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CURRENT AFFAIRS

NATIONAL

NITI Aayog signs SoI with Lupin Foundation

for collaborating in Aspirational Districts:

➢ The NITI Aayog has signed an agreement

with the Lupin Foundation to collaborate in the

government's ambitious aspirational districts

programme.

➢ It aims to quickly and effectively

transform some of the most underdeveloped

districts of the country.

➢ The NITI Aayog and Lupin Foundation will

work in three states - Dholpur in Rajasthan,

Nandurbar in Maharashtra and Vidisha in

Madhya Pradesh.

➢ They will collaborate to improve indicators in

education, health and nutrition, financial inclusion

and skill development, agriculture and water

resources, and basic infrastructure in the

backward districts.

India to host IUFoST 2018:

➢ The International Union of Food Science

and Technology (IUFoST), the global voice of

food science and technology in association with

Indian National Science Academy (INSA) as

adhering body, announced the 19th edition of its

prestigious global event to be held in Navi

Mumbai, India from October 23-27, 2018.

➢ The five-day event will bring together

researchers, academicians, professionals, policy

makers and industry leaders from across the

globe to showcase innovation, exchange

breakthrough ideas and drive policy issues.

➢ The focal theme for this edition of the

prestigious congress is 25 Billion Meals a Day

by 2025 with Healthy, Nutritious, Safe and

Diverse Foods.

NASA to Launch World's Lightest Satellite

Designed By Chennai Student:

➢ Four students from department of aerospace

engineering in Hindustan Institute of Technology

and Science near Chennai have designed world’s

lightest satellite which weighs only 33.39

grams which will be put into space in August from

Colorado Space Centre in the US.

➢ Jaihind-1S, the experimental satellite, could

also be the cheapest satellite as it was built at the

meagre budget of Rs 15,000. The main aim of

the satellite is to check the working of nylon in

microgravity.

➢ The students were selected through “Cubes

in Space” competition conducted by Colorado

Space Grant Consortium, NASA and idoodle-

learning in January.

India gets red corner notice issued against

Nirav:

➢ The Interpol issued a Red Corner Notice (a

request to locate and provisionally arrest an

individual pending extradition) against jeweller

Nirav Modi.

➢ The notice is put out to ask countries to help

with tracking down and arresting a wanted

person, so that they can be extradited. It is the

closest instrument to an international arrest

warrant, according to the Interpol.

➢ The global notice, which empowers 192

member-countries to provisionally arrest a

suspect, will make it difficult for Nirav Modi

to travel freely.

Income Tax Department launches ‘Instant’

PAN Card Service:

➢ The Income Tax Department has launched

an ‘instant’ Aadhaar-based PAN allotment

service for individuals seeking the unique

identity for the first time.

➢ This facility is free of cost and instant

allotment of e-PAN is available for a limited

period on a first-come, first-served basis for valid

Aadhaar holders.

➢ The facility was introduced because of the

increasing number of people applying for the PAN.

The e-PAN facility is only for resident individuals

and not for Hindu Undivided Family, firms, trusts

and companies.

NITI Aayog to organise India’s first Global

Mobility Summit:

➢ The Government think tank Niti Aayog will

hold on September 7-8 here the India's first

'Global Mobility Summit'. It will be inaugurated

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

➢ The summit will help drive government's goal

for vehicle electrification, renewable energy

integration and job growth and also speed up

India's transition to a clean energy economy.

➢ 'MOVE: Global Mobility Summit' will be

organised in collaboration with various ministries

and industry partners.

➢ The six themes of the summit are: Asset

utilisation and service, comprehensive

electrification, alternative energy, reinventing

public transit, logistics and goods transport and

data analytics and mobility.

Election Commission launches 'cVigil' App:

➢ The Election Commission of India has

launched a mobile app cVIGIL,which citizens can

use to confidentially report violation of election

code of conduct. The ECI hopes the app will

ensure a free and fair conduct of 2019 Lok Sabha

polls.

➢ Chief election commissioner O P Rawat

made the announcement during the inaugural

session of national consultations on accessible

elections, held at ECI headquarters in New

Delhi.

NRL becomes first oil PSU to introduce

online legal compliance:

➢ The Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in

Assam has become the first oil public sector

undertaking (PSU) to adopt an online legal

compliance system by introducing

'Legatrix'.

➢ 'Legatrix' is an onestop solution for

effectively managing the organisations legal and

regulatory compliances through monitoring

control at different levels.

➢ It encompasses the requirements of laws like

labour, taxation, IT, commercial, export-import,

corporate laws and other industry-specific laws.

➢ This initiative augments the NRLs contribution

towards the Digital India Mission and induces

greater transparency in its operation.

KVIC Launches e-Marketing System:

➢ The Khadi and Village Industries

Commission (KVIC) has launched its first in-

house single umbrella e-marketing system

that can be accessed from anywhere in India for

sale and purchase of its products.

➢ The earlier software was a third-party

software, with its headquarters in Bengaluru,

on which the KVIC had no control in stock and

accounts.

➢ The in-house software will not only give a

real-time data of sales, it will also give the

updated status of stocks of Bhawans and

godowns.

Delhi government launched ‘Happiness

Curriculum’:

➢ The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

launched the “Happiness Curriculum” for

students of nursery to Class 8 in government

schools. The curriculum was launched in the

presence of the Dalai Lama.

➢ According to the state government, the new

subject was designed and prepared by a team of

40 Delhi government teachers, educators and

volunteers over a period of six months.

➢ Students across schools can expect a

‘happiness’ period of 45 minutes. Each class

will begin with a five-minute meditation session.

The happiness period will also include value

education and mental exercises.

Government Approves for Hike in MSP For

Kharif Crops:

➢ The Centre has raised the minimum support

price (MSP) at which the government will buy

all Kharif crops for the 2018-19 season. The

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA),

at its meeting, approved the MSP of 14 Kharif

(summer-sown) crops.

➢ The government has raised the MSP of the

common rice variety by 13 percent. The

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government had fixed last year’s rice purchase

price for the common variety at Rs 1,550

($22.63) per 100 kilogrammes.

➢ It also raised the support price for a superior

rice variety to Rs 1,770, up from Rs 1,590 last

year.

ISRO’s first ‘pad abort’ test successful:

➢ The first 'pad abort' test critical for a future

human space mission was conducted

successfully.

➢ The test was conducted at the Satish

Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

➢ The Crew Escape System is an emergency

escape measure to quickly pull the crew module,

the astronaut cabin — along with astronauts out

to a safe distance from the launch vehicle in the

event of a launch abort.

➢ ISRO Chairman: K.Sivan

NBWL added four species for Critically

Endangered Species:

➢ The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)

has given its nod to include four diverse species

— Northern River Terrapin (riverine turtle),

Red Panda, Clouded Leopard and Arabian

Sea Humpback Whale — in the recovery

programme for critically endangered species.

➢ They fall in the critically endangered to

vulnerable categories as per the International

Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

➢ The species recovery programme of the Union

Environment Ministry is implemented under

Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats — a

centrally sponsored umbrella scheme for

management and conservation of parks, wildlife

habitats and conservation.

➢ National Board for Wild Life is a “Statutory

Organization” constituted under the Wildlife

Protection Act, 1972

NSG: First central paramilitary force to opt

for e-ticketing

➢ The National Security Guard will be the first

central paramilitary force to opt for e-ticketing

instead of the railway warrant under an

agreement signed with the IRCTC.

➢ A memorandum of understanding was signed

between the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism

Corporation and the NSG.

➢ This system will eliminate the need of

carrying railway warrants by the NSG

personnel.

Piyush Goyal launches ‘CMSMS’ and 'Khan

Prahari' App:

➢ Union Minister of Coal, Railways, Finance &

Corporate Affairs, Piyush Goyal has launched

the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management

System (CMSMS) and Mobile Application

‘Khan Prahari’.

➢ The ‘Khan Prahari’ app has been developed by

CMPDI, Ranchi, a Subsidiary of Coal India

Limited (CIL) and Bhaskarcharya Institute of

Space Application and Geo-informatics

(BISAG).

➢ The CMSMS aims to report, monitor and take

suitable action on unauthorised coal mining

activities.

➢ The Khan Prahari app can be used for

reporting any activity taking place related to

illegal coal mining like rat hole mining,

pilferage etc.

The CBIC launches ‘GST Verify’ app:

➢ The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and

Customs (CBIC) has developed a mobile app

'GST Verify' to protect interest of consumers.

➢ It is an android app to verify if the person

collecting GST from the consumer is eligible to

collect it or not. It also provides the details of the

person/ company collecting GST.

➢ This app is developed by B Raghu Kiran joint

commissioner GST Hyderabad, can be used all

across the country.

CBIC

➢ Chairperson: S. Ramesh

1st Meeting of e-Commerce Task Force Held

in New Delhi:

➢ The Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia

chaired the first meeting of the task force on e-

commerce in New Delhi.

➢ The task force has been set up to recommend

a framework for comprehensive national policy

on e-commerce.

➢ The discussion was held on wide-ranging

issues such as cross-border data flows, taxation,

trade facilitation, logistics, FDI and competition

issues.

➢ In the first meeting of the Think Tank held in

April 2018, it was decided to set up a Task Force,

on the framework for national policy on e-

commerce, under the chairmanship of Suresh

Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry

and Civil Aviation.

Indian Satyarup Siddhanta scales world's

highest volcano crossings:

➢ The Indian Satyarup Siddhanta has become

the second Indian mountaineer after Malli

Mastan Babu to climb Mt Ojos del Salado, the

highest volcano in the world.

➢ Ojos del Salado is a stratovolcano (a volcano

built up of alternate layers of lava and ash) in the

Andes Range on the Argentina-Chile border

and the highest active volcano in the world at

6,893 metres (22,615 ft).

➢ Satyarup is also set to be the first Indian to

climb Mt Sidley, the highest volcano of

Antarctica.

BSNL launches its first Internet telephony

Service Wings:

➢ The BSNL announces to launch its first

Internet telephony service Wings. It will be

launched from August 2018.

➢ Those subscribing to the new service,

entailing one-time registration fee of Rs 1,099,

will be able to make calls using any internet

connection including broadband, WiFi, 3G or 4G

data network of any operator, thus overcoming

connectivity problems even in areas having

patchy signals.

➢ It only allows authorised licensed holders to

provide full-fledged internet telephony and not

over-the-top players like Google Duo, WhatsApp

that allow only app-app calling.

51 lakh houses approved under PMAY in 3-

yrs: Govt

➢ Government said over 51 lakh houses have

been approved under Pradhan Mantri Awas

Yojana (Urban) in the three years of its

implementation.

➢ Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry in a

statement said, out of 51 lakh sanctioned

houses, over 28 lakhshouses are already in

various stages of construction over 8 lakh

houses have already been completed.

➢ The Ministry said, this is a huge jump in

comparison to the erstwhile housing scheme

wherein only 12.4 lakhhouses were approved in

around 9 years of its implementation.

Government to Launch Global Housing

Construction Technology Challenge Under

PMAYU:

➢ As part of the technology sub-mission

of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna- Urban

(PMAY-U), the Ministry of Housing and

Urban Affairs (MoHUA) plans on launching the

Global Housing Construction Technology

Challenge that aims at accelerating PMAY-U

target for providing housing for all.

➢ With PMAY-U in place, almost 8 lakh houses

have been constructed since 25 June 2015,

which apparently doesn’t even count 10

percent of revised MoHUA target in which 1.2

crore houses are meant to be built by 2022.

MHA to upgrade National Information

Security Policy and Guidelines to secure

government data:

➢ In order to secure government data and

control access to sensitive information on the

internet, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will

be upgrading the National Information

Security Policy and Guidelines (NISPG). For

the protection of the ‘information’ in Cyberspace,

MHA will be designated as the lead agency.

➢ Till 2013, MHA was solely responsible for

cybersecurity, which later was moved

to National Security Council Secretariat

(NSCS) under Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

➢ Along with the shift, the National Technical

Research Organisation (NTRO) got the critical

infrastructure, whereas the Ministry of

Electronics and Information Technology

(MITY) got the non-critical part.

➢ The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh too

emphasised on reviewing cyberthreat and

told NISPG to update and upgrade the

government sector.

67th plenary meeting of North Eastern

Council held in Shillong:

➢ The two-day 65th plenary meeting of

North Eastern Council (NEC) will begin in

Shillong, Meghalaya.

➢ The Union Minister of State (Independent

Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region

(DoNER) and Youth Affairs and Sports (IC), MoS

PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,

Atomic Energy and Space and Chairman, NEC, Dr

Jitendra Singh will chair the first Plenary

session.

➢ The first Plenary Session will include

tabling of Action Taken Report on the 64th

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plenary meeting and approval of Draft Annual

Plan of NEC, 2016-17 by the Council.

NITI Aayog Released Paper On ‘National

Health Stack’:

➢ The central government think tank NITI

Aayog has unveiled the blueprint of National

Health Stack (NHS), a shared digital

healthcare infrastructure.

➢ The blueprint is in line with the

implementation of the Centre’s flagship scheme

Ayushman Bharat and other public healthcare

programmes in the country.

➢ According to a consultation paper titled

‘National Health Stack Strategy an Approach’, the

National Health Stack will facilitate collection of

comprehensive healthcare data across the

country.

➢ The government’s flagship scheme Ayushman

Bharat aims to provide a coverage of INR 5 Lakh

per family annually and benefit more than

10 crore poor families.

➢ NITI: National Institution for Transforming

India

➢ CEO- Amitabh Kant

➢ Vice-Chairman- Rajiv Kumar

Int. Round Table Conference on Data for

New India Held in New Delhi

➢ The Ministry of Statistics & Programme

Implementation (MoSPI) has organised a

International Round Table Conference on

'Data for New India' in New Delhi.

➢ The objective of the 2-day Conference is to

identify innovative ideas for improving the

statistical system in India. (discussing the

best practices followed in advanced countries like

Canada, UK and Australia). The Conference is

organized in India for the first time.

➢ The Conference is inaugurated by D.V.

Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister of

Statistics & Programme Implementation.

Indian Railways introduces first dwarf

container service:

➢ The Indian Railways has introduced a

commercial service to run double-stack dwarf

containers on trains to capture the lost traffic

through new delivery model for domestic cargo.

➢ The Double Stacked Container, which is 6 ft 4

inches in height and can run on electrified tracks,

can hold a capacity of 30,500 kgs. These

containers in double stack formation can run

under 25kV overhead lines.

➢ Indian Railways has received increased

revenue of Rs 18.50 lakhs due to this Double

Stacked Dwarf Container service.

M. Venkaiah Naidu Becomes 1st Chairman of

Rajya Sabha to Sign MOU:

➢ For the first time, Rajya Sabha has entered

into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with

a foreign counterpart for promoting inter-

parliamentary dialogue.

➢ Venkaiah Naidu has become the first

Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign such an

agreement when he inked an MOU with the

visiting President of the Senate of the Republic

of Rwanda, Bernard Makuza.

➢ Shri Naidu and Mr. Makuza discussed issues of

bilateral interest and the opportunities for

cooperation for mutual benefit.

HRD granted Institution of Eminence status

to six educational institution:

➢ The HRD ministry has awarded Institution

of Eminence (IoE) status to six educational

institutions. With IIT-Delhi, IIT-Bombay, BITS-

Pilani, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, there is

the Reliance Foundation's proposed Jio Institute.

➢ While the Human Resource Development

(HRD) Ministry will grant Rs 10 billion funds to

the three public institutions in the next five

years, the private institutes will not be eligible for

government funding.

➢ The move is part of a scheme of the HRD

Ministry to select 20 IoEs — 10 public and 10

private — that will enjoy complete academic and

administrative autonomy.

FSSAI launched national campaign ‘The Eat

Right Movement’:

➢ The Food Safety and Standards Authority

of India (FSSAI) has launched national

campaign ‘The Eat Right Movement’.

➢ It aims to improve public health and combat

lifestyle diseases. FSSAI also launched Eat Right

tool kit and Safe and Nutritious Food at

Workplace campaign.

➢ This campaign has kick-started at a crucial

time when India is becoming the diabetes capital

of the world, cases of anaemia and micronutrient

deficiencies are on the rise, and non-

communicable diseases (NCDs) accounting for 1

in 5 disease-related deaths.

➢ Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

is an autonomous body established under the

Government of India.

FSSAI

• Headquarters: New Delhi

• Chairman: Ashish Bahuguna

Indian Railways launches its first

consolidated Bridge Management System:

➢ The Railways has launched its first

consolidated Bridge Management System

(IR-BMS), a web-enabled IT application to store

data on its one lakh 50 thousand bridges.

The Railways Minister Piyush Goyal launched the

service in New Delhi.

➢ The web-based platform will show the bridge

master data, works data, information regarding

inspection/monitoring and maintenance of the

bridges and other essentials.

➢ Mr Goyal also distributed awards to the

Station Beautification competition. Balharshah

and Chandrapur railway stations in

Maharashtra from the Central Railway were

awarded the first prize with cash rewards of

Rs 10 lakh.

GOI launches ‘Technology Challenge’ to

eliminate human entry into sewers

➢ The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban

Affairs has launched a ‘Technology Challenge.

➢ It will be Identifying solutions for cleaning of

Sewerage Systems and Septic Tanks to promote

suitable techniques for cleaning sewers and septic

tanks.

➢ The main aim of the challenge is to eliminate

human intervention in the cleaning of

sewers and septic tanks.

Home Ministry institutes five Police Medals:

➢ Home Ministry has instituted five Police

Medals to promote professionalism and

excellence in service.

➢ The awards scheme by the Government is also

aimed at recognising the good work, boosting

morale and inspiring the Security personnel.

➢ The medals are Union Home Minister's Special

Operation Medal, Police Antarik Suraksha Seva

Padak, Asadharan Aasuchana Kushalata Padak,

Utkrisht and Ati Utkrisht Seva Medals and Union

Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in

Investigation.

➢ All the medals will be minted and supplied

by the Union Home Ministry and will be

awarded each year by the Central or State police

force/organizations

PM Modi Inaugurates New Headquarter

Building of ASI:

➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated

the new headquarters building of the

Archaeological Survey of India in New Delhi.

➢ The ASI's new headquarters at Tilak Marg

has been equipped with state-of-the-art facilities,

including energy efficient lighting and rainwater

harvesting.

➢ It will include a central archaeological library

with a collection of about 1.5 lakh books and

journals.

Telecom Commission of India Approves Net

Neutrality:

➢ The Telecom Commission has approved net

neutrality rules which bar service providers

from discriminating against Internet content and

services by blocking, throttling or granting them

higher speed access.

➢ The net neutrality was recommended by TRAI

but some critical services will be kept out of its

purview.

➢ TC also approved the new telecom policy --

National Digital Communications Policy

2018 -- for seeking approval of the Union

Cabinet.

Swachh Survekshan Grameen: Survey

launched to rank States on rural cleanliness

➢ The Centre has launched the Swachh

Survekshan Grameen, 2018, a nationwide

survey of rural India to rank the cleanest and

dirtiest States and districts on the basis of

qualitative and quantitative evaluation.

➢ A random selection of 6, 980 villages across

698 districts will surveyed during the month of

August.

➢ The Swachh Survekshan Grameen awards are

expected to be announced in time for Mahatma

Gandhi’s birth anniversary on October 2.

➢ An audio-visual publicity campaign featuring

Swachh Bharat ambassadors Amitabh

Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar was also

launched.

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Government constituted a high-level task

force to reduce import:

➢ The government has set up a high-level task

force under the chairmanship of Cabinet

Secretary P K Sinha to identify various items

and policy interventions to reduce dependence

on import.

➢ The task force includes secretaries from

departments of commerce, industrial policy and

promotion, skill development, revenue, defence

production, steel, petroleum, electronics and

telecommunications.

➢ India's imports stand at around USD 450

billion per year. It would suggest ways to cut

import of those items which can be manufactured

or explored in the country.

Niti Aayog proposes 15-point action plan to

deal with air pollution

➢ Niti Aayog has proposed 15-point action

plan for combating air pollution in ten most

polluted cities in the country, including Delhi,

Kanpur and Varanasi.

➢ The draft action plan titled 'Breathe India'

includes encouraging electric vehicles, phasing

out private diesel vehicle and development of

crop residue utilisation policy.

➢ According to a recent WHO database (2018),

Kanpur, Faridabad, Gaya, Varanasi, Agra,

Gurgaon, Muzaffarpur, Lucknow and Patna are

the top ten most polluted polluted cities in India.

PM Modi Dedicates Bansagar Canal Project

To Nation:

➢ The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has

dedicated the Bansagar Canal Project to the

Nation in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. It is the

joint venture of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya

Pradesh and Bihar and the canal is 171 km

long.

➢ This project will provide a big boost to

irrigation in the region, and will be greatly

beneficial for the farmers of Mirzapur and

Allahabad districts of Uttar Pradesh.

➢ Shri Narendra Modi also laid the Foundation

Stone of the Mirzapur Medical College. He

inaugurated 100 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the

State.

➢ He also dedicated a bridge over the River

Ganga at Balughat, Chunar, which will facilitate

connectivity between Mirzapur and Varanasi.

Modi launches 340-km long Purvanchal

Expressway:

➢ The Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the

foundation stone for the 340-km six-lane

project Purvanchal highway. The highway is

expandable to eight lanes and it will be built at

the cost of Rs 23,000 crore.

➢ The expressway will begin from Chand Sarai

village on Lucknow-Sultanpur road (NH 731) and

end at Haidariya village in Ghazipur district, about

18 km from the UP-Bihar order.

➢ On the occasion, PM Modi reiterated his vision

of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas", and spoke

about development initiatives such as PM Awas

Yojana and PM Gram Sadak Yojana.

ISRO successfully tested the high thrust

version of the Vikas Engine:

➢ ISRO has successfully conducted a ground

test of its high thrust version of the Vikas Engine

that would improve the payload capability of the

space agency's launch vehicles.

➢ The test for a duration of 195 seconds was

conducted by scientists at the ISRO Propulsion

Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri in

Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

➢ The Vikas Engine is the workhorse liquid

rocket engine used to power the second stage

of the ISRO's trusted Polar Satellite Launch

Vehicle (PSLV).

➢ It is also used in the second stage and also at

the four strap on stages of Geosynchronous

Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and in the twin engine

core liquid stage (L110) of GSLV Mk-III.

BrahMos supersonic missile successfully

test-fired in Odisha:

➢ India's indigenously developed surface-to-

surface supersonic cruise missile BrahMos

was successfully test-fired from the Chandipur

Test Range off the Odisha coast.

➢ The test aims to increase the longevity of

the missile's life. The missile, developed with

the help of Russia, has a 290-km target

efficiency, which is going to be extended upto

400 kilometres.

➢ BrahMos is the first Indian missile whose life

has been extended from 10 to 15 years.

➢ BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture between

India’s Defence Research and Development

Organisation and Russia’s NPO

Mashinostroyeniya. The collaboration is

responsible for the design, development and

production of the missile.

Swaraj hosted 10th edition of 2 day Delhi

Dialogue in New Delhi:

➢ The External Affairs Minister (EAM)

Sushma Swaraj hosted the 10th edition of the

Delhi Dialogue (DD X) in the national capital,

New Delhi. The theme of this year's DD X is

"Strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime

Cooperation."

➢ The Dialogue is a premier annual event to

discuss politico-security, the economic and socio-

cultural engagement between India and the

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

➢ DD X is being organised in partnership with

the Research and Information System for

Developing Countries (RIS).

Cabinet approves MoU on aviation with

BRICS nations:

➢ The Union Cabinet has approved the signing

of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

amongst BRICS nations on Regional Aviation

Partnership.

➢ The government aims for the BRICS nations

to benefit from the establishment of an

institutional framework to corporate in the field

of civil aviation.

➢ The MoU signifies an important landmark in

the civil aviation relations between India and

the other BRICS Member States and has the

potential to spur greater trade, investment,

tourism and cultural exchanges amongst the

BRICS Nations.

➢ BRICS Nations: India, China, Russia, South

Africa, Brazil.

Udaipur Ranked 3rd Among World’s Best

Cities for Second Successive Year:

➢ The city of Udaipur has once again in 2018

been ranked among the World’s Best Cities

by Travel + Leisure. Udaipur, the heritage-city

built by the Maharanas of Mewar in the 16th

century, is on the third place among the 15 of the

world’s best cities.

➢ The top 2 cities are both in Mexico: San

Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca.

➢ Udaipur is known as both the City of Lakes

and the Venice of the East, Udaipur occupies a

stunning location on the banks of Lake Pichola in

south Rajasthan. Known for its breathtaking

scenery, majestic palaces, world-class museums

and luxury hotels, Udaipur is steeped in history,

having been home to successive generations of

Maharanas of Mewar.

National Mission for Clean Ganga organizes

Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan:

➢ The National Mission for Clean Ganga

(NMCG) has organised the ‘Ganga

Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ in five main Ganga

basin states – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh,

Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

➢ It was aimed to bring awareness among

people and other stakeholders regarding the

importance of afforestation for the task of

Ganga Rejuvenation.

➢ The afforestation drive was organised during

July 9 to July 15, 2018 as ‘Shubharambh

Saptah’. The campaign was initiated as part of

the Forest Interventions in Ganga (FIG)

component of Namami Gange Programme.

India to build 2,000 kms of international

roads by 2022:

➢ The government is planning to build 1,911

kilometres of international connectivity

roads over the five year period ending 2022

under its flagship Bharatmala scheme.

➢ It is also planning to 3,319 kms of border

roads. It was announced by Minister of State for

Road Transport and Highways Mansukh

Mandaviya.

➢ It is planned to build with an outlay of Rs

25,000 crore over a period of five years i.e. from

2017-18 to 2021-22 in phased manner.

Women and Child Development Ministry To

Move Proposal To Amend POCSO Act:

➢ The Women and Child Development

(WCD) Ministry is set to move a proposal for

enhanced punishment in cases of sexual assault

of male children.

➢ The Law Ministry has cleared the proposal to

amend the Protection of Children from Sexual

Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, for enhancing

punishment in cases of sexual assault against

young boys.

➢ The Ministry was working on the proposal to

amend the Act to award death penalty to those

convicted of raping children below 12 years.

Advanced Weather Forecasting System

Unveiled In Chandni Chowk:

➢ A New weather forecasting system that

will give out real time air quality index,

advance forecasts and health advisories, was

unveiled by Earth Sciences and Environment

Minister Harsh Vardhan.

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➢ The SAFAR (System of Air Quality and

Weather Forecasting), the first of its kind in the

country, is located at Chandni Chowk in Old

Delhi.

➢ A giant LED display will give out real-time

air quality index on a 24×7 basis with colour

coding along with 72-hour advance

forecast. The system was developed by

the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology,

Pune.

➢ The SAFAR system would benefit cost savings

to several other sectors such agriculture,

aviation, infrastructure, disaster management

skill and tourism.

NABARD Launched Centre for Climate

Change In Lucknow:

➢ The Agri-lender Nabard has launched a

centre for accelerating concerted action on

climate change by various stakeholders

including government, private and financial

sectors.

➢ The Centre for Climate Change, set up in

Lucknow, would help Nabard in enhancing its

capacity building efforts manifold.

➢ The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural

Development will also extend professional

support to stakeholders for designing climate

related projects and take up collaborative studies

and action research projects in area of climate

change.

Govt slashes minimum yearly deposit for

Sukanya Samiriddhi Yojana account to

Rs.250:

➢ The government has slashed the minimum

annual deposit requirement for accounts under

the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana to Rs

250 from Rs 1,000 – a move that will enable

more number of people to take advantage of the

girl child savings scheme.

➢ Under the scheme, a parent or legal guardian

can open an account in the name of the girl child

until she attains the age of ten years.

➢ The government amended the Sukanya

Samriddhi Account Rules – 2016 to state that

the minimum initial deposit to open the account

would be Rs 250.

WCD Ministry launches ‘Childline 1098’

contest

➢ The Women and Child Development Ministry

has invited people to share images of the logo of

Childline 1098.

➢ The Childline 1098 is the nationwide

emergency helpline for children in distress.

➢ The contest has been organised to mark

'World Day against Trafficking in Persons' on

July 30. The Childline has been operating at 450

locations, including 76 key railway stations,

across the country.

Modi govt re-introduces Medini Puraskar

Yojna for writings about green issues:

➢ The environment ministry has decided to re-

introduce a scheme for awarding Indian

authors for their original work in Hindi on subjects

related to environment including pollution and

climate change.

➢ The Medini Puraskar Yojana, which aims at

promoting original writing of books in Hindi, will

have four awards for authors of various

environmental topics.

➢ Rs one lakh will be given as first prize, Rs

75,000 as second prize and Rs 50,000 as third

prize. There will also be a consolation prize of Rs

25,000.

➢ The scheme shall be administered by the

Environment Ministry and it shall be operational

for each financial year commencing from April

1 this year.

3 states UP, Jharkhand and Maharashtra

launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen

2018:

➢ The Ministry of Urban Development has

released the report of Swachh Survekshan survey

2018 under Swachh Survekshan 2018.

➢ The ministry has declared Jharkhand,

Maharashtra and Chattisgarh as the top three

states in terms of cleanness and sanitation.

➢ Jharkhand is ranked 1st in the overall

average score, ranked 1st in Service Level

Progress (SLP) and ranked 1st in Direct

Observation (DO) average score and again

ranked 2nd in Citizens Engagement under the

population category less than 1 Lakh.

2nd National Council meeting held on India’s

Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN

Abhiyaan:

➢ The 2nd meeting of National Council on

India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN

Abhiyaan was held in New Delhi.

➢ The meeting was chaired by the Vice

Chairman of NITI Aayog, Rajiv Kumar. It was

organised by Union Ministry of Women and Child

Development.

➢ The Government of India has set-up POSHAN

Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) which was

launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister.

‘Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural

Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of

India’ Scheme:

➢ The Scheme titled ‘Safeguarding the

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse

Cultural Traditions of India’ is being

implemented by the Ministry of Culture.

➢ The main purpose of this scheme is to

revitalize various institutions, groups,

individuals, identified non-MOC institutions, non-

government organisations.

➢ It will be helpful for strengthening, protecting,

preserving and promoting the rich intangible

cultural heritage of India.

➢ The grant would be released in three

instalments – 50% in advance, 25% as 2nd

instalment after appraisal and balance 25%

after completion of the project.

Radha Mohan Singh sanctioned Rs 1,754.14

crore under the National Dairy Plan (NDP)

➢ Under the National Dairy Plan (NDP) more

than Rs 1,750 crore has been sanctioned by the

government to enhance the productivity of milch

animals. It was announced by Union

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.

➢ Nearly, 530 sub-projects have been

approved in 18 states for implementation by

169 state and district level cooperatives, producer

companies and livestock development boards

with a total grant of Rs 1,754.14 crore.

Atal Innovation Mission and MyGov jointly

launch ‘Innovate India Platform’:

➢ The NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission

and MyGov platform jointly launched the

‘#InnovateIndia Platform’, collaboration

between both the platforms.

➢ It was launched by R Ramanan, Mission

Director of Atal Innovation Mission and Arvind

Gupta, CEO of MyGov. The #InnovateIndia

platform is open to all Indian citizens.

➢ Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is Union

Government's flagship initiative to promote a

culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the

country. MyGov is a web platform that was

created to facilitate citizen engagement in good

governance.

Income tax return filing deadline extended

to August 31:

➢ The government has extended the deadline

for filing income tax return for assessment year

2018-19.

➢ The deadline of July 31, 2018 has been

extended by a month. It was announced by the

Ministry of Finance.

➢ Assesses the can file their income tax return

(ITR) for financial year 2017-18 by August 31

without any penalty charges.

➢ Filing the income tax return after the new

deadline of August 31 will attract a penalty of up

to Rs. 10,000 as per existing rules.

Parliament Passes Fugitive Economic

Offenders Bill 2018:

➢ The Parliament has passed a bill that seeks to

prevent big economic offenders like Vijay Mallya

and Nirav Modi from fleeing the country to evade

the legal process.

➢ The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill,

2018 was passed by a voice vote in the Rajya

Sabha. The Lok Sabha had cleared this Bill on July

19.

➢ The bill will empower the government to seize

both local and overseas assets of alleged

offenders who do not wish to return to India

to stand trial even after arrest warrants are

issued against them.

➢ The Finance Minister said that special courts

will be set up for trials which will deal with cases

that involve more than 100 crore rupees each

in a fast-track manner.

GOI launched Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme:

➢ The Government of India has approved a

new scheme namely Mahila Shakti Kendra for

implementation during 2017-18 upto 2019-20 to

empower rural women through community

participation.

➢ The Scheme is implemented with cost sharing

ratio of 60:40 between centre and states

except for North East and Special Category

States where the ratio is 90:10.

➢ Technical support to the respective

governments on issues related to women will be

provided. District Level Centre for Women

(DLCW) has also been envisaged for 640 districts

to be covered in phased manner.

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CCEA approves Rs.1-lakh cr for research in

higher education:

➢ The Cabinet Committee on Economic

Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal to

expand the scope of the Higher Education

Funding Agency (HEFA) to mobilise Rs.1 lakh

crore for research and academic infrastructure

for higher education institutions by 2022.

➢ In a first, Kendriya Vidyalayas /Navodaya

Vidyalayas will also get funding from HEFA. IITs,

NITs, IISERs and other Central universities as

well as AIIMS and other medical colleges will also

get funds from HEFA.

➢ The International Finance Corporation is an

international financial institution that offers

investment, advisory, and asset-management

services to encourage private-sector

development in developing countries.

STATES IN NEWS

ANDHRA PRADESH

Andhra Government launches Gandiva

project:

➢ The Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu

has launched the ‘Project Gandiva’ and laid the

foundation stone for ‘Amaravati International

Sports Complex’ at Vidyadharapuram.

➢ The ‘Project Gandiva’ is aimed at identifying

talent at a young age in Andhra Pradesh. The

sports complex that includes a world-class

stadium is estimated to cost Rs. 60 crore.

➢ The headquarters of the Sports Authority of

Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) will be shifted to this

complex.The Andhra Pradesh government had

decided to develop Amaravati, Vizag and Tirupati

as sports cities. Andhra Pradesh will be spending

Rs 54 crore and the Centre will provide a grant

of Rs 6 crore for the sports complex.

AP CM launches e-Pragati portal:

➢ The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.

Chandrababu Naidu has launched a e-Pragati

project, a digital platform for governance in

the state.

➢ The e-Pragati project, launched at Undavalli

in Guntur district, is to achieve digitalisation in

the state and bring transparency in governance

and it will work through cloud management.

➢ The reforms taken up in education,

agricultural marketing, and panchayat raj are

being made available on this platform.

Andhra Pradesh Govt Launched “Anna

Canteens”:

➢ The Andhra Pradesh government has

launched its own 'Anna' canteens across the

state.

➢ As many as 60 'Anna' canteens were

opened across Andhra Pradesh in the first phase

of the launch. The Akshay Patra Foundation

will run these canteens.

➢ Chief Minister Chandrababu naidu appealed to

everyone to donate liberally to run the canteens

so that more needy people could be provided

food.

UNESCO to set up Design University in AP:

➢ The United Nations Educational, Scientific

and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will be

setting up a 'Design University for Gaming' in

Visakhapatnam, andhra Pradesh.

➢ The UNESCO delegation has entered into an

agreement with Andhra Pradesh Economic

Development Board (APEDB) for the

establishment of 'Gaming Digital Learning Hub'.

➢ The Gaming Technology will be the best

source of income in future and IT giants like

UBSoft, Samsung, and Microsoft etc are ready to

establish their centres in Visakhapatnam.

UNESCO

• Headquarters: Paris, France

• Head: Audrey Azoulay

Tata Power Renewable commissions 100

MW solar capacity in Anthapuramu:

➢ Tata Power said its arm Tata Power

Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL)

commissioned 100 MW (50 MW x 2) solar

capacity at Anthapuramu Solar Park, Andhra

Pradesh.

➢ With this, the overall operating renewable

capacity of the TPREL now stands at 2,215 MW

in India.

➢ The sale of power from this solar plant has

been tied up under a 25 year power purchase

agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of

India (SECI).

➢ This is part of the implementation of the

MNRE scheme for developing grid connected

solar power capacity of Jawaharlal Nehru National

Solar Mission (JNNSM) Phase II, Batch-III of the

Government of India through Viability Gap

Funding (VGF) Mode.

➢ The company has organically added 159 MW

wind and solar capacity in FY17 along with the

acquisition of Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt

Ltd.

L&T bags contract to build India's tallest

office building in Amaravati:

➢ The Engineering and construction major

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has bagged a

prestigious project for the engineering,

procurement and construction of Head of

Department (HoD) office buildings at Amaravati,

Andhra Pradesh.

➢ The order was awarded by the Andhra

Pradesh Capital Region Development

Authority (APCRDA). It is the first project in

combination with Automatic Climbing Formwork

System (ACFS) Et Diagrid and will be the tallest

government office building in India.

➢ The $18 billion conglomerate has also

received an order for the construction of a

tourism-related facility in Muscat, Oman. The

orders valued at Rs.3,000 crores were received

by building and factories division of L&T.

Andhra Pradesh

• Capital: Amaravati

• Chief Minister: N. Chandrababu Naidu

• Governor: E. S. L. Narasimhan

ASSAM

Hima Das to Be Assam Sports Ambassador:

➢ Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda

Sonowal has confirmed that Indian Athlete

Hima Das will be named as the first sports

ambassador of the state.

➢ The announcement came after Hima Das

recently became the first Indian woman to win

gold at IAAF World U-20 Athletics

Championships in Finland.

➢ Das clocked 51.46s to finish ahead of Andrea

Miklos of Romania and USA’s Taylor Manson.

Assam:

• Capital: Dispur

• Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal

• Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

BIHAR

World’s 1st And Cheapest Clean Drinking

Water Project Launched In Bihar:

➢ Bihar will provide the cheapest drinking

water in the world. The total cost of installing

this project would cost around Rs 20 lakhs.

➢ The first of such a water project was launched

in Bihar's Darbhanga district by Sulabh

International, an organisation that introduced

the concept of 'Sulabh Sauchalya' in the country.

➢ With the help of this project, the people will

easily be able to get pure and clean water only in

50 paise/litre.

➢ The 'Sulabh Jal' project converts

contaminated pond and river water into safe

drinking water.

➢ This project was earlier introduced in three

districts of West Bengal - North 24 Parganas,

Murshidabad and Nadia, three years ago by

Sulabh International and French organisation.

ADB approves Lining Project of Son Canal in

Bihar:

➢ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has

approved USD 503-million lining project of the

Son canal in Shahabad-Bhojpur region

of Bihar which would benefit the agriculture

sector immensely in the region, the power

ministry said today.

➢ It was agreed during the meeting that the

finance ministry will give permission to appoint

consultants by July 17, 2018, and the ADB

consultants will start their work by the end of

July.

➢ The estimated cost of this project is USD 503

million (Rs 3272.49 crore) out of which USD

352 million is being provided by ADB. This

project will bring immense benefits to the

agriculture sector of Shahabad – Bhojpur

region of Bihar.

Bihar

• Capital: Patna

• Chief Minister: Nithish Kumar

• Governor: Satya Pal Malik

CHHATTISGARH

Chhattisgarh Launches 'Abhar Aapki Sewa

Ka' App For Pensioners:

➢ The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr.

Raman Singh has launched an online portal and

mobile app called 'Aabhaar-Aapki seva ka' by

the online pension management system for the

pensioners of the state.

➢ Through this app and the website, 80,000

pensioners of the state will now get all the

information related to pension and payment

online. The app has been launched to provide

transparency in the pension facility.

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Chhattisgarh

• Capital: Raipur

• Chief Minister: Dr. Raman Singh

• Governor: Balram Dass Tandon

GOA

Ravi Shankar Prasad unveils Goa IT Policy

2018:

➢ Union minister for electronics and IT and

law and justice Ravi Shankar Prasad unveiled

the Goa IT Policy 2018 at the Inox complex

in Panaji on the final day of Goa IT Day

celebrations. Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar

was also present on the occasion.

➢ The Information Technology policy 2018

focuses on reverse migration and creation of

around 10,000 jobs in the next five years.

➢ The policy also envisages establishment of

centres of excellence in collaboration with

industry to promote skill development amongst

faculty and staff of technical institutes.

➢ Mr Prasad also announced that Goa will soon

have a National Institute of Electronics and

Information Technology centre.

Goa

• Capital: Panaji

• Chief Minister: Manohar Parrikar

• Governor: Mridula Sinha

GUJARAT

15th Finance Commission Led By Chairman

N.K.Singh Visits Gujarat:

➢ The Fifteenth Finance Commission led by

the Chairman N.K.Singh is in Gujarat on a 4-

day visit to the state with members Shaktikanta

Das, Dr. Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri, Dr.

Ramesh Chand and Secretary Arvind Mehta.

➢ The commission will have meetings with Chief

minister, ministers and other officials of the state

at Gandhinagar.

➢ It expects to gain an in-depth understanding

of the recent developments and future

possibilities of economic growth and development

in the state. There will also be an interactive

session with Urban Local Bodies and

Panchayati Raj Institutions to understand the

status of the devolution (funds, functions and

functionary) to the third tier and

outstanding issues related to the State

Finance Commission.

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani gives approval for

Rs 39-cr ‘Seema Darshan’ project:

➢ Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has

given in-principle approval for the 39-crore

rupees ‘Seema Darshan’ project for

developing more infrastructure facilities from T-

Junction to Zero Point at Nadabet near Suigam

in Banaskantha district to instil patriotism

through a unique Gujarat initiative for border

tourism.

➢ The project being developed on Wagah

Border pattern, entails an exhibition hall, a

parade ground with amphitheatre for 5,000

people. The meeting decided to send a proposal

to the Union Home and Tourism Ministries for

financial assistance.

Gujarat Government grants religious

minority status to Jews:

➢ Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who is

presently in Israel on a six-day visit, announced

that the state government will issue a notification,

according minority status to Jews in Gujarat.

➢ The Gujarat government has granted

religious minority status to the Jewish

community in the state.

➢ There are just 170 members of the Jewish

community in Gujarat, of which 140 are settled

in Ahmedabad, while the remaining 30 are in

other parts of the state.

Gujarat CM Launches Special Drive Against

Malnutrition:

➢ The Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani

has launched 'Poshan Abhiyan'--a statewide

mission to eradicate malnutrition among

children by providing them nutritious food

through Anganwadi centres.

➢ During the function organised at

Gandhinagar, the chief minister also launched

'Purna' project to eliminate malnutrition among

girls in the age group of 14 to 18.

➢ 'Purna' stands for Prevention of Under

Nutrition and Reduction of Nutritional

Anaemia among Adolescent Girls. The

government has allocated Rs 270 crore to

control malnutrition.

GUJARAT

• Capital: Gandhinagar

• Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani

• Governor: Om Prakash Kohli

HARYANA

‘I am not afraid of English’ campaign in

schools by Haryana Education Department:

➢ The Haryana Education Department has

launched ''I am not afraid of English'' initiative

to promote English language right from Class

1 in the state's primary schools.

➢ The initiative is aimed at capacity building of

teachers to enable them to help the students to

learn, read, write and speak English.

➢ Nearly six language labs have been

established in selected model Sanskriti schools

in the state to facilitate digital learning and

improve listening and speaking skills of the

students.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar launches

'Paudhagiri' Campaign:

➢ The Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal

Khattar has launched the 'Paudhagiri'

campaign, aimed at increasing the green

cover in the state.

➢ Under this campaign, 22 lakh students from

class 6 to 12 of all government and private

schools in Haryana will plant a sapling each

during three months of monsoon -- July, August

and September. Each student will be given an

incentive of Rs. 50 in every six months from

the government.

➢ The chief minister launched the 'Paudhagiri'

campaign by planting a 'maulsari' sapling in the

Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex premises of

Gurgaon.

Haryana Top State in Per Capita Revenue

Collection under GST:

➢ Haryana has topped other states in per

capita revenue collection under GST, and is

also the fourth highest generator of e-way

bills in the country.

➢ Haryana has widened the tax base by 82.22

percent and recorded 19 per cent hike in

revenue collections.

➢ About 1.12 crore e-way bills were

generated in Haryana between April 1, 2018 and

June 30, 2018, catapulting the state to the

position of 4th highest generator of e-way bills in

the country.

➢ The compliance percentage of assessees in

the state is 5-7 percent higher than the national

average and revenue collection under commercial

taxes has registered double-digit growth.

Haryana

• Capital: Chandigarh

• Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar

• Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki

JHARKHAND

Jharkhand To Set Up Country's 1st Khadi

Mall:

➢ The first 'Khadi Mall' of India will be opened

in Jharkhand. It was announced by Jharkhand

Chief Minister Raghubar Das.

➢ The land in the Heavy Engineering

Corporation (HEC) campus will be made

available to the Khadi Board to develop the

country's first Khadi mall.

➢ The artisans would be provided technological

aid for value addition in their products, while

rural, urban and tourism 'haats' will provide

them markets for their goods.

Jharkhand

• Capital: Ranchi

• Chief Minister: Raghubar Das

• Governor: Draupadi Murmu

KARNATAKA

Important Highlights of Karnataka Budget

Announced:

➢ The Karnataka Chief Minister HD

Kumaraswamy has presented his first budget.

He announced a farm loan waiver of Rs 34,000

crore.

➢ The Loans of up to Rs 2 lakh for each

farmer will be waived. Farmers who repaid the

loan within time will be credited the repaid loan

amount or Rs 25000 whichever is less.

➢ Nearly Rs 4,000 crore has also been

allocated in the budget to complete the Rs 8,165

crore waiver of farm loans from cooperative

banks.

Bengaluru Gets India’s 1st e-Waste Plant:

➢ The Centre has announced a state-of-the-

art e-waste recycling unit for Bengaluru,

India’s technology capital which produces an

estimated one lakh tonne of electronic waste

a year. The Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry is

setting up the facility.

➢ The Central Institute of Plastics

Engineering and Technology (CIPET), a

research institute that comes under the ministry,

will set up the unit in the next four months.

➢ The project would promote entrepreneurship

opportunities for strategic utilisation of high

performance plastics and metal waste. India

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generates about 18 lakh tonne e-waste a year,

which is growing at 30% annually.

Karnataka

• Capital: Bangalore

• Chief Minister: H. D. Kumaraswamy

• Governor: Vajubhai Vala

KERALA

Kerala government has set up a panel to

choose an official song:

➢ The Kerala government today set up a panel

comprising eminent writers and language experts

to choose an official song for the state.

➢ A cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister

Pinarayi Vijayan, entrusted the panel with the

task of choosing a ‘Kerala Ganam’ which would

reflect the southern state’s socio-cultural legacy.

➢ While Cultural Department Secretary,

Rani George would be the convenor of the panel,

eminent critic M Leelavathi, poet Ezhachery

Ramachandran, MM Basheer, M R Raghava

Warrier and K P Mohanan would be the members.

Kerala

• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram

• Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan

• Governor: P. Sathasivam

MADHYA PRADESH

Madhya Pradesh CM Inaugurated NTPC's

Solar Plant

➢ The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj

Singh Chauhan dedicated the state-run power

giant NTPC's 250 MW Solar Power Plant in

Suwasra, District Mandsaur to the state.

➢ This project has been set up by NTPC at an

investment of about Rs 1,500 crore.

➢ It is established mainly on non-agricultural

land and generation of electricity has been

achieved without affecting the natural eco-

system with zero carbon emission.

➢ Under the Make in India initiative, this is one

of the biggest solar plant developed using

domestically manufactured Solar cells and

modules.

Madhya Pradesh launched power bill waiver

scheme ‘Sambal’ scheme

➢ In Madhya Pradesh, the government has

launched an outstanding power bill waiver

scheme and subsidised power scheme ‘Sambal’

for labourers and poor families.

➢ The registered labourers of the unorganised

sector and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families

would be provided electricity at a cost of 200

rupees per month while Power connection

would be provided free of cost to the

beneficiaries.

➢ The objective of this scheme is to make sure

that all the households have power facility in the

state.

Madhya Pradesh to implement Ayushman

Bharat Yojana:

➢ In Madhya Pradesh, the Ayushman Bharat

Yojana under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya

Swasthya Suraksha Mission will be

implemented in the state from August 15 this

year.

➢ A total of 84 lakh families of deprived

section have been included in the Ayushman

Bharat scheme on the basis of socio-economic

caste census. An annual Health Security Cover of

5 lakh rupees will be provided to each family

under the scheme.

➢ An expenditure of over Rs. 16 hundred

crore at the rate of Rs. Twelve hundred per

family has been estimated. An amount of Rs. 600

crore in the form of Grant-in-Aid will be provided

by central government, whereas around Rs. 400

crore will be shared by the state.

Gadkari to Launch Development Projects

worth Rs. 5,400 Crore in Madhya Pradesh:

➢ The Road Transport and Highways

Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched

development projects worth over 5,400 crore

rupees in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh.

➢ Gadkari plans to inaugurate 188 km of newly

constructed road of three National Highways and

lay the foundation stone for 226 km road of two

other National Highways in a function held at Lal

Parade ground, Guna.

➢ The Minister will also inaugurate port projects

worth Rs 1,062 crores.

Madhya Pradesh

• Capital: Bhopal

• Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

• Governor: Anandiben Patel

MAHARASHTRA

Elphinstone station of Mumbai renamed as

Prabhadevi by Western Railways:

➢ The Western Railway renamed Elphinstone

Road suburban railway station in Mumbai,

Maharashtra to Prabhadevi Station.

➢ The station was initially named after Lord

Elphinstone, who was Governor of Bombay

Presidency from 1853 to 1860.It has now

been renamed in honour of local deity

Prabhadevi.

Maharashtra plans to launch ‘One farmer

one transformer’ scheme

➢ In order to reduce electricity losses, the

Maharashtra government will next month launch

a new scheme allocating one transformer per

farmer. It was announced by Energy Minister

Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

➢ The scheme, "one farmer one transformer",

will be unveiled on August 15. Two lakh farmers

will be given electricity connection for high

voltage distribution line which will ensure

uninterrupted power supply.

Mumbai's Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles

Inscribed As UNESCO World Heritage Site:

➢ The United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (Unesco) has finally

declared the city’s Victorian and Art Deco

Ensembles, straddling two heritage precincts of

Fort and Marine Drive, a World Heritage Site.

➢ The feat makes Mumbai the second city in

India after Ahmedabad to be inscribed on the

World Heritage List.

➢ Maharashtra leads the states with five

UNESCO tags (including Ajanta and Ellora).

India now has 37 World Heritage inscriptions

in all.

UNESCO


• Head: Audrey Azoulay

Centre to give Rs 500 cr to SCI under

Sagarmala project:

➢ Under Sagarmala project, Centre will

provide 500 crore rupees to Shipping

Corporation of India to lease out cruises to

promote cruise tourism. It was announced by

union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

➢ The deliberations were held as part of the

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) Annual

Awards event in Mumbai.

Maharashtra

• Capital: Mumbai

• Governor: C. Vidyasagar Rao

• Chief Minister: Devendra Fadnavis

MEGHALAYA

Behdienkhlam Festival Concludes In

Meghalaya

➢ The Behdienkhlam Festival of the Raij

Tuber, one of the most colourful and the biggest

festivals in the Jaintia Hills region concluded. It is

celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) tribal community.

➢ The celebration was held at the sacred place

called the ‘Bear’ situated in the heart of Tuber

village which is about 25 kilometers from Jowai.

➢ On the occasion, Chief Minister of

Meghalaya Dr. Mukul Sangma laid the

foundation stone for the construction of the VIP

and Public viewing Gallery at Tuber Kmai Shnong

to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 1.50

crores from the Tourism Department.

Meghalaya

• Capital: Shillong

• Chief Minister: Conrad Sangma

• Governor: Ganga Prasad

ODISHA

Odisha CM Inaugurates Rs 300 crore

Irrigation Dam Project:

➢ The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

has inaugurated the Rs 300 crore Rukura

Medium Irrigation Dam project in Sundargarh

district, Odisha.

➢ This project will irrigate 5,800 hectare of

agricultural field. Mr Patnaik stated that his

promises to provide irrigation to an additional 10

lakh hectare of land ahead of 2014 elections, will

be fulfilled by 2019.

Odisha Government launches 'Green

Mahanadi Mission':

➢ The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen

Patnaik has launched the 'Green Mahanadi

Mission', a plantation drive under which 2 crore

saplings will be planted along the Mahanadi

river, Tel and Ib rivers.

➢ The plantation drive will be carried out in as

many as 1,303 villages spread over 15 districts

situated on both sides of the Mahanadi. The

plantation drive will be carried out in 16,500

hectare and 500 km.

➢ The aim of this programme is to protect the

Mahanadi and keep it alive.

India’s first greenfield skill training centre

to come up in Odisha:

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➢ Odisha is set to have the country’s first

Greenfield skill training institute at Barang.

The National Skill Training Institute (NSTI)

would provide a variety of hybrid skill training

programmes, both long and short term, along

with advanced diploma programme.

➢ While the State Government has provided five

acres of land free of cost for the purpose, the

entire expenditure would be incurred by Ministry

of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

(MSDE).

➢ The Union Minister for Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan laid the

foundation stone for NSTI-Bhubaneswar.

Odisha To Get Country’s 1st Skill Training

Centre:

➢ The Central government is planning to set up

one National Skill Training Institute (NSTI)

in every State to meet the rising demand for

skilled manpower in the country.

➢ Union Minister for Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan laid the

foundation stone of country’s first such skill

training institute at Barang near

Bhubaneswar.

➢ The Institute costing Rs 160 crore will come

up over five acres of land and have state-of-the-

art facilities.

➢ NSTI will supplement training activities and

build on demographic advantages of Odisha for

growth and development.

Sambalpur becomes first to eliminate all

unmanned level Crossings

➢ In an aim of eliminating all unmanned

Level Crossing Gates over Sambalpur

Division, East Coast Railway launches highest

ever 6 (six) Limited Height Subways (LHS) in

Sambalpur Division and completed it in a single

block of four and half hours. Sambalpur is located

in the western part of Odisha.

➢ Launching of 6 Limited Height Subways in

Sambalpur Division is a first of its kind not only in

East Coast Railway, but also in the entire Indian

Railways.

Bhitarkanika NP Becomes Largest Habitat Of

Endangered Estuarine Crocodiles:

➢ The Bhitarkanika national park has

become the largest habitat of the endangered

estuarine crocodiles in the country with a

record number of their nesting sites spotted in

Odisha.

➢ Altogether 101 nesting sites of estuarine

crocodiles were found this time by enumerators,

Divisional Forest Officer, Rajnagar Mangrove

(wildlife) Forest Division.

➢ At least 1698 crocodiles, including albino

species, were counted this year along the water-

bodies of Mahanadi delta region, while the figure

recorded last year stood at 1682.

➢ Estuarine crocodiles are also found in West

Bengals Sundarban areas having the country’s

largest mangrove cover.

Odisha

• Capital: Bhubaneswar

• Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik

• Governor: Ganeshi Lal

RAJASTHAN

‘Bijli Mitra’ Mobile app for replacement of

transformers in Rajasthan:

➢ The farmers in Rajasthan will soon have the

ease to get their defunct transformers replaced

within six hours of registering a complaint

through a mobile app.

➢ The scheme was being launched on a pilot

basis from Jhalawara.

➢ Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje announced

that the process of replacing transformers used to

consume a lot of time, therefore, the government

decided to introduce mobile app 'Bijli Mitra' so

that farmers can register their complaint.

Rajasthan Govt To Give Guarantee For Rs

5000 Crore NCDC Loan For Farm Waiver:

➢ The Rajasthan government has approved a

proposal to give bank guarantee for taking Rs

5,000 crore loan from National Cooperative

Development Corporation (NCDC) for funding

the state government’s crop loan waiver scheme.

➢ A loan of Rs 5,000 crore from NCDC for

working capital at 8.5 percent interest

rate for 270 days for crop loan waiver

scheme of the state government has been

approved.

➢ The state cabinet has decided to extend farm

loan waiver camps till 15 of the next month from

earlier deadline of June 30. Nearly, 4,361 camps

were organised in which 16.56 lakh farmers were

provided loan waiver certificates worth Rs 5,077

crore.

India’s 1st Private UAV Factory to come up

in Kota:

➢ India’s first private sector unit for

manufacturing unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and

light bullet proof vehicles (LBPV) will be set up by

DCM Shriram Industries Group on the

campus of Shriram Rayons in Kota.

➢ It will be the country’s first private sector

company to manufacture UAVs and LBPVs.

➢ Total 3000 LBPVs and 500 UAVs will be

manufactured annually once the plant is set up

and starts its manufacturing. The UAVs will be

able to fly to a height of 500 to 2000 km, while

LBPVs can operate in difficult terrains and has off-

road abilities.

➢ The new defence unit of Shriram Rayons in

Kota is being set up under ‘Make in India’

initiative of the union government.

Microsoft and Rajasthan Sign MoU for Free

Digital Training:

➢ Microsoft has signed a Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan

government to provide free digital training to

9,500 college students in one year.

➢ As reported, the initiative was taken for the

enhancement of digital learning and capacity

building of college students in the state. It was

announced by Higher Education Minister

Kiran Maheshwari.

➢ It will also train educators from government

colleges through the Microsoft Innovative

Educator Programme, building capacity for

innovative use of information and

communications technology (ICT) in the

classroom.

Microsoft

• CEO: Satya Nadella

Rajasthan

• Capital: Jaipur

• Chief Minister: Vasundhara Raje

• Governor: Kalyan Singh

TELANGANA:

AAI to Set up Civil Aviation Research

Organization In Hyderabad:

➢ The State-run Airports Authority of India

(AAI) will set up a Civil Aviation Research

Organisation (CARO) aimed at "finding

indigenous solutions" to meet the challenges

posed by the growing air traffic.

➢ According to AAI, CARO will be set up at

Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad. AAI has

earmarked a whopping budget outlay of Rs

1,200 crore for a period of 12 years for R&D.

Telangana CM lays stone for Rs 554-crore

Gattu project:

➢ Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar

Rao had laid foundation stone for Gattu

irrigation project in Jogulamba Gadwal

district. The Chief Minister announced that

Rs.554 crore will be spent to complete the

project

➢ With Gattu lift irrigation project about 2.8 tmc

of water would be supplied to 41 tanks, assuring

water to 33,000 acres in the four mandals.

SBI and NABARD Tie-Up for Credit in

Telangana:

➢ The State Bank of India and National

Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

have joined hands to provide collateral-free credit

through Joint Liability Groups in Telangana.

➢ The two signed an MoU, along with seven

NGOs from Nizamabad, Medak and Warangal

districts, for the promotion and credit linkage of

2,000 JLGs during the current year.

➢ The agreement was signed by Swaminathan

J, CGM, SBI, and P Radhakrishnan, CGM,

Nabard.

Telangana

• Capital: Hyderabad

• Chief Minister: K Chandrasekhar Rao

• Governor: E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan

TRIPURA

Agartala Airport to be named after Maharaja

Bir Bikram Kishor Manikya Bahadur:

➢ Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has

said that Agartala Airport will be named after

Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishor Manikya

Bahadur.

➢ Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishor Manikya Bahadur

sowed the seeds for development of a modern

Tripura.

➢ Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya

Bahadur, who ascended the throne of the

erstwhile Tripura Princely State in 1923, was

an enlightened and benevolent ruler. Agartala

Airport was constructed in 1942 on the land

donated by Maharaja.

Tripura

• Capital: Agartala

• Chief Minister: Biplab Kumar Deb

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• Governor: Tathagata Roy

UTTARAKHAND

Animals Declared As ‘Legal Persons’ In

Uttarakhand

➢ In a unique ruling, the Uttarakhand High Court

has accorded the status of a "legal person or

entity" to animals in the state. Now animals

have a distinct persona with corresponding rights,

duties and liabilities of a living person.

➢ A division bench of Justices Rajiv Sharma

and Lokpal Singh bestowed the unique status

on the animal kingdom while issuing a series of

directions to prevent cruelty against animals.

➢ The Uttarakhand High Court in the past had

given a similar right to river Ganga when it

ordered that the river is a human entity and will

enjoy all corresponding rights.

Uttarakhand

• Capital: Dehradun

• Chief Minister: Trivendra Singh Rawat

• Governor: Krishan Kant Paul

UTTAR PRADESH

Uttar Pradesh grants Revenue Status to 3

forest villages under FRA, 2006:

➢ The Uttar Pradesh Government has

granted Status of Revenue Village to three

villages inhabited by the Tongia Scheduled

Tribe in and around forests in Saharanpur

district.

➢ The Revenue Status means that these villages

will come under the revenue department

instead of forest department.

➢ Kaluwala, Sodhinagar and Bhagwatpur

were given the revenue status. The status was

granted under the Forest Rights Act, 2006

(FRA).

Uttar Pradesh orders ban on plastic from

July 15:

➢ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath has announced ban on plastic

bags, cups and glasses across the state from

July 15 onwards.

➢ Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that

it would be a big movement for the protection of

environment and also sought co-operation from

the public.

➢ After Maharashtra, the Uttar Pradesh

government has banned the use of several plastic

products.

Uttar Pradesh

• Capital: Lucknow

• Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath

• Governor: Ram Naik

WEST BENGAL

West Bengal assembly passes resolution to

change state’s name to ‘Bangla’:

➢ The West Bengal assembly has passed a

resolution to change the name of the State.

➢ The state assembly passed the bill to change

the state's name from West Bengal to 'Bangla'

in all three different languages. The state

government will now forward the proposal to the

Centre.

➢ The state government first proposed the

renaming in 2016. The name of the state’s

capital, which served as British India’s seat of

power until 1911, was changed from Calcutta to

Kolkata in January 2001.

International Children’s Film Festival

inaugurated in Kolkata:

➢ The West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi

has inaugurated the 18th International

Children's Film Festival in which 36 films from

17 countries would be screened.

➢ The festival was being organised by Cine

Central, one of the oldest cine clubs of the

country in collaboration with the UNICEF. Thirty-

six films from 17 countries would be screened in

the festival.

➢ Killa film has been chosen as the inaugural

film for this year’s festival and Pappu ki

Pugdandi has been chosen as the closing film of

the festival.

West Bengal to launch Ayushman Bharat

under joint banner:

➢ The West Bengal government has signed

an agreement to implement the Centre's health

insurance scheme under the joint banner

"Ayushman Bharat - Swasthya Sathi".

➢ The West Bengal health department

principal secretary Anil Verma signed a

memorandum of understanding to implement

Ayushman Bharat-National Health

Protection Mission (AB-NHPM).

➢ Under the agreement, the state government

is expected to expand the number of beneficiaries

under its existing health scheme to provide more

than 11 million families with health cover of Rs

5 lakh each.

West Bengal

• Capital: Kolkata

• Chief Minister: Mamta Banerjee

• Governor: Keshari Nath Tripathi

COMMITTEES IN NATIONAL

New 13-member committee to upgrade

norms for computation of economic data:

➢ The government has set up a 13-member

committee to upgrade the norms for

computation of economic data at state and district

level in the backdrop of plans to revise the base

year for national accounts or GDP calculation.

➢ The Ministry of Statistics and Programme

Implementation (MOSPI) will change the base

year to 2017-18 for the calculation of GDP

and IIP numbers from the current 2011-12

with an aim to capture changes in the economy.

Sunil Mehta committee recommended for

project 'Sashakt':

➢ The Sunil Mehta committee which was formed

with a view to tackle Non-Performing Assets

(NPAs) and creating credit capacity

submitted its report with recommendations to

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.

➢ The Sunil Mehta panel presented project

'Sashakt' and has recommended a five-

pronged strategy to deal with stressed assets.

➢ The committee will ensure a robust

Governance and credit architecture is put in place

to prevent similar build-up of non-performing

loans in the future.

10-member committee to review the

offences under the 'Companies Act':

➢ The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)

has set up a 10 Member Committee, headed

by the Secretary of Ministry of Corporate

Affairs Injeti Srinivas. It is to review the penal

provisions in the Companies Act, 2013.

➢ It has been decided that the existing

compoundable offences in the Companies Act

- 2013 which are punishable with fine only or

punishable with fine or imprisonment or both,

may be examined.

➢ The Committee headed by the Secretary

Ministry of Corporate Affairs has 10 members

which includes Uday Kotak, MD, Kotak

Mahindra Bank and Sidharth Birla, Former

President, FICCI as Members.

New Committee set up to Synergise NCC and

NSS

➢ The government has decided to form a

committee under former education secretary

Anil Swarup. It has been framed to address

issues such as "manpower deficiency" in the

NCC and NSS.

➢ The committee will also have "suitable

representations" from NCC (National Cadet

Corps) and the Ministry of Human Resource and

Development.

➢ The Committee will deal with issues like

expansion, strengthening training infrastructure,

rationalising resources, reducing manpower

deficiency affecting NCC and NSS (National

Service Scheme).

➢ The Committee will also submit

recommendations for building "synergy" between

these two institutions.

Government sets up High Level Committee

chaired to check mob lynching:

➢ A two high-level committees have been

constituted by the central government to suggest

ways and legal framework to effectively deal with

incidents of mob violence and lynching. It was

announced by Home Ministry.

➢ One of the committees is being headed by

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and the

other by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba.

➢ The committee will submit its

recommendations to the government within four

weeks. The government has also decided to

constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM)

headed by Home Minister Singh to consider

the recommendations of the high-level committee

of the secretaries.

➢ External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj,

Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Law

Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Social Justice

and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot

are members of the GoM.

IRDAI Forms Panel to Review 3rd Party

Motor Cover Costs

➢ The Insurance regulator IRDAI has

constituted a 16-member committee to

examine motor third party insurance pricing

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aspects and make recommendations on the

premium rates for 2019-20.

➢ This is for the first time the Insurance

Regulatory and Development Authority of India

has formed such a committee. The IRDAI

Member - Non Life P.J. Joseph has been made

as the chairman of the committee.

➢ The committee has also been tasked to revisit

the classification of vehicles, in view of the

development in the industry.

Srikrishna Committee suggests

amendments in Aadhaar Act for data

protection

➢ The Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee on

data protection in India has suggested

amendments to various laws including the

Aadhaar Act to provide for imposition of

penalties on data fiduciaries and compensations

to data principals for violations of the data

protection law.

➢ The 10-member committee set up last year

under the chairmanship of the retired Supreme

Court judge submitted the 213-page report.

➢ The report has proposed penalties for

violations, criminal proceedings, setting up

of a data authority, provision of withdrawal

of consent and concept of consent fatigue.

INTERNATIONAL

Asia's 1st Patent Arbitration Centre to Open

in Tokyo:

➢ Asia's first arbitration centre specialised in

intellectual property is slated to open in Tokyo to

resolve the growing number of disputes in the

region.

➢ The International Arbitration Centre in

Tokyo (IACT) is set to have around a dozen

arbitrators from around the world, who would try

to resolve disputes within a period of one year.

UNESCO inscribed 4 sites in world heritage

sites List:

➢ The World Heritage Committee, meeting in

Manama was held under the chair of Shaikha

Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain,

inscribed two cultural sites in Germany and

Turkey as well as two mixed (i.e. both cultural

and natural) sites in Canada and Colombia.

The new World Heritage sites, in order of

inscription, are:

Cultural sites:

➢ Gobekli Tepe (Turkey)

➢ Naumburg Cathedral (Germany)

Mixed sites:

➢ Pimachiowin Aki (Canada)

➢ Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of

the Jaguar” (Colombia)

World's 1st Digital Art Museum Opens in

Tokyo:

➢ The world’s first digital art museum has

opened to the public in Tokyo, Japan allowing

patrons to step all the way into the artworks.

➢ Attendees are able to move freely through the

9,000-square meter interactive gallery. The

exhibition itself is linked in real-time to panthe

real-world seasons, which means that no two

trips to the museum will be the same.

Japan

• Prime minister: Shinzo Abe

• Capital: Tokyo

• Currency: Japanese yen

Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay 3 day visit to

India:

➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met his

Bhutanese counterpart, Tshering Tobgay in

New Delhi. The two leaders discussed issues of

mutual interest and enhancing special friendship

between the two countries.

➢ India and Bhutan enjoy unique ties of

friendship and cooperation, which are

characterized by utmost trust and mutual

understanding.

Bhutan

• Capital: Thimphu

• Prime minister: Tshering Tobgay

• Currency: Bhutanese ngultrum

India To Operate 'World’s Emptiest Airport'

In Sri Lanka:

➢ India would operate Sri Lanka’s loss-

making Mattala Rajapaksa International

Airport in Hambantota.

➢ India would operate the airport as a Sri

Lanka-India joint venture. The joint venture

would see India gain a major stake of the airport.

It was announced by Minister of Civil Aviation

Nimal Siripala de Silva.

➢ Mattala airport, named after former president

Mahinda Rajapaksa, was a China-supported

infrastructure project in his home district of

Hambantota.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in 4-Day

Visit To India:

➢ The South Korean President Moon Jae-in

arrived in New Delhi on a four day visit to India.

He is being accompanied by First Lady Kim

Jung-sook on his maiden visit to the nation.

➢ President Moon along with Prime Minister

Narendra Modi will visit the Gandhi Smriti. Both

leaders will also visit a Samsung plant which is

located in Noida. President Moon will also

attend the India-Korea business forum.

➢ A financing arrangement of 10 billion dollars

has been set by the Korean side for

infrastructure development in India. Major

items of India’s exports to Korea are mineral

fuels/oil distillates, cereals, iron and steel.

Korea’s main export items include automobile

parts, telecommunication equipment, hot rolled

iron products, petroleum refined products, and

nuclear reactors.

IFFCO to venture into farm credit sectors;

ties up with two S Korean firms:

➢ Fertiliser cooperative major IFFCO said it

has inked an agreement with two South Korean

firms – LS Mtron and N H Captial to explore

business opportunities in agri-machinery

and farm credit sectors.

➢ The memorandum of understanding

(MoU) was signed between IFFCO’s Marketing

Director Yogendra Kumar and LS Mtron CEO

Kim Yeon-soo as well as NH Capital CEO Go

Tae-sun.

China, India clinch deal to reduce tariffs on

Indian medicines, anti-cancer drugs:

➢ China said it has clinched a deal with India on

the reduction of import duties on Indian

medicines including anti-cancer drugs, which are

highly expensive in the country.

➢ Beijing had a cut on import duties on

over 8,500 Indian items, said it will relax taxes

on more goods from India and other countries as

its trade war with the US heats up.

➢ Indian Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at

the Wuhan summit in April, China has granted

more access to Indian pharmaceutical

companies.

China launches two remote sensing

satellites for Pakistan:

➢ China successfully launched two remote

sensing satellites for Pakistan, marking the first

international commercial launch for the

Long March-2C rocket in about 19 years.

➢ The satellites – PRSS-1 and PakTES-

1A were launched from the Jiuquan Satellite

Launch Centre in northwest China.

➢ A scientific experiment satellite, PakTES-1A,

developed by Pakistan, was sent into orbit via

the same rocket.

China pledges $20 billion in loans for

economic development of Arab states:

➢ The Chinese President Xi Jinping has

pledged a package of US$20 billion in loans, and

about $106 million in financial aid, to Middle

East nations.

➢ It is given as part of "oil and gas-plus"

model to spur economic growth in the region.

➢ China is also prepared to provide another one

billion yuan to countries in the region to "build

capacity for stability maintenance.

Indian warship visits Indonesia's Sabang

port

➢ The Indian Navy patrol vessel, INS Sumitra,

became the first-ever warship to sail into the

Indonesian port of Sabang, strategically poised at

the mouth of the Malacca Strait.

➢ During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to

Jakarta this year, in a meeting with Indonesian

President Joko Widodo, it was decided that

New Delhi will develop the strategically important

Indonesian port Sabang in the Indian Ocean,

close to the Andamans.

Indonesia

• Capital: Jakarta

• Currency: Indonesian rupiah

• President: Joko Widodo

Japanese MNC Toray to invest Rs.1,000

crore in Sri City facility:

➢ Toray Industries (India), a subsidiary of

Toray Industries, Inc, a Japanese major

producing key materials for a range of industries,

plans to invest Rs.1,000 crore in setting up a

manufacturing unit in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.

➢ Toray is the 20th Japanese company

setting up facility in Sri City, and this is Toray’s

second production unit in India. Its products will

be used by diaper makers like Unicharm, Proctor

& Gamble and Kimberley Clark and the

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automotive, electrical and fast moving consumer

goods industries.

Scientist developed world’s oldest colour:

➢ Scientists have discovered the oldest colours

in the geological record — 1.1 billion-year-old

bright pink pigments extracted from rocks

deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa.

➢ The pigments taken from marine black shales

of the Taoudeni Basin in Mauritania, West

Africa, were more than half a billion years older

than previous pigment discoveries.

➢ The fossils range from blood red to deep

purple in their concentrated form, and bright

pink when diluted.

➢ The researchers crushed the billion-year-old

rocks to powder, before extracting and analysing

molecules of ancient organisms from them.

Portugal parliament approves new gender

change law:

➢ The Portuguese parliament has approved a

law that will allow citizens to change their

gender and name from the age of 16 without

a medical report showing “identity disruption”.

➢ Portugal joins Denmark, Malta, Sweden,

Ireland and Norway to become the sixth European

country to grant the right to self-determination of

transgender identity.

Portugal

• Capital: Lisbon

• Currency: Euro

UN Secretary-General Constitutes High-

Level Panel On Digital Cooperation:

➢ The United Nations Secretary-General

Antonio Guterres has constituted a High-Level

Panel on Digital Cooperation.

➢ The panel will be co-chaired by Melinda

Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation, and Jack Ma, Executive

Chairman of Alibaba Group.

➢ The Panel would identify research,policy and

information gaps, and make paths to strengthen

international cooperation in the digital space.

➢ The Panel has a total of 20 members,

representing a cross-section of expertise from

government, private industry, civil society,

academia and the technical community.

Indian Visa Application Center at Jamuna

Future Park in Dhaka.

➢ The state-of-the-art IVAC will have 48

counters and can cater to around 700 applicants

simultaneously.

➢ Bangladeshis constitute one of the largest

numbers of visitors from a single country to India.

Last year 1.4 million visas were issued to

Bangladeshi nationals. There are 12 visa centres

in Bangladesh, the highest number India has in

any country in the world.

Iceland Fills US-Vacated Seat on UN Human

Rights Council:

➢ The United Nations General Assembly has

elected Iceland to serve on the Geneva-based

global rights body effective immediately,

through to the end of next year.

➢ Iceland has for the first time been elected

to the Human Rights Council, filling the seat

vacated by the United States, which withdrew

from the body last month.

➢ On 19 June, the US announced its decision to

leave the Council. US accused the Council of

displaying bias against Israel.

UNSC Adopts Resolution 2428 to impose

arms embargo on South Sudan:

➢ The Security Council has adopted a

resolution to impose an arms embargo on

South Sudan in addition to current sanctions,

till May 31, 2019.

➢ The resolution was drafted by United States

and it has won minimum nine votes needed in

favour to none against with 6 abstentions.

➢ The Resolution calls upon all UN member

states to prevent supply, sale or transfer to South

Sudan, from or through their territories till 31 May

2019.

➢ The embargo means an official ban on trade

or other commercial activity with a

particular country.

China to launch 300 low-orbit satellites for

worldwide communication services:

➢ China plans to launch 300 low-orbit

satellites to provide worldwide communication

services.

➢ It is known as the Hongyan constellation,

the first in the 300-satellite array, is set to be

launched by the end of this year. The

constellation will be built in three stages.

➢ China Aerospace Science and Technology

Corporation announced that once completed, the

satellite communication network will take the

place of the ground-based network and allow a

mobile phone to be connected everywhere on

the planet, either in a remote desert or at

sea.

➢ The new constellation will be the first group of

low-orbit communication satellites designed and

launched by China, enabling the country to better

guide disaster rescue efforts

➢ China is already developing BeiDou

Navigation Satellite System (BDS) to rival

America's Global Positioning System, (GPS).

Peru declares state of emergency on

Colombian border:

➢ Peru has declared a 60-day state of

emergency on its border with Colombia in order

to guarantee security in a region rife with drug

trafficking.

➢ The President of Peru Martin Vizcarra

announced that the decision was taken as there

are security problems created by Colombian

citizens crossing the border and there was a need

to re-establish the state's presence.

➢ The region in which the state of emergency

has been declared is the Amazon basin

province of Putumayo, separated from

Colombia by the river of the same name, a

tributary of the Amazon.

Peru

• Capital: Lima

• Currency: Sol

SCO Organises "Peace Mission" in August

2018:

➢ The Militaries of India and Pakistan will be

part of a mega anti-terror drill in Russia in

August which is being organised by the

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

The drill, "Peace Mission", will take place nearly

three months.

➢ It will be conducted in an aim to expand

cooperation among the member countries to deal

with terrorism and extremism.

➢ Around 200 Army and Air Force personnel

from India will be participating in the exercise at

Chelyabinsk city in west-central Russia.

➢ The exercise will be joined by all SCO member

countries including Russia, China, Kyrgyz

Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and

Uzbekistan.

SCO

• Headquarters: Beijing, China

• Secretary General: Rashid Alimov

University of Houston Signs MoU with Indian

Institute of Petroleum and Energy

➢ The University of Houston has signed a

memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the

Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy

(IIPE) to build scientific and technical knowledge

through joint research.

➢ The agreement was signed at Houston by IIPE

founding director VSRK Prasad and UH vice

provost for global strategies and studies, Jaime

Ortiz.

➢ It covers key areas of possible collaboration in

faculty exchanges, offshore and onshore

petroleum engineering, process control systems

and process safety in all chemical engineering

fields and non-conventional energy areas.

➢ IIPE, which was initiated by the Indian

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, was

established in 2016 in the state of Andhra

Pradesh.

BIMARU states top in non/partially-

immunized children: UN agencies

➢ According to UN bodies WHO and UNICEF,

the 'BIMARU' Indian states - Bihar, Madhya

Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh - have

the highest numbers of partially immunized and

non-immunized children.

➢ According to data shared by the UN bodies,

the national average for full immunization is 62

percent, for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis

vaccine (DTP3) coverage is 78.4 percent and for

measles first dose 81.1 percent.

➢ According to UN bodies, a record 123 million

children were immunized globally in 2017.

➢ However, the report also suggested that

almost 20 million children did not receive the

benefits of full immunization in 2017.

EU, Japan Sign Massive Free Trade Deal

➢ The European Union and Japan signed a

huge free trade deal on that cuts or eliminates

tariffs on nearly all goods.

➢ The agreement covers 600 million people and

almost a third of the global economy. It's also a

major endorsement of a global trading system

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that is under increasing threat from

protectionism.

➢ It will remove tariffs on European exports

such as cheese and wine. Japanese automakers

and electronics firms will face fewer barriers in the

European Union.

➢ Donald Tusk, president of the European

Council, hailed the agreement as the "largest

bilateral trade deal ever."

UNEP Partners With Google For Monitoring

Impact Of Human Activity On Ecosystem

➢ The UN has entered into a partnership with

Google to monitor the impacts of human

activity on global ecosystems by using

sophisticated online tools.

➢ The aim of the partnership is to develop a

platform to enable governments, NGO's and the

public to track specific environment-related

development targets with a user-friendly Google

front-end.

➢ The partnership was launched during the

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable

Development at the UN headquarters in New

York.

➢ It has its initial focus on fresh-water

ecosystems including mountains, forests,

wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and lakes. Google will

periodically produce geospatial maps and data on

water-related ecosystems by employing massive

parallel Cloud computing technology.

United Nations Environment Programme

• Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya

• Head: Erik Solheim

Myanmar Joins International Solar Alliance:

➢ Myanmar has joined the India-initiated

International Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming

the 68th member of the grouping that is

aiming at optimum utilisation of solar energy.

➢ Myanmar Minister for International

Cooperation Kyaw Tin handed over the ISA

Framework Agreement to External Affairs

Minister Sushma Swaraj during a bilateral

meeting.

➢ Myanmar became the 68th signatory to

the Framework Agreement of the

International Solar Alliance. The ISA was

launched by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi and then French President Francois

Hollande at the Paris climate summit in 2015.

➢ India is a key development aid partner for

Myanmar that includes Kaladan Multimodal

Transit Transport Project connecting Mizoram

with Sittwe port in Myanmar, the Trilateral

Highway Project connecting India with Myanmar

and Thailand and the Rhi-Tiddim road.

Facebook Plans To Launch Satellite ‘Athena’

In 2019:

➢ Facebook is working on launching Athena,

its own Internet satellite, early in 2019.

➢ The project is designed to “efficiently

provide broadband access to unserved and

underserved areas throughout the world,”.

Elon Musk”s SpaceX and Softbank-backed

OneWeb are two other prominent names who

have similar ambitions.

PM Modi Inaugurates Ambulance Service In

Sri Lanka:

➢ PM Narendra Modi along with his Sri Lankan

counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe launched

the island-wide expansion of the 1990

Suwasariya Emergency Ambulance Service

in Jaffna.

➢ As per the scheme, 209 ambulances will be

launched in Sri Lanka with a fund of $15.02

million contributed by India. At present 88

Ambulances have been inaugurated in south and

east Sri Lanka and in the future more ambulances

will be launched.

➢ Modi stated that that this new service will

provide local employment in Sri Lanka. He said

that the ambulance service will also add to the

skill-set.

13th launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 Sets New

Record of launching heaviest satellite ever

➢ The SpaceX has successfully launched

communications satellite Telstar 19 VANTAGE

to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).

➢ It has set a record as the satellite launch is

marked by the heaviest payload that a Falcon

9 has ever carried to a GTO. The satellite

weights over 7000 kg.

➢ The launch took place from Space Launch

Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force

Station.

➢ According to Interesting Engineering, Telstar

19 VANTAGE will now complete orbit raising and

in-orbit testing. It is the heaviest satellite in the

world yet, weighing an impressive 7,080

kilograms (15,600 lb).

SpaceX

• CEO: Elon Musk

• Headquarters: California, United States

Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi opens its

doors to public

➢ The world’s first-ever Warner Bros.

branded indoor theme park has been

inaugurated in Abu Dhabi.

➢ The official inauguration ceremony took place

in the Warner Bros Plaza at Warner Bros World

Abu Dhabi.

➢ The Warner Bros. has teamed up with Miral

Asset Management to build the theme park in

Abu Dhabi.

➢ The indoor amusement park is spread over

more than 1.65 million square feet and has 29

rides.

Indian warship INS Trikand reaches Sri

Lanka in goodwill visit:

➢ India's latest frontline warship INS Trikand

has reached Sri Lanka in a goodwill visit.

➢ The Sri Lanka Navy ceremonially welcomed

the state-of-the-art warship in accordance with

naval traditions.

➢ INS Trikand is a state-of-the-art warship of

the Indian Navy equipped with a versatile range

of weapons and sensors capable of addressing

threats in all three dimensions - air, surface and

sub-surface.

Sushma Swaraj Embarks 2-Day Visit to

Manama:

➢ The External Affairs Minister Sushma

Swaraj will embark on a two-day visit to

Manama to co-chair the second High Joint

Commission meeting with her Bahraini

counterpart.

➢ During the visit, Mrs Swaraj will inaugurate

the new Chancery building complex and

address the Indian community. She will also

hold meetings with the political leadership.

➢ The visit is expected to provide an opportunity

to identify new areas of cooperation between both

countries.

Bahrain

• Capital: Manama

• Currency: Bahraini dinar

Indian Air Force to join ‘Pitch Black’ warfare

exercise in Australia:

➢ The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating

in the multinational "Pitch Black" warfare

exercise in Australia. The IAF contingent is led by

Group Captain CUV Rao.

➢ The IAF contingent for the July 24-August 18

biennial multi-national large force

employment warfare exercise will consist of

145 air-warriors including Garud team, four Su-

30MKI fighters, one C-130 special operations

aircraft and one C-17 transporter

➢ Pitch Black is hosted by the Royal Australian

Air Force (RAAF) and will see eight other

nations participating with over 100 aircraft.

PM Modi Begins On 3-Nation Visit To

Rwanda, Uganda, And South Africa:

➢ The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a

three-nation, five-day tour to Rwanda, Uganda,

and South Africa.

➢ The visit to Africa comes ahead of the 10th

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and

South Africa) summit in Johannesburg.

➢ In Rwanda, he will be gifting 200 cows to

the Rwandan President Paul Kagame to

support his flagship ‘Girinka’

programme. Launched in Rwanda in 2006,

Girinka promises one cow to every poor family in

Rwanda. Modi will also visit the Genocide

Memorial there. India will extend two lines of

credit of USD 100 million each for agricultural

sector and industrial sector to Rwanda.

➢ In Uganda, Two lines of credit worth USD

164 million will be extended. In South Africa,

bilateral meetings with South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa, and countries

participating in BRICS summit are planned.

South Africa

• Capital: Pretoria

• Currency: South African rand

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INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS

Summits Key Points/ Themes Held in

10th BRICS Summit 2018 Theme: ‘BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th

Industrial Revolution'.

Johannesburg, South

Africa

Global Disability Summit 2018 To firm up the commitments of the country leaders towards the cause of persons with

disabilities

London at the Queen

Elizabeth Olympic Park.

1st Meeting Of India-

Bangladesh Joint Committee

On Border Haats

To set up six new Border Haats with an aim to increase the trade between the two countries

before March, 2019.

Agartala, Tripura

8th BRICS Health Ministers’

Meeting

India will strongly support for Ending Tuberculosis (TB) and is committed to eradicate the

disease by 2025.

Durban, South Africa.

4th BIMSTEC Summit The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation

(BIMSTEC) has as members seven nations of South Asia and Southeast Asia — Bangladesh,

India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Kathmandu, Nepal

4th Round of the India-Japan

Maritime Affairs Dialogue

The two sides exchanged views on various topics of mutual interest including the Indo-

Pacific Region, maritime security, cooperation in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster

Relief (HADR), Search and Rescue (SAR).

New Delhi

Two Plus Two Dialogue

Between India and US

Discuss strengthening of strategic, security and defence cooperation as both the nations

jointly address challenges in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

New Delhi

8th India-Oman Joint

Commission Meeting

The Government of India has launched several investment friendly programmes like ‘Make

in India’ with a trillion dollar business opportunity in the country.

Muscat, Oman

6th edition of biennial World

Cities Summit

It will provide a unique integrated global platform to drive integrated urban solutions,

connect global business experts, policy-makers, industry leaders and innovators through

strategic collaborative efforts and cutting-edge technologies.

Singapore

17th World Sanskrit

Conference

To promote, preserve and practice the Sanskrit language all over the world by the people.

It is being held in various countries across the globe once in every three years and so far it

has been held thrice in India.

Vancouver, Canada.

List of Agreements/MoUs’ signed by India with Various Countries:

Country Prime Minister Key area/ Points Capital/ Currency

China Xi Jinping

(President)

Agreed to take “necessary steps to maintain peace & tranquillity in border areas.” Beijing/ Renminbi

United

Kingdom

Theresa May Enhance their partnership in the area of research and innovation.

This was agreed to at the delegation level meeting of 6th India-Science and Innovation Council

in New Delhi.

An agreement on exchange of experience by legal professionals and government functionaries

for resolution of disputes before various courts and tribunals.

London/ Pound

sterling

France Emmanuel Macron

(President)

An MoU to promote investment facilitation and cooperation between startups (Invest India,

Business France) of the two countries.

Paris/ Euro, CFP

franc

Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo

(President)

To enhance the bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

On Cultural Exchange Programme and on cooperation between Bureau of Indian Standards

and Ghana Standards Authority were signed.

Accra/ Ghanaian cedi

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina A revised travel agreement with, easing visa restrictions for citizens of Bangladesh. Under the

Revised Travel Arrangement (RTA)-2018, freedom fighters and elderly Bangladeshi nationals

will get five year multiple visa from India.

World’s largest state-of-the-art visa centre: Dhaka

Dhaka / Taka

South

Korea

Moon Jae-in

(President)

In the field of Science and Technology, Programme of Cooperation 2018-21, Establishment of

Future Strategy Group and Cooperation in Bio-technology and Bio-economy.

Seoul/ South Korean

won

Nepal Khadga Prasad Oli To jointly promote historically and culturally important tourism circuits like the Ramayana and

Buddhist Circuit and adventure tourism.

Kathmandu/

Nepalese rupee

Rwanda Paul Kagame

(President)

Agreements in the fields of Defence, Trade, Agriculture, Leather and allied products and Dairy.

Cultural exchange programme for the year 2018-22.

India has extended $200 million line of credit to Rwanda for its economic development. Out

of this One for development of Industrial Parks ($100 million line of credit) and another for

Agriculture irrigation scheme in Rwanda worth (USD 100 million line of credit).

Kigali/ Rwandan

franc

Uganda Yoweri Museveni

(President)

Areas of defence cooperation, visa exemption for official and diplomatic passport holders,

cultural exchange programme and material testing laboratory.

Offering to build a commemoration centre in Kampala in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.

Kampala/ Ugandan

shilling

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BANKING AND BUSINESS

RBI: Purchaser’s Name on face of payment

instrumentalities Compulsory

➢ In order to address the concerns arising out of

the anonymity and to prevent money laundering,

the Reserve Bank has now made it compulsory

to incorporate the purchaser’s name on the

face of demand draft, pay order, banker’s

cheques and other instruments.

➢ The RBI issued a notification in Mumbai to this

effect to the banks. This directive will come into

effect from 15th of September this year.

RBI To Issue New Design Rs 100

Denomination Banknote:

➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will

shortly issue Rs 100 denomination banknotes

in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, bearing the

signature of Governor Urjit Patel. The central

bank said all the notes in the earlier Rs 100

series will continue to be legal tender.

➢ The new denomination notes will be lavender

colour bearing the motif of 'Rani Ki Vav', which

depicts India’s cultural heritage. Dimension of the

banknote will be 66 mm × 142 mm

➢ Rani ki vav is an intricately constructed

stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat,

India. It is located on the banks of Saraswati

River.

RBI

• Headquarters: Mumbai

• Governor: Urjit Patel

GNFC, NITI Aayog join hands to research on

Blockchain tech:

➢ Niti Aayog and fertiliser major Gujarat

Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals

Limited (GNFC) has entered into an agreement

to undertake joint research and exchange and

disseminate learnings to use Blockchain

Technology for fertiliser subsidy

management.

➢ The two bodies signed a Statement of

Intent (SOI) to work together towards

implementing a Proof-of-Concept (POC)

application.

➢ Under the SOI, the two organisations would

also undertake interaction and discussions on use

of blockchain technology for specific needs of

fertiliser subsidy management.

BSE, BME Tie-Up to Develop Commodity

Derivatives Markets:

➢ The Premier stock exchange BSE has entered

into an agreement with the Bombay Metal

Exchange (BME) for the growth and

systematic development of commodity

derivatives markets in the non-ferrous metals

complex.

➢ Through this memorandum of understanding

(MoU), the BSE and the BME will co-ordinate and

work jointly on initiatives to deepen the

understanding of commodity market among

stakeholders.

➢ The BME will assist the BSE in designing new

and innovative deliverable products in

commodities like aluminium, copper, zinc, nickel

and lead among, others

Tata Steel and Thyssenkrup Joint Venture

Approved:

➢ The Tata Steel board gave the green flag to

the joint venture with German steel giant

Thyssenkrup. This deal will see both steel

majors combine their European businesses to

form a 50:50 joint venture.

➢ The resultant entity, which will be called

Thyssenkrup Tata Steel BV, will be the second-

largest steelmaker in European steel sector after

Lakshmi Mittal's ArcelorMittal.

➢ The steelmaking joint venture aims to

produce 35,000 million tonnes of cold rolled

grain oriented steel every year from its expanded

factory, instead of the earlier capacity of 10,000

tonnes per annum.

IndiaFirst Ties Up With Oxigen:

➢ The IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company

Ltd (IndiaFirst) has entered into a tie-up with

Oxigen Services India Pvt Ltd to establish

distribution of its insurance products at

Oxigen retail outlets.

➢ Through this tie-up, IndiaFirst Life will offer

PoS Insurance Khata, a unique product that

allows a customer to increase his life cover and

create savings in a manner that suits his budget.

➢ IndiaFirst Life is a joint venture between Bank

of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Legal and

General (UK).

➢ IndiaFirst Life Insurance and Oxigen Services

aim to establish access to customers in the

remotest areas of the country.

Oxigen

• Headquarters: Gurugram

• Executive director: Sunil Kulkarni

Bank of China gets RBI Licence to Operate

In India:

➢ The RBI has issued licence to Bank of

China to set up its first branch in India. It was a

commitment made by the Prime Minister Modi

to the President of China.

➢ Bank of China is one of the very few state-

owned commercial banks in China. India and

China have been focusing on expanding their

economic ties notwithstanding differences on

several sticky issues including on the boundary

dispute.

Bank of China

• Headquarters: Beijing, China

Govt keeps small savings interest rates

unchanged:

➢ The government has kept the interest rates

on small savings schemes, including NSC and

PPF, unchanged for the July-September

quarter.

➢ The move is aimed at matching the hardening

interest rates in the banking sector. Interest rates

for small savings schemes are notified on a

quarterly basis.

➢ Interest rate for the five-year Senior Citizens

Savings Scheme has been retained at 8.3 per

cent. Interest on savings deposits has been

retained at 4 percent annually.

➢ Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National

Savings Certificate (NSC) will fetch annual

interest rate of 7.6 per cent while Kisan Vikas

Patra (KVP) will yield 7.3 percent and mature

in 11 months.

➢ The girl child savings scheme Sukanya

Samriddhi account will offer 8.1 percent rate.

➢ Term deposits of 1-5 years will fetch interest

rate of 6.6-7.4 percent, to be paid quarterly,

while the five-year recurring deposit is pegged at

6.9 per cent.

YES Bank gets nod for MF business:

➢ Yes Bank has received approval from capital

markets regulator SEBI to start mutual fund

business.

➢ This approval is subsequent to the Reserve

Bank of India’s (RBI) approval granted to Yes

Bank to sponsor a mutual fund followed by SEBI’s

in-principle approval received subsequently.

➢ YES Asset Management (India), a wholly

owned subsidiary of YES Bank, will launch

fund offerings across the spectrum in both debt

and equity markets over the next 6-12 months.

This strategic initiative will further complement

Yes Bank’s retail liabilities and wealth

management strategy.

IIFL: India's No.1 banker for equity

issuances for private sector companies in

FY17

➢ According to Prime Database Investment

Bankers League table for FY 2017-18, IIFL is

India's top investment bank for equity

issuances by private sector companies.

➢ IIFL Holdings Ltd. (IIFL) is a category I

Merchant Banker and a part of leading diversified

financial services group. I

➢ IIFL is a publicly listed company and is

engaged in Investment Banking, Securities

dealing, Wealth & Asset Management and Loans

& Mortgages.

NABARD Sanctions Over Rs 735 crore For

Bengal For Rural Infra Projects:

➢ NABARD has sanctioned Rs 735.53 crore in

the first quarter of the current fiscal under the

Rural Infrastructure Development Fund

(RIDF) for West Bengal for facilitating the

execution of 86 projects.

➢ They include six solar power, one medium

irrigation, five minor irrigation and 12 flood

protection projects, besides 57 projects for the

widening and strengthening of roads and five

rural bridges.

Reliance Industries launches Jio GigaFiber

broadband services:

➢ The Reliance Industries has unveiled 'Jio

GigaFiber', the much-awaited fibre-to-the-home

(FTTH) broadband service.

➢ The company claimed it will be the largest

Greenfield fixed-line broadband rollout anywhere

in the world, with a rollout in 1,100 cities

simultaneously.

➢ Jio GigaFiber broadband will come with a set

top box for TV and will have enabled voice

command feature for TV. Besides, it will have a

TV calling feature.

IFC Invests $100 million In M&M Arm:

➢ The World Bank Group member IFC has

invested $100 million in Mahindra &

Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (Mahindra

Finance).

➢ This would enable the Mahindra Group

Company to augment its growth by extending

loans to individuals along with financing small and

medium enterprises.

➢ The investment in India’s largest tractor

financier will be through secured non-convertible

debentures.

➢ Mechanised farming can cut costs by 25% and

raise productivity by 20%, helping meet the

Centre’s target of doubling farmers’ incomes

by 2022.

International Finance Corporation

• Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United

States

Cabinet approved extension of scheme of

recapitalization of RRB:

➢ The government has approved extension of

recapitalisation scheme for Regional Rural

Banks (RRBs) for next three years up to

2019-20 with an aim to strengthen their lending

capacity.

➢ A total of Rs 1,107.20 crore, as

government's share, out of Rs 1,450 crore, has

been released to RRBs till March last year.

➢ The scheme started in 2010-11 and was

extended twice in 2012-13 and 2015-16. The last

extension was up to March, 2017.

➢ The remaining Rs 342.80 crore will be utilised

to provide recapitalisation support to RRBs whose

Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR)

is below 9 per cent, during 2017-18, 2018-19 and

2019-20.

ICICI Bank mortgage portfolio crosses Rs

1.5 trillion:

➢ ICICI Bank has announced that it has

crossed the milestone of disbursing mortgage

loans of over Rs 1.5 trillion.

➢ It aims to grow its pan-India mortgage book

to Rs 2 trillion by end of FY20.

➢ The bank has also enabled online repository of

30,000 approved projects across 40 cities for

its customers.

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25 Countries in Global Banks’ ‘High Risk’

List:

➢ China, UAE, Cyprus and significantly,

Mauritius, along with 21 other countries have

been tagged as “high-risk jurisdictions” by

global banks acting as custodians for foreign

funds which comprise the largest group of

investors in the Indian stock market.

➢ Large investors and beneficial owners of these

funds entering India through these high-risk

jurisdictions will face close scrutiny

➢ HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Standard

Chartered and JP Morgan are among the banks

that compiled the list.

➢ Sebi-registered foreign portfolio funds invest

in India through 56 countries. Of these, 25 are

now considered ‘high risk’.

NASSCOM Signed MoU with NITI Aayog:

➢ The National Association of Software and

Services Companies (Nasscom), India’s

premier software lobby has opened a Center of

Excellence (CoE) for Data Science and

Artificial Intelligence.

➢ Nasscom also signed a MoU with NITI Aayog

to collaboratively foster applied research,

accelerating adoption and ethics, privacy and

security.

➢ Nasscom has partnered with Intel and

IBM as its founding members and technology

advisors for augmenting and accelerating the

data science and artificial Intelligence ecosystem

in the country.

NASSCOM

• Chairperson: Rishad Premji

• Headquarters: Noida, UP

UN Member States approve USD 6.69 billion

for 13 Peacekeeping Operations:

➢ The UN member states approved a USD 6.69

billion dollar budget for 13 peacekeeping

operations for the year 2018-19.

➢ The missions include MINUJUSTH (United

Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti),

MINURSO (Mission for the Referendum in

Western Sahara), MINUSCA (Multidimensional

Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central

African Republic), MONUSCO (Stabilisation

Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

and UNIFIL (Interim Force in Lebanon).

➢ The United States is the biggest contributor to

the United Nations, paying 22 per cent of the USD

5.4 billion core budget and 28.5 per cent of the

USD 7.9 billion peacekeeping budget.

Mark Zuckerberg becomes third-richest in

the world:

➢ Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark

Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as

the world’s third-richest person. It's first time

the 3 richest people have made their fortunes

from technology.

➢ Buffet donated about 290 million Berkshire

Hathaway Class B shares to charities, most of

it to Gates's foundation.

➢ Those shares are now worth more than $50

billion (about Rs. 3.44 lakh crores), according to

data compiled by Bloomberg.

RIL Becomes India's Largest Tax Payer in

Private Sector:

➢ Reliance is India's largest payer of Goods

and Services Tax (GST), Excise and Customs

Duty, and Income Tax in the private sector. The

private sector is paying Rs.9844 crore in

FY18.

➢ At the Reliance Industries' 41st Annual

General Meeting, Mukesh Ambani highlighted that

Jio's subscribers grew from 124 million at the end

of last year to 210 million at the end of FY18.

➢ Reliance has become the first Indian company

to record PBDIT (Profit Before Depreciation

Interest and Taxes) of over $10 billion.

ICICI Bank first bank in country to tie-up

with Australian bank:

➢ The ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector

bank by consolidated assets has announced its

partnership with 'Westpac Banking

Corporation' (Westpac), one of the top

banks in Australia.

➢ It aims to offer Indian students a completely

online payment solution through its

'Money2World' (M2W) platform for outward

remittances. As a first, ICICI Bank and Westpac

have partnered with La Trobe University, one

of the well-known universities in Australia, for this

initiative.

➢ 'Money2World', is a first-of-its-kind fully

online outward remittance service for

resident Indians by any bank in India. It is

available to users 24x7 on all days.

Westpac

• Headquarters: Sydney, Australia

ICICI Bank


India Becomes World’s 6th Largest

Economy: World Bank

➢ India has surpassed France to become the

sixth largest economy in the world.

➢ According to World Bank figures for 2017,

India's gross domestic product (GDP) amounted

to $2.597 trillion at the end of last year, against

$2.582 trillion for France.

➢ According to the report, manufacturing and

consumer spending were the main drivers of the

Indian economy. India has doubled its GDP

within a decade and is expected to power ahead

as a key economic engine in Asia, even as China

slows down.

➢ According to the International Monetary

Fund, India is projected to generate growth of

7.4 per cent this year and 7.8 per cent in

2019.

World Bank


States

• President: Jim Yong Kim

• CEO: Kristalina Georgieva

RBI Cancels Licence Of Alwar Urban Co-

Operative Bank:

➢ The RBI has announced that the licence of

Alwar Urban Co-operative Bank in Alwar,

Rajasthan has been cancelled as it is not in a

position to pay its depositors in full as and when

their claims accrue, among other reasons.

➢ The Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

Rajasthan has also been requested to issue an

order for winding up the bank and appoint a

liquidator for the bank.

➢ On liquidation, every depositor is entitled to

repayment of his/her deposits up to a monetary

ceiling of Rs 1,00,000 from the Deposit

Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation

(DICGC) as per usual terms and conditions.

India Becomes 69th Shareholder of

European Bank for Reconstruction &

Development:

➢ India was formally announced as the 69th

shareholder of the European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

➢ It paves the way for more joint investment

with Indian companies across the bank's regions

of operation.

➢ India takes a shareholding in the EBRD but it

will not be a recipient of EBRD financing.

➢ The EBRD is also working closely with leading

Indian organisations, such as FICCI, the

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the

Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of

India (ASSOCHAM), and the International Solar

Alliance (ISA).

➢ The European Bank for Reconstruction and

Development is an international financial

institution founded in 1991.

➢ Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

BoB signs pact with KB Financial Group:

➢ The Bank of Baroda has signed a

memorandum of understanding (MoU) with KB

Financial Group Inc. (KBFG), Korea, for a

comprehensive business cooperation to establish

In-Ko financing corridor and develop innovative

digital payment ecosystem.

➢ The MoU was signed during the India-Korea

Business Forum by P S Jayakumar, MD & CEO,

Bank of Baroda and Yoon Jong-kyu,

Chairman, KB Financial Group.

➢ Bank of Baroda and KB Financial Group will

work together on creating a new digital payments

ecosystem in India and creating In-Ko corridor

for providing reciprocal financial services to

corporate and retail clients of Bank of

Baroda and KB Financial Group.

BOB

➢ Headquarters: Alkapuri, Vadodara

UN Security Council adopts Resolution 2427:

➢ The UN Security Council has adopted a

resolution aimed at a framework for

mainstreaming protection, rights, well-being and

empowerment of children throughout the conflict

cycle.

➢ Resolution 2427, which won unanimous

approval of the 15 members of the council

strongly condemns the recruitment and use

of children by parties to armed conflict as

well as their re-recruitment, killing and maiming,

rape and other forms of sexual violence, and

abductions.

➢ The adoption of the resolution preceded a

high-level open debate on children and armed

conflict, which was chaired by Swedish Prime

Minister Stefan Lofven, whose country holds

the presidency of the Security Council for July.

Essar builds country’s largest iron ore

handling unit in Vizag:

➢ Essar Vizag Terminal Ltd (EVTL) has

commissioned its iron ore handling complex in

Visakhapatnam, deemed to be India’s largest,

built with an investment of Rs 830 crore.

➢ This iron ore handling facility will have the

fastest vessel turnaround time for iron ore among

Indian ports. The cargo loading capacity of the

unit has been upgraded to 24 MTPA.

➢ The facility will support both export and

coastal traffic, furthering the vision of the

Sagarmala initiative.

Indian Army Signs MoU with SBI for Salary

Package:

➢ The Indian Army has signed a Memorandum

of Understanding (MoU) with the State Bank of

India on defence salary package.

➢ The first MoU between SBI and the Indian

Army was signed in 2011 and was renewed on 23

February, 2015. This MoU will benefit a large

number of serving and retired Army personnel

who are having their accounts with SBI.

➢ The signing-in ceremony was chaired by

Adjutant General Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar and

was attended by top officials of SBI headed by

Shri PK Gupta, Managing Director (Retail

and Development Banking), SBI.

HDFC Bank launches MF Transactions on

Facebook Messenger:

➢ HDFC securities has announced launch of

Mutual Funds transactional capabilities on

Facebook Messenger through their virtual

assistant, Arya.

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➢ A subsidiary of HDFC Bank, HDFC securities

framed a theme called "The Pace of

Innovation".

➢ The theme is structured to innovate and

provide intuitive and relevant digital solutions to

customers. Apart from mutual fund investments,

it facilitates a quick overview of total portfolio

holding, getting the latest stock quotes and

opening an account.

Airtel Payments Bank Gets RBI Nod To

Resume Taking New Customers:

➢ Airtel Payments Bank has received

requisite approvals from the Reserve Bank to

begin taking new customers.

➢ Also, Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI has

allowed it to use the 12-digit unique

identification number-based e-KYC

➢ The development comes nearly seven months

after Airtel along with Airtel Payments Bank came

under fire for allegedly opening payments bank

accounts of its mobile subscribers without their

consent, and LPG subsidy worth crores was

deposited into these accounts.

➢ Airtel Payments Bank was the first company

in India to receive a payments bank license

from the Reserve Bank of India.

Airtel Payments Bank

• CEO: Anubrata Biswas

India to take over as head of Asia Pacific

region of WCO:

➢ India will take over as head of the Asia

Pacific region of the World Customs

Organisation (WCO).

➢ An event has been organised in New Delhi to

mark India's assumption as Vice Chair for a

period of two years.

➢ WCO represents 182 customs

administrations across the world that

collectively process approximately 98 percent of

world trade.

WCO

• Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

• Secretary General: Kunio Mikuriya

LIC board nod for acquisition of up to 51 per

cent stake in IDBI Bank:

➢ Life Insurance Corporation of India's

(LIC's) board has approved acquiring up to 51

per cent stake in state-run IDBI Bank. It was

announced by Economic Affairs Secretary

Subhash Chandra Garg.

➢ Now LIC will approach markets regulator

Sebi. Insurance regulator Irdai has already given

its approval to the insurer for the stake purchase.

➢ Till end of June 2018, LIC owned about 8

percent of IDBI Bank.The move of buying

additional stakes by LIC is expected to help IDBI,

the debt-ridden state-owned bank, to get a

capital support of Rs 100-130 billion.

PhonePe buys Zopper Retail:

➢ The Flipkart-owned digital payments

start-up PhonePe has bought the point-of-

sale (PoS) business of Zopper, a hyperlocal

mobile marketplace for small and medium-sized

businesses.

➢ As part of the deal, Zopper founder and chief

executive officer Neeraj Jain will join PhonePe,

heading its offline merchants business.

PhonePe

• Headquarters: Bengaluru

• CEO: Sameer Nigam

OECD predicts India to grow over 7%, China

to 6.7%:

➢ According to OECD, India’s economic

growth is poised to rise to 7.4% in 2018 and

7.5% in 2019 as the economy has been able to

navigate through growth obstacles due to

demonetisation and impact of GST rollout.

➢ It was announced by the Organisation for

Economic and Development (OECD).

➢ China’s GDP growth is projected to moderate

to 6.7% in 2018 and to 6.4% in 2019.

OECD


• Secretary-General: José Ángel Gurría

IMF cuts India growth forecast for 2018 by

a notch to 7.3%:

➢ The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

has projected a growth rate of 7.3% in 2018

and 7.5% in 2019 for India as against 6.7% in

2017, making it the fastest growing country

among major economies.

➢ The latest growth rate projection for India is

slightly less, 0.1 percentage point in 2018 and 0.3

percentage points in 2019 than its April

projections.

➢ The IMF also said that global growth is

projected to reach 3.9% in 2018 and 2019.

IMF


States

• CEO: Christine Lagarde

FinMin gives nod for capital infusion of over

Rs.11,000 cr in five PSBs:

➢ The Finance Ministry gave its nod for

capital infusion of Rs.11,336 crore in five

weak public sector banks to help them tide over

any situation of breach of regulatory capital

requirements.

➢ The five banks that are to get capital support

under this round are Punjab National Bank

(Rs.2,816 crore); Indian Overseas Bank

(Rs.2,157 crore); Andhra Bank (Rs.2,019 crore);

Corporation Bank (Rs.2,555 crore) and Allahabad

Bank (Rs.1,790 crore).

➢ The government had in October last year

announced Rs.2.11-lakh crore capital infusion

programme over two financial years.

➢ The Public sector banks are currently under

the pressure of the bad-loan mess, which is

estimated to be over Rs.9-lakh crore.

Canara Bank launches RuPay credit card:

➢ The Managing Director and Chief

Executive Officer of Canara bank launched the

Canara RuPay Credit Card.

➢ The new card variant is issued in association

with the National Payment Corporation of

India and it will provide the best features of a

credit card.

➢ The card is efficiently designed to provide 20-

50 days interest free repayment period. It

comes with a complimentary insurance cover of

up to Rs 1 lakh in case of loss of life.

➢ Canara Bank currently has Mobile Wallet,

EasyCash and P-Serve as technology

products.

WPI Inflation At 4.5-Year High, Grows

5.77% in June:

➢ India's wholesale inflation grew 5.77 percent

in June, a four-and-half year high, driven by

some food items and fuel prices. It is latest price

data released by the commerce and industry

ministry.

➢ A higher inflation in the month of June can

also be attributed to an unfavourable base effect.

➢ WPI witnessed a growth of 4.43 percent in

May and 0.90 percent in June 2017.

India fastest growing economy in Asia; on

track to meet FY18 target: ADB

➢ According to Asian Development Bank

(ADB), India will continue to be the world's

fastest growing major economy, ahead of China,

with 7.3 per cent growth rate in 2018-19 and

7.6 percent in 2019-20.

➢ The growth in India will be driven by increased

public spending, higher capacity utilisation rate

and uptick in private investment.

➢ The economic growth in China will decelerate

to 6.6 per cent in 2018 and further to 6.4 per

cent in 2019. China's growth rate was 6.9 per

cent in 2017.

➢ ADB also said India is the dominant economy

in the South Asia sub-region with its growth

gaining momentum at 7.7 per cent in the last

quarter ended March of 2017-18, the highest

rate of growth since first quarter of 2016-17.

Jana Small Finance Bank Begins Banking

Operations:

➢ Jana Small Finance Bank, former MFI –

Janalakshmi Financial Services, officially launched

its commercial banking operations.

➢ The bank has received the small finance bank

licence in March this year.

➢ The transition from a micro-finance company

to a bank is set to enable more than 45 lakh

existing loan customers under MFI to come

into the banking ecosystem by the end of 2018.

Jana Small Finance Bank

• MD and CEO: Ajay Kanwal

BRICS Media Forum To Start In Cape Town:

➢ The 3rd BRICS Media Forum under the

theme of “BRICS Media Cooperation –

Fostering an Inclusive, Just World

Order” will be held on July 18-19 in Cape Town,

South Africa.

➢ The media forum forms part of the

upcoming 10th BRICS summit to be held on

July 25-27 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

➢ The forum aims to improve the high-end

dialogue platform for the mainstream media of

BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India,

China and South Africa.

➢ The forum is co-hosted by South

Africa’s Independent Media and

China’s Xinhua News Agency.

SBI Organised Kisan Mela To Educate

Farmers On Financial Literacy:

➢ India’s largest lender State Bank of India

(SBI) will organise a nation-wide Kisan Mela as

an outreach programme for farmers and to

impart financial literacy.

➢ SBI expects to cover 10 lakh farmers through

nearly 14,000 rural and semi-urban branches

across the country in this Kisan Mela, to be held

on July 18.

➢ Kisan Mela is a one-of-its-kind initiative by

SBI to connect with farmer customers, resolve

their grievances and educate them about their

rights and various banks initiatives.

➢ As part of Kisan Mela, bank also offers farmers

with Kisan Credit Card (KCC) an enhancement of

10 per cent to their credit limit on renewing the

account.

J&K’s 1st All-Women Branch Inaugurated At

Jammu And Kashmir Bank:

➢ The First Lady Usha Vohra has e-

inaugurated the first ‘All-Women Branch of

Jammu and Kashmir Bank’ at a function

organised at the Sher-i-Kashmir International

Convention Centre (SKICC). It has been

inaugurated as a step towards women

empowerment.

➢ Ms Vohra also launched special services and

products designed exclusively for women clients

of the bank, which included Pink Gold Saving

Scheme, Pink Platinum Saving Scheme, Special

Loan Facility for Women Entrepreneurs, Pink Gold

Debit Card and Pink Platinum Credit Card.

Decisions In 28th Meeting Of GST Council:

➢ The Goods and Services Tax Council, at

its 28th meeting has reduced the rates on more

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than 50 products. GST on sanitary pads was cut

from 12% to zero, rakhis were exempted from

the tax.

➢ Small televisions, washing machines,

fridges and kitchen appliances such as mixers

and juicers have their tax rates slashed

from 28% to 18%.

➢ Out of the 49 items currently taxed at

the highest rate of 28%, rates on 17 have

been reduced to 18%.

➢ GST on handbags, jewellery box, wooden box

for paintings, artware of glass, stone endeavour,

ornamental framed mirrors and handmade

lamps were reduced to 12%.

➢ Then, footwear priced below 1,000

rupees will attract 5% rate. Imported urea

and ethanol sold to oil companies for blending

with petrol and diesel has been reduced to 5%.

Federal Bank Gets RBI Nod To Enter Bahrain,

Kuwait, Singapore:

➢ The South-based private sector lender Federal

Bank has received the regulatory nod to open

offices in Bahrain, Kuwait and Singapore, but

is awaiting local clearances before it starts

operations.

➢ The Kochi-headquartered bank, which leads

diaspora remittances, already has representative

offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Federal Bank

• MD and CEO: S Srinivasan

• Headquarters: Kochi, Kerala

ONGC Board Approves Exiting Pawan Hans:

➢ The board of ONGC has approved

exiting helicopter service provider Pawan

Hans by selling its entire 49 per cent stake.

➢ It aims to cut debt and consolidate resources

in core oil and gas business.

➢ Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) wants its

interest to be clubbed with the 51 per cent

government stake that is already on offer for sale.

➢ Of the 22 helicopters it currently has on

hire, just seven or less than a third are from

Pawan Hans. Pawan Hans owns a fleet of 46

helicopters.

Bank of Baroda sets up ‘war room lawyer

team’ for bad loan recovery:

➢ The State-owned lender Bank of Baroda has

set up a team of lawyers, called the ‘War Room

Team’, to deal with bad loans whose recovery is

now embroiled in legal complications Banks,

Financial Institutions Sign Agreement to Speed up

Resolution of Bad Loans.

➢ BoB has 380 high-value bad loan accounts, in

which the bank is either the sole lender or the

consortium leader. The total outstanding amount

of these loans is about Rs 15,000 crore.

Bharti Infratel, Indus Tower Merger Deal

Gets SEBI Nod:

➢ The Mobile tower arm of telecom major

Bharti Airtel, Infratel has received clearance

from stock exchanges for its merger with Indus

Towers.

➢ It will now approach National Company Law

Tribunal for its approval. NCLT is a quasi-judicial

body in India that adjudicates issues relating

to Indian companies.

➢ In April this year, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular

and Vodafone Group had announced an

agreement for the merger of Indus Towers and

Bharti Infratel to create the largest mobile tower

operator in the world outside China. It will have

over 163,000 towers across 22 telecom

service areas in India.

SEBI


• Chairman: Ajay Tyagi

Lok Sabha Passes Negotiable Instruments

(Amendment) Bill:

➢ The Lok Sabha has passed the Negotiable

Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which

provides for allowing a court trying an offence

related to cheque bouncing to direct the drawer

to pay interim compensation to the complainant.

➢ There are 16 lakh cases of cheque bouncing

still lying in subordinate courts and 35,000 cases

are in higher courts.

➢ The interim compensation may be paid under

certain circumstances, including where the

drawer pleads not guilty of the accusation. The

compensation will not exceed 20 per cent of

the cheque amount and will have to be paid by

the drawer within 60 days of the trial court's

order to pay such a compensation.

➢ A person who defaults on his cheque

payments is added to a central register known

as the FCC and he is banned from issuing any

cheque for a period of five years. We could

have put that to the law.

Banks, Financial Institutions Sign

Agreement To Speed Up Resolution of Bad

Loans:

➢ Nearly two dozen Banks and Financial

Institutions, including SBI and LIC, have signed

the inter-creditor agreement (ICA)

framework to speed up the resolution of stressed

assets which are under the 500-crore rupee

bracket.

➢ The framework is part of the Project

Sashakt, the report on bad bank drafted and

submitted by the committee headed by Non-

executive Chairman of PNB, Sunil Mehta

earlier this month.

➢ The main objective of ICA is to resolve

stressed assets fast, and will primarily focus on

NPAs in the 50 crore to 500 crore bracket.

Oxigen Announces A Strategic Partnership

With Fincare Small Finance Bank:

➢ The Oxigen and Fincare Small Finance

Bank has signed an agreement to roll out the

Branchless Banking services, using Oxigen's

flagship Point of Sale device called the Oxigen

Micro ATM Super PoS.

➢ The event was graced by Brand Ambassador

Grand Master Viswanathan Anand.

Walmart Foundation grants USD 2 million to

agriculture project in Andhra Pradesh:

➢ The Walmart Foundation has granted USD

2 million fund to a two-year agriculture

project that would help over 6,000 farmers in

Andhra Pradesh in getting better market access.

➢ Over 6,000 farmers in the state will move to

an improved business model for better value

chains and incomes through an intensive two-

year project.

➢ In the next two years, ICRISAT will work in

the state's dryland farming areas with 6,100

smallholder farmers, 2,000 of whom are

women.

Parliament nod to bill for merger of

subsidiary banks with SBI:

➢ The Parliament has approved the bill to merge

six subsidiary banks with the State Bank of India

(SBI) with the Rajya Sabha clearing the State

Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017.

➢ The bill repeals the State Bank of India

(Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959, and State Bank of

Hyderabad Act, 1956 besides amending the State

Bank of India (SBI) Act, 1955.

➢ The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by

the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on July 21,

2017, and has been passed by the lower house.

Telecom Department Clears Vodafone-Idea

Merger with Riders:

➢ The Department of Telecom (DoT) gave its

nod to the Vodafone India-Idea Cellular deal to

form the biggest telecom entity in India.

➢ The department has asked Idea Cellular to

pay Rs 3,926 crore in cash for Vodafone

spectrum and furnish a bank guarantee of Rs

3,342 crore.

➢ Vodafone will own 45.1% stake in the

combined entity, while Kumar Mangalam Birla-

led Aditya Birla Group and Idea shareholders

would have 26% and 28.9%, respectively.

LIST OF RANKING/INDEXES IN BOTH

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

Money in Swiss banks: India moves up to

73rd place

➢ India has moved up to 73rd place in terms

of money parked by its citizens and companies

with Swiss banks, while the UK remains on the

top. UK has about CHF 403 billion (over 27 per

cent) of the total foreign money with Swiss

banks.

➢ India had slipped to 88th place with a 44

per cent plunge in such funds during 2016, but

the latest data from the Swiss National Bank

(SNB) shows an increase of over 50 per cent

during 2017 to CHF 1.01 billion (about Rs

7,000 crore). Pakistan is now placed one place

higher than India at 72nd position.

➢ The total money held in Swiss banks by

foreign clients from across the world rose by

about 3 per cent to CHF 1.46 trillion (about

Rs 100 lakh crore) in 2017.

Mumbai Airport among Least Punctual

Airports in the World: Study

➢ Mumbai is fifth-least punctual airport in

the world in terms of on-time performance;

Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad rank

262, 255 and 246 out of 513 airports.

➢ Indigo is the highest ranked airline from

India at 14 and Air India was the second-

poorest performer.

➢ These are among the findings in a report of

513 airports and 65 airlines across the world by

British aviation intelligence firm OAG.

➢ According to the report, Mumbai was ranked

509 in terms of on-time performance after

recording only 60 percent of its over 3.2 lakh

flights during June 2017 to May 2018.Globally,

Japan’s Nagoya Komaki airport was ranked

the best with 94.5 percent on-time

performance during the 12-month period.

Abu Dhabi ‘Smartest City’ In Middle East:

Study

➢ Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab

Emirates (UAE), has topped the list of "smart

cities" in the Middle East and Africa.

➢ With a rating of 18.4 Abu Dhabi ranked the

first in the region ahead of Dubai, which was

placed the second with a rating of 17.3.

➢ The report was released by McKinsey Global

Institute titled “Smart Cities: Digital Solutions

for a More Livable Future”. It is based on how

cities all over the world use technology to improve

the quality of life.

Nigeria Replaces India to Become World's

Largest Poor Population: Brookings Report

➢ According to a study published by the US-

based think tank Brookings, India is no longer

home to largest number of poor people in the

world as this unwanted position has been taken

over by Nigeria. In early 2018 itself, the African

nation overtook India as the land of world’s

largest number of poor.

➢ Nigeria had about 87 million people in

extreme poverty, compared with India’s 73

million. The extreme poverty in Nigeria is growing

by six people every minute, while poverty in India

continues to fall.

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➢ The study also said that India could further

drop to 3 in rankings later this year, with the

Democratic Republic of the Congo taking the

number 2 spot.

➢ The study, titled 'The start of a new

poverty narrative' and published in the

Brookings' blog, is authored by Homi Kharas,

Kristofer Hamel and Martin Hofer.

Global Innovation Index: India Ranks 57th

➢ The Global Innovation Index (GII) has

ranked India as the 57th most innovative

nation in the world.

➢ India has improved its ranking from 60th

position in 2017. India has been improving

steadily since it was ranked 81st in 2015 and

China improved its ranking from 22 in 2017 to 17

this year.

➢ The GII is being developed jointly by Cornell

University, the Paris-based business school

Insead and the World Intellectual Property

Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva. GII ranks

126 economies based on 80 indicators.

The Top 3 Countries are:

1. Switzerland

2. The Netherlands

3. Sweden

Andhra Pradesh Tops Ease of Doing Business

Rankings:

➢ Andhra Pradesh has topped the

government’s ease of doing business index,

ahead of the industrialised states such as

Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

➢ Andhra Pradesh scored 98.42 percent in the

third edition of Department of Industrial Policy

and Promotion’s (DIPP’s) Business Reforms

Action Plan, and is followed closely by Telangana

with a score of 98.33 percent.

➢ The final rankings are a result of a

combination of "reform evidence score" and

"feedback score". Andhra Pradesh scored

99.73 percent and 86.50 percent in reform

evidence and feedback, respectively.

Western Ghats bags fourth in best Tourism

Spot:

➢ The Western Ghats has figured in Lonely

Planet’s top five “2018 Best in Asia” list, a

collection of 10 of the best destinations to visit in

the continent for the year.

➢ One of the Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots and

UNESCO World Heritage site, the Western Ghats

has came fourth in the list of the Lonely Planet.

➢ The Western Ghats is Older than the

Himalayas and well known for its rich and unique

flora and fauna. The panel of travel experts have

named Busan, South Korea, Uzbekistan and Ho

Chi Minh City, Vietnam to the first three spots.

Forbes Releases 2018 List of America's

Richest Self-Made Women

➢ The Forbes has released its fourth annual

list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women.

These 60 women, who have a record combined

net worth of $71 billion, up 15% from $61.5

billion in 2017.

➢ The minimum net worth needed to make this

year’s list is $320 million, up from $260 million

last year.

The top 3 Women are,

1.Diane Hendricks, ABC Supply - $4.9 billion

2.Marian Ilitch, Little Caesars - $4.3 billion

3.Judy Faulkner, Epic Systems - $3.5 billion

Mukesh Ambani pips Alibaba's Jack Ma to be

Asia's richest billionaire:

➢ Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries

has broken three records in the past two days.

➢ The records are his company initially entered

the $100-billion market cap club, then it

breached the Rs 7-lakh crore market

valuation, and now India's richest man has

replaced Chinese giant Alibaba Group's

founder Jack Ma to become Asia's richest

person.

➢ RIL crossed the m-cap of Rs 7, 01, 404 crores

(over $102 billion) on Bombay Stock Exchange

becoming the second company in India to

achieve this feat after TCS.

UK ranked world’s top 'soft power':

➢ The UK has topped an annual global ranking

of nations' soft power, with France placed

second on the list of 30 countries which does

not feature India.

➢ The 2018 'Soft Power 30' index, published

by UK-based strategic communications

consultancy firm Portland and the University

of Southern California Center on Public

Diplomacy.

➢ In Asian ranking list of 10 countries, India

has been placed on the eighth position.

Salman, Akshay in Forbes world’s 100

highest-paid entertainers:

➢ Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and

Salman Khan are among the world’s 100

highest-paid entertainers, according to Forbes

list.

➢ Akshay Kumar is ranked 76th on the Forbes

list of the World’s Highest Paid Celebrities 2018

while Salman Khan is on the 82nd spot. Akshay

had earnings of 40.5 million dollars and Salman,

52, had earnings of $37.7 million.

➢ The list has been topped by Mayweather with

earnings of 285 million dollars.

Kerala Tops the List As Best-Governed State

In India:

➢ Pinarayi Vijayan’s ruled Kerala stands as

the best-governed state in the country followed

by Tamil Nadu, according to the Public Affairs

Index 2018 released by the think tank Public

Affairs Centre (PAC).

➢ While Telangana, Karnataka and

Gujarat are ranked third, fourth and

fifth among the top five states delivering good

governance. Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and

Bihar ranked the lowest on the PAI, indicating

higher social and economic inequalities in the

states.

➢ The index examines governance performance

in the states through a data-based framework,

ranking them on social and economic

development they are able to provide.

➢ Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and

Mizoram topped the index on being the states to

provide better living conditions for all

children.

India drops three ranks in AT Kearney FDI

Confidence Index:

➢ India in 2018 has fallen out of the top 10

destinations for FDI in terms of its

attractiveness, according to an AT Kearney

report.

➢ India ranks 11 in the 2018 AT Kearney FDI

Confidence Index, down from 8 in 2017 and 9 in

2016.

➢ China (5), India (11), and Singapore (12) all

rank lower this year, while Australia rises to 8th

and New Zealand jumps to the 16th spot in only

its second year on the Index. Japan and South

Korea hold steady at 6th and 18th, respectively

Global Slavery Index: India’s slave count

went down by 10.3 million

➢ A global survey by human rights group Walk

Free Foundation (WFF) has announced that

India is home to 8 million slaves among its

whopping population of 1.3 billion.

➢ The other four nations with the highest

number of slaves are China, Pakistan, North

Korea and Nigeria, making up 60 per cent of

the global figures, according to WFF.

➢ In terms of highest slavery, however, North

Korea and Eritrea topped the list.

4 Indian-Origin Names in List of Fortune's

40 Young Influential People:

➢ Four persons of India-origin, including

three women, have been named by Fortune

among 40 of the most influential and

inspiring young people in business under the

age of 40.

➢ The Instagram Cofounder and CEO Kevin

Systrom and Facebook founder Mark

Zuckerberg, are tied for first place on the

Fortune '40 Under 40' list.

➢ The Chief Finance Officer of the US' largest

automaker, General Motors Dhivya

Suryadevara comes in at the 4th spot, followed

by Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud (14), Cofounder and Co-

CEO of Robinhood Baiju Bhatt (24) and Female

Founders Fund founding partner Anu Duggal (32).

Karnataka Tops in Renewable Energy: IEEFA

Report

➢ The Institute for Energy Economics and

Financial Analysis has released a report in

which it was revealed that Karnataka is the

leading state for generating renewable

energy.

➢ Karnataka has a total installed capacity of

12.3 gigawatts as of March 2018. And has

added 5 GW of renewable energy in 2017-18

alone.The southern state's renewable energy

capacity now exceeds its coal power capacity by

2.5 GW.

➢ A massive solar energy plant in Karnataka's

Pavagada has helped the state take the lead in

renewable energy.

Union HRD Minister releases the AISHE

Report 2017-18:

➢ The Union Human Resource Development

Minister Prakash Javadekar has chaired the

National Conference of Vice-Chancellors and

Directors in New Delhi.

➢ The theme of this conference is "Research

and innovation in Higher Education."

➢ On the occasion the Minister released the All

India Survey of Higher Education Report 2017-

18, Higher Educational Profile 2017-18 and

Swachh Campus Manual.

Iran becomes India’s second-biggest oil

supplier, ahead of Saudi Arabia:

➢ India, Iran’s top oil client after China,

shipped in 5.67 million tonnes or about 457,000

barrels per day of oil from the country in the first

three months of this fiscal year.

➢ Iran was the second-biggest oil supplier to

Indian state refiners between April and June,

replacing Saudi Arabia as companies took

advantage of steeper discounts offered by

Tehran.

PM Modi: Third most followed world leader

on Twitter

➢ According to a study on ‘world leaders on

social media’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi is

the third most followed world leader on

Twitter with 42 million followers on his personal

account @NarendraModi.

➢ The survey was conducted by communications

firm Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW).

➢ The first two spot was got by US President

Donald Trump and Pope Francis.

➢ Sushma Swaraj, India’s External Affairs

Minister also made it to the top 10 list of the most

followed world leaders, with more than 10 million

followers on Twitter.

Jeff Bezos topped the Bloomberg Billionaires

Index 2018:

➢ Jeff Bezos is the richest person in modern

history.

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➢ The Amazon.com Inc. founder’s net worth

broke $150 billion in New York, according to the

Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That’s about $55

billion more than Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill

Gates, the world’s second-richest person.

APPOINTMENTS IN NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL

S.No DESIGNATION CURRENT PREVIOUS

1. Additional (Independent) Director and non-executive part-time

Chairman of ICICI Bank.

Girish Chandra Chaturvedi

2. Director General of International Organization for Migration (IOM) Antonio Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira

Vitorino (Portugal)

William Lacy Swing (USA)

3. President of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) Janardan Singh Gehlot

4. New President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

5. New Director General and Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board of

Defence

P K Shrivastava

6. Next Ambassador of India to Costa Rica Ravi Thapar (Presently Ambassador

of India to Panama)

7. Chairman of Payments Council of India Vishwas Patel Naveen Surya

8. MD and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank T Latha G. Sreeram

9. Chairman and Managing Director of steel PSU SAIL Saraswati Prasad P K Singh

10. Deputy CEO of IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd Rushabh Gandhi

11. Head of Drug Enforcement Agency In US Uttam Dhillon Robert Patterson

12. New Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for UNMOGIP Jose Eladio Alcain Per Gustaf Lodin

13. Director and General Manager of United India Insurance K B Vijay Srinivas

14. Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Narasimha Reddy Justice Dinesh Gupta

15. Chairperson of National Green Tribunal Adarsh Kumar Goel Justice Swatanter Kumar

16. 97th President of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). Dr. Sandeep Sancheti

17. New Foreign Secretary of Brexit. Jeremy Hunt Boris Johnson

18. President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

19. Director General (DG) of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA). Dr. TCA Raghavan

20. Head of Investment Banking for HSBC India Amitabh Malhotra

21. Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Bhushan Steel Ltd T.V. Narendran

22. Additional Charge of Himachal Pradesh Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki (Present

Governor of Haryana)

23. New President of Asian Tug of War Federation.

Prestigious post in the Federations's Executive Committee elections

India

Gautam Kaul

24. Managing Director of Tata Capital Housing Finance Anil Kaul R Vaithianathan.

25. Chairman of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe

26. First-Ever Woman chief justice of Pakistan High Court Justice Tahira Safdar Justice Mohammad Noor Muskanzai

27. New Chief Executive & Managing Director of Tata AIA Life Rishi Srivastava Naveen Tahilyani

28. Next Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan (Pakistan’s Cricket

Legend)

29. Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval

Command.

Anil Kumar Chawla Vice Admiral AR Karve

30. Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India Surendra Rosha

RESIGNMENT

• Brexit Secretary - David Davis

• India Women's Cricket Coach - Tushar Arothe

RETIREMENT:

• India and Delhi pacer - Pacer Awana

AWARDS & HONOURS

S.No Awards Winners

1. National Kalidas Samman in Delhi for visual arts from the Madhya Pradesh

government.

Artist Anjolie Ela Menon

2. 5th Indian To Be Inducted into ICC Hall Of Fame for their stupendous

achievements in international cricket.

Rahul Dravid & also Australian legend Ricky Ponting

3. National Maritime Search and Rescue Award 2018. Milan Shankar Tare

4. Lifetime Achievement Award by Chris Hayman (Chairman, Seatrade).

“The Best Performing Rig of 2017/18" for ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation

Limited).

Dr Ravi Mehrotra

Vivekanand 2

5. Times Now-ICICI Bank Awards 2018 “Global Indian Icon” category.

Special Jury NRI of the Year Award 2018

Sunil Chhetri (Indian football team Captain)

Prem Watsa

6. NABARD Award 2018 Repco Micro Finance Ltd For self-help group (SHG) linkage in

Tamil Nadu for the fiscal year 2017-18)

7. UK national yoga champion has been named the 'British Indian of the Year'. Ishwar Sharma

8. PATA Gold Award 2018 India Heritage Walk Festival, a collaboration of Sahapedia and

YES Arts & Culture (for its recently concluded pan-India event)

9. 'Champion of Earth Prize -2018', the highest environmental honour instituted by

the United Nations (UN).

Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) - world's first fully

solar-powered airport.

10. Two Indians are selected among six who have been declared winners of this

year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, often referred to as the Asian version of the

Nobel Prize.

Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk

11. Named in the Man Booker Prize List 2018 Canadian author Michael Ondaatje with his latest novel

“Warlight”.

12. Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman 2018 Odia litterateur Ramakanta Rath

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‘The English Patient’ Declared 'Best Booker

Prize Winner In 50 Years':

➢ Michael Ondaatje's 'The English Patient'

was named the greatest-ever winner of the Man

Booker Prize at an event celebrating five

decades of the prestigious literary award.

➢ Philip Michael Ondaatje is a Sri Lankan-

born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist,

novelist, editor and filmmaker.

➢ 'The English Patient' won the Booker in 1992

and was made into a 1996 movie starring

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche that won

nine Academy Awards.

➢ The Canadian writer's tale of love and conflict

during World War II was awarded the Golden

Man Booker Prize for fiction after winning a

public vote.

FIFA World Cup 2018 Awards:

Luka Modric, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and

Thibaut Courtois all received awards for their

respective achievements at the 2018 World Cup

during the presentation ceremony following the

final at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow,

Russia.

• FIFA Golden Boot: Harry Kane (6 goals) -

England Captain

• FIFA Golden Ball: Luka Modric - Croatia

• FIFA Golden Glove: Thibaut Courtois -

Belgium

• FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain

• FIFA Young Player Award: Kylian Mbappe -

France

AIFF declares Sunil Chhetri player of the

year

❖ The football team captain Sunil Chhetri as

the 'AIFF Player of the Year' during an

executive committee meeting.

❖ The 33-year-old played his first match for

India in the under-20 team in 2004 and went on

to become the most capped player and all-time

top goal scorer for the national team.

In women's category, 26-year-old Kamala

Devi bagged the 2017 'AIFF Women Player of

the Year.'

➢ 2017 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots

Development Programme: Kerala FA

➢ 2017 AIFF Award for Best Assistant Referee:

Sumanta Datta (Assam)

➢ 2017 AIFF Award for Best Referee: CR

Srikrishna

➢ 2017 AIFF Emerging Woman Footballer of the

Year: E Panthoi

➢ 2017 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year:

Anirudh Thapa

Virat Kohli receives International Player of

the Year award by Barmy Army

➢ India captain Virat Kohli was presented

with the International Player of the Year

award for 2017-2018 by England’s Barmy

Army.

➢ Barmy Army is a popular fan club of English

cricket supporters. It was held after the

conclusion of the first day of India's tour match

against Essex.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

JK Rowling Releases ‘Lethal White’ In

August:

J K Rowling will come out with the fourth

novel ‘Lethal White’ in the series about the

exploits of private investigator Cormoran Strike

under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

Lethal White is billed by publishers as the most

epic Robert Galbraith novel yet, a gripping

mystery and a page-Hachette turning next

instalment in the ongoing story of Strike and his

assistant Robin Ellacott.

Ramachandra Guha pens ‘the most

ambitious book’ on Gandhi

The Renowned historian and author of several

bestselling books, Ramachandra Guha has

penned a new book on the father of the nation.

The book titled "Gandhi: The years that

changed the world (1914-1948)" will be

published by Penguin Random House India. His

bestselling books includes the highly acclaimed

"India After Gandhi" and "Gandhi Before India".

SPORTS

Australia Wins Hockey Champions Trophy

Final 2018:

➢ India lost to defending champions Australia

via penalty shoot-off in the finals. This is the 37th

and final edition of the Hockey Champions

Trophy at Breda, the Netherlands. It was

Australia's record 15th Champions Trophy

title.

➢ India won their second consecutive silver

medal, hosts the Netherlands bagged the bronze

medal.

Lee Chong Wei wins Malaysian Open

Badminton singles title:

➢ Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei

defeated Japan’s Kento Momota to secure a

historic 12th Malaysia Open title.

Other Categories

➢ Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei defeated

Kento Momota.

➢ Mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei-Huang Yaqiong

defeated Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping.

➢ Women’s doubles: Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka

Takahashi defeated Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan.

➢ Women’s singles: Tai Tzu-ying defeated He

Bingjiao.

➢ Men’s doubles: Takeshi Kamura-Keigo

Sonoda defeated Hiroyuki Endo-Yuta Watanabe.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won Austrian

Grand Prix 2018:

➢ Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has won the

Austrian Grand Prix 2018.

➢ Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen finished in the

second spot.

➢ Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel finished third.

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton limped out of the

Austrian Grand Prix with just three laps left.

India clinched the Kabaddi Masters Dubai

2018:

➢ India thrashed Iran to emerge champions of

the six-nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai, in

Dubai.

➢ The Indian captain Ajay Thakur scored nine

points and youngster Monu Goyat got six

points, leading the raid charts.

➢ The six-nation invitational tournament was

organised by International Kabaddi Federation in

association with Star Sports and Dubai Sports

Council.

Major General Vikram Dogra completes

Ironman Triathlon:

➢ Major General VD Dogra became the first

serving Indian Army officer and the only General

across the world to have completed a gruelling

‘Ironman’ competition held in Austria.

➢ The Ironman is an international triathlon

consisting of three consecutive events- 3.8 km of

swimming, 180 km cycling and 42.2 km of

running a full marathon. It is considered the

toughest one-day sporting event in the world.

Anju Khosla, Oldest Indian Woman to

Complete Ironman Triathlon:

➢ Anju Khosla became the oldest Indian

woman to complete an Ironman Triathlon –

one of the toughest one-day sporting

events.

➢ It comprises 3.86 km swimming leg, 180.25

km bike leg followed by a marathon (42.2 km), to

be completed without a break.

➢ The New Delhi resident completed her first full

Ironman Triathlon, in Carinthia, Austria, in 15

hours, 54 minutes and 54 seconds.

Sports Authority of India Renamed as Sports

India:

➢ The Union Ministers of Youth Affairs and

Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore has announced

that the national sports body, Sports Authority of

India (SAI), will now be known as 'Sports India'.

➢ The decision came after the meeting of

governing council of the national sports body,

where some major steps were taken keeping in

view the betterment of sports in the country.

➢ He further stated that daily expenses of food

for athletes are being raised. The amount is

increased to Rs. 450 which was till now less

than Rs. 300.

Dipa Karmakar wins gold at the Gymnastics

World Cup:

➢ India's premier gymnast Dipa Karmakar

clinched the gold medal in the vault event of FIG

Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at

Mersin, Turkey.

➢ She had topped the qualification also with a

score of 13.400. This is Dipa's first medal in a

World Challenge Cup.

Sebastian Vettel wins British Grand Prix

➢ The Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has won the

British Grand Prix 2018.

➢ The Second place was got by Mercedes’

Lewis Hamilton and the third place is Ferrari’s

Kimi Raikkonen.

➢ It is currently held at the Silverstone Circuit

near the village of Silverstone in

Northamptonshire in England.

Tbilisi Grand Prix, Georgia: Bajrang Punia

Wins Gold, Deepak Bronze:

➢ Bajrang Punia has emerged as the

champion at the Tbilisi Grand Prix in the 65kg

category after defeating Iranian wrestler

Mehran Nasiri in the final in Georgia.

➢ Meanwhile, in the 86kg category, Deepak

Punia has got a bronze with a 5-3 win over

Osman Gosen of Turkey.

India's Dalabehera bags bronze in Junior

World Weightlifting:

➢ Indian lifter Jhilli Dalabehera bagged the

bronze medal in the 2018 IWF Junior World

Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent,

Uzbekistan.

➢ Jhilli Dalabehera lifted 167 kg (75 kg + 92 kg)

in 48 kg to finish third on the podium.

➢ She is the second woman lifter after Saikhom

Mirabai Chanu (in 2013) to win a medal in the

Junior World Championships.

India bag four medals at Asia Cup Archery:

➢ India have bagged four medals in the Asia

Cup World Archery Ranking Tournament

Stage 3 in Taipei.

➢ The feat comprised 3 silver medals and a

bronze. India also finished joint third with Iran in

the championship. Korea topped the tally with 14

medals, 8 of them being gold.

➢ Divya Dhayal became the only individual

medal winner for the country when she clinched

the silver medal in the womens compound

category.

PR Sreejesh to lead Indian men’s hockey

squad:

➢ Goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh will lead the 18-

member Indian Men's Hockey Team at the

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18th Asian Games, slated to be held in

Jakarta and Palembang.

➢ Midfielder Chinglensana Singh Kangujam

has been named the Vice-Captain for the

tournament and he will be joined by the

experienced Sardar Singh, Manpreet Singh,

Simranjeet Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad in the

midfield.

Hima Das gets India’s first ever track gold at

IAAF World Championships:

➢ Hima Das has created history as she won

India's first ever track gold medal at the

IAAF World Under-20 Athletics

Championships in Finland.

➢ Hima recorded a time of 51.46 seconds in the

400m race.

➢ Das is the first Indian track athlete to have

won a medal in the history of this competition.

➢ The other medal winners are -- Seema Punia

(bronze in discus in 2002) and Navjeet Kaur

Dhillon (bronze in discus in 2014).

Indian Men’s Hockey team under Target

Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS):

➢ The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has

approved the Indian Men's Hockey team,

comprising 18 players selected for the Asian

Games, as part of the Target Olympic Podium

Scheme (TOPS).

➢ This is first instance that entire team has been

made beneficiary of the scheme as earlier only

individual athletes from different sports were

included as beneficiaries of the scheme.

➢ Under this scheme, the hockey team will

receive a monthly allowance of Rs.50, 000 per

team member. The decision was taken in view

of the recent improvement in the performance of

the men's hockey team under the newly

appointed coach Harendra Singh.

Mohammad Kaif announces retirement from

all forms of cricket

➢ Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif has

officially retired from all forms of cricket. He

began his two-decade-long first-class career in

1997-98.

➢ In an international career that spanned six

years (2000-2006), he played in 13 Tests and

125 One Day Internationals. He played his last

international game for India around 12 years ago,

during the South Africa tour in 2006.

➢ He even captained India's U-19 team in their

first-ever World Cup win in 2000.

Anish and Manu won gold in Shooting

➢ The Commonwealth Games gold

medallists Anish Bhanwala and Manu Bhaker

won gold in the 28th Meeting of Shooting

Hopes international championship.

➢ Anish Bhanwala clinched the gold under the

junior men’s rapid fire pistol category and

Manu Bhaker also won gold under the junior

women’s air pistol category.

➢ The Young Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan

also claimed the women's air rifle gold medal. The

event was held at the Plzen, Czech Republic.

France wins FIFA World Cup 2018:

➢ The 2018 World Cup ended after a 32 day of

wild and unforgettable moments.

➢ France was crowned champion after beating

Cinderella Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow.

France have clinched their second World Cup

Football Title (1998). The third place was got by

Belgium after defeating England.

➢ The tournament featured 169 goals scored

and it came within two of tying the highest

scoring World Cup ever.

➢ This was the first time that Croatia made it to

the final. France manager Didier Deschamps

became only the third man to have won the World

Cup as a captain and as a manager.

➢ The official mascot of FIFA 2018 is Zabivaka

and the official song is ‘Live it up’ by Nicky Jam.

The campaign of FIFA 2018 is ‘Say No to

Racism’.

Wimbledon 2018 Highlights

The 2018 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand

Slam tennis tournament which took place at the

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in

Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The

2018 tournament was the 132nd edition of The

Championships.

Category Winners By

defeating

Men’s

Single

Novak Djokovic -

Fourth Wimbledon

title - Serbia

Kevin

Anderson

Women’s

Single

Angelique Kerber

- First-ever

Wimbledon title -

Germany

Serena

Williams

Men’s

Doubles

USA-

Mike Bryan

Jack Sock

Michael

Venus

Raven

Klaasen

Women’s

Doubles

Czech Republic-

Barbora

Krejčíková

Kateřina

Siniaková

Nicole

Melichar

Květa

Peschke

Mixed

Doubles

Alexander Peya -

Austria Nicole

Melichar - USA

Victoria

Azarenka -

Belarus

Jamie Murray

-United

Kingdom

Wrestler Vinesh clinches gold at Spanish

Grand Prix:

➢ India's Vinesh Phogat clinched the gold

medal at the Spanish Grand Prix wrestling

tournament.

➢ She thrashed Natasha Fox of Canada 10-0

in the final of the women's 50-kilogram

freestyle category. The event was held at

Madrid, Spain.

Dhoni becomes 4th Indian batsman to score

10,000 runs in ODIs:

➢ Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the

fourth Indian to reach the milestone of

10,000 runs in ODIs during the second match

of the three-game series against England.

➢ The other India’s greatest batsmen in the list

are Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and

Rahul Dravid.

➢ Dhoni is currently placed 12th in the list of all-

time highest run-getters in ODIs.

➢ Dhoni also became the fourth wicket-

keeper to complete 300 ODI catches after

Adam Gilchrist (417), Mark Boucher (403) and

Kumar Sangakkara (402).

Thailand Open 2018: Nozomi Okuhara

defeats PV Sindhu in Finals:

➢ Nozomi Okuhara of Japan defeated PV

Sindhu in the finals to clinch Thailand Open

2018.

➢ The event was held in the Thailand Open at

the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok.

7th World Junior Wushu Championships

Concluded in Brazil:

➢ The Indian team bagged nine medals

including four silver and five bronzes in the 7th

World Junior Wushu championships held in

Brasilia, Brazil.

➢ Iranian athletes were crowned as the

champion of the international sports event,

having clinched eleven gold, eight silver and

seven bronze medals.

➢ They were followed by contestants from Hong

Kong in the second place, who collected ten gold,

four silver and eight bronze medals.

Brij Bhushan Saran Singh To Be Named

India's Chef De Mission At Asian Games:

➢ Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)

President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was

officially appointed as the Chef de Mission

(CDM) of the Indian contingent for the upcoming

18th Asian Games to be held in twin cities of

Jakarta and Palembang from August 19 to

September 2.

➢ Along with the CDM, four Deputy Chef de

Missions have also been appointed to lead the

Indian contingent's participation in the 2018

edition of the Asian Games.

➢ The four Deputy Chef de Missions are Raj

Kumar Sacheti, Col Satyavrat Sheoran,

Balbir Singh Kushwaha and Dev Kumar

Singh.

7 New Medal Events Added to Beijing Winter

Games 2022:

➢ The International Olympic Committee has

added seven events to the 2022 Beijing

Winter Games, creating a program of 109 gold

medals.

➢ The IOC says its executive board

approved women’s monobob, Big Air

freestyle skiing for men and women, plus

mixed team events in short track speed

skating, ski jumping, ski aerials and

snowboard cross.

Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold at

Sotteville Athletics Meet:

➢ Neeraj Chopra, India’s javelin star,

struck Gold in the International de Sotteville-

les-Rouen in France.

➢ Chopra, who had won the gold medal at the

Commonwealth Games earlier this year, threw

85.17 metres to bag the top prize.

➢ While Neeraj Chopra threw a distance

of 85.17 m, the second best was Adrian Mardare

of Moldova who threw a distance of 81.48 m. The

bronze medal went to Edis Matusevicius of

Lithuania whose best was 79.31 m.

Asian Junior Wrestling C’ships: Viresh

Kunda Bags Bronze in Greco Roman

Category:

➢ Viresh Kunda bags bronze in Greco Roman

category at the Asian Junior Wrestling C’ships

in New Delhi.

➢ He defeated South Korea’s Jeongyul

Kwon, 14-5 in the 97 kg Bronze medal play-off

to win his first international medal.

➢ Mansi Settles for Silver, Swati Claims Bronze

at Junior Asian Wrestling In New Delhi

➢ Indian wrestler Mansi Ahlawat has won

the silver medal in the ongoing Junior Asian

Wrestling Championship. The event was held

in Junior Asian Wrestling Championship.

➢ Ahlawat lost to Japan’s Akei Hanai 0-10 in

the final of the 57 kg category.

➢ Another Indian wrestler, Swati Shinde,

bagged a bronze medal in 53 kg division by

defeating Thailand’s Duangnapa Boonyasu.

Dhanvir, Priya set meet records in National

Youth Athletics Championships:

➢ Punjab shot-putter Dhanvir Singh and

Kerala 400m hurdler Vishnu Priya set new meet

records to win gold medals in the 15th National

Youth Athletics Championships inVadodara.

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➢ Dhanvir threw 19.69 metre in his fifth

attempt to erase the earlier meet record of

19.34m set by Navtejdeep Singh in 2011.

➢ The silver medal in the competition was

claimed by Adish Ghildiyal of Uttarakhand. Aniket

Kala of Uttarakhand took the bronze.

Govt selects 734 athletes for Khelo-India

scholarships:

➢ A total of 734 youngsters were shortlisted

for scholarship under the Khelo India Talent

Development Scheme.

➢ The scheme is a unique programme to nurture

sporting talent.AIR correspondent reports, Sports

Authority of India (SAI) has cleared 734 athletes

for the scholarship.

➢ Through this programme, the athletes will get

training at government-accredited residential

academies.

Lewis Hamilton Wins German Grand Prix:

➢ Lewis Hamilton took a sensational victory in

a thrilling, rain-hit German Grand Prix as

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel crashed out to gift the

Mercedes driver a 17-point lead in their

championship battle.

➢ Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen secured the third

position.

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Mascot Named

Someity:

➢ The mascots of both the Olympic and

Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 greeted the

Japanese public for the first time.

➢ The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascot name

was revealed as Someity, (pronounced soh-

may-tee) which comes from someiyoshino, a

popular cherry blossom variety, and additionally

echoes the English phrase “so mighty”. It

represents Paralympic athletes who overcome

obstacles and redefine the boundaries of what is

possible.

➢ The Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot name

was revealed as Miraitowa (pronounced mee-

rah-e-toh-wa), based on the Japanese

words mirai (future) and towa

(eternity) combined. This name was chosen to

promote a future full of eternal hope in the hearts

of people all over the world.

Alisson Becker Becomes World’s Most

Expensive Goalkeeper:

➢ Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker

has become the world’s most expensive

goalkeeper when he joined Liverpool from Roma

with a world record £56 million.

➢ The deal could rise to as much as £65

million, with a further £10 million in add-ons,

which are dependent on Liverpool’s

qualification for the UEFA Champions

League and wins in various competitions in the

future.

Shubhankar Sharma Becomes Youngest

Indian To Make Cut in A Major:

➢ Shubhankar Sharma became the youngest

Indian golfer to make the cut in any Major after

he capped a wonderful back nine to achieve the

feat at the 147th Open Championships at

Carnoustie, Scotland.

➢ Zach Johnson of the USA, the 2007 Masters

and 2015 Open champion, rose to the top of the

leaderboard.

India Bags 8 Medals Including Two Gold at

Jr Asian Wrestling Ch’ship:

➢ India has won 8 medals in the Junior

Asian Wrestling Championship which

concluded in New Delhi.

➢ The medals comprised 2 gold, 3 silver and as

many bronzes. Sachin Rathi won the gold after

winning the bout in the 74-kilogram category.

➢ Deepak Punia then won the gold in the 86-

kilogram category. Suraj Rajkumar

Kokate won a bronze in the 61-kilogram

category while Mohit won bronze in the 125

kilogram category.

➢ Iran with 189 points topped the team

championship. India with 173 points finished

second while Uzbekistan with 128 points came

third.

Badminton: Lakshya Wins Asian Junior

Crown

➢ Lakshya Sen has become only the third

Indian shuttler to secure a gold medal at

the Badminton Asia junior

championships after defeating World junior

champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.

➢ The Badminton Association of India has

announced a cash reward of Rs.10 lakh for

Lakshya. The event was held at the Jaya Raya

Sports Hall in central Jakarta.

Olympic Medalists to now receive Rs 20,000

pension per month:

➢ An Olympic medallist is now entitled to a

pension of Rs 20,000 per month with the Sports

Ministry doubling the amount following a revision

in its pension policy.

➢ A medal winner at Paralympics will also be

entitled to the same amount as an Olympic

medallist.

➢ A gold medallist in a World Cup or at the Asian

Games will get Rs 16,000, a silver medallist Rs

14000 and a bronze medal winner will get Rs

12,000.

Manu-Sumeeth retain Lagos International

title

➢ The senior national badminton champions

Mannu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy won the

men's doubles title at Lagos International

Badminton.

➢ In another all-India final Kuhoo Garg and Ria

Mukherjee defeated Krishma Wadekar and V

Harika in women's doubles event

➢ Indian shuttler Sree Krishina Priya had to

settle for silver after losing to Russia's Ksenia

Polikaprova in the women's singles event.

➢ In mixed doubles final, Indian pair Manu Attri

and Manisha clinched gold for the country.

Muhammed Anas Yahiya Breaks Own

National Record In 400m:

➢ The star sprinter Muhammed Anas Yahiya

once again entered the record books.

➢ He broke his own national record to win the

400 metres race at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad

Metuji meet in Czech Republic.

➢ The Anas set a time of 45.24 seconds to break

his own record of 45.31 seconds.

➢ Last year in the Asian Championships in

Bhubaneswar, Anas had won the gold medal after

clocking 45.77 seconds.

Indian Women's Compound Archery Team

Reaches World Rank 1

➢ The Indian women’s compound archery

team created history by scaling to the top of the

world rankings in the recently published chart.

➢ India jumped to the top rank from the fifth

position of the compound archery women team

category.

➢ With their twin silver medal-winning effort

in the Antalya and Berlin World Cups, the

Indian women’s compound team lead the chart

with 342.6 points, six points ahead of second-

placed Chinese Taipei.

➢ Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Muskan

Kirar are two regulars in the women’s team in

both the World Cup stages, while Divya Dhayal

(Antalya) and Trisha Deb (Berlin) were the

third members.

IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE DAYS

Important

Days/

Events

Celebrated

/

Observed

Theme of

2018

Goods and

Services Tax

Day

July 1st

World Zoonoses

Day

July 6th

International

Day of

Cooperatives

July 7th “Sustainable

societies

through

cooperation”

World

Population Day

July 11th “Family

Planning is a

Human

Right”

International

Malala Day

July 12th

World Youth

Skills Day

July 15th #Skills

ChangeLives

International

Justice Day

July 17th

Nelson Mandela

International

Day

July 18th

Kargil Vijay

Diwas

July 26th

World Hepatitis

Day

July 28th Test, Treat

Hepatitis for

World

Hepatitis

World Tiger Day July 29th

OBITUARY

Tony Award Winner Liliane Montevecchi

Passes Away

➢ The Paris-born dancer, actor, and singer,

Liliane Montevecchi has passed away.

➢ She is a Tony award winner.

➢ Montevecchi was best known for her

performance in the musical ‘Nine,’ which won her

a Tony Award.

Spiritual Leader Dada Vaswani Passed Away

➢ The Spiritual leader Dada Vaswani has

passed away. He was chief of Sadhu Vaswani

Mission in Pune that is named after his uncle TL

Vaswani. Acclaimed as a humanitarian,

philosopher, educator, orator and non-sectarian

spiritual leader, Vaswani was also known for

promoting vegetarianism and animal rights.

Actor Rita Bhaduri Passed Away

➢ The Veteran actor Rita Bhaduri has passed

away.

➢ Rita has worked in over 20 TV shows,

including Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, Kumkum and

Amanat.

Kannada poet M.N. Vyasa Rao passed away

➢ The Noted Kannada poet and film lyricist

M.N. Vyasa Rao passed away.

➢ The songs he wrote for the film — “Suryangu

chandrangu bandare munisu” and

“Nakondla Naku” — remain classics even today.

➢ He was also a recipient of Karnataka Rajya

Sahitya Academy award for his short story

collection “Maleyalli Neneda Maragalu”.

Noted Activist Rajmata Satvashila Devi

Bhosle Passes Away:

➢ Noted activist from Konkan region in

Maharashtra, Rajmata Satvashila

Devi Bhosle of Sawantwadi Sansthan passed

away.

Renowned Poet Gopal Das Neeraj Passes

Away:

➢ The Famous Hindi poet Gopal Das

Neeraj has passed away.

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➢ The poet had written songs for Bollywood

films. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1991 and

Padma Bhushan in 2007.

Former Chhattisgarh Finance Minister

Ramchandra Singhdeo Passes Away:

➢ Ramchandra Singh Deo, who had the

distinction of being the first finance minister of

Chhattisgarh, passed away. He belonged to the

Indian National Congress.

➢ Deo was also the Minister of Water Resources

in Madhya Pradesh prior to the inception of

Chhattisgarh.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Food Critic Jonathan

Gold Passes Away:

➢ Jonathan Gold, the Pulitzer Prize-winning

Los Angeles Times restaurant critic has passed

away.

➢ One of the most widely admired voices of Los

Angeles, Gold wrote about restaurants for four

decades. He became the first restaurant critic to

win a Pulitzer for criticism in 2007.

Veteran Sports Journalist Swapan Sarkar

Passes Away:

➢ The Veteran sports journalist Swapan

Sarkar has passed away.

➢ Sarkar had worked for a number of dailies and

was also the Delhi sports correspondent of

Ananda Bazaar Patrika (ABP) from mid-1990.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ Q.1) Who chaired the first meeting of the task

force on e-commerce in New Delhi?

a) Bhaskar Khulbe

b) Shobhana K. Pattanayak

c) Rita Teaotia

d) Rajeev Kapoor

e) Ramesh Abhishek

Q.2) Which railway division became the first to

eliminate all unmanned level crossings?

a) Rourkela b) Sambalpur

c) Puri d) Balasore

e) Bhadrak

Q.3) The Mt Ojos del Salado is located in which of

the following mountain range?

a) Atlas Mountains b) Himalayas

c) Andean d) Alps

e) Ural Mountains

Q.4) Who has become the second Indian

mountaineer after Malli Mastan Babu to climb Mt

Ojos del Salado?

a) Malavath Purna b) Satyarup Siddhanta

c) Malli Mastan Babu d) Santosh Yadav

e) Nawang Gombu

Q.5) Name the Internet telephony service

launched for the first time by BSNL?

a) Wings b) Q5 Line

c) Cheetah d) BSNL Voice

e) None of these

Q.6) The state run-AAI will set up a Civil Aviation

Research Organisation (CARO) in which of the

following airport?

a) Nuagaon Airport b) Nadirgul Airport

c) Begumpet Airport d) Nawapara Airport

e) Tezu Airport

Q.7) The Samsung plant in India is located in

which of the following city?

a) Noida b) Bengaluru

c) Hyderabad d) Ranchi

e) Pune

Q.8) Name the book that has been declared as

the ‘Best Booker Prize Winner In 50 Years’?

a) Sacred Hunger

b) The Impossible Object

c) The English Patient

d) Summertime

e) The Fishermen

Q.9) The 17th World Sanskrit Conference will be

held in which of the following country?

a) Sweden b) Malaysia

c) Singapore d) Canada

e) India

Q.10) Which is India’s Largest Tax Payer In

Private Sector?

a) Hindustan Aeronautics b) Tata Pvt Ltd

c) Reliance Industries d) Mittal Steels

e) None of these

Q.11) Name the Brexit Secretary of UK who

resigned recently?

a) Bruno John b) Steve Baker

c) Suella Braverman d) David Davis

e) None of these

Q.12) Who clinched the gold medal in the vault

event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge

Cup at Mersin, Turkey?

a) Ashleigh Brennan b) Georgia Bonora

c) Daria Joura d) Dipa Karmakar

e) Monette Russo

Q.13) Who has won the British Grand Prix 2018?

a) Sebastian Vettel b) Kimi Raikkonen

c) Lewis Hamilton d) Niki Lauda

e) Alain Pros

Q.14) Where did the Tbilisi Grand Prix held?

a) Turkey b) Austria

c) Georgia d) Netherlands

e) India

Q.15) What is the currency of Georgia?

a) Euro b) Lev

c) Won d) Som e) Lari

Q.16) What is the expansion of IFFCO?

a) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited

b) International Foodstuffs Federation Co.

c) Implicit Filtering Federation for Constrained

Optimization

d) Implicit Force Federation Complex

e) Indian Foreign Forex Complex

Q.17) The Headquarters of IFFCO is situated in?

a) Chennai b) New Delhi

c) Mumbai d) Kolkata e) Kerala

Q.18) 6th edition of biennial World Cities Summit

held in which Country?

a) India b) Pakistan

c) Singapore d) China e) Japan

Q.19) Six global aircraft manufacturers have

responded Indian Air Force's (IAF) Request for

Information (RFI) to supply how many fighter

aircrafts to replace its ageing fleet of MiG-21s and

MiG-27s, which are being phased out of service?

a) 115 b) 120

c) 130 d) 110 e) 105

Q.20) How many members are there in Jewish

community in Gujarat?

a) 170 b) 150

c) 180 d) 190 e) 185

Q.21) Which edition of plenary meeting of North

Eastern Council held in Shillong?

a) 65 b) 66

c) 54 d) 67 e) 63

Q.22) How much of amount was approved by the

Asian Development Bank (ADB) for lining project

of the Son canal?

a) USD 503 million b) USD 504 million

c) USD 603 million d) USD 203 million

e) USD 803 million

Q.23) China successfully launched two remote

sensing satellites for which country marking the

first international commercial launch for the Long

March-2C rocket in about 19 years?

a) Bangladesh b) Vietnam

c) Pakistan d) USA

e) North Korea

Q.24) How many Countries are Members in ADB

Bank?

a) 67 countries b) 65 Countries

c) 72 Countries d) 69 Countries

e) 70 Countries

Q.25) Who has been appointed as the 97th

President of the Association of Indian Universities

(AIU), New Delhi?

a) Dr. Sundar Sancheti

b) Dr. Vikash Sancheti

c) Dr. Sandeep Sancheti

d) Dr. Sarvesh Sancheti

e) Dr. Sandhanam Sancheti

Q.26) Who has been appointed as the New

Foreign Secretary of UK?

a) Jeremy Hunt b) Boris Johnson

c) Britain Coop d) Jerald Boris

e) Jerman Hook

Q.27) In which state ADB approves Lining Project

of Son Canal?

a) Bihar b) West Bengal

c) Maharashtra d) Kerala

e) Assam

Q.28) India’s 1st Private UAV Factory will be

established in which of the following state?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Gujarat d) Rajasthan

e) Karnataka

Q.29) What is the share of Vodafone in Vodafone-

Idea merge?

a) 45.9% b) 26%

c) 28.9% d) 25.1%

e) 45.1%

Q.30) India’s first private sector company to

manufacture UAVs and LBPVs will be established

by which of the following company?

a) Aeronautical Pvt L

td b) DCM Shriram Industries

c) VITL Pvt Ltd

d) Southern Pvt Ltd

e) None of these

Q.31) According to Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW),

who is the third most followed world leader on

Twitter?

a) Vladimir Putin b) Donald Trump

c) Pope Francis d) Sushma Swaraj

e) Narendra Modi

Q.32) Who has awarded Institution of Eminence

(IoE) status to six educational institutions

recently?

a) Ministry of Urban Development

b) Ministry of Home Affairs

c) NITI Aayog

d) Government of India

e) Human Resource and Development Ministry

Q.33) Which state government has launched

‘Seema Darshan’ project?

a) Bihar b) Tamil Nadu

c) West Bengal d) Gujarat

e) Karnataka

Q.34) How much amount has been approved for

‘Seema Darshan’ project in Gujarat?

a) 40-crore rupees b) 45-crore rupees

c) 12-crore rupees d) 39-crore rupees

e) 17-crore rupees

Q.35) Which firm plans to invest Rs.1,000 crore

in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh?

a) kaniak Industries b) Tinal Industries

c) Toray Industries d) Kaley Industries

e) Vinal Industries

Q.36) Where is the headquarters of European

Bank for Reconstruction and Development

located?

a) Paris b) Brussels

c) London d) Washington, D.C

e) Berlin

Q.37) Which country has formally announced as

the 69th shareholder of the European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)?

a) Bangladesh b) India

c) Mongolia d) Pakistan

e) Indonesia

Q.38) Which of the following bank has signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KB

Financial Group Inc. (KBFG), Korea?

a) Axis Bank b) Bank of Baroda

c) ICICI Bank d) HDFC Bank

e) SBI

Q.39) Which of the following organisation has

adopted “Resolution 2427”?

a) UNESCO b) UN Security Council

c) Govt of India d) NABARD

e) UNICEF

Q.40) What is the currency of Turkey?

a) Lira b) Rial

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c) Pound d) Euro e) Lev

Q.41) What is the rank of India in Global

Innovation Index?

a) 123 b) 87

c) 57 d) 23 e) 43

Q.42) Which of the following state has topped the

government’s ease of doing business index?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Gujarat d) Andhra Pradesh

e) Karnataka

Q.43) Who has launched the ‘The Eat Right

Movement’ campaign?

a) NITI Aayog b) I&P c) FSSAI

d) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

e) None of these

Q.44) Which of the following state has granted

Status of Revenue Village to three villages

recently?

a) Haryana b) Uttar Pradesh

c) West Bengal d) Bihar

e) Assam

Q.45) Which state government plans to launch

‘One farmer one transformer’ scheme?

a) Kerala b) Karnataka

c) Maharashtra d) Gujarat

e) Rajasthan

Q.46) Which of the following ministry has

launched ‘Technology Challenge’?

a) Ministry of Minority Affairs

b) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

c) Ministry of Human Resource Development

d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

e) Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation

Q.47) Which of the following state government

has launched ‘Anna’ canteens across the state?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Odisha d) Jharkhand

e) Karnataka

Q.48) Which country has approved a law that will

allow citizens to change their gender and name

from the age of 16?

a) Denmark b) Malta

c) Sweden d) Ireland

e) Portugal

Q.49) The Essar builds country’s largest iron ore

handling unit in which of the following city?

a) Pune b) Visakhapatnam

c) Jaipur d) Ranchi

e) Kolkata

Q.50) The Indian Army has signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which

of the following bank on defence salary package?

a) Federal Bank b) Dhanalakshmi Bank

c) State bank of India d) City Union Bank

e) Bank of India

Q.51) The theme “The Pace of Innovation” was

framed by which of the following company to

innovate and provide intuitive and relevant digital

solutions to customers?

a) Aviva Life b) HDFC securities

c) Bharti AXA d) DHFL Pramerica

e) Edelweiss Tokio

Q.52) Which of the following payments bank has

recently got RBI Nod To Resume Taking New

Customers?

a) Airtel Payment Bank

b) India Post Payment Bank

c) Fino Payment Bank

d) Aditya Birla Idea Payment Bank

e) Jio Payment Bank

Q.53) Who has been appointed as the Director

General (DG) of Indian Council of World Affairs

(ICWA)?

a) Venugopal Rao b) Kiruba Singh

c) TCA Raghavan d) Vinoth Kumar

e) Ranjan Prasad

Q.54) Who has won India’s first ever track gold

medal at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics

Championships?

a) Navjeet Kaur b) Hema Shankar

c) Sunitha Krishnan d) Hima Das

e) Seema Punia

Q.55) Which of the following Indian team has

recently included as part of the Target Olympic

Podium Scheme (TOPS)?

a) Men’s Cricket team

b) Women’s Cricket team

c) Women’s Hockey team

d) Men’s Hockey team

e) Men’s Volleyball team

Q.56) What is the capital of Portugal?

a) Bogota b) Helsinki

c) Jakarta d) Pristina

e) Lisbon

Q.57) The FSSAI comes under which of the

following ministry?

a) Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation

b) Ministry of Women & Child Development

c) Ministry of Consumer Affairs

d) Ministry of Food & Public Distribution

e) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Q.58) Name the nationwide survey of rural India

to rank the cleanest and dirtiest States and

districts?

a) Swachh Bharath Grameen

b) Cleanliness Rank

c) Swachh Survekshan Grameen

d) Swachh Grameen

e) None of these

Q.59) Which state government has recently

dedicated NTPC’s 250 MW Solar Power Plant in

Suwasra, District Mandsaur to the state?

a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat

c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan

e) Bihar

Q.60) Who heads the committee to identify

various items and policy interventions to reduce

dependence on import?

a) Suresh Moorthy b) Shenu Mehta

c) P K Sinha d) Venkaiah Naidu

e) Rajkumar MN

Q.61) Approximately, India’s imports stand at

around how much amount per year?

a) USD 450 billion b) USD 180 billion

c) USD 250 billion d) USD 190 billion

e) USD 100 billion

Q.62) Who has proposed 15-point action plan for

combating air pollution in ten most polluted cities

in India?

a) Govt of India b) United Nation

c) Environment Ministry d) NITI Aayog

e) None of these

Q.63) What is the currency of Bahrain?

a) Pound b) Peso

c) Rial d) Dinar

e) Euro

Q.64) Who won gold at the Junior Men’s Rapid

Fire Pistol at the 28th Meeting of Shooting Hopes

international championship?

a) Jitu Rai b) Anish Bhanwala

c) Vijay Kumar d) Abhinav Bindra

e) Ronjan Sodhi

Q.65) Where did the 28th Meeting of Shooting

Hopes international championship held?

a) Bulgaria b) Costa Rica

c) Czech Republic d) Colombia

e) Croatia

Q.66) Name the Indian cricketer who announced

his retirement recently from all forms of cricket?

a) Sreesanth b) Amit Mishra

c) Mohammed Kaif d) Vinay Kumar

e) Abhimanyu Mithun

Q.67) Where did the Seatrade 30th Anniversary

Award Ceremony held?

a) Paris b) London

c) Brussels d) New York

e) Mumbai

Q.68) Name the India’s richest man, who has

replaced Chinese giant Alibaba Group’s founder

Jack Ma to become Asia’s richest person?

a) Ratan Tata b) Mukesh Ambani

c) Venu Mittal d) Priya Singh

e) None of these

Q.69) Who has constituted a high-level panel on

digital cooperation?

a) Angella Alexia b) Narendra Modi

c) Antonio Guterres d) Urjit Patel

e) Donald Trump

Q.70) Who has approved net neutrality rules

which bar service providers from discriminating

against Internet content and services?

a) Bharti Airtel

b) Telecom Commission

c) NITI Ayog

d) Information Technology Ministry

e) Jio Industries

Q.71) Who has won the lifetime achievement

award at the Seatrade 30th Anniversary Award

Ceremony?

a) Pragasa selvam b) Rajesh Kumar

c) Vivekanand d) Manu Shankar

e) Ravi Mehrotra

Q.72) Recently, external affairs minister Sushma

Swaraj embarks on a two-day visit to which of the

following country, where she also inaugurated the

new Chancery-cum-Residential complex?

a) Sweden b) Japan

c) Bahrain d) Sri Lanka

e) Indonesia

Q.73) The Bansagar Canal is located in which of

the following state?

a) Maharashtra b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh d) Gujarat

e) Haryana

Q.74) Who heads the 10 Member Committee to

review the penal provisions in the Companies Act,

2013?

a) Prabhat Kumar b) Ajit Seth

c) Injeti Srinivas d) Vishnu Sahay

e) Dharma Vira

Q.75) The six-lane project Purvanchal highway

will be built for much amount in Uttar Pradesh?

a) Rs 33,000 crore b) Rs 18,000 crore

c) Rs 43,000 crore d) Rs 12,000 crore

e) Rs 23,000 crore

Q.76) Which state government has announced

ban on plastic bags, cups and glasses across the

state from July 15 onwards?

a) Gujarat b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Maharashtra d) Kerala

e) Bihar

Q.77) The 'Design University for Gaming' by

UNESCO will be established in which of the

following city?

a) Hyderabad b) Bengaluru

c) Visakhapatnam d) Chennai

e) Pune

Q.78) Name the app launched by the Central

Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, to verify if

the person collecting GST from the consumer is

eligible to collect it or not.

a) Router GST b) GST Verify

c) GST Check d) Need GST

e) Refer GST

Q.79) India and which of the following country

has decided to jointly promote historically and

culturally important tourism circuits like the

Ramayana and Buddhist Circuit and adventure

tourism?

a) Singapore b) Nepal

c) China d) Sri Lanka

e) Myanmar

Q.80) The Karnataka Chief Minister HD

Kumaraswamy announced a farm loan waiver of

how much amount?



e) Rs 44,000 crore

Q.81) Which of the following airport will be named

after Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishor Manikya

Bahadur?

a) Lucknow Airport b) Agartala Airport

c) Dispur Airport d) Ranchi Airport

e) Hyderabad Airport

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Q.82) Who heads the panel with the task of

choosing a ‘Kerala Ganam’?

a) Raghava Warrier b) M Leelavathi

c) Rani George d) Ramachandran

e) K P Mohanan

Q.83) Who received the National Kalidas Samman

in Delhi for visual arts from the Madhya Pradesh

government?

a) Indu Sulekha b) Mekala Kanian

c) Anjolie Ela Menon d) Vinu Krishnan

e) Naveena Chandran

Q.84) Who launched the app ‘Khan Prahari’

developed by developed by CMPDI, Ranchi a

Subsidiary of CIL and Bhaskarcharya Institute of

Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG)?

a) Arun Jaitley b) Suresh Prabhu

c) Prakash Javadekar d) Piyush Goyal

e) Uma Bharati

Q.85) Which of the following committee has

recommended for the project named 'Sashakt' to

resolve the issue of stressed assets came after

NPAs and bad loans seriously affected the Indian

banking sector?

a) YM Malegam committee

b) Sunil Mehta committee

c) Umesh Sinha committee

d) Vinith Singh committee

e) Piyush Kumar committee

Q.86) Who has been appointed as the next

Ambassador of India to the Republic of Costa

Rica?

a) Jaideep Sarkar

b) Pradip Kumar Yadav

c) Ravi Thapar

d) Manjeev Singh Puri

e) Sanjay Rana

Q.87) The first 'Pad Abort' test was conducted at

which of the following space centre for the safe

recovery of the crew module in case of any

exigency at the launch pad, recently?

a) ANTRIX corporation

b) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

c) ISTRAC ground station

d) Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station

e) Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Q.88) Which of the following stock exchange has

entered into an agreement with the BME for the

systematic development of commodity

derivatives markets in the non-ferrous metals

complex?

a) NSE b) MSE

c) BSE d) CSE e) ASE

Q.89) The World’s First Digital Art Museum is in

_________.

a) UAE b) Qatar

c) Russia d) Japan e) Australia

Q.90) The Asia’s first arbitration centre

specialised in intellectual property will be

established in which of the following city?

a) Tokyo b) Beijing

c) Seoul d) New Delhi e) Mumbai


has launched power bill waiver scheme ‘Sambal’?

a) Assam b) Bihar

c) West Bengal d) Madhya Pradesh

e) Kerala

Q.92) The Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd

(TPREL) commissioned how much MW Solar

Capacity in Anthapuramu Solar Park?

a) 120 MW b) 100 MW

c) 150 MW d) 200 MW

e) 250MW

Q.93) 19th International Union of Food Science

and Technology (IUFoST) 2018 will be held in

which of the following country?

a) Germany b) UK

c) China d) India e) Australia

Q.94) Which of the following bank recently got

RBI licence to operate in India?

a) China Construction Bank Corp

b) Bank of China

c) Mitsubishi Bank

d) Agricultural Bank of China

e) Commercial Bank of China

Q.95) The “Red Corner Notice” has been issued

by which of the following organisation against

Nirav Modi in connection with the multi-crore PNB

scam, recently?

a) UN b) RBI

c) GOI d) ICJ e) InterPol

Q.96) The CCEA approves how much amount for

research in higher education for research and

academic infrastructure for higher education

institutions by 2022?

a) Rs.2 lakh crore b) Rs.1 lakh crore

c) Rs.4 lakh crore d) Rs.3 lakh crore

e) Rs. 10 lakh crore

Q.97) Who has been appointed as the MD and

CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank?

a) Vishwanathan b) Saraswati Prasad

c) Rushabh Gandhi d) P K Singh

e) T Latha

Q.98) Recently which bank has received approval

from capital markets regulator SEBI to start

mutual fund business?

a) Bank of Maharashtra b) Axis Bank

c) HDFC Bank d) Yes Bank

e) Bank of India

Q.99) The first ‘Khadi Mall’ of India will be opened

in which of the following state?

a) Jharkhand b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Odisha d) Bihar

e) Kerala

Q.100) The India’s first e-waste recycling unit will

be set up in which of the following city?

a) Mumbai b) New Delhi

c) Pune d) Bangalore

e) Chennai

Q.101) The government has approved extension

of recapitalisation scheme for Regional Rural

Banks (RRBs) for how much years?

a) 2 years b) 1 year

c) 3 years d) 4 years

e) 5 years

Q.102) Which organisation plans to organise

India’s first ‘Global Mobility Summit 2018’, a help

drive Government’s goals for vehicle

electrification, renewable energy integration and

job growth and also speed up India’s transition to

a clean energy economy?

a) United Nations b) Google

c) Apple d) NITI Aayog

e) GOI

Q.103) The GNFC and which organisation has

entered into an agreement to use Blockchain

Technology for fertiliser subsidy management?

a) NABARD b) RBI

c) GOI d) NITI Aayog

e) SBI

Q.104) What is the interest rate for girl child

savings scheme “Sukanya Samriddhi account”?

a) 7.1 percent b) 6.50 percent

c) 8.1 percent d) 7.50 percent

e) 8.2 percent

Q.105) Name the app released by Election

Commission of India for citizens to report any

violation of the model code of conduct during

elections?

a) cVIGIL b) EciVote

c) Vote Star d) Net Vote

e) VigilV

Q.106) The 'PURNA' project was launched by

which of the following state to control

malnutrition among girl child and adolescents?

a) Andhra Pradesh b) Karnataka

c) Gujarat d) Kerala

e) West Bengal

Q.107) NABARD has sanctioned how much

amount in the first quarter of the current fiscal

under the RIDF for West Bengal?

a) Rs 715.33 crore b) Rs 725.53 crore

c) Rs 735.33 crore d) Rs 735.53 crore

e) Rs 753.33 crore

Q.108) Recently, the Cabinet Committee on

Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the MSP of

how many Kharif crops for 2018-19 season?

a) 10 b) 12

c) 15 d) 14 e) 16

Q.109) Which is the first oil public sector

undertaking (PSU) to adopt an online legal

compliance system by introducing ‘Legatrix’?

a) Mangalore Refinery

b) Tatipaka Refinery

c) Numaligarh Refinery Ltd

d) Mathura Refinery

e) Jamnagar Refinery

Q.110) Who has been appointed as the head of

UNMOGIP?

a) U Thant

b) Javier Perez de Cuellar

c) Jose Eladio Alcain

d) Dag Hammarskjöld

e) Trygve Lie

Q.111) Globally, which of the following airport

ranked the best with 94.5 percent in on-time

performance by the OAG report?

a) Haneda Airport

b) Hong Kong International Airport

c) Heathrow Airport

d) Nagoya Komaki airport

e) Zurich Airport

Q.112) What is the rank of India in terms of

money parked by its citizens and companies with

Swiss banks?

a) 87 b) 73

c) 32 d) 53 e) 79

Q.113) Who has been appointed as the Non-

Executive part-time chairman of ICICI Bank?

a) Sandeep Bakhshi b) Vishakha Mulye

c) Vijay Chandok d) GC Chaturvedi

e) Lok Ranjan

Q.114) Who has been appointed as the chairman

of Payments Council of India?

a) Vishwas Patel b) Naveen Surya

c) Lokesh Singh d) Sam Mehta

e) John Jebaraj

Q.115) According to Bloomberg Billionaires

Index, who is the third-richest person in the

world?

a) Bill Gates b) Jeff Bezos

c) Mark Zuckerberg d) Warren Buffett

e) Mukesh Ambani

Q.116) Who has been appointed as the head of

US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)?

a) Betsy DeVos b) Wilbur Ross

c) Uttam Dhillon d) Kirstjen Nielsen

e) Rick Perry


and managing director of steel PSU SAIL?

a) Vishwanathan b) Saraswati Prasad

c) Rushabh Gandhi d) P K Singh

e) T Latha

Q.118) India defeated which of the following

country to emerge as champions of the six-nation

Kabaddi Masters Dubai?

a) Mongolia b) Iran

c) Iraq d) Oman e) Pakistan

Q.119) Which organisation has invested $100

million in Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services

Ltd, enable Mahindra Finance to boost growth, by

extending loans to individuals, including farmers,

to buy tractors, vehicles and other equipment,

along with financing small and medium

enterprises?

a) ADB b) RBI

c) IFC d) NABARD e) NDB

Q.120) The Tony award winner Liliane

Montevecchi, who passed away recently hails

from which of the following country?

a) France b) India

c) UK d) Egypt

e) Netherlands

Q.121) The UN member states approved a how

much amount budget for 13 peacekeeping

operations for the year 2018-19?

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a) 6.45 billion dollars b) 7.54 billion dollars

c) 8.19 billion dollars d) 5.09 billion dollars

e) 6.69 billion dollars

Q.122) What is the theme of International Day of

Cooperatives?

a) Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind

b) Cooperatives: The power to act for a

sustainable future

c) Sustainable consumption and production

d) Choose co-operative, choose equality

e) Co-operative enterprises achieve sustainable

development for all

Q.123) Who has been appointed as the Director

& GM of United India Insurance?

a) Hema Malini b) Vijay Srinivas

c) Govinda Rajan d) Hariharan

e) Sundaresan

Q.124) Who has been appointed as the

chairperson of National Green Tribunal?

a) Adarsh Kumar Goel

b) Swatanter Kumar

c) Jawad Rahim

d) Lokeshwar Singh Panta

e) Paul Vasanthakumar

Q.125) Which of the following bank has crossed

the milestone of disbursing mortgage loans of

over Rs 1.5 trillion?

a) Axis Bank b) SBI Bank

c) Canara Bank d) ICICI Bank

e) HDFC Bank

Q.126) Which of the following state has topped in

the list of per capita revenue collection under

GST?

a) Karnataka b) Assam

c) Chhattisgarh d) Haryana

e) Maharashtra

Q.127) Where did the ISRO conducted the ground

test of high thrust version of the Vikas Engine?

a) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre

b) Satish Dhawan Space Centre

c) U R Rao Satellite Centre

d) Space Applications Centre

e) ISRO Propulsion Complex


has signed a revised travel agreement to ease

visa restrictions?

a) Bangladesh b) Maldives

c) Mauritius d) Indonesia

e) Singapore

Q.129) The world’s largest integrated Indian Visa

Application Center is located in which of the

following city?

a) Tokyo b) Manama

c) Dhaka d) Jakarta

e) Bangkok

Q.130) Which country has been selected for the

first time to the Human Rights Council, filling the

seat vacated by the United States?

a) Austria b) Colombia

c) Fiji d) Iceland

e) Kenya

Q.131) Until, when the UN Security Council has

adopted a resolution to impose an arms embargo

on South Sudan?

a) May 31, 2019 b) April 3, 2021

c) May 1, 2019 d) April 1, 2020

e) June 1, 2019

Q.132) Where is the headquarters of World

Customs Organisation located?

a) Lisbon b) Moscow

c) Brussels d) Paris

e) Rome

Q.133) Who has been appointed as the Head of

Investment Banking for HSBC India?

a) D. S. Joshi b) Krishnaswamy Rao

c) Amitabh Malhotra d) Dharma Vira

e) Y. N. Sukthankar

Q.134) Which National football team’s captain has

won the FIFA Golden Boot 2018?

a) Spain b) Belgium

c) France d) Croatia

e) England

Q.135) In which of the following stadium FIFA

World cup finals 2018 held?

a) Camp Nou Stadium

b) Luzhniki Stadium

c) Estadio Azteca Stadium

d) Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

e) Borg El Arab Stadium

Q.136) By defeating whom Angelique Kerber has

won Wimbledon title 2018 in Women’s Singles

Category?

a) Simona Halep b) Venus Williams

c) Serena Williams d) Caroline Wozniacki

e) Garbine Muguruza

Q.137) When is the world youth skills day

observed?

a) July 15 b) July 12

c) July 13 d) July 15

e) July 16


has launched the ‘Paudhagiri’ campaign?

a) Kerala b) Haryana

c) Gujarat d) Karnataka

e) Uttar Pradesh

Q.139) The BrahMos supersonic missile comes

under which of the following category?

a) Surface-to-Air b) Surface-to-Surface

c) Air-to-Surface d) Air-to-Air

e) None of these

Q.140) BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture

between India and which of the following country?

a) France b) Israel

c) Japan d) Russia

e) Denmark

Q.141) Which state government has launched ‘I

am not afraid of English’ campaign?

a) Uttarakhand b) Haryana

c) Bihar d) Assam

e) Nagaland


plans to get pure and clean water only in 50

paise/litre?

a) West Bengal b) Bihar

c) Tamil Nadu d) Maharashtra

e) Odisha

Q.143) China plans to launch how many low-orbit

satellites to provide worldwide communication

services?

a) 200 b) 100

c) 500 d) 400 e) 300

Q.144) Which of the following country has

declared a 60-day state of emergency on its

border with Colombia?

a) Ecuador b) Peru

c) Bolivia d) Brazil

e) Chile

Q.145) Who is the economic affairs secretary of

India?

a) Susheel Kumar

b) Anant Narayan Nanda

c) Avinash K. Srivastava

d) Sanjeevanee Kutty

e) Subhash Chandra Garg

Q.146) Which of the following company has

bought point-of-sale (PoS) business of Zopper?

a) PayUmoney b) PhonePe

c) DirecPay d) Zaakpay

e) Atom

Q.147) NABARD and which of the following bank

has tied up to provide collateral-free credit

through Joint Liability Groups in Telangana?

a) Bank of Maharashtra b) Indian Bank

c) Bank of India d) State Bank of India

e) Union Bank of India

Q.148) Where is the headquarters of OECD

located?

a) Beijing b) Geneva

c) Paris d) London

e) New Delhi

Q.149) Who has been appointed as the governor

of Himachal Pradesh as the additional charge?

a) Jagdish Mukhi b) B.D. Mishra

c) Satya Pal Malik

d) Kaptan Singh Solanki e) Balram Das Tandon

Q.150) Who has won the Global Indian Icon

award at the 5th edition of NRI of the Year Awards

2018?

a) Hima Das b) Sunil Chhetri

c) Prem Watsa d) Vinoth Silvassa

e) Suresh Raina

Q.151) The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

has projected a growth rate of India for how much

percentage in 2019?

a) 7.6% b) 7%

c) 7.5% d) 7.3% e) 6.7%

Q.152) M.N. Vyasa Rao, who passed away

recently is related to which of the following field?

a) Scientist b) Poet

c) Sports person d) Singer

e) Dancer

Q.153) The country’s first National Skill Training

Institute (NSTI) will be established in which of the

following state?

a) Odisha b) Himachal Pradesh

c) West Bengal

d) Jammu and Kashmir e) Chhattisgarh

Q.154) Under whose chairmanship, the new

committee to synergise NCC and NSS has been

framed?

a) Karnal Singh b) Anil Swarup

c) Ashwani Lohani

d) Ram Shankar Katheria e) V. K. Sharma

Q.155) The “Peace Mission” will be organised by

which of the following organisation?

a) United Nation Organisation

b) International Court of justice

c) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

d) UNICEF

e) South Asian Association for Regional

Cooperation

Q.156) Which university has signed an

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the

Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy?

a) University of Montreal

b) University of Hong Kong

c) University of Oxford

d) University of Manchester

e) University of Houston

Q.157) The Finance Ministry gave its nod for

capital infusion of how much amount in five weak

public sector banks?

a) Rs.11,336 crore b) Rs.10,126 crore

c) Rs.13,156 crore d) Rs.18,396 crore

e) Rs.16,276 crore

Q.158) Which of the following bank has launched

RuPay Credit Card recently?

a) Vijaya Bank b) Canara bank

c) Bank of Baroda d) Federal Bank

e) State Bank of India

Q.159) Which of the following country has been

elected as the new President of Asian Tug of War

Federation for the first time?

a) Afghanistan b) Mongolia

c) Sri Lanka d) India

e) China

Q.160) Which of the following non-banking

finance company has received Nabard 2018

award?

a) Dewan Housing Finance

b) Aditya Birla Finance

c) Religare Finance

d) Repco Micro Finance

e) Aditya Birla Finance

Q.161) India’s wholesale inflation grew how much

percent in June 2018?

a) 3.67 percent b) 2.57 percent

c) 1.17 percent d) 6.27 percent

e) 5.77 percent

Q.162) Which of the following country has topped

an annual global ranking of nations’ soft power?

a) France b) Germany

c) Netherlands d) UK

e) Denmark

Q.163) Who has topped world’s 100 highest-paid

entertainers list?

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a) Floyd Mayweather b) Akshay Kumar

c) Salman Khan d) Dwayne Johnson

e) George Clooney

Q.164) When is the Nelson Mandela International

Day observed?



e) July 15

Q.165) Where did the 7th World Junior Wushu

Championships held?

a) Japan b) Brazil

c) Peru d) Russia e) Iran

Q.166) The Nimibutr Stadium is located in which

of the following country?

a) India b) Thailand

c) China d) UK e) France

Q.167) Where is the headquarters of Shanghai

Cooperation Organisation located?

a) Moscow b) Tokyo

c) New Delhi d) Kathmandu

e) Beijing

Q.168) The Rajasthan govt guarantees how much

amount of NCDC loan for farm waiver?

a) Rs 1600 crore b) Rs 5000 crore

c) Rs 2400 crore d) Rs 1000 crore

e) Rs 3200 crore

Q.169) Who has been named as the first sports

ambassador of Assam?

a) Heena Sindhu b) Apurvi Chandela

c) Hima Das d) Manu Bhaker

e) Jitu Rai

Q.170) Which of the following Indian city is

among the world’s best cities by Travel + Leisure

for the second successive year?

a) Thrissur b) Pune

c) Shimla d) Udaipur

e) Mumbai

Q.171) Noted activist Rajmata Satvashila Devi

Bhosle, who passed away recently belongs to

which state?

a) West Bengal b) Maharashtra

c) West Bengal d) Odisha

e) Madhya Pradesh

Q.172) Which of the following small finance bank

has officially launched its commercial banking

operations?

a) Ujjivan small finance bank

b) Equitas Holdings bank

c) Jana Small Finance bank

d) Disha Microfin Pvt Ltd

e) Capital Local Area Bank

Q.173) The 3rd BRICS Media Forum was held at


a) Russia b) Brazil

c) China d) India

e) South Africa

Q.174) Which of the following public sector bank

has organised a nation-wide Kisan Mela?

a) State Bank of India b) Syndicate Bank

c) Central Bank of India d) Canara Bank

e) Bank of Baroda

Q.175) Who has been appointed as the as non-

executive (part time) Chairman of ICICI bank

recently?

a) Uday Chitale

b) Girish Chandra Chaturvedi

c) Dileep Choksi

d) Vijay Chandok

e) Anup Bagchi

Q.176) Which of the following bank has

inaugurated its first ‘All-Women Branch’ in

Jammu and Kashmir?

a) UCO Bank

b) Punjab & Sindh Bank

c) Jammu and Kashmir Bank

d) Vijaya Bank

e) Bank of India

Q.177) Who has been appointed as the Managing

Director of Tata Capital Housing Finance?

a) Anup Bagchi b) R Vaithianathan

c) Neelam Dhawan d) Anil Kaul

e) Radhakrishnan Nair

Q.178) Who is the author of ‘Lethal White’ Book?

a) Elena Ferrante b) Robert Galbraith

c) James Comey d) Marlon Bundo

e) A.J Findo

Q.179) How many new events has been added to

the 2022 Beijing Winter Games by IOC?

a) 8 b) 7

c) 6 d) 9 e) 10

Q.180) Which Indian javelin player has won gold

in the International de Sotteville-les-Rouen?

a) Devender Singh b) Anu Singh

c) Vipin Kasana d) Kashinath Naik

e) Neeraj Chopra

Q.181) Where did the International de Sotteville-

les-Rouen held?

a) Germany b) France

c) Austria d) Romania

e) Finland

Q.182) Viresh Kunda is related to which of the

following sports?

a) Squash b) Wrestling

c) Boxing d) Javelin Throw

e) Shooting

Q.183) The ‘Pitch Black’ warfare exercise will be

held in which of the following country?

a) Australia b) India

c) U.S d) Russia

e) Israel

Q.184) Who hosted the 10th edition of the Delhi

Dialogue (DD X) in New Delhi?

a) Prakash Javdekar b) Piyush Goyal

c) Sushma Swaraj d) Narendra Modi

e) Rajnath Singh


‘Abhar Aapki Sewa Ka’ app for Pensioners?

a) Haryana b) Telangana

c) Mizoram d) Chhattisgarh

e) Rajasthan

Q.186) The State Banks (Repeal and

Amendment) Bill comes under which of the

following year?

a) 2016 b) 2017

c) 2018 d) 2015 e) 2014

Q.187) The new denomination note Rs.100 will be

bearing the motif of which of the following place?

a) Qutub Minar b) Rashtrapati Bhavan

c) Ajanta and Ellora d) Rani Ki Vav

e) Badami Caves

Q.188) The Elphinstone Road suburban railway

station has been renamed as which of the

following name?

a) Banu kannal b) Vinamal kumalri

c) Kaniya devi d) Prabha devi

e) Veena Singh

Q.189) Who is the defence secretary of US?

a) Steven Mnuchin b) James Mattis

c) Ryan Zinke d) Sonny Perdue

e) Wilbur Ross

Q.190) The ‘two-plus-two dialogue’ will be held

between India and which of the following country?

a) Russia b) U.S.A

c) Pakistan d) China

e) Japan

Q.191) What is the capital of Ghana?

a) Prague b) Havana

c) Yerevan d) Accra

e) Budapest

Q.192) The European Union and which of the

following country has signed a huge free trade

deal on that cuts or eliminates tariffs on nearly all

goods?

a) Russia b) China

c) U.S d) Germany

e) Japan

Q.193) Where is the headquarters of United

Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

located?

a) UK b) France

c) Netherlands d) Russia

e) Kenya

Q.194) The UNEP has signed with which of the

following organisation for monitoring impact of

human activity on ecosystem?

a) Facebook b) Google

c) Apple d) Microsoft

e) Infosys

Q.195) Who has topped the Bloomberg

Billionaires Index 2018?

a) Warren Buffett b) Mark Zuckerberg

c) Jeff Bezos d) Bill Gates

e) Bernard Arnault

Q.196) What is the growth forecast of ADB for

2018-2019 in India?

a) 7.6 Percent b) 7.1 Percent

c) 7.3 Percent d) 7.4 Percent

e) 7.5 Percent

Q.197) Who has been appointed as the Chef de

Mission (CDM) of the Indian contingent for the

upcoming 18th Asian Games?

a) Rupak Debroy

b) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

c) Harshan Raj

d) N. Prasood

e) Gurudatta D. Bhakta

Q.198) The NMCG has organised the ‘Ganga

Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ in how many main Ganga

basin states?

a) Eight b) Four

c) Three d) Five e) Six

Q.199) India plans to build 1,911 kilometres of

international connectivity roads by which of the

following year?

a) 2021 b) 2022

c) 2024 d) 2023 e) 2025

Q.200) India plans to build international

connectivity roads and border roads with an

outlay of how much amount over a period of five

years i.e. from 2017-18 to 2021-22 in phased

manner?



e) Rs 25,000 crore


has recently launched e-Pragati project?

a) West Bengal b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Karnataka d) Gujarat

e) Bihar


is set to have the country’s first greenfield skill

training institute?

a) Odisha b) Haryana

c) Uttar Pradesh d) Assam

e) Nagaland

Q.203) The entire expenditure of India’s first

greenfield skill training institute will be incurred

by which of the following institute?

a) Minister of Home Affairs

b) Ministry of Rural Development

c) Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship

d) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public

Enterprises

e) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Q.204) Which state government has signed an

agreement to implement the Centre’s health

insurance scheme under the joint banner

“Ayushman Bharat – Swasthya Sathi”?

a) Jharkhand b) Odisha

c) West Bengal d) Goa

e) Kerala

Q.205) The 4th Round of the India-Japan

Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held in which of the

following city?

a) Pune b) Mumbai

c) New Delhi d) Tokyo

e) Shanghai

Q.206) How many countries are there in

BIMSTEC?

a) 6 b) 7

c) 8 d) 9 e) 10

Q.207) Recently, which of the following country

has recently joined International Solar Alliance?

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a) Afghanistan b) Germany

c) Myanmar d) Pakistan

e) France


of AICTE?

a) Mithun Singh b) Vinay Khanna

c) Anil D Sahasrabudhe

d) Vinoth Kumar Mehta e) Sunil Shankar

Q.209) Who has won the silver medal in 57 kg

category at the Junior Asian Wrestling

Championship?

a) Mansi Ahlawat

b) Duangnapa Boonyasu c) Sushil Kumar

d) Vinesh Phogat e) Babita Kumari

Q.210) Gopal Das Neeraj, who passed away

recently is related to which of the following field?

a) Poet b) Dancer

c) Singer d) Director

e) None of these

Q.211) Where did the Junior Asian Wrestling

Championship held?

a) Hyderabad b) Pune

c) New Delhi d) Patna

e) Kolkata

Q.212) Where will be the 4th BIMSTEC Summit

held?

a) Bangladesh b) Bhutan

c) Nepal d) Myanmar

e) Thailand

Q.213) The ‘Girinka’ programme was launched in


a) India b) Myanmar

c) Netherlands d) Rwanda

e) Uganda

Q.214) What is the currency of Uganda?

a) Euro b) Rial

c) Peso d) Shilling

e) Yen

Q.215) The Protection of Children from Sexual

Offences (POCSO) Act comes under which of the

following year?

a) 2011 b) 2013

c) 2015 d) 2018

e) 2012

Q.216) An advanced new weather forecasting

system was unveiled in which of the following

city?

a) Vishakapatnam b) Chandigarh

c) Chandni Chowk d) Lucknow

e) Pune

Q.217) Who has launched the centre for climate

change in Lucknow?

a) Environment Ministry b) UNESCO

c) Govt of India d) NABARD

e) None of these

Q.218) Who leads the Fifteenth Finance

Commission?

a) Anoop Singh b) Ashok Lahiri

c) Ramesh Chand d) N.K.Singh

e) Arvind Mehta

Q.219) PM Modi inaugurates ambulance service in

Sri Lanka with the fund of how much amount?

a) $25.02 million b) $13.02 million

c) $12.02 million d) $17.02 million

e) $15.02 million

Q.220) What is the rate of GST for footwear

priced below 1,000 rupees?

a) 18% b) 28%

c) 0% d) 5% e) 12%

Q.221) Which of the following bank has got RBI

nod to enter Bahrain, Kuwait, Singapore?

a) IDFC Bank b) HDFC Bank

c) Federal Bank d) Axis Bank

e) IndusInd Bank

Q.222) Nitin Gadkari plans to launch development

projects worth Rs. 5,400 crore in which of the

following state?

a) Karnataka b) Odisha

c) Madhya Pradesh d) Himachal Pradesh

e) Maharashtra

Q.223) According to the Public Affairs Index 2018,

which is the best-governed state in India?

a) Karnataka b) Maharashtra

c) Kerala d) Madhya Pradesh

e) Mizoram

Q.224) What is the mascot of Tokyo 2020

Olympic?

a) Hodori b) Miraitowa

c) Fuwa d) Someity

e) Cobi

Q.225) The world’s most expensive goalkeeper

Alisson Becker hails from which of the following

country?

a) Brazil b) Russia

c) Spain d) Belgium

e) Germany

Q.226) Sachin Rathi won gold in the Junior Asian

Wrestling Championship under which of the

following category?

a) 125 kilogram b) 61 kilogram

c) 74 kilogram d) 75 kilogram

e) 81 Kilogram

Q.227) Lakshya Sen is related to which of the

following sports?

a) Billiards b) Squash

c) Table Tennis d) Tennis

e) Badminton

Q.228) What is the constituency of Road

Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari?

a) Nagpur b) Mumbai

c) Jalna d) Pune

e) Thane

Q.229) In which state, Road Transport and

Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched

development projects worth over five thousand

four hundred crore rupees?

a) Himachal Pradesh b) Haryana

c) Uttar Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh

e) West Bengal

Q.230) Which country surpassed Saudi Arabia

and became the Second Largest Oil Supplier of

India?

a) Venezuela b) Qatar

c) Iraq d) UAE e) Iran

Q.231) How many member countries are there in

the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum

Exporting Countries)?

a) 16 b) 14

c) 17 d) 15 e) 18

Q.232) What is the minimum annual deposit

requirement for accounts under the Sukanya

Samriddhi Yojana?

a) Rs. 500/- b) Rs. 1000/-

c) Rs. 250/- d) Rs. 350/-

e) Rs. 750/-

Q.233) What is the official mascot name of the

Tokyo Olympics 2020?

a) Soohorang and Vinicius de Moraes

b) Miraitowa and Someity

c) The Hare & The Polar Bear

d) Quatchi and Miga

e) Neve and Gliz

Q.234) Which of the following is the official

mascot of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic?

a) Quatchi b) Miga

c) Soohorang d) Neve

e) Hodori

Q.235) Which place hosts the 15th National Youth

Athletics Championships?

a) Gauwhati b) Bengaluru

c) Kolkata d) Vadodara

e) Bhopal

Q.236) Dhanvir Singh won Gold medal in the

ongoing, 15th National Youth Athletics

Championships in which Event?

a) Sprint Runner b) Javeli Throw

c) High Jump d) Triple Jump

e) Shot Put

Q.237) Who won the German Grand Prix 2018

race which ended recently?

a) Sebastian Vettel b) Lewis Hamilton

c) Kimi-Matias Räikkönen d) Valtteri BOTTAS

e) Max VERSTAPPEN

Q.238) Who will be the head of Group of Ministers

(GoM) constituted by central government to

suggest ways and legal framework to effectively

deal with incidents of mob violence and lynching?

a) Ravi Shankar Prasad b) Nitin Gadkari

c) Rajnath Singh d) Sushma Swaraj

e) Thawar Chand Gehlot

Q.239) The ‘Bijli Mitra’ mobile app has been

launched in which of the following state?

a) Gujarat b) Odisha

c) Rajasthan d) Telangana

e) Karnataka

Q.240) When is the ‘World Day against Trafficking

in Persons’ observed?



e) July 25

Q.241) The Medini Puraskar Yojana is beneficial

for which of the following category of people?

a) Farmers b) Authors

c) Government employees d) Scientists

e) Teachers

Q.242) Which of the following city tops the list in

terms of cleanness and sanitation?

a) Gujarat b) Chhattisgarh

c) Jharkhand d) Maharashtra

e) West Bengal

Q.243) Where did the India-Bangladesh Joint

Committee on Border Haats held?

a) Assam b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Uttarakhand d) Bihar

e) Tripura

Q.244) The cultural exchange programme for the

year 2018-22 was signed between India and


a) Sweden b) Uganda

c) Rwanda d) Germany

e) Mongolia

Q.245) What is the currency of Uganda?

a) Pound b) Shilling

c) Peso d) Won

e) Euro

Q.246) A ‘War Room Lawyer Team’ was framed

by which of the following public sector banks?

a) Bank of Maharashtra

b) Indian Overseas Bank c) Bank of India

d) Bank of Baroda e) Indian Bank

Q.247) What is the rank of India in AT Kearney

FDI Confidence Index 2018?

a) 10 b) 11

c) 12 d) 15 e) 17

Q.248) Who chaired the 2nd National Council

meeting on the India’s Nutrition Challenges under

POSHAN Abhiyaan?

a) Suresh Mehta b) Amitabh Kant

c) Rajiv Kumar d) Rajnath Singh

e) Vinu Balan


‘Green Mahanadi Mission’?

a) Karnataka b) Odisha

c) Andhra Pradesh d) Telangana

e) Jharkhand


launched ‘Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural

Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India’?

a) Ministry of Environment

b) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

c) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

d) Ministry of Culture

e) Ministry of Earth Science

Q.251) Under the National Dairy Plan (NDP) how

much amount has been sanctioned by the

government?

a) Rs 1,114.14 crore b) Rs 1,754.14 crore

c) Rs 3,164.14 crore d) Rs 1,554.14 crore

e) Rs 2,134.14 crore

Q.252) Where did the Global Disability Summit

2018 held?

a) Berlin b) Madrid

c) Tokyo d) London

e) New Delhi

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Q.253) Which of the following government’s

business agency has tied up with Invest India to

promote investment facilitation and cooperation

between startups of the two countries?

a) Denmark b) Netherlands

c) France d) Germany

e) Sweden

Q.254) Which of the following launch vehicle has

carried the world’s heaviest satellite by SpaceX?

a) Falcon 5 b) Falcon 8

c) Falcon 3 d) Falcon 7

e) Falcon 9

Q.255) The Negotiable Instruments

(Amendment) Bill comes under which of the

following year?

a) 2018 b) 2015

c) 2016 d) 2012 e) 2001

Q.256) Who has been appointed as the MD of

Tata AIA Life?

a) Mahesh Guru b) Rishi Srivatsa

c) Naveen Kumar d) Vinod Mehta

e) Johnson Chinna

Q.257) Where did the International Children’s

Film Festival held?

a) Chennai b) Kolkata

c) Pune d) Mumbai

e) New Delhi

Q.258) The NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission

and which of the following platform has jointly

launched the ‘#InnovateIndia Platform’?

a) UIDAI b) MyGov

c) PassportIndia d) EciCitizen

e) ITIndia

Q.259) The West Bengal assembly has passed a

resolution to change the name of the State as

which of the following?

a) Banglai b) Bengal

c) Bangal d) Bangla

e) Bengala


has enhanced their partnership in the area of

research and innovation recently?

a) Rwanda b) UK

c) Uganda d) France

e) Russia

Q.261) Where did the world’s first-ever Warner

Bros branded indoor theme park located?

a) New York b) Riyadh

c) London d) Abu Dhabi

e) Paris

Q.262) The Oxigen has tied up with which of the

following small finance bank for Branchless

Banking services?

a) Au Financiers

b) Equitas Holdings P Limited

c) Capital Local Area Bank Ltd

d) Disha Microfin Private Ltd

e) Fincare Small Finance Bank

Q.263) Where is the headquarters of Oxigen

located?

a) Lucknow b) Patna

c) Dispur d) Gurugram

e) Pune

Q.264) The Walmart Foundation has granted USD

2 million fund to a two-year agriculture project for

which of the following state?

a) Telangana b) Kerala

c) Maharashtra d) Andhra Pradesh

e) Uttar Pradesh

Q.265) Who has been declared victory in

Pakistan’s general election?

a) Imran Khan b) Mamnoon Hussain

c) Shahid Khaqan d) Nasirul Mulk

e) Nawaz Sharif

Q.266) Which of the following airport has bagged

the ‘Champion of Earth Prize -2018’ by the United

Nations?

a) Indira Gandhi International Airport Ltd

b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

Ltd

c) Cochin International Airport Ltd

d) Goa International Airport Ltd

e) Kempegowda International Airport Ltd

Q.267) Which of the following book of Michael

Ondaatje has been added in the list of Man booker

Prize?

a) Dark Light b) The English Patient

c) Warlight d) Elmet

e) The Sellout

Q.268) Who has been presented with the

International Player of the Year award for 2017-

2018 by England’s Barmy Army?

a) Suresh Raina b) Rohit Sharma

c) MS Dhoni d) Virat Kohli

e) K.L Rahul

Q.269) Swapan Sarkar who passed away

recently, is related to which of the following field?

a) Actor b) Sports Journalist

c) Classical Dance d) Scientist

e) Politician

Q.270) Which of the following Indian has been

honoured with Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018?

a) Susan Hill b) Mary Renault

c) Bharat Vatwani d) Muriel Spark

e) Iris Murdoch

Q.271) When is the Kargil Vijay Diwas day

observed?



e) July 27

Q.272) The ‘Project Gandiva’ has been launched

in which of the following state government?

a) Telangana b) Karnataka

c) Andhra Pradesh d) Gujarat

e) Uttar Pradesh

Q.273) The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill

comes under which of the following year?

a) 2012 b) 2018

c) 2017 d) 2015

e) 2009

Q.274) Which organisation has formed a panel to

review 3rd party motor cover costs?

a) Govt of India b) RBI

c) NABARD d) IRDAI

e) None of these


of the panel to review 3rd party motor cover

costs?

a) J Narayanan b) RS Sharma

c) Ajay Bhushan d) P.J. Joseph

e) Pratap Kumar

Q.276) The Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme will be

implemented with cost sharing ratio of how much

percentage between centre and states?

a) 50:50 b) 60:40

c) 80:20 d) 40:60

e) 70:30


suggested amendments in Aadhaar Act for data

protection?

a) SS Nadkarni Committee

b) AK Bhuchar Committee

c) Viswanathan Committee

d) B.N. Srikrishna Committee

e) Mithra Rajan Committee

Q.278) The Odisha government has allocated how

much amount for Rukura Medium Irrigation Dam

project?

a) Rs 300 crore b) Rs 450 crore

c) Rs 100 crore d) Rs 320 crore

e) Rs 250 crore

Q.279) Which edition of BRICS Summit 2018 held

at Johannesburg, South Africa?

a) 7th b) 8th

c) 10th d) 11th e) 9th

Q.280) Who is the National Security Adviser of

India?

a) Ranjit Kumar b) Rajiv Gauba

c) R. Chidambaram d) Ajit Doval

e) Hasmukh Adhia

Q.281) Who has been conferred with Atibadi

Jagannath Das Samman 2018?

a) Uday Bhembre b) Padma Sachdev

c) Ramakanta Rath d) Prasoon Joshi

e) Tara Singh

Q.282) Which of the following state has been

topped in Renewable Energy by IEEFA Report?

a) Tamil Nadu b) Rajasthan

c) Kerala d) Karnataka

e) Gujarat


released the AISHE Report 2017-18?

a) Ministry of Minority Affairs

b) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

c) Ministry of Human Resource Development

d) Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation

e) Ministry of Railways

Q.284) When is the World Hepatitis Day

observed?



e) July 28

Q.285) Muskan Kirar is related to which of the

following sports?

a) Football b) Archery

c) Cricket d) Squash

e) Badminton

ENGLISH VOCABULARY 1) Abeyance

Meaning: A state of temporary disuse or

suspension.

Example: “matters were held in abeyance

pending further enquiries”

Synonyms: Suspension, Remission

Antonyms: Under way, Continue

2) Remarkable

Meaning: Worthy of attention; striking.

Example: “a remarkable coincidence”

Synonyms: Extraordinary, Amazing

Antonyms: Ordinary, Commonplace

3) Salutary

Meaning: (especially with reference to something

unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good

effects; beneficial.

Example: “it failed to draw salutary lessons from

Britain’s loss of its colonies”

Synonyms: Beneficial, Valuable

Antonyms: Unwelcome, Irrelevant

4) Ailing

Meaning: Experiencing difficulty and problems.

Example: The country’s ailing economy.

Synonyms: Poor, Weak

Antonyms: Strong, Successful

5) Waived

Meaning: refrain from insisting on or using (a

right or claim).

Example: “he will waive all rights to the money”

Synonyms: Relinquish, Renounce

Antonyms: Claim, Pursue

6) Snarls

Meaning: Entangle something.

Example: “The trailing lead got snarled up in a

bramble bush”

Synonyms: Tangle, Entwine

Antonyms: Untangle

7) Flawed

Meaning: Having or characterized by a

fundamental weakness or imperfection.

Example: “A fatally flawed strategy”

Synonyms: Unsound, Defective

Antonyms: Sound

8) Buoyancy

Meaning: A high level of activity in an economy or

stock market.

Example: “There is renewed buoyancy in the

demand for steel”

Synonyms: Vigour, Strength

Antonyms: Depression

9) Allay

Meaning: Diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion,

or worry).

Example: “The report attempted to educate the

public and allay fears”

Synonyms: Reduce, Diminish

Antonyms: Increase, Intensify

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10) Inciting

Meaning: Encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful

behaviour).

Example: “They conspired to incite riots”

Synonyms: Encourage, Provoke

Antonyms: Suppress, Dissuade

11) Coup

Meaning: A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of

power from a government.

Example: “He was overthrown in an army coup”

Synonyms: Takeover, Deposition

Antonyms: Election

12) Spectre

Meaning: Something widely feared as a possible

unpleasant or dangerous occurrence.

Example: “The spectre of nuclear holocaust”

Synonyms: Threat, Menace

Antonyms: Absence, reality

13) Abolition

Meaning: The action of abolishing a system,

practice, or institution.

Example: “The abolition of the death penalty”

Synonyms: Ending, Stopping

Antonyms: Retention, Creation

14) Impeach

Meaning: Charge (the holder of a public office)

with misconduct.

Example: “Congressional moves to impeach the

president”

Synonyms: Indict, Charge

Antonyms: Absolve, Approve

15) Conflict

Meaning: A serious incompatibility between two

or more opinions, principles, or interests.

Example: “There was a conflict between his

business and domestic life”

Synonyms: Clash, Incongruity

Antonyms: Harmony

16) Cordial

Meaning: Warm and friendly.

Example: “the atmosphere was cordial and

relaxed”

Synonyms: Friendly, Genial

Antonyms: Unfrinendly

17) Diversity

Meaning: A range of different things.

Example: “newspapers were obliged to allow a

diversity of views to be printed”

Synonyms: Variety, Assortment

Antonyms: Uniformity

18) Truce

Meaning: An agreement between enemies or

opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain

time.

Example: “the guerrillas called a three-day truce”

Synonyms: Ceasefire, Armistice

Antonyms: Fighting

19) Lethal

Meaning: Very harmful or destructive.

Example: “the Krakatoa eruption was the most

lethal on record”

Synonyms: Fatal, Mortal

Antonyms: Harmless, Safe

20) Fragile

Meaning: Easily destroyed or threatened.

Example: “you have a fragile grip on reality”

Synonyms: Tenuous, Unreliable

Antonyms: Durable, Sound

21) Slipped

Meaning: Pass or change to a lower, worse, or

different condition, typically in a gradual or

imperceptible way.

Example: “many people feel standards have

slipped”

Synonyms: Decline, Degenerate

Antonyms: Improve, Rise

22) Conflict

Meaning: A prolonged armed struggle.

Example: “regional conflicts”

Synonyms: War, Action

Antonyms: Peace

23) Enact

Meaning: Make (a bill or other proposal) law.

Example: “legislation was enacted to attract

international companies”

Synonyms: Pass, Approve

Antonyms: Repeal

24) Retained

Meaning: Continue to have (something); keep

possession of.

Example: “Labour retained the seat”

Synonyms: Keep, Maintain

Antonyms: Lose, Abolish

25) Proviso

Meaning: A condition or qualification attached to

an agreement or statement.

Example: “he let his house with the proviso that

his own staff should remain to run it”

Synonyms: Condition, Stipulation

Antonyms: Deficit, Overload

26) Exhaustive

Meaning: Including or considering all elements or

aspects; fully comprehensive.

Example: “the guide outlines every bus route in

exhaustive detail”

Synonyms: Comprehensive, Complete

Antonyms: Perfunctory, Incomplete

27) Trivial

Meaning: Of little value or importance.

Example: “huge fines were imposed for trivial

offences”

Synonyms: Unimportant, Insignificant

Antonyms: Important, Significant

28) Diminish

Meaning: Make or become less.

Example: “the new law is expected to diminish

the government’s chances”

Synonyms: Decrease, Decline

Antonyms: Increase

29) Undermined

Meaning: Lessen the effectiveness, power, or

ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.

Example: “this could undermine years of hard

work”

Synonyms: Impede, Threaten

Antonyms: Enhance, Improve

30) Embrace

Meaning: Include or contain (something) as a

constituent part.

Example: “his career embraces a number of

activities—composing, playing, and acting”

Synonyms: Include, Involve

Antonyms: Exclude

31) Spectacular

Meaning: Strikingly large or obvious.

Example: “the party suffered a spectacular loss in

the election”

Synonyms: Impressive, Remarkable

Antonyms: Unimpressive

32) Ghastly

Meaning: Causing great horror or fear.

Example: “one of the most ghastly crimes ever

committed”

Synonyms: Terrible, Frightful

Antonyms: Pleasant, Trivial

33) Shoddy

Meaning: Badly made or done.

Example: “we’re not paying good money for

shoddy goods”

Synonyms: Poor-quality, Inferior

Antonyms: Well made, Carful

34) Ambitious

Meaning: (of a plan or piece of work) intended to

satisfy high aspirations and therefore difficult to

achieve.

Example: “an ambitious enterprise”

Synonyms: Difficult, Exacting

Antonyms: Unambitious, Easy

35) Desires

Meaning: Strongly wish for or want (something).

Example: “he never achieved the status he so

desired”

Synonyms: Want, Crave

Antonyms: Unwanted

36) Affluent

Meaning: (especially of a group or area) having a

great deal of money; wealthy.

Example: “the affluent societies of the western

world”

Synonyms: Wealthy, Rich

Antonyms: Poor

37) Feasible

Meaning: Possible and practical to do easily or

conveniently.

Example: “the Dutch have demonstrated that it is

perfectly feasible to live below sea level”

Synonyms: Practicable, Practical

Antonyms: Impractical, Impossible

38) Proliferation

Meaning: Rapid reproduction of a cell, part, or

organism.

Example: “we attempted to measure cell

proliferation”

Synonyms: Spread, Escalation

Antonyms: Decrease

39) Legitimising

Meaning: Make legitimate.

Example: “voters legitimize the government

through the election of public officials”

Synonyms: Validate, Legitimate

Antonyms: Outlaw

40) Fuelling

Meaning: Sustain or inflame (an intense feeling).

Example: “his resignation fuelled speculation of

an imminent cabinet reshuffle”

Synonyms: Stimulate, Encourage

Antonyms: Dampen

41) Amplified

Meaning: Enlarge upon or add detail to (a story

or statement).

Example: “the notes amplify information

contained in the statement”

Synonyms: Expand, Develop

Antonyms: Condense

42) Conceding

Meaning: Admit or agree that something is true

after first denying or resisting it.

Example: “I had to concede that I’d overreacted”

Synonyms: Accept, Acknowledge

Antonyms: Deny

43) Diverging

Meaning: (of an opinion, theory, or approach)

differ.

Example: “the coverage by the columnists

diverged from that in the main news stories”

Synonyms: Differ, Disagree

Antonyms: Agree

44) Inevitable

Meaning: Certain to happen; unavoidable.

Example: “war was inevitable”

Synonyms: Unavoidable, Certain

Antonyms: Avoidable, Uncertain

45) Impression

Meaning: An idea, feeling, or opinion about

something or someone, especially one formed

without conscious thought or on the basis of little

evidence.

Example: “his first impressions of Manchester

were very positive”

Synonyms: Apprehension, Intuition

Antonyms: Source, Cause

46) Diminished

Meaning: Make or become less.

Example: “the new law is expected to diminish

the government’s chances”

Synonyms: Decrease, Decline

Antonyms: Increase

47) Imperative

Meaning: Of vital importance; crucial.

Example: “immediate action was imperative”

Synonyms: Important, Crucial

Antonyms: Unimportant, Optional

48) Rugged

Meaning: (Of clothing, equipment, etc.) strongly

made and capable of withstanding rough

handling.

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Example: “The binoculars are compact,

lightweight, and rugged”

Synonyms: Durable, Robust

Antonyms: Flimsy, Fragile

49) Bureaucratic

Meaning: Relating to a system of government in

which most of the important decisions are taken

by state officials rather than by elected

representatives.

Example: “Well-established bureaucratic

procedures”

Synonyms: Administrative, Official

Antonyms: Simple, Relaxed

50) Woes

Meaning: Things that cause sorrow or distress;

troubles.

Example: “to add to his woes, customers have

been spending less”

Synonyms: Trouble, Problem

Antonyms: Advantage, Comfort

51) Wrangling

Meaning: Have a long, complicated dispute or

argument.

Example: “The bureaucrats continue wrangling

over the fine print”

Synonyms: Argue, Quarrel

Antonyms: Agree

52) Affirms

Meaning: State emphatically or publicly.

Example: “He affirmed the country’s commitment

to peace”

Synonyms: Declare, State

Antonyms: Deny

53) Anarchy

Meaning: A state of disorder due to absence or

non-recognition of authority or other controlling

systems.

Example: “He must ensure public order in a

country threatened with anarchy”

Synonyms: Nihilism, Revolution

Antonyms: Government, Order

54) Legitimate

Meaning: Able to be defended with logic or

justification; valid.

Example: “A legitimate excuse for being late”

Synonyms: Valid, Admissible

Antonyms: Invalid, Unjustifiable

55) Negated

Meaning: Deny the existence of.

Example: “Negating the political nature of

education”

Synonyms: Deny, Dispute

Antonyms: Confirm, Ratify

56) Abide

Meaning: Accept or act in accordance with (a rule,

decision, or recommendation).

Example: “I said I would abide by their decision”

Synonyms: Obey, Observe

Antonyms: Flout, Reject

57) Impartial

Meaning: Treating all rivals or disputants equally.

Example: “The minister cannot be impartial in the

way that a judge would be”

Synonyms: Unbiased, Neutral

Antonyms: Biased, Partisan

58) Esteem

Meaning: Respect and admiration.

Example: “He was held in high esteem by

colleagues”

Synonyms: Respect, Admiration

Antonyms: Disrespect

59) Chaos

Meaning: Complete disorder and confusion.

Example: “Snow caused chaos in the region”

Synonyms: Disorder, Disarray

Antonyms: Order, Orderliness

60) Fortunate

Meaning: Favoured by or involving good luck;

lucky.

Example: “She’d been fortunate to escape serious

injury”

Synonyms: Lucky, Favoured

Antonyms: Unfortunate

61) Mischief

Meaning: Playful misbehaviour, especially on the

part of children.

Example: “She’ll make sure Danny doesn’t get

into mischief”

Synonyms: Badness, Misbehaviour

Antonyms: Solemnity

62) Endure

Meaning: Remain in existence; last.

Example: “These cities have endured through

time”

Synonyms: Last, Live

Antonyms: Fade, Short-lived

63) Imposing

Meaning: Grand and impressive in appearance.

Example: “An imposing 17th-century manor

house”

Synonyms: Impressive, Striking

Antonyms: Unimposing, Modest

64) Amicably

Meaning: Characterized by friendliness and

absence of discord.

Example: “An amicable settlement of the dispute”

Synonyms: Friendly, Cordial

Antonyms: Unfriendly, Hostile

65) Disputes

Meaning: A disagreement or argument.

Example: “A territorial dispute between the two

countries”

Synonyms: Debate, Discussion

Antonyms: Agreement

66) Euphoric

Meaning: Characterized by or feeling intense

excitement and happiness.

Example: “A euphoric sense of freedom”

Synonyms: Happy, Gleeful

Antonyms: Miserable

67) Perils

Meaning: Serious and immediate danger.

Example: “You could well place us both in peril”

Synonyms: Danger, Risk

Antonyms: Safety, Secur

68) Upheavals

Meaning: A violent or sudden change or

disruption to something.

Example: “Major upheavals in the financial

markets”

Synonyms: Disruption, Trouble

Antonyms: Stability, Tranquillity

69) Escalating

Meaning: Increase rapidly.

Example: “The price of tickets escalated”

Synonyms: Mount, Surge

Antonyms: Plunge

70) Endorsement

Meaning: The action of endorsing someone or

something.

Example: “The issue of full independence

received overwhelming endorsement”

Synonyms: Support, Approval

Antonyms: Opposition

71) Dismantle

Meaning: Take (a machine or structure) to pieces.

Example: “The engines were dismantled and the

bits piled into a heap”

Synonyms: Deconstruct, Disassemble

Antonyms: Assemble, Build

72) Akin

Meaning: Of similar character.

Example: “Something akin to gratitude

overwhelmed her”

Synonyms: Similar, Related

Antonyms: Unlike

73) Intensified

Meaning: Become or make more intense.

Example: “The dispute began to intensify”

Synonyms: Escalate, Boost

Antonyms: Lessen, Abate

74) Topsy-turvy

Meaning: In a state of confusion.

Example: “The topsy-turvy months of the

invasion”

Synonyms: Disorderly, Confused

Antonyms: Neat, Ordered

75) Autocracies

Meaning: A state or society governed by one

person with absolute power.

Example: “The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an

autocracy”

Synonyms: Dystopia, Despotism

Antonyms: Democracy

76) Dictatorships

Meaning: Government by a dictator.

Example: “The effects of forty years of

dictatorship”

Synonyms: Despotism, Autocracy

Antonyms: Democracy

77) Turmoil

Meaning: A state of great disturbance, confusion,

or uncertainty.

Example: “The country was in turmoil”

Synonyms: Confusion, Tumult

Antonyms: Calm, Peace

78) Reveal

Meaning: Make (previously unknown or secret

information) known to others.

Example: “Brenda was forced to reveal Robbie’s

whereabouts”

Synonyms: Divulge, Disclose

Antonyms: Hide, Conceal

79) Upbraiding

Meaning: Find fault with (someone); scold.

Example: “He was upbraided for his slovenly

appearance”

Synonyms: Reprimand, Rebuke

Antonyms: Congratulate

80) Detriment

Meaning: A cause of harm or damage.

Example: “Such tests are a detriment to good

education”

Synonyms: Harm, Damage

Antonyms: Benefit, Good

81) Succumbing

Meaning: Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or

some other negative force.

Example: “We cannot merely give up and

succumb to despair”

Synonyms: Yield, Surrender

Antonyms: Resist, Conquer

82) Invoking

Meaning: Cite or appeal to (someone or

something) as an authority for an action or in

support of an argument.

Example: “The antiquated defence of insanity is

rarely invoked in England”

Synonyms: Cite, Adduce

Antonyms: Waive

83) Extremism

Meaning: The holding of extreme political or

religious views; fanaticism.

Example: “The dangers of religious extremism”

Synonyms: Fanaticism, Radicalism

Antonyms: Moderation

84) Conviction

Meaning: A formal declaration by the verdict of a

jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law

that someone is guilty of a criminal offence.

Example: “She had a previous conviction for a

similar offence”

Synonyms: Sentence, Judgement

Antonyms: Acquittal

85) Judicious

Meaning: Having, showing, or done with good

judgement or sense.

Example: “The judicious use of public investment”

Synonyms: Wise, Canny

Antonyms: Injudicious, Foolish

86) Scarcity

Meaning: The state of being scarce or in short

supply; shortage.

Example: “A time of scarcity”

Synonyms: Shortage, Dearth

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Antonyms: Abundance, Excess

87) Unjust

Meaning: Not based on or behaving according to

what is morally right and fair.

Example: “Resistance to unjust laws”

Synonyms: Biased, Unfair

Antonyms: Just, Fair

88) Cynical

Meaning: Doubtful as to whether something will

happen or whether it is worthwhile.

Example: “Most residents are cynical about

efforts to clean mobsters out of their city”

Synonyms: Sceptical, Doubtful

Antonyms: Optimistic, Credulous

89) Enthusiasm

Meaning: Intense and eager enjoyment, interest,

or approval.

Example: “Her energy and enthusiasm for life”

Synonyms: Eagerness, Keenness

Antonyms: Apathy

90) Rebellion

Meaning: The action or process of resisting

authority, control, or convention.

Example: “An act of teenage rebellion”

Synonyms: Defiance, Dissent

Antonyms: Obedience

91) Upheaval

Meaning: A violent or sudden change or

disruption to something.

Example: “Major upheavals in the financial

markets”

Synonyms: Disruption, Upset

Antonyms: Stability, Tranquillity

92) Bickering

Meaning: Argue about petty and trivial matters.

Example: “Couples who bicker over who gets

what from the divorce”

Synonyms: Squabble, Argue

Antonyms: Agree

93) Mitigated

Meaning: Lessen the gravity of (an offence or

mistake).

Example: “He would have faced a prison sentence

but for mitigating circumstances”

Synonyms: Palliative, Exonerative

Antonyms: Aggravating

94) Disruptions

Meaning: Disturbance or problems which

interrupt an event, activity, or process.

Example: “the scheme was planned to minimize

disruption”

Synonyms: Disturbance, Confusion

Antonyms: Calm, Order

95) Nursed

Meaning: Take special care of, especially to

promote development or well-being.

Example: “Our political unity needs to be

protected and nursed”

Synonyms: Encourage, Nurture

Antonyms: Neglect, Hinder

96) Temptation

Meaning: The desire to do something, especially

something wrong or unwise.

Example: “He resisted the temptation to call Celia

at the office”

Synonyms: Desire, Urge

Antonyms: Dislike, Hate

97) Inclined

Meaning: Be favourably disposed towards or

willing to do something.

Example: “He was inclined to accept the offer”

Synonyms: Disposed, Minded

Antonyms: Disinclined

98) Wreck

Meaning: Spoil completely.

Example: “An eye injury wrecked his chances of

a professional career”

Synonyms: Ruin, Spoil

Antonyms: Facilitate

99) Innate

Meaning: Inborn; natural.

Example: “Her innate capacity for organization”

Synonyms: Inborn, Natural

Antonyms: Acquired

100) Betrayal

Meaning: The action of betraying one’s country, a

group, or a person; treachery.

Example: “The betrayal by the French of their

own refugees”

Synonyms: Disloyalty, Perfidy

Antonyms: Loyalty, Faithfulness

101) Aversion

Meaning: A strong dislike or disinclination.

Example: “They made plain their aversion to the

use of force”

Synonyms: Hatred, Loathing

Antonyms: Liking, Desire

102) Antithetical

Meaning: Directly opposed or contrasted;

mutually incompatible.

Example: “People whose religious beliefs are

antithetical to mine”

Synonyms: Contrary to, Unlike

Antonyms: Same, Identical

103) Fringe

Meaning: The outer, marginal, or extreme part of

an area, group, or sphere of activity.

Example: “His uncles were on the fringes of

crooked activity”

Synonyms: Unconventional, Unorthodox

Antonyms: Mainstream, Middle

104) Dismal

Meaning: Pitifully or disgracefully bad.

Example: “He shuddered as he watched his

team’s dismal performance”

Synonyms: Bad, Poor

Antonyms: Excellent

105) Hectic

Meaning: Full of incessant or frantic activity.

Example: “a hectic business schedule”

Synonyms: Frantic, Furious

Antonyms: Leisurely, Quiet

106) Persuaded

Meaning: Induce (someone) to do something

through reasoning or argument.

Example: “it wasn’t easy, but I persuaded him to

do the right thing”

Synonyms: Make, Get

Antonyms: Dissuade, Discourage

107) Capricious

Meaning: Changing according to no discernible

rules; unpredictable.

Example: “a capricious climate”

Synonyms: Variable, Unstable

Antonyms: Stable, Consistent

108) Predilections

Meaning: A preference or special liking for

something; a bias in favour of something.

Example: “your predilection for pretty girls”

Synonyms: Liking, Preference

Antonyms: Dislike, Disinclination

109) Confrontation

Meaning: A hostile or argumentative situation or

meeting between opposing parties.

Example: “A confrontation with the legislature”

Synonyms: Conflict, Clash

Antonyms: Calm, Peace

110) Manifested

Meaning: Be evidence of; prove.

Example: “bad industrial relations are often

manifested in strikes”

Synonyms: Evidence, Indicate

Antonyms: Mask, Deny

111) Vigour

Meaning: Effort, energy, and enthusiasm.

Example: “they set about the new task with

vigour”

Synonyms: Hardiness, Robustness

Antonyms: Weakness, Lethargy

112) Revel

Meaning: Gain great pleasure from (a situation).

Example: “Bill said he was secretly revelling in his

new-found fame”

Synonyms: Adore, Appreciate

Antonyms: Hate

113) Adjudicator

Meaning: A person who adjudicates.

Example: “The proposal to close the school will

have to go before an adjudicator”

Synonyms: Arbitrator, Arbiter

Antonyms: Fighter

114) Sustained

Meaning: Strengthen or support physically or

mentally.

Example: “this thought had sustained him

throughout the years”

Synonyms: Comfort, Assist

Antonyms: Torment, Plague

115) Desperately

Meaning: Used to emphasize the extreme degree

of something.

Example: “he desperately needed a drink”

Synonyms: Seriously, Severely

Antonyms: Slightly

116) Conferred

Meaning: Grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).

Example: “the Minister may have exceeded the

powers conferred on him by Parliament”

Synonyms: Converse, Consult

Antonyms: Withhold, Remove

117) Dubious

Meaning: Hesitating or doubting.

Example: “I was rather dubious about the whole

idea”

Synonyms: Doubtful, Uncertain

Antonyms: Certain, Definite

118) Reconcile

Meaning: Make or show to be compatible.

Example: “The agreement had to be reconciled

with the city’s new international relations policy”

Synonyms: Harmonize, Square

Antonyms: Mismatch, Confuse

119) Triumph

Meaning: Achieve a victory; be successful.

Example: “They had no chance of triumphing over

the Nationalists”

Synonyms: Win, Succeed

Antonyms: Lose, Fail

120) Coup

Meaning: A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of

power from a government.

Example: “He was overthrown in an army coup”

Synonyms: Overthrow, Takeover

Antonyms: Election

121) Elite

Meaning: A select group that is superior in terms

of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or

society.

Example: “The elite of Britain’s armed forces”

Synonyms: Best, Pick

Antonyms: Dregs

122) Articulate

Meaning: Having or showing the ability to speak

fluently and coherently.

Example: “She was not very articulate”

Synonyms: Eloquent, Fluent

Antonyms: Inarticulate, Hesitant

123) Oppression

Meaning: The state of being subject to oppressive

treatment.

Example: “A response to collective poverty and

oppression”

Synonyms: Persecution, Abuse

Antonyms: Freedom, Democracy

124) Ridiculed

Meaning: Subject to contemptuous and

dismissive language or behaviour.

Example: “His theory was ridiculed and

dismissed”

Synonyms: Deride, Mock

Antonyms: Praise

125) Requisite

Meaning: Made necessary by particular

circumstances or regulations.

Example: “The application will not be processed

until the requisite fee is paid”

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Synonyms: Necessary, Required

Antonyms: Optional, Unnecessary

126) Toiling

Meaning: Work extremely hard or incessantly.

Example: “We toiled away”

Synonyms: Labour, Travail

Antonyms: Rest, Relax

127) Explicit

Meaning: Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no

room for confusion or doubt.

Example: “The arrangement had not been made

explicit”

Synonyms: Clear, Direct

Antonyms: Vague

128) Stymied

Meaning: Prevent or hinder the progress of.

Example: “The changes must not be allowed to

stymie new medical treatments”

Synonyms: Impede, Hamper

Antonyms: Assist, Help

129) Erstwhile

Meaning: Former.

Example: “The erstwhile president of the

company”

Synonyms: Former, Old

Antonyms: Present, Future

130) Rigour

Meaning: The quality of being extremely thorough

and careful.

Example: “His analysis is lacking in rigour”

Synonyms: Thoroughness, Diligence

Antonyms: Carelessness

131) Equity

Meaning: The quality of being fair and impartial.

Example: “Equity of treatment”

Synonyms: Fairness, Justice

Antonyms: Inequity, Imbalance

132) Abysmal

Meaning: Extremely bad; appalling.

Example: “The quality of her work is abysmal”

Synonyms: Dreadful, Awful

Antonyms: Superb

133) Vital

Meaning: Absolutely necessary; essential.

Example: “secrecy is of vital importance”

Synonyms: Essential, Crucial

Antonyms: Unimportant, Peripheral

134) Barred

Meaning: Prevent or prohibit (someone) from

doing something or from going somewhere.

Example: “journalists had been barred from

covering the elections”

Synonyms: Prohibit, Debar

Antonyms: Admit, Accept

135) Discrimination

Meaning: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of

different categories of people, especially on the

grounds of race, age.

Example: “victims of racial discrimination”

Synonyms: Prejudice, Bias

Antonyms: Impartiality

136) Upheld

Meaning: Maintain (a custom or practice).

Example: “they uphold a tradition of not causing

distress to living creatures”

Synonyms: Maintain, Sustain

Antonyms: Abandon

137) Repealed

Meaning: Revoke or annul (a law or act of

parliament).

Example: “the legislation was repealed five

months later”

Synonyms: Revoke, Cancel

Antonyms: Introduce, Enact

138) Ostensibly

Meaning: As appears or is stated to be true,

though not necessarily so; apparently.

Example: “the party secretary resigned,

ostensibly from ill health”

Synonyms: Apparently, Seemingly

Antonyms: Genuinely, Really

139) Redundant

Meaning: Not or no longer needed or useful;

superfluous.

Example: “an appropriate use for a redundant

church”

Synonyms: Unnecessary, Inessential

Antonyms: Essential, Necessary

140) Steep

Meaning: (of a rise or fall in an amount) very

large or rapid.

Example: “the steep rise in unemployment”

Synonyms: Sharp, Sudden

Antonyms: Gradual

141) Thrive

Meaning: Prosper; flourish.

Example: “education groups thrive on

organization”

Synonyms: Flourish, Prosper

Antonyms: Decline, Stagnate

142) Harm

Meaning: Actual or potential ill effects or danger.

Example: “there’s no harm in asking her”

Synonyms: Evil, Badness

Antonyms: Good

143) Persistent

Meaning: Continuing firmly or obstinately in an

opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or

opposition.

Example: “one of the government’s most

persistent critics”

Synonyms: Tenacious, Resolute

Antonyms: Irresolute

144) Latitude

Meaning: Scope for freedom of action or thought.

Example: “journalists have considerable latitude

in criticizing public figures”

Synonyms: Freedom, Scope

Antonyms: Constraint, Restriction

145) Incongruity

Meaning: The state of being incongruous;

incompatibility.

Example: “the incongruity of his fleshy face and

skinny body disturbed her”

Synonyms: Dissonance, Difference

Antonyms: Appropriateness

146) Predecessors

Meaning: A person who held a job or office before

the current holder.

Example: “the new President’s foreign policy is

very similar to that of his predecessor”

Synonyms: Precursor, Antecedent

Antonyms: Successor

147) Bolster

Meaning: Support or strengthen.

Example: “the fall in interest rates is starting to

bolster confidence”

Synonyms: Strengthen, Support

Antonyms: Undermine

148) Stiff

Meaning: Severe or strong.

Example: “they face stiff fines and a possible jail

sentence”

Synonyms: Harsh, Severe

Antonyms: Lenient, Mild

149) Zealous

Meaning: Having or showing zeal.

Example: “the council was extremely zealous in

the application of the regulations”

Synonyms: Fervent, Ardent

Antonyms: Apathetic, Indifferent

150) Revered

Meaning: Feel deep respect or admiration for

(something).

Example: “Cézanne’s still life was revered by his

contemporaries”

Synonyms: Respect, Admire

Antonyms: Despise

151) Myriad

Meaning: Countless or extremely great in

number.

Example: “He gazed at the myriad lights of the

city”

Synonyms: Innumerable, Countless

Antonyms: Countable, Limited

152) Revive

Meaning: Give new strength or energy to.

Example: “the cool, refreshing water revived us

all”

Synonyms: Reinvigorate, Revitalize

Antonyms: Torpefy

153) Outstanding

Meaning: Exceptionally good.

Example: “the team’s outstanding performance”

Synonyms: Excellent, Marvelous

Antonyms: Mediocre, Unexceptional

154) Workmanlike

Meaning: Showing efficient competence but not

inspiration.

Example: “a steady, workmanlike approach”

Synonyms: Efficient, Competent

Antonyms: Amateurish

155) Clinical

Meaning: Very efficient and without feeling;

coldly detached.

Example: “nothing was left to chance—

everything was clinical”

Synonyms: Detached, Impersonal

Antonyms: Emotional

156) Doughty

Meaning: Brave and persistent.

Example: “his doughty spirit kept him going”

Synonyms: Fearless, Dauntless

Antonyms: Timid

157) Marshalled

Meaning: Assemble and arrange (a group of

people, especially troops) in order.

Example: “the general marshalled his troops”

Synonyms: Gather, Assemble

Antonyms: Disperse, Scatter

158) Disgrace

Meaning: Loss of reputation or respect as the

result of a dishonourable action.

Example: “he left the army in disgrace”

Synonyms: Shame, Outrage

Antonyms: Honour, Glory

159) Resilience

Meaning: The capacity to recover quickly from

difficulties; toughness.

Example: “the often remarkable resilience of so

many British institutions”

Synonyms: Flexibility, Ability

Antonyms: Rigidity, Weakness

160) Euphoria

Meaning: A feeling or state of intense excitement

and happiness.

Example: “in his euphoria, he had become

convinced he could defeat them”

Synonyms: Elation, Happiness

Antonyms: Misery, Depression

161) Concern

Meaning: Anxiety; worry.

Example: “Carole gazed at her with concern”

Synonyms: Anxiety, Worry

Antonyms: Serenity, Indifference

162) Ceded

Meaning: Give up (power or territory).

Example: “in 1874, the islands were ceded to

Britain”

Synonyms: Surrender, Concede

Antonyms: Keep, Gain

163) Deflate

Meaning: Bring about a general reduction of price

levels in (an economy).

Example: “the budget deflated the economy”

Synonyms: Reduce, Diminish

Antonyms: Inflate

164) Quickened

Meaning: Make or become faster or quicker.

Example: “she quickened her pace, desperate to

escape”

Synonyms: Accelerate, Hasten

Antonyms: Slow

165) Reassuring

Meaning: Say or do something to remove the

doubts and fears of (someone).

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Example: “he understood her feelings and tried to

reassure her”

Synonyms: Encourage, Hearten

Antonyms: Alarm, Unnerve

166) Undermine

Meaning: Lessen the effectiveness, power, or

ability of, especially gradually or insidiously.

Example: “this could undermine years of hard

work”

Synonyms: Subvert, Weaken

Antonyms: Enhance, Improve

167) Desolate

Meaning: Feeling or showing great unhappiness

or loneliness.

Example: “I suddenly felt desolate and bereft”

Synonyms: Miserable, Sad

Antonyms: Joyful

168) Dethrone

Meaning: Remove from a position of authority or

dominance.

Example: “he dethroned the defending title-

holder”

Synonyms: Depose, Oust

Antonyms: Enthrone, Crown

169) Slump

Meaning: A period of substantial failure or

decline.

Example: “Arsenal’s recent slump”

Synonyms: Worsen, Slowdown

Antonyms: Boom, Upturn

170) Flatter

Meaning: Not showing much activity; sluggish.

Example: “the UK housing market was flat”

Synonyms: Slow, Inactive

Antonyms: Busy

171) Eyesore

Meaning: A thing that is very ugly, especially a

building.

Example: “the office crumbled into an eyesore”

Synonyms: Defect, Mess

Antonyms: Vision

172) Exaggerated

Meaning: Represent (something) as being larger,

better, or worse than it really is.

Example: “she was apt to exaggerate any aches

and pains”

Synonyms: Overstate, Overestimated

Antonyms: Understate

173) Humiliation

Meaning: The action of humiliating someone or

the state of being humiliated.

Example: “They suffered the humiliation of losing

in the opening round”

Synonyms: Embarrassment, Mortification

Antonyms: Honour

174) Compassion

Meaning: Sympathetic pity and concern for the

sufferings or misfortunes of others.

Example: “The victims should be treated with

compassion”

Synonyms: Pity, Sympathy

Antonyms: Indifference, Heartlessness

175) Mourned

Meaning: Feel regret or sadness about (the loss

or disappearance of something).

Example: “Publishers mourned declining sales of

hardback fiction”

Synonyms: Deplore, Bewail

Antonyms: Rejoice

176) Encompass

Meaning: Include comprehensively.

Example: “no studies encompass all sectors of

medical care”

Synonyms: Cover, Embrace

Antonyms: Exclude, Loose

177) Benign

Meaning: Gentle and kind.

Example: “His benign but firm manner”

Synonyms: Kindly, Gentle

Antonyms: Unfriendly, Hostile

178) Praise

Meaning: Express warm approval or admiration

of.

Example: “We can’t praise Chris enough—he did

a brilliant job”

Synonyms: Commend, Applaud

Antonyms: Criticize, Condemn

179) Innocuous

Meaning: Not harmful or offensive.

Example: “It was an innocuous question”

Synonyms: Harmless, Safe

Antonyms: Harmful, Obnoxious

180) Inflated

Meaning: Increase (something) by a large or

excessive amount.

Example: “Objectives should be clearly set out so

as not to duplicate work and inflate costs”

Synonyms: Increase, Raise

Antonyms: Decrease, Depress

181) Disastrous

Meaning: Causing great damage.

Example: “A disastrous fire swept through the

museum”

Synonyms: Catastrophic, Calamitous

Antonyms: Fortunate, Successful

182) Intangible

Meaning: Difficult or impossible to define or

understand; vague and abstract.

Example: “The rose symbolized something

intangible about their relationship”

Synonyms: Indefinable, Inexpressible

Antonyms: Clear

183) Pride

Meaning: The quality of having an excessively

high opinion of oneself or one’s importance.

Example: “The worst sin in a ruler was pride”

Synonyms: Arrogance, Vanity

Antonyms: Modesty, Humility

184) Uproar

Meaning: A loud and impassioned noise or

disturbance.

Example: “The room was in an uproar”

Synonyms: Turmoil, Disorder

Antonyms: Calm

185) Treason

Meaning: The crime of betraying one’s country,

especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the

sovereign or government.

Example: “They were convicted of treason”

Synonyms: Treachery, Betrayal

Antonyms: Allegiance, Loyalty

186) Controversy

Meaning: Prolonged public disagreement or

heated discussion.

Example: “The design of the building has caused

controversy”

Synonyms: Disagreement, Dispute

Antonyms: Agreement, Accord

187) Consensus

Meaning: A general agreement.

Example: “There is a growing consensus that the

current regime has failed”

Synonyms: Agreement, Harmony

Antonyms: Disagreement

188) Indictment

Meaning: A formal charge or accusation of a

serious crime.

Example: “An indictment for conspiracy”

Synonyms: Charge, Accusation

Antonyms: Acquittal

189) Sluggish

Meaning: Lacking energy or alertness.

Example: “Alex woke late feeling tired and

sluggish”

Synonyms: Inactive, Listless

Antonyms: Vigorous, Energetic

190) Consecutive

Meaning: Following each other continuously.

Example: “Five consecutive months of serious

decline”

Synonyms: Successive, Following

Antonyms: Separate

191) Stagnant

Meaning: Showing no activity; dull and sluggish.

Example: “A stagnant economy”

Synonyms: Inactive, Sluggish

Antonyms: Active, Vibrant

192) Enacted

Meaning: Make (a bill or other proposal) law.

Example: “Legislation was enacted to attract

international companies”

Synonyms: Pass, Approve

Antonyms: Repeal

193) Lackadaisical

Meaning: Lacking enthusiasm and determination;

carelessly lazy.

Example: “A lackadaisical defence left Spurs

adrift in the second half”

Synonyms: Careless, Lazy

Antonyms: Enthusiastic, Excited

194) Reprimand

Meaning: A formal expression of disapproval.

Example: “The golfer received a reprimand for a

breach of rules”

Synonyms: Rebuke, Reproof

Antonyms: Praise, Commendation

195) Worrisome

Meaning: Causing anxiety or concern.

Example: “a worrisome problem”

Synonyms: Worrying, Daunting

Antonyms: Anxious, Uneasy

196) Aggravation

Meaning: The state of becoming worse or more

serious; exacerbation.

Example: “The patient experienced an

aggravation of symptoms”

Synonyms: Worsen, Exacerbate

Antonyms: Alleviate, Improve

197) Impulsive

Meaning: Acting or done without forethought.

Example: “They’d married as impulsive

teenagers”

Synonyms: Impetuous, Spontaneous

Antonyms: Cautious, Premeditated

198) Apex

Meaning: The top or highest part of something,

especially one forming a point.

Example: “The apex of the roof”

Synonyms: Tip, Peak

Antonyms: Bottom

199) Curb

Meaning: Restrain or keep in check.

Example: “She promised she would curb her

temper”

Synonyms: Restrain, Repress

Antonyms: Release

200) Indictment

Meaning: A formal charge or accusation of a

serious crime.

Example: “An indictment for conspiracy”

Synonyms: Charge, Accusation

Antonyms: Acquittal

201) Comprehensive

Meaning: Of large content or scope; wide-

ranging.

Example: “A comprehensive collection of

photographs”

Synonyms: Inclusive, Complete

Antonyms: Partial, Selective

202) Penalise

Meaning: Subject to a penalty or punishment.

Example: “High-spending councils will be

penalized”

Synonyms: Punish, Disciple

Antonyms: Reward

203) Bigotry

Meaning: Intolerance towards those who hold

different opinions from oneself.

Example: “The difficulties of combating prejudice

and bigotry”

Synonyms: Prejudice, Bias

Antonyms: Tolerance

204) Faintest

Meaning: (of a hope or chance) possible but

unlikely; slight.

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Example: “there is a faint chance that the enemy

may flee”

Synonyms: Slight, Small

Antonyms: Great

205) Demonstrate

Meaning: Clearly show the existence or truth of

(something) by giving proof or evidence.

Example: “their shameful silence demonstrates

their ineptitude”

Synonyms: Reveal, Indicate

Antonyms: Hide

206) Abstained

Meaning: Formally decline to vote either for or

against a proposal or motion.

Example: “forty-one voted with the Opposition,

and some sixty more abstained”

Synonyms: Refuse, Decline

Antonyms: Vote

207) Defiance

Meaning: Open resistance; bold disobedience.

Example: “an act of defiance”

Synonyms: Resistance, Opposition

Antonyms: Submission, Obedience

208) Rival

Meaning: A person or thing competing with

another for the same objective or for superiority

in the same field of activity.

Example: “he has no serious rival for the job”

Synonyms: Opponent, Challenger

Antonyms: Partner, Ally

209) Far-sighted

Meaning: Showing a prudent awareness of future

possibilities.

Example: “far-sighted ideas on education”

Synonyms: Prudent, Canny

Antonyms: Short-sighted

210) Integral

Meaning: Necessary to make a whole complete;

essential or fundamental.

Example: “games are an integral part of the

school’s curriculum”

Synonyms: Essential, Basic

Antonyms: Incidental, Peripheral

211) Weakening

Meaning: Make or become weaker in power,

resolve, or physical strength.

Example: “fault lines had weakened and

shattered the rocks”

Synonyms: Enfeeble, Debilitate

Antonyms: Strengthen, Increase

212) Negate

Meaning: Deny the existence of.

Example: “negating the political nature of

education”

Synonyms: Deny, Dispute

Antonyms: Confirm, Ratify

213) Anxiety

Meaning: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or

unease about something with an uncertain

outcome.

Example: “he felt a surge of anxiety”

Synonyms: Worry, Concern

Antonyms: Calmness, Serenity

214) Moribund

Meaning: (of a thing) in terminal decline; lacking

vitality or vigour.

Example: “the moribund commercial property

market”

Synonyms: Stagnant, Dying

Antonyms: Flourishing

215) Vague

Meaning: Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear

character or meaning.

Example: “many patients suffer vague

symptoms”

Synonyms: Indistinct, Indefinite

Antonyms: Clear, Precise

216) Impunity

Meaning: Exemption from punishment or

freedom from the injurious consequences of an

action.

Example: “the impunity enjoyed by military

officers implicated in civilian killings”

Synonyms: Immunity, Amnesty

Antonyms: Liability, Responsibility

217) Reliable

Meaning: Consistently good in quality or

performance; able to be trusted.

Example: “a reliable source of information”

Synonyms: Dependable, Good

Antonyms: Unrealizable, Dodgy

218) Enfeeble

Meaning: Make weak or feeble.

Example: “trade unions are in an enfeebled state”

Synonyms: Weaken, Disable

Antonyms: Strengthen

219) Bitter

Meaning: (of a conflict, argument, or opponent)

full of anger and acrimony.

Example: “a bitter five-year legal battle”

Synonyms: Virulent, Angry

Antonyms: Amicable

220) Brutal

Meaning: Savagely violent.

Example: “a brutal murder”

Synonyms: Savage, Vicious

Antonyms: Gentle, Humane

221) Upholding

Meaning: Maintain (a custom or practice).

Example: “they uphold a tradition of not causing

distress to living creatures”

Synonyms: Maintain, Sustain

Antonyms: Abandon

222) Indiscriminately

Meaning: In a random manner; unsystematically.

Example: “his armies slaughtered men, women,

and children indiscriminately”

Synonyms: Randomly, Aimlessly

Antonyms: Selectively, Systematically

223) Dissolute

Meaning: (of a person or a way of life)

overindulging in sensual pleasures.

Example: “unfortunately, his heir was feckless

and dissolute”

Synonyms: Dissipated, Debauched

Antonyms: Ascetic

224) Provincial

Meaning: Of or concerning a province of a country

or empire.

Example: “provincial elections”

Synonyms: Rural, Outlying

Antonyms: National, Metropolitan

225) Overwhelming

Meaning: very great in amount.

Example: “his party won overwhelming support”

Synonyms: Profuse, Enormous

Antonyms: Small

226) Slashed

Meaning: Reduce (a price, quantity, etc.) greatly.

Example: “the workforce has been slashed by

2,000”

Synonyms: Reduce, Drop

Antonyms: Raise, Create

227) Stimulus

Meaning: A thing that arouses activity or energy

in someone or something; a spur or incentive.

Example: “if the tax were abolished, it would act

as a stimulus to exports”

Synonyms: Spur, Stimulant

Antonyms: Deterrent, Discouragement

228) Fret

Meaning: Cause anxiety to.

Example: “his absence during her times awake

began to fret her”

Synonyms: Trouble, Concern

Antonyms: Comfort

229) Compliance

Meaning: The state or fact of according with or

meeting rules or standards.

Example: “all imports of timber are in compliance

with regulations”

Synonyms: Obedience

Antonyms: Violation, Infringement

230) Kick

Meaning: Succeed in giving up.

Example: “I made a New Year resolution to kick

the habit”

Synonyms: Break, Abandon

Antonyms: Start

231) Distrust

Meaning: The feeling that someone or something

cannot be relied upon.

Example: “the public’s distrust of politicians”

Synonyms: Mistrust, Suspicion

Antonyms: Trust

232) Friction

Meaning: Conflict or animosity caused by a clash

of wills, temperaments, or opinions.

Example: “a considerable amount of friction

between father and son”

Synonyms: Discord, Variance

Antonyms: Harmony

233) Override

Meaning: Use one’s authority to reject or cancel

(a decision, view, etc.).

Example: “the courts will ultimately override any

objections”

Synonyms: Disallow, Overrule

Antonyms: Allow, Accept

234) Dissenting

Meaning: Hold or express opinions that are at

variance with those commonly or officially held.

Example: “two members dissented from the

majority”

Synonyms: Diverge, Differ

Antonyms: Assent, Agree

235) Recognise

Meaning: Identify from knowledge of appearance

or character.Acknowledge the existence, validity,

or legality of.

Example: “the defence is recognized in British

law”

Synonyms: Identify, Admit

Antonyms: Forget, Overlook

236) Relied

Meaning: Depend on with full trust or confidence.

Example: “I know I can rely on your discretion”

Synonyms: Depend, Count

Antonyms: Distrust

237) Paralysis

Meaning: Inability to act or function properly.

Example: “the paralysis gripping the country”

Synonyms: Shutdown, Stoppage

238) Arbitrary

Meaning: Based on random choice or personal

whim, rather than any reason or system.

Example: “an arbitrary decision”

Synonyms: Random, Chance

Antonyms: Rational, Reasoned

239) Attest

Meaning: Witness or certify formally.

Example: “the witnesses must attest and sign the

will in the testator’s presence”

Synonyms: Certify, Confirm

Antonyms: Disprove

240) Perceptions

Meaning: Intuitive understanding and insight.

Example: “‘He wouldn’t have accepted,’ said my

mother with unusual perception”

Synonyms: Insight, Percipience

Antonyms: Misunderstanding, Misconception

241) Derided

Meaning: Express contempt for; ridicule.

Example: “the decision was derided by

environmentalists”

Synonyms: Ridicule, Mock

Antonyms: Respect, Praise

242) Unravelled

Meaning: Become undone.

Example: “part of the crew neck had unravelled”

Synonyms: Fail, Collapse

Antonyms: Succeed

243) Vile

Meaning: Extremely unpleasant.

Example: “he has a vile temper”

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Synonyms: Unpleasant, Bad

Antonyms: Pleasant

244) Tenuous

Meaning: Very weak or slight.

Example: “the tenuous link between interest

rates and investment”

Synonyms: Weak, Suspect

Antonyms: Strong, Substantial

245) Delicate

Meaning: Very fine in texture or structure; of

intricate workmanship or quality.

Example: “a delicate lace shawl”

Synonyms: Fine, Elegant

Antonyms: Crude, Coarse

246) Cherished

Meaning: Hold (something) dear.

Example: “I cherish the letters she wrote”

Synonyms: Treasure, Prize

Antonyms: Neglect

247) Prohibit

Meaning: Formally forbid (something) by law,

rule, or other authority.

Example: “All ivory trafficking between nations is

prohibited”

Synonyms: Forbid, Ban

Antonyms: Permit, Authorize

248) Intrinsic

Meaning: Belonging naturally; essential.

Example: “Access to the arts is intrinsic to a high

quality of life”

Synonyms: Inherent, Innate

Antonyms: Extrinsic, Acquired

249) Furtherance

Meaning: The advancement of a scheme or

interest.

Example: “The court held that the union’s acts

were not in furtherance of a trade dispute”

Synonyms: Promotion, Advancement

Antonyms: Hinderance

250) Cliff

Meaning: A steep rock face, especially at the edge

of the sea.

Example: “A coast path along the top of rugged

cliffs”

Synonyms: Precipice, Rock face

Antonyms: Double, Duplication

251) Forbidden

Meaning: Not allowed; banned.

Example: “A list of forbidden books”

Synonyms: Prohibited, Taboo

Antonyms: Permitted, Legal

252) Harmonising

Meaning: Make consistent or compatible.

Example: “Plans to harmonize the railways of

Europe”

Synonyms: Coordinate, Systematize

Antonyms: Imbalance

253) Acrimonious

Meaning: (typically of speech or discussion)

angry and bitter.

Example: “an acrimonious dispute about wages”

Synonyms: Bitter, Caustic

Antonyms: Happy, Pleasant

254) Dogmatic

Meaning: Inclined to lay down principles as

undeniably true.

Example: “She was not tempted to be dogmatic

about what she believed”

Synonyms: Opinionated, Assertive

Antonyms: Tentative, Open-minded

255) Subtler

Meaning: (Especially of a change or distinction)

so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse

or describe.

Example: “His language expresses rich and subtle

meanings”

Synonyms: Fine, Nice

Antonyms: Crude

256) Profound

Meaning: (Of a person or statement) having or

showing great knowledge or insight.

Example: “A profound philosopher”

Synonyms: Wise, Learned

Antonyms: Superficial, Stupid

257) Exclusion

Meaning: The process of excluding or the state of

being excluded.

Example: “He had a hand in my exclusion from

the committee”

Synonyms: Barring, Ban

Antonyms: Acceptance, Inclusion

258) Proffered

Meaning: Hold out or put forward (something) to

someone for acceptance.

Example: “She proffered a glass of wine”

Synonyms: Offer, Tender

Antonyms: Refuse, Withdraw

259) Shattered

Meaning: Upset (someone) greatly.

Example: “Everyone was shattered by the news”

Synonyms: Devastate, Shock

Antonyms: Please, Excite

260) Hoary

Meaning: Overused and unoriginal; trite.

Example: “The hoary old adage often used by

Fleet Street editors”

Synonyms: Trite, Banal

Antonyms: Original

261) Empirical

Meaning: Based on, concerned with, or verifiable

by observation or experience rather than theory

or pure logic.

Example: “they provided considerable empirical

evidence to support their argument”

Synonyms: Seen, Actual

Antonyms: Theoretical

262) Rout

Meaning: A decisive defeat.

Example: “the party lost more than half their

seats in the rout”

Synonyms: Defeat

Antonyms: Victory

263) Perpetual

Meaning: Never ending or changing.

Example: “deep caves in perpetual darkness”

Synonyms: Eternal, Permanent

Antonyms: Transitory, Temporary

264) Bizarre

Meaning: Very strange or unusual.

Example: “a bizarre situation”

Synonyms: Strange, Peculiar

Antonyms: Ordinary, Normal

265) Unprecedented

Meaning: Never done or known before.

Example: “the government took the

unprecedented step of releasing confidential

correspondence”

Synonyms: Unparalleled, Unequalled

Antonyms: Normal, Common

266) Wield

Meaning: Have and be able to use (power or

influence).

Example: “Faction leaders wielded enormous

influence within the party”

Synonyms: Exercise, Exert

267) Conciliatory

Meaning: Intended or likely to placate or pacify.

Example: “a conciliatory approach”

Synonyms: Placatory, Peacemaking

Antonyms: Antagonistic

268) Reiterated

Meaning: Say something again or a number of

times, typically for emphasis or clarity.

Example: “She reiterated that the government

would remain steadfast in its support”

Synonyms: Repeat, Restate

Antonyms: Take Back

269) Vitriolic

Meaning: Filled with bitter criticism or malice.

Example: “vitriolic attacks on the politicians”

Synonyms: Bitter, Caustic

Antonyms: Pleasant, Kind

270) Emphasised

Meaning: Give special importance or value to

(something) in speaking or writing.

Example: “They emphasize the need for daily,

one-to-one contact between parent and child”

Synonyms: Highlight, Spotlight

Antonyms: Understate, Play down

271) Exponents

Meaning: A person who supports an idea or

theory and tries to persuade people of its truth or

benefits.

Example: “An early exponent of the teachings of

Thomas Aquinas”

Synonyms: Advocate, Supporter

Antonyms: Critic, Opponent

272) Intrigued

Meaning: Arouse the curiosity or interest of;

fascinate.

Example: “I was intrigued by your question”

Synonyms: Interest, Fascinate

Antonyms: Bore

273) Debris

Meaning: Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.

Example: “workmen were clearing the roads of

the debris from shattered buildings”

Synonyms: Refuse, Rubbish

Antonyms: Sense, Purity

274) Glib

Meaning: (Of words or a speaker) fluent but

insincere and shallow.

Example: “The glib phrases soon roll off the

tongue”

Synonyms: Slick, Pat

Antonyms: Sincere, Inarticulate

275) Idolatrous

Meaning: Relating to or practising idolatry; idol-

worshipping.

Example: “Idolatrous religions”

Synonyms: Pagan, Idol-worshipping

Antonyms: Vilifying

276) Dreads

Meaning: Anticipate with great apprehension or

fear.

Example: “Jane was dreading the party”

Synonyms: Fear, Be afraid of

Antonyms: Look forward to

277) Vernacular

Meaning: The language or dialect spoken by the

ordinary people of a country or region.

Example: “He wrote in the vernacular to reach a

larger audience”

Synonyms: Cant, Slang

Antonyms: Formal language, Latin

278) Motley

Meaning: Incongruously varied in appearance or

character; disparate.

Example: “A motley crew of discontents and

zealots”

Synonyms: Miscellaneous, Disparate

Antonyms: Homogeneous, Uniform

279) Subjugate

Meaning: Bring under domination or control,

especially by conquest.

Example: “The invaders had soon subjugated

most of the population”

Synonyms: Conquer, Vanquish

Antonyms: Liberate

280) Arbitration

Meaning: The use of an arbitrator to settle a

dispute.

Example: “Tayside Regional Council called for

arbitration to settle the dispute”

Synonyms: Adjudication, Mediation

281) Frightening

Meaning: Make (someone) afraid or anxious.

Example: “The savagery of his thoughts

frightened him”

Synonyms: Scare, Startle

Antonyms: Reassure, Comfort

282) Insisting

Meaning: State positively and assertively.

Example: “The chairman insisted that all was not

doom and gloom”

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Synonyms: Maintain, Assert

Antonyms: Reply, Forget

283) Redeems

Meaning: Compensate for the faults or bad

aspects of.

Example: “A disappointing debate redeemed only

by an outstanding speech”

Synonyms: Save, Compensate for the defects of.

Antonyms: Disregard, Ignore

284) Pegged

Meaning: Fix (a price, rate, or amount) at a

particular level.

Example: “The dividend was pegged at 23.59p”

Synonyms: Busy, unavailable.

Antonyms: Release, Detach

285) Spearheaded

Meaning: Lead (an attack or movement).

Example: “He’s spearheading a campaign to

reduce the number of accidents at work”

Synonyms: Lead, Head.

Antonyms: Misguide

286) Protest

Meaning: A statement or action expressing

disapproval of or objection to something.

Example: “The British team lodged an official

protest”

Synonyms: Objection, Exception.

Antonyms: Approval

287) Distress

Meaning: extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Example: “To his distress he saw that she was

trembling”

Synonyms: Anguish, Suffering.

Antonyms: Advantage

288) Opted

Meaning: Make a choice from a range of

possibilities.

Example: “Consumers will opt for low-priced

goods”

Synonyms: Choose, Select.

Antonyms: Refuse, Reject

289) Admonished

Meaning: Advise or urge (someone) earnestly.

Example: “She admonished him to drink no more

than one glass of wine”

Synonyms: Advise, Recommend.

Antonyms: Permit.

290) Suffice

Meaning: Be enough or adequate.

Example: “A quick look should suffice”

Synonyms: Be enough, Be sufficient.

Antonyms: Dissatisfy

291) Remuneration

Meaning: Money paid for work or a service.

Example: “They work in excess of their contracted

hours for no additional remuneration”

Synonyms: Payment, Pay.

Antonyms: Punish

292 Endeavour

Meaning: Try hard to do or achieve something.

Example: “He is endeavouring to help the Third

World”

Synonyms: Try, Attempt.

Antonyms: Effort

293) Outlay

Meaning: An amount of money spent on

something.

Example: “A modest outlay on local advertising”

Synonyms: Expenditure, Expenses.

Antonyms: Savings.

294) Concomitant

Meaning: Naturally accompanying or associated.

Example: “She loved travel, with all its

concomitant worries”

Synonyms: Attendant, Accompanying.

Antonyms: Chance

295) Onerous

Meaning: (Of a task or responsibility) involving a

great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.

Example: “He found his duties increasingly

onerous”

Synonyms: Burdensome, Heavy.

Antonyms: Calm, Mild

296) Jeopardising

Meaning: Put (someone or something) into a

situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm,

or failure.

Example: “A devaluation of the dollar would

jeopardize New York’s position as a financial

centre”

Synonyms: Threaten, Endanger.

Antonyms: Protect

297) Inconclusive

Meaning: Not leading to a firm conclusion or

result; not ending doubt or dispute.

Example: “Three years of inconclusive

negotiations”

Synonyms: Indecisive, Proving nothing.

Antonyms: Perfect

298) Reluctant

Meaning: Unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.

Example: “Today, many ordinary people are still

reluctant to talk about politics”

Synonyms: Unwilling, Disinclined.

Antonyms: Willing

299) Reviving

Meaning: Restore to life or consciousness.

Example: “Both men collapsed, but were revived”

Synonyms: Resuscitate, Bring round.

Antonyms: Discourage

300) Coalition

Meaning: A temporary alliance for combined

action, especially of political parties forming a

government.

Example: “A coalition between Liberals and

Conservatives”

synonyms: Alliance, Union.

Antonyms: Disunion

BANKING AWARENESS Q.1) A PACS is a basic unit and smallest co-

operative credit institutions in India It works on

the grassroots level gram panchayat and village

level. In the term PACS,” P” stands for?

a) Primary b) Profit

c) Participation d) Product

e) Public

Q.2) PAN is a code that acts as an identification

for individuals, families and corporates, especially

those who pay Income Tax. In the term PAN,” P”

stands for?

a) Permanent b) Prompt

c) Public d) Primary

e) Power

Q.3) PCA is one of the RBI's supervisory tools,

which involves monitoring various bank

performance indicators as an early warning

exercise. In the term PCA,”C” stands for?

a) Corrective b) Capital

c) Correction d) Control

e) Convertible

Q.4) A PIN is a numeric or alpha-numeric

password or code used in the process of

authenticating or identifying a user to a system

and system to a user. In the term PIN,”I” stands

for?

a) Identification b) Inspection

c) Instrument d) Investment

e) Institutional

Q.5) A PLR is an interest rate used by banks,

usually the interest rate at which banks lend to

favoured customers—i.e., those with good credit.

In the term PLR,” L” stands for?

a) Lending b) Loan

C) Linked d) Laundering

e) Liquidity

Q.6) PMO are transactions related to the issuance

of new securities. They differ from secondary

market operations which deal with the trading of

securities already issued and admitted to trading.

In the term PMO,” P” stands for?

a) Primary b) Potential

c) Public d) Prevention

e) Pass

Q.7) PMLA, 2002 is an Act of the Parliament of

India enacted by the NDA government to prevent

money-laundering and to provide for confiscation

of property derived from money-laundering. In

the term PMLA, ”L” stands for?

a) Laundering b) Lending

c) Linked d) Labour

e) Loan

Q.8) A POS generally means any location where a

sale or transaction may take place. In the term

POS, ”P” stand for?

a) Point b) Participant

c) Private d) Public

e) Product

Q.9) A repo is a form of short-term borrowing for

dealers in government securities. The dealer sells

the government securities to investors, usually on

an overnight basis, and buys them back the

following day. In the term REPO,” R” stands for?

a) Repurchase b) Residuary

c) Return d) Real

e) Ratio

Q.10) EFSF is a special purpose vehicle financed

by members of the eurozone to address the

European sovereign-debt crisis. It was agreed by

the Council of the European Union. In the term

EFSF, second “F” stands for?

a) Financial b) Facility

c) Federation d) Finance

e) Fiscal

Q.11) A RML is a type of home loan for older

homeowners that requires no

monthly mortgage payments. Borrowers are still

responsible for property taxes and homeowner's

insurance. In the term RML,” R” stands for?

a) Reverse b) Reserve

c) Return d) Regional

e) Registration

Q.12) ROA is an indicator of how profitable a

company is relative to its total assets. In the term

ROA,” R” stands for?

a) Return b) Reconstruction

c) Ratio d) Reverse

e) Risk

Q.13) ROE is the amount of net income returned

as a percentage of shareholders equity ROE is

also known as RONW measures a corporation's

profitability by revealing how much profit a

company generates with the money shareholders

have invested. In the term ROE, ”E” stands for?

a) Equity b) Equated

c) External d) Enforcement

e) Entrepreneurship

Q.14) RTGS is an electronic form of funds transfer

where the transmission takes place on a real time

basis. In the term RTGS,”T” stands for?

a) Time b) Transfer

c) Treasury d) Transaction

e) Transmit

Q.15) The SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8

December 1985. Its secretariat is based in

Kathmandu, Nepal. The organization promotes

development of economic and regional

integration. In the term SAARC,” S” stands for?

a) South b) Segment

c) Small d) Social

e) Society

Q.16) The SAC is formerly known as the Refugee

Resettlement Advisory Councils a body appointed

by the Minister for Social Services that provides

advice to the government on migrant settlement

and social cohesion. In the term SAC,” S” stands

for?

a) Settlement b) South

c) Strategic d) Security

e) State

Q.17) The SAFTA is an agreement reached at the

12th SAARC summit in Islamabad, Pakistan to

reduce customs duties of all traded goods to zero

by the year 2016. In the term SAFTA,” F” stands

for?

a) Free b) Fiscal

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c) Financial d) Fund

e) Freedom

Q.18) The Agreement on SAPTA which envisages

the creation of a Preferential Trading Area among

the seven-member states of the SAARC, namely

Bangladesh, Butan, India, Maldives, Nepal,

Pakistan and Sri Lanka was signed in Dhaka in

April 1993. In the term SAPTA, ”A” stands for?

a) Arrangement b) Agreement

c) Asian d) Assignment

e) Affirmation

Q.19) SDR are supplementary foreign-exchange

reserve assets defined and maintained by the

International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the term

SDR,”S” stands for?

a) Special b) Simplified

c) Specified d) Small

e) Society

Q.20) The SEBI is the regulator for the securities

market in India. It was established in the year

1988 through the SEBI Act, 1992. In the term

SEBI, ”E” Stands for?

a) Exchange b) External

c) Enforcement d) Enfield

e) Emerged

Q.21) SGSY is a Vikas initiative launched by the

Government of India to provide sustainable

income to poorest of the poor people living in

rural & urban areas of the country. In the term

SGSY,”G” stands for?

a) Gram b) Global

c) Gramin d) Gross

e) Group

Q.22) SHGs are small groups of poor people.

SHGs promote small savings among their

members. In the term SHGs,” S” stands for?

a) Self b) Small

c) Society d) Special

e) Shared

Q.23) SIDBI is a development financial institution

in India, headquartered at Lucknow and having

its offices all over the country. In the term

SIDBI,” S” stands for?

a) Small b) State

c) Schemes d) Selective

e) Society

Q.24) SLR is the Indian government term for the

reserve requirement that the commercial banks

in India are required to maintain in the form of

cash, gold reserves, government approved

securities before providing credit to the

customers. In the term SLR, ”S” stands For?

a) Statutory b) Stability

c) Stable d) Simplified

e) Schedule

Q.25) SMEs are non-subsidiary, independent

firms which employ fewer than a given number of

employees. In the term SME, ”E” stands for?

a) Enterprises b) Economic

c) Exchange d) Enforcement

e) Employment

Q.26) IBA has set up a SPNS or SWADHAN

network of ATMs of its member banks in

Mumbai. In the term SPNS,”P” stands for?

a) Payment b) Processing

c) Programme d) Partial

e) Property

Q.27) T bills are zero coupon securities and pay

no interest. Rather, they are issued at a discount

(at a reduced amount) and redeemed given back

money at the face value at maturity. In the term

T Bills, ”T” stands for?

a) Trade b) Treasury

c) Trust d) Tribal

e) Tax

Q.28) TDS as per the Income Tax Act, any

company or person making a payment is required

to deduct tax at source if the payment exceeds

certain threshold limits. In the term TDS,” D”

stands for?

a) Deduction b) Debit

c) Deducted d) Development

e) Drawing

Q.29) A number which is used to identify entities

for tax-related purposes such as filing tax returns,

or other actions such as opening a bank

account. In the term TIN, ”T” stands for?

a) Taxpayer b) Transaction

c) Tax d) Treaty

e) Technical

Q.30) The RPDS was launched in June 1992 with

a view to strengthen and streamline the PDS as

well as to improve its reach in the far-flung, hilly,

remote and inaccessible areas where a

substantial section of the poor live. In the term

RPDS,”P” stands for?

a) Public b) Property

c) Purpose d) Payment

e) Programme

Q.31) UTI Mutual Fund is the oldest and one of

the largest mutual funds in India with over 10

million investor accounts under its 230 domestic

schemes / plans as on September 30, 2017. In

the term UTI,” U” stands for?

a) Unit b) Unified

c) Uniform d) United

e) Universe

Q.32) VAT is a consumption tax placed on a

product whenever value is added at each stage of

the supply chain, from production to the point of

sale. In the term VAT,”V” Stands for?

a) Value b) Valued

c) Variable d) Venture

e) Voluntary

Q.33) VCFs are investment funds that manage

the money of investors who seek private equity

stakes in start-up and small- to medium-sized

enterprises with strong growth potential. In the

term VCFs,” C” stands for?

a) Capital b) Credit

c) Companies d) Control

e) Customs

Q.34) CPFF was a system created by the United

States Federal Reserve Board during the Global

financial crisis of 2008 to improve liquidity in the

short-term funding markets. In the term CPFF,

second “F” stands for?

a) Fidelity b) Foreign

c) Facility d) Funding

e) Federal

Q.35) Cash credit and WCDL both are used to

meet short term cash needs of a business. In the

term WCDL,” W” stands for?

a) Working b) Ways

c) Wholesale d) Wide

e) None of these

Q.36) The WHO is a specialized agency of the

United Nations that is concerned with

international public health. It was established on

7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva,

Switzerland. In the term WHO, ”H” stands for?

a) Health b) House

c) Home d) High

e) Hindu

Q.37) An APR is the rate charged for borrowing or

earned through an investment, and is expressed

as a percentage that represents the actual yearly

cost of funds over the term of a loan. In the term

APR,” A” stands for?

a) Annual b) Asian

c) Automated d) Automatic

e) Association

Q.38) KYC (alternatively know your client or

'KYC') is the process of a business verifying the

identity of its clients and assessing potential risks

of illegal intentions for the business relationship.

In the term KYC, “K” stands for?

a) Kisan b) Know

c) Knowledge d) Known

e) Kaushal

Q.39) A LAF is a tool used in monetary policy that

allows banks to borrow money through

repurchase agreements. In the term LAF, ”F”

stands for?

a) Function b) Facility

c) Financial d) Funds

e) Free

Q.40) The LBS was introduced in 1969 to provide

lead roles to individual banks (both in public

sector and private sector) for the districts allotted

to them. In the term LBS,”S” stands for?

a) Settlement b) Sample

c) Standard d) Security

e) Scheme

Q.41) A LC, also known as a documentary credit,

bankers commercial credit, is a payment

mechanism used in international trade to perform

the same economic function as a guarantee, by

allocating risk undertaken by contracting parties.

In the term LC,” L” stands for?

a) Letter b) Local

c) Liquidity d) London

e) Line

Q.42) LIBOR is a benchmark rate that some of the

world's leading banks charge each other for short-

term loans. In the term LIBOR, “I” stands for?

a) Interbank b) Insurance

C) Interest d) Ink

e) Investment

Q.43) A LOC is an arrangement between a

financial institution, usually a bank, and a

customer, that established the maximum amount

of a loan that the customer can borrow. In the

term LOC,”C” stands for?

a) Credit b) Corporation

c) Capital d) Commission

e) Character

Q.44) NSSO is responsible for conducting socio-

economic surveys. The surveys on Consumer

Expenditure, Employment – Unemployment,

Social Consumption (Health, Education etc.),

Manufacturing Enterprises, Service Sector

Enterprises are carried out once in 5 years by

them. In the term NSSO,” N” stands for?

a) National b) Net

c) Neutral d) Normalised

e) Network

Q.45) The amount of capital and the type of

capital (Tier 1 & 2) a bank holds in relation to its

total risk weighted assets is a crucial input to the

mechanism in which rating agencies use to assess

a bank's capital adequacy and its subsequent

credit rating. In the term MCR,”M” stands for?

a) Minimum b) Market

c) Micro d) Marginal

e) Mutual

Q.46) MICR is a technology used to verify the

legitimacy or originality of paper documents,

especially checks. Special ink, which is sensitive

to magnetic fields, is used in the printing of

certain characters on the original documents. In

the term MICR,” I” stands for?

a) Ink b) Investment

c) Intermediate d) Innovative

e) Interest

Q.47) The MIGA is an international financial

institution which offers political risk insurance and

credit enhancement guarantees. What does MIGA

Stands for?

a) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

b) Minnesota Indian Gaming Association

c) Make It Go Away

d) Mid-Infrared Galaxy Atlas

e) Multilateral International Guarantee Agency

Q.48) A MMDA is a high-yield savings account

that allows depository financial institutions to be

more competitive with money market mutual

funds. In the term MMDA, ”D” stands for?

a) Deposits b) Draft

c) Domestic d) Disclosure

e) Debenture

Q.49) MSS is a monetary policy intervention by

the RBI to withdraw excess liquidity (or money

supply) by selling government securities in the

economy. In the term MSS,”M” stands for?

a) Market b) Margin

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c) Medium d) Micro

e) Multi

Q.50) NABARD is an apex development financial

institution in India, headquartered at Mumbai

with regional offices all over India. In the term

NABARD,” N” stands for?

a) National b) Negotiated

c) Nationalised d) Number

e) Netted

Q.51) NACHA, is a non-profit membership

association charged with overseeing the

Automated Clearing House (ACH) system, which

operates one of the largest, safest and most

reliable payment systems in the world. In the

term NACHA,” A” stands for?

a) Automated b) Amount

c) America d) Accelerating

e) Asset

Q.52) NAFTA has been beneficial to the North

American economies and the average citizen, but

harmed a small minority of workers in industries

exposed to trade competition. In the term

NAFTA,” T” stands for?

a) Time b) Treaty

c) Trading d) Trade

e) Telegraphic

Q.53) NAIS in India is highly susceptible to risks

like droughts and floods. It is necessary to protect

the farmers from natural calamities and ensure

their credit eligibility for the next season. In the

term NAIS,”S” stands for?

a) Security b) Sector

c) Segment d) Scheme

e) Stabilisation

Q.54) NAV is value per share of a mutual fund or

an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) on a specific date

or time. In the term NAV,”V” stands for?

a) Valuation b) Vikas

c) Value d) Venture

e) Venture

Q.55) NBC is computation of Banks Loans &

Advances Portfolio for purpose of arriving at

eligibility amount for lending to Priority Sectors.

In the term NBC,”N” stands for?

a) Net b) Network

c) Number d) National

e) Numeric

Q.56) NBFCs are financial institutions that offer

various banking services, but do not have a

banking license. Generally, these institutions are

not allowed to take deposits from the public,

which keeps them outside the scope of traditional

oversight required under banking regulations. In

the term NBFCs, “B” stands for?

a) Banking b) Basel

c) Banker d) Base

e) Balance

Q.57) NCAER is a New Delhi based non-profit

think tank of economics with financial support

from the Ford Foundation, Finance Ministry and

Tata Sons. In the term NCAER, “N” stands for?

a) Non b) Normally

c) National d) Network

e) Nationalized

Q.58) A NCC is needed for payments to an

account without an IBAN. If you do not have the

Payee's account details in this format, please ask

the Payee to supply them. In the term NCC, “N”

stands for?

a) Non b) Net

c) Nationalized d) National

e) Network

Q.59) NCLT is a quasi-judicial body in India that

adjudicates issues relating to Indian companies it

was established under the Companies Act 2013.In

the term NCLT, “C” stands for?

a) Counter b) Company

c) Credit d) Certificate

e) Convertible

Q.60) NDA refer to the value of

overseas assets owned by a nation, minus the

value of its domestic assets that are owned by

foreigners, adjusted for changes in valuation and

exchange rates. In the term NDA,”D” stands for?

a) Development b) Dual

c) Domestic d) Debentures

e) Dealer

Q.61) NDTL is used by banks for computation of

CRR, SLR and now LAF. In the term NDTL,” L”

stands for?

a) Liability b) Law

c) Loan d) Laundering

e) Local

Q.62) NHB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve

Bank of India, was set up on 9 July 1988 under

the NHB Act, 1987. NHB is an apex financial

institution for housing. In the term NHB,”H”

stands for?

a) Human b) Henry

c) HUDCO d) Housing

e) Hereditary

Q.63) NIA is a piece of paper which entitles a

person to a sum of money and which is

transferable from one person to another by mere

delivery or by endorsement and delivery. In the

term NIA,” N” stands for?

a) Network b) National

c) Negotiable d) North

e) Nitrogen

Q.64) NNP refers to GNP, i.e. the total market

value of all final goods and services produced by

the factors of production of a country or other

polity during a given time period, minus

depreciation. In the term NNP,”P” stands for?

a) Product b) Purchase

c) Price d) Primary

e) Power

Q.65) A NPA refers to a classification for loans or

advances that are in default or are in arrears on

scheduled payments of principal or interest. In

the term NPA,” A” stands for?

a) Acceptance b) Attorney

c) Area d) Asset

e) Absolute

Q.66) NRE can be defined as an account that

allows transfer or conversion of Indian currency

across borders in an effective manner and is also

equipped with options to avail various types of

saving schemes in India. In the term NRE,”E”

stands for?

a) Employment b) Economic

c) External d) Exposures

e) Exporting

Q.67) NRI refers only to the tax status of a person

who, as per section 6 of the Income-tax Act of

1961, has not resided in India for a specified

period for the purposes of the Income Tax Act. In

the term NRI,”I” stands for?

a) Interest b) Instrument

c) Indian d) Internal

e) Impact

Q.68) A NRNR account could be opened and

maintained by any person resident Saving,

Current, Recurring, or Fixed deposit account. In

the term NRNR, the first “R” stands for?

a) Report b) Resident

c) Repatriable d) Return

e) Reserve

Q.69) An NRO savings account is where you can

maintain and manage your income earned in

India such as rent, dividends, pension etc. In the

term NRO, “O” stands for?

a) Overdraft b) Operations

c) Ordinary d) Oriental

e) Overseas

Q.70) The NSE of India Limited is the leading

stock exchange of India, located in Mumbai. In

the term NSE,” N” stands for?

a) Network b) Nationalized

c) Negotiable d) Number

e) National

Q.71) NSC is a premier, non-profit, self-financing

and tripartite apex body at the national level in

India. In the term NSC, “S” stands for?

a) Statistical b) Stock

c) Small d) Stabilisation

e) Safety

Q.72) NSIC Limited is a Mini Ratna PSU

established by the Government of India in 1955

It falls under Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium

Enterprises of India. In the term NSIC, “S” stands

for?

a) Sanction b) Sheet

c) Shipment d) Small

e) Sector

Q.73) NSS has a duration of four years to be

matured offers tax rebates under Section 88 of

the Income Tax Act, 1961. NSS do not offer any

premature withdrawal facility except in case of

the scheme holder's death. In the term NSS, first

”S” stands for?

a) Security b) Sector

c) Settlement d) Scheme

e) Savings

Q.74) The NSSO headed by a Director General is

responsible for conduct of large scale sample

surveys in diverse fields on All India basis. In the

term NSSO,”O” stands for?

a) Overseas b) Over

c) Operation d) Organisation

e) Origin

Q.75) An OD allows the individual to continue

withdrawing money even if the account has no

funds in it or not enough to cover the withdrawal.

In the term OD,” D” stands for?

a) Domestic b) Derivative

c) Draft d) Dealer

e) Debentures

Q.76) The OECD is an intergovernmental

economic organisation with 36-member

countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic

progress and world trade. In the term OECD,”O”

stands for?

a) Offshore b) Origin

c) Organisation d) Onshore

e) Oil

Q.77) ARC is a process that allows paper checks

to be electronically scanned and converted into

an electronic payment through the ACH. In the

term ARC,” R” stands for?

a) Regulation b) Reconstruction

c) Receivable d) Reserve

e) Recovery

Q.78) The OTC to refer to stocks that trade via

a dealer network as opposed to on a centralized

exchange. In the term OTC,”O” stands for?

a) Over b) Oriental

c) Off shore d) Open

e) Onsite

Q.79) The OMO is the most flexible and most

common tool that the Fed uses to implement and

control monetary policy in the United States. In

the term OMO,” M” stands for?

a) Measure b) Margin

c) Marginal d) Market

e) Mergers

Q.80) OTS means when the loan turns in to NPA

according to RBI guidelines bank has to make

provision on it. OTS is a process of settling the

loan account, which generally has slipped into

NPA. In the tern OTS,”O” stands for?

a) Operation b) Oriental

c) One d) Over

e) Overseas

Q.81) An OFC is a jurisdiction specializing in

providing corporate and commercial services,

such as offshore banking licenses (international

banking license) or the incorporation of

offshore companies. In the term OFC,” F” stands

for?

a) Fund b) Foreign

c) Free d) Financial

e) Floating

Q.82) DICGC is a subsidiary of Reserve bank of

India for the purpose of providing insurance of

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deposits and guaranteeing of credit facilities.

What is the abbreviation of “I” in DICGC?

a) India b) Industrial

c) Insurance d) Information

e) Integration

Q.83) ANBC is the net bank credit plus

investments made by banks in non-SLR bonds

held in the held-to-maturity category equivalent

amount of off-balance-sheet exposure, whichever

is higher. What is the abbreviation of ANBC?

a) Advance Non-Bank Credit

b) Advance Net Bank Category

c) Adjusted Net Bank Credit

d) Advance Net Bank Credit

e) Advance Net Bank Category

Q.84) An AD is a bank which has been authorised

by the Central Bank to deal in gold and all foreign

currencies, and for this purpose, can open and

maintain accounts in such currencies within the

limits established by the Bank. In the term AD,”D”

stands for?

a) Development b) Distribution

c) Dealer d) Debt

e) Deposit

Q.85) The _________ scheme is a credit scheme

introduced which was prepared by the NABARD

on the recommendations of R.V. Gupta

committee to provide term loans and agricultural

needs.

a) Kisan Capital Card b) Kisan Central Card

c) Kisan Credit Card d) Kaushal Credit Card

e) Kisan Company Card

Q.86) The ______ Scheme is an expeditious and

inexpensive forum for bank customers for

resolution of complaints relating to certain

services rendered by banks under Section 35 A of

the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 by RBI.

a) Adjusted Net Bank Credit

b) Internal Ombudsman

c) Kisan Credit Card

d) Banking Ombudsman

e) Self-Help Group

Q.87) FEMA an act initiated to facilitate external

trade and payments and to promote orderly

management of the forex market in the country.

What is the abbreviation of “E” in FEMA?

a) Electronic b) European

c) Exchange d) External

e) Electoral

Q.88) FERA is an act promulgated, to regulate

payments and foreign exchange in India. What is

the abbreviation of FERA?

a) Foreign Electrical Regulation Act

b) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

c) Foreign Export Regulation Act

d) Floating Exchange Regulation Act

e) Forward Exchange Regulation Act

Q.89) RTGS is an electronic form of funds transfer

where the transmission takes place on a real time

basis and transfer of funds with RTGS is done for

high value transactions, the minimum amount

being _____

a) Rs 2.5 lakh b) Rs 4 lakh

c) Rs 2 lakh d) Rs 3 lakh

e) Rs 1 lakh

Q.90) IFSC code is a unique eleven-digit number

which is a combination of alphabets and

numerals, which is used to transfer funds online

for NEFT, IMPS and RTGS transactions. What is

the acronym for IFSC?

a) Indian Financial Service Code

b) Industrial Functional System Code

c) Investment Financial System Code

d) Indian Financial System Code

e) Indian Functional System Code

Q.91) National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)

is an Indian system of electronic transfer of

money from one bank or bank branch to another.

The maximum transaction limit of NEFT per

transaction is _______.

a) Rs.20000 b) Rs.70000

c) Rs.50000 d) Rs.60000

e) Rs.55000

Q.92) MICR is a product of highly advanced

Recognition Technology used by banks to verify

cheques for clearance. What is the acronym of “C”

in MICR?

a) Credit b) Commercial

c) Central d) Character

e) Code

Q.93) A SWIFT code is an international bank code

that identifies particular banks worldwide. It’s

also known as a _________.

a) Bank

b) Bank Identifier Certificate

c) Bankruptcy Code

d) Bank Identification Code

e) Bank Identifier Code

Q.94) A _______ is a negotiable instrument

similar to a bill of exchange that can be issued to

a client, directing another bank or one of its own

branches to pay a certain sum to the specified

party.

a) Crossed Cheque b) Demand Draft

c) Cheque d) Undertaking

e) Letter of Credit

Q.95) Which of the following comes under plastic

money?

a) Credit card b) Debit card

c) Smart card d) All of the above

e) None of these

Q.96) NPCI aims to allow all Indian citizens to

have unrestricted access to e-payment services.

What is the acronym for “C” in NPCI?

a) Credit b) Company

c) Cash d) Corporation

e) Co-ordination

Q.97) _______ is a cheque clearing system

undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India RBI for

faster clearing of cheques.

a) Crossed cheque b) Over Draft

c) Demand Draft d) Letter of Credit

e) Cheque Truncation System

Q.98) Which of the following account holds all the

shares that you purchase in electronic or

dematerialized form?

a) Fixed Deposit Account b) Demat Account

c) Current Account d) Savings Account

e) No-Frills Account

Q.99) A BSBDA can be opened with simplified KYC

document and also with nil balance. Expand the

term BSBDA.

a) Balance Savings Bankruptcy Deposit Account

b) Balance Savings Bank Deficit Account

c) Balance Savings Bank Deposit Account

d) Basic Savings Bankruptcy Deposit Account

e) Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account

Q.100) AFS is an Article 112 of the Constitution

requires the government to present to Parliament

a statement of estimated receipts and

expenditure in respect of every financial year,

from April 1 to March 31. In the term AFS ,” F”

stands for?

a) Financial b) Foreign

c) Fixed d) Fiscal

e) Functional

Q.101) OLTAS is used to maintain the records of

banks paid through banks through online upload

of challan details. What is the acronym for

OLTAS?

a) Online Text Accounting Service

b) Online Tax Accounting Service

c) Online Tax Accounting System

d) Online Tax Activation System

e) Online Text Accounting System


recommended for the project named 'Sashakt' to

resolve the issue of stressed assets came after

NPAs and bad loans seriously affected the Indian

banking sector?

a) YM Malegam committee

b) Sunil Mehta committee

c) Umesh Sinha committee

d) Vinith Singh committee

e) Piyush Kumar committee

Q.103) Who is the president of ICBC Bank?

a) Brian Thomas Moynihan

b) Bahren Shaari c) Gu Shu

d) Rakesh Sethi e) Pawan Kumar Bajaj

Q.104) Which of the following bank launched a

suite of digital products that can be accessed

online and through mobile phones with the focus

to build the transaction platform?

a) Fino Payments Bank

b) Airtel Payments Bank

c) India Post Payments Bank

d) Vodafone M-pesa

e) Aditya Birla Nuvo.

Q.105) Who is the Chairman & Independent

Director of FINO Payments Bank?

a) Narendra Kumar Ambwani

b) Ganesh Natarajan

c) Prof Mahendra Kumar Chouha

d) Prof N Venkiteswaran

e) Dr Punita Kumar Sinha

Q.106) Which bank is all set to roll out a capacity

building project with farmers in Haryana and

Rajasthan under its ‘livelihood and water security’

CSR initiative?

a) Soft Bank b) Axis Bank

c) ICICI Bank d) HDFC Bank

e) Yes Bank

Q.107) ________ came out with a detailed

framework for risk-based Know Your Customer

(KYC) documentation of foreign portfolio

investors (FPIs).

a) Industrial Development Bank of India

b) National Housing Bank

c) Non-Banking Financial Companies

d) Reserve Bank of India

e) Securities and Exchange Board of India

Q.108) Who has been Re-designated as Kotak

Mahindra Bank’s Managing Director and Chief

Executive Officer?

a) Prakash Apte b) S Mahendra Dev

c) Shankar Acharya d) Uday Kotak

e) Uday Chander Khanna

Q.109) HDFC Bank launched IRA 2.0, its

interactive humanoid at the Koramangala Branch

in _______.

a) Hyderabad b) Pune

c) Bengaluru d) Mumbai

e) Delhi

Q.110) Which of the following bank has provided

an assistance of Rs 10,012 crore to Uttar Pradesh

during 2017-18 to facilitate overall development

with special focus on agricultural credit?

a) IRBI b) NHB

c) SEBI d) SIDBI

e) NABARD

Q.111) Who is the Chairman of NABARD?

a) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

b) Dinbandhu Mohapatra

c) Ravindra Prabhakar

d) T.N Manoharan

e) Rajeev Rishi

Q.112) Which of the following bank has entered

into an agreement with National E-Governance

Services (NeSL) for information utility (IU)

arrangement under the Insolvency and

Bankruptcy Code (IBC)?

a) Bank of Maharashtra b) Andhra Bank

c) Bank of Baroda d) State Bank of India

e) Indian Bank

Q.113) Which of the following Payments bank has

over 100 million KYC wallets, against the constant

campaigning done by the bank about the benefits

of the Know Your Customer (KYC) system?

a) India post Payments Bank

b) Vodafone M-Pesa

c) Airtel Payments Bank

d) Fino Payments Bank

e) Paytm Payments Bank

Q.114) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) entered into

an agreement for information utility services with

the NeSL. Expand the term NeSL?

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a) Net e-Governance Securities Limited

b) Nationalised e-Governance Services Limited

c) Nominal e-Governance Securities Limited

d) National e-Governance Services Limited

e) Net e-Governance Services Limited

Q.115) Which of the following bank has received

the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) approval to

open two representative offices in London and

Singapore?

a) ICICI Bank b) Axis Bank

c) Kotak Mahindra Bank d) HDFC Bank

e) Yes Bank

Q.116) According to the TRA Brand Trust Report

2018, the ________ was the most-trusted bank

(both public and private sector) in the country.

a) State Bank of India b) Indian Bank

c) UCO Bank d) Bank of Baroda

e) Bank of India

Q.117) According to the TRA Brand Trust Report

2018 which of the following Bank topped the chart

among the private ones?

a) Kotak Mahindra Bank b) Syndicate Bank

c) HDFC Bank d) Axis Bank

e) ICICI Bank

Q.118) Which bank has extended total credit

support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for the

development of agriculture and rural economy

during 2017-18?

a) IRBI b) IRDAI

c) NABARD d) SIDCO

e) SEBI

Q.119) Which of the following bank became one

of the top 50 most valuable publicly traded firms

in India according to BSE data?

a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank

c) Axis Bank

d) Kotak Mahindra Bank e) Bandhan Bank Ltd

Q.120) Who is the MD and CEO of Bandhan Bank?

a) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh

b) Jai Kumar Garg

c) Ashwani Kumar

d) Mahesh Jain

e) Kishor Kumar Kharat

Q.121) Yes Bank has announced the launch of

‘Yes GST’, an OD (over draft) facility for

_________.

a) Minority Affairs.

b) Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

c) Human Resource Development

d) Finance and Corporate Affairs.

e) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Q.122) ________ is a certain percentage of bank

deposits which banks are required to keep with

RBI in the form of reserves or balances.

a) Bank rate

b) Marginal standing facility rate

c) Cash Reserve Ratio

d) Repo Rate

e) Reverse repo rate

Q.123) The ratio of the liquid assets to time and

demand liabilities is termed as _________.

a) Bank rate

b) Reverse Repo Rate

c) Statutory Liquidity Ratio

d) Cash reserve ratio

e) Repo Rate

Q.124) The ______ in the Repo rate will increase

the cost of borrowing and lending of the banks

which will discourage the public to borrow money

and will encourage them to deposit.

a) Increase b) Flow

c) Stability d) Decrease

e) Both b and d

Q.125) The cheque issued by a holder does not

get withdrawn from the bank till three months,

then that type of cheques are called ________.

a) Anti Dated Cheque b) Bearer cheques

c) Crossed cheque d) Stale Cheque

e) Order Cheque

Q.126) The cheque issue for the upcoming

withdrawn date but it withdraws before the date

printed on the cheque, then that type of cheques

are called ________.

a) Stale cheques b) Bearer cheques

c) Post-dated cheques d) Pre-dated cheques

e) Anti dated cheques

Q.127) Small Industries Development Bank of

India (SIDBI) is headquartered at ______.

a) Chennai b) Lucknow

c) Manipal d) Mumbai

e) Kolkata

Q.128) EXIM Bank is headquartered at _______

a) Chennai b) Mumbai

c) New Delhi d) Kolkata

e) Bengaluru

Q.129) The cheques on which two parallel line

made on the upper part of the cheques are called

__________.

a) Stale Cheque b) Crossed cheque

c) Order Cheque d) Bearer cheques

e) Anti Dated Cheque

Q.130) ______ are the cheques is one which is

payable to a particular person, whose name is

written on the cheque?

a) Anti Dated Cheque b) Stale Cheque

c) Order Cheque d) Bearer Cheque

e) Crossed Cheque

Q.131) _______ is the rate at which RBI borrows

money from the commercial banks.

a) Repo Rate

b) Marginal standing facility rate

c) Cash reserve ratio

d) Bank rate

e) Reverse Repo rate

Q.132) An asset that can be converted into cash

in a short time, with little or no loss in value is

known as _________.

a) Simple assets b) Solid assets

c) Marginal assets d) Quality assets

e) Liquid assets

Q.133) Treasury Bills is the government bond or

debt securities with a maturity of less than

________.

a) 6 months b) 8 months

c) One Year d) Two years

e) Three Years

Q.134) ______ is the rate at which RBI lends to

its clients generally against government

securities.

a) Statutory Liquidity Ratio

b) Repo Rate

c) Reverse Repo Rate

d) Bank Rate

e) Cash Reserve Ratio

Q.135) _______ is the rate of interest charged by

the RBI for providing funds or loans to the

banking system.

a) Cash Reverse Ratio

b) Bank Rate

c) Statutory Liquidity Ratio

d) Reverse Repo Rate

e) Both b and c

Q.136) A Bank Rate is also Known as ______

a) Reverse Repo rate b) Repo Rate

c) Liquidity Rate d) Simple Rate

e) Discount Rate

Q.137) ________ in Repo rate helps the

commercial banks to get money at a cheaper rate

and increase in Repo rate discourages the

commercial banks to get money as the rate

increases and becomes expensive. Reverse Repo

rate is the rate at which RBI borrows money from

the commercial banks.

a) Rise b) Stability

c) Reduction d) Increase

e) None of these

Q.138) ________ are the cheques which

withdrawn to the cheque's owner.

a) Order Cheque b) Crossed Cheque

c) Anti Dated Cheque d) Bearer cheques

e) Stale Cheque

Q.139) National Housing Bank is headquartered

at ________.

a) Mumbai b) Chennai

c) Bengaluru d) Kolkata

e) New Delhi

Q.140) ______ refers to funds deposited by a

Non-Resident Indian with a financial institution

authorized by the Reserve Bank of India to

provide such services.

a) NRF Account b) NRO Account

c) NRA Account d) NRI Account

e) NRE Account

Q.141) IFCI is an Indian government owned

development bank to cater to the long-term

finance needs the industrial sector. What is the

abbreviation of IFCI?

a) Industrial Function Corporation of India

b) Investment Function Corporation of India

c) Investment Finance Corporation of India

d) Industrial Finance Corporation of India

e) Industrial Finance Co-ordination of India

Q.142) Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra

(PMMSK) Scheme has been launched by the

central government for ________.

a) Progress of Electrification of Households in the

Country

b) Providing Athletes Training

c) Providing Electricity

d) Unemployment

e) Protection and Empowerment of Women


has launched Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana

(Saubhagya Scheme)?

a) Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Jammu and Kashmir d) Maharashtra

e) Madhya Pradesh

Q.144) Who leads the Fifteenth Finance

Commission?

a) Anoop Singh b) Ashok Lahiri

c) Ramesh Chand d) N.K.Singh

e) Arvind Mehta

Q.145) Government of India has launched Deen

Dayal SPARSH Yojana Scholarship Scheme all

over the country to increase the reach of school

children for philately. What is the abbreviation of

SPARSH ?

a) Scholarship for Promotion of Asian & Research

in Stamps as a Hobby

b) Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude &

Research in Stamps as a Hobby

c) Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude &

Revolution in Stamps as a Hobby

d) Scholarship for Promotion of American &

Research in Stamps as a Hobby

e) Scholarship for Promotion of Auto & Research

in Stamps as a Hobby

Q.146) Which of the following bank launched a

deposit scheme named 'Green Future: Deposit',

which could fetch up to 8 per cent for a tenure of

little over 18 months?

a) Laxmi Vilas Bank b) Soft Bank

c) HDFC Bank d) ICICI Bank

e) Yes Bank

Q.147) What is the abbreviation of MSS in

Banking?

a) Market Stability Scheme

b) Maximum Stability Scheme

c) Market Stability Scheme

d) Mini Stabilisation Scheme

e) Market Stabilization Scheme

Q.148) FSSAI has launched a new Food

Regulatory Portal as a single interface for the food

business across the country, which would help in

the implementation of food laws across the

country in a transparent and effective manner.

What is the abbreviation of FSSAI?

a) Food Stability and Safety Authority of India

b) Food Safety and Stability Authority of India

c) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

d) Food Security and Standards Authority of India

e) Food Safety and Scheme Authority of India

Q.149) Global Rating agency Fitch has announced

that which of the following banks have

inequalities in their risk control mechanisms and

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has revised down its outlook on the latter to

negative on sour assets worries?

a) Yes bank and Axis bank

b) Yes bank and ICICI bank

c) Axis bank and HDFC bank

d) Axis bank and ICICI bank

e) Yes bank and ICICI bank

Q.150) Marg ERP limited partnered with which

bank to offer an integrated payments platform to

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME)

customers, using MARG's accounting software?

a) ICICI Bank b) Axis Bank

c) Yes Bank d) Canara Bank

e) Laxmi Vilas Bank

Q.151) According to Forbes list which bank has

been ranked as the 5th biggest public company

globally in the ‘consumer financial services

category’?

a) Union Bank of India b) SBI

c) HDFC Bank d) ICICI Bank

e) UCO Bank

Q.152) Who was the former world bank

economist has been sworn in as Jordan's Prime

Minister after King Abdullah issued a decree

approving the new government?

a) Amartya sen b) Omar al-Razzaz

c) Dr. Raja Chelliah d) Jagdish Bhagwati

e) C. Rangarajan

Q.153) Which of the following bank has informed

refiners that it will not handle payments for Iran

crude oil from the Middle Eastern nation from

November?

a) Canara Bank b) Indian Bank

c) Union Bank of India d) UCO Bank

e) Sate Bank of India

Q.154) Name the mobile app developed by the

Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) for

digitalization and moving towards a cashless

economy.

a) DASTAK b) NARI

c) Self-service d) Rail SAARTHI

e) Utsonmobile

Q.155) According to which bank’s annual report

for 2017-18, Axis Bank the largest value share of

mobile banking transactions by 17.2%?

a) Bank of India b) UCO Bank

c) World Bank

d) Reserve Bank of India e) State Bank of India

Q.156) _________ is a new web Portal launched

by the central government for the general public

to make donations to the families of martyrs and

soldiers of Indian Armed forces.

a) www.sakshat.ac.in

b) www.indiaedu.com

c) www.bharatkeveer.gov.in

d) www.studentsinindia.com

e) www.meritnation.com

Q.157) What is the growth forecast of ADB for

2018-2019 in India?

a) 7.6 Percent b) 7.1 Percent

c) 7.3 Percent d) 7.4 Percent

e) 7.5 Percent

Q.158) PMGDISHA scheme which has been

approved by the union cabinet aims to make 6

Crore rural households digitally literate by March

2019.Expand PMGDISHA?

a) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta

Achalabiyan

b) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Suraksha

Abhiyan

c) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta

Abhiyan

d) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Development

Saksharta Abhiyan

e) Pradhan Mantri Gratitude Digital Saksharta

Abhiyan

Q.159) _______ scheme, the regional air

connectivity scheme recently launched by the

central government to make the air travel

cheaper has started to see the sun of the day.

a) NRLM b) UDISHA

c) AMRUT d) MUNDRA

e) UDAN

Q.160) PKVY scheme is to enhance skills of youth

in line with the international standards and help

them getting overseas employment. Expand

PKVY?

a) Pravasi Kisan Vilas Yojana

b) Pravasi Kisan Vikas Yojana

c) Pravasi Kaushal Vandana Yojana

d) Pravasi Kaushal Vilas Yojana

e) Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana

Q.161) Green Good Deeds scheme has been

launched by which of the following ministry to

protect forest and climate?

a) Ministry of Science and Technology

b) Ministry of Railways

c) Ministry of External Affairs

d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

e) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change

Q.162) Which of the following bank is to extend

direct funding facility to village level

entrepreneurs in cscs?

a) Small industries Development Bank of India

b) National Housing Bank

c) Insurance Regulatory and Development

Authority

d) Infrastructure Development Finance Company

e) Insurance Regulatory and Development

Authority of India

Q.163) Which of the following bank has been

empaneled as “Settlement Bank” by National

Stock Exchange?

a) Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda

c) Uco Bank d) IDBI Bank

e) Yes Bank

Q.164) _________ will be coordinating with YES

bank accounts for its risk management and

settlement operations that it does on behalf of

NSE.

a) Natural Services Clearing Corporation Limited

b) National Services Corporation Clearing Limited

c) National Services Clearing Corporation Limited

d) National Securities Clearing Corporation

Limited

e) Natural Securities Clearing Corporation Limited

Q.165) Which of the following bank is to start an

innovation lab for better digital banking, which is

headed by former chief Technology officer

Mr.Rohan Angrish at small business lender

Fintech Capital Float?

a) Federal Bank b) ICICI Bank


e) Repco Bank

Q.166) What is the 3-point strategy of the

innovation lab established by ICICI bank for

better digital banking?

a) ‘Rush, Evaluate & imagine ‘

b) ‘Run, Evaluate & imagine ‘

c) ‘Rapid, Evolve & imagine ‘

d) ‘Rush, Evolve & Imagine ‘

e) ‘Run, Evolve & Imagine‘

Q.167) Which bank allows Rupee Co-op Bank to

continue banking services under restriction till

August 31, 2018?

a) World Bank (WB)

b) National Housing Bank (NHB)

c) Infrastructure Development Finance Company

(IDFC)

d) Small Industries Development Bank of India

(SIDBI)

e) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Q.168) Where is the headquarters of Rupee Co-

op Bank located?

a) Jaipur, Rajasthan

b) Pune, Maharashtra

c) Ajmer, Rajasthan

d) Aurangabad, Maharashtra

e) Thane, Maharashtra

Q.169) Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO

of Airtel Payments Bank?

a) Suresh Sethi b) Renu Satti

c) Rishi Gupta d) Shashi Arora

e) Anubrata Biswas

Q.170) Who has been appointed as the first Chief

Financial Officer (CFO) by Reserve Bank of India?

a) Kimberly Pirhonen b) Marc Belisle

c) Guy Lepage d) Janique Caron

e) Sudha Balakrishnan

Q.171) _______ signed a loan agreement with

the World Bank for IBRD Credit of USD 21.7

million for the strengthening public financial

management in Rajasthan Project in New Delhi.

a) Pakistan b) China

c) India d) Nepal e) Iran

Q.172) Which of the following Bank has launched

an initiative ‘AshaKiran’ to empower women in

India’s smaller towns and cities?

a) Fino PayTech

b) Indian Post Payment Bank

c) Paytm Payment Bank

d) Airtel Payment Banks

e) Reliance Industries

Q.173) The six members Monetary Policy

Committee (MPC) of RBI has decided to hike Repo

Rate to ________.

a) 6.25% b) 6.00%

c) 6.15% d) 6.10%

e) 6.50%

Q.174) According to the Second Bi-Monthly

Monetary policy review, Marginal Standing

Facility (MSF) Rate has been raised to _____

a) 6.35% b) 6.15%

c) 7.00% d) 6.50%

e) 6.25%

Q.175) According to the Second Bi-Monthly

Monetary policy review, Reverse Repo Rate has

been raised to ______

a) 6.75% b) 6.50%

c) 5.95% d) 6.25%

e) 6.00%

Q.176) Reserve Bank of India is conducting

Financial Literacy Week from June 4 on the theme

of __________.

a) ‘Exercising Credit Discipline’

b) ‘Customer Protection’

c) ‘Consumer Production’

d) ‘Retailer Production’

e) None of these

Q.177) Government (Union Finance Ministry) has

signed US $500 million (Rs 3,371 crore) loan

agreement with which bank to provide additional

financing for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

(PMGSY) rural road projects?

a) IBRD b) NDB

c) ADB d) World Bank

e) IMF

Q.178) IMF released its loan of $250mn to the

island nation of Srilanka in which the

restructuring of loss making Srilankan Airlines

was proposed. What is the full form of IMF?

a) Intra Monetary Fund

b) Inter Monetary Fund

c) Integrated Monetary Fund

d) Internal Monetary Fund

e) International Monetary Fund

Q.179) Who has been appointed as the deputy

governor of RBI and CEO of IDBI Bank?

a) N. S Vishwanathan b) M K Jain

c) Viral V. Acharya d) Shri S. S. Mundra

e) Shri B. P. Kanungo

Q.180) Which of the following bank located most

of its operational activities at a shared service

center (SSC) at the GIFT City near Ahmedabad,

recently?

a) Bank of Baroda b) Bank of India


e) ICICI Bank

Q.181) Which Country had signed USD 200 Mn

Loan deal with world bank for National Nutrition

Mission?

a) Argentina b) Angola

c) India d) Bangladesh

e) China

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Q.182) ACU is a payment arrangement whereby

the participants settle payments for intra-regional

transactions among the participating central

banks on a net multilateral basis. In the term

ACU,”C” Stands for?

a) Clearing b) Credit

c) Capital d) Company

e) Corporation

Q.183) With a view to facilitate payment of

balance in the deposit account to the person

named by the depositor without any hassles in

the event of death

of the account holder, the following facility was

introduced for bank accounts in our

country_________.

a) Will b) Registration

c) Nomination d) Indemnity

e) Guarantee

Q.184) IFRS are standards issued by the IFRS

Foundation and the International Accounting

Standards Board (IASB) to provide a common

global language for business affairs so that

company accounts are understandable and

comparable across international boundaries. In

the term IFRS,”F” stands for?

a) Financial b) Farmer

c) Floating d) Foreign

e) Fixed

Q.185) A NGO is commonly referred to as NGOs,

are usually non-profit and sometimes

international organizations independent. In the

term NGO,”G” stands for?

a) Governmental b) Global

c) General d) Gross

e) Green

Q.186) NFA is a Foreign exchange reserves are

reserve assets held by a central bank in foreign

currencies, used to back liabilities on their own

issued currency as well as to influence monetary

policy. In the term NFA,”F” stands for?

a) Facility b) Factor

c) Fidelity d) Factoring

e) Foreign

Q.187) The NEER is an unadjusted weighted

average rate at which one

country's currency exchanges for a basket of

multiple foreign currencies. In the term NEER, ”N”

stands for?

a) Nominal b) National

c) Net d) Neutral

e) New

Q.188) Which of the following bank has approved

Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore

Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Water

Resources, River Development and Ganga

Rejuvenation which is to be implemented over a

period of five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23?

a) World Bank

b) Reserve Bank of India

c) National Housing Bank

d) Regional Rural Bank

e) International Bank for Reconstruction and

Development

Q.189) A NBFC is a company registered under the

Companies Act, 1956 engaged in the business of

loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stocks/

Bonds

/debentures/securities issued by Government or

local authority or other marketable securities of a

like nature, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance. In

the term NBFC,”B” stands for?

a) Brochure b) Balance

c) Banking d) Bonds

e) Benefit

Q.190) The NASSCOM is a trade association of

Indian Information Technology and Business

Process Outsourcing industry. Established in

1988, NASSCOM is a non-profit organisation. In

the term NASSCOM,” N” stands for?

a) National b) Non

c) New d) Nationalized

e) Net

Q.191) NAC (LTO) is a National Bank establish

and maintain a Fund to be known as the National

Rural Credit (Long Term Operations) Fund. In the

term NAC (LTO), ”N” stands for?

a) Nominee b) Network

c) Net d) National

e) Negotiable

Q.192) MTM is a measure of the fair value of

accounts that can change over time, such as

assets and liabilities. In the term MTM the first,”

M” stands for?

a) Mark b) Minimum

c) Market d) Manage

e) Mutual

Q.193) A CPI measures changes in the price level

of market basket of consumer goods and services

purchased by households. Expand the term CPI.

a) Customer Price Index

b) Consumer Price Index

c) Commercial Price Index

d) Creditor Price Index

e) Cashier Price Index

Q.194) The UAN is a 12-digit number allotted to

employee who is contributing to EPF will be

generated for each of the PF member by EPFO.

Expand the UAN.

a) Universal Account Number

b) Universe Account Number

c) Unique Account Number

d) United Account Number

e) Unit Account Number

Q.195) MRM is an holistic system, capable of

serving the whole of the Marketing Enterprise

including both internal and external Agencies,

which manages all aspects of Brand Management

and the associated production of Marketing

Collateral. In the term MRM,” R” stands for?

a) Research b) Resource

c) Rate d) Registration

e) Recognition

Q.196) The proforma information submitted

by banks are incorporated in the bank-branch

statistics system also known as MOF System

maintained at the RBI. In the term MOF,”M”

stands for?

a) Master b) Mutual

c) Merchant d) Magnetic

e) Micro

Q.197) FRNs are bonds that have a variable

coupon, equal to a money market reference rate,

like LIBOR or federal funds rate, plus a quoted

spread (also known as quoted margin). Expand

the FRNs.

a) Future Rate Notes b) Floating Rate Notes

c) Fixed Rate Notes d) Flexible Rate Notes

e) Forward Rate Notes

Q.198) PF is to provide employees with lump sum

payments at the time of exit from their place of

employment. This differs pension funds, which

have elements of both lump sum as well as

monthly pension payments. Expand PF.

a) Pension Fund b) Provident Fund

c) Productive Fund d) Product Fund

e) Primary Fund

Q.199) A MIS is a computerized database of

financial information organized and programmed

in such a way that it produces regular reports on

operations for every level of management in a

company. In the term MIS,”I” stands for?

a) Information b) Indian

c) International d) Interest

e) Initial

Q.200) YTM is the discount rate at which the sum

of all future cash flows from the bond (coupons

and principal) is equal to the current price of the

bond. Expand YTM.

a) Yield to Mature b) Yield to Manage

c) Yield to Maturity d) Yield to Minimum

e) Yield to Maximum

SIMPLIFICATION D.1-122) Find the value of X

Q.1) 1 7

8 + 2

5

4 + 3

1

8 − 5

1

4 =

3

8× (? )

a) 9 b) 8 c) 4

d) 5 e) 6

Q.2) 65% of 75% of 40% of (?) =3510

a) 12500 b) 18000 c) 16500

d) 17500 e) 15000

Q.3) (23

5÷ 4

2

5) + (7

2

5÷ 3

4

5) =

?

418

a) 1044 b) 1024 c) 1061

d) 1051 e) 1078

Q.4) 45% 𝑜𝑓 960 +2

5× 670 = (? )

a) 700 b) 650 c) 750

d) 800 e) 900

Q.5) √289

√361× √729

3× 20% 𝑜𝑓 6175 = (? )

a) 7959 b) 7085 c) 6890

d) 5895 e) 9945

Q.6) √504 + √620 + √4 + √63 × 7 = (? )

a) 27 b) 23 c) 24

d) 22 e) 26

Q.7) √2025 + (√3136

√784) + 866.64 + 25.36 =?

a) 913 b) 942 c) 839

d) 939 e) 833

Q.8) 4000 + 48% 𝑜𝑓 1300 +304

19=?

a) 4012 b) 4392 c) 4640

d) 4302 e) 4911

Q.9) 14

5% 𝑜𝑓 3600 + 1750 + 120 − 48 =

? +15% 𝑜𝑓 √676

a) 1772.9 b) 1882.9 c) 1893.3

d) 1782.9 e) 1832.8

Q.10) 96 × 15 ÷ 3 × 13 + 566 =?

a) 6806 b) 6608 c) 6680

d) 6783 e) 6875

Q.11) 8400

60+

810

√729 3 +√729

√27 3 =?

a) 255 b) 241 c) 239

d) 210 e) 222

Q.12) ? =(42×

1

√49)

(24×52)× √169 ×

1

(144)−(12)

a) 1.5 b) 0.25 c) 1.25

d) 0.75 e) 0.50

Q.13) ? = 28% of 650 +1

13% of 5200 − 130% of 80

a) 72 b) 182 c) 90

d) 82 e) None of these

Q.14) ? =445

√25×

648

12×

446

18×

1

534

a) 248 b) 236 c) 223

d) 251 e) 249

Q.15) ? =21

19 of 57 +

43

25 of 75 +

33

14 of 28

a) 258 b) 239 c) 274

d) 292 e) 285

Q.16) ?2 = 112 × 53 ÷ √1253

× 0.42 ×1

√643

a) 15 b) 121 c) 11

d) 55 e) 66

Q.17) 250 ÷ 8 × 3 +1

2{(1800 × 100) ÷ (360 + 100 ×

2 + 40)} =?

a) 243.75 b) 250.45 c) 230.45

d) 290.24 e) None of these

Q.18) 74.2×94.2×77.2×97.2

632.2×73.2×93.2 = 63?

a) 7 b) 6 c) 8


𝑄. 19) (22 × 85.2 ÷ 0.2) + 100.24 + 20.4 =?

a) 9997.09 b) 9492.64 c) 9000.02


𝑄. 20) 262 − 73 + 24 + 76 =?

a) 533 b) 433 c) 655


𝑄. 21) 39% 𝑜𝑓 550 + 72% 𝑜𝑓 850 − 372 =?

a) 473 b) 454.5 c) 490.8


Q.22) 232 + 312 × √16 ÷ 4 + 231 − 720 =?

a) 1022 b) 1101 c) 1001

d) 1000 e) 1011

Q.23) 23

5+ 4

2

5− 1

3

10+ 3

1

5=?

a) 2 ¾ b) 93

7 c) 7

3

8

d) 89

10 e) 8

5

7

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Q.24) 214 × 32 ÷ 8 × 2 − 216 + 30 =?

a) 1526 b) 1534 c) 1673

d) 1529 e) 1532

Q.25) 114

576×

9

17×

357

19×

16

9=?

a) 3.8 b) 4.1 c) 3.4

d) 2.7 e) 3.5

Q.26) (1011.1 + 24.1 − 11.2) ÷ 4 + 24% 𝑜𝑓 56000 =?

a) 13996 b) 13459 c) 13658

d) 13986 e) 13696

Q.27) 12% of 2850−? % of 690 = 60% of 225

a) 25 b) 28 c) 35

d) 30 e) 33

Q.28) 32

7− 11

3

14+ 10

1

5+ 6

3

10=?

a) 36

7 b) 9

1

5 c) 8

4

7

d) 82

7 e) None of these

Q.29) 2

3× ? ×

122

7=

18

21×

16

3× 272

a) 244 b) 272 c) 218

d) 243 e) 235

Q.30) 8990+6450+4300-16900 = x - 45% of

74000

a) 37240 b) 35140 c) 36140

d) 39420 e) 36240

Q.31) ? =2

7𝑜𝑓 420 −

3

5𝑜𝑓 450 +

7

11𝑜𝑓 1320

a) 690 b) 720 c) 630


Q.32)

17 × 14

77+

3 × 56

88+

42 × 3

154= 𝑥 +

18

22

a) 4 b) 5 c) 6

d) 8 e) 10

Q.33) 25% of 780 + 3× 51

3= 𝑥2 − √196

a) 20 b) 16 c) 15

d) 14 e) 25

Q.34) √576

√2304×

√1369

√49133 +99

51−

35

34= 𝑥

a) 3 b) 4 c) 1

d) 2 e) 12

Q.35) (175×275

225) ÷ (

25

15×75) + 85% 𝑜𝑓 760 = 𝑥

a) 11241 b) 10481 c) 10271


Q.36) 25% of 670 + 35% of 720 - 425×12 = x-

210×25

a) 582.5 b) 569.5 c) 527.5

d) 572.5 e) 578.5

Q.37) 189+ (27 × 79 −17

19× 1653) = 𝑥2 + (798 − 796)

a) 31 b) 29 c) 27

d) 28 e) 30

Q.38) (38% 𝑜𝑓 750

95+ √3844) × (122 − 11 × 12) = 𝑥

a) 770 b) 840 c) 780

d) 620 e) 740

Q.39) 553−39×

204

17

17𝑥= 5

a) 3 b) 5 c) 7

d) 9 e) 1

Q.40) 172−√2916

1280−75×17= 𝑥

a) 57 b) 37 c) 45

d) 39 e) 47

Q.41) 79

69×

333

117×

276

237=

296

351𝑥

a) 4.5 b) 2.5 c) 3

d) 6 e) 5

Q.42) 24 × 16 + 172 − 654 + √361 =?

a) 54 b) 112 c) 26

d) 38 e) 34

Q.43) 361 ÷ 19 × 18 − 17 =?× 5

a) 72 b) 65 c) 55

d) 86 e) 60

Q.44) 406

161×

23

18÷

29

225= √?

a) 25 b) 5 c) 625

d) 225 e) 3025

Q.45) 232 + 542 + 452 − 512 =?

a) 2869 b) 2689 c) 2969


Q.46) 52.5 × 68 + 24 =?× 3a) 1116 b)

1198 c) 1443

a) 1116 b) 1198 c) 1443

d) 1242 e) 1209

Q.47) 72

4+ 9

2

4+ 11

1

4+ 12

3

4=?

a) 38 b) 35 c) 31


Q.48) 17 + 182 + 322 + 25 + 110 =?

a) 1400 b) 1500 c) 1600


Q.49) 2 (? ) = [(0.6 + 0.4)2 + (0.6 − 0.4)2]

a) 1.52 b) 1.04 c) 0.52

d) 2.04 e) 0.72

Q.50) Out of the numbers, 50

4,

250

23,

140

25,

150

11,

30

1.5, Which

is the third smallest number?

a) 50

4 b)

250

23 c)

140

25

d) 150

1.5 e) None of these

Q.51) [48×162×24]

28×(16)3÷256= 42×?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3


Q.52) 236 + 514 × 4 ÷ 2 − 6 =?

a) 1268 b) 1258 c) 1234

d) 1278 e) 1233

Q.53) √3249 × 15 + 24− ? = 872

a) 1 b) 3 c) -1

d) -2 e) 5

Q.54) 25% 𝑜𝑓 256 + 18% 𝑜𝑓 350 ÷ 15% 𝑜𝑓 60 =?

a) 75 b) 76 c) 69

d) 71 e) 70

Q.55) √16 + √78 + √9 + 15 − 33 + ?2 = 42

a) 49 b) 9 c) 7

d) 14 e) 21

Q.56) 4322 + 3223 − 2565 + 423 − 233 = ?

a) 5160 b) 5188 c) 5141

d) 5123 e) 5170

Q.57) 2894.99 - 727.97 + 1347.01 - 847.99 = X

+ 878.92

a) 1694 b) 1824 c) 1983

d) 1787 e) 1712

Q.58) 44.95% of 3749.99 + 29.99% of 2499.97

– 478.99 = X

a) 1899 b) 2014 c) 1784

d) 1959 e) 1845

Q.59) 244.95% 𝑜𝑓 300.01

14.99× 7.99 = 𝑋

a) 280 b) 324 c) 392

d) 440 e) 489

Q.60) 239.85 × 19.99 + 470.01 × 23.99 – 73.99

× 87.958 = X

a) 9836 b) 9686 c) 9325

d) 9424 e) 9568

Q.61) 9739.96 + 8478.97 – 19878.98 + 4789.01

= X

a) 3345 b) 3020 c) 3130

d) 3245 e) 3081

Q.62) ? = 15% of 220 + 24% of 650 − 18% of 150 −

20% of 160

a) 130 b) 145 c) 180

d) 125 e) 110

Q.63) ? = (6

5 × 255) ÷ (

3

2× 17) ×

4

7×

364

24

a) 156 b) 132 c) 104

d) 148 e) 136

Q.64) 4? = √64 ÷ 32 × 128 × 2−2 ×1

4−2

a) 7 b) 3 c) 4.5

d) 3.5 e) 5

Q.65) ? =3

5+

12

10+

20

5−

17

10+ 4

2

5

a) 73

5 b) 8

1

2 c) 9

2

5

d) 71

2 e) None of these

Q.66) ? = (12 × 35) + (14 × 35) − (12 × 15) − (6 ×

35)

a) 520 b) 640 c) 560

d) 610 e) 540

Q.67) 52.3 × 254.7 × 353.4 × 495.85 = 35?

a) 14.7 b) 17.5 c) 16.1

d) 15.1 e) 13.5

Q.68) 234.45+345.55+456.67+567.33-222=x

a) 1382 b) 1380 c) 1384


Q.69) 224

7+ 33

3

7+ 44

2

7+ 55

5

7= 𝑥

a) 136 b) 146 c) 156


Q.70) 23.5 % 𝑜𝑓 200 + 19.5% 𝑜𝑓 300 + 22.5% 𝑜𝑓 350 +

42.5% 𝑜𝑓 900 = 𝑥

a) 556.75 b) 566.75 c) 576.75


Q.71) 27𝑥 × 32 × 9 = 81 × 93 × 27 × 9 × 3

a) 7 b) 6 c) 5


Q.72) 48

12 𝑜𝑓 22 +

4

7 𝑜𝑓 105 +

5

8 𝑜𝑓 120 +

6

9 𝑜𝑓 135 −

12

13 𝑜𝑓 195 = 𝑥

a) 129 b) 130 c) 131


Q.73) 36% of 1800÷15% of 720-480% of

260÷80% of 2390=x÷2

a) 1 b) 4 c) 2

d) 8 e) 6

Q.74) 62 × 44 ÷ 42 × 23 ÷ 33 = x + 120 ÷ 8a) 29

b) 19 c) 10

a) 29 b) 19 c) 10

d) 13 e) 9

Q.75) 33

4− 8

1

3+ 6

3

5= x +

7

20

a) 24

7 b) 2

1

3 c) 1

2

3

d) 11

5 e) None of these

Q.76) 𝑥 = 12 × 484 ÷ 66 + 232 − √729 ÷ 32

a) 529 b) 620 c) 537


Q.77) ? = 44% of 350 − 12% of 450 + 20% of 250 −

24% of 150

a) 120 b) 134 c) 121


Q.78) ? = (25

17×

68

15×

12

36×

63

5)

a) 24 b) 36 c) 28


Q.79) ? = √169 × √256 ÷ 22 × √324 ÷ 32

a) 124 b) 112 c) 116

d) 104 e) 114

Q.80) ?2 = (12 × 6) + (42 ÷ √36) + (25 × 0.2) − √9

a) 81 b) 3 c) 9

d) 27 e) 6561

Q.81) ? = 1

7×212

1

23×242 × 15% 𝑜𝑓 300 ÷ √125

3

a) 65

8 b) 7

7

8 c) 7

1

8

d) 73

7 e) None of these

Q.82) 11x−42÷343×49

13×48÷78= 2

a) 8 b) 1 c) 0.5

d) 2 e) 3

Q.83) 12.45 × 7 + 13.74 × 6 − 18 × 6.4 = 18.13 × ?

a) 2 b) 4 c) 5

d) 3 e) 7

Q.84) 120× 60 ÷ 40 + 70 − 50 = ?

a) 220 b) 170 c) 190

d) 200 e) 180

Q.85) 1

4+

3

7+

3

8+

3

14+

4

21= ?

a) 35

24 b)

3

7 c)

5

14

d) 4

17 e)

5

21

Q.86) 63% of 170 + 13% of 470 – (24% of 545)

÷ (12% of 1090) = ?

a) 187.2 b) 169.2 c) 167.2

d) 158.2 e) 152.2

Q.87) 3𝑥

6𝑦=

2𝑦

4𝑧=

7𝑧

28= 1 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑋?

a) 15 b) 14 c) 16

d) 18 e) 19

Q.88) √67.242

+ √7.84 + √(? ) = (32 × 0.375)

a) 9 b) 4 c) 2

d) 1 e) 16

Q.89) (3.125 × 5) − (2 × 6.225) =203.2

(?)2

a) 1 b) 2 c) 4

d) 6 e) 8

Q.90) 13 × 21 × 0.5 + 0.5 + 169 = [(2.1 × 7) + 0.3] ×

(? )

a) 22.8 b) 20.4 c) 26.2

d) 18.1 e) 18.4

Q.91) 810

16.2×

24.25

12.125= (? )2

a) 18 b) 12 c) 10

d) 16 e) 14

Q.92) 162 − (1.6 × 5) + 13 = (? ) × 3 + (9)2

a) 19 b) 40 c) 50

d) 60 e) 62

Q.93) (75% 𝑜𝑓 5900)

29.5× 66 −

45%𝑜𝑓 11600

58× 95 = 𝑥

a) 1500 b) 1450 c) 1350

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Q.94) √58323

% 𝑜𝑓 14000 + √59292

% 𝑜𝑓 35000 −

√3481% 𝑜𝑓 30000 = 𝑥

a) 11890 b) 11770 c) 14320

d) 14020 e) 13920

Q.95) 92% of 25000- 85×250+ √9604 ×400= x

a) 41850 b) 42480 c) 43250

d) 40950 e) 42450

Q.96) 31

25− 17

1

9+ 7

1

5+ 10

1

18= 𝑥

a) 411

210 b) 3

83

450 c) 11

9

35

d) 73

221 e) None of these

Q.97) 1284.5+ 12845+12.845-1.2845=

x+0.0605

a) 14121 b) 14131 c) 14141


Q.98) 33

4+ 3

3

8+ 3

6

12− 3

1

4=?

a) 7.375 b) 7.555 c) 7.105


Q.99) 5

13𝑜𝑓(78)+ 2

5

9𝑜𝑓 (72)

2=

30

6− 8+?

a) 120 b) 110 c) 140


Q.100) 1600

40+

3125

25+

1024

32−

529

23= ?

a) 175 b) 176 c) 173


Q.101) 36×32×81

243×3−3= 9?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3


Q.102) 16% 𝑜𝑓 125+35% 𝑜𝑓 120+22% 𝑜𝑓 200

2= ? −12

a) 36 b) 52 c) 24

d) 65 e) 56

Q.103) 12% of 350 +2

3% of 120000 − 52 % of 400 =?

a) 842 b) 942 c) 752

d) 742 e) 825

Q.104) 162

24×

121

27×

56

35×

25

11=?

a) 120 b) 190 c) 110

d) 101 e) 95

Q.105) (0.4×0.4×0.4)+(0.12×0.12×0.12)

(0.8×0.8×0.8)+(0.24×0.24×0.24)=?

a) 0.125 b) 1 c) 0.5


Q.106) ? = √44 + √25 + √9990 + √1003

a) 11 b) 7 c) 9

d) 5 e) 3

Q.107) (22 × 18) ÷ 32 + 12 × 28 − 45 + 24 =?

a) 441 b) 365 c) 323

d) 379 e) 391

Q.108) 122 + 142 × 12 ÷ √643

=?

a) 616 b) 678 c) 713

d) 732 e) 789

Q.109) 0.2×2.5+76×3.5+46.5÷0.5=?

a) 312.75 b) 411 c) 359.5

d) 351.25 e) 389

Q.110) 13% 𝑜𝑓 200 × 25% 𝑜𝑓 340 × 2 =?× √1253

a) 884 b) 890 c) 820

d) 798 e) 764

Q.111) √25 − √81 × 16 + 28 =?2+ 11

a) 21 b) 81 c) 12

d) 76 e) 9

Q.112) 12 × 17282 ÷ 207362 = 12?

a) 1 b) 2 c) -1

d) -3 e) 0

Q.113) 53% 𝑜𝑓 200 +2

5%𝑜𝑓 2500 − 21 + 111 =?

a) 211 b) 218 c) 206

d) 234 e) 258

Q.114) 23 × 14 + 46 ÷ √529−? = 221

a) -103 b) 112 c) -121

d) 103 e) 118

Q.115) 25

6+ 11

5

3− 9

1

2+ 7

5

6=?

a) 2015

7 b) 8

11

4 c) 9

13

6

d) 1012

7 e) 13

5

6

Q.116) 642 × 322 ÷ 1283 = 4?

a) 1

2 b) -1 c) 3

d) 1 e) -4

Q.117) 567 + 211 + 32 − 32 × 5 × 2 =?

a) 970 b) 490 c) 510

d) 623 e) 470

Q.118) [(15.5 × 28) ÷ 16 - 1240 ÷ 240]= ? × 5

a) 6.457 b) 4.537 c) 3.145


Q.119) 99 × 21 − √?2

= 1968

a) 13271 b) 12321 c) 14321


Q.120) √33124 × √2601 − (83)2 = (? )2 + (37)2

a) 34 b) 35 c) 32

d) 45 e) 42

Q.121) 5 (17

37) × 4 (

51

52) × 11 (

1

7) + 2 (

3

4) = ?

a) 305.75 b) 302.75 c) 313.56

d) 307.24 e) 305.86

Q.122) √1444 × (304

8) = (? ) ²

a) 37 b) 34 c) 52


D.123-124) In each of the following

question, a number is given followed by five

options (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) , and (e) . Each

option consists of x, find out the x value and

give the answer in which the given number

does not value of x.

Q.123) 575

a) ? −5

12× 576 = 192 − √729

b) 572 + 38 × 0.50 − 16 =?

c) 27.752 − 14.252 =? −√5123

d) √9216 +2

3𝑜𝑓1056 =? +53 + 102

e) Both a and c

Q.124) 450

a) 6269 + 0.75 × 444 + 0.8 × 185 =?× 15

b) 28 × 6.25 + 36 × 7.5−? = (3 × 78) − 239

c) 15 ×? −1

3𝑜𝑓1188 = 732 + 117.5 × 8 + √7225

d) ? −1

8𝑜𝑓

2

3𝑜𝑓1716 = √65536 + √2809

e) None of these

D.125-250) Find the value of X

Q.125) √33856 × √2809 − 812 = ?2+ 332 + (7 × 11)

a) 43 b) 45 c) 47

d) 44 e) 41

Q.126) If x = 4 −4

4+1

4−85

, find the value of 1

75x +

9

4×

0.5x −64

75x (round off the decimal value of x)

a) 0.8 b) 0.03 c) 0.003


Q.127) (5√8 + √8) × (4√8 + 8√8) − 212 =?

a) 143 b) 72√8 c) 135

d) 70√8 e) None of these

Q.128) Find the value of 1

5+ 1

5+ 1

5−15

a) 125

649 b)

25

649 c)

125

49

d) 25

49 e) None of these

Q.129) 21

3+

41

6− 2

2

3− 1

1

2= ?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 2/3


Q.130) 189

a) 85.25+42.76+8.42-34.65+76.22-

37.52+48.52

b) 2 × 126 ÷ 3 + 82 + 41

c) 160% of 25 +72% of 50+178% of 50 +55.55%

of 45

d) √841 × √9 + √49133

× √5123

− 306 ÷ √81

e) None of these

Q.131) 82

a) (22 + 48 ÷ 2 − √273

) × (243)1

5 + 7

b) 44 × [28 × 32 ÷ (28 × 16)] −216

62

c) 23-17+45+25-6+8-2+5+1

d) 17 + 46 − 8 ÷ 2 × √83

+ √169 × 2

e) None of these

Q.132) 432.76

a)

102.70+178.56+132.74+86.48=x+25.78+12.3

2+29.62

b) 451.14+202.12+324.93+x= 255.75+351.42

+170.86+432.85+200.07

c) 125.35+136.42+96.45+42.36+32.18

d) 63.86+320.15-32.56+112.73-31.32

e) None of these

Q.133) (√5 − 2)2

− √9 = −√20+? −√49

a) 13 − √5 b) 13 − 3√2 c) 13 − 2√5

d) √13 − 2√3 e) None of these

Q.134) (3 × 4)3 ÷ (9 × 16)2 × (64 × 27)2 × 122 = 12?

a) 4 b) 9 c) 6

d) 7 e) 11

Q.135) (2

5% 0𝑓 6500) × (1

1

3𝑜𝑓 84) + 2841 =? +2014

a) 3793 b) 3649 c) 3749

d) 3639 e) 3739

Q.136) 72 × √196 + 389.28 + 2902.43 =? +421.42

a) 4109.30 b) 3556.29 c) 3290.22

d) 3109.29 e) 3212.38

Q.137) 12 × 13 + 219 ÷ 3 + √841 − 12% 𝑜𝑓 560 =?

a) 178.5 b) 119.4 c) 190.8

d) 178.9 e) 180.9

Q.138) 5.6 ÷ 0.7 + 20% 𝑜𝑓 420 + 2.5 × 2.4 =?

a) 86 b) 90 c) 84

d) 98 e) 96

Q.139) (80.25

0.03) + (

79.2

0.9) + (

581.25

0.75) = 1989 +?

a) 1560 b) 1544 c) 2645

d) 3163 e) 1549

Q.140) 50% 𝑜𝑓 1200 + 30% 𝑜𝑓 480 +

49% 𝑜𝑓 5

7 𝑜𝑓 1400 =?

a) 1241 b) 1416 c) 1412

d) 1234 e) 1254

Q.141) 120

100×

630

72 ×

8

54 × (? ) = 11200

a) 7200 b) 6400 c) 8100

d) 6300 e) 7500

Q.142) 151

3 +

60% 𝑜𝑓 400

6− 5

1

18 = (? ) +

5

18

a) 54 b) 55 c) 50

d) 67 e) 60

Q.143) 20% 𝑜𝑓 500 + 60% 𝑜𝑓 240 + 30% 𝑜𝑓 360 =?

a) 288 b) 256 c) 352

d) 289 e) 320

Q.144) (343)−1

3 × (49)−2 × (√49)−3

× (2401)−1

4 = 7?

a) -9 b) -7 c) -8

d) -6 e) -10

Q.145) 2

3×

5

7×

9

11× (? ) = 90

a) 121 b) 221 c) 251

d) 231 e) 211

Q.146) √6.25 ×√49×63

√1296×12×72× 216 =?

a) 10.25 b) 10.75 c) 11.25

d) 12.50 e) 11.75

Q.147) √

6 + √2 + √43 + √31 + √19 + √36 =?

a) 6 b) 3 c) 9

d) 2 e) 4

Q.148) 44% of 850 + 60% of 1025=? + 35% of

1880

a) 331 b) 421 c) 298

d) 357 e) 341

Q.149) ? =15+26+19×75-2185÷23+178

a) 1498 b) 1599 c) 1627

d) 1549 e) 1613

Q.150) 120 × 16−9× 30

130 × 7+5 × 38 =?

a) 2.8 b) 1.5 c) 1.9

d) 2.1 e) 1.2

Q.151) (

9

3)÷(

4

3)×(

2

3)

(3

9)÷[(

4

3)𝑜𝑓 (

2

3)]

× 2.5 =?

a) 4 b) 8 c) 10

d) 15 e) 6

Q.152) ? = 21

5+ 3

2

10− 4

3

5+ 2

2

3

a) 25

14 b) 3

7

15 c) 3

9

14

d) 24

15 e) None of these

D.153-154) In each of the following

question, a number is given followed by five

options (a) ,(b) , (c) , (d) , and (e) . Each

option consists of x, find out the x value and

give the answer in which the given

numbernot equal to the value of x.

Q.153) 250

a) 50% 𝑜𝑓1

8𝑜𝑓

1

0.4𝑜𝑓 1600 − (𝑥) =

750

1.5− (152 + 52

b) (25)3+1

2 × (125)−3+1

3 × 50% 𝑜𝑓210 = (𝑥)

c) -25.0505+250.5005 + (2×12.52525) -0.5005

= (x)

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d) 2

25×

108+5−2

102.4×(3.125+1.875) ×1

2=

1

𝑥

e) 11.111+111.1111+98.99+26.7869=(x)

Q.154) 30

a) 1.321+12.5618-6.1250-10.9+32.1322=(x)

b) ((15625)3−1

2−

1

3 ÷ (78125)1

7−1) × 5 × 6 =x

c) 30 ×1

3× (0.123 + 1.652 + 0.0027 + 0.2223 + 1) = 𝑥

d) (0.236×5) ×2+0.083+26= (x)

e) Both (a) and (b)

Q.155) √(26)2

4× (? ) = (152 + 102)

a) 25 b) 24 c) 39

d) 34 e) 30

Q.156) 30% 𝑜𝑓 2540 + (? )% 𝑜𝑓 15000 = (170.25 × 8)

a) 12 b) 10 c) 4

d) 6 e) 8

Q.157) 2434+4324+3423-434+42-434=(?)

a) 7235 b) 5560 c) 5235

d) 8955 e) 9355

Q.158) 3.213+231.23-64.324+42.354=(?)

+0.473

a) 260 b) 212 c) 124

d) 224 e) 230

Q.159) 51

2+ 11

1

3+ 8

3

5− 1

2

3= (? )

a) 21 b) 2123

29 c) 22

29

30

d) 2323

30 e) None of these

Q.160) 4×8+3×2×5+2+3=(?) 2+3

a) 10 b) 12 c) 9

d) 8 e) 6

Q.161) 323

17+

667

23+ (? ) = 72

a) 10 b) 16 c) 9

d) 4 e) 1

Q.162) (64% of 1300) ÷8-4= (?) 2

a) 14 b) 12 c) 10

d) 9 e) 8

Q.163) 486 + 254 − 360 + (? ) = 73 + 40

a) 5 b) 7 c) 3

d) 4 e) 2

Q.164) [(5 ÷ 2) × 8]2 ÷ 42 = (? ) × 2.5

a) 10 b) 12 c) 13

d) 16 e) 20

Q.165) 11x+ 25×340 + 24% of 300 = 9001

a) 42 b) 39 c) 45

d) 54 e) 48

Q.166) 45% of 3500 + 40% of 2400 = x2 +35

a) 51 b) 52 c) 53

d) 55 e) 50

Q.167) √4761 + ∛9261 - √7569 = x2 -1

a) 3 b) 4 c) 5

d) 2 e) 6

Q.168) 15% of 2560 + 34 × 48 = 8x

a) 272 b) 324 c) 252

d) 221 e) 232

Q.169) 272.72 + 34.34 + 5.252 + 4737.3 +

0.388= x

a) 5049 b) 5048 c) 5051

d) 5050 e) 5052

Q.170) 11% of 2400 + 684

19 + √625 = x% of 25

a) 1300 b) 1500 c) 2400


Q.171) 450 + 750 + 200 + 40% of 3000 = 13x

a) 300 b) 400 c) 500

d) 200 e) 350

Q.172) 428 + 237 + 339 + 197+ 4500

36 = x + 789

a) 537 b) 598 c) 542

d) 582 e) 524

Q.173) 65% of 1800-45% of 2400 = x + 80

a) 20 b) 30 c) 10


Q.174) 1200+1400+1600 + 2500 + 2300 = x+

(√1521) ×100

a) 4900 b) 5100 c) 5400

d) 5700 e) 6100

Q.175) 24

27÷

4

9× 15 + 189.5 =? +2

1

2÷

5

4

a) 221.5 b) 198.4 c) 222.7

d) 217.5 e) 238.8

Q.176) 23% 𝑜𝑓 678 + 15% 𝑜𝑓√1024 × 225 =?2+ 2.94

a) 18 b) 16 c) 5

d) 15 e) 21

Q.177) 38329+34287-2112-322+412=?+2311

a) 62183 b) 78382 c) 68901

d) 72398 e) 68283

Q.178) 57 ÷ 3 × 16 + 24

5% 𝑜𝑓 6500 =?

a) 530 b) 445 c) 486

d) 587 e) 409

Q.179) 26

7× 3

2

11× 2

1

5=?

a) 35 b) 20 c) 24

d) 42 e) 20

Q.180) 27

16×

24

81×

20

9×

15

6÷

5

36=?

a) 27 b) 20 c) 16

d) 32 e) 18

Q.181) 54% 𝑜𝑓 950 + 98% 𝑜𝑓 900 − 65% 𝑜𝑓 640 +

34% 𝑜𝑓 650 =?

a) 1200 b) 1150 c) 2130

d) 3200 e) 2950

Q.182) √23042

× √7293

+ 651 − 1005 =?

a) 67 b) 89 c) 78

d) 87 e) 96

Q.183) 132 − 122 − 52 + 142 − 230 =?

a) -13 b) 28 c) -34

d) 34 e) 28

Q.184) (√1024÷√256×12)

4=?

a) 9 b) 16 c) 4

d) 6 e) 12

Q.185) 231.04+302.76-262.44=x+71.02

a) 200.34 b) 281.45 c) 321.01

d) 342.41 e) 197.53

Q.186) 81 ×96 ÷12=x+59.29

a) 541.67 b) 648.00 c) 588.71

d) 488.88 e) 707.29

Q.187) 953.68 + 𝑥

100× 5718 = 2028

a) 100.08 b) 18.80 c) 142.11

d) 130.49 e) 163.33

Q.188) 999.99 ×99.9 ×9= ?

a) 899091.009 b) 989091.009

c) 998901.090 d) 901998.900

e) 899901.009

Q.189) 6 (5

6−

1

4+

21

5) = ?

a) 10 57

60 b) 20

47

60 c) 11

47

60

d) 10 47

60 e) 10

47

40

Q.190) 450+ 798+ 27 = x/10

a) 12750 b) 12350 c) 18950

d) 13450 e) 17250

Q.191) 5643 + 13% of 200 = x-890

a) 6449 b) 6559 c) 7449

d) 7500 e) 6500

Q.192) 45×20 + 360/15 = x*3

a) 308 b) 488 c) 368

d) 408 e) 324

Q.193) 67.5+ 89.5+45.5+95.5 = x/10

a) 2900 b) 2870 c) 2880

d) 3180 e) 2980

Q.194) 4

3+

3

9+

5

27=

𝑥

27

a) 48 b) 51 c) 34


Q.195) 35% of 300 + 45% of 400 = x+ 30

a) 245 b) 255 c) 260

d) 250 e) 210

Q.196) 47.5 ×3 + 25% of 350 = x

a) 240 b) 230 c) 270


Q.197) 400+498+689 = x+ 739

a) 838 b) 948 c) 858

d) 868 e) 848

Q.198) 890+ 560-540+ 1082 = x+ 272

a) 1870 b) 1720 c) 1470

d) 1560 e) 1640

Q.199) 45% of 300 + 25% 500 = x +130

a) 260 b) 250 c) 130

d) 120 e) 140

Q.200) 789.6+ 10.4+ 41 = x2

a) Both 29 and -29

b) 29 c) 841


Q.201) 4233+8957+9843= x+8537+10% of

1280

a) 14368 b) 15348 c) 12358

d) 12138 e) 13248

Q.202) 48% of 500 + 250% of 100 = x-123

a) 367 b) 613 c) 713

d) 723 e) 739

Q.203) 918

3+

1236

6+

448

4+

117

13= 𝑥

a) 733 b) 634 c) 646

d) 633 e) 621

Q.204) 938+90×25+148/4 =1894+x

a) 1335 b) 1115 c) 1675

d) 1331 e) 1125

Q.205) (34

7+

17

14) × 28 =

𝑥

10

a) 1600 b) 1900 c) 1700


Q.206) 450+789+67%300 = x

a) 1540 b) 1230 c) 1440

d) 1680 e) 1120

Q.207) 78×300+100×24 = x+75×200

a) 6040 b) 5040 c) 10800

d) 12080 e) 11800

Q.208) 7845 + 9053 + 1099 + √529 = 𝑥 − 20

a) 18040 b) 17000 c) 19000

d) 21000 e) 15000

Q.209) 765+784.5+450.5 = x+ 450

a) 1650 b) 1500 c) 1550

d) 1700 e) 1800

Q.210) 400 + 5050 + 670 + √729 = 𝑥 − 13

a) 5160 b) 6150 c) 6260

d) 6160 e) 6170

Q.211) √576 + √12783

= 𝑥2

a) 5 b) 6 c) -6

d) 36 e) Either b or c

Q.212) 78 × 15 + 140 × 20 +480

12= 𝑥

a) 4120 b) 3230 c) 4010

d) 4020 e) 3990

Q.213) 34×50+25×150+100 =x+800

a) 4350 b) 4750 c) 4550


Q.214) 8398+1092 + 594+ 400 =x

a) 12848 b) 10484 c) 11484

d) 9484 e) 12128

Q.215) 100 + 400 + 500 + 900 + √33753

+ 𝑥 = 4000

a) 2185 b) 2385 c) 2475

d) 2085 e) 2175

Q.216) 9090×2+ 125×100+450+x= 45000

a) 18730 b) 18370 c) 17830

d) 13870 e) 12380

Q.217) 895.44+789.56+9839=x

a) 12434 b) 11524 c) 13244

d) 12354 e) 13450

Q.218) 456+950+790+68.5 =x

a) 2265.5 b) 2275.5 c) 2274.5

d) 2254.5 e) 2264.5

Q.219) 60×20+40×30+ 40×15 = x

a) 2000 b) 4000 c) 2500

d) 3500 e) 3000

Q.220) 7485+9400+1500= x+ 13500

a) 5775 b) 4885 c) 4995

d) 4355 e) 4915

Q.221) 56% of 200 + 39% of 300 = x-45% of

400

a) 509 b) 529 c) 429

d) 409 e) 419

Q.222) 500% of 200 + 50% of 200 + 10% of 200

= x

a) 1210 b) 1020 c) 1220

d) 1120 e) 1230

Q.223) 80% of 800+ 64% of 300 + 40% of 1250

= x

a) 1223 b) 1225 c) 1330

d) 1332 e) 1335

Q.224) 680+500+450 = x+750

a) 770 b) 850 c) 880

d) 890 e) 780

Q.225) √361% 𝑜𝑓 200 + √33753

% 𝑜𝑓 1000 = 𝑥 −

20% 𝑜𝑓 500

a) 278 b) 288 c) 298

d) 308 e) 268

Q.226) 8495+ 9005+4500= x+ 3400

a) 9300 b) 10300 c) 17800

d) 18600 e) 19200

Q.227) 89×20+ 75×4 + 400=x

a) 2580 b) 2470 c) 2360

d) 2560 e) 2480

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Q.228) 890+6790+9005+1000 =x

a) 17685 b) 16895 c) 14565

d) 18965 e) 17865

Q.229) 78×30+40% of 3500 + 50×50 = x

a) 5350 b) 6530 c) 8900

d) 6140 e) 6240

Q.230) 75%of 200+ 39% of 500 + 40% of 300 =

x

a) 475 b) 375 c) 425

d) 465 e) 445

Q.231) 80% of 480+ 52% of 500 = x +35%of

500

a) 459 b) 449 c) 479

d) 399 e) 469

Q.232) 8956+8948+9304 = x+14500

a) 12708 b) 13608 c) 11508

d) 12408 e) 11108

Q.233) √1089

11+

√2304

16+

√7293

3= 3𝑥

a) 9 b) 3 c) 2

d) 1 e) 0

Q.234) 8900 + 6890 + 6500 + √14400 = 𝑥

a) 23410 b) 23120 c) 21340

d) 22310 e) 22410

Q.235) 75% of 2500+35% of 7000 + 255% of

2000 = x

a) 9355 b) 9325 c) 9265

d) 9465 e) 9425

Q.236) 800×25+ 1600+15% of 400 = x

a) 22660 b) 21660 c) 22560

d) 21560 e) 23540

Q.237) 472 + 282+113 = x

a) 4335 b) 4435 c) 4235

d) 4324 e) 4500

Q.238) 6700+ 40% of 6800 + 45×20 =x

a) 7872 b) 10320 c) 11430

d) 10120 e) 7782

Q.239) 54×39×49×79

9×13×98= 79 × x

a) 49 b) 54 c) 79

d) 9 e) 98

Q.240) 4500-678+8900-1578 =x + 3420

a) 8834 b) 7734 c) 7474

d) 7724 e) 7234

Q.241) 56% of 2000 + 27% of 3000 + 45×60 =

x

a) 4740 b) 4340 c) 4640

d) 4580 e) 4630

Q.242) 789+908-875.5+ 465 = x+779.5

a) 407 b) 509 c) 527

d) 577 e) 507

Q.243) 323

19×

221

13×

272

16×

238

14= 17𝑥

a) 17 b) 3 c) 174

d) 4 e) 1

Q.244) 66.66+ 666.6+ 6.06+606.6+0.60 = x

a) 1356.52 b) 1246.52 c) 1256.52

d) 1346.52 e) 1256.58

Q.245) 9800+9093+8909+9580 = 15% of

60000+x

a) 38382 b) 28384 c) 28942

d) 29832 e) 28382

Q.246) 6500+ 1500+5000+2350 = x+1000

a) 13450 b) 14350 c) 12350


Q.247) 48% of 600 + 65% of 900 - 55×6 = x

a) 563 b) 753 c) 663

d) 543 e) 533

Q.248) 650 + 755.5 + √3481– 545.5 = 𝑥 + 450

a) 479 b) 449 c) 459

d) 469 e) 359

Q.249) 4500

67×

134

900×

357

17= 3x

a) 210 b) 3 c) 63

d) 70 e) 330

Q.250) 455.5+ 758+905.5-45.4 = x+ 68.6

a) 2017 b) 2010 c) 2003

d) 2001 e) 2005

SIMPLIFICATION

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (e) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8.

(c) 9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (c)

15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (b) 21.

(b) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (a) 25. (e) 26. (e) 27. (d)

28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (c) 31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34.

(d) 35. (c) 36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (e) 40. (e)

41. (a) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47.

(e) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (a) 51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (c)

54. (d) 55. (c) 56. (e) 57. (d) 58. (d) 59. (c) 60.

(e) 61. (c) 62. (a) 63. (c) 64. (d) 65. (b) 66. (a)

67. (d) 68. (a) 69. (c) 70. (b) 71. (d) 72. (e) 73.

(b) 74. (e) 75. (c) 76. (d) 77. (d) 78. (c) 79. (d)

80. (c) 81. (b) 82. (d) 83. (d) 84. (d) 85. (a) 86.

(c) 87. (c) 88. (d) 89. (e) 90. (b) 91. (c) 92. (d)

93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (d) 96. (b) 97. (c) 98. (a) 99.

(b) 100. (d) 101. (e) 102. (d) 103. (d) 104. (c)

105. (a) 106. (b) 107. (c) 108. (d) 109. (c) 110.

(a) 111. (e) 112. (c) 113. (c) 114. (d) 115. (e)

116. (a) 117. (b) 118. (e) 119. (b) 120. (c) 121.

(a) 122. (d) 123. (a) 124. (d) 125. (b) 126. (a)

127. (c) 128. (a) 129. (e) 130. (c) 131. (d) 132.

(d) 133. (c) 134. (d) 135. (e) 136. (b) 137. (c)

138. (d) 139. (e) 140. (d) 141. (a) 142. (c) 143.

(c) 144. (a) 145. (d) 146. (c) 147. (b) 148. (a)

149. (d) 150. (b) 151. (c) 152. (b) 153. (e) 154.

(d) 155. (a) 156. (c) 157. (e) 158. (b) 159. (d)

160. (d) 161. (e) 162. (c) 163. (c) 164. (a) 165.

(b) 166. (e) 167. (d) 168. (c) 169. (d) 170. (a)

171. (d) 172. (a) 173. (c) 174. (b) 175. (d) 176.

(d) 177. (e) 178. (c) 179. (b) 180. (b) 181. (a)

182. (c) 183. (c) 184. (d) 185. (a) 186. (c) 187.

(b) 188. (a) 189. (d) 190. (a) 191. (b) 192. (a)

193. (e) 194. (d) 195. (b) 196. (b) 197. (e) 198.

(b) 199. (c) 200. (a) 201. (a) 202. (b) 203. (d)

204. (d) 205. (c) 206. (c) 207. (c) 208. (a) 209.

(c) 210. (d) 211. (e) 212. (c) 213. (b) 214. (b)

215. (d) 216. (d) 217. (b) 218. (e) 219. (e) 220.

(b) 221. (d) 222. (d) 223. (d) 224. (c) 225. (b)

226. (d) 227. (e) 228. (a) 229. (e) 230. (d) 231.

(e) 232. (a) 233. (c) 234. (e) 235. (e) 236. (b)

237. (d) 238. (b) 239. (d) 240. (d) 241. (e) 242.

(e) 243. (d) 244. (d) 245. (e) 246. (b) 247. (d)

248. (d) 249. (d) 250. (e)

JULY QUIZ

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8.

(c) 9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (c)

15. (e) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (a) 21.

(d) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (a)

28. (d) 29. (e) 30. (b) 31. (e) 32. (e) 33. (d) 34.

(d) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (a)

41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (c) 46. (d) 47.

(b) 48. (e) 49. (b) 50. (c) 51. (b) 52. (a) 53. (c)

54. (d) 55. (d) 56. (e) 57. (e) 58. (c) 59. (c) 60.

(c) 61. (a) 62. (d) 63. (d) 64. (b) 65. (c) 66. (c)

67. (b) 68. (b) 69. (c) 70. (b) 71. (e) 72. (c) 73.

(b) 74. (c) 75. (e) 76. (b) 77. (c) 78. (b) 79. (b)

80. (d) 81. (b) 82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (d) 85. (b) 86.

(c) 87. (e) 88. (c) 89. (d) 90. (a) 91. (d) 92. (b)

93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (e) 96. (b) 97. (e) 98. (d) 99.

(a) 100. (d) 101. (c) 102. (d) 103. (d) 104. (c)

105. (a) 106. (c) 107. (d) 108. (d) 109. (c) 110.

(c) 111. (d) 112. (b) 113. (d) 114. (a) 115. (c)

116. (c) 117. (b) 118. (b) 119. (c) 120. (a) 121.

(e) 122. (c) 123. (b) 124. (a) 125. (d) 126. (d)

127. (e) 128. (a) 129. (c) 130. (d) 131. (a) 132.

(c) 133. (c) 134. (d) 135. (b) 136. (c) 137. (a)

138. (b) 139. (b) 140. (d) 141. (b) 142. (b) 143.

(e) 144. (b) 145. (e) 146. (b) 147. (d) 148. (c)

149. (d) 150. (b) 151. (c) 152. (b) 153. (a) 154.

(b) 155. (c) 156. (e) 157. (a) 158. (b) 159. (d)

160. (d) 161. (e) 162. (d) 163. (a) 164. (c) 165.

(b) 166. (b) 167. (e) 168. (b) 169. (c) 170. (d)

171. (b) 172. (c) 173. (e) 174. (a) 175. (b) 176.

(c) 177. (d) 178. (b) 179. (b) 180. (e) 181. (b)

182. (b) 183. (a) 184. (c) 185. (d) 186. (b) 187.

(d) 188. (d) 189. (b) 190. (b) 191. (d) 192. (e)

193. (e) 194. (b) 195. (c) 196. (c) 197. (b) 198.

(d) 199. (b) 200. (e) 201. (b) 202. (a) 203. (c)

204. (c) 205. (c) 206. (b) 207. (c) 208. (c) 209.

(a) 210. (a) 211. (c) 212. (c) 213. (d) 214. (d)

215. (e) 216. (c) 217. (d) 218. (d) 219. (e) 220.

(d) 221. (c) 222. (c) 223. (c) 224. (b) 225. (a)

226. (c) 227. (e) 228. (a) 229. (d) 230. (e) 231.

(d) 232. (c) 233. (b) 234. (c) 235. (d) 236. (e)

237. (b) 238. (c) 239. (c) 240. (c) 241. (b) 242.

(c) 243. (e) 244. (c) 245. (b) 246. (d) 247. (b)

248. (c) 249. (b) 250. (d) 251. (b) 252. (d) 253.

(c) 254. (e) 255. (a) 256. (b) 257. (b) 258. (b)

259. (d) 260. (b) 261. (d) 262. (e) 263. (d) 264.

(d) 265. (a) 266. (c) 267. (c) 268. (d) 269. (b)

270. (c) 271. (b) 272. (c) 273. (b) 274. (d) 275.

(d) 276. (b) 277. (d) 278. (a) 279. (c) 280. (d)

281. (c) 282. (d) 283. (c) 284. (e) 285. (b)

BANKING AWARENESS

1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8.

(a) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (a)

15. (a) 16. (e) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (a) 21.

(a) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (b)

28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (a) 31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34.

(c) 35. (a) 36. (a) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (e)

41. (a) 42. ( a) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47.

(a) 48. (a) 49. (a) 50. (a) 51. (a) 52. (d) 53. (d)

54. (c) 55. (a) 56. (a) 57. (c) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60.

(c) 61. (a) 62. (d) 63. (c) 64. (a) 65. (d) 66. (c)

67. (c) 68. (b) 69. (c) 70. (e) 71. (e) 72. (d) 73.

(e) 74. (d) 75. (c) 76. (c) 77. (c) 78. (a) 79. (d)

80. (c) 81. (d) 82. (c) 83. (c) 84. (c) 85. (c) 86.

(d) 87. (c) 88. (b) 89. (c) 90. (d) 91. (c) 92. (d)

93. (e) 94. (b) 95. (d) 96. (d) 97. (e) 98. (b) 99.

(e) 100. (a) 101. (c) 102. (b) 103. (c) 104. (a)

105. (c) 106. (e) 107. (e) 108. (d) 109. (c) 110.

(e) 111. (a) 112. (d) 113. (e) 114. (d) 115. (e)

116. (a) 117. (e) 118. (c) 119. (e) 120. (a) 121.

(e) 122. (c) 123. (c) 124. (a) 125. (d) 126. (e)

127. (b) 128. (b) 129. (b) 130. (c) 131. (e) 132.

(e) 133. (c) 134. (b) 135. (b) 136. (e) 137. (c)

138. (d) 139. (e) 140. (d) 141. (d) 142. (e) 143.

(c) 144. (d) 145. (b) 146. (e) 147. (e) 148. (c)

149. (d) 150. (a) 151. (c) 152. (b) 153. (e) 154.

(e) 155. (e) 156. (c) 157. (c) 158. (c) 159. (e)

160. (e) 161. (e) 162. (a) 163. (e) 164. (d) 165.

(b) 166. (e) 167. (e) 168. (b) 169. (e) 170. (e)

171. (c) 172. (c) 173. (a) 174. (d) 175. (e) 176.

(b) 177. (d) 178. (e) 179. (b) 180. (a) 181. (c)

182. (a) 183. (c) 184. (a) 185. (a) 186. (e) 187.

(a) 188. (a) 189. (c) 190. (a) 191. (d) 192. (a)

193. (b) 194. (a) 195. (b) 196. (a) 197. (b) 198.

(b) 199. (a) 200. (c)

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