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1 INTERNATIONAL 3 3 1 INTERNATIONAL 12 12
2 INDIA & WORLD 3 3 2 INDIA & WORLD 12 12
3 NATIONAL - - 3 NATIONAL - -
4 STATES 3 3 4 STATES 13 13
5 CONFERENCES 4 4 5 CONFERENCES 13 13
6 AWARDS & HONOURS 4 5 6 AWARDS & HONOURS 13 14
7 SPORTS & GAMES 5 6 7 SPORTS & GAMES 14 14
8 ECONOMY 6 7 8 ECONOMY 14 15
9 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 7 7 9 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 15 15
10 APPOINTMENTS 7 8 10 APPOINTMENTS 15 16
11 RESIGNS 8 9 11 RESIGNS 16 16
12 DEATHS 9 9 12 DEATHS 16 17
13 VISITORS - - 13 VISITORS - -
14 MISCELLANEOUS 9 10 14 MISCELLANEOUS 17 17
15 PLACES IN NEWS - - 15 PLACES IN NEWS - -
16 BOOKS IN NEWS 10 10 16 BOOKS IN NEWS 17 17
17 COMMITTEES 10 10 17 COMMITTEES 18 18
18 DAYS & DATES 10 11 18 DAYS & DATES 18 18
19 BANKING AWARENESS 11 11 19 BANKING AWARENESS 18 18
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INTERNATIONAL INDIA & WORLD
World’s 1st 3D-Printed Functional Tactical exercise ‘Vajra Kayaa’

e-Bike made in Germany completed
German firm BigRep and NOWlab produced the The Special Forces of India and United States
world’s first fully functioning e-motorbike NERA completed their three-day tactical exercise called
using a 3D printer. The bike was conceptualized ‘Vajra Kayaa’ on December 01, 2018. ‘Vajra
and developed in 12 weeks and includes 15 Kayaa’ is a part of the joint military drill ‘Vajra
parts excluding the electrical components. Prahar 2018’. ‘Vajra Kayaa’ was based on the
narrative of an imaginary country going into a
Qatar to leave OPEC from January civil war due to a weak democratic structure.
2019 'Vajra Prahar 2018’ is being held between India
and the US.
Qatar has announced its decision to leave the
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) from January 2019 and focus South African President Cyril
more on the production of natural gas. The Ramaphosa to be chief guest at
announcement was made by Qatar’s new energy Republic Day celebrations 2019
minister, Saad al-Kaabi. Qatar is the world’s South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be
largest exporter of LPG. the Chief Guest at the 2019 Republic Day
celebrations in New Delhi. Prime Minister
Australia become first Country to Narendra Modi said, at a time when India is
Recognise Orphanage Trafficking as celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of
Slavery Mahatma Gandhi, it is our honour to welcome
Australia becomes the first country in the world President Ramaphosa as the Chief Guest for
to recognize ‘orphanage trafficking’ as a form of 2019 Republic day celebrations.
modern slavery. Children from smaller countries
are recruited in orphanages in the West for the STATES
purpose of profit through foreign aid.
Delhi govt to begin 10 day minimum

Georgia elects Salome Zurabishvili as
wages enforcement campaign
first woman president Labour and Employment Minister Gopal Rai said
Salome Zurabishvili has won Georgia's that the Delhi government will be carrying out a
presidential election, becoming the first woman 10-day enforcement drive as the government has
to hold the office. Zurabishvili, a said that the workers will be paid with higher
government-backed independent candidate, won minimum wages. The Central government has
with 59.52 percent of some 1.98 million votes set new minimum wage rates that are to be paid
cast. Grigol Vashadze -- backed by former to the workers for their November salaries that
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili -- got will be disbursed in the first week of December
some 40.48 percent of the vote.
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CONFERENCES AWARDS & HONOURS

Asia Pacific Summit 2018 began in Croatia’s Luka Modric wins Men’s
Kathmandu Ballon d’Or award 2018
The ‘Asia Pacific Summit-2018’ was held in Croatia’s midfielder Luca Modrich (33) has won
Kathmandu on 1 December 2018. The theme of prestigious honor of football, Ballon d’Or. He was
the Summit is ‘Addressing the Critical rewarded for his key role in Croatia’s historic run
Challenges of Our Time: Interdependence, to FIFA World Cup final (defeated by France)
Mutual Prosperity, and Universal Values’. It was and his club Real Madrid’s third straight
organised by the South Korea-based ‘Universal Champions League trophy.
Peace Federation’ and supported by the
Government of Nepal. Delhi Minister Imran Hussain Awarded
By PETA For Ban On Chinese Manjha
EAM Sushma Swaraj Co-Chairs Hussain received a ‘Hero to Animals Award’ by
India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited (PETA) India for saving the lives of humans and
United Arab Emirates to co-chair the 12th animals by banning all forms of manja
session of the India-UAE Joint Commission throughout the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Meeting for Economic and Technical Cooperation In July, Hussain called for a complete ban on the
with UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin sale, production, storage and import of Chinese
Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi. ‘manja’, saying these sharp-edged threads not
only hurt birds but also children.
South Asia Youth Peace Conference
held in New Delhi Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi to be
The three day South Asia Regional Youth Peace Stripped of Freedom of Paris award
Conference was held in New Delhi as part 150th The city of Paris will strip Myanmar leader Aung
birth anniversary celebrations of father of nation San Suu Kyi of her honorary freedom of the
Mahatma Gandhi. It was organised by Gandhi Paris award over her failure to speak out against
Smriti and Darshan Samiti, UNESCO Mahatma a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. She has
Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and already been stripped of her honorary Canadian
Sustainable Development (MGIEP) and STEP citizenship and her Amnesty International’s
(Standing Together to Enable Peace). 'Ambassador of Conscience Award'.
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Abhinav Bindra conferred with Gautam Gambhir announces

Shooting’s Highest Honour by ISSF retirement from all forms of Cricket
India’s Olympic and world champion shooter Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir represented
Abhinav Bindra has been conferred the sport’s India in 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20Is. He
highest honour for his outstanding services as made his debut in 2003 and last played for India
the chairman of the International Shooting Sport in a Test against England in Rajkot in 2016. He
Federation’s Athletes Committee. He was a retires with nine Test centuries and 11 ODI
member of the ISSF Athletes Committee from centuries to his name. He played key roles in
2010 to 2014 and chairman from 2014 to 2018. India's title victories in the 2007 World T20 and
the 2011 World Cup, top-scoring for India with 75
Donbass wins the Golden Peacock at and 97 in the respective finals.
IFFI 2018
Donbass’ directed by Sergei Loznitsa has won Commonwealth Senior Fencing
the coveted Golden Peacock Award at the 49th Championships in Canberra, Australia
International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which From 23rd to 28th November 2018,
concluded in Goa. The Golden Peacock Award Commonwealth Senior Fencing Championships,
carries a cash prize of Rs 4 million (Rs 40 lakhs) was held in Canberra, Australia. India won a total
to be shared equally between the Producer and of 3 medals: 2 gold and 1 bronze, in the
the Director, Trophy and the citation. championship. The medal tally was topped by
England with 6 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze
SPORTS & GAMES medals.
Eliud Kipchoge & Caterine Ibarguen Ullas Narayan wins India’s 1st
named IAAF Athletes of the year International medal in ultra running
Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge and Ullas Narayan became the first ever Indian
Colombian long and triple jumper Caterine individual medal winner in an international ultra
Ibarguen have been named male and female running event by clinching a bronze in the 2018
world athletes of the year. The pair were International Association of Ultra Running (IAU)
honoured by the IAAF (The International 24 Hour Asia & Oceania Championships in
Association of Athletics Federations ) at a Taipei.Japan won the team event gold with a
ceremony in Monaco. distance of 756 km and Australia (684 km) got
the silver.
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Minjee Lee becomes the first woman to Magnus Carlsen retains his title as
win Australia’s Greg Norman Medal World Chess Champion
22 Years old Australian Golfer, Minjee Lee Norway’s Magnus Carlsen retained his title as
became the first woman to win prestigious Greg World Chess Champion beating US opponent
Norman Medal as the best Australian golfer on Fabiano Caruana in a tie-breaker event at the
the international stage after her brilliant World Chess Championship held in London.
performance in 2018. Minjee Lee who breaks Magnus Carlsen has won the Chess
into the Top 10 of the world ranking with the sixth Championship thrice earlier. He had two match
rank joined the Jason Day and Marc Leishman in lead and he needs only a draw in the third
the list of winners of Australian golf’s prestigious tie-breaker to seal his victory.
individual honour.
ECONOMY
Vinesh, Sakshi win gold at wrestling
nationals
India’s growth forecast cut by 10 bps
Vinesh Phogat announced her return from injury
after a successful day out by grabbing the 57 to 7.4% on weakening global growth:
kilogram title while Sakshi Malik emerged the CRISIL
champion in the 62 kg on the second day of the Crisil cut India’s growth forecast for current fiscal,
Tata Motors Senior Women's National by 10 basis points, to 7.4 per cent citing
Championship in Gond, U.P. weakening global GDP and trade growth as the
reasons for the decline. Due to lower global trade
National Shooting Championship: and GDP growth, emerging economies such as
India would face a downward growth.
Esha Singh wins 3 Gold Medals
Telangana teenager Esha Singh prevailed over
big names such as Manu Bhaker and Heena GDP in India will grow 7.2% in the year
Sidhu to win 3 gold at the 62nd National ending March 2019: Moody’s
Shooting Championships in Moody’s expects the real gross domestic product
Thiruvananthapuram. Esha shot 241.0 in the (GDP) in India to grow 7.2 per cent in the year
Women’s final to leave behind Youth Olympic ending March 2019 and 7.4 per cent in the
games champion Manu who finished with 238.9. following year. Earlier Moody’s Investors service
Shweta, representing ONGC, won bronze with a growth prediction for India was 7.5% in 2018-19,
score of 217.2. 7.5% in 2019-20 released on 23rd August, 2018.
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India’s economy grows at 7.1 per cent NASA's InSight spacecraft

for 2nd part of 2018-19 successfully lands on Mars
Central Statistics Office (CSO) released a report NASA's robotic InSight lander successfully
showing that Indian Economy grew at 7.1 per landed on Mars after the six-month journey. The
cent in the second quarter (July-September) of US space agency's InSight mission team in a
2018-19 which is lower than the first quarter in statement said, the lander sent signals indicating
which GDP growth was 8.1 per cent. As per the that its solar panels are open and collecting
report of CSO, despite having Manufacturing sunlight on the Martian surface. NASA's Mars
growth at 7.4, Indian Economy growth Odyssey orbiter relayed the signals of the
moderated in the second quarter of 2018 but it is landing, which were received on Earth.
higher than the second quarter of 2017-18 which
shows a growth rate of 6.3 per cent.
APPOINTMENTS
Non-food bank credit grows at 15.6%:
Ajay Jha appointed new finance
RBI
secretary
According to a Reserve Bank of India data, total
Government of India appointed Ajay Narayan
credit growth from banks to the commercial
Jha as new Finance Secretary. He replaced
sector grew at 15.6 per cent to Rs 97.32 lakh
Hasmukh Adhia. He was the former secretary of
crore from previous Rs 84.22 lakh crore in the
Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
fortnight, the highest growth since
He is a 1982-batch IAS officer of Manipur Tripura
demonetization of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 currency
cadre.
notes in 2016, as per Reserve Bank of India
data.
SBI ropes in Swapna Barman as brand
ambassador for YONO
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY State Bank of India roped in Asian Games gold
medalist Swapna Barman as brand ambassador
SpaceX Launches 64 Satellites Aboard for its digital app YONO(You only need one).
Reusable Rocket YONO is an integrated digital banking platform
SpaceX successfully launched 64 small offered by State Bank of India (SBI) to enable
satellites, including India’s ExseedSAT-1 in the users to access a variety of financial and other
company’s largest-ever “rideshare” mission on a services such as taxi bookings, online shopping,
twice-reused Falcon 9 rocket that lifted off from a or medical bill payments.
California launchpad. This is a new US record.
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Jon Ridgeon appointed as CEO of Ajay Bhushan Pandey takes over as

IAAF Revenue Secretary
The International Association of Athletics Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Federations (IAAF) announced the appointment CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey took over as the
of Jon Ridgeon as its new CEO following Union Revenue Secretary. He will continue to
approval by the IAAF Council on the first day of head the UIDAI as its CEO and will also hold his
its 215th Council Meeting in Monaco. Ridgeon position as the Chairman of Goods and Services
will take up the new role. Tax Network.
Raninder Singh becomes first Indian to OYO appoints Rohit Kapoor as CEO of
be elected ISSF Vice President Real Estate Business
The elections were held during the General Hospitality startup OYO has appointed Max
Assembly meeting of ISSF in Munich in which Healthcare Executive Director Rohit Kapoor as
Raninder secured 161 votes to make it to the the CEO of its new real estate business. Rohit
coveted position. The 51-year-old Raninder is Kapoor stated that he is thrilled to join OYO’s
currently the president of the National Rifle mission of upgrading different forms of real
Association of India (NRAI). estate and creating unique accommodations
experiences.
Bank of Maharashtra appoints A.S.
Rajeev as MD & CEO World Gold Council appoints David
The 54-year-old previously served as the Tait as next CEO
Executive Director of Indian Bank and had also The World Gold Council announced the
been the CFO of Vijaya Bank. He will hold the appointment of David Tait as its next CEO. David
position for a period of three years or till further will join the organisation as CEO Designate for a
orders, whichever is earlier. transitionary period before becoming CEO. He
will succeed Aram Shishmanian, who served as
Mohammad Azharuddin appointed CEO over the last 10 years.
working president of Telangana
Congress RESIGNS
AICC has appointed former MP and Cricketer
Mohd Azharuddin as working president of the Axis Capital CEO Dharmesh Mehta
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee.
Resigns
Congress General Secretary Ashok Gehlot
Leading Investment Bank Axis Capital
announced this in a release in Delhi. He
announced that its MD & CEO Dharmesh Mehta
informed that Party President Rahul Gandhi also
has stepped down. The bank has elevated Salil
approved 14 more appointments for the
Pitale and Chirag Negandhi as Joint Managing
Telangana PCC office bearers.
Directors and Co-Chief Executive Officer. Pitale
and Negandhi’s appointment will be with
immediate effect.
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Paul Polman step down as Unilever’s WII vet, social activist Harry Leslie
CEO Smith dies at 95
Unilever’s Chief Executive Paul Polman will step British World War II veteran and political activist
down next month after ten years in the job. The Harry Leslie Smith died at 95. Smith was an
Anglo-Dutch group was forced to ditch a outspoken human rights activist and worked as
controversial post-Brexit plan to move its an advocate of National Health Service to protect
headquarters from London to the Rotterdam, refugees.
Netherlands. Mr Polman will be succeeded by
Alan Jope, the Scottish executive who has been
running Unilever’s beauty and personal care
MISCELLANEOUS
business, its biggest division.
Salman Khan tops Forbes' richest
DEATHS Indian celebrity list for third time
Salman Khan has been named the
highest-earning celebrity in India for the third
Senior AIR broadcaster Ashutosh Jain time in a row by Forbes, with earnings of
passes away ₹253.25 crore. The second spot was captured
Senior Hindi News Reader of All India Radio, by Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli, with
Ashutosh Jain passed away in New. He was 60. Rs 228.09 crore to his name, to become the first
Ashutosh Jain, who joined the AIR in 1989 in sportsperson to reach the position.
Chandigarh retired from Delhi in April this year.
PM Modi most followed world leader
Former US President George H.W. on Instagram
Bush passes away Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as
George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President the most popular global leader on social media
of the United States who helped steer America platform Instagram with 14.8 million followers.
through the end of the Cold War, passed away. According to a list published by online platform
He was 94. He is survived by four sons namely twiplomacy, Mr Modi is closely followed by
George W Bush, Jeb, Neil and Marvin and a Indonesian President Joko Widodo with 12.2
daughter Dorothy Bush LeBlond. million followers.
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Microsoft passes Apple to become Book on ‘anti-farmer policies’ of Modi

most valuable company government launched
Microsoft has surpassed Apple as the most A book detailing how Modi government’s policies
valuable US company with a market value of have led to a drop in farmers’ income and
about $812 billion. Apple’s market cap was about caused rural distress across the country was
$1 billion less. In August 2018, Apple became launched in New Delhi. The book ‘Modiraj Main
the first US company with a $1 trillion valuation. Kisan, Double Aamad Ya Double afat’ is
authored by Swaraj India President Yogendra
4 Indian-Origin Women in Forbes US Yadav.
Top 50 Females In Tech

Four Indian-origin technology executives have COMMITTEES
made it to the Forbes’ list of America’s 50 women
in technology space in 2018. The list includes IOC sets up human rights advisory
Neha Narkhede, chief technology officer and committee starting in 2024
co-founder of streaming platform Confluent; The International Olympic Committee IOC has
Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan, CEO, and founder set up an advisory committee on human rights
of identity-management company Drawbridge; chaired by Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the former
Padmasree Warrior, former chief technology United Nations commissioner for human rights
officer (CTO) of Cisco, and Komal Mangtani, starting in 2024. President Thomas Bach said
senior director at Uber. Saturday at meetings in the Japanese capital
that 'human rights standards' will be included in
BOOKS IN NEWS Olympic host-city contracts beginning with the
Admiral Sunil Lanba released book 2024 Olympic in Paris.
titled ‘Blue Waters Ahoy!’

Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff, DAYS & DATES
released a book titled ‘Blue Waters Ahoy!’ –
chronicling the Indian Navy’s History from 05 December: World Soil Day
2001-10. The unveiling was a part of an At Home World Soil Day is celebrated annually on the 5th
function held at the Navy House in the presence of December at the Food and Agriculture
of Ramnath Kovind, the President of India and Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. headquarters in Rome, the regional offices and
through national and local events.
#StopSoilPollution is the objective of this World
Soil Day on 5 December and throughout the
year.
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04 December: Navy Day 1 December: World AIDS Day

The day is celebrated in honor of the maritime World AIDS Day is designated on 1 December
force's role during the war with Pakistan in 1971 every year since 1988. The day provides an
when Indian warships attacked Karachi port and opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the
successfully hurt Pakistani operations in the fight against HIV, to show support for people
western coast. The Day is also celebrated to living with HIV and to commemorate those who
highlight the role the Navy plays in securing the have died from an AIDS-related illness. The
country's marine borders during peacetime and theme for the World AIDS Day 2018 is ‘Know
carrying out humanitarian missions. Your Status’.
03 December: International Day of BANKING AWARENESS

Persons with Disabilities
Since 1992, the United Nations International Day
SBI hikes Fixed Deposit Interest Rates
of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been
Country’s largest bank State Bank of India has
annually observed on 3 December around the
increased fixed deposit or FD rates for some
world. The theme for this year’s IDPD is
select maturity periods. According to the revised
'Empowering persons with disabilities and
rates, SBI is offering 6.8% interest rate on FDs
ensuring inclusiveness and equality'.
with maturity period of one to two years, as
compared to 6.7% earlier. The interest rate for
senior citizens also goes up to 7.30% on SBI
FDs with tenure between one year and two
years, from 7.2% earlier.
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QUIZ
INTERNATIONAL
1) World’s first 3D-printed functional e-bike 5) Salome Zourabichvili has been recently
made in Which Country? elected as the first female president of Which
A) Australia Country?
B) Poland A) Cyprus
C) Germany B) Poland
D) New York C) Georgia
Answer: C D) Croatia
Answer: C
2) Which country will withdraw from the
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting INDIA & WORLD
Countries (OPEC) in January 2019?
A) United Arab Emirates 6) Tactical exercise called 'Vajra Kayaa' was
B) Iran
held between India and ________.
C) Iraq
A) Bhutan
D) Qatar
B) USA
Answer: D
C) UK
D) Indonesia
3) Who sworn in as Mexico President?
Answer: B
A) Enrique Peña Nieto
B) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
7) Which of the following will be the chief
C) Felipe Calderon guest at the 2019 Republic Day celebrations
D) Vicente Fox
in New Delhi?
Answer: B A) Vladimir Putin
B) Donald Trump
4) Which becomes the first country to
C) Cyril Ramaphosa
Recognise ‘Orphanage Trafficking’ As D) Michel Temer
Slavery?
Answer: C
A) Pakistan
B) Indonesia
C) Australia
D) Saudi Arabia
Answer: C
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STATES AWARDS & HONOURS

8) Which state government to begin 10 day 12) Which of the following has been
minimum wages enforcement campaign? honoured with the Men’s Ballon d’Or award
A) Delhi 2018?
B) Kerala A) Luca Modric
C) Tamil Nadu B) Neymar
D) Bihar C) Paul Pogba
Answer: A D) Cristiano Ronaldo
Answer: A
CONFERENCES
13) Who Gets PETA ‘Hero to Animals’ Award?
9) The 'Asia Pacific Summit 2018' was held in A) Suresh Varma
which country? B) Naresh Kumar
A) Nepal C) Varun Krishnan
B) Japan D) Imran Hussain
C) China Answer: D
D) India
Answer: A 14) Which Country Leader Suu Kyi to be
Stripped of Freedom of Paris award?
10) Who Co-Chairs India-UAE Joint A) Japan
Commission Meeting? B) Myanmar
A) Shri Raj Nath Singh C) India
B) Shri Suresh Prabhu D) Indonesia
C) Shri Arun Jaitley Answer: B
D) Smt. Sushma Swaraj
Answer: D 15) Who conferred with Shooting’s Highest
Honour by ISSF?
11) South Asia Youth Peace Conference held A) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
in Which City? B) Abhinav Bindra
A) Gurugram C) Heena Sidhu
B) New Delhi D) Apurvi Chandela
C) Chandigarh Answer: B
D) Panchkula
Answer: B
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16) Which of the following film has won the 21) Who becomes the first woman to win
Golden Peacock at IFFI 2018? Australia’s Greg Norman Medal?
A) Ee Ma Yau A) Karrie Webb
B) Donboss B) Jan Stephenson
C) Aga C) Minjee Lee
D) Walking with the wind D) Su-Hyun Oh
Answer: B Answer: C
22) Who win gold at wrestling nationals?

SPORTS & GAMES A) Yogeshwar Dutt
B) Priyanka Phogat
17) Who named IAAF Athletes of the year? C) Vinesh Phogat
A) Eliud Kipchoge D) Geeta Phogat
B) Joan Jepkorir Aiyabei Answer: C
C) Meryem Akda
D) Isabellah Andersson 23) Who wins 3 Gold Medals in National
Answer: A Shooting Championship?
A) Rahi Sarnobat
18) Gautam Gambhir announces retirement B) Heena Sidhu
from all forms of cricket. He made his debut C) Apurvi Chandela
in Which Year? D) Esha Singh
A) 2003 Answer: D
B) 2000
C) 2004 24) Who Retains his title as World Chess
D) 2002 Champion?
Answer: A A) Simen Agdestein
B) Jon Ludvig Hammer
19) India won how many medals in C) Leif Erlend Johannessen
Commonwealth Senior Fencing D) Magnus Carlsen
Championships? Answer: D
A) 01
B) 16
C) 03 ECONOMY
D) 08
Answer: C 25) Which Country growth forecast cut by 10
bps to 7.4% on weakening global growth?
20) Ullas Narayan wins India’s 1st A) India
International medal in which event? B) USA
A) Trekking C) China
B) Orienteering D) None of the above
C) Duathlon Answer: A
D) Ultra Running
Answer: D
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26) GDP in India will grow ____ in the year

APPOINTMENTS
ending March 2019, According to Moody’s?
A) 7.1%
31) Which of the following has been
B) 7.2%
appointed as Finance Secretary in Ministry of
C) 6.5%
Finance?
D) 7.8%
A) Hasmukh Adhia
Answer: B
B) Ajay Jha
C) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
27) India’s economy grows at 7.1 per cent for
D) Aruna Sundararajan
2nd part of which Years?
Answer: B
A) 2015-16
B) 2016-17
32) Which bank ropes in Swapna Barman as
C) 2018-19
brand ambassador for YONO?
D) 2017-18
A) Dena Bank
Answer: C
B) Yes Bank
C) Andhra Bank
28) According to Which Bank Non-food bank D) State Bank of India
credit grows at 15.6%? Answer: D
A) SBI
B) Andhra bank 33) Who appointed as CEO of IAAF?
C) RBI A) Doris Batter
D) Bank of India B) Jon Ridgeon
Answer: C C) Harold Abrahams
D) Halland Britton
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Answer: B
34) Who becomes first Indian to be elected

29) SpaceX Launches how many Satellites
Aboard Reusable Rocket? ISSF Vice President?
A) Shri Suresh Kumar
A) 61
B) 62 B) Shri Rajeev Singh
C) Shri Naresh Karthick
C) 60
D) 64 D) Shri Raninder Singh
Answer: D
Answer: D
35) Which Bank appoints A.S. Rajeev as MD

30) InSight spacecraft belonged to which
& CEO?
Country Space Agency?
A) USA A) Bank of Maharashtra
B) Indian Bank
B) UK
C) Russia C) Vijaya Bank
D) Syndicate Bank
D) Chinna
Answer: A Answer: A
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RESIGNS
36) Who appointed working president of
Telangana Congress?
40) Which BanK CEO Dharmesh Mehta
A) Shashi Tharoor
Resigns?
B) Mohammad Azharuddin
A) Bank of India
C) Mayawati
B) SBI
D) Mulayam Singh Yadav
C) Andhra Bank
Answer: B
D) Axis Bank
Answer: D
37) Who takes over as Revenue Secretary?
A) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
41) Who step down as Unilever’s CEO?
B) Ashwin Sanghi
A) Paul Polman
C) Ramachandra Guha
B) Marijn Dekkers
D) Devdutt Pattanaik
C) Nils Smedegaard Andersen
Answer: A
D) Andrea Jung
Answer: A
38) Which Company appoints Rohit Kapoor
as CEO of Real Estate Business?
A) Hyatt DEATHS
B) InterContinental Hotels Group
C) Marriott International 42) An Eminent Personality Ashutosh Jain
D) OYO passed away. He was a _______.
Answer: D A) News broadcaster at DDNEWS
B) News broadcaster at AIR
39) Who appointed as CEO of World Gold C) Bollywood Director
Council? D) Chess Player
A) David Tait Answer: B
B) Sundar Pichai
C) Satya Nadella
D) Mark Zuckerberg
Answer: A
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43) George Herbert Walker Bush, the _______ 47) ___ surpasses Apple to become most
President of the United States passed away? valuable company?
A) 40th A) Microsoft
B) 41st B) Alibaba
C) 42nd C) Amazon
D) 43rd D) Samsung
Answer: B Answer: A
44) Harry Leslie Smith dies at how many 48) How Many Indian-Origin Women in Forbes
years? US Top 50 Females In Tech?
A) 95 A) 1
B) 96 B) 2
C) 98 C) 3
D) 66 D) 4
Answer: A Answer: D
MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS IN NEWS

45) Who has been named the highest-earning 49) Who released book ‘Blue Waters Ahoy!’?
celebrity in India? A) Robin K Dhowan
A) Amitabh Bachchan B) Devendra Kumar Joshi
B) Akshay Kumar C) Admiral Sunil Lanba
C) Shah Rukh Khan D) Nirmal Kumar Verma
D) Salman Khan Answer: C
Answer: D
50) Book on ‘anti-farmer policies’ of Modi
46) Who has emerged as the most popular government launched in Which City?
leader on Social Media Platform Instagram A) New Delhi
with 14.8 Million followers? B) Gurugram
A) Rahul Gandhi C) Patparganj
B) Narendra Modi D) None of the above
C) Donald Trump Answer: A
D) Vladimir Putin
Answer: B
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COMMITTEES
54) Which day was observed as International
51) IOC sets up human rights advisory
Day of Persons with Disabilities?
committee starting in Which Year?
A) 06 December
A) 2024
B) 23 December
B) 2025
C) 13 December
C) 2032
D) 03 December
D) 2035
Answer: D
Answer: A
55) What is the theme for World AIDS Day

DAYS & DATES 2018?
52) Which day is observed on December 5th? A) Close the gap
A) World Hearts Day B) On the fast track to end AIDS
B) World Organ Day C) Know Your Status
C) World Soil Day D) My Health, My Right
D) World Health Day Answer: C
Answer: C
BANKING AWARENESS
53) Which day was observed as Navy Day?
A) 06 December 56) Which Bank hikes Fixed Deposit Interest
B) 07 December Rates?
C) 15 December A) Bank of India
D) 04 December B) RBI
Answer: D C) Andhra Bank
D) SBI
Answer: D
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2 INDIA & WORLD 3 3 2 INDIA & WORLD 12 12

6 AWARDS & HONOURS 4 5 6 AWARDS & HONOURS 13 14

7 SPORTS & GAMES 5 6 7 SPORTS & GAMES 14 14

9 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 7 7 9 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 15 15

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16 BOOKS IN NEWS 10 10 16 BOOKS IN NEWS 17 17

18 DAYS & DATES 10 11 18 DAYS & DATES 18 18

19 BANKING AWARENESS 11 11 19 BANKING AWARENESS 18 18

INTERNATIONAL INDIA & WORLD

World’s 1st 3D-Printed Functional Tactical exercise ‘Vajra Kayaa’

Delhi govt to begin 10 day minimum

CONFERENCES AWARDS & HONOURS

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titled ‘Blue Waters Ahoy!’

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STATES AWARDS & HONOURS

22) Who win gold at wrestling nationals?

26) GDP in India will grow ____ in the year

34) Who becomes first Indian to be elected

35) Which Bank appoints A.S. Rajeev as MD

MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS IN NEWS

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