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Editorial
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
- Albert Einstein

Dear Aspirants,
We feel delighted to present to you the "October 2022" edition of "Master in Current Affairs". MICA is a
comprehensive magazine focused on both the intellectual and competitive nature of learning. Apart from the competitive
edge, MICA is intended to provide you with a vision of self-enhancement. MICA includes highly acclaimed sections such
as Newsletters, News Diary, One Liner, World of English, which are directly related to your preparation for competitive
examinations. Chalte - Chalte is one of the most steering elements of MICA on the go, which is mentioned below every
page. This edition creates a forum where all candidates and guidance personnel can meet the important issues of this
month which may play a vital role in the forthcoming examination. The important topics covered in this edition are:
CWG 2022: India’s Medal Tally - In Commonwealth Games 2022, a total of 72 nations, including India were competing
in Birmingham. CWG 2022 saw the athletes competing in 20 sports and India had successfully named over 200 athletes
or players who participated in 16 sports. India with total of 61 medals, 22 Gold Medals, 16 Silver, and 23 Bronze was at
4th position.
10th India-EU Human Rights Dialogue - The 10th India-EU Human Rights Dialogue was held on 15 July 2022 in New
Delhi. India and the EU reiterated their commitment to protecting and promoting all human rights. In this context, as open
and democratic societies, they emphasized the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness
of all human rights.
In this edition, as a wish for your bright and prosperous future, we are providing “IBPS Clerk Mains 2022
Model Paper” for your self-assessment. You can also test your Current Affairs by visiting the Quiz Time
section for self-assessment, which includes all possible multiple-choice questions from the current affairs
of this month. To serve you better we will diligently serve you our level best with various new topics and
news that is important from the examination point of view.

Best of luck for your exams.

Your suggestions will be highly valuable and welcomed.
With Best Wishes
Editor : N.K. Jain “Your Success is Our Success”

PERSONAL DETAILS
Souptik Chakrabarty
Father’s Name : Mr. Biswajit Chakrabarty
Mother’s Name : Mrs. Sujata Chakrabarty
Hobbies : Reading Newspaper, Dancing & Singing
Prior Selection : Not any
Name of the Exam : IBPS - RRB Office Assistant
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MICA : Mahendra's family
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success.
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MICA : To whom do you want
to give the credit of your
selection?
Souptik : My family members
and Mahendras Kolkata
branch faculties
MICA : After how many attempts
did you succeed in this
examination?
Souptik : It was my second attempt
MICA : What is the role of
Mahendra's institute in
your selection?
Souptik : It had given me the
opportunity to make
myself better by giving
24*7 service, both offline
and online.
MICA : How did you prepare for
the examination?
Souptik : I had given a lot of mocks
and cleared my doubts
through YouTube videos
and faculty members of
Mahendras. through speed test.
World Sanskrit Day is celebrated on 12 August every year.
Souptik
English Language
By clearing the grammar and RC
concepts first and then by giving
mocks and analyzing them.
Reasoning Ability
From the practice books and sheets of
Mahendras along with the mocks.
Numerical Ability
The full credit goes to Mahendra's
Faculty Members. He has taught me
how to do math’s and love it. Due to
him, it's my most interesting part.
General Awareness
From e-mica of Mahendra’s , monthly
and topic wise PDFs.
Computer Knowledge
From mocks Test
MICA : What would you say about
“Master in Current Affairs”
Magazine (MICA) and
Mahendra's Website?
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to make our GA Part
better, especially the one-
liners .
MICA : What is the best thing about
our coaching institute,
according to you?
Souptik : It has no time bound. It
helps us whenever we
want. Even it gives us
the opportunity to taste
the experience of real test
INTERVIEW
MICA : What is the role of “Time
Management” in one’s
success?
Souptik : You have to be disciplined
and maintain time
management to get
success.
MICA : How did you prepare for
the Interview?
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The questions asked were:
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questions
(ii) About NPA, type of accounts
(iii) About my graduation subject also
MICA : From whom did you
get information of your
selection and what was
your reaction?
Souptik : I got the news from
parents as I was a little bit
nervous. So, I sent them
details and told to check
it. After the positive news,
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more.
MICA : What message do you
want to convey to other
aspirants?
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patience. Don't cheat
with yourself during
preparation phase by
skipping mocks. Your
time will also come.
MICA : Congratulations! once
again on your success.
Your success is our
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OCTOBER 2022 MICA 5
CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner

ONE Liner
PERSONS IN NEWS
## 125th birth anniversary of legendary Alluri Sitarama
Raju has celebrated, He was associated with which
## Recently, who was nominated for Rajya Sabha?
- P T Usha
## Recently, who has been appointed as MD of Toshiba
Field? - Freedom Fighter
JSW Power Systems? - Takehiko Matsushita
## Birth anniversary of renowned Nepali Poet Bhanubhakta
## Who was appointed as new Sherpa of G-20?
Acharya celebrated on which Date?
- Amitabh Kant
- 13-Jul
## Who has inaugurated India’s first ever Animal Health
## Francia Marquez Elected as a vice President for which
Summit? - Parshottam Rupala
country? - Colombia
## Who has inaugurated new train services in Odisha?
## President Alberto Fernandez belongs from which
- Ashwini Vaishnav
Country? - Argentina
## Who is New Chairman of Reliance Jio?
## President Joe Biden nominate which Indian-American
- Aakash Ambani
scientist as top science advisor?
- Arti Prabhakar ## Who has released first edition of ‘State Ranking Index
for National Food Security Act 2022?
## Rabab Fatima has been appointed as the Under
- Piyush Goyal
Secretary General or Assistant Secretary General of the
United Nations. She is the Permanent Representative
of which country to the United Nations?
AWARDS
- Bangladesh ## Dr Suborno Bose, Awarded By Which Award?
## Recently Chowalloor Krishnankutty has passed away, - Times Visionary Award
He was associated with which field? ## Which Airport Declared as the ‘Best Regional Airport
- Lyricist in India & South Asia’? - Bangalore Airport
## Recently Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry has passed away,
## Which city of India has set world record for building
he was associated with which field?
longest double-decker bridge?
- Business
- Nagpur
## Recently Prathap Pothen has passed away, He was
associated with which field? - Actor ## Which Country of South Asia has highest Rank in
World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap
## Recently who has sworn-in as Chief Minister of Report 2022? - Bangladesh
Maharashtra? - Eknath Shinde
## Which district has topped in 2nd edition of Awards
## Recently, Shinzo Abe was attacked, he was associated with
for Excellence in District Skill Development Planning
which Country? - Japan
(DSDP)? - Rajkot, Gujarat
## Recently, Enamul Haque Passed away, He was associated
with which field? - Archaeologist ## Which company won IMC Awards 2022?
- CSM technology
## Recently, Minoti Chatterjee passed away, she was associated
with which field? - Journalist ## Which university receives the prestigious WCDM-
## Recently, P.Gopinathan Nair has passed away, he was DRR Award 2022? - O.P. Jindal Global
associated with which field? - Freedom Fighter University
## Recently, which Country Prime Minister has resigned? ## Who has announced setting up of Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- United Kingdom Memorial Award 2022? - Dr. Jitendra Singh

6 MICA OCTOBER 2022 World Hepatitis Day and World Nature Conservation Day is celebrated on 28 July of every year.

SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES
## ‘Udyami Bharat’ Programme, has Inaugurated by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which city? force? - Indian Coast Guard
- New Delhi
## Centre government has cleared "AGNIPATH Scheme"
to recruit youth in Armed Forces for a period of how
many years? - 4
## India’s first electronic-display plant will be set up by
Rajesh Exports with $3 billion investment in which
state? - Telangana
## Recently Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has
releases the Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP)
2020 in which City? - New Delhi
## Recently Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
inaugurates exhibition on Eight Years of Seva, Sushansan
and Gareeb Kalyan and Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in
Which State of India? - Odisha
## Recently, who has Inaugurated Akshaya Patra Mid-
Day Meal Kitchen? - Narendra Modi
## Recently, who has launch portal for schemes of
Department of Sports? - Anurag Thakur
## What is the maximum age limit for "Agnipath
scheme"? - 23
## Which district has become the first district in India to
cover 100% of households under Ayushman Bharat
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY)-
SEHAT scheme? - Samba, Jammu
## Which Ministry has got first spot in national
e-governance service delivery assessment? ## Recently which edition of States "Start-up Ranking"
- Home ministry
## Which year Government of India has launch “Mission
Shakti Yojana”? - Year 2020
## Who has launch 'Dak Karmayogi' e learning portal? - Alluri Sitarama Raju
- Ashwani Vaishnav
NATIONAL & STATE
## Who has inaugurated the National Conference on
‘Human Rights in Indian Culture and Philosophy' in
New Delhi? - Amit Shah
## Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has been
given the additional charge of which Ministry? - Ahmedabad
- Ministry of Steel
## First "All India Chief Secretaries' Conclave" held in
which city? - Dharamsala
## The headquarters of the Indian National Space
Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) is in at Nirma University? - Rajeev
- Ahmedabad
One Liner
## Going Zero Plastic Free And Vegan Company Situated
in which City of India? - Jaipur
## Helicopter Squadron 840 CG inducted in Which Indian
## Historic torch relay for 44th Chess Olympiad launched
by Prime Minister in which city?
- New Delhi
## In which city Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
inaugurated "Digital India Week" 2022?
- Gandhinagar
## In which city was the 7th edition of the "Embedded
Safety & Security Summit"2022 concluded?
- Bengaluru
## In which city has conducted 47th GST Council
Meeting 2022? - Chandigarh
## Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated 50th-anniversary
celebrations of which Newspaper?
- Agradoot
## Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the
"National Emblem" cast on the roof of the New
Parliament Building, what is the hight of new National
Emblem? - 6.5 meters
## Recently in which city "National conference on Food
and Nutrition Security in India" has held?
- New Delhi
## Recently in which country APEDA has organized
eight-day long "mango festival" to boost export of
Mangoes? - Bahrain
2021 was declared? - 3rd edition
## Recently whose bronze statue was unveiled by Prime
Minister Modi in Andhra Pradesh?
## Recently, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has
dedicated to the nation a number of new manufacturing
facilities set up at the Bhanur Unit of Bharat Dynamics
Limited (BDL) in which state of India?
- Telangana
## Which city of Gujrat 145th annual Rath Yatra festival
of Lord Jagannath has started?
## Which Ministry has launch Pay Roll Automation for
Disbursement of Monthly Allowances (PADMA)?
- Ministry of Defence
## Who has inaugurated newly set up incubation facility
Chandrashekhar

This year's theme of World Hepatitis Day is - Bringing Hepatitis care closer to you. OCTOBER 2022 MICA 7
CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner
## Who has Inaugurated of Honey testing lab in
Nagaland? - Narendra Singh Tomar
## Who has launch e-NAM Platform to promote
agricultural trade? - Narendra Singh Tomar
INTERNATIONAL
## 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
(CHOGM) 2022 will held in which Country? ## How much percentage has increased India’s
- Rwanda
## 7th Round of Joint Consultative Commission between
India and which country has held? ## How much percentage Increased Industrial Production
- Bangladesh
## BIMSTEC has celebrated which Anniversary of the
regional organisation on BIMSTEC Day?
- 25th
## How Many Countries has participated in 14th BRICS
Summit? - 5
## In which city the "WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference"
has held? - Geneva
## India has signed with which country a "Mutual Legal
Assistance Treaty" (MLAT) on Criminal Matters to
support investigation & prosecution of crimes? ## SBI Foundation, in partnership with which company, has
- Poland
## Indian government has finalized deals with South
Africa and Namibia to introduce cheetahs into the wild
at Kuno Palpur National Park by the end of 2022, in
which states the Kuno National Park is situated? Financial Institutions in which city?
- Madhya Pradesh
## Recently Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi has visited on a
six-day to which country? - Australia
## Recently four holy relics of Lord Buddha from
Kapilvastu placed at Gandan Monastery in which
country? - Mongolia
## Recently India has sends 15th consignment of 2,500
MT of wheat to which country as humanitarian
assistance? - Afghanistan
FINANCIAL AWARENESS
## Fitch Ratings has projected India’s GDP growth for
2022-23 at________. - 7.8
## Flipkart has signed a memorandum of understanding
with which state government to train and support local
artisans, weavers and handicraft makers?
- West Bengal
## How much amount Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
(FCRA) has allowed Indians to receive up to without
informing Authorities? - Rs 10 lakh
With this 5 new Ramsar sites, the total Ramsar sites in the country have increased from 49 to 54
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## India's overall exports in May 2022 was about how
much? - $62.21 billion
## How much Percentage decreased wholesale price-
based inflation eases to in June 2022?
- 15.18
## The core sector output in May 2022 has expanded by
what percent? - 18.1
merchandise exports rise in June, 2022?
- 16.8
Index in May 2022? - 19.6
## Recently how much India’s economic growth in current
financial year is estimated by finance ministry?
- 8.9
## Recently, which Ministry has simplified regulatory
framework for e-commerce exports of jewellery?
- Ministry of Finance
## Recently, which Company hands over to Tata Group
by Government of India? - NINL
launch UpSchool, a digital learning program for students
from classes 1 to 10? - Khan Academy
## Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired with heads of Banks,
Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFCs) and
- Mumbai
## Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has
inaugurated ‘Dharohar’, the National Museum of Customs
and GST in which state? - Goa
## What is India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) based
retail inflation in May? - 7.4
## What is the rank of India in terms of recipient of
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the year
2021, as per the World Investment Report 2022
by the UN Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD)? - 7th
SPORTS
## Commonwealth Games 2022 will Held in Which
Country? - United Kingdom
## How many Gold has the Indian women's wrestling
team won in Under-17 Asian Championship?
- 8
## Rahul Srivatshav P of Telangana has become India's which
number Grandmaster? - 74th
Ramsar sites.
 One Liner
## Recently Jyothi Surekha Vennum and Abhishek Verma ## Multicore Ware Inc., a global software company is
won the gold medal in compound mixed team event situated in Which City? - Coimbatore
at the World Cup Stage- 3, both are associated with ## On which Independence Day the central Government
which sports? - Archery to launch "Har Ghar Tiranga" nationwide campaign to
## Recently Neeraj Chopra has breaks its Olympics inspire people to hoist national flag?
record in javelin how many meters make new record? - 75th Independence Day
- 89.30 metres
## Recently Iran has launch a solid-fuelled rocket into
## Recently Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has space, what is the name of rocket?
sets new javelin record at "Paavo Nurmi Games" in - Zuljanah
which country? - Finland
## Recently, Indian Space Research Organisation, has
## Recently, who won Wimbledon Championships successfully launched which type of Rocket?
2022? - Novak Djokovic - PSLV-C53
## The Federation International Hockey (FIH) Women's
Hockey World Cup started in which Year? MISCELLANEOUS
- 1974
## "Desertification and Drought Day" is celebrated on
## What is the mascot of FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022? which date? - 17-Jun
- Thambi ## "Global Forgiveness Day" is celebrated on which
## Which country has on top ISSF Shooting World Cup date? - 7-Jul
2022 medal tally at Changwon in South Korea? ## "International Day of Yoga" is celebrated which date?
- India - 21-Jun
## Which country will lead FIFA under 17 Women's ## “World Youth Skills Day” has celebrated on which
World Cup2022? - India date? - 15-Jul
## Which cricket team defeated India by seven wicket in ## Celebrated as International Day of the Tropics on
third and final T-20 International 2022 in Dambulla? which date? - 29-Jun
- Sri Lanka ## Doctor's Day Celebrate on which Date of every year?
## Which state cricket team won Ranji trophy 2022? - 1-Jul
- Madhya Pradesh ## How many beaches of country to be cleaned up to
commemorate 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav?
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - 75
## On which date World Olympic Day Celebrate?
## “India Weather Forecast” has celebrated on which
- 23-Jun
date? - 30-Jun
## Recently Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri and Kadmatt has
## Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has voyage to which country? - Singapore
approved the construction of the 540-Megawatt Kwar
## Recently Prime Minister has inaugurated ‘Kranti Gatha’
Hydro Electric project located on which river?
a newly created Gallery of Indian Revolutionaries
- Chenab
inside an underground British - era bunker at Raj
## How much extends timelines for enforcement of Cyber Bhavan in in which city? - Mumbai
Security Directions by (CERT-In) Indian Computer ## Recently Union Minister for Road Transport and
Emergency Response Team? - 25-Sep Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the
## In which city the 6th "National Conclave on Mines and foundation stone of nine National Highway Projects in
Minerals" has held? - New Delhi which state of India? - Rajasthan
## In which state the Short-Range Ballistic Missile ## Recently who has unveiled new logo of Prasar
Prithvi-II has successfully tested? Bharati? - Apurva Chandra
- Odisha ## Recently, who has inaugurated 6th National Conclave
on Mines and Minerals? - Pralhad Joshi
## India set to launch 1st Human Space Mission
Gaganyaan & 1st Human Ocean Mission in which ## The "Dhammacakka Day” 2022 has celebrated at
year? - 2023 which State of India? - Uttar Pradesh

Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu claimed India’s first gold medal in the Women’s 49 kilogram
event at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
OCTOBER 2022 MICA 9
SPOTLIGHT ALL THAT MATTERS
ABBREVIATIONS IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES
LAF : Liquidity Adjustment Facility 1st October International Day for the Elderly
PIN : Personal Identification Number 2nd October International Day of Non-Violence
DRAT : Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal 3rd October World Habitat Day
CASA : Current and Savings Account 5th October World Teachers’ Day
8th October Indian Air Force Day
ELSS : Equity Linked Saving Scheme
10th October National Post Day
UTI : Unit Trust of India
11th October International Girl Child Day
GNP : Gross National Product 15th October World Students Day
BIRD : Bankers Institute of Rural Development 17th October International Poverty Eradication Day
IIB : International Investment Bank 24th October United Nations Day
CDS : Credit Default Swap 30th October World Thrift Day
ECONOMIC GLOSSARY BOOKS & AUTHORS
Investor
Any individual or organization that commits
capital with the expectation to eventually
receive financial returns is an investor. 01 Rusty Skies &
Golden Winds

1. Pre-investors: These are people who may

have capital and they are willing to invest - Sannidhya Sharma
in your business, but are otherwise new to
investing.
2. Passive Investors: Passive investing is a
long-term strategy in which investors buy
and hold a diversified mix of assets in an
BEYOND THE MISTY VEIL
02
effort to match the market growth. The
most common passive investing approach - Ms Aradhana Johri
is to buy an index fund.
Angel investors are one kind of passive
investor. These are high net-worth
individuals looking for brand-new
businesses and startups that they believe
will perform well in the long run. Angel
03 Dilip Kumar: In The
Shadow Of A Legend

investing comes with a great deal of risk.

3. Active Investors: Active investors - Faisal Farooqui
take a hands-on approach to managing
their portfolios. Active investors look
for opportunities to make operational,
financial, and administrative changes
based on their own knowledge and
Dangerous Earth
04
experience.
Venture Capital Firms: Venture Capital firms - Ellen Prager
are a type of active investor. These firms invest
in businesses a little later in the development
life cycle than angel investors.
Private Equity Firms: Private equity firms
look for mature, well-established businesses to
05 Lion Of The Skies:
Hardit Singh Malik
invest in. This strategy is usually less risky than
venture capital or angel investment. - Stephen Barker
Veteran Marathi actor Pradeep Patwardhan passed away at his residence at Girgaon in Mumbai. He
10 MICA OCTOBER 2022
breathed his last at the age of 52.
 APPOINTMENTS THE PEOPLE
Suresh N Patel media management, administration, policy formulation

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and programme implementation. He has represented
igilance Commissioner
Government of India in various national and international
Suresh N Patel was
forum like UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP etc. He has been
appointed as the Central
instrumental in formulation of draft Guidelines for Content
Vigilance Commissioner.
Regulation of Government Advertising, Internet and
Patel, who has been working
Digital Media Policy, FM Radio Policy, Digital Cinema
as the acting Central Vigilance
Policy etc. for Central Bureau of Communication. He was
Commissioner (CVC) since June
recognized for his role in presentation of the first ever
this year, was sworn in as the
tableau of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on
chief of the probity watchdog
Republic Day in 2021 on the theme of Vocal for Local.
Central Vigilance Commission
by President Droupadi Murmu Shri Prakash has been associated with many major public
at Rashtrapati Bhavan. At a ceremony held at 1000 hrs at campaigns of Government of India, designing and executing
Rashtrapati Bhavan, Shri Suresh N Patel, was sworn in as the outreach activities. He is credited with ideating important
Central Vigilance Commissioner. He made and subscribed IEC campaigns. He has recently been recognized by the
the oath of his office before the President, a communique Election Commission of India and conferred the national
issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. The ceremony was award for enhancing electoral participation through voter
also attended by the prime minister and Vice President awareness and education in 2021-22.
M Venkaiah Naidu.Patel, former managing director and
Sanjay Arora
chief executive officer of Andhra Bank, was in April 2020
appointed as the vigilance commissioner.Former Indian
Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sanjay Kothari had S enior Indian Police Service
(IPS) officer Sanjay Arora
took charge as the commissioner
completed his term as the CVC on June 24 last year.
of Delhi police. Arora was
The Central Vigilance Commission is headed by a
accorded the ceremonial guard of
central vigilance commissioner and it can have two
honour by the police force upon
vigilance commissioners. At present, there is no vigilance
his arrival at the Delhi Police
commissioner working in the Commission. A three-member
Headquarters at the Jai Singh
selection panel headed by the prime minister had met in
Marg here. In his first tweet after
July to decide on the CVC and vigilance commissioners.
assuming office as the Delhi
The other two members on the panel are Union home
Police chief, Arora said the force
minister and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.
will set new policing benchmarks. The 57-year-old officer
During the meeting, the panel approved Patel's appointment was appointed as Delhi Police commissioner by the Union
as the CVC. It also approved the appointments of former government. He succeeds 1984-batch IPS officer Rakesh
Intelligence Bureau chief Arvind Kumar and ex-bureaucrat Asthana.
Praveen Kumar Srivastava as the vigilance commissioners.
Arora's appointment as the Delhi Police chief came after
Kumar completed his term as the chief of internal security
the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved his
intelligence agency on June 30 this year.
inter-cadre deputation from the Tamil Nadu cadre to the
Satyendra Prakash Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories

S
(AGMUT) cadre. The Delhi Police functions under the
hri Satyendra Prakash
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and its officers belong to
assumed charge as Principal
the AGMUT cadre.
Director General of Press
Information Bureau (PIB). Shri Arora has served as the Superintendent of Police of the Tamil
Prakash is an Officer of the Indian Nadu Police Special Task Force, which was set up to hunt
Information Service, Batch of down forest brigand Veerappan, and he was awarded the
1988. Prior to this he held the chief minister's gallantry medal for bravery during this stint.
position of Principal DG, Central He was appointed the director general of paramilitary force
Bureau of Communication. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in August last year.
Shri Satyendra Prakash has He also had stints with the Central Reserve Police Force
a wide experience in Central (CRPF) and the Border Security Force (BSF). Officials said
Government in the field of public communication, Arora had played an important role in forming the Special
Union Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail
section in Chittorgarh Rajasthan.
OCTOBER 2022 MICA 11
THE PEOPLE APPOINTMENTS
Security Group to provide security to the chief minister of
Tamil Nadu during the heyday of the Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which led a separatist war for a Tamil
homeland for three decades in Sri Lanka.
Pranay Kumar Verma
A seasoned diplomat and IFS
officer of 1994 batch Pranay
Kumar Verma has been appointed
as India’s next High Commissioner
to Bangladesh. He is currently
serving as India’s Ambassador to
Vietnam. This was announced by
the Ministry of External Affairs
in Delhi. He is expected to take
up the assignment shortly in place
of the current High Commissioner
Vikram Doraiswami who is tipped to take over as the High
Commissioner of India to UK.
Ambassador Pranay Kumar Verma has held diplomatic
assignments in Hong Kong, San Francisco, Beijing,
Kathmandu, and Washington DC. He served as the Joint
Secretary of the East Asia Division at the Ministry of
External Affairs in New Delhi. He also served as the Joint
Secretary for external relations at the Department of Atomic
Energy looking after India’s nuclear diplomacy.
Simultaneously, Sandeep Arya, an IFS officer of 1994
batch has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India
to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He is currently posted
as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
Know about Pranay Kumar Verma: A seasoned diplomat
and IFS officer of 1994 batch Pranay Kumar Verma has been
appointed as India's next High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
He is currently serving as India's Ambassador to Vietnam.
Indermit Gill
W orld Bank has appointed
Indian national Indermit
Gill as its Chief Economist
and Senior Vice President for
Development Economics. Gill
will succeed American economist
Carmen Reinhart in the role and
his appointment will be effective
September 1, 2022.
Gill is currently Vice President
for Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions, where he
led work on macroeconomics, debt, trade, poverty, and
governance. Announcing his appointment, World Bank
President David Malpass state that “Gill brings to this
role a combination of leadership, invaluable expertise and
12 MICA OCTOBER 2022 Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has inaugurated Badi Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail section.
practical experience working with country governments on
macroeconomic imbalances, growth, poverty, institutions,
conflict, and climate change.”
According to David Malpass Indermit is widely respected
for his intellectual contributions to development economics.
It is worth mentioning here that Gill will be only the second
Indian to serve as chief economist at the international
financial institution after Kaushik Basu, who was Chief
Economist of the World Bank from 2012 to 2016.
On his selection for the role, Gill state that Reinhart left big
shoes to fill. “I’m honoured by the opportunity to follow in her
footsteps. I start September 1 as World Bank Chief Economist
and Senior Vice President for Development Economics.
Between 2016 and 2021, he was a professor of public
policy at Duke University and non-resident senior fellow
in the Global Economy and Development program at the
Brookings Institution.
Akshaya Moondra
T elecom operator Vodafone Idea
announced the appointment of
its chief financial officer Akshaya
Moondra as the new CEO for a
period of three years effective
August 19, 2022. Moondra
will succeed managing director
Ravinder Takkar in the role.
The appointment has been
necessitated due to Takkar
ceasing to be the MD and CEO
upon completion of his term of three years, which ends on
close of business hours on August 18, 2022, the company
said in an exchange filing. He will, however, continue to
be a non-executive and non-independent director of the
company, post-completion of his term as MD.
Vodafone Idea chairman Himanshu Kapania welcomed
Moondra by saying, "He is well versed with the Vodafone
Idea business context, and I am confident that he will
successfully steer the company through the next phase of
development and help unlock its full potential.”
Vi added that an announcement with regard to the
appointment of a new CFO would be made in due course.
An experienced professional with a proven track record
of more than 36 years, Moondra is currently the Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, where he is responsible
for all the financial activities of the Company and its
subsidiaries. He joined erstwhile Idea Cellular Limited
(Idea) in 2008 as the Chief Financial Officer. The name
of Idea was changed to Vodafone Idea Limited on August
31, 2018, upon merger of Vodafone Groups’ operating

telecom entities in India. Moondra has continued to hold
the position of the Chief Financial Officer of the merged
Company since August, 2018.
Droupadi Murmu
D roupadi Murmu has been
elected as the 15th President
of India. Returning Officer of the
Presidential Election and Rajya
Sabha Secretary General P C
Mody announced the election of
Ms Murmu after completion of
counting of the votes. According
to P C Mody, Ms Murmu bagged
64 per cent of the votes in the
poll and opposition Candidate
Yashwant Sinha got 36 per cent. The Secretary-General
said, of the four thousand seven hundred 54 valid electors,
Ms Murmu got votes of two thousand 824 lawmakers
including 540 MPs and the value of the vote is Six lakh
76 thousand 803. He said, Mr Sinha got the votes of One
thousand eight hundred 77 lawmakers including 208 MPs
and the value of the vote is three lakh 80 thousand 177.Later,
returning officer Mody went to Ms Murmu's residence and
handed over the certificate to her. Ms Murmu is the first
tribal woman and the second woman to hold the position
of President of India. Chief Justice of India, Justice N V
Ramana will administer the oath of office to Ms Murmu at
the Central Hall of Parliament.
Know about Droupadi Murmu: Droupadi Murmu (born
20 June 1958) is an Indian politician who is the President-
elect of India. She is a member of the BJP. She is the first-
ever Scheduled Tribe person to be elected as the President
of India. Murmu is the first person from Odisha and only the
second woman after Pratibha Patil to occupy this post. She
is the youngest and first individual to have been born after
India's independence in 1947, elected to this post. Prior to her
presidency she served as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand
between 2015 and 2021, and held various portfolios in the
cabinet of Government of Odisha between 2000 to 2004.
Shri Raj Shukla
L t. General (Retd) Shri Raj Shukla took the Oath of
Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC in the Central
Hall, Main Building of UPSC. In a career spanning over
four decades in the Indian Army, General Shukla has seen
extensive service in the field - he commanded, an Infantry
Brigade in Counter Insurgency Operations, the Baramulla
Division along the Line of Control in the Kashmir Valley
and a Pivot Corps along the Western Borders. An alumnus of
the Defence Services Staff College - Wellington, the College
of Defence Management - Secunderabad and the National
Twenty heritage sites, including ancient mounds at Haryana's Rakhigarhi have been identified for the
'National importance' tag.
APPOINTMENTS
Defence College - New Delhi,
the General Officer has served
two tenures at the Military
Operations Directorate dealing
with Doctrines / Force Structuring
and was the Director General,
Perspective Planning, addressing
issues relating to Military Futures
and Force Modernisation. He has
also been Commandant of the
Indian Army’s prestigious training
establishment and think tank - the Army War College.
A professional aviator and powerful orator, General Shukla
has an abiding interest in strategic - military affairs. He has
authored close to 70 articles / publications and lectured /
participated in more than 180 talks / seminars in India and
abroad. In recognition of his service of the most exceptional
order, the officer was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva
Medal on Republic Day 2021.
V. Venkata Ramana
T
elangana State Council of
Higher Education (TSCHE)
Vice Chairman V. Venkata
Ramana has been appointed as
the in-charge Vice Chancellor
of the Rajiv Gandhi University
of Knowledge Technologies
(RGUKT), Basara.
The appointment of a full-time
regular vice-chancellor has been
the major demand of the students
who protested for several days last month over the lack of
facilities. After consultation with the agitating students,
Minister for Education Sabita Indra Reddy assured them of
appointing the vice chancellor at the earliest. A couple of
days ago several students took ill due to food poisoning and
they were treated at a private hospital in Nizamabad. The
sudden appointment of Professor Venkata Ramana is being
seen in this context.
Prof. V. Venkata Ramana born in Hyderabad, holds an
M.B.A. and Doctoral degree in Management and received
advanced training at IIIEE, Sweden and IC2 Institute,
University of Texas. Prior to his present assignment he was
the most senior Professor at School of Management Studies,
University of Hyderabad, where he also served as Dean for
more than seven years and has over 30 year experience
spanning across different sectors’ academics, industry and
Board level positions at State Bank of Hyderabad, SBH (4
years) and India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL-
Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India - 3 years).
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Rashtriya Khanij Puraskar attention finally bore

I
fruit following the
n order to incentivize
inclusion of this once
the States who
vibrant observatory on
take initiative in
the heritage list.
exploration, auction and
operationalisation of Sinha added the
mineral blocks, Ministry observatory, first of its
of Mines has instituted kind in eastern India,
a National level award was established in this
scheme viz., Rashtriya 123-year old college in 1916 to appraise the students with
Khanij Puraskar in three categories of minerals. The the astronomical knowledge in detail. “Later, a planetarium,
award money is Rs. 3 cr, Rs. 2 cr, and Rs. 1 cr for 1st, probably the first in India, was also set up in the college in 1946.
2nd and 3rd positions respectively in each category. Award Both the observatory as well as the planetarium functioned
for the year 2019-20 & 2020-21 have been given during satisfactorily up to early 1970s, but started declining gradually
the 6th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals held on with the passage of time. At present, it is lying completely
12.07.2022. A total of Rs.18 Cr has been given as award dysfunctional and most of the costly machines installed in the
money to different States. observatory have either been lost or become junk.
Further, in order to encourage the States to auction As per the information displayed on Unesco ’s web portal,
mineral blocks, following incentives are provided by the the initiative for the establishment of this observatory
Ministry of Mines: was taken by Romesh Chandra Sen of the college who,
with the help of astronomer and director of Wesleyan
1. `20 lakh to those States where potential mineral blocks
College, Bankura (West Bengal) J Mitchell, procured
are available for auction.
astronomical instruments and set up this observatory. The
2. `20 lakh for each successful auction of mineral block college acquired a sophisticated telescope along with other
conducted by the State Government. accessories from England.
3. Reimbursement of 50% of Transaction Advisor fee for The observatory interacted with the Astronomical
conducting auction subject to a maximum of `5 Lakh Observatory of the Presidency College in Calcutta on issues
for each block which was put up for auction but could such as difficulties in conducting observations, problems
not be successfully auctioned. of “double stars”, “sunspots”, and the lack of astronomical
A total of Rs.21.02 Cr has been released to States in the literature. R L Verma, one of the senior professors in
above categories during 6th National Conclave on Mines the post-Independence period, showed great interest in
& Minerals. There are presently three modules in the MTS promoting the observatory.
viz Registration modules, Returns module and Mining plan
module. The proposed additional modules of MTS are Indologist for 2021’ award
under consideration.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Coal, A
the
Canadian scholar
has been awarded
Indian Council
Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a
written reply in Lok Sabha. for Cultural Relations
(ICCR) Distinguished
Bihar college astronomy lab added Indologist for 2021.
in Unesco heritage list Jeffrey Armstrong was

T he 106-year-old astronomical observatory of Langat presented the award in

Singh College, Muzaffarpur, under Bhim Rao
Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU) has been included
on the Unesco list of important endangered heritage
observatories of the world.
National Commission for History of Science member
and Delhi University’s former modern history professor
J N Sinha said his constant efforts for attracting Unesco's
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the 42nd Convocation of Anna University in
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a ceremony by Manish,
India’s consul-general in Vancouver.
The citation for the award states that it has been conferred
upon Armstrong “in recognition of his outstanding
contribution to the study/teaching/research in India’s
philosophy, thought, history, art, culture, Indian languages,
literature, civilisation, society, etc”.
Chennai Tamil Nadu.

The consulate-general of India in Vancouver had nominated
Armstrong, founder of the Vedic Academy of Science &
Arts and author of The Bhagavad Gita comes Alive.
“A jury for the Distinguished Indologist Award -2021 met in
February 2022 and after careful considerations decided to select
Mr Jeffrey Armstrong for the award. Mr Armstrong becomes the
seventh recipient of this award, and joins the earlier recipients
from Germany, China, Japan, UK, South Korea and USA".
The annual award was instituted in 2015 during the First
World Indology Conference hosted by the then President
of India bringing prominent Indologists from world over
to a single platform with Indian scholars to deliberate upon
the scope of promoting Indian studies abroad. The award
is conferred upon a foreign scholar for “their outstanding
contribution in study, teaching and research in any of the
fields of Indian Studies”, the release added.
On his website, Armstrong is described as “a relationship
expert, philosopher, practitioner and teacher of the Vedas for
over 40 years”. Earlier, it said, he “had a successful career
as an executive in Silicon Valley”. ICCR was founded in
1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India’s
first education minister.
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Awards
A
griculture Minister
Narendra Singh
Tomar presented
Agriculture Infrastructure
Fund Awards in New
Delhi. The Agriculture
Infrastructure Fund was
launched two years ago,
under the ambitious
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package, as a dedicated Central
Government scheme. It provides a medium-long term
credit facility for investment in the creation of post-harvest
management infrastructure and community farming assets.
Now, out of 23,000 plus applications received on the
integrated portal of Agri Infra Fund, 13,700 applicants
have been sanctioned over Rs 10,000 crore. The sanctioned
projects cover warehouses, assaying units, primary
processing units, custom hiring centres, sorting and grading
units, and cold-store and cold-chain projects. According to
Shri Tomar agriculture sector is important for India. “The
primacy of Agriculture has proved itself from time to time.
Agriculture helped India come out of the Covid crisis and
made a significant contribution to the economy at a time
when other sectors were badly affected. Today India is one
of the leading countries in the world in terms of agricultural
produce”.
The Krishi Udan Scheme assists farmers in transporting agriculture products so that it improves their
value realisation.
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“If you want to move forward in this field, then you have
to identify the challenges and overcome them. There are
86 percent small farmers in the country, who own less than
two hectares of land, while 55 to 60 percent of the country's
population is dependent on Agriculture. In such a situation,
continuous efforts are being made for the last eight years
under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi to upgrade the Agriculture sector. KCC has been
increased from Rs 7 lakh crore to Rs 16.5 lakh crore. Banks
are offering simple loan facility.
“Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award
for Excellence”
T he Foundation has
instituted a first-of-
its-kind ‘Dinesh Shahra
Lifetime Award’ for
Excellence in Music. The
initiative is supported
by the Indian Arts &
Cultural Society.
The Announcement of
this novel recognition was made by Mr. Dinesh Shahra,
Trustee –DSF during a cultural event titled “Mausiqui’ in
Mumbai recently. Several stalwarts from the field of music
such as Padmashree Satish Vyas, Ustad Kamal Sabri, Shri
Kuldeep Singh, Shri Jaswinder, Smt Anuradha Pal, Shahbaaz
Khan, and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
India's music production relies heavily on thousands of
instruments players, technicians, performers, etc. who
through their creativity produce some of the most popular
tracks in the world. However, these professionals do not
have a safety net to secure their old - age and health, once
they are past their prime. DSF as a part of its mission to
create a value-based social structure has taken up the cause
of supporting senior artists in cooperation with the Indian
Arts & Cultural Society. The recognition apart from a trophy
or memento will also include a significant cash component.
Pledging his support to the Indian musical fraternity, Mr.
Dinesh Shahra state that “DSF is committed to promoting
various aspects of Indian or Sanatan culture. Music is an
integral part of our culture and is considered one of the
ways to reach God. The Dinesh Shahra Lifetime Award
which we have announced will herald some unsung
Indian musicians to the spotlight and acknowledge their
contributions. It is our small way of encouraging more and
more talented people to take up music as a career, thereby
enriching Indian music.”
The event ‘Mausiqui’ was a tribute to deceased legends
- Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and Smt. Lata Mangeshkar
made invaluable contributions to Indian music.
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Global Energy Prize 2022 chairman Ranjith, and Rani George, the principal secretary of

I
ndian-origin professor
of engineering at the
University of Houston,
Kaushik Rajashekara
has won the prestigious
Global Energy Prize
2022. Rajashekara was
given the award in the
New Ways of Energy
Applications category for his contributions to transportation
electrification and energy efficiency technologies while
reducing power generation emissions. The awarding
ceremony will be held during Russian Energy Week in
Moscow on October 12-14.
Only three people in the world were selected this year for
the honour, bestowed by the Global Energy Association,
out of a record 119 nominations from 43 countries.
Rajashekara is joined as a 2022 laureate by Viktor Orlov,
chief specialist of the Centre for Innovative Technologies
(Rosatom in Russia) and pioneer in thermonuclear physics;
and Mercouri Kanatzidis, professor of chemistry and
materials science at Northwestern University and senior
researcher at the Argonne National Laboratory.
the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Career of KP Kumaran- The filmmaker made his
directorial debut with Athithi in 1975 and earned fame
for his films like Rugmini, which won the National
Award for a Best feature film in Malayalam and the
Kerala State Film Award in 1989.He is also known
for films like Thenthulli, Laxmivijayam and Thottam.
The filmmaker’s last directorial venture was 2020’s
Gramavrikshathile Kuyil. The film chronicles the life of
Kumaran Asan, a philosopher, poet, social reformer and
industrialist.
About the JC Daniel Award: JC Daniel Award is Kerala’s
highest award in Malayalam cinema. It is presented
annually by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, a
nonprofit institution under the
Department of Cultural Affairs Instituted in 1992, the
award is given to honour the recipients for their outstanding
contribution to Malayalam cinema.
Sardar Patel Award
T he
Academy
National

Agricultural Research
of

About the Rajashekara: Originally from India, Management (NAARM)

Rajashekara, grew up in a small village in South India,
in one room along with his parents and two brothers.
Though neither of his parents were educated, his mother
was determined that her children would do better and
be the best at whatever they pursued. He received his
B.Eng., M. Eng, and PhD degrees from the Indian
Institute of Science in Bangalore from 1971-1984. From
1977 to 1984, he worked as an assistant professor/senior
scientific officer at the Indian Institute of Science and
later earned an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University,
the USA in 1992.
JC Daniel Award 2022
has bagged the Sardar
Patel Outstanding ICAR
Institute Award 2021
(in the Large Institute
Category) for its overall
performance. ChSrinivasaRao, Director of NAARM,
received the award from the Union Minister of Agriculture
and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi.
The awards were given away at a function to mark the 94th
Foundation Day of the ICAR.
The National Academy of Agricultural Research
Management is a national-level Natural Resource Service
training institute for ARS cadre located in Hyderabad,

M
been
alayalam filmmaker,
KP Kumaran has
honoured with
Telangana, India. It was established by the Indian Council
of Agricultural Research in 1976, to address issues related
to agricultural research and education management, in
Kerala’s highest film India.
award, the JC Daniel
About the NAARM: The National Academy of
Award. Kumaran won the
Agricultural Research Management is a national-level
award for his contribution
Natural Resource Service training institute for ARS cadre
to the Malayalam film
located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was established
industry. The award
by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 1976, to
comprises of a cash prize
address issues related to agricultural research and education
of Rs 5 lakh, a citation, and a plaque. The 2021 jury included
management, in India.
singer P Jayachandran, director Sibi Malayil, film academy

The Himachal Pradesh Assembly has passed the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion
16 MICA OCTOBER 2022
(Amendment) Bill, 2022, forbidding mass conversion.
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OBITUARY
Atulananda Goswami Sushovan, also known as “Ek

S
Takar Daktar,” has been treating
ahitya Akademi Award-
patients in Bolpur, Birbhum,
winning litterateur
for a long time for only one
Atulananda Goswami, who
rupee per visit. Sushovan was
passed away at Gauhati Medical
a former Congress MLA from
College Hospital (GMCH) early
Bolpur. After the formation of the
morning following age-related
Trinamool Congress, he became
conditions, was given a tearful
the Trinamool’s first district
adieu at Nabagraha crematorium
president in Birbhum.
by family members and host of
his admirers. In the year 2020, he received the
highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, and the same year,
Known for his works like
his name was recorded into the Guinness World Records
“Namghoria”, “Hamdoi Pulor Jon”, “Raajpat”, “Polatok”,
for treating the maximum number of patients.
“Seneh Jorir Ganthi”, the 87-year-old was in the ICU
for about 10 days. He is most famous for “Namghoria” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also
written in the early 1990s.A native of Jorhat district, expressed her condolences.“Sad to know of the demise
Goswami retired as a state government officer and settled of benevolent doctor Sushovan Bandyopadhyay. The
in Guwahati. famed one-rupee-doctor of Birbhum was known for his
public-spirited philanthropy, and I express my sincerest
Goswami was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award in
condolences,”.Sushovan, a Padma Shri awardee, had been
2006 for his novel “Seneh Jorir Ganthi”. He was conferred
suffering from kidney problems for several months. He
with the prestigious Assam Valley Literary Award in 2013.
was admitted to Kolkata’s North City Private Hospital 20
The Assam Sahitya Sabha also bestowed him with the
days ago. around 11:30 a.m., he died there. He was 83 years
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury award for his acclaimed novel
old when he died.
“Namgharia”. He was also honoured with the Kumar
Kishor Memorial Award, the Katha Award and the Sneha Deepesh Bhan

B
Bharati Sahitya Samman. Goswami also translated many
habi Ji Ghar Par Hain
English, Bengali and Odia texts into Assamese.
actor Deepesh Bhan, who
Condoling the death of the author, PM Narendra Modi entertained everyone with his
tweeted, “Saddened by the passing away of noted writer role of Malkhan, passed away on
Shri Atulananda Goswami Ji. His works received great July 23 in the morning leaving
acclaim and are admired for their diversity and sensitivity. everyone shocked. The actor
He made great efforts to popularise Assamese literature was playing cricket with a bunch
in English. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om of his friends close to his house
Shanti.” Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, when he suddenly collapsed
“The news of passing away of prominent litterateur and fell on the ground. He was
Atulananda Goswami has deeply saddened me. We will rushed to a nearby hospital
forever cherish his contribution to the literary as well as where he was declared dead. ETimes TV got in touch with
social life of Assam.” Shubhangi Atre, who plays Angoori Bhabhi on the show,
Sushovan Bandyopadhyay she confirmed the news and shared that Deepesh died of
brain hemorrhage.

P rime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief

over the demise of Padma Shri awardee Dr. Sushovan
Bandyopadhyay.
According to Shubhangi, "I stay in the same building and
right now I am at his house. Initially, we were told it is heart
fail but now we are being informed it is brain hemorrhage.
“Dr. Sushovan Bandyopadhyay epitomised the best of He went to play cricket with his friends in the morning and
human spirit. He will be remembered as a kind- and collapsed on the ground.
large-hearted person who cured many people. I recall my
When asked if he had complained of any health issues, she
interaction with him at the Padma Awards ceremony. Pained
replied, "No, he was fine, he was playing cricket and was
by his demise. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om
on the ground today morning."
Shanti.”
The government of Bangladesh signed an agreement with the World Bank on 7 August 2022 for USD
300 million financing.
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Deepesh has been a part of many other popular shows The veteran singer, who was
like May I Come In Madam, FIR to name a few. He was suffering from age-related
favourite of producers Binaiferr and Sanjay Kohli. He was ailments for many years, was
part of almost all their shows either in a cameo or full- taken to a nearby nursing home
fledged roles. where she was declared brought
Recently while talking to Bombay Times, the producers of dead, her family members said.
the show, Sanjay & Binaiferr Kohli shared, "We are deeply Her body was taken to Rabindra
saddened & shocked by the sudden demise of our beloved Sadan around 11am and kept
Deepesh Bhan. One of the most dedicated actors in Bhabiji there for the public for paying
Ghar Par Hai and like our family. He will be deeply missed their last respects. The last rites
by all. Our heartfelt condolences to his family, May his soul were performed in the evening.
Rest In Eternal Peace." Besides Bengali, she also sang several songs in Odia
and Assamese films. While the West Bengal government
Bhupinder Singh conferred on her the ‘Sangeet Samman’, ‘Sangeet

V eteran playback singer

Bhupinder Singh passed
away in Mumbai. His wife and
Mahasamman’ and ‘Bangabhibhushan’ awards, she was
given the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award for
her lifetime contribution to the Odia music.
singer Mitali Singh informed that Born in South 24 Parganas in 1938, Mishra enthralled music
the singer was suffering from lovers with her hit songs like ‘O tota pakhi re’, ‘Emon ekta
several health complications, jhinuk khuje pelam na’, ‘Ei Banglar mati te’ among others.
including urinary issues since Her Odia film songs like ‘Nida bhara raati madhu jhara
some time. 82-year old Singh had janha’ and ‘Mo mana beena ra taare’ were iconic. She also
started his career with All India had several solo albums to her.
Radio and he was also associated
with Doordarshan Delhi. He sang Bob Rafelson

scores of Bollywood numbers in his heavy bass voice.
He is remembered for his memorable songs in films like
"Mausam", "Satte Pe Satta", "Ahista Ahista", "Dooriyan",
"Haqeeqat", and many more. Some of his famed songs
are "Hoke Majboor Mujhe, Usne Bulaya Hoga", with
Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mehmood, and Manna Dey, "Dil
Dhoondhta Hai" and "Duki Pe Duki Ho Ya Satte Pe Satta.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed anguish on
the passing away of eminent singer and musician Bhupinder
Singh. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, Bhupinder Singh has
given memorable songs for decades and his works struck a
chord with several people. The Prime Minister said, in this
sad hour, his thoughts are with the family and admirers of
Bhupinder Singh Ji.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh
Thakur has expressed grief on the passing away of eminent
singer Bhupinder Singh. In a tweet, Mr Thakur said, his
medley of songs enthralled generations of music lovers
and he will live on through his music in the hearts of his
fans. He expressed condolences to the family and friends
of Bhupinder Singh.
Nirmala Mishra
B
ob Rafelson — the Oscar-
nominated director best
known for producing classics
like Easy Rider and The Last
Picture Show, and creator of The
Monkees — has died at age 89.
The veteran filmmaker died of
natural causes while at his home
in Aspen, Colorado, according
to Variety and The Hollywood
Reporter.
Born in New York in 1933, Rafelson began his career in
the entertainment industry as a story editor in 1959. After
moving to Hollywood in 1962, he took a job as an associate
producer on TV shows and films at companies such as
Universal Pictures, Revue Productions, Desilu Productions
and Screen Gems.
In 1965, he partnered with Bert Schneider and created
Raybert Productions which later became BBS Productions.
The two created a fictional band and television
series called The Monkeys, which turned into a major
success, scoring him an Emmi for outstanding comedy

R enowned Bengali singer Nirmala Mishra died at her series in 1967.

residence in the Chetla area of South Kolkata night Rafelson also directed and co-wrote Five Easy Pieces and
after she suffered heart attack. She was 81. The King of Marvin Gardens starring Jack Nicholson,

18 MICA OCTOBER 2022 The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 has come into effect from 4 August 2022.

who credited him with helping launch his career. In 1971,
Rafelson received Oscar nominations for Five Easy Pieces
for Best Picture and Screenplay.
Johnny Famechon
F ormer boxing world
champion Johnny Famechon
has died in Melbourne after a
lengthy illness. He was 77.
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame
announced Famechon’s death in a
statement. Famechon was struck
by a car while jogging in 1991
in Sydney which caused him to
suffer a stroke and resulted in an
acquired brain injury.
The Australian boxer’s most memorable world title victory
was his WBC points decision win against Cuban Jose
Legra at London’s Albert Hall in 1969. Famechon boxed
professionally for more than 20 years and had a record of
56 wins — 20 by knockout — six draws and five losses.
Famechon defended his featherweight world title against
Japan’s Masahiko Harada, better known as Fighting
Harada, six months after beating Legra and won in a
controversial points decision. In the rematch for the world
title, Famechon knocked out Harada in the 14th round in
Tokyo.
Pres Fidel Valdez Ramos
F ormer Philippine President
Fidel Valdez Ramos, a U.S.-
trained ex-general who saw
action in the Korean and Vietnam
wars and played a key role in a
1986 pro-democracy uprising
that ousted a dictator, has died.
He was 94.
Ramos's family announced his
death with profound sadness but
did not provide other details in a
brief statement that asked for privacy.
One of his longtime aides, Norman Legaspi, told The
Associated Press that Ramos had been in and out of the
hospital in recent years due to a heart condition and had
suffered from dementia.
Some of Ramos's relatives were with him when he died at
the Makati Medical Center in metropolitan Manila, Legaspi
said."He was an icon. We lost a hero and I lost a father,"
said Legaspi, a retired Philippine air force official, who
served as a close staff to Ramos in and out of government
for about 15 years.
The Commonwealth Games-2022 were held in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
OBITUARY
Ramos was the late dictator's second cousin, and in 1972 had
helped him implement martial law during which thousands
of people were incarcerated, tortured and became victims
of extrajudicial killings and disappearances.
Balwinder Safri
P opular UK-based Punjabi
singer Balwinder Safri died
at the age of 63, weeks after
recovering from coma, his family
confirmed.
Punjab-born Safri, who was
based in Birmingham, was part of
the UK bhangra scene since 1980
and formed the Safri Boyz Band
in 1990.
Safri’s family said the musician passed away with his loved
ones by his side. “I and Priya are deeply saddened to tell
you all that our legend Balwinder Safri has passed away
with myself and my daughter right by his side... We are
extremely heartbroken!” Safri’s wife, Nikki Davitt, said
in the statement. She also requested the media to respect
their privacy. Safri, known for hit Punjabi tracks such as
“Rahaye Rahaye” and “Chan Mere Makhna”, slipped into
coma in April after suffering brain damage following a
heart surgery. He was discharged from New Cross Hospital
in Wolverhampton on July 15 after recovering from coma
and was moved to a specialist rehabilitation centre.
The singer’s death has left a huge void in the Punjabi music
scene and soon after the news of his demise broke, many
popular names from the UK and Indian music industry took
to social media to pay condolences. “Saddened to hear the
loss of Uk legend Balwinder Safri Ji. ‘You will truly be
missed paji. Thank you for so many memories and amazing
songs that will live on forever’. #Rip #BalwinderSafri”
wrote DJ Bally Sagoo on Twitter.
MANOHAR "MIKE" VASWANI
M
"Mike"
ANOHAR
VASWANI
Lilaram
"MIKE"
Manohar
Vaswani
was born on May 2, 1944 in
Hyderabad, Sindh, India. Mike
and his wife Rita immigrated to
the US in 1971 and they were
married for 52 years. Mike and
Rita lived in California for 25
years where they raised their
son and daughter and where he
was a strong community leader in the Sindhi community.
They then relocated here to Las Vegas where they lived
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for over 30 years. Mike was a businessman but his main Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Udya’ in 2020 but
purpose in life was helping others. He founded the Asian he politely refused as by then he had decided not to accept
American Group (AAG) more than 25 years ago. Mike was any awards.
committed to helping the underserved community and he Mr.Khare had also worked on the editorial board of ‘Aajcha
led others in many community service projects over the Sudharak’ newspaper for close to eleven years and was a
years. Mike and his team donated thousands of turkeys member of the Marathi Science Council.
and toys each year to elementary students in North Las
Vegas during Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mike was also Achuthan Kudallur
a political activist and he supported candidates that aligned
with AAG's mission to preserve Asian culture and make
Las Vegas a more inclusive community. Mike's legacy
A chuthan Kudallur,
‘accidental artist’, who
went on to become one of the
the

will continue under the leadership of Rita, Dennis Rucker, most prolific and well-known
Harry Singh, and the AAG Boardmembers. His final wish abstractionists in the country,
was fulfilled when his organs were donated to the Nevada died at a hospital in Chennai. He
Donor's Network and his brain tissue given for Alzheimer's was 77.
research. After a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease, Kudallur, who was a civil
Mike died peacefully at home on July 31, 2022 with his engineer by education, turned
family by his side. full-time writer for Malayalam
Anant Yashwant Khare periodicals till the mid-1960s,
when, as he said on several occasions, he entered the world
R enowned Marathi writer
Anant Yashwant Khare,
better known as Nanda Khare,
of art “purely accidentally”. He had come to Chennai
from Kerala in 1964, with a friend who had enrolled in
the Government College of Art. Though the friend backed
passed away in Pune due to
out, Kudallur stayed on, not as a student, but as part of
prolonged illness. He was 76.
the institute’s evening ‘sketching club’, with the idea of
Besides biographies, Mr Khare
learning to draw illustrations for his writing. He soon began
wrote 19 books on various topics
to be known for his figurative work, which he painted till
like science, sociology, and
the late 1980s.
geography with some of his most
noted works being ‘Antajichi “It looked like colour was waiting to catch me,” the self-
Bakhar’, ‘Bakhar Antakalachi’ taught artist often said. “Every time I wanted to stop and go
and ‘Udya’. back to writing, I couldn’t.”
He received numerous awards from foundations like Condoling the demise of the author, PM Narendra Modi
Granthali, Vidarbha Sahitya Sangh, Lokmangal and tweeted, "Saddened by the passing away of renowned author
Shabd: The Book Gallery. In 2010, he received the state Shri Atulanand Goswami ji. His works were widely praised
government’s Bhai Madhavrao Bagal Award for his book and praised for their diversity and sensitivity. He made great
‘Kahani Manav Pranyachi’. Mr. Khare was offered the efforts to popularize Assamese literature in English.

The coal stock increased to 29.5 Million Tonnes in July 2022 from 25.6 Million Tonnes on 31st
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Burning Topics of the Month

Govt. launches NAMASTE Defence ministry approved Lok Sabha passes Family
scheme for cleaning of arms procurement Courts’ Amendment Bill,
sewers, septic tank. proposals. 2022.

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Vice Adm Biswajit Dasgupta Flag Officer Commanding
Hardeep Singh Puri dedicates 166
-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command was the Chief Guest for
CNG stations across 14 states the ceremony. The Decommissioning event was attended
16 July' 22 by 15 of the former Commanding Officers including

P
Cmde SP Singh (Retd), the Commissioning CO and 26
etroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Commissioning crew veterans.
Puri virtually dedicated 166 Compressed Natural
The submarine crest depicts a gray colour nurse shark and
Gas, CNG, stations across 14 states of the country.
the name means flag bearer at sea.
These CNG stations have been set up by Gas Authority of
India Limited and nine of its group city gas distribution Sindhudhvaj, as the name suggests, was the flag bearer of
companies. indigenisation and Indian Navy's efforts towards achieving
Atmanirbharta in the Russian built Sindhu Ghosh class
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Puri said these CNG stations
submarines throughout her journey in the navy. She had
commissioned at the cost of 400 crore rupees will further
many a firsts to her credit including operationalisation
strengthen the gas-based infrastructure and availability of
of the indigenised sonar USHUS, Indigenised Satellite
cleaner fuel in the country. He emphasized that rollout of
Communication systems Rukmani and MSS, Inertial
CNG on such a scale is expected to incentivise the market for
Navigation System and Indigenised Torpedo Fire Control
CNG vehicles and will have exponential impact in terms of
System. She also successfully undertook mating and
manufacturing, skill development and employment generation.
personnel transfer with Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel
According to the Minister these CNG stations will provide and only submarine to be awarded CNS Rolling trophy
direct employment to about one thousand persons. He also for Innovation by the Honourable Prime Minister Mr.
stated that the number of CNG stations will be ramped Narendra Modi.
up to eight thousand in the next two years. Mr Puri said,
The traditional ceremony was conducted at sunset , with
currently the number of CNG stations have crossed 4500
an overcast sky adding to the solemnity of the occasion
as compared to 2014 when there were about 900 CNG
when the decommissioning Pennant was lowered and the
stations across the country.
submarine was paid off after a glorious patrol of 35 Years.
These CNG stations have been set up by Gas Authority of India
Limited and nine of its group city gas distribution companies Govt. launches NAMASTE scheme for
across 14 states. Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural
Gas Rameswar Teli, Secretary in the Ministry Pankaj Jain and
cleaning of sewers, septic tank
senior officials were also present on the occasion. 19 July' 22

A
ccording to Minister of State for Housing and
INS Sindhudhvaj decommissioned
Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore , the Government
after 35 years of service to nation has formulated a National Action Plan for
18 July' 22 Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem- NAMASTE scheme

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for cleaning of sewers and septic tank.
he Submarine, INS Sindhudhvaj bid adieu to Indian
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha,
Navy on, 16 Jul 2022, serving for a glorious period
the Minister said that the scheme is a joint venture of
of 35 years.
The Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari flew three indigenous aircrafts in
Bengaluru ON 6 August 2022.
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Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry
of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs. It aims to achieve outcomes
like zero fatalities in sanitation work in India, no sanitation
workers come in direct contact with human faecal matter
and all Sewer and Septic tank sanitation workers have
access to alternative livelihoods.
The Ministry has shortlisted type of machineries and core
equipments required for maintenance works, safety gear for
Safai Mitras. The same is also available on the Government
e-Marketplace (GeM) portal for ease of their procurement
by States and Urban Local Bodies.
Mr Kaushal Kishore said that Skill Development and
trainings of Safai Mitras is being taken up with the support
of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment through
the National Safai Karamchari Finance Development
Corporation.
Prime Minister to visit GIFT
International Financial Services
Centre 26 July' 22
T
he Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City),
India’s maiden International Financial Services
Centre (IFSC). On the occasion also be graced by Shri
Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat; Shri Amit
Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs and Co-operation:
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of Finance
and Corporate Affairs; Shri Kanubhai Desai, Minister
of Finance and Energy, Government of Gujarat; Union
Ministers of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and
Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad.
The Prime Minister, during his visit, laid the foundation
stone of the Headquarters Building of the International
Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), the unified
regulator for the development and regulation of financial
products, financial services and financial institutions
in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) in
India. The headquarters building of IFSCA has been
conceptualised as an iconic structure, reflective of the
growing prominence and stature of GIFT-IFSC as a leading
International Financial Centre.
The Prime Minister launch India International Bullion
Exchange (IIBX), India’s first International Bullion
Exchange in GIFT-IFSC. IIBX will facilitate efficient price
discovery with the assurance of responsible sourcing and
quality, apart from giving impetus to the financialisation of
gold in India. This shall empower India to gain its rightful
place in the global bullion market and serve the global
22 MICA OCTOBER 2022 The Chenab Bridge is the world's highest railway bridge, which is located in Jammu and Kashmir.
value chain with integrity and quality. This also re-enforces
the commitment of the Government of India towards
enabling India to be able to influence global bullion prices
as a principal consumer.
The Prime Minister also launched NSE IFSC-SGX
Connect. Under this Connect, all orders on NIFTY
derivatives placed by members of Singapore Exchange
Limited (SGX) will be routed to and matched on the
NSE-IFSC order matching and trading platform. The said
Connect will deepen liquidity in derivative markets at
GIFT-IFSC, bringing in more international participants
and creating a positive impact on the financial ecosystem
in the GIFT-IFSC. Broker-Dealers from India and across
international jurisdictions are expected to participate in
large numbers for trading derivatives through the Connect.
Defence ministry approved arms
procurement proposals 27 July' 22
T
he Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved Arms
procurement proposals worth 28 thousand 732
crore rupees under Buy Indian Indigenously Designed,
Developed and Manufactured IDDM category giving a
further boost to AtmaNirbharta in Defence.
Considering the demand for enhanced protection against
the threat of enemy snippers to our troops deployed along
the Line of Control and in close combat operations in
counter-terrorism scenarios, DAC accorded Acceptance
of Necessity AoN for Bullet Proof Jackets with Indian
Standard BIS VI level of protection.
To combat the current complex paradigm of conventional
and hybrid warfare and counter-terrorism at the LAC and
Eastern Borders, AoN for induction of approximately four
lakhs of Close Quarter Battle Carbines for the Services
have also been accorded by the DAC. This is set to provide
a major impetus to the small arms manufacturing industry
in India and enhance AtmaNirbharta in small arms.
In recent conflicts across the world, drone technology
proved to be a force multiplier in military operations.
Accordingly, to augment the Indian Army’s capability in
modern warfare, AoN for procurement of Autonomous
Surveillance and Armed Drone Swarms has been accorded
by the DAC under Buy Indian-IDDM category.
DAC also approved the Navy’s proposal to procure an
upgraded 1250 Kilo Watt capacity Marine Gas Turbine
Generator for power generation application onboard
Kolkata class of ships through Indian Industry. This will
give a major boost to the indigenous manufacturing of gas
turbine generators.

In order to enhance the security in the coastal region of the
Country, DAC also approved the proposal of procurement
of 14 Fast Patrol Vessels FPVs for the Indian Coast Guard
under the Buy Indian-IDDM category.
Lok Sabha passes Family Courts’
Amendment Bill, 2022 27 July' 22
T
he Lok Sabha passed the Family Courts’ Amendment
Bill, 2022 by voice vote. It validates the existence
of the three family courts in Himachal Pradesh and
Two in Nagaland with retrospective effect. The bill also
seeks validation of the decisions taken by the two states
and the family courts.
The family courts located at Shimla, Dharmashala, and
Mandi in Himachal Pradesh will come into force, with a
retrospective effect of February 15th 2019. The Family
Courts located at Dimapur and Kohima in Nagaland will
come into force with retrospect effect from November
12th 2008 on enactment of the Bill. The enactment was
necessitated as it came to light in connection with a case
that the central Government notifications were not existing
with respect to these five family courts.
Replying to the discussion in the Lok Sabha over the
Bill, Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju requested the
states to ensure at least a family court in each district. He
states that the legal counseling will be made completely
free of cost and efforts are on in this direction. Stating
that several initiatives have been taken to improve the
judicial infrastructure in the country, he said all types of
technological advances have been made using continuing
the court trials during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sunita Duggal of the BJP initiated the discussion in support
of the Bill. Koushalendra Kumar of the JDU asked the
government to take measures to speed up trail of over 11
lakh pending cases in over 700 family courts across the
country. Bhartruhari Mehtab of the BJD emphasized the
need for proper interpretation of the proposed amendments.
Dr S Sanjiv Kumar of YSR Congress party underscored
the need for comprehensive reforms of the legal system.
He also said there should be provisions for taking care of
the elders and children when the family problem is being
addressed at the Family Court.
MoU signed by ANC and AAI to boost
inter-island connectivity 29 July' 22
A
n Memorandum of understanding was signed
by Andaman Nicobar Command and Airport
Authority of India in Port Blair to boost inter-
island connectivity under Udaan Scheme. As per the MoU,
The birth centenary celebrations of the designer of the national flag, Pingali Venkaiah, a large-scale
program has organized in Delhi.
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naval airfields at
Shibpur (in Diglipur)
in North Andaman
and in Campbell
Bay will be utilized
for civil operations.
Passenger flights
will be connecting
Port Blair directly to
Diglipur and Campbell Bay, the two extreme corners of the
archipelago.
The Memorandum of understanding was signed by Jameel
Khaliq, Director, Port Blair Airport and Commanding
Officers INS Kohasaa and INS Baaz i.e. Capt. Satish
Mishra and Capt. Jitendra Navet. Now the bidding process
for operating flights will be initiated. This would pave
the way for infrastructure development and passenger
terminals on these remote islands.
A low-cost 20-passenger flight to be operated between
these islands as per the vision of the Udaan Scheme.
Presently, Heli services are available to Diglipur and
Campbell in a very limited capacity. Diglipur is the
third most populous town in Andaman while a major
transshipment port is to come up in Campbell Bay.
Having a direct flight from Port Blair to Diglipur and
Campbell will reduce the hardship of daily passengers,
especially in case of emergency. This will also boost
tourism growth in the islands.
Third edition of Vietnam-India
bilateral army exercise held
01 August' 22
T
he 3rd Edition of Vietnam-India Bilateral
Army Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” begin at
Chandimandir. It will continue till 20th August.
The exercise is a sequel to previously conducted bilateral
exercise in Vietnam in 2019 and a major milestone in
strengthening the bilateral relations between India and
Vietnam. India and Vietnam share a Comprehensive
Strategic Partnership and defence cooperation is a key
pillar of this partnership. Vietnam is an important partner
in India’s Act East policy and the Indo-Pacific vision.
The theme of Ex VINBAX - 2022 is employment and
deployment of an Engineer Company and a Medical Team
as part of United Nations Contingent for Peace Keeping
Operations. India has a rich legacy of deployment of
troops in United Nations missions and has some of the
best capacities to impart United Nations peace operations
training incorporating best practices and hands on training
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to prospective United Nations peacekeepers at tactical,
operational and strategic levels.
The conduct of Ex VINBAX - 2022 as a field training
exercise with enhanced scope from previous editions of
bilateral exercise will strengthen mutual confidence, inter-
operability and enable sharing of best practices between
the Indian Army and Vietnam People's Army. The joint
exercise will also provide an opportunity to the troops of
both the Contingents to learn about the social and cultural
heritage of each other. Indian Army is being represented by
troops from the 105 Engineer Regiment.
A 48 hours Validation Exercise is part of the schedule to
assess the standards achieved by both contingents while
executing technical military operations under similar
scenarios in UN missions. A Humanitarian Assistance and
Disaster Relief demonstration and equipment display will
showcase India’s capacity to undertake rescue and relief
operations during natural and manmade disasters utilising
indigenous solutions.
Indian Oil signs MoU with NTCA
03 August' 22
I
ndian Oil signed an MoU with National Tiger
Conservation Authority (NTCA) for transcontinental
relocation of ‘Cheetah’ in its historical range in India.
The MoU was signed by Mr. S.M. Vaidya, Chairman,
Indian Oil and Dr S P Yadav, Addl.
This is in continuation with the MoU signed on 20th July
2022 between Government of India and Government
of the Republic of Namibia on wildlife conservation
and sustainable biodiversity utilization, for establishing
the cheetah into the historical range in India. Indian Oil
will be contributing Rs.50.22 crore in 4 years for the
project components viz. Cheetah Introduction, its Habitat
Management & Protection, Eco Development, Staff
Training and Veterinary Healthcare.
Indian Oil is the first corporate which has come forward to
support the “Project Cheetah” under CSR, as the project
has not only national importance but is also essential
for balancing the ecosystem. Cheetah has a very special
significance for the national conservation ethic and ethos.
Under this project, a source population of 8-10 Cheetahs
will be flown in from Namibia and South Africa and will
be introduced at Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh. It
is a national project involving National Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA), Govt. of India and the State Govt. of
Madhya Pradesh.
NTCA is the nodal agency authorized by MoEF&CC for
funding, supervision and hand holding. Indian Oil will
24 MICA OCTOBER 2022 The 3rd Edition of Vietnam-India Bilateral Army Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” at Chandimandir.
contribute its CSR funds to NTCA, which shall co-ordinate
with the State Govt. of Madhya Pradesh and other agencies
involved in the project.
About ‘Project Cheetah’ ‘Project Cheetah’ is one-of-a-kind
projects in which a species is being restored in the country
by bringing it from out of the country (from South Africa /
Namibia). It is noteworthy that the subspecies of Cheetah
which got extinct in India was Asiatic Cheetah (Acinonyx
jubatus venaticus) and the subspecies being introduced
back in the country is African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus
jubatus). Research has shown that genes of these two
subspecies are the same.
MoU signed between Ministry of
Ayush and MeitY 13 August' 22
A
n Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was
signed between Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
for providing technical support to Ministry of Ayush for
digitalisation of Ayush Sector under the Ayush Grid project
for a period of 3 years.
This MoU is continuation of the earlier MoU , which was
signed in the year 2019. Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary,
Ayush and Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary MeitY
signed MoU on behalf of both the Ministries. It was
decided that both the Ministry’s will continue to work in
collaboration and MeitY along with organizations under
MeitY will extend all technical support required for the
Ayush Grid project including adoption of emerging
technologies.
Ministry of Ayush has conceptualized ‘Ayush Grid’
Project, as part of the Digital India Program, which
leverages ‘Information and Technology’ to transform
operational efficiency, improve service delivery and
enhance quality of services. The Ayush Grid platform is
envisaged to be the IT backbone; allowing integration of
all stakeholders and functions/ services related to Ayush
systems of health care.
As per the earlier signed MoU, organizations under
MeitY like NeGD supported for development of
AyushSanjivani mobile application, Monitoring
dashboard, BISAG-N for development of Ayush
GIS, Ayush education related modules, DIC for
development of Ayush Information Hub, website of
the Ministry, Ayusoft, C-DAC for imparting training
to Ayush doctors. It is pertinent to mention that NeGD
and BISAG-N provided valuable inputs in finalization
of various technical documents like technical solution
design & DPR of the Project.

Burning Topics of the Month
Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Uttar Pradesh CM launches
Abu Road new rail line in cashless scheme for state
Gujarat and Rajasthan. employees, pensioners.
RINL Launched "Safety Is My
Responsibility" Campaign 16 July' 22
A
s part of the continuous initiatives being taken by
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited -Visakhapatnam
Steel Plant to inculcate a culture of Safety among
all the stakeholders including Employees and Contract
Workmen, RINL has launched a campaign with the motto
‘Safety Is My Responsibility’ as part of Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav Celebrations.
Shri A. K Saxena, Director (Operations), RINL launched
the campaign by pasting stickers of ‘Safety is my
Responsibility’ on the helmet of the youngest employee of
RINL, Mr. K Rajababu, Field Assistant, SMS-1 Dept., in
presence of Shri Abhijit Chakraborty ,CGM (Works)-I/c,
Chief General Managers and HODs of the plant. Badges
with the message ‘Safety is my Responsibility’ were also
pinned on the pockets of all CGMs of work division also,
as part of the launch event.
As part of the plant wide campaign, RINL will be
counseling employees and contract workmen alike on the
importance of Safety and how it can be implemented as a
value. This campaign is part of the many initiatives taken
by RINL, like implementation of Online Monitoring and
tracking systems for Safety Belts, conducting of online
training programs and examinations for all employees on
the ‘Safety Guidelines for Steel Sector’ issued by Ministry
of Steel and plant wide Housekeeping activities.
Shri A. K. Saxena, Director (Operations), RINL distributed
prizes to employees who brought laurels to RINL at
all India level Safety Competitions conducted by Joint
Committee on Safety, Health & Environment in Steel
Industry (JCSSI), Ranchi.
Ms. Priyanka Pal, Deputy manager (Mechanical), Special
bar mill dept won First Prize in Essay Competition, Shri G.
Paul Manohar, Manager (Operations), Special bar mill dept
The 13th Edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “Ex Vajra Prahar 2022” commenced at
the Special Forces Training School at Bakloh of Himachal Pradesh.
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Indo-Oman joint military
exercise commences in
Rajasthan.
& Many More...
won the third Prize in Essay Competition and Ms Ayantia
Roy, Senior Manager, Corporate strategic management
dept won the Third prize in Essay Writing competition at
All India level.
Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new
rail line in Gujarat and Rajasthan
16 July' 22
T
he Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs CCEA
approved Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail
line in Gujarat and Rajasthan to provide connectivity
and improve mobility.
According to Information and Broadcasting Minister
Anurag Singh Thakur, the estimated cost of this project
is over two thousand seven hundred 98 crore rupees and
will be completed by 2026-27. The total length of the
new rail line will be over 116 kilometres. The Minister
said, there will be employment for about 40 lakh man-
days during construction. Minister said the rail line will
increase connectivity to Ambaji Shaktipeeth and Ajitnath
Jain Temple.
According to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Taranga
Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road rail line, which has been approved
by the Cabinet will boost connectivity and further socio-
economic progress. He said, it also fulfils a long-standing
demand of improving access to Ambaji.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed his
gratitude to the Prime Minister for approving the Taranga
Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail project. Terming this
historic day for Gujarat, Mr. Shah in a series of tweets said
that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is constantly working
to revive ancient pilgrimage sites and provide facilities
to devotees. He said that this 116.65-kilometer-long
rail line will facilitate local people along with devotees
coming to these places and will add further impetus to the
development of the area.
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Himachal Pradesh first state to
connect vehicles equipped with VLTD
with ERSS 20 July' 22
H
imachal Pradesh has become the first state in
the country to connect all registered commercial
vehicles equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking
Device (VLTD) with Emergency Response Support System
(ERSS).
Now these vehicles can be tracked anywhere in the country
through VLTD. More than 9,423 vehicles have been
registered and linked with ERSS. Now it will be monitored
by both the police and the transport department.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur formally inaugurated the
system at a program organized at Peterhof, in Shimla. He
also introduced the facility of panic button for the safety
of women and children in public vehicles. The State has
pioneered in implementation of this Project, which is a
matter of great pride for every people of the State.
According to Mr. Thakur after the establishment of this
monitoring Centre, it would be easy to detect the theft of
vehicles and vehicle accidents for the safety of women
and children in the State. Chief Minister that this is an
innovative initiative, which would make the state roads
more safe and secure. It may be recalled that the Vehicle
Location Tracking Device with Emergency Panic Button
System and Command Control Centre has been connected
with Emergency Response Support System 112. When
the panic button is pressed, a signal would be received
through satellite to 112 and the person in distress would be
connected and alert the police.
Uttar Pradesh CM launches cashless
scheme for state employees,
pensioners 22 July' 22
U
ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has
launched a scheme to provide cashless medical
facility to more than 75 lakh people including 22
lakh state government employees, pensioners and their
dependents.
According to a government statement under the Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya State Employees Cashless Medical Scheme,
the eligible people will get cashless medical facilities at
government-run institutions, medical colleges and hospitals
without any financial limit, Also, cashless medical facilities
up to Rs 5 lakh will be available at hospitals empanelled
under the under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
According to Yogi ji, An action plan should be prepared
so that they can download their State Health Card on their
The "Badhe Chalo’- Lehra Do, Har Gahr Tiranga Fehra Do' campaign culminated at the Talkatora
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own and get the benefit of cashless medical treatment in
government or empanelled hospitals, .
According to the official statement, the Adityanath said that
under the 'Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana' Ayushman
Bharat, medical insurance cover up to Rs 5 lakh is being
provided to poor families. Besides, medical insurance
cover of Rs 5 lakh is also being provided to the registered
workers of Construction Workers Welfare Board.
According to Adityanath in its previous tenure itself, his
government had instructed the department concerned to
prepare an action plan to provide cashless medical facilities
to state government employees.
Kerala to launch measures to achieve
complete digital literacy 27 July' 22
A
ccording to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
the state government is moving ahead with steps to
achieve complete digital literacy with an objective
to make people especially children aware of traps and
threats in cyberspace.
Since smartphones have become part of everyone's daily
life and it has become a significant tool for online education
in the post-COVID-19 period, children cannot be kept away
from digital space forever but their safety and security
should be ensured through awareness, he said.
According to Vijayan "The government feels that it is time
to launch steps to achieve complete digital literacy just like
our literacy movement. We are planning to go ahead with
such steps. At present, children are the most vulnerable
group in cyberspace and the ones most victimised to the
online traps,".
Children are victimised by such traps because of their
lack of knowledge and misunderstanding and there were
instances of children losing even their lives due to this,
the Marxist veteran added. He said the police launched the
campaign as part of efforts to make children aware of the
threats and perils of cyberspace.
According to The Chief Minister, As digital technology
and online system are now an integral part of day-to-day
life, it is very important to have clear knowledge about all
aspects of the digital world.
PM Modi has attended the 42nd
Convocation of Anna University
29 July' 22
T
he Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the
42nd Convocation of Anna University in Chennai.
Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri R N Ravi, Chief
Stadium in New Delhi.

Minister Shri M K Stalin, Union Minister Shri L Murugan
were among those present on the occasion.
The Prime Minister state that “Congratulations to all those
who are graduating in Anna University’s 42nd convocation.
You would have already built a future for yourselves in your
minds. Therefore, today is not only a day of achievements
but also of aspirations”, he said. Calling them the leaders
of tomorrow, the Prime Minister also noted the sacrifices of
the parents and support of teachers and nonteaching staff
of the University.
The Prime Minister also recalled Former President Dr A. P.
J. Abdul Kalam’s association with Anna University. “May
his thoughts and values always inspire you”, said the Prime
Minister.
According to The Prime Minister India was the world’s
second-largest mobile phone manufacturer last year.
Innovation is becoming a way of life. In just the last 6 years,
the number of recognised start-ups increased by 15,000
percent, he said. The Prime Minister informed that India
received a record FDI of over 83 billion dollars last year.
Our start-ups too received record funding post-pandemic.
Above all this, India’s position in the international trade
dynamics is at its best ever.
The Prime Minister underlined the link between the
progress of youth and the nation. He said in conclusion
“Your growth is India’s growth. Your learnings are India’s
learnings. Your victory is India’s victory.”
During the programme, the Prime Minister awarded
gold medals and certificates to 69 gold medalists. Anna
University was established on 4 September 1978. It is
named after C. N. Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of
Tamil Nadu. It has 13 Constituent Colleges, 494 Affiliated
Colleges spread over Tamil Nadu and 3 Regional Campuses
– Tirunelveli, Madurai and Coimbatore.
Indo-Oman joint military exercise
commences in Rajasthan 01 August' 22
I
ndia and Oman carry out a nearly two-week military
exercise begins August 1, with a focus on counter-
terror cooperation.
The exercise, ‘AL NAJAH-IV’, will take place in the
Mahajan field firing ranges in Rajasthan from August 1 to
13. A 60-member team from the Royal Army of Oman has
arrived at the site of the exercise.
According to the Defence Ministry the joint military exercise
aims to enhance the level of bilateral defence cooperation.
The Indian Army represented at the exercise by troops from
the 18 Mechanised Infantry Battalion. The previous edition
of the exercise was organised in Muscat in March 2019.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) initiated pilots of 5G readiness across various
locations in India.
STATE
“The fourth edition of India-Oman joint military exercise
‘AL NAJAH-IV’ between contingents of Indian Army and
the Royal Army of Oman is scheduled to take place at the
Foreign Training Node of Mahajan Field Firing Ranges
from August 1 to 13".
According to Defence Ministry the scope of the exercise
includes “professional interaction, mutual understanding of
drills and procedures, the establishment of joint command
and control structures and elimination of terrorist threats”.
“The joint exercise would focus on counter-terrorism
operations, regional security operations and peacekeeping
operations under United Nations charter apart from
organising joint physical training schedules, tactical drills,
techniques and procedures,” it said.
Indian Army inaugurates 108 feet
high National Flag in Kashmir
14 August' 22
I
n the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the
Indian Army inaugurated 108 feet High National
Flag mast at Hyderbaigh in the Pattan area of North
Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Major General SS Slaria,
General Officer Commanding, CIF (Kilo) dedicated it to
the citizens today. The installation of the high mast was
completed in a record time of 30 days.
The flag mast was constructed in collaboration with the
Flag Foundation of India. It will not only instil a sense
of pride and honour amongst the citizens but also honour
all the Bravehearts who have laid down their lives to
eliminate terrorism. The project is part of Har Ghar Tiranga
campaign under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative of the
Government of India.
The GOC appreciated the efforts of all those involved
in the completion of the project. Citizens of Hyderbaigh
Pattan also appreciated the District Administration and the
Army for this unique initiative, which will remain etched
forever in the history of Pattan.
Jammu and Kashmir is an Indian union territory. The
Line of Control separates Jammu and Kashmir from the
Pakistani Occupied Kashmir. It lies to the north of the
Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and to the
west of Ladakh.
Provisions for the formation of the union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir were contained within the Jammu and
Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which was passed by
both houses of the Parliament of India in August 2019. The
act re-constituted the former state of Jammu and Kashmir
into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh,
with effect from 31 October 2019.
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Burning Topics of the Month
World Bank approves 500 India and Bangladesh agree
million USD credit to help for implementation of
Bangladesh. Border Management.
World Bank approves 500 million
USD credit to help Bangladesh
19 July' 22
T
he World Bank approved a 500 million USD credit
to help Bangladesh improve disaster preparedness
against inland flooding in 14 flood-prone districts
benefiting over 1.25 million people.
The credit has been approved under the Resilient
Infrastructure for Adoption and Vulnerability Reduction
(RIVER) project of the World Bank. It will fund the
construction of 500 multipurpose flood shelters, access
roads, and climate-resilient community infrastructure in
the country.
In normal times, the flood shelters will operate as primary
schools and they will be equipped with solar energy systems,
water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities that cater to the
needs of women and vulnerable populations. The project
will also help strengthen the capacity of communities and
government agencies to prepare and respond to floods and
undertake behavioral change interventions.
World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan
Mercy Tembon said that this project will help Bangladesh
improve disaster preparedness in the non-coastal flood-
prone areas. It will also support the country’s transition from
disaster response to a disaster risk management approach.
The project help save lives and properties in the highly
flood-prone districts in the Teesta-Brahmaputra-Jamuna,
Padma, and Surma-Meghna river basins, which include
Nilpamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha,
Bogura, Pabna, Sirajganj, Rajbari, Faridpur, Gopalganj,
Madaripur, and Sunamganj, Habiganj.
The project support the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, a
long-term plan to achieve a safe, climate-resilient, and
prosperous delta, as well as the World Bank Group’s
Climate Change Action Plan 2021-2025.
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from International Space
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13th Petersburg Climate Dialogue
begins in Berlin 20 July' 22
T
he 13th
Petersburg
C l i m a t e
Dialogue began in
Berlin. The two-day
informal ministerial
meet is being chaired
by Germany and
Egypt, hosts of this
year’s annual climate meet (COP-27).
The informal ministerial meet proposes to build consensus
and provide political direction to resolve divergences
aimed at improving implementation of climate action, the
core goal of COP-27.
During the dialogue, ministers and delegations from
several countries recalled the urgency to move to the
implementation of all the previous resolutions made
during the last meeting in order to limit global warming
to 1.5 degrees Celsius. As per the previous resolution, the
fight against climate change requires the preservation of
the Congo Basin forests, which alone absorb 1.2 billion
tonnes of carbon globally per year. The Petersburg Climate
Dialogue will pave the way for a successful global climate
conference in Egypt in November. Since its inception in
2010, the Petersburg Dialogue has served as a forum for
ministers to build political consensus that help resolve
differences on issues holding up progress in negotiations.
Petersburg Climate Dialogue under the sign of global crises
The 13th Petersburg Climate Dialogue is also about
reducing dependencies on fossil fuels and supporting poorer
countries in switching to sustainable energy sources to limit
global warming to 1.5°C degrees. In his video remarks to
the Petersburg Dialogue, UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres warned against slackening ambitions in climate

protection: “Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise
and ocean heat have broken new records. Half of humanity is
in the danger zone from floods, droughts, extreme storms, and
wildfires. Yet we continue to feed our fossil fuel addiction”.
Originally, the industrialised countries wanted to give 100
billion US dollars annually by 2020 to finance climate
projects in poorer countries of the Global South. But they
have missed the target. A total of only 80 billion is expected
– the final figures are not yet available. Now, the 100 billion
are to come annually by 2023. The recipient countries of the
Global South will certainly remind industrialised nations of
this at the Petersburg Climate Dialogue.
India and Bangladesh agree
for implementation of Border
Management 22 July' 22
I
ndia and Bangladesh have agreed to effectively
implement the Comprehensive Border Management
Plan (CBMP) to control border crimes including
smuggling of drugs and narcotics, arms and ammunition,
fake currency and gold among other things.The decision
was taken during the 52nd DG Level Border Conference
between Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards
Bangladesh (BGB) which concluded in Dhaka. A Joint
Record of Discussion (JRD) was signed between BSF and
BGB on the concluding day of the 5-day long conference.
Both the countries agreed to strengthen the joint border
patrolling especially during the night as a precautionary and
effective way to bring down death and injury to unarmed
citizens of both countries to zero. The BSF and BGB agreed
to undertake more public awareness programmes about
the laws governing the international border for the people
living in border areas to reduce border incidents to zero.
They also agreed to take effective measures to deter the
public from indulging in activities like illegal infiltration,
smuggling, human trafficking and other border crimes.
Both sides have agreed to take appropriate measures to
resume the conservation works of the common rivers of the
border as approved by the Joint Rivers Commission on the
basis of mutual consensus. The two countries also agreed
to take initiatives for the speedy construction of barbed
wire fences within 150 yards of the border at approved
locations with approved design in consultation with higher
authorities. They also agreed to have a communication
channel at the level of nodal officers of BSF and BGB to
take quick decisions to implement the stalled development
work within 150 yards of the border.
Both sides agreed to take a proper and firm stand against
the infiltration of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals
across the Bangladesh-India border.
Tejashwi Yadav has been named the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and his swearing-in ceremony
will be held at Raj Bhavan in Patna.
INTERNATIONAL
The 8th Hi-Tech park in Natore under
the Indian Line of Credit 25 July' 22
T
he foundation stone for the 8th IT/Hi-Tech park built
under the Indian Line of Credit was laid at Singra,
Natore. The foundation stone was laid jointly by
the Bangladesh State ICT Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak
and High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Vikram
Doraiswami. This is the 8th park out of 12 IT/Hi-Tech
parks under the Indian Line of Credit (LOC) extended to
Bangladesh.
The speed of implementation of the agreement for setting
up Hi-Tech parks in 12 districts of Bangladesh, reached in
2015 between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina, has accelerated significantly in
recent months. Foundation stones for 8 Hi-Tech parks have
been laid since April this year starting with Keraniganj in
April, followed by Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Mymensingh,
Jamalpur, Cox’s Bazar and Singra in Natore.
State ICT Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak thanked Prime
Ministers of India and Bangladesh for the IT/Hi-Tech
parks being built in 12 districts of Bangladesh with
financial assistance worth USD 193 million under Line of
Credit offered by India. According to Mr Zunaid with the
completion of the Hi-Tech park 1000 youth will get trained
directly and 3000 youth will get employment opportunities.
Indirectly, it will benefit many more.
The High Commission of India in Dhaka said in a tweet that
these parks will help develop the IT industry of Bangladesh
creating a technically skilled workforce which will boost
growth.
Russia decides to quit from
International Space Station project
27 July' 22
R
ussia has decided to quit the International Space
Station after 2024. Moscow's space agency
Roscosmos ' newly-appointed chief Yury Borisov
announced the decision. President Vladimir Putin was also
briefed about it. The announcement comes as tensions rage
between the Kremlin and the West over Moscow's military
operation in Ukraine and several rounds of unprecedented
sanctions against Russia.
Russia and the United States have worked side by side on
the space station which has been in orbit since 1998. Yury
Borisov also told Putin that in spite of this decision, space
programme will continue to get top priority and Russia
will start putting together a Russian orbital station before
2024.
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NEWS BITES INTERNATIONAL
Sending the first man into space in 1961 and launching
the first satellite four years earlier are among key
accomplishments of the Soviet space programme and
remain a major source of national pride in Russia.
NASA has made no immediate comment on Russian
decision to quit the International Space Station after
2024. US State Department spokesman Ned Price called
the announcement an unfortunate development given the
“valuable professional collaboration our space agencies
have had over the years. According to National Security
Council spokesperson John Kirby the US is “exploring
options” for dealing with a Russian withdrawal.
US-Bangla Airlines to operate daily
flights to Kolkata from Dhaka
30 July' 22
B
angladesh’s largest private carrier, US-Bangla
Airlines will be doubling its flights to Kolkata
from August 4. The airline announced that it will
operate two flights daily from Dhaka to Kolkata in place of
one being operated currently.
The increase in the frequency is due to the continuous
increase in the passenger demand on Dhaka-Kolkata route,
said the airlines in a press release.
Presently, US-Bangla daily flights depart from Dhaka to
Kolkata at 10:10 AM and take off from Kolkata at 11:30
AM for Dhaka. From August 4, the additional flight will
take off from Dhaka to Kolkata at 6:30 PM every day and
depart from Kolkata to Dhaka at 7:35 PM.
US-Bangla Airlines plans to operate flights on Chittagong-
Kolkata and Dhaka-Delhi routes in the near future. The
number of people seeking visas for India has been going
up substantially since the easing of the travel restrictions
subsequent to improvement in the Corona pandemic
situation in both Bangladesh and India. Bangladesh sends
the largest number of foreign tourists to India.
Before the onset of the Corona pandemic in 2020, Indian
High Commission in Bangladesh issued over 16 lakh visas
for Bangladeshi nationals in the year 2019.
Myanmar extends emergency by 6
months 06 August' 22
T
he Military govt. of Myanmar has extended the state
of emergency by 6 months till February 2023. Head
of the military government General Min Aung Haling
state that elections could be held only when the country was
‘stable and peaceful’. General Haling requested the National
Defence and Security Council to ‘allow him to serve for
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charging points across its residential projects in Mumbai.
an additional 6 months’, which was approved by the acting
president Myint Swe. The state of emergency in Myanmar
was first declared in February 2021.
According to General Haling the Union Election
Commission will be reconstituted and its mandated tasks,
including the scrutiny of voter lists, shall be implemented
in accordance with the law. The Election Commission has
organised four meetings with the political parties during
the last 18 months for the review of the Election Law and
election system.
The military deposed the elected government headed
by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi February last
year, immediately after the national elections in which
Suu Kyi’s party National League for Democracy (NLD)
won a massive majority. Accusing Aung San Suu kyi of
mismanagement and fraud in the elections, the military
government had promised to hold elections within a year.
However, it later extended the time for lifting the emergency.
In his broadcast, head of the military government Gen.
Haling did not give any specific date for holding elections.
India and Malaysia conduct first
bilateral air force exercise
13 August' 22
A
contingent of the Indian Air Force left for Malaysia
to participate in a bilateral exercise named
Udarashakti. This is the first bilateral exercise being
conducted between Indian Air Force and Royal Malaysian
Air Force RMAF.
Indian Air Force is participating in the air exercise with Su-
30 MKI and C-17 aircraft while the RMAF will be flying
Su 30 MKM aircraft. The Indian contingent departed from
one of its air bases directly for their destination, the RMAF
base of Kuantan.
The exercise will give an opportunity to IAF contingent
members to share and learn best practices with some of
the best professionals from RMAF, while also discussing
mutual combat capabilities.
The four days of exercise will witness the conduct of various
aerial combat drills between the two Air Forces. According
to Indian Air Force, Ex Udarashakti will fortify the long-
standing bond of friendship and enhance the avenues of
defence cooperation between the two Air Forces, thereby
augmenting security in the region.
The first such bilateral Air Force exercise staging the
frontline Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft was conducted in
2018. The Indian Air Force Training Team was deployed
in Malaysia to train Malaysian pilots on the SU-30SKM
aircraft from 2008 to 2010.

Burning Topics of the Month
India attracts USD 343.64
million FDI equity inflow Real GDP growth in 2021-
in R&D sector during 22 stands at 8.7 per cent.
2021.
Finance Minister improve
effectiveness of G20 Common
Framework 16 July' 22
F
inance Minister
N i r m a l a
Sitharaman
underlined the
need to improve
the effectiveness of
the G20 Common
Framework. She said
this while speaking at
the third session on the International Financial Architecture
in Bali, Indonesia, which is hosting the third G20 Finance
Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting.
The Ministry of Finance tweeted that Mrs Sitharaman also
commended the work of an expert panel on the Multilateral
Development Bank and suggested developing a roadmap for
implementing its recommendations. The Finance Minister,
who arrived in Bali, attended the Sustainable Finance for
Climate Transition roundtable and underlined the need for
blended finance and leveraging private capital to achieve
sustainable development goals. Mrs Sitharaman shared
India's two-pronged energy transition plan, promoting
renewables in the energy mix and adopting innovative
policy measures for increasing energy efficiency and
security.
The Union Minister participated in the second session of
the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
meeting where she shared her views on the group's
health agenda, including pandemic, preparedness, and
response mechanisms. She called for a global coordination
mechanism with the World Health Organisation at its centre.
The Minister also said India is committed to supporting all
efforts to protect and prepare against any future pandemic.
Shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched India's 20th gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after
beating Malaysia's Tze Yong NG 19-21, 21-9 and 21-16 in the men's singles final.
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Union Finance Minister also met Deputy Prime Minister
and Finance Minister of Canada, Ms Chrystia Freeland in
Bali.
New GST rates on number of items
come into effect 18 July' 22
T
he new Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on a
number of items come into effect. Certain items
attracted more GST while the rates on certain things
are coming down. The exemption from GST on a number
of items have been withdrawn. The decision to change the
GST rate had been taken during the 47th GST Council
Meeting held in Chandigarh last month.
Eighteen percent GST charged by banks as a fee for issuing
cheques. Hotel accommodation priced up to one thousand
rupees per day taxed at 12 percent. The solar water heater
now attract 12 percent GST as compared to five percent
earlier. GST on e-waste has increased to 18 percent from
the earlier rate of five percent.
The tax cut on the transport of goods and passengers by
ropeways to five percent from 12 percent. Electric vehicles
are eligible for the concessional GST rate of five percent.
GST exemption on the transport of passengers by air to
and from northeastern states and Bagdogra restricted to
economy class only.
According to Finance Ministry, single packages of
unbranded pre-packed and labelled food items like
cereals, pulses, and flour weighing in excess of 25
kilograms will not attract GST. It said, if several
packages intended for retail sale to ultimate consumers,
like 10 packages of 10 kilograms each, are sold in a
larger pack, then GST would apply to such supply.
However, a package of rice containing 50 kilograms in
one individual package would not be considered a pre-
packaged and labelled commodity for the purposes of
GST levy.
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NEWS BITES ECONOMY
India attracts USD 343.64 million FDI
equity inflow in R&D sector during
2021 20 July' 22
I
ndia attracted
USD 343.64
million FDI
equity inflow in
R&D sector during
C.Y. 2021 (Calendar
Year) which is 516%
higher as compared
to previous C.Y.
2020 (USD 55.77 million). FDI is permitted under 100%
automatic route in R&D sector subject to applicable laws/
regulations, security and other conditionality’s.
Karnataka is the top FDI Equity recipient state in R&D
during C.Y. 2021 followed by Telangana and Haryana. The
following states showed growth of more than 250% during
C.Y. 2021 compared to previous C.Y. 2020: Telangana,
Karnataka, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu.
Singapore is the top investing country in R&D during C.Y.
2021 with 40% share of total FDI Equity in R&D followed
by Germany (35%) and U.S.A (11%). Further, FDI Equity
inflow from several countries like Germany, Mauritius,
France, Singapore, Oman and U.S.A. showed an increase
of more than 200% as compared to previous C.Y. 2020.
Daimler Truck Innovation Centre was the top FDI Equity
inflow recipient company in R&D during C.Y. 2021 with
35% share of total FDI Equity in R&D followed by Aragen
Life Sciences Private Limited (34%) and Steles Biopharma
Private Limited (21%).
These trends indicate a robust and growing R&D sector
which would benefit the economy by driving innovation,
increasing productivity, thereby leading to higher economic
growth.
Research and Development (R&D) plays an important role
in the development of a knowledge-based economy that can
pave the way for higher economic growth. Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) infuses long term sustainable capital in
the economy and contributes towards technology transfer,
development of strategic sectors, greater innovation,
competition and employment creation amongst other benefits.
SBI launches WhatsApp Banking
Services for its customers 21 July' 22
I
ndia’s largest public sector lender, State Bank of India
has launched its WhatsApp Banking services to make
banking easier for its customers. Now, SBI customers
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can avail certain
banking services
using WhatsApp,
which may come
in handy for many
as they do not have
to download the
app or go to the
ATM anymore. SBI
customers can get their Account Balance and view Mini
Statement on WhatsApp.
SBI WhatsApp Banking services will be available to
customers when they send a message saying ‘Hi’ on the
number 919022690226. State Bank of India will also offers
WhatsApp-based services to its credit card holders through
the platform under the name of SBI Card WhatsApp
connect. Through this, SBI credit card customers can check
their account summary, reward points, outstanding balance
and make card payments.
You will receive this reply: Dear Customer, Welcome to
SBI Whats app Banking Services!
Please choose from any of the options below.
1) Account Balance
2) Mini Statement
3) De-register from WhatsApp Banking
4) You may also type your query to get started.
Choose your required options (1 or 2) to check account
balance or get a mini statement of your last five transactions.
Customers can also choose Option 3 if you they want to de-
register from SBI WhatsApp Banking.
State Bank of India also offers WhatsApp-based services
to its credit card holders through the platform under the
name of SBI Card WhatsApp connect. Through this, SBI
credit card customers can check their account summary,
reward points, outstanding balance, make card payments
and more.
Over Rs. 1,48,995 crore gross GST
revenue collected in July 2022
01 August' 22
O
ver 1,48,995 crore rupees gross GST revenue
has been collected in July 2022.According to
Finance Ministry , GST Revenue collection for
July is second highest ever and 28 per cent higher than the
revenues in the same month last year. CGST is 25 thousand
751 crore rupees, SGST is 32 thousand 807 crore rupees
and IGST is 79 thousand 518 crore rupees including 41
thousand 420 crore rupees collected on import of goods.
Commonwealth Games 2022.

Cess is 10 thousand
920 crore rupees
including 995 crore
rupees collected on
import of goods.
This is second
highest revenue since
introduction of GST.
The government
has settled 32 thousand 365 crore rupees to CGST and 26
thousand 774 crore rupees to SGST from IGST. The total
revenue of Centre and the States in July 2022 after regular
settlement is 58 thousand 116 crore rupees for CGST and
59 thousand 581 crore rupees for the SGST.
The revenues for the month of July 2022 are 28 per cent
higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year of
one lakh 16 thousand 393 crore rupees. During the month,
revenues from import of goods was 48 per cent higher and
the revenues from domestic transaction including import of
services are 22 per cent higher than the revenues from these
sources during the same month last year.
According to Finance Ministry, for five months in a row
now, the monthly GST revenues have been more than 1.4
lakh crore rupees, showing a steady increase
every month. The growth in GST revenue till July 2022
over the same period last year is 35 per cent and displays a
very high buoyancy.
Real GDP growth in 2021-22 stands
at 8.7 per cent 03 August' 22
A
s per provisional estimates released by National
Statistical Office (NSO), Indian economy in 2021-
22 has fully recovered the pre-pandemic real GDP
level of 2019-20. This was stated by Union Minister of
State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply
to a question in Lok Sabha.
According to the Minister as per provisional estimates
released by National Statistical Office (NSO), Indian
economy in 2021-22 has fully recovered the pre-pandemic
real GDP level of 2019-20. The real GDP growth in 2021-
22 stands at 8.7 per cent, 1.5 per cent higher than the real
GDP of 2019-20. Owing to recent global crisis, various
international agencies, for FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24,
have revised downward the growth projections of several
countries including India but the revised growth for India
is still higher than that of major advanced and emerging
market economies.
The Minister stated that the Central Government reduced
the Central Excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs. 8 and
Shubman Gill was adjudged Player of the match in the One Day International final match and player
of the series for his brilliant batting performance.
ECONOMY
Rs. 6 per litre respectively effective from May, 2022 to give
a further fillip to the economy and to boost consumption
and keep inflation low, thus helping the poor and middle-
income classes.
The Government's recent initiatives such as an increase in
customs duty on gold imports from 10.75 per cent to 15 per
cent, imposition of cess of Rs. 17,000 per tonne (by way of
special additional excise duty-SAED) on domestic crude
and SAED / cess on exports of diesel and aviation turbine
fuel shipments at the rate of Rs 11 per litre and Rs. 4 per
litre, are likely to have a positive impact on Government's
tax collections.
The GST collections in the first quarter of 2022-23 registered
a growth of 36.4 per cent compared to the corresponding
period of the previous year indicating a stronger revenue
position of the Government. A recent revision in GST
rates is expected to further boost Government’s revenue
collections.
Indian Railways best record ever
in freight loading of 122.14 MT in
July’22 06 August' 22
I
ndian Railways
(IR) has recorded
best ever July
Monthly freight
loading of 122.14
MT in July’22. The
incremental loading
in the month of July
has been 9.3 MT i.e.
a growth of 8.25 % over the previous best July figures
achieved in 2021. With this, Indian Railways has had 23
straight months of best ever monthly freight loading.
Indian Railways has achieved an incremental loading of
11.54 MT in Coal, followed by 1.22 MT in Balance other
goods, 0.56 MT each in Cement & Clinker and Containers
and 0.47 MT in POL.
Increase in automobile loading has been another highlight
of Freight Business in FY 2022- 23 and 1698 rakes have
been loaded in FY 2022-23 till July as compared to 994
rakes during the same period of last year i.e. a growth of
71%.
The cumulative freight loading from 1st April’2022 to
31st July’2022 has been 501.53 MT as against 452.13 MT
achieved in 2021-22 i.e. an incremental loading of 49.40
MT, with a growth of 10.92 % over same period last year.
The freight NTKMs (Net tonne kilometers) have
increased from 63.3 Billion in July ’21 to 75 Billion in
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July’22 registering a growth of 18.38 %. The cumulative
NTKMs in the first four months have also grown by
19.46 %.
The sustained efforts of Indian Railways to increase supply
of Coal to Power houses, in close coordination with Ministry
of Power and Coal, have been one of the key features of the
freight performance in the month of July. The loading of
Coal (both domestic and imported) to Power Houses has
increased by 13.2 MT in July with 47.98 MT Coal being
moved to Power houses as against 34.74 MT last year, i.e.
a growth of 38%. Cumulatively, in the first four months
of the year, IR has loaded more than 47.95 MT extra coal
to Power Houses as compared to same period of last year,
with a growth of more than 32%.
India's exports rise by 11.51 percent
to 36.27 billion dollars in July 2022
10 August' 22
T
he country's
overall exports
including
merchandise and
services exhibited
growth July month.
Exports registered
growth of 11.51
percent over the same
period of last year and estimated to be 61.18 billion US
dollar. Overall imports also exhibited a growth of 42.90 per
cent in comparison to the corresponding period of last year.
The country's imports in the last month are estimated to be
82.22 billion US dollars.
According to Commerce and Industry Ministry, country
overall exports including Merchandise and Services in the
last April-July quarter are estimated to be 253.84 billion
US dollar exhibiting a positive growth of 22.85 per cent
over the same period last year. According to the Ministry,
Indian exports was 54.87 billion US dollar and import was
34 MICA OCTOBER 2022 Singapore (27.01%) has emerged as top sourcing nation in FDI equity flows into India in FY2021-22.
57.54 billion US dollar in July 2021. merchandise exports
were 36.27 billion US dollar. The estimated value of
services export for July 2022 was 24.91 billion US dollar.
The Commerce and Industry Ministry said, electronic
goods, coffee, rice, petroleum products, leather and leather
products registered growth in exports.
Bangladesh Foreign Debt to GDP
ratio is 11% 13 August' 22
B
angladesh Ministry of Finance has allayed fears on
account of its external debt by pointing out that its
external debt to GDP ratio stood at 11.87 percent
compared to the IMF mandated threshold of 40 percent.
The Domestic Debt to GDP ratio of Bangladesh stands at
19.55 percent taking the total Debt to GD P ratio to 31.42
percent on 31 March 2022.
The latest quarterly Debt Bulletin issued by the Bangladesh
Ministry of Finance reveals that its total external debt went
up from 4.20 lakh crore Taka at the end of the last financial
year on 30 June 2021 to 4.71 lakh crore Taka as on 31
March 2022. It is an increase of over 12 percent within 9
months of FY 2022.
The External Debt constituted 38 percent of Bangladesh’s
total debt stock as on 31 March 2022. The proportion of
domestic debt was 62 percent. Out of the total external debt
stock of Bangladesh as on 31 March 2022, multilateral debt
constituted 61 percent of the total while the bilateral debt
was about 39 percent. Within the multilateral debt category,
IDA finance from the World Bank constituted 55 percent,
while Asian Development Bank constituted 39 percent of
the multilateral debt to Bangladesh. Japan provided the
highest proportion of bilateral debt to Bangladesh. Its share
stood at 45 percent while Russia accounted for 22 percent,
China 21 percent, India and South Korea 4 percent each
and France 2 percent. According to the Ministry of Finance
the sustainable debt outlook of the country is attributable to
the robust GDP growth rates and a prudent fiscal policy that
maintained a deficit limit at or below 5 percent of the GDP.

Burning Topics of the Month
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu Grandmaster R
clinches Women's Single Praggnanandhaa wins
title. Paracin Open Chess title.
India beat England by 5 wickets,
clinch series 2-1 17 July' 22
I
n Cricket, a blistering century by Rishabh Pant with
Hardik Pandya's fifty guided team India to a five-
wicket victory over England in the third ODI of the
three-match series at Old Trafford in Manchester on 17-
July-2022. With this win, India clinched the ODI series 2-1
against England.
This is now the third ODI series defeat for England at home
since 2015. Chasing a target of 260 runs set by England,
India achieved the target in just 42.1 overs for the loss of
5 wickets with the help of Rishabh Pant unbeaten 125 runs
and Hardik Pandya's 71 runs. India made 261 runs.
Rishabh Pant was declared Player of the Match for his
fantastic hundred and Hardik Pandya was declared Player
of the series. For England, Reece Topley bagged three
wickets, while Brydon Carse and Craig Overton took one
wicket each. Earlier, Put to bat first by India, England was
bundled out for 259 runs in 45.5 overs. For England, skipper
Jos Buttler top scored with 60 runs. For India, Hardik
Pandya finished off as the pick of the bowlers, taking four
wickets and Yuzvendra Chahal also bagged three wickets.
Siraj got two wickets while Ravindra Jadeja got one.
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu clinches
Women's Single title 19 July' 22
I
n Badminton, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has
clinched Women's Single title of Singapore Open.The
Two-time Olympic medalist defeated Wang Zhi Yi
of China, 21-9, 11-21, 21-15 to claim her maiden title in
Singapore Open and third title this year after registering
wins in Korea Open and Swiss Open.
It took her just 12 minutes to wrap up the opening game
which included winning 13 consecutive points. Wang
Zhi however fought back in superb fashion to draw level
Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjay Arora took charge as the commissioner of Delhi
police.
SPORTS
Sebastian Vettel announces
retirement from Formula
One.
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as he gained the second game. The decider started on a
nail-biting note before she gained a five-point lead at the
interval. The Chinese looked to fight back but eventually
fell short in the end.
President and Vice President have congratulated ace shuttler
PV Sindhu for winning Singapore Open 2022 tournament
for the first time.In a tweet, According to President Ram
Nath Kovind, P V Sindhu's resilience and enthusiasm are
inspiring. Mr Kovind hoped that she will continue to bring
glory and pride to the country.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also
congratulated ace shuttler PV Sindhu on winning her first-
ever Singapore Open title. In a tweet, Mr Modi said she
has yet again demonstrated her exceptional sporting talent
and achieved success. He said it is a proud moment for the
country and will also give inspiration to upcoming players.
Mairaj Ahmad Khan becomes first
Indian shooter to win gold medal
20 July' 22
I
n Shooting, two-
time Olympian
Mairaj Ahmad
Khan created history
by becoming the first
Indian shooter to win
the gold medal in the
men’s skeet event
at the ISSF World
Cup in Changwon, South Korea,. Mairaj Ahmad Khan
recorded 37 hits out of a possible 40 in the final to win
gold. South Korea’s Minsu Kim struck 36 for silver while
Ben Llewellyn of Great Britain won bronze with 26 hits. In
the qualifying round, Mairaj Ahmad Khan shot 119 from
125 over two days of the men’s skeet shooting event. In
the ranking round, Mairaj Ahmad Khan was up against
Germany’s Sven Korte, Minki Cho of South Korea and
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Nicolas Vasilou of Cyprus for another round of 30 targets.
Mairaj Ahmad Khan topped the round with 27 hits. Sven
Korte followed Mairaj Ahmad Khan to the medal round
with 25 hits. Apart from the gold by Mairaj Ahmad Khan
at the ISSF World Cup Changwon 2022, India also won a
bronze in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event.
Anjum Moudgil, who won individual silver, combined
with Sift Kaur Samra and Ashi Chouksey to win the bronze
medal. The two medals on the day helped India stay on top
of the medal standings with five gold, five silver and three
bronze medals with two more days of competitions left.
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa
wins Paracin Open Chess title
21 July' 22
Y
oung Indian
Grandmaster
R
Praggnanandhaa won
the Paracin Open 'A'
chess tournament
2022, scoring 8
points from nine
rounds. Alexandr
Predke took the second spot with 7.5 points ahead of
Alisher Suleymenov and India's AL Muthaiah, who both
scored 7 points. Suleymenov grabbed the third place on the
basis of a better tie-break score.
Young Indian International Master V Pranav ended up with
6.5 points after a defeat at the hands of Predke in the final
round. Indian GM Arjun Kalyan (6.5 points) settled for
seventh place.
The Olympiad-bound Praggnanandhaa was in superb form,
winning his first six games before Predke held on for a
draw in round seven. He subsequently beat compatriot and
fellow GM Arjun Kalyan in the eighth round before signing
off with a draw against Alisher Suleymenov (Kazakhstan)
in the ninth and final round.
The teenage GM also recorded wins over fellow Indian
WGM Srija Seshadri, Lachezar Yordanov (Bulgaria),
Kazybek Nogerbek (Kazakhstan), compatriot Koustav
Chatterjee, Arystanbek Urazayev (Kazakhstan).
Starting as the second-seed in the tournament behind
Predke, Praggnanandhaa was in red-hot form and left
the field behind to end half a point ahead of a strong
field.
The teenage prodigy will be part of a strong India 'B' team
in the 44th Chess Olympiad to be held near Chennai from
July 28.
Satyendra Prakash assumed charge as Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIB).
36 MICA OCTOBER 2022
Shri Prakash is an Officer of the Indian Information Service, Batch of 1988.
Neeraj Chopra becoming the first
Indian to win Silver medal
25 July' 22
T
okyo Olympic
gold medallist
Neeraj Chopra
created history by
winning Silver
medal in men's
javelin throw event
at World Athletics
Championships. In
the prestigious competition held at Eugene in Oregon, United
States, the champ grabbed second position with his best throw of
88.13 metres this morning. Grenadian javelin thrower Anderson
Peters won the gold medal with a throw of 90.54 meters.
Neeraj Chopra is the first ever Indian to win a silver medal
at World Athletics Championships. He is the second Indian
after former long jumper Anju Bobby George, who won a
bronze medal in long jump at 2003 in Paris.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sports Minister
Anurag Singh Thakur have congratulated Neeraj Chopra
on his feat. In a tweet,According to Mr Modi, it is great
accomplishment by one of our most distinguished athletes.
He said, this is a special moment for Indian sports.
Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur in a message has
lauded Neeraj Chopra saying, he continues his winning
streak and becomes 1st Indian male and 2nd Indian to win
a medal at the World Championships. Mr Thakur also noted
that Neeraj has now won medal at every Global event.
Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated Neeraj
Chopra for creating history again by winning a silver medal
at World Athletics Championship in Oregon.
According to Mr. Rijiju Neeraj Chopra is a true Champion
who delivers the best shots when it desperately matters like
all greatest Champions do in biggest platforms, Olympics
and World Championships.
Leicester Cricket Ground named after
Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar
28 July' 22
I
n England, the Leicester Cricket Ground has been
named after India's legendary cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar.
The former Indian cricket team captain Gavaskar is
often considered one of the most skilled batters ever. He
was the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs and once held
the record for most number (34) of centuries.

During the 70s and 80s, when West Indies were ruling
world cricket, Gavaskar was impressed with his
impressive technique against the Windies' fast bowlers.
He was also part of the Indian team that won the 1983
World Cup.
There has been a ground already named after Sunil
Gavaskar in the Kentucky area of the United States of
America (USA) and there is another ground going through
its finishing touches in the Zanzibar area of the African
nation Tanzania which is also named after the former
Indian opener.
Now the news has come through that the Leicester Cricket
Ground, the ownership of which lies with Bharat Sports
and Cricket Club, has decided to name the ground after
Gavaskar to acknowledge his immense contribution to
uplifting Indian Cricket to a certain height.
The former Indian opening Batter Sunil Gavaskar was
the first cricketing superstar of the country because of the
way he batted for India in the pre-helmet era against the
fearsome fast bowlers of West Indies back in the 70s and
the 80s.
Sunil Gavaskar later also became the first-ever Batter in
the history of test cricket to cross the tally of 10,000 runs.
His great contemporary G. R Viswanath was a more stylish
player. But the compactness and precision of Gavaskar’s
batting made watching him a delightful experience.
Sebastian Vettel announces
retirement from Formula One
29 July' 22
F
our times world
champion
Sebastian
Vettel announced
his retirement from
Formula One at the
end of the season.
The 35-year-old state
that, his goals had
changed and he wanted to focus more on family and interests
outside the sport. Sebastian will end his final season with
Aston Martin after winning a total of 53 Grand Prix and 122
podium finishes. Vettel made his debut in 2007.
His first title win came in 2010 which also made him the
youngest title winner. He won four titles for Red Bull in
between 2010 to 2013. Vettel who is a legend of the sport
is third on the list of all-time Grand Prix winners with 53
victories to his name. Only Lewis Hamilton and Michael
Schumacher have more titles than him.
Sanket Sargar wins silver in men's 55kg weightlifting, opens India's account in Birmingham
Commonwealth Games 2022.
SPORTS
Sebastian made the announcement ahead of this weekend's
Hungarian Grand Prix, the 13th round of the season and the
last race before the August break.
The German racer announced his retirement through a
video message on the social media platform, Instagram.
Sebastian in the video message said, the decision to retire
has been a difficult one for him to take, and he spent a lot
of time thinking about it. at the end of the year, he wants
to take some more time to reflect on what he will focus on
next. Sebastian said, being a father, he wants to spend more
time with his family.
Simona Halep wins third Canadian
Open title 15 August' 22
S
imona Halep
ended Beatriz
Haddad Maia's
dream run in Toronto
with a hard-fought
6-3 2-6 6-3 victory
to claim her third
Canadian Open title.
Halep's serving woes
from her semifinal win carried over at the outset of the final
as she produced four double faults and was broken in the
opening game before quickly falling 3-0 behind.
But the Romanian responded by changing her tactics,
drawing the Brazilian into longer rallies to reel off six
straight games and she sealed the opening set when
she blasted a forehand winner, pumping her fist as the
supportive crowd roared their approval.
The two-time Grand Slam champion sealed her ninth WTA
1000 title when Haddad Maia's service return found the net
on match point under sunny skies in the Canadian city.
The Canadian Open, also known as the Canada Masters, and
currently branded as the National Bank Open presented by
Rogers for sponsorship reasons, is an annual tennis tournament
held in Ontario and Quebec. The men's competition is a Masters
1000 event on the ATP Tour, and the women's competition is a
WTA 1000 tournament on the WTA Tour. The competition is
played on outdoor hard courts.
Prior to 2011, they were held during separate weeks in the
July–August period; now the two competitions are held
during the same week in August. The Toronto tournament
is held at Sobeys Stadium and the Montreal tournament is
held at IGA Stadium.
The current singles champions as of 2022 are Pablo
Carreño Busta (def. Hubert Hurkacz) and Simona Halep
(def. Beatriz Haddad Maia).
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Burning Topics of the Month
Small armoured dinosaur
ISRO inaugurates Human SoftBank-backed Ola to
from Cretaceous period
Space Flight Expo in launch first electric car in
discovered in South
Bengaluru. 2024.
America.

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increasing. In order to achieve the Prime Minister's Vision

Defence Minister launched Y- 3023
of 'SAGAR', i.e. 'Security and Growth for All in the Region'
Dunagiri, Project 17A frigate and to protect, preserve and promote India's National
16 July' 22 Maritime Interests, Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and

R
other organisations have to increase the infrastructure and
aksha Mantri assets so that the country stay ahead of the curve in dealing
Shri Rajnath with these challenges.
S i n g h
Raksha Mantri recalled the brave sons of Bengal,
launched Y- 3023
Jatindranath Mukherjee (Baga), Khudiram Bose and Netaji
Dunagiri, Project
Subhash Chandra Bose, on the occasion and mentioned
17A frigate built
their unforgettable contributions to the Nation when our
by Garden Reach
country is celebrating the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'. He
Shipbuilders Limited
also praised the role of brave women from Bengal, Begum
(GRSE) in Kolkata
Rukaiah, Bina Das and many others, who brought laurels
on July 15, 2022.
not only to Bengal but to the whole country.
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff, and other
senior officers from Indian Navy and Ministry of Defence ISRO inaugurates Human Space
were amongst the dignitaries who attended the ceremony.
P17A Frigates are follow-on class of the P17 (Shivalik Class)
Flight Expo in Bengaluru 22 July' 22

I
Frigates with improved stealth features, advanced weapons ndian Space
and sensors and platform management systems. Seven R e s e a r c h
P17A Frigates are under various stages of construction at Organisation,
Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL) and GRSE. ISRO Chairman S
Raksha Mantri praised the efforts of Directorate of Naval Somnath along with
Design and other Naval Teams in realizing the Nation’s other senior scientists
quest for self-reliance with regard to warship building. He inaugurated the
also commended GRSE for its unstinted support in the field Human Space Flight
of ship production despite various challenges and helping Expo in Bengaluru to
Indian Navy realize its ship induction plan. Raksha Mantri commemorate the Azadi ki Amrit Mahotsav.
said that 'Dunagiri' would be a world class stealth frigate Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is embarking
with multidimensional capabilities to destroy enemies from on its maiden unmanned mission Gaganyaan soon and the
sea, sky, and underwater. exhibition showcased the crew module, GSLV Mark III
Speaking about the need to increase our infrastructure and human-rated launch vehicle and crew escape systems. As
assets in the changing scenario of the world, Raksha Mantri part of the programme, two unmanned missions this year
said that economic, political and trade relations between and one manned mission by next year is envisaged. The
countries are constantly evolving. Security challenges in three days exhibition in the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
the Indian Ocean region and Indo-Pacific are constantly will also have talks by ISRO scientists and film shows.

Salva Kiir Mayardit, also known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who has been President
38 MICA OCTOBER 2022
of South Sudan since its independence on July 9, 2011.

According to The ISRO Chairman S Somnath ISRO is
creating capabilities to undertake manned missions to
outer space so that the same can be useful for undertaking
interplanetary missions and colonisation there. The
technological capability demonstration to undertake human
space flight, he added, will enhance Indian pride. Former
Chairman of ISRO A S Kiran Kumar, Human Space Flight
Centre Director Dr Umamaheshwaran R, the Director of
U R Rao Satellite Centre M Shankaran and the Director
of Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium Pramod G Galgali were
present on this occasion.
Know about ISRO: The Indian Space Research
Organisation is the national space agency of India,
headquartered in Bangalore. It operates under the
Department of Space which is directly overseen by the
Prime Minister of India, while the Chairman of ISRO acts
as the executive of DOS as well.
Headquarters: Bengaluru
Founded: 15 August 1969
Founder: Vikram Sarabhai.
VVDN along with C-DAC to
Manufacture India's first HPC server
28 July' 22
V T
V D N he
Technologies,
a global
provider of engineering,
manufacturing and
digital services and
solutions, announced
that it has signed a
contract with Centre
for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), a
premier R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology (MeitY), for manufacturing
of India's first indigenously designed High Performance
Computing (HPC) servers 'RUDRA,' in presence of the
Hon'ble MeitY Secretary, Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma.
The 'RUDRA' HPC servers, designed by C-DAC, will be
manufactured by VVDN under National Supercomputing
Mission and is planned to be used in C-DAC's 'PARAM'
series of Supercomputers. A wide spectrum of sectors,
including High Performance Computing (HPC) systems,
hyperscale data centres, edge computing, banking
& commerce, manufacturing, oil & gas industry and
healthcare, can benefit from the indigenously-built server.
Recently, VVDN was approved under PLI scheme for IT
Hardware which includes the manufacturing of server,
Sahitya Academy Award-winning Author Atulananda Goswami, who passed away at Gauhati
Medical College Hospital (GMCH) on 28 July 2022.
SCIENCE
laptops, tablets, all-in-one desktops, etc. "It is a matter of
great pride for VVDN to do the manufacturing of RUDRA
1U and 2U HPC servers - India's first ever indigenous
designed server for C-DAC. This collaboration with
C-DAC is the testimony of the advancement towards
strengthening Indian research and development by doing
indigenous design, development, manufacturing and
deployment of cost-effective servers which can be called
as DESIGN and MAKE in INDIA."
About VVDN Technologies VVDN is a Product
Engineering & Manufacturing company focused on
designing & manufacturing end-to-end products across
several technology vertical markets (5G, Data Center,
Vision, Networking and Wi-Fi, IoT, Cloud & Apps).
VVDN's India HQ is located at Gurgaon, India and its
North America HQ's is located in Fremont, CA, USA.
VVDN serves global customers across several regions
including US, Canada, Europe, India, Vietnam, Korea,
and Japan. VVDN has 10 advanced Product Engineering
Centers in India, which are fully equipped to design & test
the complete hardware & software required to develop a
complete product or solution.
Indian army launches “him- drone-a-
thon” 10 August' 22
Indian
Army in
collaboration
with the Drone
Federation of India
has launched the
‘Him Drone-a-
thon’ programme
on 08 August 22.
This initiative in line with Atmanirbharta in defence
manufacturing is aimed to catalyse and provide focused
opportunities to the Indian drone ecosystem to develop
path-breaking drone capabilities for meeting requirements
of frontline troops.
The Indian Army’s support to the indigenous drone
ecosystem is based on the principle that ‘good available
indigenously’ is better than the ‘best available globally’.
However, gradual enhancement in technology demanded
by defence forces is likely to incentivise manufacture of
better and more capable drone products.
The ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme is pan India
sustained connect between all stake holders including
industry, academia, software developers and drone
product manufacturers. It will be conducted in stages
with quantifiable parameters (like altitude, weight,
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range, endurance etc) being progressively enhanced
based on demonstrated capabilities. Broad activities
planned include interactions & ideation between users,
development agencies, academia etc, seeking of industry
responses, visits by development agencies to operational
locations to understand the ground perspective &
requirements, handholding of development agencies
for internal development & on-ground trials and actual
conduct & evaluation of drone products.
As a start point, development in the following categories
are included:-
• Logistics/ Load carrying Drone in High Altitude Areas.
• Autonomous Surveillance/ Search & Rescue Drone.
• Micro/ Nano Drones for Fighting in Built Up Areas.
Small armoured dinosaur from
Cretaceous period discovered in
South America 12 August' 22
15
Palaeonto-
logists
h a v e
have described
a new species of
small, armoured
dinosaur, Jakapil
kaniukura, based on
fossil remains found
in South America. The creature lived between 97 and 94
million years ago, and was belonged to a group of armoured
dinosaurs known as thyreophora, that includes well known
relatives such as Ankylosaurs and Stegosaurs.
Most of the fossil specimens of thyreophora have been
found in the northern hemisphere, so the discovery
indicates that the armoured dinosaurs had a much wider
range than previously believed. Even though J. kaniukura
lived when the dinosaurs were dying out, it had a more
primitive form than other armoured dinosaurs. The small
dinosaur grew to about 1.5 metres in length, weighed
between 4.5 and 7 kilograms, and was a part of a basal
thyreophoran lineage that survived in South America till
the Late Cretaceous. When the animal lived, the landmass
on the planet was split into two supercontinents, Laurasia
in the Northern Hemisphere and Gondwana in the Southern
40 MICA OCTOBER 2022 Rudi Koertzen, the former international cricket umpire, has died in a car crash, Rudi Koertzen was 73.
Hemisphere. Armoured plated dinosaurs seem to have
survived for longer in Gondwana, and had mostly died out
in Laurasia by the Late Cretaceous period. The remains
include portions of a skull and a jaw as well as fragments
of teeth, spine, neck and rib bones.
SoftBank-backed Ola to launch first
electric car in 2024 15 August' 22
A
ccording to
the CEO of
Ola Electric
his firm would launch
an all-electric vehicle
that can go from 0 to
100 kilometres per
hour (just over 62
mph) in four seconds,
as the race to gain a foothold in India’s fledgling EV sector
intensifies.
In a video presentation, Bhavish Aggarwal offered up a
number of details about the Indian-built vehicle, which
will be its first electric car. It would, have a range of
over 500 kilometres per charge (around 310 miles), an
all-glass roof, and assisted driving capability. The EV
would also be keyless and “handle-less.” The company
plans to launch the vehicle in 2024. “Global automakers
think that the Indian market is not ready for world-class
technology and, hence, sell their hand-me-down tech in
India,”.
This lithium battery stock could one day be worth $80
billion, according to Loop Capital.
According to Bhavish Agga rwalAt full scale, the extended
facility would produce 1 million cars, 10 million two-
wheelers and 100-gigawatt hours of cells each year. “This
... reimagined Ola Future factory is going to be the world’s
largest EV ecosystem at a single site".
Ola Electric is the EV arm of ride-hailing firm Ola, which
was established in 2011. Both Ola and Ola Electric have
attracted investment from SoftBank Group.
India, which is on track to become the planet’s most
populous country next year, is something of an untapped
market when it comes to electric cars, lagging behind
China, the European Union and the U.S.
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Gonda Career Success, Malviya Nagar, Opposite Sagra Talab, Purani Hanuman Garhi Road, Gonda (U.P) 9208250778
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Haidergarh Gramyanchal Seva Samiti, Haidergarh, Barabanki 6391207005
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Haridwar 2nd Floor, Goel Motors Building, Near SBI Bank, Tibri Fatak Road, Old Ranipur More Haridwar, 7706008034
Uttrakhand-249403
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Leh Mahendra Institute Opposite To Golden Bakery Near ITBF Gate Leh - 194101 9797468851
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6391207006
Purnea First Institute, Gurudwara Road, Purnea, Bihar, 854301 7311168103
Purulia Purulia Webel IT Park, North Lake Road, Near Krishi Bhawan, Purulia, West Bengal - 723101 7311169610
Raebareli Shri Narayan Complex, Rajghat, Kanpur Road Opposite Arpan Hospital, Raebareli UP 9235253412
Rajkot 204 Center One Complex, Beside Wockhard Hospital, Kalawad Road, Rajkot 9979316870
Sagar Beside of State Bank of India Gopalganj, Sagar, M.P. 7509219781
Saharanpur 2nd Floor, Above Dr Chawla Ultrasound, Vedraj Complex, Near By Clock Tower Saharanpur 7668916722/
9235253445
Samastipur Mahendra Education, KK Palace, Above Big Mart, Near Hanuman Mandir, Kashipur, Samastipur 6391207003
Sasaram 2nd Floor, Shanti Complex, Near Ara Railway Gumti, Gaurakshini, Sasaram-821115 6391207010
Sitamarhi Dumra Front of Canara Bank, Shankar Chowk - Kumar Chowk Rd, Sitamarhi, Bihar 7311168123
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WHO’S WHO
S.No. DESIGNATION NAME
1. Chairman, Rajya Sabha Venkaiah Naidu
2. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
3. Chairman of Niti Ayog Narendra D. Modi
4. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge
5. Leader of House in Lok Sabha Narendra D. Modi
6. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha -
7. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar
8. Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey
9. Director General, ITBP Sanjay Arora
10. Central Vigilance Commissioner Suresh N. Patel
11. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra
12. Comptroller & Auditor General of India G. C. Murmu
13. Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Dr. S. Unnikrishnan Nair
14. Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Dr. P. D. Vaghela
15. CBI Director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal
16. Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Harsh Chauhan
17. Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura
18. Chairman, UPSC Dr. Manoj Soni
19. Director General, National Investigation Agency Dinkar Gupta
20. Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO S. Somnath
21. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Sec. Deptt. of Atomic Energy K. N. Vyas
22. Chairman, SSC S. Kishore
23. Chairman,National Human Rights Commission Justice Arun Mishra
24. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Vivek Joshi
25. Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes Nitin Gupta
26. Chairman, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India Debashish Panda
27. Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India Madhavi Puri Buch
28. Chairperson, State Bank of India Dinesh Kumar Khara
29. India’s permanent representative in UNO Ruchira Kamboj
30. Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla
31. Chairperson of National Commission for Women Rekha Sharma
32. Chairman, 15th Finance Commission N. K. Singh
33. Chairman, Competition Commission of India Ashok Kumar Gupta
34. Chairperson,Central Board of Film Certification Prasoon Joshi
35. President, ASSOCHAM Sumant Sinha
36. President, NASSCOM Debjani Ghosh
37. Chief of Defence Staff -
38. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari
39. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar
40. Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande
41. Chief, RAW Samant Goel
42. Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre A.K. Mohanty
43. Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes Vijay Sampla
44. President, FICCI Sanjiv Mehta
45. Chairman of 21st Law Commission Dr. Justice BS Chauhan
46. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
47. CEO, Prasar Bharati Mayank Kumar Agarwal
48. DG of National Testing Agency Dr. Vineet Joshi
49. Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan
50. Chairman, Indian Banks Association A.K. Goel
Data as on 20th August, 2022

44 MICA OCTOBER 2022 Revenue Deficit Grant of 7,183.42 crore rupees released to fourteen states.

Burning Topics of the Month
Union Ministry of Power Maharashtra Government
organises Bijli Mahotsav. bans plastic coated products.
JNP becomes first 100% Landlord
Major Port of India 19 July' 22
T U
he PPP mode of investment in Indian ports has made
a remarkable progress in the last 25 years, beginning
from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP), resulting
in the capacity addition and productivity improvement.
The sustainability of the first agreement between the
concessioning authority and concessionaire on PPP mode,
which has completed its 25th year of success in July, this
year, has had tremendous impact on the development of
PPP projects in major ports. Now, JNP has become the first
major port of the country to become 100% Landlord port
having all berths being operated on PPP model.
JNP is one of the leading container ports of the country
and is ranked 26th among the top 100 global ports (as per
Lloyds List Top 100 Ports 2021 Report). Currently, five
container terminals are operated at JNP, of which only one
is port owned. With its state-of-the-art facilities JNP meets
all the international standards, user-friendly atmosphere,
and excellent connectivity by rail and road to the hinterland.
Facility of backup infrastructure like CFS, connectivity
with ICDs, full-fledge Custom House, Airport, Hotels,
proximity to Mumbai, Pune, Nashik city and its industrial
belt makes it a unique container terminal.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal (JNPCT)
has 2 berths with total length of 680m and 15m draft
which will be handed over under this PPP contract along
with backup area of 54.74 hectares for 30 years. JNPCT is
presently handling 9000 TEUs capacity vessels and with
the upgradation it can handle 12200 TEUs capacity vessels.
It is also proposed to increase the RMQC rail span from
20 meters to 30.5 meters at the port. Investment for this
project will be carried out by the concessioner at a total
cost of Rs. 872 crores. The concessioner has to upgrade,
operate, maintain and transfer this terminal on PPP basis.
This project will be implemented in 2 phases.
Ranjit Rath has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of state-run Oil India Ltd
(OIL).
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS BITES
Ministry of Culture,
celebrate Pingali Venkayya's
146th Birth Anniversary.
& Many More...
Union Ministry of Power organises
Bijli Mahotsav 25 July' 22
nion Ministry of Power organised Bijli Mahotsav
in association with the Power Department,
Government of Meghalaya in the Ri-Bhoi
District of the State as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The programme which was held highlighted the key
achievements of the power sector in the North Eastern State.
On the occasion, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ri-
Bhoi District, Meghalaya, Mrs V A Hynniewta highlighted
the unprecedented growth shown by the power sector over
the past few years. The Bijli Mahotsav listed out some of
the key areas of progress in the country’s power sector
including increase in generation capacity from over two
lakh 48 thousand Mega Watt in 2014 to four lakh Megawatt
at present. This capacity is one lakh 185 thousand more
than the demand.
Senior Officials from North Eastern Electric Power
Coorporation, Meghalaya Power Department as well as
from District Administration were present at the function.
The Mahotsav is under the umbrella event Ujjwal Bharat
Ujjwal Bhavishya - Power @2047, which is being held
across the country as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The initiative aims at encouraging more public participation
and getting across the developments in the power sector to
the citizens at large.
Maharashtra Government bans
plastic coated products 27 July' 22
T
he Maharashtra government has decided to ban
single-use disposable cups, dishes, plates, glasses,
forks, bowls and containers made of paper and
aluminium and laminated or coated with plastic.
The use of plastic causes serious problems to the environment
and taking this into consideration, chief minister Eknath
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Shinde amended the plastic ban rule to include plastic-
coated and laminated products, the statement read.
A notification issued by the state environment department
on July 15 amended the March 23, 2018 plastic-ban
notification and included “plastic-coated and laminated
disposable dish, cups, plates, glasses, fork, bowl, container
(single use products) made from paper or aluminium etc”
in the products that are now banned in the state.
According to a senior officer from the environment
department “Once coated with plastic or laminated, such
products become non-biodegradable material thus it was
decided to ban them,”
Prior to this, the manufacture, usage, storage, distribution,
wholesale and retail sale, import and transportation of all
kinds of plastic bags (with or without handles) as well as
single-use disposable items made of plastic and thermocol
(including dish, cups, plates, glasses, fork, bowls, forks,
spoons, straw, containers, non-woven polypropylene bags,
pouches to store liquid, plastic to wrap or store products
and packaging of food items and small PET and PETE
bottles with capacities less than half litre) were banned in
accordance with the Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol
Products (Manufacture, Usage, Sale, Transport, Handling
and Storage) notification of 2018.
According to Ashok Shingare, member secretary,
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) the
notification cleared up the confusion that existed regarding
plastic-coated single-use products made out of other
material. “The fresh notification clears all doubts and
the plastic ban can be implemented in letter and spirit,”
Shingare said, adding, “Manufacturing, production, storage,
stocking, sale and use all plastic coated or laminated single
use disposable products made up of paper and aluminium
have been banned in the state.”
Not following the ban is penalised: First-time offenders
are fined for `5,000 while second-time offenders are fined
`10,000 and third-time offenders are charged `25,000 or
three-month imprisonment or both.
International Tiger Day: India almost
doubled its tiger population
29 July' 22
I
nternational Tiger Day is being celebrated. The main
aim behind this day is to promote a global system for
protecting the natural habitats of tigers and to raise
awareness and support for tiger conservation. According
to World Wildlife Fund, tiger populations are currently
stable or increasing in India. The tiger reserves of India
were set up in 1973 and are governed by Project Tiger,
46 MICA OCTOBER 2022 PV Sindhu is the brand ambassador of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited Visakhapatnam.
which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation
Authority.
There are a total of 51 Tiger reserves in India. According
to the latest Tiger Census of 2018-19 conducted in India,
2,967 Tigers live in the country. The population growth rate
of Tiger is six per cent per annum. India is home to 80 per
cent of tigers in the world.
On International Tiger Day, Minister for Environment,
Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has
expressed happiness that through efforts made by National
Tiger Conservation Authority NTCA, India almost doubled
its tiger population in 2018-19 from 2014. He said, over
the years, tiger reserves have risen from 9 to 52. Mr. Yadav
said, India has two thousand nine hundred 67 tigers, which
is 75 per cent of their global population. he called upon
people to pledge to keep the good work going by raising
awareness about the conservation and protection of tigers.
Ministry of Culture, celebrate Pingali
Venkayya's 146th Birth Anniversary
02 August' 22
M
inistry of
Culture has
organized
“Tiranga Utsav”
an evening filled
with cultural and
musical performances
to celebrate the
contributions of
Pingali Venkayya to
the nation on the occasion of his 146th Birth Anniversary in
New Delhi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah participated
in “Tiranga Utsav. The event will include the release of a
commemorative Postal Stamp in honor of Pingali Venkayya
for his invaluable contribution to the country followed by the
felicitation of his family. The Tiranga Utsav also witness the
grand launch of the “Har Ghar Tiranga” anthem and video.
The musical evening sees live performances by maestros
such as Kailash Kher & Kailasa, Harshdeep Kaur, and Dr.
Ragini Makkhar.
Pingali Venkayya, a freedom fighter and the designer
of India’s National Flag was a follower of Gandhian
principles, and it was upon the request of Mahatma Gandhi
that he designed the Indian National Flag with saffron,
white and green colors with chakra in the middle.
The cultural evening shall mark a historic day in celebration
of India’s 75th year of independence as Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav and will be a great tribute to one of the nation’s
most important gems - Pingali Venkayya.
 ETYMOLOGY WORLD OF ENGLISH
Catastrophic • Blessing • Boon
Pronunciation: / • Creation • Favor
Part of speech: Adjective • Fortune • Gain
1. Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering. • Good fortune • Good luck
Example: "A catastrophic earthquake" Example sentences:
2. Extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful. 1. His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect
on him.
Example: "Catastrophic mismanagement of the
economy" 2. The water shortage in this country is potentially
catastrophic.
3. Involving a sudden and large-scale alteration in state.
3. Relegation to the Third Division would prove
Example: "The body undergoes catastrophic collapse
catastrophic.
towards the state of a black hole"
4. The failure of the talks could have catastrophic
4. Relating to geological catastrophism.
consequences.
Etymology of the word:
5. But in ecological terms, something catastrophic had
Catastrophe (n.) occurred.
Catastrophe comes from a Greek word meaning "overturn." 6. The humanitarian situation has reached catastrophic
It originally referred to the disastrous finish of a drama, proportions.
usually a tragedy. The definition was extended to mean "any
7. That way, if you have a catastrophic problem, you can
sudden disaster" in the 1700s. Nowadays, catastrophe can
restore your system to its previous state.
be used to refer to very tragic events as well as more minor
ones. A hurricane destroying hundreds of homes is certainly 8. Read in studio Conservation experts are warning
a catastrophe; baking a birthday cake without following a of catastrophic longterm effects from the Shetland
recipe might also result in catastrophe, if you don't know tanker disaster.
anything about cooking. 9. It has stoked  catastrophic  business failures and
Similar words contributed to increased unemployment.
• Accident • Adversity 10. Similarly, other professionals working in the field
of catastrophic illness should have other interests that
• Calamity • Casualty
they are heavily invested in emotionally.
• Cataclysm • Crash
11. During that time, it has suffered  catastrophic  labor
• Debacle • Devastation problems and declining attendance.
• Disaster • Emergency 12. She too embarks on a lazy plot of catastrophic collapse,
• Failure • Fiasco winding up confined in a local booby hatch.

• Hardship • Meltdown 13. Most deaths are caused not by catastrophic accidents

• Misery •
• Tragedy •
Antonyms of the word:
• Advantage •
• Assistance •
but by fouling from oil that is illegally but routinely
Mishap discharged from ships.
Trouble 14. Damage to farmland was catastrophic and main rail
links were severed.
Aid 15. The minister gave a warning that if war broke out, it
would be catastrophic.
Benefit

Prime Minister Modi has chaired the seventh meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog at
Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, New Delhi.
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 CWG 2022:
India’s Medal
Tally
In Commonwealth Games 2022, a total of 72 nations, Priyanka Goswami Race Walk 10,000m Event Silver
including India were competing in Birmingham. CWG Avinash Sable Athletics Men’s 3000m Silver
Steeplechase
2022 saw the athletes competing in 20 sports and India Indian Men Lawn Lawn Bowls Men’s Fours Team Silver
had successfully named over 200 athletes or players who Bowls Team
participated in 16 sports. Deepak Nehra Wrestling Men's 97 Kg Category Bronze
Pooja Gehlot Wrestling Women's Freestyle Bronze
India with total of 61 medals, 22 Gold Medals, 16 Silver, 50 Kg
and 23 Bronze was at 4th position. Pooja Sihag Wrestling Women's 76 Kg Bronze
Category
Commonwealth Games 2022 Indian Mohammed Boxing Men's 57kg Bronze
Hussamuddin Featherweight
Medal Winners Rohit Tokas Boxing Men’s 67kg Bronze
Medallist Sport Event Medal Welterweight
Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting Women’s 49 Kg Gold Sonalben Manubhai Table Tennis Women’s Singles Bronze
Jeremy Lalrinnunga Weightlifting Men’s 67 Kg Gold Patel Class 3-5
Anchita Sheuli Weightlifting Men’s 37 Kg Gold Jaismine Lamboria Boxing Women's Lightweight Bronze
Sanket Mahadev Sargar Weightlifting Men’s 55 Kg Silver (60 Kg)
Bindyarani Devi Weightlifting Women’s 55 Kg Silver Ravi Kumar Dahiya Wrestling Men's 57 Kg Freestyle Gold
Gururaja Poojary Weightlifting Men’s 61 Kg Bronze Nitu Ghanghas Boxing Women's 48 Kg Gold
 L. Sushila Devi Judo Women's 48 Kg Silver Category
Vijay Kumar Yadav Judo Men's 60 Kg Bronze Eldhose Paul Athletics Men's Triple Jump Gold
Harjinder Kaur Weightlifting Women's 71 Kg Bronze Amit Panghal Boxing Men's 51 Kg Gold
India's Women's Team Lawn Bowls Women's Fours Team Gold Category
Vikas Thakur Weightlifting Men's 96 Kg Silver Nikhat Zareen Boxing Women's 50 Kg Gold
Men's Table Tennis Table Tennis Men's Team Gold
Category
Team Table Tennis Mixed Table Tennis Table Tennis Mixed Gold
Badminton Mixed Badminton Mixed Team Silver
Team Doubles
Team Abdulla Aboobacker Athletics Men's Triple Jump Silver
Lovepreet Singh Weightlifting Men's 109 Kg Bronze Sharath Kamal And G Table Tennis Men's Doubles Final Silver
Category Sathiyan
Saurav Ghosal Squash Men's Singles Bronze Women's Cricket Team Cricket Women's Cricket Silver
Tulika Mann Judo Women's 78 Kg Silver Indian Women Hockey Women's Hockey Bronze
Gurdeep Singh Weightlifting Men's +109 Kg Bronze
Tejaswin Shankar Athletics Men's High Jump Bronze Hockey Team
Sudhir Para Men's Heavyweight Gold Sandeep Kumar Athletics Men's 10,000 M Bronze
Powerlifting Racewalk
Murali Sreeshankar Athletics Men's Long Jump Silver Annu Rani Athletics Women's Javelin Bronze
Bajrang Punia Wrestling Men's 65 Kg Category Gold Throw Event
Sakshi Malik Wrestling Women's 62 Kg Gold Tressa Jolly And Badminton Young Women's Bronze
Category Gayatri Gopichand Doubles Pair
Deepak Punia Wrestling Men's 86 Kg Category Gold Saurav Ghosal And Squash Mixed Doubles Bronze
Anshu Malik Wrestling Women's Freestyle Silver Dipika Pallikal
57 Kg Sagar Ahlawat Boxing Men's 92+ Kg Silver
Divya Kakran Wrestling Women's 68 Kg Bronze Category
Freestyle Pv Sindhu Badminton Women's Singles Gold
Mohit Grewal Wrestling Men's Freestyle Bronze Lakshya Sen Badminton Men's Singles Gold
125 Kg G. Sthiyan Table Tennis Men's Singles Bronze
Vinesh Phogat Wrestling Women's 53 Kg Gold Sharath Kamal Table Tennis Men's Singles Gold
Men's Double Badminton Men's Doubles Gold
Category
Naveen Wrestling Men’s Freestyle 74 Kg Gold Badminton
Bhavina Patel Table Tennis Women’s Singles Gold Kidambi Srikanth Badminton Men's Singles Bronze
Indian Men's Hockey Hockey Men's Hockey Silver
Class
Team

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Human Rights
The 10th India-EU Human Rights Dialogue was held on 15
July 2022 in New Delhi. India and the EU reiterated their
commitment to protecting and promoting all human rights.
In this context, as open and democratic societies, they
emphasized the universality, indivisibility, interdependence
and interrelatedness of all human rights.
The Dialogue allowed for discussions on a wide range of
human rights issues. Participants outlined their respective
approaches, efforts and achievements within India and the
EU since the last Dialogue in April 2021.
India and the EU exchanged views and concerns on civil
and political rights, the rights of persons belonging to
minorities and vulnerable groups, freedom of religion
or belief, freedom of expression and opinion online and
offline, women empowerment, children's rights, LGBTQI+
rights, the rights of migrants, the use of technology in the
area of democracy and human rights, issues of security and
human rights, business and human rights, co-operation in
public health, and humanitarian assistance and disaster
relief.
They both concurred on the importance of safeguarding the
freedom, independence and diversity of civil society actors,
including human rights defenders and journalists, and
respecting freedom of association and peaceful assembly.
The EU reiterated its opposition to capital punishment in
all cases and without exception. India reiterated its stand
on recognition of the Right to Development as a distinct,
universal, inalienable and fundamental human right that is
applicable to all people in all countries.
India and the EU expressed the need to foster greater
engagement on human rights issues, based on internationally
recognized human rights laws and standards. Both sides
recognized the importance of strengthening national and
international human rights mechanisms for the protection
and promotion of human rights and the important role of
national human rights institutions, civil society actors and
journalists.
India and the EU updated each other on their implementation
of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
The EU informed the Indian side of its recent initiatives on
On 10 August World Lion Day is observed globally. The aims to spread awareness about lions and
the urgent need to strive for their conservation.
10th India-EU
Dialogue
corporate sustainability due diligence. India updated the EU
on the status of its first National Action Plan on Business and
Human Rights. India and the EU will deepen cooperation in
the field of business and human rights.
They both reiterated their commitment to multilateralism,
including to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
mechanism, and the importance of enhancing cooperation
in international fora in the field of human rights, particularly
at the UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights
Council (UNHRC). The Permanent Missions of India
and the European Union to the UN based in Geneva
will continue their exchanges and organize further joint
activities following the side-event on gender equality, water
and sanitation in the margins of the 50th UNHRC session.
India and the EU reiterated their commitment to the shared
principles and values of democracy, freedom, rule of law
and respect for human rights. India and the EU looked
forward to the next Human Rights Dialogue in 2023.
The Human Rights Dialogue was co-chaired by Joint
Secretary for Europe West in the Ministry of External Affairs
of India, Mr. Sandeep Chakravorty, and the Ambassador of
the European Union to India, Mr. Ugo Astuto.
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic
union of 27 member states that are located primarily in
Europe. The eurozone is a monetary union established in
1999, coming into full force in 2002, that is composed of
the 19 EU member states that use the euro currency. In
2020, the United Kingdom became the only member state
to leave the EU.
Human rights
Human rights are rights we have simply because we
exist as human beings - they are not granted by any state.
These universal rights are inherent to us all, regardless of
nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion,
language, or any other status. They range from the most
fundamental - the right to life - to those that make life
worth living, such as the rights to food, education, work,
health, and liberty.
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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
Q.1. Which edition of Vietnam-India Bilateral Army
Exercise “Ex VINBAX 2022” has started at
Chandimandir Haryana?
(1) 1st Edition (2) 2nd Edition (3) 3rd Edition
(4) 4th Edition (5) 5th Edition
Q.2. What is the name of "India-Oman joint military
exercise" between contingent of Indian Army and
the Royal Army of Oman ?
(1) AL NAJAH -IV (2) AL- Jihadi -IV
(3) AL- Hamad -IV (4) AL- Sharif -IV
(5) AL- Zairef -IV
Q.3. Who is First Indian Weightlifter strikes first gold
for India in Commonwealth Games 2022?
(1) Mirabai Chanu (2) Achinta Sheuli
(3) Jeremy Lalrinnunga (4) Bindyarani Devi
(5) Karnam Malleswari
Q.4. Recently who is appointed India’s next High
Commissioner to Bangladesh ?
(1) Parmeshwaran Iyer (2) Pranay Kumar Verma
(3) Amitabh Kant (4) Rakesh Kumar
(5) Ajay Kumar
Q.5. Who among the following weightlifter clinch gold
medal at Male Category in Commonwealth Games
2022?
(1) Achinta Sheuli (2) Bindyarani Devi
(3) Gururaja Poojary (4) Sanketh Sargar
(5) Mayank Kumar
Q.6. Which of the following Ministry has celebrate
‘Chabahar Day’ ?
(1) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
(2) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions
(3) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(4) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(5) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Q.7. "World Lung Cancer Day" is celebrated on which
date?
(1) 31st July (2) 30 July (3) 1st August
(4) 2nd August (5) 3rd August
Q.8. Recently Rasik Dave passed away, He was related
to which field?
(1) Politics (2) Acting (3) Journalism
(4) Teaching (5) Author
Q.9. Recently Ashwini Vaishnaw has inaugurated Badi
Sadri-Mavli gauge converted rail section in which
State of India?
(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu
On 08-August 2022 was celebrated as 8th National handloom day. The day has special significance in
50 MICA OCTOBER 2022
the history of the freedom struggle in the country.
(3) Rajasthan (4) Assam
(5) Telangana
Q.10. Who is Pingali Venkayya whose birth centenary
has celebrated in Delhi ?
(1) Designer (2) Choreographer (3) Actor
(4) Politician (5) Poet
Q.11. Which Country Women's team has won first ever
Gold medal in Lawn Bowls in the Commonwealth
Games2022?
(1) China (2) India (3) Russia
(4) Japan (5) Britain
Q.12. How many metric tonnes of monthly freight traffic
by Indian Railways (IR) has recorded in July '2022?
(1) 122.14 metric tonnes (2) 123.41 metric tonnes
(3) 122.41 metric tonnes (4) 122.44 metric tonnes
(5) 123.44 metric tonnes
Q.13. Recently which of the following Oil Company has
Signed MoU with National Tiger Conservation
Authority (NTCA) for transcontinental relocation
of ‘Cheetah’ in its historical range in India?
(1) Indian Oil
(2) Bharat Petroleum
(3) Hindustan Petroleum
(4) Reliance Petroleum
(5) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Q.14. Which of the following Bank has allowed invoicing
and payments for International trade in Indian Rupee?
(1) State Bank of India
(2) Reserve Bank of India
(3) Union Bank of India
(4) Asian Development Bank
(5) ICICI Bank
Q.15. Recently Hardeep Singh Puri has inaugurated the
4th ONGC Para Games 2022 in Delhi, in which
year the first edition of Para Games was organized
by ONGC?
(1) 2018 (2) 2017 (3) 2019
(4) 2020 (5) 2016
Q.16. Recently National Conference on Drug Trafficking
and National Security has organized in which
State/UT of India?
(1) Puducherry
(2) Ladakh
(3) Andaman and Nicobar
(4) Chandigarh
(5) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Q.17. Recently who has appointed as New Central
Vigilance Commissioner?
(1) Urjit Patel (2) Suresh N Patel
(3) Rajeev Kumar (4) Amitabh Kant
(5) Parmeswaran Iyer
Q.18. Recently which city of India has celebrated
Commemoration Day of Legislative Council?
(1) Madras Legislative Council
(2) Trivandrum Legislative Council
(3) Bengaluru Legislative Council
(4) Hyderabad Legislative Council
(5) Mumbai Legislative Council
Q.19. Who is The Author of book titled ‘Lockdown
Lyrics’ released by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik?
(1) Sanjukta Dash (2) Shakuntla Das
(3) Ruchika Kamboj (4) Anupam Kher
(5) Aarti Shah
Q.20. National Watermelon Day is celebrated on which
Date?
(1) 01- August (2) 02- August (3) 03- August
(4) 04- August (5) 05- August
Q.21. Recently Who among the following has won gold
medal in Women's Freestyle wrestling in 62kg
category in Commonwealth?
(1) Vinesh Phogat (2) Sakshi Malik
(3) Babita Kumari (4) Kavita Devi
(5) Reshma Mane
Q.22. Recently India has defeated which country to
win the SAFF Under-20 Football Championship
trophy?
(1) Bangladesh (2) Sri Lanka (3) Pakistan
(4) Australia (5) China
Q.23. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has inaugurated Eight
direct flight between Lucknow and Delhi, Mumbai,
Bengaluru, and Goa by which Airline?
(1) Indigo Airline (2) Air India
(3) Air Asia (4) Air India Express
(5) Akasa Airline
Q.24. Which ministry in association with Google has
launched “India's Udaan” initiative?
(1) Ministry of Education
(2) Ministry of Culture
(3) Ministry of Science & Technology
(4) Ministry of Rural Development
(5) Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Odisha women's team has won its first-ever gold in Senior Nationals the final of the 12th Hockey
India Senior Women's National Championship.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Q.25. Recently South Sudan has extended the transitional
Government for two years, who is The President of
South Sudan ?
(1) Salva Kiir Mayardit (2) Riek Machar
(3) John Garang (4) Mary Ayen Mayardit
(5) Paul Malong Awan
Q.26. Recently Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush
Goyal has unveiled the digital version of the One
District-One Product (ODOP) gift catalogue in
which City of India?
(1) Jaipur (2) Gandhi Nagar
(3) New Delhi (4) Mumbai
(5) Lucknow
Q.27. Recently which Ministry has launched the 4th
National Water Awards on the Rashtriya Puraskar
portal?
(1) Ministry of Culture
(2) Ministry of Education
(3) Ministry of Earth Sciences
(4) Ministry of Jal Shakti
(5) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Q.28. Recently who has appointed as Chairman & MD of
state-run Oil India Ltd?
(1) Sushil Chandra Mishra (2) Ranjit Rath
(3) Prem Chandra (4) Rajeev Kumar
(5) Vishal Sinha
Q.29. Recently SEBI constitutes 15-member committee
to attract foreign investment, who has been
appointed as Chairman of Committee?
(1) K V Subramanian (2) Sushil Chandra Mishra
(3) Prem Chandra (4) Rajeev Kumar
(5) Vishal Singh
Q.30. Who won gold medal in 65kg category men's
freestyle wrestling, in Commonwealth Games 2022?
(1) Deepak punia (2) Bajrang punia
(3) Ravi Dahiya (4) Muhammad Inam
(5) Iqbal Khan
Q.31. Who among the following is the Vice Presidential
candidate from NDA?
(1) Jagdeep Dhankar (2) Anandiben Patel
(3) Mayawati (4) Margaret Alva
(5) Mangubhai C. Patel
Q.32. Who has become the first Indian to enter the
final of men's long jump at the World Athletics
Championships 2022?
(1) Abhinav Singh (2) Murali Sreeshankar
(3) Murali Srinath (4) Ashish Patel
(5) Arjun Singh
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Q.33. "International Nelson Mandela" Day is celebrated
on which date?
(1) 15 July (2) 16 July (3) 17 July
(4) 18 July (5) 19 July
Q.34. Recently, which of the following Submarine has
decommissioned after 35 years of service to nation ?
(1) INS Vikrant (2) INS Sindhudhvaj
(3) INS Kalvari (4) INS Khanderi
(5) INS Vela
Q.35. Recently, who among the following has won the
women's singles title of Singapore Open?
(1) Sania Mirza (2) saina nehwal
(3) PV Sindhu (4) Parupalli Kashyap
(5) Pullela Gopichand
Q.36. Recently, which of the following country has
organized the 52nd BGB-BSF Director General
Level Border Conference?
(1) India (2) Sri Lanka
(3) Bangladesh (4) China
(5) Russia
Q.37. Which of the following Bank has approved a 500
million USD credit to help Bangladesh improve
disaster preparedness?
(1) Asian Development Bank
(2) Indian Development Bank
(3) World Bank
(4) International Bank of Commerce
(5) Reserve Bank of India
Q.38. World Hearing Day is observed on which date?
(1) 15 July (2) 16 July (3) 17 July
(4) 18 July (5) 20 July
Q.39. Who among the following Grandmaster has
Clinched Paracin Open Chess title in Serbia?
(1) Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand
(2) Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua
(3) Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay
(4) Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa
(5) Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte
Q.40. Recently, which of the following country has
declared a fresh emergency?
(1) UK (2) USA (3) Sri Lanka
(4) China (5) Ukraine
Q.41. Which of the following State is the top FDI Equity
recipient state in R&D during Calendar year 2021?
(1) Telangana (2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Karnataka (4) Haryana
(5) Maharashtra
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has released a book titled Lockdown Lyrics’, a collection of
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poems written by Sanjukta Dash.
Q.42. Which of the following State has become the
first state in the country to connect all registered
commercial vehicles equipped with Vehicle
Location Tracking Device (VLTD) with Emergency
Response Support System (ERSS)?
(1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Madhya Pradesh
(5) Arunachal Pradesh
Q.43. World Chess Day is celebrated on which date ?
(1) 15 July (2) 17 July (3) 18 July
(4) 20 July (5) 19 July
Q.44. Recently, which of the following Bank has
issued a revised regulatory framework for Urban
Cooperative Banks as per the recommendations of
the expert committee?
(1) State Bank of India
(2) Asian Development Bank
(3) Reserve Bank of India
(4) Union Bank of India
(5) World Bank
Q.45. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) set for
its second expansion with Iran to be admitted at
which Summit in September 2022?
(1) Samarkand Summit (2) Birmingham Summit
(3) Islamabad Summit (4) Karachi Summit
(5) New Delhi Summit
Q.46. Recently, which of the following Aayog has
launched the third edition of the India Innovation
Index ?
(1) Union Public Service Commission
(2) NITI Aayog
(3) National Commission for Backward Classes
(4) Competition Commission of India
(5) National Statistical Commission
Q.47. Who among the following has taken the Oath of
Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC?
(1) Raj Shukla
(2) Raj Sharma
(3) Bharat Bhushan Sharma
(4) Manoj Sikarwar
(5) Smita Singh
Q.48. Recently, who is elected as new President of Sri
Lanka ?
(1) Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
(2) Ajith Rajapaksa
(3) Angajan Ramanathan
(4) Ranil Wickremesinghe
(5) Gotabaya Rajapakasa
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Q.49. Which of the following State Government has Q.55. Who among the following Bollywood actor bags
released Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to best actor awards in 68th National Film Awards
deal with Monkey pox cases ? 2020?
(1) Karnataka State Government (1) Ranveer Singh (2) Vicky kaushal
(2) Kerala State Government (3) Ajay Devgan (4) Aamir Khan
(3) Andhra Pradesh State Government (5) Akshay Kumar
(4) Tamil Nadu State Government Q.56. Which of the following Bank has cuts China's
(5) Telangana State Government growth forecast to 4% in 2022 ?
Q.50. Which Association has announced 322-member (1) World Bank
strong squad for Commonwealth Games 2022 ? (2) Asian Development Bank
(1) Indian Olympic Association (3) Reserve Bank of India
(2) World Olympic Association (4) European Central Bank
(3) British Olympic Association (5) European Investment Bank
(4) France Olympic Association Q.57. The first Khelo India Fencing Ladies League 2022
(5) Russia Olympic Association is scheduled to start in which city of India?
Q.51. Which of the following District has becomes first (1) Ahmedabad (2) Lucknow (3) New Delhi
certified "Har Ghar Jal" district of the country? (4) Chennai (5) Mumbai
(1) Indore Q.58. Recently, which of the following Health Insurance
(2) Bhopal company has won Guinness World Records Title?
(3) Burhanpur (1) Star Health Insurance Company
(4) Gwalior (2) Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company
(5) Jabalpur (3) Care Health Insurance Company
Q.52. Recently, Anant Yashwant Khare passed away. He (4) Religare Health Insurance Company
was associated with which field ?
(5) LIC Health Insurance Company
(1) Writer (2) Acting (3) Politics
Q.59. Recently, who among the following is inaugurated
(4) Journalism (5) Teaching
two Sub-Divisional Courts in Jharkhand?
Q.53. National Broadcasting Day is celebrated on which
(1) N.V. Ramana (2) Dipak Misra
date ?
(3) Ranjan Gogoi (4) Sharad Arvind Bobde
(1) 20 July (2) 21 July (3) 22 July
(5) Hiralal Jekisundas Kania
(4) 23 July (5) 24 July
Q.54. Recently, who among the following Minister Q.60. Recently, who among the following has launched
has Inaugurated Direct flight between Jabalpur- e-FIR system of Gujarat Police for vehicle and
Kolkata? mobile thefts in Gandhinagar ?
(1) Rajnath Singh (1) Narendra Modi
(2) Jyotiraditya Scindia (2) Vijay Rupani
(3) Dr. Jitendra Singh (3) Amit Shah
(4) Shivraj Singh Chauhan (4) Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel
(5) Amit Shah (5) Narendra Singh Tomar
ANSWER KEY
Q.1.(3) Q.2.(1) Q.3.(1) Q.4.(2) Q.5.(1) Q.6.(1) Q.7.(3) Q.8.(2) Q.9.(3) Q.10.(1)
Q.11.(2) Q.12.(1) Q.13.(1) Q.14.(2) Q.15.(2) Q.16.(4) Q.17.(2) Q.18.(1) Q.19.(1) Q.20.(3)
Q.21.(2) Q.22.(1) Q.23.(3) Q.24.(2) Q.25.(1) Q.26.(3) Q.27.(4) Q.28.(2) Q.29.(1) Q.30.(2)
Q.31.(1) Q.32.(2) Q.33.(4) Q.34.(2) Q.35.(3) Q.36.(3) Q.37.(3) Q.38.(4) Q.39.(4) Q.40.(3)
Q.41.(3) Q.42.(1) Q.43.(4) Q.44.(3) Q.45.(1) Q.46.(2) Q.47.(1) Q.48.(4) Q.49.(2) Q.50.(1)
Q.51.(3) Q.52.(1) Q.53.(4) Q.54.(2) Q.55.(3) Q.56.(2) Q.57.(3) Q.58.(2) Q.59.(1) Q.60.(3)

National Democratic Alliance candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar has been elected as the 14th Vice
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GENERAL AWARENESS
Q.1. When a fixed deposit receipt is kept with the bank Q.8. Recently who among the following has appointed
for its safety, it is known as ______________ new DGP of Punjab?
(1) Safe deposit (2) Safe custody (1) Mukul Goel
(3) Valid safe deposit (4) Locker (2) Gaurav Yadav
(5) None of these (3) Prabodh Kumar
Q.2. Who laid the foundation stone of UP National (4) Dinkar Gupta
Law University? (5) Pradeep Kumar Mishra
(1) Kiren Rijiju (2) Ram Nath Kovind Q.9. Who among the following has been invited to join
(3) Yogi Adityanath (4) Narendra Modi the Board of Advisers of International Institute for
(5) Anandiben Patel Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)?
Q.3. Which state/UT hosted the 25th "National Youth (1) K Sivan (2) SA Bobde
Festival"? (3) G Satheesh Reddy (4) Sunil Arora
(1) Puducherry (2) Chandigarh (3) Goa (5) N. V. Ramana
(4) Punjab (5) Delhi Q.10. Who among the following is the President of the
Q.4. Currently who is the chairman of "the Commission Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF)?
for Agricultural Costs and Prices"? (1) Soma Modal (2) Sanjay Yadav
(1) Ashok Lavasa (3) Abraham (4) Naresh Sharma
(2) Dr Alka Mittal (5) Sahdev Yadav
(3) Vijay Paul Sharma Q.11. Which of the following nation hosted the 4th
(4) Soma Mandal "Asia Youth Para Games"?
(5) Ajay Kumar (1) United Arab Emirates (2) Oman
Q.5. Who among the following launched 7th phase (3) Bahrain (4) China
of “Seva Setu initiative” to mark Amit Shah's
(5) Japan
birthday?
Q.12. Which of the following country has won the "FIH
(1) Jai Ram Thakur (2) Bhupendra Patel
Men's Hockey World Cup" 2021?
(3) Uddhav Thackeray (4) N.Biren Singh
(1) Russia (2) Argentina (3) Germany
(5) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
(4) France (5) Spain
Q.6. Which among the following Indian Air Force
Chopper had crash in Coonoor Tamil Nadu killing Q.13. Which of the following company has launched
CDS General Bipin Rawat? "MYBYK", an app-based bicycle-sharing service?
(1) HAL Chetak (2) Mirage 2000 (1) Infopark (2) Flipkart (3) Rapido
(3) Sukhoi Su-30 (4) Mi-17V5 (4) Ola (5) Uber
(5) Boeing 777 Q.14. "ATM equipped financial literacy vans" for
Q.7. Who among the following is the present chief remote areas was started in Uttarakhand by who
Minister of Uttarakhand? among the following -
(1) Jyotiraditya Scindia (1) Yogi Adityanath
(2) Narendra Modi (2) Gurmeet Singh
(3) Pushkar Singh Dhami (3) Pushkar Singh Dhami
(4) Gurmit Singh (4) Charanjit Singh Channi
(5) Amit Shah (5) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ministry of Culture has organized “Tiranga Utsav” on celebrate 146th Birth Anniversary of Pingali
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Venkayya in New Delhi.

Q.15. Who among the following is appointed as the
Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural and Creative
Industries in 2022 by UNESCO?
(1) Naomi Osaka (2) Naomi Kawase
(3) Xueli Abbing (4) Tom Cruise
(5) Amir Khan
Q.16. A green bond is a fixed-income instrument designed
specifically to support specific climate-related or
environmental projects. Which of the following
bank has listed green bonds on the India INX?
(1) Yes Bank
(2) Punjab National Bank
(3) Dhanlaxmi Bank
(4) State Bank of India
(5) IndusInd Bank
Q.17. What is the capital of Seychelles?
(1) Victoria (2) Port Lovis (3) Colombo
(4) Berlin (5) Ulan Bator
Q.18. The United Nations Day was observed across the
world on_______________.
(1) 20 October 2013 (2) 22 October 2013
(3) 23 October 2013 (4) 24 October 2013
(5) None of these
Q.19. The term broad money is called as –
(1) M0 (2) M1 (3) M2
(4) M3 (5) None of these
Q.20. The headquarter of Unique Identification Authority
of India (UIDAI) is situated at ______________.
(1) Mumbai (2) Kolkata (3) New Delhi
(4) Chennai (5) None of these
Q.21. The Definition of ‘Banking’ is given in ..............
(1) Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
(2) Contract Act
(3) The Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(4) RBI Act, 1934
(5) None of these
Q.22. The concept of 'Universal Banking' was
implemented in India on the recommendations
of____________.
(1) Abid Hussain Committee
(2) R H Khan Committee
(3) Rangarajan Committee
(4) Y H Malegam Committee
(5) None of these
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Q.23. The Capital Market Segment of NSE commenced
operations in _________.
(1) September 1996 (2) November 1994
(3) August 1996 (4) November 1996
(5) September 1995
Q.24. Who has won the title of the first "Guinness Book
of World Record" 2022 in numerology?
(1) Anand Kumar (2) JC Chaudhry
(3) Dr Vedant Sharmaa (4) Rajat Nayar
(5) Anupam V Kapil
Q.25. Who has been made the brand endorser of Bank of
Baroda?
(1) Shefali Verma (2) Sonu Sood
(3) Rohit Sharma (4) K L Rahul
(5) Harbhajan Singh
Q.26. Who has appointed as "Head of Public Policy" by
Facebook India?
(1) Rajiv Aggarwal (2) Ajit Mohan
(3) Shubhranshu Singh (4) Satya Raghavan
(5) Manish Maheshwari
Q.27. "African National Congress Foundation Day" is
celebrated which date?
(1) 04-Jan (2) 05-Jan (3) 06-Jan
(4) 07-Jan (5) 08-Jan
Q.28. Narendra Giri was associated with which of the
following profession?
(1) Economist (2) Journalist (3) Mahant
(4) Social Worker (5) Player
Q.29. Which country had denied entry to Novak
Djokovic?
(1) Australia (2) Japan (3) France
(4) Germany (5) India
Q.30. Lakhwar Dam is in which state ?
(1) Kerala (2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Uttarakhand (4) Punjab
(5) Gujarat
Q.31. Who among the following inaugurated
Uttarakhand's first Internet Exchange in a virtual
ceremony in Dehradun?
(1) Pushkar Singh Dhami
(2) Gurmeet Singh
(3) Charanjeet Singh
(4) Rajeev Chandrashekhar
(5) Yogi Adityanath
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Q.32. A volcano had erupt in "La Palma Island", this
Island is located in which Ocean?
(1) Indian Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean
(3) Pacific Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
(5) Atlantic Ocean
Q.33. Recently the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on which of the
following Bank?
(1) Fino Payments Bank Limited
(2) Indian Bank
(3) IndusInd Bank Limited
(4) Airtel Payments Bank Limited
(5) State Bank of India
Q.34. Recently on which bank RBI has been imposed
penalty of 32 lakh?
(1) Axis Bank (2) ICICI Bank
(3) State Bank of India (4) Indian Bank
(5) Bank of Baroda
Q.35. Recently Ministry of Jal Shakti target has been set
to provide tap water to every household till which
year?
(1) 2022 (2) 2023 (3) 2024
(4) 2025 (5) 2026
Q.36. Former President Ram Nath Kovind has awarded
"President’s Standard" to 22nd "Missile Vessel
Squadron" in which of following city?
(1) Visakhapatnam (2) Mumbai
(3) Kochi (4) Delhi
(5) Kolkata
Q.37. OECD has projected India's economic growth
forecast at how much percent for FY22?
(1) 11.50% (2) 10.70% (3) 9.40%
(4) 9.90% (5) 7.70%
Q.38. 'Nizamuddin Basti' is a conservation project based
at which Indian state/UT?
(1) Sikkim (4) Cuba (5) None of these
(2) New Delhi
(3) Jammu and Kashmir
(4) Bihar
(5) Uttar Pradesh
Q.39. National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)
was established in which year?
(1) 1991 (2) 1993 (3) 1996
(4) 1999 (5) 2003
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Aircraft Carrier Vikrant, built by the Cochin Shipyard.
Q.40. 75th "Infantry Day" is celebrated which date?
(1) 27- October (2) 26- October
(3) 25- October (4) 24- October
(5) 23- October
Q.41. In India Mutual Fund were first time introduced
by whom?
(1) UTI (2) SBI (3) RBI
(4) SEBI (5) None of these
Q.42. Bihu is the dance of which state?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Assam
(3) Bihar (4) Gujarat
(5) Kerala
Q.43. How many medals the Indian Badminton Contingent
has won at the 4th "Asia Youth Para Games"?
(1) 19 (2) 11 (3) 15
(4) 14 (5) 13
Q.44. Farrukh Jaffer was associated with which profession?
(1) Economist (2) Politician (3) Actress
(4) Journalist (5) Historian
Q.45. Expand NDTL -
(1) Net Deposits and Time Liability
(2) Net Demand and Time Liability
(3) Net Deposits and Term Liability
(4) Net Domestic and Time Liability
(5) None of these
Q.46. Expand BFSI -
(1) Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
(2) Banking, Financial Security and Insurance
(3) Beneficial, Financial Services and Insurance
(4) Banking, Financial Services and Investment
(5) Banking, Facility and Services with Insurance
Q.47. Copenhagen is the capital city of which country?
(1) Denmark (2) Ecuador (3) Australia
Q.48. 21st Meeting of "SCO Council of Heads of State"
was held in which of the following country?
(1) China (2) Russia (3) Tajikistan
(4) Inida (5) Pakistan
Q.49. Bandipur National Park is located in whic State?
(1) Meghalaya (2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) West Bengal (4) Jharkhand
(5) Karnataka

Q.50. A stockbroker means a member of _________.
(1) SEBI
(2) Any stock exchange
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Q.51-54. In the following question, an idiom/phrasal
verb has been given followed by three sentences
in which the idiom/phrase may or may not be
correctly used. Choose the most suitable option
in which the idiom/phrase has been correctly
used.
Q.51. Crop up
A.  In fact, if one looks back over the many years
of the event, some famous names crop up.
B.  The failure to see anything decent crop up in
the first few years is not terribly surprising.
C.  It'd be astonishing if those elements didn't
hang around in my thoughts long enough to
crop up in my dreams.
(1) Only A (2) Only B
(3) Both A and B (4) Both B and C
(5) All A, B and C
Q.52. Break a leg
A.  You all look great in your costumes! Break a
leg!
B.  "Break a leg!" shouted the stage manager to
the heroine.
C.  Let's all go and do our best. Break a leg!
(1) Only A (2) Only B
(3) Both A and B (4) Both B and C
(5) All A, B and C.
Q.53. Break down
A.  We arrived early at the theatre and spent a few
minutes breaking down.
B.  I saw my mother's upper lip twitching,
generally signalling that she was going to
break down any second.
C.  They may not break down readily as they are
accustomed to facing difficult situations.
(1) Only A (2) Only B
(3) Both A and B (4) Both B and C
(5) All A, B and C
Q.54. Ask around
A. We will no longer have to worry about
forgetting our chargers and having to ask
around to find one that is compatible.
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(3) A recognised stock exchange
(4) RBI
(5) IRDA
B. During summers while in university ask
around for a summer placement or simply the
chance to shadow an FM for a few weeks.
C. Ask around at pet stores or search online for
healthy brands.
(1) Only A (2) Only B
(3) Both A and B (4) Both B and C
(5) All A, B and C.
Q.55-58. In the following question, four sentences have
been given. Find out the sentences conveying
similar message and mark your answer
accordingly.
Q.55. A. The crisis response and work from home
brought those at risk who had passed their
sell-by date.
B. Work from home and the crisis response
situation exposed a lot of people that had
passed their sell-by date.
C. People who passed their sell-by date are
exposed to crisis response and work from
home.
D. Work from home as a crisis response exposed
a lot of people that had passed their sell-by
date
(1) Both A and C (2) Both B and D
(3) Both A and B (4) A, B and D
(5) Both C and D
Q.56. A.  An alternative meat industry is making its
base amid climate change and viral outbreaks.
B. In the midst of climate change and viral
outbreaks, what’s establishing is an alternative
meat industry.
C. An alternative meat industry and viral
outbreaks have been growing while the
climate is changing.
D. Amid viral outbreaks and climate change, an
alternative meat industry is taking root.
(1) Both A and C (2) Both B and D
(3) Both A and B (4) A, B and D
(5) Both C and D
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Q.57. A. Vis-à-vis the stance of the past, re-enactment
is often asserted apolitical.
B. Often asserted apolitical, re-enactment claims
not to take a stance with regard to the past.
C. Seldom, re-enactment is considered apolitical
yet regarded as a stance from the past.
D. Re-enactment is often asserted apolitical,
claiming not to take a stance vis-à-vis the past.
(1) Both A and C (2) Both B and D
(3) Both A and B (4) A, B and D
(5) Both C and D
Q.58. In the following question, four sentences have
been given. Find out the sentences conveying
similar message and mark your answer
accordingly.
A. His blackened finger was testimony to the fact
that he had played in pain.
B. He didn’t need to give any proof of his pain as
it was visible from his blackened finger.
C. His blackened finger was visible to all during
the game.
D. His pain whilst the game was evident from his
blackened finger.
(1) Both A and C (2) Both B and D
(3) Both A and B (4) A, B and D
(5) Both C and D
Q.59-62. In the following question, out of the five
options choose the one which is the antonym of
the word given in bold.
Q.59. He went on to launch a characteristically scathing
attack on the newspaper, and on the eyewitness
testimonies of the night in question.
(1) Devastating (2) Gentle
(3) Relieving (4) Complimentary
(5) Shaking
Q.60. The violence was gratuitous and very shocking
in the movie, but the film could be dismissed as
essentially cartoonish.
(1) Essential (2) Unjustified (3)  Justified
(4) Paid (5) Uncalled
Q.61. Those who are actively involved in the trafficking
of human organs, use their medical training
certainly not to care but to abet the abuse of the
organs.
(1) Probe (2) Feed (3) Deter
(4) Aid. (5) Hinder
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Rabindra Natya Mandir in Mumbai.
Q.62. To be able to concentrate on a single object and
to describe it in all of its individual particularity
seemed to them a herculean feat.
(1) Puny (2) Attainable (3)  Arduous
(4) Strong (5) Muscular
Q.63-67. In the following question, a sentence with a
blank has been given, you have to choose the
appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Q.63. The problem is, other managers have caught on
and have begun to throw first-pitch pitchouts to
___________the squeeze.
A. throb B. thwart
C. trod D. assist
(1) Both A & C (2) Only B
(3) Only D (4) Both B and D
(5) All are correct
Q.64. Her life was as strange and adventurous as any of
her novels, which are for the most part idealized
versions of the ___________incidents of her life.
A. numerous B. varied
C. diverse D. multifarious
(1) Both A & C (2) Only B
(3) Only D (4) Both B and D
(5) All are correct.
Q.65. I do not supplicate charity at someone’s doors
nor do I ___________myself at the footsteps of
someone’s chamber.
A. bereft B. magnify
C. praise D. belittle.
(1) Both A & C (2) Only B
(3) Only D (4) Both B and D
(5) All are correct
Q.66. She had not yet become ___________to the fact
that after all the bad days of poverty, she was
finally a self-made rich woman.
A. accustomed B. oblivious
C. customary D. habitual
(1) Both A & C (2) Only B
(3) Only D (4) Both B and D
(5) All are correct
Q.67. He did not concern himself with the interests of
his own class, and ___________some thought
him proud and others thought him stupid.
A. regardless B. consequently
C. however D. hence

(1) Both A & C (2) Only B
(3) Only D (4) Both B and D.
(5) All are correct
Q.68-71. In the following question, a sentence divided
into five parts has been given. In the sentence,
two parts consist of a grammatical error. You
have to choose the parts which are free from
errors.
Q.68. The government as well as the armed forces (A)
are of the same opinion regarding the breach (B)
of trust at the border which must be (C) retaliated
immediately and with even greater force (D) so as
to give it the taste of their own medicine. (E)
(1) A-B-E (2) B-D-E (3) A- C-D
(4) C-D-E (5) A-B-D
Q.69. Despite of taking our objections seriously, the
government is trying to create (A) a farce of
tripartite consultations by set up video-conference
(B) when we know that physical meetings of the
government are taking place (C) at various levels,
including negotiations with farmers (D) and the
election preparation rallies in various states. (E)
(1) A-B-E (2) B-D-E (3) A-C-D
(4) C-D-E (5) A-B-D
Q.70. It is imperative that she is aware of (A) the
stationing of the guards as well as the other (B)
security measures that has been taken at the ground
(C) where she is about to performing which is (D)
one of the most important events of her life. (E)
(1) A- B-E (2) B-D-E (3) A-C-D
(4) C-D-E (5) A-B-D
Q.71. The ministry said they are appointing (A) legal
consultants to study state labour (B) legislations
and industrial relations and (C) ensure that all
are at the same page (D) with regard to the new
central legislations. (E)
(1) A-B-E (2) B-C-E (3) A-C-D
(4) C-D-E (5) A-B-D
Q.72. In the following question, an idiom/phrasal
verb has been given followed by three sentences
in which the idiom/phrase may or may not be
correctly used. Choose the most suitable option
in which the idiom/phrase has been correctly
used.
Call it a day
A.  I know I made a mistake, but since it’s my first
painting, call it a day.
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B.  When we still couldn't find the source of the
discrepancy, we decided to call it a day and
revisit it tomorrow.
C.  This package is the last one. Once we get this
shipped, we can call it a day.
(1) Only A (2) Only B
(3) Both A and B (4) Both B and C
(5) All A, B and C
Q.73. In the following question, a sentence divided
into five parts has been given. In the sentence,
two parts consist of a grammatical error. You
have to choose the parts which are free from
errors.
Young people accustomed of particularly (A)
taking the information of screens, (B) do not like
being involved in extracting (C) information that
is available online as the (D) authenticity of this
data is said to be dubious sometimes. (E)
(1) A-B-E (2) B-D-E (3) A-C-D
(4) C -D-E (5) A-B-D
Q.74. In the following question, four sentences have
been given. Find out the sentences conveying
similar message and mark your answer
accordingly.
A.  Consumers who are aware, especially in
cities, are worried about viral outbreaks and
climate change
B.  Consumers, particularly in cities only, are
aware and worried about climate change and
viral outbreaks.
C. Climate change and viral outbreaks are
worrying for aware consumers, especially
those in cities.
D. Aware consumers, particularly in cities,
are worried about climate change and viral
outbreaks.
(1) Both A and C (2) Both B and D
(3) Both A and B (4) A, C and D.
(5) Both C and D
Q.75. In the following question, out of the five options
choose the one which is the synonym of the
word given in bold.
There is an urgent need today for thinking
through a new system of national education,
commensurate with a globalised world.
(1) Staying (2) Streak (3) Polluted
(4) Connote (5) Equivalent
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Q.76-80. Read the passage carefully and answer the
questions based on it.
Our world today is facing a crisis unlike any
other as the coronavirus pandemic shakes the
foundations of our global society and economy.
Yet, amidst this devastation, we are also seeing
the strengthening of an international spirit of
compassion to ensure that we leave no one
behind. This concern — to ‘leave no one behind’
— is the animating spirit of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). I know
it is also the heartfelt wish of my young friends in
India who are exerting themselves to encourage
those around them and share in their suffering at
this difficult time.
Reflecting on this spirit, I am reminded of a parable
in Buddhism, the great spiritual heritage that was
nurtured in the soil of the Indian subcontinent.
This story appears in the Lotus Sutra, the teaching
of Shakyamuni Buddha that opens our eyes to
the brilliant dignity of all people. A large group
of people is crossing a vast desert in search of
a magnificent treasure land. Exhausted by the
hardships of their journey, they are about to
abandon their quest. Just then, the leader points
to a city in the distance and encourages them
to keep going until they reach it. The hopes of
the people revive, and they find the energy to
continue. Once there, they recuperate, and the
leader encourages them to keep going towards
their actual destination. “Together,” he tells them,
“we will be able to reach the treasure land.”
This parable speaks to us of the resilience and
untapped strength of the human spirit. Even
more significantly, it teaches us the importance of
moving forward together with others in our pursuit
of the goal of happiness, no matter how impossible
the journey may sometimes seem. Similarly, as
the world strives to achieve the SDGs, we must
be focussed not only on meeting targets, but also
on restoring the well-being of each individual who
is suffering. And likewise, the key to recovery
from the coronavirus crisis lies in alleviating the
suffering of those struggling the most.
I am convinced humanity possesses the ability to
transform this crisis into a catalyst for creating
positive value for all. The renowned historian Arnold
J Toynbee, with whom I engaged in dialogue, held
truly deep feelings towards India, great land of the
spirit. He famously asserted that both civilisations
and individuals can create tremendous value when
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they respond to and overcome the challenges that
confront them. As grave as this crisis is, there is no
doubt we can overcome it if we summon up and
share our inherent boundless wisdom, creativity
and power. When we do so, the dignity of our lives
will shine even more brilliantly. India is a great
nation of young people, a rising superpower of
the 21st century with profound spiritual root and
due to the former, India will play a pivotal role in
the emergence of a new renaissance of life as we
persevere in our brave efforts to triumph in this
challenging time.
Q.76. With reference to the passage, for achieving
sustainable development goals, we must-
A.  rely on the basic living principles
B.  surrender to what is happening around
C.  pay attention on meeting targets
D.  focus on restoring the well-being of every
suffering individual
(1) Both A and B (2) Both A and C
(3) Both B and C (4) Both C and D
(5) Both B and D
Q.77. What could be the driving force behind India
playing a vital role in the emergence of a new
renaissance of life?
(1) The middle-aged bracket of India.
(2) Creativity and power.
(3) The budding scientists of India.
(4) The children of India.
(5) The youth of India
Q.78. According to the story mentioned in the
passage, why did the people want to quit their
journey?
(1) Because of getting too tired as a long distance
had to be covered.
(2) Due to the severe suffering of the journey
(3) Because people didn’t have a definite pre-
decided path.
(4) Owing to the lack of a capable leader.
(5) Both (2) and (4).
Q.79. Which of the following is/are not the learnings
from the parable?
A. The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
B. The unexplored strength of the human spirit
C. The ability to restore the health of a person.
D. The importance of moving forward together

(1) Only A (2) Both B and C
(3) Only C (4) Both B and D
(5) Only D
Q.80. Despite adverse circumstances, a ray of
sunshine is the fact that-
(1) We are ensuring that elders get healthcare
facilities first
(2) The economy is not highly affected
(3) We are trying hard to not leave anyone behind.
(4) People are encouraging one another
(5) None of the above.
Q.81-85. Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E), and (F) in the proper sequence to
form a meaningful paragraph and then answer
the questions given below.
A. the scope of gig workers and include those
who are not working with any aggregator
B. and are seeking clarity on the salary
component on which Employees’ Provident
Fund will be calculated
C. by when the committee will submit its report,
and how the wage code
D. however, authorities did not comment on what
will be the minimum wage,
E. can be implemented without effecting a
mandatory wage floor
F. the employer organizations, authorities said,
have sought to expand
Q.81. Which of these would be the third sentence
after rearranging the given sentences?
(1) A (2) C (3) D
(4) E (5) B
Q.82. Which of these would be the fourth sentence after
rearranging the given sentences?
(1) A (2) C (3) D
(4) E (5) F
Q.83. Which of these would be the second sentence after
rearranging the given sentences?
(1) A (2) C (3) D
(4) F (5) B
Q.84. Which of these would be the last sentence after
rearranging the given sentences?
(1) E (2) C (3) D
(4) A (5) B
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Q.85. Which of these would be the second last sentence
after rearranging the given sentences?
(1) F (2) C (3) D
(4) E (5) B
Q.86-90. Read the passage carefully and answer the
questions.
In a remarkable coincidence, India and China,
neighbours and adversaries, who began their
journey as nation-states together in 1950, have
begun talking about self-reliance at the same
time. ‘Self-reliance’ means different things in
Beijing and New Delhi, but just as analysts
struggle to understand what Prime Minister’s
atmanirbharta means, so are they grappling
with Xi’s concept of ‘dual circulation system’
or DCS, aimed at promoting ‘atmanirbharta’ in
China.
We know that Prime Minister’s call on May 12
was triggered by Covid, even if we are not sure
as to exactly what he is advocating. But the DCS
announced at the politburo standing committee
(PBSC) meeting two days later on May 14, has a
longer history. The PBSC statement spoke of the
need to deepen the supply side structural reform
to give full play to the country’s super large
market, and push domestic demand. It sought
‘a new development pattern in which domestic
and international double cycles promote each
other.’ How is this atmanirbharta, you may ask?
In essence, DCS is an economic strategy that
calls on China to continue to expand domestic
production for exports (international cycle),
even while shifting the economic momentum
towards production for domestic consumption
(internal cycle). China hopes to grow the
domestic market and consumption, even
while nudging the role of foreign markets and
technology to a supporting role. Beijing seems
to have come to the same conclusion as many of
its trade partners — that they are too vulnerable
to the vagaries of the global trading system and
need to hedge.
So, DCS is being promoted as a means of
enhancing the resilience of its economy in a
hostile global environment. Globalisation is in
retreat and Covid has brought on a recession
disrupting global trade, and at the same time,
China’s supply chains face disordering in the
face of US hostility. So, China is looking at
‘hedged integration’ where it takes advantage
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of global finance and technology where it can,
but boosts domestic capabilities, and self-
consciously, to reduce reliance on the global
economy. The new concept was explicated
by The Economic Daily’s editorial board on
August 19: In the economic cycle, “production
is the starting point, consumption is the end
point and circulation and distribution are the
‘bridges’ connecting the middle…we should
focus on getting through the various links of
domestic production, distribution, circulation
and consumption and take satisfying domestic
demand as the starting point and the landing point.”
Giving ‘full play’ to the mega-market that is
China is at the heart of the new strategy. After Xi
came to power, there was an increased emphasis
on supply side structural reform through
which China sharply reduced its capacity in
several industries. Alongside, it undertook an
aggressive campaign of financial de-risking and
reducing its zooming debt. Like the supply side
structural reforms, the DCS is seen as being
driven by XI’s principal economic adviser, Vice
Premier Liu He. Politically, China has been
emphasizing the need to move the economy
from the high growth to the high-quality path.
This is linked to the importance of improving
the quality of life of its people. At the 19th
Congress in 2017, Xi Jinping had declared that
the principal contradiction facing the Chinese
people is the “contradiction between unbalanced
and inadequate development and the people’s
ever growing needs for a better life.” This
principal contradiction, to use Chinese jargon,
is driving current policies.
Q.86. Consider the following lines of passage:
“Giving ‘full play’ to the mega-market that is
China is at the heart of the new strategy. After Xi
came to power, there was an increased emphasis
on supply side structural reform through which
China sharply reduced its capacity in several
industries.”
What is the meaning of ‘structural reform’
mentioned here?
(1) Infrastructure building
(2) Increased supply of products.
(3) Decreasing capacity in industries
(4) Making policies for production
(5) None of the above
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Q.87. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE
in the context of the passage?
(1) China’s supply chain or production has
hampered amidst USA’s anger.
(2) China is depending more on international
trade and trying to make good relations with
its trading partners
(3) India and China both have started campaign to
grow international trade
(4) China is working on reducing its huge debt
since 2017
(5) None of the above
Q.88. Which of the following thought can be inferred
from the 2nd paragraph of the passage?
(1) China’s dual circulation system emphasize on
the domestic production only
(2) China’s dual circulation system focuses on the
increase in consumption in domestic market
and increasing international trade.
(3) China’s dual circulation system only focuses
on increasing international trade at any cost
(4) China is focusing on increasing technology
usage in trade
(5) None of the above
Q.89. Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in
meaning to the word in bold.
Grapple
(1) Squirm (2) Grip (3)  Wrestle
(4) Immune (5) None of the above
Q.90. Which of the following statements is/are related
to the ‘atma-nirbharta’ in India & China, as
mentioned in the passage?
A. India & China both are focusing on atam-
nirbharta at the same time.
B. The analyst in China struggling to understand
Indian Prime Minister’s scheme
C. It is a coincident that India & China are
neighbours since 1950
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Both A and B
(5) None of the above

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Q.91-95. Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below.
In an official party eight employees Anu, Bob
Chinki, Deeba, Varun, Faisal, Geeta and Himraj
are sitting around a circular table and facing
towards the centre. Each one of them belongs
to different countries i.e. Ireland, Mexico,
Poland, Singapore, Angola, Norway, Botswana
and Chile but not necessarily in the same order.
Faisal sits second to the right of that employee
who belongs to Singapore. The one who belongs
to Botswana is an immediate neighbour of
that employee who belongs to Singapore. Two
people sit between the employee who belongs
to Botswana and Bob. Chinki and Varun are
immediate neighbours of each other. Neither
Chinki nor Varun is an immediate neighbour of
Bob and the person who belongs to Singapore.
The one who belongs to Poland sits second to the
right of Deeba, who belongs to Mexico. Geeta and
the one who belongs to Ireland is an immediate
neighbours of each other. Bob does not belong to
Ireland. Only one employee sits between Chinki
and Deeba. Himraj sits third to the left of the
employee who belongs to Chile. The one who
belongs to Norway sits second to the left of that
employee who belongs to Angola. Himraj belongs
to Singapore.
Q.91. Who sits  between the employee who belongs to
Mexico and Chinki?
(1) Himraj
(2) One who belongs to Poland.
(3) One who belongs to Norway.
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) Faisal
Q.92. What is the position of the employee who belongs
to Angola with respect to the employee who
belongs to Botswana?
(1) Immediate to the left
(2) Third to the left
(3) Second to the right
(4) Fourth to the left
(5) Second to the left
Q.93. Varun belongs to which country?
(1) Ireland (2) Poland (3) Norway
(4) Angola (5) Chile
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Q.94. Which of the following statements is true with
respect to the given seating arrangement?
(1) Varun is an immediate neighbour of the
employee who belongs to Ireland.
(2) Varun belongs to Mexico.
(3) The employee who belongs to Ireland is an
immediate neighbour of Faisal.
(4) The employee who belongs to Chile sits
between Faisal and the employee who belongs
to Norway.
(5) Geeta sits second to the right of Himraj.
Q.95. What is the position of the employee who belongs
to Poland with respect to Chinki, when counted
anti-clock wise direction from Chinki?
(1) Immediate to the left
(2) Third to the left
(3) Second to the right
(4) Fourth to the right
(5) Immediate to the right
Q.96-101. Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
Eight people-A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H, live
on eight different floors of building (but not
necessarily in the same order). The lowermost
floor of the building is numbered one, the one
above that is numbered two, and so on till the
topmost floor is numbered eight. Each one of them
plays a different game namely- Hockey, Football,
Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Golf
and Polo (but not necessarily in the same order).
G lives on an even numbered floor above the floor
numbered two.
Only three people live between G and the one who
plays Football. E lives immediately below the one
who plays Football.
Only two people live between E and the one who
plays Handball. G does not live topmost floor.
C lives immediately above the one who plays Handball.
The one who plays Hockey lives on an even
numbered floor below C.
Only two people live between the one who plays
Hockey and the one who plays Golf.
The one who plays Polo lives immediately below
B. B neither lives on the topmost floor nor plays
Football.
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F lives on odd numbered floor but not on the
lowermost floor.
Only two people live between F and the one who
plays Volleyball.
Only one person lives between D and the one who
plays Basketball.
H lives immediately below the one who plays
Cricket.
Q.96. Who lives exactly between E and the one who
play Basketball?
(1) C (2) H (3) D
(4) A (5) B
Q.97. How many persons live between B and E?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two
(4) Three (5) Four
Q.98. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
way and hence form a group. Which one does not
belong to that group?
(1) A (2) H (3) G
(4) F (5) B
Q.99. Which of the following person lives in second
floor and plays which game?
(1) A- Polo (2) B- Hockey (3) C- Golf
(4) E- Hockey (5) D- Handball
Q.100. Who lives on the topmost floor?
(1) A (2) E (3) D
(4) B (5) G
Q.101. Which of the following person plays Cricket?
(1) H (2) C (3) E
(4) A (5) D
Q.102-104. Study the following information carefully
and answer the given questions.
Z % Y means Z is the husband of Y.
Z $ Y means Z is the sister of Y.
Z @ Y means Z is the father of Y.
Z # Y means Z is the brother of Y.
Z * Y means Z is the mother of Y.
Q.102. If expression E @ V @ N % R * T is definitely
true then how is V related to T?
(1) Grandfather (2) Grandson (3) Father
(4) Nephew (5) Brother
Q.103. Which of the following statements is true if the
given expression is definitely true?
Zain % Leela $ Kiran *Bob # Chetan
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(1) Kiran is the sister-in-law of Zain.
(2) Chetan is the daughter of Kiran.
(3) Zain is the father of Bob.
(4) Chetan is the son of Leela.
(5) Leela is the sister of Bob.
Q.104. What is the relation of "X" with "Z" in the
expression Z % Y * X % W * V?
(1) Father (2) Nephew (3) Cousin
(4) Son (5) Grandson
Q.105-109. In each question given below four
statements are followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II,. You have to take the four
given statements to be true (even if they seem
to be at variance from the commonly known
facts.) Read the conclusions and decide which
logically follows.
Q.105. Statements:-
Some toy are pink. All pink are key.
Some key are mask. All mask are face.
Conclusions:-
I. Some toy are face.
II. Some mask being pink is a possibility.
(1) If only conclusion I follows.
(2) If only conclusion II follows.
(3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(5) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Q.106. Statements:-
Some C.N.G. are L.P.G.
All L.P.G. are petrol.
Some petrol are deisel.
No Deseal is fuel.
Conclusions:-
(I) Some petrol are C.N.G.
(II) Some fuel not being petrol is a possibility.
(1) If only conclusion I follows.
(2) If only conclusion II follows.
(3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(5) If both conclusion I and II follows.
Q.107. Statements:-
All guilt are full. All full are grab.
Some grab are wimp. Some wimp are woe.

Conclusions:-
I. Some woe not being wimp is a possibility.
II. All grab being full is a possibility.
(1) If only conclusion I follows.
(2) If only conclusion II follows.
(3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(5) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Q.108. Statements:-
All alpha are beta. Some beta are quite.
All quite are fresh. No fresh is flora.
Conclusions:-
(I) No quite is flora.
(II) Some fresh are alpha.
(1) If only conclusion I follows.
(2) If only conclusion II follows.
(3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(5) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Q.109. Statements:-
Some simple are lower.
No simple is a good.
All good are great.
No great is a puff.
Conclusions:-
I. All puff being good is a possibility.
II. Some simple are good.
(1) If only conclusion I follows.
(2) If only conclusion II follows.
(3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(5) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Q.110-114. Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
Seven friends- Ajay, Ravi, Ram, Shaili, Sam, Abdul
and Harpal are sitting in a straight line. Some of them
are facing north and some of them are facing south.
Harpal is facing north. Only two persons are
sitting to the left of Ram. Shaili is sitting second
to the left of Abdul. Only one person is sitting
between Shaili and Ravi. Sam is sitting third to the
left of Ravi. The immediate neighbours of Shaili
are facing the opposite directions. Ajay is not an
immediate neighbour of Abdul. The immediate
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neighbours of Ravi are facing in the same
directions. Only two persons sit between Ram and
Abdul. Shaili is facing the same direction as Ravi.
Abdul is sitting to the immediate left of Harpal.
Q.110. How many persons are sitting between Ajay and
Harpal?
(1) Five (2) Two (3) Four
(4) Three (5) None of these
Q.111. What is the position of Ram with respect to Ajay?
(1) Immediate right (2) Second to the left
(3) Immediate left (4) Second to the right
(5) None of these
Q.112. How many persons are facing south direction?
(1) Two (2) Four (3) Three
(4) One (5) None of these
Q.113. Which of the following statements is not correct
according to the arrangement?
(1) Ravi sits immediate left of Ram.
(2) Sam is sitting in the middle of Shaili and
Abdul.
(3) Harpal is sitting at one of the corners.
(4) Shaili is sitting exactly in the middle of the
row.
(5) All are correct
Q.114. Who is sitting fourth to the left of Ravi?
(1) Harpal (2) Abdul (3) Sam
(4) Shaili (5) None of these
Q.115-119. Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
Aneeta, Kamala, Ram, Shyam, Tarun and Uma are
six siblings. Each of them born on different days
of the week (except Sunday). Mrs X is the mother
of all and she gave birth to a child every alternate
year, but not necessarily in the same order. Each
of them lives in different cities viz. Rajasthan,
Banaras, Meghalaya, Etawah, Chhattisgarh and
Srinagar, but not necessarily in the same order.
Shyam was born on Tuesday but not before
2010 and he lives in Rajasthan whereas Ram
lives in Meghalaya. The child who was born on
Wednesday lives in Chhattisgarh. The fourth
eldest child lives in Etawah while Kamala lives
in Banaras. Aneeta, who was born in 2005, lives
in Srinagar. The third eldest child was born on
Friday lives in Meghalaya. Kamala was born on
Thursday and Uma was on Saturday. Aneeta is the
eldest child while Tarun is the youngest.
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Q.115. What is the age difference between the one who
was born on Thursday and who was born on
Wednesday?
(1) 2 years (2) 10 years (3) 4 years
(4) 8 years (5) 6 years
Q.116. Who lives in Chhattisgarh?
(1) Ram (2) Kamala (3) Shyam
(4) Tarun (5) Aneeta
Q.117. What is the age difference between Kamala and
Uma?
(1) 2 years (2) 10 years (3) 4 years
(4) 8 years (5) 6 years
Q.118. Who was born on Monday?
(1) Ram (2) Kamala (3) Shyam
(4) Uma (5) Aneeta
Q.119. Who lives in Etawah?
(1) Ram (2) Kamala (3) Shyam
(4) Tarun (5) Uma
Q.120-124. Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
In a family of six members A, B, C, D, E and
F. A walked from her home and walked 30 km
towards the south and took two consecutive right
turns by walking 40 km and 40 km respectively
and met to  her sister-in-law and E. D is the
sister and daughter of C and E respectively. B is
the father of the brother of D. E walked east 50
km and took left turn and walked 40 km to meet
B, from where C the father of F is 10 km to the
west. F is the son of A and 40 km west of  his
father.
Q.120. How far is C from the starting point?
(1) 35 km (2) 31 km (3) 45 km
(4) 50 km (5) None of these
Q.121. Which of the following persons are in straight line
? (2) Lack of skilled and qualified manpower has
(1) D, C, A (2) B, C, F (3) A, C, E
(4) Either 1 or 2 (5) None of these
Q.122. D is in which direction with respect to B?
(1) South-east (2) South-west (3) North-east
(4) South (5) None of these
Q.123. Where A meets E, in which direction is that point
from the starting point?
(1) North (2) South (3) North- east
(4) South- west (5) None of these
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Q.124. How much total distance did A travel to reach her
father-in-law?
(1) 314 km (2) 205 km (3) 315 km
(4) 214 km (5) None of these
Q.125-128. Read the following statements carefully and
answer the questions given below:
Q.125. Statement : Many organizations have been
resorting to recruitment based upon performance
at graduate / post-graduate level exams rather
than conducting exams for the same purpose.
Which of the following statements would strengthen
the argument given in the above statement ?
(1) A recent study shows no link of past
performance with the performance in
recruitment exams.
(2) The graduate / post-graduate exams are
considered to be severely deficient in training
in job related environment.
(3) Organisations which had undertaken
recruitment on the basis of graduate / post
graduate exams report a significant drop in the
quality of the recruited employees.
(4) Such policies would add to unemployment among
students having below average performance in
graduation or post-graduation.
(5) Such policies could save time, money
and resources of the organization which
are wasted  in the conduct of recruitment
examinations.
Q.126. Statement : According to a recent
government directive, all bank branches
in rural areas should be computerized.
Which of the following statements would weaken
the government’s argument?
(1) Computerisation of bank branches in
urban areas has helped in making their
performance more efficient and fast.
been suitably substituted by computers in banks.
(3) Non-computerised bank branches in the rural
areas have been proved to be as efficient
as their computerized counterparts.
(4) The government has introduced a special
test for computer knowledge in all
recruitment exams for banks
(5) Unemployment in the rural areas could
be controlled by training more and more
professionals in computers.
be completed by June 2023.

Q.127. Statement : Ruling governments in the west
are being punished by the voters for ever rising
unemployment rates. Their parliament is abuzz
with campaigns marked by criticism of India as an
outsourcing hub. India is seen by many in the west
as a land of call centres and back offices with cheap
labour that costs people in the west, their jobs.
Which of the following statements would weaken
the argument given in the passage?
(1) Out sourced jobs do not require highly skilled
and qualified employees.
(2) Nearly 34% of the unemployed people would
secure jobs in the west if outsourced jobs were
in sourced by their organizations.
(3) After suffering heavy losses in the elections
the governments in the west are expected
to  change their decision on outsourcing to
India.
(4) Outsourcing, a dynamic, two-way relationship
has created jobs and growth in India as well as
the west.
(5) Although outsourcing to India allowed
many companies in west to focus on their
core  operations, they heavily compromised
the quality and the standards of their back
office jobs.
Q.128. Statement : The number of cases concerning a
non-contagious chemical poisoning is on the rise
among local villagers.
Which of the following could possibly be a
CAUSE of the statement given above?
(1) The government has ordered an immediate
enquiry into the matter.
(2) Unless timely treatment is provided to the
patients, the poisoning can prove to be fatal.
(3) Many factories surrounding the village do not
dispose off their wastes appropriately.
(4) The only hospital in the area is not equipped
to treat chemical poisoning related ailments.
(5) A study done a couple of years ago had
reported that a large number of farmers
had stopped using chemical fertilizers owing
to their ill-effects on health.
Q.129-130. In these questions relationship between
different elements is shown in the statements.
These statements are followed by two
conclusions I and II. You have to find out that
which conclusion(s) is /are definitely true.
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(1) If only conclusion I is true.
(2) If only conclusion II is true.
(3) If either conclusion I or II is true.
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II is true
(5) If both conclusions I and II are true.
Q.129. Statement : A > B < C ; E > H > M > N ; C = D >
E;H>I;C<J
Conclusion : I. I < J II. N < J
Q.130. Statement :- A > B < C = D > E , E > H > M > N
Conclusions :- I. N < D II. A > H
Q.131-135. Study the following information carefully
and answer the given questions.
A word and number arrangement machine
when given an input line of words and numbers
rearranges them following a particular rule in each
step.
Input : tall 48 13 rise alt 99 76 32 wise jar high 28
56 barn
Step I: 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 32 wise jar high 28 56
barn alt
Step II: 28 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 32 wise jar high
56 alt barn
Step III: 32 28 13 tall 48 rise 99 76 wise jar 56 alt
barn high
Step IV: 48 32 2813 tall rise 99 76 wise 56 alt
barn high jar
Step V: 56 48 32 28 13 tall 99 76 wise alt barn
high jar rise
Step VI: 76 56 48 32 28 13 99 wise alt barn high
jar rise tall
Step VII: 99 76 56 48 32 28 13 alt barn high jar
rise tall wise
and Step VII is the last step of the above input,
as the desired arrangement is obtained. As per the
rules followed in the above steps, find out in each
of the following questions the appropriate step for
the given input
Input :84 why sit 14 32 not best ink feet 51 27
vain 68 92
Q.131. Which word/number would be at 5th position
from the right in Step V ?
(1) 92 (2) best (3) 53
(4) feet (5) vain
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Q.132. Which step number is the following output ?
32 27 14 84 why sit not 51 vain 92 68 feet best
ink
(1) III (2) II (3) IV
(4) I (5) None of these
Q.133. How many steps are required to complete this
arrangement ?
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7
(4) 8 (5) 4
Q.134. Which of the following will be the fourth step of
given Input?
(1) 51 27 32 14 84 why sit vain 68 92 best feet ink
not
(2) 51 32 27 84 14 why sit vain 68 92 best feet ink not
(3) 51 32 27 14 84 why sit vain 68 92 best feet ink not
(4) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
Q.135. How many elements (words or numbers) are there
between 'feet' and '32' as they appear in the last
step of the output ?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4
(4) 5 (5) 6
Q.136-140. Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below:
In a certain code language,
“GOOGLE INPUT TOOLS" is written as “L12#
L10* K10@"
"PRINT BOOKMARK HISTORY" is written as
"H14$ L16& R10@"
"FIND MORE HELP” is written as "O8! M8% I8#”
"HIGHLY  INSERT FIND" is written as "T12$
H12@ M8%".
Q.136. What is the code for ‘BIRDS FLY’ in the given
code language?
(1) Q10# D6# (2) M10$ L6@ (3) B6% I10#
(4) M20# C8@ (5) I10* B6$
Q.137. What is the possible code for ‘MONUMENTAL
STORIES’ in the given code language?
(1) Q10% M20^ (2) M10# L14!
(3) Q20^ O14# (4) M20? L14*
(5) Q20^ M10%
Q.138. What is the possible code for ‘INTERNET
HACKER’ in the given code language?
(1) G16^ X12? (2) G16^ X12+
(3) G16@ X12= (4) M16@ X12?
(5) Q16^ G12=
Q.139. What is the possible code for ‘GENERATION’ in
the given code language?
(1) Q10% (2) M10# (3) Q20^
(4) M20? (5) Q20^
Q.140. What is the code for ‘GRANULE’ in the given
code language?
(1) Z14# (2) M10# (3) Q20#
(4) M14? (5) Q14#

NUMERICAL ABILITY
Q.141-145. Find the value of P, Q, R and S and set the Q.144. 12, 33, 96, P, Q, 2553
relation between them 98, 100, 204, 412, R, S
Q.141. 60, 204, 373, 569, P, Q (1) S> R≥Q>P (2) S> R≤Q>P (3) S≤ R>Q>P
16, 54, 128, 250, R, S (4) S> R>Q=P (5) S> R>Q>P
(1) Q = P>S>R (2) Q> P>S>R Q.145. 5, P, Q , 2325, 4704, 4731
(3) Q≥ P < S > R (4) Q> P=S>R 27, 65, R, S, 347, 517
(5) Q> P>S=R (1) Q> S=P>R (2) Q> S≤P>R (3) Q> S>P>R
Q.142. 12, 20, 36, 61, P, Q (4) Q> S>P≥R (5) Q≥ S>P>R
1, 7, R, S, 5124, 163993 Q.146-150. Each question below contains a statement
(1) S>Q>P>R (2) S=Q>P>R (3) S≤Q=P>R followed by Quantity I and Quantity II. Find
(4) S>Q>P≥R (5) S>Q>P=R the relationship among them and give your
answer as,
Q.143. 6, 26, 134, 666, 3334, P, Q
Q.146. Quantity I: A takes twice as much time as B and
2, 7, 14, 23, R, S
thrice as much time as C to finish a piece of work.
(1) Q≥P>S≤R (2) Q>P>S≤R (3) Q≥P>S>R Working together they can finish the work in 6
(4) Q>P=S>R (5) Q>P>S>R days. C can do the work alone in?

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Quantity II: 30 men can complete a work in 16
days. They started working but after 6 days, so 20
more men joined them. How many days will they
now take to complete the remaining work?
(1) Quantity I > Quantity II
(2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
(3) Quantity I < Quantity II
(4) Quantity II ≤ Quantity I
(5) Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be
established
Q.147. Quantity I: The difference between SI and CI on
a certain sum of money for 2 years at 8% pa is
Rs192. Find the principal amount.
Quantity II: A sum fetched a total simple interest
of Rs 9000 at the rate of 6% pa in 5 years. What is
the sum?
(1) Quantity I > Quantity II
(2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
(3) Quantity I< Quantity II
(4) Quantity II ≤ Quantity I
(5) Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be
established
Q.148. Quantity I: Gain % when an article of cost price
Rs 900 is sold for Rs 981.
Quantity II: Net % discount availed by customer
when he gets two successive discounts of 4% and
6.25%
(1) Quantity I > Quantity II
(2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
(3) Quantity I< Quantity II
(4) Quantity II ≤ Quantity I
(5) Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be
established
Q.149. Quantity I: x2=x
Quantity II: 2y2-y-1=0
(1) Quantity I > Quantity II
(2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
(3) Quantity I< Quantity II
(4) Quantity II ≤ Quantity I
(5) Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be
established
Q.150. Quantity I: 35% of 48% of 90% of 10000
Quantity II: 22.5% of 5000
(1) Quantity I > Quantity II
(2) Quantity I ≥ Quantity II
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(3) Quantity I < Quantity II
(4) Quantity II ≤ Quantity I
(5) Quantity I = Quantity II or Relation cannot be
established
Q.151. If selling is double then profit is triple. Find the
initial profit percent?
(1) 50% (2) 100% (3) 200%
(4) 25% (5) None of these
Q.152. The population of a village was 320000, 3
years ago. In the three respective years the
population increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5%
respectively. What is the population of town
after 3 years?
(1) 354732 (2) 333466 (3) 353472
(4) 361532 (5) 339532
Q.153. The hourly wages of a man have increased by
20%. Since the increase, the number of hours he
works daily has reduced by 10%. If he was earning
Rs. 200 per day before the increase, how much (in
Rs.) is he earning now?
(1) Rs. 232 (2) Rs. 224 (3) Rs. 216
(4) Rs. 208 (5) None of these
Q.154. If the ratio between the cost price and marked
price of an article is 2:3. If the selling price of that
article is Rs 1920 and the shopkeeper gave two
successive discounts of 20% on the mark price.
Find the loss during this transaction?
(1) Rs. 80 (2) Rs. 20 (3) Rs. 40
(4) Rs. 60 (5) None of these
Q.155. The average price of 10 books is Rs. 12 while
the average price of 8 of these books is Rs.
11.75. Of the remaining two books, if the price
of one book is 60% more than the price of the
other, what is the price of each of these two
books?
(1) Rs 10 and Rs 16 (2) Rs 12 and Rs 24
(3) Rs 24 and Rs 18 (4) Rs 12 and Rs 12
(5) None of these
Q.156. Raju and Monu start a business and invest Rs.
4,000 and Rs. 6,000 respectively. Monu is an
active partner and he gets 25% of the profit
separately. If their business yields them a total of
Rs. 6,000 as profit, what is the share of Monu at
the end of a year?
(1) Rs. 3600 (2) Rs. 2700
(3) Rs. 1800 (4) Rs. 4200
(5) None of these
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Q.157. Two trains for Bhopal leave Lucknow at 9
am and 9:45 am and travel at 50 km/h and 68
km/h respectively. Approx. how many km from
Lucknow will the two trains be together?
(1) 142 km (2) 138 km (3) 147 km
(4) 153 km (5) 133 km
Q.158. The average age of Jai and his son 20% more than
the average age of his wife and his son. The age of
son is 32 years less than the age of his mother, Age
of Jai is 8 years more than his wife's age. Find the
age of Jai's son?
(1) 8 years (2) 4 years
(3) 9 years (4) Can’t be determine
(5) None of these
Q.159. Raj borrowed a certain sum of money from Rahul
at the rate of 5% per annum simple interest for the
first four years and at the rate of 7.5% per annum
for the next six years and at the rate of 9% per
annum for the period beyond ten years. If he pays
a total of 12100 as interest only at the end of 15
years, how much money did he borrow?
(1) Rs. 12000 (2) Rs. 18000 (3) Rs. 9000
(4) Rs. 15000 (5) None of these
Q.160. In an office, the average of weight of male is 45
and that of the total is 5 less than that of male. If
the number of female is one-third less than that of
male, find the average of weight of female.
(1) 30 (2) 22.5 (3) 35.5
(4) 32.5 (5) None of these
Q.161-165. Study the given information carefully to
answer the following questions.
It was realised by City Careers, that for creating
awareness in the market, newspaper advertising is
very effective but it should be done consistently.
The Times of India (TOI) which claims to have
40 per cent of the total market share brings out a
weekly supplement Education Times' in which the
advertising cost for the range 0 to 240 sq.cm for 1-2
insertions with a validity period of 30 days is Rs.
50/cm2. for 3-5 insertions with a validity period of
60 days is 43/ cm2 and 6 onwards insertions with
validity period of 90 days is 40/ cm2. The cost for
size of advertisement 241+ cm2 for 1-2 insertions
with validity period 30 days is Rs.50/cm2 and for 3-5
insertions with validity period 60 days is Rs.40/cm2
and for 6 onwards insertion with validity period of 90
days is Rs.35/cm2. The expected response generation
per insertion in TOI in the size 161-200 cm2 is 40
and in the size Rs.200 + cm2 is 50. Another great
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market player is Hindustan Times with the weekly
supplement HT Horizons' and it claims to have 35%
of the total market share and the cost of advertising in
it for 1-2 insertions with validity period: Number of
insertion + one week is Rs 40/cm2, for 3-6 insertions
with validity period: Number of insertions + 2
weeks is 37/ cm2 and for 7 insertions onwards with
validity period: no. of insertions + 3 weeks is Rs.34/
cm2. The expected response generation per insertion
is 35 for 160-200 cm2 and 45 for 200+ cm2 size.
Please help City Careers with the correct decisions
on the following plans.
Q.161. If City Careers looks to generating exactly 95
responses in 2 insertions, which newspaper
combination should be selected?
(1) TOI
(2) HT
(3) One TOI and one HT insertion
(4) Data inadequate
(5) One TOI and two HT insertion
Q.162. City Careers has decided to advertise in TOI but is
confused on length between 80 cm and 81 cm but
is sure about the width, i.e.. 3 cm and 3 insertions.
What should be the length?
(1) 80 cm (2) 81 cm
(3) Either 80 or 81 (4) Data inadequate
(5) Neither 80 nor 81
Q.163. If City Careers wants to go for two insertions
of exactly 80 cm2, which newspaper should be
selected and what is the percentage difference in
the cost differential between the campaign cost
between the two newspapers with respect to the
lower priced new paper. (Assume that cost is the
only consideration.)
(1) HT, 20% (2) HT, 25% (3) TOI, 20%
(4) TOI, 25% (5) TOI , 35%
Q.164. City Careers decides to go in for an advertising
campaign of 10 insertions, which will be the best
option (in terms of cost) for a size of 243 cm2?
(1) HT (2) TOI
(3) Either HT or TOI (4) Data inadequate
(5) Both
Q.165. In previous question, if City Careers is considering
its decision only on the basis of validity period
which is best?
(1) HT (2) TOI
(3) Either HT or TOI (4) Data inadequate
(5) Both

Q.166-170. The questions given below contain three
statements giving certain data. You have to
decide whether the data given in the statements
are sufficient for answering the question?
Q.166. In how many days can 16 boys and 8 girls do a
piece of work?
I. 5 girls can do the same work in 32 days.
II. 16 girls can do the same work in 10 days.
III. 8 boys can do the same work in 10 days.
(1) Any two
(2) Only III and either I or II
(3) Only I and III
(4) Only II and III
(5) None of these
Q.167. What will the difference between the ages of
Anil and Ritu after 5 years?
I. The ratio of present ages of Anil and Ritu is
2:5.
II. The ratio of present age of Anil and his age
after 5 years is 2:3.
III. The ratio of present age of Ritu and her age
after 5 years is 4:5.
(1) Any two (2) All
(3) Only I and II (4) Only I and III
(5) Only II and III
Q.168. X, Y and Z together started a business. What is
Y's share?
I. The amount invested by X and Z is twice the
amount invested by Y.
II. The ratio amount invested by X and Y is 4 : 5.
III. The total amount invested by all the three is
Rs. 60 lakhs.
(1) All three together are sufficient
(2) Only II and III
(3) Only I and II
(4) Only III and either I or II
(5) None of these
Q.169. Rs. 946 is distributed among A, B and C. What
is B's share?
I. A's share is  of the total share of B and C.
II. B's share is  of the total share A and C.
III. C's share is 2.143 times the total share of B
and A.
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(1) Only I and II
(2) Only II and III
(3) All
(4) Only III and either I or II
(5) None of these
Q.170. How many students from Institute ‘A’ got
placement?
I. Number of students studying in Institutes A &
B are in the ratio of 3:4 respectively.
II. Number of students who got placement from
Institute B is 120% of the number of students
who got placement from Institute A.
III. 80% of the students studying in Institute B got
placement.
(1) I and (II or III)
(2) Only I
(3) Only II
(4) Any two of the three
(5) Question cannot be answered even with the
information in all three statements
Q.171-175. The line graph given below shows the upstream
speed and time taken to cover whole journey
(going in upstream and return back to starting
point) of 6 Boats. Read the question carefully and
give the answer of following questions.
Q.171. If Boat-C takes 6 hours to returning on starting
point in downstream and Boat-E takes 5 hours to
returning on starting point in downstream and the
total distance travelled by Boat-C and Boat-E is
180 km. and 350 km respectively. Find speed of
Boat- C in still water is what percent more or less
than speed of Boat-E in still water?
(1) 40% more (2) 60% less
(3) 40% less (4) Can't be determined
(5) None of these
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Q.172. Find the average speed of total journey for Boat- E.
(1) 24 km/hr. (2) 28 km/hr.
(3) 30 km/hr. (4) Can't be determined
(5) None of these
Q.173. What is the ratio of the average speed for Boat- C
and Boat-D in still water . If the ratio of speed of
stream for Boat-C and Boat-D is 1 : 2 ?
(1) 4 : 3 (2) 3 : 4
(3) 7 : 9 (4) Can't be determined
(5) None of these
Q.174. Boat-D goes for 96 km in upstream and return
back to starting point find the speed of Boat-D in
still water?
(1) 12 km/hr (2) 16 km/hr (3) 18 km/hr
(4) 20 km/hr (5) None of these.
Q.175. Find the ratio of distance covered by Boat-B and
Boat-F if for both the speed of stream is 4 km/hr.
(1) 3 : 5 (2) 2 : 3 (3) 15 : 16
(4) 4 : 5 (5) None of these.
Q.176-180. Read the information carefully and give the
answer of the following the questions.
The market share of five types of products
manufactured by a company in the year 2019-
20 is plotted against their business strength and
industry attractiveness indices (read at the centre
of each bubble) in the given graph. Both indices
range from 0.0 (minimum) to 1.0 (maximum).
The size of each bubble is representative of the
market share of each product (printed beside the
respective bubble) as a percentage of the total
market size in the year 2019-20.
Market share of various products percentage in
2019-20
The total market size for various products in 2019-
20 their profit per cent are given below:
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2013 to Rs 37,609 crore in April-June 2022.
Total market size
 
The total market size of a product is
estimated to increase yearly at the same rate
as its industry attractiveness index that is, an
industry attractive index of 0.6 would imply
that total market size will be 60% more than
that of the previous year. A business strength
index of 0.4 would imply that the market share
of the company will increase by 40% of the
total market share held by other companies
during the previous year.
Q.176. The combined profit (in million) of three most
profitable products in the year 2019-20 is
approximately
(1) 1092 (2) 1102 (3) 1233
(4) 1328 (5) 1456
Q.177. Which is the most profitable product in the year
2019-20?
(1) Bearings (2) Pipes (3) Belts
(4) Gears (5) Valves
Q.178. Which product would be least profitable in the
year 2020-21?
(1) Bearings (2) Valves (3) Pipes
(4) Belts (5) Gears
Q.179. The company decided to discontinue the
production of valves and belts. The total
profit (in million) of the company from the
remaining three products in 2020-21 would be
approximately
(1) 3164 (2) 3454 (3) 3844
(4) 4052 (5) 6789
Q.180. The total market size (in million) for all products
put together in the year 2020-21 is approximately
(1) 17555 (2) 19230 (3) 21350
(4) 23420 (5) 64535

Q.181. Shivam, Divya, Eva and Gagan are employed to
finish a work. Eva takes 4 days less than Shivam
to finish the work while Gagan takes 1/4th of the
time taken by Divya to finish the work. Together
they can finish the work in 1 day. Due to some
illness Gagan was not able to work, so Shivam,
Divya and Eva started working together without
Gagan. After 1 day, Eva left and the work was
finished in 2 more days. Find the number of days
in which Eva can finish the work alone.
(1) 4 days (2) 2 days (3) 8 days
(4) 12 days (5) None of these
Q.182. In how many different ways can the letters of the
word ‘’LEARNING’’ be arranged in such a way
that the vowels always come together?
(1) 2160 (2) 2240 (3) 2060
(4) 1980 (5) None of these
Q.183. A bag contains 5 red balls, 4 green balls and 3 blue
balls. Three balls are drawn at random, what is the
probability that at least 2 are red?
(1) 7/22 (2) 8/13 (3) 4/11
(4) 7/11 (5) 5/11
Q.184. A’s present age is five years less than B’s age after
nine years. The ratio of present ages of B and C
is 12: 19 respectively. C is 20 years younger to D
who is 3 years elder than E whose present age is
when squared and added to 3 times of his present
age gives 3190 years. What is the difference
between A’s present age and E’s present age?
(1) 24 years (2) 25 years (3) 28 years
(4) 27 years (5) 32 years
Q.185. Ram invested two different sum in two different
schemes returned of 12% of the compound interest
per annum and other scheme returns 8% simple
interest per annum. If total compound interest
earned in two years is equal to the simple interest
earned in 4 years. What is the ratio between first
and second sum respectively?
(1) 75: 184 (2) 184: 75 (3) 84: 75
(4) 75: 84 (5) None of these
Q.186-190. Read the following information carefully
and answer the given questions.
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A shopkeeper sold three different stationary items
viz. Pen, Pencil and Eraser in three different
month’s viz. April, May and June.
• Total pens sold in April is same as total
Erasers sold in June and is also 20 more than
total pens sold in June and total Erasers sold
in April respectively.
• Total pens sold in May is 20 less than the
twice the total pens sold in June and is also
20 more than total pencils sold in May.
• Total pencils sold in April and the total
Erasers sold in May is same, which is twice
the total Erasers sold in June.
• Total pencils sold in June is twice the total
pens sold in June and the total pens sold in all
the three months together is 400.
Q.186. If the total pens sold in April is 20% more than
March which is 25% more than February, then
find the total number of pens sold in February?
(1) 75 (2) 120 (3) 80
(4) 160 (5) None of these
Q.187. What is the ratio between the total pencils and
total Erasers sold in all the given months together?
(1) 21: 23 (2) 30: 23 (3) 41: 27
(4) 33: 37 (5) 17: 15
Q.188. If total defective pens sold in April, May and June is
20%, 25% and 30% respectively, then find the total
non-defective pens sold in all the given months?
(1) 452 (2) 253 (3) 519
(4) 301 (5) 316
Q.189. Total pencils sold in June is what percentage
more/less than the total Erasers sold in May?
(1) 16.67% (2) 14.285% (3) 12.5%
(4) 11.11% (5) 33.33%
Q.190. If the cost price of a pencil in April is Rs. 2.40. It
is increased by 20% in May and 25% in June from
May, then find the total amount spends to buy total
pencils in all the given months?
(1) Rs. 157860 (2) Rs. 154920
(3) Rs. 165240 (4) Rs. 198520
(5) None of these
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EXPLANATION/GENERAL AWARENESS
Q.1.(2) When a fixed deposit receipt is kept with the
bank for its safety, it is known as safe custody.
Q.2.(2) Former President Ram Nath Kovind had laid
the foundation stones for Uttar Pradesh National
Law University and the new building complex
of Allahabad High Court.
Q.3.(1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
the five-day "National Youth Festival" in
Puducherry on 12 January 2022.
Q.4.(3) The Centre has re-appointed Vijay Paul Sharma
as the chairman of "the Commission for
Agricultural Costs & Prices" (CACP) after he
relinquished the post in May last year following
completion of the five-year tenure.
Q.5.(2) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel
launched the seventh phase of the state-wide
“Seva Setu programme” from a village near
Ahmedabad on the occasion of Union Home
Minister Amit Shah's birthday.
Q.6.(4) An IAF "Mi-17V5" helicopter has crashed in
Coonoor Tamil Nadu. CDS Gen Bipin Rawat
was also present in the Chopper.
Q.7.(1)
Q.8.(2) implemented in India on the recommendations
Q.9.(4) Former Chief Election Commissioner of India,
Sunil Arora joined the Board of Advisers for
“International Institute for Democracy and
Electoral Assistance” (IDEA). IDEA has a
15-member board of advisers, all of whom are
eminent personalities from a wide variety of
backgrounds.
Q.10.(5) The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has
appointed veteran sports administrator Sahdev
Yadav as the President.
Q.11.(3) The 4th "Asia Youth Para Games" (AYPG) were
Bahrain’s biggest Para sport event ever, which
took place from December 2 to December 6,
2021. The event saw participation from around
750 Para athletes under 23 years of age from 30
countries around the world.
Q.12.(2) Argentina defeated six-time winners Germany
4-2 in the "FIH Men's junior hockey world cup"
2021 final at the Kalinga Stadium in Odisha
on December 5, 2021. Argentina has become
the only third team after Germany (six wins)
and India (2001, 2016) to win multiple Junior
Hockey WC titles.
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Q.13.(1) In an effort to encourage sustainable and
pollution-free commuting on the campus,
Infopark launched "MYBYK", an app-based
bicycle-sharing service.
Q.14.(3) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
flagged off five "financial literacy vans equipped
with ATMs" for remote hill areas of the state.
Q.15.(3) Xueli Abbing designated UNESCO Goodwill
Ambassador in 2022.
Q.16.(4) State Bank of India (SBI) has listed its
USD 650-million green bonds on the India
International Exchange (India INX).
Q.17.(3) Victoria is the capital of Seychelles.
Q.18.(4) The UN Day is observed to mark the anniversary
of entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.
Q.19.(4) The term broad money is called as M3.
Q.20.(3) The Unique Identification Authority of India
(UIDAI) is an agency of the Government of India
responsible for implementing the AADHAAR
scheme, a unique identification project.
Q.21.(3) The Definition of ‘Banking’ is given in the
Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Q.22.(2) The concept of 'Universal Banking' was
of R H Khan Committee.
Q.23.(2) The Capital Market Segment of NSE commenced
operations in November 1994.
Q.24.(2) The first-ever Guinness World Record in
Numerology and the first "Guinness world
record" 2022 was achieved by one of India's
top numerologists JC Chaudhry educating about
ancient science to around 6000 participants,
enthusiasts of numerology joined from USA,
UK, Middle East, and India.
Q.25.(1) Recently Bank of Baroda has announced signing of
Indian Cricketer Shafali Verma as its brand endorser.
Q.26.(1) Facebook India has appointed ex-IAS officer
and former Uber executive Rajiv Aggarwal as
the Director of Public Policy.
Q.27.(5) South African Native National Congress
(SANNC) was founded on 8 January 1912 by
John Langalibalele Dube in Bloemfontein.
Behind this, the primary motive was to give
voting rights to black and mixed-race Africans
or to unite African people and spearhead the
struggle for fundamental political, social, and
economic change.
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Q.28.(3) The president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara
Parishad Mahant Narendra Giri's suspiciouly
died.
Q.29.(1) World number one Tennis player Novak
Djokovic has detained in after he was denied
entry to Australia in a row over vaccine
exemption.
Q.30.(3) Lakhwar Dam is in Uttar Pradesh.
Q.31.(4) Union Minister of State for Electronics and
Information Technology Rajeev Chandrashekhar
inaugurated Uttarakhand's first Internet
Exchange in a virtual ceremony in Dehradun.
Q.32.(2) Recently Volcano erupted in "La Palma Island",
this Island is located in Spain's Atlantic Ocean.
Q.33.(3) The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a
monetary penalty of `1 crore on IndusInd Bank
Ltd. for non-compliance with certain KYC
Directions, 2016.
Q.34.(4) The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a
monetary penalty of `32 Lakh on Indian Bank
for non-compliance with certain provisions of
Fraud classification and reporting Directions.
Q.35.(1) Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad
Singh Patel has a target has been set to provide
tap water to every household by 2022.
Q.36.(2) Former President Ram Nath Kovind has
awarded the "President’s Standard" to the 22nd
"Missile Vessel Squadron", also known as "the
Killer Squadron" at a ceremonial parade to be
held at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
Q.37.(3) Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-
operation and Development (OECD) decreased
India's growth forecast to 9.4% for FY22 from
9.7% estimated in September 2021.
Q.38.(2) The UNESCO has conferred the Award
of Excellence and Special Recognition
for Sustainable Development Award, for
conservation efforts at Nizamuddin Basti in the
Indian capital.
EXPLANATION/ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.51.(3) ‘Crop up’ means ‘appear, occur, or come to
someone's notice unexpectedly’.
In sentence C- ‘Pop up’ means ‘appear or occur
suddenly’.
Q.52.(5) ‘Break a leg’ means ‘good luck’.
Q.53.(4) In sentence A- ‘Look around’ means ‘to explore
a place’.
Q.54.(5) ‘Ask around’ means ‘ask many people the same
question’.
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Q.39.(3) National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) is an
Indian central securities depository based in Mumbai.
It was established on 8 November 1996 as the
first electronic securities depository in India with
national coverage based on a suggestion by a
national institution responsible for the economic
development of India .
Q.40.(1) This year nation celebrated its 75th "Infantry Day" on
October 27, 2021. On this day that the 1st Battalion
of the Sikh Regiment landed at Srinagar airbase and
displayed resoluteness and extraordinary courage
and became ‘The Wall’ to thwart the evil designs of
the Pakistan Army, who had invaded Kashmir with
the help of tribal raiders in 1947.
Q.41.(1) A mutual fund is a professionally-managed
investment scheme, usually run by an asset
management company that brings together a
group of people and invests their money in
stocks, bonds and other securities
Q.42.(2) Bihu is the dance of Assam.
Q.43.(3) The Indian para shuttlers finished their campaign
at the 4th "Asia Youth Para Games" with 15
medals against their name, which includes 4
Gold, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze. Tokyo Paralympian
Palak Kohli, Hardik Makkar and Sanjana
Kumari won three medals each.
Q.44.(3) Actress Farrukh Jaffer of 'Gulabo Sitabo' fame
has passed away at 88 in Lucknow.
Q.45.(2) NDTL Net Demand and Time Liability
Q.46.(1) Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
(BFSI) is an industry term of art for companies
that provide a range of such products/services.
Q.47.(1) Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark.
Q.48.(3) The 21st Meeting of "SCO Council of Heads
of State" has held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan in a
hybrid format.
Q.49.(5) Bandipur National Park is located in Karnataka.
Q.50.(3) A stockbroker means a member of a recognised
stock exchange.
Q.55.(3) Sentences A and B convey similar meaning that
‘a lot of people who passed their sell-by date are
at risk because of work from home and the crisis
response’.
Sentence C conveying that ‘people passing their
sell-by date are exposed to crisis’ is irrelevant.
Sentence D states that ‘work from home’ is a
‘crisis’ which is completely out of the context.
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Q.56.(4) Sentences A, B and D convey similar meaning
that ‘in the middle of climate change and viral
outbreaks, an alternative meat industry has
established itself.’
Sentence C conveys that ‘during the changing
climate, meat industry and viral outbreaks are
growing’ which is illogical and also contextually
inappropriate.
Q.57.(2) Sentences B and D convey similar meaning that
‘re-enactment is often not considered political
and claims that it doesn’t take a stand with
regard to the past’.
Sentence A conveys that ‘re-enactment is often
asserted apolitical’ but the aspect describing
‘stance’ is missing.
Sentence C conveys that ‘re-enactment is
considered apolitical yet (still) regarded as a
stance’ which is incorrect.
Q.58.(4) Sentences A, B and D convey similar meaning
that ‘he was in immense pain and his blackened
finger was proof to it.’
Sentence C conveys that ‘his blackened finger
was visible to all’ whereas the other three
sentence convey that ‘the blackened finger’ was
the proof of the pain.
Q.59.(2) Scathing (adj.) - of witheringly scornful;
severely critical; devastating.
For other options:
Complimentary (adj.) - expressing praise or
admiration.
Q.60.(3) Gratuitous (adj.) - done without good reason;
uncalled for; unjustified.
For other options:
Justified (adj.) - having, done for, or marked by
a good or legitimate reason.
Q.61.(4) Abet (v) - encourage or assist (someone) to do
something wrong, in particular to commit a
crime.
For other options:
Deter (v) - discourage (someone) from doing
something.
Hinder (v) - make it difficult for (someone) to do
something or for (something) to happen.
Probe (v) - physically explore or examine
(something) with the hands or an instrument.
Q.62.(3) Herculean (adj.) - requiring great strength or
effort; arduous.
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For other options:
Puny (adj.) - small and weak.
Attainable (adj.) - able to be attained; achievable.
Q.63.(2) Thwart (v) - oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition)
successfully.
For other options:
Throb (v) - beat or sound with a strong, regular
rhythm.
Trod (v) - walk in a specified way.
Q.64.(5) Multifarious (adj.) - having many varied parts or
aspects; diverse; numerous.
Q.65.(3) Belittle (v) - dismiss (someone or something) as
unimportant.
For other options:
Bereft (adj.) - deprived of or lacking (something).
Q.66.(1) Explanation – Accustomed (adj.) - customary;
usual.
For other options:
Oblivious (adj.) - not aware of or concerned
about what is happening around one.
One doesn’t become habitual to ‘facts’ which
disregards option (D).
Q.67.(4) Consequently (adv.) - as a result.
Hence (adv.) - as a consequence; for this reason.
For other options:
However (adv.) - in whatever way; regardless of
how.
Q.68.(3) In part B- ‘is’ should replace ‘are’ because when
‘as well as’ is used, the helping verb agrees with
the first subject which is singular here.
In part E- ‘them’ should replace ‘it’ to refer to
the ‘people (not known, that’s why considered
plural)’ who have breached the trust.
Q.69.(4) In part A- ‘instead (in place of)’ should replace
‘despite (without being affected by)’.
In part B- ‘setting up’ should replace ‘set up’ as
preposition ‘by’ takes ‘infinitive’ after it.
Q.70.(1) In part C- ‘have’ should replace ‘has’ as the
reference point (measures) is plural.
In part D- ‘perform’ should replace ‘performing’
as generally, ‘base form of verb’ is used with ‘to’.
Q.71.(2) In part A- ‘it is’ should replace ‘they are’ as the
subject is singular (ministry).
In part D- ‘on the same page (in agreement)’
should replace ‘at the same page’.

Q.72.(4) ‘Call it a day’ means ‘to stop working, either at
one's job or on a particular task, for the rest of
the day’.
In sentence A- ‘Cut somebody some slack’
means ‘allow somebody more freedom to do
things than they would normally have’.
Q.73.(4) In part A- ‘to’ should replace ‘of’ as ‘accustomed’
takes ‘to’ with it.
In part B- ‘off’ should replace ‘of’. ‘Off screen’
means ‘not appearing on a cinema, television, or
computer screen’.
Q.74.(4) Sentences A, C and D convey similar meaning
that ‘those who are aware, especially in cities,
are worried about viral outbreaks and climate
change’.
Sentence B conveys that ‘consumers especially
in cities only are aware and worried’ whereas the
other three sentences convey that ‘those who are
aware, especially in cities, are worried’.
Q.75.(5) Commensurate (adj.) - corresponding in size or
degree; in proportion; equivalent.
For other options:
Connote (v) - imply or suggest.
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Q.81.(5) The correct rearrangement is ‘FABDCE’. The
passage is based on ‘what authorities say about
employer organizations’.
Q.82.(3) The correct rearrangement is ‘FABDCE’. The
passage is based on ‘what authorities say about
employer organizations’.
Q.83.(1) The correct rearrangement is ‘FABDCE’. The
passage is based on ‘what authorities say about
employer organizations’.
Q.84.(1) The correct rearrangement is ‘FABDCE’. The
passage is based on ‘what authorities say about
employer organizations’.
Q.85.(2) The correct rearrangement is ‘FABDCE’. The
passage is based on ‘what authorities say about
employer organizations’.
Q.86.(2) Supply side structural reforms means increasing
supply of products.
Q.87.(1) This can be inferred from paragraph third where
this is mentioned ‘China’s supply chains face
disordering in the face of US hostility’
Q.88.(2) China wants to focus on domestic production
increment and as well as international supply
keeping the requisite domestic demand.

Q.76.(4) The answer can be inferred from the third Q.89.(3) Grapple (v)- engage in a close fight or struggle
paragraph. without weapons; wrestle.

Q.77.(5) The answer can be inferred from the end of the For other options-
passage. Squirm (v)- wriggle or twist the body from side
Q.78.(2) The answer can be inferred from the mid of the to side, especially as a result of nervousness or
second paragraph. discomfort.

Q.79.(3) The answer can be inferred from the paragraph.
Q.80.(3) The answer can be inferred from the first
paragraph.
Immune (v)- protected or exempt, especially
from an obligation or the effects of something.
Q.90.(1) The same thing can be inferred from first
paragraph

EXPLANATION/REASONING ABILITY
Q.91-95. Q.96-101.
Floor Person Games
8 A Football
7 E Cricket
6 H Volleyball
5 C Golf
4 G Handball
3 F Basketball
2 B Hockey
1 D Polo
Q.96.(1) Q.97.(5) Q.98.(4)
Q.91.(3) Q.92.(2) Q.93.(3) Q.94.(4) Q.95.(4) Q.99.(2) Q.100.(1) Q.101.(3)

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Q.102.(1) Q.110-114.

Q.110.(1) Q.111.(4) Q.112.(3)

Q.113.(5) Q.114.(2)
Q.115-119.
Person Year Day Lives in
Q.103.(1) Aneeta 2005 Monday Srinagar
Kamala 2007 Thursday Banaras
Ram 2009 Friday Meghalaya

Uma 2011 Saturday Etawah
Q.104.(4)
Shyam 2013 Tuesday Rajasthan
Tarun 2015 Wednesday Chattisgarh
Q.115.(4) Q.116.(4) Q.117.(3) Q.118.(5) Q.119.(5)
Q.120-124.

Q.105.(2)

Q.106.(5)

Q.107.(5) Q.120.(4) Q.121.(2) Q.122.(2) Q.123.(5) Q.124.(5)
Q.125.(5) Such policies could save time, money and
resources of the organization which are wasted
in the conduct of recruitment examinations.
Q.126.(3) Non-computerised bank branches in the rural
areas have been proved to be as efficient as their
Q.108.(1) computerized counterparts.
Q.127.(4) Outsourcing, a dynamic, two-way relationship
has created jobs and growth in India as well as
the west.
Q.109.(4) Q.128.(3) Many factories surrounding the village do not
dispose off their wastes appropriately.
Q.129.(2) J>C=D>E>H>I...................I < J(FALSE)
J>C=D>E>H>M>N............N<J(TRUE)
Q.130.(1) A > B < C = D > E > H > M > N
I. N < D (True)
II. A > H (False)

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Q.131-135. The numbers are arranged in ascending order Q.134.(3)
from left end to left. The words are arranged in Q.135.(2)
ascending order from right end to right.
Q.136-140.
Input - 84 why sit 14 32 not best ink feet 51 27 vain 68 92
Step I - 14 84 why sit 32 not ink feet 51 27 vain 68 92 best
Step II - 27 14 84 why sit 32 not ink 51 vain 68 92 best feet.
Step III - 32 27 14 84 why sit not 51 vain 68 92 best feet ink
Step IV - 51 32 27 14 84 why sit vain 68 92 best feet ink not
Step V - 68 51 32 27 14 84 why vain 92 best feet ink not sit
Step VI - 84 68 51 32 27 14 why 92 best feet ink not sit vain $
Step VII - 92 84 68 51 32 27 14 best feet ink not sit vain why
Q.131.(2) Q.132.(5) Q.136.(5) Q.137.(4) Q.138.(3)
Q.133.(3) Q.139.(4) Q.140.(1)

EXPLANATION/NUMERICAL ABILITY
Q.141.(2) 60+122 = 204 Q.146.(1) Quantity I:
204+132 = 373 Ratio of time of A, B and C = 6:3:2
373+142 = 569 Ratio of efficiency of A, B and C = 1/6:1/3:1/2 =
569+152 = 794 ----P 2:4:6
794+162 = 1050 ----Q
Now total work = (2+4+6) × 6 = 72
23×2 = 16
33×2 = 54 Time for C = 72/6 = 12 days
43×2 = 128 Quantity II:
53×2 = 250 30×16 = 30×6+ 50×t
63×2 = 432---R t = 6 days
73×2 = 686----S Quantity I > Quantity II
Q.142.(1) Q.147.(5) Quantity I:
Effective change in SI after 2 year=16%
Effective change in CI after 2 year=16.64%
Difference=0.64%=192
1%=300

100%=Rs 30000
R S
Quantity II:
1 7 38 319 5124 163993
Effective interest after 5 years=30%
×2+5 ×2 +10 ×2 +15 ×2 +20
2 3 4
×2 +25
5
30%=9000
Q.143.(5) (x 5-4), (x 5+4), (x 5-4), (x 5+4), (x 5-4), (x 5+4)
100%=30000
P = 16666 Q = 83344
Quantity II = Quantity I
2 7 14 23 34(R) 47(S)
Q.148.(3) Quantity I:
2 -2 3 -2 4 -2
2 2 2
5 -2
2
6 -2
2
72-2
Q.144.(5) ×3 – 3, .................. Gain%= 81/900×100=9%
P = 285 Q = 852 Quantity II:
98 100 204+2×3 412+2×4 1656+2×5 8290
+2×1 +2×2 Net % change= 4 + 6.25 - (4×6.25)/100=10%
R S Discount=10%
Q.145.(3) +27 ×5, +27 ×4, +27 ×3, +27 ×2 ------- Quantity I < Quantity II
P = 160 Q = 748 Q.149.(5) Quantity I:
(33+0), (43+1), (53+2), (63+3)------ x2=x
R = 127 S = 219 x= 0 or 1

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Quantity II:
2y2-y-1=0
y =-1/2 or 1
Relation cannot be established
Q.150.(1) Quantity I:
35/100×48/100×90/100×10000=1512
Quantity II:
22.5/100× 5000=1125
Quantity I > Quantity II
Q.151.(2) P=Sp-Cp…….. (1)
3P= 2Sp-Cp……… (2)
By solving both equation we get
3(Sp-Cp) = 2Sp-Cp
Sp= 2Cp
= > Sp: Cp = 2: 1
P% = (1/1)×100 = 100%
Q.152.(1) Required population =103/100×102.5/100×105/
100×160000 = 354732
Q.153.(3) Daily wages = hourly wages× work hours.
Let the original hourly wages and work hours be
Rs. x and y hours respectively.
Since he used to earn Rs. 200 earlier, xy = 200
New hourly wages = Rs. (1.2x) and new working
hours = 0.9y
New daily wages = (1.2x)(0.9y) = 1.08xy =
1.08×200 = Rs. 216
Q.154.(1) The ratio between the cost price and marked
price of an article is = 2:3
Let the cost price = 2x - marked price = 3x
Two consecutive discounts of 20% are given.
So, net discount for two discounts of 20%
20 % + 20 % - (400/100) % = 36 %
Selling price = 1920 Rs
Hence, 3x × (100-36)/100= 1920
x = 1000
So, Cost price = Rs. 2000 and marked price =
Rs. 3000
Loss = (Cost price- Selling price) = 1920 - 2000
= Rs. 80
Q.155.(1) Let price of one of remaining two books is x
So price of another book is (160/100)× x=1.6x
Total price of 10 books =>
8×11.75+x+1.6x=10×12 => x=10
Price of one book is Rs 10 and other book is Rs 16
Q.156.(4) Ratio in which they get profits is = 4000: 6000 =
2: 3
Monu gets 25% of 6000 = 1500
Profit left which is to be divided in ratio 2: 3 =
6000-1500 = 4500
Now Monu gets = (3/5)×4500 = 2700
So total share of Monu = 1500+2700 = 4200
Q.157.(1) In 45 min, 1st train will cover = 50× [45/60] =
37.5 km distance.
Relative speed of trains = 68-50 = 18 km/h.
2nd train will catch up the 1st train in = (37.5/18)
= (25/12) hours.
Distance from Lucknow = [25/12] ×68 = 142
km approx
Q.158.(2) J+S = 120/100(W+S)
5J–6W–S= 0………….. (1)
W –S = 32 …………… (2)
J –W = 8 ………………. (3)
On solving 1, 2 and 3 we get
S = 4 years
Q.159.(5) Let the principal be Rs. X
According to the question,
[(X×5×4)/100]+ [(X×7.5×4)/100] +
[(X×9×5)/100] =12100
20X/100+45X/100+45X/100 = 12100
110X/100 = 12100
X= 11000
Q.160.(4) Let M and F be the number of male and female
in the office respectively.
F = (2/3) × M
Total = M + F = (3/2) × F + F = (5/2) × F
Now,
Male average = 45
Male weight sum = 45 ×(3/2) × F = 67.5F
Office average = 40
Total weight of Office = 40 ×(5/2) × F = 100F
Female weight sum = 100F – 67.5F = 32.5F
Female average weight = 32.5F/F= 32.5
Q.161.(3) The required 95 responses will be got by TOI---
50 HT-----45
Insertions of size 200 + cm2
Q.162.(2) Cost of 3 insertions of 240 cm2 = 43 x 240x3 =
Rs 30960
Cost of 3 insertions of 81 x3= 243 cm 2 =40 x
243 x 3 = Rs 29160
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Q.163.(2) TOI = 50×2×80 = 8000 Q.172.(4) Can't be determined
HT = 40×2×80 = 6400 Q.173.(4) CND because distance is not given.
% difference = (1600/6400) x100 = 25 % Q.174.(3) Let speed of Boat is x km/hr and speed of stream
Since cost is the only consideration, HT should is y km/hr .
be selected and the required % difference is 25 and speed of boat in downstream is m km/hr
% between the two costs over two insertions of
80 cm2
Q.164.(1) TOI= 243×35×10 m=12
HT=243×34×10 x+y=24
HT is better
x-y=12
Q.165.(1) Validity period for HT = 10 + 3 = 13 weeks = 91
x=18
days
Validity period for TOI = 90 days Q.175.(4) For Boat B;
hence HT is the better option in term of validity x - y =16 and y = 4 given
Q.166.(2) Only III and either I or II are sufficient then x + y =24
Q.167.(1) Any two are sufficient
Q.168.(1) From Statements I, II and III
Ratio = 4 : 5 : 6 For Boat F;
Y's share = = Rs. 20 lakh x - y = 12 and y = 4 given
then x + y = 20
Q.169.(5) Any two are sufficient
Q.170.(5) From I then
Let the number of students in institute A and B be d1 : d2 = 96 : 120 = 4 : 5
3x and 4x respectively. From statement I and III
Q.176.(2) The profit (in million rupees)of different
none answer will be found because information
products in the year 2019-2020 are
is inadequate.
Q.171.(2) For Boat-C Bearings =
Total time for Boat-C = 16 hr. Valves =
Time taken by C in downstream = 6 hr.
Pipes =
Time taken by C in upstream = 10 hr.
10(x-y) + 6(x+y) = 180 Belts =
10 × 9 + 6 (x+y) = 180
Gears =
x + y = 15
Three most profitable products = 352 + 450 +300
x - y = 9 given in graph
= 1102
Then x= 12 km/hr
Q.177.(2) Pipes are the most profitable = 450 million Rs.
For Boat-E
Q.178.(2) Total market size of valves in 2020-21
Total time for Boat-E = 12 hr.
Time taken by E in downstream = 5 hr. = million
Time taken by E in upstream = 7 hr. Market share of the company for valve in
2020-21
7(x-y) + 5(x+y) = 350
7 × 25 + 5(x+y) = 350 = 20 +  = 52%
x + y = 35 Profit = 1760 x =549.12 million
x - y = 25 given in graph
It is clear that profit of other product we will also
Then x = 30 km/hr
calculate like that and we will find that Valve has
Required % = (18/30) ×100 = 60 % less least profit.
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Q.179.(4) Profit of the company from product
Q.183.(3) Required probability = 
Gears =
=
Bearings =
Q.184.(4) Let E’s present age be x years.
Pipes = According to the question,
x2 + 3x = 3190
Total profit = 1224 + 1203.84 + 1624.5 =
On solving above we get,
4052.34 ≈ 4052 million
x = 55, – 58
Q.180.(4) Market size for---
D’s present age = 55 + 3 = 58 years
Volves = C’s present age = 58 – 20 = 38 years
Gears = B’s present age = = 24 years
A’s present age = 24 + 9 – 5 = 28 years
Bearing =
Required difference = 55 – 28 = 27 years
Pipes = Q.185.(5)
Belts =
Total market size = 1760 + 8500 + 3960 + 5700
+ 3500 x: y = 200: 159
= 23420 million Rs Q.186.(3)
Q.181.(1) Let Shivam takes x days to complete the work April May June
and Divya takes y days to complete the work.
Pen x 2x-60 x-20
Then number of days taken by Eva to complete
Pencil 2x 2x-80 2x-40
the work = x – 4
Eraser x-20 2x x
and number of days taken by Gagan to complete
the work = y/ 4 According to the question,
According to the question, x + 2x – 60 + x – 20 = 400
4x = 480
(I)
x = 120
April May June
and (II)
Pen 120 180 100
Now, equation (I) – (II), we get Pencil 240 160 200
x=y Eraser 100 240 120
Now, from (I), we get Number of pens sold in February=
= 80

6 (a – 4) + a = a (a – 4) Q.187.(2) Required ratio = 600: 460 = 30: 23
6a – 24 + a = a2 – 4a Q.188.(4) Total number = 96 + 135 + 70 = 301
a2 – 11a – 24 = 0 Q.189.(1) Required % = = 16.67%
a = 8, 3 (inadmissible)
Q.190.(5) Total cost = 2.40 × 240 + 1.2 × 2.40 × 160 + 1.25
Required number of days = 8 – 4 = 4 days × 1.2 × 2.40 × 200
Q.182.(1) Required number of ways = = 2160 = 576 + 460.8 + 720 = Rs. 1756.8

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