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VICTORY STORY-“… The major key
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to motivating yourself is to
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27. Legal One Liners 34. Prep Test – Mathematics Explanations
28. Maxims and Foreign 36. Prep Test – Current Affairs Prep Test
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From the Directors ' Desk
HOWDY, Everyone!
To come straight to the point, I have been getting a lot of questions from students on a regular basis. So we thought, why
not compile answers to all the Frequently Asked Questions and pen them down. The key points have been underlined.
I am not scoring Concentrate on PATs. If you PAT scores are good, your mock scores will eventually improve. For now,
good in mocks. PATs are more important than full-length mocks for most of you. Solve a lot of questions across all
What to do? sections.
Still, how to Revise all previous Mocks before any mock. Revising previous mocks will help you in ‘attempting’ the
improve Mock overall paper in a better and smoother way. It can make a difference of 10 marks. P.S.: Concentrate to
Scores (even a bit)? improve your PAT Scores, mock scores will follow.
Make notes on CA via the regular websites (gktoday.in and affairscloud.com) on a daily or a weekly
How to improve my
basis. Revise them on a weekly basis. Attempt CA Tests weekly (after revising). At the end of the
Current Affairs
month, go through MonthLE for a second revision. On the mock day, revise the previous 2 months CA
Score?
thoroughly. P.S.: Concentrate to improve your PAT Scores, mock scores will follow.
How to improve my Focus on completing the syllabus (and not on scores) via solving a lot of questions. Complete RSMs
Logical Reasoning and reference material thoroughly. Solve couple of puzzles and 12-15 other questions the morning you
Score? have your mock. P.S.: Concentrate to improve your PAT Scores, mock scores will follow.
Focus on completing the syllabus (and not on scores) via solving a lot of questions. Complete RSMs
How to improve my
and reference material thoroughly. Solve a total of 20Q from your strongest topics in Math, the
Math Score?
morning you have your mock. P.S.: Concentrate to improve your PAT Scores, mock scores will follow.
Attend Mock Analysis Session regularly. Revise previous mocks (completely) before the next mock.
How to improve my
Solve 20Q on Legal Reasoning the morning you have a mock. P.S.: Concentrate to improve your PAT
Legal Score?
Scores, mock scores will follow.
English Language takes a lot of time. Slice English into Comprehension, Vocabulary and Grammar.
Touch-base with each area on a daily basis. Target to improve 5 marks in this section in the next mock.
How to improve my
Slice these 5 marks among three sections (Comp, Vocab & Grammar) and work accordingly. On the
English Score?
mock day, revise all previous mocks (and classrooms notes). P.S.: Concentrate to improve your PAT
Scores, mock scores will follow.
Static GK will never be complete. Complete RSMs, classrooms notes for now. Focus on revisiting
How to improve my
classrooms notes before the mock. Take 1 topic in static GK at a time. Revise this topic (via classroom
Static GK Score?
notes a day before the mock) P.S.: Concentrate to improve your PAT Scores, mock scores will follow.
1. Follow the Telegram Channel religiously. Make notes daily.
2. Keep a day in a week for revision. Don't study anything new on this day. Revise, revise and revise.
3. Remember, PATs are more important than Full-Length Mocks.

Any other Tips:
4. Start attempting topic-tests weekly. Choose a day for it and attempt at least 5 topic-tests on this day
(only after revising those topics).
5. Plan your day, a night before.

Happy Learning!
Regards,
Harsh Gagrani Karan Mehta

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Victory Story: Mauli Kaushal
“… The major key to motivating yourself is to take mock as a learning experience. …”
For English, I especially lay emphasis on vocab and

grammar class notes. After class notes, I used to do
practice exercise from RSM and a question bank. It
helps to bring clarity in concepts.
For Current Affairs, I revise from MonthLe and
notes made by me from GK today and Cloud
Affairs. For static I only referred RSM. Also on
every 15th and 30th of the month, I used to revise
current affairs of the past 15 days.
Mauli Kaushal (CLAT AIR – 5, NLSIU) For Logical Reasoning and Maths revision, I always
set a timer of 40 minutes and 20 minutes
1. What made you choose a career in law? respectively and practice questions from different
I always had an interest in public speaking and concepts. This helps me in increasing my speed.
stating my opinion. Also, I am always inclined For legal knowledge, I thing RSMs are sufficient
towards knowing about the system which governs and for legal reasoning apart from RSMs, Past year
our society. This inclination and interest made me papers are the most important part and should be
choose law as a career. revised at least 4 times before CLAT.
2. Were you scared of any subjects in the beginning? 5. How instrumental has LegalEdge been to you for
What did you do to overcome that? your preparation for CLAT?
Yes I was very scared of English Subject. But Anuja LegalEdge was an indispensable part of my
Ma'am helped me a lot. She changed the way I look journey. The faculties here are very helpfully.
this subject and which is very important part to Apart from providing academic help, teachers were
improve in this subject. always ready to give motivation. I still remember,
Reading is must to improve. Read as much as every time I feel low Anuja Ma'am always motivate
possible. Apart from reading I used to learn 10 me. Harsh Sir and Karan Sir were very helpful.
High frequency words each day. Also I practice 1-2 Also the study room facility provide by LegalEdge
RC and 5-10 parajumbles daily. For grammar focus is amazing.
on both theory and practice.
6. What is your message for future CLAT aspirants?
3. How did you motivate yourself for studying It is very obvious the journey is not going to easy.
when you didn’t perform well in your mocks? There will be time when you guys will feel
This situation is faced by almost every CLAT demotivate and will about to quit. But remember
aspirant. But the major key to motivating yourself this happens with everyone and the person who
is to take mock as a learning experience. After every cross this only wins the race. So whenever you all
mock, I used to write in my Mock Analysis Copy feel low, approach teachers, parents and your
what mistakes I have committed and before every friends to help you. Also be connected to your
mock just revise that copy. This exercise ensures parents, I had seen many of my friends who lost
that I did not repeat mistakes which ultimately connection with their parents during the prep time.
helps me to increase my marks and my motivation But according to me they are the most important
level. part of my journey and without them I would
definitely not be there where I am today.
4. What was your revision strategy while preparing
for CLAT?
For revision, I studied 3 subjects daily. English, GK,
and alternate between remaining 3 i.e. Logical
reasoning, Maths, and Legal Aptitude.
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Current Affairs Timeline
Current Affairs Timelines
NATIONAL NEWS
Ola drivers to get
Ayushman Bharat
healthcare benefits under
‘Gully Boy’ India’s official entry to Oscars 2020 Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
The Film Federation of India (FFI) has Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has partnered with Ola, a
chosen ‘Gully Boy’ as India’s official entry to mobility platform, to extend the welfare to its
the Oscars. “Gully Boy”, produced by Ritesh drivers. The partnership will provide
Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar and directed by Zoya comprehensive health insurance for secondary and
Akhtar, featured Ranveer as an up-and-coming tertiary care to tens of thousands of drivers
rapper who sets out to achieve his dreams. working with the cab aggregator and their families.
Assamese film “Village Rockstars”, directed by India’s first garbage cafe to be opened in
Rima Das, was India’s official submission to the Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh
Oscars last year. In a unique initiative, the Ambikapur municipal
India’s Tallest ATC Tower corporation of Chhattisgarh will open a first-of-its-
kind ‘Garbage Cafe‘. This initiative is a step
towards making the city plastic-free. In this unique
Cafe’ poor people and rag pickers will get free food
in exchange for one kilogram of plastic, while
breakfast will be provided if half a kilogram of
plastic is brought to the cafe.
India Post expands speed post service
The Department of Posts has announced
commencing of International Speed Post
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) (EMS) Service to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,
Airport gets India’s tallest ATC tower to enhance Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Lithuania and North
the safety and boost the efficiency of air transport Macedonia.
management services. The Civil Aviation Minister Indian diaspora largest in the world at 17.5
Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the Delhi Air million
Traffic Service Complex, which is the tallest Air The International Migrant Stock 2019 was released
Traffic Control tower in India with a height of 102 by the Population Division of the UN Department
metres. of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). As per the
Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ in the report, India was the leading country of origin of
Guardian Best 100 list international migrants in 2019 with a 17.5 million
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of strong diaspora. Migrants from Mexico constituted
Wasseypur has become the only Indian film to the second largest diaspora (11.8 million), followed
feature in “The Guardian” list of 100 Best Films of by China (10.7 million).
the 21st century. The film has bagged the 59th Tourism Minister inaugurates first-ever
position. The two-part Gangs Of Wasseypur series architectural LED illumination at Qutub Minar
was released in 2012 and narrated the saga of a coal
mafia family in the town of Wasseypur in Dhanbad
district of Jharkhand.
Book titled “Being Gandhi” released
A new book titled “Being Gandhi” written by
award-winning author Paro Anand was released. It
marks the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi. The book, published by Harper
Collins Children’s Books, explores the life events of
Gandhiji.
Gujarat Govt, Delaware State of America sign Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahalad
MoU for sister-state Singh Patel inaugurated first-ever architectural
Gujarat Government and the Delaware State of LED illumination at the Qutub Minar. With the
America signed Memorandum of Understanding illumination, the architectural beauty of the 12th-
(MoU) for being sister states. This is the first sister- century monument will display its historic majesty
state MoU signed by Gujarat with any state of after sunset.
America. KVIC launches ‘Terracotta Grinder’ to reuse
wasted pottery
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Moti Bagh, a documentary film based on the

Khadi and Village Industries Commission has struggle of a farmer in a remote Uttarakhand
launched a ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Sewapuri village, has been nominated for the Oscars. The
in Varanasi. The machine will be able to grind the film, based on the life of Vidyadutt Sharma, a
wasted and broken pottery items for re-using in farmer living in Pauri Garhwal region, also won the
pottery-making. This Terracotta grinder will make 1st prize at the International short film festival in
grinding of wasted pottery items faster than the Kerala. This documentary film was directed
traditional mortar and pestle. It will lessen the cost by Nirmal Chandra Dandriyal.
St. Vincent and Grenadines, 79th country to join
of production, and will also help in solving the
India-led ISA
problem of shortage of clays.
Saint Vincent and Grenadines became the 79th
Nadubhagam Chundan Lifts 67th Nehru Trophy
country to join the International Solar Alliance
in Alappuzha
Nadubhagam Chundan, the snake boat of (ISA), an initiative by India aimed at combating the
Pallathuruthy Boat Club, lifted the 67th edition of threats of climate change and global warming. The
the Nehru Trophy at the Punnamada Lake in International Solar Alliance is a group of 121 solar
Alappuzha in Kerala. A total of 79 boats, including resource-rich countries with headquarters
23 snake boats, participated in the Nehru in Gurugram, India.
UNESCO to publish anthology of Guru Nanak
trophy. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Dev’s writing
inaugurated the event in the presence of cricketer
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Sachin Tendulkar, who was the chief guest of the
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has decided to
event
translate and publish an anthology of the writings
September month to be celebrated as ‘Rashtriya
of Guru Nanak Dev in world languages to mark
Poshan Maah’
The entire month of September 2019 will be his 550th birth anniversary. The Indian
celebrated as the Rashtriya Poshan Maah. This government has planned: construction of
year the theme is Complementary Feeding. Prime Kartarpur Corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in
Minister’s Overreaching Scheme for Holistic Gurdaspur district in Punjab to the international
Nourishment- POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi- border, the development of the historic town of
ministerial convergence mission with the vision to Sultanpur Lodhi as a heritage town.
World’s highest marathon - “Ladakh Marathon”
address malnutrition with a targeted approach
The 8th edition of Ladakh Marathon was held
by 2022.
in Leh. It is the highest marathon in the world as it
5th International Ramayan Festival
The 5th International Ramayan Festival is held at over 11,000 feet above the mean sea
was organized by Indian Council for Cultural level. The Marathon was held in the categories of
Relations (ICCR), in New Delhi. The Union 42 Km Full Marathon, 21 Km half marathon and 7
Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah presided as km long Run for Fun. Over 6000 runners from 25
Chief Guest over the 5th International Ramayan countries participated in the four categories of
Festival. International Ramayan Festival is being Ladakh Marathon.
organized for the 5th year in a row, during which
17 countries have participated with their artists
and rendered their versions of Ramayan.
Documentary film based on life of Uttarakhand
farmer nominated for Oscars
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
International Day of Peace Index 2019. Spain tops the ranking index followed
Each year the International Day of Peace is by France and Germany. Other countries in the top
observed around the world on 21 September. The 10 include Japan, the United States, the United
theme for International Day of Peace 2019 Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Canada, and
is “Climate Action for Peace”. The theme draws Switzerland.
attention to the importance of combating climate 5th Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok,
change as a way to protect and promote peace Russia
throughout the world. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated
Delhi, Mumbai fall in Global Liveability Index as the Chief Guest at the Eastern Economic Forum.
2019 During the plenary session, Prime Minister
Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Narendra Modi launched the “Act Far East” policy
Index for 2019, released with for Russia. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also
both Delhi and Mumbai sliding down ranks. New announced a $1 Billion line of credit to Russia for
Delhi dropped 6 places to 118, from 112 last year the development of the resource-rich region.
and Mumbai also fell in this year’s index, by two World Bamboo Day
places to 119, from 117 last year. Vienna in World Bamboo Day is observed every year on
Austria, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia make the 18th of September by the World Bamboo
the top three cities. Organization to generate awareness about
2022 FIFA World Cup logo conserving and promoting the bamboo industry.
India is the world’s second-largest cultivator of
bamboo after China, with 136 species and 23 genera
spread over 13.96 million hectares, according to the
State of Environment report 2018.
Sri Lanka unveils South Asia’s tallest tower
Qatar unveiled the logo for the FIFA 2022 World

Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate. The
design is a stylized Arabic white unisex shawl
with maroon patterning, which is displayed in a
figure-of-eight symbolising infinity above the
words “FIFA WORLD CUP Qatar 2022”.
International Day of Charity Sri Lanka unveiled South Asia’s tallest tower,
The United Nations observes 5 September every costing over $100 million, 80% of which has been
year as International Day of Charity with the funded by China under the Belt and Road Initiative
objective of sensitizing and mobilizing people, (BRI). The 350-metre-tall 17-storey Lotus Tower
NGOs, and stakeholders all around the world to is located in the heart of Colombo city. The tower is
help others through volunteer and philanthropic spread over an area of 30,600 sq. metres. The project
activities. The date of 5 September was chosen to began in 2012 under the then-president Mahinda
commemorate the anniversary of the passing away Rajapakse.
of Mother Teresa. US swimmer Sarah Thomas criss-crosses English
4th Indian Ocean Conference 2019 held in Male Channel in 54-hour
4th Indian Ocean Conference 2019 was recently American breast cancer survivor Sarah
held in Male, Maldives. Indian External Affairs Thomas became the first person to swim across the
Minister S. Jaishankar was one of the speakers at English Channel four times non-stop in a 54-hour
the Indian Ocean Conference 2019 feat of endurance. She was diagnosed with cancer
event. The theme for 4th Indian Ocean Conference a year ago. She said the hardest part of the swim
2019 was: ‘Securing the Indian Ocean Region: was dealing with the saltwater, which left her
Traditional and Non-Traditional Challenges’. throat and mouth sore.
World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness International Day of Democracy
Index The United Nations observes 15 September every
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) year as International Day of Democracy. Theme of
S report, India has jumped 6 places to claim 34th International Day of Democracy
E spot on world Travel & Tourism Competitiveness 2019: Participation.
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Sri Lanka flags off Pulathisi Express the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in
‘Make In India’ train “Pulathisi Express” rake was a decade. The Authorities have issued non-
flagged off from Colombo Fort Railway station. The compulsory evacuation warnings to more than
rake of the train was manufactured in the Integral 390,000 people.
Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. 24th World Energy Congress
International Day for the Preservation of the The 24th World Energy Congress commenced in
Ozone Layer Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh Khalifa
The United Nations observes 16 September every bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab
year as International Day for the Preservation of Emirates. The theme of this World Energy
the Ozone Layer. Theme of the day for 2019: 32 Congress is “Energy for Prosperity”.
Years and Healing. The theme for this year World Suicide Prevention Day
celebrates over three decades of remarkable The International Association for Suicide
international cooperation to protect the ozone layer Prevention (IASP) observes World Suicide
and the climate under the Montreal Protocol. Prevention Day (WSPD) on 10 September every
Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm year. World Health Organization is a co-sponsor of
Vietnam has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s largest the day.
solar power farm which has the capacity to 1st conference on Military Medicine for SCO
produce 688 million kWh of electricity annually. The 1st conference on military medicine for
The Dau Tieng Solar Power Complex, a joint the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
venture with the Thai industrial group B.Grimm (SCO) member states will be held in Delhi. The
Power Public Company, occupies 540 hectares in conference will be the first military co-operation
Tay Ninh province, Vietnam and is constructed on event hosted by India, under the SCO Defence Co-
the Dau Tieng Reservoir, the largest artificial lake operation Plan 2019-2020, after it became an SCO
in Vietnam. member-state in 2017.
Times Higher Education released “World International Literacy Day
University Rankings 2020” International Literacy Day celebrated annually
on 8 September. The Theme of International
Literacy Day 2019 is “Literacy and
Multilingualism”.
Indonesia to move its capital
Indonesia’s president announced that the
country’s capital will move from overcrowded,
sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in sparsely
populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo
island. The new capital city, which has not yet been
named, will be in the middle of the vast archipelago
nation and already has relatively complete
World University Rankings 2020 were published infrastructure because it is near the cities of
by the United Kingdom (UK) based Times Higher Balikpapan and Samarinda.
Education (THE). Indian Institute of Technology World Safe Cities Index 2019
(IIT) Ropar and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) According to a report of Economist Intelligence
Bangalore were ranked number 1 among the 56 Unit, Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th safest
Indian institutes on the list of the best universities city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019,
of the world. The ranking includes almost 1,400 while Delhi stood at the 52nd position. Tokyo took
universities across 92 countries. the top spot, while Singapore and Osaka came 2nd
Thailand to roll out plain cigarette packaging and 3rd in the list. The Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019
Thailand became the first Asian nation to ranks 60 countries worldwide across five
unveil plain cigarette packaging to reduce the continents and measures the multi-faceted nature
appeal of smoking and complied with the World of urban safety, with indicators categorised as
Health Organisation’s (WHO) guidelines. In 2012, digital, infrastructure, health and personal security.
Australia became the first country to require India ranks 9th on “Global Happiness Survey”
tobacco products to be sold without colourful According to a “Global Happiness
brand logos. Survey” by Ipsos, Indian has been ranked 9th on
Typhoon Faxai hits Tokyo the happiness index among 28 global markets. For
Typhoon Faxai has hit Tokyo, Japan. There were India, there has been a six per cent drop (from
winds of up to 210km/h (130mph). Faxai is one of 83 per cent in 2018 to 77 per cent in 2019). S
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Australia and Canada at the top spot (at 86 per the funding agency from USD 14 billion in 2013 to
cent) have emerged as the happiest nations of the USD 22 billion in 2018. He also ushered in the
world, while Russia (47 percent) emerged at the merger of Ordinary Capital Resources and
bottom of the heap, among the 28 markets. concessional lending operation of the Asian
Development Fund (ADF).
National Security Adviser of US appointed
Robert O’Brien has been appointed as the National
ECONOMY AND BANKING
US Federal Trade Commission fines YouTube
The US’s Federal Trade Commission has fined
Google’s YouTube with $170 million. YouTube
will have to pay $170 million to
settle allegations of collecting personal
information about children. YouTube has been
accused of tracking viewers of children’s channels
using cookies without parental consent. Security Adviser of United States of America.
CRISIL revises India’s GDP growth to 6.3% in Robert O’Brien will replace John Bolton as the
fiscal 2020 NSA of US. Robert O’Brien has had a long career in
Rating agency CRISIL has revised India’s fiscal foreign policy and is currently heading hostage
year 2020 GDP growth forecast to 6.3%. CRISIL has negotiations at the State Department.
lowered the GDP growth forecast from 6.9% to Hamilton Masakadza announces retirement from
6.3%. The growth was revised as the first-quarter International Cricket
growth rate of India reduced to a 25-quarter low
of 5%.
India among top 10 nations in gold reserves
India has surpassed the Netherlands to move into
the list of top10 countries in terms of total gold
reserves. According to the World Gold
Council, India has gold reserves totaling 618.2
tonnes, which is marginally higher than the
Netherlands’ reserves of 612.5 tonnes. According to Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza has
the World Gold Council, the U.S. leads the country announced to retire from international
list with total gold reserves of 8,133.5 cricket after conclusion of Bangladesh &
tonnes followed by Germany with 3,366.8 tonnes. Afghanistan T20I Tri-series. He has represented
Zimbabwe in 38 Tests, 209 ODIs and 62 T20Is since
making his international debut against West Indies
APPOINTMENTS AND in 2001.
New Governors Appointed in 5 Indian States
RESIGNATIONS Kalraj Mishra, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh,
ADB president Takehiko Nakao resigns was transferred and appointed as the Governor of
Rajasthan. He will replace Kalyan Singh. Taking
over Mishra’s role as Himachal governor is former
Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya. Tamil Nadu
BJP president Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has
been appointed as the Governor of Telangana,
replacing ESL Narasimhan. Bhagat Singh
Koshyari has been appointed as the new Governor
of Maharashtra. Koshyari will replace Vidyasagar
Rao. Arif Mohammed Khan has been appointed as
the Kerala governor in place of P Sathasivam.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mithali Raj retires from T20 International Cricket
President Takehiko Nakao has announced his
resignation. He became the president of ADB
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tourism campaign advertisement ‘Come Out and
Play’ and the third one was for its website
www.keralatourism.org.
Ladakhi Shondol dance creates history by
entering into Guinness book of records
Senior India batswoman Mithali Raj has

announced retirement from International T-20
Cricket. In 89 T20 Internationals matches, she
scored 2364 runs including 17 fifties with a career-
best 97 not out. Mithali is also the first Indian
cricketer to reach the landmark of 2000 T20I runs.
Dinesh Mongia announces retirement from all Shondol dance, which is known as the royal dance
forms of cricket of Ladakh, has created history by entering into
Former Indian cricket all-rounder Dinesh the Guinness Book of World Records as
Mongia announced his retirement from all forms of the largest Ladakhi dance. Shondol is a famous
cricket. He also played for Lancashire and dance, which artistes used to perform for the king
Leicestershire. Mongia was a member of the Indian of Ladakh. The event was held on the concluding
team which finished runner-up in the 2003 World day of the ongoing Buddhist carnival Naropa
Cup, his last appearance on the field was in 2007 for festival near the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh.
Punjab before he joined the Indian Cricket League National Geoscience Awards 2018
(ICL) and was subsequently banned by the BCCI. Twenty-two scientists across the country were
UN appoints Indian Army veteran Abhijit Guha awarded the National Geoscience Awards for the
as head of Hodeidah mission year 2018. The award was conferred by the Minister
United Nations Secretary-General of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines, Shri
appointed Lieutenant General (Retired) Abhijit Pralhad Joshi. Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad
Guha as the head of the UN mission in Hodeidah, Naqvi, Council of Scientific and Industrial
Yemen. Guha will also assume the chair of the Research (CSIR), received the Award for Excellence
Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC), for his significant global contributions in the field
tasked with redeploying forces of the Yemeni of aquatic biogeochemical research. Dr Sohini
warring parties in accordance with their Ganguly, of Goa University, was conferred with
agreement. the Young Scientist Award-2018 for her significant
CEC Sunil Arora appointed Chairman of AWEB work in the fields of petrology, volcanology and
Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora took geochemistry.
charge as chairman of Association of World Anand Kumar felicitated with Education
Election Bodies (AWEB). The CEC will serve a Excellence Award 2019
two-year term till 2021. AWEB is a multilateral Super 30 founder and noted mathematician Anand
platform for election management bodies with 115 Kumar has been felicitated in the US with a
EMBs from 109 countries as its members, and 20 prestigious Education Excellence Award 2019.
international organisations as Associate Members The Foundation For Excellence (FFE) awarded him
across the world to share best electoral practices. on the occasion of the organization’s 25th
anniversary.
AWARDS AND Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award
RECOGNITIONS
Kerala Tourism receives three PATA Gold
Awards
Kerala Tourism has won three prestigious Pacific
Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold awards in
Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan. The awards are
given for an ethnic food restaurant run by women Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh
at Kumarakom (Kerala) under its Responsible Hasina received the Dr Kalam Smriti
Tourism (RT) mission, the second one for Kerala International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka. S
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The award citation lauded Prime Minister Hasina The Event Horizon Telescope Team consisting of
for her vision of a peaceful and prosperous South 347 scientists who produced the world’s first
Asia, free of tension, conflicts and terrorism. image of a black hole were felicitated with the
Bangladesh School project wins Aga Khan Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. The
Architecture Award team had published the image of black hole circled
Arcadia Education Project which involves by a flame-orange halo of white-hot plasma on
construction of a floating school for marginalized the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy on April 10, 2019.
children in South Kanarchor of Bangladesh, has Navdeep Singh Suri honoured with First Class
been awarded the prestigious Aga Khan Order of Zayed II
Architecture Award 2019. The architect of the Navdeep Singh Suri, India’s envoy to United Arab
project Saif Ul Haque designed a school which Emirates, has been honoured with the First Class
remains on the ground during dry season and Order of Zayed II award. He was awarded by UAE
floats when the area is submerged in water during President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for
monsoon, using only the local material-bamboo, his contribution to the strengthening of friendly
used tyres and steel drums. relations and co-operation between India and UAE.
Neena Gupta wins two awards at Boston Film England greats Boycott & Strauss honoured with
Festival knighthoods
Bollywood actor Neena Gupta has won 2 awards at
the Indian International Film Festival of Boston.
The actress won the Best Actress award for
‘Badhaai Ho’ and her film ‘The Last Color‘
emerged victorious in Best Feature Film category.
‘The Last Color’ was directed by chef Vikas
Khanna. The film deals with the taboo surrounding
widows in Vrindavan and Varanasi in India.
Agnes Kharshiing conferred the 11th England cricket greats Geoffrey
International Hrant Dink Award Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been honoured
with “Knighthoods” by Theresa May in her
resignation honours list. Both the former cricketers
have received the honour for their services to the
sport after outstanding careers for England.
Royal Society honour for Dr Yusuf Hamied
Meghalaya-based rights activist Agnes

Kharshiing, who survived an assault by the coal
mafia almost a year ago, received the 11th
International Hrant Dink Award. She received the
award along with Turkish activist against male
violence, Nebahat Akkoc. The two activists were
presented the award that commemorates the Dr Yusuf Hamied, chairman of Cipla, a
memory of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant pharmaceutical company has been inducted as
Dink, who was killed in 2007, in Istanbul. an honorary fellow of the Royal Society. He was
5 Indian women police officers honoured by UN elected as an honorary fellow of the Royal Society
They were honoured by the United Nations for for his service to the cause of science.
their commendable services in the world body’s Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis Award
mission in South Sudan. Reena Yadav (Inspector
Chandigarh Police), Gopika Jahagirdar (DSP,
Maharashtra Police), Bharati Samantray (DSP,
Ministry of Home Affairs), Ragini Kumari
(Inspector, Ministry of Home Affairs), Kamal
Shekhawat (ASP, Rajasthan Police).
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“Oscar of Science” awarded to Event Horizon
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Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Sahitya Akademi Award-winning writer Kiran
Yunus from Bangladesh was conferred the ‘Lamp Nagarkar passes away
of Peace of Saint Francis’ award by the Vatican. He
has been awarded for his contribution towards
establishing peace and harmony.
PM Narendra Modi to be honoured with Global
Goalkeeper Award
He will be felicitated by the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation for his leadership and commitment to
the Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan. The award is a
“special recognition” that celebrates the Kiran Nagarkar began his career as an
commitment of a political leader towards the educationist, a journalist and then later as a
Global Goals, demonstrated through impactful screenplay writer in the advertising industry. His
work in their country and/or globally. novel “Cuckold” (1997) won him the 2001 Sahitya
Akademi award. He wrote his first book Saat
Sakkam Trechalis in 1974 in his mother tongue,
OBITUARIES Marathi.
Former Dutch football player Fernando Ricksen
Pulitzer Prize winner Robert S Boyd passes away passes away
The former Rangers and Netherlands football

player Fernando Ricksen passed away at the age of
43. He earned 12 caps for the Netherlands between
Noted American Journalist and Pulitzer Prize
2000 and 2003. In six years (2000-2006) with the club
winner Robert Skinner Boyd passed away. He
of Rangers (Glasgow, Scotland), he also won 2
shared a 1973 Pulitzer Prize with colleague Clark
Scottish Premier League titles, 2 Scottish Cups and
Hoyt for coverage of Democratic vice-presidential
3 Scottish League Cups.
candidate Thomas Eagleton’s exit from the
Famous filmmaker Shyam Ramsay passes away
campaign due to mental health issues. He worked
Bollywood’s famous horror film producer Shyam
as the Washington bureau chief of Knight Ridder
Ramsay passed away. He helmed horror movies
for 20 years, once the nation’s 2nd -largest
like Andhera (1975), Saboot (1980), Purana Mandir
newspaper chain with properties like The
(1984), Purani Haveli (1989), Dhund: The Fog
Philadelphia Inquirer and Miami Herald.
(2003), Koi Hai (2017). He pioneered the horror
Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe
genre on Indian television too, giving us the first
passes away
horror series- The Zee Horror Show which ran from
1993 to 2001.
Tunisia’s former President Ben Ali passes away
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert

Mugabe passed away. He was the country’s first
post-independence leader and also considered as
Zimbabwe’s founding father. He served the
Tunisia’s former President Zine el-Abidine Ben
country as its leader for 37 years. He also served as
Ali passed away. He came to power in 1987,
the rotating chairman of the 54 nation African
ousting Habib Bourguiba to become Tunisia’s
Union and the 15-nation Southern African
second-ever president. Ben Ali was ousted in
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2011 amid Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution”, which Jethmalani had also served as the chairman of the
inspired what became known as the Arab Spring, a Bar Council of India.
movement that saw several autocratic leaders
swept from power.
Renowned Kerala writer Sivaraman Cheriyanad
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passes away
He received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award in 1988 Rahul Aware wins bronze in 61 kg free-style
and the A.P. Kalakkad Award in 2009. He bagged category at World Championship
Kerala Sahithya Akademi scholarship in 1990-91
for his study on the works of writer Parappuram.
He was a recipient of the National Teachers Award
in 1989.
Former bureaucrat B.N. Yugandhar passes away
Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze

medal in men’s 61-kilogram freestyle category at
the World Championship in Nur-Sultan,
Kazakhstan. He beat 17th seeded American Tyler
Lee Graff 11-4 to ensure he finished on the podium.
It was India’s fifth medal at this edition of the
World Championships with a total haul of 1 silver
Former bureaucrat and Secretary to the PMO, B.N.
and 4 bronzes.
Yugandhar passed away. He served as Secretary to
Amit Panghal settles with historic silver in World
the PMO between May 1995 and March 1997
Championships
during former PM P.V. Narasimha Rao’s term. He
also served in the Ministry of Rural Development
from March 1993 to May 1995. B.N. Yugandhar is
the father of Microsoft’s present Chief Executive
Officer Satya Nadella.
Climate change campaigner Akilisi Pohiva passes
away
Amit Panghal settled for the silver medal at World

Boxing Championships after he lost to
Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov 3-2 in the 52kg
category final. He became the first Indian male
pugilist to win a silver in World Championships at
Ekaterinburg in Russia.
Climate change campaigner of the South Pacific Bajrang Punia won bronze medal at World
and Prime Minister of Tongan Akilisi Wrestling Championships
Pohiva passed away. He was awarded Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal at the 2019
the Defender of Democracy Award in 2013 by the World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan,
Parliamentarians for Global Action, the first Pacific Kazakhstan. He defeated Mongolia’s Tulga Tumur
Islander to receive the prize. Ochir 8-7 to clinch the medal in the 65 kg weight
Ram Jethmalani Passes Away at 95 category. This is Bajrang’s second consecutive
Ram Jethmalani, one of India’s finest lawyers and World Championship medal after his silver at
a former union minister has passed away. He was Budapest 2018. This is also his third medal at the
a six-time Rajya Sabha member, served as a Union senior World’s with his first coming in 2013.
Minister in the United Front and NDA Rashid Khan becomes youngest Test Captain
governments. He joined the BJP-led NDA ministry Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan broke the 15-
S in 1998 and then again in October 1999. Mr. year-old record by becoming the youngest Test
E captain in the Test Cricket history. He is 20 years
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and 350 days old. Previously, the former Zimbabwe
wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu was holding this
record who was 20 years and 358 days old.
Manu-Saurabh won gold medal in ISSF World
Cup
Vinesh Phogat won the bronze medal at

the Wrestling World Championships held in Nur-
Sultan, Kazakhstan. She defeated Maria
Prevolaraki of Greece in the 53 kg freestyle event.
Vinesh Phogat has also won India an Olympic
Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary won quota in the 53 kg freestyle event of Tokyo
the gold medal in mixed 10m air pistol at the ISSF Olympics.
World Cup in Rio de Janeiro. In the air pistol final, Charles Leclerc wins the Italian Grand Prix
the pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary
prevailed over Yashaswini Singh Deswal and
Abhishek Verma 17-15. With this, India finished the
ISSF World Cup at the top of the medals tally with
5 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze.
Sri Lankan bowler Akila Dananjaya banned from
bowling for 1 year
The International Cricket Council has banned Sri
Lankan off-spinner Akila Dananjaya from bowling Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has won the Italian
in international matches for 1 year for his illegal Grand Prix. The event was held at the Autodromo
bowling action. He will be entitled to approach the Nazionale Monza track, Italy. Valtteri Bottas and
ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action after Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes finished the race at
the expiry of this one-year period. The umpires 2nd and 3rd position respectively.
questioned his bowling action in the first Test US Open 2019
against New Zealand at Galle, held in August 2019. The 2019 US Open was its 139th edition. Rafael
India slips in FIFA ranking Nadal captured his 19th career Grand Slam title by
The Indian football team slipped a place to 104th winning the US Open final, outlasting
position in the latest FIFA rankings released. Russia’s Daniil Medvedev to seize his fourth
Belgium managed to hold on to the top position, crown in New York. Andreescu became the first
while France has surpassed Brazil to reach the Canadian singles player to win a Grand Slam event
second spot. by defeating Serena Williams. The 19-year-old teen
Vinesh Phogat at the Wrestling World is also the first woman to win the trophy at
Championships Flushing Meadows in her tournament debut in the
Open era.
S. No. Category Winner Runner Up

1. Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
2. Women’s Singles Bianca Andreescu (Canada) Serena Williams (USA)
J.S. Cabal (Colombia) and R. Farah M. Granollers (Spain) and H. Zeballos
3. Men’s Doubles
(Colombia) (Argentina)
E. Mertens(Belgium) and A. V. Azarenka (Belarus) and A.
4. Women’s Doubles
Sabalenka(Belarus) Barty(Australia)
H. Chan(Taipei) and M. Venus (New
5. Mixed Doubles B. Mattek-Sands (USA) and J. Murray (U.K)
Zealand)
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei completed the fastest half-

Fastest-ever women’s half-marathon marathon ever ran by a woman. She won the
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and 28 seconds. She took 23 seconds less than the Indian Badminton star, Lakshya Sen has won
world record set in 2017 by fellow the Belgian International badminton title. He
Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei. defeated Victor Svendsen of Denmark in the
First T20I bowler to claim 100 wickets summit clash with a score of 21-14, 21-15. The
Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga has become the first tournament was held in Leuven, Belgium. Lakshya
T20I bowler to take 100 wickets during the 3rd Sen belongs to Almora, Uttarakhand.
T20I against New Zealand at Pallekele. He also took Myanmar International Series
a hat-trick, dismissing 4 batsmen in 4 consecutive Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer has won
deliveries and became the first-ever bowler to pick the Myanmar International Series. He defeated
up 2 hat-tricks in T20I cricket. Lasith Malinga Indonesia’s Karono Karono by 18-21, 21-14, 21-11
also surpassed Wasim Akram and set a record for in the finals. He has made a comeback after been
the most number of hat-tricks in international troubled by injuries for almost two years.
cricket (5). Spain wins Basketball World Cup
Beijing 2022: Paralympic and Olympic mascots
unveiled
The mascots were revealed at a ceremony at the Spain defeated Argentina by 95-75 to win
Shougang Ice Hockey Arena in the Chinese capital. the Basketball World Cup held in Beijing, China.
The mascot, named Bing Dwen Dwen, is a giant This was its second title win after 13 years. The next
panda wearing a suit of ice was revealed as the world cup will held in 2023 in Japan, Indonesia and
official mascot for Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. the Philippines. Argentina had not triumphed since
Walking Chinese lantern Shuey Rhon Rhon was it hosted the inaugural World Cup in 1950. With 32
declared as the official mascot for Winter teams, this was the biggest Basketball World Cup
Paralympics 2022. ever.
IBSF World Billiards Championship Megan Schutt creates history
Pankaj Advani defeated Nay Thway Oo to win the Australian fast bowler Megan Schutt scripted
150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards history by becoming the first woman to claim two
Championship held in Mandalay, Myanmar. This hattricks in white-ball cricket. The right-arm
was his 4th straight victory in the final of the 150- medium-pacer claimed an ODI hat-trick to become
up format at the IBSF World Billiards the first Australian woman to achieve the feat. She
Championship. With this win, he has increased his became the first Australian women to claim a hat-
tally of world titles to 22. trick in ODIs. Schutt had claimed her first hat-
Vietnam Open Super 100 title trick in a T20 game against India.
Sourabh Verma has won the Vietnam Open Super Shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor clinches
100 title held at the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He silver
defeated China’s Sun Fei Xiang in the thrilling
Men’s Singles summit clash of Vietnam Open
Super 100 title. He won the match with a score of
21-12, 17-2, 21-14.
Belgian International Badminton title
Shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor won a silver

medal during an athletic meet at Decin in the Czech
Republic. The Asian Games gold medallist came up
with the best throw of 20.09m in his last attempt at
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the event. Tajinder has been awarded the Arjuna Google has announced that it will open
Award this year. an artificial intelligence (AI) based research lab
Yashaswini Deswal wins at ISSF World Cup “Google Research India”. The lab will be opened
Indian shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal won in Bengaluru. The Indian AI lab will be led by Dr.
gold in the women’s 10meter Air Pistol event at the Manish Gupta, a renowned computer scientist in
ISSF World Cup at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. she has the country. Google has various AI research labs
also secured an Olympic quota for India. This is across the world, under its Google Artificial
India’s 9th quota in shooting for 2020 Tokyo Intelligence arm.
Games. Cryodrakon boreas is the largest flying animal of
3rd Indian to register a hat trick in Test cricket all time
Scientists have unveiled a newly discovered species

Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has become of a pterosaur, the largest ever flying animal
the third Indian to register a hat-trick in Test according to a study conducted by Queen Mary
cricket. He dismissed Darren Bravo, Shamarh University in London. The pterosaur’s
Brooks and Roston Chase in the 2nd name Cryodrakon boreas roughly translates
test against West Indies, held in Kingston, to ‘frozen dragon of the north wind’. Cryodrakon
Jamaica. This was the third test hat-trick by an boreas is the largest flying animal of all time, with
Indian bowler after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan a wingspan of 10 m and weighing 250
Pathan. kg, researchers reported in the Journal of
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wins Belgian Grand Prix Vertebrate Paleontology.
India’s 1st National Antimicrobial Resistance
Hub set up in Kolkata
India’s first National Antimicrobial Resistance
Hub was recently inaugurated in Kolkata. The
Kolkata centre would be the hub for research on
antibiotic resistance not only for the country but for
the entire South Asian region. The centre was
jointly inaugurated by the ICMR, in association
Charles Leclerc won the Belgian Grand Prix after
with the U.S. Consulate of Kolkata and the U.S.
defeating Lewis Hamilton by less than a second.
Department of Health and Human Services.
The tournament was held at the Spa-
IIT-Kharagpur and Amazon Web Services join
Francorchamps track. This was his first victory of hands to develop AI portal
his Formula One career. It was also Ferrari’s first IIT Kharagpur has collaborated with Amazon Web
win this year. Services (AWS) to develop a National Artificial
India lift SAFF Under-15 title in Kolkata
Intelligence resource platform (NAIRP) to
A convincing India U-15 team thrashed Nepal 7-0
promote learning and development in artificial
to lift the SAFF U-15 title at the Kalyani Stadium in
intelligence (AI). The National Artificial
Kolkata. Striker Sridarth Nongmeikapam scored a
Intelligence Resource Portal (NAIRP) will provide
hat-trick while Maheson Singh, Amandeep, Sibajit
access to compute facilities to users for AI learning
Singh and Himanshu Jangra scored one goal
and experimentation.
apiece. They won the title for a record third time
after previous wins in 2013 and 2017, both of which
came in Nepal. DEFENCE AND SPACE
Indian army conducts exercise ‘Chang Thang’
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The Indian Army conducted a massive rare
exercise ‘Chang Thang’ in Eastern
Google announces new AI research lab in India Ladakh bordering China. The exercise involved
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the use of infantry, mechanised forces, T-72 tanks, DRDO hands over second ‘Netra’ (AEWC) aircraft
with force multipliers such as artillery guns and to IAF
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The Indian Air Force The Defence Research Development
also participated in the exercise. Organization (DRDO) has handed over the second
India’s first female military diplomat airborne warning plane, Netra, to the Indian Air
Force. The Netra, an Airborne Early Warning and
Control (AEWC) aircraft, it is useful for
surveillance, tracking, identification and
classification of airborne and sea surface targets
and is useful in detecting incoming ballistic missile
threats. The Netra had played a stellar role during
the Balakot airstrikes.
Wing Commander Anjali Singh has joined Water found on potentially habitable super Earth
the Indian Embassy in Russia as India’s first K2-18b
female military diplomat to be posted in any of the Astronomers have found water for the first time in
Indian missions abroad. She has joined her new atmosphere of habitable exoplanet K2-18b which
assignment as the Deputy Air Attache. orbits in its star’s “habitable zone”. K2-18b, which
India successfully flight-tested indigenous air-to- is 8 times the mass of Earth, is now the only planet
air missile Astra orbiting a star outside the Solar System, or
‘exoplanet’, known to have both water and
temperatures that could be potentially habitable,
according to the study published in the journal
Nature Astronomy, the lead scientist of the
research is Prof Giovanna Tinetti of University
College London (UCL), United Kingdom.
IAF resurrects 17 Squadron ‘Golden Arrows’ for
Rafale
The Indian Air Force (IAF) resurrected the Air
Indian Air Force has successfully flight-tested air- Force Station (AFS) Ambala-based 17 Squadron
to-air missile Astra off the coast of Odisha. The ‘Golden Arrows’, which will operate the first
missile was launched from a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI squadron of Rafale fighter jets. Air Chief Marshal
combat aircraft. The missile was tracked using Birender Singh Dhanoa presented a memento to
radars, electro-optical tracking sensors and struck Station Commander Group Captain Harkirat Singh
its target successfully. The missile has been to commemorate the occasion.
developed by the Defence Research and ISRO loses contact with Moon lander “Vikram”
Development Organisation (DRDO). Indian Space Research Organisation has
Trilateral Exercise “SITMEX” Commences at Port announced that it lost contact with the Moon
Blair lander “Vikram” which was scheduled to land on
The maiden trilateral exercise SITMEX, the moon between 1.30 a.m. and 2.30
involving Republic of Singapore a.m. (IST). Lander “Vikram” started its descent at
Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) about 1.38 a.m. from an altitude of 30 km at a
and Indian Navy (IN) started at Port Blair. The velocity of 1,680 metres per second, but lost its
exercise aims to bolster the maritime inter- communication with the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
relationships among the Singapore, Thailand and when it was at an altitude of 2.1 Km from Moon’s
India, and contribute significantly to enhance the surface. According to ISRO, the performance of the
overall maritime security in the region. lander was as per the plan till it was 2.1 km from
First-ever ‘arrested landing’ of Naval Tejas the moon surface.
successfully executed
1st ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX) begins
DRDO and the Aeronautical Development The first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise
Agency successfully executed the first-ever
(AUMX) between the regional bloc and
arrested landing of Light Combat Aircraft(LCA) Washington, is starting at the Sattahip Naval Base
Tejas (Navy) at the shore-based test facility in Goa.
in Thailand and ending in Singapore. This drill is
This is a step towards the aircraft getting Co-led by the US and Royal Thai navies, the
operational on aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. exercises will stretch into “international waters in
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Southeast Asia, including the Gulf of Thailand and Himachal Pradesh High Court: Justice DC
the South China Sea”. Chaudhary
Military Exercise “Yudh Abhyas 2019” Kerala High Court: Justice CVK Abdul Rehim
Indo-US will hold a joint military training “Yudh Punjab and Haryana High Court: Justice Rajeev
Abhyas 2019”. This exercise will be conducted at Sharma
Joint Base Lewis Mc Chord, Washington, the Sikkim High Court: Justice Meenakshi Madan
USA from 05-18 September 2019. This will be Rai
the 15th edition of the joint exercise hosted Jharkhand High Court: Justice Harish Chandra
alternately between the two countries. Mishra
Indian Army Team summit MT Leo Pargyil After the establishment of Vulnerable Witness
Deposition Centers (VWDCs) in Vadodra, Gujarat
High Court has now inaugurated VWDCs at
Bhrauch and Surat District Courts of Gujarat. These
centers have been established in compliance with
the directions issued by the Apex Court in State of
Maharashtra v. Bandu @ Daulat and Sampurna
Behura v. Union of India & Ors.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued
notification and has thereby named Masood Azhar,
The Indian Army team from 18th battalion, the
Hafiz Saeed, Zaki Lakhvi and Dawood Ibrahim
Mahar Regiment successfully summited Mount
Kaskar as terrorists.
Leo Pargyil (6773M). After an extremely
challenging climb in harsh weather, hoisting the
National Flag atop Mt Leo Pargyil. Leo Pargyil is Case Laws
the third highest peak of Himachal Pradesh and is Swati Bidhan Baruah Vs State of Assam & Ors.
considered to be among the most challenging and Central Government has submitted that
technically difficult peak to scale. It lies in the government hospitals cannot deny medical
Zanskar range. treatment, under National Health Protection
Scheme “Ayushman Bharat”, to a person who
belongs to transgender community.
LEGAL CURRENT AFFAIRS State of Uttarakhand Vs. Urmila Masiah & Ors.
Uttarakhand High Court has upheld the rule that
there shall be no maternity leaves to female
government servants having two or more living
Appointments children.
The President has notified the elevation of four Milap Chand Dandia & Anr. Vs. State of Rajasthan
Chief Justices of High Courts as Supreme Court & Anr.
judges. Rajasthan High Court has struck down Section 7BB
a. Justice Krishna Murari, Chief Justice of Punjab and Section 11(2) of the Rajasthan Ministers
and Haryana High Court Salaries Act, 2017 and has held that former chief
b. Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Chief Justice of High ministers of Rajasthan cannot avail life-long
Court of Rajasthan facilities like government bungalows, telephone
c. Justice V Ramasubramanian, Chief Justice of and car.
High Court of Himachal Pradesh Faheema Shirin R. K. Vs. State of Kerala
d. Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Chief Justice of High High Court of Kerala has declared that right to
Court of Kerala access internet is a fundamental right forming part
As per orders of the Chief Justice of India, two new of right to privacy under Article 21 of the
court rooms have been established in the Supreme Constitution of India, and that it also forms part of
Court, to accommodate these four new Supreme right to education under Article 21A.
Court judges. Supreme Court has upheld that it is in the larger
Justice Vikram Nath has been appointed as Chief public interest to withdraw the exemption from
Justice of Gujarat High Court. payment of Excise Duty to the pan masala with
Here is the list of Acting Chief Justices tobacco and pan masala sans tobacco, which has
Madras High Court: Justice Vineet Kothari been done by the Central Government observing.
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of the law criminalizing Triple Talaq. It is provisions enabling it under the Karnataka Excise
challenging the constitutional validity of the Act or granting such licenses or permissions.
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Telangana High Court has upheld the
Act, 2019. It is noteworthy that Section 3 of the Act constitutional validity of the Telangana Heritage
prescribes imprisonment of a Muslim husband for (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and
a term which may extend to three years and fine, in Maintenance) Act, 2017. However it reiterated that
the event of pronouncement of Triple Talaq. the decision of the Council of Ministers to demolish
Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court heritage site of Irrum Manzil was arbitrary.
directed the Police to allow a Hindu to observe Kerala High Court has issued notice to the Centre
Moharrum at his house and ensure it without on a plea challenging constitutionality of the
obstruction. A person of any religion may follow Sections 13, 16 and 27 of the Right to Information
and practice other religion when it is inside his (Amendment) Act 2019 in as much as they
house. prescribe that the term, salaries, allowances and
Kerala High Court held that information about conditions of service of the Central Information
bank accounts and income tax returns are personal Commission (CIC) and State Information
and private information. They can be asked to be Commission (SIC) will now be determined by
disclosed only if there is statutory backing, Central government.
otherwise it will be in violation of right to privacy Karnataka High Court has issued notice to State
under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Government and Isha Foundation, headed by
Delhi High Court dismissed writ petition seeking Jaggi Vasudev, asking for a reply on Public Interest
directions to the central government for making Litigation filed seeking directions to the foundation
law requiring One Time Password (OTP) not to collect any funds from the public for the
mandatory for transactions made on international ‘Cauvery calling’ project.
websites to prevent public frauds. Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice
Madras High Court dismissed a Public Interest to the Union Government on a petition filed by a
Litigation seeking removal of atheistic inscriptions law student challenging the constitutionality of
below the statues of Thanthai Periyar in Tamil the Hindu Succession Act 1956. It gives preference
Nadu. Court emphasized on the right to propagate to heirs derived through males over heirs derived
views questioning existence of God. through females which is contended to be
Bombay High Court refused to cancel a discriminatory on the grounds of gender, which is
Government Resolution directing all Municipal prohibited under Article 15 of the Constitution.
Commissioners in the State of Maharashtra to Madras High Court has held some provisions of
ensure that all abattoirs and meat selling shops are Central Goods and Services Tax Act as
shut during the Paryushan Parva celebrated by the unconstitutional. It relates to the provision which
Jain community. Court said that prohibition on provides for the constitution of the Goods and
slaughtering or sale of meat for a short duration of Services Tax Appellate Tribunal and the
9 days in a year would not be unconstitutional. qualification and appointment of members, Court
Delhi High Court dismissed a Public Interest observed that properly trained judicially mind is
Litigation seeking directions to be issued to the required as a part of qualification and the experts
government to take measures for population will not have and therefore number of expert
control, including the two-children policy. members cannot exceed the number of judicial
Bombay High Court, bench of Chief Justice members on the bench.
Pradeep Nadrajog and Justice Bharati Dangre, has Patna High Court, special 11 judge bench, has
asked State government to set up a State Food quashed the controversial order of Justice Rakesh
Commission in Maharashtra under the National Kumar directing Central Bureau of Investigation to
Food Security Act by issuing a writ of mandamus. probe into corruption allegations in lower
Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed fine on judiciary.
Medanta Hospital, Indore for not having an Kerala High Court has held that 'demo cars' kept by
Internal Complaints Committee, required to be dealers for demonstration of a vehicle model to a
constituted under Section 4(1) of the Sexual prospective buyer must also be registered under
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, the Motor Vehicles Act.
Prohibition and Redressal) Act. Chhattisgarh High Court has held copy of oath
Karnataka High Court has held that online sale of taken and subscribed by High Court judges to be
liqour cannot be allowed when there are no not covered under Right to Information Act.
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National Green Tribunal bench has urged Central The Supreme Court has said that pensionary
Government to rework strategies and timelines for benefits including the ceiling in the pension which
improving conditions in order to ensure potable is available to a retired Chief Justice are not
drinking water to people who are affected due to available to a High Court judge who retired as an
ground water being contaminated in different Acting Chief Justice of a High Court.
states. As per estimates over 1 crore people in Justice V. K. Jain, The National Consumer Disputes
different states are affected due to the presence of Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has reiterated
high level of Arsenic in ground water. that Haj Committee of India does not fall within
National Green Tribunal has directed the Madhya the purview of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and
Pradesh state authorities to take required steps for the Haj Pilgrimages are not its consumers.
the conservation of the Son Gharial Wildlife The Supreme Court has once again said that a party
Sanctuary in the Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh to an agreement cannot be an arbiter in his own
and submit the report. cause. (Nemo Judex In Parte Sua - no person can
National Green Tribunal has started with online judge a case in which he or she is party or in which
access to the justice system (procedure of E-filing he/she has an interest)
whereby the aggrieved persons across the country The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum at
may approach National Green Tribunal through Chandigarh has asked the Ministry Of Civil
the online portal without the necessity of physically Aviation to consider the issue of illegal charging of
approaching the Principal Bench or the Regional amount by airlines on cancellation and/or
Benches of the Green Tribunal). modification of tickets by passengers.
The key features of the new system are: Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre and the
1. Round the clock option to register an States asking for establishment Of Gram
application/complaint Nyayalayas by proper implementation of the Gram
2. Complete process is online minimalizing costs Nyayalayas Act, 2008 (the Act).
and saving time The Delhi High Court has restored screening
3. Necessity of filing multiple hard-copies of the Certificate for Punjabi movie "Kaum De Heere"
case briefs has been done away to save paper which features assassinators of former PM Indira
4. Ease of access Gandhi. The petition challenged the order of
5. Simplified procedure which is user friendly Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and
Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT),
withdrawing the film's certificate for screening.
NATIONAL Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered in case of
Jose Paulo Coutinho Vs. Maria Luiza Valentina
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 has Pereira & Anr., observed that no attempt has been
come into force from September 1 2019. The made yet to frame a Uniform Civil Code applicable
Amendment Act will amend the Motor Vehicles to all citizens of the country despite exhortations by
Act, 1988. it.
The Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh has Supreme Court has held that non-governmental
passed a Bill prohibiting forced and induced organisations [NGO] which are substantially
conversion. The Bill titled as Himachal Pradesh financed by the appropriate government will fall in
Freedom of Religion Bill, 2019 is meant to re-enact the ambit of 'public authority' under Section 2(h) of
or replace the law to provide freedom of religion by the Right to Information Act, 2005, and any citizen
prohibiting of conversion from one another by may ask for information to find out whether
misrepresentation, force, undue influence, his/her money which has been given to an NGO or
coercion, inducement, or by any fraudulent means any such other body is being used for the requisite
or by marriage. The Himachal Pradesh Freedom of purpose or not.
Religion Act, 2006, will be repealed when the new Madras High Court has said that social media
Act comes into force. The 2006 Act provided a companies are to be held accountable for misuse by
maximum of two years imprisonment while the Bill users and the damage done to society through fake
proposes five year imprisonment for violation of news or rumors spread through their platforms,
the provisions of the Act. and has said that they cannot escape liability for it.
The Supreme Court will have a permanent A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court,
Constitution Bench comprising of Five Judges to challenging the constitutional validity of Section
adjudicate case involving a substantial question of 125 of Criminal Penal Code, 1973, on the grounds
law as to the interpretation of this Constitution. of gender inequality.
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The Supreme Court has criticized Delhi by South African National Communications Centre
government's proposal to make metro travel free are unlawful and invalid.
for women as it is giving "freebies" and "sops" (b) The High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division,
which might lead the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Cardiff (United Kingdom) has held that use of
(DMRC) to losses. Automated Facial Recognition Technology (AFRT)
The Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, in the form of a pilot project known as "AFR Locate"
announced the prohibition of E-Cigarettes. The by the South Wales Police (SWP) in Cardiff was
ban will come into force with immediate effect as lawful, although it involved invasion on the right
the Cabinet has given its approval for an Ordinance to privacy.
to that effect. (c) The Supreme Court of Norway has passed a
A transgender woman has moved before the Delhi judgment interpreting the position of law on sex
High Court challenging rules of Department of dolls, stating that sex dolls that represent child-like
Publication, Government of India, which qualities amount to violation of the penal code as
mandatorily requires Sex Reassignment Surgery they amount to sexualisation of children.
for changing the gender of a person on official (d) The High Court Division of Bangladesh has asked
records. the government to drop the word "Kumari" in the
Kabinnama as it was derogatory in nature and
instead use "Obibahito" to describe a bride.
INTERNATIONAL ("Kumari" was meant unmarried and also 'virgin'.
"Obibahito" on the other hand specifically means
unmarried.)
(a) High Court of South Africa has declared that bulk
surveillance and interception activities carried out
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USA- Taliban Peace Talks: Implications for India
PEACE DEAL outfits to spread anti- Indian sentiment, so this collapse of
A peace deal which could end the longest 18 year old war negotiations will give Pakistan pause and a keep other
in U.S. history between Afghanistan and USA. groups like ISIS and anti-Indian terrorists groups away.
Agreement which focused on four key issues- For instance, if Taliban comes to power in Afghanistan, it
1- A Taliban guarantee that it will not allow foreign might help Pakistan in pushing Jihads into Kashmir.
armed groups and fighters to use Afghanistan as a Secondly, India believes that terror and talk cannot go
launchpad to conduct attacks outside the country; together. Taliban is anti- development and not totally in
2- The complete withdrawal of US (14,000 USA troops line with the evolved science and India is trying to bring
in Afghanistan); about the change in the field of education, science and
3- The complete withdrawal of NATO force; humanities in the region. Hence, it would have been
4- An intra-Afghan dialogue; and a permanent disastrous if the peace talks led a compromise where the
ceasefire. Taliban got more authority majorly because they wanted
the democratically elected Afghan government to stay
PEACE TALKS CALLED OFF
away from the discussion. Damaging infrastructure in
On 7th September USA President, Donald Trump
Afghanistan and loss of lives is a direct threat to Indian
unexpectedly announced that he had cancelled meetings
efforts. India has long maintained that USA should
with the Taliban leaders, the Afghanistan based terror
negotiate with the democratically elected Afghan
group and Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan and
government and not with the Taliban. There has recently
called off peace negotiations in Camp David. The
been a spate of blasts in Afghanistan and people have
immediate reason he cited was the Taliban attack at
been losing their lives. One recent example - There was a
Kabul, after the group claimed responsibility for the same
Taliban suicide attack at a hospital in Afghanistan. As per
that had killed 12 people including an American soldier.
the latest update, 39 people have died. Also, in South
Afghanistan. A few days back, a truck with explosives in
IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA
it blasted, killing 30 civilians
3000+ Indian civilians are working on various
Thirdly, For Afghanistan India is a very important
developmental projects in Afghanistan and it is the
country for many reasons such as strategic requirements,
largest provider of aid and humanitarian support in the
personal requirements such health, education
region. India was always skeptical about the peace talk
requirement etc. India is happy because it gives a chance
between USA and Taliban without the participation of the
to be a part of the peace resolution process in Afghanistan
Afghanistan Government. India is not the only one to
which was so far being dominated by USA and Pakistan.
welcome the scrapping of the peace deal. Afghanistan
USA first indirectly supported Taliban to settle scores
President Ashraf Ghani has always insisted and
with Pakistan, but later when Osama Bin Laden attacked
supported participation of elected government in
US, they realized that they’d been sponsoring terrorism
Afghanistan or else peace will be fragile in Afghanistan.
that eventually affected them.
Calling off the meeting brings relief to India.
Lastly, there are more than 35,000 Indians living in
Firstly, Pakistan was often blamed for violence and
Afghanistan. After calling off the peace talk, Afghanistan
instability in Afghanistan. It has played a huge role in
may face the repercussions. Taliban might bring
maintaining the Taliban and the instability in Pakistan
instability in the region to assert anger and force USA into
might spread across the border to Afghanistan and
the talk.
Taliban might have aligned with Pakistan based terrorist
Chandrayyan-2
Chandrayaan 2 was launched on July 22, 2019. It’s an -The Vikram Lander was scheduled to land on September
Indian lunar mission developed by Indian Space 7 and it had to go through series of Braking manoeuvers.
Research Organization (ISRO) which combined an On August 20, when the moon was at its farthest from the
Orbiter, Rover named Pragyaan and Lander named earth and gravitational pull at its weakest, Chandrayaan
Vikram to explore the Moon's South Polar Region. The 2 fired its onboard propulsion rockets to slip out of its
challenges to this mission were well known. Attempting Earth Orbit and enter into the Lunar orbit. The
a soft landing on any other celestial body requires ‘handshake’ manoeuver used a minimum amount of fuel
optimum skills and diligence. The polar regions of the but had to be extremely precise – too fast an approach
moon are very different. Many parts lie in a completely would have bounced Chandrayaan2 into deep space; too
dark region where sunlight never reaches and slow, and it could have led to a crash into the moon. Soft
temperatures can go below 230 degree Celsius, lack of Landing on the moon is a very difficult task with the
sunlight and extreme low temperatures create difficulty Vikram Lander had to go through two braking phase. A
in operation of instruments. In addition, there are large rough braking phase in which Vikram velocity was
craters all over the place, ranging from a few cm in size to decreased and was successfully completed and as it was
those extending to several thousands of kilometers. Till about to begin the fine braking phase when the Vikram
now, a total of 38 soft landing attempts have been made disappears at the final stage of descent. The lander was
on the moon, and only about half of them succeeded. The 2.1km above the lunar surface when it lost the
power descent needed to ensure a successful soft landing communication.
was one of the most complex exercises that ISRO had ever
undertaken. After a successful 48 days of journey from
Shriharikota to South Polar Region of the moon. There What went wrong with Vikram?
was disappointment in the last few minutes from ISRO Experts noticed defects in Vikram’s rapid plunge just
and India. The Vikram Lander failed to make the smooth before the final stage of landing
soft landing, unable to bring down its speed to the 1- Velocity malfunction during descent- Its engine
required level and eventually lost contact with Vikram turned hurtle facing upwards. The Lander
Lander when it was just about 2.1 km from the surface of hurtled towards the moon at a velocity much
the moon. higher than required .assuming that maybe, the
speed went out of control because of a
Significance of the mission- The Vikram lander and malfunction in Vikram’s automatic control.
Pragyan rover were supposed to land on the moon to 2- Errors in craft maneuvering- Erroneous
demonstrate the ability to soft-land on the lunar surface maneuvering by onboard controls
and carry out observations and experiments for 14 days 3- A combination of both
by operating a robotic rover on the surface. The Orbiter continues to circle the moon but the
lander had a life span of only 2 weeks and it failed to
Challenges – fulfill the mission.
-Arrest the velocity of Lander, which was travelling at a
rate of 6000km and bring it down drastically with series
of controlled braking mechanism.
Attack on Saudi oil refinery - Saudi Iran ties
Saudi Arabia is one of the biggest oil exporters and largest side in regional conflicts. Since Saudi Arabia is dominated
petroleum produsers in the world. A drone attack and by Sunni Muslims they supported the countries that were
cruise missiles was carried out targeting two major run by the Sunni dictators whereas Iran is dominated by
facilities in Saudi Arabia. It hit the world’s biggest the Shiite Muslims. These differences later ignited the
petroleum facility at Abqaiq as well as a nearby oil field Shia-Sunni conflict across the Middle East.
at Khurais which are both owned by energy giant Saudi For instance- In Yemen, Saudi led coalition is engaged in
Aramco oil. a bitter fight against the Iranian- backed Houthi rebels,
This attack threatened the who are Shias. (Iran supplies the
stability of the national Houthi rebels with weapons)
economy, these drone attacks This has drawn the country
knocked out half of its oil towards the world's largest
supply i.e. suspension of 5.7 humanitarian crisis in which
million barrels of crude oil per thousands of civilians have died
day and global oil prices and millions are on the brink of
surged the most on the record starvation.
post drone strikes but later
prices fell back after Donald Implication of the attack
Trump vowed to release US Firstly, looking at the business
reserves. It also led to the level, this scenario is predicted
formation of US based on the assumption that Aramco
coalition to secure Middle East’s waterways, a mission will repair its facilities within a short span of time. The oil
already joined by Australia, Bahrain and UK. major is reportedly bringing back on line previously
shuttered oilfields and also drawing upon its oil reserves
Yemen Houthi rebels who have been logged in a war to cushion the blow.
with Saudi, UAE led coalition since 2015 claimed As for global oil prices, a sluggish world economy and
responsibility for the attack. Despite Houthi rebels softening demand do not suggest a sustained escalation.
claiming responsibility, USA has accused Iran to be
responsible for these attacks and Trump has announced The second scenario would be one of low supply
the “highest level” of sanctions against Tehran that disruption and a global price ripple. Irrespective of
focusses on Iran’s central bank and sovereign wealth developments on the economic fundamentals front,
fund. President Donald Trump tweeted that the US was global crude oil prices are greatly influenced by
“locked and loaded” for a retaliatory strike to defend sentiment, geopolitical diplomacy and speculation.
Saudi Arabia, while others in his Cabinet said what Tensions in West Asia could result in price spikes and
occurred was an “act of war.” India remains sensitive to such volatility.
Despite the administration’s consistent antagonism The country expects to import around 1.6 billion barrels
toward Iran, that kind of rhetoric from Trump was still of crude oil this financial year, so a $1 price increase adds
surprising, for two reasons: Firstly, US doesn’t have a $1.6 billion to the import bill (` 11,500 crore at the current
formal treaty alliance with Saudi Arabia and thus is not exchange rate). The Indian basket of crude oil price for the
required to do anything whatsoever in response to an first five months of 2019-20 was ruling at $65.28 per
attack against it; Secondly, Trump campaigned on barrel. India’s current account deficit grew to $68 billion
getting the US out of needless wars in the Middle East, in 2018-19, from $49 billion in the previous year.
not starting new ones. The third scenario could be on sustained tension and
retaliatory action taken by Saudi Arabia, the US or a
Iran’s top diplomat responded to Trump’s bellicose coalition. The attack itself was a symptom of an
statement, warning of an “all-out war” should the US underlying geopolitical rivalry in West Asia. If the Saudi
strike the Islamic Republic. Later, Saudi Arabia’s defense bloc, supported by the US, attempts to strike the forces
ministry approved the Iranian involvement in the behind the attack, the future that unfolds would be far
weakened attacks on the oil refinery. On the other hand, more unpredictable than now.
UN expects carrying out an inquiry into the attacks. Indian policymakers, oil companies and fuel retailers
Before 1970, Saudi and Iran shared good diplomatic ties need to keep a close watch on these developments and
as both countries were governed by Western monarchs prepare an appropriate strategy to ensure smooth
but later things changed; majorly stating 2011 Arab supplies, while also acting to protect the interests of price-
Spring where both the countries supported the opposing sensitive Indian consumers.
Potpourri
KEY Differences between important concepts
harmed, however in battery; actual physical
1. Theft and Robbery harm is caused to the victim.
(a) The offence of theft is committed when a (c) If a person waves a gun at another person and
person dishonestly take any movable threatens to shoot him, it will be assault. If he
property out of the possession of any person a person hits a person with a baseball bat he
without that person’s consent and moves that has committed the tort of battery.
property in order to perform such taking.
Theft is robbery if in committing the offence of 3. Resident and Citizen:
theft, the offender, for that end voluntarily (a) According to the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955,
causes or attempts to cause to any person a person born in India on or after 26th January
death or hurt or wrongful restraint. 1950 but before 1st July, 1987 is citizen of India
(b) In theft, there is no violence involved. Robbery by birth irrespective of the nationality of his
is an aggravated form of theft. Theft is robbery parents. But those born after December 3,
when there is a presence of imminent fear of 2004, can claim citizenship by birth only if
violence. both parents are Indian citizens or one of them
(c) While the offence of theft is punishable with is a citizen of India and the other is not an
imprisonment for a term upto three years or illegal migrant. But a person is a resident of
with fine or both, the offence of robbery is India if he doesn’t fulfil the above criteria, but
punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a lives in India.
term which may extend to a term of ten years (b) A person can be a citizen of India by birth,
and fine. Further, if robbery is committed on naturalisation, descent, incorporation of
the highway between sunset and sunrise, the territory and through the government's
imprisonment may extend to fourteen years. special grants, provided he or she meets
(d) For e.g. if a person pickpockets a wallet, he has certain specifications. But a person may be a
committed the offence of theft. But if he resident of the country but not a citizen,
threatens a person with a knife for his wallet, without fulfilling these required
he has committed the offence of robbery since specifications. He may be a citizen of another
there is an apprehension of violence. country.
(c) Right to vote is available only to citizens, not
2. Assault and Battery to foreign nationals.
(a) Assault is the threat of violence while battery (d) Not all rights of the Constitution are available
is the actual use of physical violence. to residents – for instance, Article 15, 16, 19, 29
(b) The victim of assault is only under an and 30 cannot be availed by them. However,
apprehension of being hurt and is not actually citizens do not have any such disability.
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1. Power tends to corrupt and absolute power 11. Raja Challiah Committee is related to
corrupts absolutely: ___________. _________reforms.
2. A retired judge of a High Court cannot practice in 12. Lord Macaulay is related with the drafting of the
the __________ from where he has retired. _______Penal Code.
3. The ___________Technology Act, 2000 came into 13. Power to constitute Reserve Forest vests with
force on 17th October, 2000. the _______ Government.
4. The Information Technology Act, 2000 extends to 14. Principle of res judicata is not applicable to the writ
the whole of India and it applies to any offences or of _________ issued under Article 32/226 of the
contraventions committed outside _______by any Constitution of India, 1950.
person. 15. _________Committee was formed as per the
5. “What cannot be done directly, cannot be done directions of the Supreme Court of India to frame
indirectly”. This statement is related to Doctrine of guidelines on students’ union elections in
_________Legislation. colleges/universities.
6. _______Court partially struck down section 377 of 16. _______evidence given in the court by a witness
IPC through Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India. must be direct.
7. Registration of marriages have been made 17. A woman who institutes and carries on
compulsory by the _________in the proceedings in a criminal court is known
case Seema v. Ashwani Kumar. as_______.
8. Beyond 200 miles from the coast, is known as 18. “Next Friend” is a person filing a suit on behalf of
“________”. a_______.
9. The Joint Parliamentary Committee is chaired by a 19. Appeals can be preferred against both _______and
member of the __________Party. order.
10. The 21st Amendment recognised ________ as one of 20. An agreement between the parties to the contract
the languages under the 8th Schedule of the of sale pertaining to the sale of ________to a
Constitution of India, 1950. specified area to which the purchaser agreed is
valid.
20.
19.
18.
17.
16.
15.
14.
13.
12.
11.
10.
9.
8.
7.
6.
5.
4.
3.
2.
1.
Answers
Goodwill
Decree
Minor
Prosecutrix
Oral
Lyngdoh
Corpus
Habeas
State
Indian
Tax
Sindhi
Opposition
High Sea
Court
Supreme
Supreme
Colourable
India
n
Informatio
High Court
Lord Acton
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Maxim & Foreign phreses
1. Alibi: elsewhere. 7. Consensus ad idem- agreement as to the same thing
# Facts which are inconsistent with any fact in issue in the same manner.
are relevant, is based on the principle of plea of # Monica has a cat named Rosita and she has also
alibi. An alibi is a form of defense used in criminal named her BWM car as Rosita. Monica agrees to
procedure wherein the accused attempts to prove sell her Rosita to Lisa, believing that she is selling
that he or she was in some other place at the time her cat. On the other hand Lisa is in a belief that she
the alleged offense was committed. is buying Monica’s BMW car. Here both the parties
are not agreeing to the same thing and they have no
2. Adult Franchise: right to vote consensus ad idem. It is used in contract law.
# Adult franchise is a fundamental pillar of any Contracts without consensus ad idem are void in
democracy. Adult franchise means that the right to nature.
vote should be given to all adult citizens without
the discrimination of caste, class, colour , religion or 8. Bona Vacantia- Latin Phrase meaning ownerless
sex. It is based on equality which is a basic principle goods.
of democracy. # It is a common law practice brought in India by
Britishers. Under Indian law if a person dies
3. Conjugal rights- matrimonial rights without any heirs, his property becomes the
# If either the husband or the wife, without property of state.
reasonable excuses, withdraws from the society of
the other, the aggrieved party may approach the 9. Stare decisis- the doctrine that the decisions of the
Court for restitution of conjugal rights. superior courts to be followed in subsequent cases
of similar nature.
4. Persona Non Grata- an unacceptable person # Stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates
# In modern context, it is used for a person courts to follow historical cases when making a
who is unacceptable or unwelcomed. A person ruling on a similar current or future case. Stare
who’s entering or remaining in the country is decisis ensures that cases with identical facts be
prohibited by the country’s government. The Dalai approached in the same way, unless overruled by
Lama is persona non grata with China's Communist the higher court.
Party, which considers Tibet part of China and has
labeled the spiritual leader a "wolf in monk's clothing” 10. Status Quo- the existing state of affairs
# The Latin term “status quo” refers to the existing
5. Sui generis- only one of its kind state of circumstances. In the legal system, a judge
# used to describe a form of legal protection that has the authority to issue a status quo order to
exists outside typical legal protections -- that is, prevent anyone from taking any action until the
something that is unique or different. Intellectual matter can be heard and resolved by the court. A
property rights, where there is no defining status quo order preserves the existing situation, so
characteristic are sui generis in nature. that no party’s position can be compromised or
prejudiced until the matter has been resolved.
6. Quantum meruit: as one deserved.
# This is used in context of unjust enrichment done
by one party at the cost of other.
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Prep Assist
Mentor’s View – General Knowledge
Hello Aspirants,
Most of the year has passed and we are now at the most critical point in our preparation. The exam pressure can make
you nervous and hence it is necessary that we follow a strict study regime and keep things manageable.
Some of the things to remember from the GK. Perspective are:-
(i) Do not look for anymore sources: It is hard to resist the temptation to study from additional sources during the
last part of the preparation but it is very important that you do not start anything new now. Not only will you
be not able to remember much wasting all this precious time will make you even more nervous furthering and
worsening the problem concentrate instead, on revising what you have already invested time in.
(ii) Revise in the proper order: While revising GK topics, start with the “CLASS NOTES”. They are very important
and will have a “disavow” effect on your memory. Next more on to the RSMs and only then try questions on
that topic.
(iii) Believe in yourself: Every day practice/revision only 50 Question or 50 facts. In whole month you can revise
50*30 = 1500 Questions/facts. In a year – 1500*12=18000 practice questions/facts, not possible in one sitting.
Same as in Current Affairs Daily read 10 current affairs Question or facts. In a month-10*30 in whole session
10*30*12=3600 Question. LegalEdge provides you 200 Question in MonthLE means 200*12=2400 Question.
Every alternate Saturday LegalEdge Current Affairs Mock provide 100 Question each. Menas 100*15 test=1500
Question from test and 30 Questions average you will get by mock means 30*40=1200 Question from mock
Total 8700 Question. You have studied enough for the exam, even a lot perhaps. With Mocks, MonthLEs, Class
Tests on Current Affairs, GK Today Questions and Various other sources, the question number is between
10,000-12000. It is very hard to make a test paper outside of these question So understand and believe that if
after so much preparation, you aren’t able to do the questions in the final paper, MOST ASPIRANTS WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO AS WELL 
ALL THE BEST!

Make use Proud
Abhishek Dubey
HOD – GK Department
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Number of Questions: 40 Time: 22 Minutes
Directions (Q.1 - Q.4): Do as directed.
1. Which of the following idioms means “behave in a violent and uncontrolled way”?
(a) Back to the wall (b) run amok (c) alive and kicking (d) on cloud nine
2. Which of the following idioms means “have private reasons for being involved in something ”?
(a) have an axe to grind (b) above board
(c) beside oneself (d) at one’s beck and call
3. Which of the following idioms means “waiting for a good opportunity?

(a) in the blues (b) above board (c) bide one’s time (d) let the cat out of the bag
4. Which of the following idioms means “watch what one is doing too closely”?
(a) cap in hand (b) breathe down somebody’s neck
(c) cook the books (d) at cross-purposes
Directions (Q.5 - Q.8): Choose the most suitable word for the given definition.
5. Causing cancer
(a) cerebral (b) carcinogenic (c) cardiac (d) carcinoma
6. The art of telling one’s character or future by examining one’s hands

(a) comedian (b) halitosis (c) heirloom (d) chiromancy
7. Stories that deal with adventure and exciting mystery

(a) clock-and-dagger (b) hooligan (c) habitable (d) timber
8. Something to be made correct in a printed book

(a) counterfeit (b) corrigendum (c) erratum (d) epilogue
Directions (Q.9 - Q.12): Which one has the wrong abstract noun?
9. (a) Long – Length (b) Novel - Novelish

(c) Decent – Decency (d) Cruel – Cruelty
10. (a) Human – Humanity (b) Vain – Vainity

(c) Sane – Sanity (d) Brave – Bravery
11. Which one is not a correct gender pair?
(a) Author – Authoress (b) Nephew – Niece
(c) Duke – Dukess (d) Drake – Duck
12. Which one is not a correct number pair?
(a) Thief – Thiefs (b) Knife – Knives
(c) Cliff – Cliffs (d) Ox – Oxen
Directions (Q.13 - Q.17): Complete the following sentences by filling in a or an or the as may be suitable:-
13. _______ reindeer is a native of Norway.

(a) a (b) the (c) an (d) None of these
14. Yesterday ________ European called at my office.

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15. _________ Ganga is ______ sacred river.
(a) a; a (b) the; the (c) a; the (d) None
16. Man, thou art ________ wonderful animal.

(a) a (b) the (c) an (d) None
17. India is one of ________ most industrial counties in Asia.

(a) a (b) the (c) an (d) None
Directions(Q.18 - Q.21): Complete the given proverbs.
18. It never _______________ but it _______________.

(a) pains, hurts (b) pours, rains (c) rains, pours (d) hurts, pains
19. No man is an _______________.

(a) ocean (b) mortal (c) island (d) animus
20. Justice _______________ is justice _______________.

(a) addressal, difficult (b) delayed, denied
(c) denied, delayed (d) given, taken
21. Fools _______________ in where angels fear to _______________.

(a) rush, tread (b) go, walk (c) sun, go (d) rush, try
Directions (Q.22 - Q.25): Each of the following questions has a set of sentences that are either in the active and passive
voice. Put your answer as.
(a) If only the first sentence is passive

(b) If only the second sentence is passive
(c) If both sentences are passive
(d) Neither of the sentences is passive
22. (i) We elected Balu captain.

(ii) He was seen opening the box by me.
23. (i) We must listen to his words.

(ii) Shall those happy days be ever forgotten by me.
24. (i) Who broke this jug?

(ii) He was accused of various offences by his subordinates.
25. (i) The 1998 Asian Games were held in Bankok Thailand.
(ii) Without effort nothing can be gained.
Directions (Q.26 - Q.30): Rearrange the following five sentences A, B, C, D and E in the proper sequence so as to form a
meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The deep deciduous forests and the patches of all grassland, far removed from civilization, have become shelter for
dangerous terrorists.
(B) This same quality however, which once made Manas such a refreshing change, has now become the cause for major
concern.
(C) One of Manas' greatest assets has been its seclusion from human habitation.
(D) Their assault on it can be gauged from the fact that, venison is being sold at Rs. 3 to 4, a kg, in the villages bordering
the forest.
(E) Armed with sophisticated, as well as crude home-made weapons, they have total disregard for wildlife.
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(a) D (b) E (c) A (d) C
27. Which of the sentences should come second in the sequence?

(a) D (b) B (c) A (d) C
28. Which of the sentences should come third in the sequence?

(a) D (b) E (c) A (d) B
29. Which of the sentences should come forth in the sequence?

(a) D (b) E (c) A (d) B
30. Which of the sentences should come fifth in the sequence?

(a) D (b) E (c) A (d) B
Directions(Q.31 – Q.35): Each question has a pair of CAPITALISED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the
pair of words which best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalised, pair.
31. BOLD: BRASS

(a) Old: Hills (b) Fragrant: Flower
(c) Sharp: Nose (d) Robust: Pugilist
32. EPAULET : SHOULDER

(a) Noose : Hub (b) Tiara: Head
(c) Splint: Arm (d) Knapsack : Back
33. RECAPITULATE : REPEAT

(a) Restore : Hoard (b) Muster: Gather
(c) Hobble : Blabber (d) Afflict: Mollify
34. OFFHAND : PREMEDITATION

(a) Honest: Integrity (b) Aboveboard : Guile
(c) Cut-throat: Competition (d) Backward : Objective
35. GUTTURAL: THROAT

(a) Venal: Wine (b) Palatial: Painting
(c) Vernal: Spring (d) Sophisticated: Sophistry
Directions (Q.36 – Q.40): The passage below is followed by questions based on its content. Answer the questions on the
basis of what is stated or implied in each passage and in any introductory material that may be provided.
That the doctrines connected with the name of Mr. Darwin are altering our principles has become a sort of common place
thing to say. And moral principles are said to share in this general transformation. Now, to pass by other subjects, I do not
see why Darwinism need change our ultimate moral ideas. It was not to modify our conception of the end, either for the
community, or die individual, unless we have been holding views, which long before Darwin were out of date. As to the
principles of ethics I perceive, in short, no sign of revolution. Darwinism has indeed helped many to truer conception to the
end, but I cannot admit that it has either originated or modified that conception.
And yet in ethics Darwinism after all perhaps be revolutionary, it may lead not to another view about the end, but to a
different way of regarding the relatively importance of the means. For in the ordinary moral creed those means seem
estimated on no rational principle. Our creed appears rather to be an irrational mixture of jarring elements. We have the
moral code of Christianity, accepted in part; rejected practically by all save a few fanatics. But we do not realise how in its
very principle the Christian ideals is false. And when we reject this code for another and in part a sounder morality, we
are in the same condition of blindness and of practical confusion. It is here that Darwinism, with all the tendencies we
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may force us in some points a correction of our moral view and a return to non-Christian and perhaps a Hellenic ideal. I
propose to illustrate here these general statements by some remarks on punishment.
Darwinism, I have said, has not even modified our ideas of the Chief Good. We may take that as—the welfare of the
community realised in its members. There is, of course, a question as to meaning to be given to welfare. We may identify
that with mere pleasure, or gain with mere system, or may rather view both as inseparable aspects of perfection and
individuality. And the extent and nature of the community would once more once more be a subject for some discussion.
But we are forced to enter on these controversies here. We may leave welfare undefined, and present purpose need not
distinguish the community from the state. The welfare of this whole exists, of course, nowhere outside the individuals again
have rights and duties only as members in the whole. This is the revived Hellenism-or we may call it in the organic view of
thing-urged by German Idealism early in the present century.
36. What is most probably the author's opinion of the existing moral principles of the people?
(a) He thinks they have to be revamped in the light of Darwinism.
(b) He thinks that they are okay as they are and do not need any major change.
(c) He thinks that it may be a good idea to have a modicum of the immortal Darwinism in us.
(d) Cannot be determined from the passage.
37. According to the author, the doctrines of Mr. Darwin:

(a) have changed our physical and moral principles.
(b) have to be re-evaluated to correct the faults endemic in them.
(c) do not have to change our moral ideas.
(d) are actually new versions of old moral rules.
38. What, according to the passage, is the Chief Good?

(a) Being good and kind to all fellow human beings.
(b) The greatest good of the greatest number.
(c) The welfare of the community realised in its members.
(d) Cannot be determined from the passage.
39. It is implied in the passage that:

(a) A Hellenic ideal is not proper substitute of the Christian ideal.
(b) What mankind needs is a Hellenic ideal rather than a Christian one.
(c) Darwinism is more Christian than Hellenic.
(d) Fanatics do not understand what Darwinism really is.
40. According to the author, the moral code of Christianity:

(a) is not followed by most people.
(b) is in danger due to opposition of Darwinism.
(c) is followed by a vast majority of people.
(d) is totally ignored by all true Christians
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No. of Questions: 24 Time: 20 Mins.

Test on approximation
Why this Test?

In Quantitative aptitude, at many points we need calculations in time limit. For this we should understand use of
approximation. Once you complete this test you found it is time saving. So try this test and became more strong and
comfortable in calculations. 
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1. (39.99% of + 60.05% of ) × 103 + ? = 1
5 5
(a) 369 (b) – 369 (c) 279 (d) – 279
2. 12.992 + √?2 = 11.102 + 14.0092

(a) 29929 (b) 383 (c) 146689 (d) 148
3. (22.99 + 17.01) ÷ 1.998 × 3.997 – 41.998 + 644.199 =?

(a) 798 (b) 542 (c) 682 (d) 745
4. (0.000729)1/6 of 302 ÷ 3 + 152 =?

(a) 1125 (b) 315 (c) 9225 (d) 875
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5. 1 of 50.988 + ?% of 5500 = 41.9922 + 49.99
16.99
(a) 64 (b) 82 (c) 32 (d) 52
6. 27.003 × 4.99 × (145.003 ÷ 28.97) – (12.001 × 3.94) + 127.03 – 29.14 =?

(a) 678 (b) 725 (c) 789 (d) 925
7. 20.01 × √1024 + 159 = ?2 + 536

(a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 26
8. 25.1% of 5902 = ? × 55.96 ÷ 3.82 × 20

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
9. 53.15% of 426 – 30.45% of 745 = ?2 – 512 – √1600

(a) 08 (b) 15 (c) 24 (d) 27
10. 27.031 × 328.001 + 37.081 – ? = 2628.31 + 37.035 – 36.745 × 4.125

(a) 5008 (b) 6302 (c) 6376 (d) 5306
11. 4567.988 – 321.012 + 56.789 – 23.119 = ?

(a) 4281 (b) 3245 (c) 2765 (d) 4128
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12. 48.879 ÷ (546.122 – 538.989) ÷ ? =
(728.99)1/3
(a) 57 (b) 45 (c) 73 (d) 63
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13. 23.995 % of 299.678 – 45.3% of 89.9009 = ?
(a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 68
3.98 233.89
14. × 199.889 + = ? – 56.99
5 99.99
(a) 108 (b) 118 (c) 219 (d) 209
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15. 44.78 % of 56.04 % of 29.99 – 45.013 % of 9000 = ?

(a) – 3154 (b) – 1024 (c) – 6586 (d) – 4042
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16. ( of 5432.33) – 5 + ( of 6929.92) – 5 = ?
8 10
(a) 10980 (b) 11876 (c) 10996 (d) 10866
1014.03 503.98
17. – 8.99 × 6.89 = ? – + 19.93
12.989 8.99
(a) 65 (b) 59 (c) 51 (d) 73
? 344.003 66.99
18. = ×
47.99 42.98 1072.003
(a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 29
19. ? = (1824.01 ÷ 18.89) ÷ [16.98 ÷ 25.03] × (594.99 ÷ 23.99)

(a) 3500 (b) 3000 (c) 3900 (d) 3800
20. √8837 × 20 × 4.25 + √5040 × 10 × 8.75 – √4489 × 5 × 1.25 = ?

(a) 13575 (b) 17255 (c) 22485 (d) 21850
21. 0.003 × 0.9 × 0.005 × 0.2 + 0.008 × 0.5 + 25.85 – 23.05 = ?

(a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 3 (d) 5
22. (2356.237 × 4.9) – 1357.895 + 1124.237 – 425.231 + (35 × 1.23) = ?

(a) 19052 (b) 12952 (c) 11156 (d) 8992
23. 470.005 × 99.92 + 337.89 + 472.05 – 137.88 × 0.98 = ?

(a) 58447 (b) 47672 (c) 68947 (d) 40132
24. 2222.1 × 11 + 3333.1 × 11.01 + 4444 × 11 + 5555 × 11 – 6666.1 × 11 = ?

(a) 10864 (b) 86884 (c) 97768 (d) 77768
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Current Affairs Practice Sheet (CAPS) Affairs Practice Sheet
No. of Questions: 200 Time: 50 Mins.
1. Who launches Indias First Maritime 10. Which company to deliver more Akash missiles to
Communication Services And CEIR System In Indian Air Force?
India? (a) Bajaj Electrical Ltd
(a) Shri Rajnath Singh (b) Bharat Electronics Limited
(b) Shri Suresh Prabhu (c) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
(c) Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (d) Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd
(d) Shri Prakash Javedakar
11. Who becomes India's first female military
2. Who receives Spice-2000 building blaster buster diplomat?
bombs? (a) Nithya Suresh (b) Anjali Singh
(a) Indian Navy (c) Rajeshwari (d) Vinitha Sri
(b) Indian Army
(c) Central Armed Police Forces 12. Indian Government inks allotment pact with
(d) Indian Air Force _____________ for a coal block?
(a) Power System Operation Corporation Limited
3. Who won Vietnam Open Super 100 title? (b) West Bengal Power Development Corp
(a) Sourabh Verma (b) Saina Nehwal (c) Damodar Valley Corporation
(c) P. V. Sindhu (d) Prakash Padukone (d) PowerGrid Corporation of India
4. Whom to publish an anthology of Guru Nanak 13. Who launches massive Shramdaan across the
Devs writing in world languages? Country?
(a) UNICEF (b) UNESCO (a) Indian Airways
(c) WHO (d) UNGA (b) Indian Railways
(c) Border Security Forces
5. Which state Government launches Jan Soochna (d) Central Armed Forces
Portal 2019?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat 14. Which Ministry launched the Management
(c) TamilNadu (d) Kerala Information System (MIS ) portal?
(a) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
6. When was the Kapil Dev inducted into the ICC (b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Cricket Hall of Fame? (c) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(a) 2010 (b) 2019 (d) Ministry of Electronics and Information
(c) 2000 (d) 1990 Technology
7. Who becomes first Indian to complete Enduroman 15. Where is the 63rd Annual Regular Session of the
triathlon? International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
(a) Mayank Vaid (b) Milkha Singh General Conference
(c) Vikas Gowda (d) Suresh Sharma being held?
(a) Stockholm, Sweden
8. Who to honour PM Narendra Modi with Annual (b) London, UK
Goalkeepers Global Goals Award? (c) New Delhi, India
(a) Bill Gates (b) Jeff Bros (d) Vienna, Austria
(c) Warren Buffett (d) Elon Musk
16. Which Station of the Indian Railways has been
9. Who became the sixth Indian player to win a awarded the first green Platinum rating by Indian
junior Grand Slam title. Green Building
(a) Leander Paes Council (IGBC)?
(b) Vikram Sharma (a) Howrah Junction station
(c) Sumit Nagal (b) Secunderabad junction station
(d) Ramanathan Krishnan (c) Chhatrapati Shivaji junction station
(d) Thiruvananthapuram junction station
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26. Which movie has been nominated for the 92nd
17. When is the World Bamboo Day observed? Oscar Awards?
(a) 15 September (b) 18 September (a) Padmavat
(c) 5 October (d) 29 August (b) Raazi
(c) Gully Boy
18. SITMEX-19 is a trilateral naval Exercise that was (d) Uri: The Surgical Strike
held between _________.
(a) India, China and Russia 27. Which country raises the issue of global oil price
(b) India, Singapore and Thailand volatility with Russia?
(c) India, China, Thailand (a) Indonesia (b) India
(d) India, China, Singapore (c) Paksitan (d) Saudi Arabia
19. Who won the Young Scientist Award category in 28. Who bagged the J C Satyendra N. Bose
the National Geoscience Awards 2018?? Fellowship for his outstanding scientific
(a) Dr. Ashim Kumar Sinha contributions within the field of
(b) Professor Jyotisankar Ray population and medical genetics in 2019 ?
(c) Dr. Sohini Ganguly (a) Sathya Sivan (b) Jagadesh Raj
(d) Dr. Tajdarul Hassan Syed (c) K Thangaraj (d) Parmodh Singh
20. WAWE Summit 2019 was conducted by

_________. 29. Who won gold in the womens 10m Air Pistol
(a) University Grants Commission (UGC) event at the ISSF World Cup 2019 ?
(b) Indian Council for Agriculture Research (a) Elavenil Valarivan
(ICAR) (b) Yashaswini Singh Deswal
(c) National Council for Teacher Education (c) Manu Bhaker
(NCTE) (d) Gayathri Nithyanadam
(d) All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE) 30. Who launches Electors Verification Programme
voter verification and authentication?
21. Who is the author of Being Gandhi Book? (a) Reserve Bank of India
(a) Suresh Sharma (b) Paro Anand (b) Election Commission of India
(c) Ramesh Gupta (d) RajGupta (c) National Informatics Centre
(d) Defence Research and Development
22. Which IIT ranks among top institutes in QS Organisation
Graduate Employability Rankings?
(a) IIT Ranchi (b) IIT Roorkee 31. Fourth South Asian Speakers Summit organised in
(c) IIT Bombay (d) IIT Ahmedabad _________?
(a) Indonesia (b) Maldives
23. Which company has announced the Climate (c) Saudi Arabia (d) Pakistan
Pledge? 32. Asia VR based Advanced Driver Training
(a) Microsoft (b) Google Simulator Centre launched in ___________?
(c) Amazon (d) Flipkart (a) Pune (b) Chennai
(c) Hyderabad (d) Secunderabad
24. Which of the following military exercise was held
in Eastern Ladakh bordering China? 33. PM Modi is to be awarded by the Bill and Melinda
(a) Exercise Changthang Prahar Gates Foundation for his __________.
(b) Exercise Sampriti VII (a) Digital India Initiative
(c) Exercise Mitra Shakti (b) Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
(d) Exercise Indra National Initiative
(c) Jal Shakti Abhiyan
25. Who became the 4th wrestler to win the World (d) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Wrestling Championships 2019 and secured his
Olympics quota? 34. Who claimed the second spot in ICC Test
(a) Rahul Aware (b) Jitender Rankings
(c) Mausam Khatri (d) Deepak Punia (a) Abu Jayed (b) Jason Roy
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world's 1st stem cell corneal transplant? (a) Yes Bank
(a) US (b) China (b) Standard Chartered Bank
(c) UK (d) Japan (c) Dena Bank
(d) Corporation Bank
36. Which of the following is NASA's spacecraft for
the asteroid Collision Mission? 45. Which country has adopted to the face recognition
(a) Dart spacecraft (b) LICIACube payments recently?
(c) HERA Spacecraft (d) Voyager Spacecraft (a) India (b) Indonesia
(c) China (d) Thailand
37. ________unveils 2022 FIFA World Cup logo round
the globe 46. Anupama Swain won _______in World Martial
(a) Pakistan (b) Qatar Arts Mastership Jiu Jitsu 2019
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Indonesia (a) Gold (b) Bronze
(c) Silver (d) Certificate
38. Which airport got India's tallest new air traffic
control (ATC) tower? 47. Kiran Nagarkar, who passed away recently, was a
(a) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport ________.
(b) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International (a) novelist (b) actor
Airport (c) politician (d) socialist
(c) Indira Gandhi International Airport
(d) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport 48. Where was the First Mega Food Park was held?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh
39. Iranian army introduces a new homegrown jet- (c) Punjab (d) Telangana
propelled drone called _________
(a) Airspeed Queen Wasp 49. Veeru Krishnan, who passed away recently, was
(b) Kian the renowned Indian classical dancer of which
(c) Denel Dynamics Skua form?
(d) DRDO Abhyas (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathak
(c) Mohiniyattam (d) Manipuri
40. Which city ranked 118th in EIUs Global
Liveability Index 2019? 50. In which state did DRDO successfully test-fired
(a) Chennai (b) Delhi indigenously-developed Anti-Tank Guided
(c) Mumbai (d) Hyderabad Missile system?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh
41. Who is felicitated with UEFA President Award (c) Rajasthan (d) Haryana
2019?
(a) Frank Rijkaard 51. Which state is hosting the 25th Senior Women’s
(b) Eric Cantona National Football Championship?
(c) Ernie Walker (a) Bihar (b) Haryana
(d) Wilfried Straub (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Punjab
42. Which company announced that its heavy solid 52. When is the World Suicide Prevention Day
vehicle weight of 16.2 tons will be replaced by (WSPD) observed?
trucks that abides (a) 11 September (b)12 September
BS-VI emission norms? (c) 10th September (d)13 September
(a) Ashok Leyland (b) Maruti
(c) Platina (d) Mahindra 53. Which team bagged the 2019 Duleep Trophy title?
(a) India Red (b) India Blue
43. Which rank did India obtain in 2019 world travel (c) India Green (d) India Yellow
and tourism competitiveness index?
(a) 34th (b) 28th 54. Indian Railways has launched its first-ever ‘fun
(c) 65 th (d) 85th zone’ for kids in which railway station?
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(c) Jaipur (d) New Delhi (a) Rajasthan (b) Haryana
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Kerala
55. ___________ has become the first bowler to take
100 wickets in Twenty20 International cricket. 65. The team of which telescope has won the 2020
(a) Adil Rashid (b) Lasith Malinga ‘Oscars of Science’?
(c) Jasprit Bumrah (d) Trent Bouit (a) Extremely large telescope
(b) Event Horizon Telescope
56. Gaurvi Singhvi became the world’s youngest open (c) Giant Magellan Telescope
water swimmer to cross the English Channel. She (d) 30 Meter Telescope
is from which city of Rajasthan?
(a) Kota (b) Udaipur 66. Which historical monument has got India’s first-
(c)Bikaner (d) Jodhpur ever architectural LED illumination?
(a) Lal Kila (b) Taj Mahal
57. 10. Who among the following has been appointed (c) Hawa Mahal (d) Qutub Minar
as the chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI)?
(a) Yash Goyal 67. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the
(b) Vijay Kumar Chopra first Indian Prime Minister to visit ___________
(c) Ayodhya Prasad Gaur Russian region.
(d) Mukesh Mathrani (a) Sochi (b) Vladivostok
(c) Astrakhan (d) Stavropol
58. 11. The National Animal Disease Control
Programme (NADCP) has been launched from 68. What is the total number of indigenous products
which city? that have been accorded GI tag from Tamil
(a) Mathura (b) Mumbai Nadu?
(c) Surat (d) Jaipu (a) 32 (b) 30
(c) 31 (d) 35
59. Which state government has decided to set up
India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre 69. Who is the most successful Indian test captain
(iWTC)? overseas?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Tamil Nadu (a) Virat Kohli
(c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh (b) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(c) Sourav Ganguly
60. 15. Water has been discovered on which (d) Kapil Dev
potentially habitable super-Earth?
(a) k2-18a (b) k2-18c 70. Which month is designated as ‘Rashtriya Poshan
(c) k2-18b (d) k2-18d Maah’ by Union Government?
(a) September (b) October
61. Who among the following has been honoured (c) November (d) December
with a lifetime achievement award at Annual
Asian Achievers 71. Mega UN Summit to Combat Desertification
Awards? started in which city?
(a) Mukesh Ambani (b) Anil Ambani (a) Noida (b) Gurugram
(c) Anil Agarwal (d) Ratan Tata (c) Bangalore (d) Pune
62. Who will head the Special Task Force set up by
Centre for drawing up National Infrastructure 72. Which city hosted the 72nd session of WHO
Pipeline? Regional Committee of South-East Asia?
(a) Anurag Thakur (b) Rajeev Kumar (a) New Delhi (b) Jaipur
(c) Atanu Chakraborty (d) Dev Pandey (c) Bangalore (d) Pune
63. Which country is hosting the 24th World Energy 73. Terracotta Grinder’ that will grind the wasted and
Congress? broken pottery items for re-using in pottery-
(a) UAE (b) Oman making was launched by KVIC recently. In which
(c) Iran (d) USA city was it launched?
(a) Banaras (b) Varanasi
64. Which state government has decided to set up a (c) Barmer (d) Haridwar
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74. Congo Fever has been reported in which Indian (c) 1st September (d) 5th September
state recently?
(a) Haryana (b) Uttar Pradesh 85. All limits on nuclear research and development
(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat programme have been lifted by which country?
(a) Iran (b) Russia
75. When is the International Day of Charity observed (c) Pakistan (d) India
every year?
(a) 6th September (b) 5th September 86. ______ ministry has recently announced a
(c) 7th September (d) 8th September complete ban of plastic usage from 15 September
(a) Food and Consumer Affairs
76. ____________ e-commerce company recently (b) Railway
announced to eliminate single-use plastic from its (c) Textile
packaging by June 2020? (d) Agriculture
(a) Amazon (b) Flipkart
(c) eBay (d) Paytm Mall 87. Which city has bagged the top spot on the
Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability
77. Which among the following places has been titled Index 2019?
as ‘Best Swachh Iconic Place’ in India? (a) Mumbai (b) Vienna
(a) Golden Temple (c) New York (d) New Delhi
(b) Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine
(c) Taj Mahal 88. Who has been appointed as the Indian High
(d) Rani Sati Mata Temple Commissioner in Lesotho?
(a) Satbir Singh (b) Sanjay Rana
78. FIFA world cup 2022 will be organized in which (c) Jaideep Sarkar (d) Alok Kumar Sinha
country?
(a) India (b) Bhutan 89. US has been accused of launching cyber-attacks to
(c) Qatar (d) Bangladesh infiltrate its internal information systems by which
telecom company?
79. Agrarian festival ‘Nuakhai’ is celebrated in which (a) Samsung (b) Huawei
state? (c) Xiaomi (d) Motorola
(a) West Bengal (b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana (d) Odisha 90. Bianca Andreescu belongs to which nation?
(a) Canada (b) USA
80. Which city hosted the 4th South-Asian Speaker’s (c) UK (d) Spain
Summit?
(a) New Delhi (b) Paris(c) Male 91. Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually to
(c) Tokyo (d) Geneva commemorate the birth anniversary of which
former Indian President?
81. Union Government has approved Infusion of (a) APJ Abdul Kalam
capital by Government in which bank? (b) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(a) SBI (b) Kotak Mahindra (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) ICICI (d) IDBI (d) Rajendra Prasad
82. India has announced a contribution of ________ 92. Hanuma Vihari jumped up 40 places to be placed
million to GFTAM for 2020-22 at number _____ in the latest ICC Test Ranking?
(a) 23 (b) 22 (a) 50 (b) 40
(c) 24 (d) 25 (c) 30 (d) 20
83. India has taken over the AWEB Chair from which 93. Which IIT has been selected for setting up a
country for a two year period? Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help
(a) Serbia (b) Albania Institute (SATHI)?
(c) Romania (d) Bosnia (a) IIT Mumbai
84. When is World Coconut Day observed? (b) IIT Jodhpur
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(ESIC) has tied up with which bank for DBT
facility?
94. Which city is hosting the 1st National Conference (a) SBI (b) BOB
on Cyber Crime Investigation? (c) BOI (d) PNB
(a) Pune (b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi (d) Bangalore 105. What us the name of Leh’s 1st ever Mobile Science
Exhibition?
95. When is the International Literacy Day observed (a) Science Express
every year? (b) Science Explorer
(a) 6th September (b) 4th September (c) Science on Wheel
(c) 3rd September (d) 8th September (d) Scientific Explorer
96. ________ country has temporarily closed its 106. Which two IIT’s have been granted IOE status
diplomatic missions in Nigeria. along with DU, BHU and University of
(a) USA (b) South Africa Hyderabad by HRD ministry?
(c) India (d) Japan (a) IIT Mumbai & IIT Kharagpur
(b) IIT Mumbai & IIT Jodhpur
97. Which Indian wrestler has been given top priority (c) IIT Madras & IIT Kharagpur
in World wrestling championship? (d) IIT Jodhpur & IIT Madras
(a) Pawan Kumar (b) Yogeshwar Dutt
(c) Bajarang Punia (d) Pawan Kumar 107. Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu
released a coffee table book on Pravasi Bharatiya
98. Where does India ranks in terms of gold reserves, Samman awardees at New Delhi. What is the
as per the recent survey of World Gold Council? name of that book?
(a) 1st (b) 4th (a) Prestige of India
(c) 10th (d) 8th (b) India’s Pride
(c) Glorious Diaspora – Nation’s Pride
99. Sixth India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue
(d) Glorious Diaspora – Pride of India
2019 will be hosted by which city?
(a) New Delhi (b) Shanghai
108. Which among the following Ministries won the
(c) Jinan (d) Mumbai
Swachh Bharat award in Swachhta Action Plan
100. Which edition of India-Thailand Coordinated category?
Patrol exercise is being hosted by Bangkok? (a) Ministry of Consumer Affairs
(a) 28th (b) 27th (b) HRD Ministry
(c) 26th (d) 25th (c) Ministry of Railways
(d) Ministry of Women and Child
101. Robert Mugabe passed away at the age of 95 on
September 6, 2019. He was a former president of 109. Which operation was carried out by Brazil to
which nation? control the fire in the Amazon rain forest?
(a) Zimbabwe (b) South Africa (a) Operation Fire Fighting
(c) Libya (d) Ghana (b) Operation Save Rain Forest
(c) Operation Green Brazil
102. ICICI Bank has provided $300mn contract to
(d) Operation Anaconda
which company to provide digital technology-led
services?
110. Gagan Narang and Pawan Singh, who recently
(a) Reliance (b) Wipro
received the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar,
(c) Tata (d) Infosys
are the founders of which of the following
103. Which prominent personality has been bestowed academy?
with the Vatican’s ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis (a) Shoot Target Medal
‘ award? (b) Gun for Glory
(a) Narendra Modi (b) Sanjay Rana (c) Gun for Gold
(c) Muhammad Yunus (d) Alok Kumar Sinha (d) Gold India Shooting
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district as a possible site for the state’s second tiger 119. Sri Lanka mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis, who
reserve after the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR)? announced his retirement from all forms of the
(a) Munger (b) Gaya game, was famous for which type of bowling?
(c) Kaimur (d) Rajgir (a) Googly (b) Doosara
(c) Carrom (d) Teesara
112. Gymnothorax andamanensesis’ and
‘Gymnothorax smithi’, which were discovered 120. At which place was a waste plastics to diesel plant
and documented recently, are two new species of inaugurated in August 2019?
which of the followings? (a) Dhanbad (b) Jamnagar
(a) Otter (b) Eel (c) Dehradun (d) Digboi
(c) Bird (d) Snake
121. Space X test-launched an early prototype of which
113. In its bid to protect forests, the Government has rocket dubbed as Star hopper?
taken a decision to establish an International (a) Mars rocket (b) Lunar rocket
Standard Zoo and Biopark on the forest land at (c) ISS Rocket (d) Sun Rocket
Gorewada. Where is this Biopark located?
(a) Nagpur, Maharashtra 122. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the
(b) Raipur, Chhattisgarh Fit India Movement, on whose birth anniversary?
(c) Udupi, Karnataka (a) Deen Dayal Upadhyay
(d) Wayanad, Kerala (b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(c) Major Dhyanchand
114. Which state's product Kandangi Saree was given (d) Milkha Singh
GI tag in August 2019?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka 123. The government has commissioned a Rs. 9.3 crore
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala study to assess the microbial diversity along the
entire length of the which river and test if stretches
115. Who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement of the river contain microbes that may promote
Award under Tenzing Norgay National “antibiotic resistance”?
Adventure Award 2018? (a) Yamuna River
(a) Bachendri Pal (b) Santosh Yadav (b) Ganges River
(c) Arunima Sinha (d) Wangchuk Sherpa (c) Brahmaputra River
(d) Mahanadi
116. Which is the first memorial in the country where
baby care and feeding rooms (baby care and 124. Recently, in which country the remains of 227
lactation rooms) have been provided? children of Chimu people, sacrificed in an
(a) Humayun's Tomb (b) Taj Mahal uncontrollable wave of killings designed to
(c) Charminar (d) Qutub Minar appease ancient gods, have been discovered?
(a) Brazil (b) South Africa
117. Women in Music (WIM) has launched its India (c) Peru (d) Indonesia
chapter to work towards promoting gender parity
and women’s visibility in the Indian music 125. In which country anti-establishment Five Star
industry. The Women in Music is global non- Movement and the centre-left Democratic Party
profit organisation based in: clinched a deal in August 2019 to form a
(a) London (b) New York government and stave off elections?
(c) Paris (d) Vienna (a) Portugal (b) Italy
(c) England (d) Canada
118. Recently, Scientists have announced the landmark
discovery in which country of a nearly complete 126. Who is the author of the book 'Obama - The Call
skull of an early human ancestor dubbed MRD of History'?
that lived 3.8 million years ago, a species boasting (a) Michelle Obama (b) Roger Allers
an intriguing mixture of ape- like and human-like (c) Yolande Brener (d) Peter Baker
characteristics?
(a) Kenya (b) Ethiopia
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127. In which forest reserve, researchers have sighted a 134. In August 2019, in which state a 75-year-old
critically endangered species of tarantula-Peacock woman was killed in a case of Crimean-Congo
Parachute Spider for the first time beyond its haemorrhagic fever?
known habitat in the Eastern Ghats.? (a) Kerala (b) Mizoram
(a) Nagarhole National Park (c) Gujarat (d) Odisha
(b) Anamudi Shola National Park
(c) Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary 135. Chippiparai is the native breed of which of the
(d) Pakkamalai Reserve Forest followings?
(a) Dog (b) Hen
128. Which state has topped the chart in the child well- (c) Goat (d) cow
being index 2019, a tool designed by World Vision
India and IFMR LEAD to measure and track 136. At which place is India hosting the 14th
children’s well- being comprehensively? Conference of Parties (COP14) to the UN
(a) Gujarat (b) Mizoram Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)?
(c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu (a) Gurugram (b) Greater Noida
(c) Jaipur (d) Bangalore
129. Which has become the first country in the world to
issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document 137. Which stadium has been renamed as Arun Jaitley
(BSID), capturing the facial bio-metric data of Stadium?
seafarers? (a) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
(a) India (b) France (b) Dharamshala Stadium
(c) Sri Lanka (d) China (c) Mohali Stadium
(d) Feroz Shah Kotla
130. At which place has the Central Government
approved for the Establishment of an International 138. Where was the seventh Community Radio
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Conference 2019 held?
(CDRI) along with its supporting Secretariat (a) Raipur (b) Jaipur
Office? (c) New Delhi (d) Bhopal
(a) Bangalore
(b) Mumbai 139. According to a recent report, India failed to
(c) New Delhi comply with multiple requirements prescribed in
(d) Thiruvananthapuram the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS)
— a practice mandatory for all members of which
131. Which two countries are claiming their of the following organisation?
sovereignty over Dokdo Island? (a) International Monetary Fund
(a) North Korea and South Korea (b) World Bank
(b) South Korea and Japan (c) World Trade Organization
(c) Japan and China (d) World Custom Organization
(d) China and the Philippines
140. Where was the world's biggest international
132. In August 2019, between which two countries an vocational skills competition 'World Skills Kazan
aerial exercise Shaheen-VIII was held? 2019' held?
(a) Pakistan and China (a) Kazakhstan (b) Russia
(b) Iran and Russia (c) Belarus (d) Ukraine
(c) China and Russia
(d) Indonesia and Philippines 141. Which of the following institutions recently
launched C-Sat-Fi, XGSPON and CiSTB?
133. Crater Mitra has been named after which Indian (a) C-DAC (b) C-DOT
Scientist? (c) ISRO (d) CSIR
(a) Amiya Kumar Mitra
(b) Tushar Kranti Mitra 142. Through which of the followings, the Government
(c) Samaresh Kumar Mitra of India has targeted to provide Wi-Fi in all the
(d) Shishir Kumar Mitra villages of the country with connectivity between
10 mbps to 100 mbps?
(a) Bharat Net (b) Gramnet
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International Trade of Endangered Species (G-7) was held on 24-26 August 2019?
(CITES) in August 2019, giraffe was included on (a) Frankfurt, Germany
Appendix II of CITES? (b) Boston, USA
(a) Geneva (b) Paris (c) Biarritz, France
(c) Sydney (d) Jakarta (d) Edmonton, Canada
144. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has 152. Which country honored Prime Minister Narendra
constituted an 'Advisory Board for Banking Modi with 'The King Hamad Order of the
Frauds' (ABBF) headed by which of the Renaissance'?
followings? (a) Bahrain (b) UAE
(a) Sharad Kumar (c) Oman (d) Saudi Arabia
(b) PJ Thomas
(c) Pradeep Kumar 153. Which country recently reversed its decision to
(d) T.M. Bhasin allow the use of sodium cyanide traps for killing
coyotes and other predators?
145. Recently, in which country a cabinet meeting was (a) USA (b) England
held for the first time through video conferencing? (c) Australia (d) South Africa
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal (d) Maldives 154. The United States has announced the reopening of
the US Consulate after several years in Nuuk.
146. By defeating whom, ace badminton player PV Where is the 'Nuuk' located?
Sindhu created history by winning the gold at the (a) Seychelles (b) Greenland
coveted BWF World Championships 2019? (c) Marshall Island (d) Antarctica
(a) Carolina Marin
(b) Nozomi Okuhara 155. The world's first floating nuclear reactor was
(c) Akane YAMAGUCHI launched on August 23, 2019. What is the name of
(d) Chen Yu Fei this floating reactor?
(a) Akademik Lomonosov
147. In which country the Prime Minister Narendra (b) Joseph Conard
Modi offered prayers at the Shreenathji temple, (c) Polly woodside
the oldest temple in the region, and bought prasad (d) Gepard Gorshkov
with a RuPay card?
(a) UAE (b) France 156. For which of the followings has the 'Radio
Frequency Identification Tag' (RFID) been made
(c) Bahrain (d) Oman
mandatory in Delhi since midnight of August 23,
2019?
148. In which state the Union Textiles Minister Smt
Smriti Irani laid the foundation for the Integrated (a) Commercial vehicles
(b) Cattle
Textiles Tourism Complex on August 26, 2019 in
Nongpoh? (c) Pet animals
(d) Tenants
(a) Manipur (b) Mizoram
(c) Meghalaya (d) Sikkim 157. To develop which city as a world heritage city, the
state government has decided that the Musa river
149. Which state's Banjari village becomes an integral would be revived and connected to the Mangala
part of the digital map of the country? river?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Madhya Pradesh (a) Varanasi (b) Nashik
(c) Maharashtra (d) Jharkhand (c) Puri (d) Ujjain
150. According to a recent report, Kapil Muni temple is 158. What are 'Asomiya Red' and 'Asomiya Green'
facing the threat of rising seas and will be which were in the news recently?
submerged in the next few years. In which area is (a) Chili varities .
this temple located? (b) Muga brands
(a) Western Ghats (b) Rann of Kutch (c) Jute products
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159. Which state has topped the 'Composite Water 168. The Union defence ministry has set up a high-
Management Index 2.0'? powered committee under chairmanship of which
(a) Assam (b) Odisha of the followings to implement the Cabinet
(c) Gujarat (d) Kerala Committee on Security (CCS) decision to create
the post of Chief of Defence Staff?
160. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred (a) General V.P. Mallik
with the "Order of Zayed"-the highest civilian (b) Amit Shah
award of which country? (c) Ajit Doval
(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Qatar (d) General V.K. Singh
(c) Bahrain (d) United Arab Emirates
169. Who among the followings has been appointed as
161. Which is the first country in the Middle East India's batting coach?
where Rupay Card has been launched? (a) Krishnamachari Srikkanth
(a) UAE (b) Saudi Arabia (b) Vikram Rathore
(c) Bahrain (d) Oman (c) Rahul Dravid
(d) Saurabh Ganguly
162. Recently, in which country, forces loyal to
government have taken full control of a key 170. Which country recently unveiled its new air
southern city of Ataq after clashes with defence system called Bawar-373?
separatists? (a) Pakistan (b) Taiwan
(a) Oman (b) Sudan (c) Iran (d) Saudi Arabia
(c) Yemen (d) Iraq
171. Which state's forest department has found rare
163. Who has become the first Asian swimmer to cross species of Himalayan brown bear and white-
the Catalina Channel of America? bellied musk deer during a census conducted at
(a) Satendra Singh Lohia Pangi’s 390-sq km Sechun Tuan Nalla Wildlife
(b) Varun Singh Bhatia Sanctuary?
(c) Suyash Jadhav (a) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Ankur Dhama (b) Uttarakhand
(c) Sikkim
164. Which club won the 129th Durand Cup? (d) Arunachal Pradesh
(a) Mohun Bagan (b) Gokulam Kerala
(c) Mohammedan SC (d) Army Green 172. According to studies by Indian and French
researchers, 14 million years old (Miocene era)
165. Which state was given first rank among 16 states fossils of vertebrate animals, including giraffes,
in the implementation of the National Health mammoths, rhinoceros have been found from
Mission's flagship free medicine scheme? Palsava village. In which state is this village
(a) Madhya Pradesh located?
(b) Rajasthan (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra
(c) Haryana (c) Punjab (d) Mizoram
(d) Chhattisgarh
173. Recently Union Culture Minister released the book
166. Which country launched an unmanned rocket 'The Diary of Manu Gandhi'. Who was known as
carrying a life-size humanoid robot 'FEDOR' to Manu Gandhi?
assist astronauts on the International Space (a) Kasturba Gandhi
Station? (b) Mridula Gandhi
(a) America (b) Israel (c) Sushila Nair
(c) China (d) Russia Answer: (d) Miraben
167. Recently, 'Composite Water Management Index 174. Which of the followings represented India in the
2.0' was released by World Police and Fire Games- 2019 that was held
(a) Central Water Commission from 08-18 August, 2019 at Chengdu, China?
(b) Central Ground Water Board (a) CRPF (b) CISF
(c) NITI Aayog (c) Delhi Police (d) ITBP
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Building of sustainable food value chains for Record'?
Enhanced Food Safety and Quality' held on 21-22 (a) Edward Snowden
August 2019? (b) Julian Assange
(a) Jaipur (b) Ahmedabad (c) Jhumpa Lahiri
(c) New Delhi (d) Mumbai (d) Shashi Tharoor
176. Where did the Amazon open company’s first 183. Scientists in which country will begin trying to
owned office building outside the U.S. and the grow human organs in animals after receiving
single-largest building globally? government permission for the first study of its
(a) Bangalore (b) Mumbai kind in the country?
(c) Hyderabad (d) Manesar (a) Israel (b) China
(c) Japan (d) England
177. Which state's Tribal Development Department
launched Super-50, an academic programme for 184. Jagdeep Dhankar has been sworn in as the
young tribal students aspiring to be doctors and Governor of which state?
engineers? (a) West Bengal (b) Madhya Pradesh
(a) Jharkhand (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Haryana
(b) Odisha
(c) Maharashtra 185. In which state is the Burhachapori Wildlife
(d) Andhra Pradesh Sanctuary located?
(a) Assam (b) Manipur
178. In which country General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (c) Sikkim (d) Odisha
has been appointed as the chairman of the
Transitional sovereign council for the first 21 186. With reference to Nethravati river, consider the
months of the 39-month transition period, until a following statements:
civilian takes over for the remainder? 1. It originates in the Western Ghats.
(a) Yemen (b) Rwanda 2. Netravati river was historically called the
(c) Sudan (d) Burundi Bantwal River.
3. The river flows in the southern Kannada
179. By explaining which article of the Constitution of district of Karnataka. Which of the above
India, the Supreme Court said that directing a statements are correct?
person to part with his voice sample to police was (a) Only 1 and 2
not a violation of his fundamental right to (b) Only 2 and 3
privacy? (c) Only 1 and 3
(a) Article 19 (1) (b) Article 20 (3) (d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Article 21 (2) (d) Article 22 (4)
187. Union Cabinet has given nod to the setting up of
180. Which variety of tea in Assam was auctioned for ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) at which of
Rs. 70, 501 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction the following place?
Centre (GTAC)? (a) Colombo (b) Moscow
(a) Manohari Gold (c) Berlin (d) Bangkok
(b) Assam 1860
(c) Manjolai 188. Narkara, a semi-urban wetland located in which
(d) Golden Tips state, has shrunk a great deal in the past half a
century?
181. On the occasion of 99th Foundation Day of East (a) Manipur
Bengal Club, who received the highest honour (b) Meghalaya
'Bharat Gaurav'? (c) Jammu and Kashmir
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Gujarat
(b) Abhinav Bindra
(c) Kapil Dev 189. Who was conferred with Japan's second highest
(d) Mahendra Singh Dhoni national award 'the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold
and Silver Star' for his contributions to strengthen
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the strategic ties and enhancing mutual
understanding?
(a) S. Jayashankar 195. Where was the third international electric vehicle
(b) Amitabh Bachchan conclave started on August 9, 2019?
(c) Narendra Modi (a) Gurugram (b) Noida
(d) Shyam Saran (c) Shimla (d) New Delhi
190. In which country President Ram Nath Kovind on 196. Which country was affected by the landfall of
August 1, 2019 inaugurated exhibitions on Typhoon Lekima?
Mahatma Gandhi and Khadi at the Ebunjan (a) China (b) Indonesia
Theatre? (c) Oman (d) India
(a) Gabon (b) Zambia
(c) Ethiopia (d) Kenya 197. Which group has recently announced the adoption
of the 'No All-Male Panel' policy to promote
191. 'Niladri Bijay' ritual is associated with which of gender equality?
the following temple? (a) Lancet Journal
(a) Kamakhya temple (b) Department of Science and Technology,
(b) Lord Jagannath Government of India
(c) Vaishno Devi (c) BBC broadcast
(d) Sabarimala Temple (d) United Nations Security Council
192. Which country has planted more than 350 million 198. According to a recent report, with which country's
trees in 12 hours claiming a world record? lunar spacecraft, Tardigrades- water bears were
(a) Indonesia (b) Kenya travelling and despite crash-landing of spacecraft
(c) Ethiopia (d) India on the moon in April 2019, it is believed that they
are almost definitely still alive?
193. Scientists have mapped the genome of the (a) USA (b) Israel
Komodo dragon. Which type of species is (c) China (d) Russia
Komodo dragon?
(a) A species of bear 199. The annual Niraputhari festival was celebrated
(b) A species of snake with traditional fervour at which temple?
(c) A species of lizard (a) Venkateshwara Temple, Tirumala
(d) A species of crocodile (b) Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Trivandrum
(c) Sabarimala Temple, Sabarimala
194. Recently, in which country Kajin Sara lake-located (d) Sri Krishna Temple, Guruvayur
at a height of 5,200 metres, was discovered and is
likely to earn the distinction of the world’s highest 200. Where was the 22nd National Conference on e-
lake? Governance 2019 held?
(a) Nepal (b) Japan (a) Shimla (b) Shillong
(c) Iceland (d) China (c) Dehradun (d) Ahmedabad
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1. (b) is the correct answer. 32. (b) An epaulet is an ornamental piece worn on the
2. (a) is the correct answer. shoulder. Similarly, a tiara is an ornamental piece
3. (c) is the correct answer. worn on the head. Knapsack is carried on the back
4. (b) is the correct answer. but it is not an ornamental piece. Similarly a splint is
5. (b) is the correct answer. used to tie a broken arm together. A noose is a loop
6. (d) is the correct answer. with a running knot whereas a hub is the central part
7. (a) is the correct answer of a wheel.
8. (b) is the correct answer. 33. (b) The words recapitulate and repeat are synonyms.
9. (b) is the correct answer. 'Muster' and 'gather' are synonyms.
10. (b) is the correct answer. 34. (b) ' Offhand' means 'without preparation'. On the other
11. (c) is the correct answer. hand, 'premeditation' means 'to think before or plan
12. (a) is the correct answer. before hand'. These two words are opposites. Of the
13. (b) is the correct answer. given pairs, the only opposite pair is 'Aboveboard'
14. (a) is the correct answer. (which moans without concealment) and 'guile'
15. (d) is the correct answer. which means 'treachery and deceit'. '
16. (a) is the correct answer. 35. (c) ' Guttural' moans 'related to the throat' and 'vernal'
17. (b) is the correct answer. means 'related to spring'.
18. (c) is the correct answer. 36. (b) The passage says that moral principles are said to
19. (c) is the correct answer. share general transformation. As to the principles of
20. (b) is the correct answer. ethics there is no sign of revolution.
21. (a) is the correct answer. 37. (c) The passage says that Darwin may need not change
22. (b) is the correct answer. our ultimate motal ideas.
23. (b) is the correct answer. 38. (c) The passage reveals that Chief Good refers to the
24. (b) is the correct answer. welfare of community realised in its members.
25. (c) is the correct answer. 39. (b) The passage states that Darwinism may force in
26. (d) The correct order is CBAED. some points a correction of our moral views and a
27. (b) The correct order is CBAED. return to Non- Christian and perhaps a Hellenic
28. (c) The correct order is CBAED. Ideal. Moreover, passage says that Christian, ideals
29. (b) The correct order is CBAED. are false.
30. (a) The correct order is CBAED. 40. (a) The passage reveals that die moral code of
31. (a) As bold as brass' arid 'as old as the hills' are well- Christianity, accepted in part; rejected by all saves a
known similes. few fanatics. But passage states that Christian ideals
are false.
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1. (d) (39.99% of + 60.05% of ) × 103 +? = 1 ⇒ ? = 63
5 5
2 1 13. (a) 23.995 % of 299.678 – 45.3% of 89.9009 = ?
(40% of + 60% of ) × 1000 +? ≈ 1 24 45
5 5 ≈ × 300 – × 90 = ?
? = 1 – (0.16 + 0.12) × 1000 100 100
? = 1 – 0.28 × 1000 = 1 – 280 = – 279 ⇒ 72 – 40.5 = ?
⇒ 31.5 = ?
2. (d) 12.992 + √?2 = 11.102 + 14.0092
⇒ ? ≈ 32
132 + ? ≈ 112 + 142 3.98 233.89
? = (121 + 196) – 169 14. (c) × 199.889 + = ? – 56.99
5 99.99
4 234
? = 148 ≈ × 200 + + 57 = ?
5 100
3. (c) (22.99 + 17.01) ÷ 1.998 × 3.997 – 41.998 + 644.199 =? ⇒ 160 + 2.34 + 57 = ?
23 + 17
× 4 – 42 + 644 ≈? ≈ 160 + 2 + 57 = ?
2
? = 20 × 4 – 42 + 644 ⇒ 219 = ?
? = 80 + 644 – 42 = 724 – 42 = 682 15. (d) 44.78 % of 56.04 % of 29.99 – 45.013 % of 9000 = ?
45 56 45
4. (b) (0.000729)1/6 of 302 ÷ 3 + 152 =? ≈ × × 30 – × 9000 = ?
100 100 100
? ≈ (0.3 × 900) ÷ 3 + 225 ⇒ 7.56 – 4050 = ?
270
?= + 225 ⇒ – 4042.44 = ?
3
? = 90 + 225 = 315 ≈ – 4042 = ?
1 7 9
5. 1 of 50.988 +? % of 5500 = 41.9922 + 49.99 16. (a) ( of 5432.33) – 5 + ( of 6929.92) – 5 = ?
16.99 8 10
1 7 𝑥 5432 9 𝑥 6930
1 of 51 +? % of 5500 ≈ 422 + 50 or –5+ –5=?
17 8 10
51 or 7 x 679 – 5 + 9 x 693 – 5 = ?
18 x +? % of 5500 ≈ 1764 + 50
17
or 4753 + 6237 – 10 = ?
54 +? % of 5500 = 1814
? = 4753 + 6227
?% of 5500 = 1814 – 54 = 1760
1760 ? = 10980
? = 100 × = 32 1014.03 503.98
5500
145
17. (c) – 8.99 × 6.89 = ? – + 19.93
12.989 8.99
6. (b) ? ≈ 27 × 5 × – 12 × 4 + 127 – 29
29
≈ 135 × 5 – 48 + 127 – 29 ≈
1014
–9×7=?– + 20
504
= 675 – 48 + 127 – 29 13 9
⇒ 78 – 63 = ? – 56 + 20
= 802 – 77 = 725
⇒ 15 = ? – 36
7. (b) 20.01 × √1024 + 159 =? 2 + 536
⇒ ? = 15 + 36 = 51
20 × √1024 + 159 = ?2 + 536 ? 344 67
18. (b) ≈ = ×
20 × 32 + 159 = ?2 + 536 48 43 1072
1
640 + 159 = ?2 + 536 ⇒ ? = 48 [8 × ]
16
799 – 536 = ?2 ⇒ ? = 24
?2 = 263 19. (a)? = (1824.01 ÷ 18.89) ÷ [16.98 ÷ 25.03] × (594.99 ÷
? = 16.21 ≈ 16 23.99)
8. (d) 25.1 % of 5902 = ? × 55.96 ÷ 3.82 ×20 ⇒ ? ≈ (1824 ÷ 19) ÷ [17 ÷ 25] × (595 ÷ 24)
1 1824 17 595
= 5902 × = ? × 56 ÷ 4 × 20 ⇒?= ÷[ ] ×
4 19 25 24
1476 ÷ 14 ÷ 20 = ? ⇒?=
1824
×
25
×
595
19 17 24
? = 5.27 ≈ 5 35
9. (c) 53.15% of 426 – 30.45% of 745 = ?2 – 512 – √1600 ⇒ ? = 96 × 25 ×
24
53% of 426 – 30% of 745 = ?2 – 512 – 40 ⇒ ? = 4 × 25 × 35
225.78 – 223.5 + 512 + 40 = ?2 ⇒ ? = 3500
?2 = 226 – 223 + 512 + 40 20. (a) √8837 × 20 × 4.25 + √5040 × 10 × 8.75 – √4489 × 5 ×
?2 = 555 1.25 = ?
?2 = 23.55 ≈ 24 ? ≈ √8836× 20 × 4 + √5041 × 10 × 9 – √4489 × 5 × 1
10. (c) 27 × 328 + 37 – ? ≈ 2628 + 37 – 37 × 4 = 94 × 80 + 71 × 90 – 67 × 5
Or, ? ≈ (27 × 328 + 37) – (2628 + 37 – 37 × 4) = (8856 = 7520 + 6390 – 335
+ 37) – (2665 – 148) = 13575
= 8893 – 2517 = 6376 21. (c) 0.003 × 0.9 × 0.005 × 0.2 + 0.008 × 0.5 + 25.85 – 23.05 =
11. (a) 4567.988 – 321.012 + 56.789 – 23.119 = ? ?
≈ 4568 – 321 + 57 – 23 = ? ? = 0.0027 × 0.0001 + 0.0004 + 25.85 – 23.05
⇒ 4281 = ? = 0.00000027 + 0.004 + 2.8
1
12. (d) 48.879 ÷ (546.122 – 538.989) ÷ ? = 1
= 2.8040027 ≈ 3
(728.99)3 22. (c) (2356.237 × 4.9) – 1357.895 + 1124.237 – 425.231 + (35
1
≈ 49 ÷ (546 – 539) ÷ ? = × 1.23) = ?
(729)1/3
⇒
49
=
1 ? = (2356 × 5) – 1358 + 1124 – 425 + (35 × 1)
7x? 9 ? = 11780 – 1358 + 1124 – 425 + 35
7 1
⇒ = S
? 9 E
1
? = 11780 – 624 = 11156 ? ≈ 2222 × 11 + 3333 × 11 + 4444 × 11 + 5555 × 11 – 6666
23. (b) 470.005 × 99.92 + 337.89 + 472.05 – 137.88 × 0.98 = ? × 11
? ≈ 470 × 100 + 338 + 472 – 138 × 1 = 11[2222 + 3333 + 4444 + 5555 – 6666]
? ≈ 47000 + 810 – 138 = 11[2222 + 3333 + 4444 + 5555 – 6666]
? ≈ 47672 = 11 × 8888 = 97768
24. (c) 2222.1 × 11 + 3333.1 × 11.01 + 4444 × 11 + 5555 × 11 –
6666.1 × 11 = ?
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1. (c) Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad launches Indias First September 2019 at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
Maritime Communication Services And CEIR Islands. The five-daylong naval exercise is held
System In India. between Indian Navy (IN), Republic of Singapore
2. (d) Indian Air Force receives Spice-2000 building blaster Navy (RSN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
buster bombs. 19. (c) The Young Scientist Award-2018 was received by
3. (a) Sourabh Verma won Vietnam Open Super 100 title. Dr. Sohini Ganguly, Goa University. She was
4. (b) UNESCO to publish an anthology of Guru Nanak awarded for her significant work in the fields of
Devs writing in world languages. petrology, volcanology, and geochemistry.
5. (a) Rajasthan Government launches Jan Soochna Portal 20. (d) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
2019. launched various initiatives including facilitation
6. (a) Kapil Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of through Margadarshan and Margadarshak, Model
Fame On 11th March 2010. Curriculum for diploma courses, Waste
7. (a) Mayank Vaid becomes first Indian to complete Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women
Enduroman triathlon. Entrepreneurs (WAWE Summit 2019) and 360-
8. (a) Microsoft Bill Gates to Honour PM Modi with degree feedback of faculty. The Waste Management
Annual Goalkeepers Global Goals Award. Accelerators for Aspire Women Entrepreneurs
9. (c) Sumit Nagal became the sixth Indian player to win a (WAWE Summit 2019) aims to promote
junior Grand Slam title. entrepreneurship in waste management and
10. (b) Bharat Electronics Limited to deliver more Akash provide alternatives to single-use plastic carry bags.
missiles to Indian Air Force. 21. (b) A new book titled Being Gandhi written by award-
11. (b) Anjali Singh becomes India's first female military winning author Paro Anand.
diplomat. 22. (c) IIT Bombay ranks among top institutes in QS
12. (b) Indian Government inks allotment pact with West Graduate Employability Rankings
Bengal Power Development Corp for a coal block. 23. (c) Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos have
13. (b) Indian Railways launches massive Shramdaan announced The Climate Pledge. The pledge is a
across the Country. commitment to meet Paris Agreement's goal 10
14. (c) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with years early by achieving net-zero carbon across
Disabilities (DEPwD) of the Ministry of Social Justice businesses by 2040.
and Empowerment has unveiled a Management 24. (a) Indian Army conducted Exercise Changthang Prahar,
Information System ( MIS) for stakeholders of a rare exercise in Eastern Ladakh bordering China.
Accessible India Campaign (AIC ). Such massive exercise is held for the first time in the
15. (d) The 63rd Annual Regular Session of the region. It was conducted at an altitude of 12,000 feet.
International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) 25. (d) Indian wrestlers Deepak Punia won the World
General Conference is being held from 16 September Wrestling Championships 2019 and secured his
to 20 September 2019 at Vienna, Austria. The Indian Olympics quota. He became the fourth Indian
delegation to the conference was headed by Dr. K N wrestler to secure a berth for the Tokyo Olympics
Vyas, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission 2020.
(AEC) and Secretary of Department of Atomic 26. (c) The movie Gully Boy has been selected as India's
Energy. Other highranking officials and official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards. The
representatives from the IAEA Member States are ceremony has been scheduled to take place on 9
participating in the conference. February 2020.
16. (b) Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has awarded 27. (b) India raises the issue of global oil price volatility
Secunderabad junction station with a green with Russia
Platinum rating. The biggest rail hub is the first 28. (c) K Thangaraj has bagged the celebrated J C Satyendra
Indian Railways to be awarded so. The N. Bose Fellowship for his outstanding scientific
Secunderabad station has been awarded as it has contributions within the field of population and
introduced several energy conservation initiatives medical genetics.
and inclusion of modern passenger amenities. 29. (b) Shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal won gold at ISSF
17. (b) World Bamboo Day was observed on 18 September World Cup 2019 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She
every year. It was observed by the World Bamboo became the world champion in the womens 10m Air
Organisation (WBO). The Day aims to raise Pistol event. Yashaswini Singh Deswal defeated
awareness to conserve and promote the bamboo Olena Kostevyc, 2004 Athens Olympic champion, by
industry. The days also aims to bring the potential of finishing 1.9 points ahead of her. With this win, she
bamboo to protect the natural resources and the has secured India's ninth Olympic quota in shooting.
environment and to ensure sustainable utilization of 30. (b) Election Commission of India launches Electors
bamboo. It promotes new cultivation of bamboo for Verification Programme voter verification and
new industries in regions around the world for authentication.
community economic development. 31. (b) Fourth South Asian Speakers Summit organised in
18. (b) SITMEX-19 (Singapore India Thailand Maritime Maldives
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32. (b) Asia VR based Advanced Driver Training Simulator Apte Award for the most effective first novel. He
Centre launched in Chennai. won Sahitya Akademi Award.
33. (d) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced the 48. (d) The first Mega Food Park in Telangana was held at
Global Goalkeeper Award 2019 for Indian Prime Lakkampally village in Nizamabad district. It was
Minister Modi. The award recognizes his goal- inaugurated by the Union Minister for Food
oriented venture plan Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal. The food park
Along with PM Modi, 10 other individuals are to be was promoted by Smart Agro Food Park. The Smart
awarded for their great work. Agro Mega Food Park was set up in 78 acres of land
34. (c) Steve Smith claimed the top spot in ICC Test at a cost of Rs.108.95 crore.
Rankings. 49. (b) Veeru Krishnan, Bollywood actor and renowned
35. (d) Japan woman becomes the first person in the world Kathak dancer, has passed away in Mumbai on 7th
to receive a corneal transplant made from induced September 2019. He is best remembered for his roles
pluripotent stem cells (iPS). The treatment was in n films like Raja Hindustani, Dulhe Raja and
successfully carried out by a team of researchers led Akele Hum Akele Tum among others.
by ophthalmologist Kohji Nishida at Osaka 50. (b) An indigenously-developed Man-Portable Anti-
University. Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) system was
36. (a) The asteroid researchers aim for the smaller body of successfully test-fired on September 11 by Defence
the double Didymos asteroids between Earth and Research and Development Organisation
Mars. For this purpose, NASA is building the (DRDO)The test was conducted at Kurnool, Andhra
Double Asteroid Impact Test, or Dart spacecraft. The Pradesh. The Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided
Double Asteroid Redirection Test is a planned space Missile (MPATGM) is based on the fire-and-forget
probe that will demonstrate the kinetic effects of system. DRDO has developed this missile in
crashing an impactor spacecraft into an asteroid partnership with Bharat Dynamics Limited.
moon for planetary defense purposes. It has been 51. (c) The 25th edition of the Hero Senior Women’s
scheduled to launch in 2021. DART will reach its National Football Championship has started at
target at 6.6 km/s in September 2022. Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh on 10th September
37. (b) Qatar unveils 2022 FIFA World Cup logo round the 2019. Overall 30 teams from across India are
globe participating in the 15-day event. Teams have been
38. (c) Union Minister of state for civil aviation Hardeep divided into 8 groups.
Singh Puri inaugurated a new air traffic control 52. (c) With an aim to provide worldwide commitment and
(ATC) tower at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International action to prevent suicides, World Suicide Prevention
Airport, New Delhi. It is India's tallest ATC Tower. Day (WSPD) is observed every year on the 10th of
39. (b) Iranian army introduces a new homegrown jet- September. The day is hosted jointly by the
propelled drone called Kian. International Association for Suicide Prevention
40. (b) Delhi ranked 118th in EIUs Global Liveability Index (IASP) , World Health Organization (WHO) and the
2019. World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH). The
41. (b) French footballer Eric Cantona felicitated with theme for 2019 WSPD is “Working Together to
UEFA President Award 2019. Prevent Suicide”.
42. (a) The Ashok Leyland Chief Technology Officer N 53. (a) Duleep Trophy is a first-class cricket tournament in
Saravanan got a certificate from the Automotive India. It took place in August and September 2019,
Research Association of India (ARAI) with BS-VI to starting the 2019–20 domestic cricket season in India.
trucks with a heavy solid vehicle weight of 16.2 tons. India Blue were the defending champions. Unlike
43. (a) India ranks 34th in 2019 world travel and tourism the previous three seasons, the tournament was
competitiveness index played as day games, played with a red ball. The
44. (b) Standard Chartered Bank launches new DigiSmart final was initially announced as a day/night match
credit card. with the pink ball. However, the final was changed
45. (c) China has introduced face recognition payments as and was played as a day game. The change was
the country embraces facial payment technology. In attributed due to the players’ preference.
the facial payment technology money, cards, wallet 54. (a) Indian Railways has launched its first-of-its-kind
or smartphones is needed. Using the technology the ‘fun zone’ for kids at the Visakhapatnam railway
customers can simply make a purchase by posing in station in Andhra Pradesh. The aim of this fun zone
front of point-of-sale (POS) machines equipped with is to keep children engaged during long waiting
cameras, after linking an image of their face to a hours at platforms. The fun zone will have all the
digital payment system or bank account. high-tech gaming activities at par with game
46. (b) Anupama Swain won bronze in World Martial Arts parlours. It is an innovative initiative by the Waltair
Mastership Jiu Jitsu 2019. division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) under non-
47. (a) The Novelist Kiran Nagarkar passed away in fare revenue entertaining waiting passengers/kids.
hospital at the age of 77. He suffered from a massive 55. (b) On 9th September 2019, Lasith Malinga from Sri
brain hemorrhage. He was one of Indias greatest Lanka became the first bowler to claim 100 wickets
writers. Nagarkar was distinguished with the HN in Twenty20 International cricket as he struck 4
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Zealand. He surpassed Pakistan spinner Shahid force is to identify technically feasible and
Afridi’s tally of 97 scalps to become the leading T20I economically viable infrastructure projects that can
wicket-taker. Malinga is famous for bowling yorkers be initiated during the current fiscal year.
with his slinging action. 63. (a) The 24th World Energy Congress (WEC-2019) has
56. (b) Gaurvi Singhvi (16) from Udaipur has made India started in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of Sheikh
proud by becoming the world’s youngest open Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the
water swimmer to cross the English Channel in 13 United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of the WEC is
hours and 26 minutes in August 2019. The English to bring together international energy stakeholders,
Channel separates northern France from southern including governments, private and state
England and connects southern part of North Sea to corporations academia and media. The theme of this
the Atlantic Ocean. Congress is ‘Energy for Prosperity’, which also
57. (b) The Chief Editor of the Punjab Kesari Group, Vijay represents the ambitious and dynamic energy
Kumar Chopra has been appointed the chairman of transition of the country.
Press Trust of India (PTI). Chopra succeeded N Ravi, 64. (c) The Happiness Department of Madhya Pradesh
Publisher and former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu. government has decided to set up a TimeBank that
PTI is the largest news agency in India & is would lend currency to an hour, which could be
headquartered in New Delhi. exchanged to learn a new skill without the need for
58. (a) The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently any paper money. It’s a reciprocal service exchange
launched the National Animal Disease Control which uses units of time as a currency. Under the
Programme (NADCP) for eradicating the Foot and scheme, people who have the time can also
Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in the volunteer help needy people. The time banks will
livestock from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. The aim of enable person-to-person, person-to-agency and
the programme is to vaccinate over 500 Million agency-to-agency transactions.
Livestock including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and 65. (b) The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) team of 347
pigs against the disease. It will be implemented for a scientists has won the 2020 ‘Breakthrough Prize in
period of five years till 2024 at a cost of around Rs Fundamental Physics’ for the first image of a
13000 crore. Besides this, PM also launched supermassive black hole. The $3 million prize is also
Swachhta Hi Seva’ Programme 2019 and National known as the ‘Oscars of Science’. The team produced
Artificial Insemination Programme. the world’s first-ever image of a black hole circled by
59. (c) The Kerala government has decided to set up India’s a flame-orange halo of white-hot plasma on the
first international women’s trade centre (iWTC) in Messier 87 (M87) galaxy on 10th April 2019.
Kozhikode to accelerate women entrepreneurship 66. (d) Historic Qutub Minar in New Delhi. With the
and secure gender parity. It is in consonance with illumination, the architectural beauty of the 12th-
the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals century monument will display its historic majesty
(SDGs). The first phase of iWTC is being executed after sunset. The aim to illuminate the historic
under the Gender Park’s “Vision 2020”. It is monuments is to showcase monuments during late
scheduled to be completed by 2021. evenings & to enhance the visitor experience. The
60. (c) Scientists have found water in the atmosphere of a Qutb Minar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site & is
potentially habitable super-Earth. The exoplanet, one of the most visited historical sites in the national
named K2-18b, is twice the size and eight times the capital.
mass of Earth. The exoplanet, named K2-18b, is 67. (b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first
twice the size and eight times the mass of Earth. It is Indian Prime Minister to visit Vladivostok, the far-
the first planet outside the solar system. K2-18b also east region of Russia. The Prime Minister will be
lies within the habitable zone of its star, which participating in the annual India-Russia Annual
means it will have the right temperature for liquid Summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as
water to exist on the surface of the planet and well as attend the Eastern Economic Forum in
potentially support life. Vladivostok during his two-day visit.
61. (c) Anil Agarwal, Chairman of Vedanta Resources was 68. (c) Chennai’s Geographical Indications Registry (GIR)
bestowed with a lifetime achievement award at has granted coveted Geographical Indication (GI)
prestigious Annual Asian Achievers Awards in tag to Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree from Tamil
London, UK. Asian Achievers Awards are hosted by Nadu. With this, the total number of indigenous
Asian Business Publications Ltd (ABPL). ABPL are products that have been accorded GI tag from Tamil
publishers of Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar. It Nadu becomes 31.
acknowledges outstanding work done by 69. (a) Virat Kohli has become India’s most successful Test
individuals fin any professions and businesses captain after the Indian team won the match against
within the Asian and UK’s Asian community. West Indies by 257 runs in Jamaica. It was India’s
62. (c) A special task force has been set up by the Central 28th win in 48 Tests, led by Virat Kohli. He has
government for drawing up a roadmap for ‘National surpassed Mahendra Singh Dhoni, where India
Infrastructure Pipeline’ (NIP) of Rs.100 lakh crore winning score was 27 out of 60 Test matches.
from the financial year 2019-20 to 2024-25. Economic 70. (a) Union Government is celebrating the entire month
Affairs Secretary Atanu Chakraborty will head the of September as “Rashtriya Poshan Maah”
Task Force. The objective behind setting up this task (National Nutrition Month) to emphasise the S
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need for healthy nutrition. This initiative is aimed at 79. (d) People of western Odisha districts recently
sensitising the public on healthy eating, addressing celebrated agrarian festival ‘Nuakhai’ with great
the twin issues of malnutrition and undernutrition pomp and gaiety by the. The Nuakhai Juhar is a
and obesity in some sections and also intensifying major ritual of the festival. It is an exchange of
existing nationwide campaign for ‘malnutrition-free greetings with friend relative and well-wishers.
India‘. 80. (c) The 4th South-Asian Speaker’s Summit was recently
71. (a) The 14th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the held in Male, Maldives. The summit was meant to
United Nations Convention to Combat achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The
Desertification (UNCCD COP 14) started on 2nd Indian delegation in the summit was represented by
September 2019. Ministers and representatives of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Deputy Chairman
governments, intergovernmental and non- of the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh Narayan Singh.
government organizations, scientists, women and 81. (d) The Union Cabinet has approved infusion of capital
youth from197 parties are attending this summit. worth Rs 4,557 crore by the central government in
72. (a) Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health, IDBI Bank. The decision to infuse capital in IDBI
inaugurated the 72nd session of the World Health Bank is expected to help in completing the process
Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for of IDBI Bank’s turnaround and enable its return to
South-East Asia in New Delhi. At this meeting, the profitability.
member nations will have a discussion about the 82. (b) India has announced a contribution of $22 million to
strengthening of emergency preparedness GFTAM for 2020-22. India stands firm to its long-
capacities, cervical cancer, eliminating measles as standing partnership with Global Fund and its
well as addressing the high burden of tuberculosis commitment to eliminate AIDS, Tuberculosis and
(TB). Malaria. With an investment of nearly $2 billion so
73. (b) A unique project was launched by Khadi and Village far, Global Fund support has made a significant
Industries Commission (KVIC) in Varanasi. This contribution in attaining India’s targets related to
machine is called ‘Terracotta Grinder’ that will grind HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria reduction as well as
the wasted and broken pottery items for re-using in shoot up country’s fight against these diseases.
pottery-making. According to an estimate, the cost 83. (c) India has taken over the AWEB Chair from Romania
of one tractor trolley of clay is Rs 2,600 in the for a two year period.AWEB is a multilateral
Varanasi area. The potter will make a saving of at platform for election management bodies from
least Rs 520. across the world to share best electoral practices.
74. (c) An alert was declared in Rajasthan after two Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora
suspected cases of deadly Crimean Congo assumed Chairmanship of Association of World
haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) surfaced in Jodhpur. Election Bodies (A-WEB) for the term 2019-21.
The authorities suspect that the children might have 84. (a) Every year on 2nd of September World Coconut Day
contracted the disease from their father, who is (WCD) is observed to increase coconut farming with
currently undergoing treatment in Ahmedabad. a focus on productivity and product diversification.
75. (b) The International Day of Charity is observed The theme for the 2019 World Coconut day is
globally on 5 September to recognise the role of ‘Coconut for Family Wellness’.
charity in alleviating human suffering. The Day 85. (a) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has announced
commemorates the works of charitable the removal of all limits on nuclear research and
organisations and individuals including Mother development. It is the third major step to scale down
Teresa. commitments to the 2015 nuclear accord with world
76. (a) E-commerce giant Amazon India recently powers.
announced to eliminate single-use plastic from its 86. (a) Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry has decided to
packaging by June 2020. The move came after PM ban single-use plastic in its various departments as
Narendra Modi urged people to avoid the use of well as the public sector units under its
single-use plastic in order to protect the administration from September 15.
environment. 87. (b) Vienna topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s
77. (b) Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine of Jammu and Kashmir Global Liveability Index 2019 for the second year in
was named as India’s ‘Best Swachh Iconic Place’. a row. 150 cities around the world are ranked by the
President Ram Nath Kovind will present the award Economist’s index, giving them a ranking across 30
to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) factors, which is then used to create a weighted score
on September 6, 2019, during the ‘Swachh between one and 100.
Mahotsav’. 88. (c) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced
78. (c) The FIFA world cup 2022 will be hosted for the first- that India’s High Commissioner to South Africa,
ever time by a Gulf nation, Qatar. It will be the 22nd Jaideep Sarkar, has been concurrently accredited as
edition of the FIFA World Cup. Qatar recently the country’s next High Commissioner to the
released the official emblem for the 2022 FIFA World Kingdom of Lesotho, with residence in Pretoria.
Cup. The football World Cup will begin on 89. (b) Huawei recently accused the US government of
November 21, 2022. The final will be played on launching cyber-attacks to infiltrate its internal
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Huawei also accused the US of unlawfully detaining like infrastructure, resource conservation, energy,
its staff and trying to coerce and entice its staff to pharmaceuticals, high-tech, and policy
turn against it but did not offer any evidence for the coordination.
allegations. 100. (a) The 28th edition of India-Thailand Coordinated
90. (a) Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has become the first Patrol is being conducted between the Indian Navy
teenager to qualify for the US Open semi-finals in a (IN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) during 5 – 15
decade. Andreescu defeated Belgium’s Elise September 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. For this
Mertens to qualify for the semi-finals. She will be purpose, IN Dornier arrived at Bangkok along with
fighting for the finals spot against twelfth seed aircrew.
Belinda Bencic. 101. (a) Robert Mugabe, former Zimbabwe President passed
91. (b) Teacher’s Day is celebrated across India on away at the age of 95 on September 6, 2019. Robert
September 5 to commemorate the birth anniversary Mugabe had ruled Zimbabwe for almost four
of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second decades before he was ousted from power in a
President of India. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was military coup two years ago.
born on September 5, 1988. 102. (b) The digital transformation and IT services major,
92. (c) India’s highest run-scorer in the Test series against Wipro Limited has bagged a strategic contract
West Indies, Hanuma Vihari jumped up 40 places to valued at $300 million from the ICICI Bank to
be placed at no. 30 in the latest ICC Test Ranking just provide digital technology-led services. Under the
after six Tests. Vihari amassed a total of 289 runs in contract, Wipro will offer a comprehensive suite of
4 innings at an average of 96.33, including one services to ICICI Bank for the next 7 years.
century and two fifties, out of which one score was 103. (c) Professor Muhamad Yunus, Nobel Laureate from
93. Bangladesh has been awarded the ‘Lamp of Peace of
93. (d) IIT Kharagpur has been selected for setting up a Saint Francis ‘ award by the Vatican for his
Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help contribution towards establishing peace and
Institute (SATHI), a Department of Science and harmony. The ceremony recently took place at the
Technology initiative of Centre. Centre has allotted historic Papal Basilica of Assisi in Italy.
an amount of Rs.125 crore over a period of financial 104. (a) The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
years (starting from 2019-20) for the purpose has partnered with State Bank of India (SBI) for
(starting from 2019-20) for the purpose. direct transfer of benefits electronically into the bank
94. (c) First National Conference on Cyber Crime account of stakeholders. As per the pact, SBI will
Investigation and Cyber Forensics is being held on provide e-payment services directly to bank
4-5 September 2019 at Central Bureau of accounts of all ESIC beneficiaries and payees
Investigation (CBI) headquarters in New Delhi. It without any manual intervention as an integrated
was inaugurated by CBI Director Rishi Kumar and automated process.
Shukla. 105. (b) SCIENCE EXPLORER – Leh’s 1st ever Mobile
95. (d) International Literacy Day is celebrated across the Science Exhibition was flagged off by Union
world on September 8 every year to highlight Minister of State for Culture and Tourism
improvements in world literacy rates. The Day aims (Independent charge), Prahlad Singh Patel. NCSM
to mobilise public opinion in favour of struggle jointly with Department of Science &Technology
against illiteracy. (DST), Government of India simultaneously carried
96. (b) South Africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic out the National launch of 25 new Mobile Science
missions in Nigeria following reprisal attacks by Exhibition buses for Aspirational Districts of India
Nigerians triggered by xenophobic violence in South with an aim to create scientific awareness among the
Africa. South Africa’s Foreign Minister, Naledi rural children.
Pandor, called the violence an embarrassment for 106. (c) IIT Madras, Banaras Hindu University, IIT
her country. Kharagpur, University of Delhi and the University
97. (c) India’s top wrestler Bajrang Punia has been handed of Hyderabad have been awarded Institutions of
the top priority in the men’s 65kg freestyle category Eminence status by HRD ministry. Institutions of
at the World Championships, slated to begin in Nur- Eminence scheme has been launched in order to
Sultan, Kazakhstan from September 14. Two-time implement the commitment of Union Government
Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar remains India’s to empower Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs)
only gold medallist at the Worlds. and to help them become world-class teaching and
98. (c) According to the World Gold Council, India has research institutions, as announced by Union
gold reserves totalling 618.2 tonnes, which is Finance Minister Late Arun Jaitely in his budget.
marginally higher than the Netherlands’ reserves of 107. (d) Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu released
612.5 tonnes. India has pipped the Netherlands to a coffee table book “Glorious Diaspora – Pride of
move into the list of top ten countries in terms of India” at New Delhi. The book contains the brief
total gold reserves. profiles of recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman
99. (a) Sixth India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue will Awards (PBSA) from 2003 to 2019.
be held from 7th September 2019 in New Delhi, 108. (c) Ministry of Railways won the Swachh Bharat award
India. This three-day Dialogue will witness round in the category of Swachhta Action Plan. The
table meetings of Joint Working Groups on sectors award was conferred by President Ram Nath S
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Kovind in a ceremony in New Delhi on September 6, Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai. The
2019. Dindigul locks are known throughout the world for
109. (c) As fires rage through Brazil’s Amazon forests, the their superior quality and durability, so much so that
government led by President Jair Bolsonaro had even the city is called Lock City. More than 3,125
rejected criticism of its handling of the situation and lock manufacturing units are limited to an area of 5
rebuffed a pledge by the G-7 to fund $20 million for km in and around Dindigul. They are concentrated
the fire-fighting operation, named “Operation Green in Nagelnagar, Nallampatti, Kodaiparailpatti,
Brazil". More than 26,000 forest fires were recorded Kamalapatti and Yagappanpatti. The abundance of
in the Amazon till August 2019— the highest iron in this region is the reason for the growth of the
number in a decade. industry. There are over 50 varieties of locks made
110. (b) Gun for Glory is a world class shooting academy. It by the artisans using raw materials such as MS flat
is an initiative started by Padmashri Gagan Narang plates and brass plates procured from the nearby
and Shri Pawan Singh to promote shooting sport. towns, including Madurai and Salem. The Kandangi
Gagan Narang and Pawan Singh initiated Gun for sarees are manufactured in the entire Karaikudi
Glory in 2011, to make shooting easily accessible for taluk in Sivaganga district. They are characterised by
everyone. Both received the Rashtriya Khel large contrast borders and some are known to have
Protsahan Puraskar from the President Ram Nath borders covering as far as two-thirds of the saree
Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, which is usually around 5.10 m-5.60 m in length.
2019. Worn in summer, these cotton sarees are usually
111. (c) Officials of the Bihar government have identified bought by customers in bulk.
forests in Kaimur as a possible site for the state’s 115. (d) The President presented the Tenzing Norgay
second tiger reserve after the Valmiki Tiger Reserve National Adventure Award along with National
(VTR). The need for a second reserve arose as the Sports Award on August 29, 2019. Mr. Wangchuk
VTR was nearing saturation point. Bihar’s sole tiger Sherpa was awarded the Lifetime Achievement
reserve currently has the capacity to manage nearly Award . Wangchuk Sherpa has scaled the world's
50 tigers. According to the latest census, there are 31 highest peak, Mount Everest, thrice. Sherpa has
tigers in VTR.The first initiative to develop Kaimur scaled more than 20 national and international peaks
into a second tiger reserve was made in 2018 by the in his service career. He has been a part of various
then Kaimur DFO Satyajeet Kumar, who had sent a rescue operations in the Himalayas, including the
proposal to the forest department after he sighted 2003 Panchachuli disaster in which eight bodies of
two tigers, their pug marks and the corpses of deer mountaineers were successfully retrieved from the
and other prey animals killed by tigers in 2017. icy heights.
112. (b) Estuarine Biology Regional Centre (EBRC) of the 116. (b) The Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has discovered and (Independent Charge), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
documented two new species of marine eel in inaugurated a Water Conservation system and
August 2019. These two species have been named Babycare & Feeding Room at the premises of Taj
‘Gymnothorax andamanensesis’ and ‘Gymnothorax Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh on August 29, 2019.
smithi’. Gymnothorax andamanensesis is a short 117. (b)Women in Music (WIM), a New York-based global
brown un-patterned moray eel. Two specimens of non-profit has launched its India chapter to work
this eel were caught at 2-metre deep waters in the towards promoting gender parity and women’s
south Andaman coast by J. Praveenraj. Till now, 10 visibility in the Indian music industry. Priyanka
species of short brown unpatterned moray eels have Khimani, chair of India chapter, said WIM would
been discovered in the world, out of which two were work to attain 50-50 representation in the music
found in Indian waters. Gymnothorax smithi is a industry, a goal the organisation has been working
new white-spotted moray eel and its first specimen on since it was established in New York in 1985.
was found from the 200-metres deep waters of the 118. (b) Scientists have announced the landmark discovery
Arabian Sea . in Ethiopia of a nearly complete skull of an early
113. (a) In its bid to protect forests, the Government has human ancestor that lived 3.8 million years ago, a
taken a decision to establish an International species boasting an intriguing mixture of ape-like
Standard Zoo and Biopark on the forest land at and human-like characteristics. The fossil dubbed
Gorewada, Nagpur. The Zoo will have attractions MRD, which provides insight into a pivotal period
like Bio Park, Indian Safari, African Safari, Night for the evolutionary lineage that eventually led to
Safari, Research, Education and Training, facilities modern humans, belongs to the species
for tourists, etc. The Government of Maharashtra has Australopithecus anamensis, which first appeared
accorded permission for establishing the roughly 4.2 million years ago. This species is
International Zoo, through Forest Development considered the direct ancestor of Australopithecus
Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (FDCM. Ltd.), afarensis, the species best known from the famous
Nagpur. partial skeleton nicknamed ‘Lucy’ unearthed in
114. (c) Two well-known products from Tamil Nadu — 1974, about 56 km from the site in the Afar region of
Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree — have been Ethiopia where the MRD skull was found in 2016.
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119. (c) Sri Lanka mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis on where scores more sacrificed children have been
August 28, 2019 announced his retirement from all found in recent years. Scientists have been
forms of the game. The 34-year old, who made his excavating the site in Huanchaco, a coastal town
debut for Sri Lanka in 2008 and last played near Trujillo, since last year. They were killed by the
international cricket in 2015, took 288 wickets for his Chimu people, whose culture dominated the
country across the three formats. Famous for his northern coast of Peru between the 13th and 15th
‘carrom ball’, Mendis snapped up 70 wickets in 19 centuries before the arrival of the Inca.
Tests, 152 in 87 ODIs and 66 in 39 T20Is, but he Archaeologists believe the Chimu sacrificed their
couldn’t prolong his career due to injuries and loss children to appease their gods during a long period
of form. of extremely disruptive wet weather.
120. (c) Union Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. 125. (b) Italy’s anti-establishment Five Star Movement and
Harsh Vardhan and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, the centre-left Democratic Party clinched a deal on
Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated a waste plastics August 28,2019 to form a government and stave off
to diesel plant in Dehradun on August 27, 2019. The elections in Eurozone’s third largest economy. Five
plant has been set up in Indian Institute of Petroleum Star (M5S) said the coalition would be led by
whose scientists will process waste plastics into fuel. outgoing Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who had
It has the capacity to produce 800-litre diesel from resigned following the collapse of the populist
one tonne of plastic. It has been set up at a time government. The deal between the two historic
various countries are working towards a plastic-free enemies is set to bring to an end what Italian
world. He said it is another achievement of the newspapers have dubbed “the craziest crisis ever”.
Institute after successfully producing biofuel for 126. (d) A new book on Barack Obama will give an in-depth
aircraft. account of the former U.S. President’s years in office,
121. (a) Space X test-launched an early prototype of the while examining his legacy. Obama: The Call of
company’s Mars rocket on August 27, 2019. The History is written by Peter Baker of The New York
prototype, dubbed Star hopper, rose about 500 feet Times.
off its launch pad and propelled itself some 650 feet 127. (d) In an interesting find, researchers have sighted a
onto an adjacent landing platform, completing a critically endangered species of tarantula for the first
low-altitude test. time beyond its known habitat in the Eastern Ghats.
122. (c) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on August 29, The spider belonging to the genus Poecilotheria,
2019 launched the Fit India Movement, on the commonly known as the Peacock Parachute Spider
occasion of National Sports Day-birthday of Major or Gooty Tarantula was spotted by a team of
Dhyanchand at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, researchers of the Puducherry-based Indigenous
New Delhi, in the presence of thousands of people Biodiversity Foundation (IBF) in the Pakkamalai
from all walks of life. The Prime Minister said that Reserve Forests near Gingee in Villupuram district.
‘Fit India Movement’ should become a national goal. 128. (c) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and
In an effort to inspire the nation, the Prime Minister Puducherry topped the charts in the child well-
said that Fit India Movement may have been started being index, a tool designed to measure and track
by the government but it is the people who have to children’s well-being comprehensively. Kerala has
take the lead and make it a success. Envisioned by topped the index while Madhya Pradesh was the
the Prime Minister, the nation-wide Fit India worst performing state. Meghalaya, Jharkhand and
Movement aims to motivate every Indian to Madhya Pradesh featured at the bottom of the list,
incorporate simple, easy ways of staying fit in their according to a report released by the non-
everyday life. government organisation World Vision India and
123. (b) The government has commissioned a Rs. 9.3 crore research institute IFMR LEAD on August 27, 2019.
study to assess the microbial diversity along the The report is an attempt to look at how India fairs on
entire length of the Ganga and test if stretches of the child well-being using a composite child well-being
2,500 km long river contain microbes that may index.
promote “antibiotic resistance”. The project, 129. (a) India has become the first country in the world to
expected to last two years, is to be undertaken by issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID),
scientists at the Motilal Nehru Institute of capturing the facial bio-metric data of seafarers. The
Technology, Allahabad; the National Environmental new card is in confirmation of the Convention No.
Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur; 185 of the International Labour Organisation on
Sardar Patel Institute of Science & Technology, BSID. India ratified the Convention in October 2015.
Gorakhpur, as well as start-up companies, Phixgen 130. (c) The Central Government on August 28, 2019 gave
and Xcelris Labs. The latter two provide genome ex-post facto approval for the Establishment of an
sequencing services, which in this case will involve International Coalition for Disaster Resilient
mapping the genomes of the microbes sampled. Infrastructure (CDRI) along with its supporting
124. (c) The remains of 227 children, sacrificed in an Secretariat Office in New Delhi. The proposal was
“uncontrollable” wave of killings designed to approved by the Prime Minister on August 13, 2019.
appease ancient gods, have been discovered in Peru. The CDRI is proposed to be launched at the UN
It is believed to be the biggest single such discovery Climate Action Summit in New York, USA on
anywhere in the world – but took place in a region September 23, 2019. Organized by the UN S
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Secretary General, this event will bring together the theme of this year’s Sammelan was ‘Community
largest number of Heads of States to generate Radio for SDGs’.
commitments for combating the effects of climate 139. (a) According to the IMF’s “Annual Observance Report
change and resulting disasters, and will provide the of the Special Data Dissemination Standard for
high-level visibility required for the CDRI. The 2018”, India failed to comply with multiple
CDRI will established as a Society under The requirements prescribed in the Special Data
Societies Registration Act, 1860 in New Delhi as Dissemination Standard (SDDS) — a practice
‘CDRI Society’ or similar name as per availability. mandatory for all IMF members — whereas
131. (b) South Korea's navy had launched a drill around a comparable economies comprising the BRICS
group of small islands claimed by both Tokyo and grouping of Brazil, China, South Africa and Russia
Seoul as the feud between the countries escalates. have maintained a near impeccable record in the
According to Japan, the islands are "obviously" part same period. Also, India’s non- compliance in
of its territory. Japan slammed a two-day military multiple categories in 2018 and to an extent in 2017
drill launched by South Korea as "unacceptable" on breaks with an otherwise near perfect dissemination
August 26, 2019, after Seoul announced that its record. The IMF launched the SDDS initiative in
naval, air and army forces would take part in the 1996 to guide members to enhance data
maneuvers around the group of disputed islands transparency and help financial market participants
called Takeshima in Japanese and Dokdo in Korean. with adequate information to assess the economic
132. (a) China and Pakistan hold air-to-air war games close situations of individual countries. India subscribed
to the Indian border near Ladakh. Chinese J10 and to the SDDS on December 27, 1996.
Pakistani JF-17s participated in an aerial exercise 140. (b) The world’s biggest international vocational skills
Shaheen-VIII around 300 km north of Leh city at a competition, World Skills Kazan 2019 was held at
place called Hotan City. The Indian Air Force kept a Kazan, Russia. It was inaugurated on August 24,
close eye on the activities of the exercise for which 2019. The 48-member Indian team, resplendent in
the Pakistani JF-17 planes passed through the colourful attire, wowed spectators as they walked
Skardu airbase in Gilgit Baltistan area. through the parade along with 62 other participating
133. (d) Crater Mitra has been named after professor Sisir countries.
Kumar Mitra, an Indian physicist and Padma 141. (b) The Government on August 26, 2019 reiterated its
Bhushan recipient known for his pioneering work in commitment in providing Wi-Fi in all the villages
the field of ionosphere and Radiophysics. The name through Gram Net with connectivity between
was given by Working Group for Planetary System 10mbps to 100 mbps speed. Delivering a keynote
Nomenclature (WGPSN), part of International address at the 36th Foundation Day celebrations of
Astronomical Union (IAU), after a successful review C-DOT in New Delhi. Bharat Net also plans to
in 1970, seven years after the death of Mitra. provide 1 GBPS connectivity, which can be
134. (c) A 75-year-old woman was killed in Gujarat in a case expanded up to 10 GBPS and C-DOT’s XGS-PON
of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. The disease launched on August 26, 2019, will help in a great
has made an appearance in Gujarat after three years. way to achieve this. The Minister launched C-DOT’s
A zoonotic viral disease transmitted from animals to latest innovations, “C-Sat-Fi (C-DOT Satellite WiFi”,
humans by a tick that kills. It has a fatality rate of up “XGSPON (10 G Symmetrical Passive Optical
to 30% of those infected. Network)” and “C-DOT’s Interoperable Set Top Box
135. (a) Chippiparai is the native dog breed of Southern (CiSTB).
Tamil Nadu. Chippiparai has already gained 142. (b) The Government on August 26, 2019 reiterated its
istinction as a universal donor of canine blood. commitment in providing Wi-Fi in all the villages
136. (b) India is hosting the 14th Conference of Parties through Gram Net with connectivity between
(COP14) to the UN Convention to Combat 10mbps to 100 mbps speed.
Desertification (UNCCD) from 2-13 September 2019 143. (a) Delegates at the World Wildlife Conference in
at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. Geneva voted to list giraffes on Appendix II of the
137. (d) Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi will be renamed Convention on International Trade in Endangered
as Arun Jaitley Stadium in memory of its former Species (CITES). Countries will now be required to
president who passed away on August 25, 2019. issue non-detriment findings before exporting or
DDCA, said that the renaming will take place on on importing giraffe parts. This means that in order to
September 12 at a function where a stand at the get permits, a scientific authority of the state must
Stadium will also be named after India captain Virat decree that the trade will not be detrimental to the
Kohli, as announced earlier. survival of the species. It range through 21 sub-
138. (c) The Seventh Community Radio Sammelan was held Saharan African countries. Six of the range states —
at Dr. BR Ambedkar Bhawan, New Delhi from 27th Central African Republic, Chad, Kenya, Mali, Niger
to 29th August, 2019. The Sammelan was organized and Senegal — submitted the proposal to curtail
by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and indiscriminate trading of giraffe parts. The U.S.,
witnessed participation of all operational E.U., New Zealand, much of South and Central
Community Radio Stations across the country. The America and 32 African nations supported the
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144. (d) The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has digital villages of this kind will be planned by the
constituted Advisory Board for Banking Frauds ministry.
(ABBF) to examine bank fraud of over 50 crore 150. (d) The Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island in the
rupees and recommend action. The panel in its Sunderbans, where a large number of devotees
previous avatar called the Advisory Board on Bank, gather every year during the Gangasagar fair, is
Commercial and Financial Frauds. The ABBF facing the threat of rising seas and will be
headed by former Vigilance Commissioner T M submerged in the next few years. The temple located
Bhasin has been formed in consultation with the RBI 400 metres from the sea. According to legend, King
and it will function as the first level of examination Bhagirath, after a long penance, brought the Ganga
of all large fraud cases before recommendations or down from the Himalayas to liberate his ancestors,
references are made to the investigative agencies by who were burnt to ashes in front of the Kapil Muni
the respective Public Sector Banks. temple on Sagar Island. It is also believed that the
145. (c) In Nepal, for the first time, a cabinet meeting was temple is located at the point where the river meets
held through video conferencing. Prime Minister K the sea.
P Sharma Oli took part in the meeting from 151. (c) The 45th Annual Group of 7 Summit was held on 24-
Singapore through video conferencing on August 26 August 2019 at Biarritz, France. Prime Minister
26, 2019. He is currently in Singapore for his Narendra Modi participated as a special invitee. The
treatment. In a tweet Mr Oli said that first time it growing U.S.-China trade war took centre stage in
became possible to participate in a cabinet meeting this summit.
through telepresence. Prime Minister Oli thanked 152. (a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 24, 2019
his all cabinet colleagues, officials and staff of Prime was honoured with “The King Hamad Order of the
Minister's Office and technology and technicians for Renaissance” as he held talks with Bahrain King
making it possible. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on bilateral, regional
146. (b) Ace badminton player PV Sindhu creates history by issues. Mr. Modi is the first Indian PM to visit the
winning the gold at the coveted BWF World country.
Championships. Becoming the first-ever Indian 153. (a) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
badminton player to achieve this feat, Sindhu beat reversed its decision to allow the use of sodium
familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a lop- cyanide traps for killing coyotes and other predators
sided finals, on August 25, 2019. The 24-year old in the United States. The traps, which are called ‘M-
Indian shuttler won 21-7 21-7 in the summit clash 44’ traps, look like lawn sprinklers but spray deadly
that lasted for just about 38 minutes. Definitely a cyanide when triggered by animals attracted by bait.
huge victory for PV Sindhu who represented India The decision comes after a boy in Idaho was injured
in its truest spirit of patriotism. in 2017 when he encountered an M-44. The traps are
147. (c) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 25, 2019 used by the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife
launched a $4.2-million redevelopment project for Services to kill coyotes and other livestock
the 200-year-old Sri Krishna temple here, and said it predators.
manifested the strong ties between India and 154. (b) The Donald Trump administration is planning to
Bahrain. Mr. Modi, the first Indian Prime Minister to open a U.S. consulate in Greenland for the first time
visit the key Gulf nation, offered prayers at the in decades amid increased strategic and economic
Shreenathji temple, the oldest temple in the region, interest in the Danish territory. The State
and bought prasad with a RuPay card, which he Department said in a letter to Congress that re-
launched in the UAE on August 24, 2019. establishing a consulate in Nuuk is part of a broader
148. (c) The Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani on plan to increase the U.S. presence in the Arctic. The
August 26, 2019 laid the foundation stone of the U.S. has a “strategic interest in enhancing political,
Integrated Textiles Tourism Complex at Nongpoh, economic, and commercial relationships across the
Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya in the presence of Chief Arctic region.
Minister Conrad K Sangma. The complex and the 155. (a) Russia on August 23, 2019 launched the world's first
activities therein have been funded by the floating nuclear reactor and send it on an epic
Government of India so that the art of Meghalaya journey across the Arctic, despite environmentalists
prospers. warning of serious risks to the region. Loaded with
149. (b) Banjari village of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh nuclear fuel, the Akademik Lomonosov left the
on August 23, 2019 becomes an integral part of the Arctic port of Murmansk to begin its 5,000 kilometre
digital map of the country. It is the first village in the voyage to northeastern Siberia. Nuclear agency
state to be associated with Digital India, the Prime Rosatom says the reactor is a simpler alternative to
Minister's ambitious project. Ministry of Electronics building a conventional plant on ground that is
and Information Technology plans to build 1000 frozen all year round, and it intends to sell such
digital villages across the country in this phase, reactors abroad.
starting from Banjari Gram Panchayat of Madhya 156. (a) Starting midnight on August 23, commercial
Pradesh. Akodara village of Sabarkantha district of vehicles entering Delhi will have to mandatorily
Gujarat is the first digital village in the country. In bear radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) tags
the next five years, under this campaign, one lakh to get through toll plazas at 13 border points in
the city. Those failing to do so will face strict S
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penalties. Vehicles entering the city without these 162. (c) In Yemen, forces loyal to government have taken full
tags will have to pay double the toll as penalty in the control of a key southern city of Ataq after clashes
first week, four times the amount in the second week with separatists. The capital of oil-rich Shabwa
and six times the amount in the third week. province was previously divided between the
Following this, commercial vehicles without RFID government forces of Saudi-backed President Abed
tags will not be allowed in the city. The system, put Rabbo Mansour Hadi and a separatist militia. The
in place following directions of the Supreme Court, infighting between Hadi's forces and the UAE-
is poised to reduce congestion at the toll plazas and backed separatists erupted in August 2019.
help bring down pollution levels by banning 163. (a) Divyang Satendra Singh Lohia from Madhya
vehicles that are over 10 years old. Pradesh has become the first Asian swimmer to
157. (c) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on August cross the Catalina Channel of America. Satendra
23, 2019 stressed the need to strengthening the holds the Asian record of crossing both the English
security features of Shree Jagannath Temple and and Catalina channels. Gwalior born Satendra led
announced a package of Rs. 500 crore to develop the Indian Para Relay team along with five team
Puri as a world heritage city. Under the package, the mates and crossed the Catalina Channel in 11 hours
Musa river would be revived and connected to the 34 minutes. At that time , the water temperature was
Mangala river (Rs. 85 crore) and the focus would be around 13 degrees Celsius.
on restoring the natural ecology and recreational 164. (b) In football, Gokulam Kerala FC won the 129th
activities at the river edge. Durand Cup, defeating heavyweights Mohun Bagan
158. (d) Assam’s small tea growers, who account for more 2-1 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. With today's
than half of the State’s annual tea production of 692 win, Gokulam Kerala became the first club from the
million kg, have come together to launch ‘Asomiya state in 22 years to clinch the tournament.
Red’ and ‘Asomia Green’ — two handmade organic 165. (b) The National Health Mission has given first rank to
brands tea brands. There are more than 70,000 small Rajasthan among 16 States in the implementation of
tea growers, an estimate based on the State its flagship free medicine scheme. The performance
government survey in 2011. Together, they account of States was assessed on the basis of parameters
for 52% of the tea production in Assam. such as stock of drugs, value of drugs about to expire
159. (c) According to the NITI Aayog's Composite Water and compliance with the drugs and vaccine
Management Index 2.0, thirteen of the 27 States and distribution management system. Chief Minister
Union Territories have improved their water Ashok Gehlot had launched the scheme on October
management practices from last year. Gujarat, 2, 2011, during his previous tenure, for providing
though it dropped a point, topped the rankings for free drugs to patients coming to public health
the second year in a row with a score of 75 out of a facilities. The initiative was aimed at reducing out-
maximum possible 100. Six States did worse than of-pocket expenditure of patients suffering from
last year — with Delhi, which was evaluated for the cancer, heart and kidney-related diseases as well as
first time this year garnering the lowest score — and other serious ailments.
three maintained their position from last year. The 166. (d) Russia on August 22, 2019 launched an unmanned
‘index’ aims at capturing how well States have done rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will
on groundwater and surface water restoration, spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the
implementing major and medium irrigation International Space Station. Named Fedor, short for
projects, watershed development, participatory Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research,
irrigation management, on-farm water use, rural the robot is the first ever sent up by Russia. Fedor
and urban water supply, and policy and governance. blasted off in a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft from
160. (d) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 24, 2019 Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The
discussed the full spectrum of the strong India-UAE Soyuz is set to dock with the space station on
partnership with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Saturday and stay till September 7.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Mr Modi 167. (c) To supplement the efforts of Jal Shakti Ministry,
was also conferred with the highest civilian award NITI Aayog has prepared the second Round of
of the United Arab Emirates, the "Order of Zayed". Composite Water Management Index (CWMI
Prime Minister Modi also launched Rupay Card in 2.0).The Report was launched on August 23, 2019 by
the UAE to promote cashless transactions abroad. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Jal
With this, UAE has become the first country in the Shakti, and Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI
Middle East to have this facility. Mr Modi purchased Aayog. NITI Aayog first launched and
Indian sweets using the RuPay card. conceptualized the Composite Water Management
161. (a) The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched Index in 2018 as a tool to instill the sense
the Rupay Card on August 24, 2019, during a visit to ofcooperative and competitive federalism among
the United Arab Emirates. With this, UAE has the states. This was a first ever attempt at creating a
become the first country in the Middle East to have pan-India set of metrics that measured different
this facility. Mr Modi purchased Indian sweets using dimensions of water management and use across the
the RuPay card. lifecycle of water. The report was widely
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States on where they were doing well absolutely discovery, they took nearly 12 years for analysis. The
and relatively and what they needed to focus on to fossils, consisting mostly of ribs, and parts of teeth
secure their water future. and bones, were unearthed from Palasava village of
168. (c) The Union defence ministry has set up a high- Rapar taluk in Kutch, Gujarat. The bulk of fossils
powered committee under National Security unearthed in Kutch have so far been mainly marine
Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval to implement the Cabinet organisms, due to their proximity to the Arabian
Committee on Security (CCS) decision to create the Sea. Geological changes eventually closed off the
much awaited post of Chief of Defence Staff and also salt-flats’ connection to the sea and the region
frame the terms of references for this post, according turned into a large lake, eventually becoming salty
to top officials in the defence and national security wetlands.
establishment. The NSA- headed implementation 173. (b) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
committee will submit its report in the next six Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel on
weeks. Given that the present Chairman, Chiefs of August 22,2019 launched the book ‘the Diary of
Staff Committee (COSC), Air Chief Marshal BS Manu Gandhi’ (1943-44) at a function in the
Dhanoa will retire on September 30, it is expected auditorium of Nehru Memorial Museum and
that Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat will be Library. The book has been brought out by National
the frontrunner for the post of CDS. As per the CCS Archives of India, on the occasion of 150th
recommendations, the CDS will retire at the age of anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in collaboration
64. Gen Rawat becomes the COSC after Dhanoa. He with Oxford University Press. The Diary of Manu
completes three years as Army Chief on December Gandhi originally in Gujarati has been edited and
31, 2019 and is due to retire on the same day. translated by Dr Tridip Suhrud, a well known
169. (b) Former opener Vikram Rathour will replace Sanjay scholar engaged in understanding the Gandhian
Bangar as India’s batting coach while Bharath Arun Intellectual tradition. The first volume covers the
and R Sridhar were retained as bowling and fielding period 1943- 1944. Manu Gandhi (Mridula) was a
coaches. The senior national selection committee grand niece of Mahatma Gandhi , daughter of his
headed by MSK Prasad on recommended 3 names Nephew Jaisukhlal Amritlal Gandhi, and stayed
each for all the support staff positions. with Gandhiji till his assassination. She was an aide
170. (c) Iran unveiled its new home-grown air defence to Kasturba Gandhi during her imprisonment in the
system on August 23 at a time of increased tensions Aga Khan Palace in 1943.
with the US. Iranian officials have previously called 174. (b) The World Police and Fire Games-2019 was held
Bavar-373 the Islamic republic’s first domestically from 08-18 August, 2019 at Chengdu, China wherein
produced longrange missile defence system. Tehran CISF sports personnel represented India in different
began making Bavar- which means “believe”- after sporting events and won ten (10) medals. The World
the purchase of Russia’s S-300 system was Police and Fire Games are an Olympic-style
suspended in 2010 due to international sanctions. competition with 10,000 athletes representing law
President Hassan Rouhani attended the unveiling enforcement, firefighters, and officers from
ceremony for the mobile surface-to-air system and corrections, probation, border protection,
ordered it to be added to Iran’s missile defence immigration and customs from 70+ countries across
network. the world competing in 60+ sports.
171. (a) Himachal Pradesh’s forest department has found 175. (c) A two-day (21-22 August) National Conference on
rare species of Himalayan brown bear and white- Capacity Building of Sustainable Food Value Chains
bellied musk deer during a census conducted at for Enhanced Food Safety and Quality organized by
Pangi’s 390-sq km Sechun Tuan Nalla Wildlife National Productivity Council (NPC) in
Sanctuary, which remains cut off for eight months in collaboration with Asian Productivity Organization,
a year. The International Union for Conservation of Tokyo, Japan was held in New Delhi. The
Nature has categorised brown bear as a critically Conference was inaugurated by Secretary,
endangered species and musk deer as endangered. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
The census is important for any protected area as it Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry
gives an idea of the population of a particular species and Chairman of NPC, Dr.Guruprasad Mohapatra.
and is a tool to carry out conservation. Twenty-seven 176. (c) Amazon on August 21, 2019 inaugurated a three-
people, including forest officials, guards and million sq ft campus building on 9.5 acres within ’s
volunteers were divided into five teams and they financial district of Hyderabad, the largest such
carried out the census. The Pangi Valley, around 450 facility for the e-commerce giant globally. The
km from Shimla, is located between the Greater opening of what is the company’s first owned office
Himalayas and Pir Panjal range in Chamba district. building outside the U.S. and the single-largest
172. (a) The hot arid desert of Kutch was once a humid sub- building globally, comes in the backdrop of a
tropical forest with a variety of birds, freshwater fish growing significance of India as a market as well as
and possibly giraffes and rhinos, a team of Indian intensifying competition in the space.
and French researchers has said. Their conclusions 177. (c) Maharashtra’s Tribal Development Department in
are based on the discovery of a tranche of vertebrate association with the Pace Educational Trust on
fossils from nearly 14 million years ago in a August 20, 2019 launched an academic
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be doctors and engineers. Inspired by the work of 183. (c) Scientists in Japan will government permission for
Patna’s Anand Kumar and his Super 30, which the first study of its kind in the country. The cutting-
prepares smart but underprivileged students to sit edge — but controversial — research involves
for IIT entrance exams, the Super 50 programme will implanting modified animal embryos with human
mentor 50 most meritorious tribal students from the “induced pluripotent stem” (iPS) cells that can be
State and prepare them for engineering and medical coaxed into forming the building blocks of any part
exams. of the body. It is the first step in what researchers
178. (c) Sudan took further steps in its transition towards caution is a very long path towards a future where
civilian rule on August 21, 2019 with the swearing in human organs for transplant could be grown inside
of a new sovereign council, to be followed by the animals.
appointment of a Prime Minister. General Abdel 184. (a) In West Bengal Mr. Jagdeep Dhankar has been
Fattah al-Burhan is chairman of new council. He will sworn in as the State Governor on July 30, 2019. The
be Sudan’s head of state for the first 21 months of the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Mr. T.B
39-month transition period, until a civilian takes Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office and
over for the remainder.The body replaces the Secrecy to him at a simple function in Raj Bhavan in
Transitional Military Council (TMC) that took Kolkata.
charge after months of deadly street protests 185. (a) Five species of rare turtles crammed in a small pool
brought down longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in and fountain within the complex of a Shiva temple
April. As a result of Wednesday’s move, it was the in central Assam’s Nagaon have been rehabilitated
first time that Sudan was not under full military rule in a wildlife sanctuary about 45 km away. A team
since Bashir’s coup d’etat in 1989. from Nagaon Wildlife Division and green group
179. (b) In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), in coordination with
August 2, 2019 held that a judicial magistrate is the the Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary in Sonitpur
empowered to order a person to give a sample of his district. The turtles belong to five species — Indian
voice for the purpose of investigation. A three-judge flapshell, peacock softshell, Indian tent, brown-
Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, roofed and black softshell.
said directing a person to part with his voice sample 186. (d) Café Coffee Day founder and billionaire
to police was not a violation of his fundamental right entrepreneur V.G. Siddhartha's body was traced in
to privacy. The Bench, also comprising Justices Nethravati river near Mangaluru 36 hours after he
Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, held that giving went missing. Netravati river was historically called
voice sample to an investigating agency was not a the Bantwal River. The river Nethravati, which
violation of the fundamental right against self- originates in the Western Ghats, and is the primary
incrimination. Article 20 (3) of the Constitution source of drinking water for the cities of Mangalore
mandated that “no person accused of any offence and Bantwal.
shall be compelled to be a witness against himself”. 187. (b) Cabinet has given nod to the setting up of ISRO
180. (d) A rare variety of tea in Assam was auctioned for Rs. Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) at Moscow in Russia.
70, 501 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre The unit will collaborate with Space agencies and
(GTAC). Orthodox Golden Tips, from the Maijan tea industries in Russia and neighbouring countries for
estate, smashed the record set by another specialty mutually synergetic outcomes. ITLU will also
tea-the Manohari Gold-that was sold for Rs. 50,000 support the ongoing bilateral programmes of
at the same auction. The specialty tea comes from the cooperation in space technology and act on behalf of
Maijan garden in Assam's Dibrugarh district. The ISRO.
garden is owned by the Assam Company India, the 188. (c) The state of Jammu and Kashmir has several
oldest tea company in the world. wetlands but those located close to urban areas are
181. (c) East Bengal’s centenary a galaxy of stars from showing signs of deterioration due to land use
different disciplines at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on change, a new study has revealed. One such is
August 1, 2019. India’s first World Cup-winning Narkara, a semi-urban wetland located on the
captain Kapil Dev was among the prominent names outskirts of Srinagar, which has shrunk a great deal
who were felicitated by the club on its 99th in the past half a century. The area under agriculture
Foundation Day. Kapil received the highest honour has decreased by 78% - from 22.63 square kilometers
— Bharat Gaurav — and came as an in 1965 to 5 square kilometers in 2016. The decrease
acknowledgement of his long association with the in agriculture area is mainly due to a rise in built up
club. He turned out both for its cricket and football area which has gone up by 28 times in the past five
teams prior to his retirement in the early 90s. decades. The analysis of land cover data from 2016
182. (a) Edward Snowden, the former National Security shows that the catchment of Narkara wetland is now
Agency contractor who fled to Russia after leaking predominantly an urban setting with built-up areas
information about the U.S. government’s mass covering 37.12% of the total catchment area. The
surveillance program, is publishing a memoir. The pace of urbanization has been more pronounced
book, Permanent Record, will go on sale on after 1980, according to the study done by
September 17. It is being published globally by researchers from the University of Kashmir.
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189. (d) Former foreign secretary Shyam Saran was Lokendra Ghale, the lake was discovered about a
conferred with Japan's second highest national few months ago by a team of mountaineers.
award 'the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver 195. (a) The Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries
Star' for his contributions to strengthen the strategic and Public Enterprises, Arjun Ram Meghwal on
ties and enhancing mutual understanding between August 9, 2019 inaugurated the 3rd International
India and Japan. Saran, who was India's Foreign Electric Vehicle (EV) Conclave at the International
Secretary during 2004-2006, has played an important Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) in
role to elevate Japan-India relationship to strategic Manesar, Gurugram. The Conclave was held to
partnership, the Embassy of Japan said in a create a knowledge-sharing platform to ensure flow
statement. of information at all levels in the automotive sector.
190. (b) President Ram Nath Kovind on August 1 196. (a) Eighteen people were killed and 14 were missing in
inaugurated exhibitions on Mahatma Gandhi and eastern China on August 10 in a landslide triggered
Khadi at the Ebunjan Theatre in The Gambia to by a major typhoon, which caused widespread
commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of the transport disruptions and the evacuation of more
Mahatma. than one million people. Typhoon Lekima made
191. (b) Niladri Bije, a ritual of Lord Jagannath, is the landfall early on August 10 in the eastern province
concluding ritual of Rath Yatra during which the of Zhejiang with maximum winds of 187 km per
deities are offered Rasagola by servitors before the hour, although it had weakened from its earlier
Pahandi ceremony. Later, the deities are escorted in designation as a “super” typhoon, the official
‘Goti Pahandi’ to Sriman`dir after ‘Sandhya Xinhua news agency reported.
Dhoopa’. 197. (a) The prestigious medical publisher The Lancet Group
192. (c) Ethiopia has planted more than 350 million trees in has pledged to ban its editors from appearing on all-
12 hours, its government announced, claiming a male scientific panels. In hope of promoting the
world record. Across the country, volunteers took representation of women in science, all 18 of the
part in the mass planting as part of the “Green group’s publications will adhere to the new
Legacy” initiative, a programme that aims to reforest guidelines. Editors of any of the London-based
large swathes of the land. The efforts far surpassed publisher’s journals will not be allowed to sit on
an original target of planting 200 million seedlings ‘manels’ – expert panels made up entirely of men.
in a day. Ethiopia believes its achievement exceeds 198. (b) Tardigrades - often called water bears - are creatures
the previous world record set by India in 2017, when under a millimetre long that can survive being
volunteers planted 66 million trees in 12 hours. heated to 150C and frozen to almost absolute zero.
Launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, They were travelling on an Israeli spacecraft that
Ethiopia’s national reforestation programme has an crash-landed on the moon in April 2019. And the co-
ambitious target of planting 4 billion trees by the end founder of the organisation that put them there
of the rainy season in October. Which means thinks they're almost definitely still alive. The water
planting 40 seedlings for every person in the bears had been dehydrated to place them in
country. suspended animation and then encased in artificial
193. (c) Scientists have mapped the genome of the Komodo amber. Israel's Beresheet mission sent a host of
dragon, the world's largest lizard, discovering scientific instruments to the including a swarm of
intriguing secrets behind the impressive speed and the 'water bears'. They formed part of the 'Lunar
endurance these cold-blooded predators muster by Library' project, that was masterminded by serial
ratcheting up their metabolism to mammal-like entrepreneur Nova Spivack.
levels. Researchers that they pinpointed crucial 199. (c) The annual Niraputhari festival was celebrated with
genetic adaptations that may underpin the traditional fervour at Sabarimala on August 7. The
tenaciousness of these lizards that inhabit several Sannidhanam witnessed heavy rush in the morning
Indonesian islands including Komodo and bring as hundreds of devotees thronged the hillock to
down prey as big as a water buffalo with a witness the annual ritual, which they believe would
venomous bite. Komodo dragons reach up to about bring prosperity in the year ahead. The ritual began
10 feet (3 meters) long, possess curved and serrated at 5.45 a.m. with the offering of fresh paddy spikes
teeth, a yellow forked tongue, strong limbs and a by devotees.
long tail. 200. (b) Union Minister of State State for Prime Minister’s
194. (a) The recently discovered Kajin Sara lake in Manang Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &
district of Nepal is likely to earn the distinction of the Pensions, Departments of Atomic Energy and Space,
world’s highest lake, taking the title from Tilicho Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 22nd National
lake (also in Manang). The Himalayan Times Conference on e-Governance 2019 (NCeG), the first
reported that the lake is located at a height of 5,200 ever in North East region, in Shillong, Meghalaya on
metres at Singarkharka in Chame rural municipality. Agust 8, 2019.
According to Chame rural municipality chairman
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MONTHLE

FROM THE DIRECTORS’ DESK

25 Attack on Saudi oil

1. Follow the Telegram Channel religiously. Make notes daily.

3. Remember, PATs are more important than Full-Length Mocks.

5. Plan your day, a night before.

Harsh Gagrani Karan Mehta

“… The major key to motivating yourself is to take mock as a learning experience. …”

For English, I especially lay emphasis on vocab and

Moti Bagh, a documentary film based on the

Qatar unveiled the logo for the FIFA 2022 World

Senior India batswoman Mithali Raj has

Meghalaya-based rights activist Agnes

The former Rangers and Netherlands football

Zimbabwe’s former President Robert

Indian wrestler Rahul Aware has won a bronze

Amit Panghal settled for the silver medal at World

Vinesh Phogat won the bronze medal at

S. No. Category Winner Runner Up

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei completed the fastest half-

Shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor won a silver

Scientists have unveiled a newly discovered species

Mentor’s View – General Knowledge

Some of the things to remember from the GK. Perspective are:-

ALL THE BEST!

Number of Questions: 40 Time: 22 Minutes

Directions (Q.1 - Q.4): Do as directed.

3. Which of the following idioms means “waiting for a good opportunity?

6. The art of telling one’s character or future by examining one’s hands

7. Stories that deal with adventure and exciting mystery

8. Something to be made correct in a printed book

9. (a) Long – Length (b) Novel - Novelish

10. (a) Human – Humanity (b) Vain – Vainity

13. _______ reindeer is a native of Norway.

14. Yesterday ________ European called at my office.

16. Man, thou art ________ wonderful animal.

17. India is one of ________ most industrial counties in Asia.

Directions(Q.18 - Q.21): Complete the given proverbs.

18. It never _______________ but it _______________.

19. No man is an _______________.

20. Justice _______________ is justice _______________.

21. Fools _______________ in where angels fear to _______________.

(a) If only the first sentence is passive

22. (i) We elected Balu captain.

23. (i) We must listen to his words.

24. (i) Who broke this jug?

27. Which of the sentences should come second in the sequence?

28. Which of the sentences should come third in the sequence?

29. Which of the sentences should come forth in the sequence?

30. Which of the sentences should come fifth in the sequence?

31. BOLD: BRASS

32. EPAULET : SHOULDER

33. RECAPITULATE : REPEAT

34. OFFHAND : PREMEDITATION

35. GUTTURAL: THROAT

37. According to the author, the doctrines of Mr. Darwin:

38. What, according to the passage, is the Chief Good?

39. It is implied in the passage that:

40. According to the author, the moral code of Christianity:

No. of Questions: 24 Time: 20 Mins.

Why this Test?

2. 12.992 + √?2 = 11.102 + 14.0092

3. (22.99 + 17.01) ÷ 1.998 × 3.997 – 41.998 + 644.199 =?

18. It never _ but it _.

20. Justice _ is justice _.

21. Fools _ in where angels fear to _.