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PERSONAL DETAILS
Deependu Munshi
Father’s Name : Mr. Goutam Munshi
Mother’s Name : Mrs. Mukul Munshi
Hobbies : Reading Books and Playing Football
Prior Selection : None
Name of the Exam : Bank of India (PO and Clerk)
Roll No. of Qualified Exam : 3031017438
Roll No. of Mahendra Institute : CAL0611535102
MICA : Mahendra's family
expresses its heartfelt
congratulations on your
success.
Deependu : Thank You!
MICA : To whom do you want
to give the credit of your
selection?
Deependu : To begin with my parents
and my elder brother,
and also the faculties
of Mahendra's who
provided immense support
throughout my journey.
MICA : After how many attempts
did you succeed in this
examination?
Deependu : Previously I cleared SBI
PO Pre but could not
qualify the Mains.
MICA : What is the role of
Mahendra's institute in
your selection?
Deependu : I was a student of
Mahendra's and the faculty
has been a genuine support
throughout. The Speed
Test facility is incredible.
Amit Panghal has become the first Indian male boxer to reach the final at the World Boxing
Championships.
Deependu
MICA : How did you prepare for
the examination?
Deependu : the interview.
English Language
I used to read newspaper daily
and I was fortunate to have a clear
knowledge of the basics.
Reasoning Ability
I practised the puzzles almost daily
and mixed it with other miscellaneous
questions.
Numerical Ability
Clearing the basic concepts is
extremely important and I did that
and then focussed on practice of D.I.
General Awareness
Reading the newspaper daily is a must
and revising them every week and
giving daily G.K. tests on the internet.
MICA : What would you say about
“Master in Current Affairs”
Magazine (MICA) and
Mahendra Guru Website?
Deependu : The Master in Current
Affairs magazine is one of
the best sources for current
affairs. Mahendra Guru
website kept updated about
all recent happenings.
MICA : What is the best thing about
our coaching institute,
according to you?
Deependu : The Speed Test facility
is brilliant but the best
thing is the faculty and
their undeniable support.
INTERVIEW
MICA : What is the role of “Time
Management” in one’s
success?
Deependu : It is the most important
thing because the exam
is also time bound and
the preparation has to be
according to it.
MICA : How did you prepare for
the Interview?
Deependu : I took the interview
classes of Mahendra's
and I kept studying the
Banking Awareness and
Current Affairs daily till
MICA : Tell us about the
Interview Board and the
questions asked?
Deependu : The board was very
coordial and I was the
last one to be interviewd
on that day.
The questions asked were:
I. CAR, SLR, NDTL
II. Micro-finance Institutes
III. MUDRA Loan
IV. Physics (my subject) : Relation
between u, v and f in a concave lens.
V. About the budget.
MICA : By whom did you get
information of your
selection and what was
your reaction?
Deependu : I checked the website
myself in the morning
and I was happy about
my selection.
MICA : What message do you
want to convey to other
aspirants?
Deependu : I would ask them to keep
preparing however difficult
it may seem and give online
mock tests regularly. Clear
the concepts and don't rush
things.
MICA : Congratulations once again
on your success. Your
success is our success.
Deependu : Thank You!
DECEMBER 2019 MICA 5
CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner

ONE Liner
PERSONS IN NEWS
## Who has been appointed as Defence Secretary of
India? - Ajay Kumar
## Who has been appointed as the new Home Secretary? - Thaawarchand Gehlot
- Ajay Kumar Bhalla
## Who has become the first IPS officer to be honoured
with the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National
Adventure Award 2018? - Aparna Kumar
## What is the name of young environmental activist who
called for Global School strike for climate on 20 and
27 September? - Greta Thunberg
## Who has been appointed as the Indian High Commissioner
in Lesotho? - Jaydeep Sarkar
## Who was recently fired by US President Donald Trump
from his post of National Security Adviser? ## Which Ministry has won the Swachh Bharat award in
- John Bolton
## Who has taken the oath as the Governor of Rajasthan
recently? - Kalraj Mishra
## Name the India’s first woman Director General of
Police (DGP) who passed away recently. Competition 2019? - India
- Kanchan Chaudhary
## Whose 109th birth anniversary was commemorated on
August 26, 2019? - Mother Teresa
## Who was the Chief Guest of the 5th Eastern Economic
Forum? - Narendra Modi
## Who has been appointed as the Principal Advisor to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi?
- PK Sinha
## Who has been recently appointed as Cabinet
Secretary? - Rajiv Gauba
## Who has become the first Defence Minister to fly LCA
Tejas? - Rajnath Singh
## Which NRI industrialist has been nominated to the
UK’s House of Lords? - Rami Ranger
## Who has been appointed as the new National Security
Adviser of the United States? SU.RE in which city? - Mumbai
- Robert O’Brien
## Who became the first-ever Indian tennis player to win a
set against Roger Federer? - Sumit Nagal
## Who launched the Management Information System
under the Accessible India Campaign?
## Who will replace Sanjay Bangar as India's new batting
coach? - Vikram Rathour
## Who has become India's first female military
diplomat? - Wing Commander
Anjali Singh
AWARDS
## Which country awarded Prime Minister Narendra
Modi 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance'?
- Bahrain
Swachhta Action Plan category?
- Ministry of Railways
## Which country has won the ‘Best Video’ award for the
Asia & Pacific Region in the UNWTO Tourism Video
## Who has won two awards at the Boston Film
Festival? - Neena Gupta
## Which Indian documentary has been nominated for the
Oscars? - Moti Bagh
## Which movie star has won Best Actress Award at IIFA
Awards 2019? - Alia Bhatt
SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES
## Who has launched the world’s largest teacher’s training
programme NISHTHA, on August 21, 2019?
- Ramesh Pokhriyal
## Which Ministry launched the Sabka Vishwas - Legacy
Dispute Resolution Scheme recently?
- Ministry of Finance
## Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani launched Project
## PM Modi launched the National Animal Disease
Control Programme from which city?
- Mathura

6 MICA DECEMBER 2019 The first ever international film festival in Jammu was held in September 2019.

## When was Fit India movement launched? ## Which country is ranked 10th in terms of gold reserves,
- August 29th
## When was the National Animal Disease Control
Programme launched? - 11-Sep-19
## Which State Government recently announced to
launch an online portal to offer cows for adoption? by collecting facial biometric data of seafarers?
- Madhya Pradesh
## Which state recently launched Jan Soochna Portal for
its citizens? - Rajasthan
## Which state government recently launched a pilot
project to track stolen mobile phones?
- Maharashtra
## Which State launched the Helpline ‘1100’ recently for
Mukhya Mantri Seva Sankalp?
- Himachal Pradesh
## Which State/UT police recently launched ‘Tatpar’
mobile app? - Delhi
NATIONAL & STATE
## Which organization recently handed over Mobile
Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army? ## The portable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) was
- DRDO
## Which state’s transport Minister launched live tracking
system for the public buses? - Maharashtra
## Which state has recently approved the recruitment of
women drivers for government vehicles?
- Kerala
## Which state’s high court recently ordered a ban on DJs
across the state? - Uttar Pradesh
## Which court has agreed to examine validity of new
triple talaq law? - Supreme Court
## Andhra Pradesh government recently announced that
the Polavaram Project work will be resumed from
November 2019. The project runs on which river? oxygen? - Amazon
- Godavari
## From which date India anounced a nation-wide ban on
single-use plastic? - October 2nd
## How many colleges will be opened in the region of
Jammu and Kashmir by Government of India? ## Which nation has unveiled a domestically-built
- 50
## Where was the 12th National Security Summit
organized in India? - New Delhi
## How many 'foreign tribunals' have been formed in
Assam to complain if names are excluded in NRC
list? - 1000
## Which missile was launched recently by DRDO from
Su-30 MKI fighter jet? - Astra
One Liner
as per the recent survey of World Gold Council?
- India
## Which is the first country in the world to issue a
Biometric seafarers Identification Document (BSID)
- India
## The UGC has constituted a high-level committee to
inquire the alleged sale of fake degrees by universities.
The committee will comprise how many members?
- Five
## How many Apache AH-64E combat helicopters were
inducted into the Indian Air Force on September 3?
- Eight
## Which Committee has been constituted by the Union
Government to oversee the bifurcation of Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K) into Union Territories?
- Sanjay Mitra Committee
## Which state recently announced to reduce amount of
traffic challans by almost 50 percent?
- Gujarat
successfully tested by DRDO recently in which state?
- Andhra Pradesh
## Which state has announced to observe 2020 as an
Artificial Intelligence Year? - Telangana
INTERNATIONAL
## India signed six MoUs to expand cooperation in the
fields of geology, defence and arts & culture with
which nation on August 21, 2019?
- Zambia
## Which rainforest were in news because of a raging fire,
which contributes to about 20 percent of the earth’s
## US President Donald Trump recently showed interest
to buy which nation? - Greenland
## Which organisation placed Pakistan in its Blacklist
recently? - FATF
Bavar-373 missile defense system despite sanctions?
- Iran
## US President Donald Trump called for reinstating
of which nation as a permanent member in the G7
group? - Russia
## Which country recently requested the United Nations
to call back all peacekeepers from the country by June
2020? - Sudan

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has the world's largest hand-woven
carpet measuring 5,630 square metres.
DECEMBER 2019 MICA 7
CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner
## Which country will be the host of G7 summit 2020? ## According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, all
- United States the pending GST refund would be returned to the MSME’s
## Which country rejected the $22 million G7 aid to fight within how many days? - 30
Amazon rainforest fire? - Brazil ## Which state’s government has decided to appoint a
## Which city hosted the Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence third party agency to study tea industry problems?
(CHOD) Conference 2019? - Bangkok - Assam
## Which city hosted the 14th session of the Conference of ## PM Modi launched the RuPay card in which gulf
the Parties of UNCCD? - New Delhi country? - UAE
## Which nation successfully test-fired nuclear-capable ## Which telecom company topped the telecom market
surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi? with highest revenue share in the April-June quarter?
- Pakistan - Jio
## Which nation has anounced to launch a special police ## The Indian Railways has decided to offer how much
unit to patrol isles in East China Sea? discount in its AC Chair car trains like Shatabdi,
- Japan Tejas? - 25 percent
## Which country signed an agreement with Reliance ## Which three banks will be merged into a single entity
Power of India to set up gas-based plant in to form the 2nd largest bank of India?
Meghnahat? - Bangladesh - PNB, OBC & United
## Which country recently established a space command Bank of India
SpaceCom dedicated to space war? ## Which country hosted the fifth meeting of the Eastern
- USA Economic Forum? - Russia
## Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2019 held recently between ## Which e-commerce company recently announced to
India and which country? - USA eliminate single-use plastic from its packaging by June
## Which country has lifted all limits on nuclear research and 2020? - Amazon
development programme? - Iran ## India has offered how much ‘Line of Credit’ for the
## Which city hosted the Sixth India-China Strategic Russian Far East region? - USD 1 billion
Economic Dialogue 2019? - New Delhi ## India has announced one million dollar humanitarian
## Which country has temporarily closed its diplomatic aid to which nation? - Bahamas
missions in Nigeria? - South Africa ## Jack Ma stepped down as the Chairman of which
## Which city hosted the ‘ANGAN’, an international company? - Alibaba
Conference on Energy Efficiency in Building Sector? ## PM has inaugurated South Asia’s first cross-border oil
- New Delhi pipeline. The pipeline will connect India with which
## Which body has urged India to end lockdown, curfew nation? - Nepal
in Jammu and Kashmir? - UNHRC ## India’s second Multi-Modal Terminal (MMT) will
## Which country was the honour country at the 84th soon be inaugurated by PM Modi. The Terminal is
Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF)? located in which city? - Sahibganj
- India ## Which state government has announced the first
## Joint Military Exercise MAITREE-2019 was conducted agricultural export policy to double the income of
between India and which country in Meghalaya? farmers? - Uttar Pradesh
- Thailand ## The Centre has pledged to provide how much fund to
ECGC in next five years? - Rs 8,500 crore
FINANCIAL AWARENESS
SPORTS
## Which organization recently released a report ‘Quality
Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis’? ## Who cricketer has come out of his retirement and
- World Bank made himself available for all formats?
## The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Indian - Ambati Rayudu
Government signed USD 200 million loan agreement ## Which Indian player has become the first-ever to
to upgrade rural roads in which State? clinch the Badminton World Championship title?
- Maharashtra - PV Sindhu
Public Sector Banks to organise special camps in 400 districts to ensure maximum credit disbursal
8 MICA DECEMBER 2019
during the festive season.

## Team India skipper Virat Kohli has which number on
his new test jersey? - 18
## Which team won Durand Cup-2019 title? ## Which country has become the newest member of
- Gokulam Kerala FC
## Which stadium was renamed as Arun Jaitley
Stadium? - Feroz Shah Kotla ## Which country has terminated robot ‘Fedor’ after
stadium
## Who has become the third Indian to take hat-trick in
Test cricket? - Jasprit Bumrah
## Who has become the fastest Indian keeper to claim 50
Test dismissals? - Rishabh Pant
## Which Indian cricketer has announced her retirement
from T20 Internationals? - Mithali Raj
## Which country will host FIFA world cup 2022?
- Qatar
## Which tennis player created one of the major Grand
Slams upsets by knocking out Roger Federer from US
Open? - Grigor Dimitrov
## Which politician was sent to Tihar Jail till September
19 by a Delhi Court? - P Chidambaram
## Bianca Andreescu belongs to which country who has
become the first teenager to reach US Open semi-finals
in a decade? - Canada
## According to Sports Ministry sources, who is the first
female sportsperson to be recommended for Padma
Vibhushan? - Mary Kom
## Who has set a new record in cue sports by winning his
22nd World Billiards Title? - Pankaj Advani
## Who has become the first Indian wrestler to qualify for
the Tokyo Olympics 2020? - Vinesh Phogat
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
## Union Power Minister RK Singh recently approved
proposal to declare which energy as Renewable
Energy? - Ocean Energy
## Which nation has launched a rocket carrying a life-
sized robot to International Space Station?
- Russia
## The Indian Institute of Petroleum recently established
a plant to turn plastic waste into diesel in which city? ## Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated
- Dehradun
## India has proposed to undertake deep ocean mining
under which project? - Samudrayaan
## Which state of India has recently reported Congo
Fever? - Rajasthan
## Which telecom giant has accused the US of launching
cyber-attacks to infiltrate its internal information
systems? - Huawei
Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh made a 4 day visit to Bangladesh.
One Liner
## Water has been discovered on which potentially
habitable super-Earth? - K2-18b
the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and
Development Hub? - India
admitting he could not replace astronauts on
spacewalks? - Russia
## Which state’s legislative assembly has passed a
resolution against proposed Uranium mining in
Nallamala forest area? - Telangana
## ISRO has signed MoU with which organization
to procure critical technologies for Human Space
Mission? - IAF
## The scientists of Botanical Survey of India have
discovered two new species of ginger in which state?
- Nagaland
## The Google Research India AI lab will be set up in
which city? - Bengaluru
MISCELLANEOUS
## As per World Health Organization report, which
infectious disease is increasing rapidly in the world?
- Measles
## Which item has been banned by the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation while travelling in planes?
- Apple Mac Book
## Which state government has banned wearing of jeans
and T-shirts by the employees in the state secretariat?
- Bihar
## Which historical monument has started the baby-
feeding room facility for the first time in India?
- Taj Mahal
## Which city has retained the top spot on the Economist
Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index 2019?
- Vienna
## Which ministry recently announced a complete ban of
plastic usage from 15 September?
- Ministry of Food
the new assembly building in which state?
- Jharkhand
## Which country has begun exporting bulletproof jackets
to over 100 countries? - India
## Five women police officers from India were honored
by the United Nations for their excellent performance
in the body’s mission in which nation?
- South Sudan
DECEMBER 2019 MICA 9
SPOTLIGHT ALL THAT MATTERS
ABBREVIATIONS IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES
ERSS : Emergency Response Support System December 1 World AIDS Day
NIDAN : National Inherited Diseases Administration December 10 Human Rights Day
ETS : Emissions Trading Scheme December 11 International Mountain Day
PIO : Persons of Indian Origin December 14 World Energy Conservation Day
SEQI : School Education Quality Index December 16 Vijay Diwas
NCLT : Non-Circulating Legal Tender December 18 National Minorities Rights Day
SAFF : South Asian Football Federation December 22 National Mathematics Day
PAYS : Pay-As-You-Save December 23 Rashtriya Kisan Divas
DIN : Document Identification Number December 24 National Consumers Day

ECONOMIC GLOSSARY BOOKS & AUTHORS

Human Capital
Human capital is an intangible asset in the
form of a worker having economic value in
terms of experience and skills. Thus human
capital includes assets like education,
01 Ayodhya
training, intelligence, skills, health, and other
things employers value such as loyalty and :- Valay Singh
punctuality. This is an asset or quality that is
not listed on a company's balance sheet.
The concept of human capital recognizes that
not all labour is equal. But employers can
improve the quality of that capital by investing
Caste Matters 02
in employees—the education, experience, and
abilities of employees all have economic value
for employers and for the economy as a whole. :- Suraj Yengde
The idea of human capital can be traced back
to the 18th century. Adam Smith referred to the
concept in his book "An Inquiry into the Nature
and Causes of the Wealth of Nations," in which
he explored the wealth, knowledge, training,
talents, and experiences for a nation. Schultz
03 The Anarchy

believed human capital was like any other form

of capital to improve the quality and level of :- William Dalrymple
production. This would require an investment
in the education, training and enhanced benefits
of an organization's employees.
Since 2012 the World Economic Forum has
annually published its Global Human Capital
Report, which includes the Global Human
The Costliest
Pearl 04
Capital Index (GHCI).In October 2018, the
World Bank published the Human Capital Index :- Bertil Lintner
(HCI) as a measurement of economic success.
The Index ranks countries according to how
much is invested in education and health care
for young people. The World Bank's 2019 World
Development Report on The Changing Nature
of Work showcases the Index and explains its
05 The Third Pillar

importance given the impact of technology on

labor markets and the future of work. :- Raghuram G Rajan

10 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Commerce, Industry and Railways Minister- Piyush Goyal made a two-day visit to the UAE.

Madhukar Kamath
M adhukar Kamath, has been
elected as chairman of
Audit Bureau of Circulations
(ABC) for year 2019-2020.
He has more than 4 decades of
experience in advertising and
marketing services. He is the
chairman emeritus of advertising
firm DDB Mudra group.
Madhukar Kamath has also been
president of Advertising Agencies
Association of India (AAAI), chairman of The Advertising
Standards Council of India (ASCI) and chairman of Mudra
Foundation. He also helped Omnicom acquire Mudra
Group and integrate it into DDB Worldwide Network. He
has served as chairman and mentor of brand consultancy
Interbrand and has led several industry bodies.
Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) of India is a not for
profit circulation-auditing organisation. It is responsible
for certifying and auditing the circulations of major
publications, primarily of newspapers and magazines in
India.  It is a voluntary organisation, founded in 1948. It
is private entity operating in different
parts of the world. ABC’s services such as
certificates of circulation are being availed
by advertisers, publishers, advertising
agencies and organisations connected with
print media advertising.
Kristalina Georgieva
APPOINTMENTS THE PEOPLE
will be required to serve at the post for the next five
years.
Kristalina Georgieva is the first person from an emerging
economy to lead the IMF. According to an unwritten rule,
a European has led the IMF since its creation in 1945 after
the Second World War and the leader of the World Bank
has been designated by the United States.
The 66-year-old is a Bulgarian economist, who was
appointed as the CEO of the World Bank in January
2017. She also served as the Acting President of the
World Bank Group between February 1 and April 8,
2019.
Before that, she served as the Vice-President of the
European Commission under Jean-Claude Juncker from
2014 to 2016.
Kristalina Georgieva served in a number of positions in
the World Bank Group from 1993 to 2010, eventually
becoming its vice president and corporate secretary in
March 2008. She has also previously served as a member of
the trustee board and associate professor in the Economics
Department of the University of National and World
Economy in Bulgaria.
Kristalina Georgieva was also one of the candidates in
running for the post of United Nations Secretary-General
in 2016. She was nominated by the Bulgarian Government.
However, Georgieva ranked eighth
among ten candidates after a vote at the
UN Security Council. In the same vote,
Antonio Guterres was selected as the next
UN Secretary-General after getting the

B
highest number of votes.
ulgaria’s Kristalina
Georgieva was selected as Justice Rajendra Menon
the new chief and Managing
Director of International
Monetary Fund on September 25,
J ustice Rajendra Menon has
been recommended by the
Chief Justice of India (CJI)
2019. Kristalina Georgieva has
Ranjan Gogoi as the Chairperson
become the second-ever woman
of the Armed Forces Tribunal
to lead the IMF. IMF comprises
(AFT). Justice Rajendra Menon
189 member states.
is the former Chief Justice of
Kristalina Georgieva’s Delhi High Court.
appointment to the post is
CJI Ranjan Gogoi informed this
guaranteed as IMF confirmed earlier this month that she
by a suo-moto petition about the
was the sole candidate. She was selected by the 24-member
appointment of judicial members
Executive Board of the IMF. She formerly served as
in Armed Forces Tribunal. The current Chairperson
the CEO of World Bank. In her new role, she would be
Justice Virender Singh is retiring on October 6. The
succeeding Christine Lagarde, who is set to take over as the
provisions of Finance Act related to the appointment
new Chief of the European Central Bank (ECB).
procedure to members of Tribunals is under challenge
Kristalina Georgieva will be assuming her role as IMF and that appointments will be delayed until the matter is
Chief and Managing Director from October 1, 2019. She decided.
India and Mongolia have exchanged documents in areas including space, disaster management and
culture.
DECEMBER 2019 MICA 11
THE PEOPLE APPOINTMENTS
Armed Forces Tribunal
## The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) was established in
2009 under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 at
New Delhi.
## The AFT has a power of adjudication or trial of
disputes and complaints with respect to appointments,
commission, enrolments and conditions of services.
## It has a principal bench at New Delhi while regional
benches have been established at Jaipur, Lucknow,
Chandigarh, Kolkata, Chennai and Guwahati.
## Retired High Court Judges are judicial members of the
AFT.
## A judge Advocate General (JAG), who has held the
appointment for at least one year are also entitled to be
appointed as the Administrative Member.
## A white shirt, collar band and a black coat/ jacket is
the dress as mandated for the officials of the Tribunal
including the bar.
About Justice Rajendra Menon
## Justice Rajendra Menon was born on 7 June 1957, he
is the former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.  enhance the retirement age of High Court judges from the
## Justice Rajendra Menon represented various private
and public undertakings until his elevation to the
Bench. 
## On April 1, 2002, he was appointed as an Additional
Judge to the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh
High Court.
## On March 15, 2017, he became Chief Justice of Patna
High Court.
## A few months later in August 2018 he
was appointed as Chief Justice of the
Delhi High Court and retired on June
6, 2019.
Justice SA Bobde
C JI Ranjan Gogoi, in a letter to the Central Government
on October 18, 2019, recommended the appointment
of Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde as the next Chief Justice
of India. Chief Justice Gogoi initiated the appointment
process for SA Bobde, the second senior-most judge of the
Supreme Court.
DoNER Ministry has approved more than 200 projects worth Rs 3,000 crores in the Entire North
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SA Bobde is likely to take the
pledge as the 47th Chief Justice
of India (CJI) on November
18, 2019, a day after the
retirement of CJI Ranjan Gogoi
on November 17, 2019. Justice
Gogoi was sworn in as the 46th
CJI on October 3, 2018. Justice
Bobde will serve as the CJI for
one year and five months till
April 23, 2021.
CJI Gogoi has headed and decided over the landmark
cases during his stint as Chief Justice such as the
Ayodhya-Babri Masjid land dispute and the National
Register of Citizens (NRC). CJI Gogoi followed the
proper tradition to name his successor by writing a letter
to the Government. As per rule, the incumbent chief
justice needs to send the recommendation of the next
senior-most judge as his successor in writing a month
before his retirement.
Another proposal by CJI Gogoi
CJI Ranjan Gogoi has put forward another proposal to
current 62 years to 65 years.
About Sharad Arvind Bobde
## SA Bobde is at present the second senior-most judge of
the Supreme Court.
## Presently, he is also holding the position of the
Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University,
Mumbai and Nagpur’s Maharashtra National Law
University.
## He was elevated as a Supreme Court Judge on April
12, 2013.
## He has previously served as the Chief Justice of the
Madhya Pradesh High Court.
## Justice Bobde has rendered judgements in some
important cases such as Aadhaar, Pro-
life, extreme air pollution in Delhi-
NCR, and others.
## Justice Bobde will retire on April 23,
2021.
East including ASSAM.

Emmy Awards 2019
T his time shows like
Game of Thrones
and Chernobyl have
won top awards.  Game
of Thrones won
outstanding Drama
Series Award. However,
Peter Dinklage bagged
Outstanding Supporting
Actor in a Drama Series
award for his role in Game of Thrones.
This year's award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Series went to Jodie Comer for Killing Eve. The Billy
Porter received the outstanding lead actor in a drama series
award for Pose. Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage wins
the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for an
unprecedented fourth time.
Emmy Awards 2019: List of Winners
Outstanding Drama Series: Game of Thrones
Outstanding Comedy Series: Fleabag
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:  Jodie
Comer (Killing Eve)
Directing for a Drama Series: Jason Bateman (Ozark)
Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor:  Billy Porter
(Pose)
Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress:  Julia
Garner (Ozark)
Best Drama Series Writing Award:  Jesse Armstrong
(Succession)
Drama Series Best Supporting Actor:  Peter Dinklage
(Game of Thrones)
Best Variety Talk Series Award: Last Week Tonight With
John Oliver
Director for a Variety Series:  Don Roy King (Saturday
Night Live)
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live
Writing for a Variety Series:  Last Week Tonight With
John Oliver
Outstanding Limited Series: Chernobyl
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV
Movie: Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon)
Outstanding Television Movie: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV
Movie: Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us)
Ace Indian boxer Amit Panghal settled for a silver at the AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships
at Ekaterinburg in Russia.
AWARDS
Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama:  Craig
Mazin (Chernobyl)
About Emmy Awards:
The Emmy is named after "immy", an informal term
for the image orthicon tube that was common in early
television cameras. The statuette depicts a winged woman
holding an atom. The Emmy is considered one of the four
major American entertainment awards, the others being
the Grammy (for music), the Oscar (for film), and the Tony
(for theater). Three related, but separate, organizations
present the Emmy Award: the Academy of Television Arts
& Sciences (ATAS), the National Academy of Television
Arts & Sciences (NATAS), and the International Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS).
The ATAS first awarded the Emmy in
1949 to honor shows produced in the Los
Angeles area before it became a national
event in the 1950s to honor programs aired
nationwide.
FIFA Best Player 2019 Awards
F ootball
Lionel
once again bagged
legend
Messi
FIFA's Best Men's
Player Award for
his outstanding
performance throughout
the year. It was Messi's
sixth-time FIFA best
player award. On the
other side, in women’s category, Megan Rapinoe received
her first FIFA best player award for 2019. FIFA Best Player
Awards ceremony was held at Milan’s iconic Teatro Alla
Scala.
Rapinoe has received this award for winning the World
Cup for America. Rapinoe scored 6 goals in the World Cup,
for which she received the Golden Boot Award. She was
the highest scorer in the tournament with 6 goals. Jill Ellis
has received the Best Women's Coach Award.
Lionel Messi’s World Record 
## Lionel Messi has won this award for the record sixth
time and in this case, he has defeated his biggest rival
Cristiano Ronaldo. 
## Messi has received this award in the years 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012 and 2015. On the other hand, Ronaldo has
won this award 5 times.
## In 2018, Luka Modric was awarded this title that broke
10 years’ predominance of Ronaldo and Messi.
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FIFA Best Player 2019 Awards
FIFA Best Men’s Player 2019: Lionel Messi
FIFA Best Women’s Player 2019: Megan Rapinoe
FIFA Best Men’s Coach 2019: Jurgen Klopp
FIFA Best Women’s Coach 2019: Jill Ellis
FIFA Puskas Award: Daniel Zsori 
FIFA Best Men's Goalkeeper 2019: Marc-Andre ter Stegen
FIFA Best Women's Goalkeeper 2019: Sari van Veenendaal
FIFA Best Fan Award 2019: Silvia Grecco
FIFA Best fair play award: Leeds United and Marcelo
Bielsa  Booker Prize 2019
The Best FIFA Football Awards
These awards are presented annually by FIFA. The first
ceremony of Best FIFA Football Awards
was held in 2016 for awarding the game's
outstanding performers. Its inaugural
ceremony was held at Zurich, Switzerland.
These awards included a FIFA Fan Award
that recognizes an outstanding fan moment. 
Dadasaheb Phalke award 2019
A mitabh Bachchan
has been selected
for the highest Indian
film honour- Dadasaheb
Phalke award for
the year 2019. The
announcement was
made by Union Minister
Prakash Javadekar.
Amitabh Bachchan is the recipient of India's fourth-highest
civilian honour, the Padma Shri in 1984. The legendary
actor also received the third-highest civilian honour, the
Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the second-highest civilian
honour, the Padma Vibhushan in 2015.
Amitabh Bachchan also received the highest French
civilian honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, in 2007.
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest film honour in India.
It is conferred annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals,
under the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The award honours the selected individual for their
"outstanding contribution to the growth and development
of Indian cinema."
The recipient of the prestigious honour is selected by a
committee consisting of eminent film industry personalities.
14 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Zoya Akhtar's 'Gully Boy' is India's official entry for the 92nd Oscars.
The award comprises a 'swarna kamal' medallion, a shawl and
a cash prize worth Rs 1,000,000. The award was established
by the Union Government to honour Dadasaheb Phalke's
immense contribution to Indian cinema. Dadasaheb Phalke,
known as the father of Indian cinema, directed India's first
full-length feature film, Raja Harishchandra in 1913.
The first Dadasaheb Phalke Award was
presented in 1969 and it was conferred
to Devika Rani. The Dadasaheb Phalke
Award 2018 was conferred posthumously
to the late actor, Vinod Khanna at the 65th
National Film Awards ceremony.
M argaret Atwood
and Bernardine
Evaristo have jointly
won the 2019 Booker
Prize after judges flout
the rules by declaring
a tie. The Booker rules
say the prize must not
be divided, but the
judges insisted they could not separate Atwood's - 'The
Testament' and 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Evaristo, who is
the first black woman to win the prestigious award since its
creation in 1969.
About Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a
Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor,
teacher, and environmental activist.
About Bernardine Evaristo
Bernardine Evaristo, (born 1959), is a British author of eight
works of fiction. Two of her books, The Emperor's Babe and
Hello Mum, have been adapted into BBC Radio 4 dramas.
About Booker Prize
The Booker Prize for Fiction, formerly known as the
Booker–McConnell Prize (1969–2001) and the Man Booker
Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year
for the best original novel written in the English language
and published in the United Kingdom. The winner of the
Booker Prize is generally assured international renown
and success; therefore, the prize is of great significance for
the book trade. From its inception, only novels written by
Commonwealth, Irish, and South African
(and later Zimbabwean) citizens were
eligible to receive the prize; in 2014 it was
widened to any English-language novel—a
change that proved controversial.

K P S Menon
K P S Menon (Jr.), Former
Foreign Secretary of India
has been passed away at his
residence in Thiruvananthapuram.
He was 90 years old. He was
the son of India’s first Foreign
Secretary of independent India K
P S Menon (senior).
He was also a close relative of
former Foreign Secretary and
National Security Adviser of
India Shivasankar Menon. KPS (Junior) was a 1951 batch
Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer.
About K P S Menon (Junior)
## He completed his early education at Doon School,
Dehradun then St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and
Oxford. However, he joined the Indian Foreign Service
in 1951 before completion of his education.
## KPS Menon (junior) was best known for his services
as an ambassador to various countries, including
Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan and China.
## KPS Menon (junior) had served as the Foreign
Secretary of India from 1987 to 1989.
## He was a bureaucrat who had contributed towards
getting India's foreign policy accepted and recognised
worldwide.
## He was a 1951 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS)
officer.
About KPS Menon (Senior)
KPS Menon (Senior) was the first Foreign Secretary of
Independent India from 1948 to 1952. Earlier, he was
Diwan (Prime Minister) of Bharatpur State before India’s
Independence. Later, he was appointed as an ambassador
of India to the Soviet Union from 1952 to 1961, and then
ambassador to the People's Republic of China. KPS Menon
(senior) was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1958 and
the Lenin Peace Prize in the 1950s. He passed away on
November 22, 1982, at the age of 84 in Kerala.
Foundation For Excellence presented the Education Excellence Award 2019 to Anand Kumar.
OBITUARY
Kadri Gopalnath
N oted saxophone exponent
Kadri Gopalnath has passed
away on October 11, 2019. He
was 69 and had been ailing for
some time. His name was a
synonym with saxophone in the
country.
A Padma Shri–awardee,
Gopalnath is survived by his
wife Sarojini, two sons, noted
music director Manikanth Kadri,
Kuwait-based Guruprasad Kadri, and daughter Ambika
Mohan.
One of the pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone in
the country, he had the distinction of being the first Carnatic
musician to be invited to the BBC Promenade concert in
the Royal Albert Hall at London, in 1994. Though a native
of the Mangaluru region, Chennai was the “karma bhoomi”
of Mr. Gopalnath.
Mr. Gopalnath was born in Mittakere, in Sajeepa Mooda
village of Dakshina Kannada’s Bantwal taluk, on December
6, 1949.
He learnt the Nagaswara from His father Taniyappa at an
early age. After a young Mr. Gopalnath got a chance to
listen to the saxophone recital in the of the then Mysore
Palace, he developed a passion for it, and went on to learn
how to play Carnatic music on the saxophone from N.
Gopalakrishna Iyer of Kalaniketan. He presented his first
concert in the All India Radio, Mangaluru, in 1978. Later,
he came into contact with well-known carnatic musician T.
V. Gopalakrishnan in Chennai, who promoted him.
Mr. Gopalnath has performed at various venues across
the world, including in Europe, United States, Canada,
Australia, Sri Lanka, and West Asia.
He was the holder of honorary doctorates from Mangalore
University and Bangalore University. A winner of Kendra
Sangeet Natak Academi Award and a number of other
accolades, his was a household name especially in South
India.
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Burning Topics of the Month

UMMID initiative to tackle

Home Minister announces India gets first Rafale
inherited genetic diseases
Digital Census in 2021. fighter jet.
of newborn babies

& Many More...

Background
Home Minister announces Digital
Census in 2021 23 Sep' 19 The Union Government had announced on March 2019
that 2021 census will be conducted in two

U
nion Home phases with March 1, 2021 as the reference
Minister date. For the hilly areas including Himachal
Amit Shah Pradesh and Uttarakhand and Jammu &
on September 23, Kashmir, the reference date will be October
2019 proposed the 1, 2020.
idea of a single
multipurpose identity UMMID initiative to tackle inherited
card for citizens. genetic diseases of newborn babies
The Home Minister
24 Sep' 19
said that the card would have all utilities such as Aadhaar,

M
driving license, passport and bank accounts merged into inister of
one. Science,
Digital Census in 2021 Technology
and Earth Sciences,
Home Minister Amit Shah also announced that the 2021
Dr. Harsh Vardhan
census will be a “digital census” and the data will be
inaugurated five
collected through a mobile app. He said that the National
diagnostic centres
Population Register is being prepared for the first time
under the program
in the 2021 census. He said that it will help solve many
Unique Methods of
issues in the country such as law and order and gender
Management and treatment of Inherited Disorders (UMMID) to
equality.
tackle the menace of genetic diseases in newborns. This initiative
He further stated that there should also be a system that when of the government will help the future generation in treating and
a person dies, the information is updated automatically preventing these diseases caused by genetic disorders. Also,
in the population data. India’s last census was carried National Inherited Diseases Administration (NIDAN) kendras
out in 2011 when the total population of the country was have been established under UMMID scheme.
estimated to be 121 crore. The 2021 census, which is the Dr. Harsh Vardhan informed that according to an estimate,
16th census and 8th since Indian independence, will be the about 4.95 lakh children are born with hereditary diseases
world’s largest data collection exercise. every year in the country. These children have the right to
India would be spending roughly Rs 12,000 crore on its get proper treatment.
first digital census. Almost 33 lakh enumerators, who Objective
conduct door-to-door counting, will be encouraged to use
## This initiative aims at creating awareness about
their phones to collect the data. The data collection will be
genetic disorders and establish molecular diagnostics
done in 16 languages to enable people to fill their details
in hospitals so that the benefits of developments in
properly. medical genetics could reach patients.

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## Under this scheme 75 new medical colleges will be
opened in the country by 2022.
## About 115 districts have been identified in the rural
areas where these centers will be started soon.
## These centres will provide counselling, prenatal
testing/diagnosis and management in government
hospitals of the country.
## Harsh Vardhan started the operation of five 'diagnosis
centres' in Delhi, Jodhpur, Hyderabad and Kolkata for the
treatment and research of diseases based on congenital
disorders. In Delhi, these centres have been started at the
Lady Hardinge Medical College and the Medical and
Research Institute located at the Air Force Center.
In NIDAN centres, potential patients or parents of such
disorders will be identified and counselled by the experts
before the birth of the children. Counselling
sessions after the birth of the child will also
be provided if required. NIDAN centres
will create awareness to normalize the life
of children suffering from disorders.
PM Modi’s address at UN Climate
Action Summit 24 Sep' 19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on climate change
and how India is tackling the issue during the 2019 UN
Climate Action Summit in New York, US on September
23, 2019.
PM Modi speech at UN Climate Action Summit: Key
Points
1. In India, we have decided to increase the use of non-
fossil fuel in the fuel mix.
2. We are going to increase the capacity of our renewable
energy to 175 gigawatts till 2022 and we are committed
to further increase the capacity to 450 gigawatts.
3. In the transport sector, we are placing more emphasis
on e-mobility.
4. We are making advances in mixing of petrol and diesel
with biofuel on a large scale.
5. We have provided 150 million families with clean
cooking gas connection.
6. We have begun Mission Jal Jeevan for water
conservation, rainwater harvesting and water resource
development and in a few years, we further plan to
invest an estimated amount of 50 billion USD on this
mission.
7. On the global front, almost 80 nations have joined our
International Solar Alliance. Further, I am happy to
Fortune India recently released a list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in business and the youngest
on the list is Anushka Sharma on Rank 39.
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say that India and Sweden along with various other
partners are working together to launch the leadership
group for the industry transition track. This initiative
together with the government and private sector will
play a significant role in creating low-carbon pathways
for polluting industries.
� To better deal with natural disasters, India has begun
the process of setting up the Coalition for Disaster
Resistance Infrastructure. I invite all member states to
join this effort.
� This year, on the occasion of India’s Independence
Day on August 15, we launched a
mass movement to eliminate the use of
single-use plastic. I hope with this we
can raise more awareness regarding the
harmful effects of single-use plastic.
ICGS 'Varaha' commissioned by
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh
25 Sep' 19
D
efense Minister
Rajnath Singh
commissioned
the Coast Guard
offshore patrol vessel
'Varaha' at the Chennai
Port on September 25,
2019. The Defence
Minister tweeted saying
that the state-of-the-art ship has the capabilities to operate twin-
engine ALH Helicopter developed indigenously by HAL.
The Defence Minister was on a two-day visit to
Chennai. He attended the Investiture Ceremony of the
Indian Coast Guard on the first day of his visit. While
speaking during the commissioning of ICGS Varah
on his second day, the Defence Minister said that the
ship is well equipped with all modern technology and
facilities that are required by the Indian Coast Guard to
ensure maritime security.
ICGS 'Varaha'
'Varaha' is the fourth in the series of seven 98-meter
offshore patrol vessels. It has been indigenously designed
and built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
The name ‘Varaha’ refers to Lord Vishnu’s third incarnation,
in which he incarnated as a boar to rescue Goddess Earth
from the ocean by lifting her on his tusks.
The OPV is equipped with a 30-mm gun and a 12.7mm
gun to enhance the fighting efficiency of the vessel. The
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vessel also has the capability of carrying limited pollution
response equipment to contain oil spill at sea.
The vessel comprises special features such as modern
surveillance systems, Integrated Bridge System, high power
external firefighting system, Automated power management
system, Help Traversing System and indigenously built an
integrated platform management system.
Varaha carries four high-speed boats including two rigid
hull inflated boats for search and rescue, boarding, law
enforcement and maritime patrol. The vessel can stay in
the sea without replenishment for 20 days.
Varaha is propelled by two engines. The vessel displaces
2,100 tonne and is capable of achieving a maximum speed
of 26 knots and endurance of 5000 nautical miles.
Commanded by Commandant Dushyant Kumar, ICGS
'Varaha' crew will include 14 officers and
89 crew members. The vessel will be based
at New Mangalore and will be under the
administrative and operational control
of the Coast Guard Commander (West)
Region.
'TB Harega Desh Jeetega' campaign
to eliminate tuberculosis from India
26 Sep' 19
U
nion Minister
for Health
and Family
Welfare, Dr. Harsh
Vardhan has
launched a new
‘TB Harega Desh
Jeetega Campaign’.
A National TB
prevalence Survey was also launched by the minister.
‘TB Harega Desh Jeetega Campaign’ campaign has been
launched with an aim to eliminate tuberculosis from India.
Apart from that, Dr. Harsh Vardhan also released
Operational Guideline for Employer Led Model on TB,
the Work Place Policy Framework for TB and elected
Representative’s Handbook on TB. He also launched 25
National TB Prevalence Survey vans to carry out a survey
across the country in the next six months. This survey will
help the government to collect a national-level data about
the latest situation of TB in the country.
About 'TB Harega Desh Jeetega' Campaign
## The campaign has three pillars-clinical approach, public
health component and active community participation.
NDTV's Ravish Kumar was awarded the first Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award for Journalism by the
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Gauri Lankesh Memorial Trust.
## There are some other supporting aspects of the
campaign including - patient support, private sector
engagement, political and administrative commitment
at all levels.
## The government will ensure that all patients, at private
or public hospitals, receive free-of-cost and high-
quality TB care.
## United Nations has marked 2030 as a global target to
eliminate TB worldwide but the Government of India
has made 2025 as its target to eliminate tuberculosis
from the country. 
National TB Report 2019
## A ‘TB India Report (2019)’ was also released by
the Dr. Harsh Vardhan. According to the report,
21.5 lakh TB cases were reported in 2018 to the
government.
## In 2017 the number of TB cases was 18 lakhs and in
2019 it has been increased to 17% in one year.
## Notifications from private-sector health care providers
reached 5.4 lakhs, an increase of 40%, contributing to
25% of all TB notifications.
## Under the scheme, Nikshay Poshan
Yojana, a total amount of Rs. 427crore
has been paid to over 26 lakhs
beneficiaries through direct transfers
to their bank accounts.
PM Narendra Modi pitches for India's
NSG membership 26 Sep' 19
I
ndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for
India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG) during an interactive session at the Bloomberg
Global Business Forum in New York, US on September
25, 2019.
While speaking to former Mayor of New York City
Michael Bloomberg, PM Narendra Modi highlighted that
India currently faces a challenge in nuclear energy because
it is not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
PM Modi said that as a result of this India is not getting as
much fuel supply as it requires. He further added that if the
issue is addressed then India can work as a model for the
world in this sector.
Further, while speaking on global challenges PM Modi
said that while climate is a concern, another prime issue
is water. He said that India has begun a major initiative
– Jal Jeevan mission for water resource management by
focusing on rainwater harvesting, recycling, reuse and
reviving of rivers.

The Prime Minister also highlighted how India has
undertaken a massive movement to discourage the use of
single-use plastic across India. He further
spoke about how India has decided to
enhance its renewable energy target to 450
Gigawatt. He said that India has already
achieved the work of 120 Gigawatt.
Kavitha Gopal becomes first girl
student to win President of India Prize
01 Oct' 19
K
avitha Gopal
has become
the first girl
student of IIT Madras
to be honoured with the
President of India Prize.
She received the honour
and medal from Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi at the 56th convocation of Indian Institute of Technology
Madras. The President of India prize is conferred to recognize
outstanding academic performance by a student. In the 60 years
of IIT Madras history, this is the first time that the ‘President of
India Gold Medal’ has been conferred to a girl student. Only
male students had won the prize earlier at the institute.
With a CGPA of 9.95, Kavitha Gopal also won two other
top awards -the Bharat Ratna M Visvesvaraya Memorial
Prize and the B Ravichandran Memorial Prize for the
highest CGPA in B. Tech CSE Gopal shared the two prizes
with another student, Pradyumna Venkatesh Chari of B.
Tech (Electrical Engineering).
Significance
Kavitha Gopal, with her hat-trick successes, ended the long
male-dominated legacy of the prestigious honour. Speaking
on her win, Gopal said, “I am extremely excited to have
received these awards and it is a dream come true to be
graduating from IIT Madras. I have some thrilling plans for
my future and it involves coding.”
Background
Kavitha Gopal is currently working as a software engineer
with Google India. She had graduated with a B. Tech degree
in Computer Science and Engineering on September 30, 2019.
She had done her schooling from the Atomic Energy
Central School in Anupuram and later at the Kendriya
Vidyalaya in Kalpakkam.
Gopal said that she developed a passion for coding and
computers when she opted for the subject in class 11th.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid foundation stone for Janganana Bhawan at Mansingh Road in DECEMBER 2019 MICA
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Traditionally, the STEM field that includes science,
technology, engineering and mathematics is usually
dominated by male students.
However, there has been a slow change in
the system and more and more women are
now opting for STEM disciplines. There is
still though a long way to go before fixing
the gender ratio.
President Ram Nath Kovind confers
prestigious Science and Technology
awards 01 Oct' 19
P
resident Ram Nath
Kovind presented
the Science and
Technology awards on
the foundation day of
the Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research
(CSIR) on September
26, 2019. The awards
were presented at a function at the Vigyan Bhawan in New
Delhi.
The Science and Technology awards honour individuals for
their outstanding contribution in the field of science and
technology. The President further said that India’s success
in achieving a 5-trillion dollar economy by 2025, its
commitment to achieve the SDGs and its wish to address
global concerns such as climate change, will largely
depend on finding creative solutions based on scientific
research. The President also emphasized on providing equal
opportunities to girl children. He stated that no success will
have any meaning if there are no equal opportunities for
girl children.
The President also applauded CSIR’s accomplishments and
its technological interventions towards the socio-economic
development of the nation.
Key Details
## The President presented the CSIR Technology Awards
to CSIR teams and the GN Ramachandran Gold Medal
to Prof. Amitabha Chattopadhyay of CSIR-CCMB.
## The Union Science and Technology Minister also
presented the CSIR Young Scientist Awards, CSIR
Innovation Award for School Children and Diamond
Jubilee Technology Awards on the occasion.
## The Minister also handed over a prototype of the high-
temperature fuel cell, an indigenous technology which
has been developed by CSIR, to the President.
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## A book with the title “Bhatnagar Laureates 1958-2018”
was also released on the occasion.
## The prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Awards 2019 were also announced during
the occasion. The awards are considered
as the highest multi-disciplinary science
awards in India.
Government approves 4-fold hike
in assistance to families of battle
casualties 07 Oct' 19
T
he Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has approved
a four-fold increase in the monetary assistance
provided to the next of kin of all battle casualties.
With this, the fund provided to the families of battle
casualties will be hiked from existing Rs 2 lakh to 8 lakh.
The fund will be provided from the Army Battle Casualties
Welfare Fund (ABCWF). The families of all categories of
battle casualties will be able to avail the monetary assistance.
The move fulfills a long-standing demand of the Indian Army.
Currently, the monetary assistance worth Rs 2 lakh was
given to the families of battle casualties in case of death or
those who sustained 60 percent and above disability besides
other categories. The monetary assistance is in addition to
the family pension and financial assistance provided from
the Army group insurance, army welfare fund and ex-gratia
amount.
Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund
The Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund was set up under
the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (ESW) after
many people offered to grant monetary assistance to the
families of battle casualties.
This followed a tragic incident at Siachen in February
2016, when ten soldiers got buried under an avalanche.
The welfare fund was set up in July 2017 and was
implemented from April 2016. This was in addition to the
various schemes that have been set up for the welfare of the
families of battle casualties.
The other existing monetary schemes include funds ranging
from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 45 lakh for different ranks and Army
Group Insurance, which ranges from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 75
lakh.
Besides this, the Narendra Modi-led
government had launched the 'Bharat ke Veer
fund' in its first term to provide monetary
assistance to the families of paramilitary
personnel killed or injured in action.
20 MICA DECEMBER 2019 International Day of Sign Languages has been observed on 23rd September 2019.
Jal Shakti Ministry launches Ganga
Aamantran Abhiyan 09 Oct' 19
T
he newly
constituted Jal
Shakti Ministry
has launched Ganga
Aamantran Abhiyan,
a unique open-water
rafting and kayaking
expedition on the
Ganga River to create
awareness on Ganga rejuvenation and water conservation.
Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan will be held from October
10 to November 11, 2019. The expedition will start from
Devprayag and end at Ganga Sagar, covering the whole
stretch of 2500 Km of the Ganga River.
The Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
launched the Abhiyan on October 7, 2019 and he would be
participating in the event as well. The Minister is expected
to lead from the front, he will flag off the expedition and be
a part of it from Devprayag to Rishikesh.
The ‘Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan’ is a unique social
awareness initiative that is expected to play a historic and
pioneering role in connecting with the people.
This will mark the first-ever effort by the National Mission
for Clean Ganga to raft across the entire River.
It will also be the longest-ever social campaign implemented
in form of an adventure sport to spread the key message of
river rejuvenation and water conservation on a massive scale.
The open-water rafting expedition is expected to highlight
the ecological challenges faced by the Ganga River.
Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan: Important Details
The Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan will cover the five Ganga
basin states- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar
and West Bengal. It will have stops at five spots including
Rishikesh, Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna,
Sonepur and Kolkata.
The expedition will be undertaken by a nine-member team
comprising rafters and swimmers of the Indian Armed
Forces, led by international open-water swimmer Wing
Commander Paramvir Singh from the Indian Air Force.
They will be joined by 3 members from the National
Disaster Response Force (NDRF), 2 members each from
Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and CSIR-IITR.
The expedition team will engage in the public awareness
campaign and organise mass cleanliness drives, interact
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with students and conduct various awareness exercises at Mérignac in
regarding river conservation at each of the stops. Bordeaux, France.
Besides this, the CSIR-IITR will be collecting water The Defence Minister
samples from across the river for water testing and the WII also undertook a
members would be undertaking a flora and fauna census for sortie, piloted by
the year 2019. French Captain
Phil. Rajnath Singh
Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan Team described his sortie in
The expedition will be led by Wing Commander Paramvir Rafale as extremely
Singh, who is the only person to have swum across the entire comfortable and smooth. Singh also mentioned that
stretch of Ganga from Devprayag to Gangasagar in 2015. He the Captain flew him at supersonic speed and it was an
holds 13 world records, 3 Asian records and 7 national records. unprecedented moment.
Besides him, the team will include: The first batch of Rafale jets, comprising four aircraft is
scheduled to arrive in India in May 2020. The remaining
Squadron Leader Dipti B Koshthi: Koshthi is a Jaguar
aircraft are scheduled to arrive by September 2022.
aircraft pilot and certified open scuba diver, para jumper
and trekker. The Rafale aircraft has been acquired from France. It
has been designed and built by Dassault Aviation. India
Sergeant Johny Vj: He is an aqua parasailing instructor,
and France signed the Rafale deal worth
mountaineer and certified open Scuba Diver.
Rs 59000 crore in September 2016. The
Sergeant Srihari Sarripilli: He is a distinguished Rafale handover ceremony took place at
adventure sports enthusiast Merignac in Bordeaux, France, in a facility
Corporal Amrendra Vats: He is a non-commissioned of Dassault Aviation. The area is around
officer working as a medical assistant with the experience 590 km from Paris.
of handling medical emergencies during adventure sports.
Health Minister launches WHO India
Corporal Vicky Tokas: He is also a non-commissioned
officer, who holds multiple records in the swimming. Country Cooperation Strategy 2019–
PO Bikesh Kumar: He is a sailor in the Indian Air 2023 10 Oct' 19

U
Navy and was earlier a part of the swimming and rafting nion Health
expedition that covered the entire length of the river Ganga Minister,
from Devprayag to Gangasagar in 2015. Dr. Harsh
Havaldar Rajesh Kumar: He is an adventure sports enthusiast. Vardhan launched the
Havaldar Devendra Singh: He is also an adventure sports ‘WHO India Country
enthusiast from the Indian Army. Cooperation Strategy
2019–2023: A Time
Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan Team: Time Duration, Route
of Transition’ in New
The open water rafting expedition will begin on October Delhi on October 9,
10 from Devprayag, the merging point of Bhagirathi and 2019. The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) aims to
Alaknanda and emerging point of the Ganga. provide WHO with a strategic roadmap to plan its work
Overall, the expedition will go on for 33 with India to achieve its health sector goals. It aims to
days, covering the states of Uttarakhand, bring about a transformative change in the health sector by
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and improving the health of the people in the focus country.
West Bengal and end at Bakkhali Beach, Speaking on the occasion, the Union Health Minister stated
Frazerganj on November 11, 2019. that India is currently witnessing productive transformation
in its health sector.
India gets first Rafale fighter jet WHO has identified the following four areas for
09 Oct' 19 strategic cooperation with India:

D
efence Minister Rajnath Singh received the first 1. To accelerate progress on UHC
of the 36 Rafale fighter jets on behalf of India 2. To promote health and wellness by addressing health
on October 8, 2019 at a handing over ceremony determinants

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3. To protect the population better against health
emergencies
4. To enhance India’s global leadership in health.
India has seen vast advances in its health sector. The Union
Government for the past few years has been stressing on
the need to adopt a healthy lifestyle and making health a
priority in everyday life. The Government also launched
several initiatives to support the same including the Fit
India movement, Poshan Abhiyaan and the Eat Right India
movement.
Besides this, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan stated that
focus needs to be given to other crucial health areas
including food safety, environmental and occupational
health, road accidents and injuries. The Health Minister
stated that there is a need to institute a mechanism where
every ministry has a health department.
Background
WHO’s India Country Cooperation Strategy is one
of the first to be fully aligned with the WHO’s newly
adopted general programme of work, targets and SDG
goals.
The cooperation strategy not only captures the work of the
UN Sustainable Development Framework for 2018–2022,
but it also outlines how WHO can support the Union Health
Ministry to drive impact at the country
level.
The strategy document builds on other
key strategic policy documents including
India’s National Health Policy 2017 and
Ayushman Bharat mission.
Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan
(Suman) Scheme launched by Health
Minister
11 Oct' 19
T
he Union
Government
has launched
Surakshit Matritva
Aashwasan (SUMAN)
to provide quality
healthcare at zero cost
to pregnant women,
new mothers and
newborns. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr.
Harsh Vardhan launched the SUMAN scheme along with
other state health ministers on October 10, 2019 during the
13th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family
Welfare in New Delhi.
IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has inaugurated Bihar's first and the country's
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tenth Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Patna.
While speaking during the conference, Dr. Harsh Vardhan
said that the central government is committed to achieving
the target of reducing maternal and infant mortality.
Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan
## The Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan initiative or
SUMAN scheme aims to provide dignified and quality
health care at no cost to every woman and newborn
visiting a public health facility.
## Under the scheme, all pregnant women, newborns and
mothers up to 6 months of delivery will be able to avail
several free health care services such as four antenatal
check-ups and six home-based newborn care visits.
## The scheme will enable zero expense access to the
identification and management of complications
during and after the pregnancy. The government
will also provide free transport to pregnant women
from home to the health facility and drop back after
discharge (minimum 48 hrs).
## The pregnant women will be able to avail a zero
expense delivery and C-section facility in case of
complications at public health facilities.
## The scheme will ensure that there is zero-tolerance for
denial of services to such patients.
According to government data, India’s maternal mortality
rate has come down from 254 per 1, 00,000
live births in 2004-2006 to 130 in 2014-16.
The infant mortality rate in India has also
reduced from 66 per 1,000 live births in
2001 to 34 in 2016.
Four Indian sites win UNESCO
Cultural Heritage Conservation
Awards 15 Oct' 19
F
our sites from India have been chosen for the
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage
Conservation. The awards were announced in
Penang, Malaysia on 14 October 2019. This year marks the
20 years since the institution of awards.
Highlights
In this year’s awards, 16 projects from 5 countries namely–
India, Bhutan, China, New Zealand and Australia have been
recognized by international jury of conservation experts.
The jury met in August 2019 to review 57 entries from 14
countries across Asia-Pacific region.
Among the four sites that have been chosen from India for
2019’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage
Conservation, three are in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The

award has given a major recognition to Mumbai’s heritage
conservation movement. Three of chosen landmark of city
are- Flora Fountain, Gloria Church at Byculla and Keneseth
Eliyahoo Synagogue at Kala Godha.
List of Awards Category-
Award of Distinction: Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian
Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. It is restored
by architect Brinda Somaya.
Award of Merit: Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue (Mumbai),
a Jewish Synagogue restored by Abha Narain Lambah and
Our Lady of Glory Church (Mumbai) restored by David
Cardoz and and Ainsley Lewis.
Honourable Mention: Flora Fountain (Mumbai). It is restored
by conservation architect Vikas Dilwari and his team.
Award of Excellence: historic Tai Kwun – Centre for
Heritage and Arts, Hong Kong.
The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage
Conservation
The award recognises the efforts made by private
individuals as well as organizations that have successfully
restored and conserved the structures, historic properties
and buildings of heritage value in region.
Objective: To encourage other property
owners to undertake conservation
projects within their communities, either
independently or by seeking public-private
partnerships (PPP).
Livestock population in India up by
4.6% in seven years 18 Oct' 19
T
he Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
(DAHD) released a census report of livestock
population for the year 2019 on October 16. The
data revealed that the livestock population in India has
grown by 4.6% from 512 million in 2012 to about 536
million in 2019.
The population of cows showed an impressive increase of
18% over the previous census. The numbers of other cattle
have marginally increased but cows are accounted for one-
fourth count of total livestock population of India.
Livestock Census 2019
## The poultry population has increased in the country
from 729.2 million to 851.81 million which is 16.80
percent of the rise.
## The population of cattle in India has witnessed a very
marginal growth as female cattle (cows) are 145.12
million over the 122.98 million in 2012.
Ponung Doming, created history after she was elevated to Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army.
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## However, a big drop was seen in the population of
male cattle from 67.92 million in 2012 to 47.4 million
in 2019.
## Uttar Pradesh (UP) has emerged with the highest
number of livestock (67.8 million).
## However other states like Rajasthan (56.8 million),
Madhya Pradesh (40.6 million) and West Bengal (37.4
million) also seen growth in livestock.
## According to the latest Livestock census, a total of
109.85 million buffalos is there in the country.
## The data-informed that the total number of sheep in
the country is 74.26 million, which is 14.1% of growth
than its previous number.
Livestock census method
The Department of Animal Husbandry and
Dairying said that more than 80,000 people
were deployed for Livestock census. They
collected data from more than 27 crore
household and non-households. This time
Livestock census was done through tabs.
Raunak Sadhwani becomes India’s
65th Grand Master at the of 13 years
19 Oct' 19
R
aunak Sadhwani will be the 65th Indian Grand
Master (Chess) at the age of 13 years. On October
18, 2019, Sadhwani with a rating of 2479 has
already gained 23 points to cross the stipulated mark of
2500 in live ratings. He just needs to turn up for the next
two rounds to gain his final norms. Even Viswanathan
Anand and Adhiban were battling on the leading boards.
However, the youngster drew with Gabriel Sagrissian to
take four points from seven rounds.
Sadhwani is from Nagpur and is an international master.
He got his first master title at Aeroflot Open 2019 and
second title at Poticcio Open 2019. He was trained by the
former world champion Vladimir Kramnik. He worked
with the Russian player as a part of Kramnik-Microsense
India Chess program. It was held in Switzerland in
August, 2019.
Grand Master is the title awarded to chess players by
the world chess organization FIDE. FIDE is Federation
Internationale des Ethecs or International
Chess Federation. It connects various
national chess federations all over the
world. It is the governing body of the
international chess competition. It was
founded in Paris.
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Burning Topics of the Month

Kerala tops the School Rajasthan bans Tobacco,

Karnataka tops the India
Education Quality Index, Pan Masala on Gandhi
Innovation Index 2019.
UP worst performer. Jayanti.

& Many More...

## The beneficiaries can avail benefits in both private and

J&K becomes first state to issue
public empanelled hospitals.
highest number of golden cards
## One of the major features of the scheme is that benefits
under Ayushman Bharat scheme are portable across the country. It means the beneficiary
24 Sep' 19 can avail the benefits across the country.

T
he people of ## Central Government will transfer the funds from
Jammu and Ayushman Bharat account through an escrow account
Kashmir have directly.
expressed their positive ## States/ UTs can decide to implement
attitude towards the scheme through an insurance
government schemes company or directly through the Trust/
by adopting Ayushman Society or use an integrated model.
Bharat-Pradhan Mantri
Jan Arogya Yojana Kerala tops the School Education
(AB-PMJAY) at a large scale. Jammu and Kashmir has become Quality Index, UP worst performer
the first state to distribute the highest number of golden cards
under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
30 Sep' 19

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(AB-PMJAY). In a recent development, more than 11 lakhs iti Aayog School Education Quality Index: Niti
of golden cards have been issued under AB-PMJAY within Aayog has released the 'School Education Quality
90 days of the launch of the scheme. As per the government Index' (SEQI) report. In this index, the quality of
estimate, in Jammu and Kashmir 60 percent families having at school education of 20 states has been ranked by number.
least one golden card which is highest in the country. In this list, Kerala is in the first place, Rajasthan second
In Jammu and Kashmir 126 public, 29 private hospitals while Karnataka secured third place.
and a total of 155 hospitals have been empanelled under NITI Aayog has prepared this index based on the data of
Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. 2016-17. The index emphasizes the efforts of schools to
The objective of this scheme is to provide cashless and free increase the learning ability of students. Punjab and Jammu
health benefits to the entitled beneficiaries. According to Kashmir are at the 18th and 19th position in the list.
the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 6.30 lakh poor
and vulnerable families of Jammu and Kashmir are entitled States/UTs Best 3 States
to it. On the occasion, it was also informed that claims 1.       Kerala
amounting 14 cr rupees have been already settled and the Large States 2.       Rajasthan
government is getting more registration under the scheme.
3.       Karnataka
Salient Features of Ayushman Bharat Scheme
1.       Manipur
## A defined benefit covers of Rs. 5 lakh per family Small States 2.       Tripura
per year under Ayushman Bharat - National Health
3.       Goa
Protection Mission.

Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched two agriculture-related
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Mobile Applications - CHC Farm Machinery and Krishi Kisan in New Delhi.

1.       Chandigarh
Union Territories 2.       Dadra and Nagar Haveli
3.       Delhi
Key Highlights
## The list has been categorized into three parts – Large
States, Small Sates and Union Territories.
## Top 3 states are Kerala, Rajasthan and Karnataka. And,
top 3 bottom states are Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir
and Uttar Pradesh.
## The smaller states which have been ranked separately
include eight states - Manipur, Tripura, Goa, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Sikkim, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.
## Uttar Pradesh is one of the largest states in the
country but its performance in the field of education
is unfortunate.
The names of 20 states with rankings
Kerala (1), Rajasthan (2), Karnataka(3), Andhra Pradesh
(4), Gujarat (5), Assam (6), Maharashtra (7), Tamil Nadu
(8), Himachal Pradesh (9), Uttarakhand (10), Haryana (11),
Orissa (12), Chhattisgarh (13), Telangana (14), Madhya
Pradesh (15), Jharkhand (16), Bihar (17), Punjab (18),
Jammu Kashmir (19) and Uttar Pradesh (20).
Objectives of SEQI
SEQI aims to drive policy reforms that will improve
the quality of school education. The index seeks to
institutionalise a focus on enhancing education outcomes
by driving improvements in learning levels, access,
equity, infrastructure and governance processes. The
index recognises that school education is a subject
on the Concurrent List and that State-
level leadership is crucial for improving
outcomes in a cost-effective manner. The
index will serve as a regular and transparent
review of the status of school education
quality across the States and UTs.
Rajasthan bans Tobacco, Pan Masala
on Gandhi Jayanti 03 Oct' 19
T
he Rajasthan Government banned certain categories
of Pan Masala and flavoured Tobacco products made
of magnesium, carbonate, nicotine and mineral oil.
Rajasthan is the third state to impose this ban after Maharashtra
and Bihar. The medical department of Rajasthan will start
taking samples of these products, and after investigation, if
products found these substances will be banned.
The government has banned these items under the Food
Security Act. Every year, thousands of people in Rajasthan
To support renewable energy, India has gifted 193 solar panels to the United Nations (UN).
STATE
lose their lives due to cancer and consumption of tobacco.
Now any kind of sale, production or storage of these
products will not be allowed in the Rajasthan.
Key Highlights
## Earlier, Rajasthan had banned Tobacco based Gutkha.
Then to defy this ban, Pan masala companies started
selling tobacco and pan masala separately.
## Hence, the ban was not successful in the State. Now, all
the products containing pan masala, gutkha, tobacco,
carbonate and nicotine will be completely banned.
## Production, storage, distribution, transportation,
demonstration and sale will be banned under the Food
Safety Act.
## The government believes that this decision will control
the number of cancer patients in the state.
## The state government had already banned e-cigarettes
and hookah-bars.
Tobacco ban in Bihar
The state prohibits the production, sale, transport, and
storage of any type of food containing tobacco or nicotine.
The state already prohibits the manufacturing, sale,
transport, and storage of nicotine-containing Gutkha and
Pan Masala. Bihar government banned
12 companies’ - Rajnigandha, Raj Niwas,
Supreme Pan Parag, Pan Parag, Bahar,
Bahubali, Rajshree, Raunak, Signature,
Paisan, Kamala Pasand and Madhu Paan
Masala.
Scientists Discovered ‘Ancient River’
in Uttar Pradesh 03 Oct' 19
A
team of
researchers
and experts
have found an
undiscovered dried-
up river during the
geophysical survey in
the Kaushambi and
Prayagraj region in
Uttar Pradesh. The most important aspect of this discovery
is that this river was a link between Ganga and Yamuna
rivers.
The Union Jal Shakti Ministry wants to develop this
river as a potential groundwater recharge source. A
team of researchers and scientists from the CSIR-NGRI
(National Geophysical Research Institute) and the Central
Groundwater Board found this river.
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About ‘ancient river’ found in Prayagraj
## A remnant (Palaeochannel) of an inactive river shows
was found about 26 km south of the current Ganga-
Yamuna confluence at Prayagraj.
## It was found that the buried river was a link between
Ganga and Yamuna rivers.
## It was found during the discovery that it was about 4
km wide and 45km long river. The remains of the river
were found under a 15-meter-thick layer of the soil.
## The report also suggested that the mythological
Saraswati River actually existed.
## S. Valdiya Committee has prepared a detailed report
on palaeochannel on North-West India.
## Experts said that the river was the lifeline of the North-
Western states of India.
What is Palaeochannel?
## A Palaeochannel is a remnant of a buried or an inactive
river. In other words, it is a channel which is not a part
of an active river system.
## It happens when rivers are dried-up due to various
natural or man-made situations.
## A river also changes its course when severe floods
cut the previous route of the river. Also, movement in
tectonic plates affects the route of the river.
Benefits
This discovery will play a very crucial role in the planning of
Ganga cleaning and protecting safe groundwater resources.
It is also important because it will give a
new aspect to understand the present day
scenario of Ganga-Yamuna Rivers. It will
be helpful for researchers to map North-
West India’s rivers with a new perspective.
Karnataka tops the India Innovation
Index 2019 19 Oct' 19
I
ndia Innovation
Index (III) 2019
has been released
by NITI Aayog on
October 17, 2019.
The index highlights
that Karnataka is the
most innovative state
in India however,
Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar
Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
are among top ten in the list.
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Delhi and Sikkim have secured top scores among union
territories and North-Eastern hill state list respectively.
Some other states like Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Maharashtra
and Karnataka are among the most efficient states who
translated inputs into outputs.
Highlights
## NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the
knowledge partner has released the India Innovation
Index 2019.
## The scores are an attempt to create an extensive
framework for the continual evaluation of the
innovation environment of states and union
territories.
## The innovation index 2019 highlights that the
innovation ecosystem of the country is strong in south
and western parts of India.
## Also, it was found that there are west-south and
north-east divide across the country in the area of
innovation.
## Karnataka emerged on the top in Infrastructure,
Knowledge Output, Knowledge Workers and Business
Environment.
## However, Maharashtra was the best performer
in the dimension of Enablers. It highlighted that
Maharashtra provides the best environment for
innovation however the state appeared third in overall
innovation index.
Parameters of the ranking
## NITI Aayog and Institute for Competitiveness prepared
the India Innovation Index 2019 on the basis of its two
dimensions – Performance and Enablers.
## The Enablers are the factors that underpin innovative
capacities, grouped in five pillars:
(1) Human Capital,
(2) Investment,
(3) Knowledge Workers,
(4) Business Environment, and
(5) Safety and Legal Environment.
## The Performance dimension captures
benefits that a nation derives from
the inputs, divided in two pillars:
(1) Knowledge Output and
(2) Knowledge Diffusion.
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Burning Topics of the Month

Greta Thunberg
India and Bangladesh sign UNICEF releases The
reprimanded the world
7 bilateral agreements, State of World’s Children
leaders at UN Climate
inaugurate 3 projects. Report.
Summit.

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The territory was occupied by Israel during the six-day war

Israel cuts off power to parts of West
in 1967.
Bank 22 Sep' 19
Under the Oslo Accords, which was signed by Israel and

T
he national electricity company of Israel announced
on September 22, 2019 that it was cutting off power
to some parts of West Bank due to outstanding
payments.
The Israel Electric Corporation said that the outstanding
electricity payments from the region amount to almost US$483
million. The company said that it was owed 1.7 billion shekels
in debts from Palestine's main power distributor for the West
Bank. The power distributor is based in east Jerusalem.
The company said that it will reduce the electric current in
some areas of the West Bank from September 23. It said
that it had found no alternative other than this to get the
money that was owed. However, Palestinian has denounced
the move calling it “blackmail” by the Israeli authorities.
Palestinian energy authority head Zafer Melhem stated
that the Israeli government is seeking to put pressure on
the Palestinian government to accept an agreement that
does not respect the rights of the Palestinians through these
sanctions and exploitation of electricity debts.
The Palestinian Authority claimed that it has repaid debts
worth nearly USD 100 million in the past two months. The
Palestinian health ministry further warned that the powers
cuts could affect hospitals and medical centres.
the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in September
1993, the two sides agreed that West Bank and Gaza Strip
would be treated as a single territorial unit.
Israel, however, instated a policy of forced separation
between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in contravention
of the Oslo agreement.
The Oslo accords created administrative districts with
varying levels of Palestinian autonomy within each area.
Under administrative Area C, Israel maintained complete
civil and security control over 60 percent of West Bank.
Officially, however, Israel maintains that the West Bank is
a disputed territory.
This is not the first time that Israel has taken an extreme
step with respect to the West Bank. In June 2002, Israel
decided to build a wall to separate Palestinians in the West
Bank from Israel, its settlements inside West
Bank and from the East Jerusalem. The wall
directly separated neighborhoods, separating
Palestinians from their jobs, schools, medical
facilities, property, relatives and holy places.
Modi-Trump address at Howdy Modi
event 23 Sep' 19

P
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had previously rime Minister
issued a warning to Israel that annexation of West Bank Narendra Modi
would violate the International law. addressed the
West Bank historic 'Howdy Modi'
event by hailing Donald
The West Bank is a landlocked territory, which is bordered
Trump's leadership
by Jordan to the east and the Green Line separating it and
and his great vision
Israel in the north, south and west.
for America. Modi
The name ‘West Bank’ was given to the territory, which continued by saying
was captured by Jordan after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. that Trump has already made the American economy strong

Flipkart Co-founder Binny Bansal has become the youngest alumnus this year to be recognised as a
distinguished alumnus by IIT Delhi.
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again and he has achieved much for the US and for the
world.
Trump's address at Howdy Modi event
If we are re-elected, India will have a true and good friend
in the white house. "The relationship between India and US
are stronger than never before. Trump continued by saying
that under PM Modi's leadership, we see a strong sovereign
and the thriving republic of India. India and United States
both will see something like they have never before.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi played host to US President
Donald Trump at Houston's NRG Stadium for an event that
saw around 50,000 Indian-Americans in attendance. No
US President has ever addressed a community event along
with an Indian Prime Minister before this.
The event highlighted the sharp shift in Indian diplomacy
and the new levels of India-US bilateral relations. The event
showcased the heightened friendship and warmth between
the leader of one of the most powerful
nations in the world and India. The event
also sent out a very strong message -that the
US-led by Donald Trump is standing firmly
with India in its fight against terrorism.
Greta Thunberg reprimanded the
world leaders at UN Climate Summit
25 Sep' 19
C
limate activist
Greta Thunberg
blasted off the
world leaders during
the 2019 UN climate
action summit in New
York for failing to
address climate change
and doing nothing
while ecosystems are collapsing around the world.
Greta Thunberg in her 6-minute strongly-worded speech
accused the world leaders of failing the young generation
and said that the young people are starting to understand
their betrayal.  China before it marks its 70th founding anniversary. China
Who is Greta Thunberg?
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is
focused on the risks posed by climate change. In August 2018,
a 15-year-old Greta Thunberg took time off school to protest
outside the Swedish parliament, calling for stronger climate
action. Following her, many students organized similar protests
in their communities. She organizes a school climate strike
movement every week under the name ‘Fridays for Future’.   since the end of a civil war in 1949. China, however, claims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and other world
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leaders, inaugurated the 50 kilowatt Gandhi Solar Park at the headquarters of the UN in New York.
Greta Thunberg was invited to address the 2018 United
Nations Climate Change Conference, following which
there were student strikes every week somewhere in the
world.
Greta Thunberg in all her speeches has urged world leaders
to take immediate action to address the “climate crisis”.
She has managed to galvanise a new wave of climate
change activism.
Thunberg was featured on the cover of Time magazine
in May 2019 with the headline that read –
“next-generation leader”.   Thunberg’s UN
Climate action speech came just days after
millions of young people took to the streets
to demand emergency action on climate
change.
China, Kiribati formally restore
diplomatic ties 28 Sep' 19
C
hina and Kiribati
have formally
re-established
diplomatic relations,
ending the much-
speculated suspense.
The move comes just
days after Kiribati called
off its ties with Taiwan.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kiribati's President
Taneti Mamau signed a joint communique to formalise
their diplomatic relations on the sidelines of the UN climate
summit on September 27, 2019. China and Kiribati were
allies till 2003 but after that Kiribati established relations
with Taiwan and recognised its country status, leading
China to break off its diplomatic ties with the Pacific island
nation.
However, on September 20, 2019, Taiwan and Kiribati
called off their diplomatic relations. The move of Kiribati
cutting off its ties with the self-governed island nation,
Taiwan, had given rise to speculations of China’s pressure.
Many claim that this is coup that has been planned by
aims to pressure all of Taiwan’s allies to break  away before
its founding day.
Just a week before Kiribati’s move of ending its alliance
with Taiwan, the Solomon Islands had also ended its
diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Now, Taiwan just has 15 allies
left that recognise its country status. 
Taiwan claims itself to be a self-ruled sovereign nation

it to be a part of its territory and says that it has no right to
establish formal ties with any nation.
Overtime, most nations including the United States and
the European nations shifted their support to China in the
matter.
Only 15 nations across the world currently
recognise Taiwan, mostly Latin American
and Pacific nations. Taiwan is also not a
member state of the United Nations, as
China is already its member.
Nizam Funds case: India wins £35m
worth case at UK court, Pakistan's
claim dismissed 03 Oct' 19
I
ndia has won a decades-old legal dispute over funds
belonging to the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad at the
UK Court. The High Court of England and Wales,
in a landmark judgement on October 2, 2019, ruled
in favour of India and the Nizam's descendants and
dismissed Pakistan's claims in a legal battle involving
£35m.
The judgement was delivered by Justice Marcus Smith.
The court ruled that those claiming in right of Nizam VII-
his grandsons and India were now entitled to the Nizam
Funds.
Nizam VII, Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last ruler of Hyderabad
had transferred a sum of 1 million pounds for safe-keeping
to Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom,
Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola, in 1948.
The money was transferred from the state of Hyderabad’s
bank account to Rahimtoola’s account in UK’s National
Westminster Bank. The amount, which has now grown in
value to 35 million pounds or Rs 306 crore, continues to
remain in the UK bank.
The descendants of Nizam VII- Mukarram Jah (Titular
Nizam VIII) and his younger brother Muffakham Jah
joined hands with the Indian government and laid claim to
the amount, however, Pakistan disputed their claim. This
initiated almost a decade-long legal battle between India
and Pakistan.
While the Nizam’s descendants stated that they were the
beneficiary owners of the fund, as it was given to them by
their grandfather as a gift in a trust that was set up in April
1963, Pakistan claimed the money to be the payment for
supplying weapons to Hyderabad.
Pakistan claimed that the weapons were for Nizam to protect
the princely state of Hyderabad during its annexation in
September 1948.
Payal Jangid, a 17-year-old campaigner against child labour and child marriage in Rajasthan, was
given the Changemaker Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Nizam Funds case: UK Court ruling
The UK court dismissed Pakistan’s claims and ruled that
the Nizam’s heirs were the rightful owners of the fund. The
judgement completely ruled out Pakistan’s claims over the
amount and rejected its arguments that the dispute was
non-justiciable and that the doctrine of illegality somehow
barred recovery or that the claims of other parties were
time-barred.
Justice Marcus Smith stated that although the state of
Hyderabad was involved in purchase of weapons from
Pakistan to resist attempts by India to annex it and a second
account was used to pay for some of the weapons, “I do
not consider that the transfer had anything to do with the
purchase of weapons or the compensation of Pakistan (in
any way) for the purchase of weapons.”
The Nizam’s descendants had attempted
to go for an out-of-court settlement with
Pakistan over the dispute in 2008 but
Pakistan had not responded then.
India and Bangladesh sign 7 bilateral
agreements, inaugurate 3 projects
05 Oct' 19
I
ndian PM
Narendra Modi
and his Bangladesh
counterpart Sheikh
Hasina inaugurated
3 bilateral projects
through a video
conferencing. All
these three projects
and seven agreements are important for bilateral relations
between both countries. Apart from a project on education,
the other two projects are – development of Bangladesh-
India Professional Skill Development Institute and
establishment of Vivekananda Bhawan at Ramakrishna
Mission in Dhaka. Professional Skill centre will be
established to benefit small and medium enterprises.
Also, Bangladesh and India signed seven bilateral
agreements on various issues including trade. These seven
agreements were signed after bilateral talks between India
and Bangladesh. The meeting between PM Modi and
Sheikh Hassina was held at Hyderabad House, New Delhi.
Key Highlights
## This was the second meeting of PM Modi and
Bangladesh Prime Minister within the last 10 days,
which took place in Hyderabad House.
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## Earlier, both leaders met during the United Nations
General Assembly session in New York, USA.
## This meeting was described as a major step towards
strengthening the relationship between India and
Bangladesh and taking mutual cooperation in various
fields to new heights.
## The talks were focused on increasing bilateral
cooperation and relations between the two countries.
3 Projects and 7 Agreements
These three projects are related to three different sectors
- LPG imports, vocational training and social facilities,
but all three projects are aimed at improving the lives
of citizens. This will increase imports, income and
employment in Bangladesh. The traffic and transport
distance will be reduced by fifteen hundred kilometres and
economic benefits will also be reduced.
The two countries signed 7 agreements
including trade, connectivity, development
cooperation, mutual contact between
people, culture and other issues of mutual
interest. It is not clear that both leaders
talked on NRC or not.
India to set up coastal radar system
in Bangladesh 07 Oct' 19
I
ndia and Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to set up a coastal surveillance
radar system in Bangladesh to harness bilateral defence
cooperation and to build a closer maritime security partnership
between the two countries.
India and Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to set up a coastal surveillance
radar system in Bangladesh to harness bilateral defence
cooperation and to build a closer maritime security
partnership between the two countries.
The MoU on coastal radar system was a part of the seven
agreements signed after a summit meeting between PM
Narendra Modi and visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina. Besides this, the leaders of the two nations
jointly inaugurated three bilateral development partnership
projects including bulk LPG import from Bangladesh and
an agreement on a series of steps to boost connectivity
through water, air and land.
Following are the agreements signed between India and
Bangladesh
1. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on use of
Chattogram and Mongla Ports for movement of goods
to and from India.
30 MICA DECEMBER 2019 9th India-China Financial Dialogue was held in New Delhi.
2. Agreement on the withdrawal of 1.82 cusecs of water
from Feni river by India for drinking water supply
scheme to the Sabroom town in Tripura.
3. Agreement on the implementation of the Lines of
Credit (LoCs).
4. Agreement between the University of Hyderabad and
the University of Dhaka.
5. Agreement on renewal of cultural
exchange programme.
6. Agreement on cooperation in youth
affairs.
Modi- Xi Jinping informal summit
held in Chennai 11 Oct' 19
C
hinese President
Xi Jinping
has suggested
that informal summits
with free-wheeling
discussions is the way
to go for India and
China and "future
leaders should follow
it". President Xi Jinping has invited PM Modi for the
next informal meet in China and the Prime Minister
has accepted the invitation, the ministry added after
the second informal meet between the two leaders at
Chennai's Mamallapuram.
President Xi and PM Modi had spent more than five hours
in one-on-one conversations, during which they discussed a
range of issues including trade and investment, combating
terror, tourism and the need to expand people to people
contact.
The idea of unstructured, free-wheeling discussions was
floated after PM Modi and President Xi met in Kazakh
capital Astana in June 2017 for the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) Summit. It was preceded by an
informal meet between President Xi and US President
Donald Trump at his glitzy Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago in
2017.
This year, India and China marked the first anniversary
of the Wuhan summit with a week-
long "Colours of India" festival in the
central Chinese city that incorporated
dance performances, movie screenings,
photo exhibitions and other business and
tourism promotion events.

Vajra Prahar: India-US Joint Military
Exercise, 2019 13 Oct' 19
A
joint military training exercise “Vajra Prahar” is
conducted in Seattle between October 13, 2019
and October 28, 2019. The exercise is conducted
alternately in India and US. The Special Forces and the
Southern Command of Indian Armed Forces will participate
in the exercise Significance of Vajra Prahar Around 45 –
member special forces team will train alongside US special
forces. It will enable the soldiers to train in areas such as
operational tactics and joint mission planning.
The special forces of the Indian army are those forces that are
under the direct command of the Indian military. They are
specifically organized, trained and equipped. They support
special operations. Special operations are law enforcement,
military and intelligence operations that are carried out
using unconventional methods and sources. The primary
goal of these operations is to achieve a political or military
objective where a conventional force might affect the overall
outcome. The US relied on special operations between
2003 and 2012 for its national security. The purpose of the
special operations was to identify, hunt and kill terrorists.
The Special Forces was created in 1966 during the Indo –
Pakistan war, 1965. The Parachute Regiment was the first
Special operations unit. The special forces were involved in
Operation Blue star, Operation Pawan, Operation Cactus and
Kargil war. Southern Command The Southern Command
was formed in 1895. It has seen the action of integration of
several Princely states. The commendable
jobs of the command include 1961 Indian
Annexation of Goa, 1965 and 1971 Indo –
Pakistani wars. It also participated in World
War II. A month back, in September 2019,
the joint Exercise “Yudh Abhyas” was
conducted in Washington DC.
UNICEF releases The State of World’s
Children Report 15 Oct' 19
T
he United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund-UNICEF
provides emergency and healthcare to children and
mothers in countries that were devastated by world war
II. The organization releases “The State of the World’s Children
Report” annually. The report stated that despite of 40% drop in
stunting of children in poor countries between 1990 and 2015,
149 million are still too short for their age.
Highlights
A third of world’s children under five years of age, which
is around 700 million, have nutrition problems. They are
undernourished or face overweight problems. 50 million
are affected by wasting. Wasting is chronic thinness of the
body which is mainly due to poverty.
India announces 12 million dollar grant for high impact developmental projects in Pacific Island
countries.
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Only 2 out of 5 infants of breast fed. This is also a primary
cause for increased undernourished children
Japan has the least Infant Mortality Rate. In Japan no
packed lunches are allowed in schools. School lunches
are created by nutritionists and are provided in all schools
through out Japan. Each meal is designed to have 600 to
700 calories.
Japan has the lowest IMR. Out of children
that are under age 5, 14.42% are obese
or overweight. The US tops the UNICEF
ranking with 41.86%, followed by Italy
with 36.87% and France at 30.09%
India will host Interpol’s 91st General
Assembly in 2022 20 Oct' 19
I
ndia will host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022.
The announcement was made after a proposal in this regard
received the overwhelming support of member countries at
2019’s congregation held at Santinago in Chile on 19 October
2019. The proposal was given to Interpol Secretary General
Jürgen Stock by Union Home Minister Amit Shah when the two
met in New Delhi during Stock’s official visit (August 2019).
In the ongoing 88th Interpol General Assembly in Santiago,
Rishi Kumar Shukla, the director of Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) that represents Interpol in India as the
country’s national central bureau, moved the proposal which
was then put to vote. The CBI director was accompanied by
Delhi police commissioner Amulya Patnaik and Madhya
Pradesh police chief V K Singh at the general assembly. The
91st Interpol General Assembly, 2022 in India will be held as
part of celebrations of 75th anniversary of Indian Independence.
Earlier, Interpol (International Criminal Police Organisation)
had hosted general assembly, where representatives of all
member countries converge, in India in 1997.
Interpol is an international police cooperation organization
based in Lyon, France. The organisation has 194 member
states and 100 years of experience of international cooperation
in policing. It also has 90-million records spread across 17
databases with which it assist law enforcement agencies of
its member countries. Interpol is equipped with- incident
response teams, a worldwide network of NCBs (Narcotics
Control Bureau), command and control centre and secure
global data communication channel I-24/7 (Interpol’s
secure global police communications system through which
databases are accessed). The general assembly of Interpol is an
annual exercise hosted by its member countries. At the general
assembly the representatives discusses
and deliberates upon all major decisions
affecting general policy, working methods,
the resources needed for international
cooperation and finances.
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Burning Topics of the Month
Ecuador announces to PRAKASH Portal for
leave OPEC by 2020 due tracking coal supply to
to fiscal problems. power plants.
Family pension increased for the
central government employees dying
within 7 years of service 24 Sep' 19
T
he government has decided to hike the family pension
for central government employee who dies within 7
years of service from 30 percent to 50 percent. With
this, the family of the deceased employee will be eligible to
draw a family pension at an increased rate of 50 percent of
the last drawn pay for the next 10 years.
The central government felt that the need for enhanced family
pension is more in the case of a government employee who dies
early in his career, as his pay in the initial phase is much less.
The amendment will come into effect from October 1, 2019.
Eligibility
The families of government employees who passed before
completing seven years of service within 10 years before
October 1, 2019 will also be eligible for the enhanced
pension rate with effect from October 1.
The enhanced pension rates will apply to the families of all
government employees including the Central Armed Police
Forces personnel. The family pension will be paid at an enhance
pension rate of 50 percent of the last drawn pension for 10 years.
Earlier, families of government employees
who served for at least seven years received
50 percent of the last drawn pay as pension
and those who had served for less than
seven years were eligible to receive 30
percent of the last drawn pay.
Ecuador announces to leave OPEC by
2020 due to fiscal problems 04 Oct' 19
E
cuador, a South American country, announced to
leave Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) in 2020. The government of
The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta has won the IBSF World Snooker Team title at
32 MICA DECEMBER 2019
India receives first tranche
of Swiss account under
automatic framework.
& Many More...
Ecuador decided to
leave the 14-nation
group due to financial
problems in the
country.
The ministry of
Ecuador announced
that the government
will terminate OPEC
membership from January 1, 2020. Ecuador believes that
this decision will bring fiscal sustainability in the country.
According to the statement released by the Ecuador
government, the measure is a part of the government’s plan
to reduce public spending and generate new income.
Why Ecuador is leaving OPEC?  
## The country produces more than 5,54,000 barrels of
crude oil per day but Ecuador is struggling with liquidity
crunch due to big fiscal deficit and wide foreign debt.
## In February 2019, Ecuador reached the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) with a USD 4.2 billion deal.
## It allowed Ecuador to receive an immediate
disbursement of USD 652 million and opened the door
for an additional USD 6 billion in loans.
## Another reason is, Ecuador asked OPEC for more
production of crude oil, above its quota, but the
government never disclosed whether the OPEC had
responded to the request.
## The newly appointed government under the leadership
of Lenin Moreno has introduced more market-friendly
economic policies. The current government claims that
international debt grew under former leftist President
Rafael Correa.
Ecuador in OPEC
Ecuador joined the OPEC in 1973. It was an active member
of the bloc but facing fiscal challenges from the last few
Mandalay, Myanmar.
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years. Ecuador left the OPEC in 1992 first time due to huge ## All the reports in this portal are available in PDF and
membership fees and the organization's refusal to increase Excel format.
its product share but rejoined in 2007. Ecuador said that ## Reports like daily power plant status, plant exception
despite its decision to leave OPEC, it will continuously report, coal dispatch report and periodic power plant
support OPEC to stabilize the global oil market. status will be available in this portal.
What is OPEC? ## All the reports can also be represented graphically in
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries this portal.
(OPEC) is an intergovernmental organization of petroleum Top 10 Thermal Power Plants in India
exporting countries. It was founded on 10–14 September
1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela at Thermal Power Plant
State Capacity
the "Baghdad Conference". Name
Currently, OPEC organization has a total of 14 member Mundra Thermal Power
Gujarat 4620 MW
countries – Algeria, Angola, Congo, Ecuador, Guinea, Station
Gabon, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Vindhyachal Thermal Madhya
4260 MW
United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Power Station Pradesh
However, Qatar left the membership of Mundra Ultra Mega
OPEC on January 1, 2019, and Ecuador’s Gujarat 4150 MW
Power Plant
exit will bring the number of member states KSK Mahanadi Power
to 13 only. It’s headquartered at Vienna, Chhattisgarh 3600 MW
Project
Austria.
Jindal Tamnar Thermal
Chhattisgarh 3400 MW
PRAKASH Portal for tracking coal Power Plant
Tiroda Thermal Power
supply to power plants 05 Oct' 19 Maharashtra 3300 MW
Station

U
nion Minister Barh Super Thermal
Bihar 3300 MW
of Power Power Station
(Independent Talcher Super Thermal
Charge) Raj Kumar Odisha 3000 MW
Power Station
Singh and Coal, Mines
Sipat Thermal Power
and Parliamentary Chhattisgarh 2980 MW
Plant
Affairs Minister
Prahlad Joshi jointly NTPC Dadri Uttar Pradesh 2637 MW
launched 'PRAKASH ## This portal is designed for mapping the coal supply
- Power Rail Koyla chain for power plants.
Availability through Supply Harmony’ Portal. It was launched ## PRAKASH portal will provide information about coal
for better coordination among the Indian Railways, ministries stocks in the mine, the quantity of coal and
of power and coal for coal supply to power plants. availability of coal in the power station.
The PRAKASH portal will help all the stakeholders to ## Proper availability of coal will be
monitor coal supply right from coal mines to transportation. ensured and the report can be used for
Government is expecting that this project will ensure the betterment in thermal power plants.
adequate availability of coal supply at thermal power plants.
The portal was developed because it was observed that RBI fourth Bi-monthly Monetary Policy
several issues were there like scattered information, lack Highlights 05 Oct' 19

of coordination among various organizations, data was
not coming on time etc. All these problems were creating
difficulties in decision making.
About PRAKASH Portal
## The PRAKASH (Power Rail Koyla Availability through
Supply Harmony’ Portal) has been developed by NTPC.
T
o keep the public and market sentiment high, RBI
in its fourth bi-monthly monetary policy statement
for 2019-20 has cut the Repo rate by 25 bps to 5.15
percent. Subsequently, the Reverse Repo rate reduced to
4.9 percent. This is the fifth consecutive time that the RBI
has reduced the repo rate in 2019. The RBI has also reduced

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the GDP growth forecast from 6.9 percent to 6.1 percent for
the current fiscal year 2019-20.
RBI’s six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC),
headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, announced
RBi’s fourth bi-monthly monetary policy for 2019-20 on
October 4, 2019 after a three-day-long meeting. All the six
members of the MPC voted unanimously to change the
policy rates and MPC stance.
Following are the 10 key highlights of RBI’s fourth bi-
monthly monetary policy statement for 2019-20:
1. Repo rate and reverse repo rate: The repo rate has been
cut by 25 bps to 5.15 percent. The reverse repo rate
has been cut by 4.9 percent. The bank rate continues to
stand at 5.4 percent.
2. The MPC will continue with its accommodative
stance, which it had adopted during the second bi-
monthly policy 2019-20, departing from its earlier
neutral stance. The accommodative stance will remain
as long as necessary to revive growth while ensuring
inflation remains within target.
3. GDP growth forecast: The GDP growth forecast
has been cut from 6.9 percent to 6.1 percent for the
ongoing fiscal year 2019-20.
4. CPI: The Consumer price inflation (CPI) forecast has
been retained for the second half of the fiscal year
2019-20 at 3.5-4 percent.
5. Weak rural and urban demand: The MPC noted that
the slump in real GDP growth in Q2 was followed
by weaker demand. The committee highlighted that
the government has announced several measures in
the last two months to revive demand. Overall, the
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das stated that the global
economy has lost momentum.
6. Inflation: Households expect inflation to rise by 40
basis points over a 3-month ahead horizon and 20 basis
points over a one-year ahead horizon.
7. Global economy loses momentum: The RBI said that
the September 2019 inflation expectations survey
indicates that households expect inflation to rise by
40bps over a 3-month ahead horizon and 20bps over a
one-year ahead horizon.
8. Agriculture: The RBI said that agriculture in India
is well-positioned to lead the recovery in domestic
demand. Vegetable prices, however, may continue to
remain elevated in the coming months but are likely to
moderate as winter supplies enter the market.
9. Manufacturing and construction sector activities
looked up in August.
34 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Former French President (1995-2007) Jacques Chirac passed away aged 86.
10. Surplus Liquidity: The RBI noted that the liquidity
remained in surplus during August and September
despite the expansion in the currency in circulation.
In conclusion, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das assured that
the Indian banking sector remains sound and stable and
that there is no reason for unnecessary panic. On the PMC
Bank issue, the RBI governor stated that as soon as the
issue was brought into the notice of RBI, the apex court
took immediate corrective action. He further added that
one such incident cannot be used to generalize the whole
cooperative banking sector.
The RBI also announced that it will allow
all domestic banks to offer foreign exchange
prices to NRIs for free at all times, either
by a domestic sales team or through their
overseas branches.
FSSAI ‘Trans-Fat Free’ logo launched
to boost Eat Right India Movement
05 Oct' 19
F
ood Safety
& Standards
Authority of
India (FSSAI)’s new
“Trans Fat-Free”
logo was launched
on October 4, 2019
by the Union Health
Minister Dr Harsh
Vardhan. The Trans Fat-Free logo has been launched as a
part of the FSSAI’s movement against the Trans-Fats, the
worst among all other fats that pose high health risks. Food
sector establishments such as manufacturers and restaurants
which produce foods with less than 0.2g/100g trans fat can
use this “Trans-fat free” logo on their products and at their
outlets as well. The new FSSAI logo was launched during
the 8th International Chefs’ Conference held on October
4 itself and saw the presence of individuals from the food
sector, industry associations, famous chefs and nutrition
experts. The conference highlighted the required need to
eliminate the use of Trans Fats in food items.
The Trans Fat-Free logo provides a boost to the ‘Eat Right
India’ movement of FSSAI. The Eat Right India movement
is inspired by the vision of PM Narendra Modi for a ‘New
India’ by 2022 which is healthier with proper nutrition
and social security. Considering that the food plays an
important role in ensuring good health, FSSAI pledged to
eliminate the Trans Fats from food supplements through its
‘Eat Right India’ movement.

Chefs 4 Trans Fat-Free
During the Conference, over 1000 Chefs pledged to use
oils that are free from Trans Fats in their recipes under
the slogan ‘Chefs 4 Trans Fat-Free’ launched by Dr Harsh
Vardhan. The Minister also launched the brochure and
manifesto for chefs to prepare Trans-Fat Free food.
‘Green Purple’ logo
On the same occasion, Dr Harsh Vardhan released the logo
of the Green Purple initiative that is in line with the trans-
fat free food. The Green Purple programme certifies the
chefs by guiding them on sustainable cooking methods and
food safety legal requirements. This 6-month programme
teaches trans-fat free cooking by using less sodium (salt).
What are Trans Fats?
Trans-fats are present in vegetable fats such as Ghee and
margarine. The foods which are fried and baked happen
to contain the Trans-fat. The Industrial trans-fats are
produced when hydrogen is added to the vegetable oils to
make them thick with an aim to increase the shelf life of
packaged foods. Increased consumption of trans-fats leads
to increase in the levels of LDL-cholesterol, which poses
cardiovascular disease risks.
FSSAI is working hard to reduce the production of trans
fatty acids to less than 2 per cent by 2022. All the efforts
of the FSSAI are in line with the objective of ‘India@75;
Freedom from Trans Fats’. The FSSAI
targets Trans Fats elimination from India by
2022. On the other hand, the World Health
Organisation (WHO) aims to eliminate
Trans Fats from food supplies worldwide
by 2023.
India receives first tranche of Swiss
account under automatic framework
07 Oct' 19
I
ndia has won a major battle against black money
by having its hand on account details of Indians
in Switzerland. In the first tranche of information,
Switzerland has shared bank account details with the
Indian government under the AEOI (Automatic Exchange
of Information) framework.
The Federal tax administration (FDA) of Switzerland has
exchanged account details information with 75 countries
including India. This is the first time when Switzerland
has shared financial details about the active and closed
accounts during 2018 under the AEOI framework. The next
tranche of information would take place between India and
Switzerland in September next year.
Infosys Wins UN Global Climate Action Award for 'Carbon Neutral Now' for its dedicated efforts towards
climate change action.
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An AEOI framework provides cooperation between tax
authorities across countries. It also provides information
about the OECD and Global Forum on Transparency and
Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in the area of
the automatic exchange of information.
Earlier, in a bid to combat black money deposited in Swiss
banks, India and Switzerland had signed an agreement in
December 2017 that allowed automatic sharing of tax-
related information from January 2018. The agreement
paved the way for both countries to start collecting
and sharing data on the global norm in 2018 and start
exchanging it from 2019 onwards.
These exchanges of account details would give us the
information about the money that has been stashed away in
Swiss bank accounts by Indians. Till now, the Swiss bank
were governed by the rules of secrecy. However, after huge
pressure from all over the world has resulted in Switzerland
giving up on the tough local secrecy clauses.
As per the Zurich-based Swiss National Bank (SNB)
report 2018, money deposited by Indians in Swiss Banks
increased by 50% in 2017 over the previous year after the
consecutive decline for three years.
Banking secrecy is an agreement between the customer
or account holder and the bank that all
the activities would remain secure, safe,
private and confidential. This secrecy is
mostly prevalent in Switzerland among
other countries like Singapore, Hong Kong,
Cayman Islands.
Union Cabinet doubles honorarium
for ASHA workers 10 Oct' 19
T
he Union Cabinet has approved the proposal
to double the honorariums for ASHA workers
to Rs 2000 per month. Earlier, the honorarium
amount was Rs 1000 per month. This was announced
by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar during a press
briefing after the Union Cabinet sitting. The Union
Cabinet was led by PM Narendra Modi. The hike in
the honorarium from Rs 1000 to Rs 2000 per month
is expected to benefit around 10 lakh ASHA workers
across the country.
Besides this, Javadekar announced that the central
government has also decided to provide other benefits
to ASHA workers. The Government would be setting up
around 40,000 wellness centres in the country under the
Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
ASHA or Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) are
community health workers, who have been trained to work
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as an interface between the public health system and the
community. They were instituted as a part of the national
rural health mission under the government’s health and
family welfare ministry. ASHA workers are posted in
villages across the country. The government aims to
provide every village with a trained ASHA health worker.
In September 2018, the Union Government had
announced a hike in remuneration for ASHA and
Anganwadi workers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
had announced that the government would be doubling
the routine incentives given to the ASHA
workers. PM Modi had also announced
that all ASHA workers and their helpers
would be given free insurance cover
under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima
Yojana and Suraksha Bima Yojana.
World Bank: South Asia Economic
Focus, 2019 13 Oct' 19
T
he World Bank
released its
South Asia
Economic Focus,
2019. The report says
that Bangladesh and
Nepal are growing
faster than India.
However, it assured
that India is still a fast-growing economy. India is relatively
hit hard by the recent global economic slowdown. The report
is titled “Exports Wanted” highlighting the export potential of
the South Asian region being not used to the fullest.
Key findings of the report: India
The projected growth of India in 2019 according to the report
is 6%. However, India is expected to recover gradually.
The report said that the growth rate of India will reach
6.9% in 2021 and 7.2% in 2022.
In 2016-17, the growth rate of India was 8.2% In 2017-18, the
growth rate was 7.2% In 2018-19, the growth rate was 6.8%.
The domestic demand (the major driver of growth rate in
India according to the report) of the India has slipped.
The private consumption is growing at the rate of 3.1%. It was
7.3% last year. The manufacturing growth dropped to below
1% in the second quarter as compared to 10% last year.
The reason for the drop down is mainly due to the global
slowdown in their investments
The industrial output growth increased to 6.9% due to
increase in construction and manufacturing activities
To promote innovation, 2nd edition of Singapore - India Hackathon will be organised at IIT Madras,
36 MICA DECEMBER 2019
The growth in agricultural sector and service sector was
2.9% and 7.5% respectively
The Current Account Deficit of India widened from 1.8%
in last year to 2.1% this year 80% of the causes of the
economic slowdown is coming from international causes.
Key findings of the report :
South Asia remains the fastest growing region in the world,
despite of the report’s estimation of growth in South Asia
to fall to 5.(% in 2019.
The exports growth of South Asia accelerates and import
growth is slowing. The growth of imports has declined
by 15 to 20% in the region. Under these circumstances
the GDP growth is expected to accelerate South Asian
countries are exporting only a third of their potential
The growth rate of South Asia was 7.7% in 2016, 7.2% in
2017 and 6.9% in 2018 Among all the countries India and
Sri Lanka showed the lowest growth rates
Foreign Exchange reserves declined in South Asian region
Food inflation decelerated in the region. It was stable
around 3%. The prices fell mainly due to good harvests.
Country wise growth rates
In Nepal, the GDP growth is projected to be 6.5%. The growth
will be backed by construction activities, tourist arrivals and
higher public spending In Afghanistan the growth is expected
to reach 3%. It will be mainly due to improved farming
conditions and assuming political stability after elections.
In Sri Lanka the growth is expected to soften to 2.7% in
2019. IF supported by recovering investment and exports,
political uncertainty dissipated and tackling security
challenges the growth is projected to reach 3.3% in 2020
India had benefited greatly under the GSP – Generalized
System of Preferences that gave 2,00 products duty free
access to the US. Around 5.7 billion USD worth goods
were covered under GSP in 2017. In 2019, the US
withdrew its GSP following the market access strategy to
open India’s market for US products.
India – Pakistan trade tensions
The MFN – Most Favored Nation status was withdrawn
after the Pulwama attack.
The custom duties on all goods imported from Pakistan was
raised to 200%. It is expected that Pakistan will retaliate
imposing tariffs on Indian goods.
Trade war between China and USA
The garment industry of Bangladesh has
benefited immensely from the ongoing
trade tensions between China and USA.
Chennai from Sep 28 to 29.
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IMF World Economic Outlook, 2019 RIL becomes first Indian company to
Released 16 Oct' 19 hit Rs. 9 lakh crore m-cap

T
he World
19 Oct' 19

M
Economic u k e s h
Outlook is a
Ambani-
biennial report that is
released in April and led Oil-
October. According to-telecom major
the report released Reliance Industries
recently on October (RIL) has become
15, 2019, the global the first company in
economy is at its India to hit the market
slowest pace of growth at 3%. This is a serious climb down capitalisation (m-cap)
from 3.8% in 2017. of Rs.9 lakh crore.
Highlights
RIL was also the first company to reach Rs.8 lakh crore
The Global growth rate is projected to improve to 3.4% by mark in August 2018. IT giant Tata Consultancy Services
2020. (TCS) was at a distant second with a m-cap of Rs.7.66 lakh
The growth of advanced economies is projected to slow crore. It was the also second company to reach Rs.8 lakh
down by 1.7%. crore mark.
The emerging and developing economies are projected to Highlights
experience a growth pick up from 3.9% in 2019 to 4.6%
in 2020. On 18 October 2019, the market-cap of Reliance
The report downgraded India’s growth projections to 6.1% Industries (RIL) stood at Rs.9.03 lakh crore when the
in 2019 and 7% in 2020. stock traded at Rs.1,428, up 2% on the BSE SENSEX,
ahead of its September quarter earnings. This rise
According to the report, China is projected to grow at 6.1%
in 2019 and 5.8% in 2020. in share price helped the company reach the news
milestone.
The trade volume reached the lowest since 2012.
In 2007, RIL was the first Indian company to hit $100
It reduced by 1% since 2012.
billion mark in market-cap.
About half of the economic slow down comes from
shallower recessions in stressed emerging markets like RIL also became first domestic firm to cross Rs.8 lakh
Argentina, Turkey, Iran crore mark in terms of market valuation in August 2018.
In calendar 2019, the stock has climbed 28% so far. RIL
Higher tariffs and prolonged uncertainty in the trade
policy are the major reasons for dented investment and now aims to double the revenue of energy-to-telecom
the slowdown in the growth. This is very well seen in the behemoth, riding on retail and telecom segments by
effects of trade wars and imposed sanctions. 2025.
The automobile industry is contracting mainly due to the Market capitalisation (m-cap) is calculated by
disruptions from new standard emission multiplying total number of company’s
standards. This predominantly has effect in outstanding shares by the current
China. market price of one share. The market-
Trade barriers and geopolitical tensions like cap figure of listed companies changes
Brexit is hampering investment, confidence daily with stock price movement.
and growth.

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Burning Topics of the Month

Sultan of Johor Cup World Youth Chess

PT Usha conferred IAAF
2019: Great Britain beats Championship 2019
Veteran Pin Award.
India. concludes in Mumbai.

& Many More...

Award. IAAF Veteran
World Wrestling Championship 2019
Pin Award is given
concludes in Nursultan 23 Sep' 19 to those players who

I
ndia concluded
its run at the
World Wrestling
Championships 2019
in Nur-Sultan with
its best-ever haul of 5
medals that included
1 silver and 4 bronze
medals. India’s Rahul
Aware added the final medal by winning bronze in the 61kg
event. Deepak Punia had to settle for silver after pulling out
of his title bout. Rahul Aware won the bronze medal after
defeating America’s Tyler Lee Graff by 11-4. Aware was
fighting for the bronze medal after losing his semi-final bout
to Georgia’s Beko Lomtadze by 6-10 in a close contest.
India’s hopes for its second-ever gold at the World Wrestling
Championships sunk when Deepak Punia pulled out of his
title bout to settle for silver due to an ankle injury that he
sustained during his semifinal bout. Deepak is the fourth
Indian wrestler to secure his place at the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics. The other Indian medal winners at the World
Wrestling Championships 2019 included Bajrang Punia,
Ravi Dahiya and Vinesh Phogat, who all secured a bronze
medal each. Bajrang Punia defeated Mongolia's Tulga
Ochir by 8-7 to win the bronze in the 65kg
freestyle category. Ravi Kumar Dahiya, who
participated in the World Championships
for the first time, also won bronze after a
tremendous show of his attacking instincts.
have made matchless
contributions to
athletics. In 52nd
conference of IAAF,
PT Usha was awarded
this award for her
contributions to the sports. IAAF president Sebastian Coe
presented IAAF Veteran Pin Award to PT Usha.
PT Usha was honoured with this prestigious award during
the 52nd Congress of the IAAF held in Qatar on 24
September. She is famous for her stellar performance in
the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She reached the final of
the 400 m hurdles at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 but
missed the bronze medal by a hundredth of a second.
About PT Usha
## PT Usha was born on 27 June 1964. An athletics coach
O.M. Nambiar was the first person who recognized the
talent of PT Usha in 1976.
## In 1978, she won 14 medals in Kerala State College
meet and won multiple medals at 1979 National Games.
## PT Usha won 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles at the 1986
Asian Games at Seoul. She is known as ‘Payyoli Express’.
## She also won five gold medals in 1985
Asian Games in Jakarta.
## She received the Arjuna Award in
1983. Two years later in 1985, she was
also awarded the Padma Shri.

PT Usha conferred IAAF Veteran Pin Deepak Punia ranked world’s best
Award 26 Sep' 19 wrestler 30 Sep' 19

P D
T Usha, India's former athlete and Olympian, has been eepak Punia has been ranked world number one in
awarded the prestigious International International 86 kg category in the latest rankings issued by the
Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Veteran Pin International Wrestling Federation. Bajrang Punia,
The UAE's Hazzaa AlMansoori has become the first Arab astronaut to reach the International Space
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on the other hand, lost Jadeja is only behind off-spinner R Ashwin who took 37
his top rank in the test matches to enter the 200-wicket club. Jadeja reached
65kg category. the feat in 44 tests. Veteran Indian spinners, Harbhajan
Deepak Punia Singh and Anil Kumble had taken 46 and 47 matches
won silver in the respectively to reach the milestone.
World Wrestling Jadeja also became the fastest left-arm
Championship, after bowler to take 200 wickets, ahead of Sri
he pulled out of the Lanka's Rangana Herath (47), Australia's
final bout due to an Mitchell Johnson (49) and Mitchell Starc
ankle injury. Punia is the current junior world champion (50) and Pakistan’s Wasim Akram who
and this was his first senior World Championship. He took 51 matches to reach the milestone.
became the only fifth Indian to reach the finals at the senior
World Championships. Harmanpreet Kaur becomes first
Deepak Punia is also one of the four Indian wrestlers to have Indian cricketer to reach 100 T20
secured their place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. He International matches 05 Oct' 19

H
currently has 82 points, four more than the previously top-
ranked wrestler, Hasan Yazdani from Iran. armanpreet
Kaur, Indian
However, Bajrang Punia, who entered the Wrestling World
women's
Championship with the top rank, dropped to the second
cricket captain,
spot after losing his semi-final bout and settling for bronze.
became India's first
He currently has 63 points and Russia's Gadzhimurad
cricketer to play 100
Rashidov, who won gold in Nur Sultan, is the new world
T20 Internationals.
number one in 65kg category.
Harmanpreet achieved
In other categories, Ravi Dahiya entered the top 5 ranking this feat in the sixth and
list in the 57 kg category, while Rahul Aware was pushed to final T20 International against South Africa at Surat.
the second rank with his bronze in the World Championship.
Harmanpreet Kaur is the first Indian to achieve this
In women's rankings, Vinesh Phogat, who also won bronze feat in both the female and male categories. Mahendra
in the World Championship, gained four places to be ranked Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who have the same 98
second in the 53 kg category. Seema Bisla dropped to rank 3 in matches registered in their names, appear second after
the 50kg category, while Pooja Dhanda is ranked five in 59kg her.
category. Manju Kumari is world no.3 in the 40kg category.
Harmanpreet Kaur at 100 T20s
Currently, four Indian wrestlers have qualified
for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in their ## Harmanpreet Kaur is among 10 women players
respective weight categories. The wrestlers who have played more than 100 T20 international
include Deepak Punia, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh matches.
Phogat and Ravi Kumar Dahiya. ## Australia’s Ellyse Perry and New Zealand’s Suzie
Bates are on the top of the list with 111 international
Ravindra Jadeja second fastest Indian matches.
to take 200 Test wickets 05 Oct' 19 ## Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan’s Bisman Maroof

R
avindra Jadeja along with West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor have played
has become 100 international T20s.
the second ## Only Shoaib Malik (111) has played more than 100
fastest Indian to T20 Internationals so far in men’s T20s. However, he
take 200 wickets in has already announced retirement, only
Test cricket. Jadeja Rohit Sharma can break his record.
achieved the feat when
he bowled out Dean ## Women cricket team coach WV Raman
Elgar during the Day 3 presented her a special cap that had
of India’s first test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. ‘100’ engraved on the side.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the withdrawal limit for crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra
Co-operative (PMC) Bank's customers from the earlier `1,000 to `10,000 for six months.
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Rohit Sharma sets the record of
hitting most number of sixes in a
single test 07 Oct' 19
R
ohit Sharma
in his maiden
test as an
opener became the
sixth Indian to score
a century in both
the innings during
India’s opening test
against South Africa
at Vishakhapatnam. India won the test by 203 runs after
South Africa was dismissed for just 191 runs in their second
innings on the fifth day of the test.
Rohit Sharma became the 6th India to score a century in
each innings of a test after legendary Indian cricketers
including Sunil Gavaskar (thrice), Rahul Dravid (twice),
Vijay Hazare and Indian skipper Virat Kohli and teammate
Ajinkya Rahane. Rohit Sharma also set the record of hitting
the most number of sixes in a single test. Rohit Sharma hit
13 sixes in India’s first test against South Africa, including
6 sixes in the first inning and 7 sixes in the second innings.
Sharma surpassed Pakistan’s Wasim Akram, who had held
the record previously with 12 sixes in a single test match.
The record was set during Pakistan vs Zimbabwe in 1996/97.
India’s previous best sixes record in Tests was held by Navjot
Sidhu, who had hit eight sixes against Sri Lanka in 1993/94.
Rohit with his total of 303 runs also made the record of
scoring the maximum runs in his maiden test as an opener.
The previous record was held by Tillakaratne Dilshan, who
made 215 runs in his maiden test as an opener against New
Zealand in 2009. Rohit also became the first player to score
a century in each innings of his maiden Test as an opener.
Rohit Sharma also became the first cricketer to score over
50 runs in seven consecutive innings in India. The previous
record of 50-plus score in six consecutive
innings was jointly held by former West
Indies player Everton Weekes, India’s Rahul
Dravid and Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower.
Sharma’s score in the last 7 innings includes
82, 51*, 102*, 65, 50*, 176 and 127.
World Youth Chess Championship 2019
concludes in Mumbai 13 Oct' 19
T
he World Youth Chess Championship concluded
in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 12 October 2019.
India ended the World Youth Chess Championship
Pocket HRMS bags the 'Best HR Software' Award for its contribution in revolutionizing the HR
40 MICA DECEMBER 2019
by bagging 7 medals including 1 gold and 3 silver and 3
bronze medals. Only the Under-16 Girls category proved to
be elusive for India in the chess championship. The 14 year
old R Praggnanandhaa of India emerged as unconquered
king in World Youth Chess Championship by claiming the
coveted gold in Under-18 Open category.
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess
competition for boys and girls under the age of 8, 10, 12,
14, 16 and 18. Every year 12 world champions are crowned.
Winners of World Youth Chess Championship 2019:
U18 Open: Praggnanandhaa R. (INDIA) 9.0; Shant
Sargsyan (ARMENIA) 8.5; Artur Davtyan (ARM) 8.0
U18 Girls: Polina Shuvalova (RUSSIA) 8.5; Vantika
Agrawal (INDIA) 8.0; Alexandra Obolentseva (RUSSIA)
7.5
U16 Open: Rudik Makarian (RUSSIA) 8.5; Stefan
Pogosyan (RUSSIA) 8.0; Aronyak Ghosh (INDIA) 8.0
U16 Girls: Leya Garifullina (RUSSIA) 8.5; Nurgali
Nazerke (Kazakhstan) 8.5; Anousha Mahdian (IRI) 8.0
U14 Open: Aydin Suleymanli (Azerbaijan) 9.0; Srihari L
R (INDIA) 8.0; Sreeshwan Maralakshikari
(INDIA) 8.0
U14 Girls: Meruert Kamalidenova
(Kazakhstan) 8.5; Divya Deshmukh
(INDIA) 8.0; Rakshitta Ravi (INDIA) 8.0
Women’s World Boxing
Championships 2019 13 Oct' 19
A
IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2019
was hosted by Ulan-Ude, Russia from 3 to 13
October 2019. The best female boxers in the world
competed in 11th edition of the female elite competition
for the most prestigious boxing titles in word. Around
224 competitors from 57 nations participated. The AIBA
Women’s World Boxing Championships will be returning
to Russia after 2005 when the city of Podolsk hosted the
tournament. India’s Performance India’s Debutant Manju
Rani (48kg) scripted history as she became the first Indian
woman boxer in 18 years to enter the finals of Women’s
World Boxing Championship in her maiden appearance.
She stormed to the finals of World Boxing Championships
in Russia with a win 4-1 win over her opponent Chuthamat
Raksat of Thailand. In the finals she won silver medal
after going down 1-4 against the host nation’s second-
seeded boxer Ekaterinal Paltceva. Other three Indian
pugilists, includes- Mary Kom, Jamuna Boro and Lovlina
Borgohain M C Mary Kom lost her semi-final bout against
Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey and won bronze medal in
ecosystem.

51 kg category. India’s Debutante Jamuna Boro also had
to content with a bronze medal (in 54kg
semifinal) after she lost to Huang Hsiao-
Wen of Chinese Taipei with an unanimous
5:0. Lovlina Borgohain won bronze in
69kg after losing in semifinal to Yang Liu
of China.
Sourav Ganguly is the new BCCI
President 16 Oct' 19
F
ormer Indian
cricket captain
Sourav Ganguly
has been unanimously
nominated as the new
President of the Board
of Control for Cricket
in India, BCCI.
Besides Ganguly,
BCCI members have also unanimously selected Jay Shah as
Secretary and Arun Dhumal as Treasurer. All these candidates
are expected to be elected unopposed at the Board's Annual
General Meeting to be held on 23rd of this month.
At an informal meeting in Mumbai, all the affiliated units
of the BCCI finalised the names of the new office-bearers.
A consensus between the state units of BCCI was built for
former India captain and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB)
President Sourav Ganguly as the front runner for the post of
BCCI president. 47-year-old Ganguly was the chairman of the
BCCI technical committee and has been a media personality
for many years. Jay Shah is the son of Union Home Minister
Amit Shah while Dhumal is the younger brother of MoS
Finance and former BCCI president Anurag Thakur.
Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (born 8 July 1972),
affectionately known as Dada (meaning "elder brother"
in Bengali), is an Indian cricket commentator and former
cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. Currently,
he is the President of the Editorial Board with Wisden
India. During his playing career, Ganguly established
himself as one of the world's leading batsmen and also
one of the greatest captains of the Indian national cricket
team. Ganguly is one of the four members of the Indian
Premier League's Governing Council, responsible for all
the functions of the tournament. He was appointed by the
Supreme Court in January 2016. He is also a member of
Technical Committee, Indian Premier League.
Records and achievements
The only cricketer to win four consecutive man of the
match awards in One Day Internationals.
The Delhi High Court launched an official mobile application for providing digital access of its
services to lawyers and litigants.
SPORTS
The eighth highest run-scorer in ODI history and second
among the Indians, with 11,363 runs. He holds the record for
registering the highest individual score by any batsman in an
ICC Champions Trophy final(117). He was also the first player
to score 3 centuries in the history of ICC Champions Trophy.
The second fastest batsman to reach 9,000 ODI runs after
AB De Villiers of South Africa who broke Ganguly's record
in 2017. One of the only five cricketers to have achieved the
unique treble of 10,000 runs, 100 wickets & 100 catches in
ODI cricket. His Test batting average never went below 40.
Has the highest individual score by an Indian batsman (183)
in the Cricket World Cup. One of the 14 cricketers in the
world to have played 100 or more Tests and 300 or more
ODIs. India's most successful Test captain
overseas, winning 11 out of 28 matches that
he led.
Sourav Ganguly is the only batsman to score
a century on debut and to be dismissed first
ball in his final Test innings.
Sultan of Johor Cup 2019: Great
Britain beats India 20 Oct' 19
G
reat Britain has won the final of men’s Sultan of
Johor Cup hockey tournament by beating India
with 2-1. The tournament was held at Johor Bahru
in Malaysia. The Indian junior men’s hockey team suffered
defeat as Great Britain scored 20 seconds before full-time.
Great Britain was this years’ defending country after they
were crowned champions in 2018.
Highlights
In their road to final, Great Britain had scored just 8 goals
in comparison to India’s 23 but the 2018 title-holders have
conceded just 5, while India conceded as many as a 12
goals in 5 matches. Top scorer(s)– India Shilanand Lakra (5
goals). With five goals to his name, India’s Shilanand Lakra
has been one of the standout performers and remained the
highest scorer of tournament.
Best player- Japan Kosei Kawabe
Sultan of Johor Cup is an international men’s under–21
field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It started in 2011
and this year is the ninth edition of Sultan of Johor Cup. So
far, five teams have emerged victorious. Great Britain is the
most successful team now having won the tournament thrice
(2015, 2018 2019), followed India (2013 and 2014) and
Australia who have all won the tournament
twice. In 2019 edition, 6 teams competed in
the tournament (including the host nation),
namely- India, Australia, Great Britain,
Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand.
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Burning Topics of the Month

NASA Launches ICON ISRO Reusable Launch

Government launches
Mission to Study Earth's Vehicle to land in
green crackers.
Ionosphere. Karnataka.

& Many More...

The National Capital Territory of Delhi had witnessed very

Government launches green crackers
poor levels of air quality after Diwali last year.
06 Oct' 19
Under the Supreme Court order, the green crackers can’t be

T
he Council loud beyond a limit and have to be free of arsenic, barium
of Scientific and mercury. The crackers also have to be approved by
and Industrial the Petroleum and Explosives Safety
Research (CSIR), Organisation (PESO).
India has developed The Supreme Court had allowed the
green crackers, which bulk manufacture of green crackers from
are new and improved May 2019, after CSIR got some samples
formulations of the approved by the PESO.
previous sound-
emitting crackers and other fireworks. The development of NASA Launches ICON Mission to
green crackers is aimed at reducing pollution and health risks.
Study Earth's Ionosphere 12 Oct' 19

T
The announcement was made by the Health and Family
Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan during a press conference he National
in New Delhi on October 5, 2019. The Health Minister Aeronautics
displayed some of the green crackers including flower pots, and Space
pencils, sparklers and chakkar. The new and environmental- Administration (NASA)
friendly version of crackers has been made available in the launched a satellite
market for sellers and consumers, ahead of the popular ICON to detect dynamic
Indian festival, Diwali. zones of Earth’s
Ionosphere. At the same
The green crackers are eco-friendly firecrackers that have
time, it has to find the
been developed keeping in mind the pollution hazard and
link between space and earth's weather. This NASA’s ICON
health risks, which the regular firecrackers pose. According
mission started with a delay of two years.
to the Health Minister, the environmental-friendly crackers
will not only help keep the traditional Indian festivities and The satellite Ionosphere Connection Explorer (ICON) was
celebrations intact but will also provide a livelihood to the launched from an aircraft with Pegasus rocket over the
millions of homes, which are dependent on the sale and Atlantic Ocean near the Florida coast.
manufacture of fireworks. The new formulations of the green About ICON Mission
crackers were developed based on the suggestions of the
## The ICON satellite will study the Earth’s Ionosphere.
Supreme Court. Almost 230 MoUs and 165 non-disclosure
It includes various layers of the uppermost atmosphere
agreements (NDAs) were signed with firework manufacturers.
where free electrons flow freely. It affects Earth’s
The Supreme Court had banned the sale, use and manufacture magnetic field and radio communications.
of crackers that weren’t green in October 2018 due to concerns
## The scientists will be able to understand the link
regarding the rising pollution levels. The apex court had also
between space and the earth's weather with this study.
restricted the time to burst crackers during Diwali.

42 MICA DECEMBER 2019 Japan Launches “World’s Biggest Transport Space Ship” For Space Station.

## The ICON mission is the 39th successful launch and
satellite deployment by Pegasus rocket.
## This mission is operated by the University of
California. It was originally planned to launch in late
2017 but delayed due to the problems with the Pegasus
XL rocket.
## Ionosphere Connection Explorer (ICON) is equipped
with 780-watt solar arrays to power the instruments.
## ICON has designed as a two year’s mission but if all
goes well according to the plan, it will last for more
than a decade.
## Four instruments have been sent along with ICON.
One of these instruments will measure wind speed and
temperature, one will measure the speed of ions and
two others will observe light emitted from the ion by
ultraviolet cameras.
What is Ionosphere?
It is an active part of the Earth’s atmosphere. The ionosphere
lies between 80 to 400 Km above the mesosphere. It
contains electrically charged particles, which are called ions
and hence it is known as the ionosphere. Radio waves sent
by Earth return to Earth through its layers. The temperature
starts increasing as the height increases
right from the Ionosphere. The amount of
ionization in the ionosphere, the height
and thickness of the layers, the number of
particles located in and the independent
electrons, generally grows and shrinks.
ISRO Reusable Launch Vehicle to land
in Karnataka 16 Oct' 19
T
he Reusable
Launch Vehicle
Program was
launched by ISRO
in 2016. It aims to
cut down the launch
cost by reusing the
spacecraft. So far,
the RLV (Reusable
Launch Vehicle) has been tested over water. For the first
time, ISRO will test in land.
The RLV will function as a space shuttle that will carry a
payload to space and glide back to the earth. While returning,
it is to land like a normal aircraft. The landing of the RLV is to
be tested at Challakere in Chitradurga district in Karnataka.
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SCIENCE
The Aeronautical Test Range has 2.2 km runway. The RLV
will be dropped from a helicopter. The test is critical to
India’s Human Space Flight program – Gaganyaan.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is finally
following in the footsteps of NASA and SpaceX by
developing a space program for Reusable Launch Vehicles
(RLV) which it has been testing since 2016.
The RLV program aims to cut down on launch costs by,
well, reusing the spacecraft. ISRO's current project appears
to be using a hybrid design that sits somewhere between
NASA's now-shuttered Space Shuttle program and
SpaceX's reusable rockets.
India's RLV includes a Space Shuttle-like craft that could
feature an air-breathing ramjet engine. This craft will take
a payload to space and then glide back to Earth, landing
like a normal aircraft, much like the Space Shuttle. The
rocket that will take this shuttle to orbit will return to
Earth much like Musk's Falcon 9 rockets. It will return
under its own power and make a landing on a floating
platform out at sea.
The first demonstration of the rocket's concept was tested
on 23 May  2016, when ISRO carried  out its 'Hypersonic
Flight Experiment'  of a two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO), fully-
reusable rocket.
Four aspects of the vehicle are to be tested:
hypersonic flight, tested in the hypersonic flight experiment
(HEX)
autonomous landing, to be tested in the landing experiment
(LEX)
powered cruise flight
hypersonic flight with air-breathing propulsion, to be tested
in the scramjet propulsion experiment (SPEX)
ISRO plans to recover and reuse two stages of the rocket.
To recover the first stage, ISRO will use a similar principle
to SpaceX's Falcon 9 boosters, whereby the rocket is
programmed to land on a pad in the sea after launch.
For the second stage of the rocket, ISRO plans to test an
advanced version of the RLV, tested in
2016, in an advanced test in June or July
2019. The rocket will be controlled by
ISRO engineers after launch to land on an
airstrip, after which it will be used again
for a second launch.
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NEWS BITES MISCELLANEOUS
Burning Topics of the Month
India moves up four places to 44
in World Digital Competitiveness
Ranking 2019.
India moves up four places to 44
in World Digital Competitiveness
Ranking 2019 27 Sep' 19
I
ndia has risen by four places to be ranked 44th in
the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
2019 (WDCR). In 2018, India was ranked at the 48th
position and its position this year has improved overall in
all factors including future readiness in exploring more
digital technologies, knowledge and technology.
India’s biggest improvement in 2019 was in the technology
sub-factor level, where it held the first position in
telecommunications investment.
The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures
the capacity of countries to develop, adopt and explore
digital technologies, which transform business models,
government practices and society in general.
The Index ranks the countries based on the following
three factors:
1. Knowledge: The capacity to understand and learn new
technologies.
2. Technology: The competence to develop new digital
innovations.
3. Future readiness:  The preparedness for the coming
developments.
Top 5 countries in World Digital Competitiveness
Ranking 2019
1. United States 2. Singapore 3. Sweden
4. Denmark 5. Switzerland
World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019: Key
Highlights
## The top 5 countries in the 2019 Digital Competitiveness
index did not change this year. The US continued to
top the rankings list, followed by Singapore at 2nd,
Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time. It will open applications for online tourist visas to
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Singapore tops the Global
Competitiveness Index 2019.
& Many More...
Sweden at 3rd, Denmark at 4th rank and Switzerland
at 5th rank.  
## The other countries in the top ten included the Netherlands
at the 6th rank, Finland at 7th, Hong Kong SAR at 8th,
Norway at 9th and Republic of Korea at the 10th rank.
## Many Asian nations showed significant growth from
last year in digital competitiveness, as Hong Kong
and South Korea entered the top 10 for the first time,
Taiwan moved up to the 13th place and China made
a huge jump from the 30th position to the 22nd.
Indonesia also showed massive growth by rising to
56th rank from its 62nd rank in 2018. China showed
significant improvement in the knowledge factor.
## India also showed significant improvement by jumping
up four places. In knowledge factor, India fared best
in graduates in sciences and R&D productivity by
publication.
## India fared best in the technology factor, especially in
the telecommunications investment and IT& media
stock market capitalization. India has to still, however,
work on enforcing contracts, mobile broadband
subscribers, wireless broadband and
internet users.
## In future-readiness, India fared best in
world robots distribution and requires
to work more on tablet possession.
Singapore tops the Global
Competitiveness Index 2019
10 Oct' 19
I
ndia slipped down ten places to be ranked 68th in the
annual Global Competitiveness Index 2019. India
was ranked at the 58th position in the 2018 edition.
Singapore topped the index this year, toppling the United
States and pushing it to the second place.
citizens of 49 countries.
 MISCELLANEOUS
Despite its low rank, Rank Economy Score
India performed better
1 Singapore 84.8
in certain indicators
like renewable energy 2 United States 83.7
regulation, airport 3 Hong Kong 83.1
connectivity, inflation, 4 Netherlands 82.4
research institutions 5 Switzerland 82.3
prominence. However,
6 Japan 82.3
it performed poorly in
other indicators including security, where it was ranked near 7 Germany 81.8
bottom at the 124th rank with its terrorism incidence and 8 Sweden 81.2
organised crime rate being extremely high. 9 United Kingdom 81.2
India also ranked relatively low in the skills of future 10 Denmark 81.2
workforce indicator, student-teacher ratio in primary Global Competitiveness Index 2019: India
education, electricity access, electricity supply quality and
exposure to unsafe drinking water. ## According to the World Economic Forum, the major
reason for the fall in India’s rank is due to improvements
Global Competitiveness Index 2019 witnessed by several other economies.
The Global Competitiveness Index 2019 has been ## India was ranked second in shareholder governance
compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum and third in terms of market size and renewable energy
(WEF). India was ranked at the 58th position in the regulation.
2018 edition of the index. This year, India is one of the
worst performing nations in the BRICS group along with ## In corporate governance also, India was ranked
Brazil, which is ranked even lower than India at the 71st considerably higher at the 15th position. In
rank. macroeconomic stability also, India was ranked high at
the 43rd rank.
The Global Competitiveness Index ranks 140 nations on
the basis of 98 indicators organised into 12 pillars including ## However, India was performed poorly in pillars
infrastructure, institution, ICT adoption, macroeconomic including Information, communication and technology
stability, health, skills, product market, labour market, adoption (120 rank), health (110), skills (107), product
financial system, market size, business dynamism, and market (101), labour market(103) and stability (103).
innovation capability. ## In terms of healthy life expectancy, India was ranked 109
Global Competitiveness Index 2019: Key Highlights out of 141 countries. In meritocract and incentivization
also, India was ranked at the 118th position, largely due
## Singapore with a score of 84.8 took the top spot in to its low ratio of wage and salaried female workers to
Global Competitiveness Index 2019, pushing the male workers, in which it was ranked 128th.
United States to the second spot.
## Among its neighbours, India was ranked ahead of Sri
## The top-five economies in the Global Competitiveness Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. Only China
Index 2019 included Singapore, US, Hong Kong, ranked better at the 28th position.
Netherlands and Switzerland.
## Japan took up the 6th spot, Germany ranked 7th, Country Rank Score
Sweden ranked 8th, UK ranked 9th and Denmark China 28 73.9
ranked 10th to complete the top ten economies in the India 68 61.4
index.
Sri Lanka 84 57.1
## China was ranked at the 28th spot, while Hong
Bangladesh 105 52.1
Kong was ranked 3rd and Taiwan, which it claims
as its own territory, also ranked higher at the 12th Nepal 108 51.6
spot. Pakistan 110 51.4

Bangladesh will allow 500 tonnes of Hilsa fish to be exported to India as a goodwill gesture during
the Durga Puja.
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WORD OF ENGLISH ETYMOLOGY
Percolate (v) UK ​ MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES
If a liquid percolates, it moves slowly through a substance ## However, there were many layers through which his
with very small holes in it. messages percolated and were understood.
e.g. Sea water percolates down through the rocks. # # No organizational benefits appear to have percolated
down to the members.
to make coffee using a machine in which hot water passes
through crushed coffee beans into a container below. ## Lakes may take in water from many miles away that has
percolated through the soil or through aquifers over decades.
to spread slowly:
## Occasional evidence of this percolates through into
e.g. The news has begun to percolate through the staff. the newspapers and, now and again, the law reports.
percolate (third-person singular simple present percolates, More example sentences
present participle percolating, simple past and past
## ‘Furthermore, this is a case of general importance and
participle percolated)
it may well set a precedent.’
(transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
## ‘Critics say that the judges should have let the 1963
(intransitive) To drain or seep through a porous substance. precedent stand, even if it was bad.’
Water percolates through sand. DEFINITIONS
(transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator. a : something done or said that may serve as an example or
I'll percolate some coffee. rule to authorize or justify a subsequent act of the same or
(intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to an analogous kind a verdict that had no precedent
slowly become noticed or realised. b : the convention established by such a precedent or by
Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally long practice
percolated through to the Home Office, which has c : a person or thing that serves as a model
promised to look into the situation. ORIGIN
Through media reports it percolated to the surface that the 1620–30; < Latin percōlātus, past participle of percōlāre to
police investigation was profoundly flawed. filter. See per-, colander, -ate.
OTHER DEFINITIONS RELATED FORMS
1 : to ooze or trickle through a permeable substance : seep per·co·la·ble, adjective per·co·la·tive, adjective
2 a : to become percolated un·per·co·lat·ed, adjective
b : to become lively or effervescent DERIVED FORMS
3 : to spread gradually percolable ( ), adjective
allow the sunlight to percolate into our rooms -Norman Douglas percolation, noun
4 : simmer 2a the feud had been percolating for a long time percolative, adjective
PRONUNCIATION SYNONYMS: bleed, exude, ooze, seep, strain
From Latin percōlō (“I filter”), itself, from per (“through”) ANTONYMS: flood, gush, pour, stream, surge
+ cōlō (“I strain”) (from cōlum (“a strainer”), of unknown EXAMPLES OF PERCOLATE IN A SENTENCE
origin). The pronunciation of percolate as [pur-kyuh-leyt] Russian militants continue to percolate through the
, with an intrusive y -glide, results from Ukrainian border, hoping their Kremlin-stoked fantasies
analogy with words like circulate and matriculate, where will come true.
the unstressed vowel following the k -sound is symbolized Novel gun control ideas continue to percolate through the
by a u spelling, making the y -glide mandatory. In similar commentariat.
words where [k] /k/ is followed by some other vowel, the In the U.S., it took more than a decade for the lessons to
[y] /y/ represents a hypercorrection. The pronunciation of percolate from the teach-ins to the start-ups.
escalate as [es-kyuh-leyt] is another such
example. FIRST KNOWN USE OF PERCOLATE : 1626
NEW AND TRICKY
SUFFIX DESCRIPTION PART OF SPEECH MADE FROM EXAMPLES
ATE doing something Verb Root Interrogate, prevaricate, mutate, ignite, expedite

CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES � There is nothing like percolating coffee over an

� Sunlight percolated down through the trees. open campfire.
� Rumors percolated throughout the town. � Coffee was percolating on the stove.

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 Nobel Prize
2019
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine 2019
William G. Kaelin Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe Gregg L. Semenza
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2019, has been
awarded jointly to William G. Kellyn Jr., Sir Peter J.
Ratcliffe and Greg L. Semenza, who has succeeded in
understanding the mechanism of sensing and optimizing
oxygen availability in the cells. Sir Peter Ratcliffe is
working at the Francis Crick Institute in London while
Kellyn and Semenza are working at Harvard University
and Johns Hopkins University respectively.
The committee says that while it has been known for a
long time that oxygen is necessary to maintain life, how
the molecular mechanism optimizes cells properly when
oxygen supply declines or increases was a mystery. It is
possible to determine this by the work of this year's winners.
They have succeeded in understanding the regulation of
gene activity in response to various oxygen levels. The
effect of adaptation by the cells to oxygen levels is relevant
for everything from pregnancy to high fever, cancer and
wound healing. This year's award is a real physiology
award given for the discovery of the body's response in low
oxygen conditions.
When there is a lack of oxygen in the body, there is an
increase in the levels of erythropoietin (EPO) hormone
- which then increases the production of red blood cells,
which carry oxygen throughout the body. But how does
a decrease in oxygen levels induce this reaction? This
year's winners have succeeded in finding the answer.
They found that when oxygen levels fall, the level of the
protein complex (called HIF) increases. In normal oxygen
conditions, HIF breaks down rapidly - but is formed in
Former India Captain Mohammad Azharuddin was elected President of the Hyderabad Cricket
Association.
low oxygen conditions. Importantly, this complex binds
to segments of DNA near the genes of EPO, regulating
gene expression and hence EPO levels. Researchers also
explored how HIF is modified under normal conditions so
that it can rapidly break down inside cells, revealing the
important role of oxygen-sensitive enzymes.
This year's Nobel award in medicine was perhaps not such
a big surprise - in 2016, all three won the Albert Lasker
Award for basic medical research. The Lasker Prize is also
known as the Nobel of America, and its former winners
often become Nobel laureates. Once again, all the winners
are men. Since the award began, only 12 women have been
awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine. The last female
winner to win the award in 2015 was Tu Yuyu.
Number of Nobel Prizes in
Physiology or Medicine
110 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have been
awarded since 1901. It was not awarded on nine occasions:
in 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1925, 1940, 1941 and
1942.
Shared and unshared Nobel Prizes in Physiology or
Medicine
39 Medicine Prizes have been given to one Laureate only.
33 Medicine Prizes have been shared by two Laureates.
38 Medicine Prizes have been shared between three
Laureates.
Number of Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine
219 individuals have been awarded 1901-2019.
Youngest Medicine Laureate
To date, the youngest Nobel Laureate in Physiology or
Medicine is Frederick G. Banting, who was 32 years old
when he was awarded the Medicine Prize in 1923.
Oldest Medicine Laureate
The oldest Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine to
date is Peyton Rous, who was 87 years old when he was
awarded the Medicine Prize in 1966.
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Female Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Mayor and Didier Queloz “for the discovery of an exoplanet
Of the 219 individuals awarded the Nobel Prize in orbiting a solar-type star.” The one half of the prize has
Physiology or Medicine, 12 are women. Of these 12, been awarded to James Peebles and the other half jointly to
Barabara McClintock is the only one who has received an Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz.
unshared Nobel Prize. James Peebles’ insights into physical cosmology have
1947 – Gerty Cori enriched the entire field of research and laid a foundation
for the transformation of cosmology over the last fifty
1977 – Rosalyn Yalow years, from speculation to science. His theoretical
1983 – Barbara McClintock framework, developed since the mid-1960s, is the basis of
our contemporary ideas about the universe.
1986 – Rita Levi-Montalcini
The Big Bang model describes the universe from its very
1988 – Gertrude B. Elion
first moments, almost 14 billion years ago, when it was
1995 – Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard extremely hot and dense. Since then, the universe has been
2004 – Linda B. Buck expanding, becoming larger and colder. Barely 400,000
years after the Big Bang, the universe became transparent
2008 – Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
and light rays were able to travel through space. Even
2009 – Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Carol W. Greider today, this ancient radiation is all around us and, coded
2014 – May-Britt Moser into it, many of the universe’s secrets are hiding. Using his
theoretical tools and calculations, James Peebles was able
2015 – Tu Youyou to interpret these traces from the infancy of the universe
Family Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine and discover new physical processes.
Married couples: The results showed us a universe in which just five per cent
Gerty Cori and Carl Cori, both awarded the 1947 Nobel of its content is known, the matter which constitutes stars,
Prize in Physiology or Medicine planets, trees – and us. The rest, 95 per cent, is unknown
dark matter and dark energy. This is a mystery and a
May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser, both awarded the challenge to modern physics.
2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In October 1995, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz announced
Father & son: the first discovery of a planet outside our solar system, an
Hans von Euler-Chelpin (Chemistry Prize) and Ulf von exoplanet, orbiting a solar-type star in our home galaxy, the
Euler (Medicine Prize) Milky Way. At the Haute-Provence Observatory in southern
Arthur Kornberg (Medicine Prize) and Roger D. Kornberg France, using custom-made instruments, they were able to
(Chemistry Prize) see planet 51 Pegasi b, a gaseous ball comparable with the
solar system’s biggest gas giant, Jupiter.
Brothers:
This discovery started a revolution in astronomy and over
Jan Tinbergen (Economics Prize) and Nikolaas Tinbergen 4,000 exoplanets have since been found in the Milky Way.
(Medicine Prize) Strange new worlds are still being discovered, with an
incredible wealth of sizes, forms and orbits. They challenge
The Nobel Prize Physics 2019 our preconceived ideas about planetary systems and are
forcing scientists to revise their theories of the physical
processes behind the origins of planets. With numerous
projects planned to start searching for exoplanets, we may
eventually find an answer to the eternal question of whether
other life is out there.
This year’s Laureates have transformed our ideas about
James Peebles Michel Mayor Didier Queloz the cosmos. While James Peebles’ theoretical discoveries
contributed to our understanding of how the universe
The 2019 NobelPrize in Physics has been awarded with evolved after the Big Bang, Michel Mayor and Didier
one half to James Peebles “for theoretical discoveries in Queloz explored our cosmic neighbourhoods on the hunt
physical cosmology” and the other half jointly to Michel for unknown planets. Their discoveries have forever
changed our conceptions of the world.
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath announced annual support of `6,000 to the victims
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of triple talaq till their rehabilitation and they will get free legal aid.
Important Facts About Nobel
Prize in Physics
13 Nobel Prizes in Physics have been awarded since 1901.
It was not awarded on six occasions: in 1916, 1931, 1934,
1940, 1941, and 1942.
47 Physics Prizes have been given to one Laureate only.
32 Physics Prizes have been shared by two Laureates.
34 Physics Prizes have been shared between three
Laureates.
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to 213
Laureates* 1901-2019. As John Bardeen has been awarded
twice there are 212 individuals who have been awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physics since 1901.
To date, the youngest Nobel Laureate in Physics is Lawrence
Bragg, who was 25 years old when he was awarded the
Nobel Prize together with his father in 1915.
The oldest Nobel Laureate in Physics to date is Arthur
Ashkin who was 96 years old when he was awarded the
Nobel Prize in 2018.
Of the 212 individuals awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physics, three are women.
1903 – Marie Curie (also awarded the 1911 Nobel Prize in
Chemistry.)
1963 – Maria Goeppert-Mayer
2018 – Donna Strickland
John Bardeen is the only person who has received the
Nobel Prize in Physics twice, year 1956 and 1972 . Marie
Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize twice, once in Physics
1903 and once in Chemistry 1911.
Family Nobel Laureates in Physics
Married couples:
Marie Curie and Pierre Curie were awarded the Nobel
Prize in Physics in 1903. Marie Curie was awarded the
Nobel Prize a second time in 1911, this time receiving the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (One of Marie and Pierre Curie’s
daughters, Irène Joliot-Curie , was awarded the Nobel Prize
in Chemistry in 1935 together with her husband Frédéric
Joliot.)
Father & son:(All awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.)
William Bragg and Lawrence Bragg, 1915
Niels Bohr, 1922 and Aage N. Bohr, 1975
Manne Siegbahn, 1924 and Kai M. Siegbahn, 1981
J. J. Thomson, 1906 and George Paget Thomson, 1937
Author VJ James's book 'Neeriswaran' (Atheist) Vayalar Ramavarma has been selected for the Smriti
Sahitya Puraskar.
The Nobel Prize Chemistry 2019
John B. Goodenough M. Stanley Whittingham Akira Yoshino
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to
award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 to
John B. Goodenough, The University of Texas at Austin,
USA; M. Stanley Whittingham, Binghamton University,
State University of New York, USA; Akira Yoshino, Asahi
Kasei Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan “for the development of
lithium-ion batteries”.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development
of the lithium-ion battery. This lightweight, rechargeable
and powerful battery is now used in everything from
mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles. It can also
store significant amounts of energy from solar and wind
power, making possible a fossil fuel-free society.
Lithium-ion batteries are used globally to power the portable
electronics that we use to communicate, work, study, listen
to music and search for knowledge. Lithiumion batteries
have also enabled the development of long-range electric
cars and the storage of energy from renewable sources,
such as solar and wind power.
The foundation of the lithium-ion battery was laid during
the oil crisis in the 1970s. Stanley Whittingham worked
on developing methods that could lead to fossil fuel-free
energy technologies. He started to research superconductors
and discovered an extremely energy-rich material, which
he used to create an innovative cathode in a lithium battery.
This was made from titanium disulphide which, at a
molecular level, has spaces that can house – intercalate –
lithium ions.
The battery’s anode was partially made from metallic
lithium, which has a strong drive to release electrons. This
resulted in a battery that literally had great potential, just
over two volts. However, metallic lithium is reactive and
the battery was too explosive to be viable.
John Goodenough predicted that the cathode would have
even greater potential if it was made using a metal oxide
instead of a metal sulphide. After a systematic search, in
1980 he demonstrated that cobalt oxide with intercalated
lithium ions can produce as much as four volts. This was
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an important breakthrough and would lead to much more were awarded unshared Chemistry Prizes.
powerful batteries. 1911 – Marie Curie (also awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in
With Goodenough’s cathode as a basis, Akira Yoshino Physics)
created the first commercially viable lithium-ion battery 1935 – Irène Joliot-Curie (daughter of Marie Curie and
in 1985. Rather than using reactive lithium in the anode, wife to Frédéric Joliot)
he used petroleum coke, a carbon material that, like the
cathode’s cobalt oxide, can intercalate lithium ions. 1964 – Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
The result was a lightweight, hardwearing battery that 2009 – Ada Yonath
could be charged hundreds of times before its performance 2018 – Frances H. Arnold
deteriorated. The advantage of lithium-ion batteries is that
Multiple Nobel Laureates in Chemistry
they are not based upon chemical reactions that break down
the electrodes, but upon lithium ions flowing back and forth Marie Curie
between the anode and cathode. Physics 1903
Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionised our lives since Chemistry 1911
they first entered the market in 1991. They have laid the
Linus Pauling
foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society, and are of
the greatest benefit to humankind. Chemistry 1954
Peace 1962
Facts on the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry Frederick Sanger

Number of Nobel Prizes in Chemistry Chemistry 1958

110 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry have been awarded since
1901. It was not awarded on eight occasions: in 1916,
1917, 1919, 1924, 1933, 1940, 1941 and 1942.
Shared and unshared Nobel Prizes in Chemistry
63 Chemistry Prizes have been given to one Laureate only.
23 Chemistry Prizes have been shared by two Laureates.
24 Chemistry Prizes have been shared between three
Laureates.
Number of Nobel Laureates in Chemistry
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to 181
Laureates* 1901-2018. As Frederick Sanger has been
awarded twice, there are 180 individuals who have received
the Nobel Prize in Chemistry since 1901.
Youngest and the Oldest
To date, the youngest Nobel Laureate in Chemistry is
Frédéric Joliot, who was 35 years old when he was awarded
the Chemistry Prize in 1935, together with his wife, Irène
Joliot-Curie.
The oldest Nobel Laureate in Chemistry to date is John
B. Fenn, who was 85 years old when he was awarded the
Chemistry Prize in 2002.
Female Nobel Laureates in Chemistry
Of the 180 individuals awarded the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry, five are women so far. Two of these five
women, Marie Curie and Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin,
Chemistry 1980
Linus Pauling is the only person who have been awarded
two unshared Nobel Prizes.
Family Nobel Laureates in
Chemistry
The Curies were the most successful “Nobel Prize family”.
The husband-and-wife partnership of Marie Curie and
Pierre Curie were awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Marie Curie herself was awarded the Nobel Prize a second
time, receiving the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Marie
and Pierre Curie’s eldest daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, was
awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with
her husband, Frédéric Joliot. The younger daughter, Ève
Curie, worked for the UNICEF and was married to Henry
R. Labouisse. He accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf
of UNICEF in 1965.
More “Nobel Prize families”, where at least one member
was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry:
Hans von Euler-Chelpin (father), Nobel Laureate in
Chemistry 1929.
Ulf von Euler (son), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or
Medicine 1970.
Arthur Kornberg (father), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or
Medicine 1959.
Roger D. Kornberg (son), Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
2006.

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Forced to decline the Nobel Prize
Two Nobel Laureates in Chemistry have been forced by
authorities to decline the Nobel Prize. Adolf Hitler forbade
three German Nobel Laureates from receiving the Nobel
Prize – two of whom were awarded the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry, Richard Kuhn in 1938 and Adolf Butenandt in
1939. The third person, Gerhard Domagk was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1939. All of them
could receive the Nobel Prize Diploma and Medal later, but
not the prize amount.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2018
and 2019
Peter Handke-2019 Olga Tokarzcuk-2018
The 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to
Polish writer Olga Tokarcuk - who won the Man Booker
International Award of 2018 for her novel Flights -. The
2019 Nobel Prize has been awarded to Austrian writer
Peter Handke for "an impressive work that has explored
the periphery and uniqueness of human experience with
linguistic ingenuity."
The 2018 award was not given last year due to the incident
of sexual harassment. According to experts, this year the
Academy has chosen the winners very carefully to avoid
any controversy. Last year, the academy was in the shadow
of controversy as one of its members was convicted of rape
against her husband and was sent to jail.
Number of Nobel Prizes in
Literature
110 Nobel Prizes in Literature have been awarded since
1901. It was not awarded on seven occasions: in 1914,
1918, 1935, 1940, 1941, 1942, and 1943.
Why were the Literature Prizes not awarded in those
years? In the statutes of the Nobel Foundation it says:
“If none of the works under consideration is found to
be of the importance indicated in the first paragraph,
the prize money shall be reserved until the following
year. If, even then, the prize cannot be awarded, the
amount shall be added to the Foundation’s restricted
funds.” During World War I and II, fewer Nobel Prizes
were awarded.
Twenty countries, including France, Britain and India, have signed an agreement at the United
Nations to stop the spread of fake news on-line.
Shared Nobel Prizes in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been shared between two
individuals on four occasions only. Sharing the Nobel Prize
is a more common phenomenon within the other Nobel
Prize categories.
1904 – Frédéric Mistral, José Echegaray
1917 – Karl Gjellerup, Henrik Pontoppidan
1966 – Shmuel Agnon, Nelly Sachs
1974 – Eyvind Johnson, Harry Martinson
Why is the Literature Prize so seldom divided? The last
time was in 1974.
It probably belongs to the nature of literature. The science
prizes are often awarded jointly, as the achievement is
jointly, or for doing things that are very close to each other.
(Answer from Peter Englund, Permanent Secretary of the
Swedish Academy, June 2009-May 2015)
Read more on the subject shared Literature Prizes:
The Nobel Prize in Literature: Nominations and Reports
1901–1950
Number of Nobel Laureates in Literature
114 individuals have been awarded the Nobel Prize in
Literature 1901-2017.
List of all Nobel Literature
Laureates
Average age
The average age of all Literature Laureates* between 1901
and 2017 is 65 years.
All Nobel Laureates listed by age
Youngest Literature Laureate
To date, the youngest Literature Laureate is Rudyard
Kipling, best known for The Jungle Book, who was 41
years old when he was awarded the Literature Prize in
1907.
Oldest Literature Laureate
The oldest Nobel Laureate in Literature to date is Doris
Lessing, who was 88 years old when she was awarded the
Prize in 2007.
Female Nobel Laureates in Literature
14 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was the
first woman to be awarded in 1909. Selma Lagerlöf was
awarded five years before she was elected to the Swedish
Academy, the Nobel Prize awarding institution responsible
for selecting Nobel Laureates in Literature.
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1909 – Selma Lagerlöf
1926 – Grazia Deledda
1928 – Sigrid Undset
1938 – Pearl Buck
1945 – Gabriela Mistral
1966 – Nelly Sachs
1991 – Nadine Gordimer
1993 – Toni Morrison
1996 – Wislawa Szymborska
2004 – Elfriede Jelinek
2007 – Doris Lessing
2009 – Herta Müller
2013 – Alice Munro
2015 – Svetlana Alexievich
List of all female Nobel Laureates
Two People have declined the Nobel Prize in Literature
Boris Pasternak, the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature,
“Accepted first, later caused by the authorities of his
country (Soviet Union) to decline the Prize”.
Jean Paul Sartre, the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature,
declined the prize because he had consistently declined all
official honours.
Multiple Nobel Laureates in Literature
No one has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
more than once.
Multiple Nobel Laureates in other Nobel Prize categories
Posthumous Nobel Prizes in Literature
In 1931, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded
posthumously to Erik Axel Karlfeldt. From 1974, the
Statutes of the Nobel Foundation stipulate that a Nobel
Prize cannot be awarded posthumously, unless death has
occurred after the announcement of the Nobel Prize. Dag
Hammarskjöld was also awarded a posthumous prize, the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1961.
Awarded members of the Swedish Academy
One particular problem faced during the nomination and
selection process for the Nobel Prize in Literature is how
to deal with candidates who are members of the Swedish
Academy, the Nobel Prize awarding institution responsible
for selecting Nobel Laureates in Literature. All six Swedish
Nobel Laureates in Literature were members of the Swedish
Academy. In virtually every case it appears that they have
declined nomination and a routine has been established,
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath announced that the metro rail in Bhopal will be named
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were they are not subjected to the appraisal of either an
expert or the Nobel Committee for Literature.
Selma Lagerlöf became a member of the Swedish Academy
in 1914 after she was awarded the 1909 Nobel Prize in
Literature
Verner von Heidenstam (1916 Nobel Prize in Literature),
was a member of the Swedish Academy 1912-1940.
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1931 Nobel Prize in Literature), was
a member of the Swedish Academy 1904-1931. Karlfeldt
was awarded posthumously.
Pär Lagerkvist (1951 Nobel Prize in Literature), was a
member of the Swedish Academy 1940-1974.
Harry Martinson and Eyvind Johnson (1974 Nobel Prize
in Literature), were members of the Swedish Academy –
Martinson 1949-1978 and Johnson 1957-1976.
Literature Laureates and languages
Alfred Nobel had an international horizon in his will,
though it rejected any consideration for the nationality of
the candidates: the most worthy should be chosen, “whether
he be Scandinavian or not”. The problem of surveying the
literature of the whole world was, however, overwhelming
and for a long time the Swedish Academy – who selects
the Nobel Laureates – was, with justice, to be criticized for
making the award a European affair. In 1984, however, the
permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy declared that
attention to non-European writers was gradually increasing
in the Academy; attempts were being made “to achieve a
global distribution”.
Nobel Peace Prize for 2019
The Norwegian Nobel Committee
has decided to award the Nobel Peace
Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime
Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his efforts
to achieve peace and international
cooperation, and in particular for his
decisive initiative to resolve the border Abiy Ahmed Ali
conflict with neighbouring Eritrea. The
prize is also meant to recognise all the stakeholders working
for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia and in the East and
Northeast African regions.
2019 Peace Prize Laureate Abiy Ahmed Ali is Prime
Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
since April 2018. He was born in Beshasha, Ethiopia. Abiy
Ahmed Ali is the first Ethiopian to be awarded a Nobel
Prize. This year's prize is also the 100th Nobel Peace Prize.
When Abiy Ahmed became Prime Minister in April 2018,
he made it clear that he wished to resume peace talks
for Raja Bhoj.
with Eritrea. In close cooperation with Isaias Afwerki,
the President of Eritrea, Abiy Ahmed quickly worked out
the principles of a peace agreement to end the long “no
peace, no war” stalemate between the two countries. These
principles are set out in the declarations that Prime Minister
Abiy and President Afwerki signed in Asmara and Jeddah
last July and September. An important premise for the
breakthrough was Abiy Ahmed’s unconditional willingness
to accept the arbitration ruling of an international boundary
commission in 2002.
Peace does not arise from the actions of one party alone.
When Prime Minister Abiy reached out his hand, President
Afwerki grasped it, and helped to formalise the peace
process between the two countries. The Norwegian Nobel
Committee hopes the peace agreement will help to bring
about positive change for the entire populations of Ethiopia
and Eritrea.
In Ethiopia, even if much work remains, Abiy Ahmed has
initiated important reforms that give many citizens hope for
a better life and a brighter future. He spent his first 100 days
as Prime Minister lifting the country’s state of emergency,
granting amnesty to thousands of political prisoners,
discontinuing media censorship, legalising outlawed
opposition groups, dismissing military and civilian leaders
who were suspected of corruption, and significantly
increasing the influence of women in Ethiopian political
and community life. He has also pledged to strengthen
democracy by holding free and fair elections.
In the wake of the peace process with Eritrea, Prime Minister
Abiy has engaged in other peace and reconciliation processes
in East and Northeast Africa. In September 2018 he and
his government contributed actively to the normalisation
of diplomatic relations between Eritrea and Djibouti after
many years of political hostility. Additionally, Abiy Ahmed
has sought to mediate between Kenya and Somalia in
their protracted conflict over rights to a disputed marine
area. There is now hope for a resolution to this conflict.
In Sudan, the military regime and the opposition have
returned to the negotiating table. On the 17th of August,
they released a joint draft of a new constitution intended
to secure a peaceful transition to civil rule in the country.
Prime Minister Abiy played a key role in the process that
led to the agreement.
Ethiopia is a country of many different languages and
peoples. Lately, old ethnic rivalries have flared up.
According to international observers, up to three million
Ethiopians may be internally displaced. That is in addition
to the million or so refugees and asylum seekers from
neighbouring countries. As Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed
has sought to promote reconciliation, solidarity and social
Air Marshal HS Arora has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force. He will succeed Air
Marshal RKS Bhadauria who will take over as the Chief of Air Staff.
justice. However, many challenges remain unresolved.
Ethnic strife continues to escalate, and we have seen
troubling examples of this in recent weeks and months.
No doubt some people will think this year’s prize is being
awarded too early. The Norwegian Nobel Committee
believes it is now that Abiy Ahmed’s efforts deserve
recognition and need encouragement.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee hopes that the Nobel
Peace Prize will strengthen Prime Minister Abiy in his
important work for peace and reconciliation. Ethiopia
is Africa’s second most populous country and has East
Africa’s largest economy. A peaceful, stable and successful
Ethiopia will have many positive side-effects, and will help
to strengthen fraternity among nations and peoples in the
region. With the provisions of Alfred Nobel’s will firmly in
mind, the Norwegian Nobel Committee sees Abiy Ahmed
as the person who in the preceding year has done the most
to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019.
Number of Nobel Peace Prizes
100 Nobel Peace Prizes have been awarded since 1901.
It was not awarded on 19 occasions: in 1914-1916, 1918,
1923, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1939-1943, 1948, 1955-1956,
1966-1967 and 1972.
Shared and unshared Nobel Peace Prizes
68 Peace Prizes have been given to one Laureate only.
30 Peace Prizes have been shared by two Laureates.
2 Peace Prizes have been shared between three persons. The
1994 Nobel Peace Prize to Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres,
Yitzhak Rabin, and the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize to Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman.
Number of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 134 Laureates*
– to 107 individuals and 27 organizations. Since Comité
International de la Croix Rouge (International Committee
of the Red Cross) was awarded three times and Office
of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
was awarded twice there are 107 individuals and 24
organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize.
Youngest Peace Prize Laureate
To date, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate is Malala
Yousafzai, who was 17 years old when awarded the 2014
Peace Prize.
Oldest Peace Prize Laureate
The oldest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to date is Joseph
Rotblat, who was 87 years old when he was awarded the
Prize in 1995.
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Female Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Nobel Peace Prize jointly with US Secretary of State
Of the 107 individuals awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 17 Henry Kissinger, is the only person who has declined the
are women. The first time a Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Nobel Peace Prize. They were both awarded the Prize for
to a woman was in 1905, to Bertha von Suttner. negotiating the Vietnam peace accord. Le Duc Tho said that
he was not in a position to accept the Nobel Prize, citing the
1905 – Bertha von Suttner situation in Vietnam as his reason.
1931 – Jane Addams The Vietnam Conflict (1959-1975), was fought between
1946 – Emily Greene Balch the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and
the United States-supported Republic of Vietnam (South
1976 – Betty Williams
Vietnam). The Southern and American forces were defeated
1976 – Mairead Corrigan and the war ended with unification of Vietnam under the
1979 – Mother Teresa communist government of the North.
1982 – Alva Myrdal Nobel Peace Prize Laureates under arrest at the time
of the award
1991 – Aung San Suu Kyi
German pacifist and journalist Carl von Ossietzky
1992 – Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi
1997 – Jody Williams
Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo
2003 – Shirin Ebadi
Posthumous Nobel Peace Prizes
2004 – Wangari Maathai
There is one posthumous Nobel Peace Prize, to Dag
2011 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Hammarskjöld in 1961. From 1974, the Statutes of
2011 – Leymah Gbowee the Nobel Foundation stipulate that a Prize cannot be
2011 – Tawakkol Karman awarded posthumously, unless death has occurred after
the announcement of the Nobel Prize. Before 1974, the
2014 – Malala Yousafzai Nobel Prize was also awarded posthumously to Erik Axel
2018 – Nadia Murad Karlfeldt (Nobel Prize in Literature 1931).
Multiple Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Nominated but not awarded
The work of the International Committee of the Red Cross The three most common searches on individuals in the
(ICRC) has been honoured the most – three times – by a Nobel Peace Prize nomination database are Adolf Hitler,
Nobel Peace Prize. In addition, the founder of the ICRC, Mahatma Gandhi and Joseph Stalin.
Henry Dunant, was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize in Joseph Stalin, the Secretary General of the Communist
1901. Party of the Soviet Union (1922-1953), was nominated for
Linus Pauling the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 and 1948 for his efforts to
Chemistry 1954 end World War II.

Peace 1962 Mahatma Gandhi, one of the strongest symbols of non-

violence in the 20th century, was nominated in 1937, 1938,
ICRC 1939, 1947 and, finally, shortly before he was assassinated
1917 in January 1948. Although Gandhi was not awarded the
1944 Prize (a posthumous award is not allowed by the statutes),
the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to make no
1963 award that year on the grounds that “there was no suitable
UNHCR living candidate”.
1954 Adolf Hitler was nominated once in 1939. As unlikely as it
may seem today, Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel
1981
Peace Prize in 1939 by a member of the Swedish parliament,
One Peace Prize Laureate declined the Nobel Peace E.G.C. Brandt. Apparently, Brandt never intended the
Prize nomination to be taken seriously. Brandt was a dedicated
The Vietnamese politician Le Duc Tho, awarded the 1973 antifascist and had intended this nomination more as a
satiric criticism of the current political debate in Sweden.
Senior Indian Information Service officer, KS Dhatwalia, has been appointed as the Principal
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Director General of Press Information Bureau.
At the time, a number of Swedish parliamentarians had
nominated then British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin
for the Nobel Peace Prize, a nomination which Brandt
viewed with great skepticism. However, Brandt’s satirical
intentions were not well received and the nomination was
swiftly withdrawn in a letter dated 1 February 1939.
The Nobel Prize in Economics 2019
Abhijit Banerjee Esther Duflo Michael Kremer
2019 Economics Nobel Prize awarded for experimental
approach to alleviating global poverty
What is the best way to design measures that reduce
global poverty? Using innovative research based on field
experiments, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael
Kremer have laid the foundation for answering this question
that is so vital to humanity.
The research conducted by this year’s Laureates has
considerably improved our ability to fight global poverty.
In just two decades, their new experiment-based approach
has transformed development economics, which is now a
flourishing field of research.
Despite recent dramatic improvements, one of humanity’s
most urgent issues is the reduction of global poverty, in
all its forms. More than 700 million people still subsist on
extremely low incomes. Every year, around five million
children under the age of five still die of diseases that
could often have been prevented or cured with inexpensive
treatments. Half of the world’s children still leave school
without basic literacy and numeracy skills.
This year’s Laureates have introduced a new approach
to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight
global poverty. In brief, it involves dividing this issue into
smaller, more manageable, questions – for example, the
most effective interventions for improving educational
outcomes or child health. They have shown that these
smaller, more precise, questions are often best answered
via carefully designed experiments among the people who
are most affected.
In the mid-1990s, Michael Kremer and his colleagues
demonstrated how powerful this approach can be, using
field experiments to test a range of interventions that could
improve school results in western Kenya.
Annu Rani has become the first Indian to qualify for Women's Javelin Throw Final at World Athletics
Championships in Doha.
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, often with Michael
Kremer, soon performed similar studies of other issues and
in other countries. Their experimental research methods
now entirely dominate development economics.
The Laureates’ research findings – and those of the
researchers following in their footsteps – have dramatically
improved our ability to fight poverty in practice. As a
direct result of one of their studies, more than five million
Indian children have benefitted from effective programmes
of remedial tutoring in schools. Another example is the
heavy subsidies for preventive healthcare that have been
introduced in many countries.
These are just two examples of how this new research
has already helped to alleviate global poverty. It also has
great potential to further improve the lives of the worst-off
people around the world.
In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s central bank)
established this Prize in memory of Alfred Nobel, founder
of the Nobel Prize. Here are some facts and figures regarding
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in
Memory of Alfred Nobel, awarded from 1969 to 2019.
Number of Prizes in Economic Sciences
51 Prizes in Economic Sciences have been awarded every
year since 1969.
25 Prizes in Economic Sciences have been given to one
Laureate only.
19 Prizes in Economic Sciences have been shared by two
Laureates.
7 Prizes in Economic Sciences have been shared between
three Laureates.
84 individuals have been awarded 1969-2019.
To date, the youngest Laureate in Economic Sciences is
Esther Duflo, who was 46 years old when she was awarded
in 2019.
The oldest Laureate in Economic Sciences to date is Leonid
Hurwicz, who was 90 years old when he was awarded in
2007.
Elinor Ostrom was the first female Laureate in Economic
Sciences. Elinor Ostrom was awarded the Prize in 2009.
Esther Duflo became the second female Laureate when she
was awarded the prize in 2019.
Family Laureates in Economic Sciences
Brothers:
Jan Tinbergen (Economic Sciences in 1969) and Nikolaas
Tinbergen (Physiology or Medicine in 1973)
Married couple:
Gunnar Myrdal (Economic Sciences in 1974) and Alva
Myrdal (Nobel Peace Prize in 1982)
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WHO'S WHO DESIGNATION
WHO’S WHO
S.No. DESIGNATION NAME
1. Chairman, Rajya Sabha Venkaiah Naidu
2. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
3. Chairman of Niti Ayog Narendra D. Modi
4. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad
5. Leader of House in Lok Sabha Narendra D. Modi
6. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha -
7. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora
8. Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, Sushil Chandra
9. Director General, ITBP S S Deshwal
10. Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar
11. Foreign Secretary Vijay Keshav Gokhale
12. Comptroller & Auditor General of India Rajiv Mehrishi
13. Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre S. Somanath
14. Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India R. S Sharma
15. CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla
16. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai
17. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi
18. Chairman, UPSC Arvind Saxena
19. Director General, National Investigation Agency Y.C. Modi
20. Chairman, UGC D. P. Singh
21. Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO K. Sivan
22. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt. of Atomic Energy K. N. Vyas
23. Chairman, SSC Ashim Khurana
24. Chairman,National Human Rights Commission Justice H.L. Dattu
25. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Vivek Joshi
26. Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes Pramod Chandra Mody
27. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India Subash Chandra Khuntia
28. Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India Ajay Tyagi
29. Chairperson, State Bank of India Rajnish Kumar
30. Chairman, LIC M. R. Kumar
31. India’s permanent representative in UNO Syed Akbaruddin
32. Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla
33. Chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma
34. Chairman, 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh
35. Chairman, Competition Commission of India Ashok Kumar Gupta
36. Chairperson,Central Board of Film Certification Prasoon Joshi
37. President, ASSOCHAM Balkrishan Goenka
38. Chairman, NASSCOM Keshav Murugesh
39. Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat
40. Chief, RAW Samant Goel
41. Children Film Society of India, CEO Prashant Pathrabe
42. Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre A.K. Mohanty
43. President, CII Vikram S. Kirloskar
44. President, FICCI Sandip Somany
45. Chairman of 21st Law Commission Dr. Justice BS Chauhan
46. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
47. Chairperson, Prasar Bharati Dr. A. Surya Prakash
48. DG of National Testing Agency Vineet Joshi
49. Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar
50. Chairman, Indian Banks Association Sunil Mehta
Data as on 23rd October, 2019
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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
Q.1. Consider the following statements: (B) West Bank is bordered by Jordan in the east.
(A) ABC stands for Audit Bureau of Circulations. (C) The Green Line separates West Bank and Israel
(B) ABC is a voluntary organisation, founded in in the north, south and west.
1968. Which of the statements given above is/are false?
(C) Madhukar Kamath, is the chairman of Audit (1) Only A (2) Only B
Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for year 2019- (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C
2021.
(5) None of these
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q.6. Consider the following statements about World
(1) Only A (2) Only B
Wrestling Championships 2019:
(3) Only C (4) All A, B and C
(A) World Wrestling Championships 2019 was
(5) None of these hosted by Nur-Sultan in Ujbekistan.
Q.2. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct (B) India performed its best with 5 medals
answer with the help of codes given below: including 1 silver and 4 bronze medals.
List-I List-II (C) India’s Rahul Aware added the final medal by
(A) Emmy 1. Film winning bronze in the 61kg event.
(B) Grammy 2. Music Which of the statements given above is/are false?
(C) Oscar 3. Television (1) Only A (2) Only B
(D) Tony 4. Theatre (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C
Codes: (5) None of these
A B C D Q.7. Consider the following statements:
(1) 4 2 1 3 (A) The 2021 census will be a “digital census” and
(2) 4 3 1 2 the data will be collected through a mobile
(3) 3 2 1 4 app.
(4) 2 4 1 3 (B) The 2021 census, is the 16th census in total
and 7th since Indian independence.
(5) None of these
(C) The data collection will be done in 16
Q.3. Which American show has won Outstanding languages to enable people to fill their details
Drama Series in the Emmy Awards 2019? properly.
(1) Fleabag (2) Game of Thrones
Which of the statements given above is/are false?
(3) Chernobyl (4) Succession
(1) Only A (2) Only B
(5) Bandersnatch
(3) Only C (4) All A, B and C
Q.4. Which United States city hosted the 'Howdy Modi'
(5) None of these
event which witnessed for the first time that a US
President addressed a community event along with Q.8. Consider the following statements:
an Indian Prime Minister? (A) UMMID stands for Unique Methods of
(1) Chicago (2) Boston (3) Houston Management and treatment of Inherited
(4) New York (5) Los Angeles Disorders.

Q.5. Consider the following statements regarding West
Bank which was in news recently because of power
supply cut by Israel:
(A) The West Bank is a landlocked territory
inhabited mainly by Palestinians.
(B) UMMID will help to tackle the menace of
genetic diseases in newborns.
(C) National Inherited Diseases Administration
(NIDAN) kendras have been established under
UMMID scheme.

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the most effective Swachchta Ambassador award to cricketer
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Sachin Tendulkar on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (A) Amitabh Bachchan has been selected for the
(1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2019.
(3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C (B) The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is the highest
film honour in India.
(5) None of these
(C) It is conferred annually by the Directorate of Film
Q.9. What is the increase has been given to the family Festivals, under the Union Ministry of Culture.
pension for central government employees who
dies within 7 years of service? Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(1) from 20 percent to 40 percent (1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C
(2) from 25 percent to 45 percent (3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C
(3) from 30 percent to 50 percent (5) None of these
(4) from 35 percent to 55 percent Q.14. Consider the following statements:
(5) from 40 percent to 60 percent (A) Greta Thunberg is a Swiss environmental
activist.
Q.10. Which state has become the first state to distribute
the highest number of golden cards under (B) She organizes a movement every week named
Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya ‘Fridays for Future’.
Yojana (AB-PMJAY)? (C) Thunberg was featured on the cover of Time
(1) Maharashtra (2) Jammu and Kashmir magazine in May 2019.
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) West Bengal Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(5) Rajasthan (1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C
Q.11. Which among the following is not a salient feature (3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C
of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya (5) None of these
Yojana (AB-PMJAY)? Q.15. Consider the following statements:
(1) a defined benefit cover of Rs. 5 lakh per (A) 'Varaha' is an offshore patrol vessel of Indian
individual per year Coast Guard.
(2) benefits can be availed in both private and (B) It has been indigenously designed and built by
public empanelled hospitals Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
(3) benefits are portable across the country (C) The name ‘Varaha’ refers to Lord Vishnu’s
(4) scheme can be implemented through an third incarnation as a cow.
insurance company Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
(5) scheme can be implemented directly through (1) Only A (2) Only B
the Trust/ Society
(3) Only C (4) All A, B and C
Q.12. Consider the following statements:
(5) None of these
(A) Cristiano Ronaldo has won FIFA's Best Men's
Player Award 2019. Q.16. Which American city hosted the UN Climate
Action Summit 2019?
(B) Megan Rapinoe won her first FIFA Best
Women Player Award 2019. (1) Chicago (2) Boston (3) New York

(C) Rapinoe scored 6 goals in the World Cup, for
which she received the Golden Boot Award.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C
(3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C
(5) None of these
Q.13. Consider the following statements:
(4) Huston (5) Pittsburgh
Q.17. Consider the following statements:
(A) Kristalina Georgieva is the new chief and
Managing Director of International Monetary
Fund.
(B) Kristalina Georgieva is the first-ever woman to
lead the IMF.
(C) IMF comprises 189 member states.

The government on appointed economist Surjit Bhalla as Executive Director (India) at the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a period of three years.
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Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(1) Only A (2) Only B
(3) Only C (4) All A, B and C
(5) None of these
Q.18. Consider the following statements:
(A) 'TB Harega Desh Jeetega' Campaign makes a
provision of free-of-cost and high-quality TB
care.
(B) United Nations has marked 2030 as a global
target to eliminate TB worldwide.
(C) Government of India has made 2025 as its
target to eliminate tuberculosis from the
country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(1) Only A and B (2) Only B and C
(3) Only A and C (4) All A, B and C
(5) None of these
Q.19. According to ‘TB India Report (2019)’ how much
TB cases were reported to the government in
2018?
(1) 15.5 lakh (2) 28.5 lakh (3) 21.5 lakh
(4) 24.5 lakh (5) None of these
Q.20. Which Indian athlete has been awarded the
prestigious Veteran Pin Award during 52nd
congress of International Association of Athletics
Federation (IAAF) in Qatar?
(1) Dutee Chand (2) Mary Kom
(3) Milkha Singh (4) P. T. Usha
(5) Vinesh Phogat
Q.21. Mithali Raj has won how many matches in
international cricket as a captain of Indian women
team?
(1) 100 (2) 150 (3) 200
(4) 250 (5) 220
Q.22. What is the India's reduced GDP growth forecast
for the year 2019-20 by the International Monetary
Fund (IMF)?
(1) 6.9 percent (2) 6.1 percent (3) 6.8 percent
(4) 6.5 percent (5) 6.2 percent
Q.23. What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index
2019?
(1) 94 (2) 99 (3) 102
(4) 105 (5) 101
CH SS Mallikarjuna Rao has been appointed as Punjab National Bank's CEO and MD for up to
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Q.24. Which among the following pair has won the
Booker Prize 2019?
(1) Margret Atwood and Nilima Riddhi
(2) Nilima Riddhi and Bernardine Evaristo
(3) Jenifer Williamson and Margret Atwood
(4) Margret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo
(5) Jenifer Williamson and Bernardine Evaristo
Q.25. What is the name of the scheme launched by FSSAI
on the occasion of World Food Day 2019?
(1) Food Quality Scheme
(2) Health and Food Relation Scheme
(3) Food Supply Gram
(4) Food Safety Mitra
(5) None of these
Q.26. Who has recently been selected as president of
Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance?
(1) Jatin Prasad (2) Vivek Tomar
(3) Satish Reddy (4) Arjun Patel
(5) Dilip Shanghavi
Q.27. With which country India has organized a joint
military exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ in  Panagarh
town in West Bengal?
(1) Nepal (2) China (3) Russia
(4) Japan (5) South Korea
Q.28. Who has recently been appointed as new law
secretary of India?
(1) Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
(2) Abhijit Banerjee
(3) Dev Patel Sahay
(4) Vivek Goyal
(5) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Q.29. Which Indian Force recently organized the Sangam
Youth Festival at Bhadarwah, Jammu ?
(1) Indian Air Force
(2) Indian Army
(3) Indian Navy
(4) Indo-Tibet Border Police
(5) Assam Rifles
Q.30. What is India’s rank in the IMD World Digital
Competitiveness Ranking 2019?
(1) 45th (2) 44th (3) 48th
(4) 47th (5) 49th
September 18, 2021.

Q.31. Which country is at the top in the IMD World
Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019?
(1) Singapore (2) Denmark (1) Subimal Ghosh (2) Lipi Thukral
(3) Switzerland (4) United States
(5) Japan
Q.32. Which authority has observed its 15th Formation
Day recently?
(1) National Disaster Management Authority
(2) Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority
(3) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(4) Pension Fund Regulatory & Development
Authority
(5) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Q.33. Which High Court recently launched mobile app
for providing digital access to lawyers?
(1) Madras High Court
(2) Delhi High Court
(3) Rajasthan High Court
(4) Bombay High Court
(5) Punjab and Haryana High Court
Q.34. Which country is going to give online tourist visa
for the first time?
(1) Qatar (2) Jordan (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Bihar
(3) Saudi Arabia (4) South Africa
(5) Indonesia
Q.35. Who has been named ‘India’s most powerful
women in media’?
(1) Barkha Dutt (2) Sagarika Ghose
(3) Shweta Singh (4) Kallie Puri
(5) Ekta Kapoor
Q.36. Which Indian wrestler has become world no. 1 in
86kg category?
(1) Bajranj Punia (2) Deepak Punia
(3) Ravi Dahiya (4) Rahul Aware
(5) Yogeshwar Dutt
Q.37. Which American sprinter recently won the gold
medal in the World Athletics Championship by
completing 100 meters in 9.76 seconds?
(1) Christian Colman (2) Justin Gatlin
(3) Andre Di Grass (4) Usain Bolt
(5) Yohan Blake
Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal became only the third Indian opening pair to share a 300-run
partnership in the history of Test cricket.
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Q.38. Who has become the first girl student to win
President of India Prize?
(3) Kavitha Gopal (4) Divya Agrawal
(5) None of these
Q.39. From which date single-use plastic has been banned
in India?
(1) October 1st (2) October 2nd
(3) October 5th (4) October 4th
(5) September 31st
Q.40. Who was awarded the GN Ramachandran Gold
Medal by President Ram Nath Kovind?
(1) Prof. Amitabha Chattopadhyay
(2) Dr Amol Prakash
(3) Dr Bodhisatwa Hazra
(4) Dr Prabhat Ranjan Prem
(5) Prof. K. Muniyappa
Q.41. How many countries including India have signed an
agreement to stop the spread of online fake news?
(1) 25 (2) 20 (3) 22
(4) 28 (5) 32
Q.42. Which state has topped the 'School Education
Quality Index' released by NITI Aayog?
(3) Kerala (4) Punjab
(5) Karnataka
Q.43. Under Swachh Bharat Mission, India built how
many toilets for 60 crore people?
(1) 11 crore (2) 15 crore (3) 10 crore
(4) 20 crore (5) 12 crore
Q.44. The UK court dismissed Pakistan’s claims and
ruled in favour of India in a legal battle involving
the funds of the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad. What
was the fund involved?
(1) £35m (2) £12m (3) £50m
(4) £45m (5) £25m
Q.45. Consider the following names of cricketers:
(A) Kapil Dev
(B) Shantha Rangaswamy
(C) Ravi Shastri
(D) Anshuman Gaekwad
(E) Anil Kumble
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Select the three members of the BCCI's Cricket
Advisory Committee (CAC) who submitted their
resignations recently, and chose the correct answer
from the codes given below:
(1) A, B and C (2) A, B and E
(3) B, C and E (4) A, B and D
(5) B, D and E
Q.46. Who among the following scored his maiden
test century during India’s first test against South
Africa?
(1) Cheteshwar Pujara (2) Hanuma Vihari
(3) Shubman Gill (4) Mayank Agarwal
(5) Ajinkya Rahane
Q.47. Which country released postage stamps on the
occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi?
(1) Israel (2) France (3) Germany
(4) Italy (5) South Korea
Q.48. Which state government has announced a complete
ban on tobacco and pan-masala products in the
state?
(1) Rajasthan (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Jharkhand
(4) Odisha (5) Chhattisgarh
Q.49. Who has been appointed as executive director for
India at IMF?
(1) Rajiv Gopalachari (2) Surjeet Bhalla
(3) S. Nariman (4) Vivek Mohan
(5) Asha Ram Sihag
Q.50. A commemorative coin of what denomination was
PM Narendra Modi released Mahatma Gandhi’s
150th birth anniversary.
(1) Rs. 100 (2) Rs. 150 (3) Rs. 50
(4) Rs. 200 (5) Rs. 25
Q.51. What is the name of the portal recently launched by
the government to improve coal supply to power
plants?
(1) Deepak (2) Prakash (3) Light
(4) Ujjwala (5) Vidyut
Q.52. Which cricketer has become the second fastest
Indian to take 200 Test wickets?
(1) Ishant Sharma (2) Md Shami
(3) Ravindra Jadeja (4) Hanumant Bihari
(5) Kuldeep Yadav
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among 720 stations covered all over the country.
Q.53. Which state government has decided to purchase
single-use plastic waste to make the state plastic
free?
(1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Bihar
(3) Jharkhand (4) Rajasthan
(5) Uttarakhand
Q.54. Haza Al Mansuri is the first astronaut of which
country who returned from the International Space
Station recently?
(1) Jordan (2) Kuwait (3) Iran
(4) UAE (5) Turkey
Q.55. What is the name of the payload of Chandrayaan-2
which has discovered charged particles on the
Moon?
(1) URJA (2) CLASS (3) RUSTAM
(4) CLOUD (5) PRAGYAN
Q.56. Which country was in the news, as it has announced
to leave the membership of OPEC?
(1) Ecuador (2) Brazil (3) Venezuela
(4) Chile (5) Nigeria
Q.57. In which city India's first floating basketball court
has been started?
(1) Goa (2) Panji (3) Chennai
(4) Mumbai (5) Bangluru
Q.58. Which Public Sector Undertaking has announced to
launch an initiative to turn the plastic into bitumen?
(1) Indian Oil (2) NTPC (3) SAIL
(4) GAIL (5) ONGC
Q.59. Which state has launched YSR Vahana Mitra
scheme recently?
(1) Telangana (2) Odisha
(3) Maharashtra (4) Andhra Pradesh
(5) Tamilnadu
Q.60. Who among the following was recently appointed
as chief justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court?
(1) S. Manikumar (2) Ajay Lamba
(3) Arup. K. Goswami (4) Ravishankar Jha
(5) Naresh H Patil
Q.61. How many states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
have issued 15 point guidelines to save Ganga from
pollution?
(1) 9 (2) 11 (3) 13
(4) 14 (5) 15
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Q.62. Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or (2) William Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and
Medicine? Gregg Semenza
(1) William G Kaelin Jr, Peter J Ratcliffe & Gregg (3) James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier
L Semenza Queloz
(2) James P. Allison & Tasuku Honjo (4) John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham
(3) Michael Rosbash, Michael W Young & Jeffrey and Akira Yoshino
C Hall (5) None of these
(4) Yoshinori Ohsumi Q.68. What is India's rank in the Global Competitiveness
(5) Randy Schekman Index 2019?
Q.63. Which organisation hosted the celebrations of the (1) 57 (2) 65 (3) 68
first World Cotton Day in Geneva? (4) 63 (5) 59
(1) United Nations Q.69. Which country has topped the Global
(2) World Trade Organisation Competitiveness Index 2019?
(3) World Bank (1) United States (2) Switzerland (3) Denmark
(4) International Cotton Association (4) Singapore (5) Sweden
(5) World Economic Forum Q.70. Cabinet has recently relaxed the requirement of
Aadhaar Card seeded data to avail of the benefits
Q.64. Justice Ajai Lamba recently took the oath as Chief of which scheme?
Justice of which High Court?
(1) Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)
(1) Madras High Court
(2) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-
(2) Bombay High Court Kisan)
(3) Guwahati High Court (3) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-
(4) Punjab and Haryana High Court SYM)
(5) Patna High Court (4) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
Q.65. Who has been awarded with the UNEP’s Asia (5) Prime Minister Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
Environmental Enforcement Award 2019? Q.71. Which newspaper recently announced to stop its
(1) Ram Nath Kovind (2) Prakash Javadekar print venture and go digital completely?
(3) Ramesh Pandey (4) Maneka Gandhi (1) Daily News & Analysis
(5) Jiaram Ramesh (2) The Statesman
Q.66. Who among the following won the Nobel Prize in (3) The Millennium Post
Chemistry 2019? (4) Business Today
(1) Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith, Sir (5) The Pioneer
Gregory P. Winter
Q.72. After Union Cabinet’s approval, what is the new
(2) John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham honorarium amount that will be given to ASHA
and Akira Yoshino workers?
(3) William Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and (1) Rs 3000 (2) Rs 2000 (3) Rs 1000
Gregg Semenza
(4) Rs 1500 (5) Rs 5000
(4) James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier
Queloz Q.73. Which Programme has been launched by the Union
Government to encourage talented children to
(5) None of these enrich their skills?
Q.67. Who among the following won the Nobel Prize in (1) DHRUV (2) LAKSHAY
Physics 2019?
(3) PRATIBHA (4) PRATIGYA
(1) Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith, Sir
Gregory P. Winter (5) PRAGYAN

India's first private train Tejas Express was flagged off by UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Lucknow-
Delhi route on 04th September 2019.
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Q.74. Who has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature?
(1) Olga Tokarczuk (2) Patrick Modiano
(3) Alice Munro (4) Mo Yan
(5) Margaret Atwood
Q.75. Who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2019?
(1) Olga Tokarczuk (2) Peter Handke
(3) Kazuo Ishiguro (4) Bob Dylan
(5) Bernardine Evaristo
Q.76. Which Bank has recently reduced the lending rates
by ten basis points?
(1) PNB (2) SBI (3) OBC
(4) PMC (5) UBI
Q.77. Who won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize?
(1) Abiy Ahmed Ali (2) Greta Thunberg
(3) Jacinda Ardern (4) Isaias Afwerki
(5) Berit Reiss Andersen
Q.78. Who has become the first Indian captain to score 40
hundreds?
(1) MS Dhoni (2) Rohit Sharma
(3) Virat Kohli (4) Ravindra Jadeja
(5) Saurav Ganguly
Q.79. Which city hosted the historic second informal summit
between PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping?
(1) Mamallapuram (2) Mallapuram
(3) Idukki (4) Coimbatore
(5) Srikakulam
Q.80. What is the name of the scheme launched by the
Union Government to assure no-cost health care
facilities to pregnant women and newborns?
(1) POOJA (2) ARPAN
(3) SUMAN (4) SHRESHTHA Q.88. Which State has been ranked at the top in the India
(5) SAHELI
Q.81. What percentage of growth has been recorded in
the recently concluded Livestock Census in India
as compared to the year 2012?
(1) 4.63 percent (2) 3.96 percent
(3) 2.34 percent (4) 1.71 percent
(5) None of these
Q.82. How much fine was imposed on SBM Bank (India)
by the Reserve Bank of India?
(1) 5 cr (2) 6 cr (3) 4 cr
(4) 3 cr (5) 7 cr
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat launched an awareness campaign “Urjagiri”
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which aims at stopping power theft and saving.
Q.83. Which scheme has been launched by the Central
Government to encourage girl students to pursue
STEM education?
(1) Jyoti Anand Yojana
(2) Vigyan Jyoti Yojana
(3) Naari Kalyan Yojana
(4) Balika Shikha Yojana
(5) Kanya Niketan Yojana
Q.84. Which of the following actress has made a world
record of getting more than 1 million followers on
Instagram in 5 hours 16 minutes?
(1) Priyanka Chopra (2) Kylie Minogue
(3) Sandra Bullock (4) Jennifer Aniston
(5) Deepika Padukone
Q.85. Which of the following Chief Minister of an Indian
state recently biked 122 kilometres to promote
adventure tourism in his state?
(1) Jaganmohan Reddy (2) Arvind Kejriwal
(3) Pema Khandu (4) Nitish Kumar
(5) Prem Singh Tamang
Q.86. Which State’s Legislative Council was abolished
recently on October 18, 2019?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Jammu & Kashmir
(3) Bihar (4) Maharashtra
(5) Rajasthan
Q.87. Who will be the 47th Chief Justice of India?
(1) Justice SA Bobde
(2) Justice Indu Malhotra
(3) Justice Arun Kumar Mishra
(4) Justice RF Nariman
(5) Justice N. V. Ramana
Innovation Index 2019 released by NITI Aayog?
(1) Karnataka (2) Kerala (3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Gujarat (5) West Bengal
Q.89. What percentage of Indian Children are
underweight as per State of Children Report 2019
released by UNICEF?
(1) 20 per cent (2) 28 per cent (3) 30 per cent
(4) 33 per cent (5) 35 per cent
Q.90. According to the report released by which
international organization, India's economic growth
rate for the year 2019 and 2020 will be 6.1% and
7% respectively?
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(1) World Bank (1) China (2) India (3) Nepal
(2) IMF (4) Pakistan (5) Iran
(3) United Nations Q.96. Who among the following has been appointed
(4) Asian Bank of Development as the Director-General of the National Security
Guard (NSG)?
(5) Fitch Ratings
(1) Anup Kumar Singh (2) Rakesh Kumar Singh
Q.91. Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari
recently announced the construction of new (3) Harinder Singh (4) M. M. Narwane
National Highway NH- 703AA connecting (5) Arun K. Mishra
Gobindwal Sahib and Taran Tarana in Punjab. The Q.97. How many agreements were signed between
Road is named after which Guru? India and Philippines during President Ram Nath
(1) Guru Ram Das (2) Guru Gobind Singh Kovind’s visit to Manila?
(3) Guru Tegh Bahadur (4) Guru Nanak Dev (1) Six (2) Five (3) Four
(5) Guru Arjan Singh (4) Three (5) Seven
Q.92. How many days IRCTC’s Special Buddha Circuit Q.98. Kais Saied has been elected as the new President
train will take to complete its journey? of-
(1) Six (2) Seven (3) Eight (1) Eritrea (2) Somalia (3) Tunisia
(4) Nine (5) Ten (4) Ethiopia (5) Djibouti
Q.93. How many women astronauts did a spacewalk, Q.99. Which Indian shuttler has defeated the top-seed
without a male astronaut, for the first time in the Jason Anthony Ho-Shue from Canada in the final
history of Space? to claim the men’s singles title at the Bahrain
(1) Two (2) Three (3) Four International Series?
(4) Five (5) Six (1) Sayed Modi (2) Chetan Anand
Q.94. The culture department of which state government (3) Prannoy Kumar (4) Priyanshu Rajawat
is going to organize the country's first training (5) Chirag Shetty
and demonstration program for the world-famous Q.100. Which cricketer created a history by becoming the
'Khon Ramlila'? youngest cricketer in the world to score a double
(1) Bihar (2) Punjab (3) Karnatak century in One Day cricket?
(4) Uttar Pradesh (5) Madhya Pradesh (1) Himanshu Rana (2) Manoj Kalra
Q.95. Which of the following country will organise 91st (3) Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) Prithvi Shaw
Interpol General Assembly in 2022? (5) Pawan Shah
ANSWER KEY
Q.1.(1) Q.2.(3) Q.3.(2) Q.4.(3) Q.5.(5) Q.6.(1) Q.7.(2) Q.8.(4) Q.9.(3) Q.10.(2)
Q.11.(1) Q.12.(2) Q.13.(1) Q.14.(1) Q.15.(3) Q.16.(3) Q.17.(2) Q.18.(4) Q.19.(3) Q.20.(4)
Q.21.(1) Q.22.(2) Q.23.(3) Q.24.(4) Q.25.(4) Q.26.(3) Q.27.(4) Q.28.(1) Q.29.(2) Q.30.(2)
Q.31.(4) Q.32.(1) Q.33.(2) Q.34.(3) Q.35.(4) Q.36.(2) Q.37.(1) Q.38.(3) Q.39.(2) Q.40.(1)
Q.41.(2) Q.42.(3) Q.43.(1) Q.44.(1) Q.45.(4) Q.46.(4) Q.47.(2) Q.48.(1) Q.49.(2) Q.50.(2)
Q.51.(2) Q.52.(3) Q.53.(1) Q.54.(4) Q.55.(2) Q.56.(1) Q.57.(4) Q.58.(1) Q.59.(4) Q.60.(4)
Q.61.(2) Q.62.(1) Q.63.(2) Q.64.(3) Q.65.(3) Q.66.(2) Q.67.(3) Q.68.(3) Q.69.(4) Q.70.(2)
Q.71.(1) Q.72.(2) Q.73.(1) Q.74.(1) Q.75.(2) Q.76.(2) Q.77.(1) Q.78.(3) Q.79.(1) Q.80.(3)
Q.81.(1) Q.82.(4) Q.83.(2) Q.84.(4) Q.85.(3) Q.86.(2) Q.87.(1) Q.88.(1) Q.89.(4) Q.90.(2)
Q.91.(4) Q.92.(3) Q.93.(1) Q.94.(4) Q.95.(2) Q.96.(1) Q.97.(3) Q.98.(3) Q.99.(4) Q.100.(3)

India's Avinash Sable qualified for Tokyo Olympics in men's 3000m steeplechase event by shattering
his own national record for the second time in three days.
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UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL APTITUDE TEST
Q.1 Find the odd one out of the below geometrical
shapes.
Rhombus, Triangle, Square, Parallelogram,
Rectangle, Trapezium
(A) Rhombus (B) Triangle
(C) Parallelogram (D) Trapezium
Q.2 Find the odd one out from the below group
ofnames.
Guava, Watermelon, Lettuce, Apple, Kiwi,
Mango, Pear, Pomegranate
(A) Lettuce (B) Kiwi
(C) Pear (D) Pomegranate
Q.3 Study the below diagram and identify the option
that is NOT correct.
Lion Sing
Goat
(A) Some lions are not goats
(B) Some goats are lions
(C) Lions are not singers
(D) Some goats can sing
Q.4 Two positions of a dice are shown as below. If
the number 6 is exactly opposite to number 4,
then which number is exactly opposite to number
3?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 6
Q.5 Deepak left his home and walked 4 km towards
east, then turned left and walked 3 km to reach
his office. His sister Deepika left the same home,
walked 16 km towards east, then turned left
and walked 8 km to reach her college. What is
the shortest distance between the office and the
college?
(A) 10km (B) 13 km (C) 17km (D) 18km
Q.6 If the pentagon shown below is rotated anti-
clockwise 270° three times, the rhombus is
rotated clockwise 45° four times, and the mirror
image of the alphabet is used, then what is the
resulting figure?
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(A) (B) (C) (D)
Q.7. Below is a statement followed by two
conclusions. Read the statement and conclusions
and determine which conclusion(s) logically
follow(s) the statement given.
Statement: For late return of books by readers,
a library charges penalty of Rs. 10 per day for
the number of days of delay beyond the due
date.
Conclusions:
I) Penalty for costlier books will be higher.
II) Penalty for lighter books will be lesser.
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Either conclusion lor II follows
(D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Q.8 Choose an option that is a valid assumption for
the below statement.
Statement: The Ministry of Railways
introduces additional Holiday Special trains
and also adds extra coaches to existing trains
during vacations.
(A) During vacations, kids love to travel by
trains instead of aero planes.
(B) Passenger traffic in trains significantly
increases during vacations
(C) People need change and like to see new
trains during vacations.
(D) Engine drivers like to work for more hours
during vacations. 
Q.9 Read the statement below and two courses of
action given. Choose which course(s) of action
need(s) to be taken with regard to the statement
given.
Statement: Despite having a standard work
timing of 10 am to 6pm, there has been more
number of cases of employees reporting late
for work, which affects the work flow in the
factory.

Courses of Action:
I. The employees must be given a warning and
strict disciplinary action must be initiated if
no improvement is found.
II. The work timing must be made flexible so
that everyone is able to come as per his or
her own convenient time.
(A) Only Action I needs to be taken
(B) Only Action II needs to be taken
(C) Either Action I or Action II needs to be taken
(D) Neither Action I nor Action II needs to be taken
Q.10 If Puzzle:: Solve, then Essay:: ?.
Identify what can come in place of"?".
(A) Resolve (B) Dictate
(C) Recite (D) Write
Q.11 Select the option that is related to the third term in the
same way as second term is related to the first term.
Temperature: Thermometer :: Humidity: ?
(A) Spectrometer (B) Seismometer
(C) Hygrometer (D) Osmometer
Q.12 In a certain coded language, if "LITMUS" is
written as "SMIUTL" and "INDIGO"is written
as "OINGDI", then how is the word JAGGER'
would be written in that language?
(A) RGAEGJ (B) RGJEGA
(C) RGAGEJ (D) RGJEAG
Q.13 In a certain coded language, if TABLE' is written
as 'VEDNI' and 'CHAIR' is written as 'EJEOT",
then how is the word 'BENCH would be written
in that language?
(A) DIPFJ (B) DGPEJ (C) DIPEJ (D) DGPFT
Q.14 If P@Q means P is the husband of Q; J# L means
L is the son of J; and N$M means N is the brother
of M, then which of the below options definitely
states that B is the mother ofA?
(A) A#B$C@D (B) C$D@A#B
(C) B$C#A@D (D) D@B#C$A
Q.15 Given below are four statements followed by
four conclusions. Identify which conclusion(s)
definitely follow(s) the given four statements
disregarding the commonly known facts.
Statements:
1. All dogs are cats 2. Some cats are tigers
3. All tigers are lions 4. No lion is a donkey
Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High
Court.
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Conclusions:
I) Some cats are dogs
II) All lions are tigers
III) Some donkeys are tigers
IV) No tiger is a donkey
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusions III and IV follow
(C) Only conclusions II and III follow
(D) Only conclusions I and IV follow
Q.16 If the below alphabets are formed as per the
ascending order of their appearance in the
standard alphabet series, then which meaningful
English word can be formed using the alphabets
in 1st, 4th, 6th, 9th and 16th position from left?
XUIHOLETBWMRKSAGC
(A) STEAM (B) WHALE
(C) MEANS (D) SHAME
Q.17 Study the below series and identify what can
come in the place of"?".
GAS27, IEU35, MIY47, OMA29, SOE39, USI49, ?
(A) WUM57 (B) WWO61
(C) YUM59 (D) YWN62
Q.18 Study the below series and identify what can
come in the place of (?).
3947, 4379, 7493, 9734, ?
(A) 9437 (B) 7934 (C) 4793 (D) 3947
Q.19 If the symbols "+" and "-" are interchanged, "x"
and "÷" are interchanged, and also the digits "3"
and "7' are interchanged, then what will be the
value of the below equation?
83 × 7-79 + 63÷7
(A) -133 (B) -350 (C) 244 (D) 511
Q.20 The ages of husband, wife and their son are in
the ratio of 10 : 9 : 3. To calculate the age of the
son, which of the below pieces of information is
additionally required and sufficient?
(A) Before 6 years, the age of the son was 20%
the age of his mother then.
(B) After 10 years, the sum of the ages of all
three will be 30 more than the sum of their
present ages.
(C) The difference between the age of father
and son is more than the difference between
the age of mother and son.
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(D) The sum of the ages of all the three is a (D) The value of 'a' cannot be derived by
perfect multiple of 11. any individual equation or even by both
Q.21 The perimeter of a rectangular ground with equations combined.
corners A, B, C and D is 28 metre. To calculate Q.23 If in a coded language PEASANT is written as
the area of the ground, which of the below pieces 'RQYVYHN”, how will RANCHER' be written
of information is additionally required and in the same language?
sufficient? (A) PHFFPDL (B) PLDPHFF
(A) The length of the diagonal AC is same as (C) PHFFLDP (D) PFFHLDP
the length of the diagonal BD.
Q.24 Study the given table carefully to answer the
(B) The sum of the diagonals is 8 metre less question that follows.
than the perimeter of the rectangle.
Sale (in crores) of no. of units by four companies
(C) The perimeter of the rectangle is greater (cos.) over the years (yrs).
than 50% of the area of the rectangle.
Co. Year 2015 2016 2017 2018
(D) The sum of all the internal angles of the A 115.8 85.7 58.9 46.6
rectangle is 360°. B 150.1 76.3 37.2 39.1
Q.22 We need to find the value of 'a' from the below C 93.3 69.5 53.7 48.9
two equations, if both a and b are positive D 180.6 111.1 21.2 33.4
integers. Which company has sold the maximum number
1) 2a + b = 22 2) 3a-2b = 12 of units over the years?
Now, read the below options and select the one (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
that applies. Q.25 If P+Q implies P-Q
(A) Only Equation l is sufficient to derive the P-Q implies P×Q
value of a'.
P×Q implies P÷Q
(B) Only Equation 2 is sufficient to derive the
P÷Q implies P+Q
value of 'a'.
Which of the following equation is "TRUE"?
(C) Neither equations 1 or 2 alone are sufficient,
but both together are required to derive the (A) 1+2-6×3÷8=8 (B) 6+2-3×1÷4=12
value of 'a'. (C) 25+6-45x9÷23 = 18 (D) 10 +4-3×1÷2 =5

UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Q.26 Computer tools such as Word, Excel and Power Point
are products owned by which of these companies?
(A) Intel (B) Apple
(C) Microsoft (D) Google
Q.27 Timothy Donald Cook, popularly known as Tim
Cook, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
which of these companies?
(A) Google (B) Twitter
(C) Amazon (D) Apple
Q.28 In the context of Microsoft Word, there is a
feature called "Gutter Margin'. What is this
feature used for?
(A) Improve the clarity of graphics and images
(B) Give provision for better document binding
(C) Improve the clarity of the printed text
(D) Facilitate the insertion of page numbers
Q.29 Which of these districts of the state of Uttar
Pradesh does NOT share its border with
Nepal?
(A) Pilibhit (B) Shravasti
(C) Sitapur (D) Maharajganj
Q.30 Which of these districts of Uttar Pradesh lies on
the UP-Bihar border?
(A) Basti (B) Bulandshahr
(C) Banda (D) Ballia
Q.31 Name the national leader who undertooka
marathon walk called 'padayatra' from
Kanyakumari to Rajghat in Delhi in 1983. The
intent of the yatra was to renew rapport with the
Indian masses.
(A) Chandrashekhar (B) LK Advani
(C) Ram Vilas Paswan (D) V.P. Singh

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Q.32 Name the Indian Prime Minister who announced
in the parliament that he would implement the
Mandal Commission's recommendations. This
declaration triggered nation-wide protests in
India.
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) V.P. Singh
(C) Chowdhary Charan Singh
(D) Chandrashekhar
Q.33 Which city in Uttar Pradesh is called 'suhaag
nagari' because it is famous for making glass
bangles?
(A) Firozabad (B) Gorakhpur
(C) Varanasi (D) Bareilly
Q.34 Who among these following leaders is also the
head priest of the Gorakhnath Temple and Math?
(A) Uma Bharati Ministership?
(B) Yogi Adityanath
(C) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (C) Two months (D) Twoyears
(D) Mahant Paramhans Das
Q.35 Sarnath, the sacred place where Lord Buddha
delivered his first sermon. is located very close
to which of these cities?
(A) Mathura (B) Ayodhya
(C) Jhansi (D) Varanasi
Q.36 Which part of Uttar Pradesh is famous for the
delicately embroidered sarees called "Chikankari
sarees?
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Q.39 Name the famous warrior begum from the
principality of Awadh, who fought the British as
part of the 1857 mutiny?
(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(B) Begum Raziya Sultan
(C) Begum Jahanara
(D) Begum Meherunnissa
Q.40 The first emperor of the Mughal dynasty, Babur,
has written an autobiography in his native
tongue of Chagatai Turkic. What is the name of
this book?
(A) Mughalnama (B) Baburmama
(C) Baburmubarak (D) Baburbihaya
Q.41 When Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime
Minister for his first tenure in 1996, what was
the closest approximate duration of his Prime
(A) Two days (B) Two weeks
Q.42 Name the celebrated physician in the court of
King Bimbisara who was the personal physician
of Lord Buddha himself.
(A) Ajathashatru (B) Sariputta
(C) Jivaka (D) Rahula
Q.43 Which of these statements is TRUE with regard
to the poem 'Amar Sonar Bangla penned by
Rabindranath Tagore?
(A) It was Tagore's first ever poem.

(A) Moradabad (B) This poem later was adopted by Bangladesh

as its national anthem.
(B) Lucknow
(C) This poem fetched Tagore the Nobel Prize.
(C) Meerut
(D) The poem was a school prayer at
(D) Prayagraj (Allahabad) Shantiniketan.
Q.37 Name the poet and saint who wrote Ramcharitmanas, Q.44 India's 5-year plan system was adopted from
another version of the Ramayan. Russia. Name the Russian leader who first
(A) Ravidas (B) Surdas implemented the 5-year plan approach in Russia.
(C) Kalidas (D) Tulsidas (A) Vladimir Lenin (B) Joseph Stalin
Q.38 Name the South Indian King who vanquished the (C) Leonid Brezhnev (D) Nikita Khrushchev
forces of the Dutch East India Company in 1741 Q.45 Near which European capital would you find the
in the battle of Colachel. Palace of Versailles?
(A) Veera Pandya Kattabomman (A) London (B) Paris
(B) Raja Raja Chola (C) Rome (D) Brussels
(C) Marthanda Varma Q.46 The two famous universities of Oxford and
(D) Haider Ali Cambridge are located in which country?

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(A) France
(B) United States of America
(C) United Kingdom
(D) Italy
Q.47 How many total biosphere reserves arethere in
India?
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 25
Q.48 The Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
which Indian state?
(A) Kerala (B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Telangana (D) Karnataka
Q.49 In which of these hill stations would you find the
Cheeyapara Waterfalls, Pothamedu View point
and Attukad Waterfalls?
(A) Munnar (B) Ooty
(C) Kodaikanal (D) Yercaud
Q.50 The city of Venice, criss-crossed by canals and
bridges, is located in which country?
(A) Denmark (B) Scotland
(C) France (D) Italy
Q.51 Mount Etna, considered to be the most active
volcano of Europe, is located in:
(A) Portugal (B) Spain
(C) Greece (D) Italy
Q.52 Ponmudiisasmall hill station in South India. It is
located near which of these cities?
(A) Kozhikode Q.60 Bezwada Wilson is a social activist who was
(B) Madurai
(C) Thiruvananthapuram
(D) Mangluru
Q.53 Name the city that is the capital of Western Australia.
(A) Darwin (B) Perth
(C) Brisbane (D) Hobart
Q.54 Article 161 of the Indian Constitution confers
pardoning powers and commutation of sentence
powers on:
(A) The President of India
(B) The Prime Minister of India
(C) The governors of various states
(D) The Chief Justice of India
Q.55 Articles 5 to ll of the Indian Constitution deal
with which of these aspects?
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general election on November seventh.
(A) Citizenshipof India
(B) Languages in India
(C) Boundaries of Indian states
(D) Education for children
Q.56 As ofApril 2019, who is the Governor of the
state of Maharashtra?
(A) E.S.L.Narasimhan
(B) CVidyasagar Rao
(C) Palanisamy Sathasivam
(D) Anandiben Patel
Q.57 What does article 300A of the Indian Constitution
aim to guarantee?
(A) No person shall be deprived of his education.
(B) No person shall be deprived of his marital
rights.
(C) No person shall be deprived of his property
(D) No person shall be deprived of his privacy.
Q.58 Articles 324-329 of the Indian Constitution deal
with which of these aspects?
(A) Elections (B) Minorities' protection
(C) Panchayats (D) Powers of a governor
Q.59 Currently, what is the highest percentage slab for
the new tax regime called Goods and Services
Tax (GST)?
(A) 18% (B) 25% (C) 28% (D) 32%
awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2016.
What is his sphere of social activity?
(A) Eradication of child labour
(B) Eradication of female infanticide
(C) Eradication of manual scavenging
(D) Eradication of child marriage
Q.61 With which foreign country is India collaborating
to develop the supersonic cruise missile called
Brah Mos?
(A) France (B) China (C) Japan (D) Russia
Q.62 Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses
the nation through his radio broadcast called
'MannkiBaat'. When did this program get aired
for the first time?
(A) October 2014 (B) October 2015
(C) October 2016 (D) October 2017

 Q.63 United States is the country with the world's
largest GDP. Which country comes second in the
global GDP ranking?
(A) Japan (B) Germany
(C) China (D) India
Q.64 Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the President of _______
has resigned in April 2019 bowing to public
pressure.
(A) Sudan (B) Libya (C) Chad (D) Algeria
Q.65 Name the new CEO of the International Cricket
Council (ICC) after the Cricket World Cup 2019.
(A) Sunil Gavaskar (B) Sharad Pawar
(C) Manu Sawhney (D) Rahul Johri
Q.66 Name the ex-CEO and MD of Ashok Leyland
who took over as the CEO of Royal Enfield.
(A) Vinod K. Dasari (B) Dheeraj Hinduja
(C) Rajeev Dubey (D) GV. Prasad
Q.67 Name the cricket team that is number 2 in
international test ranking, as per ICC, as of
March 2019.
(A) New Zealand (B) South Africa
(C) Australia (D) England
Q.68 Who was chosen as the captain of the Delhi
Capitals team for IPL 2019 season?
(A) Virendra Sehwag
(B) Ravichandran Ashwin
(C) Shreyas lyer
(D) Shikhar Dhawan
Q.69 In which state has the National Cancer Institute
(NCI) been set up in early 2018?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Punjab
(C) Haryana (D) Himachal Pradesh
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Q.76 What was the name of the mission, an antisatellite
missile test, carried out successfully by the
DRDO on 27 March 2019 from Dr APJ Abdul
Kalam Island launch complex?
(A) Mission Parakram (B) Mission Shakti
(C) Mission Vikram (D) Mission Sahas
Q.77 What is the application of the GSAT-31 satellite
launched by India on 6 February 20192
(A) Earth observation
(B) Navigation
India Women ODI captain Mithali Raj has become the first woman cricketer in history to have an
ODI career lasting over 20 years.
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Q.70 Which is the leading arecanut producing state in
India?
(A) Kerala (B) West Bengal
(C) Manipur (D) Karnataka
Q.71 Name the 70-year-old lady from Odisha who was
awarded the Padmashri award for her work of
preserving of hundreds of types of paddy seeds
throughout her life.
(A) S.Thimmakka
(B) Kamala Pujari
(C) Harika Dronavalli
(D) Muktaben Pankajkumar Dagli
Q.72 The first areca nut to get the Geographic
Indications (GI) tag is the Sirsi Supari. In which
state is this supari grown?
(A) Karnataka (B) Bihar
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Odisha
Q.73 In which town of Uttar Pradesh would one find
the 11 storied Pagal Baba Temple?
(A) Vrindavan (B) Varanasi
(C) Samath (D) Chitrakoot
Q.74 The tomb of which of these ancient emperors is
located in the Sasaram town of Bihar state?
(A) Bahadur Shah Jafar
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Q.utb ud-Din Aibak
Q.75 The area called Bundelkhand comes under which
of these borders?
(A) Uttar Pradesh-Bihar Border
(B) Uttar Pradesh - Madhya Pradesh Border
(C) Uttar Pradesh – Nepal Border
(D) Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand Border
(C) Climate and Environment
(D) Communication
Q.78 Name the nuclear-capable surface-tosurface
intercontinental ballistic missile developed
by the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO).
(A) Prithvilll (B) Trishul
(C) Agni 5 (D) Barak-8
Q.79 Which of the following is a part of the process
involved in water cycle?
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(A) Evaporation (B) Sublimation
(C) Freezing (D) Melting
Q.80 Deficiency of which mineral causes anaemia?
(A) Magnesium (B) Iron
(C) Zinc (D) Lead
Q.81 Which of the following is a commonly used
chemical method for purifying water?
(A) Hibermation (B) Excavation
(C) Chlorination (D) Denitrification
Q.82 Which of the following is the best source of fresh
water?
(A) Ocean (B) Sea (C) Brine (D) River
Q.83 Which of the following is a good source of
vitamin A?
(A) Fishoil (B) Sugar
(C) Banana (D) Coconut oil
Q.84 Sound CANNOT travel through:
(A) Gas (B) Vacuum
(C) Liquid (D) Metal
Q.85 Which form ofenergy causes amatchstick to
ignite into a bright flame when the matchstick is
struck against the match box surface?
(A) Potential energy (B) Kinetic energy
(C) Chemical energy (D) Wind energy
Q.86 CGS system of measurement units stands for.
(A) Coulomb, Gauss, Steradian
(B) Celsius, Grade, Second
(C) Centiliter, Gallon, Siemens
(D) Centimetre, Gram, Second
Q.87 In Electronic Communication Systems, noise
refers to:
(A) unwanted signals that tend to disturb the
transmission and processing of message signals
(B) loud music harming the eardrums
(C) sensation of hearing that is not audible
(D) unwanted sensations that disturb messages
Q.88 Which of the following is TRUE about the
process of evaporation?
(A) It does not depend upon humidity level.
(B) It increases with increase in surface area.
(C) It decreases with increase in wind speed.
(D) It decreases with increase in temperature.
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Q.89 Plaster of Paris is a product of:
(A) magnesium (B) aluminium
(C) calcium (D) sodium
Q.90 Which of the following statements is TRUE
about natural rubber?
(A) It is a natural polymer and possesses elastic
properties
(B) It is an artificial polymer and possesses
elastic properties.
(C) It is not a polymer but possesses elastic
properties.
(D) It is a natural polymer but does not possess
elastic properties.
Q.91 Which of the following is a form of calcium
carbonate?
(A) Washing soda (B) Baking soda
(C) Limestone (D) Table Salt
Q.92 Dietary intake of _____is essential for the normal
functioning of thyroid gland.
(A) sodium (B) calcium
(C) iodine (D) potassium
Q.93 Which micro organismis Penicillin obtained from?
(A) Amoeba (B) Vinus
(C) Protozoa (D) Fungi
Q.94 Which of the following diseases is caused by the
deficiency of vitamin A?
(A) Rickets (B) Scurvy
(C) Night blindness (D) Pellagra
Q.95 Which of the following diseases is caused by the
deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamin)?
(A) Rickets (B) Beriberi
(C) Nightblindness (D) Pellagra
Q.96 Which among the following is a vitamin
deficiency disease in which dark red patches
occur on face, neck, hands, calves and feet?
(A) Pellagra (B) Thyroid
(C) Anemia (D) Keshan
Q.97 Blood enters the kidney through the:
(A) renal artery (B) external iliac artery
C) axillary artery (D) ulnar artery
Q.98 Which among the following organs secretes bile
juice?
(A) Heart (B) Brain (C) Kidney (D) Liver

Q.99 Which among the following diseases is very rare
in women as compared to its occurrence inmen?
(A) Myopia (B) Kidney stone
(C) Brain tumor (D) Colour blindness
Q.100 Haemoglobin is the protein insidered blood cells
that carries:
(A) oxygen (B) carbon dioxide
(C) nitrogen (D) ozone
Q.101 Which of the following isequal to 8.13 × 10 6
(A) 831000 (B) 8310000
(C) 813000 (D) 8130000
Q.102 When 0.353535... is converted into a fraction,
then the result is:
15 1 Q.113 Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 16 hours
35 35
(A) (B) (C) 19 (D) 99
99 100
Q.103 What is the HCF of 22x33×52x7, 2×32 ×52 ×72 and
23×3 × 52 × 73 ?
(A) 210 (B) 420 (C) 1005 (D) 1050
Q.104 Solvethe following. :
36 1
− =?
81 9
4 5 1 2
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
9 9 9 9
Q.105 Anumber is as much greater than 55 as it is lesser
than 79. The number is:
(A) 59 (B) 63 (C) 65 (D) 67
Q.106 The sum of three consecutive numbers is 96. The
greatest among these three numbers is:
(A) 28 (B) 31 (C) 33 (D) 43
Q.107 Which of the options will come in place of the
question mark (?) in the following equation?
128 ÷ 16 × 3 − 7 × 2
=1
?− 6 × 6 − 3
(A) 16 (B) 49 (C) 60 (D) 128
Q.108 1000 boys and 600 girls are examined in a test. 43% of
the boys and 35% of the girls passed. The percentage
of the number of candidates who failed is:
(A) 40% (B) 50% (C) 58% (D) 60%
Q.109 A finishes a work in9 days and B finishes the
same work in 18 days. In how many days will
they together finish the same work?
(A) 3 days (B) 6 days (C) 8 days (D) 9days
Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran has been banned for four years for doping and stripped of two titles from
2017 Asian Championships.
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Q.110 How many minutes will Preethi take to cover a
distance of 500 m, if she runs at a speed of 30km/
hr?
(A) Imin (B) 2min (C) 5min (D) 6min
Q.111 Which of the following cars with speed given
below is the fastest?
(A) 90km/hr (B) 25m/sec
(C) 1500 m/min (D) 100 km/hr
Q.112 A solid right circularcylinder hasaradiusof 21 cm
and height of 16 cm. What is its curved surface
area?
(A) 2000 cm (B) 2002 cm
(C) 2010 cm (D) 2112 cm
and 48 hours respectively. If both the pipes are
opened simultaneously, how much time will be
taken to fill the tank?
(A) 10 hours (B) 12 hours
(C) 15 hours (D) 16 hours
Q.114 At present, the ratio between the ages of Vimal
and Vinay is 4: 5. After 6 years, Vimal's age will
be 26 years. What is Vinay's ageat present?
(A) 20 years (B) 21 years
(C) 25years (D) 30 years
 Q.115 An accurate clock shows 9 o'clock in the moming
Through how many degrees would the hour hand
have rotated when the clock shows 3 o'clock in
the afternoon?
(A) 150° (B) 155° (C) 175° (D) 180°
Q.116 If a straight line intersects the sides AB and AC
of a ∆ABC at D and E respectively AE and is
AE
parallel to BC, then =?
AC
AD AD AD DE
(A) (B) (C) (D)
EC DB AB BC
Q.117 A system of two linear equations in two variables
is inconsistent if their graphs:
(A) cut the x axis
(B) cut the yaxis
(C) coincide
(D) do not intersect at any point
Q.118 If θ= 45°, then cos2 θ + sec2 θ =?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2.5
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Q.119 If the system 6x-2y=3. kx-y=2 has a unique
solution, then:
(A) k≠3 (B) k=3 (C) k≠4 (D) k=4
Q.120 The square of any number is divided by4, then
the remainder is:
(A) 1 (B) 0 sin θ + 2
(C) either 1 or 0 (D) neither Inoro
Q.121 While resolving 1500 into two factors, the
possible number of ways is:
(A) 12 (B) 18 (C) 36 (D) 24
Q.122 The ratio ofAmit's age and Anu's age, nine years
ago was5:7.Then 5 years fromnow, which of the
following CANNOT be the ratio of their ages?
(A) 13:19 (B) 11:13 (C) 15:16 (D) 21:25
UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL HINDI
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fn, x, ç'uksa ¼ç'u la[;k 126 & 128½ ds mÙkj nsaA
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gh 'khy gSA 'khy;qä O;ogkj çR;sd O;fä ds fy,
fgrdj gSA blls euq"; dh [;kfr c<+rh gSA 'khyoku
O;fä lcdk ân; thr ysrk gSA 'khy;qä O;ogkj
ls dVqrk nwj Hkkxrh gSA blls vk'kadk vkSj lansg dh
fLFkfr;k¡ dHkh mRiUu ugha gksrhaA blls ,sls lq[kn
okrkoj.k dk l`tu gksrk gS] ftlesa lHkh çlUurk dk
vuqHko djrs gSaA 'khyoku O;fä vius laidZ esa vkus
okys lHkh yksxksa dks lqçHkkfor djrk gSA
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'khy;qä O;ogkj leku :i ls vko';d gSA f'k{kkFkhZ
esa ;fn 'khy dk vHkko gS rks og vius f'k{kd ls
okafNr f'k{kk çkIr ugha dj ldrkA 'khyoku vf/kdkjh
;k deZpkjh esa vkRefo'okl dh o`f) Lor% gh gksus
yxrh gS vkSj lkFk gh muds O;fäRo esa 'kkyhurk vk
tkrh gSA bl vewY; xq.k dh mifLFkfr esa vf/kdkjh
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dh dk;Zdq'kyrk esa o`f) gksrh gSA bl xq.k ds ek/;e
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xq.k dks vftZr fd;k tk ldrk gSA ikfjokfjd laLdkj
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76 MICA DECEMBER 2019
Q.123 Each of the interior angle so facyclic polygon
with 'n' sides measures 144º. Then, the measure
of the angle subtended by each of its side at the
geometric centre of the polygon
(A) 300 (B) 144° (C) 54° (D) 36°
2
Q.124 If = 1 . then q can be equal to-
cos 2 θ
(A) 45° (B) 60° (C) 30° (D) 0°
Q.125 ClubAhad won 30%of the first 60 matches it had
played in a particular season. Then the minimum
possible number of additional matches the Club
A should play to achieve a success rate of 44% in
that season is:
(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 25
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Hkwfedk vnk djrs gSaA
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(A) 'khy;qä O;ogkj ls lq[kn okrkoj.k dk fuekZ.k
gksrk gSA
(B) 'khy ,d nSoh xq.k gSA
(C) ikfjokfjd laLdkj 'khy dks fodflr djus esa
egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk fuHkkrs gSaA
(D) 'khy;qä O;ogkj NksVksa&cM+ksa esa leku :i ls
vko';d gSA
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(A) 'khy çHkq }kjk fn;k tkrk gSA
(B) fdlh dk;Z ds fcxM+us ij 'khy çHkqRo LFkkfir dj
ysrk gSA
(C) tgk¡ 'khy dk çHkqRo gksrk gS ogk¡ dksbZ dk;Z
fcxM+us ugha ikrkA
(D) tgk¡ dk;Z fcxM+rk gS ogk¡ 'khy dk çHkqRo gksrk gSA
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(A) dqçHkkfor (B) çxk<+
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gq, fe= dks fy[kk x;k i= fdl dksfV ds varxZr
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(A) 'kkldh; (B) v/kZ'kkldh;
(C) oS;fäd (D) O;kolkf;d
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(A) y (B) i (C) p (D) V
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(A) bZ (B) vk (C) vkS (D) ,
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(A) xq.k (B) v;kfn
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(C) f}xq (D) }a}
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vO;;&ç;ksx fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl Hksn dk mnkgj.k gS\
(A) leqPp;cks/kd (B) fØ;kfo'ks"k.k
(C) laca/kcks/kd (D) foLe;kfncks/kd
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'kCn fo'ks"k.k ds fdl Hksn ds varxZr vk,xk\
(A) xq.kokpd (B) ifjek.kokpd
(C) çfo'ks"k.k (D) lkoZukfed
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(A) yky (B) yykV (D) lnk ,d lh n'kk
(C) ykfyek (D) yykbZ
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(A) Hkæ&vHkæ (B) Hk;&lkgl
(C) ew<+&Kkuh (D) ekU;&/kkU;
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(A) ;ku&xgjh (B) xgjh&;ku
(C) fxjh&fudkyh (D) fudkyh&fxjh
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'kCn crkb,A
(A) bafæ;ftr (B) bafæ;kfuxzg
(C) bafæ;krhr (D) baæ/kuq"k
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lk ijlxZ gS\
India, Bangladesh navies undertake coordinated patrol (CORPAT) in north Bay of Bengal.
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(A) dj.k (B) vf/kdj.k
(C) laçnku (D) viknku
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(A) lafnX/k orZeku (B) laHkkO; orZeku
(C) lafnX/k Hkwr (D) laHkkO; Hkwr
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ds feJ okD; dk :i fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk gS\
(A) mlus dgk fd eSa funks"k gw¡A
(B) mlus dgk vkSj og funksZ"k ?kksf"kr gqvkA
(C) mlus dgk fd mls funksZ"k ?kksf"kr fd;k tk,A
(D) mlus dgk fd eSa vius dks funks"Z k ?kksf"kr dj jgk gwA¡
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(C) cgqr nkSM+&/kwi djuk (D) ijs'kku djuk
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(A) jkepfjrekul (B) xhrkoyh
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(A) dfo opu lq/kk (B) mnar ekrZ.M
(C) gfjpaæ if=dk (D) ljLorh
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(A) ekx/kh viHkza'k (B) vnZ~/kekx/kh viHkza'k
(C) [kl viHkza'k (D) 'kkSjlsuh viHkza'k
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UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL APTITUDE TEST
Q.1.(C) Triangle has three sides while others are having Q.12.(A) Based on shuffling
four side. Q.13.(C) (+) 2 in Consonant and next vowel in vowels.
Q.2.(A) Lettuce is used as salad leaf while others are fruits. Q.14.(D) B- +
D
Q.3.(A)

Lion Sing + +
C A
Goat
Q.15.(D)
Q.4.(C) 6 2 3 cats
lions donkey
4 1 5 tigers

Q.5.(B) College
dogs

5km
Q.16.(B) XUIHOLETBWMRKSAGC
13km
ABCEGHIKLMORSTUWX
AEHLW = WHALE

12km
Q.17.(C) Consonant (+2), Vowel (+4) and addition of
3km 3km place value of letters.
House
4km 12km Q.18.(D) Based on shuffling
122 + 52 = 169 = 13km Q.19.(A) = 87 ¸ 3 + 39 - 67 × 3

= 29 + 39 - 201
Q.6.(C)
= -133
M Q.20.(A) Q.21.(B) Q.22.(C)
Q.23.(C) -2 +3 -2 +3 -2 +3 -2
P E A S A N T
Q.7.(D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Q.8.(B) Passenger traffic in trains significantly increases
during vacations. R Q Y V Y H N
Q.9.(A) Only Action I needs to be taken.
Q.24.(D)
Q.10.(D) Puzzles are solved, while Essay is being written. Q.25.(C) 25 + 6 - 45 × 9 ¸ 23 = 18
Q.11.(C) Temperature is measured by Thermometer and 25 - 30 + 23 = 18
Humidity is measured by Hygrometer. 48 - 30 = 18
UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Q.26.(C) Microsoft was first announced by Bill Gates Q.29.(C) Sitapur districts of the state of Uttar Pradesh
on August 1, 1988, at COMDEX in Las Vegas. does NOT share its border with Nepal.
The first version of Office contained Microsoft Q.30.(D) Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh lies on the UP-
Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Bihar border.
PowerPoint.
Q.31.(A) Chandrashekhar undertook a marathon walk
Q.27.(D) Timothy Donald Cook is an American business called 'padayatra' from Kanyakumari to Rajghat
executive and industrial engineer. Cook is the in Delhi in 1983, The intent of the yatra was to
chief executive officer of Apple. renew rapport with the Indian masses.
Q.28.(B) The gutter margin is a typographical term used Q.32.(B) V.P. Singh announced in the parliament that he
to designate an additional margin added to a would implement the Mandal Commission's
page layout to compensate for the part of the recommendations. This declaration triggered
paper made unusable by the binding process. nation-wide protests in India.

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Q.33.(A) Firozabad city is called 'Suhaag Nagari' because
it is famous for making glass bangles.
Q.34.(B) Yogi Adityanath is also the head priest of the
Gorakhnath Temple and Math.
Q.35.(D) Sarnath, the sacred place where Lord Buddha
delivered his first sermon is located very close
to Varanasi city.
Q.36.(B) Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh is famous for the
delicately embroidered sarees called "Chikankari
sarees.
Q.37.(D) Tulsidas the poet and saint wrote Ramcharitmanas,
another version of the Ramayan.
Q.38.(C) Marthanda Varma the South Indian King
vanquished the forces of the Dutch East India
Company in 1741 in the battle of Colachel.
Q.39.(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal the famous warrior begum
from the principality of Awadh, and fought the
British as part of the 1857 mutiny.
Q.40.(B) The first emperor of the Mughal dynasty, Babur,
has written an autobiography in his native
tongue of Chagatai Turkic. The name of this
book is Babur Nama.
Q.41.(B) When Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime
Minister for his first tenure in 1996, Two weeks
was the closest approximate duration of his
Prime Ministership.
Q.42.(C) Jivaka was the celebrated physician in the
court of King Bimbisara who was the personal
physician of Lord Buddha himself.
Q.43.(B) The poem 'Amar Sonar Bangla’ penned by
Rabindranath Tagore later it was adopted by
Bangladesh as its national anthem.
Q.44.(B) India's 5-year plan system was adopted from Russia.
The Russian leader Joseph Stalin implemented the
5-year plan approach in Russia first.
Q.45.(B) Near Paris you would find the Palace of Versailles.
Q.46.(C) The two famous universities of Oxford and
Cambridge are located in United Kingdom.
Q.47.(C) Total biosphere reserves in India are 18.
Q.48.(D) The Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
Karnataka.
Q.49.(A) In Munnar hill stations you would find the
Cheeyapara Waterfalls, Pothamedu View point
and Attukad Waterfalls.
Q.50.(D) The city of Venice, criss-crossed by canals and
bridges, is located in Italy.
Q.51.(D) Mount Etna, considered to be the most active
volcano of Europe, is located in Italy.
Virat Kohli eclipsed legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag by amassing a record seventh DECEMBER 2019 MICA
double hundred, the highest in Indian cricket history.
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Q.52.(C) Ponmudi is a small hill station in South India. It
is located near Thiruvananthapuram.
Q.53.(B) Perth is the capital of Western Australia.
Q.54.(C) Article 161 of the Indian Constitution confers
pardoning powers and commutation of
sentence powers on the governors of various
states.
Q.55.(A) Articles 5 to 11 of the Indian Constitution deal
with citizenship of India.
Q.56.(B) As of April 2019, C Vidyasagar Rao is the
Governor of the state of Maharashtra.
Q.57.(C) Article 300A of the Indian Constitution aim to
guarantee that no person shall be deprived of his
property.
Q.58.(A) Articles 324-329 of the Indian Constitution deal
with elections.
Q.59.(C) Currently, 28% is the highest percentage slab for
the new tax regime called Goods and Services
Tax (GST).
Q.60.(C) Bezwada Wilson is a social activist who was
awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2016
for Eradication of manual scavenging.
Q.61.(D) With Russia India is collaborating to develop the
supersonic cruise missile called Brah Mos.
Q.62.(A) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the
nation through his radio broadcast called 'Mann
Ki Baat'. This program get aired for the first time
in October 2014 .
Q.63.(C) United States is the country with the world's
largest GDP. China comes second in the global
GDP ranking.
Q.64.(D) Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the President of Algeria, has
resigned in April 2019 bowing to public pressure.
Q.65.(C) Manu Sawhney is the new CEO of the
International Cricket Council (ICC) after the
Cricket World Cup 2019.
Q.66.(A) Vinod K. Dasari is the ex-CEO and MD of
Ashok Leyland who took over as the CEO of
Royal Enfield.
Q.67.(A) New Zealand cricket team that is number 2
in international test ranking, as per ICC, as of
March 2019.
Q.68.(C) Shreyas lyerwas chosen as the captain of the
Delhi Capitals team for IPL 2019 season.
Q.69.(C) In Haryana has the National Cancer Institute
(NCI) been set up in early 2018.
Q.70.(D) Karnataka is the leading nut producing state in
India.
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Q.71.(B) 70-year-old Kamala Pujari is the lady from
Odisha who was awarded the Padmashri award
for her work of preserving of hundreds of types
of paddy seeds throughout her life.
Q.72.(A) The first areca nut to get the Geographic
Indications (GI) tag is the Sirsi Supari. This
supari is grown in Karnataka.
Q.73.(A) In Vrindavan of Uttar Pradesh one would find
the 11 storied Pagal Baba Temple.
Q.74.(C) The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is located in the
Sasaram town of Bihar state.
Q.75.(B) The area called Bundelkhand comes under Uttar
Pradesh - Madhya Pradesh Border.

UPSSSC LOWER SUBORDINATE EXAM 2019/GENERAL SCIENCE & ARITHMETIC

Q.76.(B) An antisatellite missile test, carried out successfully
by the DRDO on 27 March 2019 from Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam Island launch complex, the name of
the mission was Mission Shakti.
Q.77.(D) Communication is the application of the GSAT-
31 satellite launched by India on 6 February
2019.
Q.78.(C) Agni 5 is the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface
intercontinental ballistic missile developed
by the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO).
Q.79.(A) Evaporation is a part of the process involved in
water cycle.
Q.80.(B) Deficiency of Iron mineral causes anemia.
Q.81.(C) Chlorination is a commonly used chemical
method for purifying water.
Q.82.(D) River is the source of freshwater.
Q.83.(A) Fishoil is a good source of vitamin A.
Q.84.(B) Sound CANNOT travel through vacuum.
Q.85.(C) Chemical energy causes a matchstick to ignite
into a bright flame when the matchstick is struck
against the match box surface.
Q.86.(D) CGS system of measurement units stands for
Centimeter, Gram, Second.
Q.87.(A) In Electronic Communication Systems, noise
refers to unwanted signals that tend to disturb
the transmission and processing of message
signals.
Q.88.(B) In the process of evaporation it increases with
increase in surface area.
Q.93.(D) From Fungi Penicillin is obtained.
Q.94.(C) Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of
vitamin A.
Q.95.(B) Beriberi is caused by the deficiency of vitamin
B1 (thiamin).
Q.96.(A) Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease in which
dark red patches occur on face, neck, hands,
calves and feet.
Q.97.(A) Blood enters the kidney through the Renal artery.
Q.98.(D) Liver secretes bile juice.
Q.99.(D) Colour blindness disease is very rare in women
as compared to its occurrence in men.
Q.100.(A) Haemoglobin is the protein insidered blood cells
that carries Oxygen.
Q.101.(D) Given that 8.13×106
= 813×10000 = 8130000
Q.102.(A) Given that 0.35353535……………
Let x = 0.353535353535………. (1)
Multiply x by 100
100x = 35.3535353535……….. (2)
Equation (2 ) – (1)
100x – x = 35
99x = 35
35
x=
99
Q.103.(D) Given that 22×32×52×7
72×52×32×2

Q.89.(C) Plaster of Paris is a product of calcium. 23×52×73×3

Q.90.(A) Natural rubber is a natural polymer and H.C.F = 52×2×3×7= 1050

possesses elastic properties. 36 1
Q.104.(B) Given that, −
Q.91.(C) Limestone is a form of calcium carbonate. 81 9
Q.92.(C) Dietary intake of Iodine is essential for the 6 1 5
− =
normal functioning of thyroid gland. 9 9 9

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Q.105.(D) Let number be x 500
According to question, Time taken by preeti = 25 = 60 sec = 1 min
x – 55 = 79 – x 3
2x = 134 18
Q.111.(D) From option B = 25 m/s = 18 × km/hr = 90
X = 67 5
km/hr
Required number is 67 From option C = 1500m/min
Q.106.(C) Let numbers are x – 1 , x and x +1 60
= 1500 × = 90 km / hr
According to question, x – 1 + x + x +1 = 96 1000
3x = 96, x = 32 So from option 100 km/hr is highest
Greatest number is = x + 1 Q.112.(D) Given that
= 32 + 1 r = 21 cm , h = 16 cm
= 33 Curved surface area of cylinder = 2πrh
Q.107.(B) Given that, 128 ÷ 16 × 3 − 7 × 2 = 1 = 2×
22
× 21 × 16
?− 6 × 6 − 3 7

8×3 – 7×2 = ? – 36 – 3
= 2112 cm2
24 – 14 = ? – 39
Q.113.(B) Time taken by both tap A and B to fill the tank
? = 10 + 39 16 × 48
together = = 12hr
? = 49 16 + 48
Q.108.(D) Total number of boys = 1000 Q.114.(C) Ratio of present age of vimal : vinay = 4 :5
Number of Passed boy After 6 year age of vimal = 26 year
s = 43 % of 1000 = 430 Present age of vimal = 20 year
Then Number of failed boys 4 ratio = 20
= 57% of 1000 = 570 1 ratio = 5
Total Number of girls = 600 Present age of vinay = 5×5= 25 year
Number of passed girls = 35% of 600 = 210 Q.115.(C) Angle made by hour hand in one hour
Number of failed girls = 65% of 600 = 390 360
= = 300
Total failed student = 570 + 390 = 960 12
Total student = 1000 + 600 = 1600 So, from 9 to 3 there should be 6 hours distance
960 traveled by hour hand
Required percentage = × 100 = 60% Angle traveled by hour hand = 6×30 =1800
1600
Q.109.(D) A can complete the work in 9 days Q.116.(C) A

B can complete the work in 18 days

A and B works together can complete the job in
9 × 18
= days
9 + 18 D E

= 6 days
Q.110.(A) Speed of Preeti = 30 km/hr
5 25
= 30 × = m/sec B C
18 3
Distance covered by preeti = 500 m According to property of similar triangle

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In D ADE and D ABC Q.120.(C) If we devide square of a number by 4 then we
Angle A = angle A get remainder either 0 of 1
DE// BC Q.121.(A) 1n 1500 = 22×31×53
Angle ADE = Angle ABC Number of factors = (2+1) × (1+1) × (3+1) = 24
So Possible number of ways
D ADE and D ABC are similar 24
AE AD = = 12
So = 2
AC AB Q.122.(A) In this type of question go through the option
Q.117.(D) A system of equations is called an inconsistent answer is 13 : 19
system of equations if there is no solution Q.123.(D) As we know internal angle of polygon which
because the lines are parallel. cyclic polygon is 1440 so
Hence they can’t concide Angle made on circumference due to inradius of
Q.118.(D) Given that q = 450 polygon = 720 each
so angle made on centre = 360
1
cos 2 θ + sec 2 θ =
+ 2 = 2.5 Q.124.(*) For given question option are not give.
2
Q.125.(A) Let the minimum possible number of additional
Q.119.(B) Condition for unique solution
matches the club A should play to achieve a
a1 b1 c1 success rate of 44% be X
= ≠
a 2 b2 c2 ( 60 + X) * 44% = 18 + X

6 −2 660 + 11X = 450 + 25X
=
k −1 14X = 210
K=3 X = 15

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vftZr dj ysrk gSA 'khy dksbZ nqyHZ k vkSj nSoh xq.k ugha gSA
ç.127.(C) tgk¡ 'khy dk çHkqRo gksrk gS ogk¡ dksbZ dk;Z fcxM+us ugha
ikrkA
ç.128.(C) ^nq"çHkkfor* dk foykse lqçHkkfor gSA
ç.129.(D) tc dksbZ ljdkjh i=] dk;kZy; Kkiu ;k Kkiu ,d
lkFk vusd çsf"kfr;ksa dks Hkstk tk jgk gks] rc mls
ifji= dgk tkrk gSA
ç.130.(C) vius fo|ky; dh fdlh euksjt a u ?kVuk dk o.kZu djrs gq,
fe= dks fy[kk x;k i= oS;fäd dksfV ds varxZr vk,xkA
ç.131.(A) ^y* ,d var%LFk O;atu gSA ftuds mPpkj.k esa Lojksa
dh rqyuk esa vf/kd rFkk O;atuksa dh rqyuk esa 'okl
dk vojks/k de mRiUu gksrk gS] var%LFk O;atu dgykrs
gSa A os gSa & ;~ ] j~ ] y~ ] o~ A
ç.132.(D) ^,* Loj daBrkyO; gS A
ç.133.(B) vks + v ¾ vo gks x;k] vr% ;gk¡ v;kfn laf/k gSA
ç.134.(A) çfr + vax ¾ çR;ax] vO;;hHkko lekl esa milxksaZ
dk ç;ksx gksrk gS] pwafd çfr ,d milxZ gS vr% ;gk¡
vO;;hHkko lekl gSA
ç.135.(C) lf[k;ksa lfgr esa lEcU/k n'kkZ;k x;k gS] vr% ;gk¡
laca/kcks/kd vO;;&ç;ksx gqvk gSA
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Marketing Officer of the bank.
ç.136.(C) fo'ks"k.k dh fo'ks"krk crkus okys dks çfo'ks"k.k dgrs gSaA
ç.137.(B) ^eLrd* dk i;kZ;okph yykV gSA
ç.138.(D) ekU;&/kkU; ,d nwljs ds foykse ugha gSaA
ç.139.(A) xkM+h dk vFkZ gS ;ku vkSj xk<+h dk vFkZ gS xgjhA
ç.140.(C) ^tks bafæ;ksa dh igqp
¡ ls ckgj gks* mls bfUæ;krhr dgrs gSAa
ç.141.(B) js[kkafdr in esa ij fpà gS] vr% vf/kdj.k ijlxZ gSA
ç.142.(D) ^ns[kk x;k gks* ,d laHkkO; Hkwr gS D;wafd ;g dk;Z gks
Hkh pqdk gS] ijUrq la'k; Hkh gSA
ç.143.(A) ^mlus vius dks funks"Z k ?kksf"kr fd;kA* bl ljy okD; ds
feJ okD; dk :i ^mlus dgk fd eSa funks"Z k gwA¡ * gSA
ç.144.(A) fojke fpg ds ç;ksx dh n`f"V ls ^og nwj ls] cgqr nwj
ls] vk jgk gSA* okD; lgh ugha gSA
ç.145.(C) ^,fM+;k¡ jxM+uk* eqgkojs dk lgh vFkZ cgqr nkSM+&/kwi
djuk gksxkA
ç.146.(D) ^lkou gjs u Hkknksa lw[ks*& yksdksfä dk lgh vFkZ lnk
,d lh n'kk gSA
ç.147.(A) fganh lkfgR; ds bfrgkl ds vkfndky dks ohjxkFkk
dky Hkh dgk x;k gSA
ç.148.(D) ^Hkäeky* ukHkknkl th dh jpuk gSA
ç.149.(B) mnar ekrZ.M fganh dk çFke lekpkj i= FkkA
ç.150.(D) 'kkSjlsuh viHkza'k ls fganh dh ewy mRifÙk ekuh xbZ gSA

CRP PO Mains/Reasoning Ability
Q.1-3. Study the given information carefully and
answer the following questions.
Q.5. Statement:  A newly launched royal train with
 
Step 4 is the last step. As per the rules followed in
the given steps, answer the questions given below
for the following input.
Q.1. What are the first two elements of step 2?
(1) 33 (2) 34 (3) 45
(4) 36 (5) None of these
Q.2. What are the middle two numbers of step 1?
(1) 24 (2) 12 (3) 14
(4) 13 (5) None of these
Q.6. Statement:  Indian Government is promoting
Q.3. What is the last step of the above arrangement?
(1) 03 (2) 01 (3) 02
(4) 04 (5) 05
Q.4-6. Study the given information carefully and
answer the following questions.
(1) If only argument I and II are strong.
(2) If only argument I and III are strong.
(3) If only argument II and III are strong.
(4) If only argument II is strong.
Q.7-8. Study the following information carefully and
(5) None of these.
Q.4. Statement:  There are two processing plants of
a company ABC at two different locations. The
plant at the first location is making huge profit
due to location factor while the one at the second
location is creating a small amount of loss but it
is providing employment to thousands of local
residents of that location. Should ABC needs to
shut down its second plant ?
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I.  No, ABC should not shut down its plant as it
is providing employment to many residents on
the cost of a small loss.
II.  No, There may be a possibility in the near future
that the loss making plant may create profits.
III.  Yes, ABC should not bear loss on the name of
providing employment as residents will find
another means of employment.
world class infrastructure and facilities by the
Indian Railways is ill-treated by some passengers.
Some passengers stole the interior items of the
train and make the train filthy, dirty and ugly-
looking. Should Indian Railways decide not to
launch such kind of trains again in the future?
I.  Yes, such passengers should not be provided a
royal facility train.
II.  No, Indian Railways should not stop launching
such trains rather Indian Railways should
come up with punishment provisions for such
passengers.
III. Yes, manufacturing of such a royal train needs
a huge expenditure so no new trains should be
launched.
exports whereas there is a shortage of resources
for their own citizens. Should  Indian Government
stop promoting exports?
I.  No, exports is necessary to improve the GDP
of the country.
II.  Yes, Indian Government must stop promoting
exports and should concentrate on providing
resources to its citizens first.
III. No, exports are necessary to improve the
foreign deficit of the country.
answer the questions given below:
In a certain code,
TROY TRAY TRUMBLE TARZAN is coded as
6O* 6A* 14L@ 8A$
UGLY UMBRELLA UNICORN ULTRA is coded
as 12L* 14L% 18R@ 7R#
VOID VEST VAST VARIOUS is coded as 16I*
10S* 6S* 20U@
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WEB WORST WORLD WAR is coded as 9E+
7S# 9L# 4A+
Q.7. What will be the code for VOLUMINOUS
according to the above coding pattern?
(1) 21U^ (2) 21U& (3) 22U!
(4) 22U+ (5) Either option 01 or 02
Q.8. What will be the code for TRUST according to the
given pattern?
(1) 9S* (2) 8S# (3) 9S#
(4) 9S@ (5) None of these
Q.9-14. Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below:
Statement: Yoga, the ayurvedic remedy for every
illness whether tension or cancer.  Adults and
children are getting slothfully busy with Tech
devices; seeing the present condition the day to day
manoeuvre, yoga is incumbent. It is a meticulous
pursuit that gives an active life from passive
life; dynamic life from static life. Alternatively,
chemicals are balefully upshot the physical
strength, for that time being it can provide relief to
the body but not worthy at all. Medicines are also
important as yoga’s effect is very time taking and
some health problems need instant recovery. For
the long term, yoga is highly effective and can’t be
replaced. Not a day to be referred a yoga day but it
should be practised regularly.
(A) Yoga, the universal medicine for all the
remedies, gets control over the body and mind
which makes the individual’s activities more
worthy and healthy.
(B) Untrained instructions can adversely affect the
body and trained instructor is hard to find.
(C) Mental relaxation is very important for
concentration, that can only be obtained by
practising yoga.
(D) Natural cure is better than artificial medication.
(E) Schools and colleges should make yoga
mandatory in their curriculum which will
make today's generation regular to it and safe
from further illness.
Q.9. Which of the following will be the course of action
for the above statement?
(1) A (2) C or A (3) D and A
(4) Only E (5) None of these
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Championships held in Ulan-Ude, Russia.
Q.10. Which of the following will be the weak argument
of the above statement?
(1) B or C (2) Only C (3) A and B
(4) Only E (5) None of these
Q.11. Which of the following will be inferred from the
above statement?
(1) C and A (2) E or B (3) Only D
(4) Only B (5) None of these
Q.12. Which of the following will be the assumption for
the above statement?
(1) Only D (2) A and C (3) C and B
(4) Only E (5) None of these
Q.13. Which of the following will be the strong argument
of the above statement?
(1) D or A (2) Only E (3) Only B
(4) C and B (5) None of these
Q.14. Which of the following will be the effect of the
above statement?
(1) Only A (2) Only C (3) D and E
(4) Only E (5) None of these
Q.15-19. Study the following information carefully and
answer the question given below.
There are eight girls N, M, F, H, J, I, K and G. All
of them having one box numbered 1 to number 8
and each box is placed according to their number.
The lowermost box is numbered 1, just above
them is numbered 2 and so on. The uppermost box
is numbered 8. Each of them belongs to different
cities i.e. M.P, Varanasi, Lucknow, Delhi, Mumbai,
Jaipur, Agra and Hyderabad, but not necessarily
in the same order. The weight of each box is 52
kg, 54 kg, 56 kg, 57 kg, 63 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg and
75 kg, but not necessarily in the same order. Each
box contains different fruits watermelon, apple,
muskmelon, mango, plum, banana, orange and
cherry, but not necessarily in the same order.
The girl who belongs to Mumbai likes muskmelon.
G’s box contains cherry and his box is heavier
than J’s box, which contains orange. There are
three boxes between those girls who belong to
cities Varanasi and Delhi. The girl who has a box
of 75 kg belongs to Jaipur. Only one box is there
between those boxes which have muskmelon and
the watermelon. There are only one box between
orange and cherry boxes, and both are in odd

numbers box. M whose box weighs 54 kg, contains
watermelon and the box is numbered even but
greater than 4. I belongs to M.P. The girl belongs to
Lucknow has a box of 52 kg. The box that contains
banana is 72 kg and is placed just below the box
that contains orange. Box that contains muskmelon
is placed above the watermelon box. F has mango.
There are two boxes between the girls who belong
to Delhi and Agra. J’s box is 5 kg heavier than N,
who has muskmelon. K’s box contains plum and
the box is numbered 5 and the weight of the box is
multiple of 7. The one whose box contains mango
is 52 kg and is immediately above the box which
contains orange. H has an apple. The girl belongs
to Agra does not like mango and plum.
Q.15. Which of the following is true regarding J?
(1) He likes cherry.
(2) His box is 63kg.
(3) His box is immediate above the cherry box.
(4) Only one box is between her box and the box The one who goes by car on Wednesday uses Black
which contains plum.
(5) None is true
Q.16. If H is related to Hyderabad and K is related to
Delhi, then who among the following related to
Jaipur in the same way?
(1) N (2) M (3) J
(4) G (5) I
Q.17. Which of the following is correct in terms of
weight?
(1) N >M> G> F >J>H>K >I
(2) G >I>J>H>K > N >M> F
(3) G >I>J>H>M> F >K > N
(4) G>I>J> N >H>K >M> F
(5) I>J> N >H> G >K >M> F
Q.18. Whose box among the following is on the topmost?
(1) M (1) Tuesday
(2) N
(3) The one whose box contains watermelon.
(4) The one whose box contains banana.
(5) Both (1) and (3)
Q.19. Whose box among the following is the heaviest in
the group?
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(1) The one who belongs to city Varanasi.
(2) The one whose box contains orange.
(3) The one whose box contains cherry and belongs
to city Jaipur.
(4) The one who belongs to city Agra.
(5) The one who belongs to Lucknow.
Q.20-24. Study the following information carefully and
answer the question given below:
Seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G are working
in an organization. They go to their office by car
daily from Monday to Sunday. Each of them likes
different colour of car i.e. Red, Blue, Pink, Yellow,
Green, White and Black, but not necessarily in the
same order. Each of them using different company
car Tata, Suzuki, Honda, Hyundai, Datsun, Renault
and Nissan. Each of them married to different
person T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z, but not necessarily
in the same order.
car whereas the one who goes by car on Saturday
uses Yellow car. The one who uses Hyundai car is
the husband of X and does not goes office on first
and last day of the week. E is the wife of Z, uses
Suzuki car and goes office on Friday. B does not
use Tata car. Only one person goes office between
the one who uses Hyundai car and A, who likes
Red car and married to Y. G is spouse of T and goes
office on Saturday. The number of day between the
one who uses Tata and the one who uses Renault is
the same as the number of day between the person
likes Red car and Pink car. C likes Pink car and
uses Honda car. The spouse of X uses White car.
The one who likes Red car goes immediately after
the one who uses Datsun car. The one who used
Renault car likes Blue car. Wife of W goes office
on Wednesday. D is spouse of V goes office before
B but not immediately before B.
Q.20. One who uses blue car, use it on which day?
(2) Thursday
(3) Either Tuesday or Thursday
(4) Can't be determined
(5) Monday
Q.21. Who among the following goes to his office by car
on Tuesday?
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(1) The spouse of U (2) The wife of B
(3) The husband of T (4) The husband of X
(5) Either option 01 or 04
Q.22. Who among the following uses which car on
Sunday?
(1) A - Tata (2) B - Tata
(3) D - Nissan (4) C - Honda
(5) E - Renault
Q.23. Which of the following combinations is true?
(1) A-Y-Monday-Blue
(2) B-W-Sunday-Red
(3) C-U-Friday-Pink
(4) B-W-Wednesday-Black
(5) G-Z-Saturday-Green
Q.24. One who uses Green colour car, use which
company car?
(1) Tata (2) Honda data provided in the statements are sufficient to
(3) Renault (4) Hyundai answer the question. Read both the statements
(5) Suzuki
Q.25-28.In the questions given below, certain symbols
are used with the following meaning:
'P@Q' means 'P is 10 m north of Q'.
'P$Q' means 'P is 15 m south of Q'.
'P%Q' means 'Q is 20 m east of P'.
'P&Q' means 'Q is 5 m west of P'.
'P#Q' means 'Q is 8 m north of P'.
'P*Q' means 'Q is 20 m south of P'.
'P!Q' means 'P is 15 m east of Q'.
'P©Q' means 'P is 17 m west of Q'.
If two symbols come together,
P%# or #%Q means Q is 20+8 m north-east of P.
Q$© or ©$P means P is 15+17 m south-west of Q.
and same….
Route I: O $ N & M # T % R #% S
Route II: P © K @ W % V $ U ! N
Route III: K * A & B # C # D $© E
Q.25. R is how far and in which direction with respect to
V?
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(1) 20 m South (2) 16 m East
(3) 23 m North-east (4) 23 m North
(5) 8 m North-west
Q.26. What is distance between T and A?
(1) 35 m (2) 41 m (3) 33 m
(4) 43 m (5) 37 m
Q.27. N is in which direction with respect to E?
(1) North (2) South (3) South-west
(4) North-east (5) North-west
Q.28. If a man start from S to go E taking minimum point
following given path, then what is total distance
travels by him?
(1) 135 m (2) 144 m (3) 149 m
(4) 124 m (5) 134 m
Q.29-30. Each of the questions below consists of a
question and two statements numbered I and II
given below it. You have to decide whether the
and answer the following question.
(1) If the data in Statement I alone are sufficient
to answer the question, while the data in
Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer
the question.
(2) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient
to answer the question, while the data in
Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer
the question.
(3) If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement
II alone are sufficient to answer the question.
(4) If the data in both the Statements I and II are
not sufficient to answer the question.
(5) If the data in both the Statements I and II
together are necessary to answer the question.
Q.29. Among Z, Y, X, W, U, T, S and V each having a
different height, who is the tallest?
I.  W is the fourth smallest among them and V
is taller than W but smaller than X. T is taller
than only U. Only three person is taller than Z.
II. Only three person is taller than Z. Both Y and
V is smaller than S but taller than Z.
Q.30. Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are staying
on an eight storey building. Lowermost floor is

numbered 1 and topmost floor is numbered 8. Who
among the following lives on top floor?
I. A lives on an odd numbered floor but not on
second top floor. Three floors are between A
and H. The number of person above H is same
as below E. C lives just below E but not on
lower-most floor.
II. Two floors are between A and D. One floor is
between D and F. G lives two floors below E.
A live just below G.
Q.31-34.Study the following information carefully and
answer the question given below.
There are 8 fathers J to Q and 8 daughters R to
Y are sitting on the two circular tables but not
necessarily in the same order.  The circular tables
are such that one is small and second is large with
small inside the larger one. The people sitting on
the outer circular table are facing the centre and the
people sitting on the inner circular table are facing
outside the centre. So in this way, the fathers are
facing the daughters when they are sitting on the
same sides of the table. All the daughters are aged
from 1 to 8 years and all the Fathers are aged from
31 to 38 years. No two daughters or two fathers are
adjacent to each other in either of the circle. All the
above information is not necessarily in the same
order.
The one, whose age is 38 years, doesn’t face inside
the circle. L’s daughter is neither S nor U and she
is youngest among eight daughters. Only three
people sit between T’s Father and K, whose age
is 34 years. J is the father of the daughter, whose
age is 3 years. N is older than Q and both of them
ages are prime numbers. M doesn’t face inside
the circle and L’s age is divisible by 11. N is the
father of X, whose age is 6 years and sits on the
immediate left of P’s daughter. T is the daughter
of O, whose age is a perfect square and sits on the
immediate right of V’s Father. U is younger than
S and the difference between the age is 2 years.
U’s Father is not M. S, who is not an immediate
neighbour of L. R is the daughter of P and faces
inside the circle. R’s age is divisible by 5. Only
one person sits between W’s father and Q, whose
daughter is V, whose age is a perfect cube. Three
people sit between N’s daughter and W, whose age
is half of X. M’s age is 32 years.
Q.31. Who among the following pairs represents the
oldest and the youngest father respectively?
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(1) Only Q and N (2) Only J and P
(3) Only P and Q (4) Only Q and K
(5) Cannot be determined
Q.32. What is the sum of the ages of W’s father and O’s
daughter?
(1) 36 years (2) 39 years (3) 44 years
(4) 42 years (5) Cannot be determined
Q.33. Who among the following represent the daughters
of M and K respectively?
(1) U and S (2) Y and S (3) X and Y
(4) S and U (5) None of the above
Q.34. Who among the following are the immediate
neighbours of the one, whose age is 4 years?
(1) The one, whose age is 33 years and the one
whose age is 35 years.
(2) The one, whose age is 32 years and the one
whose age is 37 years.
(3) The one, whose age is 31 years and the one
whose age is 35 years.
(4) The one, whose age is 37 years and the one
whose age is 38 years.
(5) None of the above
Q.35-37. Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below.
Kapil, John, Iram, Hemant, Gori, Faheem and
Ellen are seven supervisors of a Company. There
are no other supervisors besides them. The
management of the Company decided to post the
seven supervisors in seven different countries.
The names of the countries China, Argentina,
Colombia, Mexico, India, Australia and England.
The names of the countries are not necessarily
in the same order as that of the names of the
persons. There are three married couples among
the supervisors. One feature is that despite having
equal efficiencies their salaries are different.
Iram has been posted in China and her salary
is more than the salary of the person posted
in Mexico  and the one in Colombia. Gori is
married to the person posted in Australia and
Gori gets the least salary. No woman is posted in
Colombia, Mexico or Australia. Ellen is married
to John and his salary is more than Kapil or
Hemant. Faheem is not posted in Colombia. The
salary of the person who is posted in Australia
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is more than that of the one posted in England sitting between Q and B who likes Mandi. L ranks
but less the one posted in Colombia. The salary greater than A. P ranks two more than the one who
of John, who is posted in Argentina is more likes Mysore. B ranks less than M. Only one student
than that of Kapil. Kapil is posted in England. sitting between L and the one who scored 54. B
Faheem’s wife is not posted either in India or scores the third highest marks. A’s rank is not first.
England. No one gets more salary than the wife The one who likes Sikkim ranks four more than
of the person who is posted in Colombia. None the one who likes Jaisalmer who scores 90 marks.
of the male supervisors was drawing more salary A score lowest marks. P score more than C. The
than Faheem. difference between the scores of the person who
likes Leh and the person who likes Delhi is 30.
Q.35. Who among the following supervisors gets the
highest salary? Q.38. Which student has rank 3 and likes which city?
(1) John (2) Iram (1) A-Srinagar (2) B-Mandi (3) Q-Delhi
(4) M-Sikkim (5) None of these
(3) Faheem (4) Data Inadequate
Q.39. How many Students are between B and the one
(5) None of these
who scores 78? 
Q.36. Which of the following is the right combination of
(1) Two (2) Three (3) One
the highest paid of male and female?
(4) None (5) Four
(1) John Ellen (2) Faheem Hemant
Q.40. If P and N interchange their positions, what will be
(3) John Faheem (4) Data Inadequate
the new rank of N?
(5) None of these
(1) 6 (2) 4 (3) 7
Q.37. What is Faheem’s position from the Kapil when
(4) 3 (5) None of these
the supervisors are arranged in descending order
of their salaries? Q.41. Who scores fourth lowest marks and like which
city?
(1) First (2) Second
(1) A-Srinagar (2) N-Sikkim (3) B-Mandi
(3) Third (4) Data Inadequate
(4) Q-Delhi (5) M-Sikkim
(5) None of these
Q.42-45. Study the following information carefully and
Q.38-41. Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below:
answer the questions given below:
Eight persons of a family L, M, N, O, P, Q, R
Eight students L, M, N, A, B, C, P and Q are sitting
and S sitting in a straight line. Four of them are
in a class one behind the other and are facing north.
facing the north and four of them are facing
They are sitting according to their ranks such that
south direction. They like to work in different TV
student having rank 1 is sitting first, rank 2 is sitting
channels viz:  Zee TV, Life Ok, Star Plus, Colors,
second and so on. No student is sitting ahead of
&TV, Discovery, HBO and Star Sports, but not
rank 1 student. Each of them likes different places
necessarily in the same order.
Srinagar, Delhi, Leh, Munnar, Jaisalmer, Mandi,
Sikkim and Mysore, but not necessarily in the The one who worked in Life Ok sits second to the
same order. Each of them scores different marks left of the one who works in MTV. R who works
in the examination out of 100, which is successive in Star Plus and is the maternal grandmother of
multiples of 6. P. S sits at one of the extreme ends. Both persons
sitting at the corner are not facing north direction.
Only one student is sitting between Q and M. The
The sister-in-law of S does not work in Zee TV.
person who likes Leh having more marks then the
O, sister-in-law of the one who is married to N. L
person who likes Delhi.The one who scores 72 is
is an immediate neighbour of S. M has only one
sitting behind the one who scores 78. N ranks one
daughter and is married to the one who works
more than L. The marks of M is more than C who
in MTV. Mother and aunt of P are immediate
scores 60 marks but less marks than the person who
neighbours of each other. L has only one cousin
scores 78. Only one student is sitting between A
and likes to work in Discovery. The son of M
and the one who likes Munnar. Only one student is
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works in HBO and is facing the same direction
as that of M. N is maternal uncle of P. The one
who works in Colors sits third to the right of the
grandson of M. N second to the left of R, who is
an immediate neighbour of her husband. There are
only three married couples. L is the son of N and
sits to the third left of M, who is third to the right
of the one who works in Zee TV. The one who
works in Star sports sits third to the left of the one
who works in Star Plus. S is the son-in-law of M.
The mother of N is not facing north direction and
is facing the same direction as that of P.
Q.42. Who sits third to the left of P, and works in which
of the channel?
(1) None (2) M, Star Plus (3) P, MTV
(4) R, Star Plus (5) None of these
Q.43. Who among the following works in Life ok?
(1) The cousin of L (2) The nephew of S
CRP PO Mains/Quantitative Aptitude
Q.46-50. In each of the following questions, a question
is followed by two or three statement. Read all
the statements and find that which statements
are required to answer the question and answer
accordingly.
Q.46. What is the volume of the cylindrical tank ?
Statement I: Diameter of the base is equal to the
height of the tank.
Statement II: Height of the tank is 20 m.
Statement III: Area of the base is 320 sq. m.
(1) Only I and III. (2) Only I
(3) Only III (4) Any two
(5) None of these
Q.47. What is the selling price of the camera if no
discount is offered ?
Statement I: Cost price of the camera is Rs.10,000.
Statement II: Profit earned was  20%.
Statement III: Had 20% discount been offered on
marked price the profit would have been Rs. 700.
(1) Only III (2) Only II and III
(3) Only I and II (4) All of these
(5) None of these
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(3) Son of R (4) Q
(5) None of these
Q.44. Who is the husband of the sister-in-law of Q?
(1) M
(2) N
(3) The one who works in MTV
(4) The one who works in HBO
(5) None of these
Q.45. Who are the immediate neighbours of third to the
left of R?
  (1) S and V
(2) S and person working in MTV
(3) The person working in Life Ok and P
(4) The person working in HBO and M
(5) The person working in HBO and Zee TV
Q.48. Find the value of a-b÷c
Statement I: c is smallest odd composite number
Statement II: a is 800% more than b
Statement III: a+b=120
(1) Only III (2) Only II and III
(3) Only I and II (4) Any two are sufficient
(5) None of these
Q.49. Two persons P and Q. P bought some copies and
some books from a shopkeeper. The shopkeeper
charged extra Rs.15 ,though he was getting a 
profit of Rs. 60/copy and Rs 350/book . For what
price did P and Q sell the book if they both earned
a profit of 50%?
Statement I: The selling price of 4 copies and 2
books was Rs. 600.
Statement II: P and Q sold equal number of copies
and books .
Statement III:  They invested a total amount of
Rs.10,000  on copies and Rs .15,000 on books
(1) Only II (2) None of the above
(3) Only II and III (4) Only I and II
(5) All together are sufficient
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Q.50. What is the rate of interest p.c.p.a? (1) Only A (2) Both A, and B
Statement I: Simple Interest accrued in two years (3) All A, B and C (4) All A , B and D
is Rs. 4400. (5) All A, B, C, and D
Statement II: The amount becomes Rs. 15400 in Q.54. Marked price of an article is 60% more than the
two years on simple interest . cost price. A shopkeeper allows X% discount and
Statement III: Difference between the compound  earns ____% profit, if a shopkeeper allows 2X%
interest and simple interest earned in two years on discount and earns ___% profit. Which of the
the amount invested is Rs. 440. following options satisfies the two blanks in the
question?
(1) Only I and II (2) Only II and III
A) 44, 28 B) 36, 12
(3) Only II (4) All three together are sufficient
C) 30, 16 D) 20, 12
(5) None of these
(1) Only B (2) Only A, B (3) Only C
Q.51. A has some blue and some red sheet which are in
(4) Only D (5) Only A
the ratio 2:7. Each day, he uses 1 blue sheet and 3
red sheets. At the end he is left with 15 red sheets. Q.55. In a mixture 200 litres of milk and 40 litres of water.
The total number of sheets in the beginning was 'x' ____ litres of mixture is drawn and ____ litres of
pure water is added, the milk in the mixture is 124
A) 143 B) 167 litres more than the water. Which of the following
C) 135 D) 155 options satisfies the two blanks in the question?
(1) Only A (2) Both A, and B A) 36, 12 B) 24, 8
(3) All A, B and C (4) Only C C) 18, 20 D) 12, 6
(5) All A, B, C, and D (1) Only B (2) Only C (3) Only A
Q.52. Viraj travels at (S+10) km/hr and takes (T-1) hrs to (4) Only D (5) Only B and C
cover D km. If he travels (S-20) km/hr and takes
Q.56-59. Study the following information carefully and
(T+5) hrs to cover D km . From the statement answer the given questions.
given in the above question which of the following
can be determined. The following bar graph shows the selling price
of an article (In Rs.) and the profit % earned by
A) Value of T
selling the article.
B) Value of S
C) Find the distance covered by a man If he
travels at (S+10) km/hr and takes (T+2) hrs
D) Value of D
(1) Only A) and B)
(2) Only C) and D)
(3) All A), B), C) and D)
(4) Only A) and D)
(5) None
Q.53. In a bag there are total 15 balls of three color Red,
Blue and Green. The number of different colored  
balls are not the same the difference of Red and Q.56. The cost price of article P is approximately what
Green color Ball is equal to difference of Green percentage more/less than the cost price of article
and Blue ball. Then what can be the number of U?
blue ball if the possibility to chose a blue color
ball is always greater than 0.2. (1) 23 % less (2) 14 % less

A) 4 B) 7 (3) 14 % more (4) 8 % more

C) 5 D) 8 (5) 23 % more

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Q.57. Manoj sold an article S to Kamran who again sold
it at 25 % profit. Find the difference between the
profits earned by Manoj to that of Kamran?
(1) Rs. 14 (2) Rs. 18 (3) Rs. 24
(4) Rs. 30 (5) None of these
Q.58. Rajesh marked an article Q, which is Rs. 60 above
the cost price. How much discount percentage
should be given on marked price to earn the given
profit?
(1) 5 % (2) 8 % (3) 12 %
(4) 17.5 % (5) None of these
Q.59. Find the average cost price of the article P, Q, R
and S together.
(1) Rs. 250 (2) Rs. 350 (3) Rs. 300
(4) Rs. 330 (5) None of these
Q.60-64. Study the given information carefully and answer
the questions asked-
In an organization there are 7800 employees. The
ratio of male and female is 7: 6. They are working
in different departments A/c, H.R, IT, digital and
Marketing and others .1/5 females working in HR
department and 15%  of males working in A/c
department. The no. of males working in marketing
dept. is 125% of females in IT department which
is 80% of males working in HR department. The
no. of males working in HR department and the
females in digital department in ratio of 2: 1. The
no. of females in A/c department is 50% of females
working in digital department. The no. of males
in IT is 120% of females in A/c department. The
ratio of males in digital and females in marketing
department is 5: 1. The no. of females is marketing
is 20% of male in A/c department. Total no. of
employees in digital department is 1000.
Q.60. Find the total no. of employees in digital and
marketing department together.
(1) 1662 (2) 1866 (3) 3567
(4) 1234 (5) 1567
Q.61. The no. of female in digital department is
approximately what percent of the total no. of
female in an organization  ?
(1) 8% (2) 10% (3) 12%
(4) 15% (5) 20%
Q.62. Find the difference  between male in A/c and
female in HR.
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(1) 60 (2) 70 (3) 80
(4) 90 (5) 100
Q.63. In which department the difference between the
male and female is maximum ?
(1) digital  (2) Marketing (3)  others 
(4)  A/c   (5) HR
Q.64. The total no. of male in IT and female in HR is
what percent of total employees in organisation ?
(1) 20% (2) 15% (3) 16%
(4) 12% (5) 10%
Q.65-68. Find the correct relationship between the given
quantities:
Respective ratio of Meera and her mother is 3:8.
10 years hence, the age of Meera’s brother will be
half of her mother. Meera is 5 years younger than
her brother.
(1) Quantity II > Quantity I
(2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
(3) Quantity I > Quantity II
(4) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II
(5) Quantity I = Quantity II or relationship cannot
be established
Q.65. Quantity I= Sum of ages of Meera and her brother.
Quantity II= Age of mother.
Q.66. Quantity I: Compound interest 2 years from now,
if 2 years ago, a sum of Rs.2000 was compounded
annually, amounts to Rs. 2420 at present.
Quantity II: 92.82% of Simple interest, calculated
on a sum of Rs.2000 @ 5% rate of interest,
calculated for a period of decade or more.
Q.67. Quantity I =  Square of least two digit number
completely divisible by 5, 7, 14 and 35
Quantity II = Square of highest two digit number
which is completely divisible by 2, 5, 14 and 70.
5
Q.68. Quantity I: Hundred times the number, if  15 %
3
of this number when multiplied by 3 equals 30 less
than double of 20% of 200.
Quantity II: Find ‘M’ (approx. value), if Y is 38%
of X, and M% of Y is X.
Q.69-72.Read the following information carefully to
answer the questions asked-
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In the table below, John, Seema and Rakesh Railway Time Schedule of an Express Train X
have invested money for different time and earned Running between City A and City H
profit, answer the questions as per available
information. a → Arrival of train
Years John Seema Rakesh Time Time Time Profit d→ Departure of train
(John) (Seema) (Rakesh)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are cities through which
(in month) (in month) (in month)
2001 A A+2000 A+4000 8 T T 16250
the train runs.
2002 B 18000 B 10 8 12 --------
2003 21000 24000 20000 Y X Y+4 --------
a – d→ Indicates stoppage/halting of the train at
2004 24000 -------- 21000 9 12 Q 57500 the city station.
2005 25000 -------- 25000 12 Z Z 59500
Q.73. The train begins its onward journey from City A
Q.69. In 2001, the difference between the profit of Seema
and Rakesh is Rs 650 and profit share of John is and it is extended to beyond City H to a City M
Rs 5200. If investment of John is Rs. 7000 less due to some unavoidable reason. The train starts
than 3000 times the investment time (in months) its return journey immediately after it reached
of Rakesh, find the total investment of all three.
City M. The train returns with a speed of 90 km/h
(1) Rs 51000 (2) Rs 46000 (3) Rs 48000
without any stoppages in between and reaches
(4) Rs 52000 (5) Rs 45000 City A at 2 : 25 am. Find the distance between City
Q.70. Find the profit of Rakesh in 2003, if the profits of H and City M.
Seema in the same year for 9 months is Rs 13,500
and Johns profit is Rs10,500. (1) 40 km (2) 90 km
(1) Rs 25,000 (2) Rs 20,000 (3) Rs 18,000    (3) 70 km (4) None of these
(4) Rs 15,000 (5) Rs 22000 (5) Data insufficient
Q.71. In 2002, profit of John and Seema together is Rs
Q.74. If the train stops at each city for 30% more time,
13,750 and also difference in their profit is Rs
1250. Find the total profit in that year? then at what time will it reach the city H after
(1) Rs 20,250 (2) Rs 19,750 (3) Rs 22,550 departing from City A as per schedule?
(4) Rs 19,350 (5) Cannot be determined (1) Data insufficient (2) 17 : 03
Q.72. Seema investment in 2004 is 6000 less than that (3) 16 : 41 (4) 16 : 58
of John in same year. Rakesh profit in 2004 is
Rs 17,500. Find for how many months Rakesh (5) None of these
invested his money in 2004? Q.75. Between how many pairs of consecutive stations
(1) 12 (2) 10 (3) 8 does the speed run below the overall average speed
(4) 4 (5) 9 of the entire trip?
Q.73-76. Study the following line graph to answer these (1) 4 (2) 1 (3) 3
questions.
(4) 2 (5) None of these
Q.76. The average speed of the train maintained between
two successive stations was maximum between
(1) E-F (2) F-G
(3) G-H (4) Both G -H and F-G
(5) None of these
Q.77-80. The following radar graph show the % of volume
fillied by Pipe A and B  in a week (Monday to
Sunday). The ratio of the total volue of water filled
  by Pipe A and B in whole week is 2 : 1.

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(1) 48 : 25 (2) 25 : 48
(3) Can't determined (4) Data Indequete
(5) None of these
Q.78. On A particlaur day Pipe a was opened at Thursday
rate and pipe B was opened at Saturday rate what
percent of the volume of a 2700 liter would they
fill in two hours?
(1) 1.7% (2) 1.5%
(3) 2.4% (4) Can’t determined
(5) None of these
Q.79. If pipe A can fill 80 litter on Thursday then which
of the following statement/ staments is/ are true.
Statement A :-  Rate of filling the tank of Pipe
A on Tuesday is equal to the rate of Pipe B on
The Following table shows that the number of
Wednesday.
hours the pipe was open on a given day.
Statement B :- Water Fill by Pipe A on Tuesday is
Days Pipe A Pipe B 20% more than Pipe B on Thursday.
Monday -------- --------
Statement C :-  Rate of Water Filling by A and B
Tuesday 5 4 on Friday is 4 : 3.
Wednesday 12.5 5
(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C
Thursday 8 --------
Friday 10 5 (4) Both A and B (5) All A, B and C
Saturday -------- 6 Q.80. What is the difference between the number of
Sunday 6.25 -------- hour required by pipe A and B to fill their tank
respective tank on Friday?
Q.77. If the rate of pipe B on Friday is 15 liter per hour which
(1) 16 hour (2) 16 hour 20 minute
is 25% less than rate of Pipe A on Monday then what
is the respective ratio of the number of hours opened (3) 50 hour (4) Can't Determined
Pipe A on Monday to  the Pipe A  on Sunday? (5) None of these

CRP PO Mains/General Awareness

Q.81. What are the names of two new district formed by Q.83. At which of the following place, Commonwealth
Tamil Nadu state government? Weightlifting Championships 2019 was held?
(1) Erode and Thiruvarur (1) Kingston, Jamaica
(2) Tenkasi and Chengalpattu
(2) Edinburgh, Scotland
(3) Sivagangai and Dindigul
(3) Manchester, England
(4) Tiruppur and Thiruvarur
(4) Apia, Samoa
(5) None of these
Q.82. At which place, the 9th Edition of South Asian (5) None of these
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Q.84. Which section of Banking Regulation Act, 1949
Film Festival for the year 2019 was held? is related with amalgamation of two banking
(1) Singapore, Singapore companies/organization?
(2) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1) Section 100 to 120 (2) Section 44A
(3) Mumbai, India
(3) Section 301 to 394 (4) Section 21C
(4) Colombo, Sri Lanka
(5) Section 32A
(5) None of these
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Q.85. Under which of the following section of the
Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the RBI granted
full licenses for payment banks?
(1) Section 18 (2) Section 25 (3) Section 29
(4) Section 22 (5) Section 24
Q.86. Which of the following pair is wrong regarding
banks and their headquarters?
(1) Bank of Maharashtra -Mumbai
(2) Canara Bank -Bangalore
(3) Central Bank of India -Mumbai
(4) Corporation Bank -Mangalore
(5) None of these
Q.87. Which of the following bank was founded in
December 1993, as UTI Bank?
(1) Yes Bank (2) HDFC Bank
(3) Bandhan Bank (4) Axis Bank
(5) None of these
Q.88. Which of the following banks was inaugurated by
Mahatma Gandhi in 1919?
(1) Bank of Maharashtra
(2) Bank of Baroda
(3) State Bank of Saurashtra
(4) Union Bank of India
(5) None of these
Q.89. Which of the following is not the function of the
Reserve Bank of India?
(1) Acting as banker to the Government
(2) Keeping of Foreign Exchange Reserve
(3) Issuing of one rupee notes and coins
(4) Regulating credit in the country
(5) None of these
Q.90. Which of the following statement is/are True?
(A) The President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated
the World first Youth Summit in New Delhi.
(B) It was organized by the Youth Awakening
Mission, a youth wing of Paavan Chintan
Dhara Charitable Trust, Ghaziabad.
(C) The summit aimed to work for the betterment
and welfare of ourselves, society and country.
(1) Both A and B (2) Both B and C
(3) Both A and C (4) All of the above
(5) None of these
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Q.91. Book “The Problem of the Rupee – Its origin and
its solution” is written by _______.
(1) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (2) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(3) Hilton Young (4) Manmohan Singh
(5) None of these
Q.92. Who was honoured with the 'Global Asian of the
Year 2018-19' award?
(1) Rachel Weisz
(2) Ismail Omar Guelleh
(3) Anilkumar Manibhai Naik
(4) Hema Diwakar
(5) None of these
Q.93. Which of the following statements is/are True?
(A) Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides
$ 200 million to upgrade rural roads to all-
weather standards in 34 districts of Madhya
Pradesh.
(B) The main aim is to improve road safety and
better connectivity with markets.
(C) The project improved the condition of about
2,100 kilometers of rural roads to all-weather
standards.
(1) Both A and B (2) Both B and C
(3) Both A and C (4) All of the above
(5) None of these
Q.94. Which of the following statement is/are True?
(A) A fun zone, the first of its kind in India, has been
set up by the Railways at the Visakhapatnam
Railway Station, Andhra Pradesh.
(B) The children can enjoy games during their
waiting period for trains.
(C) The gaming zone has different interesting
games to children & adults.
(1) Both A and B (2) Both B and C
(3) Both A and C (4) All of the above
(5) None of these
Q.95. On which day, World Humanitarian Day is
observed?
(1) November 16 (2) September 18
(3) August 19 (4) October 17
(5) None of these
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Q.96. Which of the following is currency of Lebanon?
(1) Pound (2) Dinar (3) Euro
(4) Peso (5) None of these
Q.97. Hanoi is the capital city of which of the following
country?
(1) Yemen (2) Vietnam (3) Vatican City
(4) Zimbabwe (5) None of these
Q.98. Where is the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium located?
(1) Mumbai, Maharashtra (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Both A and B
(2) Kolkata, West Bengal
(3) Delhi, Delhi NCR
(4) Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(5) None of these
Q.99. Who is the present Chief Minister of Kerala?
(1) B. S. Yediyurappa (2) Pinarayi Vijayan
(3) Kamal Nath (4) Devendra Fadnavis
(5) None of these
Q.100. In which state, Sanjay Gandhi National Park is
located?
(1) Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Maharashtra
(4) Odisha (5) None of these
Q.101. Which of the following countries were reported
as malaria-free cases in 2018, as per World Health
Organization (WHO)?
(1) China, Iran, Malaysia, Timor-Leste and El Salvador
(2) China, Iran, Malaysia, Singapore and Tajikistan
(3) China, Iran, Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand
(4) China, Iran, Malaysia, Brunei and Philippines
(5) None of these
Q.102. Where was the 35th men’s Asian Snooker
Championship or men’s Asian Snooker
Championship 2019 held?
(1) Doha, Qatar (2) Jakarta, Indonesia
(3) Dhaka, Bangladesh (4) Beijing, China
(5) None of these
Q.103. On which riverbank is the world’s largest multi-
stage, multi-purpose Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation
Project (KLIP) built?
(1) Godavari River (2) Musi River
(3) Krishna River (4) Bhima River
(5) None of these
Annu Rani bagged the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 59th National Open
Athletics Championships in Ranchi.
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Q.104. Which of the following statements is/are False?
(A) Saudi Arabia became the first Arab country to
get membership of the Financial Action Task
Force (FATF).
(B) The number of permanent members of the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is 59.
(C) Saudi Arab received its membership into the
global money laundering after the Annual
General Meeting in Orlando, Florida.
(4) Both A and C (5) Both B and C
Q.105. Which Bank has raised Rs 300 crore through
Basel-III compliant bonds for improving their risk
management techniques?
(1) State Bank of India (2) Federal Bank
(3) HDFC Bank (4) ICICI Bank
(5) None of these
Q.106. What was the theme of International Day of Yoga
(IDY) 2019 in India?
(1) Theme – “Yoga for Heart”
(2) Theme – “Yoga for Peace”
(3) Theme – “Yoga for Climate Action”
(4) Theme – “Yoga for Health”
(5) None of these
Q.107. Who is the head of the SEBI constituted panel that
suggested significant changes to Foreign Portfolio
Investors (FPI) Regulations?
(1) M Narasimham (2) Dr. Y V Reddy
(3) S Venkitaramanan (4) R Khan
(5) None of these
Q.108. Which of the following development authority has
begun to construct a road using plastic waste for
the first time ever?
(1) Mumbai Development Authority (MDA)
(2) Lucknow Development Authority (LDA)
(3) Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA)
(4) Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA)
(5) None of these
Q.109. Which of the following organization has appointed
Naveen Uppal as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO)?
(1) Sahara Housing Finance
(2) IndiaBulls Housing Finance
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(3) HDFC
(4) ICICI Housing finance
(5) None of these
Q.110. Which of the following statement is correct about
the NITI Aayog?
(1) NITI Aayog was Formed 25 January 2016.
(2) NITI Aayog comes under the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry.
(3) The full form of NITI Aayog is New institute
for Transforming India.
(4) The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the
Government of India.
(5) None of these
Q.111. Who invented the Human Development Index?
(1) Paul krugman (2) Mahbub – ul Haq (3) HSBC (4) DCB Bank
(3) Jean dreze (4) Alfred marshal
(5) None of these
Q.112. As per Israel proposal, which country has been
selected as the focus country in Jerusalem Film
Festival, 2020?
(1) India (2) Singapore (3) Bangladesh
(4) Srilanka (5) None of these
Q.113. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred
with the highest civilian award, the Order of the
Distinguished Rule of Izzudeen of which country?
(1) Maldives (2) Iran (3) Afghanistan
(4) India (5) None of these
Q.114. What is the theme of the 2019 World Ocean day?
(1) Gender and Oceans of the following country?
(2) Oceans & People
(3) Clean our Ocean!
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Q.121-125. In the questions, three sentences are given which
may or may not be grammatically correct. Find out
the sentence(s) which is/ are grammatically correct.
Q.121. I.  After the first visitation widows and widowers
remarried quickly and produced as many
children as before; but because of the high
mortality among young people this population
increase was not maintained later in the
century
II.  The fact that superior service can generate a
competitive advantage for a company does not
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(4) Our Oceans: greening our future
(5) None of these
Q.115. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, located in Karnataka is
built on which of the following river?
(1) Cauvery (2) Godavari (3) Krishna
(4) Mahanadi (5) None of these
Q.116. Which bank launched India's first OTP facility for
ATM cash withdrawals above Rs.10,000?
(1) HDFC Bank (2) SBI Bank
(3) Axis Bank (4) Canara Bank
(5) ICICI Bank
Q.117. Euromoney has named which bank as the 'World's
Best Bank'?
(1) DBS Bank (2) Standard Chartered
(5) Bank of America
Q.118. Shalimar Bagh is situated in which city?
(1) Sri Nagar (2) Kochi (3) Kolkata
(4) New Delhi (5) None of these
Q.119. Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) is managed
by ___________.
(1) National Payments Corporation of India
(2) Reserve Bank of India
(3) Finance Ministry
(4) Government of India
(5) None of these
Q.120. Bank of the Republic is the central bank of which
(1) Nigeria (2) Columbia (3) America
(4) Fiji (5) None of these
mean that every attempt at improving service
will create such an advantage.
III.  The bank managers did not recognize the level
of customer inertia in the consumer banking
industry that arises from the inconvenience of
switching banks.
(1) Only I (2) Only II
(3) Both II & III (4) Both I & III
(5) All are correct

Q.122. I.  It was noted that Kabaddi was widely played in
grassroots community settings, and could thus
attract a wide variety of rural and metropolitan
viewers for advertisers to target if the league
gained significant traction.
II. Few of the early maps approach modern
standards, which requires an accurate
representation of distances and of heights
above mean sea-level and the use of carefully
distinguished symbols.
III. Maps can be conceived of and considered in
several quite different ways, being properly
regarded, and so assessed, as works of art—at
best as objects of color, skill, form, and beauty.
(1) Only I (2) Only II
(3) Both II & III (4) Both I & III
(5) All are correct
Q.123. I.  Under the colonial rule, the party leaders
argued that political education was an
important part of education and refused to
accept the official view that education and
politics should not be mixed with one another.
II.  The predominant socio- economic objectives
in India are the abolition of poverty and the
creation of a modern democratic, secular
and socialist society in place of the present
traditional, feudal, hierarchical and an
egalitarian one.
III.  The father of the nation gave us the courage to
oppose government when it was wrong, in a
discipline fashion and on basic principles.
(1) Only I (2) Only II
(3) Both II & III (4) Both I & III
(5) All are correct
Q.124. I.  The situation will not change unless we take
vigorous steps to provide genuine political
education on an adequate scale.
II.  Like animals, one stands still, powerless to
move a step in fright or to lift a hand in defense
of one’s life, and sometimes one is seized with
panic act more like the inferior animals than
rational beings.
III.  Man and the inferior animals alike, when
confronted with almost certain death ‘ gather
resolution from despair’ but there can really
no trace of so debilitating a feeling in the
person fighting, or prepared to fight for dear
life.
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(1) Only I (2) Only II
(3) Both II & III (4) Both I & II
(5) All are correct
Q.125. I.  Holi celebrations start on the night before Holi
with a Holika Dahan where people gathered,
perform religious rituals in front of the bonfire,
and pray that their internal evil be destroyed
the way Holika, the sister of the demon king
Hiranyakashipu, was killed in the fire.
II.  The Climate of India comprises a wide range
of weather conditions across a vast geographic
scale and varied topography, making
generalisations difficult.
III.  The Pro Kabaddi League uses a franchise-
based model and its first season was held in
2014 with eight teams each of which had paid
fees of up to US$250,000 to join.
(1) Only I (2) Only II
(3) Both II & III (4) Both I & III
(5) All are correct
Q.126-128. In each of the questions, a short paragraph
followed by three sentences is given. All the
three sentences suggest the ways in which the
sentences given in question can be written
without getting the meaning altered. Choose
the option representing the best grammatical
and contextual way of writing the sentence.
Q.126. The Ministry does not yet have accurate data
on what percentage of children are neither in
pre-schools nor the anganwadi system. Given
that the WCD Ministry has been in charge of
this for over 40 years, it’s not clear if the WCD
would be willing to give it up.
(1) The accurate data on what percentage of
children are neither in pre-schools nor the
anganwadi system is not yet with the Ministry
but as the WCD Ministry has been in charge
of this for over 40 years, this is difficult to say
that the ministry would willingly give it up.
(2) Since the WCD Ministry that has been in charge
of this for over 40 years, to interpret that the
Ministry would be willing to give it up is tough.
However, it still accurately doesn’t have the
data on what percentage of children are neither
in pre-schools nor the anganwadi system.
(3) Whatever be the reason behind the WCD’s not
having the accurate data on what percentage
of children are neither in pre-schools nor the
anganwadi system their right to be in charge
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of this for over 40 years, is not apparently
debatable.
(4) Both (1) and (2)
(5) None of the above
Q.127. The former British colony was handed back
to Chinese rule in 1997 amid guarantees of
autonomy and various freedoms, including a
separate legal system, which many diplomats
and business leaders believe is the city's
strongest remaining asset.
(1) In 1997 the former British colony was given
back to Chinese rule amid guarantees of
sovereignty and freedoms in addition to a
separate legal system, which is the city's
strongest remaining asset according to many
diplomats and business leaders.
(2) Since Chinese rule guarantees of autonomy
and various freedoms besides a separate legal
system, the former British colony was given
back to it in 1997, it is believed to be the city's
strongest remaining asset by many diplomats
and business leaders.
(3) In 1997 amid guarantees of autonomy and
various freedoms, including a separate legal
system, which many diplomats and business
leaders believe is the city's strongest remaining
asset, the former British colony was handed
back to Chinese rule.
(4) All (1), (2) and (3)
(5) None of the above
Q.128. Earlier only the State administration could
move the Tribunal against a suspect, but with
the final NRC about to be published and to give
adequate opportunity to those not included,
this has been done. If a person doesn’t find his
or her name in the final list, they could move the
Tribunal.
(1) Previously solely the right to approach the
Tribunal against an accused was in the hands
of the State administration, but as soon as
the final NRC list is to be published to give
requisite opportunity to those whose names
are not there in the list, this measure has been
taken so that If a person find his or her name
unavailable in the final list, he or she could
approach the Tribunal
(2) The right to approach the Tribunal against
a defendant was only with the State
administration earlier, but the new measure
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that if a person doesn’t find his or her name
in the final list, they could move the Tribunal
has been adopted as the final NRC is about to
be published to give ample elbow room to all
those who aren’t in the list
(3) With the final NRC about to be published for
giving sufficient scope to those not included
moreover if a person doesn’t find his or her
name in the final list, he or she could appeal to
the Tribunal, this has been done in the wake of
the prior right which was limited to the State
administration that only it could approach the
Tribunal against a suspect.
(4) All (1), (2) and (3)
(5) None of the above
Q.129-131.In each of the questions, a short passage divided
into four parts is given, below it a sentence is
given to be inserted at the proper place. Read the
passage carefully and answer the question.
Q.129. (A) It is important to remember that self-image is
the most important possession of all human beings.
/ (B) As self-conscious beings, we are acutely
aware of our image and constantly work towards
protecting it from any damage./ (C) We also seek
approval from others about our own self-image./
(D) We feel distraught if we sense that there is
even a slight threat to our self-image, because our
character is the essence of our lives.
Choose the appropriate position for the sentence
given below.
It is the way we view and regard ourselves in our
own eyes and in the eyes of others.
  (1) Between A and B (2) Between C and D
(3) Between B and C (4) At the last of the passage
(5) In the beginning of the passage
Q.130. (A) The issue of road rage requires serious attention.
Day by day, it is becoming a great concern. /(B)
Call it the negligence of the government or the
rashness of the drivers, the underlying fact is that
at the end of the day, the common man is the one
who suffers the most./ (C) A recent case in point
is the accident caused by the speeding luxury car
owned by a famous politician./ (D) A family of
four driving a modest Alto was hit by the over
speeding car driven by the actress’s driver.
Choose the appropriate position for the sentence
given below.
The commoner driving a two-wheeler who is hit
by a speeding SUV, even though the former was

following the traffic rules, has nowhere to go in
order to seek redressal for his grievances or his
injury.
  (1) Between A and B (2) Between C and D
(3) Between B and C (4) At the last of the passage
(5) In the beginning of the passage
Q.131. (A)  Another possible cause of recessions and
booms is monetary policy. / (B) The Federal
Reserve System strongly influences the size and
growth rate of the money stock, and thus the level
of interest rates in the economy. / (C) Interest
rates, in turn, are a crucial determinant of how
much firms and consumers want to spend. / (D)
Conversely, a consumer may be lured into buying
a new home if interest rates are low and mortgage
payments are therefore more affordable.
Choose the appropriate position for the sentence
given below.
A firm faced with high interest rates may decide to
postpone building a new factory because the cost
of borrowing is so high.
  (1) Between A and B (2) Between C and D
(3) Between B and C (4) At the last of the passage
(5) In the beginning of the passage
Q.132-136. In the question, a passage divided into five
short paragraphs with a missing line in each
is given. Choose the appropriate option to
complete each paragraph in a meaningful way.
Paragraph1: Let us consider whether women
as a group have unique, politically relevant
characteristics, whether they have special interests
to which a representative could or should respond.
Can we argue that women as a group share
particular social, economic, or political problems
that do not closely match those of other groups,
or that they ___________________________?
Paragraph 2: The fact that there is a labour
interest group, for example, reflects the existence
of other groups such as the business establishment,
consumers, and government, which in a larger
sense share labour‘s concerns, but often ___
___________________________________ . (3) articulated by the entire group that differs
Paragraph 3: Nor does our working definition
of an interest group mean that all of the potential
members of that group are consciously allied,
or that there is a clear and obvious answer to
any given problem ____________________
___________. Research in various fields of
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social science provides evidence that women
do have a distinct position and a shared set of
problems that characterize a special interest.
Paragraph 4: Many of these distinctions are
located in the institution in which women and
men are probably most often assumed to have
common interests, the family. Much has been
made of the ―sharing or ―democratic model of
the modern family, but whatever democratization
has taken place, it has not come close to __
________________________________.
Paragraph 5: Studies of public opinion on the
status and roles of women show relatively few
significant differences between the genders, and
do not reveal women to be consistently more
feminist than men. On the other hand, law and
public policy____________________________,
economic opportunity, protection from violence,
control over fertility and child care, educational
opportunities, and civic rights and obligations.
Q.132. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 1.
(1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions
to, the problems which conflict with those of
labour.
(2) continue to create and reinforce differences
between women and men in property and
contract matters
(3) articulated by the entire group that differs
substantially from answers articulated by
others.
(4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to
the issues as well.
(5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed,
stratification, by gender.
Q.133. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 2.
(1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions
to, the problems which conflict with those of
labour.
(2) continue to create and reinforce differences
between women and men in property and
contract matters
substantially from answers articulated by
others.
(4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to
the issues as well.
(5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed,
stratification, by gender.
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Q.134. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 3.
(1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions
to, the problems which conflict with those of
labour.
(2) continue to create and reinforce differences
between women and men in property and
contract matters
(3) articulated by the entire group that differs
substantially from answers articulated by
others.
(4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to
the issues as well.
(5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed,
stratification, by gender.
Q.135. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 4.
(1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions
to, the problems which conflict with those of
labour.
(2) continue to create and reinforce differences
between women and men in property and
contract matters
(3) articulated by the entire group that differs
substantially from answers articulated by
others.
(4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to
the issues as well.
(5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed,
stratification, by gender.
Q.136. Choose the correct phrase for Paragraph 5.
(1) have viewpoints on the nature of, or solutions
to, the problems which conflict with those of
labour.
(2) continue to create and reinforce differences
between women and men in property and
contract matters
(3) articulated by the entire group that differs
substantially from answers articulated by
others.
(4) share a particular viewpoint on the solution to
political problems
(5) erasing the division of labour and, indeed,
stratification, by gender.
Q.137-144.A passage with some highlighted parts is
given, related to those parts some questions are
asked as well. Read the passage carefully and
answer the questions.
Paragraph 1: Five times as many workers
may be needed to construct a power plant as to
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operate it. (A) The numbers may be even more
disproportionate for a major pipeline or dam.
When the construction ends, a substantial
reduction in population is virtually guaranteed.
Hence, there may be no justification for providing
an infrastructure necessary to maintain adequate
levels of service during the construction period.
Paragraph 2: Money necessary to build water
systems, schools and roads and to fund salaries and
maintenance costs is mismatched by traditional
taxing programs. (B) The construction project
is usually not subject of local property tax
until it nears completion, which may be five
years after the impact has occurred. Alternative
sources of tax revenue cannot begin to cover
the cost of providing the necessary services.
Even if some governments have money, they
may not be the right governments. Some entities
may suffer the impact of development without
being able to tax it. For example, a development
may be located in the county just outside the
limits of an incorporated city. (C) The country
will be entitled to tax the property while the
city may receive most of the projects which
entail population and demand for services.
Paragraph 3: The 1960s and 1970s witnessed
a new boomtown era in the West. The typical
contemporary boomtown is fuelled by a quest
for energy in the form of a fossil-fuelled
electric generating plant, a hydroelectric dam
or a new mine.  (D)The energy project is
typically located near a small community or
is forced to start a community from scratch.
Often, the boomtown is poorly planned and
under-financed. Long-time residents find their
community changed for the worse and newcomers
find the town an undesirable place to live.
Paragraph 4: The boomtown is characterized by
inadequate public services, (E) undesirable labour
conditions, confusion in community structure,
and deterioration of the quality of life arising
from rapid population growth due to a major
economic stimulus. Accelerated growth is the
most distinguishing characteristic of a boomtown.
Paragraph 5: (F) Studies have shown that
large-scale development in sparsely populated
areas causes major social problems. Housing,
street and water systems construction, school
development and police and fire protection lag
far behind population growth. Rent and property
tax increases join with a rise in the general cost
of living to harm persons on fixed incomes.
Education in the community may suffer. (G) One

result of boomtown living is higher incidence of
divorce, depression, alcoholism and attempted
suicide. Until recently, planners have ignored or
understated such problems. While the boomtown
promotes an “us against them mentality “the old
timers versus persons brought to the community
by the boom — the fact remains that all parties
suffer. Newcomers may blame old- timers for
a lack of support just as old-timers may blame
them for deterioration of community life.
Paragraph 6: Consequences of the boomtown
also harm the project developer. The undesirable
community results in poor worker productivity
and frequent worker turnover, factors that delay
construction and push projects over budget. (H)
Problems of rapid growth in some boomtowns
are compounded by the fact that most of the
population disappears with the completion of
project construction.
 Q.137. Which of the following can be opted as the best
way of conveying the same message received
from statement (H)?
(1) Owing to depart of most of the population for
the completion of the project construction, the
problems of some boomtown get multiplied
where the problem of population growth
already exists.
(2) Most of the population disappears with the
completion of the project construction which
becomes the factor of problem enlargement
for some boomtowns with no population
growth.
(3) Some boomtowns with speedy population
growth get into trouble more deeply when their
residents move out of the accomplishment of
project construction.
(4) All of these
(5) None of these
Q.138. What is meant by the phrase ‘from scratch’
mentioned in statement (D)?
I. Through local residents
II. From the very beginning
III. From the old marks of suffer
(1) Only I (2) Only II (3) Only III
(4) Both I and II (5) None of these.
Q.139. Which of the following pairs of words/phrases
can be used in place of words ‘virtually’
and ‘sparsely’ used in statement (A) and (F)
respectively?
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I. Effectively - Abundantly
II. Physically - Shortly
III. Almost  - Thinly scattered
IV. Surely  - Copiously
  (1) Both I & II (2) Both II & IV
(3) Only II (4) Only III
(5) None of these
Q.140. Which of the following does not hold the
meaning SIMILAR to the word ‘entail’ as
mentioned in statement (C)?
I. Comprise II. Exclude
III. Involve IV. Omit
(1) Only II and III (2) Only I and IV
(3) Only III (4) Only II and IV
(5) Only I and III
Q.141. What message does the author want to convey
through statement (G)
I.  The persons live in boomtown get easily
depressed due to lack of entertaining sources.
II.  The sudden population growth spurs the dearth
of income opportunities leading to pessimism.
III.  In boomtown, the income is highly increased
for individuals which stimulates one to
consume alcohol.
IV.  People live in boomtown face increased
financial burden for surviving, which turns
into unethical and dejected thoughts.
(1) Both II and III (2) Only IV
(3) Both IV and II (4) Both I and III
(5) Only III
Q.142. What ‘flow of tone’ can be inferred from Paragraph
3?
(1) Cynical to Dogmatic
(2) Satirical to Laudatory
(3) Populist to Apologetic
(4) Analytical to Critical
(5) Apathetic to Cynical
Q.143. Which of the following (highlighted parts) is
grammatically incorrect?
(1) Statement (C) (2) Statement (G)
(3) Statement (B) (4) Statement (D)
(5) None is incorrect.
Q.144. As per the passage, which of the following facts
about boomtown is/are not correctly inferred?
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I.  The boomtown is planned in an abysmal way
and is not financed perfectly.
II.  It has negatively impacted the labour
conditions and community structure.
III.  There has been a vital role of it in amelioration
of living style of people.
IV.  Various developments related to house, water,
education and security & safety are too slow.
(1) Both II and IV (2) Only II
(3) Only III (4) Both III and IV
(5) Only I
In the question, three short paragraphs (P,
Q and R) are given. Three central ideas are
suggested which may or may not be correctly
derived. Read the paragraphs carefully and
answer the question.
P: There is a dire need to think exceptionally if
we want to make new inventions, bring positive
changes in the society and prosper at a personal
level. However, unfortunately our schools
train us otherwise. They tie us to a set study
schedule and keep us so busy with completing
the assignments and learning theoretical lessons
that there is no room left for creativity. The
Indian education system must be changed to
make way for creative thinking. Schools must
focus on activities that challenge the student’s
mind, hone their analytical skills and invoke
their creative thinking ability. This will help them
perform better in different fields as they grow up.
Q: The primary focus of the Indian education
system is on academics only that too is focusing
not on understanding the concept or enhancing
knowledge but only on mugging up the lessons
without understanding them with the sole aim of
attaining good marks. The system does not well
incorporate similarly essential extra-curricular
activities, despite it some schools have extra-
curricular activities, and there is hardly one class
per week for these activities. The system must be
changed to ensure the development of the students
in order to achieve success in various fields.
R: Focus of the Indian education system is on
the theoretical part. Teachers read out from the
book during the classes and explain the concepts
verbally. Students are expected to understand even
the intricate concepts theoretically. The need to
impart experimental or pragmatic learning is not
felt even though it is highly essential. The focus of
the Indian schools is on mugging up the chapters
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to get good grades. Teachers do not bother if the
students have understood the concept or not, all
they look at is the marks they have obtained.
Q.145. Derived central Ideas of the passages P, Q and
R but not respectively:
I.  The dominance of practical knowledge over
rote studies.
II.  A critical need to think out of the box for some
reforms.
III. An all-round development is to be necessitated.
For which of paragraphs the suggested central
idea(s) is/are correctly derived?
(1) Both Q and R (2) Only Q
(3) Both P and R (4) All P, Q and R
(5) Only P
In the question, three short paragraphs (P,
Q and R) are given. Three central ideas are
suggested which may or may not be correctly
derived. Read the paragraphs carefully and
answer the question.
P. While communication, if only one person
does the talking and the other one is not given a
chance to put across his point then it is considered
to be an unhealthy conversation. Importance of
communication must be understood however at
the same time people must ensure fair play in the
same. Dominating the entire conversation isn’t
right and so is letting the other person dominate
the same. Be it at home or in a professional
setting, people must recognize and realize
the importance of two way communication.
Q. Communication is of utmost importance
in a professional setting. This is why so much
emphasis is given on assessing the candidates’
communication skills during job interviews. A
person who can communicate his point well has
better clarity of concepts. On the other hand,
somebody who is confused about the facts is
likely to fumble while talking about the same. So,
one’s communication skills are a good basis of
judging his/ her knowledge and clarity of thoughts.
R. A person’s communication skills are particularly
assessed while offering him a managerial post.
This is because the job is all about interacting with
the team and deriving work from them. The way a
team leader or manager communicates determines
the performance and behaviour of his team to a
large extent. He is supposed to set an example for
them and bring out the best in them.

Q.146. Derived central Ideas of the passages P, Q and
R but not respectively:
I.  A striking communication signifies the
excellent mentorship.
II.  Acquiring a white-collared position is based
on impressive communication.
III. One sided supremacy while conversation
results in effective communication.
For which of paragraphs the suggested central
idea(s) is/are correctly derived?
  (1) Both Q and R (2) Only Q
(3) Both P and R (4) All P, Q and R
(5) Only P
Q.147-151. Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below it. Certain
word(s) has/have been given in bold to help you
locate them while answering some questions.
The human population is greying, and with it
concerns about the aged have been growing. Even
as birth rates fall steeply, improved healthcare
systems have contributed to unprecedented
longevity levels. The challenges of taking care
of the elderly now increasingly face developing
nations. In India, the proportion of the elderly
has risen hugely. Figures cannot be generalised
across States. In a developing nation like India,
with the majority of its population aged 30 or less,
the focus of national policy is perforce directed
to the basic developmental needs and welfare
of children, adolescents and young adults. The
problems and issues of its greying population
occupy the back-seat. Elderly people face frailty
and fatigue which creates physical limitations and
social withdrawal. Common locomotors, visual,
hearing and psychomotor deficits may compound
problems. Depression may set in. Many expect
greater attention from children. However, with
drastic changes family dynamics brought about
by modernisation, the younger family member
is unable to provide day-to-day support and care
to them. For the young, holding a job effectively
and moving up, involves competitive work
demands, extra hours and a stressful lifestyle.
This in turn tells on peace and harmony at
home. Under these circumstances, we must face
the inevitability of the nuclear family system
gaining ground and the elderly moving into old
age homes. The general unpreparedness to face
this situation compounds the task. India needs a
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comprehensive, replicable, sustainable and need-
based elder care model. The developed world has
evolved many models for elder care — sheltered
homes, home care, and hospital admission for
acute health problems, continuing the recovery/
rehabilitation phase in hospitals, followed by
home care with specialised nursing if required.
By following this protocol, elder care is effectively
managed in their own home surroundings, and
institutional care, which is tedious and expensive,
is deferred. Keeping in view the recommendations
made in the National Policy on Older Persons, as
well as the state’s obligation under the Maintenance
and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens
Act 2007, the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare has formulated a National Programme
for the Health Care of Elderly. NPHCE envisages
dedicated healthcare facilities at all levels of the
health delivery system with provision for long-
term and short-term training of health professionals
to address problems of the elderly. Elderly
health care services with qualified professionals
are sparse in India and are mostly city-based.
Currently, elders’ care is part of the general health
care system which is poorly sensitised to the
health needs of elderly people. The undergraduate
medical curriculum does not cover all aspects
of elderly care. And, post-graduate elderly care
courses are deficient. The only teaching institution
in India to introduce a unit for elders was Madras
Medical College, as early as in 1978. It now offers
a post-graduate degree in Geriatric Medicine.
The last decade has witnessed the mushrooming of
old-age homes to meet the demand, to suit every
purse. What would be the ideal senior-citizen
home offer? Comfortable living accommodation
meeting basic amenities, enough open spaces
with tree-lined paths and a garden, common
recreation and dining rooms for senior citizens
to meet, a balanced diet, activities with inmate-
community participation — from prayer meetings,
library to some intellectual activity, space to meet
relatives who visit and spend time with them, a
medical dispensary with the doctor, a nurse on
full-time duty. How do the elderly view these
institutionalised settings?? Do they compromise
with the situation or are they happy and free to
live life with their peer group? The concept of
old-age homes is one that is still viewed with
misgivings in Indian society. Unlike the current
generation of elderly who form a transitional one,
the inevitability of the old age home phenomenon
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will possibly result in a change of mind-set in the
elderly, with a move towards a natural shift of
acceptance from "what cannot be cured, must be
endured" to reach the next level of being enjoyed
in the twilight years as a liberated state.
Q.147. Which of the following statement(s) is /are not true
as per the passage?
(1) The education for the people aspiring to be
doctors doesn’t offer much for the awareness
of health care of elders.
(2) Policies have been formulated with respect to
the elderly people.
(3) The presence of professionals and primary
health care centres is in bountiful state.
(4) The undergraduate medical curriculum does
not cover all aspects of elderly care.
(5) A very common issue with elderly people is
that many of them seek too much attention
from children.
Q.148. The author’s attitude towards the health care of
geriatric people can best be described as which of
the following?
(1) Overweening pride (2) Positive appreciation
(3) Mild acceptance (4) Sympathetic objectivity
(5) Cautious optimism
Q.149. With reference to the passage, which of the
following is/are inevitably the primary objective(s)
of growth in a country like India?
A.  There is a heedful attitude towards the policies
which are being categorically formulated for
the ageing population.
B.  Promoting the modernisation without causing
much mayhem in the lives of ordinary people.
C.  The productive population, i.e., the youth and
the pubescents is nurtured and provided with
fundamental facilities
(1) Only A (2) Only B of data are fed into the system by humans. And
(3) Both A and B (4) Only C
(5) Both A and C
Q.150. On the basis of your reading, which of the
following is the tone of the passage?
(1) Euphemistic tone (2) Humanistic tone
(3) Analytical tone (4) Introspective tone
(5) Grandiose tone
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Q.151. Match the following words to their corresponding
meanings according to the passage and mark your
answer.
Column A Column B
I. Perforce A. Forsee
II. Defer B. Inevitably
III. Envisage C. Scanty
IV. Sparse D. Shelve
(1) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(2) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(3) I-B, II-D, III-C, IV-A
(4) I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C
(5) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
Q.152-155.Read the following passage carefully and
answer the questions given below it. Certain
word(s) has/have been given in bold to help you
locate them while answering some questions.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more
powerful with time. Consulting firm PwC
estimates that AI could contribute a colossal
amount to the global economy in the next decades,
more than the combined GDP of China and India
today. The technology will soon be ubiquitous,
from household appliances to our financial, law
and justice systems. That is why we should be
very worried about the dark side of AI. And this is
not about devilishly powerful AIs making humans
slaves, as depicted in science fiction. The danger
is much subtler. AI will help us make decisions,
and in many cases, take decisions for us, but AI is
only as good as the data that is fed into it. The data
is worked on by deep-learning software, which
absorbs the data, figures out patterns, creates
rules to fit the patterns, and keeps tweaking those
rules as more data is fed into it. In many cases,
the programmers themselves are unaware of how
the AI reaches decisions. The workings are so
complex that they become opaque. These masses
as humans, we all carry prejudices, consciously or
unconsciously. This may colour the data we give
the AI to crunch. Also, all the data that is fed is
current or historical. It will reflect societal biases.
        For instance, if an AI is fed the resumes
of candidates for a top corporate job, it is almost
certain that the system will choose a man, because
data shows that men have overwhelmingly
outnumbered women as CEOs in the past. Going
by the data, the AI will decide that a man will

make a better CEO than a woman. This data may
have nothing to do with the talents or competence
of women managers but the fact that they were not
promoted due to gender bias. But the AI will never
know that. It does not and cannot have any concept
of fairness. It only knows data. And the idea of
what is fair differs from society to society. The
notions also change over time as societies evolve.
But the AI will never know that. Inherently biased
data can affect credit ratings, insurance plans,
one’s higher education and career. In fact, it can
change one’s life. An investigation by American
non-profit organisation Pro Publica found that
COMPAS, an AI-driven software that assesses
the risk of a person committing a crime again,
was biased against people of colour. But judges in
some US states are still using the software. Once,
Google had to apologize after its photo app tagged
two black people as gorillas, perhaps because the
algorithm’s training data set did not have pictures
of enough black people. Russian scientists ran a
global beauty contest to be judged by an AI. Of the
44 winners, only one had dark skin. The algorithm
had been trained mostly with photos of white
people, and it had equated fair skin with beauty.
A study of Google’s AI-driven advertising
platform found that men were shown ads for
high-paying jobs more often than women. Same
with LinkedIn’s job ads. AIs can also polarize
society. On social media networks, deep-learning
algorithms make sure that users are shown content
that conforms to their preferences and biases. This
creates a filter bubble. We keep seeing opinions
that resonate with ours, however loony they are,
and over time, this makes us more desolated from
and less tolerant towards opposing views. Social
and political divides are deepened. This is how
the Russian hackers cracked the US presidential
elections. And the more you use a biased AI, more
biased data is created that the algorithms will use:
a perfect feedback loop of insidious bias. What
if governments start using AI to take decisions
on matters like resource allocation and national
security? Politicians may lose power, or retire,
but the AI (by now opaque in its complexity) will
keep spewing out results, even though they may
have calamitous consequences in the real world.
Mere technologists will never be able to solve the
problem. More than technical, these are human,
ethical and philosophical issues. Some serious
questions need to be answered before we jump,
whistling and cheering, on the AI bandwagon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative stamp in honour of Marshal of the Indian
Air Force late Arjan Singh.
MODEL PAPER 2019
Q.152. With reference to the passage, the author’s attitude
towards the reflection of prejudices in the society
on the AI can best be described as which of the
following?
(1) Overweening pride (2) Positive appreciation
(3) Mild acceptance (4) Equitable objectivity
(5) Cautious optimism
Q.153. With reference to the passage, which of the
following is/are NOT TRUE with respect to facts
mentioned about AI?
(1) A full-fledged testing process should be
carried out before applying AI universally.
(2) The data based on prejudices prevalent in the
society could bring a significant change.
(3) The governments across the world have been
using AI for a long time.
(4) Both (1) and (3)
(5) With passing time, as the societies develop
gradually, so do the ideologies of people
Q.154. On the basis of your reading, which of the
following is the tone of the passage?
  (1) Euphemistic tone (2) Humanistic tone
(3) Analytical tone (4) Introspective tone
(5) Grandiose tone
Q.155. On the basis of your reading, which of the
following best describes the central idea of the
passage?
(1) The increasing need for labour has incited the
rise of AI which has become a pivotal part of
our lives.
(2) The AI is a raging revolution in the field of
information and technology which has to be
dealt with expertise of a wise mind.
(3) The human beings tend to become the slaves
of the technology and thereby, any emerging
technology must first be verified and then
brought to use.
(4) The artificial intelligence has both pros and
cons but should be analysed in a way that
deliberately avoids harms or errors.
(5) The threat of hacking and malpractices with
the help of AI have posed a threat to its identity
and thereby there has to be a rectification
process to be followed to uplift it.
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Explanation/CRP PO Mains/Reasoning Ability
Q.1-3. Q.9.(4) Q.10.(2) Q.11.(3)
Input 3 2 1 6 2 5 4 3 7 1 1 5 Q.12.(1) Q.13.(3) Q.14.(1)
Q.15-19.
Step -1 1 2 1 4 1 4 Box Girl Weight Fruit Cities
3+2+1+6=12 2+5+4+3=14 7+1+1+5=14 8 N 63 Muskmelon Mumbai
Step -2 3 4 6 5 7 H 57 Apple Varanasi
(1+1+1)=3 (2+4+4)=10 (1+1+1)=3 (2+4+4)=10 6 M 54 Watermelon Agra
3×4=12 (1+2) 10×4=40 (4+0) 3×5=15 (1+5) 10×5=50 (5+0) 5 K 56 Plum Hyderabad
Step -3 2 0 2 0 4 F 52 Mango Lucknow
3×4=12 6×5=30 3 J 68 Orange Delhi
(last digit) (last digit)
Step -4 02 0 2 2 I 72 Banana M.P.
1 G 75 Cherry Jaipur
Q.1.(2) Q.2.(3) Q.3.(3) Q.15.(4) Q.16.(3) Q.17.(4)
Q.4.(1) Since company is gaining an overall profit if Q.18.(2) Q.19.(3)
both the plants are combined, it should not Q.20-24.
shut down the second plant as it is providing
employment to thousands of residents and there Monday D V Blue Renault
may be a possibility of generating profits in the Tuesday F X White Hyundai
near future. Hence only I and II are strong. Wednesday B W Black Datsun
Q.5.(4) Indian Railways should punish such Thursday A Y Red Tata
passengers rather than stopping the launch Friday E Z Green Suzuki
of such royal trains. Only II is strong
Saturday G T Yellow Nissan
Q.6.(2) Only I and III are strong since exports is
necessary for growth of a country and imports Sunday C U Pink Honda
can only be done properly if there are exports. Q.20.(5) Q.21.(4) Q.22.(4)
Q.7-8. Q.23.(4) Q.24.(5)
T R O Y Q.25-28.
S

28
20 18 15 25
T R
20
8
M 5 N 15 U
2 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 6O* P 17
K
D 15 15
The second last letter of the word is written in 8 W
10
the middle. 32 C O 20 V
8
The symbols are coded on the behalf of the
number of letters in the word: E B 5 A

3 letters = + Q.25.(4) Q.26.(3) Q.27.(4)

4 letters = * Q.28.(2)
5 letters = # Q.29.(2)
6 letters = $ I.  1     2     3     4     5     6   7    8
7 letters = @ W   T    U
8 letters = % X>V>W
Q.7.(5) Q.8.(2) II. 1     2       3      4     5     6   7    8
Q.9-14. S   Y/V  Y/V   Z

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If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to Q.35-37.
answer the question, while the data in Statement Name Gender Country Rank
I alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Kapil M/F England VI
Q.30.(5) 8 E John Female Argentina I
7 C Iram Female China II
6 G Hemant Male Australia V
5 A Gori Female India VII
Faheem Male Mexico III
4 F
Ellen Male Colombia IV
3 B
Q.35.(1) Q.36.(3) Q.37.(3)
2 D
Q.38-41.
1 H
1 C Mysore 60
If the data in both the Statements I and II together
2 B Mandi 84
are necessary to answer the question.
3 P Leh 96
Q.31-34. 4 Q Jaisalmer 90
J - Q [father]
5 A Srinagar 54
4
R - Y [daughter] 6 M Delhi 66
S
7 L Munnar 78
8 N Sikkim 72
31 Q J 35
M Q.38.(5) Q.39.(5) Q.40.(4)
V W Q.41.(2)
32 Q.42-45.
8 3
7T O 36 34 K U2
6 1
38
X Y
P
37 N L 33

R
5
Q.31.(3) Q.32.(4) Q.33.(4) Q.42.(5) Q.43.(1) Q.44.(3)
Q.34.(3) Q.45.(5)

Explanation/CRP PO Mains/Quantitative Aptitude

Q.46.(4) Any the two is enough to get the volume .
B 2
Q.47.(3) Only I and II =
3B + 15 7
Q.48.(5) All three together are sufficient
B= 30
Here c=9, a=108, b=12
X= 135
Q.49.(2) From the statements we are not able to get the
Q.52.(3) Let us take speed be s km/hr and time be t hrs
information of either cp or sp .
and distance be d km
Q.50.(5) Any two are sufficient
(s+10)×(t-1) =d (st-s+10t-10) =st
Q.51.(4) Let last blue sheet used at B days hence total
10t – s = 10 ---- (1)
blue sheet = B
(s-20)×(t+5) =d (st+5s-20t-100) =st
Red sheet = 3B+15
(5s -20t -100) =0 S -4t =20 ---- (2)
Hence 
According to the World Bank, India's GDP can grow at the rate of 6 per cent in the current financial
year.
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 (s-15)×(t+3) =d (st -15t + 3s -45) =st R 300 384
(-15t + 3s -45) =0 S – 5t = 15 ---- (3) S 280 392
s= 40 km/hr, t= 5 hrs D= 40 × 5 = 200 km T 250 290
Hence, we can find the all the options U 440 550
Q.53.(4) Only A 500 − 440
Q.56.(3) Required answer = × 100% ≈ 14%
R+B+G = 15 440
G=5 Q.57.(1) Profit earned by Manoj =392-280=112
Hence R+B = 10 Profit earned by Kamran =490-392=98
according to question a,b and d satisfy this Required answer=112-98=14 Rs.
condition Q.58.(5) CP=240
Q.54.(2) Cost price = 100 Marked price = 160 MP=240+60=300
Option (A): 1 st case: SP = 100 + 44/100 × 100 SP=288
= 144
300 − 288
Discount percentage = (160-144)/160 × 100 = Discount % =   × 100% = 4%
300
10% Q.59.(4)   Required answer
2 nd case: SP = 100 + 28/100 × 100 = 128 500 + 240 + 300 + 280 1320
= = = 330
Discount percentage = (160 - 128)/160 × 100 = 4 4
20%
Q.60-63.
This satisfies the given condition
Option (B): 1 st case: SP = 100 + 36/100 × 100 = MALE FEMALE TOTAL
136
DEPARTMENT (4200) (3600) (7800)
 Discount percentage = (160-136)/160 × 100 = HR 740 720 1460
15% A/C 630 185 815
2 nd case: SP = 100 + 12/100 × 100 = 112 IT 222 592 814
DIGITAL 630 370 1000
Discount percentage = (160-112)/160 × 100 =
MARKETING 740 126 866
30%
OTHERS 1238 1607 2845
This satisfies the given condition Q.60.(2)  Required number of employees = 1000 + 866 =
Q.55.(3) Milk and water ratio initially = 200: 40 = 5: 1 1866
36 litres of mixture is drawn and 12 litres of 370
water added Q.61.(2) Required % = × 100 = 10%  
3600
According to the question, Milk in the final Q.62.(4) difference = 720 - 630 = 90
solution = 200 – (36 × 5/6) = 170 litres
Q.63.(2)
Water in the final solution = 40 – 36×1/6 + 12=
46 litres Q.64.(4) Number of males in I.T. = 222
Difference of milk and water in final solution = Number of females in H.R. = 720
170 – 46 = 124 litres 942
Required % = × 100 ≈ 12%
This satisfies the given condition. 7800
Q.56-59. Q.65.(1) Let ages of Meera and her mother be 3x and 8x
respectively
Article CP SP 10 years hence age of Meera = 3x+10 year
P 500 650
10 years hence age of Mother = 8x+10 years
Q 240 288
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8x + 10 Hundred times the number = 100Z =10000
=
2 Quantity II: Y = 38% × X
8x + 10 Y/X = 38/100 = 19/50 …(1)
−5
2
M% × Y = X
= 3x+10 M = (X/Y) × 100
8x + 10 = 6x + 30 = (50/19) × 100 = 5000/19 ≈ 263%
x = 10 years Quantity I  >  Quantity II
Present age of Meera = 3 × 10 = 30 years Q.69.(3) John : Seema: Rakesh
Age of brother=30 + 5 = 35 years A×8 : (A+2000) ×Q : (A+4000) ×Q
Age of mother = 8 × 10 = 80  So [(A+4000) ×Q – (A+2000) ×T]/[ A×8 :
Quantity I = 30 + 35 = 65 (A+2000) ×T : (A+4000) ×T ] × 16250 = 650 …
(1)
Quantity II = 80
[8A]/[ A×8 : (A+2000) ×T: (P+4000) ×T] ×
Q.66.(1) Quantity I: Amount, A = P {[1 + (r/100)]T}
16250 = 5200…(2)
2420 = 2000 {[1 + (r/100)]2}
Divide both equation (1) and (2)
{[1 + (r/100)]2} = 2420/2000 = 1.21
P = 2000Q ..(3)
Required amount after 2 years is, compound
Given, P = 3000×Q – 7000..(4)
interest  after 4 years from start minus compound
interest for the starting two year From (3) and (4) now
A = P {[1 + (r/100)]T} = 2000 {[1 + (r/100)]4} Q = 7, P = 14000
A = 2000 [1.21]2 = 2000 × 1.21 × 1.21 = 2928.2 So total investment
C.I after 2 years from now = 2928.2 – 2420 = 14000 + 16000 + 18000
= Rs.508.2 = Rs 48000
Quantity II: One decade = 10 years, Q.70.(3) Let total profit in 2003 = Rs A
Time = 10 years or over Ratio of profit share of John : Seema: Rakesh is
S.I = (P × R × T) / 100 21×Y : 24×9 : 20× (Y+4)     (X=9)
= (2000 × 5 × 10) / 100 = Rs.1000 or over Now 21Y/[ 21×Y + 24×9 + 20× (Y+4)] ×A =
92.82% of 1000 = Rs.928.2 or over 10500...(1)
Comparing we have, Rs.508.2 ≤ Rs.928.2 or Also 24×9/[ 21×Y + 24×9 + 20× (Y+4)] ×A =
over 13500..(2)
So, Quantity I < Quantity II Divide both equations:
Q.67.(5) Quantity I = (5, 7, 14, 35 of LCM) = (70)  
2  2 21Y/24×9 = 105/135
= 4900 Solve, Y = 8
Quantity II = (2, 5, 14, 70 of LCM)2  Put Y = 8 in one of the equations (1). A = 39,000
= (70)2 = 4900 Put Y = 8 in 21×Y: 24×9: 20×(Y+4)
Quantity I = Quantity II So ratio 7 : 9 : 10 
Q.68.(3) Quantity I: Let the number be Z.  profit of C = 10/26 × 39,000 = Rs 15,000
 5  Q.71.(5) Ratio of profit of John : Seema: Rakesh is
15 % × Z  × 3 = { 2 × (20% × 200) } – 30
 3  B×10 : 18000×8 : B×12
{(1/6) Z} × 3 = (2 × 20 × 2) – 30 5B : 18000×4 : 6B
Z = 100 So (5B+6B)/(5B + 72000 + 6B) × A
J.P.S. Chawla assumed charge as the new Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance,
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= 13750      (:A is TOAL PROFIT) Q.75.(3) Overall average speed = 800/633 = 1.264 km/min
Also, (6B-5B)/(5B + 72000 + 6B) × A = 1250 Hence, between stations B-C, D-E and G-H
From1st equation gives 2nd equation. the speed of the train was less than the average
speed of the entire journey. Correct option is (c)
So 1 equation in two variables cannot give
answer. Q.76.(2)
  A-B B-C C-D D-E E-F F-G G-H
Q.72.(5) Seema investment in 2004 = 24000 – 6000 Distance 140 91 149 88 106 176 50
= 18000 Travel time in mins 100 80 103 80 75 120 75
Stoppage in mins              
Ratio of profits of John : Seema: Rakesh Speed in km/min 1.4 1.14 1.44 1.1 1.41 1.46 0.66
24000×9 : 18000×12 : 21000×Q Therefore, the correct option is (b)
72 : 72 : 7Q Q.77.(1)
7Q/(72+72+7Q) ×57500 = 17500
Pipe Pipe Rate Rate
So,   Q = 9 A B 1000 500
A B A B
Q.73.(4) Assuming the train starts its journey from M Monday 24% 15% 240 75
towards A at 16:25 Tuesday 6% 18% 60 90 5 4 12 22.5
Wednesday 25% 12% 250 60 12.5 5 20 12
Time taken to reach A from M= 24+2:25 – 16:25
Thursday 8% 10% 80 50 8 10
= 10 hours.
Friday 20% 15% 200 75 10 5 20 15
Average speed = 90 Km/hr. Saturday 12% 18% 120 90 6 15
Total distance M-A = 90 × 10 = 900 Km. Sunday 5% 12% 50 60 6.25 8
Total distance A-H = 800 Km. Monday : Sunday = 12 : 6.25 = 48 : 25

Therefore, Distance between H and M is 900- Q.78.(4) Given data is not sufficient
800 = 100 Km. Q.79.(5)
Q.74.(3) Q.80.(5) Pipe A fill 20% part of his tank = 10 hour
City B C D E F G Total Hence complete fill the tank =  50 hour
Stoppage time 10 2 5 10 15 10 52 Pipe B can fill 15% part of his tank  = 5 hour
Now Increased stoppage time= 0.3 × 52 =15.6 Hence it can fill the tank = 100 /3 hour
min approximately 16 min = 33 hours 20 minutes
New arrival time = 16:25 + 16min = 16:41 min Required difference = 16 hour 40 minutes

Explanation/CRP PO Mains/General Awareness

Q.81.(2) The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi
K. Palaniswami stated that two new districts
Tenkasi and Chengalpattu will be created for
administrative convenience by bifurcating
Tirunelveli and Kancheepuram districts
respectively.
Q.82.(4) The 9th Edition of South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Film Festival
for the year 2019 was held at the National Film
Corporation Cinema Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Q.83.(4) From 9th July to 15th July 2019, Commonwealth
Weightlifting Championships held in Apia,
Samoa. The championship were held across
three categories — senior, junior and youth.
Q.84.(2) The Reserve Bank has discretionary powers
to approve the voluntary amalgamation of two
banking companies under the provisions of Section
44A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Q.85.(4) Under section 22 of the Banking Regulation Act,
1949, the RBI granted full licenses for payment
banks.
Q.86.(1) Bank of Maharashtra – Pune.
Q.87.(4) Axis Bank was founded in December 1993, as
UTI Bank.
Q.88.(4) Union Bank of India (Union Bank) was
registered on 11 November 1919 as a limited
company in Mumbai and was inaugurated by
Mahatma Gandhi.

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Q.89.(3) One rupee note and coin are issued by finance
secretary.
Q.90.(4) All the statements are true.
Q.91.(2) Book “The Problem of the Rupee – Its origin
and its solution” is written by Dr B R Ambedkar.
Q.92.(4) Hema Divakar was honoured with the 'Global
Asian of the Year 2018-19' award.
Q.93.(2) Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides $
200 million to upgrade rural roads to all-weather
standards in 34 districts of Maharashtra.
Q.94.(4) All the statements are True.
Q.95.(3) World Humanitarian Day is observed on August 19.
Q.96.(1) Pound
Lebanon – Beirut (Capital) and Pound(Currency).
Q.97.(2) Vietnam
Vietnam – Hanoi (Capital) and Dong (Currency).
Q.98.(3) Feroz Shah Kotla stadium is located in Delhi.
Q.99.(2) Pinarayi Vijayan is the present Chief Minister of
Kerala.
Q.100.(3) Maharashtra
Sanjay Gandhi National Park, previously known
as Borivali National Park, is a large protected
area in the northern part of Mumbai city in
Maharashtra State in India.
Q.101.(1) China, Iran, Malaysia, Timor-Leste and El
Salvador
According to the report by World Health
Organization (WHO), Four countries from
Asia includes China, Iran, Malaysia and Timor-
Leste and one country from Central America, El
Salvador had malaria-free cases in 2018.
Q.102.(1) Doha, Qatar
35th men’s Asian snooker championship or
men’s Asian Snooker Championship 2019 held
in Doha, Qatar.
Q.103.(1) Godavari River
It is constructed by Megha Engineering and
Infrastructure Limited (MEIL). The project, built
across Godavari river, has become the world’s
biggest in terms of capacity with 3 Barrages,
1531 km of Gravity Canals, 203 km of Tunnels,
20 Lifts, 19 Pump houses and 20 Reservoirs
with total capacity of 147 TMC water irrigating
37 lakh acres.
Q.104.(2) The number of permanent members of the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is 39.
Q.105.(2) Federal Bank
Kais Saied is elected as the new President of Tunisia after a landslide victory in recently concluded
Presidential runoff.
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Kochi based Federal Bank announced that it has
raised Rs 300 crore through Basel-III compliant
bonds for improving their risk management
techniques and to address the growing risks.
Q.106.(1) Theme – “Yoga for Heart”
The 5th annual International Day of Yoga (IDY)
was observed on June 21, 2019. There are two
themes for World Yoga Day 2019 , United Nation
has declared theme as “Yoga for Climate Action”
and Ministry of Ayush , India has declared theme
for Yoga Day is ” Yoga for Heart“.
Q.107.(4) R Khan
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
constituted panel suggested significant changes
to Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) Regulations
including simplified registration requirements
for certain categories and barring entities that
fail to furnish beneficial ownership details.
Q.108.(2) The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA)
is constructing a road using plastic waste for
the first time ever. The road is constructed from
Gomti Nagar Police Station to Indian Institute
of Management (IIM) under a pilot project by
LDA in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The LDA
has followed guidelines of the Central Road
Research Institute (CRRI) in road construction.
Q.109.(2) IndiaBulls Housing Finance Ltd has appointed
Naveen Uppal as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO).
Q.110.(4) The NITI Aayog (abbreviation for National
Institution for Transforming India) is a policy
think tank of the Government of India. The
Union Government of India announced the
formation of NITI Aayog on 1 January 2015.
Q.111.(2) The Human Development Index (HDI) is a
statistic composite index of life expectancy,
education, and per capita income indicators, which
are used to rank countries into four tiers of human
development. These were devised and launched by
Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq in 1990.
Q.112.(1) During the meeting, Israel proposed India to be the
focus country in Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020.
Q.113.(1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred
with the Maldives' highest civilian award, the
Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzudeen.
Q.114.(1) World Oceans Day is celebrated on 8th June
every year. The theme for the year 2019 is
Gender and Oceans.
Q.115.(1) Krishna Raja Sagara Dam built on the River
Cauvery is one of the major tourist attractions in
Mysore as it is close by Brindavan Gardens.
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Q.116.(4) Canara Bank launched India's first one-time
password (OTP) facility for ATM withdrawals
over Rs.10,000 in a day.
Q.117.(1) Monthly magazine 'Euromoney' has named DBS
bank as the 'World's Best Bank'.
Q.118.(1) Shalimar Bagh is a Mughal garden in Srinagar, linked
through a channel to the northeast of Dal Lake.
Explanation/CRP PO Mains/English Language
Q.121.(5) Q.131.(2) Use of conversely means something is
Q.122.(4) In sentence II: ‘Which require’ in place of ‘which
requires’ according to ‘maps’ a plural word.
Q.123.(2) Sentence I: ‘with each other’ in place of ‘one
another’.
Sentence III: ‘disciplined fashion’ in place of
‘discipline fashion’, as a noun is qualified by an
adjective.
Q.124.(4) In sentence III: add ‘be’ after ‘really’ to get the
proper meaning.
Q.125.(3) In sentence I: ‘People gather’ in place of ‘people
gathered' as the description about regular Holi
celebration is given and is written in present
indefinite tense.
Q.126.(4) Both option choices (1) and (2) are providing the
same meaning but the third one is expressing the
undebatable inchargeship of the WCD, which is
not implied from the original sentence.
Q.127.(4) All the three options are conveying the same
meaning of handing back the British colony to
Chinese rule
Q.128.(4) All the three options are conveying the same
meaning of providing equal rights to an individual.
Q.129.(1) In sentence A ‘self-image’ is described and about
it there is a description only in the given sentence.
These two (Sentence A and the given one) will
together complete the introductory part.
Q.130.(3) In sentence A and B the issue of road accident
is introduced and the cause of it is defined
respectively, between these two the sentence
contextually can’t be inserted.
Sentence C is describing an incident and the
case is told in sentence D, so between these
two the given sentence can’t be inserted.
In sentence B, the term common man is used and
article ‘the’ is given with the word commoner
in sentence B. hence the position is correct
between B and C.
UAE announced the establishment of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
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Q.119.(1) Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) is an instant
payment inter-bank electronic funds transfer
system in India. It is managed by the National
Payments Corporation of India.
Q.120.(2) Bank of the Republic is the central bank of
Columbia.
happening contradictorily to something.
It can be seen that in the sentence D a consumer
is able to buy a house due to less interest rate,
means opposite to this somewhere there might
be a sentence before sentence D indicating high
interest rate, therefore clearly the given sentence
can be put before D.
Q.132.(4) In paragraph 1, the previous line asks if the
women as a group share different kinds of
problems, and the line further is connected
with ‘or’ to the next line, which indicates a
contradictory statement to come, means it wants
to ask if the women share only problems or
share any viewpoint on solution as well.
Q.133.(1) As per the discussion done about labour interest
group in paragraph 2, it can easily be judged as
the answer. This complete line expresses that the
group always shares the concerns of labour but
not regularly takes the reason for or solution to
the problems in concern
Q.134.(3) By understanding the paragraph and putting
all other options we can easily eliminate
the inappropriate ones (grammatically and
contextually).
Q.135.(5) The previous lines of the paragraph express
the positivity of democratic model of a modern
family but the use of ‘but’ indicates a negative
aspect of the same. Hence, the line should be
‘it has not come close to erasing the division
of labour and, indeed, stratification, by gender’
means despite having good attributes, the
sharing and democratic model has not yet spread
the thought of similarity among the people.
Q.136.(2) The use of ‘on other hands’ represents that
two opposite thoughts are comparatively
demonstrated and the answer can clearly be
judged by reading ‘the details of Studies of
public opinion on the status and roles of women’
and ‘the statement regarding law and public
policy written in option B’.

Q.137.(3) In sentence 1- ‘population for the completion’
is inappropriate, the original sentence says that
‘with means after the completion of project
construction’ but ‘for’ represents the purpose of
their disappearing.
In sentence 2- ‘boomtowns with no population
growth’is inappropriate as the original sentence says
‘Problems of rapid growth in some boomtowns’.
Both the statements are contradictory.
Q.138.(2) ‘from scratch’ is a phrase which means ‘from the
very beginning’
Q.139.(4) Q.140.(4) Q.141.(3)
Q.142.(4) In the initial lines the author is describing and
telling the things about boomtown but suddenly
in the last two lines describes the negative points
of it. As his analysis ends with criticizing the
subject so option 4 is correct.
Q.143.(3) In statement B, ‘subject to’ should be used in
place of ‘Subject of’, ‘Subject to’ means likely
to experience.
Q.144.(3) The answer lies in paragraph 4 and 5.
Q.145.(3) P: This paragraph is emphasizing on creativity
in education and thus advising to make some
changes in the education system.
Q: The paragraph involves the term Extra-curricular
activities and its importance, in the last line the
paragraph demands for a change so that the students
can move in different directions for success.
R. This paragraph is telling about the system of
growing theoretical knowledge being provided in
schools and the lack of a must practical knowledge
but the central idea is conversely derived.  For other options-
Q.146.(1) For P. This paragraph says that, if in any kind of
conversation/discussion, only one person speaks
or does not listen to others, the discussion becomes
unhealthy, but the central idea is conversely derived.
For Q. It can be clearly understood from the
passage that, good communication skills play a
very essential role in getting jobs.
For R. It says that if someone has good
communication skills, he is offered a job for the post
of manager or team leader as with his communication
he can handle his sub-ordinates aptly.
Q.147.(3) The answer lies in the second paragraph
Q.148.(4) The author writes this passage with a sympathetic
approach towards the care of elders yet manages
to objectify various aspects of the subject matter
Kerala is extending maternity leave benefits to teachers and other staff of private educational
institutions, including those in the unaided sector.
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Q.149.(4) The answer can be inferred only after reading
the first paragraph carefully.
Q.150.(2) The humanistic tone of writing is most suitable
to issues related to welfare, values and other such
human affairs. The passage carefully underlines
the theme of issues with elderly people and
measures to mitigate it.
For other options-
A euphemistic tone makes use of indirect and
implicit statements.
An analytical tone is the presence of reasons or
logic/ justifications to support something.
An introspective tone is employed in the passage
so as to self-examine and reflect upon one’s
actions and feelings.
A grandiose tone is adopted by passages written
in a descriptive or abstract style
Q.151.(4) Perforce (adverb) – Inevitably
Defer (v) – Shelve
Envisage (v) – Foresee
Sparse (adj) – Scanty
Q.152.(4) The author talks about prejudices considering
and representing the facts without being partial.
The answer can clearly be inferred by reading
and understanding the second paragraph.
Q.153.(3) The answer can be inferred from the second
paragraph.
Q.154.(3) An analytical tone is the presence of reasons
or logic/ justifications to support something.
The author is trying to analyse issues with AI,
presenting both, the pros and cons of AI.
A euphemistic tone makes use of indirect and
implicit statements.
The humanistic tone of writing is most suitable
to issues related to welfare, values and other
such human affairs.
An introspective tone is employed in the passage
so as to self-examine and reflect upon one’s
actions and feelings.
A grandiose tone is adopted by passages written
in a descriptive or abstract style
Q.155.(4) The passage describes various aspects of AI. It
clearly propagates the message that although AI
is a step forward in the growth of technology,
‘some serious questions need to be answered’
before adopting it fully.
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