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AUGUST CURRENT AFFAIRS system uses existing CCTV cameras to gather live survey will take place in 18 thousand villages of
traffic video feed, and automatically evaluates the 698 districts. People can also directly give their
traffic density using Artificial Intelligence, and feedback through the mobile app.
NATIONAL NEWS
sets the signal timers accordingly. ➢ Swachhata activities have also been planned
at around 87 thousand public places where
2ND ALL INDIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
Haryana Assembly Passes Resolution To community meetings will be organized. Under the
IIS OFFICERS HELD IN NEW DELHI
Thank Centre For Scrapping Article 370 Swachh Survekshan Grameen, districts and
➢ The Second All India Annual Conference
➢ Haryana Assembly today passed a states will be ranked on data collected from
of Indian Information Service Officers was
resolution by voice vote to support and thank the citizen feedback, direct observation and service-
organized at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New
Central government for deciding to repeal Article level progress.
Delhi today.
370 of the Constitution granting special status ➢ The second edition of survey was launched by
➢ The Conference was organized with a view to
to J&K. The government announced Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh
attain greater integration of all Media Units under
the repealing of Article 370 which grants Shekhawat in New Delhi.
the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in
special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
order to further amplify government
➢ Bifurcation of the state into two Union PM Modi Inaugurates New Lighting System
communication.
territories – Jammu and Kashmir, which will In Parliament House
➢ The Conference included sessions on Adoption
have a legislature, and Ladakh, which will be ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
of Integrated and Theme Based Communication
without a legislature. Leader of the house Dynamic Facade Lighting of the Parliament
Approach; Regional Expansion of Social Media
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal House Estate. As many as 875 energy-efficient
and use of Integrated Dashboard and also the
presented the resolution in the house. LED lights have been installed in the Parliament
Adoption of Government Communication Impact
➢ The main aim is providing good governance, Complex. These are power efficient and uses
Assessment Framework; Roadmap for celebration
social justice and economic development in only one-fifth of the electricity compared to
of 550th Anniversary of Guru Nanak, 150th
Jammu and Kashmir. The Upper House also other types of lights.
Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, 75 Years of
passed the Jammu and Kashmir ➢ The long-lasting, excellent intensity LED bulbs
India’s Independence and Golden Jubilee
Reorganization Bill, 2019 by voice vote. are capable of creating 16 million colour
Edition of International Film Festival of India.
Jammu And Kashmir Reorganisation Bill combinations and the LED lighting is
Rajasthan Assembly Passes Bills To Curb
2019 To Be Tabled In LS programmable and electronically controlled
Honour Killings And Mob Lynching
➢ The government will move Jammu and through computers. The dynamic lighting system
➢ Rajasthan legislative assembly passed
Kashmir Reorganisation Bill through intermittent multi-colour lights creates
two important bills to curb honour killings and
2019 for consideration and passage in Lok an aura and enhances the grandeur of Parliament
Mob Lynching in the state.
Sabha. The Lower House will also take up House.
➢ ‘The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching
the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation ➢ These beautiful lights will illuminate the
Bill, 2019‘ and ‘The Rajasthan Prohibition of
(Second Amendment) Bill 2019 having beautiful Parliament building all-round the
Interference with the Freedom of
provisions of 10 per cent reservation year. Earlier, such lightings were installed in
Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour
for Economically Weaker Sections among the North Block and South Block. Lok Sabha
and Tradition Bill, 2019’ was passed by the
general category. Speaker Om Birla, and Union Ministers
assembly.
➢ Home Minister Amit Shah assured the including Hardeep Puri and Jitendra Singh
➢ Rajasthan has become the second state
members that he would move the bill and the were present on the occasion.
after Manipur which passed a law to curb
resolution for consideration of the House. Rajya
lynching cases. Provision of Life term
Sabha adopted resolutions to scrap Article 370 J&K Govt To Host Global Investors Summit
imprisonment and a fine up to Rupees 5 lakh
and Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. The Bill In Srinagar From October 12
to convicts in cases of mob lynching has been
seeks to make Jammu and Kashmir a Union ➢ Jammu and Kashmir government will host a
made in the bill.
Territory with the legislature and Ladakh Union three-day Global Investors Summit from 12th
Territory without legislature. October this year in Srinagar. It was announced
Mohali Gets First 3-D Traffic Signal
➢ The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation by J&K Principal Secretary of Industries
➢ In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the
(Second Amendment) Bill 2019 having Naveen Choudhary while addressing a press
country, Mohali traffic police have launched 3-
provisions of 10 per cent reservation for conference in Jammu.
D Smart Traffic Signal devised by the students
Economically Weaker Sections of upper ➢ The first ever summit in the state will provide
of a Chandigarh university.
caste in the state was also passed by the Rajya J&K an opportunity to showcase its strengths,
➢ The wireless system, called ‘Intelights’, has
Sabha. strategies and potential. Choudhary further
been installed at the traffic crossing near the
Jal Shakti Minister Launches Swaccha informed that the summit will also provide an
Airport Road, on a pilot project basis, and will
Survakshan Grameen opportunity to allay fears and apprehensions in
regulate traffic signals with a smart bird’s eye
➢ Centre launched the country’s largest the minds of outside trade and business
view wireless sensor system.
sanitation survey Swachh Survekshan community.
➢ The team worked to develop one-of-its-kind,
Grameen-2019.
real-time solution for defending ‘Green
Corridors’ for ambulances while controlling the
➢ The aim of this survey is to engage rural Former PM Manmohan Singh Files Rajya
communities in improvement of the Sabha Nomination From Rajasthan
movement of vehicles on roads.
sanitation status of their districts and states
➢ Intelights proposes a 360-degree solution to
through intensive campaign. The 45-day long
curb the rising problem of traffic congestion. The
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➢ Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh SC Orders That List Of Those Excluded From in Class 11. According to the revised norms, the
filed nomination papers as a Congress candidate Final Assam NRC Be Published Only Online Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students
for the by-poll to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. On Aug 31 will have to pay Rs 1,200 for five subjects, while
➢ Dr. Singh filed four sets of nomination papers ➢ The Supreme Court ordered that the list of earlier they were supposed to pay Rs 50 for the
in the chamber of Returning Officer in the those excluded from the final Assam NRC be same, a hike of 24 times.
Rajasthan Assembly. This seat fell vacant in June published only online on 31st of August. A ➢ The general category students, who were
this year after demise of BJP Member Madan Lal bench comprises Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi paying Rs 750 earlier, will now pay Rs 1,500 for
Saini. Rajasthan Assembly has 200 seats but and Justice R F Nariman informed that like five subjects. The students enrolled in CBSE
currently there are 198 MLAs and two seats are Aadhaar data, an appropriate regime be enacted schools abroad will have to pay Rs 10,000
vacant. Congress has 100 MLAs and also enjoys for securing the Assam NRC data. for five subjects for both Class 10 and 12.
the outside support of 12 out of 13 independents ➢ The apex court also said, the on-going NRC Earlier it was Rs 5000. For them, the fees for
and the legislators of BSP. exercise cannot be ordered to be reopened on the an additional subject in Class 12 have been fixed
basis of certain legal challenges raised before at Rs 2,000, as against Rs 1,000 earlier.
NGT Directs Govt To Submit A Report On it. The top court had earlier announced, the final Chhattisgarh: 15-Km Long National Flag
Standards For Lead In PVC Pipes Assam NRC would be published on or by 31st Unfurled In Raipur
➢ The National Green Tribunal has directed the August. ➢ In Chhattisgarh, thousands of students and
Centre to submit a report on standards of lead India Celebrates Vikram Sarabhai’s 100th members of several social organisations unfurled
and to phase out lead as a stabiliser in Polyvinyl Birth Anniversary a 15-km long national flag by forming a human
Chloride (PVC) pipes that are commonly used in ➢ Country celebrated the 100th birth chain in Raipur, ahead of the Independence
most buildings. anniversary of scientist and innovator Day.
➢ A bench headed by NGT chairperson Vikram Sarabhai, with a people. Dr. Sarabhai is ➢ The event, organised by Vasudhaiv
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel expressed concern considered as the father of India’s space Kutumbakam Foundation, entered the
that the notification has not been finalised despite program, and his centenary comes just weeks Champions Book of World Records (for the
its direction. It directed the Ministry of after India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission to the moon. longest tricolour), a statement issued by
Environment and Forests to submit a report ➢ He was born in Ahmedabad in 1919; Dr. government public relations department.
before October 21. Sarabhai earned his doctorate at Cambridge. He ➢ It said thousands of people, including those
➢ The NGT was earlier informed that water founded the Physical Research Laboratory belonging to 35 social organisations across the
passing through PVC pipes commonly used in (PRL) in Ahmedabad in November 1947. state, and students from various schools created
most buildings may contain toxic materials like ➢ After Russia’s Sputnik launch, he managed a human chain while holding the 15-km long
lead, which has a hazardous effect on human to convince the Indian government on the need tricolour from Amapara Chowk to Pt
health. The green panel was hearing a plea filed for India, a developing country, to have its own Ravishankar Shukla University.
by an environment activist seeking the issuance space program. Dr. Sarabhai had worked on ➢ On the occasion, former chief ministers
of notification to lay down standards for lead to India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, but he Raman Singh and Ajit Jogi, state cabinet
be used in PVC pipes and to phase out lead as a never lived to see its launch in 1975, which ministers, MLAs and other public representatives
stabiliser in PVC pipes. happened four years after his death. were present.
➢ He received the Padma Bhushan in 1966 Inter-State Council Reconstituted With PM
UP Govt Swings In Action To Stop Use Of and was conferred the Padma Vibhushan Modi As Chairman
Banned Plastic In Lucknow posthumously in 1972. In 1973, a crater on the ➢ The government has reconstituted
➢ In Uttar Pradesh, the government has swung moon was named after him. the Inter State Council and the Standing
in action to stop the use of banned plastic in Eid-Ul-Azha Being Celebrated With Religious Committee of the Inter State Council. Prime
capital city Lucknow. Fervour & Gaiety Minister Narendra Modi is the Chairman of
➢ ‘Additional Chief Secretary- Home, ➢ The festival of sacrifice – Eid-ul-Azha is the Inter State Council.
Awanish Awasthi has expressed that concerned being celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety ➢ Chief Ministers of all States and six Union
Police SHO, regional officer of Municipal across the country today. The faithful will offer Ministers including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah
corporation, trade tax and concerned magistrates Eid prayers in Eidgahs and mosques. In Delhi, and Nirmala Sitharaman are the members of
and circle officers will be held directly responsible main Eid congregations will be held at Jama the Council. While ten Union Ministers including
if restricted plastic is found selling in their area Masjid, Fatehpuri mosque and Shahi Eidgah. Nitin Gadkari, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ram Vilas
after August 31st. ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice Paswan, S Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal are the
Prakash Javadekar Releases Patriotic Song President M. Venkaiah Naidu have greeted the permanent invitees in the Council.
Watan In Run Up To Independence Day people on the occasion. The festival is an ode to ➢ Home Minister Amit Shah will be the
➢ Information and Broadcasting Minister the virtues of devotion, faith and sacrifice and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the
Prakash Javadekar released a patriotic song inspires feelings of brotherhood, compassion and Inter State Council. Union Ministers Nirmala
Watan in New Delhi in the run up to the unity. Sitharaman, Narendra Singh Tomar, Thaawar
Independence Day. ➢ The festivities will strengthen the spirit of Chand Gehlot and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and
➢ The special song has been produced by generosity and bring people closer to one eight State Chief Ministers will be its
Doordarshan. The song pays tribute to New another. The festival will further the spirit of members. These States are Andhra Pradesh,
India. peace and happiness in the society Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha,
➢ It highlights several path-breaking initiatives CBSE Hikes Exam Fees For SC/ST By 24 Punjab and Uttar Pradesh
of the government including the determination Times, General To Pay Double
and vision behind the recent successful launch ➢ The Central Board of Secondary Education
of Chandrayaan 2. (CBSE) has increased the fees of Class 10 and Delhi: DTC To Provide Free Rides To Women
➢ The song also pays tribute to the bravery and 12 board examinations for SC and ST students On Raksha Bandhan
valour of the armed forces and the martyrs of the from Rs 50 to Rs 1,200, while the amount has ➢ Women in the national capital will be able
country. The song has been sung by famous been doubled for those from the general to travel free of cost on Delhi Transport
Bollywood singer Javed Ali. It has been category, who will now have to pay Rs Corporation, DTC buses on Raksha
penned by lyricist Alok Shrivastav and music 1,500. Bandhan.
composed by Dushyant. ➢ The students appearing for the Class 10 board ➢ The free travelling facility for lady passengers
exams are registered for it when in Class 9 and will be available in both, AC and non AC buses
those appearing for Class 12 are registered when between 8.00 A.M. to 10.00 P.M. Keeping in view
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of a heavy rush of commuters on this day, DTC Federation of India brought about is the removal of the earlier
has also decided to put its maximum buses on requirement of distributable profits for 3 years for
road to cater the extra rush of the passengers. Massive Campaign To Be Launched To Make a company to be eligible to issue shares
➢ Raksha Bandhan is observed on the last day India Free Of Single-Use Plastic with Differential Voting Rights.
of the Hindu lunar calendar month of Shraavana, ➢ Environment Minister Prakash ➢ These two initiatives have been taken by the
which typically falls in August. The expression Javadekar has announced that a massive Government in response to requests from
“Raksha Bandhan,” Sanskrit, literally, “the campaign will be launched to make India free of innovative tech companies and startups and to
bond of protection, obligation, or care,” is single-use plastic. strengthen the hands of Indian companies
now principally applied to this ritual. ➢ Mr. Javadekar made this announcement HRD Minister Inaugurates Two-Day
Panchamritham Of Palani Temple In Tamil at Sau Paulo in Brazil, after Prime Minister International Conference On Teacher
Nadu Gets GI Tag Narendra Modi in his Independence Day Education
➢ The famous Panchamritham, an offering of speech urged people to shun single-use ➢ Union Human Resource Development
the Palani Dandayuthaswamy temple, plastic and encouraged the use of jute and cloth Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
in Tamil Nadu, has been granted bags to protect the environment. ‘Nishank’ inaugurated an international
the Geographical Identity (GI) tag. The office I&B Implements Accessibility Standards For conference on teacher education in New
of the Deputy Director, Geographical Indications, Differently-Abled Delhi. For thousands of years, Indian teacher
Chennai has confirmed that the information is ➢ Information and Broadcasting was considered as Vishwa Guru or world’s
being posted in the official website. Ministry has decided to implement teacher. There are 85 lakh teachers in the
➢ This is the first temple offering – Prashad – Accessibility Standards for Persons with country.
from Tamil Nadu – to be conferred this Disabilities in television programmes for ➢ The two-day event is being organized by
honour. Earlier, the Tanjavoor Veenai, private TV channels from this Independence the National Council of Teacher Education as
Madurai Malligai, Neelgiri Tea leaves as well Day. part of silver jubilee celebration of its
as Turmeric from Erode from Tamil ➢ This is a major step establishment in 1995.
Nadu have been bestowed with Geographical towards implementation of the Rights of ➢ Secretary of Department of School Education
Identity tags. Persons with Disabilities Act. In a significant and Literacy Rina Ray expressed that the Union
➢ The unique Panchamritam of Palani temple is beginning from this year’s Independence Day, the Human Resource Development Ministry will
prepared using five sweet substances including Ministry has asked Private Satellite News TV launch the world’s biggest project for teacher
plantains, jaggery, grapes, forest honey and channels also to telecast a short programme on training on August 22 to train over 42 lakh school
ghee. Independence Day celebrations, along with teachers across the country.
➢ The meaning of the word Panchamritham corresponding sign language interpretation today Assam Gets Its First Ever CNG Fuel Station
translates to Five Nectars and the offering is in the afternoon or evening. In Dibrugarh
believed not to go bad for long periods. The ➢ The Ministry was given Special Jury Award at ➢ Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda
quality of the Panchamritham is being monitored this function for its path breaking work in making Sonowal will inaugurate the first ever CNG fuel
by the Central Research Institute of Food television accessible for people with hearing station of the state in Dibrugarh With the
Technology in Mysore. disabilities. inauguration of this clean and green fuel station,
Nagaland State Police Dept Gets First Chief Ministers Of Various States Agree To it will reduce environmental pollution.
Laboratory-Cum-Training Centre Boost Agriculture Exports ➢ Mr. Sonowal has given much emphasis to
➢ Chief Ministers of various states reached make the state free from pollution. Since the CNG
➢ Nagaland State Police Department got
a consensus on how to boost agricultural is affordable fuel it will be cost effective for the
its first Laboratory-cum-Training Centre for
exports. Maharashtra Chief users.
Prevention of Cyber Crime against Women
Minister Devendra Fadnavis chaired the
and Children.
second meeting of the high-powered committee
➢ Inaugurating the centre at Police Training
of Chief Ministers for transformation of Indian UP Govt To Set Up Atal Bihari Vajpayee
School, Chumoukedima under Dimapur
agriculture in Mumbai organised by NITI Residential Schools For Children Of
district, Deputy Chief Minister Y.Patton said
Aayog. Labourers
cyber-crimes pose a great challenge to the
➢ The meeting was attended by Gujarat Chief ➢ In Uttar Pradesh, state government will set
traditional policing and as such the police
Minister Vijay Rupani, Madhya Pradesh Chief up Atal Bihari Vajpayee residential schools
personnel need to sharpen their skills to tackle
Minister Kamal Nath and Union Agriculture for children of labourers in all 18 divisions of
the threats.
Minister Narendra Singh state. Chief Minister of state Yogi
➢ An awareness creation for prevention of
Tomar among others. There was broad Adityanath announced many projects in state
cyber-crimes must be given priority while
discussion on universalisation of agriculture in remembrance of former prime minister
imparting trainings as most people fall victims to
credit and also aspects related to productivity, Atal Bihari Vajpayee including a memorial in
cyber-crimes due to ignorance.
marketing and export. Bateshwar, the former prime minister’s
National Tribal Festival ‘Aadi Mahotsav’
Government Relaxes Norms For Shares With native village in Agra.
Begins In Leh-Ladakh
Differential Voting Rights ➢ The Chief Minister informed that a 25-foot-tall
➢ Aadi Mahotsav, the national tribal
➢ The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has statue will be stalled at the Secretariat Lok
festival, will start at Polo Ground in Leh-
amended the provisions relating to the issue of Bhawan on Vajpayee’s birth anniversary on
Ladakh. The nine-day event will be
shares with Differential Voting Rights (DVRs) December 25. He informed that a ‘Centre of
inaugurated by the Jammu and Kashmir
provisions under the Companies Act. Excellence’ will be established in DAV College
Governor, Satya Pal Malik.
➢ The theme of the festival is – A
➢ Its objective is to enable promoters of in Kanpur where Atal ji had his education.
Indian companies to retain control of their Prez Kovind To Attend Golden Jubilee
celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft,
companies in their pursuit for growth Celebration Of MGIMS In Maharashtra
Culture and Commerce.
and creation of long-term value for ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind attended
➢ Around 160 Tribal artisans from more
shareholders. the golden jubilee celebration of Mahatma
than 20 states across the country will actively
participate and showcase their masterpieces in ➢ The key change brings in an enhancement in Gandhi Institute of Medical Science at
this event. It is being jointly organised by the previously existing cap of 26 per cent of Sevagram in Wardha District of
Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Tribal the total post-issue paid-up equity share Maharashtra.
Cooperative Marketing Development capital to a revised cap of 74 per cent of the ➢ The dignitaries including Governor of
total voting power. Another key change Maharashtra Vidyasagar Rao and Chief
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Minister Devendra Fadnavis will grace the strengthen India’s friendly bilateral ties Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal Bag
occasion. with the UAE. National Film Award For Best Actor
➢ Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical ➢ It will be the first ever Prime Ministerial visit ➢ Bollywood stars Ayushmann
Science (MGIMS) is known worldwide for from India to that country. During his visit, Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal have jointly
its quality healthcare and community based Mr Modi will hold talks with his counterpart bagged the National Film Award for best actor for
medical education.President Kovind will also Prince Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al their roles in Andhadhun and Uri.
visit the Bapu Kuti at Sevagram Ashram of the Khalifa on the entire spectrum of bilateral ➢ Gujarati movie Hellaro has been awarded
Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. relations as well as on regional and international the best feature film. Aditya Dhar won the Best
Five New Fish Species Discovered In issues of mutual interest. Director award for his debut Uri: The Surgical
Arunachal Pradesh ➢ Mr Modi will also launch the renovation Strike while Andhadhun also won awards for
➢ In Arunachal Pradesh, researchers of of Shreenathji temple in Manama. The best Hindi film and best adapted screenplay.
the Rajiv Gandhi University have bilateral trade of both countries has been on the Actor Keerthy Suresh won the best actress
discovered five new fish species in various rise for the last few years, reaching about 1.3 award for her portrayal of yesteryear star Savitri
districts of the state. billion US dollar in 2018-19. in Telugu film Mahanati.
➢ The scientific names of the newly-discovered ➢ Badhaai Ho, about a family dealing with a
fish species are Mystus prabini, found in Sinkin Karnataka CM Inducts 17 New Ministers In late pregnancy, was adjudged the best popular
and Dibang rivers in Lower Dibang Valley district His Cabinet film providing wholesome entertainment and
and Exostoma kottelati, found in Ranga River ➢ Karnataka Chief veteran actor Surekha Sikri bagged the best
in Lower Subansiri district. Minister B.S.Yediyurappa expanded his Cabinet supporting actress for her role of a cantankerous
➢ Other discovered species with the induction of 17 new Ministers. matriarch. Akshay Kumar-starrer Padman was
are Creteuchiloglanis tawangensis, found in ➢ Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the named the best film on social issues.
the Tawangchu River in Tawang district, Garra oath of office and secrecy to the new Ministers in ➢ Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavaat bagged
ranganensis, found in Ranga river a function held in Raj Bhavan. best choreography for Ghoomar and the best
and Physoschistura harkishorei, found in music director award for Bhansali.
➢ Among the 17 Cabinet Ministers, Jolle
Dibang and Lohit rivers in Lower Dibang Valley ➢ Arijit Singh has been awarded the best male
Shashikala Annasaheb is the only woman
district. playback singer. Singer-lyricist Swanand
minister. This is the first expansion of the Council
President Inaugurates Bunker Museum At Kirkire won the best supporting actor award for
of Ministers after he assumed office on 26th July.
Maharashtra Raj Bhavan Marathi film Chumbak. The awards were
➢ Proved his government’s majority on the
➢ President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated an announced by jury head Rahul Rawail.
floor of the Assembly on 29th of July after
underground Bunker Museum at Raj President Kovind Hosts At-Home Reception
the previous coalition government collapsed
Bhavan Mumbai.On the occasion, the president In Honour Of Freedom Fighters At
due to the resignation of their 17 MLAs.
also laid the foundation stone of reconstruction of Rashtrapati Bhavan
Govt Directs All CAPFs To Adopt Uniform
Governor’s Office-cum-Residence. ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind hosted At-Home
Retirement Age Of 60 Years
➢ The thematic underground bunker museum reception in the honour of freedom fighters
➢ All personnel working in the Central Armed
spread over an area of 15,000 sq.ft. Will be at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening. The
Police Forces, CAPFs will now retire at a uniform
opened for the general public through prior online President also felicitated freedom fighters from
age of 60 years.
booking later during the year. across the country on the occasion.
➢ A Home Ministry order issued has corrected
➢ The Bunker Museum has Virtual Reality ➢ The event was held to mark the 77th
the anomaly where personnel between the ranks
Booths in which visitors can time-travel to the anniversary of Quit India Movement. Vice
of Constable to Commandant in four forces -
19th century when the bunker was constructed to President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister
Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security
fire cannons at approaching enemy ships. Jal Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah
Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police force and
Bhushan, the office and residence of the were also present on the occasion.
Sashastra Seema Bal –superannuated at the age
Governor of Maharashtra, has a history of ➢ The event was also attended by Former Prime
of 57, instead of 60.
nearly 200 years. Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha
➢ Officers from the rank of Deputy Inspector
➢ The House has undergone several Speaker Om Birla and other dignitaries.
General upto the top-most rank of Director
modifications and renovations. Apart from President Gives Assent To J&K
General in these four forces retired after attaining
serving as the office and residence of the Reorganisation Act, 2019
the age of 60 However, in two other forces of the
Governor, ‘Jal Bhushan’ also has a Conference Central Industrial Security Force and the Assam
Room, a Meeting Room, a Dining Room and ➢ President Ram Nath Kovind has given his
Rifles, all personnel retired at the age of 60.
offices of the Secretary to Governor, ADC, Private assent to the Jammu and Kashmir
Secretary and PRO to the Governor. Reorganisation Act, 2019. A Gazette

Manmohan Singh, Neeraj Shekhar Elected
PM Modi To Embark On 3-Day Visit To UAE, Notification to this effect was issued by Ministry
Unopposed To Rajya Sabha
Bahrain of Law and Justice. The Parliament had passed
➢ Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan
the bill in the just concluded session.
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark Singh was declared elected unopposed to
➢ The Act seeks to make Jammu and
on a three-day visit to United Arab Emirates– the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. The
Kashmir a Union Territory with legislature
UAE and Bahrain beginning 23rd of this month. Returning Officer and Assembly Secretary Pramil
and Ladakh Union Territory without legislature.
➢ Mr Modi will first travel to UAE where he will Kumar Mathur made the announcement to this
A Home Ministry notification informed, the two
meet the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh effect after the end of the deadline for withdrawal
new Union territories will come into existence
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and discuss of nominations for the same.
on 31st October this year.
bilateral, regional and international matters of ➢ In Uttar Pradesh, BJP candidate Neeraj
DMK Wins Vellore Lok Sabha Constituency
mutual interest. Shekhar, was declared elected unopposed to
Election
➢ The robust flow of bilateral investments and the Rajya Sabha. No other nomination had been
➢ The DMK has won the closely fought election
an annual bilateral trade of about 60 billion US filed for the seat. He is the son of former Prime
in the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency by a
dollar, the UAE is India’s third-largest trade Minister Chandra Shekhar.
slender margin of over 8000 votes.
partner. ➢ The by-poll was necessitated due to Shekhar’s
➢ The party candidate Kathir Anand has
➢ UAE is also the fourth-largest exporter of resignation from the Rajya Sabha. After resigning
secured 4,85,340 votes as against the 4,77,199
crude oil for India. The visit will further from Samajwadi Party, he joined the ruling BJP
votes polled by his close contestant, AC
recently. The term of the seat is up to 25th
Shanmugham of the AIADMK.
November 2020.
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➢ With this win, the DMK has increased its ➢ In a major boost to national food security ➢ The act aims at enhancing the jurisdiction of
strength in the Lower House of Parliament to 24, government, today launched the One Nation- National Investigation Agency (NIA) to
further reinforcing its position as the second One Ration Card scheme on a pilot basis in investigate scheduled offences committed outside
biggest party in the opposition, next only to the Telangana, Andhra India targeting Indians as well as Indian assets
Congress. Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat from abroad.
➢ Election to Vellore on August 5 was today. ➢ The latest amendment will enable the NIA to
necessitated by the rescinding of polls during the ➢ Families who have food security cards can buy additionally investigate offences related to human
General Elections following huge haul of money subsidized rice and wheat from any ration shop in trafficking, counterfeit currency, manufacture or
there in last April. these states. Their ration cards should be linked sale of prohibited arms, cyber-terrorism and
Banned Insurgency Group NLFT-SD Agrees with Aadhar Number to avail this service. offences under the Explosive Substances Act,
To Abjure Violence, Join Mainstream ➢ The white Ration Card holders in Telangana 1908. The NIA was set up in 2009, a year after
➢ National Liberation Front of Tripura led have been getting the portability facility, enabling the Mumbai terror attacks.
by Sabir Kumar Debbarma, NLFT-SD has them to buy their subsidized rice and other food Nation Remembers Pingali Venkaiah Who
agreed to abjure the path of violence and join the grains from any Fair Price Shop in the state. Designed National Flag
mainstream. ➢ The same facility can be utilized anywhere ➢ Pingali Venkaiah, a freedom fighter and the
➢ The MoU was signed in this regard between, in Andhra Pradesh now through PoS machines designer of the flag on which the Indian
Centre, Tripura Government and NLFT-SD. The under the One Nation One Ration Card national flag was based was born on Aug 02nd in
group has agreed to the surrender its 88 cadres scheme which has come into force in the two 1876, near Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
with their weapons. The surrendered cadres will states. ➢ It is his 143rd birth anniversary.
be given surrender benefits as per Venkaiah’s design for the National Flag was finally
the Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation Scheme, MIB Launches A Competition For Designing approved by Mahatma Gandhi in a Congress
2018 of the Ministry. Postage Stamp meeting in Vijayawada in 1921
➢ The State Government of Tripura will help the ➢ Ministry of Information & Over 3.5 Lakh Water Conservation Measures
surrendered cadres in housing, recruitment and Broadcasting has launched a competition for Taken Up Under Jal Shakti Abhiyan
education. Centre will consider the proposals of designing a Postage Stamp along with the First ➢ In a countrywide effort to enhance water
Tripura Government regarding economic Day Cover to commemorate Golden Jubilee security, especially in water-stressed districts,
development of tribal areas of Tripura.The NLFT edition of International Film Festival of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, JSA delivered over 3.5
has been banned under the Unlawful Activities India (IFFI). lakh water conservation measures in 256
(Prevention) Act since 1997. ➢ The winner will receive a Certificate of districts during the
Lok Sabha Secretariat To Be Soon Made appreciation and travel and hospitality for 2 ➢ last month.
Paperless nights and 3 days to become a part of 50th IFFI ➢ Out of these, 1.54 lakh were of water
➢ Lok Sabha Secretariat will be soon which is organised by the Directorate of Film conservation and rain water harvesting
made paperless so that public money worth Festivals, Ministry of Information & measures, 20 thousand related to the
crores of rupees can be saved by decreasing the Broadcasting in collaboration with rejuvenation of traditional water bodies, over 65
use of paper. Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), thousand were reuse and recharge structures and
➢ Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla informed the Government of Goa. 1.23 lakh were watershed development projects.
delays involved in delivery of hard copies to the ➢ Interested person may login ➢ An estimated 2.64 crore people participated in
members will also be minimized with the use to www.mygov.in to participate in the the Abhiyan making it a people’s movement.
electronic and digital methods. The members will competition. Golden Jubilee edition of Around 4.25 crore saplings were also planted as
be given the option of receiving Parliamentary International Film Festival of India which will a part of the efforts.
papers either through e-copy or hard copy as a be organised from 20th-28th November, 2019 ➢ Union Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar
part of this initiative. at Goa. Sinha appreciated the efforts and commitment
➢ Regarding the introduction of bills in the ➢ IFFI showcases a collage of the best of shown by the nodal officers and encouraged them
house, Mr Birla expressed, experts will brief the contemporary and classical films from around the to closely work with districts for bringing
members on different aspects of the bills globe. The contest is open on MyGov significant changes
introduced in the house. platform from 1st August, 2019 to 15th ➢ through key interventions and initiatives.
➢ Mr Birla also informed that Prime Minister August, 2019. “Aadi Perukku” Festival Being Celebrated In
Narendra Modi has been urged to include the UGC Recommends 20 Educational Centres Tamil Nadu
expansion and modernization of Parliament For Status Of Institutions Of Eminence ➢ In Tamil Nadu, the “Aadi Perukku” festival
House in his resolution for the Naya Bharat. ➢ The University Gants Commission (UGC) is being celebrated today. People performed
has released a list of 20 institutes – 10 public puja’s on the banks of larger water bodies
Khelo India To Be Held In Assam From 10th and 10 private for the grant of the Status including sea coasts, lakes and rivers.
To 22nd January of Institutions of Eminence (IoE). ➢ In view of the festival, water has been
➢ The Khelo India will be held ➢ The institutions which are given IoE status released from the Stanley Reservoir in Mettur,
in Assam from 10th to 22nd of January next from public category include, Delhi University, especially for the celebration along the River
year. Member Secretary of Sports and Youth BHU, Hyderabad University and IIT Madras and Cauvery in the Delta districts.
Welfare Committee Lakhya Kharagpur. ➢ As per the tradition, married women
Konwar announced 10 thousand youths will ➢ The UGC made the recommendations on the performed rituals for the good health of their
participate in the event. report of the Empowered Expert Committee set spouses, while unmarried girls held prayers for
➢ Mr Konwar informed that in a bid to give a up by the government under the chairmanship of their marriage.
boost to sports infrastructure, the Assam N Gopalaswami. ➢ Aadi is the name of the current Tamil
government will build 22 thousand play grounds NIA (Amendment) Act Comes Into Force month, and Perukku is the term for
at village level. With Issuance Of Notification the flooding of waters.
➢ He expressed that 500 such playgrounds will ➢ National Investigation Agency NFDC Announces Second Window Of
be inaugurated this year. The Integrated Sports (Amendment) Act ,2019 has come into force Funding For Film Production In Various
Policy has been put into place in the state to today after the notification issued by the Indian Languages
nurture young talents. Union Home Ministry in this regard. Parliament ➢ National Film Development Corporation
One Nation-One Ration Card Scheme had approved the bill giving more powers to NIA Limited – NFDC has announced that it will start
Implemented On Pilot Basis In Four States on 17th of July. accepting applications for funding of feature films
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under the Central Government scheme, Lalit Kala Akademi Celebrates 65th ➢ Amit Shah raised India’s concern regarding
‘Production of films in Foundation Day the illicit movement of undocumented persons
➢ various Indian languages’. ➢ National Academy of Art, Lalit Kala across the border, with a view to finding a
➢ In a statement, NDFC has informed that Akademi, celebrated its 65th Foundation Day solution to this problem especially in North East
interested applicants can apply by visiting official in New Delhi today. The event was inaugurated India.
website https://nfdcindia.com/apply- by Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad West Bengal Observes Death Anniversary Of
now/and refer the Production Guidelines. Singh Patel. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
➢ It adds that applicants will have to ➢ This Ministry is starting cultural mapping of
compulsorily send the complete application in the country which will be completed in a speedy ➢ West Bengal is observing the death
hard copy to the Mumbai office of National Film manner. Sanskar Bharti founder Padmshri anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath
Development Corporation. Baba Yogendra, Lalit Kala Akademi Chairman, Tagore today.
➢ The applications can be submitted till the 8th Uttam Pacharne and eminent artist Vasudeo ➢ Viswa Bharati has organised a painting
of next month. For further queries, one can write Kamath also graced the occasion. exhibition of Tagore to mark the day. People from
to filmproduction@nfdcindia.comor call on ➢ The Minister also inaugurated art camp and all walks of life paid floral tributes at Nimtala
022 66288 288. artwork and painting exhibition and released a burning Ghat where he was cremated. People
book – Mithila Ki Lok Chitrakala. also paid homage at Jorasanko Thakurbari,
Elephant Population In Country Estimated At ➢ Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy the birthplace of Tagore in North Kolkata.
29,964 As Per 2017 Census of Art was established in New Delhi in 1954 by ➢ West Bengal Government has organised a
➢ Elephant population in the country is the government to promote and propagate special musical programme, Barshamongol based
estimated at 29,964 as per understanding of Indian art, in and outside the on Tagore’s songs and writings in Kolkata this
the census conducted in 2017. country. evening to mark the day.
➢ The Southern Region accounted Lok Sabha Passes Dam Safety Bill-2019 PM Modi Describes Passing Of Jammu &
for 14,612 followed by North East with 10,139 ➢ Lok Sabha has passed the Dam Safety Bill- Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019 As
elephants. The tiger population across 2019. The bill aims to address all issues Momentous Occasion
the country is estimated at 2,967 as per the concerning safety of dams, including regular ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed
2018 census. inspection, emergency action plan and the passing of landmark bills pertaining to
➢ The census of tigers is undertaken at the comprehensive safety review. Jammu and Kashmir in Parliament, with
national level once every four years and that of ➢ It also lays onus of dam safety on the dam overwhelming support.
elephants at every five years. As per the India owner and provides for penal provisions for ➢ Earlier, Parliament had adopted the resolution
State of Forest Report 2017, there has been commission and omission of certain acts. revoking the special status given to Jammu and
an increase of 6,778 kilometers of forest According to the Bill, a national committee on Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution,
cover at the national level as compared to dam safety will be set up to evolve dam safety with Lok Sabha approving it last evening.
the assessment of 2015. policies and recommend necessary regulations. ➢ The Lok Sabha also passed The Jammu and
About 35 Lakh People So Far Benefited From ➢ It also provides for establishment of National Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 through
Ayushman Bharat Yojana In Chhattisgarh Dam Safety Authority as a regulatory body which voting. Replying to the debate, Home Minister
➢ Chhattisgarh is one of the best performing shall discharge functions to implement the policy, Amit Shah reiterated that Pakistan occupied
state under Ayushman Bharat Yojana. guidelines and standards for dam safety in the Kashmir will always belong to India.
About 35 lakh people have so far benefited from country. ➢ The Minister assured that Narendra Modi
the scheme in the country of which five lakh are ➢ There will be a common protocol for safety of government has no intention of removing Article
from Chhattisgarh. all the dams in the country. As many as 293 big 371, which gives special status to North eastern
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dams in the country are over 100 years old and states to preserve their tribal culture. He added
launched country’s first health and wellness protection of dams is the government’s objective. that Naga Accord and Article 370 have no relation
centre under Ayushman Bharat Yojana on at all.
April 14 last year, at the remote Jangla Special Postage Stamp To Be Released To Bangladesh Home Minister Leaves For India
village in Maoist affected Bijapur district of Commemorate Golden Jubilee Of IFFI For Talks
Chhattisgarh. ➢ A special Postage Stamp and First Day ➢ Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman
➢ Ayushman Bharat Scheme was launched Cover will be released to commemorate the Khan has left Dhaka on a three day visit to Delhi
with a vision to provide the poorest of the poor, Golden Jubilee Edition of International Film to attend the 7th India- Bangladesh Home
and the underprivileged sections of society, with Festival of India, IFFI. Minister level bilateral talks.
better healthcare and treatment. ➢ Competition for designing the Postage Stamp ➢ The 6th round of home minister-level talks
➢ This scheme, which envisions health and First Day Cover has been launched by the was held in Dhaka in July last year. Issues like
assurance of 5 lakh rupees per family per Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on MyGov trans-border security, cross border
year, is targeted to benefit over 50 crore people, platform. www.mygov.in is the login portal. The trafficking and border management are likely to
and is the world’s biggest health assurance festival will take place from the 20th to 28th come up for discussion during the talks.
scheme. November in Goa. ➢ Ahead of the talks India’s High
HRD Minister Inaugurates Technology Expo India-Bangladesh Home Minister-Level Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly
At IIT Delhi Talks Held In Delhi Das called on the Home Minister Asaduzzaman
➢ Human Resources Development Minister ➢ The Seventh meeting of the India- Khan in Dhaka on Sunday and discussed various
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank asked students Bangladesh Home Minister Level Talks was issues related to border management and
and researchers to bring back India’s glory in the held in New Delhi. infrastructure.
field of science and education. ➢ Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated
➢ He was inaugurating Technology Expo at his Bangladesh counterpart Asaduzzaman PM Modi Announced To Celebrate September
IIT Delhi to showcase latest innovation in field Khan on the resumption of the office for a second As A Month Of Nutrition
of science and technology. term. ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced
➢ Over 80 latest innovations and 90 research ➢ He reiterated India’s full support to celebrate September as a month of
posters by institutions from across the country for Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh nutrition. In his Mann Ki Baat programme, Mr.
are showcasing the prototypes developed by the Hasina’s development agenda. Both the Modi laid emphasis on creating awareness to fight
investigators in the day long exhibition. Ministers reiterated the significance of the malnutrition among children, particularly the girl
bilateral relationship. child.
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➢ Gujarat Government launched a pilot ➢ India will host the Conference Of Parties, 16 Textile Giants Join Smriti Irani’s
project, Poshan Abhiyan which is a state wide COP 14, of the United Nations Convention to Sustainable Fashion Project SU.RE
mission to eradicate malnutrition among children. Combat Desertification from 2nd to 13th of ➢ Union Minister for Textiles, Smriti Zubin
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had also next month. Irani launched Project SU.RE, a move towards
launched ‘Purna’ project to eliminate ➢ Environment Minister Prakash sustainable fashion, at Lakmé Fashion
malnutrition among the girls in the age group of Javadekar confirmed, the event will see Winter/Festive 2019, in Mumbai.
14 to 18. participation of over 3000 ➢ The project has been launched by the
➢ State Government had allocated Rs. 270 representatives from over 200 Minister, along with the Clothing
crore for this pilot project. PURNA project is also countries which will include Ministers from Manufacturers Association of India
known as Prevention of under Nutrition and around 100 countries. (CMAI); United Nations in India; and IMG
Reduction of Nutritional Anaemia among ➢ India will take over from China this Reliance, the organizers of Lakmé Fashion
Adolescent Girls. year as host and President for 2 years. The Week.
India Will Have 10,000 CNG Stations In Next Conference of Parties will focus on desertification ➢ SU.RE stands for ‘Sustainable Resolution’
5 Years: Dharmendra Pradhan and degradation of land. India has resolved to – a firm commitment from the industry to move
➢ Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister implement provisions of New Delhi towards fashion that contributes to a clean
Dharmendra Pradhan announced India will Declaration to be adopted at the end of the environment. The signatories for project SU.RE
have ten thousand CNG stations in the next five conference. are Future Group, Shopper’s Stop, Aditya Birla
years. Mr Pradhan suggested auto companies to ➢ Government has targeted that 50 Lakh Retail, Arvind Brands, Lifestyle, Max, Raymond,
retrofit vehicles with CNG to boost sales. hectares of degraded land will be made fertile in House of Anita Dongre, W, Biba, Westside, 109F,
➢ On the other hand till 2050, India’s 10 years and a Centre of Excellence will be Spykar, Levi’s, Bestsellers and Trends.
incremental energy needs will be primarily met by established in Forest Research ➢ The signatories have pledged to source/utilize
CNG. The Minister expressed, India will aim to Institute in Dehradun. a substantial portion of their total consumption
lead Electronic Vehicle technology and won’t shift Prakash Javadekar Inaugurates National using sustainable raw materials and processes,
to lithium import dependence. Centre For Avian Ecotoxicology by the year 2025. Rahul Mehta, President of the
➢ Union Environment, Forest and Climate Clothing Manufacturers Association of India.
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa To Embark On Change and Information and HRD Ministry Launches National Digital
3-Day Visit To Thailand Broadcasting Minister Prakash Library Of India

Javadekar inaugurated the National Centre ➢ Human Resource Development Ministry
➢ Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS
for Avian Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for under its National Mission on Education through
Dhanoa will embark on a three-day visit
Ornithology and Natural History in Information and Communication
to Thailand. During his visit, he will attend
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Technology, NMEICT has launched the National
the Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence
➢ NCAE would study the movement of Digital Library of India project to develop a
Conference in Bangkok.
environmental contaminants such as pesticides, framework of virtual repository of learning
➢ The conference will provide perspectives on
heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, resources with a single-window search facility.
common challenges faced by attending nations
poly chlorinated biphenyls and drugs through ➢ The contents cover almost all major domains
and elicit open discussions on the same. The
food chain and their harmful effects on birds. of education for all major levels of learners. As of
Chiefs of Defence of over 33 countries are
➢ SACON is a centre of excellence under now, there are more than 3 crore digital resources
scheduled to attend the Conference.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate available through the National Digital Library.
➢ The participation of Air Chief Marshal
Change, and has been conducting reach on ➢ More than 50 lakh students have registered
Dhanoa, who is also Chairman of Chief of
various issues pertaining to conservation of birds themselves in the National Digital Library with
Staff Committee, will provide further impetus
in India for over two-and-a-half decades. about 20 lakh active users. National Digital
towards increasing defence cooperation with
Harsh Vardhan Inaugurates FSSAI’s Library has been integrated with UMANG App
Thailand and pave the way for greater interaction
National Food Laboratory In Ghaziabad and users can register
and cooperation in future.
➢ Union Health Minister Harsh through www.ndl.gov.in or through
➢ The theme for the conference
Vardhan inaugurated FSSAI’s National Food the mobile app.
is “Collaboration in a free and Open Indo –
Laboratory (NFL) in Ghaziabad on the occasion of Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium To Be Renamed As
Pacific”. Bilateral defence relations
13th anniversary of the Food Safety and Arun Jaitley Stadium
between India and Thailand have gained
Standards Act, 2006. This national lab is a ➢ The Delhi and District Cricket
momentum during the last few years along with
result of a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP), the Association (DDCA) decided to rechristen Feroz
overall improvement in relations at political,
first-of-its-kind in the food laboratory sector. Shah Kotla Stadium as Arun Jaitley
economic and cultural levels.
➢ It houses state-of-the-art collaborative Stadium in the memory of its former president
training centres, namely, The Food Safety who passed away.
EC Announces By-Elections On Four Seats In
Solution Centre (FSSC) and the Centre for ➢ The renaming will take place on September 12
UP, Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Kerala On Sept 23
Microbiological Analysis Training (C-MAT). at a function where a stand at the Kotla will be
➢ Election Commission announced by-elections
Vardhan also laid the foundation stone of the named after India captain Virat Kohli as
to one assembly seat each in Uttar Pradesh,
FSSAI Tower in the presence of Ashwini Kumar announced earlier. Jaitley, during his tenure at
Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Kerala.
Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family DDCA, is credited with renovating the stadium
➢ The by-polls for Dantewada in Chhattisgarh,
Welfare and stakeholders from the scientific into a modern facility, increasing its capacity to
Pala in Kerala, Badharghat in Tripura and
community, food businesses and corporates. accommodate more fans besides constructing
Hamirpur assembly seat in UP will be held on 23rd
world class dressing rooms.
of next month. The by polls for Dantewada, Pala
SRK Launches Heritage Postal Stamp Of DDCA president – Rajat Sharma
and Badharghat were necessitated following the
Bandra Station
death of sitting MLAs.
➢ Actor Shah Rukh Khan launched heritage Smriti Irani Lays Foundation Stone Of
➢ The by-election in Hamirpur was necessitated
postal stamp of Bandra station on the Integrated Textiles Tourism Complex In
by the disqualification of the BJP MLA Shri Sunil
completion of 150 years of the railway station. Meghalaya
Arora is the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner
➢ Ashish Shelar, minister of School Education, ➢ In Meghalaya, the Union Minister of
(CEC) of India succeeding Shri O.P.Rawat.
Sports and Youth Welfare of Maharashtra was Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani laid the foundation
India To Host COP14 Of UN Convention Next
also present at the Bandra station. stone of the Integrated Textiles Tourism
Month To Combat Desertification
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Complex at Nongpoh, Ri Bhoi district in the ➢ After South Asia, the African Continent is the ➢ In Sri Lanka, former Defence Secretary
presence of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. largest recipient of Indian overseas assistance. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been named as the
➢ The Central Government is committed to President has promised India’s support to Gambia Presidential candidate of main opposition Sri
supplement the endeavours of the State in areas of skills development. Later President Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) at its first
Government for development in the sector of participated in a community reception at Banjul. national convention in Colombo.
textiles; women and child development. India Contributes 1 Million To UN Special ➢ Opposition leader and former President
➢ Meghalaya Chief Minister appreciated the Purpose Trust Fund Mahinda Rajapaksa took over as SLPP leader
efforts put in by the Government of India and the ➢ India has contributed one million US Dollars to at the convention. Sri Lanka won the war against
commitment of the Union Minister to work for the United Nations Special Purpose Trust Fund for LTTE in 2009 during Presidency of Mahinda while
the welfare of the people of Meghalaya. the Resident Coordinator System. Gotabaya served as defence secretary. Mahinda
➢ India’s Permanent Representative to the UN lost power in 2015 elections but SLPP, a
Indian Army Establishes 45 Army Goodwill Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin informed that breakaway group of Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Schools In J&K India is happy to tangibly contribute to reform of (SLFP) made a comeback with victory at local
➢ In Jammu and Kashmir, Army, apart from the UN Development system. body elections in February 2018.
safeguarding the borders, is also taking several ➢ According to the UN information, Special ➢ United National Party (UNP) led by Prime
initiatives for the betterment of the people. As a Purpose Trust Fund (SPTF) is a specific fund Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is the other
part of this goodwill initiative, the Indian housed within the UN Secretariat, established to main party which is divided over the issue of
Army has established 45 Army Goodwill receive, consolidate and manage all contributions Presidential candidate.
schools in J&K wherein over 14 thousand and financial transactions of the new Resident India Cancels Samjhauta Express Train After
students are studying at present. Children Coordinator system in a transparent and effective Pakistan Suspends Operations On Its Side
belonging to low-income group families are given way. ➢ Indian Railways has cancelled Samjhauta
admission for pursuing their studies free of cost. US Delays Imposing Tariffs On Some Express train after Pakistan suspended
IoT India Congress 2019, India’s Largest Imports From China Until Dec 15 operations on its side. According to Northern
IoT Platform, Kicks Off Its 4th Edition In ➢ The US is delaying imposing tariffs on some Railway, Pakistan has cancelled the Samjhauta
Bengaluru imports from China until 15 December. US Express running between Lahore and
➢ The fourth edition of India’s largest President Donald Trump informed, the delay was Attari. The railways run the train on Sundays
conclave on IoT, the “IoT India in part to avoid hitting US shoppers this from Delhi to Attari and back, while Pakistan
Congress, 2019” was set in motion at the Hotel Christmas. The products include mobile phones, used to run the train between Lahore and Attari.
Lalit Ashok in Bengaluru. The two-day event is laptops, video game consoles, some toys, Alejandro Giammattei Wins Guatemala’s
India’s largest Platform of platforms for the computer monitors, and certain footwear and Presidential Race
Internet of Things. clothing. ➢ Guatemalans have voted in Alejandro
➢ This year’s focus is on ➢ The surprise news from the United States Giammattei of the Vamos party as the
mainstreaming Internet of Things (IoT) and Trade Representative office sparked a rally in country’s next president, hoping he will be
its implementations in real life problems. The share prices.Other items facing a 10% tariff, able to address the issues of crime and security,
Congress was inaugurated via the mobile app. however, will go ahead as planned on 1 as well as the concerns around his human rights
September. record.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS India, China Agree To Further Strengthen ➢ The 63-year-old conservative candidate and
Infosys Launches Cyber Defence Center In People-To-People Ties former surgeon won a runoff election with 58.26
Romania ➢ External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar percent of the votes after 98 percent of voting
➢ Infosys announced the launch of its state-of- held a bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign centres had been counted. He defeated former
the-art Cyber Defence Center in Bucharest, Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. They discussed First Lady Sandra Torres from the centrist
Romania. The Defence Center is an expansion the full gamut of issues relating to the National Unity of Hope party, who received about
of services delivered through Infosys Digital international situation, regional aspects and the 40 percent of the votes. Giammattei will
Innovation Center which opened bilateral relations including the visit of Chinese assume office on January 14, 2020
in Bucharest. President Xi Jinping to India for the 2nd
➢ They will provide end-to-end, real-time, 24/7 Informal Summit later this year. North Korea Fires Two Unidentified
cyber security monitoring and protection services ➢ The two countries agreed that maintenance of Projectiles Into Sea
to support European and global businesses on peace and tranquillity in border areas was ➢ North Korea fired two unidentified
their digital transformation journey. essential for smooth development of projectiles into the sea which is latest in a series
➢ It includes security monitoring, management relations. For this, the two armed forces had of such launches by Pyongyang.
and remediation, threat hunting, security enhanced communication and were implementing ➢ South Korean military confirmed the
analytics, incident discovery, and response will be various confidence building measures. projectiles were fired from near the city of Tong
delivered by certified and highly skilled cyber ➢ It was emphasised in the meeting that the chon of Kangwon Province into the East Sea, also
security professionals. Chinese side should take steps to address this known as the Sea of Japan. It was North Korea’s
issue including by enabling greater access for sixth round of weapons launch since July.
India Became Fifth Largest Investor In India’s pharmaceutical and IT products and ➢ Experts opined that North Korea began
Africa: President Kovind services in the domestic Chinese market. stepping up its weapons demonstrations while
➢ President Ramnath Kovind announced ➢ Four MoUs were signed on the occasion in expressing frustration over stalemated nuclear
that trade and investment ties between India various fields including traditional medicine, and negotiations with the United States and
and Africa are growing. India has become sports. The External Affairs Minister met Chinese continuance of U.S.-South Korea joint military
the fifth largest investor in Vice President Wang Qishan. They discussed drills that the North Korea see as invasion
Africa with cumulative investment at over 54 the evolving global situation and the larger rehearsal
billion US dollars. rebalancing that reflects the rise of India and
➢ He was addressing Special Session of China as two large developing countries. V Prez Embarks On Three Nations Tour To
National Assembly of Gambia yesterday Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia
evening in capital Banjul. African continental SLPP Officially Names Gotabaya As Their ➢ Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will
Free Trade Area Agreement launched this month Presidential Candidate embark on a three-nation visit to Lithuania,
will make Africa the largest free trade area Latvia and Estonia.
in the world.
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➢ The Vice President will be accompanied by part in a commemoration ceremony later in the ➢ External Affairs Minister Dr. S
a high-level delegation. Vice President’s visit day. Jaishankar will be paying a three-day visit to
will be the first-ever high level visit to the three ➢ The people attending the ceremony will walk China from 11th of this month.
Baltic countries. The visit takes place in the up the volcano northeast of the capital Reykjavik ➢ This will be Dr S Jaishankar’s first visit to
context of increasing political engagement, as to lay a plaque which carries a letter to the future. China after assuming office. During the visit,
well as intensified trade and commercial ties. The plaque is also labelled “415 ppm CO2″, the External Affairs Minister along with his
➢ The visit of Vice President to the three referring to the record level of carbon dioxide Chinese counterpart Wang Yi will co-chair the
Baltics countries is to advance India’s measured in the atmosphere last May. second meeting of the India-China High-Level
outreach to the important countries in the ➢ Iceland loses about 11 billion tonnes of ice per Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People
region. year, and scientists fear that all of the island exchanges in Beijing on 12th of this month.
➢ This visit will also provide an opportunity to country’s 400-plus glaciers will be gone by 2200. ➢ Dr Jaishankar will also exchange views with Mr
brief the Baltic countries and get their views on Happy To Receive A Book Written In Hindi Wang Yi on the entire gamut of our bilateral
enhanced opportunities for cooperation, thus From Lithuania: Vice President relations- including upcoming high-level visits
further strengthening our existing friendly ties. ➢ Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has later this year, as well as regional and global
Notably, India and Baltic countries have historical expressed happiness at receiving a copy of issues of mutual interest.
connect and common linguistic roots. ‘History of Lithuania” in Hindi during his United States Designates China A “Currency
PM Modi Leaves For Two-Day Visit To Bhutan official visit to Lithuania. Manipulator”
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for a ➢ Mr Naidu appreciated the step taken to publish ➢ The United States has designated China a
two-day visit to Bhutan. His visit to Bhutan in the Comparative Dictionary of 108 Common “currency manipulator“, a move that could
beginning of the current term reflects the high Lithuanian and Sanskrit words.The next escalate the tense trade relations between
importance that the Government attaches to endeavour should be to compile and publish a the two nations.
India’s relations with that country which is a comprehensive dictionary of 10,000 common ➢ During the 2016 presidential elections, Donald
trusted friend and neighbour. words in both languages. Trump had promised to label China as a currency
➢ India-Bhutan partnership is of a special manipulator, but the Department of Treasury
character and substance and forms an 5th Meeting Of India-Nepal Joint kept the country on its watch list, declining to
important pillar of Government of India’s Commission To Be Held In Kathmandu take the step.
Neighbourhood First policy. ➢ Treasury Department last night announced
➢ Both countries jointly celebrated the Golden ➢ The 5th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint that Secretary Steven Mnuchin, under the
Jubilee of the establishment of formal diplomatic Commission will be held in Kathmandu on 21- auspices of President Trump, has determined that
relations last year. He will inaugurate 720 22 August. Minister for External Affairs of Dr S. China is a ‘Currency Manipulator’.
megawatt Mangdechhu hydro-power Jaishankar and Nepal’s Minister of Foreign ➢ Mnuchin, after this decision, will engage with
project and release a commemorative stamp to Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will co-chair the International Monetary Fund to eliminate the
mark the 50 years of Indo-Bhutan the meeting and lead their respective unfair competitive advantage created by China’s
hydropower relations. delegations. latest actions, the treasury said.
➢ He will also inaugurate the Ground Station ➢ According to Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Trump Orders Freeze On All Venezuelan
for South Asian Satellite and launch the first Affairs, the Joint Commission Meeting will review Government Assets In US
phase of RuPay Card and address the students the overall state of bilateral relations and various ➢ US President Donald Trump ordered
of Royal University of Bhutan. India and Bhutan areas of cooperation such as connectivity and a freeze on all Venezuelan government
will ink MoUs in science, technology, engineering economic partnership, trade and transit, power assets in the United States, in the latest move
and maths and judicial sectors. and water resources, culture, education and other against President Nicolas Maduro.
matters of mutual interest. ➢ The order affects all property and interests in
UN Says 2nd Attempt To Return Rohingya To ➢ India-Nepal Joint Commission was established property of the Government of Venezuela that are
Myanmar Planned in June 1987. Its meetings are held alternately in the United States. The order informed, these
➢ The United Nation refugee agency has in Nepal and India.The last meeting of the assets are blocked and may not be transferred,
informed Myanmar and Bangladesh are Commission was held in New Delhi on October paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in.
making a second attempt to start 2016. India, Bangladesh To Set Up Committee For
repatriating Rohingya muslims after more ➢ During the visit, the Minister of External Optimum Utilisation Of Water Resources
than seven lakh of them fled a security crackdown Affairs Dr Jaishankar will pay courtesy calls on ➢ India and Bangladesh have agreed to set
in Myanmar almost two years ago. President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari and up a Joint Technical committee for optimum
➢ Agency spokeswoman Caroline Gluck Prime Minister Mr K P Sharma Oli. utilisation of Ganges water as being received
confirmed that the Bangladesh government Sri Lanka: Anura Kumara Dissanayake To by Bangladesh under the Ganga Water
has asked for its help in verifying the 3,450 Contest Presidential Election Sharing Treaty 1996.
people on a new list of returnees are going ➢ After the Secretary-level meeting in Dhaka,
back to Myanmar voluntarily. She announced the ➢ In Sri Lanka, leader of Janatha Vimukthi both the countries also agreed to prepare a
list was whittled from 22,000 names that Peramuna (JVP) Anura Kumara framework for interim water-sharing
Bangladesh had sent to Myanmar for verification. Dissanayake has announced to contest the agreement for eight rivers including Feni,
Iceland’s Okjokull Glacier Commemorated upcoming Presidential election. The JVP leader Gumti and Teesta.
With Plaque was named as a candidate at a rally of National ➢ It is an important step in enhancing bilateral
➢ In Iceland, people will gather to people’s power led by JVP and held at Galle Face cooperation in the water resources sector
commemorate the loss of the glacier in Colombo. between India and Bangladesh. Water
Okjokull, which was officially declared dead in ➢ He is the second major candidate to have Resources Secretary Upendra Prasad Singh
2014 at the age of 700. The glacier was announced his candidature for polls to be held by led the Indian delegation in the talks while the
officially declared dead by the Icelandic end of the year. Former defence Bangladesh side was led by his counterpart Kabir
Meteorological Office when it was no longer secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa had also Bin Anwar.
thick enough to move. announced his candidature ➢ The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna mega-
➢ Prime Minister Katrin basin is the second largest hydraulic region in the
Jakobsdottir, Environment Minister EAM S Jaishankar To Embark On 3-Day Visit world. Within this basin, fifty-four rivers cross the
Gudmundur Ingi Gudbrandsson and former To China border between upstream India and downstream
Irish President Mary Robinson will all take Bangladesh.
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Maryam Nawaz Arrested In A Money ➢ The UN’s humanitarian ➢ In Washington, British Foreign Secretary
Laundering Case agency informs Malaria has killed more Dominic Raab urged the EU to negotiate a new
➢ Maryam Nawaz, Pakistan’s former Prime than 1,800 people in Burundi this year. pact on Britain’s departure to avoid a potentially
Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter was ➢ It informed the death toll rivals a deadly Ebola calamitous “no-deal” Brexit.
arrested from the Kot Lakhpat jail, in a money outbreak in neighbouring the Democratic ➢ Raab informed after meeting the United
laundering case, while she was on her way back Republic of Congo. In its latest situation report, States’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the
from visiting her father, who is lodged in the same the agency expressed, 5.7 million cases of two sides agreed on the need for quick
prison. malaria had been recorded in Burundiin 2019, a negotiations on a two-way deal after Brexit
➢ National Accountability Bureau figure roughly equal to half its entire population. strands Britain outside the US-EU trade pact.
(NAB) informed her cousin Yousuf Abbas has ➢ The tiny country of 11 million people in the South Korea Begins Annual War Games To
also been arrested in connection to African Great Lakes region has still not declared a Defend Against Japan
the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case. national emergency, despite the UN’s ➢ South Korea began two days of war
According to the NAB officials, Maryam had humanitarian agency expressing the outbreak games to practise defending disputed islands off
excused herself from appearing before the crossed epidemic proportions in May. its east coast against an unlikely attack
accountability bureau on today and had gone to from Japan, further stoking tensions between
meet Sharif in the jail. US Ends Visa-Free Entry For Visitors To the Asian neighbours.
➢ Her arrest came the day after she accused North Korea ➢ The annual drills come just days
Prime Minister Imran Khan of “fall of Kashmir” ➢ The United States has revoked visa-free after Seoul terminated a military intelligence-
and demanded registration of a treason case entry rights to the country, for foreigners sharing pact with Tokyo, with the countries at
against him. who have visited North Korea in the past eight loggerheads over Japan’s use of forced labour
years. This move may deal a new blow to the during World War II.
Over 5 Lakh Rohingya Refugees Get Identity isolated country’s nascent tourism industry. ➢ The drill re-named “East Sea
Cards In Bangladesh ➢ The US allows citizens of 38 countries – territory defence training” will solidify the
➢ More than 5 lakh Rohingya refugees living including South Korea, Japan and France – to military’s resolve to defend the Dokdo
in Bangladesh have been issued identity enter for up to 90 days without a visa under islands and the area surrounding the Sea of
documents by the UNHCR.The bio-metric, waiver programme. But visitors who have Japan. While a Japanese attack is deemed highly
fraud-proof cards are being issued jointly by travelled to eight countries including North Korea unlikely, South Korea first staged the drills in
Bangladeshi authorities and UNHCR to all verified since March 1, 2011, are “no longer 1986 and has conducted them twice a year,
refugees over the age of 12. eligible”. As per details posted on the US usually in June and December.
➢ These cards will help in establishing and Customs and Border Protection website, they will ➢ Seoul has controlled the rocky islets in the Sea
safeguarding the right of Rohingya refugees to have to apply for tourist or business visas. of Japan since 1945. Tokyo also claims the islands
return to their homes in Myanmar. UNHCR’s Bio- ➢ The other seven countries – most of them in and accuses South Korea of occupying them
metric Identity Management System (BIMS) the Middle East – were already on the exclusion illegally.
captures bio-metric data, including fingerprints list. The change will affect thousands of people PM To Address Sessions At G-7 Summit; To
and iris scans, which secure each refugee’s from visa waiver countries who have gone to the Hold Bilateral Talks With German
unique identity as well as other important North as tourists or for other purposes in recent Chancellor, US Prez On Sidelines Of Summit
information such as family links. years. ➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi met
➢ According to UNHCR, Bangladesh has more ➢ It will also put a damper on South Korean the President of Senegal Macky Sall and held
than 9 lakh Rohingya refugees out of which close President Moon Jae-in’s hopes of promoting bilateral talks on the side-lines of the G-7
to 7 lakh 50 thousand refugees arrived after cross-border tourism projects.US citizens have Summit at Biarritz; France. Mr Modi will now
August 2017 fleeing Rakhine province of been banned from visiting North Korea since 2017 participate in the Session on Climate, Bio-
Myanmar amid violence and military crackdown. after an American student detained in Pyongyang diversity and Oceans raising India’s concerns on
Bangladesh claims to have 11 lakh Rohingya was released in a coma and died a few days later. the emerging issues.
refugees in the country. ➢ The Prime Minister will then meet
India Contributes USD 5 Million To UN US Approves Sale Of Helicopters To S Korea the German Chancellor Angela
Palestine Refugee Agency ➢ The US government has approved the sale of Merkel and United States President Donald
➢ India contributed USD 5 million to the UN 12 multi-mission Seahawk helicopters to South Trump to discuss bilateral and a gamut of issues
Palestine refugee agency and called Korea worth 800 million US dollar. of mutual interest.
for ensuring sustained fiscal support for the ➢ The announcement came hours after US ➢ India is one of the few countries which were
organisation’s work. President Donald Trump announced that South extended a special invitation to participate in the
➢ The cheque for the amount was handed over Korea had agreed to pay more for US military summit. World leaders in the Summit aim to
to the United Nations Relief and Works presence in their country. provide a common platform for various issues
Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees by ➢ The helicopters bolster anti-surface and anti- including climate change, terrorism, inequalities
Representative of India (ROI) in Palestine, Sunil submarine missions and can handle secondary and trade amidst changing scenario in world trade
Kumar, at the Agency’s headquarters in missions like replenishment, search and rescue and blocs.
Jerusalem. and communications relay. ➢ The highlight of the summit is that newly
➢ India increased its annual financial assistance ➢ The two countries have been in a security invited countries will have a definite
to the UNRWA by four fold, from USD 1.25 million alliance since the 1950-53 Korean War which determination to work for furthering peace and
to USD 5 million, when Prime Minister Narendra ended with a ceasefire rather than a peace treaty, stability in the region and also in boosting world
Modi visited Palestine in February 2018, the first- with more than 28,000 US troops stationed in the economy
ever visit by an Indian Premier to Ramallah. South to guard against threats from North Korea. Democratic Republic Of Congo Announces
➢ The UNRWA has been providing health, US, Britain Back Rapid Trade Deal Post- New Govt
education, relief and social services, as well as Brexit ➢ In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a
emergency humanitarian assistance, across its ➢ The top American and British diplomats coalition government was announced, seven
five areas of operations in Jordan, Lebanon, announced that they are prepared to move “as months after the inauguration of new President
Syria, West Bank, and the Gaza Strip since 1950. soon as possible” on a trade deal after Britain’s Felix Tshisekedi.
planned withdrawal from the European Union ➢ Prime Minister Sylvester
Malaria Kills Over 1,800 People In Burundi (EU) on 31 October this year. Ilunga announced the President has signed the
This Year, Says UN decree and the government will begin work soon.
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The power-sharing agreement will see 23 deployment is planned to depart for Bahrain on ➢ North Korea has fired two short-range
members of the executive drawn from this week. ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast.
Tshisekedi’s Direction for Change and the PM Modi Announces Creation Of Chief Of The South Korean military confirmed the North
remaining 42 from former President Joseph Defence Staff Post launched what appeared to be two short-range
Kabila’s Common Front for Congo. ➢ Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on ballistic missiles.
Brazil Rejects Aid From G-7 Countries To the occasion of Independence Day, the Prime ➢ Meanwhile, North Korea’s state media
Fight Amazon Forest Fires Minister announced that the country will announced, a super-large multiple rocket
➢ The G7 leaders have vowed to help Brazil now have a Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, who launcher had been tested. According to South
fight Amazon forest fires and repair damage will ensure synergy among the three Services and Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the projectiles were
in the region. Brazil has rejected aid from G-7 provide effective leadership to them. launched from north-eastern South Hamgyong
countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon. ➢ He unveiled Jal Jiwan Mission under which province. They flew about 380 kilometres at the
➢ Chief of Staff to President Jair Bolsonaro, the government will spend Rs 3.5 lakh crore maximum altitude of 97 kilometres.
Onyx Lorenzoni, expressed a news website that to provide piped drinking water to all ➢ In response to the test, the South Korean
Brazilian Government appreciates the offer. But households. government called a National Security Council
those resources are probably more relevant to ➢ The Prime Minister also touched upon a host meeting. This is the seventh such missile test by
reforest Europe, referring to a pledge of 20 of other issues including tackling cross-border North Korea since US President Donald
million dollars made at the G-7 terrorism, corruption, poverty, ensuring ease of Trump and Kim Jong-Un met at the inter-
Summit in France to fight the rainforest blazes. living, banning single-use plastic and curbing Korean border in June.
indiscriminate use of fertilizers.
Sudan Urges UNSC To Withdraw All India Test-Fires Surface To Air-Missile from COMMITTEES & RECOMMENDATIONS
Peacekeepers By June 2020 Chandipur In Odisha Rajnath Singh Approves Setting Up Of
➢ Sudan urged United Nations Security ➢ India today successfully test-fired its All- Committee To Review Defence Procurement
Council (UNSC) to lift its suspension of troop weather tracked-chassis Quick Reaction Procedure
withdrawals and ensure all peace keepers Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM) from a ➢ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has
leave Darfur by June 2020. Sudan’s UN mobile launcher at launch complex III of the approved the setting up of a Committee under
Ambassador, Omer Mohamed Integrated Test Range at the Chairmanship of Director General
Siddig announced the council that it’s time to ➢ Chandipur in Odisha. It was the second (Acquisition) to review the Defence
shift from peace keeping to peace building in developmental trial of the missile in this year from Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 and
Darfur and to end restrictions on the the same test range. Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2009.
government’s movement of arms and troops in ➢ Earlier, the surface-to-air missile was tested ➢ The Committee will revise and align the
and out of the region. successfully on Feb 26, 2019. It was test fired procedures with the aim of ensuring seamless
from a rotatable truck-based launch unit flow from asset acquisition to life cycle support.
Intel Launches First Artificial Intelligence at Chandipur. Jointly developed by Defence Apart from DG (Acquisition) 11 other members,
Chip Springhill Research and Development Organisation not below the rank of Joint Secretary/Major
➢ Intel Corp launched its latest processor, (DRDO) and Bharat Electronics Ltd, the QR- General equivalent, are part of this high-level
its first using artificial intelligence (AI), SAM weapon system is a quick reaction, committee.
designed for large computing centres. The network-centric missile system capable of search- NGT Forms Panel To Examine Allegations Of
chip, developed at its development facility on-the-move. Illegal Sand Mining In River Yamuna
in Haifa, Israel, is known as Nervana NNP- ➢ QR-SAM system can also engage multiple ➢ The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has
I or Springhill and is based on a 10 targets within a range of around 25 to 30 km with formed a committee to examine allegations
nanometre Ice Lake processor that will allow it two vehicle configuration for area air defence. It of illegal sand mining in the Yamuna River
to cope with high workloads using minimal is a truck-mounted missile with a 360 degree and sought a report within a month.
amounts of energy. rotatable, electro-mechanically operated, turret- ➢ The NGT action follows a move by the Delhi
➢ Intel’s first AI product comes after it had based launch unit. The first test launch of the Jal Board which alleged illegal sand mining in
invested more than $120 million in three AI missile was conducted on June 4, 2017, from the the Yamuna River. A bench headed by NGT
start-ups in Israel. The new hardware chip will same base. Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar
help Intel Xeon processors in large companies Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Flags Off Goel asked the panel consisting of Delhi District
as the need for complicated computations in the Riot Control Vehicle ‘Vajra’ Magistrate, Delhi Pollution Control Committee
AI field increases. ➢ Arunachal Pradesh State Home Minister (DPCC) and Central Pollution Control Board to
Bamang Felix flagged of Five Anti-Riot police look into the matter and take appropriate action.
DEFENCE NEWS vehicle, also known as Vajra, from Police The green tribunal declared that the DPCC will be
Headquarter in Itanagar. This is the first set of the nodal agency for coordination and
Japanese Maritime Self Defence Ship Visits anti-riot vehicles introduced in the state police compliance.
Kochi department.
➢ Missile destroyer, JS Sazanami of ➢ These vehicles come with special features for CVC Constitutes Panel To Examine Bank
the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force quick response, automatic multi-barrel launchers Fraud
(JMSDF), commanded by Commander Shoji for tear gas, with a capacity of 12 persons and a ➢ The Central Vigilance Commission
Ishkawa, is on a two day goodwill visit battery backup for long hours stuck in the rioting (CVC) has constituted Advisory Board for
to Kochi. crowd. Banking Frauds (ABBF) to examine bank fraud
➢ During the stay at Kochi, various activities ➢ The initiative is a step towards the total of over 50 crore rupees and recommend action.
such as visit of IN personnel on board JS modernization of the state Police department. The panel in its previous avatar called the
Sazanami and professional interaction between Two will be deployed in the Capitol Complex and Advisory Board on Bank, Commercial and
the two navies were conducted. The visiting crew one each will be routed towards Yupia, Pasighat Financial Frauds.
were also given a conducted tour of the Anti- and Bomdila. State’s Director-General of Police RP ➢ The ABBF headed by former Vigilance
Submarine Warfare School and the Naval Upadhyaya informed that Vajra is a protected Commissioner T M Bhasin has been formed in
Offshore Patrol Vessel, INS Sunayna. vehicle used by the police forces during riots and consultation with the RBI and it will function as
➢ JS Sazanami with about 25 officers, 156 civil unrest. the first level of examination of all large fraud
sailors and eight Japanese Coast Guard personnel North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic cases before recommendations or references are
(3 officers + 5 sailors) on board for the current Missiles Into Sea Off Its East Coast
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made to the investigative agencies by the Scheme to Involve School Eco Clubs in DDA’s 300 units, they used to pay 971 rupees but now
respective Public Sector Banks. Plantation Drive Launched it will be 526 rupees. For 400 units, it will be 1075
➢ The CVC expressed the four-member board’s ➢ In Delhi, a scheme to involve school eco clubs rupees instead of 1320 rupees.
jurisdiction will be confined to those cases in the DDA’s plantation drive was launched at Maharashtra Govt Decides To Waive Off
involving officers of General Manager Level and a green belt in Rohini’s sector 37 by Union Exam Fees
above in the PSBs in respect of an allegation of a Minister for Housing and Urban ➢ Maharashtra Government has decided to
fraud in a borrowal account. Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri. waive off the entire exam fees, including
➢ The banks will refer all large fraud cases ➢ As part of an afforestation drive of the Delhi practical exam for class ten and twelve students
above 50 crore rupees to ABBF and on Development Authority (DDA), four lakh hailing from drought-affected districts of the
receipt of its recommendation, they indigenous trees will be planted this year across state.
concerned will take further action in such various biodiversity parks and other green belts ➢ Maharashtra’s education minister Mr. Ashish
matter. in the national capital. Shelar informed that the amount of the entire fee
➢ Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) and DDA will be credited back into the bank accounts of
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES Chairman Anil Baijal expressed happiness at the students or their guardians.
Rural India Set To Become ODF By October response of the schools and said there was a need ➢ A government resolution issued in this regard
2 to incentivise the performers of the scheme. said, students, staying in districts which have
➢ Rural India is poised to become Open MP: About 80 Lakh Farmer Families To already been declared drought-hit will not have to
Defecation Free (ODF) by 2nd October this Benefit From PMKSNY pay any fees while students whose districts are
year due to the successful implementation declared drought-affected later in the year will be
of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin). The ➢ In Madhya Pradesh, about 80 lakh eligible reimbursed.
resounding success of this mission has huge farmer families will benefit from Gujarat CM Launches ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’
lessons for governments around the world. the Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Nidhi ➢ Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Yojana in the state. launched the ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ It is a state wide
reflected on the importance of cleanliness in his ➢ The scheme has been envisioned with an aim cash incentive scheme for every girl child born in
monthly programme of Mann Ki Baat on All to improve the life of small and marginal farmers Gujarat, with a view to raising the female birth
India Radio on various occasions. of the country. Under the scheme, total Rs 6 rate at par with male to achieve gender equality.
➢ In the 39th edition of the programme, Mr thousand that is Rs 2 thousand each in three ➢ According to scheme, the State Government
Modi announced people should make a installments are being deposited every year will pay Rs. 4,000 to every girl child at the time
contribution towards making India clean to fulfil directly in the accounts of the eligible farmer of admission to Standard 4th, Rs. 6,000 at the
the dream of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma families. time of taking admission to Standard IX.Rs.1-lakh
Gandhi. ➢ More than 35 lakh beneficiaries have been at the time of taking admission for higher
selected so for in Madhya Pradesh for education at the age of 18 and another Rs. 1-lakh
Target To Provide Skill Development To 10 Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. at the time of marriage.
Lakh Youth Under SAMARTH Scheme: Smriti Out of them, over 29 lakh 70 thousand ➢ The Scheme was launched at a function in
Irani farmers have got the first instalment of Rajkot as a part of ‘Seva Setu’ Mega Camp jointly
➢ Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani scheme. organized by the district administration and
informed under SAMARTH scheme (scheme First Central Institute Of Chemical Municipal Corporation. And Rs.133-crore has
for capacity building in textile sector), target is to Engineering & Technology To Be Set Up In been allocated
provide skill development to 10 lakh youth in the Gujarat ➢ for this scheme.
textile sector. The signing MoUs with different ➢ Union Minister of State for Chemical & TN: Education Dept Launches Exclusive 24-
state governments in New Delhi, Mrs Irani Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya has announced Hour TV Channel For Students
expressed in textile industry, 75 per cent of those that the first Central Institute of Chemical ➢ The Education Department in Tamil
who work are women. Engineering & Technology (CICET) will be set Nadu has launched an exclusive 24-hour
➢ The main aim is to develop skills in the up in Gujarat. television channel for the school students.
youths to help them get gainful and sustainable ➢ Mr Mandaviya expressed that looking to the ➢ It was launched by the state Chief Minister
employment in textile sector, the ministry of significant presence of Chemical industries in Edappadi K Palaniswamy at a function
textiles launched Samarth scheme for them in the Vapi, Ankleshwar and Vatva, Government is in Chennai. Interviews and motivational
organized and traditional textile clusters. planning to set up Central Institute of Chemical programmes on joining civil services, defence
Punjab Govt To Provide 28000 Agro- Engineering & Technology -CICET on the line of forces and banks would be aired by the television
Machines To Farmers To Prevent Stubble CIPET to benefit the chemical industry. as a form of career guidance.
Burning ➢ A Skill Development Centre will start ➢ Hi-fi laboratories are being established in all
➢ With a view to making Punjab a ‘zero stubble functioning from this October in Bhavnagar. Government High Schools and Higher Secondary
burning state’, the Punjab Agriculture CIPET will also start diploma courses in Sanand Schools in the state at a cost of 520 crore rupees.
Department has initiated a massive drive to near Ahmedabad. “Smart Classes” are being installed in all
provide more than 28000 agro-machines /farm Arvind Kejriwal Informs Delhiites To Get Government-run primary and middle schools as
equipment to farmers. Free Electricity Up To well.
➢ Subsidy component of 278 crore rupees will 200 Units TN CM Flags Off First Electric Bus In Chennai
be provided for the scheme during the current ➢ Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today ➢ The first electric bus in Chennai has been
fiscal year under the first phase for in-situ announced that Delhiites will get cheapest flagged off by the Tamil Nadu Chief
management of paddy residue. Subsidy ranging electricity in the country. The consumers Minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy. It is being
from 50 per cent to 80 per cent is being provided consuming up to 200 units of electricity will not operated on a trial basis from the Central
to the farmers under the scheme with 80 percent need to pay their power bills. Delhi government Railway Station to Tiruvanmiyur, four trips a
subsidy to cooperative societies and farmers will give full subsidy to those consuming up to 200 day.
groups while 50 percent for individuals. units of electricity. ➢ The fully air-conditioned bus has 32 seats.
➢ The Secretary Agriculture KS Pannu informed ➢ Delhi government will continue to give 50 It has inbuilt features like GPS and fire
that department has received around 12000 percent power subsidy to those consuming detection and suppression system. It can be
applications from individual farmers and farmers 201 to 401 units of electricity. monitored remotely by transport officials. The bus
groups and Primary Agriculture Cooperative ➢ For 250 units people in the Delhi used to pay has been designed by keeping in view the Indian
Societies till date for subsidized machinery. 800 rupees but now they will pay 252 rupees. For road conditions and has been certified by Pune-
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based Automotive Research Association of President Ram Nath Kovind’s three-day visit to Kannada cinema. The book recounts the life and
India. that country. times of the iconic actor who changed how women
➢ The state government has planned to deploy ➢ These MoUs were signed between the two stars were perceived in the male-dominated film
two thousand electric buses throughout the state countries Cooperation in the Field of industry.
in several phases. The Union government has Traditional System of Medicine, e-
given its nod for buying 525 electric buses for the Vidhyabharati – e-Aarogya Bharati e-VBAB BANKING & FINANCE AND BUSINESS &
state in the first phase. Network Project and Renewal Energy. ECONOMY
➢ The German financial institution KfW has ➢ The two Heads of State held an in-depth Postal Dept Decides To Convert India Post
agreed to offer the loan for the purchase of a exchange of views in a warm and friendly Payments Bank Into SFB
hundred such buses, out of which Chennai would atmosphere on bilateral relations, international ➢ The Postal Department announced it has
get 80 and Coimbatore and Madurai ten each. and regional issues of mutual interest. decided to convert the India Post Payments
➢ Mr Kovind will be conferred with the highest Bank (IPPB) into a small finance bank (SFB),
AGREEMENTS & MOU State honour of National Order of enabling it to offer small loans to customers.
Indian Bank, Tata AIG General Insurance Tie Merit; President of Guinea Alpha Conde will give ➢ Besides, the department also looks to
Up award to him at a function held in Conakry. open one crore accounts for IPPB in 100
➢ Indian Bank has joined hands with Tata Bangladesh Signs Uranium Supply Deal days. A statement of the Postal Department
AIG General Insurance to offer the latter’s With Russia announced that the decisions were taken at the
diverse range of general insurance policies ➢ Bangladesh today signed a deal annual Heads of Circles Conference held at
benefiting the bank’s customers by way of with Russia for the supply of uranium for Srinagar. Chairman of Post Payment bank is
protection, wealth creation and savings. its 2,400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Suresh sethi.
➢ Tata AIG General Insurance will work with the (RNPP). Task Force On Direct Tax Code To Submit
bank for sales training, product support and ➢ Under the deal, Russia will supply Report By August 16
ensuring smooth operational processes. the nuclear fuel needed for the plant during its
➢ The agreement was signed in the presence of entire life cycle. The deal was signed in Dhaka ➢ The Government has allowed the task
Padmaja Chunduru, MD and CEO, Indian Bank between the Bangladesh Atomic Energy force, formed to draft new direct tax law, to
and Saurabh Maini, senior vice president & Commission and Russian Nuclear Fuel submit its report by August 16. Earlier, the force
business head – Key partnership Group, Tata AIG Supply Company (TVEL). Work on the two had to submit its report by July 31.
General Insurance. units of the plants, each producing 1200 MW of ➢ The Finance Ministry in a released, the
Reliance Jio Partners with Microsoft for electricity is scheduled to be completed in 2022 extension has been given as new members of the
Blockchain and Cloud Services announced at and 2024 respectively. Task Force requested for more time to provide
the Reliance India Limited’s 42nd Annual further inputs.
General Meeting, the aim of the partnership is UP Extends Bilateral Cooperation MoU With ➢ The Task Force was constituted by the
to accelerate the various aspects required for the Netherlands In Several Fields Government in November, 2017 to review the
digital transformation of the Indian economy and ➢ Uttar Pradesh existing Income Tax Act, 1961 and to draft a
society. government and Netherlands have extended new direct tax law in consonance with economic
➢ The 10-year partnership will see the two the existing bilateral agreement of needs of the country.
companies working together on a number of cooperation in several fields by another five PRACTO TIES UP WITH RBL BANK TO
solutions comprising connectivity, computing, years. LAUNCH INDIA’S FIRST HEALTH-FOCUSSED
storage solutions, and other technology services ➢ A memorandum of understanding in this CREDIT CARD
and applications essential for Indian businesses. regard was signed by officials in the presence ➢ RBL Bank and digital healthcare platform
➢ Microsoft will be working with Jio to give a of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Practo have partnered to launch a co-branded
push to data analytics, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Adityanath and the Netherlands ambassador credit card, powered by MasterCard.
cognitive services, blockchain, Internet of Things, to India, Marten van den Berg extending ➢ This Industry-first credit card is available on
and edge computing among small and medium the cooperation between two countries till both Practo and RBL mobile apps and websites.
enterprises to make them ready to compete and 2024. The digital healthcare market is on a tremendous
grow, at the same time help in the GDP growth in ➢ The MoU, inked earlier, sought cooperation uptake in India and is expected to reach Rs
India. and exchange of the knowledge and techniques in 372 billion by 2022.
India And Bhutan Resolve To Expand the fields of solid waste management, spatial ➢ The card is designed to cater to customers in
Bilateral Cooperation planning, water management including both metros and non-metro cities, through Practo
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has returned restoration of water bodies and mobility and RBL Bank’s extensive customer base that
home after a successful two day visit to Bhutan. planning. spans across the country. With benefits like
During the visit, Prime Minister Modi and ➢ The MoU is also related to cooperation in fields unlimited online consultations with doctors 24*7,
the Bhutanese leadership resolved to take the of transport management, energy efficiency, users are guaranteed that there is an experienced
bilateral cooperation beyond hydroelectric power sewerage and effluent treatment, agriculture, qualified doctor available to them whenever there
sector. dairy and horticulture. is a need – instead of relying on self-diagnosis or
➢ The two countries signed various MoUs to advice from friends and relatives.
diversify the friendship. The sectors include BOOKS & AUTHORS Indian Bank Inks Pact With Cholamandalam
space, education, science, ‘Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar’: Penguin MS General Insurance
technology and legal education. Announces Book On Indian Cinema Legend ➢ Public sector Indian Bank signed a
➢ The Prime Minister expressed, going beyond ➢ On cinema legend Sridevi’s 56th birth corporate agency agreement with
the traditional sectors of cooperation, both anniversary, Penguin Random House Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
countries are seeking to cooperate extensively in India has announced a book on the life of the Company for distribution of its insurance
new frontiers, from schools to space, and digital actor. products to bank customers.
payments to disaster management. ➢ The book, titled “Sridevi: Girl Woman ➢ According to the agreement, Cholamandalam
India, Guinea Sign Three MoUs On 2nd Day Superstar”, is written by author- MS, a Murugappa Group company, would sell its
Of President Kovind’s screenwriter Satyarth Nayak and approved by range of insurance policies to customers of Indian
Visit the actor’s producer husband Boney Kapoor. Bank. The partnership will greatly benefit our
➢ India and Guinea have ➢ The writer revealed Sridevi’s iconic body of customers and through this alliance, our
signed three MoUs on the second day of work in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and
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customers will get a wide range of innovative slipped by 10.43 per cent to 39.76 billion US company will ensure supply of Lithium and Cobalt
products. dollar, narrowing trade deficit to 13.43 billion which is available in less quantity in the country.
➢ Indian Bank has 2,872 branches, across the US dollar in July.
country. Both Indian Bank and Chola MS seek to ➢ The deficit was 18.63 billion US dollar in Govt Approves Proposal Given By RBI On
fulfil the non-life insurance needs of bank’s July last year. Export sectors that recorded Draft Modalities Of Guarantee To
customers. Two great institutions positive growth in the last month include Operationalize Budget Announcement
headquartered in Chennai are coming together chemical, iron and pharmaceuticals. As per data, ➢ The government has approved a proposal
for a longstanding partnership. Indian Bank oil imports declined 22.15 per cent to 9.6 billion given by the Reserve Bank of India on draft
Managing Director and CEO: Padmaja US dollar. modalities of the guarantee to operationalize the
Chunduru. Cholamandalam MS General ➢ Cumulatively, from April to July 2019, exports Budget announcement. This is in regard to one-
Insurance Company, Managing Director: SS dipped 0.37 per cent to 107.41 billion US dollar, time partial credit to the Public Sector Banks for
Gopalarathnam while imports were contracted by 3.63 per cent to purchase of high-rated assets of financially sound
Wholesale Inflation In July Falls To Multi- 166.8 billion US dollar. Non-banking financial companies.
Year Low Of 1.08 % India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves At New ➢ Disclosing this Finance Ministry
➢ Wholesale price-based inflation in July fell Life-Time High Of $430.572 Bn official announced in New Delhi today, after the
to a multi-year low of 1.08 per cent mainly on ➢ India’s foreign exchange reserves surged approval from the Government, the modalities
account of cheaper fuel and food items. by $1.620 billion to $430.572 billion in the would be set in motion by RBI. The Department
➢ Data released by the Government showed week to 9 August on rise in foreign currency of Financial Services would put in place an
inflation in food articles was 6.15 per cent in assets, according to the latest RBI data released. oversight mechanism for this scheme.
July as against 6.98 per cent in the previous ➢ In the previous reporting week the reserves German Bank KfW Explores Funding For
month. Similarly, wholesale inflation in fuel and had declined by $697.2 million to $428.952 MMRDA Infra Projects
power segment contracted further to (-) 3.64 per billion. Expressed in dollar terms, foreign ➢ A delegation from Germany’s state-owned
cent as against (-) 2.2 per cent in June. currency assets include the effect of development bank KFW met the Mumbai
➢ The retail inflation last month too had eased appreciation/depreciation of non-US units like the Metropolitan Commissioner to discuss about
to 3.15 per cent over the previous month when it euro, pound and yen held in the reserves. the various infrastructure projects being
was 3.18 per cent. Inflation based on Wholesale ➢ The country’s gold reserves surged by undertaken by the Authority.
Price Index, WPI was at 2.02 per cent in June this $1.591 billion to $26.754 billion, according to ➢ Mumbai Metropolitan Region
year and 5.27 per cent in July 2018 data. Special drawing rights with the Development Authority – MMRDA informed
International Monetary Fund were up by $6.7 that the delegation was briefed about the various
RBI Asks Banks Not To Count Failed million to $1.441 billion. The country’s reserve Metro and the multi-modal integration projects.
Transactions, Balance Enquiry As Free ATM position with the fund rose by $7 million to $3.636 ➢ Metropolitan Commissioner, RA Rajeev has
Transaction billion. announced association with Germany’s third
➢ Reserve Bank of India has asked banks RBI Relaxes External Commercial Borrowing largest bank will be a big boon to MMRDA’s
not to count failed transactions at ATMs due Norms For Corporates, Non-Banking flagship project, the Mumbai Metro.
to technical reasons as part of “free ATM Lenders ➢ MMRDA has emphasized on its need to protect
transactions” permitted every month. ➢ In more liquidity easing measures, the environment while creating infrastructure.
➢ Use of ATMs for balance enquiry and fund the Reserve Bank has liberalised the end-use MMRDA has planned 12 metro lines for Mumbai
transfers too should not be part of the free stipulations for the External Commercial and its suburbs with a total length of 276
transactions facility given to a customer. Banks Borrowings both for corporates as well as kilometres.
provide certain number of free transactions at liquidity starved non-banking lenders. Eight Core Sectors Growth Drops To 0.2% In
ATMs to their customers and beyond that impose ➢ The central bank in a statement released that June
charges. liberalisation will be applicable to ECBs taken for ➢ Growth of eight core industries dropped to 0.2
➢ The RBI clarified that transactions which fail working capital, general corporate purpose loans per cent in June mainly due to a contraction in
on account of technical reasons, non-availability or repayment of rupee loans. oil-related sectors as well as in cement
of cash, and any other reason attributable to the ➢ Corporate borrowers will be able to avail of production. According to official data released
bank should not be counted as valid ATM ECBs to repay rupee loans taken for Capital today, the eight-core sector industries – coal,
transactions for the customer. expenditures if they are into manufacturing or crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser,
All Communication From Tax Dept To infrastructure building and classified as Special steel, cement and electricity – had expanded by
Assessees To Carry DIN From Oct 1: CBDT Mention Account, SMA-2 or 7.8 per cent in June last year.
➢ The Central Board of Direct Taxes- ➢ Non-Performing Asset, under any one-time ➢ According to the data, crude oil output
CBDT has confirmed that all communications settlement arrangement with lenders. The RBI contracted by 6.8 per cent while the refinery
made by the tax department to assessees also issued a revised circular for bankers segment de-grew by 9.3 per cent. The cement
from 1st of October will carry a Document capturing the changes. output declined by 1.5 per cent. Snapping its two-
Identification Number -DIN. month declining trend, the production of
➢ The issuance of DIN is another step towards KABIL Set Up To Ensure Supply Of Critical fertilisers grew by 1.5 per cent.
better delivery of taxpayer services while Minerals To Indian Domestic Market ➢ However, steel production increased by 6.9
ensuring accountability in official dealings. ➢ A joint venture company Khanij Bidesh per cent and electricity production increased by
According to the Ministry of Finance, with a India limited, KABIL has been set up with the 7.3 per cent during the month under review.
view to bringing greater transparency and participation of three Central Public Sector During April-June, the eight sectors grew by 3.5
improvement in service delivery, almost all Enterprises, CPSEs to ensure supply of critical per cent compared to 5.5 per cent in the same
notices and orders are being generated Minerals to Indian period last year.
electronically on the Income Tax Business ➢ domestic market. These CPSEs are National GST Revenue Collection Stands At Rs
Application platform. Aluminium Company Limited, Hindustan 1,02,083 Crore In July
Exports Rise By 2.25% To 26.33 Billion US Copper Limited and Mineral Exploration ➢ The total gross revenue collected
Dollar In July Company limited. under Goods and Services Tax, GST in the
➢ India’s exports grew by 2.25 per cent to ➢ The agreement was signed in the presence month of July, 2019 was 1,02,083 crore
26.33 billion US dollar in July this year. of Minister of Coal and Mines Prahalad rupees. It consisted of Central GST component
According to data released by the Ministry of Joshi in New Delhi. The newly setup company will of 17,912 crore rupees and State GST 25,008
Commerce and Industry, Imports, it’s ensure mineral security of the nation. The crore rupees along with the Integrated GST
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revenue which was 50,612 crore rupees and Cess headline inflation for first quarter of 2019-20 ➢ The measures announced come at a time
collection was 8,551 crore stood at 3.1 percent and in alignment with the when the world economy is buffeted by global
➢ rupees. Committee’s projections of 3-3.1 percent inflation headwinds and trade slowdown. The Industry
➢ The revenue collection in July 2018 was figure for first half of the current financial year. body further added it expects that the economy
96,483 crore rupees and the revenue during the ➢ While marginally lowering its GDP growth will climb up in the coming months.
month of review registered a growth of 5.8 per forecast for current fiscal to 6.9 percent from 7 ➢ The government announced a raft of
cent over the revenue in the same month last percent as previously predicted, RBI has informed measures, including rollback of enhanced super-
year. the base effect of policy transmission will turn rich tax on foreign and domestic equity investors,
➢ During the period from April to July 2019, the favourable only in the second half of 2019-20. exemption of start-ups from ‘angel tax’, a
domestic component has grown by 9.2 per cent RBI Announces NEFT Facility Will Be package to address distress in the automobile
while the GST on imports has come down by 0.2 Available Round-The-Clock For Customers sector and upfront infusion of 70,000 crore
per cent and the total collection has grown by ➢ The Reserve Bank of India announced that rupees to public sector banks, in efforts to
6.83 per cent. An amount of 17,789 crore rupees the National Electronic Funds Transfer boost economic growth
has been released to the states as GST (NEFT) facility will be available round-the- RBI To Transfer Rs 1.76 Lakh Cr As Dividend,
compensation for the months of April and May clock for the customers. Surplus Reserve To Govt
last. ➢ RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das informed ➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
RBI Imposes Penalty On Seven Public Sector the RBI will make available the NEFT system decided to transfer 1.76 lakh crore
Banks For Violating Norms on a 24×7 basis from December rupees as dividend and surplus reserve to the
➢ Reserve Bank of India has imposed a 2019. Currently, NEFT payment system operated government.
penalty ranging between one to two crore rupees by the Reserve Bank as a retail payment system ➢ RBI informed that this amount includes
on seven public sector banks for violating is available for customers from 8 AM to 7 PM on over 1, 23,000 crore rupees of surplus for
norms on fraud classification, bill all working days of the week except 2nd and 4th the year 2018-19 and 52,637 crore rupees of
discounting and monitoring of end Saturdays of the month. excess provisions identified as per the
➢ use of funds. ➢ The RBI has also decided to create a central revised Economic Capital Framework.
➢ Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Indian payments fraud information registry system to ➢ RBI’s Central Board has accepted the
Overseas Bank and Union Bank of India were deal banking frauds adding that the details of the recommendations of a high-level panel headed
fined 1.5 crore rupees each. same will be shared later. by former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan on
➢ Allahabad Bank and Bank of Maharashtra transfer of excess reserves to the government.
were penalised 2 crore rupees each. Oriental Loans To Get Cheaper As RBI Cuts Repo ➢ The Central Board has finalized RBI’s accounts
Bank of Commerce was penalised with 1 Rates for 2018-19 using the revised framework as
crore rupees. ➢ Loans are set to get cheaper as Reserve suggested by the Jalan committee to determine
➢ A scrutiny was carried out in the accounts of Bank of India cut repo rate by 35 basis risk provisioning and surplus transfer.
the companies of a group and it was observed points to 5.40 per cent. Consequently, the Bandhan Bank Partners With Standard
that the banks had failed to comply with reverse repo rate under the liquidity adjustment Chartered Bank For Its Foray Into Credit
provisions of one or more of the directions issued facility stands revised to 5.15 per cent, and the Cards Segment
by RBI. marginal standing facility rate and the Bank Rate ➢ Bandhan Bank announced its foray into
➢ A fine of 1 crore rupees was levied on to 5.65 per cent. the credit cards segment, in partnership
Corporation Bank for non-compliance of norms ➢ The country’s largest lender, State Bank of with Standard Chartered Bank. The
on cyber security framework as well as fraud India announced a 15 basis points reduction in its announcement comes on the fourth anniversary
classification and reporting. lending rates the new rates of 8.25 per cent will of Bandhan Bank.
CRISIL Cuts FY20 GDP Growth Forecast To be effective from 10th of this month. After this ➢ Bandhan Bank has launched three variants of
6.9% From 7.1% cut, SBI home loans have become cheaper by 35 co-branded credit cards called One – for the
➢ Ratings agency CRISIL has cut its forecast for bps since April. The bank is offering a repo linked mass market, Plus-for the affluent segment,
GDP growth in 2019-20 to 6.9% from its home loans from 1st July this year. and Xclusive – for the premium segment.
earlier forecast of 7.1%, citing weak monsoon, US Formalizes Ban on Govt Contracts to ➢ Among the benefits offered to customers
slow global growth and poor high-frequency data China’s Huawei through these cards are attractive reward points
for the first quarter of the ➢ The United States unveiled rules formally for spends on dining, movie tickets and
➢ financial year. banning technology giant Huawei and other supermarkets. There will also be a fuel surcharge
➢ CRISIL has sliced its estimate of India’s gross Chinese firms from government waiver, offers on flights and hotels, airport lounge
domestic product (GDP) growth by 20 basis contracts. The move is a part of the escalating access and waiver of fee against a minimum
points to 6.9% for this fiscal. Because of following trade war between the two countries. annual spend.
a triangulation of downside risks: weak monsoon, ➢ The interim rule will preclude any US federal Govt Extends Last Date For Furnishing Of
slowing global growth, and sluggish high- agency from purchasing telecom or technology Annual Return In Form GSTR-9
frequency data for the first quarter. equipment from the firms as a substantial or ➢ The Government has extended the last date
essential component, or as critical technology as for furnishing of annual return in form GSTR-9
RBI Slashes Repo Rate By 35 Basis Points To part of any system. or form GSTR-9A and reconciliation statement
5.40% To Give Fillip To Economy ➢ The new rules are part of a sweeping effort by form GSTR-9C for the financial year 2017-18
➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut repo President Donald Trump’s administration to to 30th November 2019. Previously, the last
rate by 35 basis points to 5.40 per cent to restrict Huawei, which officials claim is linked to date for filing return was 31st of this month.
give a fillip to the economy. This is the fourth Chinese intelligence. Amazon India Launches Employment
consecutive time that the Monetary Policy Multi-Sectoral, Multi-Dimensional Policy Programme For Ex-Servicemen And Their
Committee has reduced the rates. In the Stimulus Will Boost Stability, Growth: CII Spouses
earlier three policies, RBI had reduced repo rate ➢ Industry body Confederation of Indian ➢ Amazon India launches military Veterans
by 25 basis points each. Industry (CII) has announced that the multi- Employment programme, it will create
➢ Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the sectoral and multi-dimensional hundreds of opportunities for military veterans
liquidity adjustment facility stands revised to 5.15 policy stimulus announced last week will have and their spouses across Amazon India’s
per cent, and the marginal standing facility rate significant impact, imparting stability and Fulfilment Centres, Sort Centres and Delivery
and the Bank Rate to 5.65 per cent. On the underpinning a new growth impetus for India. Centres in the country.
inflation front, RBI has informed that actual
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➢ Amazon India is partnering with the Office of Harmony OS, marking the Chinese tech giant’s growing manmade space debris population and
the Director General of Resettlement (DGR) arguably biggest push to build its own software the increased collision threat with operational
and the Army Welfare Placement ecosystem. The move is also expected to offset spacecraft.
Organisation (AWPO) to create continued work the influence of the US government’s restrictions ➢ Chairman, ISRO laid foundation stone
opportunities for military families across the over the use of Google’s Android operating for Space Situational Awareness Control
country. system in smartphones and other hardware. Centre at Peenya, Bengaluruon 2nd August,
➢ Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei’s which is an important milestone in the progress
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY consumer business group, expressed an of ISRO.
IIT Madras Introduces Smart Agricopter For operating system is needed to address future ➢ ISRO has set up a Directorate of Space
Spraying Pesticides challenges in the era of internet of things, and it Situational Awareness and Management
➢ Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is hard to deliver a smooth experience across aiming at protecting high valued space assets
Madras has developed a Smart agricopter. The different devices with millions of lines of code. from space debris close approaches and
innovation aims to eliminate manual spraying ➢ Unlike the much-expected name collisions. To carryout systematically all activities
of pesticides in agricultural fields. As the of HongMeng, Huawei adopted Harmony for its related to SSAM, a control centre is being
manual pesticide spraying remains an extremely in-house operating system to solve all these established at Bengaluru.
hazardous activity as it affects the health of problems. Huawei has over 500 million registered
the farmers’ and labourers’ in a massive users and 910,000 mobile application developers ISRO Releases First Set Of Earth Pictures
overuse of toxic chemicals. on Huawei’s platform. Captured By Chandrayaan-2
➢ The Cost estimation of the agricopter is to be NASA Scientists Fly Over Greenland To Track ➢ Space agency ISRO today released the first
around Rs 5.1 lakh. The Smart Agricopter is a Melting Ice set of pictures of the earth, captured
hexacopter drone with the capacity to carry 15 ➢ NASA scientists are by Chandrayaan 2, the country’s second
litres of pesticide. crisscrossing Greenland on a mission to track Moon mission launched a fortnight ago. The
➢ Agricopter will allow spraying pesticides ten melting ice. pictures were captured by L 14 camera on
times faster and with 100% precision. It has ➢ Greenland has been melting faster in the last board Chandrayaan II. The pictures show the
multispectral imaging camera which provides decade and this summer, it has seen two of the earth in different hues.
smart analysis of crop health. It also ensures that biggest melts on record since 2012. Both ➢ ISRO tweeted along with the pictures the
the entire spraying process is completely warmer air and warmer water are eating away at earth as viewed by #Chandrayaan2 L I4
autonomous and that the farmer is never Greenland, causing it to lose billions of tons of ice Camera yesterday. The first set of pictures by
exposed to the pesticide daily in the summer. the lander of the Chandrayaan-2 is only indicative
Chandrayaan-2 To Begin Its Journey ➢ A team of scientists and engineers aboard a of the high resolution camera it has. The LI-4
Towards Moon Early Tomorrow research plane this week are dropping probes into camera on board the lander Vikram of the
➢ India’s second lunar probe Chandrayaan-2 will the ice to help figure out which is the bigger spacecraft show the crystal clear and panoramic
begin its journey straight towards the moon from cause. view of the earth, around which it is still revolving
early morning tomorrow. Known in the scientific Chandrayaan-2 Spacecraft Undergoes 4th
parlance as the trans-lunar ion, the lunar craft will UK Researchers Develop New Technique To Earth-Bound Manoeuvring Successfully
be navigated out of its present earth-centric orbit Make Cancer Treatment More Effective, ➢ In yet another step closer to the moon,
and made to travel straight towards the moon by Affordable India’s Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft has
firing the fuel in its engine by around 3.30 am. ➢ Researchers in the University of Sheffield undergone the fourth earth-bound
➢ It is considered one of the very significant in Britain recently developed a new manoeuvring successfully.
steps in its 48-day journey to the moon since its technique that could make light-based cancer ➢ The national space agency ISRO has said
launch. “Chandrayaan-2 will finally free itself treatment more effective and safer for in a tweet, the operation began at 3.27 pm by
away from the gravitational pull of the earth and patients while reducing its cost. firing the engine on-board the spacecraft, which
will start moving towards its final destination, the ➢ Light-based or photo-dynamic therapy is lasted for ten minutes and 46 seconds. The
moon. already a clinically-approved treatment, which operation helped to raise its orbit to 277 km at
➢ When it was launched by the rocket GSLV- uses drugs that only work when exposed to light the near end to the earth and nearly ninety
Mark-Three on the 22nd of last month, it was to destroy cancer cells. However, many of these thousand kilometres at the farthest end.
parked in a Geo-Stationery Transfer orbit as is the drugs are frequently toxic even without light, ➢ The ISRO has observed that all the
usual practice. On the 7th September, its lander causing many side effects in patients and leading parameters of Chandrayaan-2 are normal.
is expected to soft-land on the south pole of the to treatment failure. Chandrayaan-2 is set to be pushed away from the
moon and unleash the rover to explore the ➢ The researchers have sought to improve these earth’s sphere of influence and end into a flight
surface, a first by India. drugs by using small carbon dots as a way to get path towards the moon on the 14th of this month.
SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Loaded With the drug to the tumour. Carbon dots are After less than seven days journey, it will be
Israel’s AMOS-17 fluorescent nanoparticles with very little toxicity, captured in an orbit around the moon on the 20th.
➢ Falcon 9 launches AMOS-17 off Pad 40 in making them extremely useful for this Its lander along with the rover is scheduled to
Florida, marking this booster’s third flight and application. have a touch down near the South Pole of the
SpaceX’s 25th reflight of an orbit class rocket. The ➢ Two different versions of the carbon dots were moon on the 7th of September.
rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral Air developed as part of the research, one with the Chandrayaan-2 Successfully Completes Its
Force Station in Florida at 23:24 GMT. drug bound on the surface and the other where Final Earth-Bound Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre
➢ Amos-17 is set to replace Amos-5 satellite the drug was inside the dot. The research has the ➢ In yet another significant development in its
launched in 2011. Communication with Amos-5 potential to produce cheaper anti-cancer drugs journey towards the Moon, India’s lunar probe
was lost in 2015. Amos-17, built by Boeing, will with greater efficiency to kill tumours and less Chandrayaan-2 has successfully completed
provide Ka, Ku and C-band signal transmission side-effect in patients. its fifth and final earth-bound orbit-raising
and expand Israeli communications satellite manoeuvre today.
operator Space com’s coverage in Africa, the ISRO To Get Space Situational Awareness ➢ The national space agency ISRO has
Middle East and Europe. Control Centre In informed, the operation began at 15:04 hours, by
Huawei Launches Its Own Operating System Bengaluru firing the engine on board the aircraft and went
Harmony OS ➢ Space Situational Awareness & on for 17 minutes and 21 seconds. The
➢ Huawei Technologies Co unveiled its much- Management (SSAM) has become an manoeuvre led the spacecraft to reach an orbit of
anticipated in-house operating system internationally significant area due to the ever substantial apogee that is the farthest point from
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the Earth, at nearly one lakh-forty three thousand ➢ The study was conducted on 18,918 RESIGNATION
kilometres. participants, both men and women, across 355 ➢ Congress Rajya Sabha MP Bhubaneswar
➢ The country’s second lunar expedition to the cities in 15 states over a period of nine months Kalita Resigns From Membership Of The House
Moon, Chandrayaan-2 is expected to reach an from April 2018. It was carried out by 19 doctors ➢ Tamil Nadu State Information Technology
orbit around the Moon. ISRO expressed, all the to get the idea about the timing of Minister Dr Manikandan Dropped From Cabinet
spacecraft parameters are normal. It will have a prescribing anti-hypertension drug dosage.
touch down on the lunar South Pole on 7th ➢ The study has provided us insights on the RANKING & INDEX
September. prevalence of white-coat London Named World’s Best Student City In
IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Portable hypertension, masked New Rankings
Device To Detect Bacteria Without Cell hypertension and resting heart rates ➢ London named the world’s best city for
Culture Or Microbiological Assays pertinent to Indian population. students. According to the rankings, India’s best
➢ A team of researchers at the Indian ISRO Releases New Images Of Lunar student city is Bengaluru at 81st. It is followed
Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT- Surface Captured By Chandrayaan-2 by Mumbai (85th) and Delhi at 113
G) has developed a portable device to detect ➢ The Indian Space Research and Chennai at 115.
bacteria without cell culture or Organisation (ISRO) has released more pictures ➢ There are a total of 120 cities in the list. This
microbiological assays. of lunar surface which were captured by India’s report is released for the second consecutive
➢ The hand-held device, with bio-compatible lunar craft Chandrayaan-2. year. London beat Tokyo and Melbourne and
sensor can also diagnose time-critical illnesses ➢ The Terrain Mapping Camera-2 on-board the came second and third respectively on new
such as Meningitis researchers informed. orbiter of the lunar craft has captured the set of worldwide rankings.
The bacterial infection is a common cause of images from a distance of over 4,300 kilometres ➢ The QS Best Student Cities ranking was
morbidity and mortality across the world. above the moon’s surface. done by global education consultancy QS
➢ The present techniques are extremely time- ➢ They show several craters and the coldest Quacquarelli Symonds. It mainly highlights
consuming. Currently, cells derived from a patient region of the moon at her north pole. Earlier, on each city’s performance across different
are cultured or grown in laboratories to detect the 22nd of this month, the camera on board the categories.
and microanalyses bacteria. The new portable lander of Chandrayaan-2 has sent an image of the ➢ The number of Indians moving
device, however, can instantly detect the charges moon. to London for higher studies rose by 20% in
on the cell walls of bacteria. The rapid detection 2017-18.They marked an increase from 4,545 in
kits are like those used for blood sugar APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS 2016-17 to 5,455 in the fiscal year 2017-18. The
monitoring. DESIGNATION numbers are below the mark than could be
➢ The research has enabled rapid detection of PERSON achieved considering India’s vast student base.
bacteria, which is not just important in healthcare Shri Dinesh Ambassador of India to Djokovic Remains At Top Of ATP Rankings
but also in anti- bioterrorism measures and Bhatia the Republic of ➢ Rafael Nadal’s Rogers Cup win in Montreal
environmental monitoring. The team work has Paraguay. at the weekend marked a significant step for the
been recently patented as well as published in Sanjiv Ranjan Ambassador of India to Spaniard but it wasn’t enough to topple Novak
the July 2019 issue of ‘Journal of Materials the Republic of Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings.
Chemistry of the Royal Society of Colombia. ➢ Nadal, who will be vying for a fourth title at
Chemistry’. Flushing Meadows, was too strong for Daniil
NASA Investigating First Crime Committed Justice A.K. Sikri Ombudsman and ethics Medvedev in Sunday’s final, seeing off the
In Space: Report officer of Indian Russian 6-3 6-0 to claim his 35th Master’s title.
➢ The US space agency NASA is reported to Federation of Sports Roger Federer stays third and Dominic Thiem
be investigating a claim that an astronaut Gaming (IFSG), fourth.
accessed the bank account of her estranged ➢ Stefanos Tsitsipas, who entered the top five
Debashis Mindtree Ltd chief
spouse from the International Space Station. for the first time last week, drops two places and
Chatterjee executive officer (CEO)
➢ This is the first such allegation of a crime is leapfrogged by Kei Nishikori and Alexander
and Managing director
committed in space. Astronaut Anne Zverev. Medvedev’s reward for his appearance in
(MD).
McClain is accused of identity theft and Sunday’s final was a one-place climb to eight.
improperly accessing her estranged spouse’s MacKenzie Bezos Is Officially World’s Third
S.N. L&T group’s managing
private financial records while on a sixth-month Richest Woman Now
Subrahmanyan director and CEO.
mission aboard the International Space Station. ➢ MacKenzie Bezos is officially world’s third
➢ The astronaut’s spouse Summer Worden filed richest woman now. She is also Amazon’s
Naresh Kumar New Chief Secretary Of
a complaint earlier this year with the Federal second largest shareholder after her ex-
Arunachal Pradesh
Trade Commission after learning McClain had husband Jeff Bezos.
accessed her bank account without permission, ➢ Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shares worth
Chandrima Head Of Indian National
while Worden’s family filed another with NASA’s $1.8 billion between July 29 and July 31 as a part
Shaha Science Academy
Office of Inspector General. The astronaut had of his stock-sale plan. The regulatory filings also
(INSA).
done nothing wrong and accessed the bank revealed that the Amazon founder had
records while to monitor the couple’s combined transferred a quarter of his shares in the e-retail
Ghotu Ram India’s New Envoy To
finances something she had done over the course giant to his ex-wife as a part of their divorce
Meena Republic Of Congo
of their relationship. settlement.
Ravi Shastri Head Coach Of Indian
IHS Found Indian Have Average Resting ➢ Mackenzie’s 19.7 million shares in Amazon are
Men’s Team
Heart Rate Higher Than Desired Rate worth $36.8 billion, which according to Forbes
➢ Indian Heart Study (IHS) has found that makes her the third richest woman in the world.
Harshad National Institute of
Indians have an average resting heart rate of 80 ➢ Ahead of MacKenzie Bezos are two women –
Pandurang Health and Family
beats per minute which is higher than the Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, who is the heiress
Thakur Welfare. (NIHFW)
desired rate of 72 beats per minute. to the brand L’Oreal and is worth $53.7 billion,
➢ The IHS also highlighted that unlike people of and Alice Walton, who is the daughter of Walmart
other countries, Indians have higher blood founder Sam Walton, who is worth $50.4 billion.
pressure in the evenings than in mornings. India Tops Latest ICC Test Rankings
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➢ India topped the latest ICC Test team ➢ For the second consecutive year, Hollywood 7. Damodar Ganesh Bapat- social worker and
rankings while New Zealand is star Scarlett Johansson has topped Padma Shri awardee
placed 2nd and South Africa is in 3rd the Forbes’ list of highest paid female 8. Kanti Bhatt- Veteran Gujarati Journalist
position. actors in the world. Spurred by the success of 9. Russi Taylor- Voice Of Minnie Mouse
➢ India skipper Virat Kohli retains his number her summer Marvel film Avengers: Endgame, 10. Abdul Hamid’s Widow Rasoolan Bibi -
one position in the latest ICC Test batsmen’s the 34-year-old actor’s earning reached USD 56 Param Vir Chakra Awardee Veer
rankings. Australian batsman Steve Smith million. Jennifer Aniston, who earned in USD 11. Malcolm Nash- Former Glamorgan All-
overtook India’s Cheteshwar Pujara to grab the 28 million, rounds out the top five. Rounder
No.3 spot. OBITUARIES 12. Sushma Swaraj- Veteran BJP Leader,
➢ His elevation in rankings came after 1. Anant Setalvad -Cricket commentator Former External Affairs Minister and First Woman
consecutive hundreds in the opening Ashes Test 2. Amarendra Sharan - Former ASG, Senior CM of Delhi
in Edgbaston. Pujara is placed fourth in the fresh Advocate and Former Additional Solicitor 13. J Om Prakash-Veteran director and actor
standings. General of India. Hritik Roshan’s maternal grandfather
➢ Australian speedster Pat Cummins retains his 3. DJ Arafat- Ivory Coast Music Star 14. YG Raja Lakshmi Parthasarathy- Noted
top position in Test bowling. Indian spinners 4. Jose Luis Brown - Argentina FIFA World Cup educationalist and founder of the Padma Seshadri
Ravindra Jadeja is placed 6th and Ravichandran Winner Bala Bhavan (PSBB) Group of Schools,
Ashwin 10th. 5. Rizia Rahman- Bangladeshi Novelist and 15. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya -
‘Avengers’ Star Scarlett Johansson Tops Ekushey Padak winning India’s First Woman DGP.
Forbes Highest-Paid Actresses List 6. VB Chandrasekhar - Former Cricketer
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August 01 To August 07 World Breastfeeding Week “Empower Parents, Enable

Breastfeeding.”
2nd August (First Friday of August) - International Beer Day

International Beer Day _
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August 4 U.S. Coast Guard Day _
August 6 Hiroshima Day _
August 7 The National Handloom Day _
August 8 Quit India Movement Day _

Nagasaki Day
August 9 August Kranti Diwas _
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
August 10 World Bio Fuel Day ''Indigenous Languages”

International Youth Day and Theme: “Transforming education”
August 12 World Elephant Day
August 13 International Lefthanders Day _

Independence Day Of Pakistan
August 14 _
73rd Independence Day of India and _
August 15 Raksha Bandhan
Bangladesh’s National Mourning day
August 15 _
First Death Anniversary Of Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
August 16 _
Indonesia’s Independence Day and
August 17th The Parsi New Year, also known as Navroz _
World Photography Day
August 19th and World Honey Bee Day _
August 19th World Humanitarian Day #Women Humanitarians.
World Mosquito Day _

August 20 Indian Akshay Urja Day
Sadbhawna Diwas, Birthday of Shri Rajiv Gandhi
World Entrepreneurs' Day National Senior Citizen Day _
August 21
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and _
August 23 Its Abolition
Women’s Equality Day
August 26 _
National Sports Day or Dhyanchand's Birthday
August 29 _
International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances
August 30 _
SPORTS NEWS after doping tests on samples recovered from the ➢ India’s national tennis federation decided that
Australia Ellyse Perry Becomes First Moscow lab. it will not seek a change of venue for the Davis
Cricketer To Reach 1000 Runs, 100 Wickets ➢ Ruslan Albegov, who took a London Games Cup tie versus Pakistan in Islamabad but
In T20 bronze in the plus 105 kilo category and won requested the world body ITF to conduct another
➢ Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry became back-to-back world titles in the next two years, security check there in view of the fresh
the first cricketer to reach the rare milestone of was suspended along with women’s minus 63 kilo diplomatic tension.
scoring 1000 runs. She took 100 wickets in the 2013 world champion Tima Turieva. Also ➢ India’s participation in the Asia-Oceania Zone
T20 format. provisionally banned were David Bedzhanyan, Group 1 Davis Cup tie, scheduled on September
➢ Ellyse Alexandra Perry is an Australian Oleg Chen and Egor Klimanov. The World 14 and 15 is uncertain owing to high political
sportswoman who made her debut for both the Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced in tension with Pakistan.
Australian cricket and the Australian women’s April it had retrieved 2,262 samples from ➢ Meanwhile, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
national football team at the age of 16. Moscow’s former drug-testing laboratory. made it clear that the government will not have a
➢ Former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid say in the matter as Davis Cup is not a bilateral
Afridi (1416 runs and 98 wickets) stands closest Women’s Cricket To Be Part of Birmingham engagement. Davis Cup is not bilateral and is
to achieving the feat. Bangladesh’s Shakib al 2022 Commonwealth Games organised by a world sporting body.
Hasan got 1471 runs and 88 wickets. Australia ➢ The Commonwealth Games ➢ No Indian Davis Cup team has travelled to
Women unassailable lead 2-0 lead in the three- federation today announced that women’s T20 Pakistan since 1964 and bilateral cricket ties
match T20 series. Cricket has been confirmed for inclusion at between the two countries have been dormant
Tarun Chaudhri Becomes First IAF Pilot To the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in since the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai.
Complete Wing Suit Skydive Jump 2022.
➢ Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing ➢ Eight teams will compete across eight match Aishwarya Pissay Becomes First Indian To
Commander Tarun Chaudhri became the first days, as cricket returns to the Commonwealth Claim A World Title In Motorsports
pilot to perform a wing suit skydive jump. Games for the first time since 1998 when South ➢ Aishwarya Pissay became the first Indian to
➢ He jumped 8500 feet from the Mi-17 Africa won the gold medal in a men’s 50-over claim a world title in motorsports, annexing the
V5 helicopter at Air Force Station in Jodhpur; format competition in Kuala Lumpur. The 2022 FIM World Cup (Fédération Internationale
Rajasthan.This is the first time when a pilot of Commonwealth Games will take place in England de Motocyclisme) in the women’s category after
the IAF jumped the wing suit skydives with the from 27th July to 7th August. the final round of the championship at Varpalota
same helicopter, which he has just flown. ➢ Edgbaston, the venue of England’s semi-final in Hungary.
➢ It is a military transport variant, equipped victory over Australia in the men’s 50-over World ➢ The 23-year old from Bengaluru also finished
with modern avionics and glass cockpit Cup, will play host to all the matches. second in the FIM Junior category yesterday.
instrumentation.The rotary-wing aircraft has Aishwarya, who won the first round in Dubai and
state-of-the-art navigational equipment, Canadian Teen Bianca Andreescu Wins was placed third (Portugal), fifth (Spain) and
avionics, and weather radar. Rogers cup after Serena Williams Withdraws fourth (Hungary) in the subsequent outings,
Tamil Nadu Girl Won Gold Medal In World ➢ A tearful Serena Williams saw her US Open finished with a tally of 65 points, just four ahead
Deaf Youth Badminton Championship preparation thrown into disarray as back spasms of Portugal’s Rita Vieira in the final overall
➢ Tamil Nadu girl Jerlin Anika won the gold forced her out of the WTA Toronto final after just standings for women. She was placed second in
medal in the World Deaf Youth Badminton four games, handing Canadian teenager Bianca the junior category with 46 points, behind
Championships. The competition is held in Andreescu the title. championship winner Tomas de Gavardo (60) of
Taipei last week. ➢ Andreescu, 19, was up 3-1 with a break of Chile.
➢ Anika bagged four medals in the serve when 23-time Grand Slam champion
championship, including the gold, two silver, and Williams decided she couldn’t continue. She called India Beat West Indies By 59 Runs Via D/L
one bronze. The main reason behind her success for a medical timeout, but within a minute, the Method In 2nd ODI
is the support extended by her school and the umpire announced she was retiring. ➢ India beat West Indies by 59 runs via
efforts put in by her coach Saravanan. Rafael Nadal Wins Montreal Masters, Duckworth-Lewis method in the second ODI at
Australia Beat England By 251 Runs To Win Secures Record 35th ATP Masters 1000 Title Port-of-Spain in Trinidad last night. By virtue of
First Ashes Cricket Test ➢ Rafael Nadal completed a 6-3, 6-0 the win, India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match
➢ Australia beat England by 251 runs to win demolition of Russian Daniil Medvedev to win series.
the first Ashes Cricket Test at Edgbaston. in Montreal on Sunday and extend his record haul ➢ The first ODI between the two sides was
➢ England, set a target of 398 to win, collapsed of Masters 1000 titles. washed out. India rode on Kohli’s 120 off 125
to 146 all out on the last day, with Australia off- ➢ The world number two secured his 35th balls and Shreyas Iyer’s 71 to post a challenging
spinner Nathan Lyon taking six wickets giving 49 Masters crown, pulling clear by two in that 279 for seven after opting to bat.
runs and fast bowler Pat Cummins four for 32.The category from Novak Djokovic, who has won 33 ➢ West Indies were then set a revised target of
Victory gave Australia a 1-0 lead in the five-match of the elite tournaments. Claycourt king Nadal 270 runs to chase off 46 overs under Duckworth-
series. successfully defended a hard court title for the Lewis method. In pursuit, the West Indies were
IWF Provisionally Suspends Five Russian first time in his career. For Nadal it was a third bundled out for 210 in 42 overs.
Athletes title of 2019, after clay court success at Rome Indian Junior Shuttlers Win 6 Medals At
➢ The International Weightlifting and the French Open. Bulgarian Open
Federation (IWF) announced Five Russian Davis Cup: AITA Seeks Another Security ➢ In Badminton, Indian junior shuttlers won six
weightlifters, including a 2012 Olympic bronze Check In Islamabad From World Body medals at the Bulgarian Junior International
medallist, have been provisionally suspended Championships which concluded in
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Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. The medals comprised of Deepak Punia Becomes India’s First Junior Council will be a representative from the
three gold, a silver and two bronze. World Champion In 18 Years Comptroller and Auditor General office.
➢ The gold medals were won by Samiya Imad ➢ Wrestler Deepak Punia has India Win Gold At Under- 12 Asian Tennis
Faruqui in women’s singles, the duo of Edvin Joy become India’s first junior World Champion Team Championships In Kazakhstan
and Shruti Mishra in Mixed Doubles and pair of in 18 years. He claimed a gold medal at ➢ India has won gold at the Under 12 Asian
Tanisha Crasto and Aditi Bhatt in women’s the Junior Worlds with a win over Russia’s Tennis Team championship held in
doubles. Alik Shebzukhov at Tallinn, Estonia. Kazakhstan. India defeated Chinese Taipei
➢ Men’s doubles combination of Ishan ➢ In 92-kg weight category, Vicky claimed 2-1 in the summit clash to win the title.
Bhatnagar and Vishnuvardhan settled for the bronze after he defeated Batmagnai Enkhtuwacin ➢ The final was a tie of three matches – 2 singles
silver medal. Malvika Bansod and Meiraba of Mongolia 4-3. The President of Indian Wrestling and one doubles and India won both the singles
Luwang won a bronze each in other singles Federation, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh matches while lost the doubles encounter.
events. congratulated Deepak for his achievement. However, lost their doubles encounter. 12-year-
Sourabh Verma Wins Hyderabad Open Title Wrestler Bajrang Punia Nominated For Rajiv old Manas remained unbeaten in the entire
➢ In Badminton, reigning national champion, Gandhi Khel Ratna Award tournament.
Sourabh Verma clinched the Men’s Singles title in ➢ Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-
the Hyderabad Open. He beats Singapore’s Loh medalist wrestler Bajrang Punia has been Indian Men Beat Malaysia 6-0 In Their
Kean Yew 21-13, 14-21, 21-16 in a 52-minute nominated for the country’s highest sporting Opening Encounter At Olympic Test Event In
final clash. The 26-year-old Sourabh from honour – the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. Tokyo In Hockey
Madhya Pradesh had won the Slovenian His name was finalized by a 12-member ➢ The men’s hockey team defeated
International in May this year. selection committee on the opening day of a Malaysia 6-0 in their opening encounter of
➢ He had also won two Super 100 titles at the two-day meeting. the Olympic Test Event in Tokyo. Forwards
Dutch Open and Russian Open last year. Top ➢ The panel comprises the likes of Bhaichung Mandeep Singh and Gursahibjit Singh scored two
seeds Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy, Bhutia and MC Mary Kom among others and is goals each for India, while Gurinder Singh and SV
however, finished runners up in women’s headed by Justice Mukundakam Sharma. Sunil also registered their names on the score-
doubles. They lost 17-21, 17-21 to Korean Bajrang had last year won the gold medal in the sheet. Earlier, Indian women’s team registered a
combination of Baek Ha Na and Jung Kyung Eun 65-kg freestyle event at the Asian Games held in convincing 2-1 win over Japan.
in the summit clash. Jakarta. Liverpool Beat Chelsea On Penalties To Win
Former Uruguay Captain Diego Forlan ➢ He had also won the gold medal in the UEFA Super Cup In Istanbul
Announces Retirement From Football same category at the Gold Coast ➢ Adrian was the shootout hero as Liverpool
➢ Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has Commonwealth Games. Bajrang is only lifted the UEFA Super Cup with victory over
announced his retirement, bringing to an end the fourth wrestler to be finalised for the Khel Chelsea in Istanbul. The 32-year-old saved
a 21-year career in which he played club soccer Ratna award after Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Tammy Abraham’s spot-kick as Jurgen Klopp’s
on three different continents. Dutt and Sakshi Malik. men won 5-4 on penalties at Vodafone Park after
➢ Forlan, who started his career in South Indian Women’s Team Registers 2-1 Victory a 2-2 draw.
America with Argentine club Independiente, over Japan in Olympic Test Event ➢ It was Liverpool’s fourth UEFA Super Cup
played for major European teams such as ➢ In Hockey, the Indian women’s triumph and made amends for their Community
Manchester United, Villarreal, Atletico Madrid and team registered a comfortable 2-1 victory over Shield defeat by Manchester City on penalties.
Inter Milan before ending his career in Asia. He the hosts Japan in the Olympic Test Lewis Hamilton Wins Hungarian Grand Prix
was awarded the Golden Ball for best player at event in Tokyo. ➢ Lewis Hamilton regained the momentum in
the tournament and finished as one of the ➢ Both the Indian teams have secured their the world championship with a memorable
tournament’s top scorers with five goals. places in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers, to be held strategic victory when he overcame young rival
➢ Forlan won the Premier League and FA Cup later this year, by winning their FIH Series Max Verstappen with three laps to go in a tense
with United before moving to Spain where he Finals. Hungarian Grand Prix.
helped Atletico wins the Europa League in 2010 ➢ Being World No. 5 and the top-ranked ➢ The 34-year-old defending five-time world
with a double in the final against Fulham.He also side in the tournament among men, India champion started third on the grid in his Mercedes
led Uruguay to the Copa America title in 2011, starts as favorites against World No. 12 and, after stalking the 21-year-old Dutch tyro for
grabbing another two goals in a final, when they Malaysia. most of a fascinating tactical contest swept into
beat Paraguay 3-0. ➢ The Indian men will play World No. 8 New the lead on lap 67 of a
Prithviraj Tondaiman Best Placed Indian In Zealand tomorrow and World No. 16 Japan in ➢ stirring 70-lap contest.
Shotgun World Cup their last round-robin match. ➢ It was Hamilton’s record seventh win in
➢ India’s Prithviraj Tondaiman shot a 47 on Complete Election Process By 14th Sep To Hungary, his eighth this year and the 81st of
the first day qualifiers of the men’s trap event Vote In BCCI Polls: EO To State Units his career, wrecking Red Bull’s hopes of turning
in the International Shooting Sport ➢ BCCI Electoral Officer N Gopalaswami has Verstappen’s first pole position into victory and
Federation (ISSF) Shotgun World Cup in made it clear that all the affiliated state units will increased his
Lahiti, Finland. He was the best placed Indian at have to conduct their polls by the 14th of next ➢ lead in the title race to 62 points before the
sixth, as the fourth and final stage of the ISSF month to be eligible for participating in parent sport’s European summer break.
World Cup got underway. body’s elections. Committee of Administrators
➢ The competition schedule has five finals over (CoA) has prepared a tentatively scheduled
the next one week, which will see the distribution for BCCI elections on 22nd October. Vinesh Phogat Wins Third Successive Gold
of eight Tokyo 2020 Olympic quota places ➢ The procedural rules for the election of In 53kg
Prithviraj had rounds of 22 and 25 to grab the Board’s Apex Council have been posted on the ➢ Star India grappler Vinesh Phogat has
sixth and final qualifying spot with three more cricket body’s website. The ninth member on the bagged gold in women’s 53kg category of the
qualifying rounds to go before the finals. Council will be a representative from Poland Open wrestling tournament in Warsaw.
➢ In the women’s trap, Shagun Chowdhary shot the Comptroller and Auditor General office. ➢ The 24-year-old prevailed 3-2 over local
44 over two rounds to lie 11th, while Seema ➢ The Apex Council will comprise (men and wrestler Roksana in the final of the competition.
Tomar shot 40 to be in 35th spot. Manisha Keer women) and one state unit This was her third consecutive gold in the 53
was down in 54th with a score of 36 representative. President, Vice President, kg category after winning Gold at Grand Prix of
Secretary, Treasurer, two players’ Spain and at the Yasar Dogu International at
representatives. The ninth member on the Istanbul, Turkey last month.
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Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj, Chirag 1st Indian Men’s 20km Race Walk Team Wins ➢ Indian skipper Virat Kohli and
Indian Doubles Pair To Win Super 500 Title Bronze After Seven Years young wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant starred
➢ Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Through Upgrade with the bat, helping India achieve the 147-run
Shetty today became the first Indian pair to ➢ Seven years after India missed a podium target with five balls to spare. Pant stitched a
win a BWF Super 500 badminton place at the IAAF World Race Walking 106-run partnership with Kohli.
tournament. Cup in Russia, the Country was today handed ➢ Deepak Chahar, who claimed 3 wickets, was
➢ They beat World champions Li Jun Hui and Liu a bronze medal upgrade following awarded Man of the Match while Krunal
Yu Chen of China in the summit clash of Thailand disqualification of a member of the second-placed Pandya was adjudged player of the series.
Open 21-19, 18-21, 21-18 in Bangkok to win the Ukrainian team for dope violation. Rankireddy-Shetty Jump Seven Spots In
men’s doubles category. ➢ The Indian team of KT Infra, Babubhai Badminton Rankings
Indian Boxers End Their Campaign With Six Panucha and Surinder Singh had finished ➢ In Badminton, Indian men’s doubles pair
Medals In Boxing fourth in the men’s 20 kms team event behind of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag
➢ Indian boxers have ended their campaign at China, Ukraine and Australia in May 2012 at Shetty jumped seven places to enter the top 10
the Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial Saransk. of the latest world rankings. This follows their
International Boxing Tournament in ➢ The performance of three best finishers in the historic win at last week’s Thailand Open. They
Kaspiysk, Russia with a rich haul of six 20km individual event was counted to decide the are placed ninth in the doubles rankings.
medals. team rankings and India collected 68 points to ➢ The other Indian men’s doubles duo of Manu
➢ These comprised two gold, one silver and finish fourth originally. Dmytrenko had won a Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy remained on 25th
three bronze. Gaurav Solanki ( 56 kg) had to bronze in the individual event and he will be spot. In the men’s singles, Parupalli
settle for a silver. World Championships bronze- stripped off that medal as well. Kashyap moved up three places to 32nd spot,
medallist, Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) and India Football Giant East Bengal Club Turns 100 while Subhankar Dey climbed two places
Open gold-medallist champion Neeraj (57kg), Years to 39th.
clinched gold medals. ➢ Football Giant East Bengal Club turns 100 ➢ In the women’s singles rankings, Olympic
➢ Reigning Asian Championships gold medallist years on Aug 01st. On this day in 1920 East medallists P V Sindhu managed to hold on to her
Pooja Rani had to be content with a bronze in the Bengal Club was established at Kumartuli Park in fifth place and Saina Nehwal the eighth spot.
middleweight (75 kg) category. Govind Sahani North Kolkata. ➢ In the women’s doubles, Ashwini Ponnappa
(49Kg) and Jony (60Kg) also grabbed bronze ➢ West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata and N Sikki Reddy moved up a place to 23rd.
medals after their semi-final losses. Banerjee inaugurated the centenary year Players From Ladakh To Continue To
celebrations at a glittering function in Kolkata this Represent J&K
India Beat West Indies By Four Wickets In evening. Speaking on the occasion Ms Banerjee ➢ Cricketers emerging from the newly-
First T20 recalled glorious created Union Territory of Ladakh will
➢ In Cricket, India beat the West Indies by four ➢ contribution of the East Bengal Club for continue to qualify to represent Jammu and
wickets in the first Twenty20 of the three-match popularizing football game in the country. Kashmir in all BCCI domestic
international series at Lauderhill in the US last ➢ The State Sports Department will also competitions. The J&K Ranji team is not known
night. organize special programmes to mark the to have featured a player from Ladakh till date.
➢ Chasing the target of 96 runs, India made 98 Centenary of East Bengal Club. Former Indian ➢ Chief of Indian cricket’s Committee of
losing six wickets with 16 balls to spare. Rohit Cricket Captain Kapil Dev was given ‘Bharat Administrators Vinod Rai in New Delhi
Sharma top scored 24. Captain Virat Kohli and Gourav’ Award at the function. informed the arrangement remains the same like
Manish Pandey made 19 each. ➢ Former footballer Manaranjan Bhattacherjee it is for Chandigarh which is also a Union
Lionel Messi Suspended 3 Months And Fined and Bhaskar Ganguli were presented Life Time Territory. Their players either play for Punjab or
$50,000 For CONMEBOL Criticism Achievement Awards and P. K. Banerjee was Haryana in domestic competitions.
➢ The Argentine star Lionel Messi was barred given best football coach of the Century award South African Quick Dale Steyn Retires From
on Friday from playing for his national team for and the State Sports Minister Mr. Arup Biswas, Test Cricket
three months and was fined $50,000 by was present at the function. ➢ South African Dale Steyn, one of the great
CONMEBOL, the South American soccer fast bowlers of the modern era, announced
governing body, after he heavily criticized the Aishwary Wins Gold At Sardar Sajjan Singh his retirement from Test cricket in a bid to
organization during the Copa America. Sethi Memorial Shooting extend his longevity in the shorter forms of the
➢ Messi, 32, accused CONMEBOL of corruption ➢ In Shooting, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar game.
after he was sent off against Chile in the third- clinched a yellow metal in Men’s Rifle 3 Positions ➢ Steyn, who made his international debut
place playoff match during the tournament in (3P) at 12th Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi against England in 2004 and last played a Test in
Brazil, which ended last month. Messi was Memorial Masters competition in New Delhi February against Sri Lanka, is still contracted in
angered by two incidents during the Copa. today. the white-ball form of the game for the 2019/20
➢ Argentina was denied two penalty claims in its ➢ Having qualified at third position for the eight- season and he remains South Africa’s leading
2-0 semi-final loss to the hosts, after which Messi man final with a modest qualifying score 1166, wicket-taker in Tests.
claimed Brazil was managing a lot in CONMEBOL 18-year-old Aishwary from Madhya Pradesh was Simone Biles Makes History With The
these days. And when he was harshly dismissed back in his elements in the finals as he posted a ‘Hardest Move In The World’ At The U.S.
in the next game, which Argentina won, 2-1, he comfortable victory with a score of 459.9 and a Gymnastics Championship.
could not contain his anger. classy 10.7 in the end. ➢ During the U.S. Gymnastics Championships,
Adarsh Singh Wins Double Gold In Shooting ➢ India international Parul Kumar settled for the Biles made history when she became the first
Meet bronze. Tinjit Dhanota of Punjab and Esha Singh woman to ever hit a triple double, meaning a
➢ In Shooting, young Adarsh Singh outclassed of Telengana won the Men’s and Women’s 10 double back flip with three twists, on floor during
his rivals in the Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi metres Air Pistol gold medals. a competition.
Memorial Masters competition, winning India Whitewash West Indies In Three ➢ She attempted the move during her floor
the gold medal in both the men and junior 25 Match T-20 Series routine at the championships and had an uneasy
metres rapid fire pistol event in New Delhi. The ➢ India completed a 3-0 clean sweep over landing when she had to put both hands on the
17-year-old Adarsh shot 584 to top the the West Indies after winning the third and ground to steady her.
qualification rounds, his score way above the final Twenty20 International by seven wickets
second-ranked shooter in both the competitions. in Guyana last night. Dutch Hero Wesley Sneijder Announces
Retirement From Football
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➢ The Netherlands’ most-capped PV Sindhu Creates History, Wins Gold Medal glimpse of his talent, Nagal lost 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-
player Wesley Sneijder announced on Monday In BWF World Championships 4, but the fighting spirit shone through in his
his retirement from football, bringing down the ➢ PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win dream Grand Slam debut.
curtain on a trophy-laden career that spanned 17 the BWF World Championships, ➢ Nagal became only the fourth Indian to win
years. crushing Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 a set in the main draw of a Grand Slam in the last
➢ The 35-year-old, who played 134 times for his in just 38 minutes in a one-sided final. With the 20 years. What made it special was that it came
country, made the announcement while speaking win, Sindhu now has a full set of medals at World against Federer, a colossal figure with 20 Grand
to the YouTube channel of his hometown club FC Championships – two bronze medals, two silver Slams to his credit.
Utrecht after having bought a corporate box at medals and a gold medal. India Bags Four Medals In World skills
their stadium. ➢ Sindhu’s gold is the second medal that India Kazan Competition
➢ Sneijder’s career included a World Cup won at the Worlds this year with Sai ➢ The Indian team created history by winning
runners-up medal as well as Champions League, Praneeth winning a bronze in men’s one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at
La Liga and Series A titles. The playmaker had singles category. the 45th World Skills Kazan
successful spells with Real Madrid, Inter Milan and ➢ Sindhu has also won Olympic silver in 2019 competition, in Russia.
Galatasaray after having graduated from Ajax’s 2016 Rio Games, silver at Gold Coast ➢ It has been the country’s best performance
academy in 2002. His final club was Al Gharafa in Commonwealth Games, Asian Games silver since it first participated at the event in 2007. S
Qatar’s top-flight. at Jakarta and the BWF World Tour Finals Aswatha Narayana won the gold medal
last year. in water technology. Pranav
Bangladesh To Host Zimbabwe Despite ICC India Win First Test Against West Indies By Nutalapati won silver medal in web
Ban Huge Margin Of 318 Runs technologies. Sanjoy Pramanik and Shweta
➢ Bangladesh will host Zimbabwe for a tri- ➢ India beat West Indies by a massive 318-run Ratanpura won one bronze medal each in
nation Twenty20 tournament in margin in the first cricket Test at North Sound Jewellery and graphic design technology.
September despite the African nation being in Antigua. With this win, India has taken 1-0 lead Sports Minister Gives Rs 1.82 Cr To
suspended by the International Cricket in the 2-match series. Medallists Of Para-Badminton World
Council. ➢ Chasing a stiff target of 419 runs, West Indies Championship
➢ The ICC suspended Zimbabwe last month were all out for just 100 in 26.5 overs in their ➢ Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has handed
over the country’s failure to keep the sport second innings on the fourth day. India over 1.82 crore rupees to the medallists of
free from government interference, putting seamer Jasprit Bumrah took five second-innings the Para-Badminton World Championship,
its participation in multi-nation events in doubt. wickets for just seven runs. amending the policy for Para-athletes to make
➢ Bangladesh Cricket Board spokesman, Jalal ➢ Earlier, India declared their second innings at them eligible for more cash awards.
Yunus announced, they have been informed by 343 for seven, setting the West Indies a 419-run ➢ As per the amended guidelines, medal
the concerned officials that there is no bar on target to win the Test. Ajinkya Rahane scored 102 winners in world events and world
Zimbabwe playing in bilateral matches as they and adjudged Man of the Match. championships, organised by International
are only suspended from ICC events. Komalika Bari Becomes Recurve Cadet Paralympic Committee, International Sports
➢ Afghanistan is the third team in the World Champion; India Wins 2 Gold, 1 Federation and recognised by International
tournament scheduled to be held from September Bronze Olympic Committee, will be eligible for cash
13 to 24. Bangladesh were originally scheduled to ➢ India’s Komalika Bari became recurve cadet awards from the government.
play a bilateral series against Afghanistan in world champion at the World Archery Youth ➢ While the gold medal winners took home 20
September, but officials said Zimbabwe had been Championships in Madrid, Spain. She lakh rupees, the silver medallists were given 14
included in the series following a request from the defeated higher-ranked Sonoda Waka of Japan 7- lakhs and bronze winners 8 lakhs each.
strife-torn country. 3 in the final and earn India’s second gold on the Winners in the doubles events won 15 lakh rupees
final day of the Championships. each for gold, 10.5 lakh each for silver and six
Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain Selected For ➢ The 17-year-old Komalika is now India’s lakhs for bronze.
World Boxing C’ship second recurve cadet world champion
➢ Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (under-18) after Deepika Kumari who won the
and Lovlina Borgohain have been selected for title in 2009.
the upcoming women’s world boxing ➢ India also won gold in the compound junior
championships based on their recent mixed pair event and a bronze in the compound
performances. junior men’s team event. India concluded their
➢ The 36-year-old Mary Kom, who has already campaign with two gold and one bronze medal in
claimed two gold medals this year India Open and their last event.
a recent tournament in Indonesia, has been MotoGP: Spain’s Alex Rins Wins British
selected in the 51kg category. Grand Prix At Silverstone
➢ World and Asian bronze-medallist Borgohain ➢ Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) claimed a
will be competing in the 69kg category. The sensational victory at the GoPro British Grand
world championships are scheduled from Prix as he and Marc Marquez (Repsol
October 3 to 13 in Russia. Honda Team) treated us to a
Cancer Researcher Fiona Kolbinger Becomes phenomenal MotoGP race.
First Woman To Win Cycling’s ➢ The Suzuki man eventually beating the Honda
Transcontinental Race rider to the line in a stunning finish. Maverick
➢ German paediatric cancer researcher Vinales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP)
Fiona Kolbinger, 24, has won the picked up P3 but there was drama at the first turn
Transcontinental Race, becoming the first involving Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha
woman to do so after cycling nearly 4,000km SRT) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team).
from Bulgaria to France unassisted in just 10 US Open: Nagal Takes A Set From Federer
days, two hours and 48 minutes. She beat a field Before Exiting
of 263 competitors, all but 40 of whom were men. ➢ Indian’s Sumit Nagal took a set off the
It was Kolbinger’s maiden ultra-endurance race. iconic Roger Federer before fizzling out at
the US Open in New York. After giving a
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AUGUST CA QUIZ Nation-One Ration Card scheme on a pilot basis a) Sucheta Kriplani b) Tilka Manjhi
in Four major states. c) Surendranath Banerjee
Q.1) _____________ announced the launch of its
a) Food security b) Nutrients security d) Pingali Venkaiah e) Ullaskar Dutta
state-of-the-art Cyber Defence Centre in
c) Consumer security Q.20) In yet another step closer to the moon,
Bucharest, Romania.
d) Sea animal security e) Women security India’s _____________ spacecraft has
a) Infosys b) Wipro
Q.11) Ministry of ____________ has launched a undergone the fourth earth-bound manoeuvring
c) HCL d) TCS
competition for designing a Postage Stamp along successfully.
e) Accenture
Golden Jubilee edition of International Film a) Microsat-R b) AstroSat-1
Q.2) Shri Dinesh Bhatia ambassador of India to
Festival of India (IFFI). c) Chandrayaan-2 d) Saral-2
the Republic of Argentina appointed as the next
a) Consumer & Corporate Affairs e) GSAT-7A
Ambassador of India to the ___________ in
b) Information & Broadcasting Q.21) President Ram Nath Kovind has been
Buenos Aires.
c) Culture & Tourism awarded the National order of Merit by the
a) Republic of Ireland
d) Sports & Youth Affairs President of __________ recently.
b) Republic of Benin
e) Information & Technology a) Uruguay b) Gambia
c) Republic of Paraguay
Q.12) The __________ banned face-covering c) Tanzania d) Benin
d) Republic of China
clothing, such as a burqa or niqab, in public e) Guinea
e) Republic of Gambia
buildings and on transport as a contentious law Q.22) In Shooting, ___________ outclassed in
Q.3) Present India’s envoy to Argentina
on the garment came into force. the Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial
_______________ has appointed as the next
a) Switzerland b) Hong Kong competition, winning the gold medal 25 metres
Ambassador of India to the Republic of Colombia.
c) Denmark d) Netherlands rapid fire pistol event in New Delhi.
a) Sharat Sabharwal
e) Scotland a) Heena Sidhu b) Adarsh Singh
b) Gautam Bambawale
Q.13) President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated c) Gagan Narang d) Shardul Vihan
c) Ajay Bisaria
exhibitions on Mahatma Gandhi and Khadi at the e) Prakash Mitharwal
d) Vardhan Shringla
Ebunjan Theatre in The _________on his three Q.23) Seven years after India missed a podium
e) Sanjiv Ranjan
nation visit. place at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in
Q.4) Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG)
a) Benin b) Norway __________, the country was today handed a
announced the appointment of Justice
c) Gambia d) China bronze medal.
_______________ as its ombudsman and ethics
e) Guinea a) France b) Hong Kong
officer.
Q.14) The six-time BJP MLA from Sirsi Assembly c) Brazil d) Zimbabwe
a) Dilip Ram Dixit
constituency ______________ was unanimously e) Russia
b) Arjan Kumar Sikri
elected as the new Speaker of the Karnataka Q.24) The 11th Annual General Meeting of the
c) John Loffhagen
state Assembly. Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce &
d) Harsh Kumar Jain
a) K. S. Nagarathnamma Industry was held in ____________.
e) Rajeev Raja Sharma
b) Daradahalli Chandre Gowda a) New Delhi b) Jayawardhana
Q.5) ______________ co-founder and Director of
c) Kagodu Thimmappa c) Mumbai d) Colombo
Einfolge Technologies Pvt Ltd were awarded the
d) Ramappa Ramesh Kumar e) Rameshwaram
prestigious Entrepreneur Award 2019.
e) Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri Q.25) Param Vir Chakra awardee Veer Abdul
a) Naseeruddin Shah b) Paresh Rawal
Q.15) _________ Giant East Bengal Club turns Hamid’s widow, ____________ passed away in
c) Arshad Warsi d) Ruhan Rajput
100 years on Aug 01 st , on this day in 1920 East Dhamupur village of Ghazipur district in Uttar
e) Raghu Kulbhushan
Bengal Club was established at Kumartuli Park in Pradesh.
Q.6) __________ named the world’s best city for
North Kolkata. a) Rasoolan Bibi b) Savitri Khanolkar
students, report by ‘QS Best Student Cities’
a) Cricket b) Hockey c) Lakshmi Veer d) Salaria Gurbachan
ranking was done by global education consultancy
c) Football d) Kabaadi e) Subedar Bana
QS Quacquarelli Symonds.
e) Basketball Q.26) The Second All India Annual Conference of
a) Tokyo b) Melbourne
Q.16) In Shooting, Aishwary Singh Tomar Indian Information Service Officers was organized
c) Bengaluru d) New York
clinched a gold medal in Men Rifle (3Position) at in _____________ under the Ministry of
e) London
12th Sardar Sajjan Singh Sethi Memorial Masters Information & Broadcasting.
Q.7) DD News (Doordarshan) news channel of
competition in _________. a) Mumbai b) Chennai
India awarded “Champions of Empathy Award” is
a) Kolkata b) Amritsar c) Kolkata d) New Delhi
given for spreading awareness about
c) Gurugram d) New Delhi e) Patna
__________.
e) Chandigarh Q.27) ___________ legislative assembly passed
a) Hepatitis b) HIV
Q.17) ____________, the Glamorgan bowler who two important bills to curb honour killings and
c) Tuberculosis d) Heart attack
entered cricket folklore when Garfield Sobers Mob Lynching in the state on Aug 05th with a
e) Cancer
struck him for six sixes in an over, has died at the voice vote.
Q.8) Australia all-rounder _______________
age of 74. a) Punjab b) Maharashtra
became the first cricketer to reach the rare
a) Phillip Hughes b) Darryn Randall c) Gujarat d) Uttar Pradesh
milestone of scoring 1000 runs.
c) Alcwyn Jenkins e) Rajasthan
a) Rachael Haynes b) Delissa Kimmince
d) Richard Beaumont e) Malcolm Nash Q.28) Home-grown IT Company Mindtree Ltd
c) Ellyse Perry d) Georgia Wareham
Q.18) Senior Indian television journalist appointed ____________ as its new chief
e) Alyssa Healy
__________ has been awarded the 2019 Ramon executive officer (CEO) and managing director
Q.9) Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander
Magsaysay Award referred as the Asian version of (MD).
____________ became the first pilot to perform
the Nobel Prize. a) Shantanu Narayen
a wing suit skydive jump 8500 feet from the Mi-
a) Ajith Singh b) Ravish Kumar b) Debashis Chatterjee
17 V5 helicopter.
c) Sanjeev Reddy d) Linga Moorthi c) Ashwani Lohani
a) Rakesh Mantri b) Laxman Narsimhan
e) Dheena Dhayalan d) Sandeep Bakhshi
c) Johnson Kurian d) Hazraf Ahmad Al
Q.19) ______________, a freedom fighter and e) Sudipta Bhattacharya
e) Tarun Chaudhri
the designer of the flag on which the Indian Q.29) In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the
Q.10) In a major boost to national ___________,
national flag was based was born on Aug 02nd in country, __________ traffic police have launched
August 2, 2019 Government launched the One
1876.
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3-D Smart Traffic Signal devised by the students Peenya, ____________, which is an important and editor in various Gujarati publications passed
of a Chandigarh university. milestone in the progress of ISRO. away.
a) Panaji b) Haridwar a) Greater Noida b) Bengaluru a) Behramji Malabari b) Kanti Bhatt
c) Mohali d) Amritsar c) Gurgaon d) Jamshedpur c) Harindra Dave d) Ichharam Desa
e) Ladakh e) Kanchipuram e) Navalram Pandya
Q.30) Congress, Rajya Sabha MP Q.39) ____________ Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Q.48) In a countrywide effort to enhance water
_____________ resigned from the membership Nishank was inaugurating Technology Expo at IIT security, in water-stressed areas, the
of the House opposing the party’s stand on the Delhi to showcase latest innovation in the field of ____________, delivered over 3.5 lakh water
abrogation of Article 370. science and technology. conservation measures in 256 districts.
a) Akhilesh Prasad Singh a) Health & Family Welfare a) Neer Purashkar Abhiyan
b) Harshadray Yajnik b) Social Justice & Empowerment b) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
c) Ghulam Nabi Azad c) Human Resources Development c) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
d) Bhubaneshwar Kalita d) Information & Technology d) Arogya Jan Abhiyan
e) Jairam Ramesh e) Women & Child Development e) Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Q.31) _________ Assembly passed a resolution Q.40) ______________ regained the momentum Q.49) In __________, the “Aadi Perukku” festival
to support and thank the Central Govt. for in the world championship with a memorable is being celebrated, people performed puja’s on
deciding to repeal Article 370 of the Constitution strategic victory on Sunday in a tense Hungarian the banks of larger water bodies including sea
granting special status to J&K. Grand Prix. coasts, lakes and rivers.
a) Haryana a) Lewis Hamilton b) Max Verstappen a) Karnataka b) Telangana
b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Sebastian Vettel d) Charles Leclerc c) Kerala d) Tamil Nadu
c) Puducherry e) Carlos Sainz e) Andhra Pradesh
d) Manipur Q.41) National Academy of Art, Lalit Kala Q.50) _____________, a 1983-batch Indian Civil
e) Gujarat Akademi, celebrated its 65th Foundation Day in Accounts Service (ICAS) officer, took over as the
Q.32) Australia beat ____________ by 251 runs New Delhi inaugurated by Culture and Tourism Controller General of Accounts (CGA) with effect
to win the first Ashes Cricket Test at Edgbaston Minister ____________. from August 1, 2019.
Victory gave Australia a 1-0 lead in the five-match a) Santosh Kumar Gangwar a) Anthony Lianzuala Kurian
series. b) Rao Inderjit Singh b) Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey
a) West Indies b) New Zealand c) Shripad Yesso Naik c) Giriraj Prasad Gupta
c) South Africa d) Pakistan d) Prahlad Singh Patel d) Rakesh Rawat Mitra
e) England e) Hardeep Singh Puri e) Bipin Bihari Mallick
Q.33) Rajya Sabha adopted resolutions to scrap Q.42) Star India grappler Vinesh Phogat has Q.51) __________ has announced it will start
Article 370 and Article 35A in ________ and bagged gold in women’s 53kg category of Poland accepting applications for funding of feature films
provision of 10 per cent reservation for Open wrestling tournament in __________. under the Government scheme, ‘Production of
Economically Weaker Sections category. a) Lusaka b) Warsaw films in various Indian languages’.
a) Andaman & Nicobar c) Dushanbe d) Singapore a) NFDC b) CSIR
b) Jammu and Kashmir e) Ulaanbaatar c) NDER d) CRIDL
c) Telangana Q.43) Turkish President ____________ laid the e) RDFT
d) Puducherry foundation stone for the first new church of the Q.52) _______________, 23-year-old Indian-
e) Chandigarh country since it became a modern republic in origin doctor has been crowned Miss England
Q.34) On _____________ every year, Hiroshima 1923. after fending off competition from dozens of other
Day is observed in remembrance of the first a) Mohamed Bejicaid Essebsi models.
atomic bombing of the world by the United States b) Pepe Mujica Cordano a) Yashika Reddy b) Vaani Priyanka
in the city of Hiroshima. c) Mario Abdo Benítez c) Nilani Motwani d) Akshara Lal
a) August 6 b) August 8 d) James Scott Ryan e) Bhasha Mukherjee
c) August 4 d) August 7 e) Recep Tayyip Erdogan Q.53) __________ will create a protected marine
e) August 5 Q.44) The first Indian pair to beat World area in the country’s Arctic region, where climate
Q.35) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will champions of _________ in the summit clash of change is taking effect three times faster than the
be paying a three-day visit to _________ from Thailand Open win a BWF Super 500 badminton global average.
11th of this month; this will be his first visit to the tournament held in Bangkok. a) Russia b) Canada
country after assuming office. a) Malaysia b) Japan c) Iceland d) Netherlands
a) Japan b) Norway c) Taiwan d) China e) France
c) France d) China e) Singapore Q.54) In Cricket, India beat the ___________ by
e) Russia Q.45) India successfully test-fired its weather four wickets in the first Twenty20 of the three-
Q.36) Cricket commentator ____________ died tracked-chassis _________ from a mobile match international series at Lauderhill in the
in Mumbai, in his mid-80s, according to sources launcher at launch complex III of the Integrated USA.
in the Cricket Club of India, of which he was a Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha. a) Australia b) Sri Lanka
long-term member. a) QR-SAM b) DR-TAM c) West Indies d) England
a) Harsha Bhogle b) Sanjay Manjrekar c) PR-DAM d) NR-HAM e) South Africa
c) Anant Setalvad d) Michael Atherton e) JR-BAM Q.55) In _________, the Gandhi Nagar model
e) Hussein Ramalan Q.46) Indian boxers have ended their campaign village built with Indian assistance was
Q.37) ___________ has appointed S.N. at the Magomed Salam Umakhanov International inaugurated and the completed houses handed
Subrahmanyan as its non-executive vice Boxing Tournament in Kaspiysk, _________ with over to the beneficiaries.
chairman who currently serves as L&T group’s a rich haul of six medals. a) Indonesia b) Bangladesh
managing director and CEO. a) France b) Jamaica c) Pakistan d) Sri Lanka
a) Air India b) Mindtree c) Russia d) Bulgaria e) Maldives
c) Britannia d) Jindal Steel e) Mexico Q.56) The Argentine star _____________ was
e) Royal Enfield Q.47) Veteran Gujarati journalist, author and barred on two days ago from playing for his
Q.38) Chairman, ISRO laid foundation stone for columnist ___________also worked as a writer national team for three months and was fined
Space Situational Awareness Control Centre at $50,000 by CONMEBOL.
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a) Cristiano Ronaldo b) Lionel Messi c) Gujarat d) Madhya Pradesh Q.76) The UN’s humanitarian agency informs
c) Carlos Tevez d) Javier Zanetti e) Bihar Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in
e) Sergio Aguero Q.67) ____________ will host Zimbabwe for a __________ this year over 5.7 million cases of
Q.57) Former Vice President of ____________ tri-nation Twenty20 tournament in September malaria had been recorded in 2019.
Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor, who had sought despite the African nation being suspended by the a) Bahrain b) Belgium
political asylum in India, has been sent back to International Cricket Council. c) Burundi d) Brazil
his home country. a) India b) Sri Lanka e) Bahamas
a) Pakistan b) Indonesia c) Indonesia d) Pakistan Q.77) South African ____________, one of the
c) Vietnam d) Bangladesh e) Bangladesh great fast bowlers of the modern era, announced
e) Maldives Q.68) Six-time world champion M C Mary Kom his retirement from Test cricket in a bid to extend
Q.58) Every year, the ____________ of the and ___________ have been selected for the his longevity in the shorter forms of the game.
month of August is observed as Friendship Day to upcoming women’s world boxing championships a) Liam Denly b) Jack Leach
celebrate this bond while the idea of Friendship based on their recent performances. c) Thomas Westley d) Andrew Dawson
Day was first proposed in 1958. a) Lovlina Borgohain b) Simranjit Kaur e) Dale Steyn
a) First Sunday b) Last Monday c) Ankushita Boro d) Sonia Chahal Q.78) The United States has revoked visa-free
c) First Saturday d) Last Thursday e) Laishram Sarita entry rights to the country, for foreigners who
e) First Friday Q.69) German paediatric cancer researcher have visited _____________ in the past eight
Q.59) ____________ is officially world’s third ___________ has won the Transcontinental years.
richest woman now, Amazon’s second largest Race, becoming the first woman to do so after a) China b) North Korea
shareholder after her ex-husband Jeff Bezos. cycling nearly 4,000km from Bulgaria to France. c) India d) South Korea
a) Jacqueline b) Yan Huiyan a) Elizabeth Blackwell b) Rebecca Crumpler e) Venezuela
c) Susanne d) MacKenzie Bezos c) Flesche Picotte d) Helen Taussig Q.79) Former External Affairs Minister and First
e) Laurene e) Fiona Kolbinger Woman CM of Delhi ___________ passed away
Q.60) _______________, the voice of Minnie Q.70) The 77th anniversary of the August Kranti in New Delhi by suffering a massive cardiac
Mouse since the mid-1980s, also voiced the Din, which is one of the important milestones in arrest.
characters of Martin Prince and the twins Sherri the history of freedom struggle, is being observed a) Sikander Bakht b) Madhav Solanki
and Terri on “The Simpsons” has died at 75. on ____________. c) Sushma Swaraj d) Rajinder Kaur
a) Dan Castellaneta b) Nancy Cartwright a) August 06th b) August 08th e) Shashikala Kakodkar
c) Russi Taylor d) Tress MacNeille c) August 05th d) August 09th Q.80) India topped the latest ICC Test team
e) Julie Kavner e) August 10th rankings while New Zealand is placed 2nd, who is
Q.61) The United States unveiled rules formally Q.71) Noted educationist and founder of Padma CEO of ICC?
banning technology giant _________ and other Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) Group of Schools, a) Manu Sawhney
Chinese firms from government contracts. ______________, passed away from a cardiac b) Shubhangi Kulkarni
a) Sinopec b) Korbax arrest at the age of 93. c) Shashank Manohar
c) Synaty d) Jamnis a) YG Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy d) Anurag Thakur
e) Huawei b) JS Veeralakshmi Ramalingam e) Anil Kumble
Q.62) A special _____________ and First Day c) DV Mahalakshmi Narayanan Q.81) Cricketers emerging from the newly-
Cover will be released to commemorate the d) KL Dhanalakshmi Swaminathan created Union Territory of _________ will
Golden Jubilee Edition of International Film e) TR Athirshta lakshmi Kalyanamoorthi continue to qualify to represent Jammu and
Festival of India, IFFI. Q.72) A team of researchers at the Indian Kashmir in all BCCI domestic competitions.
a) New Website b) Article News Institute of Technology, _______ has developed a) Udhampur b) Baramulla
c) Award & Reward d) Postage Stamp a portable device to detect bacteria without cell c) Ramban d) Ladakh
e) Prize Coupon culture or microbiological assays. e) Akhnoor
Q.63) Uttar Pradesh government and a) IIT-Madras b) IIT-Bombay Q.82) The National Handloom Day is observed
_____________ have extended the existing c) IIT-Kharagpur d) IIT-Guwahati annually on __________ to honour the handloom
bilateral agreement of cooperation in several e) IIT-Delhi weavers in the country and also highlight India’s
fields by another five years. Q.73) Bangladesh Home Minister ____________ handloom industry.
a) Denmark b) Netherlands has left Dhaka on a three day visit to Delhi to a) 4thAugust b) 8thAugust
c) Turkmenistan d) Norway attend the 7th India- Bangladesh Home Minister c) 6thAugust d) 5thAugust
e) Switzerland level bilateral talks starting. e) 7thAugust
Q.64) The Seventh meeting of the India- a) Mahfuzur Rahman Q.83) Government has sanctioned 5595 electric
Bangladesh Home Minister Level Talks was held b) Asaduzzaman Khan buses in 64 cities for intracity and intercity
in ____________ with two countries Home c) Nurul Islam Nahid operations under the second phase of
Minister and portfolios. d) Syed Mahmud Hossain ___________ scheme.
a) Pune b) Greater Noida e) Abdul Hamid Rasood a) Digital India b) FAME India
c) New Delhi d) Kolkata Q.74) India completed a 3-0 clean sweep over the c) BHARAT India d) Green India
e) Trivandrum West Indies after winning the third and final e) Friend India
Q.65) In _____________, a minister has been Twenty20 International by seven wickets in Q.84) In ____________, the two-day-long 22nd
dropped from the state cabinet. Dr Manikandan _________. National Conference on E-Governance was
was serving as the state Information Technology a) Hungary b) Romania inaugurated by State Chief Minister Conrad K
Minister. c) Kenya d) Canada Sangma.
a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh e) Guyana a) Tripura b) Manipur
c) Puducherry d) Karnataka Q.75) In _________, Indian men’s doubles pair c) Sikkim d) Nagaland
e) Telangana of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty e) Meghalaya
Q.66) _____________ Government has jumped seven places to enter the top 10 of the Q.85) President Ram Nath Kovind conferred
organised a special musical programme, latest world rankings. country’s highest civilian honour ___________ on
Barshamongol based on Tagore’s songs and a) Badminton b) Table Tennis Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen
writings to mark the day. c) Chess d) Rowing Hazarika.
a) Rajasthan b) West Bengal e) Ice Hockey a) Bharat Ratna b) Padma Vibhushan
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c) Ashoka Chakra d) Padma Shri Q.96) ___________ has topped the rankings in Q.106) _____________ conducted new missile
e) Khel Ratna Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding tests firing two missiles into the sea it was the
Q.86) ___________ Assembly Speaker Ram Practices in the country. fifth round of such launches in two weeks.
Niwas Goel disqualified rebel AAP MLAs Devinder a) Tamil Nadu b) Gujarat a) Republic of Seychelles
Sehrawat and Anil Bajpai under the anti-defection c) Manipur d) Maharashtra b) North Korea
law. e) Nagaland c) United states
a) Tamil Nadu b) Andhra Pradesh Q.97) World Archery Secretary General d) Democratic of Congo
c) Delhi d) Karnataka _________ informed WA suspended the Archery e) South Korea
e) Rajasthan Association of India (AAI) for defying its Q.107) India’s top wrestler ____________
Q.87) The only South African batsman guidelines by electing two parallel bodies. continued their impressive with defending his title
____________ to have scored a triple century in a) Mario Scarzella b) Ugur Erdener at Tbilisi Grand Prix over Iran’s Peiman Bibyani in
the Test format has retired from all international c) Nicole Hoevertsz d) Tom Dielen the 65 Kilogram category.
crickets with immediate effect. e) Ronald Maughan a) Bajrang Punia b) Sushil Kumar
a) Peter Kirsten b) Adrian Kuiper Q.98) Vice President launched the __________ c) Yogeshwar Dutt d) Jinder Mahal
c) Imran Tahir d) Hashim Amla government’s ‘Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad e) Sangram Singh
e) Brian McMillan Yojana’ money will be directly transferred into the Q.108) INS Tarkash, a state-of-the-art stealth
Q.88) India and __________ have agreed to set bank accounts of farmers. frigate of the Indian Navy equipped with a
up a Joint Technical committee for optimum a) Jharkhand b) Arunachal Pradesh versatile range of weapons, arrived in
utilisation of Ganges water as being received c) Uttarakhand d) West Bengal _______________ for a three-day visit.
under the Sharing Treaty 1996. e) Chhattisgarh a) Ireland b) Sweden
a) Bangladesh b) Pakistan Q.99) National Liberation Front of ___________ c) New Zealand d) Denmark
c) Indonesia d) Sri Lanka led by Sabir Kumar Debbarma, NLFT-SD has e) Norway
e) Maldives agreed to abjure the path of violence and join the Q.109) Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs
Q.89) On ____________ every year, Nagasaki mainstream. and Sports ___________ has informed that the
Day is observed because on this day US dropped a) Tamil Nadu b) Punjab Ministry will be exploring sporting talent from
atomic bomb on the Nagasaki city of Japan in c) Telangana d) Haryana every nook and corner of the country.
1945 during World War II. e) Tripura a) Rao Inderjit Singh
a) 10 August b) 9 August Q.100) In _____________, world record has b) Mansukh Mandaviya
c) 8 August d) 7 August been made in the massive plantation drive c) Shripad Yesso Naik
e) 6 August ‘Vriksharopan Mahakumbh’ on the occasion of d) Kiren Rijiju
Q.90) _____________, Pakistan’s former Prime 77th anniversary of Quit India Movement. e) Anurag Thakur
Minister Sharif’s daughter, was arrested from the a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Madhya Pradesh Q.110) Hockey India named 33 players for the
Kot Lakhpat jail, in a money laundering case. c) Himachal Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh junior men’s national camp begins at the Sports
a) Kashmala Tariq b) Hina Rabbani e) Andhra Pradesh Authority of India centre in Bengaluru, to prepare
c) Alizeh Haider d) Fauzia Wahab Q.101) ___________ has been named as interim for the ______________.
e) Maryam Nawaz Congress President adopted by Congress Working a) Aga Khan Cup
Q.91) Nobel laureate _____________, a pioneer Committee during its meeting in New Delhi. b) Durand Cup
and reigning giant of modern literature was the a) Rahul Gandhi b) Pranab Mukherjee c) Sultan of Johor Cup
first black woman to receive the Nobel literature c) Sonia Gandhi d) Manmohan Singh d) Murugappa Gold Cup
prize has died at age 88. e) Priyanka Gandhi e) Subroto Mukerji Cup
a) Diahann Carroll b) Freema Agyeman Q.102) Member Secretary of Sports and Youth Q.111) A Famous Actor _____________ won the
c) Lynn Whitfield d) Toni Morrison Welfare Committee, Lakhya Konwar announced best actress award for her portrayal of yesteryear
e) Angela Bassett the Khelo India will be held in ___________ in star Savitri in Telugu film Mahanati.
Q.92) More than 5 lakh Rohingya refugees over January of next year. a) Keerthy Suresh b) Anushka Shetty
the age of 12 living in Bangladesh have been a) Meghalaya b) Sikkim c) Kajal Aggarwal d) Shruti Haasan
issued identity documents by the ___________. c) Mizoram d) Nagaland e) Nayanthara
a) UNICEF b) UNDP e) Assam Q.112) Union ministers Ramesh Pokhriyal and
c) UNHCR d) ICAO Q.103) The 53-year-old Actor ____________ will Gajendra Singh have launched the Samagra
e) UNESCO be felicitated with the Charlie Chaplin Award by Shiksha-Jal Suraksha drive to promote water
Q.93) On every year ________ commemorates the British Academy’s Los Angeles branch for conservation activities among __________.
the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Excellence in Comedy. a) Senior Citizens b) Parents
Peoples worldwide, a day dedicated to indigenous a) Eugene Carrey b) Adam Sandler c) School Students d) Teachers
peoples, their human rights, languages. c) Robin Williams d) Steve Coogan e) Entrepreneurs
a) 10th August b) 9th August e) Martin Lawrence Q.113) President Ram Nath Kovind hosted At-
c) 8th August d) 7th August Q.104) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will Home reception in the honour of freedom fighters
e) 6th August leave on a three-day visit to __________ during at Rashtrapati Bhavan to mark the _______
Q.94) Defence Acquisition Council has accorded his visit, he will hold bilateral meeting with his anniversary of Quit India Movement.
approval for procurement of indigenous SDR and counterpart Wang Yi. a) 73rd b) 74th
Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal a) China b) Japan c) 75th d) 76th
Batteries for the ____________. c) Mauritius d) Russia e) 77th
a) Indian Army b) CRPF e) France Q.114) As per Home Ministry notification, the two
c) Indian Air Force d) State Police Q.105) The book titled “Listening, Learning & new Union territories Jammu and Kashmir and
e) Indian Navy Leading” chronicling the two years in office by Ladakh will come into existence on
Q.95) A Sukhoi fighter jet of the Indian Air Force Vice President will be released by Union Home ____________ this year.
crashed near Tezpur the local flying area in Minister ____________, in the presence of Mr a) 01st September b) 01st October
Sonitpur district in ____________. Naidu. c) 31st October d) 30th September
a) Assam b) Tripura a) Rajnath Singh b) Salman Khurshid e) 31st August
c) Punjab d) Goa c) Amit Shah d) Prakash Javadekar Q.115) The Central Government aims to cover
e) Uttarakhand e) Piyush Goel almost every part of the country under ‘One
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Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme by a) Sir C V Raman e) August 08
___________ of next year. b) Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha Q.134) __________ has announced “Vikram
a) 01st June b) 15th August c) Dr Vikram Sarabhai Sarabhai Journalism Award in Space Science,
c) 31st May d) 01st October d) Satyendra Nath Bose Technology and Research” to recognize and
e) 30th April e) Sir Birbal Sahni reward journalists who involved in field of Space.
Q.116) The DMK party’ Mr. Kathir Anand has won Q.125) Falcon 9 launches ____________ AMOS- a) Government of India
the closely fought election in the ___________ 17 off Pad 40 in Florida, marking this booster’s b) Indian Space Research Organisation
Lok Sabha constituency by a slender margin of third flight and SpaceX’s 25th reflight of an orbit c) National Green Tribunal
over 8000 votes. class rocket. d) Defence Research and Development
a) Ghazipur b) Dharwad a) Israel b) Pakistan Organisation
c) Morigaon d) Vellore c) Egypt d) India e) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
e) Dibrugarh e) Russia Q.135) Biologist ________________ will become
Q.117) India’s transsexual woman Q.126) India beat West Indies by 59 runs via the first woman to head the Indian National
_____________ has made the country proud ___________ method in the second ODI at Port- Science Academy (INSA) in 85-Year Existence.
with a third successive victory in the beauty of-Spain in Trinidad by virtue of the win, India is a) Manju Sharma b) Anuradha Lohia
pageant Miss World Diversity. 1-0 lead in the three-match series. c) Chandrima Shaha d) Gagandeep Kang
a) Nitasha Biswas b) Prithika Yashini a) Leg before Wicket b) Duckworth-Lewis e) Soniya Nityanand
c) Gauri Sawant d) Joyita Mondal c) Handled the Ball d) Hit the Ball Twice Q.136) Who is the Chairman National Green
e) Naaz Joshi e) Shearling-Goal Tribunal (NGT)?
Q.118) Nearly two million Muslims to marking the Q.127) In ____________, 1000 of students and a) Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel
beginning of five-day pilgrimage from across the members of several social organisations unfurled b) Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta
world including India will perform Haj in a 15-km long national flag by forming a human c) Justice Swatanter Kumar
____________. chain, for Independence Day. d) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha
a) Kuwait b) Saudi Arabia a) Haryana b) Assam e) Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan
c) United Arab Emirates d) Qatar c) Chhattisgarh d) Nagaland Q.137) Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
e) Iran e) Jharkhand _____________ conferred the National Youth
Q.119) Every year on ______________ is World Q.128) In Badminton, Indian junior shuttlers won Awards for 2016-17 on twenty individuals and
Biofuel Day to create awareness about the six medals at the Junior International three organisations at a function in New Delhi.
importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to Championships which concluded in Pazardzhik, a) Shripad Yesso Naik b) Kiren Rijiju
conventional fossil fuels. ____________. c) Jitendra Singh
a) 7th August b) 9th August a) Serbia b) Mexico d) Mansukh Mandaviya e) Ramdas Athawale
c) 11th August d) 10th August c) Estonia d) Nigeria Q.138) In Uttar Pradesh, the government has
e) 8th August e) Bulgaria swung in action to stop the use of banned plastic
Q.120) PM Modi will inaugurate a hydropower Q.129) In Sri Lanka, former Defence Secretary in capital city ____________.
project and will roll out RuPay Card during the _____________ has been named as the a) Patna b) Kolkata
visit, will hold talks with his Bhutanese Presidential candidate of main opposition Sri c) Ahmedabad d) Agra
counterpart _____________. Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). e) Lucknow
a) Lotay Tshering a) Sagara Kariyawasam Q.139) On the ____________, Chandrayaan-2
b) Imran Ahmed Khan b) Gotabaya Rajapaksa lander is expected to soft-land on the south pole
c) Joko Widodo c) Ranil Wickremesinghe of the moon and unleash the rover to explore the
d) Abdul Hamid d) Sajith Premadasa surface, a first by India.
e) Maithripala Sirisena e) Mahendra Rajapaksa a) 10th September b) 15th October
Q.121) The Board of Control for Cricket in India Q.130) In Badminton, reigning national c) 30th November d) 07th September
agreed to come under the ambit of the champion, _____________ clinched the Men’s e) 20th October
_________ Board has given in writing that it Singles title in the Hyderabad Open by beating Q.140) Information and Broadcasting Minister
would adhere to the anti-doping policy. Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew. Prakash Javadekar released a patriotic song
a) IDRA b) ACFD a) Sourabh Verma b) Kidambi Srikanth ____________ in New Delhi in the run up to the
c) NADA d) DFAR c) Sai Praneeth d) H S Prannoy Independence Day.
e) CGAD e) Sameer Verma a) Gurgaon b) Watan
Q.122) ____________, the long-time wrestler Q.131) Indian Railways – Northern Railway has c) Rapteni d) Sangeetha
and promoter best known for playing the arrogant cancelled _____________ train after Pakistan e) Pramonisha
“King of the Ring” had died at the age of 76. suspended operations on its side. Q.141) _______________ completed a 6-3, 6-0
a) Dolph Ziggler b) Harley Race a) Tejas Express b) Humsafar Express demolition of Russian Daniil Medvedev to win in
c) Brock Lesnar d) Randy Orton c) Antyodaya Express Montreal and extend his record haul of Masters
e) Jeff Hardy d) Samjhauta Express 1000 titles.
Q.123) The 4th edition of National e) Rajdhani Express a) Novak Djokovic b) Kei Nishikori
Entrepreneurship Awards (NEA), given for Q.132) Former Uruguay striker _____________ c) Rafael Nadal d) Dominic Thiem
recognize and encouraging the outstanding has announced his retirement, bringing to an end e) Roger Federer
Indian Entrepreneurs and catalyse by the Ministry a 21-year career in which he played club soccer Q.142) The Supreme Court ordered that the list
of __________. on three different continents. of those excluded from the final Assam NRC be
a) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises a) Luis Alberto b) Edinson Roberto published only online on ______________.
b) Social Justice and Empowerment c) Martin Silva d) Fernando Muslera a) 31st of August b) 01st of September
c) Electronics and Information Technology e) Diego Forlan c) 30th of September d) 01st of October
d) Human Resource Development Q.133) The United Nations’ (UN) International e) 31st of October
e) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Youth Day is celebrated on _____________ each Q.143) India’s national tennis federation decided
Q.124) India celebrated the 100th birth year to recognize efforts of the world’s youth in that it will not seek a change of venue for the
anniversary of scientist and innovator enhancing global society. __________ tie versus Pakistan in Islamabad
______________, is considered as the father of a) August 12 b) August 11 requested the world body ITF.
India’s space program on August 12, 2019. c) August 10 d) August 09 a) Wimbledon b) BNP Paribas
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c) Hopman Cup d) Davis Cup candidate for the by-poll to Rajya Sabha from Q.162) Penguin Random House India has
e) Laver Cup _____________. announced a book titled “Sridevi: Girl Woman
Q.144) ____________ became the first Indian to a) Manipur b) Rajasthan Superstar”, is written by author-screenwriter
claim a world title in motorsports, in the women’s c) Telangana d) Madhya Pradesh ___________ on the life of the actor.
category world championship at Varpalota in e) Jharkhand a) Satyarth Nayak b) Anurag Kashyap
Hungary. Q.154) The Commonwealth Games Federation c) Vishal Bhardwaj d) Shakun Batra
a) Roshni Misbah announced that women’s T20 Cricket has been e) Himanshu Sharma
b) Yashmeen Chauhan confirmed for inclusion at the Birmingham Q.163) Women in the capital will be able to travel
c) Aishwarya Pissay Commonwealth Games in ___________. free of cost on _________ Transport Corporation,
d) Veenu Paliwal a) 2020 b) 2021 buses on Raksha Bandhan.
e) Neharika Yadav c) 2024 d) 2023 a) Chennai b) Mumbai
Q.145) As per new report of ATP 2019 e) 2022 c) Delhi d) Bangalore
______________ remains at top of ATP rankings. Q.155) A tearful Serena Williams saw her US e) Kolkata
a) Novak Djokovic b) Rafael Nadal Open preparation thrown into disarray handing Q.164) Huawei Technologies Co unveiled its
c) Dominic Thiem d) Kei Nishikori Canadian teenager ____________ the title. much-anticipated in-house operating system
e) Roger Federer a) Sloane Stephens b) Angelique Kerber ______________, marking the Chinese tech to
Q.146) World Elephant Day is observed on c) Bianca Andreescu d) Flavia Pennetta build its own software ecosystem.
_____________ annually to make people e) Hana Mandlikova a) Tizen OS b) Lineage OS
understand to preserve and protect the giant Q.156) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated c) Lune OS d) Harmony OS
animal elephant. the Dynamic Facade Lighting of the __________ e) Kaione OS
a) August 10 b) August 12 estate, 875 energy-efficient LED lights have been Q.165) The famous ____________, an offering of
c) August 14 d) August 08 installed in the Complex. the Palani Dandayuthaswamy temple, in Tamil
e) August 06 a) Supreme Court Nadu, has been granted the Geographical Identity
Q.147) Every year on ______________ b) National Green Tribunal (GI) tag.
Lefthanders Day is observed to raise awareness c) Konark Sun Temple a) Panchamritham b) Laddoo
about the problems and difficulties that left- d) Parliament House c) Moori kadha d) Mathadi
handed people faced. e) Rashtrapati Bhavan e) Palpayasam
a) 11 August b) 14 August Q.157) Pakistan Independence Day is observed Q.166) ______________ Makes History with the
c) 10 August d) 13 August annually on ___________ this day Pakistan ‘Hardest Move in the World’ at the U.S.
e) 12 August achieved Independence and was declared a Gymnastics Championships became the first
Q.148) Reliance Jio has announced a long-term sovereign nation, the end of British rule in 1947. woman to ever hit a triple double.
strategic partnership with ___________ at the a) August 16 b) August 14 a) Shannon Miller b) Aly Raisman
Reliance India Limited’s 42nd Annual General c) August 12 d) August 15 c) Nastia Liukin d) Dominique Dawes
Meeting for the digital platform. e) August 13 e) Simone Biles
a) Google b) Cisco Q.158) Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani Q.167) _______________ of the Vamos party as
c) Facebook d) Microsoft informed under _____________ scheme target is the Guatemala’s next president defeated former
e) Infosys to provide skill development to 10 lakh youth in First Lady Sandra Torres from the centrist
Q.149) The country’s largest sanitation survey the textile sector. National Unity of Hope party.
Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2019 was a) SAMARTH b) SETHUAN a) Rivera Estrada
launched by Jal Shakti Minister c) MARTHAN d) JAMNIS b) Alejandro Giammattei
_______________ in New Delhi. e) TMSDS c) Aristides Crespo
a) Ashwini Kumar Choubey Q.159) Former Additional Solicitor General of d) Ruben Dario Morales
b) Sanjeev Kumar Balyan India, Senior e) Jorge Herbruger
c) Arjun Ram Meghwal Advocate _______________ passed away after Q.168) The Netherlands’ most-capped player
d) Kailash Choudhary suffering a massive heart attack. ___________ announced on Monday his
e) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat a) Rajdeepak Rastogi retirement from football, bringing down the
Q.150) ___________ has taken over the charge b) Shashi Prakash Singh curtain on a trophy-laden career that spanned 17
as the new Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh c) Amarendra Sharan years.
called on Governor Dr. B. D. Mishra at Raj d) Satya Pal Jain a) Virgil Dijk b) Matthijs Ligt
Bhawan in Itanagar. e) Maninder Acharya c) Frenkie Jong d) Wesley Sneijder
a) Ramesh Kanna b) Naresh Kumar Q.160) Wing Commander ______________ of e) Ryan Babel
c) Harish Chandran d) Suresh Krishnan Indian Air Force will be conferred with Vir Chakra Q.169) Missile destroyer, JS Sazanami of the
e) Aakash Raman on Independence Day had shot down F-16 jet of ____________ Maritime Self Defense Force
Q.151) Jammu and Kashmir government will host Pakistan Air Force. (JMSDF), commanded by Commander Shoji
a three-day Global Investors Summit from 12th a) Pradeep Padmakar Ishkawa, is on a two day goodwill visit to Kochi.
October this year in ____________. b) Abhinandan Varthaman a) Chinese b) French
a) Srinagar b) Kashmir c) Harpal Singh c) Japanese d) Russian
c) Ladakh d) Jammu d) Rakesh Kumar e) Israeli
e) Udhampur e) Pawan Kapoor Q.170) This year in 2019, India will celebrate its
Q.152) The International Weightlifting Federation Q.161) The government has reconstituted the _________ Independence Day to pay tribute and
(IWF) announced five ____________ Inter State Council and the Standing Committee remember all the freedom fighters that had
weightlifters, including a 2012 Olympic bronze of the Inter State Council __________ is the contributed a lot for the Independence of India.
medallist, have been provisionally suspended. Chairman of the I-S council. a) 71st b) 73rd
a) Indian b) Chinese a) President of India c) 72nd d) 75th
c) Russian d) American b) Chief Justice of India e) 74th
e) Japanese c) Chief Minister of Delhi Q.171) The neighbouring country Bangladesh,
Q.153) Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan d) Home Minister of India which was part of India before partition in 1947,
Singh filed nomination papers as a Congress e) Prime Minister of India observes ______________ as its National
Mourning Day.
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a) August 15 b) August 13 Q.181) North Korea fired two unidentified a) Tamil Nadu b) Maharashtra
c) August 12 d) August 14 projectiles into the sea which is the latest in a c) Gujarat d) Rajasthan
e) August 16 series of such launches by ____________. e) Uttar Pradesh
Q.172) ________________ has been appointed a) Seoul b) Pyongyang Q.191) Central Board of Secondary Education
as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic c) Dodoma d) Changsha (CBSE) will conduct the ________ edition of the
of Congo by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). e) Zhengzhou Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) on 8th of
a) Suresh Kumar Makhijani Q.182) Wrestler ______________ claimed a gold December this year 2019.
b) Ruchi Ghanashyam medal at the Junior Worlds with a win over a) 15th b) 11th
c) Ghotu Ram Meena Russia’s Alik Shebzukhov at Tallinn, Estonia. c) 14th d) 13th
d) Vinay Mohan Kwatra a) Deepak Punia b) Sushil Kumar e) 12th
e) Pranay Kumar Verma c) Arjun Halakurki d) Ranjan Dinseh Q.192) Asian and Commonwealth medalist
Q.173) _______________, a singer from Ivory e) Suraj Aswala __________ Bajrang Punia has been nominated
Coast with a huge following in francophone Africa, Q.183) The ____________ of India announced for the country’s highest sporting honour – the
has died after a road accident in Abidjan. that the country will now have a Chief of Defence Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
a) VJ Calvin Harris b) DJ Fatboy Slim Staff, CDS, who will ensure synergy among the a) Swimmer b) Wrestler
c) VJ Martin Garrix d) DJ Arafat three Services. c) Shuttler d) Boxer
e) AJ Bassnectar a) President b) Chief Justice e) Shooter
Q.174) ____________ State Police Department c) Prime Minister d) Defence Minister Q.193) India’s Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu’s
got its first Laboratory-cum-Training Centre for e) Home Minister visit will be the first-ever high level visit to the
Prevention of Cyber Crime against Women and Q.184) ______________ 2019 is first death _________ Baltic countries.
Children. anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari a) One b) Two
a) Tamil Nadu b) Haryana Vajpayee who served as the Prime Minister for c) Three d) Four
c) Nagaland d) Karnataka three times from 1996 to 2004. e) Five
e) Andhra Pradesh a) August 12 b) August 13 Q.194) In __________, the Indian women’s team
Q.175) “Aadi Mahotsav” the national tribal c) August 14 d) August 15 registered a comfortable 2-1 victory over the
festival will start at Polo Ground in Leh-Ladakh e) August 16 hosts Japan in the Olympic Test event in Tokyo.
inaugurated by the Jammu and Kashmir Q.185) Former Argentina defender and FIFA a) Hockey b) Gymnastics
Governor, _______________. World Cup-winner ______________ passed away c) Wrestling d) Boxing
a) Phagu Chauhan b) Satya Pal Malik recently, at the age of 62. e) Shuttle
c) Biswabhushan Harichandan a) Roberto Fabian Ayala Q.195) ______________ visit to Bhutan in the
d) Kalraj Mishra e) Lalji Tandon b) Jorge Mario Olguin beginning of the current term reflects the high
Q.176) _____________ became the first Indian c) Daniel Alberto Passarella importance that the Government attaches to
chef to be awarded the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre du d) Jose Luis Brown India’s relations with that country.
Mérite Agricoleto’ by the French government for e) Alberto Cesar Tarantini a) General Bipin Rawat
reinventing the gastronomic scene in India. Q.186) _____________ was re-appointed head b) Ram Nath Kovind
a) Sanjeev Kapoor b) Vikas Khanna coach of the Indian men’s team by the Kapil Dev- c) Venkaiah Naidu
c) Saransh Goila led three-member Cricket Advisory Committee d) Amit Anilchandra Shah
d) Priyam Chatterjee e) Nilesh Limaye (CAC). e) Narendra Modi
Q.177) Environment Minister _______________ a) Rahul Dravid b) Sourav Ganguly Q.196) BCCI Electoral Officer N Gopalaswami
has announced that a massive campaign will be c) Ravi Shastri d) Sanjay Bangar confirmed all the affiliated state units will have to
launched to make India free of single-use plastic. e) Ramakrishnan Sridhar conduct their polls by the ________ for
a) Pralhad Joshi b) Harsh Vardhan Q.187) ___________ State chaired the 2nd participating in parent body’s elections.
c) Sadananda Gowda d) Piyush Goyal meeting of the high-powered committee of Chief a) 12th September b) 13th September
e) Prakash Javadekar Ministers for transformation of Indian agriculture c) 14th September d) 15th September
Q.178) NASA scientists are crisscrossing in Mumbai organised by NITI Aayog. e) 16th September
_____________ on a mission to track melting ice a) Tamil Nadu b) Maharashtra Q.197) In Delhi, a scheme to involve school eco
has been melting faster in the last decade and this c) Gujarat d) Karnataka clubs in the DDA’s plantation drive was launched
summer. e) Rajasthan by Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs
a) Greenland b) Argentina Q.188) _______________ has been appointed as ______________.
c) New Zealand d) Estonia the Director of National Institute of Health and a) Mahendra Nath Pandey
e) Ireland Family Welfare for a period of five years. b) Hardeep Singh Puri
Q.179) ______________ Ministry has decided to a) Jayanta Kalyan Das c) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
implement Accessibility Standards for Persons b) Hrushikesh Senapaty d) Dharmendra Pradhan
with Disabilities in private TV channel c) Raveendranath Nair e) Shripad Yesso Naik
programmes from this Independence Day. d) Harshad Pandurang Thakur Q.198) On _____________ in 1945, the
a) Information and Technology e) Chithra Madhavan Indonesian leader Soekarno read a proclamation
b) Human Resource Development Q.189) The Ministry of ____________ has at his home in Jakarta, declaring the
c) Information and Broadcasting amended the provisions relating to the issue of independence of Indonesia.
d) Social Justice and Empowerment shares with Differential Voting Rights (DVRs) a) August 14 b) August 15
e) Law and Justice provisions under the Companies Act. c) August 16 d) August 17
Q.180) India’s ______________ shot a 47 on the a) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises e) August 18
first day qualifiers of the men’s trap event in the b) Panchayati Raj Q.199) In ____________, about 80 lakh eligible
ISSF International Shotgun World Cup in Lahiti, c) Commerce and Industry farmer families will benefit from the
Finland. d) Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in the
a) Om Prakash Mitharwal e) Corporate Affairs state.
b) Gagan Narang Q.190) ____________ State government a) Uttar Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Manavjit Sandhu honoured its ‘son of the soil’ and Indian Space c) Himachal Pradesh d) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Prithviraj Tondaiman Research Organisation (ISRO) chief K Sivan by e) Madhya Pradesh
e) Adarsh Singh presenting him with Dr A P J Abdul Kalam award.
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Q.200) Renowned Bangladeshi novelist and the e) Pakistan a) Tripura b) Manipur
Ekushey Padak winning author _____________ Q.210) The 5th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint c) Assam d) Sikkim
passed away in Dhaka at the age of 79. Commission will be held in __________ on 21- 22 e) Nagaland
a) Rizia Rahman b) Taslima Nasrin August, India-Nepal Joint Commission was Q.220) Paralympics silver medallist
c) Rabeya Khatun d) Selina Hossain established in June 1987. ________________ was nominated for the
e) Dilara Hashem a) New Delhi b) Shimla country’s highest sporting honour the Rajiv
Q.201) Union Minister for Chemical & Fertilizers c) Kathmandu d) Dhulikhel Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed the First Central e) Kolkata a) Mariyappan Thangavelu
Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology- Q.211) World Photography Day is observed on b) Deepa Malik
CICET will be set up in ______. ____________ annually to raise awareness about c) Rajinder Rahelu
a) Bihar b) Gujarat the importance of photography founded in 2009 d) Varun Singh Bhati
c) Sikkim d) Punjab by Australian photographer Korske Ara. e) Devendra Jhajharia
e) Goa a) 20 August b) 19 August Q.221) In ______________, state government
Q.202) In _______________, researchers of the c) 18 August d) 17 August will set up Atal Bihari Vajpayee residential schools
Rajiv Gandhi University have discovered five new e) 16 August for children of labourers in all 18 divisions of
fish species in various districts of the state. state.
a) Madhya Pradesh Q.212) In ___________, leader of Janatha a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat
b) Andhra Pradesh Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Anura Kumara c) Karnataka d) Uttar Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh Dissanayake has announced to contest the e) Meghalaya
d) Arunachal Pradesh upcoming Presidential election. Q.222) Researchers in the ________ in Britain
e) Himachal Pradesh a) Bangladesh b) Maldives developed a new technique that could make light-
Q.203) Prime Minister Modi and the Bhutanese c) Nepal d) Sri Lanka based cancer treatment more effective and safer
leadership ____________ resolved to take the e) Bhutan for patients while reducing its cost.
bilateral cooperation beyond hydroelectric power Q.213) ______________, noted social worker a) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
sector. and Padma Shri awardee who was an b) Harvard University
a) Joko Widodo b) Upul Chandika octogenarian, dedicated his life to the treatment c) University of Cambridge
c) Pema Dorji d) Simon McMenemy and service of leprosy patients, died at 84. d) Stanford University
e) Lotay Tshering a) Raghunath Panigrahi e) University of Sheffield
Q.204) President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated b) Alluri Satyanarayana Raju Q.223) President Ram Nath Kovind attended the
an underground Bunker Museum at Raj Bhavan c) Rabindra Narain Singh golden jubilee celebration of Mahatma Gandhi
__________also laid the foundation stone of d) Om Prakash Agrawal Institute of Medical Science at Sevagram in
reconstruction of Governor’s Office. e) Damodar Ganesh Bapat Wardha District of _____________.
a) Tamil Nadu b) Gujarat Q.214) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala
c) Maharashra d) Rajasthan formed a committee to examine allegations of c) Maharashtra d) Andhra Pradesh
e) Karnataka illegal sand mining in the ______ river and sought e) Gujarat
Q.205) Top Indian sprinters Hima Das and a report within a month. Q.224) India has won gold at the Under 12 Asian
Mohammad Anas have won a gold each in 300m a) Ganga b) Brahmaputra Tennis Team championship held in
races at the Athleticky Mitink Reiter event in c) Yamuna d) Mahanadi _____________ defeated Chinese Taipei 2-1 in
______________. e) Sutlej the summit clash to win the title.
a) Czech Republic b) Poland Republic Q.215) World Humanitarian Day is observed a) Kazakhstan b) Turkmenistan
c) Austria Republic d) Slovakia Republic annually on ___________ around the world to c) Uzbekistan d) Kyrgyzstan
e) Romania Republic pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in e) Tajikistan
Q.206) ____________ will embark on a three- humanitarian service. Q.225) The United Nation refugee agency (UNRA)
day visit to United Arab Emirates and Bahrain of a) 19 August b) 17 August has informed Myanmar and Bangladesh are
this month, the visit will further strengthen c) 20 August d) 18 August making a second attempt to start repatriating
India’s friendly bilateral ties with those countries. e) 21 August ___________ muslims.
a) Ram Nath Kovind b) Nirmala Sitaraman Q.216) Defence Minister _____________ has a) Azad Kashmir b) Rohingya
c) M Venkaiah Naidu d) Rajnath Singh approved the setting up of a Committee under the c) Sargodha d) Mawlamyine
e) Narendra Modi Chairmanship of DG (Acquisition) to review the e) Rawalpindi
Q.207) A team of 48 Indian contestants who will DPP 2016 and DPM 2009. Q.226) The Men’s hockey team of India defeated
take part in World Skills International a) Amit Shah b) Harsh Vardhan ___________ 6-0 in their opening encounter of
Competition at Kazan in __________ was given a c) Arjun Munda d) Piyush Goyal the Olympic Test Event in Tokyo.
grand send-off in New Delhi. e) Rajnath Singh a) Japan b) Indonesia
a) France b) Egypt Q.217) Union Human Resource Development c) China d) Australia
c) Jamaica d) Russia Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank inaugurated e) Malaysia
e) Hungary an International Conference on Teacher Q.227) In Iceland, people will gather to
Q.208) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has Education (ICTE) in _____________. commemorate the loss of the glacier
expressed happiness at receiving a copy of a) Chennai b) Mumbai _____________, which was officially declared
‘History of Lithuania in _________ during his c) Surat d) New Delhi dead in 2014 at the age of 700.
official visit to Lithuania. e) Jaipur a) Biafo b) Pasterze
a) Tamil b) Hindi Q.218) The Bangladesh Cricket Board appointed c) Satopanth d) Okjokull
c) Telugu d) Sanskrit former South African Coach _______________ e) Malaspina
e) Bengali as the Head Coach for the national cricket team. Q.228) Veteran Cricketer, Former India and Tamil
Q.209) Indian women’s hockey team held a) Russel Domingo b) Mark Boucher Nadu opener ________________ passed away at
___________ to a 2-2 draw in Olympic Test c) Adrian Birrell d) Malibongwe Maketa the age of 57.
Event in Tokyo while in men’s hockey New e) Dale Benkenstein a) V.B. Chandrasekhar
Zealand beat India 2-1. Q.219) _____________ Chief Minister b) P. R. Ashokanand
a) Australia b) Canada Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the first ever c) T.K. Balasubramaniam
c) Palestine d) Denmark CNG fuel station of the state in Dibrugarh. d) M. G. Bhavanarayanan
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e) D. C. Karthikeyan b) Lal Bahadur Shastri a) K Thangaraj b) S Daljit Bedi
Q.229) ______________ won the UEFA Super c) Rajiv Gandhi c) T Sudeep Kumar d) R Padmabhushan
Cup for a fourth time following a penalty shoot- d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee e) V Ramalingam
out defeat of Premier League rivals Chelsea in e) Jawaharlal Nehru Q.248) India and Zambia signed six MoUs in
Istanbul. Q.239) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has several areas in the presence of Zambia President
a) FC Barcelona b) Liverpool FC announced that _____________ presents the _____________ with the Prime Minister
c) KV Mechelen d) UC Sampdoria model relationship in India’s neighbourhood first Narendra Modi.
e) Manchester United policy. a) Kaunda Mainza Chona
Q.230) Over 160 boxers from 20 countries a) Indonesia b) Pakistan b) Chishimba Kambwili Sata
participated in this tournament India’s junior c) Sri Lanka d) Maldives c) Michael Charles Chilufya
women boxers clinched 12 medals at the third e) Bangladesh d) Edgar Chagwa Lungu
Nation’s Cup in Vrbas, __________. Q.240) Akshay Urja diwas is an awareness e) Kenneth David Buchizya
a) Romania b) Bulgaria campaign about the developments of Q.249) Indian Space Research Organisation
c) Croatia d) Serbia ______________ in India, celebrated on August Chairman __________ has shared that they are
e) Austria 20 every year since 2004. targeting at launching Small Satellite Launch
Q.231) _________ Chief Minister a) Agriculture Vehicle (SSLV) by December.
B.S.Yediyurappa expanded his Cabinet with the b) Water Conservation a) Dr G Satheesh Reddy
induction of 17 new Ministers Governor Vajubhai c) Steel Production b) Dr Subbiah Arunan
Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy. d) Renewable Energy c) Dr Anil Bhardwaj
a) Telangana b) Karnataka e) Human Resources d) Dr Shailesh Nayak
c) Maharashtra d) Kerala Q.241) A Task Force appointed by the Central e) Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan
e) Gujarat Government to draft New Direct Tax law Q.250) ________________ Para Swimmer from
Q.232) Indian skipper Virat Kohli retained the top submitted its report to Finance and Corporate Madhya Pradesh has become the first Asian
spot in the latest Test batsmen’s rankings Affairs Minister ___________. swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel of
released by the International Cricket Council in a) Narendra Modi America.
_________. b) Nirmala Sitharaman a) Divyang Satendra Singh Lohia
a) Dubai b) Manama c) Kalraj Mishra b) Shridhar Nagappa Malagi
c) New Delhi d) Zagreb d) Prakash Javadekar c) Niranjan Sharath Mukundan
e) Macedonia e) Piyush Goyal d) Suyash Narayan Jadhav
Q.233) All personnel working in the Central Q.242) Former Bihar Chief Minister e) Chetan Giridhar Raut
Armed Police Forces, CAPFs will now retire at a ______________ passed away in a hospital in Q.251) The Ombudsman of the Board of Control
uniform age of _________ order issued by a Delhi at the age of 82 he had been unwell for the for Cricket in India (BCCI), has ordered that
Home Ministry. last several months. Indian pacer ___________ ban for alleged spot-
a) 65 years b) 58 years a) Jagannath Mishra fixing will end in August next year.
c) 63 years d) 57 years b) Bhagwat Jha Azad a) Ishant Sharma b) S Sreesanth
e) 60 years c) Chandrashekhar Singh c) Varun Aaron d) Umesh Yadav
Q.234) Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai d) Bindeshwari Dubey e) Ashish Nehra
Praneeth and H S Prannoy have advanced to the e) Bhola Paswan Shastri Q.252) The Indian Coast Guard held a High-Level
second round of men’s singles in Badminton Q.243) Prasar Bharti Chairman _________ has Meeting (HLM) with four-member delegation of
World Championships in _________. announced that would soon be introducing two the __________ Coast Guard at Coast Guard
a) Russia b) Hong Kong awards – the Neelum Sharma Tejaswini award Headquarters in New Delhi.
c) Switzerland d) Denmark and the Achyutananda Sahoo Award. a) Maldives b) Bhutan
e) France a) Dr Mrinal Pandey b) Nalin Shinghal c) Sri Lanka d) Nepal
Q.235) Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan c) Gurdeep Singh d) R Narayan Nayak e) Bangladesh
Singh was declared elected unopposed to the e) A Suryapakash Q.253) Former Arsenal and Chelsea left-back
Rajya Sabha from ____________ No other Q.244) Lieutenant General ______________ was _____________ has announced his retirement
nomination had been filed for the seat. appointed as the 23rd Commander of the Sri from football at the age of 38.
a) Maharashtra b) Rajasthan Lanka Army by President Maithripala Sirisena. a) Sandy MacFarlane b) Jimmy Sharp
c) Gujarat d) Uttar Pradesh a) Gaurav Shumsher b) Purna Chandra c) Leslie Knighton d) Bob Turnbull
e) Sikkim c) Sumangala Dias d) Piyalesh Kanwa e) Ashley Cole
Q.236) World Mosquito Day is observed on e) Shavendra Silva Q.254) ____________ is the current Governor of
___________ every year to raise awareness Q.245) ____________ Transport Minister Jammu and Kashmir State, appointed by
about the diseases caused by the ‘female Diwakar Raote launched a tracking system for President Ram Nath Kovind on 21 August 2018.
mosquitoes Anopheles’. SRTC buses which will allow people to have real- a) Brigadier BD Mishra b) Praful Khoda Patel
a) 19 August b) 17 August time information about their commute. c) Om Prakash Kohli d) Satya Pal Malik
c) 22 August d) 20 August a) Karnataka b) Gujarat e) Acharya Dev Vrat
e) 21 August c) Rajasthan d) Maharashtra Q.255) In Madhya Pradesh, 89-year-old former
Q.237) ____________ Prime Minister Imran e) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister of the state ___________ died in
Khan extended the term of the Army Chief Q.246) President Ram Nath Kovind planted a Bhopal due to illness.
General Qamar Javed Bajwa for another three sapling of Maulsari in the Rashtrapati Bhavan a) Jitan Ram Das b) Satyendra Narayan
years. Estate and launched a plantation drive as part of c) Babulal Gaur d) Ram Sundar Nikhil
a) Pakistan b) Sri Lanka _____________ celebration. e) Prakash Chandra Sethi
c) Bangladesh d) Indonesia a) Akshay Urja b) Van Mahotsav Q.256) ___________, currently Vodafone
e) Afghanistan c) Sadbhavana Diwas d) Gokulashtami Group’s representative in India, will be appointed
Q.238) Sadbhavana Diwas is celebrated to e) Raksha Bandhan as the new MD and CEO with immediate effect of
commemorate the birth anniversary of former Q.247) ___________, chief scientist at the CSIR– Vodafone Idea.
Prime Minister ____________ on 20 August CCMB, Hyderabad, bagged this year’s J C Bose a) Sanjiv Mehta b) Ravinder Takkar
every year. Fellowship for his outstanding contribution in the c) Asim Kumar Basu d) Philipe Haydon
a) Indira Gandhi field of population and medical genomics. e) Karsanbhai Patel
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Q.257) Veteran music director-composer c) Seoul d) Moscow Q.275) Culture Minister _____________ will
________________, popularly known as e) Athens launch the book –‘The Diary of Manu Gandhi’ at a
Khayyam, passed away after a prolonged illness Q.266) Power Minister R K Singh launched the function in New Delhi the first volume covers the
at a hospital in Mumbai. State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index period 1943-1944.
a) Mohammed Zahur Hashmi __________ in New Delhi by creating healthy a) Prahlad Singh Patel
b) Rahul Dev Burman competition among the States. b) Debasree Chaudhuri
c) Laxmikant Shantaram a) MEGHA b) BHUVI c) Sanjeev Kumar Balyan
d) Shravan Rathod Kudalkar c) PRAVE d) NETRA d) Arjun Ram Meghwal
e) Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal e) SARAL e) Hardeep Singh Puri
Q.258) Punjab Chief Minister ___________ Q.267) Eminent Punjabi writer and Sahitya Q.276) The 9th Session of the India-Kenya Joint
launched the scheme ‘Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Akademi winner Professor ____________ died at Trade Committee (JTC) was held in __________
Sehat Bima Yojana’ to mark the 75th birth his residence in Ludhiana’s Vishal Nagar ath the Indian delegation was led by Piyush Goyal and
anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv age of 91. Kenyan delegation was led by Peter Munya.
Gandhi. a) Balwant Gargi Dhani a) Nairobi b) Mumbai
a) Parkash Singh Badal b) Sukhbir Singh b) Kartar Singh Duggal c) Indore d) Mombasa
c) Preneet Kaur d) Amarinder Singh c) Waris Shah Ram e) New Delhi
e) Bhagwant Badal d) Niranjan Singh Tasneem Q.277) __________ a former Police and a current
Q.259) Human Resources Development Minister e) Harcharan Singh Chatrik member of the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit, to
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launched the Q.268) Centre has notified new sets of health beat US in the men’s singles final to win the gold
Integrated Teachers Training Programme, warnings for all tobacco products, new warnings medal at the World Police and Fire Games.
_________ in New Delhi. will come into effect from ____________ by a) D.V. Krishan b) L.S. Patiala
a) KAUSAL b) NISHTHA Union Health Ministry. c) B.N.S. Reddy
c) ISHWAR d) SHANTNI a) January 01st b) December 31st d) R.K. Vijender Singh e) S.P. Chaudari
e) DHARAN c) October 01st d) November 30th Q.278) Californian start-up __________ Systems
Q.260) The Appointments Committee of the e) September 01st has shown off what it claims to be the “world’s
Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Q.269) ____________ has been placed at the largest computer chip” at the Hot Chips
Modi, has appointed ____________ as Defence first rank in the Index- State Rooftop Solar conference at Stanford University in Palo Alto.
Secretary. Attractiveness launched by Power Minister R K a) Rimeto b) Inspirex
a) Ajay Kumar Bhalla b) Yogendra Narain Singh. c) Dexfire d) Cerebras
c) Subir Dutta d) Rakesh Prasad a) Telangana b) Maharashtra e) Letmego
e) Sanjay Mishra c) Karnataka d) Tamil Nadu Q.279) The International Day for the
Q.261) ____________ is the present Governor of e) Gujarat Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Uttar Pradesh State, appointed by President Ram Q.270) Professor ____________ of Jawaharlal is commemorated on _____________ each year.
Nath Kovind in 2019. Nehru University (JNU) has been conferred with a) 21 August b) 23 August
a) Satyadev Narayan Arya the Pushkin Medal, the highest honour given to c) 22 August d) 20 August
b) Draupadi Murmu an Indian scholar by the Russian government. e) 24 August
c) Jagdish Mukhi a) Bhargavi Rao b) Sangeeta Bhatia Q.280) Constable ____________ from
d) Satya Pal Malik c) Meeta Narain d) Jayati Ghosh Maharashtra won three medals, at the World
e) Anandiben Patel e) Bishnupriya Dutt Police and Fire Games International
Q.262) An Indian-American teenager from New Q.271) Road Transport and Highways Minister Championship held in Chengdu, China.
Jersey ____________ won the 2019 South Asian ____________ announced that FASTags will a) Kanchan Bhattacharya
Spelling Bee to earn the national title and $3,000 become mandatory for all vehicles from b) Meera Borwankar
grand prize. December this year. c) Sanjukta Parashar
a) Navya Murugesan a) Dharmendra Pradhan d) Vimla Mehra
b) Shourav Dasari b) Harsh Vardhan e) Monali Jadhav
c) Navneeth Murali c) Prakash Javadekar Q.281) The BCCI announced mobile payments
d) Sohum Sukhatankar d) Nitin Gadkari platform ___________ has retained the title
e) Rahul Walia e) Piyush Goyal sponsorship rights for all cricket matches,
Q.263) Railways’ second double-decker Q.272) Amazon built its world’s largest campus domestic & international played in India for five
___________ will run between Visakhapatnam building in ___________ inaugurated by years.
and Vijayawada to cater to the busy route in the Mohammed Mahmood Ali Minister of Home, a) Paytm b) Google Pay
East Coast Railway zone. Prisons, Fire Services, State government. c) PhonePe d) Amazon
a) Sampark Express b) Uday Express a) Chennai b) Mumbai e) Flipkart
c) Rajdhani Express d) Shatabdi Express c) Kolkata d) New Delhi e) Muskan Kirar
e) Gatimaan Express e) Hyderabad Q.282) North Korea has fired two short-range
Q.264) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju & former India Q.273) Ministry of Railways has directed all its ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast
football captain Baichung Bhutia flagged off the units to enforce ban on single use plastic material, admired by North Korea Chief Leader
Delhi leg of ___________ is a nation-wide with less than 50 micron thickness from ______________.
adaptive scuba diving programme. ___________ this year. a) Moon Jae-in b) Kim Tu-bong
a) Op-Red Sacrifice a) December 25th b) October 02nd c) Yang Hyong-sop d) Choe Yong-gon
b) Op-Green Happiness c) November 20th d) August 31st e) Kim Jong-Un
c) Op-Yellow Peace e) September 05th Q.283) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
d) Op-Blue Freedom Q.274) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced to celebrate ____________ as a
e) Op-Pink Safety took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha from month of nutrition in his Mann Ki Baat
Q.265) Both the Indian Women’s and Men’s Rajasthan the oath was administered by Rajya programme.
hockey teams have won the Olympic Test event Sabha Chairman ____________. a) September b) November
in __________ Women’s team defeated Japan a) Ram Nath Kovind b) Om Birla c) October d) December
and Men’s team beating New Zealand. c) M Venkaiah Naidu d) Ranjan Gogoi e) August
a) Tokyo b) Berlin e) Narendra Modi
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Q.284) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister a) Joseph Kabange b) Vital Kamerhe a) Sumit Nagal b) Aparna Popat
______________ announced India will have ten c) Felix Tshisekedi d) Martin Fayulu c) Prannoy Kumar d) Chirag Shetty
thousand CNG stations in the next five years. e) Bruno Tshibala e) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
a) Narendra Singh Tomar Q.294) Women’s Equality Day is observed on Q.303) The ISRO headquarter ___________ has
b) Harsimrat Kaur Badal __________ every year to commemorate the released more pictures of lunar surface which
c) Dharmendra Pradhan right of women to vote in U.S and also generated were captured by India’s lunar craft
d) Thaawar Chand Gehlot an idea of equality between men and women. Chandrayaan-2.
e) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat a) 24 August b) 26 August a) Kolkata b) New Delhi
Q.285) Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS c) 22 August d) 23 August c) Dehradun d) Bangalore
Dhanoa will embark on a three-day visit to e) 25 August e) Hyderabad
_____________ he will attend the Indo Pacific Q.295) For the second consecutive year, Q.304) The G7 leaders have vowed to help
Chiefs of Defence Conference in Bangkok. Hollywood star ______________ has topped the ________ fight Amazon forest fires and repair
a) China b) Japan Forbes’ list of highest paid female actors in the damage in region but country has rejected aid
c) Singapore d) Thailand world. from G-7 to fight wildfires in the Amazon.
e) Malaysia a) Sofia Vergara a) Germany b) Russia
Q.286) The NASA reported to be investigating a b) Reese Witherspoon c) Morocco d) Ireland
claim that an astronaut _______ accessed the c) Nicole Kidman e) Brazil
bank account of her estranged spouse from the d) Scarlett Johansson Q.305) _____________ (Suzuki Ecstar) claimed
International Space Station. e) Jennifer Aniston a sensational victory at the GoPro British Grand
a) Anne McClain b) James McDivitt Q.296) _____________ will host the Conference Prix as he and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda)
c) Edgar Mitchell d) Christa McAuliffe Of Parties, COP 14, of the United Nations treated us to a phenomenal MotoGP race.
e) Ellen Ochoa Convention to Combat Desertification from 2nd to a) Maverick Vinales b) Fabio Quartararo
Q.287) Election Commission announced by- 13th of next month. c) Alex Rins d) Andrea Dovizioso
elections to Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Chhattisgarh a) China b) Denmark e) Valentino Rossi
and Kerala, Chief Election Commissioner of India c) Russia d) France Q.306) ____________ urged United Nations
is _____________. e) India Security Council (UNSC) to lift its suspension of
a) Ashok Lavasa b) Sushil Chandra Q.297) Union Environment, Forest and Climate troop withdrawals and ensure all peace keepers
c) Om Prakash Rawat d) Achal Kumar Jyoti Change and Information and Broadcasting leave Darfur by June 2020.
e) Sunil Arora Minister ____________ inaugurate the National a) North Korea b) Sudan
Q.288) PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology in Tamil Nadu. c) Britain d) Hong Kong
the BWF World Championships, crushing Japan’s a) Thaawar Chand Gehlot e) Somalia
______________ 21-7, 21-7 in just 38 b) Prakash Javadekar Q.307) ___________ launched Military Veterans
minutes in a one-sided final. c) Shripad Yesso Naik Employment programme, it will create hundreds
a) Carolina Martín b) Nozomi Okuhara d) Piyush Goyal of opportunities for military veterans across
c) Hendra Setiawan d) Guan Weizhen e) Dharmendra Pradhan Fulfilment, Sort & Delivery Centres in the country.
e) Liliyana Natsir Q.298) Union Health Minister _____________ a) Flipkart b) Myntra
Q.289) South Korea began two days of war inaugurated FSSAI’s National Food Laboratory in c) Amazon India d) Snapdeal
games to practice defending disputed islands off Ghaziabad on the occasion of 13th anniversary of e) Alibaba
its east coast against an attack the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Q.308) ________ Ministry under its National
from ____________, further tensions among the a) Nitin Gadkari Mission on Education through Information and
Asian neighbours. b) Ram Vilas Paswan Communication Technology has launched the
a) Singapore b) North Korea c) Harsimrat Kaur Badal National Digital Library of India project.
c) Japan d) Russia d) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi a) Electronics and Information Technology
e) China e) Harsh Vardhan b) Social Justice and Empowerment
Q.290) India beat ___________ by a massive Q.299) _______________, DG, CPWD, has been c) Science and Technology
318-run margin in the first cricket Test at North chosen for the ‘Eminent Engineer Award’ for the d) Information and Broadcasting
Sound in Antigua and Ajinkya Rahane scored 102 year 2019’ by the Institution of Engineers e) Human Resource Development
and adjudged Man of the Match. (India) in the field of Engineering and Q.309) The Education Department in
a) New Zealand b) Australia Technology. _____________ has launched an exclusive 24-
c) England d) South Africa a) Mahendra Sharma b) Anil Chaudhary hour television channel for the school students as
e) West Indies c) Madhavan Raju d) Prabhakar Singh a form of career guidance.
e) Damodhar Rao a) Karnataka b) Telangana
Q.291) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Q.300) Actor Shah Rukh Khan launched heritage c) Kerala d) Tamil Nadu
President of Senegal Macky Sall and held bilateral postal stamp of _____________ station on the e) Andhra Pradesh
talks on the side-lines of the G-7 Summit at completion of 150 years of the railway station. Q.310) The Delhi and District Cricket Association
Biarritz, ____________. a) Rayagada b) Titilagarh (DDCA) decided to rechristen _______________
a) France b) Russia c) Bandra d) Jagdalpur Stadium as Arun Jaitley Stadium in the memory
c) Brazil d) Uruguay e) Sompeta of its former president.
e) Israel Q.301) Indian Heart Study (IHS) has found that a) Wankhede Stadium b) Feroz Shah Kotla
Q.292) India’s ____________ became recurve Indians have an average resting heart rate of 80 c) Eden Gardens d) Jawaharlal Nehru
cadet world champion at the World Archery Youth beats per minute which is higher than the desired e) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Championships in Madrid, Spain defeated higher- rate of _________ per minute. Q.311) __________ tied with Tata AIG
ranked Sonoda Waka of Japan. a) 70 beats b) 72 beats General Insurance to offer the latter’s diverse
a) Deepika Kumari b) Jyothi Surekha c) 74 beats d) 76 beats range of general insurance policies benefiting the
c) Trisha Deb d) Komalika Bari e) 78 beats bank’s customers by way of protection, and
Q.293) In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a Q.302) In the much-anticipated clash, Indian’s savings.
coalition government was announced, seven ______________ took a set off the iconic Roger a) Indian Bank b) Canara Bank
months after the inauguration of new President Federer before fizzling out at the US Open in New c) Allahabad Bank d) State Bank of India
_____________. York. e) Indian Overseas Bank
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Q.312) In __________, the Union Minister of BANKING AWARENESS institutes for the grant of the status of Institutions
Textiles Smriti Irani laid the foundation stone of of Eminence (IoE).
Q.1) The Postal Department announced it has
the Integrated Textiles Tourism Complex in Ri a) 10 b) 15
decided to convert the India Post Payments Bank
Bhoi district the presence of CM Conrad K c) 30 d) 20
(IPPB) into a __________, enabling it to offer
Sangma. e) 25
small loans to customers.
a) Sikkim b) Mizoram Q.11) The government has approved a proposal
a) Payment Bank
c) Tripura d) Assam given by the _____________ on draft modalities
b) Small Finance Bank
e) Meghalaya of the guarantee to operationalize the Budget
c) Micro Finance Institution
Q.313) _____________ who is currently posted announcement.
d) Commercial Bank
as DIG, Indo Tibetan Police Force at Dehradun, a) Ministry of Finance
e) Non-Banking Finance corporation
has been selected for the Tenzing Norgay National b) National Green Tribunal
Q.2) The Government has allowed the task force,
Adventure Award 2018. c) Reserve Bank of India
formed to draft new direct tax law, to submit its
a) Priyanka Ganesh b) Vaani Arora d) Central Statistical Office
report by _________, earlier the force had to
c) Aparna Kumar d) Jairani Karan e) Securities and Exchange Board of India
submit its report by July 31.
e) Ganga Dhilip Q.12) President Ram Nath Kovind announced a
a) August 31 b) September 30
Q.314) The Indian Army has established 45 Army new Line of Credit of ____________ for Water
c) September 01 d) August 16
Goodwill schools in ______________ wherein Supply Project of Conakry city in Guinea.
e) August 25
over 14 thousand students are studying at a) US$ 150 million b) US$ 170 million
Q.3) Growth of eight core industries dropped to
present. c) US$ 140 million d) US$ 160 million
___________ in June mainly due to a contraction
a) Daman & Diu e) US$ 130 million
in oil-related sectors as well as in cement
b) Jammu & Kashmir Q.13) US President Donald Trump ordered a
production.
c) Dadra & Nagar Haveli d) Pondicherry freeze on all __________ government assets in
a) 0.1percent b) 0.4 per cent
e) Andaman & Nicobar the United States, in the latest move against
c) 0.2 per cent d) 0.5 per cent
Q.315) The Indian team created history by President Nicolas Maduro.
e) 0.3 per cent
winning one gold, one silver and two bronze a) Venezuela b) Saudi Arabia
Q.4) FINO stands for__________.
medals at the 45th World Skills Kazan 2019 c) Netherlands d) Jamaica
a) Financial Investment Network and Operations
competition, in ___________. e) Lithuania
b) Farmers Investment in National Organization
a) Malaysia b) Iceland Q.14) Union Finance Minister ____________ has
c) Farmers Inclusion News and Operations
c) Kazakhstan d) Russia asserted that the major Indian banks have
d) Financial Inclusion Network and
e) Sri Lanka committed to step up affordable and hassle-free
Operations
Q.316) The fourth edition of India’s largest credit, with a special focus on the MSME’s.
e) None of the given options is true
conclave “IoT India Congress 2019” was set in a) Smriti Irani b) Prakash Javadekar
Q.5) ___________ has become the fifth largest
motion at the Hotel Lalit Ashok in c) Nirmala Sithraman d) Pralhad Joshi
investor in Africa with cumulative investment at
_____________, Congress was inaugurated via e) Arvind Sawant
over 54 billion US dollars.
the mobile app. Q.15) The United States has designated
a) Russia b) USA
a) Bengaluru b) Mumbai _________ a “currency manipulator”, a move
c) India d) Indonesia
c) Chennai d) Patna that could escalate the tense trade relations
e) France
e) Noida between the two nations.
Q.6) The total gross revenue collected under
Q.317) Sports Minister ___________ has handed a) North Korea b) Japan
Goods and Services Tax, GST in the month of
over 1.82 crore rupees to the medallists of the c) South Korea d) Canada
July, 2019 was ___________ crore rupees.
Para-Badminton World Championship, amending e) China
a) 1,20,685 crore b) 1,15,217 crore
the policy for Para-athletes. Q.16) As per the Indian State of Forest Report
c) 1,08,199 crore d) 1,02,083 crore
a) Jitendra Singh 2017, Elephant population in the country is
e) 1,14,456 crore
b) Mansukh Mandaviya c) Kiren Rijiju estimated at __________ as per the census
Q.7) President Donald Trump has announced that
d) Ramdas Athawale e) Anurag Thakur conducted in 2017.
the US will impose an additional 10 per cent tariff
Q.318) ____________ launched its latest a) 29,964 b) 28,853
on 300 billion US Dollars in ___________
processor, its first using artificial intelligence, c) 27,742 d) 26,631
imports.
Nervana NNP-I or Springhill designed for large e) 25,520
a) Pakistani b) Chinese
computing based on a 10 nanometre Ice Lake Q.17) A delegation from Germany’s state-owned
c) Indian d) Japanese
processor. development bank KFW tied with the __________
e) French
a) Google b) Microsoft Metropolitan Authority to discuss about the
Q.8) In more liquidity easing measures, the
c) IBM Industry d) Samsung various infrastructure projects.
Reserve Bank has liberalised the end-use
e) Intel Corp a) Chennai b) Delhi
stipulations for the _______ both for corporates
Q.319) _______________, India’s first woman c) Mumbai d) Patna
as well as liquidity starved non-banking lenders.
Director General of Police (DGP), was also the e) Cochin
a) External Commercial Borrowings
second woman IPS officer passed away following Q.18) The tiger population across the country is
b) Block chain Technology
an illness in Mumbai. estimated at ___________ as per the 2018
c) Minimum Reserve System
a) Sanjukta Parashar census is undertaken at the national level once
d) Balance of Trade
b) Archana Ramasundaram every four years.
e) Letter of Credit
c) Meera Borwankar a) 3,523 b) 1,634
Q.9) __________ has been set up with the
d) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya c) 2,745 d) 1,856
participation of three Central Public Sector
e) Sonia Narang e) 2,967
Enterprises, CPSEs to ensure supply of critical
Q.320) The Government has extended the last Q.19) RBI has imposed a penalty ranging
Minerals to Indian domestic market.
date for furnishing of annual return in form GSTR- between one to two crore rupees on _________
a) CIBIL b) KABIL
9 or GSTR-9A and GSTR-9C for the Financial Year public sector banks for violating norms on fraud
c) FREDIL d) DEBAL
2017-18 to _________ 2019. classification, bill discounting.
e) CRISIL
a) 01st October b) 30th November a) Five b) Seven
Q.10) The University Grants Commission (UGC)
c) 30th October d) 01st November c) Four d) Eight
has released a list of _________
e) 31st December e) Six
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Q.20) Ratings agency CRISIL has cut its forecast Q.30) Industrial production growth dropped to Q.39) India has contributed ____________ US
for GDP growth in 2019-20 to _________ from its _____________ in June this year, mainly on Dollars to the United Nations Special Purpose
earlier forecast of 7.1%, poor high-frequency account of poor show by mining and Trust Fund for the Resident Coordinator System.
data for the first quarter of the financial year. manufacturing sectors. a) Four million b) Two million
a) 6.9% b) 6.7% a) One per cent b) Two per cent c) Five million d) One million
c) 7.0% d) 6.8% c) Three per cent d) Four per cent e) Three million
e) 6.6% e) Five per cent Q.40) The US is delaying imposing tariffs on some
Q.21) The US government has approved the sale Q.31) International Monetary Fund, IMF an imports from China until ____________
of 12 multi-mission Seahawk helicopters to international watchdog, has warned that announced by US President Mr. Donald Trump.
_____________ worth 800 million US dollar. increasing ___________ tariffs could cut China’s a) 15 December b) 18 October
a) North Korea b) China growth sharply. c) 25 November d) 28 September
c) Pakistan d) South Korea a) Japan b) North Korea e) 30 August
e) India c) Russia d) United States Q.41) Consumer price index-based retail inflation
Q.22) An American and British diplomats are e) India eased marginally to ___________ in July on the
prepared to move on a trade deal after Britain’s Q.32) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ back of softening fuel prices.
planned withdrawal from the ____________ on Welfare initiated the registration for the Pradhan a) 2.25 per cent b) 3.12 per cent
31 October this year. Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana for _________ to c) 4.52 per cent d) 3.15 per cent
a) United Nations small and marginal Farmers. e) 15 per cent
b) International Cricket Council a) Double income Q.42) Wholesale price-based inflation in July fell
c) European Union b) Old-age pension scheme to a multi-year low of ____________ mainly on
d) G20 Nations c) Savings account account of cheaper fuel and food items.
e) World Bank Group d) Subsidiary scheme a) 2.05 per cent b) 1.29 per cent
Q.23) The Reserve Bank of India announced that e) Cooperative loan waive c) 3.23 per cent d) 2.41 per cent
the __________ facility will be available round- Q.33) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has e) 1.08 per cent
the-clock for the customers. approved a loan of _____________ to upgrade Q.43) The CBDT has confirmed that all
a) RTGS b) UPI rural roads in Maharashtra to better connect rural communications made by the tax department to
c) IMPS d) NEFT areas with markets and services. assesses from ___________ will carry a
e) VPA a) $100 million b) $250 million Document Identification Number -DIN.
Q.24) In its 3rd Bi-monthly Monetary Policy c) $300 million d) $150 million a) 01st of October b) 31st of August
Committee meeting, RBI has reduced the real e) $200 million c) 01st of September d) 30th of October
GDP growth for 2019-20 from 7% to-? Q.34) The Central Board of Secondary Education e) 10th of November
a) 6.9% b) 6.7% (CBSE) has increased the fees of Class 10 and 12 Q.44) India’s exports grew by _____________ to
c) 6.6% d) 6.8% board examinations for SC and ST students from 26.33 billion US dollar in July this year reported
e) 6.2% Rs 50 to ________. by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Q.25) Which among the following committee a) Rs 100 b) Rs 500 a) 2.50 per cent b) 1.25 per cent
constituted on Payment Banks license? c) Rs 1,000 d) Rs 1,200 c) 2.00 per cent d) 1.50 per cent
a) AC Shan b) BD Thakur e) Rs 1,500 e) 2.25 per cent
c) Dr. Nachiket Mor d) Deepak Mohanty Q.35) A public sector __________ signed a Q.45) _______________ has asked banks not to
e) None of these corporate agency agreement with count failed transactions at ATMs due to technical
Q.26) Home ministry assured that Central Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company reasons as part of “free ATM transactions”
government has no intention of removing for distribution of its insurance products to bank permitted every month.
__________, which gives special status to North customers. a) Government of India
eastern states to preserve their tribal culture. a) Canara Bank b) Reserve Bank of India
a) Article 371 b) Article 359 b) Union Bank of India c) Ministry of Finance
c) Article 365 d) Article 370 c) Indian Bank d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
e) Article 387 d) State Bank of India e) Securities and Exchange Board of India
Q.27) India contributed ___________ to the UN e) Punjab & Sind Bank Q.46) India’s foreign exchange reserves surged
Palestine refugee agency and called for ensuring Q.36) The ___________ Agriculture Department by $1.620 billion to _____________ in the week
sustained fiscal support for the organisation’s has initiated a massive drive to provide more than to 9 August on rise in foreign currency assets
work. 28000 agro-machines /farm equipment to according to the latest RBI data released.
a) USD 4 million b) USD 7 million farmers to making a ‘zero stubble burning state’. a) $210.350 billion b) $320.461 billion
c) USD 3 million d) USD 5 million a) Tamil Nadu b) Haryana c) $430.572 billion d) $540.683 billion
e) USD 6 million c) Karnataka d) Punjab e) $650.794 billion
Q.28) Bangladesh signed a deal with __________ e) Maharashtra Q.47) After over a dozen public sector banks,
for the supply of uranium for its 2,400 MW Q.37) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held including State Bank of India, have voluntarily
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) on the two a bilateral meeting with ____________ Foreign linked their loans and deposits pricing to the
units of the plant. Minister when Four MoUs signed on the occasion __________.
a) India b) Russia in various fields. a) Loan to Value b) Direct Asset
c) North Korea d) France a) Japanese b) American c) Repo rate d) Moral Suasion
e) China c) British d) Pakistani e) Credit Ceiling
Q.29) ______________ Secretariat will be soon e) Chinese Q.48) Digital payments player Paytm announced
made paperless so that public money worth Q.38) RBL Bank and digital healthcare platform the promotion of its Chief Financial Officer
crores of rupees can be saved by decreasing the ____________ have partnered to launch a co- _____________ as the company’s President.
use of paper. branded credit card, powered by MasterCard. a) Punit Geonka b) Ravneet Gill
a) Human Rights Commission a) Artelus b) ChironX c) Madhur Deora d) Harit Nagpal
b) Lok Sabha c) Lybrate d) Jamnis e) Arun Sawhney
c) Election Commission e) Practo Q.49) The International Monetary Fund’s board
d) Supreme Court recommended a rule change that would scrap the
e) Rajya Sabha
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age limit for its leader Bulgaria’s ___________________ Bank at fourth Q.68) Arunachal Pradesh State Home Minister
______________. anniversary of Bandhan Bank. Bamang Felix flagged of Five Anti-Riot police
a) Rodrigo Rato b) Dominique Strauss a) Standard Chartered Bank vehicle, also known as ________, from Police
c) Kristalina Georgieva b) HSBC Bank Headquarter in Itanagar.
d) Lionel Jospin e) Anne Sinclair c) Deutsche Bank a) Bhima b) Yugan
Q.50) Easing the regulatory framework for d) Royal Bank of Scotland c) Chakra d) Vajra
Foreign Portfolio Investors, capital market e) Development Bank of Singapore e) Asthra
regulator _________ simplified KYC and Q.59) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has Q.69) Union Minister for Textiles, Smriti Zubin
permitted the off-market transfer of securities. announced that the Lower House will become Irani launched Project SU.RE, a move towards
a) RBI b) SEBI __________ from the next session. sustainable fashion, at Lakmé Fashion
c) NABARD d) SIDBI a) Moneyless b) Speechless Winter/Festive 2019, in ____________.
e) TRAI c) Non-Zero hour d) Paperless a) Mumbai b) New Delhi
Q.51) The Appointments Committee of the e) Animation c) Surat d) Pune
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Q.60) Rural India is poised to become Open e) Bhubaneswar
___________ as the Cabinet Secretary with Defecation Free (ODF) by _________ this year Q.70) Fourteenth edition G20 Summit is formally
tenure of two years from 30th of this month. due to the successful implementation of Swachh known as the 'Summit on Financial Markets and
a) Rajiv Gauba b) Kamal Pande Bharat Mission (Gramin). the World Economy was held in?
c) Gopal Krishna d) Vinod Duggal a) 2nd October b) 30th November a) Argentina b) Brazil
e) Dhirendra Singh c) 25th December d) 1st September c) South Korea d) Japan
Q.52) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) permitted e) 30th August e) China
processing of e-mandate on credit and debit cards Q.61) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today Q.71) Who among the following is the MD and
for recurring transactions (merchant payments) announced that Delhiites will get free electricity CEO of Central Bank of India?
with a cap of ___________. up to _________, the cheapest electricity in the a) Padmaja Chundru b) Atul Kumar Goel
a) Rs 1,000 b) Rs 2,000 country. c) Pallav Mohapatra d) Karnam Sekar
c) Rs 2,500 d) Rs 3,000 a) 100 units b) 150 units e) Mrutyunjay Mahapatra
e) Rs 3,500 c) 300 units d) 250 units Q.72) Who among the following is the MD and
Q.53) Transfer of funds through the real time e) 200 units CEO of Indian Overseas Bank?
gross settlement (RTGS) system will be available Q.62) __________ Government has decided to a) Karnam sekar
from ________, instead of the present 8am, from waive off the entire exam fees, including practical b) S Harisankar
August 26 by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). for class 10 and 12th students hailing from c) AS Rajeev
a) 7am b) 9am drought-affected districts of the state. d) SS Mallikarajuna Rao
c) 6am d) 10am a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat e) Packirisamy
e) 5am c) West Bengal d) Odisha Q.73) The price of Non-Subsidised cooking gas
Q.54) The ___________ has announced a reward e) Bihar (LPG) has been cut by ___________ per cylinder
of upto one crore rupees for informants willing to Q.63) _____________ Chief Minister Vijay based on softening international rates.
provide credible information regarding insider Rupani has launched the ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ from a) 60 rupees 75 paise
trading cases. his home town Rajkot for the welfare of girl child. b) 62 rupees 50 paise
a) Reserve Bank of India a) Karnataka b) Tamilnadu c) 61 rupees 25 paise
b) National Green Tribunal c) Maharashtra d) Rajasthan d) 62 rupees 75 paise
c) Supreme Court of India e) Gujarat e) 61 rupees 50 paise
d) Securities and Exchange Board of India Q.64) India and Guinea have signed __________ Q.74) What is the upper limit prescribed for RTGS
e) Finance Ministry of India MoUs on the second day of President Ram Nath transaction?
Q.55) Industry body __________announced that Kovind’s three-day visit to that country. a) Rs. 5 lacs Rs. 1 lacs
the multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional policy a) Three b) One b) Rs. 25 lacs Rs. 50 lacs
stimulus will have significant impact, imparting c) Four d) Two c) No upper limits is prescribed
stability for India. e) Five Q.75) An account that allows you to buy, sell as
a) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Q.65) National Investigation Agency well as transact without any paperwork is:
and Industry (Amendment) Act, 2019 has come into force a) Current account
b) International Air Transport Association today after the notification issued by the Union b) Demat account
c) Central Warehousing Corporation ____________. c) Savings account
d) Confederation of Indian Industry a) Defence Ministry d) Recurring Deposit Account
e) Central Statistics Office b) Sports & Youth Affairs e) Certificates of deposit (CDs)
Q.56) The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) c) Home Ministry Q.76) _______ is the rate at which the banks are
constituted Advisory Board for Banking Frauds d) External Affairs able to borrow overnight funds from RBI against
(ABBF) to examine bank fraud of over _________ e) Finance Ministry the approved government securities.
rupees and recommend action. Q.66) External Affairs Minister __________ has a) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
a) 25 crore b) 50 crore emphasised on better connectivity between India b) Reverse Repo Rate
c) 35 crore d) 70 crore and other member countries of the Mekong c) Repo Rate
e) 20 crore Ganga Cooperation (MGC). d) Marginal Standing Facility Rate
Q.57) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has a) S Jaishankar b) Ashwini K Choubey e) MCLR (Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending
decided to transfer ___________ crore rupees as c) Raosaheb Danve d) G Kishan Reddy Rate)
dividend and surplus reserve to the government e) Ramdas Athawale Q.77) SEBI was set up on recommendation of
as per Economic Capital Framework. Q.67) About 35 lakh people have so far benefited which committee?
a) 1.65 lakh b) 2.59 lakh from the Ayushman Bharat Yojana scheme in the a) N K Singh Committee
c) 1.76 lakh d) 2.37 lakh country of which five lakh are from b) Usha Thorat Committee
e) 3.48 lakh ____________. c) Kumar Mangalam Birla Committee
Q.58) Bandhan Bank announced its foray into the a) Haryana b) Uttar Pradesh d) Shivaraman Committee
credit cards segment, in partnership with c) Jharkhand d) Punjab e) Bimal Jalan committee
e) Chhattisgarh
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Q.78) The sensitive index of National Stock e) None of these ENGLISH VOCABULARY
Exchange of India is popularly known as.? Q.91) As per the Banking Ombudsman Scheme,
1) acquittal
a) SENSEX b) MCS any person can file a complaint before the
Meaning : a judgement or verdict that a person
b) CSE d) NIFTY Banking Ombudsman, if the satisfied reply is not
is not guilty of the crime with which they have
e) CRIS received from the bank within a period of
been charged(n).
Q.79) The liberalization of Indian Banking and _________
Synonyms : absolution
Regulation was done based on recommendation a) 2 months b) 6 months
Antonyms : employment
of _______? c) 2 months d) 1 month
Example : "the trial resulted in an acquittal"
a) R Gandhi Committee e) 4 months
2) accused
b) Narasimham Committee Q.92) Smart Money is a term used for ____
Meaning : a person or group of people who are
c) Basel Committee a) Demand Drafts of Banks
charged with or on trial for a crime.
d) Nachiket mor committee b) Mobile Apps c) Internet Banking
Synonyms : implicated
e) N K Singh Committee d) Credit Card e) Promissory note
Antonyms : acquitted
Q.80) Headquarters of HUDCO is in ____? Q.93) Money lent for more than one day but less
Example : "the accused was ordered to stand
a) Mumbai b) New Delhi than 15 days in the money market is known as
trial on a number of charges"
c) Kolkata d) Bangalore _______.
3) substantial
e) Chennai a) Term Money b) Call Money
Meaning : of considerable importance, size, or
Q.81) The headquarters of CARE (Credit Analysis c) Notice Money d) Fixed Money
worth.
& Research Limited) is in _______? e) None of these
Synonyms : extraordinary
a) Delhi b) Haryana Q.94) PPP is a theory that measures prices at
Antonyms : broken
c) Mumbai d) Noida different locations using a common basket of
Example : "a substantial amount of cash"
e) Kolkata goods. What is the full form of PPP?
4) conviction
Q.82) When was the PMMY (Pradhan Mantri a) Permanent Public Private
Meaning : a formal declaration by the verdict of
Mudra Yojana (PMMY)) launched? b) Personal Private Power
a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
a) 8th March 2015 b) 8th April 2015 c) Permanent Public Private
that someone is guilty of a criminal offence(n).
c) 10th May 2015 d) 15th April 2015 d) Purchasing Power Parity
Synonyms : confidence
Q.83) IFSC Code is a 11 alpha numeric code. e) Personal Private Parity
Antonyms : distrust
What is the fifth character? Q.95) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary
Example : "she had a previous conviction for a
a) Bank b) Branch Policy Committee has cut repo rate by 35 basis
similar offence"
c) City d) Zero points to _________ by fourth consecutive time
5) cited
e) None to give a fillip to the economy.
Meaning : refer to (a passage, book, or author)
Q.84) Headquarters of Capital Small Finance a) 3.50 per cent b) 5.40 per cent
as evidence for or justification of an argument or
Bank is _______ c) 4.34 per cent d) 5.33 per cent
statement, especially in a scholarly work.(v)
a) Kolhapur b) Varanasi e) 6.57 per cent
Synonyms : allege
b) Trissur d) Karur Q.96) Teaser Loans are related to which type of
Antonyms : conceal
e) Jalandhar loans?
Example : "authors who are highly regarded by
Q.85) __________ Bank has introduced first ATM a) Infrastructure b) Home loans
their peers tend to be cited"
in India. c) Education d) Industries
6) saddened
a) ICICI b) Axis e) Small business
Meaning : cause to feel sorrow; make
b) City Bank d) HSBC Q.97) Who is the appellate authority in Banking
unhappy.(v)
e) HDFC Ombudsman?
Synonyms : dispirit
Q.86) First Rural Bank has introduced co-branded a) Governor of RBI
Antonyms : encourage
ATM card is _______. b) Bussiness correspondent
Example : "he was greatly saddened by the
a) Deccan Grameena Bank c) Deputy Governor of RBI
death of his only son"
b) Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank d) Finance Minister
7) allegedly
c) Prathama Grameen Bank e) Insurance Brokers
Meaning : used to convey that something is
d) Pallava Grama Bank Q.98) What is the motif of Rs 50 bank note?
claimed to be the case or have taken place,
e) Andhra Pragadhi Grameena Bank a) Red Fort b) Sanchi stupa
although there is no proof.(adv)
Q.87) First Indian bank open its branch in foreign c) Mangalayan
Synonyms : purportedly
country is________ d) Hampi with chariot
Example : "he was allegedly a leading participant
a) Union Bank of India e) None of these
in the coup attempt"
b) Canara Bank Q.99) The Reserve Bank of India will make
8) intercepted
c) Oudh Commercial Bank available the NEFT system on a 24×7 basis from
Meaning : obstruct (someone or something) so
d) Union Bank of India December 2019 as per the Payment System
as to prevent them from continuing to a
e) Bank of India Vision 2021 document. What is the full form of
destination.(v)
Q.88) In REITs, “I” stands for _________ NEFT?
Synonyms : arrest
a) Infrastructure b) Investment a) National Electronic Funds Treaty
Antonyms : allow
c) Internal d) Initial b) National Electronic Funds Transfer
Example : "intelligence agencies intercepted a
e) International c) National Electronic Funds Transaction
series of telephone calls"
Q.89) Who among the following is the d) National Electronic Financial Transfer
9) prosecution
Chairperson of IBBI? e) None of these
Meaning : the continuation of a course of action
a) Amardeep Singh Bhatia Q.100) The reverse repo rate under the LAF
with a view to its completion(n).
b) G. S. Yadav c) A Unnikrishnan stands revised to _______ per cent, and the
Synonyms : pursuit
d) M.S.Sahoo e) Ajay Tyagi marginal standing facility rate and the Bank Rate
Antonyms : defeat
Q.90) MICR code is used for ______________ to _______ per cent respectively.
Example : "the BBC's prosecution of its
a) For Cheque Truncation Services a) 5.25 & 5.75 b) 5.10 & 5.60
commercial ends"
b) For Electronic Funds Transfer c) 5.15 & 5.65 d) 5.20 & 5.70
10) denied
c) For Code Banking Solution e) 5.35 & 5.85
Meaning : state that one refuses to admit the
d) For Electronic Clearance of Cheques
truth or existence of.(v)
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Synonyms : contradict Meaning : serving or intended to pre-empt or Example : "more efficient allocation of
Antonyms : allow forestall something, especially to prevent attack resources"
Example : "both firms deny any responsibility for by disabling the enemy. 31) triumph
the tragedy" Synonyms : preventive Meaning : a great victory or achievement.(n)
11) victims Antonyms : permissive Synonyms : pride
Meaning : a person harmed, injured, or killed as Example : "a pre-emptive strike" Antonyms : failure
a result of a crime, accident, or other event or 21) tacit Example : "a garden built to celebrate
action. Meaning : understood or implied without being Napoleon's many triumphs"
Synonyms : casualty stated.(adj) 32) regrettable
Antonyms : criminal Synonyms : implicit Meaning : (of conduct or an event) giving rise to
Example : "victims of domestic violence" Antonyms : stated regret; undesirable; unwelcome.
12) consolation Example : "your silence may be taken to mean Synonyms : deplorable
Meaning : the comfort received by a person after tacit agreement" Antonyms : cheerful
a loss or disappointment.(n) 22) sought Example : "the loss of this number of jobs is
Synonyms : comfort Meaning : attempt to find (something). regrettable"
Antonyms :disdain Synonyms : desired 33) restrictions
Example : "there was consolation in knowing Example : "they came here to seek shelter from Meaning : a limiting condition or measure,
that others were worse off" biting winter winds" especially a legal one(n).
13) suspicion 23) recovery Synonyms : constraint
Meaning : a feeling or thought that something is Meaning : a return to a normal state of health, Antonyms : allowance
possible, likely, or true. mind, or strength. Example : "planning restrictions on commercial
Synonyms : conjecture Synonyms : improvement development"
Antonyms : belief Antonyms : deterioration 34) mystery
Example : "she had a sneaking suspicion that he Example : "signs of recovery in the housing Meaning : something that is difficult or
was laughing at her" market impossible to understand or explain.
14) subsequently 24) starved Synonyms : conundrum
Meaning : after a particular thing has happened; Meaning : suffer or die or cause to suffer or die Antonyms : known
afterwards(adv). from hunger. Example : "the mysteries of outer space"
Synonyms : finally Synonyms : anorexic 35) unfortunate
Antonyms : former Antonyms : full Meaning : having or marked by bad fortune;
Example : "the officer decided to stop and Example : "she left her animals to starve" unlucky(adj).
subsequently made an arrest" 25) tranche Synonyms : adverse
15) exoneration Meaning : a portion of something, especially Antonyms : auspicious
Meaning : the action of officially absolving money. Example : "there'd been an unfortunate
someone from blame; vindication.(n) Synonyms : share accident"
Synonyms : absolution Antonyms : emit 36) apportion
Example : "the defendants' eventual Example : "they released the first tranche of the Meaning : divide up and share out.
exoneration" loan" Synonyms : allocate
16) interpreted 26) stimulate Antonyms : withhold
Meaning : explain the meaning of (information Meaning : raise levels of physiological or nervous Example : "voting power will be apportioned
or actions).(v) activity in (the body or any biological system).(v) according to contribution"
Synonyms : explained Synonyms : inspire 37) recovery
Antonyms : encode Antonyms : block Meaning : a return to a normal state of health,
Example : "the evidence is difficult to interpret" Example : "the women are given fertility drugs mind, or strength.
17) implied to stimulate their ovaries" Synonyms :improvement
Meaning : suggested but not directly expressed; 27) restrictive Antonyms : deterioration
implicit.(adj) Meaning : imposing restrictions on someone's Example : "signs of recovery in the housing
Synonyms : hidden activities or freedom.(adj) market"
Antonyms : explicit Synonyms : confining 38) waiver
Example : "she was aware of his implied Example : "a web of restrictive regulations" Meaning : an act or instance of waiving a right
criticism" 28) semblance or claim.
18) controversial Meaning : the outward appearance or apparent Synonyms : remission
Meaning : giving rise or likely to give rise to form of something, especially when the reality is Antonyms : allowance
controversy or public disagreement. different.(n) Example : "their acquiescence could amount to a
Synonyms : contentious Synonyms : pretense waiver"
Antonyms : certain Antonyms : reality 39) grappling
Example : "years of wrangling over a Example : "she tried to force her thoughts back Meaning : engage in a close fight or struggle
controversial bypass" into some semblance of order" without weapons; wrestle(v).
19) claimed 29) hump Synonyms : confront
Meaning : state or assert that something is the Meaning : a rounded raised mass of earth or Antonyms : agree
case, typically without providing evidence or land.(n) Example : "passers-by grappled with the man
proof. Synonyms : bulge after the knife attack"
Synonyms : assert Antonyms : depression 40) prudence
Antonyms : abandon Example : "they sat on a hump of cropped grass" Meaning : the quality of being prudent;
Example : "the Prime Minister claimed that he 30) allocations cautiousness.(n)
was concerned about Third World debt" Meaning : the action or process of allocating or Synonyms : austerity
20) Pre-emptive sharing out something(n). Antonyms : ignorance
Synonyms : allotment Example : "we need to exercise prudence in such
Antonyms : whole important matters"
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41) sought Example : "his restrained, gentlemanly voice" Meaning : direct one's hopes or ambitions
Meaning : attempt to find (something).(v) 52) Galvanised towards achieving something.
Synonyms : desired Meaning : shock or excite (someone) into taking Synonyms : pursue
Antonyms : unwanted action(v). Antonyms : dislike
Example : "they came here to seek shelter from Synonyms : astonish Example : "we never thought that we might
biting winter winds" Antonyms : calm aspire to those heights"
42) agrarian Example : "the urgency of his voice galvanized 63) recognised
Meaning : relating to cultivated land or the them into action" Meaning : acknowledge the existence, validity,
cultivation of land.(adj) 53) palpable or legality of(v).
Synonyms : rural Meaning : able to be touched or felt. Synonyms : admit
Antonyms : urban Synonyms : conspicuous Antonyms : deny
Example : "Brazil is rapidly diversifying its Antonyms : ambiguous Example : "the defence is recognized in British
agrarian economy" Example : "the palpable bump at the bridge of law"
43) waiver the nose" 64) humble
Meaning : an act or instance of waiving a right 54) perspective Meaning : having or showing a modest or low
or claim. Meaning : a particular attitude towards or way of estimate of one's importance(adj).
Synonyms : remission regarding something; a point of view. Synonyms : courteous
Antonyms : allowance Synonyms : aspect Antonyms : brave
Example : "their acquiescence could amount to a Antonyms : perspectiveless Example : "I felt very humble when meeting her"
waiver" Example : "most guidebook history is written 65) distort
44) mitigate from the editor's perspective" Meaning : pull or twist out of shape(v).
Meaning : make (something bad) less severe, 55) imploding Synonyms : alter
serious, or painful(v). Meaning : collapse or cause to collapse violently Antonyms : preserve
Synonyms : alleviate inwards. Example : "a grimace distorted her fine mouth"
Antonyms : aggravate Synonyms : fall down 66) amicable
Example : "drainage schemes have helped to Antonyms : explode Meaning : characterized by friendliness and
mitigate this problem" Example : "both the windows had imploded" absence of discord(adj).
45) indebtedness 56) dimmed Synonyms : courteous
Meaning : make or become less intense. Antonyms : impolite
Meaning : the condition of owing money(n). Synonyms : tarnish Example : "an amicable settlement of the
Synonyms : liability Antonyms : explain dispute"
Antonyms : asset Example : "the difficulty in sleeping couldn't dim 67) plaguing
Example : "the industry is taking steps to reduce her happiness" Meaning : pester or harass (someone)
indebtedness and cut costs" 57) reiterating continually(v).
46) remuneration Meaning : say something again or a number of Synonyms : beleaguer
Meaning : money paid for work or a service(n). times, typically for emphasis or clarity(v). Antonyms : help
Synonyms : compensation Synonyms : renew Example : "he was plaguing her with questions"
Antonyms : penalize Antonyms : recant 68) disputes
Example : "they work in excess of their Example : "she reiterated that the government Meaning : a disagreement or argument.
contracted hours for no additional remuneration" would remain steadfast in its support" Synonyms : bickering
47) precarious 58) semblance Antonyms : agreement
Meaning : not securely held or in position; Meaning : the outward appearance or apparent Example : "a territorial dispute between the two
dangerously likely to fall or collapse(adj). form of something, especially when the reality is countries"
Synonyms : delicate different. 69) intellectual
Antonyms : certain Synonyms : pretense Meaning : relating to the intellect.(adj)
Example : "a precarious ladder" Antonyms : reality Synonyms : thoughtful
48) distress Example : "she tried to force her thoughts back Antonyms : body
Meaning : extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain(n). into some semblance of order" Example : "children need intellectual
Synonyms : affliction 59) reboot stimulation"
Antonyms : comfort Meaning : (with reference to a computer system) 70) refrain
Example : "to his distress he saw that she was boot or be booted again. Meaning : stop oneself from doing something.
trembling" Synonyms : reset Synonyms : burden
49) stirs Example : "the new value will not be in force until Antonyms : silence
Meaning : a slight physical movement. you reboot the system" Example : "she refrained from comment"
Synonyms : uproar 60) aversion 71) imposed
Antonyms : peace Meaning : a strong dislike or disinclination. Meaning : force (an unwelcome decision or
Example : "I stood, straining eyes and ears for Synonyms : animosity ruling) on someone.
the faintest stir" Antonyms : rapport Synonyms : charge
50) appreciation Example : "they made plain their aversion to the Antonyms : disorder
Meaning : recognition and enjoyment of the use of force" Example : "the decision was theirs and was not
good qualities of someone or something. 61) angst imposed on them by others"
Synonyms : recognition Meaning : a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, 72) tariff
Antonyms : criticism typically an unfocused one about the human Meaning : a tax or duty to be paid on a particular
Example : "I smiled in appreciation" condition or the state of the world in general. class of imports or exports(v).
51) restrained Synonyms : agony Synonyms : levy
Meaning : characterized by reserve or Antonyms : calmness Example : "the reduction of trade barriers and
moderation; unemotional or dispassionate. Example : "the existential angst of the middle import tariffs"
Synonyms : discreet classes" 73) concerns
Antonyms : extroverted 62) aspire
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Meaning : have a specific connection with or 83) arbitrary Synonyms : uproar
responsibility for. Meaning : based on random choice or personal Example : "the questions rose to a clamour"
Synonyms : burden whim, rather than any reason or system. 94) render
Antonyms : pastime Synonyms : capricious Meaning : provide or give (a service, help, etc.).
Example : "those concerned in industry, Antonyms : consistent Synonyms : distribute
academia, and government" Example : "an arbitrary decision" Antonyms : hold
74) negotiations 84) influences Example : "money serves as a reward for
Meaning : discussion aimed at reaching an Meaning : the capacity to have an effect on the services rendered"
agreement. character, development, or behaviour of someone 95) substantial
Synonyms : arbitration or something, or the effect itself. Meaning : of considerable importance, size, or
Antonyms : disagreement Synonyms : impact worth(adj).
Example : "a worldwide ban is currently under Antonyms : source Synonyms : generous
negotiation" Example : "the influence of television violence" Antonyms : broken
75) seismic 85) laid Example : "a substantial amount of cash"
Meaning : relating to earthquakes or other Meaning : put (something) down gently or 96) ought
vibrations of the earth and its crust. carefully.(v) Meaning : used to indicate duty or correctness,
Synonyms : basaltic Synonyms : establish typically when criticizing someone's actions.
Antonyms : subtle Antonyms : confuse Synonyms : prerequisite
Example : "after a few days of seismic activity Example : "she laid the baby in his cot" Antonyms : lacked
the volcanic eruption started" 86) regulation Example : "they ought to respect the law"
76) emphasised Meaning : the action or process of regulating or 97) punitive
Meaning : give special importance or value to being regulated.(n) Meaning : inflicting or intended as punishment.
(something) in speaking or writing. Synonyms : supervision Synonyms : retaliatory
Synonyms : attention Antonyms : deregulation Antonyms : beneficial
Antonyms : ignorance Example : "the regulation of financial markets" Example : "he called for punitive measures
Example : "they emphasize the need for daily, 87) freak against the Eastern bloc"
one-to-one contact between parent and child" Meaning : a very unusual and unexpected event 98) retributive
77) probably or situation. Meaning : punishment inflicted on someone as
Meaning : almost certainly; as far as one knows Synonyms : anomaly vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.
or can tell. Antonyms : conformity Synonyms : reprisal
Synonyms : doubtless Example : "the teacher says the accident was a Antonyms : forgiveness
Antonyms : improbably total freak" Example : "employees asked not to be named,
Example : "she would probably never see him 88) imposed saying they feared retribution"
again" Meaning : force (an unwelcome decision or 99) reformative
78) prompted ruling) on someone(v). Meaning : the action or process of reforming an
Meaning : (of an event or fact) cause or bring Synonyms : appoint institution or practice.
about (an action or feeling). Antonyms : disorder Synonyms : realignment
Synonyms : arouse Example : "the decision was theirs and was not Antonyms : worsening
Antonyms : depress imposed on them by others" Example : "the reformation of the Senate"
Example : "the violence prompted a wave of 89) endorse 100) grave
refugees to flee the country" Meaning : declare one's public approval or Meaning : a hole dug in the ground to receive a
79) impact support of(v). coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone
Meaning : the action of one object coming Synonyms : affirm or mound.(n)
forcibly into contact with another. Antonyms : attack Synonyms : dignified
Synonyms : brunt Example : "the report was endorsed by the Antonyms : agitated
Antonyms : failure college" Example : "the coffin was lowered into the
Example : "there was the sound of a third 90) assertion grave"
impact" Meaning : a confident and forceful statement of 101) heinous
80) truce fact or belief. Meaning : (of a person or wrongful act,
Meaning : an agreement between enemies or Synonyms : allegation especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.
opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain Antonyms : desertion Synonyms : abhorrent
time(n). Example : "his assertion that his father had Antonyms : pleasant
Synonyms : amnesty deserted the family" Example : "a battery of heinous crimes"
Antonyms : continuation 91) outrage 102) condign
Example : "the guerrillas called a three-day Meaning : an extremely strong reaction of anger, Meaning : (of punishment or retribution)
truce" shock, or indignation.(n) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting
81) retaining Synonyms : violence and deserved.
Meaning : continue to have (something); keep Antonyms : glee Synonyms : equitable
possession of(v). Example : "her voice trembled with outrage" Antonyms : imprecise
Synonyms : absorb 92) deterrence Example : "condign punishment was rare when
Antonyms : abandon Meaning : the action of discouraging an action or the criminal was a man of high social standing"
Example : "Labour retained the seat" event through instilling doubt or fear of the 103) curative
82) wisdom consequences. Meaning : able to cure disease.
Meaning : the quality of having experience, Synonyms : determent Synonyms : corrective
knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of Example : "nuclear missiles remain the main Antonyms : damaging
being wise.(n) deterrence against possible aggression" Example : "the curative properties of herbs"
Synonyms : acumen 93) clamour 104) humanised
Antonyms : ineptness Meaning : a loud and confused noise, especially Meaning : make (something) more humane or
Example : "listen to his words of wisdom" that of people shouting(n). civilized.
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Synonyms : temper Antonyms : detach Example : "a triggered memory of his childhood"
Example : "his purpose was to humanize prison Example : "socio-occupational groups aggregate 127) mediate
conditions" men sharing similar kinds of occupation" Meaning : intervene in a dispute in order to bring
105) clemency 116) buttress about an agreement or reconciliation.(v)
Meaning : mercy; lenience. Meaning : a structure of stone or brick built Synonyms : arbitrate
Synonyms : compassion against a wall to strengthen or support it.(n) Antonyms : refuse
Antonyms : cruelty Synonyms : abutment Example : "Wilson attempted to mediate
Example : "an appeal for clemency" Example : "the cathedral's massive buttresses" between the powers to end the war"
106) prevails 117) intensification 128) accelerated
Meaning : prove more powerful or superior. Meaning : the action of making or becoming Meaning : increase in rate, amount, or extent.(v)
Synonyms : abound more intense.(n) Synonyms : increased
Antonyms : forfeit Synonyms : merger Example : "inflation started to accelerate"
Example : "it is hard for logic to prevail over Antonyms : decline 129) dampened
emotion" Example : "the intensification of the conflict" Meaning : make less strong or intense.
107) perception 118) slid Synonyms : sprinkle
Meaning : the ability to see, hear, or become Meaning : move smoothly along a surface while Antonyms : collect
aware of something through the senses. maintaining continuous contact with it. Example : "nothing could dampen her
Synonyms : approach Synonyms : accelerate enthusiasm"
Antonyms : ignorance Antonyms : ascend 130) integration
Example : "the normal limits to human Example : "she slid down the bank into the Meaning : the action or process of
perception" water" integrating.(n)
108) abolition 119) robust Synonyms : assimilation
Meaning : the action of abolishing a system, Meaning : strong and healthy; vigorous(adj). Antonyms : disunion
practice, or institution. Synonyms : hearty Example : "economic and political integration"
Synonyms : abrogation Antonyms : fragile 131) customary
Antonyms : approval Example : "the Caplan family are a robust lot" Meaning : according to the customs or usual
Example : "the abolition of the death penalty" 120) equitable practices associated with a particular society,
109) tends Meaning : fair and impartial. place, or set of circumstances.
Meaning : regularly or frequently behave in a Synonyms : decent Synonyms : accepted
particular way or have a certain characteristic(v). Antonyms : intolerable Antonyms : abnormal
Synonyms : contribute Example : "the equitable distribution of Example : "it is customary to mark an occasion
Antonyms : dislike resources" like this with a toast"
Example : "written language tends to be formal" 121) imposed 132) emphasising
110) skew Meaning : force (an unwelcome decision or Meaning : give special importance or value to
Meaning : neither parallel nor at right angles to ruling) on someone.(v) (something) in speaking or writing(v).
a specified or implied line; askew; crooked.(adj) Synonyms : demand Synonyms : attention
Synonyms : slant Antonyms : disorder Antonyms : ignorance
Antonyms : maintain Example : "the decision was theirs and was not Example : "they emphasize the need for daily,
Example : "his hat looked slightly skew" imposed on them by others" one-to-one contact between parent and child"
111) tepid 122) emerge 133) slammed
Meaning : (especially of a liquid) only slightly Meaning : move out of or away from something Meaning : shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully
warm; lukewarm(adj). and become visible. and loudly.
Synonyms : warm Synonyms : develop Synonyms : batter
Antonyms : enthusiastic Antonyms : decrease Antonyms : assist
Example : "she soaked a flannel in the tepid Example : "black ravens emerged from the fog" Example : "he slams the door behind him as he
water" 123) reconciliation leaves"
112) stalling Meaning : the action of making one view or belief 134) erred
Meaning : (of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop compatible with another. Meaning : be mistaken or incorrect; make a
running, typically because of an overload on the Synonyms : agreement mistake(v).
engine(v). Antonyms : disagreement Synonyms : misbehave
Synonyms : hamper Example : "any possibility of reconciliation Antonyms : behave
Antonyms : advance between such clearly opposed positions" Example : "the judge had erred in ruling that the
Example : "her car stalled at the crossroads" 124) defiant evidence was inadmissible"
113) restrained Meaning : showing defiance.(adj) 135) privileging
Meaning : characterized by reserve or Synonyms : audacious Meaning : grant a privilege or privileges to(v).
moderation; unemotional or dispassionate(adj). Antonyms : acquiescent Synonyms : accredit
Synonyms : discreet Example : "a defiant gesture" Antonyms : disallow
Antonyms : extroverted 125) snub Example : "English inheritance law privileged the
Example : "his restrained, gentlemanly voice" Meaning : an act of rebuffing or ignoring eldest son"
114) reveals someone or something(n). 136) mould
Meaning : make (previously unknown or secret Synonyms : disregard Meaning : a distinctive and typical style, form, or
information) known to others. Antonyms : praise character.
Synonyms : acknowledge Example : "the move was a snub to the Synonyms : blight
Antonyms : conceal government" Example : "he's a superb striker in the same
Example : "Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie's 126) triggered mould as Gary Lineker"
whereabouts" Meaning : (of a response) caused by particular 137) mockery
115) aggregated action, process, or situation. Meaning : teasing and contemptuous language
Meaning : form or group into a class or cluster. Synonyms : generate or behaviour directed at a particular person or
Synonyms : accumulate Antonyms : destroy thing.
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Tamil Meaning : Example : "she stayed at the helm, alert for Example : "the Caplan family are a robust lot"
Synonyms : farce tankers" 158) quarrels
Antonyms : flattery 148) accelerate Meaning : an angry argument or disagreement.
Example : "stung by her mockery, Frankie hung Meaning : increase in rate, amount, or extent(v). Synonyms : altercation
his head" Synonyms : expedite Antonyms : agreement
138) conventions Antonyms : cease Example : "he made the mistake of picking a
Meaning : a way in which something is usually Example : "inflation started to accelerate" quarrel with John"
done.(n) 149) significance 159) stability
Synonyms : show Meaning : the quality of being worthy of Meaning : the state of being stable.
Antonyms : discord attention; importance(n). Synonyms : balance
Example : "to attract the best patrons the movie Synonyms : implication Antonyms : instability
houses had to ape the conventions and the Antonyms : exterior Example : "there are fears for the political
standards of theatres" Example : "adolescent education was felt to be a stability of the area"
139) preceded social issue of some significance" 160) criticised
Meaning : come before in order or position(v). 150) concentrating Meaning : indicate the faults of (someone or
Synonyms : anticipate Meaning : the quality of being worthy of something) in a disapproving way(v).
Antonyms : end attention; importance(n). Synonyms : blame
Example : "take time to read the chapters that Synonyms : establish Antonyms : approve
precede the recipes" Antonyms : confuse Example : "the opposition criticized the
140) opted Example : "adolescent education was felt to be a government's failure to consult adequately"
Meaning : make a choice from a range of social issue of some significance" 161) extradition
possibilities.(v) 151) feeble Meaning : the action of extraditing a person
Synonyms : decide Meaning : lacking physical strength, especially accused or convicted of a crime.
Antonyms : dislike as a result of age or illness(adj). Synonyms: abandon
Example : "consumers will opt for low-priced Synonyms : decrepit Antonyms : hold
goods" Antonyms : capable Example : "they fought to prevent his extradition
141) despite Example : "by now, he was too feeble to leave to the US"
Meaning : contemptuous treatment or his room" 162) alleged
behaviour; outrage. 152) euphemism Meaning : said, without proof, to have taken
Synonyms : against Meaning : a mild or indirect word or expression place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable
Example : "the despite done by him to the holy substituted for one considered to be too harsh or quality(adj).
relics" blunt when referring to something unpleasant or Synonyms: purported
142) detractors embarrassing. Antonyms : certain
Meaning : a person who disparages someone or Synonyms : delicacy Example : "the alleged conspirators"
something(n). Example : "the jargon has given us ‘downsizing’ 163) bribed
Synonyms : critic as a euphemism for cuts" Meaning : dishonestly persuade (someone) to
Example : "the island, say its detractors, has 153) reorientation act in one's favour by a gift of money or other
been devoured by development" Meaning : the action of changing the focus or inducement(v) .
143) spearhead direction of something(n). Synonyms: graft
Meaning : an individual or group chosen to lead Synonyms : overhaul Antonyms : hindrance
an attack or movement. Antonyms : corrupt Example : "they attempted to bribe opponents
Synonyms : initiate Example : "the only solution is the reorientation into losing"
Antonyms : end of our defence policy" 164) diplomatic
Example : "she became the spearhead of a 154) campaign Meaning : of or concerning diplomacy.
health education programme" Meaning : work in an organized and active way Synonyms: gracious
144) perceived towards a goal(v). Antonyms : rude
Meaning : become aware or conscious of Synonyms : crusade Example : "diplomatic relations with Britain were
(something); come to realize or understand. Antonyms : inaction broken"
Synonyms : recognized Example : "people who campaigned against child 165) fugitives
Example : "his mouth fell open as he perceived labour" Meaning : a person who has escaped from
the truth" 155) compromise captivity or is in hiding.
145) claim Meaning : an agreement or settlement of a Synonyms: elusive
Meaning : state or assert that something is the dispute that is reached by each side making Antonyms : enduring
case, typically without providing evidence or concessions(n). Example : "fugitives from justice"
proof(v). Synonyms : accord 166) modest
Synonyms : allegation Antonyms : denial Meaning : unassuming in the estimation of one's
Antonyms : denial Example : "eventually they reached a abilities or achievements.(adj)
Example : "the Prime Minister claimed that he compromise" Synonyms: humble
was concerned about Third World debt" 156) dynamism Antonyms : brave
146) sober Meaning : the quality of being characterized by Example : "he was a very modest man, refusing
Meaning : make or become sober after drinking vigorous activity and progress. to take any credit for the enterprise"
alcohol. Synonyms : activity 167) amenable
Synonyms : restrained Antonyms : idleness Meaning : open and responsive to suggestion;
Antonyms : agitated Example : "the dynamism and strength of the easily persuaded or controlled(adj).
Example : "that coffee sobered him up" economy" Synonyms: agreeable
147) helm 157) robust Antonyms : intractable
Meaning : a tiller or wheel for steering a ship or Meaning : strong and healthy; vigorous(adj). Example : "parents who have amenable
boat. Synonyms : potent children"
Synonyms : control Antonyms : fragile 168) deported
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Meaning : expel (a foreigner) from a country, Synonyms: inquiry Antonyms : able
typically on the grounds of illegal status or for Example : "would he keep his mouth shut under Example : "fragile items such as glass and china"
having committed a crime.(v) interrogation ?" 189) defuse
Synonyms: dismiss 179) lest Meaning : remove the fuse from (an explosive
Antonyms : hold Meaning : with the intention of preventing device) in order to prevent it from exploding.
Example : "he was deported for violation of (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of. Synonyms: alleviate
immigration laws" Synonyms: in case Antonyms : increase
169) perception Example : "he spent whole days in his room, Example : "explosives specialists tried to defuse
Meaning : the ability to see, hear, or become wearing headphones lest he disturb anyone" the grenade"
aware of something through the senses. 180) pleas 190) accused
Synonyms: approach Meaning : a request made in an urgent and Meaning : a person or group of people who are
Antonyms : concrete emotional manner. charged with or on trial for a crime.
Example : "the normal limits to human Synonyms: appeal Synonyms: implicated
perception" Antonyms : demand Antonyms : acquitted
170) fled Example : "he made a dramatic plea for Example : "the accused was ordered to stand
Meaning : run away from a place or situation of disarmament" trial on a number of charges"
danger. 181) strenuously 191) breaching
Synonyms: depart Meaning : in a way that requires great physical Meaning : make a gap in and break through (a
Antonyms : arrive exertion(adv). wall, barrier, or defence).
Example : "to escape the fighting, his family fled Synonyms: strongly Synonyms: disobey
from their village" Antonyms : cowardly Antonyms : give
171) embarrassment Example : "drink more if you're exercising Example : "the river breached its bank"
Meaning : a feeling of self-consciousness, strenuously" 192) concerned
shame, or awkwardness. 182) consular Meaning : worried, troubled, or anxious.
Synonyms: confusion Meaning :relating to the consul or consulate in a Synonyms: anxious
Antonyms : order foreign city. Antonyms : collected
Example : "I turned red with embarrassment" Synonyms: diplomatic Example : "the villagers are concerned about
172) juncture Antonyms : apolitical burglaries"
Meaning : a particular point in events or time.(n) Example : "a consular official must interview 193) flare
Synonyms: circumstance applicants" Meaning : a sudden brief burst of bright flame or
Antonyms : certainty 183) impact light.(n)
Example : "it is difficult to say at this juncture Meaning : the action of one object coming Synonyms: blaze
whether this upturn can be sustained" forcibly into contact with another. Example : "the flare of the match lit up his face"
173) stretch Synonyms: brunt 194) wary
Meaning : an act of stretching one's limbs or Antonyms : avoidance Meaning : feeling or showing caution about
body.(n) Example : "there was the sound of a third possible dangers or problems.(adj)
Synonyms: distance impact" Synonyms: attentive
Antonyms : stagnation 184) reveal Antonyms : careless
Example : "I got up and had a stretch" Meaning : make (previously unknown or secret Example : "dogs which have been mistreated
information) known to others(v). often remain very wary of strangers"
174) campaign Synonyms: admit 195) espionage
Meaning : a series of military operations Antonyms : conceal Meaning : the practice of spying or of using
intended to achieve a goal, confined to a Example : "Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie's spies, typically by governments to obtain political
particular area, or involving a specified type of whereabouts" and military information.(n)
fighting.(n) 185) ensuring Synonyms: intelligence
Synonyms: crusade Meaning : make certain that (something) will Example : "the camouflage and secrecy of
Antonyms : inaction occur or be the case(v). espionage"
Example : "a desert campaign" Synonyms: assure 196) exaggerate
175) scrutiny Antonyms : endanger Meaning : represent (something) as being
Meaning : critical observation or examination.(n) Example : "the client must ensure that accurate larger, better, or worse than it really is.(v)
Synonyms: analysis records are kept" Synonyms: distort
Example : "every aspect of local government was 186) expeditiously Antonyms : compress
placed under scrutiny" Meaning : with speed and efficiency. Example : "she was apt to exaggerate any aches
176) deliberate Synonyms: fast and pains"
Meaning : done consciously and Antonyms : inefficiently 197) exerted
intentionally.(adj) Example : "the directors will move expeditiously Meaning : apply or bring to bear (a force,
Synonyms: studious to reach a conclusion" influence, or quality).(v)
Antonyms : careless 187) truce Synonyms: expend
Example : "a deliberate attempt to provoke Meaning : an agreement between enemies or Antonyms : conceal
conflict" opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain Example : "the moon exerts a force on the Earth"
177) adhere time(n). 198) assault
Meaning : stick fast to (a surface or substance). Synonyms: accord Meaning : make a physical attack on.(v)
Synonyms: comply Antonyms : continuation Synonyms: aggression
Antonyms : disobey Example : "the guerrillas called a three-day Antonyms : retreat
Example : "paint won't adhere well to a greasy truce" Example : "he pleaded guilty to assaulting a
surface" 188) fragile police officer"
178) interrogation Meaning : (of an object) easily broken or 199) tacit
Meaning : the action of interrogating or the damaged(adj). Meaning : understood or implied without being
process of being interrogated. Synonyms: delicate stated(adj).
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2
Synonyms: implicit a) 0 b) 12 c) 15 d) 25 e) 1 d) 5 e) None of these
5
Antonyms : stated Q.17) 20%𝑜𝑓 285 − 16%𝑜𝑓 250 + 𝑜𝑓 261 − 𝑜𝑓216 =
8 9
9 8 Q.37) 1.5 × 3.2 × 7.5 + 23.5+? = 304 + 2.5
Example : "your silence may be taken to mean
? a)367 b) 289 c) 247
tacit agreement"
a) 6 b) -5 c) -4 d) 9 e) -11 d) 234 e) 310
200) intellectual
Q.18)1114+114.1+141.4-11.41-111.4=?-11.14 Q.38)
√2916
×
316
÷
16
× 128 =?
Meaning : a person possessing a highly 24 27 219
developed intellect.(n) a) 1275.38 b) 1257.83 c) 1345.43
a) 42936 b) 42019 c) 41920
Synonyms: cerebral d) 1354.34 e) None of these
d) 41490 e) 46136
Antonyms : physical Q.19) 2015 ÷ 155 + 7 +?2 = 69
Q.39) 165 + 14.5 × 4+? = 198 + 28
Example : "a prominent political thinker and a) 49 b) 14 c) 7 d) 12 e) 54
a) 3 b) 5 c) 11 d) 12 e) 9
intellectual" Q.20) 15% of 200+20% of 150+18% of 120=x 1 1 23 36 3
Q.40) 4 × 4 ÷ 20 × 1 × 1 × 𝑥 = 16
9 2 16 111 4
a) 61.6 b) 71.6 c) 81.6
a) 11 b) 9 c) 10 d) 8 e) 12
d) 91.6 e) None of these
SIMPLIFICATION 1 2 3 Q.41) 1
7
+ 2
5
+3
1
− 5
1
= ×𝑥
3 3
Q.21) 5 + 7 + 13 = 𝑥 8 4 8 4 8
5 5 5
D.1-250) Find the value of “?” or “𝒙” in the a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) 6
a) 26.2 b) 28.2 c) 36.2
following questions. Q.42)
5
𝑜𝑓
2
𝑜𝑓 3
6
𝑜𝑓 1
5
𝑜𝑓 𝑥 = 2452
d) 38.2 e) None of these 11 17 15 17
[48 ×162 ×24 ] 2×?
Q.1) =4 Q.22) 7.04+18.06+5.90+12.5=x a) 10450 b) 10241 c) 10330
28 ×(16)3 ÷256
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 a) 40.5 b) 41.5 c) 42.5 d) 10660 e) None of these

1 5 36
d) 4 e) None of these d) 43.5 e) None of these Q.43) 2 ÷ 1 ÷ +𝑥 =4
5 6 15
40 54 70 88
Q.2) 236 + 514 × 4 ÷ 2 − 6 =? Q.23) + + + =𝑥 a) 3.5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2 e) 2.5
8 9 10 11
a) 1268 b) 1258 c) 1234 a) 16 b) 26 c) 36 1 4 13
Q.44) (128 ÷ 8) × (1 + 4 ) + 44 × × 112 = 2𝑥
5 5 1456
d) 1278 e) 1233 d) 46 e) None of these a) 43 b) 92 c) 70
Q.3)√3249 × 15 + 24 − ? = 872 Q.24) 5.5 × 2 + 6.2 × 5 + 7.5 × 4 + 33 = 𝑥 d) 40 e) None of these
a) 1 b) 3 c) -1 d) -2 e) 5 a) 85 b) 90 c) 95 2
Q.45) √256 = 𝑥 − 224 + 180 ÷ 12
Q.4) 25% 𝑜𝑓 256 + 18% 𝑜𝑓 350 ÷ 15% 𝑜𝑓 60 =? d) 100 e) None of these
a) 25 b) 225 c) 15
a) 75 b) 76 c) 69 Q.25) 555.5+444.4+111.1=x
d) 625 e) None of these
d) 71 e) 70 a) 1115 b) 1110 c) 1111 210 176 5 221
Q.46) × ÷ × = 𝑥
15 8 60 17
Q.5)√16 + √78 + √9 + 15 − 33 + ?2 = 42 a) 48268 b) 48048 c) 48008
Q.26) 3𝑥 × 81 × 27 = 319
a) 49 b) 9 c) 7 d) 14 e) 21 d) 48028 e) None of these
a) 12 b) 13 c) 14
Q.6) 25% 𝑜𝑓 20% 𝑜𝑓 15% 𝑜𝑓 (? ) = 3 1
Q.47) 2 × ( ) % of 2400 − ( ) % of 1000 = x
3
d) 15 e) None of these 16 15
a) 400 b) 420 c) 540
5
Q.27) 𝑜𝑓 120 +
8 4
𝑜𝑓 121 + 𝑜𝑓 81 = 𝑥 a) 10 b) 3 c) 5
d) 320 e) 280 8 11 9
1 2 7 a) 202 b) 201 c) 200
Q.7) (4 − 3 ) × = (? ) 2
5 7 8 Q.48) 25% of 360 + 15% of 220 – 140 × – 20 = x
d) 199 e) None of these 7
a) 0.5 b) 0.1 c) 0.8
Q.28) 153+224+333-55=x a) 53 b) 73 c) 63
d) 0.6 e) 1.2
a) 650 b) 655 c) 660 d) 68 e) None of these
3 4 7
Q.8) 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑓 (? ) = 84 Q.49) 105 × 1335 ÷ √225 = x + √169
7 17 13 d) 665 e) None of these
a) 1456 b) 1678 c) 1580 Q.29) 12% of 50+10% of 150+18% of 150=x a) 9342 b) 9332 c) 9164
d) 1547 e) 1356 a) 54 b) 52 c) 50 d) 9316 e) None of these
Q.9) 4(100 × (? ) − 20) = 20% 𝑜𝑓 120 d) 48 e) None of these Q.50) 256 + √529 − 15 × 12 =? +72
a) 0.26 b) 0.24 c) 0.28 Q.30) 25% of 2500+12.5% of 6800+ (?)= 39 2
a) 34 b) 56 c) 72
d) 0.32 e) 0.42 a) 40 b) 43 c) 29 d) 48 e) 27
3 1 2
Q.10) × × × (? ) = 75 d) 46 e) 48 1
Q.51) × 987 + 15%𝑜𝑓 940+? = 267
10 5 5 3
779 1147 2303
a) 3225 b) 3250 c) 3125 Q.31) + + − 2 = (? )3 a) 203 b) 213 c) -203
19 31 47
d) 3520 e) 3525 a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 e) 7 d) -222 e) -237
2 2
Q.11) 35% × (3 + 4 ) = (? ) Q.32)
√1849
× 391 + √32 − 22 − 1 = (? )2 Q.52) 345 + 543 + 453 + 354 =?
5 7
731
a) 2.58 b) 3.24 c) 2.56 a) 1659 b) 1695 c) 1879
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) 6
d) 3.12 e) 2.69 d) 1873 e) 1768
Q.33)
Q.53) 1854.5 + 984.75 + 1171.23−? = 565.48
Q.12) (√
676×625
) × (? )% = 10 1.234+3.543+6.765+87.65+(?)=(2.5+1.2×4+1
169
a) 3545 b) 3354 c) 3544
.2+1.5)2
a) 25 b) 20 c) 30 d) 3445 e) 3454
a) 0.807 b) 0.808 c) 0.765
d) 36 e) 40 Q.54) 12 ÷ 4 × 24 + √1764 =?× 4
11 13
Q.13) × × (? ) = 143 a) 25.5 b) 32.4 c) 28.5
17 19 Q.34) 350 × 2 + 1.2 × 5 + 6.2 × 5 + 1.5 × 2 =
a) 332 b) 356 c) 342 (? )% 𝑜𝑓 2000 d) 29.7 e) 43.6
d) 323 e) 312 a) 39% b) 27% c) 37% Q.55) √552 + (8 × 3) + 346 + 432 + 246 + (? ) = 1089
Q.14) 2% 𝑜𝑓 5% 𝑜𝑓 7% 𝑜𝑓 100000 = (? ) d) 20% e) 23% a) 35 b) 32 c) 41
a) 5 b) 2 c) 9 d) 10 e) 7 Q.35) 122 + 232 × 1.25 − 182 =? d) 38 e) 25
2 2 2 2 3
Q.15) 11 + 13 × 7 −? = 28 ÷ √343 a) 422.45 b) 481.25 c) 438.75 102 156 1 1
Q.56) × + √9 − = (? )
17 13 81 81
a) 8210 b) 8274 c) 7860 d) 323.25 e) 429.50
a) 72 b) 75 c) 70
d) 8290 e) None of these 2
Q.36) 1 + 5 − 6 + 2 =?
7 5 1
5 2 6 3 d) 65 e) 76
√7921+√6241
Q.16) =? a) 4
9
b) 5
29
c) 3
5
168
5 32 6
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45
15 45 9
2 2 1 9×3 15 (16 × 39 × 53 ) 1296 15 1106 1 Q.86) If a - b = 3 and a2 + b2 = 29, find the value
Q.57) 1 ÷ 3 + √(3 − )+ = (? ) 47 82 71
= 𝑥×( × × )( )
5 5 289 289 17 11316 ×9729 ×17641 11664 14 395 1476 ×1633×141
of ab.
a) 4 b) 5 c) 2 a) 18 b) 21 c) 24
a) 10 b) 12 c) 15
d) 3 e) 1 d) 16 e) None of these
78% 𝑜𝑓 8900
Q.58) 133.242 + 1314.24 + 144.21 + 244.35 + Q.71) 7 + 126 + 64 + 73 - 84 – (9 × 7)1=
9
1.5−7+(2)+ 3 Q.87) 35 × √324 ÷ 7 − 73 =? −√16641
1413.53 − 0.572 = (? ) 3
( + 0.5+1.25)+2.5+1
3 4 a) 119 b) 128 c) 146
a) 3249 b) 2455 c) 3246 𝑥
1
(1.5+ 2+ 2.5)+0.5
+ 982 - 1092
3
d) 4326 e) 3454 a) 12 b) 13 c) 14 2 3
Q.88) (√100) + (√9) =?
√676 √1024
Q.59) × × (6 × 3) + 1431 + 34 = (? ) d) 15 e) None of these.
36 √169 a) 50 b) 25 c) 127
a) 1498 b) 1232 c) 1499 Q.72) 20% of 1500+15% of 1700+12% of 2000-
d) 225 e) 175
d) 1525 e) None of these 25% of 1000+ 13×7+0.005
Q.89) 8000 ÷ (5×2) + 774 - 191.667×3=?
Q.60) 122 ×
2 2
+ √14884 + (? ) = (6.5 × 2)2 a) 576.006 b) 636.005 c) 742.007
18 a) 1000 b) 1280 c) 1180
a) 41 b) 39 c) 21 d) 1080 e) 1500
(1775)3 −(1225)3
d) 31 e) 11 Q.73)𝑥 = (1775)2 Q.90) √225 × √64 × 2 × 11 =?
+1775×1225+(1225)2
Q.61) 12 × 12.5 + 18 × (? ) = (19 + 1)2 + (16.25 × 4) a) 3000 b) 500 c) 400 a) 4150 b) 2640 c) 3005
a) 16.5 b) 18.5 c) 17.5 d) 550 e) None of these d) 1250 e) 2050
d) 12.5 e) 10.5 Q.74) 164 ÷ 44 × 28 = 2𝑥 ÷ 322 × 24 Q.91) (749 − √105625 − 124) ÷ (√1572516 − 1104) =
221 567
Q.62) × − (? ) = 182 a) 25 b) 19 c) 20 ?
21 17
a) 37 b) 18 c) 9 d) 21 e) None of these a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) 12
4
d) 3 e) 27 Q.75)30% of 200+2/3 of 300− × 1000 =? 2 2
Q.92) 𝑥 + 16 − 2 + 68 = 9 , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑋? 2
5
Q.63) 2.334 + 54.24 + 45.24 − (? ) = 8.23 + 21.32 + a) +540 b) 320 c) -540 a) 3 b) 2 c) 1
10.45 + 0.814 d) 320 e) none of these d) 5 e) 6

(42 + 32 )
a) 82 b) 62 c) 61 Q.76) Q.93) = √?
5
d) 16 e) 59 30.8 + 2.20 + 3.00 × 6 × 1 = 18 ×? a) 4 b) 25 c) 5
Q.64)
3
√4913 + (23.324 + 4324.24 + 313.3 − 0.864) = a) 2.733 b) 3 c) 2.533 d) 16 e) 369
(? ) d) 3.53 e) 2.833 Q.94) 1.01 + 3.03 + 2.02 + 4.04 + 5.05 = ?
a) 4698 b) 4688 c) 4378 Q.77) a) 15.05 b) 12.05 c) 15.15
d) 4677 e) 4489 18.5 24 10.5 ? 19
+ − = + d) 14.15 e) 16.45
5 6 5 8 20
Q.65) 4𝑥+6 11
a) 42.8 b) 37.2 c) 54.8 Q.95) = 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑋?
5𝑥+6 13
7
√6724 × 1.5 − √12321 × + 292 − 1 = 𝑥 d) 52.8 e) None of these a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 3 e) 2
2
2 1
a) 564.5 b) 574.5 c) 546.5 Q.78) (√8 + 13) =? +3√841 + 113 Q.96) 17% of 300 is of X, then find out the value
3
d) 585.5 e) 486.5 a) 51√2 − 10 b) 52√2 − 23 c) 52√2 − 30 of 10% of X?
Q.66) a) 5.13 b) 15.6 c) 51.3
d) 51√2 + 30 e) None of these
𝑥 = 522 + 3 × 2 + 4000 ÷ 2 𝑜𝑓 25% 𝑜𝑓 1600 d) 15.3 e) 31.5
Q.79) 78% of 1680+65% of 1740+123% of
a) 2155 b) 2715 c) 2615 Q.97) 1513 + 4513 - 2513 - 1753 =
1500=?
d) 2705 e) None of these 𝑥 × 2, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑥?
a) 4286.4 b) 4186.4 c) 4276.4
Q.67) a) 740 b) 880 c) 450
𝑥 = (69.3 × 15.2) + (4.5 × 18.5) + (7.25 × 44) 2 2 2 2 2 2 d) 720 e) 680
Q.80) 32 + 89 + 17 = 15 + 23 + 49 +?
a) 1355.61 b) 1445.61 c) 1455.61 1 2 5
a) 6089 b) 5089 c) 6079 Q.98) ( + + ) 𝑜𝑓 42 = ?
7 3 6
d) 1545.61 e) 1544.61
d) 5079 e) None of these a) 73 b) 97 c) 67
Q.68) 1 2 4 1 7
Q.81) + + − 2 + 4 =? d) 69 e) 86
7 3 9 3 5
Simplify the following and find the Z+X
a) 5
101
b) 4
101
c) 5
110 Q.99) 112 + √25 − 26 = 𝑋 2 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑋?
X=4 315 315 315
110 a) 11 b) 9 c) 12 d) 7 e) 10
315 15 16 17 179
1
Q.100) × × …………….. =?
Y=2 − 1 Q.82) 0. 6̅ + 0. 7̅ + 0. 9̅ + 0. ̅69
̅̅̅=? 16 17 18 180
3+ 1 1 1 1
𝑋− 1 1 34 a) b) c)
5+ 1
a) 3 b) c) 2.131313 15 10 8
( 6−7
) 2 99
1 1
𝑍 d) 3.141414 e) None of these d) e)
12 20
= 𝑌 × (𝑋 + 2.101 + 0.202 + 12.101 − 3.202
2633 11 1 1 7 1 1 Q.101) 21 × 14 ÷ 3 + 12 − 21 = ?
Q.83) −[ +[ +[ − ( + )]]=?
− 5.101 − 6.101) 30 6 5 12 3 4
a) 99 b) 89 c) 79
a) 1.5 b) -1.5 c) 1
d) 69 e) 59
Q.102) 21 × 11 + 4 − 8 × 16 ÷ 4 =?
𝟑 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
d) 16836 e) Data insufficient Q.84) × [(𝟏 + ) (𝟏 + ) … … … . (𝟏 + )] =?
𝟏𝟏 𝟑 𝟒 𝟏𝟐𝟎 a) 203 b) 213 c) 224
Q.69) Simplify the following and find the Z + X.
a) 121 b) 11 c) 10.6 d) 209 e)229
6…..∝
66
X= remainder of(66 )÷ 10 d) 7.82 e) None of these Q.103)15 × 15 + 15 ÷ 15 − 15 + 115 =?
1 1 1 1 1 1
Y=X × ( + + + + ⋯..+ ) Q.85) 𝐼𝑓𝑋 = 2 + a) 316 b) 327 c) 326
1×2 2×3 3×4 4×5 99×100 1
(1+ 1)
1−2
3 d) 314 e) 321
𝑍 × 𝑌 = (𝑌 + ) × 297 7
50 then the value of 4𝑥 + =? Q.104)√2601 × 64 ÷ √64 =?×
12
3
13
a) 506 b) 526 c) 306 2
a) 11 b) 34/3 c) 11 a) 421 b) 467 c) 431
3
d) 566 e) 286
d) 5 e) None of these d) 442 e) 458
Q.70)
Q.105)13% 𝑜𝑓 200 − 2.5% 𝑜𝑓 1000 × 12% 𝑜𝑓 50 =
? −125
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a) 5 b) 1 c) 0 a) 225 b) 625 c) 5 d) 16000 e) 24000
d) 8 e) 9 d) 25 e) 15 Q.144) 1000+1500+ 2500- 10% of 20000 =x
Q.106)4321 + 4433 − 2434 + 431 − 417 − 488 =? Q.125)15 × 4 ÷ 20 + 156 − 13 × 5 =? a) 1500 b) 2000 c) 2500
a) 5836 b) 5386 c) 5766 a) 99 b) 97 c) 78 d) 3000 e) 3500
1 5 17 3
d) 5846 e) 5486 d) 81 e) 94 Q.145) + + − =𝑥
4 8 16 16
2 2 2 2 4 2 5 7
Q.107)2.5 + 1.6 + 1.4 − 2.7 =? Q.126)5 + 3 + 8 − 7 =? a) ¾ b) 5/4 c) 7/4
9 9 9 9
a) 18.06 b) 34.8 c) 3.48 1 2
d) 3/2 e) None of these
a) 58/9 b)5 c) 4
3 3
d) 42.9 e) 4.29 Q.146) 78×2+ 44×3-27×5=x
3 4
42 7 98 22 d) 7 e) 9
9 9
Q.108) × × × × 6 =? a) 157 b) 151 c) 159
462 49 4 14
Q.127)56% 𝑜𝑓 650 + 87% 𝑜𝑓 200 − 21% 𝑜𝑓 800 +
a) 3 b) 4 c) 6 d) 153 e) 149
12% 𝑜𝑓 150 =?
d) 7 e) 8 Q.147) 10000+1400×5+ 20% of 1000= x
a) 377 b) 376 c) 328
Q.109)11% 𝑜𝑓 200 + 45% 𝑜𝑓 60 − 8% 𝑜𝑓 250 =? a) 17200 b) 17020 c) 19200
d) 388 e) 387
a) 43 b) 38 c) 31 13 4 2
d) 19020 e) 18200
Q.128) × 51 + × 144 − × 51 + 111 =? 45
d) 29 e) 39 17 9 3
Q.148) 25% of 3000+ × 1200 = x
15
a) 172 b) 154 c) 180
Q.110)32 + 4378 − 322 ÷ 2 × 3 + √841 =? a) 4530 b) 5430 c) 4350
d) 159 e) 150
a) 3896 b) 3998 c) 4023 d) 4450 e) 4250
Q.129)4555 + 8646 + 231 − 5436 − 21 + 54 =?
d) 4189 e) 3956 Q.149) 1200+ 2500+ 5400+7500+ 8400+ x=
11 11 5 a) 8123 b) 8029 c) 7929
Q.111) × 104 − × 108 + × 336 =? 30000
13 27 6
d) 7156 e) 8213
a) 334 b) 324 c) 312 1 16 7 45
a) 4000 b) 3000 c) 2000
Q.130) × × × × 289 =?
d) 342 e) 326 68 21 5 4 d) 8000 e) 5000
2 a) 51 b) 53 c) 49 Q.150) 70% of 25000+ 150×20-10000=x
Q.112) ? = 14% of 350 + 𝑜𝑓 270 − 11% 𝑜𝑓 300
3
d) 62 e) 57 a) 10000 b) 11500 c) 9500
a) 112 b) 216 c) 196
Q.131)1.29 + 12.9 + 19.2 − 29.1 − 0.92 × 2 =? d) 12000 e) 10500
d) 262 e) 242
a) 3.55 b) 2.45 c) 1.25 1 1 3 3
4 Q.151) 1 + 3 + − 4 = 𝑥
Q.113) ? = (1.2 × 25) − ( × 32) + (3.5 × 22) 4 2 4 8
5 d) 2.50 e) 4.15
5 3 1
a) 1 b) 2 c) 1
a) 82.6 b) 81.4 c) 71.4 Q.132) 20% of 300+12% of 150+10% of 80=x 8 8 8
5 3
d) 84.1 e) 82.1 a) 66 b) 76 c) 86 d) 2 e) 3
8 8
1
Q.114) ? = √ √64 ÷ √256 × 82 ×
3
d) 96 e) None of these Q.152) (1296 + (? )) ÷ 4 = 576
22
a) 4 b) 1 c) 3 Q.133) 9.09+6.08+12.07+15.05=x a) 1004 b) 1005 c) 1010
d) 2 e) 5 a) 42.29 b) 43.29 c) 44.29 d) 1008 e) 1020

24 9 8 45 d) 45.29 e) None of these Q.153) 20% 𝑜𝑓(? ) + 40% 𝑜𝑓 500 = 280
Q.115) ? = ( × × × )
16 15 12 27 1 5 2 1 7
Q.134) 8 + 9 + 5 + 2 = 𝑥 + a) 200 b) 300 c) 400
a) 6 b) 7 c) 1 6 6 3 2 6
a) 24 b) 35 c) 32 d) 240 e) 280
d) 3 e) 4
? d) 25 e) None of these Q.154) 1356 + 357 − 246 = 3755 − (? )
Q.116) = (12 + 35) × (122 − (18 × 7))
4
Q.135) 2.5 × 4 + 3.5 × 2 + 4.2 × 5 + 7.5 × 8 = 𝑥 a) 2290 b) 2288 c) 2456
a) 3384 b) 3128 c) 3484
a) 97 b) 98 c) 99 d) 2480 e) 2454
d) 3834 e) None of these √256
d) 100 e) None of these Q.155) 3 × (154 − 131) = (? )
3 7 22 25 √512
Q.117) ? = 2 − 1 + + 24 141 84 75
4 8 4 8 Q.136) + + + =𝑥 a) 45 b) 52 c) 46
6 3 4 5
3 1 1
a) 12 b) 9 c) 10
4 2 8 a) 82 b) 83 c) 84 d) 64 e) 58
1 1
d) 9 e) 11 d) 85 e) None of these Q.156) ((1334 + (? )) ÷ 3) + ((124 + 136) ÷ 4) = 695
8 8
Q.118) ? = 13 ×
91
− 3 × 13 Q.137) 11.11+22.22+33.67+44=x
7 a) 556 b) 473 c) 467
a) 99 b) 110 c) 111
a) 160 b) 132 c) 128 d) 588 e) 548
d) 130 e) None of these Q.157) 426 + 3713 + 241 + 2461 + (? ) = 7023
53 −122 +72 −112 ) Q.138) 43 × 256 × 4 = 42𝑥
Q.119) ? = a) 197 b) 164 c) 182
√4
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6
d) 164 e) 146
a) 42.5 b) -44.5 c) -45.5
Q.158) 40% 𝑜𝑓 1920 + 60% 𝑜𝑓 3290 = (? )
d) 90 e) -85 30 4 45
Q.139) 𝑜𝑓 4 + 𝑜𝑓 121 + 𝑜𝑓 5 = 𝑥 a) 2632 b) 3286 c) 2742
6 11 9
Q.120) 23% of 200+?=25% of 480+160% of
a) 85 b) 75 c) 79 d) 2538 e) 3288
50+125% of 10
a) 166.5 b) 154.4 c) 168.2 Q.159) √21 + √211 + √196 = (? )
Q.140) 182+222-121+252=x
d) 186.6 e) 156.6
a) 565 b) 535 c) 545 a) 5 b) 6 c) 4
12
×60 4
Q.121) ? = 15
11 × 132 × d) 525 e) None of these d) 7 e) 8
×51 6
17
2 5
Q.141) 20% of 225+12% of 750+18% of 300=x Q.160) × × 2625 = (? )
a) 136 b) 614 c) 138 5 7
d) 126 e) 128 a) 184 b) 185 c) 186 a) 679 b) 750 c) 684
Q.122)
201
× 12 + 18% 𝑜𝑓 250 =? d) 187 e) None of these d) 890 e) 970
67
Q.142) 30% of 1500 + 40% of 3700+ 19% of 1 2 2 132
a) 78 b) 81 c) 62 Q.161) 2 − 6 + 7 =
3 5 7 ?
7000 = x
d) 71 e) 80 a) 51.5 b) 50.5 c) 52.5
a) 3380 b) 3170 c) 3260
Q.123)2.5 × 3.5 × 1.5 × 26 =? +0.25 d) 54.5 e) 55.5
d) 3340 e) 3080
a) 339 b) 382 c) 341 Q.162) 15 × 6 + 13 × 5 − 17 × 8 ÷ 2 = 29 × ?
Q.143) 2000×15+4500×2=x+15000
d) 388 e) 321 a) 2 b) 3 c) 4
a) 26000 b) 20000 c) 18000
Q.124)13 + 12 − 11 + 8 − 33 =? 2 3 2 d) 5 e) 6
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2303
Q.163) 35% of 420 + 46% of 250 – 30% of 140 Q.181) 255+445+200-300=x 7845 – 9859.14 + 8945.94 + 𝑥 = 23 × 138 + +
47
= 20 × ? a) 400 b) 500 c) 600 45% 0f 9804
a) 15 b) 9 c) 7 d) 700 e) None of these a) 803 b) 873 c) 773
d) 13 e) 11 Q.182) ? = 42% of 500 − 35% of 400 + 8% of 50 d) 793 e) 703
Q.164) 52 × 356 × 73 × 5 = 3511 ? 352 . Which of the a) 88 b) 72 c) 74
Q.197) √676 × 25 + 19 × (4)2 – 609 ÷ 29 =?
following symbol will come on the place of d) 81 e) 84
a) 920 b) 933 c) 940
question mark? 16 23
Q.183) 8? = × 256 × d) 931 e) 900
64 42
a) × b) + c) − 1 2 2 4 2 5 2 7 2
a) 2 b) 1 c) 2 Q.198) 32 × {( ) ( ) ( ) } =?
3 3 3
d) ÷ e) ± 5 7 8
3
6 2 3 1 d) 2 e) None of these a) 5 b) 6 c) 7
Q.165) + + + −? = 1 5
7 4 14 2
34×12 15×45
15 2 13 Q.184) ? = × d) 8 e) 9
a) b) c) 48×2 3×25
14 7 28 Q.199) 50% 𝑜𝑓 {186 ÷ 3 × 30 ÷ 6 × 60 ÷ 12 + (34 ×
1 1 a) 38.25 b) 41.55 c) 36.50
d) e) 64)} =?
56 4
d) 31.75 e) 41.75
Q.166) 123.5 + 134.01 + 45.555 + 67.876 = ? √225
a) 1750 b) 1754 c) 1863
Q.185) ? = √121 × × √49
a) 370.491 b) 347.941 c) 370.941 33
d) 1850 e) 1650
a) 70 b) 35 c) 105 1 41 3 9
d) 379.041 e) 374.941 Q.200) 4 × ÷ 1 × × (? ) = 74
9 2 4 41
2 2 2 3 2 d) 15 e) 65
Q.167) 14 + 12 − 15 + 7 =? +18 a) 8 b) 9 c) 10
Q.186) ? = 33.03 + 133.33 − 333.33 + 1030.30
a) 136 b) 137 c) 135 d) 11 e) 7
a) 813.33 b) 873.33 c) 893.03
d) 134 e) 130 7 5 1 1 3
Q.201) 1 + 2 +3 − 5 = × (? )
d) 843.33 e) 863.33 8 4 8 4 8
Q.168) 0.1 + 0.12 + 0.123 + 0.1234 + 0.12345
Q.187) ? = of 77 +
4 3 2
of 120 − of 108 a) 9 b) 8 c) 4
=? 7 10 9
d) 5 e) 6
a) 1.28685 b) 0.58985 c) 0.56595 a) 46 b) 96 c) 56
Q.202) 65% of 75% of 40% of (?)=3510
d) 0.58495 e) 1.24985 d) 86 e) None of these
3 2 11
a) 12500 b) 18000 c) 16500
Q.169) −34 + 62 + 82 − 6 × 8 = ? Q.188) ? = % of 1600 − % of 2500 + % of 900
4 5 9
d) 17500 e) 15000
a) 16 b) 19 c) 18 a) 13 b) 11 c) 12 3 2 2 4 ?
Q.203) (2 ÷ 4 ) + (7 ÷ 3 ) =
d) 17 e) 21 d) 21 e) 14 5 5 5 5 418
Q.170) 1.2 × 5 + 4 × 0.8 − 8 ÷ 0.4 = ? 1 a) 1044 b) 1024 c) 1061

(43 )2 96 3
Q.189) ? = × × √27 d) 1051 e) 1078
a) 10.8 b) 11.8 c) -12.7 16 3÷27
2
d) 9.7 e) -10.8 a) 1436 b) 1156 c) 1186 Q.204) 45% 𝑜𝑓 960 + × 670 = (? )
5
Q.171) 987 + 876 + 765 + 654 = 345 + 456 + d) 1296 e) 1269 a) 700 b) 650 c) 750
567 + 789 + ? d) 800 e) 900
Q.190) ? = √16 + √70 + √117 + √16
a) 890 b) 1125 c) 725 √289 3
Q.205) × √729 × 20% 𝑜𝑓 6175 = (? )
√361
d) 675 e) 925 a) 25 b) 5 c) 4
a) 7959 b) 7085 c) 6890
Q.172) 4591 + 3421 – 4531 – 6754 + x = 1 d) 7 e) None of these
d) 5895 e) 9945
a) 3272 b) 3273 c) 3275 Q.191)
?2
=
44
×
128
× 34
2 11 122
d) 3276 e) 3274
a) 26 b) 576 c) 24 Q.206) √504 + √620 + √4 + √63 × 7 = (? )
Q.173) 30% of 450 + 45% of 300 = 150% of X,
d) 16 e) 36
find the value of X? a) 27 b) 23 c) 24
Q.192) Find the x value and answer the given
a) 160 b) 180 c) 240 d) 22 e) 26
question. √3136
d) 270 e) 135 Q.207) √2025 + ( ) + 866.64 + 25.36 =?
98! × 96! × 109! × 198! √784
2
Q.174) 25 + 45 + 33 = 1276 + x 2 = 56448𝑥
197! × 95! × 97! × 108! a) 913 b) 942 c) 839
a) 483 b) 484 c) 485 a) 3487 b) 3957 c) 3497 d) 939 e) 833
d) 486 e) None of these d) 3597 e) None of these Q.208) 4000 + 48% 𝑜𝑓 1300 +
304
=?
19
(12 ×13)+(13×12)
Q.175) = 𝑥 Q.193) Find the value of x and answer the given
12 a) 4012 b) 4392 c) 4640
questions.
a) 13 b) 169 c) 144 d) 4302 e) 4911
140275
d) 24 e) 26 18 × 99 × 17 – 89.5% 𝑜𝑓 39000 = 𝑥 – Q.209)
4
1 % 𝑜𝑓 3600 + 1750 + 120 − 48 =
25 5
Q.176) Find 21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + ……………. 48 + a) 900 b) 1000 c) 2200 ? +15% 𝑜𝑓 √676
49 + 50. d) 1250 e) 950 a) 1772.9 b) 1882.9 c) 1893.3
a) 1065 b) 1025 c) 1115 Q.194) Find the x value and answer the given d) 1782.9 e) 1832.8
d) 655 e) None of these question. Q.210) 96 × 15 ÷ 3 × 13 + 566 =?
1 2 3
Q.177) 3 + 8 + 12 = 𝑥 7 94446 12643
7 7 7
49 × + =𝑥 a) 6806 b) 6608 c) 6680
198 87381 269
a) 43.86 b) 33.86 c) 23.86 d) 6783 e) 6875
a) 90 b) 100 c) 220
d) 13.86 e) None of these 8400 810 √729
d) 250 e) 150 Q.211) +3 +3 =?
60 √729 √27
Q.178) 22.22+88.88+55.55+45.55=x
Q.195) Find the value of x and answer the given a) 255 b) 241 c) 239
a) 212.2 b) 213.3 c) 214.4
question. d) 210 e) 222
8 9 2 247 1
Q.179) 72𝑥 = 49 × 343 × 73 97+7+8+9 − 504 Q.212) ? =

(42×
√49
)
× √169 ×
1
= 3𝑥 (24×52) (144)−(2)
1
39
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3
a) 10 b) 3 c) 0 a) 1.5 b) 0.25 c) 1.25
d) 9 e) 18 d) 0.75 e) 0.50
25 22
Q.180) 𝑜𝑓 112 + 𝑜𝑓 25 + 12.5% 𝑜𝑓 400 = 𝑥 1
28 11 Q.196) Find the x value and answer the given Q.213) ? = 28% of 650 + % of 5200 − 130% of 80
13
a) 250 b) 200 c) 150 question. a) 72 b) 182 c) 90
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
48
d) 82 e) None of these 17 × 14 3 × 56 42 × 3 18 ANSWER KEYS
+ + =𝑥+
445 648 446 1 77 88 154 22
Q.214) ? = × × × SIMPLIFICATION
12 18 534
√25 a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 8 e) 10
Q.1) d Q.2) b Q.3) c Q.4) d Q.5) c Q.6) a Q.7) c
a) 248 b) 236 c) 223 1
Q.233) 25% of 780 + 3× 5 = 𝑥 2 − √196
3 Q.8) d Q.9) a Q.10) c Q.11) e Q.12) b Q.13) d
d) 251 e) 249
21 43 33
a) 20 b) 16 c) 15 Q.14) e Q.15) d Q.16) e Q.17) a Q.18) b Q.19) c
Q.215) ? = of 57 + of 75 + of 28
19 25 14 d) 14 e) 25 Q.20) c Q.21) a Q.22) d Q.23) b Q.24) e Q.25) c
a) 258 b) 239 c) 274 √576 √1369 99 35
Q.234) ×3 + − =𝑥 Q.26) a Q.27) d Q.28) b Q.29) d Q.30) d Q.31) c
√2304 √4913 51 34
d) 292 e) 285
a) 3 b) 4 c) 1 Q.32) d Q.33) b Q.34) c Q.35) b Q.36) d Q.37) c
3 1
Q.216) ?2 = 112 × 53 ÷ √125 × 0.42 × 3
√64
d) 2 e) 12 Q.38) e Q.39) a Q.40) d Q.41) a Q.42) e Q.43) a
a) 15 b) 121 c) 11 175×275 25 Q.44) c Q.45) c Q.46) b Q.47) d Q.48) c Q.49) b
Q.235) ( )÷( ) + 85% 𝑜𝑓 760 = 𝑥
d) 55 e) 66 225 15×75
Q.50) e Q.51) c Q.52) b Q.53) d Q.54) c Q.55) c
1 a) 11241 b) 10481 c) 10271
Q.217) 250 ÷ 8 × 3 + {(1800 × 100) ÷ (360 + 100 × Q.56) b Q.57) d Q.58) a Q.59) e Q.60) d Q.61) c
2
2 + 40)} =? Q.62) e Q.63) c Q.64) d Q.65) b Q.66) b Q.67) c
Q.236) 25% of 670 + 35% of 720 - 425×12 = x-
a) 243.75 b) 250.45 c) 230.45 Q.68) c Q.69) c Q.70) a Q.71) b Q.72) b Q.73) d
210×25
d) 290.24 e) None of these Q.74) e Q.75) c Q.76) e Q.77) b Q.78) b Q.79) a
a) 582.5 b) 569.5 c) 527.5
Q.218)
74.2 ×94.2 ×77.2 ×97.2
= 63? Q.80) c Q.81) b Q.82) d Q.83) d Q.84) b Q.85) c
632.2 ×73.2 ×93.2 d) 572.5 e) 578.5
Q.86) a Q.87) c Q.88) c Q.89) a Q.90) b Q.91) a
a) 7 b) 6 c) 8 17
Q.237) 189+ (27 × 79 − × 1653) = 𝑥 2 + (798 −
19 Q.92) c Q.93) b Q.94) c Q.95) a Q.96) d Q.97) b
796) Q.98) d Q.99) e Q.100) d Q.101) b Q.102) a
𝑄. 219)(22 × 85.2 ÷ 0.2) + 100.24 + 20.4 =?
a) 31 b) 29 c) 27 Q.103) c Q.104) d Q.105) b Q.106) d Q.107) c
a)9997.09 b) 9492.64 c) 9000.02
d) 28 e) 30 Q.108) a Q.109) d Q.110) e Q.111) b Q.112) c
38% 𝑜𝑓 750
Q.238) ( + √3844) × (122 − 11 × 12) = 𝑥 Q.113) b Q.114) d Q.115) c Q.116) a Q.117) b
𝑄. 220) 262 − 73 + 24 + 76 =? 95
a) 770 b) 840 c) 780 Q.118) d Q.119) c Q.120) a Q.121) e Q.122) b

a) 533 b) 433 c) 655
d) 620 e) 740 Q.123) c Q.124) d Q.125) e Q.126) e Q.127) d
204
553−39× 17 Q.128) c Q.129) b Q.130) a Q.131) b Q.132) c
𝑄. 221)39% 𝑜𝑓 550 + 72% 𝑜𝑓 850 − 372 =? Q.239) =5
17𝑥
Q.133) a Q.134) d Q.135) b Q.136) e Q.137) c
a) 473 b) 454.5 c) 490.8
a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9 e) 1
Q.138) a Q.139) d Q.140) b Q.141) e Q.142) c
d) 470 e) None of these 172 −√2916
Q.240) =𝑥 Q.143) e Q.144) d Q.145) c Q.146) d Q.147) a
Q.222)232 + 312 × √16 ÷ 4 + 231 − 720 =? 1280−75×17
a) 57 b) 37 c) 45 Q.148) c Q.149) e Q.150) e Q.151) c Q.152) d

a) 1022 b) 1101 c) 1001
d) 39 e) 47 Q.153) c Q.154) b Q.155) c Q.156) a Q.157) c
d) 1000 e) 1011
79 333 276 296
3 2 3 1 Q.241) × × = 𝑥 Q.158) c Q.159) b Q.160) b Q.161) c Q.162) b
Q.223) 2 + 4 − 1 + 3 =? 69 117 237 351
5 5 10 5
a) 4.5 b) 2.5 c) 3 Q.163) e Q.164) d Q.165) a Q.166) c Q.167) d
3 3 3
a) 2 b) 9 c) 7
4 7 8
d) 6 e) 5 Q.168) b Q.169) c Q.170) e Q.171) b Q.172) e
9 5
d) 8 e) 8 Q.173) b Q.174) a Q.175) e Q.176) a Q.177) c
10 7 Q.242) 24 × 16 + 172 − 654 + √361 =?
Q.224)214 × 32 ÷ 8 × 2 − 216 + 30 =? Q.178) a Q.179) d Q.180) b Q.181) c Q.182) c
a) 54 b) 112 c) 26
a) 1526 b) 1534 c) 1673 Q.183) b Q.184) a Q.185) b Q.186) e Q.187) c
d) 38 e) 34
d) 1529 e) 1532 Q.188) a Q.189) d Q.190) b Q.191) c Q.192) d
Q.243) 361 ÷ 19 × 18 − 17 =?× 5
Q.225)
114
×
9
×
357
×
16
=? Q.193) b Q.194) b Q.195) d Q.196) e Q.197) b
576 17 19 9 a) 72 b) 65 c) 55
Q.198) d Q.199) c Q.200) e Q.201) b Q.202) b
a) 3.8 b) 4.1 c) 3.4 d) 86 e) 60
406 23 29 Q.203) c Q.204) a Q.205) e Q.206) b Q.207) d
d) 2.7 e) 3.5 Q.244) × ÷ = √?
161 18 225
Q.208) c Q.209) b Q.210) a Q.211) c Q.212) d
Q.226)(1011.1 + 24.1 − 11.2) ÷ 4 + 24% 𝑜𝑓 56000 =? a) 25 b) 5 c) 625
Q.213) d Q.214) c Q.215) a Q.216) c Q.217) a
a) 13996 b) 13459 c) 13658 d) 225 e) 3025
Q.218) b Q.219) b Q.220) b Q.221) b Q.222) c
d) 13986 e) 13696 Q.245) 232 + 542 + 452 − 512 =?
Q.223) d Q.224) a Q.225) e Q.226) e Q.227) d
Q.227)12% of 2850−? % of 690 = 60% of 225 a) 2869 b) 2689 c) 2969
Q.228) c Q.229) d Q.230) c Q.231) a Q.232) b
Q.233) c Q.234) d Q.235) c Q.236) b Q.237) b
d) 30 e) 33 Q.246)52.5 × 68 + 24 =?× 3
2 3 1 3 Q.238) c Q.239) e Q.240) e Q.241) a Q.242) d
Q.228)3 − 11 + 10 + 6 =? a) 1116 b) 1198 c) 1443
7 14 5 10
Q.243) b Q.244) c Q.245) a Q.246) b Q.247) e
a) 3
6
b) 9
1
c) 8
4 d) 1242 e) 1209
7 5 7 Q.248) b Q.249) c Q.250) a
2 2 1 3
2 Q.247) 7 + 9 + 11 + 12 =?
d) 8 e) None of these 4 4 4 4
7
2 122 18 16 a) 38 b) 35 c) 31
Q.229) × ? × = × × 272
3 7 21 3
a) 244 b) 272 c) 218
Q.248) 17 + 182 + 322 + 25 + 110 =?
d) 243 e) 235
a) 1400 b) 1500 c) 1600
Q.230) 8990+6450+4300-16900 = x - 45% of
74000
Q.249) 2 (? ) = [(0.6 + 0.4)2 + (0.6 − 0.4)2 ]
a) 37240 b) 35140 c) 36140
a) 1.52 b) 1.04 c) 0.52
d) 39420 e) 36240
d) 2.04 e) 0.72
2 3 7
Q.231)? = 𝑜𝑓 420 − 𝑜𝑓 450 + 𝑜𝑓 1320 50 250 140 150 30
7 5 11 Q.250) Out of the numbers, , , , , ,
4 23 25 11 1.5
a) 690 b) 720 c) 630
Which is the third smallest number?
d) 740 e) None of these 50 250 140
a) b) c)
4 23 25
Q.232)
150
d) e) None of these
1.5
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Q.63) 2.334 + 54.24 + 45.24 − (? ) = 8.23 + 21.32 + a) +540 b) 320 c) -540 a) 3 b) 2 c) 1

10.45 + 0.814 d) 320 e) none of these d) 5 e) 6

a) 4 b) 1 c) 3 Q.133) 9.09+6.08+12.07+15.05=x a) 1004 b) 1005 c) 1010

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d) 126 e) 128 a) 184 b) 185 c) 186 a) 679 b) 750 c) 684

Q.170) 1.2 × 5 + 4 × 0.8 − 8 ÷ 0.4 = ? 1 a) 1044 b) 1024 c) 1061

Q.179) 72𝑥 = 49 × 343 × 73 97+7+8+9 − 504 Q.212) ? =

a) 770 b) 840 c) 780 Q.118) d Q.119) c Q.120) a Q.121) e Q.122) b

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