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Presented by - Pratik Nayak

About Me
Six Years Experience online & offline
teaching

BE Civil, M. Planning (CEPT University)

Cleared GPSC, Worked at Govt. of Gujarat

7th October 2019
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Discussion- Mock Questions-2 October
 Mock Questions
Q. Which of the following countries/Institutions has issued stamp to
commemorate 150th year of Gandhiji?

(a) Russia, Uzbekistan

(b) France , Turkey
(c) Only a
(d) All of the above
 Mock Questions
Q. Consider the following about Lalbahadur Shastri ?

1. During his tenure as PM Food corporation of India was established

2. National Dairy Development board was established during his tenure are
PM

Select the correct codes:

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) Both 1 and 2 (d) none of the above
 Mock Questions
Q. Which of the following is correct regarding consumer protection?
(a) The consumer App is launched for the awareness of consumer protection
(b) The consumer protection act, 2019 is being implemented
(c) Jago grahak jago campaign is used
(d) All are correct
 Mock Questions
Q. Consider the following regarding the Competition commission of
India:

1. It is established by an act of 2002

2. It can take only suomoto action regarding the competition issues

Select the correct codes:

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) Both 1 and 2 (d) none of the above
 Mock Questions
Q. Consider the following Passes

1. Nathu La is located in Sikkim, which connects India & China

2. Rohtang pass connects India & Nepal

Select the correct codes:

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) Both 1 and 2 (d) none of the above
 Mock Questions
Q. Select the correct order of countries located in Indian Ocean, with
nearest to India
(a) Maldives, Mauritius, Reunion Island, Madagascar
(b) Maldives, Reunion Island, Madagascar, Mauritius
(c) Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion Island, Maldives
(d) Mauritius, Reunion Island, Maldives, Madagascar
 Mock Questions
Q. Recently CBDT concluded 300th Advance Pricing Agreement with
which country ?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Mauritius
(d) UAE
 Mock Questions
Q. The Gandhian Challenge was launched by which of the following
organisations ?
(a) NITI
(b) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(c) World Bank
(d) United Nations
 PIB Summary
President- Safaigiri Summit, Swachhta Ambassador Award

Vice-President- Translation of great literary

Ministry of New Renewable Energy- Guinesse World Record

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas-Repurpose of Used Cooking Oil

Ministry of Railways- Swacchta Campaign

Ministry of Science & Technology- Digital Gandhi Gyan-Vigyan

Ministry of Tourism- Paryatan Parva

 President
President- Safaigiri Summit
Conducted by India Today Group

Swacchta Ambassador given to Sachin

Tendulkar

awards in 16 categories:
• Corporate Trailblazer, Community Mobiliser,
Garbage Guru, Tech Icon,
• Toilet Titan, River-Cleaning Initiative, Water
Warrior, Best Sanitation App, Cleanest
Religious Place, Cleanest City, Cleanest School
District,
• Most Effective Swachhata Ambassador, Waste
Wealth Creators, Cleanest Railway Station,
• Best Institution for Sanitation Skill Training
and Cleanest Village.
 President
Q. Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan Problems & Challenges ?

2nd October- ODF Free India Declaration

Maintaining ODF status - No pressure on the administration, hence no monitoring done.

Real work starts from here

Condition of sanitation- volunteers incentivising

behavioural change of the society- community based work

Over-reporting/under-reporting of set targets- fact checking required

Presence of open ponds (water pools) in rural and semi-urban areas along road- People used to use
this for various activities

Cleaning of sewer lines- dangerous and hazardous

 Vice-President
Transalation of great literary works

Releasing the English translation of epic Telugu novel

Veyipadagalu written by "Kavi Saamraat" Viswanadha
Satyanarayana

Hindi translation done by PV Narsimharao

Q. Viswanadha Satyanarayana
Education, Family, Society, Economy, Politics, Culture,
poverty and all other pressing problems

Presented Viswanadha Sahitya Award to Dr. C. Mrunalini

for Literary Criticism and Velchala Keshava Rao Award to
Dr. Vaidehi Sashidhar for Bilingual Poetry
 PMO
Inaugurated the Swachh Bharat Diwas 2019 @ Ahmedabad

postage stamp and silver coin

Swachh Bharat Puraskar

Visited the Magan Niwas (Charkha Gallery) @ Sabarmati Ashram

Q. Sabarmati Ashram- Facts

Set up in 1915 @ Kochrab
Shifted in 1917 @ Sabarmati banks
Set up on the basis of Tolstoy Farm
Important building- Hriday Kunj
Stayed in this Ashram till 1930- 12th March 1930 Mahabhinishkarma
Disbanded @ 1933

Set up Sevagram in 1934 @ Wardha

 MNRE
Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary

Students-Delhi & NCR region created two world records

environmental sustainability lessons to the largest number

of students at one place’-1st Record- 5000 Students
gathered

the largest number of assembly & lighting of Solar lamps’.

'Energy Swaraj’ - Book also launched

ISA
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Repurpose of Used Cooking Oil (RUCO)

conversion of used cooking oil

Social media campaign to spread awareness and educate

people about the ill effects of used cooking oil and ways to
dispose it off for converting it to biodiesel

Used Cooking Oil (UCO) poses adverse health effects

Total Polar Compounds (TPC) are formed on repeated
frying
Several diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis,
Alzheimer’s disease, liver diseases

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has

fixed a limit for Total Polar Compounds at 25 percent

RUCO can be used for Biodiesel

FSSAI has set up aggregators
 Railways
Station Cleanliness Survey Report

Cleanliness assessment of Non-suburban and Suburban

Stations 2019

Criteria
 Railways
Station Cleanliness Survey Report
 Ministry of Science & Technology
Digital Gandhi Gyan-Vigyan”

150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Virtual Reality experience based on the life of Gandhi ji, with

special focus of his life at the Sabarmati Ashram
fabricated physical model of a Charkha
Ministry of Tourism
 Ministry of Tourism
Paryatan Parv 2019- 2nd to 13th October across country

Why Celebrated? S Name of Site/ State/ UT Name of Agency

N Intervention
3 Components-
Idea of Paryatan Parv is to propagate the message of 1 Elephanta Stables, Karnataka Orange County Resorts &
Hampi Hotels Ltd.
‘Dekho Apna Desh
spread the message of ‘Tourism for All’ 2 Pattabhirama Karnataka
Temple, Hampi
Tourism & Governance
3 Zenana Enclosure Karnataka
(Lotus Mahal),
such festivals provides opportunity and exposure to Hampi
common man to experience and appreciate the cultural
4 Badavilinga Temple, Karnataka Hotel Malligi Pvt. Ltd.
and other types of varieties in the country Hampi
5 Ugra Narsimha Karnataka
7 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with four (4) Temple, Hampi
agencies under the “Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar,
6 Krishna Temple, Karnataka Heritage Hotel, Hampi (a
Apni Pehchaan” Hampi unit of Indo Asia Leisure
Services Ltd.),
7 Aguada Fort Goa Drishti Lifesaving (P) Ltd.
World tourism ranking
Ministry of Tourism
Mock Question- 3rd October 2019
 Mock Questions
Q. With respect to the recent Safaigiri summit, which of the following is
incorrect?
(a) It is a private sector initiative to award crusaders of swach bharat abhiyan
(b) The summit took place in Delhi in 2019
(c) Both a and b are correct
(d) Both are incorrect
 Mock Questions
Q. Consider the following about Vishvanath Satyanarayana?

1. His famous literay work is Veyipadagalu

2. Veyipadagalu was translated in hindi by PV Narsimha Rao

Select the correct codes:

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) Both 1 and 2 (d) none of the above
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Q. The place Bapu Kuti is located at which of the following?
(a) Birla House, New Delhi
(b) Sewagram Ashram, Wardha
(c) Kochrab Ashram, Ahmedabad
(d) Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
 Mock Questions
Q. The book energy swaraj is written by whom ?
(a) Chetan Singh Solanki
(b) Rajendra Singh
(c) Anik Kakodkar
(d) Baba Amte
 Mock Questions
Q. Consider the following about the use of Repurpose use of cooking oil
in India :

1. FSSAI has fixed a limit for Total Polar Compounds at 50 percent beyond
which the vegetable oil shall not be used
2. National Policy on Biofuels - 2018 encourages setting up of supply chain
mechanisms for biodiesel production from Used Cooking Oil

Select the correct codes:

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) Both 1 and 2 (d) none of the above
 Mock Questions
Q. The recent, Station Cleanliness Survey Report has awared the 1st
rank to which of the following railway zones?

(a) North West Railway

(b) South Central
(c) Western
(d) South Western
 Mock Questions
Q. Consider the following about Paryatan Paarv

1. It is organised by the ministry of Culture every year

2. It is being celebrated in delhi only.

Select the correct codes:

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) Both 1 and 2 (d) none of the above
 Mock Questions
Q. The tourism and travel competitiveness report is released by which
of the following?
(a) World Economic Forum
(b) World Trade Organisation
(c) World Bank
(d) International Air Transport Organisation
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