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EVENTS OF THE MONTH
ISRO ON ITS OWN
GALAXY
Few decades ago when Indian scientists used to carry
satellite equipment on their bicycles, the world mocked India
and predicted that India will never be able to make progress
in the Space research. Over past few years, our Indian
scientists have proven all of them completely wrong with
huge advancements taking place at ISRO. Not only launching
the satellites for domestic use, ISRO has become a
commercially viable option for countries across the world to
launch their satellites. The commercial transactions with
various countries are carried out through Antrix which is a
wing of ISRO for handling commercial dealings.
ISRO created a world record on Feb 15, 2017 by successfully
putting into orbit 104 satellites, including the countrys own
Cartosat 2 earth observation satellite, on a single rocket
from the spaceport in Sriharikota. This is the highest number
of satellites ever launched in a single mission. These satellites
were launched on board of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
PSLV-C37, on its 39th mission from Satish Dhawan Space
Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. ISRO chairman A S Kiran
Kumar congratulated his team for the successful launch of
104 satellites. Director, Isro Satellite Centre Mayilsamy
Annadurai said, We can also hit centuries like our cricketers.
All about 104 satellites:
Out of the total 104 satellites, three were Indian and remaining
101 belonged to international customers. Of the 101 co-
passenger satellites, 96 belong to US and remaining 5 from
Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab
Emirates, respectively. From 96 satellite of US 88 cube
satellites belonged to San Francisco-based earth imaging
startup Planet inc which will soon begin capturing images of
the earths entire landmass, including India, every day.Eight
other satellites of US belonging to Spire Global which will
provide services for vessel tracking and weather
measurement. The nano satellites from Israel, Kazakhstan,
the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UAE are mostly
technology demonstrators.Indias three satellites included
earth-mapping Cartosat-2 satellite (main payload) and
nanosatellites INS-1A and INS-1B.
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Cartosat-2 Satellite: It was the primary payload of
the mission. It is similar to the earlier four satellites
in Cartosat-2 Series. It weighs 714 kg and has a
mission life of five years. Equipped with
panchromatic and multispectral cameras, the 664kg
Cartosat -2 will provide remote sensing services
similar to that of its predecessors. Images from the
satellite will be used for cartographic applications,
urban and rural applications, coastal land use and
regulation, utility management like road network
monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use
maps, change detection to bring out geographical
and manmade features and various other land
information system (LIS) and geographical
information system (GSI) applications.
INS-1A and INS-1B Satellites: They are
nanosatellites. INS-1A was carrying Surface
Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function
Radiometer and INS-1B was carrying Earth
Exosphere Lyman Alpha Analyser as payloads. INS-
1A and INS-1B are versatile and modular
nanosatellite bus system envisioned for future
science and experimental payload.
Launch Vehicle: For this mission, ISRO had used XL Variant
of PSLV rocket standing 44.4 metres tall and weighing 320
tonnes. It is most powerful rocket of ISRO and earlier was
used in launching ambitious Chandrayaan and Mars Orbiter
Mission (MOM).
MOM The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), commonly
referred to as Mangalyaan-1, is a space probe launched by
the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on November
5, 2013. The indigenously-built space probe, which is Indias
first interplanetary mission, has been in the Martian orbit
since September 24, 2014. The mission which is aimed at
studying Martian atmosphere helped the ISRO to enter the
elite group of space agencies including the Soviet Space
Program, NASA and the European Space Agency to reach
Mars. India is the first Asian nation to reach the Mars orbit
and the first in the world to achieve it on its first attempt.
PSLV PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) is an
indigenously-developed expendable launch system of the
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization). It comes in the
category of medium-lift launchers with a reach up to various
orbits, including the Geo Synchronous Transfer Orbit, Lower
Earth Orbit, and Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit. All the
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operations of PSLV are controlled from the Satish Dhawan
Space Center, Sriharikota, east coast, India.
ISROs record satellites launch: Top 10 facts:
1. Of the 104 satellites ISRO launched, three are Indian
and 101 are foreign and smaller satellites.
2. The space agency used the Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV) for the launch. It carried a 714
kilogram main satellite for earth observation and
103 smaller nano satellites which weighed a
combined 664 kilograms.
3. Most of the nano satellites are from other countries,
including from Israel, Kazakhstan, The Netherlands,
Switzerland, United Arab Emirat .
4. ISRO beat the record held by Russia, which in 2014
catapulted 37 satellites in a single launch, using a
modified inter-continental ballistic missile.
5. It also broke ISROs previous national record set in
June 2016, after it had successfully launched 20
satellites, including 13 from the US in single mission.
6. The famously frugal ISRO hopes to set an enviable
benchmark for the space fairing nations. In fact, in
2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi quipped that
an Indian rocket that launched four foreign satellites
into orbit cost less to make than the Hollywood film
Gravity.
7. Putting commercial satellites into space for a fee is
a growing business sector. Thats because phone,
Internet and other companies, as well as countries,
are seeking greater and more high-tech
communications.
8. ISRO sent an unmanned rocket to orbit Mars in
2013 at a cost of just $73 million, compared with
NASAs Maven Mars mission which had a $671
million price tag.
9. ISRO is also mulling the idea of missions to Jupiter
and Venus. The second mission to Mars is
tentatively slated for in 2021-2022 timeframe and as
per existing plans it may well involve putting a robot
on the surface of the Red Planet.
10.The government is pleased with ISROs progress
and in the recently announced annual budget it
gave the space agency a 23 per cent increase in its
budget.
About Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
ISRO is the space agency of the Government of
Republic of India headquartered in the city of
Bengaluru. It is managed by the Department of Space
The prime objective of ISRO is to develop space
technology and its application to various national
tasks.
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ISRO the fourth space agency in the world as well
as the first space agency in Asia to successfully
reach Mars orbit
Headquarter: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Founded: 15 August 1969
Chairman: A. S. Kiran Kumar
Mission director: B Jayakumar
Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre: K Sivan
Director, Isro Satellite Centre: Mayilsamy Annadurai
UNION BUDGET
2017-18
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union
Budget 2017. It was fourth annual budget presented by Arun
Jaitley as Finance Minister. This was also first time no separate
Railway Budget was presented.
The Budget for 2017-18 contains three major reforms
1. Presented on February 1, 2017 instead of usual
practice of being presented on last day of February.
2. Merger of Railway Budget with the General Budget
3. Abolition of Planned & Non-Planned Expenditure
Agenda of Union Budget 2017-18
The agenda for the Union Budget 2017-18 is TEC India, where
T stands for Transform, E stands for Energize and C for Clean.
The agenda seeks to transform the quality of governance
and life of people; Energise various sections of society
especially the youth and the vulnerable to bring out the best
in them and Clean the country from the evils of corruption,
black money and non-transparent political funding.
10 Pillars of Budget 2017-18
The Budget 2017-18 is based on 10 distinct pillars to meet
the TEC India agenda.
1. Farmers
2. Rural Population
3. Youth
4. Poor and the Underprivileged
5. Infrastructure
6. Financial Sector
7. Digital Economy
8. Public Service
9. Prudent Fiscal Management
10. Tax Administration
T htotal Budget expenditure allocated for 2017-18 isRs.
e
21.47 lakh crores.
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Major Highlights of Union Budget of India 2017-18
Demonetisation
1. Demonetisation is expected to have a transient
impact on the economy.
2. It will have a great impact on the economy and lives
of people .
3. Demonetisation is a bold and decisive measure that
will lead to higher GDP growth.
4. The effects of demonetisation will not spillover to
the next fiscal.
Agriculture sector
1. Sowing farmers should feel secure against natural
calamities.
2. A sum of Rs. 10 lakh crore is allocated as credit to
farmers, with 60 days interest waiver.
3. NABARD fund will be increased to Rs. 40,000
crore.
4. Government will set up mini labs in Krishi Vigyan
Kendras for soil testing.
5. A dedicated micro irrigation fund will be set up for
NABARD with Rs 5,000 crore initial corpus.
6. Irrigation corpus increased from Rs 20,000 crore to
Rs 40,000 crore.
7. Dairy processing infrastructure fund wlll be initially
created with a corpus of Rs. 2000 crore.
8. Issuance of soil cards has gained momentum.
9. A model law on contract farming will be prepared
and shared with the States.
Rural population
1. The government targets to bring 1 crore households
out of poverty by 2019.
2. During 2017-18, five lakh farm ponds will be be taken
up under the MGNREGA.
3. Over Rs 3 lakh crore will be spent for rural India.
MGNREGA to double farmers income.
4. Will take steps to ensure participation of women in
MGNREGA up to 55%.
5. Space technology will be used in a big way to ensure
MGNREGA works.
6. The government proposes to complete 1 crore
houses for those without homes.
7. Will allocate Rs. 19,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadak Yojana in 2017-18.
8. The country well on way to achieve 100% rural
electrification by March 2018.
9. Swachh Bharat mission has made tremendous
progress; sanitation coverage has gone up from
42% in Oct 13 to 60% now.
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For youth
1. Will introduce a system of measuring annual
learning outcomes and come out with an innovation
fund for secondary education.
2. Focus will be on 3,479 educationally-backward
blocks.
3. Colleges will be identified based on accreditation.
4. Skill India mission was launched to maximise
potential. Will set up 100 India International centres
across the country.
5. Courses on foreign languages will be introduced.
6. Will take steps to create 5000 PG seats per annum.
For the poor and health care
1. Rs. 500 crore allocated for Mahila Shakthi Kendras.
2. Under a nationwide scheme for pregnant women,
Rs. 6000 will be transferred to each person.
3. A sum of Rs. 1,84,632 crore allocated for women
and children.
4. Affordable housing will be given infrastructure
status.
5. Owing to surplus liquidity, banks have started
reducing lending rates for housing.
6. Elimination of tuberculosis by 2025 targeted.
7. Health sub centres, numbering 1.5 lakh, willl be
transformed into health wellness centres.
8. Two AIIMS will be set up in Jharkhand and Gujarat.
9. Will undertake structural transformation of the
regulator framework for medical education.
10. Allocation for Scheduled Castes is Rs. 52,393 crore
11. Aadhaar-based smartcards will be issued to senior
citizens to monitor health.
Infrastructure; Railways
1. A total allocation of Rs. 39,61,354 crore has been
made.
2. Total allocation for Railways is Rs. 1,31,000 crore.
3. No service charge on tickets booked through IRCTC.
4. Raksha coach with a corpus of Rs. 1 lakh crore for
five years (for passenger safety).
5. Unmanned level crossings will be eliminated by
2020.
6. 3,500 km of railway lines to be commissioned this
year up from 2,800 km last year.
7. SMS-based clean my coach service is put in
place.
8. Coach mitra facility will be introduced to register all
coach related complaints.
9. By 2019 all trains will have bio-toilets.
10. Five-hundred stations will be made differently-abled
friendly.
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11. Railways to partner with logistics players for front- 2.

end and back-end solutions for select commodities.
12. Railways will offer competitive ticket booking
facility
13. Rs. 64,000 crore allocated for highways.
14. High speed Internet to be allocated to 1,50,000 gram
panchayats
15. New Metro rail policy will be announced with new
modes of financing
Energy Sector
1. A strategic policy for crude reserves will be set up
2. Rs. 1.26,000 cr for energy production-based
investments received
3. Trade infra export scheme will be launched 2017-18.
Financial Sector
1. FDI policy reforms - more than 90% of FDI inflows
are now automated.
2. Shares of Railway PSE like IRCTC would be listed
on stock exchanges.
3. Bill on resolution of financial firms to be introduced
in this session of parliament.
4. Decided to abolish FIPB in 2017-18.
5. Foreign Investment Promotion Board to be
abolished.
6. Revised mechanism to ensure time bound listing of
CPSEs
7. Computer emergency response team for financial
sector to be formed.
8. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana lending target at Rs
2.44 lakh crore for 2017-18
9. Digital India - Bhim app will unleash mobile phone
revolution - two new schemes to promote the app.
10. Govt to introduce two new schemes to promote
BHIM App - referral bonus for users and cash back
for traders
11. Negotiable Instruments Act might be amended.
12. DBT to LPG consumers , Chandigarh is kerosene
free, 84 govt schemes are on the DBT platform.
13. Head post office as the central office for rendering
passport services
14. Easy online booking system for Army, defence
personnel
15. For big-time offences - including economic
offenders fleeing India, the govt. will introduce a
legislative change or new law to confiscate the
assets of these people within the country.
Fiscal Situation
1. Total expenditure - Rs. 21, 47,000 crore
Abolition on plan, non-plan expenditure, focus on
capital expenditure ( Capital expenditure will be 25.4
per cent)
3. Rs. 3,000 crore under Dept of Economic Affairs for
implementing Budget announcements.
4. Defence expenditure, excluding pension, at Rs
2,74,114 crore
5. Expenditure in science and technology Rs. 37,435
crore
6. Total resources transferred to States and UTs is Rs
4.11 lakh crore
7. Recommended 3% fiscal deficit for three years with
deviation of 0.5% of GDP.
8. Revenue deficit - 1.9 %
9. Pegged fiscal deficit of 2017-18 at 3.2% of GDP and
remain committed to achieving 3% in the next year
On funding of political parties
1. Maximum amount of cash donation for political
parties will be Rs 2,000 from any one source from Rs
20,000
2. Political parties will be entitled to receive donations
by cheque or digital mode from donors.
3. Amendment is being proposed to RBI Act to enable
issuance of electoral bonds that government will
scheme. Donor can purchase these bonds from
banks or post office via cheque or digital
transactions. They can be redeemed only by
registered political parties.
Tax proposals
1. Proportion of direct tax to indirect tax is not optimal.
2. 1.95 crore individuals showed income between Rs
2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
3. Out of 76 lakh individual assessees declaring
income more than Rs 5 lakh, 56 lakh are salaried.
4. Only 1.72 lakh people showed income of more than
Rs 50 lakh a year.
5. Between Nov 8 to Dec 30: Deposits between Rs 2
lakh and Rs 80 lakh was made in 1.09 crore accounts.
6. Net tax revenue of 2013-14 was Rs 11.38 lakh crore.
7. Out of 76 lakh individual assessees declaring
income more than Rs 5 lakh, 56 lakh are salaried.
8. 1.95 crore individuals showed income between Rs
2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
9. Rate of growth of advance tax in Personal I-T is
34.8% in last three quarters of this financial year.
10. Holding period for long term capital gain lowered to
2 years
11. Propose to have carry-forward of MAT for 15 years.

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12. Capital gains tax to be exempted for persons holding
land from which land was pooled for creation of
state capital of Telangana.
13. Corporate tax: In order to make MSME companies
more viable, propose to reduce tax for small
companies of turnover of up to 16. Rs 50 crore to
25%. About 67 lakh companies fall in this category.
96% of companies to get this benefit.
14. Propose to reduce basic customs duty for LNG to
2.5% from 5%
15. SIT on black money suggested no cash
transactions of more than Rs 3 lakh. Govt has
accepted this proposal.
16. Income Tax Act to be amended. No transaction
above Rs 3 lakh to be permitted in cash.
17. Limit of cash donation by charitable trust reduced
to Rs 2,000 from Rs 10,000.
18. Net revenue loss in direct tax could be Rs. 20,000
crore.
19. Indias tax to GDP ratio is not favourable.
20. Out of 13.14 lakh registered companies, only 5.97
lakh companies have filed returns for 2016-17.
Personal income tax
1. Existing rate of tax for individuals between Rs. 2.5-
Rs 5 lakh reduced to 5% from 10%
2. All other categories of tax payers in subsequent
brackets will get benefit of Rs 12,500.
3. Simple one page return for people with annual
income of Rs. 5 lakh other than business income.
4. People filing I-T returns for the first time will not
come under govt. scrutiny.
5. 10% surcharge on individual income above Rs. 50
lakh and up to Rs 1 crore to make up for Rs 15,000
crore loss due to cut in personal I-T rate. 15
surcharge on individual income above Rs. 1 crore
to remain.
E CONOMIC SURVEY
2016-17
Union finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabled the Economic
Survey 2016-17 in Parliament budget session. The survey
prepared by chief economic adviser in the finance ministry
Arvind Subramanian. The survey projects the economy to
grow in the range of 6.75% to 7.25% in fiscal year 2017-18 in
the post-demonetisation year. It says that the adverse impact
of demonetisation on GDP growth will be transitional.
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Indias economic growth has been pegged at 6.5 per cent for
the current fiscal, down from 7.6 per cent recorded in the last
financial year, but is expected to rebound in the range of
6.75-7.5 per cent in 2017-18. The Economic Survey for 2016-
17, tabled in the Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,
underlined the need for more reforms.
The Surveys GDP growth figure for the current fiscal is lower
than 7.1 per cent the Central Statistics Office had forecast
earlier this month.
Here are the highlights of the Economic Survey 2016-17
tabled in Parliament:
Growth Forecast:
GDP growth for next fiscal pegged at 6.75-7.5 per
cent
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2016-17
pegged at 6.5%, down from 7.6% in last fiscal 2015-
16.
Farm sector to grow at 4.1% in 2016-17, up from
1.2% in 2015-16.
Growth rate of industrial sector estimated to
moderate to 5.2% in 2016-17 from 7.4% in 2015-16.
Service sector is estimated to grow at 8.9% in 2016-
17
GST, other structural reforms should take the growth
rate trend to 8-10%.
Taxation:
Prescribes cut in individual Income Tax rates, real estate stamp
duties. IT net could be widened gradually by encompassing
all high income earners. Time table for cutting corporate tax
should be accelerated. Tax administration could be improved
to reduce discretion and improve accountability.
Fiscal
Indirect taxes grew by 26.9 per cent during April-
November 2016.
The strong growth in revenue expenditure during
April-November 2016 was boosted mainly by a 23.2
per cent increase in salaries due to the
implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission and
a 39.5 per cent increase in the grants for creation of
capital assets.
Prices
The headline inflation as measured by Consumer
Price Index (CPI) remained under control for the third
successive financial year. The average CPI inflation
declined to 4.9 per cent in 2015-16 from 5.9 per cent
in 2014-15 and stood at 4.8 per cent during April-
December 2015.
Inflation based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
declined to (-) 2.5 per cent in 2015-16 from 2.0 per
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cent in 2014-15 and averaged 2.9 per cent during is 5.9 per cent higher than that in the corresponding
April-December 2016. week of last year.
Inflation is repeatedly being driven by narrow The area coverage under wheat as on 13.01.2017 for
group of food items, of these pulses continued to 2016-17 is 7.1 percent higher than that in the
be the major contributor of food inflation. corresponding week of last year. The area coverage
The CPI based core inflation has remained sticky in under gram as on 13.01.2017 for 2016-17 is 10.6
the current fiscal year averaging around 5 per cent. percent higher than that in the corresponding week
Demonetisation: of last year
The adverse impact of demonetisation on GDP growth will Universal Basic Income (UBI): The survey has Advocated
be transitional. It will affect growth rate by 0.25-0.5%, but to the concept of UBI as an alternative to the various social
have long-term benefits It may affect supplies of certain welfare schemes in an effort to reduce poverty. It will be
agricultural products like sugar, milk, potatoes and onions. alternative to plethora of state subsidies for poverty
Remonetisation will ensure that the cash squeeze is eliminated alleviation. UBI would cost between 4 and 5% of GDP.
by April 2017.
Trade
The trend of negative export growth was reversed INDIA POST PAYMENTS
somewhat during 2016-17 (April-December), with
exports growing at 0.7 per cent to US$ 198.8 billion. BANK
During 2016-17 (April-December) imports declined
by 7.4 per cent to US$ 275.4 billion.
Government has allocated an amount of Rs 500 crore to India
Trade deficit declined to US$ 76.5 billion in 2016-17
Post Payments Bank for the financial year 2017-18 to help it
(April-December) as compared to US$ 100.1 billion
in setting up 650 branches across country by September
in the corresponding period of the previous year.
2017. As per Output-Outcome Framework for Schemes 2017-
The current account deficit (CAD) narrowed in the
18 for the Department of Posts released on February 13, 2017,
first half (H1) of 2016-17 to 0.3 per cent of GDP from
out of the allocated amount, Rs. 125 crore has been allocated
1.5 per cent in H1 of 2015-16 and 1.1 per cent in
as capital infusion into corporate entity for India Post
2015-16 full year.
Payments Bank and Rs 375 crore as grant in aid to India
Robust inflows of foreign direct investment and net
Post Payments Bank (IPPB).
positive inflow of foreign portfolio investment were
India Post has received payments bank licence from the
sufficient to finance CAD leading to an accretion in
Reserve Bank of India to start rollout of banking operations
foreign exchange reserves in H1 of 2016-17.
commercially under the permit. India Post Payments Bank is
In H1 of 2016-17, Indias foreign exchange reserves
the third entity to receive payments bank permit after Bharti
increased by US$ 15.5 billion on BoP basis.
Airtel and Paytm.
During 2016-17 so far, the rupee has performed better
The pilot branch has been set up in Raipur and Ranchi. Airtel
than most of the other emerging market economies.
has earmarked Rs3,000 crore as initial investment for pan-
External Debt
India operations with an interest rate of 7.25% on deposits.
At end-September 2016, Indias external debt stock
This allocation is a part of the Rs. 1,034.13 crore earmarked
stood at US$ 484.3 billion, recording a decline of
for the Department of Posts by the government. Under it,
US$ 0.8 billion over the level at end-March 2016.
centre has infused Rs 279.6 crore for providing IT hardware
Most of the key external debt indicators showed an
and software in identified rural areas for improved access to
improvement in September 2016 vis--vis March
services and customer satisfaction, resulting in increase in
2016. The share of short-term debt in total external
customer transactions, traffic and revenue.
debt declined to 16.8 per cent at end-September 2016
Besides, Rs 110.83 crore has been allocated for establishing
and foreign exchange reserves provided a cover of
e-commerce, parcel booking, international business centres,
76.8 per cent to the total external debt stock.
Rs 73.5 crore for estates management, Rs 32 crore for mail
Agriculture
operations and Rs 17.7 crore for equipments and IT
Agriculture sector is estimated to grow at 4.1 per
infrastructure in rural post offices.
cent in 2016-17 as opposed to 1.2 per cent in 2015-
Apart from this, government has allocated Rs 3.8 crore for
16; the higher growth in agriculture sector is not
setting up 246 offices and 200 outlets for providing better
surprising as the monsoon rains were much better
access to communication and financial services.
in the current year than the previous two years.
India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) has been recently
The total area coverage under Rabi crops as on
incorporated as a Public Limited Company under the
13.01.2017 for 2016-17 is 616.2 lakh hectares which
Department of Posts with 100% GOI equity. The total paid
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has already infused Rs 275 crore. Payments banks can accept
deposits such a saving and current accounts up to Rs 1 lakh
per account from individuals and small businesses.
Besides, IPPB also offers digitally enabled payments and
remittance services of all kinds between entities and
individuals and also provide access to third party financial
services such as insurance, mutual funds, pension, credit
products, forex, and more, in partnership with insurance
companies, mutual fund houses, pension providers, banks,
international money transfer organisations, etc. The IPPB
will offer an interest rate of 4.5 per cent on deposits up to Rs
25,000; 5 per cent on deposits of Rs 25,000-50,000 and 5.5 per
cent on Rs 50,000-1,00,000. The four key features of IPPB
include, financial literacy, streamlining payments, financial
inclusion and ease of accessibility.
Recently centre has appointed AP Singh, who was earlier
Joint Secretary in the Department of Investment and Public
Asset Management, as the interim Managing Director and
CEO of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB).
About Payments banks
These banks can accept a restricted deposit which
is currently limited to INR 1 lakh per customer and
may be increased further.
These banks cannot issue loans and credit cards.
Both current account and savings accounts can
be operated by such banks.
Payments banks can issue services like ATM cards,
debit cards, online banking and mobile banking.
They can distribute non-risk sharing simple financial
products like mutual funds and insurance products.
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) are not be allowed to
open accounts in payment banks.
The minimum capital requirement is Rs 100 crore.
On 23 September 2013, Nachiket Mor committee
recommended the formation of payments bank.
B ENEFITS AND
C H A L L E N G E S
ASSOCIATED WITH
MERGER OF SBI
ASSOCIATE BANKS
WITH SBI
Recently union cabinet has given its nod for the proposed
merger of State Bank of Indias (SBI) five associate banks
and Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI. The process of merger
of the State Bank of India (SBI) with its five associate banks
and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank has entered the final phase.
The proposal has been already approved by respective
banks, now with approval of government SBI will become
single entity very soon.
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Benefits-
SBIs takeover of its five subsidiaries and the BMB,
once consummated, the merged entity higher up
the rankings ladder on the global banking stage.
This has various benefits to bank as well as
economy.
The increased balance sheet size will enable the
bank to obtain better pricing on both internationally
sourced funds and domestic deposits, thus helping
it lower lending rates and improve its profitability.
The added branch network and customer base will
also help it expand reach and enable the lender to
rationalise resources across the board.
There are various estimates of the potential cost
savings, with one projection putting the possible
reduction in cost-to-income ratio at 1% point.
The lenders increased size, in terms of assets, will
also give it the requisite muscle to take on new
competition from larger banking entities that are
likely to be created by consolidation in the banking
industry.
Challenges-
The merger and resultant big entity possesses its
unique set of challenges. The scale of the task is
substantial given the total staff strength. It will pose
a huge test in terms of integration of roles, salary,
and perquisite and pension structures and, no less
importantly, work cultures.
Much of the opposition from the bank unions stems
from concerns relating to these issues. For example
prospects of promotion may be hampered due to
curtailment of seniority or rationalisation of
branches due to overlap may lead to their relocation.
Customers of the smaller, community or regional
market-focussed subsidiaries such as the State Bank
of Travancore may be discomfited by having to deal
with a larger, more impersonal lender, one where the
size of their accounts may be viewed as
comparatively marginal.
For regulators, the new entity will throw up
interesting oversight issues. The size of new entity
possesses huge challenge for regulators.
Government is aiming to reduce the number of state-owned
lenders and improving their financial health. In this
background proposed merger will benefit to not only to bank
but also to economy as whole. Similarly the Bank Board
Bureau has been tasked with overseeing a restructuring
among other public sector banks to speed of the long delayed
process.
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Cash withdrawal limit for savings accounts

increased to Rs 50,000 from Rs 24,000 per week
The limits on cash withdrawals from the Savings Bank
accounts will be enhanced to Rs 50,000 from Rs 24,000 a
week from February 20.The limits on cash withdrawals from
RBI IN NEWS savings bank account will be withdrawn completely from
6th bi-monthly monetary policy review March 13, 2017. Till now, there is no limit on current account
Policy rates: and there is a cap of Rs 50,000 for farmers a week and Rs 2.5
Repo Rate- 6.25% lakh for marriage. After the note ban on November 8, Reserve
Reverse Repo Rate- 5.75% Bank had capped withdrawal limits on ATMs and bank
Marginal Standing Facility Rate- 6.75% branches. It raised limits from Rs 2,000 a day to Rs 4,500 a
Bank Rate- 6.75% day to Rs 10,000 a day while maintaining the overall weekly
Reserve Ratio: ceiling of Rs 24,000.
CRR- 4%
SLR- 20.50% RBI allowed multilateral FIs to invest in masala
It was central banks sixth bi-monthly and last policy for the bonds
financial year 2016-17 and overall the third by the MPC. RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed multilateral and
alowered GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 6.9%. regional financial institutions (FIs) like Asian Development
However the apex bank expects a rebound in GDP growth to Bank (ADB) and BRICS led New Development Bank (NDB)
7.4% in 2017-18. etc. to invest in masala bonds, rupee denominated bonds
issued by Indian entities.
Composition of MPC Masala bonds

1. Urjit Patel: RBI Governor a) Masala bonds are bonds issued outside India but
(Chairperson). denominated in Indian Rupees.
2. R Gandhi: Deputy Governor RBI in b) Masala is means spices. The term was used by
charge of Monetary Policy IFC to evoke the culture and cuisine of India.
(Member). c) Basically, they are debt instruments that are
3. Michael Patra: Executive Director of typically used by corporates to raise money from
RBI (Member). investors.
4. Chetan Ghate: Professor, Indian d) The issuance of rupee denominated bonds, Indian
Statistical Institute (ISI) (Member). entity is protected against the risk of currency
5. Professor Pami Dua: Director, Delhi fluctuation, typically associated with borrowing in
School of Economics (DSE) foreign currency.
(Member). e) Masala bonds also help in internationalization of
6. Ravindra H. Dholakia: Professor the rupee and in expansion of the Indian bond
Indian Institute of Management markets.
(IIM), Ahmedabad (Member). f) These bonds are usually traded on the London
Stock Exchange (LSE) and not in India.
RBI Doubles Gold Loan Limit for Regional Rural g) The first Masala bond was issued by the
Banks to Rs. 2 lakhs International Finance Corporation (IFC), the
The Reserve Bank of India increased the gold loan limit for investment arm of the World Bank dubbed as
RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) to Rs 2 lakh from the current Uridashi Masala Bonds in November 2014.
Rs 1 lakh to help the farmers and artisans have access to h) Later in August 2015 International Financial
credit who are willing to pledge gold as collateral.Under the Corporation for the first time issued green masala
scheme, while interest will be charged on a monthly basis on bonds.
i) In July 2016 HDFC raised 3,000 crore rupees
the total outstanding, it will become due for payment along
from Masala bonds and thereby became the first
with principal only at the end of 12 months from the date of Indian company to issue masala bonds.
sanction. However, RBI has also directed that the gold loans j) In the month of August 2016 public sector unit
should not exceed 75% of the value of the gold pledged for NTPC issued first corporate green masala bonds
taking the loan. worth 2,000 crore rupees.

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RBI decided to set up an inter-disciplinary panel
on cyber security
In a bid to strengthen cyber security system, the Reserve
Bank (RBI) decided to set up an inter-disciplinary panel on
cyber security to examine various threats and suggest
measures to deal with it. Besides, it will also study adoption
of various security standards/protocols and also act as
interface with stakeholders. The decision has been taken
based on the recommendations of the expert panel on
information technology examination and cyber security
headed by Meena Hemachandra.
Union Government decided to launch
Indradhanush 2.0 programme
Union Government has decided to launch Indradhanush
2.0 programme for recapitalisation of public sector lenders
so that the banks remain solvent and fully comply with the
global capital adequacy norms namely Basel-III. The
programme will be finalised by Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
after completion of Asset Quality Review (AQR) being
undertaken and is likely to be completed by end of March
2017.Earlier in 2015, under Indradhanush roadmap, the
government had announced to infuse Rs 70,000 crore for
recapitalization in state-run banks over four years while the
banks had to raise a further Rs 1.1 lakh crore from the markets
to meet their capital requirement in line with global risk norms
known as Basel-III.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has proposed a
creation of a six-member Payments Regulatory Board
in the RBI, headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel as
part of bringing about structural reforms in the
payment eco-system.
SBI IN NEWS
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that
the Cabinet has approved the merger of State Bank
of India with its five subsidiary banks. The associate
banks include State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of
Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank
of Travancore, and State Bank of Hyderabad.
The State Bank of India has launched a new wealth
management product namedSBI Exclusifin
Kochi, Kerala.
SBI
Chairperson: Arundhati Bhattacharya
Headquarters: Mumbai
OTHER BANKS
IndiaPost got payments bank licence from RBI
India Post has received payments bank licence from the
Reserve Bank of India to start rollout of banking operations
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commercially under the permit. India Post Payments Bank is
the third entity to receive payments bank permit after Bharti
Airtel and Paytm. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) kicked
off its operations by rolling out pilot services in Raipur and
Ranchi. The paid up equity of the new bank is Rs 800 crore,
of which the government has already infused Rs 275 crore.
IPPB plans to have 650 branches across the country by
September 2017.
Mobile wallet Batuaa launched by Oriental Bank
Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has launched mobile wallet
Oriental Batuaa on the occasion of its 75th Foundation
Day.OBC has also launched two new cards. One is Oriental
Premium card which is a RuPay based Platinum international
debit card with airport lounge access, the other card-Oriental
Prepaid Card is a RuPay card for individuals and corporates.
Besides it has also launched two MSME schemes. The two
MSME schemes that have been launched are Oriental
Sanjeevani and Oriental Budget Hotels and Restaurants.
Oriental Sanjeevani is a specialised scheme for doctors for
setting up new hospitals and clinics. The other scheme is for
individuals, proprietors, companies etc for setting up new
hotels, restaurants, lodges, motels etc.
OBC
Headquarters: Haryana
CEO: Animesh Chauhan
HDFC Life Launched Pragati Plan For Low
Income Group
Life insurance firm, HDFC life launched a traditional life
insurance plan Pragati for low income group people. The
plan has been designed especially to empower low income
families by making the plan available at affordable rate to
every person who has the desire to secure his family. Pragati
will offer dual benefit.
HDFC
CEO: Aditya Puri
Headquarters: Mumbai
Catholic Syrian Banks name and shame
campaign starts paying dividends
The name and shame campaign initiated by Catholic Syrian
Bank Employees and Retirees against wilful defaulters in
Kerala seems to have started paying dividends. Of the 30
defaulters identified by the bank with dues of more than Rs
50 lakh each, 10 borrowers have already approached the bank
with settlement proposals, following dharnas organised at
20 locations in the State.
Catholic Syrian Bank
Headquarters: Thrissur, Kerala
CEO: Anand Krishnamurthy
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NABARD sanctioned Rs 157 cr loan to Haryana
for water project
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) on February 2, 2017 sanctioned a loan amount
of Rs. 157 crore to the Government of Haryana to undertake
drinking water project. Under the project, the government
would undertake drinking water supply scheme in 84 villages
of districts Palwal and Faridabad.
NABARD
Chairperson: Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
Headquarters: Mumbai
Indias third largest private bank, Axis Bank tied
up with Earthport
Indias third largest private bank, Axis Bank has tied up with
Earthport Plc, a cross-border payment network, to enable
faster outbound cross-border payments for its customers
through Earthports state-of-the-art global payments
network. Axis Bank has become the first bank in India to
connect with Earthports global payments network, which
spans over 60 countries.
Axis Bank
CEO: Shikha Sharma
Headquarters: Mumbai
FGII Enters Into Bancassurance Tie-Up With
Bank Of Maharashtra
Future Generali India Insurance Company (FGII) has tied up
with Pune based Bank of Maharashtra to Enters into
Bancassurance. FGII Managing Director and CEO is K G
Krishnamoorthy Rao.
Bancassurance
The bank insurance model (BIM), also
sometimes known as bancassurance or allfinanz,
is the partnership or relationship between a bank
and an insurance company whereby the
insurance company uses the bank sales channel
in order to sell insurance products to bank
customer.
Utkarsh Micro Finance got RBIs final nod for
SFB
Varanasi-based Utkarsh Micro Finance has started operating
its banking business as Utkarsh Small Finance Bank to cater
to the needs of the poor. This makes Utkarsh the third
company to operate as small finance bank after Ujjvan small
finance Bank and Jalandhar based CLAB bank.
Karnataka Bank inked pact with Tirth Agro
Technology
Karnataka Bank Ltd has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the Rajkot-based Tirth Agro
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Technology Pvt Ltd (manufacturer of agricultural equipment
and implements) for financing agricultural mechanisation.
Karnataka Bank
Headquarters: Mangalore
CEO: Polali Jayarama Bhat
Lakshmi Vilas Bank Partnerd with Fisdom for
Mission FINFIT
The private sector lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank in partnership
with Bangalore based fin-tech startup firm Fisdom, has
launched a mobile application Mission FINFIT to offer the
customers of the bank financial planning and personal wealth
management services based on Robo advisory.
Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Headquarters: Chennai
CEO: Parthasarathi Mukherjee
Federal Bank partners with Commodity Online
for loan distribution
Federal Bank has partnered with leading online data and
information portal Commodity Online for the distribution
of loans against warehouse receipts and collateral
management services across the country. Commodity Online
will roll out an agri commodity financing platform through its
flagship portal www.commodityonline.com where farmers and
traders can track commodity markets and warehouses online
and get financing for their commodities quickly.
Federal Bank
Headquarters: Kochi
CEO: Shyam Srinivasan
IDFC Bank, IndiaLends tie-up for loan services
to 1st timers
Private sector lender IDFC Bank has collaborated with fintech
startup IndiaLends to enable first-time borrowers who do
not have a credit history to take loans. Loan requests by
salaried applicants without credit history will now be
processed on a real-time basis.
IDFC
Headquarters: Mumbai
CEO: Rajiv Lall
ICICI Securities and Saxo Bank announced new
partnership
ICICI Securities, a subsidiary of ICICI Bank, has entered into
a strategic partnership with Saxo Bank, an online multi-asset
trading and investment specialist. This partnership will offer
Saxos trading and investment capabilities via a digital
platform to Indian investors.
ICICI
CEO: Chanda Kochhar
Headquarters: Mumbai
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Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reported an over
306% year-on-year rise in net profit to Rs 207.18
crore for the quarter ended
PNB Housing Finance Limited (PNBHFL) has
signed an MOU with CREDAI West Bengal to train
1000 construction workers in Kolkata and nearby
villages.
Bank of Baroda (BOB) has tied up with IFFCO, a
cooperative, to provide co-branded debit cards with
inbuilt overdraft facilities to the farmers.
Private sector lenders HDFC Bank and Kotak
Mahindra Bank said they are live with the Bharat
Bill Payment System (BBPS) that is aimed at easing
utility and other repetitive bill payments for
consumers.
Corporation Bank has signed an agreement with
Religare Health Insurance Co Ltd to market its
products and services through the distribution
network of the bank across India.
The Ujjivan Small Finance Bank officially started its
operation with 5 pilot branches in Bengaluru. Samit
Ghosh is the MD and CEO of the Ujjivan Small
Finance Bank.
DIGITAL AND CHASHLESS
Cash credit limit for MSMEs raised to 30% to
promote businesses digitally
The government has increased the cash credit limit for micro,
small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to 30 per cent of
turnover from the existing 20 per cent to encourage such
ventures conduct businesses digitally. Banks and financial
institutions are calculating the CC limit on the basis of
turnover. Govt. decided that if you do your (MSME) business
digitally then you can get the cash credit limit up to 30 per
cent.
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Limited
countries 1st cashless township
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani inaugurated Indias first cashless
township Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals
(GNFC) Township. In the township, residents are making
cashless payments at shopping centres, schools, colleges,
hospital, stadium, laundry and even at tea stalls.
HDFC Bank increases cash transaction fees on
savings accounts
In a bid to discourage cash transactions, the countrys
second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has decided
to steeply increase the fees for savings account holders on
a slew of activities involving cash. HDFC Bank has decided
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to steeply raise the charges on certain transactions, capping
cash component in others and also introducing charges on
certain transactions from 01st March 2017.
Gujarat ranks 1st in Walnuts cashless score card
Cashless India Scorecardprepared byWalnut app , which
is meant for comparing how each state is moving towards a
cashless economy post- demonetization unveiled. Based on
these parameters Gujarat, Telangana and Haryana emerged
as the top three states with the highest growth in going
cashless.
WORLD ECONOMY
3 fully automated branches launched by Bank of
America
Bank of America has opened three completely automated
branches in the US which do not employ any human. At the
automated branches, customers can use ATMs and have
video conferences with the employees at other branches.
India signs Financing Agreement with World Bank
for USD 201.50 Million
The Government of India has signed a USD 201.50 million
credit agreement with the World Bank on February 1, 2017 to
improve the quality and equity of engineering education
across several states in India. The agreement signed was for
the third phase of the Technical Education Quality
Improvement Project (TEQIP III).
Planet Labs inked deal for Googles satellite
business
American startup Planet Labs (The start up has send 88
satellite in ISRO 104 satellite Mission) , that launches small
satellites into orbit and sells the imagery, has announced its
acquisition of Googles Terra Bella satellite business. As part
of the agreement, 60 Google employees will join the startup
founded by ex-NASA scientists. Terra Bella, formerly Skybox,
was acquired by Google in 2014 for $500 million
SoftBank to buy Fortress Investment for $3.3
billion
Japans SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to buy Fortress
Investment Group LLC for about $3.3 billion, looking to add
investment expertise as it prepares to launch the worlds
largest private equity fund.
Maini Precision Products (MPP) and Marshall
Aerospace and Defence Group, Cambridge, UK,
have entered into a multimillion dollar contract for
structural machined parts and sub-assemblies for a
major aircraft programme.
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In a bid to boost its prospects in the world of artificial the refunds issued are below 50 thousand rupees, due to the
intelligence (AI), Apple has acquired Israel-based high priority given to expeditious issue of refunds to small
start-up RealFace that develops deep learning- taxpayers.
based face authentication technology.
The U.S. healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson buys
IRB InvIT Fund gets SEBIs approval to launch
Switzerland based bio-pharmaceutical
IPO
IRB InvIT Fund, an investment trust sponsored by IRB
firm, Actelion, for $30billion (27.9 billion euros).
Infrastructure Developers, has received markets regulator
OTHER FINANCIAL NEWS Sebis approval to raise Rs4,300 crore through Initial Public
Offering ( IPO).
SEBI to form new Fintech committee
The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is forming an
advisory committee on financial technology or fintech-related What is an 'Initial Public Offering - IPO'?
issues, which would look at safeguards that can be put in An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the first
place to facilitate Crowd funding of genuine ventures and time that the stock of a private company is
mobilise more household savings into the financial markets offered to the public. IPOs are often issued
using technology solutions. by smaller, younger companies seeking
SEBI capital to expand, but they can also be done
Chairperson:Ajay Tyagi (replace U K Sinha) by large privately owned companies looking
to become publicly traded. In an IPO, the
Headquarters: Mumbai
issuer obtains the assistance of an
GAAR will be effective from April 1, 2017 underwriting firm, which helps determine
General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) will be effective from what type of security to issue, the best
the 1 April, 2017. GAAR seeks to give the IT department offering price, the amount of shares to be
issued and the time to bring it to market.
powers to scrutinize transactions structured in such a way
as to deliberately avoid paying tax in India. The rules are
framed mainly to minimize and check avoidance of tax. India Indias Foreign Exchange Reserves Rose by $
will be the 17th nation in the world to have laws that aim to 932.4 million to $ 360.775 billion
close tax loopholes. The Reserve Bank of India informed that the Foreign
Exchange Reserves of India rose by 932.4 million dollars to
India remains attractive investment destination
360.775 billion dollars for the second consecutive week ended
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country surged by
January 20. In the previous week, Indias forex reserve
60% to USD 4.68 billion in November 2016. The FDI stood at
increased by 687.9 million dollars to 359.843 billion dollars.
USD 2.93 billion in November 2015.During the period, India
received maximum FDI from Singapore, Mauritius, the UK, NEWS RELATED TO E- COMMERCE
the US, the Netherlands and Japan, an official stated. This is
the impact of government taking steps to improve ease of India worlds fastest growing e-commerce market
doing business and relax regulations. India is worlds fastest growing e-commerce market expected
to reach $64 billion by 2021 with a compound annual growth
World Bank Group to conduct training rate of 31.2%, according to a Forrester Research study. India
programmes for NBFCs will take over 10 years to reach the level of the US and China
International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World markets, the report said. China remains the largest market for
Bank Group, has teamed up with Finance Industry e-commerce globally.
Development Council (FIDC) to conduct training programmes
for Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs). The training Uber launches UberHIRE in 9 cities
programmes will be on movable asset financing and After Ola, US-based cab aggregator Uber has now launched
commercial credit reporting. UberHIRE in nine Indian cities, including Delhi, Mumbai
and Pune that will allow users to hire a cab for up to 12 hours.
Tax department issued refunds of over Rs 1.42 Uber has also launched two-wheeler aggregation service
lakh crore UberMOTO in Hyderabad.
The income tax department has issued refunds of 1.42 lakh
crore rupees so far this fiscal. It is 41.5% higher than last
year, 2016. Finance Ministry in a release stated that, 92% of
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Alibaba developed Tuanyuan app to recover
missing child
e-commerce giant Alibaba developed a mobile app which
has helped Chinese authorities recover 611 missing children
last year. The Tuanyuan app, which means reunion in
Chinese, sends push notifications with photos and
descriptions to users who are close to the location of a childs
disappearance. The notifications are sent to users farther
from the location of the disappearance till the child is found.
Alibaba Group
Headquarters: Hangzhou, China
Founders: Peng Lei, Jack Ma
e-commerce giant Alibabas(founded by Jack Ma) financial
arm Ant Financial has reached an agreement to acquire
American money-transfer major MoneyGram for $880 million,
in a deal that will expand the firms business in the US after
India and Thailand.
Flipkart shuts down Ekarts courier and hyperlocal
delivery services
Homegrown e-commerce major Flipkart has shut down its
logistics arm Ekarts customer-to-customer courier as well as
hyperlocal delivery services.
Flipkart
Headquarters: Bengaluru
CEO: Kalyan Krishnamurthy
Founders: Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal
after Tata Motors said it would premiere its first sports car
Futuro at the event.
Ruchi Soya and Patanjali Ayurved
Indias leading agri and FMCG company Ruchi Soya
Industries Ltd has signed an agreement with Baba Ramdev
promoted Patanjali Ayurved Ltd for physical refining and
packaging of edible oils.
CA and Indian Railways
The CA Institutes Accounting Research Foundation (ARF)
has signed an agreement with Indian Railways for the national
roll out of accrual accounting in Railways. The agreement
will be valid for 18 months.
Raytheon Company with Tata Advanced Systems
Ltd
Raytheon Company has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd
(TASL) to engage in the co-production of Stinger air defence
missile components.
HAL & CPWD
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Central Public
Works Department (CPWD) for execution of infrastructure
development works at HALs new Greenfield helicopter facility
at Tumakuru, Karnataka.

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Axiscades, a aerospace and defence technologies company
Peugeot bought Ambassador car brand for Rs. 80 and Virtual Reality Media a Slovakian firm have signed an
crore industrial cooperation agreement (ICA) at the Aero India
Kolkata-based automaker Hindustan Motors sold the iconic 2017.
Ambassador car brand to French car manufacturer Peugeot
in a deal worth Rs. 80 crore. Hindustan Motors began SURVEY
manufacturing the Ambassador car in 1958, which was also According to the global financial services major
used by several Prime Ministers. Nomura, the GDP growth of India is estimated to
remain low at 5.7% in the January-March quarter,
Tata Steel signs agreement with Liberty House 2017 due to the effect of demonetization of high
Tata Steel has signed definitive agreements with U.K. based value currency.
Liberty House for sale of its speciality steel business for As per HSBC report India is expected to clock GDP
total consideration of 100 million pounds that covers several growth of 7.1 percent in 201718 as the country
South Yorkshire-based assets and service centres in U.K. gets sufficiently remonetized and the schemes in
and China. the Budget play a supportive role.
HSBC -Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Tata Motors association with Microsoft to make
Corporation Limited, Headquarters: London, United
Indias first cloud-connected car
Kingdom
Tata Motors announced a partnership with technology major
As per the report of the rating agency, ICRA, the
Microsoft to develop Indias first cloud-connected smart
bank credit growth rate is likely to float between 5-
cars. The first vehicle showcasing the companies
6% in the current fiscal year (2017). The reason cited
technology will be unveiled at the Geneva International Motor
includes weak loan demand as the rate of return
Show under the newly launched TAMO brand. This comes
offered by debt market is better in comparison to
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banks. Besides, the deposit rate was also projected
to drop to 12 percent from the current 14.7 percent
this fiscal ending March 2017 due to better cash
flow in the system and cut in the deposit rate by the
banks.
India recorded the highest growth of 23.3% in
domestic air travel demand worldwide for the second
year in a row in 2016, International Air Transport
Association has said. India was followed by China,
which recorded about half of Indias domestic air
passenger volume growth.
INVESTMENT & ALLOCATION
In order to help in setting up 650 branches across
country by September 2017, Government has
allocated an amount of Rs 500 crore to India Post
Payments Bank for the financial year 2017-18 .
Seven new countries joined BEPS agreement
Seven new countries Lithuania, Gabon, Hungary, Indonesia,
Malta, Mauritius and Russia have signed Multilateral
Competent Authority Agreement for Country-by-Country
Reporting (CbC MCAA). With this, the total number of
signatories has increased to 57 including India (signed in
May 2015).
Donald Trump Banned 7 nations from Entering
US on Security Issues
American President Donald Trump has signed an executive
order to temporarily ban visas for refugees belonging to
seven Muslim-majority countries from Entering US on
Security Issues. These countries namely as Trump Bans 7
nations are Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and
Yemen.
Denmark to appoint worlds first digital
ambassador
Denmark has decided to appoint worlds first digital
ambassador .With this Denmark will become the first country
in the world to appoint a special digital ambassador to
work on building ties with the globes tech giants like Google,
Apple etc.
Inheritance Court for Non-Muslims to be Set up
in Abu Dhabi
UAE Govt. has issued a resolution to set up a Personal Status
and Inheritance Court for non Muslims in Abu Dhabi. The
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The Union Budget has allocated Rs. 10,000 crore
towards recapitalisation of public sector banks in
FY2017-18.
National carrier Air India will receive Rs 1,800 crore
as equity infusion in 2017-18 under the
governments ongoing financial assistance and the
amount is slightly higher than the allocation for
2016-2017.
The Women and Child Development Ministry has
received a nearly 26 percent increase in budget
allocation this year with the total money set aside
climbing to Rs 22,095 crore from Rs 17,640 crore last
year.
aim of setting up the Court is to ensure access to services for
all segment of the society and promote the culture of tolerance
and acceptance of other communities values at the judiciary
level.
UNICEF Makes $110 Million Appeal for Sudan
Children
The UN childrens agency UNICEF (United Nations
Childrens Fund) launched a $110m appeal to help two million
acutely malnourished children across Sudan, including
hundreds of thousands living in conflict areas. Sudan is home
to around 13% of all children suffering from acute malnutrition
across Africa.
UNICEF
Headquarters:New York City
Director: Anthony Lake
UNICEF launched USD 3.3 bln appeal amid de-
funding fears
The United Nation childrens agency UNICEF (United Nations
Childrens Fund) has launched an appeal for 3 billion US
Dollar to help 48 million children caught up in crises worldwide
amid fears of a funding cut from top donor the United States.
First joint military exercise between US and
Thailand since Trumps poweredbegins
The US and its Asian allies have begun their first joint military
exercise in Thailand since President Donald Trump took
office. The annual Cobra Gold military exercise hosted by
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the US and Thailand is one of Asias largest multinational US and Canada launched joint task force to
drills. More than 8,300 personnel from 29 countries, including promote women in the workplace
Japan, South Korea, China and Southeast Asian nations are Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President
taking part this year.. Donald Trump were to participate in a round-table discussion
United States of America (USA) about women in the work force. the two countries plan to
Capital: Washington, D.C. launch a new task force called the United States Canada
Currency: United States Dollar Council for the Advancement of Women Business Leaders-
President: Donald Trump Female Entrepreneurs.
Thailand United States of America
Capital: Bangkok Capital: Washington, D.C.
King: Vajiralongkorn Currency: United States Dollar
Currency: Thai baht President: Donald Trump
Canada
Panda is chosen as logo of WWF:
Capital: Ottawa
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) chose a panda as their
Currency: Canadian dollar
logo to save printing costs. The inspiration for the logo
Prime minister: Justin Trudeau
came from Chi-Chi, a giant panda.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Dutch company made Worlds first commercial
CEO: Marco Lambertini flying car
Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland The worlds first commercially available flying car made by
Dubai to implement self-driving drones to fly Dutch company PAL-V, Liberty went for pre-order at a
people across country from July starting price of Rs. 2.67 crore. The three-wheeled vehicle
Dubai has planned to implement Self-driving single has a retractable top-mounted rotor and can be in flight for
occupancy drone taxis to fly people across country from up to 4.3 hours non-stop. It has a top speed of 160 kmph on
July. Dubai will use Chinese firm Ehangs drones which take the ground and 180 kmph in the air.
off vertically and can remain in flight for up to 30 minutes on US, Japan successfully intercept missile in space
a single charge. The US and Japanese military have successfully tested the
United Arab Emirates Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile defence system
Capital: Abu Dhabi by intercepting a medium-range ballistic missile target in space
Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham for the first time. The missile was launched from a ship off
Prime minister: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the west coast of Hawaii, US.
Dropping packages through parachutes granted
by Amazon China started fingerprinting all foreign visitors
E-commerce major Amazon has been granted a patent to drop China has started taking fingerprints of all foreign visitors,
packages being delivered by drones using parachutes. The aged between 14 to 70, at the Shenzhen International Airport
patent claims using parachutes will reduce the time and to improve border checks. Foreigners with diplomatic
energy that is usually spent in landing and relaunching the passports will not have to provide their fingerprints and
drone from each drop-off location. Chinese citizens from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan will
Amazon not be considered foreigners.
CEO: Jeff Bezos 2.5 crore Africans to be trained free by IBM
Headquarters: Washington, United States IBM will be training 2.5 crore Africans in the next five years
Pakistan banned Valentines Day celebrations for free under its digital-skills training program to build its
The Islamabad High Court in Pakistan has banned Valentines workforce on the continent. IBM plans for an initial
Day celebrations across the country after accepting a investment of Rs 470 crore for the program in South Africa,
petition which called it un-Islamic. where 31% of 15 to 24 year-olds are unemployed. Africa will
Pakistan have worlds largest workforce by 2040, as per IBM.
Capital: Islamabad
China releases theme for BRICS Summit 2017
Currency: Pakistani rupee
China has released theme for BRICS Summit 2017.Theme is
President: Mamnoon Hussain th
BRICS
Prime minister: Nawaz Sharif
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summit to be held in Xiamen, China in September 2017. The
BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa.
Nepal to host 4th BIMSTEC Summit 2017
The fourth edition of BIMSTEC Summit-2017 will be held in
Nepal. It was announced in the 17th session of BIMSTEC
Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) held in Kathmandu, capital
Nepal. last BIMSTEC Summit held at Goa, India in October
2016.
BIMSTEC
The BIMSTEC is the sub-regional group of
seven countries in South Asia and South East
Asia lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of
the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous
regional unity. They are India, Nepal,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka from South Asia
and Myanmar, Thailand from South East Asia.
China Overtakes Germany to Become Worlds
Leading Solar producer Country
China has surpassedGermanyto become the worlds largest
producer of solar energy, according to a new report from the
countrys energy administration. The most populous nation
on Earth nearly doubled their capacity for solar power in
2016, but they still have a very low per-capita rate for solar
power use
Two-day SAARC meeting conclude in Kathmandu
Two day programming committee meeting of South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has
conclude at Kathmandu (Nepal). Senior officials of all eight
member countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) are participating in
the meeting.
Kuwait bans visa for 5 Muslim-majority countries,
including Pakistan
Kuwait has banned the Visas for five Muslim majority
countries on February 1, 2017 over security issues. The five
countries include Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Capital: Kuwait City
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar
Prime Minister: Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah
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The Eiffel Tower will be protected by 2.5-metre-high
bulletproof glass walls at its northern and southern
ends to protect it from terror attacks.
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Nepal is set to create free WiFi zones at the 5,360-
metre-high Everest base camp, making it the worlds
highest location offering free WiFi services.
British MPs have overwhelmingly agreed in House
of Commons to let the government begin the UKs
departure from the EU as they voted for the Brexit
bill.
Queen Elizabeth II will host a spectacular UK-India
Year of Culture launch at Buckingham Palace to
strengthen the special cultural partnership between
the two countries.
Israels Parliament (Knesset) has passed a law
retroactively legalising about 4,000 homes built in
Area of the occupied West Bank.
The US House of Representatives has introduced a
legislation by making it mandatory to raise the
minimum salary of the H-1B visa holders to more
than double at USD 1,30,000 from the previous USD
60,000.
Ireland has voted to be the worlds first country to
fully divest public money from fossil fuels oil and
gas.
China has successfully tested a new version of a
DF-5C missile that can carry up to 10 nuclear
warheads in January 2017.
Israel Government decided to build 3000 units for
Jewish settlers in the West Bank, and in occupied
East Jerusalem.
Iran lifted up the ban it had imposed on United States
Wrestlers, thus allowing them to participate in the
Freestyle World Cup to be held in Iran.
Mexico and Turkey agreed to speed up negotiations
on bilateral free trade agreement facing US President
threat to leave North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA).
US President Donald Trump has signed directives
to build a 2000 mile wall along the US border with
Mexico to shield illegal immigrants, proceeding
quickly on sweeping and divisive plans to Kerb
immigration and boost national security.
Nepal Government has launched a 10-year plan to
boost domestic production. The 10-year
scheme aims to adopt modern farm techniques to
boost vegetable productivity in the country and
make the country self-reliant in food.
INDEX
India ranked 143rd in 2017 Economic Freedom Index
The index was released by top US based Think Tank, The
Heritage Foundation. India was ranked 143rd out of 186
countries. Hong Kong has topped the list.
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Intellectual Property index
The U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan, Sweden completed the
top 5 ranks. India ranked at 43rd out of 45 countries, according
to a report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerces Global
Intellectual Property Center (GIPC). Among the BRICS
countries China was ranked 27th, South Africa (33rd), Brazil
(32nd) and Russia (23rd).
68th Republic Day celebrated on 26 January 2017
India celebrated its 68th Republic Day on January 26, 2017
with the theme - Skill India and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao.
This year, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown
Prince of Abu Dhabi and the Deputy Supreme Commander
of the Armed Forces of United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the
Chief Guest of the official ceremony. For the first time, a
contingent of the National Security Guard (NSG), popularly
known as the Black Cat Commandoes, also took part in the
parade. A contingent of UAE soldiers also marched down
the Rajpath. Burj Khalifa tower,the worldstallestbuilding
located in Dubai, has lit up in the colours of the Indian
National flag on 25th January 2017 and 26th January 2017 to
celebrate Indias68th Republic Day.
First-ever comprehensive Braille atlas released
The Centre has released Indias first-ever comprehensive
Braille atlas for the visually challenged people, especially
students. It has 20 maps on different themes like physical,
socio-economic, river system, crops pattern, natural
vegetation, cultural, roads and railways.
Fabindia removed Khadi brand name from its
products
Fabindia has started removing the brand name Khadi it uses
to promote its cotton products after a legal notice by Khadi
India that the use of the word amounted to unfair trade
practice and misusing its trade name.
Foreign tourists to India to get pre-loaded SIM
cards
The Centre launched an initiative to provide pre-loaded SIM
cards to foreign tourists arriving in India on e-Visa. The
initiative was launched along with state-run telecom company
BSNL. The SIM cards will have Rs 50 talk time and 50 MB
data. The SIM will be activated on an immediate basis so
that tourists can use the facility instantly.
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Corruption Perception Index (CPI)
Top 5 Countries: New Zealand(1st ), Denmark(2nd), Finland
(3rd), Sweden (4th), Switzerland (5th). India has been ranked
79th out of 176 countries. Somalia was ranked the most
corrupt country.
Government Constituted Task Force to prepare
Action Plan for Next three Olympic Games
With India getting only two medals in the Rio Olympics,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the constitution
of eight members Task Force committee for preparing action
plan for next three Olympic Games 2020, 2024 and 2028. The
committee has three months time to submit its report
regarding a comprehensive action plan. The members of Task
force: Pulella Gopichand, Abhinav Bindra, Rajesh Kalra, Om
Pathak, Viren Rasquinha, S. Baldev Singh, Prof. G.L. Khanna
and Sandeep Pradhan.
Amitabh Kant launched India Innovation Index A
joint initiative of NITI Aayog, DIPP and CII
The Indian Policy Think Tank, NITI Aayog together with
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) and
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)\has launched a first
of its kind online portal, India Innovation Index in India to
rank the states on the basis of innovation. The portal was
inaugurated by Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog in New
Delhi. States will be ranked on innovations from 2017
Aadhaar card to be mandatory for Central
Scholarships scheme
Union Human Resource Development Ministry has stated
that to avail benefit under the Central Sector Scholarship
Scheme for College and University students, applicants will
now have to furnish proof of possession of Aadhaar card or
undergo Aadhaar authentication. HRD ministry notification
issued in New Delhi stated that those who are receiving
these scholarships but dont have an Aadhar card will have
to apply for enrolment by June 30th,2017. It is, however, not
applicable in Jammu and Kashmir.
Five new Supreme Court judges took oath
Five Supreme Court judges took oath of office with the
swearing in of Justice Sanjay K Kaul, Justice Mohan
Shantanagoudar, Justice S A Nazeer, Justice Navin Sinha
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and Justice Deepak Gupta, the total strength of the Supreme
Court now stands at 28, three short of its sanctioned strength
of 31.
Center launched Electronics Development Fund
(EDF) on 15th February, 2016
The Minister of Law and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad on behalf
of center approved setting up the Electronic Development
Fund Tele communication Minister with a total corpus of Rs.
6,831 crore to support entrepreneurship and innovation in
electronics and IT. The Electronic Development Fund will
help to contribute to various other funds under it forthose
who invest the money in companies for creation of intellectual
property rights in the field of electronics and IT.
IMD to Set up Weather Stations in 660 Districts
by 2019 for better forecast
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has decided to
set up weather stations in 660 districts of the country for
better weather forecast. Initially, IMD has planned to set up
the system in 130 districts and gradually increase it to 660 by
2019.
Aadhaar mandatory to avail subsidy under food
security law
The government made Aadhaar card mandatory for availing
subsidised foodgrains from ration shops to better target Rs
1.4 lakh crore subsidy under the food security law. The
government has given time to those not having the biometric-
based unique identification number to apply for Aadhaar by
June 30, 2017. By June, 2017 govt aims to link 5.58 lakh ration
shops with Aadhaar. The Centre had earlier made Aadhaar
mandatory for cooking gas subsidy. Chairperson of Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is J Satyanarayana.
Water commission signed MoUs with IIT, IIS on
dam safety
The Central Water Commission (CWC) signed two separate
MoUs with IIT Madras and IIS Bengaluru in New Delhi. The
MoU aims to help the institutes to procure specified
equipment and software for enhancing their capability to
support the World Bank assisted Dam Rehabilitation and
Improvement Project (DRIP) of CWC.
Centre cites security concerns over inflight WiFi
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha cited security
concerns over inflight WiFi to make sure it does not interfere
with flight operations. Presently, WiFi services and calls are
not allowed on flights flying over Indian airspace.
SC introduced Middle Income Group Scheme
The Supreme Court has introduced Middle Income Group
Scheme, (MIGS) a self-supporting scheme for providing legal
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services to the middle and relatively lower income groups
whose gross income does not exceed Rs.60, 000 per month
or Rs. 7, 50, 000 per annum.
AIR to give Highway Advisory Services to 13
states
The government is going to start Highways Advisory
Services (AIR) to provide real time traffic updates on 12
National Highways in 13 States through All India Radio. Phase
one of the pilot project was implemented on Delhi-Jaipur
National Highway No.8.
Shri Piyush Goyal launches TAMRA Portal and
Mobile Application
The Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New &
Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal launched
the TAMRA (Transparency, Auction Monitoring and
Resource Augmentation) portal and Mobile Application
which aims to ensure transparent award of Statutory
Clearances for Mining Operations as a part of the Ease of
Doing Business.
SC nod for mechanism to verify mobile users
The Supreme Court has approved the governments plan to
record the identification details of mobile subscribers through
an e-KYC (Know Your Customer) mechanism linked to
Aadhaar in a bid to enhance national security and prevent
fake users.
Cabinet approves amendments in Constitution
(Scheduled Castes) Orders
The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minster
Narendra Modi gave its approval to amend the Constitution
(Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 Bill to make changes the list
of Scheduled Castes in Odisha. Besides, the cabinet also
approved amending the Constitution (Pondicherry)
Scheduled Castes Order, 1964 to change the name of the
Union Territory Pondicherry to Puducherry.
Centre clarified Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has no
provision for individual cash transfer component
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has clarified
that there is no provision for individual cash transfer
component in Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme. The
clarification came after the report that some unauthorised
sites, organisations, NGOs and individuals were distributing
forms in the name of cash incentive under the scheme. The
centre said that there is no cash incentive associated in any
form for B3P scheme and distribution of such forms was
completely illegal.
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Bureau of Civil Aviation Security suspended
IndiGos security training centre licence
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has suspended
the licence of budget carrier IndiGos aviation security
training facility for alleged lapses in its examination system.
The orders issued by the apex aviation security agency BCAS
the Gurgaon-based airline from conducting security training
programme for its employees any further. The training
academy is run by IndiGos parent company, InterGlobe
Aviation.
National Testing Agency to Conduct Tests For
Higher Education
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash
Javadekar announced to constitute a National Testing
Agency (NTA) which will be responsible for conducting
examinations for higher and secondary education. The main
aim of setting NTA is to ease the work of the bodies like
CBSE, AICTE, from the responsibilities of conducting exams,
and eventually enable them to focus more on academics.
Fake Sites and App Giving Aadhaar Services Shut
Down by UIDAI
In a massive crackdown on unauthorised agencies offering
Aadhaar-related services illegally and charging excessive
money from the public, Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI) has shut down 12 such websites and 12 mobile
apps available on the Google Playstore. The UIDAI has
further directed authorities for the closure of another 26 such
fraudulent and illegal websites and mobile applications.
PMGDISHA scheme approved by union cabinet
a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan
(PMGDISHA) to make 6 crore rural households
digitally literate by March 2019.
b) PMGDISHA is expected to be one of the largest
digital literacy programmes in the world.
c) The outlay for this project is Rs. 2,351.38 crore to
usher in digital literacy in rural India.
d) Under the scheme, 25 lakh candidates will be trained
in the FY 2016-17; 275 lakh in 2017-18; and 300 lakh
in 2018-19.
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The Election Commission has asked the HRD
Ministry to introduce electoral literacy in
secondary school syllabus to teach students how
to become responsible voters. HRD has also been
directed to ask the NCERT to introduce a booklet
on the election process.
The External Affairs Ministry and the Department
of Posts announced to open 56 Post Office Passport
Seva Kendras.
The Lok Sabha has passed the Payment of Wages
(Amendment) Bill, 2017 to enable employers to pay
wages to workers through cheque or directly
crediting to their accounts.
Minister of State in Prime Ministers Office Jitendra
Singh stated that over 13 thousand Divyangs have
been given jobs in various central government
departments.
India is invited as the Guest country for the
upcoming 2017 St. Petersburg International
Economic Forum which was scheduled to be held
from June 1 to 3, 2017 in Russia.
The Supreme Court has directed the central
government to link the phone numbers of the entire
mobile users, with their Aadhaar Number within a
period of one year.
The Health Ministry ordered all of its 23 government
hospitals to use only Khadi products. The list of
hospitals includes hospitals like AIIMS, PGIMER
(Chandigarh) and NIMHANS (Bengaluru).
Government launched iOS version of BHIM
payments app
After launching the Android version of the mobile payments
app BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) in December 2016,
the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) released
the application on iOS devices. The app has a limit of Rs.
10,000 per transaction and Rs. 20,000 per day for transfers
through a bank account. Features of the app include Pay to
Aadhaar number and SPAM report.
Mission-Eleven-Million programme launched by
Sports Minister, AIFF
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Sports Minister Vijay Goel and All India Foot ball Federation
(AIFF) president Praful Patel launched Mission-Eleven-
Million, the biggest school sports outreach programme at
Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. They also unveiled
Mascot Kheleo for Under 17 football world cup 2017. The
Mission XI aims to instill the passion for football in 11 million
children from every part of the country.
UDAN scheme to increase number of airports by
50
UDAN scheme (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) aims to increase
number of airports by 50. There are 75 small operational
airports in the country, and this number will increase to over
125 with the successful implementation of UDAN , while
the cost of travelling will come down to as low as Rs 2,500
for up to an hour of air journey, said Jayant Sinha, Minister
of State for Civil Aviation.
Income Tax Department launched Operation
Clean Money
Income Tax Department (ITD) has launched Operation Clean
Money to verify the cash deposited in the banks during
November 9th to December 30th 2016. An online Verification
process will be carried out by comparing the demonetization
data CBDT with information in ITD databases. This
information will be available at the portal https://
incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in. The PAN holder can view the
information using the link Cash Transactions 2016 under
Compliance section of the portal
Govt to launch talent hunt portal for emerging
sportspersons
Sports Minister Vijay Goel has revealed the government is
set to launch a talent hunt website for emerging
sportspersons. The website will allow sportspersons to
upload videos, after which the Ministry will select them on
merit for training at Sports Authority of India centres.
Athletes will also be given a scholarship of Rs 5 lakh rupees
per annum for eight years.
themselves for employment in 1,55,000 post offices
established across the country for over 3000 occupations
offered under 52 sectors in NCS.
Cabinet approves Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017 with
guaranteed 8% return
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for launching of
Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017 (VPBY 2017). The
scheme will be implemented through Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC) during the current financial year
i.e. FY 2016-17. It will be open for subscription for a period of
one year from the date of launch. It is a pension scheme for
senior citizens under which insurance behemoth LIC will
provide a guaranteed return of 8 per cent for 10 years, as part
of governments social security and financial inclusion
programme.
Union Government launched Rubber Soil
Information System for rubber grower
The Union Government has launched Rubber Soil
Information System (RubSIS), an online system for
recommending appropriate mix of fertilizers to plantations of
rubber growers depending upon their soil nature. It was
launched for Kottayam (Kerela), the largest rubber growing
district of India.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Employees Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO has
extended the deadline for submitting Aadhaar
number by its members till 31st March 2017.
Govt of India will be introduced a new scheme
namely Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme
(TIES) to create infrastructure for exports, a move
aimed at reducing transaction costs for traders.

Bandaru Dattatreya launched NCS and Jeevan

Praman facility to EPFO pensioners
The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment
Bandaru Dattatreya launched the National Career Service
(NCS) for youths and Jeevan Praman facility to EPFO
pensioners through Post Offices at DakSadan in Hyderabad.
The Post Offices will serve as an Employment Registration
Centres for Unemployed rural youth on behalf of the
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India and Nepal: India has sanctioned a soft loan of 340
million US dollar to Nepal for various infrastructure
development programmes.Under this programme Mahakali
bridge and 15 roads will be constructed in various parts of
Nepal.
Nepal
Capital: Kathmandu
Prime Minister: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
India and Croatia : India and Croatia have signed an
agreement to boost bilateral trade and enhance economic
cooperation. The agreement was signed by Commerce and
Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Martina Dalic,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy,
Government of the Republic of Croatia, in Zagreb.
Croatia
Capital: Zagreb
President: Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi
Currency: Croatian kuna
Prime minister: Andrej Plenkovi
India and Rwanda: The Cabinet approved the signing of
Air Services Agreement between India and Rwanda which
will enable the airlines of the two countries to operate services
in each others territory.
India-Hong Kong: Hong Kong has withdrawn the visa-
on arrival facility for Indians travelling to Hong
Kong effective from January 23, 2017. From now, the Indian
nationals must apply for and successfully complete pre-arrival
registration online before they can visit or transit the HKSAR
visa-free.
India-Russia: Russian Railwaysis helpingIndiasnational
transporter increase the speed of its passenger trains up
to 200 km per hour. Russian Railways is at present
collaborating with Indian Railways on a 575-km stretch
between Nagpur and Secunderabad.
India and France: India and France have signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of Cooperation in
the field of Science and Technology and innovation. The
MoU was signed between Indias Technology Development
Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology and
Frances public Investment Bank Bpifrance.
India and Vietnam: The Union Cabinet has approved
the Framework Agreement between India and Vietnam on
cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for
peaceful purposes.
India and Senegal: The Union Cabinet chaired by the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing a
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and
Senegal in the field of Health and Medicine.
India and Austria: India and Austria signed a protocol to
amend the existing bilateral taxation treaty for Avoidance of
Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion.
India and Sri Lanka: India and Sri Lanka has signed an
MoU for the construction of a multi-ethnic tri-lingual school
in a north central district of the island nation. The school
would provide an opportunity to Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim
students to learn in a multi-cultural environment and thus
promote reconciliation and unity in Sri Lanka. The Indian
Government would provide a grant of SLR 300 million for the
island school to be constructed in Polonnaruwa district.
India and France: India and France have signed White
Shipping agreement to enable information sharing on maritime
traffic and maritime domain awareness in the Indian Ocean
Region (IOR).
India and UK: India has partnered with the British
experts (UK) over a project that aims to study the air pollution
level in Delhi and health problems associated it. The
project ASAP-Delhi An Integrated Study of Air Pollutant
Sources in the Delhi National Capital Region would be led
by University of Birmingham and would also involve experts
from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, the Indian
National Physical Laboratory and the University of Surrey.
India and UAE
a) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have
agreed to strengthen mechanisms for exchange of
information in tax matters under the existing Double
Taxation Avoidance Agreement. The nations also
agreed to enhance cooperation on law enforcement,
smuggling of fake currency, illegal migration, drug
trafficking, money laundering, human trafficking,
and other organised crimes.
b) India has signed a deal with United Arab
Emirates fifth biggest oil supplier for strategic oil
reserves storage. The deal allows UAEs Abu Dhabi
National Oil Co. (ADNOC) to fill half (about 6 million
barrels of oil) of an underground crude oil storage
facility at Mangaluru, Karnataka. India is one of the
fastest growing economies and worlds third-
biggest oil consumer.
c) India and the UAE (United Arab Emirates) inked
total 14 agreements in various areas to boost
bilateral cooperation between both countries.
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ANDHRA PRADESH & TELANGANA
Thethree-day National Womens Parliament, being
organised by Andhra Pradesh Legislative
Assembly with the theme of Empowering Women
Strengthening Democracy, began in the state
capital region Amaravati.
Andhra Pradeshs Chief Minister N Chandrababu
Naidu inaugurated states first Smart Police Station,
having look and feel of a corporate-style office,
equipped with a custody room and under watch
of CCTV network. The Smart station has been built
within two months at a cost of Rs 91 lakh as a pilot
project. The Andhra Police administration has
formulated plans to build another 100 Smart Police
Stations across the state.
Gokaldas Exports has entered in to a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh
Government for setting up four apparel
manufacturing units in Chittoor district over next
three years. The company plans to invest up to Rs.
200 crore which is likely to generate approximately
5,000 new jobs.
The Andhra Pradesh under Chief
Minister Chandrababu Naidu has announced Rs
100-crore fund of funds to invest in Fintech
startups.
The multinational Airbus Group division Airbus
joined hand with Telangana government, National
Skill Development Corporation Airbus signs MoU
for setting up centre of excellence in Hyderabad.
The Telangana government has launched Indias
first social innovation centre the Kakatiya Hub For
Social Innovation in Nizamabad. Kakatiya Hub for
Social Innovation will function like a rural incubator
to encourage entrepreneurship at the grassroots
level.
KERALA & TAMIL NADU
In Kerala, Thanal, a city-based group in
Thiruvananthapuram has launched a helpline for
providing technical support in treating organic
waste and managing non-biodegradable solid
wastes. The helpline 94001 47150 will provide
information and guidance for composting kitchen
waste, terrace farming, organic farming, and pest/
fungi control by organic means.
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The Kerala cabinet gave its in-principle approval
for setting up a Greenfield Airport at pilgrim centre
Sabarimala located at the Periyar Tiger Reserve in
the Western Ghat mountain ranges of
Pathanamthitta District, Kerala.
The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi
Vijayan launched the IT Project, e-Health Kerala
which is named Jeevan Rekha at Peroorkada Model
Government Hospital. It aims to create a centralized
database that will have the complete healthcare
records of all the citizens in the state through the
digitization of government hospitals.
The International Coin Fair started at Kanakakunnu
Palace in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
The second edition of the International Spice
Conference begins at Thiruvanantapuram.
India Vetiver Network (INVN) has been launched at
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. INVN is a not-
for-profit scientific network to promote vetiver in
India. Vetiver has worldwide application to tackle
many environmental issues like soil erosion,
mitigation of soil and water pollution.
GUJURAT
Gujarat has become the first state in the country for
establishing the cashless system in its public
distribution system (PDS) of food grains. Now, the
beneficiaries who are eligible for subsidised food
grains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)
will need to carry only Aadhaar cards for getting
their food grains in Gujarat.
The Gujarat government has ordered the release
of 439 prisoners, over half of them serving life
sentences, on humanitarian grounds on 26th
January.
HARYANA
Haryana government has notified that no person
will be allowed to consume liquor at a place which
is not licensed or authorized under the Punjab Excise
Act, 1914 except his dwelling unit.
Haryana government decided to installed smog-free
towers in Gurugram and Faridabad to reduce high
levels of smog around Delhi. A smog-free tower is a
seven-metre-high air purifier with an effective range
of 300 m to 7 km.
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The 31st edition of Surajkund International Crafts
Mela started in Faridabad, Haryana. It was
inaugurated by Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal
Khattar. Over 20 countries are participating in the
event with Egypt as a partner country this year, 2017
and Jharkhand as the theme state.
UTTAR PRADESH
In a bid to appreciate women electorate casting their
vote, the Election Commission has asked its officials
to give a red rose to all female voters in Uttar
Pradeshs Baraut city. Recently Goa conducted a
unique experiment, which involved giving away 600
pink teddy bears to first time women voters across
the state.
Ahead of the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh,
the Delhi government has ordered that Dry Day will
be observed in the national capital till UP election.
All liquor shops will be closed from 5 PM today till
5 PM within 100 meters of Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border
will be closed during the the day of polling.
MADHYA PRADESH
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated
the two-day South Asian Speakers summit at Indore
in Madhya Pradesh.
World famous Khajuraho Dance Festival begins in
Madhya Pradesh.
The Union Government chaired by Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi approved setting up of Food
Legumes Research Platform (FLRP) at Amlaha,
Sehore in Madhya Pradesh for meeting the
emerging food security challenges.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj singh
chauhan decided to set up a tourism board.
The Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural
Development Narendra Singh Tomar has
announced that the Ministry of Defence is set to
open its Defence at Morena district of Madhya
Pradesh. The unit would be set up in Kailaras and
Sabalgarh tehsil areas and span over 969.735 hectare
of land
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan has announced a total ban on polythene
carry bags fromMay 1, 2017across the state. Use
of polythene carry bags and their littering was
affecting environment and cleanliness.
MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra Government has approved Rs. 250
crore Cloud Seeding Programme during 2017
monsoon season to produce sufficient rain.
The Maharashtra school education department has
asked schools to observe February 27 as Marathi
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Bhasha Gaurav Din to pay a tribute to poet
Kusumagraj, who helped develop the Marathi
language.
KARNATAKA & GOA
The Karnataka government has decided to amend
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA), 1960,
for conducting kambala and bull-cart race,
traditional sports of the State
Karnatak state government is going to follow the
model of the Tamil Nadu government and bring
changes to the PCA.
Parents in Bengaluru have started an online petition
against school managements for hiking fee every
academic year.
The Centre for Indian Music Experience is scheduled
to open in Bengaluru. The three-storey museum with
20,000 square feet of exhibition space will feature
Bollywood, Hindustani, Carnatic and regional music.
The Karnataka government passed the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill,
2017, in the Legislative Assembly to legalise the
traditional buffalo-racing sport Kambala. Earlier in
November, the Karnataka High Court had banned
Kambala through an interim order after a petition
was filed by the People for Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA).
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL)
launched a skill development centre (Kaushal Vikas
Kendra) in Mangaluru.
Karnataka government and Tech giant Apple signed
an agreement to set up a manufacturing plant in
Bengaluru, Karnataka.
In a move to encourage active participation in the
assembly poll especially by women voters, the
government of Goa conducted a unique experiment,
which involved giving away 600 pink teddy bears
to first time women voters across the state.
HIMACHAL PRADESH & UTTARAKHAND
To make the state drug free Himachal Pradesh
Governor Acharya Devvrat inaugurated a Campaign
against Drug Addiction organized by Shimla Press
Club in Shimla.
As many as 80 students of Moginand Senior
Secondary School in Himachal Pradesh have set a
world record by flying 7,730 paper planes in one
minute.
UNESCO organised the two-day Nature Fest at the
World Heritage Site Great Himalayan National Park
(GNHP) at Sairopa in Kullu district in the state of
Himachal Pradesh.
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In Uttarakhand assembly elections, Voter Verifiable
Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines will be installed
at 553 polling booths.
NORTH EAST
The Union Minister of Road Transport and
Highways and Shipping, Nitin Jairam Gadkari,
inaugurated a 3-lane Brahmaputra Bridge at
Saraighat in Guwahati . As a part of the event, the
Minister announced that the government would
spend Rs 15,000 crores to develop 1,253 kilometres
of roads in Assam into National Highways over the
next few years.
The Government of Assam led by Chief Minister
Sarbanand Sonowal agreed to a proposal by the
Royal Government of Bhutan for setting up of a
Consulate General Office in Guwahati and also
conveyed this decision to the Union Ministry of
External Affairs.
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
launched the Chief Minister Samagra Gramya
Unnayan Yojana, CMSGUY in Guwahati. It is a move
to bring about paradigm shift towards holistic
development of villages in Assam. This scheme is a
mega mission with a financial outlay of 30,000 crore
rupees and it will be implemented in all the villages
of the state. It will culminate in 2021-22. For the
propoer implementation of the scheme a Mega
Mission Society has been constituted under the
chairmanship of Sarbananda Sonowal.
Centre has permitted the Assam government to use
drones for vigilance at the Kaziranga national park.
Arunachal Pradesh became the first state in the
northeast to implement e-Cabinet solution for the
state cabinet members. Recently Himachal Pradesh
has become first state government has launched e-
Vidhan, an android based mobile app.
Arunachal Pradesh has launchedDulari Kanya, a
special scheme to check infant mortality in the state.
Governor V Shanmuganathan launched the scheme,
under which the government will deposit Rs 20,000
in the bank account of a girl child, born in any
government hospital. It would be paid along with
the accrued interest after she attains 18 years of her
age
Nagaland cabinet has decided to submit a
memorandum to the Prime Minister to issue an
ordinance to exempt the state from the provision of
Part IX A of the Constitution which deals with the
municipalities.
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BIHAR & JHARKHAND
The Bihar cabinet cleared an amendment in the state
prohibition law, after which Officials of Bihar cannot
drink liquor outside the state or even abroad. All
the government servants - right from Bihar Chief
Group A to Group D, judicial officers, IAS, IPS or
other officials on deputation to the Centre will fall
under this rule.
The Bihar government has introduced the
transgender as a third category to opt for and appear
in the Board exams conducted by the Bihar School
Examination Board (BSEB).
February 14 will be celebrated as parents day at all
schools in Chhattisgarh to teach Indian culture
to student. The Directorate Public Education issued
a notice to principals of all schools to observe
Matru Pitru Diwas on the Valentines Day.
Jharkhand government and Microsoft India has
inked an MoU to explore cloud, machine learning
and mobile based solutions to improve citizen
services and provide better facilities in the fields of
education and agriculture.
Jharkhand govt. has announced that state will give
2% reservation to sports persons in government
jobs and nutritious food to them.
A two-day mega event of Global Investor Summit,
branded as Momentum Jharkhand concluded at
Khelgaon of Ranchi.
JAMMU & KASHMIR
A Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
for implementation of Tourism projects in Jammu
and Kashmir was signed among Ministry of
Tourism, M/s NPCC & NBCC and Government of
Jammu and Kashmir in Kasmir. The first project
sanctioned to M/s NBCC includes Integrated
Development of Tourist facilities at Gulmarg
Baramulla Kupwara Leh. The total outlay of the
project is Rs. 96.62 Crore. The project under M/s
NPCC includes Integrated Development of Tourist
facilities at Mantalai Sudhmahadev Patnitop in
Jammu & Kashmir. The total outlay of the project is
Rs. 97.82 Crore.
The Jammu and Kashmir government launched the
e-Prison project to avoid delays in processing the
information and manage all the jails efficiently.
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President Pranab Mukherjee announced the names of Legendary Award 2017

recipients of year 2017 Padma awards viz. Padma Vibhushan, Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with
Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. He approved conferment the Legendary Award 2017 by Brand Laureate. In 2012,
of Padma Awards on 89 persons. The list includes 7 Padma actor Shah Rukh Khan was honoured with the Brand Laureate
Vibhushan, 7 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri Awardees. Legendary Award for his unmatched contribution to Indian
Padma Vibhushan: It is the second highest civilian award. It Cinema.
is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service.
2016 B C Roy Award
Name Field State Dr P Raghu Ram, President of Association of Breast Surgeons
Shri K J Yesudas Art-Music Kerala of India was awarded prestigious Dr B C Roy national award
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Others- Tamil Nadu for outstanding service in the field of socio-medical relief for
Spiritualism 2016. The award will be conferred on him by President Pranab
Shri Sharad Pawar Public Affairs Maharashtra Mukherjee on the occasion of the Doctors day observed
Shri Murli Manohar Public Affairs Uttar
every year on 1st July. The BC Roy Award instituted by the
Joshi Pradesh
Prof. Udipi Ramachandra Science & Karnataka Medical Council of India is the highest recognition for medical
Rao Engineering practitioners in India.
Late Shri Sunder Lal Public Affairs Madhya
Patwa (Posthumous) Pradesh Miss Universe 2016
Late Shri PA Sangma Public Affairs Meghalaya Miss France Iris Mittenaere (born 25 January 1993) has
(Posthumous) crowned Miss Universe 2016 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay,
Metro Manila, Philippines. She is the second Miss Universe
Padma Bhushan: It is the third highest civilian award. It is from France after Christiane Martel, who was elected Miss
awarded for distinguished service of high order. Universe 1953. Miss Haiti Raquel Pelissier (25-year) won first
runner-up and Miss Colombia Andrea Tovar (23-year)
Name Field State second runner-up.
Shri Vishwa Mohan Art-Music Rajasthan
Bhatt Delhi AIIMS won first prize in Kayakalp awards
Prof. (Dr.) Devi Literature & Uttar Pradesh for sanitation & hygiene
Prasad Dwivedi Education All India Institute of Medical Science, AIIMS of Delhi has
Shri Tehemton Medicine Maharashtra won the first prize and a cash reward of 5 crore rupees for
Udwadia maintaining high standards of sanitation and hygiene under
Shri Ratna Sundar Others- Gujarat the Governments Kayakalp awards.
Maharaj Spiritualism
Swami Niranjana Others-Yoga Bihar Indian-origin cop Shand Panesar receives bravery
Nanda Saraswati awarded from Scotland Yard
H.R.H. Princess Literature & Thailand Shand Panesar, an Indian-origin constable with Scotland Yard,
Maha Chakri Education has been awarded 2017s Outstanding Bravery of the Year
Sirindhorn Award. Panesar was given the award for risking his life with
(Foreigner)
a colleague to rescue a couple from a burning building in
Late Shri Cho Literature & Tamil Nadu
London.
Ramaswamy Education
(Posthumous) Journalism Laureus Awards 2017 won by Simone Biles, Usain
Vyas Samman 2016 Bolt
Renowned Hindi litterateur and playwright Surendra Verma American gymnast Simone Biles and Jamaican sprinter Usain
from UttarPradesh has been selected for 2016 Vyas Samman Bolt won the Laureus Sportswoman and Sportsman of the
for his novel Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Year awards, respectively. Bolt, who won three gold medals
Dhar Se. at Rio Olympics, matched Roger Federer with record 4th

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Laureus Sportsman of the Year award. 19-year-old Biles
became the first gymnast to win the award in the mens or
womens category.
BAFTA 2017
Director Damien Chazelles musical La La Land continued
its award dominance by taking five trophies, including the
best film and best actress for Emma Stone, at the 70th British
Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards , which
also recognised British-Indian star Dev Patel in the best
supporting actor category for Lion. Casey Affleck won the
Leading Actor award for Manchester by the Sea. Further,
Viola Davis was named the Best Supporting Actress for her
role in Fences at the awards ceremony.
Asia One Awards held in Singapore
Gurgaon based airline, SpiceJet made record by winning
awards in three prime categories at the Asia One Awards
held in Singapore. The airline was honoured as the Asias
Greatest Brands 2016 at the function. Among others,
Chairman and Managing Director of SpiceJet, Mr. Ajay Singh,
was honored with the title of the Global Asian of the year,
2016.The Chief Financial Officer Mr. Kiran Koteshwar won
the award for Asias Greatest CFO 2016.
59th Grammys 2017
Indian Tabla player Sandeep Das won the Best World Music
Album award for Sing Me Home at the Grammys 2017 as
part of Chinese American cellist Yo-Yo Mas Silk Road
Ensemble. The album also includes the New York-based
Syrian clarinet player Kinan Azmeh. Mas album features
tunes composed or arranged by global artists on the ever-
changing idea of home.
Singer Adele won five awards including Album Of The Year
for 25 at the 59th Grammy Awards this year. Her single Hello
won in both the Record of The Year and the Song Of The
Year categories. The 28-year-old British singer also won the
Grammys for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo
Performance.
Indian-origin British sculptor Anish Kapoor won
2017 Genesis Prize
Renowned Indian-origin British sculptor Anish Kapoor was
honored with the prestigious $1 million 2017 Genesis Prize
by Israel for his utmost contribution for Jewish community.
The Delhi International Airport (Private) Limited (DIAL) has
won the Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) in the transportation sector under the
Aviation category for the year 2016.Delhi Airport has also
been adjudged the worlds number one airport in ACI ASQ
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survey in 25- 40 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA)
category for two consecutive years - 2014 and 2015
NEWS IN BRIEF
Sexy Durga by Malayalam filmmaker Sanal
Sasidharan became the first Indian film to win the
Hivor Tiger Award at International Film Festival of
Rotterdam.
Rajasthan and Telangana are Winners of Excellence
in e-Gov awards
England Test captain Alastair Cook has been
honoured with Commander of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was awarded
the CBE at the Buckingham Palace by Prince Charles
Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro has awarded
the first ever Hugo Chavez Prize for Peace and
Sovereignty to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Pranab Mukherjee awarded Ashok
Chakra, countrys highest peacetime military
decoration to Havaldar Hangpan Dada
posthumously who killed four terrorists before
laying down his life in Kupwara on May 26,2016.
A Keshav Krishna, a scientist at the National
Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) has been
selected for the National Geoscience Award for
2016.
Gullapalli N. Rao, a noted Indian eye doctor, has
been selected to the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of
Fame instituted by the American Society of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery.
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, which
operates Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, has won
the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA)
Chairmans Order of Merit for its focus on
environmental sustainability and becoming the first
airport in Asia Pacific to become carbon neutral.
Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh presented
the First ever National Entrepreneurship Awards
2016 at Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi.
IT Risk Assessment and Digital Security Services
Providing Firm, Lucideus, was awarded the best IT
Startup under the IT (Information Technology) and
ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services)
category on January 30, 2017 during the National
Entrepreneurship Awards 2016.
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WORLD
Matt Idema: Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp
has hired Matt Idema, its first ever Chief Operating Officer
(COO).
Steven Mnuchin : Steven Mnuchin, the executive producer
of Hollywood movies like Suicide Squad and Batman v took charge as the new CBI Director.
Superman: Dawn of Justice, was confirmed as the 77th US
Treasury Secretary.
Tehmina Janjua : Pakistans permanent representative to
the UN Tehmina Janjua was o appointed the countrys first
woman Foreign Secretary. Janjua will replace incumbent
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, who will be taking
charge as Pakistans new ambassador to the US.
Diego Maradona : The FIFA governing body has named
Argentinas former soccer player Diego Maradona as the
new Ambassador of the FIFA.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier : Germanys former Foreign
Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected as the
new President of Germany.
Jovenel Moise : Jovenel Moise sworn in as Haitis President.
Jeff Sessions: In US, Senate has voted to confirm Republican
Senator Jeff Sessions as the next Attorney General of the
United States.
Nikki Haley: In United States, the Senate has
confirmed Nikki Haley as the next Ambassador to the United
Nations, making her the first Indian-American to serve on a
Cabinet rank position in any presidential administration.
Betsy DeVos: Betsy DeVos got confirmation vote on US
Senate to became next education secretary
Queen Elizabeth II: Queen Elizabeth II, the worlds longest
reigning sovereign, has become the first British monarch to
reach her Sapphire Jubilee, with 65 years on the throne.
Moussa Faki Mahamat: The African Union has elected
Chadis foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat as the new
African Union (AU) commission chairman. He will replace
South Africas Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who was elected
to the post in 2012.
Uttam Dhillon:US President Donald Trump has appointed
prominent Indian-American attorney Uttam Dhillon to a
key White House position.
INDIA
Edappadi K Palaniswami : Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar
Rao appointed Edappadi K Palaniswami as chief minister after
replacing of O Panneerselvam .
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Neelu Rohmetra: The government has appointed Professor
Neelu Rohmetra as the Director of Indian Institute of
Management Sirmaur, making her the first female to head
one of Indias 20 premier business schools.
Alok Verma: Former Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma
Sanjeev Sanyal: Sanjeev Sanyal, former global strategist and
Managing Director of Deutsche Bank, has appointed as
Principal Economic Adviser. The Appointments Committee
of Cabinet has approved Sanyals appointment for three years
on a contract basis. Arvind Subramanian is Indias chief
economy adviser.
Dushyant Chautala: Dushyant Chautala has been appointed
as the president of the Table Tennis Federation of India
(TTFI). Chautala is the youngest president of the apex body.
Amulya Patnaik: IPS officer from Union Territories cadre,
Amulya Patnaik is appointed as Chief of Delhi police. He is
succeeded by Alok Verma.
P Vishwanath Shetty: Former high court judge Justice P
Vishwanath Shetty was sworn in as the Karnataka
Lokayukta by governor Vajubhai R Vala.
Banwarilal Purohit: President Pranab Mukherjee has given
Governor of Assam Banwarilal Purohit additional charge of
Meghalaya.
Dr Vijay Bhatkar: President Pranab Mukherjee has
appointed Dr Vijay Bhatkar, architect of Indias first
supercomputer the Param series, as the chancellor of Nalanda
University.
Vikas Swarup : Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
spokesperson Vikas Swarup has been appointed the new
High Commissioner to Canada.
Narinder Chauhan : Former IFS officer Narinder Chauhan
has been appointed as the next Ambassador of lndia to the
Republic of the Philippines .
CORPORATE & BANKING
AP Singh :The Centre has appointed AP Singh, who was
earlier Joint Secretary in the Department of Investment and
Public Asset Management, as the interim Managing Director
and CEO of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB).
Neelam Damodaran :The Government has appointedNeelam
Damodaran as Executive Director of Bank of India.
Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey : Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey elected as
the new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI).
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Sandeep Jajodia : Sandeep Jajodia has been appointed the India Goodwill Ambassador for the Sustainable Development
new president of industry chamber ASSOCHAM. Goals. Amritraj is the first Ambassador for the UN in India.
Ajay Tyagi: The government appointed senior IAS officer
Ajay Tyagi as the Chairman of markets regulator, Securities
OBITUARY
Altamas Kabir : Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir
and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Tyagi will replace UK
passed away.
Sinha, whose extended tenure ends on March 1, 2017.
Pandit Dharmsheel Chaturvedi : The eminent thinker, writer
Jennifer Purdie: The Adani Group has appointed Jennifer
and journalist Pandit Dharmsheel Chaturvedi passed away.
Purdie as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its renewable
Al Jarreau : Legendary American jazz singer Al Jarreau
energy business unit in Australia in a bid to drive its plans to
passed away in Los Angeles.
become the largest renewable energy player in the country.
T V Parasuram : Former correspondent of the Press Trust
Arun M Kumar: KPMG India board has elected Arun M
of India, T V Parasuram passed away.
Kumar as chairman and CEO to lead the India operations of
Sir Peter Mansfield: Nobel laureate Sir Peter Mansfield, who
the consulting and accounting major. He succeeds Richard
developed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), has died.
Rekhy.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
Vikram Limaye: Leading stock exchange National Stock
in 2003.
Exchange (NSE) has selected IDFC chief Vikram Limaye as
Jiro Taniguchi: Jiro Taniguchi, a legend in Japans comic art
its new CEO and Managing Director.
of manga, died at the age of 69. Taniguchi achieved an
RESIGN international following with works such as The Walking Man,
RP Shah : RP Shah, one of the three General Managers of The Summit of the Gods and The Magic Mountain.
BCCI, resigned from his post. Racharla Samrajyam : Racharla Samrajyam, a veteran
TR Zeliang: Ending more than two weeks of standoff with freedom fighter, passed away.
Nagaland Tribes Action Committee (NTAC), Nagaland chief E Ahmad: Former Union Minister E Ahmadhas passed away.
minister TR Zeliang resigned from his post. Earlier, he served as the Minister of State for External Affairs
V. Shanmuganathan: Meghalaya Governor V in the Manmohan Singh.
Shanmuganathan resigned from his post. Bano Qudsia: Renowned Pakistani Urdu novelist and
Michael Flynn: Amid allegations of improper contacts with playwright Bano Qudsia has passed away .
Russian officials, US President Donald Trumps National Joginder Singh : Former CBI chief Joginder Singh, who
Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned. oversaw an investigation of several high-profile cases
including Bofors scam and Bihars fodder scam has passed
BRAND AMBASADR away.
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli became the first Indian sports
Suranjit Sengupta: Suranjit Sengupta Das, the Hindu
personality to strike a Rs 100-crore endorsement deal with a
politician in the ruling Bangladesh Awami League died.
single brand PUMA.
Sir John Hurt: Sir John Hurt, the British actor who starred in
Satinder Sartaaj: Folk singer from Punjab Satinder Sartaaj
The Elephant Man and Harry Potter, John Hurt died at 77 at
has been selected for the awareness project against human
his residence in Norfolk, London due to Cancer.
trafficking Blue Heart Campaign by the United Nations
Devdutt: Veteran journalist Devdutt who is the witness of
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Mahatma Gandhi assassination passes away in New Delhi.
Neeti Mohan: Noted Indian singer Neeti Mohan to
Alexander Kadakin : Russian Ambassador Alexander
collaborate with UN for women empowerment project titled
Kadakin, a fluent Hindi-speaking career diplomat considered
Music To Inspire Artists UNited Against Human
a great friend of India, passed away.
Trafficking which is managed by the UNODC.
Mary Tyler: Emmy award-winning US actress Mary Tyler
Anushka Sharma: Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma was
Moore has passed away at the age of 80.
appointed the first female ambassador of the campaign
Swacch Bharat Abhiyan by the Ministry of Urban
Development (MoUD). Anushka will works with bollywood
actor Amitabh Bachchan for a nationwide health and
sanitation campaign.
Ashok Amritraj: Film producer and Wimbledon tennis player,
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Kalimpong , West Bengal
CM Mamata Banerjee made Kalimpong West Bengals 21st
district after separating it from Darjeeling. She also
announced a Rs 220 crore road link project which will connect
Kalimpong to Sikkim via the old Silk Route and Rs 50 crore
for water supply project.
Loktak Lake, first ever floating school
Indias first ever floating elementary school has opened on
Loktak Lake, the freshwater lake in the country, in Manipur.
Donja, Osmanabad
Indian cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar is
now set to adopt Donja in Osmanabad (Maharashtra) under
the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna. Recently he has adopted
Puttamraju Kandriga village in Andhra Pradesh under the
Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.
Elahiganj, West Bengal
Elahiganj in Murshidabad district has become the first village
in Bengal to ban sale and consumption of alcohol and
narcotics. The village has also decided to impose a fine of Rs
2,000 on anyone consuming alcohol or hooch.
Indias largest startup incubator to be built at
Hubballi
Indian-American entrepreneur, philanthropist and venture
capitalist Gururaj Deshpande has decided to launch Indias
largest startup incubation centre at Hubballi (earlier Hubli)
in Karnataka.The decision is based on the idea of expansion
of the Deshpande Foundations initial incubation center,
Sandbox, which was founded by Deshpande and his wife
Jaishree in 2008. The Deshpande Foundations startup
incubation centre will be built at a cost of Rs 30 crore, and is
expected to be completed by September 2017.
Longyangxia Dam Solar Park
In an effort to become the super powerful occupier of green
energy,Chinahas built the worlds biggest solar
park, Longyangxia Dam Solar Park, in the western province
of Qinghai.
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
The Union Minister for Sports Vijay Goel laid the foundation
stone of the countrys first centre of excellence for differently
abled sportsmen at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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Andaman and Nicobar Island
The Railway Ministry is set to develop the first ever railway
line in Andaman and Nicobar Island that currently has no rail
network. The project that will construct 240-km broad gauge
railway line connecting Port Blair with Diglipur, the largest
town on Andaman Island.
Mughal Gardens in Rashtrapati Bhavan
Visitors will for the first time see roses named after the Indian
President named as President Pranab at the Mughal Gardens
in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The garden has reopened on 05th
February 2017. Abraham Lincoln, Christian Dior and
Queen Elizabeth are also some flower present at the garden.
Qatar Airways , Doha-Auckland service
The worlds longest commercial flight (14,535km) Boeing 777-
200LR of Qatar Airways Doha-Auckland service landed in
New Zealand. The long-range Boeing 777-200LR crossed 10
time zones on its marathon flight.
Fanatic Sports Museum , Kolkata
Indias Fanatic SportsMuseumopened to the public
in Kolkata .The museum will display memorabilia from cricket,
hockey, football and the Olympics and Paralympics.
Xiamen, China
The longest elevated cycleway in the world recently opened
for a month-long trial period in the Chinese city of Xiamen.
The cycleway, which is over eight kilometres long, can carry
over 2,000 cyclists in an hour.
Kanpurs Green Park stadium
Kanpurs Green Park stadium, which is hosting the first T20I
between India and England, is named after British lady
Madam Green, who would ride horses there in the 1940s.
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CRICKET
Alastair Cook has resigned as England Test captain
after a record 59 matches in the role.
English batsman Joe Root has been appointed as
Englands new Test captain
Australian cricketer Adam Voges has decided to
retire from all formats of international cricket.
India successfully won its Twenty20 World Cup for
Blind title by defeating Pakistan in the finals at
Bengalurus M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Ajay Kumar
is the captain of Team India.
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin created
the record of claiming 250 Test wickets in least
number of matches in his 45th Test, eclipsing
legendary Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee (He
Scored 250 wickets in 48 matches). He is the sixth
Indian bowler to reach to 250 Test wickets.
Twenty-one-year-old Delhi batsman Mohit Ahlawat
has become the first batsman to score a triple
hundred in a T20 match at any level. Ahlawat, who
has represented Delhi in Ranji Trophy.
India defeated England by 75 runs to clinch the
Twenty20 International series 2-1 on February 1,
2017 played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Yuzvender Chahal was named the man of the series
and man of the match.This is Indias first win in a
bilateral T20 International series against England.19-
year-old Rishabh Pant from Delhi has become
Indias youngest T20I Debutant.
Jamaican cricketer Andre Russell(28) has been
banned from all cricket for a year over a doping
code violation by the Jamaican Anti-Doping
Commission.
Kings XI Punjab have appointed Virender
Sehwag as their head of cricket operations and
strategy, and brand ambassador.
Virat Kohli has became the fastest batsman in the
world to score 1,000 runs as captain in One-Day
Internationals (ODIs) in the third ODI against
England at the Eden Gardens.
TENNIS
2017 Australian Open
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Mens Singles - Roger Federer (Switzerland) by beating Rafael
Nadal (Spain)
Womens Singles - Serena Williams (USA) by beating Venus
Williams (USA)
Mens Doubles - John Peers (Australia) and Henri Kontinen
(Finland)
Womens Doubles - Bethany Mattek-Sands (USA) and Lucie
Safarova (Czech Republic)
Mixed Doubles - Juan Sebastian (Colombia) Cabal and
Abigail Spears (USA) by beating Sania Mirza (India)
Russias Mariya Savinova-Farnosova has been
stripped of her 800-metre London 2012 Olympic gold
after the Court of Arbitration for Sport imposed a
four-year ban saying there was clear evidence
she used performance-enhancing drugs.
Switzerlands Roger Federer became the second
player in tennis history after Novak Djokovic to
crossing $100 million (over Rs 680 crore) in
tournament earnings after winning the Australian
Open .It was Federer 18th Gland slam and 5th US open
title.
FOOTBAL
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 organisers unveiled a
clouded leopard called Kheleo as the tournaments
official mascot, to be held in India from October 6 to
October 28.
HOCKEY
Indian hockey player Sandeep Singh to be given
honorary doctorate
Sandeep Singh has become the second hockey player in the
country to receive an honorary doctorate, being awarded
one for sporting excellence by Desh Bhagat University, a
private institution in Punjab. Former captain and current
Member of Parliament, Dilip Tirkey, was the first Indian
hockey player to be awarded an honorary doctorate, being
given one by Sambalpur University in 2010.
I&B (information and broadcasting) Team win inter-
ministry Hockey tournament 2016-17 by defeating
Ministry of Health.
BADMINTON
Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu won the Syed Modi International
Grand Prix Gold after beating Indonesias Gregoria Mariska
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in the final. The Mens Single title was won by National
Champion Sameer Verma who beat B Sai Praneeth
81st National Badminton Championship Winners
Sourabh Verma has won the mens singles title in the 81st
Senior National Badminton Championships tournament held
at Patna. Rituparna Das won the Womens Singles title by
defeating Reshma Karthik
Indias Lakshya Sen has become the World No 1
Junior Badminton player
Indias Lakshya Sen has become the World No 1 Junior
Badminton player. Fifteen-year-old Lakshya Sen is the first
shuttler from Uttarakhand to achieve the No 1distinction in
the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation
(BWF).
OTHER SPORTS
Sandeep Kumar of Haryana smashed his own
national record and won the gruelling mens 50-
kilometre event of the National Race Walking
Championships held in New Delhi.
IAAF (International Association of Athletics
Federations) president Sebastien Coe announced
that Russia has banned from 2017 London World
Athletics Championships after their doping ban was
extended.
Olympic game medals will be made from recycled
mobile phones for the year 2022 to promote
sustainability said by 2020 Olympic Games
organizers, Japan. For this, the Japan government
asked public to donate unwanted mobile phones
and other electronic items to help make 5,000
medals.
The Indian Womens team won a silver at the Asian
Rugby Sevens Trophy tournament at Vientiane,
Laos.
The first ever ITTF World Tour event Started at
Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi.
The National Basketball Association (NBA), an
American professional basketball league is creating
a brand new e-sports league called NBA 2K e-
League in partnership with Take-Two Interactive
Software Inc. the developers of the popular NBA
2K video games.
Jehan Daruvala became the first ever Indian to claim
the New Zealand Grand Prix at the Chris Amon
Circuit in Manfeild, New Zealand.
Netherland native Germaine de Randamie defeated
Holly Holm to claim the UFC Womens
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Featherweight Champion at the UFC 208 in
Brooklyn, New York .
Austrian downhill rider Max Stckl broke the world
speed record for stock mountain bikes (MTBs) on
gravel. Cycling downhill in the Atacama desert in
Chile, Stckl reached a record top speed of over 167
kmph.
For the first time, two Indian cagers - Aashay Verma
and Priyanka Prabhakara - have been selected in a
67-strong international group of boys and girls for
the NBA and FIBAs third annual Basketball without
Borders (BWB) Global Camp in New Orleans, USA.
Ethiopian runner Genzebe Dibaba broke the
womens 2,000-metre world record, running the
distance in five minutes, 23.75 seconds, at an indoor
arena in Spain.
The Billiards and Snoooker Federation of India
(BSFI) informed that India will host the World
Billiards Championship for the next four years in
Bengaluru.
Basketball Federation of India (BFI) President K
Govindaraj stated that India is going to host FIBA
Womens Asia Cup basketball tournament at
Bengaluru in July, 2017. India has also been given
another continental level tournament-the FIBA U-
16 Womens Asian Championship - which will be
held from October 22 to 28, 2017 in Hyderabad.
Champion cueist Pankaj Advani has won the Indian
National Snooker Championship with a 6-0 win over
Pandurangaiah of Railways in a one-sided final.
Indias boy team defeated Malaysia 2-0 in Hong
Kong to clinch the gold medal at the Asian Junior
Squash championship.
Siliguri lad Abul Hossain won the Kolkata Marathon
of 2017 edition. Sikkims Mangali Tamang won the
womens half marathon.
Mumbai based Kush Bhagat has been awarded the
Candidate Master (CM) title by the World Chess
Federation body, FIDE for his outstanding
performance in Western Asian Youth Chess
championship 2016 at UAE
2020 Tokyo Olympics unveiled Japans cult anime
character Son Goku as its ambassador.
Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt will have to hand back
one of his nine Olympic gold medals won in the
4x100m relay event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
due to his Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter who
was tested positive for a banned substance.Now
his total gold medal is 8.
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ISRO successfully launched record 104 satellites
in single mission
a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created
history by successfully launching a record 104
satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. in single mission.
b) These satellites were launched on board of Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37, on its 39th
mission.
c) Of the 101 foreign co-passenger satellites, 96 belong
to US and remaining 5 from Israel, Kazakhstan,
Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates,
respectively.
d) Indias three satellites included earth-mapping
Cartosat-2 satellite (main payload) and
nanosatellites INS-1A and INS-1B.
e) Around 90 small satellites belonged to US-based
company Planet Inc. They are named Doves and
their constellation will be used to image the earth at
low cost.
f) PSLV first launched the Cartosat-2 and then its 103
co-passengers (together weighing about 664 kg)
into the polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO), about
520 km from the Earth.
g) This mission beat the previous record held by Russia,
which in 2014 had catapulted 37 satellites in a single
launch, using a modified inter-continental ballistic
missile.
h) It also broke ISROs previous national record set in
June 2016, after it had successfully launched 20
satellites
ISRO successfully tested largest cryogenic engine
for GSLV Mark III rocket
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully
tested Indias largest indigenously developed Cryogenic
Upper Stage engine C25 for GSLV Mark III. It was tested at
ISROs Liquid Propulsion Complex (ILPC) at Mahendragiri
in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The development of
C25 cryogenic stage will provide ISRO capability to launch 4
ton class satellites in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO),
an altitude where satellites revolve in sync with Earths
rotation.
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Science Express Climate Action Special train to
be flagged off
Science Express Climate Action Special (SECAS II) flagged
off on 17 February, 2017 from Safdarjung Railway station in
Delhi.The SECAS II will run till 8th September and culminate
its journey at Gandhinagar.
On support to Indian teams moon mission Ratan
Tata introduced Moonshot Wheels bus
Ratan Tata unveiled Moonshot Wheels, a bus which will
travel across the country to spread awareness about Indias
first private moon mission to be attempted by Bengaluru-
based TeamIndus. The bus will travel to 11 states and carry
astronomy models. TeamIndus is among five finalists for
Googles Lunar XPRIZE competition and has signed a launch
contract with ISRO.
Epaathsala Launched Its Unique Technology
Backed Services For Higher Education
Institutions In India
E-paathsala, a Bangalore based startup, launched its first-
of-its-kind, end to end integrated accreditation and ERP
technology solution for managing colleges and universities
with multiple accreditations for standards such as NAAC
(National Assessment and Accreditation Council) and NBA
(National Board of Accreditation) etc. The accreditation
assists institutions to get access to more funding, improve
the quality of education and get higher student enrolment
ratio.
Japan Scientists develop terahertz transmitter
capable of sending data 10 times faster than 5G
Scientists from Japan have developed terahertz (THz)
transmitter technology, a next generation system which can
transmit digital data over 10 times faster than 5G mobile
networks. It will pave transmitting digital data at a rate
exceeding 100 gigabits per second (gbps) over a single
channel using the 300-gigahertz band.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Scientists from Australias Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have
made worlds strongest material graphene
commercially more viable by using soybean.
PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has unveiled a
new communication radio for the Indian armed
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forces, called STARS-V Mk III, at the Aero India
2017 show.
Star India will air the Indian version TED Talks India
Nayi Soch, a global first Hindi TV talk show created
in partnership with TED, the non-profit devoted to
ideas worth spreading. Bollywood megastar Shah
Rukh Khan will host the Hindi version of popular
international show TED Talks.
New Indian airline Zoom the new Indian airline
starts service from Delhi to Durgapur
All India Council for Technical Education will
conduct a single exam for engineering and
architecture from 2018.
Technology major Apple has been granted a patent
for convertible dual mode headphones that can
be transformed into stereo speakers. Users will be
able to switch between the two modes at the touch
of a button or through sensors that detect the
position of the device.
Measles Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign
launched
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched Measles
Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in the country at a
function in Bengaluru. The campaign against these two
diseases will start from five States/UTs (Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, Puducherry, Goa and Lakshadweep) covering nearly
3.6 crore target children. Following the campaign, Measles-
Rubella vaccine will be introduced in routine immunization,
replacing the currently given two doses of measles vaccine,
at 9-12 months and 16-24 months of age.
India finds place in global health network for
improving quality of care for pregnant mothers,
babies
World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that India is
among nine countries that will be part of a global health
network focused on improving the quality of care for new
mothers and babies and strengthen national efforts to end
preventable deaths of pregnant women and newborns by
2030. The nine countries are India, Bangladesh, A Cote
dIvoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and
Uganda.
NRAI got highest WHO ratings for vaccine
regulations
Indias vaccine regulatory body NRAI (National Regulatory
Authority of India) was given the maximum ratings by the
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Researchers from MIT Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, USA have developed a small battery
that runs on stomach acids and is capable of
powering e-pills to monitor patient health.
Tesla Motor Inc. and Southern California Edison
have jointly launched Worlds largest energy storage
facilities at the utilitys Mira Loma substation in
Ontario, California.
Juno spacecraft sent by US space agency NASA,
orbiting the planet Jupiter has completed a close
flyby of Jupiter for the fourth time.
Japan has successfully launched its first military
communications satellite Kirameki-2 (kee-RAH-meh-
kee 2) by H-2A rocket that lifted off from the
Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.
Pakistan successfully conducted the first flight test
of Ababeel surface-to-surface medium range
ballistic missile. It has a maximum range of 2,200
kilometres.
World Health Organisation (WHO) for vaccine regulations.
India, as a large vaccine producing country, is currently
supplying several vaccines to the United Nations agencies
(UNICEF, WHO and PAHO).
Govt has decide to convert 1.5 lakh health sub
centres to Wellness Centres
Health Minister J P Nadda announced to convert 1.5 lakh
health sub centres into Wellness Centres. Screening of
diseases like diabetes and breast, oral and cervix cancer will
be done in the centres.He informed that the outlay of health
budget has been hiked by 27.7 per cent to over 47 thousand
crore rupees.
Human-Pig Hybrid Created in the Lab
Based on a study report published in the journal Cell, an
International Team of Scientists from United States have
created a Human-Pig Hybrid in a research project paving
way to address shortage of organ for transplantation.
United States successfully implanted Worlds
smallest pacemaker
United States successfully implanted Worlds smallest
pacemaker, Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), in a
patient in US.
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Climate change programme launched in Central Toxins in litchi fruit may kill children
Himalaya Scientists from US and India have found that consumption
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has of litchi fruit on an empty stomach can result in very low
launched climate change programme to assess the status, blood glucose level and acute encephalopathy leading to
distribution and conservation of pheasants and finches in seizures and coma, and causes death in Children in many
the Central Himalayas. This monitoring project funded by cases.
Oracle and facilitated by CAF-India (Charities Aid
Researchers confirmed lost continent below
Foundations).
Mauritius
Indias only volcano active again Scientists have confirmed the existence of a lost continent
Indias only live volcano Barren Islands in the Andaman and under the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. It is left over by
Nicob aractive again. After lying dormant for 150 years, the break-up of the super-continent Gondwana, which started
Barren Island volcano erupted in 1991 and has been showing about 200 million years ago.
sporadic activity since then.
A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.8
Indian space observatory ASTROSAT caught on Richter scale hit Uttarakhand
Vampire star A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.8 on Richter
Indias first dedicated space observatory, ASTROSAT, has scale hit Uttarakhand (06 February 2017), with tremors also
captured the rare phenomenon of a small, 6-billion-year-old felt in Delhi and other parts of northern India.
vampire star preying on a bigger celestial body. The
UN Agency Calls for International Collaboration
vampire star phenomenon is observed when smaller star
on Wheat Rust to Curb Threat to Global Supplies
sucks material (mass and energy) out of the bigger companion
According to a new study conducted by scientists in
star, causing its eventual death. Astrosat is Indias first
collaboration with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization
dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory launched in
(FAO), two new groups of wheat rust named as yellow rust
September 2016.
and stem rust have been identified that posed threat to wheat
Cabinet approved ratification of Kyoto Protocol produced in Africa, Asia and Europe in 2016.
second period Food and Agriculture Organization
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to ratify the second Headquarters: Rome, Italy
commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol on containing the Head: Jos Graziano da Silva
emission of Green House Gases (GHGs). The second
commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in
2012 and is set to expire in 2020. So far, 75 countries have
ratified the Second Commitment Period.
New birds species discovered in Nepal
New bird species found in Nepal. A Rufous-tailed Rock
Thrush has been spotted in the high mountainous region of
Nepal by Friends of Nature (FoN) reasearchers and then
confirmed by the bird experts Carol Inskipp and Hem Sagar
Baral.
181 Irrawaddy dolphins counted in Odisha census
According to new census carried out by the Odisha State
Forest and Environment department in 2016, as many as 181
Irrawaddy dolphins have been sighted in the state.

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Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS AYUSH
commissioned at Kochi, Kerala
Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS AYUSH was commissioned at
Kochi, Kerala by Vice Admiral AR Karwe, Flag Officer
Commanding-in- Chief, Southern Naval Command. ICGS
AYUSH is the 20th and the last in the series of 20 Fast Patrol
Vessels (FPVs) built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
First indigenously developed surveillance plane
included in IAF
The Indian Air Force inducted its first indigenously
developed all-weather airborne early warning and control
system at the Aero India 2017 in Bengaluru. Mounted on a
Brazilian Embraer-145 jet, the surveillance plane has the
capability to detect enemy aircraft and missiles. The
AeW&CS system has been developed by the DRDO and
has a range of around 200 km.
India & UAE coast guard held a military exercise
at the Mina Al Rashid
In an effort to strengthen the bilateral relations between India
and UAE, the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Pavak
and UAE coast guard held a military exercise at the Mina Al
Rashid (Dubai Port). The Indian Ambassador in UAE
Navdeep Suri visited the Indian Navy ship. Samudra Pavak
or Purifier of the Seas is the third ship of the Pollution
Control Vessel series of the Indian Coast Guard.
Indian Navys second ocean-going sailboat INSV
Tarini was inducted
Indian Navys second ocean-going sailboat INSV Tarini was
inducted at the INS Mandovi Boat Pool in Goa.The vessel is
slated to be the platform for the first Indian all-women global
circumnavigation by the Indian Navy to begin in August.
The Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd (RDEL) has
signed a Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) with US
Navy to perform repair and alteration services for US Navys
Seventh Fleet vessels.Reliance Shipyard at Pipavav, Gujarat
is the first shipyard in India to have received MSRA
Certification to undertake servicing and repairing works for
the vessels of Seventh Fleet.
L& T partnered with European defence major
MBDA Missile Systems to develop missiles in
India
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Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), an Engineering and
construction major has entered into a Joint Venture with
European defence major MBDA Missile Systems for
development of missiles in India under the Make in India
initiative while procuring the missile systems from abroad.
INS Sarvekshak 1st Indian warship to use solar
energy
Navys survey-class vessel INS Sarvekshak has become
Indias first warship to install solar panels on board. The
system was 100% reliable and could be used for
communication equipment, battery charging and general
lightings.
India successfully test-fired its interceptor missile
from Abdul Kalam Island
India successfully test-fired its interceptor missile from Abdul
Kalam Island off Odisha coast, taking a step towards
developing a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence
system.PDV mission is for engaging the targets in the exo-
atmosphere region at an altitude above 50 km of earths
atmosphere.
Reliance Defence bagged Rs 916 cr contract from
Defence Ministry
Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd (RDEL) has signed a
contract worth Rs. 916 crore with the Ministry of Defence to
design and construct 14 Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian
Coast Guard.
TROPEX 2017 conclude by Indian armed forces
The Indian Navys Annual Theatre Readiness Operational
Exercise (TROPEX) 2017 is being conducted off the Western
Seaboard. TROPEX 17 exercise is aimed at testing combat
readiness of the combined fleets of the Indian Navy, and the
assets of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast
Guard.
Integrated Underwater Harbour Defence & Surveillance
System Launched in Mumbai.
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Shri Radha Mohan Singh Inaugurated 2017 Indian
Seed Congress in Kolkata
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri
Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Indian Seed Congress
2017 in Kolkata.The theme of Seed Congress is Seed of
Joy.The theme is in line with vision of PM Modi government
to bring happiness and prosperity in the lives of farmers by
doubling their farm income by 2022.
2nd edition of Hunar Haat started in New Delhi
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated
the second edition of Hunar Haat to encourage, promote
and provide national and international market to master
artisans and craftsmen belonging to minority communities.
The theme is Crafts Aur Cuisine Ka Sangam.
11th Aero India 2017 to be held at Yelahanka in
Bengaluru
The 11th biennial edition of International Aerospace and
Defence Exhibition - Aero India 2017 - will be held at the Air
Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru. Exhibitors from US,
Russia, Israel, Germany, Singapore, UAE, South Korea and
Australia will participate.
First Edition of the North East Investors Summit
Held in Shillong
The first edition of the North East Investors Summit was
inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin
Irani in Shillong, Meghalaya. The two day Summit concluded
on January 30, 2017. Theme: Exploring Opportunities in North
East Region.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) summits
2017
CII Partnership Summit 2017 held on January 27-28, 2017 at
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Kakinada SEZ Ltd (KSEZ), a
subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Limited (GIL), signed
several MoUs cost of Rs. 47000 crore with various companies
during the CII Partnership Summit 2017. Besides, Oil and Gas
PSUs, Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) & Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) signed an MoU with
the Government of Andhra Pradesh worth Rs 40,000 crore to
set up petrochemicals complex over an area spanning 2000
acres in the state.
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23rd edition of International Conference and
Exhibition on Terrestrial & Satellite Broadcasting
The 23rd edition of International Conference and Exhibition
on Terrestrial & Satellite Broadcasting was held in New Delhi.
The 3-day conference organized by the Broadcast
Engineering Society (India).The theme of the conference is
Hybrid Technologies in Broadcasting New Opportunities.
Global Conference on Nuclear Terrorism
3-day global conference on Nuclear Terrorism to begin in
New Delhi.Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar inaugurated the
meet organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the
Department of Atomic Energy.
India Geoeconomic Dialogue in Mumbai
The Ministry of External Affairs and Gateway House are co-
hosting the Second Gateway of India Geoeconomic Dialogue
from February 13-14, 2017 in Mumbai. The theme of the
conference is Where Geopolitics meets Business. This is
Indias premier geo-economics conference with the focus on
building synergies between business and foreign policy.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting M
Venkaiah Naidu was inaugurated the Digital Radio
or All Round Table Conference in New Delhi.
The National Rail Museum in New Delhi celebrated
its 40th anniversary on 01st February 2017.
The tenth edition of Sula Fest has begun on 03rd
February 2017 at the Sula Vineyards in Nashik,
Maharashtra.
The five-day Indian Panorama Film Festival started
in Port Blair.
Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh
Vardhan to inaugurate the International Conference
on NexGen Technologies for Mining and Fuel
Industries in New Delhi.
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Vinod Rai to head four-member Committee of members committee under the Chairmanship of the
Administrators to run BCCI Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for speedy
The Supreme Court appointed former Comptroller and Auditor completion of the project.
General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai as head of four-member Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti announced
Committee of Administrators to run Board of Control for to form a committee to expedite the implementation
Cricket in India (BCCI). Other three members of the committee of its ambitious Namami Gange programme under
are historian Ramachandra Guha, IDFC MD and CEO Vikram which it plans to free the Ganga river of waste by
Limaye and former Indian womens cricket team Diana Edulji. next year.

Sub-committee formed by Haryana Cabinet to The Centre has formed a six-member committee to
give a report on ways to improve Indias Haj policy
prepare blue print of Integrated Dairy Complexes
and also look into the issue of subsidy to the
Haryana Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief
pilgrimage in light of 2012 Supreme Court order on
Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal at Surajkund decided to constitute
gradually reducing and abolishing it by 2022.
a sub-committee of Council of Ministers to prepare a blue
print of Integrated Dairy Complexes in all cities of the State.
The Ministry of AYUSH has constituted a 16-
member committee under the chairmanship of Dr.
NEWS IN BRIEF H.R. Nagendra, Chancellor, S-Vyasa University, to
In Andhra Pradesh the Sagaramala Project aimed at prepare a Yoga Protocol for Diabetes Control.
improving the coastline and inland waterways has
gained momentum with the appointing of a 33-

Hema Malini: Beyond theDream Girl is penned by author-columnistRam Kamal Mukherjee.

Salman Rushdies turn to return to the literary world this year with his new bookThe Golden House, slated to be released
in September

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Sudarsan Pattnaik created record of worlds tallest
sand castle
Odishas renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has set a
Guinness World Record by building the worlds tallest sand
castle, which stood 48 feet and 8 inches tall. Pattnaik broke
the previous record of 45 feet and 10 inches, which was
created at Miami beach, US in 2005.
Chinese soldier crossed border 1962 war to visit
back China after 50 yrs
Wang Qi, a Chinese Prisoner of War who was caught for
entering the Indian Territory after the Sino-India war, would
be visiting China after five decades. Wang (77) later settled
in India, got married and raised a family in Madhya Pradeshs
Balaghat district.
He couldnt visit China earlier as he didnt get permission
from the Indian government.
NEWS IN BRIEF
The most expensive silk saree was made by Chennai
Silks and was sold for around Rs.40 lakh in January
2008, according to Guinness World Records. The
saree featured reproductions of 11 paintings by
Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma.
February 28: National Science day
To commemorate the discovery of Raman Effect by
Sir C.V.Raman in 1928
February 24: Central Excise Day
February 22: World thinking day
February 21: International Mother Language day
February 20: World Day of Social Justice
20 February 2017: State hood day
State hood day of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
observed on 20 February 2017.Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has greeted people of Arunachal
Pradesh and Mizoram on their 31st statehood day.
12th to 18th of February: The National productivity
week celebrations has begun from 12th to 18th of
February .This year the theme of week is From
Waste to Profits-through Reduce, Recycle and
Reuse.
13 February: World Radio Day
Theme: Radio is You
February 11:International Day of Women and Girls
in Science.
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The Indian Railways has claimed that it has
conducted the worlds largest online examination
with nearly 92 lakh candidates, to fill more than
18,000 vacancies in various categories.
PVVS Mallikharjuna Rao from Andhra Pradesh has
been recognised by the Guinness World Records
for the largest individual laddu weighing 29,465
kilograms.
Indias largest online travel portal Make my
Portal has launched the first ever social luxury travel
magazine calledLuxury Travel Times.
The Multiplex chain operator PVR has launched a
theatre on demand serviceVKAAO.Vkaao is an
online platform that will enable consumers to watch
any movie of their PVR choice at a theatre of their
choice.
The National-Eligibility-cum-Entrance-Test (NEET)
has introduced limits on the number of times
aspirants can attempt the paper and the age of the
candidates. The age limit for the aspirants has been
set to 25 years whereas those from reserved
categories can take the test till they turn 30. Further,
the number of attempts for the candidates has been
restricted to three.
February 7:69th Nowshera DayTo honour the
sacrifice of jawans who sacrifice their lives while
fighting against Pakistani enemy at the border line
town of Nowshera in 1947.
February 6: The International Day of Zero Tolerance
to Female Genital Mutilation is a United Nations
(UN) campaign held on February 6 to stop genital
mutilation to girls and women.2017 Theme: Building
a solid and interactive bridge between Africa and
the world to accelerate ending FGM by 2030.
4 February: World Cancer Day has observed on
04th February all over the world. Tagline - We can.
I can.
World Wetlands Day: 2nd February
World Wetlands Day is observed on 2nd February
to marking the date of the adoption of the
Convention on Wetlands or Ramsar Convention on
2 February 1971.
2017 Theme: Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction
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CURRENT AFFAIRS
MCQs
1. India won which medal at the Asian 18. Which of the following became the first
10. India has committed how much in soft
Rugby Sevens Trophy? cashless township in India?
loans to Nepal?
a. Gold b. Silver a. GNFC
a. USD 350 million
c. Bronze d. Fourth position b. GIFT-TECH
b. USD 360 million
2. UDAN will see number of airports in c. Both of the above
c. USD 370 million
India rise to ________. d. None of the above
d. USD 340 million
a. 45 b. 50 19. Which state government launched the e-
11. Indian economy, according to India
c. 55 d. 60 Prison project in Feb 2017?
Ratings and Research, will grow at __
3. HAL signed an MoU with which a. HP
in the next fiscal.
government agency in Aero India 2017? b. Uttarakhand
a. 7.2% b. 7.3%
a. DRDO b. NIHFW c. UP
c. 7.4% d. 7.5%
c. ISRO d. CPWD d. J & K
12. Which country has the highest
4. Which Indian health body has been given 20. Who is the new ICAI president for 2017-
premature deaths due to ozone
maximum ratings by WHO for vaccine 2018?
pollution?
regulation? a. Nilesh Vikamsey
a. India
a. NRAI b. Nilesh Mehta
b. Bangladesh
b. FSSAI c. Nilesh Singh
c. Pakistan
c. NIH d. None of the above
d. None of the above
d. NIHFW 21. Which bowler became the fastest to take
13. Who resigned from the Trump
5. Which former CJI passed away on 19th 250 wickets in Test matches?
administration after winning a post as
Feb 2017? a. Dennis Lillee
NSA?
a. Altamas Kabir b. Brett Lee
a. Michael Flynn
b. CP Thakur c. Waqar Younis
b. Nikki Haley
c. JS Khehar d. Ravichandran Ashwin
c. Ajit Pai
d. Justice Kania 22. Who is the first Indian to be made a TD
d. None of the above
6. Which countrys ambassador has been (Technical Delegate) by International
14. The half brother of which countrys
summoned by Malaysia over an Basketball Federation (FIBA)?
leader was assassinated in Malaysia?
assassination allegation? a. Norman Isaac
a. North Korea
a. South Korea b. Norman Thomas
b. South Korea
b. North Korea c. Norman Simmons
c. Japan
c. China d. None of the above
d. None of the above
d. Japan 23. Who won the Laureus World Sports
15. Which veteran AP photographer won
7. Scientists have created an origami shield Award 2017?
the World Press award 2017?
to protect law officers from _______ a. Usain Bolt
a. Nick Ut
a. Gunfire b. Simona Biles
b. Rodrigo Abd
b. Missiles c. Both a and b
c. Burhan Ozbilici
c. Bombs d. Neither of the above
d. None of the above
d. Poisonous gas 24. Which government won the motion of
16. PAN will now be issued on real time
8. What does IoT stand for? confidence with just 5 votes?
basis using?
a. Internet of Telecom a. Irish
a. Aadhaars e-KYC facility
b. Internet of Things b. Scottish
b. AEPS
c. Internet of Today c. British
c. UPI
d. Internet of Tomorrow d. None of the above
d. None of the above
9. According to the Lancet Countdown, air 25. Where will the Food Legumes Research
17. SC has imprisoned which TN CM
pollution in India kills how many Platform be set up?
aspirant?
people per minute? a. MP
a. VK Sasikala
a. 2 b. 3 b. UP
b. OPS
c. 4 d. 5 c. HP
c. K. Palaniswami
d. AP
d. None of the above
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26. What is Saras? c. Abhiman Kaushal 46. Which NASA mission is studying
a. Civil aircraft d. Both a and c Ceres?
b. Light transport aircraft 36. China is launching its first cargo a. Cassini
c. Military aircraft resupply spacecraft called __________ b. Juno
d. Both a and b a. Tanzhou-1 c. Chandrayaan
27. Scientists have used genetic engineering b. Tianzhou-1 d. Dawn
to guard against addiction to _______. c. Dianzhou-1 47. What is NxGnMiFu-2017?
a. Marijuana d. None of the above a. An international conference on
b. LSD 37. Career diplomat __________ is next gen technologies
c. Cocaine Pakistans first woman foreign b. A global mining and fuel industries
d. None of the above secretary. conference
28. Who was sworn in as the next TN CM? a. Tamima Janjua c. Both of the above
a. Edapaddi Palaniswami b. Tehmina Janjua d. Neither of the above
b. O. Panneerselvam c. Tamima Abdul Basit 48. Who has become the first and only Indian
c. Sasikala Natarajan d. None of the above to win Grand Prix motorsport?
d. None of the above 38. Which engineering major has entered into a. Jehan Daruvala
29. Which Indian origin actor won the a JV with MBDA for joint missile b. Trehan Daruvala
BAFTA for best actor in supporting development? c. Vehan Daruvala
role? a. L&T d. None of the above
a. Frieda Pinto b. Honeywell 49. IMF has opened SARTTAC. What does
b. Dev Patel c. TASL it stand for?
c. Saaed Jaffrey d. None of the above a. South Asia Training and Technical
d. None of the above 39. India ranked at which position in the Assistance Centre
30.Who has been appointed ASSOCHAMs Index of Economic Freedom? b. South Asia Technical and Training
new president? a. 142 b. 143 Assistance Centre
a. Balkrishna Goenka c. 144 d. 145 c. South America Technical and
b. Kiran Kumar Grandhi 40. Who has won the 2016 Vyas Samman? Training Assistance Centre
c. Sandeep Jajodia a. Surendra Verma d. South America Training and
d. None of the above b. Surendra Singh Technical Assistance Centre
31. Which world famous Japanese manga c. Surendra Mehta 50. India has joined which UNICEF-WHO
artist has passed away on 11th Feb d. Surendra Arora network?
2017? 41. Name the winner of the Brand Laureates a. Network for Improving Quality
a. Jino Taniguchi Legendary Award for 2017. of Care for Maternal, Newborn
b. Jiro Taniguchi a. Steve Jobs and Child Health
c. Jiko Taniguchi b. Mark Zuckerberg b. Network for Improving Quality
d. None of the above c. Ratan Tata of Care for Maternal and Child
32. Where has the worlds first scuba d. Lata Mangeshkar Health
restaurant, The Pearl opened? 42. Where was the first Indian Seed Congress c. Network for Improving Quality
a. Brussels held? of Care for Maternal, Newborn
b. Copenhagen a. Kolkata Health
c. Paris b. Mumbai d. Network for Improving Quality
d. Milan c. Delhi of Care for Maternal, Newborn
33. Which country is home to the worlds d. Chennai and Child Disease Eradication
longest elevated bike path? 43. How many legislators did EK 51. Merger of SBI with how many
a. Japan Palaniswami need in a 234 member subsidiaries was approved on 15th Feb
b. India legislature to secure TN CMs post? 2017?
c. China a. 116 b. 177 a. 4
d. South Korea c. 117 d. 127 b. 5
34. Which famous singer(s) won 5 44. New Zealand is sitting atop a new c. 6
Grammies in 2017? continent called __________ d. 7
a. Adele a. Zealandia 52. According to a report by India Ratings
b. David Bowie b. Zealander and Research (Ind-Ra) banks need how
c. Both a and b c. Zealandasia much capital to sustain 8-9% growth?
d. Beyonce d. None of the above a. INR 90,000 crore
35. Which Indian tabla player(s) have won 45. For the first time, Pakistan launched b. INR 91,000 crore
the Grammy in 2017? strikes against terrorists in ________ c. INR 92,000 crore
a. Sandeep Das a. Afghanistan b. Syria d. INR 93,000 crore
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53. India, UAE trade is set to hit $100 billion a) Ravindra Jadeja 71. ____________ company has patented
by _______. b) Amit Mishra for convertible dual mode
a. 2019 b. 2020 c) Mohammed Shami headphones that can be transformed
c. 2021 d. 2022 d) Ravichandran Ashwin into stereo speakers.
54. India and which country inked a pact to 63. Max Stckl downhill rider who created a) Skull Candy
boost economic cooperation? world record record top speed of over b) BOSE
a. Croatia 167 kmph belongs to which country? c) Google
b. Malaysia a) Canada d) Apple
c. Indonesia b) France 72. Who has been elected as Haitis President
d. Crimea c) Austria and will serve a five-year term.
55. ISRO has launched how many satellites d) Germany a) Alexandre Ption
in a single mission, on 15th Feb 2017? 64. The topic in which Election Commission b) Jovenel Moise
a. 102 b. 103 has asked the HRD Ministry to c) Lysius Salomon
c. 104 d. 105 introduce in secondary school syllabus d) Michel Oreste
56. Who has become the first female Director is? 73. Who is the first batsman to score a triple
of Indian Institute of Management a) electoral literacy hundred in a T20 match at any level
Sirmaur? b) Indian Politics a) Nathu Singh
a) Dharani Sundharam c) Election Laws b) R Lamba
b) Asha Roy d) Political Law c) N Kaur Patel
c) Neelu Rohmetra 65. The worlds largest online examination d) Mohit Ahlawat
d) Amrita Devi with nearly 92 lakh candidates has been 74. The first indian flim to win the Hivor
57. The second edition of the International conducted by which department? Tiger Award at International Film
Spice Conference held in? a) Indian oil Corporation Festival of Rotterdam ?
a) Pune b) UPSC a) Neerja
b) Thiruvanantapuram c) Indian Railways b) Pink
c) Visakhapatnam d) NTPC Limited c) Phobia
d) Hyderabad 66. A small ingestible battery that is powered d) Sexy Durga
58. ISRO has launched its 39th flight (PSLV- by the acidic fluids in the stomach has 75. Ratan Tata has introduced a bus named
C37) which has ______ number of been designed by ___________ ________ , to spread awareness about
satellites , which includes 714 kg a) IIT Bombay Indias first private moon mission
Cartosat-2 series satellite. b) Stanford University a) Moonshot Wheels
a) 104 b) 112 c) Massachusetts Institute of b) Moon Lander
c) 96 d) 99 Technology c) Moon not far away
59. Which country has recently won d) University of California d) Lander Moon
Twenty20 World Cup for Blind which 67. India and _______ country has bought 76. ______ state government has proposed
held in India ? amendment for their existing bilateral that to cut the pay of employees if
a) Australia taxation treaty to prevent tax evasion. they dont care of their parents.
b) Pakistan a) Myanmar b) Austria a) Assam
c) Sri Lanka c) Ethiopia d) UAE b) Arunachal Pradesh
d) India 68. Gaurav Kapur has been recently c) Haryana
60. The 2017 National productivity week appointed as the chief economist of d) Kerala
celebrated in the period of ? _____ bank 77. Which state has implemented a
a) 10th to 16th of January a) IndusInd Bank paperless system called e-Cabinet .
b) 12th to 18th of February b) Federal Bank a) Karnataka
c) 21st to 27th of March c) Canara Bank b) Arunachal Pradesh
d) 9th to 15th of March d) South Indian Bank c) Tamil Nadu
61. Mariya Savinova-Farnosova whose 69. Recently Lok Sabha passed the bill d) West Bengal
London 2012 Olympic gold medal of Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 78. Department of Posts has decided to
which sport is acquired back buy failing 2017 which makes employers to pay open ____ number of Post Office
in the doping test? wages to workers through ________ Passport Seva Kendras (POPSK) in
a) Long Jump a) Cash b) DD various States.
b) 110Meters Hurdles c) NEFT d) Cheque a) 102 b) 75
c) Triple Jump 70. ________ Act passed in US senate c) 31 d) 56
d) 800-meter proposed to reduce the number of green 79. An explosion and fire accident occurred
62. Name the Indian cricketer who created card or Legal Permanent Residency recently in _______ nuclear power
a record of taking 250 test wickets in issued every year to half. plant in France.
least number of matches in his 45th a) RAISE b) CONTROL a) Penly
Test ? c) FACT d) RAPID b) Superphnix

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c) Cattenom 88. Odisha state got sanctioned Rs. 96. Sheela Balakrishnan who resigned as
d) Flamanville ________ for railway industrial _____ state government administrative
80. What is the Repo Rate announced by projects and rail infrastructure advisor .
RBI in 6th Bi-monthly meet of 2016- development from central government. a) Tamil Nadu
17 FY. a) 6,024 crore b) Karnataka
a) 5.75% b) 3,342 crore c) Bihar
b) 6.25% c) 5,102 crore d) Assam
c) 5.5% d) 4,316 crore 97. _______ actress has been appointed the
d) 6.75% 89. In which state assembly election has set new ambassador of the Swachh Bharat
81. Uber has launched a service named up pink polling booths in the state to campaign.
_______ which will allow users to hire encourage women voters to cast their a) Deepika Padukone
a cab for up to 12 hours. votes? b) Katrina Kaif
a) UberRENT a) Punjab c) Anushka Sharma
b) UberTrip b) Assam d)Priyanka Chopra
c) UberHIRE c) Bihar 98. From union budget 2017 government
d) UberSHOP d) Goa aims to issue Aadhaar-based smart
82. Mission-Eleven-Million launched by 90. Negotiations on free trade agreement cards with details of health conditions
ministry of sports focus on ______ were held between Mexico and ____ to _______
sports. a) Spain a) Pregnant women
a) Tennis b) Colombia b) All citizens
b) Cricket c) Cuba c) New born babies
c) Hockey d) Turkey d) Senior citizens
d) Football 91. The former Central Bureau of 99. Income tax for persons earning Rs.3-5
83. Tata steel has signed definitive Investigation director who recently lakh per annum has been reduced to
agreements with _____ for sale of its passed away ? _____
speciality steel business for total a) Alok Verma a) 7% b) 5%
consideration of 100 million pounds. b) Joginder Singh c) 6% d) 12%
a) Liberty House c) D. P. Kohli 100. According to union budget 2017 the
b) Firth Brown Steels d) Sunil Kumar Jha Defence Budget raised by 10% to
c) Lancashire Steel Corporation 92. _________ Airlines company in India ________
d) British Steel Limited has started a service from New Delhi a) Rs.1,94,000 crore
84. An important person in UK who has to Dulles International Airport in b) Rs.2,32,000 crore,
given up his US citizenship ? suburb of Washington DC which is of c) Rs. 2,59,000 crore,
a) Theresa May non-stop journey. d) Rs. 2,74,000 crore
b) Boris Johnson a) IndiGo 101. Finance Minister has announced that
c) Amber Rudd b) Jet Airways transactions through cash is limited to
d) Michael Fallon c) Air India _______ ?
85. TRAI Telecom regulator has forced d) Spicejet a) 3 lakhs b) 3.5 lakhs
penalty of rupees ______ for 93. 10th edition of Sula Festival held in c) 5 lakhs d) 1.5 lakhs
companies including BSNL, Airtel, and ________ 102. Two new All India Institutes of Medical
Vodafone, for poor service. a) Nagpur , Maharashtra Sciences (AIIMS) institute to be set up
a) 13 crore b) Jabalpur , Madhya Pradesh in _______ and _______ .
b) 11 crore c) Cuttack, Odisha a) Kolkata and Hyderabad
c) 9.5 crore d) Nashik, Maharashtra. b) Jaipur and Surat
d) 12 crore 94. ________ has become the Principal c) Jharkhand and Gujarat
86. Theme of world cancer day 2017? Economic Adviser in the Ministry of d) Bhopal and Indore
a) Together , We Can Finance. 103. A Kerala politician and member of
b) We can, only We can a) M. M. Sachdeva parliament who passed away at the age
c) Together , We fight for it. b) Pankaj Gupta of 78 ?
d) We can. I can. c) Om Dutt Sharma a) Sunderlal Patwa
87. ___________ has been appointed as the d) Sanjeev Sanyal b) E Ahamed
managing director and chief executive 95. World Cancer Day is celebrated on? c) Suresh Kalmadi
officer of National Stock Exchange a) February 12th d) Abhishek Singhvi
(NSE) b) February 15th 104. UNICEF has launched an appeal for
a) Vikram Limaye c) February 4th _______ US Dollar to help 48 million
b) Anshu Jain d) January 28th children caught up in crises worldwide
c) Azim Premji a) 2.5 billion b) 3.6 billion
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105. 31st Surajkund International Crafts 114. What is the theme of 2nd edition of 122. What version of BHIM app recently
Mela held at _______ Hunar Haat held at Newdelhi ? launched by National Payments
a) Maharashtra a) Crafts Cuisine Kea Sangam Corporation of India (NPCI) ?
b) Haryana b) Welcome ka Craft Kim a) Windows
c) Bihar c) Crafts ka sangam b) Android
d) Karnataka d) Crafts Aur Cuisine Ka Sangam c) iOS
106. ________ state government has 115. The 11th biennial edition of d) Linux
introduced civil service awards for state International Aerospace and Defence 123. Which former player recently given an
government employees who excellence Exhibition - Aero India 2017 held in ? ambassadorial role by football
in public administration. a) Bengaluru governing body FIFA ?
a) Haryana b) Mumbai a) Diego Maradona
b) Gujarat c) New Delhi b) Pel
c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Kolkata c) Ferenc Pusks
d) Manipur 116. Hindustan Motors sold the Ambassador d) Ronaldinho
107. _______ country has passed a law car brand to Peugeot car manufacturer 124. Denmark-based prototype 9-megawatt
retroactively legalising about 4,000 for the amount of ? wind turbine V164 which broke the
homes built on settlements in the a) Rs. 78 crore world record for energy generation by
occupied West Bank. b) Rs. 42 crore achieving kilowatt-hours over 24
a) Portugal b) Israel c) Rs. 80 crore hours.
c) Gambia d) Sudan d) Rs. 95 crore a) 2,16,000
108. The company which has won the 117. Who has become the Chairman of b) 1,46,000
exclusive rights to manufacture and sell markets regulator, Securities and c) 2,23,000
BlackBerry handsets in India ? Exchange Board of India (SEBI)by d) 1,91,000
a) Infocom Mobiles replacing UK Sinha ? 125. The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic
b) Lurex Tech Infra a) Ajay Tyagi event to be held in _______
c) Maxx Iter Tech b) Aswin Murthy a) Tokyo, Japan
d) Optiemus Infracom c) Bijeesh Chandru b) Beijing, China
109. I&B Ministry earned nearly _______ d) d)Ragu johim c) Paris , France
by selling old junk and trash that had 118. Kheleo official mascot of FIFA U-17 d) London , United Kingdom
accumulated over the years. World Cup 2017 refers to which 126. __________ has been appointed as the
a) Rs.25 lakh animal? U.S Secretary of State.
b) Rs.12 lakh a) Peacock a) Wilbur Ros
c) Rs.15 lakh b) Elephant b) Elaine Chao
d) Rs.11.5 lakh c) Monkey c) Joe Hagin
110. ________ government approved the d) leopard d) Rex Tillerson
proposal to construct 6,178 flats to 119. Which state government has planned 127. Who is the present Prime Minister of
rehabilitate the slum dwellers. to raise a wild sanctuary to grow Muga United Kingdom ?
a) Punjab cocoon ? a) David Mundell
b) Rajasthan a) Manipur b) Theresa May
c) Delhi b) Goa c) Liam Fox
d) Andhra Pradesh c) Assam d) Theresa Mary
111. India Education Fair for Sri Lankan d) Madhya Pradesh 128. Recently ______ company has become
students held at _______ 120. The name of the sand artist who created the worlds most valuable brand with a
a) Kandy Guinness World Record by building the brand by dethroning Apple company.
b) Colombo worlds tallest sand castle. a) LinkedIn
c) Chennai a) Jim Denevan b) Facebook
d) Galle b) Sudarsan Pattnaik c) Google
112. Chhattisgarh government requested all c) Radovan Zivny d) Cicso
the schools of the state to celebrate Feb d) Helena Bangert 129. The new short story titled The Sons
14th as ? 121. What has been given to the female voters of the Dragon was writteurned
a) Matru Pitru Diwas in Uttar Pradesh as an a) David Baldacci
b) Manava Diwas acknowledgement ? b) George RR Martin
c) Dry Day a) Pink Teddy Bear c) Nora Roberts
d) State Union Diwas b) Plants d) Dean Koontz
113. International Day of Women and Girls c) Umbrella 130. _________ state recently opened
in Science is celebrated on which day ? d) red rose restaurant in a retired Air India Airbus
a) Jan 29th b) Feb 11th A320
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b) Uttar Pradesh 139. According to recent budget report 2017 d) Uttar Pradesh
c) Gujarat Fiscal deficit in the first nine months 149. Ahead of the first phase of polling in
d) Punjab of 2016-17 touched _______ per cent Uttar Pradesh, the Delhi government
131. ________ has been appointed as the of the Budget estimate has ordered to observe _____ day.
Chief Business Officer of Uber. a) 95.6 b) 91.2 a) Polling Day
a) Madhu Kannan c) 97.4 d) 93.9 b) Democratic Day
b) Amit Jain 140. Three Airports in ________ country c) No-Alcoholic Day
c) Bhavish Aggarwal have recently abolished security checks d) Dry Day
d) Nitin Seth for the first time in nearly 50 years. 150. _______ company has planned to give
132. US President Donald Trump appoints a) Liberia b) Peru training 2.5 crore Africans in the next
_________ Secretary of State for the c) Scotland d) Laos five years for free under its digital-skills
country . 141. In recent budget 2017 the tax for small training program.
a) Wilbur Ross Jr. companies with annual turnover of up a) Google b) Wipro
b) Rex Tillerson to Rs.50 crore will be reduced to___? c) IBM d) Intel
c) Andrew Puzder a) 15% b) 22% 151. Which bank has recently opened three
d) Scott Pruitt c) 20% d) 25% completely automated branches in the
133. ________ shuttle player who recently 142. Water Taxi Services which is recently US which do not employ any human.
became become the World No 1 Junior launched in ______river . a) JPMorgan Chase
Badminton player . a) Yamuna b) Narmada b) Bank of America
a) Eshan c) Chambal d) Sutlej c) Morgan Stanley
b) Sahil Chandru 143. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural d) None of these
c) Lakshya Sen Employment Guarantee Act 152. What is the position of India in
d) Jayesh yadhav (MGNREGA) has recently got the international Intellectual Property (IP)
134. The 40th anniversary of National Rail highest allocation of budget amount ___ index ?
Museum is celebrated in ______ a) Rs. 52,000 crore a) 45th b) 43rd
a) Mumbai b) Rs. 48,000 crore c) 39th d) 41st
b) Ahmadabad c) Rs. 42,000 crore 153. Maria Sharapova has offered with
c) Kanpur d) Rs. 39,500 crore wildcard entry in ______ tournament.
d) New Delhi 144.______ has decide to form a advisory a) French open
135. ________ is the new garden of committee on financial technology or b) U S open
Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi opened fintech-related issues. c) Italian Open
to the public from February 5. a) SEBI b) RBI d) Madrid Open
a) Indus Gardens c) SBI d) EXIM 154. ________ has been appointed as the
b) Mughal Gardens 145. Nobel laureate Sir Peter Mansfield who new Attorney General of the United
c) Botanical Gardens died recently is famous for ______? States.
d) Hindustani Gardens a) CT Scanner a) Jeff Sessions
136. ______ country issued ban on visas b) ECG b) John F Kelly
for travellers belonging to Pakistan, c) MRI scanner c) Dan Coats
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria to d) Ecmo d) Rick Perry
prevent entry of radical Islamic 146. _______ country has started taking 155. Assam government got permission from
terrorists. fingerprints of all foreign visitors, aged centre for use of drones for vigilance
a) Kuwait b) Germany between 14 to 70, at Airport. at?
c) Russia d) India a) Japan b) China a) Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
137. The American telecom company c) Ireland d) Australia b) Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park
______ which announced its launch of 147. Elahiganj the first village in _______ to c) Kaziranga national park
5G wireless network with a maximum ban sale and consumption of alcohol d) Manas National Park
speed of 400Mbps in two US cities. and narcotics. 156. The scheme PMGDSA for digitally
a) Verizon Wireless a) Assam literate got approval from central
b) T-Mobile US b) West Bengal government ,in which S stands for?
c) AT&T c) Arunachal Pradesh a) Swatch b) Sahyog
d) Sprint Corporation d) Odisha c) Saksharta d) Sadak
138. Olympic and Paralympic medals for 148. 553 polling booth of _______ state 157. A school student who receives Rs.1
the Tokyo 2020 Games will be made will equipped with Voter Verifiable lakh from Himachal Pradesh CM for
from recycled _________ ? Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) for its saving the lives of 15 students last year.
a) Car assembly elections. a) Akil Sharma
b) Mobile phones a) Uttarakhand b) Ananth Parvesh
c) Bullets b) Goa c) Praful Sharma
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158. The 17th session of BIMSTEC senior 166. Mosque named _______ be powered 175. A joint military exercise recently host
officials meeting held in ________ 100% by solar energy. by Indian Coast Guard and ______
a) Beijing a) Babri Masjid country counter parts.
b) Hong kong b) Atala Mosque a) Bangladesh
c) Dhaka c) Ambar Mosque b) UAE
d) Kathmandu d) Tezu Jama Mosque c) Sri Lanka
159. _______ has won Womens Singles title 167. The Oil and Natural Gas Corp has d) Brazil
of 81st Senior National Badminton replaced Rajiv Gandhi name with 176. __________ resigned from the boards
Championships tournament played in ________ for its Urja Bhawan building. of Ola and Snapdeal due to personal
Patna. a) Guru Nanak reasons and other obligations.
a) Reshma Karthik b) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya a) Yumin Mao
b) Najma Roshan c) Syama Prasad Mookerjee b) Trabuco Cappi
c) Saveetha Sandeep d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee c) Jonathan Bullock
d) Rituparna Das 168. ___________ has recently resigned as d) John Cryan
160. The Indian freedom fighter and Netaji the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. 177. Englands Test team cricket captain who
Subhas Chandra Boses driver ______, a) J Jayalalithaa recently resigned is ______?
who passed away at age 116. b) V K Sasikala a) Andrew strauss
a) Nizamuddin c) O Panneerselvam b) Ian Bell
b) Pingali Venkayya d) M K Stalin c) Joe Root
c) Sindhutai Sakpal 169. The Cyclothon was organized by the d) Alastair Cook
d) Asaf Ali Petroleum Conservation Research 178. Asian Junior Squash Championships
161. __________ has been appointed as the Association (PCRA) to create 2017 held in _____
the acting CEO of Prasar Bharati. awareness with tag line as ________ a) China
a) T.S.Vijayan a) Conserve Fuel and Save Future b) Japan
b) b)Ugesh Nadhan b) Use Cycle and Conserve Fuel c) Hong Kong
c) Rajiv Singh c) Plant trees and Save Future d) Turkey
d) Akhil Sharma d) Plant Trees and End pollution 179. Central government has announced
162. _________ company has patented for 170. _________ state has launched as 100% penalty for cash transaction over
new 2-in-1 laptop with a curved scheme called Chief Minister Samagra _____
display. Gramya Unnayan Yojana, (CMSGUY) a) 2 Lakhs b) 3 Lakhs
a) Hewlett-Packard a) Jharkhand c) 2. 5 Lakhs d) 5 Lakhs
b) Apple b) Odisha 180. International Day of Zero Tolerance
c) Lenovo c) Mizoram for Female Genital Mutilation is
d) Intel d) Assam celebrated on ______
163. Explanation: American technology 171. Indian Coast Guard ship _________ , a) 16th January
major Intel has patented a 2-in-1 laptop which sent on a four day good will b) 6th February
with a curved display. mission to UAE c) 4th February
The Indian-origin British sculptor who a) INS Prahar d) 11th March
won Israels Genesis Prize for his b) Samudra Pavak 181. The Railways Ministry is planning to
commitment to Jewish values. c) Rajdhwaj construct 240-kilometre railway in
a) Rahul Rahim d) Tir (A86) _____ union territory
b) Anish Kapoor 172. 2017 FIBA Womens Asia Cup a) Andaman and Nicobar
c) Ugesh Kapoor basketball tournament will be hosted b) Daman and Diu
d) Karun Dev by _______ c) Chandigarh
164. Google in collaboration with fashion a) Malaysia b) Philippines d) Lakshadweep
brand H&M develop an Android app c) Russia d) India 182. _________ country signed a climate
called __________ 173. The record of worlds longest non-stop bill aimed at cutting all greenhouse gas
a) Design@Dress commercial flight journey between emissions in the country by 2045.
b) Data_Dress Doha and Auckland by ________ a) Turkey
c) #DressCode a) Qatar Airways b) Cuba
d) Pattern Dress b) Etihad Airways c) South Korea
165. _______ state has introduced first c) Air New Zealand d) Sweden
Smart Police Station. d) Air Nelson 183. Alibaba has developed a mobile app
a) Karnataka 174. Jharkhand government has announced _______ which helped Chinese
b) Bihar _____ reservation to sports persons authorities recover 611 missing
c) Rajasthan in government jobs. children last year.
d) Andhra Pradesh a) 10% b) 5% a) Tuanyuan
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c) Haamino 193. Name the person who quits from ANSWER KEYS
d) Search business advisory council of US
184. Recently the Minister of State for President Donald Trump ? 1. b 2. b 3. d 4. a
Health and Family Welfare has launched a) Vishal Sikka 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. b
a vaccination campaign for ______ and b) Chuck Robbins 9. b 10. d 11. c 12. a
________ disease c) Neemuchwala 13. a 14. a 15. c 16. a
a) Measles and Polio d) Travis Kalanick 17. a 18. a 19. d 20. a
b) Swine Flu and Dengue 194. Indian snooker player Pankaj Advani 21. d 22. a 23. c 24. a
c) Swine Flue and Hepatitis recently won the Indian National 25. a 26. d 27. c 28. a
d) Measles and Rubella Snooker Championship title , which is 29. b 30. c 31. b 32. a
185. Biomimetic tree that mimics the his ___ national title. 33. c 34. c 35. d 36. b
branches and leaves of a cottonwood a) 25th b) 29th 37. b 38. a 39. b 40. a
tree and generates electricity when its c) 27th d) 31st 41. d 42. a 43. c 44. a
artificial leaves sway in the wind works 195. ________ company has recently
45. a 46. d 47. c 48. a
on ______ principle launched its new sub-brand Tamo
49. a 50. a 51. b 52. b
a) Photo electric under which the company will premiere
b) Solar 53. b 54. a 55. c 56. c
its first supercar Futuro.
c) Piezoelectric a) Tata Motors 57. b 58. a 59. d 60. b
d) Hyper pressure b) Ferrari S.p.A. 61. d 62. d 63. c 64. a
186. Arunachal Pradesh has proposed new c) Nissan 65. c 66. c 67. b 68. a
railway line at an elevation of 9,000 d) Maruthi 69. d 70. a 71. d 72. b
feet linking Bhalukpong and ______ 196. ICICI Bank allows its customers to 73. d 74. d 75. a 76. a
a) Tawang b) Tezu process UPI transactions via digital 77. b 78. d 79. d 80. b
c) Itanagar d) Bomdila wallet app PhonePe which is owned 81. c 82. d 83. a 84. b
187. Indian cricketer who featured in the by _______? 85. b 86. d 87. a 88. c
latest cover page of Wisden Cricketers a) Freecharge 89. d 90. d 91. b 92. c
Almanack ? b) Airtel 93. d 94. d 95. c 96. a
a) M. S. Dhoni c) Paytm 97. c 98. d 99. b 100. d
b) Virat Kohli d) Flipkart 101. a 102. c 103. b 104. d
c) Ashwin 197. All India Radio has launched a special 105. b 106. c 107. b 108. d
d) Sourav Ganguly FM radio station at ______ in
109. c 110. c 111. b 112. a
188. ________ has recommended Reserve Maharashtra state.
Bank of India to reduce the intrest rate 113. b 114. d 115. a 116. c
a) Aurangabad
by 0.75% b) Nashik 117. a 118. d 119. c 120. b
a) SEBI b) Assocham c) Mahabaleshwar 121. d 122. c 123. a 124. a
c) SBI d) IMF d) Sainagar Shirdi 125. a 126. d 127. b 128. c
189. The worlds smallest pacemaker which 198. According to union budget 2017 129. b 130. d 131. a 132. b
is as big as a large vitamin capsule government aims to achieve 100% rural 133. c 134. b 135. d 136. a
invented by ________ electrification by _________ ? 137. c 138. b 139. d 140. c
a) Indian Scientists a) March 31, 2018 141. d 142. a 143. b 144. a
b) US. Scientists b) May 1, 2018 145. c 146. b 147. b 148. a
c) France Scientists c) December 31 , 2018 149. d 150. c 151. b 152. b
d) Brazil Scientists d) April 1, 2019 153. d 154. a 155. c 156. c
190. Bashar al-Assad is the president of 199. Which state govt. has decided to conduct 157. c 158. d 159. d 160. a
_______ country ? the bull-card race named Kambala by 161. c 162. d 163. b 164. b
a) Ethiopia b) Niger amending law in line of Jallikattu of 165. d 166. c 167. b 168. c
c) Syria d) Cuba Tamil Nadu?
169. a 170. d 171. b 172. d
191. February 3rd is celebrated as _____? a) Maharashtra
173. a 174. c 175. b 176. c
a) National Women Physicians Day b) Bihar
b) World Day of Social Justice 177. d 178. c 179. b 180. b
c) Punjab
c) World Wetland Day d) Karnataka 181. a 182. d 183. a 184. d
d) World consumer rights day 200. Which country has decided to set up a 185. c 186. a 187. b 188. b
192. The Apple company is going to start personal states and inheritance court 189. b 190. c 191. a 192. c
its manufacturing unit in ___________ for Non-Muslims? 193. d 194. b 195. a 196. d
a) Ahmadabad a) Iraq b) Kuwait 197. d 198. b 199. d 200. d
b) Pune c) Syria d) UAE
c) Bangalore
d) Amaravathi
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G.K. QUESTION
for SSC/RAILWAY
1. Which of the following Indonesian 8. Who coined the word Geography? b)Pulakesin II
regions was a victim of massive a)Ptolemy c)Narasimhasvarma Pallava
earthquake in 2004? b)Eratosthenese d)Sasanka
a)Irian Jaya b)Sumitra c)Hacataus 16. Who among the following was an
c)Kalibangan d)Java d)Herodatus illiterate?
2. The first non-stop air-conditioned 9. Which of the following is called the a)Jahangir
DURANTO train was flagged off ecological hot spot of India? b)Shah Jahan
between a)Western Ghats c)Akbar
a)Sealdah-New Delhi b)Eastern Ghats d)Aurangazeb
b)Mumbai-Howrah c)Western Himalayas 17. Which Governor General is associated
c)Bangalore Howarh d)Eastern Himalayas with Doctrine of Lapse?
d)Chennai-New Delhi 10. The art and science of map making is a)Lord Ripon
3. India and U.S. have decided to finalise called b)Lord Dalhousie
agreements related to which of the a)Remote Sensing c)Lord Bentinck
following? b)Cartography d)Lord Curzon
a)Trade and Investment c)Photogrammetry 18. India attained Dominion Status on
b)Intellectual Property d)Mapping a)15th January, 1947
c)Traditional Knowledge 11. The age of the Earth can be determined b)15th August, 1947
d)All of the above by c)15th August, 1950
4. Which one of the following states does a)Geological Time Scale d)15th October, 1947
not form part of Narmada River basin? b)Radio-Metric Dating 19. Despotism is possible in a
a)Madhya Pradesh c)Gravity method a)One party state
b)Rajasthan d)Fossilization method b)Two party state
c)Gujarat 12. The monk who influenced Ashoka to c)Multi Party state
d)Maharashtra embrace Buddhism was d)Two and Multi party state
5. Which of the following countries has a)Vishnu Gupta 20. Marx belonged to
recently become the third largest b)Upa Gupta a)Germany b)Holland
market for Twitter? c)Brahma Gupta c)France d)Britain
a)China b)India d)Brihadratha 21. Which one of the following is the
c)Brazil d)Indonesia 13. The declaration that Democracy is a guardian of Fundamental Rights?
6. The exchange of commodities between Government of the people by the a)Legislature
two countries is referred as people; for the people was made by b)Executive
a)Balance of trade a)George Washington c)Political parties
b)Bilateral trade b)Winston Churchill d)Judiciary
c)Volume of trade c)Abraham Lincoln 22. Sarkaria Commission was concerned
d)Multilateral trade d)Theodore Roosevelt with
7. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be checked 14. The Lodi dynasty was founded by a)Administrative Reforms
by a)Ibrahim Lodi b)Electoral Reforms
a)Afforestation b)Sikandar Lodi c)Financial Reforms
b)Terrace cultivation c)Bahlol Lodi d)Centre State relations
c)Strip cropping d)Khizr Khan 23. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha has to
d)Contour ploughing 15. Harshvardhana was defeated by address his/her letter of resignation to
a)Prabhakaravardhanna a)Prime Minister of India

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b)President of India 32. Curie point is the temperature at which a)Mercury b)Lead
c)Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha a)Matter becomes radioactive c)Iron d)Arsenic
d)Minister of Parliamentary Affairs b)a metal loses magnetic properties. 43. Ringworm is a ________ disease.
24. A want becomes a demand only when it c)a metal loses conductivity a)Bacterial b)Protozoan
is back by the d)Transmutation of metal occurs. c)Viral d)Fungal
a)Ability to purchase 33. The isotope used for the production of 44. Pituitary gland is situated in
b)Necessity to buy atomic energy is a)the base of the heart
c)Desire to buy a)U-235 b)U-238 b)the base of the brain
d)Utility of the product c)U-234 d)U-236 c)the neck
25. The terms Micro Economics and 34. The acceleration due to gravity at the d)the abdomen
Macro Economics were coined by equator 45. Who discovered cement?
a)Alfred Marshall a) is less than that at the poles a)Agassit
b)Ragner Nurkse b) is greater than that at the poles b)Albertus Magnus
c)Ragner Frisch c) is equal to that at the poles c)Joseph Aspdin
d)J.M. Keynes d) does not depend on the earths d)Janseen
26. During periods of inflation, tax rates centripetal acceleration 46. Window 7, the latest operating system
should 35. Which of the following is not a nucleon? from Microsoft Corporation has ___
a)increase a)Proton b)Neutron Indian languages fonts.
b)decrease c)Electron d)Positron a)14 b)26
c)remain constant 36. The material used in the manufacture of c)37 d)49
d)fluctuate lead pencil is 47. TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms
27. Which is the biggest tax paying sector in a)Graphite b)Lead associated with
India? c)Carbon d)Mica a)IMF b)WTO
a)Agriculture sector 37. Angle of friction and angle of repose are c)IBRD d)IDA
b)Industrial sector a)equal to each other 48. A presidential Ordinance can remain in
c)Transport sector b)not equal to each other force
d)Banking sector c)proportional to each other a)For three months
28. Economics is what it ought to be-This d)None of the above b)For six months
statement refers to 38. Processors speed of a computer is c)For nine months
a)Normative economics measured in d)Indefinitely
b)Positive economics a)BPS b)MIPS 49. The existence of a parallel economy or
c)Monetary economics c)Baud d)Hertz Black Money
d)Fiscal economics 39. C language is a a) makes the economy more
29. The excess of price a person is to pay a)Low level language competitive
rather than forego the consumption of b)High level language b) makes the monetary policies less
the commodity is called c)Machine level language effective
a)Price d)Assembly level language c) ensures a better distribution of
b)Profit 40. What happens to a person who receives income and wealth
c)Producers surplus the wrong type of blood? d) ensures increase productive
d)Consumers surplus a) All the arteries constrict investment
30. Silver halides are used in photographic b) All the arteries dialates 50. Which of the following taxes are levied
plates because they are c) The RBCs agglutinate and collected by the centre but their
a)oxidised in air d) The spleen and lymphnodes net proceeds are wholly transferred to
b)soluble in hyposolution deteriorate states?
c)reduced by light 41. NIS stands for a) Expenditure Tax and Gift Tax
d)totally colourless a)National Infectious diseases Seminar b) Additional Duties of Excise in lieu
31. Tetra ethyle lead (TEL) is b)National Irrigation Schedule of Sales Tax
a)a catalyst in burning fossil fuel c)National Immunisation Schedule c) Stamps and Registration
b)an antioxidant d)National Information Sector d) Taxes on Advertisement
c)a reductant 42. If all bullets could not be removed from 51. Census of population in India is done
d)an antiknock compound gun shot injury of a man, it may cause after every
poisoning by a)10 years b)05 years
c)07 years d)02 years
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52. When the price of a commodity falls, b) Kingship was hereditary and the 69. Oxygen which is vital for life is a product
we can expect throne always went to the eldest of photosynthesis and comes from
a)the supply of it to increase son a)carbonates from soil
b)the demand for it to fall c) The judicial system was far more b)carbon dioxide
c)the demand for it to stay consent developed than in earlier times c)water
d)the demand for it to increase d) Land taxes increased and taxes on d)oxides of mineral elements
53. With which software company has trade and commerce decreased 70. From which part of the plant is clove,
Satyam been merged? 60. Who among the following wrote Sanskrit the commonly used spice, obtained?
a)Microsoft grammar? a)Fruit b)Flower bud
b)Tech Mahindra a)Kalidasa b)Charaka c)Stem d)Root
c)Infosys c)Panini d)Aryabhat 71. Chewing gum is made from
d)TCS 61. Who among the following was the first a)Resin b)Tannin
54. The Idea of Directive Principles of State to sign the Instruments of Accession? c)Latex d)Gum
Policy was borrowed by the framers a)The Maharaja of Baroda 72. The brain of human adult weighs about
of the Indian Constitution from the b)The Dewan of Travancore a)1200-1300 gm
Constitution of c)The Nizam of Hyderabad b)1600-2000 gm
a)South Africa d)The Raja of Jodhpur c)500-800 gm
b)the Republic of Germany 62. Which of the following was NOT d)100-200 gm
c)the Republic of Ireland composed by Harshavadhana? 73. Total number of bones in man is
d)Canada a)Harshacharita a)206 b)266
55. How many members of the Anglo-Indian b)Ratnavali c)300 d)306
community can be nominated by the c)Priyadarshika 74. Which of the following snakes killed for
President of India to the Parliament? d)Nagananda its beautiful skin has been declared an
a)1 b)2 63. The first Indian Hindi Scholar of the endangered species?
c)5 d)8 Mughal period was a)Python
56. What is Gandhis definition of Rama a)Malik Muhammed Jayasi b)King Cobra
Raj? b)Abdur Rahim c)Russels Viper
a) The rule as it was during the time c)Mulla Wajhi d)Krait
of Rama d)Chanda Bardai 75. If a boy sitting in a train, which is moving
b) Sovereignty of the people based 64. German silver, an allory, does not contain at a constant velocity, throws a ball
on pure moral authority the metal straight up into the air, the ball will
c) The greatest good of all a)Nickel b)Zinc a)fall in front of him
d) The absolute power concentrated c)Copper d)Silver b)fall behind him
in the hands of a king 65. The Pacific Ring of Fire is associated c)fall into his hand
57. Who can initiate impeachment of the with d)None of these
President? a)oil well fires 76. Intensity of gravitational field of earth
a) 1/4th members of either House of b)thermal power station is maximum at
Parliament c)volcanoes and earthquakes a)Poles
b) Half of the members of either d)forest fires b)Equator
House of Parliament 66. Which one of the following rivers forms c)Centre of earth
c) Half of the State Legislatures as estuary? d)Surface
d) 1/3 rd members of any state a)Ganga b)Tapti 77. The spokes used in the wheel of a bicycle
Legislature c)Godavari d)Mahanandi increase its
58. The non-permanent members of the 67. Which of the following is NOT correctly a)Moment of inertia
Security Council are elected for matched? b)Velocity
a)One year b)Two years a)Russia - Bauxite c)Acceleration
c)Three years d)Six months b)Mexico - Silver d)Momentum
59. Which of the following statements about c)Bolivia - Tin 78. A transformer works on the principle of
the Guptas is NOT true? d)U.S.A - Copper a)Self induction
a) They ruled mainly over parts of 68. The leading producer of aluminium in b)Mutual induction
north and central India the world is c)Generator
a)Guinea b)Jamaica d)Inverter
c)U.S.A d)Venezuela
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79. The bank cheques are processed by 89. The Government has renamed NREGA c)Hernando de Soto
using? scheme and the name associated with d)Masaaki Sato
a)OCR b)MICR the scheme is that of 97. Who among the following received both
c)OMR d)PMR a)Rajiv Gandhi Bharat Ratna and Nishan e-pakistan?
80. In a 14" TV or computer monitor, the b)Jawahar Lal Nehru a)Lal Bahadur Shastri
dimension of 14" stands for c)Mahatma Gandhi b)Morarji Desai
a)the length of the screen d)Indira Gandhi c)Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
b)the breadth of the screen 90. The US department of Energys d)Ayub Khan
c)the diagonal of the screen Brookhaven National Laboratory in 98. Karang a small lake Island has become
d)the maximum length of the screen New Yok an attempt to understand the country is first cashless Island
81. Which substance is added to make cosmic history used a giant atom karang Island is located in which state?
natural rubber more strong and bouncy? smasher and has generated temperature a)Jharkhand b)West Bengal
a)Sponge b)Sulphur of c)Manipur d)Assam
c)Chlorine d)Polythene a)52 billion degrees Celsius 99. In which among the following cities the
82. Detergents are b)85 billion degrees Celsius 58 th edition of India International
a)Sodium salts of fatty acids c)2.5 trillion degrees Celsius Garment fair (IIGF) has been
b)Sodium salts of sulphonic acids d)4 trillion degrees Celsius organised?
c)Sodium salt of benzoic acid 91. According to the Suresh Tendulkar a)New Delhi b)Kolkata
d)None of the above Committee which came out with fresh c)Chennai d)Pune
83. The noble gas used in radiotherapy is data on poverty the Below Poverty 100. The International Monetary Fund
a)neon b)argon Line (BPL) number is now (IMF) has estimated the global growth
c)radon d)xenon a)33% b)35% for 2016 at what percent?
84. Steel contains c)38% d)40.5% a)2.1 percent b)2.3 percent
a)0.1-2% carbon 92. MIRV stands for c)2.9 percent d)3.1 percent
b)5-10% carbon a) Multi-directional Independently
c)more than 10% carbon Reoriented Vehicle
d)no carbon b) Multipurpose Integrally
85. According to a report in the science targeted Revolutionary Vehicle
ANSWER KEYS
journal Nature Geoscience twenty c) Multiple Independently
four out of thirty three deltas in the targetable Re-entry Vehicle 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b
world are sinking and thus shrinking. d) Multi-dimensional Independent 5. b 6. c 7. b 8. b
The Indian delta in the Greater Peril Reentry Vehicle 9. a 10. b 11. b 12. b
category is 93. With which state is the folk dance 13. c 14. c 15. b 16. c
a)Brahmani b)Godavari Garba associated? 17. b 18. b 19. a 20. a
21. d 22. d 23. c 24. d
c)Mahanadi d)Krishna a)Rajasthan
25. d 26. a 27. b 28. a
86. The chemical (s) most commonly used b)Gujarat
29. c 30. c 31. c 32. b
for cloud seeding or artificial c)Andhra Pradesh 33. a 34. a 35. d 36. a
rainmaking is /are d)Himachal Pradesh 37. a 38. b 39. b 40. c
a)Silver Iodide 94. The Upanishads were translated by Dara 41. d 42. d 43. d 44. b
b)Sodium Chloride Shikoh in Persian under the title of 45. c 46. d 47. b 48. b
c)Dry ice or frozen carbon dioxide a)Mayma-ul-Bahrain 49. b 50. d 51. a 52. d
d)All the above b)Sirr-i-Akbar 53. b 54. c 55. b 56. c
87. Manas Sanctuary in Assam is known c)Al-Fihrist 57. a 58. b 59. d 60. c
for d)Kitabul Bayan 61. b 62. a 63. a 64. d
a)elephants b)bears 95. Who discovered North Pole? 65. c 66. b 67. a 68. b
69. a 70. b 71. c 72. a
c)tigers d)wild ass a)Amundson b)Robert Peary
73. a 74. c 75. c 76. a
88. Which of the following countries c)John Cobot d)Captain Cook
77. a 78. b 79. b 80. c
launched worlds first satellite for 96. Who is the author of the internationally 81. b 82. b 83. c 84. a
monitoring Greenhouse Gases? acclaimed book, The Mystery of 85. c 86. a 87. a 88. c
a)USA b)Russia Capital? 89. c 90. d 91. c 92. c
c)Japan d)China a)Julian Rathbone 93. b 94. b 95. b 96. c
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40 COMPUTER
MCQs
1. What is the maximum number, that each (c) F9 (d) F11 (c) Watson
of the four parts of an IP address can (e) F12 (d) Shasra-T
have? 7. At designed its first commercial modem, (e) Brain
(a) 256 (b) 512 specifically for converting digital 12. Communication between a computer and
(c) 1024 (d) 255 computer data to Analog signals for a keyboard involves ________
(e) 300 transmission across its long distance transmission.
2. Which among the following feature is network. What is the name of the (a) Automatic
not in MS-word 2007 but introduced modem? (b) Half duplex
in MS-word 2010 in illustrations under (a) Telex (c) Full duplex
Insert tab? (b) Menex (d) Simplex
(a) Picture (b) Clip art (c) Comuseri (e) None of these
(c) Shapes (d) Smart art (d) Bell 103 dataset 13. Source codes are normally written on
(e) Screen shoot (e) Data phone (a) Editor (b) Executor
3. Which among the following operation 8. Microsoft word is a word processor (c) Loader (d) Linker
facilitate the operating system to allow developed by Microsoft, in MS-word (e) None of these
more than one process to be loaded into spelling check is a feature available in 14. Pressing windows logo key + E will
the executable memory at a time and which tab? open which of the following
loaded process shares the CPU using (a) File (b) Home (a) My computer
time multiplexing? (c) Insert (d) Review (b) My document
(a) Process scheduling (e) References (c) Recycle bin
(b) Device guides 9. If you credentials to maintain the (d) Control panel
(c) Execution security of your network, then this act (e) Windows media player
(d) IPO cycle refers to the process of _______? 15. Which of the following is used for close
(e) Multiplexing (a) Authentication a tab on a browser?
4. A computer port is a specialized outlet (b) Automation (a) Ctrl + y (b) Ctrl + A
on a piece of equipment to which a (c) Firewall (c) Ctrl + W (d) Ctrl + T
plug or cable connects, which of the (d) Encryption (e) None of these
following port is used to connect video (e) Decryption 16. Which of the following is considered a
sources to TVs and monitors? 10. Which among the following is a recently vulnerability of SNMP?
(a) 3.5 mm jack debated principle that internet service (a) Clear text community strings
(b) VGA providers and governments regulating (b) Its use at TCP
(c) USB the internet should treat all data on the (c) The fact that is on by default in
(d) PS/2 internet the same, not discriminating windows 2000 server
(e) Ethernet or charging differentially by user, (d) The fact that it is on by default in
5. If we use Pie-chart, we can only insert content website, platform, application, windows XP professional
and short one data series, which among type of attached equipment or mode (e) None of these
the following chart is used to display of communication? 17. Which of the following will you require
multiple data series? (a) Comcast to hear music on your computer?
(a) Cake (b) Cookie (b) Net neutrality (a) Video card
(c) Doughnut (d) Kit kat (c) Obliquenet (b) Tape recorder
(e) Marshmallow (d) Net fraternity (c) Mouse
6. Which of the following key can be used (e) Fair web (d) Joy stick
as a shortcut to rename a folder in 11. Which among the given options is (e) Sound card
Microsoft windows and higher IBMs supercomputer? 18. What is window explorer?
versions? (a) Tihane-2 (a) A drive
(a) F2 (b) F4 (b) Sunway Taibulight (b) A personal computer

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(c) A web browser 27. Most important advantage of an IC is (a) Napier (b) Babbage
(d) A network its (c) Pascal (d) Leibnitz
(e) A file manager (a) Easy replacement in case of circuit (e) none of the above
19. The operation of computer is controlled failure 35. The range of frequencies available for
by (b) Extremely high reliability data transmission is known as
(a) Memory system (c) Reduced cost (a) Baud (b) Bandwidth
(b) Controlling system (d) Low power consumption (c) Byte (d) all of these
(c) Operating system (e) None of the above (e) None of these
(d) Processing system 28. What is the name given to the molecular 36. Which of the following is considered a
(e) none of these scale computer? direct entry input device?
20. What is the other name of the external (a) Femo computer (a) Optical scanner
devices like printers, keyboards and (b) Nano computer (b) Mouse
modems? (c) Super computer (c) Light-pen
(a) Peripheral (d) Micro computer (d) Digitizer
(b) External hardware device (e) None of these (e) all of the above
(c) Add on device 29. Who is considered the Father of the 3 7 . M u l t i

2
pby (101)2 is
l i c a t i o n o f ( 1 1 1 )

(d) PC expansion slot add ons mini computer and one of the founder (a) (110011)2
(e) None of these father of the modern computer (b) (100011)2
21. Which of the following is the organized industry world wide? (c) (111100)2
collection of large amount of (a) George Tate (d) (000101)2
interrelated data stored in a meaning (b) Kennath H. Olsen (e) None of the above
fully way used for manipulation and (c) Scymour Cray 38. The OR, XOR and AND
updating? (d) Basic Pascal functions can be performed by
(a) Data base (b) File (e) None of the above ___________, of the computer in a
(c) Folder (d) Data mining 30. The first microprocessor produced by CPU
(e) Data sources Intel corpn. And Texas instruments (a) ALU (b) CU
22. Which of the following are properties of were used primarily to control small (c) Memory (d) Register
USB? __________ (e) None of the above
(a) Platform independent (a) Microwave oven 39. Locations in the main memory of a
(b) Platform dependent (b) Washing machine computer are called
(c) Source dependent (c) Calculators (a) alphabets
(d) Software dependent (d) Personal computer (b) words
(e) Software independent (e) Robotics (c) data
23. While browsing internet, what do we 31. Which printer uses a combination of (d) characters
call the area of storage that laserbeam and electro photographic (e) None of the above
compensates for the different speeds techniques? 40. The binary equivalent of the octal
of data flow or timing of events by (a) Laser printers number (13.54)8 is
temporarily holding a block of data that (b) Dot-matrix (a) 1011.1011
is waiting to be processed? (c) Line printer (b) 1101.1110
(a) Cache (b) Buffer (d) Daisy wheel (c) 1001.1110
(c) Flash (d) Trash (e) None of these (d) All of the above
(e) None of these 32. The Microprocessor of a computer (e) None of the above
24. Dynamic adhoc wireless network cannot operate on any information if
(DAWN) usually comes under ___? that information is not in its.
(a) 2G (b) 3G (a) Secondary storage
(c) 4G (d) 5G (b) Main storage
(e) none of these (c) ALU ANSWER KEYS
25. Which among the following is the (d) Logic Unit 1. d 2. e 3. a 4. b
smallest unit in an image in a computer (e) None of these 5. c 6. a 7. e 8. d
system? 33. The 2s complement number of 9. a 10. b 11. c 12. d
(a) Unit (b) Pixel (110010)2 is 13. c 14. a 15. c 16. a
(c) Array (d) Resolution (a) 001101 (b) 110011 17. e 18. e 19. c 20. a
(d) Clip (c) 010011 (d) all of the above 21. a 22. a 23. b 24. d
26. Which of the following character set (e) none of the above
25. b 26. e 27. b 28. b
supports Japanese and Chinese font? 34. Who developed a mechanical device in
29. b 30. c 31. a 32. b
(a) EBCDIC (b) ASCII the 17 th century that could add,
33. e 34. d 35. b 36. e
(c) BCD (d) EDCBI substract, multiply, divide and find
37. b 38. a 39. b 40. a
(e) Uni code square roots?

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BANKING AWARENESS
MCQs
1. As per the budget, a dedicated micro- 8. Which national agency will be phased 15. As per the Union Budget 2017, how
irrigation fund for More Crop Per Drop out in the next fiscal, as per the Budget many kilometers of railway lines will
will have an allocation of? 2017? be commissioned in 2017-18?
a. INR 10000 crore a. NITI Aayog a. 2500 kms
b. INR 5000 crore b. Foreign Investment Promotion b.3500 kms
c. INR 6000 crore Board c.4500 kms
d. INR 8000 crore c. Securities Exchange Board of India d. 5000 kms
2. Which facility was announced for senior d. None of the above 16. All trains will have bio-toilets by
citizens in Budget 2017-2018? 9. What is the maximum cash donation _______
a. Aadhaar-enabled smart cards any political party can receive from a.2019 b.2020
b. BHIM app one source, as proposed in the Budget? c. 2021 d. 2022
c. Shakti Kendras a. INR 4000 17. How many railways stations will be
d. None of the above b. INR 3000 made differently-abled friendly by
3. Agriculture sector will grow by what c. INR 2000 providing lifts and escalators, as per
percent in 2017-2018, as per Budget d. INR 1000 the Union Budget 2017?
2017? 10. According to the Union Budget, a. 300 b. 400
a. 3.8 b. 4.1 transaction above how much will not c. 500 d. 100
c. 4.5 d. 4.6 be permitted in cash? 18. High speed Internet to be allocated to
4. Which is true about the BHIM App? a. INR 3 lakhs how many gram panchayats ?
a. Cashback scheme has been b. INR 4 lakhs a.1 Lakh
announced for individuals c. INR 5 lakhs b.1.5 Lakh
b. Referral bonus schemes have been d. INR 6 lakhs c. 2.5 Lakh
announced for individuals 11. Raksha coach with a corpus of Rs. d. 3 Lakh
c. Cashback scheme has been _______ crore for five years (for 19. How much amount was allocated for
announced for merchants passenger safety) Minority Affairs in Union Budget
d. Only b and c a.10 Lakh 2017?
5. Which of the following is correct? b.5 Lakh a. Rs 1980 crore
a. DigiGaon will provide c. 1 Lakh b. Rs 2645 crore
telemedicine, education and skills d. 2 Lakh c. Rs 4195 crore
through digital technology 12. As per Budget 2017, the Union d. Rs 4000 crore
b. BharatNet Project allocation has Government plans to eradicate 20. What is the pegged fiscal deficit for 2017-
been increased by INR 10,000 Leprosy by which year? 18 as proposed in Union Budget 2017-
crores. a.2017 b.2018 18?
c. All of the above c. 2019 d. 2020 a. 3.2% of GDP
d. None of the above 13. Two new AIIMS to be set up in b. 4.1% of GDP
6. 100 percent village electrification is being ____________ and _______________ c. 6.2% of GDP
targeted by the Budget by? to organise all the entrance examination d. 2.1% of GDP
a. May 1, 2018 a. Kerala and Gujarat
b. May 1, 2019 b. Telangana and Tamil Nadu
c. June 1, 2018 c. Jharkhand and Gujarat
d. July 1, 2018 d. Jharkhand and Telangana
7. What is the percentage of FDI through 14. How much amount was allocated for
automatic route at present according the Scheduled Castes in Union Budget ANSWER KEYS
to the Budget? 2017? 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. d
a. 60 percent a. Rs 11,270 crore 5. d 6. b 7. d 8. b
b. 70 percent b. Rs 29,950 crore 9. c 10. a 11. c 12. b
c. 80 percent c. Rs 52,393 crore 13. c 14. c 15. b 16. a
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE demonstrate the awful consequences of trust (d) Generally people are honest to
turns out to be few and weak, while evidence earn self-respect.
Directions (1-5) : Read the following that treachery can pay seems compelling. (e) None of the above
passage carefully and answer the 6. Why do businessmen, according to
questions given below it. Certain words/ 1. What did the author find out about the economists, remain honest? Because
phrases have been printed in bold to help theory that honesty is the best policy? dishonest businessmen
you locate them while answering some (a) It is a useless theory. (a) Are flogged in the market place
of the questions (b) It is correct on many occasions. (b) Are always prosecuted
Economists, ethicists and business sages (c) It is correct for all businessmen. (c) Can make more money
persuade us that honesty is the best policy, (d) It is correct only occasionally. (d) Cannot stay in business for long
but their evidence is weak. We hoped to (e) None of the above (e) All of the above
find data that would support their theories 2. Why does the author say that one can 7. Which of the following best describes
and thus, perhaps, encourage higher be proud of the present situation? what the author is trying to point out
standards of business behaviour. To our Because people through the last sentence of the passage
surprise our pet theories failed to stand up. (a) respect seekers Cases that ....................... compelling?
Treachery, we found, can pay. There is no (b) are honest without compulsion (a) Economists predict correctly.
compelling economic reason to tell the truth (c) are unselfish (b) The consequences of dishonesty
or keep ones word. Punishment for the (d) are self-respecting (c) The contradictions in the real
treacherous in the real world is neither swift (e) All of the above world
nor sure. 3. What do economists and ethicists want (d) Theories do not seem to be true.
Honesty is, in fact, primarily a moral choice. us to believe? (e) None of the above
Business people do tell themselves that, in (a) Businessmen are honest only at 8. The phrase stand up as used in the
the long run, they will do well by doing times. passage means
good. But there is little factual or logical (b) Businessmen should be honest at (a) hold up
basis for this conviction. Without values, all times. (b) get up
without a basic preference for right over (c) Businessmen cannot be honest at (c) supported
wrong, trust based on such self-delusion all times. (d) get established
would crumble in the face of temptation. (d) Businessmen turn dishonest at (e) settle down
Most of us choose virtue because we want times.
to believe in ourselves and have others (e) None of the above Directions (9-10) : Choose the word/group
respect and belief in us. And for this, we 4. Which is the material advantage which of words which is SAME in meaning to
should be happy. We can be proud of a the author sees in being honest? It the word/group of words printed in bold
system in which peo-leare honest because permits one to as used in the passage.
they want to be, not because they have to (a) Undertake activities which may
9. COMPELLING
be. Materially, too, trust based on morality not be economically attractive
(a) coercive (b) binding
provides great advantages. It allows us to (b) Be honest for the sake of honesty
(c) forceful (d) mandatory
join in great and exciting enterprises that we alone
(e) feeble
could never undertake if we relied on (c) Make a lot of profit in various
10. PERSUADE
economic incentives alone. areas
(a) try to convince
Economists tell us that trust is enforced in (d) None of the above
(b) cheat
the market place through retaliation of (e) All of the above
(c) motivate
reputation. If you violate a trust your victim 5. Which of the following is false according
(d) give assurance
is apt to seek revenge and others are likely to the passage?
(e) discourage
to stop doing business with you, at least (a) People are generally honest
under favourable terms. A man or woman because it pays in the long-run Directions (11-20): Read each sentence
with a reputation for fair dealing will prosper. (b) Virtuous behaviour earns the self- to find out w hether there is any
Therefore, profit maximizers are honest. This respect of others. grammatical or idiomatic error in it. the
sounds plausible enough until you look for (c) Economists believe that all error, if any, will be in one part of the
concrete examples. Cases that apparently businessmen are dishonest. sentence. The number of that part is the

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answer. If there is No error, the answer Directions (21-30): In the following REASONING ABILITY
is (e). Ignore errors of punctuations, if passage there are blanks, each of which
any,) has been numbered. These numbers are Directions (31-35) Study the following
printed below the passage and against information to answer the given
11. (a) In the US, trade unions encountered each, five words are suggested, Find out questions.
far more intense opposition/ (b) against the appropriate word in each case. P, Q, R, S, T, V, X and Y are seated in a
their struggle for social legitimacy/ (c) First (21) in all human relationships are straight line facing North. P sits fourth to
than did the organized labour crucially important. If (22) well, they can the left of V. V sits either sixth from the left
movements / (d)/ of most other (23) the process of (24) social relationships end of the line or fourth from the right end
democratic nations. / (e) No error between (25) and, at the same time, lay the of the line. S sits second to right of R. R is
12. (a) One of the avowed principle of the foundation for future productive and (26) not an immediate neighbour of V. T and Q
scientific creed / (b)/ is that the beneficial (27). Equally important is the are immediate neighbours of each other but
ownership of capital and land and the business of closing an encounter. The (28) neither T nor Q sits at extreme ends of the
means of production and distribution / of social relationships, even if only line. Only one person sits between T and
(c) should be taken out of the hands of temporary, can (29) strong emotions, since X. X does not sit at the extreme end of the
the individual / (d) and vested in the participants have usually (30) some of their line.
state. / (e) no error most inner feelings and thoughts to each
13. (a) The three civilizations / (b) which 31. What is the position of Q with respect
other.
showed great tenacity / (c) were the to P?
Egyptian, the Sumerian and the 21. (a) encounter (a) fifth to the right
Chinese;/ (d) the two last absorbed their (b) knowledge (b) immediate neighbour
nomad enemies./ (e) No error (c) appearance (c) second to right
14. (a) Should the sporting spirit be / (d) association (d) third to left
(b)confined to games only, / (c) or it (e) friendship (e) None of these
should be taken into / (d) the larger 22. (a) treated (b) handled 32. Which of the following represents
concerns of life? (e) No error (c) enacted (d) performed persons seated at the two extreme ends
15. (a) one of the issues / (b) specifically (e) functioned of the line?
discussed were / (c) the new grant-in- 23. (a) begin (b) exhibit (a) P, V (b) Y,S
aid policy of the state Government. / (c) project (d) execute (c) R, V (d) Y, P
(d) especially in relation to universities. (e) manage (e) R, Y
(e) No error 24. (a)retarding 33. How many persons are seated between
16. (a) The department defines a private (b) augmenting R and T?
passenger vehicle / (b) as one that is (c) maintaining (a) One (b) Two
registered to as individual / (c) with a (d) exhilarating (c) Three (d) Four
gross weight of / (d) less than eight (e) strengthening (e) None of these
thousand pounds. / (e) No error 25. (a) nations (b) spouses 34. If P is related to Q and S is related to T
17. (a) Opening with tributes to jazz-age (c) persons (d) friends in a certain way, to which of the
divas like Bessie smith / (b) and closing (e) organisations following would V be related to
with koko Taylors electrified gravel- 26. (a) mutually following the same pattern?
and-thunder songs, / (c) the programme (b) latently (a) Y (b) P
shall trace the blues vigorous / (d) (c) qualitatively (c) R (d) S
matriarchal over more than fifty years, (d) intellectually (e) X
(e) No error (e) temperamentally 35. Who amongst the following sits exactly
18. (a) Even today, a century after Pasteur 27. (a) rewards in the middle of the persons who sit
developed / (b) the first vaccine, rabies (b) positions second from the left and the person
almost / (c) always kill its victims (c) advantages who sits fifth from the right?
unless inoculated / (d) in the earliest (d) applications (a) V (b) Q
stages of the disease. / (e) No error (e) transactions (c) T (d) S
19. (a) Though Hindi has been given the 28. (a) duration (b) quality (e) P
status of national language / (b) still (c) association (d) termination
Directions (36-40) : Study the following
there are certain parts of the country / (e) advantages
information carefully and answer the
(c) where it has yet to win its rightful 29. (a)evoke (b) display
given questions.
place / (d) in the hearts of the people. / (c) suppress (d) manifest
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around
(e) No error (e) establish
a square table facing the centre in such a
20. (a) The world we live / (b) presents an 30. (a)projected
way that four of them sit at four corners of
endless variety / (c) of fascinating (b) revealed
the square while four sit in the middle of
problems / (d) which excite our wonder (c)repressed
each of the four sides.
and curiosity. / (e) No error (d) appreciated
(e) approached
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(i) A sits second to right of F. F sits Step II uni own age road wire tire ink eat Directions (46-50) : In each of the
in the middle of one of the sides pen dice questions below are given four
of the table. Step III uni own ink age wire tire eat road statements followed by four conclusions
(ii) G who does not sit at any of the pen dice numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to
corners of the table sits second to Step IV uni own ink eat age wire tire road take the given statements to be true even
the right of D. pen dice if they seem to be at variance from
(iii) Only two people sit between D And step IV is the last step of the commonly known facts. Read all the
and B (taken from one side.) rearrangement. conclusions and then decide which of the
(iv) C is not an immediate neighbour As per the rules followed in the above steps, given conclusions logically follows from
of G. find out each of the following questions the the given statements disregarding
(v) H is sit second to left of B. appropriate steps for the given input. commonly known facts.
(vi) E is not an immediate neighbour Input gem stat ace cast omit fan rate uncut
of G or F. era input 46. Statements Some tools are radios. Some
radios are ponds. Some ponds are
36. Who sits exactly between F and A? 41. Which of the following would be the mirrors. All mirrors are chalks.
(a) B (b) C final arrangement? Conclusions
(c) E (d) H (a) Cast gem fan rate stat uncut omit I. Some mirrors are tools.
(e) None of these input era ace II. Some chalks are ponds
37. How many persons sit between A and (b) Uncut omit input era ace cast fan III. Some ponds are tools.
H when counted in anti-clockwise gem rate stat IV. Some chalks are radios.
direction from A? (c) Uncut omit input era ace stat rate (a) None follows
(a) None (b) One gem fan cast (b) Only I follows
(c) Two (d) Three (d) Uncut omit input era ace stat fan (c) Only II follows
(e) Four gem rate cast (d) Only III follows
38. Four of the following five are alike in a (e) None of the above (e) Only IV follows
certain way based on their sitting 42. In Step III, which of the following word 47. Statements All houses are rooms. All
positions in the above arrangement and would be at sixth position from the left? rooms are baskets. All baskets are
so form a group. Which is the one that (a) rate (b) ace tyres. Some tyres are lanterns.
does not belong to that group? (c) stat (d) gem Conclusions
(a) D (b) F (e) None of these I. Some lanterns are rooms.
(c) A (d) E 43. Which step number would be the II. Some tyres are houses.
(e) G following output? III. Some tyres are rooms.
39. What is the position of F with respect Uncut omit gem stat ace rate era input IV. All houses are baskets.
to C? fan cast (a) I, II and III follow
(a) Third to the left (a) II (b) III (b) II, III and IV follow
(b) Immediate to the right (c) V (d) IV (c) I, III and IV follow
(c) Second to the left (e) None of these (d) All follow
(d) Third to the right 44. In step IV of the rearrangement, if omit (e) None of these
(e) Immediate to the left is related era and rate is related to 48. Statements Some tractors are buses.
40. What will come in place of the question fan in a certain way, to which of the All buses are trains. Some trains are
mark (?) based upon the given sitting following would ace be related to, boats. All boats are ships.
arrangement? following the same pattern? Conclusions
AE EH HF ? (a) rate (b) input I. Some boats are buses.
(a) FE (b) HC (c) stat (d) gem II. Some ships are buses.
(c) FD (d) DB (e) None of these III. Some trains are tractors.
(e) FH 45. Which of the following would be step IV. Some ships are trains.
VII? (a) I and II follow
Directions (41-45) : Study the following (a) Uncut omit input era ace stat rate (b) I and III follow
information to answer the given gem fan cast (c) I and IV follow
questions. (b) Uncut omit input era ace rate stat (d) II and IV follow
A word arrangement machine when given an fan gem cast (e) None of these
input line of words rearranges them following (c) Uncut omit input era ace cast fan 49. Statements All chairs are sofas. All sofas
a particular rule. The following is an gem rate stat are books. All books are nets. All nets
illustration of input and rearrangement. (d) Uncut omit input era stat ace rate are gardens.
Input age road own wire tire ink pen uni gem fan cast Conclusions
dice eat (e) There will be no such step as the I. Some nets are sofas
Step I uni age road own wire tire ink pen eat input gets rearranged before step II. Some gardens are books.
dice VII III. Some nets are chairs.
IV. All books are gardens.
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(a) I, II and III follow
(b) I, III and IV follow
(c) II, III and IV follow
(d) All follow
(e) None of these
5 0 . Statements All monkeys are parrots.
No parrot is crow. Some crows are
horses. All horses are tigers.
Conclusions
I. Some tigers are parrots.
II. Some crows are monkeys
III. No tiger is parrot
IV. Some horses are parrots.
(a) None follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) Only I follows
(e) Either I or III follows.
Directions (51-53) : Read the following
information and answer the questions
given below it.
(i) Mr. Akhil Thakur has five sons
Ajay, Madan, Ramesh, Nagesh
and Shashi and three daughters
Tia, Kanta and Jaya.
(ii) Shashi is the eldest child and Jaya
the youngest.
(iii) Kanta, the eldest daughter, plays
chess.
(iv) Tia and Ramesh study at St.
Xaviers.
(v) The children who are at St.
Michaels have been born in
succession.
(vi) Only St. Michaels offers cricket
while only St. Thomas offers
chess. Besides, these schools offer
no other games.
(vii) Madan and Nagesh are cricketers
while Ajay plays football.
(viii)Three of the children are at St.
Thomas and three at St. Xaviers.
(ix) Mr. Thakur first gave birth to
three sons and then to two
daughters.
(x) Ramesh, who was born just before
Jaya, Plays hockey.
51. Ajay is the ............... child of Mr. Thakur.
(a) 2nd (b) 3rd
(c) 6th (d) 5th
(e) 4th
52. Shashi is a student of which school?
(a) St. Thomas
(b) St. Xaviers
(c) St. Michaels
(d) Cant be determined
(e) He does not go to school
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53. What game does Tia play?
(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Hockey
(d) Cant be determined
(e) she does not play
54. Among A, B, C and D, B is heavier than
A and C but C is taller than him. D is
not as tall as C, while A is shorter than
C. C is not as heavy as A. D is heavier
than B but shorter than him. Who is
the heaviest?
(a) B (b) A
(c) D (d) C
(e) None of these
55. In a row of children, Neeta is fifteenth
from the left end of the row. If she is
shifted towards the right end of the row
by four places. She becomes eight from
the right end. How many children are
there is the row?
(a) 27 (b) 26
(c) 28 (d) 24
(e) None of these
56. Mohan walked 30 m towards South,
took a left turn and walked 15 m. He
then took a right turn and walked 20
m. He again took a right turn and
walked 15 m. How far is he from the
starting point?
(a) 95 m
(b) 50 m
(c) 70 m
(d) cannot be determined
(e) none of these
57. Debu walks towards East, then towards
North and turning 45o right walks for a
while and lastly turns towards left. In
which direction is he walking now?
(a) North
(b) East
(c) South-East
(d) North-West
Directions (58-60) : Read the
information carefully and answer the
questions based on them.
A building has six floors, referred to as floors
1-6, from lowest to highest. Six companies
L, M, N, O, P and Q occupy the six floors,
not necessarily in the same order, with only
one company to a floor.
(i) N is the same number of floors
apart from M as M is from L.
(ii) P and Q are not on adjacent floors.
(iii) Q is on a higher floor than O.
(iv) L is on the floor 5.
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58. Which of the following is/are true?
I. M must be either on floor 3 or
floor 4.
II. O must be either on floor 1 or floor
2.
III. Q must be either on floor 4 or floor
5.
(a) only I (b) only II
(c) only III (d) I and III
(e) II and III
59. Which of the following must be true, If
N is on floor 1?
(a) L and P are on adjacent floors.
(b) M and P are on adjacent floors.
(c) O is on a floor higher than floor 2
(d) P is on a floor higher than floor 2
(e) Q is on a floor higher than floor 3
60. If O and Q are not on adjacent floors,
which of the following is true?
(a) M must be on floor 3
(b) N must be on floor 3
(c) O must be on floor 2
(d) P must be on floor 6
(e) None of the above
Directions (61-65) : In the following
questions, The symbols #, $, %, * and @
are used with the following meaning as
illustrated below.
A # B means A is not greater than B.
A $ B means A is neither smaller nor equal
to B.
A % B means A is neither smaller nor
greater than B.
A * B means A is neither greater nor equal
to B.
A @ B means A is not smaller than B.
Now in each of the following questions
assuming the given statements to be true.
Find which of the two conclusions I and II
given below them is/are definitely true and
give your answer accordingly.
Give answer
(a) If only conclusion I is true
(b) If only conclusion II is true
(c) If either conclusion I or II is true
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II is
true
(e) If both conclusion I and Ii are true
61. Statements A # B, B % C, C*D
Conclusions
I. C @ A II. A # D
62. Statements P $ Q, Q @ S, S % R
Conclusions
I. P @ R II. R $ Q
63. Statements W * X, X # Y, Y $ Z
Conclusions
I. W * Z II. W @ Z
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64. Statements G @ H, H $ J, J % K 69. The total urban population of City E is (e) other than the given option
Conclusions approximately what per cent of the 76. In the Regional Science centre, Lucknow
I. K * G II. J * G total population of City B? the rate of ticket is increased by 50%
65. Statements N @ M, M $ P, P # T (a) 42.375% (b) 44.625% to increase the revenue, but
Conclusions (c) 46.275% (d) 48.125% simultaneously 20% of the visitors
I. T # N II. P * N (e) 52.525% decreased. What is percentage change
70. The total urban population of City F is in the revenue of Regional Science
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE approximately what per cent more than Centre. If it is known that the centre
the total population of City A? collects the revenue only from the
Directions (66-70) The following pie-
(a) 17.4% (b) 19.6% visitors and it has no other financial
chart shows the percentage distribution
(c) 22.2% (d) 24.7% supports:
of the total population of seven cities and
(e) 27.5% (a) + 20%
the bar-chat shows the percentage of
(b) 25%
urban and rural population among them. Directions (71-73) : What will be come (c) + 30 %
Answer the following questions based on in place of ? (d) Cant be determined
these graphs. (a) > = greater than (e) None of these
(b) < = less than
(c) = = equal to Directions (77-78) : Which will be the
(d) = either greater than or equal wrong number in this series.
to 77. 101 123 149 179 218 251
(e) = either less than or equal to (a) 251 (b) 123
(c) 179 (d) 218
71. (17.5 12.8 16)? (e) 101
(66.66 666.6 78. 9 21 45 101 211 433 879
(a) 21 (b) 45
6.666 .6666 6666) (c) 211 (d) 433
(e) 101
72. 3
328509? 90000 33856 79. Radhey Lal markup the prices of sweets
by 40% and he sold only 40% of those
73. {(1365 35) (1260 16) at this price. He sells half of the rest at

2
16}?{589361 336564 14 % discount and rest at 25%
7
272937 1111111} discount. What is the net profit of
74. There are 10 compartments in passenger Radhey Lal?
train which carries on an average 20 (a) 26.5% (b) 23.5%
passengers per compartment. If at least (c) 30% (d) 28.6%
12 passengers were sitting in each (e) None of these
compartment and no any compartment 80. We had 1000 goats at the beginning of
has equal number of passengers then year 2011 and the no. of goats each
66. What is the total rural population of maximum how many passengers can year increases by 10% by giving birth
City B? be accommodated in any compartment: (compounded annually) at the end of
(a) 400840 (b) 410370 (a) 64 (b) 45 each year we double the no. of goats
(c) 420480 (d) 430560 (c) 56 (d) Cant be determined by purchasing the same no. of goats as
(e) None of these (e) none of these there is the no. of goats with us at the
67. What is the difference between the total 75. Dia and Urea are two chemical fertilizers. time. What is the no. of goats at the
urban population and the total rural Dia is consists of N, P and K and Urea beginning of 2004?
population of city G? consists of only N and P. A mixture of (a) 10600 (b) 10648
(a) 2.124 lakh (b) 2.368 lakh Dia and Urea is prepared in which the (c) 8848 (d) 8226
(c) 2.648 lakh (d) 2.847 lakh ratio of N, P and K is 26%, 68% and (e) None of these
(e) 2.962 lakh 6% respectively. The ratio of N, P and 81. Two persons having different
68. The total rural population of city C is K in Dia is 20% 70% and 10% productivity of labour, working
approximately what per cent of its total respectively. What is the ratio of N and together can reap a field in 2 days. If
urban population? P in the Urea? one-third of the field was reaped by
(a) 72.8% (b) 78.6% (a) 27% and 63% the first man and rest by the other one
(c) 82.3% (d) 86.4% (b) 33% and 67% working alternatively took 4 days.
(e) 127.3% (c) 35% and 65% How long did it take for the faster
(d) 70% and 30%
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person to reap the whole field working
alone?
(a) 12 (b) 8
(c) 6 (d) 3
(e) None of these
Direction (82-83) : Which will be come
in place of question mark ?
82. 228 224 208 172 108 ? -136
(a) 8 (b) 9
(c) 15 (d) 0
(e) -12
83. 122 148 178 212 ? 292 338
(a) 255 (b) 260
(c) 250 (d) 262
(e) 264
84. Amarnath express left Amritsar for
Gorakhpur. Two hours later
Gorakhnath express left from Amritsar
to Gorakhpur. Both trains reached
Gorakhpur simultaneously. If
Amarnath express had started from
Amritsar and Gorakhnath express had
started from Gorakhpur at the same
time and travelled towards each other
they would meet in 1 h 20 min. Find
the time taken by Amarnath express to
travel from Amritsar to Gorakhpur (in
hours):
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c)5 (d) 6
(e) None of these
85. A large solid sphere of diameter 15 m is
melted and recast into several small
spheres of diameter 3 m. What is the
percentage increase in the surface area
of the smallest spheres over that of the
large sphere?
(a) 200% (b) 400%
(c) 500% (d) cant be determined
(e) None of these
Directions (86-90) : Study the pie chart
carefully and answer these questions.
The pie charts give the contribution of GDP
by six sectors in year I and the contribution
to GDP in year II. The total contribution to
the GDP by the six sectors in year I was Rs.
1448 crore and Rs. 1585 crore in year II.
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93. Ramolas monthly income is three times
Ravinas monthly income. Ravinas
monthly income is fifteen percent more
than Ruchiras monthly income.
Ruchiras monthly income is Rs.
32,000. What is Ramolas annual
income?
(a) Rs. 1,10,400
(b) Rs. 13,24,800
(c) Rs. 36,800
(d) Rs. 52,200
86. Which of the sectors of industry (e) None of these
witnessed negative growth during the 94. The area of a square is 1764 square
year I to year II? metres. The breadth of a rectangle is
(a) Copper (b) Cement one-fourth the side of the square and
(c) Zinc (d) Sugar the length of the rectangle is five times
(e) aluminium its breadth. What is the difference
87. What was the rate of growth witnessed between the area of the square and that
by the aluminium sector during the of the rectangle?
period year I to year II? (a) 1283.6875 sq metres
(a) 22% (b) 12% (b) 1383.6575 sq metres
(c) 14% (d) 18% (c) 1273.75 sq metres
(e) None of these (d) 1293.25 sq metres
88. Which sector witnessed maximum rate (e) 1212.75 sq metres
of growth during year I to year II? Directions (95-99) : Each questions
(a) Cement (b) Aluminium consists of a problem followed by two
(c) Zinc (d) Textiles statements numbered I and II. Decide
(e) Copper whether the data in the statements are
89. The amount contributed by textile sector sufficient to answer the question.
in year II is how many times that of Give answer
sugar sector in year I ? (a) If Statement I alone is sufficient
(a) 1.04 (b) 0.86 but Statement II alone is not
(c) 0.96 (d) 0.80 sufficient to answer the question.
(e) None of these (b) If Statement II alone is sufficient
90. The contribution of aluminium and but Statement I alone is not
textile sectors in year II is sufficient to answer the question.
approximately what per cent of (c) If both the Statements taken
contribution of cement and sugar in together are sufficient to answer
year I? the question but neither Statement
(a) 69% (b) 125% alone is sufficient
(c) 78% (d) 143% (d) If Statements I and II together are
(e) None of these not sufficient and additional data
Directions (91-92) : What will be come is needed to answer the question
in place of ? 95. How many ewes (female sheep) in a
(a) > = greater than flock of 50 sheep are black?
(b) < = less than (a) There are 10 rams (male sheep) in
(c) = = equal to the flock.
(d) = either greater than or equal (b) 40 of the animals are black.
to 96. If a and b are both positive, what percent
(e) = either less than or equal to of b is a?
91. (1374521 + 3156867 21978 192) ? (a) a= 3/11
(11965 + 25526 + 39989 + 336699 + (b) b/a = 20
77799 321) 97. What is the ratio of male to female
92. (89 57 78 89 75) ? (25 89 + 75 officers in the police force in town T?
88 + 29 35 87 4) (a) The number of female officers is
250 less than half the number of
male officers.
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(b) The number of female officers is 1/7 the number of male 36-b; 37-c; 38-d; 39-e; 40-c;
officers. (41-45)
98. If x and y are both positive integers, then how much greater is
x than y?
(a) X + y = 20
(b) X = y2
99. Is w an integer?
(a) 3w is an odd number
(b) 2w is an even number
100. A hen and a goat were sold for Rs. 540, thereby making a
profit of 25% on hen and 20% on goat. By selling them for
Rs. 538 the profit would be 20% on hen and 25% on goat.
Find the cost (in Rs) of each hen and each goat.
(a) Rs. 250, Rs. 200 (b) Rs. 240, Rs. 220
(c) Rs. 225, Rs. 200 (d) Rs. 240, Rs. 200
(e) None of these

EXPLANATIONS
41-c 42-a 43-a 44-d 45-e
1. d 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. d (46-50)
7. d 8. d 9. c 10. a 46-c
(11-20)
11-a; Replace Against by In because the against is taken care of
by encountered opposition
12-a; Replace Principles.
13-a; It should be the last two.........
14-c; To maintain the question format replace it should be should
it.
15-b; Replace Were by was. The subject- word is one
16-c; in the given sentence is appears as if with a gross weight
of...... referred to individual. Actually, it refers to vehicle. So, 47-b
(c) should be and has a gross weight of
17-c; Replace Shall by Will. The emphasis is unasked for.
18-c; Whom does inoculated refer to? The given sentence gives the
impression that it refers to rabies. To make it cleared that it
refers to victims, insert there before inoculated
19-b; Replace Still by Yet
20-a; live should be followed by
21. d 22. b 23. a 24. e 25. c 26. a
27. c 28. d 29. a 30. b
(31-35)

31-c 32-e 33-c 34-a 35-d

(36-40) 48-e

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49-d 57-d

(58-60)

6 P Q Q P
50-e
5 L L L L
4 M O M Q
3 N M N M
2 Q P O O
1 O N P N
58-a 59-e 60-e
(61-65)
61-a 62-d 63-c 64-e 65-b
(66-70)
(51-53) 57.6 36
66-c; B Rural = 7300000 420480
360 100
Mr. Akhil Thakur
Child Name Tia(-) Kanta(-) Jaya(-) Ajay(+) Madan(+) Ramesh(+) Nagesh(+) Shashi(+) 46.8 (65 35)
Age 5 4 8 6 2/3 7 2/3 1 67-d; Difference = 7300000
Eldest/Youngest Eldest Youngest Eldest
360 100
Game Chess Chess Football Cricket Hockey Cricket Chess 7300000 46.8 30
School St. St. St. St. St. St. St. St. 284700 = 2.847 lakh
Xaviers Thomass Thomass Xaviers Michaels Xaviers Michaels Thomass 36000
68-b; Here the given rural population = 44%
51-c 52-a 53-d Urban population = 56%
54-c 44
D>B>C>A Reqd % = 100 78.57% 78.6%
55-b; The total number of children = (15 + 4 + 8) 1 56
= 27-1=26
56-b 50.4 55
69-d; EUrban = 73 lakh 5.621lakh
360 100
57.6
Btotal = 73 11.68lakh
360
5.621
Re qd % 100 48.125%
11.68
39.6 60
70-c; FUrban = 73 4.818lakh
360 100
64.8 30
ARural = 73 3.942lakh
360 100

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(4.818 3.942) 87.6 1000

100 76- a; 50 20 - = 30 10 = 20%
Reqd % = 3.942 3.942 100
22.2% 77-d; The series is

(71-73) 10 2 12 0 2 101,112 12 12 123,

71- b; I. 17.5 12.8 16
12 2 12 2 2 149,13 2 12 3 2
175 128
16 179,14 2 12 4 2 213,152 12 52 251
10 10
358400 Hence, 218 should be replaced by 213
= 78-b; The series is
100
2 3,2 5,2 7,2 9,2 11...... Hence, 45
= 3584 should be replaced by 47.
II. 7406.59 79-b; Let the number sweets be 100 and the cost price of one piece
I < II of sweet = Rs. 1
Then, total cost price = 100 x 1 = Rs 100
72-a;(I) 3
328509 69 Total sale price = 40 x 1.4 + 30 x 1.2 + 30 x 1.05 = 123.5
Pr ofit (%) 23.5%
(II) 300 184 484 22
80-b
(I) > (II)
73-b (I) 39 78.75 16 = 49140
(II) 1198862 1111111 87751
(I) < (II)
74- Total number of passengers = 10 20 200
In the 9 compartments the total number of passengers
= 144( 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20)
So the no. Of passengers in the 10 th coach = 200 - 144 = 56
75- c; 81-d; Total efficiency of two persons = 50%
Ratio of efficiencies of first person to the second person = 1
:2
Therefore, efficiency of second person = 33.33%
Hence, he will take 3 days to complete the work alone.
82-a; The series is 228,
228- 2 2 224,224 4 2 208,208 6 2

172,172 82 108,108 10 2
8,8 12 2 136
83-c; The series is
12 112 122,2 2 12 2
148,32 132 178,4 2 14 2
212,52 152 250,6 2 16 2
212,52 152 250,6 2 16 2
292,7 2 17 2 338
84-b; Let Amarnath express takes x hours, then Gorakhnath express
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1 1 60 110.95
Required number of times = 0.96
x ( x 2) 80 115.84
90-d; Contribution of aluminium and textile sectors in year II
x 4h
= Rs (158.5 110.95)crore
269.45crore
3
4 15
Contribution of cement and sugar sectors in Year I
3 2
2
125spheres = Rs(724 115.84)crore
85-b; Number of spheres = 4 3
Rs188.24crore
3 2
Required percentage
15
2
269.45
Surface area of larger sphere = 4 = 100 % 143%
2 188.24
2
91-a; (I) 4531388 22170 4509218
3 (II) 1191978 321 1191657
And surface area of small sphere = 4
2 I > II
92-a (I) 2641257450
And total surface area of all the smaller spheres
(II) 2225 + 6600 + 353220
2 I > II
3
= 125 4 93-b; Ravinas monthly income
2 115
% change in area = 32000 Rs.36800
100
3
2
15
2
Ramolas monthly income = 3 36800 110400
500 4 Ramolas annual income = 12 110400
2 2 400%
15
2
= 1324800
4
94-(e); Let the side of the square be a.
2 Then, area of the square = a2
Now, a2 = 1764
86. (d) From the above calculation, it is clear that sugar and textile a = 42 m
witnessed negative growth during the year I to year II.
1
87- (a); Using the above calculation, required growth rate of
Now, breadth of rectangle = 42 10.5m
4
158.5 130.32
Aluminium = 100 % 22% Length of rectangle = 5 10.5 52.25m
130.32
88-b: During year I to year II, growth rate of
Area of rectangle = 52.25 10.5 551.25sqm
Difference = 1764 - 551.25 = 1212.75 sq m.
79.25 72.4
Cement = 100 % 9.46% 95-(d) Total number of sheep = 50
72.4 From statement I,
Total number of male sheep = 10
Aluminium = 22% Total number of female sheep = 50 10 = 40
713.25 637.12
But nothing can be said about the colour.

Zinc = 100 % 11.95% So, both statements are insufficient to answer the question
637.12 96-b; From statement II,
Textile = Negative growth b
Hence, aluminium witnessed the highest rate of growth 20
89-c; Amount contributed by textile sector a
In year I = Rs. 115.84 crore B=20a
Amount contributed by sugar sector
In year II = Rs. 110.95 crore

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Now, required percentage = 100-d;Let the CP of hen and goat be Rs. X and Rs y respectively.

a a 5x 6 y
540
100 % 100 % 5% According to the question,
b 20a 4 5
So, statement II alone is sufficient to answer. Or, 25 x 24 y 10800
The question but statement I alone is not sufficient.
97-b; Using Statement I , 6x 5 y
Let the number of male officers = x Again, 538
5 4
x
Then , number of female officers = 250 Or, 24x + 25y = 10760
Solving equation (i) and (ii)
2
We get x = Rs. 240, y = Rs. 200
Now, ratio cannot be exactly calculated.
So, statement I is insufficient.
From statement II,
Let the number of male officers = y
1
Then number of female officers = y
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7 :1 Important Nuclear Power Plant in India
Required ratio = 1 Plant Location State Capacity
y 1
7 Narora Atomic Power
Narora Uttar Pradesh 440 MW
Station
Hence, statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question
but not statement I. Rajasthan Atomic
Rawatbhata Rajasthan 1180 MW
98-c; x +y = 20, From statement I. Power Station
Tarapur Atomic Power
x y2, From Statement II, Station
Tarapur Maharashtra 1400 MW
Put x = y2 , in statement I, Kakrapar Atomic
Kakrapar Gujarat 440 MW
Power Station
y 2 y 20
Kudankulam Nuclear
Kudankulam Tamilnadu - MW
y 2 y 20 0 Power Plant
Madras Atomic Power
Kalpakkam Tamilnadu - MW
y 2 5 y 4 y 20 0 Station
Kaiga Nuclear Power
y ( y 5) 4( y 5) 0 Plant
Kaiga Karnataka 660 MW

( y 4)( y 5) 0 Madras Atomic Power

Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu 440 MW
Station
y 4,5
( x and y are the positive integers so we cannot take y = -
5)
Taking y = 4 and putting in Statement I
X+4 = 20
X=20-4=16
Now, x-y=16-4=12
Hence, x is great than y by 12.
Both statements are required to answer the questions.
99(c) When taking both statements together
3w= odd number
2 w = Even number
Is possible only when w is an integer
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Directions (1-10) Read the following
passage carefully and answer the
questions given below it. Certain words
/phrases have been printed in bold to help
you locate them while answering some
of the questions.
Indeed the Western recession is
really the beginning of good news for india!
But to understand that we will have to move
away for a while from the topic of Western
recession .... to the Japanese recession! For
years the Japanese style of management has
been admired. However, over the last decade
or so, one key question has sprung up: If
Japanese management style is as wonderful
as described then why has Japan been in a
recession for more than a decade?
The answer to this question is
very simple. Culture plays a very important
part in shaping up economies. What
succeeds in one culture fails in another.
Japanese are basically non-materialistic. And
however rich they become, unlike others,
they cannot just keep throwing and buying
endlessly. And once they have everything
they need, there is a saturation point. It was
only when companies like Toyota realised
that they cannot keep selling cars endlessly
to their home market that they went really
aggressive in the Western markets and the
rest is history. Japanese companies grew
bigger by catering to the world markets
when their home markets shrunk.
And the markets have to shrink
finally after attaining a level of affluence!
And thats great of the world because earth
needs sustainable development. It does not
need monstrous consumers who keep
consuming at the cost of the environment
and the earth. There should be limits to
growth so that consumers are not converted
into material dustbins for the profit of a
handful of corporations.
Owing to the materialistic culture
elsewhere, it was possible to keep selling
newer products to the consumers despite
having existing ones which served equally
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well. They were lured through advertising
and marketing techniques of
dustbinisation of the customer; and then
finally once they became ready customers,
they were given loans and credits to help
them buy more and more. When all the
creditworthy people were given loans to a
logical limit, they ceased to be a part of the
market. Even this would have been
understandable if it could work as an eye-
opener. Instead of taking the Right Step as
Toyota did, they preferred to take a
shortcut. Now banks went to the non-
creditworthy people and gave them loans.
The people expectedly defaulted and the
entire system collapsed.
Now, like Toyota, Western
companies will learn to find new markets.
They will now lean towards India because
of its common man! The billion-plus
population in the next 25 years will become
a consuming middle-class. Finally, the
worlds attention will shift to the developing
world. Finally, there will be a real surge in
the income of these people and in the next
fifty odd years, one can really hope to see
an equal world in terms of material plenty,
with poverty being almost nonexistent! And
this will happen not by selling more cars to
Americans and Europeans. It will happen
by creating markets in India, China, Latin
America and Africa, by giving their people
purchasing power and by making products
for them.
The recession has made us realise
that it is not because of worse management
techniques, but because of limits to growth.
And they will realise that it is great for
planet earth. After all, how many cars and
houses must the rich own before calling it
enough? Its time for them to look at others
as well. Many years back, to increase his
own profits, Henry Ford had started paying
his workers more so that they could buy his
cars. In similar fashion, now the developed
world will pay the developing-world people
so that they can buy their cars and washing
machines.
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The recession will kick-start the process of
making the entire world more prosperous
and lay the foundation of limits to growth
in the West and the foundation of real
globalisation in the world of the
globalisation of prosperity. And one of its
first beneficiaries will be india.
1. What does the author mean by the
Right Step in the passage?
(a) Giving loans to creditworthy
people only
(b) Considering market growth along
with environment protection
(c) Restricting people to buy only
such products which are needed
by them
(d) To start looking at newer avenues
and markets
(e) None of these
2. Although admired since years, why did
the scepticism over the Japanese
management style start since the last
decade?
(a) Japanese companies have been
moving out of their home markets
since the last decade.
(b) Japanese banks have provided
loans indiscriminately to the
creditworthy as well as non-
creditworthy people
(c) Because japanese markets have
been going through a period of
continous recession for the last
decade.
(d) The unlimited growth of the
Japanese markets has come at the
cost of the Western market.
(e) None of these
3. Why does the author foresee the markets
being created in the developing
countries instead of America and
Europe?
(a) All developing countries have
materialistic culture.
(b) Developing countries are willing
to make and effort to achieved
globalization

(c) American and European markets
have had a large number of credit
defaulters.
(d) Recession has not hit the markets
of developing countries yet.
(e) None of these
4. According to the author, what is the
main cause of Japanese recession?
(a) Only a handful of corporations
earned profits and not the people
in general.
(b) Non-creditworthy people
defaulted, which led to a collapse
of the entire system.
(c) Consumers were sold newer
products which were similar in
quality to the existing ones.
(d) Japanese do not purchase
endlessly and thus when products
had been sold to every customer,
the markets slowed down.
(e) None of these
5. How does the author foresee the future
globalisation as an analogy to Henry
Fords example?
(A) Car companies would start selling
cars in developing countries as
well
(B) By paying the developing world
the developed world would
increase its own profit, in turn
bringing affluence to developing
world as well.
(C) To earn profit, the companies in
developing countries would move
to foreign land.
(a) only (A)
(b) only (B)
(c) only (C)
(d) only (A) and (C)
(e) all (A), (B) and (C)
6. According to the passage, which of the
following was NOT an effect of
providing loans and credits to the
customers?
(A) The non-creditworthy people
defaulted.
(B) People bought new products
which were not needed.
(C) Poverty became non-existent.
(a) only (A)
(b) only (B)
(c) only (A) and (B)
(d) only (B) and (C)
(e) only (C)
7. What does the author mean by
dustbinisation of the customer?
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(a) Convincing the customer to buy
products he does not need
(b) Denying the non-creditworthy
people of any loans
(c) Denying more loans to people
who have already taken loans to a
logical limit
(d) Moving from old customers at the
home market to foreign markets.
(e) None of these
Directions (8-10): Choose the word
which is most similar in meaning to the
word printed in bold as used in the
passage.
8. Catering
(a) considering
(b) supplying
(c) lending
(d) working
(e) indulging
9. Key
(a) foundation
(b) solution
(c) requisite
(d) difficult
(e) important
10. Aggressive
(a) violent
(b) determined
(c) demanding
(d) offensive
(e) brutish
Directions (11-20): Read each sentence
to find out w hether there is any
grammatical or idiomatic error in it. the
error, if any, will be in one part of the
sentence. The number of that part is the
answer. If there is No error, the answer
is (e). Ignore errors of punctuations, if
any,)
11. In India and other Asian countries (a) / a
very large section of young female force
is (b)/ deployed at (c)/ domestic
servants particularly in urban areas (d)
/ No error (e)
12. There is no (a)/ objection to him joining
the congress party (b)/ provided he is
willing (c)/ to fit in with the partys
secular policies (d) / No error (e)
13. A recent (a) / pole has inducted (b)/ that
Binny is considered (c) / brighter than
any student (d) /No error (e)
14. Hari was unhappy (a) / that he would
(b) / not attend the wedding (c) / of his
friend yesterday (d) No error (e)
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15. Heat transfer (a) / to the thermometer
took place (b) / by the conventional
three mechanisms, (c) / conduction,
conviction and radiation (d)/ No error
(e)
16. The Western Railway is close to finalise
a plan (a) / to deploy small unmanned
aerial vehicles to monitor (b) / its tracks
and cut the number of train-hit deaths
(c) / due to trespassing (d) No error. (e)
17. The legislation seeks to amend certain
sections of the central Act (a) / to
ensure that bulls (b) / are not barred to
being used for (c) the rural bull taming
sport Jallikattu. (d) No error (e)
18. Practising meditation or listening to
calming music; (a) / music based on
natural sounds such as waterfall, (b) /
birds and deep jungle sounds; can help
(c) / the elderly retain their memory,
says a study. (d) / No error (e)
19. A team of students (a) / in the U.S is
planning to (b) / brewing beer on the
moon (c) / for the first time. (d) / No
error (e)
20. The researchers assert that (a) / a bit of
history gives clues about (b) what food
security could be (c) / in the modern
era for climate change. (d) / No error
(e)
Directions (21-30) : In the following
passage, there are blanks each of which
has been numbered. For each blank five
words have been suggested, one of which
fits the blank appropriately. Find out the
appropriate word in each case.
In its monetary policy announcement
recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
decided to keep the policy interest rate (21)
one of the implications of this decision is
for the rupee. High interest rates have helped
in keeping the rupee strong in recent years.
It (22) policy makers wish this to continue.
But the recent slowdown in China and the
depreciation of the Yuan means Indias
external environment has changed
significantly. While two years ago it might
have seemed like a good idea to (23) the
rupee from weakening, are think is now
warranted.
In recent months, Indian industry has been
facing (24) competition from falling
international prices. As the budget-making
process starts, demands for tariff hikes will
get stronger. Accepting protectionist
demands could (25) downstream industries
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international treaty (26) favouring certain REASONING ABILITY (d) The members who are posted at
sectors especially those with a few large Srinagar and Ladakh
companies, can make the protection Directions (31-35) : Read the (e) Cant be determined
politically (27). One example of this is the information given below and answer the 34. The person who is posted at Srinagar is
steel industry where the worlds largest questions that follow: not more intelligent than
producer of steel, China has seen a slump in Seven army personnels A, B, C, D, E, F (a) The person who is posted at
demand and has an industry suffering from and G in a family get together after a long Chandigarh
(28) The Indian Steel industry is faced with time. Among them four are males, three (b) The person who is posted at Surat
an onslaught of cheap imports. It has, in females, two married couples and three (c) The person who is posted at
response been pressing for hikes in import unmarried persons. They are posted at Jammu
duty on steel, imposition of a minimum different states of the country viz.; Srinagar, (d) The person who is posted at
import price and antidumping duties. Jammu, Ladakh, Bikaner, Jalandhar, Surat Jalandhar
It can be argued that the government should and Chandigarh but not necessarily in the (e) Cant be determined
do nothing, and allow the Indian consumer same order. 35. Who among the following is the married
to benefit from lower Chinese steel prices. B is not married and another person who is couple?
However, it is difficult for the government posted at Bikaner is the most intelligent. (a) A-F (b) C-A
to (29) the state of the steel industry and The person who is posted at Srinagar is (c) F-G (d) C-G
job losses. The (30) higher probability of married to the person who is posted at (e) None of these
defaults on bank loans by steel companies Jammu, who is the least intelligent among
may also push banks into further trouble. them. D is posted at Surat and he is sitting Directions (36-40) : Study the following
on the leftmost corner. The person who is information carefully and answer the
21. (a) Idempotent posted at Chandigarh is sitting on the questions given below it:
(b) Changeable rightmost corner. The person who is posted From amongst six boys Ram, Shyam,
(c) Different at Ladakh is married to C. C is the second Mohan, Vishnu, Varun and Narayan and five
(d) Strange most intelligent followed by her husband. girls Radha, Lakshmi, Rudrani, Kamla, and
(e) Unique The least intelligent is sitting on the Sita a team of six is to be selected under the
22. (a) Appears (b) Hide immediate right of D, followed by the most following conditions:
(c) Quit (d) Dearth intelligent. There are as many more intelligent Ram and Vishnu have to be together. Mohan
(e) Lacuna persons than the person who is posted at cannot go with Kamla. Kamla and Sita have
23. (a) Assiduous (b) Complex Srinagar as there are less intelligent. In the to be together.
(c) Prevent (d) Clear row, followed by D there are three females Shyam cannot be teamed with Varun. Vishnu
(e) Crystal sitting in succession. The person who is cannot go with Radha. Shyam and Rudrani
24. (a) Promptly (b) Out let posted at Bikaner is female. The person who have to be together. Mohan and Lakshmi
(c) Unique (d) Sharp is posted at Chandigarh is more intelligent have to be together.
(e) Beget than the person who is posted at Surat, who
25. (a) Clumsy (b) Impact 36. If there be five boys in the team, the
is more intelligent than only one person, F.
(c) Exclude (d) Squander only girl member is
Neither A nor G is a female.
(e) Cack-handed (a) Radha (b) Lakshmi
26. (a) Flat 31. Who is sitting on the immediate right of (c) Rudrani (d) Kamla
(b) Obligations D? (e) None of these
(c) Uninspired (a) F 37. If, including Radha, the team has three
(d) Vapid (b) E girls, the members other than Radha
(e) Dull (c) C are
27. (a) Fragile (b) Unenviable (d) Cant be determined (a) Shyam, Mohan, Narayan,
(c) Complex (d) Specific (e) None of these Lakshmi, Rudrani
(e) Installation 32. A is posted in which of the following (b) Ram, Vishnu, Varun, Kamla, Sita
28. (a) Extensive areas? (c) Ram, Vishnu, Shyam, Kamla,
(b) Burden (a) Srinagar Anusha
(c) Overcapacity (b) Ladakh (d) Shyam, Narayan, Rudrani, Kamla,
(d) Capacity (c) Jammu Sita
(e) Cubage (d) Cant be determined (e) None Of These
29. (a) Attempt (b) Ignore (e) None of these 38. If the team including Mohan consists of
(c) Accept (d) Admit 33. Who among the following members are four boys, the members of the team
(e) Confess sitting together? other than Mohan are
30. (a) Decide (b) Divide (a) D and E (a) Ram, Vishnu, Varun, Radha,
(c) Confuse (d) Consequent (b) A and E Lakshmi
(e) Vex (c) The members who are posted at (b) Ram, Shyam, Vishnu, Lakshmi,
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(c) Vishnu, Varun, Narayan, Ram,
Lakshmi
(d) Shyam, Varun, Narayan, Rudrani,
Lakshmi
(e) None Of These
39. If four members including Varun have to
be boys, the members other than Varun
are
(a) Ram, Shyam, Mohan, Lakshmi,
Rudrani
(b) Ram, Vishnu, Narayan, Kamla,
Sita
(c) Shyam, Mohan, Narayan,
Lakshmi, Rudrani
(d) Ram, Mohan, Vishnu, Narayan,
Lakshmi
(e) None Of These
40. If four members have to be girls, the
members of the team are
(a) Shyam, Mohan, Radha, Lakshmi,
Rudrani, Kamla
(b) Shyam, Mohan, Lakshmi,
Rudrani, Kamla, Sita
(c) Shyam, Narayan, Radha, Rudrani,
Kamla, Sita
(d) Shyam, Mohan, Radha, Lakshmi,
Rudrani, Sita
(e) None Of These
Directions (41-45) : Read the following
character sequence carefully and then
answer the questions given below it:
B C 4 x 6 G $ M P
5 % R + V I 7 S scanty shouts 28 shorts 19
9 X A Z
41. If the first half of the series is reversed
and similarly the second half is also
reversed, and the reversed second half
is written first from left followed by
reversed first half, then which of the
following will be third to the right of
sixteenth character from your right?
(a) (b) 5
(c) % (d) Z
(e) B
42. If every alternate character in the above
sequence from left is dropped (drop C
first) then which of the following
characters will be fourth to the right of
fifth characters from the left?
(a) (b) +
(c) $ (d)
(e) None of these
43. What will be the last letter of the word
made of the second, eleventh, twentieth
and twenty-second characters of the
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given sequence? If no such word can (a) 51 81 63 source sovran sowars
be made your answer is Y. If more than soviet souter sowans 15 36 18
one such word can be made your answer (b) 51 81 63 source sovran soviet
is D. souter sowars sowans 15 36 18
(a) C (b) I (c) 51 81 63 source sovran soviet
(c) P (d) Y sowars souter sowans 15 36 18
(e) D (d) 51 81 63 source sovran soviet
44. Which of the following will come in sowars sowans souter 15 36 18
place of the question mark in the (e) None of these
following series. 47. Which of the following would be at the
C4 6GP M R ? I9 7 th position from the right end in
penultimate step?
(a) 5R (b) + 7 (a) Sovran (b) Souter
(c) %+V (d) I9 (c) Sowars (d) Sowans
(e) I V (e)) soviet
45. Which character is midway between 48. How many elements (words or numbers)
fifth from left and fourth right in the are there between soviet and 18 as
above series? they appear in the last step of the
(a) P (b) output?
(c) R (d) 5 (a) six (b) eight
(e) % (c) four (d) five
(e) seven
Directions (46-50) : Study the following
49. Which of the following represents the
information carefully and answer the
position of sowars in the fourth step?
given questions.
(a) seventh from the left
A word and number arrangement machine
(b) sixth from the left
when given an input line of words and
(c) fifth from the right
numbers rearranges them following a
(d) sixth from the right
particular rule in each step. The following is
(e) both (a) and (d)
an illustration of input and rearrangement.
50. Which step number would be the
(All the numbers are two digit numbers.)
following output?
Input: shiever 82 16 sailor 19 shares
51 81 63 source souter soviet Sovran
61 91 scanty shouts 28 shorts
sowars sowans 15 36 18
Step I : 61 shiever 82 sailor 19 shares 61
(a) step IV
(b) step V
Step II : 61 91 shiever sailor shares 61
(c) step VI
scanty shouts 28 shorts 28 19
(d) step VII
Step III : 61 91 82 shiever sailor shares
(e) There will be no such step
scanty shouts shorts 16 28 19
Step IV : 61 91 82 sailor shiever shares Direction (51-52) Study the following
scanty shouts shorts 16 28 19 information carefully and answer the
Step V : 61 91 82 sailor scanty shiever questions which follow__
shares shouts shorts 16 28 19 A-B means A is brother of B
Step VI : 61 91 82 sailor scanty shares A x B means A is father of B
shiever shouts shorts 16 28 19 A=B means A is mother of B
Step VII : 61 91 82 sailor scanty shares A + B means A is sister of B
shiever shorts shouts 16 28 19 A B means A is husband of B
Step VII is the last step of the above
arrangement. 51. Y is niece of Z which of the following
As per the rules followed in the steps given expression support the given relation?
below, find out in each of the following (a) Y + P W= T Z
questions the appropriate step for the given (b) Y + C -M J Z
input. (c) Z D + H = F = Y + G
Input: Sovran source 18 63 soviet 36 (d) Y= O L N Z
sowars 15 81 souter sowans 51 (e) Z A + Q U = Y + T
46. Which of the following step would be 52. In expression Z = A N O = W +
step IV? K, How is Z related to K?
(a) Mother
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(b) paternal-grandmother (d) Data inadequate (i) Lecture C cannot be delivered on
(c) mother-in-law (e) None of these Friday.
(d) maternal-grandmother (ii) Lecture A is delivered
(e) None of these Directions (58-60) : Each of the questions immediately after lecture D.
53. Nikhil walked 8 km towards south-west below consists of a question and two or (iii) There should be a gap of two days
direction. He turned to east direction three statements given below it. You between the lectures B and F.
and walked 20 km. Then he turned to have to decide whether the data provided (iv) There is one holiday except
north-east direction and walked 8 km in the statements are sufficient to answer Saturday. Lecture F is delivered
and after to west direction for 6 km. the questions. on the next day of holiday.
Then he turned to north east direction 58. What is the code for rope in a code (v) Lecture E is delivered on
and walked 2 km straight after he turned language? Wednesday and it is not
west direction and walked 4 kkm. Once I. use the rope is written as nik ta immediately followed by lecture
more he turned south-west and walked re in the code language. F.
2 km. How far is he from the starting II. rope is straight is written as pe
point? 61. On which day was lecture D delivered?
da ta. a) Friday
(a) 12 km (b) 10 km III. always use rope is written as ma
(c) 8 km (d) 6 km b) Saturday
re ta. c) Sunday
(e) none of these (a) only I and II d) Thursday
Directions (54-57) Study the following (b) only II and III e) None of these
information carefully, and answer the (c) only I and III 62. On which day was holiday?
questions given below. (d) either a or b a) Cant say
B, M, T, R, K, H and D are travelling in a (e) Cant be determined b) Friday
train compartment with III-tier sleeper berth. 59. Who amongst Aniket, Neeraj, Saurabh, c) Monday
Each of them has a different profession of Meena and Anil is the first to take the d) Thursday
Engineer, Doctor, Architect, Pharmacist, lecture? e) Either c) or d)
Lawyer, Journalist and Pathologist. They (I) Aniket takes lecture before Meena 63. How many lectures were delivered
occupied two lower berths, three middle and Neeraj but after Anil. between F and D?
berths and two upper berths. B, the Engineer (II) Saurabh is not the first to take the a) None b) One
is not on the upper berth. The Architect is lecture. c) Two d) Three
the only other person who occupies the (III) Meena is not the last to take the e) Cant say
same type of berth as that of B. M and H lecture. 64. Which of the following was the last
are not on the middle berth and their (a) only I lecture?
professions are Pathologist and Lawyer, (b) only I and II a) A
respectively. T is a Pharmacist. D is neither (c) only I and either II or III b) C
a Journalist nor an Architect. K occupies (d) All I, Ii and III are necessary c) B
same type of berth as that of the Doctor. (e) cant be determined d) Cannot be determined
60. What is Avantikas rank from top in a e) None of these
54. What is Ds profession? clas of 45 students? 65. Which of the following statements is
(a) Doctor (b) Engineer I. Avantika is five ranks below not necessary to determine the order
(c) Lawyer (d) Pharmacist Samir, who is is 15 th from the of lectures?
(e) data inadequate bottom. a) i) b) ii)
55. Which of the following group occupies II. Radha is 30th from the top and c) v) d) i) and ii)
middle berth? Neera is 4th from the bottom.
e) None of these
(a) DKR (b) DHT III. Avantika is exactly in the middle
(c) HKT (d) DKT of Radha and Neeta.
(e) None of these (a) only I QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
56. Which of the following combination of (b) only II and III
person-berth-profession is correct? (c) Either only I or Only II and III 66. 450 men took a dip in a water tank at a
(a) R-Lower-Journalist (d) only III time, which is 150m x 60m. What is
(b) R-Lower-Architect (e) None of these the rise in the water level if the average
(c) D-Upper-Doctor displacement of 1 man is 5m3.
(d) K-Upper-Lawyer Direction (61-65): Read the following
(a) 15 cm (b) 30 cm
(e) All correct information and answer the questions
(c) 18 cm (d) 28 cm
57. Which of the following pairs occupy that follow:
(e) 25 cm
the lower berth? Six lectures A, B, C, D, E and F are to be
67. The circumference of two circle is 132
(a) BD delivered from Monday to Sunday, one
cm and 308 cm respectively. What is
(b) BK leture every day.
the difference between the area of the
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(a) 5936 cm2 (b) 5879 cm2 of the total number of employees
(c) 6160 cm2 (d) 5286 cm2 working in all the department together? (a) 36 (b) 1296
(e) 4950 cm2 (a) 9.75% (b) 12.41%
(c) 11.3% (d) 13.62% (c) 1296 (d) -36
Directions (68-72): Study the table and (e) 15.71% (e) 1296
pie-chart carefully to answer the given 72. What is the ratio of the number of males 78. A and B enter into a partnership. A
questions. working in the HR department to the contributes Rs. 16,000 and B Rs.
number of females working in that 12,000. At the end of 6 months C joins
department? them with a capital of Rs. 20,000. In
(a) 11 : 15 (b) 17 : 25 what ratio should they divide their
(c) 3 : 5 (d) 15 : 23 annual profit?
(e) 7 : 9 (a) 8 : 6 :5 (b) 4 : 3 : 5
(c) 5 : 6 : 8 (d) 5 : 3 : 4
Directions (73-77) : In each of these (e) 5 : 7 : 8
questions, an equation is given with a 79. The mean annual salary paid to all
question mark (/) in place of correct employees was Rs. 5,000. The mean
figure on the right hand side which annual salary paid to male and female
satisfies the equality. Based on the employees were Rs. 5,200 and Rs.
values on the left hand side and the 4,200 respectively. The percentage of
symbol of equality given, you have to male workers in the company is
decide which of the following figures will (a) 50% (b) 60%
satisfy the equality and, thus, come in (c) 70% (d) 80%
place of question mark. (e) 65%
Symbols stand for 80. A train run at 45 km per hour. How far
> greater than does it go in 6 seconds?
= equal to (a) 72m (b) 60m
< lesser than (c) 75m (d) 70m
either greater than (e) 76m
The pie-chart shows the percentage or equal to 81. A journalist travelled 1200 km by air,
breakup of employees working in either lesser than or
2
various department of an equal to which formed of his trip. He
organization.
92 184 1.5 (?)
5
73.
68. The number of males working in the travelled one-third of the whole trip
marketing department is what per cent (a) -0.7 (b) -0.753 by car and the rest by train. The
of the total number of employees (c) -0.8 (d) -0.75 distance travelled by train is
(e) -0.82 (a) 220 km (b) 800 km

working in that department? (Round
off to the nearest integer.) 74. 84 (3) 2 10 (?) (c) 2600 km (d) 1800 km
(e) 700 km
(a) 78.7% (b) 56.23%
(c) 52.88% (d) 59.82%
(e) 63.23%
(a) 784
2
(b) 282 Directions (82-86) Study the following
pie-chart and answer the following
69. What is the ratio of the number of females (c) 750 (d) 751.5
questions.
working in Accounts department to the (e) 749.9
total number of employees in that
department?
75. 85 58 76 (?)
(a) 10 : 39 (b) 17 : 39
(c) 13 : 28 (d) 5 : 12
(a) -103 (b) 103
(e) None of these
70. The number of males working in IT (c) 51.5 (d) 51.52
department of the organization is what (e) 103
324
per cent of the total number of
employees working in that department? 76. 256 4.5 (?)
(a) 39.63% (b) 47.82%
(c) 51.89% (d) 44.27% (a) -7 (b) 8
(e) 55.33% (c) -8 (d) 9
71. The number of females working in (e) -9
81 6 45 2 (?)
Percentage distribution of teachers
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Directions (89-90) what will come in 96. A rectangular garden has a 5 meter wide
1 place of question mark (?) in the given road outside around all four sides. The
82. If of the number of teachers from
38 number series? area of the road is 600 square metres.
If the length is 12 metres more than
University E are professors and the 89. 339 355 323 371 307 ? breadth then what is the ratio of length
salary of each professor is Rs. 92000, (a) 407 (b) 354 to breadth of that plot?
what will be the total salary of all the (c) 328 (d) 387 (a) 8 : 19
professors together from University E? (e) 388 (b) 19 : 31
(a) Rs. 2956400 (b) Rs. 3165900 90. 12 24 96 576 ? 46080 (c) 31 : 19
(c) Rs. 3780600 (d) Rs. 3588000 (a) 3542 (b) 3890 (d) cant be determined
(e) Rs. 4258900 (c) 4248 (d) 4608 (e) None of these
83. The difference between the total number (e) 3246
of teachers in University A, B and C 91. A vessel contains 72 litres of mixture of Directions (97-100): Study the following
together and University D, E and F milk and water. The ratio of milk to radar graph carefully to answer the
together is what percent of the number water in the vessel is 5 : 4. If 18 litres questions that follow:
of teachers of all universities? of mixture is taken out from the vessel Number of seats won by various political
(a) 1% (b) 2% and then 10 litres of water is added to parties in the legistative assemblies of
(c) 3% (d) 4% it, what will be the percentage of milk different states
(e) 5% in the final mixture?
84. What is the average number of teachers
in University A, C, D and F together? 7 7
(a) 1170 (b) 1985 (a) 46 (b) 44
(c) 1357 (d) 2468
8 8
(e) None of these 5 3
85. If 16.66% of the number of teachers in (c) 48 (d) 49
University C are females, what is the 8 8
number of male teachers in University
C? (Approximate) 1
(a) 976 (b) 1105 (e) 43
8
(c) 325 (d) 723
92. The sum of two numbers is 506. If the
(e) 873
86. The number of teachers in University C 5
is approximately what per cent of the second number is of the first
total number of teachers in University 18 97. The total number of seats won by the
A and University E together? number, what is the difference between BSP is what percent more or less than
(a) 47% (b) 53% that by the Left parties in all states
(c) 39% (d) 58% 4 2
of the first number and of the together?
(e) None of these 9 11 (a) 8.21% more (b) 7.69% less
87. In how many different ways can 8 (c) 6.56% more (d) 9.71% less
second number?
unidentical balls be placed in 5 different (e) 10% less
(a) 162 (b) 156
boxes when each box can have any 98. What is the ratio of the total number of
(c) 140 (d) 136
number of balls? seats won by the BJP to the total
(e) 180
(a) 523 (b) 495 number of seats won by the Congress
(c) 625 (d) 763 Directions (93-95) what should come in in all states together?
(e) 954 place of question mark (?) in the (a) 3 : 2 (b) 4 : 5
88. A bag contains 11 red and 5 green balls. following number series? (c) 5 : 6 (d) 6 : 7
Find the probability that four balls are (e) 8 : 7
red and three balls are green when 7 93. 7716 2571 855 ? 90 25
99. If 30% seats of the Maharashtra
balls are drawn at random. (a) 369 (b) 282
legislative assembly are won by the
(c) 381 (d) 219
175 19 females and 40% seats of Gujrat
(e) 291
(a) (b) legislative assembly are won by the
5834 129 94. 3 125 209 263 ? 313 325
females, then the male members of the
(a) 275 (b) 305
Maharashtra legislative assembly are
71 15 (c) 295 (d) 286
what per cent more or less than the
(c) (d) (e) 293
4892 52 male members of the Gujrat legislative
95. 7 350 566 691 ? 782 790
assembly?
(e) None of these (a) 761 (b) 739
(a) 2.08% more (b) 3.18% less
(c) 735 (d) 755
(c) 4.28% more (d) 5.38% more
(e) 729
(e) 6.48% less
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100. 40% members of the Haryana legislative assembly and 50% 46-c 47-e 48-d 49-e 50-c
members of the UP legislative assembly are chargesheeted for (51-52)
involvement in crimes. Among these, 50% and 20% are females 51-e;
in the Haryana and Up legislative assembly respectively. Then
the number of male members of the Haryana legislative
assembly who are charge sheeted is what percentage more or
less than the number of female members of the UP legislative
assembly who are charge sheeted?
(a) 250% more (b) 300% more
(c) 142.85% more (d) 230% less
(e) 220.45% less 52-b;
53-b;

EXPLANATIONS
1. d 2. c 3. e 4. d 5. b 6. e
7. a 8. b 9. e 10. d
(11-20)
11-c; Replace as in place of at
12-b; Replace his in place of him (54-57)
13-d; Any replaced by any other
14-b; would replaced by could
15-b; took place replaced by take place
16- a; Replace finalising in place of finalise
17-c; Replace from in place of to
18-e; No error
19-c; Replace brew beer in place of brewing beer
20-d; Replace of in place of for
21. a 22. a 23. c 24. d 25. b 26. b
27. b 28. c 29. b 30. d
(31-35) 54- a 55-d 56-b 57-e
58-d; From I and II = rope ta
From III or II = rope ta
59-b; From I either Anil or Saurabh took first lecture.
From I and II Anil took first lecture
th
6 0 - c ; F r o m I from the bottom. So, (45-
A v a n t i k a s r a n k i s 1 0

10+1) = 36th from the top.

From II and III Radhas rank from top = 30 th
Neetas rank from top = 45 4 + 1 = 42 nd
Now, Avantika;s rank = ( 30 + 42) /2= 36 th from top
31-a 32-d 33-d 34-d 35-e 36-b
(61-65)
37-a 38-b 39-b 40-c 41-b 42-a
43-d 44-c 45-e
(46-50) Days Lectures Lectures
The machine rearranges first numbers and then words. First, it Monday C Holiday
rearranges numbers in ascending order from left side and descending
Tuesday B F
order from right side along with their interchanged positions.
Whereas words are arranged in an alphabetical order. Wednesday E E
Thursday Holiday C
Friday F B
Saturday D D
Sunday A A

61-b 62-e 63-e 64-a 65-a

66.-b; Total volume of water, displaced by 450 men = 450x 5 =
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Total number of female employees working in production
Volume department = 444-295=149
Rise in water level
Base area 149
100 12.41%
2250 100 Hence, required% =
1200
cm 25cm
150 60 72. e; Total number of employees working in HR department =

2r 132 8
67. c; Circumference of circle =
1200 96
100
132 132 7 Total number of female employees working in HR department
r 21 cm = 96 42 = 54
2 2 22 Required ratio = 42 : 54 = 7 : 9
Again, 2R 308
308 308 7 73. a; 92 1841.5 (?)
R 49 cm
2 2 22
92
Difference between their areas 1.5 (?)
184
22
(R 2 r 2 ) (49 2 212 ) 6160 cm 2 1.5
7 ?
2
68. c; Total number of employees working in the Marketing
15
department ? - 0.75 - 0.7
20
26
1200 312
84 (3) 10 (?)
=
100 74. e; 2
And the number of males working in
Marketing Department = 165
84 910 (?)
165 75 10 (?)
Hence, required% = 100 52.88%
312 750 749.9
69. a; Total number of employees working in Accounts department

13 75. e; 85 58 76 (?)
1200 156
85 18 (?)
=
100
Total number of female employees working in Accounts
department = 156- 116 = 40
103 103
Required ratio = 40 : 156
= 10 : 39
76. d; 324
256 4.5 (?)
18 16 4.5 (?)
70. d; The number of male employees working in IT department =
85
Total number of employees working in IT department =
2 4.5 (?)
16 99
1200 192
100
Hence, required percentage 77. c; 81 6 45 2 (?)
85 13.5 22.5 (?)
= 100 44.27%
192 36 1296
71. b; Total number of employees working in production
78. a;
department
A B C

= 1200
37
444 16000 12 : 12000 12 : 20000 6
100 192 : 144 : 120
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8 : 6 : 5
The ratio of profit A : B : C = 8 : 6 : 5 A, C, D and F together
79. d;
4
(13 17 23 7)%of 7800 4680
1170
4 4
85. b; Number of teachers in University C

17 7800
= 17% of 7800= 1326
100
Number of male teachers in University C =
Male workers are 80% of the total workers
83.34 1326
80. c; 1105
45000 6 100
Distance covered in 6 seconds = 75m 86. b;
3600
81. b; Travelled by air = 1200 km Number of teachers
5 in University C
Trip = 1200 3000 km Reqd
2 Number of teachers in
Remaining trip 3000 - 1200 1800 km University A and E together
3000
Travelled by car 1 1000km 17%of 7800 1326
3 100 100
(13 19)%of 7800 2496
Travelled by train 1800 - 1000 800 km 53.125% 53%
82. d; Number of teachers from University E = 19% of 7800
87. b; Number of ways of distribution of n identical things taken r
19 7800 n r 1
1482 at a time = C r 1
100
Number of professors from University E = Reqd number 85-1 C51
1
1482 39 12! 12 1110 9 8!
12 C 4 495
38 4!8! 4 3 2 1 8!
Total salary of all the professors together from University E
= 39 92000 Rs. 3588000 16!
88. d; n(S) = 16C7 11440
83. b; Total number of teachers in University A, B and C together 7!9!
51 7800 11C4 5C3 330 10 3300
= (13+21 + 17) % of 7800 3978 n(E) =
100
3300 15
Total number of teachers in University D, E and F = (23 + 19 Reqd probability
49 7800 11440 32
+ 7)% of 7800 3822 89. d; The series is +16, -32, +48, -64, +80.
100 90. d; The series is x2, x4, x6, x8, x10,......
Reqd difference = 3978 - 3822 = 156
72
The number ie 156, as a percentage of total number =
91. a; Milk in vessel = 5 40 litres
156 9
100 2%
7800 72
Water in vessel = 4 32 litres
84. a; Reqd average 9
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According to the question, milk in 18 litres mixture = 97. b; Total number of seats won by BSP in all states = 5 + 10 + 30
+ 20 + 10 + 20 + 10 + 15 = 120
5
18 10 litres Total number of seats won by Left parties in all states = 15 +
9 30 + 25 + 15 + 20 + 5 + 15 + 5 = 130
New mixture = ( 72 18 + 10) = 64 litres
130 - 120
Now, milk in new mixture = 40 10 = 30 litres Reqd% 100
Reqd percentage of milk in the mixture = 130
30 7 10
100 46 % 100 7.69%less
64 8 130
x 5 5x 98. e; Total number of seats won by BJP in all states = 30 +5 + 15
92. b; Let the first no be x. Then second no = + 10 + 25 + 25 + 30 + 20 = 160
18 18 Total number of seats won by congress in all states = 20 + 15
+ 5 + 25 + 30 + 10 + 25 + 10 = 140
5x 18 x 5 x
Now, x + = 506 or, 506 Reqd ratio 160 :140 8 : 7
18 18 99. a; Total seats in Maharashtra assembly = 10 + 15 + 20 + 25 =
Or, 23x = 506 x18 70
Total male member of Maharashtra assembly =
506 18
x 396 70
23 70 49
100
5
second no. 369 22 5 110 Total seats in Gujarat assembly = 30 + 25 + 15 + 10 = 80
18 Total male members in Gujarat assembly

60
4
Difference 396 110
2 = 80 48
9 11 100
44 4 10 2 176 20 156 Reqd %
49 - 48
100 2.08%more
48
93. The series is 3 1,3 2,3 3,3 4,3 5 100. c; The number of members in Haryana assembly chargesheeted
2 2 2 2
94. The series is +11 +1, +9 + 3, +7 + 5, +5 +7,..... 40
95. The series is +73, +63, +53, +43, +33, +23 for involvement in crimes = 85 34
96. 100

Numberof male membersin Haryana

assmeblychargesheeted
50
for involvement in crimes 34 17
100
Numberof femalemembersin UP assembly
chargesheeted for involvement in
50 20
crimes 70 7
100 100
17 - 7
Reqd percentage 100
7
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Directions (1-10) Read the following
passage carefully and answer the
questions given below it. Certain words
/phrases have been printed in bold to help
you locate them while answering some
of the questions.
The International Women Day on March 8
reignited and amplified conversations about
entrenched gender disparities in the
workplace.
Why is it, many observers asked, that the
advancement of women into C-suite
positions seems to have stagnated in the
past few years? Why havent women
achieved anything near equal representation
on corporate boards? Often invoked in the
literature of gender equity in the corporate
world is the notion of the leaking
pipeline, the tendency of women to drop
out as they climb the corporate ladder,
resulting in minimal female representation
at the top rungs.
This glass ceiling effect has been attributed
to various pressures, including unequal pay,
the difficulty of maintaining work/life
balance and male executives lack of faith in
womens professional competence.
Focusing all our attention in these areas,
however, doesnt adequately address the
important ways in which the wider world
influences corporate culture.
Demographics gives us the ability to extend
the pipeline much further back, all the way
to the formative experiences of childhoods
that set the tone for todays mature
professionals, both male and female.
Historical perspective perhaps can help us
understand the current situation by showing
us that todays generation of C-suite eligible
executives grew up in a world in which the
levels of education among women were
significantly lower than nowadays. In the
United Kingdom, for example, the number
of years of schooling received by the average
woman has increased by more than one-third
since 1970, from 9 years to more than 12. In
some Asian emerging markets, transitions
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like these are especially significant. In 1950s
China, for example, education of any kind
for women was practically unheard of. At
the end of the decade, fewer than 10 percent
of Chinese women were literate. In todays
China, female literacy is around 100 percent
and there are more than 3 million female
university graduates annually, compared to
4 million males. If the trend continues,
women will soon be Chinas best-educated
gender.
These statistics certainly dont disprove the
existence of a corporate glass ceiling, but
they do suggest ways for companies to
prepare for the imminent changes in
coming years. Indeed, women have already
made considerable progress from zero
female Fortune 500 senior executives in 1980
to nearly 18 percent of the total in 2011
and, given enough time, this progress will
catch up with contemporary, gender-
egalitarian attitudes.
1. What, according to the passage, is/are
the reasons for the gender disparities
in the C-suite corporate world?
(A) The difference between the male
and female biological formations
(B) The difference between the
remuneration paid to male and
female employees
(C) The difficulty of maintaining
lifework balance
(D) The lack of faith in womens
professional competence
(E) The belief that corporate world is
not meant for women
(a) only (A) and (B)
(b) only (C) and (E)
(c) only (B), (C) and (D)
(d) only (A), (B), and (C)
(e) All the above
2. What is the leaking pipeline all about?
(A) The tendency of employees to
leak the important messages of
ones own project to other
corporate firms
(B) The tendency of women to drop
out as they climb the corporate
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ladder, resulting minimal female
representation at the top ranks
(C) The tendency of women
employees to cut short the
reputation of their own firms by
making poor Powerpoint
presentations
(a) only (A)
(b) both (A) and (B)
(c) only (C)
(d) only (B)
(e) only (B) and (C)
3. Which of the following statements is/
are true according to the passage?
(A) Historical perspective shows that
the quality of education among
women was comparatively high
earlier than today.
(B) It is false that the advancement of
women into C-suite positions had
stagnated in the past.
(C) The formative experience of
childhood set the tone for todays
mature professional, both male
and female.
(a) only (C)
(b) only (A)
(c) only (A) and (B)
(d) both (B) and (C)
(e) all (A), (B) and (C)
4. What is the meaning of the phrase glass
ceiling effect as used in the passage?
(a) A racial inequality that diminishes
over the course of a career
(b) The gender inequality that creates
gap in the C-suite position in the
corporate world.
(c) A political term used to describe
those leaders who reach the high
positions in the corporate world
regardless of their ethinicity
(d) A term which describes the unseen
and unbreakable barrier that keeps
women from rising to the upper
rungs of the corporate world,
regardless of their qualifications.
(e) All the above
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5. What does this passage talk about? sculptures. Now the island was ruled by a progress.
(a) Talent shortfall in women king who looked after his subjects and the (c) The teacher was feared by
employees of the corporate natural beauty of the island well. His closest students and the old man alike.
world. advisor and friend was a sculptor who ran a (d) The island school had a good
(b) The gender egalitarian attitude in school where students from far and wide reputation when it was run by the
the corporate world came to learn the art of sculpting. But the old teacher.
(c) C-suite eligibility of women teacher had an odd condition for students (e) All the given statements are true
(d) The need for imminent changes to who studied at his school. He insisted they in the context of the passage.
present glass-ceiling effect bring their own supply of stone. Only for 13. Which of the following can be said about
(e) Peer pressure in the corporate their final sculpture they were allowed to the old teacher?
world use a piece of stone from the islands quarry. (a) He was manipulative and took
Many grumbled at this rule. After all advantage of the old king.
Directions(6-8) Choose the word which dragging tonnes of stone to an island in the (b) He had foresight and was
is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the middle will we able to save this island for respected by the old king.
word printed in bold as used in the our children? The King applauded his (c) He was selfish and was only
passage. thinking and let him continue to run the concerned about the school.
6. COMPETENCE school the way he wanted. (d) He did not welcome any change.
(a) expertise But one day the king, who was ageing, died (e) He did not want his students to
(b) impotence and his son Rehmat was crowned king. King surpass him
(c) inadequacy Rehmat wanted to do everything differently, 14. Why did King Rehmat change the rules
(d) inability to make the island prosperous and have regarding the use of stone from the
(e) ignorance lovely statues decorating the island. He quarry?
7. CONTEMPORARY changed many laws and also lifted the rule (a) He was touched by the plight of
(a) future (b) past that the old teacher had imposed. He made students who were poor.
(c) old (d) preceding the old teacher step down and brought in (b) He wanted to attract the best
(e) present someone else to run the school. Now more students to the school.
8. EXTEND people would come to the school to study (c) He was greedy and wanted the
(a) abridge (b) close and the fees they paid could be increased or island to be prosperous at any
(c) constrict (d) lengthen so he believed. Soon the island was full of cost.
(e) curtail students chipping away at the stone. Their (d) He wanted the students to work
demand increased the mining at the quarry. with the best material only and
Directions (9-10) Choose the word which They created large sculptures which now beautify the island.
is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the needed to get transported back down. Trees (e) He realised that the quarries were
word printed in bold as used in the were cut down to make carts and to clear lying idle and masons were being
passage. the roads. Without trees to provide wood paid for being idle.
for thick boats the fisherman could not go 15. What was the peoples reaction to the
9. ENTRENCHED out to fish. New houses that were built were king doing things?
(a) firm (b) fixed not as strong as both wood and stone were (a) They disagreed with him and left
(c) loose (d) fortified scarce. It was difficult for farmers to make the island.
(e) dissatisfied good ploughs and do farming. (b) They followed the kings orders
10. IMMINENT without protest.
(a) probable 11. Which of the following can be lesson(s) (c) They were happy and the future
(b) unlikely of the passage? generations blessed the king.
(c) forthcoming (A) Adhere to traditional ways as (d) They were sad and clung to
(d) inevitable change brings ruin. traditional ways.
(e) impending (B) Respect the environment and use (e) Other than those given as options.
resources wisely.
Directions (11-15) Read the following (C) We must pay our teachers well. Directions (16-20) In this question, a
passage carefully and answer the (a) only (B) sentence with four words in bold type is
questions given below it. Certain words (b) only (B) & (C) given. One of these four words given in
/phrases have been printed in bold to help (c) only (C) bold may be either wrongly spelt or
you locate them while answering some (d) only (A) & (C) inappropriate in the context of the
of the questions. (e) All (A), (B) & (C) sentence. Find out the word which is
Once there was a beautiful verdant island. It 12. Which of the following is TRUE in the wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any.
had forests with huge trees, waterfalls context of the passage? That word is your answer. If all the words
gushing with clear blue water and mountains (a) The old king was overly trusting given in bold are correctly spelt and also
with quarries of a unique stone. The stone of people except his son. appropriate in the contex t of the
was valued for its attractive colour and (b) King Rehmats plans for the island sentence, mark All correct as your
texture. It was also easy to turn it into were necessary for survival and answer.
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16. Jack realised his mistake regretted 22. The organising function (________) (e) Both (B) and (A)
his foolishness. (__________) and defining the inter-
(a) realised (b) mistake relationship between these roles. Directions (26-30) Rearrange the
(c) regretted (d) foolishness (A) includes the designing of roles to following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D),
(e) all correct be filled by suitably skilled (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form
17. He announced to the people that he people a meaningful paragraph and then answer
would reward enormously the person (B) is not so important the questions given below.
who brought him the special delicasy. (C) leads to the creation of an (A) In other words, a market is a set
(a) announced organisation structure which of arrangements where economic
(b) reward (a) Both (A) and (B) agents can freely exchange their
(c) enormously (b) Both (A) and (C) endowments or products with
(d) delicasy (c) Both (C) and (A) each other.
(e) all correct (d) Both (B) and (C) (B) In particular, it has nothing as such
18. She found his behaviour quite awed (e) Either (B) and (C) or (A) and (B) to do with the market place as you
and decided to complain to her 23. Formal training plays (_______), might tend to think of.
immediate superior. (______). (C) In conclusion, the arrangements
(a) behaviour (A) but equally important is the which allow people to buy and
(b) awed experience gained by handling sell commodities freely are the
(c) complain assignments independently defining features of a market.
(d) superior (B) an important part in equipping (D) A market, as studied in
(e) all correct subordinates with skills that help economics, is an institution which
19. She rung her palms in distress as she them rise in the organization organises the free interaction of
did not know the way forward and (C) gives them a chance to prove their individuals pursuing their
seemed to be lost. abilities respective economic activities.
(a) rung (b) palms (a) Both (A) and (B) (E) It is important to note that the
(c) distress (d) forward (b) Both (B) and (A) term market as used in economics
(e) all correct (c) Both (A) and (C) is quite different from the
20. Taking the shorter route to earning (d) Both (B) and (C) common sense understanding of a
more for a living will only leed to (e) Either (A) and (B) or (A) and (C) market.
failure. 24. Even a very important person has to (F) For buying and selling
(a) route (b) earning bear the brunt of public. The chairman commodities, individuals may or
(c) leed (d) failure of (________), (__________). may not meet each other in an
(e) all correct (A) Wipro, one of the richest persons actual physical location.
of the country, was criticised and 26. Which of the following should be the
Directions (21-25) In each question insulted by a shareholder agent
below, one or two sentences or parts of FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(B) any company deserves insult (a) B (b) D
sentences are given with two blank (C) and the CEO of Infosys
spaces between them. From the three (c) C (d) A
Technologies was thrown out of a (e) F
parts/sentences denoted by (A), (B) and train somewhere in Europe.
(C) given below each, find out which two 27. Which of the following should be the
(a) Both (A) and (B) SECOND sentence after
can fill up the blanks in proper sequence, (b) Both (B) and (C)
i.e, the order in which these are given in rearrangement?
(c) Both (C) and (B) (a) E (b) F
the answer options to make the sentence/ (d) Both (A) and (C) (e) Either (A)
group of sentences meaningfully (c) D (d) B
and (C) or (C) and (A) (e) A
complete. 25. After you achieve success (______). 28. Which of the following should be the
21. In giving donation, (_________), (_________). THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(________). Hence, donor should be (A) you can discover another goal and (a) D (b) A
punished for giving donation. mission (c) E (d) C
(A) the receiver is not the real culprit. (B) if you further want to continue (e) B
(B) it is the donor who is the real your journey of success 29. Which of the following should be the
culprit (C) but before making another move FOURTH sentence after
(C) but the receiver is free from guilt it is important to integrate all your rearrangement?
(a) Both (A) and (B) sources to continue your journey (a) F (b) E
(b) Both (A) and (C) of success. (c) A (d) B
(c) Both (B) and (C) (a) Both (A) and (C) (e) C
(d) Both (C) and (B) (b) Either (A) and (C) or (C) and (A) 30. Which of the following should be the
(e) Either (A) and (B) or (A) and (C) (c) Both (B) and (C) LAST (SIXTH ) sentence after
(d) Both (C) and (B) rearrangement?

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(a) C (b) B (e) small 44. What is the profession of Lays?
(c) F (d) E 39. (a) against (b) to (a) Doctor
(e) D (c) over (d) up (b) Businessman
(e) for (c) CA
Directions (31-40) In the following 40. (a) lines (d) Player
passage, there are blanks, each of which (b) relativity (e) None of these
has been numbered. These numbers are (c) accordance 45. Which of the following combinations is
printed below the passage and against (d) proper true?
each five words are suggested, one of (e) toning (a) Kurkuri-CA-DD News
which fits the blank appropriately. Find (b) Lays-Player-Zee News
out the appropriate word in each case. REASONING ABILITY (c) Bingo- Professor-Aaj Tak
The latest technology (31) put to use or (d) Puff Corn-CS- News Nation
about to arrive in market must be (32) to all Directions (41-45): Study the following
(e) None of these
entrepreneurs. The reason is that it may have information carefully and answer the
an (33) effect on business. Valve radios gave questions given below: Directions (46-48) Each of the questions
way to transistor radios and with micro Kurkuri, Lays, Bingo, PuffCorn, Uncle below consists of a question and two
chips, technology is giving way to digital Chips, Murky and Rings are seven friends. statements numbered I and II given below
equipment. Business has (34) the same but Each of them watches a different TV channel, it. You have to decide whether the data
the technology has kept changing. A notable viz Star News, BBC News, News Nation, provided in the statements are sufficient
feature is that the size of the receivers Discovery, DD News, Aaj Tak and Zee to answer the question. Read both the
decreased (35) so did the use of its material News. All of them have a different statements and give answer
and consequently its price. The traditional profession, viz Doctor, CA, CS, Player, a) If the data in statement I alone are
flour mills are losing business (36) customers Professor, Businessman and Reporter, but sufficient to answer the question,
now buy flour (37) from the market. As a not necessarily in the same order. while the data in statement II alone
result of this, the business is (38). Following PuffCorn is a CS but he does not watch are not sufficient to answer the
the same lines as technology, the social Discovery Channel or DD News. Rings is question.
trends also go on changing and influence the neither a Doctor nor a Businessman, but he b) If the data in statement II alone
market. The Indian sarees are being taken watches DD News. Bingo, who is a are sufficient to answer the
(39) by readymade stitched clothes. Every Professor, does not watch Zee News or BBC question, while the data in
entrepreneur must note such changes in the News. Murki watches News Nation and he statement I alone are not sufficient
environment and also the technology and is a player. Kurkuri is not a Businessman, to answer the question.
plan in (40) with these to ensure the success but he watches Discovery channel. The one c) If the data either in statement I
of his endeavour. who is a Businessman watches BBC News. alone or in statement II alone are
Uncle Chips is a Reporter and he does not sufficient to answer the question.
31. (a) to (b) needed watch Aaj Tak. The one who is a Professor d) If the data in both the statements
(c) decided (d) besides does not watch Star News. I and II together are not sufficient
(e) being to answer the question.
32. (a) hoped (b) welcome 41. Who among the following watches Aaj
e) If the data in both statements I
(c) released (d) known Tak?
and II together are necessary to
(e) aware (a) Professor
answer the question.
33. (a) approximate (b) CS
(b) huge (c) Reporter 46. What is the colour of milk?
(c) uniform (d) Doctor I. In a certain code language green is
(d) excellence (e) Cant be determined called blue, blue is called sky, sky
(e) enormous 42. The reporter watches which of the is called white, white is called pink
34. (a) maintained (b) remained following channels? and pink is called milk.
(c) often (d) mentioned (a) Zee News II. In a certain code language pen is
(e) become (b) DD News called blue, blue is called milk, milk
35. (a) mainly (b) and (c) Star News is called water and water is called
(c) how (d) also (d) Cant be determined white.
(e) some (e) None of these 47. How many students are there in the
36. (a) reason (b) due 43. Who among the following is a Doctor? class?
(c) young (d) as (a) Rings I. The number of disqualified
(e) old (b) Murky students is fifty per cent of that
37. (a) knowingly (b) ease (c) Kurkuri of the qualified students.
(c) cheap (d) directly (d) Puffcorn II. Nitesh ranks 12th from the top and
(e) forcefully (e) None of these 21st from the bottom among the
38. (a) shrinking (b) blooming qualified students.
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48. Among A, B, C, D and E, who is the
shortest?
I. B is shorter than only E
II. C is taller than D but shorter than
A implicit
49. We should inform all our officers not
to read newspapers during office
hours. Chief manager tells chief
administrators.
Assumption:
I. Reading newspapers during office
hours is desirable.
II. Office efficiency will not increase
by stopping this.
a) If only I is implicit
b) If only II is implicit
c) If either assumption I orII is
implicit
d) If neither assumption I nor II is
implicit
e) If both are implicit
50. Every year doctors, scientists and
engineers mitigate from India to greener
pastures.
Assumptions:
I. Brain drain has affected India
badly.
II. Better scales and better standards
of living act as a bait to lure them.
a) If only I is implicit
b) If only II is implicit
c) If either assumption I or II is
implicit
d) If neither assumption I nor II is
implicit
e) If both are implicit
51. Should powerful nations attack relatively
weaker nations which pose probable
danger to world peace ?
Arguments:
I. Yes. War is justified for the noble
purpose of peacekeeping.
II. No. War/violence should never be
resorted to.
a) If only I is implicit
b) If only II is implicit
c) If either assumption I or II is
implicit
d) If neither assumption I nor II is
implicit
e) If both are implicit
52. You cant solve syllogism question
without constructing a diagram
(Venn).Difficult question of syllogism
need Venn diagram solving, A teacher
tells his students.
Assumptions:
I. The students are not intelligent.
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II. Problem cannot be solved. Which is the one that does not belong
a) If only I is implicit to that group?
b) If only II is implicit (a) G (b) B
c) If either assumption I or II is (c) F (d) C
(e) A
d) If neither assumption I nor II is 58. If the first person interchanges his
implicit position with the person sitting at the
e) If both are implicit fifth position and the second person
53. Statement: In order to bring punctuality interchanges his position with the
in our office, we must provide person sitting at the sixth position and
conveyance allowance to our so o n, which of the following will be
employees. In charge of a company the fifth from the right end in the new
tells Personal Manager. arrangement?
Assumptions: (a) H (b) E
I. Conveyance allowance will not (c) A (d) D
help in bringing punctuality. (e) None of these
II. Discipline and reward should
always go hand in hand. Directions (59-61) : Study the following
a) If only I is implicit information carefully and answer the
b) If only II is implicit given questions.
c) If either assumption I or II is A goes to Big Bazaar to buy vegetables and
implicit fruits. He enters the market, turns to his
d) If neither assumption I nor II is right, walks 5m and takes mangoes. Then,
implicit he turns to his left, walks 3m and takes
e) If both are implicit potatoes. Again, he turns to his left, which
is towards west, walks 5m and takes
Directions (54-58): study the following bananas. Again, he turns to his right and
information carefully and answer the looks at apples, which is 6m away from his.
questions given below: He takes apples and moves to his right,
Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are walks 5m and stops at the counter for billing.
sitting in a row on chairs numbered 21 to 28 Vegetable stalls and fruit stalls are located
in ascending order from left to right. All of at different places.
them are facing north. C sits on chair no. 26.
There are two persons between C and A. B 59. In which direction does A move for
billing?
and H always sit adjacent to each other. G
sits adjacent to neither A nor C. E never sits (a) North
(b) East
on an odd-numbered chair. Neither B nor H
sits on the chair no. 24. There is only one (c) West
(d) cant be determined
person between F and B. D does not sit
adjacent to F. (e) None of these
60. In which direction is the Banana stall
54. Who among the following sits on the located with respect to the Mango
immediate right of E? stall?
(a) F (b) C (a) North
(c) A (d) B (b) South
(e) None of these (c) Northwest
55. Which of the following pairs sits at the (d) Southeast
extreme ends of the row? (e) None of these
(a) D, C (b) H, D 61. What is the shortest distance between
(c) G, H (d) B, A the Mango stall and the Billing
(e) None of these Counter?
56. How many person are there between A (a) 9 metres
and B? (b) 8 metres
(a) one (b) two (c) 12 metres
(c) three (d) none (d) 5 metres
(e) None of these (e) None of these
57. Four of the following five are alike in a
certain way and hence from a group. Directions (62-64): In each question
below are given two or more statements
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followed by two conclusions numbered I
and II. You have to take the given
statements to be true even if they seem
to be at variance with commonly known
facts. Read all the conclusions and then
decide which of the given conclusions
logically follow s from the given
statements disregarding commonly
known facts.
Give answer
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion Ii follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor Ii
follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
62. Statements: Some doctors are MBBS
All MBBS are dentists.
No dentist is an MBA
Conclusions: I. Some doctors are not
MBAs.
II. Some MBBS are MBAs
63. Statements: All plants are trees.
Some trees are branches
All roots are branches
Conclusions: I. All roots being plants
is a possibility
II. All branches being roots is a
possibility
64. Statements: All schools are colleges.
All schools are universities
No university is Oxford
Conclusions: I. All universities are
colleges.
II. No school is Oxford.
Directions (65) : In the following
questions, the symbols , , #, and $
are used with the following meanings as
illustrated below:
X Y means X is not greater than Y
X Y means X is neither smaller than
nor equal to Y
X # Y means X is not smaller than Y
X Y means X is neither greater than 68. Four of the following five are alike in a
nor equal to Y
X $ Y means X is neither smaller than nor
greater than Y
Now, in each of the following questions,
assuming the given statements to be true,
find out which of the two conclusions I and
II given below them is/are definitely true.
Give answer.
(a) If only conclusion I is true
(b) If only conclusion II is true
(c) If either conclusion I or II is true
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(d) If neither conclusion I nor II is a. B is the citizen of Pakistan.
true b. C sits second to the right of H.
(e) If both conclusions I and II are c. The citizen of New Zealand sits
true in the immediate left of the citizen
65. Statements: K # H, H I, K N of Zimbabwe.
Conclusions: I. N # H II. K I d. A sits second to the right of the
citizen of Australia.
Directions (66 70): Study the e. The citizens of Pakistan and UK
information given below and answer the are immediate neighbors.
given questions: 70. Who among the following sit exactly
There are 8 people sitting in a circle A, B, between B and the citizen of Australia?
C, D, E, F, G, and H, facing the center, but a.A and the citizen of Zimbabwe
not necessarily in the same order. Each one b.F and G
of them is from a different country c.H and the citizen of Pakistan
Zimbabwe, Canada, Pakistan, South Africa, d.H and G
UK, India, Australia, and New Zealand. e.citizens of UK and Canada.
F sits second to the right of the citizen of
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
South Africa. The citizen of Australia is an
immediate neighbor of the citizen of South
Directions (Q. 71-85): In each of the
Africa. Two persons sit between the citizen
following questions, a number series is
of Australia and B. C and E are immediate
given. After the series a number given
neighbors. Neither C nor E is an immediate
followed by (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). You
neighbor of either B or the citizen of South
have to complete the series starting with
Africa. The citizen of Pakistan sits second
the number given following the sequence
to the right of D. D is the citizen of neither
of the original series and answer the
South Africa nor Australia. G and the citizen
questions that follow the series.
of Zimbabwe are immediate neighbors. B is
not the citizen of Zimbabwe. Only one 71. 37 19 20 31.5 65 165
person sits between C and citizen of Canada. 21 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
H sits third to the left of the citizen of New What will come in the place of (e)?
Zealand. The citizen of India sits second to a)105 b)41
the left of the citizen of UK. c)110 d) 108
e)116
66. Who amongst the following sits second
72. 5 6 16 57 244 1245
to the left of B?
9 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
a.C
What will come in the place of (d)?
b.H
a)366 b)340
c.The citizen of South Africa
d.The citizen of India
c)368 d)378
e)382
e.G
73. 7 5 11 49 335 3005
67. Who among the following is the citizen
13 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)
of Canada?
What will come in the place of (b)?
a. A b.C
a)31 b)27
c.H d.G
c)29 d)28
e.D
e)30
74. A train X starts from Meerut at 4 p.m.
certain way based on the given
and reaches Ghaziabad at 5 p.m. while
arrangement and thus form a group.
another train Y starts from Ghaziabad
Which is the one that does not belong
at 4 p.m. and reaches Meerut at 5.30
to that group?
p.m. The two trains will cross each
a.H-Zimbabwe
other at :
b.A-South Africa
a)4.36 p.m. b)4.42 p.m.
c.D-Pakistan
c)4.48 p.m. d)4.50 p.m.
d.E-UK
e)None of these
e.F- India
75. The current of a stream runs at 1 km/hr.
69. Which of the following is true with
A motor boat goes 35 km upstream and
respect to the given sitting
back again to the starting point in 12
arrangement?
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hours. The speed of the motorboat in 81. The average temperature of Delhi for
still water is : four days in a particular month is 48 0
a)6 km/hr b)7 km/hr C. If the average temperature of second
c)8.5 km/hr d)8 km/hr and third days is 340 C and the ratio of
e)None of these the temperatures of first and fourth
76. 8 litres are drawn from a cask full of days is 9 : 11, then find out the
wine and is then filled with water. This temperatures of first and fourth days.
operation is performed three more a)45.50 C, 49.90 C
times. The ratio of the quantity of wine b)32.40 C, 39.80 C
now left in the cask to that of water is c)43.40 C, 68.20 C
16 : 65. How much wine did the cask d)52.40 C, 46.80 C
hold initially? e)None of these
a)18 litres b)24 litres 82. In an examination, the marks obtained
c)32 litres d)42 litres by Shantanu is 40% less than the marks
e)None of these obtained by Kamal, then marks
77. One quality of wheat at Rs 9.30 per kg obtained by Kamal is how much percent 83. For course D what is the respective ratio
is mixed with another quality at a more than the marks obtained by of boys and girls?
certain rate in the ratio 8 : 7. If the Shantanu? a)3 : 4 b)4 : 5
mixture so formed be worth Rs 10 per c)3 : 5 d)5 : 6
kg, what is the rate per kg of the second 2 3 e)None of these
a)55 % b)44 %
quality of wheat? 3 5 84. For which pair of courses is the number
a)Rs 10.30 b)Rs 10.60 of boys the same?
c)Rs 10.80 d)Rs 11 1 2 a)E & F b)A & D
e)None of these c)33 % d)66 % c)C & F d)B & D
78. The value of a machine depreciates every 3 3 e)None of these
year at the rate of 10% on its value at e)None of these 85. For course E, the number of girls is how
the beginning of that year. If the present much percent more than the boys for
Directions (Q.83-87) : Study the
value of the machine is Rs 7290, its course E?
following information to answer the
worth 3 years ago was: a)250 b)350
given questions.
a)Rs 9471 b)Rs 8000 c)150 d)80
Percentage of students in various courses
c)Rs 10000 d)Rs 7508.70 e)None of these
(A, B, C, D, E, F) and Percentage of girls
e)None of these 86. For which course is the number of boys
out of these
79. A container is filled with liquid, 6 part the minimum?
Total students : 1200 (800 girls + 400
of which are water and 10 part milk. a)E b)F
boys)
How much of the mixture must be c)C d)A
Percentage in various courses
drawn off and replaced with water so e)None of these
that the mixture may be half water and 87. How many girls are in course C?
half milk? a)44 b)16
c)40 d)160
1 1 e)None of these
a) b)
3 7 Directions (Q. 88-90): What approximate
1 1 value will come in place of the question
c) d) mark (?) in the following questions?
5 8
88. 6888.009 487.999 87.989 = ?
e)None of these
a)6000 b)6570
80. Pinku, Rinku and Tinku divide an
c)6430 d)6200
amount of Rs 4200 amongst themselves
e)6310
in the ratio of 7 : 8 : 6, respectively. If
89. 19.003 22.998 280.010 = ?
an amount of Rs 200 is added to each
of their shares, what will be the new Total Girls : 800 a)220 b)110
respective ratio of their shares of Percentage of Girls in Courses c)160 d)90
amount? e)None of these
a)8 : 9 : 5 b)7 : 9 : 5 90. 5454 54 5 =?
c)7 : 8 : 6 d)8 : 9 : 7 a)15 b)25
e)None of these c)30 d)20
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Directions (Q. 91-95): In each of the
following questions, a question is asked
followed by three statement. While
answering the question, you may or may
not require the data provided in all the
statement. You have to read the question
and the three statements and then decide
whether the question can be answered
with any one or two of the statements
are required to answer the question. The
answer number bearing the statements
which are required to answer the
question is your answer.
91. By selling an MP3 player what is the
project per cent gained?
I. 5% discount is given on list price.
II. If discount is not given 20% profit
gained.
III. The cost price of MP3 player is
Rs. 5000.
a)Only I and II
b)Only I and III
c)Only II and III
d)All I, II and III together
e)None of these
92. What is the present age of mother?
I. Difference in age of mother and
daughter is 24 years.
1 of the meal of Z. If Y paid Rs 100, then
II. Present age of daughter is th of
5 a) It has an operating speed far
present age of mother.
III. After 6 years from now, the age
1 than that of the primary storage
of daughter will be rd
3 D , is 67 kg. The 5th man E is included
mothers age.
a)Only I
b)Only II
c)Any two of the statement
d)Only II & III
e)Only I & II
93. What is the cost of fencing a rectangular
plot?
I. Length of the plot is twice its
breadth.
II. Area of plot is 288 square metres.
III. Cost of fencing is Rs 14 per metre.
a) Only II and III
b) Only I and III
c) Only I and II
d) All I, II and III together
e) Questions cannot be answered
even with the all three statements
together
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94. What is the average speed of the car for is the increased price of rice per
the onward and return journey kilogram?
together? a)Rs 5 b)Rs 6
I. The total journey time is 24 hours. c)Rs 10 d)Rs 4
II. The speed during the onward e)None of these
journey is 60 km / hr. 100. A shopkeeper sells a transistors at 15%
III. The speed during the return above its cost price. If he had bought it
journey is 40 km/hr. at 5% more than what he paid for it
a)Only I b)Only II and sold it for Rs 6 more, he would
c)Only III d)Only I or II have gained 10%. The cost price of the
e)Only II and III transistor is
95. In which of the two cases the selling a)Rs 800 b)Rs 1000
price of the Air Conditions would be c)Rs 1200 d)Rs 1400
lower? e)None of these
I. The market price of the Air
Conditioner is Rs. 20, 000 COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
II.One shop offers successive
101. The use of technology to enable people
discounts of 30% and 20%
to learn anytime and anywhere is called
III. Another shop offers a single
a)e- commerce
discount of 45%
b) information technology
a)Only II and III
c) e- learning
b)Only I
d) online business
c)Only II
e) None of these
d)Only III
102. Which key is used to increase left
e)None of these
indent?
96. X, Y and Z had taken a dinner together.
a) Ctrl + I b) Ctrl + M
The cost of the meal of Z was 20%
c) Alt + I d) F10
more than that of Y and the cost of the
e) None of these
meal of X was 5/6 as much as the cost
103. The following is true for Auxiliary
Storage
what was the total amount that all the
three of them had paid?
slower than that of the primary
a)Rs 285 b)Rs 300
storage
c)Rs 355 d)Rs 320
b) It has an operating speed faster
e)None of these
97. The average weight of 4 men A, B, C and
of c) It has an operating speed
equivalent than that of the
and the average weight decreases by 2
primary storage
kg. A is replaced by F. The weight of F
d) All of the above
is 4 kg more than E. Average weight
e) None of the above
decrease because of the replacement of
104. Which feature do you use to create a
A and now the average weight is 64 kg.
newspaper like document in MS-
Find the weight of A.
Word?
a)78 kg b)66 kg
a) Bullets and numbering
c)75 kg d)58 kg
b) Tables
e)None of these
c) Columns
98. A candidate scores 20% and fails by 50
d) Tab stops
marks, while another candidate who
e) None of these
scores 40% marks, gets 30 marks more
105. Which would you choose to display
than the minimum required marks to
the statistics about a document?
pass the examination. Find the
a) Tools, word count
maximum marks for the examination.
b) Insert, statistics
a)500 b)450
c) Tools, spelling and grammar
c)300 d)400
d) tools, statistics
e)None of these
e) None of these
99. Due to a 25% increase in the price of
106. Database management systems are
rice per kilogram, a person is able to
intended to
purchase 20 kg less for Rs 400. What
a) Eliminate data redundancy
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b) Establish relationship among the a) OMR (a) Device letter
records in different files b) Punch card reader (b) Folders
c) Manage file access c) Optical scanners (c) File name
d) Maintain data integrity d) Magnetic tape (d) File name extension
e) All of the above e) None of these (e) None of these
107. Looping in a program means 115. The taxi- hailing service Uber has 123. The secret code that restricts entry to
a) Jumping to the specified branch announced a partnership with which some programs
of program of the following phone makers that (a) Password
b) repeat the specified lines of code will help customers book a cab without (b) Passport
c) compiling the program downloading the application? (c) Entry code
d) debugging the program a) Infocus b) Samsung (d) Access code
e) None of these b) Nokia d) Micromax (e) None of these
108. A picture, map or graphic or image e) Xiaomi 124. Computers use the ________ number
that can be used in a document is known 116. If you want to extend the length of the system to store data and perform
as network without having the signal calculations.
a) Clip b) Object degrade, you would use a (a) Binary (b) Octal
c) Clipboard d) Drag- drop a) Repeater b) Router (c) Decimal (d) Hexadecimal
e) None of these c) Gateway d) Joystick (e) None of these
109. Computers BIOS is stored in e) All of these 125. The main function of the ALU is to
a) RAM b) Hard disk 117. Smallest unit on screen or monitor that (a) Perform arithmetic and logical
c) ROM d) Floppy drive can be illuminated in order to project operations
e) None of these the image is (b) Store data and information for
110. Which among the following is an a) dat b) line future use
important circuitry in a computer c) pixel d) icon (c) Control computer output, such as
system that directs the operation of e) None of these printing
the processor? 118. What part of your computer do you (d) Monitor all computer activities
a) Memory use most to edit world processing (e) None of these
b) Address Bus documents? 126. Softcopy is the intangible output, so
c) Accumulator a) Modifier keys then what is hardcopy?
d) ALU b) Keyboard (a) The physical parts of the
e) None of these c) Mouse computer
111. What acts as master software that works d) Joy- stick (b) The printed parts of the computer
as a mediator between a computer user e) None of these (c) The printed output
and the hardware of a computer? 119. What do we call the main chip of the (d) The physical output devices
a) Application Program computer that makes everything go or (e) None of these
b) Hardware the box that holds the guts of the 127. A(n) ___________ is a program that
c) Software computer? makes the computer easier to use
d) Operating System User a) CPU (a) Utility
e) None of these b) Megabytes (b) Application
112. Which of the following is a non- volatile c) Operating system (c) Operating system
memory chip used for storage and for d) System software (d) Network
transferring data between a personal e) None of these (e) None of these
computer (PC) and digital devices? 120. Sending an e- mails is similar to 128. A complete electronic circuit with
a) Flash memory a) Picturisation of event transistors and other electronic
b) RAM b) writing a letter components on a small silicon chip is
c) Cache memory c) Narrating a story called a(n)
d) Registers d) Creating a drawing (a) Workstation
e) None of these e) None of these (b) CPU
113. An attempt to make a computer 121. You can keep your personal files/folder (c) Magnetic disk
resource unavailable to its intended in (d) Integrated circuit
users is called (a) My folder (e) None of these
a) denial of service attack (b) My documents 129. An error in a computer program
b) Virus attack (c) My files (a) Crash (b) Power Failure
c) Worms attack (d) My text (c) Bug (d) Virus
d) Botnet process (e) None of these (e) None of these
e) Spam attack 122. A __________ is a unique name that 130. What is output?
114. An optical input device that interprets you give to a file of information (a) What the processor takes from the
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(b) What the user gives to the b)Rs) 12,000 b) Unauthorized Reinsurance
processor c)Rs) 15,000 c) Retro cession
(c) What the processor gets from the d)Rs) 17,000 d) Retrospective Rating
user e)Noneof these e) None of these
(d) What the processor gives to the 136. Name the universes biggest super- 142. The conversion of the account balance
user clusters of galaxies discovered by the of a deferred annuity contract to income
(e) None of these Astronomers near the Milky Way) payments is termed as ________
a)Laniakea Supercluster a) Affinity sales
GENERAL AWARENESS b)Virgo SuperCluster b) Pure Risk
c)Hydra Supercluster c) Annuitization
131. A nine-member committee has been
d)Vela supercluster d) Proximate Clause
formed by the Union Government to
e)None of these e) None of these
suggest and recommend formation of
137. Who has been honored as the Worlds 143. A person who investigates claims and
National Sports Development Code.
Best Playmaker 2016 on December 29, recommends settlement options based
Who will be the head of the committee?
2016, by the International Federation on estimates of damage and insurance
a)S Padmanabhan
of Football History and Statistics policies held is called _____
b)Injeti Srinivas
(IFFHS)? a) Adjuster
c)Karan Bajwa
a)Toni Kroos b) Agent
d)Srinivas Kandula
b)Andrs Iniesta c) Service Provider
e)Noneof these
c)Lionel Messi d) Aggregate
132. China on December 23 successfully
d)Riyad Mahrez e) None of these
tested its Fifth Generation twin-engine
e)None of these 144. A form of liability insurance providing
radar-evading stealth fighter. Name the
138. Name the two new Hindi writers who coverage for negligent acts and
massive fighter jet)
have been conferred with the 2016 omissions such as workers
a)J-20
Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award compensation, errors and omissions,
b)SH-5
on December 29, 2016? fidelity, crime, glass, boiler, and
c)FC-35
a)Tasneem Khan and Upasana various malpractice coverages is called
d)FC-31
b)Vishnu Nagar and Govind Prasad ______
e)None of these
c)Shraddha and Ghyansham Devansh a) Casualty Insurance
133. Which state government has recently
d)Madhusudan Anan and Om Nischal b) Commercial Insurance
introduced the Biotechnology Policy-
e)None of these c) Industrial Insurance
2016 to establish itself as a preferred
139. A single Insurance company offers both d) Automobile Liability Insurance
destination for manufacturing of
life and non-life policies is known as e) None of these
biotechnology products?
_________ 145. A form of annuity contract that gives
a)Odisha
a) Service Provider purchasers the freedom to choose
b)Rajasthan
b) Composite Insurer among certain optional features in their
c)Gujarat
c) Mutual Insurance Company contract is known as ______
d)Madhya Pradesh
d) None of the these a) Salvage
e)None of these
e) All of these b) Schedule
134. Which Board has given its final clearance
140. ________covers operators of nuclear c) Retrospective Rating
for the Ken-Betwa inter-linking of
reactors and other facilities for liability d) Unbundled Contracts
rivers (ILR) project to meet the water
and property damage in the case of a e) None of these
needs of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya
nuclear accident and involves both 146. The reinsurance bought by re-insurers
Pradesh?
private insurers and the federal to protect their financial stability is
a) Intellectual property Appellate
government) termed as ______
Board (IPAB)
a) Internet Liability Insurance a) Retention
b) National Tiger Conservation
b) Kidnap/Ransom Insurance b) Retrocession
Authority
c) Inland Marine Insurance c) Pure Life Annuity
c) National Board for Wildlife
d) Nuclear Insurance d) None of these
(NBWL)
e) None of these e) All of these
d) National Institute of Animal
141. _______ is an insurance coverage 147. Insurance premiums are payable in
Welfare
protecting the manufacturer, advance but the insurance company
e) None of these
distributor, seller of a product against does not fully earn them until the policy
135. The Foundation Stone of Char Dham
legal liability resulting from a defective period expires is termed as _____
Highway Development Project was
condition causing personal injury, or a) Affinity sales
laid by Prime Minister Shri Narendra
damage, to any individual or entity, b) Demutualization
Modi on December 27 in Uttarakhan.
associated with the use of the product. c) Annuitization
What is the total outlay of the project?
a) Product Liability d) Earned Premium
a)Rs) 11,000
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e) None of these and possible solutions for the Indian
148. ________ is an insurance purchased Army) EXPLANATIONS
by a bank or creditor on an uninsured (a) IIT-Gandhinagar
1. c 2. b 3. a 4. d
debtors behalf so if the property is (b) IIT-Kanpur
5. c 6. a 7. e 8. d
damaged, funding is available to repair (c) IIT-Delhi
9. c 10. b 11. a 12. d
it. (d) IIT-Mumbai
13. b 14. c 15. e
a) Flood Insurance (e) IIT-Kharagpur
(16-20)
b) Forced Place Insurance 155. Radha Mohan Singh is Minister of
16-e; all correct
c) Industrial Insurance Agriculture in current NDA government
17-d; the correct spelling is Delicacy
d) Liability Insurance and currently a member of the 16th Lok
18-b; the appropriate word is ODD
e) None of these Sabha (2014-2019)) His constituency
19-a; substitute rung with wrung
149. Chakan Gaan-Ngai, a post-harvest is-
20-c; substitute leed with lead
festival is celebrated in ___________. (a) Varanasi,UP
21. a 22. c 23. b 24. d
(a) Manipur (b) Patna, Bihar
25. a
(b) Sikkim (c) Barodara, Gujarat
(26-30)
(c) Meghalaya (d) Purvi Champaran, Bihar
DAEBFC
(d) Arunachal Pradesh (e) Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
26. b 27. e 28. c 29. d
(e) Nagaland 156. In India nation income is estimated by?
30. a 31. e 32. d 33. e
150. The UN Secretary-General holds office (a) Finance Commission
34. b 35. b 36. d 37. d
for a period of (b) Central Statistical Organisation
38. a 39. c 40. c
(a) 3 years (c) Planning Commission
(41-45)
(b) 4 years (d) Finance Ministry
(c) 5 years (e) None of the given options is true
(d) 6 years 157. Name the North-eastern state, which Person TV Channel Profession
(e) 7 years will host the 2022 National Games Kurkuri Discovery Doctor
151. The World Day to Combat coinciding with its 50 years of Lays BBC News Businessman
Bingo Aaj Tak Professor
Desertification is observed every year statehood.
Puff Zee News/Star CS
on: (a) Assam Corn News
(a) 4th May (b) Manipur Uncle Zee News/Star Reporter
(b) 19th July (c) Meghalaya Chips News
(c) 14th August (d) Mizoram Murky News Nation Player
(d) 3rd October (e) Sikkim Rings DD News CA
(e) 17th June 158. Which of the following dance style is
152. The main function of the World Trade from North India? 41-a 42-d 43-c 44-b
Organisation (WTO) is: (a) Hurka Baul 45-c
(a) enforcing of Uruguay Round (b) Bharatnatyam (46-50)
Agreements (c) Kathakkali 46-a; From I. The colour of milk is white
(b) facilitating multi-lateral trade (d) Kuchupudi and white is called pink. Hence the
relations of member countries and (e) None of these colour of milk is pink.
reviewing trade policies 159. The Headquarters of International Court 47-e; From I and II. The no of qualified
(c) administering trade dispute of Justice is located in students in class is (21+12-1)=32
settlement procedures (a) Paris (France) The no of disqualified students is 50%
(d) Organising trade fairs across (b) Geneva (Switzerland) of 32 = 16
different countries (c) New York (USA) Total number of students = 16+32
(e) Both (b) and (c) (d) The Hague (Netherlands) = 48
153. The International Monetary Fund (e) Sydeny (Australia) 48-e; From I and II. E > B > A > C > D
(IMF) came into existence with: 160. Kudremukh National Park is situated 49-d 50-b 51-d 52-d
(a) Berlin Conference in which of the following Indian state? 53-d
(b) London Conference (a) Karnataka (54-58)
(c) Brettonwoods Conference (b) Kerala
(d) Rome Conference (c) West Bengal
(e) None of the above (d) Uttar Pradesh
154. Indian Army has inked an agreement (e) Meghalaya
with ______________ to set up a
research and development (R&D) cell
54-a 55-c 56-c 57-d
at the IIT campus to identify problems
58-a

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(59-61) 72-b; The series is 5 1+12, 6 2+22, 16 3+32, ........
Similarly, 9 1+12, 10 2+22, .......
73-c; The series is 7 1-2, 5 3-4, 11 5-6, ........
Similarly, 13 1-2, 111 3-4, .......
(74-78):
74-a; Let the distance between Meeruti and Ghaziabad be x km.
Time taken by X to cover x km = 1 hours

3
Time taken by Y to cover x km = hours
59-b 60-c 61-a 2
(62-64)
62-a 2x
Speed of X = x km/hr, speed of Y= km/hr
3
Let the meet Y hours after 4 P.M. then,

2 xy 2 3
xy x y1 1 y hours =
63-e
3 3 5

3
60 36 minutes
5
Hence, the two trains meet at 4.36 P.M.
75-a; Let the speed in still water be x kmph
Speed downstream = x + 1 kmph, speed upstream = x- 1
kmph

35 35
12
64-b
x 1 x 1
=35[(x+1)+(x-1)]=12(x2 -1)
=12x(x-6)+2(x-6)=0
=(x-6)(12x+2)=0
X=6
Speed of boat in still water is 6 kmph.
76-b; Initially let the quantity of wine in the cask be x liters.
Quantity of wine left in cask after 4 operations =

8 4
65-a
x1 litrers
(66-70) x
INDIA
CANADA 4
8
E
D
C NEWSLAND x1
4
8 2
4

x 16 = 1
81
x 3
x
UK B F ZIMBABWE
8 1
= x 24
x 3
H
PAKISTAN G Required quantity = 24 liters.
A AUSTRALIA 77-c
SOUTH AFRICA 78-c; Let the reqd. Value be Rs x,. Then,
3
66-d 67-e 68-b 69-e 70-c 10
71-a; The series is 37 0.5+0.5, 19 1+1, 20 1.5+1.5, ....... x 1 7290
Similarly, 21 0.5+0.5, 111 1+1, ........
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9 9 9 40 2
= x 7290 Reqd. % = 100% =66 %
10 10 10 60 3
=x=10000 (83-87)
Reqd. Value = Rs 10000 83-a; For course D
79-c; Let the container initial contains 16 ltr of liquid. No. of girls = 30% of 800
Let a L of liquid be compressing water
30 800
6a = = 240
Quantity of water in the new mixture = 6 a L 100
16 1
No. of students = 35 1200 =420
10a 100
Quantity of milk the new mixture = 10 L
16 No. of boys = 420 240 = 180
Reqd. Ratio = 180 : 240 =3 : 4
84-c; No. of boys in course E =12% of 1200 14% of 800=144-
6a 10a
According to the question, 6- a 10 112 = 32
16 16 In course F = 156 112 =44
96- 6a+16a =160 -10a In Course A = 240 240 =0
20a =64 In Course D = 420 240 = 180
In course C = 60 16 = 44
64 16 Obviously pair C and F is our answer.
a= 85-a; Four course E Number of girls = 14% of 800=112
20 5 Number of boys = 32
1 16 1 80
part of mixture replaced = Reqd. % = 100 = 250
16 5 5 32
80-d; Let Pinkus share =7x 86-a
Rinkus share = 8x 87-b; Number of girls in course C =2% of 800 = 16
Tinkus share = 6x (88-90)
According to the questions, 88-e; ? 6888-488-88
7x+8x+6x=4200
=6312 6310
21x =4200
89-c; ? 19 23-280
4200 437-280157160
X= = 200
21 5454
Hence, amount of Pinku = 7x = 7 200 = Rs 1400 90-d; ?= 20.2 20
54 5
Amount of Rinku = 8x = 8 200 =Rs 1600
(91-95)
Amount of Tinku = 6x = 6 200 = Rs 1200
91-d; To find out the percentage profit, we need cost price and
Now, Rs 200 is added to each share
selling price. Statement III gives the cost price of the MP3
Then, new ratio of shares = (1400+200) : (1600+200) :
player and statement (II and I) would give selling price of the
(1200+200)
MP3 player.
=1600 : 1800 : 1400 =16 : 18: 14 =8 : 9 : 7
All I, II and III are required.
81-e; Total temperature of first and fourth day =(4 48-2 34)0C 92-e; Age of mother = x years
=(192-68)0C =1240C Age of son = y years
Now, according to the question, Statement, I : X - y = 24
9 1
Temperature of the first day = 124 =55.80C Statement II : Y = of x
20 5
11 1
Temperature of the fourth day = 124 = 68.20 C Statement III : of (x+6) = (y + 6)
20 3
82-d; Let Kamals marks be 100. Using any two statements we get x = 30 years, y = 6 years
Shantanus marks = 60
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93-a; Statement I
L = 2b 80 100
x= =400
Statement II 20
Area = L b = 288 m2 99-a; Increase in the price of rice = 25%
Statement III Increase in Rs 400=25% of Rs 400
Cost of fencing =Rs 14 m2
Total cost= 288 14 =Rs 4032 25
Using statements II and III only =400 =Rs 100
100
2 product of two speeds Increase in rate of rice in 25%, there are 20 kg less rice in Rs
94-e; Avg. Speed = 400 i.e., rate of 20 kg rice =Rs 100
sum of speeds
100
2 60 40 4800 Rate of 1 kg rice = =Rs 5
20
60 40 100 100-c; Let cost price of transistor =Rs x
=48 km/hr.
105
According to the question, CP of transistor = x
Statement II and III are required.

70 80 100
95-a; Successive discounts =100 100 =44%
100 100 115x
And SP of transistor = 6
Single discount = 45%
100
Statements II and III are required.
(96-100) SP CP
96-d; The cost of meal of y = Rs 100 Profit percentage = 100
Now, according to the question,
CP
The cost of the meal of Z =20% more than that of y
115 x 105 x
6
20 100 100 100
= 100 100 = (100+20)=Rs 120
100 10 = 105 x
100
5
And the cost of the meal of X = as much as the cost of the 105x = 100x +6000
6
5x = 6000
5
meal of Z = 120 = Rs 100
x = Rs. 1200
6 101. c 102. b 103. a 104. c 105. a 106. e
Total amount that all the three of them has paid=100+120+100 107. b 108. b 109. c 110. c 111. d 112. a
=Rs 320
113. a 114. a 115. d 116. a 117. c 118. c
97-b; Sum of the weights of A, B, C and D = 67 4 =268 kg
And average weight of A, B, C, D and E =67 2 =65 kg 119. a 120. b 121. b 122. d 123. a 124. a
Sum of the weights of A , B, C, D and E = 65 5= 325 kg 125. a 126. c 127. c 128. d 129. c 130. d
Weight of E =325 268 = 57 kg 131. b 132. d 133. c 134. c 135. b 136. d
Weight of F = 57 +4 = 61 kg
137. c 138. c 139. b 140. d 141. a 142. c
Now, avg. Weight of F, B, C, D and E =64 kg
Sum of weights of F, B, C, D and E =64 5 = 320 kg 143. a 144. a 145. d 146. b 147. d 148. b
Sum of the weights of B, C and D =320 57 61 = 202 kg 149. a 150. c 151. e 152. e 153. c 154. a
Weight of A =268 202 =66 kg 155. d 156. b 157. c 158. a 159. d 160. a
98-d; Let maximum marks be x.
According to the question,

20 x
50
40 x
30
20 x
80
100 100 100

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SSC CGL 2017 (Tier I) Course of action :

Mock Test I. The gov should immediately cancel the licences of all the
This Mock Test consists of 100 questions which are spread across private ferry operators with immediate effects.
4 sections General Intelligence, Mathematics, General Awareness II. The gov should deploy an adequate number of its
and English Language. The mock test carries 200 marks and of 1 personnel to guide pilgrims on their journey to the holy
hour 15 min duration. There is negative marking of 1/4 marks for place.
each wrong answer. 9. According to the recent report by the gov, Khadi sales had
doubled over 1 year ?
PART-A Assumption :
REASONINGABILITY I. Discounts are offered by the Khadi outlets to the
customers
1. Software: Auto-Cad : : ? : Keyboard II. The inclination of the people towards the use of Khadi
a) Driver b) hardware has increased
c) graphics d) windows 10. Sohan remembers that his mothers birthday is after fifteenth
2. Sapphire: Blue : : Ruby: ? but before eighteenth of April whereas his sister Rakhi
a) black b) yellow remembers that her mothers birthday is after sixteenth but
c) red d) green before nineteenth of April. On which day in April is Sohans
3. Duck: cricket :: dunk: ? mothers birthday?
a) Volleyball b) basketball a) 16th b) 17th
c) snooker d) Rugby c) 18th d) 19th
11. A bus for Jaipur leaves every thirty minutes. An enquiry clerk
Direction(Q.4 6) : Four of the following five are alike in a told the passenger that the bus had already left 15 minutes
certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does ago and the next bus will leave at 10:45 am. At what time clerk
not belong to that group ? give the information to the passenger?
4. a) Veena b) Drum a) 10:25 am b) 10:30 am
c) Sitar d) Guitar c) 10:35 am d) 10:40 am
5. a) Groundnut b) Cumin 12. If 20th February 2005 falls on Thursday then what will be the
c) Cinnamon d) Pepper day on 22nd February 2007?
6. a)1936 b)2916 a) Sunday b) Monday
c)2304 d)2744 c) Tuesday d) Wednesday
Direction(Q.79) : In each question below is given a statement 13. Pointing to a photograph a lady tells prakash I am the only
followed by two courses of action numbered I & II. On the daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle. How
basis of information given in the statement to be true, then the speaker related to prakash father?
decide which of the following suggested courses of action a) wife b) daughter
logically follow(s) for pursuing. Give your answer as- c) sister-in-law d) mother-in-law
a) If only I follows Direction(Q.1415) : In a family there are 6 members P, Q, R,
b) If only II follows X, Y and Z. R is the sister of Z. X is the father of P and
c) If either I or II follows grandfather of Z. Q is the brother of Ys husband. There are
d) If neither I nor II follows three brothers, one mother and two fathers. Q is not brother
7. You can win over new people by your warm smile. of X & Z
Assumptions: 14. Who is the mother of R?
I. It is possible for us to smile warmly at unknown people. a) Q b) Z
II. It is necessary to win over new people. c) Y d) X
8. Many pilgrims died in a stampede while boarding a private 15. Who is Ys husband ?
ferry to the holy place on the first day of the ten-day long a) Q b) P
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16. In a row of 20 girls, Shruti is sitting 5th from left end of the row 24. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how is CANDLE written in
and is also sitting 10th to left of Kareena. Pankhuri is sitting that code ?
8th from the right end of row. How many girls are sitting a) EDRIRL b) DCQHQK
between Pankhuri and Kareena? c) ESJFME d) FYOBOC
a) None b) 1 c) 5 d) 3 25.
17. Karuna is sitting 25th from the left end and Preeti is sitting
26th from the right end. Preeti is at 20th to the left of Karuna.
What is the total number of students sitting in the row?
a) 28 b) 30 c) 21 d) 32

Directions (Q.18-19) : In questions, a series is given, with one

term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given
ones that will complete the series.

18. B-1, D-2, F-4, H-8, J-16,?

a) K-64 b) L-32 c) M-32 d) L-64 a) L b) P
19. CGJ, KOR, TXA, ? . c) J d) O
a) ACE b) JDP c) FJM d) UWY PART-B
20. If A = 1, B = 2 an d N = 14, th en BEADING = ? ENGLISH LANGUAGE
a) 2154 (14)97 b) 2514 (14)79
c) 25149 (14)7 d) 2154(14)79 Directions (Q.26-27) : In the following questions, some of the
21. If an electric train runs in the direction from North to South sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which
with a speed of 150 km/hr covering 2000 km, then in which part of a sentence has error. If there is no mistake, the answer
direction will the smoke of its engine go ? is No error is (d)
a) N S b) S N
26. Many a student (a) / are frustrated (b) / because of
c) E W d) No direction unemployment. (c) / No error. (d)
22. 27. Never did this exhibition of contempt and anger ceased (a) / so
long as British rule remained (b) / a live thing in India. (c) / No
error (d)

Directions (Q.28-29) : Which of the following phrases; (a),

(b), (c) given below each sentence, should replace the phrase
printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically
correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (d) as the
answer:

28. They, fell very proudly that their team had won the match.
(a) Feel very proudly
(b) Felt very pride
(c) Feel very pride
(d) No correction required
29. I am sure that he has recovered from his illness and he will
23. accompany us to the picnic spot.
(a) And that he will accompany
(b) And that he will be accompanied
(c) But he will accompany
(d) No correction required

Directions (Q.30-31) : In this section, each given passage

consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are
marked 1, and 6 and given in the beginning. The middle four
sentences in each passage have been jumbled up. These are
labelled P, Q, R, S. You are required to find out the proper
sequence of these four sentences and mark accordingly on
the answer sheet.

30. 1 : Biological weapons are a disgrace to biology.

P : The scientists lost their innocence when the first nuclear
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Q : Most biologists have never wanted
to talk or even think about them.
R : It was a native dream from the
childhood of biology,
S : For years, US biologists were
assuring themselves and the public that
bio weapons do not work and are not
anything to worry about
6 : The biologists will lose their
innocence when the first biological
weapon spreads through the human
species.
(a) SQRP (b) QRSP
(c) QSRP (d) RPQS
31. 1 : I got on a colourful bus filled with all
kinds of strange people.
P : we arrived at a gate like the one in
Salvador Dalis paintings.
Q : The bus rode across the dirty
expanses without roads.
R : At first, I wasnt aware that the bus
roof was loaded with drugs.
S : Everyone was filled with dust and
often the wheels would sink into the
soft soil.
6 : It was a gate that neither separated
nor connected anything from or to
anything.
(a) SPQR (b) QRSP
(c) RQSP (d) RSPQ
Directions (Q.32-33) : Each of the
following sentences has a blank space
and four words given after the sentence.
Select whichever word you consider most
appropriate for the blank space :
32. It is becoming increasingly difficult for a
housewife to pick up a genuine article
from the crowd of the .................... ones
in a store.
(a) fake (b) duplicate
(c) counterfeit (d) spurious
33. His teacher said that his comment on his
performance was not to demoralise him
but to ...................... him to do still
better.
(a) encourage (b) persuade
(c) instruct (d) goad
Directions (Q.34-35) : Choose the word
which is most nearly the SAME in
meaning as the word given in capital
letters:
34. OSTENTATION
(a) Calmness (b) Equanimity
(c) Deception (d) Pageantry
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35. SATIATE
(a) Direct (b) Gratify
(c) Manage (d) Defeat
Directions (Q.36-37) : To answer the
following questions, choose the
alternative that is nearly OPPOSITE in
meaning to the word given in capital
letters:
36. DIPSOMANIAC
(a) Alcoholic (b) Teetotaller
(c) Sick (d) Lunatic
37. CHURLISH
(a) Ill-Mannered
(b) Rude
(c) Pleasant
(d) Decent
Directions (Q.38-39) : Choose the one
which can be substituted for the given
words/sentence.
38. A tube filled at one end with mirrors and
piece of coloured glass which shows
many coloured patterns when turned
(a) kaleidoscope
(b) periscope
(c) microscope
(d) Gyroscope
39. The form of madness which gives a
person the idea that his importance is
very great
(a) paroxysm (b) megalomania
(c) insanity (d) braggart
Directions (Q.40-44) : Read the passage
carefully and choose the best answer to
each question out of the four alternatives.
India has always been an utmost inspiration
for the world at large for her fabulous wealth,
both material and economic prosperity as
well as her spiritual excellence. It brought
here both traders and invaders along with
preachers and seekers in search of truth and
salvation. All of them came through land
routes by undertaking long and hazardous
journeys which put a lot of stress and strain
on their physique and nerves. Thus, the
troops of Alexander mutinied and refused
to march beyond Beas because of their
weariness and fatigue in fighting and
homesickness. They had, therefore, to be
perforce despatched back. Many invading
tribes like Kushans, Huns and Sakas in the
ancient era and the Turks and Mughals
during the medieval age, however, chose to
make this land their own home and absorbed
themselves in the stream of her life. They
attempted their best to bring more and more
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heritage and tradition.
40. The passage speaks valuably of
(a) Indias past glory
(b) Invaders who attacked India
(c) Indias fabulous wealth
(d) India as a home for foreigners
41. What in India attracted traders, invaders
and preachers?
(a) Its material economic prosperity
(b) Its material and spiritual wealth
(c) The knowledge of truth and
salvation
(d) Its fabulous wealth and glory
42. What exerted the foreigners who came
to India?
(a) Indias immense riches
(b) Indias land routes
(c) Tiresome and risky journeys to
India
(d) Fighting with natives
43. What forced Alexander to move back to
his country?
(a) The resistance of the natives
(b) The revolt of his army men
(c) Sickness in his troops
(d) Lack of fighting spirit in his people
44. What good did Mughals bring to this
country?
(a) They absorbed themselves into
the stream of her life.
(b) They made India their homeland.
(c) They enriched its glory
(d) They increased its wealth
Directions (45-46) in each of the
following questions, some sentences are
given which are on the same theme.
Deside w hich sentence in the most
preferable with respect to grammar,
meaning and usage suitable for a formal
writing in English.
45.
(a) We had in this village, some
twenty years ago, an idiot boy,
whom I well remembered, who
from a child showed strong
propensity for bees.
(b) Some twenty years ago, we had
an idiot boy in this village, who
from a child showed strong
propensity for bees, whom I well
remember.
(c) We had an idiot boy, whom I well
remember, who from a child
showed strong propensity for
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years ago. (c) Distillery (d) Distilery x y = 0 x+2y = 0 and y = 3 is
(d) In this village, we had an idiot boy (a) 27 sq unit (b)54 sq unit
some twenty years ago, who from PART-C (c)9 sq unit (d) 13.5 sq unit
a child showed strong propensity QUANTITATIVEAPTITUDE
for bees, whom I well remember. 57. In the given figure AB CD, PTB
51. Which among the following is simplest
46.
DVS
x 12 = 55 0 and =45 0 . Sum of
(a) In thirty seven bomb-blasts, 3
form of 4
x 8 ?
fortunately only five lives were CUQ and RTP is
lost. 4
(b) In thirty seven bomb-blasts only (a)
x 3 (b) 4
x5
five lives were fortunately lost.
(c) In fortunately thirty seven bomb
blasts, only five lives were lost.
(c) 4
x9 (d) 4
x3
(d) Fortunately in thirty seven bomb- 52. If a polynomial is divided by x -2 the
blasts, only five lives were lost. remainder is 1 and when it is divided
by x- 3 the remainder is 2. What will be
Directions (Q.47-48) : In each of the the remainder when the polynomial is
following questions, out of the given
alternatives, choose the one which best divided by x 2 5x 6 .
expression the meaning of the idiom/ (a) x-1 (b) x+1
phrase in italics in the sentence. (c) x-2 d) x+2 (a) 1800 (b) 1350
0
47. The hero of Naipauls novel A House 1 (c) 110 (d) 1000
for Biswas, like modern young men, 53. If m 4 then find the value 58. In the adjacent figure ABCD is a
wishes to paddle his own canoe.
m2 parallelogram. P is a point on BC such
(a) Lead an independent life that PB : PC = 1 : 2 . Produced parts of
1
(b) Depend on himself
of ( m 2) 2 is
side AB and DP meet at Q. If area of
(c) Make the best of his life ( m 2) 2 BPQ IS 20(unit)2, then what is the
(d) Have his own means of livelihood
48. It was out of place for his to talk on
(a) -2 (b) 0 area of DPC?
(c) 2 (d) 4
politics when the seminar was arranged
to discuss recent trends in literature. 4ab
(a) foolish 54. If x , then value of
(b) strange ab
(c) inappropriate
x 2a x 2b
(d) odd is
Directions (Q.49) : In each of the
x 2a x 2b (a) 20 (unit)2 (b) 30 (unit)2
following questions, a sentence has been (a) a (b) b (c) 40 (unit)2 (d) 80 (unit)2
given in Active or Passive voice. Out of (c) 0 (d) 2 59. The greatest side of a triangle is two
the four alternatives suggested select the 55. The value of more than double of its smallest side
one w hich best express the same while middle one is one unit less than
xd greatest side. If the smallest side is equal
sentence in Passive or Active Voice.
ba ca
to the least odd prime number then
49. The noise of the traffic kept me awake. xd xd xd ratio of circumradius and inradius of
(a) I remained awake by the noise of the triangle is
the traffic. xd (a) 12 : 7 (b) 7 : 2
(b) I was kept waking by the noise of a b cb
the traffic
xd xd xd (c) 7 : 3 (d) 4 :1
60. If D is the mid-point of the side BC of
(c) I was kept awake by the noise of
xd ABC and the area of ABD is 16
the traffic. a c b c cm2 then the area of ABC is
(d) The traffic kept me awake by the
noise
xd xd xd (a) 16 cm2 (b) 24 cm2
is (c) 32 cm2 (d) 48 cm2
Directions (50) In each of the following
x a b c 61. If 0 < x < 45 and 450 < y < 900, then
0

questions, a word has been written in four

(a) xd (b)
which of the following is true.
different ways out of which only one is
correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt.
(c) x d (d) 1 (a) sinx = siny (b) sinx < siny
(c) sinx > siny (d) sinx siny

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62. The value of [0o < q < 900], for which (a) 3: 2 (b) 3 3: 2
(a) Rs. 6,250 (b) Rs. 6,500
(c) Rs. 7,250 (d) Rs. 7,500
cos cos 75. If the total amount spent on the family
4, is
(c) 3:2 2 (d) 2: 6 during the year was Rs. 35,000, the
1 - sin 1 sin 70. A hall 25 metres long and 15 metres amount spent for study of children and
(a) 300 (b) 450 broad is surrounded by verandah of food together was
(c) 600 (d) None of these uniform width of 3.5 metres. The cost (a) Rs. 19,250 (b) Rs. 19,500
63. The angle of elevation of the top of a of flooring the verandah, at Rs. 27.50 (c) Rs. 19,750 (d) Rs. 19,850
tower standing on a horizontal plane per square meter is
from two points on a line pasing (a) Rs. 9149.50 PART-D
through the foot of the tower at a (b) Rs. 8146.50 GENERALAWARENESS
distance 9 ft and 16 ft. Respectively (c) Rs. 9047.50
76. The first President of Muslim league
are complementary angles. The height (d) Rs. 4186.50
was-
of the tower is 71. A cone and a hemisphere stand on equal
(a) Sir Agha khan
(a) 9 ft (b) 12ft base and have the same height. The
(b) Miyan Abdul Aziz
(c) 16 ft (d) 144 ft ratio of their whole surfaces is
(c) Hidayat Hussain Khan
64. The average monthly expenditure of a
family is Rs. 2,200 during first three
(a) 2 1: 3 (d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
77. Who is known as the father of Muslim
months, Rs. 2,550 during next four
months and Rs. 3,120 during last five
(b) 2 1: 3 Renaissance in Bengal?
(a) Abdul Latif
months of the year. If the total savings (c)
during the year was Rs. 1,260, what is
2 :3 (b) Mirza Ghulam Ahmed
(c) Muhammad Qasim
the average monthly income? (d) 2 : 3
(d) Rashid Ahmed Gangohi
(a) Rs. 1260 (b) Rs. 1280 72. Two cubes of sides 6 cm each are kept 78. The most important source for the study
(c) Rs. 2805 (d) Rs. 2850 side by side to form rectangular of Mauryan history is-
65. 5 years ago, the average age of P and Q parallelepiped. The area (in sq cm) of (a) Mudrarakshasa
was 15 years. Average age of P, Q and the whole surface of the rectangular (b) Natural Historica
R today is 20 years. How old will R parallelepiped is (c) Devichandraguptam
be after 10 years? (a) 432 (b) 360 (d) Arthashastra
(a) 35 years (b) 40 years (c) 396 (d) 340 79. Who was the author of Arthashastra?
(c) 30 years (d) 50 years
Directions (Q.73-75) : Following is the (a) Vasudeva
66. How much per cent above the cost price
pie-chart showing the spending of a (b) Megasthenes
should a shopkeeper mark his goods
family on various items in a particular (c) Kautilya
so as to earn a profit of 32% after
year. (d) Vishakhadutta
allowing a discount of 12% on the
80. Which of the following is given the
marked price?
power to implement the Fundamental
(a) 50% (b) 40%
Rights by the Constitution ?
(c) 60% (d) 45%
(a) All courts in India
67. 90% of the students in school passed in
(b) The Parliament
English, 85% passed in Mathematics
(c) The President
and 150 students passed in both the
(d) The Supreme Court and High
subjects, if no student failed in both
Courts
the subjects, find the total number of
81. Who was the first Speaker of first Lok
students.
Sabha ?
(a) 120 (b) 220
(a) G.V. Mavalankar
(c) 200 (d) 300
(b) M.A. Ayyangar
68. The sum of money that yields a
(c) Hukum Singh
compound interest of Rs. 420 during
Study the pie-chart and answ er (d) G.S. Dhillon
the second year at 5% pa is
questions given below: 82. The oath of office is conducted to the
(a) Rs 4,000 (b) Rs. 42,000
President by :
(c) Rs. 8,000 (d) Rs. 21,000
73. The ratio of the total amount spend for (a) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
69. The radii of the base of a cylinder and a
food and medicine is (b) The Chief Justice of India
cone are in the ratio 3: 2 and (a) 1 :2 (b) 3 : 1 (c) The Vice President of India
(c) 12 : 5 (d) 11 : 5 (d) None of above
their heights are in the ratio 2: 3. 74. If the total amount spent on the family 83. Ministers may be chosen from:
during the year was Rs. 50,000, how I. Lok Sabha
Their volumes are in the ratio of
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III. Outside the Legislature (c) cholesterol (d) collagen 2. c) Sapphire is blue in colour while ruby is
Codes: 94. The deadliest mushroom is red in colour
(a) I only (b) II only (a) Agaricus (b) Amanita 3. b)
(c) I and II (d) I, II and III (c) Pleurotus (d) Volvariella 4. b) Remaining all are string instruments
84. What is the time difference (in hours) 95. Evening Sun is not as hot as the midday 5. a) Remaining all are spices
between GMT and IST (Indian sun. What is the reason? 6. d) Remaining all the numbers are Square
Standard Time)? (a) In the evening, radiation travel number
(a)Five slowly 7. a) Smile only not necessary to win, but
(b)Six (b) In the evening, the temperature of smile create a possibility, so I is true.
(c)Six and a half the sun decreases 8. b) For this the gov cant cancel the
(d)Five and a half (c) Ozone in atmosphere absorbs licences of a private ferry, so II is
85. Which is Indias smallest state in terms more light in the evening implicit.
of area? (d) In the evening, radiations travels 9. b) People interest towards Khadi
(a)Sikkim (b)Tripura larger distance through products has increased in recent days.
(c)Nagaland (d)Goa atmosphere 10. b) According to Sohan = 16, 17 are
86. Which city of India stands on the River 96. Air is filled in vehicle tyres because possible dates and according to Rakhi
Hooghly? (a) it is non-conducting 17, 18 are possible dates so 17 is
(a)Lucknow (b)Kolkata (Calcutta) (b) it is cheap common in both cases. 17th of April
(c)Ahmedabad (d)Agra (c) it has low density 11. b) At 10:45 am next bus leaves it means
87. Victoria Memorial is located in which of (d) it is highly compressible previous bus leaves at 10:15 am and
the city? 97. The magnet is strongest near the clerk inform the passenger at 10:30 am.
(a)Bombay (a) poles of the magnet 12. b) Clearly every day repeats itself on
(b)Delhi (b) ends of the magnet the seventh day. Now, 20th February
(c)Kolkata (Calcutta) (c) centre of magnet to 21st February is a span of 365 days.
(d)Jaipur (d) on equator point from the poles Dividing 365 by 7 we get 52 weeks and
88. Which of the following was not the of the magnet one day. Thus the 365th day is the same
component of Green Revolution? 98. Food cans are coated with tin and not day as the first day. i.e. 19th February
(a) HYV seeds with zinc because 2006 will be Thursday similarly 18th
(b) Chemical fertilizers (a) zinc is costlier than tin February 2007 will be February
(c) Irrigation (b) zinc has a higher melting point than so 22nd February is Monday
(d) Organic farming tin 13. a)
89. Green Revolution refers to (c) zinc is more reactive than tin 14. c)
(a) Food production (d) zinc is less reactive than tin 15. b)
(b) Overall development of agriculture 99. What is the rank of India in the 2017 16. b) Shruti is 5th from left end, and
(c) Oil seeds production International Intellectual Property Kareena is 10th to right of Shruti, so
(d) None of the above Index released by US Chambers of Kareena is 15th from left end or 6th
90. Which of the following is Not the Commerces Global Intellectual from right end of row. Pakhuri is 8th
objectives of MSP? Property Center (GIPC) on February from right end. So there is 1 girl between
(a) Buffer stock maintenance 8, 2017? them.
(b) Poverty Eradication and Food (a)37 (b)43 17. b) Karuna is 25th from left end and Preeti
security (c)41 (d)45 is 20th to left of Karuna so Preeti is
(c) Change in cropping pattern 100. What is the total outlay of the Pradhan 5th from left end and given 26th from
(d) None of the above Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta right end, so total = (5+26) 1
91. Animals/organisms floating on the surface Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) approved by 18. b)
of water are Prime Minister Modi on February 8,
(a) plankton (b) pelagic 2017?
(c) benthon (d) neritic (a)Rs. 2,351.38 crore
92. Which one of the following completes (b)Rs. 2,250.12 crore
the given statement correctly? (c)Rs. 2,935.05 crore
The enzyme present in the saliva of (d)Rs. 2,525.25 crore
human beings breaks 19. c)
(a) starch into maltose
(b) proteins into peptides
(c) peptides into amino acids
(d) fats into fatty acids
EXPLANATIONS
93. The major constituent of connective
tissue is 1. b) Auto-Cad is a software while keyboard
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20. c) From (i), 2 x 1 + b = 1 or, b = - 1
Hence, Required remainder ax + b = x- 1

1
53. c; m 4
m2
1
(m 2) 42 2
21. d) An electric train does not emit smoke. Therefore, no smoke m2
will be going in any of the direction. Squaring both sides,
22. c)
1 1
23. c) All the above lines are symmetrical, as all these lines divide ( m 2) 2 2(m 2) 4
the given figure into two mirror-image halves. ( m 2) 2
m2
24. a) The first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth letters of th
1
word are respectively moved two, three, four, five, six and
( m 2) 2 42 2
seven steps forward to obtain the corresponding letters of the ( m 2) 2
code.
25. a)
4ab x 2b
54. (d); x
ab 2a a b
x 2a 2b a b

x 2a 2b (a b)
x 2a 3b a
(26-27)
26-b; Replace Are by is many a takes singular subject and x 2a b a
singular verb
4ab x 2a
27-a; Replace Ceased by cease
Again from x = ,
28. c 29. c 30. b 31. c 32. b 33. a a b 2b a b
34. d 35. b 36. b 37. d 38. a 39. b
40. a 41. b 42. c 43. b 44. c 45. a x 2b 2a a b 3a b
46. d 47. b 48. c 49. c 50. c Or,
51. (d); Given expression x 2b 2a a b a b
Adding (1) and (2)

x 2a x 2b 3b a 3a b 2(b a)
3
x
1
3 4 3 3 3

2
4
x
12
3
x 2 2
x 4 x3
4
x 2a x 2b ba ba
18
x x2 55. (d); Multiply numerator and denominator of first term by x a
that of second term by xb and that of third term by xc etc.
56. (d);
52. (a); Let polynomial be p(x) then by remainder theorem p(2)
= 1 and p(3) =2

x 5x 6 ( x 2)( x 3)
2

Let P (x) = h(x) (x-2) (x-3) + ax + b

P(2) = 0 + 2a + b
Or, 1 = 2a + b
Again, p(3) = 0 + 3a + b
Or, 2 = 3a + b
Subtracting (i) from (ii)
3a b 2
1
2a b 1 Required Area = 3 ( 6 ) 3
__________
2
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1 27 cos cos
93 square unit 62. (c); 4
2 2 1 sin 1 sin
57. (b);
cos (1 sin ) cos (1 sin )
Or, 4
(1 sin )(1 sin )
2 cos
Or, 4
1 sin 2
cos
Or, 2
cos 2
1
cos 60 0
2
63. (b);
TUV 55 0

Then
and CUQ TUV 550

DVS 450
Given,
UVT 450
In UTV ,

T 180 0 (550 450 ) 80 0

T PTR 80 0
CUQ RTP 550 80 0 1350
See the figure,
58. (d); in BPQ asnd CPD, h
tan h 9 tan
Let, BPQ CDP = (alternate angle) 9
BPQ CDP = (Vertically opposite)
h
BPQ CPD , an(90 0 )
16
area of BPQ PB 2 h 16 cot

area of CPD PC 2 multiplying, h 2 (9 tan ) (16 cot )
20 1 h 2 9 16

area of DPC 4 h 3 4 12 ft
area of DPC 80 sq.unit
64. (c); Total expenditure of the year
59. (b); Least odd prime number = 3 = smallest side = Rs ( 3 x 2200 + 4 x 2550 + 5 x 3120 )
Greatest side = 2 x 3 + 2 = 8 and middle side = 8 1= 7 = Rs ( 6600 + 10200 + 15600) = Rs. 32400
Now, solve as in above questions. Total income of the years
60. (b); Area of ABC = 2 x Area of ABD =2x16 =32 cm2 = rs. ( 32400 + 1260) = Rs. 33660
(Recall that medians divided triangle into two equal parts) Average monthly income
61. (b) ; We know that value of sinx, 0 increases as increases
from o0 to 900.
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69. (b);
33660
= Rs. Rs 2805
12
r h
2
Volume of cylinder
65. (c); Present age of ( P + Q) = (30 + 10 =) 40 years 1 1
volume of cone 1 2
( P + Q + R)s present age = (20 x 3= ) 60 years r1 h2
Rs present age = (60 40 ) = 20 years 3
Rs age after 10 years = (20 + 10 = ) 30 years 2
3
2
r h1 2
66. (a); Let the CP be Rs 100 and the marked price be Rs x.
3 1 3
2
88 r2 h2 3
Now, according to the question, x 132
100 3
3 3 3: 2
132 100 2
x 150
88 70. (c); Area of the verandah
Therefore, to earn a profit of 32%, a shopkeeper should mark = ( 25 + 2 x 3.5) ( 15 + 2 x 3.5) 25 x 15
his goods 50% above the cost price. = 32 x22 25 x 15 = 704 375 = 329 sq metres
67. (c); If the total number of students be x, then Cost of flooring = rs. (329 x 27.5 )= 9047.5
90 x 85 x 71. a; Slant height of cone ( l )
x 150
100 100 r 2 h 2 r 2 r 2 2r
100 x 90 x 85 x 15000 Total surface area of cone
175 x 100 x 15000 total surface area of hemisphere
75 x 15000 x 200
rl r 2 l r 2r r
68. (c); 2
3r 2 3r 3r
R
T
PR 72. (b); Length of parallelepiped = 12 cm
CI = P 1 1 Breadth = 6 cm
100 100 Height = 6 cm
Total surface area
5
2
p5 = 2 ( 12 x 6 + 6 x 6 + 12 x 6) sq cm
420 P 1 1 = 2 ( 72 + 36 + 72) sq cm = 360 sq cm
100 100 25
73. (c); Required ratio = 30 : 60 : 25 12 : 5
2
21 2 5 P 74. (a); Expenditure on clothes
420 P 1
20 100 25
= Rs 50000 Rs 6250
41P 5 P 21P 200
420 75. (a); Expenditure on the study of children and food = Rs
400 100 400
420 400 55
P Rs8000 35000 Rs19250
21 100
76. a 77. a 78. d 79. c 80. d 81. a
82. b 83. d 84. d 85. d 86. b 87. c
88. d 89. a 90. d 91. a 92. a 93. d
94. b 95. d 96. d 97. b 98. c 99. b
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WHOS WHO
LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in-charge of:
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;
Department of Atomic Energy;
Department of Space; and
All important policy issues, and
All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.

Minister of Home Affairs. Raj Nath Singh

Minister of External Affairs. Sushma Swaraj
Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs. Arun Jaitley
Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation; M. Venkaiah Naidu
and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Shipping. Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu
Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation. D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. Uma Bharati
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Kalraj Mishra
Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers; and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ananthkumar
Minister of Law and Justice; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda
Minister of Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Anant Geete
Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Drinking Narendra Singh Tomar
Water and Sanitation
Minister of Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh
Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot
Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani
Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar

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MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; Minister of State in the Rao Inderjit Singh
Ministry of Urban Development; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Entrepreneurship.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and Vijay Goel
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Shripad Yesso Naik
Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministryof Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power; Minister of State Piyush Goyal
(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Coal; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Mines.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministryof Development of North Eastern Jitendra Singh
Region; Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic
Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture; and Minister of State Mahesh Sharma
(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Communications; and Minister of Manoj Sinha
State in the Ministry of Railways
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Anil Madhav Dave
Change
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs; and Minister of Mukhtar Abbas
State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Naqvi

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MINISTERS OF STATE

Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development. Ram Kripal Yadav
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; and S.S. Ahluwalia
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs General (Retd.) V.K. Singh
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Faggan Singh Kulaste
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Giriraj Singh
Medium Enterprises
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
Minister of State in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Ramesh Chandappa
Sanitation Jigajinagi
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways Rajen Gohain
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Parshottam Rupala
Farmers Welfare; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. M. J. Akbar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Radhakrishnan
Highways; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Balyan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel. Vishnu Deo Sai
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Sudarshan Bhagat
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Y.S. Chowdary
Technology; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Babul Supriyo
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Vijay Sampla
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Arjun Ram Meghwal
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development Mahendra Nath Pandey
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles Ajay Tamta
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development Krishna Raj
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Mansukh L.
Highways; Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping; and Minister of State in the Mandaviya
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution C. R. Chaudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of State in the P.P. Chaudhary
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

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GOVERNOR & CHIEF MINISTER OF STATE

S.
STATE AND U.T. CHIEF MINISTER GOVERNOR
NO
1 Andaman & Nicobar U.T. Jagdish Mukhi
2 Andhra Pradesh N.Chandrababu Naidu Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan
3 Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu V. Shanmuganathan
4 Assam Sarbananda Sonowal Banwarilal Purohit
5 Bihar Nitish Kumar Ram Nath Kovind
6 Chandigarh U.T. Shri Shivraj V. Patil (Administrator)
7 Chhattisgarh Dr. Raman Singh Shri Balramji Dass Tandon
8 Goa Laxmikant Parsekar Mridula Sinha
9 Gujarat Vijay Rupani Shri Om Prakash Kohli
10 Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar Kaptan Singh Solanki
11 Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh Acharya Dev Vrat
12 Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed Narinder Nath Vohra
13 Jharkhand Raghubar Das Draupadi Murmu
14 Karnataka Shri K. Siddaramaiah Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
15 Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan P. Sathasivam
16 Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Shri Om Prakash Kohli
17 Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
18 Manipur Shri Okram Ibobi Singh Najma Heptullah
19 Meghalaya Mukul Sangma Banwarilal Purohit
20 Mizoram Pu Lalthanhawla Nirbhay Sharma
21 Nagaland Shurhozelie liezietsu Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
22 New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Anil Bijal
23 Odisha Sh. Naveen Patnaik Shri S. C. Jamir
24 Puducherry V. Narayanasamy Kiran Bedi
25 Punjab Shri Parkash Singh Badal V P Singh Badnore
26 Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh
27 Sikkim Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
28 Tamil Nadu Eddappadi k.Palaniswami C.Vidyasagar Rao
29 Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao ESL Narasimhan
30 Tripura Shri Manik Sarkar Tathagata Roy
31 Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav Shri Ram Naik
32 Uttarakhand Harish Rawat Krishan Kant Paul
33 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath Tripathi
34 Dadra and Nagar Haveli U.T. Prafula Khoda patel
35 Daman and Diu U.T. Prafula Khoda patel
36 Lakshadweep U.T. Farooq Khan

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BUREAUCRATS
DESIGNATION NAME DESIGNATION NAME
National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval Chairman, TRAI Ram Sevak Sharma
Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi Chairman, NABARD Harsha Kumar
Bhanwala
Defence Secretary G. Mohan Kumar Chairman, CBEC Najib Shah
Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha Chairman, FSSAI Ashish Bahuguna
Foreign Secretary S. Jaishakar Chairman, National Highways Raghav Chandra
Authority of India
Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa Director, Enforcement Directorate Kamal Singh
Secretary General, Lok Sabha Anoop Mishra Chairman, Central Board of Film Pahlaj NIhalani
Chief Justice, Supreme Court S.S.Kher Chairman, Childrens Film Society Mukesh Khana
of India
Speaker, Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan Chairman, CBSE Rajesh Kumar
Chaturvedi
Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha M. Thambidurai Chairman, Press Council of India CK Prasad
Comptroller and Auditor General of Shashikant Sharma Chairman, IRDAI TS Vijayan
India
Chief Election Commissioner Nassem Zaidi Director General, NSG Sudhir Pratap Singh
Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti & Director General, CISF OP Singh
Om Prakash
Vice President, NITI Aayog Arvind Panagariya Director General,BSF KK Sharma
CEO of NIIT Aayog Amitab Kant Director General,SSB Archana
Ramasundaram
Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha PJ Kurien Director General, CRPF K. Durga Prasad
Chairman, ISRO AS Kiran Kumar Director General,ITBP Krishna Chaudhary
Governor, RBI Urjit Patel Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar
Chairman, SEBI Ajay Tyagi Attroney General Mukul Rohtagi
Principal Scientific Adviser R. Chidambaram Chairperson, National Green Justice Swatantra
Tribunal Kumar
Chairman, Railway Board AK Mittal Director, NCERT Hrushikesh Senapaty
Director, Central Bureau of Alok Kumar Barma President, ASSOCHAM Sandeep Jajodia
investigation (CBI)
Chief, Intelligence Bureau (IB) Dineshwar Sharma President, FICCI
Chief, Research and Analysis Wing Anil Dhasman Chairman, Press Trust of India Riyadh Mathew
(RAW)
Director General, NIA Sharad Kumar Chairperson, Staff Selection Ashim Khurana
Commission
Director,NTRO Alok joshi Director General, Delhi Metro Rail Mangoo Singh
Corporation
Chairman, U P S C David R.Sydemlieh Chancellor, IGNOU Pranav
Mukhrjee,President
Chairperson, NHRC HL Dattu Vice Chancellor, IGNOU M. Aslam
Chairperson, NCM Nassem Ahmad President, National Commission for Lalitha
Women Kumarmangalam
Chairperson, CBDT Sushil Chandra President, Institute of Chartered Manoj Fadnis
Accountants (ICAI)
Chairperson, National Commission Rameshwar Oraon Director General, CSIR Girish Sahani
for Scheduled Tribes
Chairperson, UGC Ved Prakash CEO, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Anupam Shrivastava
Limited
Chairperson, National Commission Vangal Eswariah Chairman of LIC V.K. Sharma
for Backward classes
Chairperson, National Commission PL Punia Chairman of National Stock Ravichandran
for Scheduled Castes Exchange
Chairperson, Atomic Energy Shekhar Basu Chairman of Indian Bank Rajeev Rishi
commission Associations
Chairperson, 14th Finance Dr. YV Ready Chairman of NASSOM R.Chandrasekhar
Commission
Chairman of Enforcement Director Karnal Singh

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IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS HEAD OF NATIONALISED BANKS

Designation - Name
Secretary General, United Nations Organisation Bank CMD
Ban Ki-moon Allahabad Bank Rakesh Sethi
Managing Director, International Monetary fund Andhra Bank Suresh N. Patel
Christine Lagarde Bank of Baroda Ps Jayakumar
President, World Bank Jim Yong Kim Bank of India MO Rego
Vice President, World Bank Hiroshi Naka Bank of Maharashtra Sushil Muhnot
Director-General , World Trade Organisation Bharatiya Mahila Bank SM Swathi
Roberto Azevedo Canara Bank T.N. Manohar
President, UN General Assembly - Peter Thomson Central Bank of India Rajeev Rishi
Director General, United Nations Educational, Corporation Bank J K Garg
Scientific and Cultural Organisation Irina Bokova Dena Bank Ashwini Kumar
Director-General, International Labour Organisation IDBI Bank Kishor Karat
Guy Ryder Indian Bank Mahesh Kumar Jain
Indian Overseas Bank R. Koteeswaran
Executive Director, United Nations International
IPPB A.P. Singh
childrens Emergency Fund Antony Lake
Oriental Bank of Commerce Animesh Chauhan
Director-General World Health Organisation
Punjab and Sind Bank Jatinderbir Singh
Margaret Chan
Punjab National Bank Usha Ananta Subrahmaniam
President, Asian Development Bank Takehiko
State Bank of India Arundhati Bhattacharya
Nakao
State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur Jyoti Ghosh
President, International Court of Justice Peter State Bank of Hyderabad Santanu Mukherjee
Tomka
State Bank of Mysore N.K. Chari
President, International Olympic Committee State Bank of Patiala MS Ramesh Rangan
Thomas Bach State Bank of Travancore C.R. Sashi Kumar
Administrator, NASA Charles F. Boldon Syndicate Bank Arun Shrivastava
President, UN Human Rights Council Choi UCO Bank RK Takkar
Kyong-lim United Bank of India P.Srinivas
Director-General, International Atomic Energy Union Bank of India Arun Tiwari
Agency Yukiya amino Vijaya Bank Kishore Kumar Sansi
Secretary-General, NATO Jens Stoltenberg MAHARATNA/ NAVARATNA COMPANIES
Secretary General, ASEAN Lee Luang Minh Maharatna Chairman/MD
Secretary General, SAARC Arjun Bahadur Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Atul Sobti
Thapa Coal India Limited S. Bhattacharya
Secretary-General, Commonwealth Patricia Gas Authority of India Limited BC Tripathi
Scotland Indian Oil Corporation Limited B. Ashok
President, FIFA Gianni Infantino Oil and Natural Gas Corporation DK Sarraf
President, International Cricket Council Zaheer Steel Authority of India Limited P.K.Singh
Abbas National Thermal Power Corporation Gurdeep Singh
Chairman, International Cricket Council - Shashank
Manohar Navaratna Chairman/ MD
President, Internatioanl Paralymic committee Container Corporation of India Limited Anil Kumar Gupta
Phillip Craven Engineers India Limited Sanjoy Gupta
President, IAAF Sebastian Coe National Buildings Construction Corporation AK Mittal
Secretary-General, OIC Ekmeleddin Ihasnoglu Bharat Electricals Limited SK Sharma
Secretary General, Gulf Cooperation Council Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited D.Rajkumar
Adbul Rahman ibn Hamad al Attiyan Hindustan Aeronautics Limited T. Suvarna Raju
Director General, FAO Jose Graziano da silva Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited MK Surana
Director-General, UNIDO Kandeh Yumkella National Mineral Development Corporation Narendra Kothari
Head, World Food Programme Ertharin Cousin Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited NK Yadav
Power Finance Corporation Rajeev Sharma
Power Grid Corporation IS Jha
HEADS OF ARMED FORCES
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited P. Madhusudan
Designation Person Shipping Corporation of India AK Gupta
Air Force Chief Birendra Singh Dhano Neyvelli Lignite Corporation Limited SK Acharya
Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lamba Oil India Limited Utpal Bora
Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Rajiv Sharma
National aluminium Company Limited Tapan Kumar Chand

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ABBREVIATION
AFS-Annual Financial Statement
AFS-Available For Sale
BoP-Balance of Payments
CR-Capital Receipts
CRAR-Capital to Risk Weighted Asset Ratio
DCCB-District Central Cooperative Bank
ECGC-Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation
GFD-Gross Fiscal Deficit
GIC-General Insurance Corporation
HUDCO-Housing & Urban Development Corporation
IBRD-International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IBS-International Banking Statistics
OECD-Organisation for Economic Cooperation
Development
OLTAS-OnLine Tax Accounting System
RWA-Risk Weighted Asset
SEBI-Securities and Exchange Board of India
UBB-Uniform Balance Book
WPI -Wholesale Price Index
FDI-Foreign Direct Investment.
FERA-Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.
FICCI-Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
FII-Foreign Institutional Investor.
FIPB-Foreign Investment Promotion Board.
FPI-Foreign Portfolio Investment.
FTA-Free Trade Agreement.
GDP-Gross Domestic Product.
GDR-Global Depository Receipt.
GAAR-General Anti Avoidance Rule.
HDFC-Housing Development Finance Corporation.
IBRD-International Bank For Reconstruction And Development.
ICICI-Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India.
IDB-Islamic Development Bank.
IDBI-Industrial Development Bank of India.
IDR-Indian Depository Receipts.
IIB-International Investment Bank.
IIBF- Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.
IRR- Internal Rate Of Return.
IMD-India Millennium Deposits.
IMF-International Monetary Fund.
IMPS-Immediate Mobile Payment System.
IOB-Indian Overseas Bank.
IPO-Initial Public Offering.
IRBI-Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India.
KCC-Kisan Credit Card.
KMB-Kotak Mahindra Bank.
KVB-Karur Vysya Bank.
KYC-Know Your Customer.
LAB-Local Area Bank.
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LAF-Liquidity Adjustment Facility.
LDB-Land Development Bank.
LIBOR-London Inter Bank Offered Rate.
MIBOR-Mumbai Inter Bank Offer Rate.
NABARD-National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development.
NAS-National Account Statistics.
NAV-Net Asset Value.
NBC-Non Banking Companies.
NBFC-Non Banking and Finance companies.
NEFT-National Electronic Funds Transfer System.
NFA-No Frills Account.
NFC-Non Banking Finance Companies.
NHB-National Housing Bank.
NIB-Nordic Investment Bank.
NPA-Non Performing Assets.
and NPS-National Pensions Scheme.
NSE-National Stock Exchange.
OMO-Open Market Operations.
OTP-One Time Password.
PGS-Payment Gateway System.
RBI-Reserve Bank Of India.
RBS-Royal Bank of Scotland.
RRB-Regional Rural Bank.
RTGS-Real Time Gross Settlement System.
SCB-Scheduled Commercial Bank.
SCC-Selective Credit Control.
SEPA-Single Euro Payment Area.
SEBI-Security Exchange Board Of India.
SHGs-Self Help Groups.
SIDBI-Small Industries and Development Bank of India.
SLR-Statutory Liquidity Ratio.
SPNS-Shared Payment Network System.
SWIFT-Society For World Wide Inter Bank Financial
Telecommunication.
ULIP-Unit Linked Insurance Plan.
UCB-Urban Cooperative Bank.
UEBA-Universal Electronic Bank Account.
UIDAI-Unique Identification Authority of India.
ULIP-Unit Linked Insurance Policies.
UPIN-Unique Property Identification Numbers.
USB-Ultra Small Branch.
USD-United States Dollar.
VDBS-Vertically Differentiated Banking System.
WBCIS-Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme.
WL ATM-White Label ATM.
WPFI-World Press Freedom Index.
WPI-Wholesale Price Index.
ECR - Export Credit Refinance
ECS - Electronic Clearing Services
SDR - Special Drawing Rights
BRBNMPL - Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private
Limited
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CDR - Corporate Debt Restructuring ORFS - Online Returns Filing System
EEA - Exchange Equalisation Account OSMOS - Off-Site Monitoring and Surveillance
NFA - Net Foreign Assets OTC - Over-the-Counter
PDO - Public Debt Office OTS - One-Time Settlement
REER - Real Effective Exchange Rate BSA - Bilateral Swap Arrangements
OPEC - Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries IMF - International Monetary Fund
SPMCIL - Security Printing and Minting MBS - Mortgage Backed Securities
OPEC - Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries BSE - Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai
MCA - Ministry of Corporate Affairs CBDT - Central Board of Direct Taxes
SMEs - Small and Medium Enterprises CBLO - Collateralised Borrowing and Lending
SMO - Special Market Operations
MFDEF - Micro Finance Development and Equity fund
SEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of India

WORD OF THE MONTH

1. Ailment 8. Alacrity
Meaning: illness, disease, sickness Meaning: Eagerness, willingness, readiness
Definition: an illness, typically a minor one. Definition: brisk and cheerful readiness.
Usage: We spend more on almost any article of bodily aliment Usage: She accepted the invitation with alacrity
than on our mental aliment. 9. Lunacy
2. Eulogy Meaning: insanity, madness, mental illness, dementia, mania,
Meaning: Accolade, paean, tribute, compliment, frenzy
commendation Definition: the state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in
Definition: a speech or piece of writing that praises someone technical use).
or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has Usage: It has been suggested that originality demands a degree
just died. of lunacy.
Usage: A eulogy to the Queen Mother. 10. Reprimand
3. Hyperbole Meaning: rebuke, reproof, admonition, reproach, reproval,
Meaning: Overstatement, magnification, embroidery, excess, scolding
overkill, overplaying Definition: a formal expression of disapproval.
Definition: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be Usage: The golfer received a reprimand for a breach of rules.
taken literally 11. Endeavour
Usage: He vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles Meaning: try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim
4. Querulous Definition: try hard to do or achieve something.
Meaning: testy, touchy, prickly, crusty, cross, crabby, surly, Usage: He is endeavouring to help the Third World.
miserable, edgy 12. Prerogative
Definition: complaining in a rather petulant or whining Meaning: entitlement, right, privilege, advantage, due,
manner birthright
Usage: She became querulous and demanding. Definition: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular
5. Exaggerate individual or class.
Meaning: Overstate, overstress, overvalue, magnify, inflate Usage: In some countries, higher education is predominantly
Definition: represent (something) as being larger, better, or the prerogative of the rich.
worse than it really is. 13. Reckoning
Usage: She was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains. Meaning: calculation, estimation, computation, working out,
6. Inexorable summation
Meaning: relentless, unstoppable, inevitable, inescapable Definition: the action or process of calculating or estimating
Definition: impossible to stop or prevent. something.
Usage: The seemingly inexorable march of new technology. Usage: The sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Earl of
7. Lacklustre Mar.
Meaning: Dry, flat, lifeless, tame, tired, colourless, dull 14. Agile
Definition: lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired Meaning: nimble, lithe, supple, light-footed, graceful
or uninspiring. Definition: able to move quickly and easily.
Usage: No excuses were made for the teams lacklustre Usage: Ruth was as agile as a monkey.
performance.
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JANUARY POCKET CAPSULE

1. Who has been appointed as Chairman of African Union Commission - Moussa Faki Mahamat
2. Who is head of Committee of Administrators to run BCCI - Vinod Rai
3. Sparsh Leprosy Awareness Campaign was launched by - Union Government
4. Who has been appointed as President of Table Tennis Federation of India - Dushyant Chautala
5. RBI gave Payments Bank licence to - India Post
6. Economic Survey 2017 was presented in Parliament by - Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
7. Miss Universe 2016 title won by - Miss France Iris Mittenaere
8. Who won 2017 Australian Open Womens Singles title - Serena Williams
9. Who won 18th Grand Slam title - Roger Federer
10. Who has been appointed as new Delhi Police Commissioner - Amulya Kumar Patnaik
11. Anti-Leprosy Day was observed on - 30th January 2017
12. Cryogenic Engine for Upper Stage of GSLV Mk III was successfully tested by - ISRO
13. Who were appointed as acting Governors of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh - Banwarilal Purohit & P B Acharya
14. Who was appointed as Chancellor of Nalanda University - Dr Vijay Bhatkar
15. Name of Exercise of Indian Navy which began on 24th January 2017 - TROPEX 17
16. New system to manage air traffic has been launched by - AAI
17. First ever Womens Football Professional League was launched by - AIFF
18. Power Grid Corporation of India inked MoU with - Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority
19. Name of Russian ambassador to India who passed away - Alexander Kadakin
20. Padma Awards 2017 announced by - Union Ministry of Home Affairs
21. Name of Meghalaya Governor who resigned from post - V Shanmuganathan
22. Name of first ever Military Communications Satellite launched by Japan - Kirameki-2
23. DRDO successfully test fires Guided PINAKA
24. India, UAE signed how many agreements 14
25. National Action Plan for Children, 2016 released by - Union Government
26. Who has been confirmed as US envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley
27. 7th National Voters Day observed with theme Empowering Young and Future Voters
28. Name the Indian-origin Mauritius PM who resigns recently Anerood Jugnauth
29. Which President signs executive order to pull US out of TPP - US President Donald Trump
30. On 24th January which day is observed across India National Girl Child Day
31. India rejects attempts of EU, Canada for - Global Investment Agreement
32. Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana 2017 is approved by Union Cabinet
33. Corporate Social Responsibility award in aviation sector won by Delhi Airport
34. Which actor will judge the 65th Miss Universe Pageant Sushmita Sen
35. Jagdalpur-Bhubaneshwar Hirakhand Express derails near Rayagada in Andhra Pradesh
36. Record 103 satellites on a single rocket will be launched by - ISRO
37. MoU for cooperation in SME sector finalized by IORA
38. Who has signed MoU to co-regulate misleading advertisements in the AYUSH sector Ministry of AYUSH, ASCI
39. Union Government clears Tamil Nadus Ordinance on Jallikattu
40. Who has been appointed as CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma
41. CEPI formally launched at - WEF, Davos
42. According to UNWESP report India economy projected to grow by 7.7% in - FY 2017
43. Physicists create a new form of Hydrogen
44. Which country ranked 78th in Global Passport Index India
45. Which actor won Peoples Choice Awards for Favourite Dramatic TV Actress Priyanka Chopra
46. Name the professor who did pioneering work on black holes, passed away recently Professor CV Vishveshwara
47. Listing of five general insurance PSUs at the stock exchanges approved by - CCEA
48. Union Cabinet approves Trade Agreement negotiations with Peru
49. Who is new President of European Parliament Antonio Tajani
50. Union Cabinet approves Indias Membership in the - International Vaccine Institute
51. Name the Rishi Kapoor autobiography which is authored by Rishi Kapoor & Meena Iyer - Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor
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52. Second Raisina Dialogue held in - New Delhi
53. 25 children including 13 girls selected for National Bravery Awards
54. What identified as missing element in Earths core Silicon
55. IMF downgrades Indias GDP growth forecast to 6.6%
56. 2016 T S Eliot Prize for Poetry is won by Jacob Polley
57. nion Commerce Ministry launched - SEZ India app
58. SpaceX launches Cluster of Iridium Satellites from California
59. First ever which festival is concluded in Hyderabad - Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Dance
60. Which country hands over two ships to Pakistan Navy for Gwadar Port security China
61. India inked MoU to construct 3000 Rain Water Harvesting systems with - Sri Lanka
62. Which country took chair of UN group of 134 developing countries - Ecuador
63. Indias first solar power boat launched in Kerala
64. Rudensky, Sakaguchi and Ramsdell win 2017 Crafoord Prize
65. Expert Group on SECC submits report to - Rural Development Ministry
66. India successfully test-fired Guided - Pinaka Rocket
67. Barack Obama surprises whom with Presidential Medal of Freedom - Joe Biden
68. Name the Free-of-cost service to ferry remains of NE people - Aakhiri Ahuti
69. Who has been appointed as a distinguished Senior Fellow of Atlantic Ocean Manish Tewari
70. National Youth Day was observed on - 12th January
71. Name of Second Scorpene class submarine which was launched in Mumbai - Khanderi
72. Where was first gender literature fest of world was held - Patna
73. Which state started firstever Student Startup and Innovation Policy in India - Gujarat
74. Which country became first country to ban FM radio broadcasting - Norway
75. PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Indias first international exchange at - GIFT City
76. January 2017 Global Economic Prospects report released by World Bank
77. Indias first Student Startup and Innovation Policy launched by - Gujarat Government
78. Pakistan test-fires first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile - Babur-3
79. Which country launches first commercial space mission with new Kuaizhou-1A rocket China
80. Which player named as the worlds best player for 2016 -Cristiano Ronaldo
81. Nobel Prize Series India Exhibition in Gandhinagar inaugurated by - PM Narendra Modi
82. On 10th January which day is observed across the world - World Hindi Day
83. Indian Army conducts test of indigenous heavy artillery gun - Dhanush
84. Satellites and Missions launched by whom in 2016 ISRO
85. PM Narendra Modi announces which yojana - Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana
86. SC wants what in EVMs for fair elections VVPAT
87. New Ginger species with medicinal properties discovered in - Andamans
88. India with which country has signed six agreements - Portugal
89. World Bank holds meet with India on - Indus Water Treaty
90. MIT researchers develop super strong, lightweight - 3D Graphene
91. Which country to set up worlds highest altitude gravitational wave telescopes in Tibet China
92. ndias GDP growth expected to be slower in 2016-17 at 7.1%
93. 44th New Delhi which fair begins - World Book Fair
94. Government constitutes which committee to frame National Sports Code - Injeti Srinivas Committee
95. First African-American to the space station in 2018 will be send by NASA
96. Name the bollywood Veteran actor who passes away recently - Om Puri
97. India and Kazakhstan sign Protocol to amend DTAC
98. Ninth edition of JIFF will be begin from 7th January, 2017
99. 16th meeting of FSDC held in - New Delhi
100. Which state received international accolades as India celebrates 350th Prakash Parv Patna
101. Who has been appointed as Britains EU ambassador - Sir Tim Barrow
102. Scientists discovered which new human organ in digestive system Mesentery
103. Dasari to make biopic on Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
104. On 4th January which day is observed across the world World Braille Day
105. Government launched what in 500 cities - Swachh Bharat Survekshan 2017

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CIVIL SERVICES
INDIAN HISTORY
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
From the section on ancient history, the part in Indus Valley
Civilization is among the most important from UPSC point of
view. Almost every year questions from this section have been
asked in prelims. We have comprehensively covered the important
aspects from this section below. Interestingly research about this
ancient civilization is still in progress. The ancient script has not
yet been completely deciphered and newer sites keep getting
discovered. Hence this topic assumes importance due to its
contemporary context.
The Indus Valley Civilization was an ancient civilization
thriving along the Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakra River in
what is now Pakistan and north western India. It is also called the
Harappan Civilization, in reference to its first excavated city of
Harappa. An alternative term for the culture is Saraswati-Sindhu
Civilization, based on the fact that most of the Indus Valley sites
have been found at the Hakra-Ghaggar River R.B. Dayaram Sahni
first discovered Harappa (on Rivi) in 1921. R.D. Banerjee discovered
Mohenjodaro or Mound of the Dead (on Indus) in 1922. Sir John
Marashal played a crucial role in both these.
Harappan Civilization forms part of the proto history
of India and belong to the Bronze Age. Mediterranean, Proto
Australoid, Mongoloids and Alpines formed the bulk of the
population though the first two were more numerous.
Several important fact about the Indus Valley civilization
are listed below:
Geographical Extent
It covered part of Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Gujarat, Rajasthan
and some parts of western UP. It extended from Mandu in Jammu
in the north to Daimabad in the south and from Alamgirpur in west
U.P in east to Sutkagendor in Baluchistan in the west.
Major sites in Pakistan are Harappa (on Ravi in W.
Punjab), Mohenjodaro (on Indus), Chanhudaro (Sindh), etc. In
India, major sits are Lothal, Rangpur and Surkotda (Gujarat),
kalibangan (Rajathan), Banawali (Hissar), and Alamgirpur (western
UP).
The latest discovery was the site in India called Dholavira
in Gujarat. Dr J.P. Joshi and Dr. R.S. Bisht were instrumental in its
discovery. It also the largest Indus Valley Civilisation site.
Town Planning
The ancient towns had miraculously elaborate town-planning. It
followed the Grid System. Roads were well cut dividing the town
into large rectangular or square blocks. Lamp posts at intervals
indicate the existence of street lighting. Planking the streets, lanes
and by lanes were well-planned houses.
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Harappans used burnt bricks of good quality as the
building material. Elsewhere in the contemporary world mud-bricks
were used. Houses, often of two or more storey, varied in size, but
were quite monotonous a square court yard, around which were a
number of rooms. No window faced the streets, the houses had
tilled bathrooms.
Another aspect of the architecture of the towns was the
well planned drainage system. Drains were made of mortar, lime
and gypsum and covered with large brick slabs for easy cleaning. It
shows developed sense of health and sanitation.
The towns were divided into 2 parts : Upper part or
Citadel and Lower Part. The Citadel was an oblong artificial
platform some 30-50 feet high and about 400-200 yards in area. It
was enclosed by a thick (13 m of Harappa) crenellated mud-brick
wall. In Citadel public buildings were there. In Lower part people
used to live. In Mohenjodaro, a big public bath (Great Bath)
measuring 12 m by 7 m and 2.4 m deep, has been found. Steps led
from either end to the surface, with changing rooms along side. It
was probably used for ritual bathing.
Economic Life
The Indus Valley Civilization was economically well
advanced. It was ahead in time in production of various articles.
Trade and commerce flourished not only within the civilization,
but trade links had been established with other ancient civilizations
as well.
Agriculture
The Indus people sowed seeds in the flood plains in
November, when the flood water receded, and reaped their harvests
of wheat and barley in April, before the advent of the next flood.
They grew wheat, barley, rai, peas, sesame, mustard, rice (in Lothal),
cotton, dates, melon, etc. The Indus people were the first to produce
cotton. In Kalibangan, fields were ploughed with wooden ploughs.
They domesticated animals on a large scale. Besides the cattle, cats
and dogs were also domesticated. Horse wasnt in regular use but
elephant was. Remains of horse at Surkotda and dogs with men in
grave at Ropar have been discovered.
Trade and Commerce
Trade links were well established internally and
externally. There was no metallic money in circulation and trade
was carried through Barter System.
Weights and measures of accuracy existed in Harappan culture
(found at Lothal) The weights were made of limestone, steatite, etc
and were generally cubical in shape. 16 was the unit of measurement
(16, 64, 160, 320). Flint too-work, shell-work, bangle making, etc
were practices in art and craft. Raw material for these came from
different sources; gold from N. Karnataka, Silver and Lapis Lazuli
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from Afghanistan and Iran , copper from Khetri and Baluchistan,
etc. Bead making factory existed in Chanhudaro and Lothal. They
were items of export. A dockyard has been discovered at Lothal.
Rangpur, Somnath and Balakot functioned as seaports and
Sutkagendor and Sutkakoh functioned as outlets.
Art and Craft
The Harappan culture belongs to the Bronze Age. Bronze was
made by mixing tin and copper. Tools were mostly made of copper
and bronze. For making bronze, copper was obtained from Khetri
in Rajasthan and from Baluchistan and tin from Afghanistan. Cotton
fabrics were quite common. Woollen clothes were used in winter.
Harappans were very fond of ornaments ( of gold, silver, ivory,
copper, bronze, precious stones) and dressing up. Ornaments were
worn by both men and women. Women wore heavy bangles in
profusion, large necklaces, ear-rings, bracelets, fingre-rings, girdles,
nose-studs and anklets. The Harappans were also expert bead
makers. Potters wheel was in use. Their pottery was red or black
pottery. People played dice games.
The Harappans most notable artistic achievement was
their seal gravings, esp. those of animals. The red sandstone torso
of a man is particularly impressive for its realism. However, the
most impressive of the figurines is perhaps the bronze image of the
famous dancing girl (identified as devadasi), found at Mohenjodaro.
Religious Life
The main object of worship was the Mother Goddess. But the
upper classes preferred a god, nude with two horns, much similar
to Pasupati Siva, represented on the seal is a figure with three
horned heads in a yogic posture. He is surrounded by an elephant
a tiger and a rhinoceros, and below his throne is a buffalo. Near his
feet are two deer. Pashupatinath represented male deity. Phallus
(lingam) and yoni worship was also prevalent. Many trees (papal),
animals (bull), birds (dove, pigeon) and stones were worshipped.
Unicorn was also worshipped. However, no temple has been found
through idolatry was practiced. At Kalibangan and Lothal fire altars
have been found. Although no definite proof is available with regard
to the disposal of the dead, a broad view is that probably there
were three methods of disposing the dead-complete burial, butial
after exposure of the body to birds and beasts, and cremation
followed by burial of the ashes.
Script
The script is not alphabetical but pictographic (about 600
undeciphered pictographs). The script has not been deciphered so
far, but overlaps of letters show that it was written from right to
left in the first line and left to right in the second line. This style is
called Boustrophedon
Political organisation
There is no clear idea of the political organisation of the Indus
Valley people. Perhaps they were more concerned with commerce
and they were possibly ruled by a class of merchant. Also there
was an organization like a municipal corporation to look after the
civic amenities of the people.
Decline of the Civilization
The Harappan culture lasted for around 1, 000 years Invasion of
the Aryans, recurrent floods, social breakup of Harappans,
Earthquakes, etc. are listed as possible causes for decline of the
civilization. However no single reason can be attributed to the
decline of the civilization. Different reasons were responsible for
the decline of different sites. The decline of this civilization does
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not mean its end. Many of the features of the Indus valley
civilization are found in Vedic period.
Important Harrappan Sites
HARRAPPA
Excavations at the site led to following specific findings:
Two rows of six granaries with brick platforms. These
12 granaries together had the same area as the Great
Granary at Mohenjodaro.
Evidences of coffin burial
Single-room barrack
Evidence of direct trade interaction with Mesopotamia
A red sandstone male torso
Stone symbols of female genitals
MOHENJODARO:
Some of the specific during the excavations of Mohanjodaro include:
A college, a multi-pillared assembly hall
The Great bath- (the most important public place of the
city)
A bronze dancing girl
A seal representing Mother Goddess with a plant growing
from her womb, and a woman to be scarified by a man
with a knife in his hand
A bearded man
A seal with a picture suggesting Pushupati Mahadev
A large granary (the largest building of Mohenjodaro)
Evidence of violent death of some of the inhabitants
(discovery of human skeletons put together)
KALIBANGAN
Kalibangan was an important Harappan city. It is located in
Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. The word Kalibangan means black
bangles. A ploughed field was the most important discover of the
early excavations. Later excavations at Kalibangan made the
following specific discoveries.
A wooden furrow
Seven fire altars in a row on a platform, suggesting the
practice of the cult of sacrifice.
Remains of massive brick wall around both the citadel
and the lower town (the second Harappan site after Lothal
to have the lower town to have the lower town also
walled).
Bones of camel
A tiled floor which bears intersecting design of circles
A human head with long eyes, thick lower lips, receding
forehead and straight pointed nose.
Evidences of two types of burials : (aj) burials in a circular
grave and (b) burials in a rectangular grave.
LOTHAL
Lothal was an important trade centre of the Harappan culture, the
town planning in Lothal was different from that of Harappan and
Mohenjo-daro. The city was divided into six sections. Each section
was built on wide platform of unripe bricks. Each platform was
separated by a road with width ranging from 12 feet to 20 feet.
Excavations at Lothal led to some specific discoveries which include:
Remains of rice husk. The only other Harappan city
where the rice husk has been found is Rangpur, near
Ahmedabad.
An artificial dockyard
Evidence of horse from doubtful terracotta figurine
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Impression of cloth on some of the seals which is the earliest specimen of Indo-European language and the
Evidences of direct trade contract with Mesopotamia only literary source of early Vedic Age
Houses with entrances on the main street (the houses of Aryans in India
all other Harappan cities had side entries) The Aryans first crossed the North West passes and then settled
A ship designed on a seal in the modern Punjab, Sind and North-West Frontier Province. But
Evidence of double burial (burying a male and a female this was not an easy task because they had to face a cultured race
together in a grave). i.e, the Dravidians. Their dogged resistance is referred to in the
ROPAR Rigveda. In the end they had to bow before the superior might of
Ropar is a Harappan site from where remains of pre-Harappan the Aryans. At this time the Aryans were still living in that area
and Harappan culture have been found. Buildings at Ropar were which came to be known as Sapt-Sindhu.
made mainly of stone and soil. Important findings at the site include: Region where Early Vedic Age Flourished:
Pottery, ornaments, copper axes, chert blades, terracotta The early Vedic Aryans settled in Eastern Afghanistan, modern
blades, one inscribed steatite seal with typical Indus Pakistan, Punjab and the parts of western Uttar Pradesh. The
Pictographs. whole region in which the Aryans first settled in India is called
Several burials interred in oval pits and a rectangular land of seven rivers or Sapta-Sindhu (the Indus and its tributaries
mud-brick chamber. and the Saraswati)
There is also an evidence of burying a dog below the Early Vedic Society
human burial (though the practice was prevalent in Family: The foundation of the social life in the Rigvedic age was
Burzahom in Kashmir it was rare in the Harappan the family. The eldest male member, who was known as
context). Grihyapati, exercised full authority over all the members of the
CHANHUDARO family. Thus the family was patriarchal but the patriarchy was not
The site is especially important for providing evidences about extreme as the woman too were considered almost equal in the
different Harappan factories. These factories produced scales, toys household. Women: women enjoyed a very respectable position
and bone implements. It was the only Harappan city without a in the society. Woman was considered to be the mistress of the
citadel. The finsings include: house and she took part in every religious ceremony. There was no
Bronze figures of bullock cart; purdah system and consequently not much restrictions were
A small pot suggesting an inkwell, imposed on their movement. They were given high education and
Footprints of an elephant and a dog chasing a cat. some of them like Visvavara, Ghosha and Uppala even composed
the mantras of the Rigveda.
Name of the River on Year of Name of They were allowed a certain amount of freedom in choosing their
site which the site excavation excavator husbands. Ordinarily a man married only once, though among the
is situated princely class polygamy was not probably unknown.
Harappa Ravi Sahni 1921 R.B. Dayaram Varna System:
Mohanjodaro Indus R.D. Bannerjee It is held by most of the scholars that the caste system did not
Ropar Stluj 1922 Y.D. Sharma
Banawali Saraswati 1955 R.S. Bisht exist in the Rigvedic times. The people were roughly classified
Amri Indus 1973 N.G. Majumdar under Varnas (or classes)Brahmans, Kshatriyas and Sudras- to
Kalibangan Ghaggar 1929 M.S. Vats and perform the various functions in a better way. This Varna system
Alamgirpur Hindon 1959 B.B. Lal emerged at the end Rig Vedic period as it is first mentioned in
Dholavira Bhogwa 1958 Y.D. Sharma Purush Sukta. There was little restriction typical of caste. There
Lothal 1990-91 R.S. Bisht
1954 S.R. Rao was hardly any taboo on inter Varma marriage and change of
occupation.
Economic Life
After the decline of the Indus valley civilization began the Vedic Cattle rearing was their main occupation and Agriculture was
period. It is known as Vedic period because one of the greatest secondary occupation, thus Aryans were mainly pastoralists. The
religious texts of Indian history, the Vedas, were written during importance of cattle rearing is highlighted by the occurrence of
this time. The people who lived in this period were known as many words derived from the word cow e.g. Gopati (king), Gavisthi
Aryans. The information about this period is found mainly from (war), Gomat (rich), Godhuli (time).
the Vedas. They were leading nomadic life and not a sedentary life so agriculture
The Vedic age can be divided into two broad chronological strata: was not developed. Main agriculture products were barely, wheat
a) The early Vedic period (1500-1000 BC) when the most and rice, but cotton and oil-seeds were also grown. The water for
of Rig Veda was written. irrigation came from wells, canals and sometimes from lakes, but
b) The later Vedic period (1000-600BC) when the remaining generally the people depended upon rain. The fields were cultivated
three Vedas and their branches were written by a pair of oxen. The domestication of animals was their other
THE EARLY VEDIC AGE important profession. Besides cows, other domesticated animals
The early Vedic Age covers the period between 1500 B.C and 1000 were bulls, oxen, horses, sheep, goats, asses and dogs. The Aryans
B.C. The Aryans came to India in different stages. They did not were not indifferent to trade and commerce. The exchange of articles
lead settled life so they could not leave behind any solid material on the system of barter was in vogue and generally the cow was
remains. We know about the Aryans in India from the Rigveda, regarded as the standard of value.

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Political life
The Aryans lived in tribes called as Jana. Each Jana has its own
ruler generally called Rajan. Kingship was not hereditary. The
king was elected by the members of the Jana. The government of
the tribe was in part responsibility of the tribal councils like Sabha,
Samiti and Vidatha. The main duties of the king were to secure
internal peace, to protect his people from foreign invasions to lead
his tribe in times of war, administer justice. There is no evidence of
bureaucracy in the Rigvedic period. There was no standing army
then. The kings autocracy was also somewhat limited by the two
popular assemblies-the sabha and the samiti. The sabha was the
National Assembly of the people while the samiti was the council
of Elders, wherein only selected few (or prominent members of the
tribe) were called.
There was no regular revenue system and the kingdom was
maintained by the voluntary tribute (Bali) of his subjects and the
booty won in the battle.
Religious life
The approach of Aryans was utilitarian and pragmatic. The objective
of the worship was to get material happiness and they were not
concerned about life after death although they had developed faint
idea of heaven and hell. They also believed in performing of yajnas
to please different gods. The Aryans personified the natural forces
and looked upon them as living beings.
The religion was Polytheistic in character i.e. a number of Gods
were worshipped. Male Gods were dominant. Gods were perceived
either in human or animal form e.g. Indra was represented by a
Horse. Priests were absent as middleman.
Important Gods
Indra- The most important God, God of thunder and
rain.
Agni The fire god, second most important god of Aryans.
Agni was considered to be an intermediary between Gods
and men.
Varun-Third important God. He was custodian of Rita
(cosmic order), and master of water. Rita here is cosmic
moral order according to which every aspect of universe
is connected.
Som-God of a special Juice Soma, God of the hearth,
moon, God of medicine and plants, Mentioned in 9 th
mandala of Rigveda.
Mitra god of vow and compact.
Yama-God of death.
Ashwin-finding match for a bride, providing artificial
legs to handicapped, rescue ship wrek etc.
Vishnu-God of three steps
Rudra-caring of roads, herdsman and strayed cattle.
Savitri-Invoked in famous Gayatri stanza
Goddesses-Saraswati. Prithvi, Nisha, Aditi, Usha, etc.
Total number of Rigvedic Gods was 33 and they were
placed according to the spatial location e.g
Terrestrial: Agni, Prithvi, Saraswati, Soma
Aerial: Rudra, Vayu, Marut, Indra, Paijanya,
Ahirbudhanya
Celestial: Varun, Sun, Ashwin, Urukram, Mitra, Dyus,
Pushan, Savitri, Vishnu, Usha
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LATER VEDIC AGE
The expression Later Vedic Age comprises the far reaching changes
and developments that took place in the religious, social, economic
and political conditions of the people during the period when the
later Samhitas- Samveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda and
Brahmanas, Aranyakas and UIpanishads were composed.
This age is also known as Painted Gray Ware Iron phase as in the
same period and same area, digging and exploration have brought to
light nearly 700 sites inhabited for the first time by the people
who used earthen bowls and dishes made of painted grey ware
(PGW) and also used iron weapons. This period covers the age
between 1000 and 600 B.C.
LATER VEDIC SOCIETY
The Brahmans or the priestly class through continued to be
respected in the society had now lost much of their control on the
power of the state. All the power of the state had now concentrated
in the Kshatriyas. The centre of gravity was the king and not the
priest.
There was, however, a little change in the position of women.
Woman was now gradually losing her position of importance in the
religious and social sphere. She was not allowed to take part in the
political life by attending the assembly meeting like men. Women
were even excluded from in-heriting the property.
In this period, the Varna system was becoming somewhat rigid.
Day by day. It was becoming very difficult to change ones own
Varna. Many new notions as regards inter Varna marriage, inter-
dining, inter-mixing and change of occupation had developed and
Varna became more or less hereditary. Now in place of four main
Varnas many new castes were born, leading to the complexities of
the caste system.
ECONOMIC LIFE
Now agriculture became the chief occupation of the people. In
addition to the cultivation of barely, wheat and rice many new
grains such as sesame (Tila) and beans began to be cultivated during
this period. Drought and excessive rains were the chief enemies of
the farmer.
During this period a great progress was made in the methods of
cultivation. Some sort of a system of artificial irrigartion had now
developed. The plough became large and heavy enough to require a
team of six and even more oxen.
The cow-dung had now begun to be used as manure to increase the
production.
Trade was another important occupation of the people during this
period.
The merchants had by now organized themselves into guilds, which
tried their utmost to protect the interests of other merchants. Some
sort of coinage in the form of Nishka had probably come into
being. The cow as a unit of value was thus gradually being replace.
POLTICAL LIFE
During the Rigvedic period the Aryans had built only small
kingdoms, as they were always busy fighting the non Aryans. But
now they had crushed the resistance of the non-Aryans and had
estabvlished powerful kingdoms such as Kuru, Panchal, Kosala,
Magadha, Kasi and Anga.
Some ambitious kings, after conquering vast territories had begun
to perform Asvamedha Yajnas and assumed the title of Samrat
or king of kings. The size and power of different states had greatly
extended.
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The establishment of vast empires led to the growth of the royal He attained nirvana or Enlightenment at 35 at Gaya in Magadha
power. The sabha and the samiti were now not powerful enough to (Bihar) under the Pipal tree. He delivered the first sermon at Sarnath
check the power of the kings. The office of the monarch had now where his five disciples had settled. His first sermon is called
become more or less hereditary. Dharmachakraparivartan or Turning of the Wheel of Law. He
RELIGIOUIS LIFE attained Mahaparinirvana i.e. died at Kushinagar (identical with
Rituals became prominent in the life of common man. The cult of village Kasia in Kushinagar district of UP) in 483 BC at the age of
sacrifice also came to prominence. 80 in the Malla republic.
Indra and Agni lost their importance. Prajapati (the creator) became The Teachings of Buddha
supreme. Vishnu came to conceived as the preserver and protector The four Great Truths:
of the people. 1. The world is full of sorrow and misery
2. The cause of all pain and miserty is desire
BUDDHISM AND JAINISM 3. Pain and misery can be ended by killing or controlling
The rise of Buddhism and Jainism were the direct consequence of desire.
the decline of vedic period. 4. Desire can be controlled by following in Eight Fold Path.
Causes of rise of the new movement The eight fold path:
The vedic rituals were expensive & the sacrifices prescribed were The eight fold path consists of:
very complicated & had lost their meaning. The common man had 1. Right faith
no understanding of the sacrifices and rituals. The common man 2. Right thought
had become highly dependent on the Brahmins. This led to the 3. Right action
Brahmins gaining supreme position in the society. The caste system 4. Right livelihood
had become rigid (both Buddhism & Jainism offered the lower 5. Right efforts
castes an honoured place) 6. Right speech
BUDDHISM 7. Right remembrance and
Buddhism stands for 3 pillars: 8. Right concentration
Buddha: Its Founder Belief in Nirvana:
Dhamma : His teachings When desire ceases, rebirth ceases and nirvana is attained
Sangha: Order of Buddhist monks and nuns. i.e. freedom from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth is
Five great events of Buddhas life and their symbols gained by following the 8-fold path.
Birth : Lotus and bull According to Buddha, soul is a myth
Great renunciation horse Belief in Ahimsa: One should not cause injury to any
Nirvana bodhi tree living being, animal or man
First Sermon dharmachakra or wheel Law of Karma
Parinirvana or death stupa Man reaps the fruits of his past deeds
The Buddha The Sangha:
He is also known as Sakyamuni or Tathagata. He was born in 563 Consists of monks (Bhikshus or Shramanas) and nuns
BC on the Vaishakha Poornima Day at Lumbini (near Kapilavastu) Bhikshus acted as a torch bearer of the Dhamma.
in Nepal. His father Suddhodana was the saka ruler. His mother Apart from Sangha, the worshippers were called
(Mahamaya, of Kosala dynasty) died after 7 days of his birth, Upasakas.
brought up by stepmother Gautami. He married Yashodhara at the Buddhist Councils
age of 16. He enjoyed the married life for 13 years and had a son The followers of Buddha gathered 4 times after the death of Buddha
named Rahula. which shaped the path of Buddhism.
After seeing an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic, he The FOUR BUDDHIST COUNCILS
decided to become a wanderer. He left his palace at age 29(with
Channa, the charioteer and his favourite horse Kanthaka) in search Year Place Presided by Patron Result
of truth (also called Mahabhinishkramana or the Great First 483 BC Rajgriha Mahakashyap Ajatashatru Teachings of Bhuddha
Renunciation) and wandered for 6 years. were divided into two
He first mediated with Alara Kalama. But he was not convinced Second 383 BC Vaishali Sabakami Kalasoka Pitakas, Sutta Pitaka and
that man could obtain liberation from sorrow by mental discipline Vinaya Pitaka
Followers divided into
and knowledge. His next teacher was Rudraka Ramputra. He then Sthavirmadins and
joined forces with five ascetics Kondana, Vappa, Bhadiya, Third 250 BC Pataliputra Mogaliputta Ashoka Mahasanghikas
Mahanama, and Assagi, who were practicing the most rigorous self Tissa Third Pitaka, the
mortification in the hope of wearing away their karma and obtaining Abhidhamma Pitaka was
Fourth 72 AD Kundalvan Kanishka added.
final bliss.
(Kashmir) Vasumitra Buddhism divided into
For six years he tortured himself until he was nothing but a walking Mahayana and Hinayana
skeleton. But after six years, he felt that his fasts and penance had
been useless. So he abandoned these things. The five disciples also
Buddhist Literature
left him.
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Viniya Pitaka: Rules of discipline in Buddhist existed. All the constituents and actions are governed by a universal
monasteries. law.
Sutta Pitaka: Largest, contains collection of Buddhas Jainism does not deny the existence of gods but refuses to give-
sermons. gods any important part in the universe scheme. Gods are placed
Abhidhamma Pitaka : Explanation of the Philosophical lower than the Jina. Universal brotherhood (non-belief in caste
principles of the Buddhist religion system) is practiced.
Mahavamsa and Deepvamsa are the other Buddhist texts. Anekantavada is one of the most important and fundamental
They provide information about the then Sri Lanka. doctinres of Jainism. It refers to the principles of pluralism and
Jatakas are the fables about the different births of Buddha. multiplicity of viewpoints, the notion that truth and reality are
Causes of Decline of Buddhism perceived differently from diverse points of view, and that no
It succumbed to the brahmanical rituals and single point of view is the complete truth. In Jainism three Ratnas
ceremonies, such as idol worship etc. Which Buddhism (Triratnas) are recommended in order to attain Nirvana. They are
had earlier denounced. Even Buddha himself was Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct.
started to be considered as one of the incarnations of Jain Councils
Vishnu.
Revival of reformed Hinduism with the preaching of Year Place Presided by Result
Shankaracharya from ninth century onwards. First 3rd century BC Pataliputra Sthulabhadra Compilation of 12 Angas
Use of Sanskrit, the language of intellectuals, in place Second 5th century BC Vallabhi Devaridhigani Final compilation 12
of Pali, the language of the common people. Angas and 12 Upangas
Deterioration in the moral standards among the monks
living in Buddhist monasteries. MAHAJANAPADAS AND MAURYAS
Attacks of Huna king Mihirkula from central Asia in The Mahajanapadas
the sixth century and the Turkish invaders in the In the sixth century onwards, the widespread use of iron in eastern
twelfth century AD. UP and western Bihar created conditions for the formation of large
JAINISM territorial States which were called janapadas. The new agricultural
Jainism was founded by Rishabhanath. There were 24 tirthankaras tools and implements enabled the peasants to produce more and
(prophets or Gurus), all Kshatriyas. First was Rishabhanath the extra product was collected by Princes to meet military and
(Emblem: Bull). His reference is also in Rigveda. But there is no administrative needs.
historical basis for the first 22 Tirthankaras. Only the last two With this, Janapadas started giving way to Mahajanapadas. The
Tirthankaras are historical personalities. land between Himalayas & Narmada was divided into 16
The 23rd Tirthankara Parshwanath (Emblem: Snake) was the son independent states i.e. the Mahajanpadas.
of King Ashvasena of Banaras. His main teachings were: Non- These Mahajanapadas were always in conflict with each other.
Injury, Non-lying, Non-stealing, Non-possession. The 24 th and Sometimes two or more mahajanapadas joined hands against the
the last Tirthankara was Vardhamana Mahavira (Emblem: Lion). other and this way the loyalities shifted from one side to another
Celibacy was his addition. and thus an atmosphere of war and suspicion prevailed.
VARDHAMAN MAHAVIRA Ultimately in 4th century BC the Magadha state became all powerful
He was born in Kundalagram (Distt Muzaffarpur, Bihar)in 599 and under the Mauryas all the states were welded together and
BC. His father Siddhartha was the head of Jnatrika clan. His mother thereby giving rise to on mighty Mauryan Empire.
was Trishla, sister of Lichchhavi Prince Chetak of Vaishali. There is record of sixteen Mahajanapadas whose names are given
Mahavira was related to Bimbisara. He was married to Yashodha, below:
had a daughter named Priyadarshana, whose husband Jamali became 1. Anga 2. Magadha
his first disciple. At 30, after the death of his parents, be became an 3. Kasi 4. Kosala
ascetic. 5. Vajji 6. Malla
In the 13 th year of his asceticism, outside the town of 7. Chedi 8. Vatsa
Jrimbhikagrama, he attained supreme knowledge (kaivalya) from 9. Kuru 10. Panchal
then on he was called Jina or Jitendriya (the conqueror) and 11. Matsya 12. Surasena
Mahavira, and his followers were named Jains. He also got the title 13. Assaka 14. Avanti
of Arihant. 15. Gandhara 16. Kamboja
At the age of 72, he died at Pavapuri, near Patna in 527 BC. MAGADHA EMPIRE
TEACHING OF MAHAVIRA PERIOD : 6th Century 4th Century BC.
He rejected the authority of the Vedas and do not attach any The various dynasties which rules the Magadha are discussed
importance to the performance of sacrifices. He believed that every below:
object, even the smallest particle, possesses a soul and is endowed HARYANKA DYNASTY
with consciousness. That is why they observe strict nonviolence. Originally it was founded in 566 BC by the grandfather of Bimbisara,
The Jains reject the concept of a Universal Soul or a Supreme but actual foundation was laid by Bimbisara. The important kings
Power as the creator or sustainer of the universe. of othis dynasty are as follows:
According to the jain teachings, the universe and its constituents BIMBISARA (544 BC -492 BC)
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He conquered Anga (E. Bihar) to gain control over
trade route with the southern states.
His capital was Rajgir (Giriraja). He strengthened his
position by matrimonial alliance with the ruling
families of Kosala, Vaishali, and Madra.
His capital was surrounded by 5 hills, the openings in
which were closed by stone walls on all sides. This
made Rajgir impregnable.
AJATSHATRU (492 BC 460 BC)
He was son of Bimbisara. He killed his father & seized
the throne (this is first instance of patricide in India
History)
Annexed Vaishali and Kosala (annexed Vaishali with the
help of a war engine, which was used to throw stones
like catapults. Also possessed a chariot to which a mace
was attached, thus facilitating mass killings). Kosala was
ruled by Prasenjit at that time.
Buddha died during his reign; arranged the first Buddhist
Council.
UDAYIN (460 444 BC)
He founded the new capital at Pataliputra, situated at
the confluence of the Ganga & Son.
SHISHUNAGA DYNASTY
It was founded by a minister of Udayin, Shishunaga.
He was succeeded by Kalasoka (2 nd Buddhist council)
Dynasty lasted for two generations only.
Greatest achievement was the destruction of power of
Avanti.
NANDA DYNASTY
It is considered first of the non-Kshatriya dynasties.
Its founder was Mahapadma Nanda. He added kalinga to
his empire. He claimed to be the Ekarat. The sole
sovereign who destroyed all the other rulling princes.
Alexander attacked India in their reign. Dhanda Nanda
was there at that time.
Nandas were fabulously rich & enormously powerful. It
is believed that they maintained 200,000 infantry, 60,000
cavalry & 6,000 war elephants. This is supposed to
have checked Alexanders army from advancing towards
Magadha.
ALEXANDERS INVASION
Alexander (356 BC 326 BC) was the son of Philip of
Macedonia (Greece) who invaded India in 326 BC. At
that time NW india was split up into a number of small
independent states like Taxila, Punjab (kingdom of Porus),
Gandhara, etc. Except Porus who fought the famous
battle of Hydaspas (on banks of Jhelum) with Alexander,
all other kings submitted meekly.
When Alexander reached Beas, his soldiers refused to go
further, so he was forced to retreat. To mark the farthest
point of his advance, he erected 12 huge stone altars on
the northern bank of Beas.
He remained in India for 19 months.
Died in 323 BC at Babylon.
The Effects of Alexanders Invasion
The invasion of Alexander on India had numerous cultural and
poltical implications. It exposed India to Europe, by opening up
four distinct lines of communication, three by land and one by sea.
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Due to cultural contact, a cosmopolitan school of art came up in
Gandhara. It paved the way for the unification of north India under
Chandragupta Maurya by weekening small states.
MAURYA EMPIRE
The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age
historical power in ancient India, ruled by the Mauryan dynasty
from 321 to 185 BCe. The empire originated from the kingdom of
Magadha in the Indo-Gangetic plains (modern Bihar, eastern Uttar
Pradesh and Bengal) in the eastern side of the Indian subcontinent.
CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA (322 -297 BC)
The Empire was founded in 322 BC by Chandragupta Maurya,
who had overthrown the Nanda dynasty and rapidly expanded his
power westwards across central and western India taking advantage
of the disruptions of local powers in the wake of the withdrawal
westward by Alexander the Greats Greek and Persian armies. By
320 BC the empire had fully occupied Northwestern India,
defeating and conquering the satraps left by Alexander.
Chandragupta is also called Sandrocottus by the Greek scholars.
Seleucus Necter was one of the generals of Alexander and after his
death, had succeeded in gaining control of most the Asiatic
provinces. Chandragupta defeated him in 305 BC and was
compelled to yield parts of Afghanistan to Chandragupta. There
was also a marriage alliance between the two families.
He built a vast empire, which included not only good portions of
Bihar and Bengal, but also western arid north wester Indian and
Deccan. This account is given by Megasthenes (A Greek
ambassador sent by Seleucus to the court of Chandragupta Maurya
) in his book India. We also get the details from the Arthashastra of
Kautiliya.
Chandragupta adopted Jainism and went to Sravanabelagola (near
Mysore) with Bhadrabahu, where he died by slow starvation.
Vishakhadatta wrote a drama Mudrarakshasa (describing
chandraguptas enemy) & Debi Chandraguptam in sixth century
AD.
Inscriptions associated with Chandragupta Maurya are:
Sohaguraa inscription in Gorakhpur district of U.P.
Mahasthan inscription of Bogra district of Bengal.
BINDUSARA (297-269 BC)
Chandragupta was succeeded by his son Bindusara in 297 BC. He
is said to have consquered the land between the 2 seas, the Arabian
Sea & Bay of Bengal. At the time of his death, almost the entire
subcontinent came under the Mauryan rule.
He is also known as Amitraghat by Greek writers. Greek
Ambassador Deimachos visited his court. At the end of his reign,
Bindusara joined the Ajivika sect.
ASHOKA (269-232) BC
Chandraguptas grandson i.e, Bindusaras son was Ashoka vardhan
Maurya who was also known as Ashoka or Ashokma the Great
(ruled 273-232 BCE)
As a young prince, Ashoka war a brilliant commander who crushed
revolts in Ujjain and Taxila. As a monarch he was ambitious and
aggressive, re-asserting the Empires superiority in southern and
Western India. A Buddhist text Dipavamsa says that he usurped
the throne after killing his 99 brothers, except the youngest one.
He fought the Kalinga was in 261 B.C., in the 9 th year, of his reign.
The war proved to be a turning point in his life and he became a
Buddhist under Upagupta. Hundreds of thousands of people were
adversely affected by the destruction and fallout of war. When he
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personally witnessed the devastation, Ashoka began feeling remorse.
Although the annexation of Kalinga was completed, Ashoka
embraced the teachings of Buddhism, and renounced war and
violence. He adopted the policy of rulling by Dhamma or dharma
instead of force and violence.
He is regarded as one of the greatest ruler of all times, he was the
first to maintain direct contact with the public through his
inscriptions.
His empire covered the whole territory from Hindukush to Bengal
and extended over Afghanistan, Baluchistan, and whole of India
with the exception of a small area in the farthest south. Kashmir
and valleys of Nepal were also included in his empire.
Ashoka is referred as Buddhshakya in Maski inscription and
Dharmashoka in his Sarnath inscription. He was also known as
Devampiya i.e beloved of the gods, and as priyadassi i.e, of
pleasing appearance.
Ashokas Dhamma
His Dhamma was an ethical code aimed at building up an attitude
of social responsibility among the people. It was not synonymous
with Buddhism; it was aimed at building up an attitude of mind of
social responsibility based on mans dignity and humanistic
approach. The contents of the Ashokas Dhamma are found in his
edicts, and essence of the Dhamma is given below:
1. Prohibition of animal sacrifices and festive gatherings
and avoiding expensive and meaningless ceremonies
and rituals.
2. Efficient organization of administration in the direction
of social welfare.
3. Consideration and non-violence to animals and
courtesy to relations and liberality toi Brahmins,
Sramanas, etc.
4. Humane treatment of servants by masters and of
Prisoners by the government officials.
5. Tolerance among all the sects.
6. Replacement of bherighosa (sound of war drums) by
dhammaghosa (sound of peace), i.e, conquest through
Dhamma instead of through war.
Ashokas Edicts
The edicts can be classified into three categories:
1. Major Rock edict- 14 in numbers, found from 8 places
viz. Mansehra, Shahbajgarhi, Kalsi, Dhouli, Jogar, Sopara,
Gimar, and Erraguddi, etc.
2. Minor Rock edict from various places like Maski,
Gurjara, Roopnath, Erraguddi, etc.
3. Pillar edicts -7 in number from 6 places viz. Delhi-Topara,
Delhi-Meerut, Lauriya-Areraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh,
Prayag, and Rampurva.
Important Sites of Ashokas Edicts
Allahabad Kosam or Prayag edicts )Pillar edicts I-
VI, the Queens edict or the schism edict) The site is
the same as modern Kosam on the left bank of Yamuna.
The Ashokan pillar was inscribed on at later periods by
various rulers including Samudragupta and Jahangir. It
would appear from Samudraguptas inscription that the
pillar was still at Kausambi during the Gupta period.
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Probably Jagangir was responsible for its removal to the
fort at Allahabad, which he did in imitation of Firuz Shah
Tughlaq, who had brought similar pillars from Topra and
Meerut to Delhi.
Barabar Hills caves Donatory inscription to the
Ajivika sect.
Delhi-Meerut and Delhi-Topra (Pilar Edicts 1-VI)
The Delhi Meerut and Delhi Topra Pillars are so called
because they were transported to Delhi By Firuz Shah
from their original sites at Meerut and Topra.
Girnar (Major Rock Edictgs) also known as Junagarh
edict: It is situated on mile to the east of Junagarh in
Kathiawar. Its importance was increased by the fact that
during the reign of Chandragupta, a dam was constructed
on the Sudarsana Lake in the neighbourhood of Girnar.
The Rudradaman inscription inform us that the lake was
originally built by Pushyagupta, the provincial governor
of Chandragupta. Subsequently conduits were worked
from it by Tusapa in the reign of Asoka. It appears from
the inspiration of Skandagupta that the lake continued to
supply water to the surrounding area until well into the
Gupta period.
Rummindei (Pillar Inscription): The Rummindei Pillar
stands near the shrine of Rummindei just across the border
of Nepal. The pillar was erected by Asoka to
commemorate the birthplace of the Buddha. The Lumbini
grave
Sarnath (Pillar Inscription): It is the pillar inscription
from where national emblem of India has been adopted.
The location of Sarnath is three-and-a half miles from
Banaras.
Mauryan Administration
A vast and highly centralised bureaucratic rule with the king as
foundation head of all powers was the administrative system
prevalent in Mauryan times. The King claimed no divine rule,
rather it was paternal despotism. Kautilya called the king
Dharmapravartaka or promulgator of social order. The highest
functionaries at the centre called tirthas and were paid fabulously.
They were 18 in number: Mantri (Chief Minister), Purohita (Chief
Priest), Senapati (Commander in chief), and Yuvaraja (Crown
prince) were the highest functionaries among the tirthas.
Mantriparishad: There was also a mantriparishad to assist the
king in day-to-day administration. Kautilya again and again
emphasized the importance of Mantriparishad. Kautilya mentions
27 superintendents (adhyakshas) mostly to regulate economic
activities. The famous were as follows:
Panyadhyaksha: commerce.
Samsthadhyaksha: Markets, checking wrong practices.
Pautavadhyaksha: Weights and measures.
Navadhyaksha: State Boats.
Sulkadhyaksha: Tolls/ Customs
Akaradhyaksha: Mines
Sitadhyaksha: Crown lands.
Akshapataladhyaksha: Accounts.
Maanadhyaksha: Measurement.
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Pattanadhyaksha: Ports
Ganikadhyaksha: Courtesan.
Devatadhyaksha: Religious institutions.
Lakshanadhyaksh: Mint.
Espionage: Spies operated in the guise of sanyasis, wanderers,
beggars etc and were of two types Sanstha and Sanchari. The long roads and incentives given by the government. A striking social
former worked by remaining stationed at a public place and later
by moving from place to place. Further there were three types of
officers in this department:
Pulisani : Public relation officers, gathered public
opinion, reported to the King.
Prativedaka: Special reporter, had direct access to the
king at any hour.
Gudha Purusha: Secret agents mentioned in
Arthashastra.
Army: Mauryans had a big army and there is no evidence of its
reduction even by peace loving Ashoka. According to Pliny
Chandragupta maintained 600,000 foot soldiers, 30,000 cavalry
and 900 elephants. According to Megasthenes, the army was
administrated by six committees consisting of five members each
taken from a board of 30 members. The six committees or the
wings of the army were: the army, the cavalry, the elephants, the
chariots, the navy and the transport. The officers and soldiers
were paid in cash.
Provincial Administration: Except the capital Pataliputra, the
whole empire was divided into four provinces controlled by a
viceroy either a prince or a member of the royal family.
District Administration: Provinces were sub-divided into districts
and had three main officers.
(a) Pradesika: responsible for the overall administration of
the district.
(b) Rajuka: revenue administration and later judicial
particularly in rural areas and was under Pradesika.
(c) Yukta: Probably accountants.
Sub-District and Village Administration: Sub district consisted
of a group of villages numbering 5 to 10 and was administrated by
Gopa (accountant) and Sthanika (Tax collector). The villages
were administrated by the village headmen who were responsible
to the Gopas and Sthanikas.
City Administration: The administration of capital Pataliputra
has been described by Meghasthenes, which according to him, was
administred by six boards consisting of five members each, being
entrusted with matters relating to industrial arts, care of foreigners,
registration of births and deaths, regulation of weights and measures,
pubic sale of manufactured good and the last with collecting tool
on the articles sold this being one tenth of the purchase price.
Head of the city administration was Nagrika. Nagarika was assisted
by two subordinate officials namely: Sthanika and Gopa.
Revenue Administration: Land revenue was the main source of
income of the state. Peasants paid of the produce as Bhaga and
an extra tax Bali tribute. According to the Arthashastra, the land
belonged to king; irrigation tax was also levied by the government.
Besides, other taxes like Pindakara (assessed on group of villages),
Kara (levied on fruits and flower gardens), Hiranya (paid only
in cash) were also collected.
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Economic Conditions during Mauryan Period
Both agricultural and industrial sector made much headway;
colonisation of lands for agricultural purpose took place on a large
scale due to royal incentives. Industrial arts and crafts proliferated
as a result of swift communication through a network of good and
development was the employment of slaves in agricultural operation
on a large scale, it seems that the punch-marked silver coins, which
carry the symbols of peacock and hill and regent formed the imperial
currency of the Mauryas.
Another feature of economy during this time was formation of
shrenis or guilds. Shrenis were associations of Craft persons &
Merchants.
Social Conditions During Mauryan Period
Megasthenes divided Mauryan society into seven castes
philosophers, farmers, soldiers, herdsman, artisans, magistrate and
councillors; certainly he confused caste with profession. Again he
notices the absence of slavery, but it is contradicted by Indian
sources.
Kautilya recommends the recruitment of Vaishyas and Shudras in
the army, but their actual enrolment is extremely doubtful. In
addition to the four regular castes, he refers not less than five
mixed by the general name Antyavasayin 1 (living at end), who
lived beyond the pale or Aryan society.
The position of Shudra improved somewhat for hitherto agricultural
labourers and domestic slaves. They could now own land.
The existence of many have caused social tension.
DECLINE OF THE MAURYAS
The reasons for the decline of the Mauryan Empire are listed
below:
Brahmanical Reaction: Har Prasad Shastri holds that
Ashokas pro-Buddhist policy annoyed Brahmans
culminating in the killing of the last Mauryan ruler
Brihadratha by his Brahman army general Pushyamitra
Sunga.
Ashokas Pacifist policy: Which resulted in the
emasculation of the army, but we have no evidence of his
disbanding the army or even reducing their number (H.C.
Raichoudhary)
Economic Weakness: D.D. koshambi draws our
attention to the debased coins of later Mauryans and
maintains that the heavy economic pressure caused due
to a vast army and bureaucracy was the cause for the
downfall.
Administrative Weakness: Romila Thapar attributes
decline to the top heavily centralized bureaucracy; no
competitive recruitment system, no means of gauging
public opinion, lack of nationalism among people, but all
these were a remote possibilities in those days.
Ashokas Weak Successors: Ashokas weak successors
and division of the empire into the parts might have
adversely affected the strength and resources of the
empire in resisting Indo-Greeks who were the first to
invade
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POST MAURYAN PERIOD
(187 BC- 300 AD)
After Asoka, about five or six rulers of the Mauryan dynasty came
to the throne of Pataliputra, but they were all weak kings and so
the Mauryan empire gradually deteriorated under them. At last, as
the Purnas would have us to believe, Brihadratha the last ruler of
the Mauryan dynasty was assassinated by his own commander-
in- Chief Pushyamitra Sunga (185-148 B.C) leading to the
establishment of Sunga Dynasty.
SUNGA DYNASTY
Pushyamitra sunga was the founder of sunga Dynasty. He fought
two years and won them, conducted two Asvamedha Yajnas. The
Yagnas marked the revival of Vedic rituals. Patanjali si said to have
officiated as priest in the Aswamedha sacrifices.
According to Divya-Vedana, Pusyamitra was prosecutor of
Buddhism and he put a price of one hundred gold dinaras on the
head of every Buddhist monk. The last Sunga king was Devabhuti
or Devabhumi, who was assassinated by Vasudeva Kanva in 72
B.C.
The sway of the Sungas marked the revival of the Hindu culture
and the Sanskrit language which had seen a great setback under
Ashoka. They, in fact, set the ground for the advancement of
Hinduism under the Guptas.
The sungas were great patrons of art. They constructed a large
number of Stupas, viharas, Gateways and Railings etc. The railings
of Barhut Stupa, one of the Gateways of Sanchi Stupa and the
Chaitya Hall at Karle are some of the exquisite examples of art of
the Sunga period.
Sungas were also great patrons of education and literature. The
great Sanskrit grammarian; patanjali, was patronized by them. The
Ramayana and the Mahabharata were also given final touches during
this period. The famous book on Hindu Law, Manusmriti was
also complied during this period.
KANVA DYNASTY
According to the Vayu Purana, the kanva was a minor dynasty
having only four rulers Vasudeva, Bhumimitra, Narayana, and
Susarman who ruled for 45 years i.e, 73 to 23 B.C. Not much is
known about these rulers except that they were all Brahmans like
those of their predecessors, the Sungas. The Magadha empire saw
a further fall under them. In about 23 B.C. Susarman, the last ruler
of this dynasty was killed by the Satavahana king Simuka.
CHEDIS OF KALINGA
The Hathigumpha inscription (near Bhubaneshwar, Orissa) of
Kharavela, the third ruler of the dynasty gives information about
the Chedis. Kharavela pushed his kingdom beyond the Godavari in
the south. He was a follower of Jainism and Patronized it to a great
extent.
SATAVAHANAS OR THE ANDHRAS
They were the successors of the Mauryans in the Deccan & the
central India.
Simuka is regarded as the founder of this dynasty. The most
important king was Gautamiputra Satakarni (AD 106-130) who
raised the power and prestige of Satavahanas to greater heights. He
set up his capital at Paithan on the Godavari in Aurangabad district.
Important Aspects of Satvahanas
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Mostly issued lead coins (apart from copper and bronze)
Acted as a bridge between North and South India)
Satavahanas rulers called themselves Brahmans. They
performed vedic rituals and worshipped gods like
Krishna, Vasudeva and others. However, they also
promoted Buddhism by granting land to the monks.
The two common religious constructions were the
Buddhist temples that were called Chaitya & the
monasteries, which were called Vihara. The most famous
Chaitya is that of Karle in Deccan.
Their district was called Ahara. As it was in Ashokas
time. Their official were known as amatyas and
mahamatras, as they were known in Mauryan times.
Started the practise of granting tax free villages to
Brahmanas and Buddhist monks.
The official language was Prakrit & the script was Brahmi,
as in Ashokan times. One Prakrit text called Gathasattasai
is attributed to a Satavahana king called Hala.
THE SHAKAS OR SCYTHIANS (90 BC)
The Greeks were followed by the Shakas, who controlled a larger
part of Indian than the Greeks did. There were 5 branches of the
Shakas with their seats of power in different parts of India and
Afghanistan.
A king of Ujjain, who called himself Vikramaditya, defeated Shakas.
An era called the Vikram Samvat is reckoned from the event of his
victory over the Shakas in 57 BC. (from this time onward,
Vikramaditya became a coverted title).
The most famous Shaka ruler in India was Rudradaman I (AD 130-
150). His achievements are highlighted in his Junagadh inscription.
This inscription records in detail the repairs of Sudarshana lake
(build originally under Mauryans) in Kathiawar. It is first major
inscription to be written in Sanskrit.
THE PARTHIANS
The most famous Parthian king Gondophernes (AD 19-45), in
whose reign St. Thomas is said to have come to India for the
propagation of Christinanity.
Came from north central Asia near China. Their empire included a
good part of central Asia, a portion of Iran, a portion of Afghanistan,
Pakistan & almost the whole of north India.
Kanishka (AD 78-144) was their most famous king. He had two
capitals first at Purushapura, near modern Peshawar and second at
Mathura.
He patronized the following persons: Ashwaghosha (wrote
Buddhacharita, biography of Buddha and Sutralankar.)
Nagarjuna (wrote Madhyamik Sutra) Vasumitra (Chairman of
fourth Buddhist Council) and Charak ( a physician, wrote Charak
Samhita).
Kanishka controlled the famous silk route in Central Asia, which
started from China and passed through his empire in Central Asia
and Afghanistan to Iran and Western Asia which formed part of
Roman Empire.
Kanishka is known in history for two reasons: He started an era in
AD 78, which is now known as saka era and is used by the Govt,
of India. Secondly, he extended his whole-hearted patronage to
Buddhism (held the fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir.)
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EARLY KINGDOMS
The land south Krishna River was divided into three kingdoms:
Chera, Chola and Pandyas.
THE CHOLAS
The Cholas dominion known as Tondaimandalam or
Cholamandalam their chief centre of political power was at
Uraiyur, a place famous for cotton trade. The Chola were the
most powerful of all three kingdoms. The Chola maintained an
efficient navy.
The ship building technology at that time was quite advanced
compared to other contemporary civilizations and this allowed
them to have an efficient navy. In the middle of the second century
B.C., a Chola King named Elara conquered Sri Lankas and ruled
over it for nearly 50 years.
Karikala founded the port city of Puhar (identical with
Kaveripoompatinam) and constructed 160 km of embankment along
the Kaveri River. He fought the Battle of Benni and defeated 11
kings. He was the greatest of chola Kings.
The main source of wealth was trade in cotton cloth. Trade was
across Bay of Bengal and Arabian sea.
THE CHERAS
The history of the Cheras was marked by continuous fighting with
the Cholas and the Pandyas. The capital of the Cheras was Vanji or
Karur. Nedunjral Adan is the first known Chera King. He is said to
have fed both the armies of Kurukshetra war and so had earned the
title of Udiyanjeral.
Senaguttuvan, the red Chera or Good Chera, according to the Chera
poets, was the greatest Chera king. Senaguttuvan invaded the north
and crossed the ganga. He is remembered for building a temple of
Kannagi. The goddess of chastity. The Worship of Kannagi is
known as Pattini cult. Which was established by him.
THE PANDYAS
First mention of the Pandyas is done by Megasthenes who says
that their kingdom was famous for pearls and was ruled by woman.
The pandyan kingdom occupied the southernmost portion of Indian
peninsula, with Madurai as its capital. Legendary and traditional
accounts mention the loss of many Sangam texts on the occasion of
a deluge, which compelled the Pandyan king to shift their capital
first from Madurai to Kapatapuram and then from there to Madurai.
Madurai seems to be the Tamil word of Mathura. The Pandyan
profited from trade with Roman Empire.
GUPTA PERIOD
(300 AD-600 AD)
THE AGE OF GUPTAS
After the fall of the Kushan Empire, towards the middle of the
third century A.D. Indian was divided into a large number of small
principalities. This situation of utter confusion continued for many
years and towards the end of the third century A.D. Sri Gupta
brought Magadha under his control. This was the empire of the
Guptas.
This dynasty controlled the destiny of India for above two centuries
(320-540 A.D.) and under them India made such a progress in
almost all the fields that their period is generally regarded as the
Golden Age of Hinduism.
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According to Vishnu Purana, the Guptas belonged to the Vaishya
caste. On the basis of epigraphic sources, it is believed thatr the
Guptas were kshatriyas.
The poona copper plates of Prabhavati Gupta records that. Sri
Gupta was the Adhiraja or the founder of the Gupta dynasty. Sri
Gupta was followed by his son Ghatokacha. Like his father
Ghatotkacha was also a petty chief, and not much is known about
him except that he died in 320 A.D. and was succeeded by his son
Chandragupta I.
CHANDRAGUPTA I (319-335 A.D)
When he came to the throne, his influence was limited within
Magadha but he greatly raised the power and prestige of his dynasty
by his matrimonial alliances and conquests. He greatly extended
the boundaries of his kingdom and adopted the title of
Maharajadhiraja or King of Kings.
He entered into matrimonial alliance with the famous Lichchhavi
tribe and married Kumardevi. Chandragupta I is also said to have
started a new era which starts from 26 th February, 319 A.D.
which is supposed to be the first year of the coronation of
Chandragupta I.)
SAMUDRAGUPTA (335-375 A.D)
He was a great conqueror who had fought many successful battles
during the reign of his father. Samudragupta gave peace and unity
to the country and established a mighty empire. It is because of his
great military achievements that Dr. V.A Smith calls his as the
Indian Napoleon.
The Allahabad pillar inscription composed by Harisena, his court
poet enumerates the people and countries that were conquered by
him. Virasen was the army commander in famous southern campaign
of Samudragupta. In Allahabad inscription Samudragupta describes
him as the hero of hundred battles. In one of his coins he called
himself Lichchhavi Duhitr (daughters son of the LIchchhavis).
He performed Asvamedha Yajna to claim imperial title and struck
gold coins of Yupa type to commemorate the occasiojn.
He maintained the tradition of religious toleration. He granted
permission to Buddhist king of Ceylon, Meghavarman, to build a
monastery at Bodh Gaya; so, he was called Anukampavan (Full
of compassion).
He was a great patron of art, adopted the title of Kaviraja. Poets
like Harisena and Vasubandhu adorned his court; on some gold
coins he was shown playing veen.
CHANDRAGUPTA II (380 -415 A.D)
He was also a great conqueror like his father and his reign saw the
high watermark of the Gupta Empire. Mehrauli Iron Pillar
inscription claims his authority over north western India and good
portion of Bengal. Virasenas Udayagiri cave inscription refers to
his conquest of the whoel world.
He defeated the last of the Saka ruler Rudra Singha and annexed the
territories of Western Malwa and Gujrat.
He was also called Vikramaditya. Chandragupta II made Ujjain
the second capital of the empire.
He strengthened his position through matrimonial alliances. His
daughter Prabhavati was married to a Vakataka prince Rudrasena II
(a Brahman), he himself married a Naga Princess Kuber Naga.
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He was the first ruler to issue silver coins. He also issued copper
coins. He was also a man of art and culture,his court at Ujjain was
adorned by Navaratna (Nine gems) including Kalidas, Amarsinha,
Dhanvantari, Vetal Bhatt, Ghat Karpar, Varahamira, Vararachi,
Shanku, Kshapanaka, Harisena was the court poet and minister of
Chandragupta II.
Fahien, the Chinese traveller, came during the time of Chandragupta
II.
KUMARAGUPTA (415-455 A.D)
Chandragupta II was succeeded by his second son Kumaragupta I,
born of Mahadevi Dhruvasvamini. Kumaragupta I assumed, the
title Mahendraditya.
The famous Nalanda University was founded during his reign.
SKANDAGUPTA (455 467 A.D.)
Skandagupta, son and successor of Kumaragupta I is generally
considered to be the last of the great Gupta rulers.
ADMINISTRATION
In contrast to the Mauryas, the Gupta Kings adopted pompous
titles such as Parmeshwar, Maharajadhiraja and Parambhataraka
which signify that they ruled over lesser kings in their empire.
Element of divinity in kingship: kings compared with different
gods and were looked upon as Vishnu, the protector, and preserver.
Kingship was hereditary, but royal power was limited by the absence
of a firm practice of primogeniture.
Council of ministers existed; evidence of one man holding several
posts like Harisena and posts becoming hereditary. The empire
was divided into Bhukti (province) place under the charge of an
Uparika (viceroy). Bhuktis were divided into districts (Vishayas)
placed under the charge of Vishyapati, The sub-districts were
called Peth and the village was under Gramika or Mahattar.
The Guptas did not maintain a vast bureaucracy like that of the
Mauryas. Kumaramatyas were the most important officers who
were appointed by the king in the home provinces.
A large part of the empire was administered by feudatories, many
of whom had been subjected by Samudragupta; the second
important feudal development in administration was the grant of
fiscal and administrative concession to priests and administrators.
In judicial system, for the first time civil and criminal laws were
clearly defined and demarcated. In the Gupta period land taxes
increased in number, and also those on trade and commerce.
They issued a large number of gold coins in ancient India which
were called dinnar. Silver coins were called as rupayaka.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
The Aryan pattern of society based on Varnashram dharma made
its final assertion. Land grants to Brahmanas suggest Brahman
supremacy continued. Caste proliferated into numerous sub-castes
firstly as a result of assimilation of a large number of foreigners
into Indian society and secondly due to absorption of many tribal
people in Brahmanical society through process of land grants.
Religious functionaries were granted land called Agarhara free of
taxes for ever, and they were authorized to collect from peasanta
all taxes, which could have otherwise gone to the emperor. Land
revenue was about 1/6 of the produce payable either in cash or
kind.
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Though women were idealised in literature, mother goddesses were
worshipped, but in reality they were accorded lower position viz.,
pre-puberty marriage, denial of education, treated as an item of
property etc. The first example of Sati came from Eran (Madhya
Pradesh) of 510 A.D)
Religion
Bhagavad-Gita was written during this time only. There was a
decline in Buddhism. Bhagavatism centered on worshipping Vishnu
or Bhagvat.
History was presented as a cycle of 10 incarnations of Vishnu. Idol
worship became a common feature. Vishnu temple at Deogarh (near
Jhansi), a small temple near Sanchi and a brick temple at Bhitragaon
(near Kanpur) belong to the Gupta architecture.
ART
A number of temples, artistic sculptures etc were developed during
this period. Some of the major accomplishments in art of this
period are discussed below:
Samudragupta is represented on his coins playing the
lute (vina)
A 2 metre high bronze image of Buddha belonging to the
Mathura school was created during Gupta period. (The
Gandhara Buddha represents mask-like coldness, while
the Buddha from the Mathura school imparts a feeling of
warmth and vitality.
The Buddha sitting in his Dharma Chakra mudra at
sarnath belongs to Gupta period.
Buddha images of Bamiyan belonged to Gupta period
(this was destroyed by Taliban)
Ajanta paintings and paintings at Bagh, near Gwalior in
MP, are of this time. They belong to the Buddhist art.
Images of Vishnu, Shiva & some other Hindu Gods
featured for the first time in this period.
Literature
A number of famous library works were written during this period.
Kalidas, the great Sanskrit dramatist, belonged to this
period. His books are: Abhigyanashakuntalam
(considered as one of the best literary works in the world
& one of the earliest india work to be translated into
European language, the other work being the Bhagavad-
Gita), Ritusamhara, Meghadutam, Kumarasambhavam,
Malavikagnimitram, Raghuvamsha were epics and the
rest were plays.
Apart from Kalidasa, others were Sudraka (author of
Mrichchakatikam, Bharavi (Kiratarjuniya), Dandin
(Kavyadarshana and Dasakumaracharita). To this period
belongs 11 plays written by Bhasa; most famous of these
was Charudatta.
Vishakhadatta wrote Mudrarakshasa and Devi
Chandraguptam
Vishnu Sharma wrote Panchatantra and Hitopdesh.
The Gupta period also saw the development of Sanskrit
grammar based on Panini and Patanjali. This period is
particularly memorable for the compilation of
Amarakosha by Amarsimha.
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Ramayana & Mahabharata were almost completed by
the 4the century A.D.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The science of medicine was highly developed during this period.
The highly specialized science of transplantation of internal organs
was knows to the Guptas. Sushruta is known as father of surgery.
Highly specialised surgical instruments were in use. Dhanvantri
was famous for Ayurveda knowledge.
Gupta period is unparalleled for its achievements in the field of
mathematics and astronomy. Aryabhatta, the great mathematician
wrote Aryabhatiya and Suryasiddhanta. In Aryabhatiya, he
described the place value of the first nine nos. And the use of Zero.
He also calculated the value of pie and invented algebra. He also
reached to calculate the sines of the angles.
Varahamihara wrote Panchasidhantika and Brihatsamhita. He said
that the moon moves round the earth and the earth, together with
the moon, move round the sun. Brahmagupta was a great
mathematician. He wrote Brahmasphutic Siddhanta in which he
hinted at the Law of Gravitation.
Fahiens Account
Fahien was a Chinese piligrim who visited India in the beginning of
the fifth century A.D., with the chief aim of visiting the holy
places connected with the life of the Lord Buddha. He stayed in
India for about six years (405-411 A.D.) He returned home in 414
A.D. after a lapse of about 15 years.
During his stay in India, he visited various important places such
as Peshawar, Taxila, Mathura, Kapilvastu, Bodh Gaya, Saranath,
Kushinagar and Patliputra. At Patliputra he stayed for about three
years and has written in detail about the political, social, economical
religious and general conditions of India as it was under the them
Gupta monarch i.e., Chandragupta Vikramaditya, who ruled from
380-414 A.D.
He writes that Patliputra was a big city and was a great centre of
learning and religion. There were many free hospitals in the town,
endowed by nobles and house holders, in which food and medicines,
were given to the poor, free of cost.
Fahien has highly praised the Guptas administration as it functioned
under Chandragupta II. The Gupta administration was very mild
and liberal in its nature. It seldom interfered in the day to day life
of the people. The criminal law was very mild.
It appears from Fahiens account that bulk of the people were
vegetarian and followed the principle of Ahimsa. In this connection
he writes, throughout the whole country the people do not kill
any living thing, not drink intoxicating liquor or wine, nor eat onions,
nor garlic.
There was, however, one class of people, i.e., the Chandalas
comprising the butchers, hunters and the fishermen who indulged
in hunting and taking meat. They lived outside the city and they
were regarded as social outcastes.
HARSHA (606-647 A.D)
EMPIRE OF HARSHA
After the downfall of the Gupta empire, confusion reigned supreme
and many independent states rose on its grave. Thanesar was one
of them which made a great progress under Prabhakar Vardhana
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and then under his second son Harsha. Under Prabhakar Vardhana,
the kingdom of Thanesar grew both in territory and prestige. He
greatly strengthened his position by his matrimonial alliances and
by successfully facing the Huna menace. He is often described as
a lion to the Huda deer. Because of his great achievements, he
assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja.
Harsha spent about six years of early reign (606-612 AD) in
conquering the five indies. East- Punjab, Kannauj, Bengal, Bihar
Orissa and subduing many states both in the east and the west.
Having consolidated his power Northern India Harsha invaded
Deccan in about 620 A.D. But Deccan at that time was ruled by a
powerful ruler Pulakesin II of the famous Chalukya dynasty. The
battle that was fought on the banks of Narmada, Harsha was
repulsed and defeated with heavy losses. This was the single defeat
that Harsha suffered in his long career of conquest.
Harsha is remembered not only for his patronage and learning but
also for the authorship of three dramas Priyadarshtika, Ratnawali
and Nagananda.
Banabhatta wrote Harshacharita and Kadambari; other scholars
included Matanga, Divakara, Jayasena, and Bhartihari. Harsha is
generally believed to have founded an era called Harsha-era in
A.D. 606 to commemorate the date of his accession.
ADMINISTRATION
Hieun Tsang the Chinese pilgrim, who visited India in the beginning
of the seventh century A.D., has given a detailed account of Harshas
administration. He has every praise for Harshas administration,.
Harsha himself took a keen interest in his administration and
personally supervised all the business of the state. He himself
went from place to place in order to punish the evil doers and
reward the good.
The whole empire was divided into provinces (Bhuktis)
and put under the charge of viceroys or governor. The
Bhuktis or provinces were further divided into districts
or Visays, Tehsils, (Pathakas) and villages or Gramas.
The main sources of income were the land-tax (which
was 1/6 of the total produce) and duties at ferries and
barrier stations paid by traders and merchants. The state
income was spent in a most systematic way. The poor,
religious men and the intellectuals used to get a
considerable portion of it.
HARSHAS RELIGION
Harsha was a follower of Hinduism in the beginning and
used to worship Shiva and the Sun. Later on, however,
he inclined towards Buddhism, mainly due to the
influence of his Buddhist sister Rajyashri and the
presence of the Buddhist luminary Hieun-Tsang. Then
like Ashoka and Kanishka he employed ail his state
machinery for the popularity of Buddhism.
He forbade the slughter of any living thing, or the use of
flesh as food. Every year Harsha began to call the meeting
of the Buddhist sangha for the purpose of examination
and discussion.
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In honour of Hieun-Tsang and also for the purpose of
promoting the cause of Buddhism, Harsha called a grand
assembly at Kannauj. This assembly was attended by
many rulers, Buddhist monks, Brahmans and scholars.
This assembly continued for 18 days and did a lot for
promoting the Mahayana faith.
Harsha used to call an assembly of the Buddhist monks
at prayaga at regular interval of five years. One of such
assemblies, the six in all was held at Prayag in about 643
A.D. and was witnessed by Hieun-Tsang himself. The
Buddhism was divided into 18 sects at the time of Chinese
pilgrim.
In this assembly Harsha gave so much amount in
donation to the Buddhist monks, Brahmans, Jains and
members of other sects, and also to the poor, orphans
and destitute that the whole of his treasury was exhausted
and he had to beg his clothes from his sister Rajyashri.
THE VAKATAKAS
The Vakatakas come to control parts of the Deccan and central
India till the rise of the Chalukyas. The founder of this Brahmin
dynasty was Vindhyasakti.
The most important king was Pravarsena-I who performed 4
Ashvamedha yagyas. Pravarsena I was succeeded by Rudrasena I,
Prithivisena I and Rudrasena-II respectively. Chandragupta-II
married his daughter Prabhavati to the Vakataka king, Rudrasena-
II.
CHALUKYAS OF VATAPI (BADAMI)
Its founder was Pulakesin-I. He established the kingdom at Vatapi
(modern Badami, Karnataka). He was succeeded by Kirtivarman I
and Mangalesa.
Pulakesin-I was their most famous king, who was a contemporary
of Harsha. He sent an embassy to the Persian King, Khusro-II. His
court poet, Ravikirti, wrote Aihole inscription.
THE RASTRAKUTAS
Its founder was Dantidurga. Originally they were district officers
under Chalukyas of Badami.
Their king, Krishna-I is remembered for constructing the famous
rock-cut Kailasha temple at Ellora. It was constructed in the
Dravidian style and elaborately carved with fine sculptures.
Their king Amoghvarsha, is compared to Vikramaditya in giving
patronage to men of letters. He wrote the first Kannada poetry
named Kavirajmarg and Prashnottar Mallika. He built the city of
Manyakheta as his capital.
Their King Krishna-III set up a pillar of victory and a temple at
Rameshwaram after defeating the Cholas.
Rashtrakutas are credited with the building of cave shrine of
Elephants.
KALACHURIS
In early periods the Kalachuris were known as Haihayas with
Mahishmati as their capital. Krishnaraja, the earliest known chief
of this dynasty was succeeded by his son Buddharaja.
The GANGAS
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They were also called chedigangas of Orissa. Their king
Narsimhadeva constructed the Sun Temple at Konark. Their king
Anantvarman Ganga built the famous Jagannath Temple at Puri.
Kesaris, who used to rule Orissa before Gangas built the Lingaraj
temple at Bhubaneswar.
THE PALLAVAS
Founder of the dynasty was Simhavishnu. The Pallavas set up
their capital at Kanchi (south of Chennai). Simhavishnu bore the
title Avnisimha (lion of the earth)
THE CHOLAS (AD 846-1279)
The founder of this dynasty was Vijayalaya. The capital was
Tanjore.
By the end of the ninth century, Vijayalayas successor, Aditya I
chola, wiped out the Pallavas of Kanchi and weakened the pandyas,
thus bringing the southern Tamil country under his control. But
they had to face the Rashtrakuta power. Parantaka I captured
Madurai but was defeated by Rashtrakuta ruler, Krishna III, at the
Battle of Takkolam. Although the Rashtrakutas were later defeated.
The greatest Chola rulers were rajaraja-I (985-1014) and his son
Rajendra I (1014-1044). Rajaraja founded the largest dominion in
south India. He led a naval expedition against the Shailendra Empire
(Malaya peninsula) and expanded Chola trade with China. He
annexed northern Sri Lanka and named it Mummadi-
Cholamandalam. Also conquered Maldives islands.
He constructed Rajrajeshwari temple (also called Brihadeshwar
Shiva temple) at Thanjavur. Dancing figure of Shiva called Nataraja
belong to this period only.
THE PALAS OF BENGAL
In the middle of the eighth century, the Pala dynasty came into
power. Its founder was Gopala (750 AD) who was elected to the
throne as he had proved his valour and capability as a leader.
Suleman, an Arab merchant has termed the Pala empire as Rhumi.
Gopala was an ardent Buddhist.
He was succeeded by Dharmapala. Who raised the Pala kingdom
to greatness. His successful career was challenged by Pratiharas.
He was succeeded by Devapala. He extended his control over
Pragjoytishpur (Assam) he was a Buddhist.
PERIOD OF RAJPUTS
The Rajputs appeared suddenly on the horizon of India during the
7th and 8th centuries. All facts of Indian history during that period
revolve round them. The Kumarpal Charit and the Varna
Ramakar give the list of 36 Rajput clans. The Rajatarangini also
holds a list of same number but both the lists are not in tune. The
term rajput in the form of a caste or varna became popular only
after the advent of the Muslims in India. The Rajput is a deviated
form of the Sanskrit word, Rajputra In ancient times, the Rajputra
was used for Kshatriya princes or members of a rulling class, and
not for a special caste.
MEDIAL INDIAN HISTORY
Arab Invasion
Muslim rule in the subcontinent began in 8 th century CE when the
Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh and Multan
in southern Punjab in modern day Pakistan. It set the stage for
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several successive invasions from central Asia between the 10 th
and 15th centuries CE, leading to the formation of Muslim empires
in the Indian subcontinent we get the information about Arab
invasion from a Persian trext Chachanama written in 1216.
Following is a list of Muslim invasions:
Muhamud of Ghazni
Mahmud was ruler of Ghazni in Afghanistan. From 1000 to 1026
AD., Mahmud led as many as seventeen invasions against india.
His first expedition was directed against the frontier towns in 1000
AD. His second expedition was against Jaipala. The Hindushahi
king of Punjab whom he defeated in the first Battle of Waihind in
1001 AD. Jaipala could not survive the shock of humiliation and he
burnt himself to death. He was succeeded by his son, Anandpala in
1002 AD.
In his sixth expedition, Mahmud defeated Anandapala in the second
Battle of Waihind (1008). His sixteenth expedition was the plunder
of Somnath temple (dedicated to Shiva) in 1025, situated on the
sea cost of Kathiwar. After looting the Somnath temple, when
Mahmud was going back to Ghazni, the jats had attacked his army.
So to punish the jats, he returned and de feated them in 1026
The objective of Mahmuds expediations was to plunder the riches
of temples and palaces and was not interested in expanding his
empire to India. However, he later annexed Punjab and made it a
part of his kingdom, just to have easy access.
Muhammad Ghori
The real founder of the Muslim Empire in India was Shaib-ud-din
Muhammad Ghori or Muhammad of Ghur. Mahmud also failed to
set a muslim empire in India. It was left to Muhammad Ghori to
build up a Muslim Empire in India on a secure footing.
In 1175, he invaded Multan and captured it. Later, he conquered
Punjab and Sindh. Mohammad Ghori then marched against Prithviraj
Chauhan, the ruler of Delhi and Ajmer. A fierce battle was fought
and Prithviraj defeated Ghori in the First battle of Tarain, 1191
A.D. Ghori never forgot his defeat and the next year, he once again
marched against Prithviraj Chauhan. Once again, the two armies
met at the historic battlefield of Tarain. Prithviraj was defeated
and slain treacherously in the Second Battle of Tarain, 1192 A.D.
Thus Delhi passed into the hands of the muslim.
Next he conquered Kannauj, Gujrat, Bundelkhand. Bengal and Bihar.
Ghori was assassinated in 1206 A.D. As Muhammad Ghori had no
son, his Indian empire remained in the hands of his viceroy, Qutub-
ud-Din Aibak, the founder of the Slave Dynasty in India.
Delhi Sultanate
The Sultanate of Delhi (1206-1526) had 5 ruling dynasties:
The Slave or Ilibari (1206-1290)
The Khilji (1290-1320)
The Tughlaq (1320-1413)
The Sayyid (1414-1451)
The Lodhis (1451-1526)
Slave or Ilbari Dynasty
After Muhammad Ghoris death all the Muslim rulers who ruled
over India from 1206 to 1920 A.D were either slaves themselves or
were descendants of the slave rulers and so their dynasty is
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generally known as the Slave Dynasty in the history of India. In
India Qutub-ud-Din rose to power and was able to found a dynasty
which is called after his name.
The dynasty is called Ilbari dynasty because all rulers of this
dynasty, except Aibak, belonged to the Ilbari tribe of Turks.
Qutub-ud-Din Aibak (1206 to 1210 A.D):
Originally Qutub ud-Din was a slave. Because of his courage and
other qualities of head and heart he rose to the position of a Viceroy.
It was as a Viceroy under Muhammad Ghori that Aibak achieved
most of his military exploits. In 1191 A.D. Aibak captured Hansi,
Delhi and Meerut and in 1194 A.D. Ranthambor, Koil and Benarad
fell before his assault. In 1196 he conquered Gwalior and compelled
its Hindu ruler to pay heavy tributes. In 1197 A.D. he marched
against Raja Bhim Deva of Gujarat and defeated him in a contested
battle. Anhilwara, the capital of Gujarat, was captured and sacked
and a huge booty fell in the hands of the Muslims. In 1202 A.D.
Aibak won another great victory against the Chandela rulers of
Bundelkhand.
In 1210 A.D. when he was playing Chaugan or Polo at Lahore, he
fell from his horse, was very badly injured and succumbed to his
injuries.
Iltumish (1211 to 1235 A.D)
Iltutmish was the slave of a slave because Aibak, who himself was
a slave, had bought him as a slave. In 1211 A.D. Iltutmish no
doubt, ascended the throne but his position was not so secure. He
found himself surrounded on all sides by a great many difficulties.
He had to face many rebellions once he ascended the throne but he
crushed all of them. However the greatest achievement was to
avert an impending invasion to the great Mogol Changez Khan.
RUKNUDDIN FIRUZ SHAH (1236 A.D.)
Ruknuddin Firuz Shah who was the eldest son of Illtutmish got the
throne. But he was an utterly worthless person. Ultimately
Ruknuddin was put to death and throne was given to Raziya.
NASIRUD-DIN-MAHMUD (1246-1266 A.D)
In A.D 1246, Nasir-ud-din Mahmud, another son of Illutmish
ascended the throne, He placed all the power into the hands of his
prime minister, Balban. After the death of Nasirud-din, who had
no son, Balban ascended the throne.
GHYAS-UD-DIN BALBAN (A.D 1266-1287)
Balbans original name was Ulugh Khan who belonged to the
Libari tribe of Turkistan. He was a slave of Illtutmish. He had
become very wary of the pretensions of the Chihalagani and
gradually he was able to crush them. When the Mongol under their
leader Timur reappeared in the Punjab in A.D. 1285, Balban sent
his eldest son Muhammad to repel the attack but he was killed.
Balban could not recover from this tragedy and died broken hearted
in A.D. 1287 after 40 years of rule, half as minister and half as king.
On Balbans death, his grandson Kaiqubad succeeded him to the
throne. The affairs of the government fell nto disorder. Nobles
began to form factions to seize power. Jalalud-din Khilji, the Ariz-
I Mumalik (minister of war) gathered all the powers into his hand
and murdered kaiqubad. Thus the rule of libari Turks came to an
end in A.D. 1290
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KHILJI DYNASTY
JALALUD-DIN-KHILJI (1290-1296 A.D)
Sultan Jalalud-din was already seventy when he came to the throne.
He was mild and generous in his nature and consequently he was to
win over most of his enemies to his side.
The most important event of Jalal-ud-Din Khiljis reign was the
invasion of Devagiri by his nephew and son-in-law Ala-ud-Din
Khilji. Ala ud-Din successfully invaded Devagiri and amassed
great wealth. On his return he killed jalal-ud-din and usurped the
throne.
ALA-UD-DIN KHILJI (1296-1316 A.D)
Ala-ud-din Khilji was the nephew and son-in-law of Jalal-ud-Din
Khilji.
Conquestes of Ala-ud-Din Khilji : Ala ud-Din Khilji was one of
the greatest rulers of India and perhaps the greatest ruler of Medieval
India. He was a great military genius who adopted the incessant
policy of Blood and Iron and added many new territories to the
Muslim Empire. He conquered Gujarat, Ranthambhor, Chittor,
Malwa, Devagiri, Warangal, and Madurai.
Administration Reforms
He was one of the greatest administrators of medieval period. Ala-
ud-Din Khilji snatched so much wealth from the Amirs and Jagirdars
that they were rendered quite impotent to think in terms of
insurrections. In order to discourage conspiracy and spirit of revolt,
the Sultan issued orders that noblemen should not give dinners and
arrange parties without his previous sanction. Ala-ud-Din organized
an efficient spy system. These spies were kept at the provincial
headquarters. In markets and in all the units of the army. Through
himself a staunch Muslim, Ala-ud-Din could never tolerate the
undue interference of religion in the political affairs of the state.
Revenue Reforms :Ala-ud-Din Khilji was the first Muslim
monarch to organize the land revenue on sound basis. He got the
whole land measured and then fixed the share of the state. The
revenue of the state especially in the Khalsa lands in Doab began to
be collected in kind rather than in cash. The state demand was half
of the produce.
Market Reforms : A large number of storehouses and granaries
were built in the capital to store large quantities of grains. The
price was fixed by the state of all commodities. Four separate
markets were established for various commodities.
Tughlaq Dynasty
Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq (1320-1325 A.D)
Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq was the founder of the Tughlaq Empire in
India. For many years, he served under Ala-ud-Din khilji as the
warden of the marches or the governor of the frontier province. He
subjugated Warangal and Bengal.
He died when a pavilion fell on him in 1325 A.D
Muhammad bin Tughlaq (1325-1351 A.D)
After the death of Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq in 1325 A.D. his son
Jauna Khan ascended the throne of delhi under the title of
Muhammad bin Tughlaq. He ruled for about 26 years (i.e 1325-
1351 A.D). He was one of the most extraordinary kings that ever
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sat on the throne of Delhi. He applied his rational and innovative
mind in every aspect of administration but achieved little success
as he was very hasty in nature. His main experiments were:
Increase of Taxes in the Doab, 1326 A.D. He increased
the taxes in Doab when a terrible famine was prevailing
in the Doab and the people had suffered a lot under its
disastrous effects.
Transfer of the Capital, 1326 A.D: In 1326 A.D.
Muhammad Tughlaq transferred his capital from Delhi
to Devagiri in the Deccan and renamed it as Daultabad
for administrative convenience. But instead of shifting
his government offices alone in the new capital he orders
all the inhabitants of Delhi; men, women and children, to
move to daultabad with all ltheir bag and baggage. But
soon there occurred some revolts in the North and the
Mongols began to repeat their invasions with a greater
frequency.
Experiment in Token Currency, 1330 A.D: Another
novel innovation of the Sultan was the introduction of
token or copper currency. In order to increase his financial
resources Muhammad Tughlaq issued copper coins in
1330 A.D. and ordered that they should be considered
equal in value to those of silver and gold coins. But people
started minting these coins in their backyards and here,
too, he failed in spite of his good intentions, simply
because, he was much ahead of his times.
Conquest of Khurasan (Iraq) Like Ala-Ud-Din Khilji
he cherished the idea of world conquest and for this
purpose he maintained a huge army (comprising about
370000 soldiers) he tried to conquer khurasan in Persia
and paid regular salaries to his vast army for one year.
But because of certain difficulties he changed his idea
and disbanded the army aftger one year. The disguestged
soldiers began to plunder their own country and thus
caused a good deal of confusion in the country.
He established a new agricultural department Diwan-i-
Kohi and gave agricultural loan Takavi to farmers.
Kangra was also conquered by Muhammad Tughlaq in
1337. Muhammad Tughlaq and failed to subdue Thatta
or sind and had died there a broken-hearted man.
FIROZ SHAH TUGHLAQ (1351 -88 A.D)
Firoz Shah Tughlaq was cousin of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. After
his accession he tried to appease everybody. He cancelled the
loans of peasants which had been advanced by his predecessor. He
did not give any harsh punishment and banned the inhuman
practises like cutting hands, nose, etc. Agriculture was developed
by the reclamation of waste. Lands and by providing irrigation
facilities. He constructed four canals for irrigatin.
The Lodis
Bahlul Lodi (1451-1489 A.D)
Bahluls accession to throne was resented by the king of Jaunpurs
Sharqui dynasty, which was founded during the period of
Nasiruddin Mahmud. Bahlul annexed entire Sharqui kingdom and
issued Bahluli coins.
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Sikandar Lodi (1489-1517 A.D)
After Bahlul his sons Sikandar ascended to throne. To deal with
the Rajputs effectively. He built a new capital at Agra in A.D.
1505 and carried on from there campaign against Raja man singh of
Gwalior. He also succeeded in taking chanderi and Ranthambhor.
He was the greatest and ablest ruler of the Lodi dynasty. During
his reign prices of commodities were very cheap. He encouraged
agriculture and made road safe for travel. For measurement of land
he introdroduced Gaj-i-Sikandari
Ibrahim Lodi (1517-1526 A.D);
Ibrahim was son of Sikandar but not as capable. He captured
Gwalior. But he was defeated by Rana sanga of Mewar. The
governor of Bihar declared his independence. The governor of Punjab,
Daulat Khan, invited babar, the ruler of Kabul to invade Hindustan.
He was defeated and died at the hands of Babur in the first battle of
Panipat on April 21 A.D. Babur occupied Delhi and Agra and led
the foundation of the Mughal Empire in India.
MUGHAL EMPIRE
Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur
Babur was the founder of Mughal Empire in India. His real name
was Zahir ud-din Muhammad Babur. His father Omar Shaikh
Mirza was a petty chieftrain of Fargana, now in Uzbekistan, in
Central Asia. Babur invaded India as the invitation of Daulat Khan
Lodi, who suggestged that he should displace Ibrahim Lodi Babars
forces met and defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat on April 20, 1526
(First Battle of Panipat) He next defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar in
Battle of Khanwa (1527)
The battle of Khanwa secured Baburs position in the Delhi-Agra-
region. Babur followed up his successes at Khanwa and led a
campaign against Medini Raj of Chanderi in Malwa. Chanderi was
captured after Rajput defenders had died fighting to the last man
and their women performed Jauhar.
Thus with the help of these battles Babur extended his dominions
from the Oxus to Ghagra and from the Himalayas to Gwalior.
Babur died on 26 December 1530 at the age of 48. He was buried at
Armbagh in Agra for some time and later shifted to Kabul according
to his wish.
Babur successes in India were mainly due to Ottoman (Rumi)
device of warfare and use of gun powder for the first time in india.
Nasir-Ud-Din Muhammad Humayun
Humayun was born to Maham Begum in 1508 in Kabul. He had to
tackle with several problems. Humayun had two major problems:
the Afghans under Sher Shah Suri in the east and Bahadur Shah of
Gujarat in the west. His brothers also challenged him. At the time
of baburs death Kamran was the governor of Kabul. Kandahar and
Punjab, Askari of Sambhal and Hindal at Alwar and Mewat.
Bahadur Shah of Gujurat also created adverse situation for
Humayun.
His biggest rival was Sher Shah Suri who defeated him in the battle
of Kannauj in the year 1540. He was left with no option but to
leave India and escape to iran for some time. In the year 1555,
Humayhun came back with a strong force and fierce determination
and recovered his kingdom back. He ruled over most of india,
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Pakistan and Afghanistan an efficient ruler. ON 27 January 1556
he fell from Sher Mandal. His libray, and died.
The Afghan Interlude: Sur Empire (1540 1556) Sher Shah
Shuri
Shershah Suri was one of the greatest rulers of India. His original
name was Farid. He was born in Floshyarpur district in Punjab. He
was taken to Sasaram by his father Husan Khan who held a Jagir
there. In 1522 AD, Shershah got into the service of Mohammad
Shah Noohani and independent ruler of Bihar. Noohani conferred
on him the title of Sher Khan. After the death of Mohammad Shah
Noohani, Shershah became the independent ruler of Bihar. He luckily
captured the fortress of Chunar. In the battle of Chausa near Buxar
in 1539 AD, Mughals were defeated by Sher Khan. In may 1540
AD, the Mughals and the Afghans met again opposite Kannauj.
This battle is also known as the battle of Bilgram. Humayun was
severely defeated and from this time he had to live a life of wanderer
for about 15 years. Shershah ruled for a very short span of time
and died of an explosion of gun powder in 1545 AD at Kalinjar.
Abbas Khan Sarwani was his historian, who wrote Tarikh I-
Shershahi.
Sher Shah was succeeded by his second son Islam Shah. He was
succeeded by his son Firuz Shah Suri, who was only twelve. Within
a few days the boy ruler had been murdered by sher Shahs nephew
Muhammad Mubariz khan, who then ascended the throne as
Muhammad Adil Shah.
His Hindu minister Hemu became powerful who adopted the title
of Vikramaditya. The challenge of Hemu was subdued at the second
battle of Panipat in 1556 A.D. by Akbar and Bairam Khan.
SUR ADMINISTRATION
Sher Shah established a highly centralized government. His
administrative works were roughly divided into various departments
called Diwans. For the convenience of travellers. Sher Shah built
many sarai (inn) at a distance of every two kos (about 8 km).
These sarais were also used as dak-chowki. The roads and sarais of
Sher Shah have been called the arteries of the empire. He built
four roads, most famous was the Grand Trunk road from Chittagong
(Bengal) to Kabul. Sher Shah improved the revenue system by
adopting zabti-i-har-sala (assessment every year) method of
revenue collection. Land was measured using the gaz-i-sikandari
and a jarib of rope was the standard unit of measurement. He
introduced two documents called patta (the amount each peasant
had to pay) and Qabuliyat(deed of agreement). He introduced the
branding system (dagh) of the horses and descriptive rolls (chehra)
which had falledn into disuse. He imposed it very harshly.
Descriptive rolls of even sweepers and female slaves in the palace
were recorded. The most striking contribution of Sher Shah was
his reform of the revenue system. Sher shah wanted that the
assessment of land-revenue system should not be based on crop
sharing or estimation, nor should the village head-men and zamindars
be allowed to pass their burden on to the shoulders of the weaker
sections. Under sher shah, lands were divided into three categories
good, bad and middling and the average yield computed. One-third
of the average yield was the share of the state. The peasants were
given the option of paying in cash or king, though sher khan
preferred cash.
Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar (1556-1605)
Born in Amarkot in 1542, Akbar was crowed at Kalanaur in 1556.
His first problem was Hemu (Vikramjit), who had risen to become
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the wazir under the Suris. After Humayuns death, he had captured
Agra and Delhi. The Mughal and Afghan forces met at Panipat on
Nov. 5, 1556 (second Battle of Panipat). The Mughal defeated
Hemu.
Policy of Expansion:
Expansion: Between 1556 and 1576, the Mughal territories
expanded rapidly. Akbar conquered Ajmer, Malwa (Baz Bahadur
was defeated in 1561), Garh-Katonga (where Durgavati, a Princes
of the Chandella Mahoba, was ruling on behalf of her minor son),
Chittor (after Udai Singh fled to the hills in 1568). Ranthambhor
and Jodhpur. Bikaner and Jaisalmer submitted peacefully.
Akbar then conquered Gujarat in 1572-73. In 1576 he
defeated the Afghan ruler of Bengal and Berar, Daud Khan. Akbar
next marched into Kabul (1581) to put down a revolt by his half
brother, Mirza Hakim, sent expeditions against Kashmir (1536)
and Baluchistan conquered Sindh (1590) and then turned his
attention to the Deccan.
In 1591, he sent envoys to all the Deccan States inviting
them to accept Mughal suzerainty. Only Khandesh accepted. Berar
was annexed in 1596 and Ahmadnagar fell in 1600. Khandesh was
incorporated in to the empire in 1601.
Akbar followed a policy of matrimonial alliances and
broad religious tolerance. He abolished the jaziya in 1564. Despite
all his attempts, Mewars Rama Pratap opposed him. Although he
was defeated at the Battle of Haldighati (1576), he continued
guerrilla warfare.
Religious Policy: Akbar as more traditional in outlook. He showed
due respect to the ulemas. In 1562, after having friendly relations
with the Rajputs Akbar followed liberal measures in the field of
religion. In 1563 he remitted pilgrim tax.
His religious policy entered in to second phase in 1573.
This was a phase of intence discussion and introspection on the
part of Akbar which led to a radical change in his religious views.
This was the background to the building of the Ibadat Khana, or
the Hall of Prayers at Fatehpur Sikri in 1575. Akbar issued a
declaration of Mahzar. The real significance of the Mahzar it seems,
was that It was the first effective declaration of the principles of
(SuIh i-Kul) which he (Akbar) had decided to implement firmly.
In 1581-82 (The final phase) Akbar inaugurated Tauhid-
i-Ilahi, unity of all religions which later came to be known as Din-
i-Ilahi which was an organic code. It was a synthesis of all the
religions, base largely in the Islamic philosopher, Ibn-i-Arabi. Abul
Fazl links it with the concept of Akbar being the spiritual guide of
the people
Revenue administration : His Land Revenue System was
known as Todar Mal bandobast or Zabti system. Three salient
features of Zabti system were-measurement of land classification
of land and fixation of rates. Under the Dahsala system land was
classified into four categories viz, Polaj-annually cultivated, Parauti-
left fallow for a short period (1 or 2 years), Chachar-left fallow for
3 to 4 years, and Banjar uncultivated for 5 years or more.
Mansabdari System:
Every officer was assigned a rank (manasab), and the ranks were
divide into two, zat and sawar, the first being the personal rank of
the mansabdar, fixing his position in the official hierarchy,
Noor-Ud-Din Muhammad Jahangir (1605-1627)
Prince Salim who assumed the title of Noor-ud-din Muhammad
Jahangir was born in 1569 A.D. at Fatehpur Sikri near Agra. Jahangir
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inherited Rajput policy of the father. They continued to be
appointed at high mansabs.
He brought to an end conflict with Mewar. In the Deccan
in Ahmadnagar, he faced Malik Ambar, an Abyssinian. In the east
too there were rebellions led by the Afghan chiefs, Usman Khan
and Musa Khan. But Jahangir succeeded in bringing Malik Ambar
to heel (1622) and pacifying Bengal. However, Mughal prestige
suffered a blow by the Persian conquest of Qandahar.
He wrote his autobiography Tujuk-I-Jahangiri.
He most important event in Jahangirs life was his marriage
to Mehr-un-Nisa, the window of Sher Afghani in 1611. The title of
Nur Jahan was conferred on her. She had great influence on
Jahangirs life as she was given the status of Badshah Begum; coins
were struck in her name and all royal farmans bore her name.
Captain Haawkins (1608-11) and Sir Thomas Roe (1615-
1619) visited his court. Due to the efforts of sir Thomas Roe
English factories were established at Surat and some other places.
He died in 1627 at Bhimbar in Kashmir. His body is
buried in Dilkusha cordon of shahdara
Shahjahan (1627-1658)
Shahjahan was born in Lahore in 1592. His mother was Taj Bibi
Bilquis Majkani. His name was Khurram. In 1612, he got married
to Arjumand Bano Begum, daughter of Asaf Khan. She was given
the title of Mumtaz Mahal and Mallika i-Zamani. She died while
giving birth to their child and shahjahan constructed Tajmahal in
her memory.
Shah Jahans campaigns include an unsuccessful one to Balkh 1646-
47 which was commanded first by Murad and then by Aurangzeb
and which led to the controversy that the Mughals were trying to
fix the Oxus (Amu Darya) as the scientific frontier of the empire.
Aurangzeb I (1658-1707)
Augangzeb was the third son of Shah Jahan born in 1618 in Ujjain.
His mother was Mumtaz who died early and he was brought up by
Nur Jehan. He assumed the title of Abul-Muzaffar Muhiuddin-
Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir.
Consolidation and Campaigns: During Aurangzeb reign
the Mughal Empire reached its territorial climax, from Kashmir in
the north to Jinji in the south and from the Hindukush in the west
to Chittagong in the east.
Bengal & North East : Within one year, Aurangzeb
restored Mughal authority in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Foreign Powers: Aurangzeb was the first Mughal
Emperor who led expedition against Britishers.
Deccan: Aurangzeb brought the deccan kingdoms of
BIjapur and Golconda under Mughal suzerainty.
There were many popular revolts and movements for regional
independence in this period. In 1669, the Jats of Mathura revolted
under the local zamindar Gokla, and there was a second uprising in
1685 under the leadership of Rajaram and later Churamar in the
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8 century, Churaman carved out a separate Jat principality, in
1972 the Satnamis of Narnaul revolted. The execution of Guru
Tegh Bahadur in 1675 also led to a clash with the Sikhs under Guru
Gobind Singh.
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