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Anshuman NayakB.E. (NIST,Berhampur)

MBA (HR) (UBS,Chandigarh)

Dear Aspirants,This is the informationage and knowledge hasno limit. Gone are thedays when people usedto depend solely onlibraries and books togain knowledge. Themeans of procuringknowledge andaccessing informationhas undergone a seachange with the adventof computers, internetand smart phones. Theinternet is the biggestlibrary ever created in human history andseemingly presents itself as an unlimited and evergrowing store of knowledge and information.So when my team approached me with the ideaof a current affairs magazine of ARIFIN thefirst question I asked myself was why? Whatdifference can we make?There are the news papers, a plethora of similarnational level magazines and of course theinternet which serve the purpose already.The reason I gave my nod was simple.

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1.BANKING & FINANCE

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2.STATE AFFAIRS

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3.NATIONAL NEWS

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4.GLOBAL NEWS

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5.PEOPLE IN NEWS

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6.SPORTSPage-13

7.AWARDSPage-16

8.Know more about Jharkhand

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9.GK/CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

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10.FUN TIME LESSON

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SEPTEMBER 2019Current Affairs Magazine

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BANKING & FINANCE

India Post Payments Bank to be convertedinto SFBThe postal department has decided to convert

the India Post Payments Bank into a small financebank.

This bank will provide micro credit at thedoorsteps to individuals and SME’s. The postaldepartment has also target the milestone of 1crore accounts for IPPB in 100 days.

Crisil cuts India’s GDP growth forecast to6.9% for FY 2019-20Ratings agency CRISIL has cut its forecast for

India’s GDP growth by 20 basis points for FY2019-20.

It has lowered India’s GDP growth to 6.9% from7.1%.

India slips to 7th largest economy in 2018According to the World Bank, India has been

pushed to the 7th place in the global GDPrankings in 2018. In 2017, India had emergedas the 6th largest economy.

The US remains the top economy with a GDPof $20.5 trillion in 2018. China was the 2ndlargest economy with $13.6 trillion, while Japantook the 3rd place with $5 trillion.

India’s GDP was at $2.7 trillion in 2018, whileUK and France were at $2.8 trillion.

India still remains the fastest-growing majoreconomy in the world.

SBI, Shanghai becomes first Indian bank tolink up with CNAPSThe State Bank of India’s (SBI) Shanghai branch

is now connected to China’s National AdvancePayment System (CNAPS).

SBI is the only Indian bank to have obtained thelicense to do business in local currency and alsoinducted to the CNAPS by the People’s Bankof China (PBOC).

SBI Shanghai can also offer the real-time transferof local funds within China by routing themthrough the PBOC.

RBI allows Bank of China to offer regularbanking services in India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed “Bankof China” to offer regular banking services in thecountry.

Banks falling under this schedule have to adhereto the norms of the RBI. ‘Bank of China Limited’has been included in the 2nd Schedule to theReserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

RBI fines PNB Rs 50 lakhRBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh on

Punjab National Bank (PNB) for the delay inreporting of fraud observed from the fraudmonitoring report-1 submitted by PunjabNational Bank on July 10, 2018, in the accountof Kingfisher Airlines Limited.

RBI reduces repo rate by 35 basis points inits 3rd Bi-monthly policy In its 3rd Bi-monthly Monetary Policy

Committee meeting, the Reserve Bank of Indiahas reduced the policy repo rate by 35 basispoints (bps).

The repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility(LAF) was reduced from 5.75% to 5.40%. Thebenchmark rate is now at its lowest since April2010.

The reverse repo rate under the LAF standsrevised to 5.15%.

The marginal standing facility (MSF) rate andthe Bank Rate revised to 5.65%.

RBI has also reduced the real GDP growth for2019-20 from 7% to 6.9%.

RBI to set up “Central Payment FraudRegistry”The Reserve Bank of India has decided to set

up a “Central Payment Fraud Registry”. Theregistry will track frauds in the payment systems.

Under this registry, payment system participantswill be provided access to it for near-real timefraud monitoring. The aggregated fraud data willbe published to educate customers on emergingrisks.

Currently, banks report all banking frauds to theCentral Fraud Monitoring Cell of the ReserveBank of India.


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NEFT facility to be available 24x7 byDecember 2019The Reserve Bank of India will make available

the National Electronic Funds Transfer systemon a 24x7 basis from December 2019 as perthe Payment System Vision 2021 document.

Presently, the transfer of funds via NEFT canonly be done during banks’ working hours. Thefacility of electronic transfer of funds is availablefrom 8 am to 7 pm on all working days, exceptthe second and the fourth Saturday of the month.

The move will revolutionize the retail paymentssystem of the country. It will also reduce thenumber of cheques while making payments andwill also increase efficiency in businesses.

RBL Bank launches India’s first health-focused credit card Private sector bank, RBL Bank and digital

healthcare platform Practo have partnered tolaunch an industry-first co-branded health creditcard. This credit card is powered by Mastercard.

RBL Bank’s new credit card offers benefits likeonline consultations with doctors and a free healthcheck-up.

Government rolls out scheme for liquiditysupport to NBFCsThe Central government has rolled out scheme

for liquidity support to NBFCs. The partialguarantee scheme will allow state-run banks(PSBs) to purchase assets of non-banking andhousing finance companies (NBFCs and HFCs).

The partial guarantee scheme aims at providingliquidity support to avoid distress sale of assetsin a sector facing a shortage of cash due to asset-liability mismatch. NBFCs will be able to sell20% of standard assets, worth up to Rs 5,000crore, as on March 31.

RBI clarifies rules on ‘free ATM transactions’The Reserve Bank of India has clarified rules on

‘free ATM transactions’ provided by banks toits customers. Banks provide certain number offree transactions at ATMs to their customers andbeyond that impose charges.

According to the Reserve Bank of India, thefollowing transactions should not be counted asvalid ATM transactions for the customer as the

‘free ATM transactions’: Transactions failed at ATMs due to technical

reasons like hardware and software issues. Transactions failed due to non-availability of

currency in ATMs. Use of ATMs for non-cash withdrawal

transactions such as balance enquiry, chequebook request, payment of taxes, funds transfer.

India’s forex reserves reaches life-time highof $430.57 bn India’s forex reserves has reached the highest

ever valuation of $430.57 bn. As per the latestRBI data, India’s foreign exchange reservesincreased by $1.620 billion in the week to 9August due to rise in foreign currency assets.

Foreign currency assets expressed in dollar termsincludes the effect of appreciation/depreciationof non-US units like the euro, pound and yenheld in the reserves.

RBI allows e-mandate for cards for recurringtransactionsThe Reserve Bank of India has permitted

processing of e-mandate on credit and debitcards for recurring transactions (merchantpayments). The maximum limit for such atransaction will be Rs 2,000.

While processing the first transaction in e-mandate-based recurring transaction series,additional factor authentication (AFA) validationshould be performed.

As per the RBI circular, no charges should belevied or recovered from the card holder foravailing the e-mandate facility on cards forrecurring transactions. The direction is applicablefor transactions performed using all types ofcards-debit, credit and Prepaid PaymentInstruments (PPIs), including wallets.

RBI to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore togovernmentThe Reserve Bank of India has approved the

transfer of record Rs 1.76 lakh crore dividendand surplus reserves to the government. The sumof Rs 1,76,051 crore comprises Rs 1,23,414crore of surplus for the year 2018-19 and Rs


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52,637 crore of excess provisions identified asper the revised Economic Capital Framework.

The receipts from the RBI will give a stimulus tothe government’s efforts to boost the economyfrom a five-year low. It is the highest-ever surplusamount transferred by the RBI to government.

Canara Bank introduced OTP facility for ATMwithdrawalCanara Bank has launched India’s first OTP

facility for ATM withdrawals. This additionalfactor of authentication protects fromunauthorized ATM cash withdrawals forcardholders.

Now Canara Bank ATMs get safer and moresecured with OTP facility on cash withdrawalsabove Rs.10,000 in a day.

STATE AFFAIRS

One Nation One Ration Card scheme launchedon pilot basis in 4 States One Nation-One Ration Card scheme launched

on a pilot basis in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Families who have food security cards can buysubsidized rice and wheat from any ration shopin these states. Their ration cards should belinked with Aadhar Number to avail this service.

Maharashtra: 1st State to adopt Digitalfingerprint and iris scanning system Maharashtra became the first state to adopt a

digital fingerprint and iris scanning system to aidpolice investigations.

The Automated Multi-modal BiometricIdentification System (AMBIS) adopted by theMaharashtra Police will soon be replicatedacross the country, with the state governmentworking with the National Crime RecordsBureau in New Delhi to create standards to beused by other state police forces.

Andhra Pradesh govt. will launch Navodayamscheme The Andhra Pradesh government will launch the

Navodayam scheme. The scheme is a completeoutreach programme for thousands of ailingMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) in the state.

Navodayam will provide a lifeline to stressedMSMEs by ensuring that all eligible units arepermitted for the one-time restructuring ofaccounts up to March 31, 2020. About 86,000MSMEs in the state have been identified forrestructuring under Navodayam with an outlayof Rs 3,900 crore.

Rajasthan launches new higher educationmodel Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar

Singh Bhati inaugurated the new higher educationmodel, titled Resource Assistance for Collegeswith Excellence(RACE) in Rajasthan.

This model has been launched for distribution

Indian Bank opens MSME CentralisedProcessing Centre Indian Bank has opened MSME CPC

(centralised processing centre) in Chennai. Thecentralised processing centre will give a boostto the bank’s MSME portfolio and will lead tospeedy disposal of micro, small and mediumenterprises’ loans.

Ind-Ra cuts GDP growth forecast in FY20 to6.7%

India Ratings and Research has revised itsprojection of India’s GDP growth in the financialyear 2019-20 to 6.7%. It has reduced the GDPgrowth rate from 7.3% to 6.7%. It expects GDPgrowth to recover to 7.4% in the second half ofthe financial year 2019-20.


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of faculties and movable assets among thegovernment colleges at the district level torationalise the availability of resources. Themodel will create a pool for sharing of facilitieswhich will benefit the colleges lackinginfrastructure.

UP’s “Vriksharopan Mahakumbh” drivecreates world record Uttar Pradesh’s “Vriksharopan Mahakumbh”

drive has created world record after plantingmore than 22 crore saplings. The drive waslaunched on the occasion of 77th anniversary ofQuit India Movement. More than 22 croresaplings were planted at 12.2 lakh locationsunder the drive in state.

Another record of “largest distribution ofsaplings in the world” was created when 76823saplings were distributed free in just 6 hours inPrayagraj.

J&K will host Global Investors Summit 2019 Jammu and Kashmir administration will host a 3

days global investors summit from October 12in Srinagar.

The summit will provide J&K with anopportunity to showcase its strengths, strategiesand potential. It will also provide an opportunityto allay fears and apprehensions in the minds ofoutside trade and the business community.

Rajasthan bags award at World EducationSummit 2019 Rajasthan wins the “best innovation and initiative

leadership award” for its achievements in highereducation in the World Education Summit-2019held in New Delhi.

Tawlhlohpuan, Mizo Puanchei & Tirur betelvine gets GI tag Tawlhlohpuan & Mizo Puanchei from Mizoram,

and Tirur betel vine from Kerala has receivedthe Geographical Indication tag.

Odisha approves conservation plan of lakes“Chilika and Ansupa” The Odisha Wetland Authority has approved

implementation of an integrated managementplan of lakes “Chilika and Ansupa”.

The Chilika lake is India’s largest brackish waterlagoon and Ansupa is the Odisha’s largestfreshwater lake.

The 5-year management plan of lakes is intendedat strengthening livelihood of thousands offishermen relying on the two water-bodies at anestimated investment of Rs 180 crore.

Manipur CM launches “School Fagadaba”scheme Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh launching

the “School Fagadaba” (Make education better)scheme to improve the infrastructure ofgovernment schools in the state.

The objective of the scheme was to ensure betterinfrastructure, quality education and overallimprovement of government schools to makethem model schools.

Gujarat to get India’s first CICET India’s first Central Institute of Chemical

Engineering & Technology will be set up inGujarat. It will be set up either in Ahmedabador Surat. It will be built on the lines of CentralInstitute of Plastic Engineering and Technology.

The aim of setting up the institute is to facilitatethe chemical industry with research andinnovations.

Chief minister of Punjab launched “SarbatSehat Bima Yojana” The chief minister of Punjab has launched a

universal health insurance scheme “Sarbat SehatBima Yojana “ benefiting nearly 46 lakh families.With this scheme, covering 76% of the state’spopulation.

Punjab has become the first state in the countryto offer medical insurance cover to the maximumnumber of its people. The scheme would entitlebeneficiaries to avail annual cashless treatmentup to Rs 5 lakh per family per year, includingpre-existing diseases.

Super 50 programme launched in Maharashtra Maharashtra’s Tribal Development Department

in association with the Pace Educational Trustlaunched an academic programme “Super 50”.The programme has been launched for young


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NATIONAL NEWS

Art - 370 and Art -35-A revoked from J&K byGOI Article 370 was providing special autonomous

status to the Indian state “Jammu & Kashmir”which will be no longer applicable.

Article 370 scrapped, Jammu & Kashmir nowdivided into two Union Territories: Jammu &Kashmir and Leh Ladakh.

Jammu and Kashmir will now be governed bythe laws applicable to other Indian citizens.

The Centre got majority in both Houses to scrapArticle 370.

‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ to be rolledout in India by June 1, 2020 “One Nation One Ration Card” scheme to be

rolled out in India from June 1, 2020. Toimplement the scheme successfully, the centrehas kick started inter state portability of rationcard pairing two states each.

The pairs are made between Telangana-AndhraPradesh as well as Maharashtra-Gujarat. Thismeans that beneficiaries living in Telangana andAndhra Pradesh can buy their quota of rationfrom the Public Distribution System (PDS), alsocalled ration shops, in either of the states.

Two new UTs, J&K and Ladakh will come intoexistence on Oct 31 President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent to

legislation for bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir,and two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmirand Ladakh will come into existence on October31.

PM announces appointment of a Chief ofDefence Staff In his Independence Day address to the nation,

Prime Minister has announced the appointmentof a Chief of Defence Staff. The Chief of DefenceStaff will be above the three Service Chiefs.

The CDS is meant to be a single-point militaryadvisor to the government who will coordinatelong-term planning, procurements, training andlogistics of the three services. The CDS will alsoact as the military advisor to the Prime Ministeron nuclear issues.

This is one the country’s biggest higher levelmilitary reform to bring in jointness and tri-service integration.

In the absence of a CDS, presently the seniormost of the three Chiefs functions as theChairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee(COSC). Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa is thepresent chairman of COSC.

PM to be the chairman of the Inter-StateCouncil The Inter-State Council has been reconstituted

with Prime Minister as its chairman and 6 Unionministers and all chief ministers as its members.Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the standingcommittee of the Inter-State Council.

The Union ministers who will be members ofthe reconstituted council are Amit Shah (Home),Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance), Rajnath Singh(Defence), Narendra Singh Tomar (Minister ofAgriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural

tribal students aspiring to be doctors andengineers.

Tamil Nadu govt launches Education TV forschool students Tamil Nadu government launched its exclusive

24x7 education channel for school students. ThisTV channel, aimed at benefiting students of

classes I to XII. This is an initiative of the SchoolEducation Department. The name of the channelis ‘Kalvi Tholaikkatchi’ (Education TV). Thechannel’s content will include shows aimed atschool children, besides those on jobs andrelated issues.


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Development and Panchayati Raj).Home Ministry fixes the retirement age ofCAPF personnel at 60 years The Union Home Ministry has fixed the

retirement age of all Central Armed Police Forcepersonnel at 60 years.

MHA has issued the order following the 2019Delhi High Court verdict. The high court verdictasked the Ministry to fix a retirement age thatwould be uniform for all members of the CAPFs“irrespective of rank”.

Wipro partners with IISc on robotics and 5G Wipro announced a strategic partnership with

the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to conductadvanced applied research in autonomoussystems, robotics and 5G.

Wipro IISc Research and Innovation Network(WIRIN), a hybrid industry-academiacollaboration unit, which will drive ideadiscovery, research and innovation in technologyand product design.

(WIRIN) will focus on the research anddevelopment of cutting-edge technologies inArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, VisualComputing, Human-Computer Interaction(HCI) and Vehicle-to-everything communication(V2X).

Union HRD Minister launches NISHTHA Union HRD Minister launched the training

programme NISHTHA, (National Initiative forSchool Heads and Teachers HolisticAdvancement) to improve Learning Outcomesat the Elementary level across the country. Thisis the largest teachers’ training programme of itskind in the world.

NISHTHA to build capacities of 42 Lakhgovernment teachers across the country. Thebasic objective of this massive trainingprogramme ‘NISHTHA’ is to motivate andequip teachers to encourage and foster criticalthinking in students.

Amazon’s largest campus in the worldinaugurated in Hyderabad Amazon has opened its largest campus in the

world in Hyderabad. The campus covers 1.8million square feet and can accommodate

15,000 workers. This is Amazon’s first owned-building outside

of the US and and is also its largest tech baseoutside the Seattle headquarters, which hasabout 155,000 contract employees.

Akshay Kumar takes 4th spot in Forbeshighest-paid actors list 2019 Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar has made it

to the 4th position on the Forbes magazine’sWorlds Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019 list.Akshay has raked in $65 million. Hollywoodstar Dwayne ‘Rock’ Johnson tops the Forbeslist of the 10 highest-paid actors.

‘Statue of Unity’, Mumbai’s Soho Houseamong Time’s 100 greatest places in the world The 597-ft tall ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat and

Mumbai’s Soho House have been featured bythe Time magazine in its second annual list ofthe 2019 World’s greatest places, in acompilation of 100 new and newly “noteworthydestinations.

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium to be renamed asArun Jaitley Stadium The Delhi and District Cricket Association

(DDCA) decided to rename Feroz Shah KotlaStadium as Arun Jaitley Stadium in the memoryof its former president of DDCA. Jaitley wasthe president of DDCA from 1999 to 2013. Therenaming of the stadium will take place inSeptember.

India Launches World’s First-Ever FacialBSID India has become the first country in the world

to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document(BSID), capturing the facial biometric data ofseafarers.

The new facial biometric technology is a markedimprovement over the two-finger or iris-basedbio-metric data, with modern security features.It will make the identification of the SID holdermore reliable and efficient while protecting theirdignity and privacy. BSID project has beentaken up in collaboration with the Centre forDevelopment of Advanced Computing(CDAC).


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GLOBAL NEWS

U.S. labels China a ‘currency manipulator’ The United States has officially labeled China a

“currency manipulator”. The US has accusedChina of using yuan to gain “unfair competitiveadvantage” in trade.

The US took the action as Beijing has allowedits yuan to fall below the politically sensitive levelof “seven” to the U.S. dollar for the first time in11 years.

Artificial Intelligence used to detect fast radiobursts Scientists have developed an automated system

that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect andcapture fast radio bursts (FRBs) in real-time.

FRBs are mysterious and powerful flashes ofradio waves from space, thought to originatebillions of light-years from the Earth.

This research is done by Scientists of theSwinburne University of Technology inAustralia.

South Korea will remove Japan from preferredtrade list South Korea has decided to remove Japan from

its preferred trade list. South Korea has takenthis decision because Japan has failed to upholdinternational principles while managing its exportcontrols on sensitive materials. Preferred tradelist is a list of nations receiving preferentialtreatment in trade.

Alejandro Giammattei elected as Guatemala’snew president Alejandro Giammattei has been elected as new

president of Guatemala. He defeated formerfirst lady Sandra Torres for the president’s seat.Giammattei will succeed corruption taintedoutgoing President Jimmy Morales.

Huawei launches its own operating systemHarmonyOS Chinese telecom giant Huawei unveiled its own

operat ing system will be called theHongmengOS, known in English as the

HarmonyOS. The operating system will be released as an

open-source platform worldwide to encourageadoption.

HarmonyOS is future-oriented and designed tobe more smooth and secure, and is completelydifferent from Android and iOS.

Iceland commemorates 1st glacier “Okjokull”lost to climate change Iceland commemorated the loss of 1st glacier

“Okjokull”, lost due to climate change. A bronzeplaque was unveiled by Iceland in a ceremonywhich was attended by scientists and locals atthe glacier in west-central Iceland.

Cerebras Systems reveals “world’s largestcomputer chip” Artificial intelligence(AI) company Cerebras

Systems has unveiled the world’s largest singlesilicon-based processor named Cerebras WaferScale Engine(WSE).

This chip has 1.2 trillion transistors, the basicon-off electronic switches that are the buildingblocks of silicon chips.

The rectangular shape chip measures 21.5cmsq (8.5in sq), comes with 400,000 AI (ArtificialIntelligence) cores and 18 gigabytes of on-chipmemory.

FATF Asia-Pacific Group blacklists Pakistan Pakistan has been placed on the blacklist of

the Financial Action Task Force’s Asia PacificGroup. Pakistan has been blacklisted for non-compliance and non-enforcement of safeguardsagainst terror financing and money laundering.

Pakistan has failed in 32 of 40 ‘compliance’parameters for its legal and financial systems.Pakistan has also failed in 10 of 11‘effectiveness’ parameters for enforcingsafeguards against terror-financing and money-laundering by UN-sanctioned entities and othernon-government outfits.


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Iran unveils new missile defence system“Bavar-373” Iran has unveiled new missile defence system

“Bavar-373”. This is also Iran’s firstdomestically produced long-range missiledefence system which has been inducted intothe country’s missile defence network. Thesystem was unveiled at an occasion of Iran’sNational Defense Industry Day.

Russia sends its first humanoid robot Fedorinto space Russia launched an unmanned rocket carrying

a life-size humanoid robot named Fedor, (FinalExperimental Demonstration Object Research).It is a silvery anthropomorphic robot stands1.80 metres (5 foot 11 inches) tall and weighs160 kilogrammes (353 pounds).

Fedor will spend 10 days learning to assistastronauts on the International Space Station.It blasted off in a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft fromRussia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Russia launches floating nuclear reactor inArctic Russia launched the world’s first floating nuclear

reactor. The vessel weighs 21,000 tons and hastwo reactors with a capacity of 35 megawattseach. This reactor loaded with nuclear fuel, theAkademik Lomonosov left the Arctic port ofMurmansk to begin its 5,000 kilometres

(3,000-mile) voyage to Pevek in northeasternSiberia.

Scarlett Johansson tops Forbes highest-paidactresses list For the second consecutive year, Hollywood

star Scarlett Johansson has topped the Forbes’list of highest-paid female actors in the world.Spurred by the success of her summer Marvelfilm Avengers: Endgame, the 34-year-oldactor’s earning reached USD 56 million.

Intel launches first artificial intelligence chipSpringhill Intel Corp launched its latest processor, it’s first

using artificial intelligence (AI), designed forlarge computing centres.

The chip developed at its development facilityin Haifa, Israel. The name of the chip is NervanaNNP-I or Springhill and it is based on a 10nanometre Ice Lake processor that will allow itto cope with high workloads using minimalamounts of energy.

Lionel Aingimea becomes the new Presidentof Nauru Former human rights lawyer Lionel Aingimea

won the presidential election of the pacific nationNauru by defeating his rival David Adeang by12-6 votes. He is now the 15th President ofNauru succeeding the outgoing President BaronWaqa.


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PEOPLE IN NEWS

IFSG appoints Justice A.K. Sikri asombudsman The Indian Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG),

country’s self-regulatory industry body for theonline fantasy sports gaming sector, announcedthe appointment of Justice Arjan Kumar Sikrias its ombudsman and ethics officer.

Rakesh Asthana given additional charge ofNCB The Appointments Committee on Cabinet has

given the additional charge of the post ofDirector General Narcotics Control Bureau toRakesh Asthana.

He is presently serving as the Director Generalof Civil Aviation Security.

Guruprasad Mohapatra takes charge asDPIIT secretary IAS Officer Guruprasad Mohapatra assumed

charge as the secretary of the Department forPromotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

Prior to taking over as secretary of DPIIT, heserved as chairman of the Airports Authority ofIndia (AAI).

Ravi Capoor assumes Charge as SecretaryTextiles Ravi Capoor, an Indian Administrative Service

(IAS) officer, assumed charge of the office ofSecretary, Ministry of Textiles in New Delhi.

Atish Dabholkar appointed as the new directorof ICTP Atish Dabholkar, a theoretical physicist from

India, has been appointed as the new directorof Abdus Salam International Centre forTheoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy. Hewill succeed Fernando Quevedo, who has ledthe centre since 2009.

Giriraj Prasad Gupta appointed as new CGA Giriraj Prasad Gupta, Indian Civil Accounts

Service (ICAS) officer, took over as theController General of Accounts (CGA). Guptahas served in various positions in Central Boardof Direct Taxes (CBDT), ministry of ruraldevelopment, and ministry of finance.

Debashis Chatterjee becomes MD and CEOof Mindtree Indian IT company Mindtree Ltd has announced

the appointment of Debashis Chatterjee as its new

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Also, S.N. Subrahmanyan, the CEO of Larsen

& Toubro Ltd (L&T) has been appointed asnon-executive vice chairman.

Veteran Gujarati journalist Kanti Bhatt passesaway Veteran Gujarati journalist, author and columnist

Kanti Bhatt passed away. He also worked as writerand editor in various Gujarati publications likeChitralekha, Mumbai Samachar, Janshakti,Sandesh, Yuva Darshan, Jansatta, Vyapar andAbhiyan.

Former External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj passes away Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj

passed away. She was the 1st full time womanexternal affairs minister of India.

She was also the youngest cabinet minister at25 when she joined the Haryana government in1977 and the first woman chief minister of Delhi.

Nobel laureate and beloved author ToniMorrison passes away Toni Morrison, the 1993 Nobel laureate in

literature passed away. She was the 1st AfricanAmerican woman to win the Nobel in literature.Ms. Morrison was the author of several novels,children’s books and essays.

Former Padma Shri award winner RajalakshmiParthasarathy passes away Former Padma Shri award winner and

educationist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy passedaway.

She received the Padma Shri award in 2010for her contribution to the field of education.

‘King of the Ring’ Harley Race Passes away Harley Race, American professional wrestler

passed away. Race overcame serious injuriesfrom a car accident to become a mainstay ofthe wrestling circuit, winning numerous individualand tag-team titles in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.

Chandrima Shaha to be the first womanpresident of INSA Chandrima Shaha is set to be the 1st woman

president of the Indian National Science Academy.Her tenure will begin from January 2020.Chandrima Shaha was formerly the Director ofthe National Institute of Immunology, Delhi.


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Ghotu Ram Meena named India’s nextAmbassador to Republic of Congo

Ghotu Ram Meena has been appointed as thenext Ambassador of India to the Republic ofCongo. Currently, Meena is serving as acounsellor, Embassy of India in Kyiv, Ukraine.

“Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar” a book onthe life of Sridevi

The book, titled ‘Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar’will be launched on Sridevi’s 56th birthanniversary.

The book is written by author-screenwriterSatyarth Nayak.

Former ASG Amarendra Sharan passes away Senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor

General Amarendra Sharan passed away.Sharan was the Additional Solicitor General inthe Supreme Court from 2004 to 2009.

P.T. Usha appointed as a member of AAA’sAthletes Commission Legendary Indian sprinter P.T. Usha, one of

India’s greatest athletes, has been appointed asa member of the Asian Athletics Association’s(AAA) Athletes Commission.

This is the 2nd time P.T. Usha has beenappointed a member of the Asian AthleticsAssociation’s Athletes Commission.

Former Argentina footballer Brown passesAway Argentina World Cup-winning team football

player Jose Luis Brown has passed away.Brown made 36 appearances for his country,the most famous of which came in the 1986World Cup final in Mexico.

Harshad Pandurang Thakur appointed asNIHFW’s director Harshad Pandurang Thakur has been appointed

as the director of National Institute of Health andFamily Welfare. The proposal of appointment wasapproved by the appointments Committee of theCabinet, headed by Prime Minister.

Veteran actor Vidya Sinha passes away Veteran Bollywood actress Vidya Sinha passed

away. She was renowned for her role in BasuChatterjee’s film “Rajnigandha”.

Former India cricketer V.B. Chandrasekharpasses away Former India and Tamil Nadu cricketer V.B.

Chandrasekhar passed away. He representedIndia in 7 ODIs.

V.B. Chandrasekhar was also a Nationalselector from 2004 to 2006.

Padma Shri awardee Damodar Ganesh Bapatpasses away Damodar Ganesh Bapat from Chhattisgarh, a

noted social worker and Padma Shri awardwinner, passed away. He was known for hissocial work in tribal areas in Chhattisgarh. Hededicated his life to the treatment and service ofleprosy patients.

Bangladeshi novelist Rizia Rahman passesaway Renowned Bangladeshi novelist Rizia Rahman

passed away. She had received the BanglaAcademy Literary Award in 1978 and wasawarded Ekushey Padak in 2019.

Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra passesaway Former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra

passed away. He was 3-time Chief Minister ofBihar. He was an economics professor at BiharUniversity and also authored several books.

Nari Shakti Award Winner Neelum Sharmapasses away Doordarshan Anchor and Nari Shakti Award

Winner Neelum Sharma passed away. NeelumSharma was known for her programmes like‘Tejaswini’ and ‘Badi Charcha’ and had beenawarded the Nari Shakti Puruskar by PresidentRam Nath Kovind in 2018.

Paytm promotes CFO Madhur Deora asPresident Digital payments player Paytm announced the

promotion of its Chief Financial Officer MadhurDeora as the company’s President.

Ravinder Takkar appointed as MD-CEO ofVodafone Idea Ravinder Takkar has been appointed as the MD

and CEO of Idea-Vodafone. He is currently aboard member of Vodafone Idea and IndusTowers, where he is responsible for all VodafoneGroup interests in India. He will replace BaleshSharma after his resignation as the chiefexecutive officer of Vodafone Idea (VIL).

Veteran music composer Mohammed ZahurHashmi passes away Veteran music composer Mohammed Zahur

Hashmi, popularly known as Khayyam passedaway. He was best known for his music in classicfilms such as Umrao Jaan and Kabhi Kabhie.


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He was also a recipient of Sangeet NatakAkademi Award and Padma Bhushan.

Sahitya Akademi Award winner NS Tasneempasses away Eminent Punjabi writer and Sahitya Akademi

winner Professor Niranjan Singh Tasneempassed away.

Tasneem was awarded Sahitya Akademi awardin 1999 for his novel ‘Gawache Arth’ (The LostMeaning) which was based on Punjab and livesof Punjabis in 1984.

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Babulal Gaurpasses away Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh,

Babulal Gaur passed away. He served as theChief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from August2004 to November 2005 and representedGovindpura Assembly seat for 10 times.

Ajay Kumar appointed as Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has been appointed as Defence

Secretary. Ajay Kumar is currently serving asSecretary in Department of Defence Production.He will replace Sanjay Mitra, upon completionof his term.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet,headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,approved his appointments.

Rajiv Gauba appointed as Cabinet Secretary Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba appointed as a

Cabinet secretary for two years. He will replaceP.K. Sinha, who was appointed CabinetSecretary in 2015.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet,headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,approved his appointment.

Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as HomeSecretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla was appointed as the new

Union Home Secretary. He is currently servingas an officer on special duty in the home ministry.He replaces Rajiv Gauba, who was appointedas the new cabinet secretary.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley passesaway Former Union finance minister and senior BJP

leader Arun Jaitley passed away. He was alawyer by profession. He held the portfolios ofFinance Ministry, Corporate Affairs Ministry,Defence Ministry, and Minister of Informationand Broadcasting.

India’s first woman DGP Kanchan ChaudharyBhattacharya passes away India’s first woman Director General of Police

(DGP), Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharyapassed away. She was a 1973 batch officer,made history in 2004 when she was appointedas the DGP of Uttarakhand. She was also thesecond woman IPS officer in the country.

Paytm appoints Amit Nayyar as president ofFSB Digital payments company Paytm has appointed

ex-Goldman executive Amit Nayyar aspresident in the financial services business of thecompany.

IAF’s Shalija Dhami becomes a first femaleflight commander Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Shalija

Dhami has become the first female officer in thecountry to become Flight Commander of a flyingunit. Dhami took over as Flight Commander ofa Chetak helicopter unit at Hindon airbase.

Naval war hero Noel Kelman passes away Naval war hero and Kirti Chakra awardee

Commander Noel Kelman passed away.Commander Kelman was awarded the KirtiChakra for valour during the liberation of Goain 1961.

Pavan Kapoor appointed as India’sAmbassador to UAE Senior diplomat Pavan Kapoor has been

appointed as India’s Ambassador to the UnitedArab Emirates by the Ministry of ExternalAffairs. Kapoor, a 1990-batch Indian ForeignService officer. He will replace Navdeep Surias India’s Ambassador to the UAE.

Pramod Agarwal to succeed Coal Indiachairman AK Jha Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has

selected Pramod Agarwal as the next chairmanof Coal India. He is a 1991 batch IAS fromMadhya Pradesh cadre.

GoI extends tenure of CBDT Chairman P CMody The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

headed by Prime Minister has approved theextension of the tenure of CBDT ChairmanPramod Chander Mody. The tenure of theCBDT chairman has been extended by one year.


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SPORTSLewis Hamilton wins Hungarian Grand Prix Formula One Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton

hunted down Max Verstappen to win theHungarian Grand Prix for a record-extendingseventh time and surge 62 points clear in thechampionship standings.

Satwiksairaj & Chirag 1st Indian doubles pairto win Super 500 title India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag

Shetty scripted a piece of history by breachingthe ‘Chinese Wall’ of reigning World championsLi Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen, with a victory inthe men’s doubles final of the Thailand Openbadminton championship in Bangkok.

This is the first-ever Indian men’s combinationto win a BWF Super 500 title.

Ravichandran Ashwin named “PCA Player ofthe Month” Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has

been named as Professional CricketersAssociation’s Player of the month of July 2019.

He has been named for his consistentperformances in the county championships ashe hit 197 runs and picked up 23 wickets fromjust 3 matches for Nottinghamshire.

Dale Steyn retires from Test cricket South African bowler Dale Steyn has announced

his retirement from Test cricket. Dale Steyn hasplayed 93 Tests for South Africa, finishing with439 wickets, the most in the long format by asouth african bowler.

Vinesh wins gold in 53kg at Poland OpenWrestling Tournament Vinesh Phogat won gold in women’s 53kg

category at Poland Open wrestling tournamentin Warsaw.

Vinesh prevailed 3-2 over local wrestlerRoksana in the final of the competition. This isher 3rd consecutive gold in women’s 53kgcategory after Grand Prix of Spain and YasarDogu International at Istanbul in Turkey.

Fiona Kolbinger 1st woman to win 4,000kmcycling race German cancer researcher Fiona Kolbinger won

the mixed annual 4,000km(2,485 miles) cyclingTranscontinental Race from Burgas in Bulgaria

to Brest in France. Kolbinger becomes the 1st woman to win one

of the world’s toughest cycling races in her firstultra-distance event. She took 10 days, 2 hoursand 48 minutes to complete the challenge.

Sally Pearson announces retirement fromTrack and field Olympic gold-medallist in 2012 and 2-time

world champion over 100 metres hurdlesAustralia’s reigning world-champion hurdlerSally Pearson announced her surprise retirementdue to injury.

Serena Williams tops Forbes list of best-paidfemale athletes Serena Williams topped the List Of Highest-

Paid Female Athletes 2019 published by Forbes.She has topped the annual list for a 4thconsecutive year with estimated total earningsof $29.2 million.

Japan’s Naomi Osaka was 2nd on the list withearnings of ($24.3 million). Indian badmintonplayer P.V. Sindhu came in tied for 13th ($5.5million), with Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn ($5.3million) rounding out the top 15 of Forbes list ofbest-paid female athletes.

India’s Naaz Joshi won Miss World DiversityTitle India’s transsexual woman Naaz Joshi was

crowned Miss World Diversity 2019. This eventwas held in Port Louis, Mauritius. This was her3rd successive victory in the beauty pageantMiss World Diversity.

Diego forlan announces retirement fromprofessional football Legendary Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has

announced his retirement from professionalfootball. He had won the Golden Ball awardafter being adjudged the best player of the 2010FIFA World Cup.

Amla retires from international cricket South African batsman Hashim Amla has retired

from all formats of international cricket. Amla played 124 Tests, 181 ODIs and 44 T20Is

between his 15-year-long cricketing career.Cricket Australia unveils new transgenderinclusive policy


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The Cricket Australia has announced newtransgender inclusive policy. This policy willenable transgender players to play the game ofcricket at the highest levels.

The decision aligns in accordance with theInternational Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) genderrecognition policy and gender diversityguidelines.

BCCI has agreed to come under NADA ambit The Board Of Control For Cricket In India has

agreed to come under the ambit of the NationalAnti-Doping Agency.

This decision makes Indian Cricket’s governingbody a sports federation as per governmentnorms. As a result, all cricketers will now betested by NADA.

Lionel Messi Wins UEFA Goal of the SeasonAward 2018-19 Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has been awarded

UEFA’s Goal of the Season award 2018-19 forhis free-kick against Liverpool.

Cristiano Ronaldo was runners-up in the UEFAaward for the goal he scored for Juventus againsthis former team Manchester United.

Rafael Nadal wins Montreal Masters title Rafael Nadal wins in Montreal to win 35th

Masters crown. He defeated Russian DaniilMedvedev by 6-3, 6-0. With the win, he alsoextended his record haul of Masters 1000 titles.

Bajrang Punia wins gold at Tbilisi Grand Prix Bajrang Punia wins gold at Tbilisi Grand Prix

held in Tbilisi, Georgia. He defeated Iran’sPeiman Bibyani by 2-0 in the 65 kg final of themen’s freestyle competition. It was the 4th goldof the season for the Asian Games champion.

Aishwarya Pissay wins FIM Bajas World Cup Aishwarya Pissay made history by becoming the

first Indian to win a world title in motorsports asshe won the FIM World Cup in women’scategory after the final round of the championshipin Varpalota, Hungary.

The event was conducted by the InternationalMotorcycling Federation, the governing bodyfor motorcycle racing in the world.

Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu winsRogers Cup 2019 Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu wins

Rogers Cup tennis tournament 2019 held inToronto, Canada.

She was the first Canadian to win the event in50 years. Serena Williams was the runner-up inthe final.

Dutch Hero Wesley Sneijder announcesretirement from Football The Netherlands’ most-capped player Wesley

Sneijder announced his retirement from football. He played 134 times for his country and his

career included a World Cup runners-up medalas well as Champions League, La Liga and SerieA titles.

Simone Biles makes history with a “triple-double” twist Simone Biles makes history with a never-before-

seen “triple-double” floor exercise landing. Sheperformed the landing featuring “two flips andthree twists” in U.S. Gymnastics Championshipsheld in Kansas City.

Deepak Punia wins Junior WorldChampionship title Deepak Punia won the gold medal at the Junior

World Championships held in Talinn, Estonia.He defeated Russia’s Alik Shebzukov to winthe 86 kg junior freestyle title. With the victory,he has become the 1st Indian in 18 years to wina Junior World Championship title.

Ravi Shastri appointed as Head Coach ofIndian Cricket Team Former all-rounder Ravi Shashtri has been

appointed as the head coach of Indian cricketteam for another two years.

Cricket Advisory Committee led by formerIndian Cricket captain Kapil Dev along withAnshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamyconducted interviews of shortlisted candidatesfor Indian cricket team’s head coach.

Indian cyclists win gold at World Junior TrackCycling Championships Indian cyclists team have won the gold medal in

the Team Sprint event at World Junior TrackCycling Championships held in Frankfurt,Germany. Indian team comprised of Esow Alben,Ronaldo Singh and Rojit Singh.

This is India’s first ever gold medal in a globalcycling competition. The Indian team defeatedAustralian team in the finals to won the goldmedal.

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India has won the inaugural T20 PhysicalDisability World Cricket Series 2019 held inEngland. India defeated England by 36 runs inthe finals to win the title.

The 6-nation tournament was organized by theEngland and Wales Cricket Board.

Hima Das, Mohammad Anas win gold inAthleticky Mitink Reiter event Indian sprinters Hima Das and Mohammad Anas

have won a gold medal and Nirmal Tom clincheda bronze medal in 300m races at the AthletickyMitink Reiter event.

The event was held in Czech Republic. WhileHima won the gold in women’s category andMohammad Anas and Nirmal Tom claimed theyellow and bronze medal in men’s category.

India wins U-12 Asian Tennis Teamchampionship India have won the gold medal at the Under 12

Asian Tennis Team championship held inKazakhstan. India defeated Chinese Taipei inthe summit clash to win the title.

Mitchell Johnson becomes MCC HonouraryLife member Former Australian pace bowler Mitchell

Johnson has been elected as an Honorary LifeMember of the Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC).

Johnson represented Australia in 153 One DayInternationals picking up 239 wickets, 73international Test matches claiming 313 wicketsand 30 T-20 Internationals in which he takes38 wickets.

Former Chelsea footballer Ashley Coleannounces retirement Former Chelsea, Arsenal and England football

player Ashley Cole aged 38, announced hisretirement from football. He was ending his 20-year playing career.

He won 3 Premier League titles and seven FACups, as well as helping the Chelsea to win the2011-12 Champions League.

Indian-American teen wins South AsianSpelling Bee competition 2019 Navneeth Murali, an Indian-American teenager

from New Jersey, has won the 2019 South AsianSpelling Bee contest. The prize money for thiscontest is USD 3,000.

The South Asian Spelling Bee (SASB) is anannual spelling bee platform in the US forchildren of South Asian descent.

Vikram Rathour appointed as Team India’sbatting coach Former Indian opener Vikram Rathour

appointed as team India’s new batting coach.He will replace Sanjay Bangar. While BharathArun and R. Sridhar were retained as bowlingand fielding coaches.

PV Sindhu becomes first Indian to win WorldChampionships gold Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has won the

World Championships title defeating Japan’sNozomi Okuhara in the final at Basel,Switzerland. Sindhu defeated her Japaneseopponent Nozomi Okuhara to 21-7, 21-7.

This was Sindhu’s third straight WorldChampionships final. With this victory, the 24-year-old shuttler has become the first Indian tobook a gold medal at the World Championships.

Gokulam Kerala FC wins Durand Cup In football, Gokulam Kerala FC won the 129th

Durand Cup, defeating heavyweights MohunBagan 2-1 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

Alex Rins wins British Grand Prix Spain motorcycle racer, Alex Rins of the Team

SUZUKI ECSTAR has won the British GrandPrix. He defeated Marc Marquez by 0.013seconds. While Maverick Vinales of Spainfinished with the third position. The race washeld at the Silverstone racetrack, in Silverstone,England.

West Indies fast bowler Cecil Wright retiresat 85 West Indies pacer Cecil Wright has announced

his retirement from all forms of cricket at theripe old age of 85. Wright made his first-classdebut for Jamaica against a Barbados side.

Ajantha Mendis announces retirement fromCricket Ajantha Mendis, the mystery spinner from Sri

Lanka, has announced his retirement from allforms of cricket. Mendis played 19 Tests, 87One-Day Internationals and 39 T20Is for SriLanka, taking 70 Test wickets, 152 ODI wicketsand 66 T20I wickets.


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AWARDS

DD News channel bagged Champions ofEmpathy Award DD News is awarded with “Champions of

Empathy Award” for spreading awareness abouthepatitis.

Director General of DD News, Mayank Agrawalreceived the Award from Lok Sabha SpeakerOm Birla.

DD News to aware people about variousdiseases and preventives by showing healthrelated programmes, reports and policies thathelp to spread awareness towards health insociety.

President Kovind honoured with the highestaward of Republic of Guinea President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded

the National Order of Merit by the President ofGuinea for his exceptional contribution to the

Sr. No.

Category Winner

1 Best Feature Film Hellaro (Gujarati Film )

2 Best non feature film Son Rise by Vibha Bakshi and The Secret Life of Frogs by Ajay and Vijay Bedi

3 Best Director Adhitya Dhar for Uri : The Surgical Strike

4 Best Actor Ayushmann Khuranna for Andhadhun and Vicky Kaushal for Uri : The Surgical Strike

5 Best Actress Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati

6 Best Supporting Actor Swanand Kirkire for Chumbhak

7 Best supporting actress

Surekha Sikri for Badhaai Ho

8 Best Action Direction KGF Chapter I

9 Best Choreography Padmaavat for Ghumar

10 Best Cinematography MJ Radhakrishnan for Olu (Malayalam)

advancement of overall relations anddevelopment of mutual cooperation betweenIndia and Guinea and for promoting friendshipand partnership between the people of both thecountries.

Indian-origin doctor wins Miss England 2019 Bhasha Mukherjee, a 23-year-old Indian origin

doctor was crowned Miss England 2019.Bhasha holds two different medical degrees, hasan IQ of 146 and is fluent in 5 differentlanguages. As a winner of Miss England, shewill be entered into the Miss World contest2019.The 66th National Film awards have beenannounced by Rahul Rawail, head of the Juryfor feature films.

The list of Award winners under the differentcategories is mentioned as under:


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11 Best Educational Film Sarala Virala

12 Best Popular Film Badhaai Ho

13 Best film on Environment issues

Paani

14 Best Debut Film of a Director

Naal (Marathi)

15 Best Film for National Integration

Ondalla Eradalla (Kannada)

16 Best film on Social Issues

Padman

17 Best Child artist P V Rohith (Kannada), Sameep Singh (Punjabi), Talha Arshad Reshi (Urdu) and Shrinivas Pokale

(Marathi)

18 Best Children’s Film Sarkari Area Prathamika Shaale Kasaragod

19 Best Special Effects KGF

20 Special Jury Award Sruthi Hariharan, Joju George for Joseph, Savithri for Sudani From

Nigeria, Chandrachood Rai

21 Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation

Paani

22 Best Lyrics Nathichirami (Kannada)

23 Best Music Direction (Songs) Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Padmaavat

24 Best Music Direction (Background score)

Uri : The Surgical Strike

25 Best Sound Design Uri : The Surgical Strike

26 Best Female playback Singer Bindu for Mayavi Manave (Kannada)

27 Best Male Playback Singer Arijit Singh for Bhinte Dhil

28 Best Original Screenplay Chi La Sow

29 Best Adapted Screenplay Andhadhun

30 Best Dialogues Tariqh

31 Best Hindi Film Andhadhun

32 Best Urdu Film Hamid

33 Best Telugu Film Mahanati

34 Best Assamese Film Bulbul Can Sing

35 Best Punjabi Film Harjeeta

36 Best Tamil Film Baaram

37 Best Marathi Film Bhonga


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BAFTA LA to honour Steve Coogan withCharlie Chaplin Award Actor Steve Coogan will be felicitated with the

Charlie Chaplin Award by the British Academy’sLos Angeles branch. He will receive the honourduring the 2019 Britannia Awards.

Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman to behonoured with Vir Chakra Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will

be honoured with the Vir Chakra onIndependence Day. Wg Cdr Abhinandanbecame the face of a tense military confrontationbetween India and Pakistan when his MiG-21was shot down during the aerial combat betweenIndian and Pakistani air forces on February 27after the February 26 Balakot airstrike. Beforehis jet was hit, he downed an F-16 fighter ofPakistan.

Priyam Chatterjee becomes 1st Indian chef towin French honour Priyam Chatterjee became the 1st Indian chef

to be awarded the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre duMérite Agricoleto’ by the government of Franceto recognise his contribution towards reinventingthe gastronomic scene in India.

Chatterjee is best known for revisiting thetraditional dishes from his native state of WestBengal and giving it a French twist.

ISRO Chairman K. Sivan honoured with A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Award Tamil Nadu government has awarded K. Sivan

with its Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award. K. Sivanis currently serving as the chairman of IndianSpace Research Organisation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be honouredwith “Order of Zayed” The United Arab Emirates will honour the Indian

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the “Orderof Zayed”, the highest civilian award of thecountry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi willrecieve the award during his visit to the UAE.

Longest documentary “100 Years ofChrysostum” will receive Guinness Award A biographical documentary “100 Years of

Chrysostum” will receive Guinness Award in thecategory of longest documentary.

The “100 Years of Chrysostum” is based on thelife of Philipose Mar Chrysostum, scripted anddirected by filmmaker Blessy.

The 48-hour and 8 minutes documentary hasbroken the record of the 21-hour Saudi Arabiandocumentary “World of Snakes”.

CCMB scientist K Thangaraj awarded JCBose Fellowship Dr K Thangaraj, Chief Scientist at Council of

Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)- Centrefor Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)was awarded JC Bose Fellowship.

Thangaraj was given this fellowship for hisoutstanding contributions in the field ofpopulation and medical genomics.

CPWD-DG Prabhakar Singh selected for‘Eminent Engineer Award 2019’ Prabhakar Singh, Director General, Central

Public Works Department has been chosen forthe ‘Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2019’.This award will be given by the Institution ofEngineers (India) for his distinguished andexemplary service in the field of Engineering andTechnology.

Eric Cantona to be honoured with UEFAPresident’s Award Former Manchester United forward player Eric

Cantona will be honoured with the 2019 UEFAPresident’s Award. The award recognisesoutstanding achievements, professionalexcellence and exemplary personal qualities ofthe player. Cantona won four Premier Leaguetitles in five years with United in the 1990s andscored 64 goals for the Old Trafford club in 143appearances.


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Know more about JharkhandMy Dear Students,When I say “I Am On”, what does that mean?Different people will interpret it in different waysaccording to their level of intelligence. But when Isay “I Am On” , I am at the best of my potential toperform whatever task is assigned to me.When these people were “On” ,someone like BenStokes rescued England from a certain defeat in TheAshes by hitting a century, P V Sindhu became theBadminton world champion winning GOLD. Thehistory is full of galaxy of such inspiring personalities.But the billion dollar question is that… are we born tomerely read these History or to rise to the Occasionand create History!!!We are all blessed enough to do so, but what is badlyrequired is a Focused Effort. “Switch On” yourselfevery time you fail. Because the day you will be “On”you will discover your true potential.Yours,Kamalesh Sir(Mentor,Trainer,Guide and much more…)[email protected]. Also called : Bushland / The land of forests (“Jhar”

means Bush “khand” means land)2. Capital : Ranchi (sub capital – Dumka)3. CM: Raghubar Das4. Governor: Draupadi Murmu5. State Symbols:

(i) Animal – Indian Elephant(ii) Bird – Koel(iii) Flower – Palash(iv) Tree – Sal

6. Establishment – 15th Nov, 20007. Neighbours (5): Bihar, UP, Chhatisgarh, WB, Odisha8. Resource Curse : Jharkhand has 40% of India’s

mineral resources even then it is backward.9. History:

• Santhal Rebellion – 1855• Munda Rebellion (Led by Birsa Munda) – 1895 -1900

10.Rivers:(i) Damodar(ii) Sankh(iii) Mayurakshi(iv) N – Koel(v) Brahmani(vi) Kharkai(vii) S- Koel(viii) Subernarekha

11.Climate : Humid subtropical to tropical wet and dry.

12.Hills and Mountains :(i) Parasnath – (Sri Sammed Sikharji) Jain pilgrimage

(Parasnath – 20th Tirthankana)(ii) Netarhat : “Queen of Chhotanagpur Plateau”

13.Major Cities :• Jamshedpur• Dhanbad• Bokaro• Ranchi• Deoghar

14.Jharkhand is 1st state in following minerals :(a) Iron ore(b) Copper ore(c) Mica(d) Kainite(e) Asbestos(f) Uranium

15.Handia: Local alcoholic drink /Rice beer.16.Folk Dance:

• Chhau• Jhumair• Mardana• Lahasua

17.Festivals:• Karam•Jitia• Mage parab

18.Sohrai paintings : Performed during Sohrai festival.19.Educational Institutions:

(i) NIFFT, Ranchi : National Institute of foundryand forge Tech.(ii) ISM, Dhanbad : Indian School of mines.

20.Waterfalls:(i) Johna falls(ii) Hundru falls(iii) Dassam falls

21.Protected Regions:(i) Betla National Park(ii) Dalma wildlife sanctuary

22.Jamshedpur: Only Indian city with over a millionpopulation but no Municipal Corporation.

Tata is running its administration.It was the 1st planned Industrial city in India. Founder

– Jamshed ji Tata(1907) .23.Dhanbad : The Coal Capital of India.24.Tropic of cancer (23½ 0N, Latitude) : Passes

through Ranchi.25.Maithon Dam: Dhanbad (On Barakar River )26.Chhinnamastika Temple: Rajrappa


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GK/CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ1. The 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

(AMM-52) has taken place in which city?(a) Jakarta (b) Kuala Lumpur(c) Nay Pyi Taw (d) Bangkok

2. Which former Indian Cricketer has been honouredwith Bharat Gaurav Award?(a) Sunil Gavaskar (b) Kapil Dev(c) Ajit Wadekar (d) Anil Kumble

3. Who has become the first cricketer to reach 1000runs, 100 wickets in T20Is?(a) Jasprit Bumrah (b) Shakib al Hasan ( c )Shahid Afridi (d) Ellyse Perry

4. Which city has been named world’s best studentcity in the QS Best Student Cities Ranking?(a) Paris (b) Tokyo(c) Melbourne (d) London

5. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of WorldDay Against Trafficking in Persons?(a) Human Trafficking: call your government to

action(b) Act to protect and assist trafficked persons(c) Unite to eradicate human trafficking(d) Protect rights of human trafficking victims

6. Who won the IBC 2019 International Honour forExcellence ?(a) Christopher Nolan(b) Quentin Tarantino(c) Andy Serkis(d) David Fincher

7. The Innovation for Clean Air (IfCA) has beenlaunched by India & which country in Bangaluru?(a) UK (b) France(c) Belgium (d) South Africa

8. Which union ministry has launched the AtalCommunity Innovation Centre (ACIC) in NewDelhi?(a) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas(b) Ministry of Home Affairs(c) Ministry of Finance(d) Ministry of Tribal Affairs

9. The National Security Guard (NSG) works underwhich union ministry?(a) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and

Pensions(b) Ministry of Home Affairs(c) Ministry of Law and Justice(d) Ministry of Defence

10. Which technical giant has partnered with ApolloHospitals to fight cardiovascular diseases?(a) Facebook (b) Infosys(c) Microsoft (d) Wipro

11. Which Indian personality has been honoured withthe prestigious 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award?(a) K Sivan (b) Anna Hazare(c) Ravish Kumar (d) Mary Kom

12. The Union Government has set up KABIL for whatpurpose?(a) To support women entrepreneurship(b) To provide free education(c) To ensure supply of critical Minerals(d) To promote digitization

13. On pilot basis, the One Nation-one Ration Cardscheme has been implemented in which states?(a) Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and

Gujarat(b) Rajasthan Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and

Gujarat(c) Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and

Gujarat(d) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and

Telangana14. Which state government has launched ‘Save

Green, Stay Clean’ campaign?(a) West Bengal (b) Punjab(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Haryana

15. Which state / UT has announced free electricityfor people using up to 200 units under a domesticconnection?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Maharashtra(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Delhi

16. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar is associated towhich sports?(a) Shooting (b) Boxing(c) Wrestling (d) Badminton

17. Who is the author of the book “Tools and Weapons:The Promise and The Peril of the Digital Age”?(a) Sundar Pichai (b) Brad Smith(c) Satya Nadella (d) Jeff Bezos

18. The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)is located in which city?(a) Jaipur (b) Bhopal(c) Dehradun (d) Delhi

19. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of WorldBreastfeeding Week (WBW)?(a) Breastfeeding and Work: Let\’s Make It Work!(b) Sustaining Breastfeeding Together(c) Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life(d) Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding

20. Which union ministry is conducting India’s firstnational Time Release Study (TRS)?(a) Ministry of Home Affairs(b) Ministry of Finance(c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs(d) Ministry of Electronics and InformationTechnology


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21. Which Indian personality has been honoured withthe highest award of Republic of Guinea “Nationalorder of Merit”?(a) Rajnath Singh (b) Ram Nath Kovind(c) Narendra Modi (d) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

22. Which country has officially withdrawn fromIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)?(a) France (b) Germany(c) United States (d) UK

23. Which state government has launched Vhali DikriYojna for the welfare of girl child?(a) Gujarat (b) Madhya Pradesh(c) Rajasthan (d) Chhattisgarh

24. Which bank has become the first Indian bank tolink up with China’s National Advance PaymentSystem (CNAPS)?(a) BoB (b) ICICI(c) SBI (d) PNB

25. Devadas Kanakala, who passed away recently,was the veteran actor of which regional cinema?(a) Tamil (b) Telugu(c) Malayalam (d) Kannada

26. Which Indian-origin personality has been crownedMiss England 2019?(a) Swati Sharma (b) Roshni Rai(c) Bhasha Mukherjee(d) Sweta Singh

27. The Census 2021 will be conducted in how manyscheduled languages?(a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 20

28. As per which article of the constitution, SupremeCourt has ruled that a judicial magistrate haspower to direct accused to give voice samples?(a) Article 144 (b) Article 141(c) Article 142 (d) Article 143

29. As per which committee’s report, UGC hasrecommended 20 institutions for Institutes ofEminence (IoE)?(a) Ambika Soni committee(b) N S Vishwanathan committee(c) N Gopalaswami committee(d) Viral Acharya committee

30. The researchers at which IIT has developed HydroThermal Carbonization (HTC) technology forsolid waste management?(a) IIT Kanpur (b) IIT Kharagpur(c) IIT Madras (d) IIT Delhi

31. Kanti Bhatt, who passed away recently, was theveteran personality of which field?(a) Journalism (b) Poltics(c) Sports (d) Arts

32. Anant Setalvad, who passed away recently, wasthe veteran personality of which sports?(a) Badminton (b) Hockey(c) Boxing (d) Cricket

33. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is associated to whichsports?(a) Badminton (b) Tennis(c) Wrestling (d) Boxing

34. ISRO has decided to setup Space SituationalAwareness Control Centre in which city?(a) Kochi (b) Bengaluru(c) Hyderabad (d) Raipur

35. India’s first large-scale trial for VPM1002 &Immuvac is related to which disease?(a) AIDS (b) Malaria(c) TB (d) Polio

36. On which date, the 2019 UN International Dayof Friendship is celebrated recently?(a) July 24 (b) July 26(c) July 30 (d) July 27

37. Which state has become the India’s first state toadopt a digital fingerprint and iris scanningsystem?(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Maharashtra(c) Rajasthan (d) Odisha

38. The Union Government has approved Rs 4,900crore Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project. Mechi isan important tributary of which river basin?(a) Ganga (b) Mahananda(c) Brahmaputra (d) Yamuna

39. Which Bollywood actor to be felicitated with‘Excellence in Cinema’ award by VictorianGovernment?(a) Priyanka Chopra (b) Shekhar Kapoor(c) Shahrukh Khan (d) Deepika Padukone

40. Naaz Joshi, who won the Miss World Diversity2019 title, is from which country?(a) Mauritius (b) Indonesia(c) India (d) Thailand

41. The census of elephants is undertaken at thenational level once in how many years?(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 10

42. The United States has designated which countryas currency manipulator?(a) Myanmar (b) South Korea(c) China (d) North Korea

43. Which Indian cricketer has been chosen as theJuly’s PCA player of the month?(a) Cheteshwar Pujara (b) Shikhar Dhawan(c) Ajinkya Rahane (d) R Ashwin

44. Which union ministry has organized the 2nd AllIndia Annual Conference of IIS Officers?(a) Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology(b) Ministry of Communications(c) Ministry of Commerce and Industry(d) Ministry of Information & Broadcasting


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45. Which Indian cricketer has been conferred withKarthik Bose Lifetime Achievement award?(a) Bishan Singh Bedi (b) Arun Lal(c) Farokh Engineer (d) Syed Kirmani

46. The ScooNews Global Educators Fest (SGEF) isbeing held in which city?(a) New Delhi (b) Kanpur(c) Udaipur (d) Ranchi

47. Which state government has launched MissionShakti sports initiative?(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra(c) Madhya pradesh (d) Jharkhand

48. Which Indian wrestler bagged gold in women’s53kg category of the 2019 Poland Open wrestlingtournament?(a) Sakshi Malik (b) Babita Kumari(c) Vinesh Phogat (d) Kavita Devi

49. Which space agency has discovered first nearbysuper-earth planet GJ357d?(a) NASA (b) Roscosmos(c) CNES (d) ISRO

50. India’s first 3-D Smart Traffic Signal ‘Intelights’has launched in which city?(a) Lucknow (b) Indore(c) Jaipur (d) Mohali

51. The researchers at which IIT have developedportable device to detect bacteria without cellculture or microbiological assays?(a) IIT Kharagpur (b) IIT Bombay(c) IIT Guwahati (d) IIT Madras

52. Jay Om Prakash, who passed away recently, wasthe veteran personality of which field?(a) Photography (b) Film Industry(c) Journalism (d) Sports

53. The 5th edition of International Army ScoutMasters Competition has started in which militarystation?(a) Jaisalmer (b) Gwalior(c) Dehradun (d) Agra

54. Nobel laureate Toni Morrison has passed away.She was from which country?(a) Germany (b) United Kingdom(c) France (d) United States

55. Which city has been chosen as the venue for themain event of the 5th National Handloom Day(NHD)?(a) Patna (b) Udaipur(c) Bhubaneswar (d) Amravati

56. Which union ministry has unveiled draft e-commerce norms for consumer protection?(a) Ministry of Coal(b) Ministry of Railways(c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs(d) Ministry of Consumer Affairs

57. Which state government has launched a newhigher education model “RACE”?(a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Odisha

58. Urkund software, which is in news recently, isrelated to which field?(a) Insurance (b) Education(c) Digital Banking (d) Share Market

59. Which zone of Indian railways has introduced anew Biometric Token System (BTS)?(a) North Western Railway(b) Western Railways(c) East Central Railway(d) South Western Railway

60. Which state /UT government has launched aproject titled ‘Oral History Programme’?(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu(c) Rajasthan (d) Delhi

61. Noted educationalist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathyhas passed away. She was from which state?(a) Telangana (b) Karnataka(c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu

62. The United Nations Convention on InternationalSettlement Agreements (UNISA) is also namedas _____?(a) Singapore Convention on Mediation(b) Australia Convention on Mediation(c) Mexico Convention on Mediation(d) South Africa Convention on Mediation

63. The scientists of which country have created theworld’s thinnest gold?(a) United States (b) Britain(c) France (d) Germany

64. Who has taken charge as the new CMD of PowerGrid Corporation of India?(a) Amrita Singh (b) Ravi P Singh(c) Kandikuppa Sreekant (d) Pradeep L Kaul

65. According to Ethnologue, which country has thehighest number of ‘living’ indigenous languagesin the world?(a) United States (b) Australia(c) India (d) Papua New Guinea

66. Which Indian Grandmaster has won the 2019 Beltand Road China Hunan International chesstournament?(a) Parimarjan Negi(b) Surya Shekhar Ganguly(c) Pentala Harikrishna(d) Krishnan Sasikiran

67. RBI has cut the policy repo rate by how muchbasis points in its 3rd bi-monthly Monetary PolicyStatement for FY 20?(a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 10 (d) 45


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68. The Environmental and Social ManagementFramework (ESMF) has been funded by whichinternational organisation?(a) IMF (b) World Bank(c) AIIB (d) ADB

69. Which organisation has announced VikramSarabhai Journalism Award?(a) ISRO (b) DRDO(c) BARC (d) VSSC

70. Where the headquarters of United NationsIndustrial Development Organization (UNIDO) islocated?(a) Berlin (b) New York(c) Paris (d) Vienna

71. Which state has topped the rankings in HealthMinistry report card on “Breastfeeding & Infant& Child feeding Practices”?(a) Kerala (b) Odisha(c) Manipur (d) Tamil Nadu

72. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of WorldTribal Day (WTD)?(a) Indigenous People(b) Indigenous Regions(c) Indigenous Cultures(d) Indigenous Languages

73. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of 22ndNational Conference on e-Governance?(a) Technology for accelerating Development(b) Digital Connectivity to the last mile(c) Digital Transformation(d) Digital India: Success to Excellence

74. The Kerala Government has signed MoU withwhich organisation to develop Space Park?(a) ISRO (b) DRDO(c) VSSC (d) BARC

75. The Lahore-Attari Samjhauta Express train servicewas started in which year?(a) 1984 (b) 1981(c) 1976 (d) 1978

76. Who is the head of the RBI task force on OffshoreRupee Markets?(a) M K Jain (b) Usha Thorat(c) B P Kanungo (d) N S Vishwanathan

77. Who has been appointed as the green ambassadorof Manipur?(a) Dingko Singh (b) Mirabai Chanu(c) Mary Kom (d) Valentina Elangbam

78. Which union ministry has launched ‘SamagraShiksha-Jal Suraksha’ drive?(a) Ministry of Human Resource Development(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(c) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change(d) Ministry of Jal Shakti

79. Which state has won the most film-friendly stateaward at 2018 National Film awards?(a) Kerala (b) Uttarakhand(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha

80. Which movie has won the Best Feature Film awardat the 2018 National Film awards?(a) Hellaro (b) Andhadhun(c) Chumbak (d) Padman

81. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of WorldBiofuel Day (WBD)?(a) Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking

Oil (UCO)(b) Promote Green Fuels & Save Earth(c) End use of Fossil Fuels(d) Save Green Planet

82. Which state government has announced to waiveloans taken by tribals from money-lenders?(a) Rajasthan (b) Chhattisgarh(c) Tripura (d) Madhya Pradesh

83. Which state government has announcedMukhyamantri Madad Yojna for tribals?(a) Punjab (b) Odisha(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Kerala

84. Who is the new prosecution director of CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI) ?(a) T S Das(b) Sudha Rani Relangi(c) Om Prakash Verma(d) Raj Mehra

85. The researchers at which IIT have designed asystem to recycle urine?(a) IIT Bombay (b) IIT Indore(c) IIT Kanpur (d) IIT Madras

86. Which IIT with Harvard University studiedmercury accumulation in fish?(a) IIT Madras (b) IIT Delhi(c) IIT Bombay (d) IIT Hyderabad

87. India has recently submitted proposals to boostto protection status of 5 wildlife species at CITES.Where is the headquarters of CITES?(a) Washington (b) New York(c) Paris (d) Berlin

88. The Khadi and Village Industry Commission(KVIC) has launched a Leather Mission fromwhich district of Rajasthan?(a) Hanumangarh (b) Ajmer(c) Sirohi (d) Jhalawar

89. Which country has recently designated India inits list of major illegal drug producing & transitcountries?(a) United States (b) China(c) Iran (d) Pakistan

90. India’s first clinical ecotoxicology facility haslaunched in which city?(a) Delhi (b) Lucknow(c) Bombay (d) Chennai


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91. Which Indian wrestler won gold in the 65kgcategory at 2019 Tbilisi Grand Prix Wrestlingtournament?(a) Sushil Kumar (b) Bajrang Punia(c) Yogeshwar Dutt (d) Pawan Kumar

92. Which Indian sportsperson has won the men’stitle at the 2019 Hyderabad Open badmintonchampionship?(a) B. Sai Praneeth (b) Parupalli Kashyap(c) Srikanth Kidambi (d) Sourabh Verma

93. Which Indian Armed force has launched “MissionReach Out” in Jammu?(a) Indian Air Force (b) Indian Navy(c) Indian Army (d) Indian Coast Guard

94. Which Indian journalist has won the 2019 PremBhatia Award for political reporting?(a) Rajdeep Sardesai (b) Ravish Kumar(c) Barkha Dutt (d) Prannoy Roy

95. Who is set to be the first woman president of theIndian National Science Academy (INSA)?(a) Aditi Pant (b) Chandrima Shaha(c) Asima Chatterjee (d) Sulochana Gadgil

96. India’s first health-focused credit card has beenlaunched by which bank?(a) HDFC Bank (b) RBL Bank(c) ICICI Bank (d) Axis Bank

97. Which museum has become the most visitedmuseum in the Asian sub-continent?(a) Victoria Memorial (b) Napier Museum(c) Albert Hall Museum (d) Virasat-e-Khalsa

98. Reliance Jio has partnered with which techcompany to offer cloud infra for businesses?(a) Microsoft (b) Amazon(c) Infosys (d) Facebook

99. What is the theme of the 2019 edition ofInternational Youth Day (IYD)?(a) Safe Spaces for Youth(b) Youth Building Peace(c) Transforming education(d) Youth and Mental Health

100. Which cricket board has launched transgenderand gender diverse policy?(a) Australia (b) West Indies(c) England (d) New Zealand

101. Aishwarya Pissay, who has become the firstIndian to claim a world title in motorsports, isfrom which city?(a) Bengaluru (b) Delhi(c) Chennai (d) Kolkata

102. Which state has become the first state in Indiato implement the National Policy on Biofuels?(a) Jharkhand (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan

103. Holmberg 15A, which is in news recently, isassociated to which field?(a) War Exercise (b) Black Hole(c) Environmental Pact (d) Banking term

104. Which state government has created worldrecord by planting 22-cr saplings in a day?(a) Rajasthan (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh

105. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT)has reduced the minimum period of Child CareLeave (CCL) from 15 days to ________?(a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 8

106. Who is slated to be felicitated with the 2019Charlie Chaplin Award by the British Academy’sLos Angeles branch?(a) Albert Broccoli (b) Jane Fonda(c) Steve Coogan (d) Jackie Chan

107. Who is the author of the book ‘Sridevi: GirlWoman Superstar?(a) Akshat Verma (b) Satyarth Nayak(c) Juhi Chaturvedi (d) Gazal Dhaliwal

108. The patriotic song ‘Watan’, which has beenproduced by Doordarshan, is sung by whichsinger?(a) Javed Ali(b) Atif Aslam(c) Abhijeet Bhattacharya(d) Kavita Krishnamurthy

109. Which airline is set to become the first Indianairline to fly over the North Pole?(a) Jet Airways (b) Air India(c) SpiceJet (d) IndiGo

110. Newly-Discovered Kajin Sara Lake is located inwhich country?(a) Bangladesh (b) Nepal(c) Bhutan (d) India

111. Which union ministry has launched SwacchaSurvakshan Grameen?(a) Ministry of Rural Developement(b) Ministry of Jal Shakti(c) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare(d) Ministry of Panchayati Raj

112. The famous ‘Panchamirtham’ of Palani templehas recently got GI tag. The temple is located inwhich state?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala

113. The researchers at which IIT have developedlow-cost blood test device?(a) IIT Kanpur (b) IIT Kharagpur(c) IIT Bombay (d) IIT Delhi

114. Who has become the first Indian chef to receiveFrench honour?(a) Sanjeev Kapoor (b) Ranveer Brar(c) Vikas Khanna (d) Priyam Chatterjee

115. Which organisation has launched a special drivecode named ‘Operation Number Plate’?(a) NSG (b) BSF(c) CRPF (d) RPF


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116. Who has been elected as the new President ofGuatemala?(a) Mariano Rivera Paz(b) Jimmy Morales(c) Alejandro Giammattei(d) Alejandro Maldonado

117. As per Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana(PM-KMY), a monthly pension of how muchamount will be provided to eligible farmers onattaining the age of 60?(a) Rs 5000 (b) Rs 6000(c) Rs 3000 (d) Rs 4000

118. On which date, the 2019 edition of WorldElephant Day (WED) is observed recently?(a) August 11 (b) August 12(c) August 14 (d) August 13

119. On which date, the 2019 edition of World OrganDonation Day (WODD) is observed recently?(a) August 12 (b) August 13(c) August 14 (d) August 15

120. Who is the head of high level committee on CSR,which recommended CSR expenditure to bemade tax deductible expenditure?(a) Injeti Srinivas(b) Nripendra Misra(c) Pramod Kumar Misra(d) Bhaskar Khulbe

121. The researchers at which IIT have developedbone substitutes from eggshells?(a) IIT Madras (b) IIT Delhi(c) IIT Bombay (d) IIT Hyderabad

122. The researchers at which IIT have developedindustrial and field robot ‘GraspMan’?(a) IIT Madras (b) IIT Indore(c) IIT Hyderabad (d) IIT Kanpur

123. Who has become the first Indian to win gold atthe World Junior Wrestling Championships after18 years?(a) Akash Antil (b) Parveen Malik(c) Vijay Patil (d) Deepak Punia

124. Which state has got award at the World EducationSummit-2019?(a) Karnataka (b) Rajasthan(c) Kerala (d) Odisha

125. VB Chandrasekhar, who passed away recently,was associated to which sports?(a) Basketball (b) Cricket(c) Football (d) Hockey

126. Which former Indian athlete has been appointedas a member of the Athletes Commission of theAsian Athletics Association (AAA)?(a) Anju Bobby George(b) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore(c) Karnam Malleswari(d) PT Usha

127. Which state government has launched aprogramme for student entrepreneurs “E Step”?(a) Karnataka (b) Punjab(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala

128. India’s first private Space Science Museum hasopened in which city?(a) Hyderabad (b) Ujjain(c) Dehradun (d) Lucknow

129. Advait Bhartia, who recently climbed MountKilimanjaro, is from which city?(a) Delhi (b) Pune(c) Chandigarh (d) Bhubaneswar

130. Who is the author of the book “Kashmir’s UntoldStory: Declassified”?(a) Parvez Sharma (b) Iqbal Chand Malhotra(c) Jabbar Patel (d) Aleksa Muhammed Fazil

131. The National Tribal Festival “Aadi Mahotsav” hasstarted in which region?(a) Shimla (b) Udaipur(c) Ladakh (d) Delhi

132. Rizia Rahman, who passed away recently, wasthe renowned novelist of which country?(a) Indonesia (b) Myanmar(c) Iran (d) Bangladesh

133. Which state government has decided to set upAtal Bihari Vajpayee residential schools forchildren of labourers?(a) Jharkhand (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Karnataka (d) Haryana

134. Which state government has rolled out theGrama and Ward Volunteer system ?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Chhattisgarh(c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra

135. Who has been awarded Tamil Nadugovernment’s Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award?(a) Kailasavadivoo Sivan(b) A S Kiran Kumar(c) Ritu Karidhal(d) Mylswamy Annadurai

136. Madan Mani Dixit, the veteran Litterateur &Journalist has passed away. He was from whichcountry?(a) South Africa (b) India(c) Sri Lanka (d) Nepal

137. Jyske Bank, which has launched world’s firstnegative interest rate mortgage, is associated towhich country?(a) Sweden (b) Denmark(c) Norway (d) Finland

138. India’s first National Essential Diagnostics List(NEDL) has finalized by which organisation?(a) ICMR(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(c) AIIMS(d) Tata Memorial Hospital


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139. SUPRA Scheme, which is in news recently, isassociated to which field?(a) Women Empowerment(b) Science & Technology(c) Child Education(d) Digital Banking

140. Which union ministry has launched the 5thedition of Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020)?

(a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(b) Ministry of Rural Developement(c) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs(d) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change141. India’s first Central Institute of Chemical

Engineering & Technology (CICET) is proposedto set up in which state?(a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat

(c) Karnataka (d) Uttar Pradesh142. Damodar Ganesh Bapat, who passed away, was

the noted personality of which field?(a) Painting (b) Social Work(c) Photography (d) Journalism

143. Which country’s team has won the 2019 T20Physical Disability Cricket World Series?(a) India (b) England(c) New Zealand (d) Pakistan

144. The Special Purpose Trust Fund (SPTF) isassociated to which international organisation?(a) United Nations (b) World Bank(c) AIIB (d) ADB

145. On which date, the 2019 World Photography Day(WPD) was observed recently?(a) August 18 (b) August 21(c) August 19 (d) August 20

146. What is the campaign of 2019 WorldHumanitarian Day (WHD)?(a) #NotATarget(b) #PeopleHelpingPeople(c) #WomenHumanitarians(d) #WorldNeedsMore

147. The famous Hazratganj Chauraha, which hasbeen renamed as Atal Chowk, is located in whichdistrict of Uttar Pradesh?(a) Agra (b) Allahabad(c) Meerut (d) Lucknow

148. Where is the headquarters of National Instituteof Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW)?(a) Bhopal (b) Agra(c) New Delhi (d) Jaipur

149. Which renowned scientist has bagged theprestigious J C Bose Fellowship?(a) K Thangaraj(b) Annie Zaidi(c) Raghunath Anant Mashelkar(d) Shiraz Minwalla

150. Ranjit Guru, the noted journalist and columnistpassed away. He was from which state?(a) Jharkhand (b) Odisha(c) Bihar (d) Uttar Pradesh

151. Ansupa lake, sometimes seen in news, is locatedin which state?(a) Odisha (b) Nagaland(c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh

152. Which state government has launched SchoolFagadaba to improve infrastructure ingovernment schools?(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Nagaland(c) Tripura (d) Manipur

153. Which Indian personality has been conferred theUAE’s highest civil honour ‘Order of Zayed’?(a) Ram Nath Kovind(b) Narendra Modi(c) Lata Mangeshkar(d) Amitabh Bachchan

154. NCPCR and which IIT have developed a kit tospread sexual-abuse awareness?(a) IIT Kharagpur (b) IIT Kanpur(c) IIT Bombay (d) IIT Madras

155. Mohammed Zahur Hashmi, who has passedaway recently, was the veteran personality ofwhich field?(a) Journalism (b) Politics(c) Film Industry (d) Photography

156. Dr. Jagannath Mishra, who passed awayrecently, was the former chief minister of whichstate?(a) Jharkhand (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Bihar (d) Rajasthan

157. Who is the head of the task force on Direct TaxCode which recently submitted report to UnionFinance Ministry?(a) G C Srivastava (b) Mansi Kedia(c) Girish Ahuja (d) Akhilesh Ranjan

158. Which country is the world’s largest emitter ofanthropogenic Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), accordingto latest report by environmental NGOGreenpeace?(a) Iran (b) India(c) Russia (d) South Africa

159. Which state government has recently classifiedNictoine as Class A poison?(a) Punjab (b) Karnataka(c) Haryana (d) Odisha

160. The underground British-era Bunker turnedMuseum has come up in which city ofMaharashtra?(a) Mumbai (b) Nagpur(c) Nashik (d) Aurangabad


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161. Which state government has rolled ‘MahatmaGandhi Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’ healthinsurance scheme?(a) Haryana (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Punjab (d) Madhya Pradesh

162. NISHTHA programme, which is in newsrecently, is associated to which field?(a) Mangalyaan (b) Education(c) Digital Banking (d) Women Empowerment

163. Babulal Gaur, who passed away recently, wasthe former Chief Minister of which state?(a) Jharkhand (b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh164. Satendra Singh Lohia, who became the first

Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel ofAmerica, is from which state?(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajadthan(c) Punjab (d) Haryana

165. Which Indian-American teenager has won the2019 South Asian Spelling Bee contest?(a) Kavya Kopparap (b) Navneeth Murali(c) Dhruv Gaur (d) Syamantak Payra

166. Which country has decided to hold SAARCForeign Ministers’ informal meet?(a) Bhutan (b) Nepal(c) India (d) Sri Lanka

167. The 2019 World Youth Chess Championship isbeing held in which city?(a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai(c) Pune (d) New Delhi

168. The researchers at which IIT have developedmethod to make biofuel with sugar and salt?(a) IIT Indore (b) IIT Bombay(c) IIT Hyderabad (d) IIT Kanpur

169. Which Indian sprinter has won gold in men’s300m at the 2019 Athleticky Mitink Reiter eventin Czech Republic?(a) Kunhu Muhammed(b) Mohan Kumar Raja(c) Mohammad Anas(d) Nirmal Tom

170. On which date, the Communal Harmony Day(CHD) is celebrated in India?(a) August 21 (b) August 22(c) August 20 (d) August 23

171. The Cabinet Secretary of India works under thedirect charge of ____?(a) Ministry of Corporate Affairs(b) Prime Minister(c) Ministry of Home Affairs(d) Ministry of Finance

172. Who is the newly appointed Defence Secretaryof India?(a) Ajay Kumar (b) Brij Kumar Agarwal(c) Subash Chandra (d) Rajiv Gauba

173. The National Conference on Varmam Sciencehas recently held in which city?(a) Chennai (b) New Delhi(c) Kochi (d) Jaipur

174. ‘Op-Blue Freedom’ is associated to whichsports?(a) Water skiing (b) Water polo(c) Parasailing (d) Scuba diving

175. How many island nations are members of Forumfor India-Pacific Islands cooperation (FIPIC)?(a) 20 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 18

176. Which Indian tech company has partnered withIISc on robotics and 5G?(a) Wipro (b) Infosys(c) Tata (d) Reliance

177. Which state has acquired first position in theSARAL – ‘State Rooftop Solar AttractivenessIndex’?(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat(c) Karnataka (d) Telangana

178. ‘Sea Tinkle’ in Chennai beach , which is in newsrecently, is caused by which algae?(a) Cryptomonad (b) Diatom(c) Noctiluca (d) Wakame

179. Which international organisation has released areport titled ‘Quality Unknown: The InvisibleWater Crisis’?(a) ADB (b) UNCTAD(c) UNGA (d) World Bank

180. Where is the headquarters of the Wildlife TradeMonitoring Network “TRAFFIC”?(a) France (b) Germany(c) United States (d) United Kingdom

181. Which country has launched rocket carrying life-sized robot “Fedor” to International SpaceStation (ISS)?(a) United States (b) China(c) France (d) Russia

182. Who is the author of the book “Big BillionStartup: The Untold Flipkart Story”?(a) Mihir Dalal (b) Prahalad Joshi(c) Raj Kumar Singh (d) Ashwini Kumar

183. On which date, the World Senior Citizen’s Day(WSCD) is celebrated?(a) August 20 (b) August 23(c) August 21 (d) August 22


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184. Which Indian Professor has been conferred thePushkin Medal 2019?(a) Bishnupriya Dutt (b) Meeta Narain(c) Anindya Sinha (d) Aijaz Ahmad

185. The Telangana government has signed pact withwhich tech company for ‘Digital Telangana’?(a) Microsoft (b) Google(c) Wipro (d) Infosys

186. Which company has recently bagged titlesponsorship rights for Indian cricket team for 5years?(a) Paytm (b) Vodafone(c) PhonePe (d) Airtel

187. The first-ever International Day for Victims ofActs of Violence based on Religion or Belief isobserved on which date?(a) August 21 (b) August 24(c) August 23 (d) August 22

188. Which union ministry has organized a ‘San-Sadhan’ Hackathon for Divyangjan accessibletoilets?

(a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare(b) Ministry of Jal Shakti(c) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change(d) Ministry of Rural Developement

189. Which state has ranked 1st in free medicinescheme implementation under the National HealthMission (NHM)?(a) Rajasthan (b) MP(c) UP (d) Jharkhand

190. Which Union Ministry has recently declaredocean energy as green power?

(a) Ministry of Jal Shakti(b) Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and

Fisheries(c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(d) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change191. Who is the translator of the book “the Diary of

Manu Gandhi (1943-44)”?(a) Saraswathy Nagarajan(b) Nita Sathyendran(c) Tridip Suhrud(d) Krishna Kripalani

192. Who has taken charge as new Prime Minister ofSudan?(a) Mohamed Tahir Ayala (b) Abdalla Hamdok(c) Bakri Hassan Saleh (d) Motazz Moussa

193. Which country has been blacklisted by Asia-Pacific Group of FATF for its failure to complywith terror funding standards?(a) Iran (b) Pakistan(c) North Korea (d) Afghanistan

194. Under Digital India campaign, the Banjari villageof which district of Madhya Pradesh has becomean integral part of the digital map of the country?(a) Katni (b) Jabalpur(c) Chhindwara (d) Gwalior

195. Monali Jadhav, who won 3 medals at WorldPolice Games (WPG), is from which state?(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra(c) Rajasthan (d) Uttar Pradesh

196. What is the reference year for the recentlyreleased Composite Water Management Index 2.0(CWMI 2.0)?(a) 2019-20 (b) 2018-19(c) 2016-17 (d) 2017-18

197. Which state has been ranked first in the recentlyreleased Composite Water Management Index 2.0(CWMI 2.0)?(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh(c) Gujarat (d) Goa

198. The first-ever World Youth Conference forKindness has recently held in which city?(a) New Delhi (b) Pune(c) Shimla (d) Lucknow

199. Amazon Rainforest Forests are located in whichcontinent?(a) South America (b) Africa(c) Australia (d) Europe

200. Sabka Vishwas scheme, which is in news, isassociated to which purpose?(a) To settle pending SC/ST cases(b) To settle pending PIL cases(c) To settle pending indirect tax disputes(d) To settle pending women related cases

201. Which football team has won the 2019 DurandCup tournament?(a) Gokulam Kerala (b) Mohun Bagan(c) East Bengal (d) FC Goa

202. What is the theme of the 45th G7 summit?(a) Fight for Peace & Equality(b) Fighting Injustice(c) Fighting Inequality(d) Fighting for Migrants

203. Komalika Bari is associated to which sports?(a) Basketball (b) Football(c) Badminton (d) Archery


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204. Who has become the first Indian-ever to winWorld Badminton Championships gold?(a) Parupalli Kashyap (b) Saina Nehwal

(c) Srikanth Kidambi (d) PV Sindhu205. Who is the head of CVC committee to examine

bank frauds above 50 crore?(a) D K Pathak (b) Suresh N Patel(c) T M Bhasin (d) Madhusudan Prasad

206. Dokdo islands is the bone of contention betweenwhich countries?(a) South Korea & Japan(b) India & Sri Lanaka(c) Indian & Bangladesh(d) North Korea & South Korea

207. The researchers at which IIT have develop labgrown meat?(a) IIT-Bombay (b) IIT-Guwahati(c) IIT-Delhi (d) IIT-Madras

208. Where is the headquarters of Tropical ForestResearch Institute (TFRI)?(a) Dehradun (b) Kanpur(c) Delhi (d) Jabalpur

209. Which state government has launched exclusiveeducation TV channel “Kalvi Tholaikkatchi”?(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka(c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh

210. The annual festival of famous MaduraiMeenakshi Amman temple has started in whichstate?(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Karnataka

211. The UNCCD’s Conference Of Parties (COP 14)is being held in which country?(a) Israel (b) New Zealand(c) China (d) India

212. Project SU.RE (Sustainable Resolution) isassociated to which field?(a) Fashion Industry (b) Film Industry(c) Jute Industry (d) Cotton Industry

213. The National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology hascome up in which city?(a) Chennai (b) Kochi(c) Coimbatore (d) Bengaluru

214. Who has been chosen for the ‘Eminent EngineerAward for the Year 2019’ by the Institution ofEngineers (India)?(a) P S Juneja (b) Prabhakar Singh(c) Tulsi Verma (d) Jitendra Sharma

215. The researchers at which IIT has producecollagen from waste eel skin?(a) IIT-Hyderabad (b) IIT-Indore(c) IIT-Kanpur (d) IIT-Delhi

216. The 4th edition of the Internet of Things (IoT)India Congress 2019 held in which city?(a) Raipur (b) Bengaluru(c) Bhopal (d) Amravati

217. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, who passedaway recently, was the India’s first woman DGP.She was from which state?(a) Punjab (b) Haryana(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh

218. The 7th ‘Community Radio Sammelan’ isscheduled to be held in which city?(a) Pune (b) Delhi(c) Jaipur (d) Bhopal

219. Who is representing India at the 2019 IndoPacific Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conferencein Bangkok?(a) Rishi Kumar Shukla (b) Birender SinghDhanoa (c) Bipin Rawat (d) Sunil Lanba

220. Which country has launched the world’s firstfloating nuclear reactor into the Arctic despitewarnings?(a) United States (b) United Kingdom(c) Russia (d) China

221. Shaheen VIII is the joint military exercisebetween Pakistan & which country?(a) China (b) Sri Lanka(c) Israel (d) Myanmar

222. Who has become the India’s first female flightcommander?(a) Mitali Madhumita (b) Seema Rao(c) Shalija Dhami (d) Punita Arora

223. Which E-commerce major has launched MilitaryVeterans Employment programme in India?(a) Myntra (b) Snapdeal(c) Flipkart (d) Amazon

224. Which union ministry has launched NationalDigital Library of India (NDLI)?

(a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and ClimateChange

(b) Ministry of Skill Development andEntrepreneurship

(c) Ministry of Electronics and InformationTechnology

(d) Ministry of Human Resource Development


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225. Where is the headquarters of Indian Institute ofPetroleum (IIP)?(a) Dehradun (b) Delhi(c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata

226. Manasi Joshi, who won gold at the 2019 BWFPara Badminton World Championships, is fromwhich city?(a) Jabalpur (b) Pune(c) Rajkot (d) Ranchi

227. Which Indian app clinched mobile app at the2019 US Technovation Challenge?(a) Vithu (b) Maitri(c) BHIM (d) IRCTC

228. Which former footballer has won the 2019 UEFAPresident’s Award?(a) Johan Cruyff (b) Franz Beckenbauer(c) David Beckham (d) Eric Cantona

229. Which state government has decided to offermodern nursery education at anganwadis?(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Chhattisgarh

(c) Punjab (d) Haryana230. ‘Shagun’ portal, which is in news recently, is

associated to which field?(a) Ground Water preservation(b) School education(c) Women Empowerment(d) Sound Pollution

231. Peacock Parachute Spider, which is recentlyspotted in Eastern Ghats, is belongs to the genus________?(a) Avicularia (b) Poecilotheria(c) Mygale (d) Chilobrachys

232. Which country has launched the world’s firstfacial biometric-based ID for seafarers?(a) India (b) China(c) South Korea (d) Russia

233. The 25th Senior Women’s National FootballChampionship is being held in which state?(a) Andhra Pradesh(b) Himachal Pradesh(c) Arunachal Pradesh(d) Uttar Pradesh

234. Which state has been ranked first at the IndiaChild Well-Being Index?(a) Jharkhand (b) Himachal Pradesh(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala

235. The 12th India Security Summit (ISS) wasrecently held in which city?(a) Dehradun (b) New Delhi(c) Pune (d) Kolkata

236. The National Sports Day (NSD) of India marksthe birth anniversary of which sports legend?(a) Shanta Rangaswamy(b) Bhaichung Bhutia(c) Dhyan Chand(d) P T Usha

237. Which state government has decided to launcha new initiative ‘10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute –Har Ravivar, dengue par war’?(a) Delhi (b) UP(c) MP (d) Bihar

238. On which date, the International Day AgainstNuclear Tests is observed on which date?(a) August 30 (b) August 28(c) August 29 (d) August 31

239. Who is the head of the committee that suggestedthe RBI pay interim dividend to the Uniongovernment only under exceptionalcircumstances?(a) Bimal Jalan (b) Rajiv Mehrishi(c) Viral Acharya (d) Hasmukh Adhia

240. Elavenil Valarivan is associated to which sports?(a) Wrestling (b) Shooting(c) Boxing (d) Chess

241. The Gorewada International Zoo is going to setup in which city?(a) Nagpur (b) Delhi(c) Jaipur (d) Shimla

242. Kandangi saree, which has got GI tag, isassociated to which sports?(a) Karnataka (b) Kerala(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Telangana

243. The Government e Marketplace (GeM) has signedpact with which organisation to enable growthof MSMEs, Start-ups and WomenEntrepreneurs?(a) NABARD (b) SIDBI(c) NHB (d) IRDA

244. The Union Health Ministry has signed a pact withwhich institute to explore AI for combatingtuberculosis?(a) IISc Bangalore(b) University of Hyderabad(c) IIT Madras(d) Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence


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245. The Malayala Manorama New Conclave 2019was held in which city of Kerala?(a) Thiruvananthapuram (b) Kochi(c) Thrissur (d) Palakkad

246. The International Coalition for Disaster ResilientInfrastructure (CDRI) is being set up in whichcity?(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata(c) Pune (d) Chennai

247. S Aswatha Narayana, who won Gold in WaterTechnology at the 2019 World Skills KazanInternational Competition 2019, is from whichstate?(a) West Bengal (b) Odisha(c) Tripura (d) Andhra Pradesh

248. The term ‘Animal spirits’, which is in newsrecently, is associated to which field?(a) Economics (b) Environment(c) Science (d) Geography

249. Which union ministry has launched campaignAngikaar for change management?(a) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs(b) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers(c) Ministry of Commerce and Industry(d) Ministry of AYUSH

250. Who has become the first Indian woman para-athlete to be conferred Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnaaward?(a) Manasi Joshi (b) Deepa Malik(c) Karamjyoti Dalal (d) Pooja Rani


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FUN TIME LESSON

Honesty is always rewardedSam was a greedy and selfish man. He always desired to have lots and lots of money and never hesitated to cheatothers to make money. Also, he never wished to share anything with others. He paid very low wages to his servants.However, one day, he learned a lesson that changed his life forever.It so happened that one day, a small bag that belonged to Sam was missing. The bag had 50 gold coins in it. Samsearched high and low for the bag, but could not find it. Sam’s friends and neighbours also joined in the search, butall their efforts were in vain.After a couple of days, the ten year old daughter of a man working for Sam found the bag. She told her father about it.Her father identified the bag as the one that was missing, and immediately decided to take it to his master.He gave the bag back to his master Sam, and asked him to check whether the bag had 50 gold coins. Sam was exultantto get the coins back, but he decided to play a trick. He shouted at his worker, “there were 75 gold coins in this bag butyou gave me only 50! Where are the other coins? You have stolen them!”The worker was shocked to hear this and pleaded his innocence. Selfish and greedy, Sam did not accept the worker’sstory, and decided to take the issue to court.The judge heard both the sides. He questioned the daughter and the worker about the number of coins they had foundin the bag, and they assured it was only 50.He cross-examined Sam and Sam replied, “Yes my lord, I had 75 gold coins in my bag, and they gave me only 50. Hence,it is quite obvious that they have stolen 25 coins!”The judge then asked, “Are you sure that your bag had 75 coins?”Sam nodded vigorously.The judge then made his judgment.“Since Sam lost a bag of 75 gold coins and the bag found by the girl had only 50 coins, it is obvious that the bag thatwas found does not belong to Sam. It was lost by someone else. If anyone finds a bag of 75 gold coins, I will declarethat it belongs to Sam. As there are no complaints about the loss of 50 coins, I order the girl and his father to take those50 coins as a token of appreciation for their honesty!”Honesty will always be rewarded and greed punished!

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