesh

134.Noted environmentalist and Padma shri awardee professor Radha Mohan who passed away recently. Hailedfrom which state?Ans - Odisha

135.World picnic Day is observed on which Day?Ans - 18 June

136.Former India woman captain Nirmal Milkha Singh passes away, she was related to which sports?Ans - Volleyball

137.Which state government Will soon set up a vedic shiksha sanskar board?Ans - Rajasthan

138.A teenager who filmed George Floyd's murder in a live streamed video that quickly spread worldwide, wasawarded the Pulitzer Prize, what's her name?Ans - Darnella Frazier

139.According to a bank of America report, it companies are set to slash how many jobs by 2022 due toautomationAns - 3 million

140.Who has won the gold in the 53 kg of women's category at the Poland open in Warsaw?Ans - Vinesh phogaat

141.Neeraj Chopra who clinched gold medal in the city of lisbon athletics meet is associated with which sports?Ans - Javelin throw

142.India was ___ largest recipient of FDI in 2020 as per the UN report?Ans - 5th

143.P M Modi launched which mobile app on the occasion of international Yoga day?Ans - Myoga App

144.Which Indian has been named as member of world Bank IMF high Advisory Group?Ans - Montex Auluwalia

145.Which country has decided to issue vaccine passports in July?Ans - Japan

146.Who has won French Grand Prix title 2021 ?Ans - Max Verstappen

147.What is the theme of international Yoga Day, which is celebrated globally on 21 June?Ans - Yoga for well being

148.Who has become the new president of Iran?Ans - Ibrahim Raisi

149.Who has been reelected as the UN Secretary General?Ans - Antonio Guterus

150.On which Day World Refugee Day observed?Ans - June 20

151.Which Indian origin has been appointed as the Judge of Supreme Court of Canada?Ans - Mohmud Jamal

152.Embalam R Selvam has been appointed as the speaker of which state/UT assembly?Ans - Puducherry

153.Shooting Range to be Renamed After Chandro Tomar in which Indian stateAns - Uttar pradesh

154.Who has been named as the captain of 16 member Olympic Bound mens hockey team?Ans - Manpreet singh

155.Which state CM launches Agricultural Diversification scheme?Ans - Gujarat

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