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We feel delighted to present to you the "February 2023" 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
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month which may play a vital role in the forthcoming examination. The important topics covered in this edition are:
Global Skill Summit with Indian Missions: Union Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the 13th FICCI Global Skills Summit 2022 in New Delhi on 27 September 2022. The
two-day (27-28 September) Summit has been organised by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) Skills.
The Rise of Rural Manufacturing: Manufacturing: is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment,
labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of secondary sector of the
economy.
2022 FIFA World Cup: The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament contested by the
men's national teams of FIFA's member associations, and the 22nd FIFA World Cup. Argentina won the final,
defeating defending champions France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time.
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CURRENT AFFAIRS One Liner
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PERSONS IN NEWS
## Who has assumed charge as the Defence Secretary?
- Giridhar Aramane
## Byju’s appointed whom as 1st Global Brand
Ambassador for its Social Impact ‘Education for
All’? - Lionel Messi
## AK Goel has been reappointed as Chairman of which ## __ has been appointed as the new president of the
bank? - Indian Banks’ Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Association Industry (FICCI). - Subhrakanta Panda
## Who has been appointed as the Chairman and ## Technology services company Zensar Technologies
Managing Director of the India Trade Promotion Ltd has appointed whom as its interim managing
Organization (ITPO)? - Pradeep Kharola director? - Anant Goenka
## Who has been appointed as India's next high
commissioner to U. K.? - Vikram Doraiswami AWARDS
## Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of Israel? ## On the occasion of the ___Kannada Rajyotsava,
- Benjamin Netanyahu Karnataka's highest civilian award 'Karnataka Ratna'
## Seema Devi becomes first woman e-rickshaw driver in was conferred posthumously on late actor Puneeth
which state / UT ? - J & K Rajkumar. - 67
## Seema Dhundia and Annie Abraham were appointed ## Noted_______novelist and short story writer, A
as Inspector Generals of CRPF becoming the first Sethumadhavan has been selected for 2022 Ezhuthachan
women to be appointed at this post. Who is 37th Puraskaram. - Malayalam
Director General (DG) of the Central Reserve Police ## K Sivan along with 67 other will receive Rajyotsava
Force? - Sujoy Lal Thaosen awards by Karnataka awards. He is former chairman
## 106-year-old Shyam Saran Negi, exercised his right to of which organization? - ISRO
franchise for the____ time for the Himachal Pradesh ## Who has received the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel
Assembly elections? - 34th “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”?
- Shehan Karunatilaka
## Tribal women Hemvati Nag hailing from which state
becomes first woman motor mechanic? ## Who among the following has received the Guard of
- Chhattisgarh Honour at South Block? - Batoo Tshering
## Recently Eminent art Critic, Vijayakumar Menon has ## M T Vasudevan Nair (Malayalam literary) has been
been passed away at 76. He has translated many plays selected by the Kerala governemnt for which award?
from foreign language to_______? - Kerala Jyothi
- Malayalam ## Who has won All India Management Association
## Who has been appointed as CEO of Energy Efficiency (AIMA) Award for Best Management Association
Services Limited (EESL)? - Vishal Kapoor 2021-22? - Madras Management
Association
## Recently Jambey Tashi passed away, he was MLA
## Which state has won the 1st prize in the big states
from which state? - Arunachal Pradesh
category under Swacch Survekshan Gramin 2022?
## Who has assumed the additional charge of Chairman and - Telangana
Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation
## Which state has received the prestigious SKOCH
Limited (BPCL)? - Vetsa Rama Krishna
AWARD Women and Child Development category for
Gupta
the Lakshmi Bhandar? - West Bengal
A book on the popular forest conservation campaign Chipko Movement, written by Shekhar Pathak,
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was named the winner of the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2022.
One Liner
## Who among the following has been honored with the NATIONAL & STATE
French government’s highest honour, Chevalier de lOrdre
des Arts et des award? - Aruna Sairam ## CSIR-NIScPR Celebrates “International Open Access
Week-2022”. In the year 2022, The International
## Who has been awarded with Award of Excellence in
Open Access Week, entered in its ______ year of
Urban Transport? - Gram Vandi
celebration? - 15th
## Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) has been ## Recently Union Government has granted approval to how
awarded National Energy Leader Award _______time many companies including Nokia & Samsung, under the
consecutively? - Fourth Production Linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom
## On the occasion of the edition of Kannada Rajyotsava, and networking products? - 42
Karnataka government posthumously conferred the state’s ## According to a WTW Research, with how much
highest civilian award, the Karnataka Ratna, on late actor percent India has the Largest Gender Wealth Gap in
Puneeth Rajkumar? - 67 the APAC Region? - 64%
## India gifted how many vehicles to the Government
SCHEMES AND LAUNCHES
of Nepal for logistical support to various Nepalese
## Which among the following technologies has institutions for the smooth conduct of general
announced the launch of the KYC Registration Agency elections? - 200
KRA, which maintains KYC records of investors in an ## Ministry of Rural Development and_____ signed a
electronic form? - BSE MoU to strengthen and mutually benefit the Self Help
## Lab module ‘Mengtian’ has been launched by which Groups of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural
country for its space station? - China Livelihoods Mission? - Patanjali
## Which among the following has launched first Falcon ## Which of the following has been declared as a National
Heavy mission since 2019 from Florida? Monument? - Mangarh Dham
- SpaceX ## The ruler of Sharjah city of UAE Sheikh Sultan Al
## With how much estimated cost Yogi Adityanath has Qasimi has inaugurated which edition of the Sharjah
inaugurated North India’s first hyper-scale data centre ‘Yotta International Book Fair? - 41st
D1’ in Greater Noida? - 5000 cr ## Recently Supreme Court has constituted an
## Which among the following initiative was launched by e-Committee that is working for the creation of a
Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual? national platform on which live streaming links for
- SAHYOG all court proceedings, from the highest court to the
trial courts, will be available and accessible to every
## Who among the following has announced nationwide citizen. The committee will be headed by whom?
campaign for submission of Digital Life Certificates? - DY Chandrachud
- Jitendra Singh
## Which institution has organized first ever National
## Which among the following state has launched the Conference of PwD Icons for Accessible Elections?
state govt’s flagship scheme ‘Ladli Laxmi 2.0’? - Election Commission
- Madhya Pradesh of India
## Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman ## Which among the following minister will visit Russia
has launched Ceer, the first Saudi electric vehicle on November 7 and 8 and will hold talks with Russian
brand, expected to be available in ______. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime
- 2025 and Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov?
## Tata Steel has received Responsible Steel certification - S Jaishankar
for three of its production facilities in________. ## Recently Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has
- Jharkhand promoted how many women officers to the rank of
## The Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dr. Inspector General? - Two
Mansukh Mandaviya, inaugurated which edition of ## Which among the following ministry has set up a
India Chem 2022? - 12th high-level panel to strengthen the assessment and
## Who has been honoured with the Prestigious Brand of accreditation of higher educational institutions?
India 2022? - Vitesco Technologies - Ministry of Education
According to the DGCA officials, India has been ranked at 48th position in the 2022 global aviation
safety ranking, published by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
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INTERNATIONAL ## With how many KM length Swiss Rail Company has
created world record for longest train?
## Which country’s Social Democratic Prime Minister - 1.9 km
Mette Frederiksen tendered her resignation to form
new government? - Denmark ## Recently The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has
imposed a penalty of over one thousand 337 crore rupees
## As on Nov 2022, which among the following West
on which company for abusing its dominant position in
African country will assume Presidency of UN
multiple markets? - Google
Security Council West African country?
- Ghana ## Which among the following organization issued
## India presented a cheque of USD 2.5 million to the guidelines to standardise usage of rating scales used
UNRWA to support refugees of which country? by CRAs (Credit Rating Agencies)?
- Palestine - SEBI
## Which country is now India's seventh-largest trading ## Who has inaugurated India's second Rashtriya Adarsh
partner? - Russia Veda Vidyalaya (RAVV) in Puri?
- Dharmendra Pradhan
## Defending Champion Spain defeated which country
by 1-0 to win FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 at ## UPI transactions in India surged to how much per cent
the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai? to 730 crore with more than Rs 12.11 lakh crore in
- Colombia October from 678 crore worth Rs 11.16 lakh crore in
## Recently country’s Wheat exports double to_____ September? - 7.7
billion in April-September period. ## According to a report released by India Exim Bank
- 1.48 which country has emerged as the top defense exporter
## Which country has emerged as India’s third-largest to Africa? - India
export destination, ahead of China and Bangladesh?
## Which state’s Hyderabad infrastructure company will
- Netherland
build Mongolia’s first Greenfield oil refinery?
## Misuzulu Zulu crowned as which country’s new Zulu - Hyderabad
king? - South Africa
## Which among the following payment bank has
## Which country has becomes largest user of Ground conducted India's First Floating Financial Literacy
Water Resource? - India Camp with an initiative called 'Niveshak Didi'?
- India Post Payments
FINANCIAL AWARENESS Bank
## Which bank and Visa has announced the launch of ## Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited has
two new premium debit cards for Bank of Baroda partnered with which bank to provide best-in-class
customers? - Bank of Baroda health insurance solutions to the customer of the
bank? - IDFC First bank
## Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) using Unified
Payments Interface BHIM-UPI recorded a new high,
transactions rose by ______ per cent in October to 730 SPORTS
crores(7.3 Billion). - 7.7
## Which among the following minister has signed a
## Which organization has concluded a Master Risk MoU with FIFA and the All India Football Federation
Participation Agreement for supporting trade for the ‘Football4Schools’ initiative in India?
transactions with FirstRand Bank (FRB) Limited? - Dharmendra Pradhan
- EXIM Bank
## Who have been named captain of India's T20I and ODI
## To insulate farmers from the sharp increases in the squads respectively for the tour of New Zealand?
prices, the Centre announced a doubling of fertiliser - Hardik Pandya and
subsidy to _________ from the budgeted level for Shikhar Dhawan
FY23? - 2.15 trillion
## Who among the following becomes first player to
## Recently Bank of England has raised interest rates from register a hat-trick in the history of the ICC T20 World
2.25% to how much percent? - 3% Cup? - Virat kohli
Actor Ashutosh Rana has been declared Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Akademi 2022 for his novel 'Ram
Rajya'.
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## Which state is going to host the Track Asia Cup -2022 ## Recently Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee
cycling tournament,one of the biggest cycling events? (GEAC) has approved the “environmental release” of
- Kerala which indigenously developed genetically modified
(GM) Seeds? - Mustard
## Recently Malvika Bansod becomes India's No. 1
Female Shuttler by topping the Badminton Association ## Recently The Union Cabinet has given its approval for
of India's women's singles list. She is from which the naming of the new Greenfield Airport at Hollongi,
state? - Maharashtra Itanagar, as “Donyi Polo Airport. Itanagar is capital of
which state? - Arunachal Pradesh
## The 16-year-old Nishna Patel from which city was the ## Who has addressed the ‘Expansion of Horticulture
best-placed Indian at tied 30th after an even-par 72 in Value Chain in India’ event in Pune?
the first round of the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific - Narendra Singh
Championship? - Mumbai Tomar
## The Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is set to be ## UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will
organized in which state? - Madhya Pradesh disappear by which year? - 2050
## Which country’s men’s squash team won gold medal ## Twitter Blue Tick service will come with how much
in Asian Squash Team Championships? monthly cost? - $8
- India
MISCELLANEOUS
## Who among the following has won Syed Mushtaq Ali
Trophy tournament? - Mumbai ## Who has released the book ‘Nuclearization of Asia’?
- Rene Naba
## Indian Naval Academy has organized the "Indian Navy
## Which state will host three days Civil Air Navigation
Sailing Championship" 2022 at ______.
Services Organisation (CANSO) Conference from 1st
- Kerala
to 3rd November 2022? - Goa
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ## In India, how many states and 2 Union Territories
celebrate their Foundation Day on November 1 every
## Which organization conducts successful maiden flight- year? - 7
test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) ## Since 2013, International Day to End Impunity for
interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude Crimes against Journalists (IDEI) has been observed
bracket from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of on ____. - 02- November
Odisha? - DRDO ## As per UGCs recommendation which among the
## Ministry of Electronics and IT has approved the setting following day will be observed on Dec 11?
up of a Greenfield electronics manufacturing cluster - Bharatiya Bhasha
(EMC) in Ranjangaon of which state? Diwas
- Maharashtra ## Which state /UT govt schools will start celebrating
## Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has students' birthdays under happiness curriculum?
demanded ban of which drug to be used on cattle? - Delhi
- Aceclofenac ## World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD) is celebrated
## At how much cost Ministry of Electronics and IT has on______. - 05- November
approved the setting up of a Greenfield Electronics ## Which state government has decided to grant a total of
Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Ranjangaon Phase 20 days casual leaves for the state police every year?
III in Maharashtra? - 492.85 crores - Maharashtra
## Recently, the 2022 Forest Declaration Assessment ## Recently Indian Army has started the process of
was published, showing that the Deforestation rates acquiring how many loitering munitions and 10 aerial
worldwide declined only modestly in 2021 by _____ targeting systems to strengthen its military power
compared to the 2018-20 baseline. along with the border with China?
- 6.30% - 120
## India's first aqua park will be set up in which state? ## National Cancer Awareness Day in India is observed
- Arunachal Pradesh on which day? - 07- November
Assam's leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the UN Environment
Programme's (UNEP) 2022 Champions of the Earth award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category.
SPOTLIGHT ALL THAT MATTERS
ABBREVIATIONS IMPORTANT DAYS AND DATES
ERP : Enterprises Resource Planning 02 February World Wetlands Day
MC : Marginal Cost 04 February World Cancer Day
SAC : Short-Run Average Cost 10 February National Deworming Day
SMC : Short-Run Marginal Cost 11 February International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 February National Productivity Day
AFC : Average Fixed Cost
13 February World Radio Day, National Women's Day
AVC : Average Variable Cost 20 February World Day of Social Justice
LRAC : Long-Run Average Cost 21 February International Mother Language Day
LRMC : Long-Run Marginal Cost 24 February Central Excise Day
CRS : Constant Returns to Scale 27 February World NGO Day
DRS : Diminishing Returns to Scale 28 February National Science Day / Rare Disease Day
ECONOMIC GLOSSARY BOOKS & AUTHORS
Dollarisation
When a country's own MONEY is replaced
as its citizens' preferred currency by
the US dollar. This can be a deliberate
01 Nalanada – Until we
meet again
GOVERNMENT policy or the result of
many private choices by buyers and sellers - Gautaam Borah’s
(for instance, at the first sign of trouble,
investors across Latin America generally
flee into dollars). When it is government
policy, dollarisation is, in essence, a beefed
up CURRENCY BOARD.
The Chipko Movement
02
The appeal of dollarisation is that the
value of the dollar is more stable than - Shekhar Pathak
the distrusted local currency, which may
well have a history of suddenly falling in
value. By eliminating all possible RISK of
DEVALUATION against the dollar, the cost
of local companies' and the government's
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borrowing in international markets is

reduced, as the currency risk is removed. - Katherine Rundell
A big downside is that the country hands
over control of MONETARY POLICY
to the Federal Reserve, and the right Brave Hearts of Bharat,
INTEREST RATE for the United States
may not be appropriate for the dollarised
Vignettes from Indian
History
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country, if that country and the United
States do not constitute an OPTIMAL - Vikram Sampath
CURRENCY AREA. This is one reason
that in some countries the local currency
has been displaced by another fairly stable
currency, such as, in some central European
economies, the EURO (and before that the
05 Miracles of Face
Yoga
D-MARK).
- Mansi Gulati
At the opening ceremony of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Telugu superstar
Chiranjeevi was honoured with the Indian Film Personality of the Year 2022 award.
APPOINTMENTS THE PEOPLE
MS Dhoni Sandhya Devanathan
N avi Technologies Ltd which

sells financial products
like personal loans, home loans,
M eta Platforms appointed
Sandhya Devanathan as
its India head, days after Ajit
and general insurance etc., has Mohan quit to join rival Snap Inc.
appointed Mahendra Singh WhatsApp's India head Abhijit
Dhoni as its brand ambassador. Bose and Meta Platforms's
Dhoni will be the face of the public policy director in India
company’s branding initiatives. Rajiv Aggarwal also resigned
The association with the former earlier this week. Devanathan's
team India captain strengthens appointment comes at a time when
the brand’s trustworthiness as Facebook is facing regulatory
it works to fulfill customer goals by providing simple, challenges in India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
affordable, and easily accessible financial services across administration tightening laws governing Big Tech
India. companies. Devanathan has been with Meta since 2016 and
The company has launched its first digital advertisement will move into her new role in January.
with the cricketer on Hotstar. The goal of this campaign Key Points-
is to promote its financial services by dismantling the old 1. In her new role, Sandhya Devanathan will report to
and conventional ways of this sector. The campaign will Dan Neary, vice president of Meta’s overall APAC
initially run-on social media platforms like Facebook, business.
Instagram, and YouTube before moving on to print and out- 2. Devanathan served as the country managing director
of-home (OOH) advertising in the second phase. for Singapore and business head for Vietnam.
Dr C V Ananda Bose Devanathan’s appointment follows high-profile exits
from the company’s India ventures.
C V Ananda Bose was

appointed the governor of
West Bengal. His appointment
3. On 3rd November 2022, Meta announced the departure
of erstwhile country head, Ajit Mohan, with immediate
effect.
will take effect on the date he
assumes charge of his office a 4. On 15 November, the company announced the
communique from the Rashtrapati departure of Abhijit Bose, country head for WhatsApp
Bhavan said. India, and Rajiv Aggarwal, public policy director for
Meta India.
Manipur governor La Ganesan
held the additional charge of West Arun Kumar Singh
B
Bengal after Jagdeep Dhankar PCL’s former chairman Arun
took oath as the Vice President of Kumar Singh is likely to
the country. CV Ananda Bose is a former civil servant who be the new chairman of India’s
served in the Indian Administrative Service. Dr. Ananda top oil and gas producer Oil
Bose has held the rank of secretary to government of and Natural Gas Corporation
India, chief secretary, and University vice chancellor. He (ONGC).
is Chairman of the Habitat Alliance, in consultative status
Mr. Singh retired from BPCL
with UN and was member of the UN Habitat Governing
after attaining the superannuation
Council. Bose has worked as district collector, and
age last month and was already
principal secretary and additional chief secretary in various
selected to head the Petroleum
ministries such as education, forest and environment,
and Natural Gas Regulatory
labour, and general administration.
Board (PNGRB) before the August 27 interviews. The will
Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose- Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose (born 2 be first time that a person aged over 60 will be heading a
January 1951) is an Indian politician and former civil top PSU board-level position.
servent. A member of Bharatiya Janata Party, he became
Big name in Oil refining market, Singh was chosen by a
the governor of West Bengal in November 2022. Before
search-cum-selection committee, constituted by the oil
that, he was advisor of Government of Meghalaya.
ministry. They zeroed in on Singh after interviewing six
At the Turf 2022 and India Sports Awards of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
Industry (FICCI), paralympic athlete Avani Lekhara has been awarded the "2022 Para Sports Person FEBRUARY 2023 MICA 11
of the Year".
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candidates on August 27, 2022. If his selection is approved, youth icon has made his name
Singh will be heading cash-rich PSU (Public Sector Unit) in International cricket as a
for three years. prolific run-getter, also garnering
massive fan following. He is
Arun Goel known for his comprehensive
F ormer bureaucrat Arun Goel

assumed charge of his new
responsibility as an Election
and innovative batting style, calm
demeanour and never-give-up
attitude that makes him the right
Commissioner. The poll panel match for the brand, which stands
said Goel assumed charge. A on the 'Upgrade Yourself' ethos.
1985-batch IAS officer of the About Company- UrbanGabru
Punjab cadre, Goel took voluntary is a men's grooming brand from the house of GlobalBees
retirement on November 18. He Brands Pvt. Ltd. Since 2017; the brand has been on a
was on Saturday appointed as an journey to revolutionize men's grooming and lifestyle and
Election Commissioner. inspire to help men chase a better version of themselves
Arun Goel was to retire on every single day. With an innovative approach, Urban
December 31, 2022 after completing 60 years of age. He Gabru has designed one-of-a-kind grooming solutions that
has joined Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar are disrupting the status-quo of the male grooming industry.
and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey on the
poll panel. There was a vacancy in the EC following the Anwar Ibrahim
retirement of Sushil Chandra as CEC in May this year.
Goel was, till recently, the heavy industries secretary. M alaysia's opposition leader
Anwar Ibrahim was sworn
in as the country's new Prime
He has also served in the Union Culture ministry. His
appointment comes days before Gujarat goes to two-phase Minister. The new leader was
polls on December one and five. The poll panel will have appointed by King Al-Sultan
its full strength when it decides the election schedule Abdullah, after elections over
for Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura and Karnataka in the the weekend resulted in an
coming months. unprecedented hung parliament.
The constitutional monarch, King
Gaurav Dwivedi Abdullah gave consent to appoint
S enior IAS Officer Gaurav

Dwivedi assumed charge
of Chief Executive Officer of
the 75-year-old leader Anwar
Ibrahim as the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mr Anwar
was deputy prime minister in the 1990s and the official
Prasar Bharati. Mr. Dwivedi is prime minister-in-waiting in 2018.
a 1995 batch IAS Officer of the About Anwar Ibrahim- Anwar bin Ibrahim was born in
Chattisgarh cadre. President Cherok Tok Kun, Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaya. His
Droupadi Murmu had appointed father, Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman, started his career as a
him for a period of five years. hospital porter, later to join politics as the UMNO Member
After assuming the charge, of Parliament for Seberang Perai Central between 1959
Mr. Dwivedi said that, two and 1969 and also as the Parliamentary Secretary in the
components of Prasar Bharti, All Ministry of Health from 1964 to 1969.
India Radio and Doordarshan are still considered the most
credible and trusted brand. He said, efforts will be made to T G Sitharam
further strengthen the two wings.
Suryakumar Yadav
P rofessor TG Sitharam, Director of the Indian Institute
of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) has been
appointed as the new Chairman of the All India Council for
M en's grooming brand UrbanGabru announced the star

India cricketer Suryakumar Yadav as its new brand
ambassador.
Technical Education (AICTE). The Ministry of Education
has approved the appointment of Professor Sitharam as the
new AICTE Chairman for a period of three years. Professor
Suryakumar Yadav, fondly known as SKY, is currently Sitharam will take charge from UGC Chairman M Jagadesh
ranked second in men's T20 International batting. The Kumar, who has been holding interim charge of the post
Author Khalid Jawed’s “The Paradise of Food”, translated by Baran Farooqi from Urdu, won the
fifth JCB Prize for Literature.
APPOINTMENTS
of the Chairman of AICTE after Deepa Malik
P
Anil Sahasrabuddhe retired on
adma Shri, Khel Ratna
attaining the age of 65 years.
Arjuna Awardee, India’s First
About the TG Sitharam: Professor Woman Paralympic Medalist
Sitharam is a member of Science and President of the Paralympic
and Engineering Research Board Committee of India, Dr. (h.c)
(SERB), Department of Science Deepa Malik has pledged her
and Technology, Government support to the TB Mukt Bharat
of India. He has been serving as campaign by becoming its
the IIT Guwahati Director and a national ambassador and a Ni-
Senior Professor in Department Kshay Mitra.
of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Dr. (h.c) Deepa Malik expressed
Bangalore and served IISc for more than 27 years.
her commitment to the TB Mukt Bharat campaign, launched
Vinit Kumar by Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in March
I
2018, when she participated in TB awareness activities at
ndian Railway Service of
the 41st India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan,
Electrical Engineers (IRSEE),
New Delhi.
Vinit Kumar takes over the
charge of CEO, KVIC Central She has adopted 5 TB patients herself as a Ni-Kshay Mitra
Office, KVIC Mumbai. He is and encouraged people to enroll in this scheme as well,
appointed as CEO, Khadi & highlighting that if everyone participates in their capacity
Village Industries Commission by disbanding stigma, spreading awareness and providing
(KVlC), Mumbai under the aid, India will conquer TB very soon.
Ministry of Micro, Small and P T Usha
Medium Enterprises. He was
welcomed by Shri Manoj Kumar,
Hon’ble Chairman, KVIC at Central Office, Mumbai. F ormer athlete P T Usha has
been elected unopposed
as the President of the Indian
Career: Vinit Kumar, an IRSEE officer of 1993 batch,
has served as the Chairman of Syama Prasad Mukherjee Olympic Association, IOA. She
Port, Kolkata (erstwhile Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port, was the alone contender and was
Kolkata) before taking over as the Chief Executive Officer elected after no other nominations
of Khadi and Village Industries Commission and also were filed till the deadline. The
served as Chief Electrical Engineer in Mumbai Railway elections were due to be held in
Vikas Corporation Ltd. the month of December.
Usha is the first woman to occupy
Romal Shetty the top job at IOA in its 95-
S enior consultant Romal

Shetty has been nominated
CEO-designate of Deloitte India
year history and she is also the first Olympic winner and
international medallist to take over the top post. Earlier
this year, she was elected as a Member of Parliament in the
after a months-long selection Rajya Sabha.
process, according to an email
sent to the firm’s partners late. Preeti Sudan
The nomination committee, after
considering multiple candidates,
zeroed in on Shetty, who leads
M rs. Preeti Sudan, former
IAS officer took the Oath
of Office and Secrecy as Member,
Deloitte’s consulting practice UPSC in the Central Hall, Main
in India. The next step is for its Building of UPSC. The oath was
Indian equity partners to confirm his candidacy. administered to her by the UPSC
Romal Shetty has 20 years of experience in advisory services Chairman Dr Manoj Soni.
across large-scale transformation programs covering the Mrs. Preeti Sudan, 1983 batch
business and technology domain and has worked in over IAS officer from AP cadre, retired
30+ countries across risk and consulting domain. as Union Health Secretary in July,
Avani Lekhara has been awarded the Para Sports Person of the Year 2022. While Shrey Kadyan was
recognized as the Special Sportsperson of the Year at the Turf 2022 and India Sports Awards of FICCI.
THE PEOPLE APPOINTMENTS
2020. She also served as Secretary, Department of Food & Sundararaman Ramamurthy as
Public Distribution, and, in M/o Women & Child Development the managing director (MD) and
and Defence. Mrs. Preeti Sudan is an M.Phil in Economics & chief executive officer (CEO) of
MSc in Social Policy and Planning from LSE. the exchange.
Amongst her notable contributions have been initiating Sundararaman Ramamurthy is
two major flagship programmes of the country, i.e., Beti the chief operating officer of the
Bachao, Beti Padhao and Ayushman Bharat, apart from India arm of Bank of America
Legislation on National Medical Commission, Allied Corp. He has previously worked
Health Professionals Commission & ban on E-cigarettes. as a senior vice president at
Mrs. Sudan was also a Consultant with the World Bank. National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Sundararaman Ramamurthy, 62,
Gurdeep Randhawa will replace Ashish Chauhan as the new managing director
I ndian-origin German citizen,

Gurdeep Singh Randhawa has
been appointed to the Thuringia
and chief executive of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Prasoon Joshi
state Christian Democratic
Union (CDU) party presidium in
Germany. Randhawa has been an
C EO & CCO of McCann
World group India, Prasoon
Joshi has been appointed by
active member of the CDU and Uttarakhand Government as
has served in the party for several the state’s brand ambassador.
years now. Earlier in August, Padma Shri awardee Prasoon
Gurdeep Singh Randhawa was Joshi is currently the Chairman
elected as the first representative of the Central Board of Film
of the Indian community in Germany. It is the first time that Certification (Censor Board). He
an Indian-origin German national has been appointed to a is a famous and highly awarded
state presidium in Germany by the CDU. member of the Indian advertising
About the CDU: The Christian Democratic Union of and media fraternity.
Germany is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Awards to Prasoon Joshi: Earlier this month, the
political party in Germany. It is the major catch-all party of Uttarakhand government bestowed the Uttarakhand
the centre-right in German politics. Gaurav Samman honour to Joshi for his contributions
to art, literature, culture and advertising. He has
Sundararaman Ramamurthy received several prestigious international honours such
B SE Ltd announced that the market regulator Securities

and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved
as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum
in 2006.
AWARDS
Excellence in Leadership in Family India has made outstanding progress not only in improving
access but also adoption of modern contraceptive methods
Planning (EXCELL) Awards-2022 enabling couples to make informed choices about family
I n a
development
recognition
significant
to
and
the
planning. These are reflected in the National Family Health
Survey (NFHS) – 5 data.
country’s efforts in Sumitra Charat Ram Award

improving access to
modern family planning K
has
athak exponent
Dr. Uma Sharma
received the
methods, India is the only
country to have received prestigious ‘Sumitra
the Leadership in Family Charat Ram Award’ for
Planning (EXCELL) Awards-2022 in the 'country category' Lifetime Achievement
at the International Conference on Family Planning held in in recognition of her
Pattaya city, Thailand. India wins the prestigious EXCELL contribution in the field
award - Leadership in Family Planning by @ICFP2022. of Indian classical music
Bank of Baroda is the first bank in India to win the EAG Laureate Award for the Best AML/CFT
Financial Analysis, in the International Olympiad on Financial Security held at Sochi, Russia.
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and dance. She is a renowned classical dancer who has Humanitarian Award this week at a ceremony held at the
been awarded Padma Shri (1973) and Padma Bhushan Consulate General of India in New York.
(2001) for her unique contribution to the cultural tradition The award has been constituted to honour and recognise
of this country. “selfless work of Indians” who went above and beyond to
About the Sumitra Charat Ram Award: For the last help those in need during the difficult years of the pandemic.
11 years ‘Sumitra Charat Ram Award’ for Lifetime About Danish Manzoor Bhat- Danish Manzoor Bhat,
Achievement has been presented to honour eminent Artists originally hailing from Kashmir Valley. A journalist by
who have made a lasting contribution to the field of Indian profession, Danish leads Newsweek Magazine in Asia as
Classical Music & Dance. its Editorial Director and Sr. Vice President for Global
UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize Editorial Strategy & Innovation.
T he UNESCO- Dr. Kalam Seva Puraskar
R
Madanjeet Singh avi Kumar Sagar,
Prize for the Promotion one of the youngest
of Tolerance and Non- founders and CEO of
Violence, for this 2022 RK’S INNO group was
Edition, has been given conferred with the most
to Franca Ma-ih Sulem prestigious Dr. Abdul
Yong from Cameroon, Kalam Seva Puraskar.
President of the NGOs The award was presented
#Afrogiveness and Positive Youths Africa. The Prize is to him for his persistent
named after its benefactor, former Indian artist, writer and service to society and is one of the youngest entrepreneurs
diplomat Madanjeet Singh (1924-2013) who was also a in India. A young entrepreneur from the twin Telugu
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. states, Ravi Kumar Sagar also known as RK’S nailed it as
Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong- Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong, a budding entrepreneur during the Covid-19 pandemic in
with 7-year experience as a journalist, strived to change 2020.
the perception related to mental illness. With training About Dr. Kalam Seva Purasakar: Dr. Kalam Seva
in art therapy and psychology, she founded two non- Purasakar is hosted every year by Vandhe Bharat
governmental organizations (NGOs) – Afrogiveness Foundation and LeadIndia Foundation to commemorate
Movement and Positive Youths Africa (PYA). the birth anniversary of the late former President of India
About UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize - The UNESCO Dr. APJ Adul Kalam.
Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and
Non-Violence is conferred every two years by UNESCO. U.N.’s highest environmental Award
The award was created based on the ideals of UNESCO’s
Constitution, which states that “peace if it is not to fail, must be
founded on the intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind”.
I ndia’s Purnima Devi
Barman, an Assam-
based wildlife biologist,
is one of the five
USA’s 1st Global Humanitarian ‘Champions of the Earth’
Award for this year, the United
A n Indian journalist Nations Environment

has been honoured Programme (UNEP)
with a humanitarian announced. The annual
award here for his awards are the highest
work and efforts in environmental honour that the UNEP confers on individuals
helping scores of and organisations whose actions have a “transformative
people impacted by the impact” on the environment. She has been honoured in the
COVID-19 pandemic, Entrepreneurial Vision category.
particularly during the About Purnima Devi Barman: Barman won the award
deadly second wave in India. this year in the ‘Entrepreneurial Vision’ category, for her
Danish Manzoor Bhat, originally hailing from Kashmir trail-blazing work in protecting the greater adjutant stork,
Valley, was honoured with Jaipur Foot USA’s first Global called ‘hargila’ in Assamese. Hargilas are five-foot-tall
Bhupendra Patel has been unanimously elected as the chief minister of Gujarat for the second
consecutive term on 12th December 2022.
THE PEOPLE AWARDS
birds that dwell in wetlands in some parts of southeast Asia was presented for building technology infrastructure to
including India and Cambodia. support brainstorming platforms that foster large-scale
collaboration between industry and the scientific research
Economic Times Inspiring Leaders and development ecosystem.
Awards 2022 Manthan is aimed at promoting collaboration between
M useum maker AP.

Shreethar
honored with Economic
was
industry and the scientific research and development
ecosystem.
Times Inspiring Leaders Indian Film Personality of the

Award 2022 in Delhi. Year Award 2022
M
The award was presented ega Star of
by Actress Mrunal Tollywood, Padma
Thakur in the capital city, Bhushan awardee Shree
Delhi. AP Shreethar is a Konidela Siva Sankara
self-taught artist and museum maker. Vara Prasad popularly
As a recipient of the famed Lenin Muzem Award, AP. known as Chiranjeevi
Shreethar specializes in capturing the essence of his has been presented with
subjects with photo realistic renditions. Indian Film Personality
of the Year Award
Kuvempu National Award for 2022, at the closing ceremony of 53rd edition of
R ashtrakavi Kuvempu
Prathishtana
Kuppali has selected
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
Outstanding Contribution towards
Tamil poet V Annamalai Public Communication and Outreach
aka Imayam for the Award
Kuvempu National award
for the year 2022 at the
Kuvempu’s 118th birth T he
Family
Health and
Welfare
Ministry pavilion has
anniversary program on
December 29 in Thirthahalli taluk. Annamalai writes in the won the Outstanding
pen name Imayam and has penned seven novels, six short Contribution towards
story collections, and a novella. His debut novel ‘Koveru Public Communication
Kazhudaigal has been translated into English, French, and Outreach award at
and many other Indian languages. Imayam has brought 41st India International
new sensibilities to Tamil literature through his writings. Trade Fair 2022 at
His novels Koveru Kazhudaigal and Pethavan, have been Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
translated into English and several other languages. The Health Pavilion conducted as many as 37 thousand 887
A committee headed by BL Shankar, acting president, screenings, investigations, counselling and training. Nearly
Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Trust, unanimously selected 5,530 visitors visited the National Health Authority (NHA)
Imayam for the award. counter where 1,110 visitors got their Ayushman Bharat
Health Account cards and benefits of getting ABHA ID
Best Tech Initiative Award 2022 were also provided.
T he Manthan platform
won NSEIT the
ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal
Best Tech Initiative of
the Year at the Dun & I ranian film Nargesi by Director Payam Eskandari has
won the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the 53rd
edition of International Film Festival of India, given for a
Bradstreet Business
Excellence Awards film that best reflects Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of peace,
2022 on 29th November tolerance and non-violence. The film is about a man with
2022 during an event Down’s syndrome and the burden and consequences it
in Mumbai. The award creates in his life. Compassion and tenderness are the two
qualities depicted in this award-winning film.
Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta take oath of office as a Supreme Court judge by
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud.
AWARDS
Payam Eskandari is a 8. The Kashmir Files (India | 2021)
young Iranian director 9. White Dog (Canada | 2022)
who is known for his
movies ‘Nargesi’, Miss Earth 2022
S
‘The Good, the Bad, outh Korea’s Mina
the Corny’ (2017) and Sue Choi was
‘Mohey’ (2016). He has crowned Miss Earth 2022
also worked as an actor during the pageant’s
and writer. coronation at Cove
This year, nine films from across the globe were chosen Manila, Okada Hotel,
to compete for the ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal. The Parañaque City. There
films that competed in this category are: were 86 Eco-warriors,
1. A Tale of Two Sisters (Bangladesh | 2022) and only three queens
were awarded the pageant’s three elements titles.
2. Fortune (Tajikistan | 2022)
3. Mother (Bulgaria | 2022) Miss Fire 2022 is Andrea Aguilera of Columbia, Miss
Water 2022 is Nadeen Ayoub of Palestine, and Miss Air
4. Naanu Kusuma (India | 2022) 2022 is Sheridan Mortlock of Australia. During the pre-
5. Nargesi (Iran | 2021) pageant activities, Choi bagged a few medals too. She
6. Paloma (Brazil, Portugal | 2022) won resort wear, long gown, beach wear, and swimsuit
7. Saudi Vellakka (India | 2022) competition.
OBITUARY
Abbas Moontasir technology. Kashyap also wrote
T
more than 250 research papers.
he former India basketball
captain and Arjuna awardee, RL Kashyap- Rangasami
Gulam Abbas Moontasir, passed Lakshminarayan Kashyap
away in Mumbai. He was born was the founder of a spiritual
in Mumbai in 1942. He started organization called Sakshi Trust
playing in Nagpada by the and was among the recipients
American missionaries, later he of the Padma Shri award in
started getting inclined towards 2021, which seeks to recognize
basketball. From Nagpada achievements in all fields and
Basketball Association to the disciplines that involve the
International stage, he has always element of public service.
been an aggressive player with a unique physical style on RL Kashyap was a mathematician who also studied electrical
the court. engineering. In the later days, Kashyap worked as a professor
His basketball debut came in 1960 in an exhibition game of Electrical engineering at America’s Perdue University.
against Australia. He captained the national team in the 1969 Daljeet Kaur Khangura
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and 1975 Asian Basketball Championships in Bangkok. He aljeet Kaur, a veteran actor
was part of the Indian team at the 1970 Asian Games. well-known for her lead
RL Kashyap roles in several superhit Punjabi
movies, has passed away in
85 -Year-old Renowned mathematician and great
scholar Padma Shri Awardee Shri Rangasami
Lakshminarayan Kashyap or RL Kashyap passed away. RL
Punjab’s Ludhiana district. She
was 69 years old. Daljeet was
one of Pollywood’s best-known
Kashyap translated around twenty-five thousand Sanskrit
actors. Kaur had appeared in
mantras into English language. Apart from Mathematics,
several successful films, including
RL Kashyap has also made many important contributions
Mamla Garbar Hai, Putt Jattan De,
to the field of Veda. He received many international awards
Patola, Ki Banu Duniya Da, and
for his immense contributions to the fields of science and
Saida Jogan.
British writer Katherine Rundell’s biography “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne”
was named winner of the 50,000 pound ($59,000) Baillie Gifford Prize.
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She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi and Vikram Gokhale
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began her film career in 1976 with flim ‘Daaz.’ Daljeet
eteran Bollywood actor
Kaur, who was a popular face in the Punjabi film world, has
Vikram Gokhale passed
acted in more than 10 Hindi and 70 Punjabi films. She took
away recently at the age of 77.
a sabbatical from acting after the unfortunate death of her
He was seen in many popular
husband, Harminder Singh Deol, in a car accident.
Bollywood movies like Hum
Babu Mani Dil De Chuke Sanam, Mission
B
Mangal, Aiyaary, Bhool Bhulaiya,
abu Mani, who was an
and others. For his contribution to
integral part of the Indian
Theatre acting, India’s National
football team in the 1980s, passed
Academy of Music, Dance and
away after a prolonged battle
Drama, Sangeet Natak Akademi,
with liver-related issues. He was
conferred him with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in
59. He represented India in 55
2011. A veteran of screen and stage, Vikam Gokhale was a
international matches and was a
noted actor in Marathi theatre and cinema.
part of the first Indian team that
qualified for the AFC Asian Cup Vikram Kirloskar
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in 1984.
ndia's automotive industry
Babu Mani made his India debut against Argentina in stalwart and Toyota Kirloskar
Kolkata during the 1984 Nehru Cup and went on to play Motor vice chairperson Vikram
55 matches for the country. He was also a part of the first S Kirloskar died, the company
Indian squad to qualify for the Asian Football Confederation said. He was 64. “We are
(AFC) Asian Cup in 1984 and went on to play in the extremely saddened to inform the
tournament in Singapore. Mani was also a member of the untimely demise of Mr. Vikram
Indian team which won gold medals at the 1985 and 1987 S. Kirloskar, Vice Chairman,
editions of the South Asian Games. Babu Mani, also part of Toyota Kirloskar Motor on 29th
the Bengal Team which won Santosh Trophy in 1986 and November 2022. At this time of
1988. He also played for and won various domestic football grief, we request everyone to
cups like Federation Cup, IFA shield,Durand Cup, Rovers pray that his soul rests in peace,”.
Cup trophies for Kolkata’s top three clubs, Mohammedan
Sporting, Mohan Bagan and East Bengal. Jiang Zemin
Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta F ormer Chinese leader Jiang
Zemin - the first Chinese
T he founding chairman of the President to visit India has

popular drink Rasna, Areez passed away at the age of
Pirojshaw Khambatta has passed 96. He was the first Chinese
away at age of 85. Decades back, President to visit India in 1996
his father Phiroja Khambatta when India and China moved
started a modest business which towards normalizing the bilateral
Areez took to being the largest ties. Jiang, who was China's
concentrate manufacturer in the president from 1993-2003, died
world, with a presence in over 60 of leukemia and multiple organ
countries. He created affordable failure on November 30, 2022, in Shanghai.
soft drink packs of Rasna in the Under Jiang’s leadership, a peaceful handover of Hong Kong
1970s as an alternative to soft drink products sold at high to China took place in 1997 and China joined the World
costs. It is sold at 1.8 million retail outlets in the country. Trade Organization which laid the base for China to become
the world’s second-largest economy with high-speed growth.
Khambatta was the former chairman of the World Alliance
Comrade Jiang Zemin was an “outstanding leader enjoying
of Parsi Irani Zarthostis (WAPIZ). He also served as the
high prestige”. Central Committee of the Communist Party
past president of the Ahmedabad Parsi Panchayat and
of China (CPC) headed by President Xi Jinping described
the vice president of the Federation of Parsi Zoroastrian
Jiang as a “great Marxist, statesman, military strategist and
Anjumans of India.
diplomat, a long-tested communist fighter”.
Canara Bank won Banker’s Bank of the Year Award Canara Bank won the ‘Banker’s Bank of the
Year Award 2022’’ for India segment at the Global Banking Summit held in London.
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Burning Topics of the Month
India’s Milk Production India extends financial India assumes the

Registers Significant Growth assistance of 100 million US Presidency of UN Security
by 83 MT. dollars to Maldives. Council.
& Many More...

Jurisdiction: Government of India
India-US joint military training
Headquarters: New Delhi.
exercise Yudh Abhyas begins
16 Nov' 22 India, Australia convene fifth bilateral
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he 18th edition of Indo - US joint training exercise Cyber Policy Dialogue 18 Nov' 22
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“YUDH ABHYAS 22” was conducted in Auli ndia and Australia convened their fifth bilateral Cyber
Uttarakhand. Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted Policy Dialogue in New Delhi. The Cyber Policy
annually between India and USA with the aim of exchanging Dialogue was held under the auspices of the India-
best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures between Australia Framework Arrangement on Cyber and Cyber-
the Armies of the two nations. The previous edition of the Enabled Critical Technology Cooperation and Plan of
exercise was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Action 2020-2025 for a comprehensive and deeper
Alaska (USA) in October 2021. cyber cooperation. The dialogue was co-chaired by Joint
US Army soldiers of 2nd Brigade of the 11th Airborne Secretary (Cyber Diplomacy Division) Muanpuii Saiawi
Division and Indian Army soldiers from the ASSAM from Ministry of External Affairs.
Regiment will be participating in the exercise. The training The Cyber Policy Dialogue provides a bilateral platform
schedule focuses on employment of an integrated battle to discuss a range of high-profile issues of mutual interest.
group under Chapter VII of the UN Mandate. Discussions at this Dialogue included strategic priorities.
Australia and India agreed to explore opportunities for
NCW launches 4th phase of Digital further collaboration with the private sector and academia.
Shakti campaign 17 Nov' 22 Both countries will jointly conduct a Cyber Bootcamp, as
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well as Cyber and Tech Policy Exchanges, in collaboration
igital Shakti Abhiyan is a pan India project to
with Indo-Pacific partners. The sixth India-Australia Cyber
digitally empower and skill women and girls in
Policy Dialogue will be held in 2023.
cyberspace. It aims to train women and girls to
use technology to their advantage and keep themselves
Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurates '75
safe online. Ms. Sharma launched the fourth phase of the
campaign. Digital Shakti 4.0 focuses on making women Creative Minds of Tomorrow'
digitally proficient and aware to stand against any illegal 21 Nov' 22
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or inappropriate online activity. NCW launched it in
association with Cyber peace Foundation and META. nion Minister for Information and Broadcasting
Anurag Singh Thakur has inaugurated the '75
NCW- The National Commission for Women (NCW) is
Creative Minds of Tomorrow' segment at IFFI 53
the statutory body of the Government of India, generally
in Goa. The 75 creative minds initiative aims to identify,
concerned with advising the government on all policy
encourage and nurture young creative talents from various
matters affecting women.
aspects of filmmaking. The 75 creative minds have been
Formed: 1992 shortlisted and selected on the basis of their submissions by
Objectives: Protecting and promoting the interests of an eminent jury. The Minister congratulated the 75 young
women in India film talent who have been selected from across the country.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) was conferred with the ‘Award of
Excellence’ at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Asia- FEBRUARY 2023 MICA 19
Pacific Awards.
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using Indian and European supercomputers in areas such
NCPCR launches training module for
as bio-molecular medicines, Covid-19 therapeutics,
Child Welfare Committees 21 Nov' 22 mitigating climate change, predicting natural disasters and
N
ational Commission for Protection of Child quantum computing.
Rights, NCPCR launched the Training Modules About TTC: The India-EU TTC is a strategic mechanism
for the Child Welfare Committees, CWCs and that gives New Delhi access to advanced technologies and
Protocols for Restoration and Repatriation of Children allows the two sides to set standards in crucial areas such
in New Delhi on the occasion of World Children’s Day. as 5G and artificial intelligence.
GHAR - GO Home and Re-Unite (Portal for Restoration
and Repatriation of Child) was also launched during the Fourth edition of Indo-Pacific
event. The aim of the programme is to provide training Regional Dialogue start 23 Nov' 22
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to members and officials to the child welfare committees
and Districts Child Protection Units for the effective he fourth edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional
implementation of Juvenile Justice Rules in the country. Dialogue (IPRD) start in Delhi. IPRD is an apex
NCPCR has come up with various online portals for the level international annual conference of the Indian
welfare of children. NCPCR Chairperson Priyank Kanungo Navy. The National Maritime Foundation is Navy’s
in his inaugural address said, the theme of World Child knowledge partner and chief organizer of each edition of
Rights Day is "Inclusion of Children". the event. The theme of IPRD-2022 is the 'Operationalising
the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative'.
India climbs to 61st rank in Network IPRD - The “Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue” (IPRD) is
Readiness Index 2022 report the Indian Navy's yearly, recurring, top-level international
conference geared at the Indian Navy's strategic level.
21 Nov' 22 The discourse is being led by the National Maritime
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ndia has improved its position by six slots and is now Foundation NMF, which is also the Indian Navy's
placed at 61st position as per the recently released knowledge partner.
Network Readiness Index 2022 report. India has not only
improved its ranking but also improved its score from 49.74
India's 8th rank on Climate Change
in 2021 to 51.19 in 2022. The report said that India achieved Performance Index 23 Nov' 22
I
first rank in AI talent concentration, second rank in mobile ndia is now ranked eighth, after jumping up two spots, as
broadband internet traffic within the country and third rank per the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, 2023)
in international internet bandwidth, annual investment in published by German Watch, New Climate Institute and
telecommunication services and domestic market size, ICT Climate Action Network International based in Germany.
services exports. ranks fourth in AI, FTTH and building
Internet subscriptions, and fifth in AI scientific publications. The latest report of CCPI, released at COP27, shows
Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco as the only
India and EU Sign Agreement for four small countries that were ranked above India. The
first, second and third ranks were not awarded to any
Cooperation in High-Performance country.
Computing 22 Nov' 22 India has also been ranked amongst top 5 countries in the
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ndia’s Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), and the world and the best among the G20 countries, based on its
Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Climate Change performance. The CCPI aims to enhance
Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), European transparency in international climate politics and enables
Commission signed an “Intent of Cooperation on High comparison of climate protection efforts and progress made
Performance Computing (HPC), Weather Extremes & by individual countries.
Climate Modelling and Quantum Technologies”.
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The agreement builds on commitments by both sides for
deepening technological cooperation on quantum and Consultations held 23 Nov' 22
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high-performance computing during the India-EU leaders he 9th India-European Union Foreign Policy Security
meeting on May 8. Consultations was held in New Delhi. During the
Significance: The agreement signed is aimed at facilitating consultations, both sides expressed happiness at the
collaboration on high performance computing applications increased intensity and political momentum in India-EU
Danish Manzoor Bhat, originally hailing from Kashmir Valley, was honoured with Jaipur Foot USA’s
first Global Humanitarian Award this week at a ceremony held at the Consulate General of India.
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relations. They took stock of key bilateral developments
India - Malaysia Joint Military
including the India-EU Trade and Technology Council
announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Exercise Harimau Shakti - 2022
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in April this year. 28 Nov' 22
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ndia - Malaysia joint military Exercise “Harimau
Shakti -2022” commenced at Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on 28th November and culminate on 12th December
Vice Presidency 25 Nov' 22 22. Exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI is an annual training
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event between the Indian and Malaysian Army which is
ndia wins the International Electrotechnical
being conducted since 2012.
Commission (IEC) Vice Presidency and Strategic
Management Board (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term. Combat-experienced troops of the GARHWAL RIFLES
Regiment of Indian Army and the Royal Malay Regiment
By securing over 90% of the votes cast by full members
of the Malaysian Army are participating in the exercise.
of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
during its General Meeting held recently in San Francisco, “Exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI” will enhance the level
USA, India’s representative, a member of the Indian of defence co-operation between Indian Army and the
National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Malaysian Army, which in turn will further foster the
Commission (IEC) and various technical committees of bilateral relations between the two nations.
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS-India), was elected.
Indian and Australian Army begin
Representation of BIS (India) in policy and governance
bodies of International Organization for Standardization bilateral training exercise “AUSTRA
(ISO) and IEC ensures that Indian viewpoints on the HIND 22” 28 Nov' 22
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important strategic and policy matters are put forth
and it also provides opportunities to align the national he bilateral training exercise “AUSTRA HIND 22”
standardization priorities with International best between contingents of the Indian Army and the
practices. Australian Army begins at Mahajan Field Firing
Ranges in Rajasthan . The exercise will continue till 11th
IEC- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
of December. This is the first exercise in the series of
is an international standard setting body that publishes
AUSTRA HIND with participation of all arms and services
international Standards for all electrical, electronic and
contingent from both armies.
related technologies. Standardization Management Board
(SMB) is an apex governance body of IEC responsible for The Australian Army contingent comprised soldiers from
technical policy matters. Shri Vimal Mahendru will be the the 13th Brigade of the 2nd Division. The Indian Army is
IEC Vice President representing India. represented by troops from the DOGRA Regiment.
The exercise “AUSTRA HIND” will be a yearly event that
MoU signed between Ministry of will be conducted alternatively in India and Australia. The
Ayush and Department of Science aim of the exercise is to build positive military relations,
imbibe each other’s best practices and promote the ability
and Technology 26 Nov' 22 to operate together while undertaking multi-domain
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was operations in Semi deserts terrain under a UN peace
signed between Ministry of Ayush, Government enforcement mandate.
of India and Department of Science and
Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology India’s Milk Production Registers
& Earth Sciences. The MoU will identify the potential Significant Growth by 83 MT
areas of research to explore cooperation, convergence, 29 Nov' 22
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and synergy for evidence-based scientific intervention in
the Ayush sector and further application of these into the ndia's milk production has registered a monumental growth
public health care system. in the last eight years as it has increased by 83 Million
The MoU was signed by Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Tonnes. In 2013-14, the production was 138 Million Tonnes
Ministry of Ayush and Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar, Secretary, which increased to 221 Million Tonnes in 2021-22.
DST in presence of senior officials from Ministry of Ayush According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of
and scientists of DST. united Nation (as on 05-Dec-2022) India is the world’s
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will be visiting Cambodia on 22nd-23rd November to attend the 9th
ASEAN Defence Ministers-plus meeting.
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largest milk producer. It's 22 percent of global production, The financial assistance extended by India showcases the
followed by the United States of America, China, Pakistan resilience and reliability of the India-Maldives relationship.
and Brazil. India’s Neighbourhood first and Maldives’ India first policies
have worked in tandem to safeguard the well-being of the
Fifth round of India-Azerbaijan people of both countries. At the same time, the assistance
Foreign Office Consultations held extended today is a testimony that India will continue to
stand by the government and people of Maldives.
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he fifth round of India-Azerbaijan Foreign Office BIS signs MoU with top six
Consultations was held in New Delhi. Both sides engineering institutes of India
reviewed India-Azerbaijan bilateral relations 30 Nov' 22
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comprehensively including, political, trade and economic,
consular, culture, and education matters. ureau of Indian
This year, India and Azerbaijan mark 30th anniversary of Standards
establishment of their diplomatic relations. India was one (BIS) signed
of the first countries to recognize the independence of Memorandum of
Azerbaijan in 1991. Understanding
(MoU) with top six
Hindustan Zinc’s Integrated Annual engineering institutes
of India for introducing
Report Ranks 40 Worldwide
Indian standards as
29 Nov' 22 an integral part of the curriculum. This is initiative is towards
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industan Zinc, a Vedanta Group company in zinc, institutionalizing engagement of BIS with the eminent institutes
lead, and silver business, has been recognized for for securing active participation of academia.
the 3rd consecutive time at the League of American The MoU was signed with Indian Institute of Technology
Communications Professionals (LACP). Hindustan Zinc’s BHU, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur,
third Integrated Annual Report showcasing the theme of Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indian Institute
“Many Reasons to Celebrate, Many More to Look Forward of Technology Patna, Indian Institute of Technology
to” bagged a gold award for excellence within the report’s Madras and National Institute of Technology Trichy on 28
competition class and has been ranked #40 worldwide at November 2022 for establishment of ‘BIS Standardization
LACP Spotlight Awards. LACP Spotlight Awards aims to Chair Professor’ at these institutes. The establishment
facilitate discussion on best-in-class practices observed in will promote excellence and leadership in teaching and
the communications domain and recognizing those who research & development in the field of Science and various
demonstrate exemplary communications capabilities. disciplines in the respective institutes.
About Hindustan Zinc Limited- Hindustan Zinc, a
Vedanta Group Company, is one of the world’s largest and
India - Australia Economic
India’s only integrated producer of Zinc-Lead and Silver. Cooperation & Trade Agreement to
The Company has its headquarters at Udaipur in the State come into force 01 Dec' 22
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of Rajasthan where it has its Zinc-Lead mines and smelting
complexes. ndia and Australia have exchanged written notifications
regarding the India-Australia Economic Cooperation
India extends financial assistance of and Trade Agreement (ECTA). The ECTA will enter
into force on 29th December. Commerce and Industry
100 million US dollars to Maldives
Minister Piyush Goyal said that India and Australia have
30 Nov' 22 consolidated their long-standing partnership. He added that
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ndia has provided financial assistance of 100 million it is the dawn of a whole new era for businesses and people
US dollars to the Maldives. The assistance is in the form of both nations.
of budgetary support to tide over the difficult economic The India-Australia ECTA will significantly enhance
situation in the archipelago nation. The assistance is being bilateral trade in goods and services, create new
extended without any conditions and Maldives is free to employment opportunities, raise living standards, and
use it in its economic recovery as it deems fit. improve the general welfare of the people.
Dr Ogirat Younan and Dr Walid Salabi from Lebanon have been awarded the Jamnalal Bajaj Award
2022 for promoting Gandhian values outside India.
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Duties on 100 percent tariff lines are to be eliminated by in all the States/UTs of the country from 25th November to
Australia under the agreement. The total bilateral trade will 23rd of December, 2022.
cross 45 to 50 billion dollars in five years from the existing This will be an annual campaign focussing on specific
31 billion dollars. gender issues each year. The focus area of the campaign
this year is Gender Based Violence.
India, South Korea sign arrangement
regarding Economic Development Joint Exercise Agni Warrior with
Cooperation Fund loan 01 Dec' 22 Singapore Armed Forces Concludes
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regarding Economic Development Cooperation Fund he 12th Edition
loan of over 245 billion Korean won for establishment of Exercise
of Intelligent Transport System on Nagpur-Mumbai Agni Warrior,
Super Communication Expressway Project in Delhi. The a bilateral exercise
objective of the project is to enhance the efficiency in between the Singapore
traffic management through establishment of the Intelligent & Indian Army, which
Traffic Management System. The project will also improve had commenced on
the efficiency in toll management through the establishment 13 November 2022
of the Toll Collection System. concluded at Field
South Korea was designated as India’s Official Development Firing Ranges, Devlali (Maharashtra) on 30 November 2022.
Assistance partner for development cooperation in October, Exercise Agni Warrior, involved showcasing joint firepower
2016. This is the first project funded by EDCF loan by planning, execution and use of New Generation Equipment by
the South Korean government. The bilateral relationship the Artillery arm of both armies.
between the two countries was upgraded to ‘Special The exercise achieved its aim of enhancing mutual
Strategic Partnership’ in 2015. understanding of drills & procedures and improving
interoperability between the two armies.
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EC Limited signed an MoU with PFC on 29th
November 2022, as per the DPE Performance ndia has assumed the Presidency of the UN Security
Evaluation System for FY 2022-23 for CPSEs. Council for the month of December. It is the second
About REC Limited: REC Limited is an NBFC focusing time in its two-year tenure as an elected member of the
on Power Sector Financing and Development across India. UN Security Council that India has assumed the Presidency
Established in 1969, REC Limited has completed over fifty of the Council. India had earlier assumed the Presidency of
years in the area of its operations. It provides financial the UNSC in August 2021. India’s December Presidency of
assistance to state electricity boards, state governments, the UN Security Council, two high-level signature events
central/state power utilities, independent power producers, will take place on 14th and 15th December on ‘Reformed
rural electric cooperatives and private sector utilities. Multilateralism and Counter-Terrorism and it will be
chaired by External Affairs Minister. She said, a bust of
‘Nai Chetna’ Gender Campaign Mahatma Gandhi will be inaugurated at the United Nations
Launched by Ministry of Rural during India’s Presidency of the UN Security Council
and it will be unveiled by External Affairs Minister Dr S
Development 01 Dec' 22 Jaishankar and UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres.
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hri Giriraj Singh Launch of “A Community- Govt. launches nationwide campaign
led National Campaign Against Gender-Based
Discrimination” of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- for promotion of Digital Life
National Rural Livelihoods Mission in New Delhi. The Certificate 02 Dec' 22
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month-long campaign titled, “Nai Chetna-Pahal Badlav Ki”
epartment of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has
with the theme of ‘Elimination of Gender-Based Violence’
launched a nationwide campaign for promotion of
will be conducted as a 'Jan Andolan' (people's movement)
Digital Life Certificate for Central Government
Famous British writer Katherine Rundell’s biography “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John
Donne” was named winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize.
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pensioners. The objective of this nationwide campaign is regional and global issues. Both sides have signed a
to promote the use of Face Authentication technology and Migration and Mobility Agreement which will facilitate
Digital Life Certificate, DLC to ensure transparency and easier access for people to study, research and work in
ease of usage. both countries.
All the registered Pensioners’ Associations, Pension According to External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar
Disbursing Banks, Central Ministries and CGHS Centers said, both sides discussed issues related to climate change,
had been directed to promote the Digital Life Certificate and conflict in Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific strategic situation, and
Face Authentication Technique for giving Life Certificate the situation in Afghanistan, Iran, and Syria.
by organizing special camps. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said, India
A total of 30 lakh 34 thousand central government and Germany share a close bond. She thanked India for
pensioners have used DLC successfully. Out of this, two assuming the G-20 presidency terming it a very special
lakh 82 thousand DLCs have been created through Face task.
authentication.
PFC signs MoU with Ministry of Power
India to assume chairmanship of 10 Dec' 22
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Wassenaar arrangement on 1 Jan
ower Finance
2023 02 Dec' 22 Corporation
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ccording L i m i t e d
to External signed an MoU for
A ff a i r s FY 2022-23 with
Ministry has India Ministry of Power on
will assume the 6th December 2022
chairmanship of in line with the DPE
the Wassenaar guidelines.
arrangement on the PFC has been showing a strategic shift in its loan portfolio
1st Jan of 2023. with focus on the Renewables space, setting itself as one of
According to External Affairs Ministry's Spokesperson the largest funding agencies for renewables in the country.
Arindam Bagchi, the Wassenaar arrangement is a Recently the company got its MoA changed to fund the
multilateral export control regime wherein member states infrastructure and logistics space as well. It is a key partner
exchange information on various issues like transfer of to Government of India for implementation of several
conventional arms. schemes such as Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme
(RDSS), Liquidity Infusion Scheme under Atmanirbhar
Mr. Bagchi said, India has also assumed the presidency of
Bharat, Late Payment Surcharge Rules (LPS), Independent
the United Nations Security Council. He said, focus will be
Transmission Projects (ITPs) etc and has been one of the
made on issues like multilateralism or counter-terrorism.
highest dividend paying companies.
India, Germany sign Migration and India’s first real-time Gold ATM
Mobility Agreement 06 Dec' 22 12 Dec' 22
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meeting was
oldsikka with technology support from
held between
Hyderabad-based startup, Opencube Technologies
External
has launched its first Gold ATM at Begumpet
Affairs Minister Dr.
and described it India’s first Gold ATM and world’s first
S Jaishankar and
Real Time Gold ATM. This ATM can dispense gold coins
Federal Foreign
in different denominations ranging from 0.5 gm to 100
Affairs Minister of
grams. The company plans to launch three machines in the
Germany Annalena
Hyderabad at the airport, old city and propose to launch
Baerbock in New
them in Karimnagar and Warangal also. Taruj said plans
Delhi.
were being drawn to launch 3,000 machines all over India
During the meeting, both leaders reviewed bilateral in coming two years.
relations and shared their views on a number of important
Filmmaker SS Rajamouli has recently been awarded the Best Director Award for 'RRR' by the New
York Film Critics Circle.
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Mumbai ranks 22nd in
Arittapatti village as a inaugurates Donyi Polo
Global Prime Cities Index.
biodiversity heritage site. Airport.
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Mr. Modi also dedicated the 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power

21st World Congress of Accountants
Station to the nation. The airport is equipped with ultra-
organised in Mumbai 19 Nov' 22 modern facilities to ensure all weather operations. The name
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ok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla exhorted of the airport is given after Donyi and Polo, i.e. Sun and Moon.
accountants to work towards a sustainable world
through dialogue, discussion and collaboration and
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help build a better world as the drivers of economic change. India begins in Goa 21 Nov' 22
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“The outcome of the deliberations of the World Congress will he 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
give a new direction to the global economy and set a guideline began in Goa with a gala opening. The inaugural
for the future. It will also help find solutions to the current ceremony was held at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
issues in the field of Accountancy”. “Globalisation and Digital Indoor Stadium near Panaji. One of Asia’s oldest film
Economy have posed new challenges before us. As financial festivals - IFFI opened with the screening of Austrian
experts, you understand it better. You have the potential to Director Dieter Berner’s film Alma and Oskar. Satyajit
guide the world in finding a solution to these challenges”. Ray Lifetime Achievement award was given to Spanish
The WCOA 2022 has been organised by the International film director Carlos Saura at the opening ceremony.
Federation of Accountants. IFAC, founded in 1977, is the global Veteran actor Chiranjeevi has been selected as Indian Film
organization for the accountancy profession dedicated to serving Personality of the Year 2022. Mr. Chiranjeevi has had an
the public interest by strengthening the profession and contributing illustrious career spanning almost four decades. with over
to the development of strong international economies. 150 films as an actor, dancer and producer.
A total of 280 films from 79 countries will be screened
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates during the 9-day event. 25 feature films and 20 non-feature
Donyi Polo Airport 19 Nov' 22 films will be showcased in the Indian Panorama section,
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while 183 films will be part of international programming.
rime Minister
France is the ‘Spotlight’ country and 8 films will be
Narendra
screened under the Country Focus package.
Modi stressed
that development
projects are no longer
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halted or delayed. e-governance to be held in Katra
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has brought a work
culture of laying the he 25th National Conference on e-governance will
foundation stone and also inaugurating the projects. be held in Katra, Jammu & Kashmir from 26th of
November. The theme of the two-day Conference
After inaugurating the Donyi Polo Airport at Itanagar
is Bringing Citizens, Industry and Government closer. The
in Arunachal Pradesh, Mr Modi said the government
Conference will be inaugurated by the Minister of State in
has ensured on-time completion of all the undertaken
the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State of Personnel,
development projects. Hindrance, pendency and diversion
Public Grievances & Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh.
are not aspects of the government.
Forbes' Annual List of 'The World's 100 Most Powerful Women': Nirmala Sitharaman, Madhabi,
Among 6 Indians On the List.
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The two-day conference will be organised by the Department About Arittapatti:
of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) 1) Arittapatti village, known for its ecological and historical
and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology significance, houses around 250 species of birds including
(MeitY), Government of India, in association with the State three important raptors – birds of prey, namely the Laggar
Government of Jammu & Kashmir. National Awards for Falcon, the Shaheen Falcon and Bonelli’s Eagle.
e-Governance (NAeG) will be presented under 5 categories 2) It is also home to wildlife such as the Indian Pangolin,
of the NAeG Scheme - 2022 to 18 e-Governance initiatives Slender Loris and pythons.
at Central, State and District levels, Academic & Research 3) The area is surrounded by a chain of seven hillocks
Institutions and Public Sector Undertaking. This includes 9 or inselbergs that serve as a watershed, charging “72
Gold and 9 Silver Awards. lakes, 200 natural springs and three check dams.
4) The Anaikondan tank, built during the reign of
Mumbai Becomes the First City in Pandiyan kings in the 16th century is one among them.
South Asia to Top CDP’s Climate 5) Several megalithic structures, rock-cut temples, Tamil
Action List 24 Nov' 22 Brahmi inscriptions and Jain beds add to the historical
significance of the region.
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umbai has become the first Indian city to be added to BHS- “Biodiversity Heritage Sites” (BHS) are well defined
the A-list in the 5th Annual Cities Report published areas that are unique, ecologically fragile ecosystems.
by CDP, a non-profit organisation that runs the
world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, Meghalaya cabinet approves mental
states, and regions recognises the important role that cities play health and social care policy
in taking bold actions to mitigate and adopt to climate change.
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Mumbai is the most populous city in India, and, globally,
the 7th largest in terms of population. Surrounded by the n Meghalaya, the State Cabinet has passed its first-ever
sea on three sides, Mumbai is separated from the mainland Mental Health and Social Care Policy following a Cabinet
by Thane Creek and Harbour Bay. meeting. With this, Meghalaya has become the first state in
the Northeast and the third state in India to have such a policy.
Telangana to have first Integrated The vision of the Meghalaya Mental Health and Social Care
Rocket Facility of country 26 Nov' 22 Policy is to promote overall mental health and well-being and
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facilitate appropriate access and care pathways.
ccording to Telangana IT and Industries Minister Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma informed that this policy
K T Rama Rao the state will have the country's will ensure proper attention to mental health, especially for
first integrated rocket design, manufacturing and children, adolescents, and youths.
testing facility.
Rao, who was the guest of honour at an event organised at Indore Plans India’s First Retail
T-Hub here to celebrate Skyroot Aerospace's successful launch Municipal Green Bond 30 Nov' 22
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of Vikram-S rocket, expressed happiness that the facility would
be based in Telangana. The Hyderabad-based startup, incubated ndore with a strong environmental record is planning to issue
at T-Hub (a State government initiative for startups), launched the nation’s first local government bond targeting individual
India's first private rocket on November 18. investors, with proceeds used to fund a solar power project.
Indore Municipal Corp. seeks to raise as much as 2.6 billion
Tamil Nadu govt declared Arittapatti rupees ($31.8 million) via a 10-year bond sale next month,
village as a biodiversity heritage site according to Divyank Singh, chief executive officer of Indore
28 Nov' 22 Smart City, who is working with various stakeholders to
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finalize the offering. The offering from Indore, which is in the
he Tamil Nadu Government, issued a notification central state of Madhya Pradesh, is also set to be the country’s
declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages maiden municipal green bond designed for retail investors.
in Madurai district the first biodiversity heritage Importance: The green debt sale is occurring at a time
site in the State. The site comprising 139.63 hectares in when the World Bank has estimated that Asia’s third-largest
Arittapatti village (Melur block) and 53.8 hectares in economy will need to invest $840 billion over the next 15
Meenakshipuram village (Madurai East taluk) will be years on urban infrastructure to meet demand from a fast-
known as the Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage site. growing urban population. Indore has won the award of
Former Vice President (VP) Venkaiah Naidu received 25th Saraswathi National Eminence Award
(SIES) Award for Public Leadership.
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India’s cleanest city for six years in a row, based on a survey conclave inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is
conducted by the country’s housing and urban affairs ministry. likely to see the participation of several corporates.
The summit will focus on sectors such as metals and metal
Scindia launches DigiYatra at Delhi downstream, chemicals and petrochemicals, textiles and
airport 01 Dec' 22 apparel, food processing, electronics system design and
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manufacturing (ESDM), logistics and clean energy.
ivil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched
DigiYatra that allows entry of air passengers based G-20 Sherpa meeting to be held at
on a facial recognition system at the airport in
the national capital. With DigiYatra, it will be paperless
Udaipur in Rajasthan 01 Dec' 22
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entry for passengers at airports and the passenger data can he G-20 Sherpa meeting will be held at Udaipur
be automatically processed based on a facial recognition in Rajasthan from December 5 to 7. India's Sherpa
system at various checkpoints, including at security check Amitabh Kant along with senior officials of the
areas. Ministry of External Affairs reviewed the arrangements
Apart from Delhi, DigiYatra is being launched at Varanasi related to the event in Udaipur recently.
and Bangalore airports. for availing the service, a passenger In a meeting with senior officials, he said that the G-20
has to register their details on DigiYatra app using Aadhaar- Sherpa meeting will help in projecting Udaipur as an
based validation and a self-image capture. In the next step, international tourist destination. Mr. Kant appreciated the
the boarding pass has to be scanned and the credentials are efforts of the district administration for the preparations
shared with the airport. related to the event. Major historical places of Rajasthan
will also be illuminated today to mark India's assumption
Mumbai ranks 22nd in Global Prime of the chairmanship of G-20.
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Yogi Adityanath launches ‘One District
umbai stood at 22nd rank in a global index that
measures annual price appreciation of premium
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residential properties, according to Knight Frank. In he Uttar
its report on ‘Prime Global Cities Index Q3 (July-September) P r a d e s h
2022’, Property consultant Knight Frank said that all three government’s
Indian cities: Mumbai, Bengaluru and New Delhi, registered ambitious One
an increase in average annual prices in the third quarter of District One Product
2022. (ODOP) scheme has
Prime Global Cities Index Q3: received praise at
1) The report further cited that Dubai recorded the fastest the national level
rise in prime prices with an 88.8 per cent increase for helping in the
during a 12-month change (Q3 2021- Q3 2022), while revival of traditional crafts in the state. Now, on similar
Wellington was the weakest performing market with a lines, the government has launched the One District One
decline of 18 per cent. Sport (ODOS) programme for promoting local sporting
2) Some European cities registered strong performance talent.
in prime prices during Q3 2022. Zurich (10.7%), The Yogi Adityanath government hopes the ODOS
Edinburgh (9.9%), Berlin (9.4%), Dublin (8.6%), programme will become a platform to create
and Madrid (5.6%) have all risen the rankings in the sportspersons who can represent the state at the national
last 12 months despite the drop-in sentiment and the and international level. According to officials, one sport
slowdown in the Eurozone’s economy. will be identified in each of the 75 districts of UP. Steps
will be taken to find district-wise sport-specific talent
Naveen Patnaik inaugurates Odisha's and groom them.
flagship biz summit 01 Dec' 22 Under ODOS, one sport will be identified in each
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of the 75 districts of UP and necessary steps taken to
he third edition of 'Make in Odisha Conclave' find district-wise sport-specific talents and hone their
is underway here with several dignitaries and skills in order to enable them to represent the district,
company executives from participating countries state, national and international level tournaments and
participating on the first day of the summit. The five-day championships.
Four veteran diplomats and a US lawmaker have been honoured with this year’s annual ‘Diwali-
Power of One’ award here for their efforts in working towards a peaceful and secure world.
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UK gives green signal Australian Parliament Hawaii's Mauna Loa,

to new Indian youth visa approves India-Australia the world's largest active
scheme. Trade deal. volcano.
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UK gives green signal to new Indian India participates in 4th meeting of

youth visa scheme 17 Nov' 22 Moscow Format Consultations
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Minister Rishi ndia participated in the fourth meeting of the Moscow
Sunak green lit Format Consultations on Afghanistan held in Moscow.
a new youth mobility Special Envoys and Senior Officials from Russia,
partnership scheme China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
that will offer 3,000 Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan also participated in the meeting.
visas to 18-30-year-
According to External Affairs Ministry, during the meeting,
old degree-educated
the participants discussed issues related to Afghanistan.
Indians every year to
These include the current humanitarian situation and
live and work in the UK for up to two years.
the ongoing efforts of various stakeholders to provide
The reciprocal scheme, which will also involve British assistance, intra-Afghan talks, formation of an inclusive
nationals living and working in India, was signed as part of and representative government, efforts to counter threats of
the UK-India Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) terrorism and ensuring regional security.
last year and will now be formally launched in early 2023.
The launch of the UK-India Young Professionals Scheme is North Korea launches intercontinental
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and the UK’s wider commitment to forging stronger links
with the Indo-Pacific region to strengthen both Indian and orth Korea has launched an intercontinental
British economies. ballistic missile (ICBM). South Korean officials
said that the latest ICBM was fired from near the
Russia and Ukraine agree to extend North Korean capital Pyongyang. It reached an altitude of
grain deal 18 Nov' 22 6,100 kilometer on a lofted trajectory and travelled 1,000
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kilometer, reaching a speed of Mach 22.
ussia and Ukraine have agreed to extend the grain Meanwhile, Japan's Coast Guard said, the missile landed
deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey by in the sea roughly 210 kilometre west of Hokkaido. North
another 120 days as the existing agreement. The Korean FM Choe Son Hui warned of a fiercer response to
deal allows grain exports from Ukrainian ports through US plans to strengthen its military presence in the region.
a safe corridor in the Black Sea. UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres welcomed the agreement by all parties to Turkey launches airstrikes over
continue the Black Sea Grain initiative.
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The grain deal is vital for many African countries as they
face crop failure due to weather extremes and internal urkey launched deadly airstrikes over northern
conflicts. The nations that will benefit from the deal include regions of Syria and Iraq targeting Kurdish groups
Egypt, Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan Senegal, Rwanda, that Ankara holds responsible for the last week’s
Congo, Libya, Tanzania and Namibia. bomb attack in Istanbul.
Google is paying tribute to American geologist and oceanographic cartographer, Marie Tharp, who
helped prove the theories of continental drift. She co-published the first world map of ocean floors.
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Turkish Defense Ministry, November 20, said in a Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese over passage of
statement that warplanes attacked bases of the outlawed the pact.
Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, and the Syrian According to the Federation of Indian Chambers of
People’s Protection Units, or YPG. The Ministry cited Commerce and Industry the agreement shall open doors
Turkey’s right to self-defense under Article 51 of the to opportunities across diverse areas like mining and
United Nations Charter in launching an operation. It said minerals, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, education, clean
it was targeting areas used as a base by terrorists in their energy, transportation, gems and jewellery, tourism, and
attacks on our country. textiles, generating about a million jobs in India.
Sri Lanka exports five times SARANG: Indian Film Festival in
under India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Korea organized 23 Nov' 22
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Agreement 21 Nov' 22
he 10th
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ri Lanka has exported five times more than its imports Indian Film
under the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement in Festival in
the first nine months of this year, 2022. A report Busan was held from
issued by the Sri Lankan finance ministry stated that the Nov 18-20, 2022.
island nation's exports added up to over 140 billion Lankan The festival screened
rupees under the agreement. Imports into Sri Lanka from selected award
India stood at 28 billion rupees. winning, critically
Trade with India contributed to almost 65 percent of the acclaimed Hindi and
total trade of Sri Lanka under four existing free trade popular regional films with Korean sub-titles at Busan
agreements. The India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement Cinema Centre. The festival was organized by the Swami
was signed in 1998 and is in force since March 2000. Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Embassy of India Seoul in
association with Busan Cinema Center, the India Centre
21 members of APEC ministers at Busan University of Foreign Studies, and Hannarae
Foundation for Culture, Hongbeop Temple, Busan.
pledge to keep supply chains
The festival began with the opening ceremony on 18
22 Nov' 22 November. First Hindi film Padmavat was shown. The film
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he 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic festival is a part of the ongoing annual flagship cultural
Cooperation forum (APEC) ministers pledged to event 'Sarangad Festival of India in the Republic of Korea'
keep supply chains and markets open. APEC has by the Embassy of India, Seoul.
issued a joint declaration in Bangkok highlighting the
immense human suffering caused by the war, lamenting its
COP27 agrees to establish special
impact on economic growth, inflation, supply chains and Loss and Damage Fund 23 Nov' 22
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energy and food security.
he 27th UN Conference of Parties (COP27) agreed
Leaders of 21 APEC member economies issued the 2022 for establishing the special Loss and Damage
Leaders' Declaration following the 29th APEC Economic Fund. The Fund will help to make up for the losses
Leaders' Meeting, chaired by Prime Minister of Thailand suffered by developing nations that are vulnerable to
Prayut Chan-o-cha. The declaration reaffirms the long-term climate change. Confirming the agreement for creating a
commitment of APEC leaders to promote strong, balanced, Loss and Damage Fund, the COP27 in a tweet said, history
secure, sustainable and inclusive growth. The leaders was made today at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh as parties
also welcomed Peru's offer to host APEC in 2024 and the agreed to the establishment of a long-awaited loss and
Republic of Korea's offer for 2025. damage fund for assisting developing countries that are
particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate
Australian Parliament approves India- change.
Australia Trade deal 23 Nov' 22 The delegates at the COP27 applauded after the Loss
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and Damage fund was adopted after days of negotiations
he Australian Parliament has approved the Free
over the proposal. Negotiators and non-governmental
Trade Agreement between India and Australia.
organizations stressed that the fund was a significant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked his
achievement.
India became the only country to receive the Leadership in Family Planning (EXCELL) Awards 2022 FEBRUARY 2023 MICA
in the ‘country category’ at the International Conference on Family Planning held in Thailand. 29
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Droupadi Murmu said that there is an immense political
Canada launches Indo-Pacific
will in both the countries to take forward the relations
strategy 28 Nov' 22 to a new height. She recalled the joint celebration of
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anada has launched its long-awaited Indo-Pacific the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
strategy, outlining 1.7 billion US dollars in spending Rahman, the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s War
to boost military and cyber security in the region. of Liberation and 50 years of the establishment of
It has also vowed to deal with a "disruptive" China while diplomatic ties. She also mentioned that Bangladesh
working with it on climate change and trade issues. is India’s largest trade partner in South Asia. She
highlighted the largest visa operations of India in
The strategy plan says China is an increasingly disruptive Dhaka.
global power. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal
government wants to diversify trade and economic ties HGS launches global customer
that are overwhelmingly reliant on the United States.
Official data for September show bilateral trade with China
experience hub in Colombia
accounted for under seven percent of the total, compared to 01 Dec' 22
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68 percent for the United States.
ccording to Company Business process
Bangladesh IT export to reach USD 5 management firm Hinduja Global Solutions has
opened a new multilingual customer experience
billion by 2025 30 Nov' 22 hub in Colombia and it plans to hire 150 people for the
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angladesh currently earns USD 1.4 billion by centre initially. The centre will support customers with
exporting services from the IT and IT Enabled English, Spanish, and Portuguese customer experience
Services (ITES) and the country has set a target of (CX) requirements.
USD 5 billion for exports from these services by 2025, said "HGS expects to hire over 150 employees locally across
the State Minister for ICT, Zunaid Ahmed Palak. voice and non-voice multilingual service roles as well as
According to Mr. Palak the ICT department is providing corporate support functions by January 2023, and ramp up
training to young developers in cutting-edge technology going forward. The HGS Colombia CX hub will support
like Virtual Reality, Block Chain, Robotics, and Cyber clients in the logistics and consumer industries and add
Security to develop a skilled public resource. that the other clients subsequently,".
current USD 100 billion world market for apps and gaming
will grow nearly 5 times in the next 10 years.
Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's
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approximately 5000 developers divided into 2000 groups. or the first time in nearly 40 years, the largest active
The national Hackathon was preceded by five regional volcano in the world, Mauna Loa, whose name
hackathons organised at Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, means "Long Mountain," in Hawaii, has erupted.
Khulna, and Sylhet. Ten teams were declared as winners The US National Park Service said the first eruption at the
for the Hackathon award. volcano's top caldera since 1984 started. It is larger than all
the other Hawaiian islands combined and occupies half of
Bangladesh, special place in India’s the Big Island
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World Bank to finance USD 250
ccording to President Droupadi Murmu Bangladesh
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first’ policy. he World Bank approved USD 250 million
Welcoming the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh financing to help Bangladesh strengthen
to India Md. Mustafizur Rahman, who presented his environment management and promote private
credentials to the President, President Murmu said that sector participation in green investment. Successful
India-Bangladesh relations are bound by language, implementation of the Bangladesh Environmental
culture, and history and the unique tie is forged in shared Sustainability and Transformation (BEST) Project will
sacrifices. help the country tackle key pollution issues, benefitting
Referring to her meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh over 21 million people living in Greater Dhaka and
Hasina in September during her visit to India, President beyond.
India becomes the second largest steel producing country in the world, produced 106 million tonnes
in 2018.
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The project will help construct four vehicle inspection
UAE successfully launches first-ever
centres using private-public partnership modality to
inspect about 46,000 vehicles annually. An E-waste Arab-Built lunar spacecraft
management facility will be set up to process 3,500 metric 13 Dec' 22
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tons of e-waste annually. The project will help reduce
over 1 million metric tons of GreenHouse Gas emissions S p a c e X
from targeted sources. Falcon 9
rocket carried
The credit is from the World Bank’s International
into space the first
Development Association (IDA), which provides
ever Arab-built
concessional financing. It has a 30-year term with a five-
lunar spacecraft. It
year grace period.
was launched from
the Cape Canaveral
US unveils its newest nuclear stealth
Space Force Station
bomber, the B-21 03 Dec' 22 in Florida. The Rashid Rover was built by Dubai’s
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he US Air Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), in the
Force has United Arab Emirates (UAE), and is being delivered by
unveiled the HAKUTO-R lander, engineered by Japanese lunar
its newest nuclear exploration company ispace.
stealth bomber, the The mission is due to arrive at Moon around April 2023.
B-21, which will According to Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
gradually replace the (MBRSC) in Dubai, the Rashid rover will provide 'novel
aircraft first flown and highly valued data, images, and insights,' as well as
during the Cold War. 'collect scientific data on matters relating to the origin of
The first new bomber in 30 years could cost nearly 700 the solar system, our planet and life.'
million dollars each and can carry nuclear and conventional
weapons. No specific details have been shared so far. United States announces nuclear
But US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said, it was a fusion breakthrough 14 Dec' 22
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testament to America's enduring advantages in ingenuity
and innovation. nited States has announced a nuclear fusion
breakthrough, a historic step towards the promise
Mr Austin said the plane would offer significant advances
of 'near-limitless' clean energy and may help fight
over existing bombers in the US fleet, stating that even
to curb climate change.
the most sophisticated air defence systems will struggle
to detect the B-21 in the sky. The first flight by a B-21 is According to US Department of Energy, researchers at
expected to take place in mid-2023. the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in
California for the first time produced more energy in a
Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano fusion reaction than was used to ignite it, something called
net energy gain.
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US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm appearing
ndonesia's Mount Semeru volcano has erupted, sending alongside scientists from the LLNL, said, this is a landmark
ash billowing into the sky and sparking evacuations on achievement for the researchers and staff at the National
the country's main island, Java. Ignition Facility who have dedicated their careers to seeing
Authorities raised the volcano's warning status to the fusion ignition become a reality, and this milestone will
highest level, meaning its activity had escalated. No undoubtedly spark even more discovery.
injuries have been reported but nearly 2,000 people were Nuclear fusion is described as the 'holy grail' of energy
evacuated from the area around the volcano. Indonesia sits production. It is the process that powers the Sun and other
on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where tectonic plates collide, stars. It works by taking pairs of light atoms and forcing
causing frequent volcanic activity as well as earthquakes. them together - this 'fusion' releases a lot of energy.
Semeru - also known as "The Great Mountain" - is the Proponents of fusion hope that it could one day produce
highest volcano in Java at 3,676 meter (12,060ft) and one nearly limitless, carbon-free energy, displacing fossil fuels
of the most active. and other traditional energy sources.
India has jumped to the 48th position in the global aviation safety ranking by the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO), according to the DGCA report.
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RBI Imposes Rs 1.25 RBI announces launch of India climbs to 61st rank in
Crore Penalty on first pilot for retail digital Network Readiness Index
Zoroastrian Co-operative Rupee. 2022 report.
Bank.
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states that India secured 1st rank in AI talent concentration,

IFSCA executes MoU with the Reserve the second rank in Mobile broadband internet traffic within
Bank of India 16 Nov' 22 the country and International Internet bandwidth, third rank
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in Annual investment in telecommunication services and
he International Financial Services Centres
Domestic market size, fourth rank in ICT Services exports,
Authority (IFSCA) and the Reserve Bank of
fifth rank in FTTH and Building Internet subscriptions and
India (RBI) have entered into a Memorandum of
AI scientific publications. The country is ranked third out
Understanding (MoU) for collaboration in the field of
of 36 in the group of lower-middle-income countries after
regulation and supervision of regulated entities in their
Ukraine and Indonesia.
respective jurisdictions. The MoU facilitates technical
cooperation and exchange of information.
HDFC Bank, Canara Bank Get RBI
The IFSCA, being a unified regulator responsible for
development and regulation of financial products, financial
Approval for Rupee Trade 23 Nov' 22
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services and financial institutions in the International DFC Bank and Canara Bank have got approval from the
Financial Services Centre(s) (IFSC) established in India Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to open a special Vostro
is inter-alia, entrusted with the responsibility of regulation account for trade in rupees and both the approvals are
and supervision of authorized banks and non-banking for trade with Russia, banking industry sources said.
financial institutions operating in such IFSCs.
So far five Indian banks — UCO Bank, Union Bank, and
The MoU opens up avenues for cooperation between the IndusInd Bank being the other three — have received
two regulators, thereby strengthening the safety, stability regulatory clearance for such trade. This apart, two Russian
and soundness of respective financial ecosystems and banks — Sber Bank and VTB — have the RBI’s approval.
nurturing environments conducive to optimal business Both have branches in India.
development and economic growth.
According to sources, three banks have opened accounts so far
though no deal has been done through this mechanism. The
India climbs to 61st rank in Network move is aimed at popularising trade in the domestic currency.
Readiness Index 2022 report Kolkata-based UCO Bank was the first Indian bank to
21 Nov' 22 receive the RBI’s approval to open a special Vostro account
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with Russia’s Gazprombank, which was set up by the
ndia has improved its position by six slots and is now
world’s largest gas producer and exporter, Gazprom.
placed at 61st rank as per the Network Readiness Index
2022 report released recently. In its latest version IndusInd Bank has tied up with six Russian banks while the
of 2022, the report maps the network-based readiness remaining four Indian banks have done deals with one Russian
landscape of 131 economies based on their performances lender each. HDFC Bank’s counterpart in Russia is MTS
in four different pillars technology, people, governance, Bank, the fintech unit of Russia’s largest mobile operator,
and impact. MTS. On July 11, the RBI had issued a circular allowing trade
settlement between India and other countries in rupees. At the
India has not only improved its ranking but also improved
current exchange rate, the Russian ruble equals Rs 1.35.
its score from 49.74 in 2021 to 51.19 in 2022. The report
Indian actor Chiranjeevi was named the India Film Personality of the Year 2022 at the 53rd
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa.
ECONOMY
About Tata’ Consumer Group: The Tata Group houses its
Axis Bank Launches Knowledge Summit consumer business under Tata Consumer Products Ltd
‘Evolve’ for MSMEs 23 Nov' 22 (TCPL) which also sells packaged mineral water under
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the brand Himalayan and with brands as Tata Copper Plus
xis Bank has launched the seventh edition of
Water and Tata Gluco in the hydration segment. The deal
‘Evolve’ for MSMEs with the theme of ‘Indian
would provide the Tata group FMCG arm a larger play into
SMEs: Shifting Gears for Next Level Growth’.
the fast-growing bottled water segment.
‘Digitalisation to Building Indian SMEs’ and ‘Export
Opportunities for SMEs in the New World Order’ were
some of the other key themes at the launch.
RBI Imposes Rs 1.25 Crore Penalty on
The 7th edition of Evolve will delve into how technology
Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank
and digitalization can help achieve exponential growth 30 Nov' 22
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from exports, which is a major area of focus for increasing
he Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of
profitability and market presence for MSMEs, the bank
Rs 1.25 crore on Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank,
said. “Through Evolve, Axis Bank aims to provide a
Mumbai for non-compliance with certain directions,
platform for MSMEs to interact and learn from industry
including one related to discounting of bills.
thought leaders who have transformed their businesses
over the years,” it added. According to the RBI the bank had failed to comply with
its directions on 'Discounting of Bills by UCBs Restricted
Airtel Payments Bank Introduced Face Letters of Credit (LC)' and the provisions of the Rules,
as it discounted accommodation bills under LCs without
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irtel Payments Bank has introduced face documents and failed to preserve records in good order for
authentication-based savings bank account a period of eight years.
opening for customers. The company claims that According to RBI a penalty of Rs 20 lakh has been imposed
the feature will ease the process of account opening. The on Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank, Lucknow for non-
company also claims that it is the first Payments Bank in compliance with the certain norms related classification
the country to introduce this facility. of non-performing assets. The central bank also imposed
The authentication is processed using a newly developed penalties on five other cooperative banks.
mobile application by the Unique Identification Authority The RBI, however, added that penalties are based on
of India (UIDAI) as a result, the business correspondent deficiency in regulatory compliance and is not intended to
will now only need a smartphone to open an account. The pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement
bank will make this facility available across all its 500,000 entered into by the banks with their customers.
banking points by the end of this year.
Till now, if a customer wished to open an account with Airtel Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Signed
Payments Bank, the Aadhaar-based OTP or fingerprint Bancassurance Pact with Chola MS
biometric authentication was carried out. General and Max Life Insurance
This is Airtel Payments Bank’s one more initiative after it
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recently integrated with the National Payments Corporation
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of India’s (NPCI) - National Financial Switch (NFS) to ld private
facilitate Micro ATM transactions for debit card users sector lender
residing beyond the metro and tier 1 cities. Ta m i l n a d
Mercantile Bank
Tata to Acquire Packaged Water has entered into
Giant Bisleri 25 Nov' 22 bancassurance
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partnerships with
ata Consumer is set to acquire India’s largest Cholamandalam MS
packaged drinking water company, Bisleri, for an General Insurance
estimated Rs 6,000-7,000 crore. Chairman Ramesh Company Ltd, part of the Chennai-based Murugappa
Chauhan is aiming to disinvest Bisleri International to Tata Group, and Max Life Insurance Company to provide general
Consumer Products three decades after selling soft drink insurance products and life insurance schemes respectively
brands Thums Up, Gold Spot and Limca to Coca-Cola. to TMB’s customers. Under the tie-up, Tuticorin-based
Indian origin Teacher Veena Nair was honoured with the 2022 prime minister prize for excellence in
science teaching in secondary school Australia.
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TMB’s 500-plus branches will start retailing the insurance
YES Bank Acquired 9.9 per cent stake
products of both companies. The bank has inked agreement
with Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company for in JC Flower ARC 01 Dec' 22
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the purpose of marketing, distribution & selling the general es Bank has signed a Share Purchase Agreement
insurance products. (SPA) with JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction
About Bancassurance : It is the selling of insurance Company (ARC), acquiring a 9.9 percent stake in
products through banking channels. In Bancassurance a the ARC at Rs 11.43 per share on 28th November 2022. A
bank enters into an agreement with an Insurance company. subsequent acquisition of the additional shareholding of 10
The Bank makes its customer database available to the percent is subject to requisite regulatory approvals.
Insurance companies. If the bank customer buys the Key Points
insurance products then the bank will receive a commission
from the Insurance companies. 1. Yes Bank’s board has approved the sale of stressed
loans worth Rs 48,000 crore to JC Flowers.
RBI announces launch of first pilot for 2. The bank intends to participate as a minority
retail digital Rupee 30 Nov' 22 shareholder in the ARC. It is said that this will be
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ancillary to the main line of business of the bank.
he Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of the 3. As of 31st March 2022, JC Flowers ARC had Rs 595
first pilot for the retail digital Rupee on Ist December crore in assets under management with an annual
2022. As per the RBI Press release, eight banks have turnover of Rs 19.9 crore.
been identified for phase-wise participation in this pilot. The
4. For the three-month ended 30 September 2022, the net
first phase will begin with four banks including State Bank
profit of Yes Bank dropped by 32.2 percent year-on-
of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank in four
year to Rs 152.8 crore.
cities across the country. Four more banks, including Bank
of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank and Kotak 5. Total income during Q2 FY23, was higher at Rs
Mahindra Bank will join this pilot subsequently. 6,394.11 crore as against Rs 5,430.30 crore in the same
period a year ago.
The pilot would initially cover four cities, including
Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar and later 6. Gross non-performing assets came down to 12.89
extend to Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, percent of gross advances as against 14.97 percent in
Indore, Kochi, Lucknow, Patna and Shimla. The scope of the year-ago period.
the pilot may be expanded gradually to include more banks,
users and locations as needed. SBI Wrote Off Rs 1.65 Lakh Crore
The pilot would cover select locations in a closed user Loans in Last Four Fiscal Years
group - CUG comprising participating customers and 15 Dec' 22
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merchants. The digital Rupee would be in the form of a
digital token that represents legal tender. Users will be able anks have written off bad loans worth `10,09,511
to transact with digital crore during the last five financial years, Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament.
Rupee through a digital wallet offered by the participating
The non-performing assets (NPAs), including those in
banks and stored on mobile phones. Transactions can be
respect of which full provisioning has been made on
both Person to Person and Person Merchant.
completion of four years, are removed from the balance
sheet of the bank concerned by way of write-off.
GeM platform has crosses 1 lakh
Banks write off NPAs as part of their regular exercise to
crore rupees Gross Merchandise clean up their balance sheet, avail tax benefit and optimise
value 01 Dec' 22 capital, in accordance with RBI guidelines and policy
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approved by their boards. As per inputs received from RBI,
he Government e-Marketplace, GeM platform has
Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) wrote off an amount
crossed one lakh crore rupees Gross Merchandise
of `10,09,511 crore during the last five financial years.
value till for the financial year 2022-2023. GeM
is an online platform for public procurement in India As borrowers of written-off loans continue to be liable for
which was launched in August 2016 with the objective of repayment and the process of recovery of dues from the
creating an open and transparent procurement platform for borrower in written-off loan accounts continues, write-off
government buyers. does not benefit the borrower.
Indian wildlife biologist Dr Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded with champions of the Earth
award. This is UN's heighest environmental Honor. She is the founder of the Hargila Army.
SPORTS
Ravina wins gold in Youth Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Anish Thoppani clinches
Men's and Women's World Singh clinch Mixed Team silver medal in U-15
Championships. Pistol title. category at Badminton.
& Many More...
2. ICC also declared the qualification pathway for the 10-

India's winning 17 gold medals in air
team 2024 women’s T20 World Cup. Eight teams will
pistol events 16 Nov' 22 qualify for the event automatically comprising the top
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ndia won four more Gold medals in air pistol events three teams from each group from 2023, T20 World Cup.
to take their gold tally to 17 in the 15th Asian Airgun
Championship at Daegu in Korea. 2nd edition of North East Olympic
Shiva Narwal won the men's 10m air pistol, while Sagar Games concludes 17 Nov' 22
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Dangi picked up the junior men's gold. Shiva got the better
he 2nd edition of the North East Olympic Games
of experienced Korean Park Daehun in the men's air pistol
concluded in Shilllong, Meghalaya with Manipur
final, taking him down 17-13 in a close contest.
emerging as the overall team champion with a total
India's Vijayveer Sidhu also picked up a bronze in the event, of 240 medals which included 88 gold medal 75 silver and
after he finished the ranking round in third place with 248.0. 77 bronze medals.
In the junior men's air pistol, it was a 1-2 finish for India, as
Assam took the second spot with a total of 203 medals
Sagar Dangi overcame Samrat Rana 17-13 to claim gold.
which included 79 gold medals, 61 silver and 63 bronze
India's third gold came in the men' 10m air pistol Youth
medals. Arunachal Pradesh got the third spot from the host
event, when the trio of Sandeep Bishnoi, Sahil and Amit
State with a total of 112 medals which included 39 gold, 36
Sharma beat a Korean team 16-8 in the gold medal clash.
silver and 37 bronze medals. Host State Meghalaya won a
The fourth and final gold of the day came in the women's
total of 149 medal consisting of 36 golds, 35 silver and 78
10m air pistol youth event where Kanishka Dagar, Yashsavi
bronze medals and secured the fourth spot.
Joshi and Harnavdeep Kaur defeated yet another Korean
team 16-10 in the final match. Nagaland secured the fifth spot with a total of 78 medal
comprising of 18 gold medals while Mizoram was at the
U-19 Men’s T-20 World Cup 2024 to sixth spot with a total of 106 medal including 16 gold
medals. Tripura and Sikkim grabbed the 8th and 9th spots
be Hosted by Sri Lanka 16 Nov' 22
with four gold medals and three gold medals respectively.
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nternational Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the
venue for Under-19 Men’s and Women’s T-20 World FIFA World Cup kicks off in Doha
cup. ICC announced that the 2024 Under -19 men’s 21 Nov' 22
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T-20 World Cup will be hosted by Sri Lanka while the
2026 edition will be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia. he opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2022
The 2025 Under -19 women’s T20 World Cup will be held began with a cultural program amid loud cheers
in Malaysia and Thailand, and 2027 Under -19 women’s from the fans at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor,
event will be jointly hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal. Qatar. Football's biggest show on earth, the FIFA World
Key Points Cup 2022 has been officially launched after a spectacular
opening ceremony held at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor.
1. The hosts are selected via a competitive bidding
process overseen by a Board sub-committee chaired Thirty-two top nations from five zones will be in action for
by Martin Snedden. the championship title. All 64 matches will be played in
Indian-American Krishna Vavilala has been honoured with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement
(PLA) Award for his contributions to his community and the country.
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eight stadiums in Qatar. Ecuador began their FIFA World game, where he broke de Minaur with a mighty overhead
Cup campaign with an impressive 2–0 victory against smash, before sealing the final game with an ace.
Qatar in the opening match of the tournament at the Al Bayt
Stadium in Al Khor. Ravina wins gold in Youth Men's and
Women's World Championships
Sports Ministry approves Neeraj
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Chopra’s proposal to train in UK
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22 Nov' 22 n boxing, reigning Asian champion Ravina won gold
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in her final bout as India ended the Youth Men's and
ports Ministry has approved Olympic Gold Medallist Women's World Championships with 11 medals in La
Neeraj Chopra’s proposal to train in United Kingdom Nucia, Spain. In the 63kg category final, the Indian pugilist
under Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). beat Megan deCler of Netherlands 4-3 by split decision
Besides Neeraj Chopra, the Ministry has also cleared the after the bout was reviewed. In the other final, Kirti lost
proposals for shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, wrestler Deepak 0-5 to European youth champion Cliona Elizabeth D'Arcy
Punia and Javelin thrower and Commonwealth Games of Ireland in the 81 plus kg category, to settle for a silver.
medallist Annu Rani for foreign training. India was a dominant force at the event as the 25-member
About Neeraj Chopra- Neeraj Chopra is a track and field team bagged 11 medals including four gold, three silver
athlete from India. He is the reigning Olympic champion, and four bronze. Overall, 17 Indians had qualified for the
Silver medalist in the World Championship, and the quarterfinals of the tournament which was more than any
Diamond League champion in Javelin throw. He is the other country in this edition. The women pugilists’ total
most decorated athlete of India and the first Asian athlete to tally of eight medals was the highest among all countries
win an Olympic gold medal in Men's Javelin throw. at this year’s edition of the championships followed by
Born: 24 December 1997 (age 24 years), Khandra Kazakhstan's 5 and Uzbekistan's 4.
Height: 1.82 m Paralympic medallist Lekhara
Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes First Male receives Para Sports Person of Year
Player to Score in 5 World Cups award 30 Nov' 22
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2022 and
ortuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo became the first
India Sports
male player to score in five FIFA World Cups when
Awards of Federation
he converted from the spot against Ghana in the
of Indian Chambers
Group H game in Qatar. The 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo
of Commerce &
set the record when he smashed home a penalty in the 65th
Industry (FICCI),
minute at the 974 Stadium after he was brought down in
former Ranji cricketer
the box.
Sarkar Talwar was
The talismanic striker has now scored in every World Cup honoured with the Lifetime Achievement of the Year award.
since his first in 2006, when he converted a penalty against Talwar, the Director-Sports, Manav Rachna Education
Iran in the group stage. Ronaldo scored one goal at the 2010 Institutions, is also the recipient of the Dronacharya Lifetime
World Cup in South Africa, another at the 2014 tournament Award, given by the President of India. Apart from Talwar,
in Brazil, and four in Russia in 2018. Avani Lekhara, who won two medals at the Tokyo 2020
Paralympics, was recognized as the Para Sports Person of
Canada Won First Davis Cup Title the Year, while Shrey Kadyan was recognized as the Special
After Defeating Australia 28 Nov' 22 Sportsperson of the Year. Best Male Coach to R.B. Ramesh
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and Best Female Coach to Nonita Lal Qureshi.
anada won their first Davis Cup title after Felix
Auger-Aliassime beat Australia's Alex de Minaur For his contribution to sports journalism, Rakesh Rao,
6-3, 6-4 in the second match of the finals to give Deputy Editor (Sports) of The Hindu, was presented the
them an unassailable 2-0 lead in Malaga, Spain. Special Recognition Award by the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), at the
The world number six had to fend off three break points
FICCI India Sports Awards 2022 held at Federation House.
early in the first set but found his rhythm in the eighth
Indian-origin teacher Veena Nair has honoured with the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence
in Science Teaching in secondary schools in Australia.
SPORTS
match is underway at present. Unnati created history at
NADA to host Inclusion Conclave
Junior Championships by becoming the first Indian to enter
to sharpen focus on athletes with the Under-17 singles final.
disabilities 02 Dec' 22
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Shooter Rudrankksh Patil clinches
ational Anti-Doping Agency will host an
Inclusion Conclave to sharpen the focus on anti-
ISSF President’s Cup 05 Dec' 22
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doping education and processes for athletes with ndian shooter Rudrankksh Patil has clinched the
disabilities. International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has already President’s Cup held in Cairo, Egypt. He defeated
developed comprehensive modules on anti-doping Italy’s Danilo Sollazzo in the 10-metre rifle play-off by
education and awareness in Universal Design of Learning 16-8.
for athletes with disabilities. UDL is a multi-modal Athletes from 42 nations representing 43 ISSF Member
framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning Federations from all continents are taking part in this
for all persons using sign language visual representation, competition, which is being held since November 28 and
transcribed subtitles and content audio. concludes. 18-year-old Rudrankksh Patil also bagged
India's first quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics, when he
Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh clinch clinched a gold in the men’s 10-metre air rifle in the ISSF
Mixed Team Pistol title 04 Dec' 22 Rifle-Pistol World Championships 2022 also held in Cairo
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in October this year.
n Shooting, Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won the
10 metre air pistol mixed team title at the 65th National Unnati Hooda becomes first Indian
Shooting Championship Competitions at the MP
Shooting Academy range in Bhopal.
to enter U-17 women's singles final
06 Dec' 22
The Haryana duo trounced Karnataka’s Divya TS and
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Imroz 16-4 in the gold medal encounter. Punjab and ONGC n Badminton,
shared the bronze medals. In the junior mixed team pistol, Indian shuttler
the gold was won by Uttar Pradesh’s Anjali and Sagar after Unnati Hooda
beating Uttarakhand’s Yashasvi and Abhinav 18-16 in the created history at
gold medal match. Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh won the Badminton
the bronze medals on offer. Asia Junior
Championships 2022
Anish Thoppani clinches silver medal by becoming the
in U-15 category at Badminton first Indian to enter
04 Nov' 22 the Under-17 singles final. She thrashed Japan's Mion
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Yokouchi 21-8, 21-17 in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Unnati will
ndian shuttler now take on Sarunrak Vitidsarn of Thailand for the gold
Anish Thoppani medal.
clinched a silver Under-15 singles player Anish Thoppani and the
medal in the under-15 Under-17 men's doubles pair of Arsh Mohammad and
category at the Sanskar Saraswat also posted brilliant victories to move
Badminton Asia Junior into finals.
Championships in
The duo of Arsh and Sanskar showcased dominating
Nonthaburi, Thailand.
display against Chinese Taipei's Chi-Ruei Chiu and Shao
Anish lost the men's Hua Chiu to ease into the final with a commanding 21-15,
singles final against Chinese Taipei's Chung-Hsiang Yih 21-19 win.
8-21, 24-22, 19-21 to settle for silver. India’s under-17
They will now face another Chinese Taipei opponent,
men’s duo Arsh Mohammad and Sanskar Sraswat also lost
Lai Po Yu and Yi-Hao Lin, in the final. In the final,
the final to secure a silver medal.
Anish will be up against Chung-Hsiang Yih of Chinese
Unnati Hooda is taking on Sarunrak Vitidsarn of Thailand Taipei, who beat India's Gnana Dattu in another semi-
in the Women’s Under-17 singles gold medal clash. The final.
India's Poornima Devi Burman has been awarded the UN's highest environmental award Champions
of the Earth 2022.
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NASA launches Artemis Wipro the First Indian

Ministry of Power launches
Mission on a test flight to Company to Set Up
a “SHAKTI” scheme.
the moon. European Works Council.
& Many More...
INDIAN CHEMICAL COUNCIL (ICC) - Indian

NASA launches Artemis Mission on a Chemicals Council the apex national body representing
test flight to the moon 17 Nov' 22 all branches of the Chemical Industry in India such as
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Organic & Inorganic Chemicals, Plastics & Petrochemicals
he American space agency, Nasa, launched its most
& Petroleum Refineries, Dyestuffs & Dye-intermediates,
powerful-ever rocket, as part of a plan to eventually
Fertilizers & Pesticides, Specialty Chemicals, Paints etc.
return humans to the Moon. The 98 meter-tall
Artemis vehicle climbed skyward in a stupendous mix of Established in 1938, ICC has over the years grown its
light and sound. It brings the United States a big step closer functions and offerings to cater to the varying needs of the
to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first Indian Chemical Industry.
time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago.
Twelve astronauts walked on the moon during six Apollo Wipro the First Indian Company
missions from 1969 to 1972. to Set Up European Works Council
After years of delays and billions in cost overruns, the 18 Nov' 22
W
Space Launch System rocket thundered skyward, rising
from Kennedy Space Center on four-million kilograms ipro reached an agreement with employee
of thrust and hitting 160 kilometres per hour within representatives on setting up a European Works
seconds. Council (EWC). The creation of an EWC
follows a request by employees under an EU directive
The space agency is aiming to send four astronauts around
establishing the opportunity in companies with more than
the moon on the next flight, in 2024, and land humans there
1,000 employees across multiple European locations.
as early as 2025.
This agreement builds upon a number of years of Wipro
4th Edition of Indian Chemicals working with Works Councils at local and national level
across several European countries, including Germany, the
Council Sustainability Conclave Netherlands, France, Sweden and Finland.
inaugurated 18 Nov' 22
In a statement, Deepak Parija, Senior Vice President &
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hemicals and Petrochemicals Secretary Arun CHRO, Wipro Europe said, “The EWC will help us in
Baroka inaugurated 4th edition of Indian Chemicals getting even better as we assimilate employee perspectives
Council, ICC Sustainability Conclave in New on a consistent basis. It also demonstrates that Wipro is
Delhi. The Theme of the two-day event is ‘boardrooms applying and adopting European employment standards as
to Community-ESG, Carbon Neutrality, Operational a responsible global employer.”
Safety, Greener Solutions’. The Conclave aims to promote
sustainability in the management of the entire life cycle ISRO launches the first-ever private
of chemicals. It is being organized jointly with United Rocket 18 Nov' 22
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Nations Environment Program and International Council
of Chemical Associations with support of Ministry of ndia's first-ever private launch of Vikram Suborbital
Chemicals and Fertilizers and Ministry of Environment, rocket take place at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
Forest and Climate Change. Sriharikota Andhra Pradesh.
Iranian film ‘Nargesi’ on the struggles of a person with Down’s Syndrome wins ICFT-UNESCO
Gandhi Medal at IFFI 53.
SCIENCE
The Mission Prarambh carry three customer payloads which Hyderabad is hosting. This is the first round of Indian
Space Kidz India, Bazoomq Armenia and N-Space Tech Racing League (IRL) 2022 organised ahead of Formula
India. The one stage rocket is equipped with sensors for E race to be held in the city on February 11 next year.
securing datas including measurement of acceleration and The IRL is also the trial run for the track for E Formula.
pressure. This mission is a milestone in the history of ISRO. Hyderabad will also host the fourth round of the event on
A non-government entity, the start-up Skyroot Aerospace 10th and 11th of December while Chennai will host the
Private limited had developed the single-stage Vikram second round from 25th of November and third round from
Suborbital rocket. Weighing 550 kilogram the rocket will 2nd of December.
reach a maximum altitude of 101 km and is expected to splash
in the sea after an overall duration of 300 seconds post-launch. 'Third Global High-Level Ministerial
These rockets require Minimal range infrastructure and Conference on Antimicrobial
can be assembled and launched within 24 hours from any Resistance' 24 Nov' 22
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launch site. Skyroot was the first startup to sign an MOU
with ISRO for launching its rockets. inister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr
Bharati Pravin Pawar participated in the 'Third
The Sky root start-up is planning to send more than 20,000
Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on
small satellites in the coming decade. Vikram series is
Antimicrobial Resistance' to be held in Muscat, Oman on
named after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian
24th and 25th of November.
Space Science.
Bharati Pravin deliver India's national statement during
Reliance Industries to make India’s the opening session of the conference for the heads of the
delegation. During the conference, Dr Pawar will also have
first multimodal logistics park extensive discussions with other leaders, policymakers, key
19 Nov' 22 global experts, representatives from the private sector, civil
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society, research institutions and multilateral organizations
ccording to the Ministry of Road Transport and
on antimicrobial resistance, AMR. It is one of the greatest
Highways (MoRTH), Reliance Industries Ltd
threats to global public health preventing the treatment of
(RIL) has been awarded the project to build India’s
bacterial diseases using antibiotics.
first multimodal logistics park (MMLP) in Chennai, Tamil
Nadu. A crucial cog in the Centre’s logistics overhaul, The conference under the theme 'The AMR Pandemic: From
the MMLP will be spread over 184 acres and cost Rs Policy to One Health Action' will enhance international
1,424 crore. The project will get adequate connecting cooperation to tackle AMR and build on the success of the
infrastructure support through a special purpose vehicle two previous high-level ministerial conferences held in the
(SPV) formed between central and state agencies. RIL Netherlands in 2014 and 2019.
emerged as the winning bidder for the public-private-
partnership (PPP) project, with its own investment pegged ISRO launches PSLV-C54 from
at Rs 783 crore. The Centre expects the first phase of the Sriharikota 26 Nov' 22
P
project to be completed in two years.
SLV-C54 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space
About the project: The project would likely be monitored Center Sriharikota. The parameters of the launch
by the highest levels of the government, as it falls under the vehicle worked out perfectly on time with the four
high-priority list of projects inaugurated by Prime Minister stages of separation. ISRO scientists and spectators are
Narendra Modi under the Centre’s project monitoring eager to see the duration of the payloads being placed in
system. Moreover, it is one of the several flagship projects different orbits.
announced under the Bharatmala Project of MoRTH, which
envisions the building of 35 such MMLPs. The 1,117 kg payload includes Ocean Monitor, Sea Surface
Monitor, Ku Band Scatterometer and ARGOS - a French
India's first Street Circuit Car Racing payload. ARGOS will reinforce the existing fleet of Indo-
French satellites working on weather monitoring which are
begins in Hyderabad 22 Nov' 22 already in orbit thus enhancing the contribution towards the
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he first ever Street Circuit Car Racing of the country objectives of the Paris Agreement. Anand Nanosatellite is
began in Hyderabad. Telangana IT Minister K a technology demonstrator for commercial applications of
Tarakarama Rao formally inaugurated the Indian miniature earth observation camera for earth observation
Racing League event and watched the car racing event, using a microsatellite in low earth orbit.
J&K LG Manoj Sinha has announced 10% reservation for children of martyred army personnel and
poor families under ‘PARVAAZ’ scheme.
NEWS BITES SCIENCE
India Limited's former owner, the Government of India,
‘Ikshak’ Third Ship of Survey Vessel completed the sale.
Launched 28 Nov' 22
Alliance: Star Alliance
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kshak, the third of the four Survey Vessels (Large) Founded: 1932, Mumbai
(SVL) Project, being built by GRSE/L&T for Indian Founder: J. R. D. Tata
Navy was launched at Kattupalli, Chennai.
According to the Atharva Veda launched the ship to the NASA's Orion capsule reached key
chanting of invocation from. The ship has been named milestone 30 Nov' 22
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‘Ikshak’ which means ‘Guide’. The ship has been named
to signify the contribution of the Survey ships towards he US space agency NASA's Orion capsule has
facilitating safe passage for Mariners at Sea. reached a key milestone on its demonstration
Contract for building four SVL ships was signed between mission around the Moon. It moved some 4,30,000
MoD and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), kilometer beyond the Earth, the furthest any spacecraft
Kolkata on 30 Oct 18 for a total cost of Rs 2435 Cr. designed to carry humans has travelled.
SVL ships will replace the existing Sandhayak Class The capsule is uncrewed now, however, if it completes the
survey ships with new generation hydrographic equipment current flight without incident, the astronauts will be on the
to collect oceanographic data. The Survey Vessel (Large) next outing in two years' time. They're part of the agency's
ships are 110 m long, 16 m wide with deep displacement of Artemis programme, which seeks to return people to the
3400 tons and a complement of 231 personnel. lunar surface after a gap of 50 years. milestone marks the
middle point of the mission.
Ministry of Power launches a The capsule was launched from Florida's Kennedy Space
“SHAKTI”scheme 29 Nov' 22 Center on 16th of this month on 26-day mission designed to
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stretch its systems and make sure it is safe to carry astronauts.
inistry of Power has launched a scheme for The spacecraft is due to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off
procurement of aggregate power of 4500 MW for San Diego in California on 11th of next month.
five years under SHAKTI Policy. According to the
Ministry, the scheme will help states that are facing power Tata Power to invest 6,000 crore in
shortage and help generation plants to increase their capacities. Odisha 02 Dec' 22
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PFC Consulting Limited has been designated as the nodal
agency. It has invited bids for the supply of 4,500 MW ata Power CEO and MD Praveer Sinha announced
electricity. The supply will commence from April 2023. a Rs 6,000 crore capital investment by the company
in Odisha. Mr. Sinha said the four power discoms
The utilities that have shown interest for the scheme
of Odisha, where Tata Power has a majority stake, are
are Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd, Maharashtra State
committed to Rs 6,000 crore capex investment in the next
Electricity Distribution Company Ltd, Madhya Pradesh
five years. the company will also set up 1,000 electric
Power Management Company Ltd, New Delhi Municipal
vehicle (EV) charging points, 1,00,000 solar pumps, micro
Corporation and Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution
grids, rooftop and floating solar plants in the next five years.
Corporation Ltd.
He welcomed the Odisha government’s Renewable Energy
Vistara Airlines to merge with Air Policy 2022 unveiled at the Make In Odisha Conclave here.
India 30 Nov' 22 According to the Tata Power CEO the company has
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been engaged in power distribution across Odisha and
istara airlines will be merged with Tata-owned Air India is committed to ensure ease-of-doing business through
by March 2024. Singapore Airlines and Tata Sons state quality power supply. "Tata Power is committed to ensure
that they have agreed to merge Air India and Vistara 'Udyog Ru Pragati' (progress through entrepreneurship) by
by March 2024, subject to regulatory approvals. Singapore offering high-quality and affordable power supply to enable
Airlines will invest 250 million Dollars or Rupees 2,000 crore a conducive environment for industrial development.
into Air India as soon as this integration is completed. The company has already installed over 700 solar pumps
Air India- Air India is the flag carrier airline of India, in addition to 1,200 dual pump for community drinking
headquartered at New Delhi. It is owned by Talace Private application across the state. It has planned to install 30,000
Limited, a Special-Purpose Vehicle of Tata Sons, after Air solar pumps over the next five years.
Jammu and Kashmir has been awarded 1st prize in the category for Ayushman Bharat health account ID
generation and 2nd prize in the category for Teleconsultation.
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Rewa 2nd & 3rd Floor, Yadvendra Tower, Subhas Chowk, Near Angoori Building Sirmour Road, Rewa, 7311168199
Madhya Pradesh Pin Code-486001
Sidhi Gulab Tower, B.P.K. Traders, First Floor, Singrauli Road, Dainiha, Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh Pin Code-486661 8823872308
Shrawasti Katra Bypass, Balrampur Road, Infront of Lord Buddha School, Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, Pin Code-271845 9140954031
Singrauli Ground And 1st Floor, Dhoti Vindhyanagar, Waidhan,Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh Pin Code-486886 9140954030
Shahjahanpur Anta Chauraha Opp. Takshila School Near Shaker Hospital, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh Pin Code-242001 6386903242/
8874755025
Satna Shri KK Tower, 2nd & 3rd Floor, In Front of SBI Main Branch, Near Simariya Chowk, Satna, Madhya Pradesh Pin 9140954022
Code-485001
Sitapur Navin Chowk Front of Datsun Showroom, Bypass Chouraha, Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh Pin Code-261001 7706008028/
9140954021
Vidisha Mansarovar Complex, Ashok Nagar, Bypass Road, Mukherjee Nagar, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh Pin Code-464001 9140954029
Ajmer 586/25, Gopal Vihar, Opposite Shantipura Bus Stop, Vaishali Nagar, Ajmer, Rajasthan 7311169605
Aligarh 2nd Floor, Mangalam Complex, Samad Road, In front of Allahabad Bank, Aligarh (U.P) 8859447070
Alipurduar Vidyaapith, 2nd Floor, Beside Indusind Bank, Old Bus Stand, Birpara 6391207018
Ambala 2 Floor 169/2, Rai Market, Near UCO Bank, Ambala, Cantt 9253058711
Ambedkar Nagar Purani Tahseel Tiraha, Near Tamsa Nadi Pul, Akbarpur, AMBEDKAR NAGAR. Uttar Pradesh-224122 7311169613
Arrah Parihar Complex , 2nd Floor, Katira More, Opp. Vinayak Petrol Pump, Ara, Dist- Bhojpur, Bihar 6391207017
Asansol Swagata Apartment, 1st Floor, Mother Teresa Road, Lower Chelidanga, Asansol,West Bengal 7311168121
Ballia 1st & 2nd Floor, Ravi Offset Building, Dwarikapuri Colony, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh - 277001 9208243152
Bardhaman Third Floor, Dutta apartment, G.T Road, Badamtala, Near Curzon Gate Opposite M Bazaar Bardhman (Burdwan)- 7311168124
West Bengal
Basti 11/3/11, Awas Vikas Colony, Satyawaanpuri Katra Basti Near Kali Mandir, Awas Vikas Colony 7706008031
Bengaluru J.P. Foundation, 2nd Floor, No-450-1-14, Lakshmi Complex, 27th Cross, 10th Main, 4th Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru 6391207014
Bhabua Kabir Nagar Rampur Colony turn, Opposite Electricity Office, Bhabhua, Bihar 7311169615
Bhagalpur Near Manali Chowk, S.M College Rd, next to Sbi E-corner Building, Bhagalpur, Bihar 812001 9204363221
Bokaro Below ICICI Bank, Near Neelkamal Hotel, Dharamsala More, Bypass Road, Chas, Bokaro Pin.- 827013 7311168105
Bongaigaon Kakoti Complex Mayapuri Bongaigaon Assam 6391207002
Buxar Bank of Baroda Building, In Front of Buniyadi School, Near Jyoti Chowk, Buxar, Bihar 9532007090
Cooch Behar Nilanjana Building, Ground Floor, Dinhata Road, W/No 13, NewTown,Near SBI New Town Branch Cooch Behar, WB 6391207001
Deoghar Parmeshwar Dayal Road, Near Masjid, Barmasia, Deoghar, Jharkhand 7311168101
Deoria Above Idbi Bank Second Floor Raghav Nagar Deoria 9208248122
Dhanbad Office No.-424&425, 2nd Floor, City Centre, Luby Circular Road, Dhanbad, Jharkhand-826001 9204979723/24/
9905553535
Dimapur Building number 75, 2nd floor, Opposite Pantaloons, Middle Point Colony, Tajen Ao Road, Dimapur 6391207027
Dumka Mahendra's, 2nd Floor, Dumka Education Center, Gilan Para Chowk- Zila School Road, Dumka Jharkhand - 814101 7311168104
Durgapur Unit No- 404,3rd Floor, Above HDFC Bank, Near Big Bazaar,City Centre, Durgapur 7311168122
Ernakulam Door No 53 A, Marottichodu Road, Edapally Cochin 7311169607
Faizabad G.S. Tower, Diagonally In Front Of Jagat Hospital, Near Agrasen Chowk,Naka, Raebareli Road, Faizabad 9235253421
Faridabad 5R/5 Nit Faridabad (HR)-121001 6391207015
Farrukhabad Sb Complex,1St Floor, Beside Anand Petrol Pump Landmark, Lal Darwaja Rd, In Front Of New Vishal Mega Mart, 7706008029
Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh
Firozabad 228, Agra Gate, Infront of Kids Corner School, Gandhi Park Chauraha, Firozabad 9208235736
Gandhinagar Plot No. 315, Second Floor, Behind Icici Bank, Gh-4, Sector 16, Gandhinagar 7311168125
Ghaziabad D1 MG Tower, 2nd Floor, Near Bikanervala, Rajnagar Rdc, Opposite BSNL Office, Ghaziabad (x) 7311169603
Ghaziabad-Loni MM-2 DLF Ankur Vihar Loni, Ghaziabad 6391207008
Gonda Career Success, Malviya Nagar, Opposite Sagra Talab, Purani Hanuman Garhi Road, Gonda (U.P) 9208250778

Gwalior 3rd floor, 3 - Khedapati Colony, Opp G.D.A office Gwalior ( M.P) 9229174910
Haidergarh Gramyanchal Seva Samiti, Haidergarh, Barabanki 6391207005
Hajipur 2nd & 3rd Floor, Maa Sharda Complex, Near Subhash Chowk, Gokul Sweets To Ramjeevan Chowk Lane, Hajipur 7311168107
Vaishali -
Haridwar 2nd Floor, Goel Motors Building, Near SBI Bank, Tibri Fatak Road, Old Ranipur More Haridwar, Uttrakhand-249403 7706008034
Junagarh 303, "MANGALMURTI” Complex, Jawahar Road, LIC Building, Junagarh 6391207020
Leh Mahendra Institute Opposite To Golden Bakery Near ITBF Gate Leh - 194101 9797468851
Ludhiana SCO4 2nd Floor, Gian Singh Rare Wala Market, Near K-Mall, Link Road, Ludhiana, Punjab - 141002 7311169614
Mainpuri Mahendra Education Pvt Ltd Near Purushottam Collection, Mainpuri 9208241450
Mathura 2054 Chowki Bagh, Bahadur Mathura, Near Vishal Mega Mart, Infront Brijwasi Royal, SBI Main Branch 7706008072
Lucknow Suman Complex, Mohanlal Ganj, Raibarely Road, Above Canara Bank, Near Mohanlal Ganj, Tahsheel Lucknow 6391207026
Mohanlal Ganj
Mokama Ganga Jumuna Tower Ward No. 1 Main Road Mokama Near Sadar Block 6391207012
Moradabad Opposite Cross Road Mall, Pilli Kothi Above Temptetion Restaurant, Moradabad-Civil Lines Near Pili Kothi 9235253442
Mugalsarai House No. 20, Nai Basti Mughalsarai, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, 7311169611
Mumbai Borivali Navkar Paradies L.T. Road, Near Veer Savarkar Garden, Borivali (w) 6391207009
Muzaffarnagar 2Nd Floor Civil Lines Prakash Chowk Muzaffarnagar Up- 7706008032
Nasik 08, Anant Chember, 1st Floor, Near Dholya Ganpati Mandir, Beside Shyam Sweets, Ashok Stambh, Nashik 7311168126
Padrauna Near Hanuman Inter College, Ramkola Road, Padrauna 7311168115
Pratapgarh Pure Chakai Post, Pure Ojha City Road, Pratapgarh 8707232481/
6391207006
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
Sultanpur 1st Floor, Usha Commercial Complex, Raj Hotel Compound, Above Bank of Baroda, Besides Roadways, Civil Lines, 9208252915
Sultanpur 228001
Surat B-104, B-Block, ICC Building, Civil Char Rasta, Near Majura Gate, Surat 9537360459
Mumbai Thane Room No. 109, Siddharth Tower, Opp to Tip Top Sweets and Mangala's Chamber, Near Railway Station, Thane West 7311169612
400601
Trivandrum Zenith Educate Mahendra's, First Floor, MGOCSM Building, Opposite AKG Center, Palayam-Airport Road, Palayam, 7311169608
Trivandrum
Ujjain 60-Azad Nagar, Dewas Road, Ujjain, MP 6391207013
Unnao 1111 Adarsh Nagar, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh 6391207019
Vadodara 301/302, The Plaza Complex, Besides Ginger Hotel, Fatehganj, Main Road, Fatehganj, Baroda 9537589477
Vishakhapattnam 2nd Floor, Potluri Classic 47-14, 7, Dwarakanagar Rd, Beside SBI Branch, Dwaraka Nagar, Visakhapatnam, Andhra 9966593419
Pradesh
Yamunanagar 1/75, 1st Floor, Workshop Road, Near Fountain Chowk, Opp Meena Bazar, Yamuna Nagar 7311168120
Kasganj Moh. Nawab, Gali Bohran, Near Kotwali, Kasganj 7311168112
Barabanki Excel Net Building, In Front of Ambika Nursing Home, Lakhpedabag Colony, Barabanki 6391207060
Dumrao 27/25 Siddhashram Tower, Near CPSS High School, Hari Ji ka Hata, Dumraon 6391207004
Jamui Kachahri Road, Above Ajanta Press, Near Civil Court, Jamui 6391207062
Jhotwara 1 Jagannath Puri, Kanta Choraha, Near HDFC Bank, Jhotwara 6391207063
Madhubani 2nd Floor of Deviki Enclave, Opposite Railway Station, Town Club Road, Madhubani 6391207059
Nerul B 107, First Floor, Nerul Station Complex (East), Navi Mumbai 6391207030
Amroha Azad Road, Opp. J.S.H. (PG) College, Near HDFC Bank, 1st Floor, Dr. Javed Homeo Clinic, Amroha (U.P) 6391207064
Kolkata - Hoogly 92/C/1B, N. K Banerjee Road, Rishra, Hoogly, WB - 712248 8017652045
Kolkata - Behala Premises No. 627/2, Diamond Harbour Road, Near Ashoka Cinema, Behala, Kolkata-700034 9903409917
Morena Saraswati Plaza, Behind Hariraj Takiz, Vankhandi Road, Morena 7311168118
Hamirpur 2nd floor Varun Guest House Naubasta near Brajraj Hospital Hamirpur U.P. 6391207072
Vasai A-14, 2nd Floor, Jai-ish Krupa CHS, Near Platform No.1, Anand Nagar, Vasai West Mumbai 6391207076
Sitapur 1180, Collectorate Compound, Loharbagh, Sitapur 6391207080
Sikar FORTUNE TOWER, Near Police Station, Nawalgarh road, Sikar, Rajasthan, 33 6391207086
Viman Nagar Office no B202, 2nd Floor Ashoka Plaza Besides Hyatt Regency, above Domino's Pizza, Viman Nagar, Pune, 6391207089
Maharashtra.
Chandigarh SCO 23, 24, 25, Sector 34-A, Chandigarh 6391207091
Bijnor Judgi Road, Anta Ghar compound near Shakti chawk, Above Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bijnor 6391207088
Itanagar I.G. Park entrance gate, near old petrol pump,lower c sector, Papum pare district, Arunachal Pradesh 6391207092
Jorhat 3rd floor, Above ESIC office, Phukan Ali Road, Tarajan, Jorhat, Assam 6386903142 /
9864443070
Janjgir 49-52, Maa Market, Station Road, Naila, Janjgir 6391207090
Chhindwara Umang tower, Nagpur road, ELC Chowk, Chhindwara 6391207095
Begusarai Near Omer Girls High School, Bishanpur, Begusarai 6391207087
Tezpur Near Poruwa Chariali, Bhitorsuti, Tezpur 6391207096
Giridih 1st Floor Mangallam Mall, Infront of Zila Parishad, Kutchery Road, Giridih, Jharkhand 9140954006
Guwahati Tarini Bhanu Complex, Near Sonaram Market, Maligaon Complex, Guwahati, Assam 7290940162

WHO'S WHO DESIGNATION
WHO’S WHO
S.No. DESIGNATION NAME
1. Chairman, Rajya Sabha Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
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, Arun Goel
9. Director General, ITBP Anish Dayal Singh
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 Anil Chauhan
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 22nd Law Commission Ritu Raj Awasthi
46. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
47. CEO, Prasar Bharati Gaurav Dwivedi
48. Chairman of National Testing Agency M.S. Ananth
49. Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan
50. Chairman, Indian Banks Association A.K. Goel
Data as on 20th December, 2022
Kathak exponent, Uma Sharma has received the prestigious ‘Sumitra Charat Ram Award’ on 17th
November, 2022, organised at Kamani Auditorium by Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra (SBKK).
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS BITES
World Toilet Day, 2022. IFFI celebrated 50 years of Nagaland celebrated 60th
Manipuri cinema. statehood day.
& Many More...
National Press Day 2022 Observed World Toilet Day, 2022 19 Nov' 22
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16 Nov' 22 he Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation
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ational Press Day is observed on November (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, under the Swachh
16 every year to acknowledge and honour the Bharat Mission (Grameen) is organizing ‘Swachhta
Press Council of India (PCI). The day marks the Run’ across rural India, to mark the World Toilet Day on
presence of an independent and responsible press in the 19th November, 2022.
country. The Press Council of India also examines the States & UTs have been directed to conduct the “Swachhta
quality of reportage of the Indian press and keeps a check Run” at the Gram Panchayat (GP) level involving local
on journalistic activities. heroes, Swachhagrahis’, ASHA workers, volunteers, youth,
History- In the year 1956, the First Press Commission school children, and local folk artists etc. It was suggested
decided to form a body with statutory authority which has to engage the local elected representatives/sports persons/
the responsibility of maintaining the ethics of journalism. In celebrities/local influencers to flag off the “Run” to enthuse
1966 on 16 November, the PCI was formed. The National the local populace for participation.
Press Day of India is since then celebrated on November This global observance, held annually since 2013,
16 every year to commemorate the establishment of the celebrates toilets and raises awareness for the people living
council. without access to sanitation. The 2022 theme is ‘Making the
Invisible Visible’ and explores how inadequate sanitation
India Set to Become World’s Most systems spread human waste into rivers, lakes and soil,
Populous Country in 2023 17 Nov' 22 polluting underground water resources. This problem
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seems to be invisible, as the water contamination happens
ccording to the 27th edition of the United underground.
Nations’ World Population Prospects, 2022 India
is projected to surpass China as the world’s most IFFI celebrates 50 years of Manipuri
populous country in 2023, with each counting more than cinema 23 Nov' 22
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1.4 billion residents this year.
More About The Report: he International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
is celebrating 50 years of Manipuri cinema. 10
The world’s population, estimated to reach 8 billion by
Manipuri films are being screened at IFFI-Goa
Nov. 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030, and
under the Special Golden Jubilee Cinema package. Out of
10.4 billion in 2100, as the pace of mortality slows, said the
10, five are feature films and five are non-feature films. The
report released on World Population Day.
Manipuri feature films being screened at IFFI are Ishanou,
The world’s population was growing at its slowest pace Brogendragee Luhongba, Loktak Larembi, Phijigee Mani
since 1950, having fallen below 1% in 2020, UN estimates and Matambi Manipur.
showed. In 2021, the average fertility of the world’s
Deb Kumar Bose directed Matambi Manipur was the first
population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime,
Manipuri film, which was released on the 9th of April
having fallen from about 5 births in 1950. Global fertility
1972. Since then, April 9 is celebrated as birth anniversary
is projected to decline further to 2.1 births per woman by
of Manipuri cinema. Five non-feature films from Manipur
2050.
Kerala Tourism wins Responsible Tourism Global Award Kerala Tourism has bagged the prestigious
Responsible Tourism Global award at the World Travel Mart held in London.
NEWS BITES MISCELLANEOUS
being screened at IFFI are Ratan Thiyam: The Man of 4. The Indian Constitution is the longest-written
Theatre, Ilisa Amagi Mahao, Look At The Sky, The Silent constitution in the world.
Poet and The Tainted Mirror. 5. The Constitution offers a framework for the
government of the country to keep in mind the social,
33rd Foundation Day Celebrated of religious, and cultural diversity of the nation.
National Institute of Open Schooling History- The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
(NIOS) 24 Nov' 22 announced the Centre’s decision to observe 26th November
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as Constitution Day in 2015. The day is observed to
ccording to Union Minister of State for promote constitutional values among the citizens of India.
Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar National Institute
of Open Schooling (NIOS) is lighting the lamp of Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates
knowledge all over the world and help in building inclusive
multiple flights in Northeastern
education resources in the country.
At 33rd Foundation Day Celebrations on NIOS, the
Region 30 Nov' 22
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Minister said the NIOS have several responsibilities of ivil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, along
expanding the open and distance education system in states with Minister of State for Civil Aviation General
and UTs. V. K. Singh (Retired) inaugurated multiple flights
to further expand the connectivity to Northeastern Region.
101st birth anniversary of the “Father Alliance Air has also started flight services on two routes
of the White Revolution in India” Dibrugarh to Itanagar and Ziro as well as Dibrugarh to
26 Nov' 22 Itanagar and Pasighat.
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he Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Nagaland celebrated 60th statehood
is celebrating “National Milk Day” to commemorate day 01 Dec' 22
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101st birth anniversary of the “Father of the White
Revolution in India”, Dr. Verghese Kurien also known rime Minister Narendra Modi, December 1,
as the Milkman of India as a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit extended his wishes to the people of Nagaland on
Mahotsav” on 26th November 2022 in Bengaluru. their Statehood day. Nagaland is celebrating its 60th
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, statehood day on 01 December. It became the 16th State of
Government of India, Department of Animal Husbandry the Union of India on 1st December 1963.
and Fisheries, Govt. of Karnataka, National Dairy According to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio a state-level
Development Board and Karnataka Milk Federation have statehood celebration programme organised at Civil
joined hands to organize this memorable national event in Secretariat Plaza. He also launch the SAHYOG project of
the state of Karnataka. Nagaland Police and also flag off Nagaland Police Special
Operation Group Vehicles.
Constitution Day of India 26 Nov' 22
BSF celebrates its 58th Raising Day
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onstitution Day is celebrated on 26th November 01 Dec' 22
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every year in India to commemorate the adoption
of the Constitution of India. The constitution of ndia celebrated the 58th BSF Raising Day on 1st
India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th December in 2022. This is for the first time that the
November 1949, and it came into effect on 26th January Raising Day Parade of India’s first line of defense
1950. is being held in Punjab and the second time outside the
Key Points: national capital. The 58th Raising Day Parade of the Border
Security Force (BSF) will be held on December 4 on Guru
1. The Constitution of India is termed as ‘of the people, Nanak Dev University campus.
for the people, and by the people.’
History and Significance: Formed in 1965, the primary
2. The preamble of the Indian Constitution declared India role of the BSF lies in securing the borders of India shared
as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic, republic, with Bangladesh and Pakistan. The Border Security Force
and the welfare state. (BSF) comprises Indian armed personnel dedicated to
3. Indian Constitution provides us with fundamental protecting the sovereignty and integrity along the Indo-
rights along with fundamental duties. Bangladesh and the Indo-Pakistan borders.
Ladakh-based innovator Sonam Wangchuk bags seventh Dr Paulos Mar Gregorios award given by
the Sophia Society of the Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church.
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BSF has an anti-Naxal HQ in Bangalore. It provides deepened our economic, cultural co-operation and people-
oversight to the various battalions dedicated to fighting to-people ties with the CPLP member countries.
Naxalites in the red corridor region. The BSF has played an
exemplary role in counter-Naxalite and counter-insurgency International Day for the Abolition of
operations over the last 4-decades. It also tackled counter- Slavery 02 Dec' 22
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insurgency in the Seven Sisters states and played a vital
role in eliminating anti-national elements across India. he International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is
celebrated, each year, on December 2. The day is
National Pollution Control Day 2022 observed to remind us of the evils of enslavement,
observed 02 Dec' 22 forced labour, child labour, and sexual exploitation and
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trafficking and to eliminate slavery practised in our time.
ational Pollution Control Day is observed every Significance: The UN mentions that the number of
year on 2 December in India. The day is recognized modern slaves increased to 50 million by the end of 2021.
to commemorate the precious lives that were lost The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a
in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, one of the greatest industrial significant day as it encourages us all to bring an end to
disasters in the history of India. The main aim and such atrocities.
objectives of celebrating the National Pollution Prevention
Day 2022 in India is to create awareness among people History: Slavery has existed since the Sumerian and
about the judicious use of industries to prevent uncalled- Mesopotamian times. In modern times, ISIS and Boko
for industrial disasters. Haram terrorists have used non-Muslim women as sex
slaves. Slavery was practised by Egyptian empires, ancient
Significance: The significance of celebrating the National Greece and Rome and during the Viking rule of Britain.
Pollution Control Day is to avoid similar catastrophes The transatlantic slave trade of African people began with
like the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and save the earth from the Portuguese and was also practised by the Dutch, the
the damage caused by pollution. The day is dedicated to English and French merchants.
encourage the adoption of pollution control acts to prevent
the environmental pollution caused by human negligence International Cheetah Day and
and industrial emissions.
Wildlife Conservation Day celebrated
History: The history of National Pollution Day in India
dates back to the heart-wrenching Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 06 Dec' 22
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which thousands of people lost their lives. The incident he National
happened on the night of 2 and 3 December 1984, and Zoological
that is why the National Pollution Control Day is observed Park, New
annually on 2 December. Delhi (Delhi
Zoo) celebrated
International Lusophone Festival to “International Cheetah
be held in Goa 02 Dec' 22 Day” and “Wildlife
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Conservation Day”
inistry of External Affairs (MEA) in partnership
in collaboration with
with Indian Council of Cultural Relations
Central Zoo Authority. The purpose behind the celebration of
(ICCR) and the Goa government will organize
“International Cheetah Day” and “Wildlife Conservation Day”
the International Lusophone Festival in Goa from 3-6
is to spread awareness among present generation about the
December. It will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister
Wildlife Conservation.
of Goa, Pramod Sawant at Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan.
Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi will To create awareness on the celebration, a team from National
be the Guest of Honour. Lusophones are people that speak Zoological Park and Central Zoo Authority visited and
Portuguese as a native or as a common second language. interacted with 175 Divyang school students of Jormal
Periwal Memorial Senior Secondary School for Blind,
The festival seeks to further India’s connect with the
New Delhi. All Divyang school students took part in the
Lusophone world. Goa has had historical linkages with
Wildlife Conservation Pledge. The expert talks on ‘Wildlife
the Lusophone world, which has been nurtured through
Conservation and Role of Zoos’ and “Cheetah – a Keystone
the presence of Portuguese cultural institutions like
Species and Food Web” were given by the officials of
the Orient Foundation and the Camoes Institute which
National Zoological Park and Central Zoo Authority.
promote Portuguese language and culture in India. This has
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award has been awarded to the Table Tennis player Achanta Sharath
Kamal.
WORLD OF ENGLISH ETYMOLOGY
EDITORIAL WORD MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Haul (Noun and Verb) - ## He told the chief officer to haul the ship off four points.
(of a person) pull or drag with effort or force. ## If you haul hard you will divert the fish.
Ex: "He hauled his bike out of the shed" ## A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream.
OTHER DEFINITIONS ## They managed to haul the survivors aboard the vessel.
As verb: ## All the farm workers had to help to haul the bags of
1a: to cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing cattle food down from the cart.
Ex: haul a wagon ## The junkmen are going to haul away my old appliances.
1b: to obtain or move by or as if by hauling ## Because I can’t haul the huge couch to my apartment,
I won’t purchase it.
Ex: He was hauled to parties night after night by his
wife. ## It took several men to haul the fallen tree out of our
yard.
1c: to transport in a vehicle: CART
## According to the captain, his small fishing boat can
Ex: The cattle were hauled to market.
haul a huge amount of cargo.
2: to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to
## We can’t put up the volleyball net until the yard
sail closer to the wind
workers haul off the tree branches.
3: to bring before an authority for interrogation or
ORIGIN
judgment
Mid 16th century (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim
Intransitive verb sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale.
1: To exert traction- Pull Synonyms & Antonyms for haul
Ex: Haul back on the reins. Synonyms: Verb
2: to move along: PROCEED drag, draw, hale, lug, pull, tow, tug
Ex: About three o'clock we hauled into Moonridge. Synonyms: Noun
3: To furnish transportation bounty, catch, take, yield
Ex: There is a nominal charge for hauling. Antonyms: Verb
Haul as noun: drive, propel, push
1a: The act or process of pulling. IDIOMATIC USAGE OF DRAFT
Ex: The rope stood up under the strain of the haul. Haul off
1b: A device for pulling or carting something. • 1. North American informal Leave; depart.
2a: The result of an effort to obtain, collect, or win ‘Rather than hurrying to finish my last doodle, I
carefully pack it away in my bag and, along with
Ex: The burglar's haul.
the rest of my gear, haul off to my locker.’
2b: The quantity of fish taken in a single draft of a net. 1.1 Withdraw a little in preparation for some
3a: The act or process of transporting something in a action.
vehicle. ‘He hauled off and smacked the kid’
3b: The length or course of a transportation route. Haul out
PRONUNCIATION • (of a seal or similar marine mammal) come out of
Let us deal with the pronunciation of the word ‘haul’, it is the water to spend time on land.
to be pronounced as ‘ball’, just ‘b’ is to be replaced with ‘Seals haul out to bask in areas where they can see and
‘h’. smell approaching predators’
Manthan Platform Wins the Best Tech Initiative Award at Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Business
48 MICA FEBRUARY 2023 Excellence Awards 2022.
Global Skill
Summit with
Indian Missions
Union Education and Skill Development and 5. Emphasis on promoting multilingualism and Indian
Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan languages; The medium of instruction until at least Grade
inaugurated the 13th FICCI Global Skills Summit 2022 5, but preferably till Grade 8 and beyond, will be the home
in New Delhi on 27 September 2022. The two-day (27-28 language/mother tongue/local language/regional language.
September) Summit has been organised by Federation of 8 impressive panels covered the following subject:
Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Skills. 1. Skilling in Schooling and Schooling in Skilling
The theme of the 13th edition of the Global Skills Summit 2. Employability-led skilling in India: Role of Corporates
was 'Education to Employability - Making it Happen' & Social Sector Organizations
focused on making education employable for the youth of
3. The Future of Skilling: New World of Work
our country. After 34 years since the launch of the National
Policy of Education in 1986, the new National Education 4. Internationalization of Skilling
Policy -2020 envisions to have a learning ecosystem that 5. Boosting Entrepreneurship & Ease of doing business
is second to none. Currently, Our nation is at the cusp of 6. VIRASAT – The Heritage' Vocal for Local: Go Global'
leveraging demographic dividend, disruptive technologies 7. Skill Financing – Creating a sustainable ecosystem
and changing World of Work. The Summit would look 8. Apprenticeships for employability
from the NEP lens and focus on how India can become the
“Skill Capital of the World” keeping the UN Sustainable FICCI Global Skills Summit: FICCI has been organizing
Development Goal 4 (SDG4) as an underpinning theme. Global Skills Summit (GSS) since 2007, which has
evolved into one of the coveted Summits in the skill
The National Education Policy 2020 has set a target development space in India. The Summit brings together
of introducing vocational education to at least 50% of key stakeholders, including policymakers, TVET experts
learners in the school and higher education system. The and industry, for deliberations and knowledge sharing
onus to "make it happen" rests not only on the initiatives on the current and future trends, providing a forum for
of the Government of India, but also on the collaborative facilitating partnerships and effective collaborations.
efforts of industry, academia, philanthropy, foundations,
Global Skills Summit has become a brand in the Indian
NGOs and social sector organisations. The summit will
TVET ecosystem that encourages visionaries thought leaders/
also discuss promoting entrepreneurship, apprenticeship
disruptors to come together and share exceptional future-
and craftsmanship. It will bring together key stakeholders
driven ideas for the Skill Development sector of our country.
to deliberate on strategies and share best practices that will
help India develop a 21st century skill ecosystem. The About FICCI : Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest
funding model of Indian TVET will be discussed and there and oldest apex business organisation in India. Its history is
will be an in-depth discussion on how a strong funding closely interwoven with India's struggle for independence,
system can really help the education-to-employment its industrialization, and its emergence as one of the most
transition in India. The two-day summit conclude with the rapidly growing global economies.
"Virasat" heritage event that honors and recognizes the A non-government, not-for-profit organisation, FICCI is
exquisite crafts of Indian artisans. the voice of India's business and industry. From influencing
Features of NEP 2020 are - policy to encouraging debate, engaging with policy makers
and civil society, FICCI articulates the views and concerns
1. Ensuring Universal Access at All Levels of schooling of industry. FICCI provides a platform for networking and
from pre-primary school to Grade 12. consensus building within and across sectors and is the
2. Ensuring quality early childhood care and education first port of call for Indian industry, policy makers and the
for all children between 3-6 years. international business community.
3. New Curricular and Pedagogical Structure (5+3+3+4). President: Sanjiv Mehta Founded: 1927
4. Establishing National Mission on Foundational Headquarters: New Delhi
Literacy and Numeracy. Founder: Ghanshyam Das Birla
Meghalaya received an award for ‘Best Practice in Tuberculosis (TB) Advocacy, Communication and
Social Mobilization(ACSM)’ at the National Workshop on ACSM to end TB in India, held in New Delhi.
The Rise of Rural
Manufacturing
Manufacturing: is the creation or production of goods 2. Production Cost Differentials - Many firms experience
with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and substantially higher operating costs in cities than in rural
chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the areas, which affects firm’s profitability and competitiveness.
essence of secondary sector of the economy. 3. Possibility of Capital Restructuring - An approach
The most noticeable trend in the manufacturing sector in India advocated by Marxist geographers. According to this view,
has been a shift of manufacturing activity and employment there is a tendency for growing capital accumulation and
from bigger cities to smaller towns and rural areas. centralisation by large multi-plant corporations. Big firms
The dispersal of manufacturing activities is a welcome deliberately shift production from cities to take advantage
sign, given the size of the Indian economy and the need for of the availability of less skilled, less unionised and less
balanced regional development, It could be advantageous costly rural labour.
and help in transforming the rural economy, or it could have Key Benefits of Rising Rural Manufacturing in India
a set of constraints, which could hamper higher growth. The shift from urban to rural areas has helped maintain
Formal vs Informal Sector: the importance of manufacturing as a source of livelihood
Investigated the urbanization of the Indian manufacturing sector diversification in rural India.
by combining enterprise data from formal and informal sectors. In the aftermath of trade liberalisation, import competition
It found that manufacturing plants in the formal sector are among Indian manufacturers intensified and to cut costs
moving away from urban areas and into rural locations, while they moved some operations from cities to smaller towns,
the informal sector is moving from rural to urban locations. where labour costs are cheaper.
Recent data from the Annual Survey of Industries for 2019- This trend helped to make up for the loss of employment in
20, show that the rural segment is a significant contributor some traditional rural industries.
to the manufacturing sector’s output. The growth of rural manufacturing, by generating new jobs, thus
While 42% of factories are in rural areas, 62% of fixed provides an economic base for the transition out of agriculture.
capital is in the rural side. Challenges:
In terms of output and value addition, rural factories Higher cost of capital for firms operating on the rural side,
contributed to exactly half of the total sector. despite benefits of lower costs via lower rents.
In terms of employment, it accounted for 44% but had only The rural segment accounted for only 35% of the total rent
a 41% share in the total wages of the sector. paid, while it had 60% of the total interest payments.
Causes of Rural Manufacturing shifting: The benefits reaped from one source seem to be offset by
Studies have documented several causes for the relatively the increased costs on the other front.
steady rise and presence of rural manufacturing. Skills shortage in rural areas.
Rural areas have generally been more attractive to Manufacturing needs higher skilled workers to compete in
manufacturing ﬁrms because wages, property, and land the highly technological global ‘new economy’.
costs are all lower than in most metropolitan areas. Manufacturers who depend only on low-wage workers
The Annual Survey of Industries for 2019-20 considers that simply cannot sustain their competitive edge.
this is the result of a steady stream of investments in rural Manufacturers who need higher skilled labour find that
locations over the last two decades. rural areas cannot supply it in adequate quantities.
There could be three explanations for this shift of Conclusion:
manufacturing away from urban locations- Given the size of the Indian economy and the need for balanced
1. First is the Factory Floor Space Supply Constraints - regional development, the dispersal of manufacturing activities
When locations get more urbanised and congested, the greater from Urban to Rural areas is a welcome sign.
are the constraints. However, continuing replacement of labour To establish rural areas’ comparative advantage of low wages,
by machinery as a result of the continuous capital investments higher reliability and productivity hasten the process of the
in new production technologies is the main driving force. movement out of agriculture to higher-earning livelihoods.
Minister of State Education Subahas Sarkar has conferred National Swachh Vidayalay Purushakar
2021-22 in Akashwani Bhawan, Delhi.
2022 FIFA
World Cup
About FIFA climate, lack of a strong football culture, scheduling
changes, and allegations of bribery for hosting rights and
The first World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930,
wider FIFA corruption.
proposed by Jules Rimet, who wanted to create an
international competition between men's football teams. At Overview:
that time 13 teams were involved in the tournament and the
The defending champions are the French national football
tournament was won by Uruguay.
team, who defeated the Croatia national football team 4–2
The World Cup is an international football tournament in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final. The event was scheduled
played between men's national teams from different to take place under a reduced length, from 20 November
countries. Football is one of the most popular international 2022 to 18 December 2022 in Qatar. Being held in Qatar,
sporting events and over three billion people it is the first World Cup tournament has held in
tuned in to watch the 2014 tournament. the Arab world. Spectators were not required
Football lovers from all over the world to follow most COVID-19 pandemic
come to watch matches to support restrictions such as social distancing,
their favorite teams. The World wearing masks, and negative tests.
Cup is made up of teams from six
different continental zones: Asia, Prize money:
Africa, Europe, North and Central In April 2022, FIFA announced
America, and the Caribbean, the prizes for all participating
Oceania, and South America. nations. Each qualified team will
To make football international, receive $1.5 million before the
they will work to ensure that a competition to cover preparation
minimum of 50 national sides and costs with each team receiving at
50 clubs from every continent can least $9 million in prize. money.
compete at the highest level. This edition's total prize pool has $440
million, $40 million greater than the prize
2022 FIFA World Cup pool of the previous tournament.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an international
football tournament contested by the men's national teams Rule changes:
of FIFA's member associations, and the 22nd FIFA World The tournament features new substitution rules whereby
Cup. It is taking place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 teams may make up to five substitutions in normal time,
December 2022, making it the first World Cup has held and an additional substitution in extra time. In addition, it
in the Arab world and Muslim world, and the second held is the first World Cup to feature concussion substitutions,
entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea whereby each team is permitted to use a maximum of one
and Japan. concussion substitute during a match.
Ultimately, holders France and Argentina advanced to
Team base camps:
the Final, which has held on 18 December 2022 at Lusail
Stadium, coinciding with Qatar's National Day. The Base camps has used by the 32 national squads to stay
choice to host the World Cup in Qatar has been a source of and train before and during the World Cup tournament. In
controversy due to Qatar's treatment of migrant workers, July 2022, FIFA announced the hotels and training sites
women, and its position on LGBT rights as well as Qatar's for each participating team. This World Cup is the most
compact since the inaugural edition in 1930, with 24 of the
Mysuru-based scientist K S Rangappa has been awarded a fellowship of The World Academy of
Sciences (TWAS), a programme unit of UNESCO.
32 teams being within a 10 km radius of each other, and 2022 was played on 20 November 2022, with the final
are concentrated within the Doha area. It is the first Cup was held on 18 December 2022.
since 1930 in which players did not need to take flights 3. Qatar’s World Cup debut:
to matches and could remain at the same training base
As the host country, Qatar’s national football team
throughout the entire tournament.
automatically qualified for the World Cup 2022.
Winner This is their first appearance at the FIFA World
Cup. However, they lost their opening game to
Argentina won the final, defeated defending champions
Ecuador.
France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra
time. French player Kylian Mbappé became the first player 4. The first FIFA World Cup played in winter:
to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final since Geoff Hurst This is the first time that the football World Cup has
in the 1966 final and won the Golden Boot as he scored been played in the months of November and December
the most goals (eight) during the tournament. Argentine instead of May, June, or July. Summers in Qatar get
captain Lionel Messi was voted the tournament's best harsh, which is why the tournament has been held in
player, winning the Golden Ball. Emiliano Martínez, also winter when the weather is pleasant.
from Argentina, won the Golden Glove, awarded to the
tournament's best goalkeeper. What the World Cup will look like
in 2026:
Points in Qatar FIFA World Cup
In 2026, 48 teams take part in the World Cup -- 45
2022 qualifying nations plus the three host countries. (FIFA
1. The most expensive football World Cup ever: president Gianni Infantino has indicated none of the hosts
As per Bloomberg, Qatar has spent a whopping $300 will have to go through qualifying.)
billion (Rs 2442000 crore) to organise the World Cup. It means the natural format of 32 teams in eight groups
As per Economic Times, the construction of new with the top two teams going through to create the perfect
stadiums cost $6.5 billion (Rs 530 crore). 16-team knockout bracket is over there are going to be
2. Shortest World Cup: more teams more games more kickoff times and a longer
tournament. There are 17 additional qualifying places 16
The Qatar World Cup has played across 28 days, which
added slots plus the place for the hosts which is no longer
makes it the shortest football World Cup since 1998.
reserved separately for the 2022 World Cup, Asia received
Since the World Cup became a 32-team tournament
the four automatic place PLUS Qatar as hosts. In 2026,
in 1998, the 2014 edition in Brazil was held over 32
United States, Mexico and Canada will be included within
days while the shortest 32-team World Cup was played
the six places allocated to North Central America and
across 31 days. The opening match of the World Cup
Caribbean (CONCACAF.)
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) bagged the Champion of Champions Award,
sweeping the 16th PRCI Global Communication Conclave 2022.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ
Q.1. Recently who has appointed as full-time member (4) Maruti
of NITI Aayog? (5) Facebook
(1) Shalini Prasad (2) Jayant Sinha Q.9. Recently which of the following Country has
(3) Arvind Virmani (4) Rao Inderjit Singh launched intercontinental ballistic missile ?
(5) Parameswaran Iyer (1) North Korea (2) South Korea (3) Russia
Q.2. Recently the 43rd annual function of CEAMA (4) Ukraine (5) China
was held in New Delhi, What is the full form of Q.10. Who has appointed as India head of Meta ?
CEAMA? (1) Preeti Patel
(1) Consumer Electronics and Appliances (2) Parag Agarwal
Manufacturers Association (3) Sandhya Devanathan
(2) Customer Electronics and Appliances (4) Ajit Mohan
Manufacturers Association (5) Abhijit Bose
(3) Consumer Electronics and Appliances Q.11. Which Company team has won Gold award at 47th
Manufacturers Academy ICQCC-2022?
(4) Company of Electronics and Appliances (1) NTPC (2) ONGC (3) BPCL
Manufacturers Association (4) NTPI (5) SEBI
(5) Consumer Electrical and Appliances Q.12. What is the theme of World Toilet Day, 2022?
Manufacturers Association (1) 'Valuing Toilets'
Q.3. Recently which Space Agency has launched (2) 'Making the Visible Invisible '
Artemis Mission on a test flight to the moon? (3) 'Making the Invisible Visible'
(1) ISRO (2) NASA (3) JAXA (4) "Leaving No One Behind"
(4) CNES (5) Canadian Space Agency (5) Sustainable sanitation and climate change
Q.4. Recently Kevin Conroy passes away, He was Q.13. Which Country has won Excellence in Leadership
associated with which field? in Family Planning (EXCELL) Awards-2022?
(1) Acting (2) Writer (3) Politics (1) United States (2) India (3) Russia
(4) Journalism (5) Science & Technology (4) China (5) Oman
Q.5. What is the name of first-ever private Rocket Q.14. Recently who has assumed charge as the new
launched by ISRO ? Election Commissioner of India?
(1) Vikram Suborbital (1) Arun Goel (2) Rajiv Kumar
(2) Modi Suborbital (3) Rakesh Ranjan (4) Anup Chandra Pandey
(3) Satish Dhawan Suborbital (5) Parmeshwaran Iyer
(4) S. Somnath Suborbital Q.15. Ministry of Sports has approved Neeraj Chopra’s
(5) Abdul Kalam Suborbital proposal to train in United Kingdom under which
Q.6. Who has appointed as the chairman of the National Scheme?
Pension System Trust? (1) Target Olympic Games Scheme
(1) A G Das (2) Suraj Bhan (2) Target Olympic Podium Scheme
(3) Priyanka Gupta (4) Vasudha Gupta (3) Target Asian Games Scheme
(5) Supratim Bandyopadhyay (4) Target National Games Scheme
Q.7. Which is the First Indian Company to Set Up (5) Target Commonwealth Games Scheme
European Works Council? Q.16. Recently The first ever Street Circuit Car Racing of
(1) TCS (2) Wipro (3) HCL the India began in which city?
(4) IBM (5) Accenture (1) Bengaluru (2) Chennai (3) Hyderabad
Q.8. Which of the following Company to make India’s (4) Mumbai (5) New Delhi
first multimodal logistics park in Chennai? Q.17. Recently India's take over Chair of Global Partnership
(1) Tata Industry on Artificial Intelligence from which Country?
(2) Reliance Industries Ltd (1) United States (2) Britain (3) France
(3) Adani Logistics Limited (4) Indonesia (5) China
Navy Day in India is observed annually on December 4 to recognise the contributions and
accomplishments of Indian Naval forces.
QUIZ TIME CURRENT AFFAIRS
Q.18. Recently who became first Indian woman to win Q.28. Recently who has received Sumitra Charat Ram
medal in Asian Cup Table Tennis tournament? Award?
(1) Ankita Das (2) Mantu Ghosh (1) Rekha Sharma (2) Aliya Bhatt
(3) Mouma Das (4) Manika Batra (3) Uma Sharma (4) Shalini Gupta
(5) Neha Aggarwal (5) Vasudha Gupta
Q.19. World Fisheries Day is celebrated on which date? Q.29. Recently, Kassym- Jomart Tokayev won
(1) 19-November (2) 20-November presidential election of which Country with 81.3%
(3) 21-November (4) 22-November of vote?
(5) 23-November (1) Kazakhstan (2) Uzbekistan (3) Tajikistan
Q.20. What is the rank of India in Network Readiness (4) Kyrgyzstan (5) Turkmenistan
Index 2022? Q.30. Recently South Western Command of the Indian
(1) 50th (2) 51th (3) 60th Army has conducted Integrated Fire Power
(4) 61th (5) 65th Exercise, “SHATRUNASH’’ at MFFR in which
Q.21. Recently which State Government has decided to State?
double the pension of freedom fighters from ten (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Rajasthan
thousand to twenty thousand rupees per month? (3) Uttarakhand (4) Assam
(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Maharashtra (5) Sikkim
(3) Meghalaya (4) Uttar Pradesh Q.31. What is the theme of 25th National Conference on
(5) Himachal Pradesh e-governance to be held in Katra?
Q.22. Recently First Unani Medicine Regional Center (1) "Bringing citizens, industry and government
has Inaugurated in which State? closer"
(1) Assam (2) Sikkim (2) "Bringing citizens, industry and government
(3) Tripura (4) Arunachal Pradesh far"
(5) West Bengal (3) "Bringing citizens, industry and government
Q.23. Who is the Author of a book titled ‘The World: A closed"
Family History’?
(1) Rene Naba (2) Simon Sebag (4) "India's Techade: Digital Governance in a Pre
Pandemic World"
(3) Nirmala James (4) Hardeep Puri
(5) Dr Bimal Jalan (5) “India's Techade: Digital Governance in a Post
Q.24. Which Indian state has the largest installed grid- Pandemic World”
interactive renewable energy capacity? Q.32. Recently which Bank has launched the seventh
(1) Kerala (2) Karnataka edition of ‘Evolve’ for MSMEs with the theme
(3) Maharashtra (4) Madhya Pradesh of ‘Indian SMEs: Shifting Gears for Next Level
(5) Uttar Pradesh Growth’?
Q.25. 25th National Conference on e-governance to be (1) ICICI Bank (2) HDFC Bank
held in which State of India? (3) Axis Bank (4) Yes Bank
(1) Jammu & Kashmir (2) Himachal Pradesh (5) Kotak Mahindra bank
(3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Maharashtra Q.33. Recently which two Indian banks have received
(5) Meghalaya RBI approval for rupee trade with Russia?
Q.26. Recently Employment Employees Provident (1) HDFC and ICICI Bank
Fund Organisation (EPFO) added how many lakh (2) HDFC and Axis Bank
members in September 2022? (3) HDFC and Canara Bank
(1) 15 Lakh (2) 15.82 Lakh (3) 16 Lakh (4) Axis and Canara Bank
(4) 16.82 Lakh (5) 17 Lakh (5) ICICI and Axis Bank
Q.27. Recently EU with which Country has Signed Q.34. Recently 400th birth anniversary of Legendary
Agreement for Cooperation in High-Performance War Hero Lachit Barphukan begins in New Delhi,
Computing? He was belongs from which State?
(1) Russia (2) India (3) China (1) Assam (2) Kerala (3) Karnataka
(4) Pakistan (5) Bangladesh (4) Tamil Nadu (5) Andhra Pradesh
NTPC’s Quality Control Team from Unchahar ABHYUDAYA has won the Gold award in the 47th
International Convention on Quality Control Circle (ICQCC-2022).
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Q.35. Recently who has retired from Formula One racing? (1) India (2) Oman (3) Indonesia
(1) Max Verstappen (2) Sebastian Vettel (4) Iran (5) Netherlands
(3) Charles Leclerc (4) Lando Norris Q.45. Which Bank has got award for Atal Pension Yojana
(5) Michael Schumacher enrolment?
Q.36. Recently UNESCO-India-Africa Hackathon 2022 (1) Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank
inaugurated in which State? (2) Kerala Gramin Bank
(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Uttar Pradesh (3) Axis Bank
(3) Haryana (4) Punjab (4) ICICI Bank
(5) Goa (5) Yes Bank
Q.37. Recently which Tiger reserve has launched ‘jumbo Q.46. Recently Tata company to acquire packaged water
trails’ at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu? giant Bisleri for about ________ Crore?
(1) Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (1) 5000 Crore (2) 6000 Crore (3) 7000 Crore
(2) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (4) 8000 Crore (5) 9000 Crore
(3) Anamalai Tiger Reserve Q.47. Recently Areez Pirojshaw Khambatta passed away,
(4) Mudumalai Tiger Reserve He was a founder of which brand of drinks?
(5) Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (1) Coca cola (2) Pepsi (3) Rasna
Q.38. Recently which rank have got India in Climate (4) Maza (5) Red bull
Change Performance Index? Q.48. Who has honoured Lifetime Achievement Award
(1) 5th (2) 6th (3) 7th 2022 by Federation of Indian Chambers of
(4) 8th (5) 9th Commerce & Industry (FICCI)?
Q.39. Which Indian has been honoured with UN’s highest (1) Rajendra Pawar (2) Uma Sharma
environmental award 2022?
(3) Ravi Kumar Sagar (4) Purnima Devi Barman
(1) Ravi Kumar Sagar (2) Purnima Devi Barman
(5) Danish Manzoor Bhat
(3) Uma Sharma (4) Pt. Ravi Kumar
Q.49. Recently Anwar Ibrahim sworn as new Prime-
(5) Danish Manzoor Bhat
Minister of which Country?
Q.40. Recently which Indian cricketer named as brand
(1) Singapore (2) Malaysia (3) Canada
ambassador of UrbanGabru?
(4) Cambodia (5) Netherlands
(1) Suryakumar Yadav (2) Virat Kohli
Q.50. Recently which of the following Bank has opened
(3) K L Rahul (4) Rohit Sharma
its first dedicated Mid-Corporate Branch in Kerala?
(5) Hardik Pandya
(1) Bank of India (2) Bank of Baroda
Q.41. Recently who has honoured with the prestigious
Dr. Kalam Seva Puraskar 2022? (3) Indian Bank (4) Union Bank of India
(1) Uma Sharma (2) Rekha Bharadwaj (5) State Bank of India
(3) Ravi Kumar Sagar (4) Umesh Kant Yadav Q.51. Who is the Author of a book ‘Nalanda – Until we
(5) Dr. Purnima Devi Barman meet again’?
Q.42. Recently which city has Become the First City in (1) Gautaam Borah (2) Ruskin Bond
South Asia to Top CDP’s Climate Action List? (3) Kumar Vishwas (4) Sudhanshu Trivedi
(1) Pune (2) Mumbai (3) Nashik (5) Hardeep Singh Puri
(4) Kolhapur (5) Jalgaon Q.52. Who has been nominated as CEO of Deloitte India?
Q.43. Recently which Payments Bank has introduced (1) Romal Shetty (2) Akshay Pratap
face authentication-based savings bank account (3) Rakesh Ranjan (4) Anil Chauhan
opening for customers? (5) Subhrakant Panda
(1) Fino Payments Bank Q.53. Recently which of the following Country has won
(2) Airtel Payments Bank International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
(3) India Post Payment Bank Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board
(4) AU Small Finance Bank (SMB) Chair for the 2023-25 term?
(5) Equitas Small Finance Bank (1) China (2) Britain (3) USA
Q.44. In which country the '3rd Global High Level (4) India (5) Nepal
Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance' Q.54. Who has awarded Economic Times Inspiring
was held? Leaders Award 2022?
On 28 November, Rituraj Gaikwad, playing for Maharashtra, became the first batsman in List-A
cricket to hit 7 sixes in an over in the quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
(1) Mrunal Thakur (2) Uma Sharma (1) Ministry of Rural Development
(3) Amartya Sen (4) AP Shreethar (2) Ministry of Culture
(5) TS Ranganathan (3) Ministry of Defence
Q.55. Recently which of the following Bank has Issued (4) Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Electronic Bank Guarantee in Partnership with (5) Ministry of Home Affairs
NeSL? Q.65. Which city will host G20 Finance Ministers
(1) Canara Bank (2) Indian Bank meeting in February 2023?
(3) Bank of Baroda (4) Bank of India (1) New Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Chennai
(5) State Bank of India (4) Bengaluru (5) Lucknow
Q.56. Recently which football player has become first Q.66. Which edition of Aero India 2023 to be held in
male player to Score in 5 World Cups? Bengaluru?
(1) Cristiano Ronaldo (2) Federico Valverde (1) 10th (2) 11th (3) 12th
(3) Bernardo Silva (4) Virgil van Dijk (4) 13th (5) 14th
(5) Harry Kane Q.67. Which Actor has received Indian Film Personality
Q.57. Recently which State will have the first Integrated of the Year Award for 2022?
Rocket Design, Manufacturing, and Testing (1) Anupam Kher (2) Rajinikanth
Facility of the country? (3) Chiranjeevi (4) Allu Arjun
(1) Telangana (2) Karnataka (3) Kerala (5) Amitabh Bachchan
(4) Goa (5) Andhra Pradesh Q.68. Recently which Indian Athlete becomes first
Q.58. Which Bank has launched India’s First Sticker- woman President of Indian Olympic Association?
Based Debit Card FIRSTAP? (1) Deepa Malik (2) Sakshi Malik
(1) HDFC Bank (2) ICICI Bank (3) P T Usha (4) Hima Das
(3) Axis Bank (4) IDFC First Bank (5) Deepa Karmakar
(5) Kotak Mahindra Bank Q.69. Recently which Indian writer selected for Kuvempu
Q.59. Recently which village of Tamil Nadu State is national award?
declared as as a biodiversity heritage site? (1) Chetan Bhagat
(1) Arittapatti (2) Ayuthapatti (2) Aravind Adiga
(3) Kambur (4) Budamangalam (3) Amitav Ghosh
(5) Chadurmadangan (4) Imayam aka V Annamalai
Q.60. Recently which Country has won First Davis Cup? (5) Salman Rushdie
(1) France (2) Canada (3) Cambodia Q.70. Recently which Indian named to State Presidium of
(4) Argentina (5) Australia CDU in Germany?
Q.61. Recently Vikram Gokhale passes away, He was (1) Gurdeep Singh Randhawa
associated from which filed? (2) Pranay Agarwal
(1) Politics (2) Science & Technology (3) Pradeep Kumar
(3) Acting (4) Defence (4) Rakesh Kumar
(5) Astrology (5) Rajeev Ranjan
Q.62. Recently which Country has launches Indo-Pacific Q.71. Which edition of Global Technology Summit to be
strategy to boost military and cyber security? held in New Delhi?
(1) India (2) Canada (3) USA (1) 2nd (2) 4th (3) 5th
(4) Britain (5) Sri Lanka (4) 7th (5) 9th
Q.63. Recently who has becomes Ni-Kshay Mitra Q.72. Which Company has been recognized for the
and national ambassador for TB Mukt Bharat 3rd consecutive time at the League of American
Campaign? Communications Professionals (LACP)?
(1) Deepa Karmakar (2) Devika Ghorpade (1) Tata Steel Limited
(3) Deepa Malik (4) PT Usha (2) Hindalco Industries
(5) Pooja Rani (3) Steel Authority of India
Q.64. Recently which Ministry has won Gold Award (4) Hindustan Zinc Limited
Under the National Awards for e-Governance? (5) Jindal Steel and Power
On November 24, veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was appointed as the 10th Prime Minister
of Malaysia.
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Q.73. Recently which scheme has launched by Ministry (1) Avani Lekhara (2) Deeppa Malik
of Power to procure aggregate power of 4500 MW (3) Sakshi Malik (4) Deepa Karmakar
to help states? (5) Loveneet Kaur
(1) SHAKTI Scheme Q.81. Recently who has announced as new MD and CEO
(2) JUGNU Scheme of BSE?
(3) PRAKASH Scheme (1) Sundararaman Ramamurthy
(4) UDAY Scheme (2) Sundararaman Krishnamurthy
(5) SAUBHAGYA Scheme (3) S. Venkatesh Prasad
Q.74. World’s first Intranasal Vaccine __________ has (4) Hemant Tyagi
received approval for Covid booster doses from (5) A N Pramod
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)? Q.82. Recently Vikram Kirloskar passes away , He was
(1) iNCOVACC (2) oUTCOVACC associated to which field?
(3) COVACC COVID (4) COVACC OUT (1) Politics (2) Science and Tech
(5) COVACC IN (3) Industrialist (4) Acting
Q.75. Recently RBI asks whom to reapply for payment (5) YouTube
aggregator license? Q.83. By which year Bangladesh will reach USD 5
(1) Airtel Payment Bank billion in IT exports?
(2) Paytm Payment Bank (1) 2023 (2) 2024 (3) 2025
(3) Fino Payments Bank (4) 2026 (5) 2027
(4) Equitas Small Finance Bank Q.84. Which bank has announced launch of first pilot for
(5) AU Small Finance Bank retail digital Rupee?
Q.76. Recently which state cabinet approves mental (1) State Bank of India (2) Reserve Bank of India
health and social care policy? (3) Union Bank of India (4) Axis Bank
(1) Maharashtra (2) Meghalaya (5) ICICI Bank
(3) Mizoram (4) Madhya Pradesh Q.85. Sumangalam Panchmahabhoot Conference Series
(5) Uttar Pradesh VAYU- The vital life force to be held in which
Q.77. Recently which Bank has signed Bancassurance State?
Pact with Chola MS General and Max Life (1) Kerala (2) Odisha
Insurance Company? (3) Karnataka (4) West Bengal
(1) State Bank of India (5) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Kerala Gramin Bank Q.86. Vistara airlines will be merged with Tata-owned
(3) Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Air India by which year?
(4) Canara Bank (1) 2023 (2) 2025 (3) 2024
(5) Central Bank of India (4) 2026 (5) 2027
Q.78. Recently Rbi Imposes Rs 1.25 Crore Penalty on Q.87. Who has won Best Tech Initiative Award 2022?
which Co-operative Bank? (1) Manthan Platform
(1) Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank (2) NITI Ayog
(2) Abhyudya Cooperative Bank (3) Department of Science and Technology
(3) MERCANTILE Cooperative Bank (4) Indian Institute of Science
(4) MERCHANTS Co‑op Bank (5) Institute of Science and Technology Bengaluru
(5) Andaman and Nicobar State Co-operative Bank Q.88. Recently India extends financial assistance of
Q.79. Which Iranian film has won ICFT-UNESCO _______ million US dollars to Maldives?
Gandhi Medal at the 53rd edition of International (1) 50 Million $ (2) 60 Million $
Film Festival of India? (3) 80 Million $ (4) 100 Million $
(1) Nargesi (2) Close-Up (5) 110 Million $
(3) Children of Heaven (4) A Separation Q.89. Recently which Ayog has launched the carbon
(5) The Salesman capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) policy
Q.80. Recently who has awarded as Para Sports Person framework and its Deployment Mechanism in
of Year award? India?
PM congratulates Telugu Actor, Chiranjeevi on being conferred the Indian Film Personality of the
Year at 53rd International Film Festival of India in Goa.
(1) National Flood Commission (1) Reserve Bank of India
(2) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (2) State Bank of India
(3) NITI Aayog (3) Union Bank of India
(4) Competition Commission of India (4) Punjab National Bank
(5) National Statistical Commission (5) Central bank of India
Q.90. Recently what is the new name of Monkeypox has Q.96. What is the ranks of Mumbai in a global index that
given by World Health Organization? measures annual price appreciation of premium
(1) Deypox (2) Mpox (3) Gpox residential properties, according to Knight Frank?
(4) Npox (5) Kpox (1) 20th (2) 21th (3) 22th
Q.91. Recently Government e-Marketplace, (GeM) platform (4) 23rd (5) 24th
has crossed how much crore rupees Gross Merchandise Q.97. Recently Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) has
value till for the financial year 2022-2023? opened a new multilingual customer experience
(1) 1 Lakh Cr. (2) 5 Lakh Cr. (3) 7 Lakh Cr. hub in which Country?
(4) 10 Lakh Cr. (5) 15 Lakh Cr. (1) Bangladesh (2) Canada (3) Colombia
Q.92. Recently India and which country has signed the (4) China (5) United States
arrangement regarding Economic Development Q.98. Recently Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched ______
Cooperation Fund loan? that allows entry of air passengers based on a facial
(1) United States (2) South Korea (3) Britain recognition system at the Delhi Airport ?
(4) Japan (5) Bangladesh (1) DigitalYatra (2) DigiYatra (3) AirYatra
Q.93. What is the theme of World AIDS DAY 2022? (4) Flyvan (5) Air Go
(1) "Know Your Status" Q.99. Recently Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)
(2) "Equalize" has signed an MoU with which company as per the
(3) Global solidarity, resilient services DPE Performance Evaluation System for FY 2022-
(4) “End inequalities. End AIDS” 23 ?
(5) "Communities make the difference" (1) National Thermal Power Corporation
Q.94. Recently which Bank has signed a Share Purchase (2) Power Finance Corporation
Agreement (SPA) with JC Flowers Asset (3) Reliance Industry Limited
Reconstruction Company (ARC)? (4) Adani Group
(1) Yes Bank (2) Axis Bank (5) Tata Steel Limited
(3) ICICI Bank (4) HDFC Bank Q.100. Recently which state government appoints Prasoon
(5) Kotak Mahindra Bank Joshi as its Brand Ambassador?
Q.95. Recently which Bank has plans to raise Rs 10,000 (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh
crore worth of infrastructure bonds during the (3) Maharashtra (4) Uttarkhand
financial year 2023? (5) Goa
ANSWER KEY
Q.1.(3) Q.2.(1) Q.3.(2) Q.4.(1) Q.5.(1) Q.6.(2) Q.7.(2) Q.8.(2) Q.9.(1) Q.10.(3)
Q.11.(1) Q.12.(3) Q.13.(2) Q.14.(1) Q.15.(2) Q.16.(3) Q.17.(3) Q.18.(4) Q.19.(3) Q.20.(4)
Q.21.(2) Q.22.(1) Q.23.(2) Q.24.(2) Q.25.(1) Q.26.(4) Q.27.(2) Q.28.(3) Q.29.(1) Q.30.(2)
Q.31.(1) Q.32.(3) Q.33.(3) Q.34.(1) Q.35.(2) Q.36.(2) Q.37.(3) Q.38.(4) Q.39.(2) Q.40.(1)
Q.41.(3) Q.42.(2) Q.43.(2) Q.44.(2) Q.45.(1) Q.46.(3) Q.47.(3) Q.48.(1) Q.49.(2) Q.50.(2)
Q.51.(1) Q.52.(1) Q.53.(4) Q.54.(4) Q.55.(1) Q.56.(1) Q.57.(1) Q.58.(4) Q.59.(1) Q.60.(2)
Q.61.(3) Q.62.(2) Q.63.(3) Q.64.(4) Q.65.(4) Q.66.(5) Q.67.(3) Q.68.(3) Q.69.(4) Q.70.(1)
Q.71.(4) Q.72.(4) Q.73.(1) Q.74.(1) Q.75.(2) Q.76.(2) Q.77.(3) Q.78.(1) Q.79.(1) Q.80.(1)
Q.81.(1) Q.82.(3) Q.83.(3) Q.84.(2) Q.85.(2) Q.86.(3) Q.87.(1) Q.88.(4) Q.89.(3) Q.90.(2)
Q.91.(1) Q.92.(2) Q.93.(2) Q.94.(1) Q.95.(2) Q.96.(3) Q.97.(3) Q.98.(2) Q.99.(2) Q.100.(4)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev for his victory in the
Presidential elections in Kazakhstan.
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Q.1-2. Study the following information carefully and Q.3. Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below. answer the question given below.
Statement- If you do not take the risk in your life Ten years after graduation, men and women who
you cannot achieve anything. In another way you had participated in the Thompson High School
can say, not taking risk is a bigger risk. Feeling basketball program were surveyed with regard to
comfortable with status quo, holding back from their individual playing records for their teams.
challenges and not pursuing a bigger goal are the Some of the results of the survey were curious.
sheer reasons for a downfall. In this brisk-paced Seventy-five percent of those responding reported
world, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is that they had started for their respective boys’ or
not taking the risk. Cost of inaction is higher than girls’ teams, when the actual number of boys and
what we can imagine. girls who had started for their teams was only
(A) Stop thinking of outcome and don’t let your 50%.
eyes off your goal. It’s Ok to fail! We learn Which one of the following provides the most
from failure and gain experience helping us helpful explanation for the apparent contradiction
achieve bigger. in these survey results?
(B) There are no permanent jobs, you can be (1) A very small number of those responding
ousted from your seat at any moment, and not were incorrect in reporting that they held
risking to be on the edge is a risky business. starting positions.
(C) History establishes that we fail far more (2) A disproportionately high number of players
from timidity than we do from daring. Future who started for their teams responded to the
favours the brave, dare to take the new goal. survey.
Failure is a part of every success story and (3) Not all starting players responded to the
should be seen as a method for success. survey.
(D) To explore all possibilities, to see the best part (4) Almost all men and women who played
of you and to give wings to your journey, you basketball for Thompson High School ten
must not deter to take the educated calculated years earlier responded to the survey.
risk.
(5) Not all good basketball players started for their
(E) In sports, there is always a pressure to be teams; some good players were deliberately
on the top of the curve. Taking mind off the held out to play later in the game.
outcome makes players tough. They count on
Q.4. Study the following information carefully and
their preparation and don’t focus on negative
answer the question given below.
scenario before taking the battleground.
High court restrictions have severely limited the
Q.1. Which among the following support the given
amount of research ABC companies can conduct.
statement in favour of “who scared from
Because of these restrictions, many ABC scientists
outcomes”?
who specialize in the field of XYZ research have
(1) A (2) B signed long-term contracts to work for XME
(3) C (4) Both A and C companies. Recently, Congress has proposed
(5) None of these lifting all restrictions on XYZ research.
Q.2. Which of the following option supports those Which of the following conclusions can most
who are not disappointed with failure and move properly be inferred from the information
towards new goals? above?
(1) Only B and C (2) A (1) At least some XME companies that conduct
XYZ research work under fewer restrictions
(3) B (4) C
than some ABC.
(5) Both C and D
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(2) Because ABC scientists are under long-term Q.6. Who among the followings sits exactly at the
contracts to XME companies, there will be a middle of the row?
significant influx of XME professionals. (1) Simran
(3) In all parts of the world, XYZ research is (2) Person sits to the immediate left of Simran
dependent on the financial backing of local
(3) Person sits to the immediate right of Ani
government.
(4) None
(4) In the near future, ABC companies will no
longer be at the forefront of XYZ research. (5) Julia
(5) If restrictions on XYZ research are lifted, Q.7. How many persons are sitting in the row?
many of the ABC scientists will break their (1) 12 (2) 13 (3) 11
contracts to return to ABC companies. (4) 15 (5) 14
Q.5. Study the following information carefully and Q.8. Who among the following pairs sit at the end of
answer the question given below. the row?
Statements: Next time, when you lose your (1) Person sits second to the right of Mary and
luggage or meet with an accident while traveling Anita
by bus, you do not need to go anywhere and wait (2) Aletta and the person sits fourth to the right of
for your luggage. Suman
Which of the following can be inferred from the given (3) Suman and the person sits fourth to the left of
information? (The inference is not directly stated but Julia
can be inferred from the given information.)
(4) Both 1 and 2
(1) Claims and losses of the customer will be
(5) Both 1 and 3
settled immediately.
Q.9. Four of the following five are alike in a certain
(2) Details of all passengers will be linked with
way and hence form a group. Which among the
Aadhaar card.
following doesn’t belong to that group?
(3) The loss will be covered by any insurance
(1) Aletta (2) Simran (3) Mary
company through the bus company.
(4) Anita (5) Suman
(4) There will be direct settlement of claims and
losses by the bus company. Q.10-14. Study the following information carefully and
answer the questions given below.
(5) None of these
There are ten students M, N, O, P, Q, R, S,
Q.6-9. Study the following information carefully and
T, U and V sitting around a rectangular table.
answer the questions given below.
All of them belong to different cities of India
Certain number of persons are sitting in a linear namely Ludhiana, Kollam, Amravati, Tezpur,
row. Some of them are facing in the north and Jagdalpur, Patna, Gwalior, Nainital, Kolkata
some of them are facing in the south direction. and Coorg but not necessarily in the same order.
Aletta and Anita both are sitting at the end of the The student sitting on the corner faces towards
row and both are facing north. Two persons sit the center while others are facing opposite the
between Aletta and Julia. Ani sits exactly at the center. Two students are sitting on the longer
middle of the row and faces south. Five persons side of rectangular table while one student is
sit between Anita and Ani. Julia sits fourth to the sitting on the shorter side of rectangular table.
left of Simran who sits to the immediate left of M is sitting third to the left of V. Three students
Ani and both are facing the opposite direction. sit between M and one who belongs to Ludhiana.
Only one person sits between Simran and Suman. There are 3 students sitting between one who
Mary sits seventh to the left of Suman and faces belongs to Ludhiana and Kollam. N belongs to
south. Immediate neighbours of Julia and Ani Kollam. There is only one student sits between
faces the opposite direction with respect to each those who belong to Ludhiana and Amaravati. Q
other. Immediate neighbours of Simran, Suman belongs to Amaravati. The student who belongs to
and Mary faces the same direction with respect to Tezpur sits second to the left of one who belongs
each other. Julia faces north direction. Immediate to Amaravati. There is two students sit between
neighbour of Anita faces north. those who belong to Tezpur and Jagdalpur. The
Ravi Kumar Sagar, one of the youngest founders and CEO of RK'S INNO group was conferred with
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student who belongs to Jagdalpur is not neighbour a. All Tablet are Mustard
of N. U belongs to Gwalior. There is only one b. Some Lots is not Rack
student sits between U and V. U sits one of the
Statements:
corner of rectangular table. T belongs to Patna
and sits one of the corner. S belongs to Nainital (1) All Mustard are pen drive. All pen drive are
and sits second to the right of T. O sits to the Rack. No Rack is Tablet. Some Mustard are
immediate right of P. Neither O nor P belongs to Lots.
Ludhiana. Q does not sit corner of the rectangular (2) No pen drive is Rack. All Mustard are pen
table. P belongs to Coorg and sits adjacent to R. drive. All Tablet are pen drive. Some pen
Q.10. Who sits second to right of one who belongs to drive is Lots.
Kolkata? (3) All Tablet are Rack. No Rack is Mustard.
(1) Patna (2) Jagdalpur Some Mustard are Lots. All Rack is pen drive.
(3) Ludhiana (4) Cannot be determined (4) Some pen drive are Tablet. Some Rack are
Lots. All Mustard are Rack. No Tablet is
(5) None of these
Mustard.
Q.11. Who among the following sits on the corner of the
(5) None of these
table?
Q.17. Conclusions:
(1) NPRS (2) OTUM (3) VUTS
a. All Paint can be Faint.
(4) ORTU (5) None of these
b. Some Set are Bet.
Q.12. O belongs to which of the following city?
Statements:
(1) Kolkata (2) Ludhiana (3) Coorg
(1) All Leaf are Faint. Some Leaf is Paint. No Leaf
(4) Kollam (5) None of these
is Set. Some Set are Root. All Root are Bet.
Q.13. Who are the immediate neighbours of Q?
(2) All Faint are Root. All Root are Bet. Some
(1) MN (2) UT (3) VU Root are Set. Few Bet are Paint. Few Paint are
(4) VP (5) None of these Leaf.
Q.14. Who sits opposite to one who belongs to Ludhiana? (3) All Paint are Leaf. Some Leaf is Set. No Leaf
(1) M (2) N (3) O is Faint. Some Faint are Bet. No Set is Root.
(4) T (5) None of these (4) No Bet is Faint. Some Faint are Leaf. Some
Leaf are Paint. All Paint are Set.
Q.15-17. In the following questions, two conclusions
a and b are followed by five options. Which (5) None of these
of the following option is true in which the Q.18-22. When the input of words / numbers is given
given conclusions logically follows. Mark your to an arrangement machine, it rearranges
answers accordingly. them following a particular rule in each step.
Q.15. Conclusions: The following is an example of input and
rearrangement steps.
a. Some Origami are Aura.
Input: Wars Talk More Guts Late
b. Some Origami are not Curse.
Step 1: 8984 7687 4935 8762 4766
Statements:
Step 2: 4766 4935 7687 8762 8984
(1) Some rose are Origami. All rose are Aura. No
Origami is flower. Some flower is Curse. Step 3: 10GF 9IE 14FG 10GB 12ID
(2) All Curse is Aura. Some Aura are flower. No Step 4: 07 25 49 03 05
Origami is Aura. All rose are Origami. Step 5: X V T B D
(3) All Origami are Aura. All Aura are Curse. This is the final arrangement and step 5 is the last
Some Aura are flower. No Origami is rose. step for this input.
(4) All rose are Aura. Some rose are Origami. No As per the rules followed in the steps given above,
Aura is Curse. All flower are Curse. find out in each of the following questions the
(5) None of these appropriate steps for the given input.
Q.16. Conclusions: Input: Crew Feat Dash Pawn Loot
Sangeet Natak Akademi selects 102 artists of India for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for
the years 2019, 2020 & 2021.
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Q.18. Which of the following will be the penultimate Step 1: If each letter in A-Z alphabetical series
Step? is represented by number 1-26 respectively, then
(1) 25 03 07 07 09 (2) X T T R B only even number in the series is replaced by the
alphabet as per its represented number.
(3) 25 03 07 09 07 (4) X T T I B
Step 2: If each letter in A-Z alphabetical series
(5) X W T R B
is represented by number 1-26 respectively, then
Q.19. What is the sum of second number from left side only 10 consecutive letters starting from the 11th
and the second number from the right side in letter of A-Z alphabetical series is replaced by the
second step? second digit of its represented number (for e.g. L
(1) 11891 (2) 11898 (3) 11818 = 12 so L is represented as 2) and other letters will
(4) 11820 (5) 11918 remain same.
Q.20. What will be the difference between the Step 3: Interchange Symbols with previous
numbers which are the second digit of the element in Step 2 to form Step 3.
second number from the left side and third Q.26. How many total numbers are there in the series in
digit of the third number from the right side in Step 3?
the first step? (1) 9 (2) 8 (3) 10
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 11 (5) 12
(4) 3 (5) 4 Q.27. How many such alphabets are there in the series
Q.21. Which of the following is the third element from which are followed by a number in Step 3?
left side in 3rd step? (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2
(1) 11FD (2) 10DF (3) 19PK (4) 3 (5) 4
(4) 14SD (5) 09OK Q.28. How many such symbols are there in the series
Q.22. Which letter is 4th from right side in Step 5? which is preceded by a number but followed by an
(1) X (2) T (3) L alphabet in Step 3?
(4) R (5) B (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2
Q.23-25. Study the following information carefully and (4) 3 (5) 4
answer the questions given below. Q.29. What is the sum of numbers are there in the series
In a certain code language- in Step 3?
Private Chunky Elevate Signal is written as M8 (1) 40 (2) 41 (3) 42
X12 W5 I12. (4) 43 (5) 44
Park Just Shown Here is written as N4 D4 F3 L3. Q.30. If all symbols are dropped in Step 3, which
Road Safe Trunk Drive is written as O4 Y6 O4 element is 3rd to the left of 5th from right end?
N4. (1) B (2) F (3) 3
Q.23. What will be the code for “Reached”? (4) 2 (5) 5
(1) K12 (2) N12 (3) L12 Q.31-35. Study the following information carefully and
(4) H4 (5) M9 answer the questions given below.
Q.24. What will be the code for “Making Money”? X1Y means- X is in North of Y.
(1) G8 H6 (2) G9 h8 (3) G6 H8 X2Y means- X is in South of Y.
(4) K7 L9 (5) F7 H2 X3Y means- X is in East of Y.
Q.25. What will be the code for “Famous Scam”? X 4Y means- X is in West of Y.
(1) Z9 O3 (2) Z8 O4 (3) Z9 O5 ! means Either 5m or 6m
(4) Z7 O6 (5) Z5 O4 ^ means Either 5m or 10m
Q.26-30. Study the following alphanumeric series µ means Either 8m or 12m
carefully and answer the questions given below. I. A!2B
J7?K3W9/1%M6@L4B3*2$5+8= II. D µ3A
H!Q III. F^2D
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IV. G!4F two people live between the one has 9100 rupees
V. E^1D and A. A does not live on the topmost floor. The
amount of cash with the person on floor number 3
Q.31. What could be the possible distance between A
and floor number 7 is 11400 rupees. The one who
and F considering the largest distance between D
has 6300 rupees lives immediately above the one
and A and the smallest distance between D and F
who has 3800 rupees. D is born in February. The
of the two given possible distances?
vacant floor is between B and the one who born
(1) 11m (2) 12m (3) 13m in March, B is younger to that person. Neither the
(4) 14m (5) None of these lowermost floor nor the uppermost floor is vacant.
Q.32. In which direction is Point A with respect to Point There is a difference of 100 rupees cash between
E? the persons born in June and the persons born in
(1) South-East (2) North-West July. Neither E nor A has 6300 rupees. Only two
people live between B and the one who has 6300
(3) North (4) South-West
rupees. The one who lives immediately below D
(5) Cannot be determined has more cash than B, but not the most. No one
Q.33. What could be the possible distance between D lives between H and the one who has 7200 rupees.
and G considering the smallest distance between E is born in a month having 30 days. E does not
D and F and the smallest distance between G and have 7200 rupees. The one who has 10000 rupees
F of the two given possible distances? lives immediately above D. C and G together has
(1) 4√2 (2) 5 √2 (3) 2 √5 16300 rupees. One having cash of 2300 rupees is
(4) 3 √5 (5) None of these born in a month having 30 days. C has more cash
than G. Either A or G is the youngest. Two persons
Q.34. What will be the distance between the points E
are born between H and E. Vacant floor is on an
and F?
even numbered floor.
(1) 10 (2) 15 (3) 20
Q.36. Which of the given combinations is correct as per
(4) 25 (5) None of these the given arrangement?
Q.35. In which direction is Point D with respect to Point (1) B – 5000 – April – 5th floor
B?
(2) C – 10000 – February – 9th floor
(1) South-East (2) North-West
(3) A – 6300 – March – 1st floor
(3) North (4) South-West
(4) H – 5000 – March – 7th floor
(5) Cannot be determined
(5) None of these
Q.36-40. Study the following information carefully and
Q.37. Who among of them born in May month?
answer the questions given below:
(1) C (2) A (3) H
Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H lives on nine
(4) F (5) G
different floors of a building, but not necessarily in
the same order. The lowermost floor of the building Q.38. Who among the following lives in the topmost floor?
is numbered one, the one above that is numbered (1) The one who have 2300
two and so on till the topmost floor is numbered (2) G
nine. One floor out of the nine is vacant. Each one (3) D
has born in the different month of the same year
(4) The one who born in March
starting from January till August. Each one of
them has a different amount of cash in their wallet (5) The one who have 10000
2300, 3800, 5000, 6400, 7200, 6300, 9100 and Q.39. If the persons are arranged in ascending order
10000 rupee, but not necessarily in the same order. of their age. Which of the following represents
The one who has 5000 rupee lives on an odd correct combination?
numbered floor above floor number 5. Only (1) FBEG (2) BHAC (3) BHDC
three people live between the one who has 5000 (4) CBFE (5) HBFE
rupees and G. The one who has 9100 rupees lives Q.40. How much cash does C and H have in total?
immediately above E. Either C or H is the eldest
(1) 12700 (2) 15000 (3) 7300
person. Only three persons are elder than B. Vacant
floor is above the floor in which E lives. Only (4) 15500 (5) 12200
Senior bureaucrat Sanjay Malhotra has been appointed as the secretary in the Department of
Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
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NUMERICAL ABILITY
Q.41. In the following number series a certain pattern committee. In how many ways can it be done?
follows you should found the logic and according (1) Quantity I > Quantity II < Quantity III
to the pattern find the value of A, B and C then
(2) Quantity I > Quantity III > Quantity II
give the answer of the questions?
(3) Quantity I > Quantity II = Quantity III
Find the relation among A, B and C
(4) Quantity I = Quantity II ≤ Quantity III
3 , 17 , 59 , 185, 563 , A
(5) Quantity I > Quantity II > Quantity III
17.25, 12.45 , 29.70, 42.15, B, 114
Q.45-49. Read the information carefully and give the
19, C , 86 , 177, 360, 727
answer of the following questions.
(1) A= B = C (2) A > B > C (3) A C
In a corporate office, the electric gadgets being
(4) A > B < C (5) A= B > C used are 17 tube lights of 40 W each, 14 fans of 80
Q.42. In the following number series a certain W each, 16 bulbs of 60 W each, 11 bulbs of 100
pattern follows you should found the logic and W each, 11 AC’s of 2100 W each, 9 laptops of 200
according to the pattern find the value of A, B W each and 10 TV’s of 120 W each. In a day, tube
and C then give the answer of the questions? lights and TV’s are used for 8 h but 60 W bulbs
Find the relation among A, B and C are used for 7 h and 100 W bulbs are used for 9
h whereas laptops and AC's are used for 5 h and
2 , A, 33, 148, 765
9 h respectively. However, fans are used for 11 h.
172 , 283 , B , 838 , 1282 , 1837 (Note: 1000 W = 1 unit).
558 , 585, 639 , 720 , 828 , C Q.45. What is the total electric energy consumed (in
(1) A= B = C (2) A > B > C (3) A C units) by 60 W bulbs in the whole month?
(4) A C (1) 432 (2) 576 (3) 672
Q.43. In the following number series a certain pattern (4) 201.6 (5) None of these
follows you should found the logic and according Q.46. Electricity consumed by all fans is what percent of
to the pattern find the value of A, B and C then electricity consumed by all the laptops?
give the answer of the questions?
(1) 132.2% (2) 122 . 68% (3) 136.88%
Find the relation among A, B and C
(4) 169.62% (5) 178.45%
980, 516, 284, 168, 110, A
Q.47. Out of the following, which type of gadgets
25, 41, 98 , 310, 1256, B consume more electricity in the shop ?
6656 , 1664, 4160, 1040 , 2600, C (1) Fans (2) Tube lights (3) Laptops
(1) A= B = C (2) A > B > C (3) A C (5) A= B > C Q.48. If one electric unit costs Rs. 2.70 and power (used
Q.44. In the following questions, three quantities are by AC's) unit costs Rs. 3.70, then what money is
given as Quantity I, Quantity II and Quantity paid to the electricity department for one month?
III. Find the correct relationship (1) Rs. 27368.28 (2) Rs. 28656.83
Quantity I : A cricket team of 11 players is to be (3) Rs. 78686.00 (4) Rs. 29299.00
chosen from 8 batsmen, 6 bowlers and 2 wicket-
(5) None of these
keepers. In how many ways can the team be
chosen if there must be at least four batsmen, at Q.49. What is the approximate ratio of consumption of
least four bowlers and exactly one wicket-keeper? electricity in units by 60W and 100 W bulbs in a
month?
Quantity II : How many 3 digit number can be
formed with the digits 4, 5, 2, 7, 8 and 9 which are (1) 5 : 6 (2) 3 : 4 (3) 4 : 5
divisible by 5 and none of its digit is repeated? (4) 2 : 3 (5) 3 : 2
Quantity III : From a group of 7 men and 6 Q.50-54. Read the following graphs carefully and give
women, five persons are to be selected to form a the answer of the following questions.
committee so that at least 4 men are there on the Total sales volume = 1230 kg
South Korea’s Mina Sue Choi was crowned Miss Earth 2022 during the pageant’s coronation night at
Cove Manila, Okada Hotel, Parañaque City.
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Period Number of families Funds (in crores) Credit
Assisted (in lakh) Mobilized
(in crores)
Target Achievement Allocation Utilisation
2011-12 44 46 204 220 500
2012-13 55 57 448 460 800
2013-14 59 62 424 440 350
2014-15 51 57 395 490 900
2015-16 40 41 190 350 950
Investment = Funds utilized + Credit Mobilized +
Assistance Provided
Q.55. When was the achievement closest to the target?
(1) 2013-04 (2) 2012-13 (3) 2014-15
(4) 2011-12 (5) 2015-16
Q.56. In which year was the allocated funds per family
minimum?
(1) 2013-04 (2) 2012-13 (3) 2014-15
(4) 2011-12 (5) 2015-16
Q.57. The achievement crosses 2 crores mark in year-
(1) 2013-14 (2) 2012-13 (3) 2014-15
(4) 2011-12 (5) 2015-16
Q.58. The amount of assistance (in rupees) approximately
did each family receive in 2014-15:
(1) 2440 (2) 1220 (3) 3460
Q.50. In which month where the cost /sales ratio the (4) 4810 (5) 5690
lowest? Q.59. The amount of credit mobilized constituted the
(1) June (2) July (3) August maximum parts of investment in the year:
(4) April (5) May (1) 2013-14 (2) 2012-13 (3) 2014-15
Q.51. Minimum profit is in the month of – (4) 2011-12 (5) 2015-16
(1) June (2) September (3) August Q.60-63. Each of these questions consists of a question
(4) April (5) May followed by information in three statements. You
Q.52. In which month the cost as percentage of the have to study the question and the statements and
previous month cost is escalated the most? decide that information in which of the statement(s)
is/are necessary to answer the question.
(1) July (2) September (3) August
Q.60. Which of these 5 person weight the least?
(4) April (5) May
Statement I : Sanjay weights twice as much as
Q.53. What was the decrease/ increase in profits from
Heera.
July to August?
Statement II : Dinesh weights 50% of Lokesh's
(1) Rs 2400 less (2) Rs7000 less
weight and Lokesh is lighter than Beena.
(3) Rs 5900 less (4) Rs 3400 less
Statement III : Heera's weight is 75% of Beena
(5) Rs 2150 more weight.
Q.54. If the cost price growth from September to October
(1) Only I
is equal to that from August to September, what
would be the total cost per kg in October? (2) Only I and III
(1) Rs 290.87 (2) Rs.281.58 (3) Rs 61.85 (3) Only II and III
(4) Rs 277.78 (5) Rs 201.98 (4) All the three together are sufficient
Q.55-59. Study the table carefully and give the answer (5) None of these
of the following questions. Q.61. What is the total cost of one pen, three pencil
World Bank aided development programmes and five rubbers?
target, achievements and investments (2011-2016)
Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
and an eight-film retrospective at IFFI.
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Statement I : Cost of a pen is 225% of price of a 2008-09 2.65 2.12 1752 431 0.5
pencil. 2009-10 2.92 2.45 1901 447 0.55
Statement II : Cost of 8 rubbers is equal to cost of 2010-11 3.01 2.47 1374 334 0.58
4 pencils. 2011-12 3.06 2.13 1050 246 0.6
Statement III : Difference of cost of 7 pen and 5 Q.64. The highest percentage of domestic consumption
rubbers is Rs. 109. with reference to the production of coffee has
been in the year-------------during the given
(1) All three together are sufficient
period:
(2) All three together are not sufficient
(1) 2010-11 (2) 2001-02 (3) 2006-07
(3) Only I or II is sufficient
(4) 2008-09 (5) 2009-10
(4) Any Two are sufficient
Q.65. During the given period though the largest
(5) II and either I or III are sufficient
quantity of coffee exported has been……lakh
Q.62. What is the maximum marks in the examination ? tonnes, the foreign exchange earned in dollars has
Statement I : Ashok scores 36% and fails by 20 been the highest in the year .........
marks.
(1) 2.47, 2007-08 (2) 3.01, 2009-10
Statement II : Ashish appeared in the same
(3) 3.06, 2007-08 (4) 2.09 ,2009-10
examination and scores 45% marks which is 30
marks more than the required mark to pass the (5) 2.65 , 2010-11
examination. Q.66-70. Read the information carefully and give the
Statement III : Difference between the marks answer of the following questions.
obtained by Ashok and Ashish is 60. In a school having 400 students, boys and girls
(1) Only I and II (2) Only III are in the ratio of 3:5. The students speak Hindi,
(3) Only II and III (4) Only I and III English or both the languages. 12% of the boys
speak only Hindi, 22% of the girls speak only
(5) None of these
English, 24% of the total students speak only
Q.63. A box contains some red balls some green Hindi and the number of boys speaking both
balls and some black balls, If we choose three the languages is six times the number of boys
random balls then find the probability of being speaking only Hindi.
all balls red ?
Q.66. How many boys speak Hindi?
Statement I: the average number of balls is 8, if
we remove all the red balls then the new average (1) 18 (2) 126 (3) 108
of the balls will become 9. (4) 26 (5) None of these
Statement II: total no of balls is 24 Q.67. How many girls speak only Hindi?
Statement III: there are 8 green balls. (1) 55 (2) 117 (3) 96
(1) Any two (2) I and II (4) 78 (5) None of these
(3) I and II or III (4) Only I Q.68. How many students speak English?
(5) None of these (1) 304 (2) 79 (3) 225
Q.64-65. Study and analyse the table given below to (4) 117 (5) None of these
answer the questions that follow.
Q.69. The number of girls speaking only Hindi is what
The following table given information about percent of the total number of students speaking
production, exports and consumption of coffee only Hindi?
during different years.
(1) 38.2% (2) 71.8% (3) 31.2%
Year Production Export Domestic
Qty. Qty. Rs. US$ Consumption (4) 78% (5) None of these
Crore Million Qty Q.70. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the
2001-02 1.7 1 279 108 0.54 number of girls speaking both the languages?
2006-07 2.05 1.81 1467 452 0.55 (1) 23:25 (2) 12:25 (3) 12:13
2007-08 2.28 1.79 1708 477 0.5
(4) 25:13 (5) None of these
Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has been unanimously elected as the new Chief Minister of Himachal
Pradesh and will take the oath on 11th December 2022, succeeding Jai Ram Thakur.
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GENERAL AWARENESS
Q.71. Recently, Which of the following scheme (1) ICICI Bank
Government has lauched for cleaning of sewers, (2) Bank of India
septic tank?
(3) Central Bank of India
(1) NAMASTE scheme (4) Canara Bank
(2) HELLO scheme (5) None of these
(3) NAMASHKAR scheme Q.79. Which bank has started the Gram Seva program in
(4) SANSKAR scheme six states of India?
(5) SAFAI scheme (1) HDFC Bank (2) YES Bank
Q.72. Recently in which country BHIM UPI payment (3) SBI (4) BOI
has been started? (5) None of these
(1) Japan (2) United Arab Emirates Q.80. In which state of India is the Gogamedi fair
(3) Sri Lanka (4) Iran celebrated on the day of Goga Navami celebrated?
(5) Egypt (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh
Q.73. Recently, which of the following country has (3) Rajasthan (4) Haryana
declared a fresh emergency? (5) Punjab
(1) UK (2) USA (3) Sri Lanka Q.81. Who has unveiled new logo of Prasar Bharati?
(4) China (5) Ukraine (1) Ajay Kumar Bhalla
Q.74. What is the theme of World Biofuel Day 2022? (2) Dr Ajay Kumar
(1) Biofuels Towards a Carbon Neutral World (3) Apurva Chandra
(2) Biofuels Towards a carbon Neutral Country (4) Manoj Soni
(3) Biofuels Towards a carbon Neutral State (5) T. V. Somanathan
(4) Biofuels Towards a carbon Neutral City Q.82. Recently Silver Jubilee of Forum for Women in
(5) Biofuels Towards a carbon Neutral Village Public Sector formation day was celebrated in
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited , who is the Brand
Q.75. Recently who is appointed India’s next High
ambassador of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited?
Commissioner to Bangladesh ?
(1) Sania Mirza
(1) Parmeshwaran Iyer
(2) PV Sindhu
(2) Pranay Kumar Verma
(3) Saina Nehwal
(3) Amitabh Kant
(4) Chanu Saikhom Mirabai
(4) Rakesh Kumar
(5) PT Usha
(5) Ajay Kumar
Q.83. In which of the following state, India’s first ‘Amrit
Q.76. What is theme of International Yoga Day 2022 ? Sarovar’ has been completed?
(1) Yoga for Health (1) Uttarakhand (2) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Yoga for Unity (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Rajasthan
(3) Yoga for Humanity (5) Punjab
(4) Yoga for Wealth Q.84. Which Payments Bank has partnered with
(5) Yoga for Society IndusInd Bank to offer fixed deposit (FD) facilities
Q.77. How Many Gold won by Indian women's wrestling to its customers?
team in Under-17 Asian Championship? (1) Airtel Payments Bank
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7 (2) Paytm Payments Bank
(4) 8 (5) 9 (3) India Post Payments Bank
Q.78. Sandeep Bakshi has been appointed as MD and (4) FinoPayments Bank
CEO of which bank? (5) None of the above
The 125th birth anniversary of Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal, a pioneering botanist and the first
Indian woman to be awarded a PhD in the botanical sciences was observed on November 2022.
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Q.85. Recently, Sri Narsinhbhai Patel passes away, He Q.92. Corporation Bank is a public sector banking
was associated with which field ? company, headquartered at -
(1) Acting (2) Politics (1) Mumbai (2) New Delhi (3) Mangalore
(3) Journalist (4) Freedom Fighter (4) Chennai (5) Kolkata
(5) Teaching Q.93. Who among the following has been appointed as
Q.86. Recently, which of the following Ministry has the President of Confederation of Indian Industry?
developed indigenous technology for conversion (1) Samant Kumar Goel
of sea water to potable water? (2) Sushil Chandra
(1) Ministry of Earth Sciences (3) Sanjiv Bajaj
(2) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate (4) Suman Bery
Change
(5) Rajiv Kumar
(3) Ministry of Electronics and Information
Q.94. Who has became the 74th Chess Grandmaster of
Technology
India?
(4) Ministry of Development of North Eastern
(1) Pentala Harikrishna
Region
(2) Mitrabha Guha
(5) Ministry of Defence
(3) Rahul Srivathsav
Q.87. Which of the following country has host the 39th
edition "Badminton Asia Championships" 2022? (4) Karthik Subramaniyan
(1) Thailand (2) Philippines (5) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
(3) Japan (4) South Korea Q.95. Which is the first Asian country to join NATO’s
cyber defense group?
(5) India
(1) India (2) South Korea (3) Sri Lanka
Q.88. Which bank has launched 'KBL Centenary
Deposit Scheme? (4) Bangladesh (5) Bhutan
(1) Karnataka Bank (2) Karur Vyasya Bank Q.96. What is the Currency of Bhutan?
(3) IndusInd Bank (4) HDFC Bank (1) Real (2) Dollar (3) Euro
(5) None of these (4) Ngultrum (5) Rial
Q.89. Which state/UT has launched the second Q.97. World Health Day is observed on -
phase of the Ladli Laxmi scheme (Ladli Laxmi (1) 7th April (2) 4th March (3) 17th April
scheme-2.0)? (4) 22th March (5) None of these
(1) Haryana (2) Karnataka Q.98. Who has been appointed as the new Foreign
(3) Madhya Pradesh (4) Himachal Pradesh Secretary of India?
(5) Jammu and Kashmir (1) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Q.90. What does DICGC insures? (2) Rudrendra Tandon
(1) Deposits of foreign government (3) Dinesh Bhatia
(2) Deposits of central and state government (4) Santosh Jha
(3) Inter –bank deposits (5) Rajeev kumar
(4) Saving deposits of banks Q.99. Which player has won the Formula One (F1) 2022
(5) Savings fixed, current recuring deposits of bank Australian Grand Prix?
Q.91. 125th birth anniversary of legendary Alluri (1) Fernando Alonso (2) Charles Leclerc
Sitarama Raju has celebrated, He was associated (3) Sebastian Vettel (4) Lewis Hamilton
with which Field? (5) Max Verstappen
(1) Politician (2) Teacher Q.100. Which among the following women's 25m pistol
(3) Freedom Fighter (4) Social Activist team has bags Gold medal in "ISSF World Cup"
(5) Actor 2022?
The 14th Dalai Lama was conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at Thekchen Choeling in
Dharamshala’s Mcleod Ganj by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
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(1) Indian Team (2) Pakistani Team (3) Prem Rawat (4) Bhikhari Thakur
(3) Japanese Team (4) France Team (5) Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
(5) Nepal Team Q.109. Gilt edged securities refers to-
Q.101. Recently 'Alexander Vucic' has become the (1) Government Securities
President of which country for the second time? (2) Securities issued by municipal corporations
(1) Kenya (2) Congo (3) Romania
(3) Securities issued by first class companies
(4) Bulgaria (5) Serbia
(4) All of these
Q.102. The RBI has approved which category of banks to
(5) None of these
provide doorstep banking services?
Q.110. Recently, who has won the title of the first
(1) Airtel Payment Bank
"Guinness Book of World Record" 2022 in
(2) Rural Cooperative Banks numerology?
(3) Payment Banks (1) Anand Kumar (2) JC Chaudhry
(4) Urban Cooperative banks (3) Dr Vedant Sharmaa (4) Rajat Nayar
(5) Local Area Banks
(5) Anupam V Kapil
Q.103. Where will the Summer Olympic 2028 Games be
Q.111. Grammy awards is given in which of following
held?
the field?
(1) Paris (2) Tokyo (3) New York
(1) Mathematics (2) Music
(4) Los Angeles (5) New Delhi
(3) Journalism (4) Architecture
Q.104. Headquarters of ASEAN is located at ?
(5) None of these
(1) Kathmandu (2) Geneva (3) New York
Q.112. The Regional Rural Banks are sponsored by
(4) Jakarta (5) None of these
_____.
Q.105. Pandit Kumar Gandharva was associated to which
(1) Reserve Bank of India
field?
(2) General Insurance Companies
(1) Dancing (2) Teaching (3) Singing
(3) Any Scheduled bank
(4) Medical (5) Literature
Q.106. Who was honoured with the 57th "Jnanpith (4) Unit Trust of India
Award" 2021? (5) None of these
(1) Damodar Mauzo Q.113. Simone Biles is related to which sports?
(2) Aravindan Neelakandan (1) Gymnastics (2) Swimming (3) Badminton
(3) Paramita Satpathy (4) Tennis (5) Golf
(4) Shashi Tharoor Q.114. What is the currency of Germany?
(5) Chetan Bhagat (1) Dinar (2) Euro (3) Kwanza
Q.107. Which is not a function of the National Housing (4) Pound (5) Dollar
Bank? Q.115. Losar festival is celebrated in which of the
(1) Strengthening the credit delivery network for following region of India?
housing finance
(1) Punjab (2) Kerala (3) Ladakh
(2) Regulation of the housing finance institutions
(4) Goa (5) Karnataka
at the regional as well as local levels
Q.116. The 5th Character of IFSC code is ____ .
(3) Running the daily administration of the
Housing Finance Companies (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2
(4) Both 1 and 3 (4) 3 (5) 4
(5) All are functions of NH Q.117. World Bank was established in the year………
Q.108. Who has authored the book 'Hear Yourself'? (1) 1944 (2) 1985 (3) 1986
(1) Arundhati Roy (2) Bhabananda Deka (4) 1988 (5) None of these
The 18th edition of Indo-US joint training exercise "Yudh Abhyas 22" will be held in Auli,
Uttarakhand in November 2022.
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Q.118. In which state is Kudankulam Nuclear Power (4) Read Time Gross Settlement
Plant located? (5) Read Time Gross Solution
(1) Mizoram (2) Odisha (3) Rajasthan Q.120. The economy of India is _____ .
(4) Tamil Nadu (5) Tripura (1) Underdeveloped economy
Q.119. What is the full form of RTGS? (2) Developing Mixed Economy
(1) Real Time Gross Settlement (3) Developed Economy
(2) Run Time Grant Settlement (4) All of these
(3) Run Time Gross Solution (5) None of these
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.121-125. Read the following passage carefully and A. India has a long way to go before everyone
answer the questions given below it. Certain has netizenship.
words have been given in bold to help you B. The data alerts finding ways to ensure that
locate them while answering some questions. existing inequalities do not get combined in
With the National Family Health Survey for the the process.
first time asking respondents whether they have (1) Only A (2) Only B
ever used the internet, and with data from the first
(3) Both A & B (4) Neither A nor B
phase of this fifth edition in, it is clear that India has
a long way to go before everyone has netizenship. (5) Can’t be assessed from the passage
But as we expand internet infrastructure, including Q.122. Which data in the passage proves that the gender
in public institutions such as schools, the data also divide is still entrenched?
alerts us to the need for finding ways to ensure that (1) The number of females is quite less in the
existing inequalities do not get multiplied in the parliamentary.
process.
(2) The percentile of women using internet is
Bihar is the worst performer in this metric, with much lower than men even in IT hubs.
only 43.6% of men ever having used the internet,
(3) The suppression of women rights in Bihar and
but at 20.6% women are much further behind.
Karnataka.
In more prosperous Karnataka, home of India’s
IT capital, with only 62.4% of men and 35% of (4) All of the above
women ever having used the internet, the overall (5) None of the above
access is better but the gender divide is still Q.123. What would have prevented internet from
entrenched. becoming a toxic tolls’ playground?
Women are trailing behind in the digital revolution I. Trailing behind of women in digital revolution
globally, which has mounting social and economic globally
costs. Consider the school of thought that includes II. Involvement of women in internet world to a
Twitter cofounder Evan Williams, where the large extent
platform would never have become a toxic trolls’
playground if there had been more women on III. Lack of education and involvement of women
the team since its start. NFHS data is of course at workplace by keeping them offline
alerting us to something much more elementary. (1) Only I (2) I & II (3) I & III
The internet and smartphones represent “leapfrog” (4) II & III (5) All of the above
opportunities for prosperity and modernity. By Q.124. What do you understand by the term “leapfrog” in
the same token, unequal access to these darkens accordance to the passage?
future prospects exponentially. Remember, if
you educate a woman you educate a family. (1) To jump off
And if women are kept offline that’s rubbish for (2) To climb up
everyone. (3) To be quick and alert
Q.121. According to the passage, identify the statement (4) To progress or advance ahead
which is/are correct. (5) To be successful
The Assam Cabinet led by CM, Himanta Biswa Sarma has approved a bill to set up a Safai
Karamchari Commission.
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Q.125. Which word is the most OPPOSITE in meaning (2) there is no more issues contributing to pollution
to the given word highlighted in the passage? (3) upcoming elections will definitely solve the
PROSPECT problems
(1) Panorama (2) Perspective (3) Existing (4) even beyond this farming issue, many toxic
(4) Vista (5) Outlook air days are caused by local factors
Q.126-128. In the following question, a short passage (5) the state has started taking steps to solve this
with a blank has been given. Select the best out issue and considerable changes are visible
of the five answer choices given to make the Q.129. In the following question, two phrases i.e.,
passage complete and coherent. (A) and (B) are given in column (1) and four
Q.126. In what can only be described as a horrific phrases I, II, II and IV in column (2) are given
collapse, Team India was shot out for just 36 runs as a suggestion. Match the phrases of Column
in the second innings of the Adelaide Test ____ (1) with the phrases of column (2) in order
_____________________________ To give it to make a complete meaningful sentence and
all away in a couple of sessions required massive choose the option.
under performance or an exceptional display by A. Coming after the I. legal standards were
the opposition. poor performances responsible for multiple seizures
(1) which proves to be beneficial for team India in the Bihar and the final acute asthma attack.
(2) and this stands as India’s lowest score in 88 assembly elections II. Governments are simply
years of playing Test cricket Congress has little not doing enough to tackle this
time to lose crisis.
(3) and this will help in the cultural development
of our nation B. Walking to III. to set its house in order
(4) this is India’s highest score in 88 years of and from school before the five state assembly
playing Test cricket along a road where elections in April-May 2021.
levels of nitrogen IV. The UK ruling is a reminder
(5) it will be a milestone in the glorious history of
dioxide from traffic that this governance shortfall is
Indian cricket team
constantly exceeded literally killing children.
Q.127. India-Bangladesh ties have steadily grown
over the last six years. This is exemplified (1) A-II, B-II (2) A-I, B-IV (3) A-II, B-III
__________________________ under the BBIN (4) A-III, B-I (5) A-I, B-II
(Bangladesh Bhutan Indian Nepal) platform. Q.130. In the following question, two phrases i.e.,
Taking this momentum further, the virtual meeting (A) and (B) are given in column (1) and four
saw the two sides ink seven agreements. phrases I, II, II and IV in column (2) are given
(1) by increasing connectivity, investments and as a suggestion. Match the phrases of Column
sub-regional cooperation (1) with the phrases of column (2) in order
(2) by increasing international tax on goods and to make a complete meaningful sentence and
services choose the option.
(3) by celebrating festivals together A. Government's decision I. as the recovery crews
(4) by selling vaccines to Bangladesh at a very to issue a national searched the ocean for days
low rate security directive for the but unfortunately to no avail.
(5) by decreasing deals and investments thereby telecommunications sector to II. as its incentivises
threatening the ties mandate scrutiny of equipment the decentralisation of
and sources is welcome. governance.
Q.128. In north India which saw stubble burning
wreak severe air pollution again this year, B. Local body elections III. the government is
there is no categorical assurance from various becoming barometers of determined to bring home
governments to stop this practice. But political performance is a the deceased passengers.
_______________________________ like positive development IV. to mandate scrutiny of
vehicular or industrial emissions or construction equipment and sources is
dust or municipal garbage burning. welcome.
(1) no steps had been taken by government
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(1) A-IV, B-II (2) A-I, B-IV (3) A-II, B-III (4) All of the above
(4) A-III, B-IV (5) A-I, B-II (5) None of the above
Q.131-134. Read the following passage carefully and Q.133. Why did the Centre asked for an expeditious
answer the questions given below it. Certain inquiry?
words have been given in bold to help you A. To identify the culprits
locate them while answering some questions.
B. To ensure that investor sentiment is not
On Saturday, global personal technology major affected due to the ‘one-off incident’.
Apple placed all fresh production orders on hold
(1) Only A (2) Only B
for its Taiwanese supplier Wistron. This embargo
may affect all Wistron units, but the trigger (3) Both A & B (4) Neither A nor B
was one of the biggest expressions of industrial (5) Can’t be assessed from the passage.
unrest in India in recent years — at a new Q.134. What is the most SIMILAR in meaning word
facility set up by the firm in Kolar, Karnataka, to the word highlighted in the passage?
to manufacture iPhones, among other things.
ALACRITY
Violence broke out at the unit on December 12
after several workers raised slogans protesting (1) Hesitance (2) Apathy (3) Briskness
against non-payment of their dues, a protest that (4) Reluctance (5) Disinclination
escalated. In Kolar, Wistron claimed `437 crore of Q.135-137. Read the following passage carefully and
damages from the incident even as the Centre and answer the questions given below it. Certain
the State government reacted with alacrity, given words have been given in bold to help you
the importance of the project for India to establish locate them while answering some questions.
its credentials as an alternative manufacturing The Supreme Court on Friday quite rightly stayed
base to China. an Andhra Pradesh High Court order that sought
The State said it was disturbed and around 160 to convene a judicial inquiry into whether there
people were arrested. The Centre asked the B.S. is a “constitutional breakdown” in the Y.S. Jagan
Yediyurappa administration for an expeditious Mohan Reddy-led government in the State. The
inquiry to identify the culprits and ensure that top court’s intervention must be welcomed as it
investor sentiment is not affected due to the ‘one- quickly halted an untenable adventure by the High
off incident’. Court that might have required the imposition of
Q.131. According to the passage, identify the statement President’s Rule.
which is /are correct. While hearing habeas corpus petitions filed by
I. Apple placed all fresh production orders on relatives of persons remanded in judicial custody
hold for its Taiwanese supplier. or on bail, on October 1, the High Court had suo
II. The embargo will not affect Wistron unit for a motu summoned the State counsel to assist in
long time. deciding “whether in circumstances prevailing in
the State of Andhra Pradesh, the court can record
III. The trigger of hold was one of the biggest
a finding that there is constitutional breakdown in
expressions of industrial unrest in India in
the State or not”. This was clearly a case of judicial
recent years.
over-reach by the A.P. High Court. The question
(1) Only I (2) I & II (3) I & III of a “constitutional breakdown” or the failure
(4) II & III (5) All of the above of constitutional machinery is dealt with under
Q.132. With reference to the passage mention the Article 356 of the Constitution, whose invoking
reason(s) behind the violence breaking out at the comes under the prerogative of the executive and
unit. not the judiciary.
(1) Slogans were raised by workers protesting These included ascertaining whether objective
against non-payments of their dues. conditions exist which render it impossible to
carry out governance in the State where the
(2) There was lack of cooperation between the
proclamation has been made and the process has
state and the working sectors.
to be approved by both Houses of Parliament
(3) The Centre and the State governments reaction before consideration for judicial review. But
with alacrity proved to be fatal.
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the A.P. High Court’s order seemed to have from the U.K. after a new variant of the novel
reversed the scheme of things by putting the cart corona virus. (D)
before the horse in asking to ascertain if there is (1) A and B (2) A and C (3) B and D
a “constitutional breakdown in the State”. The
(4) C and D (5) No Error
Chief Justice of India noted that the Court found it
to be “disturbing” before staying it. Q.139. In the following question, two sentences
divided into two parts each, are given. Any
Q.135. According to the passage, identify the
two of these parts have grammatical errors.
statement(s) which is /are correct.
Choose the alternative consisting of the initials
A. The Supreme Court stayed an order to of the grammatically wrong parts. If both the
convene a judicial inquiry into whether there sentences are grammatically correct, choose
is a “constitutional breakdown” Reddy-led option (5) i.e. No error.
government in the State.
I. A significant fall in India’s Covid cases
B. The top court’s intervention is not welcomed and death toll this past week (A)/must not
by the high court of Andhra Pradesh. lull authorities or citizens into sense of
(1) Only A (2) Only B complacency.(B)
(3) Both A & B (4) Neither A nor B II. The country’s president acceded to the request
(5) Can’t be assessed from the passage. but announced (C)/ that elections will be held
over April and May next year.(D)
Q.136. What do you understand by the foreign term
“habeas corpus”? (1) A and B (2) A and C (3) B and C
(1) To sign a deal (4) C and D (5) No Error
(2) To produce the imprisoned to the court Q.140. In the following question, two sentences
(3) To make amendments in various laws
(4) To ask high court to take necessary action Choose the alternative consisting of the initials
against the officials of the grammatically wrong parts. If both the
(5) To abide by the law sentences are grammatically correct, choose
Q.137. Why did the high court summon ‘suo motu’ to the option (5) i.e. No error.
state counsel? I. Nepal has been hit hard by the fallout of the
(1) After hearing petitions filed by relatives of pandemic (A)/ as tourism and remittances
persons remanded in judicial custody play important roles in the economy.(B)
(2) To find recording if there is constitutional II. They have a unique relationship, as an open
breakdown in the State or not border and free movement (C)/ of people
between sovereign neighbours are rarely seen
(3) To help the state high court against the revolt
anywhere else in Asia.(D)
(4) Both 1 & 2
(1) A and B (2) A and C (3) B and C
(5) All of the above
(4) C and D (5) No Error
Q.138. In the following question, two sentences
Q.141. In the following question, two sentences
of the grammatically wrong parts. If both the
of the grammatically wrong parts. If both the
sentences are grammatically correct, choose
sentences are grammatically correct, choose
option (5) i.e. No error.
option (5) i.e. No error.
I. Nepal Prime Minister recommendation to
I. It is a tragic irony for UK of being between
dissolve Parliament, has pushed (A)/ the
the last dying from Covid-19 (A)/ just when
young democracy into an unprecedented
mass vaccination is around the corner.(B)
constitutional crisis and political turmoil. (B)
II. Punjab have the highest case fatality rate
II. With nearly a dozen countries at Europe and
among states and must increase (C)/ random
elsewhere temporarily (C)/ banning travel
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testing with the farm agitation undermining C. the inflated earnings procured by every citizen
social distancing norms.(D) will be scrutinized
(1) A and B (2) A and C (3) B and C (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C
(4) C and D (5) No Error (4) Both A & B (5) Both B & C
Q.142. In the following question, two sentences Q.145. Choose the correct option for (C).
divided into two parts each, are given. Any A. creates a hurdle in technological advancement
B. weakens the economy internally
of the grammatically wrong parts. If both the C. forms the backbone of the modern economy
sentences are grammatically correct, choose (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C
option (5) i.e. No error. (4) Both A & C (5) Both B & C
I. The lower tiers of government at municipal, Q.146. Choose the correct option for (D).
district and block levels (A)/ are forming task
A. only grow with the advent of 5G networks
forces to coordinate the inoculation efforts. (B)
B. bloom with the initiation of faster network
II. The private healthcare sector must also be
services
roped in so that (C)/ both the free and paid models
can complement one another. (D) C. lower its importance with the advent of 5G
networks
(1) A and B (2) A and C (3) B and C
(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C
(4) A and D (5) No Error
(4) Both A & B (5) Both B & C
Q.143-147. In the following question, a short passage
is given with some blanks, and against each, Q.147. Choose the correct option for (E).
the alternatives are suggested below it. Choose A. exposure of telecom to larger scale
the correct alternative which can complete the B. the security of telecom networks from cyber
passage in a meaningful way. attacks and malware
Government’s decision to issue a national security C. to getting the people into inhuman elements
directive for the telecommunications sector (A) like poverty
______________ is welcome. This will result in (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C
a list of trusted products and sources drawn up by
the government, and (B) ___________. This is (4) Both A & B (5) Both B & C
extremely pertinent given that the telecom sector Q.148. In the following question, three sentences with
(C) ______________, enabling everything from two highlighted words in each have been given.
digital transactions and banking to healthcare and Choose the correct set of words used in the
education. And this telecom footprint will (D) sentences respectively.
______________. Therefore, government has I. Human has all the potentiality to be with the
an obligation to ensure (E) ____________ that timelessness of space because he is a floating
can literally cripple the country’s economy and (A)/ flaunting (B) mass of energy in the vast
people. universe.
Q.143. Choose the correct option for (A). II. Simply by practicing and preaching (A)/
A. to provide the economic frailty to its citizens perching (B) that we are one or we should be
B. to mandate scrutiny of equipment and sources one, problems do not get solved.
C. to achieve the goal of incumbent economic III. Greater the imperfection, greater the perfection
required to eradicate (A)/ enumerate (B) it.
(1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C
(1) A A A (2) A B A (3) A B B
(4) Both A & C (5) Both B & C
(4) B A B (5) B B A
Q.144. Choose the correct option for (B).
Q.149. In the following question, three sentences with
A. telecom services will be confined to these in two highlighted words in each have been given.
the future Choose the correct set of words used in the
B. the mortification in the income of the nation sentences respectively.
will be adhered
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I. We have to arise (A)/ rise (B) to such a level (3) it is difficult to put on with the haughty
of awareness where everything is in its purest behaviour
form. (4) it is difficult to put out with the haughty
II. A glorified manifestation (A)/ malnutrition behaviour
(B) of compassion in human body will save
(5) No correction required
the world.
Q.153. The conditions laid down by the Department of
III. Truth exists without any shadows and it
Health were not accepted by any of the nursing
becomes a luxurious (A)/ luminous (B) self.
homes of the town.
(1) A A A (2) A B A (3) A B B
(1) conditions laid out by the Department of
(4) B A B (5) B B A Health
Q.150. In the following question, three sentences with
(2) conditions laid off by the Department of
two highlighted words in each have been given.
Health
Choose the correct set of words used in the
sentences respectively. (3) conditions laid up with by the Department of
Health
I. It is the mind that creates (A)/ secretes (B)
thoughts that lead to feelings and then actions. (4) conditions laid for by the Department of
II. It seems that all the neurons and the sense Health
radiators (A)/ receptors (B) of our body are (5) No correction required
connected to the software – the mind. Q.154. They just can’t get along together because
III. It is a gift that only human beings are blessed of temperamental differences and almost
with and it facilitates (A)/ facades (B) us to contradicting choices made in life.
choose as we differentiate good from bad. (1) can’t get at together because of temperamental
(1) A A A (2) A B B (3) A B A differences
(4) B A B (5) B B A (2) can’t get away together because of temperamental
Q.151-155. Which of the following phrases (1), (2), differences
(3) and (4) should replace the phrase given (3) can’t get over together because of temperamental
in bold? If the phrase is correct as it is, your differences
answer is (5).
(4) can’t get into together because of temperamental
Q.151. Since the departure of her family to abroad, she is differences
aching of them and want to visit them as soon as
possible. (5) No correction required
(1) she is aching in them and want to visit Q.155. On hearing the success story of his sister, he
(2) she is aching for them and want to visit called out his friends and relatives for a short
get together and celebration.
(3) she is aching by them and want to visit
(1) he called upon his friends and relatives for a
(4) she is aching with them and want to visit
short get together
(5) No correction required
(2) he called after his friends and relatives for a
Q.152. For an honourable person it is difficult to put short get together
down with the haughty behaviour of his seniors
and colleagues. (3) he called in his friends and relatives for a short
get together
(1) it is difficult to put up with the haughty
behaviour (4) he called up his friends and relatives for a
short get together
(2) it is difficult to put off with the haughty
behaviour (5) No correction required
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Explanation/REASONING ability
Q.1.(1) A Learning new skill developed new things Q.16.(5) Both conclusions do not follow.
in life. Stop thinking negative and believe in Q.17.(1)
yourself. So, Only A is sufficient.
Q.2.(4) History establishes that we fail far more from timidity
than we do from daring. Future favours the brave, dare
to take the new goal. Failure is a part of every success
story and should be seen as a method for success.
Q.3.(2) Since the actual number of boys and girls who
had started for their teams was only 50% and
Seventy-five percent of those responding reported
that they had started for their respective boys’ or
girls’ teams majority of those responding should
Q.18-22. Step 1: Write the word in reverse and take the
have played for the team, so option 2 is correct.
position of opposite letters of the letters which
Q.4.(1) At least some XME companies that conduct are present in the word and if the position is
XYZ research work under fewer restrictions two-digit take sum of the digits.
than some ABC.
For Example: Guts= stuG = 8 7 6 20 = 8762
Q.5.(1) Claims and losses of the customer will be settled
immediately. Step 2: Arrange all the numbers in increasing
order from left to right.
Q.6-9.
Step 3: Add first and last number to get the
number and in order to get letters use 2nd and 4th
digits in the number as per alphabetical series.
For Example: 8762 = 8+2 =10 and 2nd and
4th digits are 7 and 2 represented by G and B.
Hence 10 GB.
Q.6.(2) Q.7.(2) Q.8.(1) Q.9.(3) Step 4: If the last letter’s position according to
Q.10-14. alphabetical order is even then add +1, else take
square of that number.
For example: 14FG Last letter’s position is 7
then square of 7 is 49.
Step 5: Arrange in increasing order of numbers
and represent by its opposite letter in alphabetical
series.
Input: Crew Feat Dash Pawn Loot
Step 1: 4496 7843 1885 4482 7336
Step 2: 1885 4482 4496 7336 7843
Step 3: 6HE 6DB 10DF 13CF 10HC
Q.10.(3) Q.11.(4) Q.12.(1) Q.13.(3) Q.14.(4) Step 4: 25 03 07 07 09
Q.15.(4) Step 5: X T T R B
Q.18.(1) Q.19.(3) Q.20.(1)
Q.21.(2) Q.22.(2)
Q.23-25. Number- Product of number of vowels and
number of consonants in the word.
Letter- Difference between 1st letter position
and total number of letters in the word.
Q.23.(1) Q.24.(1) Q.25.(1)
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Q.26-30. Q.32.(4)
J 7 ? K 3W9 / 1 % M 6 @ L4 B 3 * 2 $ 5 + 8 = H ! Q Q.33.(2) DF=5; GF=5; DG2=25+25= DG=5 √2
I/p J 7 ? K 3 W 9 / 1 % M 6 @ L 4 B 3 * 2 $ 5 + 8 = H ! Q
S1 J 7 ? K 3 W 9 / 1 % M F @ L D B 3 * B $ 5 + H = H ! Q Q.34.(5)
S2 J 7 ? 1 3 W 9 / 1 % 3 F @ 2 D B 3 * B $ 5 + H = H ! 7
S3 J ? 7 1 3 W / 9 % 1 3 @ F 2 D B * 3 $ B + 5 = H ! H 7 Q.35.(1)
Q.26.(3) Q.27.(3) Q.28.(4) Q.36-40.
Q.29.(2) Q.30.(1)
Floor Person Cash Month
Q.31-35.
9 C 10,000 January
8 D 7,200 February
7 H 5,000 March
6
5 B 2300 April
4 F 9100 May
3 E 6400 June
2 G 6300 July
1 A 3800 August
Q.36.(4) Q.37.(4) Q.38.(5) Q.39.(3)
Q.31.(3) DA=12; DF=5; AF2=122 +52 ; AF=13 Q.40.(2) 10,000 (C) + 5000 (H) = 15000
Explanation/NUMERICAL ability
Q.41.(2) A = A<B<C
× 3+8 ,............. Q.43.(4) A=
B= ÷2+26,...
12.45+17.25 =29.70 B=
29.70+12.45=42.15 x1+16, x2+16, x3+16, x4+16, x5+16
42.15+29.70 = 71.85 C=
71.85+42.15 = 114 ÷4, ×2.5 , ÷4, ×2.5,.........
C= A = 81
×2+3,×2+4,×2+5,×2+6,×2+7, B = 6296
A = 1697 C= 650
B = 71.85 AC
C = 41 Q.44.(2) Quantity I
A>B>C 8
C4 × 6C6 × 2C1 + 8C5 × 6C5 × 2C1 + 8C6 × 6C4 × 2C1
Q.42.(4) A = = 1020 + 672 + 840
*2 + 22 , *3 + 32 , *4 + 42 , *5 + 52 = 2532
B= Quantity II
+111,+222,+333,+444,+555, 5 4 1
C= 5 × 4 × 1 = 20
+27, +54, +81, +108, +135 Quantity III
A= 8 =(7C4 × 5C1) + (7C5)
B = 505 = (210 + 21)
C = 963 = 231
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Quantity I > Quantity III > Quantity II Cost price = 240.096 × 225 = 54021.600
Q.45.(4) Total electric energy consume by 60 W bulb in Profit = 57623.04 - 54021.600 = 3601.44
whole month = 16 × 60 × 7 × 30 W = 201.6 unit Q.52.(5)
Q.46.(3) Electricity consume by all fans = 14 × 80 × 30W
Electricity consume by all laptops = 9 × 200 ×
5x30
Required % =
Q.47.(1) Electricity consume by all fans = 14 x 80 x 11 x
30 = 369600 W

Electricity consume by all laptops = 9 x 200 x 5
x 30 = 270000 W Q.53.(3) Profit = 3601.44
Electricity consume by all Tube lights = 17 x 40 Similarly in July,
x 8 x 30= 163200W Profit = 9495.60
Electricity consume by all TV’s = 17 x 120 x 8 Less profit = 9495.60-3601.44
x 30 = 288000 W = 5894.16=5900 less
Electricity consume by 100 W bulb = 11 x 100 x Q.54.(4) Cost price growth from August to September =
9 x 30 = 297000 W 11.11%
hence, fans consume more electricity. Hence cost price in October month = 250 ×
Q.48.(1) One unit cost = 2.70.Power(usedbyAC’s)
Unitcost=2.70.Power(usedbyAC’s)Unitcost=
3.70
Q.55.(5) It is obvious from observation of table.
Electricity consume by all equipment (except
Q.56.(4) Allocated funds per family:
AC’s) = (201.6 + 369.6 + 270 + 163.2 + 288 +
297) unit in 2011-12 =
= (1292.4+ 297.00) unit = 1589.4 unit
Cost for these unit = 1589.4 x 2.7 = 4291.38 Q.57.(3) The achievement crosses
Electricity consumed by AC’s = 11 x 2100 x 9 x 46 lakh in 2011-12
30 W = 6237000 W = 6237Unit 46 + 57 + 62 = 165 lakh in 2013-14
Cost for it = 6237 x 3.7 = 23076.9 165 + 57 = 222 (more than 2 crore) in 2014-15
Total cost = 23076.9 + 4291.38 = Rs 27368.28 Q.58.(1) In 2014 - 15, each family received
Q.49.(4) Required ratio =
Q.50.(4)
Q.59.(5) The part of credit mobilized constituted the
maximum part of investment
in 2015-16

Q.60.(4) By using all three statements
S : H : B=6 : 3 : 4
and D : L=1 : 2
hence Dinesh weight is lowest
Q.51.(3) In August, sales volume =
Q.61.(1) Pen:Pencil=9:4
= 240.0960 Rubber:Pencil=1:2
Selling price = 240.0960 × 240 = 57623.04 7×Pencil-5×Rubber=109
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Three equation and three variables hence the highest foreign exchange of 477 million US
All three together are sufficient. dollar earned in the year 2007-08
Q.66-70.
Q.62.(1) from the statement first and second we got the
total marks of the examination. S.N. SUBJECTS BOYS GIRLS TOTAL
Q.63.(4) Total no of balls = 8×3=24 1 ENGLISH 24 55 79
2 HINDI 18 78 96
After removing all red balls, Sum of green and
yellow balls = 9×2=18 3 ENGLISH + 108 117 225
HINDI
Total red balls = 6 TOTAL 150 250 400
Only one is sufficient to answer the question. Q.66.(2) Boys who speak Hindi =18 + 108 = 126
Q.64.(2) Percentage of domestic consumption relative to Q.67.(4) girls speak only Hindi = 78
the production of coffee Q.68.(1) students speak English = 79 + 225 = 304
In 2001 - 02 Q.69.(5)
Q.65.(1) The largest quantity of 2.47 lakh tonnes of Q.70.(3) ratio = 108 : 117
coffee was exported in the year 2010-11 and =12 : 13
Explanation/GENERAL AWARENESS
Q.71.(1) The Government has launched National Action Q.79.(3) State Bank of India announced the launch of the
Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem- fourth phase of the 'SBI Gram Seva' program,
"NAMASTE scheme" for cleaning of sewers adopting 30 remote villages in Haryana,
and septic tank. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and
Q.72.(2) NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the West Bengal on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
International arm of the National Payment Q.80.(3) Gogamedi is located in district of Hanumangarh
Corporation of India has announced that BHIM UPI and is located some 395 km from the capital
is now live at NEOPAY terminals across the UAE. city of Jaipur in Rajasthan. Gogamedi fair is
Q.73.(3) In Sri Lanka, according to a government notice celebrated in honor of Serpent God and the
released, acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe celebrations begin on Goga Navmi.
has declared a fresh state of emergency. Q.81.(3) Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva
Q.74.(1) On 10- August is celebrated as World Biofuel Chandra on 12 Junly 2022 has unveiled new
Day. It is observed to create awareness about the logo of country's Public Service Broadcaster,
importance of non-fossil fuels as an alternative Prasar Bharati.
to conventional fossil fuels. This year, the theme Q.82.(2) PV Sindhu is the brand ambassador of Rashtriya
is "Biofuels Towards a Carbon Neutral World". Ispat Nigam Limited Visakhapatnam.
Q.75.(2) A seasoned diplomat and IFS officer of Q.83.(3) India’s first ‘Amrit Sarovar’ has been completed
1994 batch Pranay Kumar Verma has been at Rampur’s Gram Panchayat Patwai, thanks to
appointed as India’s next High Commissioner the efforts of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s
to Bangladesh. government in Uttar Pradesh. As part of the
Q.76.(3) The theme of International Day of Yoga is - Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, 75 water bodies
Yoga for humanity” will be developed and regenerated as part of the
Q.77.(3) Indian women's Wrestling team has won five medals Amrit Sarovar initiative.
to claim Under-17 Asian Championship title with a Q.84.(1) Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with IndusInd
total of eight gold at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Bank to offer fixed deposit (FD) facilities to its
Q.78.(1) The board of directors of ICICI Bank has customers. A customer can open FD of Rs 500 up
re-appointed Sandeep Bakhshi as the bank's to Rs 190,000 on the Airtel Thanks app.
managing director (MD) and chief executive Q.85.(4) Recently, shri Narsinhbhai Patel Passed away
officer (CEO) for a period of three years, the He was freedom fighter and Always remember
bank said in a regulatory filing. his contribution for the freedom struggle.
The new currency notes of $1 and $5 value carry the signature of the Secretary of Treasury
(American Finance Minister) Janet Yellen and Lynn Malerba.
SBI PO MAINS
Q.86.(1) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of
developed indigenous technology for conversion Excellence (CCDCOE). It was a cyber defence
of sea water to potable water. hub founded in Estonia, in 2008 and is focused on
Q.87.(2) The 39th edition of "Badminton Asia cyber-security research, training, and exercises.
Championships" 2022, the biggest on the Asian Q.96.(4) Bhutan is a landlocked country in the Eastern
continent has kick off on 26 April 2022 in Himalayas, located in Southern Asia between
Manila, Philippines. China and India. It ranks 133rd in terms of
Q.88.(1) Karnataka Bank has launched a Term Deposit land area and 160th in population. Bhutan
Scheme "KBL Centenary Deposit Scheme" is a constitutional monarchy with Vajrayana
with a higher rate of interest. Buddhism as the state religion.
Q.89.(3) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh The capital and largest city is Thimphu.
Chouhan launched the second phase of the Ladli The Currency is Ngultrum.
Laxmi scheme (Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0). The Q.97.(1) World Health Day is a global health awareness
scheme is an innovative initiative to encourage day celebrated every year on 7 April, under the
girl children to pursue higher education and sponsorship of the World Health Organization,
make them self-dependent. as well as other related organizations.
Q.90.(5) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Q.98.(1) The Indian government appointed senior Indian
Corporation (DICGC) is a specialised Foreign Service officer Vinay Mohan Kwatra
division of Reserve Bank of India which is as the new Foreign Secretary. The 1988-batch
under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance, IFS officer is currently serving as Ambassador
Government of India. It was established on in Kathmandu since January 2020. He worked
15 July 1978 under the Deposit Insurance in Prime Minister’s Office from 2015 to 2017
and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961 and had served as India’s ambassador to France.
for the purpose of providing insurance of Vinay Kwatra replaced the incumbent Foreign
deposits and guaranteeing of credit facilities. Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
DICGC insures all bank deposits, such as Q.99.(2) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari- Monaco) has won the
saving, fixed, current, recurring deposit for up Formula One (F1) 2022 Australian Grand Prix,
to the limit of Rs. 500,000 of each depositor in held in Melbourne, Victoria.
a bank.The limit was increased from 1 lakh to 5 Q.100.(1) Indian women's 25m pistol team of Rahi
lakh by Modi govt. Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan
Q.91.(3) The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi won the gold medal by beating Singapore 17-
launched the year-long 125th birth anniversary 13 in the ongoing "International Shooting Sport
celebration of legendary freedom fighter Alluri Federation (ISSF) World cup" 2022 in Cairo,
Sitarama Raju in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. Egypt on 7 March 2022.
Q.92.(3) Corporation Bank was a public-sector banking Q.101.(5) Alexander Vucic has been re-elected as the
company headquartered in Mangalore, India. President of Serbia. Serbia is a landlocked country
Successor: Union Bank of India in Southeast Europe. Belgrade is the capital of the
Headquarters: Mangaluru southeast European country of Serbia.
Q.93.(3) Bajaj Finserv Limited's Chairman and Managing Q.102.(4) RBI allows "urban co-operative banks" to offer
Director Sanjiv Bajaj has assumed the office of door-step banking services.
Confederation of Indian Industry,CII President Q.103.(4) The 2028 Summer Olympics is a forthcoming
for the year 2022-23. international multi-sport event scheduled to
Q.94.(3) Rahul Srivathsav has became the 74th Chess take place from July 21 to August 6, 2028, in
Grandmaster of India. Nineteen-year-old Peddi Los Angeles, California, United States.
Rahul Srivathsav's dream came true, when he Q.104.(4) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
crossed the ELO mark of 2500 to clinch the is a political and economic organisation of ten
Grand Master title. Southeast Asian countries.
Q.95.(2) South Korea’s National Intelligence Service Q.105.(3) Indian classical singer Pandit Kumar Gandharva's
became the first in Asia to join NATO’s cyber 98th birth anniversary celebrated on 8th Apr 2022.
defence group. South Korea has been under Pandit Kumar Gandharva, originally known as
Cyber-threats from China and North Korea. NIS Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was an
was accepted as a contributing participant for Indian classical singer well known for his unique
The prestigious American magazine ‘Time’ has named Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and
80 MICA FEBRUARY 2023 the spirit of Ukraine as its 2022 Person of the Year.
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vocal style and for his refusal to be bound by the Q.111.(2) Grammy awards are given in the field of Music.
tradition of any gharana. Q.112.(3) The Regional Rural Banks are sponsored by
Q.106.(1) Konkani novelist Damodar Mauzo (born 1 Scheduled banks.
August 1944) is a Goan short story writer, Q.113.(1) Simone Biles, an American gymnast, broke
novelist, and critic and script writer in Konkani. the record of the most medals made by the
He has awarded the 57th "Jnanpith Award" any gymnast at the World Championships by
(India's highest literary honour) in 2021. The winning a balance beam competition at the 2019
Jnanpith is bestowed on writers for “their World Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart,
outstanding contribution to literature”. Germany. He overtook the Belarusian Vitaly
Q.107.(3) The National Housing Bank is the regulator body Sharbo's world medals by winning his 24th and
for housing finance in India. It was established 25th world medals (both golds).
in 1988. The functions of the organization Q.114.(2) The currency of Germany is the Euro.
mainly include regulation and promotion of the Q.115.(3) In Ladakh, the celebration of the traditional
housing finance companies in India. Losar festival was held on January 03, 2022,
Q.108.(3) Indian author Prem Rawat released his book with zeal and enthusiasm.
"Hear Yourself" for the Indian subcontinent in Q.116.(1) The Indian Financial System Code (IFS Code
Mumbai. or IFSC) is an alphanumeric code that facilitates
Q.109.(1) Government securities, also called the gilt edged electronic funds transfer in India.
securities or G-secs, are not only free from Q.117.(1) The World Bank was created at the 1944 Bretton
default risk but also provide reasonable returns. Woods Conference, along with three other
Q.110.(2) The first-ever Guinness World Record in institutions, including the International
Numerology and the first "Guinness world Monetary Fund (IMF).
record" 2022 was achieved by one of India's top Q.118.(4) Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in
numerologists JC Chaudhry educating about Tamil Nadu.
ancient science to around 6000 participants, Q.119.(1) RTGS- Real Time Gross Settlement.
enthusiasts of numerology joined from USA, Q.120.(2) The economy of India is a developing mixed
UK, Middle East, and India. economy.
Explanation/ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Q.121.(1) Option A is clearly evident in the first few lines Q.127.(1) Only Option (1) completes the paragraph meaningfully.
of first paragraph and in option B ‘combined’ Q.128.(4) Only Option (4) completes the paragraph
should be replaced by ‘multiplied’. meaningfully as it states the issue related to
Q.122.(2) Option B is clearly evident in the first few lines stubble burning.
of second paragraph while all the other options Q.129.(4) A-Coming after the poor performances in the
are irrelevant according to the passage. Bihar assembly elections Congress has little
Q.123.(3) Option I & III is clearly evident in the first time to lose to set its house in order before the
few lines of third paragraph while all the other five state assembly elections in April-May 2021.
options are irrelevant according to the passage. B-Walking to and from school along a road
Q.124.(4) Leapfrog means to advance (two military units) where levels of nitrogen dioxide from traffic
by keeping one unit in action while moving the constantly exceeded legal standards were
other unit past it to a position farther in front. responsible for multiple seizures and the final
Q.125.(3) Prospects (n) - a person regarded as likely to acute asthma attack.
succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc. Q.130.(1) A- Government’s decision to issue a national
For other options- security directive for the telecommunications
Panorama (n) - an unbroken view of the whole sector to mandate scrutiny of equipment and
region surrounding an observer. sources is welcome.
Perspective (n) - the way one sees something. B- Local body elections becoming barometers of
Vista (n) - a pleasing view. political performance is a positive development as
Outlook (n) - a person’s point of view or general it incentivises the decentralisation of governance.
attitude to life. Q.131.(3) Option I & III is clearly evident in the first
Q.126.(2) Only Option (2) completes the paragraph few lines of first paragraph while all the other
meaningfully. options are irrelevant according to the passage.
The three-day celebrations on the 400th birth anniversary of the great Ahom general Lachit
Barphukan began in New Delhi on November 23, 2022.
SBI PO MAINS
Q.132.(1) Option 1 is clearly evident in the first few lines Q.146.(4) The passage is about telecom shield against
of second paragraph while all the other options cyber attacks and the prior part invokes the
are irrelevant according to the passage. importance of faster network services. Option A
Q.133.(3) Both options is clearly evident in the first few joining with the passage means ‘telecom sector
lines of third paragraph. will grow/bloom/prosper with the introduction
Q.134.(3) Alacrity/briskness (n) - cheerful readiness. of 5G networks’ and Option B joining with the
Rest all the options are antonym for the same. passage means the same whereas Option C gives
Q.135.(1) Option A is clearly evident in the first few lines opposite sense and hence will be inappropriate.
of first paragraph. Q.147.(4) The passage is about telecom shield against
Q.136.(2) A writ of habeas corpus (which literally means to cyber attacks and it clearly indicates the
“produce the body”) is a court order demanding importance of it for security not unchecked
that a public official (such as a warden) deliver exposure. And option C is irrelevant to the topic
an imprisoned individual to the court and show talking about poverty.
a valid reason for that person’s detention. Q.148.(1) Float (v) - be suspended freely in a liquid or gas.
Q.137.(4) Option 1 & 2 is clearly evident in the first few Preach (v) - deliver a sermon or religious address to
lines of second paragraph. an assembled group of people, typically in church.
Q.138.(2) A-Add apostrophe after ‘Minister’ to show Eradicate (v) - destroy completely; put an end to.
possession. For other options-
C-Replace ‘at’ with ‘in’ as we are talking about Flaunt (v) - to show off.
countries inside the border of Europe. Perch (v) - to rest on something.
Q.139.(3) B-Add ‘a’ before sense as there is indication of Enumerate (v) - to mention one by one.
only one Q.149.(4) Rise (v) - reach a higher position in society or
C-Replace ‘but’ with ‘and’ as no contrasting one’s profession.
ideas are being joined. Manifestation (n) - the action or fact of showing
Q.140.(5) Both the sentences are absolutely correct. something.
Q.141.(2) A-Replace ‘between’ with ‘among’ as the cases Luminous (adj.) - giving off light; bright or shining.
are more than two in number. For other options-
C-Replace ‘have’ with ‘has’ as the subject is Arise (v) - (of a problem, opportunity, or
singular. situation) emerge; become apparent.
Q.142.(4) A- Add ‘the’ before government body, i.e., Malnutrition (n) - lack of vital minerals and
municipal. vitamins in body.
D-replace ‘one another’ with ‘each other’ as Luxurious (adj.) - extremely comfortable or elegant
the subjects are two and we use one another for Q.150.(3) Create (v) - to produce.
more than two subjects. Receptor (n) - an organ or cell able to respond
Q.143.(2) Option A states that ‘economic frailties to light, heat, or other external stimulus and
(weaknesses)’ will be provided which makes no transmit a signal to a sensory nerve.
sense at all and option C ends with an adjective Facilitate (v) - to make easy
which should be followed by a noun but a verb For other options-
has been given after the blank. Therefore, only Secrete (v) - to ooze out.
option B fits in meaningfully. Radiators (n) - a thing that emits light.
Q.144.(1) The passage is about ‘telecom shield against Façade (n) - the principal front of a building that
cyber attacks’ and it has nothing to do with faces on to a street or open space.
income of the nation and earnings of the citizen Q.151.(2) Ache for means to want something or someone a lot.
which makes both options B and C incorrect. The
Q.152.(1) Put up with means to tolerate patiently.
sense after joining option A is- ‘Telecom services’
Q.153.(5) The sentence is absolutely correct where laid
will be limited to ‘a list of trusted products’.
down means the rules established by a ruling body.
Q.145.(3) The passage indicates the importance of digital
Q.154.(5) ‘Get along’ means to be friendly and continue
transactions which is clearly mentioned before
friendship.
the given blank. Hence, option C stating
Q.155.(4) To call up means to telephone to give any news
that ‘backbone/main strength of economy’ is
or convey any information.
contextually correct and meaningful.
The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence, for this
2022 Edition, has been given to Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong.

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