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https://t.me/pdf_pk WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM From the Editor’s Desk Dear Readers, Bankers Adda in collaboration with Career Power brings to you Competition Power (August Edition). The reason why this collaboration is so important & a landmark event as both BA & Career Power has had a long & extremely successful association with students appearing for competitive exams. This magazine includes various initiatives that cover various aspects of Banking & SSC exams in an exhaustive manner. Keeping in mind the upcoming exams, we have covered Current Affairs for not only the month of June 2017 but also for the month of May 2017 under the name “Current Affairs Zinger”. To make learning easy for the students we have also introduced another initiative by the name "NEWS MAKER OF THE MONTH" which covers all the important people, appointments, awards, etc. that have made news. Having covered the GK & CA portion in an exhaustive manner, we have also given equal importance & focus to all the other aspects of the exams, be it Covering each aspect of the various subjects (like reasoning, english, quant, computers) right from building the student's concepts to helping him practice a few topics or be it Interview Preparation or Guidance & boosting the confidence of students. We Have It All Covered!!! Along with this we have also included Previous Year Paper of SSC CGL TIER-I, SSC CGL 2017 Tier 1 Practice Set, IBPS RRB PO 2017 Prelims Practice Set , IBPS PO 2017 Prelims Practice Set, IBPS PO Mains 2017 Practice Set , SBI PO Mains 2017 Memory Based Mock of Reasoning & Quant Section for practice for our readers, so that they can increase their speed & accuracy. This edition of Magazine also includes a new series named “Twisted Ones” which will have questions with higher difficulty level. Basically this magazine is a one stop place for all those preparing for government sector competitive exams. Within few months of its launch, it has become quite popular among the students, who love to refer to it for their exams. We believe that each & every student has the hidden potential to reach the unattainable heights, & it is our responsibility to provide them with a platform that hones their skills enabling them to overcome each & every challenge that comes their way while appearing for these exams. Having said this I would like to give special thanks to the specialized mentors of Bankers Adda & Career Power team for providing us with the needed support & making this magazine a success. Good Luck & God Bless Team Competition Power !!  Motivational Articles | 4  Success Story | 8  Handy Notes & Quizzes : - Boat & Streams | 28 - Height and Distance | 30 - Blood Relation | 32 - Sentence Completion | 34 - Computer Languages | 35 - Banking: A Brief On Monetary Policy | 36 - Mughal Dynasty (Part-4) | 37

GK Hindu Review : June 2017 | 39 Current Affairs Zinger: May 2017| 45 Twisted Ones | 55-61 All About the IBPS RRB 2017: Pattern, Cut Off and Syllabus | 62  Qatar Crisis: Isolation of Qatar by Gulf powers | 64  Vocabulary for Banking and SSC Exam | 65    

WHAT’S THERE? NEWSMAKERS OF THE MONTH | 5-7 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 9-27 India In News | State In News | News From The Banking Sector News Related To Indian Economy | Business News | Agreement | Mou Signed Committees In News | Ranks And Reports | Pm Visits | New Appointments | Obituaries | Awards | Defence | Sports News & more

MOCK PAPERS & PRACTICE SETS | 68-137 SSC CGL TIER-I : Previous Year Practice Set – 68 SSC CGL 2017 : Prelims Practice Set - 76 IBPS RRB PO 2017 : Prelims Practice Set – 84 IBPS PO 2017: Prelims Practice Set – 93 IBPS PO 2017 : Mains Practice Set – 104 SBI PO : Memory Base (Reasoning & Quant) Practice Set | 125

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Motivational : SBI PO Mains: An Experience To Learn From It was just like any other day when I woke up at 6:00 am. Struggling to get out of the bed, I took approximately 15 mins to cover the three full step. I was slower than the slowest animal Sloth. But I did reach the destination. I was wondering about the last day that was not so exciting as it was 4th June (SBI PO Mains Exam). I didn't want to remember the suffering I went through in those long 3 and Half hours. But eventually, my mind ditched me every time I tried to forget. I performed exceptionally well in Preliminary Exam but I was on backfoot in Mains exam. Where I did Wrong? Had I made any mistake? I started doubting my decision to get into the government sector. Well while walking into the park, I saw variety of people and again an effort to forget SBI PO Mains went into vein as the thought of getting failed was crossing my mind. Now I was having a whole day to imagine what could have been done to save myself from such torture and how I could have prepared.

But all these things don’t matter as the exam was finished and I had to move on. This was the time when I realized that it was a fair chance for each and every one. A chance where even the fresher had the equal opportunity to perform. Friends, these were all the thoughts of an aspirant who shared the trauma of SBI PO Mains. Well, these thoughts are natural but you should be strong enough to move on. Time to time introspection is necessary in a student's life. In order to achieve something big, you just need to perform at the right moment. Let's take the example of ICC Champion's trophy 2017, where India played really well. The batting line up was performing really well. But what happened in the final? Didn’t they deserve? Well, it was all about the pressure and the team who handled it well, won. This is the classic example that can help us understand that what kind of damage the pressure can do. We only have to be patient and wait for the right time. But now, Indian Team will have to look forward and learn from the mistakes they did during finals. Similarly we will also have to move on and grab the bigger opportunities lying ahead. This season just started and we have a lot of matches to play. We wish all the very best to the candidates for IBPS Exam 2017!!!

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News Makers of the Month: May-June 2017 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 2017 meeting held

During the meet, India and Pakistan became full members of SCO. India’s membership was strongly pushed by Russia while Pakistan’s entry into the grouping was backed by China. With this, SCO will now represent over 40% of humanity and nearly 20% of the global GDP.

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The meeting of the Heads of State Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held on 8-9 June 2017 in Astana. President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Chaired) Nursultan Nazarbayev, Chairman of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the meeting.

as with other international and regional organisations and structures. The heads of states welcomed the activities of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2017-2018. The heads of state praised the activities of the competent bodies of SCO member states and the SCO Regional AntiTerrorist Structure in combating terrorism, extremism, separatism ("the three evils"), and advocated further stepping up their activities in the sphere. The heads of states stressed that the SCO Convention on Countering Extremism, signed in Astana, will help strengthen the international legal framework for countering new challenges and threats along with the Shanghai Convention on Combatting Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism.

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The heads of state noted the importance of the Organisation's further consolidation as an effective fullfledged regional platform aimed at active participation in building a more equitable, polycentric model of the world order that meets the interests of each and every state, promoting the process of democratisation of international relations, creating an effective global and regional architecture of security and cooperation, and forming a human community linked by a common destiny.

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The SCO Secretary-General Rashid Alimov, Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres and other organizations head was also present in the meeting.

What is SCO? SCO was founded at a Summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the Presidents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India, Iran and Pakistan were admitted as observers at the 2005 Astana Summit. Note: The next meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council will be held in June 2018 in the People's Republic of China.

The heads of state exchanged views on a wide range of the most important areas of cooperation within the SCO framework as well as current regional and international issues, including the situation in Afghanistan, the Middle East, North Africa, and Ukraine. The heads of state stressed the importance of further developing the SCO's multilateral cooperation with the UN and its specialised agencies, CICA, CSTO, CIS, ASEAN, as well

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RBI released the second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy for the fiscal year 2017-18

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Jelena Ostapenko became the first unseeded woman to win at Roland Garros since 1933. She won the tournament at young age of 20.

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Repo rate unchanged at 6.25% Reverse repo unchanged at 6% Statutory Liquidity Ratio cut by 0.5% to 20% Growth forecast for 2017-18 lowered to 7.3% from 7.4% Inflation projected at 2-3.5% for H1, 3.5-4.5% H2, FY18 GST roll out not to have material impact on inflation Farm loan waivers risk fiscal slippages and inflationary spillovers 8. Need to revive private investment, restore banking sector health, remove infrastructure bottleneck 9. RBI to work with government to address stress in bank balance sheet

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The RBI reduced the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) by 50 basis points to 20 per cent of deposits and tightened the issue norms for overseas rupee-denominated bonds. RBI lowered the growth estimate in line with the CSO figures.The projection of real GVA growth for 2017-18 has been revised 10 bps downwards to 7.3 per cent.

French open 2017 was held recently from 22 May-11 June 2017 at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Numbers of records were shattered and created during the tournament. The game has witnessed so many turnovers in the matches that have made it one of the most exciting tournaments in the World. The second Grand Slam of the year ended with a historic 10th French Open title for the "King of Clay" Rafael Nadal.

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RBI kept the interest rates unchanged by saying that “premature action at this stage risks disruptive policy reversals later and the loss of credibility”. “The current state of the economy underscores the need to revive private investment, restore banking sector health and remove infrastructural bottlenecks. Monetary policy can play a more effective role only when these factors are in place. Therefore, the MPC decided to keep the policy rate unchanged with a neutral stance and remain watchful of incoming data”.

Nadal again won the ‘Grand-slam’ French Open

Rohan Bopanna became the 4th Indian to win a Grand-slam. Here is the complete list of all the winners in different categories of The French Open 2017. French Men's Singles Open TitleSpain's Rafael Nadal (10th French Title) defeated Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland). French Women's Singles Open Title- Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko (1st Grand Slam Title) defeated Simona Halep (Rome). French Men's Doubles Title- Michael Venus (New

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Transfer Orbit (GTO) and 10,000 kg into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). GSAT-19, a high throughput communication satellite is identified as the payload in this mission. This will be the heaviest satellite being launched from India till date.

French Open Mixed Doubles title- Rohan Bopanna (India) and Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Robert Farah.

All About the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, England & Wales

India's heavy lift launch vehicle GSLV Mk-III launched

Pakistan beat India to win their Maiden ICC Champions Trophy 2017

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The first developmental flight (GSLV MkIII-D1) of India's heavy lift launch vehicle GSLV Mk-III was successfully conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota with the launch of GSAT-19 satellite. This was the first orbital mission of GSLV MkIII which was mainly intended to evaluate the vehicle performance including that of its fully indigenous cryogenic upper stage during the flight. Weighing 3136 kg at lift-off, GSAT-19 is the heaviest satellite launched from the Indian soil.

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Facts about GSLV Mk-III GSLV Mk-III is a heavy lift launch vehicle which is capable of lofting payloads up to 4,000 kg into Geosynchronous

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The upper stage of GSLV MkIII vehicle is a new cryogenic stage (C25) indigenously configured, designed and realised by ISRO. The cryogenic stage used liquid Hydrogen and liquid Oxygen as propellants with a total loading of 28 tons. The stage is powered by a 20-ton thrust cryogenic engine (CE20) operating on ‘gas generator cycle’. About sixteen minutes after lift-off, GSAT-19 satellite was successfully placed in orbit. The Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka assumed control of the satellite. GSAT-19 is a high throughput communication satellite.

Pakistan clinched their maiden ICC Champion Trophy by defeating India in the final match that was played in Oval. Helped by 114 runs from Fakhar Zaman, Pakistan put up a total of 338 at the Oval. India were immediately under pressure and never settled with the bat, dismissed by a rampant Pakistan bowling attack for just 158 runs. The important awards that were given: 1. Fakhar Zaman was the Man of the match. 2. Hassan Ali wins the Golden Ball award for being the leading wicket taker. 3. Hassan Ali was also the Player of the Tournament. 4. Shikhar Dhawan wins the Golden Bat Award for scoring 338 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.

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Success Story : "Whatever Happens, Never Stop Your Journey": Jaisree (Canara Bank PO) Secondly, Interview experience shared by candidates helped a lot in my preparation.

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Strategies differ for everyone. Some people excel in quants while others go for reasoning. According to me, PRACTICE is the only strategy that makes you clear all sectional cutoffs even when you feel it difficult. I preferred online reading to books. For improving in English, read blogs of your personal interests. It also helps in your interviews when they ask about your hobbies. When I went for the interview, I met candidates who are from best coaching institutes and with better communication than me. But I didn’t feel demotivated. I felt that I am good enough to compete with such skilled people.

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According to my role model MS Dhoni’s words, ‘You can learn from the past and plan for the future, but what really matters is what you do in the present’

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I feel thankful to my bestie Sathiya vasanth (who deserve this success more than me) for moral support and ADDA247 team for technical support. Thank you for making this success story possible.

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My journey:: ASPIRANT TO ACHIEVER I completed my graduation in 2015 and got placed in an MNC company. But after 3 months, I quit my job and started my IBPS preparations in April 2016. My first attempt SBI PO was a failure. My next attempt was IBPS PO. Between SBI PO and IBPS PO, two factors made me what I am today (selected as PO & CLERK- CANARA BANK). They are hard work & perseverance. Failure is not a sin. But make sure, you put much more efforts after every failure, to reach your destination. There are myths that it takes 2 or more years to clear bank exams. But there are huge people around you proving it wrong every time.

There are times when you feel bored, you get frustrated and you feel like giving up, but NEVER STOP PRACTICING. There will be people waiting to question your career, criticise your failures, and bring you down. Turn deaf to them and move on.

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Hello friends, First of all, Be proud to be an Aspirant because We stood out from the crowd by choosing govt sector, We dealt with our study plans when our friends had weekend plans. We even dared to quit our jobs for full-time preparation. Our patience had been tested from time to time. Yes, tough times never last, but tough people do.

Congrats to all the achievers and all the best to the aspirants.

For all those doing self-preparation like me, ADDA247 proves to be a precious stone. There are two things in BANKERSADDA that I found special from other learning apps. Firstly, Memory based tests are more accurate when compared to other apps. They update the tests quickly which will be a great help to those writing exams scheduled next day.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS : 21st May to 15th June 2017 INDIA IN NEWS

citizens living in rural areas. Under the scheme, the Tele-Law portal will be available across the CSC network connecting the citizens to legal service providers. In the first phase, the TeleLaw scheme will be tested as a pilot across 1000 CSCs in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

India ratifies two key ILO conventions on child labour According to ILO, the Government of India deposited with the International Labour Office the instruments of ratification of the two fundamental ILO Conventions concerning the elimination of child labor, the Minimum Age Convention (No 138) and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (No 182). India is the 170th ILO member state to ratify Convention No 138, which requires states to set a minimum age under which no one shall be admitted to employment or work in any occupation, except for light work and artistic performances. In addition, India is the 181st member to ratify Convention No. 182, which calls for the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including slavery, forced labour and trafficking; the use of children in armed conflict; the use of a child for prostitution, pornography and in illicit activities (such as drug trafficking); and hazardous work.

Elections for India’s 15th President on July 17 The process for electing the 15th President of India will begin on June 14 with the Election Commission issuing the notification for the polls. As per the Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi (in Picture), the Presidential elections will take place on July 17. The Commission has set June 28 as the last date for filing nominations, while July 1 will be the last date for their withdrawal.

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Green flag to country’s first e-vehicle public transport Marking the third anniversary of the Narendra Modi government, Union surface transport minster Nitin Gadkari along with chief minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis flagged off taxi aggregator Ola's electronic vehicle (EV) services in the city. Nagpur will be the first in country to have such a service. A battery charging station for the vehicles was also inaugurated at the airport where the launch function was held.

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India's first canal top solar PV system at NTPC Mouda State-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has energized India's first 150 kWp canal top solar PV System on cooling water (CW) channel inside power station premises at its 2,320 MW, Mouda Thermal Power Project, near Nagpur in Maharashtra.

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Govt launches Tele Law to provide legal aid in rural areas via video conferencing The government of India has launched ‘Tele Law’ service to provide legal aid for the people living in rural areas through video conferencing. The service has been launched to make legal aid easily accessible to the marginalized communities and

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India becomes second largest steel producer in the world India overtook Japan to become the second-largest steel producer in the world after China in 2016, according to data released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF). India’s stainless steel production rose to 3.32 million tons for 2016 showing an impressive growth of about 9% over 3.0 million tons achieved in 2015. The data were released at ISSF annual conference in Tokyo, Japan.

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India to be first in world to run all government ports on green energy All 12 major domestic ports will soon switch to renewable energy to meet their entire power requirements, making India the first country to have all government-owned ports running on solar and wind energy. The government plans to install almost 200 megawatt solar and wind power generation capacity at the ports by 2019.

India launched partnership fund with UNOSSC India and United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) launched a partnership fund to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the developing world. This was launched on the occasion of World Oceans Day. PM Modi inaugurated India's longest bridge in Assam Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the country’s longest bridge - the Dhola-Sadia Bridge in Assam on Mr Modi walked a short distance over the bridge and enjoyed two minutes of solitude amidst his hectic schedule, with a strong wind above him and gushing waters below him as his companions. Mr Modi named the bridge after legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika. This three-lane, the 9.15-kilometre bridge has been built over the Brahmaputra river. It links Dhola to Sadia, both in Assam. The bridge will reduce the distance from Rupai on NH- 37 in Assam to Meka-Roing on NH-52 in Arunachal Pradesh by 165 KM.

STATES IN NEWS Telangana launches PashuBazar website for online cattle sale Telangana government has launched a website to facilitate the online sale or purchase of cattle. This can be done through pashubazar.telangana.gov.in website, which will help farmers as the cattle need not be brought to shandies every time and

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Inauguration of MITS Mega Food Park at Rayagada, Odisha. The first Mega Food Park in the state of Odisha MITS Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Rayagada has been inaugurated by Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.

Kerala government implements ‘green protocol’ for weddings Wedding ceremonies in Kerala are all set to become ‘green’, with the state government coming out with a green protocol to make auspicious occasions more nature-friendly. With its implementation, plastic and other non-biodegradable articles including disposable glasses and plates and thermocol decorations will be kept at bay from marriage functions.

A village in Manipur declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site Manipur Government declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state. The village covers an area of 11.35 sq km, has been declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site under Section 37(1) of Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

India’s first public bicycle sharing project launched in Mysuru Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah recently launched India’s first public bicycle sharing (PBS) initiative 'Trin Trin' in Mysuru. The World Bank, Global Environmental Fund, and state govt have jointly funded the initiative. Mysuru is the first city in India to have a public bicycle sharing system.

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EESL takes up first rural LED streetlighting project in Andhra Pradesh Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. has initiated a French agency funded project to retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in Andhra Pradesh. This is the first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the Centre’s Street Lighting National Project (SLNP). This replacement drive in rural areas will help the gram panchayats to cumulatively save approximately 147 million units of electricity annually, and lead to reduction of 12 crore tonnes of CO2. The entire capital cost of this project is being funded by French Development Agency.

Telangana launches T-Wallet for people with and without mobile phones Telangana Government has launched a digital wallet, named TWallet, which doesn’t charge transaction fee from consumers. The government is planning to use the wallet which is available in Google Play, for remittances under job guarantee scheme MNREGA and scholarships for students. T-Wallet is bi-directional in nature. While consumers use it for public and private transactions, the government can use it to make payments to various beneficiaries. It allows a maximum transaction of Rs1 lakh for e-KYC (know your customer) users. For non-KYC users, the limit is set to Rs20,000.

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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis launches portal for job seekers, employers Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched a web portal 'Mahaswayam' that will cater to job seekers, employers, entrepreneurs, and training institutes who can avail details regarding skill development and employment. Earlier, the state government ran three different portals- Maharashtra State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) portal for Skill Development, 'Maharojgar' for employment and 'Mahaswayamrojgar' for entrepreneurship. These three have now been merged into 'Mahaswayam', making it easier for all beneficiaries as well as the state to keep a track of the demand and supply of workforce.

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Odisha to have first automatic coastal warning for disasters in India Odisha is the first State in India to have developed an automatic public address system that can be activated along its entire coast. The State government is all set to commission the ambitious Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) that would enable loud sirens go off simultaneously from towers at 122 locations by July 2017.

Dailong village in Manipur declared Biodiversity Heritage Site The Manipur government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state. Dailong village, covering an area of 11.35 sq km, has been declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site under Section 37(1) of Biological Diversity Act, 2002. ‘Good morning’ squads to tackle open defecation in Maharashtra Maharashtra government has decided to form ‘good morning’ squads to monitor and prevent open defecation in villages and districts across the state. These squads will comprise representatives of local bodies, self-help groups, NGOs, students and social workers working in the area of sanitation and cleanliness. PM launches various projects of Kandla Port Trust, Gujarat Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has launched various projects of Kandla Port Trust at Gandhidham in Gujarat. He unveiled plaques to mark the laying of Foundation Stone for the construction of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Convention Centre and the development of the 14th and 16th General Cargo Berth.

Kolkata to get India's first underwater Metro Kolkata, the ‘City of Joy’ is about to experience a wonder in the form of an underwater Metro train which will run beneath the Hooghly river. It’s one of the path-breaking projects in India as

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Dr. Urjit R. Patel Governor, Reserve Bank of India; with the year of printing '2017’ on the reverse, are being issued. Indian Overseas Bank launches retail mart in Thiruvananthapuram Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), the Lead Bank for Thiruvananthapuram district, has launched the Retail Mart, a retail lending concept, in Kerala's capital city. The exclusive facility that handles retail products has started functioning at the main branch.

Delhi Police launch bicycle patrol The Delhi Police launched patrolling on bicycle to improve policing in congested localities in trans-Yamuna region of the city. The move is also being billed as a green initiative. The bicycle patrols will complement and supplement the existing motorcycle and PCR patrols which focus mainly on crime prevention along the arterial and main roads of Delhi.

SBI cuts interest rate on home loans above Rs 75 lakh by 10 bps State Bank of India, country’s largest lender cut the interest rate on home loans above Rs 75 lakh by 10 basis points (bps) to 8.60 percent. For salaried women borrowers, the loans will be offered at 8.55 percent. According to SBI, the new rates will be effective from June 15. The home loan rates offered are lowest in the industry.

Arun Jaitley inaugurates Telangana solar plant Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated a grid-connected solar power plant of 16 MW capacity at the Ordinance Factory in Telangana’s Medak district. He also dedicated a 9 MW capacity windmill project installed at Dammur in Karnataka at a cost of Rs 53 crore by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a defence PSU. The solar power plant at Medak has been set up at a cost of Rs105 crore by Bharat Electronics Limited.

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RBI initiates ‘prompt corrective action’ for Dena Bank Reserve Bank of India has initiated prompt corrective action (PCA) for Dena Bank in view of high net non-performing assets and negative return on assets. Previously, central bank had initiated PCA for IDBI Bank & UCO Bank in view of high NNPAs and negative ROA. Prompt Corrective Action is the action which will not have any material impact on the performance of the bank infact it will contribute to improve the internal controls of the bank and improvement in its activities.

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RBI Issues New Rs500 banknotes with inset letter ‘A’ In continuation of issuing of Rs500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series from time to time which are currently legal tender, a new batch of banknotes with inset letter “A” in both the number panels, bearing the signature of

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Vijaya Bank set to develop 100 digital villages Vijaya Bank is going to develop as many as 100 digital villages in various States of the country as part of its initiative to promote digital banking among the rural population.

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Yes Bank partners with TerraPay for faster international remittance Private sector lender Yes Bank has partnered with mobile payments switch TerraPay to enable real-time money transfer to bank accounts in India. Powered by TerraPay’s global clearing and settlement service, the partnership will make it faster and convenient for consumers to send money to any bank account.

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RBI conducted the financial literacy week To emphasize the importance of financial literacy, Reserve Bank of India observed June 5-9, 2017 as Financial Literacy Week across the country. The Week will focus on four broad themes, viz. Know Your Customer (KYC), Exercising Credit Discipline, Grievance Redress and Going Digital.

SBI, World Bank finance Rs. 400-cr solar projects State Bank of India and the World Bank announced that they had financed 100 MW of rooftop solar projects worth Rs400 crore in India. SBI has availed of a loan of $625 million from the World Bank for on-lending to viable Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar PV (GRPV) projects undertaken by developers, aggregators and end-users, for installation of rooftop solar systems. New pink-green one rupee notes to be in circulation soon Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation currency notes in one rupee denomination. New one rupee notes with predominantly pink-green on obverse and reverse in combination with other colours will be soon put into

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GST Council revises rates for 66 items India's most comprehensive indirect tax reform the goods and services tax (GST) is inching towards a July 1 rollout with the GST Council cutting the rate on household goods and other essential items. The GST council revised rates on 66 items such as pickles, sauces, fruit preserves, insulin, cashew nuts, insulin, school bags, coloring books, notebooks, printers, cutlery, agarbattis and cinema tickets, following representations from industry. Restaurants, manufacturers and traders having a turnover of up to Rs 75 lakh can avail of the composition scheme with lower rates of 5%, 2%, and 1%, respectively, with lower compliance, against Rs 50 lakh previously. A GST rate of 5% will be applicable on outsourcing of manufacturing or job work in textiles and the gems and jewelry sector. Bleaching and cleaning of human hair, a big industry in Midnapore, will not face any tax.

Karnataka Bank pact with HDFC Asset Management Karnataka Bank Ltd has entered into a distribution agreement to sell the mutual fund products of HDFC Capital Asset Management Ltd (HDFCAML) during exchanged the memorandum of understanding in Mangaluru, Karnataka. Bank of Baroda, IFFCO roll out co-branded debit card for farmers Bank of Baroda (BOB) and IFFCO rolled out their first set of cobranded debit cards for farmers as part of a novel initiative to push digitalisation and cashless economy. The co-branded debit cards, with inbuilt overdraft of Rs. 2,500 in special savings bank account, could be used for purchase of various agri products at IFFCO sale counters.

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Federal Bank launches new trading platform Federal Bank, in association with Geojit, has launched a new trading platform called “Selfie” for customers. Designed and managed by Geojit, the trading platform will give its users absolute control over their investments with timely research inputs to make sound investment decisions. The features of the Selfie Trading Platform are a uniform experience across multiple platforms and devices and an advanced charting platform that enables users to trade directly from charts, among others.

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Goldman, Citigroup among 5 bankers selected for IOC stake sale The government has selected five merchant bankers, including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, to manage the government's 3 per cent stake sale in IOC (Indian Oil Corporation) which could fetch about Rs 6,000 crore to the exchequer. The other bankers who have been selected by the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) for managing the stake sale are Deutsche Equities, SBI Capital Markets and ICICI Securities.

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Axis Bank to issue biodegradable prepaid gift cards Axis Bank Ltd has announced biodegradable prepaid gift cards on the occasion of World Environment Day. With this, the bank has become the first to introduce biodegradable cards in the country.

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HDFC Life launches AI-based insurance email bot 'SPOK' HDFC Life announced the launch of an artificial intelligencebased application 'SPOK' that can automatically read, understand, categorise, prioritise and respond to customer emails sent to the private insurer. 'SPOK', an insurance email bot, can read customer queries within milliseconds and respond to them. The deployment of SPOK will improve customer experience, while providing the support staff with the bandwidth to focus on customer satisfaction.

Narendra Modi government to scrap UGC, AICTE soon with HEERA University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) will soon be a thing of the past as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is planning to replace the two education regulators with a new Higher Education Regulator. This is being done to bring one single education regulator named HEERA in place. Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency or HEERA is the name of the new proposed regulator. Human Resource and Development Ministry (HRD) is working with the Niti Aayog towards the implementation of this new proposed regulatory body. They are working to bring the technical as well as the nontechnical institutions under the same umbrella.

EU-France-grant-3.5m-euros-to curb-emissions-in-India Aiming to reduce emissions and promote sustainability to help India’s smart city programme, France and the European Union have extended a grant of 3.5 million euros under the ‘Moblise Your City’ (MYC) initiative. Three Indian cities- Nagpur, Kochi and Ahmedabad -- will get the grant as part of the EU’s commitment under the Paris Climate agreement according to French Development Agency (AFD). NSE launches international exchange at GIFT city National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched its international exchange in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). NSE IFSC Ltd, the global exchange promoted by NSE, will

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Microsoft signs agreement to acquire Israeli security firm Hexadite Ransomware attacks have prompted Microsoft to sign an agreement to acquire Hexadite. This deal cost $100 million. Hexadite is an Israeli startup that uses Artificial Intelligence to identify and protect against cyber attacks.

States agree to GST rollout from July 1 GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council has cleared the pending rules, including transition provisions and returns, with all the States agreeing to the July 01st 2017 rollout of the tax.

NHB approves merger between Aadhar Housing Finance and DHFL Vysya Housing Finance The proposed merger between Aadhar Housing Finance and DHFL Vysya Housing Finance has hit the final lap with it got the nod from housing finance regulator National Housing Bank (NHB). Aadhar Housing Finance Chief Executive Officer Deo Shankar Tripathi stated that it had applied to National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for the next stage approval.

India’s GDP in Q4 grows 6.1%, loses fastest growing economy tag India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 6.1 per cent year-onyear during the January-March, 2017 period according to government data. With this, India loses its status of the world's fastest growing economy. China's GDP grew 6.9 per cent during the same quarter. The GDP growth rate for the full year (201617) came in at 7.1 per cent in line with official estimate compared to a revised growth figure of 8 per cent in FY16. Agricultural sector, which expanded 4.9 per cent during 2016-17 compared to 0.7 percent in the previous year 2015-2016.

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RCom-Aircel merged wireless company to be called Aircom Reliance Communications (RCom) Chairman Anil Ambani has announced that the merged entities of RCom and Aircel will be called Aircom. These merged entities are Reliance Communications and Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB). Both the companies announced their merger plans in September 2016.

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IRDAI takes over management of Sahara Life Insurance Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken over the administration of Sahara India Life Insurance, a first of its kind move in the insurance sector. The administrator will act as per the powers and duties and applicable provisions. R.K. Sharma, general manager, IRDA has been appointed as the administrator with “immediate effect” to manage Sahara India Life Insurance Company.

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India announces $500 mn assistance to Mauritius India announced a $500 million line of credit to Mauritius as the two countries resolved to deepen ties in a range of areas including the maritime domain. The two countries also signed a maritime security agreement after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth.

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As per Finance Ministry, Ministries to decide on FDI proposals within 60 days Union Government said that the Ministries will have to decide on FDI proposals within 60 days of the application and any rejection will need concurrence of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).

Airtel-Telenor India merger plan gets Sebi,BSE,NSE nod Bharti Airtel has received approvals from the Securities & Exchange Board of India, BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India for its proposed merger with Telenor India. Airtel entered into an agreement with Telenor South Asia Investments in February, 2017 to buy Telenor India’s operations in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam. These seven circles contribute about 35% to Airtel’s total revenue.

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EPFO gives nod to hike in stock investment to 15 per cent Employees Provident Fund Organisation has approved hike in investment limit in exchange traded funds (ETFs) to 15%, from the existing 10%, Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya stated it.

IOC overtakes ONGC to become India's most profitable PSU Indian Oil Corporation has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable stateowned company. IOC, which has for decades been India’s biggest company by turnover, posted a 70 per cent jump in net profit to Rs. 19,106.40 crore in the financial year ended March 31, 2017. Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries retained the crown of being India’s most profitable private company for the third year in a row. Apple opens first official store in Southeast Asia Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the city’s upmarket shopping district.

AGREEMENTS/MOU SIGNED Important Cabinet Approvals: June 2017 The important approvals of the Cabinet are as follows-

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UDAN scheme: Tamil Nadu govt signs MoU with Aviation Ministry The Government of Tamil Nadu has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Civil Aviation Ministry for the implementation of the UDAN scheme in the state. Under the Regional Air Connectivity scheme UDAN, three of the tier-two industrial towns such as Hosur, Salem and Neyveli are to be developed in the first phase where airstrips are available, though not in use.

Ex-post facto approval to the MoU between Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and the Ministry of Agriculture in the State of Palestine on agriculture cooperation. The proposal to introduce a Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017: The Bill would provide for a comprehensive resolution framework for specified financial sector entities to deal with bankruptcy situation in banks, insurance companies, and financial sector entities.

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Korea for export credit of USD 9 billion Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) and Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) for export credit of USD 9 billion for infrastructural development in India and for the supply of goods and services as part of projects in third countries.

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MoU between India and Armenia on cooperation on youth matters MoU between India and Bangladesh for promoting cooperation in the field of Information Technology and Electronics.

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India Signs Loan Agreement with the World Bank for the project "Assam Citizen Centric Service Delivery" An agreement for International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Credit of USD 39.2 Million from World Bank for the project 'Assam Citizen Centric Service Delivery' was signed recently. The programme size is USD 49 million, of which USD 39.2 million will be financed by the Bank, and the remaining amount will be funded-out of State Budget. The programme duration is 5 years. The objective is to improve access in the delivery of selected public services in Assam.

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India signs OECD pact to check tax evasion by MNCs India signed the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) multilateral convention that aims to check cross-border tax evasion by multinational companies. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley signed the multilateral convention in Paris, France to implement tax treaty- related measures to prevent base erosion and profit shifting. More than 65 countries, including India, signed the convention. The Convention will modify India’s treaties in order to curb revenue loss through treaty abuse and base erosion and profit shifting strategies by ensuring that profits are taxed.

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Canara Bank ties up with New India Assurance Company Canara Bank has inked pact with the state-owned general insurer The New India Assurance Company Ltd. to sell policies through its branches. The pact allows Canara Bank to offer nonlife insurance products to its customers across metros and tier II and III cities through the bank’s extensive network of over 6,000 branches.

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SEBI gets nod for MoU with Iran, EU counterparts Union Cabinet recently gave its nod for Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to enter into two separate memoranda of understanding (MoU) with securities market regulators of the European Union and Iran. These MoUs are expected to strengthen cooperation between India and the respective countries on matters pertaining to securities market.

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Sikkim govt signs MoU with British Council Human Resource Development department of Sikkim government signed an MoU with the British Council to enhance quality of education in the state. The MoU will improve the educational structure of the schools of Sikkim.

India signs agreement with Sri Lanka for developing Railway sector India signed an agreement to provide fresh assistance of 318 million US Dollar credit line to Sri Lanka for the development of the railway sector in the country. Nepal signs MoU with China for construction of Budhigandaki Hydropower Project Nepal has signed a major deal with a China to develop a 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project, the biggest hydro project in the landlocked country that could resolve its perennial power crisis. Nepal’s Ministry of Energy has signed an MoU with China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) for the development of the 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project.

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https://t.me/pdf_pk WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM NSDC signs MoU with Bird Academy for skilling of unemployed youth National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Bird Academy have signed an MoU to skill more than 30 thousand unemployed youth from across states in the aviation and aerospace sectors.

MoU on Cooperation in Renewable Energy MoU on Technical Cooperation in Civil Aviation Agreement on visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports MoU between Foreign Service Institute and Diplomatic Academy of Spain. India, Germany sign 12 agreements India and Germany inked twelve memoranda of understanding and agreements following bilateral delegation-level talks presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel. The agreements include collaboration in the field of digitalization, skill development, and cooperation in cyber policy. They agreed to resume the free trade talks between India and the European Union.

Mumbai Metro One ties up with Google Maps Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) has partnered with Google to display its services in Google Maps application. To bring convenience for the commuters, MMOPL has collaborated with Google Maps to publish authentic timetable information and associated geographic information of the Metro One stations in the app.

India and Fiji Sign MoU on Defence Cooperation An MoU on defence cooperation envisaging several areas of cooperation including in defence industry, military training and humanitarian assistance & disaster management was signed between India & Fiji.

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Prasar Bharati signs MoU with Morocco's SNRT Government-run Prasar Bharati has got into an agreement with Morocco's Societe Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Television (SNRT) to step up cooperation in the broadcasting sector.

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India to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Spain to fight terrorism Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed seven agreements with Spain PM Mariano Rajoy to strengthen bilateral cooperation to fight against terrorism after the visit from Germany. The Prime Minister urged cooperation between India and Spain in fighting terrorism. The seven agreements and MoUs are as followsAgreement for Transfer of Sentence Persons MoU on Cooperation in Organ Transplantation MoU on Cooperation in Cyber Security

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India signed loan agreement of 36 million dollar with World Bank India has signed a loan agreement of 36 million dollars with the World Bank for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building Programme. The project aims to improve the efficiency of public expenditure management and tax administration in Himachal Pradesh.

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ADB and PNB sign $100 million loan to finance Solar Rooftop projects Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Punjab National Bank (PNB) signed a $100 million loan to be guaranteed by the Government of India that will finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial and commercial buildings throughout India. The PNB will use the ADB funds to make further loans to various developers and end users to install rooftop solar systems.

Amul inks MoU with ISRO for fodder acreage estimation Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) has signed an MoU with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for fodder acreage assessment using satellite observation and space technology. GCMMF markets its products under the brand name of 'Amul'.

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India, Russia sign St Petersburg Declaration for enhanced ties across the board India and Russia have signed Saint Petersburg Declaration as a roadmap to enhance cooperation after the 18th annual bilateral summit. Both the leaders have signed 12 agreements including the Saint Petersburg Declaration. Both the countries had agreed to interact closely on various fields including economy, manufacturing, energy etc.

Important Cabinet Approvals in May 2017 The Union Cabinet approved: MoU between India and Bangladesh on cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. Raising of Bonds of Rs. 2360 crores for Renewable Energy. Joint Declaration of Intent between Germany and India regarding cooperation in the sector of alternative medicine. Phasing out Foreign Investment Promotion Board. MoU between Spain and India on cooperation in the field of Organ Transplant Services. Setting up of new AIIMS in Kamrup, Assam. The allocation of 2.5 per cent of Central Road Fund for development and maintenance of National Waterways (NWs) by amending the Central Road Fund Act, 2000. India-Mauritius sign four agreements Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth was on a three-day visit to India. Apart from announcing a 500 million USD line of credit, India offered unconditional cooperation in the key area of maritime security in the Indian Ocean region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Mauritius of continued Indian

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Lakshmi Vilas Bank appoints B K Manjunath as part-time chairman for 3 years Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has appointed B K Manjunath as a parttime chairman for three years. Lakshmi Vilas Bank has informed the stock exchange that subsequent to an approval granted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

IIT-Kharagpur signs MoU with Madhya Pradesh for measuring Happiness Index Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur's Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness has signed an MoU with Madhya Pradesh government to collaborate on the development of a Happiness Index for measuring the well-being of the people of the state.

K G Karmakar, Gauri Shankar appointed directors of IPPB K G Karmakar and Gauri Shankar were appointed as Independent Directors of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved their appointment to the post on the board of directors of the bank for a period of three years.

Karnataka Bank inks pact with LIC Karnataka Bank Ltd has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India for selling life insurance products of LIC.

Hoshiar Singh appointed chief of copyrights office Senior bureaucrat Hoshiar Singh has been appointed as Registrar of Copyrights. The Office of Copyrights, under the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, is mandated to protect the music and film industry besides addressing its concerns, among others.

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Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer first Indian to be inducted in ITTF URC Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer, the only assigned competition manager of International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has become the first Indian to be nominated as a member of the Umpires and Referees Committee (URC). Ganeshan’s term as URC member is for a period of two years. Ganeshan is also the chairman of the South Asian Federation technical committee and a member of the Technical Committee of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation.

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Christopher Wray appointed as the new FBI director US President Trump nominated lawyer and former Justice Department official Christopher Wray as the new Director of FBI. He will be replacing James Comey.

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Indian-origin Leo Varadkar becomes Ireland’s youngest PM Leo Varadkar, a 38-year-old Indian-origin doctor, scripted history by becoming Ireland’s youngest and the first openly gay Prime Minister of the Catholic-majority country. Varadkar, the country’s first Indian-origin premier, officially took over from Enda Kenny as Taoiseach, as the Irish prime ministerial title is known.

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Government announces Indian envoys to European Union, Italy, Belgium and Denmark Gaitri Issar Kumar, joint secretary in the President’s Secretariat, was named as India’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union. Reenat Sandhu was named as India’s new Ambassador to Italy. He has replaced Anil Wadhwa. Ajit Vinayak Gupte has been named India’s Ambassador to Denmark who will take over from Rajeev Shahare.

Sher Bahadur Deuba elected Nepal’s Prime Minister for the fourth time Veteran Nepalese politician Sher Bahadur Deuba was elected as Nepal’s Prime Minister for the fourth time. Deuba, 70, was the sole candidate to contest in the Prime Minister election as the main opposition UML or any other party didn’t register their candidacies. The Nepali Congress leader has become the 40th Prime Minister of Nepal.

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Neeru Chadha elected as first Indian woman Member of ITLOS Indian nominee Neeru Chadha became the first Indian Woman to be elected as the Member of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). She will have a nine-year term as the Judge at ITLOS from 2017 to 2026. Currently, an eminent jurist from India P Chandrasekhara Rao is a judge at the tribunal.

Shashi Shekar Vempati is new Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekar Vempati has been appointed as the CEO of Prasar Bharati on the recommendation of the three-member committee headed by the Vice-President, and consisting of the Chairman, Press Council of India, and the President’s nominee. He will replace Rajeev Singh, who has been serving as interim CEO since February 2017. UN General Assembly elects Slovakia's Miroslav Lajcak as next president The UN General Assembly elected Slovak foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak to be the next president of the 193-member

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(Retd.) M.A. Zaki, who completes his five-year term this month. Google India head Rajan Anandan appointed IAMAI chairman Google’s vice-president for South East Asia and India, Rajan Anandan has been appointed the new chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). He will take over from FreeCharge’s co-founder and chief executive officer Kunal Shah. MakeMyTrip Chairman & Group CEO Deep Kalra has taken over as vice-chairman & Umang Bedi has been elected as the new treasurer of the association, while Subho Ray continues to be the president. The tenure of the new Council is for two years.

New President of Ecuador Elected Lenin Moreno sworn in as the new President of Ecuador. Engineer Jorge Glas will be the Vice President of Ecuador. Moreno belongs to Ecuador's Socialist Party. New Defence Secretary Appointed Sanjay Mitra became the new Defence Secretary. He replaced G Mohan Kumar. He will have a fixed two-year tenure.

US Senate confirms Indian-American Amul Thapar to key judicial post United States Senate has confirmed Indian-American Judge Amul Thapar to a key judicial position on the powerful US court of appeals. With this, 48-year-old Thapar will become the second South Asian judge to be on the US Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears appeals from Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Michigan.

Tendulkar joins UN campaign ‘SuperDads’ Indian Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar will be joining the likes of Noval Djokovic and David Beckham for a United Nations campaign/initiative titled Super Dads. The campaign highlights the critical role played by fathers in children’s early development.

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Tata appointed new legal chief A day after appointing a new Chief Financial Officer Saurabh Agrawal, Tata Sons has appointed a new legal head. The group has appointed Shuva Mandal as the Group General Counsel after incumbent Bharat Vasani quit the role.

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Shaktikanta Das retires as Economic Affairs Secretary; Tapan Ray to take over Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das announced his retirement as the Corporate Affairs Secretary. Shaktikanta Das has been associated with the Government of India as the Economic Affairs Secretary for nearly 37 years. He will be succeeded by Tapan Ray, who will take the additional charges as the new Economic Affairs Secretary.

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Sanjiv Singh takes over as IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh has taken over as the Chairman of the country’s biggest company Indian Oil Corporation. He replaces B Ashok. Prior to his elevation, Mr.Singh was Director (Refineries) on the IOC board since July 2014.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the new WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian health minister, has been chosen to head the World Health Organisation (WHO) and is the first African to do so since the creation of the United Nations agency in 1948. He will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017. He has replaced Margret Chan.

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RBI appoints Ganesh Kumar as ED Reserve Bank of India has appointed S. Ganesh Kumar as Executive Director. His appointment is consequent upon voluntary retirement of Chandan Sinha.

Tata Sons appoints Saurabh Agrawal as Group CFO Tata Sons has appointed Saurabh Agrawal, an investment banker who was formerly with the Aditya Birla Group, as its Group Chief Financial Officer. He will join the company from July 2017.

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Banks Board Bureau gets 2 more members The government has expanded the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) headed by former comptroller and auditor general Vinod Rai by adding two more members. Former Allahabad Bank chairperson and managing director Shubhalaxmi Panse and private equity player Pradip Shah have been inducted into the board as independent members.

Veteran Telugu Poet, Writer C Narayana Reddy Passes Away Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away. He was 85. He was honored with Padma Shri in 1977 and Padma Bhushan in 1992 by the Government of India. He had received the Jnanpith Award for the year 1988.

Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla appointed Jamia Millia Islamia Chancellor Manipur Governor and former Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla has been appointed as the Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. 77-year old Heptulla succeeds Lt. Gen.

Eminent rights activist Mehrunnisa Dalwai passes away Mehrunnisa Dalwai, a noted social activist and author, and the wife of one of modern Maharashtra’s most remarkable and formidable social reformers, Hamid Dalwai, passed away. She was 87. Her autobiography, "Mi Bharun Pawle" is considered an

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Adam-West-TV's-Batman-dies-at-88 A well known US actor, Adam West died in Los Angeles. He was suffering to leukaemia for some time. He was 88. Adam West rose to prominence in the 1960s for a TV series Batman.

NASA confers Exceptional Public Service Medal to Michael A'Hearn posthumously NASA has posthumously awarded the Exceptional Public Service Medal to Michael A’Hearn, one of the world’s leading comet scientists. A’Hearn who died at the age of 76.

Former Greek Prime Minister passed away Former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis passed away at the age of 98.

Poet, essayist Haraprasad Das gets Kalinga Literary Award Legendary poet and essayist Haraprasad Das was conferred with the covetous Kalinga Literary Award for his work and contribution to literature at the fourth edition of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF).

Former Punjab DGP died Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, former Director General of Police (DGP) for the state of Punjab, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 82. He was popularly known as the ‘Lion of Punjab’ and ‘Super Cop’.

Bengali – actor – Soumitra – Chatterjee – to – receive - Legion d'-Honneur Thespian Bengali actor, Soumitra Chatterjee has been conferred with the France's highest civilian honour, the coveted Legion of Honour. The award will be presented to the Kolkata-based actor by the Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler.

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Roger Moore, who played James Bond passed away Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died at age 89. He played the famous spy in seven Bond films including Live and Let Die and A View to a Kill.

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AP's Vizianagaram bags MGNREGA national award The Ministry of Rural Development has selected Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh as one among the 17 districts across the nation for the MGNREGA annual award for effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) Act during 2015-16.

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Nalanda model of water conservation chosen for National Award A model of water conservation named ‘Project Jal Sanchay’ which was adopted successfully by the authorities in Nalanda district of south-central Bihar, has been selected for the national award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee program (MGNREGP), by the ministry of

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Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi conferred Bhupen Hazarika Award The Fifth Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017 has been conferred to an eminent writer from Arunachal Pradesh Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi. The prestigious Award, instituted by Sarhad, a Maharashtra-based organization, is honoring a person every year since 2012.

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Ex-UN General Assembly President passed away Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, former Foreign Minister of Nicaragua and former President of the UN General Assembly passed away at the age of 84.

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Mathunny Mathews, the Real-life Hero of 'Airlift' passes away Indian businessman Mathunny Mathews died aged 81 in Kuwait after being part of the tiny emirate's fortunes and trials for over six decades. He was known as one of the heroes who made possible the largest civilian evacuation in known history and the main inspiration behind the 2016 Bollywood historical drama Airlift.

Muttiah Muralidaran becomes first Sri Lankan to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame Muttiah Muralidaran, the most successful bowler in Tests and One-Day Internationals, was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in London. He became the first player from Sri Lanka and the 83rd overall to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

NAAC receives Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017 National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), received Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017 for International Cooperation in Quality Assurance. The award was received by NAAC Adviser Dr. Jagannath Patil in a special ceremony held in Moscow, recently. Priyanka Chopra bags Dadasaheb Phalke Award Actress Priyanka Chopra will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for being an international icon. She will be given the award under the newly introduced 'Internationally Acclaimed Actress' category at a ceremony. Satyabrata Rout gets Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar Satyabrata Rout, a professor from the Department of Theatre Arts, S N School of Arts and Communication, University of

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Deveshwar, Soumitra Chatterjee conferred Bengal's highest civilian award Thespian Soumitra Chatterjee and Y.C. Deveshwar were conferred the Banga Samman, West Bengal's highest civilian award, by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The Banga Samman awards were instituted in 2011.

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Pune city police receive FICCI Smart Policing Award 2017 Pune city police have received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) Smart Police Award for the year 2017. Pune Police Commissioner Rashmi Shukla received the award from BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi during a program organized by FICCI and Vivekanand International Foundation on Homeland Security in Delhi.

DRDO successfully test fires third generation anti-tank ‘Nag’ missile in Rajasthan Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired the anti-tank missile “Nag” in a desert in Rajasthan’s western sector. The Nag missile is a third generation “fire and forget” anti-tank missile. It has reportedly also been equipped with highly advanced Imaging Infrared Radar (IRR) seeker and has integrated avionics technology in its arsenal.

EDII and ITC bags Porter Prize 2017 Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Gujarat and ITC Ltd have won the Porter Prize 2017. ITC bags for Excellence in Corporate Governance and Integration and for its contribution in Creating Shared Value.

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India's Prashant Ranganathan wins top intel International science award in US An Indian boy,Prashant Ranganathan has won the world’s largest pre-college science competition, The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on bio degradation of pesticides.

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Cochin Port Trust bags two awards Cochin Port Trust has received two Best Performance Awards from Ministry of Shipping for the highest growth in operating surplus and also for achieving third highest growth in cargo traffic among the major ports in the year 2016-17.

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India's Rohan Chakravarty won WWF International President’s Award 2017 Rohan Chakravarty, a wildlife and environment cartoonist from India, has won WWF International President’s Award 2017 for his efforts to change attitudes towards nature.

India successfully test-fires 1st all weather tracked-chassis QRSAM India has successfully test-fired its first all weather trackedchassis Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM) from a mobile launcher at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha.

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Two Indian peacekeepers honoured posthumously with UN medal Two Indian peacekeepers Rifleman Brijesh Thapa and Ravi Kumar were among 117 military, police and civilian personnel honoured by the United Nations with a prestigious UN medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty. They received the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal on the Ocassion of International Day of UN Peacekeepers which was observed on 29 May, 2017.

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India-Australia naval exercise ‘AUSINDEX 17’ begins Indian warships began a week-long naval exercise off the coast of Western Australia. The second AUSINDEX exercises are aimed at increasing interoperability between Australian and Indian naval forces, executing complex naval manoeuvres.

Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclearcapable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Army. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was carried out using a mobile launcher of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha. The missile is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines. Pentagon successfully tests ICBM defense system for first time United States has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). A ground-based interceptor was launched at a California air base and shot down a mock ballistic missile. Defence Minister inaugurates DRDO’s Aeronautical Test Range in Karnataka Union Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO)’s new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka. The ATR is a

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list is topped by Ronaldo with a total pay of 93 million dollars. Tennis star Serena Williams,comes in at the 51 spot with $ 27 million is the lone female athlete to make to the list this year.

Israel aerospace industries signs $630 million deal with India Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has closed another major deal worth 630 million US dollar with India to supply advanced longrange air and missile defense systems for four ships of the Indian Navy. According to State-owned IAI, the contract is for supplying Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) systems. The LRSAM is a joint development by IAI and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

India overtakes China to top global retail index: GRDI India has surpassed China to secure the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business, according to a study that cited India’s rapidly expanding economy, relaxation of FDI rules and a consumption boom as the key drivers. The GRDI was titled as ‘The Age of Focus’, ranks China in second place. Malaysia was in the third position in the list. This was the 16th edition of the 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI).

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India slips to 45th spot in IMD's World Competitiveness list India has been ranked 45th, down four notches from last year, in terms of competitiveness in the annual rankings compiled by IMD which saw Hong Kong topping the list. Switzerland and Singapore were ranked second and third respectively, with the USA at the fourth spot - its lowest position in five years and down from third last year. The IMD World Competitiveness Center is a research group at IMD business school in Switzerland.

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India tops global remittance-receiving list India has claimed the top spot among the remittance-receiving nations, surpassing China. The United Nations, in its report, stated that Indians working across the globe sent home 62.7 billion US dollars in 2016. According to the ‘One Family at a Time’ study by the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development, about 200 million migrants globally sent more than 445 billion dollars as remittances in 2016 to their families.

India ranked 137th in the Global Peace Index 2017

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Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is the sole sportsperson from the country to feature in the world’s 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list. Virat Kohli has been ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list with a total pay of $ 22 million. The

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The Forbes list of world’s highest-paid celebs released. On the list, Bollywood big stars with Shah Rukh Khan leading the charge at the 65th position with $38 million in earnings this year. On his heels is Salman Khan at the 71st spot with $37 million earned in 2016-2017. Akshay Kumar is at 80th position with $35.5 million. The top three names in the list area) Sean Combs $130 Million (Musician) b) Beyoncé Knowles $105 Million (Musician) c) J.K. Rowling $95 Million (Author).

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Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar Make It to Forbes World's Highest-Paid Celebrities List

India has ranked 137th out of 163 countries on Global Peace Index 2017 published by The Institute of Economics and Peace. This is the eleventh edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI). Iceland has been named the world's most peaceful country, topping the Global Peace Index for the tenth consecutive year followed by New Zealand and Portugal at second and third position while Syria has been named the least peaceful country.

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Uttar Pradesh tops the list with maximum child labor in the state– CRY report According to the Child Rights and You (CRY) report, over 8 lakh children in India between the age group 5 and 6 years are engaged in child labor. A large percentage, over 5 lakh of these children do not attend school. The majority of these kids are engaged in family-based employments. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of 2,50,672 children engaged in labor, followed by Bihar with 1,28,087 children and Maharashtra where the number stands at 82,847.

India ranks 120th among 131 nations in women workforce: World Bank report According to India Development Report released by World Bank, India had one of the lowest female participation in the workforce, ranking 120th among 131 countries. As per the report, the participation level has been dropping since 2005, despite having 42% women who are graduates. The share of women in services and industry is less than 20%. Mumbai is second most crowded city in the world: WEF Two Indian cities named Mumbai and Kota have been named among the world’s most crowded in a list topped by Dhaka, according to World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN-Habitat data. With a population density of 44,500 people per square kilometre, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is the most crowded city on the planet, followed by India’s financial capital Mumbai, home to 31,700 people per square kilometre at the second place.

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and later opened for others citizen in phased manner. The service will cover areas where no networks are present and be provided by INMARSAT which has 14 satellites.

Indian American Raja Chari among 12 new astronauts chosen by NASA NASA has chosen 12 new astronauts, including an Indian American named Raja Chari, from a record number of over 18,000 applicants, who will be trained for missions into Earth orbit and to deep space. Lt. Col. Raja Chari is the first Indian American after Kalpana Chawla to be chosen by NASA for one of its missions at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA names bacteria after Abdul Kalam Scientists at NASA have named a new organism discovered by them after the much-loved A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Till date, the new organism a form of bacteria has been found only on the International Space Station (ISS) and has not been found on earth. The name of the bacterium is Solibacillus kalamii, the species name is after Dr. Abdul Kalam and genus name is Solibacillus which is a spore-forming bacteria.

Japan launched satellite for high-precision positioning system Japan launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS. A 'H-IIA' rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima space center in southern Japan carrying the 'Michibiki' No.2 satellite. The Michibiki system is capable of covering the Asia-Oceania region and works with the US-operated Global Positioning System (GPS).

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First draft of nuclear ban treaty released by UN United Nations-backed panel has publicly released a draft treaty banning the possession and use of all nuclear weapons. The draft treaty is the culmination of a sustained campaign, supported by more than 130 non-nuclear states, to prohibit nuclear weapons and persuade nuclear-armed states to disarm. Nine countries that are known to possess nuclear weapons arethe US, UK, Russia, China, France, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel has not supported the draft plan.

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BSNL launches satellite phone service using Inmarsat State-owned BSNL started satellite phone service through INMARSAT which will be initially offered to government agencies

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ISRO launched the monster rocket into space Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its most powerful launch vehicle, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III into space. Built to lift the heaviest Indian communication satellites, GSLV Mark-III could be a game changer when it comes to India’s space efforts. ISRO launched the GSLV Mark III, earlier named Launch Vehicle Mark (LVM)-3, a heavy launch capability launcher, from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Important Points about GSLV-Mark-III: 1. GSLV Mark-III enables ISRO to launch from India heavier communication spacecraft to geostationary orbits of 36,000 km. 2. GSLV Mark III will launch the GSAT-19 satellite, which is a high throughput communication satellite. It will help in India’s efforts to increase internet connectivity in the country. 3. The GSLV is a three-stage vehicle with two solid motor strapons, a liquid propellant core stage (L110) and a cryogenic stage (C25). 4. GSLV-Mk III-D1 is the first developmental flight carrying the GSAT-19 satellite.

Montenegro becomes NATO’s 29th member Montenegro has officially joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and hence became the 29th member country of NATO. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the alliance will benefit from Montenegro’s insight into the Balkans.

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China launched satellite navigation positioning system China launched national satellite navigation and positioning system which will provide positioning service to transportation, emergency medical rescue and city planning and management. It is the largest in the country and boasts the widest coverage. The system consists of 2,700 base stations, a national database centre and 30 provincial level database centers.

520 million dolloars grant given to Afghanistan World Bank approved a USD 520 million package of funding for projects to boost Afghanistan's economy and build critical infrastructure. World’s largest floating Solar Farm launched in China China has launched world’s largest floating solar farm in Anhui province. The 40-megawatt power plant has 160,000 panels resting on a lake that emerged after the collapse of a coal mine in central Anhui province. Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' resigned as Nepal Prime Minister Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has resigned paving way for Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba to become the next Prime Minister. Nepal's first CJ of Supreme Court retired First woman Chief Justice of Nepal Sushila Karki retired after

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Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Minister of Railways Inaugurates 1st Indian Railways HR Round Table Conference Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated Indian Railways' 1st HR Round Table Conference in New Delhi. The Conference was organized around three themes i.e. (i) Stakeholders Expectations from HR. (ii) The Future of Work – HR Role (iii) Creativity Within Constraints

New Non-Permanent Members of UNSC Appointed 193-member United Nations General Assembly elected Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan to the UN Security Council for a period of two years. 318 million dollars loan to be provided by India to Sri Lanka India signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to provide fresh assistance of USD 318 million line of credit for the development of the railway sector in the country. The agreement was signed in Colombo, the capital city of the island nation.

Ministry of AYUSH inaugurated 2nd National Health Editors' Conference on Yoga The second National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga held in New Delhi. The conference aimed at giving insight to the journalists about the scientific aspects of yoga and its benefits for health. The theme of the conference is 'Yoga for Health and Harmony'.

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Rajnath Singh inaugurated conference on disaster management Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a two-day national level conference on "Capacity Building of SDRF-2017" in New Delhi. The conference was organised by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), holded discussions to develop a synergy and to highlight the way ahead to strengthen the response capabilities of State Disaster Response Forces (SDRF).

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70th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland The 70th World Health Assembly was held in Geneva, Switzerland. In the meeting, member nations agreed to increase their assessed contributions by 3 percent. Member states also agreed on a five-year action plan that will initiate collaboration between WHO, the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in tackling shortfalls in global health and social workforce.

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India, Pakistan Become Full Members Of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation India and Pakistan became full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the first-ever expansion of the China-dominated security grouping after 2001. With the inclusion of India and Pakistan, SCO now represents over 40% of world population and nearly 20% of the global GDP. 2017 SCO summit was based on the theme “Future Energy”. The document was signed at Astana, Kazakhstan during the SCO Summit. (SCO) member-states viz. China, Russia, Kazakhstan,

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G7 environment ministers meeting 2017 held in Bologna, Italy Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministers Meeting was held in Bologna, Italy to discuss issues ranging from climate change to sustainable development and litter at sea. The meeting was attended by the Environment Ministers of the seven countries (US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan) and the Commissioners of the European Union for Environment and Climate. ‘5-year Bologna Roadmap’ was adopted at the meeting, which focuses on important issues such as resource efficiency indicators, citizen involvement, awareness on food waste and economic analysis of the efficient use of resources.

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India to be Co-Partner Country in ANUGA 2017 Minister of Food Processing Industries Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal addressed a Joint Press Conference with the organizers of ANUGA - an international business platform for Food Industry to be held in Cologne, Germany. She also signed the Memorandum of Understanding for Participation in the ANUGA Exhibition. Note: ANUGA - an acronym for Allgemeine Nahrungs Und Genußmittel Ausstellung (General Food and Non essential Provisions Exhibition) is the world’s biggest and most important trade fair for Food and beverage trade.

43rd G7 Summit held in Sicily, Italy 43rd G7 Summit was held on 26-27 May, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. The 43rd G7 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Theresa May. The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Union is also represented within the G7. The theme of the Italian G7 Summit 2017 is-" Building the Foundation of Renewed Trust."

COMMITTEES Govt sets up 18 sectoral groups for smooth GST rollout The government has set up 18 sectoral groups, comprising senior members from the Centre and the States, to ensure the smooth rollout of the Goods and Services Tax. The 18 groups

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SEBI forms committee on corporate governance Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up a committee under the Chairmanship of Uday Kotak, Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank to help improve the standards of corporate governance of listed companies in India. The Panel has been tasked to go into issues in accounting and auditing practices by listed companies.

World Blood Donors Day observed On 14th June, the World Blood Donors Day (WBDD) was observed. The theme for the year 2017 was Give Blood. Give Now. Give Often. International Albinism Awareness Day observed The International Albinism Awareness Day was observed on 13 June. It aimed to end multiple forms of discrimination that is faced by people who suffers from albinism.

High Powered Committee appointed by CM of Maharashtra Maharashtra CM Fadnavis formed a six-member high powered committee that will look into various demands of farmers, including a loan waiver. The panel will be headed by senior BJP minister Chandrakant Patil.

World Day against Child Labour observed On 12th June, the World Day against Child Labour was observed. The theme of the year 2017 was In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour.

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World Oceans Day- 8 June World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. The overall theme for World Oceans Day 2017 is 'Our Oceans, Our Future'.

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World Environment Day: 5 June World Environment Day (WED) is the biggest annual event for positive environmental action and takes place every on 5 June. This year’s host country is Canada. The theme for World Environment Day 2017 is "Connecting People to Nature".

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'Ministry of Utmost Happiness' authored by Arundhati Roy launched The book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” has been authored by Arundhati Roy, was released recently.

4th June observed as International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression was observed on 4 June 2017. The day focused on victims of the 1982 Lebanon War.

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Ex-Uttarakhand CM Pokhriyal authors book on Vajpayee ‘Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji’ Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank, has officially handed over the first copy of the 450-page book titled -‘Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji’ to the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

President receives book on PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' President Pranab Mukherjee has received the first copy of two books 'Mann Ki Baat-A Social Revolution on Radio' and 'Marching with a Billion-Analysing Narendra Modi’s Government at Mid term' at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The book Mann Ki Baat: A Social Revolution on Radio by Rajesh Jain is a compilation of Prime Minister Modi’s addresses to the nation on All India Radio every month under the programme Mann Ki Baat. The book Marching with a Billion- Analysing Narendra Modi’s Government at Mid-term written by eminent journalist Uday Mahurkar analyses the monumental changes that PM Narendra Modi has brought on multiple fronts. Book on Indira Gandhi launched Book titled Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature which is authored by Jairam Ramesh was recently released in New Delhi.

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Tolkien's new book piblished Beren and Luthien, a book which is authored by the writer of Lord of the Rings, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (JRR Tolkien) was published recently.

World Milk Day: 1st June World Milk Day is an initiative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, to celebrate the contribution of the dairy industry around the globe on 1st June. The first World Milk Day was held in 2001. 1st June 2017 was observed as Global Day of Parents The Global Day of Parents was observed on 1 June 2017. This day gives an opportunity to appreciate all parents in all parts of the world for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship. World No Tobacco Day: 31 May World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2017 is "Tobacco – a threat to development." This theme has been set by the World Health Organization, WHO.

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IOC’s focus on youth and urban sports. The IOC has recommended awarding the hosting rights for both the 2024 and 2028 Games at the same time.

May 21 observed as Anti Terrorism Day All over India, May 21st is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day in the memory of former Indian PM Mr Rajiv Gandhi who passed away on this day. On this day in the year 1991, former India’s PM Rajiv Gandhi was killed brutally by terrorist attacks.

Shashikant Kutwal wins gold at world chess championship for differently-abled Shashikant Kutwal has won the gold medal at the 17th World Individual Chess Championship for differently-abled. The World Chess Championship was held in Slovakia. Shashikant Kutwal is a railway employee with Pune Division.

Jitu Rai-Heena Sidhu clinch gold medal in ISSF World Cup India’s Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu combined to clinch the gold medal in mixed team 10m air pistol event of the ISSF World Cup, beating Russia in the final in Gabala, Azerbaijan. France beat Iran by an identical score to win the bronze in the event.

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Ramkumar Ramanathan lifts ITF men’s Futures tennis title India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan lifted the ITF (International Tennis Federation) men’s Futures tennis title after outplaying Raymond Sarmiento of the USA in straight sets in Singapore. It was the first title of the season for Ramkumar.

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Rafael Nadal rises to second in ATP world rankings Rafael Nadal’s magnificent run to a 10th French Open title has earned the Spaniard a move into second in the latest ATP world rankings. The Top three players in the list are- 1. Andy Murray, 2. Rafael Nadal, and 3. Stan Wawrinka.

England won the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 England defeated Venezuela in the final which was held in Suwon, South Korea. The only goal of the match was done by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

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Virat Kohli becomes No.1 ranked ODI batsman In a major shakeup in the top of the rankings after the group stages of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, Indian captain Virat Kohli displaced South Africa’s AB de Villiers as the No.1 ranked ODI batsman in the world while Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood took over from Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada as the No.1 ranked bowler. Top three ODI Batsman are1. Virat Kohli (IND) 2. David Warner (AUS) 3. AB de Villiers (SA) Top Three ODI Bowlers are1. Josh Hazlewood (AUS) 2. Imran Tahir (SA) 3. Mitchell Starc (AUS)

Rafael-Nadal-wins-10th-French-Open-title Spain's Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French men's Open title with victory over Stan Wawrinka in the Paris final (French Open 2017). He becomes the first man or woman in the Open era to have won a Grand Slam tournament 10 times.

Lewis Hamilton wins Canadian GP for sixth time Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time. He won against Sebastian Vettel’s overall championship and lead to 12 points. It was Hamilton’s third victory of the season and also his third in a row.

Rohan Bopanna wins French Open mixed doubles title to clinch maiden Grand Slam Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski produced a fighting performance to beat their German-Colombian opponents Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Robert Farah in the final to clinch their maiden French Open mixed doubles title in Paris, France. Bopanna has become only the fourth Indian to win a Grand Slam crown, after Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza.

IOC approves new events for 2020 Tokyo Game International Olympic Committee has approved new events for the 2020 Tokyo Games, including a number of mixed gender competitions. The IOC’s Executive Board made the decision at a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. The additions include a mixed team event for judo. Table Tennis will also get a mixed doubles competition. Three-on-three basketball is an example of the

Real Madrid first to win back-to-back UEFA Champions League titles Never in the history of the UEFA Champions League had a team won the title in consecutive seasons. That is until now — Real Madrid has done it. The Merengues throttled Juventus, 4-1, Champions League final. Now, they stand alone as the only team in the history of the competition to win back-to-back titles.

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Bengaluru FC wins Federation Cup The Bengaluru FC defeated Mohun Bagan (2-0) to lift 38th Federation Cup football tournament at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha.

SCHEMES/APPS/PROGRAMME LAUNCHED

B Sai Praneeth rallies to win Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold title B Sai Praneeth has clinched the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold badminton title by defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in a closely-fought final in Bangkok. The success in the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold extended Sai Praneeth’s remarkable run in 2017.

Centre launches IDCF to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Intensified Diarrhea Control Fortnight (IDCF) in order to intensify efforts to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea. Through this initiative, the Ministry will mobilize health personnel, State Governments and other stakeholders to prioritize investment in control of diarrhea, one of the most common childhood illnesses. It aims to create mass awareness about the most effective and low-cost diarrhoea treatment, a combination of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) solution and Zinc tablets. Nearly 12 crores under 5-children will be covered during the program across the country.

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West Indies cricket team’s official name changed to WINDIES The cricket board for West Indies, on its 91st anniversary, has rebranded themselves as Cricket West Indies from the former West Indies Cricket board. The board also announced in a media release on their official website that the cricket team from now on will be officially known as ‘WINDIES.’

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NITI-Aayog-launched-SATH-programme Furthering the agenda for cooperative federalism, NITI Aayog has launched SATH, a program providing ‘Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital’ with the State Governments. The vision of the program is to initiate transformation in the education and health sectors. The program addresses the need expressed by many states for technical support from NITI. SATH programme will be implemented by NITI Aayog along with global consultancy McKinsey & Company and IPE Global consortium in the three selected States after the signing of MoUs.

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Alexander Zverev win Italian Open title by defeating Novak Djokovic Alexander Zverev defeated the world no. 2 ranking player Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 to win the Italian Open, 2017. The final was held in Rome, Italy. The 20-year-old Zverev became the youngest player to win a Masters 1000 event since Djokovic won in Miami a decade ago at 19.

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India's Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz Chess Championship India's R Vaishali won the women's title with eight points from nine rounds in the Asian Continental Blitz Chess Championship in Chengdu, China. Vaishali drew her final round game against Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya of Mongolia to finish half-a-point ahead of Iran's Sarasdat Khademalsharieh and clinch the gold medal.

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Fencer Bhavani Devi, First Indian to win gold in International Event Indian fencer C A Bhavani Devi struck gold in the Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship at Reykjavik (Iceland). Bhavani Devi, who hails from Chennai, defeated Great Britain’s Sarah Jane Hampson 15-13. With this win, Bhavani Devi has also become the first Indian to win a gold medal in an international fencing event.

Dr. Jitendra Singh announced “Hill Area Development Programme” for Northeast Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh announced the launch of “Hill Area Development Programme” (HADP) for Northeast in Imphal, Manipur. The program aims to bridge the gap between the hill and valley districts in terms of infrastructure, quality of roads, health and education.

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Lionel Messi wins fourth Golden Shoe Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the European Golden Shoe for a record equaling fourth time having scored 37 goals in the Spanish league. He drew level with Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo with the fourth honour.

Shri J P Nadda launched Skill for Life, Save a Life initiative to promote skill development in the health sector Shri J P Nadda has launched 'Skill for Life, Save a Life' initiative to promote skill development in the health sector. ‘Skills for Life, Save a Life’ Initiative’ aims to upscale the quantity and quality of trained professionals in the healthcare system. Under this initiative, various courses are planned to be initiated targeting specific competencies for healthcare professionals as well as for the general public.

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Telangana launched single-woman pension scheme, first in India Telangana government has recently launched the single-women pensions scheme across the state. Single women will be given Rs 1,000 per month. It is the first such scheme in India. The government had also increased the Kalyana Laxmi and Shaadi Mubarak scheme amount from Rs50,116 to Rs75,116.

Health Secretary inaugurates ‘Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh’ Shri C K Mishra, Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) inaugurated the ‘Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh’, a National Human Milk Bank and Lactation Counselling Centre at the Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) in New Delhi. The Vatsalya – Maatri Amrit Kosh will be the largest milk bank and lactation counseling center available in the North India. It is established in collaboration with the Norwegian government, Oslo University and Norway-India Partnership Initiative (NIPI).

Govt launches ‘eSanad’ for online document verification Human Resource Development Ministry and the External Affairs Ministry launched an online verification portal 'e-sanad' to make the document verification process easier for students who planning to study abroad. 'e-Sanad' is an initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in association with two other ministries with the help of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). CBSE repository of documents like mark-sheets and migrations certificates, has been integrated with e-Sanad. CBSE becomes the first Board to partner with MEA for e-Sanad.

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Govt launched new campaign called Darwaza Band The government launched new campaign called Darwaza Band for promotion of toilet usage in the rural areas across the country. Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, who leads the campaign, is proposed to be joined by Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. It is designed to encourage behaviour change in men who have toilets but are not using them. The campaign also features actor, Anushka Sharma.

TRAI launches three new apps Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recently launched three new apps to help customers rate quality of services, speed and performance. The three new apps are Mycall app, MySpeed app and 'Do not disturb (DND 2.0)' app. The apps are being launched with the motive that there is more transparency between the consumers and the service providers. The MyCall app, is an Android application for crowdsourced voice call quality monitoring. MySpeed app will enable TRAI to obtain test-data from users in all service areas, without any action by the users. The DND service app will enable users to register their mobile number under DND to avoid unsolicited commercial communication/telemarketing calls/SMS.

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President Pranab Mukherjee launched 'Selfie with Daughter' mobile app President Pranab Mukherjee launched the 'Selfie with Daughter' mobile application, aimed at raising awareness about female foeticide and sex selection. The President urged people to take photographs with their daughters and upload them to make the campaign a success.

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Uttar Pradesh Govt. launches JE vaccination drive in 38 districts In Uttar Pradesh, a massive immunisation drive has been launched in 38 districts to eradicate Japanese Encephalitis (JE). Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the drive from Kushinagar district. The government also launched a toll-free number to get or provide any information about encephalitis. The number is 18001805544.

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Road ministry launches online platform INAM PRO+ for infra raw material Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has launched 'INAM PRO+'. It is an e-commerce platform for construction and infrastructure raw material for government and private procurement. The website 'inampro.nic.in' launched by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), a road ministry public sector undertaking, will act as a repository of all raw materials suppliers and manufacturers in the country from where people and construction companies, along with public sector companies, can buy construction material at competitive rates. Prakash Javadekar launches UGC App to fight ragging Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar launched an Anti-Ragging Mobile App introduced by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in New Delhi. This mobile app will help students register complaints to counter the menace of ragging. This app will work on android system on which students can log in and register their complaints immediately. Piyush Goyal launches mobile app 'SEVA' for quick tracking of coal dispatch Union Minister of State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Saral Eindhan

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over 100 locations during 2016-17. Vadodara creates Guinness record for most people sweeping street Vadodara, which was declared the 10th cleanest city in the country made a new Guinness world record for the maximum number of people sweeping a single venue.

MISCELLANEOUS

BSF officer summits Mount Everest a record 6th time, 1st Indian to clinch feat Uttarakhand Mountaineer Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu has become the first Indian to summit Mount Everest a record six times. The mountaineer, a Padma Shri awardee works as an assistant commandant with the Border Security Force in Dehradun. Arunachal’s Anshu Jamsenpa is first woman to scale Mt Everest twice in 5 days Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa has become the world’s first woman to scale Mt Everest twice in five days. Her ascent of the world’s tallest peak in the Himalayas at 7.45 am on 21st May 2017 was her fifth overall and the second after 16th May 2017.

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Railway Ministry launches Mission Retro-Fitment to enhance the passenger experience To enhance the passenger's experience by upgrading existing fleet of coaches with better furnishing, aesthetics & amenities and better safety features with a view to provide a safe and comfortable travel, Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhu has launched MISSION RETRO-FITMENT in Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. Mission Retro-Fitment is an ambitious program to upgrade the level of furnishing & amenities in the coaches of Indian Railways. This is one of the largest retro fitment project in the world as Indian Railways’ 40,000 coaches will be refurbished and retrofitted in the next five years.

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Indian girl bags Little Miss Universe Internet 2017 crown at Little Miss Universe in Georgia A 12-year-old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" and "Little Miss Actress" crowns at the Little Miss Universe 2017 at the port city of Batumi in Georgia. This is the first time that a 12 yr Indian girl has won this beauty pageant title.

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World’s smallest & cheapest private jet ‘Vision Jet’ launched in USA The World’s smallest and cheapest private jet 'Vision Jet' was launched in USA recently. The Vision Jet can haul five adults up to 1,150 miles at 28,000 feet. It is the first Private Jet with a single engine and can be conveniently operated by a single pilot, thus keeping production and maintenance costs low for the users.

Indian Railways to launch 'buy now, pay later' feature for tickets To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways has introduced a service ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ which allow passengers to make payment for tickets booked online within a window of 15 days. To buy tickets from the IRCTC website and pay later will decrease the difficulties involved in the payment process at the time. ePayLater, a Mumbai-based fintech firm has joined hands with IRCTC for adding the new feature to Indian Railways ticket booking services.

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Centre approves modifications to ‘kambala’ Bill Centre has approved the modifications to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill 2017 to pave way for organizing ‘kambala’ in the coming season, according to PP Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice. The Bill proposes to exempt ‘kambala’ from the ambit of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960.

Free Wi-Fi Facility to be provided at 28 Railway Stations Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has inaugurated the WiFi facility from Kudal Railway Station at 28 Railway Stations of Konkan Railway. Indian Railways has tied up with M/s SYSCON/JOISTER for provision of 2 Mbps peer to peer 24 hrs FREE Wi-Fi INTERNET bandwidth at 28 stations of Konkan Railway. Tejas Express to make its debut on Mumbai-Goa route India’s state-of-the-art high-speed train Tejas Express, which can run up to the speed of 200km per hour, has made its trip between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, and Karmali, North Goa. The train will cover a distance of 579km in 8.5 hours with halts at Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Ratnagiri and Kudal. The 15coach train has two classes chair car and executive chair car and is equipped with facilities like secured gangways, automatic doors, LCD screens, Wi-Fi, tea-coffee vending machines, magazines, bio-toilets, hand dryers etc.

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Handy Notes of Quantitative Aptitude : Boat & Streams DOWNSTREAM/UPSTREAM In water, the direction along the stream is called downstream and, the direction against the stream is called upstream. If the speed of a boat in still water is x km/hr and the speed of the stream is y km/hr, then: Speed downstream D = (x + y) km/hr. Speed upstream U = (x - y) km/hr. If the speed downstream is D km/hr. and the speed upstream is U km/hr. then: Speed in still water = (D+U) km/hr.

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Handy Notes of Advance Mathematics for SSC : Height and Distance Height and distance is one of the important application of trigonometry. It is a technique used to find the distance and height of the object. We can find them with the help of trigonometric ratios.

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In this month edition, we are providing handy notes on blood relation concept to make this topic clear to all the students. The topic is very important from exam point of view as it contains 3-5 marks questions and once you go through all the points, you will be able to solve all the questions related to this topic. In blood relation, certain information is provided in the question regarding all the family members and some question will be asked based on it. Now look at the ‘Generation Table’ given below, which will help you to understand the different relationship. Generation Male Female Three Great Great generation Grandfather, Grandmother, Maternal great Maternal great above grandfather, Great grandmother, Great Grandfather-inGrandmother-inlaw law Two Grandfather, Grandmother, generation Maternal maternal Grandfather Grandmother, above  Grandfather-inGrand Mother-inlaw law One Father, Uncle, Mother, Aunt, Generation Maternal Uncle, Maternal Aunt, Father-in-law Mother-in-law above  Current Husband, Brother, Wife, Sister, Cousin, Generation Cousin, Brother- Sister-in-law (self) → in-law One Son, Nephew, Daughter, Niece, Generation Son-in-law Daughter-in-law below  Two Grandson, Granddaughter, generation Grandson-in-law Granddaughter-inlaw below  Three Great Grandson, Great generation Great Grandson- Granddaughter, in-law Great Grand below  daughter-in-law Three are some common relation which we are representing in different forms– ⇒ Relation of paternal side ⇒ Relation of maternal side Father’s father-Grandfather Mother’s Father –Maternal grandfather Father’s Mother- Grandmother Mother’s mother-Maternal Grandmother Father’s brother – Uncle Mother’s brother – Maternal uncle Father’s sister – Aunt

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From this figure we can deduce some important relationship between the family members 1. A is father of C, E and D 2. B is mother of C, E and D 3. F is brother of A 4. F is brother-in-law of B 5. A is husband of B 6. B is wife of A 7. F is uncle of E, C and D 8. C and E are son of A and B 9. D is daughter of A and B 10. D is sister of E and C 11. E is brother of C and D 12. C is brother of E and D 13. A is grandfather of G 14. B is grandmother of G 15. G is granddaughter of A and B Here are some basic dialogues or conversations based on relation which will help you to solve these type of question. 1. My mother’s or father’s son is my brother 2. My mother’s or father’s daughter is my sister

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So P is the mother of N. Based on symbols – Currently these kinds of questions have been asked in the examination. In such type of question, information is given in coded form such as #, @, $, % etc. For Example– There are some directions given below– Directions – Read the following information carefully and then answer the questions given below– (a) A # B means A is the mother of B. (b) A @ B means A is the sister of B (c) A $ B means A is the father of B. (d) A % B means A is the brother of B

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Question: Which of the following means R is uncle of T ? (a) R $ P % S # Q @ T (b) S $ P % R $ U % T (c) P $ R % Q @ S $ T (d) P $ R @ Q @ S $ T (e) None of these

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Mainly there are 3 types of questions asked from Blood relation :  Based on dialogue or conversation  Based on Puzzles or mixed with puzzles  Based on Symbolical coding

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Solution : Assume yourself as related to that person in the question. As in this question, assume yourself as Swati and then start from the end of sentence. My husband- Swati’s husband Wife of my husband that is me – Swati Son of wife of my husband means – Swati’s son or My son Sister of son of wife of my husband – My son’s sister means that My daughter ‘She’ is the sister of the son of the wife of my husband – the girl in the picture which means that the girl is pointed out is my daughter. So, the girl in the picture is Swati’s daughter. Based on Puzzles or mixed with Puzzles – In these types of question, you have to conclude the relationship between two given person based on more than one information given in the question– For example– K is the mother of L. L is the sister of M. N is the son of M. O is the brother of N. P is the mother of O. Q has two children L and M, how P is related to N ?

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So, these are some basic concepts which will help you to understand the topic ‘Blood Relation’ more clearly.

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Handy Notes (English) on Sentence Completion for IBPS 2017

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answer choice that could be correct, that is, if there were no better choices. Most of the time, though, there will be a choice that’s perfect, not just OK. If you follow these tips, you’ll do quite well on the sentence completion portion of the BANK/SSC Exam. Here are Some Example Questions for practice and to understand these TRICKS in better/effective way. Q. Although the warring parties had settled a number of disputes, past experience made them .......... to express optimism that the talks would be a success. A. rash B. ambivalent C. scornful D. overjoyed E. reticent Explanation: Although" sets up a contrast between what has occurred--success on some issues--and what can be expected to occur--success for the whole talks. Hence, the parties are reluctant to express optimism. The common word "reluctant" is not offered as an answer choice, but a synonym--reticent--is. The answer is (E) Q. Davis is an opprobrious and .......... speaker, equally caustic toward friend or foe--a true curmudgeon. A. lofty B. vituperative C. unstinting D. retiring E. laudatory Explanation: And" in the sentence indicates that the missing adjective is similar in meaning to "opprobrious," which is very negative. Now, vituperative--the only negative word-means "abusive." Hence, the answer is (B). Q. Because the House has the votes to override a presidential veto, the President has no choice but to .......... A. object B. abdicate C. abstain D. capitulate E. compromise Explanation: Since the House has the votes to pass the bill or motion, the President would be wise to compromise and make the best of the situation. The answer is (E). Q. His novels are .......... ; he uses a long circumlocution when a direct coupling of a simple subject and verb would be best. A. prolix B. pedestrian C. succinct D. vapid E. risque Explanation: The sentence has no linking words (such as because, although, etc.). Hence, the phrase following the semicolon is in apposition to the missing word--it defines or further clarifies the missing word. Now, writing filled with circumlocutions is aptly described as prolix. The answer is (A). Q. Because he did not want to appear_______, the junior executive refused to dispute the board's decision, in spite of his belief that the decision would impair employee morale. A. contentious B. indecisive C. solicitous D. overzealous E. steadfast Explanation : (C) and (E) are gone because they're positive words. .(B)doesn't work because the clue is "refused to dispute." That doesn't work with indecisive. For the same reason,(D) doesn't work either. So the best answer is option A.

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Sentence completion questions test your vocabulary skills as well as reading abilities. This question type tests the student's ability to understand the main idea of the sentence and the logical structure of the sentence. Your knowledge of roots, prefixes, suffixes, will come handy. Sentence completion questions are one of two types on the English section of the Competitive exams. Questions will sometimes ask you to fill in one blank, sometimes two. The following tips will help you score well when you have to answer these questions on test day: (1) Make sure you read the sentence very carefully. Look for important words that indicate where the sentence is going. Is it going along the same train of thought? Or, is there a shift in direction. Remember the following words and what they indicate and you’ll do better on the sentence completion portion of the BANK/SSC EXAM : a. Words that indicate the correct word to fill in the blank will go along the same train of thought include: and, also, consequently, therefore, accordingly, as a result, thus, hence, so, for this reason b. Words that indicate the correct word to fill in the blank is a shift in direction include: but, yet, although, however, on the other hand, in contrast, differently, nevertheless, still, though, nonetheless, conversely, on the contrary (2) Before you look at the answer choices, try to come up with a word you would use to complete the sentence. When you’re doing this, you can try to use a big word, but it’s much preferable to use the first simple word that comes to your mind. Once you think of a word that would complete the sentence, you can then check the answer choices to see if there’s either that exact word or one with a similar meaning. (If you have a dual-blank sentence completion question, try to come up with words for both blanks. If you cannot, coming up with a word for one of the blanks will help you then use process of elimination.) (3) If you can’t figure out a word to put in the blank, determine if the correct word has a positive or negative connotation. Look at the example below to see how this would work: Rohan used to be so obsequious to anyone he felt threatened by, but now that he stands up for himself people think he’s ________. If you knew the definition of obsequious, you’d known it means “excessively eager to please or obey.” It’s a negative word, and the word but in the sentence means there’s a shift in direction in the sentence. Even if you didn’t know the definition of obsequious, you should be able to figure out that it’s a negative word by the context in which it’s used. (4) Never choose an answer in a dual-blank question just because one of the word choices fits. The test-makers deliberately put in an answer choice where one of the word choices fits perfectly while the other one is incorrect. Make sure both words fit and don’t fall into this trap. (5) Make sure you check all of the answer choices before you choose an answer. Sometimes the test-makers provide an

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Handy Notes for the IBPS Mains: Computer Languages Each instruction in the high-level language is translated into many machine language instructions that the computer can understand. There are further certain popular types of High Level Languages related to which questions were asked in computer section of recent examination: Scripting Language: A scripting language is a programming language that employs a high-level construct to interpret and execute one command at a time. AppleScript, a scripting language for the Macintosh allows the user to send commands to the operating system to, for example open applications, and carry out complex data operations. JavaScript, perhaps the most publicised and well-known scripting language was initially developed by Netscape as LiveScript to allow more functionality and enhancement to web page authoring that raw HTML could not accommodate. Perl or Practical Extraction and Report Language is a popular string processing language for writing small scripts for system administrators and web site maintainers. Much web development is now done using Perl.

A language is the main medium of communicating between the Computer systems and the most common are the programming languages.There are basically two types of computer languages: 1) Low Level Language 2) High Level Language 1. Low Level Language: Low level languages are computer instrutions or machine code very easily understandable by a computing machine. It is mainly designed to operate and handle all the hardware and instructions set architecture of a Computer. The main function of the Low level language is to operate, manage and manipulate the hardware and system components.

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Machine Language is one of the low-level programming languages which is the first generation language developed for communicating with a Computer. It is written in machine code which represents 0 and 1 binary digits inside the Computer string which makes it easy to understand and perform the operations.

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Object-oriented Languages: Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of "objects", which may contain data, in the form of fields, often known as attributes; and code, in the form of procedures, often known as methods. Significant object-oriented languages include Java, C++, C#, Python, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Object Pascal, Objective-C, Dart, Swift, Scala, Common Lisp, and Smalltalk. Procedural Programming Language: The procedural programming language is used to execute a sequence of statements which lead to a result. Typically, this type of programming language uses multiple variables, heavy loops and other elements, which separates them from functional programming languages. The first major procedural programming languages first appeared circa 1960, including FORTRAN, ALGOL, COBOL and BASIC.

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Assembly Language is the second generation programming language that has almost similar structure and set of commands as Machine language. Instead of using numbers like in Machine languages here we use words or names in English forms and also symbols. For example: microprocessor instruction codes. An assembly language is the most basic programming language available for any processor. With assembly language, a programmer works only with operations that are implemented directly on the physical CPU. 2. High Level Language: A high-level language is a programming language such as C, FORTRAN, or Pascal that enables a programmer to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer.

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Handy Notes Banking : A Brief On Monetary Policy What is Monetary Policy? Monetary policy refers to the policy of the central bank with regard to the use of monetary instruments under its control to achieve the goals specified in the Act. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is vested with the responsibility of conducting monetary policy. This responsibility is explicitly mandated under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Objective of Monetary Policy The primary objective is to maintain price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth. In May 2016, RBI Act, 1934 was amended to provide a statutory basis for the implementation of the flexible inflation targeting framework. The amended RBI Act also provides for the inflation target to be set by the Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank, once in every five years. Accordingly, the Central Government has notified in the Official Gazette 4 per cent Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation as the target for the period from August 5, 2016 to March 31, 2021 with the upper tolerance limit of 6 per cent and the lower tolerance limit of 2 per cent. The monetary policy framework aims at setting the policy (repo) rate based on an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation; and modulation of liquidity conditions to anchor money market rates at or around the repo rate.

on an overnight basis, from banks against the collateral of eligible government securities under the LAF. The LAF consists of overnight as well as term repo auctions. The aim of term repo is to help develop the inter-bank term money market, which in turn can set market based benchmarks for pricing of loans and deposits, and hence improve transmission of monetary policy. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF): A facility under which scheduled commercial banks can borrow additional amount of overnight money from the Reserve Bank by dipping into their Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) portfolio up to a limit [currently two per cent of their net demand and time liabilities deposits (NDTL)] at a penal rate of interest, currently 50 basis points above the repo rate. This provides a safety valve against unanticipated liquidity shocks to the banking system.

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Instruments of Monetary Policy Repo Rate: The (fixed) interest rate at which the Reserve Bank provides overnight liquidity to banks against the collateral of government and other approved securities under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF). Reverse Repo Rate: The (fixed) interest rate – currently 50 bps below the repo rate – at which the Reserve Bank absorbs liquidity,

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What is MPC? Section 45ZB of the amended RBI Act, 1934 provides for an empowered six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) to be constituted by the Central Government. The Members of the current MPC are as follows: 1. Governor of RBI – Chairperson, ex officio; 2. Deputy Governor of RBI, in charge of Monetary Policy – Member, ex officio; 3. One officer of RBI to be nominated by the Central Board – Member, ex officio; 4. Shri Chetan Ghate, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) – Member; 5. Professor Pami Dua, Director, Delhi School of Economics – Member; and 6. Dr. Ravindra H. Dholakia, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad – Member. (Members referred to at 4 to 6 above, will hold office for a period of four years or until further orders, whichever is earlier.) The MPC determines the policy interest rate required to achieve the inflation target. RBI's Monetary Policy Department (MPD) assists the MPC in formulating the monetary policy. Financial Markets Operations Department (FMOD) operationalises the monetary policy, mainly through day-to-day liquidity management operations.

Bank Rate: It is the rate at which the Reserve Bank is ready to buy or rediscount bills of exchange or other commercial papers. The Bank Rate is published under Section 49 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. This rate has been aligned to the MSF rate and, therefore, changes automatically as and when the MSF rate changes alongside policy repo rate changes. Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR): The average daily balance that a bank shall maintain with the Reserve Bank as a share of such per cent of its NDTL that the Reserve Bank may notify from time to time in the Gazette of India. Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR): The share of NDTL that banks shall maintain in safe and liquid assets, such as, unencumbered government securities, cash and gold. Changes in SLR often influence the availability of resources in the banking system for lending to the private sector. Open Market Operations (OMOs): These include both outright purchase and sale of government securities for injection and absorption of durable liquidity, respectively. Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS): This instrument for monetary management was introduced in 2004. Surplus liquidity of a more enduring nature arising from large capital inflows is absorbed through sale of short-dated government securities and treasury bills. The cash so mobilised is held in a separate government account with the Reserve Bank.

Other Points to look at Under the amended RBI Act, the monetary policy making is as under: a) The MPC is required to meet at least four times in a year. b) The quorum for the meeting of the MPC is four members. c) Each member of the MPC has one vote, and in the event of an equality of votes, the Governor has a second or casting vote. d) Once in every six months, the Reserve Bank is required to publish a document called the Monetary Policy Report to explain: i. the sources of inflation; and ii. the forecast of inflation for 6-18 months ahead.

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GS History Notes For Ssc 2017: Mughal Dynasty (Part 4) Hello Readers, we all know that General Studies plays an important role in the SSC examinations. In Medieval History, Mughal Dynasty is the most important dynasty to study as for sure one-two questions, you can see in the examinations. We have discussed the Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 of this series of notes & now, we are going to discuss the Lat Part of the Mughal Dynasty that is related with the Decline of Mughal Empire.

laid down the foundation of Awadh out of the realms of Mughal Empire. He was a pleasure – loving king and was nick – named Rangeela. Ahmed Shah (1748-1754) During his reign Ahmed Shah Abdali (one of the best general of Nadir Shah) marched towards Delhi and the Mughals ceded Punjab and Multan. His Minister Safdarjung was responsible for the Mughal Civil War, during which Mughal forces massacred by the Maratha during the Battle of Sikandarabad.

THE DECLINE OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE The Mughal empire lost power after Aurangzeb’s rule. His successors were weak and incapable rulers. Let's discuss some important facts related to Mughals after Aurangzeb.

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Akbar Shah II (1806-37) During his reign, Lord Hasting ceased to accept the sovereignty of Mughals and claimed an equal status. He designated Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur as the new Nawab of Sindh. Although he was under British protection his imperial name was removed from the official coinage after a brief dispute with the British East India Company. He gave Rammohan the title ‘Raja’. He sent Raja Ram Mohan Roy to London to seek a raise in his allowance.

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Mohammad Shah (1719 – 48) Nadir Shah (of Iran) defeated him in the Battle of Karnal (1739) and took away Peacock throne and Kohinoor diamond. During his tenure, Chin Kilich Khan (Nizam – ul – Mulk) founded Hyderabad, Murshid Quli Khan founded Bengal and Saddat Khan

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Farrukhsiyar (1713-19) He ascended the throne with help of Sayyid brothers, Abdullah Khan and Hussain Khan, who were Wazir and Mir Bakshi respectively. Farrukhsiyar was killed by the Sayyid brothers in 1719. In 1717 he granted a Firman to the English East India Company granting them duty free trading rights for Bengal, the Firman was repudiated by the notable Murshid Quli Khan. Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured at Gurdaspur and executed.

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Jahandar Shah (1712 – 13) He was the first puppet Mughal emperor. He abolished jaziya.

Note: One of the generals of Nadir Shah, Ahmed Shah Abdali, invaded India repeatedly between 1748 – 1767. He defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761. In this battle, Marathas were led by Sadashiv Rao Bhau, while the Peshwa at that time was Balaji Bajirao.

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Bahadur Shah (1707 – 1712) He was also known as Muazzam or Shah Alam. After the death of Aurangzeb, Powar of succession started among rest of his three surviving sons - Muazzam, Azam and Khan Baksh. Muazzam defeated Azam and Khan baksh and ascended the Mughal throne with the title of Bahadur Shah. He pursued pacifist policy and was, therefore, also called Shah-i-Bekhabar. He made peace with Guru Gobind Singh and Chatrasal. He granted Sardeshmukhi to Marathas. He forced Ajit Singh to submit, but later recognised him as the Rana of Mewar. After his reign, the empire went into steady decline due to the lack of leadership qualities among his immediate successors. He released Shahuji, Son of Shambuji, who was the elder son of Shivaji.

Shah Alam II (1759-1806) During his reign, Najib Khan Rohilla became very powerful in Delhi. The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought during his reign. During his reign Delhi was overpowered by the 1803. He is known to have fought against the British East India Company during the Battle of Buxar and reformed the Mughal Army under the command of Mirza Najaf Khan and is thus known as one of the last effective Mughal Emperors.

Bahadur Shah II (1837-1862) The last Mughal king, who was confined by the British to the Red fort. During the revolt of 1857, he was proclaimed the Emperor by the rebellions. He was deposed by the British and exiled to Burma following the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Important Points related to the Mughal Administration System The entire kingdom was divided into suba or pranta, suba into sarkar, sarkar into pargana and the pargana into villages. Babar and Humayun had a Prime Minister known as Vakil.

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Baburnama was translated into Persian by Abdul Rahim Khan-iKhanan. Other Works were: • Akbar Nama--Abul Fazl • Tobaqat-i-Akbari--Khwajah Nazamuddin Ahmad Baksh • Iqbalnama-i-Jahangiri—Muhammad Khan • Ain-i-Akbari --Abul Fazl • Padshah Namah-- Abdul Hamid Lahori • Shahjahan Namah-- Muhammad Salih • Sirr-i-Akbar-- Dara Shikoh • Safinat-ul-Auliya -- Dara Shikoh • Majma-ul-Bahrain -- Dara Shikoh • Raqqat-e-Alamgiri – Aurangzeb

Important Points related to Mughal Architecture Babur : Built two mosques: one at Kabulibagh in Panipat and the other in Sambhal in Rohilkhand. Humayun: Laid the foundation of the city Din Panah at Delhi, Built Jamali Mosque and the Mosque of Isa Khan at Delhi. Note: Humayun’s tomb which is known as the prototype of Taj Mahal was built by his widow Haji Begum.

So, students this was the Last Part of the brief notes. This ends the Mughal Dynasty.

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Akbar: Built Agra fort (in red sandstone), Fatehpur Sikri (city of victory) near Agra. In Fatehpur Sikri the Panch Mahal, Diwan-IKhas, Diwan-I-Aam, Jodhabai’s palace and Sheikh Salim Chishti’s tomb were built by him. Buland Darwaza (53 m high) was built in Sikri to commemorate the emperor’s conquest of Gujarat. He also built his own tomb at Sikandra, near Agra, Temple of Govindadeva at Vrindavan.

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Jehangir: With Jahangir’s reign, the practice of putting up buildings in marble and decorating the walls with floral designs made of semi-precious stones started. This method of decoration was known as Pietra Dura. Nurjahan built the tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula at Agra. Jahangir built Moti Masjid at Lahore and his own mausoleum at Shahdara (Lahore).

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Shahjahan: Built Taj Mahal, Moti Masjid at Agra, Jama Masjid and Red Fort at Delhi, Shalimar Bagh at Lahore and city of Shahjahanabad. He also built Mussaman Burz at Agra (where he spent his last years in captivity), Sheesh Mahal, etc. He got the peacock throne built by Bebadal Khan. Aurangzeb: Built Moti Masjid at Delhi and Badshahi Mosque at Lahore. He also built Bibi ka Makbara in Aurangabad. Literature During Mughal Empire Hindi literature made significant progress during Akbar’s reign. Tulsidas and the Surdas wrote in this period. During his time, Sanskrit work on styles of writing, the Alankarashekhara by Keshava Misra appeared. Persian language was the official language. Abul Fazl wrote the Ain-i-Akbari and Akbar Nama. Important historians were Abdul Hamid Lahori,Khafi Khan,Muhammad Kazim and Sujan Rai Bhandari.

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Canara Bank has inked pact with The New India Assurance Company Ltd. to sell policies through its branches. SBI cut the interest rate on home loans above Rs 75 lakh by 10 basis points (bps) to 8.60 percent. For salaried women borrowers, the loans will be offered at 8.55 percent. According to SBI, the new rates will be effective from June 15. The home loan rates offered are lowest in the industry. Indian Overseas Bank has launched the Retail Mart, a retail lending concept, in Kerala's capital city. Axis Bank Ltd announced biodegradable prepaid gift cards on the occasion of World Environment Day (05th June). With this, the bank has become the first to introduce biodegradable cards in the country. ADB & PNB signed a $100 million loan to be guaranteed by the Govt. of India that will finance large solar rooftop systems on industrial & commercial buildings throughout India. RBI has initiated prompt corrective action (PCA) for Dena Bank in view of high net non-performing assets & negative return on assets. Prompt Corrective Action is the action which will not have any material impact on the performance of the bank infact it will contribute to improve the internal controls of the bank & improvement in its activities. SBI & the World Bank announced that they had financed 100 MW of rooftop solar projects worth Rs400 crore in India. Bank of India conducted a mass-contact programme, ‘Star Mahotsav’, across its branch network. The thrust was in contacting every customer at their doorstep for recovery of bad loans, disbursement of retail loan, including housing & vehicle loan, disbursement under MSME & agriculture, & promotion of its products including debit/credit cards, PoS machines, internet banking, etc. On the basis of an assessment of the current & evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting today, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to: Keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.25 per cent. Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF remains at 6.0 per cent, and The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate & the Bank Rate at 6.50 per cent. Vijaya Bank is going to develop as many as 100 digital villages in various States of the country as part of its initiative to promote digital banking among the rural population. President Pranab Mukherjee launched the 'Selfie with Daughter' mobile application, aimed at raising awareness about female foeticide & sex selection. The aim is to motivate society to feel proud to be parents of a girl child, which, in turn, will result in improving child sex ratio.

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Aviation Ministry for the implementation of the UDAN scheme in the state. Under the scheme, three of the tiertwo industrial towns such as Hosur, Salem & Neyveli are to be developed in the first phase. The Centre has approved the modifications to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Bill 2017 to pave way for organizing ‘kambala’. The Bill proposes to exempt ‘kambala’ from the ambit of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960. NITI Aayog has launched SATH, a program providing ‘Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital’ with the State Govt.s. The vision of the program is to initiate transformation in the education & health sectors. SATH programme will be implemented by NITI Aayog along with global consultancy McKinsey & Company & IPE Global consortium in the three selected States after the signing of MoUs. Wedding ceremonies in Kerala are all set to become ‘green’, with the state Govt. coming out with a green protocol to make auspicious occasions more nature-friendly. With the implementation of the protocol, plastic & other nonbiodegradable articles including disposable glasses & plates & thermocol decorations will be kept at bay from marriage functions. Delhi Police launched patrolling on bicycle to improve policing in congested localities in trans-Yamuna region of the city. The move is also being billed as a green initiative. The first Mega Food Park in the state of Odisha MITS Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Rayagada has been inaugurated by Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries. Odisha is the first State in India to have developed an automatic public address system that can be activated along its entire coast. The State Govt. is all set to commission the ambitious Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) that would enable loud sirens go off simultaneously from towers at 122 locations by July 2017. Varanasi will get the country's first 'freight village' spread over around 100 acres. It will be developed by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Ministry of Rural Development has selected Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh as one among the 17 districts across the nation for the MGNREGA annual award. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. has initiated a French Agency-funded project to retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in Andhra Pradesh. This is the first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the Centre’s Street Lighting National Project (SLNP). SEBI has given conditional approval for the appointment of Vikram Limaye as the MD & CEO of the NSE. Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has appointed B K Manjunath as a part-time chairman for three years.

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quarter. The GDP growth rate for the full year (2016-17) came in at 7.1 percent in line. Bharti Airtel has received approvals from SEBI, BSE & the National Stock Exchange of India for its proposed merger with Telenor India. The GST (Goods & Services Tax) Council has cleared the pending rules, including transition provisions & returns, with all the States agreeing to the July 01st 2017 rollout of the tax. Transition rules have been cleared & everybody has agreed for a July 1 rollout,” according to Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac. The GST Council last month fitted over 1,200 goods & 500 services in the tax brackets of 5, 12, 18 & 28 per cent. Reliance Communications (RCom) Chairman Anil Ambani has announced that the merged entities of RCom & Aircel will be called Aircom. These merged entities are Reliance Communications & Maxis Communications Berhad (MCB). TATA Projects has announced the launch of Green Thumb, an initiative to enhance the green cover. This new initiative of the infrastructure company coincides with World Environment Day (05th June). NSE launched its international exchange in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). NSE IFSC Ltd, the global exchange is promoted by NSE. The proposed merger between Aadhar Housing Finance & DHFL Vysya Housing Finance has hit the final lap with it got the nod from housing finance regulator National Housing Bank (NHB). Ransomware attacks have prompted Microsoft to sign an agreement to acquire Hexadite. This deal cost $100 million. India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan lifted the ITF (International Tennis Federation) men’s Futures tennis title after outplaying Raymond Sarmiento of the USA in straight sets in Singapore. Muttiah Muralidaran, the most successful bowler in Tests & One-Day Internationals, was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in London. The cricket board for West Indies, on its 91st anniversary, has re-branded themselves as Cricket West Indies from the former West Indies Cricket Board. Never in the history of the UEFA Champions League had a team won the title in consecutive seasons. That is until now — Real Madrid has done it. Now, they stand alone as the only team in the history of the competition to win back-toback titles. B Sai Praneeth has clinched the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold badminton title by defeating Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in a closely-fought final in Bangkok. Ganeshan Neelakanta Iyer, the only assigned competition manager of International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has become the first Indian to be nominated as a member of the Umpires & Referees Committee (URC). Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna & Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski produced a fighting performance to

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beat their German-Colombian opponents Anna-Lena Groenefeld & Robert Farah in the final to clinch their maiden French Open mixed doubles title in Paris, France. Bopanna has become only the fourth Indian to win a Grand Slam crown, after Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi & Sania Mirza. International Olympic Committee has approved new events for the 2020 Tokyo Games, including a number of mixed gender competitions. The additions include a mixed team event for judo. Table Tennis will also get a mixed doubles competition. Michael Venus became New Zealand's first Grand Slam champion since 1974 when he partnered American Ryan Harrison to the French Open men's doubles title. Jelena Ostapenko(Latvia) won her first Grand Slam title by beating Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in just under two hours in the women’s final of the French Open 2017. The process for electing the 15th President of India will begin on June 14 with the Election Commission issuing the notification for the polls. The Presidential elections will take place on July 17. The Commission has set June 28 as the last date for filing nominations, while July 1 will be the last date for their withdrawal. India signed the OECD multilateral convention that aims to check cross-border tax evasion by multinational companies. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley signed the multilateral convention in Paris, France to implement tax treaty- related measures to prevent base erosion & profit shifting. All 12 major domestic ports will soon switch to renewable energy to meet their entire power requirements, making India the first country to have all Govt.-owned ports running on solar & wind energy. The Govt. plans to install almost 200 megawatt solar & wind power generation capacity at the ports by 2019. India has signed a loan agreement of 36 million dollars with the World Bank for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building Programme. The project aims to improve the efficiency of public expenditure management & tax administration in Himachal Pradesh. India & Russia have signed Saint Petersburg Declaration as a roadmap to enhance cooperation after the 18th annual bilateral summit. Nepal has signed a major deal with a China to develop a 1,200 MW Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project, the biggest hydro project in the landlocked country that could resolve its perennial power crisis. Montenegro has officially joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) & hence became the 29th member country of NATO. India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Army. The surface-to-surface missile has a strike range of 350 km. India has successfully test-fired its first all weather tracked-

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International Co-operation in Quality Assurance. 92. Defence public sector BEML Ltd has bagged the Raksha Mantri’s Award for Excellence for design & development of 180-tonne electric hydraulic excavator BE1800E. 93. Thespian Bengali actor, Soumitra Chatterjee has been conferred with the France's highest civilian honour, the coveted Legion of Honour. 94. PM Modi left for Kazakhstan, where he will attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), & meet some foreign leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping. At the summit in Astana, India & Pakistan will become full members of the grouping, which at present comprises China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, & Tajikistan. 95. PM Narendra Modi has signed seven agreements with Spain PM Mariano Rajoy to strengthen bilateral cooperation to fight against terrorism after the visit from Germany. The seven agreements & MoUs are as follows- Agreement for Transfer of Sentence Persons | MoU on Cooperation in Organ Transplantation|MoU on Cooperation in Cyber Security|MoU on Cooperation in Renewable Energy|MoU on Technical Cooperation in Civil Aviation|Agreement on visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports|MoU b/w Foreign Service Institute & Diplomatic Academy of Spain. 96. India & Pakistan became full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the first-ever expansion of the China-dominated security grouping after 2001. With the inclusion of India & Pakistan, SCO now represents over 40% of world population & nearly 20% of the global GDP. 2017 SCO summit was based on the theme “Future Energy”. 97. 70th World Health Assembly was held recently in Geneva, Switzerland. In the meeting member nations agreed to increase their assessed contributions by 3 percent. 98. To emphasize the importance of financial literacy, the Reserve Bank of India is observing June 5-9, 2017 as Financial Literacy Week across the country. The Week will focus on four broad themes, viz. Know Your Customer (KYC), Exercising Credit Discipline, Grievance Redress & Going Digital. 99. Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a two-day national level conference on "Capacity Building of SDRF2017" in New Delhi. 100.The second National Health Editors’ Conference on Yoga has begun in New Delhi. The theme of the conference is 'Yoga for Health & Harmony'. 101.Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated Indian Railways' 1st HR Round Table Conference in New Delhi. The Conference was organized around three themes i.e. (1) Stakeholders Expectations from HR. (2) The Future of Work – HR Role (3) Creativity Within Constraints 102.Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated a grid-connected solar power plant of 16 MW capacity at the Ordinance Factory in Telangana’s Medak district. It is set up by Bharat Electronics Limited. 103.Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) under the Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, has initiated a

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chassis Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM) from a mobile launcher at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha. India has ranked 137th out of 163 countries on Global Peace Index 2017 published by The Institute of Economics & Peace. Iceland has been named the world's most peaceful country while Syria named the least peaceful country. India has been ranked 45th, down four notches from last year, in terms of competitiveness in the annual rankings compiled by IMD which saw Hong Kong topping the list. The list was compiled by the International Institute for Management Development's (IMD) World Competitiveness Center. India has surpassed China to secure the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business, according to a study that cited India’s rapidly expanding economy, relaxation of FDI rules & a consumption boom as the key drivers. The GRDI was titled as ‘The Age of Focus’, ranks China in second place. Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is the sole sportsperson from the country to feature in the world’s 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list topped by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo. Virat Kohli has been ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list. World Milk Day is an initiative of the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation, to celebrate the contribution of the dairy industry around the globe on 1st June. World Environment Day is the biggest annual event for positive environmental action & takes place every on 5 June. This year’s host country was Canada. The theme was "Connecting People to Nature". World Oceans Day observed globally on 08th June. The overall theme was 'Our Oceans, Our Future'. Aiming to reduce emissions & promote sustainability to help India’s smart city programme, France & the European Union have extended a grant of 3.5 million euros under the ‘Moblise Your City’ (MYC) initiative. Three Indian citiesNagpur, Kochi & Ahmedabad will get the grant. Reliance Infrastructure-promoted Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) has partnered with Google to display its services in Google Maps application. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) & Bird Academy have signed an MoU to skill more than 30 thousand unemployed youth from across states in the aviation & aerospace sectors. India signed an agreement to provide fresh assistance of 318 million US Dollar credit line to Sri Lanka for the development of the railway sector in the country. An agreement for International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (IBRD) Credit of USD 39.2 Million from World Bank for the project 'Assam Citizen Centric Service Delivery' was signed recently. National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC), has received Asia Pacific Quality Network Award 2017 for

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116.The council revised rates on 66 items such as pickles, sauces, fruit preserves, insulin, cashew nuts, insulin, school bags, coloring books, notebooks, printers, cutlery, agarbattis and cinema tickets, following representations from industry. Restaurants, manufacturers and traders having a turnover of up to Rs 75 lakh can avail of the composition scheme with lower rates of 5%, 2%, and 1%, respectively, with lower compliance, against Rs 50 lakh previously. 117.Shashikant Kutwal has won the gold medal at the 17th World Individual Chess Championship for differently-abled. The World Chess Championship was held in Slovakia. 118.Legendary poet and essayist Haraprasad Das was conferred with the covetous Kalinga Literary Award for his work and contribution to literature at the fourth edition of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF). 119.The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Indira Gandhi Memorial. The book was authored by Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh. 120.A 12-year-old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" and "Little Miss Actress" crowns at the Little Miss Universe 2017 at the port city of Batumi in Georgia. 121.In continuation of issuing of Rs500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series from time to time which are currently legal tender, a new batch of banknotes with inset letter “A” in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel. 122.China has launched world’s largest floating solar farm in Anhui province. 123.The Forbes list of world’s highest-paid celebs is out and has Sean Combs right at the top. On the list, Bollywood big stars with Shah Rukh Khan leading the charge at the 65th position with $38 million in earnings this year. 124.The World’s smallest and cheapest private jet 'Vision Jet' was launched in the USA recently. 125.India’s Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu combined to clinch the gold medal in mixed team 10m air pistol event of the ISSF World Cup, beating Russia in the final in Gabala, Azerbaijan. Rafael Nadal’s magnificent run to a 10th French Open title has earned the Spaniard a move into second in the latest ATP world rankings. 126.Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time. He won against Sebastian Vettel’s overall championship and lead to 12 points. 127.Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away. He was 85. 128.Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken over the administration of Sahara India Life Insurance, a first of its kind move in the insurance sector. 129.According to the Child Rights and You (CRY) report, over 8 lakh children in India between the age group 5 and 6 years

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Yoga Awareness Drive through Mascots & Flash Mobs (YogMob) to increase the popularity of Yoga, especially among the youth. The campaign is underway at Delhi NCR, Haryana & Lucknow. 104.To attract more passengers to buy online train tickets, Indian Railways has introduced a service ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ which allow passengers to make payment for tickets booked online within a window of 15 days. ePayLater, a Mumbai-based fintech firm has joined hands with IRCTC for adding the new feature to Indian Railways ticket booking services. 105.SEBI has set up a committee under the Chairmanship of Uday Kotak, Executive Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank to help improve the standards of corporate governance of listed companies in India. 106.The book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” has been authored by Arundhati Roy, was released recently. 107.University Grants Commission (UGC) & All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) will soon be a thing of the past as the PM Narendra Modi-led Govt. at the Centre is planning to replace the two education regulators with a new Higher Education Regulator. This is being done to bring one single education regulator named HEERA in place. Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency or HEERA is the name of the new proposed regulator. 108.Mehrunnisa Dalwai, a noted social activist & author, & the wife of one of modern Maharashtra’s most remarkable & formidable social reformers, Hamid Dalwai, passed away. She was 87. 109.A well known US actor, Adam West died in Los Angeles. 110.Japan launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS. A 'H-IIA' rocket blasted off from the Tanegashima space center in southern Japan carrying the 'Michibiki' No.2 satellite. 111.NASA has chosen 12 new astronauts, including an Indian American named Raja Chari, from a record number of over 18,000 applicants, who will be trained for missions into Earth orbit & to deep space. Lt. Col. Raja Chari is the first Indian American after Kalpana Chawla to be chosen by NASA for one of its missions at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. 112.India and Mauritius have signed an MoU to institutionalize cooperation between Parliaments of the two countries. 113.The government of India has launched ‘Tele Law’ service to provide legal aid for the people living in rural areas through video conferencing. 114.Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh announced the launch of “Hill Area Development Programme” (HADP) for Northeast in Imphal, Manipur. 115.Kolkata, the ‘City of Joy’ is about to experience a wonder in the form of an underwater Metro train which will run beneath the Hooghly river.

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eight out of 17 private sector banks got ‘high’ rating for their adherence to code compliance. 144.Indian warships began a week-long naval exercise off the coast of Western Australia. The second AUSINDEX exercises are aimed at increasing interoperability between Australian and Indian naval forces, executing complex naval manoeuvres. 145.Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired the anti-tank missile “Nag” in a desert in Rajasthan’s western sector. 146.India has claimed the top spot among the remittancereceiving nations, surpassing China. The United Nations, in its report, stated that Indians working across the globe sent home 62.7 billion US dollars in 2016. 147.India continued to rise in the Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings for the second year in succession, after four consecutive years of decline. In 2017 rankings released in Geneva (Switzerland), India improved its position from 66 to 60. The list is topped by Switzerland. 148.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Intensified Diarrhea Control Fortnight (IDCF) in order to intensify efforts to reduce child deaths due to diarrhoea. It aims to create mass awareness about the most effective and low-cost diarrhoea treatment, a combination of Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) solution and Zinc tablets. 149.China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved USD 150 million equity investment loan to the India Infrastructure Fund. It is the bank's first such loan to fund private projects. 150. Yes Bank has partnered with mobile payments switch TerraPay to enable real-time money transfer to bank accounts in India. Powered by TerraPay’s global clearing and settlement service, the partnership will make it faster and convenient for consumers to send money to any bank account. 151. RBI has placed Central Bank of India under prompt corrective action (PCA) which puts restricts on banking activities such as from lending, hiring and expanding branches. 152. China successfully launched its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts. The 2.5-tonne Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), named 'Insight,' was launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi desert. 153. Indian nominee Neeru Chadha became the first Indian Woman to be elected as the Member of International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). 154. The government of India has appointed a senior executive of Tata Consultancy Services Ramanathan Ramanan to head Atal Innovation Mission, its initiative to promote entrepreneurship in the country. 155. Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize 2017 for his novel `A Horse Walks Into a Bar'. 156. The Fifth Bhupen Hazarika National Award, 2017 has been conferred to an eminent writer from Arunachal Pradesh Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi.

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World fest-Houston International Film Festival (WHIFF). 52. As per the UN report, India is expected to achieve how much percent growth the year 2017? 53. Minister of Road Transport & Highways has inaugurated two exhibitions namely 'The Highway Saga: Past Present & Future' & SRISHTI exhibition in New Delhi. SRISHTI stands for _____________. 54. Name the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications of India. 55. Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year from the existing AprilMarch cycle. India started adopting the April-March financial year from ____________. 56. Chhattisgarh has recently auctioned India’s most expensive limestone block. This block is named as ____. 57. India successfully carried out a fresh user trial of 3,000kilometer range Agni-III ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. Abdul Kalam Island was previously known as ________________. 58. Chhattisgarh has recently auctioned India’s most expensive limestone block in Raipur District. The previous national record was held by _____________. 59. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has recently approved USD 160 million loan for a power project in Andhra Pradesh, the first credit from the bank for an Indian project. The AIIB is sponsored by ____________ 60. Braj Bihari Kumar has been recently appointed as the chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). He has succeeded? 61. In order to improve the connectivity of the state, Union Cabinet approved ______________ Airport as International Airport recently. 62. India is all set to get world's highest railway bridge in J&K which is 35 meters taller than Eiffel Tower. The Bridge will be built across which River? 63. The 'Swachh Survekshan 2017' survey results were recently announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. Which city is India’s cleanest city? 64. CCEA given its approval for restructuring the schemes of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under new Central Sector Scheme named SAMPADA. What does 'P' stands for in SAMPADA? 65. The Union Cabinet chaired by ____________ has given its approval for National Steel Policy (NSP) 2017. 66. The Indian men’s national football team has made it into the top 100 of the FIFA world football rankings for the first time in 21 years. Who is the President of FIFA? 67. What is the best ever ranking of Indian football team in FIFA world ranking? 68. The 'Swachh Survekshan 2017' survey results were recently announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. Which city is the dirtiest city in India? 69. In order to Strengthen defence ties, India has opened its first private small arms manufacturing plant at-

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the Capital of Turkey? 34. Name the Chief Minister of one of the Indian state who has been selected for the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award 2017’ in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level. 35. Who has been appointed as the new President of CII? 36. Asha Parekh’s autobiography “Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl” was released recently in New Delhi. 'The Hit Girl' has been penned down by __________. 37. Name the city that has recently become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font. 38. Union government has recently launched two schemes “One IP- Two Dispensaries” & “Aadhaar based Online Claim Submission” on the occasion of International Labour Day. Who is the present Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment? 39. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar launched a nationwide campaign to encourage Universities to display portraits of Param Veer Chakradecorated soldiers. What is the name of this campaign? 40. Name the first person from the North-Eastern Region who took over as the New Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. 41. Name the recipient of ‘Transformative Chief Minister award' for 2016. 42. The World Press Freedom Day is observed globally on _____ 43. On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, UNESCO has co-organized the World Press Freedom Day's main event & the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony in _________________. 44. Which Indian state has recently become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year from the existing April-March cycle? 45. The World Press Freedom Day was observed recently by UNESCO. Who is the Director-General of UNESCO? 46. The World Press Freedom Day 2017 is celebrated globally under the theme _______________. 47. Department of Commerce, Government of India has recently (May 2017) organized the 4th National Standards Conclave in Indian city? 48. Name the past president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) who was recently conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the Republic of Korea for his services rendered as honorary consul general of South Korea in Kolkata. 49. The Telecom Ministry of India has recently launched a portal for Information sharing on Mobile Towers & EMF Emission Compliances in an event organized at New Delhi. The web portal is named as ____________. 50. Name the person who has been appointed as the new chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Parliament of India. 51. Shabana Azmi starrer film ____________ was recently awarded the Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th annual

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recently took charge as new Consul General of Dubai. 53. PM of India will inaugurate India’s longest river bridge (9.15km) Dhola-Sadiya Bridge in which Indian state? 54. Government think-tank NITI Aayog holds the first 'Samavesh meeting'. Chairman of NITI Aayog is ________. 55. This is the first time in the history of African Development Bank (AfDB) Group that India would be hosting the Annual Meetings of the bank (May 2017). It will be inaugurated by ____________. 56. Indian Army received two 155mm/39 caliber Ultra Lightweight Howitzer artillery guns from BAE Systems in the United States of America. BAE Systems is an Aerospace company based in ___________ . 57. State-owned telecom operator BSNL has inked a clutch of agreements with Facebook & MobiKwik to popularize the internet & its value added services among customers. Founder & CEO of Mobikwik is ________________. 58. India has jumped 16 places in the revised United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) rankings to settle at 24th for 2015. Headquarter of UN World Tourism Organization is in ________________. 59. According to a survey, the report of which was released by railway minister Suresh Prabhu, which station is cleanliest among the 75 busiest stations in the country? 60. Turbo Megha Airways become the first private airline to get a licence to fly under UDAN, the government scheme for subsidized regional flights. It is ____based Airline Company. 61. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)? 62. Who is the current Chairman of Bengaluru-Headquartered Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)? 63. Former PM Manmohan Singh has recently presented now the 2014 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace to which scientific Organization of the country? 64. Union Cabinet of which country has approved a bill that would allow Emperor Akihito to step down, paving the way for the first abdication by an emperor of that country in nearly two centuries? 65. Sanjay Gubbi of Karnataka & Purnima Barman of Assam have won the prestigious Whitley Award for their efforts in wildlife conservation. The awards are popularly known as? 66. According to a survey, the report of which was released by railway minister Suresh Prabhu, which station is dirtiest among the 75 busiest stations in the country? 67. 'SIMBEX-17' is the recently held Bilateral Naval Exercise between Navies of India & _____________. 68. What is the full form of SIMBEX? 69. National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed in India on? 70. National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed in India in the memory of? 71. Name the Arunachal Pradesh mountaineer who has become the world’s first woman to scale Mt Everest twice in five days. 72. In Cricket, Mumbai Indians lifted the 10th Indian Premier

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meteorology & oceanology. SAC is ______ based company. 35. IIEST (Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology) has successfully created the country's first smart grid project, which will generate power from renewable sources of energy. IIEST is situated in which state? 36. USA based SpaceX has launched a communications satellite for Inmarsat, marking its first launch for the London-based mobile broadband company. SpaceX was founded in? 37. Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing & ratifying, an agreement between India & Tajikistan on Cooperation & Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters. What is the Capital of Tajikistan? 38. Union Minister Anil Madhav Dave passed away recently. He was ______________. 39. India's first Aquatic Rainbow Technology Park, an ultramodern exclusive facility for ornamental fish equipped with multi-species hatchery & live feed culture units, will become operational in which Indian city? 40. Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Modi has recently given its approval for construction of how many units of India’s indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors? 41. Which state government has recently hosted the 14th Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council meeting? 42. Which state Legislature passed a Bill to appoint Olympics silver medalist P V Sindhu as a Group-1 officer in the government, by amending the State Public Services Act? 43. Which company has recently received the final nod from the RBI & is set to launch its Payments Bank? 44. Veteran personality Reema Lagoo passed away recently. She was famous ___________. 45. Forbes magazine has recently named _____ as the topmost among its "Global Game Changers" who are transforming their industries & changing the lives of billions around the world. 46. Minister of State for Labour & Employment(IC), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya launched EPFOs Citizens Charter 2017 & e-court management system in which city? 47. Name the 18 year old Indian student who has made the world’s smallest satellite named 'KalamSat' for NASA. 48. Cabinet has recently approved signing of Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) with Letter of Assurance (LoA) holders of Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) & introduced a new more transparent coal allocation policy for Power Sector, 2017 named SHAKTI. What does 'HA' mean in SHAKTI? 49. Softbank has made its biggest investment in an Indian digital enterprise by sealing a funding round of _______________ in mobile payments provider Paytm. 50. Who is the newly appointed CEO of Paytm payments bank? 51. Name the Minister who has been given additional charge of the Environment Ministry following the death of Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave. 52. CGI (Consulate General of India) Dubai & Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi will host a two-day “Start-up India Summit” in UAE in Last month of May 2017. Name the person who

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League trophy for the third time. Who was the highest run Scorer in the tournament? Scientists at NASA have recently discovered a new bacteria found only on the International Space Station (ISS). The bacteria named after the name of which eminent Scientist? Who conferred the Banga Samman, West Bengal's highest civilian award, by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee? Name the Indian boy who has recently won, The Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US in the environmental engineering category. Who was Purple Cap winner in the 10th edition of IPL 2017 & he was from which team? India’s state-of-the-art high-speed train Tejas Express, which can run up to the speed of 200km per hour, has made its trip between __________ to ____________. In the recently held presidential election of Iran, who was elected as the President of Iran? Which team won the 38th Federation Cup football tournament? The 38th Federation Cup football tournament was held in? Cochin Port Trust has received two Best Performance Awards from Ministry of Shipping for the highest growth in operating surplus & also for achieving third highest growth in cargo traffic among the major ports in the year 2016-17. Cochin Port is situated in ___________________. Which Bank has entered into MoU with LIC for selling life insurance products of LIC? Name the player who won the Men's Italian Open, 2017. Tata Sons has recently appointed ____________, an investment banker as its Group Chief Financial Officer. HDFC Life has recently announced the launch of an Artificial Intelligence-based application named ________ that can automatically read, understand, categories, prioritise & respond to customer emails sent to the private insurer. Name the wildlife & environment cartoonist from India who has recently won WWF International President’s Award 2017 for his efforts to change attitudes towards nature. Aerospace Industries of which country has recently signed a major deal worth 630 million US dollar with India to supply advanced long-range & missile defense systems. Indian businessman Mathunny Mathews died aged 81 recently. He was main inspiration behind which Bollywood movie? Name the player who won the women's Italian Open, 2017. Who is the current chairman of LIC? India's R Vaishali won the women's title with eight points from nine rounds in the Asian Continental Blitz Chess Championship. The championship was held in ________. Name the country that overtook Japan to become the second-largest steel producer in the world in 2016, according to International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF). PM of India has recently launched various projects of Kandla Port Trust at Gandhidham in Gujarat. Who is the

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to India. What is the currency of Mauritius? 132. Union Defence & Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has recently inaugurated the DRDO’s new Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Indian State? 133. Which of the following PSU has overtaken Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable stateowned company? 134. Which state government has declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as Biodiversity Heritage Site of the state? 135. Name the Uttarakhand Mountaineer who has become the first Indian to summit Mount Everest a record six times. 136. Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) was recently in News. Who is the current CEO of DRDO? 137. Which city police have received the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FICCI) Smart Police Award for the year 2017? 138. The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is observed on ______________. 139. The theme for the 2017 International Day of UN Peacekeepers was _________________________. 140. Name the professor of Hyderabad University who was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar for 2016. 141. Which city made a new Guinness world record for the maximum number of people sweeping a single venue? 142. Name the Indian actress who selected for the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for being an international icon. 143. The government launched new campaign called ____ for promotion of toilet usage in the rural areas across the country. 144. EPFO has approved hike in investment limit in exchange traded funds (ETFs) to ___________ from the existing 10%. 145. Government-run Prasar Bharati has got into an agreement with Societe Nationale de Radio diffusion et de Television (SNRT) to step up cooperation in the broadcasting sector. SNRT is ____________ based company.

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ANSWERS: 1. Surface-to-Air Missile 2. 2011-2012 3. Kerala 4. Mahmoud Abbas 5. Rafael Nadal 6. Varanasi 7. Bajrang Punia 8. Bihar 9. Telangana 10. Palanisamy Sathasivam 11. Kolkata 12. East Jerusalem 13. Maharashtra 14. Risk Reduction 15. New Delhi 16. UK 17. 15 May 18. Catholic Syrian Bank 19. Uttar Pradesh 20. Chile 21. Edouard Philippe 22. 7.4% 23. Sikkim 24. Aravind Kumar Rengan 25. Families, education & well-being 26. Maikal hills 27. Puducherry 28. Arjun Maini 29. Ransomware 30. Haryana 31. United Kingdom 32. Admiral Sunil Lanba 33. Second spot 34. Ahmedabad 35. West Bengal 36. 2002 37. Dushanbe 38. Environment Minister 39. Chennai 40. 10 41. Jammu & Kashmir 42. Andhra Pradesh 43. Paytm 44. Actress 45. Mukesh Ambani 46. Bangalore 47. Rifath Sharook 48. Harnessing & Allocating 49. Rs 9,000 crore 50. Renu Satti 51. Harsh Vardhan 52. Vipul 53. Assam 54. PM of India 55. Narendra Modi 56. USA

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In a certain code language "There are numerous ways " is coded as " X@25 O#21 B#18 U#18 " "rightful due political economy" is coded as " F#13 Q#1 E#21 S@21" "work culture to provide" is coded as " X@18 Q#4 D#18 U@20" 6. What is the code for ‘requisite’ in the given code language? (a) R#20 (b) S#18 (c) T#20 (d) S#20 (e)None of these 7. What is the code for ‘proximity' in the given code language? (a) R#25 (b) M#25 (c) Q#20 (d) L#25 (e)None of these 8. What may be the possible code for ‘ visible reminder’ in the given code language? (a) S#5 W#12 (b) S@5 X#12 (c) S@5 W#12 (d) T@5 W#12 (e)None of these 9. What may be the possible code for ‘waiting time’ in the given code language? (a) X#7 V@5 (b) X@7 U@5 (c) X#7 U#5 (d) X#14 U@13 (e)None of these 10. What is the code for ‘publicly enforcing' in the given code language? (a) R@25 F#7 (b) Q#25 F#7 (c) Q@25 F@7 (d) Q@12 F#14 (e)None of these Directions (11-15): Each of the questions below, consist a question and three statements numbered I, II and III. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read the three statements and Give answer (a) If the data in statement I and II together are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement III are not required to answer the question. (b) If the data in statement I and III together are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II are not required to answer the question. (c) If the data in statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I are not required to answer the question. (d) If the data in all three statements I, II and III together are necessary to answer the question. (e) If the data in all the statements, I, II and III even together are not sufficient to answer the question. 11. What is the code for ‘soaring’ in a certain code language? Statements: I. In a certain code language ‘soaring your business’ is coded as ‘sx vc fx’ and ‘mind your language’ is coded as ‘wx qc sx’. II. In a certain code language ‘soaring fast and win’ is coded as ‘lv fx wm tz’ and ‘go and move fast’ is coded as ‘tz mc lx wm’ III. In a certain code language ‘move your legs’ is coded as ‘lx sx ty’ and ‘legs go on’ is coded as ‘rc ty mc’

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The table below shows total number of students in classes X, XI and XII. Class No. of students X 420 XI 480 XII 400 Note: No Student went to more than one place. 1. If the ratio of girls and boys, who went to Manali from class X, was 7 : 8, then what percent of the total number of students from class X who went to a tourist spot is the number of girls who went to Manali ? (approximate) (a) 19% (b) 23% (c) 25% (d) 15% (e) 21% 2. What is the difference between the number of students who did not got to any tourist spotfrom class XI and that from class XII ? (a) 19 (b) 41 (c) 27 (d) 21 (e) None of these 3. If all the students from class XII who did not go to any tourist spot, later changed their mind and went to Nainital, then calculate the % mark-up in the number of students who visited Nainital ? (a) 30% (b) 25.5% (c) 35.5% (d) 42.6% (e) None of these 4. The number of students from class XI and XII together who visited Manali is what percent of the number of students from class X who visited Shimla, Ooti and Nainitaltogether ? (approximate) (a) 81% (b) 72% (c) 75% (d) 77% (e) 70%

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All About the IBPS RRB 2017: Pattern, Cut Off and Syllabus The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) conducts recruitment drive for Probationary Officers/ Scale-I Officers and Office Assistants/ Clerical Cadre once a year. IBPS has released its calendar for the year 2017, according to which it is expected that the official notification for IBPS RRB Recruitment 2017 will be out tentatively in July’17.

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Hindi Language Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fillers, Errors, Jumbled Paragraph, Odd one out, Paragraph based questions. Reasoning Ability Puzzles, Seating Arrangements, Direction Sense, Blood Relation, Syllogism, Order and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Machine InputOutput, Inequalities, Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series, Data Sufficiency, Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)

Whereas the IBPS RRB Office Assistant Mains examination was of moderate level and the highest cut off was for Punjab-69.69 (out of 100) and the lowest cut off was for Mizoram-50.03

Numerical Ability Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart), Inequalities (Quadratic Equations), Number Series, Approximation and Simplification, Data Sufficiency, Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)

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In the recent days the tension in the gulf region is on the rise after the decision of Saudi Arabia to cut all it's ties with Qatar. This has been a hot topic in news and current affairs and that is why it is important for you to know about the crisis as questions from this can be expected in upcoming exams. Qatar has been cut-off by Saudi Arabia which is later joined by other powerful countries of Gulf. To understand more about the crisis we first need to understand the geographical location of Qatar.

This ban would have some serious impacts on flourishing industries of Qatar. If we take construction into concern then it was in full swing before the ban due to the FIFA football world cup which is scheduled in 2022. Now the migrant workers who form 90% of Qatar's population are in some serious dilemma. They are very uncertain about their future. The other industry is the aviation industry. It would face some huge losses because of the travel ban. As the flights would have to take a longer route than usual it would result in flight delays, more fuel consumption, customer dissent. The third industry that would be affected adversely would be food industry.

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Vocabulary for Banking and SSC Examinations 1. Aberration (noun) Meaning: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one. Synonyms: anomaly, deviation, divergence, abnormality, irregularity, variation, digression, freak, rogue, rarity, quirk, oddity, curiosity, mistake. Example: Hidden terror was, till now, believed to be confined mainly to the less developed regions of the world — the 9/11 attack in the U.S. was seen as an aberration, or exception, rather than the rule in this respect. Since 2015, however, with the attack in January of that year on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, followed by a series of major terrorist incidents in Brussels, Paris, Nice, Berlin and Istanbul during the past two years, it is evident that the developed world is no longer immune from terror strikes.

through a satellite, called Micius, between two ground stations that were 1,200 km apart. According to a report in Science News, the researchers shot a laser beam into a light-altering crystal in the satellite.

2. Legatee (noun) Meaning: a person who receives a legacy. Synonyms: beneficiary, inheritor, heir, heiress, recipient, receiver, payee, assignee. Example: Meanwhile, those indulging in acts of terror appear to have moved beyond the earlier non-traditional, non-state actors who were legatees of the Afghan Jihad (1979-1989). The new breed of radicalised terrorists is not overly dependent on external sponsors or state support. Their inspiration is different.

7. Staunch (adjective) Meaning: very loyal and committed in attitude. Synonyms: stalwart, loyal, faithful, trusty, committed, devoted, dedicated, dependable, reliable, steady, constant, hard-working, vigorous, stable, firm, steadfast, redoubtable, resolute, unswerving, unwavering, unhesitating, unfaltering. Example: The architect of a reunified Germany and a staunch champion of European integration, Helmut Kohl, who died at 87, was the longest-serving German Chancellor since World War II. The steely politician, who lost his bid for a fifth consecutive term as head of his conservative Christian Democratic Union in 1998, went into political wilderness within months thereafter, following a controversy over anonymous donations to his party.

6. Fragile (adjective) Meaning: (of an object) easily broken or damaged. Synonyms: breakable, easily broken, brittle, frangible, smashable, splintery, flimsy, weak, frail, insubstantial, delicate, dainty, fine. Example: The pairs were split, with photons sent to separate receiving stations in Delingha and Lijiang, which are telescopes on mountains, 1,200 km apart. Both stations are in the high mountains of Tibet, reducing the amount of air the fragile photons had to traverse.

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9.Enunciate (verb) Meaning: To pronounce; articulate., To state or set forth precisely or systematically. Example: The preceding enunciation is necessary to put in perspective controversies that have bedevilled the national discourse that has consumed public attention. 10.Gleefully (adverb) Meaning: in an exuberantly or triumphantly joyful manner. Rohit was offered width, and he gleefully accepted it, threading drive after drive through the offside.

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(c) Grand Daughter (d) Cousin 11. A is mother of B , C is son of A , D is brother of E, E is daughter of B. Who is the grandmother of E? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D 12. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: COURAGEOUS (a) COURSE (b) GRACE (c) SECURE (d) ARGUE 13. If THEN is written as RLBS , then how may CASE be written in that code? (a) AEPJ (b) APEP (c) EPAP (d) PAEJ 14. If '*' means subtraction ; '–' means division, '?' means addition and '%' means multiplication, then find the value of: 13 ? 3 * 6 % 8 – 4 ? 14 = ? (a) 18 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 8 15. Some equations are solved on the basis of certain system. Find out the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis. If 3*2*8*4 = 632, 2*4*4*4 = 816 then 3*3*5*1 = ? (a) 95 (b) 45 (c) 315 (d) 184 16. Find the missing numbers from the given alternatives

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Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives: Preamble : Constitution :: ? : ? (a) Word : Dictionary (b) Contents : Magazine (c) Explanation : Poetry (d) Preface : Book 2. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives: EFG : VUT : : KLM : ? (a) KJH (b) PON (c) ZXY (d) FDC 3. Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives: 85 : 42 : : 139 : ? (a) 68 (b) 69 (c) 70 (d) 67 4. For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives. (a) Geometry (b) Trigonometry (c) Algebra (d) Mathematics 5. For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives. (a) BDGK (b) JLOS (c) NPSW (d) MORU 6. For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/number from the given alternatives. (a) 64 (b) 125 (c) 225 (d) 216 7. If the given words are arranged according to English dictionary, which word will be in third place? (a) KNOW (b) KNACK (c) KNIT (d) KNOB 8. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, ?, MLNA (a) OLPA (b) KLMA (c) LLMA (d) KLLA 9. A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 5, 11, 17, 25, 33, 43, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 52 (d) 53 10. Pointing towards a photo, Rakesh said, "She is the daughter of the only son of my grandfather." How is the girl related to Rakesh? (a) Sister (b) Daughter

(a) 120 (b) 360 (c) 100 (d) 240 17. Rema walked 10kms south and turned right and walked 5kms. Then again she turned right and walked 10kms. Then she turned left and walked 10kms. How many kms will rema have to walk to reach the starting point? (a) 25 km (b) 20 km (c) 5 km (d) 15 km 18. One statement is given followed by two conclusions /assumptions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer. Statements: All Hindus are God fearing. No Japanese is a Hindu Conclusions: I. The Japanese are not God fearing. II. All God fearing are Hindus.

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(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 11 (d) 13 20. Study the following Venn Diagram and find the region representing persons who are educated and employed but not confirmed.

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 26. The rate at which RBI gives short term loan to commercial banks is called (a) Repo rate (b) Reverse Repo rate (c) Bank rate (d) Cash Reserve rate

27. The nationalisation of major commercial banks took place in (a) 1947 (b) 1956 (c) 1969 (d) 1980

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(c) Bhagat Singh (d) Sukhdev 41. "Great Barrier Reef", the world's largest Coral reef is located in (a) Caribbean Islands (b) Australia (c) Philippines (d) Indonesia 42. Decoding and interpretation of visual information in brain is associated with (a) Frontal lobe (b) Occipital lobe (c) Temporal lobe (d) Parietal lobe 43. Flemings "Left hand Rule" is associated with the effect of (a) Electric field on current (b) Magnetic field on magnet (c) Electric field on magnet (d) Magnetic Field on current 44. An emulsion is a colloidal solution of (a) Liquid in liquid (b) Solid in liquid (c) Gas in solid (d) Solid in Solid 45. _________ is a byproduct of sewage treatment and can be decomposed to produce biogas (a)Sewage (b)Sludge (c)Sewer (d)Scum 46. The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is headquartered at (a) Shanghai (b) New Delhi (c) Brasilia (d) Moscow 47. Which one of the following cities of Iraq is located on Tigris river? (a) Baghdad (b) Mousul (c) Kirkuk (d) Basra 48. Human Development Index is prepared by (a) UNDP (b) WTO (c) IMF (d) WHO 49. Uber Cup is associated with (a) Football (b) Handball (c) Badminton (d) Squash 50. The food in Onion is stored in the form of ______ (a) Cellulose (b) Protein (c) Starch (d) Sugar

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Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. Seven institutes Career Power, Adda247, Bankers adda, SSC adda, CTET adda, UPSC adda and CAT adda provide coaching in seven different places, viz. Laxmi nagar, Sector-18, Mukharji nagar, Nirmaan Vihar, Noida, Preet vihar and Mayur vihar, but not necessarily in the same order. There is one day weekly off in each institute from Monday to Sunday but not necessarily in the same order. No two institutes have the same weekly off day. Bankers’ adda provides coaching in Sector-18 and is not closed either on Friday or on Wednesday. SSC adda provides coaching in Laxmi nagar, and Thursday is its weekly off day. CTET adda and UPSC adda do not provide coaching in Noida and neither of these have Wednesday as weekly off day. Adda247 provides coaching in Nirmaan Vihar and remains closed on Sunday. The one which provides coaching in Preet vihar has Tuesday as weekly off day. CAT adda provides coaching in Mayur vihar and remains closed on Monday. CTET adda does not provide coaching in Mukharji nagar. 1. Which institute provides coaching in Preet vihar? (a) Career Power (b) UPSC adda (c) CTET adda (d) SSC adda (e) None of these 2. Which of the following institutes provides coaching in Noida? (a) Career Power (b) CTET adda (c) UPSC adda (d) CTET adda or UPSC adda (e) None of these 3. Which of the following combinations is correct? (a) Wednesday — Adda247 — Nirmaan Vihar (b) Wednesday — Adda247 — Noida (c) Friday — UPSC adda — Mukharji nagar (d) Thursday — SSC adda — Preet vihar (e) None of these 4. Institute Bankers adda remains closed on which of the following days? (a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Tuesday (d) Saturday (e) None of these 5. On which of the following days does Institute UPSC adda remain closed? (a) Tuesday (b) Wednesday (c) Sunday (d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these Directions (6-10): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions There are ten friends(some of them blood relatives also) who were graduated from Jaypee University. Among them, two friends, Sikha and Vasudev Wadhawan are getting married and rest 8 friends decided to finance his/her world tour as a wedding gift. Their eight friends are Shivali, Vidhi, Ankita , Varun , Rohit, Gunjan, Shreya, and Shrey. They went to attend the marriage ceremony at Westend Green Banquet Hall in Janakpuri , Delhi on

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(d) (e) None of these 43. A person borrowed Rs. 5500 from a money lender at 24% per annum. He lent this amount to his friend at the rate of 36% per annum. After two years he collected the amount from his friend and paid back the amount due to the money lender. The amount he thus earned is — (a) Rs. 8140 (b) Rs. 6820 (c) Rs. 3960 (d) Rs. 1320 (e) None of these 44. A sum of money invested at compound interest amounts to Rs. 5850 at the end of two years and to Rs. 5908.50 at the end of 3 years. The rate per cent per annum is — (a) 0.9 (b) 1.1 (c) 1 (d) 1.2 (e) None of these 45. Ramu, Pappe and Buddha hired a meadow for a certain sum. Ramu puts 40 cows for 10 months. Pappe puts 50 cows for 5 months and Buddha puts 70 cows for 4 months. If Ramu paid Rs. 80. Find the rent of the meadow. (a) Rs. 190 (b) Rs. 200 (c) Rs. 180 (d) Rs. 160 (e) None of these Direction (46-50): What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the following number series problems? 46. 2, 8, 26, ?, 242 (a) 78 (b) 72 (c) 82 (d) 84 (e) None of these 47. 5, 3, 6, ?, 64.75 (a) 15 (b) 15.5 (c) 17.5 (d) 17.25 (e) None of these 48. 1, 16, 81, 256, 625, 1296, ? (a) 4096 (b) 2401 (c) 1764 (d) 3136 (e) 6561 49. 30, 16, 10, 8, 8, 9, ? (a) 12.75 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 10.5 (e) None of these 50. 11, 26, 58, 124, 258, 528, ? (a) 1020 (b) 1135 (c) 1285

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61. What is the respective ratio of the total number of passengers travelling by Saptkranti to the total number of passengers travelling by Rajdhani during the Span of three months? (a) 31 : 22 (b) 31 : 21 (c) 31 : 23 (d) 23 : 31 (e) None of the above 62. The number of passengers travelling by Vikramshila in the month of February is approximately what percent of the passengers travelling by other trains in the same month? (a) 18 % (b) 20 % (c) 22 % (d) 25 % (e) 15 % 63. Which of the following trains has the least number of passengers in the Span of three months? (a) Vaishali (b) Saptkranti (c) Rajdhani (d) Shatabdi (e) Vikramshila 64. What is the difference between the average number of passengers travelling in the month of January by all trains together and the average number of passengers travelling in the month of March by all the trains together? (a) 4 thousand (b) 3.5 thousand (c) 3 thousand (d) 4.2 thousand (e) None of the above 65. What is the total no. of passengers travelling by various trains in the Span of three months? (a) 585000 (b) 580000 (c) 590000 (d) 584000 (e) None of the above

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51. I. II. √ 52. I. II. √ 53. I. √ II. 9y – 345 = 4y – 260 54. I. II. 55. I. II. Directions (56-60): Find out the approximate value which should replace the question mark (?) in the following questions. Note: (You are not expected to find out the exact value) 56. √ √ √ (a) 620 (b) 670 (c) 770 (d) 750 (e) 700 57. 89.988% of 699.9 + 50.002% of 999.99 – 170.015 = ? (a) 990 (b) 900 (c) 920 (d) 960 (e) 860 58. (a) 760 (b) 800 (c) 690 (d) 870 (e) 780 59. 6999 ÷ 70.005 × 94.998 = ? × 19.999 (a) 475 (b) 420 (c) 320 (d) 540 (e) 525 60. 7441 ÷ 34 × 12 = ? × 9 + 110 (a) 420 (b) 280 (c) 590 Directions (66–70): The table shows the number of houses to be constructed in various states over the Years under PradhanMantri Awas Yojna. Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below. Years 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 States U.P. 10000 20000 25000 40000 40000 60000 50000 M.P. 5500 20000 18000 25000 25000 30500 40000 H.P. 2000 5000 5000 10000 5000 15000 20000 Gujarat 12000 10000 15000 15000 20000 15000 20500 Telangana 12500 7500 5500 10000 5500 7500 12500 Bihar 10000 8500 6500 12000 15000 12500 20000

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. . At one pole we have the literary intellectuals . . . at the other the scientists'. He deplores the 'gulf of mutual incomprehension' between these two groups and wants it bridged. It is quite clear how he thinks this 'bridging' operation is to be done; the aims of his educational policy would be, first, to get as many 'alpha-plus scientists as the country can throw up'; second, to train 'a much larger stratum of alpha professionals' to do the supporting research, high class design and development; third, to train 'thousands upon thousands' of other scientists and engineers; and finally, to train 'politicians, administrators, and entire community, who know enough science to have a sense of what the scientists are talking about'. If this fourth and last group can at least be educated enough to 'have sense' of what the real people, the scientists and engineers, are talking about, so Lord Snow seems to suggest, the gulf of mutual incomprehension between the 'Two Cultures' may be bridged. These ideas on education, which are by no means unrepresentative of our times, leave one with the uncomfortable feeling that ordinary people, including politicians, administrators, and so forth, are really not much use, they have failed to make the grade: but, at least, they should be educated enough to have a sense of what is going on, and to know what the scientists mean when they talk to quote Lord Snow's example about the Second Law of Thermodynamics. It is an uncomfortable feeling, because the scientists never tired of telling us that the fruits of their labours are 'neutral': whether they enrich humanity or destroy it depends on how they are used. And who is to decide how they are used? There is nothing in the training of scientists and engineers to enable them to take such decision, or else, what becomes of the neutrality of science? If so much reliance is today being placed in the power of education to enable ordinary people to cope with the problems thrown up by scientific and technological progress, then there must be something more to education than Lord Snow suggests. Can education help us to turn the potentiality into a reality to the benefit of man? To do so, the task of education would be, first and foremost the transmission of ideas

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Directions (71-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them, while answering some of the questions. If Western civilization is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far-fetched to suggest that there may be something wrong with its education. No civilization, I am sure, has ever devoted more energy and resources to organized education, and if we believe in nothing else, we certainly believe that education is, or should be, the key to everything. In fact, the belief in education is so strong that we treat it as the residual legatee of all our problems. If the nuclear age brings new danger; if the advance of Genetics engineering opens the doors of new abuses; if commercialism brings new temptations, the answer must be more and better education. The modern way of life is becoming more complex: this means that everybody must become more highly educated. “By 1984,” it was said recently, “it will be desirable that the most ordinary of men is not embarrassed by the use of a logarithm table, the elementary concepts of the calculus, and by the definitions and uses of such words as electron, coulomb, and volt. He should further have become able not only to handle a pen, and ruler but also a magnetic tape, valve, and transistor. The improvement of communications between individuals and groups depends on it.” Most of all, it appears, the international situation calls for prodigious educational efforts. The classical statement on this point was delivered by Sir Charles (now Lord Snow) in his Rede Lecture some years ago. To say that we must educate ourselves or perish, is a little more melodramatic than the facts warrant. To say we have to educate ourselves or watch a steep decline in our lifetime, is about right. According to Lord Snow, the Russians are apparently doing much better than anyone else and will 'have a clear edge', unless and until the Americans and we educate ourselves both sensibly and imaginatively. Lord Snow, it will be recalled, talked about 'The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution' and expressed his concern that 'the intellectuals life of the whole of western society is increasingly being split into two polar groups .

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erroneous and recognisable as such by anyone except the prejudiced man. Most of the ideas with which we think are not of that kind at all. To some of them, like those incorporated in words and grammar, the notions of truth or error cannot even be applied, others are quite definitely not prejudices but the result of a judgement; others again are tacit assumptions or presuppositions which may be very difficult to recognise. I say, therefore, that we think with or through ideas and that what we call thinking is generally the application of pre-existing ideas to a given situation or set of facts. When we think about, say the political situation. We apply to that situation our political ideas, more or less systematically, and attempt to make that situation' ‘intelligible' to ourselves by means of these ideas. Similarly, everywhere else we evaluate the situation in the light of our value-ideas. The way in which we experience and interpret the world obviously depends very much indeed on the kind of ideas that fill our minds. If they are mainly small, weak, superficial, and incoherent, life will appear insipid, uninteresting, petty and chaotic. It is difficult to bear the resultant feeling of emptiness, and the vacuum of our minds may only too easily be filled by some big, fantastic notion-political or otherwise — which suddenly seem to illumine everything and to give meaning and purpose to our existence. We feel that education will help solve each new problem or complexity that arises. It needs no emphasis that herein lies one of the great dangers of our times. When people ask for education they normally mean something more than mere training, something more than mere knowledge of facts, and something more than a mere diversion. Maybe they cannot themselves formulate precisely what they are looking for; but I think what they are really looking for is ideas that could make the world, and their own lives, intelligible to them. When a thing is intelligible you have a sense of participation; when a thing is unintelligible you have a sense of estrangement. 'Well, I don't know', you hear people say, as an impotent protest against the unintelligibility of the world as they meet it. If the mind cannot bring to the world a set — or, shall we say, a tool box — of powerful ideas, the world must appear to it as a chaos, a mass of unrelated phenomena, of meaningless events. Such a man is like a person in a strange world and without any signs of civilization, without maps or signposts or indicators of any kind. Nothing has any meaning to him; nothing can hold his vital interest; he has no means of making anything intelligible to himself. 71. The writer's contention in the passage is that the crisis in Western civilization can be explained by (a)the presence of some flaws in its education. (b) some inherent lack of coordination among its various elements. (c) some basic misunderstanding in its society. (d)the energy it has devoted to education. (e) None of the above 72. According to the writer, Lord Snow sees the intellectual life of Western society as split between

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of value, of what to do with our lives. There is no doubt also the need to transmit know-how but this must take second place, for it is obviously somewhat foolhardy to put great powers into the hands of people without making sure that they have a reasonable idea of what to do with them. At present, there can be little doubt that the whole of mankind is in mortal danger, not because we are short of scientific and technological knowhow, but because we tend to use it destructively, without wisdom. More education can help us only if it produces more wisdom. The essence of education, I suggested, is the transmission of values, but values do not help us to pick our way through life unless they have become our own, a part, so to say, of our mental make-up. This means that they are more than mere formulae or dogmatic assertions: that we think and feel with them, that they are the very instruments through which we like and interpret, and experience the world. When we think, we do not just think: we think with ideas. Our mind is not a blank, a tabula rasa.When we begin to think we can do so only because our mind is already filled with all sorts of ideas with which to think. All through our youth and adolescence, before the conscious and critical mind begins to act as a sort of censor and guardian at the threshold, ideas seep into our mind, multitudes of them. These years are, one might say, our Dark Ages during which we are nothing but inheritors; it is only in later years that we can gradually learn to sort out our inheritance. First of all, there is language. Each word is an idea. If the language which seeps into us during our Dark Ages is English, our mind is thereby furnished by a set of ideas which is significantly different from the set represented by Chinese, Russian, German, or even American. Apart from words there are the rules of putting them together: grammar, another bundle of ideas, the study of which has fascinated some modern philosophers to such an extent that they thought they could reduce the whole of philosophy to a study of grammar. All philosophers and others have always paid a great deal of attention to ideas seen as the result of thought and observation; but in modern times all too little attention has been paid to the study of the ideas which form the very instruments by which thought and observation proceed. On the basis of experience and conscious thought small ideas may easily be dislodged, but when it comes to bigger, more universal, or more subtle ideas, it may not be so easy to change them. Indeed, it is often difficult to become aware of them, as they are the instruments and not the result of our thinking just as you can see what is outside you, but cannot easily see that with which you see, the eye itself. And even when one has become aware of them it is often impossible to judge them on the basis of ordinary experience. We often notice the existence of more or less fixed ideas in other people's minds — ideas with which they think without being aware of doing so. We then call them prejudices, which is logically quite correct because they have merely seeped into the mind and are in no way the result of judgement. But the word prejudice is generally applied to ideas that are patently

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73.4 % (a); Refer to the first sentence of the passage: "In Western civilization is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not farfetched to suggest that there may be something wrong with its education". So, the writer's contention is that the crisis in the Western civilization can be explained by the presence of some flaws in its education. Option (a) is the correct answer. (c); Refer to the following sentences: "Lord Snow, it will be recalled, talked about 'The Two Cultures'...at the other the scientists". So, according to Lord Snow, the intellectual life of the Western society is split between the scientists and literary intellectuals. Option (c) is the correct answer. (b); Refer to the first few lines of the paragraph:"If Western civilization is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not farfetched to suggest that there may be something wrong with its education. No civilization, I am sure, has ever devoted more energy and resources to organised education, and if we believe in nothing else, we certainly believe that education is, or should be, the key to everything. In fact, the belief in education is so strong that we treat it as the residual legatee of all our problems." Here the author criticizes our view when we consider the solution of some problem as more education. (b); Consider the following sentences: "We often notice the existence of more or less fixed ideas in other people's minds - ideas with which they think without being aware of doing so. We then call them prejudices". So, a prejudice is a fixed idea with which people think without being aware of doing so. Option (b) is the correct answer. (a); The author quotes Lord Snow in the passage: "and finally to train politicians, administrators, and entire community...". Option (a) is the correct answer. (c); Refer to the following sentences in the passage: "It is an

uncomfortable feeling, because scientists never tire of telling us ...becomes of the neutrality of science". In these sentences, the writer is questioning the scientists' stand on the neutrality of their labours. Option (c) is the correct answer. 77. (a); Refer to the following sentence: "The essence of education, i suggested, is the transmission of values...". So, according to the author, the main responsibility of education is to transmit ideas of value. Option (a) is the correct answer. 78. (d); Refer to the following sentences: "These ideas on education, which are by no means unrepresentative of our times, Second Law of Thermodynamics". From these sentences, we can understand that the author is not of the opinion that the gulf between science and literature needs to be bridged. Also, there is nothing in the passage to suggest that the author believes that ideas should be maintained for a holistic view of society and its problems or words are not ideas. Option (d) is the correct answer. 79. (b); Refer to the following sentences: "The essence of education, I suggested, more than mere formulae or dogmatic assertions...”. From these sentences, we understand that according to the author, values are not merely dogmatic assertions". Option (b) is the correct answer. 80. (c); Refer to the following sentence: "I say, therefore, that we think with or through ideas and that what we call thinking is generally the application of pre-existing ideas to a given situation or set of facts". So, thinking is an application of pre-existing ideas to a situation. Option (c) is the correct answer. 81. (e); No error 82. (c); ‘so’ should not be used here. 83. (e); No error 84. (d); Use ‘like’ in place of ‘as’ because we use “as” with Nominative. 85. (e); No error 86. ( a); ‘not only’ should be used before ‘to the rich patients’ because ‘but also’ is used before ‘to the poor ones’. 87. (d); Use "efficiency of” managing staff 88. (b); Use of ‘therefore’ is not required. 89. (e); No error 90. (b); Use ‘since’ in place of ‘that’ because ‘since’ is used in the form of Conjunction of time. 91. (c); 92. (a) 93. (e) 94. (d) 95. (b) 96. (b) 97. (d) 98. (b) 99. (e) 100. (c)

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faces outside as they are talking on phone .They have relation with each other. They carry suitcase of different brands viz; American tourister, travel pro, briggs & riley, skybags, reebok, wildcraft, victorinox, Samsonite but not necessarily in the same order. there are three generation gap in the family. S’s grandfather sits third to the right of O and carries suitcase of travel pro. Immediate neighbours of O face the same direction. S faces the same direction as O’s grandfather and carries suitcase of samsonite. Immediate neighbours of Q face opposite direction and Q carries suitcase neither of skybags nor of American tourister. M is brother-in-law of N. Immediate neighbours of O’s father face opposite direction. O’s uncle sits second to the left of S, who is one of the sons of R. T is not immediate neighbour of P’s grandsons. N, who is the wife of P, sits second to the left of S’s mother and carries suitcase of wildcraft. S’s mother faces the centre. O’s father sits third to the right of O’s grandmother. S’s grandfather has only one brother. N’s daughter-in-law Q has two sons and one brotherin-law. T is the son of P and carries suitcase of victorinox. N is the wife of S’s grandfather. O’s mother sits second to the left of O who carries suitcase neither of Skybags nor of Reebok. O’s father carries bag of Reebok brand. 6. Who among the following carries bag of American tourister brand? (a)R (b) O (c) Q (d) S (e) P 7. How is N related to R’s uncle? (a) Son (b) Mother-in-law (c) Mother (d) Sister (e) Sister-in-law 8. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? (a)P (b) S (c) N (d) M (e) T 9. Which of the following is true regarding M as per the given seating arrangement? (a) T sits second to the left of R ’s uncle. (b) Only two people sit between M and O. (c) N is one of the immediate neighbours of M. (d) R’s uncle faces outside. (e) None of these 10. How is T related to S’s mother? (a) Father (b) Son (c) Brother-in-law (d) Sister (e) Husband Directions (11-15): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions. A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. Input: technology 58 causing 29 problems 37 62 80 society courage 17 someone. Step I: courage technology 58 causing 29 problems 37 62 society 17

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Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are eight friends who live in a same colony. They prefer ayurvedic to alopatheic medicines. They like different products of patanjali viz; Aloevera juice, Arogya vati, Giloy vati, Swasari pravahi, Badam pak, Pure honey, Amla murabba and Madhuram sugar but not necessarily in same order. They are sitting around a rectangular table. Three persons are sitting on each longer side and each on the smaller sides. D is sitting second to the right of the person who likes Madhuram sugar. E is sitting third to the left of the person who likes Pure honey. F and G are sitting opposite to each other. C is sitting diagonally opposite the person who likes Amla murabba. B is sitting opposite the person who likes Aloevera juice. The person who likes Swasari pravahi is sitting second to the right of the person who likes Badam pak and second to the left of A, who is not sitting near the person who likes Amla murabba. G is sitting on the smaller side and to the immediate right of the person who likes Amla murabba. The Persons who like Badam pak and Swasari pravahi are not on the same side of the table. The person who likes Swasari pravahi is sitting third to the right of the person who likes Madhuram sugar, who is not sitting diagonally opposite the person who likes Arogya vati. The person who likes Swasari pravahi is third to the left of C. F sits second to the left of H. The person who likes Arogya vati sits opposite to the person who likes Badam pak. 1. A likes which of the following patanjali products? (a) Arogya vati (b) Aloevera juice (c) Badam pak (d) Madhuram sugar (e) Can't be determined 2. Which of the following combinations is definitely correct? (a) H –Madhuram sugar (b) D – Badam pak (c) A– Giloy vati (d) G – Swasari pravahi (e) None of these 3. Who is sitting third to the right of the person who likes Pure honey? (a) E (b) The Person who likes Badam pak (c) A (d) The Person who likes Amla murabba (e) None of these 4. Who is definitely sitting diagonally opposite to D? (a) A (b) C (c) The Person who likes Arogya vati (d)The Person who likes Giloy vati (e)Can't be determined 5. According to the sitting arrangement what will come in place of question mark? D : Swasari pravahi :: C : ? (a) Pure honey (b) Badam pak (c) Giloy vati (d) Madhuram sugar (e) None of these Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T are eight family members who are sitting in a restaurant at the airport around a circular table and there are equal distances between each other, but not necessarily in the same order. Some of the people are facing the centre while some

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baliye. O and P are sitting opposite to each other. L is sitting immediate left to the person who likes Nach baliye. K is sitting at same distance from O as the person who likes Ishqbaaz is sitting in another side. The person who likes udaan is sitting second to the right of the person who likes Suhani and second to the left of J, who is not sitting near to the person who likes Naagin. P is sitting in the middle of the side and to the right of the person who likes Naagin. The Person who likes Suhani and the person who likes udaan are not on the same side of the table. Person who likes udaan is sitting third to the right of the person who likes Uttaran, who is not sitting diagonally opposite to the person who likes either Naamkaran or Nach baliye. 18. Who among the following sitting on the side of the table on which three ladies sit? (a)The One who likes Suhani (b)The One who likes Kumkum bhagya (c)The One who likes Ishqbaaz (d)The One who likes naagin (e)All of these 19. Which of the following combination is correct? (a)N – Suhani (b)M – Naagin (c)O – Uttaran (d)Q – Naamkaran (e)None of these 20. J likes which of the following tv serial? (a)Ishqbaaz (b)Naamkaran (c)Suhani (d)Either (a) or (b) (e)Either (a) or (c) 21. Who is sitting second to the left to the one who likes Naagin serial? (a)Q (b)K (c)L (d)N (e)Can’t be determined 22. Which person is sitting opposite to the person who likes nach baliye? (a) N (b)The person who likes uttaran (c) The person who likes udaan (d) Q (e) The one who likes Suhani Direction (23-24): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. The BCCI on Wednesday came out in strong support of India captain Virat Kohli and requested the ICC to take note of Australian skipper Steve Smith’s “brain fade” in seeking dressing room’s advice for a DRS referral in the second Test. The BCCI’s reaction to the controversy came after Cricket Australia called the cheating allegations against Smith outrageous. “BCCI has requested the ICC to take cognizance of the fact that the Australian skipper Mr. Steve Smith in his press conference admitted to a ‘brain fade’ at that moment. 23. Which of the following can be postulated from the above mentioned fact? (I) BCCI seeks sifting of just from unjust. (II) In the playground, situation like “Brain fade” comes at some point of time. (III) ICC will give fair judgment. (a) Only III (b) Only I and III (c) Only II (d) All of the above (e) Only II and III. 24. Which of the following is not in line with DRS related altercation? (I) Mr. Steve Smith may be banned for the remaining match of India-Australia test series.

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someone 80 Step II: courage someone technology 58 causing 29 problems 62 society 17 80 37 Step III: courage someone causing technology 58 29 problems society 17 80 37 62 Step IV: courage someone causing society technology 58 problems 17 80 37 62 29 Step V: courage someone causing society technology problems 17 80 37 62 29 58 Step VI: courage someone causing society technology problems 80 37 62 29 58 17 Step VI is the last step of the above arrangement. As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input. Input: fast 29 perfect 17 32 strong 92 makes 64 cookie victory 23 11. Which word/number would be the fourth from the right end in Step IV? (a) Strong (b) 32 (c) Victory (d) None of these (e) 92 12. What will be the position of ‘strong’ in the last but one step? (a) Seventh from the left (b) Eight from the right (c) Sixth from the left (d) Fifth from the left (e) None of these 13. After how many steps no further rearrangement of words is possible? (a) Four (b) Six (c) Five (d) Seven (e) Eight 14. Which of the following will be the penultimate step? (a) Step VI (b) Step V (c) Step IV (d) Step III (e) None of these 15. What will be the position of ‘Perfect’ in step V? (a) Sixth from left (b) Tenth from right (c) Seventh from left (d) Third from right (e) None of these 16. The term ‘Pentium’ is related to which of the following? (a)Mouse (b)Hard Disk (c)Microprocessor (d)DVD (e)None of these 17. The word “BLOG” is combination of two words? (a)Weblog (b)Wave log (c)Web blog (d)Wedlock (e)None of these Direction (18-22): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q are eight ladies who are living in the same colony. They are meeting in a kitty party and they are sitting around a triangular table facing to the centre in the house of one of the member. They are talking about their favourite tv serials and likes different serials viz; Ishqbaaz, Naamkaran, Kumkum bhagya, Udaan, Suhani, Nach baliye, Naagin and Uttaran but not necessarily in same order. The table is in the equilateral triangle shape. One lady sits at one of the corner of the table and one sits just opposite to her in the middle of the front side. Three ladies sit on each other two sides. The lady who sits at the corner sits at the point where the sides on which three ladies sit coincide. O is sitting at one of the corner. The person, who are sitting at the sides on which three persons are sitting are equidistant from eachothers. M is sitting second to the right of the person who likes Uttaran serial. N is sitting third to the left of the person who likes Nach

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(a) I and III (b) All I, II and III are required to answer the question (c) II and III (d) Question can’t be answered even with all I, II and III (e) I and II 33. Who amongst Ram, Shyam, Mohan, Ramesh and Rajesh is the first to take the class? I. Ram takes class before Ramesh and Shyam but after Rajesh. II.Mohan is not the first to take the class. III.Ramesh is not the last to take the class. (a)Only I (b) Only I and II (c)Only I and either II or III (d)All I, II and III are necessary (e)Can’t be determined 34. Who among H, I, J, K, L and M each having a different height, is the tallest? I. I is taller than H but shorter than L. II. Only two of them are shorter than J. III. K is taller than only M. (a) I and II (b) I and III (c) II and III (d) All I, II and III are required to answer the question (e) All I, II and III are not sufficient to answer the question 35. Towards which direction is school A from school B? I. School C is to the West of School B and to the North of School D. II. School E is to the East of School A and to the South of School D. III. School F is to the North-East of School A and North of School E. (a) Only III (b) II and III (c) All I, II and III are required to answer the question (d) Question can’t be answered even with all I, II and III (e) None of the above 36. What is kajol’s rank from top in a class of 45 students? I. kajol is five ranks below shilpa, who is 15th from the bottom. II.Rani is 30th from the top and Juhi is 4th from the bottom. III.Kajol is exactly in the middle of Rani and Juhi. (a) Only I (b)Only II and III (c) Either only I or Only II and III (d) Only I and either II or III (e) None of these 37. A program that performs a useful task while simultaneously allowing destructive acts is? (a)Worm (b)Trojan horse (c)Virus (d)Macro Virus (e)None of these Directions (38-40): Study the following passage carefully and answer the questions which follow. The attack on a small group of Africans in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, has once again thrown a spotlight i.e. targeting persons of African origin. The most disturbing and shameful is that the attack took place in a busy shopping mall without a single bystander, shopkeeper or security guard intervening. That the attack was ostensibly triggered by accusations that some African students were linked to drug-dealing and were somehow responsible for the death of a local student is no justification for taking the law into one’s hands, leave alone indulge in such violence. 38. Which of the following endorse the racial prejudices towards the Nigerian?

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(II)Supreme court of India will take suo moto action regarding DRS controversy. (III) Australian players have always been involved in sledging. (a) Only III (b) Only II and III (c) Only I and III (d) Only I (e) None of these 25. Which Indian IT expert started web based email service HOTMAIL in 1996? (a)Sabeer Bhatia (b)Vinod Dham (c)Ajim Premji (d)NRN Murthy (e)None of these 26. When you quickly press and release the left mouse button twice, you are? (a)Primary clicking (b)Pointing (c)Double clicking (d)Secondary clicking (e)None of these Directions (27-31): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow. A person has five sons i.e. I, J, K, L and M. Each sons are working in five different organizations-Google, Flipkart, Snapchat, Facebook and Amazon but not necessary in that order. Another person has five daughters i.e. V, Y, W, U and X and they are working in five different organizations-Snapdeal, Microsoft, Paytm, Amdocs and Cisco but not necessary in that order. These five boys are married to these five girls but not necessary in given order. K is married to W but does not work with Amazon or Flipkart. I does not work in Flipkart or Google but married to one who works in Cisco. The one who works in Paytm is married to M. The boy who works in Google is either married to U or X. M is not married to V, who works either in Paytm or Amdocs Bank. U is either working in Snapdeal or Cisco but does not married to one who works in Flipkart. L does not work in Snapchat or Amazon but married to one who works in Microsoft. W does not marry to one who works in Flipkart. Y is married to one who works in Snapchat. 27. In which of the following bank the wife of M is working? (a) Cisco (b) Snapdeal (c) Paytm (d) Microsoft (e) Amdocs 28. Who is employee of Facebook? (a) K (b) I (c) J (d) L (e) M 29. Who works with Microsoft? (a) Wife of K (b) V (c) X (d) Y (e) U 30. Who is married to one who works with Amazon? (a) The one who works with Amdocs (b) The one who works with Cisco (c) The one who works with Snapdeal (d) The one who works with Paytm (e) Cannot be determined 31. Who is married to U? (a) J (b) K (c) L (d) M (e) I Directions (32–36): Each of the following below consists of a question and three statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement are sufficient to answer the question. 32. How many daughters does Z have? I. L and K are sisters of O. II. O’s father B is husband of Z. III. Out of the three children which B has, only one is a boy.

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(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four (e) None 42. Which of the following is true with respect to the given seating arrangement? (a) U sits third to the left of W, who is Artist. (b) S is the brother-in-law of U, who is Actor and U is younger than W. (c) No female is near to Q, who is opposite to the eldest person of the family. (d) R is near to his parents. (e) More than one of the above is true. 43. What is the position of P’s son with respect to U’s mother-inlaw? (a) Opposite (b) Third to the left (c) Second to the right (d) Fifth to the right (e) None of these 44. What is the position of the person, who is Inspector with respect to his son-in-law? (a) Immediate left (b) Third to the left (c) Immediate right (d) Third to the right (e) Second to the left 45. What is the difference of age between R’s mother and R’s daughter? (a) 46 (b) 44 (c) 42 (d) 36 (e) 38 Directions (46-50): Answer these questions based on the following information. In a certain code: “Locomotion is the best exercise” is coded as - “DOT ROS VIE VIT CIS” “Crocodile walk is complete” is coded as - “BOR ZEK ROS BOT” “Bodyweight exercise fared perfect” is coded as - “LUT CIS VID BET” “Professional martial athletes does” is coded as - “BOS BIT BET LUS” 46. What will be the code for “Locomotive”? (a) COT (b) DOT (c) ROS (d) DOS (e) None of these 47. What must be the code for “BIT VID ROS CIS”? (a) martial fared is exercise (b) does perfect is the (c) locomotion is perfect martial (d) martial exercises is fared (e) None of these 48. Which of the following can be coded as “Boy”? (a) Dolly (b) Ahoy (c) Troy (d) Loot (e) None of these 49. If all the E’s in the word “exercise” are removed, then what would be the code for the resulting word? (a) CIS (b) CIX (c) BIS (d) ROS (e) None of these 50. What could be the code for “completion”? (a) DOY (b) BOY (c) BOT (d) CON (e) None of these

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(I) Laxity of bystanders, shopkeeper and security guards against the racial attack. (II) There is no arrest of any accused since the racial attack. (III) African students are indulging the local students into drugs racket. (a) Only I and III (b) Only II and III (c) Only I (d) Only I and II (e) None of these 39. Which of the following can be assumed to abrogate the remissness of bystanders in shopping mall? (I) Exasperation of local people because African students were linked to drug-dealing. (II) Bystanders may not want to involve in any legal process. (III) There was anger among locals because of death of a local student. (a) Only III (b) All of these (c) Only II (d) Only I and III (e) None of these 40. What may be the repercussions after racist attack on Africans? (I) There may be intervention of ministry of External Affairs to resolve the issue. (II) Security arrangement will increase in the crowded areas. (III) All African people will leave India as there may be another racist attack. (a) Only I and III (b) Only III (c) Only I (d) Only II and III (e) None of these Directions (41-45): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are 8 members of a family each having different age. Also each person is in different profession i.e. Engineer, Doctor, Judge, Inspector, Architect, Actor, Artist and Lawyer. They are sitting around a circular table facing the centre and they all are seated with equal distance but not necessarily in the same order. Their ages are an integer value. Person, who is Actor, sits opposite to the person, who is immediate left of Q’s brother. S’s brother-in-law is Artist. P is seated between W’s grandmother and wife of W. P is 48 year elder than Q. Person, who is Inspector, sits second to the right of the person, who is 80 year. W is 6 years elder than his wife. Each husband is at least two years elder than his wife. R’s son-in-law is not Actor and Doctor. R is the father of Q, who is not the youngest member in the family. W’s grandfather is not Lawyer. No three females are sitting together. The daughter-in-law of P is 56 years old. S, who is 34 years old, is son-in-law of T and seated second to the right of V, who is the wife of P. V is the grandmother of W. The person who is 36 years old is seated second to the left of U’s father-in-law. Only one couple can sit together. The one, whose age is 78 years, is neither Architect nor Lawyer. No one is less than 22 years old. Each parent is at least 20 years elder than his/her child. The daughter-inlaw of T is not near to him. The one who is Engineer is immediate neighbour of the persons, who is Doctor and the one, who is husband of U. 41. How many people sit between W and the mother-in-law of T, when counted clockwise direction of V?

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE Direction (51-55): Study the given pie charts and answer the following questions.

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51. If the tourist traffic from India to USA is 165000 more than that of UK then overseas tourist traffic in the age group of (40-49) years are how much (in lakh) more/less then the overseas traffic from India in the age group of (30 - 39) years? (a) 0.725 lakh (b) 0.275 lakh (c) 0.55 lakh (d) 0.527 lakh (e) 0.42 lakh 52. The ratio of the number of Indian tourists that went to USA to the number of Indian tourists who were below 30 years of age is : (a) 2 : 1 (b) 8 : 3 (c) 3 : 8 (d) Cannot be determined (e) none of these 53. If amongst other countries, Switzerland, accounted for 25% of the Indian tourist traffic, and it is known from official Swiss records that a total of 25 lakh Indian tourists had gone to Switzerland during the year, then find the number of 30-39year-old Indian tourists who went abroad in that year. (a) 18.75 lakh (b) 25 lakh (c) 50 lakh (d) 75 lakh (e) none of these 54. If amongst other countries, Switzerland, accounted for 25% of the Indian tourist traffic, and it is known from official Swiss records that a total of 25 lakh Indian tourists had gone to Switzerland during the year, then what was the volume of traffic of Indian tourists in the US? (a) 150 lakh (b) 125 lakh (c) 200 lakh (d) 225 lakh (e) none of these Directions (55-58) : The bar graph given below shows the percentage increase/decrease in the production of wheat in a country ‘A’ with respect to the production in previous year. The bar graph also shows the percentage increase/decrease in the production of wheat in one of the states ‘B’ of country ‘A’ with respect to the production in previous year.

the amount of production of wheat in state B in 1999 was 20% of the country’s production of wheat. 2. Values which are in negative value show decrease in production. 55. If the production of wheat in states B in 2001 is 60% of the production of wheat of state C in 2001 then what is the production of wheat in state C in 2001? (a) 46 thousand kg (b) 40 thousand kg (c) 50 thousand kg (d) 42 thousand kg (e) None 56. The amount of production of wheat in state B in 2000 is what percent of the amount of production of wheat in the country in 2002? (nearest integer value) (a) 10% (b) 19% (c) 25% (d) 29% (e) 33% 57. What is the difference between the amount of production in state B and the country in the year 2003? (a) 140124.5 kg (b) 122612.5 kg (c) 96375.75 kg (d) 120141.5 kg (e) None 58. Find the ratio of the amount of production of wheat in state B in 2001 to that of the country in year 2002? (a) 44 : 211 (b) 41 : 209 (c) 49 : 211 (d) 48 : 209 (e) None 59. Quantity I: Marked price (in rs.) of an article if A tradesman gives 4% discount on the marked price and 1 article free with every 15 articles bought and still gains 35%. C.P. of the article is Rs. 100. Quantity II: Profit (in rs.) made on selling the pen at marked price. Even after reducing the marked price of a pen by Rs. 32, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 15%. The cost price of a pen is Rs. 320. (a) Quantity I > Quantity II (b) Quantity I < Quantity II (c) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II (d) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II (e) Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation 60. Quantity I: Days taken by A to finish the work alone. A, B and C working together complete a job in 18 days. A and B together work twice as much as C, A and C together work thrice as much as B. Quantity II: Time taken by A and B together to finish the work. A is twice as fast as B and is therefore able to finish the work in 30 days less than B. (a) Quantity I > Quantity II (b) Quantity I < Quantity II (c) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II (d) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II (e) Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation 61. Quantity I: Time taken to fill the tank when A, B and C are opened in every alternate minute starting with A. A, B and C take 20 minutes, 15 minutes and 12 minutes respectively to fill the tank alone. Quantity II: Time taken by waste pipe to empty the full cistern. Two pipes fill a cistern in 10 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. When these two pipes along with the waste pipe are opened, the cistern gets filled in 18 minutes. (a) Quantity I > Quantity II (b) Quantity I < Quantity II (c) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II (d) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II (e) Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation 62.

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Quantity I – The radius of the in circle Quantity II– one fifth of semi-perimeter of triangle ABC. (a) Quantity I > Quantity II (b) Quantity I < Quantity II (c) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II (d) Quantity I ≤ Quantity II (e) Quantity I = Quantity II or No relation A boat went down the river for a distance of 20 km. It then turned back and returned to its starting point, having travelled a total of 7 hours. On its return trip, at a distance of 12 km from the starting point, it encountered a log, which had passed the starting point at the moment at which the boat had started downstream. The downstream speed of the boat is (a) 7 kmph (b) 13 kmph (c) 16 kmph (d) 10 kmph (e) None of these Sohan and Lallan left their house simultaneously. Thirty six minutes later, Sohan met his uncle travelling to their house, while Lallan met the uncle twelve minutes after Sohan. Twenty four minutes after his meeting with Lallan, the uncle rang the door bell at Sohan and Lallan’s house. Assume each person travels at a constant speed. Find the ratio of the speeds of Sohan to Lallan to the uncle. (a) 1 : 2 : 2 (b) 1 : 3 : 2 (c) 3 : 1 : 3 (d) 2 : 1 : 2 (e) None of these In Ramnagar Colony, the ratio of school going children to nonschool going children is 5 : 4. If in the next year, the number of non-school going children is increased by 20%, making it 35,400, what is the new ratio of school going children to nonschool going children? (a) 4 : 5 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 25 : 24 (d) 2 : 3 (e) None of these Abdul goes to the market to buy bananas. If he can bargain and reduce the price per dozen by Rs. 2, he can buy 3 dozen bananas instead of 2 dozen with the money he has. How much money does he have? (a) Rs. 6 (b) Rs. 12(c) Rs. 18 (d) Rs. 24 (e) None of these A two-digit number exceeds by 19 than sum of the squares of its digits and by 44 than double product of its digits. Find the number. (a) 72 (b) 62 (c) 22 (d) 12 (e) None of these A person draws a card from a pack of 52, replaces it and shuffles it. He continues doing it unit he draws a heart. What is the probability that he has to make 3 trials? (a) (b) (c)

(a) Rs. 388 (b) Rs. 389 (c) Rs. 488 (d) Rs. 368 (e) None of these 70. A dishonest shopkeeper, at the time of selling and purchasing, weighs 10% less and 20% more per kilogram respectively. Find the percentage profit earned by treachery. (Assuming he sells at Cost Price) (a) 30% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 33.33% (e) None of these 71. If a principal P becomes Q in 2 years when interest R% is compounded half-yearly. And if the same principal P becomes Q in 2 years when interest S% is compound annually, then which of the following is true? (a) R > S (b) R = S (c) R < S (d) R ≤ S (e) None of these 72. A solid is in the form of a right circular cylinder with a hemisphere at one end and a cone at the other end. Their common diameter is 3.5 cm and the heights of conical and cylindrical portion are respectively 6 cm and 10 cm. Find the volume of the solid. (Use π = 3.14) (a) 117 (b) 234 (c) 58.5 (d) None of these (e) 128 73. A cask contain 12 gallons of mixture of wine and water in the ratio 3 : 1. How much of the mixture must be drawn off and water substituted, so that wine and water in the cask may become half and half. (a) 4 litres (b) 5 litres (c) 6 litres (d) None of these (e) 8 litres 74. Australia scored a total of x runs in 50 overs. India tied the scores in 20% less overs. If India’s average run rate had been 33.33% higher the scores would have been tied 10 overs earlier. Find how many runs were scored by Australia. (a) 250 (b) 240 (c) 200 (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these Direction 75-78: Study the following information given below and answer the following questionsMr Kunal Dwivedi wants to buy a motorbike which is priced at Rs 45,500. The bike is also available at Rs 25,000 down payment and monthly installment of Rs 1000 per month for 2 years or Rs 18,000 down payment and monthly installment of Rs 1000 per month for 3 years. Mr Kunal has with him only Rs 12,000. He wants to borrow the balance money of the down payment from a private lender whose terms are: If Rs 6,000 is borrowed for 12 months, the rate of interest is 20 per cent. The interest will be calculated on the whole amount for the whole year, even though the repayment has to be done in 12 equal monthly installments starting from the first month itself. Thus he will have to repay an amount of Rs 600 per month for 12 months to repay Rs 6000 (Principal) + Rs 1200 (Interest @ 20 per cent). If Rs 10,000 upwards is borrowed for one year, the rate of interest is 30 per cent and is calculated in exactly the same manner as above. 75. If Mr. Kunal is ready to pay either of the down payments then which of the installments schemes is the better option of the two ? (Assume that Mr Kunal will pay the installments out of his own earnings and he keeps his savings with himself and earns no interest on the same.) Also assume for the down payment, he saves the balance before purchase. (a) Rs 1000 for 2 years (b) Rs 2000 for 3 years

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https://t.me/pdf_pk WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM companies in 1992-93 and that made by other companies in 1994-95 if the total expenditure of a year is shared by all shareholders in the ratio of their shareholdings? (a) 414 crores (b) 246.5 crores (c) 421.5 crores (d) 390 crores (e) None of these 80. If profit is shared by all shareholders in ratio of their shareholdings then profit for FI’s in 1991-92 is how much greater than the profit for Public in 1993-94 ? (a) 64.5 crore (b) 71.5 crore (c) 60.5 crore (d) 73.5 crore (e) None of these 81. If profit is shared by all the shareholders in ratio of their shareholding then profit for Mutual funds and foreign companies together in 1990-91 is what percent more/less than the profit for Banks and Govt. companies together in 1992-93 ? (approximate) (a) 53% (b) 54% (c) 52% (d) 58% (e) 60% Directions (82-85): Each of the following questions consist of 3 statements A,B and C. You have to determine that which of the following statement/statements are necessary to answer the questions: 82. How many students did participate in elocution? I. The students who participated in dancing were 150% more than that who participated in elocution. II. 150 students participated in dancing. (a) Both I and II together are not sufficient (b) Both I and II together are needed. (c) Only I alone is sufficient. (d) Only II alone is sufficient. (e) Either I or II alone is sufficient 83. What is the cost of flooring a rectangular hall? I. The length and the breadth of the hall are in the ratio 3 : 2. II. The length of the hall is 48 m and the cost of flooring is Rs. 850 per sq m. III. The perimeter of the hall is 160 m and the cost of flooring is Rs. 850 per sq m. (a) Only I and II (b) Only I and III (c) Only III (d) Any two of the three (e) None of these 84. Find the two-digit number. I. The sum of the squares of the two digits is 26. II. The ratio between the two-digit number and the sum of the digit of that number is 5:2. III. The digit in ten’s place is 4 less than the digit in unit place. (a) Any one of them (b) Only I and II together are sufficient (c) Any two of the three together are sufficient (d) None of the above (e) None of these 85. A train crosses another train in 10 sec. Find out the lengths of the trains. A. Ratio between the lengths the of second and first train is 4 : 5. B. Ratio between the speed of first and second trains is 1 : 2. C. The speed of first train is 36 km/hr. (a) Only A and B together (b) Only B and C together (c) Only A and C together (d) Questions can’t be answered even after using all the information

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(c) Either of two (d) Data inadequate (e) none of these 76. What is the approximate percentage difference in the total amount paid to the bike dealer, between the two installment schemes (with respect to the total payment of the scheme with Rs 25,000 down payment?) (Assume that Mr Kunal will pay the installments out of his own earnings and he keeps his savings with himself and earns no interest on the same.) Also assume for the down payment, he saves the balance before purchase. (a) 10.2% (b) 13.5% (c) 11.4% (d) 14.3% (e) none of these 77. If kunal can spare only a total of Rs 2000 to be paid to the bike dealer and the money lender from his monthly earnings starting from the first month onwards which scheme should he choose? (a) Rs 1000 per month for 2 years (b) Rs 1000 per month for 3 years (c) Either of two (d) Data inadequate (e) none of these Directions (78-81) : The following table gives the sales and profit pattern of company XYZ over the period 1990-91 to 1994-95 and the pie graph gives the shareholding pattern of the some company for the same period.

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Year Sales (in Rs. crore) Profit (in Rs. crore) 1990-91 6700 590 1991-92 6900 630 1992-93 7300 710 1993-94 7500 530 1994-95 8000 800 Note: The shareholding has remained static throughout this time period. 78. What is the difference of dividends received by banks in 199192 and that received by Mutual funds in 1992-93, if the total profits of a year are disbursed as dividends to shareholders in the ratio of shareholding? (a) 47.2 crores (b) 48.6 crores (c) 49.6 crores (d) 44.6 crores (e) None of these 79. What is the difference of expenditure made by foreign

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(e) None of these Directions (86-90): In each of these questions a number series is given. Only one number is wrong in each series. You have to find out the wrong number. 86. 10, 15, 24, 35, 54, 75, 100 (a) 35 (b) 75 (c) 24 (d) 15 (e) 54 87. 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 27, 47 (a) 4 (b) 11 (c) 18 (d) 7 (e) 27 88. 3, 2, 3, 6, 12, 37.5, 115.5 (a) 37.5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 2 (e) 12 89. 2, 8, 32, 148, 765, 4626, 32431 (a) 765 (b) 148 (c) 8 (d) 32 (e) 4626 90. 2, 3, 11, 38, 102, 229, 443 (a) 11 (b) 229 (c) 102 (d) 38 (e) 3 Directions (91-95): Find out the approximate value which should replace the question mark (?) in the following questions. Note: (You are not expected to find out the exact value) 91. 4433.764 – 2211.993 – 1133.667 + 3377.442 = ? (a) 4466 (b) 4377 (c) 3633 (d) 4144 (e) 3344 92. 29.8% of 260 + 60.01% of 510 – 103.57 = ? (a) 450 (b) 320 (c) 210 (d) 280 (e) 350 93. 1299 ÷ 19.99 × 25.01 + 400.01 = ? (a) 2025 (b) 2300 (c) 1925 (d) 2200 (e) 1700 94. 8599.999 ÷ 420.002 × 14.996 = ? (a) 250 (b) 325 (c) 275 (d) 300 (e) 350 95. 39% of 405 + 62% of 610 – 183.57 = ? (a) 450 (b) 300 (c) 230 (d) 280 (e) 350 96. Ratio of the fares of First, Second and Third class category of a train between two stations is 10 : 7 : 2 and the ratio of passenger travelling in these category is 4 : 9 : 17 respectively. If the fare is increased by ¼ in First class, 1/8 in Second class and decreased by 10% in Third class so that the ratio of number of passenger in the category remains same. If the new collection is received of Rs. 60590, then find the total amount received from third class category. (a) 13280 (b) 15400 (c) 12240 (d) 12000 (e) None of these 97. A and B start a partnership with the capital of Rs. 25000 and Rs. 35000 and decide to share their profit according to their capital But C joined the business on a condition that they will

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cause for concern. The recent decision of the Supreme Court not to allow a revision of the tariff charged by Tata Power Co. Ltd and Adani Power Ltd for their 4,000MW (megawatt) and 4,620MW Mundra ultra-mega power projects (UMPPs) based on Indonesian coal has added to the woes.

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companies, and giving project clearances, the government should be a restraining influence in such circumstances. Better governance of public sector banks is urgently needed. There should also be a clause for periodic review of power purchase agreements. Even if they are for fixed term, there should be escalation clause. In the absence of such measures, despite our best intentions, the experience of thermal power will only be repeated in our solar mission. For government to achieve its ambitious goal of adding 60GW (gigawatt) of medium- and large-scale grid-connected power plants out of a total capacity addition of 100GW by 2022, a careful and informed policy is necessary. 101. According to the passage, what challenge(s) is/are being faced by solar sector in India? (a) Power Purchase agreement is only for fixed term. (b) Dependence on China for specific elements. (c) Low solar bid prices (d) Lack of manufacturing base for solar components and systems. (e) All of the above 102. According to the passage, what needs to be done to improve the solar sector in India? (i) Dependence on China for raw materials should be minimized. (ii) Power Purchase agreement should have escalation clause, even if they are for fixed term. (iii) Adopting a counter cyclical policy of tendering projects (a) Only (i) is true (b) Only (ii) is true (c) Both (i) and (ii) are true (d) Both (ii) and (iii) are true (e) All are true 103. Which of the following is the most appropriate title of the passage? (a) The challenges in solar sector. (b) India’s solar mission and its debt problems. (c) The counter-cyclical policy in solar project. (d) The power purchase agreement and escalation clause. (e) The Ultra Mega power projects in India. 104. Which of the following is false in context of the passage? (a) There is a need of governance of public sector banks. (b) Winning bidders can end up regretting their aggressive bids. (c) Developers of India’s solar project may find their projects unviable during currency fluctuations. (d) The allocation of solar power project was through a reverse tariff competitive bidding process. (e) All are true. 105. According to the passage, what is/are the reason(s) for infeasibility of Ultra mega power project? (i) Dependence on imported solar cells and modules. (ii) Due to successive hike in coal prices after bidding. (iii) Due to non-reviewing of power purchase agreement periodically. (a) Only (i) is true (b) Only (ii) is true (c) Both (i) and (iii) are true (d) Both (ii) and (iii) (e) All are true Directions (106-107): Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage.

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In 2006, it was decided to build UMPPs to take care of India’s crippling power woes. The allocation process was through a reverse tariff competitive bidding process, and the bid tariff was as low as Rs1.19 and Rs2.26 for domestic and imported coal-based UMPPs. But all these years later, only a few of them have been commissioned. One of the reasons for the failure of UMPPs was that when the bids were submitted, coal prices were very low. Subsequently, prices went up, making the projects unviable. The astonishing fact is that contrary to both common sense and international best practice, power purchase agreements (PPAs) with tenures of 25 years were written without a provision for a revision of terms. The power purchase agreements are for fixed terms (25 years) without any escalation clause, even though there are many recurring expenses over this period. Subsequently, after failing to keep up with the changing market trends, projects become unviable for the operators. Internationally, levelized cost of electricity for solar is around Rs9/kWh while that for coal is approximately Rs4.8/kWh. An expert elicitation survey on solar technologies predicted that by increasing research and development funding by 50%, the cost of solar would come down to Rs4.45/kWh by 2030. From these studies, it is difficult to justify why the solar bid prices in India are so low. Bids in India have gone as low as Rs3.15/kWh. India’s solar programme is heavily dependent on imported solar cells and modules, mainly from China. In 2015-16, India had imported $2,34 billion worth of cells out of which 83.61% were from China. China uses predatory pricing and dumps cheap thin film solar cells to capture the Indian market in the absence of any anti-dumping duty imposed by India. India also lacks a robust manufacturing base for solar components and systems. It also does not have any infrastructure for raw material production. The increased reliance on thin film technologies has augmented the dependence on specific elements like “rare earth” metals in which China has a near monopoly. Under such circumstances, Indian solar project developers may find their projects unviable in the event of currency fluctuations or changes in China’s policy on solar cell and module exports. For both coal and solar power projects, the auction format used for reverse bidding is that of a sealed bid first price auction. The theory of auctions suggests that the use of a sealed bid auction format can lead to a winner’s curse in industries characterized by high uncertainty, or projects with very high time durations. Winning bidders can end up regretting their aggressive bids. To end the uncertainty in bidding process, the solution is to go for a dynamic auction format where bidders can start from a maximum tariff and go downwards, after observing the pattern of bidding by others. This allows market information to become public, and reduces uncertainty for bidders. The other way of reducing uncertainty is to adopt a countercyclical policy of tendering projects. The global commodities boom of the 2000s led to a bull market for power projects. Companies raised debt capital, mainly from public sector banks at concessional terms, and external commercial entities, on risky terms, to finance power sector projects that were being tendered out by the government. This is an important cause of the current nonperforming assets crisis. Instead of riding the global commodities boom by encouraging public sector banks to lend to private

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valuation or “ethic-ization” of acts, qualifying them as either “good” (punya or sukannan) or “bad” (papam orduskarman). In a general way, however, for at least the past two thousand years, the following (from the well known text, the Bhagavata Parana) has held true as representing the principal elements of the harm a doctrine: “The same person enjoys the fruit of the same sinful or a meritorious act in the next world in the same manner and to the same extent according to the manner and extent, to which that (sinful or meritorious) act has been done by him in this world.” Nevertheless, depending on the doctrine’s context, which itself ranges from its appearance in a vast number of literary sources to its usage on the popular level, not all these elements may be present (though in a general way they may be implicit). 109. "Reify" in the passage means: (a) Unity in diversity (b) Reversal of stance (c) Unitary whole (d) Diversity (e) To make real out of abstract 110. The Orientalist perspective, according to the author: (a) Viewed India as a country of diversity (b) Viewed India as if it was a single and unitary entity devoid of diversity. (c) Viewed India both as single and diverse entity. (d) Viewed India as a land of karma. (e) Viewed India in the entirety. 111. "Ethic-ization" in the passage means: (a) Process of making something ethical (b) Converting unethical persons into ethical (c) Judging and evaluation. (d) Teaching ethics (e) None of the above 112. Consider the following statements: 1. Meaning of karma is contextual. 2. Meaning of karma is not unanimous. 3. Meaning of karma includes many other quasi-independent concepts. 4. Karma also means actions and their rewards. Which of the above statements are true? (a) 1,2,3 (b) 2,3,4 (c) 1,3,4 (d) None of the above (e) All the four are true 113. As per the author, which of the following statements is wrong? (a) India is a diverse country. (b) Doctrine of karma runs across divergent Hindu thoughts. (c) Doctrine of karma has a rich scholarly discourse. (d) Scholars could not resolve the meaning of karma. (e) Modern scholars have studied Hinduism as a syncretic whole. 114. Which of the following, if true, would be required for the concept of karma - as defined in Bhagavata Purana - to be made equally valid across different space-time combinations? (a) Karma is judged based on the observers' perception, and hence the observer is a necessary condition for its validity. (b) Karma is an orientalist concept limited to oriental countries. (c) Each epoch will have its own understanding of karma and therefore there cannot be uniform validity of the concept of karma. (d) The information of the past actions and the righteousness

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106. Woes (a) cannonade (b) torment (c) wham (d) trestle (e) lintel 107. Predatory (a) parlay (b) raze (c) curtail (d) avaricious (e) embellish Directions (108): Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage. 108. Elicitation (a) evocation (b) defiance (c) expatiate (d) adorn (e) curtail Directions (109-115): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. India is renowned for its diversity. Dissimilitude abounds in every sphere -from the physical elements of its land and people to the intangible workings of its beliefs and practices. Indeed, given this variety, India itself appears to be not a single entity but an amalgamation, a “constructs” arising from the conjoining of innumerable, discrete parts. Modern scholarship has, quite properly, tended to explore these elements in isolation. (In part, this trend represents the conscious reversal of the stance taken by an earlier generation of scholars whose work reified India into a monolithic entity – a critical element in the much maligned “Orientalist” enterprise.) Nonetheless, the representation of India as a singular “Whole” is not an entirely capricious enterprise; for India is an identifiable entity, united by – if not born out of – certain deep and pervasive structures. Thus, for example, the Hindu tradition has long maintained a body of mythology that weaves the disparate temples, gods, even geographic landscapes that exist throughout the subcontinent into a unified, albeit syncretic, whole. In the realm of thought, there is no more pervasive, unifying structure than karma. It is the “doctrine” or “law” that ties actions to results and creates a determinant link between an individual’s status in this life and his or her fate in future lives. Following what is considered to be its appearances in the Upanishads, the doctrine reaches into nearly every corner of Hindu thought. Indeed, its dominance is such in the Hindu world view that karma encompasses, at the same time, life-affirming and life-negating functions; for just as it defines the world in terms of the “positive” function of delineating a doctrine of rewards and punishments, so too it defines the world through its “negative” representation of action as an all but inescapable trap, an unremitting cycle of death and rebirth. Despite – or perhaps because of- karma’s ubiquity, the doctrine is not easily defined. Wendy Doniger O’Flaherty reports of a scholarly conference devoted to the study of karma that although the participants admitted to a general sense of the doctrine’s parameters, considerable time was in a “lively but ultimately vain attempt to define karma and rebirth”. The base meaning of the term “karma” (or, more precisely, in its Sanskrit stem form, karma a neuter substantive) is “action”. As a doctrine, karma encompasses a number of quasi-independent concepts: rebirth (punafjanam), consequence (phala, literally “fruit,” a term that suggests the “ripening” of actions into consequences), and the

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Western tradition. (a) They are immaterial, omnipresent, eternal, a spirit, a consciousness. (b) Our body is the first model of the physical, and this body is also the problem for many notions of liberation. (c) We are all embodied creatures, occupy space and consume physical produce. (d) A crucial aspect of this difference is defined by the physicality of human beings. (e) It wants to create a heaven outside each of our doors, or at least outside each of our smartphones. 118. Some commentators argue that brand names ensure quality and many doctors believe this. This belief is ill-founded. The recent quality survey by the government found 26 of 32 samples from a particular plant of a prominent multinational drug company to be not of standard quality (NSQ). The most effective way to maintain quality is to have periodic testing and stringent disincentives for poor quality. ______________ (a) Some argue that bioavailability and bioequivalence (BA and BE) of generics may not be equal to the original brand. (b) It means that BA of the generic drug is similar to that of the reference drug. (c) The core issues are affordable access to medicines and their rational prescription and use. (d) The best insurance for good quality is good regulation. (e) In order for a new generic drug to be licensed, it has to be bioequivalent to the reference drug. 119. In India, there is a need for proper identification of long-term and immediate scientific requirements following which there needs to be a framework evolved. Basic things have to done along with it too. There has to be a solid foundation for the development of science as there is enormous latent talent in the country which is under-utilised. Educational institutions have to find solutions to tap young talent. _______. Finally, the development of science and scientific innovation should not be limited to formal institutions but made an integral part of society. The Constitution talks about fostering a scientific temper and the government must work towards this. Women must also be encouraged to choose a career in science as they form half the country’s talent pool. (a) Very roughly, the ratio of R&D efforts as shared between the government and private sector is 4:1. (b) Effective autonomy has to be given to some institutions which are producing sound results. (c) Finally, administrative measures need to be taken to improve the efficiency of scientific institutions (d) Otherwise, science in India will progress as it has always — over-managed and under-performing (e) This includes eliminating corruption, ensuring integrity in appointments and encouraging industry-academic collaboration as well as public-private partnerships. 120. One would expect the judges of the Supreme Court to adjudicate the constitutional validity of triple talaq (and, if they choose, of the other practices under question as well) detached from the political debate, and strictly in accordance with law. ____________. In particular, the court will have to decide first whether to adjudicate the case in a narrow

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of each action would be embodied in the individual. (e) Each space-time combination would have different norms of righteousness and their respective expert panels which will judge each action as per those norms. 115. The base meaning of karma is: (a) reward and punishment. (b) only those actions which yield a "phala". (c) any action. (d) ripening of actions into consequences. (e) None of the above Directions (116-120): In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound). 116. Nearly two months after the Health Ministry set the ambitious target of working towards elimination of tuberculosis by 2025, a study published in The Lancet indicates that India’s TB crisis is set to snowball by 2040 when one in 10 cases could be drugresistant — both multidrug-resistant TB (or MDR-TB, resistant to more than one of the first-line drugs) and extensively drugresistant TB (or XDR-TB, also resistant to fluoroquinolones and at least one of the second-line injectable drugs). What is even more alarming is the projection that the increased number of drug-resistant cases will come from direct transmission from infected people to others rather than by strains acquiring resistance to TB drugs during treatment due to inadequate treatment or discontinuation of treatment midway. ______ (a) The study, based on a mathematical model to forecast how TB is likely to progress in the four most-affected countries (Russia, the Philippines, South Africa, India), suggests that new MDR-TB cases a year in India will touch 12.4% by 2040, up from 7.9% in 2000. (b) Contact screening of family members and preventive treatment of all children below the age of five who have not developed the disease are already a part of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme, but rarely done. (c) The study found that “most incident” MDR cases are “not caused” by acquired drug resistance, which will become a “decreasing cause” of drug-resistant TB. (d) With respect to XDR-TB, the incident cases will rise to 8.9%, from 0.9% in 2000. (e) Besides targeting early diagnosis and treatment of those with the disease, India’s TB control programme has identified enhanced interventions to break the transmission cycle of the bacteria in the community. 117. The body is a problem because the physical, by definition, is always an entity that is constrained and bound by laws. The body is a physical body in that it cannot do certain things because of its physicality. Liberation is firstly a liberation from the physical world. Heaven is not constrained by any of the factors that characterises the physical world. Gods and angels fly when we cannot. They are not restrained by the constraints of space and time. Gods are not like us. __________________. God is the first example of a digital world where there is no constraint due to physicality. That is also the reason why the notion of God was deeply correlated with mathematics in the

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three decades, much money has gone into cleaning this cesspool: More than Rs 1,800 crore under the Ganga Action Plan in its various avatars. The current government _______to spend more than 10 times this amount: Rs 20,000 crore over five years on the Namami Gange Project. But the project that took off last year is _______on its predecessor in very few respects. (a) holder, aspires, weakening (b) receptacle, intends, improvement (c) container, expects, deterioration (d) chest, ignore, progress (e) repository, neglect, enhancement 125. The policy to implement legislation for the ______ of generic drugs by doctors is a good move, no doubt. But the _______________shown by the government in bringing this measure is odd and populist. It is extremely important to reduce the ______ of health-related costs on common people. (a) prescription, haste, burden (b) medication, delay, load (c) recipe, hurry, comfort (d) interdiction, bustle, strain (e) avoidance, alacrity, trouble Directions (126-130): In each of the following questions, there are two phrases/group of words marked in bold which are either grammatically incorrect or not in formation with the correct sentence structure. Choose the best alternative among the four options given below each question to replace these two phrases to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. In case both the phrases are correct, choose (e) i.e. ‘No correction required’ as your answer. 126. The challenge will likely be more stubborn over the circumstances in the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution that has already fundamentally changed the way people live, work and connect to each other by eliminating physical boundaries and overcoming technology limitations. (a) given the circumstances, which has already changed fundamentally (b) after the circumstances like, which is changing fundamentally (c) under the circumstances of, that is already fundamentally changing (d) considering circumstance of, that has been fundamentally changing (e) No correction required. 127. One might argue that the figures of job loss in ASEAN, which comprises only ten Asian countries, are not sufficiently persuasive and representative to prove that developing Asian countries would probably be more negatively affected by Revolution 4.0. (a)comprising of, will probably be more (b)consisting, could be probably more (c)which comprised of, may probably be more (d)that consist of, are probably more (e) No correction required. 128. The unhealthy “development” is actually a realistic reflection on how society is dividing so that everyone’s bona fides are now suspect, and members of minority communities are constantly in requirement of re-prove their national

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manner, which stops at assessing the relationship between triple talaq and Muslim personal law, of whether to undertake a broader approach, and ask whether personal law can be subject to the Constitution at all. (a) On the other hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lent his support to the Muslim women fighting against the practice of triple talaq. (b) Such an outcome would be an easy one for the court to achieve, and of a piece with decades of consistent jurisprudence. (c) Far from entering the thicket of personal laws, the court should simply ask whether a challenged practice of personal law violates anyone’s fundamental rights. (d) A closer look reveals, however, that the court cannot decide this case without engaging in a series of complex and difficult choices. (e) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has warned secular authorities against interfering with religious law. Directions (121-125): In each of the following sentence there are three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each option consists of three words which can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence to make the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct. 121. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels through Sri Lanka for the UN Vesak Day celebrations, he will speak and hear much about the teachings of the world’s greatest ____________, Gautama Buddha. He is also certain to be mindful of Sri Lanka’s ________ with war, victory, militarism, the challenges of conflict resolution, and getting to peace and_______. (a) peaceful, ignorance, settlement (b) antagonistic, undergo, agreement (c) nonviolent, encounter, estrangement (d) pacifist, experience, reconciliation (e) conciliatory, unfamiliarity, harmony 122. Most Tamil parents wanted their children to study and become civil servants, and even in the worst of times, _______ many difficulties to ensure that their sons and daughters attended school. ___________Tamil parents sat on dharna outside militant camps where their children had been_______. (a) undergo, Ecstatic, recruited (b) underwent, wailing, conscripted (c) ignored, lamenting, levied (d) experienced, mourning, discharged (e) abided by, cheering, allocated 123. Rivers, it seems, have gone out of the lives of large numbers of people in India, in cities surely. They do become part of public__________, but only as items of disputes between riparian states, or as beneficiaries — or victims — of large projects or when they go into _______________and cause havoc, sometimes even when they run dry. But the river as a part of people’s day-to-day experiences is_______ a matter of public conversation. (a) ignorance, deluge, hardly (b) speech, shortage, seldom (c) discourse, spate, rarely (d) sermon, paucity, scracely (e) talk, inundation, frequently 124. The Ganga is one such sorry _______of garbage. Over the

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were on. (ii) The few people who practice what they preach they are to be admired. (iii) There comes a time in every person’s life when something goes wrong. (a)Only (i) is correct (b)Only (ii) is correct (c)Only (iii) is correct (d)Both (i) and (iii) are correct (e)All are correct 135. (i) He drank once more as he was feeling thirsty. (ii) Given a choice, I will prefer working in the field to working in the office. (iii) I along with my family was planning to go for a picnic on this weekend. (a)Only (i) is correct (b)Only (ii) is correct (c)Both (i) and (iii) are correct (d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct (e)All are correct Directions (136-138): Five statements are given below among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage/paragraph. 136. (a) India has a Computer Emergency Response Team — in theory. (b)The attack serves to highlight a grossly neglected dimension of Digital India: security. (c)If America’s National Security Agency could be hacked, presumably, India’s Registrar of Companies and the demat account database are vulnerable, too. (d) If WannaCry, the ransomware that struck countries around the world and got defeated by a serendipitous discovery of a kill-switch in the malware, sends a chill down your spine, the response to that attack makes you want to cry. (e) In practice, it is yet to make a public response to the attack. But this is only a quibble. 137. (a) A new elite was being created, without any discrimination, as it were. (b) Around the admission range there is a struggle. (c) It is ironic, but perfectly understandable, that senior intelligence officers monitoring the present JNU story were JNU-trained. (d) In JNU, in the beginning, the preference to children from backward regions and poor families was absolute. (e) You can make out a JNU-trained SP, collector or joint secretary a mile off. 138. (a) Gender segmentation is larger for small plants. Segmentation is larger for an average male employee vis-à-vis an average female employee across all size bands. (b)Women entrepreneurs in India are mostly concentrated in low-paying industries. (c)Among services, it is the education, sewage, refuse disposal, sanitation and financial intermediation services that attract the largest share of female proprietors. (d) In the manufacturing sector, tobacco products, apparel and textiles attract the largest count and share of women entrepreneurs, perhaps because these industries are known to have lower physical labour requirements. (e) This gender concentration in low-wage industries has increased over time.

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credentials. (a)how society has been divided, required to (b)how society has divided, requiring to (c)how society could be divided, require to (d)how society is being divided, required of (e) No correction required. 129. In a remarkable give-and-take ~ that has hitherto been in short supply ~ international creditors could agree to disburse Euro 7.5 billion in emergency loans to enable the country honour matured debt repayments. (a)are agreed to disburse, honouring matured (b)have agreed to disburse, to honour maturing (c)had agreed in disbursing, of honouring matured (d)agreed to disburse, to honour matured (e) No correction required 130. We have been sufficiently alerted about what the future may hold, but thus far we have been unable to step out from the path to disaster that has been mapped out for us. (a)might hold, that had been mapped out (b)can hold, what is being mapped out (c)will hold, which have been mapped out (d)would hold, that is mapped out (e) No correction required. Directions (131-135): There are three sentences given in each question. Find the sentence(s) which is/are grammatically correct and mark your answer choosing the best possible alternative among the five options given below each question. If all the sentences are correct, choose (e) as your answer. 131. (i) Neeraj said that he would rather fail than copying in the examination. (ii) People take undue advantage of his simplicity and cheat him. (iii) It is a mystery how some people can foretell future events on the basis of horoscope. (a)Only (i) is correct (b)Only (ii) is correct (c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct (d)Both (i) and (iii) are correct (e)All are correct 132. (i) Ambedkar’s life was a saga of dedication in the cause of social reforms in India. (ii) I did speak to Mahesh yesterday but I forgot to mention this point. (iii) The issues were so critical that they could hardly be resolved within such a limited time. (a)Only (i) is correct (b)Only (iii) is correct (c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct (d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct (e)All are correct 133. (i) I was pretty sure that he would support my views for changing the old and static structure of our organization. (ii) You would have certainly completed the work in the allotted time had you planned it properly. (iii) No variety of mango produced in our country is as tasty as this variety. (a)Only (i) is correct (b)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct (c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct (d)None is correct (e)All are correct 134. (i) I am sure they must have had strangers in the house because I was hearing the dog bark last night and the lights

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From II and III- Rani’s rank from top =30th Juhi’s rank from top= 45-4+1= 42nd Now, Kajol’s rank = (30+42)/2 =36th from top 37. (b) Directions (38–40): 38. (c); Negligence of bystanders, shopkeepers and security guards supports the racial prejudices. And there is no information of arrest of accused so we can’t consider as supportive statement and III statement is irrelevant to question which is asked. 39. (b); There may be anger among local people for involvement of African students in drug dealing; this reason may nullify the negligence of bystanders which may be local people. There may be another reason that people don’t want to involve in legal process as there is case of attack on Africans which may be investigated by police and normally people do not want to involve in cross checking of any accused person or some legal process. There may be a reason that due to anger bystanders which may be local people does not want to interfere in attack on Africans. 40. (c); Yes there may be intervention of ministry of external affairs as there is attack on foreigners and it may impact India’s reputation. And as it is not like any terrorist attack or any matter of national threat so it is not necessary to increase security arrangement in the crowded areas for this reason. And there is not a chance of leaving India as it is assumption that there may another racist attack and Govt. of India will interfere to prevent any another racist attack. Directions (41-45):

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Wine = × 12 = 9 lt. Required answer = 12 × = 4 lt. 74. (d); Since, runs scored = overs × run rate. If overs reduce by 25%, run rate will go up by 33.33%. Hence, Australia could have scored any number of runs. 75. (a); Total cost on cash down of 25,000 = 25,000 + 24,000 = Rs 49,000 Total cost on cash down of 18,000 = 18,000 + 36,000 = Rs 54,000 76. (a); Total cost on down payment of 25,000 = 25,000 + 24,000 = Rs 49,000 Total cost on down payment of 18,000 = 18,000 + 36,000 = Rs 54,000 Required answer = 5000/49,000 which is approximately equal to 10.2%

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101. (e); Refer to the third paragraph of the passage, all the given points are mentioned there. Hence (e) is the correct option. 102. (d); Refer to the fourth paragraph of the passage. “There should also be a clause for periodic review of power purchase agreements. Even if they are for fixed term, there should be escalation clause.” “The other way of reducing uncertainty is to adopt a counter-cyclical policy of tendering projects.” 103. (b); The most appropriate title is “India’s solar mission and its debt problems”. The author here talks about the solar mission in India and the challenges related to it being faced by India. 104. (e); All the given sentences are true in context of the passage. 105. (b); Refer to the second paragraph of the passage, “One of the reasons for the failure of UMPPs was that when the bids were submitted, coal prices were very low. Subsequently, prices went up, making the projects unviable.” Hence only (ii) is the correct reason in context of the passage. 106. (b); Woes means distress. Hence it has same meaning as torment. Wham means strike something forcefully. Trestle, lintel means a supporting system. Cannonade means attack. 107. (d); Predatory means seeking to exploit others. Hence it has same meaning as avaricious. Parlay means negotiation. Raze means destroy. Avaricious means greedy or acquisitive. Embellish means decorate. 108. (b); Elicitation means ‘requirement gathering’. It has opposite meaning to ‘defiance’. Evocation means the action of invoking. Expatiate meaning speak or write in detail. Curtail means reduce or decrease. 109 (e); Read the line – ‘this trend represents the conscious reversal of the stance taken by an earlier generation of scholars whose work reified India into a monolithic entity’. As per the given context reify means, the work of scholars made India seem as a monolithic entity. Reify literally means ‘to make concrete or real’. So the work of scholars made India seem as a single and uniform whole, which was actually not the case. Thus, the right option is option (e). 110. (b); The answer can be found in line – ‘this trend represents the conscious reversal of the stance taken by an earlier generation of scholars whose work reified India into a monolithic entity - a critical element in the much maligned "Orientalist" enterprise’ . As per above lines, India being a monolithic entity was a critical element in the orientalist enterprise. The word monolithic means ‘single’ and ‘uniform whole’. So, India was viewed as a single and not a diverse entity as per Orientalist perspective. Thus, the right option is option (b). 111. (c); Read the line – ‘the valuation or "ethic-ization" of acts, qualifying them as either "good" (punya or sukannan) or "bad"

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8 m to the West of point Q. Point R is 6 m to the West of point U. Statement II: Point B is 9 m to the North of point A. Point P is 5 m to the North of point Z. Point Z is 4 m to the West of point A. Statement III: Point C is 7 m to the East of point A. Point X is 2 m to the East of point F. Point F is 3 m to the North of point C. (a) Both I and III (b) Both II and III (c) All I, II and III (d) II and either I or III (e) Even I, II and III together are also not sufficient 23. What does the code ‘bp’ stand for in the given code language? Statement I: In the language, ‘black white red’ is coded as ‘df dc or’ and ‘green blue grey’ is coded as ‘st hn wo’ Statement II: In the language, ‘blue pink brown’ is coded as ‘er bp hn’ and ‘pink blue white’ is coded as ‘hn or bp’ Statement III: In the language, ‘green violet orange’ is coded as ‘pa wo kl’ and ‘yellow pink brown’ is coded as ‘bp bi er’ (a) Both II and III (b) I and either II or III (c) II and either I or III (d) Both I and III (e) All I, II and III 24. A very large number of technically qualified young Indians are coming cut of colleges every year though there are not enough opportunities for them to get gainful employment. Which of the following contradicts the views expressed in the above statements? (a)Technically qualified persons are for superior to those with standard degrees like BA/BSc/BCom etc. (b)The Government has not done effective perspective planning for engaging technically qualified personnal while authorizing the setting up of technical colleges. (c)All huge gap exists between the level of competence of technically qualified graduates and requirements of the industry. (d)Majority of the technically qualified persons are migrating from India to developed countries for better opportunities. (e)None of the above Directions (25-26): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below. There are two square fields of different size such that the larger one is surrounding smaller field. Four gates are there for each field in the middle of the sides. Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are standing at different gates but not necessary in the same sequence. The persons who are on the sides of larger park facing center and The persons who are at side of smaller park facing outside such that inner sides persons and outer sides persons are facing each other. There is one person standing between B and D. C faces B. A is to the immediate right of C. G is not the immediate neighbor of D. G faces neither D nor F. One person is standing between H and F. E is facing the center 25. Which of the following persons are facing to each other? (a) BD (b) EB (c) FH (d) DE (e) AH 26. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based from a group which one of the following does not belong to that group? (a) EF (b) CH (c) DA

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The sum of number of students who attend class on the 7th of two month is 152.Only three lecturers give lecture between U and the lecturer whose class is attended by 68 students. The difference of number of students who attend class on 7th September and the sum of number of students who attend class on May, is 58. Q gives lecture in the month which has 30 days. The average of number of students who attend class on 21st April and 21st June is 76.P gives lecture in the month which has 31 days. T gives lecture in one of the day before Q. Total 55 students attend V’s lecture. V does not give lecture in the month in which W gives. There are four persons who give lecturers between V and S. Y gives lecture in the month which is after the month in which V gives lecture. The total number of students who attend class in five months is 714.The sum of number of students who attend class on 7th may and 7th June is 147. Students who attend class on 7th June is less than 90. The difference of the number of students who attend class of lecturer Y and R is 4.X gives lecture after P and the number of students who attend his lecture is greater than 70 and less than 80 and is not divisible by 4.The number of students who attend class on 7th December is multiple of 11. 31. Who among the following lecturer gives lecture on 21st June? (a)T (b)P (c)Y (d)V (e)None of these 32. Which among the following is the number of students who attend class on 7th December? (a) 67 (b) 80 (c) 68 (d) 77 (e) 55 33. How many lecturers give lectures between P and Q? (a)Three (b)Two (c)Four (d)One (e)None 34. Who among the following gives lecture which is attended by 80 students? (a)S (b)T (c)R (d)U (e)None of these 35. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? (a) R (b) 67 (c) V (d) T (e) 64 Directions (36-37): First 12 even numbers are written from top to bottom. The letters of word ‘SACRED’ are written in alphabetical order against each multiple of 4 (One letter against one number). There are 2 letters between N and S. There are as many letters between E and N as between P and D. P is not against number 14. There are 5 letters between U and T. U is above T. I is written against number 6. (No letter is repeated against any number) 36. Which is the second letter in word formed by letters against numbers 6, 12, 14, and 20? (a) T (b) D (c) N (d) I (e) R 37. If there are 3 alphabets in English alphabetical series between alphabets written against numbers 10 and 22. Then how many alphabets in English alphabetical series are there between the alphabets written against numbers 18 and 22? (a) Three (b) Five (c) One (d) Four (e) Cannot be determined 38. The rate of violent crime in this state is increased up to 30% from last year. The fault lies entirely in our system of justice.

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(d) FC (e) BH Directions (27-28): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below. P is the husband of Q. R is the grandchild of P.P has only one child(son) who is married to T’s child. T has only two children one son and one daughter. X is grandson of T. S is brother in law of son of T. U and V are children of T. W is married to the son of T. X is son of U’s brother. 27. If T is married to Y than how is T related to R? (a) Grandfather (b) Grandmother (c) Maternal Grandfather (d) Maternal Grandmother (e) Either (c) or (d) 28. How is X related to V? (a) Son (b) Daughter (c) Son in law (d) Daughter in law (e) Husband Directions (29-30): In each question below are given a statement followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement, decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing. Give answer (a) If only I follows; (b) If only II follows, (c) If either I or II follows; (d) If neither I nor II follows and (e) If both I and II follow. 29. Statement: Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the monsoons, we have some cases of conjunctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years. Courses of action: I. Precautionary measures should be taken after every four years to check this epidemic. II. People should be advised to drink boiled water during rainy season. 30. Statement: Researchers are feeling agitated as libraries are not equipped to provide the right information to the right users at the right time in the required format. Even the users are not aware about the various services available for them. Courses of action: I. All the information available to the libraries should be computerized to provide faster services to the users. II. Library staff should be trained in computer operations. Direction (31-35): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below: Ten lecturers P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y teach in the same college. They give lectures in five months (April, May, June, September and December). They give lectures in each month on 7 th and 21st date. Only two lectures held in a month. The lectures are attended by different number of students. The total strength of students is 100 in each class and 50% attendance is compulsory for each class. The number of students will be even in the month of 30 days and odd in the month of 31 days. Different number of students attends class on different days. No lecturer can give the lecture after W. U gives lecturer in the month which has 30 days. T and Q give lecturers after U on the 7th of different months respectively. Number of students who attend class on 7th September is a whole square (two digit number). R does not give the lecture in the month in which either Y or Q gives lecture.

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(d) Other than those given in options (e) 12 42. What is the total length of the pink, orange and blue shelves? (a) 146 cm (b) 134 cm (c) 141 cm (d) 133 cm (e) 126 cm 43. If all the photo frames of silver and white shelves are removed and added in black shelf then what will be the length of black shelf? (a) 67 cm (b) 66 cm (c) 61 cm (d) 69 cm (e) 62 cm 44. During the SARS days, about 23,500 doctors who had treated SARS sufferers died and about 23,670 doctors who had not engaged in treatment for SARS sufferers died. On the basis of those figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more figures, it can be concluded that it was not much more dangerous to participate in SARS treatment during the SARS day than it was not to participate in SARS treatment. Which of the following would reveal most clearly the absurdity of the conclusion drawn above? (a) Counting deaths among doctors who had participated in SARS treatment in addition to addition to deaths among doctors who had not participated is SARS treatment (b) Expressing the difference between the numbers of deaths among doctors who had treated SARS sufferers and doctors who had not treated SARS suffers as a percentage of the total number of deaths (c) Separating deaths caused by accidents during the treatment to SARS suffers from deaths caused by infect of SARS suffers (d) Comparing death rates per thousand members of each group rather than comparing total numbers of deaths (e) None of the above 45. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. Following are the conditions for selecting Marketing Manager in an organization. The Candidate must(i) Be a Graduate in any discipline with at least 55% marks. (ii) Have secured at least 40% marks in the selection interview. (iii) Have post qualification work experience of at least five years in the Marketing division of an organization. (iv) Have secured at least 45% marks in the selection examination. (v) Have a post Graduate degree/diploma in MarketingManagement with at least 60% marks. Study the following information carefully and find which of the following condition shows candidate is not selected? (a) Candidate is daughter of a renowned freedom fighter from another state. (b) Candidate has a post Graduate degree in Finance with 60% marks. (c) Candidate has completed his graduation with 80% marks. (d) Candidate does not own a house in Noida. (e) Candidate has secured 56% marks in Cap Gemini’s interview.

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Recently our judge’s sentences have been so lenient that criminals can now do almost anything without fear of a long prison term. The argument above would be weakened if it were true that (a) 85% of the other States in the nation have lower crime rates than does this state (b) White-collar crime in this state has also increased by over 25% in the last year (c) 35% of the police in this state have been laid off in the last year due to budget cuts (d) Polls show that 65% of the population in this state opposes capital punishment (e) None of the above Directions (39-43): Study the following information carefully and answers the questions given below. There are 10 shelves numbered 1, 2…..10. They are arranged in two rows one above the other. The shelves 1, 2…….5 are in row 1 and rest in row 2 which is above row 1. The shelves are arranged in increasing order of number given to them. Like the shelf number 1 is placed on extreme left of row 1, then shelf number 2 and so on. Similarly the shelf number 6 is placed on extreme left of row 2, and so on. Each shelf contains a certain number of glass slabs and photo frames. There is at least one glass slab in each shelf. The length of each glass slab is 15 cm and that of each photo frame is 6 cm. The shelf 3 has length 33 cm. There is one shelf between shelf 3 and yellow shelf. The yellow shelf contains 1 glass slab and 6 photo frames more than that in shelf 3. The silver shelf is just above the yellow shelf. The silver shelf contains same number of glass slabs as yellow shelf and 1 photo frame. There are 2 shelves between silver and green slabs. The length of green shelf is 3 cm greater than the silver shelf. The blue shelf is immediate next in number to green shelf. The blue shelf contains 1 glass slab more than that in silver shelf and 1 photo frame less than that in green shelf. There is one shelf between blue and orange shelves. The white shelf is just below the orange shelf. There is one shelf between white and red shelf. Black shelf is in row 2. The pink shelf is just below the black shelf. The black shelf has same number of photo frames and glass slabs. The orange shelf has 1 glass slab more than black shelf. The length of orange shelf is 24 cm more than the length of pink shelf. The length of violet shelf is half the length of yellow shelf. The red shelf has greater than or equal to four glass slabs. The length of pink shelf is 6 cm less than the shelf immediate next in number. The length of row 1 is 267 cm and that of row 2 is 249 cm. 39. How many more photo frames can the row 2 adjust? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None (e) 4 40. The color of shelf 2 is? (a) Cannot be determined (b) Violet (c) Red (d) White (e) Pink 41. How many total glass slabs do the silver, black and red shelves contain? (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 10

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B. The value of is an integer value. C. value of n is greater than m. (a) Any two of them (b) A and B together (c) Any of them (d) All statements are required (e) Data is not sufficient and it requires more information to answer the given question. Directions (50-54): Study the data given below and answer the following questions. The pie charts shown below shows the distance covered by a boat moving upstream and downstream in different days of a week. And the table shows the speed of stream in km/hr. in different days of a week.

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Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday — Thursday 1 Friday 2 Saturday — Sunday 4 50. If the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Thursday is equal to the time taken by it to travel downstream on Monday and the speed of boat in still water on Monday is 16 kmph then find the speed of boat in still water on Thursday? (a) 16.2 kmph (b) 17.2 kmph (c) 15.4 kmph (d) 12.5 kmph(e) None of these 51. If the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Monday is hrs. more than the time taken by it to travel downstream on the same day, then find the speed of boat in still water on Monday ? (a) 22 kmph (b) 18 kmph (c) 20 kmph (d) 19 kmph (e) None of these 52. If the speed of boat in still water on Tuesday was 15 km/hr and the speed of boat in still water on Wednesday was 66 % more than that of Tuesday and time taken to travel upstream on Wednesday is times than time taken by it to travel downstream on Tuesday, then find the speed of stream (in kmph) on Wednesday? (a) 1.5 (b) 2.5 (c) 2 (d) 1 (e) None of these 53. The speed of boat in still water on Saturday was 21 km/hr. and that on Sunday was 28 % less than that on Saturday, if the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Saturday is 1 than time taken to travel downstream on Sunday, then find the time taken by the boat to cover a distance of 57.6 km upstream when the speed of stream is same as that of Saturday. (a) 3 hrs. (b) 2 hrs. (c) 4 hrs. (d) 2.5 hrs. (e) None of these 54. If the time taken by boat to travel upstream on Sunday is 2 hours more than the time taken by it to travel downstream on Thursday and the speed of boat in still water on Thursday is 17 kmph, then find the upstream speed of boat on Sunday ? (a) 27 kmph (b) 22 kmph (c) 20 kmph (d) 25 kmph (e) None of these Direction (55-57)- There are three bags A, B and C. In each bag there are three types of colored balls Yellow, Green and Black. In bag A, no. of yellow colored balls are y and no. of green colored balls are g. Number of green colored balls are 4 more than the number of yellow colored balls. When one ball is picked at random then the probability of getting black color ball is The value of y is

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750 on item I and 20% on item III then find the total profit (in Rs.) by selling item I and item III together by the same seller ? (a) 750 (b) 2000 (c) 1750 (d) 1250 (e) 1500 62. Cost price of item III is 60 Rs. for all of the sellers and all of them marked the same product at higher than the cost price, then to get a total profit of 80 Rs. by all of the five sellers after selling item III, what is the minimum discount should be provided by seller E on item III. (a) 21% (b) 19% (c) 17% (d) 25% (e) None of these Directions (63-64): A, B and C invested 900 Rs., 1600 Rs. and 700 Rs. respectively in a business venture. After end of the first quarter they invested additional amount in the ratio of 2 : 5 : 3. Then after end of the second quarter A, B and C invested additional amount in the ratio of 4 : 3 : 4. Again after end of the 3rd quarter they invested additional amount in the ratio of 7 : 6 : 7. They invested the whole amount for one year and the profit earned in the business is proportional to the investment and the period of investment 63. If they had invested additional amount at the end of each quarter as same ratio as they had invested after end of the first quarter then find the profit of B at the end of one year if the total profit at the end of the year is 125000 (a) 75000 Rs. (b) 62500 Rs. (c) 125000 Rs. (d) 37500 Rs. (e) None of these 64. If the sum of the total amount invested by A and B in the year is 9000 Rs. and that of B and C is 10500 Rs. then find the total amount invested by all of them for only 2nd quarter ? (a) 16500 Rs. (b) 17000 Rs. (c) 17500 Rs. (d) 18500 Rs. (e) Can’t be determine Directions (65-66): Train A and train B are travelling towards each other from stations P and Q. Train A left station P at 9 : 45 am with a speed of 54 kmph. After half an hour train B left station Q with a speed of 66 kmph. Stations P & Q are situated at a distance of kms and both trains met each other at 2 : 35 pm the same day. 65. Calculate the difference in the original time taken as given above in condition to meet train A and B and the time taken by train B to catch train A if the train A had started in same direction as that of B. Train B had started 2 hrs after train A while going in same direction. (a) 45 hrs. 40 min. (b) 24 hrs. 20 min.(c) 55 hrs. 30 min. (d) 49 hrs. 45 min. (e) None of these 66. What is the ratio of relative speed of both the trains while travelling towards the same direction and while travelling towards opposite direction ? (a) 10 : 1 (b) 9 : 2 (c) 1 : 10 (d) 10 : 3 (e) None of these 67. Quantity I: Area of quadrilateral BFDE, given ABCD is a rectangle having AB = 10 cm & BC = 12 cm.

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black colored balls is 7 : 5. Total number of green and black colored balls is 36. If one ball is picked at random then the probability of getting one yellow ball is 55. If x number of yellow balls from bag B are taken and placed into bag A and 20% of black balls from bag A are taken and placed into in bag B. If we pick one ball from bag B then the probability that the ball is of black color is . Then find the value of x? (a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 2 (e) None of these 56. If one ball picked at random from each of the bag A and bag B then find the probability that both of the balls are of the same color? (a) (b) (c) (d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these 57. Difference between the number of green balls in bag A and bag C is how much percent more/less than the sum of the number of black balls in bag A and bag C together? (a) 100% (b) 95% (c) 97.5% (d) 102.5% (e) None of these Directions (58-62): There are five shop owners A, B, C, D and E. They are selling five different items given in the table. In the table, Discount (as a percentage) is given on mark price of these five products by different sellers. Study the table and answer the following questions: Item I Item II Item III Item IV A 18% 32% 36% — B 22% — 33% 40% C — 16% 14% 15% D 28% 28% 16% — E — 8% — 7% Note: 1. Some values are missing. You have to calculate these values as per data given in the questions. 2. Mark price of a particular item is same for all of the shop owners. 58. If the profit percentage of seller A after selling item II is s% and that of seller C for the same item is (2s - 4)% and the ratio of cost price of item II by seller A and seller C is 17 : 21 then find the value of s ? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) none of these 59. For seller D, between the selling price of item II and that of item III is 420 Rs. if the sum of the mark price of item II and item III by the same seller is 6000 then the Mark price (in Rs.) of item II is what percent more/less than that of item III by the same seller ? (Selling price of item II is greater than that of item III) (a) 50% (b) 40% (c) 30% (d) 35% (e) 45% 60. Average SP of item II by seller A and B is Rs 3888, by seller B and C is Rs 3300. Find the SP (in Rs.) of item III by seller C. (a) 4536 (b) 3656 (c) 5430 (d) 4150 (e) none of these 61. If the selling price of item I and item III by seller E are in the ratio of 5 : 6. If the seller earned a profit of 25% which is Rs.

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(d) days (e) 1 day Q72. E worked on job ‘Z’ for 5 days and the remaining job was completed by A, B and D who worked on alternate days starting with A followed by B and D in that order. Find the no. of days B worked for ? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 3 (e) None of these 73. If A, C and E worked on job Z for 2 days each and the remaining job was done by B and D. If the ratio of no. days for which B and D worked is in ratio 20 : 21, then find the number of days for which B worked ? (a) 50 days (b) days (c) days (d) 4 days (e) None of these 74. If the ratio of number of days for which B and D worked on job X 4 : 3, then find the difference between number of days for which B and D worked ? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4 (e) None of these 75. If C worked on job Y with times his given efficiency and was assisted by B every 3rd day, then find the time taken by C to complete the job Y? (a) 13 days (b) 1 days (c) days (d) None of these (e) 12 days 76. ABCD is a trapezoid. PQRS and MLKJ are two rhombus. Diagonal of PQRS are 6 cm and 8 cm. One of the angle of MLKJ is 120 degree and the diagonal bisecting that angle measures 15 cm. Side of PQRS = AB, side of MLKJ = CD. Find XY (median of trapezoid)

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1. (b) 2. (d) Directions (3-4): 3. (d); As stated in statement America is not taking any steps to address the issue, so to calm down the situation Indian Govt. may pressurize American Govt. or they may be impact on Indian-US trade. And as stated in statement America is not taking any action despite of racism attack on Indians which results death of two citizens. So it cannot be assumed that American Govt. will give life imprisonment according to the statement. 4. (c); All of three supports the negligence of Indian-American Govt. as Modi Govt. denies replying in same week after racial attack. American Govt. is not ready tackle the issue despite of environment of racism is spreading. Directions (5-7):

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(a) (d) (d) (a); Statement (a) is the correct option because it clearly strengthen the argument that persons with sufficient qualification prefer to go to industrial field rather than to go in academics as a faculty in business schools. 17. (d); Option (d) is an assumption. Any appeal has some effects and people generally respond positively to any appeal. Directions (18-20): For step-I, both the numbers of 1st block is written as, Ist number of block-1 of the Input is multiplied with 2nd no. of block-4 of the Input same as 2nd number of block-1 is multiplied with 1st number of block-4. This process is same for Block-2 and Block-3 in step-1. For step-II, All 1st digit of each block is added and that sum is written in 1st block and all 2nd digit of each block is added and that sum is written as 2nd block. For step-III, Half of the addition of 1st and 2nd digit of each block. For Step- IV, Subtraction of both numbers of Step-3. So, INPUT: 42 51 29 32 71 14 Step-1: 86 57 89 Step-2: ….21….22…. Step-3: ….1.5….2…. Step-4:…...0.5……

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27. (e) 28. (a) Directions (29-30): 29. (b); The disease occurs at the end of monsoons every year. So, precautionary measures every four years shall not help. The second course of action shall be a preventive measure. So, only course II follows. 30. (e); Clearly, the library needs to be provided with the essential facilities and trained personnel for better services. So, both the courses follow. Direction (31-35): Month Date Lecturer No. of students April 7 R 72 April 21 U 84 May 7 P 67 May 21 V 55 June 7 T 80 June 21 Y 68 September 7 Q 64 September 21 X 78 December 7 S 77 December 21 W 69 31. (c); 32. (d) 33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (c) Directions (36-37): 36. (d); 6, 12, 14, 20 – I, D, T, R Word formed is DIRT. So second letter – I

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