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Core Banking - One Liner 7-10
Spotlight 11
The People 12-20
News Bites 21-48
Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) 50
GSAT-9 51
One Belt One Road (OBOR) 52
Bharat Stage - IV (BS-IV) 53
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana 54-55
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Que Tm - General Awareness 61-71
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 EDITORIAL
ISRO'S GIFT TO SAARC GSAT-09
NATIONS

Dear Aspirants,
If we talk about youth, we observe that the period of youth is an age of aspirations
and hopes.
We may consider that this is the time when the future of every aspirant comes before
his eyes in the form of sweet dreams.
This is the time when he begins to think.
At this stage, no doubt to say that he makes programs and treasures grand ambitions
in his heart.
However, sometimes it happens that an aspirant breaks down right during the time of
his preparation for examinations.
So, the aspirant is never able to achieve his aspirations, even till the time he becomes
old, if he follows the wrong path.
Here we provide the path with a zenith level of zeal, we present you again with the
July issue of your favourite magazine meticulously made for aspirants who want to
be ahead of others in the field of competitive examination.
We take privilege to present you study material relevant for the competitive examina-
tion keeping in view the requirement of our esteemed readers.
If you read the issue carefully like an eager-beaver, we assure you will be fully
equipped in the battlefield of the competitive examination.
In this issue, we are providing you with some of the imperative and substantial
events, e.g. GSAT-09 launched by ISRO, One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative by
China, UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) initiative by GoI, PM Jan Aushidhi Yojana
& Jumping from Bharat Stage IV Norms to VI Norms.
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us great exhilaration that our readers unanimously endorse our drudgery and skill
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INTERVIEW
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name : AAYUSHI GARG
Fathers Name : Mr. J.K. GARG
Mothers Name : Mrs Poonam Garg
Education : B.Tech
Hobbies : Listening to Song
Prior Selection : It was my first attempt.
Name of the Exam : Syndicate Bank
Roll No. of Qualified Exam : 3071308185
Roll No. of Mahendra Institute : PDH0271924003
MICA : Mahendras family expresses its heartiest
congratulations on your success.
Aayushi : Thank You!
MICA : To whom do you want to give the credit of
your selection?
Aayushi : My Family, Mahendras and especially all the
faculties that taught me & motivated me.
MICA : After how many attempts did you succeed in
examination?
Aayushi : It was my 1st attempt.
MICA : What is the role of Mahendra institute in your
selection?
Aayushi : I took help from Mahendras, it helped me to gain
confidence and strengthen my weak points.
MICA : How did you prepare for the examination?
Aayushi : Reading News Papers and drilling on Question
Paper Sets
English
Read Newspaper and practice question sets. Followed
video classes on Mahendraguru Youtube Channel.
Reasoning Ability
Take speed tests and solve questions as much as possible
Maths
Take speed tests on regular basis and solve question papers.
General Awareness
Read Current Affairs and Remain updated
Computer & Marketing
Content on Mahendraguru website.
MICA : How do you take Master in Current Affairs
Magazine, and Mahendra Guru Website?
British Sikh barrister, Jasvir Singh has received the prestigious Order of the British Empire (OBE) from Prince William
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AAYUSHI
Aayushi : MICA and Mahendra Guru Website
are 'complete' in terms of GA content.
They keep us updated for our upcoming
examinations.
MICA : What is the best thing about your coaching
institute, according to you?
Aayushi : Best things about Mahendras are its speed
tests facility, experienced faculties and the
right guidance.
MICA : What is the role of Time Management in
ones success?
Aayushi : Time Management is very important if one
wants to crack any exam and Mahendras
speed tests are very helpful in improving Time
Management Skills.
MICA : How did you prepare for the Interview?
Aayushi : Joined Mahendras interview classes and
remain updated about the recent happenings.
MICA : Tell us about the Interview Board and the
questions asked?
Aayushi : The interview board was very encouraging,
cordial and there were 5 members.
The questions asked were:
(I) About my school?
(II) How Demonetization is a loss for the banks?
(III) Recent happenings in the world?
(IV) After doing B-Tech, why did you choose Banking
Industry?
MICA : By whom did you get information of your
selection and what was your reaction?
Aayushi : I saw the result myself and I was very happy
about it.
MICA : What message do you want to convey to other
aspirants?
Aayushi : Prepare hardly and smartly and never lose
hope.
MICA : Congratulations once again on your success.
Your success is our success.
Aayushi : Thank You Mahendra for guiding me to
Success.
INTERVIEW
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name : KUSHAL SINGH
Fathers Name : Mr. Rajendra Singh
Mothers Name : Mrs. Suman Singh
Hobbies : Jogging, Exercising
Prior Selection : Inspector Central Excise & Customs
Name of the Exam : CGL 2014
Roll No. of Qualified Exam : 3010513944
Roll No. of Mahendra Institute : PDH0270368512
MICA : Mahendras family expresses its heartiest
congratulations on your success.
KUSHAL : Thank You.
MICA : To whom do you want to give the credit of
your selection?
KUSHAL : My Family, faculties of Mahendras Institute
and my Mahendras friends.
MICA : After how many attempts did you succeed in
examination?
KUSHAL : It was my 1st attempt.
MICA : What is the role of Mahendra institute in your
selection?
KUSHAL : I took admission in Mahendra Institute Indira
Nagar branch. The STs provided there was a
panacea for my success.
MICA : How did you prepare for the examination?
KUSHAL : Read News Papers and practiced Question
Paper Sets
English
Read Newspaper and practice question sets and notes
made during class lectures.
Reasoning Ability
Solved questions as much as possible and from class
notes
Maths
Solved Mahendras Speed Tests and previous year papers
General Awareness
MICA , visited mahendraguru.com website, solved
quizzes, and newspaper.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away
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KUSHAL
MICA : How do you find Master in Current Affairs
Magazine?
KUSHAL : MICA is a complete magazine for any
competitive examination and is easily
accessible in hard and soft copy.
MICA : What is the best thing about your coaching
institute, according to you?
KUSHAL : The Speed Test of Mahendras are the
benchmark that plays a crucial role for any
type of Examinations.
MICA : What is the role of Time Management in
ones success?
KUSHAL : Time management plays a key role in ones
success. It is important to prioritise your work
according to the time.
MICA : How did you prepare for the Interview?
KUSHAL : Joined Mahendras interview classes and
remain updated about the recent happenings.
MICA : Tell us about the Interview Board and the
questions asked?
KUSHAL : The interview board was very encouraging,
and mostly questions were asked about my
graduation & Post Graduation level.
The questions asked were:
(I) Tell me the Story of Macbeth?
(II) What is Sonnet?
(III) What is Epilogue & Prologue?
(IV) What is photosynthesis? Tell me about the respiration
system in plants?
MICA : By whom did you get information of your
selection and what was your reaction?
KUSHAL : I got the news from my parents and was quite
happy about it.
MICA : What message do you want to convey to other
aspirants?
KUSHAL : Keep calm and study hard for your aim. You
will definitely succeed.
MICA : Congratulations once again on your success.
Your success is our success.
KUSHAL : Thank You Mahendras for guiding me to
Success.
CORE BANKING One Liner
## Who is regarded as the pioneer of LIC: Surendranath Tagore
## Non-banking financial companies shall be eligible for deduction upto what extent of its
income in respect of provision for bad and doubtful debts: 5%
## Withdrawal up to a percent of the corpus at the time of retirement to be tax exempt in the
case of National Pension Scheme (NPS): 40%
## Minimum paid-up capital required for a General Insurance Company: 100 Cr
## The reserves from where claims of HIT AND RUN cases are settled: Solatium Fund
## Act by which the Imperial Bank of India was converted into State Bank of India: State Bank of India
Act,1955
## The Banking Codes and Standards Board of India was registered on 18 February, 2006
under: The Societies
Registration Act, 1860
## The year onwards Govt plans to implement Basel -3 norms in banks: 2019
## If a bank is not able to recover its loans and advances it is called: Market Risk
## Demand deposits are those which can be withdrawn: On demand
## When a commercial bank takes loan from RBI on the basis of rediscounting, the discount
rate is known as: Bank Rate
## When a Company which pools money from many investors to invest in different segments
as stock, bonds, commodities etc. the investment is called: Mutual Fund
## The category of investor need not obtain a certificate of registration from SEBI in order to
buy or sell securities is: Retail investor
## Minimum maturity period of the certificates of deposits: 7 days
## Nomadic Elephant, is the joint military exercise of India and: Mongolia
## NCB stands for (in regards with Insurance): No-Claim Bonus
## The first three digits in a MICR code represents: City
## First Asset Recontruction Company in India: ARCIL
## Committee to review FRBM roadmap for future: N.K.Singh Committee
## Govt has decided to make ______ as a Regulatory body for all Micro, Small and Medium
related transactions: MUDRA Bank
## Organisation in India which conducts Order Books, Inventories, and Capacity Utilisation
Survey (OBICUS): Reserve Bank of India
## Interest earning in general savings account should be eligible for the maximum amount
upto- No limit
## The Reserve Bank of India conducts Order Books, Inventories, and Capacity Utilisation
Survey on a quarterly basis among companies of which sector in India: Manufacturing Sector
Companies.
## Tele banking is based on: voice processing
## Narendra Modi belongs to the constituency: Varanasi
## Who Decides the rate of interest for loans under priority sector, time to time: Department of Banking
Regulation of RBI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the air regional connectivity scheme 'UDAN'

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CORE BANKING One Liner
## If a customer have any other existing savings account in a bank, then he / she will have to
close it within how many days from the date of opening a 'Basic Savings Bank Deposit
Account' in the same bank: 30 Days
## BBPOU stands for: Bharat Bill Payment
Operating Units
## Banking Regulation Act, 1949 was enacted to regulate: Banking companies
## PIN in a ATM card is : Personal Identification
Number
## Full form of ESOP is: Employee Stock Option
Plan
## The party have to face the maximum risk in the payment of post-dated Cheque is: Payee
## A Nepali citizen can also use money transfer facility from India to Nepal under: Indo-Nepal remittance
facility scheme
## BRBNMPL is wholly owned subsidiary of: RBI
## UPI is the new payment interface launched by: NPCI
## An International forum to implement supervisory norms in all the banks of the world is: Bank for International
settlement
## The most important item of expenditure of the government of India on revenue account is: Interest payment
## Author of the book India at Risk is: Jaswant Singh
## The HQ of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) located in: Geneva
## Securitisation is the process of acquisition of loans classified as : Non performing assets
## NEFT stands for: National Electronic
Funds Transfer
## The basis of bank credit creation is: Cash Fund
## _________ is the time period specified by the issuer company during which IDR holders
can apply for conversion/redemption of IDRs into underlying equity shares: Fungibility Window
## Who collect and published data related to India's foreign trade: RBI
## Auther of the book 'The Shadow Line': Amitav Ghosh
## The term Composite Policy best matches with: Shopkeepers insurance
## New surcharge limit on persons, other than companies, firms and cooperative societies
having income above 1 crore: 15%
## Year in which no frills a/c renamed as BSBDA: August 2012
## In respect to BSBDA the limit on no. of withdrawals in a month is: 3
## In BSBDA total credit in a year is limited to: `1 lac
## KCC introduced in: August 1998
## Committee related to KCC is: RV Gupta committee
1998
## Validity period of KCC: 5 years
## Company that covers the accidental insurance in PMJDY: NICL
## To avail personal accident insurance, the period for usage of Rupay card is: 90 days

Srishti Kaur from India has been crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017

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CORE BANKING One Liner
## MUDRA was launched on: 08 April 2015
## The size of credit guarantee fund in MUDRA is: US$ 440 million
## The size of additional fund allocated to MUDRA is: `1 trillion
## Percentage of MUDRAs additional fund to be allocated to Kishore category is: 35%
## Percentage of MUDRAs additional fund to be allocated to Shishu category is: 40%
## Percentage of MUDRAs additional fund to be allocated to Tarun category is: 25%
## The amount of initial corpus in MUDRA is: US$ 2.9 million
## According to Indian constitution a Finance Commission will be appointed by: President of India
## In Indian constitution Finance Commission is described under section: 280
## First country in the world to contribute in United Nation Trust Fund: India
## Masuma Muradi became first female governor of: Afghanistan
## Primarily, issues made by an Indian company can not be classified as: Complementary Issue
## PM Ujjwala Yojana was 1st launched in: Ballia
## In IFSC code, the bank name is represented by how many digits: 4
## At the time of establishment, the authorized capital of AIIB was: 150 Bn Dollar
## CGRA stands for: Currency and Gold
Revaluation Account
## The lower limit of deposit under NSC is: Rs. 100
## Malabar Naval exercise is a joint naval exercise between India, USA and: Japan
## Regulator of Credit Rating Agencies in India is: SEBI
## Unsecured instrument of Money Market is: Commercial paper
## ATM provided by NBFCs (NON BANKING FINANCIAL COMPANIES) is: White Label ATM
## New name of No Frill Account is: Basic saving bank
deposit account
## Full form of ATS is: Anti-terrorism squad
## Opposite of INFLATION is: Deflation
## An alternative dispute resolution mechanism provided by a stock exchange for resolving
disputes between the trading members and their clients in respect of trades done on the
exchange is known as: Arbitration
## Who will get benefit by selling of shares in stock market: Owner of share, who
sold
## If a bank keeps a movable property to provide a loan is considered as: Pledge
## KONKAN was a joint naval exercise between India and : Royal navy of Britain
## Committee who submitted its report about measures for revamping functioning of Central
Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Shyam Benegal
## Committee which is constituted by government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to boost
cashless transactions: Neeraj Kumar Gupta
## Banking Ombudsman is a complaint forum against the banking services is described under: Section 35A in banking
regulation act 1949
## Marginal Standing Facility, a credit window of RBI was introduced on: 9th May 2011
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar appointed Director General of the CRPF

9 JULY/2017/MASTER IN CURRENT AFFAIRS

CORE BANKING One Liner
## Balloon payment is: Final lump sum
amount that is due
## The classification of loan based on various risks like repayment risk, borrowers credit
history etc. is known as: Loan Granding
## ULIP is regulated by: IRDAI
## Lending with the help of Bank Rate is a practice of: Rediscounting of bills
## CVV numbers is printed on the back of debit and credit cards, CVV stands for: Card verification value
## Under UJALA scheme GOI started a programe named DELP, DELP is stands for: Domestic effecient
lighting programe
## Recently SEBI provided some guidlines to tighten which investments: Participatory Notes
## The Bank who launched first ATM which accepts AADHAR NUMBER is: DCB Bank
## The capital adequacy requirement for an individual/Partnership firm for getting registration
as an investment adviser is: `100000
## A person who buys a company in order to make profit by peeling off its assets bit by bit,
and then selling them is known as: Asset Stipper
## Interest paid to the seller by the buyer for carrying over a transaction from one settlement
period to another is known as: Contango
## A false signal indicating that the rising trend of a stock or index has reversed when in fact
it has not is described as: Bear Trap
## A security that is seen as a significant indicator of the direction in which a markets price
is moving is called: Bellweather
## Trading of securities outside the stock exchanges is known as: Dabba Trading
## The no. of characters that a SWIFT code comprises : 11
## At the time of establishment, the authorised capital of New Development Bank was: USD 100 Bn
## The internal benchmark for different maturities under MCLR doesn't include: Nine month MCLR
## The minimum educational qualification required for individuals/corporate, seeking
membership with a commodity derivatives exchange is: 12th
## Amount which is required by an applicant in order to get registered as a Merchant Banker is: 50000
## The capital adequacy requirement of a Merchant Banker is: 5 Crore
## Meaning of Convertibility of currency is: Convertibility of gold
standard currency
## Prices in a 'barter economy' are: In relative quantity of
goods exchanged
## The founder and executive chairman of World Economic Forum is: Klaus Schwab
## 24th conference of Central and State Statistical Organisation meet was held in: Nagpur
## Name the most dynamic city in the world: Bangalore
## The % of advances to weaker section under Priority Sector Lending is: 10% of ANBC
## Foreign banks with 20 branches and above have to achieve the weaker section target
within a maximum period of : 5 year
## The term used by commercial banks for providing credit to the government is: Statutory Liquidity
Ratio
## Term related to development expenditure is: Debt services
R. K. Pachnanda will be the Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force

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 SPOTLIGHT ALL THAT MATTERS
ABBREVIATIONS BOOKS AND AUTHORS
LERMS : Liberalised Exchange Rate Management
System
OLTAS : Online Tax Accounting System
CBLO : Collateralised Bank Lending Obligations
NERPAP : National Electoral Roll Purification and
Authentication Program
The Sellout
BOLT : BSE On-Line Trading (System) :-Paul Beatty
IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES
July 01 : Canada Day/ National Doctors Day/ Chartered
Accountants Day
July 02 : World UFO Day
July 11 : World Population Day
July 12 : Malala Day The Vegitarian
:- Han Kang
July 18 : Mandela Day
July 26 : Kargil Vijay Diwas
July 28 : World Hepatitis Day
July 29 : International Tiger Day
MYTH BUSTER
DEFLATION:
Deflation is that state of the economy where the value of The Sympathizer
money is rising or the prices are falling. :- Viet Thanh Nguyen
HYPERINFLATION :
Extremely rapid and out of control inflation is said to be
hyperinflation.
STAGFLATION :
A condition of slow economic growth and relatively high
unemployment - a time of stagnation - accompanied by a
rise in prices, or inflation.
The Underground Rail Road
DISINFLATION : :- Colson Whitehead
Slowing in the rate of inflation. Disinflation is when the
inflation rate has reduced marginally over the short term.
REFLATION :
Reflation is the act of stimulating the economy by
increasing the money supply or by reducing taxes. It is the
opposite of disinflation.
RECESSION :
It is a slowdown in economic activities may last for some
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
quarters thereby completely hampering the growth of an
:- Arundhati Roy
economy.

Yusra Mardini became the youngest UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

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THE PEOPLE
APPOINTMENT
Sulkhan Singh
## The Uttar Pradesh Police named
Sulkhan Singh the new Director
General of Police in place of
Javeed Ahmad.
## Ahmad has been made Director
General of the Provincial Armed
Constabulary. A dozen other senior
police officers were also transferred.
## Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also shunted out
the powerful ADGP (Law and Order) Daljit Singh
Chawdhary, who swaps his post with Economic
Offences Wing ADGP Aditya Mishra.
## The 59-year-old officer has just four months left
before retirement.
Mridul Gehlot
## Mridul Gehlot and Dinesh
Patel were elected unanimously
president and general secretary of
Amateur Kabaddi Federation of
India (AKFI).
## The elections were held under the
supervision of justice I S Israni.
Himanta Biswa Sarma
## BJP leader and Assam Badminton
Association President Himanta
Biswa Sarma was appointed
Badminton Association of India's
interim head during its executive
council meeting.
## Himanta Biswa Sarma has been
unanimously given the charge to
become the acting president till the next elections in
2018.
## The post of president was left vacant after the sudden
demise of former president Akhilesh Das Gupta.
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
## Senior IPS officer Rajiv Rai
Bhatnagar has been appointed
as the Director General of the
CRPF.
## The paramilitary force was
headless for nearly two months
after the retirement of K Durga
Prasad on February 28.
## Senior IPS officer R K Pachnanda was also appointed
as the DG of Indo Tiben Border Police force.
Payments app Paytm launched Digital Gold
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APPOINTMENT
## Pachnanda is a 1983 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.
Renuka Ramnath
## Renuka Ramnath became the first
woman outside the Tata family to be
appointed the chairperson of a major
Tata group firm.
## Telecom and information technology
services provider, Tata Communications,
elected the private equity (PE) veteran
as a successor to Subodh Bhargava,
who has been chairperson and independent director on the
board of the company.
Nita Ambani
## India's first woman International
Olympic Committee member Nita
Ambani has made it to two important
commissions of the global sports
governing body, including the
prestigious Olympic channel.
## Besides the Olympic Channel, the
53-year-old Ambani has also been
made a member of Olympic education Commission as IOC
announced the composition of 26 commissions for 2017.
## Ambani has replaced International Paralympic Committee
President Philip Craven, who was a member of the
commission till last year.
B S Sandhu
## The Haryana government appointed
senior IPS officer B S Sandhu as the
Director General of Police.
## Sandhu will replace K P Singh.
## Sandhu was holding the post of Chairman
and MD Haryana Police Housing
Corporation Panchkula. K P Singh has
now been posted as DG Prisons.
Bharat Kaushal
## Japanese Company Hitachi appointed
Bharat Kaushal as the Managing
Director of its Indian operations.
## Kaushal, currently Chairman of
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
(SMBC), will be the first Indian to
spearhead Hitachi Indias operations,
the company said in a statement.
## He succeeds Kojin Nakakita, who has been elevated as
Chairman of Hitachi India Pvt Ltd and Hitachi Asia Ltd.
## The new appointment will be effective from June 1,
2017.
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THE PEOPLE
TKK Krishnakumar
## Beverages major Coca-Cola
announced appointment of T.K.K.
Krishnakumar as president of its
India & South West Asia Business
Unit, replacing Venkatesh Kini, who
will exit the company after heading
it for over three years.
## TKK Krishnakumar, who
currently serves as CEO and South West Asia
Regional Director of Hindustan Coca-Cola
Beverages Pvt Limited, will replace Venkatesh as
President of the companys India and South West
Asia Business Unit.
N Kamakodi
## Private sector City Union Bank
said Reserve Bank of India has
approved the re-appointment of N
Kamakodi as MD and CEO, for a
period of three years with effect
from May 1.
# # Kamakodi joined the bank as
Deputy General Manager in 2003
and was later elevated as General Manager in
2005.
## In 2006, he was appointed as Executive Director. From
May 2011, he was serving the bank as its Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Shobana Kamineni
## Shobana Kamineni, Executive
Vice-Chairperson of Apollo
Hospitals Enterprise, assumed
office as the president of industry
body CII.
## She has taken over from Naushad
Forbes, Co-Chairman, Forbes
Marshall Limited.
## Kamineni is also vice-chairperson of the KEI Group,
a diversified logistics, leisure & infrastructure
company.
## Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited Executive Vice-
Chairman Uday Kotak is the new Vice-President of
CII.
## The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) announced
new office-bearers for the year 2017-18.
Anthony Lianzuala
## Anthony Lianzuala Anthony Lianzuala on 1 May
2017 took over as the Controller General of Accounts
Shah Rukh Khan became the first Indian actor to deliver TED speech in Vancouver, Canada
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APPOINTMENT
(CGA), Department of Expenditure,
Union Ministry of Finance, in New
Delhi.
## Lianzuala, a 1982-batch Indian
Civil Accounts Service (ICAS)
Officer, is the first person from the
North-Eastern Region to hold the
position.
Mallikarjun Kharge
## Congress leader Mallikarjun
Kharge has been appointed as the
new chairman of the 21-member
Public Accounts Committee of
Parliament.
## Kharge replaces his party's K.V.
Thomas whose term has ended on
30th April.
## PAC, the oldest committee of parliament and
reconstituted each year, examines accounts showing
appropriation of sums granted by parliament for
expenditure of the government.
Usha Ananthasubramanian
## Usha Ananthasubramanian took
over as the MD & CEO of Allahabad
Bank from May 06, 2017. She
succeeds Rakesh Sethi.
## Before joining Allahabad Bank,
she was the MD & CEO of Punjab
National Bank.
## She is an experienced banker and
had joined banking industry as a specialist officer in
Bank of Baroda in February 1982. She also served as
CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB).
Sohail Mahmood
## Sohail Mahmood, one of Pakistans
senior-most diplomats, will be the
countrys new High Commissioner
to India.
## Mahmood is currently Pakistan's
ambassador in Turkey.
## He will replace Abdul Basit who has
already completed his three-year
tenure in New Delhi.
Venu Rajamony
## Seasoned diplomat Venu Rajamony, currently the
Press Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee,
has been appointed as Indias Ambassador to the
Netherlands.
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THE PEOPLE
## The announcement of his
appointment was made by the
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
## The ministry also announced
the appointment of Pooja Kapur,
presently a Joint Secretary in the
MEA, as the next Indian envoy to
Bulgaria.
R Subramaniakumar
## R Subramaniakumar has taken
charge as Managing Director and
CEO of Indian Overseas Bank, the
Chennai-headquartered bank said in
a release.
## Subramaniakumar joined the bank as
its Executive Director in September
2016.
Taranjeet Singh
## Microblogging platform Twitter
said that it has elevated Taranjeet
Singh as its Country Director for
India.
## Singh was earlier leading the charge
for sales and marketing support for
Twitters advertisers in India.
## Before joining Twitter, Singh was
sales director, South Asia for BBC Advertising.
O P Bhatt
## Tata Motors said ex-SBI Chairman
O P Bhatt has been appointed as an
additional and independent director
on its board.
## The board of directors approved
the appointment of O P Bhatt as an
additional and independent director
with effect from May 9, 2017 for a
tenure of five years.
## Bhatt also serves as director on the boards of group
firms Tata Consultancy Services and Tata Steel.
## From July 1, 2006 to March 31, 2011, he was the
Chairman of the State Bank group.
Hubert Minnis
## Hubert Minnis emerged as the
Bahamas' next prime minister
in general elections that saw
incumbent Perry Christie concede
defeat.
Mark Lowcock
China reveals first domestically-built aircraft carrier
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APPOINTMENT
## UN Secretary General Antonio
Guterres has decided to appoint
Mark Lowcock, the head of
Britain's international development
department, to be the world body's
new humanitarian aid chief.
## The 54-year-old career civil
servant will replace Stephen
O'Brien, who held the post for two years, serving
in what is widely viewed as one of the UN's most
demanding jobs.
## Lowcock's appointment comes as the United Nations
faces the largest humanitarian crisis in its history with
mass famine looming in four countries and donor
funding falling far short of needs.
## He will be tasked with leading the UN's struggling
relief efforts in Syria along with major aid operations
in South Sudan, Yemen, Iraq, the Central African
Republic and the Lake Chad region.
V K Saraswat
## The HRD Ministry has named
scientist and former DRDO chief
Vijay Kumar Saraswat as the next
chancellor of JNU.
## A full-time member of NITI
Aayog, Saraswat will be replacing
former ISRO chief Krishnaswamy
Kasturirangan whose five-year term
ended on March 30.
## Saraswat was conferred Padma Shri in 1998, Padma
Bhusan in 2013 and had served as a chief scientific
advisor to the Minister of Defence.
Mukul Mudgal
## Justice (Retd.) Mukul Mudgal
was elected as head of FIFA's
governance committee at the world
football governing body's 67th
Congress in Bahrain's capital city
of Manama.
## Justice Mudgal's name was proposed
by the FIFA Council for the vacant
position of the governance chief after Miguel Maduro
was reportedly 'fired' for his role in blocking Russian
World Cup official Vitaly Mutko from retaining his seat
on ruling council.
## Justice Mudgal was appointed deputy chairman of the
governance committee in May last year during the
FIFA Congress in Mexico.
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AWARDS/HONOURS
Dinanath Mangeshkar Award
## Actor Aamir Khan and cricket icon
Kapil Dev received the 75th Master
Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards. Khan
will be honoured with the Vishesh
Puraskar for Best Film "Dangal",
while Dev for his outstanding
contribution to Indian Cricket.
## The event will be organised by
Master Dinanath Smruti Pratishthan and Hridayesh
Arts.
BFJA Lifetime Achievement Award
## Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee
has received the lifetime achievement
award, while actor Ashish Vidyarthi
was honoured for his contribution
to Indian Cinema at the 80th Bengal
Film
## The BFJA, the oldest association
of film scribes in the country was
founded in 1937.
## Bengali film superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee was given
the best actor award for his role in "Sankhachil", while
Rituparna Sengupta was given the best actress crown
for her role in "Rajkahini".
P C Chandra Puraskaar 2017 (Award)
## Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi
has been presented the P C Chandra
Puraskar.
## Satyarthi was honoured with the
award for his global crusade against
child slavery and exploitative child
labour.
## The 63-year-old Satyarthi was
handed over a citation, a trophy and a cheque of Rs 10
lakh at an awards ceremony in Kolkata.
About Kailash Satyarthi
## Born on 11 January 1954, Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian
children's rights and education advocate.
## In 1980, he gave up his career as an engineer and
founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan.
## In 2014, he was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize,
which he shared with Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan. He
is the fifth Nobel Prize winner for India and only the
second Indian winner of the Nobel Peace Prize after
Mother Teresa in 1979.
Taj Rambagh Palace hotel featured in a list of world's top 10 heritage hotels
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Dadasaheb Phalke Award
## Renowned director Kasinadhuni
Viswanath, known for award-winning
movies like "Sankarabharanam",
"Sagara Sangamam" and "Swati
Mutyam", was named for the
prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke
award for outstanding contribution to
the film industry.
## He became the 48th recipient of the award, the highest
recognition in Indian cinema, which consists of a
golden lotus, a cash prize of Rs 10 lakhs and a shawl.
## The award for the year 2016 will be conferred by
President Pranab Mukherjee. The recommendation of
the Dadasaheb Phalke award committee was approved
by I&B Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
## His other awards include Padmashri in 1992, five
National Awards, 20 Nandi Awards (given by the
Andhra Pradesh government) and ten Filmfare Awards
including Lifetime Achievement.
Goldman Environmental Prize 2017
## Social activist Prafulla Samantara
was selected for the Goldman
Environmental Prize 2017 from Asia
Region for his historic twelve year
long legal battle that affirmed the land
rights of indigenous Dongria Kondh
and protected the Niyamgiri Hills
from a massive aluminum ore mine.
## He was among the six winners of the Goldman
Environmental Prize or Green Nobel Prize. The
other five winners for this year are: Mark Lopez
(United States); Uro Macerl (Slovenia); Rodrigo
Tot (Guatemala); Rodrigue Katembo (Democratic
Republic of Congo); and Wendy Bowman (Australia).
## Samantara is the sixth Indian to win the prize.
About Goldman Environmental Prize
## The Goldman Environmental Prize was created in 1990
to honour grassroots environmentalists undertaking
risk of their lives for the cause of protecting the
environment.
## The award is given to six persons every year- one each
from six geographical regions of the world, namely,
Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North
America, and South & Central America.
## The prize is given by Goldman Environmental
Foundation of San Francisco. The prize is also known
as the Green Nobel.
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Miss Teen Universe pageant
## Srishti Kaur from India has been
crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017,
beating out 25 other contestants
from around the world in the annual
beauty pageant.
## Samantha Pierre from Canada and
Ary Trava from Mexico were the
runners-up in the event held at the
Ruben Dario National Theater in Nicaragua's capital
Managua.
## Kaur also won the prize for best national costume.
CEO of the Year Award
## Alkesh Kumar Sharma, the
CEO and Managing Director
of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial
Corridor Development Corporation
(DMICDC), has been named CEO of
the Year for Green Management and
Future Leadership at the prestigious
Golden Globe Tigers Award 2017.
## The Golden Globe Tigers Award, established by the
World CSR Institute, recognize Tigers in marketing,
branding CSR & social innovation, education &
academic across leadership levels in individual and
organisation.
Jnanpith Award
## Eminent Bengali poet and literary
critic Sankha Ghosh was conferred
the 52nd Jnanpith Award by
President Pranab Mukherjee.
## The 85-year-old poet was awarded
with Sahitya Akademi in the year
1977 for his work "Baabarer
praarthanaa" and in 1999, for
translating Kannada play "Taledanda" into Bengali as
"Raktakalyan". Ghosh was also honoured with Padma
Bhushan in 2011.
## Ghosh has been awarded for the year 2016. The award
includes a cheque of Rs 11 lakh, a bronze statue of
Vagdevi, citation, shawl and a coconut.
## He is the sixth Bangla author after Tarashankar
Bandopadhyay, Ashapurna Devi, Vishnu De,
Mahasweta Devi and Subhash Mukhopadhyay, who is
getting this honor.
Japan Imperial Decoration
## Former Union minister Ashwani Kumar has been
selected by Japan for this year's Spring Imperial
Nadal won historic 10th Monte Carlo title
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AWARDS/HONOURS
Decorations award, for his contribution to strengthening
of bilateral ties and promotion of friendship between
the two countries.
## The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the
highest category of decorations among the Orders of the
Rising Sun, is conferred in recognition of distinguished
accomplishments of individuals.
Transformative CM Award
## Andhra Pradesh Chief
Minister Chandrababu Naidu
has been selected for the
Transformative Chief Minister
Award in recognition for his
role in advancing the US-India
partnership at the state level.
## The award by the US-India
Business Council would be presented to Naidu during
the USIBC West Coast Summit in the Silicon Valley
on May 8.
## The summit will convene 150 industry leaders from
sectors such as information technology, banking,
food processing, healthcare, clean energy, digital
payments, manufacturing and Government of India
officials to explore the impacts of manufacturing in
India, digitisation, India's move towards a cashless
society and the future of the US-India trade
relations.
INSA Young Scientist Award
## Professor Vikram Vishal, who serves
as an Assistant professor in the
department of Earth Sciences in the
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Bombay has won the prestigious
Indian National Science Academy
(INSA) medal for Young Scientist
(2017). Till 2015, 737 young
scientists have been recognised by
INSA.
## Vishal has been awarded a cash prize of Rs 25,000 and
a bronze medal.
## Vishal is currently working on a research which
attempts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and
their environmental impact by capturing the natural
gases.
FICCIs smart policing award
## Uttarakhand Police's City Patrol Unit (CPU) has won
FICCI's smart policing award for 2017 in the road
safety and traffic management category.
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## The elite motorcycle-borne unit,
which was set up in April 2014,
has been chosen from 133 entries
received from state police forces
and central paramilitary forces.
## The award will be presented during
the ninth edition of the annual
conference on homeland security
on May 24 and 25 at the FICCI headquarters in New
Delhi.
Woodrow Wilson Award
## ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar
has become the first Indian woman
to be conferred with the prestigious
Woodrow Wilson Award for Global
Corporate Citizenship.
## Kochhar, 55, received the annual
award which was instituted in
1998 by the prestigious Wilson
Center to felicitate individuals whose actions and
accomplishments, either in their careers or through
service.
## She has joined the league of former Indian recipients--
former President and space scientist APJ Abdul Kalam
and IT honcho Narayana Murthy.
G Ramanujam award 2016
## Eminent Malayalam author and
journalist M P Veerendra Kumar
was presented the G Ramanujam
award for 2016, by the Indian
National Trade Union Congress.
## Kumar was chosen for the award,
instituted in the name of late INTUC
leader G Ramanujam by "Indian
Thozhilali" magazine run by INTUC, for his invaluable
contributions to the media field.
## The award carrying a prize of Rs 11,111 was presented
by INTUC national president G Sanjiva Reddy to
Kumar at a function.
## Kumar is the chairman and managing director of the
Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi and a Rajya Sabha
MP.
## He has served thrice as the chairman of the Press Trust
of India and is currently a director in the news agency.
Florence Nightingale award
## Krishna Kumari, a health worker in Ganjam district,
has bagged the prestigious Florence Nightingale award
2017.
Himanta Biswa Sarma became the interim BAI president
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AWARDS/HONOURS
## The fifty-year-old woman received the award from
President Pranab Mukherjee at a function at the
Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on the occasion of
International Nurses Day.
## The award carries a citation, a medal and a cheque of
Rs 50,000.
BS Shekhawat Lifetime Achievement Award
## Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar
Chamling has been conferred with
the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Lifetime Achievement Honour in
Public Service by President Pranab
Mukherjee.
## The award was conferred during
the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
memorial lecture delivered by the President.
## Chamling, who was first elected to power in 1994 and
has continued to be chief minister for 22 years, lauded
former vice-president Shekhawat as a visionary leader
who cared for his people.
## Shekhawat was the vice-president between 2002 and
2007.
Mark Twain Prize
## Late-night host David Letterman
has been named the next recipient of
the Mark Twain Prize for American
humour, the award granted annually
by the John F Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts.
## The 70-year-old star, who is the
longest-running host of late-night
TV, is the 20th humorist to receive the prize.
## Previous winners of the Mark Twain Prize include Bill
Murray, Eddie Murphy, Jay Leno, Carol Burnett and
Ellen DeGeneres.
Best Holiday Award
## Raneh waterfall near Khajuraho in
Madhya Pradesh has been given the
Best Holiday Award -2017 as the
countrys most favourite waterfall.
## The award was given to Madhya
Pradesh State Tourism Development
Corporation (MPSTDC) by the
countrys well-known Travel and
Information Portal Holiday IQ at a ceremony in New
Delhi.
## The waterfall is situated hardly 20 kms away from
world famous heritage spot Khajuraho.
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2014 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
## Former Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh presented the 2014 Indira
Gandhi Prize for Peace to the Indian
Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
## The award, announced by a jury
headed by Vice President Hamid
Ansari in 2014, consists of a trophy, a
cash prize of Rs 1 crore and a citation.
## ISRO chairman Kiran Kumar received the award here
on behalf of the space body.
Airbus Best Operational Excellence Award
## IndiGo, Indias largest and fastest
growing carrier, has been awarded
the coveted award for Best
Operational Excellence by Airbus
for the second consecutive time at a
worldwide level, outperforming 46
airlines of international repute.
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# # With the largest fleet of 134 aircraft in India,
IndiGo takes pride in being the frontrunners in
operating single-aisle A320s and A320neo fleet in
India.
## In 2011, IndiGo became the first Indian operator to
commit to the environment-friendly A320neo bringing
a total of 280 Airbus aircraft.
'Digital Service Innovator of the Year Award'
## Reliance Jio has received TM
Forum's 'Digital Service Innovator
of the Year Award' 2017.
## Reliance Jio got this award by
acquiring 90 million customers in
four months.
## Digital Service Innovator of the
Year Award is given to the company
or organisation which has made the most significant
and innovative contribution to advancing the digital
revolution in society.
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OBITUARY
Vinod Khanna
## Veteran Bollywood actor and
politician Vinod Khanna died. He
was 70.
## The actor debuted in 1968 with 'Man
Ka Meet' .
## He was last seen in Shah Rukh Khan-
starrer 2015 film "Dilwale".
Raj Kumar Bagri
## Indian-born prominent businessman
Raj Kumar Bagri died. He was 86.
## He was the longest-serving chairman
of the London Metal Exchange.
## Bagri was also the first Indian-origin
chairman of the London Metal
Exchange.
## He was awarded with the Commander
of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in
1995 for his services to the British industry.
Santo Mitra
## Former East Bengal captain Santo
Mitra passed away. Mitra was 75.
## The former East Bengal left-back
represented the red- and-gold brigade
from 1965-1972 and won all the top
tournaments of the country for the club.
## He was made captain in 1970 when
they won the local league.
## Mitra was named in the India squad for the 1968
Merdeka Cup but he never got the opportunity to play
for India.
## Mitra was also conferred with East Bengal's Lifetime
Achievement award in 2012.
Pratap Singh Baghel
## Congress leader and former Madhya
Pradesh minister Pratap Singh
Baghel died. He was 70.
## Singh was MLA from Kukshi in
1972, 1977 and 1980, respectively.
He had represented Dharmpuri
constituency of the same district
from 1993 to 1998.
## Pratap Singh had served as minister in MP twice.
## He was also elected Member of Parliament from Dhar
in 1985.
101-year-old Man Kaur won gold in 100 metres sprint
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OBITUARY
Ustad Raees Khan
## Legendary sitar player Ustad
Raees Khan died. He was 77.
## In 1968, he moved to Pakistan.
## Ustad Raees has composed famous
songs like "Jab Tera Hukam Mila
Tarkay Mohaabat Kar Di", "Ab
Kay Saal Poonam Main", "Neend
Ankhoun Se Uri", "Mojoun Sahil
Se Milo", "Main Khayal Hun Kisi Aur Ka", "Kabhi
Kitaboun Main Phool Rakhna" and many others.
## He was honoured with Presidential award and
Sitara-e- Imtiaz in 2005 and 2017, respectively.
Amal Ganguli
## Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said
one of its independent directors
Amal Ganguli passed away. He
was 79.
## Ganguli, was also the chairman
of the audit committee and
nomination and remuneration
committee in the countrys largest
carmaker.
A T Pawar
## Senior NCP leader and former
Maharashtra minister Arjun
Tulshiram Pawar passed away. He
was 80.
## The leader, who had for many years
represented Kalwan, a constituency
reserved for Scheduled Tribes in
Nashik district, lost the 2014 state
Assembly election.
## He was the minister of state for tribal welfare in
the Congress-NCP government led by Vilasrao
Deshmukh in 1999.
Mauno Koivisto
## Mauno Koivisto, Finland's last
president during the Cold War
who led the Nordic nation out of
the shadow of its huge eastern
neighbour, the Soviet Union, into
the European Union, has died. He
was 93.
## Koivisto served two six-year terms
between 1982 and 1994, enjoying great popularity
among ordinary Finns.
## He kept close ties to both East and West.
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Rammohan Rao
## Rammohan Rao, former Principal
Information Officer (PIO) who had
served as a media adviser to four
prime ministers, passed away at the
age of 83.
## Hailing from Karnataka's South
Canara district, Rao started his
career with the Information Service
in the 50s.
## He rose to become the Principal Information Officer,
the top post in the information central information
department.
Dennis Swamy
## Former national champion boxer
Dennis Swamy passed away. He
was 74.
## Swamy was an eight-time national
champion, six of them back to back
starting 1961.
## He was conferred the Arjuna award
in 1968.
## Swamy also served as a coach with the Sports Authority
of Andhra Pradesh.
Reema Lagoo
## Veteran Bollywood actress Reema
Lagoo passed away. She was 59.
## Her most popular movies were "Hum
Aapke Hain Kaun", "Hum Saath
Saath Hain", "Maine Pyar Kiya" and
"Kal Ho Na Ho".
Maharashtra's Bhilar Village will be the first book village of India
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OBITUARY
Anil Dave
## Environment Minister Anil Madhav
Dave passed away. He was 60.
## Dave was a member of Rajya Sabha
from the year 2009.
## Anil Madhav Dave was appointed
as the Minister of State (MoS)
independent charge of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change in the
Narendra Modi government on 5 July, 2016.
Chris Cornell
## Chris Cornell, lead singer of
Soundgarden and Audioslave,
has passed away. He was 52.
The Grammy-winning rocker
was in Detroit performing with
Soundgarden, which had embarked
on a US tour in April.
## He formed the band Soundgarden in 1984, which
was influential in the 1990s grunge movement. The
group disbanded in 1997 and released a greatest hits
compilation the same year.
## In 2001, Cornell joined with three former members of
Rage against the Machine to form Audioslave. Their
most successful single, Like a stone, released in
2003.
## Cornell also sang the theme song to the James Bond
movie Casino Royale. Soundgarden came back on
stage in 2010 for festival performances.
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NATIONAL Burning Topics of the Month
1. PM Narendra Modi flags off UDAN
flight from Shimla, anyone can now fly at
Rs 2,500.
2. Union Government launches One IP-
Two Dispensaries, Aadhaar Based Online
Claim Submission Schemes
3. Swachh Bharat rankings: Indore is
India's cleanest city, Bhopal comes 2nd
RGIA gets carbon neutrality status,
21 April 2017
T
he Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at
Shamshabad has been given the carbon neutrality
status by Airports Council International (ACI)
under its Airport Carbon Accreditation programme.
It was conferred with the carbon neutrality (level 3:
neutrality) by the ACI at a ceremony held in Doha, Qatar.
The ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation programme
was initiated in June 2009 and consists of four levels:
mapping (level 1), reduction (level 2), optimisation
(level 3) and neutrality (level 3+). RGIA achieved levels
one and two in 2012. It achieved level 3 status in 2013.
The level 3+ status which it has achieved now is the
fourth and highest accreditation under ACIs Carbon
Accreditation programme.
Navy successfully test-fires Brahmos supersonic
missile, 21 April 2017
I
ndian Navy successfully
test- fired the land-attack
version of BrahMos
supersonic cruise missile.
The test-firing of the
missile took place in the
Bay of Bengal and it was
very successful.
ICICI Bank to create 500 more digital villages
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India becomes world's 5th largest military
spender, 25 April 2017
I
ndia has become
world's fifth largest
military spender
after the expenditure
grew around 8.5 per
cent in 2016. According
to figures released
by the Stockholm
International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI), India spent $55.9 billion in
2016.
US remains the world's largest military spender with
expenditure upto $611 billion.
After China, third in line, is Russia with $69.2 billion.
Saudi Arabia dropped to the fourth position in 2016 after
its spending dropped by 30 per cent despite continued
involvement in regional wars.
PM Narendra Modi flags off UDAN flight
from Shimla, anyone can now fly at Rs 2,500,
25 April 2017
P
rime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first
UDAN flight under the regional connectivity scheme
on Shimla-Delhi sector.
Under the UDAN scheme, the fares of flights have been
capped at Rs 2,500 per seat per hour.
UDAN stands for Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik. This scheme
is aimed at aimed at boosting regional connectivity.
UDAN is a first-of-its-kind scheme globally to stimulate
regional connectivity through a market-based mechanism.
The UDAN Scheme is a key component of the National
Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) which was released on June
15, 2016.
Under this programme, the government intends to connect
45 unserved and under-served airports. Five airlines were
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awarded 128 routes under the scheme last month after a
bidding process.
The selected airline operator would have to provide 50 per
cent of the flight capacity with a cap of Rs 2500 per hour on
fixed wing aircraft and a minimum of 5 and a maximum of
13 on helicopters with the same price cap.
India successfully test-fires Agni-III ballistic
missile, 28 April 2017
NATIONAL
The WRM will provide an important platform for potential
investors to partner and participate in the immense
opportunities that are made available in India.
It is held once in every four years.
Venkaiah Naidu launches MSEFC Portal,
MyMSME mobile app, 28 April 2017

I
ndia successfully
test-fired 3000
kilometre range
Agni-III ballistic
missile from Abdul
Kalam Island off
Odisha coast.
The test was aimed at re-establishing the operational
effectiveness of the weapon system.
Agni-IIIs first user successful trial was carried out on 21
September 2012.

Highlights of the Agni-III ballistic missile
## This Surface-to-Surface nuclear capable intermediate-
range ballistic missile can hit targets in the range of
around 3000 km.
## The two-stage solid-propelled missile has a length of
17 metres, 2 metres diameter and its launch weight is
around 50 tonnes.
## It can carry a warhead of 1.5 tonne which is protected
by carbon all composite heat shield.
## It is equipped with the hybrid navigation, guidance
and control systems along with advanced on-board
computer.
## It was developed by the DRDO under the Integrated
Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
## The missile was inducted into the armed forces in June
2011.
India to host 18th World Road Meeting, Prime Minister has recently spoken about the need for
28 April 2017
U
rban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty
Alleviation and Union Minister for Information
& Broadcasting Minitser M. Venkaiah Naidu
has launched two important initiatives of the Ministry
of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Ministry of
MSME), viz. Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation
Council (MSEFC) portal and MyMSME Mobile App on
the occasion of the 15th Meeting of the National Board
for MSME.
Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council (MSEFC)
portal on http://msefc.msme.gov.in, would facilitate
implementation of the delayed payment provisions of the
MSMED Act 2006 and also assist in monitoring of delayed
payment cases.
In addition, the MyMSME mobile app on http://my.msme.
gov.in, also launched by Naidu, provides information on
all schemes implemented by the Ministry of MSME at one
place.
moving forward to M-Governance (Mobile Governance)

T
he International from e-Governance.
Road federation
Tendulkar inaugurates Sportsmed Activ,
(IRF) announced
that India will host 28 April 2017

C
the 18th World Road ricket icon Sachin
Meeting (WRM 2017) Tendulkar inaugurated
which will be held on 13 Sportsmed Activ, an
November 2017. enhancement and rehab arm
The theme of World Road Meeting 2017 is Safe Roads and of speciality clinic Sportsmed
Smart Mobility: The Engines of Economic Growth. Mumbai.

Union Government launched One IP- Two Dispensaries, Aadhaar Based Online Claim Submission Schemes
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T
Sportsmed Activ is an integrated rehab service where he Telecom Department
a combination of exercise therapy (physiotherapy) and launched Tarang
manual medicine (osteopathy) is used to restore body Sanchar portal that
functions. will allow people to track
radiation emitted from mobile
Union Government launches One IP- Two towers within a locality and
Dispensaries, Aadhaar Based Online Claim check their compliance with
Submission Schemes, 02 May 2017 the stipulated norms.
Launching the Tarang Sanchar web portal, Telecom Minister
Manoj Sinha hoped the site will help in clearing "myths and
misconceptions" about mobile towers and emissions from
them.
The timing of the launch coincides with the recent SC order
on deactivation of a mobile tower in Gwalior on the plea of
a 42-year-old cancer patient.

Over 6500 women dance their way to record

book, 03 May 2017

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ore than 6500
he Union Minister of Labour and Employment
women from
Bandaru Dattatreya launched two schemes- One IP-
21 states
Two Dispensaries and Aadhaar based Online Claim
danced their way to the
Submission on the occasion of International Labour Day
Guinness book of world
2017.
records by performing
All about One IP- Two Dispensaries Scheme Thiruvathirakkali in
## Due to the non-availability of option of second Kerala.
dispensary, the dependant members of family are The 16-minute performance has been adjudged the largest
often deprived of medical benefits as till now, insured Thiruvathira held ever with a total of 6582 girls and women
persons (IP) had an option of choosing one dispensary in the age group of 10-75 participating in it.
for self and family.
The event was organised by Twenty20, the CSR wing of the
## By introducing the concept of One IP- Two corporate house Kitex, along with Chavara Cultural Centre
Dispensaries, Employee's State Insurance Corporation and the Parvanendu School of Thiruvathira.
(ESIC) gives an option to an IP to choose two
dispensaries, one for self and another for family Cabinet Okays MoU with Malaysia for urea,
through an employer. ammonia supply, 04 May 2017

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## From now onwards, individuals as well as their family he Cabinet approved
members will be able to get treatment from either of the an agreement signed
dispensaries and in case of emergency from any ESI with Malaysia for
Institution. assured supply of urea and
All about Aadhaar based Online Claim Submission ammonia from a plant to
scheme be set up by the Southeast
Under this scheme, all EPF Members, who have activated Asian country.
their Universal Account Number (UAN) and seeded As per the Memorandum
their KYC details with Employees' Provident Fund of Understanding (MoU),
Organisation (EPFO), will now be able to directly apply for India will buy from Malaysia the existing surplus urea and
PF final settlement (form19), Pension withdrawal benefit ammonia fertilizers as well as the production from the new
(Form10-C) and PF part withdrawal (Form31) from the plant.
their UAN Interface. The new plant is expected to cost USD 2.1 billion and will
have a capacity to produce 2.4 million tonnes of urea and
DoT launches portal for info on mobile tower
1.35 million tonnes of ammonia per annum.
radiation, 02 May 2017
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Cabinet approves signing of MoU between
India and Spain on cooperation in the sphere
of Civil Aviation, 04 May 2017
NATIONAL
The books aimed at sensitizing and creating awareness
amongst children would provide a fillip to the Prime
Ministers Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which has become a Jan
Andolan across the nation. The set of four books written

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he Union Cabinet in a storytelling format by renowned childrens author Dr.
chaired by the Madhu Pant would convey the message in an interesting
Prime Minister manner through the clean Jungle tales.
Narendra Modi has The series of books had been published in 15 Indian
approved the signing languages and would help develop a habit of cleanliness
of Memorandum of among school going children.
Understanding (MoU) on
Cooperation in the sphere Nitin Gadkari inaugurates India Integrated
of Civil Aviation between Transport and Logistics Summit, 05 May 2017

T
India and Spain.
he Minister of
The MoU signifies an important landmark in the civil
Road Transport
aviation relations between India and Spain, and has the
and Highways
potential to spur greater trade, investment, tourism and
Nitin Gadkari
cultural exchanges between the two countries.
inaugurated the three
Swachh Bharat rankings: Indore is India's day India Integrated
Transport and Logistics
cleanest city, Bhopal comes 2nd, 04 May 2017
Summit (IITLS)

A
ccording to organized by the
the 'Swachh Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in New Delhi.
Survekshan Speaking on the occasion, he said that Antyodaya or the
2017', Indore in welfare of the weakest person in society is the foremost aim
Madhya Pradesh has of this Government. To achieve this aim it is necessary to
been declared the boost economic growth in the country.
cleanest city in India
while Gonda in Uttar The Minister further said that our high logistics costs are
Pradesh has been a result of the various modes of transport growing and
ranked the dirtiest. developing in silos, in an un-integrated manner. He also
said that the logistics and transport sector has a very high
The rankings came out of a survey meant to gauge the potential for employment generation.
progress of Modi government's flagship Swachh Bharat
Mission. The facility of online registration of Child Care
After Indore, Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal ranked as Institutions launched by the WCD Minister,
the second cleanest city in the country. Visakhapatnam, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, 06 May 2017
in Andhra Pradesh, came third, Gujarat's Surat fourth and
Karnataka's Mysuru fifth. Mysuru had ranked as the cleanest
city during the 2015 iteration of the survey.

M. Venkaiah Naidu releases set of books titled

Swachh Jungle ki kahani Dadi ki Zubani,
05 May 2017

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. Venkaiah
Naidu, Minister he facility of online registration of Child Care
for Information Institutions across the country was launched by the
& Broadcasting released a Minister of Women & Child Development, Maneka
set of books titled Swachh Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi.
Jungle ki kahani Dadi Online registration of CCIs is a very important part of good
ki Zubani published by governance. It will now make it easy for CCIs to register
Publications Division. themselves.

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The WCD Minister, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi said that online
registration will provide a centralized system where all the
information will be readily available about the CCIs in the
country. It will be possible to know on a real time basis as
to how many children are available in each CCI, how many
are available for adoption, which children need help and
what type of assistance needs to be provided to them, she
added.
The module for online registration of CCIs has been
developed by the WCD Ministry with the assistance of NIC.
Centre approves renaming of two Mumbai
railway stations, 07 May, 2017
NATIONAL
Broad-basing the customer service, the Indian
Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has
now introduced pay-on- delivery service allowing
passengers to book train tickets online and pay at the
time of delivery.
IRCTC through its website and mobile app has now
introduced pay-on-delivery as one of the payment options
for its customers.
Delivering tickets at the consumers doorstep by offering
the pay-on-delivery (PoD) option will facilitate those
consumers who book through travel agents to move to
online medium.

T
he Union Home PM launches integrated case management
department has system of Supreme Court, 10 May 2017
approved the
renaming of two railway
stations of Mumbai,
Maharashtra Transport
minister Diwakar Raote
said.
The Centre has approved renaming of Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Also,
Elphinstone Road railway station has now been renamed
to Prabhadevi.

Himachal, Belarus firm in MoU to build

skyway in Dharamshala, 10 May 2017

H
imachal Pradesh

P
signed an
rime Minister Narendra Modi launched the integrated
agreement with
case management system of the Supreme Court in
a Belarusian company
the presence of the Chief Justice of India.
for starting a skyway
transport facility in the The system will help litigants access data and retrieve
tourist destination of information online and will be a step towards a paperless
Dharamshala. Supreme Court.
The MoU was signed by Himachal Pradesh government Speaking on the occasion, CJI Jagdish Singh Khehar said
with Sky Way Technology Corporation, a transport and he proposes to integrate the system with all the 24 high
infrastructural development company of Belarus. courts and the subordinate courts.
The facility would be started in the next three years. It will help usher transparency, reduce manipulation and
help the litigant know about the progress of the case on a
Dharamshala would be the first town in the state to provide
real time basis.
this transport facility at reasonable rates.
NITI Aayog launches Energy Web Portal,
Now pay after delivery of train tickets at
13 May 2017
doorstep, 10 May 2017

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ITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya
RCTC has offered delivery
launched an 'Energy Web Portal' which will have
of rail tickets allowing
all data related to the energy sector.
passengers to make payment
through any payment mode, The web portal will host all the data related to energy sector
including cash. including oil & gas, coal, solar & thermal energy etc from
2005-06.
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Navy signs MoU with Space Application
T
he government
Centre, 16 May 2017 has decided to

T
sign an MoU
he Indian Navy and Ahmedabad- based Space with Japan Textile
Application Centre (SAC) inked a pact on data Products Quality and
sharing and scientific cooperation in the field of Technology Centre
meteorology and oceanology. The pact provides for creation (QTEC) to jointly set up
of a common platform for sharing expertise achieved by SAC and encourage quality compliance activities.
with the Navy in a number of areas, including satellite data
The textile and clothing industry is aiming to increase its
acquisition technology.
exports to Japan, complying with quality requirements of
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Vice the Japanese market.
Admiral S N Ghormade, Director General Naval Operations,
QTEC provides facilities for quality evaluation,
and SAC Director Tapan Misra at an event in Ahmedabad.
standardisation, technology evaluation, conformity
Arunachal woman unfurls Indian flag at Mt. assessment, technical guidance and education, factory
certification for the textile industry of Japan.
Everest for fourth time, 17 May 2017

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runachal Pradesh's Cabinet approves MoU between India and
Anshu Jamsenpa Australia on Cooperation in Combating
scripted history of International Terrorism and Transnational
a sort by becoming the first Organized Crime, 18 May 2017

Indian woman to scale the
Mount Everest for the fourth
time. She will attempt a double
ascent to the world's highest
peak to make it a total five successful climbs.
Jamsenpa scaled the Mount Everest twice in May 2011 and
again scaled the peak on May 18 in 2013.
If she is successful with her double ascent this time,
Jamsenpa will set a record five climbs of Mt Everest.
IIEST creates India's first smart grid project,
17 May 2017
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he Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval
to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
between India and Australia on Cooperation in Combating
International Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime.
The proposed MoU would strengthen the relationship
between India and Australia for building peace and stability
in the region through exchange of information, expertise,
experience and capacity building.
Dr Harsh Vardhan gets additional charge of
environment, 18 May 2017

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he Indian Institute of
r Harsh Vardhan
Engineering Science
has been given
and Technology (IIEST)
the additional
has successfully created the
charge of the Ministry
country's first smart grid
of Environment, Forest
project, which will generate
and Climate Change
power from renewable sources
(MoEF) after the death
of energy.
of Minister of State Anil
The project will soon be Madhav Dave who held the portfolio under an independent
inaugurated by President charge.
Pranab Mukherjee, IIEST Director Prof Ajoy Kumar Roy
Dave was appointed as the Minister of State (MoS) with
told.
an independent charge of MoEF in the Narendra Modi
The smart grid will be synchronised to generate power from government on 5 July, 2016.
solar, wind and vegetable waste resources, depending on the
Dr Harsh Vardhan, a senior minister in the Narendra
weather conditions and availability of waste products. It is
Modi cabinet, holds the charge of the ministries of earth
the first of its kind in the country.
sciences and science and technology. For a brief period in
India to sign MoU with Japan's QTEC for 2014, Harsh Vardhan was the Health Minister in the Modi
quality compliance, 18 May 2017 cabinet.

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STATE Burning Topics of the Month
1. Rawat inaugurates 100 mw solar plant at
Bhalsawagaj.
2. India's first 'book village' coming up in
Maharashtra's strawberry country.
3. Madhya Pradesh becomes 1st state to
shift to January to December financial
year.
Rawat inaugurates 100 mw solar plant at
Bhalsawagaj, 22 April 2017
U
ttarakhand Chief
Minister Trivendra
Singh Rawat
inaugurated a 100 mw solar
power plant at Bhalsawagaj
in Haridwar district.
The chief minister said
the plant will generate
electricity worth Rs 100
crore annually and give employment to nearly 1,500
people.
India's first 'book village' coming up in
Maharashtra's strawberry country,
29 April 2017
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he sleepy village of Bhilar, in the heart of
Maharashtra's famed 'strawberry country' will soon
get another identity as India's first "book village".
"The government has financed around 15,000 books to be
kept there permanently for the public at around 25 key
locations around the village of 600 families. Anybody can
simply pick up a book of his/her choice, read for as long
as they want and keep it back for the others,"
The state government had committed on February
27, 2015 - Marathi Language Day - to launch a 'book
village' in the state, on the lines of Britain's immensely
popular Hay-on-Wye book village and literary festivals
concept.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis
inaugurates states first automatic weather
station in Nagpur, 02 May 2017
M
aharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis
inaugurated the states first automatic weather
station at Dongargaon. Around 2,065 such
America launched an unarmed missile 'Minuteman 3' from California
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weather stations will come across Maharashtra on public-
private partnership (PPP) model in this year and 1,000 of
these will be set up by June 2017.
The weather conditions for farmers in different regions
will be available on the Mahavedh portal (Maharashtra
agriculture weather information network) and mobile
application of Skymet.
Fadnavis said digital kiosks will be set-up in every
Gram Panchayat to provide weather information and
expert advice on crop pattern to be followed by the
farmers.
Madhya Pradesh becomes 1st state to shift to
January to December financial year, 03 May
2017
M
adhya Pradesh on 2 May 2017 became the first
state in India to switch to the January-December
financial year from existing April-March cycle.
The plan to switch the financial year was endorsed by the
state cabinet.
A decision to this effect was taken at the state cabinet
meeting held in Bhopal.
The move and endorsement of the plan will break a 150-
year old tradition of adopting the financial year from April
to March. The practice of April-March financial year was
adopted in 1867 by the British Government.
Now the Budget session of the next financial year will be
held either in December 2017 or January 2018.
Background
The idea was put forward by the Prime Minister during the
NITI Aayogs governing council meet in Delhi on 23 April
2017.
Earlier, the union government had also constituted a high-
level committee to examine desirability and feasibility
of having a new financial year. The committee was
constituted under the chairmanship of former Chief
Economic Advisor Shanker Acharya. The report hasnt
been made public yet.
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PM Modi inaugurates Patanjali Research Goa tourism department starts `hop-on-hop-
Institute in Haridwar, 03 May 2017 off tourist bus service, 14 May 2017

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rime Minister he Goa tourism
Narendra Modi department has
inaugurated the launched the
Patanjali Research much-awaited `hop-
Institute in the on-hop-off (HOHO)
presence of Yoga guru sightseeing bus service
Baba Ramdev. for tourists visiting the
While explaining coastal state.
about the aim its main tasks is to make research on indigenous Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar flagged off the buses,
systems of medicine, especially yoga and Ayurveda. being operated by Pune-based private group Prasanna
On this occasion, the Prime Minister released the Purple.
encyclopedia 'World Herbal Encyclopedia' compiled in the Tourists can buy a pass valid for 24 hours and board a bus to
last ten years by Acharya Balkrishna, close to Yoga Guru. visit their locations of interest.
In this encyclopedia there are samples of more than seventy
thousand herbs found in the country. With 1 flight in 65 secs, Mumbai busiest
Patanjali Yogpeeth also gave him the title of 'Rashtrarishi' single-runway airport, 14 May 2017

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for his untiring efforts to make the country clean, strong he GVK group-run
and united. Mumbai airport has
become the world's
Railway Bridge taller than Eiffel Tower to be busiest amongst the single-
built over Chenab River, 04 May 2017 runway facilities by handling

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ailways Ministry 837 flights a day or one in 65
announced to seconds on an average in fiscal
build the world's 2017, taking over Londons Gatwick airport that had 757
highest railway bridge flights a day.
over the Chenab River in In terms of the number of passengers also, the city airport
Jammu and Kashmir in tops with 45.2 million people flying in and out in fiscal 2017
around two years from as against 44 million at Gatwick airport.
now. Notably, no other large city in the world is served by one
This railway bridge is expected to be 35 metres taller than airport, that too with a single-runway.
the Eiffel Tower of Paris. The massive arch-shaped structure
of bridge is already under constructed at a cost of around Rs Haryana launches e-textbook portal for school
1100 crore in hostile terrain. students, 20 May 2017

Chenab Railway Bridge
The bridge forms a crucial link in the 111-km stretch
between Katra and Banihal, which is part of the Udhampur-
Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project.
Railways will also install sensors on the bridge to check
the wind velocity so that signal on the track turn red to
prevent train movement as soon as the wind speed exceeds
90 kmph.
The construction of the bridge is the most challenging part
of the Kashmir rail link project and once completed, it will
be an engineering marvel. It will surpass the record of the
Beipan river Shuibai railway bridge (275 m) in China.
Slated to be completed by the year 2019, the bridge is
expected to become a tourist attraction in the region.
Railway Bridge taller than Eiffel Tower to be built over Chenab River
H
aryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar
inaugurated the 'E-textportal' for the students in
the state. Students will be able to download school
books instantly from this portal.
Inaugurating the website, Chief Minister Manohar Lal
Khattar said as of now, 26 textbooks of classes IX to XII
have been uploaded on the portal and these can be easily
converted into audio files.
These included 11 books of class IX, nine books of class X
and three books each of classes XI and XII, he said, adding
the Board has also been at the forefront in implementing
e- locker facility.
Khattar said his initiative of the Board is an important step
towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of
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INTERNATIONAL
The magazine has also included US President Donald
Burning Topics of the Month
Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime
Minister Theresa May in the new list of 100 most influential
1. India, France carry out joint naval people.
exercise.
India, South Korea sign pact for defence
2. India gives scholarship worth Rs 35
shipbuilding, 22 April 2017
crore to children of freedom fighters in
Bangladesh.
3. Pro-EU Emmanuel Macron becomes
France's youngest president.
India contributes $250,000 to UN election
assistance programme, 21 April 2017

I
ndia has made a
quarter-million-
dollar contribution

to the UN programme
for helping countries
to hold elections and
develop their electoral
systems.
Eenam Gambhir, a First Secretary in Indias Mission to
the UN, presented the cheque to Kyoko Shiotani, Chief
of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General at the UN
Department of Political Affairs.
This is the second Indian contribution of $250,000 to
the programmes for electoral assistance and capacity
building. The first was made in 2012. Through the Election
Assistance Division set up in 1991, the UN has helped over
100 countries with their elections.
The division principally provides technical assistance for
organising and conducting elections.
I
ndia and South Korea signed an agreement to firm up
bilateral cooperation in defence shipbuilding.
Under the MoU, the two sides will nominate one
shipyard each for this purpose.
India has already picked Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL)
while Korea will make the nomination soon.
It will enable HSL to upgrade and modernise its facilities
so as to enable it to execute naval projects in a timely
manner.
India, France carry out joint naval exercise,
24 April 2017

Modi, Paytm founder in Times most influential

people list, 21 April 2017

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rime Minister
Narendra Modi
and Paytm
founder Vijay Shekhar

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Sharma were the only
he Indian Navy began a joint maritime exercise
two Indians to make
'Varuna' with the French Navy at the Mediterranean
it to an annual list of
Sea to further deepen combat coordination between
100 most influential
the two navies.
people in the world this year released by the Time
magazine. Guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai, stealth frigate INS
Trishul and fleet tanker INS Aditya are taking part in the
The list features pioneers, artists, titans, leaders and icons
Varuna exercise which will continue till April 30.
from around the world honoured for "the power of their
inventions, the scale of their ambitions, and the genius of The Varuna series of exercises began in 2000 and have
their solutions to problems that no one before them could grown into an institutionalized form of interaction between
solve." the two navies.
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India, Sri Lanka sign MoU for cooperation in
economic projects, 27 April 2017
W
ith joint development of Trincomalee port
high on agenda, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart, Ranil
Wickremesinghe, welcomed signing of an MoU for
cooperation in economic projects. Modi, who is likely to
visit Sri Lanka between May 12 and 14, signed off on the
broad-based umbrella agreement, which will enable India
to work on a host of projects in Sri Lanka, covering all
aspects of infrastructure.
India, Cyprus sign 4 agreements, 29 April
2017
I
ndia and Cyprus
signed four pacts,
including one for air
services and another for
cooperation in merchant
shipping
The two countries also
signed an agreement on
Executive Programme on
Culture Education and Scientific Cooperation (EPCEC) for
the year 2017-2020
The agreement was exchanged between External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj and Cyprus' Finance Minister
Harris Georgiades. An agreement on 'Work Plan under
Programme of Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture for
2017-18' was also signed between the two nations, apart
from a merchant shipping agreement
India gives scholarship worth Rs 35 crore to
children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh, 01
May 2017
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he children of freedom fighters in Bangladesh will
be given scholarships worth Rs 35 crore by India
under the 'Muktijodha' Yojana.
Sunil Chhetri voted best player of I-League
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India initiated the
Muktijodha Scholarship
Scheme in 2006 for
descendants of the
1971 Freedom Fighters.
Up to now, more than
10,000 scholarships
worth Taka 150 million
have been disbursed.
This year, scholarships have been awarded to 600
undergraduate students.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Sheikh
Hasina's visit to India announced that another 10,000
students will receive scholarships under the new Muktijodha
scholarship scheme.
All freedom fighters are now eligible for five years
multiple entry Indian visa and 100 of them will be
provided free medical treatment in Indian hospitals
every year.
The High Commissioner said under the new scheme,
students at higher secondary level will get an onetime
grant of taka 20,000 (Rs 15,3700) and those at Under
graduate level will get taka 50,000 (Rs 38,430). Students
are selected on the basis of merit from every district for
the scheme.
India, Turkey sign three agreements,
02 May 2017
I
ndia and Turkey signed three agreements in the fields of
ICT, training and culture.
An agreement was signed on a cultural exchange
programme for the years 2017-2020.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed
between the Foreign Services Institute (FSI) of India and
the Diplomacy Academy of Turkey.
Another MoU was signed on cooperation in the area of
information and communication technologies (ICT).
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China's first large passenger plane makes UN-Habitat reports to the United Nations General
maiden flight, 06 May 2017 Assembly.

C
Since the UN-Habitat came into being in 1978, it is the third
hina's first large
time that India has been elected to lead this organisation
homemade
after 2007 and 1988.
passenger jet,
touted as a competitor The theme of the 26th meeting of the GC is 'Opportunities
to Boeing and Airbus, for effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda'.
made its maiden
flight, heralding the India, Indonesia navies begin 17-day exercise,
Communist giant's 10 May 2017
entry into the highly-
competitive global aviation sector.
The 158-seater C919 aircraft took to the skies from Shanghai
Pudong International Airport in eastern China and made the
country the fourth jumbo jet producer after the US, Europe
and Russia.
The "C" in the aircraft's name stands for both China and
COMAC, while 9 symbolises "forever" in Chinese culture
and 19 represents the maximum 190 seats capacity.
It also marks a milestone for the Commercial Aircraft

Corporation of China (COMAC), the Shanghai-based
manufacturer of the C919.
Pro-EU Emmanuel Macron becomes France's
youngest president, 08 May 2017
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n order to enhance bilateral maritime cooperation,
the navies of India and Indonesia began a 17-day
coordinated patrol and joint exercise.
The joint exercise is being conducted at Port Blair under the

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aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command.
ipping up
Apart from securing the trade sea route, the coordinated
France's
patrol also serves to enhance mutual understanding and
political
inter-operability between the two navies.
map, French voters
elected independent The two navies have been carrying out Coordinated Patrols
centrist Emmanuel (CORPAT) for over a decade.
Macron as the Under the broad ambit of this strategic partnership,
country's youngest Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) and the Indian Navy have
president. been carrying out coordinated patrolling twice a year since
Marine Le Pen, his 2002.
far-right opponent in the presidential runoff, quickly called
the 39-year-old Macron to concede defeat after voters Amitabh Bachchan appointed WHOs goodwill
rejected her "French-first" nationalism by a large margin. ambassador, 12 May 2017

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And from this event Marine Le Pens dream to become he World Health
countrys first woman president shatters. Organisation appointed
Amitabh Bachchan as
India elected president of UN-Habitat, its goodwill ambassador for
09 May 2017 hepatitis in South-East Asia

I
region to boost awareness and
ndia has been
intensify action to arrest the
unanimously elected
epidemic.
as the president of
the UN-Habitat, an organ Announcing the decision, WHO's Regional Director for
of the United Nations to South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal Singh termed it a
promote sustainable human "historic association" as viral hepatitis kills 4,10,000 people
settlements across the globe. in the region, which also includes India, annually.

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This historic association is expected to help strengthen According to IMPD, the current amount of minorities that
WHOs efforts in reducing the high numbers of premature make up the population of the department is about 18 per
deaths and illnesses from viral hepatitis which is not only cent.
causing hardships to individuals and families, but also
impacting health and development across the South-East French President Macron names new PM,
Asia region. 16 May 2017

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India to host meet of Pacific Island countries in rench President
Emmanuel Macron
Fiji, 13 May 2017

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named douard
ndia will host a meet of 14 Pacific Island countries in Philipp as the country's
Fiji from May 25 with a focus on issues such as blue new Prime Minister.
economy, climate change and international solar alliance. Philippe, a one-time
With an annual trade of about USD 300 million between India socialist, has been mayor
and these countries, the two-day meet, which is being held of the northern port town of Le Havre since 2010 and an MP
under the framework of the Forum for India Pacific Islands for the region since 2012.
Cooperation (FIPIC), will also see participants exploring Philippe is pro-European. He is a trained lawyer and worked
ways to enhance business ties and investment opportunities. as a public affairs director for the French state nuclear group
Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh will host Areva between 2007 and 2010.
the conference.
India, Palestine sign five agreements for
Nepal joins China's OBOR initiative, cooperation in different sectors, 17 May 2017

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13 May 2017

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ndia and Palestine
epal inked a major signed 5 agreements for
deal with China cooperation in different
to join Chinese areas including agriculture,
President Xi Jinping's health and Information
ambitious 'One Belt One Technology.
Road' initiative to link Asia The Agreements were
with Europe, a move that exchanged after delegation-level talks between Prime
could raise concerns in India. Minister Narendra Modi and Palestine President Mahmoud
The decision to sign the agreement comes ahead the Abbas in New Delhi. The two leaders reviewed the entire
One Belt One Road (OBOR) forum in Beijing on May gamut of bilateral relations, regional and international
14 and 15. issues.
Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong and Nepal's Foreign India and Palestine will work together for capacity building
Secretary Shankar Bairagi signed an MoU at the Ministry of and Ramallah will be made an IT hub.
Foreign Affairs in Kathmandu.
India, Tajikistan sign info-sharing pact on
This agreement will bring Nepal and China closer through
road connectivity and bring home the Chinese investment. Customs, 18 May 2017

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The agreement was important for Nepal in terms of he Union Cabinet
expansion of road connectivity and construction of approved the signing
railways. and ratifying of an
agreement between India and
First Sikh-American officer joins Indianapolis Tajikistan on cooperation
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the area of Customs.
ittan Katoch became
the first police officer The agreement will help in availability of information for
from the community the prevention and investigation of Customs offences.
to join the police department in The pact will provide a legal framework for sharing
Indianapolis, the capital of the US of information and intelligence between the Customs
state of Indiana. authorities of the two countries.

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ECONOMY Burning Topics of the Month

Schneider to develop Naya Raipur smart city,
signs pact, 24 April 2017

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1. RCom shareholders approve merger nergy management
with Aircel. and automation
2. ICICI Bank to create 500 more digital firm Schneider
Electric India will develop
villages. Greenfield integrated
3. Facebook rolls out 'Express Wi-Fi' in smart city of Naya Raipur.
India, partners Airtel. It signed a contract
with the Naya Raipur
Max Bupa partners with GOQii, Swiss Re Development Authority
for wellness solutions, 21 April 2017 (NRDA) for development of the first such Greenfield city
of Naya Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh.
The contract was signed between Schneider Electric India,
IL&FS Technologies and the NRDA.

HCL Tech to acquire Urban Fulfillment

Services for $30 mn, 24 April 2017

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ealth insurer Max Bupa Health Insurance has
announced a three-way tie-up with GOQii a
leading fitness technology player and global
reinsurer Swiss Re. As part of the offering, Max Bupa
consumers will get ready access to GOQii's unique

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personalised wellness engine which is equipped with
ndia's fourth largest software services firm HCL
solutions such as health coaching and health management
Technologies said it will acquire US- based Urban
tools.
Fulfillment Services (UFS) for up to USD 30 million
Swiss Re will provide technical assistance to Max Bupa in (over Rs 193 crore) in cash.
creating relevant products and building expertise to create
UFS is a provider of mortgage business process and
risk assessment models for future. GOQii offers fitness
fulfilment services. Founded in 2002, the company has over
bands that can be used to keep a track of ones health.
350 highly skilled professionals. It has three centres in the
Max Bupa, said that this initiative will enable them to US.
penetrate into newer customer segments and boost new
The deal is expected to be completed by June this year.
business growth.

Tata Power inks pact for electricity distribution RCom shareholders approve merger with
in Ajmer, 21 April 2017 Aircel, 25 April 2017

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eliance Communications'
ata Power
(RCom) shareholders
has signed
approved the merger of its
an agreement
wireless division with Aircel.
with Ajmer Vidyut
Vitran Nigam Ltd for RCom, in September last year,
electricity distribution had announced it will merge
in Ajmer for 20 years. its wireless telecom business with smaller rival Aircel
to create the country's fourth-biggest mobile phone
Subsequent to winning
operator.
the bid for distribution franchise of Ajmer circle, Tata
Power has formed a special purpose company, TP Ajmer The merged entity will also have the second-largest
Distribution Ltd. spectrum holding amongst all operators that will provide it
with valid spectrum holding till 2033-36.
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The merged company will be one of India's largest private Growth in India is forecast at 7.1 per cent this year as "re-
sector companies. monetisation restores consumption, and infrastructure
spending increases", the report said. Inflation is projected to
BoI adopts 89 villages for digitisation, reach 5.3-5.5 per cent in 2017 and 2018, which is somewhat
26 April 2017 above the official target of 4.5-5 per cent.

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tate-run Bank ICICI Bank to create 500 more digital
of India has
villages, 02 May 2017
adopted 89
villages in the 49
zones it has branches
for digitization.
The bank has installed

227 POS (point of
sale) machines in these villages.
It has set each of its 54 zones a target of converting a
minimum five villages into digital villages by September
2017.
Paytm launches Digital Gold; Consumers now
buy gold on Paytm, 27 April 2017
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CICI Bank has created 100 digital villages across the
country within 100 days and now plans to add 500
more to the list by year-end, its chief Chanda Kochhar
said.
The 100-village project, which also included imparting
skill training and providing credit linkages to people
living there.
During the 100-day period, the bank provided vocational
training to 11,300 villagers, including 70 per cent women,
and opened more than 2 lakh bank accounts. and a credit
linkage facility was also given to many in these 100 villages
to help them earn their livelihood.
The bank has also provided loans to the tune of Rs 14 crore
to customers of these 100 digital villages.

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The ambitious project, which began in November 2016,
ayments app Paytm launched Digital Gold on its was inspired by the success of Indias first digital village
platform to allow customers to buy and sell gold created by ICICI Bank at Akodara in Gujarat in 2015.
through electronic platform.
This first wealth management product was launched in Now pay monthly rentals with SBI Card on
partnership with gold refiner MMTC-PAMP. It offers RedGirraffe, 03 May 2017
a real-time international pricing mechanism for the
customers.

India to clock 7.1 pc GDP this year, 7.5 pc in

2018: UN report, 02 May 2017

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he UN Economic

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and Social
Commission for BI Card and London-based financial technology firm
Asia and the Pacific RedGirraffe have joined hands to facilitate online
(ESCAP) said in its rental payments and aim to tap at least one lakh
annual flagship report tenants by next March.
'The Economic and RedGirraffe.com has launched a platform RentPay that
Social Survey of Asia allows such transactions to be made via credit cards and
and the Pacific 2017' that provides consumers.
the economic growth for India is projected to be stable at 7.1
The company, a joint venture between State Bank of India
per cent in 2017 before edging up to 7.5 per cent in 2018,
and GE Capital, is also offering up to 45 days interest free
underpinned by higher private and public consumption and
credit.
increased infrastructure spending.

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Union Cabinet approves issuing ordinance to
resolve NPAs of banks, 03 May 2017

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o eliminate the
problem of bad
loans, the Union
Cabinet approved an According to newly elected CII President Shobana Kamineni,
ordinance to amend the key reforms such as the introduction and implementation of
Banking Regulation the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system will be a growth
Act for dealing with driver during the current fiscal.
the non-performing
assets (NPAs) in the Quikr Services acquires Zimmber,
banking system. 06 May 2017
Reports suggest that the ordinance seeks to amend Section
35A of the Banking Regulation Act. This section of the act
empowers the Reserve Bank to issue directions to the banks
in the public interest and depositors.
Currently, the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are saddled
with non-performing assets or bad loans to the tune of a
staggering Rs 6 lakh crore.

Facebook rolls out 'Express Wi-Fi' in India,

partners Airtel, 05 May 2017

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nline classifieds company Quikr announced the
acquisition of Zimmber, an on-demand household
services provider, to further scale its hyperlocal
household services business.
This strategic move will help the company accelerate its
growth in household services and continue towards its goal
of organising this fragmented category, Quikr said in a
statement.

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ocial networking giant Facebook has rolled out in Zimmber was founded by Anubhab Goel, Amit Kumar and
India, its 'Express Wi-Fi' service that offers Internet Gaurav Shrivastava, and provides on-demand home services
facility through public hotspots to users in rural parts like plumbing, carpentry, pest control, deep cleaning, sofa
of the country. and carpet cleaning, among others.
Facebook has also onboarded as a partner, telecom giant It is currently operational in Bengaluru, Mumbai
Bharti Airtel, which will deploy over 20,000 wi-fi hotspots metropolitan region, NCR (National Capital Region) and
over the next few months. Express Wi-Fi is part of global Pune.
initiative to expand Internet connectivity to underserved
locations. Hinduja brothers top UK annual rich list,
Facebook's Express Wi-Fi service is available through nearly 08 May 2017

700 hotspots across the four Indian states of Uttarakhand,
Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya. Facebook had started
testing Express Wi-Fi in India in 2015.
CII predicts 7.5-8% growth of Indian
economy, 05 May 2017
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ccording to the Sunday Times Rich List 2017, The
Hinduja brothers have topped the 2017 list of the
richest people in the UK with a wealth of 16.2
billion pounds, a massive 3. 2 billion pound hike in their
fortunes over the previous year.

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Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja, aged 81 and 77, lead the
ndustry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) pack of 134 UK-based billionaires on the list.
predicted that India's economic growth rate for 2017-18
will range between 7.5 and eight per cent. Another set of India-born billionaire brothers, David and
Simon Reuben, who had topped the list last year have
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moved down to third place with steel tycoon Lakshmi N Bhopal Plus also provides a platform to apply for birth
Mittal at fourth. and death certificates, marriage registration and register
The second spot, occupied by the Hinduja brothers until complaints on civic amenities.
2016, has been taken over by Ukrainian businessman Len Gadkari launches NHAI's first Masala Bond
Blavatnik.
in UK, 11 May 2017

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Airtel and Ola join hands to roll out ational Highways
integrated digital services, 09 May 2017 Authority of

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irtel announced India's first Masala
a strategic Bond was launched at the
partnership with London Stock Exchange
Ola to offer a range with Union Minister
of digital services to Nitin Gadkari ringing the
customers. opening bell.

Airtel Payments Banks The rupee-denominated

will integrate with Ola app to offer convenient digital
payments solutions to customers for their rides.
While, on the other hand, Ola Money will be integrated as
a digital payment solution within MyAirtel App and the
Airtel website to enable recharge of Airtel prepaid mobile/
DTH and payment of Airtel mobile/broadband bills through
Ola Money.
India to grow at 7.7 per cent in 2018-19: IMF,
09 May 2017
offshore bond offered by National Highways Authority of
India (NHAI) on the exchange is targeted at raising capital
for India's infrastructure projects.
"India gives the highest priority for infrastructure
development. Our economy is the fastest growing in the
world. NHAI is a flagship organisation, with AAA rating
and we have many big projects to offer," Gadkari said at the
London Stock Exchange market opening ceremony.
Videocon D2H, Dish TV merger gets CCI nod,
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ccording to the
International he proposed
Monetary Fund merger of two
(IMF), India's growth is Indian direct-to-
expected to rebound to home (DTH) players -
7.2 per cent in the 2017- Dish TV and Videocon
18 fiscal and 7.7 per cent D2H- has received the
in 2018-19. approval of Competition
commission of India
The temporary disruptions (primarily to private (CCI).
consumption) caused by cash shortages accompanying
the currency exchange initiative are expected to gradually The merger was
dissipate in 2017. announced in
November last year and the new entity will be called Dish
MobiKwik partners Bhopal smart city TV Videocon. It will be the largest Indian pay-TV operator
initiative for payments, 10 May 2017 with a subscriber base of 27 million households.

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Meanwhile, Dish TV has already received approval from the
obile wallet
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), National
company
Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and BSE for the proposed
MobiKwik,
scheme of arrangement.
announced its
association with web I-T dept launches new facility to link Aadhaar
portal and mobile
with PAN, 11 May 2017

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application Bhopal
Plus, which is part of he Income Tax department has launched a new
Bhopal smart city initiative. e-facility to link a person's Aadhaar with the
The tie-up will enable residents of Bhopal in paying taxes and Permanent Account Number (PAN), a mandatory
bills for utility services such as electricity and water, digitally. procedure for filing IT returns now.
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The government, under Tech Mahindra entered into Top 20 global
the Finance Act 2017, tech services brands, 15 May 2017

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has made it mandatory
for taxpayers to quote T firm Tech Mahindra has entered into the Top-20 global
Aadhaar or enrolment tech services brands list (by brand value) in 2017, as per
ID of Aadhaar an independent assessment by a valuation and strategy
application form for consultancy, Brand Finance.
filing of income tax It also said the company has potential to be in the top-5
returns (ITR). technology services brands by 2020.
Also, Aadhaar has been made mandatory for applying for Tech Mahindra has been ranked at No 14, with an impressive
permanent account number with effect from July 1, 2017. growth of 21 per cent over the previous fiscal, a joint release
by Tech Mahindra and Brand Finance said.
Disha Microfin gets final nod from RBI for
small finance bank, 13 May 2017 Amazon India partners FIEO to train sellers

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isha Microfin, part on e-commerce, 15 May 2017

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of the financial -commerce major
inclusion platform Amazon India has
Fincare, said it has partnered with
received the final license the Federation of Indian
from Reserve Bank to Export Organizations
operate as a small finance (FIEO) - South Zone to
bank. train merchants on selling
The bank will be called Fincare Small Finance Bank, and their products online.
will start operations from July this year. FIEO is the country's apex body of export promotion.
The small finance bank license will enable to expand our Under the partnership, entrepreneurs manufacturing,
product basket to include liabilities products, higher ticket retailing and exporting products will be educated on the
loans to micro and small enterprises, as well as gold and digital business opportunity, brand building, documentation,
affordable housing loans," Fincare CEO Rajeev Yadav said. listing methodology and Amazon services.
It will continue to focus on the priority sector and retail This includes categories like home textiles, kitchen linen,
segments, and will additionally offer products such as gold leather accessories, leather shoes, apparel, home decor
loans and affordable housing loans, he said. products, incense and essential oils among others.
Forbes Middle East declares top 100 Indian Amazon India said south India has seen close to 100 per
business leaders, 13 May 2017 cent increase in terms of the number of global sellers in the

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last two years.
etail Mogul
Yusuff Ali FICCI pegs India's 2017-18 GDP growth at
and Pepsico 7.4%, 16 May 2017

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executive Sanjeev
ndustry body FICCI's
Chadha are among the
latest Economic Outlook
top 100 Indian business
Survey has pegged
leaders in the Arab
India's gross domestic
World 2017, according
product (GDP) growth at
to a Forbes ranking for
around 7.4 percent for the
the Middle East.
fiscal year 2017-18.
Ali, Managing Director of Lulu Group International topped
The pick-up in overall GDP growth will also be
the Indian business owners category and Chadha, CEO,
supported by an improvement in industry and services
Asia, Middle East and Africa at PepsiCo International led
sector growth.
the Indian executives category.
RBI in its latest policy statement estimated CPI inflation to
Forbes Middle East is an annual ranking of the top 100
average 4.5 percent in the first half of the year and 5 percent
Indian business owners and the top 50 Indians in executive
in the second half.
management.
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India's GDP growth to rise to 7.9 pc by Dec The pacts were signed to commemorate
2017: Morgan Stanley, 16 May 2017 the World Telecommunication and

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Information Society Day.
he Indian
Under the Memorandum of
economy is
Understanding (MoU) with Facebook,
entering a
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL)
"productive growth
will provide connectivity for the social
phase" and real GDP
networks `Express Wi-Fi Program.
growth is likely to
rise to 7.9 per cent by Facebook, through the Express Wi-
December driven by Fi service, offers internet facility via
favourable external demand, improving corporate balance public hotspots to users in rural parts of the country, in
sheets and private capex recovery, says a Morgan Stanley partnership with telecom operators.
report. Under another MoU, the company will work with digital
Productive growth phase is characterised as a period of payments firm Mobikwik to co-create a BSNL mobile
improving growth while macro stability remains in check wallet to facilitate payment for its products and services.
and typically sets the stage for a sustained growth cycle. The wallet will be available exclusively to BSNL customers
Morgan Stanley expects growth to pick up from the second in India.
quarter of this year onwards and accelerate by almost a full
percentage point to 7.9 per cent by December 2017 from the SoftBank invests $1.4 billion in Paytm,
current run rate of 7 per cent. 19 May 2017

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UN revises downward India's GDP growth for apanese conglomerate SoftBank has pumped in $1.4
billion (over Rs 9,079 crore) in Indian digital payments
2017, 17 May, 2017 platform, Paytm. The funding will help Paytm

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he United Nations operated by One97 Communications expand its soon-
has revised to-be launched payments bank operations as well as grow
downward India's its user base and introduce more financial products for
economic growth forecast consumers.
for 2017 but predicted SoftBank, which was an early investor in Alibaba, has
an increased 7.9 per cent committed investments of over $10 billion in India. While
GDP growth next year as it has pumped in close to $2 billion into Indian startups like
it cautioned that stressed Snapdeal, Ola and Housing.com in last few years, it has also
balance sheets in the written off a significant portion of that on account of loss in
banking sectors will prevent strong investment rebound in valuation.
the near term.
The UN World Economic Situation and Prospects as of Flipkart tops LinkedIn list of best places to
mid- 2017 report, said India is projected to achieve a 7.3 work in India, 20 May 2017

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per cent growth in 2017, a downward revision from the 7.7 -commerce
per cent forecast for the year made when the report was Company
launched in January. Flipkart has
The revised report, however, projected that India will topped LinkedIn's
achieve an impressive 7.9 per cent GDP growth in 2018, list of the top
revising upwards its January estimates when it had said companies to work
India's growth will be 7.6 per cent next year. in India second
time in a row in
BSNL signs pacts with Facebook, MobiKwik, the year 2017.
18 May 2017 Earlier, Flipkart had topped this list in 2016.

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tate-owned telecom operator BSNL has inked a Flipkart is followed by Amazon (2nd), KPMG India (3rd)
clutch of agreements with Facebook and MobiKwik and Paytm's parent company One97 Communications
as its looks to popularise the internet and its value (4th).
added services among customers.
Reliance Industries is at the 10th place in this list.
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SPORTS Burning Topics of the Month

101-year-old Man Kaur wins gold in 100
metres sprint, 24 April 2017

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1. Nadal wins historic 10th Monte Carlo title.
01- year-old Man Kaur
2. Jakhar takes over as Volleyball Federation celebrated winning the
secretary-general. 100 metres sprint at
the World Masters Games
3. India slips to No.4 in ICC T20 International in Auckland, the 17th gold
rankings. medal in the Indian athlete's
remarkable late-blooming
Nadal wins historic 10th Monte Carlo title, career.
23 April 2017
Kaur clocked one minute 14 seconds as a small crowd
cheered her on -- ending a mere 64.42 seconds off Usain
Bolt's 100m world record set in 2009.

Shot putter Manpreet wins gold, smashes

national record, 25 April 2017

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ndian shot putter
Manpreet Kaur
clinched a gold
in the first leg of the
Asian Grand Prix

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afael Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters for a Athletics Meet with
record-breaking 10th time with defeat of Spanish a national record and
compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas. world season- leading effort.

The 30-year-old Nadal, who now has 50 clay court titles
and 70 in all.
It was Nadal's first title in almost a year and further
cemented his place in history as he became the first man in
the Open era to win the same event 10 times.
He won eight Monte Carlo titles in a row from 2005 to
2012 but then lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final.
Bopanna-Cuevas win Monte Carlo Masters
title, 23 April 2017
Manpreet came up with a best throw of 18.86m in the
season-opening international event for the Indians, which
was nearly one meter more than her earlier national record
of 17.96m that she had set in 2015.
With this performance, Manpreet also qualified for the IAAF
World Championships to be held in August in London.
The entry standard for women's shot put in the World
Championships stands at 17.75m.
Nadal wins 10th Barcelona Open,
30 April 2017

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ndian star Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner
Pablo Cuevas defeated the Spanish team of Feliciano
Lopez and Marc Lopez in a tough three-set battle to

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win the men's doubles title at the Monte Carlo Masters afael Nadal defeated Austria's Dominic Thiem to win
tennis tournament. his 10th Barcelona Open title.
This is the first title that the Indo-Uruguayan combination Nadal won in Barcelona between 2005-2009 and
have won since they teamed up earlier this year. 2011-13 and now in the last two years.
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Jakhar takes over as Volleyball Federation India slips to No.4 in ICC T20 International
secretary-general, 01 May 2017 rankings, 02 May 2017

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amavtar Singh ndia, the World T20
Jakhar has 2007 champion, lost six
taken over as points to slip to fourth
Secretary General of position in the latest ICC T20
Volleyball Federation International Team Rankings
of India after the Delhi released.
High Court permitted India is 3 points behind Pakistan and England.
release of results of the
elections held in April 2016. While New Zealand is on Top Position.
While Rajkumar was elected executive vice-president, Chhetri voted best player of I-League,
Shekar Bose was elected the treasurer. 03 May 2017

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Leander Paes wins Tallahassee Challenger, ndia and Bengaluru
Ramkumar Ramanathan ends runner-up, striker Sunil Chhetri
02 May 2017 was named as the best

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player of the I-League
eteran Leander while Khalid Jamil, who
Paes won guided Aizawl FC to a
his second historic title win, was
challenger-level title expectedly chosen as the
of the season but coach of the year.
Ramkumar Ramanathan
"The most coveted award of Hero I-League 2016-17, Hero
had to be content with
of the League goes to Bengaluru FC skipper Sunil Chhetri,
a runner-up finish at the
who scored 7 goals in Hero I-League 2016-17," the AIFF
USD 75,000 clay-court
said in a statement.
event in Tallahassee, Florida.
Khalid Jamil, who guided Aizawl FC to their historic I-
Paes had won the Leon Challenger in Mexico with Adil
League victory, has been bestowed with the Syed Abdul
Shamasdin, earlier.
Rahim Best Coach Award.
However, Ramkumar, who was playing the first challenger
Debjit Majumder of Mohun Bagan, with eight clean sheets,
level final of his career, lost the title match to Slovenian
won the Best Goalkeeper Award of this season.
qualifier Blaz Rola.

Ghosh wins singles & doubles gold at Chile After two decades, India finds spot in FIFA's
Open, 02 May 2017 top 100 teams, 04 May 2017

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he Indian
oumyajit Ghosh
football
bagged both
team has
the singles and
jumped up a
doubles gold at the
place to be ranked
Seamaster 2017 ITTF
100th for the first
Challenge Chile Open
time ever in over
in Santiago.
two decades in
While top-seeded Ghosh the latest FIFA
defeated compatriot rankings.
Anthony Amalraj in the men's singles final to clinch the
For the first time in 21 years and only the sixth time after
title, he combined with Amalraj earlier to win the mens
Independence, the national football team has found a place
doubles title.
in top-100 of FIFA rankings.
This is the first time India had won a mens doubles title
This is India's best-ever FIFA ranking since April 1996 when
on either the ITTF Challenge Series or ITTF World
they were also ranked 100. India's highest FIFA Ranking till
Tour.
date has been 94, achieved in February 1996.
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Vikram Malhotra wins 5th PSA title,
07 May 2017

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ndia's Vikram Malhotra
won his fifth PSA title
after beating Egypts
Youssef Ibrahim in the final
of the Abu Dhabi Open.
The top seeded Indian,
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Chennai, beat Hesham
Mohamed Aly of Egypt he uncertainty looming large over Shashank
in the first round and then Manohars tenure as ICC chairman ended after the
seventh seed Ahmad Al- former BCCI president made it clear that he will
Saraj of Jordan in the complete his term which runs till June 2018.
quarters. "The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed
Shashank Manohar will continue to function as the
Britain dethrone Australia to reclaim Azlan Independent Chairman of ICC until the end of his elected
Shah Cup after 23 years, 07 May 2017 term which is June 2018,".

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reat Britain won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title
after a gap of 23 years against defending champions
Australia.
Entering the final for the first time since their lone title win
in 1994.
Jhulan Goswami becomes world's highest
wicket-taker in ODI cricket, 10 May 2017
Last March, Manohar had decided to step down from
chairmans post citing "personal reasons" only to be
persuaded by the ICC directors -- both Full Members and
Associates -- to stay.
VVS Laxman awarded honorary life
membership of Marylebone Cricket Club,
11 May 2017

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ndian women's ormer India batsman
team fast V V S Laxman
bowler Jhulan was awarded an
Goswami became honorary life membership
the highest wicket- to the Marylebone Cricket
taker in history of Club (MCC).
ODIs, eclipsing Laxman is the fifth Indian
the decade-long to receive the honour, after
record in the name Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul
of Australian Cathryn Fitzpatrick. Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan.
Goswami dismissed South Africa's Raisibe Ntozakhe in
an ongoing ODI to claim her 181st victim in the 50-over
Sakshi bags silver at Asian Championships,
format, breaking Fitzpatrick's record of 180 wickets from 13 May 2017

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109 matches. tar Wrestler Sakshi
However Goswami's feat has been achieved in her Malik bagged
153rd match but that also speaks about her longevity in a silver medal
international cricket. for India at the Asian
Jhulan made her debut way back in 2002. Wrestling Championship
after losing to Japan's
Goswami was also adjudged ICC's 'Women Cricketer of the Risako Kawai in women's
Year' in 2007. 60kg category.
Manohar set to complete his full term as ICC Sakshi, who created
Chairman, 10 May 2017 history by becoming the first Indian wrestler to win an
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Olympic medal -- with a bronze -- last year, could not After winning in Monte
counter the challenge from the strong Japanese grappler. Carlo and Barcelona
Competing for the first time in women's 60kg category after in April 2017. For the
jumping up the weight division from 58kg, Sakshi though 14-times Grand Slam
hardly had to break a sweat en route to the final. Winner, it was also the
72nd tournament win of
Another Indian, Vinesh Phogat also settled for a silver in his career.
women's 55kg category.
With this, Nadal, who
Divya Kakran was the third Indian to have made the final in defeated defending
women's 69kg category. champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-final, also won his
30th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. His 30 World Tour
Quinton de Kock scoops top honours at CSA
Masters 1000 titles is a tie with Serbias Djokovic.
awards, 15 May 2017

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List of top Five in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000
uinton De Kock crown
was named South
Player Masters 1000 Titles
African Cricketer
of the Year at a gala event Rafael Nadal 30
hosted by Cricket South Novak Djokovic 30
Africa (CSA).
Roger Federer 26
De Kock also won four
Andre Agassi 17
other awards, including Test
Cricketer of the Year and ODI Cricketer of the Year, at the event. Andy Murray 14
He was also named Player of the Year by both his peers and Manav wins silver medal in Thai Open,
fans in a public vote.
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The only accolades that De Kock did not win were the
T20 International Player of the Year award that went to ndia's Manav Thakkar
Imran Tahir for the second year in a row and the Award won the silver medal
of Excellence that went to Temba Bavuma, again for the in the junior boys
second successive year. singles of the SET 2017
Thailand Junior and
Keshav Maharaj of Indian origin got the award of the year's Cadet Open table tennis
Best Newcomer. tournament in Bangkok.
Mohd Anas smashes national record, qualifies The young Gujarat paddler Manav seemed to have run out
for World Championships, 16 May 2017 of steam and crashed at the final hurdle losing to Fumiya

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Igarashi of Japan in the final of the ITTF World Junior
erala quarter- circuit event.
miler Mohammad
Anas smashed the India retain top spot in latest ICC Test rankings,
national record in men's 19 May 2017

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400m race en route to
winning a gold medal at ndia have retained their number-one position in the
the third leg of the Indian latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Team
Grand Prix Athletics Meet. Rankings.
Rajiv Arokia and Sachin Baby were second and third in ICC Test Rankings:
46.32 secs and 47.18 secs respectively. 1. India 123 2. South Africa 117

Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to win 5th 3. Australia 100 4. England 99
Madrid Open title, 16 May 2017 5. New Zealand 97 6. Pakistan 93

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pains Rafael Nadal on 14 May 2017 won Madrid 7. Sri Lanka 91 8. West Indies 75
Open title of Tennis. In the final match at Madrid, 9. Bangladesh 69 10. Zimbabwe 0
the Spaniard defeated a determined Dominic Thiem
of Austria.
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SCIENCE Burning Topics of the Month

Iceball planet discovered 13,000 light-years
away, 28 April 2017
1. China successfully launches first cargo
spacecraft.
2. SpaceX launches Inmarsat communications
satellite.
3. China reveals first domestically-built
aircraft carrier.

China successfully launches first cargo

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spacecraft, 21 April 2017 cientists have discovered a new, frozen planet that has

C
the same mass as that of Earth and is located 13,000
hina successfully launched its first unmanned light-years away.
cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1, taking another great
The planet is likely far too cold to be habitable for life as
leap towards realizing the Communist nations
we know it, however, because its star is so faint, researchers
ambition to have a permanently manned space station by
said.
2022.
"This iceball planet is the lowest-mass planet ever
Powered by a Long March-7 Y2 carrier rocket, Tianzhou-1
found through microlensing," said Yossi Shvartzvald, a
roared into the air from the Wenchang Space Launch
postdoctoral fellow at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Centre in the southern Hainan Province.
in the US.
The tube-like craft measures 10.6 metres in length and can
Microlensing is a technique that facilitates the
carry over six tonnes of cargo as well as satellites.
discovery of distant objects by using background stars
In space, the cargo ship will dock with the orbiting as flashlights.
Tiangong-2 space station, provide fuel and other supplies,
and conduct space experiments before falling back to Army successfully test-fires Brahmos land-
Earth. attack missile in Andaman and Nicobar
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that is expected to orbit for at least 10 years, and the debut
ndian Army
of the cargo ship is important as it acts as a courier to help
successfully test-fired
maintain the space station.
an advanced version
Without a cargo transportation system, the station would of BRAHMOS land-
run out of power and basic necessities, causing it to return attack cruise missile in
to Earth before the designated time. the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, showcasing the
China reveals first domestically-built formidable weapon's
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hina has launched capability.
its first aircraft The land-to-land configuration of BRAHMOS missile was
carrier built launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher (MAL) for
entirely on its own, its full-range, demonstrating the weapon's unmatched lethal
in a demonstration of ability of hitting the centre of a designated target with "bull's
the growing technical eye" precision.
sophistication of its The test conducted was the fourth successive successful
defence industries and determination to safeguard its launch of the Block -III version of BRAHMOS LACM,
maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes. which once again stamped the missile's impeccable precision
Development of the new carrier began in 2013 and striking capability.
construction in late 2015. It's expected to be formally
commissioned sometime before 2020, after sea trials and Ballistic missile test-fired from California
the arrival of its full air complement. coastal base, 04 May 2017

India successfully test-fired the Agni-II Ballistic Missile from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha Coast
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Built by the Indian Space
Research Organisation,
its latest communication
satellite GSAT-9 called
SAS rode piggyback
on the 50-m-tall rocket
Geosynchronous Satellite
Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09).
The GSLV-F09 blasted off
from the second launch pad

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merica launched an unarmed missile 'Minuteman 3'
from California. It is capable of sending a nuclear
bomb across the world.
The unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile
blasted off.
The test, which took 10 months to plan, was the latest
designed to check the readiness and accuracy of a weapon
system that forms part of the US nuclear force. The US has
about 450 such missiles, each capable of traveling about
8,000 miles.
India successfully test-fires Agni-II ballistic
missile off Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha, Pakistan has opted out of the project, saying it has its own
04 May 2017
at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra
Pradesh.
The GSLV-F09 mission is the 11th flight of the GSLV.
With a lift off mass of 2230 kg, GSAT-9 is a Geostationary
Communication Satellite providing various communication
applications in Ku-band with coverage over South Asian
countries.
It can also provide secure hotlines among the participating
nations, which will be useful for management of disasters
like earthquakes, cyclones, floods and tsunamis.
The satellite costing around Rs 235 crore is fully funded
by India.
space programme.

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ndia successfully
test-fired the Agni- light, 06 May 2017
II Ballistic Missile
from APJ Abdul Kalam
Island off Odisha Coast.
Agni-II is a medium-
range ballistic missile
with two solid fuel
stages. It has a Post Boost Vehicle integrated into its re-
entry vehicle.
Similarly, in November 2016, Agni 1 was successfully
tested from Odisha coast. Its strike range is 700 km. This
test was carried out from the test range located on the coast
of Odisha.

The missile is 20 metre long, weighs 17 tonnes and can
carry a payload of 1,000 kg. It has a strike range of more
than 2,000 km.
India successfully launches South Asia
Communication, 06 May 2017
T
he world's biggest X-ray laser has generated its
first beam of light that will allow scientists to get
a glimpse of new materials, drugs and chemical
reactions at the atomic level.
The 3.4-kilometre-long European XFEL, most of which is

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ndia successfully launched the South Asia located in underground tunnels in Germany.
Communication Satellite, fully funded by it and touted The X-ray light has a wavelength of 0.8 nanometer - about
as an "invaluable gift" to its South Asian neighbours 500 times shorter than that of visible light.
that would provide communication and disaster support to
the nations of the region. Spyder surface-to-air missile test fired,
12 May 2017
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ndia test fired Spyder surface-to-air missile from a test
range in Odisha as part of a series of tests of the short-
range quick reaction missile.
Spyder, an acquired missile system from Israel, is a short-
range, quick reaction surface-to-air missile designed to
strike an enemy air target within a very short time.
The state-of-the-art missile has a strike range of about
15 km in low altitude. However, it is shorter than Indias
indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile, which
has a 25 km strike range.
The weapon was test fired from a mobile launcher at launch
complex 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur
and targeted a pilot-less target aircraft.
SpaceX launches Inmarsat communications
satellite, 16 May 2017
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paceX has launched a communications satellite for
Inmarsat, marking its first launch for the London-
based mobile broadband company.
The Inmarsat-5 F4 satellite, built by Boeing, blasted off
atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The satellite is the fourth in the company's Global Xpress
(GX) constellation, aimed at providing high-speed mobile
broadband service.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated Sportsmed Activ, an enhancement and rehab arm of speciality clinic Sportsmed
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"Inmarsat, the only operator of a global Ka-band network,
created the GX platform to enable communities across the
world to benefit from the emerging digital society," said a
company statement.
NASA probes detect man-made bubble
around Earth, 19 May 2017
H
umans have long been shaping Earth's landscape,
but now scientists know that we also can
shape our near-space environment with radio
communications.
The impact of such communications extend out beyond our
atmosphere, creating a bubble surrounding Earth, NASA's
Van Allen Probes, which study electrons and ions in the
near-Earth environment, have revealed.
A certain type of communications -- very low frequency, or
VLF, radio communications -- were found to interact with
particles in space, affecting how and where they move.
At times, these interactions can create a barrier around
Earth against natural high energy particle radiation in space,
showed the results of a study published in the journal Space
Science Reviews.
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NEWS BITES MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS Burning Topics of the Month
1. People magazine names Julia Roberts the
'World's Most Beautiful Woman'.
2. Sudarsan wins gold medal at 10th Moscow
sand art championship.
3. 'Adiyogi bust' declared World's largest by
Guinness Book. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) was
approved by the MHRD.
People magazine names Julia Roberts the IIT Kharagpur's Vinod Gupta School of Management
'World's Most Beautiful Woman', (VGSoM) was ranked seventh, while the management
21 April 2017 schools of IIT Delhi and IIT Roorkee were ranked sixth and
eight.

Sudarsan wins gold medal at 10th Moscow

sand art championship, 30 April 2017

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oted sand
artist Sudarsan
Pattnaik from
Odisha has won the jury
prize gold medal at the
10th Moscow Sand art
Championship.
Twenty five sculptors

P
eople magazine has declared Julia Roberts the
"World's Most Beautiful Woman."
According to People Magazine, Roberts, held five
times since the award's inception in 1990.
That means Julia Roberts has been the world's most
beautiful woman for 17.8% of the last 28 years.
Last year winner was Jennifer Aniston.
Newton wins best film at Hong Kong Film
from different countries
around the world had participated in the championship on
the theme - "World Around Us".
Pattnaik said he had created a 10 feet high sand sculpture of
Lord Ganesh and inscribed "Go Green" on the statue.
Recently, Pattnaik had created worlds tallest sand castle at
Puri beach.
Shabana Azmi starrer 'The Black Prince'
awarded at film fest in Houston, 03 May 2017

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Festival, 23 April 2017 ollywood film

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ctor Rajkummar Rao-starrer "Newton" has won the 'The Black
best film honour at the Hong Kong International Prince', starring
Film Festival. Indian actress Shabana
Azmi and singer-
Amit Masurkar-directed "Newton", which also stars Anjali
poet Satinder Sartaaj,
Patil, is a political satire.
awarded the Special
3 IIT Business schools feature in top 10 NIRF Jury Remi Award at the
Management ranking, 23 April 2017 50th annual WorldFest -

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Houston International Film Festival.
usiness schools of three IITs - Kharagpur, Delhi 'The Black Prince' is a historic biopic on the emotional life
and Roorkee - have featured in the top 10 list of story of the last king of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh
NIRF Management ranking this year. and his fragile relationship with Queen Victoria, who was
The ranking was made from a total number of 542 business Godmother to his children. Maharajah Duleep Singh was
schools who submitted data for the rank. also named as the Black Prince of Perthshire.
India to host the 18th World Road Meeting (WRM 2017)

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The WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival is the India seen to become third-biggest solar
worlds largest independent film festival. market in 2017, 09 May 2017

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About WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival
ndia will become
## Founded over 50 years ago as Cinema Arts in August the third biggest
1961. solar market
## It was founded by award-winning producer and director globally in 2017, says
Hunter Todd to present a quality film festival for the India Solar Handbook
Independent filmmakers. 2017 by Bridge to
India, a consulting
MTV Movie and TV Awards 2017:'Beauty and knowledge service
and the Beast' wins top honour, 08 May 2017 provider in the clean
technology market.
With 8.8 gw (giga watt) of projected capacity addition -- a
growth of 76 per cent over 2016 -- India is set to become
the third-largest photovoltaic market (PV) market in 2017,
which will overtake Japan.
As of March 2017, India has already installed 12.2 gw of
utility scale solar power.
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have emerged
as the fastest growing states in India in terms of solar
installation and in 2017, nearly 60 per cent of total new
capacity addition is expected to come from southern states.

Konkona wins top honours at New York

Indian Film Festival, 09 May 2017

D K
isney's live-action adaptation 'Beauty and the Beast' onkona Sensharma
was named Movie of the Year at the 2017 'MTV has been named the
Movie and TV Awards'. best director for her
directorial debut "A Death
The Bill Condon-directed movie won the top film honour
in the Gunj" and the best
beating the fellow nominees including 'Logan', 'Rogue One:
actress for "Lipstick under
A Star Wars Story', 'Get Out' and 'The Edge of Seventeen'.
My Burkha" at 2017's New
The film's lead star Emma Watson won the new combined- York Indian Film Festival
gender Best Actor award in a Movie. (NYIFF).
Meanwhile, 'Hidden Figures' and the 'The Fate of the Subhashish Bhutiyani's film Mukti Bhawan was declared
Furious' took home the Best Fight against the System trophy the best film.
and the Generation Award respectively.
'Stranger Things' was the biggest TV winner at the ceremony.
Indian artist creates world's longest sand
Buddha in Lanka, 13 May 2017

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Ganga is now one of the six best river cruises
udarsan Pattnaik,
in the world, 08 May 2017 the internationally

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eputed international publication Conde Nast acclaimed Indian
Traveller has put the Ganga cruise on its checklist artist, has created a 40-
as one of the top six river cruises to take in this year. foot long sand sculpture of
reclining Buddha, the world's
Conde Nast's endorsement of the Ganga as a cruise longest, in Sri Lanka.
destination is a shot in the arm for river tourism in the
country. Pattnaik, who was invited
by the High Commission of India to participate in the 14th
Massive work worth Rs 5,000 crore is under way to International Vesak Day Celebrations organised by Government
develop various projects on the Ganga with the World Bank of Sri Lanka, created the statue near the Parliament.
assistance, including development of multi-modal hubs.
Reliance Communications shareholders approved the merger of its wireless division with Aircel.
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The artist has invited the public to come and view his
creation in the Diyawanna Vesak Zone.
The 40-year-old artist had recently won the jury prize gold
medal at the 10th Moscow Sand Art Championship 2017.
'Adiyogi bust' declared World's largest by
Guinness Book, 13 May 2017
T
he 112 feet
tall bust of
'Adiyogi' Lord
Shiva at the Isha Yoga
Foundation has been
declared the world's
largest bust by the
Guinness Book of
World Records.
The Guinness had made the announcement in its website.
The bust at the Isha Yoga Foundation on the outskirts of
Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu was unveiled by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on February 24 this year.
The face of Adiyogi, set up by the Isha Foundation led by
spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev, attracts thousands of people
every day.
It is 112.4 feet high, 24.99 metres wide and 147 feet long, as
verified on March 11, 2017.
The bust refers to source of Yoga and symbolises the 112
methods of self-transformation that the first Yogi or Adiyogi
(originator of yoga) offered.
Isha Foundation plans to set up three more statues of similar
height across the country.
India ranked second in renewable energy
attractiveness index, 16 May 2017
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ndia has moved up to the second spot from third position
in this year's 'Renewable energy country attractiveness
index' released by EY.
This is primarily due to a combination of strong government
support and increasingly attractive economics.
According to the statement, India continued its upward
trend in the index to second position with the government's
programme to build 175 GW in renewable energy generation
by 2022 and to have renewable energy account for 40 per
cent of installed capacity by 2040.
The country has added more than 10GW of solar capacity
in the last three years - starting from a low base of 2.6 GW
in 2014.
Mumbai ranks 24th in luxury homes price
rise globally, 17 May 2017
Harbhajan Singh became the third Indian to take 200 wickets in T20s
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M
umbai ranked 24th among 41 cities globally with
1.1 per cent price rise of luxury homes for the
year ended March 2017, property consultant
Knight Frank India said.
Guangzhou in China was first in the global list of 41 cities
with 36.2 per cent price growth, according to Q1 2017
Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index.
The index tracks the movement of luxury residential
property prices across 41 cities.
Chinese cities of Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai topped
the index with an average price growth of 26.3 per cent.
Delhi (ranked 35) and Bengaluru (ranked 29) were the two
other Indian cities that figured in the global list. Both the
cities saw negative price growth for the year ended March.
Mukesh Ambani leads Forbes list of Global
Game Changers, 17 May 2017
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eliance Industries Chairman
Mukesh Ambani leads a
Forbes list of Global Game
Changers who are transforming their
industries and changing the lives of
billions of people around the globe.
Forbes second annual Global Game
Changers list includes 25 "intrepid
business leaders" who are "unsatisfied with the status quo"
and "transforming their industries and changing the lives of
billions of people around the globe."
Ambani, comes at the top of the list for his game changing
efforts to bring the internet to Indias masses.
Global Burden of Disease Study: India at 154,
lags behind Bangladesh, 20 May 2017
ndia has a lot of catching up to do with its neighbours,
including China, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka in
terms of health care.
According to the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD)
published in the medical journal The Lancet, it has finished
a dismal 154th among 195 countries on the healthcare index.
However, India's healthcare access and quality (HAQ) index
has increased by 14.1, up from 30.7 in 1990 to 44.8 in 2015.
India lags behind Sri Lanka (72.8), Bangladesh (51.7),
Bhutan (52.7) and Nepal (50.8) and ranks above Pakistan
(43.1) and Afghanistan (32.5). The HAQ index, based on
death rates for 32 diseases that can be avoided or effectively
treated with proper medical care, also tracked progress in
each nation compared to the benchmark year of 1990.
Switzerland topped the health index, followed by Sweden
and Norway. China stood 82nd and Sri Lanka 73rd.
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(UDAN) ARTICLE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the UDAN stimulate regional connectivity through a market-based
(Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme from Jubbarhatti, an mechanism.
airport on the outskirts of Shimla. ## UDAN network will cover the whole country.
Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik means the common man flies. ## The scheme is expected to have positive effects on the
He flagged of the first UDAN flight under Regional economy in terms of employment and investment.
Connectivity Scheme (RCS) on Shimla-Delhi sector. ## The scheme will also promote tourism and balanced
Salient Highlights regional growth.
## Around 45 unserved and under-served airports are set UDAN
to be connected under UDAN scheme to make flying
more affordable.
## The airports to be connected under UDAN include
Bhatinda, Bhavnagar, Durgapur, Jaisalmer, Puducherry,
and Shimla.
## Under this scheme, five operators will operate flights
services on 128 routes that will connect 70 airports
through 19-78 seater aircrafts.
## The operators are Air India subsidiary Airline Allied
Services, Air Deccan, Air Odisha, Turbo Megha, and
Spice Jet.
## As per the modalities of the scheme, airfare for a one- The Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik RCS (Regional
hour journey of 500 km has been capped at an all- Connectivity Scheme) was launched in October 2016.
inclusive charge of Rs. 2,500. It is considered as a vital component of the National Civil
## For longer routes and flight duration, the pricing will Aviation Policy (NCAP) which was released on June 15,
vary. 2016.
## A single person will be entitled to buy 9 to 40 seats in The scheme has been launched to provide connectivity to
a flight. un-served and under-served airports of the country through
revival of existing air-strips and airports.
## However, only 50% of the seats will be sold at Rs 2500
per seat per hour. This is first of its kind scheme and will be implemented for
a period of 10 years.
## The airlines can sell the rest of the tickets at market
rates. As of now, 128 routes have been identified and declared in
the RCS map of India.
Significance
The key objective of the UDAN scheme is to provide
## UDAN scheme will make flying easier and affordable
regional connectivity so that persons in regional towns are
for the common man.
able to take affordable flights.
## It is hailed as the first-of-its-kind scheme globally to

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GSAT-9
GSAT-9 was launched by GSLV-F09 on May 05, 2017 from
the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space
Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota.
South Asia Satellite GSAT-9 is a Geostationary
Communication satellite realised by India.
The primary objective of GSAT-9 is to provide various
communication applications in Ku-band with coverage over
South Asian countries.
What is Geostationary Satellite?
A geostationary satellite is an earth-orbiting satellite, placed
at an altitude of approximately 35,800 kilometres (22,300
miles) directly over the equator that revolves in the same
direction the earth rotates (west to east).
GSAT-9 carries communication transponders operating in
Ku-band.
What is Ku Band?
The Ku band is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
in the microwave range of frequencies ranging from 11.7
to 12.7GHz.
The Ku band (Kurtz-under band) is primarily used for
satellite communications, particularly for editing and
broadcasting satellite television.
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The Rs 235-crore satellite, funded entirely by India, will
improve disaster and telecommunication links between six
south Asian countries (Except Pakistan).
Objective behind: To build strong connectivity among
SAARC nations.
What is SAARC?
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization
and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia.
Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The GSAT-9 weighs 2230 kgs and was built in three years.
It will have a mission life of more than 12 years.
The satellite is equipped with 12 KU transponders that will
aid in improving communication between countries.
It was projected into outer space by ISRO's GSLV-F09 Rocket.
The GSAT-9 will generate power upto 3500 watts.
What is transponder?
A communications satellite's transponder is the series of
interconnected units that form a communications channel
between the receiving and the transmitting antennas.
What is GSLV?
GSLV stands for Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle,
which was primarily developed to launch INSAT class of
satellites into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits.
GSLV is being used for launching GSAT series of satellites.
GSLV is a three stage launcher
What is Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit?
A Geosynchronous Orbit is an orbit in which a spacecraft
shall pass over a fixed point on Earth once per day.
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One Belt One Road (OBOR)
More than 2,000 years ago, Chinas imperial envoy Zhang
Qian helped to establish the Silk Road, a network of trade
routes that linked China to Central Asia and the Arab
world. The name came from one of Chinas most important
exportssilk.
In 2013, Chinas president, Xi Jinping, proposed establishing
a modern network of railways, roads, pipelines, and utility
grids that would link China and Central Asia, West Asia,
and parts of South Asia.
This initiative, One Belt and One Road (OBOR), comprises
more than physical connections. It aims to create the worlds
largest platform for economic cooperation. Through open
discussion, OBOR can create benefits for everyone.
The State Council authorized an OBOR action plan in 2015
with two main components: the Silk Road Economic Belt
and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (exhibit).
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The Silk Road Economic Belt is envisioned as three routes
connecting China to Europe (via Central Asia), the Persian
Gulf, the Mediterranean (through West Asia), and the Indian
Ocean (via South Asia).
The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is planned to create
connections among regional waterways.
More than 60 countries, with a combined GDP of $21
trillion, have expressed interest in participating in the
OBOR action plan.
China has signed bilateral cooperation agreements related
to the project with Hungary, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan,
and Turkey.
More than 200 enterprises have signed cooperation
agreements for projects along OBORs routes.
In 2014, China established the $40 billion Silk Road Fund
to finance these initiatives, and it has made investments in
several key projects.
These projects are just the start as OBOR enters a new stage
of more detailed and comprehensive development.
This work will see the development of six major economic
corridors, including the New Eurasian Land Bridge, China
MongoliaRussia, ChinaCentral AsiaWestern Asia, Indo-
China Peninsula, ChinaPakistan, and BangladeshChina
IndiaMyanmar.
China seeks to take the interests of all parties into account
so as to generate mutual benefits, including environmental
management and closer cultural exchanges.
We wish to give full play to the comparative advantages of
each country and promote all-around practical cooperation.
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Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV)
Government has formally launched Bharat Stage-IV (BS-
IV) grade transportation fuel across the country to keep
carbon emission in check.
The launch came days after the Supreme Court banned sale
and registration of BS-III vehicles from 1 April, 2017.
It sets target of ushering in BS-VI fuel by April 2020 by
skipping BS-V fuel.
All state-run oil marketing companies will provide BS-IV-
compliant fuel at their 53,500 retail fuel stations across the
country.
Background
A directive of the Union Government, released in 2010,
allows the production of BS-III compliant vehicles till 1
April 2017.
However, there was no deadline in the directive regarding
the sale of these vehicles.
In view of the possibility of sale of BS-III vehicles for an
extended period beyond April 2017, the EPCA (Environment
Pollution Control Authority), a governmental agency, has
approached the Court to ensure that the 1 April 2017
deadline is applicable even for the sale of the vehicles too.
By considering the EPCAs plea, the Court directed the
automobile manufacturers not to sell the BS-III vehicles
and the authorities under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to
not to register them if they are sold after 1 April 2017.
BS-IV fuels
BS-IV fuels contain far less sulphur than BS-III fuel.
Sulphur in fuel makes it dirtier and lowers the efficiency of
catalytic converters, which control emissions.
Jaipur-based Au Small Finance Bank started its operations as a small finance bank
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Whats New?
BS-IV norms includes tightened NOx+HC emission
limits, harmonization of the emission testing cycle and the
definition of motorcycle classes with the UNECE Global
Technical Regulation 2 (GTR-2).
These norms also require significant changes in the design
and capabilities of the vehicles.
About Bharat stage emission standards
BS emission standards are emission standards instituted by
the Union Government to regulate output of air pollutants
from internal combustion engines and spark ignition
engines equipment, including motor vehicles.
The standards and the timeline for implementation are set
by the Central Pollution Control Board under the Union
Ministry of Environment & Forests and climate change
(MoEFCC).
The standards, based on European regulations were first
introduced in 2000.
Since then, various stages Bharat Stage compatible fuel and
ungraded and modified vehicles were introduced throughout
the country.
Each stage specifies a certain limit on the pollutants released,
Higher the Bharat Stage goes lesser it emits pollutants.
BS-I, BS-II and BS-III stages were launched in 2000, 2005
and 2010 respectively
The harmful emissions that are identified for regulations in
different Bharat Stages (BS) are carbon monoxide (CO),
unburnt hydrocarbons (HC), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and
Particulate matter (PM).
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 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya
Janaushadhi Pariyojana
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi said,
The poor must have access to affordable medicines; the
poor must not lose their lives because of lack of medicines
Thats why Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been planned
across the country.
With a view to achieve the objective of making available
quality generic medicines at affordable prices to all, Jan
Aushadhi Scheme was launched by the Department of
Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers,
Government of India in November, 2008 across the country.
The Scheme is being implemented through the Bureau of
Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI), under administrative control
of Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals
& Fertilizers, Government of India.
In September 2015, the Jan Aushadhi Scheme was revamped
as Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana (PMJAY). In
November, 2016, to give further impetus to the scheme, it
was again renamed as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi
Pariyojana (PMBJP). The Hon'ble Minister of Finance while
presenting the Budget for the year 2016-17 in Parliament,
made a special mention on PMJAY. The excerpt of the Budget
Speech of Hon'ble Finance Minister is reproduced below:
Making quality medicines available at affordable prices
has been a key challenge. We will reinvigorate the supply
of generic drugs. 3,000 Stores under Prime Ministers Jan
Aushadhi Yojana will be opened during 2017.
Salient features of the scheme:
## Ensure access to quality medicines
## Extend coverage of quality generic medicines so as to
reduce the out of pocket expenditure on medicines and
thereby redefine the unit cost of treatment per person
## Create awareness about generic medicines through
education and publicity so that quality is not
synonymous with only high price
## A public programme involving Government, PSUs,
Private Sector, NGO, Societies, Co-operative Bodies
and other Institutions
## Create demand for generic medicines by improving access
to better healthcare through low treatment cost and easy
availability wherever needed in all therapeutic categories.
Quality assurance: To ensure high quality, medicines are
procured from WHO Good manufacturing practice (GMP),
Current Good Manufacturing Practice (USFDA) and CPSUs
manufacturers for supplying to Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya
Janaushadhi Kendras. Each batch of drugs procured is tested
random at BPPIs empanelled National Accreditation Board
for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited
laboratories thereby ensuring quality, safety and efficacy of
medicines and conformance with required standards. Only
after being certified by these laboratories, medicines are
dispatched to C&F agents, Distributors and JAKs.
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Likely Impact: PMBJP seeks to keep product price within
50% of branded product price to make it affordable for all,
especially the poor. It has resulted in substantial amount of
savings for the people.
Budget & Expenditure Status - Details of budget
allocation and expenditure for PMBJP for financial years
2008-18 are as under:
Year Amount Released Expenditure Reported
(in Rs.) as incurred (in Rs.)
2008-09 17250000/- 5505000/-
2009-10 20000000/- 10624000/-
2010-11 30000000/- 12039000/-
2011-12 NIL 10580000/-
2012-13 16600000/- 22482000/-
2013-14 152000000/- 14563000/-
2014-15 NIL 137612000/-
2015-16 169147000/- 135238000/-
2016-17 497500000/- 497500000/-
2017-18 NIL -
Financial Support to the Applicants following financial
assistances are given to the applicants for opening of
PMBJP Kendras:
(a) For opening PMBJP Kendras in Government Hospitals /
Medical College premises, one-time financial assistance up
to Rs. 2.50 lakh is provided as per the details given below:
(i) Rs. 1 lakh reimbursement of furniture and fixtures.
(ii) Rs. 1 lakh by way of free medicines in the beginning.
(iii) Rs. 0.50 lakh as reimbursement for computer, internet,
printer, scanner, etc.
(b) For PMBJP Kendras run by private entrepreneurs /
pharmacists / NGOs / Charitable organizations that are
linked with BPPI headquarters through internet (using
BPPI provided software) will get incentive up to Rs.
2.5 lakhs. This will be given @ 15% of monthly sales
subject to a ceiling of Rs. 10,000/ per month up to a
total limit of Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
(c) In north eastern states, naxal affected areas and tribal
areas, the rate of incentive will be 15% and subject to
monthly ceiling of Rs. 15,000/- up to a total limit of Rs.
2.5 lakhs.
(d) The applicants belonging to weaker sections like SC/
ST/Differently abled are provided medicines worth
Rs. 50,000/- in advance within the incentive of Rs. 2.5
lakhs which will be provided in the form of 15% of
monthly sales subject to a ceiling of Rs. 10,000/- per
month up to a total limit of Rs. 2.5 lakhs.
Potential for Job Creation: PMBJP gives self-employment
and income opportunity. It will help unemployed pharmacist
to start a business.
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 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya
Janaushadhi Pariyojana ARTICLE
Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) 14 Karnataka 38
functional across States: 15 Kerala 193
S.No. State/UT Functional PMBJKs till 16 Madhya Pradesh 37
30th April, 2017
17 Maharashtra 84
1 Andhra Pradesh 65
18 Manipur 5
2 Assam 19
19 Mizoram 3
3 Arunachal Pradesh 20
20 Nagaland 11
4 Bihar 11
21 Odisha 31
5 Chandigarh 4
22 Punjab 31
6 Chhattisgarh 149
23 Rajasthan 40
7 Dadar & Nagar Haveli 5
24 Tamil Nadu 53
8 Delhi 18
25 Telangana 22
9 Gujarat 119
26 Tripura 8
10 Haryana 23
27 UP 169
11 Himachal Pradesh 17
28 Uttarakhand 30
12 J & K 18
29 West Bengal 6
13 Jharkhand 24
Total 1253

Special Feature
Editorial Word jobs. (to set free, especially from legal or political
EMANCIPATE (VERB) restrictions).
(transitive verb)- plural first person- emancipate- past- While due to virtue of its polysemy;
emancipated- past participle- emancipated- present It is reckoned that he emancipated 19,000 girl slaves.
participle- emancipating- singular third person- emancipates (free from slavery).
Pronunciation In context of Law;
Let us deal with the pronunciation of emancipate The The plaintiff had been downright emancipated from his
first syllable pronounced like e in igloo obviously a father's control. (To set (a child) free from the authority of
of man sounds like e in den/ gen then finally a in its parents).
pate sounds like a in ate/ date or gate. so the word Synonyms
eventually pronounced like e-man-si-pate.
liberated, independent
Now the question is where does this word come from
Antonyms
so this has originated from early 17th century and most
strange thing about this particular word is that it has keep, hold
derived from LATIN (emancipare / emancipat) like Other parts of speech
many other popular words in English. 1- Emancipation (Noun) - The fact or process of being set
While the remembering trick of this word can be ex (out)- free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
e- mancipium (in the Appendix of Indo-European roots)- usage:
(slave)- mancipate - and hence the word emancipate .
The committee encouraged the emancipation of individual
Meaning and various definitions slaves and the redemption of captives.
In a landmark judgement on 30 March 2016, the Bombay 2-Emancipated/Emancipative/Emancipatory (Adjective)
High Court asked Maharashtra government to emancipate tending to set free.
women for entering the inner sanctum of the temple. (to set
usage:
free, especially from social restrictions).
- emancipated young women.
Alternatively;
- an emancipatory proclamation.
Advanced technological advancements has done a
great deal to emancipate office workers from prosaic - unique emancipative society.
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WHOS WHO DESIGNATION

WHOS WHO
S.No. DESIGNATION NAME
1. Chairman, Rajya Sabha Mohd.Hamid Ansari
2. Chairperson of Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan
3. Chairman of NITI Ayog Narendra D Modi
4. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Gulam Nabi Azad
5. Leader of House in Lok Sabha Narendra D Modi
6. Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge
7. Chief Election Commissioner Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi
8. Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat
9. Election Commissioner Achal kumar jyoti
10. Chief Vigilance Commissioner K V chaudhary
11. Foreign Secretary Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
12. Comptroller & Auditor General of India Shashi Kant Sharma
13. Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes Jus. Vangala Eswaraiah
14. Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India R. S Sharma
15. CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma
16. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai
17. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Naseem Ahmed
18. Chairman, UPSC David R. Syiemlieh
19. Director General, National Investigation Agency Sharad Kumar
20. Chairman, UGC Ved Prakash
21. Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO A S Kiran kumar
22. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt. of Atomic Energy Sekhar Basu
23. Chairman, SSC Ashim Khurana
24. Chairman,National Human Rights Commission Justice H.L. Dattu
25. Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Sailesh
26. Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes Sushil Chandra
27. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority T.S. Vijayan
28. Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India Ajay Tyagi
29. Chairperson, State Bank of India Arundhati Bhattacharya
30. Chairman, LIC V.K. Sharma
31. Indias permanent representative in UNO Syed Akbaruddin
32. Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi
33. Chairperson of National Commission for Women Lalitha Kumaramanglam
34. Chairman, 14th Finance Commission Y.Venugopal Reddy
35. Chairman, Competition Commission of India Devendra Kumar Sikri
36. Chairperson,Central Board of Film Certification Pahlaj Nihalani
37. President, ASSOCHAM Sandeep Jajodia
38. Chairman, NASSCOM Raman Roy
39. New Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat
40. Director General, RAW Anil Dhasmana
41. Chairperson, Children Film Society of India Mukesh Khanna
42. Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas
43. President, CII Dr. Naushad Forbes
44. President, FICCI Harshavardhan Neotia
45. Chairman, National Knowledge Commission Sam Pitroda
46. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
47. Chairperson, Prasar Bharati Dr. A. Surya Prakash
48. Chairman, Investment Commission Ratan Tata
49. Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa
50. Chairman, Indian Banks Association T.M.Basin
Data as on 20th May, 2017
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KEY INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS
Indias Rank in different Indexes
Index Name Indias Position Countries on the Top
Ease of Doing Business Index 2017 130th New Zealand, Singapore,
Denmark.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 2016 10th USA, Hong Kong, China.
Global Competitiveness Index 2016 39th Switzerland, Singapore, USA.
Global Human Capital Report 2016 105th Finland, Norway, Switzerland.
Global Hunger Index 2016 97th Argentina, Bosnia & Herzegovina,
Switzerland.
Global Innovation Index 2016 66th Switzerland, Sweden, UK.
Global Peace Index (GPI) 2016 141st Iceland, Denmark, Austria.
Global Slavery Index 2016 4th North Korea, Uzbekistan,
Cambodia.
Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2016 89th Switzerland, Singapore,
Luxembourg.
Intellectual Property Index 2016 37th USA, UK, Germany.
Logistics Performance Index 2016 35th Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden.
Sustainable Development Goal Index 2016 110th Sweden, Denmark, Norway.
World Economic Freedom Index 2016 112th Hong Kong, Singapore, New
Zealand.
World Press Freedom Index 2016 133rd Finland, Netherlands, Norway.
World Risk Index 2016 77th Island state of Vanuatu, Tonga,
Philippines.
Global Terrorism Index 2016 7th Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria
FIFA Ranking 2017 100th Argentina, Brazil, Germany
World Happiness Report 2017 122th Norway, Denmark, Iceland
Human Development Index 2016 131th Norway
Global Energy Architecture Performance
Index 2017 87th Switzerland, Norway, Sweden

Sohail Mahmood will be Pakistans new envoy to India

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OUR PRESENCE BRANCH MOBILE NO.
Branch Name Phone Number Ernakulam 9645415987
Agra 9235253430/ 9236455136 Etah 9208237386
Ahmedabad 9227575027 Faizabad 9235253421
Ajmer 9261503888 Faridabad 9643396140
Aligarh 7706008037 Farrukhabad 7706008029
Allahabad 9235253403 Fatehpur 9554330811
Alwar 9521177944 Firozabad 9208235736
Ambala 9253058711 /7206424816 Gaya 9204311416
Ambikapur 8823868882 Ghaziabad 9212229752/24
Amritsar 9646606160 Ghazipur 9208244539
Asansol 7076880723 Gonda 9208250778
Azamgarh 9208242842 Gorakhpur 9235253400/ 9208205892
Badaun 9627671787 Gurgaon 9643396139
Bahraich 9208249852 Guwahati 8134935078
Balasore 9583185223 Gwalior 9229174910
Ballia 9208243152 Haldwani 9208256021
Banda 9554334847 Hardoi 9208248208
Bangalore 9538712808 Haridwar 7706008034
Bareilly 9235253431 Hisar 9253678050
Basti 7706008031 Hoshangabad 8358831338
Berhampur 9078907945 Hyderabad 9247749865 /8790034792
Bhagalpur 9204363221 Hyderbad- Dilsukh
7032410704/ 9032168413
Bhilai-Durg 8878783345 Nagar
Bhopal 9229174901 Indore-
7581800954
Bhawarkuan
Bhopal-Lalghati 9229174902
Indore 7581800952
Bhubaneshwar 9237026745/ 9237081352
Jabalpur 9229174905
Bijnor 7706008027
Jaipur 9261601713/ 9261518894
Bilaspur 8878817515
Jammu 9419305561
Bulandshahr 7706008030
Jamshedpur 8877187640
Chandigarh 9256002024
Jaunpur 9208244355
Chennai 8939777224
Jhalandhar 8557088164
Coimbatore 8110967668
Jhansi 9235253424
Cuttack 7894013095
Jodhpur 9636512855
Darbhanga 9204303818/ 9204300620
Kanpur Kakadev 9235253484
Dehradun 9236510116
Kanpur
Delhi Janakpuri 9212069515 9235253482
Kidwainagar
Delhi Kingsway 9268561517
Kanpur Mall Road 9236757143/ 9236720133
Delhi Laxmi Nagar 9268209355 /9268693952
Karnal 8930175568
Delhi Munirka 9210092245
Kolkata 8017652042/45
Delhi Rohini 9250239674
Kurukshetra 9253678053
Deoria 9208248122
Lakhimpur 9208251562
Dhanbad 9204979723/24
Lucknow
Durgapur 7076856390 9235253521
Alambagh Po
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OUR PRESENCE BRANCH MOBILE NO.
Lucknow Pratapgarh 9208245660
9235253438/66
Alambagh Ssc Pune 9225231629
Lucknow Raebareilly 9235253412
9235253528
Bhootnath
Raipur 9229174912/ 9200193438
Lucknow Gomti
9235253548 Rajkot 9979316870
Nagar
Rampur 9208255388
Lucknow
9235253443 Ranchi 9204855313
Mahanagar Po
Lucknow Rewa 7415690904/ 7415690846
9235253425
Rajajipuram Rohtak 8930403886
Ludhiana 9256002028 Roorkee 7706008033
Mainpuri 9208241450 Sagar 7509219781
Mathura 9208235067 Saharanpur 9235253445
Meerut 9235253448 Sambalpur 8594958962/ 8594959148
Mirzapur 9208243884 Shahjahanpur 9208256201
Moradabad 9235253442 Shimla 8894100342
Mumbai 9221944071 Siliguri 7602742939
Muzaffarnagar 7706008032 Sitapur 7706008028/ 9235253514
Muzaffarpur 9204303515/ 9204355614 Sultanpur 9208252915
Nagpur 9272273686 Surat 9537360459
Nagpur-Buldi 9168558073 Tirupati 9581933099
Nasik 9168512624/ 9168511626 Trivandrum 9645415029
Noida 9953948834 Unnao 9208242493
Orai 9208237457 Vadodara 9537589477
Patiala 9780859721 Varanasi 9235253419
Patna Boaring Road 9204855301/02 Vijaywada 8886309897
Patna Fraizer Road 9204855305/06/09/11 Vishakapatnam 9966593419
Pilibhit 9837186684 Warangal 8142230661

Vijay Goel flagged off four Clean Himalaya Expeditions

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KEY INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS
Joint Defence Exercises
Al-Nagah-II 2017 This is the first one to conclude.
Type: Joint military exercise
Between: India and Oman Nepal Details:
Motto: To strengthen the military ties between the two Capital: Kathmandu
countries. Currency: Rupee
Edition: Second edition PM: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Venue: Dhauladhar Ranges in Bakloh belt of Himachal President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Pradesh.
1st edition of the exercise was held at Muscat, Oman in
2015. China Details:
Duration: 14-days. Capital: Beijing
Currency: Renminbi, Yuan
Oman Details: President: Xi Jinping
Capital: Muscat Premier: Li Keqiang
Currency: Rial
Sultan: Qaboos bin Said al Said Surya Kiran-2017
Between: India and Nepal
Foal Eagle-2017 Venue: Pithoragarh area of Uttarakhand
Type: Joint Military Exercise, Combined Field Training Exercise. Duration: 14 days
Between: USA and South Korea Frequency: Bi-annually.
Frequency: Annually Motto: Focus on skills required for natural disaster
management, counter-insurgency and jungle warfare.
Motto: To demonstrate South Korean-U.S. military resolve
to deter war on the Korean peninsula and to improve the Edition: 11th
combined and joint operational posture of those forces.
Largest Military Exercise. Pakistan's Aman 2017
Between: Multinational
USA Details: Total Countries: 37
Capital: Washington D.C Edition: 6th
Currency: Dollar Theme: Together for Peace
President: Donald Trump Type: Naval Exercise
Motto: Enhancing efforts to combat piracy and protecting
South Korea Details: international trade routes.
Capital: Seoul
Currency: Won Pakistan Details:
PM: Hwang Kyo-ahn Capital: Islamabad
Currency: Rupee
Pratikar-1 PM: Nawaz Sharif
Between: Nepal and China President: Mamnoon Hussain
Motto: Training of Nepali soldiers in dealing with hostage
scenarios involving international terror groups.

State Bank of India cuts home loan rates

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Que TM GENERAL AWARENESS
Q1. Recently which country has 1) 1 2) 2 2) Flute Player
been unanimously elected as 3) 3 4) 4 3) Pianist
the president of the UN-Habitat, 5) 5 4) Tabla Meastro
an organ of the United Nations Q8. Who became the title sponsor 5) Dancer
to promote sustainable human of the Pro Kabaddi League? Q15. Vikram Seth is a famous-
settlements across the globe?
1) Vivo 2) Oppo 1) Cricketer 2) Politician
1) UAE 2) Afghanistan 3) Micromax 4) Samsung 3) Author 4) Shuttler
3) Belgium 4) Turkey 5) LG 5) Journalist
5) India
Q9. Who announced its association Q16. Which country has won the
Q2. Who will be the Pakistans new with web portal and mobile Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title
High Commissioner to India? application Bhopal Plus, that after a gap of 23 years?
1) Najib Rajak will enable residents of Bhopal 1) Great Britain
2) Qamar Javed Bajwa in paying taxes and bills for 2) Australia
3) Sohail Mahmood utility services? 3) New Zealand
4) Mamnoon Hussain 1) Paytm 4) South Africa
5) Tehmina Janjua 2) Airtel Money 5) India
Q3. Which telecom operator 3) Freecharge Q17. Name the Indian woman
has entered into a strategic 4) Mobikwik cricketer who became the
partnership with Cab booking 5) PayUmoney highest wicket-taker in history
company Ola to offer a range of Q10. 'Balikatan', is a joint military of One Day Internationals?
digital services to customers? exercise between whom? 1) Jhulan Goswami
1) Airtel 2) Aircel 1) India and Philippines 2) Mithali Raj
3) Idea 4) Vodafone 2) USA and Philippines 3) Thirush Kamini
5) Reliance 3) India and Sweden 4) Poonam Raut
Q4. According to IMF, what is 4) USA and Bangladesh 5) Shikha Pandey
India's GDP forecast in the year 5) USA and Nepal Q18. The famous Conde Nast
2017-18? Q11. Who has been chosen as the traveller belongs to which
1) 7.5 % 2) 7.4 % youngest President of France? country?
3) 7.3 % 4) 7.2 % 1) Theresa May 1) France 2) Turkey
5) 7.1 % 2) Bill English 3) USA 4) Sweden
Q5. Who has won the prestigious 3) Bernard Cazenueve 5) Belgium
Indian National Science 4) Francois Hollande Q19. Nitin Gadkari, the Union
Academy (INSA) medal for 5) Emmanuel Macron Minister for Road Transport
Young Scientist (2017)? Q12. Who among the following and Highways inaugurated
1) Sahil Katiyar has topped the 2017 list of the Indias first bio-refinery plant
2) Vikram Vishal richest 1000 people in the UK? that produces ethanol from a
3) Aurobindo Ghosh 1) Laxmi Mittal variety of biomass in-
4) C.V.Nair 2) Hinduja Brothers 1) Mumbai 2) Surat
5) Amreesh Tiwari 3) Mukesh Ambani 3) Bengaluru 4) Pune
Q6. Who has been named best 4) Anil Ambani 5) Kolkata
actress for "Lipstick under My 5) Warren Buffet Q20. Who has been named the
Burkha" at 2017's New York Q13. Which movie was named "Rising Star" at the 7th Annual
Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)? Movie of the Year at the 2017 Asian Awards?
1) Alankrita Srivastava "MTV Movie and TV Awards"? 1) Divyam Srivastava
2) Plabita Borthakur 1) Moana 2) Rupak Mehra
3) Aahana Kumra 2) Logan 3) Harshali Malhotra
4) Ratna Pathak 3) Guardians of the Galaxy-2 4) Dev Patel
5) Konkona Sensharma 4) Beauty and the Beast 5) Sunny Pawar
Q7. According to the consultant and 5) Frozen Q21. Which country successfully
knowledge service provider in the Q14. Ustad Raees Khan was a launched the South Asia
clean technology market, Bridge famous- Communication Satellite
to India, what is India's rank in the GSAT-9?
1) Sitarist
Solar Market Globally in 2017?
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Que TM GENERAL AWARENESS
1) India 2) China 3) Shashank Manohar 3) Surat 4) Lucknow
3) Japan 4) USA 4) Vinod Rai 5) Indore
5) Russia 5) Anuraj Thakur Q34. What does NPA stands for?
Q22. Who announced the acquisition Q28. Who has appointed as the 1) Non Prolific Assets
of Zimmber, an on-demand Managing Director and Chief 2) Non Performing Assets
household services provider, Executive Officer of IOB? 3) Non Profit Assets
to further scale its hyperlocal 1) Rakesh Sethi 4) New Pension Assurance
household services business? 2) Usha Ananthasubramaniyan 5) New Provident Asset
1) Olex 3) R Subramanikumar Q35. On which river Railways
2) Quikr 4) Kishore Kharat Ministry announced to build
3) Homeshop18 5) Mahesh Kumar Jain the world's highest railway
4) Pepperfry Q29. Union Textile Minister, _____ bridge in India?
5) MakeMyTrip launched a helpline number 1) Ganga
Q23. Which state signed an 1800-2084- 800 for handicrafts 2) Brahmaputra
agreement with a Belarusian craftsmen. 3) Yamuna
company for starting a skyway 1) Harsimrat Kaur Badal 4) Chenab
transport facility in the tourist 2) Meneka Gandhi 5) Gomti
destination of Dharamshala? 3) Uma Bharti Q36. Recently with whom the
1) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Smriti Irani Cabinet approved an agreement
2) Himachal Pradesh 5) Sushma Swaraj for assured supply of urea and
3) Sikkim Q30. Senior Diplomat Venu ammonia?
4) Meghalaya Rajamony, currently the Press 1) Poland 2) Turkey
5) Assam Secretary to President Pranab 3) Malaysia 4) Afghanistan
Q24. Who has tied up with the Mukherjee, has been appointed 5) New Zealand
TV channel company NDTV as Indias Ambassador to-
Q37. Name the largest Bike Maker of
to provide news in regional 1) USA India in the month of April?
languages for its customers? 2) Australia
1) Hero Motocorp
1) Airtel 2) Vodafone 3) New Zealand
2) Honda Motors
3) Idea 4) Aircel 4) Netherlands
3) Bajaj Auto
5) Tata Docomo 5) Turkey
4) Yamaha Motors
Q25. Which country's first large Q31. Which movie has been awarded 5) TVS Motors
homemade passenger jet made the Special Jury Remi Award
Q38. Who has won the boys under-19
its maiden flight, heralding the at the 50th annual WorldFest
title in the ISA Junior Open
Communist giant's entry into - Houston International Film
2017?
the highly-competitive global Festival?
aviation sector? 1) Udit Mathur
1) You Go To My Head
2) Manish Singh
1) Belgium 2) Turkey 2) Rogue Warrior
3) Anand Chaurey
3) South Korea 4) Japan 3) The Black Prince
4) Vikas Mehra
5) China 4) Special Encounter
5) Abhay Singh
Q26. Minister of Women & Child 5) The Chess Player
Q39. Who inaugurated the two day
Development, _______ Q32. Which country recently
Global Technology Conference
launched the facility of online launched an unarmed missile
for Leveraging World Class
registration of Child Care 'Minuteman 3' which is capable
Technology?
Institutions across the country. of sending a nuclear bomb
across the world? 1) Harshvardhan
1) Maneka Gandhi
2) Suresh Prabhu
2) Uma Bharti 1) USA 2) Russia
3) Prakash Javadekar
3) Harsimrat Kaul Badal 3) China 4) Japan
4) Smriti Irani
4) Smriti Irani 5) India
5) Ravishankar Prasad
5)Sushma Swaraj Q33. According to the 'Swachh
Q40. Which of the following missile
Q27. Who is the new President of Survekshan 2017', which city
has been successfully test fired
BAI? has been declared the cleanest
from APJ Abdul Kalam Island
1) Rajiv Rishi city in India?
off Odisha Coast?
2) Himanta Biswa Sarma 1) Bengaluru 2) Pune
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1) Akash-I Q46. From how many states more Q52. Recently with whom, India
2) Agni-I than 6500 women danced their has signed three agreements in
3) Akash-II way to the Guinness book of the fields of ICT, training and
4) Agni-II world records by performing culture?
5) Prithvi-I 'Thiruvathirakkali' in Kerala? 1) Kenya
Q41. The La Trobe University of 1) 21 2) 23 2) Poland
which country has signed a pact 3) 25 4) 27 3) Turkey
with AIIMS and three other 5) 29 4) New Zealand
varsities with an aim to provide Q47. Who has joined hands with 5) Australia
14 PhD scholarships worth Rs London-based financial Q53. Pratap Singh Baghel is related
25 million? technology firm RedGirraffe to which field?
1) Australia to facilitate online rental 1) Politics 2) Sports
2) New Zealand payments? 3) Journalism 4) Cinema
3) Austria 1) SBI Capital 5) Cultural
4) Turkey 2) SBI Card Q54. Who became the third Indian to
5) Belgium 3) SBI Funds Management win a men's singles title at an
Q42. Who has been appointed 4) SBI Pension Funds ITTF Challenge Series at the
as the new chairman of the 5) SBI Asset Management Ltd. Chile Open?
21-member Public Accounts Q48. Who among the following has 1) Leander Paes
Committee of Parliament? been appointed as the new MD 2) R Radhika Suresh
1) Saumyajit Ghosh of Financial Services business 3) Anthony Amalraj
2) Mallikarjun Kharge of Bharti Airtel? 4) Somyajit Ghosh
3) Pratap Singh Baghel 1) Narsingh Baitha 5) Pankaj Advani
4) Shobana Kamineni 2) Ajay Jhankar Q55. What is India's rank in the latest
5) Ashwini Kumar 3) S.Ghosh ICC Ranking 2017?
Q43. What does C stands for in the 4) Maninder Singh Juneja
1) 1 2) 2
abbreviation ESCAP? 5) S.K.Patyal
3) 3 4) 4
1) Committee Q49. Recently who has been named 5) 5
2) Communication as the best player of the
Q56. Who among the following
3) Commission I-League?
has won the Tallahassee
4) Confederation 1) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Challenger Tournament title
5) Confrence 2) Jeje Lalpekhlua 2017?
Q44. What is the name of the 3) Subrata Pal
1) Leander Paes
portal launched by Telecom 4) Sunil Chhetri
2) R Radhika Suresh
Department that will allow 5) Robin Singh
3) Anthony Amalraj
people to track radiation Q50. Where did Maharashtra CM 4) Somyajit Ghosh
emitted from mobile towers Devendra Fadnavis hoisted 5) Pankaj Advani
within a locality and check their India's second tallest national
compliance with the stipulated Q57. Who has inaugurated the states
flag?
norms? first automatic weather station
1) Nagpur 2) Mumbai at Dongargaon in Nagpur?
1) Tarang Bahaar 3) Aurangabad 4) Amravati
2) Tarang Chaal 1) Harshwardhan
5) Kolhapur
2) C Vidyasagar Rao
3) Tarang Lehar Q51. Who has been selected for 3) Nitish Kumar
4) Tarang Sanchar the Transformative Chief 4) Shivraj Singh Chauhan
5) Tarang Uchaal Minister Award in recognition 5) Devendra Fadnavis
Q45. Recently Indian Army for his role in advancing the
Q58. Recently how much aid will
successfully test-fired an US-India partnership at the
be given to the children of
advanced version of which state level?
freedom fighters in Bangladesh
missile in the Andaman and 1) Chandrashekhar Rao under Muktijodha Yojana?
Nicobar Islands? 2) Aditya Nath Yogi
1) 25 Cr 2) 35 Cr
1) Akash 2) Trishul 3) Nitish Kumar
3) 45 Cr 4) 55 Cr
3) Nag 4) Prithvi 4) Devendra Fadnavis
5) 65 Cr
5) Brahmos 5) N Chandrababu Naidu
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Q59. Who is labour minister of India? Q66. Who took over as the Secretary Order awards by the South
1) Jual Oram General of Volleyball African President Jacob Zuma?
2) Ananth Geete Federation of India? 1) 2 2) 4
3) Harsimrat Kaul Badal 1) Ramavtar Singh 3) 6 4) 8
4) Bandaru Dattatreya 2) Santo Mitra 5) 10
5) Uma Bharti 3) Ashwani Kumar Q74. T.K.K. Krishnakumar has been
Q60. What is the currency of South 4) Shobana Kamineni appointed as the president of-
Korea? 5) Rajkumar
1) Pepsico India
1) Lira 2) Ruble Q67. Who is the president of FICCI? 2) Nestle India
3) Won 4) Yuan 1) Vinod Rai 3) Hitachi India
5) Yen 2) Pankaj Patel 4) Coca Cola India
Q61. Who among the following has won 3) Anurag Thakur 5) Mistsubishi India
the 10th Barcelona Open title? 4) Shashank Manohar Q75. Who inaugurated Sportsmed
5) Rakesh Rai Activ, an enhancement and
1) Rafael Nadal
2) Dominic Thiem Q68. Who has won the Russian rehab arm of speciality clinic
3) Novak Djokovic Grand Prix 2017? Sportsmed?
4) Andy Murray 1) Lewis Hamilton 1) Kapil Dev
5) Roger Federer 2) Sebastian Vettel 2) Sachin Tendulakar
Q62. Who has won the jury prize 3) Valtteri Bottas 3) Saurav Ganguly
gold medal at the 10th Moscow 4) Max Verstappen 4) Rahul Dravid
Sand art Championship? 5) Nico Roseberg 5) Sunil Gavaskar
1) Dan Glover Q69. Santo Mitra is related to which Q76. M P Veerendra Kumar is a famous-
2) Sudarshan Pattnaik sport? 1) Socialist
3) Jeroen Meijer 1) Cricket 2) Vollyball 2) Parliamentarian
4) Martijin Rijerse 3) Table Tennis 4) Football 3) Travel Writer
5) Navneet Singh 5) Badminton 4) None of these
Q63. Who has been selected by Japan Q70. Name the first Indian to 5) All of the above
for this year's Spring Imperial clinch the Asian Squash Q77. Which company has been
Decorations award, for his Championship title? named the 'Indian MNC of the
contribution to strengthening 1) Dipika Pallikal year' by All India Management
of bilateral ties and promotion 2) Janet Vidhi Association?
of friendship between the two 3) Cyrus Poncha 1) Honda
countries? 4) Saurav Ghoshal 2) TVS Motors
1) Shobana Kamineni 5) Joshna Chinappa 3) Hero MotoCorp
2) Ramavtar Singh Q71. Recently with whom India 4) Yamaha Motors
3) Ashwani Kumar has signed four agreements, 5) Bajaj Motors
4) Santo Mitra including agreements on Q78. Who has been appointed as the
5) Rajkumar air services and merchant MD and CEO of City Union
Q64. Who became the new President shipping? Bank?
of CII? 1) Sri Lanka 2) Bangladesh 1) N Kamakodi
1) Santo Mitra 3) Vietnam 4) Sweden 2) Bharat Kaushal
2) Ramavtar Singh 5) Cyprus 3) Sankh Ghosh
3) Ashwani Kumar Q72. Yusra Mardini, who has 4) Raj Kumar Bagri
4) Shobana Kamineni been appointed a Goodwill 5) Alkesh Kumar Sharma
5) Rajkumar Ambassador for UNHCR, hails Q79. Who has been chosen as the
Q65. Famous Mountaineer Ueli from which country? best women player at Reykjavik
Steck hailed from which 1) Iran 2) Iraq Open Chess tournament?
country? 3) Syria 4) Afghanistan 1) Tania Sachdev
1) Sweden 5) Turkey 2) Rucha Pujari
2) Poland Q73. How many Indian-origin 3) Anupama Gokhale
3) Cyprus women veterans have been 4) Harika Dronavalli
4) New Zealand conferred the highest National 5) Humpy Koneru
5) Switzerland
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Q80. The Nalanda University has Q87. With whom India have 3) Nobel 4) Naari
signed a Memorandum of emphasized to increase mutual 5) Nivesh
Understanding (MOU) with the cooperation in many areas Q94. Name the India's first woman
Kanazawa University of _____ including agriculture, mining, International Olympic Committee
for academic collaboration. food processing and clean energy member?
1) China 2) Japan and also signed a memorandum
1) Indra Nooyi
3) USA 4) France related to agriculture sector?
2) Kiran Majumdar Shaw
5) Mauritius 1)Sweden 2)Poland 3) Arundhati Bhattacharya
Q81. From where India successfully 3)Sri Lanka 4)Vietnam 4) Nita Ambani
test-fired its Agni-III missille? 5)USA 5) Usha Ananthasubramaniyam
1) Odisha Q88. Name the first Indian who is Q95. Who has been crowned Miss
2) Kerala going to head Hitachi India's Teen Universe 2017?
3) Andhra Pradesh operations?
1) Komal Chaddha
4) Tamil Nadu 1) Sumesh Verma 2) Srishti Kaur
5) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajendra Jain 3) Urvashi Rautela
Q82. Who has been conferred 3) Bharat Kaushal 4) Ankita Shorey
the 52nd Jnanpith Award by 4) Ashok Gupta 5) Neha Gupta
President Pranab Mukherjee? 5) Rajiv Rishi
Q96. Who has been appointed as the
1) Amir Khan Q89. Who among the following will DG of CRPF?
2) Sankh Ghosh get his own wax statue at the
1) Jasvir Singh
3) Jasvir Singh upcoming Madame Tussauds
2) Alkesh Kumar Sharma
4) Kailash Satyarthi museum in Delhi?
3) R.K.Pachnanda
5) Mridul Gehlot 1) Sachin Tendulkar 4) Dileep K Nair
Q83. Senior IPS officer B S Sandhu 2) Saurav Ganguly 5) Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
has been appointed as the DGP 3) Rahul Dravid
Q97. Who has been appointed as
of which state? 4) Kapil Dev
the Director General of Indo-
5) Sunil Gavaskar
1) Punjab Tibetan Border Police Force?
2) Uttarakhand Q90. According to the International
1) Jasvir Singh
3) Haryana Road federation (IRF), which
2) Alkesh Kumar Sharma
4) Uttar Pradesh country will host the 18th
3) R.K.Pachnanda
5) Sikkim World Road Meeting (WRM
4) Dileep K Nair
2017)?
Q84. Name the first Indian-origin 5) Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
chairman of the London Metal 1) USA 2) Russia
Q98. Who has been named CEO of
Exchange? 3) China 4) Japan
the Year for Green Management
5) India
1) Dileep K Nair and Future Leadership at the
2) Subodh Bhargava Q91. Recently who has received the prestigious Golden Globe
3) Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar prestigious Order of the British Tigers Award 2017?
4) Raj Kumar Bagri Empire (OBE) from Prince
1) Jasvir Singh
5) Rahul Bajaj William for his services to the
2) Alkesh Kumar Sharma
community?
Q85. Who has been awarded with 3) R.K.Pachnanda
the Confederation of Indian 1) Prafulla Samantara 4) Dileep K Nair
Industry (CII) President's Award 2) Manpreet Kaur 5) Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar
for Lifetime Achievement? 3) Kailash Satyarthi
Q99. What does F Stands for in the
4) Rajvir Chaddha
1) Dileep K Nair Abbreviation NIRF?
5) Jasvir Singh
2) Subodh Bhargava 1) Framework 2) Family
3) Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar Q92. Vinod Khanna related to which
3) Forum 4) Federation
4) Raj Kumar Bagri field?
5) Facility
5) Rahul Bajaj 1) Sports 2) Politics
Q100. Recently with whom India has
Q86. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the 3) Filmindustry 4) Literature
signed an MoU on economic
president of which country? 5) Journalism
cooperation that proposes
1) Turkey 2) Sweden Q93. What does N stands for in the Indian investment in a port, oil
3) Somalia 4) Iran abbreviation UDAN? tank farm, highway and railway
5) Bulgaria 1) Nagrik 2) National projects in that country?
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1) Japan 2) Nepal 1) Suman Verma 3) 3 4) 4
3) Bangladesh 4) Sri Lanka 2) Dileep Nair 5) 5
5) Bhutan 3) Vinod Dua Q114. Manpreet Kaur is related to
Q101. With which country India is 4) Mankaur Singh which sport?
going to build satellite and 5) Suraj Chauhan
1) Javelin Throw
remote sensing data matters Q107. The World Health Organization 2) Running
and train scientists as both has announced that it is ready 3) Shot Put
the countries signed three to test the first malaria vaccine 4) Swimming
agreements to boost bilateral ______ in in 2018. 5) Shooting
cooperation. 1) Quinine 2) Cinchona Q115. Who has launched the integrated
1) Armenia 2) Sweden 3) Mosquirix 4) Moscutta case management system of the
3) Kenya 4) Mongolia 5) Mosmita Supreme Court in the presence
5) Singapore Q108. India's largest hub for of the Chief Justice of India?
Q102. From where NASA successfully information technology has 1) Sushma Swaraj
launched its football-stadium- been inaugurated in- 2) H.L.Dattu
sized, super pressure balloon? 1) Surat 2) Imphal 3) J.S.Khehar
1) USA 3) Guwahati 4) Agartala 4) Pranab Mukherjee
2) New Zealand 5) Dimapur 5) Narendra Modi
3) India Q109. Who is the chairman of Railway Q116. Who has been on top in the
4) China Board of India? latest world WTA rankings in
5) Japan women category?
1) Suresh Prabhu
Q103. Where did Prime Minister 2) Jual Oram 1) Maria Sharapova
Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3) A.K Mittal 2) Venus Williams
the countrys longest bridge 4) Naveen Jindal 3) Caroline Wozniacki
over the Brahmaputra river? 5) Ashok Gulati 4) Serena Williams
1) Sikkim Q110. Arjun Tulshiram Pawar is 5) Ana Ivanovic
2) Himachal Pradesh related to which field? Q117. Who has approved the merger
3) Assam of its wireless division with
1) Journalism 2) Literature
4) Arunachal Pradesh Aircel?
3) Music 4) Politics
5) West Bengal
5) Cinema 1) IDEA
Q104. Who has been elected as 2) RCom
Q111. Who has been named for
the new chairperson of Tata 3) Vodafone India
the prestigious Dada Saheb
Communication? 4) Tata
Phalke award for outstanding
1) N Chandrasekharan contribution to the film 5) Bharti Airtel
2) Rajesh Gopinathan industry? Q118. Recently which country has
3) Ratan Tata been appointed to the UN
1) Kailash Satyarthi
4) Renuka Ramnath Commission on the Status
2) Mridul Gehlot
5) Surabhi Chawla of Women, an agency which
3) Dinesh Patel
Q105. Recently which country has 4) Kasinadhuni Viswanath promotes gender equality and
launched its first domestically 5) Aniruddhan Vasudevan women empowerment?
built aircraft carrier, which will 1) India 2) Turkey
Q112. Varuna is a joint naval exercise
join an existing warship bought 3) Belgium 4) Germany
between whom?
from Ukraine? 5) Saudi Arabia
1) India and Sri Lanka
1) China 2) Japan Q119. Who has been selected for the
2) India and France
3) India 4) North Korea Goldman Environmental Prize
3) India and Nepal
5)Australia 2017 from Asia Region?
4) India and USA
Q106. Who among the following 5) India and Vietnam 1) Aniruddhan Vasudevan
has received Dr Babasaheb 2) Raj Kumar
Q113. According to SIPRI, What is
Ambedkar International 3) Prafulla Samantara
India's rank in the expenditure
Foundation Kerala State award 4) Ashwini K Agrawal
made by a country on its
for the year 2016-17 for his 5) Anil Kumar Muniswami
military?
excellent performance in the
1) 1 2) 2 Q120. Name the 3rd Indian cricketer
field of education?
to take 200 wickets in T20?
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1) Harbhajan Singh 1) Pablo Cuevas & Rafael Q133. Who among the following
2) R. Ashwin Nadal has been awarded with the
3) Ravindra Jadeja 2)Rafael Nadal & Roland lifetime achievement award
4) Yuzvendra Chahal Garros at the 80th Bengal Film
5) Bhuvaneshwar Kumar 3)Rohan Bopanna & Pablo Journalists' Association
Q121. Which movie has won the best Cuevas (BFJA) awards?
film honour at the Hong Kong 4)Roland Garros & Novak 1) Amitabh Bachchan
International Film Festival? Djokovic 2) Asha Parekh
5)Pablo Cuevas & Roland 3) Moushumi Chatterjee
1) Newton
Garros 4) Anupam Kher
2) Dangal
3) M.S.Dhoni Q128. Who became the first Pakistani 5) Shatrughan Sinha
4) Naam Shabana batsman and the 13th overall to Q134. Who has been awarded with the
5) Begum Jaan score 10,000 Test runs? 2017 Vega Medal?
Q122. Who has been awarded with the 1) Abdul Razzak 1) Yao tang
P C Chandra Puraskar 2017? 2) Sarfraz Ahmad 2) Zhang Heng
3) Misbah Ul-Haq 3) Su Song
1) Aniruddhan Vasudevan
4) Shahid Afridi 4) Yao Tandong
2) Raj Kumar
5) Younis Khan 5) Chen-Ning Yang
3) Kailash Satyarthi
4) Ashwini K Agarwal Q129. What is the name of the US Q135. Who has been appointed
5) Ramesh Chandra Aggarwal astronaut who has spent chairman of Bhakra Beas
maximum number of Cumulative Management Board (BBMB)?
Q123. 'Eagle Salute 2017' is a joint
days in Outer Space?
Naval exercise between? 1) Devendra Kumar Sharma
1) Jeff Williams 2) Bhuvesh Patil
1) India and Egypt
2) Peggy Whitson 3) Suresh Chandra
2) India and USA
3) Charles Bolden 4) Upendra Nath
3) India and Sweden
4) Scott Kelly 5) Deepak Sharma
4) USA and Sweden
5) Jim Lovell
5) USA and Egypt Q136. Who has been appointed new
Q130. Union Minister for Commerce Director General of Police
Q124. Who has been elected the
and Industry Nirmala (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh?
new president of Amateur
Sitharaman and MoS for
Kabaddi Federation of India 1) Naveen Pathak
Communications Manoj Sinha
(AKFI)? 2) Sulkhan Singh
released coffee scented postage
1) Dinesh Patel 3) Sameer Singh
stamps at the General Post
2) Mridul Gehlot 4) Gagan Pathak
Office in-
3) Kailash Satyarthi 5) Malkhan Singh
1) Pune 2) Dispur
4) Ashwini K Agrawal Q137. Rambagh Palace hotel has
3) Baksa 4) Bengaluru
5) Raj Kumar been featured in a list of top 10
5) Kullu
Q125. Name the largest LPG importer heritage hotel properties in the
Q131. India and _______ signed an world by Britain's prestigious
of the world?
agreement to firm up bilateral Travel Publication, 'Travel
1) USA 2) India cooperation in defence Weekly'. It is situated in-
3) Japan 4) China shipbuilding.
5) Russia 1) Ajmer
1) Malaysia 2) Udaipur
Q126. Who among the following has 2) South Korea 3) Bikaner
won the Monte Carlo Masters 3) Singapore 4) Agra
title for a record-breaking 10th 4) Germany 5) Jaipur
time? 5) Russia
Q138. Who inaugurated a 100 mw solar
1) Rafael Nadal Q132. Recently, Indian Navy power plant at Bhalsawagaj in
2) Albert Ramos-Vinolas successfully test- fired the Haridwar district?
3) Novak Djokovic land-attack version of which
4) Roger Federer 1) Narendra Modi
missile?
5) Roland Garros 2) Piyush Goyal
1) Prithvi 2) Agni 3) Pranab Mukherjee
Q127. Who has won the men's doubles 3) Bramhos 4) Akash 4) Trivendra Singh Rawat
title at the Monte Carlo Masters 5) Nirbhay 5) Rajnath Singh
tennis tournament 2017?
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Q139. Which of the following is a 1) International Monetary Q151. How many Indians are named
subsidiary body of the UN Fund(IMF) in TIME magazine's 100 Most
Economic and Social Council 2) United Nation Organisation Influential People list for 2017?
(ECOSOC)? (UNO) 1) 1 2) 2
1) Committee for Programme and 3) Asian Development Bank 3) 3 4) 4
Coordination (ADB) 5) 5
2) Counter-Terrorism Committee 4) World Bank Q152. How much contribution India
3) Center for Social Studies has made to the UN election
5) Asian Infrastructure
assistance programme for
4) Committee for Public Affairs Investment Bank (AIIB)
helping countries to hold
5) Regional Committee for Q146. Which of the following term is elections and develop their
Economic Affairs just opposite of INFLATION? electoral systems?
Q140. Ali Mohammad Naik who died 1) Reflation 2) Reinflation 1) 100000 $ 2) 150000 $
recently is related to which field? 3) Depression 4) Disinflation 3) 200000 $ 4) 250000 $
1) Music 2) Literature 5) Deflation 5) 500000 $
3) Politics 4) Journalism Q147. Cooperative banks are governed Q153. Which country successfully
5) Sports by- launched its first
Q141. Which of the following is the 1) RBI Act 1934 unmanned cargo spacecraft
regulator of Credit Rating 2) Banking regulation act 1949 "Tianzhou-1"?
Agencies in India? 3) SBI Act 1955 1) China 2) Mongolia
1) GOI 4) Cooperative society act 1965 3) Singapore 4) Japan
2) RBI 5) Both 2 & 4 5) India
3) SEBI Q148. An alternative dispute Q154. Who among the following
4) Ministry of Finance resolution mechanism provided will receive the 75th Master
5) FMC by a stock exchange for Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards?
Q142. Which of the following is resolving disputes between
1) Salman Khan
unsecured instrument of the trading members and their
2) Shahrukh Khan
Money Market? clients in respect of trades done
3) Amir Khan
on the exchange is known as-
1) Commercial paper 4) Amitabh Bachchan
2) Certificate of deposit 1) Averaging 5) Jackie Shroff
3) Treasury bill 2) Accreting
Q155. Recently which airport has
4) Call money 3) Adhoc Margin
been given the carbon neutrality
5) Commercial bill 4) Arbitration
status by Airports Council
5) Bilateral Netting
Q143. Which of the following are International (ACI) under its
NBFCs' ATMs? Q149. Who will get benefit by selling Airport Carbon Accreditation
of shares in stock market ? programme?
1) White-label ATMs
2) Green-label ATMs 1) Broker engaged in selling 1) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
3) Yellow label ATMs and buying practices
2) Mangaluru Airport
4) Brown-label ATMs 2) Owner of share, who sold 3) Indira Gandhi Airport
5) NBFC do not provide ATM 3) The company, whose share 4) Chhatrapati Shivaji
facilities. were sold International Airport
Q144. What is the new name of No 4) Stock exchanges, where 5) Rajiv Gandhi International
Frill Account? share were sold Airport
1) Zero balance account 5) None Of These Q156. Where is the Headquarter of
2) Minimum balance account
Q150. Who collects and publish data UNESCO situated?
3) Joint account
related to India's foreign trade ? 1) New York
4) Basic saving bank deposit
account 1) CSO 2) Geneva
5) Jan dhan account 2) RBI 3) Washington D.C.
3) RBI and Commerce 4) Basel
Q145. Which of the following
Ministry 5) Belgium
organization /institutions was
4) Ministry of Industry Q157. Who became the new President
in news recently for raising
5) None of These of South Korea?
funds to fight pandemics?
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1) Moon Jae-In for the positive role played 3) West Indies
2) Park Guen Hye by youngsters in building 4) Singapore
3) Lee Myung Bak sustainable peace? 5) Nepal
4) Kim Yong Sam 1) Vijay Shekhar Sharma Q171. Meaning of Convertibility of
5) Kim Jong-un 2) Naveen Tiwari currency is-
Q158. The 2017 BRICS Film Festival 3) Deepinder Goyal 1) Convertibility of money in
will be held in which country? 4) Raj Kumar gold.
1) India 2) Russia 5) Kunal Bahl
2) Free convertibility of major
3) China 4) Brazil Q165. Which of the following have foreign currencies & native
5) South Africa won the top National Safety currency in one another.
Q159. Germaine Mason is related to Council (NSC) award 'Sarva
3) Convertibility of gold
which field? Shreshtha Suraksha Puraskar'
standard currency.
for 2016?
1) Politics 2) Music 4) Convertibility in local
3) Literature 4) Sports 1) Indian Oil
currency.
5) Journalism 2) National Fertilizers
3) L&T 5) None of these
Q160. Recently who has been named
4) Godrej Q172. Fiscal deficit in the Union
the World's Most Beautiful
5) All of the above Budget means
Woman for a record fifth time
by People magazine? Q166. Name the only Sri Lankan 1) Budgetary deficit + Net
cricketer who is going to be increase in internal and
1) Mila Kunis
inducted into the ICC Hall of external borrowings
2) Scarlett Johansson
Fame? 2) The difference between
3) Emelia Clark
4) Emma Stone 1) Lasith Malinga current expenditure and current
5) Julia Roberts 2) Muttiah Muralitharan revenue
3) Sanath Jayasuriya 3) The sum of monetized deficit
Q161. Au Small Finance Bank, which
4) Marvan Atapattu and Budgetary deficit
started its operations as a small
5) Aravinda de Silva
finance bank is based in- 4) Net increase in Union
Q167. Who among the following governments borrowings from
1) New Delhi
has been named for the Reserve Bank of India
2) Kolkata
Lifetime Achievement Award
3) Mumbai 5) None of these
in the prestigious Raj Kapoor
4) Bengaluru Q173. Prices in a 'barter economy'-
Awards?
5) Jaipur
1) Rekha 1) Can't exist
Q162. Who has been appointed the
2) Jackie Shroff 2) Are fixed by law
Officer of the Order of the
3) Saira Banu 3) Are in relative quantity of
British Empire (OBE) for his/
4) Dilip Kumar goods exchanged
her services to the fashion
5) Amitabh Bachchan
industry? 4) Are in terms of the acceptable
Q168. How many states were selected unit of value
1) Gauri Khan
for the Krishi Karman awards
2) Twinkle Khanna 5) None of these
this year?
3) Victoria Beckham Q174. 'Hot money' or the "refugee
4) Manish Arora 1) 1 2) 2
capital" is one which-
5) Neeta Lulla 3) 3 4) 4
5) 5 1) Is transferred from one centre
Q163. The Book "One Part Woman" is to another for greater safety
written by whom? Q169. International Yoga Day is
observed on- 2) Is earned by refugee's
1) Aniruddhan Vasudevan
1) 21 March 2) 21 April 3) Is deposited by a refugee who
2) Vikram Seth
3) 21 May 4) 21 June is taking refuge in a country
3) Kiran Desai
4) Jhumpa Lahiri 5) 21 July 4) Is kept on hot places to avoid
5) Chetan Bhagat Q170. Which country launched its moisture
Q164. Who has been selected for first satellite named as Mongol 5) None of these
the prestigious Emerging Sat-1? Q175. What does 'Pen In Slip' means
Young Leaders Award given 1) Mongolia in the banking sector ?
by the US State Department 2) Turkey
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1) A slip where person deposit Q180. Which state has won FICCI's 3) It maintains confidentiality
money in our account smart policing award for 2017 regarding customer identities
2) A slip where a person issue in the road safety and traffic and other details.
cheque from our account management category? 4) It Provides accessibility
3) A slip which contain IFSC 1) Punjab of foreign investment
code 2) Madhya Pradesh opportunities and banking
3) Tamil Nadu products.
4) Withdraw at Slip
4) Maharashtra 5) It Provides multi currency
5) None Of These 5) Uttarakhand account facility.
Q176. If interest rate is high - Q181. How many characters does Q187. What are the categories of
1) The amount of the credit will SWIFT code comprises? members registered by SEBI in
be zero 1) 5 2) 7 commodity derivatives market?
2) No effect on the amount of 3) 9 4) 11 1) Stock broker
credit 5) 13 2) Clearing Member
3) The amount of credit exceeds Q182. At the time of establishment, 3) Self-clearing member
4) Decreases the amount of the authorised capital of New 4) 1 and 2 only
credit Development Bank was- 5) 1, 2 and 3
5) None of these 1) USD 50 Bn Q188. What is minimum educational
2) USD 100 Bn qualification required for
Q177. What is the repo rate?
3) USD 125 Bn individuals/corporate, seeking
1) It is the rate at which RBI 4) USD 250 Bn membership with a commodity
Sell government securities to 5) USD 500 Bn derivatives exchange?
banks
Q183. "Nomadic Elephant" is a joint 1) Post Graduate
2) It is the rate at which RBI military exercise between India 2) Graduate
allows small loans in market and ______ 3) 12th
3) It is the rate at which bank 1) Sri Lanka 2) Mongolia 4) 10th
offers to most prestigious 3) France 4) Thailand 5) No Qualification required
customers 5) Singapore Q189. How much amount is required
4) It is the rate at which the Q184. Which of the following by an applicant in order to
bank borrow from RBI statement is not a part of MCLR? get registered as a Merchant
5) None Of These Banker?
1) Marginal cost of funds
Q178. What is reliable securities ? 2) Negative carry on account of 1) 10000 2) 25000
CRR 3) 50000 4) 100000
1) A shares which are
5) No limit
guaranteed by the government 3) Operating costs
4) Tenor premium Q190. What is the capital adequacy
2) A Shares are listed on the
5) Market Risk requirement of a Merchant
Stock Exchange
Banker?
3) Continuously high rate of Q185. The internal benchmark for
different maturities under 1) 10 Lakhs 2) 50 Lakhs
profit on share
MCLR doesn't include- 3) 1 Crore 4) 5 Crore
4) A Share whose government 5) 10 Crore
has decided to be listed 1) Overnight MCLR
2) One-month MCLR Q191. Under UJALA scheme GOI
5) None of these started a programe named
3) Three month MCLR
Q179. What is money ? 4) Six month MCLR DELP. DELP is stands for-
1) the currency that works as 5) Nine month MCLR 1) Developing effecient
currency Q186. Consider the following lighiting programe
2) A currency which contains statements regarding offshore 2) Domestic effecient lighting
universal acceptance banking and choose the programe
3) currency which is measuring incorrect statement: 3) Domestic effecient LED
the value and means of 1) It Provides favourable tax programe
payment structure. 4) Developing and effective
4) All of the above 2) Interest on this account is lighting programe
5) None of these usually taxable. 5) None of these
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Q192. Recently SEBI provided some 3) DCB Bak 4) SBI 1) Arbitration 2) Contango
guidlines to tighten which 5) YES Bank 3) Hedging 4) Basis
investment? Q195. What is the capital adequacy 5) Bellweather
1) Portfolio investment requirement for an individual/ Q198. _______ is a false signal
2) FDI in service sector Partnership firm for getting indicating that the rising trend
3) Participatory Notes registration as an investment of a stock or index has reversed
4) Foreign Institutional adviser? when in fact it has not.
Investments (FII) 1) `10000/- 2) `25000/- 1) Bear Trap 2) Bull Trap
5) All of the above 3) `50000/- 4) `100000/- 3) Chicken Trap 4) Wolf Trap
Q193. Select the right order of stages 5) No limit 5) Pig Trap
of money laundering Q196. A person who buys a company Q199. _______ is a security that is
1) Placement, Integration, in order to make profit by seen as a significant indicator
Layering peeling off its assets bit by bit, of the direction in which a
2) Layering, Placement, and then selling them is known markets price is moving.
Integration as- 1) Arbitration 2) Contango
3) Layering, Integration, 1) Asset Raiser 3) Hedging 4) Basis
Placement 2) Asset Margin 5) Bellweather
4) Placement, Layering, 3) Asset Accumulator Q200. Trading of securities outside
Integration 4) Asset Manager the stock exchanges is known
5) Integration, Placement, 5) Asset Stipper as-
Layering
Q197. Interest paid to the seller 1) Inhouse Trading
Q194. Which Bank launched first by the buyer for carrying 2) Close Trading
ATM which accepts AADHAR over a transaction from one 3) Dabba Trading
NUMBER settlement period to another is 4) Open Trading
1) Axis Bank 2) ICICI Bank known as- 5) Shutter Trading
ANSWER - GENERAL AWARENESS
Q-1.(5) Q-2.(3) Q-3.(1) Q-4.(4) Q-5.(2) Q-6.(5) Q-7.(3) Q-8.(1) Q-9.(4) Q-10.(2)
Q-11.(5) Q-12.(2) Q-13.(4) Q-14.(1) Q-15.(3) Q-16.(1) Q-17.(1) Q-18.(3) Q-19.(4) Q-20.(5)
Q-21.(1) Q-22.(2) Q-23.(2) Q-24.(4) Q-25.(5) Q-26.(1) Q-27.(2) Q-28.(3) Q-29.(4) Q-30.(4)
Q-31.(3) Q-32.(1) Q-33.(5) Q-34.(2) Q-35.(4) Q-36.(3) Q-37.(1) Q-38.(5) Q-39.(2) Q-40.(4)
Q-41.(1) Q-42.(2) Q-43.(3) Q-44.(4) Q-45.(5) Q-46.(1) Q-47.(2) Q-48.(3) Q-49.(4) Q-50.(5)
Q-51.(5) Q-52.(3) Q-53.(1) Q-54.(4) Q-55.(3) Q-56.(1) Q-57.(5) Q-58.(2) Q-59.(4) Q-60.(3)
Q-61.(1) Q-62.(2) Q-63.(3) Q-64.(4) Q-65.(5) Q-66.(1) Q-67.(2) Q-68.(3) Q-69.(4) Q-70.(5)
Q-71.(5) Q-72.(3) Q-73.(1) Q-74.(4) Q-75.(2) Q-76.(5) Q-77.(3) Q-78.(1) Q-79.(4) Q-80.(2)
Q-81.(1) Q-82.(2) Q-83.(3) Q-84.(4) Q-85.(5) Q-86.(1) Q-87.(2) Q-88.(3) Q-89.(4) Q-90.(5)
Q-91.(5) Q-92.(3) Q-93.(1) Q-94.(4) Q-95.(2) Q-96.(5) Q-97.(3) Q-98.(2) Q-99.(1) Q-100.(4)
Q-101.(1) Q-102.(2) Q-103.(3) Q-104.(4) Q-105.(1) Q-106.(2) Q-107.(3) Q-108.(4) Q-109.(3) Q-110.(4)
Q-111.(4) Q-112.(2) Q-113.(5) Q-114.(3) Q-115.(5) Q-116.(4) Q-117.(2) Q-118.(5) Q-119.(3) Q-120.(1)
Q-121.(1) Q-122.(3) Q-123.(5) Q-124.(2) Q-125.(4) Q-126.(1) Q-127.(3) Q-128.(5) Q-129.(2) Q-130.(4)
Q-131.(2) Q-132.(3) Q-133.(3) Q-134.(4) Q-135.(1) Q-136.(2) Q-137.(5) Q-138.(4) Q-139.(1) Q-140.(3)
Q-141.(3) Q-142.(1) Q-143.(5) Q-144.(4) Q-145.(4) Q-146.(5) Q-147.(5) Q-148.(4) Q-149.(2) Q-150.(2)
Q-151.(2) Q-152.(4) Q-153.(1) Q-154.(3) Q-155.(5) Q-156.(1) Q-157.(1) Q-158.(3) Q-159.(4) Q-160.(5)
Q-161.(5) Q-162.(3) Q-163.(1) Q-164.(4) Q-165.(5) Q-166.(2) Q-167.(3) Q-168.(3) Q-169.(4) Q-170.(1)
Q-171.(3) Q-172.(1) Q-173.(3) Q-174.(1) Q-175.(1) Q-176.(4) Q-177.(4) Q-178.(3) Q-179.(4) Q-180.(5)
Q-181.(4) Q-182.(2) Q-183.(2) Q-184.(5) Q-185.(5) Q-186.(2) Q-187.(5) Q-188.(3) Q-189.(3) Q-190.(4)
Q-191.(2) Q-192.(3) Q-193.(4) Q-194.(3) Q-195.(4) Q-196.(5) Q-197.(2) Q-198.(1) Q-199.(5) Q-200.(3)
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Directions : In questions; no. 1 to 4, select the related
word I letters/number from the given alternatives.
Q1. Cricket: Pitch :: ? : ?
(A) Boxing : Ring (B) Ship : Dock
(C) Boat: Harbour (D) Wrestling : Track
Q2. Nose : Face :: Finger: _?_
(A) Arm (B) Hand (C) Palm (D) Body
Q3. 9 : 8 :: 16 : ?
(A) 14 (B) 27 (C) 18 (D) 17
Q4. STAR: TSRA:: ROSE : ?
(A) ESOR (B) SORE (C) ORSB (D) ORES
Directions : In questions no 5 to 7, find the odd word/
liters/number from the given alternatives.
Q5. (A) MLNO (B) ACDE (C) HJKL (D) PRST
Q6. (A) 19 (B) 18 (C)15 (D) 17
Q7. (A) Paper (B) Marker
(C) Highlighter (D) Pen
Q8. Which one of the given responses would be a
meaningful order of the following ?
1. Key 2. Door 3. Lock 4. Room
(A) 1,3. 2, 4 (B) 1,2, 4. 3
(C) 4. 2, 1,3 (D) 1,2, 3.4
Directions : In questions no. 9 and 10, a series is given
with one term missing. Out of the four alternatives,
choose the alternative that will complete the series.
Q9. BDF, CF1, DHL,
(A) EMI (B) CJM (C) E1M (D) EJO
Q10. 6, 12, 20, 30, 42 ?
(A) 56 (B) 50 (C) 63 (D) 52
Q11. If MOHAN is coded as KMFYL, then COUNT will
be coded as
(A) SAMLR (B) MASRL
(C) AMSLR (D) MSLAR
Q12. From the given alternatives select the word which
cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:
ORIENTAL
(A) RIOT (B) RENT
(C) TALENT (D) LATIN
Q13. The present ages of Vikas and Sujit are in the ratio of
5:4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their
age will become 11: 9 respectively. What is Sujits
present age in years?
(A) 18 (B) 27 (C) 6 (D) 24
Q14. Find the missing number from the given responses
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8 7 9
4 5 6
9 6 ?
288 210 162
(A) 7 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 8
Q15. If + means x, - means +, x means and
means - then 12 x 2 + 6 75=?
(A) 40 (B) 37 (C) 38 (D) 39
Q16. Some equations are solved on the basis of a certain
system. Find out the correct answer for the unsolved
equation on that basis.
9+8=63, 7+5=28, 5+6=25, 11+7=?
(A) 66 (B) 121 (C) 77 (D) 70
Q17. A man walks from a point towards south. He turns
right at right angle, then again turns right at right angle
In what direction is he walking now ?
(A) South (B) East (C) West (D) North
Q18. Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions,
I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true,
even if they seem to be at variance from commonly
known facts. You are to decide which of the given
conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given
statement. Indicate your answer.
Statements:
All men are aggressive. All children are aggressive.
Conclusion:
I. Men are children. II. Children are men.
(A) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(B) Only conclusion I follows
(C) Only contusion II follows
(D) Both conclusion 1 and conclusion II follow
Q19. From the given answer figures, select the area in
which the question figures are hidden/embeded.
Question Figures :
Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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Q20. Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the
question figure ?
Question Figure :
Answer Figures :
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Q21. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in
the question figures. From the given answer figures,
indicate how it will appear when opened.
Question Figures:
Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Q22. How many rectangles are there in the given figure ?
(A) 9 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 6
Q23. Which of the following diagrams correctly represents
the relationship amongst
Tiger, Elephant, Animal?
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Q24. If a mirror is placed on the line MN. then which of
the answer figures is the correct image of the question
figure ?
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Question Figure:
Answer Figure:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Q25. A word is represented by only one set of numbers
as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of
numbers given in the alternatives are represented
by two classes of alphabets as in the two matrics
given below. The columns and rows of Matrix 1
are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are
numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can
be represented first by its row and next by its column,
eg. E can be represented by 04, 21, etc., and P can
be represented by 56, 79, etc. Similarly, you have to
identify the set for the word MAXI.
Matrix I Matrix II
(A) 86, 66, 56, 67 (B) 67, 65, 44, 75
(C) 76, 56, 34, 57 (D) 68, 00, 65, 76
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Q19. A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of
her mother. How is the man related to the woman ?
(A) Cousin (B) Nephew
(C) Son (D) Uncle
Q20. Select the number which dees not belong to the given
series:
3, 9, 18, 30, 44, 63, 84
(A) 18 (B) 30 (C) 03 (D) 44
Q21. In a line of boys, Shyams position from the left is
17th and from the right is 19th. How many boys arc
there in the line ?
(A) 37 (B) 36 (C) 35 (D) 34
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Q22. Arrange the following words as in the dictionary and
choose the third in order :
Scope, Sceptilc, Septic, Scapegoat, Scrap-book
(A) Scope (B) Septic
(C) Scrap-book (D) Scapegoat
Q23. Five men A, B, C, D and E read a newspaper. The one
who reads first gives it to C. The one who read last
had taken it from A, E was neither the first nor the last
to road. There were two renders between B and A. B
passed the newspaper to whom ?
PART B : NUMERICAL APTITUDE
Q26. A trader marks the sale price 25% more of cost price
and gives a 10% discount at the time of selling. The
gain percent is-
1 1 1 by white balls. Determine the number of white balls
(A) 11 % (B) 12% (C) 12 % (D) 12 %
2 2 3
Q27. Peter bought an item at 20% discount on its original
price. He sold it with 40% increase on the price he
bought it. The new selling price is greater than the
original price (in percent) by
(A) 7.5 (B) 12 (C) 10 (D) 8
Q28. The speeds of three cars are in the ratio of 1:3:5. The
ratio among the time taken by these cars to travel the
same distance is
(A) 15:5:3 (C) 5:3:1 (B) 3:5:15 (D) 15:3:6
Q29. `1,980 is divided among A, B and C so that half of
As part, one-third of Bs part and one-sixth of Cs
part are equal. Then Bs part is
(A) `1,080 (B) `360 (C) `540 (D) `660
Q30. What was the rate of discount if a computer with
marked price `30,000 was sold for `28,000?
2 1
(A) 6 % (B) 15% (C) 20% (D) 7 %
3 2
Q31. 3 men and 5 women can do a work in 14 days while
6 men can do it in 14 days. 4 men and 5 women can
complete the work in
(A) 10 days (B) 12 days (C) 13 days (D) 11 days
Q32. Three small lead spheres of radii 3 cm, 4 cm and 5
cm respectively, are melted into a single sphere. The
diameter of the new sphere is
(A) 8 cm (B) 12 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 7 cm
Q33. The height of a right circular cylinder is three
times the radius of the base. If the height was four
times the radius, the volume would he 1078 cc
more than it was previously. Find the radius of the
base.
(A) 7.5 cm (B) 7 cm (C) 6 cm (D) 5 cm
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(A) E (B) A (C) C (D) D
Q24. If Wednesday was the first day of January, 2014. What
was the last day of that year?
(A) Monday (B) Thursday
(C) Tuesday (D) Wednesday
Q25. C is younger than D. A is older than B but younger
than C. If D is younger than E but older than A, then
who is at the third position in order of increasing age?
(A) B (B) E (C) D (D) C
Q34. There are 222 red balls in a basket. A boy takes out 6
red balls from it and replaces them by 12 white balls.
He continues to do so till all the red balls are replaced
put in the basket.
(A) 333 (B) 222 (C) 444 (D) 111
Q35. The least number to bo subtracted from 16800 to
make it a perfect square is
(A) 159 (B) 249 (C) 169 (D) 219
Q36. A can do a piece of work in 30 days while B can do it
in 40 days. In how many days can A and B working
together do it ?
1
(A) 17 days (B) 70 days
7
3 1
(C) 42 days (D) 22 days
4 7
Q37. The monthly salary of Mr. Sachdav gets increased by
5%, thereby his salary becomes `15,120 per annum.
His earlier monthly salary (before the increase) was
(A) ` 1,240 (B) ` 1,440
(C) ` 1,320 (D) ` 1,200
Q38. Two trains of equal length are running on parallel
lines in the same direction at 46 km/hour and 36 km/
hour. The faster train passes the slower train in 36
seconds. The length of each train is
(A) 82 m (B) 50 m (C) 72 m (D) 80 m
Q39. A man walking at 3 km/hour crosses a square field
diagonally in 2 minutes. Tho area of the field (in
square metres) is
(A) 6000 (B) 2600 (C) 3000 (D) 5000
Q40. A shopkeeper sold one-third of his goods at a loss of
15%. To get a profit of 10% on the whole transaction,
he should sell the remaining articles at a profit of
1 2
(A) 16% (B) 26% (C) 22 % (D) 16 %
2 3
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Q41. An examinee has to secure 40% marks to pass in (A) 5 years (B) 2 years (C) 3 years (D) 4 years
examination. He secures 180 marks and fails by an Directions : The following histogram shows the relationship
equal number of marks. The total number of marks in between the marks obtained by the students and the number
the examination is of students in an examination. Study the histogram and
(A) 1050 (B) 800 (C) 900 (D) 1000 answer the questions no. 49 and 50.
Q42. Rahul buys a book for `400 and sells it for `500. The
difference between his profit as a percentage of the
buying price and then as a percentage of the selling
price is
(A) 0% (B) 20% (C) 25% (D) 5%
Q43. A, B and C invested `13,000, `17,000 and `5,000
respectively in a business. At the end of the year, they
earn a profit of `1,400. Bs share of profit is
(A) ` 630 (B) ` 720 (C) ` 680 (D) ` 410
Q44. ` 600 is divided among A, B and C. ` 40 more than
2 2
th of Aa share, ` 20 more than th of Bs share
5 7
9
and ` 10 more than th of Cs share are all equal.
17
0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100
Then As share is MARKS OBTAINED
(A) ` 280 (B) ` 140 (C) ` 150 (D) ` 170
Q45. The average of prime numbers between l and 20 is Q49. The ratio of the number of students who obtained 60
1 or more marks to that, of students who obtained less
(A) 10 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 9 5 than 60 marks is-
8 8
(A) 14 : 17 (B) 16:15 (C) 15: 16 (D) 15: 19
Q46. A certain factory employed 600 men and 400 women Q50. The percentage of students who obtained 40 marks
and the average wage was ` 2.55 per day. If a woman or less is
got 50 paise less than a man, the daily wages of a man
(A) more than 24 (B) 15
and a woman were
(C) 25 (D) less than 25, but not 15
(A) Man ` 250, Woman ` 200
FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED/CEREBRAL
(B) Man ` 3.25, Woman ` 2.75
PALSY CANDIDATES ONLY
(C) Man ` 2.75, Woman ` 2.25
1 1
(D) Man ` 5.30, Woman ` 2.50 Q49. If the ratio of n + and n be 5 : 4, then
n n
Q47. B borrows ` 5,000 from A at 6% p.a. simple interest
and lends it to C at compound interest of 10% p.a. If the value of n is
B collects the money back from C after 2 years and (A) + 5 (B) + 2 (C) + 3 (D) + 4
repays A, the profit made by B in the transaction is -
Q50. The greatest length of the scale that can measure
(A) ` 450 (B) ` 500 (C) ` 1050 (D) ` 500 exactly 30 cm, 90 cm. 1 m 20 cm and 1 m 35 cm
Q48. The least number of years in which a sum of money lengths is
on 19% p.a. compound interest will be more than (A) 30 cm (B) 5 cm (C) 10 cm (D) 15 cm
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PART C : GENERAL ENGLISH

Directions : In questions no. 51 to 60, a part of the sentence indicate it by blackening the corresponding circle in the
may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence Answer Sheet.
has an error and blacken the circle ( ) corresponding to Q61. Every student had to abide ________ the rules and
the appropriate letter (A, B, C) If a sentence is free from regulations of the hostel.
error, blacken the circle corresponding to No error in
(A) against (B) with (C) in (D) by
the Answer Sheet
Q62. Country is ________ Birmingham.
Q51. The large balloons / I bought for Christmas /
(A) beside (B) near (C) nearby (D) next
(A) (B)
Q63. To err is ________ to forgive divine.
is very nice / No error.
(A) kindness (B) humane (C) human (D) natural
(C) (D)
Q64. The village is ________Sheffield in England. Its
Q52. Every member of the committee / have been present /
only six miles away.
(A) (B)
(A) before (B) along (C) by (D) near
at all the meetings. / No error
Q65. Karan sat at the table ________ a newspaper.
(C) (D)
(A) looking (B) reading (C) writing (D) fidgeting
Q53. I will try to / tell to you / what you must do. / No error.
Q66. Two ________ were sent to garrison the town.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) troops (B) regiments (C) armies (D) regimes
Q54. I did not see / Meenu / since Monday. / No error
Q67. The Ambassador was better ________ than the other
(A) (B) (C) (D)
delegates.
Q55. While I was driving home, / I heard some shocking
(A) bred (B) prepared
(A) (B)
(C) thoughtful (D) presentable
news /at the radio. / No error,
Q68. He aimed the blow ________ my left eye.
(C) (D)
(A) from (B) to (C) in (D) at
Q56. The old man / is too weak / to walk. / No error.
Q69. The river abounds ________ fish and crocodiles.
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) at (B) on (C) with (D) of
Q57. Everyone of us has to be / very vigilant to safeguard /
Q70. The auditor was asked to ________ the accounts.
(A) (B)
(A) spot (B) cheque (C) count (D) check
our hardly won liberty. / No error.
Directions : In questions no. 71 to 73, out of the fair
(C) (D) alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the
Q58. Yesterday, I met a man / who was blind / meaning of the given word.
(A) (B) Q71. Recollect
with the right eye. /No error. (A) Unite (B) Assemble
(C) (D) (C) Return (D) Remember
Q59. The two first chapters of this book / are very interesting, / Q72. Grave
(A) (B) (A) Serious (B) Sad (C) Dead (D) Still
the remaining ones are boring. / No error Q73. Advance
(C) (D) (A) Change (B) Move forward
Q60. The manager is having his problems / but we have / (C) Bend (D) Give
(A) (B) Directions : In questions no. 74 to 76, out of the four
ours as well. / No error. alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the
meaning opposite to the given word.
(C) (D)
Q74. Flippant
Directions : In questions no. 61 to 70, sentences are given
with blanks to be filled in with appropriate words. Four (A) Urgent (B) Busy (C) Earnest (D) Warm
alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose Q75. Cautious
the most appropriate alternative out of the four and (A) Careful (B) Exude (C) During (D) Inviting
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Q76. Lethal
(A) Just (B) Good (C) Secure (D) Harmless
Directions : In questions no. 77 to 79, four alternatives
are given for the Idiom/Phrase underlined in the
sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses
the meaning of the Idiom / Phrase.
Q77. Our manager is feared by everyone for he is as hard
as nails.
(A) fearsome (B) strict
(C) powerful (D) unrelenting
Q78. He struck several bad patches before he made good.
(A) had many professional difficulties
(B) came across bad weather
(C) eliminated many difficulties
(D) went through many illnesses
Q79. We talked over the matter for an hour but without any
result.
(A) discussed (B) surveyed
(C) assessed (D) fought about
Directions : In questions no. 80 to 84. a sentence or a pan
of the sentence, is underlined. Below are given alternative
to the underlined part uhich may impose the sentence.
Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement
is required, blacken the circle ( ) corresponding to No
improvement in the Answer Sheet
Q80. My interest in Physics has decreased.
(A) has shortened (B) has diminished
(C) has been deceased (D) No improvement
Q81. There was a few drop of rain.
(A) were a few drops (B) was a few drops
(C) were a few drop (D) No improvement.
Q82. The economic environment is of late conducive for
major political changes.
(A) conducive to (B) conducive with
(C) conducive about (D) No improvement
Q83. I can always count on him in times of difficulty.
(A) count on he (B) count at him
(D) count him on (D) No improvement
Q84. The hill is too high for climbing,
(A) for going up (B) for climbing up
(C) to climb (D) No improvement
Directions : In questions no, 85 to 89, out of the
four alternatives, choose the one which can most
appropriately substitute the given word(s) or sentence.
Q85. That which is unlawful
(A) Bail (B) Illicit (C) Legal (D) Court
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Q86. Made or done without previous preparation
(A) Urgent (B) Prompt
(C) Immediate (D) Impromptu
Q87. A house where children with no parents are taken
care of
(A) Nursery (B) Orphanage
(C) Creche (D) Hospital
Q88. An uneducated person
(A) Instructor (B) Illiterate
(C) Joker (D) Clown
Q89. A person learning a trade under someone
(A) Clerk (B) Apprentice
(C) Assistant (D) Secretary
Directions : In questions no. 90 to 95. four words are
given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find
the correctly spelt word.
Q90. (A) Marrage (B) Marriage
(C) Mariage (D) Marryiage
Q91. (A) University (B) Univarsity
(C) Universitee (D) Univirsity
Q92. (A) Suppos (B) Supose
(C) Suposse (D) Suppose
Q93. (A) Peasimmism (B) Pessimisism
(C) Posimisism (D) Pessimism
Q94. (A) Guaranty (B) Guarenty
(C) Gauranty (D) Guarantee
Q95. (A) Innumereble (B) Innumerable
(C) Inumerable (D) Inmunarable
Directions : In questions no. 96 to 100, read the following
passage carefully and choose the most appropriate
answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Radium is a white powder that looks like table-
salt. A pound of it is worth a thousand pounds of gold.
Radium is very costly because it is so scarce. A mere pinch
of it is worth a small fortune. There are only a few spoonfuls
in all the world. But radium is so powerful that too much of
it would be dangerous. If a pound or two could be gathered
at one spot it would kill people who came near. Through
radium, scientists hope to learn how to change one element
into another. It would be interesting and profitable to change
other metals into gold. But it would be Worth more to man
to learn how to get all the power from the atoms to do mans
work.
96. The antonym of scarce is
(A) wealth (B) rare
(C) insufficient (D) abundant
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(A) it is so scarce.
(B) it would tell us how to get power from radium.
(C) it would help us to turn other metals into gold.
(D) it would kill millions due to its radioactivity.
Q98. Why is radium very costly ?
(A) It helps man do his work.
(B) It is very useful.
PART D : GENERAL AWARENESS
Q101. What was Kuomintang ?
(A) A terrorist organisation in China
(B) A nationalist party in China
(C) A nationalist party in Japan
(D) A fascist party in Japan
Q102. Where is Forest Research Institute of India located?
(A) Lucknow (B) Bhopal
(C) Dehradun (D) Delhi
Q103. How many languages are recognised in the 8th
Schedule of the Indian Constitution ?
(A) 20 (B) 14 (C) 22 (D) 16
Q104. Which of the following authorities is/are competent
to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental
Rights ?
(A) Supreme Court and High Courts
(B) Parliament
(C) President
(D) Supreme Court
Q105. Which of the following is used as a logo of the
World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature ?
(A) Lion (B) Deer (C) Panda (D) Camel
Q106. Which of the following contains Alberunis account
of India?
(A) Tarikh-i-Yamini (B) Kitab-ul-Hind
(C) Chachanama (D) Futuh-us-Sultan
Q107. Buddha gave his first sermon at the Deer Park in
(A) Sanchi (B) Lumbini (C) Magadha (D) Sarnath
Q108. Mohen-jo daro in Sindhi means
(A) The land of Shiva
(B) The mound of the dead
(C) The city of evil spirits
(D) The fowl of Pashupathi
Q109. What was Hampi known for ?
(A) It had the translation of the Indian epics to Persian
(B) It was the capital of Vijayanagara
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(C) It is powerful and dangerous
(D) It is found in small quantities.
Q99. What is the main subject of discussion in the passage
?
(A) Salt (B) Gold (C) Silver (D) Radium
Q100. The word fortune here means
(A) power (B) inheritance
(C) wealth (D) freedom
(C) It was the capital of Golconda
(D) It had the largest stable in medieval India
Q110. The price of a commodity is the same as
(A) Average cost (B) Total revenue
(C) Average revenue (D) Total cost
Q111. Which one of the following is not a feature of
monopoly ?
(A) Barriers to entry of new firms
(B) By Price discrimination
(C) Single seller of the product
(D) Heavy selling costs
Q112. The supply of labour in the market depends on
(A) the number of person hours put in by each person
(B) the size of population
(C) the proportion of the population in the labour force
(D) All the above
Q113. The term Fraternity in the Preamble of the Indian
Constitution means a sense of
(A) love and affection (B) brotherhood
(C) friendliness (D) statehood
Q114. Who presides over the sitting of the House of People ?
(A) The Speaker
(B) The President
(C) The Vice President
(D) The Chief Justice of India
Q115. An economy in which there are no flow of labour,
goods or money to and from other nations is a/an.
(A) closed economy (B) open economy
(C) slow economy (D) mixed economy
Q116. Elasticity of demand is the degree of responsiveness
of demand of a commodity to a
(A) change in consumers tastes
(B) change in its price
(C) change in consumers wealth
(D) change in the price of substitutes
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Q117. Insectivorous plants trap insects for
(A) Vitamins (B) Carbohydrates
(C) Nitrogen (D) Fats
Q118. Riboflavin is a/an
(A) Fatty acid (B) Enzyme
(C) Vitamin (D) Harmone
Q119. Locomotory organ of a starfish is
(A) Muscular foot (B) Flipper
(C) Tube feet (D) Paddle
Q120. The latex of which plant is used commercially?
(A) Rubber plant (B) Banyan tree
(C) Papaya plant (D) Sisalkanta plant
Q121. The fuse in an electric circuit is connected in
(A) parallel to neutral (B) series with live
(C) series with neutral (D) parallel to live
Q122. Which one of the following is the indirect use of
forests ?
(A) Building material (B) Grazing
(C) Medicinal plants (D) Checking soil erosion
Q123. Which one of the following States produces the
largest amount of spices?
(A) Karnataka (B) Jammu & Kashmir
(C) Kerala (D) Assam
Q124. The percentage of Indias forested land out of total
land is
(A) less than 25% (B) 33%
(C) 30% (D) 25%
Q125. Ahmedabad is situated along the bank of
(A) Banas river (B) Luni river
(C) Sabarmati river (D) Narmada river
Q126. The only living tissue in plant, xylem is
(A) Xylem parenchyma (B) Tracheid
(C) Trachea (D) Xylem fibre
Q127. Direct access of file is also known as
(A) file access (B) sequential access
(C) random access (D) relative access
Q128. Which one of the following is a carbohydrate ?
(A) Glycine (B) Glucose
(C) Urea (D) Insulin
Q129. The source of oxygen in Atmosphere is due to
(A) Nitrogen fixation (B) Respiration
(C) Photosynthesis (D) Excretion
Q130. Vegetables are cooked in lesser time by adding a
pinch of salt while cooking because
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(A) latent heat of vaporization of water increases
(B) boiling point of water decreases
(C) boiling point of water increases
(D) latent heat of vaporization of water decreases
Q131. Hydraulic brakes in automobile work on
(A) Archimedosprinciple
(B) Bernoullis principle
(C) Poiseuilles principle
(D) Pascals principle
Q132. The basic process taking place in nuclear reactor is
(A) Fission (B) Fusion
(C) Radioactivity (D) None of the above
Q133. ________ required to boot a computer.
(A) Assembler (B) Compiler
(C) Loader (D) Operating system
Q134. ________ is the part of the Central Processing Unit
(CPU).
(A) Keyboard
(B) Printer
(C) Monitor
(D) Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Q135. Where is FIFA, 2018 scheduled to be held ?
(A) Argentina (B) Russia
(C) Portugal (D) Spain
Q136. Which one of the following has not been launched
during the tenure of the NDA Government at the
Centre ?
(A) Swachch Bharat Abhiyan
(B) Ujjwala Yojana
(C) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(D) MGNREGA Programme
Q137. Which one of the following organisations is a
financial institution ?
(A) SEBI (B) ICICI (C) KVIC (D) IFFCO
Q138. NITI Aayog is a
(A) NGO (B) Constitutional Body
(C) Statutory Body (D) Think Tank
Q139. Which one of the following manages the computer
resources ?
(A) Texts (B) Exit
(C) Boot (D) Programmes
Q140. Over the years, birth rate in India has ________ and
death rate has ________.
(A) fallen, risen (B) fallen, fallen
(C) risen, fallen (D) risen, risen
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Q141. Which ground is called the Mecca of Cricket?
(A) Green Park (B) Lords
(C) Eden Gardens (D) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Q142. Which of the following is the lowest atmospheric
layer ?
(A) Troposphere (B) Thermosphere
(C) Lithosphere (D) Stratosphere
Q143. Which of the following phenomena supposedly
associated with global warming?
(A) Ei Nino Modoki
(B) Southern Oscillation
(C) El Niito
(D) La Nifia
Q144. The Ranganatha Temple is situated at
(A) Chennai (B) Srirangam
(C) Kanchipuram (D) Tirupati
Q145. Who among the following is a famous Indian
painter ?
(A) M.F. Hussain (B) Ravi Shankar
(C) Balamuralikrishna (D) Yamini Krishnamurthy
Q146. Which action movie star was awarded on November,
2016 the honorary Academy (Oscar) Award for his
extraordinary achievements in the movies?
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(A) Ferdinand Marcos
(B) Jackie Chan
(C) Anil Kapoor
(D) Guy Ryder
Q147. Malathion is a/an
(A) preservation (B) pesticide
(C) insecticide (D) fumigant
Q148. The working of a dry cell is based on
(A) Combination reaction
(B) Electrolysis
(C) Decomposition reaction
(D) Spontaneous oxidation-reduction reaction
Q149. Biosphere refers to
(A) the portion of the earth, including the oceans
the land, the soil and the atmosphere inhabited by
living organisms
(B) the atmosphere surrounding the living organisms
(C) the area of the land inhabited by living organisms
(D) the part of ocean inhabited by plants and animals
150. Which of the following causes swine fiu ?
(A) Tapeworm (B) Virus
(C) Bacteria (D) Fungi
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Q.1 (A) 6x6+7-5=?
Q.2 (C) 36 + 7 - 5 = ?
Q.3 (B) 9 : 8 : : 16 : ? 38 = ?
32 : 23 : : 42 : 33 Q.16 (A)
33 = 27 Q.17 (D) North

Q.4 (D)

Q.5 (A)

Q.18 (A)

Q.6 (B) Except 18, other are odd numbers.

Q.7 (A) I. X
Q.8 (A) II. X
Neither I nor II
Q.19 (C)
Q.9 (D) Q.20 (B)
Q.21 (C)
Q.22 (A)
Q.23 (D)
Q.24 (A)
Q.10 (A)
Q.25 (C)
FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED / CEREBRAL
PALSY CANDIDATES ONLY
Q.19 (A)
Q.11 (C)

Q.20 (D)
Q.12 (C)
In original word having only one T
Q.13 (D)
Q.14 (B) 8 x 4 x 9 = 288 Q.21 (C) 17 + 19 = 35
7 x 5 x 6 = 210 Q.22 (A) Scapegoat Sceptilc Scope
9 x 6 x ? = 162 Scrap-book Septic
162
?=
54 Q.23 (C)
?=3
Q.15 (C) 12 x 2 + 6 - 7 5 = ? Q.24 (D)
12/2 x 6 + 7 - 5 = ? Q.25 (D)

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(25) (10)
Q26.(C) Gain % = 25 10 +
white balls put = 37 12 = 444
100
= 15 - 2.5 Q35(A) Nearest square number from 16800 = 16641
= 12.5 Required number = 16800 - 16641 = 159
40 (20) Q36(A)
Q27.(B) Required value (in percent) = 20 + 40 + 100
= 20 - 8 = 12
working together,
1 1
Q28.(A) Required ratio = 1 : : 1 day work = 7 units
3 5
= 15 : 5 :3 120
they will complete the whole work in
1 1 1 1 7
Q29.(C) A = B = C
2 3 6 i.e. 17 7 days

A:B:C=2:3:6
15120 100
3 1980 Q37(D) His earlier monthly salary was =
B's part = = 540 12 105
11
= Rs. 1200
(30000 28000 )
100% Q38(B) According to question,
Q30.(A) Rate of Discount = 30000
L+L
= 36
5
2000 10
100 % 18
= 30000
2L 18
= 36
50
2
6 % L = 50
= 3
5 5
Q31.(B) 3M = 5W Q39(D) Speed in (m/s) = 3 =
18 6
(As in both the cases they take same no. of days)
4M + 5W = 4M + 3M = 7M 5
M D Distance covered in 2 minutes = 120 = 100 m
6
6 14 Now, Diagonal = 100
7 ? Diagonal 2
Area =
6 14 2
?= =12 days
7
Q32.(B) R3 = 33 + 43 + 53 100 100
Required area = = 5000

R3 = 27 + 64 + 125 2
R3 = 216
1 2
R = 6, D = 62=12 Q40(C) (15) + x = 1 10
3 3
Q33.(B) (4r3 - 3r3) = 1078
1078 7 2x - 15 = 30
r3 =
22 1
2x = 45 x = 22 %
2
r3 = 343, r = 7
Q34(C) Number of attempts when all red balls are replaced= Q41(C) 40% of total marks = 180 + 180
222 = 37 360 100
total marks = = 900
6 40
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1 + 10
2 5000 6 2
Q42(D) Profit as a percentage of the buying price Q47(A) Profit = 5000 5000
100 100
(500 400 )
= 100 %
400 121
= 5000 5000 600
= 25 % 100

Profit as a percentage of the buying price
= (6050 - 5000) - 600
(500 400 )
= 100 % = 1050 - 600 = 450
500
n
19
= 20% Q48(D) P1 + > 2P
100
Required difference = 25% - 20% = 5%
Q43(C) Ratio between equivalent capitals of A, B and C 19
n

= 13 : 17 : 5 1 + >2
100
17
B's share of profit = 1400 = 680 n
35 119
>2
100
Q44(C) According to question,
2A 2B 9C 119 119 119 119
+ 40 = + 20 = + 10 = k (let ) Now , >2
5 7 17 100 100 100 100
5(k 40) 7(k 20) 17 (k 10)
A= ,B = ,C = So, n = 4 years
2 2 9
Q49(B) Required ratio = ( 13+19) : (15+10+5)
5(k 40) 7(k 20) 17 (k 10)
Now , + + = 600 = 32 : 30 = 16 : 15
2 2 9
45k - 1800 + 63k - 1260 + 34k - 340 = 600 18
15
142k = 10800 + 3400 Q50(A) Required% = 100
62
k = 100
5(100 40) 300 = 24.19
A's share = = = 150
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PALSY CANDIDATES ONLY
2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11 + 13 + 17 + 19
Q45(D) Required average=
8 1
n+
n 5
77 5 Q49(C) =
= =9 1 4
n
8 8 n
600 x + 400 ( x 0.50)
Q46(C) 2.55 = n2 +1 5
1000 =
2
n 1 4

2550 = 600x + 400x - 200
4n2 + 4 = 5n2 - 5
2750 = 1000x
n2 = 9 == n = +3
x = 2.75
Q50(D) Greatest Length = H.C.F. of 30 cm, 90 cm, 1m 20 cm
Daily wages of a man = 2.75 and 1 m 35 cm.
Daily wages of a woman = 2.75 - 0.50 = 2.25 = H.C.F of 30 cm, 90 cm, 120 cm, 135 cm
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Q.51(C) are should be used in place of is because its
subject the large balloons is plural
Q.52(B) has should be used in place of have because its
subject every member is singular
Q.53(B) to should be removed
Q.54(A) Use had not seen in place of did not see
Q.55(C) on the radio should be used in place of at the
radio
Q.56(D)
Q.57(C) Use hard in place of hardly
Q.58(C) Use in in place of with
Q.59(A) The first two should be used in place of two first
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Q.101(B) Q.102(C) Q.103(C) Q.104(A) Q.105(C)
Q.106(B) Q.107(D) Q.108(B) Q.109(B) Q.110(C)
Q.111(D) Q.112(C) Q.113(B) Q.114(A) Q.115(A)
Q.116(B) Q.117(C) Q.118(C) Q.119(C) Q.120(A)
Q.121(B) Q.122(D) Q.123(C) Q.124(A) Q.125(C)
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Q.60(A) Use has in place of is having
Q.61(D) Q.62(C) Q.63(D) Q.64(D)
Q.65(B) Q.66(A) Q.67(B) Q.68(D)
Q.69(C) Q.70(D) Q.71(D) Q.72(C)
Q.73(B) Q.74(C) Q.75(B) Q.76(D)
Q.77(D) Q.78(A) Q.79(A) Q.80(B)
Q.81(A) Q.82(A) Q.83(D) Q.84(C)
Q.85(B) Q.86(D) Q.87(B) Q.88(B)
Q.89(B) Q.90(B) Q.91(A) Q.92(D)
Q.93(D) Q.94(D) Q.95(B) Q.96(D)
Q.97(D) Q.98(D) Q.99(D) Q.100(A)
Q.126(A) Q.127(B) Q.128(B) Q.129(C) Q.130(C)
Q.131(D) Q.132(A) Q.133(D) Q.134(D) Q.135(B)
Q.136(D) Q.137(B) Q.138(C) Q.139(D) Q.140(B)
Q.141(B) Q.142(A) Q.143(B) Q.144(B) Q.145(A)
Q.146(B) Q.147(B) Q.148(D) Q.149(A) Q.150(B)
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Q.1-4 Select the related word/letters/number from the
given alternatives.
Q.1 Rabi Crop : Oat : : Kharif Crop : ?
1) Mustard 2) Wheat 3) Barley 4) Paddy
Q.2 CM : P : : PM : ?
1) F 2) E 3) D 4) C
Q.3 JN : TB : : PB : ?
1) TD 2) FD 3) RS 4) TV
Q.4 7 : 56 : : 9 : ?
1) 65 2) 90 3) 81 4) 70
Q.5-8 Find out the odd word/letters/number/number pair
from the given alternatives.
Q.5 1) Banyan 2) Pine 3) Spruce 4) Fir
Q.6 1) MG 2) QK 3) VN 4) UO
Q.7 1) 4267 2) 2598 3) 2739 4) 5496
Q.8 1) 8912 2) 3469 3) 5555 4) 6734
Q.9 A series is given with one term missing. Choose
the correct alternative from the given ones that will
complete the series.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, ?
1) Exosphere 2) Thermosphere
3) Tropopause 4) Ozone Layer
Q.10 A series is given with one term missing. Choose
the correct alternative from the given ones that will
complete the series.
AZ, BY, CX, ?
1) WD 2) DW 3) DE 4) DX
Q.11 A series is given with one term missing. Choose
the correct alternative from the given ones that will
complete the series.
DM, EN, FO, ?
1) FG 2) HI 3) GP 4) HP
Q.12 A series is given with one term missing. Choose
the correct alternative from the given ones that will
complete the series.
79, 159, 199, 219, ?
1) 229 2) 234 3) 239 4) 222
Q.13 In the following question, two statements are given
each followed by two conclusions I and II. You have
to consider the statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.
You have to decide which of the given conclusions,
if any, follows from the given statements.
Statements:
(I) Some polynomials are linear equations.
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(II) Some linear equations are quadratic.
Conclusion:
(I) Polynomials are quadratic.
(II) Linear equations are quadratic.
1) Conclusion I follows
2) Conclusion II follows
3) Neither I nor II follows
4) Both I and II follows
Q.14 The age of A is three times the age of B. What is the
ratio of the age of B to the age of A?
1) 1:3 2) 1:4 3) 1:2 4) 3:1
Q.15 Arrange the given words in the sequence in which
they occur in the dictionary.
i. Attribute ii. Attenuation
iii. Attain iv. Attention
1) iii, iv, ii, i 2) iv, i, iii, ii
3) i, iii, ii, iv 4) i, ii, iii, iv
Q.16 In a certain code language, FAILURE is written
as FRULIAG. How is SUCCESS written in
that code language?
1) TSECCUT 2) SSECCUS
3) TSECCUS 4) TSECCUU
Q.17 In the following question, select the missing number
from the given series.
1) 31 2) 36 3) 280 4) 161
Q.18 If A denotes added to, B denotes divided
by, C denotes multiplied by and D denotes
subtracted from, then 154 B 11 C 6 A 6 D 27= ?
1) 60 2) 63 3) 33 4) 64
Q.19 Which set of letters when sequentially placed at the
gaps in the given letter series shall complete it?
s_r_t_s_r
1) trts 2) rtst 3) trst 4) tsss
Q.20 In a compass, west direction is shown as south. As
per the compass, which direction should a man go
to, if he wishes to move towards the east?
1) North 2) South 3) East 4) West
Q.21 A word is represented by only one set of numbers
as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of
numbers given in the alternatives are represented
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by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given
two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I 1) 2)
are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are

numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices
can be represented by 22, 33 etc. and M can be
represented by 88, 68 etc. Similarly, you have to 3) 4)
identify the set for the word GAIN.
Matrix-I Matrix-II Q.24 Identify the diagram that best represents the
relationship among the given classes.
Father, Child, Male

1) 2)

3) 4)
1) 21, 00, 89, 44 2) 77, 22, 66, 43
3) 87, 33, 23, 12 4) 97, 11, 88, 01 Q.25 A piece of paper is folded and punched as shown
below in the question figures. From the given
Q.22 Akhil is the maternal uncle of Rashmi. Rashmi is answer figures, indicate how it will appear when
the daughter of Ramesh. How is Ramesh related to opened.
Akhil?
1) Brother-in-law 2) Brother
3) Father 4) Cousin

Q.23 If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of
the answer figures is the right image of the given
figure? 1) 2)


3) 4)

GENERAL AWARENESS
Q.26 Which of the following is also known as the brain of 1) Neutron 2) Electron
the computer? 3) Isoprone 4) Alpha particle
1) CPU 2) ALU Q.32 Using which of the following processes can one
3) Motherboard 4) Keyboard separate a solute from its solution?
Q.27 Soda water was invented by 1) Sedimentation 2) Evaporation
1) Tivadar Puskas 2) Joseph Priestley 3) Filtration 4) Condensation
3) Petrache Poenaru 4) James Leonard Plimpton Q.33 Jantar Mantar is in
Q.28 The outermost layer of skin is 1) Delhi 2) Assam
1) Epidermis 2) Dermis 3) Bihar 4) Gujarat
3) Tissues 4) Hypodermis Q.34 Salzburg Festival is held in which country?
Q.29 Which of the following plants have root nodules? 1) Italy 2) Austria 3) Australia 4) Spain
1) Leguminous plants 2) Parasitic plants Q.35 If price of an article decreases from Rs. 25 to Rs. 20,
3) Epiphytic Plants 4) Aquatic Plants quantity demanded increases from Q1 units to 1500
units. If point elasticity of demand is 1.25, find Q1?
Q.30 Earthworms belongs to the phylum
1) 900 units 2) 1200 units
1) Protozoa 2) Cnidaria 3) Annelida 4) Mollusca
3) 1800 units 4) 2000 units
Q.31 The mass of proton and mass of ________ is same.
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Q.36 Birth rate in a country is defined as
1) Number of births per 100 in 1 year
2) Number of births per 1000 in 1 year
3) Number of births per km of area in 1 year
4) Number of births per 100 km of area in 1 year
Q.37 Where is "The Geysers", the world's largest
geothermal field, containing a complex of 22
geothermal power plants, located?
1) Rio 2) New Orleans
3) Moscow 4) San Francisco
Q.38 Bauxite is an ore/mineral of
1) Aluminium 2) Beryllium
3) Lead 4) Tin
Q.39 The real name of Dilip Kumar is _____.
1) Yusuf Khan 2) Dilip Kumar
3) Mohammad Kaif 4) Ravi Bajaj
Q.40 The Gobi Desert is one of the largest deserts on
Earth. A part of it lies in which of the following
countries?
1) Australia 2) Saudi Arabia
3) Mongolia 4) Madagascar
Q.41 Which is the largest continent in the world?
1) Africa 2) North America
3) South America 4) Asia
Q.42 Aurangzeb put his father ___________ under house
arrest in Agra Fort.
1) Humayun 2) Shah Jahan
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
Q.51 Mehdi can complete a work in 25 hours. If he is
joined by Jahnavi who is 50% more efficient, in
what time will they together finish the work?
1) 12 hours 2) 10 hours 3) 3 hours 4) 9 hours
Q.52 If x + 3 4x + 4 and 3(4 - x) - 4 2x - 2, then x can
take which of the following values?
1) 1 2) 3 3) -1 4) -3
Q.53 In DEF, G and H are the points on side DE and DF
respectively. GH is parallel to EF. If G divides DE in
the ratio 3:2 and HF is 8 cm, then the length of DF is
1) 12 cm 2) 20 cm 3) 14 cm 4) 16 cm
Q.54 Common factor of 12a4b6, 18a6c2, 36a2b2 is
1) 36a2 2) 108b2 3) 6a2b2 4) 6a2
Q.55 The total surface area of a hemisphere is 462 sq cm,
what is its curved surface area? (Take = 22/7)
1) 616 sq cms 2) 154 sq cms
3) 308 sq cms 4) 462 sq cms
Q.56 The average revenue of 11 consecutive years of a
company is Rs 69 lakhs. If the average revenue of
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3) Akbar 4) Bahadur Shah
Q.43 The English defeated the ______ in the battle of
Wandiwash.
1) German 2) French
3) Indians 4) Americans
Q.44 Pulitzer prize is given in the field of ______.
1) Journalism 2) Sports
3) Medicine 4) Music
Q.45 What is the unit of electric resistance?
1) Dyne 2) Pascal 3) Joule 4) Ohms
Q.46 Who invented Television?
1) J L Baird 2) Aristotle
3) James Clerk Maxwell 4) Nikola Tesla
Q.47 How many members of the Rajya Sabha are elected
every two years?
1) all 2) one fourth
3) half 4) one third
Q.48 The Indian Constitution declares India as all of the
following, except
1) communist 2) democratic republic
3) socialist 4) secular
Q.49 Shaquille O'Neal is associated with which Sport?
1) Lawn Tennis 2) Basketball
3) Formula One 4) WWE
Q.50 Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which
language?
1) Santhali 2) Munda 3) Awadhi 4) Sanskrit
first 6 years is Rs 64 lakhs and that of last 6 years is
Rs 76 lakhs, what is the revenue for the 6th year?
1) Rs 83 lakhs 2) Rs 79 lakhs
3) Rs 77 lakhs 4) Rs 81 lakhs
Q.57 One of the internal angle of a rhombus is 60 and
length of its shorter diagonal is 8 cm. What is the
area of the rhombus?
1) 643 sq cm 2) 322 sq cm
3) 642 sq cm 4) 323 sq cm
Q.58 When a discount of 20% is given on a movie ticket,
the profit is 34%. If the discount is 15%, then the
profit is
1) 49 percent 2) 42.375 percent
3) 55.625 percent 4) 35.75 percent
Q.59 The price of an article is cut by 7%, to restore it to its
original value, the new price must be increased by
1) 7 percent 2) 33.77 percent
3) 7.53 percent 4) 63.75 percent
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Q.60 A bag has Rs12.9 in the form of 1 rupee, 50 paise
and 10 paise coins in the ratio of 3:2:3. How many
50 paise coins are there in the bag?
1) 9 2) 6 3) 12 4) 3
Q.61 Which of the following equations has the sum of its
roots as 11?
1) x2 - 11x+ 18 = 0 2) x2 - 7x+ 10 = 0
3) x2 + 2x - 26= 0 4) x2 + 5x - 6= 0
Q.62 1/(secA + tanA) is equal to
1) cosecA - cotA 2) sinA - cosA
3) secA - tanA 4) sinA + cosA
Q.63 tan(A/2) is equal to
1) cosecA + cotA 2) secA - cotA
3) cosecA - cotA 4) secA + cotA
Q.64 If 12x = 19 -11 , what is the value of x?
2 2
1) 20 2) 17 3) 13 4) 11
Q.65 What is the value of sec 2/3 ?
1) -2 2) 2 3) 2/3 4) -2/3
Q.66 If (1/4 of x) - (4/5 of 6/7) equals - 9/7, then value of x is
1) -12 2) -2.4 3) -3.6 4) -14
Q.67 To cover a distance of 333 km in 2 hours by a car,
what should be the average speed of the car (in
meter/second)?
1) 166.5 2) 46.25 3) 83.25 4) 92.5
Q.68 10% discount is offered on an item. By applying
a promo code the customer wins 20% cash back.
What is the effective discount?
1) 33.6 percent 2) 30 percent
3) 22 percent 4) 28 percent
Q.69 DEF and ABC are similar triangles. Length of AB
is 10 cm and length of the corresponding side DE
is 6 cm. What is the ratio of Perimeter of ABC to
DEF?
1) 5:3 2) 3:5 3) 25:9 4) 9:25
Q.70 A bank offers 20% compound interest per half year.
A customer deposits Rs 7600 each on 1st January
and 1st July of a year. At the end of the year, the
amount he would have gained from interest is
1) Rs 9727 2) Rs 2432 3) Rs 4864 4) Rs 1216
Q.71 At what point does the line 3x + 2y = -12 intercept
the Y-axis?
1) (0,6) 2) (0,-6) 3) (-4,0) 4) (4,0)
Q.72 Refer the below data table and answer the following
Question.
Quantity of Average Awake 50
Cost stock (Rs)
Mobile Phones 29 18000
Cameras 22 6000
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TVs 63 51000
Refrigerators 45 49000
ACs 27 25000
What is the value of the total stock (in lakh rupees)?
1) 67.47 2) 674.7 3) 149 4) 186
Q.73 Refer the below data table and answer the following
Question.
Year Ratio Import/Export
2011 1.1
2012 1.4
2013 0.7
2014 0.8
2015 0.8
If the imports in 2012 was Rs. 600 crores and the
total exports in the years 2012 and 2013 together
was Rs. 2400 crores, then the imports in 2013 was?
1) 1971 2) 429 3) 2816 4) 1380
Q.74 Refer the below data table and answer the following
Question.
Measured on Birthday Height of the child (in cms)
4 100
5 105
6 115
7 125
8 135
9 140
10 150
11 160
12 165
13 175
14 180
15 190
16 200
What was the increase in the height of the child
from the 7th Birthday to the 11th Birthday?
1) 35 cms 2) 40 cms 3) 45 cms 4) 30 cms
Q.75 Refer the below data table and answer the following
Question.
Deep Sleep 10
Dreaming 25
Light Sleep 10
Extremely light Sleep 5
Between 10pm to 6am, a fitness band records the
following data. How long was the user in Light
sleep or was in Extremely light sleep?
1) 0.7 hours 2) 1.2 hours 3) 1.7 hours 4) 2.3 hours
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.76 In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
select the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Tie the knot
1) To put yourself into a problem
2) To make fateful decision
3) To sign the deal
4) To get married
Q.77 Select the synonym of carnal
1) chaste 2) sensual 3) decent 4) spiritual
Q.78 Select the antonym of intrinsic
1) elemental 2) innate 3) connate 4) accquired
Q.79 In the following question, the sentence given with
blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select
the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
Providence smiles ________ those who are diligent.
1) with 2) in 3) upon 4) over
Q.80 Select the word with the correct spelling.
1) chaastity 2) marothon To harass someone persistently to do something.
3) reasert 4) toxicity
Q.81 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
When I last saw Ravi, he (had been running) to
catch his bus.
1) ran 2) was running
3) had run 4) no improvement
Q.82 In the following question, some part of the sentence
may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence
has an error and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
If you are in the wrong gears (A)/the car won't be
(B)/able to climb the hill.(C)/No error(D)
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D
Q.83 In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
select the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the idiom/phrase.
The ball is in your court
1) It is up to you to make the next move
2) You have got a fantastic opportunity
3) You will be blamed for crimes that you have not 1) QRP 2) PQR 3) RPQ 4) QPR
committed
4) You have been put into a dilemma.
Q.84 Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
I would love (to availing) a short holiday, and go
for an overnight trek.
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1) to avail myself of 2) to avail of
3) to avail myself 4) no improvement
Q.85 In the following question, a sentence has been given
in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives
suggested, select the one which best expresses the
same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
Mariam was writing a note to her boss.
1) A note was written to her boss by Mariam.
2) A note was wrote by Mariam to her boss.
3) A note was being written by Mariam to her boss.
4) A note was written by Mariam to her boss.
Q.86 Select the synonym of incinerate
1) parch 2) moderate 3) ignite 4) quench
Q.87 Select the antonym of ogle
1) leer 2) gaze 3) ignore 4) gawk
Q.88 Select the word with the correct spelling.
1) snatched 2) litigat 3) abhored 4) variabely
Q.89 In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
select the alternative which is the best substitute of
the phrase.
1) Iconoclast 2) Dote
3) Neurotic 4) Importune
Q.90 In the following question, the sentence given with
blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select
the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it
by selecting the appropriate option.
The baby looked__________ the toffee with
greedy eyes.
1) upon 2) into 3) on 4) at
Q.91 In the following question, out of the four alternatives,
select the alternative which is the best substitute of
the phrase.
A short statement expressing a general truth.
1) Maxim 2) Infer 3) Drum 4) Pander
Q.92 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
It is a truth universally
P - acknowledged that a single
Q - man in possession of a good
R fortune must be in want of a wife
Q.93 Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.
Your absence has
P gone through me Q through a needle
R like thread
1) PRQ 2) PQR 3) QPR 4) RPQ
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Q.94 In the following question, some part of the sentence
may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence
has an error and select the appropriate option. If a
sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
This is the sportsperson (A)/whom I think has
won(B)/the much coveted prize.(C)/ No error(D)
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D
Q.95 In the following question, a sentence has been
given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four
alternatives suggested, select the one which best
express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Abhay said to Veena, " Are you coming to the
Reception?"
1) Abhay told Veena if she was coming to the Reception.
2) Abhay asked Veena if she would be coming to
the Reception.
3) Abhay asked Veena if she was coming to the Reception.
4) Abhay asked Veena whether she was coming to
the Reception.
Q.96-100 In the following passage some of the words have
been left out. Read the passage carefully and select
the correct answer for the given blank out of the
four alternatives.
In view of last year's H1N1 attack and prevailing
____________ weather conditions, the health
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department officials ____________ that the virus
will turn more active by January end. Incharge,
Integrated Disease ______________ Programme
(IDSP), Dr Shah, said, "Virus is still active,
but not in a major way. In coming months, it is
likely to become more active. Last year too, virus
had claimed lives in January and February.
Therefore, we are _____________ as coming
months might ______________ a challenge."
Q.96 In view of last year's H1N1 attack and prevailing
________________
1) erratic 2) weird 3) dicey 4) unstably
Q.97 the health department officials _______________
1) expected 2) expects
3) were expecting 4) are expecting
Q.98 In-charge, Integrated Disease ________________
Programme (IDSP)
1) management 2) control
3) surveillance 4) eradication
Q.99 Therefore, we are _____________
1) vigilant 2) open to
3) on toes 4) impulsive
Q.100 coming months might _________________ a
challenge."
1) shows 2) pose 3) throw 4) put up
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GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING

Q.1 (4) Rabi Crop is related to Oat, Similarly Kharif is Q.13 (2)
related to Paddy Q.14 (1) 1 : 3
Q.2 (4) C M = P P M C Q.15 (1) iii, iv, ii, i
3 + 13 = 16 16 + 13 = 29 - 26 = 3 (C) Q.16 (1)
Q.3 (2) J N : T B : : P B : F D
10 14 : 20 28 : : 16 2 : 32 4
10 x 2 = 20 (T), 14 x 2 = 28 -26 = 2 (B), 16 x 2 =
32 - 26 = 6 (F), 2 x 2 = 4 (D)
Q.17 (1) 72 = 49 63 = 36 33 = 27
Q.4 (2) 7 : 56 9 : ?
4 = 64
3
53 = 125 22 = 4
7 x (7+1) = 7 x 8 = 56 9 x (9+1) = 9 x 10 = 90
113 151 31
Q.5 (1) Except Banyan, All three are useful for building
Q.18 (2) 154 11 x 6 + 6 - 27
and Furniture.
14 x 6 + 6 - 27
Q.6 (3) M G Q K V N U O
90 - 27 = 63
13 - 7 = 6 17 - 6 = 11 22 - 4 = 8 21 - 15 = 6
Q.19 (3) s t r r t s s t r
Q.7 (2) 4267 = 6 x 7 = 42
Q.20 (1) North
2598 = 9 x 8 = 72
Q.21 (2) G A I N
2739 = 3 x 9 = 27
77 22 66 43
5496 = 9 x 6 = 54
Q.22 (1) Brother in Law
Q.8 (2) 8 + 9 + 1 + 2 = 20
Q.23 (4)
3 + 4 + 6 + 9 = 22
Q.24 (4)
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20
6 + 7 + 3 + 4 = 20
Q.9 (4)
Q.10 (2) AZ, BY, CX, DW
Q.11 (3) DM, EN, FO, GP
Q.12 (1) 79 159 199 219 229
Q.25 (1)

80 40 20 10
GENERAL AWARENESS
Q.26(1) Q.27(2) Q.28(1) Q.29(1) Q.30(3) Q.41(4) Q.42(2) Q.43(2) Q.44(1) Q.45(4)
Q.31(1) Q.32(2) Q.33(1) Q.34(2) Q.35(2) Q.46(1) Q.47(4) Q.48(1) Q.49(2) Q.50(3)
Q.36(2) Q.37(4) Q.38(1) Q.39(1) Q.40(3)
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
Jahnawi 150 3 and 3(4-x) - 4 > 2x - 2
Q.51 (2) = =
Mehdi 100 2 12 - 3x - 4 > 2x - 2
25 2 8 - 3 x > 2x - 2
Required time = 5x < 10
3+ 2
x < 2 ----- (2)
50
= = 10 hours
5 from (1) and (2)
Q.52 (1) x+3 < 4x + 4 1
x2
3x + 4 > 3 3
3x > -1 form options, option (1) is referred to above
1
x ----- (1) condition.
3
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Q.53 (2) According to theorem, Q.61 (1) As we know that,
DG DH x2 - (sum of the roots) x + product of the roots = 0
=
GE HF from options (1) is the correct answer as it has
3 DH DH 3 the value at sum of the roots = 11
= =
2 HF 8 2
1 sec A tan A
DH = 12cm Q.62 (3) =
sec A + tan A (sec A + tan A)(sec A tan A)
DF = 12 + 8 = 20 cm.
sec A tan A
Q.54 (4) 12a b = 2 2 3 a b
4 6 4 6 =
1


18abc2 = 2 3 3 a6 c2

36a2b2 = 2 2 3 3 a2 b2

= secA - tan A

Common factor = 2 3 a = 6a 2 2
A sin( A / 2) 2 sin( A / 2) cos( A / 2)
tan = =
Q.55 (3) According to question, Q.63 (3) 2 cos( A / 2) 2 cos 2 (A / 2)
3 r2 = 462
sin A sin A(1 cosA)
r2 = 462 7 1 + cos A = sin 2 A
22 3
r=7 = cosecA - cotA
22 Q.64 (1) 12x = 192 - 112
Surface area = 2 7 7
7
= 308 cm2 12x = (19+11) (19 -11)
Q.56 (4) 6th number = (664+676)-1169 12x = 30 8
= 81 lakhs. x= 20
Q.57 (4) If one of the internal angle of rhombus is 600 or
sec 2
1200 then shorter diagonal = a = 8 cm. Q.65 (1) = sec
3 3
Longer diagonal = a 3 = 8 3 cm.
sec
= = 2
1 3
Area of rhombus = 8 8 3 = 32 3 cm2
2
Q.66 (2) x 4 6 9
=
Q.58 (2) Let M.P. of ticket =100 4 5 7 7
S.P. of ticket = 80 x 9 24
100 = +
C.P. of ticket = 80 = 59.70 4 7 35
134
x 45 + 24 21
= =
If there is a discount of 15%, then S.P. = 85 4 35 35
12
(85 59.70) x= = 2.4
then profit = 100 5
59.70 333 5
= 42.375% Q.67 (2) Speed in m/s = = 46.25
100 2 18
Q.59 (3) Increment = 100
93 200
= 7.526 Q.68 (4) Effective discount = 10 20 +
100
7.53 = -30 + 2 = - 28
3k
Q.60 (2) 3k + k + =12.9 Q.69 (1)
10
43k = 129
k=3
Number of 50 paise coins = 2k = 6

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Respective ratio between perimeter of DABC = 6747000 = 67.47 (lakh)
and DDEF
I 1.4
Q.73 (4) In 2012, =
AB 10 E 10
= = = 55:3
.3
DE 6
600 7 3000
20 = E=
Q.70 (3) Amount at the begining of July = 7600 1 + E 5 7
100 3000
= 9120 Export in 2013 = 2400
20 7
Amount at the end of the year = 9120 1 +
100
= 20064 2400 7 3000
Interest = 20064 - (7600 + 7600) 7
16800 3000
= Rs. 4864 Import in 2013 = 0.7 = 1380
7
Q.71 (2) (Because at y- axis, x = 0)
3 0 + 2y = -12 Q.74 (1) Increment = 160 - 125 = 35cm
2y = - 12 15
8
y = -6 Q.75 (2) Required value = 100
Required point = (0, -6) 120
=
Q.72 (1) Total stock = 2918000+226000+6351000+4 100
549000+2725000
= 1.2 hours

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.76 (4) Q.86 (3) For other options-
Q.77 (2) For other options- Parch(v) - to make hot and very dry.
Chaste, decent and spiritual are antonyms of Ignite(v) - Tocausetoburn.
carnal Q.87 (3) For other options-
Q.78 (4) Elemental, innate and connate are synonyms of of Leer, gaze and gawk are synonyms of ogle
intrinsic
Q.88 (1) Q.89 (4) Q.90 (4) Q.91 (1)
Q.79 (3) Q.80 (4) Q.81 (2) Q.82 (1)
Q.92 (2) Q.93 (1)
Q.83 (1)
Q.94 (2) who should be used in place of whom
Q.84 (1) To avail oneself of (idiom)
Q.95 (2) Q.96 (1) Q.97 (4) Q.98 (3)
-tousetoone&#39;sadvantage;makeuseof.
Q.99 (1) Q.100 (2)
Q.85 (3)

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GENERAL AWARENESS
Q.1 For an instrument to be negotiable, it must be signed Q.10 Who is the MD and CEO of Happiest Minds
by the _______. Technologies?
1) Drawer 2) Maker 3) Drawee 1) Ashok Soota 2) Ajay Agarwal
4) 1 and 2 5) None of these 3) Huzefa Saifee 4) Vikram Limaye
Q.2 Which of the following person has been sacked by 5) Sashi Kumar
the Tata group as their chairman? Q.11 Which of the following company is going to merge
1) Cyrus Mistry 2) Ratan Tata with the ecommerce giant Flipkart?
3) Venu Srinivasan 4) Ronen Sen 1) Amazon India 2) Shop Clues 3) FreeCharge
5) Satya Nadella 4) Snapdeal 5) Paytm
Q.3 United Nations (UN) Day is celebrated on- Q.12 What is the name of the doctrine to counter the
1) October 24 2) November 14 Naxalite problem that was announced by Union
3) August 24 4) September 24 Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the Left Wing
5) December 24 Extremism (LWE) situation review meeting held on
Q.4 In case of Frozen Account, the transactions of 8 May 2017?
cheque will be _______________. 1) Yudhh 2) Pratihar 3) Prahar
1) Avoided, till the acceptance of writer 4) Samadhan 5) None of these
2) Continue Q.13 What is the name of the portal launched by the
3) Continued and paid in the account, not in cash Department of Telecom (DoT) on 2 May 2017
4) Stopped that allows people to track radiation emitted from
5) None of these mobile towers within their locality?
Q.5 A lien is the right to- 1) Tarang Sanchar 2) Sanchar
1) Sell the goods or securities if the debt or loan is 3) Tarang 4) Sanchar Tarang
not repaid by the borrower 5) None of these
2) Retain goods or securities belonging to a debtor Q.14 The Real Estate (Regulation and Development)
until he has discharged a debt due to the retainer Bill, 2016, which seeks to protect the right of
thereof consumers and ushering in transparency in real estate
3) Dispose of the goods or securities in case of transactions, came into effect from 1 May 2017. How
default on the part of the borrower many states and union territories have notified the
4) Securities received for sale rules pertaining to the act as on this date?
5) None of these 1) Eleven 2) Twelve 3) Thirteen
Q.6 What is the full form of IRR as used in the banking 4) Fourteen 5) Fifteen
/financial sector? Q.15 What is the name of the nationwide mission
1) Internal rate of return launched by the Union Government on 2 May 2017
2) Internal risk return that seeks to promote nationalism among youth?
3) Investment reserve ratio 1) Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan
4) Investment return risk 2) Vidya-Bharti Abhiyan
5) None of these 3) Bharti-Veerta Abhiyan
Q.7 What is Universal Banking? 4) Shiksha-Veerta Abhiyan
1) Provision of commercial and investment services 5) Shiksha-Bharti Abhiyan
2) Provision of Deposit and lending services Q.16 Which state became the first Indian state to use
3) Provision of Investment services Automated Weather Stations (AWSs) for farmers by
4) Provision of financing and credit services inaugurating the first such station on 30 April 2017?
5) None of these
1) Sikkim 2) Kerala 3) Punjab
Q.8 International Yoga Day is observed on which date? 4) Maharashtra 5) Karnataka
1) 21 March 2) 21 April 3) 21 May Q.17 Who won the Russian F1 Grand Prix on 30 April
4) 21 June 5) 21 July 2017 to win his maiden F1 title?
Q.9 Who is the Chief Economic advisor of India? 1) Michael Schumacher 2) Hamilton
1) Arvind Subramanian 2) Mukul Rohatgi 3) Valtteri Bottas 4) Kartikeyan
3) Arvind Panagariya 4) Amitabh Kant 5) None of these
5) Bibek Debroy
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Q.18 The Union cabinet on 19 April 2017 decided to put Q.27 Who among the following has bagged the prestigious
an end to the practice of using red beacons atop Florence Nightingale award 2017?
vehicles in the country. Under it, all government 1) Nandan Dev 2) Krishna Kumari
vehicles, including those ferrying the President, 3) Mithlesh Kumar 4) Mittan Katoch
Prime minister, Chief Ministers, central and state 5) Sachin Katiyar
ministers, judges of the Supreme Court and high Q.28 Who has partnered with the Federation of Indian
courts or any other VIP, will be barred from using Export Organizations (FIEO) - South Zone to train
them. This decision comes into force from which merchants on selling their products online?
date?
1) Flipkart 2) Snapdeal 3) Amazon
1) 1 May 2017 2) 2 May 2017 4) Shopclues 5) Myntra
3) 3 May 2017 4) 4 May 2017
Q.29 Who became the first police officer from the
5) 5 May 2017
sikh community to join the police department in
Q.19 What is the decided interest on provident fund Indianapolis, the capital of the US state of Indiana?
deposits for 2016-17 for EPFO subscribers?
1) M.P.Veerendra Kumar 2) Krishna Kumari
1) 8.35% 2) 8.45% 3) 8.50% 3) Rammohan Rao 4) Mittan Katoch
4) 8.60% 5) 8.65% 5) S. Ramaswamy
Q.20 Union Government during April 2017 extended the Q.30 Justice CS Karnan, who has been ordered an imprison-
ceasefire agreement with two insurgent groups in ment for six months, belongs to which High Court?
Nagaland for how much duration?
1) Madras 2) Tripura 3) Guwahati
1) 1 Year 2) 2 Year 3) 3 Year 4) Calcutta 5) Bombay
4) 4 Year 5) 5 Year
Q.31 First five year plan was based on which model?
Q.21 Which electronic sports will be featured as a full sport
1) P.C. Mahanalobis Model
at the 2022 Asian Games, as was announced by the
2) Herold -Domar Model
Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on 19 April 2017?
3) R.K. Narayan Model
1) Hacking 2) Video Gaming 3) Coding 4) All of the above
4) Programing 5) None of these 5) None of these
Q.22 According to FICCI, what is India's GDP forecast Q.32 Which of the following is the currency of Mexico?
for the year 2017-18?
1) Peso 2) Sol 3) Rial
1) 7.0 % 2) 7.1 % 3) 7.2 % 4) Som 5) Rand
4) 7.3 % 5) 7.4 %
Q.33 Justice Leila Seth, who was the first woman Chief
Q.23 Which of the following airport has become the Justice of a state High Court, passed away on 5
world's busiest amongst the single-runway facilities May 2017. She had achieved this distinction by
in the year 2016-17? becoming Chief Justice of which High Court?
1) Delhi Airport 2) Chennai Airport 1) Allahabad High Court
3) Mumbai Airport 4) Goa Airport 2) Himachal Pradesh High Court
5) Cochin Airport 3) Madhya Pradesh High Court
Q.24 What is India's rank in the World Bank's electricity 4) Guwahati High Court
accessibility ranking in the current year? 5) None of these
1) 56 2) 46 3) 36 4) 26 5) 16 Q.34 Who among the following cannot open an account
Q.25 Recently who was named South African Cricketer in any bank in India?
of the Year at an event hosted by Cricket South 1) One who is not earning regularly
Africa (CSA)? 2) A Housewife
1) AB de Villiers 2) Hashim Amla 3) A student of 10th Standard
3) Faf du Plessis 4) JP Duminy 4) A farmer who owns a small piece of land
5) Quinton De Kock 5) An individual who is well to do but his source of
Q.26 Rammohan Rao, former Principal Information income is not known.
Officer (PIO) who had served as a media adviser to Q.35 Which of the following methods can be conveniently
four prime ministers hailed from which Indian state? used for providing finance for infrastructure projects?
1) Karnataka 2) Kerala 1) Securitization 2) Credit Syndication
3) Tamil Nadu 4) Arunachal Pradesh 3) Take out Financing 4) Consortium Financing
5) Goa 5) Factoring
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Q.36 Which of the following terms is used in the field of Q.46 The Supreme Court in its ruling of April 2017
Economics? described what amount as a just and proper
1) Biosphere 2) Exchange rate amount as alimony, for maintenance to be paid by a
3) Equator 4) Harmonic Tremor husband to his estranged wife?
5) None of these 1) 75% of the net salary 2) 100% of the net salary
Q.37 Which of the following is secured instrument of 3) 50% of the net salary 4) 33% of the net salary
Money Market 5) 25% of the net salary
1) Commercial paper 2) Certificate of deposit Q.47 Vinod Khanna, the immensely popular Hindi film
3) Treasury bill 4) Call money actor of yesteryears, passed away at a hospital
5) Commercial bill in Mumbai on 27 April 2017. As a Bollywood
Q.38 On _____, World Photography Day is observed heartthrob he was best known for his roles in films
across the world. such as Amar Akbar Anthony, Qurbaani and
Insaaf. He was a 4-time Lok Sabha Member of
1) October 12 2) August 20
Parliament from which constituency of Punjab?
3) September 24 4) August 19
5) November 13 1) Amritsar 2) Bhatinda
3) Gurdaspur 4) Ludhiana
Q.39 A Nationalized Bank is also called -
5) Chandigarh
1) Private Sector Bank 2) Self Help Group
Q.48 Allahabad Bank which began operations in 1865,
3) Gramin Bank 4) Public Sector Bank
has its headquarters in_____.
5) None of these
1) Goa 2) Kolkata 3) Pune
Q.40 Which country overtook China to become the
4) Mumbai 5) None of these
worlds largest two-wheeler market, as was disclosed
in automobile data released during May 2017? Q.49 The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 13
April 2017 gave his approval to supporting pieces
1) India 2) Japan 3) Germany
of legislation related to the Goods and Services Tax
4) South Africa 5) New Zealand
(GST) that will pave the way for the roll out of one
Q.41 Which of the following is the Indias first Credit nation, one tax regime from 1 July 2017. Which of
Information Company? the following is related to it?
1) CRISIL 2) ICRA 3) CARE 1) The Central GST Act, 2017
4) ONICRA 5) CIBIL 2) The Integrated GST Act, 2017
Q.42 What is the Tagline of Bandhan Bank? 3) The GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017
1) Bharat Ka Bank 4) The Union Territory GST Act, 2017
2) Aapka Vikas, Desh ka Vikas 5) All of these
3) Aapka Bank Q.50 What do you understand by the term "Ante- Dated
4) Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai Cheque"?
5) Ham Saath Saath Hain 1) A cheque bearing the date earlier than it was
Q.43 Which entity became Indias first private sector drawn.
small arms manufacturing entity after its plant was 2) A cheque bearing the date later than it was
inaugurated during May 2017? drawn.
1) Punj Lloyd Sanrakshak Systems 3) A cheque bearing no date at all.
2) Punj Raksha Systems 4) A cheque bearing same date on which it was
3) Lloyd Raksha Systems drawn.
4) Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems 5) None of these
5) Punj Lloyd Systems Q.51 When is World Youth Skills Day celebrated?
Q.44 In order to facilitate liquidity management 1) 15 July 2) 11 August
operations by RBI, it has revised the ceiling for 3) 21 August 4) 15 September
issue of securities under the MSS to- 5) 21 November
1) 50 Billion 2) 500 Billion Q.52 Currency swap is an instrument to manage ______.
3) 600 Billion 4) 5000 Billion 1) Currency risk
5) 6000 Billion 2) Currency and interest rate risk
Q.45 World Bank was established in the year 3) Cash flows in different currencies
1) 1944 2) 1985 3) 1986 4) Interest rate risk
4) 1988 5) None of these 5) All of the above
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Q.53 China has registered a strong protest on recent visit 1) 10000 2) 25000 3) 50000
of his Holiness Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh. 4) 100000 5) No limit
Who is the current Indian Ambassador to China? Q.61 The RBI has initiated PCA for IDBI in order to deal
1) Vijay Gokhale 2) Suresh Kalmadi with NPA. So in this context what does PCA stands for?
3) Ajay Mishra 4) Sidhdhesh Singh 1) Placement of Corrupt Assets
5) Sunanda Patil 2) Prompt Corrective Action
Q.54 IT industry body NASSCOM has appointed Quattro 3) Private Corrective Action
CMD as its chairman? What is the name of Quattro's 4) Private Corrupt Assets
CMD? 5) Public Corrupt Assets
1) Gajendra Singh 2) Raman Roy Q.62 Recently which country has been unanimously
3) Pranav Mukul 4) Urjit Patel elected as the president of the UN-Habitat, an organ
5) Manish Singh of the United Nations to promote sustainable human
Q.55 Who is the MD of Federal Bank? settlements across the globe?
1) Shyam Srinivasan 2) Sri Arvindam 1) UAE 2) Afghanistan 3) Belgium
3) Shekhar Basu 4) Mohan Basu 4) Turkey 5) India
5) None of these Q.63 Who will be the Pakistans new High Commissioner
Q.56 Recently NBRI has developed an android based to India?
mobile application for information on different 1) Najib Rajak 2) Qamar Javed Bajwa
plants that reduce air pollution. Its name is - 3) Sohail Mahmood 4) Mamnoon Hussain
1) ENSIS-NBRI-Green Planner 5) Tehmina Janjua
2) ENVIS-NBRI-Green Planner Q.64 Which telecom operator has entered into a strategic
3) ENFIS-NBRI-Green Planner partnership with Cab booking company Ola to offer
4) ENTIS-NBRI-Green Planner a range of digital services to customers?
5) None of these 1) Airtel 2) Aircel 3) Idea
Q.57 Which of the following explanation to ATM 4) Vodafone 5) Reliance
categories, does not match - Q.65 According to IMF, what is India's GDP forecast in
1) Network ATM - which is connected to some the year 2017-18?
ATM network 1) 7% 2) 7.1% 3) 7.2%
2) Offsite ATM - which is not connected to data 4) 7.3% 5) 7.4%
base of the bank Q.66 Centrist independent candidate Emmanuel Macron
3) Onsite ATM - the ATM which is within/outside will be the new President of France as he won the
the branch premises historic French Presidential elections on 7 May
4) Standalone ATM - the ATM which is not 2017 defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen
connected to any ATM network convincingly. What is an important fact associated
5) None of these with Macrons win?
Q.58 A debit card holder cannot perform which of the 1) He will be the youngest French President ever
following functions? 2) He will be the oldest French President ever
1) Make Point of Sale (PoS) purchase 3) He will be the youngest French Prime Minister ever
2) Recharge pre-paid mobile phones 4) He will be the oldest French Prime Minister ever
3) Pay life insurance premium 5) None of these
4) Make Donation Q.67 Who has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador
5) None of these for hepatitis in South-East Asia region to boost
Q.59 The United Nations general assembly has declared awareness and intensify action to arrest the epidemic?
the year 2017 as ____? 1) Amitabh Bachchan 2) Shahrukh Khan
1) International Year of Seas for Development 3) Priyanka Chopra 4) Deepika Padukone
2) International Year of Sustainable Tourism for 5) Vidya Balan
Development Q.68 Sudarsan Pattnaik, the internationally acclaimed
3) International Year of Vegetables for Development Indian artist, has created a 40-foot long sand sculpture
4) International Year of Food for Development of reclining Buddha, the World's longest, in-
5) International Year of Oils for Development 1) Singapore 2) Sri Lanka 3) Mauritius
Q.60 What is the upper limit to issue a T-Bill? 4) Russia 5) China
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Q.69 Who has been appointed as the next United Nations Q.75 Where is the HQ of International Court of Justice
humanitarian aid chief? (ICJ) situated?
1) Mike Pence 2) Margaret Chan 1) Geneva 2) New York
3) Mark Lowcock 4) Guy Ryder 3) Hague 4) Washington D.C
5) Christine Lagarde 5) Basel
Q.70 NITI Aayog Vice Chairman ______ launches Q.76 According to the latest ATP rankings, who among
"Energy Web Portal", to organize all energy related the following is on top position?
data on one place? 1) Andy Murray 2) Novak Djokovic
1) Arvind Panagariya 2) Amitabh Kant 3) Stan Wawrinka 4) Rafael Nadal
3) Narendra Modi 4) V.K.Saraswat 5) Roger Federer
5) Bibek Debroy Q.77 According to FICCI, what is India's GDP forecast
Q.71 Which country will host a meet of 14 Pacific Island for the year 2017-18?
countries in Fiji from May 25? 1) 7.0 % 2) 7.1 % 3) 7.2 %
1) Myanmar 2) Sri Lanka 3) Nepal 4) 7.3 % 5) 7.4 %
4) Afghanistan 5) India Q.78 In context to Cyber Security, What does 'R' stands
Q.72 What is India's rank in the Asian Wrestling for in the abbreviation "CERT"?
Championship in women's 60kg category? 1) Rapid 2) Response 3) Regional
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 4) Rational 5) Realtime
Q.73 The _____ tall bust of 'Adiyogi' Lord Shiva at Q.79 What is the name of the virus which recently
the Isha Yoga Foundation has been declared the infected cyber security of 150 countries?
world's largest bust by the Guinness Book of World 1) Ransomware 2) Techglitch
Records. 3) RansomCry 4) WannaCry
1) 152 Feet 2) 142 Feet 3) 132 Feet 5) WannaRansom
4) 122 Feet 5) 112 Feet Q.80 Who is recently appointed as the new whole time
Q.74 Recently who has received the final license from member of SEBI?
Reserve Bank to operate as a small finance bank? 1) Ajay Tyagi 2) Madhabi Puri Buch
1) Utkarsh Microfinance 2) Aakash Microfinance 3) BP Kanungo 4) UK Sinha
3) Disha Microfinance 4) Unnati Microfinance 5) Priyanshi Rastogi
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.81-85. Read the following passage carefully and answer
the questions given below it.
Youre giving a presentation on the companys
strategic direction when one of your colleagues
interrupts you. You pause, address his question,
and continue with your point until heinterrupts
again. Sound familiar? It was found someempirical
support for the idea that culture plays a role in
interruptions when reading about how people from
individualistic and collectivistic cultures interact in
conversation.
In one study, Japanese participants (whose culture
is collectivistic) tended to switch their usual
cooperative interruption style (e.g., interruptions
asking for clarifications) to the more intrusive
North American style when they were engaged
in conversations in English with Americans. In
addition, the number of intrusive interruptions
was higher in conversations between Japanese and
American participants conducted in English than in
conversations between two Japanese participants in
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Japanese. Similarly, in other studies with different
cultures, the person speaking a second language often
switched to the speech style of the native speaker.
From the literature, I learned that heritage is not the
only factor that affects interruption.Studies of group
discussions and conversationsduring meetings have
found that status is another. High-status people are
asked their opinions more often, talk more, receive
more positive comments, are chosen as leaders more
frequently, are more likely to influence their groups
decisions, and in general dominate the conversation.
Studies of conversations involving couples and
families have also foundsuch status effects.
People tend to dominate conversations and interrupt
when they feel more powerful than others in the
room or when they want to signal power to others.
In my research with two other scientists from the
university of California, we found that when we
induced people to feel powerful, by having them
write about a time they had power over other people,
they gave more weight to their own opinions than to

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a more informed advisors when making decisions.
In another study, team leaders who were induced
to feel powerful did most of the talking during the
team discussion and interrupted frequently. As a
result, these leaders failed to learn about critical
information that other team members had.
Q.81 When do People tend to dominate conversations
and tend to interrupt?
Q.86-90 Read the following passage carefully and answer
A. When they feel more powerful than others in the room.
B. When they want to signal power to others.
C. When they feel highly subjugated.
(1) Only A (2) Both B and C (3) Only C
(4) Both A and B (5) All A, B and C
Q.82 Why did the team leaders fail to learn about critical
information that other team members had?
A. Team leaders did most of the talking during the
team discussion and interrupted frequently.
B. Team leaders did not listen to anyone else except
them.
C. Team leaders were interrupted frequently for
various justifications.
(1) Only A (2) Both B and C (3) Only C
(4) Both A and B (5) All A, B and C
Q.83 What was found on reading about how people from
individualistic and collectivistic cultures interact in
conversation?
A. Some empirical support is there that culture does
not support ethnicity.
B. Their own opinions than to a more informed
advisors when making decisions.
C. Someempirical supportis there for the idea that
culture plays a role in interruptions.
(1) Only A (2) Both B and C (3) Only C
(4) Both A and B (5) All A, B and C
Q.84 What does the "other studies" about Japanese
participants with different cultures state ?
A. the person speaking a second language was far
more intelligent while having a word with the
native speaker.
B. the person speaking a second language was more
relaxed and calm during conversational remorse.
C. the person speaking a second language often
switched to the speech style of the native
speaker.
(1) Both B and C (2) Only C (3) Both A and B
(4) All A, B and C (5) Only A
Q.85 As per the passage what happens with the High-
status people?
(1) High-status people are asked their opinions
more often, talk more and receive more positive
comments.
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(2) High-status people are chosen as leaders more
frequently.
(3) High-status people are more likely to influence
their groups decisions.
(4) High-status people are in general dominate the
conversation.
(5) All (1), (2), (3) and (4)
the questions given below it.
The competitiveness of the U.S. economy depends on
technological progress, but recent data suggests that
innovation is getting harder and the pace of growth
is slowing down. A major challenge in business and
policy spheres is to understand the environments that
are most conducive to innovation. One way to do that
is to look to history. Inour researchwe focused on
the golden age of invention:the late 19thand early
20th centuries, when America became the worlds
preeminent industrial nation.
Innovation was more prevalent in some areas
than others. The map shows regions that today
are declining, such as the Rust Belt, used to be
innovation hotspots during the golden age. Our
research findsthat innovation flourished in densely
populated areas where people could interact with
one another, where capital markets to finance
innovation were strong, and where inventors had
access to well-connected markets. States with a
legacy of slavery were considerably less innovative,
and religion had a negative effect, too, though to
a lesser degree. Places that were economically and
socially open to disruptive new ideas tended to be
more innovative, and they subsequently grew faster.
Inventors in the golden age were overwhelmingly
white and male. They were less likely to marry and
they had fewer children, perhaps because of the time
commitments associated with making technological
discoveries. Inventors in the U.S. history have
tended to be highly educated, in contrast to the
common portrait of the uneducated amateur. They
typically invented in pursuit of profit, and the
financial returns to innovation were large. The
innovation sector was highly competitive. The best
inventors survived. The worst exited quickly.
The family backgrounds of inventors were
distinctive. Having a father who was an inventor
increased the likelihood of becoming one, perhaps
because fathers passed along their aspirations,
or perhaps because it facilitated access to the
right types of social networks. Fathers incomes
were positively correlated with the probability of
becoming an inventor. This means that talented
individuals from low-income families were more
likely to be excluded. Much of the link between
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family income and invention appears to have been
due to education. High-income families invested
in the education of their children, and, in turn,
educated inventors were more productive.
Q.86 What does recent data suggest as per the given passage?
A. the time commitments associated with making
technological discoveries are not being fulfilled.
B. the innovation is getting harder.
C. the pace of growth is slowing down.
(1) Only A (2) Both B and C (3) Only C
(4) Both A and B (5) All A, B and C
Q.87 What is a major challenge in business and policy
spheres?
(1) To understand the nature of the business.
(2) To understand the environments that are most
conducive to innovation.
(3) To understand the pros and cons of the economy.
(4) To understand the productive aspects of the
policies.
(5) Both (1) and (3)
Q.88 Where do our research findthat innovation flourished?
A. in densely populated areas where people could Q.94 Which of the following should be the FIRST
interact with one another.
B. in financial markets where financial returns to
innovations were strong.
C. where inventors had access to well-connected markets.
(1) Only A (2) Both B and C (3) Only C
(4) Both A and B (5) All A, B and C
Q.89 Which places tended to be more innovative and
grew faster?
(1) Places that were economically and biologically
adversely impacted.
(2) Places that were economically and financially
falling down.
(3) Places that were economically keeping up with
the new reforms undergoing.
(4) Places that were economically and socially open
to disruptive new ideas.
(5) Places that were judicially and economically
backward.
Q.90 Why have the inventors in the U.S. history tended to
be highly educated?
A. Because they typically invented in pursuit of profit.
B. Because the financial returns to innovation were large.
C. Because the profit margins were culminated and Social Psychology Bulletin, Katherine Phillips
thoroughly.
(1) Only A (2) Both B and C (3) Only C
(4) Both A and B (5) All A, B and C
Q.91-95 Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C),
(D), (E), and (F) in the proper sequence to form a
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meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions
given below them.
(A) More than 200 people were directly affected.
(B) The fire tenders were stationed about 40 km
from the village at Rohru tehsil.
(C) During Diwali festival, about 30 of the hundred-
odd homes in the village.
(D) Hence, Local residents and people from nearby
villages played a major role in saving other
houses and some shops in the area.
(E) They are being given shelter in a school building now.
(F) Were completely burnt down and.
Q.91 Which of the following should be the LAST
sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E (2) F (3) C (4) A (5) D
Q.92 Which of the following should be the FIFTH
sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E (2) D (3) A (4) F (5) B
Q.93 Which of the following should be the THIRD
sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E (2) D (3) C (4) F (5) A
sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E (2) D (3) A (4) F (5) C
Q.95 Which of the following should be the SECOND
sentence after rearrangement?
(1) E (2) D (3) A (4) B (5) F
Q.96-100. In the following passage there are blanks each
of which has been numbered. These numbers are
printed below the passage and against each five
words have been suggested, one of which fits the
blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word
in each case.
Diverse teams are more likely to constantly re-
examine facts and remain objective. They may
also encourage greater ____ (96) of each members
actions, keeping their joint cognitive resources
sharp and ____(97). By breaking up workplace
homogeneity, you can allow your employees to
become more aware of their own potential biases
entrenched ways of thinking that can otherwise
blind them to key information and even lead them
to make errors in decision-making processes.
Greater diversity may also change the way that entire
teams digest information needed to make the best
decisions. In a study published in the Personality
of Northwestern University and her team divided
sorority or fraternity members into four-member
groups, each of which had ____ (98) read interviews
conducted by a detective investigating a murder. Three
people in every group, referred to as oldtimers in
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the study, came from the same ____ (99) or fraternity,
whereas the fourth, the so-called newcomer, was
either a member of the same fraternity or a different
one. The three oldtimers in each group gathered to
decide who was the most likely murder suspect. Five
minutes into their discussion, the newcomer joined
the deliberation and expressed their opinion as to
who the ____ (100) was.
It turned out that although groups with out-group
newcomers felt less confident about the accuracy
of their joint decisions, they were more likely to
guess who the correct suspect was than those with
newcomers who belonged to the same group.
Q.96 (1) scrutiny (2) facility (3) energy
(4) brevity (5) choices
Q.97 (1) austerely (2) vigilant (3) mild
(4) homogenous (5) cantankerous
Q.98 (1) in (2) at (3) by (4) to (5) for
Q.99 (1) affinity (2) adversely (3) sorority
(4) consecutively (5) separately
Q.100 (1) guilty (2) intent (3) heir
(4) suspect (5) heist
Q.101-103 In each of the following sentences there are two
blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have
been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).
Find out which pair of words can be filled in the
blanks in order to make a meaningful sentence.
Q.101. ISRO is working on systems to ____ natural
disasters that could be ____ as input by the states
and disaster management agencies.
(1) forecast, used (2) jargon, oracular
(3) clamour, hooked (4) gush, repugnant
(5) enchant, happened
Q.102. Over 45 per cent of Automatic Weather Stations and
nearly 60 per cent of Automatic Rain Gauges are non-
functional due to ____ in procurement of ____ parts.
(1) sparse, nano (2) affray, spare
(3) delay, spare (4) abjure, anchorite
(5) quay, abandon
Q.103. Haryana government introduced the ____ of
e-vetting of replies to be filed in the court, as well as
to ____ and deliver custody certificates online.
(1) miniature, procurement (2) system, generate
(3) back, theme (4) venture, abnegate
(5) policy, abstain
Q.104-105. Which of the Phrases (1), (2). (3) and (4)
given below each sentence should replace the
phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it
grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as
it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as
the answer.
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Q.104. Parliament was informed about the terror attacks
and ceasefire violations has relative declined after
army carried out surgical strikes across Line of
Control (LoC).
(1) violations have relative decline after army carry
out
(2) violations have relatively declined after army
carried out
(3) violations has relatively declines after army
carries outer
(4) violation have relations decline after army
carried out
(5) No correction required
Q.105. India dismissed reports in Pakistani media that it has
agreed to halt work on Miyar hydroelectric project
at the neighbour country request and termed them
as factually incorrect.
(1) Hydroelectrical project on the neighbouring
countrys requesting
(2) hydroelectric project at the neighbouring
countrys request
(3) hydroelectric project at the neighbours countries
requests
(4) hydroelectric projection between the neighbour
of the countrys request
(5) No correction required
Q.106-110. Read each part of the sentence to find out if
there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in
one part of the sentence. The number of that part is
the answer. If there is no error, mark your answer
as (5).
Q.106. The countrys largest lender said(1)/ it would raise
USD 1.5 billion on overseas bonds(2)/ in one or
more tranches(3)/ to fund business expansion(4)/
No Error (5)
Q.107. The sluggish economy for over three years,
continues(1)/ to be a challenge and the government
would(2)/ make all efforts(3)/ to address the
situation.(4)/No Error (5)
Q.108. China dismissed as unnecessary the concerns of
Pakistani businesses(1)/ over the possible of local
markets getting flooded with(2)/ cheap Chinese
goods due to tax exemption under the CPEC
project(3)/ marginalising local industries(4)/No
Error (5)
Q.109. The decline in telecom operators revenues(1)/ due
to falling tariff, impacts their capacitate to invest
(2)/ and this can also lead(3)/ to delay in spectrum
payment.(4)/No Error (5)
Q.110. Highlighting Indias(1)/ growing solar capacity,(2)/
the UN chief has said the world (3)/ is moving
towards a green economy.(4)/No Error (5)
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Q.111-115. In the following number series only one number Number of students in IIM and IIT (in 100) in
is wrong. Find out the wrong number. different years
Q.111. 16 18 44 136 548 2744
(1) 16 (2) 18 (3) 136
(4) 2744 (5) None of these
Q.112. 64 165 100 136 120 124
(1) 100 (2) 165 (3) 136
(4) 124 (5) None of these
Q.113. 75 74 146 430 1736 8675
(1) 75 (2) 146 (3) 430
(4) 74 (5) None of these
Q.114. 5 6 15 41 105 230
Percentage of students getting scholarship
(1) 15 (2) 6 (3) 41
(4) 5 (5) None of these
Q.115. 15 16 36 116 484
(1) 15 (2) 36 (3) 116
(4) 484 (5) None of these
Q.116. A trader mixes 26kg of wheat at Rs. 2 per kg with 30
kg of wheat of other variety of Rs. 3.60 per kg and
sells the mixture at Rs. 3 per kg. What is his profit
percent?
(1) 12% (2) 6% (3) 8%
(4) 10% (5) None of these
Q.117. The sides of a rectangular field are in the ratio 5:2, Q.121 What is the respective ratio of the number of students
its area is 19360 sqm. What is the perimeter of the getting scholarship in IIT in 2005 and number of
rectangular field ? students getting scholarship in IIM in 2008?
(1) 764m (2) 616m (1) 3:1 (2) 4:3 (3) 2:3
(3) 784m (4) Cannot be determined (4) 5:3 (5) None of these
(5) None of these Q.122 What is the average number of students getting
Q.118. Khushboo bought the bangles of equal number of Rs. scholarship in IIM in 2007, 2008 and 2009?
35 per piece, Rs. 48 per piece and Rs. 8 per piece. She (1) 442 (2) 440 (3) 446
spends total Rs. 1638 on all types of bangles. How (4) 436 (5) None of these
many bangles did she buy of each type? Q.123 What is the difference between the number of
(1) 12 (2) 18 students getting scholarship in IIT in 2004 and
(3) 14 (4) Can't be determined number of students getting scholarship in IIM in
(5) None of these 2006?
Q.119. When a person sells 20 articles for Rs. 160, there is (1) 90 (2) 95 (3) 88
20% loss.How many articles should he sell for Rs. (4) 85 (5) None of these
240 in order to earn 20% profit? Q.124 What is the average number of students getting
(1) 20 (2) 28 (3) 24 scholarship in IIT and IIM in 2009?
(4) 18 (5) None of these (1) 459 (2) 456 (3) 452
Q.120. A 130 m long train crosses a 245 m. long bridge in (4) 448 (5) None of these
30 seconds. What is the speed of train per hour? Q.125 The number of students getting scholarship in IIM
(1) 75 km/h (2) 50 km/h (3) 60 km/h in 2009 is approximately what percent of the
number of students getting scholarship in IIT in
(4) 45 km/h (5) None of these
2005?
Q.121-125. Read the following graph carefully and answer
(1) 88 (2) 93 (3) 85
the questions given below.
(4) 77 (5) 80
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Q.126-130.Study the following graph carefully and answer
the questions based on it-The number of students Sales Cost price of raw material Over head expenditure

who joined and left in 5 schools during 5 years. 1000

860
900 800
800 760
720
660

Amount (in lakh)

700 640
600 520 520
480
500 440 420
400 320
300
180 180 160
200 120 140
100
100
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Year

Cost price = cost price of raw material+overhead

Q.126 If the average no. of students who left the school expenditure
over 5 school together in the year 2005 is 142 find
Q.131 What was the average sales revenue received by the
the no. of students who left from the school A in the
company during all the given year ? (In Rs. lakh)
same year?
(1) 700 (2) 720 (3) 740
(1) 165 (2) 170 (3) 173
(4) 760 (5) 800
(4) 177 (5) 180
Q.132 The respective ratio between the percentage profit
Q.127 If the number of students joined in the school A,
earn by the company in the years 2014 and 2015 is-
B and E in the year 2007 and 2008 is 3 : 2, then
find the difference between the total number of (1) 7 : 22 (2) 22 : 7 (3) 7 : 24
students joined in the School A and E in all the years (4) 24 : 7 (5) None of these
together? Q.133 By what percent is the profit earned by the company
(1) 68 (2) 75 (3) 889 in the year 2012 is more/less than the profit earned
(4) 95 (5) Data Inadequate in 2011?
Q.128 The number of students left from the school D
1 1
in 2004 is same as that of the number of students (1) 33 % more (2) 33 % less (3)30% less
3 3
joined in the school A in 2007. The number of
students left from the school B in 2004 is same as
(4) 30% more (5) 25% less
that of the number of students joined in the school
A in 20(5) Then find the total no of students left and Q.134 What is the average expenditure made by the
joined together in the year 2004 ? company on the raw material taking all the years
together (in Rs. lakh)
(1) 1729 (2) 1829 (3) 1809
(4) 1879 (5) 1999 (1) 450 (2) 460 (3) 475
(4) 480 (5) 490
Q.129 The number of students joined in all the schools
together in the year 2006 is 12% more than the Q.135 By what percent is the overhead expenditure in the
no of students left from all the school in the year year 2016 is more than the overhead expenditure in
2006. Then find the number of students joined in the the year 2012?
School A, C and D in the year 2006?
2
(1) 410 (2) 425 (3) 444 (1) 16 % (2) 20% (3) 25%
3
(4) 466 (5) 489
Q.130 Find the ratio between the no of students left from 1
(4) 33 % (5) 40%
the school C and E? 3

(1) 232:289 (2) 837:646 (3) 237:746

Q.136-137. Study the following information carefully to
(4) 847:746 (5) 746:837
answer the questions that follow-
Q.131-135. Read the following information carefully and
A committee of six members is to be formed out of
answer the following questions ?
6 doctors, 4 teachers and 3 office assistants, in how
Description of cost price of raw-material overhead many different ways can it be done if-
expenditure and sales of company X for a product
Q.136 The committee should consists of 3 doctors, 1
for the given years (in Rs. lakh)
teacher & 2 office assistant?
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(1) 520 (2) 360 (3) 240 first box is 200 kg. and the weight of second box is
(4) 720 (5) None of these
Q.137 The committee should include atleast 3 teachers?
(1) 360 (2) 391 (3) 411
(4) 372 (5) None of these
Q.138 The sum of the age of 4 members of a family 5 years (1) 50 kg (2) 60 kg (3) 75 kg
ago was 94 years today when the daughter has been
married off and replaced by a daughter-in-law the
Q.140 Two vessels of 48 liter and 42 liter are filled with
sum of their age is 92. (Assuming that there has
been no other change in family structure and all the
people are alive). What is the difference in the age
of the daughter and the daughter-in-law?
(1) 18 years (2) 20 years (3) 22 years proportion of milk and water in the resulting mixture?
(4) 24 years (5) Cannot be determined
Q.139 There are five boxes in a store. The weight of the
REASONING
Q.141 Hindi ought to be the official language of
India. There is no reason of the government to
spend money printing documents in difference
languages, just to cater to people who cannot
read/write Hindi. The government has better
ways to spend tax payers' money. People across
India should read/write Hindi or learn it at the
earliest.
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the
speaker's argument the most?
(1) The government currently translates official
documents into more than eighteen languages.
(2) Hindi is the most difficult language in the world
to speak.
(3) People who are multilingual usually pay
maximum taxes.
(4) More people who travel across India learn Hindi
within five years.
(5) Making Hindi the official language is a
politically unpopular idea.
Q.142 Unlike other retail outlets, where items are purchased
in any number of units the customer wants, in super-
markets items are grouped in bulk packages. This
bulk buying offers savings to the customer. The
option to buy at wholesale prices by buying in bulk
makes super-markets a practical choice for budget-
conscious consumers.
Which of the following is an assumption
necessary to the author's argument?
(1) Super-markets often have greater buying power
and lower overhead costs, so they can offer a
greater variety of products than regular retail
outlets.
(2) Super-markets are often more conveniently
located and have better parking facilities.
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20% higher than the weight of the third box whose
weight is 25% higher than the first box. The fourth
box of 350 kg. is 30% lighter than the fifth box. The
difference in average weight of the four heaviest
boxes and the four lightest boxes is-
(4) 90 kg (5) None of these
mixtures of milk and water, the proportion in the
two vessel being respectively 13 : 7 and 18 : 17. If
the contents of the two vessel be mixed and 20 liter
of water be added to the whole, what will be the
(1) 12 : 13 (2) 8 : 15 (3) 5 : 13
(4) 12 : 5 (5) 7 : 16
(3) The emergence of super-markets has caused
many small retail stores to close down and thus
eliminate competition.
(4) It is economically wise to buy single items
since bulk packages seldom offer significant
savings.
(5) The financial savings from purchasing bulk
packages may outweigh the inconvenience of
being unable to purchase in any number of units
that suits the customers' need.
Q.143 The increase in the number of reality shows on
television channels bolsters the contention that
channels owners are more interested in boosting
their revenues by pandering to voyeuristic
tendencies of viewers.
The premise behind the above argument is that-
(1) reality shows on television channels are a recent
phenomenon.
(2) everything that a channel broadcasts should be
educational.
(3) reality shows on television appeal to the basic
instincts of viewers.
(4) reality shows make more money than other types
of programs.
(5) the channel owners can influence what is
watched by the viewers.
Q.144 Impressions are direct, vivid, and forceful products
of immediate experience; ideas are merely feeble
copies of these original impressions.
Assuming the above statement is true, which of the
statements logically follow from it?
I. Every impression leads to an idea.
II. Ideas must follow an antecedent impression.
III. The colour of the 2017 RBI Grade B test booklet
right in front of a candidate is an impression to
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her, whereas the memory of the colour of her data in Statement II are not required to answer the
television set is an idea. question.
IV. If one was interested in the origin of the idea Give answer (3) If the data in Statement II and III
of the colour of a television set, then one need are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in
to understand the impressions from which this Statement I are not required to answer the question.
idea was derived. Give answer (4) If the data in all Statement I, II and
(1) I & III (2) II (3) II & IV III together are not necessary to answer the question.
(4) II, III & IV (5) I, II, III & IV Give answer (5) If the data in all Statement I, II and
Q.145-149 Read the following information and then III together are necessary to answer the question.
answer the questions:- Q.150 How is Go written in code language?
Statement- Macroeconomic economic indication I. Now Or Never Again is written as tom ka na sa
seem to be positive and these numbers have come in in that code language.
the midst of a global slowdown Finance Minister II. You Come Again Now is written as ja ka ta sa
of India said in that code language.
(A) India has potential to be the bright spot in the III. Again Go Now Or Never is written as na ho
gloomy economic scenario. ka sa tom in that code language.
(B) Fiscal deficit is coming down, Foreign exchange 1) (1) 2) (2) 3) (3)
reserves are very hammer and inflation is very 4) (4) 5) (5)
much under control.
Q.151 On which day of the week starting from Monday
(C) Indias economic growth is expected to improve did Manoj visit Chennai?
despite unfavourable global winds.
I. Manoj took leave on Wednesday.
(D) The government is giving special focus on
II. Manoj visited Chennai day after his mothers
improving the ease of doing business in the
visit to his house.
country with initiative like make in India to
boost the manufacturing sector. III. Manojs mother visited Manojs house neither
on Monday nor on Thursday
(E) The global economy is trying to find a balance
between slowdown in china and growth picking 1) (1) 2) (2) 3) (3)
up in U.S . 4) (4) 5) (5)
Q.145 Which among the following is the course of action Q.152 Towards which direction is village J from village
for the economic growth of India? W?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E I. Village R is to the west of village W and to the
north of village T.
Q.146 Which among the following can be the Assumption
for the given statement? II. Village Z is to the east of village J and to the
south of village T.
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
III. Village M is to the north east of village J and to
Q.147 Which among the following can be inference of the
the north of village Z.
statement?
1) (1) 2) (2) 3) (3)
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
4) (4) 5) (5)
Q.148 Which among the following shows the global action ?
Q.153 Who among A,B,C,D,E and F each having a
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E different height, is tallest?
Q.149 Which among the following is the conclusion for I. B is taller than A but shorter than E.
the given statement?
II. Only two of them are shorter than C.
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
III. D is taller than Only F.
Q.150-154 Each of the question below consists of a
1) (1) 2) (2) 3) (3)
question and three statements numbered I, II and III
4) (4) 5) (5)
given below it. You have to decide whether the data
provided in the statements are sufficient to answer Q.154 How many daughters does P have?
the question. Read all the three statements and ----- I. B and D are sisters of M.
Give answer (1) If the data in Statement I and II are II. Ms father T is husband of P.
sufficient to answer the question, while the data in III. Out of the three children which T has, only one
Statement III are not required to answer the question. is boy.
Give answer (2) If the data in Statement I and 1) (1) 2) (2) 3) (3)
III are sufficient to answer the question, while the 4) (4) 5) (5)
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Q.155-159 Read the following information carefully and
answer the question given below ?
In the following questions, the symbols $, %, @,
and * are used with the following meaning as
illustrated below.
(1) P % Q means Some Q are not P.
(2) P $ Q means All P are Q.
(3) P * Q means No P is Q.
(4) P # Q means Some P are not Q
(5) P @ Q means Some P are Q.
You have to be consider the given statement to
be true then you have to analyse which of the
following conclusion is definitely true .
Q.155 Statement : - P $ Q * R @ M % N # Q # S % Z
Conclusion :-
1) M * P 2) Q * S 3) Z @ S
4) M % P 5) Q % M
Q.156 Statement : - R % Q # P $ T * S
Conclusion :-
1) S $ T 2) T $ P 3) R * Q All CEOs should be paid according to their
4) T % P 5) P % Q
Q.157 Statement : - J @ Q * W @ T % M $ N
Conclusion :-
1) Q @ T 2) N % M 3) M % N
4) N % T 5) T % N
Q.158 Statement : - A $ B * C @ D $ E # F $ G % H $ I
Conclusion :-
1) H % E 2) E % C 3) D % A
4) G % I 5) G % E
Q.159 Statement : P * Q % R @ W # Z * M @ N $ O
Conclusion :-
1) R @ Z 2) R % Z 3) W * Z
4) R % Q 5) Z % O
Q.160-164. Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below:
In an examination, six subjects A, B, C, D, E and F
were available for a candidate of which Only three
had to be offered under the following conditions:
1. One who offered A had to offer B also.
2. One who offered A could not offer E.
3. One who offered C or D could not offer F.
The distribution of the candidates over the subjects
was as follows:
A - 140, B -140, C - 180, D - 170, E - 140, F - 70.
Q.160 How many combinations were permitted except
ABD?
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 1 (5) 5
Q.161 How many candidates appeared for the examination
in all ?
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(1) 140 (2) 180 (3) 260
(4) 280 (5) 320
Q.162 How many candidates offered the combination A +
B+C?
(1) 15 (2) 30 (3) 40 (4) 20 (5) 25
Q.163 How many candidates combined C with D?
(1) 120 (2) 140 (3) 160
(4) 70 (5) 40
Q.164. How many candidates offered B with F?
(1) 15 (2) 20 (3) 75 (4) 70 (5) 40
Q.165-166 According to recent reports, CEOs of large
organisations are paid more than CEOs of small
organizations. It does not seem fair that just because a
CEO is heading a big organization s/he should be paid
more. CEOs salary should be related to performance,
especially growth in terms of sales and profits. Of
course, big organisations are more complex than the
small, but all CEOs require significant amount of
energy and time in managing organisations.
There is no proof then CEOs of small organisations.
performance.
Q.165 A person seeking to refute the argument might argue
that
(1) CEOs should be paid equally.
(2) Managing big organisation is more challenging
that small.
(3) If CEOs of small companies perform well, the
company would become big and so would be
CEOs salary.
(4) CEOs who travel more should be paid more.
(5) Highly qualified CEOs should be paid more
because they have acquired difficult education.
Q.166 Which of the following, if true, would strengthen
the speaker's argument?
(1) CEOs of small organisations come from good
educational background.
(2) CEOs in big organisation take much longer to
reach top, as compared to their counterparts in
small organisations.
(3) CEOs of big organisations are very difficult to
hire.
(4) A few big family businesses have CEOs from
within the family.
(5) Big organisations contribute more towards moral
development of society.
Q.167-170 Given below is one passage followed by several
possible inference which can be drawn from the
facts stated in the passage. You have to examine
each inference seperatly in the context of the
passage and decide upon its degree of true or false.
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slum dwellers and realize the vision of a slum free possible be drawn from the fact given or it contradict
India, the government is rolling out a massive plan the given facts.-
to build 70 lack dwelling units in 6 years across Q.170 Majority of the slums in cities and towns in India
600 towns and cities .The program could free up are on prime government properties.
thousand of acres of valuable government land 1) the inference is definitely true, i.e. it properly
across the country and generate crores worth of follows from the statement of facts given;
business for real estate developers.Proliferation 2) the inference is probably true though not
of slums has had an adverse impact on the GDP definitely true in the light of the facts given;
growth for years slum dwellers are charaterized 3) the data are inadequate, i.e. from the facts given
by low productivity and susceptible to poor health you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be
conditions.The government believes that better true or false
housing facilities will adress social issues and also 4) the inference is probably false though not
have a multiplier effect and serve as an economic definitely false in the light of facts given;
stimulus. 5) the inference is definitely false i.e. it cannot be
Q.167 Health and sanitary conditions in slums are different possible be drawn from the fact given or it contradict
of the acceptable norms of human habitat in Indian the given facts.-
cities and towns. Q.171-175 Study the following information carefully and
1) the inference is definitely true, i.e. it properly answer the questions given below:-
follows from the statement of facts given; Five married couples A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and
2) the inference is probably true though not J all sitting around a circle facing the centre. In
definitely true in the light of the facts given; which none of females are sitting to near each-other.
3) the data are inadequate, i.e. from the facts given All are like five different company's : Wills, Peter
you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be England, Raymond, Siyaram and Lenin fabrics.
true or false (Not necessary in the same order)
4) the inference is probably false though not
A is sitting third to the left of D and third to the right of
definitely false in the light of facts given;
C. C is sitting fifth to the left of her husband H. Both
5) the inference is definitely false i.e. it cannot be
like same company fabric either Siyaram or Lenin.
possible be drawn from the fact given or it contradict
Person who liked the fabric of Siyaram and Lenin
the given facts.-
company are not the neighbours of those person who
Q.168 Cities and towns of developing countries are free like the fabric of Peter England company. Either E
from slums. and F or I and D like the fabric of Peter England
1) the inference is definitely true, i.e. it properly company. E is a female person who is the neighbour
follows from the statement of facts given; of I. B likes the fabric of Wills company and is the
2) the inference is probably true though not wife of A. G is the male person and husband of J and
definitely true in the light of the facts given; like the fabric of Lenin company J does not like the
3) the data are inadequate, i.e. from the facts given fabric of Siyaram and Raymond company. Every pair
you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be likes the fabric of same company. C is sitting second
true or false to the right of B. F is not the husband of D and J and
4) the inference is probably false though not likes the fabric of Peter England company. G is the
definitely false in the light of facts given; immediate neighbour of C.
5) the inference is definitely false i.e. it cannot be Q.171 Which of the following pairs is true ?
possible be drawn from the fact given or it contradict
1) G,H 2) I,J 3) E,D
the given facts.-
4) G,F 5) None of these
Q.169 Per capita income of better living housing facilities
Q.172 Which of the following persons is sitting in front of F ?
are higher than those slum dwellers.
1) A 2) G 3) J
1) the inference is definitely true, i.e. it properly
4) E 5) None of these
follows from the statement of facts given;
2) the inference is probably true though not Q.173 Which of the following statements is true with
definitely true in the light of the facts given; reference of married couples ?
3) the data are inadequate, i.e. from the facts given 1) A is the husband of F. 2) G is the husband of D.
you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be 3) E is the wife of H. 4) B is the wife of I.
true or false 5) None of these
4) the inference is probably false though not Q.174 Which of the following persons is neighbour of D?
definitely false in the light of facts given; 1) H 2) F
5) the inference is definitely false i.e. it cannot be
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3) Both 1 and 2 4) J When a word and number arrangement machine
5) None of these is given an input line of words and numbers,
Q.175 Which of the following persons of group represents it rearranges them following, a particular rule.
female persons? The following is an illustration of input and
1) E, J, D, B and H 2) J, D, B, I and G rearrangement :
3) J, D, B, I and G 4) E, J, D, B and C (All the numbers are two digit numbers.)
5) None of these Input : baffled 46 iceberg 19 nation unreal 75
Q.176-180. Study the following information carefully and 28 kidney 63 abandon 94
answer the questions given below: Step I : abandon baffled 46 iceberg 19 unreal
Six books A, B, C, D, E and F are to be read by six 75 28 kidney 63 94 nation
persons G, H, I, J, K and L from 11th February to Step II : iceberg abandon baffled 46 19 unreal
17th February with Saturday being an off day, but 75 28 63 94 nation kidney
not necessarily in the same order. Each of the books Step III : unreal iceberg abandon 46 19 75 28 63
has different pages: 110, 115,120, 125,130 and 135, 94 nation kidney baffled
again not necessarily in the same order. All the six Step IV : 75 unreal iceberg abandon 46 19 63 94
persons are sitting in a circle and all of them facing nation kidney baffled 28
towards the center .The person who reads a book
Step V : 63 75 unreal iceberg abandon 19 94
B is sitting immediate right of G who reads a book
nation kidney baffled 28 46
A. L is sitting opposite to that person who reads a
book that reads on Thursday. The person who reads Step VI : 19 63 75 unreal iceberg abandon
book E is sitting immediate left of L. The person nation kidney baffled 28 46 94
who reads a book of 135 pages is sitting immediate Step VII : 9 18 35 71 49 51 73
left of E. H is neither neighbour of person who 68 36 16 24 36
reads a book of 135 pages nor he reads a book E Step VIII : 9 16 18 24 35 36 36
. J is sitting between I and the person who reads a 49 51 68 71 73
book on Sunday. 17th February is not Saturday and Step IX : 81 256 324 576 1225 1296 1296
a book of 110 pages is read on that day. Book B is 2401 2601 4624 5041 5329
less than 120 pages and is read immediately before
Step IX is the last step of the above arrangement
book C. There are two books read between book D
as the intended arrangement is obtained. As per
which is of 135 pages and book A which is of 120
the rules followed in the given steps, find out the
pages. Book C is read before Saturday and there are
appropriate steps for the given input.
two days between Saturday and book B. Book E
which is of 125 pages is not read on 11February. Input : offense 71 vaccine 12 39 garage absorb
The book read on Friday is of 135 pages. 86 earlier 25 malign 64
Q.176 How many books are read before Sunday? Q.181 If in the step II, 'absorb' interchanges its position
with '86' and '39' also interchanges its position with
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3
Vaccine' then which element will be seventh to the
(4) 4 (5) 5
left of 25'?
Q.177 Which of the following combinations of Book- Day
(1) 39 (2) absorb (3) 86
- Pages is correct?
(4) 64 (5) vaccine
(1) C - Wednesday - 125 (2) B - Thursday - 115
Q.182 Which of the following will be step VII of the given
(3) A - Thursday - 120 (4) D- Tuesday - 135
input ?
(5) None is correct
(1) 25 39 71 offense earlier absorb vaccine malign
Q.178 How many pages does the book F ?
garage 12 64 86
(1) 110 (2) 115 (3) 135
(2) 10 27 7 70 58 57 57 56 39 2 24 48
(4) 120 (5) 125
(3) 10 27 7 70 68 57 56 56 39 2 24 48
Q.179 Who is sitting fourth to the right of I ?
(4) 10 27 7 70 68 57 57 56 39 2 24 48
(1) J (2) E (3) L
(4) G (5) H (5) None of these
Q.180 Book which is of 120 pages is read on ? Q.183 In which step are the elements ' 27 7 70 68
57 56 56 ' found in the same order ?
(1) 12 Feb (2) 13 Feb (3) 4 Feb
(4) 15 Feb (5) 11 Feb (1) VIII
(2) IX
Q.181-185 Study the following information carefully and
(3) VII
answer the given questions :
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(4) VI Q.192 How many police is / are in this group ?
(5) The given order of elements is not found in any step (1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 4
Q.184 Which elements come between '25' and 'malign' in (4) 3 (5) Can not be determined
step III of the given input ? Q.193 After the second statement maximum how many
(1) Both '64' and 'vaccine' thief can be exist in this group ?
(2) Only '39' (1) 0 (2) 2 (3) 1
(3) Both '86' and 'earlier' (4) 3 (5) 5
(4) Only 'garage' Q.194 Which of the following combination is correct ?
(5) Only 'offense'
(1) A,C (2) B,C (3) D,C,E
Q.185 Which element is third to the left of the one which is (4) C,D (5) Other than these options
seventh from the left end in Step VI of the given input ?
Q.195 Find the odd one out from the given alternatives ?
(1) earlier (2) 71 (3) malign
(1) A,B (2) A,D (3) A,B,C,D
(4) offense (5) 25
(4) A,B,D (5) C,D,E
Q.186-190 In a certain coding language:-
Q.196-200 In these questions relationship between
COMPANY ARRANGHED THE MEATING different elements is shown in the conclusions.
is written as R69 , M16+ , E5+ , A15+ These conclusions are followed by five statements
MEATING HELD IN EVENING is written as (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). You have to find out that
E57 , L5+ , A15+ , _14 statement which shows the given conclusions is/are
EVENING BOSS ARRANGED MEATING is true. Mark answer.
written as R61 , A15+ , S15+ , E57 Q.196 Conclusions: (I) I > N (II) K > P
ARRANGEMENT DONE BY BOSS is written Statements:
as N20+ , _ _+ , R104 , S15+ (1) Q < I > K > N > P (2) Q < I > K < N < P
Q.186 What is code for INDIA ? (3) Q < I < K > N < P (4) Q < I > K > N < P
(1) +D18 (2) 18D+ (3) 18D (5) Q < I > K > N < P
(4) D18 (5) D19 Q.197 Conclusions: (I) Q > C (II) V > C
Q.187 What is code for HIGHEST ? Statements:
(1) G9+ (2) +G14 (3) G52+ (1) B > V > Q < O < C (2) B < Q < V > O > C
(4) G14+ (5) 816 (3) V< B > Q > O > C (4) B > V > Q > O > C
Q.188 What is code for LEAK ? (5) B > V > C > O > Q
(1) L6+ (2) A6 (3) A6 Q.198 Conclusions: (I) V > J (II) C > J
(4) A6+ (5) E6+ Statements:
Q.189 What does N36+ Stands for ? (1) V > C, V > E, J > E, Y < C
(1) FIND (2) DIMPU (3) SIMMI (2) V < C, V > E, J < E, Y < C
(4) FONDU (5) GOLU (3) V > C, V < E, J > E, Y > C
Q.190 What is code for EE ? (4) V > C, V < E, J < E, Y< C
(1) - E - (2) _ - _ (3) _ _ - (5) V < C, V < E, J < E, Y > C
(4) - - A (5) - _ _ Q.199 Conclusions : (I) E > H (II) E < P
Q.191-195 Study the following information carefully and Statements:
answer the questions given below: (1) G > P, W < U , E < U, E < H, P > U
There are five members in a group A,B,C,D,and E . In (2) G > P, W < U , E < U, E < H, P > U
which each of them is either a Thief or a police . Thief (3) G > P, W > U, E >U, E > H, P < U
always speaks lie whereas police always tells a truth . (4) G < P, W > U, E > U, E > H, P > U
Statement-1- A said that B is a police . (5) G > P, W > U, E > U, E > H, P < U
Statement-2- B said that C is a thief . Q.200 Conclusions: (I) R > N (II) A > N
Statement-3- C said that D is a thief . Statements:
Statement-4- E stats that A and C are in same field . (1) A > B, A > C, R < C, N < B
(2) A < B, A < C, R > C, N > B
Statement-5- D stats that E is a thief . (3) A > B, A < C, R > C, N < B
Q.191 How many thief is/are in this group ? (4) A < B, A > C, R < C, N > B
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 4 (5) A < B, A > C, R > C, N > B
(4) 3 (5) Can not be determined

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Q.1(1) Q.2(1) Q.3(1) Q.4(4) Q.5(2)
Q.6(1) Q.7(1) Q.8(4) Q.9(1) Q.10(5)
Q.11(4) Q.12(4) Q.13(1) Q.14(3) Q.15(1)
Q.16(4) Q.17(3) Q.18(1) Q.19(5) Q.20(1)
Q.21(2) Q.22(5) Q.23(3) Q.24(4) Q.25(5)
Q.26(1) Q.27(2) Q.28(3) Q.29(4) Q.30(4)
Q.31(2) Q.32(1) Q.33(2) Q.34(5) Q.35(3)
Q.36(2) Q.37(3) Q.38(4) Q.39(4) Q.40(1)
MODEL PAPER 2017
Q.41(5) Q.42(4) Q.43(4) Q.44(5) Q.45(1)
Q.46(5) Q.47(3) Q.48(2) Q.49(5) Q.50(1)
Q.51(1) Q.52(3) Q.53(1) Q.54(2) Q.55(1)
Q.56(2) Q.57(2) Q.58(5) Q.59(2) Q.60(5)
Q.61(2) Q.62(5) Q.63(3) Q.64(1) Q.65(3)
Q.66(1) Q.67(1) Q.68(2) Q.69(3) Q.70(1)
Q.71(5) Q.72(2) Q.73(5) Q.74(3) Q.75(3)
Q.76(1) Q.77(5) Q.78(2) Q.79(4) Q.80(2)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.81.(4) Answer lies in the beginning of the last paragraph. Q.101.(1) For other options
Q.82.(1) Answer lies at last of the last paragraph. repugnant(Adj)-abhorrent
Q.83.(3) Answer lies at last of the first paragraph. hooked(Adj)-curved
Q.84.(2) Answer lies at last of the second paragraph. jargon(N)-Venacular
Q.85.(5) Answer lies in the mid of the third paragraph. oracular(Adj)-hard to interpret
Q.86.(2) Answer lies in the beginning of the first paragraph. Q.102.(3) For other options
Q.87.(2) Answer lies in the beginning of the first paragraph. Abjure(V)-Renounce
Q.88.(5) Answer lies in the middle of the second paragraph. Anchorite(N)- a religious recluse
Q.89.(4) Answer lies at last of the second paragraph. Quay(N)-harbour
Q.90.(4) Q.91.(5) Q.92.(5 Q.103.(2) For other options
Q.93.(5) Q.94.(5) Abstain(V)- restrain oneself from doing or
Q.95.(5) Correct Order CFAEBD enjoying something.
Q.96.(1) For other options Abnegate(V)-renounce
Brevity(N)-Shortness Miniature(Adj)-small-scale
Q.97.(2) For other options Q.104.(2)
Homogenous(Adj)-similar Q.105.(2)
Cantankerous(Adj)-bad-tempered Q.106.(2) Replace on with from
Q.98.(4) Q.107.(5) No error
Q.99.(3) For other options Q.108.(2) Replace possible with possibility
Affinity(N)-Empathy Q.109.(2) Replace capacitate with capacity
Q.100.(4) For other options Q.110.(5) No error
Heist(N)-A robbery

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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE
Q.111.(2) The series is : 1+4, 2+4, 3+4 -------- Q.128.(1) Joined = 176 + 187 + 289 + 133 + 160= 945
Q.112.(2) The series is : +(10)2, -(8)2, +(6)2, -(4)2-------- Left = 89 + 250 + 145 + 177 + 123 = 784
Q.113.(3) The series is : 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4 -------- Total = 945 + 784 = 1729
Q.114.(1) The series is : 5+13 = 6 Q.129.(4) Left = 180 + 76 + 120 + 140 +187 = 703
6+23 = 14 703 112
Joined = 100 = 787
14+33 = 41
Joined A, C, D = 787 - 132 - 189 = 466
41+43 = 105
Q.130.(5) Required ratio = 746 : 837 = 232 : 279
105+53 = 230
660 + 720 + 760 + 640 + 860 + 800 4440
Q.115.(3) The series is : 1 + 12,2+22, 3+32 ------- Q.131.(3) Average = = = 740
6 6
Q.116.(5) Here CP of the mixture
= (262+303.60) = 52+108=160 Rs. 640 ( 420 + 180 ) 860 (520 + 180)
Q.132.(3) 100 : 100
420 + 180 520 + 180
Selling price of the mixture =(26+30)3=Rs. 168
Gain = 168-160=8 Rs.
40 160
: = 7 : 24
Gain% = 8 100= 5% 600 700
160
Q.133.(2) Profit 2012 = 720 (440+120) = 160
Q.117.(2) Area = 10x2 Profit 2011 = 660 (320+100) = 240
19360= 10x2 240 160 1
%= 100 = 33 % less
x = 44, 240 3
so sides, 445=220 m.
442=88 m. Q.134.(1) Average = 320 + 440 + 520 + 420 + 520 + 480 = 2700 = 450
6 6
Perimeter = 2(l+b) = 2(220+88) = 2308 = 616m
Q.118.(2) Let she purchase each type of bangle = x Q.135.(4) 160 120 100 = 33 1 %
120 3
35x + 48x + 8x = 1638
1638
x= = 18 Q.136.(3) Total way = 6C 4C 3C = 20 4 3 = 240
3 1 2
91
Q.137.(4) Total way = 4 C3 9 C3 + 4 C4 9 C2
160 240
Q.119.(1) 20 = 484 + 136 = 372
= x
80 120 Q.138.(3) 94 + 20 - 92 = 22
x = 20 Q.139.(3) Weight of 1st box = 200 kg.
130 + 245 18 Weight of 3rd box = 250 kg.

Q.120.(4) Speed = 30 5 = 45 km/hr
Weight of 2nd box = 300 kg.
Q.121.(4) Ratio = 420 : 252 = 5:3
Weight of 4th box = 350 kg.
1338
Q.122.(3) Average number = 3 = 446 Weight of 5th box = 500 kg.
Q.123.(5) Difference = 273 180 = 93 1400 1100
Difference = 4
= 75 kg.
918
Q.124.(1) Average number = = 459
2 13 18 264
390 Q.140.(1) Milk = 48 + 42 =
Q.125.(2) Percent = 100 = 93 (approx)
20 35 5
420
Q.126.(4) Let the number of students who left from the Water = 48
7
+ 42
17 186
=
school A in 2005 = x
20 35 5
533 + x 186 286
Average = = 142 Total water = + 20 =
5 5 5
= 533 + x = 710
264 286
x = 710 - 533 = 177 M:W= 5
:
5
= 12 : 13

Q.127.(5) Data inadequate

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Q.141.(5) Refer to the paragraph given where it is stated Q.156.(5)
where the government has better ways to spend Q R
taxpayers money. Hence this argument is
contracted only by option (5)
Q.142.(1) The agrument states that experience entrepreneurs T P S
believe in participatory form of administration.
The question asks us to provide the reason for
this inclination. option (1) best provides the
reason for this inclination.
Q.157.(5)
Q.143.(5)
J Q
Q.144.(2) The author repeatedly state that while doing
probability calculations we must think of an
individual but of a certain class as a whole. Thus W N
T M
statement second best captures the conclusion
that can be drawn from the passage. Statement
three can be ruled out since the passsage does not
talk about predicting any future events. So option
(2) is correct answer.
Q.145.(4) Option 4 is our answer as course of action is Q.158.(4)
G I
asked and course of action is the process to reach B A C D E F H
result.
Q.146.(2) Option 2 will be the answer as we have been Q.159.(5)
asked to find assumption and only 2nd option is
P Q R W Z
implicit.
Q.147.(3) Option number 3 will be the answer because M N O
inference is asked and inference means to draw
the hidden fact and option 3 is the hidden fact.
Q.148.(5) Option 5 will be the answer as result of global Q.160.(2) According to the given conditions there should
action. be four possible combinations ABC, ABD,
Q.149.(1) Option number 1 will be the answer as in ABF, CDE.
statement conclusion is asked and by option 1 Q.161.(4) ABC = 40, ABD = 30, ABF = 70, CDE = 140, (280)
we can say that it is the given conclusion. Q.162.(3) 40
Q.150.(2) Now Or Never Again -tom ka na sa Q.163.(2) CDE = 140
Again Go Now Or Never -na ho ka sa tom Q.164.(4) ABF = 70
Q.151.(4) Q.165.(2) It rejects the argument of the author that CEOs
R W
Q.152.(1) of big organisation should not be paid more
T
salary as compared to small ones.
T Z Q.166.(1) Except four (1) the rest of the option do not
strengthen the speakers argument. Option (2),
Q.153.(5) (3) or (5) all give reasons as to why CEOs in
Q.154.(3) T P big organisation should be paid more. option
(1) would add a further reason, one related to
education, that would strengthen the speakers
M B D
argument that CEOs of small organisations
should be paid more.
Q Q.167.(2)
Q.155.(5) P R M N Q Q.168.(4)
Z S Q.169.(3)

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Q.170.(1) Step IV : 71 offense earlier absorb 39 86 25 64 vaccine
Q.171.(5) Wills malign garage 12
() B StepV : 39 71 offense earlier absorb 86 25 vaccine malign
G F
Lanin Peter England garage 12 64
Step VI : 25 39 71 offense earlier absorb vaccine malign
garage 12 64 86
C D
Siyaram Raymond Step VII : 10 27 7 70 68 57 57
I H 56 39 2 24 48
Raymond Siyaram Step VIII : 2 7 10 24 27 39 48 56
E J
57 57 68 70
Peter England A Lanin
Wills
Step IX : 4 49 100 576 729 1521 2304 3136
Q.172.(4) 3249 3249 4624 4900
Q.173.(5) Q.181.(3) Q.182.(4) Q.183.(5)
Q.174.(3) Q.184.(1) Q.185.(4)
Q.175.(4) Q.186.(4) For symbol : If starting letter of a word is consonant
then we use + in last whereas If starting letter of a
Q.176-180. Date Day Books Pages
word is vowel then we use in first .
11 Tues A 120
For letter : Third letter of a word is written if
12 Wed B 115 there is no third letter in the word then we use _
13 Thu C 130 in place of third letter .
14 Fri D 135 For number :-If starting letter of a word is
15 Sat Off Off consonant then we add place values of vowels
16 Sun E 125 in the given Words whereas If starting letter
of a word is vowels then we add place values
17 Mon F 110 of consonants in the given words . If there is no
such letter found then we use _ .
F
L Q.187.(4) Q.188.(4) Q.189.(4)
E
K Q.190.(5)
Q.191-195. Thief = C, E
A G J D Police = A, B and D
Q.191.(1) Q.192.(4) Q.193.(2)
H Q.194.(5) Q.195.(4)
B
I Q.196.(1) If statement: - Q < I > K > N > P
C Then conclusions: - (I) I > N (true)
Q.176.(4) (II) K > P (true)
Q.177.(5) Q.197.(4) If statement: B > V > Q > O > C
Q.178.(1) Then conclusions :- (I) Q > C (True)
Q.179.(4) (II) V > C (True)
Q.180.(5) Q.198.(2) If statement: Y < C > V > E > J
Q.181-185. Then conclusions:- (I) V > J (True)
Input : offense 71 vaccine 12 39 garage absorb 86 earlier (II) C > J (True)
25 malign 64 Q.199.(5) If, Statement: G > P < U < E > H > W
Step I: absorb offense 71 12 39 garage 86 earlier 25 Then conclusions:- (I) E > H (True)
malign 64 vaccine
(II) E < P (True)
Step II: earlier absorb offense 71 12 39 garage 86 25 64
vaccine malign Q.200.(3) If Statement: N < B < A < C < R
Step III : offense earlier absorb 71 12 39 86 25 64 vaccine Then conclusions:- (I) R > N (True)
malign garage (II) A > N (True)
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