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CONTENTS

General Knowledge ………………………………….... 4 - 8

Science…………………………………………………. 9 - 15

Sports……………………………………………….… 16 - 25

English……………………………………………….. 26 – 30

Mathematics…………………………………………. 31 - 35

Logical Reasoning……………………………………. 36 - 39

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. First Indian to comte Enduroman Triathlon.

Maynak Vaid has become the 44th person in the world and the first Indian to finish

Enduroman.

Enduroman is considered to be one of the most toughest Endurance competitions in the

world.

Vaid also broke the record for the fastest time in which the Triathlon has been completed.

Enduroman is a Triathlon from England to France.

2. International Day of peace.

International Day of peace is celebrated on September 21st to encourage people about

worldwide peace which can be achieved by focusing and understanding the factors of

climate change. The theme his year is ‘Climate Action for Peace’

The day was established by the UN resolution in 1981

3. RSK Bhadauria appointed as Chief of Indian Air Force.

Indian Government has appointed Air Marshal RSK Bhadauria as the new chief of Indian

Air force to serve for a three year term or till the age of 62. He is the current Vice - chief of

Air staff and takes over the post from his predecessor B S Dhanoa.

He was appointed honorary Adie De Campe to Presiden of India.

4. World Ozone Day - September 16th.

World Ozone Day is observed on September 16th every year to spread awareness among

people about the depletion of the Ozone layer and search possible solution to preserve it.

The theme this year is ‘ 32 years of Healing’

International Ozone Day is observed since 1995.

5. Prime minister Narendra Modi launched Swachha Hi Sewa.

Prime minister Narendra Modi launched Swachha Hi Sewa [SHS] 2019, a massive

countrywide awareness and mobilization campaign on Swachhata at Mathura,UP. It is

specially focused on “Plastic Waste awareness and management”.

SHS tenure is 11th September to 2nd October2019.

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6. Rajiv kumar appointed as Microsoft India managing director.

Microsoft has named Rajiv Kumar as managing director of Microsoft India who has worked

as corporate VP of Microsoft’s Experiences and Devices [E + D] Group. Kumar is taking

this added responsibility from Anil Bhansali

Microsoft CEO : Satya Nadella.

7. Cabinet approves ISRO Technical Liaison Unit.

Cabinet has given nod to the setting up of ISRO technical Liaison unit at Moscow in Russia.

ITLU is also support the ongoing bilateral programmes of cooperation in space technology

and act on behalf of ISRO.

INDRA is a military exercise between India and Russia.

8. India tops latest ICC test.

India topped the latest ICC Test team rankings while New Zealand is placed 2nd and South

Africa in 3rd position. Virat Kohli retains his NO: 1 position in the batsmen’s rankings. In

rankings for test all rounders, Jason Holder [West indies] topps the list.

Australian speedster Past Cummins ranks No: 1 in test.

9. Plastic like Jute material developed in Bangladesh.

Scientists in Bangladesh have developed a method to convert Jute fibre into low cost Bio-

degradable cellulose sheets named Sonali. It can be used in garments and food packaging

work and they are not harmful for human health.

Production cost of Sonali is higher than Polythene.

10. Kerala to set up India’s first tech park.

The Kerala Government will set up the country’s first space tech park at

Thiruvananthapuram City. The move is aimed at making the city a manufacturing hub for

space related Technology.

A space museum named Dr. APJ Abdul kalam

11. Hyderabad air port launches Face Recognition system for entry on pilot basis

Rajiv Gandhi International Air port has initiated Face Recording System on a trial basis for

passengers for entry into the aerodrome by adding over 180 passengers enrolled voluntarily

for the trials at the airport.

The initiative is part of Centre’s Digi Yathra programme.

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12. Social Activist Makarand Tilloo.

Social activist Makarand Tilloo, received the ‘Save Water Hero award’ for his effort towards

water conservation. A laughter and Motivational speaker by profession, he started a

campaign to save water by replacing leaking taps with new ones

He was felicitated by the Hriday Mitra Foundation.

13. P V Sindhu becomes first.

P V Sindhu became the first Indian who win Badminton World Championships gold by

beating Nozomi Okuhara if Japan in Basel. It was Sindhu’s 5th World Championships

Medal. She won a silver in 2016 Rio Olympic Games, a silver at Gold Coast Commonwealth

Games.

BAI announced a cash reward of Rs.30 lakh for P V Sindhu.

14. Yashaswini Deswal won gold medal at ISSF world cup.

Yasaswini Deswal won gold medal in the women’s 10 meter Air Pistol event at the ISSF

World Cup at Rio De Janero in Brazil securing an Olympic Quota for India.

World No:1 Olena Kostevych of Ukraine claimed the silver.

15. Andrew: Chairman of ECB Cricket Committee.

Former England Captain Andrew Strauss has been appointed as the chairman of the Cricket

Committee of the England and Wales Cricket Board.

He played 100 Tests for England , scoring more than 7000 runs. Leaded the team to two

Ashes series victories.

16. Vinesh qualifies for 2020 TOKYO Olympics.

India’s star wrestler Vinesh Phogat qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

She beat American Sarah Hildebrandt in the world Championship in Nur Sultan Kazakhstan

17. Neena Guptha won two awards.

Bollywood actress Neena Guptha has won two awards at Indian International Film Festival

at Boston.

The actress won the best actress award for ‘Badhai Ho’ and her film “The last color”

emerged victorious in the Best Feature Film category.

“The last color” was directed by chef Vikas Khanna.

The film deals with taboo surrounding widows in Vrindavan and Varanasi in India.

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18. Moti Bagh nominated for Oscar.

A documentary film based on life of a Utharakhnad farmer has been nominated for Oscars.

The film named Moti Bagh is based on the life of Vidyaduth, a farmer living in Puri

Garhwal region of the state

19. Cartosat -3 satellite to be launched.

India will launch its advanced catography satellite, Cartosat - 3 towards the end of October

or early November 2019.

Cartosat - 3 will be launched using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV] rocket.

20. Feroz Shah Stadium to now be Arun Jaitely Stadium

Feroz shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi will be renamed as Arun Jaitely Stadium in memory of

its former president who passed away.

Though the Stadium will be renamed, the ground will remain Feroz Shah Kotla Ground.

21. Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th city

Mumbai was ranked as 45th safest city on the Safe Cities Index , Delhi stood at the 52nd

position, Tokyo came at top position while Singapore and Osaka were place 2nd and 3rd

respectievely.

Safe Cities Index[SCI] 1029 ranks 60 countries worldwide.

22. HRD Ministry launches NISHTHA.

Ministry of HRD launched “National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic

Advancements” It is aimed at training over 42lakhs of teachers in India.

SPARC Initiative was launched by the Ministry of HRD.

23. World Humanitarian Day.

World Humanitarian Day is held every year on 19th August to pay tribute to aid workers who

risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to really support for people affected by crises

around the world.

24. Agnes Kharshiing conffered Hrant Dink Award.

Megha]aya based right activist Agnes Kharshiing, who survived an assault by the coal mafia

almost a year ago, received the 11th International Hrant Dink Award.

She received the award along with Turkish activist against male violence, Nebahat Akkoc

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The Hrant Dink Award is presented every year to individuals , or groups that work for a

world free from discrimination, racism, and violence.

25. Omani writer Jokha Alharthi wins Man Booker literature prize.

Jokha Alharthi became the 1st arabic author to win the Man Booker international prize, for

her novel “Celestial Bodies” which reveals her Omani homelands post-coonial

transformation.

The prize is given for qriginal novels written in English.

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SCIENCE

1. Geo stationary satellites

A geostationary satellite is an earth-orbiting satellite, placed at an altitude of approximately

35,800 kilometers (22,300 miles) directly over the equator, that revolves in the same direction

the earth rotates (west to east). At this altitude, one orbit takes 24 hours, the same length of time

as the earth requires to rotate once on its axis. The term geostationary comes from the fact that

such a satellite appears nearly stationary in the sky as seen by a ground-based observer. BGAN,

the new global mobile communications network, uses geostationary satellites.

On June 19, 1981 India launched its first geostationary satellite called APPLE. It was an

experimental communication satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO) with a C-band transponder .

2. Frictional electricity

Frictional electricity is another name for triboelectricity - electricity generated by friction. It's

most commonly associated with static electricity. Charge separation often occurs through rolling

or sliding contact or collision, usually between different materials.2018, By rubbing (friction)

you can create charges which are responsible for generating electricity. ... Friction

produces static electricity by initiating the transfer of electrons between two or more objects.

With regards to electron transfers, objects are either conductors or insulators.,F rictional

Electricity is the electricity produced by rubbing two suitable bodies and transfer of electrons

from one body to other. Historically, this phenomenon was discovered by a greek ' Thales of

Miletus' around 600BC. The name electricity was taken from the Greek word 'Elecktron

3. Oscars of science awarded to Event Horizon Telescope Team

The Event Horizon Telescope Team consists of 347 scientists produced the world first image of

a black hole. They were felicitated with breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. The prize is

known as the Oscars of science with prize money $3 million. The team published the image of

black hole circled by a flame-orange halo of white-hot plasma on the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy.

Directed by Shep Doelman at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the team spent

over a decade simulating an Earth-sized computational telescope that combined the signals

received by eight radio telescopes working in pairs around the world with their sights trained on

the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy, 55 million light-years away. Through this technique, they were

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able to achieve an unprecedented resolution and observe the black hole's silhouette for the first

time in history, confirming theoretical predictions about these celestial objects. The event

horizon of a black hole is the point at which its gravitational effects are strong that light cannot

escape its pull. The Breakthrough Prize was launched by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs to

recognize and reward the world's top scientists. They will be recognized at a gala awards

ceremony on November 3, at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.

4. Yutu-2 found gel like substance on far side of moon

China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has found a strange gel-like substance during its exploration activities

on the far side of the moon. Gel-like substance: The gel's shape and color are significantly

different from the surrounding lunar soil. The colour of the material has been described as

unusual. The material is located on the inner edge of the impact crater. The substance was found

during the 8th day of an exploration mission to a region covered in small impact craters. Chang-

e-4 lander: The Chang-e-4 Lander and Yutu-2 rover landed on the other side of the moon in

January. It became the first spacecraft to reach the unexplored region of Earth's only satellite.

Scientists believe that the far side of the moon has unique features never before explored on site.

Chang-e 4 is a robotic spacecraft mission. It is part of the second phase of the Chinese Lunar

Exploration Program.

5. Esa and nasa partners for asteroid deflection

The European space agency (ESA) has announced its plan to partner with the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to stop asteroids hitting Earth. The teams from

both the space agencies will meet in Rome in the month of September. The teams will discuss to

deflect the potentially threatening asteroids away from colliding with the planet. In the meet,

Asteroid researchers and spacecraft engineers are to propose the Asteroid Impact Deflection

Assessment (AIDA) which is a viable method of planetary defense. According to the ambitious

technique, one spacecraft will be sent to hit an asteroid and another will be sent out to obverse

and gather data from the crash site. Collision Mission: The asteroid researchers aim for the

smaller body of the double Didymos asteroids between Earth and Mars. For this purpose, NASA

is building the Double Asteroid Impact Test, or Dart spacecraft, which has been scheduled to

launch in 2021. DART will reach its target at 6.6 km/s in September 2022. DART will be

accompanied by an Italian-made miniature CubeSat called LICIACube. This will travel

alongside to capture the moment of impact. On the other hand, ESA's HERA will perform a

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detailed measurement of the asteroid's size and the crater shape. By this study, the researchers

can figure out whether the technique can be used against a real threat. The mission has been

planned to be launched in October 2019

6. Nasas Dragon Fly Mission

NASA has announced that our next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic

world Titan. Advancing our search for the building blocks of life, the Dragonfly mission will fly

multiple sorties to sample and examine sites around Saturn’s icy moon.

Dragonfly will launch in 2026 and arrive in 2034. The rotorcraft will fly to dozens of promising

locations on Titan looking for prebiotic chemical processes common on both Titan and Earth.

Dragonfly marks the first time NASA will fly a multi-rotor vehicle for science on another planet;

it has eight rotors and flies like a large drone. It will take advantage of Titan’s dense atmosphere

– four times denser than Earth’s – to become the first vehicle ever to fly its entire science

payload to new places for repeatable and targeted access to surface materials.

Titan is an analog to the very early Earth, and can provide clues to how life may have arisen on

our planet. During its 2.7-year baseline mission, Dragonfly will explore diverse environments

from organic dunes to the floor of an impact crater where liquid water and complex organic

materials key to life once existed together for possibly tens of thousands of years. Its instruments

will study how far pre biotic chemistry may have progressed. They also will investigate the

moon’s atmospheric and surface properties and its subsurface ocean and liquid reservoirs.

Additionally, instruments will search for chemical evidence of past or extant life.

“With the Dragonfly mission, NASA will once again do what no one else can do,” said NASA

Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Visiting this mysterious ocean world could revolutionize what

we know about life in the universe. This cutting-edge mission would have been unthinkable even

just a few years ago, but we’re now ready for Dragonfly’s amazing flight.”

7. Smart skin

A chameleon can alter the color of its skin so it either blends into the background to hide or

stands out to defend its territory and attract a mate. The chameleon makes these trick look easy,

using photonic crystals in its skin. Scientists, however, have struggled to make a photonic crystal

"smart skin" that changes color in response to the environment, without also changing in size.

8. Buddha mayoori

The Buddha mayoori has been declared as the state butterfly of Kerala. The wings are basically

with glittering blue mixed green on top and dark green all over its body and surrounding area of

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the wings. These species of the butterflies are the most beautiful of its kind. In Kerala, these are

abundantly found in the Malabar region. Buddha mayoori have been included in the schedule II

of the wildlife protection act 1

9. 5G network

South Korea launches world's first national 5G network South Korea launched the world's first

nationwide 5G mobile networks giving a handful of users access in a late night scramble to

provide the super fast wireless technology.

Qatari firm Ooredoo said it offers 5G services in an around Doha but does not have devices

valuable to use them

While Japan is also expected to roll out a limited deployment in 2019 before full services starting

time for next year's Tokyo Olympics

experts say 5G will bring smart phones near instantaneous connectivity 20 times faster than 4G

allowing users to download entire movies in less than a second

10. Internet of Things (IoT):

Internet of things basically refers to network interfacing and communication of physical objects,

devices and peripherals which can communicate and exchange information between each other

without depending on human to human or human to computer interaction.

1. The IoT creates integration of the physical world into computer-based systems.

2. IoT can improve, efficiency, economic benefits, and reduce human exertions.

3. IoT enables companies to automate processes and reduce labor costs.

4. IoT has got broad uses in the field of healthcare, home security, large production units, etc.

11. Artificial Intelligence (AI):

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines,

especially computer systems. These processes include learning (the acquisition of information

and rules for using the information), reasoning (using rules to reach approximate or definite

conclusions) and self-correction.

1. The goals of artificial intelligence include learning, reasoning, and perception.

2. Artificial intelligence refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines.

3. Al is being used across different industries including finance and healthcare.

4. Knowledge engineering is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) that enables a system or

machine to mimic the thought process of a human expert.

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12. Self-driving car:

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car, driverless car, or robotic car, is a vehicle

that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input.

1. LiDAR sensors are the newest addition to autonomous vehicles and work in a similar

way to RADAR.

2. Where they differ to RADAR is that they use a transmitted and received laser signal

rather than radio waves.

3. LiDAR sensors that are used for general automobiles rely on an infrared (IR) laser.

4. Driverless vehicles will make roads safer by cutting down on the number of crashes

caused by distracted driving or other human errors.

13. Nasa's latest Mars craft nears landing for unprecedented seismic mission

After sailing 548 million km on a six-month voyage through deep space, the robotic lander

Insight was due to touch down on Mars at about 1:30 am IST.

Highlights

Insight will hurtle through the top of the thin Mart atmosphere at 19310 km per hour.

Insight will spend 24 months -about one Martian year

It will study how Mars was formed, origins of the Earth and other rockey planets.

14. ISRO SPACE QUEST

ISRO launched chandrayaan 2 on july 22

It is India’s second lunar exploration

The space craft includes an orbiter , a lander ( Vikram )

And a rover ( Prayyan )

After chandrayaan 2 , ISRO has its eyes on a solar mission called Aditya – L1

Aditya – L1 will observe the Sun’s corona

Next ISRO project is Gaganyaan, the country’s first human spaceflight programme.

Gaganyaan will launch three Indian astronauts to circle earth at a distance of about 300-

400 km from the surface for up to seven days.

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15. CARBON DIOXIDE CATCHER

Removing CO2 from the atmosphere might be one of the last viable ways to stop

catastrophic climate change.

It can soak up excess green house gas emissions.

UN’s climate panel now concludes, the world will need to remove as much as 1 trillion

tons of CO2 from the atmosphere this century.

The captured CO2 can use as a key ingredient and also can send to soft- drinks industry.

Harvard climate scientist David Keith calculated that machines could, in theory, pull this

off for less than $100 a ton, through an approach know as direct air capture.

16. What is common to the snow leopard, mountain gorilla, blue whale, and green turtle? They

are endangered species. A Species usually become endangered due to loss of Habitat and genetic

variation. International union for conservation of nature (IUCN) has a significant role to play in

drawing attention to the status of many species. It puts together in the red list of threaten species.

17. Kyoto protocol and Paris agreement. Named after the Japanese city where it was adopted the

Kyoto Protocol was signed in December 1997 This international Treaty was adopted as the first

addition to the United Nations Framework convention on climate change and international

environment treaties .It call for the reduction of green house gases emission across 41 countries

and European Union to 5.2% below levels during the commitment period 2008-12 and was held

as the first significant Global step towards a greener planet.

18. No Screen Time for Children under 5. W.H.O has issued guidance for how much screen time

children under 5 should get-not more than one Hour. Children under the age of 1 should not be

given time for watching screens.

19. Dhyuthi ‘2021’:- It’s a project by KSEB under Urja Kerala Mission which will be completed

within 2021. In this power supply will be assure through 2 sources. If supply from the feeder gets

interrupted, another feeder will ensure power supply. KSEB started install underground cables in

places for this. Remote control switch boxes will be installed on transformers to operate street

lights.

20. Most polluted cities: - 7 of the top 10 most polluted cities in world are in India.

Gurugram led the most polluted cities in the world in 2018 with Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida,

and Bhiwadi in the top six worst affected cities. India, the world’s fastest growing major

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economy, makes up 22 of the top 30 most polluted cities, with five in Chind, two in Pakistan and

one in Bangladesh.

21. Printing Skill:- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientist is have

created such a mobile skin bio printing system –the first of its kind-that allows bi-layered skin to

be printed directly into a wound. The cells are mixed into a hydroget and placed into the bio

printer. Integrated imaging technology involving a device that scans the wound, feeds that data

into the software to tell the print heads which cells to deliver exactly where in the wound layer

by layer. Doing so replicates and accelerates the formation of normal skin structure and function.

22. National Health Mission: - The family health centre at Kayyur in Kasaragod is selected as

the best primary health centre in India. Health Minister KK Shailaja informed that six other

primary health centres in Kerala has obtained the approval of National Quality Assurance

Standards (NQAS). Kayyur health centre scored 99 percentages on the evaluation conducted by

NQAS

23. China in Ozone Depletion:- According to study published in Nature, emissions from

eastern China of the chlorofluorocarbon CFC-11 have been increasing by 7,000 tonnes a year

since 2013. Findings are based on air monitoring stations in South Korea and Japan. CFC -11 is

used in polyurethane foams that insulate buildings and refrigerators, but its production was

supposed to have been phased out by 2010 under the Montreal Protocol. The gas also contributes

to global warming.

24. Cleanest city in India: - Three cities in Madhya Pradesh bagged top awards in Swachh

Survekshan 2019 announced by the Union government at a function in New Delhi. Indore was

awarded as the cleanest city in India, Bhopal cleanest capital and Ujjain cleanest city. Indore has

now retained the top spot in the survey of being the cleanest city for a consecutive three years.

Every year, cities and towns across India are awarded with the title of ‘Swachh Cities’ on the

basis of their cleanliness and sanitation drive as a part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan that was

launched in 2014.

25. Cryptocurrency:- Cryptocurrency is a type of currency that is completely virtual. It is an

alternative form of payment. The technology being cryptocurrency allows users to send money to

each other without going through a third party like a bank. Cryptocurrency exists only in the

digital world and relies on encryption to make transactions secure. It is not governed by anyone

or anything. Today, cryptocurrrency is a method of payment used by many people all over the

world. Several countries have blocked cryptocurrency due to its lack of regulation and security

reasons.

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SPORTS 1.

For 16 year old Gaurvi singhvi ,crossing the English channel was a dream come true moment

after hard labour of three years.the channel is a water body that separates southern England from

northern france and links southern part of North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.Singhvi who hails

from Udaipur admitted that crossing the ditch of the English channel was the toughest challenge

which took 13 hrs and 26 minutes

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Reigning junior World Champion Deepak Punia placed himself in the line for the senior World

title by reaching the 86kg final,apart from booking his Tokyo Olympics quota ,here on Saturday.

Deepak made the final with commanding 8-2 win over Switzerland’s Stefan Reichmuth.

3.

The 2016 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the XXXI

Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event that was

held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de

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Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 3 August. These were the

first Olympic Games ever to be held in

South America and the fourth to be held in a developing country, after the 1968 Summer

Olympics in Mexico, the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union, and the 2008 Summer

Olympics in China.

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament

contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA once every four years.

It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018. It was the first World Cup to be held in

Eastern Europe, and the 11th time that it had been held in Europe. At an estimated cost of over

$14.2 billion, it was the most expensive World Cup. It was also the first World Cup to use the

video assistant referee (VAR) system. The finals involved 32 teams, of which 31 came through

qualifying competitions, while the host nation qualified automatically.

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Yulimar Rojas is a Venezuelan track and field athlete. She is the Olympic silver medallist, World

Championship and two times World Indoor Championship in Triple jump. Her Personal best,

15.41 metre, is an America record and ranks as the #2 mark in history. Sep 6 2019 Yulimar

Rojas produced the second farthest triple jump of all time at the memorial Francisco Ramon

Higueras in Andujar,Spain ,on Friday.

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6.

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei ran the fastest half-marathon ever by a woman on Sunday, winning the

Great North Run in a time of one hour, four minutes and 28 seconds.Her time was 23 seconds

quicker than the world record set in 2017 by fellow Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei but the course in

the northeast of England is not eligible for records.

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The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial, One

DayInternational cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by

theInternational Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted by England and Wales, making it the fifth

timeEngland has hosted the World Cup, beginning on 30 May and ending with the final on 14

July. The

final was played at Lord's in London, where England beat New Zealand on boundary count

afterboth the match and the subsequent Super Over finished as ties.

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The 2019 French Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It

was held at the Stade RolandGarros in Paris, France, from 26 May to 9 June, comprising singles,

doubles and mixed doubles play. Junior and wheelchairtournaments are also scheduled. Rafael

Nadal was the defending champion in men's singles and won a record 12th FrenchOpen singles

title. Simona Halep was the defending champion in the women's singles, but lost in the

quarterfinals.

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Kristof Milak of Hungary won the 200-meter butterfly at the world swimming championships,

breaking Michael Phelps' 10-year-old world record by nearly eight-tenths of a second.

10.

Kho kho. Kho kho is a popular tag and ancient sport invented in India. It is played by teams of 12

nominated players out of fifteen, of which nine enter the field who sit on their knees (chasing

team), and 3 extra (defending team) who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing

team.

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The 2019 US Open was the 139th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand

Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King

National Tennis Center in New York City.

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The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of

India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Started in 1961, the award carries a cash

prize of �500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.Over the years, the scope of the award

has been expanded and many athletes who belonged to the pre-Arjuna Award era were also

included in the list. Further, the number of disciplines for which the award is given was increased

to include indigenous games and the physically handicapped category.The government revises

the criteria for the Arjuna Award over the years. As per the revised guidelines, to be eligible for

the award, a sportsperson should not only have had good performance consistently for the

previous four years at the international level with excellence for the year for which the award is

recommended, but should also have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of

discipline. The total amount awarded is 350,000,000.

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Italian rider Matteo Trentin used a solo attack to win Stage 17 of the Tour de France on

Wednesday after pulling clear of a group of breakaway riders

It was Trentin's third career stage win at the Tour, but first since 2014.Trentin rode at the front

for most of the stage after taking part in a breakaway that formed just after the start of the 200-

kilometer hilly ride from Pont du Gard to Gap.

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14.

Cameron Bellamy completed the longest recorded ocean channel swim on Sunday, covering the

151.7 km (94 miles) from Barbados to St Lucia in the Caribbean in 56 hours and 36 minutes,

according to the official website tracking his progress.The 37-year-old South African set out

from St Peters Bay in Barbados at 8.20 on Saturday morning, swimming in flat seas with gentle

swells but hot conditions, reaching St Lucia just before 5 p.m. local time on Sunday to be met by

the country’s prime minister Allen Chastanet.

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NATIONAL SPORTS DAY (DHYAN CHAND’S

BIRTHDAY/RASHTRIYA KHEL DIVAS) 2019

The celebration of National Sports Day will be observed all over India on

29th of August, 2019, Thursday. Everyone takes part in various types of sports and games. The

day notonly works as entertainment for people but also spreads awareness aboutwhat role sports

play in an individual’s life. On this day, various talenthunts are conducted taking out the best out

of the young generation. It isalso relevant to say that physical activities are treated by many

countriesas cultural activities; hence it also becomes clear that the concept ofgames and sports

can never be out of fad.

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Amit Panghal scripted history on Friday as he became the first Indian male boxer to reach the

gold medal match at World Championships. Manish Kaushik, on the other hand, settled for

bronze.Panghal defeated Kazakhstan's Saken Bibissonov 3-2 in a split decision verdict to reach

the final in 52kg category. In the final on Saturday, Panghal will be up against Rio Olympic

champion Shakhobidin Zoirov.Panghal's rise has been nothing short of spectacular in Indian

boxing ever since he claimed a 49kg category bronze in the 2017 Asian Championships.He was a

quarter-finalist at the world championship on debut in the same year, went on to win consecutive

gold medals at the prestigious Strandja Memorial in Bulgaria, before becoming the Asian Games

champion in 2018.

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Bianca Vanessa Andreescu is a Canadian professional tennis player.She reached a career high

singles ranking of No 5 on September 9,2019,as ranked by the Women’s Tennis Association

(WTA) On August 11, 2019, Andreescu became the first Canadian woman to win the Canadian

Open in singles since Faye Urban in 1969.

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Koneru Humpy won the FIDE women's Grand Prix tournament which concluded in Skolkovo,

Russia recently. Needing just a draw in the final round against Wenjun Ju -

current women's world champion - Humpy managed to do that playing with the white pieces.

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19.

Rafael Nadal Wins the U.S. Open to Claim His 19th Grand Slam TitleRafael Nadal Wins the

U.S. Open to Claim His 19th Grand Slam Title. Nadal holds on for a five-set victory against

Daniil Medvedev and is now one major championship away from tying Roger Federer's record.

20.

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World

Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was

rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not occur in the same year

as the FIFA World Cup (which was held the previous year). The tournament expanded from 24

to 32 teams.The tournament also served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which

took the top two teams from each of the Americas and Europe, and the top team from each of

Africa, Asia and Oceania, alongside the tournament's host Japan. Montenegro and the Czech

Republic each made their first appearance as independent nations after previously being part

of Serbia and Montenegro and Czechoslovakia respectively, while Poland marked its return to

the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time since 1967.

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Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English Premier

League club Liverpool and captains the Netherlands national team. Considered to be one of the

best defenders in the world, he is known for his strength, leadership and aerial ability.

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22.

The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award forOutstanding Coaches in

Sports and Games, is sports coaching honourof the Republic of India. It isawarded annually by

the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Recipients areselected by a committee constituted by

the Ministry and are honoured to havedone "outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent

basis and enabled sportspersons to excel in international events" over a period of four years.

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Hima Das, nicknamed the Dhing Express, is an Indian sprint runner from the state of Assam. She

holds the current Indian national record in 400 metres with a timing of 50.79 s that she clocked at

the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian professional badminton player. Having made her

international debut in 2009, she rose to a career high ranking of no. 2 in April 2017. Over the

course of her career, Pusarla has won medals at numerous tournaments on the BWF circuit

including a gold at the 2019 World Championships

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25.

Sajan Prakash is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's Freestyle, butterfly and relay

events at the 2015 National Games in Kerala. He reated history on 8 February 2015 by winning 6

gold and 3 Silver medals and became the best athlete of the Indian National Games, held at

Trivandrum, Kerala.

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ENGLISH

What is the meaning and origin of ‘waiting in the wings’?

During the course of an IPL match, we sometimes hear experts say that a team has several

talented youngsters ‘waiting in the wings’. What they mean by this is should any of the

senior players fail to perform, there are people on the team who can easily replace them. The

uncapped talented youngsters are waiting for their chance to show how good they are.

Chances are, they will get an opportunity to play in the near future.

There are several people waiting in the wings to take over as President.

The players waiting in the wings look forward to the daily practice sessions.

What is the meaning of ‘deuce’ in tennis?

You have probably been watching the French Open on TV! The scoring system in tennis

makes use of some unusual terms — two of them being, ‘love’ and ‘deuce’. A tennis match

usually begins after the umpire has said ‘love all’. By this, he does not mean that he wants

the two players to like or love each other. In this case, the word ‘love’ has nothing to do with

the emotion we normally feel when we like someone a lot. In the context of tennis, the word

‘love’ comes from the French ‘l’oeuf’ meaning ‘an egg’. In many sports, the egg is

frequently used to symbolise ‘zero’. In cricket, for example, when a batsman gets out for a

zero, we usually say he was out for a ‘duck’. Therefore in tennis, when the umpire shouts

‘love all’, what he means is that the score is ‘zero all’ — neither player has scored a point.

The word ‘deuce’, on the other hand, is used when the scores are level; it suggests that the

two players have scored three points each in the game. In order to win the game, one of the

players has to score two consecutive points. This idea that a player has to win two points in a

row is captured by the word ‘deuce’. It is a corruption of the French ‘deux’, meaning ‘two’.

Anecdote

Tolstoy was a great pacifist and was once lecturing on the need to be nonresistant and

nonviolent towards all creatures. Someone in the audience responded by asking what should be

done if one was attacked in the woods by a tiger. Tolstoy responded, "Do the best you can. It

doesn't happen very often."

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Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was travelling in France. Once he was going by

train to Dijon. That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to sleep. He therefore asked the

conductor to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very

heavy sleeper. “I’ll probably protest loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the

conductor. “But do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway.”

When Mark Twain woke up, the train was already in Paris. The angry writer ran up to the

conductor and said, “I’ve never been so angry in all my life.”

The conductor looked at him calmly. “You are not half so angry as the American whom I put

off the train at Dijon,” he said.

Origin of idioms

Bite the bullet

Usage: It is generally used when someone has to endure something difficult or unpleasant

For the uninitiated, this expression was first used in the novel The Light That Failed which

came out way back in 1891. It’s existence came into being from the practice of patients having

to clench a bullet between their teeth for a surgical procedure due to lack of time to use

anesthesia. It acted as a distraction from immense pain. It is also said that this phrase evolved

from the British empire expression ‘to bite the cartridge’, dating back to the Indian Rebellion of

1857. Mind blowing, isn’t it?

Question: Where does the expression "he wears his heart on his sleeve" come from?

Answer: Although the expression first appeared in William Shakespeare's play "Othello", the

saying originated in medieval times. In the King's Court, if a knight was jousting in order to

defend the honor of a woman, it was customary for him to wear a handkerchief in her colors

around his arm to show his loyalty to her.

EXPLORE OUR LITERATURE

1. India’s national award for creative writing.

2. The sword used by Ravana.

3. The contemporary Indian writer who became blind at the age of 4.

4. The Prime Minister of India who was a renowned author.

5. The bow which Rama used to kill Ravana.

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6. When did Rabindranath Tagore receive the Noble Prize for Literature?

7. The book that earned for him the Nobel Prize.

8. The Portugese-Indian young poet who wrote poems in English.

9. The famous book written by LokmanyaTilak.

Key

1. The SahityaAkademy Award

2. Chandrahasa

3. Ved Mehta(now in Us)

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

5. Indradhanush

6. In 1913.

7. Geetanjali

8. Henry Derozio

9. GeetaRajasya.

FUN RIDDLES

1. Imagine you are in a room that is filling with water. There are no widows or doors. How

will you get out?

2. what comes once in a minute, twice in a moment but over in a thousand years?

3. If an electric train is going East at 60 miles an hour and there is a strong westerly wind,

which way does the smoke from the train drift??

4. What is so delicate that saying its name breaks it?

5. Beth’s mother has three daughters. One is Faura, the other is Sarah. What is the name of

the third child?

Key:

1. Just stop imagining!!

2. the letter ‘M’

3. There is no smoke released from electric train.

4. Silence!

5. Beth.

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MATHEMATICS

ARITHEMETIC PROGRESSION

An Arithmetic progression or an arithmetic sequences is a sequence of numbers such that the difference between the consecutive terms is a constant. If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is ‘a1’ and the common difference is ‘d’, then the nth term of the sequence is given by an= a1+(n-1)d

PYTHAGORAS THEOREM

The Pythagoras theorem states that in a right angled triangle let ‘c’ be the length of the hypotenuse and ‘a’ and ‘b’ be the length of other two sides , the theorem can be expressed as the equation a2+b2=c2.

AREA OF TRIANGLE

Area of a Triangle =( ½ x base x height) sq units

HERON’S FORMULA The area of a triangle = 푠(푠 − 푎)(푠 − 푏)(푠 − 푐)Sq units, S= a+b+c

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The area of an equilateral triangle having each side is ‘a’ is √3 a2

4 Remainder Theorem: Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree n≥1and let a be any real number.

When f(x) is divided by (x-a , then the remainder is f(a). Factor theorem: Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree n>1and let ‘a’ be any real number.

If f(a) =0 then (x-a) is factor of f(x).

If (x-a) is a actor o f(x) then f(a)=0

ALGEBRAIC IDENTIES X(a+b)= xa+ab (a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2 (a—b)2= a2--2ab+b2 (a+b)(a—b)=a2—b2 (a+b)3=a3+3a2b+3ab2+b3 (a—b)3= a3--3a2b+3ab2—b3 a3+b3=(a+b)3—3(a+b) a3—b3=(a—b)3—3(a—b)

PARABOLA

A parabola is the set of all points in a plane that are equidistance from a fixed line and a fixed point in the plane . The equation of the parabola with focus at(a,0), a > 0 and directrix x = - a is y2 = 4ax.

Latus rectum of a parabola is a line segment perpendicular to the axis of a parabola, through the focus and whose end points lie on the parabola

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Length of the latus rectum of the parabola y2 = 4ax is 4a.

ELLIPSE

An ellipse is the set of all points in plane, the sum of whose distance from two fixed points in the plane is

a constant. The equation of an ellipse with foci on the x-axis is풙ퟐ

풂ퟐ+ 풚ퟐ

풃ퟐ= ퟏ.

Latus rectum of an ellipse is a line segment perpendicular to the major axis through any of the foci and whose end points lie on the ellipse.

Length of the latus rectum of the ellipse 풙ퟐ

풂ퟐ+ 풚ퟐ

풃ퟐ= ퟏ is ퟐ풃

ퟐ

풂.

HYPERBOLA

A hyperbola is the set of all points in a plane, the difference of whose distance from two fixed points in

the plane is a constant. The equation of a hyperbola with foci on the X-axis is 풙ퟐ

풂ퟐ − 풚

ퟐ

풃ퟐ= ퟏ.

Latus rectum of hyperbola is a line segment perpendicular to the transverse axis through any of the foci and whose end points lie on the hyperbola.

Length of the latus rectum of the hyperbola − = 1 is ퟐ풃ퟐ

풂.

DISTANCE FORMULA:

Let P(x1, y1) and Q(x2,y2) be two points in XY plane. The distance between two points P and Q is PQ =

(푥 − 푥 ) + (푦 − 푦 )

TRIGONOMETRY

The word ‘trigonometry’ is derived from the Greek words ‘tri’(means three) , ‘gon’(means sides, ‘metron’(means measure). Trigonometry is the study of relationship between the sides and the angles of a triangle.

In a Right angled triangle ABC , right angled at B, Sin A= side opposite to angle A

hypotenuse

Cos A = = side opposite to angle A tan A= side opposite to angle A

hypotenuse side opposite to angle A

cosec A= 1/sin A sec A=1/cos A cot A=1/tan A tan A= sin A/cos A

STATISTICS

Mean: The mean for grouped data can be found by

The direct method; x͞ =∑fixi ∑fi

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The assumed mean method: x ͞ = a+ ∑fidi ∑fi The step devia on method: x ͞ = a+ ( ∑fiui)X h. ∑fi

Mode: The mode for grouped data can be found by using the formula:

Mode= l+ — — X h

Median: The median for grouped data is formed by using the formula:

Median= l+ X h

CIRCLE A circle is all points in the same plane that lie at an equal distance from a centre

point. The distance between the midpoint and the circle border is called the radius. The diameter is twice the size of the radius. The distance around the circle is called the circumference and is determined by the formula C= 2휋r or πd, r is the radius and d is the diameter.

Among all shapes with the same perimeter, a circle has the largest area. Among all shapes with same area circle has the shortest perimeter.

QUADRILATERALS

A simple closed figure with four sides, four angles and four vertices is known as quadrilateral.

Parallelogram: A quadrilateral in which opposite sides are parallel is called parallelogram.

Rectangle: A parallelogram each of whose angle is 900, is called a rectangle.

Square: A rectangle having all sides are equal is called a square.

Rhombus: A parallelogram having all sides equal is called a rhombus.

Trapezium: A quadrilateral in which two opposite sides are parallel and two opposite sides are non parallel, is called trapezium.

TRIANGLES SAS Congruence: Two triangles are congruent if any two sides and the included angle of one triangle is equal to any two sides and the included angle of the other triangle. ASA Congruence: Two triangles are congruent if any two angles and the included side of one triangle is equal to any two angles and the included side of the other triangle. SSS Congruence: Two triangles are congruent if the three sides of one triangle are equal to the three sides of the other triangle. RHS Congruence: Two right triangles are congruent if the hypotenuse and a side of one triangle are equal; to the hypotenuse and a side of the other triangle. The angle opposite to equal sides of a triangle is equal.

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The sides opposite to equal angles of a triangle are equal.

SURFACE AREA VOLUME

Shape Lateral or curved surface area Total surface area Volume Cuboid 2(l+b)h 2(lb+bh+lh) Bh Cube 4a2 6a2 a3

Cylinder 2πrh 2πr(r+h) Πr2h

Cone πrl Πr(r+l) 1/3 πr2h Sphere 4 πr2 4/3πr3 hemisphere 2 πr2 3πr2 2/3πr3

LAWS OF EXPONENTS a0=1 amxan=am+n am÷an=am—n (am)n=amn a—m=1/am amxbm=(ab)m am÷bm=(a/b)m

PERIMETER AND AREA OF A CIRCLE

S no Name Perimeter Area Nomenciature 1 Circle 2πr or πd πr2 r- radius

2r=d= diameter 2 Semicircle 휋푟 + 2푟 ½ πr2 r=radius 3 Ring π(R2—r2) R=outer radius

R=inner radius 4 Sector of a circle l+r

or 휋푟θ + 2r 1800

πr2θ 3600

Or ½ lr

Θ=angle of the sector R=radius of sector L= length of arc

5 Segment of a circle ( 휋푟휃 + 2rsin θ/2) 1800

( πr2θ + 1r2sinθ) 3600 2

r- radius θ=angle of the related sector

ORIGIN OF HUNDRED

The word ‘hundred’ comes from the old Norse term ‘hundradth’ which actually means 120 not 100.

ARYABHATTA

Aryabhatta (476-500 AD) was the Indian astronomer and mathematician of Chandragupta Vikramaditya’s reign. He formulated the rule for calculating the area of triangle, which eventually led to the origin of Trigonometry. India’s first artificial satellite is named after him.

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DYSCALCULIA

Dyscalculia means difficulty in learning arithmetic, such as difficulty in understanding numbers and learning maths, facts.

PROBABILITY

Random Experiment: An experiment whose outcome is from the events that are completely known but whose exact outcome is unknown is called a random experiment. Sample space: All possible outcomes of a random experiment forms the sample space of the random experiment. Event: A desired outcome of the random experiment is known as an event of the random experiment. Probability of an event: Let E is an event of a random experiment. The probability of the event E id written as P(E) and P(E)= Number of outcomes favourable to E

Total number of possible outcomes of the random experiment

0≤P(E)≤1 P(not E)=1—P (E) P(E)+P(not E)=1 P(E) is never negative

LINES AND ANGLES

Parallel lines: If two lines lie in the same plane and do not intersect when produced on either side then such lines are said to be parallel to each other.

Transversal: A straight line which cuts two or more straight lines at distinct points called a transversal.

If a transversal cuts two parallel lines then each pair of corresponding angles are equal. If a transversal intersects two parallel lines then alternate angles of each pair of interior angles

are equal. If a transversal intersects two parallel lines then each pair of consecutive interior angles are

supplementary. GOOGOL

The term Googol (10100) was invented by a 9 year old boy Milton Sinotta.

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LOGICAL REASONING

Read the following statements and then answer the questions given below.

Reeta and Geeta are good at dance and music. Seeta and Geeta are good at music and Art. Reeta and Neeta are good at speech and dance. Neeta and Seeta are good at Art and speech.

1. Name the girl who is good at dance, music and speech only (A) Reeta (B) Seeta (C) Geeta (D) Neeta

2. Name the girl who is good at dance, music and Art. (A) Reeta (B) Seeta (C) Geeta (D) Neeta

3. Name the girl who is good at dance, Art and speech. (B) Reeta (B) Seeta (C) Geeta (D) Neeta

4. Name the girl who is good at speech, music and Art. (B) Reeta (B) Seeta (C) Geeta (D) Neeta

Questions 5 to 9 are based on the following diagram showing four persons stationed at the four corners of a square piece of plot as shown. Find the correct answer from among the five alternatives given under each question. Encircle its serial number on the space provided against the question. 5. ‘A’ starts crossing the field diagonally. After walking half the distance he turns right; walks some

distance and turns left. Which directions is ‘A’ facing now? (A) North-east (B) North-west (C) South-east (D) South-west (E) North

6. From the original position given in figure above ‘A’ and ‘B’ move one arm length clockwise and then cross over to the corner diagonally opposite ‘C’ and ‘D’ move one arm length anticlockwise and cross over to the corner diagonally opposite. The original configuration ADBC has now changed to: (A) CBDA (B) BDAC (C) DACB (D) ACBD (E) BCAD

7. From the original position given in figure above, D and B move one and a half length of sides clockwise and anticlockwise respectively. Which one of the following statements is true? (A) B and D are both at the mid point between A and C (B) D is at mid point between A and C, and B, at the corner originally occupied by A (C) B is at mid point between A and C, and D, at the corner originally occupied by A (D) B and D are both at the mid point between A and D

E

W

N S

C A

B D

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(E) B is at the mid point between A and C, and D, at the mid point between original position of B and C

8. From the positions in original figure A and C move diagonally to opposite corners and then one side each clockwise and anticlockwise respectively. D and B move two sides each clockwise and anticlockwise respectively. Where is A now? (A) At the north-west corner (B) At the north-east corner (C) At the south-east corner (D) At the south-west corner (E) Midway between original position of B and D

9. After the movements given in question 8 above, who is at the north-west corner? (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (E) None of these

10. I start from my home and go two kilometers straight. Then I turn towards my right and go one kilometer. I turn again towards my right and go one kilometer again. If I am North-west from my house then in which direction did I go in the beginning? (B) North (B) South (C) East (D) West (E) South-west

Questions given below are based on a pyramid of numbers from 1 to 100 arranged as shown below: 1

2 3 4 9 8 7 6 5

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37

50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

In each question, there are two groups of numbers on the left of the sign: which are related in some way. The same relationship exists between the third group and the one missing indicated by a blank space with a question mark (?) in it. With the help of the above pyramid, find the missing group in each question from amongst the five alternatives given under it.

11. 129 : 145 : : 38 : ? (A) 3615 (B) 3713 (C) 328 (D) 3614 (E) 346

12. 2812 : 765 : : 91123 : ? (A) 121110 (B) 122230 (C) 121314 (D) 122132 (E) 303132

13. 102232 : 233141 : : 252943 : ? (A) 284752 (B) 28556 (C) 366366 (D) 294359 (E) 284458

14. 507986 : 775445 : : 537689 : ? (A) 735841 (B) 745742 (C) 755643 (D) 716039 (E) 775543

15. 494852 : 818084 : : 101123 : ? (A) 121321 (B) 494852 (C) 9812 (D) 262747 (E) 252428

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Find out the correct choice to replace the question mark (Questions 20-21).

16. Medicine : Disease : : Book : ?

(A) Ignorance (B) Knowledge (C) Writer (D) Teacher (E) Book Seller

17. As ‘LOGIC’ is related to ‘BHFNK’, similarly ‘CLERK’ is related to -

(A) JQDKB (B) QBKJA (C) LPRTU (D) XVRPA (E) None of these

18. Four numbers out of the given five numbers are similar in a certain way while one number is different from the rest four numbers. Find out the number which is different from the rest?

(A) 64 (B) 9 (C) 217 (D) 126 (E) 28

19. Some letters are missing in the following letter series. The missing letters are given in the proper sequence as one of the alternatives among the five given below. Find the correct alternative.

a – b – c – a – b

(A) aabc (B) cbcb (C) acba (D) cabc (E) abce

20. If in a certain language ‘LOKESH’ is coded as ‘GRDJNK’, how ‘SUDHIR’ is coded in that code?

(A) RTCQHG (B) RTCGHQ (C) QHGCTR (D) QCTHGR (E) None of these

21. Ravi is the son of A. D is the father of Sunita. A is the sister of Naresh. If D is married to Ravi’s mother. What is the relation of Naresh with Sunita?

(A) Brother (B) Maternal uncle (C) Grand father

(D) Maternal grand father (E) None of these

22. Rakesh was born on 3rd March, 1982. Mohan was born 4 days before Rakesh. If Republic Day of that year falls on Saturday. Which day was Mohan’s birthday?

(A) Wednesday (B) Friday (C) Tuesday (D) Thursday (E) None of these

23. Statements:

Some nails are plates.

Some plates are disks.

All disks are mirrors.

All mirrors are tyres.

Conclusion:

I. Some tyres are plates

II. Some tyres are nails.

III. Some mirrors are plates.

(A) Only I and II follow (B) Only I and III follow

(C) Only II and III follow (D) All I, II and III follow (E) None of these

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24. Identify the logos

25. Identify the figure that completes the pattern.

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Answers:

1) A 2) C 3) D 4) B 5) B 6) E 7) A

8) B 9) E 10) D 11) A 12) C 13) E 14) B

15) D 16) A 17) A 18) A 19) D 20) C 21) B

22) A 23) B 24) Tesla (car) , McLaren (car), Netflix (IT), Hardvard University

25) C