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Current Affairs - One Liner 6-9

Spotlight 10

The People 11-16

News Bites 17-39

Designation : Who's Who 40

Word of English - Etymology 41

Nobel Prize 2020 42-43

PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi

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Quiz Time - General Awareness 46-58

CRP PO Mains - Model Paper 2020 59-86

SSC CPO SI - Model Paper 2020 87-114

PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)Nobel Prize 2020

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Dear Aspirants, We feel delighted to present to you the "December 2020" edition of "Master in Current Affairs". MICA is a comprehensive magazine focused on both the intellectual and competitive nature of learning. Apart from the competitive edge, MICA is intended to provide you with a vision of self-enhancement. MICA includes highly acclaimed sections such as, Newsletters, News Diary, One Liner, World of English, which are directly related to your preparation for competitive examinations. Chalte - Chalte is one of the most steering elements of MICA on the go, which is mentioned below every page. This edition creates a forum where all candidates and guidance personnel can meet the important issues of this month which may play a vital role in the forthcoming examination. The important topics covered in this edition are: Nobel Prize 2020: The Nobel Prize has been awarded to American medical researchers and virologists Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton for the invention of hepatitis C which was discovered in 1982 by screening many DNA samples. All Nobel laureate of 2020 are discussed in detail.PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi): Street vendors represent a very important constituent of the urban informal economy and play a significant role in ensuring availability of the goods and services at affordable rates at the door-step of the city dwellers. They are known as vendors, hawkers, thelewala, rehriwala, theliphadwala etc. in different areas/ contexts.In this edition as a wish for your bright and prosperous future we are providing “CRP PO MAINS MODEL PAPER” and “CPO SI MODEL PAPER” for your self-assessment. You can also test your Current Affairs by visiting the Quiz Time section for self-assessment, which includes all possible multiple-choice questions from the current affairs of this month. To serve you better we will diligently serve you our level best with various new topics and news that is important from the examination point of view.

Best of luck for your exams.Your suggestions will be highly valuable and welcomed. With Best Wishes Editor : N.K. Jain “Your Success is Our Success”

Editorial"All the time, circumstances are not going to favor us. We shall have to

face obstacles and adversities. Fearlessness is the first virtue of a hero, the starting point of all other noble virtues."

- Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar

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DECEMBER 2020 MICABangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will hold

virtual meeting in December.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Father’s Name : Ramesh JoshiMother’s Name : Veena JoshiHobbies : Reading Newspaper and TeachingPrior Selection : BOB and RRB PO upto interviewName of the Exam : NIACL AssistantRoll No. of Qualified Exam : 2181008091Roll No. of Mahendra Institute : MUM0661250216

Hirank Joshi

MICA : Mahendra's family expresses its heartfelt congratulations on your success.

Hirank : Thank You!MICA : To whom do you want

to give the credit of your selection?

Hirank : My parents and all family members, all the faculties of Mahendra mumbai Branch.

MICA : After how many attempts did you succeed in this examination?

Hirank : Since 2015 I gave almost 30 exams this year I got selection.

MICA : What is the role of Mahendra's institute in your selection?

Hirank : Mahendra classes, providing ST-portal and study room and also guiding faculties.

MICA : How did you prepare for the examination?

Hirank :

English LanguageReading newspaper - The Hindu, word power made easy book and

Mahendra's English book.

Reasoning AbilityOnline material - Mahendra youtube videos, books and also other online

platform.

Numerical AbilityOne of the best book by Mahendra

material for banking and online platform.

General AwarenessMahendra's faculty notes, MICA and study material provided by institute.

Computer & MarketingThrough Online platform.

MICA : What would you say about “Master in Current Affairs” Magazine (MICA) and Mahendra Guru Website?

Hirank : Compiled nicely, accurately and way of presentation is also nice.

MICA : What is the best thing about our coaching institute, according to you?

Hirank : ST portal, study room and management is very good and all the non- teaching staff also helping in nature.

MICA : What is the role of “Time Management” in one’s success?

Hirank : Time Management is everything, took every single chances, don't make to regret about the chances we never took.

MICA : How did you prepare for the Interview?

Hirank : Mahendra interview classes and guidance by faculty members.

MICA : Tell us about the Interview Board and the questions asked?

Hirank : Banking knowledge and Family background and Education, Ecconomic issues etc.

The questions asked were:I. My GD topic was China's product

should ban in India or not.II. My family background as a

business background then why you want to join into this org.

III. Monetary Policy Rates.IV. Export and Import of India.IV. Why you do not want to join

private bank as we know these is ample opportunity in private also?

MICA : From whom did you get information about your selection and what was your reaction?

Hirank : I checked myself through online and I was very happy after getting platform.

MICA : What message do you want to convey to other aspirants?

Hirank : Do practice more and more, never loose hope and wait and watch one day you will be selected. (Blessing always work, give respect to elders)

MICA : Congratulations! once again on your success. Your success is our success.

Hirank : Thank You!

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ONE LinerPERSONS IN NEWS

# Recently Myntra has announced______ as the new Brand Ambassador. - Kiara Advani

# Recently who has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of state-owned defence shipbuilder, Hindustan Shipyard? - Hemant Khatri

# Recently who has become the brand ambassador of Paytm First Games? - Sachin Tendulkar

# Who has become the new head of India women’s selection committee? - Neetu David

# Recently who has assumed the charge of Additional Director General Military Nursing Service? - Sonali Ghosal

# Pramod Chandra Mody has got 6 months extension as the Chairman of ________. - CBDT

# Recently who has been given additional charge as Director-General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security? - Usha Padhee

# Recently the co-creator of the cartoon series Scooby-Doo, Joe Ruby has passed away, he was related to which country? - US

# Recently who has been elected as the chairman of the Press Trust of India? - Aveek Sarkar

# S Padmavati passed away recently, she was the first female ________ of India. - Cardiologist

# Recently Mustapha Adib was appointed Prime Minister of which country? - Lebanon

# Which state government has appointed India’s first-ever woman ambulance driver, M Veeralakshmi under a new initiative recently? - Tamil Nadu

# Former all-rounder and legendary cricketer, David Capel has passed away, he was related to which country? - England

# Recently who was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Punjab & Sind Bank? - S Krishnan

# Recently who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board? - VK Yadav

Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Santosh Kumar Gangwar released booklet on ‘COVID-1 Safe Workplace Guidelines for Industry’.

SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES

AWARDS

# Para-swimmer ________ is the first Divyanga Indian sportsperson of the country, who has been awarded with the Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award. - Satyendra Singh Lohia

# Recently Rajiv Gandhi International Airport won the ‘National Energy Leader’ and ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ awards at the 21st National Awards for ‘Excellence in Energy Management’, this airport situated in which city? - Hyderabad

# Who has received the Jeff Skoll Award for Impact Media at a remotely conducted TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony? - Mira Nair

# Usha Mangeshkar was honoured with Lata Mangeshkar award 2020-21, what is the cash prize of Lata Mangeshkar award? - Five lakh rupees

# All India Football Federation awards 2019-20 has announced, who has won the 2019-’20 AIFF Player of the year awards in men’s category? - Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

# Who has been conferred the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme in September 2020 during a virtual ceremony? - Sonu Sood

# Recently which Union Minister has e-launched the “Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM)”? - Thaawarchand Gehlot

# Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated six mega projects in which city under the Namami Gange Mission through video conference? - Bihar

# Recently which railway zone has launched ‘Operation My Saheli’? - South Eastern Railways

# Recently which state government has launched a portal “Kritagyata”, an online pension submission and tracking system? - Assam

# Recently which State/UT has launched ‘Iraada’ campaign to include eligible left-out beneficiaries under social welfare schemes? - Jammu & Kashmir

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NATIONAL & STATE

Uttar Pradesh government will establish L2 level covid hospitals in each and every district of state for better treatment of Covid patients.

# India and which country have launched the first-ever direct Cargo Ferry Service on 21 September 2020 to boost trade between the two countries? - Maldives

# A webinar was held between with India and which country under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence through SIDM? - Israel

# Cabinet has approved MoU between India and which country for cooperation in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources recently? - Finland

# Recently Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated the Organic Food Processing Unit in which state? - Uttar Pradesh

# Recently the 4th edition of Global Ayurveda Summit was virtually inaugurated by whom on the theme “Emerging Opportunities for Ayurveda during Pandemic”? - M Venkaiah Naidu

# Recently Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with which country? - Iran

# Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Patrika Gate in which city through video conference? - Jaipur

# Recently who has been named as the President of Film and Television Institute of India, FTII Society and Chairman of Governing Council of FTII? - Shekhar Kapur

# Which state has become the first state in the country to implement the new National Education Policy? - Himachal Pradesh

# The country’s second and South India’s first “Kisan Train” was flagged off from which state to Adarsh Nagar Railway Station in Delhi? - Andhra Pradesh

# Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone for the construction of Underpasses at the Indian Military Academy in which city via video conferencing recently? - Dehradun

# Recently which State/ UT has launched the online portal, Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online? - Jammu & Kashmir

# Recently who has been launched the website of Aero India in New Delhi? - Rajnath Singh

# Hindi Diwas is observed every year on 14 September to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official language of India, the language was adopted under which Article of the Indian Constitution? - 343

# Recently who has released “The State of Young Child in India” report? - Venkaiah Naidu

# Recently Narendra Singh Tomar has launched 22 bamboo clusters in how many states? - 7

# Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated strategically important, Atal Tunnel in which State/ UT recently? - Himachal Pradesh

# Recently India has provided financial assistance of 250 million dollars as budgetary support to which country to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? - Maldives

# Who has become the brand ambassador of Online poker platform 9stacks recently? - Suresh Raina

# India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre to be set up in which state? - Kerala

# Recently “Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana” has been launched by which state government? - Uttar Pradesh

# Recently “Gandagi Bharat Chhodo” campaign was launched by which State Government? - Madhya Pradesh

# Recently which state government has launched ‘YSR Sampoorna Poshana ' & ' YSR Sampoorna’ scheme? - Andhra Pradesh

# Recently which state government re-launches self-employment scheme worth Rs 1,000 crore? - Assam

# Recently who has digitally launched Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana & e-Gopala App? - Narendra Modi

# Recently the United Nations Children's Fund for Children has appointed its celebrity advocate for the children's rights campaign, "For Every Child"? - Ayushmann Khurrana

# Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 1.75 lakh houses built under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin in 12 thousand villages in which state? - Madhya Pradesh

# Recently which state government has announced ‘My Family-My Responsibility’ campaign to fight Covid-19? - Maharashtra

# Recently which state government has launched a new scheme named ‘GARIMA’ which aims to ensure the economic safety and social dignity of core sanitation workers in the state? - Odisha

# Recently SBI Card started new brand campaign ‘Contactless Connections’, where is the Headquarters of SBI Card? - Gurugram

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FINANCIAL AWARENESS

# ICRA has projected India’s GDP for FY21 to contact by ___. - 11%

# Coal India Ltd recently decided to invest over how much amount on the development of nearly 500 projects? - 1.22 lakh crore

# Recently who has launched the world’s 1st exclusive product market for the renewable energy sector named Green Term Ahead Market? - Raj Kumar Singh

# Recently which state government received the nod from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority to form its own insurance firm? - Andhra Pradesh

# Recently Google has partnered with which country’s Water Development Board to bring the flood warning services to the country? - Bangladesh

# Which bank has received Brandon Human Capital Management Excellence Award 2020, a global recognition for its HR initiative, “Nayi Disha”? - State Bank of India

# Recently Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth of ________ Cr. with M/s. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.,M/s. Tata Power Company Ltd. and M/s. Larsen & Toubro. - Rs 2580 Cr

# Recently which bank has partnered with Innoviti to provide affordable options of bank’s debit cards by Innoviti POS terminals? - Federal Bank

# Which bank has launched a virtual property exhibition under the name ‘Home Utsav’ recently? - ICICI Bank

# Recently which company has announced that it would acquire product design and development firm, Kaleidoscope Innovation for up to $42 million? - Infosys

# As per the EASE Banking Reforms Index 2.0, which bank has been placed at the first spot recently? - Bank of Baroda

# Recently which bank has decided to launch a loan product named “SAFAL” for organic cotton growers? - State Bank of India

# Recently which bank launches a full power Digital Savings Account that can be opened instantly with Video KYC in 4 simple steps? - Axis Bank

# The Asian Development Bank has estimated that the GDP of India is expected to contract by ________ in fiscal 2020-21. - 9%

# Recently Titan Company has partnered with which bank to launch India’s first contactless payment watches named “Titan Pay”? - State Bank of India

Noted Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has been named as the President of Film and Television Institute of India, FTII Society and Chairman of Governing Council of FTII.

# Recently India and which country have signed Implementing Arrangement on Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief? - Singapore

# The 10th Meeting of the BRICS High Representatives on National Security was held virtually, the meet was hosted by which country? - Russia

# Which two Arab countries have signed the historic Abraham Accords along with Israel to normalise ties recently? - Bahrain, UAE

# Recently which state government has signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Denmark in the water sector? - Gujarat

# Fitch Solutions has projected India’s GDP growth for2020-21 ________. - 8.60%

# President of the USA, Donald Trump has announced Wilmington as the first World War II Heritage City, Wilmington is situated in which state? - North Carolina

# United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has predicted that the GDP of India will contract by ________in the year 2020. - 5.90%

# Which country constructs the missile site at Kailash-Mansarovar? - China

# Recently the 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meeting was held under the chairpersonship of Russian Federation, the meet was represented by whom? - Prahlad Singh Patel

# Recently India has granted 4th tranche of ___ to Myanmar for the development of the India-Myanmar Border Area. - $5 million

# Recently which country chaired the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Extraordinary Meeting which was held in the virtual mode? - Saudi Arabia

# Recently the 35th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific 2020 was chaired under which country? - Bhutan

# What is the rank of India has been ranked in World Risk Index 2020 among 181 Countries? - 89th

# India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with which country in the field of Intellectual Property Cooperation? - Denmark

# Recently the ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultations was held virtually, the meet was represented by whom? - Piyush Goyal

INTERNATIONAL

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SPORTS

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MISCELLANEOUS

# India has ranked 48th in Global Innovation Index 2020, which country has topped? - Switzerland

# Who is the author of the book “Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction”, which is published by Penguin Books Limited? - Arundhati Roy

# Who is the author of the book “Let Us Dream”, which will be released in December 2020? - Pope Francis

# The book titled “The Big Thoughts of Little Luv” is authored by whom? - Karan Johar

# Who has chaired a webinar on the first-ever International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies? - Prakash Javadekar

# Every year International Literacy Day is observed globally by UNESCO on ________. - 8th September

# Recently Bank of India has launched “Signature Visa Debit Card” on its ________ Foundation Day. - 115th

# Every year World Suicide Prevention Day is celebrated on ________. - 10th September

# The theme of International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer for 2020: “Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection”, it is celebrated on ________. - 16th September

# The World Water Monitoring Day is observed globally on ________. - 18th September

# Recently who has virtually inaugurated 'Destination North East-2020', a four-day event to highlight the Northeast region's various potentials like eco-tourism? - Amit Shah

# Every year World Heart Day is celebrated on ___ to draw people’s attention to heart illness and the range of associated health issues. - 29th September

# International Day of Older Persons is observed globally on ________ every year. - 1st October

# Recently who has won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix 2020 held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy? - Pierre Gasly

# Recently who has won the Formula One Tuscan Grand Prix 2020 held at Mugello Circuit, Italy? - Lewis Hamilton

# Recently which country has hired former Bermuda batsman David Hemp as the head coach of the national women's side? - Pakistan

# Who has won the Men’s Single Italian Open title? - Novak Djokovic

# Recently Former ________ Ash Barty has won the Golf Club Championship. - Cricketer

# In Women’s single, Simona Halep has won her first Italian Open title, she is related to which country? - Italy

# Name the Mercedes driver who has won the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix 2020 at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. - Lewis Hamilton

# Recently who has become the first Indian to win a grand slam singles main draw match in 7 years? - Sumit Nagal

# Valtteri Bottas has won the Formula One Russian Grand Prix 2020, he is related to which country? - Finland

# Who defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to clinch the Women’s Singles title in the 2020 US Open Tennis tournament? - Naomi Osaka

# Which cricket team reached the first position in ICC T20 rankings? - Australia

The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju launched the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) new logo at Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand Stadium.

# Recently China has launched successfully how many satellites into orbit from ship stationed in the Yellow Sea? - 9

# Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched nine highway projects and Optical Fibre Internet Services in which state? - Bihar

# Recently which IIT incubated startup Chakr Innovation has launched ‘Chakr DeCoV’ to decontaminate N95 masks? - IIT Delhi

# ISRO is scheduled to launch its Venus mission in which year? - 2025

# Recently the successful flight test of ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target was conducted by which organization? - DRDO

# Recently students of which IIT have launched a free-of-cost mobile scanner application “AIR Scanner”? - IIT Bombay

# Recently a 24x7 toll-free mental health rehabilitation helpline “KIRAN” was launched by which Union Minister? - Thaawarchand Gehlot

# Which union minister virtually attended handing over ceremony of 3 sculptures at High Commission of India in London? - Prahlad Singh Patel

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ABBREVIATIONS IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES

ECONOMIC GLOSSARY BOOKS & AUTHORS

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Pareto principle

The Pareto principle states that for many outcomes roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of the causes. Other names for this principle are the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital few, or the principle of factor sparsity.

Management consultant Joseph M. Juran developed the concept in the context of quality control, and improvement, naming it after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who noted the 80/20 connection while at the University of Lausanne in 1896. In his first work, Cours d'économie politique, Pareto showed that approximately 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population.

Mathematically, the 80/20 rule is roughly described by a power law distribution (also known as a Pareto distribution) for a particular set of parameters, and many natural phenomena have been shown to exhibit such a distribution.

December 01 World AIDS DayDecember 02 World Computer Literacy DayDecember 04 Indian Navy DayDecember 05 World Soil DayDecember 07 Indian Armed Forces Flag DayDecember 10 Human Rights DayDecember 16 Vijay DiwasDecember 18 International Migrants DayDecember 22 National Mathematics DayDecember 23 Farmer’s DayDecember 25 Good Governance Day/Christmas Day

TRIFED : Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India

RAISE : Responsible AI for Social EmpowermentFSSAI : Food Safety and Standards Authority of IndiaGST : Goods and Services TaxISLRTC : Indian Sign Language Research and Training

CentreNCERT : National Council of Educational Research and

TrainingNDB : New Development Bank

PORTRAITS OF POWER

THE BATTLE OF BELONGING

NIGHT OF THE RESTLESS SPIRITS

FUTURE SHOCK

BYE BYE... CORONA

:- N.K. Singh

:- Pradeep Kumar Srivastava

:- DR. Sandeep Goyal

:- Sarbpreet Singh

:- Shashi Tharoor

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 117.6 in August, 2020, which declined by 8.5 (provisional) per cent as compared to the Index of August, 2019.

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year term. He got a two-year extension in 2019 after review of his performance. An alumnus of the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University, Mr Khara heads the Global Banking division of SBI. He holds a board-level position and supervises the businesses of SBI's non-banking subsidiaries.Prior to being appointed managing director, he was the MD and CEO of SBI Funds Management Pvt Limited (SBIMF). Mr Khara, who joined SBI in 1984 as a Probationary Officer, was instrumental in merging five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI effective April 2017.

J Venkatramu

J Venkatramu has been appointed the managing

director and chief executive officer of India Post Payments Bank for three years.Venkatramu has over 22 years of work experience across banking services such as payments, mobile banking, retail banking products and has also managed digital financial services projects.“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the department of posts for appointment of J Venkatramuto the post of Managing Director and Chief Executive Office, India Post Payments Bank for a period of three years from the date of assumption of the charge of the post, or till the date of his superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is the earlier," a government statement said.Venkatramu will take over the post of Suresh Sethi who had served as founder MD and CEO of the payments banks till March, much before his tenure ended.India Post Payments Bank is a state-owned entity, under the department of posts, with 100% government equity and is governed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September, 2018 to offer doorstep banking to customers, mainly in rural areas. The payments bank offers services such as savings and current accounts, money transfer, direct benefit transfer, bill and utility payments, merchant payments, but cannot issue loans. It deploys postmen, gramin dak sewaks, equipped with cell phones and biometric devices, to offer banking services in rural areas.

Charanjit Attra

The State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Charanjit

Singh Attra as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from 01 October 2020.As a part of his new appointment, Attra will report to J Swaminathan, Deputy Managing Director of the finance department.Attra will supervise statutory audit functions in the bank apart from coordinating with the Reserve Bank of India and audit related to the National Financial Reporting Authority.Before joining SBI, Attra was appointed as a partner at EY. Earlier, he served as the CFO of 3i Infotech and ICICI Securities.The appointment of Chief Financial Officer in SBI is done after the lender received a clarification from RBI on its mandate on the hiring of specialized professionals who are qualified CAs. In sync with the massive transformation in the banking sector, the central bank had directed banks to name qualified personnel to head critical functions such as finance to ensure better risk governance.

Dinesh Kumar Khara

The government appointed senior banker Dinesh Kumar

Khara as chairman of the State Bank of India.He replaced Rajnish Kumar, who completed his three-year term."The central government appoints Dinesh Kumar Khara as chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) for a period of three years with effect from the date of his taking over charge of the post on or after October 7, 2020 or until further orders, whichever is earlier," a notification issued by the Finance Ministry said.In September the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) had recommended Khara as the next chairman of SBI.As per convention, the SBI chairman is appointed from a pool of serving managing directors at the bank.Interestingly, Mr Khara was among the contenders for the chairman's post in 2017 as well.Mr Khara was appointed as managing director of SBI in August 2016 for a three-

NTPC signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, setting key targets for the year 2020-21.

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the Cabinet has approved the extension in service of Bhalla as Home Secretary beyond the date of his superannuation i.e. November 30, 2020 up to August 22, 2021, it said.

Rohan Jaitley

Advocate Rohan Jaitley, son of late Union Minister

Arun Jaitley, was unanimously elected president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) after the only other candidate for the post withdrew, as expected. However, an official announcement to this effect will be made on November 9.The final list of candidates was declared by the Returning Officer Navin B. Chawla, after the deadline for withdrawal of candidature expired.Elections will be held for the posts of treasurer and four directors, between November 5 and 8. The counting of votes will take place on November 9 and the results will be declared the same day.Advocate Sunil Kumar Goel, who had filed his nomination for the president's post, withdrew his candidature a few days ago.For the treasurer's post, it is a straight contest between advocate Pawan Gulati, a maternal uncle of former India captain Gautam Gambhir, and Shashi Khanna, wife of CK Khanna, a former acting BCCI president and ex-vice-president of DDCA.A contest became imminent when talks for compromise between various factions within the DDCA failed. Nine candidates are in the fray for the posts of four directors. Out of these, four belong to a combine of various factions, and they are Ashok Sharma 'Mama', Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Karnail Singh, and Pradeep Aggarwal. Those owing allegiance to the CK Khanna group are Harish Singla, Harsh Gupta, Manjit Singh, and Sudhir Kumar Aggarwal.And the most interesting name is the ninth one, of Pardeep Kumar Arora, about whom little is known, said several old DDCA members.Gulati, an advocate, said that if he won he would try and ensure that DDCA again becomes known for sporting activities.

Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan has launched CSIR technologies for rural development.

Sushil Kumar Singhal

Sushil Kumar Singhal, a 2000-batch Indian Foreign

Service officer, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Solomon Islands.According to an official statement issued by the Ministry of External

Affairs, Mr Singhal will be residing in Port Moresby. He is presently serving as the High Commissioner of India to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.

Michael Irani

The International Weightlifting Federation announced the

appointment of Michael Irani as its interim president. Irani is chair of the IWF Medical Committee and a former chair of the IWF Anti-Doping Commission. He has extensive experience of the fight against doping and in safeguarding athlete welfare, IWF said on its website. "I am grateful to the IWF Executive Board for entrusting me with the presidency on an interim basis. I do not intend to stand as a candidate for the IWF President position in the future, so I will be able to focus fully on the reforms leading up to a clear and transparent IWF Congress," said Irani. Michael Irani was appointed following the resignation of IWF President Tamás Aján. Prior to this, Michael Irani was serving as the chairman of the IWF Medical Committee.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla

The tenure of Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been

extended till August 22, 2021, according to a Personnel Ministry order issued. He would have superannuated in November.Bhalla, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was in August 2019 appointed as the Home Secretary. The Appointments Committee of

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Central bank of the year award 2020

Bank of Ghana has won the Central

bank of the year award 2020. Apart from this, Mark Carney (Governor of the Bank of England) has won the Governor of the year at the Central bank of the year award 2020. Central Banking Awards is held annually to recognize excellence in the central banking community. This was the 7th edition of the award and the ceremony was held virtually on.

Outstanding Young Person 2020

Dr. Jajini Varghese, an Indian-origin

plastic surgeon and consultant based in the United Kingdom, has been named as ”Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020” in the medical innovation category. She has been recognised by the Junior Chamber International (JCI) for her research on breast cancer.The global non-profit organisation selected her for the “incredible” scientific contributions to diagnosing and treating breast cancer. Varghese is a consultant in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery at Royal Free Hospital and University College London. She is among the 10 UK nominees for the international award under the ‘Medical Innovation’ category. She was praised by the organisation for the adoption of strategies that prevent breast cancer, which can be achieved by offering early screening for women in developing countries.JCI gives this award to honour outstanding young people under the age of 40. It’s held every year, with nominations coming from 110 countries around the globe for extraordinary accomplishments in various fields. The shortlisting is on the basis of “incredible leaders and innovators of the future”. The categories span from business to politics, academics, culture, child welfare, world peace, medical innovation, and scientific advancement.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award

Aishwarya Sridhar's photo titled 'Lights

of Passion' has won the 'Highly Commended' award at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020. The 23-year-old has become the first Indian to win the coveted award.The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 were announced on October 13.Sridhar's photo is a picture of a tree illuminated with fireflies. The fireflies and stars in the sky form a surreal galaxy around the tree. It won under the Behaviour-Invertebrates category."After two hours of hiking, she found a tree dusted in gold from the bioluminescence of thousands of fireflies. Shooting 27 images over a 24-second exposure and combining them using focusstacking software, she highlighted the vibrancy of this scene," the photo's description on the website of National History Musem, who organises the competition, reads.The invertebrate category includes stills revealing the most interesting or memorable behaviour of any of the multitude of smaller animals without a backbone, whether on land, in the air or in water.Sridhar, a wildlife photographer from Panvel, captured the photo during a trek in Bhandardara in June last year. The photo will be put on display from October 16."It was a dream come true when my name was announced at the virtual awards ceremony," Aishwarya told Mumbai Mirror."During a trek last year, I had decided to click fireflies but hadn't planned any particular frame," she said. "It's a very short two-week window when one can find fireflies in this area."Sridhar won the Sanctuary Asia young naturalist award at the age of 14. She also won the Princess Diana award given to young talents who bring positive change with their contribution to society.

UK engineers’ body award

The Mangdechhu Hydroelectric project in Bhutan, constructed by India has been awarded the Brunel

Medal-2020, an award conferred by UK’s top engineering Non-food bank credit growth decelerated to 6 per cent in August as against 9.8 per cent in

the same month last year, RBI data showed.

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ISA Solar Awards conferred for the first time

The Third Assembly of the International

Solar Alliance has been attended by 34 ISA Members ministers. 53 Member countries and 5 Signatory and Prospective Member countries participated to the Assembly.India and France were re-elected as the President and Co- President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for a term of two years at the virtual meeting of the Third Assembly held on 14 October.Four new Vice-Presidents were also chosen to represent the four regions of ISA. The representatives of Fiji & Nauru for Asia Pacific Region; Mauritius & Niger for Africa Region; UK & Netherlands for Europe and others Region, and Cuba and Guyana for Latin America and Caribbean Region assumed the vice presidency. The Assembly also approved the initiatives of the ISA Secretariat in institutionalizing ISA’s engagement with the private and public corporate sector through the Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action (CSCA). Ten public sector organisations in India presented a cheque for 1 million USD each at the assembly.Speaking in the plenary, the President of the ISA assembly, India’s Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister, Mr R.K. Singh, appreciated the Alliance Members coming together to work for combating climate change. He welcomed the seventh initiative on heating and cooling to be introduced for discussion in the Third Assembly. Shri Singh said that Solar Energy has come a long way in last 5 years and is now the fastest growing energy source globally. He said, “Solar energy is already contributing around 2.8% of global electricity ,and if trends were to continue, by 2030, solar will become most important source of energy for electricity production in large part of the world.”

body — Institute of Civil Engineers. The award, named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel–known as 19th century’s engineering giants was announced on 5th October. Indian and the Bhutanese PM had jointly inaugurated the 720MW Project on 17 August last year. Indian Prime Minister had called the project a “crucial milestone celebrating India-Bhutan ties” and “this project shows how the two nations working together can bring immense positivity in the lives of people,” Expressing her appreciation at the development, India’s Ambassador to Bhutan Ruchira Kamboj said, “I am delighted that the Mangdechhu Award jointly inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi and Dr. Lotay Tshering in Bhutan last year, has been conferred the prestigious Brunel Medal. A rightful recognition of its excellence, as well as an outstanding example of our two countries working together towards a shared goal”The construction began in 2012 and was completed in a record time of seven years with the approximate cost of Rs/Nu 5000 crores. India funded the project through a 70 per cent loan and a 30 per cent grant to Bhutan. The Mangdechhu Project has earned a revenue of Rs/Nu 1300 crores within one year of commissioning, which has exceeded the projected target of Rs/Nu 1200 crores. All four units of the Project are running at full capacity and generating 18.7 Million Units/day at 779 MW since 2 August 2020. The Project is a run of the river project located in the Trongsa district of Bhutan.So far, Government of India has constructed four Hydroelectric Projects in Bhutan inclusive of the 1020 MW Tala Hydroelectric project (HEP), the 336 MW Chukha HEP, the 60 MW Kurichhu HEP and the 720 MW Mangdechhu HEP. Three Hydroelectric projects the 1200 MW Punatsangchhu-I, the 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II and the 600 MW Kholongchhu are under construction.

Keshubhai Patel has been re-appointed as Chairman of Shri Somnath Trust for one more year.

OBITUARYNajeeb Tarakai

Afghanistan's top-order batsman Najeeb Tarakai has died of the injuries he sustained in a road accident, the

country's Cricket Board (ACB) said. He was 29.The Afghanistan Cricket Board had tweeted that Tarakai was "severely injured in a car accident" suffered on

October 2 and had undergone a surgery. Najeeb Tarakai made his international debut for Afghanistan in 2014 against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. In 12 Twenty20 Internationals, his highest score has been 90 which he made against Ireland at Greater Noida in 2017. However, that is his only prominent knock and after playing one ODI

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against Ireland in 2017, he has not featured in any tournament.Recently, during the Shpageeza T20 tournament in September, he was part of the Mis Ainak Knights. He has a good record in First Class cricket, scoring over 2000 runs at an average of 47 with six centuries and 10 fifites. His highest score is 200. In List A cricket, he averages 32 with 553 runs in 17 matches with a high score of 121.

Ram Vilas Paswan

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan passed away in

New Delhi, he was 74. The Lok Janshakti Party founder and Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution had recently undergone a heart operation at a private hospital.Ram Vilas Paswan began his political career as a member of Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP). Paswan became a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1969. Next year, he was made the joint secretary of the SSP’s Bihar branch. In 1974, he became the general secretary of the Bihar branch of the new Lok Dal (People’s Party) after it had been formed through the merger of the SSP and other partiesPaswan went to jail during Indira Gandhi's tenure when emergency was imposed in the country in 1975. He was released in 1977. During the same year, he was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time as Janata Party member. He held the world record for winning the election by highest margin. Veteran leader was re-elected five consecutive times from Hajipur constituency in Bihar.Veteran politician formed Lok Janshakti Party in 2000. Within one year of the formation of his party, he became a minister in the first National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government under former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. After NDA lost power in 2004, Paswan joined Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2004 and again became a union minister till 2014.

Bhanu Athaiya

Bhanu Rajopadhye Athaiya, a colossus of costume design who became India’s first Oscar winner for

her work in Richard Attenborough’s, Gandhi (1982), and whose chic couture in blockbusters like Waqt (1965) blazed fashion trends, passed away in Mumbai. She was 91.

Her daughter Radhika Gupta told TOI on phone that Athayiya died in her sleep. “In 2012, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She had been bedridden since 2016 when her right side got paralysed,” she said. She was cremated at Chandanwadi in south Mumbai.In the foreword to her autobiography, The Art of Costume Design (2010), Attenborough described her as “the revered doyenne of costume designers.” It took me “17 long years to set up Gandhi, my dream film” and just 15 minutes to make up my mind that Bhanu Athaiya was the right person (for the job),” he wrote.The Kolhapur-born costume designer’s career, spanning 56 years and over 100 films, reads like a catalogue of Bollywood’s best and biggest: Shri 420, Sahib Biwi aur Ghulam, Sangam, Guide, Waqt, Ek Duuje Ke Liye, Nikaah, Lagaan.

Lee Kun-Hee

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, who

transformed the South Korean firm into a global tech titan, died at the age of 78.Under Lee's leadership, Samsung rose to become the world's largest producer of smartphones and memory chips, and the firm's overall turnover is equivalent to a fifth of South Korea's GDP.Lee was also the richest person in South Korea, according to Forbes, with a net worth of nearly $21bn.Known for a reclusive lifestyle, Lee was left bedridden by a heart attack in 2014. Little was revealed about his condition, leaving him shrouded in mystery even in his final days."It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kun-hee Lee, Chairman of Samsung Electronics," the company said in a statement."Chairman Lee passed away on October 25 with his family, including Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee, by his side.""Chairman Lee was a true visionary who transformed Samsung into the world-leading innovator and industrial powerhouse from a local business," the firm said, adding: "His legacy will be everlasting."

US private equity firm Silver Lake Partners will invest an additional Rs 1,875 crore in the retail arm of Reliance Industries.

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Arjunan Master, P S Divakaran, K J Joy, Jithin Shyam, M A Majeed and Ponkunnam Varkey. Babu attained fame as Zero Babu after he belted out the song ‘Open Zero’ in a play by the late P J Antony. Babu was a recipient of the Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award and had held numerous stage shows in Dubai, Singapore and Malaysia. Babu has also sung in nearly 90 films and various plays. His first movie was the 1964 film ‘Kudumbini’.

Vijayalakshmi Ramanan

Wing Commander (Retd) Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan,

the first woman commissioned officer of the Indian Air Force, has died at the age of 96. Wing Commander Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, a recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM), died due to old age ailments. she did her MBBS and later was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps on August 22, 1955 and was seconded to the Air Force with effect from the same day. Besides having served as a gynecologist at various Air Force Hospitals, including here, she had also attended to the troops wounded during wars and performed administrative duties.Dr Ramanan was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander in August 1972, and honoured with the Vishist Seva Medal five years later. She had retired in February, 1979. Her husband late KV Ramanan was also an Indian Airforce officer. She is survived by a daughter and a son. Dr Ramanan was also trained in Carnatic music and had been an artist with the All India Radio at a very young age.

C M Chang

Nagaland Minister for Environment, Forest and

Climate Change and Justice and Law C.M. Chang passed away at Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima. He was 77. State Health officials confirmed that Chang died of COVID-19. He was the sitting MLA of NDPP from 51-Noksen Assembly Constituency. He was a retired IAS officer and former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (2009-13). He was elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly from 51 Noksen constituencies under Tuensang district in 2013 and later retained the same seat in 2018 on Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) ticket.

Hindu Munnani founder Rama Gopalan, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died in Chennai. He was 94.

Samsung is by far the biggest of the family-controlled conglomerates, or chaebols, that dominate business in South Korea.They drove the nation's transformation from a war-ravaged ruin to the world's 12th-largest economy, but nowadays are accused of murky political ties and stifling competition -- with Lee himself twice convicted of criminal offences, in one case bribing a president.

Shoba Naidu

Renowned Kuchipudi dancer Sobha Naidu, a recipient of

Padma Shri and numerous other awards, died in Hyderabad.Sobha Naidu's major achievements include choreography and presentation of Ballets Vipranarayana, Kalyana Srinivasam and many others, in which she was the main protagonist and portrayed various roles like Satyabhama, Devadevaki, Padmavathi, Mohini, Sai Baba, and Goddess Parvati which won her great appreciation. As a Guru (teacher), she trained a number of students from India and abroad. Her performances have also won accolades overseas.She has presented a series of performances at different venues in the US and also performed in countries, including the UK.Besides the Padma Shri, she received a number of awards, including from the Andhra Pradesh government and several reputed organisations.Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao mourned the death of Sobha Naidu and recalled that she was an outstanding Kuchipudi artist, known for portrayal of Satyabhama and Padmavathi. He conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family, an official release said.

K J Mohammed

Playback singer, music director and actor K J Mohammed

Babu, popularly known as ‘Zero’ Babu passed away here. He was 80. He is survived by wife Athikka Babu and children Suraj Babu, Sulfi Babu, Sabitha Salam and Deepath Nazeer. During his career, he had also collaborated with prominent artists /musicians, including maestro Devarajan, P J Antony, Dakshina Moorthy,

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Burning Topics of the Month

& Many More...

Tribes India E-Marketplace launched for handicrafts,

organic products.

Smriti Irani launches first ever Brand & Logo for

Indian Cotton.

PM Modi launches scheme to distribute property cards

under Svamitva scheme.

DRDO successfully test fires Laser Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile

01 Oct' 20

The indigenously developed Laser Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile, ATGM was successfully test fired defeating a target located at longer range. The test

was conducted from MBT Arjun at KK ranges, Armoured Corps Centre and School Ahmednagar in continuation of successful trial done on 22nd of last month.The ATGM employs a tandem HEAT warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour protected armoured vehicles in ranges from 1.5 to 5 kilometres. It has been developed with multiple-platform launch capability and is currently undergoing technical evaluation trials from 120 mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun.This Laser Guided Missile has been developed by Armament Research and Development Establishment, Pune in association with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune and Instruments Research and Development Establishment, Dehradun.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO for this successful feat. Chairman DRDO Dr G. Satheesh Reddy congratulated DRDO personnel for this achievement which paves the way for Atmanirbhar Bharat pledge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Tribes India E-Marketplace launched for handicrafts, organic products

02 Oct' 20

Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda virtually launched India’s largest handicraft and organic products marketplace- Tribes India

E-Marketplace. Keeping in line with the vision of the Prime Minister of making India Aatmanirbhar and self-reliant,

ISRO is scheduled to launch its Venus mission in 2025 and France will participate in it, French space agency CNES said.

this initiative of TRIFED will showcase the produce and handicrafts of tribal enterprises from across the country. It will help them market their products directly. On this occasion, Mr Munda also flagged off several other TRIFED initiatives that are aimed to support the tribal brethren.These include the inauguration of Tribes India’s 123rd and 124th outlets in Rishikesh and Kolkata, inclusion of new tribal product ranges from the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh and partnership of TRIFED and Tribes India with Amazon in their Seller Flex programme. The Minister also launched Pakur Honey which is 100 per cent natural honey, gathered by Santhal Tribals from Pakur in Jharkhand. Addressing the occasion, Mr Arjun Munda said TRIFED aims to on board 5 lakh tribal producers for sourcing of various handicraft, handloom, and natural food products across the country.According to him the new TRIFED initiatives to showcase tribal produce and handicrafts will connect tribal forest dwellers and artisans with national and international markets and will further enable their economic welfare and also bring them closer towards mainstream development. Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh was also present.

PM to inaugurate Summit RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment

2020’ on Oct 5 03 Oct' 20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Summit RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020. The Ministry of Electronics and

Information Technology and NITI Aayog are organizing the Mega Virtual Summit on Artificial Intelligence-AI from 5th to 9th of October. RAISE-2020 will be a global meeting of minds to exchange ideas and chart a course for using AI for social transformation, inclusion and empowerment in areas like Healthcare, Agriculture, Education and Smart

MICA DECEMBER 202018

NEWS BITES NATIONALISLRTC & NCERT to ink MoU to make

education materials accessible for Deaf children 06 Oct' 20

A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed between Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) and

NCERT to make education materials accessible for Deaf children in their preferred format of communication.This MoU will be signed in the virtual presence of Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot and Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.As part of this MoU, educational print materials including NCERT Textbooks, Teachers Handbook and other Supplementary materials and resources of Class I-XII of all subjects of both Hindi and English Medium will be converted into Indian Sign Language in Digital format.The signing of this MoU is seen as a historic step as availability of NCERT textbooks in Indian Sign Language will ensure that Deaf children can also now access educational resources in Indian Sign Language. This will also ensure educational standardization of Indian Sign Language as mandated in the New Education Policy, 2020.

Smriti Irani launches first ever Brand & Logo for Indian Cotton on 2nd World Cotton Day 08 Oct' 20

Minister of Te x t i l e s S m r i t i

Irani launched the first ever Brand and Logo for Indian Cotton on Second World Cotton Day through video conferencing.Now India’s premium cotton would be known as ‘Kasturi Cotton’ in the world cotton trade. The Kasturi Cotton brand will represent Whiteness, Brightness, Softness, Purity, Luster, Uniqueness and Indianness.Speaking on this occasion, Ms Irani said, this is a much awaited moment as the Indian Cotton has been endowed with a Brand and Logo. The Minister recounted the importance of cotton in Indian economy. According to him, cotton is one of the principal commercial crops of

Mobility, among other sectors. In the spirit of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', Prime Minister Modi plans to leverage AI for inclusive development, representing the country's 'AI for All' strategy. Directed by the Prime Minister’s vision, India will soon stand out in the international community not just as a leader in the Artificial Intelligence field, but also as a model to show the world how to responsibly direct AI for social empowerment.At the RAISE-2020, delegates and experts in research, policy and innovation on Artificial Intelligence will join from across the globe. The summit will discuss cross-sector subjects like ‘Leveraging AI for Pandemic Preparedness’, ‘The Impetus that Innovation Places on Digitisation’, Inclusive AI and Partnerships for Successful Innovation’.

MoHUA enters into MoU with Swiggy to take street food vendors online under PM SVANIDHI scheme 05 Oct' 20

The Ministry of Housing and Urban

Affairs has entered into a MoU with Swiggy, one of the leading food delivery platforms, to on board street food vendors on its e-commerce platform. The MoU aims at giving the street food vendors online access to thousands of consumers and help them grow their businesses. The arrangement has been facilitated under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme.The Ministry and Swiggy will run a pilot programme by on-boarding 250 vendors across five cities namely - Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Indore, and Varanasi. The street vendors will be helped with PAN and FSSAI registration, training on technology, menu digitization and pricing along with hygiene and packaging best practices. Upon the successful completion of the pilot programme, Urban Affairs Ministry and Swiggy plan to expand this initiative across the country in phases.In a first of its kind initiative, the Urban Affairs Ministry has coordinated with the key stakeholders including Municipal Corporations, FSSAI, and Swiggy and GST officials to ensure that necessary pre-requisites are completed for this initiative.

Shareholders of Dhanlaxmi Bank ousted Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Sunil Gurbaxani, little over seven months after he assumed charge of the lender.

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the country and it provides livelihood to about six million cotton farmers. According to him, India is the second largest cotton producer and the largest consumer of cotton in the world.It produces about six million tonnes of cotton every year which is about 23 per cent of the world cotton. According to him, India produces about 51 per cent of the total organic cotton production of the world, which demonstrates India’s effort towards sustainability.Ms Irani also told that Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) made ever highest Minimum Support Price (MSP) operation of cotton. She hoped that during the new cotton season, the procurement under MSP will be increased. According to him, CCI has opened 430 procurement centres in all cotton growing states and payments are being made digitally to farmers’ account within 72 hours.

BRICS Bank approves funds for Delhi-Meerut rapid rail, Mumbai metro

09 Oct' 20

New Development Bank, also known as BRICS Bank has approved infrastructure projects worth 741 million dollars in India. In a press statement,

the Shanghai based bank told that its Board of Directors approved a loan of USD 500 million for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Project and a loan of USD 241 million for Mumbai Metro Rail II (Line 6) Project.The loan for Delhi NCR region would be used by Government of India for on-lending to the National Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited (NCRTC) for construction of a rapid rail corridor connecting the National Capital Territory of Delhi with the cities of Ghaziabad and Meerut located in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The RRTS will have a total length of 82.15 km (68.03 km elevated and 14.12 km underground) with 25 stations. It will have a design speed of 180 km per hour, maximum operating speed of 160 km per hour and high-frequency operations, which will reduce the journey time from Delhi to Meerut to 60 minutes. The Project will develop an efficient and sustainable regional transport system and reduce congestion in Delhi, by offering people the alternative of settling in surrounding cities and being able to commute to Delhi through a fast, reliable, safe and comfortable public transport system.The loan for Mumbai Metro will be used by the Government of India for on-lending to the Government of the State of

Maharashtra for implementing a metro rail Line 6 with length of about 14.47 km in the city of Mumbai. Line 6 will provide much needed rail-based connectivity between the western and eastern suburbs and will contribute towards an integrated seamless public transport network in Mumbai. The Project will be implemented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. The NDB is also supporting the implementation of metro lines in Mumbai with length totalling to about 58 km (Line 2 and Line 7) by financing of the Mumbai Metro Rail Project approved by the NDB in November, 2018.“NDB is strongly committed to supporting its member countries in the time of COVID-19, including by providing much needed crisis-related emergency assistance, said Mr. Marcos Troyjo, President of the NDB who recently replaced Mr. K. V. Kamath. The NDB was established by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to mobilize resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS countries and other emerging economies and developing countries, complementing the existing efforts of multilateral and regional financial institutions for global growth and development. According to the NDB’s General Strategy, sustainable infrastructure development is at the core of the Bank’s operational strategy for 2017-2021.

PM Modi launches scheme to distribute property cards under Svamitva scheme

11 Oct' 20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme to distribute property cards under the Svamitva scheme through video conference. AIR correspondent reports

that property card holders include beneficiaries from 44 villages of Madhya Pradesh. On the inauguration of the scheme, the Prime Minister discussed with Dasharatha Singh Maravi of Guraiya village in Dindori district of the state.In his response, Dashrath Singh told All India Radio, News that the villagers would benefit from getting ownership cards. Ownership Scheme beneficiary Shivprasad Dhurve of village Padrai Thakur of Bankhedi, Gram Panchayat of Hoshangabad district has got the lease. Happy to receive the lease, Mr. Dhurve told that this scheme will help in the upkeep of the family. The Central Sector Ownership Scheme launched from the month of April this year will not only give villagers a record and property card of their building rights, but the scheme will bring a big change in rural India and empower millions.

The indigenously developed Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test fired defeating a target located at longer range.

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NEWS BITES NATIONALNIT Tiruchirappalli signs MoU with

C-DAC Pune for installing state of art super computer 12 Oct' 20

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

(C-DAC), Pune for installing a state of the art super computer in the process of becoming part of the National Super Computing Mission of the Government of India.The MoU was signed in the presence of Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Sanjay Dhotre, Secretary of Department of Science and Technology Dr Ashutosh Sharma and Secretary of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Ajay Prakash Sawhney. Dr. Mini Shaji Thomas, Director, NIT, Trichy and Dr. Hemant Darbari, Director General, C - DAC signed the MoU.A total of 10 Centrally Funded Institutions have been inducted into NSM including IISc, Bangalore and seven IITs in addition to NIT, Trichy. The objective of the NSM is to empower technology institutions with high-performance computing capabilities that can be used for solving socially relevant, computationally intensive problems.NIT Director Dr Mini Shaji Thomas told that the super Computing facility worth 17 crore rupees will be made available to neighbouring educational institutions, as mandated and in line with NEP-2020.

Union Cabinet approves World Bank supported STARS project 14 Oct' 20

The Union Cabinet has approved World Bank supported Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States -STARS project.

The Project seeks to support States in developing, implementing, evaluating and improving interventions with direct linkages to improved education outcomes. Briefing media after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told that the total project cost is Rs. 5,718 crore with the financial support of World Bank amounting to 500 million US dollar. According to him, STARS project would be implemented as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme under Department of School Education and Literacy. Mr Javadekar said, it will cover six States namely Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha. According to him, this is an important milestone and the beginning of the New Education Policy.

Subsidy under Operation Greens is step towards Aatma Nirbhar Bharat: Narendra Singh Tomar 16 Oct' 20

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Narendra Singh Tomar has told that Subsidy under Operation Greens is a step towards Aatma Nirbhar Bharat.Under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Operation Greens Scheme TOP to TOTAL provides 50 per cent subsidy on transport and storage of notified fruits and vegetables if prices are below the trigger price.The eligible fruits are Mango, Banana, Guava, Kiwi, Litchi, Mousambi, Orange, Kinnow, Lime, Lemon, Papaya, Pineapple, Pomegranate, Jackfruit, Apple, Aonla, Passion fruit and Pear. The eligible vegetables are French beans, Bitter Gourd, Brinjal, Capsicum, Carrot, Cauliflower, Green Chillies, Okra, Cucumber, Peas, Onion, Potato and Tomato.Mr Tomar said, any person, including farmers can transport any notified fruit and vegetable crops through Kisan Rails.Railways will charge only 50 per cent of freight charges on these items. Remaining 50 per cent of the freight charges will be provided as subsidy under Operation Greens Scheme by the Ministry to the Indian Railways.AIR Correspondent reports that at present Railways is operating three Kisan Rails between Devlali (Maharashtra) and Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh and Delhi, Bangalore and Delhi.

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launches AYUSHMAN

SAHAKAR scheme 19 Oct' 20

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched AYUSHMAN SAHAKAR scheme. The scheme is a unique way to assist cooperatives play

an important role in creation of healthcare infrastructure in the country. AYUSHMAN SAHAKAR scheme has been formulated by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).Mr. Tomar announced that NCDC would extend term loans to prospective cooperatives to the tune of 10 thousand crore in the coming years. According to him that the ongoing pandemic has brought into focus the requirement

Major General Sonali Ghosal assumed the charge of Additional Director General Military Nursing Service.

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of creation of more facilities. NCDC’s scheme will be a step towards strengthening farmer’s welfare activities by the Central Government.Speaking on the occasion Managing Director of NCDC Sundeep Nayak told that the NCDC fund would give a boost to the healthcare services operated by the cooperatives in the country. NCDC’s Ayushman Sahakar scheme aims at bringing transformation in the health services primarily in the rural areas. The scheme also provides working capital and margin money to meet operational requirements of the health facilities. It provides interest subvention of one percent to women majority cooperatives.

Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru records growth in freight

movement 21 Oct' 20

After a p r o l o n g e d slump in

the international cargo momentum, the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has recorded a growth in freight movement. Between April and September the Bengaluru International airport processed 131,603 metric tonnes of freight. In September alone 32,449 metric tonnes cargo was processed showing a growth of point three percent against the same period last year. During September this year growth of 4.5 percent was recorded in international cargo, of which export cargo grew by 7.6 percent.The Bangalore airport has emerged as the leading cargo centre for the pomegranate exports from India by processing 180,745 kgs of pomegranate from April to August this year. The Government of India’s Vande Bharat Mission and Air Bubble programmes have enabled Bengaluru airport to connect with 22 international destinations. However, the domestic cargo showed a slower recovery at minus 5.2 percent which is lower than the same period in the previous year.

Finance Ministry releases Rs. 6,000 crore to states to address shortfall in

GST revenue 23 Oct' 20

The Central Government borrowed and transferred six thousand crore rupees as first tranche to 16 States and two Union Territories.

They are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.Ministry of Finance in a statement told that the borrowing is at an interest rate of 5.19 percent. It is intended to make weekly releases of six thousand crore rupees to the States. It said, tenor of borrowing is expected to be broadly in the range of 3 to 5 years.The Government has evolved a special borrowing window to address the shortfall in the GST collection during the year 2020 - 2021. 21 States and two Union Territories opted for this special window involving back-to-back borrowing coordinated by the Ministry of Finance.

Railways launches ‘Meri Saheli’ initiative for security of women passengers

30 Oct' 20

Railways has l a u n c h e d Meri Saheli

initiative for focused action on security of women passengers across all zones. Railways Ministry said, the objective of this mission is to provide safety and security to lady passengers travelling by trains for their entire journey from starting station to destination station.Meri Saheli initiative was started as a pilot project in South Eastern Railway in September this year and after getting encouraging response from lady passengers, it was extended to all zones and Konkan Railway with effect from 17th of this month.Railway Protection Force, RPF has launched this initiative for the security of lady passengers. This initiative is aimed to instil a sense of security among the lady passengers and respond effectively to any security-related issue faced by lady passengers. The RPF team collects only the seat numbers of the ladies and conveys them to stoppages en-route.The platform duty RPF personnel at the stopping stations en-route keep unobtrusive watch over the concerned coaches and berths. The Ministry said, if some distress call comes from a train covered under Meri Saheli initiative, the disposal of the call is monitored at the level of senior officers.

Air Marshal Vikram Singh took over as Senior Air Staff Officer, Headquarters Western Air Command.

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UP becomes first state in country to undertake over one crore tests to screen Corona virus 01 Oct' 20

With 1.61 lakh tests in past 24 hours, UP became the first state in the country to be undertaking over 1 crore tests to screen coronavirus. The

total number of tests conducted in UP stood at 1,00,98,896 as per official data released by the state medical education department.

Of these, nearly 42% of tests were done through the RT-PCR method.

UP’s share in the total tests conducted in the country now stands at 13.6%. Data from Indian Council of Medical Research stated that 7,41,96,729 Covid tests have been conducted in the country. Also, nearest contenders Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are several lakh tests away. “UP’s daily average over the past few days has been 1.5 lakh tests. The credit for the benchmark goes to public and private labs engaged in different levels of testing,” said Rajneesh Dube, additional chief secretary, medical education.

Secretary to CM overseeing testing work, Alok Kumar said that the landmark of one crore tests was more than just numbers. “It includes the launch of pioneering activities like pool testing, accepting use of TB testing machines for Covid-19 tests and use of antigen kits for bulk testing as in case of students from Kota and migrant workers,” he said. Also, the Union ministry of health and family welfare has asked states to try and keep positivity rate around 5%. Officials pointed out that UP’s positivity has never crossed the 6% mark, hovering around 5% in July, August and September when the state progressed fast towards peak.

Maharashtra govt extends coronavirus-induced lockdown till

Oct 31 01 Oct' 20

Maharashtra government has extended coronavirus-induced lockdown till October 31, but also said that hotels, restaurants and bars

will be allowed to operate from October 5 with restricted capacity.All the trains originating and ending the journey within the state will be restarted with immediate effect subject to health protocols for COVID-19. According to the new guidelines, Hotels, food courts, restaurants and bars can operate from October 5 with capacity not exceeding 50 percent or as prescribed by local authorities. A separate Standard Operating Procedure will be issued by the tourism department for precautions to be taken while operating these establishments.All industrial and manufacturing units producing non- essential items will be allowed to operate in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The Railways will increase the frequency of local trains in the MMR.Local trains in Pune region will restart with protocols and procedures adopted in the MMR. Dabbawallahs of tiffin carriers in MMR will be allowed to travel by local trains after procuring QR code passes from the Mumbai police commissioner's office. Schools, colleges and other educational and coaching institutions will remain closed. Cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theaters in malls and market places, auditoriums, assembly halls will continue to remain closed.Social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural and religious events and other large congregations will remain prohibited.

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Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Central Jail launches

‘Radio Prison’.

Maharashtra becomes first state to cap prices of

masks.

Delhi CM launches campaign ‘Red light on, Gaadi off ’ to

tackle air pollution.

Air Marshal RJ Duckworth took over as Air Officer in charge Personnel at Air Headquarters Vayu Bhawan, Indian Air Force.

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Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said. The Apex Council, which was set up by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 is headed by the Union Jal Shakti Minister and the Chief Ministers of both states are members. It is mandated to approve any new projects planned by both the states on the two rivers—Godavari and Krishna.Besides, the Council has power to supervise the functioning of Godavari and Krishna river management boards as well as to resolve any dispute arising out of sharing of river waters between both the states.The Council meeting was attended by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy through a video conference.Based on the discussion in the council meeting, it was decided that Centre will go ahead with notifying the jurisdiction of both Krishna and Godavari river management boards, Shekhawat told reporters after the meeting.Under the AP Reorganisation Act, both the boards are assigned the powers to regulate the supply of water from the projects to both the states. However, their jurisdiction was not notified even after six years because of the differences between the two states.

Maharashtra becomes first state to cap prices of masks 08 Oct' 20

Maharashtra h a s b e c o m e

the first state to regulate the rates of face masks during COVID-19 pandemic as a committee formed to implement caps on the price of masks has submitted its recommendations to the state government and formal order will soon be issued.The state govt had constituted a committee to give suggestions about regulating prices of Masks and Sanitisers.Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope confirmed that the committee has submitted its recommendations and formal order will soon be issued. He also confirmed that now prices of N-95 maks will be capped at `50 maximum for every mask. The rates have been finalised after a detailed study of the process and cost of manufacturing, availability and affordability of raw material and demand in the market, he said.

Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Central Jail launches ‘Radio Prison’ on 151st Birth Anniversary of Father of the Nation

02 Oct' 20

Sa b a r m a t i Central Jail in A h m e d a b a d

has launched ‘Radio Prison’ on the occasion of the 151st Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation. The Radio Prison- will offer educational, legal and health related details to prisoners within the jail premises.Radio Prision is a unique initiative of Sabarmati Central Jail, which was inaugurated by Addition DGP (Prison) K.L.N. Rao. According to Sabarmati Jail sources, this radio station is like any other radio station with all facilities. It is operating from old Jail premises based on fibre cable network.This service will be extended to the women’s prison and then to the new jail premises in future. A studio like any other radio station has been made, which will be run by the prisoners. The convicted prisoners will get a month long training before going on air. Though the entire operations including the role of Radio jockeys will be performed by the prisoners, the jail authorities will also invite guest artists to perform. The prisoners will also perform Bhajans which they learn in Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram. Sabarmati Jail Administration has spent 20 lakh rupees on this project. However, the aim of Radio Prision is completely social service.

Telangana agrees to withdraw case filed in SC related to Krishna-Godavari

river water sharing 07 Oct' 20

The Gujarat government on October 8, 2020, launched phase 1 of the ‘Digital Seva Setu’ programme for the rural areas. Under this, 3500 village panchayats

in the state have been connected by 100 Mbps optical fibre network, it will further facilitate the online availability of public services.The center will go ahead with notifying the jurisdiction of the Godavari and Krishna river management boards as Telangana has agreed to withdraw the case it filed in the Supreme Court about sharing of waters, Union Jal The Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad launched ‘Radio Prison’ on the occasion of the

151st Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation.

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exhausting at least 200ml of fuel. Experts have suggested that one can save `7,000 a year by avoiding idling,” the chief minister said.While appealing to all motorists to join the drive, Kejriwal said, “Covid-19 has led to distress among people, let’s ensure that pollution doesn’t make things worse for us.”

Inter-State rift ends as Mizoram agrees to remove its Police posts and personnel from Assam 22 Oct' 20

Mizoram has d e c i d e d to remove

its police posts and personnel inside Assam, ending the border standoff. Mizoram relented after home secretary Lalbiaksangi met Union home ministry joint secretary Satyendra Kumar Garg in Silchar. The meeting expressed concern over rumours and fake news related to the incident which have surfaced on social and electronic media.Garg said that the Centre, Assam and Mizoram had fruitful discussions and resolved to settle the matter amicably. Assam home secretary Gyanendra Dev Tripathi said “Mizoram had acceded to our request and decided to withdraw forces from Assam's territory”. Tripathi said both sides held meetings to restore peace and normalcy in the border villages which saw violence.Trucks carrying essential commodities to Mizoram are expected to ply soon. As part of confidence building measures, deputy commissioners, SPs and DFOs of both states would interact regularly and hammer out issues, an Assam government statement said.Later, home minister Amit Shah talked with Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and enquired about the steps taken to defuse tension. Sonowal apprised him that senior officials have already begun talks to settle pending issues and that Mizoram CM Zoramthanga had assured him to take steps for bolstering peace and strengthening brotherhood among people of both the states. Sonowal has directed officials to ensure seamless movement of vehicles through the border. Tripathi said the presence of Mizoram policemen had created fear in the minds of truck drivers and helpers.

Mr Tope confirmed that the government has accepted the recommendations of the committee and soon orders will be issued.According to the recommendation of the committee, the N-95 mask will be available for around `19 to `50 depending on the type, while the double and triple layer masks will be available for just `3 to 4. The process of deciding on the price fixed by the committee is in the final stage and after the approval of the government, it will be mandatory to sell the masks at the revised rate, said an official release.He also says that the rates have been finalised after a detailed study of the process and cost of manufacturing, availability and affordability of raw material and demand in market etc.Currently, the state government has made it mandatory for citizens to wear masks and if they do not wear them, punitive action is being taken.

Delhi CM launches campaign ‘Red light on, Gaadi off’ to tackle air

pollution 15 Oct' 20

Delhi chief m i n i s t e r A r v i n d

Kejriwal launched a new anti-pollution campaign under which people will be encouraged to switch engines of their vehicles off while waiting at traffic signals.The pollution levels in the city remained in the “very poor” category. “It has been seen that we often do not switch off our vehicle engines while waiting at traffic signals. That is called idling. The ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign will aim to bring a behavioural change in that regard. It will help reduce air pollution,” said Kejriwal in a video press briefing.He added, “Around 10 million vehicles are registered in Delhi. Even if one million of them actively follow the campaign, experts suggest that it can reduce PM10 emissions by 1.5 tonnes a year and PM2.5 emissions by 0.4 tonnes a year.“Idling (waiting at a traffic signal with engine on) consumes more fuel than a normal drive. On average, a car is left idling for around 15 to 20 minutes a day, and that ends up

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the world's longest high altitude tunnel, the Atal Tunnel, at Rohtang.

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ADB approves 300 million US dollar loan to finance water supply, sanitation

infrastructure in Rajasthan.

IMF revises its forecast for global growth to 4.4

pct. in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

India and Mexico to further work on strengthening

‘Privileged Partnership.

Embassy of India in Nepal marks 56th Anniversary of ITEC Day-2020

03 Oct' 20

The Embassy of India in Nepal marked the 56th Anniversary of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day-2020 through a Webinar

on “Sharing Knowledge and Experiences on COVID-19 Management”. ITEC is India's flagship capacity building assistance initiative with near global coverage to 160 developing countries, including Nepal.The webinar brought together distinguished ITEC alumni from Nepal as well as expert voices from Government and industry in India and Nepal to exchange views and share perspectives on addressing the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Plenary Session, panellists included Mr. Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Ambassador of India, Mr. Dinesh Kumar Ghimire, Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation of the Government of Nepal, Dr. Bhagwan Koirala, Chairman-Nepal Medical Council and Mr.Padmaprasad Pandey, Deputy Attorney General, Govt of Nepal. They were joined from India by Dr. Alka Sharma, Adviser, Department of Biotechnology in the Government of India and Ms. Suchitra Ella-Joint MD and Co-founder, Bharat Biotech International Ltd. in Hyderabad.

Czech Republic PM''s party wins big in regional ballot amid pandemic

04 Oct' 20

The senior party in the Czech Republic's coalition government dominated the country's regional elections and is ahead in the first round of voting

for Parliament's upper house, according to results released.The Czech Statistics Office told that with ballots from

almost 100% of polling stations counted, the ANO (YES) movement led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis won 10 of the 13 regions contested during voting. The result was a sign of a stable support for ANO, which won nine regions in 2016. ANO also has the most candidates advancing to the runoffs for 27 seats in the 81-seat Senate.The elections were the first held in the Czech Republic during the coronavirus pandemic. Face masks were required at voting places. Quarantined voters had the option of casting ballots from vehicles at temporary polling stations across the country. Those who were unable to use a car or venture out could ask a special electoral committee to send a ballot box to their homes.

India and Bangladesh hold second edition of naval exercise in Northern

Bay of Bengal 05 Oct' 20

The second edition of the bilateral naval

exercise Bongosagar between India and Bangladesh was held in Northern Bay of Bengal. Ships from both navies participated in surface warfare drills, seamanship evolutions and helicopter operations. Indian Navy ships Kiltan, Khukri & Bangladesh Navy ships Abu Bakr, Prottoy, helo and MPA undertook manoeuvres, surface drills, helo operations and seamanship evolutions.Bongosagar will be followed by the third edition of India Bangladesh Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) on 4-5 October. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Defence, the exercise Bongosagar is aimed at developing interoperability and joint operational skills through conduct

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik, VAIBHAV Summit through video conferencing.

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Union Cabinet approves signing of Memorandum of cooperation in field

of cyber-security between India & Japan 09 Oct' 20

The Government has given its nod to major reforms in the marketing of Natural Gas in the country. The Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister,

approved the reforms to push the usage of Natural Gas.Briefing the media in New Delhi, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told that the government will initiate standardised e-bidding for bringing transparency in the price of Natural Gas in the country. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed that the Cabinet has also given its approval for the revised estimate cost for East West Corridor of the Kolkata Metro Rail Project. Mr Goyal told that the project, with an estimated cost of nearly 8 thousand 575 crore rupees, will be open for the public by December 2021. According to him the total Route length of the East-West Metro Corridor in Kolkata will be 16.6 kilometre and will have 12 stations.The cabinet also gave its approval for signing a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of cyber-security between India and Japan. The MoC will enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest, which in cludes capacity building in the area of cyberspace, protection of critical infrastructure, cooperation in emerging technologies, sharing information on cyber security threats and malicious cyber activities. Another MoU was signed between Zoological Survey of India and its Canadian Counterpart on bar coding of faunal Genomes.The Cabinet also approved the ratification of seven chemicals listed under Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and environment from POPs, which are identified chemical substances that persist in the environment, bio-accumulate in living organisms, adversely affect human health and have the property of long-range environmental transport.

ADB approves 300 million US dollar loan to finance water supply,

sanitation infrastructure in Rajasthan 12 Oct' 20

India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a 300 million US dollar loan to finance inclusive and sustainable water supply and sanitation infrastructure

of maritime exercises and operations. During the CORPAT exercise, both navies will undertake joint patrolling along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).In addition to ships, Maritime Patrol Aircraft from both navies and integral helicopters would also be participating in the exercise. The first edition of the Exercise Bongosagar, was held in 2019. The Exercise Bongosagar and IN - BN CORPAT reflects the priority Indian Navy accords to Bangladesh Navy as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region), the release said.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to limit his East Asia visit to Japan only

06 Oct' 20

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will

limit his East Asia visit to Japan only which was earlier planned from 4th to 8th October and also included South Korea and Mongolia.As per the State department, Pompeo would leave for Japan but would not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally planned. Following the hospitalisation of US President Donald Trump with Covid-19, Mr Pompeo will be returning to Washington on 6th October after consultations with his Japanese counterpart and a wider meeting with foreign ministers of India and Australia.The visit assumes importance as Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has very recently taken office and U.S. ties with Beijing are at their worst in decades in the face of the coronavirus which has now infected President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania.The visit is important to strengthen ties with regional allies on issues in the Indo-Pacific region, from China’s dealings with the coronavirus to trade issues, new national security legislation in Hong Kong, tensions in the South China Sea, and the alleged repression of religious and ethnic minorities.In a statement, the state department said, Pompeo’s visits to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and Seoul, South Korea have been cancelled and rescheduled for later in October.

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare launched Decade of Healthy Ageing (2020-2030).

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and services in 14 secondary towns of the state of Rajasthan. The signatories to the Rajasthan Secondary Towns Development Sector Project were Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Takeo Konishi, Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission.On this occasion, Mr Khare said, said the project aims at providing better quality and more sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services in the project towns. According to him, it will improve quality of life in these towns, including for the poor and vulnerable after signing the loan agreement. Mr Khare said, the investments in WSS with 10-year operation and maintenance contracts will ensure improved and sustainable service delivery in line with the State Government’s urban sector development plan.Mr. Konishi said, the project will empower urban local bodies, and strengthen their institutional capacity, deepen sector reforms, and build resilience of communities to manage health pandemics.Through the project, water supply systems in at least eight project towns are expected to improve by 2027, benefiting more than five lakh 70 thousand people. Citywide sanitation systems will benefit about seven lakh 20 thousand people in at least 14 secondary towns.

India gets re-elected as President of International Solar Alliance 13 Oct' 20

India has been re-elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and France as the Co- President for a term of two years. This was

decided during the virtual meeting of third assembly of the International Solar Alliance attended by 34 ISA members.Four new Vice-Presidents were also chosen to represent the four regions of ISA. The assembly also approved the initiatives of the ISA Secretariat in institutionalizing ISA’s engagement with the private and public corporate sector through the Coalition for Sustainable Climate Action.Speaking in the plenary, President of the ISA assembly and India’s Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister, R.K. Singh appreciated the Alliance Members coming together to work for combating climate change. He welcomed the seventh initiative on heating and cooling

to be introduced for discussion in the Third Assembly. Mr Singh said solar energy is already contributing around 2.8 percent of global electricity and if trends were to continue, by 2030 solar will become most important source of energy for electricity production in large part of the world.The President also mentioned about various activities and programmes initiated by ISA since the 2nd Assembly.

Germany slams Turkey for taking unilateral steps, escalating tensions with Greece & Cyprus 14 Oct' 20

Germany's foreign Minister criticized Turkey for unilateral steps in the eastern Mediterranean that are undercutting efforts to de-escalate tensions

with Greece and Cyprus over sea boundaries and drilling rights. Heiko Maas said said any attempt by a Turkish survey ship to begin prospecting for hydrocarbons in disputed waters around the Greek island of Kastellorizo would strike a serious blow to efforts at easing tensions and improving ties between the European Union and Turkey.Ankara's redeployment of the Oruc Reis survey vessel for new energy exploration around Kastellorizo has reignited tensions over sea boundaries between Greek islands, Cyprus and Turkey's southern coast.Turkey rebuffed international criticism of its research ship's redeployment, insisting that the Oruc Reis is operating in Turkish waters. Omer Celik, spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party, accused Greece of stirring up tensions and of trying to avoid negotiations by engaging in actions like military drills during Turkey's national day celebrations.

IMF revises its forecast for global growth to 4.4 pct. in wake of

COVID-19 pandemic 15 Oct' 20

The International Monetary Fund is forecasting a somewhat less severe recession than it predicted in June. In its latest report, the IMF revised its forecast

for global growth to negative 4.4 percent this year. A less severe contraction than the negative 5.2 percent it had forecast in June, but still on track for the worst performance since the Great Depression. Next year's world downgrade is less than this year's upgrade. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the IMF has said, the global economy is still in deep recession and the risk of a worse outcome than in its new forecast is

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sizable. IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath in a foreword to the report, said, unprecedented fiscal, monetary, and regulatory responses to the crisis had kept economies from plunging deeper into recession.However, she warned that the ascent out of this calamity is likely to be long, uneven, and highly uncertain. Employment remains well below pre-pandemic levels and the labour market has become more polarised with low-income workers, youth, and women being harder hit, the IMF chief economist added.

India hosts virtual Summit of Ministers of Justice of Shanghai Cooperation

Organisation 22 Oct' 20

India hosted the virtual Summit of Ministers of Justice of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO. Addressing the Ministers of Justice from SCO Member States, Law

and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad highlighted the initiatives taken by the Indian Government for providing affordable and easy access to justice for all.He mentioned about Pro Bono Legal Services to provide free legal aid to marginalized sections of the society. Mr Prasad highlighted that through Tele-Law services initiated in 2017, so far over three lakh 44 thousand free legal consultations have been given to poor people through video conference. According to him, during COVID19 pandemic over 25 Lakh hearings have taken place through video conference at various courts of India, out of which nine thousand virtual hearings took place at the Supreme Court alone.As part of activities of Justice Ministers’ Forum, the Minister urged SCO Member States to promote exchange of ideas, best practices and experiences in identified areas through the platform. He also stressed on widening the spectrum of activities being undertaken in the Forum.

Young Bangladeshi boy wins special prize in Global Art Competition conducted by ICCR 27 Oct' 20

A six year old Bangladeshi boy Anzar Mustaeen Ali won a special prize of USD 1000 for his artwork in the global art competition organised by the Indian

Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR). The ICCR had launched a global painting competition named ‘United against CORONA- Express through Art’

which attracted 8000 artwork entries from around the world. After the first round of competition 210 artworks were shortlisted. The final jury evaluated and decided the winners from each category such as Indian and Foreign, Professional/Amateur/Children in four different sections: Contemporary Art; Folk and Tribal Art; Cartoons and Illustrations and Digital and New Age Art. The maximum number of entries for the global competition were received from Bangladesh, said a press release issued by the High Commission of India in Dhaka.High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami handed over the prize money of USD 1000 to Master Anzar Mustaeen Ali in a function held at the Chancery in Dhaka. He congratulated Master Anzar in the presence of his family and officials of the High Commission. Six other art works from Bangladesh were selected for showcasing at the digital art exhibition of ICCR.

India and Mexico to further work on strengthening ‘Privileged Partnership’

30 Oct' 20

The 8th India-Mexico Joint Commission Meeting was held through Video-Conference. The Meeting was co-chaired by External Affairs

Minister S. Jaishankar and his Mexican counterpart Marcelo Ebrard.Taking stock of the bilateral relations, both sides appreciated the progress made in the bilateral trade and commercial relations between India and Mexico in recent years. The two sides agreed that given their respective economic strengths, growing regional and global profile, India and Mexico will further work on strengthening their ‘Privileged Partnership’.The two sides discussed a number of issues and agreed to add new momentum to the relations in the fields of Trade and Commerce, Agriculture, Health, Space, Science and Technology. They also underscored the importance of the Joint Commission mechanism in deepening political dialogue, reviewing bilateral and multilateral co-operation.

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“Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan” for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. PFC has sanctioned the loan to JKPCL for clearance of outstanding dues of CPSU, GENCOs & TRANSCOs, IPPs and RE Generators as on 31st March 2020.“PFC has signed/exchanged agreement for Liquidity Infusion Scheme under “Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan” for UT of J&K. PFC has sanctioned Rs2790 cr to JKPCL for clearance of outstanding dues of CPSU, GENCOs & TRANSCOs, IPPs and RE Generators as on 31.3.20,” the Power Finance Corp. said in a tweet.The exchange agreement was signed in the presence of Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, PDD (Power Development Department) along with senior officers from JKPDD, KPDCL (Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited), JPDCL (Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited), PFC & REC (Rural Electrification Corporation Limited). The Jammu and Kashmir administration had recently said that it would liquidate the liabilities, including interests in the power sector, by raising over Rs 11,000 crore under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.The decision was taken at the meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Power Corporation Ltd’s board of directors (JKPCL) on September 30.

Cabinet approves major reforms in Natural Gas Marketing to push its

usage in country 07 Oct' 20

The Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister, approved the reforms to push the usage of Natural Gas. Briefing the media in New Delhi,

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told that the government will initiate standardised e-bidding for bringing transparency in the price of Natural Gas in the country.

SAIL supplies over 9000 tonnes of steel for 'Atal tunnel' 02 Oct' 20

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest steel producing Company in India, has supplied the majority portion of steel in the construction of the

Atal Rohtang Tunnel, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. SAIL has supplied more than 9000 Tonnes of its quality steel, out of the 15000 Tonnes of steel used in the entire project. The tunnel is set to become the world’s longest road tunnel at an altitude of above 3,000 metres. The Company has once again partnered in building a vital infrastructure for the Nation and making India stronger.Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan complimented SAIL and said, “This tunnel will be of great significance to the locals as well as for strategic movements. It will boost connectivity of the Spiti Valley. This is an achievement considering the very challenging conditions of the construction site and weather. SAIL has supplied a large quantity of steel for this project. It has always come forward and supplied steel for national requirement and in future also will continue to do so”.

PFC and JKPCL signs agreement for Liquidity Infusion for Jammu and

Kashmir UT 06 Oct' 20

Central Government-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has disbursed Rs 2,790 crore to Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation

Limited (JKPCL) as part of the liquidity infusion scheme announced by the Centre in May.The PFC has signed an agreement for Liquidity Infusion Scheme under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s

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Bangladesh GDP grew at 2 percent in 2019-20 :

World Bank.

India hosts 19th Meeting of SCO Ministers of Foreign Economy &

Foreign Trade.

SBI raises USD 1 billion untied loan with JBIC,

other lenders.

Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Government of India inaugurated Phoolbagan Metro station of East-West Metro.

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Bangladesh GDP grew at 2 percent in 2019-20: World Bank 08 Oct' 20

In a sharp downward revision of its own estimates, the World Bank says that the Bangladesh economy is estimated to have grown at 2 percent in the financial

year 2019-20. The forecast reflects a sharp downward revision of 5.2 percent from the forecast made in October 2019. According to the latest South Asia Economic Focus of the World Bank released, the real GDP of Bangladesh at constant prices is forecast to grow at 1.6 percent in the year 2020-21 before rebounding to 3.4 percent for the year 2021-22.Mercy Tembon, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan however, appreciated the policies that the government has undertaken to mitigate the impacts of COVID 19 on the economy, said the WB Press release.The World Bank report forecasts a sharper than expected economic slump across the South Asia region with regional growth rate expected to contract by 7.7 percent in 2020.Contrasting with the previous downturns, the report noted that this time private consumption which is the backbone of demand in South Asia and a core of economic welfare, will decline by more that 10 percent further adding to the poverty rates. According to the report the COVID 19 crisis has been worst for small business and informal workers who suffered sudden job losses. It says that three quarters of all workers in South Asia depend on informal employment which has been most affected by the COVID 19 containment measures. The World Bank told that it will be deploying up to dollar 160 billion in financial support over 15 months to help more than 100 countries protect the poor and vulnerable, develop human capital, support businesses, and bolster economic recovery. It includes dollar 50 billion of new IDA resources.

BMRCL inks MoUs with corporate companies to develop upcoming metro stations under CSR funds 09 Oct' 20

Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has signed MoUs with the corporate companies to develop upcoming metro stations under their CSR

funds.The proposed metro line between Electronic city and Bangalore International airport will now get CSR funds

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed that the Cabinet has also given its approval for the revised estimate cost for East West Corridor of the Kolkata Metro Rail Project.Mr Goyal told that the project, with an estimated cost of nearly 8 thousand 575 crore rupees, will be open for the public by December 2021. According to him the total Route length of the East-West Metro Corridor in Kolkata will be 16.6 kilometre and will have 12 stations.According to him that the project will ease traffic congestion, enhance urban connectivity and provide cleaner mobility solution to lakhs of daily commuters in Kolkata. The cabinet also gave its approval for signing a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of cyber-security between India and Japan.

Trade & economy one of the most important pillars of India- EU

partnership: Piyush Goyal 08 Oct' 20

Un i o n Minister of R a i l w a y s

and Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal has told that trade and economy are one of the most important pillars of India- European Union (EU) partnership.Addressing the Diplomatic & Industry Leadership Session on EU-India Collaborative Economic Growth, According to him India is also hopeful of working with EU towards a Free Trade Agreement for which he suggested a Preferential Trade Agreement may be inked in a near future.Mr. Goyal told that under the able guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India and EU have furthered their relationship across the European Union. According to him both India and European Union are natural partners who are willing to engage as responsible global citizens in order to address pressing global challenges.The Minister emphasised on strengthening a 3-R approach of Re-energise, Re-invent and Re-orient in order to embolden the mutual relationship. According to him removing barriers to trade between Europe and India is essential to move forward

Scientists at S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences find new “BreathPrint” for detecting ulcer-causing gastric pathogen.

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GOI and ADB inks 177 million dollar loan pact to upgrade 450 kms of

state highways & major district roads in Maharashtra 19 Oct' 20

Asian Development Bank, ADB and Government of India signed a 177-million dollar loan to upgrade 450 kilometres of state highways and major district

roads in Maharashtra.

The signatories to the Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project were Additional Secretary (Fund Bank and ADB) in Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance Sameer Kumar Khare on behalf of Government of India and Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission Kenichi Yokoyama, on behalf of ADB.

After signing the loan agreement, Mr Khare said, the project will improve connectivity between rural areas and urban centres in the state enabling rural communities to better access markets, employment opportunities and services.

According to him, improved mobility will expand development and livelihood opportunities outside of the state’s major urban centres to second-tier cities and towns thus reducing income disparities.

Mr. Yokoyama told that the project will also strengthen road safety measures by developing a road safety audit framework that will protect vulnerable groups such as the elderly, women and children, following the international best practice.

According to him, another feature of the project is to road maintenance system by encouraging 5-year performance-based maintenance obligations to contractors to sustain asset quality and service levels.

Overall the project will upgrade two major district roads and 11 state highways, with combined length of 450 km, to two-lane standard across seven districts of Maharashtra and improve connectivity to national highways, interstate roads, seaports, airports, rail hubs, district headquarters, industrial areas, enterprise clusters and agricultural areas.

The project will also focus on training the Maharashtra Public Works Department project staff to build their capacity in climate change adaptation and disaster resilient features in road design, road maintenance planning and road safety.

for the development and maintenance of metro stations. Infosys foundation has come forward to pay Rs. 200 crore for the construction of Konappana Agrahara metro station near the Electronic city. Biocon Foundation will be funding Rs. 65 crore for the construction of Hebbagodi Metro station.A realtor Embassy Group has signed a MoU for the construction of Bettahalasuru Metro station with a funding of Rs. 140 crore.The Managing Director of Bangalore Metro Rail Service, Ajay Seth has welcomed private participation in the development of metro stations and has told that they are committed to add 128 km of new metro network in the coming five years in the city.

14 investors sign MoUs with Tamil Nadu Govt to invest over Rs 10,055 Cr in

various industrial projects 12 Oct' 20

In Tamil Nadu, 14 investors have signed

MoUs with the state government to invest over 10,055 crore rupees in various industrial projects. The MoUs were inked in the presence of the state Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy in Chennai.A release from the state government says the investments would generate over seven thousand direct jobs and many more indirect jobs. It says 42 MoUs have been signed since last January worth over 31464 crore rupees.Notable among the investment proposals include the JSW Renewable Energy Ltd.’s plans to generate renewable energy in Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Ramanadhapuram and Tirupur districts.The Apollo Tyres has signed the agreement for expanding its operations at Oragadam in Kanchipuram district. The Hiranandani group establishes an industrial logistics park at Oragadam.The Spanish IT firm Mantra Data Centre established its Data Centre near Chennai. Aosheng Hitech Ltd has signed the agreement for launching a carbon fibre plates manufacturing unit.

Minister for Development of North Eastern Region, DoNER, Dr Jitendra Singh released a Coffee Table Book on Discovering the Heritage of Assam.

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aftermath of the pandemic. In the meeting four documents were adopted. They include statement on the response to Covid-19 which reinforces the need for greater cooperation for access to medicines and facilitation of trade and statement on the Multilateral Trading System of Ministers of SCO Countries who are WTO Members. This statement highlights the importance of the rule-based multilateral negotiations.Besides, statement on SCO Cooperation on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) was also adopted which relates to cooperation of intellectual property and include sharing information and experience on legislation and enforcement, cooperation in international organisations and other areas.Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Hardeep Singh Puri also spoke on the occasion. The virtual meeting was attended by the Secretary General of SCO and Ministers from, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

SBI raises USD 1 billion untied loan with JBIC, other lenders 29 Oct' 20

The State Bank of India signed a loan

agreement amounting to up to one billion US Dollars with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, a company statement said in Mumbai. The loan is intended to promote the smooth flow of funds for the whole range of business operations of Japanese automobile manufacturers in India.As part of the agreement, 600 million US Dollars will be financed by JBIC while the remaining amount will be financed by other participating banks. The facility will be co-financed by SMBC, MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank, Shizuoka Bank and Bank of Yokahama.On the occasion of signing the agreement, Deputy Managing Director (IBG) of SBI C. Venkat Nageswar told that the friendship between India and Japan has a long history, rooted in spiritual affinity and strong cultural and civilizational ties. It is a historic occasion for both SBI and JBIC, as they are entering into an untied loan for the first time. This will assist in achieving our Prime Minister's vision of making India Atmanirbhar.

MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari launches India’s first-ever high quality Khadi

Fabric Footwear 21 Oct' 20

Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises- MSME, Nitin Gadkari launched India’s first-ever high quality Khadi Fabric Footwear, designed by

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) through Video Conference.These footwear are made of Khadi fabric like Silk, Cotton and Wool. On the occasion, Mr Gadkari also launched the online sale of Khadi footwear through KVIC’s e-portal www.khadiindia.gov.in.Mr Gadkari said, such unique products has high potential of capturing the international market and at the same time, Khadi fabric footwear will create additional employment and higher income for artisans.According to him, Khadi footwear is a unique product and they are cost effective. Mr Gadkari also urged the KVIC to develop alternatives to leather accessories like ladies’ handbags, purses, wallet in handcrafted Khadi fabric that has a huge potential in foreign markets.According to him, by developing and marketing such products overseas, Khadi India can capture a market worth Rs. 5000 crore.Minister of State for MSME, Pratap Chandra Sarong said the Khadi fabric footwear is not only environment-friendly and skin-friendly but it reflects the hard work of Khadi artisans put in to make fabric for these footwear. The footwear have been launched in 15 designs for ladies and 10 designs for men and their prices are in the range of Rs. 1100 to Rs. 3300 per pair.

India hosts 19th Meeting of SCO Ministers of Foreign Economy &

Foreign Trade 28 Oct' 20

India hosted the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers of Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade.

In his opening remarks, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal told that the current crisis due to Covid-19 is a clarion call to the SCO countries to leverage the economic strength and explore partnerships that enhance trade and investment in the region. According to him cooperation should be continued to enhance intra-SCO trade and investment which would be critical in ensuring the speedy recovery from the

Indian Olympic quota winner Yashaswini Singh Deswal won the 10m air pistol event in the 5th edition of the International Online Shooting Championship (IOSC).

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Swiatek wins French Open, becomes first Pole to win Grand Slam singles

title 10 Oct' 20

Securing a first Grand Slam title is

supposed to be an arduous task but 19-year-old Iga Swiatek crowned an extraordinary fortnight to win the French Open in a blaze of winners, crushing Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1.Swiatek, who had dropped only 23 games en route to the final, produced another audacious display as she became the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam singles title.Only briefly in the first set did Swiatek show any weakness, letting slip a 3-0 lead, but having edged a tightly-contested opening set she romped to victory, although fourth seed Kenin's challenge appeared to be hampered by a thigh injury.Australian Open champion Kenin, herself only 21, needed treatment at 1-2 in the second set and on the resumption Swiatek was utterly ruthless, conceding only three more points, sealing the title with an unstoppable forehand, her 25th winner.Unseeded Swiatek, who was ranked 54th at the start of the tournament, is the youngest woman to win the French Open since Monica Seles in 1992 and the first to do so without dropping a set during the fortnight since Justine Henin in 2007.After claiming victory she made her way into the stands to celebrate with her family including former Olympic rower father Tomasz and her coach Piotr Sierzputowski.

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Rajasthan Royals to launch cricket academy in UAE.

Lewis Hamilton takes 91st win to equal Schumacher's

F1 record.

BCCI announces team for Australia tour.

Indian Premier League: Rajasthan Royals to launch cricket academy in

UAE 06 Oct' 20

The Indian Premier League f r a n c h i s e

Rajasthan Royals announced that they would be launching a cricket academy in the UAE on October 12.This will be their first academy in the Middle East and their second academy, worldwide. With this, the franchise has also become the first team in the IPL to establish operations in the UAE. According to a press release, the team’s UAE academy is being operated in partnership with UAE-based sports consulting firm RedBear Sports. It is aimed at establishing a global presence of the franchise as a cricketing brand and promoting the sport around the worldGirls and boys aged 6-19 will be able to access world-class coaching, with participants having the option of choosing between one to one sessions, team sessions, or group sessions, the release added. All the sessions will take place under the guidance of Academy Director and former Zimbabwe captain, Graeme Cremer and his highly qualified coaching team. The Sevens Stadium facility is known for hosting the Emirates Airline Rugby 7s alongside its world-class cricket facilities.The venue boasts of three world-class ovals, two of which are floodlit, 6 floodlit turf nets and fully equipped changing rooms of the highest standards, suitable for participants of all ages. The facilities have been frequently used by travelling county and international teams. Most recently, the facilities were used by the IPL teams, including Rajasthan Royals during their preparation for the ongoing tournament.

Software industry major Dassault Systemes has established a research centre in collaboration with Shiv Nadar University in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida.

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front of a drastically reduced audience because of the pandemic at a rescheduled grand slam under a new roof at Court Philippe Chatrier – yet it was a final of rolling contradictions, too.How to explain a first set in which the two best players in the men’s game traded shots of mind-numbing quality for 45 minutes, yet Nadal inflicted a rare bagel on the world No 1? At many stages in this compelling struggle the scoreboard seemed at odds with what was happening on court. There was almost equal carnage in the second set before Djokovic launched the inevitable fight back in the third to lend the occasion a garland of respectability it deserved. But there was no denying the incomparable Spaniard, who struck his fourth ace for a merciful release from the agony.He declined to celebrate drawing alongside Federer, intent instead on embracing the moment as his national anthem filled the near-empty stadium. Djokovic was not so reluctant: “Today you showed why you are king of the clay,” he said to his humble friend.

BCCI announces team for Australia tour 26 Oct' 20

The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 32-member Indian squad for the tour of Australia evening. As expected, the BCCI backed

Virat Kohli to lead the team in the two-month-long tour. Varun Chakraborty is the fresh face in the side, he has been picked for the T20Is, thanks to his great show in the Indian Premier League. Rohit Sharma has not been picked for the Tests. T20Is and ODIs. Thanks to his good run of form, Dhawan has been picked for ODIs. Sanju Samson finds a place in the T20I squad, while Rishabh Pant misses out in the limited overs format. KL Rahul has been backed for the ODI side. Wriddhiman Saha will be wicketkeeping in the Tests and Rishabh Pant would be the extra keeper.T20I squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vc & wk), Shreyas Iyer, Manish, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy ODI squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vc & wk), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul ThakurTest squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar, Ajinkya(vc), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj.

Lewis Hamilton takes 91st win to equal Schumacher's F1 record 11 Oct' 20

Lewis Hamilton e q u a l l e d M i c h a e l

S c h u m a c h e r ' s all-time record 91 Formula One wins with an Eifel Grand Prix victory that catapulted the Mercedes driver closer to a seventh world championship.While the Briton triumphed at the Nuerburgring, the German circuit where Ferrari great Schumacher won five times, teammate Valtteri Bottas suffered a huge hit to his title hopes with a first retirement of the season. Red Bull's Max Versteppen finished second, and took a bonus point for fastest lap, with Daniel Ricciardo third for Renault in his first podium since 2018 when he was at Red Bull.The Australian celebrated with a private champagne 'shoey' while pondering what kind of tattoo to inflict on team boss Cyril Abiteboul. To make up for it, he posted a video on Instagram of the forgotten deed. Ricciardo, who is joining McLaren at the end of the season, said the podium felt like his first with Red Bull in 2014 all over again.Mick Schumacher, the Formula Two leader who could be racing against Hamilton next season, presented Hamilton with one of Michael Schumacher's red helmets from his second stint in F1 with Mercedes. Hamilton, celebrating his seventh win of the season, is now 69 points clear of Bottas in the standings with six rounds remaining. He said he only realised the significance of what he had done when he came into the pitlane after taking the chequered flag.

Rafael Nadal win his 13th French Open 12 Oct' 20

No v a k D j o k o v i c drove Rafael

Nadal to almost unprecedented heights of excellence but was powerless to stop his old rival winning his 13th French Open and the 20th major he needed to match the record of their absent friend, Roger Federer. Nadal’s 100th win at Roland Garros was almost flawless – 6-0, 6-1, 7-5 in two hours and 41 minutes in

Bollywood Actress Mishti Mukherjee, who worked in films and music videos, died.

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Scientists once again discover signs of water in the lakes of planet Mars

06 Oct' 20

Scientists discover liquid water in the lakes of Mars; allusions to the existence of life and habitat. According to a research article published in the

journal Nature astronomy, recently, scientists discovered three other groundwater lakes in the south pole of the Red Planet. Besides the main lake, smaller surrounding lakes have also been discovered. This after the discovery of the same lake of this type came into being in 2018, which extended over a wide area of 20 km2 and was 1.5 km below the Martian surface.At present, the water that has been found in the lakes is expected to be extremely salty, resulting in dangerous uncertainty for any potential life form. According to the information cited on BBC, Italian researchers have claimed that these newly discovered lakes resemble the extent of habitat presence in the past. They further deduced that; Previously, Mars may have had a warmer climate, but then it went through a climate catastrophe before turning to frozen waste. With great skepticism, they concluded that in the midst of climate transformation, there could have been some life form that could have existed on the Martian surface.The team of scientists used the European Space Agency’s “ Mars Express spacecraft ”, equipped with a radar instrument called MARSIS – Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding, to conduct their probe over the South Polar region of the planet. Eventually, MARSIS sends a signal to the surface of the planet and is reflected which is then intercepted indicating the composition of the surface originally such as ice, rock and water, as in the journal “Nature”.

NASA launches SS Kalpana Chawla Cygnus spacecraft to International

Space station 03 Oct' 20

No r t h r o p Grumman’s C y g n u s

vehicle, the S.S. Kalpana Chawla, has arrived at the ISS following launch or its Antares rocket for the NG-14 mission. The flight delivered thousands of kilograms/pounds of equipment, crew supplies, and science to the orbital outpost.Liftoff occurred 2 October at 21:16 EDT (3 October at 01:16 UTC) from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, ahead of arrival at the ISS.First and foremost, NG-14 was tasked with delivering a host of pressurized cargo including science experiments, crew supplies, general maintenance equipment, and personal items to the Station.A portion of the vehicle hardware includes fans, batteries, and consumables for Russia’s Zarya module as well as a new upgraded pane to provide improved viewing and optics for the crew when using the cupola observatory.Outside of the vehicle, a single unpressurized cargo element known as SharkSat is also flying on this mission. According to Northrop Grumman, the SharkSat will test emerging technologies with potential uses in 5G cellular networks.The Cygnus spacecraft is made up of a Pressurized Cargo Module built by Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy, and a Service Module consisting of the two solar arrays, navigation equipment, and propulsion elements built by Northrop Grumman in Dulles, Virginia.

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Mars will be closest to the Earth in October.

Nokia picked by NASA to build first cellular network

on the Moon.

Orionids Meteor shower formed by Halley’s comet

will be at its peak.

Senior Congress leader and former Legislative Council member (MLC) Naseeb Pathan died. He was 68.

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The idea is to provide the kind of technology that makes it possible to remotely control lunar rovers, or allow real-time navigation and streaming of high definition video, Nokia said. The solution has been specially designed to withstand the harsh conditions of the launch and lunar landing, and to operate in the extreme conditions of space, it said. The company said the technology its using — the precursor to 5G — is ideally suited for providing the kind of wireless connection that astronauts need.Nokia is working with Intuitive Machines to integrate the network into a lunar lander and deliver it to the surface of the moon, where it will self-configure, it said.

IIT Kharagpur's low-cost coronavirus testing method COVIRAP gets ICMR

assent 21 Oct' 20

A new coronavirus diagnostic method, using a low-cost portable unit developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur,

has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) after testing with patient samples showed an accuracy level slightly lower than the gold standard RT-PCR method at a fraction of the cost.The machine cost less than `5,000 to make and the test kits would each cost about `500, IIT-Kharagpur researchers told journalists on Wednesday. Once the viral RNA was extracted, the testing process took about one hour. The IIT was in discussion with commercial manufacturers and start-ups, and hoped that the government would also subsidise the cost of test kits, they said.In parallel testing with 200 samples containing a wide range of viral loads, IIT-Kharagpur’s COVIRAP method correctly detected 108 out of the 115 positive samples identified by an RT-PCR machine, and 83 out of 85 negative samples, meaning that it has a 94% sensitivity and 98% specificity in comparison to RT-PCR. Unlike the RT-PCR machine, which could cost up to `25 lakh, and needed to be operated by a molecular biologist, the COVIRAP machine cost the IIT researchers only `5,000 to make and could be manufactured at even lower cost if economies of scale were applied by commercial manufacturers, said lead researcher and IIT professor Suman Chakraborty.

Mars will be closest to the Earth in October 10 Oct' 20

Mars will now be closer to Earth this October than it will be in the next 15 years. So, depending on the weather conditions, simply go out and watch

the sky at midnight and you'll be able to see the red planet.Mars will be closest to Earth, starting from October 6. The two planets will not be this close again for the next 15 years, or until September 2035, Earthsky reported.According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), this is the time when Mars' orbit lies "at about 38.6 million miles (62.07 million kilometers) from our planet".Mars will still be visible through October, but will become fainter as Mars and Earth travel farther away from each other in their orbits around the Sun.One can watch Mars from Earth using a pair of binoculars and even a cell phone with quality camera on it. Here are some skywatching tips from Nasa.Mars Close Approach is when the red planet and Earth come nearest to each other in their orbits around the sun. "The minimum distance from Earth to Mars is about 33.9 million miles (54.6 million kilometers). However, that doesn't happen very often," Nasa said."When Mars and Earth are close to each other, Mars appears very bright in our sky. It also makes it easier to see with telescopes or the naked eye. The Red Planet comes close enough for exceptional viewing only once or twice every 15 or 17 years," the space agency said.The next Mars Close Approach is staled in December 2022, when the red planet will be only 38.6 million miles (62.07 million kilometers) from Earth, Nasa said.

Nokia picked by NASA to build first cellular network on the Moon

20 Oct' 20

Nokia Oyj has been chosen by NASA to build the first ever cellular network on the moon.The Finnish telecommunications firm said that the

partnership will create a path toward sustainable human presence on the lunar surface, and will result in the first LTE/4G communications system in space.Nokia’s Bell Labs unit is planning to build what it describes as an ultra-compact, low-power, space-hardened, end-to-end LTE solution that will be available on the moon by late 2022.

Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) has been successfully flight tested from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.

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Scientists discover new organ in the human throat while studying

prostrate cancer 22 Oct' 20

Scientists in the Ne the r l ands h a v e

discovered a new organ, a set of salivary glands set deep in the upper part of the throat, Livescience reported. The "accidental" discovery was made when researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute were using a combination of CT scans and positron emission tomography (PET) scans called PSMA PET-CT to study prostate cancer.The study, published in the journal Radiotherapy and Oncology, confirmed the presence of the glands after examining at least 100 patients.Study co-author and Netherlands Cancer Institute radiation oncologist Wouter Vogel said that the discovery may be important for cancer treatment. Until now, this nasopharynx region - behind the nose - was not thought to host anything but microscopic, diffuse, salivary glands, but, the newly discovered set are about 1.5 inches (3.9 centimetres) in length on average.Because of their location over a piece of cartilage called the torus tubarius, the discoverers of these new glands have dubbed them the tubarial salivary glands. The glands probably lubricate and moisten the upper throat behind the nose and mouth, Livescience reported the researchers in the journal Radiotherapy and Oncology as saying.The discovery was accidental. Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute were using a combination of CT scans and positron emission tomography (PET) scans called PSMA PET-CT to study prostate cancer.

Orionids Meteor shower formed by Halley’s comet will be at its peak this

week 23 Oct' 20

Space is indeed an exhilarating and amusing sight to witness which is filled with unusual yet astounding phenomenon and happenings every then and now.

One such astronomical phenomenon which is happening over the course of this week is Orionid Meteor Shower. As per various astronomers, this meteor shower will be at

its peak while providing scintillating manifestation of a continuous flurry of meteors.Further, these glaring streaks will be available to people from the Earth from now onwards till early November. In the hindsight, the causal reason behind such occurrence is that the Earth will be passing through that phase of its orbit which is surrounded with thickest parts of clouds and debris that were left by Halley’s comet when it hurtled past the Earth decades ago. Every year Earth’s orbits take the planet to that debris field where generally, during mid-October such occurrences take place. In addition, Earth also whizz past another debris field during the month of May which leads to the phenomenon of ‘Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower’.In fact, as per NASA, the Orionid meteor shower comprises of meteors that rush past into Earth’s atmosphere at an extremely high-speed of 148,000 mph or 66 km/s while some of them move so fast that they burst into fireballs creating streaks of light in the sky.

Martian atmosphere depleting at much faster pace than Earth, suggests

ISRO study 24 Oct' 20

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has claimed some startling revelations relating to the planet subsequent door. In its newly concluded inferences,

ISRO has mentioned that Mars is seemingly shedding its ambiance at a lot fast tempo as in comparison with the Earth. Additional, it additionally cited the explanation behind the speed-up of mud storms in latest instances on the Pink planet.

In line with the research printed within the Journal of Geophysical Analysis-Planets, ISRO has noticed the extreme heating-up of the higher layer of Mars’ ambiance as a consequence of much-prevalent mud storms, by means of its Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) which is protecting surveillance on Mars’ ambiance. Along with it, such findings have additionally been, earlier, corroborated by NASA’s Mars Environment and Unstable Evolution Mission (MAVEN).

Each these missions pertaining to probe on the Martian ambiance have penetrated 155 Kms. deep into Mars’s ambiance the place MOM is in the direction of the night facet, MAVEN is on the morning facet of the planet. MOM has began observing the whipping up of such mud storms since June 2018.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal through a video link inaugurated the renaming of Naugarh railway station to Siddharthnagar railway station.

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PM released the autobiography of Dr Balasaheb Vikhe Patil titled Deh

Vechwa Karani 13 Oct' 20

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released

the autobiography of Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil titled ‘Deh Vechwa Karani’ through video conferencing. He renamed Pravara Rural Education Society as ‘Loknete Dr. Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Pravara Rural Education Society’.Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said one will find stories of Vikhe Patil’s life in every region of Maharashtra. He said Balasaheb Vikhe Patil followed the footsteps of Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil and dedicated himself to the development of Maharashtra. He added easing the lives of the villagers, the poor, the farmers and reducing their sufferings have been the core of Vikhe Patil's life.The Prime Minister said Vikhe Patil ji always worked for the betterment of society and always stressed on making politics a medium for bringing meaningful changes in the society, and for solving the problems of the poor and the villages. He said this approach of Balasaheb Vikhe Patil set him apart from the others.He said the autobiography of Balasaheb Vikhe Patil is very important for all of us, as his efforts & contribution for the development of the village, for the poor, for their education, for the success of cooperatives in Maharashtra will inspire generations to come.

Union Education Minister launched KAPILA Kalam Program 15 Oct' 20

Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' virtually launched the 'KAPILA' Kalam Program for Intellectual Property

Literacy and Awareness campaign on the 89th birth anniversary of former President and Scientist Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre also graced the occasion. Secretary, Higher Education, Shri Amit Khare; Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education, Professor Anil Sahasrabuddhe, Vice-Chairman Dr. M.P. Poonia, and Member Secretary, Dr. Rajive Kumar were also present at the event.Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that it is necessary not only to invent for the self-sufficiency of the country, but also to patent the inventions. Patent of inventions will lead India towards Self-Reliance, he said. India has a proud history of Nalanda and Takshila Universities so we already had the intellectual property inherited within our culture. India has to again lead the world as Vishwaguru in the field of patents, he added. On 'National Innovation Day', this important initiative has been taken towards making India self-reliant, he said. Under this campaign, students pursuing education in higher educational institutions will get information about the correct system of application process for patenting their invention and they will be aware of their rights. He further said that we need to take a giant leap in the field of patents.The Institution Innovation Council (IIC 2.0) annual report was also presented on the occasion and the launch of IIC 3.0 was announced. It has also been decided to celebrate the week of October 15th to 23rd as 'Intellectual Property Literacy Week'. The IIC 3.0 website was also launched.

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Union Education Minister launched KAPILA Kalam

Program.

Newly identified tectonically active zone in the

Himalayas.

Prime Minister participated in the Ekta Diwas

Celebrations at Kevadia.

The 12th BRICS Summit will be held on 17th November 2020 via video conference.

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has been neo-tectonically active since the last 78000 -- 58000 years and a recent earthquake in 2010 of low magnitude 4.0 near the village of Upshi that occurred due to a thrust rupture.

Prime Minister to participate in the Ekta Diwas Celebrations at Kevadia

28 Oct' 20

To commemorate 145th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on 31 October 2020 as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit

Kevadia in Gujarat to pay homage to the great leader at the Statue of Unity. The Prime Minister will participate at the Ekta Diwas Parade and administer the Rashtriya Ekta Pledge.Police forces of Gujarat State and Central Reserve Armed Force, Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Forces and National Security Guards will participate in the Parade. The Prime Minister will also witness a Rifle drill by female officers of CRPF. As part of Ekta Diwas celebrations a cultural show of tribal heritage is also being organized at Kevadia. To mark the solemn occasion, Indian Air Force will perform a Fly-past.Thereafter, the Prime Minister will interact with and address 428 Officer Trainees belonging to various Civil Services currently undergoing the 95th Foundation Course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie through videoconference as a culmination of Aarambh 2020.The theme of Aarambh 2020 is “Governance in India @ 100” with three subthemes-1. Ek Bharat - Shresth Bharat: Cultural diversity and

synergy in India as an Influencer; Economic diversity and oneness as strength

2. Atma Nirbhar Bharat: in Energy, Health and building large systems for handling black swan events

3. Naveen Bharat: Research & Innovation in Education, Industry and Administration.

A special Volume of ‘Administrator’- a publication of LBSNAA will be released during the program.These include the flag-off of the Ekta Cruise Service to the Statue of Unity, the inauguration of the Ekta Mall and Children Nutrition Park there. Shri Narendra Modi will also unveil the website of Statue of Unity in all the UN official languages and will launch the Kevadia App, at the Unity Glow Garden.

India ranks 94 out of 107 nations on the Global Hunger Index 2020 17 Oct' 20

India ranked 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2020 and is in the ‘serious’ hunger category with a score of 27.2, according to report released on Friday. India’s

rank was 102 out of 117 countries last year. In the index, India features behind Nepal (73), Pakistan (88), Bangladesh (75), Indonesia (70) among others. Out of the total 107 countries, only 13 countries fare worse than India including countries like Rwanda (97), Nigeria (98), Afghanistan (99), Liberia (102), Mozambique (103), Chad (107) among others.Seventeen nations, including China, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Cuba and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI scores of less than five, the website of the Global Hunger Index, that tracks hunger and malnutrition, said. The under-five mortality rate stood at 3.7 per cent. According to the report, 14 per cent of India’s population is undernourished. It also says that the country recorded a child stunting rate of 37.4 per cent. Stunted children are those who have a “low height for their age, reflecting chronic undernutrition”.

Newly identified tectonically active zone in the Himalayas 26 Oct' 20

The suture zone of the Himalayas or the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ) in the Ladakh region where Indian and Asian Plates are joined has been found to be

tectonically active, as against current understanding that it is a locked zone.A group of Scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, have found through observations and detailed mapping of geological features that the suture zone of Himalaya that was conventionally thought to be locked is tectonically active. They carried out the mapping of the remote regions of Ladakh that forms the most hinterland part of the Himalaya. The study was published recently in the journal ‘Technophysics’.The geologists observed that sedimentary beds are tilted and thrust broken, the rivers are associated with uplifted terraces, and the bedrock shows brittle deformation that occurred at much shallower depths. These deformed geological features were then dated in the laboratory at Dehradun using a technique called Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) (method for carrying Luminescence dating of geological sediments) and data of seismicity and denudation rate reviewed. The combination of field and lab data suggested the region of the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ)

Veteran actor Vishal Anand, best known for featuring in the 1976 hit film "Chalte Chalte", passed away. He was 82.

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MICA DECEMBER 2020Justice Anantkumar Surendraray Dave, a former judge and Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat

High Court has passed away.

WHO’S WHOS.No. DESIGNATION NAME 1. Chairman, Rajya Sabha Venkaiah Naidu 2. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla 3. Chairman of NITI Ayog Narendra D. Modi 4. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad 5. Leader of House in Lok Sabha Narendra D. Modi 6. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha - 7. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora 8. Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, Sushil Chandra 9. Director General, ITBP S S Deshwal 10. Chief Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari 11. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla 12. Comptroller & Auditor General of India G. C. Murmu 13. Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre S. Somanath 14. Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India R. S Sharma 15. CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla 16. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai 17. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi 18. Chairman, UPSC Pradeep Kumar Joshi 19. Director General, National Investigation Agency Y.C. Modi 20. Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO K. Sivan 21. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt. of Atomic Energy K. N. Vyas 22. Chairman, SSC Braj Raj Sharma 23. Chairman,National Human Rights Commission Justice H.L. Dattu 24. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Vivek Joshi 25. Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes Pramod Chandra Mody 26. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India Subash Chandra Khuntia 27. Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India Ajay Tyagi 28. Chairperson, State Bank of India Rajnish Kumar 29. India’s permanent representative in UNO T S Tirumurti 30. Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla 31. Chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma 32. Chairman, 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh 33. Chairman, Competition Commission of India Ashok Kumar Gupta 34. Chairperson,Central Board of Film Certification Prasoon Joshi 35. President, ASSOCHAM Niranjan Hiranandani 36. Chairman, NASSCOM UB Pravin Rao 37. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat 38. Chief of Air Staff Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria 39. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh 40. Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane 41. Chief, RAW Samant Goel 42. Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre A.K. Mohanty 43. National Commission for Scheduled Castes Ram Shankar Katheria 44. President, FICCI Sangita Reddy 45. Chairman of 21st Law Commission Dr. Justice BS Chauhan 46. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval 47. Chairperson, Prasar Bharati Dr. A. Surya Prakash 48. DG of National Testing Agency Vineet Joshi 49. Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey 50. Chairman, Indian Banks Association Rajnish KumarData as on 9th November, 2020

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WORD OF ENGLISHETYMOLOGY

DECEMBER 2020 MICAIT company IBM will set up a centre of excellence for artificial intelligence (AI) in India in partnership with Government e-Marketplace.

EDITORIAL WORD

Sabotage

Pronunciation:

1: Verb

Deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

Example:

"power lines from South Africa were sabotaged by rebel forces"

2: Noun

The action of damaging something.

Example:

"Angry workers were responsible for the sabotage of the machines."

SYNONYMS:

# wreck # deliberately damage

# vandalize # destroy

# obstruct # disrupt

# cripple # impair

# incapacitate # spoil

# ruin # undermine

# filibuster # damage

# threaten # subvert

# muller

ANTONYMS:

# better # ameliorate

# upgrade # refine

# enhance # boost

# raise # revamp

# tweak

Etymology

The English word derives from the French word saboter, meaning to “bungle, botch, wreck or sabotage”, and was originally used to refer to labour disputes, in which workers wearing wooden shoes called sabots interrupted production through different means. A popular but incorrect account of the origin of the term's present meaning is the story that poor workers in France would throw a wooden sabot into the machines to disrupt production.

EXAMPLES:

# Drinking alcohol after a workout will sabotage your efforts.

# He felt his girlfriend would sabotage his efforts to succeed, leading him to break off the relationship.

# His failure to refrigerate the food would sabotage the party plans.

# Though he had no intention to sabotage the event, his unexpected arrival made things fall apart.

# The enemy agent used a bomb to sabotage the factory and halt production.

# The enemy spy came to sabotage their defense efforts.

# Slashing the tires is one of the easiest ways to sabotage a car.

# A poor foundation will effectively sabotage even the best-built house.

# He was paid to sabotage the server, planting a computer virus that would destroy the system.

# Failing to listen is a surefire way to sabotage your intimate relationships.

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Physiology/MedicineThe Nobel Prize has been awarded to American medical researchers and virologists Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton for the invention of hepatitis C which was discovered in 1982 by screening many DNA samples.The discovery of hepatitis C virus revealed the explanation for the remaining cases of chronic hepatitis and made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved many lives.Hepatitis:Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver. It’s commonly caused by a virus infection, but there are other possible causes of hepatitis like autoimmune responses, medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol.There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, mentioned as types A, B, C, D, and E. World Hepatitis Day is observed annually on 28th July to reinforce awareness of hepatitis. Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C Virus (HCV).

PhysicsThe Nobel prize in Physics for the year 2020 was awarded to 3 astrophysicists Roger Penrose from the united kingdom, Reinhard Genzel from Germany, and Andrea Ghez from the USA. Roger Penrose received half this year’s prize for the invention that a region formation may be a robust prediction of the overall theory of relativity.The theory explains gravity, as objects try to follow a straight line through a universe whose geometry is warped by matter and energy. As a result, planets, also as light beams, follow curving paths. Genzel and Ghez received the last half of the prize for the invention of a supermassive region at the centre of the Milkyway galaxy, now known to be the Sagittarius A*.It has a mass four million times that of the Sun and is confined to an area roughly the size of our Solar System.Black HoleThe term ‘black hole’ was coined within the mid-1960s by American Physicist John Archibald Wheeler. Black

hole refers to some extent in space where matter is so compressed on create a gravity field from which even light cannot escape. Black-holes were theorized by Albert Einstein in 1915.

ChemistryEmmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer A Doudna of the USA are awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors, one among gene technology’s sharpest tools. It is for the primary time a Nobel science prize has gone to a women-only team.The CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors are often wont to change the desoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision. The CRISPR/Cas9 tool has already contributed to significant gains in crop resilience, altering their ordering to raise withstand drought and pests. The technology has contributed to new cancer therapies.CRISPR TechnologyThe CRISPR (short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology for gene-editing was first developed in 2012. It makes gene sequencing very easy, simple and very efficient providing nearly endless possibilities.Editing, or modifying, gene sequences isn't new and has been happening for several decades now, particularly within the field of agriculture, where several crops are genetically modified to provide particular traits. The technology replicates a natural defense mechanism in Streptococcus pyogenes that use an identical method to guard itself from virus attacks.A DNA strand, when broken, features a natural tendency to repair itself but the auto-repair mechanism can cause the re-growth of a problematic sequence. Scientists intervene during this auto-repair process by supplying the required sequence of genetic codes, which replaces the primary sequence.

PeaceThe 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the earth Food Programme (WFP), a United Nations (UN) agency,

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli became the first Indian player to score 9,000 runs in T20 cricket.

Nobel Prize 2020

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for its efforts to combat hunger, bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and preventing the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. The WPF is that the UN’s primary agency that works upon Eradicating Hunger which is one the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.The WFP provided assistance to shut to 100 million people in 88 countries who are victims of acute food insecurity and hunger. It has been working in India since 1963 where it has focused upon reforms in the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and provided policy inputs, advocacy and technical assistance for improving access to food.The WFP has proposed unique initiatives like Automatic Grain Dispensing Machine (Annapurti) and Mobile Storage Units for the effective implementation of TPDS.World Food ProgrammeIt was established in 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and became a full-fledged UN programme in 1965. It is headquartered in Rome, Italy.Economic SciencesAmerican economists, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson are awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, 2020 for his or her work on commercial auctions. The award is popularly but incorrectly referred to as Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, (as it's not one among the five Nobel prizes that Nobel established in his will in 1895, it's not a Nobel Prize).It was created in 1968 by a donation from Sweden's financial institution Sveriges Riksbank to the Nobel Foundation to commemorate the bank's 300th anniversary and includes a ten million Swedish kronor award money (`8.33 crores roughly).Milgrom and Wilson improved the auction theory and invented new auction formats for auctioning off many interrelated objects simultaneously, on behalf of a seller motivated by broad societal benefit rather than maximal revenue.Robert Wilson developed the idea for auctions of objects with a standard value – a worth which is uncertain beforehand but, within the end, is that the same for everybody. Paul Milgrom formulated a more general theory of auctions that not only allows common values, but also private values that change from bidder to bidder.Their work will benefit sellers, buyers and taxpayers round the world. It will help in auctioning goods and services, like radio frequencies, which are difficult to sell in traditional ways.

Auction TheoryAuction theory studies how auctions are designed, what rules govern them, how bidders behave and what outcomes are achieved. Auctions are important to economists because they're the foremost widely used and also the foremost efficient mechanism to allocate scarce resources.The allocation of scarce resources, in turn, matters to economists because there's a limited supply of resources on earth in comparison to unlimited human needs, and hence they have to be allocated only to the foremost urgent needs of society.

LiteratureThe Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 has been awarded to the USA poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal." Her poetry focuses on the painful reality of being human, handling themes like death, childhood, and family life. She is that the fourth woman to win the prize for literature since 2010, and only the 16th since the Nobel prizes were first awarded in 1901. The Nobel Prize comes with a medal and a prize sum of 10 million Swedish kronor.

Year Indian citizens Field1913 Rabindranath Tagore Literature1930 C. V. Raman Physics1979 Mother Teresa Peace1998 Amartya Sen Economics2014 Kailash Satyarthi Peace

2007

Rajendra K. Pachauri, (on behalf of the IPCC as Chairman) Peace

YearOverseas citizens of Indian

origin Field

1968 Har Gobind KhoranaPhysiology or Medicine

1983 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Physics2009 Venki Ramakrishnan Chemistry2019 Abhijit Banerjee Economics

Year Others Field

1902 Ronald RossPhysiology or Medicine

1907 Rudyard Kipling Literature1989 14th Dalai Lama Peace

Senior IPS officer M A Ganapathy has been appointed as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).

44 MICA DECEMBER 2020The government appointed SBI’s senior-most Managing Director Dinesh Kumar Khara as

the chairman of the the country’s largest lender.

Background:Street vendors represent a very important constituent of the urban informal economy and play a significant role in ensuring availability of the goods and services at affordable rates at the door-step of the city dwellers. They are known as vendors, hawkers, thelewala, rehriwala, theliphadwala etc. in different areas/ contexts. The goods supplied by them include vegetables, fruits, ready-to-eat street food, tea, pakodas, breads, eggs, textile, apparel, footwear, artisan products, books/ stationary etc. The services include barber shops, cobblers, pan shops, laundry services etc. The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdowns have adversely impacted the livelihoods of street vendors. They usually work with a small capital base and might have consumed the same during the lockdown. Therefore, there is an urgent need to provide credit for working capital to street vendors to resume their business.

Objectives:The scheme is a Central Sector S cheme i.e. fully funded by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs with the following objectives: (i) To facilitate working capital loan up to `10,000; (ii) To incentivize regular repayment; and (iii) To reward digital transactionsThe scheme will help formalize the street vendors with above objectives and will open up new opportunities to this sector to move up the economic ladder.

Eligibility of States/UTsThe Scheme is available for beneficiaries belonging to only those States/UTs which have notified Rules and Scheme under Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014. Beneficiaries from Meghalaya, which has its own State Street Vendors Act may, however, participate.

Amount of initial working capital loan:Urban street vendors will be eligible to avail a Working Capital (WC) loan of up to `10,000 with tenure of 1 year

and repaid in monthly instalments. For this loan, no collateral will be taken by the lending institutions. On timely or early repayment, the vendors will be eligible for the next cycle of working capital loan with an enhanced limit. No prepayment penalty will be charged from the vendors for repayment before the scheduled date. Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Small Finance Banks (SFBs), Cooperative Banks & SHG Banks, the rates will be as per their prevailing rates of interest. In case of NBFC, NBFC-MFIs etc., interest rates will be as per RBI guidelines for respective lender category. In respect of MFIs (non NBFC) & other lender categories not covered under the RBI guidelines, interest rates under the scheme would be applicable as per the extant RBI guidelines for NBFC-MFIs.

PM SVANidhi Portal:In line with the Centre’s Digital India programme, the Housing and Urban Affairs, secretary, Durga Shanker Mishra on 28 August launched the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) online dashboard, through video conferencing.The new online dashboard is an interactive online platform that would also provide a one stop solution to all stakeholders looking for information and tracking monitoring of progress of PM SVANidhi up to city level.“The scheme will help vendors achieve their ambition of going up the economic ladder by availing the facility of enhancement of the credit limit on timely repayment of loan,” ministry of housing and urban affairs said.An Integrated IT Platform along with Mobile App will be developed by the Ministry for administration of the scheme. This Portal will provide one stop solution for administration of the scheme. The IT Platform will integrate with the vendors data bases across the States/ UTs, BCs/ constituents/ agents of lending institutions, digital payment aggregators and PAiSA portal of MoHUA and Udyami Mitra portal managed by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).

PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi

(PM SVANidhi)

45DECEMBER 2020 MICAFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched ‘MSME Prerana’, an online business

mentoring programme for MSMEs by state-run Indian Bank.

Beneficiary for the Scheme:Street vendors/ hawkers vending in urban areas, as on or before March 24, 2020, including the vendors of surrounding peri-urban and rural areas.

Eligibility Criteria of Beneficiaries: The Scheme is available to all street vendors engaged in vending in urban areas as on or before March 24, 2020. The eligible vendors will be identified as per following criteria: (i) Street vendors in possession of Certificate of Vending

/ Identity Card issued by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs); (ii) The vendors, who have been identified in the survey

but have not been issued Certificate of Vending / Identity Card; Provisional Certificate of Vending would be generated for such vendors through an IT based Platform. ULBs are encouraged to issue such vendors the permanent Certificate of Vending and Identification Card immediately and positively within a period of one month.

(iii) Street Vendors, left out of the ULBled identification survey or who have started vending after completion of the survey and have been issued Letter of Recommendation (LoR) to that effect by the ULB / Town Vending Committee (TVC); and

(iv) The vendors of surrounding development/ peri-urban / rural areas vending in the geographical limits of the ULBs and have been issued Letter of Recommendation (LoR) to that effect by the ULB / TVC.

Interest Subsidy:The vendors, availing loan under the scheme, are eligible to get an interest subsidy @ 7%. The interest subsidy amount will be credited into the borrower’s account quarterly. Lenders will submit quarterly claims for interest subsidy for quarters ending as on June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31 during each financial year. Subsidy will only be considered in respect of accounts of borrowers, which are Standard (non-NPA as per extant RBI guidelines) on respective claim dates and only for those months during which the account has remained Standard in the concerned quarter. The interest subsidy is available up to March 31, 2022. The subsidy will be available on first and subsequent enhanced loans up to that date. In case of early payment, the admissible amount of subsidy will be credited in one go.

Implementation Partner (s): Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) will be the implementation partner of the Ministry of Housing

and Urban Affairs for scheme administration. SIDBI will leverage the network of lending Institutions including the SCBs, RRBs, SFBs, Cooperative Banks, NBFCs & MFIs for scheme implementation.

PM Modi interacts with street vendors from UP on 27 Oct 2020Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted via video-conferencing with street vendors from Uttar Pradesh who had availed of loans under the PM Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) and said most of the beneficiaries were repaying their loans on time.The scheme, which provides vendors collateral-free working capital loans of `10,000, was announced on June 1 as a part of the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat package in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis.So far, 24.76 lakh applications have been received, of which 12.37 lakh have been sanctioned and over 5 lakh loans have been disbursed, according to the PM SVANidhi portal.While addressing the street vendors, Mr. Modi said Uttar Pradesh accounted for 6.5 lakh applications and 4.25 lakh approved loans. He said those who played politics in the name of the poor had given the impression that the poor would not repay loans. But, he added, the poor had presented an example of their honesty by repaying their PM SVANidhi loans.Earlier, Mr. Modi interacted with vendors from Agra, Varanasi and Lucknow, and asked them about their experiences with the lockdown and the scheme.Preeti Devi, a fruit seller from Agra, said she used to sell vegetables prior to the lockdown. “During the lockdown, we felt like we were drowning,” she said. She added that with the PM SVANidhi loan she was able to restart her work and set up a fruit cart. Ms Preeti said she had repaid the first instalment.Arvind Maurya, who runs a stall selling momos and coffee in Varanasi, which is Mr. Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, told the Prime Minister that he was able to get the loan within a week of applying.Mr. Modi asked him if momos were a popular snack in Varanasi, adding that security personnel don’t let him eat street food during his visits. The Prime Minister appreciated Mr. Maurya’s initiative of giving one free momo to customers who wear masks, maintain social distancing and pay digitally.Mr. Modi also interacted with a food stall owner from Lucknow, Vijay Bahadur.In his address later, Mr. Modi congratulated bank employees for their efforts in disbursing loans.

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Q.1. Recently who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bengal Peerless?

(1) Rahul Dravid (2) Akshay Kumar

(3) Rajkumar Rao (4) Amir Khan

(5) Sourav Ganguly

Q.2. Recently which railway zone has launched ‘Operation My Saheli’?

(1) Eastern Railway

(2) Northern Railway

(3) Central Railway

(4) South East Central Railway

(5) South Eastern Railway

Q.3. Recently which bank has launched a green initiative named “IB-eNote” to enable a total paperless working environment?

(1) Indian Bank

(2) State Bank of India

(3) Indian Overseas Bank

(4) Punjab National Bank

(5) Bank of Baroda

Q.4. Union Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda has launched POS 3.1 software, SMS Gateway and Home Delivery facility of Fertilizers (RBK) for farmers in which state recently?

(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh

(3) Uttarakhand (4) Uttar Pradesh

(5) Bihar

Q.5. Recently which Union Minister has e-launched the “Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission (ASIIM)”?

(1) Dharmendra Pradhan

(2) Jitendra Singh

(3) Thaawarchand Gehlot

(4) Nitin Gadkari

(5) Narendra Singh Tomar

Q.6. International Day of Older Persons is observed globally on ________ every year.

(1) 2nd October (2) 1st October

(3) 4th October (4) 30th September (5) 27th SeptemberQ.7. Recently which state Government has signed a

5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Denmark in the water sector?

(1) Assam (2) Kerala (3) Odisha (4) Gujarat (5) RajasthanQ.8. Alexander De Croo was appointed as new Prime

Minister of which country recently? (1) Germany (2) Mali (3) Belgium (4) Brazil (5) MyanmarQ.9. Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah has been

appointed Emir of Kuwait, what is the currency of Kuwait?

(1) Dinar (2) Riyal (3) Rufiyaa (4) Peso (5) DollarQ.10. E-commerce marketplace, Flipkart and which

Insurance company have launched a cyber insurance cover for online financial frauds recently?

(1) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance (2) Max Life Insurance Company (3) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (4) Tata AIA Life Insurance Company (5) HDFC Life Insurance CompanyQ.11. Recently which state government has launched a

portal “Kritagyata”, an online pension submission and tracking system?

(1) Assam (2) Kerala (3) Odisha (4) Punjab (5) MaharashtraQ.12. Recently the Indian Coast Guard Vessel Karnaklata

Barua was commissioned in which city? (1) Vishakhapatnam (2) Kolkata (3) Kochi (4) Mumbai (5) ChennaiQ.13. Recently the National Bank for Agriculture and

Rural Development (NABARD) has announced a special refinance facility of ________________Rs for Fiscal Year 2021.

(1) 500 crore (2) 600 crore (3) 700 crore (4) 800 crore (5) 100 crore

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India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio has partnered USP Studios, a content creator for kids, to strengthen the platform's offering for children.

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Q.14. Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated strategically important, Atal Tunnel in which State/ UT recently?

(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Jammu & Kashmir

(3) Sikkim (4) Himachal Pradesh

(5) Ladakh

Q.15. Recently PD Vaghela was appointed as Chairman of which organization?

(1) TRAI (2) SEBI (3) NABARD

(4) NHAI (5) SIDBI

Q.16. Recently which country has hired former Bermuda batsman David Hemp as the head coach of the national women's side?

(1) Afghanistan (2) Pakistan (3) India

(4) Australia (5) South Africa

Q.17. Shri Tanmaya Lal has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country?

(1) Croatia (2) Costa Rica (3) Sweden

(4) Switzerland (5) Australia

Q.18. Recently who has been re-appointed as Chairman of Shri Somnath Trust?

(1) Shashank Shankar (2) Siddharth Arora

(3) Ravi Shankar (4) Basant Tripathi

(5) Keshubhai Patel

Q.19. ISRO is scheduled to launch its Venus mission in which year?

(1) 2022 (2) 2021 (3) 2023

(4) 2024 (5) 2025

Q.20. Recently who has assumed the charge of Additional Director General Military Nursing Service?

(1) Sonali Ghosal (2) Sangeeta Reddy

(3) Vinita Ayer (4) Kiran Gupta

(5) Pramila Mehta

Q.21. Hardeep Singh Puri addressed webinar on World Habitat Day 2020, World Habitat Day is celebrated on ________________.

(1) 1st October (2) 2nd October

(3) 3rd October (4) 4th October

(5) 5th October

Q.22. Recently who was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the State Bank of India?

(1) Alapan Bandyopadhyay

(2) Prashant Kumar

(3) C Venkat Nageshwar

(4) Aditya Puri

(5) Charanjit Singh Attra

Q.23. Which Bank has launched a financial inclusion and literacy initiative 'Gram Sampark Abhiyan' to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?

(1) State Bank of India

(2) Punjab National Bank

(3) Central Bank of India

(4) HDFC Bank

(5) Axis Bank

Q.24. Recently which state government has launched the “Pathashree Abhijan” scheme?

(1) West Bengal (2) Odisha (3) Assam

(4) Kerala (5) Punjab

Q.25. India and which country have signed Statement of Intent to support decarbonisation?

(1) Netherlands (2) Sweden (3) Canada

(4) Russia (5) Japan

Q.26. Recently which Union Minister has released a Coffee Table Book on Discovering the Heritage of Assam, with foreword by Amitabh Bachchan and published by Penguin?

(1) Rajnath Singh (2) Piyush Goyal

(3) Dr Jitendra Singh (4) Amit Shah

(5) Narendra Singh Tomar

Q.27. Recently who won gold in 10 meter air rifle event of International Online Shooting Championship?

(1) Vijay Kumar (2) Aditya Mehta

(3) Manu Kumar (4) Visnu Shivaraj Pandian

(5) Heena Sidhu

Q.28. Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully test-fired a new version of the surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile ________________at Balasore, off the coast of Odisha.

(1) Shaurya (2) Pranav (3) Prakash

(4) Chakra (5) Surya

Vistara and Axis Bank launched a co-branded forex card that can load up to 16 currencies.

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Q.29. Every year World Space Week is observed from ________________.

(1) 1st to 5th October

(2) 3rd to 9th October

(3) 5th to 11th October

(4) 4th to 10th October

(5) 4th to 11th October

Q.30. Recently which edition of Indian Navy Bangladesh Navy Bilateral Exercise Bongosagar commenced in Northern Bay of Bengal?

(1) First (2) Third (3) Second

(4) Sixth (5) Fifth

Q.31. Under the Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shouchalaya category which state bagged the first position at state level?

(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Gujarat

(3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu

(5) Andhra Pradesh

Q.32. Harvey J. Alter Charles M. Rice and Michael Houghton were awarded jointly the Nobel Prize 2020 in which field?

(1) Physics (2) Economics (3) Peace

(4) Medicine (5) Chemistry

Q.33. NASA launched a commercial astronaut named after Indian-origin ________________divine astronaut.

(1) Rakesh Sharma (2) Sunita Williams

(3) Ravish Malhotra (4) Mihir Sen

(5) Kalpana Chawla

Q.34. Every year World Teachers’ Day is celebrated globally on ________________.

(1) 8th October (2) 5th September

(3) 5th October (4) 7th October

(5) 3rd October

Q.35. Recently which country has decided to send first-ever ‘asteroid mining robot’ into space?

(1) China (2) India (3) China

(4) Japan (5) USA

Q.36. Three-time member of Legislative Council Mulayam Singh Yadav has passed away, he was associated with which political party

(1) Bahujan Samajwadi Party (2) Samajwadi Party (3) Indian National Congress (4) Bharatiya Janata Party (5) Aam Aadmi PartyQ.37. Which State/UT has announced the launch of

the anti-pollution campaign ‘Yudh Pradushan Ke Virudh’ to reduce the pollution level?

(1) Goa (2) Chandigarh (3) Uttarakhand (4) Maharashtra (5) DelhiQ.38. Recently which airport has become the first airport

of the Airports Authority of India which is entirely solar-powered?

(1) Lucknow (2) Varanasi (3) New Delhi (4) Puducherry (5) IndoreQ.39. Recently the red cherry pepper chilli of which state

has earned the geographical indication tag, which is locally known as the “Dalle Khursani”?

(1) Sikkim (2) Goa (3) Jharkhand (4) Kerala (5) Bihar Q.40. Recently which state government has announced

Digital Seva Setu Programme for the rural areas? (1) Rajasthan (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Gujarat (4) Punjab (5) HaryanaQ.41. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of

State Bank of India for a period of three years? (1) Dinesh Kumar Khara (2) Sunil Arora (3) Charanjit Singh Attra (4) C Venkat Nageshwar (5) Prashant KumarQ.42. On the occasion of the 151st Birth Anniversary of

Mahatma Gandhi, who has launched the coffee-table book titled “Babu – The Unforgettable” over the virtual event?

(1) Ramnath Kovind (2) Narendra Modi (3) Amit Shah (4) Piyush Goyal (5) Manish SisodiaQ.43. Wildlife Week is annually celebrated across India

between ________________ with an aim to protect and preserve the flora and fauna of India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a Campaign by way of a Tweet on Jan Andolan for COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour.

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(1) 1st to 7th October (2) 3rd to 9th October (3) 4th to 10th October (4) 2nd to 8th October (5) 7nd to 13th OctoberQ.44. India and which country are working towards the

operationalization of the Sittwe port in the Rakhine state of Myanmar in the first quarter of 2021?

(1) Maldives (2) Bangladesh (3) Myanmar (4) Srilanka (5) IndonesiaQ.45. Recently where was Quad Countries’ Foreign

Minister meet held? (1) New Delhi (2) Dhaka (3) Kathmandu (4) Beijing (5) TokyoQ.46. Who has been appointed as the Director-General of

Bureau of Civil Aviation Security? (1) Amit Trivedi (2) M A Ganapathy (3) Sunil Sethi (4) PD Vaghela (5) Rajat SudQ.47. Recently right-handed batsman, Najeeb Tarakai

has passed, he was related to which country? (1) Australia (2) Pakistan (3) Bangladesh (4) South Africa (5) AfghanistanQ.48. Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma, Shashanka Bhide

were appointed as new members of Monetary Policy Committee, how many members are in the Monetary Policy Committee?

(1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 8 (4) 6 (5) 4Q.49. Gajanan Mallya, General Manager, South Central

Railway presented “Man of the Month” safety awards to 45 employees for showing ness in the duty and taking timely action to prevent unsafe conditions, where is the headquarter of South Central Railway?

(1) Secunderabad (2) Hyderabad (3) New Delhi (4) Chennai (5) KochiQ.50. Recently Prasar Bharati and Indian Farmers

Fertilizer Cooperative Limited, IFFCO have signed a MoU to broadcast and promote new agriculture technology and innovations, who is the chairman of Prasar Bharati?

(1) Prashoon Joshi (2) Rajeev Kumar

(3) A. Surya Prakash (4) Ajay Tyagi

(5) Amitabh Kant

Q.51. Who was awarded by the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020?

(1) Louise Glück (2) Roger Penrose

(3) Reinhard Genzel (4) Andrea Ghez

(5) Charles M. Rice

Q.52. Who was appointed as the new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 7th October 2020?

(1) Dinesh Kumar Khara

(2) M Rajeshwar Rao

(3) Charanjit Singh Attra

(4) C Venkat Nageshwar

(5) Prashant Kumar

Q.53. Recently which country has successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile in the Arctic?

(1) Germany (2) South Korea (3) Japan

(4) Russia (5) China

Q.54. India’s GDP expected to contract by World Bank is ________________ for fiscal year 2020-21.

(1) 9.6 percent (2) 9.0 percent (3) 8.0 percent

(4) 7.6 percent (5) 10 percent

Q.55. Recently in which state the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development -NABARD has inked three Memoranda of Understanding with Public Sector Bank- State Bank of India to extend credit support for various projects?

(1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Bihar (4) Gujarat

(5) Madhya Pradesh

Q.56. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a campaign by way of a Tweet on Jan Andolan for COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour in view of the upcoming festivals and winter season as well as the opening up of the economy?

(1) Nirmala Sitharaman

(2) Narendra Modi

(3) Amit Shah

(4) Piyush Goyal

(5) Narendra Singh Tomar

Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani launched the first ever Brand and Logo for Indian Cotton on Second World Cotton Day through video conferencing.

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Q.57. Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani launched the first ever Brand and Logo for Indian Cotton on which edition of World Cotton Day through video conferencing?

(1) Third (2) Second (3) First

(4) Fourth (5) Fifth

Q.58. Recently Union Cabinet approved signing of Memorandum of cooperation in field of cyber-security between India & which country?

(1) Sudan (2) Saudi Arabia

(3) Japan (4) Canada

(5) Brazil

Q.59. What is the Name the Former Governor of Manipur and Nagaland, and ex-CBI Director, who has passed away recently?

(1) Rajiv Tyagi (2) Mulayam Singh Yadav

(3) Ashwani Kumar (4) KC Dutta

(5) PN Banerjee

Q.60. Recently which state government has announced a ‘Digital Seva Setu’ programme to ensure optimum utilisation of technology for public welfare in rural areas?

(1) Kerala (2) Assam (3) Punjab

(4) Rajasthan (5) Gujarat

Q.61. Recently which private sector bank has tied-up with Vistara to launch co-branded forex card?

(1) Yes Bank (2) Axis Bank

(3) ICICI Bank (4) HDFC Bank

(5) Bandhan Bank

Q.62. Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan has passed away, he was the ________________Minister.

(1) Consumer affairs, food and public distribution

(2) Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

(3) Minister of Rural Development

(4) Minister of Panchayati Raj

(5) Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Q.63. Recently who has been re-elected as the Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India?

(1) Dinesh Kumar Khara

(2) Nilesh Shah

(3) Charanjit Singh Attra

(4) C Venkat Nageshwar

(5) Prashant KumarQ.64. Which Union Minister has been given additional

charge of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution following the demise of Ram Vilas Paswan?

(1) Nitin Gadkari (2) Narendra Singh Tomar (3) Gajendra Singh Sekhawat (4) Amit Shah (5) Piyush GoyalQ.65. New Development Bank has approved

infrastructure projects worth ________________ for India.

(1) 341 million dollars (2) 541 million dollars (3) 741 million dollars (4) 241 million dollars (5) 841 million dollarsQ.66. Noted poet, Nityanand Nayak will be conferred

the prestigious Sarala Puraskar for his poetry work ‘Setebelaku Nathiba’, published in 2017, he is associated with which language?

(1) Tamil (2) Telugu (3) Malayalam (4) Marathi (5) OriyaQ.67. Reserve Bank of India has announced Monetary

Policy statement, what is the current reverse repo rate?

(1) 3.35 percent (2) 4.25 percent (3) 3.00 percent (4) 4.35 percent (5) 3.75 percentQ.68. Every year World Post Day is observed on

________________ . (1) 7th October (2) 11th October (3) 4th October (4) 9th October (5) 8th OctoberQ.69. J Venkatramu has been appointed the managing

director and chief executive officer of India Post Payments Bank, where is the headquarter of India Post Payments Bank?

(1) Mumbai (2) Pune (3) Lucknow (4) New Delhi (5) Chennai

The Government gave nod to major reforms in the marketing of Natural Gas in the country.

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Q.70. Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' virtually inaugurated the Gyan Circle Ventures, a MeitY funded Technology Business Incubator of Indian Institute of Information Technology in which state through Video Conference recently?

(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Bihar (4) Jharkhand

(5) Kerala

Q.71. Recently which state government has entered into a partnership with Israel to establish a one of a kind Centre of Excellence?

(1) Assam (2) Meghalaya (3) Tripura

(4) Punjab (5) Kerala

Q.72. Recently NABARD has inked three Memorandum of Understanding with which bank to extend credit support for various NABARD projects?

(1) Union Bank of India

(2) Punjab National Bank

(3) Indian Overseas Bank

(4) ICICI Bank

(5) State Bank of India

Q.73. Recently Uttar Pradesh government has signed agreement with Zurich Airport for Jewar Airport, Jewar Airport is situated in which city?

(1) Agra (2) Allahabad (3) Varanasi

(4) Noida (5) Lucknow

Q.74. Recently KK Usha, has passed away, she was the former Chief Justice of which High Court?

(1) Allahabad (2) Bombay (3) Kerala

(4) Delhi (5) Calcutta

Q.75. Who has topped the Forbes India Rich list for 2020?

(1) Gautam Adani (2) Mukesh Ambani

(3) Shiv Nadar (4) Radhakishan Damani

(5) Lakshmi Mittal

Q.76. Which country has become first country to approve genetically modified wheat?

(1) Argentina (2) Bhutan (3) China

(4) Denmark (5) Ethiopia

Q.77. Recently who was appointed as next Ambassador of Netherlands?

(1) Dinesh Kumar Khara

(2) Nilesh Shah

(3) Charanjit Singh Attra

(4) C Venkat Nageshwar

(5) Pradeep Kumar Rawat

Q.78. The Department of Posts is celebrated National Postal Week from ________________ 2020, to mark the occasion of the World Postal Day.

(1) 7-13 October 2020

(2) 8-14 October 2020

(3) 9-15 October 2020

(4) 6-12 October 2020

(5) 10-16 October 2020

Q.79. Every year World Mental Health Day is observed globally on ________________.

(1) 8th October (2) 9th October

(3) 11th October (4) 10th October

(5) 16th October

Q.80. Which state government has launched the “Mukhya Mantri Saur Swarojgar Yojana”?

(1) Uttarakhand (2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Bihar (4) Madhya Pradesh

(5) Assam

Q.81. Chetan Anand was named brand ambassador for Indian brand ‘Transform’, he is related to which sport?

(1) Cricket (2) Table Tennis (3) Chess

(4) Badminton (5) Football

Q.82. International Day of the Girl Child is observed globally on ____________ every year since 2012.

(1) 4th October (2) 8th October

(3) 9th October (4) 11th October

(5) 16th October

Q.83. Who has won the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, held at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany?

(1) Lewis Hamilton

(2) Michael Schumacher

(3) Sebastian Vettel

(4) Alain Prost

(5) None of the above

The Cabinet has given its approval for the revised estimate cost for East West Corridor of the Kolkata Metro Rail Project.

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Q.84. Who has won the men’s 2020 French Open Title?

(1) Novak Djokovic (2) Stan Wawrinka

(3) Rafael Nadal (4) Andre Agassi

(5) None of the above

Q.85. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative 100 rupee coin in the honour of ________________ .

(1) Arun Jaitley

(2) Deen Dayal Upadhyay

(3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(4) Pranav Mukherjee

(5) Vijaya Raje Scindia

Q.86. World Migratory Bird Day is observed globally on ________________ or 10th October.

(1) 31st May (2) 9th May

(3) 12th November (4) 3rd June

(5) 22nd April

Q.87. 14 investors signed MoUs with which state government to invest over Rs 10,055 Cr in various industrial projects recently?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Gujarat

(3) Karnataka (4) Madhya Pradesh

(5) Tamil Nadu

Q.88. Recently who has virtually inaugurated and dedicated as many as 44 different bridges of Border Roads Organisation across the country?

(1) Narendra Modi (2) Nitin Gadkari

(3) Amit Shah (4) Piyush Goyal

(5) Rajnath Singh

Q.89. Recently where was Coastal security exercise “Sagar Kavach” concluded?

(1) Kerala (2) Andhra Pradesh

(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Odisha

(5) Karnataka

Q.90. Sadyr Zhaparov was appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country recently?

(1) Afghanistan (2) Uzbekistan (3) Tajikistan

(4) Kyrgyzstan (5) Turkmenistan

Q.91. India and the Asian Development Bank has signed a ________________ loan to finance inclusive and sustainable water supply and sanitation

infrastructure and services in 14 secondary towns of the state of Rajasthan.

(1) 400 million dollar (2) 300 million dollar

(3) 200 million dollar (4) 600 million dollar

(5) 500 million dollar

Q.92. Recently which state government has launched a mobile water testing laboratory van, fully equipped with a multi-parameter system containing analysers, sensor, probes and instruments meant for assessing water quality?

(1) Haryana (2) Odisha

(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Madhya Pradesh

(5) Jharkhand

Q.93. Which state/UT has become the first state to have completely digital, hi-tech classrooms?

(1) Assam (2) Kerala

(3) Maharashtra (4) Delhi

(5) Chandigarh

Q.94. According to the data provided by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, which state has become the first “Har Ghar Jal” State in the country by providing tap water connection to every rural household?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Kerala

(3) Goa (4) Andhra Pradesh

(5) Himachal Pradesh

Q.95. As part of the United Nations International Day of Girl Child Aava Murto became Prime Minister of which country for a day?

(1) Vatican City (2) Canada (3) Finland

(4) Mexico (5) Singapore

Q.96. Recently which IIT signed MoU with C-DAC to establish 650 TF supercomputing system?

(1) IIT Guwahati (2) IIT Delhi

(3) IIT Bombay (4) IIT Kanpur

(5) IIT Gandhinagar

Q.97. C M Chang has passed away due to COVID-19, he was the environment minister of which state?

(1) Nagaland (2) Tripura (3) Odisha

(4) West Bengal (5) Kerala

Q.98. What is the rank of India among 158 countries in the 2020 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index?

The legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died aged 65.

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(1) 145th (2) 123rd (3) 116th

(4) 129th (5) 87th

Q.99. The United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed globally on________________.

(1) 12th October (2) 16th October

(3) 19th October (4) 13th October

(5) 10th October

Q.100. Recently in which/UT has passed a first-of-its-kind in India ‘Tree Transplantation Policy’ to preserve trees for clean and green?

(1) Goa (2) Chandigarh

(3) Jammu & Kashmir (4) Ladakh

(5) Delhi

Q.101. Which organization has projected the Indian economy to contract by 10.3 per cent in 2020-21?

(1) International Monetary Fund

(2) World Bank

(3) Fitch Rating Agency

(4) Asian Development Bank

(5) S & P Global Rating Agency

Q.102. Recently which State Government has tied up with India Post to get 11,000 farmers enrolled in the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sanman Nidhi scheme?

(1) Bihar (2) Uttar Pradesh

(3) Uttarakhand (4) Goa

(5) Madhya Pradesh

Q.103. Recently Carlton Chapman has passed away, he was related to which sport?

(1) Cricket (2) Football (3) Hockey

(4) Chess (5) Badminton

Q.104. Recently which state has launched a new scheme named the ‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ scheme to distribute school kits among the poor children of the state?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Kerala

(3) Goa (4) Andhra Pradesh

(5) Himachal Pradesh

Q.105. Recently who has released the autobiography of former Union Minister Dr Balasaheb Vikhe Patil through video conferencing?

(1) Piyush Goyal

(2) Amit Shah

(3) Rajnath Singh

(4) Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank

(5) Narendra Modi

Q.106. Every year World Standards Day is observed globally on ______.

(1) 12th October (2) 16th October

(3) 14th October (4) 20th October

(5) 4th October

Q.107. Recently Rahul Shrivastava was appointed as the Next Ambassador of India to which country?

(1) Somalia (2) Austria (3) Albania

(4) Singapore (5) Thailand

Q.108. Who was appointed as Next Ambassador of India to Indonesia?

(1) Manoj Kumar Bharti

(2) Shashank Shankar

(3) Siddharth Arora

(4) Ravi Shankar

(5) Keshubhai Patel

Q.109. Which country has topped in Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2020?

(1) Iceland (2) Brazil (3) Canada

(4) Ireland (5) Norway

Q.110. Which country has been re-elected as the President of the International Solar Alliance?

(1) Germany (2) Egypt (3) India

(4) Russia (5) Japan

Q.111. Which country has rejected the co-financing request for the Chinese Corona vaccine recently?

(1) Nepal (2) India (3) Russia

(4) Bangladesh (5) Pakistan

Q.112. When was the International Day of Rural Women observed?

(1) October 15th (2) October 17th

(3) October 14th (4) October 13th

(5) October 12th

Q.113. Which Union Ministry launched Jan Andolan Campaign on COVID-19?

All India Institute of Ayurveda signed MoU with Amity University for Ayurveda Research.

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(1) Home Ministry (2) Jal Shakti Ministry

(3) Defence Ministry (4) Ministry of AYUSH

(5) Urban Affairs Ministry

Q.114. Which among the following country failed to get elected UN Human Rights Council recently?

(1) China (2) Russia (3) Pakistan

(4) Iran (5) Saudi Arabia

Q.115. Which country received the lowest votes among all nations that got elected to UNHRC this month?

(1) Pakistan (2) Cuba (3) Ukraine

(4) Japan (5) China

Q.116. India’s per capita GDP is expected to slump by how much in 2020, as per latest IMF World Economic Outlook projections?

(1) 9.8 percent (2) 10.5 percent (3) 11 percent

(4) 7 percent (5) 8.2 percent

Q.117. India contributed how much amount to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Palestinian cause?

(1) USD 1.5 million (2) USD 2.5 million

(3) USD 2 million (4) USD 3 million

(5) USD 1 million

Q.118. What is the name of the World War II bomb that was detonated underwater in Poland?

(1) Fat Man (2) Little Boy (3) Small Boy

(4) Tall Boy (5) Small Man

Q.119. Centre has extended how much subsidy on transportation of fruits and vegetables through Kisan Rail Trains?

(1) 10 percent (2) 20 percent (3) 30 percent

(4) 50 percent (5) 60 percent

Q.120. India and France were re-elected as the president and co-president of the International Solar Alliance for a term of how many years at the virtual meeting of the third assembly?

(1) Three (2) Two (3) One

(4) Five (5) Four

Q.121. India has contributed how much funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Near East?

(1) One million dollars

(2) Two million dollars

(3) Three million dollars (4) Four million dollars (5) Five million dollarsQ.122. The first Indian to win the Oscar award, Bhanu

Athaiya has passed away, She won the Oscar for which film?

(1) Mother Teresa (2) Salaam Bombay (3) Gandhi (4) Madhumati (5) SaaranshQ.123. Recently the Export-Import Bank of India on behalf

of the Government of India has extended a Line of Credit of USD 400 million to which country?

(1) Bangladesh (2) Maldives (3) Nepal (4) Indonesia (5) SrilankaQ.124. Recently which state government has signed a pact

with Vedanta Group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd to set up a greenfield zinc smelter in the state?

(1) Goa (2) Haryana (3) Maharashtra (4) Rajasthan (5) GujaratQ.125. Recently which private sector bank and Apollo

Hospitals have collaborated to launch the “HealthyLife Programme”, a holistic healthcare solution?

(1) Yes Bank (2) Axis Bank (3) ICICI Bank (4) IndusInd Bank (5) HDFC BankQ.126. Recently which state government has inaugurated

“Sujal”, ‘Drink from Tap Mission’ scheme, to provide round the clock supply of quality tap drinking water in all urban areas of the state?

(1) Odisha (2) Haryana (3) Tamil Nadu (4) Madhya Pradesh (5) JharkhandQ.127. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a

commemorative coin of 75-rupee denomination to mark the which Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization?

(1) 85th (2) 65th (3) 70th (4) 75th (5) 100th Q.128. Renowned Kuchipudi dancer, Shobha Naidu has

passed away, Kuchipudi is the famous dance form of which state?

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani e-dedicated online e-Sanjeevani OPDs scheme across Gujarat through video conferencing.

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(1) Kerala (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Karnataka (4) Andhra Pradesh (5) MaharashtraQ.129. Sooronbai Jeenbekov has resigned from his post,

he was President of which country? (1) Afghanistan (2) Iran (3) Kyrgyzstan (4) Ukraine (5) SudanQ.130. Which state government launched 6-month long

women empowerment programme ‘Mission Shakti’ to raise awareness and tackle crime against women in the state?

(1) Bihar (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Uttarakhand (4) Goa (5) Madhya PradeshQ.131. Recently Road Transport and Highways Minister

Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 16 National Highways projects in which city?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Kerala (3) Goa (4) Andhra Pradesh (5) Himachal PradeshQ.132. Recently India and which country held their first

joint commission meeting and agreed to add new momentum to their relations in a wide range of fields including trade and commerce, agriculture, health and social security, defence and space?

(1) Cuba (2) Peru (3) Egypt (4) Uganda (5) ChileQ.133. Which country hosted the virtual Summit of

Ministers of Justice of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO?

(1) India (2) China (3) Bangladesh (4) Japan (5) MyanmarQ.134. The 36th Raising Day of National Security Guard

was observed on ________. (1) 14th October (2) 16th October (3) 17th October (4) 11th October (5) 12th OctoberQ.135. Recently who has virtually launched the campaign

‘KAPILA’, which stands for Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness campaign?

(1) Amit Shah (2) Narendra Modi (3) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (4) Ram Nath Kovind (5) M Venkaiah NaiduQ.136. What is the name of the chairman and managing

director of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited whose tenure has been extended till 31 July 2025?

(1) Vinay Tonse (2) Ashwani Bhatia (3) Gurdeep Singh (4) Sumit Deb (5) Rajiv KumarQ.137. Olympic champion, Constantina Dita has been

named an ambassador for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020, she is related to which country?

(1) Romania (2) Italy (3) France (4) Japan (5) CroatiaQ.138. Legendary poet and Jnanpith laureate, Mahakavi

Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri has passed away, he was associated with which language?

(1) Kannada (2) Tamil (3) Telugu (4) Malayalam (5) UrduQ.139. Who is the author of the book “The Battle of

Belonging”? (1) Vikram Seth (2) Chetan Bhagat (3) Amish Tripathi (4) Shashi Tharoor (5) Neena RaiQ.140. Who has clinched Women's Singles title at Denmark

Open? (1) Carolina Marin (2) Nozomi Okuhara (3) Naomi Osaka (4) Saina Nehwal (5) PV SindhuQ.141. Which Union Minister launched AYUSHMAN

SAHAKAR scheme, it is a unique way to assist cooperatives play an important role in creation of healthcare infrastructure in the country?

(1) Amit Shah (2) Dr. Harsh Wardhan (3) Narendra Singh Tomar (4) Shripad Yesso Naik

(5) Smriti Irani

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Q.142. BRAHMOS, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from Indian Navy’s indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS ________________.

(1) Chennai (2) Mumbai

(3) Vishakhapatnam (4) Kochi

(5) Ahmedabad

Q.143. Umar Gul has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, he is related to which country?

(1) Bangladesh (2) South Africa

(3) Australia (4) Zimbabwe

(5) Pakistan

Q.144. Recently who has been elected unopposed as the President of the Delhi and District Cricket Association?

(1) Rohan Jaitley (2) Anil Dhasmana

(3) KG Jagadeesha (4) Rajesh Khullar

(5) Subhash Kamath

Q.145. Recently Jacinda Ardern, was elected second consecutive term as a Prime Minister of which country?

(1) Australia (2) Iceland (3) Croatia

(4) New Zealand (5) Singapore

Q.146. What is the rank of India among 107 nations in the Global Hunger Index 2020

(1) 74th (2) 63rd (3) 94th

(4) 106th (5) 112th

Q.147. Who has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the Permanent Delegation of India to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization with the rank of Ambassador recently?

(1) Kenichi Yokoyama (2) Takeo Konishi

(3) Hemant Khatri (4) Ashwani Bhatia

(5) Vishal V. Sharma

Q.148. Dr Michael Irani has been appointed as the Interim President of the International Weightlifting Federation, where is headquarter of International Weightlifting Federation?

(1) Budapest, Hungary

(2) Rome, Italy

(3) Geneva, Switzerland

(4) Paris, France

(5) Washington D.C., USA

Q.149. Recently who won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award?

(1) Ayushi Mehra (2) Aishwarya Sridhar

(3) Neerav Agrawal (4) Mohit Awasthi

(5) Jaya Tripathi

Q.150. Which state/UT has emerged as the top destination for attracting the highest number of domestic tourists visiting the state in 2019 as per the Indian Tourism Statistics 2020, released by the Ministry of Tourism?

(1) Maharashtra (2) Jammu & Kashmir

(3) Goa (4) Kerala

(5) Uttar Pradesh

Q.151. Which country became the World’s First Country to attach Facial verification in the National Identification Database, the function is called “SingPass Face Verification”?

(1) Serbia (2) Italy (3) Japan

(4) China (5) Singapore

Q.152. Recently researchers of which IIT have developed ‘COVIRAP,’ the Covid-19 diagnostic test technology, which is fairly easy to conduct and affordable as well and can produce results within one hour?

(1) IIT Kanpur (2) IIT BHU

(3) IIT Kharagpur (4) IIT Delhi

(5) IIT Madras

Q.153. Who has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Solomon Islands?

(1) Sushil Kumar Singhal

(2) Nilesh Shah

(3) Charanjit Singh Attra

(4) C Venkat Nageshwar

(5) Pradeep Kumar Rawat

Q.154. N Narasimha Reddy has passed away, he was the first Home Minister of which state?

(1) Telangana (2) Uttarakhand

(3) Jharkhand (4) Chhattisgarh

(5) Goa

The world famous Jog falls in Karnataka will get a face lift at a cost of Rs. 120 crore.

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Q.155. Eleventh Battalion Indo-Tibetan Border Police has launched a cycling operation in its state from its pangong to the border villages of the state?

(1) Assam (2) Sikkim (3) Kerala (4) Tripura (5) West BengalQ.156. Who was appointed as the national brand

ambassador of Parle Agro to maximise reach and awareness of its fruits plus fizz portfolio ‘B-Fizz’?

(1) Akshay Kumar (2) Ayushman Khurrana (3) Sachin Tendulkar (4) Amitabh Bachchan (5) Priyanka ChopraQ.157. Reliance Jio recently conducted a successful trial

of 5G technology in the with which counry’s Qualcomm company?

(1) South Korea (2) Japan (3) Germany (4) US (5) UKQ.158. Recently which bank has launched its festive

campaign titled ‘Khushiyon ki karein Zimmedari se Tayyari’ aimed at empowering customers with access to digital finance and e-solutions?

(1) Axis Bank (2) ICICI Bank (3) HDFC Bank (4) Yes Bank (5) State Bank of IndiaQ.159. Recently who was appointed as the Chief Financial

Officer of Tata Communications? (1) Pratibha Advani (2) Rohan Jaitley (3) Kabir Ahmed Shakir (4) Ravi Kumar (5) Vinkesh GulatiQ.160. Recently who was appointed as next Ambassador

to the Republic of San Marino? (1) Pratibha Advani (2) Rohan Jaitley (3) Kabir Ahmed Shakir (4) Dr Neena Malhotra (5) Sushil Kumar Singhal Q.161. Recently which state government has launched the

Smart Black Board scheme in 80,000 government schools of the state?

(1) Tamil Nadu (2) Maharashtra (3) Goa

(4) Kerala (5) Uttar Pradesh

Q.162. US State Department has approved the sale of weapons systems worth around 1.8 billion dollar to which country?

(1) Israel (2) Taiwan (3) Oman

(4) Serbia (5) Iran

Q.163. INS Kavaratti, an Anti-Submarine Warfare stealth corvette was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane at a ceremony held at which Naval Dockyard?

(1) Visakhapatnam (2) Mumbai

(3) Kochi (4) Chennai

(5) Daman

Q.164. What is the name UK-based Indian-origin plastic surgeon, who has been named an ‘Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020’?

(1) Aishwarya Sridhar (2) Louise Glück

(3) Jajini Varghese (4) Ms. Sudha Painuli

(5) None of the above

Q.165. Recently which state government has launched ‘YSR Bima’, a scheme to provide financial assistance through insurance cover to the beneficiary in case of death or accident of their families members?

(1) Telangana (2) Andhra Pradesh

(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Odisha

(5) Karnataka

Q.166. Dr Jayanta Madhab has passed away, he was renowned ___________.

(1) Physician (2) Scientist (3) Actor

(4) Politician (5) Economist

Q.167. Recently which Union Minister has virtually launched Life in Miniature project?

(1) Prakash Javadekar

(2) Amit Shah

(3) Narendra Singh Tomar

(4) Prahlad Singh Patel

(5) Piyush Goyal

Q.168. An Air Bubble agreement has been signed between India and which country to promote internal civil aviation services recently?

(1) Bangladesh (2) US (3) Sri Lanka

(4) Indonesia (5) Maldives

Union Minister and founder of Lok Jansakti Party (LJP), Ram Vilas Paswan, died in Delhi. He was 74.

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dent of PHDCCI for 2020-21.

Q.169. Who was appointed as the Chief Selector of Bangladesh Women’s Cricket Team?

(1) Mithu Mukherjee (2) Renu Margrate

(3) Sana Seikh (4) Neetu David

(5) Manjural Islam

Q.170. Recently Saad al Hariri was reappointed as Lebanon Prime Minister, what is the currency of Lebanon?

(1) Peso (2) Rufiyaa (3) Dollar

(4) Dinar (5) Pound

Q.171. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of Vega recently?

(1) Priyanka Chopra (2) Virat Kohli

(3) Suresh Raina (4) Rohit Sharma

(5) Akshay Kumar

Q.172. Which country has joined the International Monetary Fund to become its 190th member?

(1) Andorra (2) Belarus (3) Albania

(4) Austria (5) San Marino

Q.173. 24th October has been celebrated as United Nations Day, where is the headquarter of United Nations Organization?

(1) Washington DC, United States

(2) New York, United States

(3) Paris, France

(4) Geneva, Switzerland

(5) Rome, Italy

Q.174. Recently which state government has inaugurated Integrated Model Agricultural Village scheme in the state in partnership with NABARD?

(1) Rajasthan (2) Gujarat

(3) Uttarakhand (4) Uttar Pradesh

(5) Bihar

Q.175. Recently which country has assumed the Chairmanship of the Governing Body of International Labour Organization after a gap of 35 years?

(1) Russia (2) Canada (3) India

(4) Italy (5) USA

Q.1.(5) Q.2.(5) Q.3.(1) Q.4.(2) Q.5.(3) Q.6.(2) Q.7.(4) Q.8.(3) Q.9.(1) Q.10.(1)

Q.11.(1) Q.12.(2) Q.13.(4) Q.14.(4) Q.15.(1) Q.16.(2) Q.17.(3) Q.18.(5) Q.19.(5) Q.20.(1)

Q.21.(5) Q.22.(5) Q.23.(2) Q.24.(1) Q.25.(1) Q.26.(3) Q.27.(4) Q.28.(1) Q.29.(4) Q.30.(3)

Q.31.(2) Q.32.(4) Q.33.(5) Q.34.(3) Q.35.(1) Q.36.(3) Q.37.(5) Q.38.(4) Q.39.(1) Q.40.(3)

Q.41.(1) Q.42.(5) Q.43.(4) Q.44.(3) Q.45.(5) Q.46.(2) Q.47.(5) Q.48.(4) Q.49.(1) Q.50.(3)

Q.51.(1) Q.52.(2) Q.53.(4) Q.54.(1) Q.55.(4) Q.56.(2) Q.57.(2) Q.58.(3) Q.59.(3) Q.60.(5)

Q.61.(2) Q.62.(1) Q.63.(2) Q.64.(5) Q.65.(3) Q.66.(5) Q.67.(1) Q.68.(4) Q.69.(4) Q.70.(1)

Q.71.(2) Q.72.(5) Q.73.(4) Q.74.(3) Q.75.(2) Q.76.(1) Q.77.(5) Q.78.(3) Q.79.(4) Q.80.(1)

Q.81.(4) Q.82.(4) Q.83.(1) Q.84.(3) Q.85.(5) Q.86.(2) Q.87.(5) Q.88.(5) Q.89.(1) Q.90.(4)

Q.91.(2) Q.92.(1) Q.93.(2) Q.94.(3) Q.95.(3) Q.96.(5) Q.97.(1) Q.98.(4) Q.99.(4) Q.100.(5)

Q.101.(1) Q.102.(4) Q.103.(2) Q.104.(4) Q.105.(5) Q.106.(3) Q.107.(3) Q.108.(1) Q.109.(5) Q.110.(3)

Q.111.(4) Q.112.(1) Q.113.(4) Q.114.(5) Q.115.(5) Q.116.(2) Q.117.(5) Q.118.(4) Q.119.(4) Q.120.(2)

Q.121.(1) Q.122.(3) Q.123.(2) Q.124.(5) Q.125.(5) Q.126.(1) Q.127.(4) Q.128.(4) Q.129.(3) Q.130.(2)

Q.131.(4) Q.132.(5) Q.133.(1) Q.134.(2) Q.135.(3) Q.136.(3) Q.137.(1) Q.138.(4) Q.139.(4) Q.140.(2)

Q.141.(3) Q.142.(1) Q.143.(5) Q.144.(1) Q.145.(4) Q.146.(3) Q.147.(5) Q.148.(1) Q.149.(2) Q.150.(5)

Q.151.(5) Q.152.(3) Q.153.(1) Q.154.(1) Q.155.(2) Q.156.(5) Q.157.(4) Q.158.(4) Q.159.(3) Q.160.(4)

Q.161.(1) Q.162.(2) Q.163.(1) Q.164.(3) Q.165.(2) Q.166.(5) Q.167.(4) Q.168.(1) Q.169.(5) Q.170.(5)

Q.171.(4) Q.172.(1) Q.173.(2) Q.174.(3) Q.175.(3)

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Q.1-5. Each of the questions below consists of a question and two or more statements are given below it. You decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

Q.1. Five students A, B, C, D and E were standing according to their heights with the shortest one being at the left most corner and highest one being at the right end. Who was the second highest among all five students?

I. Height of E is more than only A, B, C.

II. Height of A is more than only C and B. E did not have the highest height.

III. D is standing at extreme ends of the line. B is between A and D.

(1) Statement I and Statement II together are sufficient.

(2) Statement II and Statement III together are sufficient.

(3) Either statement I or statement II is sufficient.

(4) All the statement I, statement II and statement III together are sufficient.

(5) None is sufficient

Q.2. Among five persons – X, Y, Z, M and N each one of different height, who is the tallest?

I. Z is taller than only three persons. M is shorter than X.

II. Y is taller than Z and M but shorter than N who is not the tallest.

III. N is taller than Y and Z but shorter than X.

(1) Only Statement I is sufficient.

(2) Both Statement I and II are sufficient.

(3) Only Statement II is sufficient.

(4) Only Statement III is sufficient.

(5) All Statement I, II and III are sufficient.

Q.3. How is ‘later’ written in a code language?

Statement I: ‘pressure more life’ is written as ‘gm, sh, pm’ and ‘pressure more later life’ is written as ‘kt, gm, sh, pm’.

Statement II: ‘pressure later cause’ is written as ‘kt, hu, gm’ and ‘cause later plot’ is written as ‘kt, jo, hu’.

(1) If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

(2) If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

(3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

(4) If the data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

(5) If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Q.4. What is the direction of point W with respect to point L?

I. Point N is 5m to the west of point Q. Point S is 6m to the north of point N. Point M is 5m to the north of point H.

II. The distance between the points W and M is the same as the distance between points Q and J. Point H is 3m to the west of point J. Point Q is 4m to the south of point H.

III. Point W is 5m to the west of point M. Point Q is 9m to the south of point M. Point N is 5m to the west of point Q. Q is 2m away from L.

(1) Statement I and Statement II together are sufficient.

(2) Statement II and Statement III together are sufficient.

(3) Statement I and either statement II or statement III together are sufficient.

(4) All the statement I, statement II and statement III together are sufficient.

(5) Only III is sufficient.Q.5. A certain number of persons were sitting in row

facing south then how many persons are sitting in the row?

Statement I: Raman is 16th from the left end of the row and 8th to the left of Suresh.

Statement II: Sunil is 11th from the right end of the row and 4th to the right of Suresh.

(1) If the data in statement I alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

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(2) If the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

(3) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question.

(4) If the data in both statement I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question.

(5) If the data in both statement I and II together are necessary to answer the question.

Q.6-10. In the question, some statements are given which are followed by some conclusions. You have to consider the statements to be true even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer:

Q.6. Statement: Only a few games are videos. Some videos are virtual. Only a few local are virtual. All virtual are devices. Conclusion: I) All local being games is possibility. II) No local is games. III) All videos can be device. IV) All local being virtual is a possibility. (1) Only I follow (2) Only I and III follow (3) Only III and IV follow (4) Only III follows (5) None of theseQ.7. Statement: Only a few hardware are software. No software is operating system. All operating system are scanner. Only a few scanner are hardware. Conclusion: I) Some scanner are not hardware. II) All scanner being software is a possibility. III) Some hardware are operating system.

IV) Some hardware are not operating system.

(1) Only I, II and III follow

(2) Only I and III follow

(3) Only III and IV follow

(4) Only I and Either IV and III follow

(5) None of these

Q.8. Statement: Some car are not keys.

Only a few doors are keys.

All door are gates.

All notes are gates.

Conclusion: I) All notes can never be keys.

II) All car can be keys.

III) No car is gates.

IV) Some doors not being keys is a possibility.

(1) Only I, II and III follow

(2) Only I and III follow

(3) Only III and IV follow

(4) All I, II, III and IV follow

(5) None of these

Q.9. Statement: Only a few leaves are plant.

Some plants are not animal.

Only a few animals are leaves.

All leaves are trees.

Conclusion: I) All animals being plant is a possibility.

II) Some trees are animal.

III) Each leave being plant is a possibility.

IV) Some animal are not trees.

(1) Only II and III follow

(2) Only I and II follow

(3) Only III and IV follow

(4) All I, II, III and IV follow

(5) None of these

Q.10. Statement: Only a few hardware are software.

New generation Anti Radiation Missile (RUDRAM) was successfully Flight tested onto a radiation target located on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.

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Pass,Leh at an altitude of 17982 ft breakingits own earlier record.

No software is operating system. All operating system are scanner. Only a few scanner are hardware. Conclusion: I) No scanner is software. II) All hardware being operating system is a

possibility. III) Some operating system are scanner. IV) Some scanner are not hardware. (1) Only I and III follow (2) Only II and IV follow (3) Only II follow (4) Only IV follow (5) None of theseQ.11-15. Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions below: In the family of eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G

and H are sitting around circular table and facing towards the centre, but not necessarily in the same order. There are four males and four females.

B is third to the left of H, and is the son of A. E is son-in-law of H and is not immediate neighbor

of D. C is the mother of D. H belongs to 1st generation. E is an immediate neighbor of H and second to the

left of his son. F, who is married to B and is third to the right of

E’s son. G is female but she is not daughter of C and H. G is in third generation. F is not immediate neighbor of her husband’s

sister. C and her mother A are immediate neighbor of

each-other.Q.11. What is the position of G with respect to A? (1) Second to the left (2) Third to the left (3) Second to the right (4) Immediate left (5) None of theseQ.12. How is D related to A? (1) Son (2) Grandson (3) Nephew (4) Uncle (5) None of these

Q.13. Who is to the immediate left of the father of G? (1) A (2) E (3) H (4) F (5) None of theseQ.14. Four of the following five are alike in a certain

way and so form a group then which one of the following does not belong to the group?

(1) B (2) H (3) E (4) C (5) DQ.15. What is the position of H with respect to F? (1) Second to the left (2) Third to the left (3) Fourth to the right (4) Fourth to the left (5) Cannot be determinedQ.16-20. Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions below. There are eight sports persons i.e. Hitesh,

Rahul, Kamal, Tarun, Krish, Faran, Girish, Akul representing their teams i.e. CSK, KKR, MI, RCB, SH, KXIP, DC and RR. They are sitting around a square table and facing outside the centre. Four of them are sitting at the corners and rest in the middle of the sides but not necessarily in the same order. Akul represents RR. Kamal sits at corner. Three people sit between Akul and who represents DC. Kamal sits third to the right of Akul. Krish is not an immediate neighbor of either Kamal or Akul. The one who represents KKR is an immediate neighbor of Krish. Kamal and Akul and their immediate neighbors do not represent MI. Only one person sits between Girish and the person who represents MI. The persons who represent CSK and RCB are immediate neighbors of each other. Only one person sits between Hitesh and who represents KXIP. Kamal represents neither SH nor RCB. Rahul is not representing either MI or KKR. Faran sits third to the left of Krish. Hitesh does not represent MI, SH and CSK.

Q.16. Which of the following combination is true? (1) Faran - KKR (2) Akul – RCB (3) Hitesh – DC (4) Krish – MI (5) Girish – DCQ.17. What is the position of Rahul with respect to the

one who likes SH? (1) Third to the left (2) Second to the right (3) Immediate Left (4) Immediate Right (5) Second to the left

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the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combatting world hunger.

Q.18. How many persons sit between Hitesh and the who likes CSK?

(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Four (5) None of theseQ.19. Who among the following likes KXIP? (1) Krish (2) Kamal (3) Hitesh (4) Akul (5) GirishQ.20. What is the position of Krish with respect to Faran? (1) Second to the left (2) Third to the right (3) Second to the right (4) Fourth to the left (5) Fourth to the rightQ.21-25. Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions below. There are eight persons K, J, P, U, X, Y, Z and

N sitting around a triangular table and all are facing towards the centre but not necessarily in the same order. One person sits on each corner, two persons sit at each inclined side and only one person sit on horizontal side of triangle. Each one of them studying in different subjects i.e. Literature, English, Mathematics, Hindi, Reasoning, Computer, Physics and Chemistry but not necessarily in the same order. Only two people sit between the person who studying in Chemistry and N. J does not study in Reasoning. K does not like Mathematics. Z is not an immediate neighbor of the person who studying in Literature. K sits third to the right of who studying in Chemistry. Y is not an immediate neighbor of K. The person who studying Literature is an immediate neighbor of both the persons who studying in Computer and Physics. Neither K nor N studying in Reasoning and English. The one who studying in Reasoning is not an immediate neighbor of the person who studying in Chemistry. The person who studying in Reasoning and the English are immediate neighbors of each other. P sits to the immediate right of the person who studying in Mathematics. The person who studying in Literature sits second to the left of X. X is not an immediate neighbor N. The person who studying in Physics sits third to the right of J. The one who studying in Chemistry and Reasoning sit at corner.

Q.21. What is the position of K with respect to X? (1) Second to the right (2) Third to the right (3) Fourth to the right (4) Fifth to the left (5) Third to the left

Q.22. How many persons sit between J and U when counted from the right of U?

(1) Three (2) One (3) Two (4) Five (5) FourQ.23. If Z is related to Chemistry, U is related to

Reasoning, then how is X related to which subject? (1) Literature (2) Hindi (3) Chemistry (4) Mathematics (5) ComputerQ.24. Four of the following five are alike in a certain

way and so form a group then which one of the following does not belong to the group?

(1) K (2) U (3) P (4) J (5) YQ.25. What is the position of Y with respect to Z? (1) Third to the left (2) Fourth to the right (3) Second to the left (4) Third to the right (5) Second to the rightQ.26-29. In the following questions, the symbols #, &,

@, *, $, % and © are used with the following meanings as illustrated below. Study the following information and answer the given questions:

A@B – A is the mother of B A#B – A is the son of B A=B – B is the father of A A&B – A is the husband of B A%B – B is the daughter of A A$B – A is the child of BQ.26. Which of the following statements means C is the

son-in-law of Q? (1) P#Q&B=H%C@F (2) P#Q%B@H$C#F (3) H@C=P%Q$F&B (4) B@F$H$C&Q@P (5) None of theseQ.27. If M=N&C@D%X$Y, then how is M related X? (1) Father (2) Brother (3) Uncle (4) Aunt (5) Cannot be determinedQ.28. If G$H%I@J#K=L, G is younger than I, whose

age is 25 years, then how is G related to I and what could be the age of G?

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(1) 18 years, Sister (2) 20 years, Brother (3) 29 years, Brother-in-law (4) 22 years, Sister-in-law (5) Either (1) or (2)Q.29. If L#M&N%O@P#Q, then how is P related L? (1) Nephew (2) Son (3) Father (4) Niece (5) None of theseQ.30-34. Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions below: In a certain code language, “Hope creating new method" is coded as "3%V,

8*I, 6$V, 4@L". "Dependent makes you success" is coded as "3%L,

5#Z, 7&F, 9=V". "Always maintained the balanced diet" is coded as

"10=Z, 3%S, 6$O, 8*Z, 4@R". "Helping is good" is coded as "2^H, 4@L, 7&V".Q.30. What is the code for "Educational Limited"? (1) 7^W, 8*V (2) 7#W, 9&R (3) 7&R, 11=W (4) 9#R, 6@T (5) None of theseQ.31. What would be the code for "Institute Banking"? (1) 9=M, 7&Z (2) 9&M, 7&Z (3) 7=M, 9=Z (4) 8&Z, 7=W (5) None of theseQ.32. What is the following code of the given word

“Personnel”? (1) 9=O (2) 9&V (3) 8$T (4) 9=V (5) 9^OQ.33. “7&V” is the code for the word _____________. (1) Lateral (2) Making (3) Dieting (4) Banking (5) None of theseQ.34. What is the code for "Logic"? (1) 7^L (2) 7#L (3) 7&R (4) 9#L (5) None of theseQ.35. Study the paragraph given below and answer

the question. Since the government came to power, one of

the primary items on its agenda has been the

transformation of India into a digitally empowered economy. To further this cause, a proposal to incentivise cashless transactions by offering a concession in tax rate was tabled before the goods and services tax (GST) council. The proposed scheme seeks to offer a 2% rate cut on business to consumer (B2C) transactions where payments are made digitally or by cheque.

Which of the following statements, if true, weaken the efficacy of the mechanism stated above to incentivize cashless transactions?

I. The maximum amount of concession available will be capped at only Rs 50 per transaction.

II. Introducing the incentive will subject businesses to additional reporting requirements as they will have to offer customers two prices—one with a reduced rate and one with the regular rate.

III. The diverse nature of our economy and the demands of India’s federal structure justified the initial need for multiple rates.

(1) Only II (2) Only III (3) Only I and II (4) Only II and III (5) All of the aboveQ.36. Study the paragraph given below and answer

the question. India will soon become a nation producing world-

leading products developed by a large number of small local entrepreneurs.

Which of the following are valid arguments? I. No. The true potential of entrepreneurship can

be attained not by having too many startups but by ensuring that these startups grow into sizeable businesses.

II. Yes. Starting up a business is a hard task and growing it is much easier.

III. No. We support seeding of businesses but once these businesses are successful, our policies simply do not seem to help them.

(1) Only I (2) Only II (3) Only I and III (4) Only II and III (5) All of the aboveQ.37. Study the paragraph given below and answer

the question. There are reportedly about 70,000 public libraries in

India, many already or nearly defunct. The Centre

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and State governments must share the blame for this plight. It has been some time since a Union or State budget set aside a meaningful amount for improving library infrastructure. The onus falls squarely on the Government to make sure its people, especially students and the poor, have enough avenues to sit together, read and learn.

Which of the following statements strengthen the argument for the government being responsible for investing in public libraries?

I. Libraries help build an enlightened citizenry. II. Private parties may not be interested in investing

given the non-profit nature of libraries. III. The government has limited budget capacity

and most of this is utilized in important education related schemes which have a wider reach amongst the vulnerable sections.

(1) Only II (2) Only III (3) Only I and II (4) Only I and III (5) All of the aboveQ.38. Study the paragraph given below and answer

the question. The withdrawal of the U.S. from the Human Rights

Council (HRC) of the United Nations in June this year was the right decision. Other nations too have started to advocate on the same lines.

Which of the following is a strong argument? I. No. The overt manner in which a human rights

agenda and the evolution of human rights norms have been facilitated is commendable and has resulted in states being more engaged.

II. No. By ceding a role at the HRC, a state reduces its ability to influence the agenda, and if it is so inclined, a genuine engagement in the monitoring of human rights.

III. Yes. It is made up of states not known for their human rights records; that many are in fact egregious violators of human rights.

(1) Only II (2) Only III (3) Only I and II (4) Only II and III (5) All of the aboveQ.39. Study the paragraph given below and answer

the question. If highways were restricted to cars and only those

trucks with capacity of less than 8 tons, most of

the truck traffic would be forced to run outside highways. Such a reduction in the amount of truck traffic would reduce the risk of collisions on highways.

The conclusion drawn in the 1st sentence depends on which of the following assumptions?

(1) The roads outside highway would be as convenient as highway for most drivers of trucks.

(2) Most of the roads outside highways are not ready to handle truck traffic.

(3) Most trucks that are currently running in highway have a capacity of more than 8 tons.

(4) Cars are at greater risk of being involved in collisions than are trucks.

(5) None of theseQ.40-45. Study the following information carefully and

answer the questions below. Seven boxes D, E, F, G, H, I and J are placed

one above other, but not necessarily in the same order. Each of them contains different items are Toothpaste, Marker, Scale, Watches, Switches, Balls and Registers but not necessarily in the same order.

The box which contains Scale is placed below the box G. Box E is not placed above the box G. The box which contains Registers is placed immediately below box F. Only two boxes placed between the box G and the one which contains Toothpaste. Only three boxes are placed between the Box F and the box which contains Scale. Only one box is placed between box E and box H. Box D does not contain Marker, which is not paced at the top. Box G is not placed above the box which contains toothpaste. The box which box watches are placed immediately below box J. The box which contains Toothpaste is placed immediately below box D. Neither box E nor box D contains Switches. Box J contains neither Switches nor Balls. Box H does not contain watches.

Q.40. Which of the following box contains Switches? (1) I (2) J (3) G (4) H (5) EQ.41. Which of the following pairs of boxes are placed at

top and bottom respectively? (1) F, H (2) E, I (3) D, G (4) J, I (5) D, I

In Leh, Central Reserve Police Force Srinagar Sector Inspector General Ms. Charu Sinha has inaugurated prefabricated hutments for CRPF personnel.

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CRP PO MAINS / ENGLISH LANGUAGEQ.46-50. In each of the following questions, three

sentences have been given, choose the sentence/s which are grammatically correct. If all the sentences are correct, your answer is (5).

Q.46. A. The number of demat accounts have risen sharply, signifying that more retail investors are trying their hand at direct investing.

B. The high levels of interest in the Happiest Minds further confirms this trend, and in fact raises questions if the retail frenzy is near its peak.

C. Investors also need to weigh in significant leadership and management churn in the company through recent years.

(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Both A & C (4) Both B & C (5) All are CorrectQ.47. A. Wipro said it will also collaborate with

institutions and universities in North Rhine-Westphalia state to develop tailored programs.

B. The digital innovation hub will aim to galvanise adoption of new skills and technologies by companies to innovate and re-imagine their products.

C. Wipro’s proposed digital innovation hub comes at a time when according to the European Commission, only one out of five company across the European Union are highly digitalized.

(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Both A & C (4) Both B & C (5) All are CorrectQ.48. A. Moving away entirely from corporate loans to

retail loans may not be good for lenders and they should instead maintain a good balance in their loan portfolio.

B. Asian shares fell on Wednesday as stocks on the Wall Street witnessed another bout of sell-off in tech stocks.

C. Investors were also wary as oil prices hit lows not seen since June and a major drug maker delayed testing of a coronavirus vaccine.

(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Both A & C (4) Both B & C (5) All are CorrectQ.49. A. Land pollution is big threat to the environment.

It is growing day by day owing to the increasing population as well as the rise in the industries around.

B. Due to the increase in population and the growth of urbanization forests are being cut at a rapid pace to accommodate people.

C. Deforestation causes land pollution as it degrades the soil quality. Similarly, increase in population has also given rise to the household waste which again leads to land pollution.

(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Both A & C (4) Both B & C (5) All are CorrectQ.50. A. With the pandemic's peak not yet in sight and

the government not providing adequate direct fiscal support, the downside risks to our earlier forecast have materialized.

B. A stretched fiscal position has constrained the government from spending more to support the economy and the policy push to growth remained muted, except in pockets.

C. India has overtaken Brazil as second worst hit country with over 42 lakh coronavirus cases.

(1) Only A (2) Only B

Eminent Indian-origin academician Srikant Datar has been named as Dean of Harvard Business School.

Q.42. Which of the following combination is true? (1) G- Balls (2) I- Marker (3) H- Toothpaste (4) F- Watches (5) None of theseQ.43. Four of the following five are alike in a certain

way and so form a group then which one of the following does not belong to the group?

(1) J- Watches (2) E- Scales (3) F- Register (4) D- Marker (5) G- Marker

Q.44. How many boxes are placed between H and E? (1) One (2) Two (3) Four (4) None (5) None of theseQ.45. Which among the following boxes is placed just

above the box which contains Balls? (1) Register (2) Scale (3) Switches (4) Watches (5) None

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(3) Both A & C (4) Both B & C (5) All are CorrectQ.51-56. In the following passage, some blanks are given

and against each five words are suggested to fill in the blank. You have to choose a pair of words which can appropriately be filled in the blank.

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave in to a ____A____ plea of the Union government for two more weeks to brainstorm with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and banks on crucial issues such as sector specific loan restructuring, charging borrowers’ interest on interest for loans deferred during the moratorium period.

The next hearing is scheduled for September 28. Solicitor -General Tushar Mehta told a Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan that ___B____ were being held at the “highest level” of the government. Individual borrowers and various sectors of commerce and industry, including traders, power and real estate, urged the court to pass an interim order extending the loan moratorium that expired on August 31. They said loan ___C____ would not help as banks have already started debiting interest on interest. Their credit ratings and asset value have dipped.

This has seriously affected the confidence of account¬ holders. The worst hit are the individual borrowers who have come out of the moratorium period only to find that they are supposed to pay interest on loan interest ___D____ during the moratorium. But the court, which was on the ___E___ of passing an interim order, merely went on to record the versions of the government and the borrowers before deciding to wait for the results of the “deliberations being held at the highest level”.

Its order recorded the government had formed “expert committees” that would file reports. Mr. Mehta assured the court, “We are going into the problem in a ___F____ way”. Justice M.R. Shah told him, “You must have a complete and clear policy. Whatever is there it should be very clear”. On the other hand, senior advocate Rajiv Dutta, for an individual borrower, said status quo as on August 31 should be maintained till the government took a decision.

Q.51. Choose the correct option for A. A. Relenting B. Intermittent

C. Persistent D. Urging E. Tenacious (1) Both A & C (2) Both B & E (3) Both B & D (4) Both C & E (5) Both A & BQ.52. Choose the correct option for B. A. Deliberations B. Considerations C. Heedlessness D. Disregards E. Inclusion (1) Both A & C (2) Both B & E (3) Both B & D (4) Both C & E (5) Both A & BQ.53. Choose the correct option for C. A. Innovation B. Restructuring C. Waiver D. Remodeling E. Omission (1) Both A & C (2) Both B & E (3) Both B & D (4) Both C & E (5) Both A & BQ.54. Choose the correct option for D. A. Expedited B. Adjourned C. Promoted D. Engrossed E. Deferred (1) Both A & C (2) Both B & E (3) Both B & D (4) Both C & E (5) Both A & BQ.55. Choose the correct option for E. A. Core B. Threshold C. Brink D. Oversight E. Domicile (1) Both A & E (2) Both B & C (3) Both B & D (4) Both C & E (5) Both A & BQ.56. Choose the correct option for F. A. Integrated B. Atomistic C. Holistic D. Abridged E. Mangled (1) Both A & C (2) Both B & E (3) Both B & D (4) Both C & E (5) Both A & B

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) banned the popular Chinese video-shar-ing app TikTok after getting numerous complaints against its immoral content.

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Q.57-61. In each of the following questions, a short passage with three blanks has been given. You have to choose the appropriate option to fill in the blanks.

Q.57. The NEP was approved by the Union Cabinet on 29 July. There was ______ if the new policy would come into effect from 2020, amid a ______ academic year due to pandemic-induced disruptions or if its ______ would be pushed to 2021.

(1) Ambiguity, truncated, implementation (2) Palpability, curtailed, nonperformance (3) Incision, aggrandized, completion (4) Obliquity, escalated, execution (5) Lucidity, abridged, commissionQ.58. The _____ little bug needs to be fought, of course,

but we can’t afford to let the current _______ of larger forces __________ our national destiny. Common sense must do that.

(1) Tartish, situation, decree. (2) Mild, gaudy, ensure. (3) Spikey, trajectory, dictate. (4) Sardonic, scenario, countermand. (5) Cordial, path, rescind.Q.59. The huge demand for both the companies ______

well for India’s IPO market, which has seen only two main board ________ in 2020 despite a buoyant stock market. The S&P BSE Sensex is up about 50% from a low in March even as the country saw its worst ________ contraction on record in the June quarter and is the new global virus hotspot.

(1) Calculates, shortcomings, political (2) Insures, betokens, economical (3) Proves, defects, ethical (4) Settles, foreshows, geographic (5) Bodes , offerings, economicQ.60. Industrial output had _____ at 16.6% in June,

mainly due to lower output of manufacturing, mining and power _______, data released by the statistics ministry ________ on Friday. In July last year, factory output had expanded by 4.9%.

(1) Inflate, creation, camouflaged (2) Puff, collapse, curtained (3) Constrict, eradicate, displayed (4) Expand, wreck, veiled (5) Contracted, generation, showed

Q.61. The Prime Minister _________ the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) on the 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The _______ programme aims to make the streets, roads and infrastructure across the country clean by October 02nd, 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation. It is India’s biggest ever cleanliness ______.

(1) Phased out, inspiration, action (2) Declared, apathetic, revolution (3) Launched, ambitious, drive (4) Commenced, ruthless, initiative (5) Constituted, vague, constrainQ.62-66. In each of the following questions, a long

sentence with two short highlighted parts is given. You have to choose the option which consists of the correct phrases to replace the highlighted parts. If the highlighted parts are already correct, choose option 5.

Q.62. A bonafide passenger travelling in an aircraft engaged into scheduled air transport (A) services may do still and video photography from inside such an aircraft while in flight, take off with landing (B).

(1) (A) engage by scheduled air transport/ (B) while in flight, take away and landing

(2) (A) engaged with scheduled air transport/ (B) while on flight, take off and landing

(3) (A) engaged for scheduled air transport/ (B) while in flight, take off or landing

(4) (A) engaged in scheduled air transport/ (B) while in flight, take off and landing

(5) No correction RequiredQ.63. While the economy has picked in the past few

months (A), and some indicators such as tractor and fertilizer sales was above pre-covid levels (B), most other sections of the economy are well-below peak levels.

(1) (A)has picked of in the past few months/ (B) is above pre-covid levels

(2) (A)has picked up in the past few months/ (B) have been above pre-covid levels

(3) (A)has picked into the past few months/ (B) have above pre-covid levels

(4) (A)has picked out in the past few months/ (B) has been above pre-covid levels

(5) No correction Required

Former England international and Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has been appointed the head coach of East Bengal for the next two years.

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ity and following the orders of her “creator.”

Q.64. The projects inaugurates today in Bihar will cater (A) to the growing LPG demand in the state and ensured availability of clean fuel (B) for the people of Bihar

(1) (A) inaugurates today in Bihar will cater/ (B) ensure availability of clean fuel

(2) (A) inaugurated today in Bihar will cater/ (B) ensure availability in cleaning fuel

(3) (A) inaugurated today in Bihar will cater/ (B) ensure availability of clean fuel

(4) (A) inaugurated today on Bihar will cater/ (B) ensure availability of clean fuel

(5) No correction RequiredQ.65. The Union health ministry on Sunday issued

management protocols for patients that have recovered from covid-19 (A) and suggested following alternative medicinal system that included intake of Chyawanprash (B), and Ayush medicines and practising yoga asanas to boost immunity.

(1) (A) who have recovered from covid-19/ (B) includes intake of Chyawanprash

(2) (A) that has recovered from covid-19/ (B) includes intake of Chyawanprash

(3) (A) who have recovered from covid-19/ (B) include intake of Chyawanprash

(4) (A) who have recovered of covid-19/ (B) included intake of Chyawanprash

(5) No correction RequiredQ.66. In each of the following questions, a long

sentence with two short highlighted parts is given. You have to choose the option which consists of the correct phrases to replace the highlighted parts. If the highlighted parts are already correct, choose option 5.

It is not mean to be used as preventive (A) or curative therapy. The recovery period is like to be longer (B) for patients who suffered from more severe form of the disease and those with pre-existing illness.

(1) (A) meant to use as preventive/ (B) likely to be longer

(2) (A) mean to use a preventive/ (B) likely to be longer

(3) (A) meant to be used as preventive/ (B) like to long

(4) (A) meant to be used as preventive/ (B) likely to be longer

(5) No correction RequiredQ.67-71. In each of the following questions, a sentence

with two highlighted words is given. You have to choose the option which consists of the SYNONYM of the first word and the ANTONYM of the second word.

Q.67. The most important problem faced by farmers during the lockdown was the loss of markets, stemming from the disruption in supply chains, closure of mandis and a fall in consumer food demand.

(1) Driving, interruption (2) Impelling, break (3) Advancing, separation (4) Impeding, appease (5) Actuating, severanceQ.68. The company made audacious moves to benefit

from the inevitable changes in the world economic structure.

(1) Impudent, dubious (2) Demure, ineluctable (3) Honest, certain (4) Inconspicuous, necessary (5) Courteous, inescapableQ.69. They protect and even reinvent the core of their

business by tapping into evolving consumer preferences with agility.

(1) Inhaling, dexterity (2) Progressing, disability (3) Absorbing, nimbleness (4) Decreasing, deftness (5) Blocking, lithenessQ.70. Along with diligent liquidity and balance sheet

management, they pursue a proactive M&A pipeline.

(1) Assiduous, heedless (2) Dormant, farseeing (3) Latent, prescient (4) Quiescent, visionary (5) Dull, insightfulQ.71. Of course, significant reforms around logistics,

training, labour and ease of doing business will be required, but the dividends will be significant over the medium term.

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to 15 years on appeal.

(1) Frailty, abet (2) Feebleness, proficiency (3) Chaos, facility (4) Hopelessness, mastery (5) Management, complicateQ.72-76. Read the following passage and answer the

questions based on it. Do Indians have the potential to pay more tax?

Most individual taxpayers will respond with a vehement ‘No’. But the Finance Minister is quite convinced that there’s room to collect more. Recently pointing out that India is still “far from being a tax compliant society” he noted that the tax-to-GDP ratio is low, and there’s room to bump it up by another 1.5 percentage points. So, why is there such a sharp dichotomy between the perception of citizens — who feel they are taxed at every turn, and the government — which thinks that there’s room to extract more? The answer could lie in the flawed measurement of tax compliance.

The metric that is often used to drive home the poor culture of compliance in India, is the small proportion of population paying direct taxes. In FY18, 6.84 crore entities (individuals, HUFs and businesses) filed their Income Tax Returns. Of these, there were about 6 crore individual assessees. A straightforward comparison of this number with the population estimate (132 crore) suggests that only 4.5 per cent of Indians pay income tax. But that’s a flawed comparison because an individual can be said to ‘evading’ income tax only if he is (____) to pay it in the first place. Therefore, the most important step to assessing actual tax compliance in India, is to estimate the proportion of the population that is liable to pay income tax.

To begin with, tax liability is dependent on the age and employment status of the individual. As per the last Census (2011), only about half of India’s population fell in the working age group of 20- to 59-year olds. Only half of this working-age population in turn, was employed throughout the year (what the Census calls Main Workers). Now, applying this to the current population count of 132 crore, there would be 33 crore individuals who earn a regular salary or wage, and can be realistically expected to pay income tax on it. But then, Indian tax laws offer a complete exemption

to one large category of wage-earners — those earning their daily bread from agriculture.

Now, Census data tell us that roughly half of the main workers were either cultivators or agricultural labourers. That immediately puts about 16.5 crore of those 33 crore main workers out of the tax net, leaving the taxable population at 16.5 crore. Of that, 4.3 crore individuals already filed their I-T returns for salary income in assessment year 2016. In effect, at least a fourth of the wage-earners are already in the tax net.

Q.72. Which of the following can be inferred as the theme of the passage?

(1) People are quite convinced that there’s room to collect more individual taxes.

(2) India needs more collection of taxes to meet the financial needs of the country.

(3) Most people in India are reluctant to pay direct taxes.

(4) India needs more stringent laws to stop tax evasion.

(5) The government and the citizens do not think alike.

Q.73. Which of the following can replace the word ‘room’ given in bold in the passage?

(1) Home (2) Requirements (3) Range (4) Scope (5) LeewayQ.74. What is the tone of the given passage? (1) Nostalgic (2) Didactic (3) Critical (4) Sarcastic (5) SatiricalQ.75. Which of the following word can fill the

blank space in the 2nd paragraph to make it meaningful?

(1) Unable (2) Compatible (3) Willing (4) Capable (5) LiableQ.76. Why In India only a small proportion of earning

population is liable to pay income tax? (1) Tax liability is depends on various factors like

age group and status of employment (2) Part of the population earning their daily bread

from agriculture are exempted from paying tax. (3) India is an agriculture-based country. (4) Data provided by Census often ends up being

faulty. (5) None of the above.

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Q.77-79. Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it. Certain words/phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Our politicians are busy fighting over irrelevant matters when the affairs of the country are in bad shape. The hope which Arvind Kejriwal's AAP has given to the people of India, especially the youngsters, is also slowly dying down. A fractured mandate in 2019 may enable the Third Front to form a government which is likely to impact economic growth and development adversely as the all these parties have leaders who are nurturing Prime be Ministerial ambitions and hence will be busy fighting amongst themselves instead of delivering good and stable governance.

Unfortunately, none of the political parties are able to win people's trust, and this is dangerous to the democratic values of India. However, the 2020 polls will go down as a crucial one in which the maximum voters will be below the age of 35 years who do not believe in divisive politics but in development and so only those leaders who talk of unity, development and economic growth will be able to win the people’s trust, especially that of youngsters.

Q.77. Which of the following conclusion can be drawn most appropriately from the words "hence will be busy fighting amongst themselves instead of delivering good and stable governance" in the first paragraph?

(1) Every political leader has an ultimate aim of becoming the prime minister of India.

(2) No political party in India is honest.

(3) The self-centred leaders of the Third Front would not deliver good and stable governance in 2019.

(4) The hope of the youngsters is dying down in AAP ruled Delhi.

(5) None of the aboveQ.78. Which of the following has been assumed in the

second paragraph? Select the most suitable answer. (1) Most political parties have lost people's trust

and this is dangerous to the democratic values of India.

(2) Now it is not easy to win youngsters' trust since they believe in development rather than divisive politics.

(3) In the upcoming general elections the cunning political leaders will be taught lessons for cheating youngsters.

(4) Youngsters will play a decisive role in 2020 polls.

(5) None of the aboveQ.79. Which of the following words has a meaning which

is SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'fractured’? (1) perfect (2) fixed (3) divided (4) shabby (5) collapsedQ.80. Select the statements which can be meaningfully

combined by using the given word in the question. Whereas A. BJP has been routed in these elections having

managed to win mere 18.7% of all seats. B. The opposition, especially independent

candidates, have walked away with flying colours. C. If Independents were a party they would have

got a thumping majority in these elections. D. Out of 16 Mayoral positions they have captured

14 and that is the end of their success story. (1) Only C-D (2) Only A-B (3) Only D-A (4) Only B-C (5) None

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin of Rs 100 in honour of Vijaya Raje Scindia on 12th October, 2020 through a virtual ceremony.

CRP PO MAINS / NUMERICAL ABILITYQ.81. Which information are necessary to answer the

questions asked- Karina and Katrina invested some money in a

business in the ratio of 4 : 5. At the end of year find the difference between the profits of Karina and Katrina.

I. Karina invested money for the whole year and Katrina invested money for 8 months.

II. The total profit earned by both at the end of the year is Rs 22000.

III. At the end of the year Karina earned Rs 12000.

(1) Any two are sufficient (2) II and III together are sufficient (3) III and (I or II) are sufficient (4) All three together are sufficient (5) All three together are not sufficientQ.82. Which information are necessary to answer the

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In an examination some students appeared for the examination. How many students cleared the exam?

I. 35% of the students failed in the exams. II. The difference between the students who

cleared the exam and failed in exam is 240. III. The ratio of the boys and girls who appeared

for the examination is 4:5. (1) Any two are sufficient (2) I and II together are sufficient (3) II and (I or III) are sufficient (4) All three together are sufficient (5) All three together are not sufficientQ.83. Which information are necessary to answer the

questions asked- Find the two digit number. I. The product of the two digits of the two digit

number is 20. II. The difference between the two digits of the

two digit numbers is 1. III. The sum of the two digits of the two digit

numbers is 9. (1) None of these (2) II and III together are sufficient (3) III and (I or II are sufficient) (4) All three together are sufficient (5) All three together are not sufficientQ.84. Which information are necessary to answer the

questions asked- How much is monthly profit of a company? I. Company decided to give bonus with the salary

to its employees. Bonus is 12% of the monthly profit of the company.

II. On the day of salary distribution, company changed its mind and gave a total of Rs.24000 as bonus which was 125% of what the company had decided earlier.

III. Company gives an amount of Rs.15000 as bonus which is 3/4th of total monthly profit.

(1) None of these (2) II and III together are sufficient (3) III and (I or II are sufficient) (4) All three together are sufficient (5) All three together are not sufficientQ.85. Which information are necessary to answer the

questions asked-

At what time will the train reach point X from point Y? I. The train crosses another train of equal length of

250 m in 25 sec. running opposite direction. II. The train of 250 m crosses a signal pole in 10 sec. III. The distance between point X and point Y is

360 km. (1) None of these (2) II and III together are sufficient (3) III and (I or II are sufficient) (4) All three together are sufficient (5) All three together are not sufficientQ.86-90. Study the following pie chart and bar chart

carefully and answer the questions given beside. A person covers a total distance of 3000 km in 6

days, by bus, by Ola, and by Uber. Study the pie chart and bar graph to answer these questions.

The percentage of total distance travelled in 6 different days.

The percentage of distance covered by each mode on each day.

Q.86. What is the total distance covered by Bus? (1) 814.9 km (2) 812.3 km (3) 813.3 km (4) 821.23 km (5) None of theseQ.87. If everywhere Ola maintains an average speed of

40 km per hour then what is the total time (In hour) in six days spent on Ola? (Approximately)

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that all eight beaches recommended by the Government has got the coveted International Blueflag Certification.

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(1) 25 hours (2) 26 hours (3) 27 hours (4) 28 hours (5) 28.5 hoursQ.88. The distance travelled by Ola is approximately

how much percentage of the distance travelled by Uber? (round off two decimal)

(1) 97.21% (2) 102.32% (3) 98.34% (4) 99.91% (5) 106.29%Q.89. Find the respective ratio of the distance travelled

by Bus, Ola, and Uber. (1) 2711 : 3614 : 3675 (2) 8133 : 10837 : 11020 (3) 2713 : 3612 : 3675 (4) 2717 : 3614 : 3681 (5) None of theseQ.90. Suppose, Instead of Bus, the person uses Ola and the

speed of Ola is 25% more than the speed of bus then approximately how many hours the person would save? (The average speed of bus is 30 km per hour)

(1) 6.8 hours (2) 7.2 hours (3) 4.6 hours (4) 5.4 hours (5) 4.8 hoursQ.91-95. Study the given pie chart and answer the given

questionsDistribution of number of laptops (Windows and Linux)

sold by 8 stores in 2004 Total number = 56000

Distribution of number of laptops (Windows) sold by 8 stores in 2004

Total number = 32000

Q.91. Total number of Linux Laptops sold by stores C and H together is by what percent less than total number of Laptops (Windows of Laptops and Linux Laptops) sold by stores F and H together?

(1) (2) (3)

(4) (5)

Q.92. Number of Laptops (Windows Laptops and Linux Laptops) sold by store D is by what per cent more than total number of Windows Laptops sold by stores C, F and G together?

(1) 22.5 (2) 25 (3) 27.5 (4) 35 (5) 30Q.93. What is the respective ratio between total number

of Windows Laptops sold by stores A and B together and total number of Laptops (Windows and Linux) sold by stores C and F together?

(1) 64:77 (2) 48:61 (3) 56:77 (4) 64:81 (5) 48:73Q.94. What is the average number of Linux Laptops sold

by stores A, D, E, F and H together? (1) 3152 (2) 3296 (3) 3548 (4) 3186 (5) 428Q.95. If the number of Laptops sold by stores A, D, and

E is increased by 10%, 35%, and 15% respectively from 2004 to 2005, then what was the total number of Linux Laptops sold by these three stores in 2005? Percentage growth in Linux Laptop segment and Windows Laptop segment were equal.

(1) 16172 (2) 14966 (3) 15848 (4) 15964 (5) 16392Q.96-100. Read the following information carefully to

answer the questions asked- Following table chart gives information regarding

total population, overall literacy rate, literacy among males and females and per capita income of males and females.

StateTotal

population (in crores)

Literacy (%)

Literacy among males (%)

Literacy among females

(%)

Per capita

income (in INR) among males

Per capita

income (in INR) among females

UP 27.2 80 85 68 48420 30200MP 15.4 74 91 63 54600 19500Bihar 20.8 64 79 53 32400 21400Rajasthan 19 76 84 59 45900 33800UK 12.25 62 74 39 62800 38540

Q.96. Find the total earnings of women from Bihar and Rajasthan. (in billion Rs.)

In Tennis, Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 0, 2, 5 to win his 13th French Open and equal Roger Federer's all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles.

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passed away in Mangaluru. He was 74.

(1) 4623.04 (2) 4263.34 (3) 4343.14 (4) 3453.24 (5) 4824.74Q.97. Number of males in Bihar is approximately what

percent more than the number of females from UK?

(1) 115 (2) 110 (3) 125 (4) 120 (5) 105Q.98. Find the difference of average number of males

and females from all five states. (in crores up to two decimal point)

(1) 3.24 (2) 3.27 (3) 2.84 (4) 4.08 (5) 3.07Q.99. Find ratio of difference of male and females from

MP and Rajasthan. (1) 232:1837 (2) 59:444 (3) 115:892 (4) 172:1131 (5) None of theseQ.100. Total earning of population of Rajasthan is

approximately what percent of total earning of population of UP?

(1) 72 (2) 65 (3) 68 (4) 75 (5) 58Q.101. Read the following information carefully to

answer the questions asked- Following table chart gives data related to ratio

of MP and CP, SP in terms of percentage of MP, Difference of profit/loss and discount given of four articles.

Article MP:CP SP as percentage

of MP

Difference of profit/loss and discount

A 15:8 70% 2000B 11:8 90% 800C 15:8 8

88 %9

4400

D 3:5 188 %

2

1250

Find the marked price of article B. (1) 10500 (2) 11000 (3) 10250 (4) 11225 (5) None of theseQ.102. Find the correct relationship between given

quantities. Quantity I: one day Sandeep on tour travels first

160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed of the tour is:

Quantity II: Sandeep went from Patna to Giridih with the speed of 60km/hr. and return back with the speed of 90km/hr. Find the average speed.

(1) Quantity I > Quantity II (2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II (3) Quantity II > Quantity I (4) Quantity II ≥ Quantity I (5) Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be

establishedQ.103. Find the correct relationship between given

quantities. Quantity I: Number of perfect cubes each of side

3 mm that can be cut out of a solid cuboid of dimensions 3 cm × 30 cm × 30 cm.

Quantity II: Number of perfect cuboids of dimensions 3 mm × 30 mm × 30 mm that can be cut out of a cube of side 30 cm.

(1) Quantity I < Quantity II (2) Quantity I > Quantity II (3) Quantity I = Quantity II (4) No relation (5) Data inadequateQ.104. Find the correct relationship between given

quantities. Quantity I: Ram invested a sum of Rs. 52, 000 in

scheme offering compound interest at the rate of 10% per annum. Find the interest earned by him after 3 years.

Quantity II: Rahim invested Rs. 28, 750 in a scheme offering simple interest at the rate of 20% per annum. Find the interest earned by him after 3 years.

(1) Quantity I > Quantity II (2) Quantity I < Quantity II (3) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II (4) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II (5) Quantity I = Quantity II or No relationQ.105. Find the correct relationship between given

quantities. Quantity I: The present age of three business

colleague, Sumit, Anil and Deepak is in proportion 5: 7: 8 respectively. Seven years ago, the sum of their ages was 79. Find the present age of Deepak in years.

Quantity II: A daughter’s present age is three- fifth of the age of her mother. After seven years, she will be 2/3rd of the age of her mother. Find mother’s present age in years.

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(1) Quantity I > Quantity II (2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II (3) Quantity I < Quantity II (4) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II (5) Quantity I = Quantity II or no relation.Q.106-110. The following information is about

performance of Akhilesh in SBI PO mains exam. Read the information carefully and answer the following question.

The exam consists of 200 marks, with 5 sections i.e. Reasoning, quant, English, G.A., Computers. Akhilesh attempted 22 questions in Reasoning with

an accuracy of . Each question of reasoning consists of 2 marks with a negative marking of 25%. (if right question is of 2 mark, then 0.5 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer). Each section of the exam have the 25% of negative marking for each wrong question. The total number of questions in reasoning is 30. Each question of computer consists of ½ marks and maximum marks in computer are 10. Total 16 questions are attempted by Akhilesh in computer with the ratio of right questions to wrong questions 3 : 1. The number of questions in English is equal to maximum marks of English. Akhilesh attempted 26 questions with 50% accuracy. The number of questions attempted in English is 65% of the total number of questions in English. GA section consists of 40 questions with each question 0.75 marks. Akhilesh attempted 23 questions out of which 8 are wrong. Quant section contains 40 questions out of which Akhilesh attempted 35 questions and got 52.5 marks.

Q.106. Another student Neeraj attempted 70% questions in the same exam, then find the number of questions left by Neeraj.

(1) 119 (2) 68 (3) 51 (4) 65 (5) None of theseQ.107. Find the marks obtained by Akhilesh in GA. (1) 8.75 (2) 9.25 (3) 9.75 (4) 10.75 (5) None of theseQ.108. The number of correct questions in reasoning

is how much more than the number of incorrect questions in the same subject?

(1) 12 (2) 7 (3) 18 (4) 9 (5) None of theseQ.109. Find the total marks obtained by Akhilesh in the exam. (1) 101 (2) 105 (3) 109 (4) 102 (5) None of these

Q.110. Find the total number of incorrect questions attempted by Akhilesh in the exam.

(1) 27 (2) 15 (3) 28 (4) 18 (5) None of theseQ.111-115. Charts given below represents information

related to number of offices, post graduate percent among employees and ratio of male and females. Read the information carefully to answer the questions asked-

No. of offices30

25

20

15

10

5

0A B C D E F G H

No. of offices

Percentage distribution of post-graduate employees across-8- countries.

Number of employees and respective Ratio

male to female across-8- countriesCountries Total no. of

EmployeesRespective ratio of Male and Female employees.

A 2568 5 : 7B 2880 11 : 5C 2310 10 : 11D 3575 3 : 2E 2054 7 : 6F 2788 20 : 21G 3720 8 : 7H 3360 9 : 5

Q.111. If the number of male post-graduate, employees in country H is 1800 .What percent of female employees in that particular country is post graduate?

(1) 76 (2) 74 (3) 72 (4) 64 (5) 68

Rohit Sharma became the second player to have played 150 matches in the IPL for Mumbai Indians (MI).

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Q.112. In which of the given countries is percentage of woman employees to number of employees (both male and female) in that country the second Lowest?

(1) G (2) B (3) E (4) H (5) DQ.113. What is the respective ratio between total number

of male employees in countries B and H together and total number of female employees in countries C and D together?

(1) 63 : 52 (2) 51 : 38 (3) 77 : 64 (4) 69 : 44 (5) 57 : 40

Q.114. What is the difference between average number of post graduate employees in countries A, B and D together and average number of Post-graduate employees in countries F, G and H together?

(1) 282 (2) 276 (3) 294 (4) 342 (5) 299Q.115. Which of the given countries has the highest

number of average employees per offices? (1) F (2) H (3) B (4) C (5) D

Bangladesh Cabinet approved a draft law to include death penalty as the highest punishment for rape.

CRP PO MAINS / GENERAL AWARENESSQ.116. Tennis player Julia Georges announced her retirement

at the age of 31, she belongs to which country? (1) Germany (2) Canada (3) Russia (4) Poland (5) FranceQ.117. Which of the following states has become the first

state to reject agricultural law? (1) Haryana (2) Punjab (3) Maharashtra (4) Telangana (5) KeralaQ.118. Which state is related to the festive sweet

dish 'Khaje', 'Mindoli Kela' which received geographical indicators in August 2020?

(1) Kerala (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Goa (5) KarnatakaQ.119. Who hosted the 'Virtual India Idea Summit' held

on 21 and 22 July 2020? (1) U.S. India Business Council (2) India Inc (3) State Bank of India (4) Indian Ministry of External Affairs (5) None of theseQ.120. 'India's first public electric vehicle charging plaza' was

inaugurated by the Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh on 20 July 2020?

(1) Chelmsford Club (2) Royal Club (3) Manchester Club (4) Delhi Gymkhana Club (5) None of theseQ.121. The world's largest solar tree developed by CSIR-

CMERI, which has been recently established? (1) Durgapur, West Bengal (2) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

(3) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (4) Bhiwani, Haryana (5) Chennai, Tamil NaduQ.122. Which of the following countries had proposed

'One World, One Sun, One Grid' (OSOWOG) initiative to ensure supply of solar energy globally to facilitate global cooperation?

(1) India (2) Britain (3) Canada (4) Russia (5) JapanQ.123. Where is India's first 'Snow Leopard Conservation

Center' being established? (1) Uttarkashi (2) Jammu (3) Ladakh (4) Chamoli (5) None of theseQ.124. Which of the following Indian youth was included

in the UN's 2020 'Class of 17 Young Leaders' list in September 2020?

(1) Udit Singhal (2) Narendra Singh (3) Vivek Katiyar (4) Ayushman Khurana (5) Mudit SolankiQ.125. Which country's finance minister recommended

the following in August 2020 to mark the pictures of Mahatma Gandhi on coins?

(1) UK (2) South Africa (3) Australia (4) Israel (5) IndiaQ.126. The book 'Let Us Dream', which will be released

in December 2020, has been written by whom? (1) Pope Francis (2) Mark Dwayne (3) Jayophra Archer (4) Barack Obama (5) None of theseQ.127. Which city has recently been declared by

UNESCO as the 'World Book Capital' for the year 2021 ------.

(1) Tbilisi (2) London

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(3) Washington D.C. (4) Rome (5) JakartaQ.128. 'Rose Christian Osuka Rapoda' has been elected as

the first woman Prime Minister of which country in July 2020?

(1) Gavona (2) Uganda (3) Rwanda (4) South Africa (5) LebanonQ.129. According to the 'Trade and Development Report

2020' released by the United Nations on 23 September 2020, India's growth rate is estimated to be around 2020?

(1) -5.9% (2) 5.9% (3) 8.9% (4) 7.9% (5) -7.9%Q.130. 'Video-sharing platform Tik-Tok' made which

company its technology partner for US operations in September 2020?

(1) Oracle (2) Apple (3) Zoom (4) Microsoft (5) None of theseQ.131. Which Indian Administrative Officer has been

appointed as Executive Director of World Bank in September 2020?

(1) Mohan Tyagi (2) Rajesh Khullar (3) Gajendra Singh (4) Siddharth Varadarajan (5) Dr. Girija MungaliQ.132. Titan Company in collaboration with which bank

launched 'India's first contactless payment watch Titan Pay' on 16 September 2020?

(1) State Bank of India (2) HDFC Bank (3) Punjab National Bank (4) Ratnakar Bank Limited (5) IDBI BankQ.133. Which state government started 'Mukhyamantri

Mahila Utkarsh Yojana' in September 2020? (1) Meghalaya (2) Mizoram (3) Karnataka (4) Kerala (5) GujaratQ.134. Which of the following General Insurance

Company launched a crop insurance campaign called "Very Important"?

(1) Bharti Axa General Insurance Company (2) Future General Insurance Company (3) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company (4) Edelweiss General Insurance Company (5) None of theseQ.135. Which site is not included in the 7 circles of

Archaeological Survey of India by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India on August 26, 2020?

(1) Trichy (Tamil Nadu)

(2) Raiganj (West Bengal) (3) Rajkot (Gujarat) (4) Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) (5) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)Q.136. On August 15, 2020, the agreement between the

US and Poland on the deployment of US Army in the capital of Poland was signed, what is the capital of Poland?

(1) Warsaw (2) Dublin (3) Dushanbe (4) Lima (5) AshgabatQ.137. 'Digital Quality Life Index, 2020' was released by

which of the following organization? (1) SurfSark (2) Institute of Economics Bank and Peace (3) Economist Intelligence Unit (4) World Economic Forum (5) Transparency InternationalQ.138. By amending the definitions of MSME, the

Central Government has increased the maximum investment limit in micro enterprises from 25 lakh to how many rupees?

(1) 1 Crore (2) 5 crores (3) 10 crores (4) 15 crores (5) None of theseQ.139. Which of the following organizations did not

cooperate in preparing the report released by the United Nations on 13 July 2020, titled 'Food safety and nutritional status in the world'?

(1) United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

(2) International Agricultural Development Fund (3) United Nations Children's Fund (4) World Health Organization (5) World Economic ForumQ.140. In July 2020, the currency swap agreement with

Sri Lanka was signed by the Reserve Bank of India. What is a currency swap?

(1) The grant of dollars by the central bank of a country to the central bank of another country to be returned in the same amount as the currency of that country according to the market exchange within the time fixed by the foreign central bank.

(2) Providing dollars by the central bank of a country to the central bank of another country, which is to be returned in dollars as per the market exchange within the stipulated time.

(3) Providing dollars by the central bank of a country to the central bank of another country to be returned in gold within the stipulated time.

Nagaland Minister CM Chang passed away in Kohima. He was 7years-old.

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(4) Assurance of defense deal by the government of a country in return

(5) None of these.Q.141. Who among the following has been selected as the

first female airborne technician of the country? (1) Shivangi Singh (2) Kumudni Tyagi (3) Reeti Singh (4) 1, 2, 3 all (5) 2, 3 onlyQ.142. Who among the following has been appointed as

the new Chairman of National School of Drama on September 10, 2020?

(1) Paresh Rawal (2) Jeetendra (3) Mahesh Bhatt (4) Kapoor Kapoor (5) Ashutosh RanaQ.143. Who was sworn in as the new Deputy Governor of

Jammu and Kashmir on August 7, 2020? (1) Girish Chandra Murmu (2) Ashok Gehlot (3) Manoj Sinha (4) Sumit Dev (5) Ashok LavasaQ.144. Who was elected the chairman of 'Press Trust of

India' on 29 August 2020? (1) Devendra Darda (2) Rajiv Kumar (3) Avik Sarkar (4) Arun Singhal (5) Rakesh AsthanaQ.145. What will be the theme of the proposed G20

summit in Saudi Arabia at the end of 2020? (1) "Realizing Opportunities of the 21ST Century

for All" (2) "Realizing Opportunities for All" (3) "Realizing Opportunities and Vacancy of the

21ST Century for All" (4) "Realizing Opportunities and Kovid-19 of the

21ST Century for All" (5) "Realizing Opportunities and Economy of the

21ST Century for All"Q.146. Chairman of 'Expert Committee on Stressed

Assets' K.V. Kamath is also the Chairman of which of the following banks?

(1) New Development Bank (2) State Bank of India (3) World Bank (4) Punjab National Bank (5) Canara BankQ.147. What is the name of India's first private rocket

engine recently tested by startup company Skyroot Aerospace?

(1) Raman (2) Vikram (3) Ravana (4) Ram (5) ShivajitQ.148. Dominic Thiem is the player of which country to

win the men's singles title of US Open 2020? (1) Germany (2) Australia (3) Canada (4) Italy (5) SerbiaQ.149. Which portal was recently launched by Union

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri?

(1) E - Dharti Geo Portal (2) Geo mitra Portal (3) krashi Portal 2021 (4) E - aksah udo Portal (5) None of these Q.150. Nitin Gadkari recently laid the foundation stone

for 16 national highway projects over 1,411 km in which state?

(1) Telangana (2) Maharashtra (3) Bihar (4) Andhra Pradesh (5) Tamil NaduQ.151. The Israeli Parliament has recently approved the

normalization deal signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which of the following is the name of the Parliament of Israel?

(1) NESAT (2) Bundestag (3) Congress (4) Cortes (5) DumaQ.152. The theme of which international day celebrated

on 16 October,2020 was "Grow, Nourish, Sustain.Together. Our actions are our future"?

(1) World Food Day (2) World Water Day (3) World Hindi Day (4) World Environment Day (5) Earth DayQ.153. Who among the following is the winner of Nobel

Prize in Economics of 2020? (1) Paul Milgrom (2) Robert Wilson (3) Richard Ganzel (4) A, B both (5) World Food ProgramQ.154. How long is the 'SWAMITVA YOJANA' is to be

implemented in entire India? (1) 2024 AD (2) 2026 AD (3) 2027 AD (4) 2029 AD (5) 2030 ADQ.155. RTGS fund transfer system will be available 24 × 7

from December 2020, what is the full form of RTGS? (1) Real Time Fund Transfer (2) Real Time Gross Settlement (3) Real Track Grow Settlement (4) Real Track Gross Settlement (5) Right Time Gross Settlement

The Haryana government has launched a mobile water testing laboratory van for assessing water quality.

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EXPLANATION/CRP PO MAINS/REASONING ABILITYQ.1.(3) I. D > E > A/B/C II. D > E > A > C/B III. _ > _ > A > B > D OR A > _ > B > _ > D D > B > A > _ > _ OR D > _ > B > _ > AQ.2.(3) Case I _ > Z > _ > _ > _ X < M Case II X > N > Y > Z/M > Z/M Case III X > N > Y/ZQ.3.(1) Case I: Later – kt Pressure/more/life – sh/gm/pm Case II: later/cause-hu/kt Pressure-gm Plot- joQ.4.(5) III.

Q.5.(5)

Q.6.(2)

Q.7.(5)

Q.8.(5)

Q.9.(2)

Q.10.(5)

Q.11-15.

Packaging service provider Essel Propack Ltd has received regulatory approval for changing its name to EPL.

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Q.11.(5) Q.12.(2) Q.13.(4) Q.14.(4) Q.15.(5)Q.16-20.

Q.16.(4) Q.17.(1) Q.18.(5) Q.19.(2) Q.20.(2)Q.21-25.

Q.21.(3) Q.22.(5) Q.23.(1) Q.24.(3) Q.25.(2)Q.26.(2)

Q.27.(5)

Q.28.(5)

Q.29.(1)

Q.30-34.Symbols:

2 letter

3 letter

4 letter

5 letter

6 letter

7 letter

8 letter

9 letter or more

^ % @ # $ & * = Number: Total number of letters in the word. Letter: Opposite of Second letter in the word.Q.30.(3) Q.31.(1) Q.32.(4) Q.33.(5) Q.34.(5)Q.35.(3) Statement I is correct as the proposed maximum

amount is too less to serve as an incentive. Statement II is correct as this also reduces the

benefits of the proposed incentives.Q.36.(3) Statement I is a strong argument. It states that

simply having a huge number of startups is not enough but what is done with them in terms of growth is important.

Statement III is correct. If this is true, this is a strong argument and would stop our startups from making their mark as the policies are not supportive.

Q.37.(3) Statement I and II are both correct and strengthen the reason for the government to invest more. If it results in a better citizenry and if the private sector is reluctant to put in funds, these make a strong case for the government to intervene.

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and laid the foundation stone for 8 National Highway projects in Kerala.

Q.38.(5) Statement I is correct as this states what the HRC has achieved so far and how it has made a difference.

Statement II is correct as this depicts the negative impact of withdrawing by the states.

Statement III is correct as this decreases the legitimacy of the Institution.

Q.39.(3) The first sentence concludes that prohibiting trucks with capacity of more than 8 tons from highway would force most trucks away from highways.

Q.40-45.

1 D Balls2 J Toothpaste3 F Watches4 H Register5 G Switches6 E Marker7 I Scale

Q.40.(3) Q.41.(5) Q.42.(4) Q.43.(4) Q.44.(1)Q.45.(5)

EXPLANATION/CRP PO MAINS/ENGLISH LANGUAGEQ.46.(4) Explanation: Sentence B & sentence C are

grammatically correct. However, sentence A is wrong as we must use “has” instead of “have”, due to the following-

The Number + Plural subject + Singular verb.

The correct sentence would be “The number of demat accounts has risen sharply, signifying that more retail investors are trying their hand at direct investing”

Q.47.(2) Explanation: Sentence B is the only sentence that is grammatically correct. Sentence A lacks “the” before the term “North Rhine-Westphalia” and in Sentence C, we must use “companies” instead of “company” and “is” instead of “are”

The correct sentences would be: A- Wipro said it will also collaborate with

institutions and universities in the North Rhine-Westphalia state to develop tailored programs.

C- Wipro’s proposed digital innovation hub comes at a time when according to the European Commission, only one out of five companies across the European Union is highly digitalized.

Q.48.(5) Explanation: All the given statements are correct.

Q.49.(4) Explanation: Sentence B &C are grammatically correct. However, Sentence A is grammatically incorrect as it lacks an article before “big threat”. The correct statement must be as followed-

“Land pollution is a big threat to the environment. It is growing day by day owing to the increasing population as well as the rise in the industries around”

Q.50.(1) Explanation: Only sentence A is correct whereas sentence B & C are incorrect and they must be rectified as follows-

B-“A stretched fiscal position has constrained the government from spending more to support the economy and the policy push to growth remains muted, except in pockets.” – as the entire sentence is given in present tense

C-“India has overtaken Brazil as the second worst hit country with over 42 lakh coronavirus cases.”- we must put “the” before an ordinal.

Q.51.(4) Explanation: The terms “persistent” and “tenacious” both are adjectives and means “continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition”.

The other words “relenting” and “intermittent” are just the antonyms meaning “back- down” and the word “urging” means “the act of strongly advising or encouraging someone to do a particular thing.”

Q.52.(5) Explanation: The terms “deliberations” and “considerations” are nouns and means “long and careful consideration or discussion.”

The terms “heedlessness” and “disregards” are antonyms, meaning “careless” and “inclusion” means “addition”

Q.53.(3) Explanation: The terms “restructuring” and “remodeling” means “organize differently” and are acting as verb (gerund).

The term- Waiver (noun) -an agreement that you

do not have to pay or obey something Innovation (noun) -invention of anything new Omission (noun) - the act of not including something or someone

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association with Chhattisgarh MFP Federation and IIT Kanpur.

Q.54.(2) Explanation: The terms “adjourned” and “deferred” are adjectives and means “delayed until a later time”.

The other terms- Expedited (verb) - to make something happen

more quickly. Promoted (verb) - to encourage people to like,

buy, use, do, or support something. Engrossed (adjective) - giving all your attention

to something.Q.55.(2) Explanation: The terms “ threshold” and

“brink” are nouns , meaning “the point where a new or different situation is about to begin”. The other terms are-

Core (noun) – innermost part. Oversight (noun) - a mistake made because of a

failure to notice something. Domicile (noun) - place where a person lives.Q.56.(1) Explanation: The terms “integrated” and

“holistic” are adjectives, meaning “dealing with or treating the whole of something or someone and not just a part”. The other terms are-

Atomistic (adj) - existing or operating separately from other similar things or people.

Abridged(adj) -made shorter by having some details or less important information removed.

Mangled (adj) - destroyed by being twisted with force or torn into pieces so that the original form is completely changed.

Q.57.(1) Explanation: • Ambiguity/obliquity- means “vagueness”.

However, palpability/incision/lucidity- “means clarity”. All the words are noun.

• Truncated/curtailed/abridged- means “to make less in extent or duration”. However, aggrandized/ escalated- means “raised”. All the words are adjective.

• Implementation/execution/commission- means “the doing of an action”. All the words are noun

Q.58.(3) Explanation: • Tartish/acidulous/spikey/sardonic- means

“sharp and blunt”. However, cordial- means “friendly”. All the words are adjectives.

• Trajectory- means path, acting as a noun. Gaudy (adj.)- loud

• Decree (noun)- meaning an official statement indicating what must be done. Dictate (verb) - means “to tell someone what must be done”.

• Countermand(verb)- to change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order.

• Rescind (verb) meaning “to revoke a law”Q.59.(5) Explanation: • Bodes (verb)-meaning “to predict”. However,

calculates/ insures/ proves/settles (all verbs) are its antonyms indicating a sense of certainty of something that will happen.

• Shortcomings/ defects (noun) –means drawback. Betokens/ foreshows (verb) means to serve as a sign. Offerings (noun) which means “something that we give to someone/ results”

• Economic (adjective) meaning “something related to economy. Economical (adjective) means “to spend judiciously”.

Q.60.(5) Explanation: • Cotracted/ constrict (verb) - means diminish.

However the options Inflate/ puff/expand etc. means swollen.

• Creation/generation (verb) – means to produce something. Whereas, collapse/ eradicate/ wreck (verb) - means destroyed.

• Showed/ displayed (verb) - meaning “revealed”. Whereas, camouflaged/ curtained/ veiled (verb) means covered

Q.61.(3) Explanation: • Phased out -means to cancel, declared means

“formally asserted or announced”, launched/ commenced/ constituted means to initiate or start something. (all the words in the options are verbs).

• Ambitious(adjective) meaning “ aspiring/ focused to a goal”, inspiration (noun) means “motivation”, apathetic(adjective) which means “indifferent”, ruthless (adj) meaning cruel and vague(adj) means “something which is not clear”.

• Drive (noun)-referring to a campaign, constrain (verb) means to force or compel.

Q.62.(4) Explanation: The term “engage” is followed by “in” as a preposition when we indicate a sense of being occupied with something. In part B three alternative actions are being referred to i.e. “flight, takeoff and landing” hence “and as a conjunction is the best answer.

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CGI India in order to further rev up the innovation across the schools.

Q.63.(2) Explanation: In part A the term “picked up in” should be used as “picked up” means “to improve”, hence it is the required term to indicate that the economy is growing. In part B we must use “have been” instead of “was” as the entire statement is in present tense.

Q.64.(3) Explanation: In Part A “inaugurated” must replace “inaugurates” as it indicates an action that has already been executed. In part B, we must use “ensure” instead of “ensured” as per the parallel construction of sentence. “will+ cater(V1) ……. and+ ensure(V1)”

Q.65.(1) Explanation: In part A we must use “who” as a relative pronoun. We could use “that” as relative pronoun if the antecedent “patients” was qualified by any/such/the same/the only etc. In Part B “includes” must be used as it refers to the procedures that will be followed in future.

Q.66.(4) Explanation: The given statement is given in passive voice hence in Part A we must use “meant” and Part B needs “likely to be longer” as it is indicating time and not length.

Q.67.(4) Explanation: • Stemming/ impeding is a verb which means to

stop the progress. Whereas, driving/ impelling/ advancing/ advancing are all verbs indicating a sense of continuity.

• Disruption, interruption, break, separation and severance are all noun, meaning “disturbance or problems which interrupt an event”. Whereas “appease” is a verb which means to fulfil/ satisfy.

Q.68.(1) Explanation: • Audacious/ impudent is an adjective which

means “displaying or marked by rude boldness”. Whereas, demure, honest, inconspicuous and courteous are adjectives meaning “respectful/gentle”.

• Dubious is an adjective meaning doubtful or one that can be avoided. Whereas, all the other terms like ineluctable, certain, necessary and inescapable are synonyms of “inevitable” acting as an adjective.

Q.69.(2) Explanation: • Progressing (verb) meaning “to gradually

become clearer or more detailed”. Whereas, “inhaling” and absorbing are verbs which mean to “draw in”; decreasing is also a verb meaning

“to reduce” and “blocking” (verb) means to stop.

• dexterity , nimbleness, deftness and litheness are all adjectives meaning “skillful”. Whereas, “disability” refers to “incapability"

Q.70.(1) Explanation: • “Dormant, latent, quiescent and dull” are

all adjectives and indicates a sense of having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down. Whereas, “assiduous” (adjective) means careful.

• “Farseeing, prescient, visionary and insightful” are all adjectives and they refer to an ability to predict and plan for future eventualities. Whereas, “heedless” means “showing a reckless lack of care or attention.”

Q.71.(5) • “Frailty and feebleness” are adjectives which mean weakness. Chaos is a noun meaning confusion. Hopelessness is a adjective meaning “in a state of despair”. Management is a noun indicating “the process of dealing with or controlling things or people.”

• Abet is a verb meaning “assist”. Proficiency and mastery are adjectives meaning “expertise”. Facility is a noun meaning “provision”. Complicate is a verb meaning to make something confusing.

Q.72.(3) The answer can be inferred from the second paragraph.

Q.73.(4) Here the term “room” does not indicate any place, it rather indicate “possible chances”

For other options- Leeway (n)- the amount of freedom to move or

act that is available.Q.74.(3) The entire passage is revolves around the

examination and justification of why only a small proportion of earning population is liable to pay income tax.

Q.75.(5) One can only evade such things to which one is bound/liable.

For other options- Compatible (adj.)- (of two things) able to exist

or occur together without problems or conflict.Q.76.(2) The answer can be inferred from the third and

fourth paragraph.Q.77.(3) The answer can be inferred from the first

paragraph.

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Q.78.(4) The answer can be inferred from the second paragraph.

Q.79.(3) • The term “fractured” in the passage means to be broken or divided.

• The term shabby means “neglected”; collapsed means “collapsed”

Q.80.(2) “whereas” is used when we take something into consideration.

EXPLANATION/CRP PO MAINS/NUMERICAL ABILITYQ.81.(1) Any two are sufficientQ.82.(2) Statement I and II together is sufficient to

answer the question.Q.83.(5) All together are not sufficientQ.84.(1) Statements I and II together are sufficient.Q.85.(2) II and III together are sufficientQ.86.(3)

Q.87.(3) The total distance travelled by Ola = 1084.2 km Speed = 40 km per hr Time = 1084.2/40 = 27.105 hours =

approximately 27 hoursQ.88.(3) The total distance travelled by Ola = 1084.2 km The total distance travelled by Uber = 3000 –

813.3 – 1084.2 = 1102.5 km

Required answer=

Q.89.(1) The distance travelled by bus = 813.3 km The distance travelled by Ola = 1084.2 km The distance travelled by Uber = 1102.5 km The required Ratio = 8133 : 10842 : 11025 =

2711 : 3614 : 3675

Q.90.(4) Average speed of Ola=

The total distance travelled by bus = 813.3 km

Required time=

= hour

Q.91-95.Q.91.(4) Total number of Linux Laptops sold by stores

C and H together = Total number of (Linux + Windows) Laptops sold by stores C and H together - Total number of Windows Laptops sold by stores C and H together

= (14 + 9) % × 56000 - (7 + 12) % × 32000 = 12880 - 6080= 6800 Total number of sport and Linux Laptops sold

by stores F and H together = (8 + 9) % × 56000 = 17% × 56000= 9520 required percentage

= × 100

= × 100

= %

Q.92.(2) Number of Laptops (Windows and Linux Laptops) sold by store D

= 15% × 56000= 8400 Number of Windows Laptops sold by stores C,

F and G together = (7 + 8+ 6) % × 32000 = 21% × 32000 = 6720 Therefore, required percentage

Q.93.(1) Total number of Windows Laptops sold by

stores A and B together = (16+ 16) % × 32000

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= 32% × 32000 = 10240 Total number of Laptops (Windows and Linux)

sold by stores C and F together = (14+ 8) % × 56000 = 22% × 56000 = 12320 Therefore, required ratio = 10240: 12320 = 64: 77Q.94.(2) Total number of Linux Laptops sold by stores

A, D, E, F and H Together = (18+15+20+8 + 9) % × 56000 - (16+13 +

22+8+ 12) % × 32000 = 70% × 56000 - 71% × 32000 = 39200 - 22720 = 16480 Required average

=

= 3296Q.95.(4) In 2005, number of Laptops (Windows and

Linux) sold by Store A = 110% × 18% × 56000 = 11088 Store D = 135% × 15% × 56000 =11340 Store E = 115% × 20% × 56000 =12880 In 2005, number of Windows Laptops sold by Store A = 110%× 16% × 32000 = 5632 Store D = 135% × 13% × 32000 = 5616 Store E = 115% × 22% × 32000 = 8096 Thus, total number of Linux Laptops sold by

stores A, D and E In 2005 = (11088 + 11340 + 12880) - (5632 + 5616 +

8096) = 35308 - 19344 = 15964Q.96-100.

Q.96.(1) Required Answer = 12 × 21400 + 6.08 × 33800 = 462304 crore = 4623.04 bilion

Q.97.(2) Required answer=

Q.98.(5) Required answer=11.004-7.926=3.078Q.99.(3) Required ratio = (9.35-6.05) : (23.92 - 6.08) =

3.3:17.84=115:892Q.100.(3) Total earning of population of Rajasthan =

12.92 × 45900 + 6.08 × 33800 = 798532 Total earning of population of UP = 19.2 ×

48420 + 8 × 30200 = 1171264

Required answer=

Q.101.(2) For article A CP : SP : MP= 16 : 21 : 30 Profit=5 discount=9 Difference 4=2000 So CP 16=8000 SP 21=10500 MP 30=15000 similarly for others

So required answer=11000

Q.102.(3) Quantity I=71.11 Quantity II=72 Quantity II > Quantity IQ.103.(2) Quantity I=105

Quantity II=104

Quantity I > Quantity IIQ.104.(2) Quantity I=33.1% of 52000=17212 Quantity II=60% of 28750=17250 Quantity I < Quantity IIQ.105.(1) Quantity I=36 Quantity II=35 Quantity I > Quantity IIQ.106.(3) Total number of question = 170, no of questions

left= 170 – 119=51Q.107.(3) Marks in GA = 9.75Q.108.(1) 17 – 5 = 12Q.109.(3) Total marks obtained = 109Q.110.(5) Total number of incorrect questions = 122

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EXPLANATION/CRP PO MAINS/GENERAL AWARENESSQ.116.(1) Tennis player Julia Georges is from Germany.

Her maximum rank was 9 in the year 2018.Q.117.(2) Punjab Legislative Assembly has formally rejected

these laws by passing the Bills in order to reject the three Agriculture Acts of the Central Government. With this, Punjab has become the first state to do so.

Q.118.(4) Traditional festive sweet dish of Goa 'Khaje' and 'Mindoli Kela' were provided geographical indicators in August 2020.

Q.119.(1) The 'Virtual India Idea Summit' organized on July 21 and 22, 2020 was hosted by the US India Business Council.

Q.120.(1) 'India's first public electric vehicle charging plaza' was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy RK Singh on 20 July 2020 at Chelmsford Club, Delhi.

Q.121.(1) The world's largest solar tree developed by CSIR-CMERI which has recently been established in Durgapur, West Bengal CSIR-CMERI Residential Colony.

Q.122.(1) To facilitate global cooperation by India, 'One World, One Sun, One Grid' (OSOWOG) initiative was proposed to ensure supply of solar energy globally.

Q.123.(1) India's first 'Snow Leopard Conservation Center' is being established in Uttarkashi Forest Division area.

Q.124.(1) Udit Singhal was included in the list of Indian youth in September 2020 in the UN's 2020 'Class of 17 Young Leaders'.

Q.125.(1) In August 2020, UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has recommended to mark the pictures of Mahatma Gandhi on the coins.

Q.126.(1) The book 'Let Us Dream' written by Pope Francis of the Vatican will be released in December 2020.

Q.127.(1) UNESCO has recently declared Tbilisi (Georgia) as the 'World Book Capital' for the year 2021.

Q.128.(1) 'Rose Christian Osuka Rapoda' has been elected as the first woman Prime Minister of Gavona in July 2020.

Q.129.(1) According to the 'Trade and Development Report 2020' released by the United Nations on 23 September 2020, India's growth rate is estimated to be -5.9% in 2020.

Q.130.(1) Video-sharing platform Tik-Tok made Oracle its technology partner for US operations in

Team Trifed Wins Virtual Edition of National Awards for Excellence in PSU for Investment in Start-UPS.

Q.111.(2) Total PG emp =

==>> Male PG = 1800 ==>> Female PG. emp. = 2688–1800=888

Total female in country H =

==>> Required %F% =

Q.112.(4) Required ratio of country

; ;

; ;

D=40% Hence, 2nd lowest country H.Q.113.(4) Required ratio

==>> (1980+2160) : (1210+1430)=69 : 44

Q.114.(3) Total PG. emp in A, B and D is:

1926+1872+2145=5943 ==>> Average Pg in

AB and D is =

Total PG in F, G and H = 2091+2046+2688=6825

Average PG in F.G.H = ==>>

Required diff = 2275– 1981= 294Q.115.(3) Average employees/office is

Hence C is required answer.

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September 2020. The new company "will be fully controlled by Oracle and Walmart.

Q.131.(2) Rajesh Khullar has been appointed as the Executive Director of the World Bank in September 2020. He will continue in his post till August 31, 2023.

Q.132.(1) Titan Company has launched 'India's first contactless payment watch Titan Pay' on 16 September 2020, in collaboration with State Bank of India.

Q.133.(4) Gujarat government started 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana' in September 2020 to provide interest-free loans to women.

Q.134.(1) A crop insurance campaign called "VERY IMPOTANT" was launched by Bharti Axa General Insurance Company.

Q.135.(5) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) site is not included in 7 Circle of Archaeological Survey of India by Ministry of Culture, Government of India on 26 August 2020. 7 Circle of Archaeological Survey of India is Trichy (Tamil Nadu), Raiganj (West Bengal), Rajkot (Gujarat) ), Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh), Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Hampi (Karnataka).

Q.136.(1) The capital of Poland is Warsaw, where an agreement was signed between the US and Poland on the deployment of the US Army on August 15, 2020.

Q.137.(1) SurfSark, a virtual network provider, released the 'Digital Quality Life Index, 2020' in August 2020, ranking India 57th.

Q.138.(1) The central government increased the maximum investment limit in micro enterprises from 25 lakh to 1 crore and annual turnover should be up to 5 crore.

Q.139.(5) The report released by the United Nations on 13 July 2020 entitled 'Food Safety and Nutrition Status in the World', United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, International Agricultural Development Fund, United Nations Children's Fund, World Health Organization, World Food Program The joint form has been prepared by.

Q.140.(1) Under the currency swap arrangement, the central bank of a country, to provide the dollar to the central bank of another country, to be returned in the currency of that country as per the market exchange within the time fixed by the foreign central bank.

Q.141.(5) Kumudni Tyagi and Reeti Singh have been selected as the first female airborne technicians of the country.

Q.142.(1) On September 10, 2020, the new Chairman of the National School of Drama, Paresh Rawal has been appointed.

Q.143.(3) Manoj Sinha was sworn in as the new Deputy Governor of Jammu Kashmir on August 7, 2020, he will succeed Girish Chandra Murmu.

Q.144.(3) On 29 August 2020, Avik Sarkar was elected the Chairman of the Press Trust of India.

Q.145.(1) The theme of the proposed G-20 summit in Saudi Arabia at the end of the year 2020 will be "Realizing Opportunities of the 21ST Century for All".

Q.146.(1) Chairman of 'Expert Committee on Stressed Assets' K.V. Kamath is also the chairman of New Development Bank.

Q.147.(1) Raman is India's first private rocket engine recently tested by startup company Skyroot Aerospace.

Q.148.(2) Dominic Thiem is the Australian player who won the men's singles title of USA Open 2020.

Q.149.(1) 'E-Dharti Geo Portal' was launched on 21 October 2020 by Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs.

Q.150.(4) On October 16, 2020, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for 16 national highway projects over 1,411 kilometers in Andhra Pradesh.

Q.151.(1) The name of the Parliament of Israel is NESAT. Q.152.(1) The theme of World Food Day celebrated on

16 October,2020 was "Grow, Nourish, Sustain.Together. Our actions are our future".

Q.153.(4) The winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics is Paul Milgrom, Robert Wilson.

Q.154.(1) 'Swamitva yojana' is to be implemented in four phases (2020-24) across the country in a phased manner. The objective of this scheme is to provide property card related property records to the owners of households in rural areas.

Q.155.(2) The full form of RTGS is real time gross settlement. Currently RTGS is available from 7 am to 6 pm on all working days of the week except the second and fourth Saturday of the month.

The Union Cabinet has approved World Bank supported Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States -STARS project.

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wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

Q.1. Arrange the following words according to the English dictionary

1. Foil 2. Failure 3. Focus 4. Fold 5. Foist (A) 3, 2, 5, 1, 4 (B) 3, 1, 2, 5, 4 (C) 3, 2, 1, 4, 5 (D) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4Q.2. Find the missing number from the given

alternatives.

(A) 81 (B) 74 (C) 14 (D) 27Q.3. Find the missing letter from the given alternatives. M P N, P S Q , S V T , ? (A) W Z X (B) V Z W (C) V Y W (D) V X WQ.4. Select the correct combination of mathematical

signs to replace * signs and to balance the given equation.

8 * 4 * 6 * 3 * 6 * 9 (A) ÷ × + – = (B) × ÷ + – = (C) ÷ × – + = (D) × + ÷ – =Q.5. Find the number of triangles in the given figure

(A) 15 (B) 14 (C) 16 (D) 16Q.6. In a family, there is one father, one mother, 3

married sons and one unmarried daughter. Each son has two daughters then how many male members are there in the family?

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 4Q.7. Find out how many straight lines are in the

following figure.

(A) 12 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 9Q.8. Study the given information carefully and

answer the given questions. Raju starts walking towards the west and walks 35

km. Then he turns to his right and walks 15 km.

Then he turns his right and walks 50 km. At last he again turns his right and walks 15 km.

How far is he from his original position? (A) 50 km. (B) 15 km. (C) 25 km. (D) 35 km.Q.9. Study the given information carefully and

answer the given questions. Raju starts walking towards the west and walks 35

km. Then he turns to his right and walks 15 km. Then he turns his right and walks 50 km. At last he again turns his right and walks 15 km.

In which direction is he facing now? (A) East (B) West (C) North (D) SouthQ.10. Rahul says to Meena, 'Your mother is the only

daughter of my father'. How is Rahul related to Meena's mother?

(A) Sister (B) Brother (C) Mother (D) SonQ.11. 'Author' is related to 'book' in the same way

'carpenter' is related to - (A) Tools (B) Wood (C) Table (D) IronQ.12. A word is represented by only one set of number

as given in any one of the alternatives. The set of the number given in the alternatives is represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows Matrix - I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix - II are numbered from 5 to 9. Any letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and then by its column.

Matrix- I Matrix- II

What is the code for COBRA? (A) 31, 02, 13, 67, 03 (B) 31, 02, 13, 44, 03 (C) 31, 55, 13, 67, 03 (D) 31, 02, 23, 67, 03Q.13. In a row, G is 9th from the left end and K is 7th

from the right end then find the total number of people in the row.

(A) 41 (B) 16 (C) 17 (D) Can not be determinedQ.14. Select the related letter/ word/ number from the

given alternatives.

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Wages : Salary : : Teacher : ? (A) Friend (B) Instructor (C) Mother (D) FatherQ.15. 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) (A) (B) (B) (C) (C) (D) (D)Q.16. What will be the mirror image of the given figure? Question Figure-

Answer Figures-

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) DQ.17. What will come in a place of question mark?

(A) 24 (B) 49 (C) 25 (D) 64Q.18. Arrange the following words in the correct

chronological order. 1. Plaster 2. Painting 3. Foundation 4. Walls 5. Terrace

(A) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5 (B) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (C) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (D) 3, 4, 5, 1, 2Q.19. What will come in a place of question mark?

(A) 171 (B) 241 (C) 411 (D) 161Q.20. Select the related letters/word/number from the

given alternatives. Taj Mahal : 35 :: Great Pyramid : ? (A) 46 (B) 57 (C) 68 (D) 66Q.21. In a certain code language, GLOBAL is coded as

36 then what will be code for TEMPLE? (A) 48 (B) 57 (C) 49 (D) 36Q.22. Which of the following combination is not correct? (A) Poland = Warsaw (B) Portugal = Amsterdam (C) Uganda = Kampala (D) Jamaica = KingstonQ.23. Find out the odd one out from the given alternatives. (A) 157 (B) 161 (C) 179 (D) 181Q.24. Find out the odd one out from the given alternatives. (A) GTHSIR (B) KPLOMN (C) EVFUGT (D) MNOPLOQ.25. One statement is given followed by two conclusions

I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statement: Go by aeroplane to reach Delhi from Chennai

quickly. Conclusions: I. Chennai and Delhi are connected by aeroplane

service II. There are no other means of going from Chennai

to Delhi. (A) Only conclusion II follows. (B) Only conclusion I follows. (C) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. (D) Both conclusions I and II are follow.

Vedanta Group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) has signed a pact with Gujarat government to set up a greenfield zinc smelter in the state.

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second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 79.

Q.26. In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbers I and II. An Assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumption and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement- Desirable and qualified candidates should submit

their application form along with the requisite qualifications and their biodata - An advertisement for job.

Assumptions- I. Merely having qualification and aptitude for the

job does not make a person suitable for job. II. Many candidate will apply because they are

interested in the job. (A) If only I is implicit. (B) If only II is implicit. (C) If neither I nor II is implicit. (D) If both I and II are implicit.Q.27. If 17 October was Tuesday then how many

Tuesday and Saturday in the same month? (A) 5, 4 (B) 4, 5 (C) 5, 5 (D) 4, 4Q.28. Three positions of dice are given. Find out what

will be the opposite of 5.

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 6Q.29. If 18+9 = 2916 and 14+10 = 1960 then 13 + 14 = ? (A) 2197 (B) 2366 (C) 2368 (D) 2584Q.30. What will be the water image of the given figure? Question Figure-

Answer Figures-

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) DQ.31. What will come in a place of question mark?

3 , 3 , 9 , 33 , 93 , ? (A) 145 (B) 218 (C) 213 (D) 216Q.32. What will come in a place of question mark? 1 , 9 , 18 , 82 , 107 ,? (A) 123 (B) 216 (C) 223 (D) 323Q.33. Which set of letters when sequentially placed at

the gaps in the given letters series will complete it? K _ N Y_ K_N_ _ KE_Y _ (A) EAYANAA (B) AEAYANA (C) AENYAAA (D) EAEYANAQ.34. Which of the following diagram correctly

represents the relationship between Males , Fathers and Doctors ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q.35. Three statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the given statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statements:

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to mark the 75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Some boys are cricketers. No cricketers is a girl. All girls are doctors. Conclusions: I. Some doctors are not boy. II. Some girls are not boy. (A) Both conclusions I and II follow. (B) Neither conclusion I nor II follows. (C) Only conclusion I follows. (D) Only conclusion II follows.Q.36. Select the related letters /word/ number from the

given alternatives. LG : 125 : : RJ : ? (A) 214 (B) 512 (C) 52 (D) 216Q.37. If OM= 10, and NAMO = 7 then, SHIVAY = ? (A) 43 (B) 12 (C) 25 (D) 14Q.38. One statement is given followed by two conclusions

I and II. You have to consider the one statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statement: 'Timely rain is essential for farming.' Conclusions: I. Most of the farmers are depended on rain. II. It may improve their production. (A) Only I follows. (B) Only II follows. (C) Neither I nor II follows. (D) Both I and II follow.Q.39. From among the given alternatives select the one

in which the set of numbers is most likely the set of numbers given in the question.

Given set - (14, 522, 652) (A) (8, 104, 128) (B) (12, 961, 691) (C) (11, 121, 176) (D) (13, 156, 208)Q.40. Find the number from the given alternatives. 1456, 1490, 1524, ?, 1592 (A) 1556 (B) 1534 (C) 1558 (D) 1560Q.41. Which one set of symbols will be fit at the place of

'* ' in the series? 28 * 14 * 7 * 8 * 44

(A) – + × = (B) + – ÷ = (C) ÷ + × = (D) + ÷ × =Q.42. Select the related letters/word/ number from the

given alternatives. ARGENTINA : GRATNEANI : : AUSTRALIA : ? (A) SUATRAALI (B) SUAARTLIA (C) SUAARTAIL (D) SAUARTAILQ.43. Study the following information carefully and

answer the question given below. Reema and Rahul started walking from a point

A. Reema walks 200 meter towards the east and Rahul walks 150 meters towards south. Both took a left turn and walk 200 meter. Then Rahul took a right turn and walk 120 meter

If Rahul walks 200 meter to north. What will be the distance Rahul and Reema?

(A) 120 meter (B) 270 meter (C) 150 meter (D) 470 meterQ.44. From among the given alternatives select the one

in which the set of numbers is most likely the set of numbers given in the question.

Given set - (45,5,25) (A) 50,5,30 (B) 60,6,36 (C) 54,12,36 (D) 72,8,64Q.45. From among the given alternatives select the one

in which the set of numbers is most likely the set of numbers given in the question.

Given set - (32,16,40) (A) 36,27,45 (B) 35,14,42 (C) 66,11,55 (D) 40,20,50Q.46. One/two statements are given followed by two

conclusions I and II. You have to consider the one/two statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statement- Good person never cheats. Conclusion- (I) Those who cheat are bad people. (II) Good persons have good qualities. (A) Only I follows. (B) Only II follows. (C) Neither I nor II follows. (D) Both I and II follow.

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Q.47. Find the missing number from the given alternatives.

(A) 36 (B) 42 (C) 54 (D) 52Q.48. Find the missing number/letter/figures from the

given alternatives.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Q.49. Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions.

Ravi starts from a point A and walks 50 meters towards the south then he turns right and walks 20 meters. Again he turns 45 degrees in clockwise. Now in which direction is he facing?

(A) East (B) West (C) North-west (D) South-eastQ.50. Find the odd number /word/letter/figure from the

given alternatives.

(A) (A) (B) (B) (C) (C) (D) (D)

CPO SI/GENERAL KNOWLEDGEQ.51. Who has the distinction of being the first biological

state in the world? (A) Sikkim (B) Meghalaya (C) Mizoram (D) None of theseQ.52. India ranked in 'Global Hunger Index, 2020'? (A) 107 (B) 94 (C) 49 (D) 87Q.53. Which of the following has recently been conferred

the status of Ramsar site by the United Nations agency Ramsar Convention of Wetland?

(A) Asan Wetland (B) Astamudi Wetland (C) Banquet Wetland (D) Harika WetlandQ.54. Which state / Union Territory has recently started

the initiative 'Red Light On, Car Off'? (A) Delhi (B) Karnataka (C) Kerala (D) ChandigarhQ.55. Which is the first state in the country to launch a

Unified Registration Card for vehicle registration. (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) KeralaQ.56. What was the theme of 'World Bamboo Day'

celebrated globally on 18 September 2020? (A) Bamboo Now (B) Greenland Dreamland (C) Sign Language R for Evergreen (D) None of theseQ.57. Which of the following state government has

launched a scheme called 'Economic Flutter' for disbursement of loans through cooperative institutions in September 2020?

(A) Karnataka (B) Odisha (C) Maharashtra (D) KeralaQ.58. Where is the first toy cluster in India located? (A) Karnataka (B) Kerala (C) Maharashtra (D) Madhya PradeshQ.59. Who is the author of the book ‘If in Bleeds’? (A) Stepan King (B) Arundhati Roy (C) Romila Thapar (D) JK RowlingQ.60. The 20th Asian Games will be held in which place

in 2026? (A) Nagoya (Japan) (B) Birmingham (UK) (C) Tokyo (Japan) (D) Beijing (China)Q.61. 'In which Article has been made the qualification

of judges of High Courts'? (A) 215 (B) 216 (C) 217 (2) (D) 226Q.62. What right does the President get through Article 78? (A) To get information from Prime Minister (B) To get information from Home Minister (C) To conduct the proceedings of Parliament (D) None of theseQ.63. Which is not included in the provisions for giving

approval on the Bills of the President of India mentioned in Article 111?

(A) The President will approve the bill passed by both the Parliament.

(B) The President can stop the acceptance of the Bill passed by both of the Parliament.

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for Recycling of Ships under the section 3 of the Recycling of Ships Act, 2019.

(C) All the Bills can be returned to the House for reconsideration.

(D) Obligation to approve a Bill passed by Houses.Q.64. According to the Right to Information

(Amendment) Act, 2019, the tenure of Chief Information Commissioner and other Information Commissioners will be determined by:

(A) By the Governor of the States (B) by the President (C) by Central Government (D) by the Human Rights CommissionQ.65. Which of the following political party was formed

/ established in the year 1964? (A) Bharatiya Janata Party (B) CPI (C) CPM (D) Aam Aadmi PartyQ.66. Which of the following dust causes lung cancer? (A) Lead (B) Asbestos (C) Carbon monoxide (D) CadmiumQ.67. Where is the headquarters of International

Maritime Organization located? (A) London (B) Paris (C) New York (D) KandlaQ.68. Which of the following energy is most used in

organic quantities? (A) Solar Energy (B) Petroleum Energy (C) Atomic Energy (D) Coal EnergyQ.69. According to the 2017 census the total number of

elephants in India is: (A) 27312 (B) 27321 (C) 27343 (D) 27432Q.70. Periyar National Park is mainly known for which

of the following wild animals? (A) Elephant and Tiger (B) Elephant Only (C) Tiger and Chital (D) Leopard and elephantQ.71. Which of the following is the outermost range of

Himalayas? (A) Shivalik (B) Pirpanjal (C) Valley of Kashmir (D) Trans HimalayaQ.72. Which of the following pass is not located in Ladakh? (A) Khardungala (B) Zojila (C) Chang La (D) Kingry-vingriQ.73. 'Sehriya tribe' is found in which of the following

state?

(A) Rajasthan (B) Maharashtra (C) Uttarakhand (D) Himachal PradeshQ.74. Dudhsagar waterfall is situated on the border of

which two states? (A) Kerala and Karnataka (B) Goa and Karnataka (C) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh (D) Tamil Nadu and KeralaQ.75. Meja Dam is located in which of the following

states? (A) Rajasthan (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) West Bengal (D) HaryanaQ.76. Which of the following countries ranks third in tea

production? (A) India (B) China (C) Sri Lanka (D) KenyaQ.77. Which state occupies the first place in storage of

'mica'? (A) Odisha (B) Maharashtra (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) BiharQ.78. Where is the Central Temperate Horticulture

Institute located? (A) Srinagar (B) Shimla (C) Raipur (D) JhansiQ.79. Which of the following has written the poem 'Light

of Asia' on the life of Gautam Buddha? (A) Edwin Arnold (B) Charles Dickins (C) Virginia Wolf (D) Martin Luther KingQ.80. Which dynasty first ruled among the rulers of

Vijayanagara Empire? (A) Aravidu dynasty (B) Sangam Dynasty (C) Tuluv Dynasty (D) Saluva DynastyQ.81. Which of the following ports was called 'Babul

Mecca or Mecca Gate' in the Mughal period? (A) Surat Port (B) Kandla Port (C) Tuticorin Port (D) None of theseQ.82. Where was the 'Ryotwari system' first implemented

by the British? (A) Baramahal District, Tamil Nadu (B) Madras (C) East Bengal (D) Munger, BengalQ.83. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (A) Santhal Rebellion --------- 1855-56 AD

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tackle air pollution in the national capital.

(B) Sanyasi Rebellion --------- 1763-1800 AD (C) Indigo Rebellion ------------- 1859-60 AD (D) Pabna Rebellion ---------- 1886-97 ADQ.84. Who among the following was the founder of

Gandhi Seva Sangh? (A) Pyaare Lal (B) Jamnalal Bajaj (C) Pattabhi Sitaramaiya (D) Mahatma GandhiQ.85. Who among the following is the inventor of

Dynamo? (A) Michael Faraday (B) Samuel Mars (C) Elisa Otis (D) Graham BellQ.86. 'Electromagnetic forces are measured' based on

which of the following laws? (A) Coulam's law (B) Faraday's law (C) Kepler's law (D) Law of FlotationQ.87. How many 'joules' is equal to 1 calorie? (A) 252 Joules (B) 4.186 Joules (C) 4186 Joules (D) None of theseQ.88. Any machine is the most permanent when its

energy is: (A) Minimum (B) Maximum (C) Equal to the speed of the machine (D) None of theseQ.89. According to the World Health Organization, the

pH of drinking water should be: (A) Between 6.5 to 8.5 (B) Between 7.0 to 8.5 (C) Between 7.5 to 9.5 (D) Between 5.5 to 7.5Q.90. Which of the following enzymes converts glucose

into ethanol? (A) Zymase (B) Insulin (C) Trypsin (D) PepsinQ.91. What is the chemical name of Vitamin B6? (A) Pyridoxine (B) Pantothenic Acid (C) Biotin (D) Folic acidQ.92. Which one of the following gases is released

mostly from landfills in urban areas? (A) Nitrogen (B) Hydrogen (C) Methane (D) Oxygen Q.93. Which one of the following is most sensitive to

environmental change?

(A) Amphibian (B) Reptile (C) Mammal (D) Insect Q.94. Which one of the following is the largest source of

electricity in India? (A) Hydropower plants (B) Nuclear power plants (C) Thermal power plants (D) Wind energy Q.95. The HIV virus weakens the immunity of a person

because it destroys: (A) mast cells (B) platelets (C) erythrocytes (D) lymphocytes Q.96. Which one of the following air pollutants

combines with the haemoglobin of human blood and reduces its oxygen-carrying capacity, leading to suffocation and may cause even death?

(A) Chlorofluorocarbon (B) Fly ash (C) Carbon monoxide (D) Sulphur dioxide Q.97. An irregular mode of reproduction resulting in the

development of an embryo without fertilization is called

1. Parthenogenesis 2. Apogamy 3. Sporophytic budding Select the correct answer using the code given

below. (A) 1 only (B) 2 only (C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3 Q.98. Which one of the following is not an allotrope of

carbon? (A) Coal (B) Diamond (C) Graphite (D) Graphene Q.99. In paper manufacturing, degumming of the raw

material is done using: (A) sulphuric acid (B) bleaching powder (C) caustic soda (D) nitric acid Q.100. Dolomite power is applied in some agricultural

lands. The purpose of applying it is to: (A) increase the pH of the soil (B) lower the pH of the soil (C) increase the phosphorus content of the soil (D) increase the nitrogen content of the soil

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CPO SI/QUANTITATIVE APTITUDEQ.101. Out of the two bar graphs provided below, one

shows the amounts (Rs in lakhs) invested by a company in purchasing raw materials over the years and the other shows the values (Rs in lakhs) of finished goods sold by the company over the years.

Q.101. What was the difference between the average amount invested in raw materials during 1997 to 2000 and the average value of sales of finished goods during the same period?

(A) 77.5 lakhs (B) 87.5 lakhs (C) 70.5 lakhs (D) 76.5 lakhsQ.102. If 15 men can complete a piece of work in 24 days

by working 8 hours a day, then in how many days can 18 men do the same work by working 5 hours a day?

(A) 24 (B) 32 (C) 22 (D) 28Q.103. Pipes P and Q can fill an empty tank in 12 and

16 hours respectively, while pipe R can empty the full tank in 20 hours. If all three pipes are opened together, then the tank will get filled in:

(A) hr (B) hr

(C) hr (D) hr

Q.104. The given bar chart presents average marks obtained in English(E) and vernacular (V) by the students of five districts (D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5) in a state at the secondary level examination of a particular year (marks secured out of a total of 100).

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What is the difference between the average percentage of marks in vernacular of the districts (D1, D2, and D4) and (D3 and D5)?

(A) 3.5% (B) 22.5% (C) 1.7% (D) 11.3%Q.105. If 0≤θ≤90°, and sin (2θ+50°)= cos (4θ+16°), then

what is the value of θ (in degrees)? (A) 10° (B) 12° (C) 8° (D) 4°Q.106. A person’s monthly income is Rs. 50,000. He divides

it between his three sons A, B and C such that A got 50% of the total money, B got 20% of A and C got 15% of B and rest amount deposited in Bank. Next month his income increases by 40%, he maintained the percentage level of A, but B became 30% of A and C became 20% of B and rest amount deposited in Bank. Then find final deposited amount is how much percentage less or more than initial deposited amount? (Correct up to one decimal place)

(A) 8.2% less (B) 16.4% less (C) 8.2% more (D) 16.4% moreQ.107. If each side of an equilateral triangle is 18 cm, then

its altitude is equal to: (A) 6√3 cm (B) 3√2 cm (C) 9√3 cm (D) 3√6 cmQ.108. PQRS is a rectangle. T is a point on PQ such that RTQ

is an isosceles triangles and PT = 5QT. If the area of is 12√3 cm2, then the area of the rectangle PQRS is?

(A) 142 sq.cm (B) 142√3 sq.cm (C) 134 √3 sq.cm (D) 144 √3 sq.cmQ.109. 4 boys from Ashok nagar and 6 boys from Balod

together can do a piece of work in 5 days, the same work is completed by 5 boys from Ashok nagar and 10 boys from Chandan nagar in 4 days or 3 boys from Balod and 4 boys from Chandan nagar together

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can do in 10 days. Then how many boys from Ashok nagar can complete the same work in one day?

(A) 20 (B) 60 (C) 40 (D) 80Q.110. Find the length of median AD of a right angle

triangle ∆ABC , If BC = 25 cm and ∠BAC = 90°? (A) 12.5 cm (B) 24 cm (C) 14.5 cm (D) 10 cmQ.111. (320 + 342 + 530 + 915) (20 +22 - X+18) = 43,

then the value of x is: (A) 23 (B) 26 (C) 15 (D) 11Q.112. Which is the largest six-digit number, which

when divided by 12, 15, 20, 24 and 30, leaves the remainders 8, 11, 16, 20 and 26 respectively?

(A) 999956 (B) 999982 (C) 999964 (D) 999960Q.113. An article was sold for Rs. 12,920 after providing

three successive discounts of 15%, 20% and 24% respectively on the market price. What was the marked price?

(A) Rs 20000 (B) Rs 25000 (C) Rs 18000 (D) Rs 28000Q.114. The two parallel sides of a trapezium are 14 cm and

6 cm respectively. If the height of the trapezium is 16 cm, then what is its area in m2?

(A) 0.032 (B) 0.056 (C) 0.32 (D) 0.016Q.115. can be expressed as: (A) x4–(x-y)4 (B) (x+y)4–y4

(C) (x+y)4–x4 (D) (x–y)4–x4

Q.116. What is the HCF of 4/5, 6/8, 8/25? (A) 1/100 (B) 1/50 (C) 1/5 (D) 1/200Q.117. The average run rate of Indian Cricket against

Australia during the first 20 over is 4.5. If India has to chase a target of 282 runs in total ,then find the required run rate per over for the next 30 over ?

(A) 6.0 (B) 6.4 (C) 6.3 (D) 6.8Q.118. The bar graph shows the exports of cars of Type A

and B (in Rs millions).

The total exports of cars of type A in 2014 to 2017 is approximately what percentage less than the total exports of cars of type B in 2015 to 2018?

(A) 31.3 (B) 14.3 (C) 23.8 (D) 30.4Q.119. If the word PHOTOGRAPH is spelled with 'F' in

place of 'PH', then what would be the percentage reduction in the number of letters?

(A) 20% (B) 10% (C) 25% (D) 18%Q.120. A wheel has diameter 84 cm, then how far does the

wheel go (in metres) in 16 revolutions? (Take π = 22/7) (A) 27.48 (B) 21.12 (C) 42.24 (D) 36.28Q.121. What is the simplified value of:

(A) 4x/y (B) x/y (C) 2x/y (D) x/2yQ.122. The following pie-chart and table show the

percentage distribution of farmers in 5 states A, B, C, D & E of a country who claimed insurance due to drought in the year 2017 and ratio of males to females of the number of farmers in states, respectively. Study the pie-chart and the table carefully and answer the following questions.

Note: Some data are missing in the pie-chart and table, if required in any question find the missing data first and then answer the question.

Total number of farmers who claimed insurance in the year 2017 = 2,64,000.

The number of farmers who claimed insurance in

state C exceeds the total number of farmers (who claimed insurance) in state E and state A together by 5280. What is the percentage of farmers who claimed insurance in state E?

(A) 40% (B) 10% (C) 15% (D) 25%

Indian-origin author-poet, Bhanu Kapil, is among 10 shortlisted artists for this year's T.S. Eliot Prize, named after the renowned 20th-century American-British poet.

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Q.123. A shopkeeper makes a profit of 5%, after giving a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article. Then find the marked price of article, if the cost price of the article is Rs. 300 ?

(A) Rs 375 (B) Rs 320 (C) Rs 400 (D) Rs 350Q.124. The bar graph shows the exports of cars of Type A

and B (in Rs millions).

In which year, the average exports (per year) of car A over the five years was 10% more than the exports of cars of type A?

(A) 2015 (B) 2014 (C) 2017 (D) 2016Q.125. What is the simplified value of

(A) 8/13 (B) 4/13 (C) 6/13 (D) 5/13Q.126. Chetak has to travel a distance of 30 km. He finds

that he has covered 5/6 of the distance in 3 hours and 20 minutes. What is his speed of Chetak in km/h?

(A) 6.3 (B) 7.5 (C) 5.4 (D) 6Q.127. Which one among the following is the smallest? (A) √201-√199 (B) √401-√399 (C) √101-√99 (D) √301-√299Q.128. The bar graph shows the exports of cars of Type A

and B (in Rs millions).

What is the ratio of the total exports of cars of type A in 2014 and 2018 to the total exports of cars of type B in 2015 and 2016?

(A) 11:10 (B) 10:9 (C) 5:4 (D) 3:2Q.129. What is (0.08% of 0.008% of 8)(1/9)? (A) 0.8 (B) 0.08 (C) 0.2 (D) 0.64Q.130. A chord of the larger among two concentric circles

is of length 10 cm and it is tangent to the smaller circle. What is the area (in cm2) of the annular portion between the two circles?

(A) 5π (B) 10π (C) 25π (D) 5π/2Q.131. 60 discs each of diameter 21 cm and thickness 1/3 cm

are stacked one above the other to form a right circular cylinder. What is its volume in m3 if π = 22/7 ?

(A) 4.25×10(-2) (B) 8.05×10(-3)

(C) 6.93×10(-3) (D) 7.62×10(-2)

Q.132. A, B and C enter into a partnership with capitals in the ratio 2/3: 3/5: 5/6. After 8 months, A increases his share of capital to 5/4 of initial. Then find the share of C in the profit, if at the end of the year, the total profit earned is Rs. 5,820?

(A) Rs 2050 (B) Rs 2250 (C) Rs 2350 (D) Rs 2450Q.133. The given pie-chart represents the distribution of

the percentage of sales of a particular brand of car from five showrooms A, B, C, D and E during 2018. The total number of cars sold during that year from the five showrooms is 5000.

What is the central angle (nearest to 0.1 degrees)

of the sector corresponding to the sales from the showroom C?

(A) 56.7 (B) 60.5 (C) 48.6 (D) 50.4Q.134. The curved surface area of a right circular cone of

height 35 cm is, four times of the area of its base, then find the volume of the cone (in 10(-3) m3 and correct upto three-decimal places)?

(A) 2.626 (B) 3.384 (C) 2.994 (D) 3.316

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Q.135. A road which goes in north-south direction, a pole stands vertically on it. P, Q are two points towards the north of the pole, such that PQ = b, and the angles of elevation of the top of the pole at P. Q is α, β respectively. Then the height of the pole is:

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Q.136. A six-digit number 479xyz is exactly divisible by 7, 11 and 13, then find the value of {(y + z) ÷ x}?

(A) 11/9 (B) 4 (C) 13/7 (D) 7/13Q.137. A clock tower stands at the crossing of two roads which

point in the north-south and the east-west directions. P, Q, R and S are points on the road due north, east, south and west respectively, where the angles of elevation of the top of the towers are α, β, γ and δ respectively. Then find the value of (PQ/RS)2.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Q.138. A tank can be filled by three pipes, A, B, C in 2,3 and 6 hours respectively. If all three opened together, then find after what time should B be closed, so that the cistern gets filled in exactly 1 hr 15 min.

(A) 20 min (B) 30 min (C) 15 min (D) 45 minQ.139. If (2x + 3y + 4)(2x + 3y - 5) is equivalent to (ax2 +

by2 + 2hxy + 2gx + 2fy + c), then what is the value of {(g+f-c/abh}?

(A) 37/216 (B) 35/432 (C) 19/108 (D) 19/216Q.140. Sudeep invested 1/8 of a certain sum at 5% per

annum for two years and 3/5 of the sum at 6% per annum for two years and the remaining at 10% p.a. for two years. If the total interest received is Rs. 1,674, then find the total sum invested ?

(A) Rs 12500 (B) Rs 10500 (C) Rs 12000 (D) Rs 13000Q.141. The external and internal diameters of a cylinder

of steel are 10 cm and 8 cm respectively. If the length of cylinder is 84 cm then find its volume (in 10(-3) m3 and correct up to three decimal places)?

(A) 9.504 (B) 4.752 (C) 2.376 (D) 2.112Q.142. The given pie-chart represents the distribution of

the percentage of sales of a particular brand of

car from five showrooms A, B, C, D and E during 2018.The total number of cars sold during that year from the five showrooms is 5000.

What is the total number of cars sold from showrooms B and D?

(A) 1550 (B) 1650 (C) 1750 (D) 1450Q.143. The given bar chart presents the average marks

obtained in English (E) and vernacular (V) by the students of five district (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5) in a state at the secondary level examination of a particular year (marks secured out of a total of 100).

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What is the average percentage of marks in English of the five districts? (A) 67% (B) 68% (C) 75% (D) 73%Q.144. If 0≤90°, and sec107 θ+cos107 θ=2,then,(secθ+cosθ)

is equal to? (A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 2(-107) (D) ½Q.145. What is the simplified value of:

(A) 1/12 (B) 1/24 (C) 1 (D) 2Q.146. Rohit bought 100 kg of rice and sell it for a profit

to the extent of what he would have paid for 40 kg. What is his profit percentage?

(A) 20% (B) 25% (C) 30% (D) 40%

Indian Super League side Hyderabad FC roped in the services of youngsters Akash Mishra, Rohit Danu and Lalbiakhlua ''Biaka'' Jongte ahead of the upcoming season.

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Q.147. While tabulation of marks scored in an examination by the students of a class, by mistake the mark scored by one student got recorded as 93 in place of 63, and there by the average marks increased by 0.5. Then find the number of students in the class initially?

(A) 20 (B) 15 (C) 60 (D) 30Q.148. A sum of Rs. 40,000 becomes Rs. 44,100 at certain

rate of compound interest in two years, then find the rate of interest?

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 7.5 (D) 5

Q.149. The speed of two railway engines A and B are in the ratio 5:4. If they move on parallel tracks in the same direction and if the slower engine B is ahead of the faster engine A by 8 km when the latter starts, then how far will the faster engine A have to travel before it overtakes the slower one B?

(A) 36 (B) 32 (C) 48 (D) 40Q.150. The ratio of two numbers is 3:5. If 8 is added to the

first, and 7 to the second, then the ratio becomes 2:3. What will be the ratio becomes if 6 is added to each?

(A) 7:9 (B) 5:9 (C) 5:7 (D) 9:14

CPO SI/ENGLISH LANGUAGEQ.151. Select the synonym of the given word. AMPLIFY (A) magnify (B) electrify (C) satisfy (D) supplyQ.152. Select the most appropriate option to substitute

the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select, No substitution required.

This is the first time anybody have explored into this part of the country.

(A) anybody has explored this part (B) anybody has explored into this part (C) No substitution required (D) anybody have explored this partQ.153. Select the most appropriate meaning of the

underlined idiom in the given sentence. He has set up his business now as he knows the ins

and outs of it. (A) usefulness (B) importance (C) details (D) difficultiesQ.154. Select the word, which means the same as the

group of words given. The keeper of a museum (A) compere (B) curator (C) commissioner (D) conservatorQ.155. Select the synonym of the given word. REPLETE (A) restful (B) occupied (C) full (D) calmQ.156. Identify the segment in the sentence, which

contains the grammatical error. In this novel I came across some words which

meaning I do not know.

(A) came across (B) which meaning (C) In this novel (D) do not knowQ.157. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the

blank. Our new office is equipped__ all the latest

technology. (A) from (B) about (C) with (D) byQ.158. Select the wrongly spelt word. (A) couragious (B) precious (C) curious (D) victoriousQ.159. Select the word, which means the same as the

group of words given. A large enclosure for keeping the birds in (A) menagerie (B) aviary (C) aquarium (D) apiaryQ.160. Select the word, which means the same as the

group of words given. A person who eats human flesh. (A) carnivore (B) tribal (C) cannibal (D) scavengerQ.161. Select the wrongly spelt word. (A) gloomy (B) gloss (C) gobbel (D) gluttonQ.162. Identify the segment in the sentence, which

contains the grammatical error. To my point of view he should not have behaved in

such a manner. (A) should not have (B) behaved (C) To my point of view (D) in such a mannerQ.163. Identify the segment in the sentence, which

contains the grammatical error. The old man climbed seven floors with hardly no

effort at all.

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(A) climbed (B) at all (C) The old man (D) hardly no effortQ.164. Select the most appropriate option to substitute

the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required.

The cause of the disaster has not yet known but an enquiry has been set up to find out what happened.

(A) have not yet been known (B) No substitution required (C) was not yet known (D) is not yet knownQ.165. Choose the correct meaning of the Idiom. Leave in a lurch (A) Leave for one’s own work (B) Take advantage of someone (C) Make a fool of someone (D) Leave someone in a helpless conditionQ.166. Select the antonym of the given word. ADVERSITY (A) casualty (B) calamity (C) misfortune (D) prosperityQ.167. Select the word, which means the same as the

group of words given. A fortress typically one on high ground above a city (A) tower (B) citadel (C) palace (D) colossusQ.168. Select the most appropriate meaning of the

underlined idiom in the given sentence. Many people in our country like to feather their own

nest from the money they raise for social work. (A) enrich oneself by dishonest means (B) achieve something and be proud of it (C) make one's family comfortable (D) provide comforts in one's houseQ.169. Select the synonym of the given word. FOREGO (A) forget (B) give up (C) ban (D) go aheadQ.170. Select the antonym of the given word. ENTHUSIASM (A) fervor (B) nervousness (C) apathy (D) zealQ.171. Select the antonym of the given word. VANITY

(A) pride (B) dignity (C) humility (D) timidityQ.172. Select the most appropriate option to substitute

the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required.

Every year our association is having a meeting to elect the officers.

(A) No substitution required (B) are having a meeting (C) has a meeting (D) having a meetingQ.173. Select the wrongly spelt word. (A) dissappoint (B) disappear (C) disallow (D) discomfortQ.174-178. In the following passage, some words

have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

What does the word scout mean? During a war a soldier is chosen to go (A) of an army in order to (B) out where the enemy is. He then (C) back to the commander all the (D) he has gathered about the (E). Such a soldier is known as a scout.

Q.174. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. A.

(A) behind (B) before (C) ahead (D) afterQ.175. Select the most appropriate option to fill in

blank No. B. (A) call (B) bring (C) carry (D) findQ.176. Select the most appropriate option to fill in

blank No. C. (A) sends (B) tells (C) carries (D) reportsQ.177. Select the most appropriate option to fill in

blank No. D. (A) information (B) news (C) messages (D) communicationsQ.178. Select the most appropriate option to fill in

blank No. E. (A) commanders (B) army (C) soldiers (D) enemyQ.179. Select the wrongly spelt word. (A) blister (B) blossum (C) blind (D) blemishQ.180. Select the wrongly spelt word. (A) estimate (B) essencial (C) esteem (D) establish

Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC announced the signing of national team forward Farukh Choudhary on a three-year contract ahead of the upcoming season.

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Q.181. Identify the segment in the sentence, which contains the grammatical error.

I thanked him for his advices. (A) him (B) I thanked (C) advices (D) for hisQ.182. Select the most appropriate option to substitute

the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required.

Thirteen miners were trapped inside a coal mine due to flooding from a nearby river yesterday.

(A) were trapped into a coal mine (B) No substitution required (C) have been trapped inside a coal mine (D) trapped inside a coal mineQ.183-187. Read the following passage and answer the

questions given after it. Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh who was

buried in a lavish tomb filled with gold artifacts in the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was discovered in 1922 by an archaeological team led by British Egyptologist Howard Carter.

The tomb was mostly intact, an extraordinary find given that most of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings had been looted in ancient times. But while Tutankhamun's tomb was lavish, historical and archaeological evidence indicates that the young pharaoh was sickly and spent his short rule trying to undo a religious revolution that his father had started.

Tutankhaten (as he was called at birth) was born around the year 1341 B.C. His father was the pharaoh Akhenaten, a revolutionary pharaoh who tried to focus Egypt's polytheistic religion around the worship of the sun disc, the Aten. In his fervor, Akhenaten ordered the names and images of other Egyptian deities to be destroyed or defaced.

Tutankhamun ascended to the throne around 1332 B.C., when he was about 9 years old. Given his young age he would have relied heavily on his advisers. At some point his name was changed to Tutankhamun, removing the word "aten" — a reminder of his father's religious revolution from his name.

Tutankhamun also condemned his father's actions in a stela (a stone with inscription) found at Karnak, saying that Akhenaten's religious revolution caused the gods to ignore Egypt. Part of the stela reads "the temples and the cities of the gods and the goddesses, starting from Elephantine as far as

the Delta marshes ... were fallen into decay and their shrines were fallen into ruin, having become mere mounds overgrown with grass ... The gods were ignoring this land..."

Archaeological evidence indicates that Tutankhamun suffered from ill health. A study of his remains published in 2010 found that he suffered from a variety of maladies, including malaria and Kohler disease (a rare bone disorder of the foot). A number of canes have been found in Tutankhamun's tomb, finds that support the idea that the pharaoh had difficulty walking at times. It's not known what killed Tutankhamun. There have been numerous hypotheses put forward over the years. It's been suggested that he died from an infection caused by a broken leg or from injuries suffered in a chariot accident.

The boy king died in 1323 B.C. around the age of 18. His death was unexpected, and his tomb appears to have been finished quickly. Microbes found on the wall of the tomb indicate that the paint on the wall wasn't even dry when the tomb was sealed.

Howard Carter's team discovered the tomb's entranceway on November 4, 1922, and on November 26 they got inside.

While the treasures were incredible, the tomb was unusually small for a pharaoh's burial, containing only 110 square meters (1,184 square feet) of floor space. The tomb's small size may have been because the pharaoh died young and unexpectedly and there wasn't time to carve out a larger tomb.

Q.183. What is the main theme of the passage? (A) The tomb of Tutankhamun (B) The discovery of an incredible treasure (C) The life and death of the boy Pharaoh (D) The death of Tutankhamun and his burialQ.184. The discovery of a number of canes in the tomb

indicate that Tutankhamun: (A) suffered from an infection. (B) had difficulty in walking. (C) suffered from Malaria. (D) had fallen from a chariot.Q.185. Tutankhamun's father was a revolutionary.

What was his revolution? (A) He wanted the Egyptians to worship one God

– Aten. (B) Egyptians were asked to have no religion and

no god.

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(C) Images and names of all the Egyptian deities had to be destroyed.

(D) He wanted his people to be polytheistic.Q.186. Tutankhamun had a short rule. Most of his time

was used in: (A) looking after the well-being of his people (B) erecting stelas at different places (C) fighting with his own diseases (D) trying to undo the religious revolution of his fatherQ.187. Which statement is NOT TRUE, according to

the passage? (A) Tutankhamun’s tomb was lavishly filled with

gold artifacts. (B) The tomb was unusually small for a pharaoh's

burial. (C) The tomb appears to have been finished

quickly as the paint wasn't dry when it was sealed (D) Howard Carter's team discovered the tomb's

entranceway on November 26, 1922.Q.188. Select the word, which means the same as the

group of words given. A medical specialist who administers drugs for

relieving pain during surgery. (A) anesthetist (B) analgesic (C) nephrologist (D) dermatologistQ.189. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the

blank. The assistant in the library picked up the books

from the tables and put ______ back on the shelves. (A) they (B) its (C) them (D) itQ.190. Select the synonym of the given word. MASSIVE (A) thick (B) strong (C) solid (D) hugeQ.191. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the

blank. I looked at my damaged car and __________.

How much it would cost to repair it. (A) wondering (B) wondered (C) wonder (D) wondersQ.192. Select the most appropriate meaning of the

underlined idiom in the given sentence. After getting the news of his promotion, he was in

high spirits. (A) joyful (B) drunk (C) mad (D) hopeful

Q.193. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.

Don't take it seriously. He was simply pulling your leg.

(A) playing a joke with someone . (B) scolding someone for nothing (C) trying to comfort someone . (D) speaking in a harsh toneQ.194. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the

blank. You will not be allowed in the Film Festival____

you do not have a photo ID card. (A) in case (B) unless (C) but (D) whetherQ.195. Select the most appropriate option to substitute

the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required.

Everybody wants to be winning a prize in the arts competition.

(A) want winning (B) wants to have won (C) wants to won (D) No substitution requiredQ.196. Identify the segment in the sentence, which

contains the grammatical error. Why she was angry with her son? (A) she was (B) angry with (C) her son (D) WhyQ.197. Select the antonym of the given word. HOLLOW (A) vacant (B) narrow (C) shallow (D) solidQ.198. Select the synonym of the given word. HARASS (A) refuse (B) bother (C) help (D) careQ.199. Select the most appropriate word to fill in the

blank. You have travelled a long way. You ___ be tired (A) should (B) could (C) must (D) canQ.200. Select the antonym of the given word. LIVELY (A) sharp (B) bubbly (C) active (D) sluggish

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The Asan Conservation Reserve in Dehradun is the first wetland from Uttarakhand to be recognised by Ramsar.

Q.1.(D) 2. Failure 3. Focus 1. Foil 5. Foist 4. FoldQ.2.(A) 14 - 11 = 32 = 9 34 - 25 = 92 = 81Q.3.(C) +3,+3,+3Q.4.(A) 8 ÷ 4 × 6 + 3 – 6 = 9Q.5.(B)

Q.6.(D)

Q.7.(D)

= 9

Q.8.(B)

Q.9.(D)

Q.10.(B)

Q.11.(C) Book is written by Author and Table made by

carpenter.Q.12.(A) 31, 02, 13, 67, 03Q.13.(D)

Q.14.(B) Synonyms wordQ.15.(C)Q.16.(A)Q.17.(C) 12 = 1 + 2 = 32 = 9 33 = 3 + 3 = 62 = 36 14 = 1 + 4 = 52 = 25Q.18.(D) Foundation → Walls → Terrace (3) (4) (5) Plaster → Painting (1) (2)Q.19.(B) 121 + 20 = 141 141 + 40 = 181 181 + 60 = 241Q.20.(B) Taj = 3 letters , Mahal = 5 letters Great = 5 letters, Pyramid = 7 lettersQ.21.(D) GLOBAL = 6 = 62 = 36 TEMPLE = 6 = 62 = 36Q.22.(B) Except Portgal = Amsterdam all others are

country and their capital.Q.23.(B) Except 161 all others are prime number.Q.24.(D) Except MNOPLO, the sum of all others letter's

position (according to English alphabet) is 81.Q.25.(B) Only conclusion I is implicit

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Q.26.(B) If only II is implicit.Q.27.(A) 5 Tuesday and 4 Saturday in the same month.Q.28.(C) 3=4 1=5 2=6Q.29.(B) 182 × 9 = 2916 142 × 10 = 1960 132 × 14 = 2366Q.30.(B)

Q.31.(C) 3 , 3 , 9 , 33 , 93 , 213 0 6 24 60 120 13-1 23-2 33-3 43-4 53-5Q.32.(D) 1 , 9 , 18 , 82 , 107 , 323 +23 +32 +43 +52 +63

Q.33.(D) K _ N Y_ K_N_ _ KE_Y _ KENYA/KENYA/KENYA EAEYANAQ.34.(D)

Q.35.(B)

Q.36.(B) LG = 12-7 = 5 3

125 RJ = 18-10 = 8 3

512

Prominent Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Kapil Dev Kamat passed awa in the Bihar capital. He was 69.

Q.37.(B) OM = 15+13 = 28 = 2+8 = 10 NAMO =14+1+13+15 =43 = 7 SHIVAY = 19+8+9+22+1+25 = 84 = 8+4 =12Q.38.(B) Timely rain can improve production.Q.39.(B) 14, 522(152=225), 652(162=256) 12, 961(132=169), 691(142=196)Q.40.(C) +34, +34, +34, +34.........Q.41.(D) 28 + 14 ÷ 7×8 = 44Q.42.(C) SUAARTAILQ.43.(B)

Q.44.(D) 45/9 = 5, 52 = 25, 72/9 = 8, 82 = 64Q.45.(D) 32÷2=16 , 16×2.5=40Q.46.(A)Q.47.(A) 34-25=9 45-36=9Q.48.(C)

14+5=19 +5=24 +5=29Q.49.(C)

Q.50.(D) Except figure (D), all other figures have a total

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EXPLANATION/CPO SI/GENERAL KNOWLEDGEQ.51.(A) Sikkim has the distinction of being the first

organic state in the world. Sikkim has started making bamboo water bottles for tourists.

Q.52.(B) India ranked 94th in the list of 107 countries in the 'Global Hunger Index, 2020'.

Q.53.(A) The Ramsar Convention of Wetland of the United Nations Agency has granted Ramsar Site status to 'Asan Wetland (Uttarakhand)'.

Q.54.(A) The Union Territory of Delhi has recently launched the 'Red Light On, Car Off' initiative as part of the campaign 'war against pollution'.

Q.55.(B) Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country to launch a Unified Registration Card for vehicle registration.

Q.56.(A) The theme of 'World Bamboo Day' celebrated globally on September 18, 2020 was 'Bamboo Now'.

Q.57.(A) The Karnataka State Government has launched a scheme called 'Economic Flutter' in September 2020 for the disbursement of loans through cooperative institutions.

Q.58.(A) The first toy cluster in India is located in Karnataka.

Q.59.(A) Stephan King is the author of the book ‘If in Bleeds’.

Q.60.(A) The 20th Asian Games will be held in Nagoya (Japan) in 2026.

Q.61.(C) 'The provision of qualification of judges of High Courts has been made in Article 217(2)'.

Q.62.(A) The President has the right to receive information from the Prime Minister through Article 78.

Q.63.(C) The provisions regarding acceptance of bills of the President of India mentioned in paragraph 111 do not include refund of money bills for reconsideration. Hence option C will be correct.

Q.64.(C) According to the Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019, the tenure of the Chief Information Commissioner and other Information Commissioners will be determined by the Central Government.

Q.65.(C) Political party CPM was formed in the year 1964.Q.66.(B) Asbestos dust causes lung cancer. Q.67.(A) The headquarters of the International Maritime

Organization is located in London.Q.68.(A) Solar energy is most used in organic quantities.

It is the biggest source of alternative energy.

Q.69.(A) According to the census of 2017, the total number of elephants in India is 27312.

Q.70.(A) Periyar National Park is mainly known for the wild animals like 'elephant and tiger'.

Q.71.(A) The outermost chain of Himalayas is known as Shivalik.

Q.72.(D) Kingri-Vingri Pass is not located in Ladakh. It is located in Uttarakhand.

Q.73.(A) 'Sehriya tribe' is a major tribe found in Rajasthan. Q.74.(B) Dudhsagar waterfall is situated on the Mandvi

River on the border of the states of Goa and Karnataka.

Q.75.(A) Meja Dam is situated on the Kothari river in Rajasthan.

Q.76.(D) In the production of tea, China stands first, India second, and Kenya third.

Q.77.(C) Andhra Pradesh occupies the first place in storage of 'mica'.

Q.78.(A) The Central Temperate Horticultural Institute is located in Srinagar.

Q.79.(A) On the life of Gautama Buddha, 'Light of Asia' poetry has been composed by Edwin Arnold.

Q.80.(B) The Sangam dynasty (1336–1485 AD) first ruled among the four kingdoms of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Q.81.(A) During the Mughal period, Haj pilgrims used to do Haj through Surat port. Hence Surat port was called 'Babul Mecca or Mecca Gate' in the Mughal period.

Q.82.(A) The Ryotwari system, a land revenue system implemented by the British, was first implemented in Baramahal district, Tamil Nadu.

Q.83.(D) Pabna Rebellion, 1873-76 occurred in AD. Q.84.(B) The founder of Gandhi Seva Sangh was a

Gujarati cloth merchant Jamnalal Bajaj. He is also called the fifth son of Gandhiji.

Q.85.(A) The inventor of dynamo is British scientist Michael Faraday.

Q.86.(A) The measurement of 'electromagnetic forces' is done on the basis of Coulam's law.

Q.87.(B) 1 calorie = 4.186 joules. Q.88.(A) Any machine is the most permanent when its

energy is minimum. Q.89.(B) According to the World Health Organization, the

pH of drinking water Must be between 7.0 to 8.5.

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University of Mysore on 19th October at 11:15 AM, via video conferencing.

Q.90.(A) The ' zymase enzyme' converts glucose into ethanol.

Q.91.(A) The chemical name of vitamin B6 is pyridoxine. Its sources are milk, yeast, grains, meat.

Q.92.(C) Landfill areas is a complex mix of different gases created by the action of microorganisms within a landfill. Landfill gas is approximately 40% to 60 % methane, with the remainder being mostly carbon dioxide.

Landfill gases have an influence on climate change. The major components are CO2 and methane, both of which are greenhouse gas.

Q.93.(A) Amphibians are one of the most sensitive groups to change, whether that is caused by habitat loss, invasive species, disease, trade or climate change.

Amphibians are, however, declining faster than other groups of vertebrates, such as mammals, birds and reptiles. There are two main reasons why amphibians are more sensitive to environmental changes than other animals, making them important indicators of environmental threats that may affect all kinds of wildlife.

Q.94.(C) Thermal power is the "largest" source of power in India. There are different types of thermal power plants based on the fuel used to generate the steam such as coal, gas, and Diesel, natural gas. About 71% of electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants.

Q.95.(D) HIV is spread primarily by unprotected sex contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. Some bodily fluids, such as saliva, sweat and tears, do not transmit the virus. HIV is a member of the group of viruses known as retroviruses.

The virus destroys a type of white blood cell in the immune system called a T-helper cell – also referred to as a CD4 cell – and uses these

cells to make copies of itself. As HIV destroys more CD4 cells and makes more copies of itself, it gradually weakens a person's immune system.

Q.96.(C) Carbon monoxide is the air pollutants combines with the hemoglobin of human blood and reduces its oxygen carrying capacity, leading to suffocation and may cause even death

Q.97.(D) In parthenogenesis formation of fruit occurs without fertilization in apogamy haploid (n) vegetative cell forms embryo without gametogenesis and fertilization , In sporophytic budding diploid (2n) vegetative cell forms embryo from bud by vegetative reproduction thus, all of these processes are irregular modes of reproduction. So, all three are correct

Q.98.(A) Carbon is capable of forming many allotropes due to its valency. Well-known forms of carbon include diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerene, Graphenylene, Diamane etc but not Coal because it is not 100% carbon. It contains lot of silica, sulphur and other compounds of carbon apart from carbon.

Q.99.(C) In the production of white paper, the wood pulp is bleached to remove any colour from the trace amounts of lignin that was not extracted in the chemical pulping process.

There are three predominant methods of bleaching: Elemental chlorine bleaching, Elemental chlorine-free bleaching, and totally chlorine-free bleaching.

Q.100.(A) Dolomite is an anhydrous carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate, ideally CaMg (CO3)2. The term is also used for a sedimentary carbonate rock composed mostly of the mineral dolomite.

Dolomite is being used as Fillers by detergents, steel, paints, and ceramics.It provides valuable nutrients to plants and helps change the pH of the soil by raising it to match the plant’s needs.

EXPLANATION/CPO SI/QUANTITATIVE APTITUDEQ.101.(A) Average amount invested in raw material during

1997 to 2000 = (375 + 330 +525 +420)/4 = 1650/4 = 412.5 Average amount of sales of finished good during

1997 to 2000 = (500 + 400 + 600 + 460)/4 = 1960/4 = 490 Required difference = 490 - 412.5 = 77.5

Q.102.(B) We know that, Total Work = M× H × D M = Number of Men , H = Number of hours , D

= Number of days, Let, the number of days is d, then According to question, 15 × 24 × 8 = 18 × d × 5

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d = 32 daysQ.103.(D)

Total work = 240 unit Time taken by all three = 240/(20 + 15 - 12) = 240/23

= hours

Q.104.(B) Total marks of D1, D2 and D4=80+70+75=225 Average marks of D1, D2 and D4 = 225/3=75 75 means 75% because the maximum marks of

each subject are 100. Total marks of D3 and D5 = 50+55=105 Average marks of D1 and D5 = 105/2 = 52.5 Average percentage of D1 and D5 = 52.5% Required difference = 75% - 52.5% = 22.5%Q.105.(D) sin (2q + 500) = cos (4q + 160) sin (2q + 500) = sin [900 - (4q+160)] 2q + 500 = 900 - 4q - 160

2q + 4q = 740 - 500

6q = 240

q = 240/6 q = 40

Q.106.(D) Let person’s total income is 100 Money obtained by A = 50 Money obtained by B = 50× 20/100=10 Money obtained by C = 10 × 15/100=1.5 Sum deposited in bank = 100 – 50 – 10 – 1.5 =

38.5 His new income = 100 + 40 = 140 From new income , Money obtained by A = 140 of 50% = 70 Money obtained by B = 70 of 30% = 21 Money obtained by C = 21 of 20% = 4.2 new sum deposited in bank = 140 – 70 – 21- 4.2

= 44.8 increase in deposited money = 44.8 – 38.5 = 6.3 % increase = 6.3/38.5 ×100 = 16.4%Q.107.(C) Side of equilateral triangle = 18 cm Height of equilateral triangle = √3/2×18 = 9 √3 cm

Q.108.(D)

Given, PT = 5QT PT : QT = 5 : 1 Let the ratio of PT : QT be 5x :x PQ = PT + QT PQ = 5x + x PQ = 6x PQ = RS [PQRS is a rectangle] RS = 6x In rectangle PQRS, there are three triangle

∆PST, ∆RTQ and ∆STR Area of ∆RTQ = 1/2 × Base × height 1/2 × x × RQ = 12 3

RQ = (12 3 × 2) /x

RQ = 24 3 / x

Area of rectangle PQRS = ar ∆RTQ + ar ∆PST + ∆STR

Area of rectangle PQRS = (1/2) × QT × RQ + (1/2) × PT × RQ + (1/2) × SR × RQ

Area of rectangle PQRS = (1/2) × RQ [QT + PT + SR] = (1/2) × ( 24 3 / x ) [x + 5x + 6x]

Area of rectangle PQRS = [12 3 /x] ×[12x] = 144 3 sq.cm.

Q.109.(C) As we know, Total work of first group = total work of second

group = total work of third group (4A + 6B) × 5 = (5A + 10C) × 4 = (3B + 4C) ×

10 (4A + 6B) × 5 = (3B + 4C) × 4 = (3B + 4C) × 10 4A + 6B = 6B + 8C 4A = 8C A : C = 8 : 4 A : C = 2 : 1 ...(1)

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Again, (5A = 10C) × 4 = (3B = 4C) × 10 20A + 40C = 30B + 40C 20A = 30B A : B = 30 : 20 A : B = 3 : 2 ...(2) From equation (1) and equation (2) A : B : C = 6 : 4 : 3 Total work = (4A = 6B) × 5 = (4 × 6 + 6 × 4) × 5

= 48 × 5 = 240 Let number of students from school A complete

the work be x. x × 6 = 240 x = 240/6 x = 40Q.110.(A)

Given, ∆ABC is a right triangle and BC is the

hypotenuse. and BC = 25 cm As we know, Median of right triangle is = Hypotenuse/2 Þ 25/2 \ the length of AD is 12.5 cmQ.111.(D) (320+342+530+915) ÷ (20+22-x+18)=43 2107/(60-x)=43 60-x=2107/43=49 x=60-49 x=11Q.112.(A) LCM of 12, 15, 20 , 24, 30 is 120 As we know, (12-8) = (15-11) = (20-16) = (24-20) = (30-26) = 4 As we know, 6 digit largest number = 999999

So, number divisible by 120 = 999999 - 39 = 9999960

Required number is = 999960 - 4 = 999956Q.113.(B)

MP = Rs. 25000

Q.114.(D) As we know , Area of trapezium = 1/2×(sum of parallel

sides)×Height Area of trapezium = 1/2×(14 +6)×16 = 160 sq. cm = 160/10000 sq. meter = 0.016 sq. meterQ.115.(A) (4x3y-6x2y2=4xy3-y4) Þ 2xy3-2x2y2-y4=4x3y=2xy3-4x2y2

Þ -y2(-2xy+2x2+y2)+2xy(2x2+y2-2xy) Þ (2xy-y2) (2x2+y2-2xy) Þ (x2-x2-y2+2xy) (x2+x2+y2-2xy) Þ [x2-(x-y)2] [x2+(x-y)2] Þ x4-(x-y)4

Q.116.(A) HCF of 4/5, 6/8, 8/25 = HCF of numerator/LCM of denominator HCF of 4, 6 and 8 = 2 LCM of 5, 8 and 25 = 200 HCF of 4/5, 6/8 and 8/25=2/200=1/100Q.117.(B) Total runs in 50 overs = 282 Average of runs in 20 overs = 4.5 Sum of run in 20 overs = 4.5 × 20 = 90 Runs need in remaining 30 overs = 282 - 90 =

192 Average runs in 30 overs = 192/30 = 6.4Q.118.(C) Total exports of cars of type A in 2014 to 2017 =

200+150+275+175=800 Total exports of cars of type B in 2015 to 2018 =

250+200+275+325=1050 Required percentage = [(1050 - 800)/1050] ×

100 = 23.8%Q.119.(A) Total word in PHOTOGRAPH is = 10 If PH is replaced by F1 then the total word in

FOTOGRAF is = 8 Required percentage = [(10-8)/10]×100=20%Q.120.(C) Radius of the wheel = 84/2 = 42cm

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Circumference of the wheel = 2pr = 2 × (22/7) × 42 = 264cm

Distance covered by the wheel in 1 revolution = Circumference of the wheel

Distance covered by the wheel in 16 revolution = 16 × 264 = 4224 cm = 4224/1000m

=42.24 mQ.121.(D)

2 2

2 22 2

2 22 2

1 1 1x x

8 y y

1 1 2x 1 2xx x

8 y yy y

1 1 2x 1 2xx x

8 y yy y

1 4x

8 y

x / 2y

+ − −

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⇒ + + − − +

⇒ ⇒

Q.122.(B) Total number of farmer = 264000

As we know,

x% of 264000 = 5280

x = [5280/264000]×100=2%

Percentage of farmer who claimed insurance in state C = 36%

Percentage of farmer who claimed insurance in state A = 24%

Let percentage of farmer who claimed insurance in state E be a%, then

According to the question,

a% + 24% + 2% = 36%

a% + 26% = 36%

a% = 36% - 26%

a% = 10%

Q.123.(D) CP of the article = 300

SP of the article = 300 × (105/100) =315

MP of the article = 315 × (100/90) = 350

Q.124.(B) Total exports of cars of type A = 200 + 150 + 275 + 175 + 300 = 1100

Average exports of cars of type A = 1100/5=220

In the year 2014, exports of the car were 200

200 × 110/100=220

\ in the year 2014 the export was 10% more than the average export over the years.

Q.125.(B)

Q.126.(B)

Q.127.(B)

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As we know, If numerator are same, then the fraction which

has largest denominator, has minimum value.Q.128.(B) Total exports of cars of type A in 2014 and 2018

= 200 + 300 = 500 Total exports of cars of type B in 2015 and 2016

= 250 + 200 = 450 Required ratio = 500 : 450 = 10 : 9Q.129.(C)

Q.130.(C)

Q.131.(C) Radius of disc r = 21/2 cm Height of 60 discs if they stacked one above the

other = 60 × 1/3 = 20 cm Volume of the cylinder = pr2h = (22/7) × (21/2)

× (21/2) × 20 = 6930cm3

As we know, 1cm3 = 10-6m 6930 cm3 = 6.93×10-3mQ.132.(B) Capitals ratio of A, B and C = 2/3 : 3/5 : 5/6 =

(2×30)/3 : (3×30)/5 : (5×30)/6 = 20 : 18 : 25 Capital ratio of A, B and C after end of the year, (20×8+20×5/4×4) : 18×12 : 25×12 = (160+100)

: 216 : 300 = 260 : 216 : 300 Capitals ration of A, B and C after end of the

year = 260x : 216x : 300x : = 65x : 54x : 75x According to the question, 65x + 54x + 75 x = 5820 194x = 5820 x = 5820/194 = 30 Share of C = 75 × 30 = Rs. 2250 Q.133.(D)

Q.134.(C)

r2 = 1225/15

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Volume of the cone = (1/3) × pr2h = (1/3) × (22/7) × (1225/15) × 35 = 2994 cm3

= 2994 cm3 = 2994/106m3 = 2994 ×10-6

m3 = 2.994 × 10-3m3

Q.135.(C)

Q.136.(B) As we know, 6 digit number in which 3 digit repeat xyzxyz is

divisible by 1001. And 1001 is divisible by 7, 11 and 13.

Q.137.(C)

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Let K is the point on the top of the tower and the height of the clock tower OK be h cm.

Q.138.(B)

Work done by A and C in 5/4hr = (3+1) × 5/4 =

5 unit

Q.139.(B) According to the question (2x + 3y + 4)(2x + 3y - 5) = (ax2 + by2 + 2hxy =

2gx = 2fy + c)

4x2 + 6xy - 10x + 6xy + 9y2 - 15y + 8x + 12y - 20 = (ax2 + by2 + 2hxy + 2gx + 2fy + c)

4x2 + 12xy - 2x + 9y2 - 3y - 20 = (ax2 + by2 + 2hxy + 2gx + 2fy + c)

On comparing a = 4, h = 6, g = -1, b = 9, f = -3/2 and c = -20 Now, {(g + f - c)/abh} {(-1 - 3/2 + 20)/4 × 9 × 6} {(-2 - 3 + 40)/2}/(4 × 6 × 9} (35/2)/216 35/432Q.140.(C) As we know; Simple Interest = PRT/100 Let total sum be Rs. x, then Remaining part = x - x/8 - 3x/5 = (40x - 5x -

24x)/40 = 11x/40 According to the question (x × 1/8 × 5 × 2)/100 + (x × 3/5 × 6 × 2)/100 +

(x × 11/40 × 10 × 2)/100 = 1674 5x/400 + 36x/500 + 11x/200 = 1674 (25x + 144x + 110x)2000 = 1674 279x/2000 = 1674 x = 1674 × 2000/279 x = 12000Q.141.(C)

Q.142.(A) Total number of cars sold from the showrooms

B and D = 5000 × [(22+9)/100] 5000 × (31/100) = 1550

The Annual Naval Exercise Malabar-2020 is expected to be held in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea later this year.

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Q.143.(D) Total marks obtained in English by all five districts = 70+60+60+85+90=365

Average marks = 365/5=73 As we know, Maximum marks of English is

100, then Required percentage = 73/100×100=73%Q.144.(A)

Q.145.(C)

Q.146.(D)

Q.147.(C) Let the total number of students be x and average

marks of the students be y, then

Q.148.(D)

Q.149.(D) Speed ratio of two engines is = 5 : 4 Let the speed of the faster engine is 5km/hr and

speed of the slower engines is 4km/hr The distance of the two engines = 8 km Required time to overtake by faster engine = 8/

(5-4) = 8hr Distance covered by the faster engine in 8 hrs =

5 × 8 = 40 kmQ.150.(D)

If 6 is added in each then new ratio = (30+6) :

(50+6) = 36 : 56 = 9 : 14

Bahrain and Israel signed a series of key agreements covering bilateral relations, agriculture, trade, civil aviation, telecommunications and financial services.

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EXPLANATION/CPO SI/ENGLISH LANGUAGEQ.151.(A) AMPLIFY (v): make (something) more marked

or intense. For other options: Electrify (v): charge with electricity; pass an

electric current throughQ.152.(A) ‘anybody’ is a singular pronoun and ‘explore’ is

not followed by ‘into’.Q.153.(C) Ins and outs- everything.Q.154.(B) For other options: Compere (n): a person who introduces the

performers or contestants in a variety show. Conservator (n): a person responsible for the

repair and preservation of things of cultural or environmental interest, such as buildings or works of art.

Q.155.(C) For other options: Restful (Adj.)- having a quiet and soothing

quality. Occupy (v)- fill or take up (a space or time).Q.156.(B) Whose should be used to express of whom or of

which (used to indicate that the following noun belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause).

Q.157.(C) Equip is followed by ‘with’.Q.158.(A) Courageous is the correct word which means not

deterred by danger or pain; brave.Q.159.(B) For other options: Menagerie (n): a collection of wild animals kept

in captivity for exhibition. Aquarium (n): a transparent tank of water in

which live fish and other water creatures and plants are kept.

Apiary (n): a place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives.

Q.160.(C) For other options: Carnivore (n): an animal that feeds on other

animals. Tribal (n): of or characteristic of a tribe or tribes. Scavenger (n): an animal that feeds on carrion,

dead plant material, or refuses.Q.161.(C) Gobble (v): eat (something) hurriedly and noisily. For other options: Gloomy (Adj.): dark or poorly lit, especially so

as to appear depressing or frightening.

Gloss (Adj.)- shine or lustre on a smooth surface. Glutton (Adj.)- an excessively greedy eater.Q.162.(C) ‘In my point of view’ will be correct.Q.163.(D) ‘Hardly’ does not take negative words, so it

should be ‘hardly any’.Q.164.(D) The sentence is to be expressed in Present

Passive form so it can be ‘has not been known’ or ‘is not known’.

Q.165.(D) E.g. - Jane was angry enough to quit without giving notice, leaving her boss in the lurch.

Q.166.(D) Adversity (n): a difficult or unpleasant situation. For other options: Calamity (n): an event causing great and often

sudden damage or distress; a disaster.Q.167.(B) For other options: Colossus (n): a statue that is much bigger than

life size.Q.168.(A) E.g. - He may have decided to feather his nest by

blackmail.Q.169.(B) For other options: Ban (v): officially or legally prohibit (something).Q.170.(C) Enthusiasm (n): intense and eager enjoyment,

interest, or approval. Apathy (n): lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. For other options: Fervor (n): intense and passionate feeling.Q.171.(C) Vanity (n): excessive pride in or admiration of

one's own appearance or achievements. Humility (n): the quality of having a modest or

low view of one's importance. For other option: Dignity (n): the state or quality of being worthy

of honour or respect. Timidity (n): lack of courage or confidence.Q.172.(C) ‘Have’ in the sense of ‘possession’ is not used in

V (ing) form.Q.173.(A) Disappoint is the correct word.Q.174.(C) Out of the given alternatives, only ‘ahead’ takes

‘of’.Q.175.(D) Find out means to discover.Q.176.(D) Report (v): give a spoken or written account of

something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

India and Oman have agreed to expedite their internal procedures for signing and ratification of a protocol to amend the bilateral double taxation agreement.

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Q.177.(A) Information (n) - facts provided or learned about something or someone.

Q.178.(D) Enemy (n) - a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

Q.179.(B) Blossom is the correct word which means a flower or a mass of flowers, especially on a tree or bush.

For other options: Blister (n): a small bubble on the skin filled with

serum and caused by friction. Blemish (n): a small mark or flaw which spoils

the appearance of something.Q.180.(B) Essential is the correct word which means

absolutely necessary; extremely important. For other options: Esteem (n): respect and admiration.Q.181.(C) ‘Advice’ is something which can’t be counted,

hence it should not be written in plural.Q.182.(B) ‘were’ is correct according to the adverb of time

‘yesterday’.Q.183.(C) This answer can only be understood by reading

the whole passage.Q.184.(B) The answer lies in the sixth paragraph.Q.185.(A) The answer is inferred from the third paragraph.Q.186.(D) The answer is clearly given in the second

paragraph.Q.187.(D) The answer is given in the second last passage.Q.188.(A) For other options: Analgesic (Adj.)- (of a drug) acting to relieve

pain.

Nephrologist is a physician who studies and deals the adult and pediatric study of the kidneys and its diseases.

Dermatologist (n): a medical practitioner qualified to diagnose and treat skin disorders.

Q.189.(C) ‘Objective case’ of pronoun is required.Q.190.(D) Massive (adj.) - huge.Q.191.(B) As the sentence is given in the past indefinite

tense, wondered is the correct option.Q.192.(A) E.g. - The team returned in high spirits after

they won at the match.Q.193.(A) Pull one’s leg means to play a joke with

someone.Q.194.(A) ‘In case’ means ‘as a provision against

something happening or being true’.Q.195.(B) All the other options can be eliminated on the

basis of grammatical rules.Q.196.(A) Wh. word + helping verb + subject + verb +

object? Is the correct structure of interrogative sentence.

Q.197.(D) Hollow and vacant are synonyms. For other options: Narrow (Adj.)- of small width in relation to

length. Shallow (Adj.) - of little depth.Q.198.(B) Harass (v) - subject to aggressive pressure or

intimidation; bother.Q.199.(C) Must (helping verb) - expressing an opinion

about something that is logically very likely.Q.200.(D) Sluggish (Adj.)- slow-moving or inactive. Bubbly (Adj.)- full of cheerful high spirits.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy has announced a relief aid of Rs. 10 crore to flood-hit Telangana for the ongoing relief efforts.