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MONTHLY UPDATENATIONAL NEWS

v With an aim to generate public awareness about the

protection of one-horned rhinoceros, the Government of

_____will observe 22nd September as Rhino Day. Assam

v Maharashtra's first Mega Food Park has been inaugurated at:

Satara

v The first phase of Shakti Sthala Solar Park has been

inaugurated in the Tumkur district of _______. Karnataka

v India's first Heli Taxi service has been launched in

_________. Bengaluru

v Animal Welfare Board of India headquarters shifted from

_______ to Ballabhgarh. Chennai

v Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh Scheme has been launched by

the Government of __________. Madhya Pradesh

v Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President

Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated 101 megawatt solar

power plant in _______. Uttar Pradesh

v Mahanadi water dispute is between Odisha and _______.

Chhattisgarh

v India has set the target for elimination of TB by: 2025

v The 105th edition of the Indian Science Congress was

recently held in: Manipur

v Indian Science Congress 2019 to be held in ________.

Bhopal

v The ______ Government has declared Jackfruit as the

official fruit of the state. Kerala

v The _________ Government has launched the

GobardhanYojna to provide opportunity to the farmers for

the sale of organic manure and cow urine. Haryana

v First ever Pelican Festival was recently organized in

__________. Andhra Pradesh

v The Government of ______ has banned the sale of loose

cigarettes to prohibit kids and youngsters who start smoking

by buying loose cigarettes. Bihar

v India's first Online Radio Station ________ has been

launched recently. Radio Umang

v Northeast's first Regional Centre for Agriculture will be

inaugurated in _______ in March 2018. Mizoram

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

v President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated

World Hindi Secretariat building in _________. Mauritius

v The Headquarter of International Solar Alliance is in which

of the following countries? India

v _______ has become the second country in the world after

Burundi to withdraw from International Criminal Court

(ICC). Philippines

v Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the World

Sustainable Development Summit 2018 in ________.

India

v Which country has secured 1st rank in Corruption

Perception Index (CPI) 2017? New Zealand

v World's largest ice festival is celebrated in ________. China

v _____ Navy has commissioned a new missile frigate

'Rizhao'. Chinese

v George Weah has taken charge as the new President

of_______. Liberia

v World Para Swimming Championship 2017 was held in:

Mexico

v Actor _________ has received an Honorary Award at the

14th edition of the Dubai International Film is:

Irfan Khan

v The headquarters of UNESCO is in: Paris

v The current Director General of UNESCO: Audrey Azoulay

v Hwasong-15 has been launched by: North Korea

v International Symposium to Promote Innovation &

Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE 2017) was

recently held in: Jaipur

v The number of countries in the European Union is: 28

v Recently India has been re-elected as a member of the

executive board of: UNESCO

BANKING & ECONOMY

v The Headquarters of European Bank for Reconstruction and

Development is at: London

v The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 40

lakh on ______ for not following its directions on detection

and impounding of counterfeit notes. State Bank of India

v With an aim to improve the operational efficiency of the

Indian Railways, the Union Government has signed a $120

million loan agreement with ________.

Asian Development Bank

v According to the World Bank's report, India's growth will be

____ for 2018. 7.3%

v Government of India has taken up Dam Rehabilitation and

Improvement Project (DRIP) with the : World Bank (WB)

v Which Indian bank has recently signed pact with National

Housing Bank (NHB) for Rural Housing Interest Subsidy

Scheme (RHISS) scheme? Indian Overseas Bank

v Which Indian bank has tied up with National Scheduled

Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) for

assisting SC families? Punjab National Bank

v Banks which has launched Blockchain-based International

Payment Service is: Axis

v The Headquarters of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is in :

Philippines

v APA stands for: Advance Pricing Agreement

v India's first voice based international remittance service has

been launched by: ICICI

v The Government's equity in India Post Payment Bank is:

100%

PERSONS IN NEWS

v ________ has become the first Indian woman wrestler to

win gold in the Senior Asian Championship. NavjotKaur

v __________has created history by becoming the first ever

Dalit Hindu woman to get elected as Senator in Pakistan.

Krishna Kumar Kohli

v Who is Appointed as the new CM of Himachal Pradesh ?

Jairam Thakur

v Who is the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat ? Vijay Rupani

v Who is appointed as Belgium 's first female ambassador to

Saudi Arabia : Dominique Mineur

v First Indian man to win Asian Marathon: Gopi Thonakal

v Who is appointed as new DG of UNESCO?

Audrey Azoulay

v Who will be the first woman Preside of NASSCOM in 2018

? Debjani Ghosh

v Who has become the 1st cricketer from Bangladesh to be

inducted in MCC World Cricket Committee?

Shakib Al Hasan

v Who is leading the Indian delegation at the 8th Conference

of Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians?

Sumitra Mahajan

NEW APPOINTMENT

v Neiphiu Rio has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of

______. Nagaland

v Emmanuel Macron is the President of: France

v ______ has been appointed as the Managing Director in the

India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL).

Pankaj Jain

v _______ has been appointed as the new Director General of

Police in Uttar Pradesh. Om Prakash Singh

v Rajinder Khanna has been recently appointed as:

Deputy National Security Advisor

v K. Sivan has been appointed as the new Chairman of

________. ISRO

v _____ has been appointed as the Director of ISRO's Liquid

Propulsion System Centre (LPSC). Dr V Narayanan

v ________has been appointed as the new DG of National

Security Guard (NSG). Sudeep Lakhtakia

v The new Prime Minister of Poland: Mateusz Morawiecki

OBITUARIES

v Pyare Lal Wadali, the famous sufi singer passed away. He belonged to _____state. Punjab

v Parbati Ghose, who passed away recently, was the first female filmmaker of : Odisha

v Shammi, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field? Film Industry

v A.E Manoharanpassed away at the age of 73. He was a famous _________. Singer

v N. Vembusamy Sankaran, the renowned journalist and theatre personality has passed away. He hailed from _______ Tamil Nadu

v Chandi Lahiri, the iconic cartoonist has passed away. He hailed from ________ West Bengal

v Hugh Masekela, the legendary jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist has passed away. He hailed from _______ South Africa

v NASA Astronaut, the first person to fly freely and untethered in space, has died at the age of 80. Bruce McCandless

v Adithyan, who passed away recently , was the noted personality of which field? Music

v Jatilshwar Mukhopadhyay, the renowned singer has passed away. He hailed from which state? West Bengal

v Jagdish Mohan, the renowned Hindustani vocalist of Kirana Gharana passed away. He hailed from which state? Uttarakhand

AWARDS

v ____________ movie won the Best Picture Award in the 90th Academy Awards. The Shape of Water

v ___________ has been honored with the lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the field of arts and politics in United Kingdom. Shatrughan Sinha

v _____________ has received the prestigious Pritzker Price. Balkrishna Doshi

v ________ conferred with the 2017 Sahitya Akademi Award for Assamese literature : Jayant Madhab Bora

v Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned as: Miss Universe

v Who has been selected for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development? Manmohan Singh

v Who has received the Jnapith award for the year 2017? Krishna Sobti

v Who has won Prix Goncourt Prize 2017 “L'ordre du jour"

v Which temple has rewarded as UNESCO Award ? Tamil Nadu's Ranganathaswamy Temple

v Which film has won Best Short Film Award in Montreal ? 'The School Bag

v Which Indian-American personality has won the 2017 American Bazaar Philanthropy award? Ajay Raju

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MONTHLY UPDATEIMPORTANT DAYS

v The World NGO Day is observed annually on ________. 27th February

v The National Science Day is observed on ___ February every year. 28th February

v The World Wildlife Day is observed every year worldwide on ______. 3rd March

v National Safety Day is observed on: 4th March

v World Water Day is observed globally on ________. 22nd March

v International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on: 9th December

v World Human Rights Day is observed every year on _______ December across the globe. 10th December

v The International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women is observed every year on _____. 25th November

v What is the theme is World Diabetes Day ? Eyes on Diabetes

v What is the theme of Universal Children Day ? Stop Violence against the Children

v The 2017 National Legal Services Day (NLSD) is celebrated on which date in India? November 9

v What is the theme of 2017 World Spine Day (WSD)? Your Back in Action

BOOKS & AUTHOR’S

v "A Tribute to Jagu" book has been depicted on the life of: Jagmohan Dalmiya

v Who is the author of the book "Age of Anger: A History of the Present"? Pankaj Mishra

v Who has been honoured with 2017 Big Little Book Award in Bengali language category? Nabaneeta Dev Sen

v Who is the author of the book "Beyond the Dream Girl"? Ram Kamal Mukherjee

v Who is the author of the book “How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century”? Shyam Saran

v Who is the author of the book “The Shershah of Kargil: Captain Vikram Batra”? Deepak Surana

v Who has authored the book "The Adivasi Will Not Dance"? Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar

v Who is the author of the book “President’s Lady” (Pranaber Preyosi)? Sangeeta Ghosh

v Who is the author of the book “Narendra Modi: The Making of a Legend”? Bindeshwar Pathak

v Who is the author of the book 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'? Arundhati Roy

SPORTS

v MorneMorkel has announced his retirement from International cricket. He belongs to ____countries? South Africa

v The 27th edition of the Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament has been organised in _______. Malaysia

v ______ has won the inaugural Snooker World Cup in Doha, Qatar. India

v Anjum Moudgil has won silver medal in the women's 50m shooting event at the ISSF World Cup in _______. Mexico

v ________ has become the first Indian batsman to be dismissed hit wicket in T-20 cricket. Lokesh Rahul

v Ranji Trophy Title 2017 won by_________. Vidarbha

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

v India's Department of Space (DoS) have signed cooperation agreement related to sharing of earth observation satellite data with : European Union (EU)

v India' s first mobile food testing lab launched in: Goa

v NASA tests Supersonic Parachute for which Mission? Mars 2020 mission.

v Gleadovia konyakianorum: Parasitic plant found in which state of India ? Nagaland

v Fossils of oldest mammal ancestor discovered in Country? UK

v Which Indian Armed Force has launched an innovative mobile health App "MedWatch"? Indian Air Force

v Which of the following has become the first Indian Oil Marketing Company (OMC) to launch lubricants in Myanmar?

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)

v Which IIT institute has signed a MoU with Samsung for digital academy? IIT-Kharagpur

v Which union ministry will organize International mega food summit "World Food India 2017"?

Ministry of Food Processing Industries

DEFENCE & SECURITY

v Maritime Exercise "Paschim Lehar" recently concluded between: Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard

v Kinzhal missile belongs to: Russia

v Samvedna" is a Multilateral______ exercise. Air Force

v The Indo-US joint military exercise 'Vajra Prahar 2018' will be held in________. Seattle

v The International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX) 2017 was recently held in: Bangladesh

v Which two countries have launched joint air drill exercise "Vigilant Ace-2017"? South Korea and the United States

v The 8th edition of bilateral military exercise "EKUVERIN 2017" has started between India and which country? Maldives

PRACTISE QUESTIONS OF PERCENTAGE, RATIO AND PROFIT & LOSS

MAY-2018 (Edition)

1. A sum of money lent on simple interest and can be triples itself in 12 years and 6 months. In how many years will it be doubled?

(A) 6 years and 3 months (B) 6 years and 9 months

(C) 8 years and 3 months (D) 8 years and 6 months

(E) None of these

2. Divide Rs. 2523 between A and B, so that the amount of A after 6 years is equal to the amount of B after 8 years, the interest being compounded at 5% per annum.

(A) 1300 and 1223 (B) 1200 and 1323

(C) 1266 and 1257 (D) 1150 and 1373

(E) None if these

3. Virat borrows Rs. 7000 at simple interest from the village money lender. At the end of 3 years, he again borrows Rs. 3000 and closes his account after paying Rs. 4615 as interest after 8 years from the time he made the first borrowing. Find the rate of interest.

(A) 3.5% (B) 4.5% (C) 5.5% (D) 6.5%

(E) None of these

4. Ritu married 6 years ago. Today her age is (5/4) times her age at the time of her marriage. Her daughter age is 1/5 of her age. What is the ratio of ritu age to her daughter age after 6 years?

(A) 2:1 (B) 3:1 (C) 4:3 (D) 5:2

(E) None of these

5. A father is twice as old as his son. 20 years ago, the age of the father was 12 times the age of the son. The present age of the father (in years) is:

(A) 30 (B) 36 (C) 40 (D) 44

(E) None of these

6. Raghav sold a chair at 5% loss and a table at 15% gain and he gains Rs 7. If he sells the chair at 5% gain and the table at 10% gain, the he gains Rs 13. The actual price of the table is

(A) Rs 60 (B) Rs 80 (C) Rs 100 (D) Rs 120

(E) None of these

7. The list price of an article is Rs. 1200. The selling price after two consecutive discounts is Rs. 816. If first discount is 15% then what will be the rate of second?

(A) 10% (B) 15% (C) 20% (D) 25%

(E) None of these

8. A manufacture fixes his selling price at 40% over the cost of production. If cost of production goes up by 25% and manufacture raises his selling price by 15%, his percentage profit is

(A) 24% (B) 28.8% (C) 32% (D) 35%

(E) None of these

9. Shivaye and Om enter into a partnership with Rs 50000 and Rs 60000 respectively. Jai joins them after x months contribuing Rs 70000 and Om leaves x months before the end of the year. If they share the profit in the ratio of 20 : 18 : 21, then the value of x is

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 9

(E) None of these

10. A man left one-half of the capital for his wife, one-third to his son and the remainder to his daughter. His daughter and wife have the share worth Rs 3, 00,000. Find the share of the son.

(A) Rs 90,000 (B) Rs 1,25,000

(C) Rs 1,50,000 (D) Rs 3,00,000

(E) None of these

ANSWER

(A) (B) (D) (B) (D)1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

(B) (C) (B) (A) (C)6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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1. 'Who': 'who' is used to nd out the subject.

Who are playing cricket. (Correct)

Whom are playing cricket? (Incorrect)

2. 'Whom': 'whom' is used to nd the object.

Whom has he invited? (Correct)

Whose has he invited? (Incorrect)

3. 'Whose': 'whose' is used to nd out the owner.

Whose is that car? (Correct)

Who is that car? (Incorrect)

4. 'Which': 'which' is used to nd out the subject or object. It is also used for selection or choice.

This is the car which I have bought is red. (Correct)

This is the car who/ whom I have bought is red. (Incorrect)

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5. 'What': 'what' is used to nd out the subject or object.

What time are we supposed to be there? (Correct)

Which time are we supposed to be there? (Incorrect)

6. 'Whatever': 'whatever' is used for any or every, anything or everything, the whole of that.

Whatever is the matter I shall help him? (Correct)

Whosoever is the matter I shall help him? (Incorrect)

7. 'Whichever': 'whichever' is used to emphasize a lack of restriction in selecting one of a denite set of alternatives.

Whichever they choose, we must accept it. (Correct)

Whatever they choose, we must accept it. (Incorrect)

8. 'Whomever': It is used instead of “whoever” as the object of a verb or preposition.

Whomever you elect will serve a four-year term. (Correct)

Whoever you elect will serve a four-year term. (Incorrect)

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