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NEWS ANALYSIS 1ST – 7TH NOV 2016 1. INDIA AND PALESTINE INKS MOU TO SETUP PALESTINE-INDO TECHNO PARK IN RAMALLAH: India and Palestine a MoU for setting up a Palestine-India Techno Park in Ramallah, Palestine. During the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Palestine in October last year, the announcement for setting up of park was made. The Palestinian side has made the land available for the project. 2. AFTER SIKKIM, HIMACHAL PRADESH BECOMES INDIA'S SECOND OPEN DEFECATION FREE STATE: Himachal Pradesh was declared 'Open Defecation Free', becoming India's second state to get this status after Sikkim. The newly acquired status will entitle Himachal Pradesh to receive World Bank funding under Rs 9,000 crore project to sustain sanitation campaign. 3. INDIA RANKS POORLY IN COMMONWEALTH YOUTH INDEX: India has ranked very poorly at 133 in a new Global Youth Development Index compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat on the countries' prospects for young people in employment, education, health, civic and political spheres. India ranked 133rd in the index and the list is topped by Germany followed by Denmark), Switzerland, United Kingdom , Netherlands. 4. PUNJAB WINS NCC NATIONAL GAMES: Punjab Directorate Won the 2016 National Cadet Corp National Games. Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defence, presented trophies to the winners at the closing ceremony at Delhi Cantonment. 5. ANTARCTICA'S ROSS SEA DECLARED WORLD'S LARGEST MARINE RESERVE: The Ross Sea in Antarctica will become the world's largest marine protected area. Some 1.57 million sq km of the Southern Ocean will gain protection from fishing for 35 years. 6. UNION CABINET APPROVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL ACADEMIC DEPOSITORY: The Union Cabinet gave its green signal for establishment and operationalisation of a National Academic Depository. The National Academic Depository aims at bringing another dimension and enhancement of the vision of Digital India. 7. JAPAN'S PRINCE MIKASA, WORLD'S OLDEST ROYAL, DIES AT 100: Japanese Prince Mikasa, uncle of Emperor Akihito, died at the age of 100. He was the oldest imperial family member in the world. Mikasa was the fifth in the line of succession to the Japanese throne Chrysanthemum a metaphorical name for the monarchy. 8. INDIA WINS ITS FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL MEDAL IN ROLLER SKATING AT ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:The team of Indian Roller Skaters claimed their first ever International medal in the sport. Vikram Ingale, Nikhilesh Tabhane and Dhanush Babu have won India's first ever senior international roller skating medal, by securing the bronze medal in the 3000m team relay event. 9. BANGLADESH INTRODUCES TEMPORARY BAN ON CATCHING HILSA FISH: Bangladesh has arrested more than 900 fishermen and deployed the army to patrol its waterways after introducing a temporary ban on catching hilsa fish. The ban is imposesd in an effort to save the hugely popular fish. Approximately 60 percent of the world's hilsa are caught in Bangladesh. 10. IIID TO CONDUCT 'DESIGN YATRA' IN KOZHIKODE: India's first 'Design Yatra' will be conducted in Kerala's Kozhikode city between October 2931. During design yatra competitions, heritage walk, talks and interaction with students will be conducted. The yatra is aimed at spreading awareness and taking designs to the masses and is scheduled to travel to 29 Indian cities. 11. INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN IN FINAL TO WIN ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY: India celebrated Diwali by winning gold medal in the Men's Asian Champions Trophy by beating arch-rivals Pakistan in Malaysia. This is the second time India have won the title of this tournament after 2011. 12. WORLD BANK APPOINTS KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Kristalina Georgieva, a former head of EU humanitarian affairs and vice-president of the European commission, has been appointed chief executive of the World Bank. The title of CEO is newly created, Georgieva will effectively replace Sri Mulyani Indrawati, formerly the bank's managing director and chief operating officer. 13. EASE OF DOING BUSINESS REPORT INDIA A.P., TELANGANA TOP IN 2016 ALL-INDIA RANKING: Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has released the report on State-wise Ease of Doing Business rankings. 14. VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK COMMENCES FROM TODAY (31ST OCTOBER 2016): The Central Vigilance Commission, as part of its efforts to promote probity in public life and to achieve a corruption free society, observes Vigilance Awareness Week every year. The observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week has commenced from 31st October 2016. The theme of the day is “Public participation in promoting integrity and eradicating Corruption”. 15. MAHARASHTRA TOPS NITI AAYOG'S AGRI MARKETING INDEX: Maharashtra has topped in the implementation of agricultural reforms and offers the best environment for doing agri-business, according to an assessment by the Niti Aayog. Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are following maharastra in the 'Agricultural Marketing and Farm Friendly Reforms Index'. 16. NOVEMBER 1 TO BE OBSERVED AS NO TOBACCO DAY IN PUNJAB: Punjab government will observe November 1 as 'No Tobacco Day'. The day is observed to discourage tobacco use in the state.. 17. BENAMI TRANSACTIONS ACT TO CURB BLACK MONEY COMES INTO EFFECT: The new law to prohibit benami transactions will come into effect from 1st November 2016. The parliament had passed the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 to curb black money. The new legislation provides for seven years imprisonment and fine for those indulging in illegal transactions. 18. SANIA MIRZA RETAINS WORLD NUMBER ONE RANKING IN WOMEN'S DOUBLES FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR: Ace Indian tennis star Sania Mirza will end the season as world's top doubles Tennis player for the second straight year. 2

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19. PM NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHES 'SAUR SUJALA YOJANA' IN CHHATTISGARH: PM Narendra Modi has launched the "Saur Sujala Yojana" in Chhattisgarh. It would provide solar powered irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidized price. Chhattisgarh would be the first state to implement the scheme. Under the scheme, solar powered irrigation pumps of 3HP and 5HP capacity worth Rs 3.5 lakh and Rs 4.5 lakh respectively would be distributed to the farmers by March 31, 2019. 20. DHONI MOST VALUED ATHLETE AMONG INDIANS ACCORDING TO FORBES FAB 40: India's cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains the most valued Indian athlete in 2016. The annual Forbes Fab 40 list which estimates the brand value of top sports labels, athletes, teams and events. Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer toppled the list and golf great Tiger Woods as the most valued athlete globally. Argentine football star Lionel Messi, ranked eighth. 21. SEBI TIGHTENS NORMS FOR CREDIT RATING AGENCIES: The Securities and Exchange Board of India tightened rules for credit rating agencies, prescribing more disclosures on suspension and withdrawal of ratings. The capital markets regulator also directed agencies to disclose the nature of their compensation arrangements with rated entities, including exchange of gifts. CRISIL, ICRA and CARE are the major agencies that assign credit ratings to issuers of debt instruments. 22. SUSHIL CHANDRA TAKES CHARGE AS CBDT CHIEF: Sushil Chandra took over as Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes. He replaced Rani Singh Nair, who retired from service on 31st October 2016. 23. INDIA'S PALPREET SINGH INCLUDED IN 2016 NBA D-LEAGUE DRAFT: Palpreet Singh became one another Indian player to be included in NBA. Satnam Singh, who became the first Indian to be drafted into the NBA. 24. BANKS TO REPORT FRAUDS OF RS 1 CRORE AND ABOVE TO CVC: Vigilance Commission has now made it mandatory for the public sector banks to report to it all such matters involving funds over Rs one crore. The Commission will also call regular monthly meetings of senior officials of Reserve Bank of India , CBI and banks to monitor probe in suspected bank frauds of Rs 50 crore and above. 25. FINANCE MINISTRY RELEASES RS 1,093 CRORE FOR RESTORATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN J&K: The finance ministry released first installment of special assistance of Rs 1,093.34 crore for repair and permanent restoration of damaged public buildings in J&K. The Prime Minister Reconstruction Plan for J&K was announced by Narendra Modi on November 7, 2015, for Rs 80,068 crore for post flood relief and restoration and long-term development of the state. 26. INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN IN FINAL TO WIN ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY: India celebrated Diwali by winning gold medal in the Men's Asian Champions Trophy by beating arch-rivals Pakistan in Malaysia. This is the second time India have won the title of this tournament. 27. WORLD BANK APPOINTS KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Kristalina Georgieva, a former head of EU humanitarian affairs and vice-president of the European commission, has been appointed chief executive of the World Bank. The title of CEO is newly created, Georgieva will effectively replace Sri Mulyani Indrawati, formerly the bank's managing director and chief operating officer. 28. ICICI BANK LAUNCHES OVERDRAFT FACILITY FOR SALARIED HOME LOAN BORROWERS: ICICI Bank has launched a credit facility against home loans for salaried customers. The Home Overdraft facility will enable a salaried customer to seek loans up to Rs. 1 crore for personal needs against his/her property. Salaried individuals, who have a home loan and a salary account with ICICI Bank, are eligible to apply for the 'Home Overdraft' facility. 29. FOOTBALL WORLD CUP TROPHY DESIGNER SILVIO GAZZANIGA DIES AT 95: Silvio Gazzaniga, the goldsmith and sculptor who designed and created football's World Cup trophy, has died at home in Milan. He was known as “Mr Cups”,.he also designed UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. Silvio Gazzaniga designed and created the World Cup trophy in 1971. FIFA World Cup trophy is 18-carat solid gold trophy weighs approximately six kilograms. 30. WORLD SAVINGS DAY OBSERVED WITH THE THEME 'GRABBING HOLD OF YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE': World Savings Day or World Thrift Day is observed every year on 31st October. The day is observed to promote the savings all over the World. In India, World Savings Day was observed on October 30 because of the death of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the same day in 1984. The Theme of the day is Grabbing Hold of Your Financial Future. 31. INDIA-BANGLADESH JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE SAMPRITI-2016 TO COMMENCE FROM 05 NOV: The joint military training exercise “Sampriti-2016” will be conducted between India and Bangladesh at Tangail, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 05 November 2016. Exercise SAMPRITI is an important bilateral defence cooperation endeavour between India and Bangladesh to improve relations. 32. SULABH FOUNDER BINDESHWAR PATHAK IS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR SWACHH RAIL MISSION: Ministry of Railways appointed Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International, as a Brand Ambassador for Swachh Rail Mission. Sulabh International has been assigned the task to clean some important railway stations across the country. Sulabh International is an India-based social service organization which works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education. 33. MAHARASTRA FIRST TO LAUNCH CYBER POLICE STATIONS IN ALL DISTRICTS: Maharashtra is the first state in the country to have a cyber police station in each district simultaneously. The state is converting 42 state-of-the-art cyber-crime labs into police stations. The state government is also setting up 51 cyber-crime labs. Notably, cyber crime in the state has increased by 142.1% in the last few years. 3

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34. PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT BECOMES INTERNATIONAL LAW: The Paris Agreement officially entered into force on 4 November 2016 and decklared as international law. The agreement deals with greenhouse gases emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance. The Paris Agreement's entry into force comes a month after countries representing 55% of the world's emissions committed to joining the deal. 192 states and the European Union have signed the Agreement. 35. GST COUNCIL APPROVES 4-TIER RATE AT 5%,12%, 18% AND 28%: GST Council approved a four-tier GST tax structure of 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%, with lower rates for essential items and the highest for luxury and de-merits goods that would also attract an additional cess. Goods and Services Tax is a proposed system of indirect taxation in India merging most of the existing taxes into single system of taxation. 36. INDIA TO HOST 7TH SESSION OF COP7 ON TOBACCO CONTROL FROM NOV 7-12: 7th Session of the Conference of Parties to WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will be held from november 7th to 12th at Greater Noida. 37. YOUNG INDIAN LAWYER GETS ELECTED INTO UN'S TOP BODY OF LEGAL EXPERTS: An Indian lawyer won an election in the United Nations General Assembly for membership to the world body's top body of legal experts. 33-year-old Aniruddha Rajput is among the 34 individuals elected by the General Assembly as members of the International Law Commission. 38. MINISTER OF RAILWAYS INAUGURATES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DECARBONISATION OF INDIAN RAILWAYS IN NEW DELHI: Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has inaugurated the International Conference on Decarbonisation of Indian Railways – Mission Electrification in New Delhi on November 3, 2016. It was organised by Institution of Railways Electrical Engineer (IREE) in partnership with ASSOCHAM India. 39. FORMER J&K DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER PASSES AWAY: Former Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma died on 03 November 2016, after a prolonged illness. He was 85 years old.

NEWS ANALYISIS QUIZ 1ST – 7TH NOV 2016 1. Jhulan Goswami is associated with which sports? A) Hockey B) Chess C) Cricket D) Wrestling 2. Which state has topped the NITI Aayog's 2016 Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index? A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan C) Jharkhand D) Maharashtra 3. “Surya Kiran-X” the Indo-Nepal Joint Military Exercise has started in which city? A) Saljhandi, Nepal B) Kutch, Gujarat C) Jaisalmer, Rajasthan D) Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand 4. Kylie Verzosa, who has been crowned Miss International 2016, is belonged to which country? A) Nicaragua B) Philippines C) Argentina D) Venezuela 5. Who is the newly appointed chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? A) Sushil Chandra B) Kaushal Sharma C) Junad Khan D) KV Pathak 6. Katherine Espin, who won the crown of 2016 Miss Earth, is belonged to which country? A) Philippines B) Ecuador C) Colombia D) Venezuela 7. Silvio Gazzaniga, who designed the FIFA World Cup trophy, was belonged to which country? A) France B) Germany C) Italy D) Brazil 8. “Sampriti-2016” a joint military training exercise will be

conducted between India and which country? A) Myanmar B) Bangladesh C) Italy D) Venezuela 9. Which bank has launched home loan overdraft facility for salaried customers? A) State Bank of India B) ICICI Bank C) Axis Bank D) HDFC Bank 10. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Swachh Rail Mission of Indian Railway? A) Nitin Patil B) Bindeshwar Pathak C) Varsha Sharma D) Nishant 11. Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of South Korea? A) Yim Jong-yong B) Jung Youn-kuk C) Kim Byong-joon D) Choi Soon-sil 12. The World Vegan Day is observed on which date? A) November 2 B) November 4 C) November 1 D) November 3 13. Which state will be the first Indian state to launch cyber police stations in all districts? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Assam C) Maharashtra D) Odisha 14. The book “Harp” has been authored by whom? A) Nidhi Dalmia B) Naveena Vijayan C) Anita Nair D) Suresh Menon 15. Which country will host the 7th session of Conference of Parties (COP7) on tobacco control? A) India B) United States

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A) India B) Qatar C) Iran D) Israel 19. The first-ever International Agro-biodiversity Congress (IAC) has started in which of the following cities? A) New York B) Berlin C) Kathmandu D) New Delhi 20. Which country's hockey team has won the 2016 Women's Asian Champions Trophy? A) China B) India C) Japan D) Malaysia

C) France D) Nepal 16. “Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan” scheme has been launched by which union minister in New Delhi? A) Maneka Gandhi B) M. Venkaiah Naidu C) Narendra Modi D) Jagat Prakash Nadda 17. “Petrotech-2016” the International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition will be held in which city? A) New Delhi B) Tokyo C) Tehran D) Kabul 18. Which country will host the 2016 International Energy Forum – International Gas Union (IEF-IGU) Ministerial Forum?

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5.A 6.B 7.C 8.B

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NEWS ANALYSIS 8TH – 15TH NOV 2016 1. WORLD SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT CELEBRATED: World Science Day for Peace and Development 2016 celebrated worldwide on 10 November. The Theme for the year 2016 is “Celebrating Science Centres and Science Museums”. The celebration focused on the importance of science centres and museums for capacity building, and the importance of science for sustainable development. 2. ANDHRA PRADESH TOPS WORLD BANK'S ENERGY-SAVING RANKINGS: In ease of doing business Andhra Pradesh ranked no. 1 from the World Bank in India in energy efficiency. The ranking of the states were released in the World Bank's study report titled – 'India's State Level Energy Efficiency Implementation Readiness'. Andhra Pradesh topped i followed by Rajasthan, Karnataka and Maharashtra. 3. TAYLOR SWIFT IS THE WORLD'S HIGHEST-PAID WOMAN IN MUSIC FOR 2016 IN THE LIST RELEASED BYFORBES: Taylor Swift has topped Forbes magazine's list of the highest-earning female solo artists in music. Taylor swift has more than twice the income of the second-placed artist, Adele. 4. HARYANA GOVT CONFERRED AWARD FOR E-GOVERNANCE: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley awarded the Haryana government with the award for outstanding work in the field of e-governance at the 'State of the States Conclave 2016' in New Delhi. The award was presented to aprreciate the work done in the field of e-governance in the past two years in Haryana. Under 'One-State One-View' initiative, an integrated SRDB (State Residents Data base) has been created. 5. NASA SATELLITES BREAK GUINNESS WORLD RECORD: Magnetospheric Multiscale mission has set the Guinness World Record for highest altitude fix of a GPS signal at 70,000 kilometres above the surface of the Earth by NASA. It is operating in a highly elliptical orbit around Earth. Magnetospheric Multiscale mission is an unmanned space mission to study the Earth's magnetosphere. 6. FIRST WORLD TSUNAMI AWARENESS DAY OBSERVED ON NOVEMBER 5 2016: The First World Tsunami Awareness Day was observed on November 5, 2016. The 5th of November was designated as World Tsunami Awareness Day by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2015 to focus on education and evacuation drills. The theme of the day is “Effective Education and Evacuation Drills. 7. BUDDHA MAHOTSAVA KICKS OFF IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: The three day Buddha Mahotsava celebration started in Arunachal Pradesh on November 4. It was organised by the District Administration of West Kameng to promote tourism in the state. The festival commemorates the life and teachings of Lord Gautama Buddha. Hundreds of Buddhist monks playing cymbals and drums are present at the festival. 8. ECONOMY LIKELY TO GROW AT 7.6 PER CENT IN 2016-17: NCAER: Economic think-tank NCAER has pegged India's GDP growth at 7.6% for 2016-17. The manufacturing sector is giving positive signals with Purchasers' Managers Index, Index of Industrial Production for core sectors. The Monetary Policy Committee has also forecasted a 7.6% growth. The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) is one of India's oldest economic think-tank set up in 1956. 9. ANDY MURRAY BECAME WORLD NUMBER ONE AFTER RAONIC WITHDRAWS FROM PARIS MASTERS. Britain's Andy Murray became the new world number one player. Murray move to the top of the rankings for the first time in his career after replacing long-time incumbent Novak Djokovic. Djokovic had been No 1 since June 2014. 10. VICE PRESIDENT M. HAMID ANSARI RELEASES THE BOOK 'AN ERA OF DARKNESS: THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN INDIA: Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released book 'An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India' authored by Dr. Shashi Tharoor. The book explain about British rule in India was effectively and regularly supplemented by “famine, forced migration and brutality” – the 'three examples of why British rule over India was despotic and anything but enlightened'. 11. ACTOR RANVEER NAMED INDIAN AMBASSADOR FOR SWITZERLAND TOURISM: Bollywood Actor Ranveer Sing was named the first Indian ambassador for promoting 2017 Switzerland Tourism's campaign- “Nature wants you back“. He was in a long vacation in Switzerland three months back. The currency of Switzerland is Swiss franc and Capital is Bern. 12. PM NARENDRA MODI TO INAUGURATE PETROTECH 2016: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 12th edition of International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition “Petrotech-2016” in New Delhi on 5 December 2016. The 2016 theme of the day is “Hydrocarbons to fuel the future – Choices and Challenges”. It is Asia's largest oil and gas event. 13. PRESIDENT APPROVES PAYMENT OF 2% DA FROM JULY 1: President Pranab Mukherjee approved the 2% hike in Dearness Allowance to central government employees. DA is provided to employees and pensioners to minimise the impact of price rise on their earnings. Earlier this year, DA was hiked 6% to 125% of the basic pay. 14. PM TO INAUGURATE 1ST INTL AGRO-BIODIVERSITY CONGRESS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first ever International Agro-biodiversity Congress in New Delhi. The event will initiate and encourage a dialogue among stakeholders, including farmers, to better understand everyone role in agro-biodiversity management and the conservation of genetic resources. 15. CII LAUNCHES UNIQUE PLATFORM 'STARTUP MENTORSHIP CIRCLE': Confederation of Indian Industry has launched a unique platform called 'Startup Mentorship Circle' to help in connecting start-ups with the global marketplace.'Startup Mentorship Circle' is a strong eco-system for nurturing innovation and startups to drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities. 16. 128TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIR CV RAMAN BEING CELEBRATED ON 7TH NOVEMBER: The 128th anniversary of Nobel laureate Bharat Ratna Sir 6

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CV Raman is being celebrated on 7th November. He was born on November 7, 1888 at Thiruvanaikaval in Tiruchirapalli Tamil Nadu. Sir CV Raman won the Nobel prize in Physics 1930 for his discovery -Raman effect - the scattering of light which makes the sea and clear sky look blue. 17. FIRST S4A DEBT RECAST GETS APPROVAL: Construction major Hindustan Construction Company became India's first firm to get debt recast under RBI's new Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets. The S4A has approved HCC's Rs. 5,000-crore debt recast passed by an ICICI Bank-led joint lender forum in September 2016. Under this debt recast of HCC 52% of the debt was found to be sustainable and can be serviced as per original terms and conditions, including about interest rate and tenure. 18. GOOGLE CAPITAL CHANGES ITS NAME TO 'CAPITALG': Google Capital, the search giant's venture arm that invests in growth-stage companies, has changed its name to 'CapitalG'. The old GoogleCapital.com domain now forwards to CapitalG.com, and Google Capital's Twitter account has announced that it's being retired in favour of a new @CapitalGTweets account. CapitalG's new site confirms a previously unmentioned detail that it has invested in Snapchat. 19. RBI APPOINTS M RAJESHWAR RAO AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: The Reserve Bank has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as Executive Director following G Mahalingam's voluntary retirement from the central bank. As Executive Director, Rao will look after Department of Statistics and Information Management, Financial markets Operations Department and International Department. 20. BJP'S AVINASH KHANNA ALL SET TO BE APPOINTED NHRC MEMBER: BJP Vice President Avinash Rai Khanna is going to be appointed as a member of National Human Rights Commission. The Rights Commission of India is an autonomous public body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993. 21. INDIA RISES TO SECOND PLACE IN GLOBAL BUSINESS OPTIMISM INDEX: The latest Grant Thornton International Business Report for the July-September quarter has placed India 2nd on the global scale for business optimism. During the April-June 2016 period, India was ranked at the third position after being on top for two consecutive quarters. Indonesia topped the rank. 22. UNION GOVERNMENT PUTS NDTV BAN ON HOLD: The one-day ban on NDTV's Hindi channel, widely condemned, has been put on hold by Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu. The decision comes after the Supreme Court agreed to hear NDTV's application for a stay on the ban. The Indian government ordered to ban penalty for its coverage of an attack on Indian soldiers in January. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revealed the channel had aired strategically sensitive details during the deadly attack on the Pathankot airbase, allegedly carried out by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed group. 23. GOVT TO OPEN PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS KENDRA IN EVERY PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY: The Centre has planned to open Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Kendra in every to offer skill training to the people and make them employable. The government is also starting Driver Training Institute in every district of the country to offer driving skills of high standard. The aim of the scheme is to encourage aptitude towards employable skills and to increase working efficiency of probable and existing daily wage earners, by giving monetary awards and rewards and by providing quality training to them. 24. CHINA ADOPTED CYBERSECURITY LAW: China adopted a new Cybersecurity Law, a regressive measure that strengthens censorship, surveillance, and other controls over the Internet. The new law is also planned at tightening and centralizing state control over technology equipment, “raising concerns among foreign companies operating in the country.” 25. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SIGNS $48 MILLION LOAN TO IMPROVE ASSAM'S POWER DISTRIBUTION: The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed a $48 million loan deal to help Assam improve its electricity power distribution system. The project will help Assam to improve the efficiency of its Power Distribution System, expand and improve medium voltage network. Asian Development Bank located at headquarter Manila, Philippines. 26. US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2016: DONALD TRUMP DECLARED WINNER: US Republican Donald Trump won the US presidential elections in a stunning victory. He won the elections by 276 seats. He is scheduled to take office as the 45th President of the United States of America. Donald Trump won elections from Republican Party after defeating Hillary Clinton Democratic Party. 27. RBI ISSUES NEW SERIES OF RS 500 AND RS 2,000 CURRENCY NOTES: The Reserve Bank of India has issued new series of notes for 500 rupees and 2,000 rupees denomination with improved features and newer sizes. Both the designs of 500 rupees and 2,000 rupees notes is very friendly towards the visually-impaired by having features which make it accessible for all sections. It will be for the first time 2,000 rupees note denomination has been issued. It will be called as the 'Mahatma Gandhi Series. It will be in a stone grey in colour. 28. ATMS TO DISPENSE RS 50 NOTES FROM NOV 11 BY RBI: ATMs will also dispense banknotes of Rs. 50 denomination. Currently, the lowest denomination note a customer can get at an ATM is Rs. 100. 29. 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the country and challenge students to offer innovative solutions to some of the daunting problems faced by our nation. 31. DELHI DECLARATION ON AGROBIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT ADOPTED: The 1st International Agro-biodiversity Congress that was held in New Delhi from 6 November to 9 November 2016 concluded with the adoption of Delhi Declaration on Agrobiodiversity Management. 900 participants from 60 countries attened the meet. During the Congress, the delegates of all countries discussed various aspects of access, conservation and use of the agrobiodiversity . 32. MAHARASHTRA AND CANADA TO WORK ON URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, SMART CITIES: Maharashtra government has signed an agreement with Canada to implement a joint action plan on urban infrastructure development in the state. The Canada-Maharashtra action plan seeks to introduce companies, solutions and financing from the North American country for the urban development and implementation of state-led infrastructure projects. 33. MUMBAI'S WESTERN RAILWAYS BEAT HARYANA TO WIN SURJIT TROPHY: Mumbai's Western Railways women's team won the 33rd Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hockey Tournament. The team defeated Haryana in the title clash played at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar. 34. AFSPA EXTENDED TO 3 DISTRICTS OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH TO CHECK NAGA FACTION: The Armed Forces Special Powers Act extended in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The Home Ministry's notification was issued to extend AFSPA in the districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding, each bordering Assam. AFSPA gives powers to the army as well as state and central police forces to shoot, kill, search houses and destroy any property that is “likely” to be used by insurgents in areas declared as “disturbed” by the home ministry. 35. FREE LPG CONNECTIONS UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI UJJWALA YOJANA CROSS 1 CR: The number of rural households were distributed with free LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana has crossed the 1 crore. Under the scheme launched six months ago, each below-poverty-line rural household without LPG is being given an LPG cylinder, a stove and regulator. The NDA government's flagship programme plans to make 5 crore rural households smoke-free during its term by offering clean cooking gas, at a cost of R.8, 000 crore. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a welfare scheme of Government of India launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016. 36. RAHUL DRAVID APPOINTED BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR T20 WORLD CUP FOR BLIND: Former India captain Rahul Dravid has been made brand ambassador for the second T20 World Cup for the Blind in a offer to create awarness about the tournament. He would mentor the visuallyimpaired, Dravidstated he might need some mentoring from them. The tournament will commence on January 28 next year, and will be held across eight Indian cities. 37. Ishaat Hussai named interim chairman of TCS: Tata Sons, the largest shareholder in Tata Consultancy Services, has removed Cyrus Mistry as the chairman of Tata Consultancy Services and nominated Mr. Ishaat Hussain as the interim chairman of the IT major with immediate effect. Mr. Hussain will remain chairman until a new person is appointed in his place. 38. INDIA NGT DEFINED ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY FOR 5 STATES: Highlighting on Article 21 of the Indian Constitution and the Supreme Court's decade-old direction to include clean environment as a fundamental right, the National Green Tribunal has given a definition for environmental emergency. The NGT bench was headed by chairperson justice Swatanter Kumar. The Tribunal has also issued directives to Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on measures to be undertaken when air pollution crosses severe levels. Measures recommended by the NGT to counter air pollution. a) Sprinkling of water by helicopters in places where pollution levels are high,. b) shutting down of stone crushers. c) construction activities .d)transportation of construction material till air quality standards are brought below the severe levels. 39. CHINA TO BLOCK INDIA'S BID FOR NSG MEMBERSHIP: China once again blocked India's effort to join NSG in a meeting in Seoul. Out of 48 members of NSG 47 supported India except China. China wants India to sign the non-Nuclear Proliferation Treaty first before joining the NSG. NSG membership will be a significant step to boost India's which atomic energy sector.

NEWS ANALYISIS QUIZ 8TH – 15TH NOV 2016 1. Which state government has recently inked MoU with Union Ministry of Civil Aviation for Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN? A) Assam B) Odisha C) Haryana D) Madhya Pradesh 2. Where is the headquarters of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? A) Pune B) New Delhi C) Bhopal D) Raipur 3. The book “An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India” has

been authored by whom? A) Amrish Tripathi B) Hamid Ansari C) Shashi Tharoor D) Romesh Dutt 4. “Petrotech-2016” the International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition will be held in which city? A) New Delhi B) Tokyo C) Tehran D) Kabul 5. Which country's hockey team has won the 2016 Women's Asian Champions Trophy? A) China B) India

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C) Japan D) Malaysia 6. What is the India's position on the global business optimism index, as per the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report? A) 5th B) 9th C) 2nd D) 4th 7. The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a MoU with which IIT institute to establish a Joint Advanced Technology Centre (JATC)? A) IIT Bombay B) IIT Kharagpur C) IIT Indore D) IIT Delhi 8. Which Indian Armed Force has launched “Operation school chalo” in South Kashmir? A) Indian Army B) Indian Air Force C) Indian Navy D) All of the above 9. Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? A) K K Malhotra B) M Rajeshwar Rao C) Arindam Kunar D) Greesh Bindra 10. Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI)? A) Rishabh Jain B) Praveen Kumar Sharma C) Kirti Singh D) Sudha Singhvi 11. Which country is hosting the 2016 International Regulatory Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (IRCH)? A) Germany B) Morocco C) Indonesia D) India 12. The 2016 Urban Mobility India conference has started in which state? A) Punjab B) Gujarat C) Uttar Pradesh D) Assam

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13. The India-Bangladesh joint military exercise “SAMPRITI2016” has started at which place? A) Jaisalmer B) Kutch C) Jalpaiguri D) Tangail 14. How much loan amount has been sanctioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve to improve Assam's power distribution system? A) $54 million B) $48 million C) $88 million D) $63 million 15. Who will be conferred with the Rashtriya Kalidas Samman for year 2016-17? A) N. Rajam B) Anupam Kher C) Raj Bisaria D) Banshi Kaul 16. The book “The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology” has been authored by whom? A) John Walker B) Bill Gates C) Ray Kurzweil D) Janet Maslin 17. The Healthy India Initiative magazine has been launched by which union minister? A) Jagat Prakash Nadda B) Raj Nath Singh C) Prakash Javadekar D) Narendra Modi 18. Which state government has launched “Lakshya Bhagirathi” campaign to complete the irrigation projects? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Chhattisgarh C) Uttar Pradesh D) Assam 19. Leonard Cohen, who passed away recently, was the legendary singer of which country? A) Japan B) Brazil C) Canada D) Germany 20. Who is the newly appointed chairman of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)? A) Ishaat Hussain B) Aman Mehta C) Ron Sommer D) N Chandrasekaran

ANSWERS 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A

5.B 6.C 7.D 8.A

9.B 10.B 11.D 12.B

13.D 14.B 15.D 16.C

17.A 18.B 19.C 20.A

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NEWS ANALYSIS 16TH – 22ND NOV 2016 1. IMF APPROVES LARGEST-EVER LOAN FOR A MIDDLE EAST NATION: The International Monetary Fund has approved a three-year $12 billion loan program for Egypt, the largest such package to a Middle East nation. The loan will help in boosting Egypt's foreign currency inflows, which have dwindled since the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, and revive the African nation's economy. Egypt will receive an immediate disbursement of $2.75 billion. 2. INDIA, JAPAN SIGN LANDMARK NUCLEAR ENERGY DEAL: India on Friday signed a historic civilian nuclear deal with Japan during the annual bilateral summit held in Tokyo. India is the first non-member of the non-proliferation treaty to have signed such a deal with Japan. The nuclear deal which will help India access Japan's nuclear market, had been under negotiation for six years. 3. WORLD PNEUMONIA DAY OBSERVED ON 12TH NOVEMBER: World Pneumonia Day is observed across the world on 12 November. The day is annually observed to raise awareness about pneumonia, the world's leading killer of children under the age of five. The main aim is to promote interventions to protect against, prevent and treat pneumonia; and generate action to combat pneumonia. This year theme is, "Keep the Promise, Stop Pneumonia Now". 4. 11-YEAR-OLD PUNE GIRL WINS 'DOODLE 4 GOOGLE' 2016 CONTEST: 1 year old Pune girl Anvita Prashant Telang has been named national winner of the “Doodle 4 Google” contest. The Doodle will be featured on the Google India homepage on November 14 to celebrate Children's Day. Virat Kohli dismissed hit-wicket in Rajkot. 5. VIRAT KOHLI BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN TEST SKIPPER TO BE OUT HIT WICKET SINCE LALA AMARNATH IN 1949: He got hit wicket when his foot disturbed the stumps in the ongoing Rajkot Test against England. Batting on 40, Kohli went well inside the crease to pull a short ball from spinner Adil Rashid when he dislodged the bails with his foot and got out. 6. INDIAN WOMEN'S TEAM WINS GOLD AT THE 7TH WORLD CARROM CHAMPIONSHIP: Indian women's carrom team defeated Sri Lanka to win the gold at the seventh World carrom championship in Birmingham (UK) on Friday. India's S Apoorwa and Kajol Kumari also won gold in the women's doubles event. Meanwhile, the men's team lost to Sri Lanka to win the silver medal in the competition. 7. PUNE TO HOST INDIA-CHINA 'HAND-IN-HAND 2016' TRAINING: The India and China Joint Training Exercise "Hand in Hand 2016" is scheduled to be held in Pune from November 15-27. This would mark the 6th annual joint training exercise between the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army of China. It is aimed at honing military skills of the two armies by sharing expertise in drills while tackling insurgency and terrorism. 8. CHINESE MINISTER ELECTED INTERPOL PRESIDENT: China's Vice-Minister for Public Security on Thursday was elected the President of the International Criminal Police Organization. Mr. Meng took over the position from Mireille Ballestrazzi. 9. 5 DECADES AND 200 FILMS LATER, JACKIE CHAN 'FINALLY' WINS OSCARS: Hollywood actor Jackie Chan received his little gold statuette, an honorary Oscar for his decades of work in film on November 13th at the annual Governors Awards. He praised his hometown Hong Kong for making him "proud to be Chinese," and thanked his fans. 10. INDIA AND BHUTAN SIGNS AGREEMENT ON TRADE FOR BETTER BILATERAL RELATIONS: Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Bhutan's Economic Affairs Minister Tengye Lyonpo Lekey Dorji signed the agreement in New Delhi. The first agreement on trade and commerce between both countries was signed in 1972. 11. INDIA TO PRESIDE NEXT EDITION OF COP IN GENEVA IN 2018: India will preside the eighth edition of the Conference of Parties to WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which will be held in Switzerland's Geneva in 2018. Health Secretary CK Mishra has been chosen as the President of the COP Bureau, for the next two years. 12. BATRA 1ST INDIAN TO BE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY FEDERATION CHIEF: Narinder Batra has become the first Indian to be elected the President of the International Hockey Federation. Batra, who is the president of Hockey India, defeated David Balbirnie of Ireland and Australia's Ken Read to become the 12th FIH President and also the first Asian to grab the post. 13. VANDANA KATARIYA TO CAPTAIN INDIAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM IN AUSTRALIA SERIES: Forward Vandana Katariya will captain Indian senior women's hockey team in the Test Series against Australia to be played at Melbourne from November 23 to November 30. 14. SYDNEY TO HOST INVICTUS GAMES IN 2018: Australia will host the 2018 Invictus Games for wounded military personnel, Britain's Prince Harry announced. More than 500 serving and former personnel from 17 nations will compete in the multi-sports competition in Sydney. The games have been held in London and Orlando, and are due to be held in Toronto next year. 15. INDIAN-ORIGIN HUMANITARIAN GETS GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARD: An Indian-origin man from South Africa was awarded the Global Citizen Award for his "innovative and visionary" contribution to the global community. Imtiaz Sooliman founded the internationally-lauded Gift of the Givers Foundation, which is Africa's largest disaster relief organisation. "It will build faith and confidence in others to support African NGOs in the future". 16. ISRAEL PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN MUMBAI ON 6-DAY VISIT TO INDIA: Israel President Reuven Rivlin arrived in Mumbai on November 14th on a six-day visit to India to further strengthen bilateral ties. The Israeli leader will join President Pranab Mukherjee in opening an agro-tech 10

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conference in Chandigarh. 17. GULZAR NAMED FOR TATA LITFEST'S POET LAUREATE 2016 AWARD: Lyricist-writer Gulzar will be honoured with 2016 Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate Award. The award will be presented to Gulzar, an Oscar and Grammy Award winner, at the inaugural of the festival. 18. MOLINARI RAIL TO SET UP MANUFACTURING UNIT IN INDIA: Swiss major Molinari Rail will set up a manufacturing and assembly centre for auxiliary power units for diesel locomotives in India by next year. Molinari Rail AG has entered into a strategic pact to design, manufacture and deliver the auxiliary power units for 1,000 diesel locomotives to be built in India for Indian Railways. 19. ADITI ASHOK MAKES HISTORY BY WINNING THE WOMEN'S INDIAN OPEN: Aditi Ashok is an Indian professional golfer who has scripted history by winning the women's Indian open. She became the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title by clinching the Hero Women's Indian Open. 20. CHILDREN'S DAY OBSERVED ON 14 NOVEMBER: On 14th November, Children's Day is celebrated every year to mark the birth anniversary of our first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Pandit Nehru had a great love for children. He wanted to be among them, talk to them and play with them. The children also loved and respected him and called him CHACHA NEHRU. 21. WORLD DIABETES DAY OBSERVED ON 14 NOVEMBER: The World Diabetes Day is observed across the world on 14 November. The theme for this year is "Eyes on Diabetes". It is celebrated every year on 14 November and engages millions of people worldwide in diabetes advocacy and awareness. 22. YES BANK APPOINTS AMRESH ACHARYA AS HEAD GLOBAL INDIAN BANKING: Private sector lender YES Bank has appointed Amresh Acharya as Group President and Head of Global Indian Banking. The YES Bank is the only Greenfield Bank license awarded by the RBI in the last two decades, associated with the finest pedigree investors. 23. APEC FORUM'S WEEK STARTS IN LIMA, PERU: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum's Week started at Lima in Peru. It will bring together leaders of world's largest economies, businessmen and investors. The main aim is to create an Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, which would include all APEC states. 24. FORTUNE MAGAZINE NAMED MARK ZUCKERBERG BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR: Fortune magazine has named the co-founder and CEO of the biggest social networking site Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg as Business Person of the Year, 2016. The 32-year-old Zuckerberg, was honored based on various criteria, including the company's performance year over year as well as his vision for growth and the ability to achieve it. 25. MOON CAME CLOSE TO EARTH AFTER 1948: The moon arrived at its closest point to the Earth since 1948. The 'supermoon' reached its brightest in Asia on 14 November 2016. The Moon was closest, only 2 lakh 21 thousand 524 miles. 26. RBI SETS UP PANEL TO OVERSEE ATM RECALIBRATIONS: RBI will set up a task force under Deputy Governor SS Mundra to oversee recalibration of ATM machines after the country introduced new banknotes to replace old 500 rupee and 1,000 rupee notes. The Panel will provide "direction and guidance" for recalibrating ATM machines to dispense the new notes. 27. PRESIDENT MUKHERJEE INAUGURATES THE INDIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR IN DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan, New delhi which will see participation of over 150 companies from 27 countries. The theme of the year is 'Digital India'. 28. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BECOMES COUNTRY'S 'BREAST CANCER CAPITAL': Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country's breast cancer capital, with cases at a record high of 40 per lakh of population. 9 lakh women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. The revelation was made during the Kerala Chapter of Indian Radiological and Imaging Association Conference. 29. INDIA'S FIRST CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL STARTS IN MEGHALAYA: Meghalaya became the first state to start India's first Cherry Blossom Festival, which is widely celebrated in Japan. The four-day festival will also provide opportunities to showcase the unique beauty of pink and white cherry blossoms as well as Meghalaya's traditional arts, culture and cuisine to the naturalists and tourists. 30. GOLFER CHAWRASIA WINS FIRST ASIAN TOUR TITLE OUTSIDE INDIA: Indian golfer SSP Chawrasia clinched the $1 million Resorts World Manila Masters in the Philippines, his first ever Asian Tour title outside India. Chawrasia beat Malaysian Nicolas Fung and American Sam Chen on the final day of the tournament. 31. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE 2016 OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD: The International Day for Tolerance is observed globally on 16 November every year. The Day aims at educating masses about the need for tolerance in society and helping them understand the negative effects of intolerance. 32. UNION BUDGET TO BE PRESENTED ON FEBRUARY 1: The government has announced that it will present the Union Budget for 2017-18 on February 1 and the budget session may begin in January. The government had approved the scrapping of the 92-year old practice of presenting a separate Railway Budget and merged it with the Union Budget. 33. INDIA, ADB SIGN $500 MILLION LOAN PACT TO BUILD 9.8-KM GANGA BRIDGE IN BIHAR: The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India on 15 November 2016 signed a 500 million US dollar loan to build a 9.8 km long road bridge across the Ganges River. This will be India's longest river bridge. 11

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34. PADMINI ROUT WINS NATIONAL WOMEN PREMIER CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THIRD TIME: International Chess Master Padmini Rout won the National Women Premier Chess Championship for the third time. The Rout played out a draw with her Petroleum Sports Promotion Board teammate Eesha Karavade that made her achieve the hat-trick of title wins. S Vijayalakshmi of Air India won the silver medal while Karavade grabbed the bronze. 35. CHINA'S SUMWAY TAIHULIGHT WINS FASTEST SUPERCOMPUTER TITLE: China's 'Sumway Taihulight' has won the fastest supercomputer title in the 48th edition of Top500 list of supercomputers. Chinese supercomputer has retained the top spot in the list of the world's fastest supercomputers for the eighth consecutive year. TaihuLight supercomputer TaihuLight is built entirely using processors designed and made in China. 36. CHHATTISGARH BECOMES FIRST STATE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DEMONETIZATION MOVE: Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the country to adopt a resolution of supporting the demonetization of high-value currency notes decision of the central government. This decision to adopt a resolution was taken in the state legislative assembly headed by the Chief Minister Raman Singh. Union government has adopted new measures to tackle the problems faced by the people regarding the demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupees notes. Famers have been allowed to withdraw up to Rs 25,000 per week from bank account. Business entities have also been allowed to withdraw Rs 50,000 per week. In case of Wedding Ceremony, Families having marriage at home can withdraw Rs 2, 50,000 per person from bank account. 37. SACHIN TENDULKAR ADOPTED PUTTAMRAJUVARI KANDRIGA VILLAGE IN AP: Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated projects worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted village of Puttamrajuvari Kandriga in Andhra Pradesh. He adopted village under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna .It would be developed with an amount of Rs 3.05 crore. Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna is a rural development programme. 38. HDFC'S ADITYA PURI RANKED 36 IN FORTUNE'S TOP 50 BUSINESS PERSON'S LIST: HDFC Bank's Managing Director, Aditya Puri, has been ranked 36th in the US magazine Fortune's Top 50 Business Persons List for 2016. He is the only Indian among three persons of Indian origin in the global rankings list. Ajita Rajendra of AO Simith is at 34 while Mastercard's Ajay Banga is at 40th positionin the list. However, Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg leads the list with top ranking. 39. RUSSIA WITHDRAWS FROM INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: Russia's President Vladimir Putin, has signed an executive order announcing Russia's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court in The Hague. This means crimes committed by Russian citizens will no longer fall under the jurisdiction of the ICC. The excecutive order was signed by Russia just after ICC released a report blaming Russia's illegal capture over Crimea. 40. GULZAR AWARDED 2016 POET LAUREATE AWARD: Veteran lyricist, writer and filmmaker Gulzar has been awarded Poet Laureate award 2016 at the Mumbai's literary festival 'Tata Literature Live'. Gulzar's contribution to Indian literature through his heart-touching poetry makes him the top choice for the award.

NEWS ANALYISIS QUIZ 16TH – 22ND NOV 2016 1. Who has been bestowed with the 2016 honorary Academy Award (or Oscar)? A) Jackie Chan B) Tom Hanks C) Chris Tucker D) Michelle Yeoh 2. The world's highest skywalk will come up in which state of India? A) Himachal Pradesh B) Assam C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Sikkim 3. Which committee has been constituted by the Supreme Court (SC) to verify the availability of night shelters? A) H L Dattu committee B) T S Thakur committee C) S K Seth committee D) Kailash Gambhir committee 4. What is the theme of the 2016 World Diabetes Day (WDD)? A) Understand diabetes and live Happily B) Eyes on Diabetes C) Healthy Living and Diabetes D) Diabetes education and prevention

5. Padmini Rout is associated with which sports? A) Chess B) Tennis C) Hockey D) Badminton 6. Which Indian city is hosting the 2016 National Children's Film Festival (NCFF) ? A) New Delhi B) Jaipur C) Lucknow D) Mumbai 7. India has recently signed agreements with which country in the field of water resources management and agriculture? A) Israel B) Iran C) Palestine D) Australia 8. India's first Cherry Blossom Festival has started in which state? A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Andhra Pradesh C) Meghalaya D) Himachal Pradesh 9. The book “Heyday: Britain and the Birth of the Modern World” has been authored by whom? A) G M Young B) Charles Baudelaire C) Ben Wilson D) Keigo Higashino 12

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10. The United Nations' (UN) International Day for Tolerance is observed on which date? A) November 16 B) November 17 C) November 15 D) November 18 11. How much Minimum Support Price (MSP) has been hiked in wheat by the Union Government for 2016-17? A) Rs. 60 per quintal B) Rs. 100 per quintal C) Rs. 200 per quintal D) Rs. 150 per quintal 12. “2016 Raad ul Barq” military exercise has been conducted by which country? A) Afghanistan B) Nepal C) Iran D) Pakistan 13. Indo-China joint military exercise “Hand-in-Hand 2016” has started in which state? A) Rajasthan B) Maharashtra C) Madhya Pradesh D) Odisha 14. The book “Water for Elephants” has been authored by whom? A) Audrey Niffenegger B) Robert Pattinson C) Luain Gaines D) Sara Gruen 15. Dharambir Singh is associated with which sports? A) Sprint B) Football C) Cricket D) Boxing

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16. Which of the following has been named as the world's fastest supercomputer, as per recently released Top500 list of supercomputers? A) Tianhe-2 B) Sunway Taihulight C) IBM Sequoia D) Cori 17. Which state government has signed a MoU with the Microsoft India for digital initiatives? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Kerala C) Telangana D) Tamil Nadu 18. Where is the headquarters of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)? A) Bangaluru B) Chennai C) New Delhi D) Pune 19. The book “A Season of Ghosts” has been authored by whom? A) Amrish Tripathi B) Chetan Anand C) Ruskin Bond D) Milan Ganguly 20. Which Indian company has been named as the 2016 Digital Innovator of the Year by GE Digital? A) Infosys B) Wipro C) Reliance Jio D) Tata Consultancy Services

ANSWERS 1.A 2.D 3.D 4.B

5.A 6.B 7.A 8.C

9.C 10.A 11.B 12.D

13.B 14.D 15.A 16.B

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NEWS ANALYSIS 23RD – 30TH NOV 2016 1. SPRINTER DHARAMBIR HANDED EIGHT-YEAR BAN: Haryana sprinter Dharambir Singh, who was barred from representing the country in the Rio Olympics at the last minute for failing a dope test, has been slapped an eight-year ban. The ban is imposed by the National Anti-Doping Agency. 2. TCS AWARDED DIGITAL INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR: India's IT majorTata Consultancy Services has been awarded 'Digital Innovator of the Year' in the Ecosystem Excellence category. The '2016 Digital Innovator of the Year' award recognises TCS innovation and excellence in developing the TCS Digital StoreTM, an expanding suite of ready-to-use digital solutions. 3. MAKE IN INDIA IN DEFENCE, NAVY INDUCTS 4 INDIGENOUS SONARS: The Indian Navy formally inducted four types of indigenously developed sonars that will boost its underwater surveillance capability. The systems included are Abhay, Humsa UG, Near-field Acoustic Characterisation System; the Advanced Indigenous Distress sonar system for submarines. The systems have been designed and developed by Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, a Kochi-based laboratory of DRDO. 4. WORLD TOILET DAY OBSERVED ON 19 NOVEMBER: World Toilet Day is observed on 19 November every year with an aim to motivate millions across the world on issues of sanitation. The theme for 2016 World Toilet Day is 'toilets and jobs'. The theme, toilets and jobs, focuses on how sanitation or the lack of it can impact livelihoods of people. 5. DONALD TRUMP PICKS MICHAEL FLYNN AS NSA: United States elected President Donald Trump has named Michael Flynn, as his National security adviser. Flynn served as Mr Trump's top military advisor during the Presidential campaign. 6. LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS 2016: The 17th annual Latin Grammys has been announced at Nevada, US. List of Winners: Record of the Year:Carlos Vives & Shakira, "La Bicicleta, Best Rock Album-Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, La Salvación De Solo Y Juan, Best Singer-Songwriter Album-Manuel Medrano, Manuel Medrano. 7. PT HARI PRASAD CHOURASIA GETS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC: Noted flautist Pt Hari Prasad Chourasia has been conferred this year's Sumitra Charat Ram Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Indian classical music. The Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee has also worked as a music director for Indian films, besides collaborating with several international musicians. 8. TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND VEDANTA WINS ACES AWARDS: Tata Consultancy Services and Vedanta have been awarded for their leadership in sustainability, corporate social responsibility, eco-consciousness and community care. TATA Consultancy Services was named Industry Champions in the Leadership category. India's Vedanta Limited was named “Top Companies to Work For in Asia.” 9. IRAN EXCEEDS SAUDI ARABIA, BECOMES INDIA'S TOP CRUDE OIL SUPPLIER: Iran has exceeded Saudi Arabia to become India's top crude oil supplier. In 2011 Saudi Arabia, was the largest supplier of crude oil in India while Iran was the India's second biggest supplier of crude oil. 10. SINDHU WINS MAIDEN SUPER SERIES PREMIER TITLE: Olympic silver medallist P.V. Sindhu clinched her maiden Super Series Premier title. She defeated Sun Yu of China in the finals. 11. PRADHANMANTRI GRAMEEN AWAS YOJNA TO PROVIDE 3 CRORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ACROSS COUNTRY: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Pradhanmantri Grameen Awas Yojna, an ambitious. housing scheme meant for rural poor in Agra. The scheme aims to provide affordable houses to all those living below the poverty line by the year 2022. 12. ASHWIN 1ST BOWLER EVER TO TAKE 50 WICKETS IN CONSECUTIVE YEARS: Ravichandran Ashwin with his 5-wicket haul against England in the Visakhapatnam Test became the first bowler ever to complete 50 wickets in two consecutive calendar years. He took 62 wickets in 9 Tests in 2015 and has so far claimed 52 wickets in 9 Tests in 2016. 13. AL NAHYAN CONFERRED WITH PRESTIGIOUS MOTHER TERESA INTERNATIONAL AWARD: Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Al Nahyan conferred with prestigious Mother Teresa International Award. The prestigious Mother Teresa International Award is given by the Mumbai-based NGO Harmony Foundation. Shaikh Abdullah was honoured for his work in establishing institutions that protect youth from being brainwashed and radicalised from terrorist groups. 14. MANAVJIT SINGH SANDHU GRABBED GOLD MEDAL FOR NATIONAL SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP: Manavjit Singh Sandhu clinched the gold medal in men's trap event at the 60th National Shooting Championship for Shotgun in Jaipur. Manavjit Singh Sandhu defeated Raninder Singh. Manavjit Singh an Indian sport shooter from Punjab specialized in trap shooting. He is a 4-time olympian as well as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee in 2006 and Arjuna Awardee in 1998. 15. MANOHAR PARRIKAR COMMISSIONS DESTROYER 'INS CHENNAI': Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commissioned 'INS Chennai', the third indigenously designed guided missile destroyer in the Kolkata class. 'INS Chennai' is one of the largest destroyers in the Indian Navy's fleet. The ship is armed with supersonic surface-to-surface BrahMos missiles and Barak-8 long-range surface-to-air missiles. 16. INDIA SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTS TEST-FIRE OF NUCLEAR CAPABLE PRITHVI-II MISSILE: India today successfully test fired the nuclearcapable Prithvi-II missile. 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Legendary singer S P bala subrahmanyam was honoured with 'Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the year' at the opening ceremony of the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). The musician dedicated the honour to the soldiers. 20. JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR APPOINTED EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY: The Government of India has appointed Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, as the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority. He replaced Justice Anil R. Dave, who retired from the Supreme Court. 21. SANGAI FESTIVAL STARTED IN MANIPUR: The 'Sangai Festival 2016' inaugurated by Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh on November 21, 2016. The theme of the 'Destination Manipur'. The main aim is to celebrate the festival to promote Manipur as a potential tourist destination. 22. INDIA JOINS CERN AS ASSOCIATE MEMBER: India became an associate member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research the world's largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory. It will enhance participation of young Indian scientists and engineers in various projects. Presently CERN has 22 member states, four associate member states. 23. INDIA TEST FIRES AGNI-I BALLISTIC MISSILE FROM ODISHA COAST: India has successfully test-fired indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile from Odisha coast. The Intermediate-range missile is capable of hitting a target 700 kms away. Agni-I missile is equipped with the sophisticated navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision. 24. MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION ON THEME OF 'AAZADI 70 SAAL, YAAD KARO KURBANI': Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated a multimedia exhibition on the theme of 'Aazadi 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Kurbani'. The exhibition is started to commemorate 70 years of India's Independence and its depiction through films. The multimedia exhibition has been organised by National Film Archives of India in Goa. 25. RADHIKA MENON AWARDED IMO AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL BRAVERY AT SEA: Captain Radhika Menon bestowed with the 2016 International Maritime Organization Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea at IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom. Menon was honoured with the prestigious award for her role in the rescue of seven fishermen from a sinking fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal in June 2015. Captain Menon became the first female to receive the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. 26. PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER TO BE THE CHIEF GUEST OF 14TH PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS: Prime Minister of Portugul Antonio Costa will be the Chief Guest at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas which will be held in Bengaluru from January 7 to 9, 2017. The vice president of the Republic of Suriname, Michael Ashwin Satyandre Adhin, will be the Special Guest at the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. Every year on January 9 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated to mark the contribution of overseas Indian community in the development of India. 27. 2. DELHI'S KHAN MARKET, WORLD'S 28TH MOST EXPENSIVE RETAIL LOCATION: The New Delhi's Khan Market has the world's 28th most expensive retail location globally. List of Top 5 Expensive Retail Market:A) New York Upper 5th Avenue B) Hong Kong Causeway Bay C) Paris Avenue des Champs Elysees D) London New Bond Street. E) Tokyo Ginza 28. INDIA RANKED 20TH ON CLIMATE CHANGE PERFORMANCE INDEX 2017: India has been ranked 20th on Climate ChangePerformance Index 2017 according to Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe Publication. Positive trends are seen as well among emerging economies of G20 like India ranked on 20th place. France is on the lead topped among all other countries. 29. 2016 ECONOMIC LEADERS' WEEK HELD IN LIMA, PERU: 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Week came to an end on 20 November 2016 in Lima, Peru. The theme of the meet was “Quality growth and human development.” The aim of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit is to bring the 21 member countries of APEC together and discuss about economic growth, international trade policies and improvement of life conditions. 30. PANKAJ PATEL ELECTED AS FICCI PRESIDENT FOR 2017: Pankaj Patel was elected as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for the year 2017. He will replace Harshavardhan Neotia completes his term in December 2016. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is the largest and oldest apex business organization in India. Its main business expand business opportunities both in domestic and foreign markets through a range of specialized services and global linkages. 31. THAI PRINCESS SIRINDHORN TO BE CONFERRED FIRST 'WORLD SANSKRIT AWARD': Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess of Thailand, was conferred with the first World Sanskrit Award. She was honoured for her exemplary contribution for the promotion of Sanskrit language for the year 2015. 32. SWITZERLAND TO SHARE INFORMATION ON INDIANS HOLDING SWISS BANK ACCOUNTS FROM 2018: In a big step towards fighting black money stashed overseas, Switzerland has agreed to automatic sharing of information with India on Swiss bank accounts of Indians as of 15

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September 2018. The Joint Declaration was inked by Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes Sushil Chandra and Deputy Chief of Mission of Swiss Embassy. 33. GOVT ASKS NABARD TO DISBURSE RS 21,000 CRORE TO FARMERS: The Government has allowed NABARD to disburse Rs 21,000 crore to cash-starved farmers, helping them sow winter crops like wheat ahead of the sowing season. The government's demonetisation move, which has swept away 86% of currency in circulation, has badly hit farmers leaving them without cash just ahead of the sowing season. 34. INDIAN JOURNALIST GETS INTERNATIONAL PRESS FREEDOM AWARD: Indian Journalist Malini Subramaniam has been conferred with the International Press Freedom Award for her reporting from Chhattisgarh's Naxal-infested Bastar area. She is one of the four journalists felicitated for their commitment to a free press. She has reported on abuses by security forces, sexual violence, jailing of minors and other issues in the region. 35. RBI DOUBLES THE E-WALLET LIMIT TO RS. 20,000: The Reserve Bank of India declared to increase the limit of the Prepaid Payment Instruments) from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 20,000 per month and Rs. 50,000 for Merchant Bank to facilitate digital transactions. The decision was taken to ease the problem faced by the public with the demonetization move of the Government. Consumers can also transfer money to bank accounts up to Rs. 1,00,000 in a month by giving full KYC details. 36. BANK DEPOSITS WITH RBI HIT RECORD HIGH AFTER DEMONETISATION: In the wake of demonetization bank deposits with the Reserve Bank of India have reached a record high of Rs. 4.3 trillion, beating the earlier record of Rs. 1.7 trillion in May 2009. The RBI accepts money from various banks by offering government securities as collateral. The Indian banking system had collected deposits worth Rs. 5.12 trillion as of 18 November. 37. IIT KHARAGPUR NAMED TOP UNIVERSITY IN INDIA FOR JOBS: IIT Kharagpur has been named the top university in India in terms of jobs and placements d. Stanford University in the US has topped the list globally. 38. DONALD TRUMP PICKS INDIAN-AMERICAN NIKKI HALEY AS UN ENVOY: US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations. Haley will be the first woman to join Trump's administration. 39. GOVERNMENT APPOINTS NEW NHAI CHAIRMAN: The government has appointed Yudhvir Singh Malik as the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India. He is going to replace Raghav Chandra. 40. PM MODI VISITED PUNJAB TO MARK 350 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF GURU GOBIND SINGH: PM Narendra Modi visited Punjab to attend a function marking the 350th birthanniversary of tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh ji at Sri Anandpur Sahib in Rupanagar district. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bathinda. 41. RAILWAYS TO INTRODUCE 'TRI-NETRA' TO CHECK COLLISIONS : Indian Railways all set to launch “Tri-Netra which means Terrain Imaging for diesel drivers infrared, enhanced optical and radar assisted system” to check collisions between tracks. Tri-Netra system will help to reduce train accidents by keeping a record of the track maintenance and will also provide better visibility during foggy days. It will provides a locomotive pilot a clear view of up to one kilometre on a straight track.

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C) Li Xuerui D) Saina Nehwal 4. What is the theme of 2016 United Nations'(UN) Universal Children's day? A) Teach Respect B) A World Fit for Children C) Stop violence against children D) Innovate for Children 5. Where is the headquarters of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)? A) Geneva B) Berlin C) Washington D) New York 6. Which Indian golfer has won 2016 BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open? A) Anirban Lahiri B) Gaganjeet Bhullar C) Jyoti Randhawa D) Jeev Milkha Singh 7. Denton Cooley, the famous surgeon who performed world's

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C) Uttar Pradesh D) Jharkhand 14. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who has been conferred the first 'World Sanskrit Award', is belonged to which country? A) India B) Malaysia C) Thailand D) Indonesia 15. Which Indian journalist has been honoured with the CPJ's 2016 International Press Freedom Award? A) Malini Subramaniam B) Zafarul Islam Khan C) Prannoy Lal Roy D) Palagummi Sainath 16. Who will be the chief guest at the 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention? A) Li Keqiang B) Shinzo Abe C) Antonio Costa D) Satyandre Adhin 17. Which of the following entities has launched India's first payment bank? A) Reliance Industries B) Airtel M Commerce Services C) Vodafone M-Pesa D) FINO PayTech 18. The 2016 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) will be held in which country? A) China B) Japan C) France D) India 19. Which advanced monitoring system will be introduced by Indian Railways to collision avoidance? A) Tri-Sutra B) Tri-Netra C) Tri-Call D) Tri-Nest 20. The 2016 Wangala harvest festival has celebrated by which tribe of North-East India? A) Deori tribe B) Khasi tribe C) Garo tribe D) Nyishi tribe

first artificial heart transplant, was belonged to which country? A) Germany B) China C) Japan D) United States 8. What is the India's rank in the 2017 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)? A) 56th B) 20th C) 37th D) 66th 9. Ram Naresh Yadav, who recently passed away, was the former Chief Minister of which state? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Rajasthan C) Uttar Pradesh D) Haryana 10. The book “The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of The House of Travancore” has been authored by whom? A) Manu S. Pillai B) Kanishk Tharoor C) Madhu Gurung D) Nisid Hajari 11. Who has been elected as the new President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for 2017? A) Pankaj Patel B) Harshavardhan Neotia C) Nikunj Srivastav D) Anil Bhatti 12. India's first International Children's festival will be held in which city? A) Mumbai B) Pune C) New Delhi D) Guwahati 13. Dr.Viveki Rai, who was the famous Hindi and Bhojpuri litterateur, was belonged to which state? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Chhattisgarh

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5.A 6.B 7.D 8.B

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13.C 14.C 15.A 16.C

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