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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM From the Editor’s Desk Dear Readers, Bankers Adda in collaboration with Career Power brings to you Competition Power (October Edition). The reason why this collaboration is so important and a landmark event as both BA and Career Power has had a long and extremely successful association with students appearing for competitive exams. This magazine includes various initiatives that cover various aspects of Banking and SSC exams in an exhaustive manner. Keeping in mind the upcoming exams, we have covered Current Affairs for not only the month of August but also for the month of July under the name “Current Affairs Zinger”. To make learning easy for the students we have also introduced another initiative by the name "NEWS MAKER OF THE MONTH" which covers all the important people, appointments, awards, etc that have made news. Having covered the GK and CA portion in an exhaustive manner, we have also given equal importance and focus to all the other aspects of the exams, be it Covering each aspect of the various subjects (like reasoning, english, quant, computers) right from building the student's concepts to helping him practice a few topics.or be it Interview Preparation or Guidance and boosting the confidence of students. We Have It All Covered!!! Along with this we have also included Mock Papers on IBPS PO Mains Practice Set, SBI PO Mains Memory Based Mock, IBPS PO Prelims Practice Set, IBPS PO Prelims Practice Set and SSC CGL 2016 Practice Set following the respective exam pattern for practice for our readers, so that they can increase their speed and accuracy. This edition of Magazine also includes a new series named “Twisted Ones”which will have questions with higher difficulty level. Basically this magazine is a one stop place for all those preparing for government sector competitive exams. Within few months of its launch, it has become quite popular among the students, who love to refer to it for their exams. We believe that each and every student has the hidden potential to reach the unattainable heights, and it is our responsibility to provide them with a platform that hones their skills enabling them to overcome each and every challenge that comes their way while appearing for these exams. Having said this I would like to give special thanks to the specialized mentors of Bankers Adda and Career Power team for providing us with the needed support and making this magazine a success. Good Luck And God Bless Team Competition Power !!

WHAT’S THERE?  Motivational Artilces | 4, 51  Success Story | 9 

Handy Notes & Quizzes : - Time & Work | 45 - Statement and Assumptions | 47 - Present Continuous Tense | 49

NEWSMAKERS OF THE MONTH | 3-8 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 10-44 India In News | State In News | News From The Banking Sector News Related To Indian Economy | Business News | Agreement | Mou Signed | Committees In News | Ranks And Reports | Pm Visits | New Appointments | Obituaries | Awards | Defence | Sports News & more

- Earth's Atmosphere Layers | 50  GK Hindu Review : August | 52  GA Trickky Notes: G-7 Countries | 60

 Current Affairs Zinger : July | 61  Twisted Ones | 70-75

MOCK PAPERS | 76-135 SSC CGL-2016 Practice Set: 76 | IBPS PO Prelims Practice Set: 85

IBPS PO Mains: 96 | SBI PO Mains Memory Based : 118

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Motivational : From "Tripura" To "Rio" An Indian girl performing the Death Vault was not only surprising for Indians but also raised the expectation of medal in Rio Olympics. After having failed to secure a medal, she won billions heart. Not only Indians but everyone, who have seen her performing, praised her.

With a fifth place finish at the World Championships in 2015, Karmakar had already become the torchbearer of Indian gymnastics. But despite her incredible success, realising the dream – the Olympics – seemed out of reach. But she is a winner, not looser. You should also ruminate about what do you want to become? Which choice do you have to choose? Ironically, Karmakar is one of the few women in the world who have successfully performed a Produnova vault, considered one of the toughest vaults in the gymnastics world. However, despite her mastery over that particular move, her performances in the other categories had kept her outside a podium finish at the World Championships, keeping her out of the Olympics. But Dipa worked hard, appeared in the test and subsequently got selected in the final list!

By qualifying in Olympics 2016 Dipa Karmakar proved that one can achieve anything - possible or impossible - if one has clarity in his/her vision and has complete devotion towards his/her dreams. The 22 year old girl - Dipa inked her name with golden ink in India's history by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Rio Olympics till date. Becoming the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the quadrennial event is not an achievement to be taken lightly and when you perform against all odds, the success tastes much sweeter. The one word that symbolises Dipa Karmakar is 'Pliable'! Born in Tripura in 1993, Karmakar found her entry into gymnastics fraught with difficulties. She was born with flat feet, considered extremely disadvantageous for a budding gymnast, and she was trying to excel in a sport which many Indians had not even heard of. Many times it became difficult to continue for her dreams, but, Karmakar never let her difficulties get to her. Gradually, started setting new records – first at the national level in 2011, then a bronze at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and a fourth-place finish at the Asian Games in 2015.

At the 79th position among individual qualifiers was the name of Dipa Karmakar. And with that, the diminutive 22year old from Tripura had boldly gone where few had treaded – the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for an Olympics, and the first gymnast from India since an all-male sixmember team participated in the quadrennial extravaganza in 1964. And hence she put a full stop to the 52 years long journey of India in Gymnastics at Olympics! Selection of Dipa Karmakar is a reminder that India can produce champions in each and every field! Yes! We can do what we think of! So what are you waiting for? Just go on! Be the Dipa Karmakar of your field! "Its never too late. If you have not started yet, start now!"

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NEWS MAKERS OF THE MONTH – AUGUST 2016 Rio Olympics 2016 concluded President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach declared the official closing of the Rio 2016 Olympics saying 'the marvellous Games in the marvellous city ends' and next Olympics is to be hosted by Tokyo, Japan. For India, the first female wrestling medalist, Sakshi Malik carried the Flag into the stadium, USA ended on top position and India at 67 positions in the medal tally. Opening ceremony flag-bearer - Abhinav Bindra. Closing ceremony flag-bearer - Sakshi malik Medal Tally of Rio Olympic 2016 Rank Country Gold Silver 1. USA 46 37 2. GBR 27 23 3. CHN 26 18 4. RUS 19 18 5. GER 17 10 67. IND 0 1

Bronze 38 17 26 19 15 1

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Highlights: 1. Gymnast Dipa Karmakar narrowly missed the bronze by finishing fourth in the women's vault. 2. An 18-year-old golfer Aditi Ashok slipped away from being in top-10 at the end of second round to finish 41st with an overall score of seven-over 291. 3. wrestler Narsingh Yadav was slapped with a four-year ban by the Court of Arbitration of Sports which overturned the clean chit given by the NADA. 4. India's Seema Punia failed to qualify for the final in the women's discus throw on Day of the Rio. 5. Deepika Kumari failed to live up to the hype and made some costly blunders as the much-fancied women's team made a quarterfinal exit losing to Russia in a shoot-off. 6. Gagan Narang, who competed in three events of 50m rifle 3P, 50m rifle prone and 10m air rifle, but the London Olympics bronze medalli st failed to make an impression in any of them. The likes of Heena Sidhu, Ayonika Paul,

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and Apurvi Chandela also failed to live up to the hype losing in the elimination stage. Yogeshwar Dutt lost to Ganzorig Mandakhnaran of Mongolia in the men's 65kg freestyle wrestling and lost 0-3 in the qualification round. P V Sindhu has won a silver medal in women's singles badminton event at Rio Olympics, 2016. wrestler Sakshi Malik has won a bronze in 58 kg category. Usain Bolt has won 3 gold medal. Michael Phelps has won 4 golds and 2 silver medals. Vinesh Phogat lost to China's Sun Yanan in wrestling women's freestyle 48 kg quarterfinal. Indian's Badminton player, Kidambi Srikanth lost to Lin Dan of China 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the men's singles event India also had participation in swimming, judo, rowing, table tennis and weightlifting where their performance was buried by the top competition.

Urjit Patel Appointed as the new RBI Governor RBI has

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Patel as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Presently, he is one of the four deputy governors at the RBI. He became the deputy governor in 2013 to replace Subir Gokarn. After that in 2016, he was reappointed for another three years. He has run the central bank's monetary policy department since 2013 and has worked closely with the Raghuram Rajan during his stint at the central bank. Let’s have a look at the Profile of the new Governor of RBI: He is a PhD (economics) from Yale University (1990) and MPhil from Oxford (1986). Prior to his appointment as the deputy governor at the RBI, he was:

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM 1. Advisor (energy & infrastructure), The Boston Consulting Group. 2. Non-resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution since 2009. 3. Was with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he worked on the US, India, Bahamas and Myanmar desks. 4. Was on deputation from the IMF to the RBI. 5. Also served the government in various positions during the NDA-I regime. 6. Served as a consultant to the ministry of finance, department of economic affairs, New Delhi. Apart from these, his other assignments include, President (Business Development), Reliance Industries; executive director and member of the management committee, IDFC; member of the Integrated Energy Policy Committee of the Government of India; and member of the Board, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd, the RBI site said. Between 2000 and 2004, Patel has worked closely with several Central and state government high-level committees such as, Task Force on Direct Taxes, Union Ministry of Finance; Advisory Committee (on Research Projects and Market Studies), Competition Commission of India; secretariat for the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Infrastructure; Group of Ministers on Telecom Matters; Committee on Civil Aviation Reforms; Ministry of Power’s Expert Group on State Electricity Boards and High Level Expert Group for Reviewing the Civil & Defence Services Pension System, Government of India. Patel has authored technical publications, papers and comments in the areas of Indian macroeconomics, public finance, infrastructure, financial inter-mediation, international trade and the economics of climate change. Inflation Fighter During his tenure at the RBI, Patel was seen as a close lieutenant to Rajan. He headed a committee that introduced landmark changes in the monetary policy formulation of the central bank.

The changes he helped drive are considered to be among the most significant monetary policy reforms since India opened up its economy in 1991.

Lok Sabha unanimously passes GST Bill The Lok Sabha has unanimously passed the 122nd Constitutional Amendment Bill as amended by the Rajya Sabha with all 443 members voting in favour and this will now be sent to state assemblies for approval after the President approves it. The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha and transmitted to Rajya Sabha for concurrence. Rajya Sabha passed the Bill with amendments at its sitting held on the August 3, 2016 and returned it to Lok Sabha. Let discuss this in Brief: What is Goods and Services Tax (GST)? a) As the name suggests, it is a tax levied when a consumer buys a good or service. It is meant to be a single, comprehensive tax that will subsume all the other smaller indirect taxes on consumption like service tax, excise duty etc. b) It will be a comprehensive nationwide indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, and consumption of goods and services. The aim is to have one indirect tax for the whole nation, which will make India a unified common market. What all will it subsume? At the central level, the following taxes will be subsumed: Central Excise Duty, Additional Excise Duty, Service Tax, Countervailing Duty (Additional Customs Duty), and Special Additional Duty of Customs. At the State level, the following taxes will be subsumed: State Value Added Tax/Sales Tax, Entertainment Tax, Central Sales Tax, Octroi and Entry tax, Purchase Tax, Luxury tax, and Taxes on the lottery betting and gambling. How will GST be beneficial? The benefits of GST can be summarized as under:

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM • For business and industry 1. Easy compliance 2. Uniformity of tax rates and structures 3. Removal of cascading 4. Improved competitiveness 5. Gain to manufacturers and exporters

or ani e a people s movement called Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) that has filed cases and liberated hundreds of thousands from manually removin human e crement from dry latrines. he Safai aramchari ndolan that ilson founded in 994 has ro n into a net or of 7 members in 5 districts across the country.

• For Central and State Governments 1. Simple and easy to administer 2. Better controls on leakage 3. Higher revenue efficiency • For the consumer 1. Single and transparent tax proportionate to the value of goods and services 2. Relief in overall tax burden

The Ramon Magsaysay Award, established in 957 in commemoration of the third hilippine president is considered sia s e uivalent of the obel ri e and one of sia s highest honours. Indian Carnatic musician Thodur Madabusi Krishna who is advocatin art s po er to heal the nation’s deep social divisions and the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers group that sends young adults abroad to volunteer in other communities.

By when will it be implemented? Assuming the Constitution Amendment Bill does pass in the Monsoon Session, GST will still not be in force before April 1, 2017.

Guidelines released for ‘on tap’ licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector

How would GST be administered in India? There will be two components of GST – Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST). Both Centre and States will simultaneously levy GST across the value chain. The tax will be levied on every supply of goods and services. Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna win Ramon Magsaysay Award Classical singer Thodur Madabusi Krishna and National Convenor of Safai Karmachari Andolan Bezwada Wilson featured in this year's list of winners of the coveted Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016. Apart from the two Indians, four others have been selected for the award—Conchita CarpioMorales of the Philippines, Dompet Dhuafa of Indonesia, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers and ‘Vientiane Rescue’ of Laos. ilson recruited volunteers and or ed ith alit activists to

The norms for 'on-tap'' licensing of Universal Banks in the Private Sector has been released by the Reserve Bank of India. RBI also stated that the validity of the in-principle approval issued by the RBI will be 18 months from the date of granting in-principle approval. Key Aspects of the Guidelines i. Resident individuals and professionals having 10 years of experience in banking and finance at a senior level are also eligible to promote universal banks, ii. Large industrial houses are excluded as eligible entities but are permitted to invest in the banks up to 10 % iii. Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (NOFHC) has been made nonmandatory in case of promoters being individuals or standalone promoting/converting entities who/which do not have other group entities, iv. Not less than 51 % of the total paid-up equity capital of

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM the NOFHC shall be owned by the promoter/promoter group, instead being wholly owned by the promoter group, v. Existing specialised activities have been permitted to be continued from a separate entity proposed to be held under the NOFHC subject to prior approval from the Reserve Bank and subject to it being ensured that similar activities are not conducted through the bank as well, vi. The initial minimum paid-up voting equity capital for a bank shall be 500 crore rupees. Thereafter, the bank shall have a minimum net worth of 500 crore rupees at all times, vii. The bank shall get its shares listed on the stock exchanges within six years of the commencement of business by the bank, viii. Foreign shareholding in the bank would be as per the existing foreign direct investment policy subject to the minimum promoter shareholding requirement. At present, the aggregate foreign investment limit is 74 per cent, ix. The bank shall open at least 25 per cent of its branches in unbanked rural centres and should comply with the priority sector lending targets and sub-targets as applicable to the existing domestic scheduled commercial banks.

National Sports Awards 2016

The sports ministry has announced the National Sports, the Rio Olympics medallists shuttler P.V. Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik will receive the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai. National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committees consisting of former Olympians, Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyan Chand Awardees. Based on the recommendations of

the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons/ coaches/ organizations: 1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: Name of the awardee Discipline 1. Ms. P.V. Sindhu Badminton 2. Ms. Dipa Karmakar Gymnastics 3. Shri Jitu Rai Shooting 4 Ms. Sakshi Malik Wrestling 2. Dronacharya Awards 2016 Name of the awardee 1. Shri Nagapuri Ramesh 2. Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal 3. Shri Raj Kumar Sharma 4. Shri Bishweshwar Nandi 5. Shri S. Pradeep Kumar 6. Shri Mahabir Singh

Discipline Athletics Boxing Cricket Gymnastics Swimming (Lifetime) Wrestling (Lifetime)

3. Arjuna Awards 2016 Name of the awardee 1. Shri Rajat Chauhan 2. Ms. Lalita Babar 3. Shri Sourav Kothari 4. Shri Shiva Thapa 5. Shri Ajinkya Rahane 6. Shri Subrata Paul 7. Ms. Rani 8. Shri Raghunath V.R. 9. Shri Gurpreet Singh 10. Ms. Apurvi Chandela 11. Shri Soumyajit Ghosh 12. Ms. Vinesh 13. Shri Amit Kumar 14. Shri Sandeep Singh Mann 15. Shri Virender Singh

Discipline Archery Athletics Billiards & Snooker Boxing Cricket Football Hockey Hockey Shooting Shooting Table Tennis Wrestling Wrestling Para-Athletics Wrestling (Deaf)

4. Dhyan Chand Award 2015 Name of the awardee 1. Ms. Satti Geetha 2. Shri Sylvanus Dung 3. Shri Rajendra Pralhad Shelke

Discipline Athletics Hockey Rowing

5. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 201516 Punjabi University, Patiala

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Success Story : "तिनके तिनके बटोर कर, मैंने कारवााँ बना तिया" Name : Age : Qualification Place :

Chand Soni 25 B Tech Meerut

Designation-PO in Oriental Bank Of Commerce. Dear friends, I belong to a small place Hastinapur which has very limited facilities. After completion of my B-Tech in 2011 I did private job and struggle starts from there. I worked for 13-14 hrs a day and got very low amount in salary. I used to do hard work but never got satisfaction in pvt sector. After continuous struggle of 3 years, at last I decided to quit and go for a PSU. Hence I attempted IBPS and RRB exams in 2014 and couldn't pass even cut offs. Finally, I resigned from my job (tough decision) and started preparation for Bank jobs from March 2015.

2015: SBI PO- couldn't clear even preliminary exam LIC ADO- written clear but out from interview RBI Assistant-150 marks RRB PO- 120 marks but couldn't make in final list(missed by .75 marks) RRB Clerk- 119 marks but again out in interview. IBPS PO- 90 marks and 70 in interview (selected in Oriental Bank Of Commerce) IBPS Clerk- 155 marks(selected in PNB) So finally I tasted the success and I am really very satisfy with myself! So guys please have patience, give your best, never lose hope, do smart work with full dedication and apply yourself. Sometimes u win, Sometimes u learn. "बीच रास्िे से िौटने का कोई फायदा नहीं क्योंकक िौटने पर आपको उिनी ही दूरी िय करनी पड़ेगी तजिनी दूरी िय करने पर आप िक्ष्य िक पहाँच सकिे है|" A special thanks to Bankersadda and career power. All the very best friends!

I left study in 2011 so it was bit difficult to concentrate again on study but I went through with full energy and dedication. I am good in mathematics and reasoning but English was not my cup of tea. So I gave more time to English, read articles and solved practice sets. For current affairs I regularly followed bankersadda. I attempted daily quiz and read daily updates. I gave so many exams but I couldn't clear, but I never thought that I failed but I had a feeling that I learnt something new (self belief) and always followed never say die approach. I attempted a number of speed tests and it helped me a lot. Exams and their result: 2014: IBPS PO- couldn't clear cutoffs RRB PO- couldn't clear cutoffs

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CURRENT AFFAIRS : AUGUST 2016 INDIA IN NEWS India pledges Rs 39.97 million for upgrading school in Nepal India has pledged financial assistance worth 39.97 million Nepali Rupees for the construction of a new building & a hostel facility at a Sanskrit school in eastern Nepal. Govt slaps $380 mn additional fine on RIL The Government has slapped an additional penalty of $380 million (around Rs. 2,500 crore) on Reliance Industries & its partners for producing less than targeted natural gas from eastern offshore KG-D6 fields. Piyush Goyal Launches Portal For E-Auction Of Power Transmission Projects Union power minister Piyush Goyal has launched the process of the tariff-based reverse auction in the transmission sector, simultaneously inaugurating a portal for electronic bidding for transmission projects. He launched “ aran ” mobile pp “erans” & “ EE ” ( iscovery of Efficient Electricity rice) ebidding web portals. IIT-Kanpur Adopts Villages Under Namami Gange IIT-Kanpur has adopted 5 villages under the Namami Gange programme & will use its expertise to restrict the flow of sewage into the river. The five villages adopted by the institute are Ramel Nagar, Khoyra Katree, Pratapur, Hari Hindpur, & Katri Ladhva Khera. Sachin Tendulkar adopts village in Osmanabad under SAGY Former Cricketer & Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has selected Donja village in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY). Country’s first bio-CNG plant to be inaugurated in Pune India’s first bio-CNG plant to be inaugurated in Pune. Commissioned by city-based Primove Engineering Private Limited, this plant will use agricultural residue to generate CNG which can be used in automobiles as fuel. Modi announces 20% hike in freedom fighters' pension PM Narendra Modi has announced 20% hike in pension of freedom fighters. Those who are receiving Rs.25,000 will now get Rs.30,000, PM Modi said in his address to nation from Red Fort on 70th Independence Day. Government notifies revised tax treaty with Mauritius The Government of India has notified the revised tax treaty with

Mauritius under which India will impose capital gains tax on investments routed through the Mauritius from April 1 next year in a bid to curb tax evasion. IMD to soon decide on forecasting model The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) announced that India Meteorological Department (IMD) will use supercomputer to forecast India’s annual summer monsoon. he forecast made by a supercomputer will be based on a dynamical monsoon model. It will be operational from 2017. India, U.S. Discover Major Natural Gas Reserve in Indian Ocean A joint expedition by India & the U.S. discovered a major deposit of natural gas in the Indian Ocean, offering the potential to si nificantly e pand ener y production in a re ion that’s currently a big importer. Nadda inaugurates AMRIT outlet at Safdarjung hospital Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda has inaugurated an AMRIT pharmacy at the city-based Safdarjung hospital. The new AMRIT (Affordable Medicines & Reliable Implants for Treatment) Pharmacy will sell drugs at highly discounted rates. Indian Railways announces ‘Antyodaya Express’ for unreserved passengers The Railway Minister announced the Antyodaya Express, a longdistance, fully unreserved, superfast train service, & also to add two to four Deen Dayalu coaches in some long distance trains for unreserved travel to enhance the carrying capacity for the general public. SC lifts ban on big diesel cars & SUVs; levies 1% environment cess The Supreme Court has allowed the sale of diesel cars & SUVs with engine capacity of 2,000cc or more in Delhi & the NCR on payment of 1% ex-showroom cost as environment levy. India's first touch-and-feel garden for visually impaired A first-of-its-kind touch & feel garden for the visually impaired people in the country was inaugurated near Calicut University campus by Kerala Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan. The garden has nearly 70 aromatic, medicinal & herbal plants. RS appoints 10 MPs to joint panel on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Rajya Sabha has named 10 of its members to the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. A resolution moved by Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, on behalf of Home Minister Rajnath

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM Singh. The draft bill seeks to help migrants of reportedly all denominations – except Muslims – from the neighboring countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, & Bangladesh in getting Indian citizenships after a stay of six years. Rs. 1491 crores sanctioned by Govt for building houses in Karnataka, Haryana for urban poor Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation has approved construction of 37,013 cr. houses for urban poor in the States of Karnataka & Haryana with an investment of Rs.1,491 cr. An inter-ministerial Central Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee chaired by Dr.Nandita Mukherjee, Secretary(HUPA) has approved this. Govt spent over Rs 6,500 crore on Swachh Bharat in 2015-16 The government has spent over Rs 6,500 crore to fulfil PM Narendra Modi's flagship Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin & government had allocated Rs 6,525 crore for the scheme. The government aims to achieve 'Swachh Bharat' by October 2, 2019. Cabinet approves Agreement between the India & Croatia on Economic Cooperation The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing & ratification of an Agreement between India & Croatia on Economic Cooperation. CCTNS to be operationalised by March 31 next year: Govt The ambitious Crime & Criminal Tracking Networks & System (CCTNS) project will be operationalised by 31st of March next year. The project aims to connect all police stations in the country with the objective of tracking crime & criminals related data on real time. Maneka Gandhi kicks off campaign to mark 11 August as Daughters' Day The Ministry of Women & Child Development has launched a social media campaign to mark the Daughters Day to be celebrated on 11th August 2016 by tweeting a picture with her daughter-in-law & grand-daughter.

isease a location specific pro ramme called ‘Foot & Mouth Disease Control Programme (FMD-C )’ is under implementation since 10th plan period. Gradually FMD-CP was expanded during 11th & 12th Plan Period. Thus, as of now, it covers 351 Districts in 13 States & 6 Union Territories. Country gets its first tiger repository he ildlife Institute of India ( II) ill house the India’s first repository on tigers, under its new Tiger Cell. The new Tiger Cell will assist in population assessment of tigers, law enforcement, wildlife forensics, infrastructural development & mitigation, smart patrolling & advisory role in policy formulation. It will be funded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). Modi Launches PMO App At MyGov Anniversary Event PM Narendra Modi has launched the new PMO app at a function organised by MyGov in New Delhi. The app would correspond to the website of the PM’s Office ( MO). Naidu launches Swachh Survekshan for 500 cities Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu has launched Swachh Survekshan-2017 for 500 cities in the country with an idea to make competitive environment to make the cities clean. Government has proposed setting up of 4 major ports The Minister of State for Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan has stated that the Government has proposed four new major ports to be set up. These ports will be set up at Enayam in Tamil Nadu, Sagar in West Bengal, Dugarajpatnam in Andhra Pradesh & Vadhawan in Maharashtra. & for setting up of Enayam Port in Tamil Nadu, Cabinet has also approved. CCEA approves new formula to pay production subsidy to sugar mills The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a new formula to calculate production subsidy to sugar mills for the ongoing 2015-16 season after taking into account lower sugar production & exports.

PM Modi, Russian Prez Vladimir Putin to jointly dedicate Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Unit-I The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will be jointly dedicated to the nation by Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa, PM Narendra Modi & Russian President Vladimir Putin through video conferencing.

Six New IITS Get Parliament Nod The Parliament has approved the establishment of six new IITs across the country by passing the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha. IITs will also be started in Palakkad (Kerala), Goa, Dharward (Karnataka), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Jammu & Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh).

Rs. 100 crores allotted in 16 states & 1 union territory for FMD control programme In order to prevent economic losses due to Foot & Mouth

‘Twitter Sewa’ launched to address comman man’s concerns Hon’ble Minister of Communications Sh. Manoj Sinha has launched “ itter Se a” for addressin the complaints &

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM concerns of common man & other stake-holders in the telecom & postal sectors. Central body approves Rs 400 crore for Ganga rejuvenation projects A high-level panel of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has approved various projects worth approximately Rs 400 crore for development of ghats (river fronts) & crematoria at different places along the river Ganga from Uttarakhand to West Bengal under the Namami Gange programme. Javadekar inaugurates IIT Goa temporary campus Prakash Javdekar, Union Minister of Human Resource Development inaugurated Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Goa & he also laid the foundation stone for IIT Goa students' hostel. It will function from temporary campus at Goa Engineering College, Farmagudi. IRCTC to launch travel insurance facility at Re 1 The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is set to launch the facility of travel insurance for passengers who book tickets on its website. The service, scheduled to come into effect from September, can be availed at a premium of Re 1. According to IRCTC, the scheme offers passengers or their families compensation of up to Rs 10 lakh in the event of death or permanent total disability, Rs 7.5 lakh for permanent partial disability, up to Rs 2 lakh for hospitalisation expenses. Suresh Prabhu flags off Agartala-Delhi train 'Tripura Sundari Express' Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off between Agartala-Delhi train 'Tripura Sundari Express' in the presence Bangladesh Railways Minister Md. Mazibul Hoque. Centre to organise ‘Make in India’ conference in Bhubaneswar Centre has decided to organise a Make in India conference in Bhubaneswar in December this year. The conference would be organised by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to attract investment in the state as well as the country. Centre sanctions nearly Rs. 620 crore to UP as drought assistance Centre has sanctioned nearly Rs. 620 crore to Uttar Pradesh as assistance for the recent drought situation in the state. It also approved almost 80 crores for Rajasthan which was affected by hailstorm & 15 crores to Manipur affected by earthquake. Parliament passes bill for afforestation fund Rajya Sabha has passed the ‘Compensatory fforestation Fund Bill’ hich see s to unloc more than Rs. 4 crore earmarked for afforestation works. The passing of the

Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management & Planning Authority (CAMPA) Bill will lead to setting the process to unlock Rs. 42,000 crore to be utilised by the States for afforestation. Government forms 'Disha' for timely implementation of Central Schemes The Centre has announced the formation of District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) in place of the District Vigilance & Monitoring Committee (DVMC) & to be named Disha for effective implementation of Central government schemes. Union Cabinet Approvals a) The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi has decided to rescind the earlier decision of the Government to set up the Concurrent Evaluation Office (CEO) for managing Concurrent Evaluation Network (CENET) in Ministry of Rural Development. b) The Union Cabinet has approved the amendment in relevant clauses of the Central Agricultural University Act (CAU), 1992 to include State of Nagaland under the jurisdiction of CAU, Imphal. c) The Union Cabinet has also approved abolition of existing “Guidelines for establishin Joint Venture Companies by efence ublic SectorUnderta in s ( SUs)”. Centre Approves Rs. 1601 Crore For Skill Development Programme The Union Government has approved nearly 1600 crore rupees for Jammu & Kashmir under skill development initiative 'Himayat'. Under it, youths from both rural & urban areas of J&K would be imparted with training in various job-intensive vocational courses over the next three years. Himayat is a placement linked skill development initiative for training & placement of 1 lakh youths from J&K in next 5 years. 7th Pay Commission to be implemented from August The Centre has published the implementation notification of the 7th Pay Commission, stating that central government employees will get the revised pay from August. As the Commission had recommended a 23.55 percent overall hike in salaries, allowances & pension involving an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore, or nearly 0.7 percent of GDP. Solar power tree developed for generation of electricity The Ministry of Science & Technology has come up with a 'Solar Power Tree', an innovative way to generate electricity using solar power in a limited space. Developed by the Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, a laboratory of the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research. Railway starts CCTV surveillance under Nirbhaya fund Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV), also known as video surveillance were provided at 344 railway stations over Indian

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM Railways. Railways have further planned to install Video Surveillance System (VSS) at 1000 stations under Nirbhaya Fund. Total estimated cost of VSS chargeable to Nirbhaya Fund stands at Rs. 500 crore. Government forms committee to prepare ‘Draft Ganga Act’ Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation constituted a committee to prepare Draft Ganga Act. The Committee has been asked to prepare a Draft Act on Ganga ensuring wholesomeness of the River. Justice Girdhar Malviya (Retd.) is the Chairman of the committee. PM Modi to lay foundation stone of AIIMS in Gorakhpur, UP PM Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) & revival of fertilizer factory which was closed for the last three decades in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh today. ECI Launches“National Electoral Roll Purification” The Election Commission of India announced the launch of National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP) 2016 programme across the country.The programme was launched to improve health of Electoral Rolls (ERs) & to optimize the Polling Station (PS) location & area across the country.The motto of ECI for the year 2016 is No voter to be left behind. Cabinet approves construction of New Dry Dock of Cochin Shipyard Limited CCEA gave its approval for construction of a new dry dock within the existing premises of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) at an estimated cost of Rs.1799 crore to augment the shipbuilding / repair capacity of the country. Govt approves projects of Rs. 275 cr to develop Krishna & Heritage circuit To boost tourism across the nation, the Ministry of Tourism has approved project worth Rs. 275 Crore for development of Krishna & Heritage circuit of State of Haryana, Rajasthan & Gujarat under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme.

STATES IN NEWS Andhra Pradesh police launches pilot project on DNA profiling Andhra Pradesh Police has launched DNA Index System (DIS), the first-of-its-kind initiative that allows generation of DNA profiles from live samples like saliva & blood stains. Kerala Cabinet approves new debt relief scheme Kerala has approved a new debt relief scheme for low income & poor people who face the threat of revenue recovery

proceedings after they fail to repay loans taken from various financial institutions under the government. Kerala allots Rs 10,000 cr for government schools Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac has earmarked Rs 10,000 crore ($1.5 billion) for state-run & aided schools for the five-year term of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led Left Democratic Front government. Tata Power Solar commissions 100 mw project in Andhra Tata Power Solar has commissioned a 100 mw solar project for NTPC in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, the biggest solar project commissioned using domestically manufactured solar cells & modules. Odisha govt makes Aadhaar Card mandatory for paddy procurement The Odisha government has decided to make Aadhaar card mandatory for procurement of paddy in the state.This apart, the government has also decided to link Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries for availing ration under NFSA & work under MGNREGA. CM Nitish Kumar to launch student credit card scheme on October 2 Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announced a bunch of development projects & schemes re ardin the “seven resolves” adopted by his government for the next five years. Nitish Kumar announced the launch of Student Credit Card scheme from October 2 & this scheme promises Rs. four lakh interest-free loan to students for pursuing higher education. Assam Assembly passed the Assam Amusements & Betting Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Assam Assembly has passed the Assam Amusements & Betting Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2016, reducing the service charge of cinema tickets with an aim to give a fillip to the local film industry. As per this bill, the government proposed to make service charge Rs 8 per ticket for the halls without air conditioning system & Rs 12 for the halls with air conditioning system with back-up generator. Badal inaugurates first 'Sewa Kendra' in Punjab Punjab CM ar ash Sin h Badal has inau urated city’s first Se a Kendra at Ladhewali where people will be able to avail all the services under one roof. First phase of Muskan-II brings 1051 kids home The Operation Muskan 2 started by Odisha Crime Branch successfully rescued 1,051 missing children from various places across the state, in its first phase. The main objective is to Rescue & Rehabilitation of the missing children & integrating the

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM activities with Child protection activities in the state. IRCTC signs MoU with Manipur govt to provide hospitality & tourism services IRCTC & the Manipur government have signed a MoU, which seeks to provide improved hospitality & tourism services to their customers by making 'joint use of their capabilities & facilities'. First Solar commissions 130 MW of solar power plants in AP, Telangana The local subsidiary of the Nasdaq-listed First Solar, First Solar Power India, has announced the commercial operation of 80 MW & 50 MW solar power plants in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana. The projects are part of the 260 MW project portfolio owned by First Solar in India. Jayalalithaa announces Rs 4126 crore worth schemes in energy sector Tamil Nadu (TN) CM J Jayalalithaa has announced Rs 4126 crore worth schemes in the energy sector, including setting up of a 2x1500 MVA sub-station in Virudhunagar to transmit power generated from a 1600 mw power plant coming up in Ramanathapuram. Himachal Pradesh to plant one crore saplings to increase green cover Himachal Pradesh government has set a target of planting over one crore saplings this year to increase the depleting green cover in the state. The state has set a target of planting one crore saplings on 15,000 hectares of forest land by spending Rs 150 crore. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Chhattisgarh’s first IIT Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Raipur on the Government Engineering College campus & interacted with children from the Maoist-affected areas of Chhattisgarh. Railways, Chhattisgarh govt. ink agreement for formation of JV The Ministry of Railways has signed an agreement with the Chhattisgarh government for formation of a joint venture (JV) company for focused resource mobilisation, implementation & monitoring of critical rail projects. The agreement was signed in the presence of Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu & CM Raman Singh. Maharashtra Govt. to provide as many as 1,200 wi-fi hotspots in Mumbai CM of Maharastra Government Mr. Devendra Fadnavis has stated that Maharashtra government will provide as many as 1,200 wi-fi hotspots in the megapolis as a part of transforming Mumbai into a Smart City.

Javadekar to inaugurate transit campus of IIT in Jammu Union Minister for Human Resource & Development Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the transit campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at village Jagti, Tehsil Nagrota in Jammu. Odisha opens 100 new multi-purpose calamity shelter units CM Naveen Patnaik has dedicated 100 multi-purpose shelter houses to the people of Odisha for use during floods & cyclones with an aim to ensure zero casualties during calamities. These 100 multi-purpose calamity shelter units have been inaugurated by the CM across 17 districts. Telangana, AP set to launch an awareness campaign against ISIS Telangana & Andhra Pradesh state minorities commission is all set to release an awareness campaign against ISIS by getting on board Imams of a large number of mosques across the two states to thwart the attempts of the terror group to lure youths. West Bengal to Change Name to Banga or Bangla, Mamata Govt Gives Nod The Mamata Banerjee cabinet today gave a nod to change West Bengal's name to 'Bengal' in English & State will be named either 'Banga' or 'Bangla' in Bengali. Odisha government to recruit transgenders as jail warders The Odisha government has decided to recruit members of transgender community persons as warders in jails of the State as per the directive of the Supreme Court. The home department has issued instructions to the Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) to include the gender category. Resolution for renaming of Madras High Court passed The Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed a unanimous resolution that the Madras High Court be renamed as Tamil Nadu High Court & not as High Court of Chennai as proposed by the Centre, with CM J Jayalalithaa knocking on the Modi government's doors with the proposal. WB tourism department launches app West Bengal Tourism Department has launched a mobile app based on the theme of "Experience Bengal" aiming to attract the travelers across the world. Alongside information on places of tourist interest, the app would be loaded with other facilities like maps & directions. Gujarat govt selects Infibeam for e-com training programme he Gujarat overnment’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) has selected the Ahmedabad-based e-

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM commerce company Infibeam as knowledge partner for its ecommerce training & development programme,aimed at grooming budding entrepreneurs & individuals to set up their businesses. BHEL commissions 40 mw hydropower units in West Bengal Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) successfully commissioned the third unit of the 4x40 MW Teesta Low Dam Hydro Electric Project (HEP) Stage-IV in West Bengal. A run-ofthe-river greenfield project located in Darjeeling district of West Bengal(WB), Teesta HEP is being set up by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), on the River Teesta. Cabinet approves setting up of new AIIMS in Bhatinda The Cabinet approved the establishment of a new AIIMS at Bhatinda in Punjab under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The institution shall have a hospital with a capacity of 750 beds which will include emergency/trauma Beds & AYUSH Beds, private beds & ICU Speciality & Super Speciality beds. Kerala Government forms advisory body The Kerala State Government has constituted a State Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (STAGI) for advising it on policies & practices to be adopted & implementation of the National Immunisation Programme. The advisory group will have the Director of Health Service as the chairman & the Director of Medical Education as co-chairman. Rs 60 lakh bonanza for 6 Rio qualifiers from Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has announced Rs 60 lakh cash special incentive for six sportswomen of the state, who have qualified for the Rio Olympics. The six sportspersons—sprinters Dutee Chand & Srabani Nanda & four hockey players Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz & Sunita Lakra—would receive Rs 10 lakh each. Manipur becomes fourteenth State to join ‘UDAY’ Manipur has joined the Ujwal DISCOM (distribution company) Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme meant for revival of debtstressed power distribution utilities & will get benefits of around Rs 263 crore. Manipur is the 14th state to join the UDAY. Odisha approves 3 investment projects worth Rs 874 cr. The Odisha government has approved 3 projects involving investment of nearly 870 crore rupees. The decision was taken at the state level single window clearance authority meeting. Karnataka opens dedicated start-up cell The Government of Karnataka has set-up a dedicated start-up cell for speeding up the implementation of the initiatives under its start-up policy & its IT minister Priyank Kharge. This is the first

time in India that a government has come up with a dedicated Start-up Cell guided by the Start-up Policy. Rajasthan planned to double farmers’ income in six years In an attempt to double the income of farmers by 2022, the Rajasthan government plans to bring in latest technological innovation & introduce best farming practices by inviting experts to Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) in Jaipur from November 9 to 11. Maharashtra CM launches pilot project of e-complaint system Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has launched a pilot project of e-complaint system on an experimental basis in Pune. With the help of this system, citizens can now register a police complaint online at any city police station from anywhere. First green rail corridor opens in Tamil Nadu Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated 114-km long Rameswaram-Manmadurai route in Tamil Nadu as the country's first green rail corridor with zero toilet discharge section. Kerala Government launches first ever Water Metro project in the country Kerala Government has launched Kochi Water Metro project, the first ever Water Metro project of the country. It was launched by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan at Kochi, Kerala. The project aims to provide water connectivity to people living between islands in the Kochi agglomeration area & the city. Foundation stone laid for MSME technology center in Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, along with Union Ministers Kalraj Mishra & Venkaiah Naidu have laid the foundation stone for a Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises technology centre under Technology Centre Systems Programme (TCSP) at Pudi in Visakhapatnam district.Its main focus is to support industries, particularly MSMEs. The programme is funded by the World Bank & the government of India. Uttarakhand govt finalises site for installation of Thiruvalluvar’s statue Uttarakhand government has decided to install the statue of Tamil saint-poet hiruvalluvar in the la ns of Harid ar’s Mela Bhawan on the bank of the Ganga. Judicial panel to set Puri temple in order The Odisha Government has constituted a one-man judicial commission to suggest reforms in its management.The commission will be headed by retired judge of Orissa High Court Justice BP Das. Madras Crocodile Bank Trust open The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust & Centre for Herpetology

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BANKS IN NEWS Federal Bank to use Chillr app Federal Bank has partnered with Chillr, a mobile banking application that connects directly to a person’s ban account & enables instant money transfers, bill payments, phone recharge & e-commerce payments in a very secure environment. ICICI Bank unveils new ‘smart keys’ mobile app ICICI Bank has launched a payment service using a smartphone eyboard named ‘iMobile Smart eys’. With this, Users will be able to make quick & secure payments on any mobile application, including chat, messenger, email, games or search browser, without having to exit their current application on their smartphone. Doha Bank opens first branch in Kerala Doha Bank QSC, one of the prominent banks in Qatar, is formally inaugurating its 1st branch in Kerala. It will be formally inaugurated by the State CM Pinarayi Vijayan. Doha Bank is one of the largest commercial banks in the State of Qatar. Federal Bank starts distributing MMTC gold coins Federal Bank has become the first private sector bank to start distributing gold coins made by government-controlled Metals & Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTCI). The Indian gold coins are of 24 karat purity, 999 fineness & has the National Emblem of Ashok Chakra engraved on one side & the face of Mahatma Gandhi as in currency notes on the other. SBI approves merger with associates The board of country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has approved share swap ratio to merge 5 associate banks & Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with itself. In the swap ratio an acquiring company will offer its own shares in exchange for the target company's shares during a merger or acquisition. South Indian Bank, SBI Card to launch co-branded credit card Kochi Based leading private sector Lender South Indian Bank, leading private sector bank, & SBI Card, one of India's leading Credit Card issuers, announced the launch of co-branded credit cards for the customers of South Indian Bank. RBI imposes penalty on four cooperative banks The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties of up to Rs 5 lakh on 4 cooperative banks for violation of various norms. The central bank has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 5 lakh

on The Co-operative City Bank, Guwahati, Rs 2 lakh penalty on Indapur Urban Co-operative Bank, in Pune, Rs 1 lakh penalty on Shri Dadasaheb Gajmal Co-operative Bank & The Model Cooperative Urban Bank, Hyderabad, Telangana. UBI launches USSD based mobile app for basic banking needs with NPCI NPCI ties up with Union Bank of India to launch an USSD based *99#mobile application for their customers. This application can be used even without any internet connection as it does not require any data. S&P BSE Liquid Rate Index launched Asia Index, a joint venture (JV) between S&P Dow Jones Indices & BSE has launched a new index to measure the performance of Collateralized Borrowing & Lending Obligation (CBLO) rate - one of most liquid rates in the country. E-verifying without net banking: More banks to follow PNB,UBI After Punjab National Bank & United Bank of India, more banks are likely to soon start a facility wherein an account holder can verify his income tax return on e-filing site even without having netbanking. Electronic Verification Code (EVC) can be generated by pre-validating the bank account on the e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department. Syndicate Bank launches Project Ananya aimed at digital banking Syndicate Bank has launched a program called "Project Ananya" that focuses on improved customer service & offering latest in digital banking services. The bank plans to transform 10 % of its branches to the new format in the next 6-12 months. The first Ananya branch was opened by MD & CEO Arun Srivastava. SBI, Korea Development Bank join hands for biz opportunities The Country's largest public sector lender State bank of India & Korea Development Bank have signed an MoU to enhance business synergies. The agreement outlines the plan to enhance cooperation in areas including corporate finance, project finance & asset finance. Flipkart now on Kotak Mahindra Bank's mobile banking app Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has announced the availability of Flip art’s mobile site in its mobile ban in app to ives the customer a secure in-app shopping environment. HDFC board gives green signal to HDFC Life-Max merger The HDFC board has approved the merger of Max Life & Max Financial Services with its insurance arm HDFC Standard Life Insurance. The total premium of the merged entity of HDFC LifeMax is expected to be Rs.26,000 crore. It will create the biggest

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RBI imposes penalty on two cooperative banks of Chhattisgarh Reserve Bank has imposed the penalty of 5 Lakhs on two cooperative banks of Chhattisgarh Zila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Raipur, & Raipur Urban Mercantile Cooperative Bank Limited under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Supporting Sri Lanka's Economic Reforms with $100 Million The World Bank Board has approved a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)to support the Government of Sri Lanka's economic reform program.

Corporation Bank launches group credit life insurance scheme Corporation Ban has launched ‘ roup credit life insurance scheme’ of LIC of India in Man aluru. It has been launched by the Jai Kumar Garg, MD & CEO of Corporation Bank. The scheme is available to customers in the age group of 18-60 years who have taken term loan from the bank. RBI constitutes a Committee on Household Finance RBI has set up a committee to look at the various facets of household finance in India & to benchmar India’s position vis-àvis both the peer countries & advanced countries. The Committee will be chaired by Dr. Tarun Ramadorai. RBI launches new website ’Sachet’ RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has launched ’Sachet.sachet.rbi.or .in’ a eb portal to curb ille al collection of deposits. This will allow members of public to obtain information regarding entities that are allowed to accept deposits, lodge complaints & also share information regarding illegal acceptance of deposits by unscrupulous entities. SBI launches cheaper home loan schemes for beneficiaries under 7th Pay Commission State Bank of India (SBI) has launched 2 new schemes of loans for the employees of central as well as state government, public sector undertaking employees & Defence personnel. According to new schemes borrowers will enjoy cheaper interest rates & government employees with installment tenure extending up to 75 years of a e. he ban has introduced ‘ rivile e Home Loan’ for government employees & ‘Shaurya Home Loan’ for efence Personnel with pensionable service. The interest rates will be 0.05 % less than current interest rates on home loans. ICICI Bank reduces MCLR by 0.05% ICICI Bank announced a 0.05% reduction in its marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR). The overnight MCLR will be 8.90% under the revised rate structure. The one-year MCLR, to which the home loans are linked, has moved down to 9.10%. ICICI Bank ties up with Apollo India to form ARC ICICI Bank has inked an MoU with Apollo India Credit Opportunity Management LLC & AION Capital Management to set up an asset reconstruction company. The MoU is subject to regulatory approvals, acquisition of debt exposures from lenders

Exim Bank raises USD 1 billion from overseas bonds EXIM Bank announced raising of USD 1 billion (about Rs 6,700 crore) by selling bonds to overseas investors. This was the largest issuance ever for Exim Bank & also the largest single tranche issuance out of India in 2016. OKI installs more than 600 recycling ATMs for State Bank of India Japanese payments company OKI has installed 600 automatic teller machines with cash recycling abilities for country's largest lender State Bank of India across the country. The payments company OKI has manufacturing of ATM business in India which works with recyclable cash & has both cash acceptance mechanism along with cash dispensing in their teller machines. SBI Launches Debit Card-Less Instant Money Transfer Facility State Bank of India has launched a payment system at its ATMs which will allow the account holders to transfer the money by using the mobile phone number as an identifier. This payment facility system works on instant money transfer (IMT) platform. It will enable a payment of up to Rs 10,000 from any SBI bank account. RBI imposes Rs. 27 crore penalty on 13 banks The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed 27 crore rupees penalty on 13 public & private sector banks for violations of Foreign Exchange Management (FEMA) Act (Anti-money laundering) & lapses in Know your customer (KYC) rules. The banks include Bank of Baroda for Rs 5 crore, Punjab National Bank, & Syndicate Bank have been fined Rs 3 crore each. ICICI, Axis bank join Swift's global payments initiative ICICI Bank & Axis Bank are the first Indian banks to sign up for S ift’s lobal payments innovation initiative. he initiative already has over 70 other leading banks globally which aims to “enhance” cross-border payments. ICICI Bank organises Coin Exchange Mela during the 'Ratha Yatra' festival in Puri ICICI Bank Ltd has organised a coin exchange mela during the 'Rath Yatra' festival at the RBI financial literacy camp in Bholanath Vidyapith. The mela took place under the guidance of the Reserve Bank of India. S. P. Mohanty, General Manager, Issue Department of RBI, inaugurated the event.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM Karnataka Bank’s solar initiative for rural students arnata a Ban Ltd has initiated a pro ramme named ‘solar li ht scholarship’ to provide solar li hts in the non-electrified houses of students in rural areas. Till now, 100 houses of the students from remote rural areas of Udupi district have been provided solar lights under this programme. NDB announces loans worth 900 million dollars The New Development Bank announced its first round of loans worth about 900 million dollars. The Bank held its first general meeting in Shanghai. Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa established the institution last year. Govt allocates Rs 22,915 cr capital to 13 PSU banks for FY17 The Narendra Modi government has allocated Rs 22,915 crore capital to meet the capitalization needs of 13 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in the current fiscal. This is in line with its Indradhanush initiative, aimed at restoring banking sector health.The maximum capital infusion will be for State Bank of India (SBI) at Rs 7,575 crore & the least for Allahabad Bank at Rs 44 crore.

ECONOMY NEWS Jharkhand becomes third state to pass the Constitutional Amendment bill on GST Jharkhand has passed the Constitutional Amendment Bill on Goods & Services Tax (GST) passed by both Houses of Parliament recently. Now Jharkhand became the third state to ratify the bill. Cabinet raises FDI limit threefold to 15% in stock exchanges The Union Cabinet has approved raising of the foreign shareholding limit to 15 per cent from the existing five per cent in Indian stock exchanges. India receives $5.34 billion FDI in April-May India received $ 5.34 billion foreign direct investment in the first two months of current financial year. During April-May India attracted $ 4.76 billion FDI under automatic route. No Rail Budget from next fiscal The 92-year-old practice of presenting a separate Rail Budget is set to come to an end from the next fiscal, with the Finance Ministry accepting Rail ay Minister Suresh rabhu’s proposal to merge it with the General Budget. Assam becomes the first state to ratify GST Assam has become the first state to ratify the Goods & Services Tax (GST) constitution amendment Bill. At least 50 % of the states have to pass what is technically the Constitution (One Hundred & Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill, 2014, for the next

steps of legislative action to follow, to ultimately introduce panIndia Goods & Services Tax regime. NABARD sanctions Rs 26.06 crore to Punjab National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development sanctioned Rs 26.06 crore to the Punjab government. The fund has been sanctioned for tackling waterlogging by constructing lift schemes in low-lying areas, village ponds & other allied works. RBI transfers Rs 65,876 crore surplus to government The Reserve Bank will transfer to the central government its surplus profit of Rs 65,876 crore which is marginally lower than the amount given last year. The approval to transfer the surplus was taken at the 559th meeting of the Central Board of the RBI, chaired by Governor Raghuram Rajan. IRDAI Slaps Rs 35 Lakh Fine On Bharti AXA General Insurance Insurance watchdog, IRDAI has imposed Rs 35 lakh fine on Bharti AXA General Insurance Co Ltd for violation of various norms including outsourcing activities & corporate governance guidelines. The fine is based on violation related with an inspection finding during December 2012 to March 2013. Gold bond scheme sees record Rs. 919cr in 4th tranche The government's collections under the Sovereign Gold Bond scheme realised through the fourth tranche reached around Rs. 919 crore, the highest achieved yet. With issue price fixed at Rs. 3,119 per gram, the amount was mobilised through over 1.95 lakh applications representing around 2.95 tonnes of gold. SEBI's first phase of new enterprise portal goes live Markets regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has initiated the first phase of its new enterprise portal to facilitate accurate & timely circulation of information to internal & external stakeholders. The portal, developed by IT firm Tech Mahindra.

BUSINESS NEWS AskMe shuts down The consumer internet search platform AskMe has shut down its operations, laying off remaining of its staff. The company probably took the decision because of the severe cash crunch. Unilever acquires Blueair Unilever, the parent company of Hindustan Unilever (HUL), has acquired Swedish firm Blueair, a leading player in mobile air purification technology. With this deal, Unilever is making its foray in air purification.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM BHEL bags Rs 169 crore order for solar photovoltaic power plant BHEL has secured an order to set up solar photovoltaic (SPV) plants, estimated to cost Rs 169 crore. The engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) order has been placed by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Corporation Ltd. L&T bags contract to convert Nagpur into integrated smart city Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been identified as Implementation Partner to convert Nagpur, the Orange City, into the country's first large-scale integrated Smart City as per a Letter of Intent that was handed over in the auspicious presence of the Hon'ble CM of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis. Tata AutoComp to acquire TitanX Tata AutoComp Systems, the Tata Group-owned autocomponent conglomerate, will acquire TitanX, a leading global engine cooling supplier. It is currently owned by EQT Opportunity & Fourier transform. Times Internet partners HDFC Bank to launch co-branded Debit Card Times Internet in partnership with HDFC Bank, announced the launch of a co-branded card called the Times Points Debit Card. This is the second co-branded card launched by Times Internet with HDFC Bank.

Copper Complex (ICC) at Ghatshila in Jharkhand. Aditya Birla Nuvo & Grasim to merge, creating Rs. 60,000-crore behemoth The Aditya Birla Group has announced a plan to merge Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd (ABNL) with Grasim Industries to create an entity with combined revenue of Rs. 60,000 crore. Apple buys Turi machine-learning startup for a reported $200m Apple announced the purchase of US based machine-learning startup Turi for $200m to boost artificial intelligence. The new purchase will help Apple to strengthen its platform that facilitates data scientists & application developers to create intelligent applications. IKEA lays the foundation for its first store in India at Hyderabad Ikea, a global leader in retail furniture, has laid the foundation for its first store in India in Hyderabad. The store is expected to open somewhere in July–August next year. Monster gets eaten up for $429Mn by Randstad Holding Dutch based human resources services provider Randstad has acquired US-based job portal Monster Worldwide Inc for $429 million in all cash deal.

Microsoft acquires gaming startup Beam Microsoft has acquired Beam, an interactive live streaming startup that lets viewers watch & play along with game streamers in real time.

Intel buys AI startup Nervana Systems run by Indian-origin entrepreneur Intel has acquired California-based deep learning startup Nervana Systems, allowing the the chip maker to foray into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This will help develop Intel's artificial intelligence portfolio & enhance the deep learning performance of Intel Xeon & Intel Xeon Phi processors.

Manipal Technologies acquires CrossFraud detection solution from Bengaluru Company Manipal Technologies Ltd (MTL), which is a secure print solutions organization has acquired CrossFraud - an advanced fraud detection & anti-money laundering solution from Bengaluru-based Saraansh Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Tata Chemicals sells urea business to Yara for Rs 2670 Crore Tata Chemicals has stated that it has sold its urea business to Yara Fertiliser for Rs 2670 crore as a part of value unlocking by the company.

Gamesa bags contract for KCT Renewable's 40 MW wind energy project Wind turbine maker Gamesa has bagged an order from KCT Renewable Energy Pvt Ltd for a 40 MW wind power project located at Molagavalli site in Andhra Pradesh (AP). Hindustan Copper Limited inaugurates country's first facility to produce nickel Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has inaugurated the country's first facility to produce nickel, a metal for which the country is completely dependent on imports. The new facility - Nickel, Copper & Acid Recovery Plant is located at the company's Indian

Teva acquires US-based drug distributor Anda for $ 500 mn Israel’s eva harmaceutical Industries Ltd has a reed to purchase ller an’s nda Inc the fourth lar est distributor of generic pharmaceuticals in the US, for $ 500 million. Vodafone renews multi-million dollar IT deal with IBM India’s second lar est mobile operator Vodafone has rene ed its multi-million dollar agreement for IT infrastructure with tech giant IBM for another five years. Reliance General enters 'bancassurance' deal with co-operative bank Non-life insurer Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. has

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM announced a bancassurance tie-up with Shamrao Vithal Cooperative Bank (SVCB). According to Reliance General, it will distribute its insurance products to the customers of SVCB having a network of 194 branches. Zydus acquires derma brand Melgain from Issar Pharma Ahmedabad-headquartered Zydus Group has acquired Melgain brand from Hyderabad based Issar Pharma for an undisclosed sum that would marketed in India by Liva Healthcare. Zydus is currently the leader in the skin de-pigmentation segment & the acquisition of Melgain marks its foray into the re-pigmentation. PM to lay foundation stone of NTPC plant in Telangana PM Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of NTPC's 1,600 MW Telangana Super Thermal Power Project (Phase I) in Ramagundam city of the state. As for India's 29th state, NTPC is all set to establish the project in two phases -- 1600 MW (2x800MW) in Phase I & 2400 MW (3x800 MW) in Phase II. IBM, Apple open first global development hub in India IBM, Apple launches a new global development hub at Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru. It is one among centres of the network in Cupertino, Atlanta, Toronto & Chicago. The hub mainly aims to help the clients in India complete digital mobility process much sooner on pple’s iOS platform. First Tech Meet of Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 The first technology two-day meet under the Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for Northeast India has begun in Guwahati & deliberate various issues regarding implementation of the document which envisages an investment of Rs 1,30,000 crore. Siemens receives Rs 217 cr order for power project in Bangladesh German Engineering major Siemens Ltd. has received an order worth approximately Rs 217 crore for Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) project from its parent company Siemens AG, Germany, to supply 400 kV/230 kV switch yard equipment, reactors, power transformers, fire fighting systems, air-conditioning systems, auxiliary power system, building management systems, illumination systems, AC control & protections, engineering for civil & plant for 500 MW high voltage direct current (HVDC) station. Dr Reddy's completes acquisition of Teva's US portfolio of 8 products Dr. Reddy's announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of eight Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs) in the US from Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries & an affiliate of Allergan Plc.

Infosys invests $4 million in Israeli firm Cloudyn Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational corporation has announced investing $4 million (Rs.27 crore) in Cloudyn,an Israeli corporation, providing software as a service (Saas) solutions for the management & optimization of hybrid, multicloud deployments. BHEL commissions 500 Mw Marwa Thermal Power station in Chhattisgarh State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has commissioned the second 500 Mw (megawatt) thermal unit at Marwa Thermal Power Station in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh. AXA, Alibaba, Ant Financial have tied up in global strategic partnership AXA, Alibaba, & Ant Financial Services have stated that they have agreed to engage in a global strategic partnership to explore opportunities to distribute AXA's insurance products & services through Alibaba's global e-commerce ecosystem. Government launches credit rating scheme for MSMEs The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has launched a performance & credit rating scheme to assess the capabilities & creditworthiness of industries in the sector. The 'Performance & Credit Rating Scheme' will provide "trusted" third party opinion to create awareness about the strengths & weaknesses of enterprises' existing operations. Freecharge inks partnership with PayUbiz India's digital payments platform Freecharge has partnered with the leading payment gateway solution provider, PayUbiz, to further strengthen its merchant base & help consumers move from cash to digital payments. IRCTC's app ties-up with Mobikwik for e-cash payments MobiKwik & IRCTC have announced an exclusive partnership, wherein MobiKwik will power e-cash payments on IRCTC's ecatering app, Food on Track. The app allows passengers to book & get food from their preferred restaurants, delivered right at their train coaches. Oracle to Buy NetSuite for $9.3 Billion Business software maker Oracle has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NetSuite, the very first cloud company. The transaction is valued at $9.3 billion. The deal would help Oracle gain market share in the fastgrowing cloud computing business. A10 Networks acquires cloud firm Appcito US-based A10 Networks, an application networking & security

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM company has announced the acquisition of Appcito -- a provider of Software-As-A-Service (SaaS)-based, multi-cloud Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions. India approves $318 million loan for Sri Lanka Railways India has approved a $318 million loan for Sri Lanka Railways to upgrade its communications system & rolling stock in the Tamildominated north. India signs $1 billion deal with US for procuring four Poseidon8I aircraft India has signed a 1 billion dollar deal with US defence & aerospace major Boeing for procuring four long-range maritime surveillance & anti-submarine warfare aircraft, Poseidon-8I. Chinese tech giant LeEco to acquire Vizio for $2 billion Chinese electronics firm LeEco to buying American TV manufacturer Vizio for $2 billion. Under the deal, Vizio will be operated as an independent subsidiary. SBI to use IOC kisan seva centres to serve farmers State bank of India (SBI) has engaged Indian Oil Corporation's Kisan Seva Kendras as banking correspondents to extend banking facilities to farmers across the country. Hinduja National Power commissions 1,040 MW thermal power project in Visakhapatnam Part of the Hinduja Group, Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited (HNPCL) has commissioned its 1,040 MW coal fired thermal power project on the coast of Bay of Bengal at Palavalasa village in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. Flipkart's Myntra acquires Jabong Online fashion marketplace Myntra has announced that it has acquired its rival Jabong from Global Fashion Group to create India’s bi est fashion shoppin destination. he ac uisition of Jabong further strengthens Myntra. Verizon set to announce USD 5 bn deal to buy Yahoo American broadband telecommunication company, Verizon Communications Inc announced an agreement to buy Yahoo Inc for about 5 billion Seven Indian firms in Fortune 500 list Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune 500 list of the world's biggest corporations in terms of revenue. The list is topped by the retail giant Walmart with revenue of $482,130 million, followed by State Grid (revenue of $329,601 million) & China National Petroleum ($299,271 million) at the second & third place respectively. While among Indian firms,

Indian Oil Corporation ranked highest at 161st place with revenue of $54.7 billion & jewelry major Rajesh Exports has made its debut at the 423rd position. Among the seven Indian companies, four are from the public sector while Reliance Industries (215th) is the top-ranked among private sector firms, followed by Tata Motors (226) & Rajesh Exports. Among state-run majors, Indian Oil is followed by banking behemoth SBI (232), Bharat Petroleum (358) & Hindustan Petroleum (367). IRCTC, SBI sign MoU on promotion of rail ticketing activities IRCTC & State Bank of India (SBI) have signed a MoU to hammer out a detailed plan for promotion of rail ticketing activities, including internet ticketing & unreserved ticketing system. Mydala partners Viacom 18 for 'Star Trek Beyond Mydala.com has joined forces with Viacom 18 as the media partner for 'Star Trek Beyond', the third installment of the iconic Star Trek Reboot Series. HDFC ERGO enters into bancassurance tie-up with SVC Bank HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company & Shamrao Vithal Cooperative (SVC) Bank have announced their bancassurance agency partnership to provide a range of non-life insurance offerings to the customers of the bank. Startup India States Conference to be held The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) is organizing a day-long conference on Startup India in New Delhi with an aim to give impetus to start up India initiative. Paytm ties up with grocery retailer Heritage Fresh Mobile payment & commerce platform Paytm has entered into a strategic alliance with Hyderabad-based grocery retailer Heritage Fresh as Paytm aims to provide more & more users the convenience & safety of cashless transactions. Dabur acquires South African cosmetic firm Discaria Trading Homegrown FMCG major Dabur has stated that it has acquired South Africa-based Discaria Trading (PTY) Ltd for an undisclosed amount. Coimbatore-based Air Carnival commences operations Low cost airline with pink & white themed Air Carnival has launched its operations with its maiden flight from Coimbatore to Chennai. The airline, which is based in Coimbatore, will focus on short-haul services with ATR72-500 aircraft. The carrier charged Re 1 for the first flight. SoftBank to buy UK chip designer ARM for around $32 billion UK based chip designer firm, ARM Holdings PLC has confirmed

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treatment plants (STP) in Mathura which will provide treated water for industrial use.

Dabur & DRDO unit tie up for high altitude medicinal plants Dabur has tied up with the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO's) unit Defense Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, to promote sustainable cultivation of high-altitude medicinal plants in Ladakh.

India - Japan Social Security Agreement to come into Force from 01st October 2016 The Agreement on Social Security between India & Japan shall come into force with effect from 1st October 2016. With this addition number of Social Security Agreement (SSA) that would become operational would be sixteen.

Terrapin acquires Yatra Online for $218 mn The Indian travel agency Yatra Online which has been founded in 2006 has entered into a merger agreement with a Nasdaq-listed special purpose acquisition firm Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp (TRTL). The transaction values Yatra at an enterprise value of $218 million (Rs 1,458 crore).

AGREEMENTS/MOU SIGNED China's high-speed train maker launches operation in India China CRRC Corporation Ltd., the country's largest high-speed train maker has announced that its first joint venture plant in India in India with USD 63.4 million investment has started operations. The joint venture, named CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation) Pioneer (India) Electric Co Ltd, is housed in Bavo Industrial District of Haryana between New Delhi & Bombay. Indian Railways ink pact with Maharaja Sayajirao University Ministry of Railways has decided to send its officers for acquiring MBA degree to the National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) in Vadodara which has signed an MoU with Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara for award of MBA degree in specific Railway fields to railway probationary officers belonging to Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS), Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) & Indian Railway Store Service (IRSS). Minda forms JV with Chinese firm for auto components Minda Corporation Ltd has formed a joint venture (JV)with China's Shandong Beiqi Hai Hua Automobile Parts Co (SBHAP). The 50:50 joint venture (JV), to be known as Minda China Plastic Solutions Ltd. Odisha inks MoU with WTC for export promotion The Odisha government signed a MoU with the World Trade Centre (WTC) to promote & strengthen export activities. NMCG & IOC sign MoU for industrial use of treated water National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) & Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) sign MoU for industrial use of treated water. This MoU helps in the establishment of sewage

UP Government, Netherlands ink MoU The Uttar Pradesh government has signed a MoU with the Netherlands to set up a skill development center to help farmers. As per the MoU, Netherlands will help Uttar Pradesh Government in solid waste management, urban development & infrastructure & water management. Fifth Generation signs pact with Anna University Fifth Generation Technologies entered into an agreement with Anna University, Chennai, for conducting research to arrive at a useful prediction of the remaining life of critical equipment that are working in high temperature environments. BARC & SCTIMST sign MoU for joint development of Deep Brain Stimulator Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) & Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram agreed to join hands to develop Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS). Rajasthan signs MoU with India Trade & Exhibition Centre Rajasthan government signed a MoU with India Trade & Exhibition Centre (ITEC), Dubai for promotion of skill development, investment & tourism sectors. IRCTC signs MoU with DRDO to get ready-to-eat food straight out of packet IRCTC signed MoU with Defence Food Research Laboratory of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) for Transfer of Technology of Retort Pouch Processed Foods so that ready-to-eat food can be warmed & eaten straight out of the packet. Niti Aayog ties up with US EIA National Institution for Transforming India inked a pact with US Energy Information Administration (EIA) to develop India's energy data agency. NTPC, CSIRO collaborate for research in low emission tech NTPC Limited & Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Or ani ation (CSIRO) si ned a “Letter of Intent” (LOI) for

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launched the 'D-Change' programme which will support education & learning, women's empowerment & rural skills development in the country.

MSTC joins hands with Mahindra INTERTRADE Mahindra Inter-trade, a part of Mahindra Group has entered into a partnership with MSTC, a Government of India enterprise, to set-up country's first integrated auto recycling facility. The facility will have the first-of-its-kind Greenfield auto shredding & recycling capability to dispose of end of live vehicles.

Bilaspur to get its first hydro engineering college A MoU was signed in New Delhi between Himachal Pradesh government, NTPC & NHPC for setting up Hydro Engineering College in the State. This is first of its kind joint venture in the Country.

Telangana signs MoU with ISRO for water resources info system Telangana Irrigation Department has signed a MoU with the Indian Space Research Organisation for setting up a Telangana ater Resources Information System ( RIS) on the ‘Bhuvan’ web portal. It was inked in the presence of Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao & ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar. Shipping Corporation of India Inks MOU amid Growth Plans Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. has signed the MoU with the Ministry of Shipping for the financial year 2016-17. The MoU was signed by Shri Rajive Kumar, IAS, Secretary (Shipping) & Capt. B.B. Sinha, Chairman & Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., at New Delhi. Cabinet approves signing of Air Services Agreement between India & Laos The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of new Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India & Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The agreement is expected to spur greater trade, investment, tourism & cultural exchange between the two countries. L&T-Mitsubishi Hitachi JV bags Rs 3,860 crore order for power project in UP L&T-MHPS Boilers Private Limited (LMB) secured an order of Rs 3,860 crore from Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL). The LMB contract includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection & commissioning of 3 x 660 MW Ghatampur Thermal Power Project in Uttar Pradesh. Bank of Baroda ties up with start-up Fisdom India's leading public sector bank, Bank of Baroda has tied up with a fintech start-up Fisdom for personal wealth management services. Fisdom app helps users make financial investments in an easy & paperless manner. Oracle India Joins SBI To Foster Digital Skills Initiative Global software major, Oracle India has announced a corporate citizenship collaboration with State Bank of India (SBI) &

LIC signs up Axis Bank as bancassurance partner India's largest insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has signed an agreement with private sector lender Axis Bank as its bancassurance partner wherein the bank will distribute LIC's products to its customers. L&T Infotech & GE Digital join hands to develop digital industrial solutions Larsen & Toubro Infotech announced a strategic partnership with GE Digital combining LTI's diverse industrial capabilities with GE's Predix cloud-based operating system for the Industrial Internet. India & Bangladesh agree on anti-terror cooperation India & Bangladesh have agreed to enhance cooperation on antiterror efforts with Dhaka saying that New Delhi will be "side-byside" with it in fighting terrorists. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrish & Director Generals of Border Security Force & Narcotics Control Bureau participated in the talks. Union Cabinet approves Bilateral Investment Treaty between India & Cambodia The Union Cabinet chaired approved Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between India & Cambodia to boost trade & business. The Treaty seeks to promote & protect investments in either country. Vodafone M-Pesa ties up with Punjab power utility Vodafone M-Pesa, a mobile phone-based money transfer service, has tied up with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to enable consumers pay their electricity bills instantly. Vodafone M-Pesa offers customers a cashless, secure platform for electricity bill payments. Thomas Cook India inks pact with Matrimony Bazaar Thomas Cook Ltd. has entered into a partnership with Matrimony Ba aar to tap the ‘romantic leisure travel’ se ment hich is seein an “e ponential” ro th.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM Snapdeal joins hand with BookMyShow Online marketplace Snapdeal has announced its partnership with e-ticketing platform BookMyShow & extended its service offerings. With this partnership, customers can now book tickets for movies on Snapdeal. Federal Bank ties up with Reliance Jio Money Federal Bank signed an agreement with Reliance Jio Money for one-click payment service. Reliance Jio money is a wallet application that will be launched soon for mobile devices where Federal bank will enable a direct payment option for its customers. MoU between India & Tunisia for strengthening bilateral cooperation in ICT & Digital Economy MoU signed between India & Tunisia for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of Information & Communications Technology (ICT) & Digital Economy has been apprised by the Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of PM. Cabinet approves a MoU signed between India & the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development The Union Cabinet given its ex-post-facto approval for a MoU signed between India & the State Secretariat for Education, Research & Innovation of the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development. India & Japan have signed a Social Security Agreement India & Japan have signed a Social Security Agreement (SSA) that will come into force on 1st October 2016. The SSA will benefit Indian & Japanese professionals & skilled workers working in each other’s country & will also boost bilateral business linkages.

COMMITTEES Committee constituted for Desiltation of Ganga The water resources, river development & Ganga rejuvenation ministry has constituted a committee to prepare guidelines for desiltation of river Ganga from Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal). Madhav Chitale appointed as chairman. Kirit Somaiya becomes Parliament committee member BJP's Kirit Somaiya became a member of Parliament's Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest & Recovery of Debt Law & Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill. Committee formed for exploring possible alternatives to Pellet Guns Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh constituted a sevenmember expert committee for exploring possible alternatives to

pellet guns as non-lethal weapons. The committee will be chaired by Joint Secretary (Police Modernisation) TVSN Prasad. Govt to set up committee to review e-commerce rules The government has decided to set up a committee to look into all issues including foreign direct investment norms pertaining to the fast-growing e-commerce industry in the country. The committee will be headed by Mr. Amitabh Kant. CBDT constitutes committee to review media policy Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has constituted a new committee to "review" the existing media policy for communicating the activities of the board & the income tax department to the public. The 9 member committee will be headed by Gopal Mukherjee.

NEW APPOINTMENTS Urjit Patel appointed as next RBI Governor Urjit Patel is the new Reserve Bank of India Governor, the Finance Ministry Arun Jaitley announced. Patel will succeed Raghuram Rajan as the RBI chair once he steps down on September 3, after his term comes to an end.He will be India's 24th RBI Governor. Modi govt appoints new governors for 3 states The Narendra Modi-led BJP government has appointed new governors for Assam, Manipur, Punjab & Lieutenant Governor for Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Najma A. Heptulla has been appointed as Governor of Manipur replacing V. Shanmuganthan. Banwarilal Purohit has been made governor of Assam replacing Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya. Punjab Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki has been replaced by VP. Singh Badnore whereas, Jagdish Mukhi has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Edgar Lungu re-elected as President of Zambia Zambian & atriotic Front’s ( F) residental Candidate Ed ar Lungu has won the re-election in a common voting against his main National development Party Rival. Pratap Bhanu Mehta resigned from NMML Eminent academic Pratap Bhanu Mehta has resigned from the executive council of the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) over his purported disagreement with the recommendation of the search & selection committee regarding the premier institution’s ne t director. Russia's Vladimir Putin dismisses Sergei Ivanov Russian President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly dismissed his

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM close ally & powerful Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov. He was replaced by his deputy Anton Vaino. Cipla names Umang Vohra as MD & Global CEO Indian's multinational pharmaceutical company Cipla Limited has appointed Umang Vohra as the managing director (MD) & global chief executive officer (CEO). Manjula Chellur is new chief justice of Bombay high court The Ministry of Law & Justice has notified the appointment of Justice Manjula Chellur as the next Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. She replaces CJ Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela. Apple rehires Flipboard Co-Founder for Health Software Role Apple Inc has rehired Flipboard Co-founder Evan Doll to work on health-related software after he quit Apple to found the digital news magazine app Flipboard. Microsoft appoints Sriram Rajamani as MD of India Research Lab Microsoft has announced the appointment of Sriram Rajamani as the new Managing Director (MD) of its India Research Lab based in Bengaluru.He replaced Chandu Thekkath. Birender Singh Yadav appointed as next HC to Ghana IFS officer of 1997 batch Birender Singh Yadav currently working as Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the ne t Hi h Commissioner of India to the est frica’s Republic of Ghana. Yadav will succeed K. Jeeva Sagar in Ghana. Bill Maris, the CEO & founder of Google Ventures quits As per some news agency, Bill Maris, the chief executive & founder of Alphabet Inc's venture capital arm GV, is leaving the company. He will be replaced by GV managing partner David Krane. BHEL appoints Akhil Joshi as Director(Power) Bharat Heavy Electricals limited (BHEL) has appointed Akhil Joshi as the Director (Power). Prior to this Joshi, 57, was the Executive director (ED) human resource at BHEL. Saina Nehwal is brand ambassador for ITC's Savlon I C’s leadin health & hy iene brand Savlon has announced the name of ace shuttler- Saina Nehwal as its brand ambassador. Rajeev Krishnan appointed as Managing Director of Max Hypermarkets India Landmark Group has announced the appointment of Rajeev Krishnan as Managing Director of Max Hypermarkets India with effect from 1 August 2016.He succeeds Viney Singh.

Vaas appointed Sri Lanka's coaching consultant Sri Lanka appointed its pace bowler Chaminda Vaas as a coaching consultant. He has been given charge of identifying fast bowling talent around the island. Takehiko Nakao Re-elected For Second Term as ADB President The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors has unanimously re-elected Takehiko Nakao as President of ADB for a further 5 years beginning on 24 November 2016. ACC has approved appointments of four G Ms as Executive Directors in various banks The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved appointments of four GMs as Executive Directors in various banks which include the appointment of Mr. Ashok Kumar Garg as the ED of Bank of Baroda. While Mr. Raj Kamal Verma has been appointed as the ED of Union Bank of India. It has also appointed Gopal Murli Bhagat as ED of Corporation Bank while Himanshu Joshi has also been appointed as ED of Oriental Bank of Commerce. Dinesh Kumar Khara appointed as MD of State Bank of India The Department of Personnel & Training of State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the appointment of Mr. Dinesh Kumar Khara as its Managing Director (MD). Pawan Munjal reappointed as the CMD & CEO of Hero MotoCorp Two-wheeler market leader Hero MotoCorp has reappointed Pawan Munjal as its chairman, managing director, & chief executive for a period of five years. The company has also appointed Neerja Sharma as the Company Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. K M Hanumantharayappa New Chairman of Central Silk Board assumes charge K M Hanumantharayappa has assumed charge as new Chairman of Central Silk Board, Union Ministry of Textiles, for a period of three years. He is the 25th Chairman of the Central Silk Board. Sitaraman Shankar appointed as the Managing Editor of Network18 Network18 has appointed Mr. Sitaraman Shankar as Managing Editor for Special Projects. He will work across all digital & TV news properties. Former RBI Deputy Governor Anand Sinha joins IDFC Bank board IDFC Bank, the newest lender in the country, has appointed former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Anand Sinha

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM to the bank's board. Vijay Rupani takes oath as the CM of Gujarat Vijay Rupani, the newly elected leader of Gujarat BJP, was sworn in as the 16th CM of Gujarat in a ceremony that was attended by BJP heavyweights Arun Jaitley, Amit Shah & LK Advani. While Nitin Patel was also sworn-in as the Deputy CM of the state. CSS Corp appoints Manish Tandon as its new CEO CSS Corp, a global Technology Support company, has appointed Manish Tandon as its new Chief Executive Officer of the company. He will take over from "Tiger" TG Ramesh. Mercedes-Benz India appoints Michael Jopp at top marketing post German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India Limited (MBIL) has announced the appointment of Michael Jopp as vicepresident (sales & marketing). He succeeds Boris Fitz.

been elected as the new chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) thletes’ Commission replacin the out oin Claudia Bokel. BCCI appoints Katju to head legal panel to help implement Lodha report The BCCI has appointed former SC judge Markandey Katju as the head of a 4-member legal panel to help it understand the implications of the Justice Lodha Committee reforms. This panel will be a single point interface for the BCCI to interact with the Justice Lodha Committee. Anant Maheshwari named as President of Microsoft India Software major company Microsoft has named Anant Maheshwari as the next President of Microsoft India. He will succeed Bhaskar Pramanik, who retires in March 2017.

Vinod Rai steps down from IDFC Bank’s board Former CAG of India Vinod Rai has stepped down from private sector lender I FC Ban ’s board. However, he will continue to be the non-executive independent chairman of IDFC Ltd.

Indian-American Named New York's Chief Digital Officer An Indian-American digital media expert Sreenivasan has been named by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio as the city's new Chief Digital Officer to focus on promoting access to local government through technology & support its tech ecosystem.

Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi has named Youssef Chahed as the new PM Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi has named Youssef Chahed as the new PM after parliament ousted Habib Essid in a vote of no-confidence.

Deepak Iyer appointed as Managing Director of Mondelez India Confectionery major Mondelez International has appointed former Bharti Axa General Insurance Company CEO & MD Deepak Iyer as Managing Director of its India operation. He succeeds Chandramouli Venkatesan.

D K Gayen new GM of East Central Railway D K Gayen has assumed charge of new General Manager of East Central Railway (ECR) with headquarters at Hajipur in Bihar.

Bhaskar Khulbe appointed as Secretary to PM Bhaskar Khulbe, a Senior IAS officer of 1983 batch of West Bengal cadre has been appointed as Secretary to PM Narendra Modi. He was Additional Secretary in PM's Office.

Sudhanshu Mani appointed as new GM for ICF Sudhanshu Mani has been appointed as General Manager, Integral Coach Factory. Prior to this, he was Chief Mechanical Engineer, Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka Bengaluru. Pushpa Kamal Dahal elected as new PM of Nepal Nepal's parliament elected former Maoist rebel chief Prachanda as PM after predecessor KP Oli resigned rather than face defeat in a vote of no confidence. Kerala cabinet appoints Achuthanandan head of administrative reforms panel The Kerala cabinet has decided to appoint veteran CPI-M leader V.S Achuthanandan as the chairman of the Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission with cabinet rank. Angela Ruggiero appointed IOC’s Athletes’ Commission chair American Ice hockey Olympic champion Angela Ruggiero has

Air Marshal Neelakantan takes charge of Southern Air command Air Marshal S Neelakantan assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Air Command. The traditional Guard of Honour was presented to him by the 'Air Warriors.' Dilip Rath assumes additional charge as NDDB chairman Dilip Rath, took over as the chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), after the department of personnel & training (DoPT), Government of India gave him the additional charge of the post. Anandiben Patel resigns as Gujarat CM Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel submitted her resignation. The resignation comes in the wake of extensive Patidar & Dalit protests in the state.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM Justice DB Bhosale sworn-in as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale has sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. His oath of the office was administered by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik. Yuriko Koike Elected Governor of Tokyo, First Woman in Post Former environment minister Yuriko Koike of the Liberal Democratic Party was elected Tokyo governor, winning a landslide victory to become the first capital’s female leader. Rani Nair set to be new CBDT Chairperson Senior IRS officer Rani Singh Nair is set to be appointed as the new Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairperson with incumbent Atulesh Jindal retiring. Aruna Sundarajan made new Secretary of ministry of IT The newly formed ministry of electronics & IT (MEIT) has got a new Secretary. Kerala cadre IAS officer Aruna Sundarajan has been appointed Secretary of the ministry. Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari sworn in as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court by Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind at a function in Raj Bhawan. BCCI chief Anurag Thakur joins Territorial Army as Lieutenant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Himachal Pradesh & Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur was commissioned into the Territorial Army as a Lieutenant by the Chief of Army Staff General Dalbir S Suhag. Intex Ropes in Madhuri Dixit as Its Brand Ambassador Intex Technologies has announced cinestar Madhuri Dixit as Brand Ambassador for its new range of consumer durable products. Shambhu Singh Yadav appointed as Deputy Lokayukta of UP Shambhu Singh Yadav, a retired IAS officer & secretary to Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav was appointed as the Deputy Lokayukta of the state. Railway Board Chairman, AK Mital, gets 2-year extension The current Chairman of the Railway Board, AK Mital, has got an extension to continue for 2 more years. Also, the Railway Board's Advisor, Finance, P.V. Vaidialingam, has been given additional charge as Managing Director, Indian Railway Finanace Corporation Ltd. (IRFC).

First woman head of aviation regulator moves out The first woman chief of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) M Sathiyavathy was named as new Union Labour Secretary. CK Mishra Appointed New Health Secretary CK Mishra, a 1983 batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre, has been appointed the new Health Secretary. Mr Mishra will replace BP Sharma. T Nanda Kumar resigns as NDDB chairman T Nanda Kumar has resigned as chairman of Gujarat-based National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). European Commission appoints chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, a former French government minister & exEuropean Commission vice-president has been appointed as Chief Negotiator by the European Commission to negotiate with Britain over Brexit. Sunil Kant Munjal to Step Down as joint MD from Hero Moto Corp Sunil Kant Munjal, joint managing director at Hero MotoCorp & Chairman of Hero Corporate Services will step down from his position ne t month on u ust 6 2 6 to ‘pursue ne business interests’. Sharad Pawar to step down as MCA chief Veteran politician Sharad Govindrao Pawar to step down from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president within six months. After he does not qualify on the Recommendations made by the Lodha committee. Tetsuya Tekano resigns as Ricoh India chairman Tetsuya Tekano has resigned as director/chairman of Ricoh India with effect from July 25, 2016. The company has appointed Ian Peter Winham as its Director/Chairman with immediate effect. Dr. Buddha Rashmi Mani appointed as Director General of National Museum The Central government has appointed Dr Buddha Rashmi Mani as the Director General of the National Museum for three years or till attaining the age of 70 years. He is an ex-Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). ITC appoints Sanjiv Puri as COO Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) major ITC has announced the appointment of Sanjiv Puri as its chief operating officer (COO), thereby, making clear his elevation as successor to chairman YC Deveshwar.

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Ericsson CEO Vestberg steps down Swedish mobile telecoms maker Ericsson's Chief Executive Officer Hans Vestberg resigned with immediate effect. Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resigns Nepal's 38th PM Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has resigned post the no-confidence motion against him in the Parliament. Oli, faced a no-trust motion after the Maoists withdrew support from the coalition government. NSE revamps board appoints three new public directors The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has revamped its board, appointing three new public interest directors including chairman of Manipal Global Education Services & Infosys' former director Mohandas Pai, former secretary at the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Naved Masood & KPMG India's former deputy chief executive Dinesh Kanabaron the NSE's board as public interest directors. Ganesh Singh appointed as Head of JPC for Land Acquisition Bill Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has reformed the Joint Parliamentry Committe(JPC) for Land Acquistion Bill & appointed Ganesh Singh as the Chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Land Acquisition Bill. He replaced S S Ahluwalia. Dr. Sanjiv Misra appointed as AD & NE (part time) Chairman at Axis Bank Mumbai-headquartered, Axis Bank has stated that the Reserve Bank of India has granted approval for appointment of Sanjiv Misra as Additional Director & the Non-Executive (Part-Time) Chairman of the bank for a period of three. Govt appoints Ajay Bhushan Pandey UIDAI CEO Central Government has promoted director general & mission director of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Ajay Bhushan Pandey as its chief executive officer (CEO). "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved appointment of A B Pandey. Fox News Chief Roger Ailes resigns Roger Ailes, the long-time boss of Fox News has resigned. He was replaced by Rupert Murdoch, head of parent company 21st Century Fox & founder of the empire that includes Fox. Sarvita Sethi appointed Coca-Cola VP-Finance for India & South West Asia Beverages major Coca-Cola has appointed Sarvita Sethi as the new Vice-President-Finance for India & South West Asia. Sethi takes over from Sanjeev Kumar.

Russian PM suspends sports minister Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev has suspended Deputy Sports Minister Yury Nagornykh, who was named in a report on the doping of Russian athletes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The investigation led by Canadian sports lawyer Richard McLaren. Steve Elworthy appointed as the Managing Director of 2019 World Cup The International Cricket Council (ICC) & the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) jointly announced that Steve Elworthy had been appointed as Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup, which will be held in England & Wales in 2019. Western Union appoints Sohini Rajola as new Vice-President International remittance company Western Union appointed Sohini Rajola as Regional Vice President, India & South Asia. Rajola will be responsible for managing & developing the Western Union business across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives & Bhutan. Sidhu resigns as Rajya Sabha MP Navjot Singh Sidhu, former Indian cricketer & Member of Parliament has resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat on the first day of the Monsoon Session. Sidhu’s resi nation as accepted with immediate effect by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari. World Bank Group appoints Paul Romer as Chief Economist World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has appointed Paul Romer as World Bank Chief Economist with effect from September 2016. Romer is a widely respected economist & a successful entrepreneur. Turnbull sworn in as Australia’s PM Malcolm urnbull as s orn in for another term as ustralia’s PM,after a narrow election victory with budget repair & a public vote on same sex marriage among his top priorities. Odisha-born bureaucrat appointed chairman of AAI An Odisha-born bureaucrat has been appointed the chairman of Airports Authority of India (AAI). Guruprasad Mohapatra, a 1986 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer. Mohamed Asim, new Foreign Minister of Maldives Senior diplomat Mohamed sim till recently Maldives’ Hi h Commissioner to Bangladesh, has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi appointed CBSE Chairman The government has appointed a 1987- batch IAS officer Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for a 5 year term.

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OBITUARIES Malayalam screenwriter TA Razaq passes away Malayalam filmmaker-scriptwriter TA Razaq passed away in Kochi. He was 58. Razaq was undergoing treatment related to liver-related ailment at a private hospital, where he breathed his last. Garry Marshall, 'Pretty Woman' director, dies at 81 Famed director & producer Garry Marshall has died. He was 81 years old. He created some of the most popular 1970's TV shows including "Mork & Mindy" & "Happy Days". Famous Lyricist Na Muthukumar passed away Na Muthukumar passed away in Chennai at the age of 41 years. He was suffering from jaundice for the past few days. He won two national awards for the songs Ananda Yazhai Meetukiral in Thanga Meengal & Azhage Azhage in Saivam. Former minister S.P. Sarguna Pandian passed away Former DMK Minister S.P Sarguna Pandian, who began her political career as a platform speaker, died. She was 75 years old. Akshardham founder Pramukh Swami passes away Pramukh Swami, the 95-year-old founder of Akshardham temples & a saint of the Swaminarayan sect, passed away after prolonged illness at the Sarangpur temple. Former Chief Secretary Sudhanshu Mishra passes away Former Odisha chief secretary Sudhanshu Bhusan Mishra has passed away in Bhubaneswar. He was suffering from cancer. Mishra was 76 years old. Veteran Tamil writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam has passed away Veteran film producer, script, lyricist & screenplay writer of Tamil cinema Mr. Panchu Arunachalam has passed away following brief illness. He was 75 years old. He introduced Ilayaraja as music director in his film. Noted Sorghum expert NGP Rao passed away Noted agricultural scientist Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao has passed away in Hyderabad following a brief illness. He was 89 years old. Yoga guru TKV Desikachar has passed away Renowned Yoga Guru T.K.V. Desikachar has passed away following a brief illness in Chennai. He was 78 years old. The son of . rishnamacharya popularly ac no led ed as the ‘father of

modern yo a’. Former Arunachal Pradesh CM Kalikho Pul has passed away Former Arunachal Pradesh CM & Congress rebel Kalikho Pul was found dead at his residence in Itanagar. He was 46 years old. He allegedly hanged himself. Assamese Litterateur Mahim Bora passed away Eminent Assamese litterateur Mahim Bora has passed away due to old age problems. He was 92 years old. He was a Padma Shri (2011) & Sahitya Akademi winner. Former Ferrari driver Chris Amon dies aged 73 Former Ferrari driver Chris Amon, often described as one of the best in Formula One never to have won a race has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 73 years old. Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail has passed away Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian-American chemist Ahmed Zewail, a science & technology advisor to President Barack Obama & the first U.S. science envoy to the Middle East, has passed away in the United States. He was 70 years old. Indian-American Professor Emeritus Braj B Kachru passes away Noted Indian-American Professor Emeritus of Linguistics Braj B Kachru has passed away in Urbana. He was 84 years old. He was a Jubilee Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. James Alan McPherson Passed Away Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Alan McPherson has passed away at 72. His anthology Elbow Room won the Pulitzer for fiction in 1978. Rajjat Barjatya, MD & CEO of Rajshri Productions, passed away MD & CEO of Rajshri Media, Rajjat Barjatya has passed away in Mumbai after losing a battle to cancer. He was the cousin of film maker of Sooraj Barjatya. Barjatya had been fighting with cancer since the last three months & as per sources. Mahasweta Devi, eminent writer & social activist, dies Eminent litterateur & social activist Mahasweta Devi has passed away. The Jnanpith, Padma Vibhushan & Magsaysay awardee died at a Kolkata hospital following prolonged illness. She was 90. Former diplomat Arundhati Ghose passes away Veteran diplomat Arundhati Ghose, who led the Indian delegation at the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) negotiations in Geneva in 1996, passed away here early aged 76.

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Legendary modern artist S H Raza has passed away Legendary modern Indian artist Syed Haider Raza has passed away in New Delhi following a prolonged illness.He was 94 years old. He was suffering from old-age related ailments. Former French cyclist Dominique Arnaud passes away Former French cyclist Dominique Arnaud has passed away in Dax, Aquitaine, France due to cancer. He was 60 years old. Oldest litigant of Ayodhya dispute Mohammad Hashim Ansari passes away The oldest litigant of Babri Mosque Ram Janmbhumi dispute of Ayodhya, Mohammad Hashim Ansari has passed away. The 96 year old Ansari, who was ailing for sometime due to heartrelated ailments, breathed his last at his house in Ayodhya. Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid passes away Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid has passed away in Gurgaon due to multiple organ failure. He was 56 years old. He was a member of the V Baskaran-led Indian team that won a Gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Legendary singer Mubarak Begum Shaikh passes away Legendary singer & ghazal maestro Mubarak Begum Shaikh has passed away at her residence in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. She was 80 years old. India's Olympic Silver Medalist Joe Antic passed away Hockey Olympian Joe Antic has passed away in Mumbai. He was 90 years old. He represented the country in the Rome Games where Pakistan won the final between the arch-foes 1-0.

AWARDS AP announces Rs 3 cr cash award, Group I cadre job for Sindhu The Andhra Pradesh (AP) Cabinet has decided to felicitate the Olympic badminton star PV Sindhu with Rs. 3 crore reward in cash, a 1,000 sq yard site in the new capital city of Amaravati & a Group I cadre job in the State. BEL head bags top award SK Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), has been awarded as the Most Enterprising CEO in Electronics Sector by the Indo Global Business Council (IGBC). Hindi author Sunita Jain conferred Vyas Samman award Hindi scholar & writer Sunita Jain was awarded the prestigious 25th Vyas Samman 2015 for her poetry collection "Kshama". West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi conferred the award on the scholar.

Telangana gets highest gallantry medals in country Telangana State has received the highest number of gallantry medals for police personnel in the country on the eve of Independence Day. It was the only State unit to secure the resident’s police medal for allantry ( MG). UP announces Rani Laxmi Bai award for Sakshi Malik The Uttar Pradesh government will honour Sakshi Malik, the first woman Indian wrestler to win a medal in Olympics, with the coveted Rani Laxmi Bai award. This was announced by CM Akhilesh Yadav. Havildar Hangpan Dada honoured with Ashok Chakra posthumously Havildar Hangpan Dada was honoured posthumously, with the government announcing the highest award Ashok Chakra to an army man during peace-time operations on the eve of the Independence Day. A.R. Rahman honoured with Tamil Ratna Award Oscar-winning musician, A.R. Rahman has been honoured by the America Tamil Sangam with its Tamil Ratna Award. Rahman was bestowed with the honour after his concert at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) chamber. CLRI scientist bags A P J Abdul Kalam award Central Leather Research Institute's (CLRI) Principal Scientist P Shanmugam has bagged the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award for meritorious services in the Higher Education Department of Tamil Nadu. Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sonam Kapoor win top awards at IFF Melbourne Bollywood star actors Sonam Kapoor & Nawazuddin Siddiqui bagged the best actress & best actor awards at theIndian Film Festival (IFF) of Melbourne 2016. The theme for this year 2016 is ‘ omen Empo erment’. Award winners are:  Best Actor (Male) – Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Raman Raghav  Best Actor (Female) – Sonam Kapoor for Neerja  Best Film Award – Kapoor & Sons  Best Indie Film – Thithi  Best Director – Shakun Batra  Indian Film Festival Excellence in Cinema Award(lifetime achievement award) – Rishi Kapoor. IISc bags maximum number of INSA Medals for Young Scientists Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has bagged the 5 Medals for Young Scientists award 2016. It was awarded by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA). The winners from IISc this

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Sharmila Tagore, Shekhar Kapur get Icon Award in London Indian actress Sharmila Tagore & director Shekhar Kapur were honoured with the Icon Awards at Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival.

Anita Gopalan wins 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants Translator & artist Anita Gopalan has awarded with the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants for her English translation of Hindi novel Simsim by Geet Chaturvedi. Gopalan is the second Indian translator to be selected for the grant.

Madeira airport to be named after Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo will soon have an airport named after him in his native island of Madeira. The announcement was made by Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Regional Govt of Madeira.

Syed Nayeemuddin conferred Mohun Bagan Ratna he Mohun Ba an FC has conferred club’s hi hest decoration Mohun Bagan Ratna (jewel) on legendary Indian Footballer Syed Nayeemuddin. With this, he became the 16th recipient of the prestigious award.

Turkish musician Kudsi Erguner named UNESCO Artist for Peace The United Nations cultural agency has appointed musician Kudsi Erguner as an Artist for Peace in recognition of his efforts to promote the universal values of music & for his contribution to the protection of musical heritage support.

Kerala Tourism bags six National Tourism awards Kerala Tourism has bagged six National Tourism awards for 2014-15 in the marketing category for states. Three out of the six awards for states in the Tourism Promotion & Publishing cate ory includin the one for ‘Most Innovative use of Information echnolo y’ – social media/mobile app.

A.R. Rahman to pay tribute to late singer M.S. Subbulakshmi at UN General Assembly Oscar-winning Indian musician & singer A.R. Rahman will perform at United Nations General assembly hall in New York to pay homage to le endary sin er M.S. Subbula shmi on nation’s 70th Independence Day.

AAAI confers Lifetime Achievement Award on adman Srinivasan Swamy The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) announced the recipient of this year’s I Lifetime chievement ard as Srinivasan K Swamy popularly known as Sundar Swamy. This Award is the highest honour to be given to an individual in India for his/her outstanding contribution to the Advertising Industry.

Tamilnadu CM gives cash awards to five sportspersons Five sportspersons from Tamil Nadu, including a differentlyabled woman Jenitha Anto who had won honours in international contests, have been given cash awards by Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa. The other receiver of the cash awards are- C Ajith Kumar, R Naveen, L Samayasri, & S Priyadarshini. Shubha Mudgal to get Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award Singer Shubha Mudgal named as the receiver of the 23rd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. She will be bestowed with this award for her outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace, & goodwill. Four new writers get Jananpith 'Navlekhan' award Four new writers have got the Bharatiya Jnanpith's 11th Navlekhan award for the year 2015 in a ceremony held in New Delhi. Out of these four, three are from Rajasthan. Amlendu Tiwari & Balram Kawant were awarded for their novels 'Parityakt', & 'Sara Morila,' while Om Naagar & Tasneem Khan were awarded for their non-fictions 'Nib Ke Chire Se' & 'Yeh

East Bengal to honour Milkha Singh with Bharat Gaurav award Kolkata's football giants club East Bengal has announced that this year’s Bharat Gaurav a ard (Pride of India) will be conferred on legendary athlete Milkha Singh. Muttiah Muralitharan to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame Muttiah Muralitharan along with Karen Rolton, Arthur Morris & George Lohmann will be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. The legendary offspinner is set to become the first Sri Lankan player to be inducted. Goutam Ghose, Bappi Lahiri conferred Bengal's 'Mahanayak Award' Renowned Music Director & singer Bapi Lahiri & Criticallyacclaimed filmmaker Goutam Ghose have been honoured with 'Mahanayak award' by the West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee. The award has been conferred to them on the occasion of 36th death anniversary (24th July) of Uttam Kumar.

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Strategic Forces Command exempted from RTI ambit The Strategic Forces Command, which forms part of the National Command Authority (NCA), has been added to the Second Schedule of the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005, which exempts security & intelligence establishments from its purview.

Global Innovation Index: India moves up to 66th rank this year India climbed 15 spots, from 81 last year, to 66 in the Global Innovation Index (GII) & maintained the top spot in the Central & South Asia regions, according to the rankings released by Cornell University, INSEAD & the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Switzerland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America & Finland have been placed ahead of Singapore as the top 5 in the index.

China, Russia to hold joint naval exercises in SCS China & Russia will hold routine joint naval exercises in the South China Sea in September this year. This is being done after when recently court in the Hague ruled stated that China does not have historic rights to the SCS. But China rejected the ruling & refused to participate in the case. 3-day meeting between BSF & Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) begins in Agartala A three-day meeting between Border Security Force (BSF) & Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held in Agartala to sort out problems along the border. The meeting is a 21-member BGB delegation, led by Brig Gen Mohammad Habibul Karim, arrived in Agartala through Akhaura Check post. Navy puts its might in massive search on for missing IAF plane Eastern Naval Command (ENC) has deployed two P8i Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft with advanced electro-optics & radars, two Dornier aircraft & twelve ships with integral helicopters to join the search operations initiated to locate the Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft reported missing approx 300 km due East of Chennai. Indian Naval Ships visit Port Kelang, Malaysia Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shakti & Kirch have arrived at Port Kelang on a four day visit, as part of deployment of the Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea & Western Pacific. The INS Sahyadri is commanded by Captain K S Rajkumar, INS Shakti is commanded by Captain Gagan Kaushal & INS Kirch is commanded by Commander Sharad Sinsunwal. DRDO successfully tests Advanced Artillery Gun System India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved yet another technological breakthrough by successfully conducting the proof firing of Armament system for 155 mm x 52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) during the technical trials conducted recently at Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE), Balasore, Odisha.

India ranks 39th in Asia Pacific on fixed broadband India ranks a low 39th in terms of fixed broadband adoption among Asia-Pacific countries, according to a study by the United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific (ESCAP). Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, Macao, Australia & Singapore topped the list of 53 countries covered in the report. Cipla, Godrej recognized in Fortune ‘Change the World’ list India’s pharmaceutical iant Cipla Ltd & consumer goods conglomerate Godrej have been recognized by Fortune magazine in a list of global firms changing the world for the good & having a positive social impact through their activities. Cipla is ranked 46th in the list of 50 followed by Godrej on the 48th spot, the only Indian companies in the list. The list has been topped by British pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline. 7 Indian companies among top 200 carbon clean firms 7 Indian companies have made it to a carbon-clean list of 200 largest companies worldwide ranked by their total clean-energy revenues. The list is topped by Japan's Toyota Motor followed by Germany's Siemens AG. Suzlon Energy ranked 68, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd ranked at 106, Tata Chemicals ranked at 114 & other companies are in the list. Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar in Forbes list of 100 richest tech tycoons Wipro Chairman Azim Premji & HCL co-founder Shiv Nadar are the only two billionaires from India in Forbes' list of the world's 100 richest people in technology. While the '100 Richest Tech Billionaires In The World 2016' list has been topped by Microsoft founder Bill Gates with an estimated fortune of USD 78 billion. Premji ranks 13th on the list & Nadar comes in on the 17th spot. 'India At Top Of Wikipedia's Priorities' India is expected to remain the “number one most strate ic re ion” in the lobal plans of the i ipedia accordin to a top official of the free Internet encyclopaedia that allows its users to edit most of its content. India became the largest, most popular

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NASA selects six companies to develop prototypes NASA has selected six US companies to help advance the Journey to Mars by developing ground prototypes & concepts for deep space habitats. The selected companies are Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas; Boeing of Pasadena, Texas; Lockheed Martin of Denver; Orbital ATK of Dulles, Virginia; Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems of Louisville Colorado; & NanoRacks of Webster, Texas. Great Red Spot storm heating Jupiter's atmosphere: Study stronomers in a ne study claimed that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm three times bigger than Earth, is hundreds of degrees hotter than anywhere else on the planet. GRS, the largest storm in the solar system, was detected using an infrared telescope at Ha aii’s Mauna ea Observatory. NASA images show new worlds discovered beyond Neptune Scientists have discovered two small 'worlds' far outside the orbit of Neptune. The new objects are located beyond the Kuiper Belt, which is a region of small icy objects just beyond Neptune, of which Pluto is a member. India to launch satellite jointly developed with US in 2021 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) & S ’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are jointly working on the development of a Dual Frequency (L&S band) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imaging Satellite named as NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR). The project is slated to be completed & launched by 2021. SpaceX cargo ship arrives at International space station SpaceX’s unmanned ra on car o ship arrived at the International Space Station, carrying nearly 2.5 tons of gear & supplies for the astronauts living in orbit. Researchers develop stretchable, wearable touch-screens Researchers from Seoul National University in South Korea have developed a wearable touch screen panel that is highly stretchable & can be used to write words & play electronic games.

NASA Picks 6 Companies to Design Deep-Space Habitats The American space agency, National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) has selected 6 United States (US) companies to help develop prototypes & concepts of deep space habitats for future manned missions to Mars, which NASA aims to do by the end of the 2030s. The selected companies are Bigelow Aerospace, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK, Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems & NanoRacks. ISRO to launch two new meteorological satellites next month The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman A S Kiran Kumar has stated that ISRO will launch two new meteorological satellites next month. These satellites would further improve weather forecast in the country & with the help of this weather changes that were observed every half an hour earlier would now improve to every 15 minutes observation. South India's first Doppler weather radar inaugurated ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar has inaugurated a 'C Band Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar' at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram. It is first of its kind in South India. China successfully launches first satellite for mobile telecommunication China has successfully launched the first satellite for mobile telecommunication. The Tiantong-01 satellite was launched at southwestern China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center, with the Long March-3B carrier rocket. It is the first satellite of China's home-made satellite mobile telecom system & a key part of the country's space information infrastructure. CSIR develops ‘Nutrice cream’ to benefit brain development The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) constituent Laboratory, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) Mysuru, in association with Oleome Biosolutions, Bengaluru & Dairy Classic Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd. developed ‘ utrice’. Virgin Galactic gets its spaceship license he U.S. Federal viation dministration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST) awarded Virgin Galactic an operatin license for ‘SpaceShip o’ hich ill ta e passen ers for a tour in the outer space. Facebook's solar-powered internet plane takes flight Facebook has announced the first successful test flight of a highaltitude solar plane to bring internet access to remote parts of the world. The Aquila drone has the wingspan of an airliner but weighs less than a car. When cruising it consumes just 5,000 watts – the same as three hairdryers or a powerful microwave.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Controversial National Security Act launched The National Security Council Act 2016 came into force in Malaysia. The legislation gives the government power to declare virtual martial law in areas deemed to be under "security threat". China to carry out first human gene editing trial for lung cancer A group of Chinese scientists ill be performin the orld’s first genetic editing trial on humans in August 2016. The trial will be done in an attempt to find a cure for lung cancer. A team led by r. Lu You at Sichuan University’s est China Hospital in Chengdu received approval to carry out the trial. Typhoon Nida makes landfall in China’s Dapeng Peninsula yphoon ida made its landfall near apen eninsula in China’s Guangdong province. Nida that carried gale-force & heavy rain lashed the Chinese city Hong Kong that is located about 42 kilometers from the Dapeng Peninsula. Islamic State group announces new Boko Haram leader Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic extremists have a new leader who is threatening to bomb churches & kill Christians while ending attacks on mosques & markets used by ordinary Muslims. Abu Musab al-Barnawi the new "Wali," or governor said Boko Haram will end attacks on mosques & markets. China shuts down online news operations China has shut down several portals including Sina, Sohu, Netease & iFeng. The move comes after Beijing's internet control department 'harshly criticised' their 'huge amount of activities violating the law & regulations'. US declares state of emergency in Puerto Rico over Zika epidemic The US government has declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico as a result of a Zika epidemic. The declaration allows the US Department of Health & Human Services to award grants,

access emergency funds & temporarily appoint personnel where needed, among other things. Sri Lanka & China sign tripartite agreement to construct Financial City Center in Colombo Sri Lanka & China have finally signed a tripartite agreement to proceed with the construction of a Financial City Center in capital Colombo. However, Sri Lanka's Urban Development Authority signed the agreement for the development of Colombo International Financial City (CIFC) formerly known as the Colombo Port City. Google fined $6.8 million by Russian antitrust body Google has been fined 438 million rubles ($6.75 million) by the Russian antitrust authority for abusing its market position follo in a complaint by Yande Russia’s bi est search en ine. Google has been found guilty of forcing Android smartphone makers to install its search engine on their devices, which has been seen to breach “protectin competition” la s. China launches satellite to get accurate images of earth China has launched a new high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging satellite Gaofen-3 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi Province. The Satellite will provide accurate pictures of earth with an ability to photograph detailed scenarios of its specific areas. It was the 233rd flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket. First-ever 'Pizza ATM' opens in US Pizza lovers in the US can now relish their favourite cheesy delicacy by using the first-ever 'Pizza ATM' in the country installed at a university campus. The pizza vending machine on the campus of Xavier University (XU) in Ohiocan hold seventy 12-inch pizzas & dispense them fresh & hot in just three minutes. Sushma Swaraj to address the UNGA on Sept 26 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will address the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26 in New York. PM Narendra Modi will not attend the UNGA session for the first time in three years. Taxis in Dubai to promote Kerala Tourism Kerala Tourism has rolled out a promotional campaign in Dubai targeting Arab travellers & showcasing the state's backwaters & waterfalls on taxis plying in the bustling metropolis, with the onset of the outbound tourism season in the Middle East. Kathakali dance troupe in Egypt for first time A nine-member Kathakali dance troupe has performed first time

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China unveils world's largest amphibious aircraft China has unveiled AG600, the world's largest aircraft which can land on both water & land & used to fight forest fires & perform marine rescues. The aircraft is around the size of a Boeing 737 far larger than any other amphibious plane. It has a maximum flight range of 4,500 km. WB CM Mamata Banerjee to visit Italy, Germany for foreign funds West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will go on a four-day visit to Italy & Germany in September to attract foreign investment in the state. However, the CM is already scheduled to attend the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa in Vatican City where the late Nobel laureate will be declared a saint on September 4. FICCI calls for FTAs with EU & UK The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has called for restarting negotiations for India's Free Trade Agreements with United Kingdom (UK) & European Union (EU).

SUMMITS, FESTIVALS & Other Events India to host international summit on tobacco-control India is going to host a crucial global summit in November to eliminate the illicit trade of tobacco products. The summit is scheduled from November 7-12 at the Indian Exposition Mart in Noida. WEF India Economic Summit in Delhi on October 6-7 The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, will host its annual India Economic Summit on October 6-7 in New Delhi. This year's meet will be convened under the theme, 'Fostering an Inclusive India through Digital Transformation'. Two-day meeting of BRICS women Parliamentarian's forum to begin in Jaipur The two-day meeting of the BRICS Women's Parliamentarian Forum held in which 42 delegates from member countries will participate. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the meeting which will have different plenary sessions. Week-long Bharat Parv held As part of the Independence Day celebrations, the Union ourism Ministry led by r. Mahesh Sharma is or anisin “Bharat arv” in the north & south lawns of Rajpath between Man Singh Road & Janpath to create a festive mood & kindle patriotism among people. In the festival, the Tourism Ministry has selected Karnataka as theme state.

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245 theatres of several groups at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex in Kolkatas satellite town Salt Lake. Policy planning dialogue meeting of BRICS held in Patna BRICS policy planning dialogue meeting held in Patna. Delegates of BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa participated in this meeting. This year's theme of dialogue is Building responsive, Inclusive & collective solutions. Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival 2016 begins in Guwahati The fourth edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival has commenced in Guwahati, Assam. The festival pays homage to the rich culture of northeast India & is dedicated to the film fraternity of the region. Delhi hosts 'Made in Afghanistan' conference A conference titled 'Made in Afghanistan' was recently held in Delhi to promote Afghan products & boost trade relations between both nations. 'Made in Afghanistan: Harnessing the Economic Potential' was the theme. Odisha to organise ‘Invest Odisha’ meet in Bengaluru he Odisha overnment ill or ani e an ‘Invest Odisha’ meet in Bengaluru to attract investment in IT, electronics & biotechnology sector.

BOOKS & AUTHORS Paul releases book on U'khand's development journey Uttarakhand Governor K K Paul has released a book narrating the state's journey since its creation 15 years ago. Uttarakhand: Fifteen Years of Development, edited by former chief secretary R S Tolia, takes stock of the state's achievements & shortcomings in the area of development since 2000. Harry Potter & the Cursed Child book launched The book based on the script of the play 'Harry Potter & the Cursed Child launched lobally. his is J Ro lin ’s ei hth Harry Potter story written along with Jack Thorne & John Tiffany. Book on RD Burman released A book titled R D Burmania: Panchamemoirs authored by Chaitanya Padukone was released. The book throws light on the legendary musician Rahul Dev Burman, whose cabaret tunes still reverberate at pubs & discotheques. India Rising: Fresh Hope, New Fears released A book titled India Rising: Fresh Hope, New Fears by Ravi Velloor chronicles India's journey in the decade before PM Narendra Modi's rise.

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IMPORTANT DAYS International Youth Day celebrated The International Youth Day was celebrated across the world on 12 August 2016. The theme of the 2016 International Youth Day is - The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty & Achieving Sustainable Consumption & Production. World Bio-Fuel Day observed on 10 August The World Bio-Fuel Day was observed across the world on 10 August 2016. The day is observed every year with an aim to create awareness about non fossil-fuels (Green Fuels). International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was observed on 9 August 2016 with theme Indigenous Peoples' Right to Education. 2nd National Handloom Day observed 2nd National Handloom Day was observed across txhe country on 7 August 2016 with the main function being held at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. On this occasion, Sant Kabir Awards & National Handloom Awards were presented. World Breastfeeding Week 2016 observed The 2016 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is being observed across the world. The week is held every year from 1 to 7 August. The theme for the 2016 World Breastfeeding Week is Breastfeeding: A key to Sustainable Development. International Day of Friendship 2016 observed The International Day of Friendship was on 30 July 2016 observed across the world. The Day is aimed at supporting the goals & objectives of the Declaration & Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace & the International Decade for a Culture of Peace & Non-Violence for the Children of the World (20012010). United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2016 observed The United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2016 was observed across the world on 30 July 2016. The day aims at raising awareness of the plight of human trafficking victims, & promoting & protecting their rights. International Tiger Day observed International Tiger Day was observed on 29 July 2016. The day is held annually on 29th July to give worldwide attention to the reservation of tigers.

World Hepatitis Day 2016 observed with theme Elimination World Hepatitis DayWorld Hepatitis Day 2016 was observed across the world on 28 July 2016 with the theme Elimination.

SPORTS NEWS Usain Bolt wins 200m to complete hat-trick Usain Bolt has won the 200 metres final to add to his 100m title at the Rio Olympics 2016. Bolt eased to victory in the 200m final in 19.78 seconds. P V Sindhu wins silver in women's singles badminton India's Badminton star P V Sindhu has won a silver medal in women's singles badminton event at Rio Olympics, 2016. She is the 1st Indian female & first ever Indian shuttler to win an Olympic silver. Earlier, wrestler Sakshi Malik won a bronze in 58 kg category. Carolina Marin of Spain beat P.V. Sindhu of India to take gold. Purav Raja-Divij Sharan win Mexico tennis tourney India's tennis doubles pair of Purav Raja & Divij Sharan clinched the Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos title defeating Israel's Jonathan Erlich & England's Ken Skupski Wlodarczyk wins hammer throw gold, breaks world record Poland’s nita lodarc y underlined her absolute dominance of the omen’s hammer by thro in a orld record 82.29 meters to win Olympic gold by more than five & a half meters. Usain Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters in Rio Olympics Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has won gold in the 100-metre final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With this win, Bolt became the first man to win the event 3 times at consecutive Olympic Games. Brazil's Da Silva wins pole vault gold Thiago Braz da Silva won Brazil's first Olympic pole vault gold medal in Rio, upsetting France's defending champion Renaud Lavillenie. Da Silva set a new Olympic record of 6.03m. Indian ace wins Australian Open squash India squash queen Dipika Pallikal won the Australian Open squash title by beating Mayar Hany of Egypt. Pallikal stands on 10th in ranking table & this is ipi a’s th S title. Argentina name Edgardo Bauza new football coach Argentina have hired Sao Paulo manager Edgardo Bauza as the new coach ahead of World Cup qualifiers in September. Russian swimmers challenge Rio Olympics ban Seven Russian swimmers have been barred from the Rio de

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Sunil Joshi to coach Assam Former India spinner Sunil Joshi has been named as chief coach of the Assam Ranji Trophy team for the next two seasons.

Four South African players banned for attempting to fix matches Four South African crickets, including former test wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile, have been banned for between seven & 12 years for attempting to fix matches, Cricket South Africa announced. The four players have accepted the bans which came into effect on August 1, 2016.

USA wins 1,000th Olympic gold medal Simone Manuel anchored the U.S. women's 4x100 metres medley relay team to the 1,000th gold medal in her country's summer Olympic history, & the second of her career. US Swimmer Michael Phelps bags 4th gold at Rio; breaks 2000 year-old record United State swimmer Michael Phelps bagged his 26th Olympic medal on breaking the 2000 year old record. After dominating 200 m individual medley he became first swimmer to win four consecutive gold medals in the same individual event. Lionel Messi announces to continue to play for Argentina Lionel Messi has announced that he will play on for Argentina, reversing his decision in June to retire from international soccer. The Barcelona forward Messi had announced not to play for Argentina again after the team lost to Chile in the final of the Copa America in the United States. Sania Mirza ends partnership with Martina Hingis India’s si -time Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis (Swaziland) have decided to end their astonishing partnership that took the tennis world by storm last year when they won nine titles including the year-end WTA championship. Sania will now play with world number 21 Barbora Strycova from the Czech Republic while Martina has teamed up with Coco Vandeweghe of the United States of America. Anderson dethrone Ashwin from top spot in ICC bowler rankings In the latest MRF player Rankings for Test Bowlers England Speedster James Anderson has topped the list. The English cricketer replaces India off Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Former champion Venus Williams knocked out Former Olympic champion Venus Williams (American) was eliminated in the first round at the Rio Games. Abhijeet Gupta retains Commonwealth Chess championship crown Grandmaster & former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta has added another feather to his cap by retaining the Commonwealth Chess championship crown. This is the 20th

Sania-Prarthana crash out of women's doubles Sania Mirza & rarthana hombare crashed out of omen’s doubles event at the Rio 2016 Olmypics in the first round. Leander Paes-Rohan Bopanna also crashed out of the men's doubles after losing straight sets. Indian hockey team scores first win in Olympics in 12 years The Indian hockey team made Olympic history by winning their first match in the Rio 2016 Games over Ireland. In a Group B match, India beat Ireland 3-2. Juan Martin del Potro knocks out Novak Djokovic World number one Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was dumped out of Rio Games in the first round by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro. Gymnast Dipa Karmakar qualifies for vault finals Dipa Karmakar (Indian), who is India's first woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, managed to perform her muchappreciated 'Produnova' vault cleanly. American swimmer Ledecky captures gold, breaks world record American swimming star Katie Ledecky smashed her own world record at the 400 meters freestyle event at the Rio Olympic Games. The 19-year-old swimmer touched the wall in a time of 3 minutes 56.46 seconds, knocking nearly 2 seconds off the record to earn her first gold medal of the 2016 Summer Games. IOA announces cash award of 50 lakh rupees for gold medal winning athlete in Rio Olympics Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced a cash award of 50 lakh rupees for the gold medal winning athlete in the Rio Olympics. The national Olympic body for the first time will award 50 lakh rupees for a gold medal, 30 lakh rupees for silver & 20 lakh rupees for bronze. Olympics 2016 opens with a glittering ceremony in Rio De Janerio, with the theme Peace & Environment The 31st Summer Olympic Games has opened in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro with a vibrant opening ceremony at the

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50-over World Cup in 2019. Patna Pirates wins 4th season of Pro Kabaddi League The Patna Pirates have won the fourth edition of STAR SportsProKabaddi League by defeating Jaipur Pink Panthers in the final match played at Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad (Telangana). Patna, who were the champions of season 3, dominated the game right from the first whistle. Lewis Hamilton wins 2016 German Grand Prix title of Formula One Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the 2016 German Grand Prix title of Formula One. It was his fourth consecutive win in the 2016 season & overall fifth title of the 2016 season. Novak Djokovic wins fourth Rogers Cup championship World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Japan's Kei Nishikori in the final of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Djokovic secured victory against Nishikori. Djokovic, a 12-time grand slam champion. India to host Kabaddi World Cup in October International Kabaddi Federation has announced the selection of India for hosting "The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup". The World Cup is featuring 12 countries namely USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan, Kenya, & India. Skydiver Luke Aikins Sets Record For Highest Jump Without Parachute Skydiver Luke Aikins, became the first to jump from a height of 25,000 feet without a parachute, landing in a net in southern California. He has completed the jump in Simi Valley, west of Los Angeles. Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger retires from international football Bastian Schweinsteiger has retired from the German national team, marking the end of a glittering international football career. The 31-year-old midfielder was an instrumental player for Germany when they won the World Cup in 2014, & earned 120 caps for his nation - scoring 24 goals. IOC to launch Olympic Channel on Aug 21 The International Olympic Committee has announced that it will launch the Olympic Channel on August 21st, after the Rio Olympics end. The channel will facilitate the as a new media destination, where fans can experience the power of sport & the Olympic Movement all year round. Feliciano Lopez has won the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad The 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad (also known as the 2016 J. Safra

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad for sponsorship reasons), a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts has won by the Spain player Feliciano Lopez. He has defeated Robin Haase of the Netherlands. Lewis Hamilton wins 5th Hungarian Grand Prix British Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix for Mercedes to take the lead in the championship from team mate Nico Rosberg for the first time this season. Indian shooter Manavaditya Rathore clinch Bronze in Junior World Cup in Italy Promising Indian shooter Manavaditya Rathore has won the trap bronze medal in the Champion of Champions match at the Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy. While Anant Naruka has also bagged a bronze in skeet. Neeraj Chopra becomes 1st Indian to set world record in Jr athletics Championship India’s eeraj Chopra has on the javelin old at the I F orld under-20 athletics championship in Poland, setting a world record of 86.48m while South African Johan Gobler (80.59m) took the silver & Anderson Peters (79.65m) of Granada finished third. Virat Kohli becomes first Indian captain to score double century outside India India test team captain Virat Kohli has become the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India. He scored 200 runs against West Indies on day two of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in North Sound, West Indies. Sachin Tendulkar to launch new game Sachin SaGa Cricket legend Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is all set to make his debut in the world of digital gaming with the proposed launch of his official ame Sachin Sa a. he ames ill relive Sachin’s cricketing journey. SC accepts structural reforms in BCCI The Supreme Court (SC) has accepted the major recommendations of the Lodha Committee on reforms to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), including a bar on ministers & civil servants & those above 70 from becoming its members. It, however, left it to Parliament to decide whether it should come under the RTI & betting on the game should be legalised. Keni Harrison breaks 28-year-old world hurdles American hurdler, Keni Harrison broke a 28-year-old world record in the 100m hurdles, clocking 12.20 seconds at the

London Anniversary Games. She beat the previous record of 12.21sec set by Bulgaria's Yordanka Donkova in 1988. Sony Pictures Networks bags more football rights Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian company which handles Sony Pictures' has bagged the exclusive India television rights for the International Champions Cup 2016. Vijender Singh beats Kerry Hope to clinch WBO Asia Pacific title Indian boxing star Vijender Singh scaled a new high in his eversoaring professional career as he clinched the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title with a dominating win over former WBC European champion Kerry Hope. Dipika Pallikal Karthik & Saurav Ghosal clinch National Squash tittles Dipika Pallikal Karthik toppled defending champion Joshna Chinappa to regain the women's title in the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship in Mumbai. The men's crown was captured by title holder & top seed Saurav Ghosal, who created history by winning it for the 11th time, defeating fourth seed Harinderpal Singh Sandhu in five hard-fought games.

SCHEMES Maharashtra government relaunches scheme to improve girl child ratio Maharashtra government has re-launched its “Majhi anya Bha yashri” scheme in order to achieve its objective of improving the skewed girl child ratio in the state. This scheme is broadly divided into two parts - i. The couple has gone for family planning operation after the birth of the first girl child. ii. The couples have opted for the family planning operation after the birth of the second girl child. Union Minister launches clean cooking fuel scheme for BPL women in West Bengal Union Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY) in West Bengal, which is a scheme to provide clean cooking fuel to the women belonging to the 'Below Poverty Line' (BPL) households across the country. PM launches Mission Bhagiratha & lays Foundation Stone of key development projects in Telangana PM Narendra Modi has launched the Telangana government's ambitious Mission Bhagiratha at Komatibanda Village, Gajwel, in Medak District of Telangana. The scheme has been launched by the State Government with an objective to provide safe drinking water to all. He also laid the Foundation Stones for important development projects. These included the 1600 MW Thermal

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Odisha Government launches special assistance scheme for elderly weavers The Odisha government launched a special assistance scheme‘Baristha Buna ar Sahayata Yojana’ for elderly eavers to mar the National Handlooms Day (7th August). It has been launched by the state CM Naveen Patnaik with an aim to improve the financial condition of over 8,000 weavers, who have been working in this field for the last 20 years. The Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana is for all senior weavers who are above the age of 60 years. Under this scheme all weavers who are above 60 years they will get a monthly pension of 500 rupees, & those above 80 years would get 700 rupees. The pension amounts would be directly sent to the beneficiaries bank accounts. Centre launches nation-wide breast feeding programme Centre has launched a nation-wide breast feeding programme "MAA - Mother's Absolute Affection" with an aim to enhance optimal breastfeeding practices in New Delhi. MAA is an intensified programme of the Health Ministry for creating an enabling environment to ensure that mothers, husbands, & families receive adequate information & support for the promotion of breastfeeding. Interest-Free Loans to IIT Students The students in IIT will now get interest subvention on the education loans who are admitted for undergraduate & the 5year integrated degree programmes. The ministry decided to provide interest subvention covering the period of the study plus one year of moratorium under the Vidyalaxmi Scheme. The ministry informed that the facility shall be made available to all the students whose household income does not exceed Rs. 9 lakh per annum. Odisha CM directs DCs to extend Madhu Babu Pension Scheme Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has directed all the district collectors to extend Madhu Babu Pension Scheme to three lakh more beneficiaries from August 15. While 47 lakh people have already been covered under the Madhu Babu Pension Scheme, the number of beneficiaries will increase to 50 lakh from August 15. The social security scheme ensures that the eligible elderly people get pension varying from Rs. 300 to Rs. 500 per month. Insurance scheme for cattle launched in Haryana he Haryana Government has launched ‘ ashudhan Bima Yojana’ in the State. he State nimal Husbandry & Dairying Minister, OP Dhankar launched the scheme at a function in Jhajjar. He also presented documents of the Pashudhan Bima Yojana to cattle breeders & urged them to take maximum benefit of this scheme. Under the ‘ ashudhan Bima Yojana’ insurance cover

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MISCELLANEOUS PM Modi's monogrammed suit enters Guinness Records as 'most expensive suit sold' The monogrammed suit worn by PM Narendra Modi during his meeting with American President Barack Obama last year, which created huge controversy, entered Guinness Book of World Records as ‘the most e pensive suit sold’.

M S Subbulakshmi to be honoured by A R Rahman at UN on Independence Day Renowned carnatic vocalist M. S. Subbulakshmi will be honoured at the United Nations by a performance by A.R. Rahman at the United Nations General Assembly. With this, Rahman will become the second Indian artist after Subbulakshmi to perform at the UN. Irom Sharmila ends 16-year-long fast Irom Chanu Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur ended her 16year-long hunger strike outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal, Manipur. Sharmila, 44, has been fed through nasal tube since November 2000. Luke Aikins became first person to jump from 25000 feet without a parachute or wing suit Luke Aikins, a skydiver with 18000 jumps, on 30 July 2016 jumped from 25000 feet (7620 meters) without a parachute or a wingsuit. With this he became the first man in the world history to dive from mid-tropospheric altitude. MEA launches app integrating various social media handles The External Affairs Ministry has launched an app, bringing websites & various social media handles of over 170 Indian missions on a common platform to further its public outreach. The app, developed in cooperation with social media giant Facebook. Alibaba Group launches ‘million books’ donation drive Online & mobile commerce major The Alibaba Group, along with Crossword & Ratna idhi Charitable rust has launched ‘Mission Million Boo s’ a pan-India initiative inviting Indian citizens to donate textbooks & educational material for the underprivileged. Over 10000-Year-Old Camping Site Discovered in Ladakh The Archaeological Survey of India, under the Ministry of Culture has discovered an ancient camping site dating 8500 BC in Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir, indicating humans were camping in the area 10,500 years ago. This site was unearthed at 14,000 feet above the sea level on the way from Saser La to Ladakh. 10-year-old Indian-origin girl named ‘Child Genius 2016’ in UK A 10-year-old Indian-ori in irl has been cro ned Britain’s brightest child after she won a popular television quiz competition in the UK. Soon, 'Tri-Netra' Will Help Railways In Navigating Bad Weather The Indian Railways has initiated process to launch the Terrain Imaging for Diesel Drivers- Infrared Enhanced Optical & Radar Assisted (Tri-NETRA) system to avoid train accidents. The system

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known for its crazy set ups & a great atmosphere, the Payis Arena in Jerusalem will turn into a magical place with local & international artists behind the scene. US postal service creates history; earns Guinness tag for sending postage stamp to Pluto United States postal service made history after a stamp was send to Pluto which they placed on New Horizons spacecraft of the American space agency. The stamp travelled a mind-blowing 5,250,843,896 km becoming the stamp to travel longest distance ever in history. PM Modi salutes Chandra Shekhar Azad & Bal Gangadhar Tilak on their birth anniversary The PM, Mr. Narendra Modi has saluted Indian revolutionary freedom fighters Chandra Shekhar Azad, & Lokmanya Bal rd Gangadhar Tilak on their birth anniversaries i.e 23 July. 2016 set to be hottest year yet, CO2 on rise: WMO The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organisation has announced that global temperatures for the first six months of 2016 broke many records. It means that 2016 is on the track to be the world's hottest year on record. A Film festival on Mother Teresa in India & abroad The Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF), a film festival focusing on Mother Teresa's life & teachings is going to be held at over 100 locations in India & around 50 other countries. Rohit Khandelwal becomes first Indian to win Mr. World title Rohit Khandelwal has become the first Indian to win the title of Mr. World at a grand ceremony at Southport in England. He received a whopping cash prize of 50,000 US dollars. Three North Eastern cities Aizawl, Gangtok & Agartala top India’s cleanest cities list Aizawl, Gangtok & Agartala, the capital cities of the three Northeastern states of Mizoram, Sikkim & Tripurahave found their place among the 10 cleanest cities of the country in a survey conducted by New Delhi-based research & advocacy organization, Centre for Science & Environment (CSE). Chinese bullet trains cross each other at world-record speeds of 420 km/hour Two Chinese trains running at world-record speeds in opposite directions crossed each other on parallel tracks, in the latest feat achieved by China in high-speed rail. Bullet trains ‘Golden hoeni ’ & ‘ olphin Blue’ passed each on parallel trac s at a striking speed of 420 km per hour in opposite direction setting a world record. WHO declares India as Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus free

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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Parliament passes the Dentist Amendment Bill 2016 Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Mr. Jagat Prakash Nadda had introduced the Dentists Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha. The bill has been introduced by making amendments to the Dentists Act, 1948. The introduction of the bill will replace the Dentists (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016. NIT, Science Education & Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in Parliament The Parliament has finally passed the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education & Research (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill was first passed in Lok Sabha in July 2016 & later in Rajya Sabha in August 2016. The bill aims at establishing the NIT in Andhra Pradesh as an institute of national importance. Lok Sabha passes Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill 2015 The Lok Sabha has passed the Benami Transactions Amendment Bill, which aims to effectively prohibit Benami transactions & consequently prevent circumvention of law through unfair practices. The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill is aimed at curbing domestic black money. The bill provides for a fine of up to 25% of the fair value of the asset & imprisonment of up to seven years, unlike an earlier lapsed version of the bill, which stipulated either a fine or imprisonment. Cabinet approves amendment to Lokpal & Lokayukta Bill The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to Section 44 & consequential amendments of the Lokpal & Lokayuktas Act, 2013 by introducing the Lokpal & Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Parliament.

compensation to be taken up by high courts. The Bill seeks to amend the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 which provides payment of compensation to employees & their dependents in the case of injury by industrial accidents, including occupational diseases. Rajya Sabha passes Mental Health Care Bill,2013 The Rajya Sabha has passed a bill seeking to provide better healthcare for people suffering from mental illness as members across the political spectrum sought urgent steps to address the lack of infrastructure & shortage of psychiatrists in the country. The bill will replace the Mental Health Act, 1987. Cabinet approves Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 to improve road safety in the country. As every year 5 lakh road accidents are reported in the country in which 1.5 lakh people lose their lives. The Government has committed to reducing the accidents & fatalities by 50% in five years. Lok Sabha passes bill to fast track debt recovery The Lok Sabha has passed the Enforcement of Security Interest & Recovery of Debts Laws & Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016.The bill was passed by a voice vote & bill aims to improve ease of doing business & facilitate investment leading to higher economic growth & development. Lok Sabha passes Child Labour Amendment Bill The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Bill was passed by Lok Sabha, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occupations except in family business, with the provision for the imprisonment of up to two years for any violation. The Bill was almost unanimously passed by voice vote, defines children between 14-18 years as adolescents & lays down that they should not be employed in any hazardous occupations & processes. The Bill provides enhanced punishment for violators. The penalty for employing a child has been hiked up to imprisonment between 6 months & two years or a fine of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 or both.

Cabinet approves extension of maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved the amendments made to the Maternity Benefits Act which aims to raise maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, protects the employment of women during the time of maternity & entitles them of a full paid absence from work to take care for the child. Lok Sabha passes Employee’s Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2016 The Lok Sabha has passed the Employee's Compensation (Amendment) Bill 2016 that would raise the cap on amount of

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Handy Notes Reasoning: Statement and Assumptions This chapter plays an important role in logical part of an e amination. “2–3” uestions comes from this chapter in every “ O” level e am. Clear concept ri ht thin in and sufficient practice can help you to do questions from this chapter easily. Questions in this chapter consists of a statement (which consists of facts, observations, advertisements, appeals, advices, notices) and followed by assumptions, of which the validity is to be checked.  Format of question :Directions : In each question below a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and then decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement. Give answer :(a) if only assumption I is implicit. (b) if only assumption II is implicit. (c) if either assumption I or II is implicit. (d) if neither assumption I nor II is implicit. (e) if both assumption I and II are implicit. Statement : More commuters now travel by this route, but there is no public demand for more buses. Assumptions : I. The number of buses depends upon the number of passengers. II. Usually people do not tolerate inconvenience. So, to attempt this type of question, you have to first read statement carefully and to analyze the assumption to decided which assumption will follow. Now question arises what is an assumption? Assumption :- An assumption is the hidden part of the statement which is assumed/supposed and taken for granted. Something that is not clearly mentioned in the statement, but is an integrated part of it. when somebody says something he does not put everything, every aspect of his idea into words. There is a lot which he leaves unsaid. That which he leaves unsaid, that which he takes for granted, may be defined as an assumption. For example :- Let’s ta e an e ample of a five storey buildin made of glass and steel pillars. Now, the glass, the steel pillars can be clearly seen, but the foundation or base of the building is hidden or not clearly seen. This analogy can be used to explain the question type. The glass, pillars which can

be clearly seen are parts of the building. This building is the statement of the question. On the other hand, the foundation is the hidden part, not clearly seen, which is the assumption. So, the assumption is the hidden or the implicit part of the statement without which the statement cannot exist.  Important Notes : (1) Always check whether an assumption is implicit or not by “ eepin yourself in the shoes of the subject”. (2) Think from the perspective of the person saying the line in the statement, the person giving the advertisement, the person advising someone etc. (3) Always be careful of the key words used in the sentence, such as, most, only, all, best, definitely etc. The statement are supposed to be read carefully to pick the right assumption. As you know, in examination every second is precious.  So, now we are providing you some important key points which will help you to analyze the assumption in less time. (1) Some words like only, each, any, every, all, question indicating words (why, what), answer indicating words (therefore), Definitely, But, Certainly exist in the assumption and that assumption will always be explicit (False) (2) Some words like some, to large extent, many much exist in the assumption and that will always be implicit (True). (3) Any assumption that is conveying the message of advertisement, notice and appeal, that assumption will always be implicit (True). (4) ny assumption that’s tal in about the social elfare (positive), govt. policies that assumption will always be implicit (True). (5) If any assumption showing the word like suggestion, order, request that will always be implicit (True). Now we are providing you some example for better understanding :Statement :( ) “ e offer the best trainin in the field of computers” –an advertisement. Assumptions :- I. People are interested in getting training in computers. II. People want the best training. Solution :- Since an advertisement offers “best trainin ”

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM in the field of “computers” it must have been assumed by the advertisers that people ant “computer trainin and that they ant the “best trainin ”. So both assumptions are implicit. (2) Statement :An advertisement in a newspaper – “ anted unmarried presentable matriculate girls between 18 and 21, able to spea fluently in En lish to be hired as models”. Assumptions :- I. Fluency in English is a prerequisite for good performance a model. II. Height does not matter in performing as a model. Solution : Since the advertisement ants irls “able to spea fluently in En lish” it must have assumed that fluency in English is a requirement for a good model. But height as a criteria is not described in the statement so, only 1st assumption will implicit. (3) Statement :- “Hun ry stomachs do not understand hi h values and economic ethics. They will vote a man who ives them rice”. – A political analyst on why a particular party won the election. Assumptions :- I. A lot of people are hungry. II. Rice was not available previously. III. Rice was available only in limited quantity. Solution :- The analyst talks of hungry stomachs, so people with hungry stomachs must be existing. It means that 1st is implicit. II is not implicit although it looks otherwise. Some rice must have been available only in limited amount (other ise people ouldn’t have been hungry). Hence, III is implicit.

(5) Statement : Students at school ‘ ’ must et a better education than students at school ‘B’ because the rade point average of students at school ‘ ’ is hi her than that of students at school ‘B’. The claim above depends upon which of the following assumptions ? I. The average grade earned by students is a good measure of the uality of education that a student’s receives. II. E tracurricular activities at school ‘ ’ are iven more emphasis than at school ‘B’. III. The grading standards at the two high schools are roughly the same. Solution : The conclusion about better education at school A is made by comparing the grades. But grades in the two schools are awarded separately. Hence the conclusion couldn’t be valid unless it as assumed that the grading systems of the two schools were alike. Hence III is implicit. Now if better grading means better education, I is implicit. II is not because nothing is mentioned of extra – curricular activities.  We have given our best to make you understand the concept of “Statement and ssumptions” ith some different examples with their explanation. Hope you will be able to get things clear. In our next edition we will cover “ F ( ata flo dia ram)” hich as a surprise question in SBI PO MAINS EXAM. So stay connected ith competition po er ………….

(4) Statement : “ hy should e not protest ? hen e as for drinking water they give us Pepsi and Coca-Cola”. –A politician in an interview. Assumptions : I. Only drin in ater is ood for people’s health. II. Providing people with drinking water is more important than providing Pepsi and Coca-Cola. III. Pepsi and Coca-Cola do not contain healthy drinking water. Solution : Only IInd assumption will implicit. Politician consider drinking water more important than Pepsi and Coca-Cola than only he shows anger. And 1st and IIIrd cannot be assumed because in 1st assumption “only” is mentioned and e cannot assume that epsi and Coca-Cola do not contain healthy drinking water.

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Handy Notes English : Present Continuous Tense We often use the present continuous tense in English. It is very different from the simple present tense, Continuous tenses are also called progressive tenses. So the present progressive tense is the same as the present continuous tense. both in structure and in use.

We use the present continuous tense to talk about: a) action happening now b) action in the future Present continuous tense for action happening now: i. I am watching Rustom. ii. Dipa Karmakar is performing now. iii. The candle is burning.

The structure of the present continuous tense is:

subject + auxiliary verb + main verb (base+ing) Examples: 1. I am listening music. 2. I am reading book. 3. Are they waiting? 4. I am having lunch. 5. She is not playing.

Present continuous tense for the future We can also use the present continuous tense to talk about the future—if we add a future word!! We must add (or understand from the context) a future word. "Future words" include, for example, tomorrow, next year, in June, at Christmas etc. We only use the present continuous tense to talk about the future when we have planned to do something before we speak. i. When are you starting your new job? ii. We're eating in a restaurant tonight.

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Handy Notes Geography : Earth's Atmosphere Layers  It extends from about 90 km (56 miles) to between 500

and 1,000 km.  The space shuttle and the International Space Station both

orbit Earth within the thermosphere.  Energetic ultraviolet and X-ray photons from the Sun also

break apart molecules in the thermosphere. In the upper thermosphere, atomic oxygen (O), atomic nitrogen (N), and helium (He) are the main components of air.  IONOSPHERE -> It allows radio waves to travel across the

country to another city.

LAYERS  EXOSPHERE  THERMOSPHERE OR IONOSPHERE (I)  MESOSPHERE (M)

MESOSPHERE (3rd layer)  The mesosphere starts just above the stratosphere and

extends to 85 kilometers (53 miles) high.

 STRATOSPHERE (S)

 Meteors burn up in this layer.

 TROPOSPHERE (T)

 Weather balloons and other aircraft cannot fly high

enough to reach the mesosphere. To learn the sequence from of first 4(Reverse Order) (remember this sentence): I am(M) (S)Sachin (T)Tendulkar.

STRATOSPHERE (2nd layer)  The stratosphere starts just

above the troposphere and extends to 50 kilome(31miles) high.

EXOSPHERE (5th layer) I: IONOSPHERE Am(M): MESOSPHERE Sachin(S): STRATOSPHERE Tendulkar(T): TROPOSPHERE

 The

 This is the upper limit of our

 Jet

ozone layer, which absorbs and scatters the solar ultraviolet radiation, is in this layer. aircraft and weather balloons reach their maximum operational altitudes within the stratosphere because air is very thin here.

atmosphere.  It extends from the top of

the thermosphere up to 10,000 km (6,200 mi).  There is no clear upper

boundary of this layer. THERMOSPHERE OR IONOSPHERE (4th layer)

TROPOSPHERE (1st layer)  The troposphere starts at the Earth's surface and extends 8 to 14.5 kilometers high (5 to 9 miles).  In this layer we live in.  The bottom of the troposphere is at Earth's surface.  This part of the atmosphere is the most dense.  Most types of clouds are found in this layer.

Almost all weather is in this region.

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कररयर के मामिे में बरिें सावधानी हम सभी तिक्षा पूरी करने के बाद अपने कररयर को िेकर कु छ अपेक्षाएं रखिे हैं। उसके तिए िक्ष्य बनािे हैं और आगे बढ़ने का प्रयास करिे हैं कफर अपना कररयर बेहिर बनाने के तिए मेहनि करिे हैं| दरअसि, जब हम एक पेिेवर माहौि में जािे हैं िो जोि और ऊजाा से भरे होिे हैं। हर िरह की चुनौिी का सामना करने के तिए आप िैयार होिे हैं, िेककन कु छ समय बाद यह ऊजाा कम होने िगिी है। नौकरी या ककसी पेिव े र माहौि में जािे हए हमें इस बाि के तिए आश्वस्ि होना होगा कक क्या सचमुच हम यही चाहिे हैं| हमारे िक्ष्य में यह ककसी प्रकार की बाधा िो नहीं है, क्योंकक कदन भर का समय ककसी पेिे या नौकरी में देने का हमारा तवचार हमारे तिए िक्ष्य िक पहाँचने की एक सीढ़ी भी हो सकिी है या एक पायदान नीचे भी िाकर खड़ा कर सकिी है| इसतिए हमें सोच समझकर फै सिा िेना होिा है| छोटी-बड़ी कई िरह की चुनौतियां आिी रहिी हैं। यही चुनौतियां हमारी सफििा और असफििा की नींव रखिी हैं।

प्रेररि करना जरुरी है। कई बार देखा जािा है कक युवा नौकररयां छोड़ नए कररयर का चुनाव करना िुरू कर देिे हैं। ये युवा अपने प्रतिक्षण से बहि अिग िरह के क्षेत्रों में अपना कररयर बनाने की राह पकड़ िेिे हैं, कफर चाहे इसके पीछे उनकी रूतच हो या कफर पैसे का आकर्ाण।

कायास्थि पर तनरं िर सफििा की ओर बढ़िे रहना आसान नहीं होिा। कई बार हमें अपनी पसंद का काम नहीं तमि पािा, िो कभी पसंद की टीम नहीं होिी। कभी सहकर्ममयों से अपेतक्षि सहयोग नहीं तमििा, िो कई बार अचानक ही काम का बोझ बढ़ जािा है, तजससे काम व जीवन में संिुिन बनाना मुतककि हो जािा है। कई बार वररष्ठ अतधकाररयों से अपने ककए काम की उतचि प्रिंसा नहीं तमि पािी। हािांकक िंबे समय िक मन के अनुकूि माहौि का न तमिना आपके उत्साह को कम कर देिा है। पर यही वो क्षण होिे हैं, जब खुद को प्रेररि करिे हए आप खुद को सफििा की ओर िे जािे हैं। अपने िक्ष्य की ओर बढ़िे हैं। तनरं िर काम में सुधार करिे हैं। अपनी प्रगति को बेहिर िरीके से समझ पािे हैं। ररिेि ई गुडररच का तवचार है, ‘मुमककन है कक आप पर यकीन करने वािा आप के अिावा कोई और न हो, िेककन इिना भी काफी है। आसमान में एक तसिारा भी अंधेरा दूर करने के तिए काफी होिा है, इसीतिए कभी तहम्मि मि हारो।’

हमें खुद पर भरोसा रखना होगा। अपने मन से िंकाओं को दूर को बार-बार दोहराना होगा कक ‘असंभव कु छ भी नहीं’, ‘अभी भी देर नहीं हई है’, ‘िक्ष्य पाने में बस कु छ कदमों की ही दूरी है’। खुद को बेहिर काम करने के तिए प्रेररि करे ना हमारा धमा है। इस सोच का काम पर अच्छा प्रभाव पड़ेगा। सफििा हातसि करने की संभावना भी बहि हद िक बढ़ जािी है।

यह हमेिा हमें याद रखना चातहए कक नौकरी चाहे पहिी हो या चौथी, हम िगािार अपने आसपास के माहौि से सीखिे रहिे हैं िो कु छ कामों को अपनी कायािैिी से पहिे से बेहिर बना देिे हैं। अगर हम प्रोफे िनि िाइफ (पेिेवर तजन्दगी) में खुद को बड़ी भूतमका में देखना चाहिे हैं िो िुरू से ही ऑकफस में अपनी योग्यिा सातबि करने में जुट जाना होगा। सवाश्रेष्ठ काम करने के तिए खुद को

जब बाि कररयर में बदिाव की आिी है िो उसमें भतवष्य को िेकर एक ककस्म की अतस्थरिा भी होिी है। वही,ाँ फ्रेंच तनबंधकार और आिोचक चाल्र्स डु बोस की बाि पर गौर ककया जाए िो उनका कहना है, ‘भतवष्य में हम क्या बन सकिे हैं, इस पर गहराई से तवचार करिे हए हमें विामान की पद-प्रतिष्ठा को त्याग देने के तिए भी खुद को िैयार रखना चातहए।’ अंग्रेजी में एक कहावि है ‘डू इट नाउ’ यानी जो करना है, अभी करो। कु छ भी हो हमें अपनी रूतच के काम को कर देना चातहए, सफििा-असफििा िो बाद की बाि होिी है|

सफििा व असफििा एक ही तसक्के के दो पहिू हैं। कु छ मौकों पर हम सफि रहिे हैं, जबकक कई बार हम बेहिर प्रदिान करिे हए भी असफि हो जािे हैं। कफर हमारी असफििा पर कई िरह की आिोचनाएं होिी हैं और कतमयां तनकािी जािी हैं। हमें इन पर ध्यान न देिे हए अपना सवाश्रेष्ठ देने की कोतिि करनी चातहए। आिोचनाएं यकद सही हैं िो उन्हें स्वीकार करें और उनको एक चुनौिी के रूप में िेिे हए अपनी कायाक्षमिा को इस प्रकार बढ़ाएं कक अगिी बार हमें सफि होने से कोई न रोक पाए। साथ ही, हमें सफििा के तवकल्पों को भी खोजना होगा| असफििा तमिने पर तनराि होने की जगह मौजूदा तवकल्पों के बारे में सोचना चातहए। असफि होने पर व्यति खुद को सबसे अिग कर िेिा है। खुद को समाज से अिग-थिग कर िेना ही असफि होने की पहिी तनिानी है। हमेिा ध्यान रखना होगा कक हम अपनी ककसी योजना में असफि होने वािे पहिे व्यति नहीं होिे हैं क्योंकक कोई भी पूरी िरह परफे क्ट नहीं होिा, ऐसे में तनराि होने के बजाय अपने तमत्रों, पररवार व बड़ों से बािचीि करें , उनका सहयोग िेना चातहए।

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institutions. 15. A high-level panel of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has approved various projects worth approximately Rs 400 crore for development of ghats (river fronts) and crematoria under the Centre’s ambitious Namami Gange programme. 16. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has launched a performance and credit rating scheme to assess the capabilities and creditworthiness of industries in the sector. 17. India is going to host a crucial global summit in November to eliminate the illicit trade of tobacco products. 18. The Odisha government has decided to recruit members of transgender community persons as warders in jails of the State as per the directive of the Supreme Court. 19. The Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed a unanimous resolution that the Madras High Court be renamed as Tamil Nadu High Court and not as High Court of Chennai as proposed by the Centre. 20. ICICI Bank has inked a MoU with Apollo India Credit Opportunity Management LLC and AION Capital Management to set up an asset reconstruction company. 21. India's digital payments platform Freecharge has partnered with the leading payment gateway solution provider, PayUbiz. 22. India's leading public sector bank, Bank of Baroda has tied up with a fintech start-up Fisdom for personal wealth management services. 23. Confectionery major Mondelez International has appointed former Bharti Axa General Insurance Company CEO and MD Deepak Iyer as Managing Director of its India operation. 24. Translator and artist Anita Gopalan has awarded with the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants for her English translation of Hindi novel Simsim by Geet Chaturvedi. 25. Bhaskar Khulbe, a Senior IAS officer of 1983 batch of West Bengal cadre has been appointed as Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 26. Air Marshal S Neelakantan has assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Air Command. 27. Noted Indian-American Professor Emeritus of Linguistics Braj B Kachru has passed away in Urbana. 28. The 24-year old Romania's Simona Halep has won the Rogers Cup women's singles title after beating American Madison Keys in the final Montreal. 29. World Economic Forum (WEF), will host its annual India Economic Summit on October 6-7 in New Delhi. This year's meet will be convened under the theme, 'Fostering an

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operations, and is open to investing in startups. 173.The government has ambitious plan to lay 6,900 km of gas pipelines linking Bangladesh, Myanmar, most north-eastern states, and West Bengal. 174.Fifth Generation Technologies has entered into an agreement with Anna University, Chennai, for conducting research to arrive at a useful prediction of the remaining life of critical equipment that are working in high temperature environments. 175.Na Muthukumar, the famous lyricist passed away in Chennai at the age of 41 years. 176.Former DMK Minister S.P Sarguna Pandian, who began her political career as a platform speaker, died at the age of 75 years. 177.Pramukh Swami, the 95-year-old founder of Akshardham temples and a saint of the Swaminarayan sect, passed away after prolonged illness at the Sarangpur temple. 178.Simone Manuel anchored the U.S. women's 4x100 metres medley relay team to the 1,000th gold medal in her country's summer Olympic history, and the second of her career. 179.Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY) in West Bengal. 180.Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has jointly launched 'Smart Ganga City' programme in 10 cities located along Ganga to set up Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and improve drainage network there on hybrid annuity mode on public private partnership basis. 181.Microsoft has acquired Beam, an interactive live-streaming startup that lets viewers watch and play along with game streamers in real time. 182.Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has bagged the 5 Medals for Young Scientists award 2016. The winners from IISc are: Prabeer Barpanda, Sai Siva Gorthi, Praveen Kumar, Anshu Pandey and Chandan Saha. 183.Kochi Based leading private sector Lender South Indian Bank and SBI Card announced the launch of co-branded credit cards for the customers of South Indian Bank. 184.National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) ties up with Union Bank of India to launch an USSD based *99# mobile application for their customers. 185.Insurance regulator, IRDAI has imposed Rs 35 lakh fine on Bharti AXA General Insurance Co Ltd for violation of various norms including outsourcing activities and corporate governance guidelines. 186.India squash queen Dipika Pallikal won the Australian Open squash title by beating Mayar Hany of Egypt. 187.The Bihar state assembly has unanimously passed the crucial Goods and Services Tax Bill (GST Bill). Last week,

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eve of Independence Day. 205.Unilever has acquired Swedish firm Blueair, a leading player in mobile air purification technology, for an undisclosed sum. 206.Padma Shri awardee Punjabi writer Gurdial Singh, 83, breathed his last after a prolonged illness in Bathinda. 207.Virender Sehwag, former India batsman, has been awarded the honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club 208.The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a Metro Rail project for Allahabad. 209.Banwarilal Purohit has replaced Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya as the Governor of Assam. V.P. Singh Badnore has been appointed as Governor of Punjab. Jagdish Mukhi has been appointed as Governor of Andaman and Nicobar. 210.Charti Lal Goel, the first speaker of the Delhi Assembly has passed away after prolonged illness. 211.Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has won gold in the 100-metre final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 212.The UP govt will honour wrestler Sakshi Malik with the coveted Rani Laxmi Bai award. The 23-year-old won the bronze in the 58-kg category wrestling. 213.Govt has slapped an penalty of USD 380 million on Reliance Industries and its partners for producing less than targeted natural gas from KG-D6 fields. 214.Federal Bank has become the first private sector bank to start distributing gold coins made by government-controlled Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTCI). 215.Kerala govt has earmarked Rs 10,000 crore for state-run and aided schools for the next 5 years. As part of the drive, around 60,000 new hi-tech class rooms will be set up in all govt and aided schools. 216.India's Sakshi Malik won a bronze medal in the wrestling 58kg category in Rio Olympics 2016. She beat Aisuluu Tynybekova 8-5 in the bronze medal bout. 217.India and Bangladesh will jointly produce a documentary on the 1971 War of Independence of Bangladesh. 218.The world's longest and highest glass bridge in China will open to visitors. 219.Former FIFA President Joao Havelange has passed away at Samartino Hospital, Rio de Janeiro. He was 100 years old. 220.Noted actor and director Gobind Tej passed away. He was 88. 221.The board of country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has approved share swap ratio to merge 5 associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with itself. 222.Former Cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has selected Donja village in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY).

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airline in 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards recently. 37. Full service carrier Vistara and which private sector lender entered into a partnership to launch co-branded premium credit cards recently? 38. The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) with an outlay of how much rupees to impart skill to one crore people over the next 4 years (2016-2020)? 39. Tango has become the fastest train in the country by clocking a speed of 180 km/hr. Talgo made in which of the following countries? 40. The Reserve Bank of India has set up an inter-regulatory Working Group to study the entire gamut of regulatory issues relating to Financial Technology and Digital Banking in India which will be headed by? 41. The Centre signed an agreement with which international organization for a $100-million loan to improve drainage system and water management in the Vennar sub-basin of the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu? 42. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money which recommended ban on cash transactions of above Rs 3 lakh was headed by? 43. Which state government has set a target to construct toilets across all villages of the state by March 2019 to enable open defecation free (ODF) in rural area? 44. Which state has launched SV.CO reportedly orld’s first digital student incubator, as a digital makeover of the Startup Village recently? 45. India and which organization reviewed the progress of longstalled talks for the proposed free trade agreement? 46. In which state recitin of the epic ‘Ramayanam’ in traditional Hindu homes and temples marks the observance ‘Ramayana Month’ be innin recently? 47. In an effort to improve customer service, the RBI asked banks to exchange up to 20 pieces of soiled currency notes with a how much maximum value of over the counter free of charge? 48. Who is the author of book titled "who moved my interest rate" ? 49. Name the Pakistani cricketer who became the oldest cricketer to score Test hundred. 50. Name the Indian Hockey Olympian who has passed away recently? 51. Which state has given its nod to set up Happiness Department in the state recently? 52. India has made a big leap of 11 places to occupy the 152nd spot in the latest world football rankings issued by FIFA, which is topped by? 53. The country's first of its kind industrial park, exclusively for

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Government is making all efforts to boost the Housing Finance Sector to ensure the goal of affordable Housing for all by which year? Which Indian organizations has called for restarting negotiations for India's Free Trade Agreements with UK and European Union (EU)? By how much percent will the world economy expand in 2017 as told by the IMF? Name the noted Indian hockey player who passed away at the age of 56 due to multiple organ failure. India is all set to host the BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue on 26th July 2016 at.........? Which state governments will celebrate the bicentenary of the 1817 Paika revolt next year? Which Bank along with The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) have signed the MoU to hammer out a detailed plan for promotion of rail ticketing activities? CCEA approved construction of a new dry dock within which Shipyards Limited at a cost of 1 thousand 7 hundred 99 crore rupees recently? India and Bangladesh has opened the newly constructed modern integrated check-post at Petrapole-Benapole point of the India-Bangladesh border in? India and which country signed a Social Security Agreement (SSA) that will come into force on 1st October 2016 recently? The Union Cabinet gave approval for a MoU signed between India and which country for cooperation in skill development. Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune 500 list of the world's biggest corporations in terms of revenue. Which company has topped the global rankings? The Union Cabinet gave its approval for establishment of a new All India Institute Medical Science (AIIMS) in which city? The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a plan to set up a 1,980 MW thermal power plant at Ghatampur in which state? Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and which country signed for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Digital Economy? 10. Google 11. Nirma 12. Ministry of Women and Child Development 13. Investing in teenage girls

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multiple life insurance products to their customers? RBI has imposed a penalty of how much crore on UCO Bank for contravention of its instructions relating to opening of current account &providing bill discounting facilities to account-holders? Which bank has launched a payment system at its ATMs which will allow the account holders to transfer the money by using the mobile phone number as an identifier? Which state government has announced 60 lakh rupees cash special incentive for six sportswomen of the state who have qualified for the Rio Olympics? Who awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016? Who has secured the Democratic Party's White House nomination to become the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in US history? Which Bank has engaged Indian Oil Corporation's Kisan Seva Kendras as banking correspondents to extend banking facilities to farmers across the country? The Child Labour (Prohibition &Regulation) Amendment Bill was passed by Lok Sabha, which prohibits employment of children below _________ years in all occupations except in family business, with the provision for the imprisonment of up to two years for any violation. Which Bank has got an in-principal approval from the

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35. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) &the Agriculture Ministry in India launched the second phase of the feed the future India trian ular trainin pro ram’ that will provide specialised agriculture trainings to 1,500 professionals across ________and _________. 36. Railway passengers, booking tickets through the Indian Railway Catering &Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website can avail a travel accident cover of how much rupees at a premium of one rupee from September, 2016? 37. Rail ays ‘First Green rain Corridor hich is free from human waste discharge from trains will pave the way for cleaner stations &tracks, &a hygienic travel experience for passengers opens in which state? 38. Name the Nepal's embattled Prime Minister, who has resigned ahead of a no-confidence vote, plunging the country into a fresh political turmoil. 39. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for an MSME technology centre near which of the following cities under a World Bank-funded programme? 40. Which state government has launched a pilot project of ecomplaint system on an experimental basis recently? 41. Name the legendary modern Indian artist who has passed away in New Delhi following a prolonged illness. 42. Renowned Music Director &singer ___________ &Criticallyacclaimed filmmaker __________ have been honoured with 'Mahanayak award' by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee. 43. Name the athlete who has become the 1st Indian to set world record in Jr athletics Championship. 44. Which state government has launched Water Metro project, the first ever Water Metro project of the country recently? 45. A three-day meeting between Border Security Force (BSF) &Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) began in which city, to sort out problems in the border? 46. India &which country is charting out a new path in bilateral trade &investment ties with a focus on sectors including renewable energy, telecom &medical devices? 47. In which state, all the primary &upper primary schools are now connected with electricity? 48. How many public sector banks out of 27 posted losses in the last financial year (2015-2016)? 49. Name the Telugu actor &comedian, who passed away recently at the age of 63? 50. The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Enforcement of Security Interest &Recovery of Debts Laws &Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill submitted its report which is headed by.........? 51. Which Bank has organised a coin exchange mela during the

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(C) Importantly, these fruits contain considerable amounts of vitamin c. (D) Circus fruits possess juice sacks. Fruits are also good sources of Vitamin and Protein. The mild bitterness in juice is due to the presence of glucoside called Naringin which is said to have medicinal value. (E) Food chains require constant supplies of new energy to make up for the continual losses. Ans- E; First four sentences are logically connected. The correct order is DBCA. Sentence (E) is odd one here. 11. (A) If a country follows fixed exchange rates and also runs a large fiscal deficit it could lead to speculative attacks on the currency. (B) Fiscal deficits play a role, especially during the currency crisis. This leads to lowering of the reserves and in case these is a speculation on the currency, the government may not have adequate reserves to protect the fixed value of the currency. (C) they are individual development, career development, and organizational development. (D) Higher deficits imply government might resort to using forex reserves to finance its deficit. This pushes the government to devalue the currency. (E) So, through fiscal deficits do not have a direct bearing on foreign exchange markets, they play a role in case there is a crisis. Ans- C; four sentences are logically connected. The correct order is BDAE. Sentence (C) is the odd one here. 12. (A) As a result, India captured an increased proportion of this mar et and at present India is the orld’s leadin diamond cutting and polishing centre. (B) As compared with the traditional diamond cutting & polishing centres of Belgium, India, with its low labour cost, opened up new possibilities for the world diamond industry by making diamonds affordable for new, less affluent buyers. (C) all the proposal received were compiled and sent to these authorities for appraisal and scrutiny. (D) India produces around 95 per cent of the orld’s cut and polished diamond pieces and by carat weight, India is estimated to process 80 per cent of world rough production by volume and 58 per cent by value. (E ) The Indian diamond processing industry took roots in the 1960s. Ans- C; four sentences are logically connected. The correct order is EADB . Sentence (C) is the odd one here. Directions (13-15): In each of the following questions, five options are given, of which one word is the most nearly the same or opposite in meaning to the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning. 13. Concocted (A) pretend (B) fracas (C) curb (D) halcyon (E) obdurate ANS- A; Concocted - create or devise (a story or plan). Concocted and pretend are the Synonyms. 14. Corroborate (A) castigate (B) riposte (C) whirlpool (D) denounce (E) verify ANS- E; Corroborate and verify are synonyms. 15. Bucolic (A) Approbation (B) urban (C) Rural (D) Precarious (E) Indolent ANS-C; Bucolic - relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life. Bucolic and Rural are the Synonyms.

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51. Raj’s avera e speed (in m/hr) durin the first four hours is (a) 21.25 (b) 22 (c) 31.25 (d) 32 52. A cubodial water tank has 216 litres of water. Its depth is of its length and breadth is of of the difference of length and depth. The length of the tank is (a) 72 dm (b) 6 dm (c) 2 dm (d) 18 dm 53. In an examination A got 25% marks more than B, B got 10% less than C and C got 25% more than D. If D got 320 marks out of 500, the marks obtained by A were (a) 405 (b) 450 (c) 360 (d) 400 54. Two men are standing on opposite ends of a bridge of 1200 metres long. If they walk towards each other at the rate of 5m/minute and 10m/minute respectively, in how much time will they meet each other? (a) 90 minutes (b) 80 minutes (c) 60 minutes (d) 85 minutes 55. If the rate of interest is compounded annually, a sum of money becomes eight times in 3 yrs. In how much time will

the same amount at the same rate becomes sixteen times? (a) 4 years (b) 5 years (c) 6 years (d) 8 years 56. If p : q = r : s = t : u = 2 : 3, then (mp + nr + ot) : (mq + ns + ou) is equal to(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 2 : 3 (d) 3 : 2 57. Two, numbers, both greater than 29, have HCF 29 and LCM 4147. The sum of the numbers is(a) 669 (b) 966 (c) 666 (d) 696 58. then the ratio is equal to (a)

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(a) Retrieve (b) Retrace (c) retreat (d) retract Directions: (90-92): In these questions, read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (D). (Ignore errors of Punctuation, if any.) 90. Just laws are no restraint on the freedom of the good for the good man desires nothing which is just a law interfere with. (a) Just laws are no restraint on (b) The freedom of the good for the good man desires nothing (c) Which is just a law interfere with (d) No error 91. You may rest assured that Nandu knows more than I in this matter. (a) You may rest assured (b) That Nandu knows more than (c) in this matter (d) No error 92. Laser beams can carry long distance signals in way somewhat similar to radio waves. (a) Laser beams can carry long distance (b) signals in way somewhat (c) similar to radio waves (e) No error Directions:(93-95):In these questions, a sentence or a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (D). 93. Why should you be despaired of your success of your undertaking? (a) You despair of the success of your undertaking (b) You despair of success of your undertaking (c) You be despaired of the success of your undertaking (d) No improvement 94. Many workers were being held hostages. (a) Held to be hostages (b) Held as hostage (c) Held like hostage (d) No improvement 95. Their friendship will not last through long time. (a) last through a long time (b) last through (c) last long (d) No improvement Directions (96-100):Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. Do you know the difference between a submarine and a submersible? A submarine is a watercraft that is capable of independent operation under the sea. Submarines do not require support ships because submarines can renew their air and power supplies independently. Submersibles also submerge

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including the Lusitania, which is often cited as a reason why America entered the war. U-Boats were again utilized extensively by the Germans during World War II. Though the UBoats were devastating to British fleets, advances in technology such as radar and sonar reduced their overall effectiveness. Additionally, the U.S. had also developed and deployed a fleet of submarines to great effect. Though the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor destroyed or severely damaged many of the U.S. Navy's front-line Pacific Fleet ships, U.S. submarines survived the attack and went on to cause great damage. Submarines, though only about 2 percent of the U.S. Navy, destroyed over 30 percent of the Japanese Navy. This made U.S. submarines the most effective anti-ship and anti-submarine weapon in the entire American arsenal. Modern submarines are now powered by a nuclear reactor. The nuclear reactor generates a tremendous amount of power and frees the submarine from the need to occasionally surface. The large amount of power generated by these reactors allows submarines to operate at high speeds for long durations. Current nuclear submarines never need to be refueled throughout their 25-year life-spans. The only factor limiting the amount of time that an advanced submarine can remain submerged is the amount of food and water that the submarine can carry. Even the Bishop John Wilkins, when he imagined the military capabilities of future submarines from 1648, could not have envisioned such an amazingly powerful watercraft. 96. Why was the Sub Marine Explorer originally created? (a) To assist the North in the Civil War (b) To harvest pearls (c) To explore undersea (d) To experiment with decompression sickness 97. Which is most likely to limit the how long a modern submarine can remain submerged? (a) The amount of fuel in the submarine (b) The air supply in the submarine (c) The amount of food and water aboard the submarine (d) There is no limit to the amount of time a modern submarine can remain submerged 98. Which of the following statements best describes the Turtle according to the text? (a) The Turtle was the first submarine used during war to destroy another ship. (b) The Turtle was the first submersible used during war to attack another ship. (c) The Turtle was the first submersible used during war to destroy another ship. (d) The Turtle was the first submarine used during war to attack another ship. 99. Which of the following statements is entirely true? (a) Sgt. Ezra Lee invented the Turtle; Cornelius Drebbel invented the first submersible; (b) Bishop John Wilkins invented the first submersible; David

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months in which V and R have attended classes? (a) None (b) Three (c) Two (d) One (e) More than three 9. As per the given arrangement, R is related to Aniket and P is related to Saurabh following a certain pattern, Following the same pattern, U is related to whom among the following ? (a) Meena (b) Vandana (c) Gopal (d) Prashant (e) Neeraj 10. Who among the following teachers has been liked by U? (a) Prashant (b) Meena (c) Aniket (d) Neeraj (e) Saurabh 11. Who among the following students have attended class in March and October respectively? (a) V, T (b) Q, T (c) U, T (d) R, T (e) None of these 12. Which of the following combination is correct? (a) U- March- Vandana (b) T- December- Saurabh (c) R- June- Neeraj (d) P- August- Neeraj (e) None of these Directions (13-15): Study the given information carefully and answer the given questions. Among six shoes i.e. – A, B, C, D, E and F kept in shoe box of different size. Shoe A is kept in that box which is only less in size than box in which Shoe D is kept. Only three shoe boxes are less in size than box in which Shoe C is kept. Box in which F is kept is less in size than box in which E is kept. Shoe F is not kept in the least size box. 13. Which among the following shoe is kept in least size box? a) B b) A c) E d) C e) None of these 2 14. If size of box in which Shoe E is kept is 16 cm , then which of the following may be the size of box in which Shoe B is kept? 2 2 2 a) 19 cm b) 22 cm c) 18 cm 2 2 d) 17 cm e) 12 cm 15. How many box are less in size than box in which Shoe E is kept? a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four e) More than four Direction (16-18): Study the following information and answer the given question. • is the mother of J. Y is the father of U. • U is the dau hter of . Q is the son of . • is the sister of D. D is married to P. P is the son of M. • Y has only one son and only one dau hter. 16. How is P related to T? (a) Brother (b) cannot be determined (c) Brother-in-law (d) Cousin brother (e) Uncle

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answer the questions given below: Seven students L, K, M, N, O, P and Q are going for a PG program to seven different States of India for seven different Specializations. One person is going to only one State and will post graduate in only one Specialization. The States are Kerala, Punjab, Maharashtra, Assam, Himachal, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The PGs specializations are Law, Marketing, Finance, Human Resource, Designing, Sales and IT Development but not necessarily in the same order. All Students belong to seven different cities of India. The cities are Pune, Gurgaon, Banaras, Bhopal, Chennai, Lucknow and Patna. • O is going to Punjab and does Specialization in Designing. • L belongs to Chennai and he does Specialization in Sales. M is going to Uttar Pradesh and does not specialized in Law. P is going to Haryana. • The person does Specialization in IT development belongs to Gurgaon. • The one who does Specialization in Finance is going to Assam. N belongs to Patna and does not go to Maharashtra. • The persons from Banaras and Lucknow are not going to Uttar Pradesh. • Either P or K does Specialization in IT development. • The person from Pune is going to Kerala, and Q belongs to Banaras. • Neither N nor Q does Specialization in Law or Marketing. • Q does not go to Himachal and N does not specialized in Finance. 26. Which of the following student is from Lucknow? (a) Q (b) N (c) K (d) O (e) either O or Q 27. Q is going to which State for his PG program? (a) Himachal (b) Maharashtra (c) Assam (d) Haryana (e) Other than the given options 28. Which of the following combination is incorrect? (a) Lucknow — O — Punjab — Designing (b) Gurgaon — Q — Haryana — IT development (c) Pune — K — Kerala — Law (d) Bhopal — M — Uttar Pradesh — Marketing (e) None of these 29. What is Specialization of M? (a) Finance (b) Law (c) Sales (d) Marketing (e) None of these 30. The person going to Maharashtra does which Specialization? (a) Sales (b) IT development (c) Finance (d) Marketing (e) Designing Direction (31–35): Study the following information to answer the given questions A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a straight line equidistant from each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Some of them are facing south while some are facing north. A faces north. Only two people sit to the right of A. B sits third to the left of A. Only one person sits between B and F. F sits to the immediate right of E. Only one person sits between E

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QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE Direction (36-40): Study the table carefully to answer the questions that follow. Total number of 24500 people who attended the Harvard Professional Development Courses & Training Seminars at USA from different countries and percentage of females and males. Countries Percentage of Percentage of Percentage of Professionals Females Males India 11 60 40 Spain 18 30 70 UK 24 45 55 USA 21 80 20 Japan 16 35 65 China 10 44 56 36. What is the ratio of the total numbers of male professionals from India and USA together to the total number of females in the same professions together, who attended the seminar? (a) 117 : 43 (b) 29 : 183 (c) 183 : 29 (d) 43 : 117 (e) None of these 37. Total number of professionals from USA is what percent of total number of professionals from U.K, who attended the Seminar? (a) 87.5 (b) 93 (c) 68 (d) 79.5 (e) None of these 38. What is the total number of male professionals who participated in the seminar from all countries taking together. (a) 11472 (b) 12784 (c) 12348 (d) 12453 (e) None of these 39. The female professionals from Spain are what percent of the male professionals from China (approximately)? (a) 71.71 (b) 96.43 (c) 83.16 (d) 68.54 (e) None of these 40. What is the ratio of the number of male professionals from Japan to number of male professionals from Spain? (a) 17 : 7 (b) 28 : 55 (c) 7 : 11 (d) 63 : 52 (e) None of these Direction(41-45): Study the following graph carefully and answer

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60. I. II. (a) (b) (c) (d) Relationship bet een and y can’t be determined. (e) 61. A swimming bath is 24 m long and 15 m broad. When a number of men dive into the bath, the height of the water rises by one cm. If the average amount of water displaced by one of the men be 0.1 cub m, how many men are there in the bath? (a) 32 (b) 46 (c) 42 (d) 36 (e) none of these 62. A train after travelling 54 km meets with an accident and then proceeds at of its former speed and arrives at its destination 45 minutes late. Had the accident occurred 36 km further, it would have reached the destination only 15 minutes late. Find the speed of the train and the distance which the train travels. (a) 216 km/hr, 108 km (b) 108 km/hr, 108 km (c) 206 km/hr, 180 km (d) Data inadequate (e) none of these 63. A person travels for 2 hrs at the speed of 15 km/hr and for 3 hrs at the speed of 20 km/hr. At the end of it, he finds that he has covered of the total distance. At what average speed should he travel to cover the remaining distance in 5 hrs? (a) 8 km/hr (b) 9 km/hr (c) 6 km (d) 4 km/hr (e) none of these 64. 9 taps are fitted to a water tank. Some of them are water taps to fill the tank and the remaining are outlet taps used to empty the tank. Each water tap can fill the tank in 9 hours and each outlet tap can empty it in 9 hours. On opening all the taps, the tank is filled in 9 hours. Find the number of water taps. (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) Can’t be determined (e) none of these 65. A, B and C together earn Rs. 2700 in 18 days. A and C together earn Rs. 940 in 10 days. B and C together earn Rs. 1520 in 20 days. Find the daily earning of C. (a) Rs. 20 (b) Rs. 40 (c) Rs. 10 (d) Rs. 50 (e) none of these 66. Weights of two friends Sudhir and Sudhesh are in the ratio of 4 : . Sudhir’s ei ht increases by 2% and the total weight of Sudhir and Sudhesh together becomes 50 kg, with an increase of 25%. By what per cent did the weight of Sudhesh increase? (a) 77% (b) 75% (c) 74% (d) 70% (e) none of these 67. A seven litre venal contain a mixture of milk and water, milk being 49% of total volume. A few litre of the mixture is taken out and replaced by equal amount of water. This process is repeated twice and now the milk is 9% only. How many litre of the mixture is taken out each time? (a) 4 litre (b) 5 litre (c) 6 litre

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE Directions (71-80): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. Democracy rests on a tension between two different principles. There is on the one hand the principle of equity before the law, or, more generally of equality and on the other what may be described as the leadership principle. The first gives priority to rules and the second to persons. No matter how skillfully we contrive our schemes; there is a point beyond which the one principle cannot be promoted without some sacrifice of the other. Alexis de Tocqueville, the great nineteenth century writer on democracy maintained that the age of democracy whose birth he was witnessing, would also be the age of mediocrity: in saying this he was thinking primarily of a regime of equality governed by impersonal rules. Despite his strong attachment to democracy, he took great pains to point out what he believed to be is negative side: a dead level plane of achievement in practically every sphere of life. The age of democracy would in his view be an unheroic age; there would not be room in it for either heroes or hero-worshippers. But modern democracies have not been able to do without heroes: this too was foreseen with much misgiving by Tocqueville. Tocqueville viewed this with misgiving because he believed rightly or wrongly that unlike in aristocratic societies there was no proper place in a democracy for heroes and hence, when they arose they would sooner or later turn into despots. Whether they require heroes or not, democracies certainly require leaders and in the contemporary age breed them in great profusion, the problem is to know what to do with them. In a world preoccupied with scientific rationality, the advantages of a system based on an impersonal rule of law should be a recommendation with everybody. There is something orderly and predictable about such a system. When life is lived mainly in small, self-contained communities, men are able to take finer personal distinctions into account in dealing with their fellow men. They are unable to do this in a large and amorphous society, and organized living would be impossible here without a system of impersonal rules. Above all such a system guarantees a kind of equality to the extent that

everybody no matter in what station of life is bound by the same explicit often written rules, and nobody is above them. But a system governed solely by impersonal rules can at best ensure order and stability; it cannot create any shining vision of a future in which mere formal equality will be replaced by real equality and fellowship. A world governed by impersonal rules cannot easily change itself, or when it does, the change is so gradual as to make the basic and fundamental feature of society appear unchanged. For any kind of basic or fundamental change, a push is needed from within a kind of individual initiative which will create new rules, new terms and conditions of life. The issue of leadership thus acquires crucial significance in the context of change. If the modern age is preoccupied with scientific rationality, it is no less preoccupied with change. To accept what exists on its own terms is traditional, not modern, and it may be all very well to appreciate tradition in music, dance and drama, but for society as whole the choice has already been made in favor of modernization and development. Moreover, in some countries the gap between ideal and reality has become so great that the argument for development and change is now irresistible. In these countries no argument for development has greater appeal or urgency than the one which shows development to be the condition for the mitigation, if not the elimination of inequality. There is something contradictory about the very presence of large inequalities in a society which professes to be democratic. It does not take people too long to realize that democracy by itself can guarantee only formal equality; beyond this it can only het people’s appetite for real or substantive equality. From this arises their continued preoccupation with plans and schemes that will help to bridge the gap between the ideal of equality and the reality which is so contrary to it. When pre-existing rules give no clear directions of change, leadership comes into its own. Every democracy invests its leadership with a measure of charisma, and expects from it a corresponding measure of energy and vitality.Now the greater the urge for change in a society the stronger the appeal of a dynamic leadership in it. A dynamic leadership seeks to free itself from the constraints of existing rules; in a sense that is the test of its dynamism. In this process it may take a turn at which it ceases to regard itself as being bound by these rules, placing

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM itself above them. here is al ays a tension bet een ‘charisma’ and ‘discipline’ in the case of a democratic leadership and hen this leadership puts forward revolutionary claims, the tension tends to be resolved at the expense of discipline. Characteristically, the legitimacy of such a leadership rests on its claim to be able to abolish or at least substantially reduce the existing inequalities in society. From the argument that formal equality or equality before the law is but a limited good, it is often one short step to the argument that it is hindrance or an obstacle to the establishment of real or substantive quality. he conflict bet een a ‘pro ressive’ e ecutive and a ‘conservative’ judiciary is but one aspect of this lar er problem. This conflict naturally acquires added piquancy when the executive is elected and the judiciary appointed. 71. Why is there a need for Dynamic leaders in democracies? (a) hey have adopted the principles of ‘formal’ e uality rather than ‘substantive’ e uality. (b)‘Formal’ e uality hets people’s appetite for ‘substantive’ equality. (c)System that rely on the impersonal rules of ‘formal’ equality lose their ability to make large changes. (d) he conflict bet een a ‘pro ressive’ e ecutive and a ‘conservative’ judiciary. (e) None of these. 72. What possible factor would a dynamic leader consider a ‘hindrance’ in achievin the development oals of a nation? (a) Principle of equality before the law. (b) Judicial activism. (c) A conservative judiciary. (d) Need for discipline. (e) None of these. 73. Which of the following four statements can be inferred from the above passage? A. Scientific rationality is an essential feature of modernity. B. Scientific rationality results in the development of impersonal rules. C. Modernization and development have been chosen over traditional music, dance and drama. D. Democracies aspire to achieve substantive equality. (a) A,B, D but not C (b) A,B but not C,D (c) A,D, but not B,C (d) A,B,C but not D (e) All of these 74. Tocqueville believed that the age of democracy would be an un-heroic age because: (a)Democratic principles do not encourage heroes. (b)There is no urgency for development in democratic countries. (c)Heroes that emerged in democracies would become despots. (d)Aristocratic society had a greater ability to produce heroes. (e) All of the above 75. A key argument the author is making is that: (a)In the context of extreme inequality, the issue of leadership has limited significance. (b)Democracy is incapable of eradicating inequality.

(c)Formal equality facilitates development and change. (d)Impersonal rules are good for avoiding instability but fall short of achieving real equality. (e) Greater urge for change in a society leads to discouragement of dynamic leadership in it. 76. Which of the following statement(s) can be inferred from the above passage? (i)There is conflict between the pursuit of equality and individuality. (ii) The disadvantages of impersonal rules can be overcome in small communities. (iii) Inspired leadership rather than plans and schemes, is more effective in bridging inequality. (a) Only (i). (b) Both (i) and (iii). (c) Only (iii). (d) Both (ii) and (i). (e) All of these. Directions (77-78): Choose the word/group of words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. 77. PIQUANCY (a) Poignant (b) Insipid (c) Zestless (d) Unpalatable (e) Rancid 78. MITIGATION (a) Augment (b) Inflate (c) Diminution (d) Exacerbate (e) Aggravate Directions (79-80): Choose the word/group of words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word/ group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. 79. PROFUSION (a) Multitude (b) Surfeit (c) Deluge (d) Dearth (e) Ample 80. AMORPHOUS (a) Nebulous (b) Conspicuous (c) Vague (d) Indeterminate (e) Imprecise Directions (81-85):Rearrange the following eight sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) ,(E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below. (A) The Indian politician does not like being caught off-guard due to the strenuous image building that takes place. (B) India has seen Prime Ministers who communicate their thoughts through rallies and in Parliament; the time has also come for the top leader to listen to the people and give them what they need. (C) While the reluctance to answer questions is understandable due to getting the facts right, it ends up creating the impression that the government runs in silos. (D) In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister is expected to answer all questions put to him convincingly. (E) The problem in India is that politics has become too personality-centric. (F) In India though, it is rare to see Prime Ministers attending any session, leave alone answering questions.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM (Source- The Hindu, July 19, 2016) 81. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement? (a) D (b) F (c) A (d) E (e) C 82. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement? (a) A (b) D (c) F (d) B (e) E 83. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement? (a) E (b) B (c) D (d) C (e) F 84. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) F (d) E (e) C 85. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement? (a) E (b) D (c) B (d) C (e) F Directions (86-90): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for the blanks that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 86. Drawing attention to the pitfalls of …………….. solely on uranium as a fuel for nuclear reactors, Indian scientists warned that uranium will not last for long and thus research on thorium as its …………………. must be revived. (a) using, substitute (b) believing, replacement (c) depending, reserve (d) reckoning, option (e) relying, alternative 87. In an effort to provide ………………… for higher education to all, most of the universities have been providing education without adequate infrastructure, thus churning out …………………. graduates every year. (a) chances, fresh (b) platform, capable (c) opportunities, unemployable (d) prospects, eligible (e) policy, incompetent 88. The move to allow dumping of mercury has …………………. an outcry from residents of the area who …………….. that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area. (a) resulted, insist (b) provoked, fear (c) incited, determined (d) activated, accept (e) angered, believe 89. ………………. has been taken against some wholesale drug dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid licence and maintaining a stock of …………………. drugs. (a) Note, overwhelming (b) Step, impressive (c) Execution, outdated (d) Action, expired (e) Lawsuit, invalid 90. Even as the ………………… elsewhere in the world are struggling to come out of recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumer goods and to ………………….. this growth, companies are investing heavily in various sectors. (a) economies, meet (b) countries, inhibit (c) governments, measure (d) nations, inflict (e) companies, counter

Directions (91-95) : Read this sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical mistake/error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error select ‘ o error’ as your answer. (Ignore the error of punctuation, if any.) 91. The pledges that countries are making to battle climate change will still result in the world heating up by more than 6 degree Celsius. (a) The pledges that countries (b) are making to battle climate change (c) will still result in the world (d) heating up by more than 6 degree Celsius (e) No error 92. When it come to helping one another, it turns out that some fish are better at it than previously thought. (a) When it come to helping (b) one another, it turns out (c) that some fish are better (d) at it than previously thought (e) No error 93. Every child in our country has the right to acquire quality primary and secondary education. (a) Every child in our (b) country has the right (c) to acquire quality (d) primary and secondary education (e) No error 94. The club members are socially responsible and take part in variety volunteering activities. (a) The club members are (b) socially responsible and (c) take part in (d) variety volunteering activities (e) No error 95. On Sunday night, a rare astronomical phenomenon will have produce a moon that will appear slightly bigger than usual and have a reddish hue. (a) On Sunday night , (b) a rare astronomical phenomenon will have produce (c) a moon that will appear slightly bigger (d) than usual and have a reddish hue (e) No error Directions (96-100): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words. And of what kind are the men that will strive for this profitable ……96…… throu h all the bustle of …….97…… the heat of contention, the infinite mutual abuse of parties, tearing to pieces the best of characters? It will not be the wise and moderate, the lovers of peace and good order, the men fittest for the trust. It will be the bold and the violent, the men of stron passions and ………98…….. activity in their selfish pursuits. These will thrust themselves into your government and be your rulers. And these, too, will be mistaken in the expected happiness of their situation for their ………99……… competitors of the same spirit, and from the same motives, will perpetually be ………. ………. to distress their administration th art their measures, and render them odious to the people.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM 69. (a) Let the age of Ram is 7x And Shyam is 4x 7x – (4x + 2) = 4 7x – 4x – 2 = 4 3x = 6 x=2 Required sum = 7x + 4x = 11x = 22 years 70. (c) Due Initial 1500 After first year 1500 + 5% of 1500 – 500 = 1075 After second year 1128.75 – 500 = 628.75 Due to be paid after third year = = 660.1875 = 71. (c) It can be understood from the passa e “as reater the ur e for a change in society the stronger is the appeal for a dynamic leadership”. dynamic leadership see s to free itself from constraints of existing rules. Thus, option (c) is correct. 72. (c) The passage reveals that equality before law or formal equality is a hindrance to the establishment of real or substantive equality. There is a conflict between progressive executive and conservative judiciary which shows executive elected and judiciary appointed. Thus, option (c) is the factor asked. 73. (b). In statement (A) if modern age is preoccupied with scientific rationality then it is also no less preoccupied with change. In (B) a world preoccupied with scientific rationality have advantages system based on impersonal rule of laws should be recommendation with everybody. Statement (D) states that democracy guarantees formal equality beyond this it can only het people’s appetite for substantive e uality so statement (D) is incorrect and statement (C) is incorrect also. 74. (a). It can be understood from the passage because Tocqueville believed that unlike aristocratic societies there was no proper place in democracy for heroes and hence if they arose they would sooner or later turn to despots. So, the correct option is (a). 75. (d) The passage reveals that system governed by impersonal rules can ensure stability. It can’t create any shinning version of a future in formal equality. Thus, the option (d) gives the reason. 76. (b) only option (ii) is incorrect the others are correct and mentioned in the passage. 77. (a) Piquancy means having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor hence poignant is the word most similar in meaning. 78. (c) Mitigation means the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something hence diminution is the word most similar in meaning. 79. (d) Profusion means an abundance or large quantity of something hence dearth is the word most opposite in meaning. 80. (b) Amorphous means without a clearly defined shape or form hence conspicuous is the word most opposite in meaning. For question (81-85); The proper sequence to form meaningful

paragraph is DFAECB. (d); E (c); F (c); D (b); B (d); C (e); Only ‘dependin ’ and ‘relyin ’ ill suit the first blan of (c) and (e) (c) has to be left out as the meanin of ‘reserve’ does not apply in the context of the sentence. 87. (c); Only (a) and (c) ill suit the first blan . But ‘churnin out fresh raduates’ does not ma e sense as the raduates ho emerge from universities every year are, needless to say, fresh graduates only. 88. (b); ‘Resulted’ (a) has to be follo ed by ‘in’. ‘ n ered an outcry’ and ‘activated an outcry’ are not correct usa e. e can say ‘incited’ meanin ‘cause to rise’ but then ‘determined’ does not suit the second blank. 89. (d); e cannot say ‘E ecution has been ta en’ and ‘la suit has been ta en’. So (c) and (e) are out. e can say ‘ ote has been ta en of ‘but not ‘a ainst’ a thin . ‘Steps’ (meanin ‘measures’) can suit the first blan but not ‘step’. So only ‘action’ fully suits the first blan . In this uestion there is no need to study the options for the second blank once it is certain that only ‘action’ ill apply in the first blan . his saves time during the exam. 90. (a); Most of the given options can suit the first blank. Note, ho ever that ‘counter’ (e) and ‘inhibit’ (b) do not suit in the conte t of the meanin conveyed by the sentence. ‘Measure’ and ‘inflict’ are not suitable either. Only ‘meet’ ill be correct in the second blank. 91. (d) rite ‘ armin ’ in place of ‘heatin ’. 92. (a) use ‘comes’ in place of ‘come’ 93. (e) No error. 94. (d) Use ‘of’ before volunteerin . 95. (b) elete ‘have’ after ‘ ill’. 96. (b) 97. (c) 98. (a) 99. (c) 100.(e)

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM I. Male and female executives at the same level have the same qualifications II. They pay the same salary to senior men and senior women III. Ten times more men than women apply for jobs with the company IV. The work pressures and long hours make jobs with the company unattractive to married women V. All job applicants who were rejected had fewer qualifications than those accepted (a) Only II (b) Only I and III (c) Only III (d) Only V (e) Only III and II Direction (8-12): Study the information given below and answer the given questions. Nine people A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I stay in a building. The building has nine floors and only one person stays on one floor. Each of them likes different actors namely- Ajay Devgan, Anil Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Arjun Rampal, Abhay Deol and Abhishek Bachchan. Each person belongs to different cities, i.e. Mumbai, Delhi, Agra, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow, Nagpur, Baroda and Jaipur, but not necessarily in the same order. The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it is numbered 2, and so on, and the topmost floor is numbered 9. The one who belongs to Baroda stays on the fourth floor. A does not belong to Lucknow and does not like Aamir Khan and Abhay Deol. There are three floors between the floors on which C and G stay. stays on a floor immediately above the I’s floor. The one who likes Arjun Rampal stays on an even numbered floor. F does not belong to Jaipur .The one who belongs to Mumbai stays on the topmost floor. The one who likes Akshay Kumar stays immediate below to the one who likes Ajay Devgan. F likes Aamir Khan and does not stay on the ground floor. H belongs to Kolkata and stays on an even-numbered floor and he likes Akshay Kumar. E stays on the second floor and belongs to Agra. There are three people between the one who likes Anil Kapoor and the one who likes Abhay Deol. The person who likes Anil Kapoor stays below the person who likes Abhay Deol. The one who belongs to Jaipur stays on the third floor. The one who likes Amitabh Bachchan does not stay on sixth floor. There are two floors between the floors on which the people who are from Nagpur and Kolkata stay. The person who likes Abhay Deol is from Nagpur. C belongs to Delhi. The one who likes Abhishek Bachchan stays immediate above to C. There is one floor between the floors on which F and G stay. There is one floor between the floors in which the one who likes Arjun Kapoor and the one who likes Abhishek Bachchan stay. A stays on an even-numbered floor below the floor on which H stays. 8. How many floors are there between the one who likes Arjun Rampal and the one who likes Amitabh Bachchan? (a) Three (b) Five (c) Two (d) Six (e) Four 9. If B related to Chennai in the same way as F related to

Arjun Kapoor. Which of the following is D related to, following the same pattern? (a) Aamir Khan (b) Lucknow (c) Delhi (d) Kolkata (e) Abhishek Bachchan 10. Which of the following combination belongs to A? (a) Arjun Kapoor-Baroda (b) Anil Kapoor-Delhi (c) Arjun Rampal-Lucknow (d) Aamir Khan-Chennai (e) Arjun Rampal-Chennai 11. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? (a) Delhi (b) Abhay Deol (c) Aamir Khan (d) Kolkata (e) Ajay Devgan 12. If all actors are arranged in alphabetical order from top to lowest floor. Then which of the following actor is liked by the person who stays on fifth floor? (a) Anil Kapoor (b) Arjun Kapoor (c) Amitabh Bachchan (d) Akshay Kumar (e) Ajay Devgan Directions for questions (13-17): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement (All the numbers are two digit numbers) Input : dp 28 sp hp 33 17 46 gh pr ml 69 90 Step I : dpt 28 sp hp 33 46 18 gh pr ml 69 90 Step II : dpt ght sp hp 33 46 18 27 pr ml 69 90 Step III: dpt ght hpt sp 46 pr 18 27 34 ml 69 90 Step IV : dpt ght hpt mlt sp pr 18 27 34 45 69 90 Step V : dpt ght hpt mlt prt sp 18 27 34 45 70 90 Step VI : dpt ght hpt mlt prt spt 18 27 34 45 70 89 Step VI is the last step of the above arrangement. As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input. Input: ca ma 179 le 282 181 178 ne cp no 219 302 13. Which step number would be the following output? cat cpt let mat net no 302 180 177 182 281 220 (a) Step IV (b) Step V (c) Step VI (d) Step VII (e) There will be no such step 14. Which of the following would be fourth to the left of second to the right position from the right end in Step IV? (a) 219 (b) mat (c) 182 (d) 180 (e) None of these 15. How many elements (words or numbers) are there bet een ‘cpt’ and ‘28 ’ as they appear in the last step of the output? (a) One (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five (e) Seven 16. hich of the follo in represents the position of ‘ 77’ in the fourth step? (a) Eighth from the left (b) Sixth from the left

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM (c) Fifth from the right (d) Sixth from the right (e) Both 1 and 3 17. In the last step of the rearran ement ‘ 8 ’ is related to ‘let’ and ‘mat’ is related to ‘ 77’ in a certain ay. hich of the follo in ould ‘22 ’ be related to follo in the same pattern? (a) 177 (b) let (c) 180 (d) net (e) cpt 18. Statement: Start to think of travelling by train for a holiday. A train journey can give one a better view of places on the way which an air journey cannot give. You can walk around whenever you want, meet other travelers and locals, relax and watch the landscape go peacefully by. Train travel is both a beautiful and affordable way to see the country, and no trip is more scenic than the trip by trains. Conclusions: I. While going for a holiday, people want to enjoy the view of the places on the way. II. People should not travel by air when they are going for a holiday. Which of the following can be concluded from the given statement? (a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows (c) Both I and II follow (d) None follows (e) Either I or II follows Directions (19-23): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow. There are eight members of a family–A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. All of them are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. They belong to three different generations and there are three married couples among them. Four of them are males and four of them are of the opposite gender (though not necessarily in the same order.)They like different countries viz, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Typhon, Cuba, Croatia and Cyprus but not necessarily in the same order. Further, some more information is also given.  The son-in-law and grandson of H are immediate neighbours. G cannot be an immediate neighbour of her sister-in-law. G likes Canada.  B, a spinster, is sitting two places to the right of her grandfather E. Neither C nor E likes Croatia. A and his sibling can’t sit to ether. Colombia is li ed by the brother-in-law of C.  There are only three persons sitting between the person who likes Cuba and her aunt D. C, a married male, cannot be an immediate neighbour of either E or B. C does not like Cyprus or Cambodia. Croatia is not liked by either D or H.  F and B are not siblings. E does not like Chile or Cambodia. There is only one person sitting between C and his brother-inlaw. Chile is not liked by the Son-in-law of H. 19. What is the relationship of C with E? (a) Father-in-law (b) Son (c) Son-in-law (d) Brother-in-law (e) Can’t be determined 20. What is the position of H with respect to her

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM the question. (d) If the data in all the statement I, II and III are necessary to answer the question. (e) If the data in statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II is not sufficient to answer the question. 26. Six people A, B, C, D, E and F are living in six floor building each live in one of apartment of building. In building there are from 1 to 6 floors. Ground floor is given number 1, then 2 and so on. Who is living on Ground floor? I. In which floor C and B are living there is only one floor between them. A is living in even number floor. II. E is not living in even number floor. B is living in even number floor. B is not living in top floor. III. D is living in odd number floor. In which floor D and A are living, there are two between them. E is living immediate next to C from down. (a) If the data in statement I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement III are not sufficient to answer the question. (b) If the data in statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II is not sufficient to answer the question. (c) If the data in statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I is not sufficient to answer the question. (d) If the data in all the statement I, II and III are necessary to answer the question (e) If the data in statement I alone or in the statement II alone or in the statement III alone is sufficient to answer the question. 27. Point J is in which direction with respect to Point R? I. Point A is to the west of point B. Point J is to the north of point A. Point M is to the north of point R and is to the east of point B. II. Point M is to the south of point R, which is to the west of point T. Point Q is to the north of point J and is to the east of point T. III. Point L is to the south of point A. Point R is to the west of point L while point J is to the east of point A (a) If the data in statement I alone or in the statement II alone or in the statement III alone is sufficient to answer the question. (b) If the data in statement I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement III are not sufficient to answer the question. (c) If the data in statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II is not sufficient to answer the question. (d) If the data in statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I is not sufficient to answer the question. (e) If the data in all the statement I, II and III are necessary to answer the question.

28. Who is youngest among six family members G, H, I, J, K and L? (Each member is of different ages.) I. G is the daughter-in-law of J, K is grandson of L, who is the father of H. II. G is not youngest while L is the eldest. III. H is the father of I, who is grandson of L. J is the wife of ’s son and I’s father (a) If the data in statement I and II are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement III are not sufficient to answer the question. (b) If the data in statement I alone or in the statement II alone or in the statement III alone is sufficient to answer the question. (c) If the data in statement I and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II is not sufficient to answer the question. (d) If the data in statement II and III are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I is not sufficient to answer the question. (e) If the data in all the statement I, II and III are necessary to answer the question 29. Statement: The mayor of Oakland supports a new tax code that would assess local businesses on the property value of their site rather than on their income or profits, the mayor argues that this change will not contribute to any loss in tax revenue for the city. Several city council members disagree, citing similar changes to tax code that were unsuccessful in cities similar to Oa land. he council members’ ar ument is without merit, though, because property values rise steadily each year, while business incomes fluctuate wildly with the national economy. Assumptions: (I) The annual percentage rise in real estate values in Oakland has been consistently more than the average annual growth rate percentages across all businesses with properties in Oakland. (II) The new tax code would not apply to the significant number of online business associated with the city that have no physical presence on a piece of property in the city. Which of the following assumptions is implicit in the statement? (a) If only assumption I is implicit. (b) If only assumption II is implicit. (c) If either I or II is implicit. (d) If neither I or II is implicit. (e) If both I and II are implicit Directions (30-35): Each question consists of three/four statements followed by four /five conclusions. Consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions does not logically follow from the given statements using all statements together. 30. Statements : All Singham are Swadesh

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35. Statements :No Patient is doctor All doctors are Nurse No Nurse is inspector Conclusions: I. Some doctors are not inspectors is definitely true II. All Nurse being Patient is a possibility III. Some Patient is either Nurse or inspector IV. All Patient being inspectors is a possibility V. More than one of the above (a) Only I and II do not follow (b) Only III and I do not follow (c)Only IV and II do not follow (d) All follow except V (e)All follow except III Directions (36 -40): Study the information carefully and answer the following questions: M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T eight family members are sitting around a circular table, not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing inside and others are facing outside. They like different movies viz – Hamlet, Hangover, Happy Feet, Hard Times, Harry Brown, Heaven, Hellboy and Hard Luck, but not necessarily in the same order. R faces the Centre and sits third to the right of O. P likes Happy Feet movie and faces the person who likes Heaven movie. S sits third to the right of N who likes Hamlet movie. The persons who like Hard Times and Harry Brown are facing to the same direction (inside or outside). Q is sitting between the person who like Happy Feet and the one who likes Hard Luck respectively. M likes Harry Brown and O likes Hangover. The person who likes Hellboy is facing outward and is an immediate neighbour of the person who likes Hard Luck. T is immediate neighbor of the persons who likes Harry Brown and Hellboy. Q is immediate left of P. 36. Who likes the movie Heaven? (a)M (b) P (c) T (d) S (e) Q 37. Who among the following are the immediate neighbors of R? (a) N and O (b) Q and P (c) T and N (d) S and Q (e) P and R 38. Which of the following combination is true? (a) M – Hamlet (b) T – Heaven (c) P – Hard Times (d) R – Hard Times (e) S – Hangover 39. What is the Position of N with respect to Q? (a) Third to the right (b) Fourth to the left (c) Fifth to the right (d) Second to the right (e) Third to the left 40. If P and T interchange their positions and similarly R and O interchange their positions then what is the position of M with respect to O? (a) Third to the left (b) Third to the right (c) Second to the left (d) Immediate left (e) none of these 41. Statement: In a recent report, the gross enrolment ratios at the primary level that is, the number of children enrolled in classes one to five as a proportion of all children aged 6

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engineer and plays Football. The people having the same specialization do not play more than one common games. D does not play Volleyball. The Mechanical engineer does not play Football but play Badminton. Civil engineers do not play Volleyball. 43. What is the specialization of C? (a) Electrical (b) Electronics (c) Mechanical (d) Civil (e) Cannot be determined 44. Who among the following is a Mechanical engineer and which of the following game does he play? (a) C, Badminton and Football (b) D, Badminton and Football (c) B, only Badminton (d) D, only Badminton (e) C, only Badminton 45. Who among the following play Cricket as well as Football? (a)A (b) C (c)D (d)E (e) F 46. Who among the following play only Volleyball and Football? (a)A (b) C (c) E (d)A and C (e) None of these 47. Which of the following statement is true? (a)C plays Football but does not play Volleyball (b)D plays Badminton and Football (c)A plays Cricket and Volleyball (d)Electronics engineer play maximum number of game (e) Mechanical engineer does not play Volleyball but play Football 48. Statement: Incessant rain for the past several days has posed the problem of overflowing and flood as the river bed is full of silt and mud. Which of the following course of action follows from the given statement? Courses of Action: I. The people residing near the river should be shifted to a safe place. II. The people should be made aware about the imminent danger over radio/television. III. The silt and mud from the river bed should be cleared immediately after the receding of the water level. (a) None follows (b) Only I and ll follow (c) Only II and III follow (d) Only I and III follow (e) All follow 49. Statement: Kapil has twelve years of typing experience behind him; therefore, if you are looking for an efficient typist to enter your data into the new system, you need look no further. The speaker assumes that: (a) Twelve years of practice ensures typing efficiency. (b) The type of typing required for the new system is identical to what Kapil has been doing. (c) apil’s job profile is the best that the ne employer is going to get. (d) Kapil is an outstandingly fast and accurate typist. (e) Kapil will fit well into the new office.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM 50. Statement: All the single-screen theatre halls in the city have declared indefinite strike and have warned that they will not withdraw strike unless the government accepts their demand of reducing entertainment tax to 50% of the present level and also treat these halls at par with multiscreen halls on all the relevant matters. Assumptions: I. The employees of all the cinema halls may disagree with the management and may appeal to the government to declare the strike illegal.

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NOTE; If a 80W fan used for 2 hours then it consumes 160watt hours energy and 1000W hour=1Unit. nd 61. Which of the following consumes 2 highest amount of electricity in the shop? (a) Tube light (b) Cooler (c) bulb-2 (d) TV (e) Fan 62. If 1 electric unit costs Rs. 2.7 then what money is paid to electricity department for using fans and tube lights for the month of August? (a) Rs. 1438.56 (b) Rs. 1486.512 (c) Rs. 1495.64 (d) Rs. 1498.37 (e) None of these 63. Electricity consumption by all the fans is what percent of the consumption by Bulb I and Bulb II together? (round off to 2 decimal places) (a) 73.14% (b) 75.19% (c) 71.11% (d) 74.13% (e) None of these 64. Find the total consumption of energy in the shop in kwh (kilowatt hours) in 1 week. (a) 367.63 (b) 354.52 (c) 384.85 (d) 370.86 (e) None of these 65. If the coolers are of power 175W instead of 200W then how much less units it would consume in the whole month (30 days)? (a) 33.75 units (b) 43.25 units (c) 41.85 units (d) 34.95 units (e) None of these Directions (66-70): The following table shows the data related to the number of employees, male-female ratio and percentage of post graduate employees in 145 branches of a multinational automobile company ‘ oyota’ across 8 countries :

1800, what percent of female employees in Canada is post graduate ? (a) 74% (b) 74.8% (c) 75% (d) 78% (e) None of these 67. In which country the number of female employees working in Toyota is the 3rd lowest ? (a) India (b) UK (c) China (d) Canada (e) None of these 68. What is the respective ratio between total number of male employees in Japan, france and Canada together and the total number of female employees in India, UK and Brazil together ? (a) 3062 : 1923 (b) 1903 : 3062 (c) 3062 : 1903 (d) 1923 : 3062 (e) None of these 69. What is the difference between average number of post graduate employees in USA, Japan and India together and average number of post graduate employees in Brazil, France and Canada together ? (a) 282 (b) 316 (c) 294 (d) 418 (e) None of these 70. Which of the given countries has the highest number of average employees per office ? (a) brazil (b) India (c) Canada (d) Japan (e) None of these Direction (71-75): Each question is followed by three statements. You have to study the question and all the three statement given and decide whether any information provided in the statements is redundant and can be dispensed with while answering the questions 71. What will be the sum of the ages of father and the son after five years? I. Father’s present a e is t ice son’s present a e. II. After ten years the ratio of father’s a e to the son’s a e will become 12 : 7. III. Five years a o the difference bet een the father’s a e and son’s a e as e ual to the son’s present a e. (a) I or II only (b) II or III only (c) I or III only (d) III only (e) I or II or III only 72. What will be the difference between share of P and share of Q in the profit earned by P, Q & R together? I. P, Q & R invested total amount of Rs. 25,000 for a period of two years. II. The profit earned at the end of two years is 30% III. The amount invested by Q is equal to the amount invested by P & R together. (a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) All I, II & III are required to answer the question (e) Question cannot be answered even with the information given in all three statements. 73. What is the total compound interest earned at the end of three years? I. Simple interest earned on that amount at the same rate and for the same period is Rs. 4500. II. The rate of interest is 10 p.c.p.a.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM III. Compound interest for three years is more than the simple interest for that period by Rs. 465. (a) Only I or II (b) Only II (c) Only I or only III (d) only III (e) only I or only II or only III 74. t hat time ill the train reach city ‘X’ from city ‘Y’? I. The train crosses another train running at 75% of its speed and of equal length of 200 metres and running in opposite direction in 15 secs. II. he train leaves city ‘Y’ at 7. 5 a.m. for city ‘X’ situated at a distance of 560 kms. III. The 200 metre long train crosses a signal pole in 10 secs. (a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) either I or III (e) All I, II and III are required to answer the question. 75. What will be the cost of fencing a circular plot? (

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(a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) Date inadequate (e) None of these 80. A sum of Rs. 18750 is left by will by a father to be divided between two sons of 12 and 14 years of age, so that when they attain maturity at 18, the amount (principal + interest) received by each at 5 per cent simple interest will be the same. Find the sum allotted at present to each son. (a) Rs. 9000, Rs. 9750 (b) Rs. 8000, Rs. 1750 (c) Rs. 9500, Rs. 9250 (d)Rs 9200,Rs1750 (e) None of these 81. What sum of money at compound interest will amount to Rs. 562.38 in 3 years, if the rate of interest is 3% for the first year, 4% for the second year and 5% for the third year ? (a) Rs. 400 (b) Rs. 490 (c) Rs. 500 (d) Rs. 520 (e) None of these 82. Prabhu purchased 30 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 17.50 per kg and another 30 kg rice at a certain rate. He mixed the two and sold the entire quantity at the rate of Rs. 18.60 per kg and made 20 per cent overall profit. All what price per kg did he purchase the lot of another 30 kg rice ? (a) Rs. 14.50 (b) Rs. 12.50 (c) Rs. 15.50 (d) Rs. 13.50 (e) None of these 83. One aeroplane started hrs later than the scheduled time from a place 2400 km away from its destination. To reach the destination at the scheduled time the pilot had to increase the speed by 800 km/hr. What was the speed of the aeroplane per hour during the journey ? (a) 1600 km/hr (b) 800 km/hr (c) 1200 km/hr (d) 1550 km/hr (e) None of these 84. A room is 13 metres long, 9 metres broad and 10 metres high. Find the cost of carpeting the room with a carpet 75 cm board at the rate of Rs. 2.40 per metre. What will be the cost of painting the four walls of the room at Rs. 4.65 per sq metre, it being given that the doors and windows occupy 40 sq metres ? (a) Rs. 375.50, Rs. 1850 (b) Rs. 374.40, Rs. 1860 (c) Rs. 376, Rs. 1875 (d) Rs. 374.04, Rs. 1806 (e) None of these 85. A rectangular tank is 15 metres long and 27 metres deep. If 450 cubic metres of water be drawn off the tank, the level of the water in the tank goes down by 3 metres. How many cubic metres of water can the tank hold ? and also find the breadth of the tank. (a) 4050 cub m, 9 m (b) 4500 cub m, 10 m (c) 4050 cub m, 10 m (d) Data inadequate (e) None of these Directions (86-90) : The ratio of male to female employees in an organization is 5 : 7. All employees of the organization work at different levels. (Level- I, II, III, IV, V). of the male employees work at level I. The difference between male employees working at level II and male employees working at level IV is 114, while the sum of the same is 250. (male employees at level II < male employees at level IV). 9 male employees work at level V, which is 2% of the total number of

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(d) kilolitres (e) None of these 93. The distance between two stations A and B is 900 km. A train starts from A and moves towards B at an average speed of 30 km/hr. Another train starts from B, 20 minutes earlier than the train at A, and move towards A at an average speed of 40 km/hr. How far from A will the two trains meet ?

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(d) 12 days (e) None of these 98. The average weight of 3 men A, B and C is 84 kg. An-other man D joins the group and the average now becomes 80 kg. If another man E, whose weight is 3 kg more than that of D, replaces A, then average weight of B, C, D and E becomes 79 kg. the weight of A is: a) 70 kg b) 72 kg c) 74 kg d) 80 kg e) None of these 99. A retailer purchases a sewing machine at a discount of 15% and sells it for Rs. 1955. In the bargain he makes a profit of 15%. How much is the discount which he got from the whole sale? (a) Rs. 270 (b) Rs. 290 (c) Rs. 300 (d) 310 (e) None of these 100.An investor earns 3% return on th of his capital, 5% on rd and 11% on the remainder. What is the average rate of return he earns on his total capital? a) 5% b) 10% c) 5.5% d) 10.5% e) None of these

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM country by highlighting the growing disparities between the rich and the poor. The Right, on the other hand, points to the growing burden of politically driven welfare policies and emphasises the need for economic growth to alleviate poverty and improve the lives of the poor. These grand narratives often obviate the fact that the concept of poverty today is fundamentally different from that of poverty three decades ago, and that safety nets need to be tailored to meet the needs of a society in transition. For example, most of our anti-poverty policies rely on identifying the poor by using Below Poverty Line (BPL) Censuses conducted approximately once every 10 years. In 1993-94, when half the Indian population fell in the BPL category, it was easier to identify the poor — they lived in rural landless households in underdeveloped districts such as the Dangs and Bastar and often belonged to the Scheduled Castes (SC) or Scheduled Tribes (ST). Even if all the above identification strategies failed, we still had a 50 per cent chance of being right in identifying the poor. Today, however, when one in four rural Indians and one in six urban Indians is poor, our chances of being wrong in identifying the poor are far greater. Data from the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) point to another trend. This survey, conducted by the University of Maryland and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) for the same households at two points in time, viz. 2004-05 and 2011-12, is the first large panel survey in India. Results from the survey show that if BPL cards had been handed out in 2004- 5 on the basis of the household’s avera e consumption expenditure, 25 of the 38 Indians who would have received these cards in 2004-05 would have been out of poverty by 2011-12. On the other hand, of the 62 Indians who were not eligible to receive BPL cards in 2004-05, nine became newly poor in 2011-12. Thus in 2011-12, 66 per cent of the BPL card-holders would have already moved out of poverty, while 40 per cent of the poor would not have had a BPL card. As per our conventional definition of poverty, poor households may move out of poverty and the non-poor may become poor over a period of time, we are forced to question the veracity of our fundamental assumptions about poverty. Perhaps poverty occurs not simply due to the accident of birth or as defined in terms of where and in which family people are born, but also due to the accident of life caused by the occurrence of disease, disability and unemployment. Achieving this recognition entails a complete transformation in our mindset. The second concern about our approach to poverty is that we want to cover the maximum number of people, consequently diluting the support that we are able to provide the poor. Empirical data point to a strange paradox. Ironically, in spite of a decline in poverty, the proportion of the population receiving welfare benefits has risen sharply. The IHDS shows that between 2004-05 and 2011-12, the proportion of the population deemed to be poor fell from 38 per cent to 22 per cent. But the proportion of households receiving any of the benefits under different government schemes, such as old age

pension, widow pension, and the Janani Suraksha Yojana, or scholarships and other benefits, grew from 13 per cent in 200405 to 33 per cent in 2011-12. The proportion of households buying cereals from the Public Distribution System (PDS), which was intended to provide subsidised foodgrains to the poor, grew from 27 to 52 per cent. Further, the newly initiated Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) provided employment to 17 per cent of the households, signifying a substantial increase from the almost negligible participation in erstwhile public works programmes. Thus, the proportion of households covered by all these schemes taken together grew from 35 per cent to 68 per cent of the total population over the period under study. Despite this massive expansion in the coverage of welfare programmes, the incomes and subsidies accruing from them still account for a relatively small proportion of the overall household budget. In 2004-05, the transfers and subsidies under the above schemes accounted for an average of Rs.3,129 per recipient household per year, which had increased to Rs.6,017 in constant terms in 2011-12. This amounts to only about Rs.100 per person per month in 2011-12. Moreover, since incomes also grew over the period between the two surveys, the average proportion of the household income accruing from benefits grew only marginally from 11 per cent to 14 per cent for all the recipients. Thus, while the burden of these programmes on the public exchequer may be huge, their impact on households is relatively limited. Today, the number of welfare schemes has proliferated beyond belief. During fieldwork in 2012, the authors discovered that 131 schemes were in operation in one of the study districts. However, most of the supposed beneficiaries had never heard of these schemes. The IHDS found that less than 2 per cent of the households had registered their daughters under the widely touted girl child-protection schemes. The more the number of schemes, the greater is the likelihood of leakage and inefficiency. Moreover, our country has the tendency to initiate schemes without setting aside enough funds to successfully implement them, thereby almost willing them to failure. A third problem is that we often fail to think of the unintended consequences of our policies. The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) covers hospital costs but not outpatient services. Consequently, many patients delay treatment until the severity of their medical conditions forces them into hospitalisation, which, in turn adversely affects their health and increases public expenditure. Similarly, the focus on cereals in the PDS encourages people to obtain most of their calories from cereals and reduces dietary diversity. Fundamentally restructuring social safety nets necessitates meeting three key challenges: identifying those in need of assistance in the context of rapid economic changes; efficiently delivering this assistance to prevent unintended consequences which may pervert the very purpose of social safety nets; and ensuring that this assistance is meaningful rather than simply

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM tantamount to applying a bandage to a cancer. One strategy could be to start with simple and limited goals while attacking the problem more potently to make a meaningful dent. It would make sense to divide social safety net policies into three categories: first, provision of back-up manual work at below market wages to those who are able to work; second, provision of insurance against catastrophic events such as health-care emergencies or crop failure that push people into poverty; third, provision of cash support, say in the form of old age pension, to people who are no longer able to work. MGNREGA offers an excellent model for employment programmes in rural areas, which could be expanded to urban areas. High wages paid under this programme may encourage people to work for MGNREGA instead of resorting to other forms of employment, though since this is not a desirable outcome, the wages offered must be below market wages. However, for them to have a noticeable impact, these employment programmes must be universally available for the promised 100 days. The number of crop and health insurance programmes is growing but a better framework is needed to prevent cost escalation, as has been observed in the United States. While old age and disability pension schemes exist, they need to provide a greater level of benefits and offer easier access. But for all these programmes to work, we must first recognise the need for drastically revamping our traditional policies in a growing economy so that they can also focus on the accidents of life rather than solely on the accidents of birth. nd Source- THE HINDU (2 Aug, 2016) 101. Why there is a need to question our presumption about poverty? (a) Due to our method of identifying the poor by using Below Poverty Line (BPL) Censuses. (b)As a result of the proliferation of the welfare schemes beyond belief. (c) Because of the dynamic nature of poverty. (d) Our inability to impede the alarming increase in the rate of poverty. (e) Growing disparity between the rich and the poor. 102. Which of the following is false in context of the passage? (a) The welfare schemes by the government have lead to the deficiency of important nutrients in poverty stricken people. (b) We need to revamp our traditional policies in a growing economy so that they can focus on the accidents of life rather than solely on the accidents of birth. (c) There must be provisions in policies of the government in which poor people are provided with back-up manual work with much higher wages than those at the market level. (d) The proportion of household which are covered under Public Distribution System (PDS) has increased. (e) MGNREGA act signifies a substantial increase from the almost negligible participation in erstwhile public works programs.

103. What is the reason behind the second concern about our approach to poverty according to passage? (a) Our ambition to cover the maximum number of people in welfare schemes with a limited budget. (b) Our inability to identify clearly the number of households that are in need of receiving the welfare benefits. (c) As the concept of poverty today is fundamentally different from that of poverty three decades ago, and that safety net needs to be tailored to meet the needs of a society in transition. (d) The involuntary outcomes of the policies that adversely affects the health of the people. (e) To efficiently deliver the benefits of the policies as it claims. 104. What is the disadvantage of escalation in the welfare schemes according to the author? (a) It has forced them into hospitalization as they delay their treatment until the severity of medical condition so as to be eligible for benefits according to benefit. (b) The process of identifying the beneficiaries has become very complicated as there is no reduction in number of beneficiaries even after the reduction in the poverty. (c) Catastrophic events such as health-care emergencies or crop failure are often overlooked due to this. (d) The beneficiaries are unaware of the schemes and therefore are unable to make the most of the welfare schemes. (e) All of these. 105. What is the way according to the author for providing social safety nets that would circumvent the problems due to the unintended consequences while genuinely taking care of the people’s needs? (a) Reducing the number of welfare schemes so that there can be less leakage and more efficiency. (b) The challenges need to be addressed through a pragmatic approach like by dividing the social policies which is devoid of the burden of any ideology. (c) The method of identifying the beneficiaries using Below Poverty Line (BPL) Censuses is not accurate and needs to be modified or replaced. (d) By emphasizing the need for economic growth to alleviate poverty and improve the lives of the poor. (e) None of these. 106. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true in context of the passage? (i) The author is suggesting formulating old age and disability pension schemes as schemes like this which are not existent right now are adversely affecting the poor. (ii) here is a need to rethin social safety nets in India’s growing economy so that they can also focus on the accidents of life rather than solely on the accidents of birth. (iii) We need a more conventional approach rather than

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM the utilitarian approach. (a) Both (i) and (ii). (b) Both (ii) and (iii) (c) Only (ii) (d) only (iii) (e) All of these. 107. What is the writing tone of the author in this passage? (a) Narrative (b) Analytical (c) Descriptive (d) Argumentative (e) Cynical Directions (108 ): Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage. 108. ALLEVIATE (a) Escalate (b) Aggravate (c) Ameliorate (d) Assuage (e) Augment Directions (109-110): Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage. 109. EMPIRICAL (a) Conjectural (b) Factual (c) Pragmatic (d) Heuristic (e) Experimental 110. EXCHEQUER (a) Store (b) Stock (c) Fund (d) Liabilities (e) Treasury Directions (111-120): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. It was in the offing. With shortages mounting across the board for water as they are for energy, it was only inevitable that the Central government would be stirred into starting a Bureau of Water Efficiency (BWE), much like the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) that was launched some years ago. Early reports suggest that the draft norms for various sectors consuming water will be created by the BWE soon. The alarm bells have been ringing for some years now. Water availability per capita in India has fallen from about 5 million litres in the 1950s to 1.3 million litres in 2 that’s a staggering 75 per cent drop in 5 years. early 6 per cent of India’s a uifers have slumped to critical levels in just the last 15 years. The rate at which borewells are being plunged in every city with no law to ban such extraction, groundwater tables have depleted alarmingly. he BEE’s efforts in the last seven years have only been cosmetic. The bureau has looked at efficiency rating system for white goods in the domestic sector, and has not paid attention to the massive consumption of energy in metals manufacture, paper, and textiles. These sectors are very intense in both energy and water consumption. But very little attention has been paid to the water and energy used per tonne of steel or cement or aluminium that we buy, and without significant changes in these areas, the overall situation is unlikely to change. Use of water in inextricably interlinked with energy. One does not exist without the other. The BWE should steer clear of the early mistakes of BEE-of focusing on the ‘softer tar ets’ in the domestic sector. Nearly 80 per cent of fresh water is used by agriculture, with industry coming a close second. The domestic sector’s consumption of fresh ater is in sin le di it.

So the B E’s priority should be to loo at measures that will get farmers and industrialists to follow good practices in water use. Water resources have to be made, by law, an indivisible national asset. The protection and withdrawal of this resource, as well as well as its sustainable development are of general importance and therefore in the public interest. This will mean that individuals and organisations may own land but not water or the other resources that lie below the first 20 metres of the surface of those lands. Drilling of borewells into such ‘national assets’ ill have to be banned or at the very least they must be regulated. What would be more sensible for the new water bureau to do would be to look at some of the low-hanging fruits that can be plucked, and pretty quickly, with laws that can emanate from the Centre, without the risk of either dilution or inaction from state administrations. The other tactical approach that the BWE can adopt is to devise a policy that addresses the serious water challenge in industry segments across a swathe of companies: this will be easier than tanking on the more disparate domestic sector which hurts the water crisis less than industry. Implementing a law is more feasible when the concentration is dense and identifiable. Industry offers this advantage more than the domestic or the commercial sector of hotels and offices. s for a riculture thou h the country’s ater requirement is as high as 80 per cent, the growing of water within the loop in agriculture de-risks the challenge of any perceived deficit. Rice, wheat, sugarcane are crops that need water-logging, which ensures groundwater restoration. Surface ater evaporation doesn’t amount to any more than 7-8 per cent and only strengthens precipitation and rainfall. Agriculture and water need is not quite as much a threat as industry and domestic sectors that account for the rest of the 20 per cent. The primary challenge in industry and the building sector is that no conscious legal measures have been enacted that stipulate ‘ ro in your o n ater” ith measures that ill ‘put all ater in a loop’ in any residential or commercial buildin . This involves treating all used water to a grade that it can be ‘upcyled’ for use in flush tan s and for ardens across all our cities with the polluter owning the responsibility for treating and for reuse. The drop in fresh water demand can be dramatic with such upcycle, reuse, and recycle of treated water. Water by itself in Industry and the domestic sector, is not as much a challenge as pollution of water. Not enough measures exist yet to ensure that such polluters shift the water back for reuse. If legislation can ensure that water is treated and reused for specific purposes within industry as well as in the domestic sector, this will make all the difference to the crisis on fresh water. So is the case in industry, especially in sectors like textiles, aluminium and steel. Agriculture offers us the amusing irony of the educated urbanites dependent on cereals like rice and wheat that consume 4000 litres of water for every Kilogramme, while the farmer lives on the more nutritious millets that

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like situation. II. Almost three-fifth of the naturally available water has been reduced to a very critical level in a relatively short span of time. III. There has been a significant drop in the availability of water over the past fifty years (a) Only II (b) Only I and III (c) Only III (d) Only II and III (e) All I, II and III 115. The author suggests that the Bureau of Water Efficiency devises a strategy or makes laws to meet water challenges in the industrial segments rather than the domestic segments because (a) The industrial sector is the only one that is in a position to reduce its water consumption by a significant margin. (b) There is comparatively less serious water misuse in the domestic sector (c) It would be easy to identify the consumption patterns in the industrial sector because of its density and visibility. (d) The industrial sector would be capable of paying the fines levied by the Bureau for water misuse whereas the domestic sector would be in no such position. (e) he industrial sector ould’ be easier to manage in terms of making them understand the importance of water conservation. 116. Which of the following, according to the author, is/are the step/s that the Bureau of Water Efficiency can take to ensure proper utilization of water resources? I. Put in place measures that ensure proper water usage. II. Concentrate on the water consumption patterns of the domestic sector alone. III. Monitor carefully the activity of digging borewells. (a) Only I and III (b) Only I and II (c) Only I (d) Only II and III (e) All I, II and III Directions (117-118) : Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. 117. STAGGERING (a) weaving (b) astounding (c) lurching (d) stumbling (e) unsteady 118. COSMETIC (a) enhancive (b) beauty (c) augmentative (d) superficial (e) aesthetic Directions (119-120) : Choose the word/group of words which is MOST OPPOSITE, in meaning to the word/group of words printed in BOLD as used in the passage. 119. TACTICAL (a) unplanned (b) uniform (c) devious (d) premeditated (e) deformed 120. INEVITABLE (a) certain (b) unforeseeable (c) unavoidable (d) inescapable (e) predictable Directions (121-125); In each sentence below, a group of words has been underlined. From the five answer choices given below each sentence, pick out the one which can substitute the

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A carbon-composite material, for an example to substantiate this point, can go into making a tennis racquet or a caliber device for polio-affected patients and also for a missile system. 126. Which of the following should be the FOURTH statement after rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E 127. Which of the following should be the FIFTH statement after rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E 128. Which of the following should be the SECOND statement after rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) F 129. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) statement after rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) (d) D (e) E 130. Which of the following should be the FIRST statement after rearrangement? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E Directions (131-135): Each question below has two blanks. There are five pairs of words below the sentence. Each pair is lettered. Choose the pair of words which can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same order so as to complete the sentences meaningfully. 131. In that country bureaucracy is …………. as a roup of men and omen that had arro ated to itself po er ………… responsibility. (a) perceived, without (b) believed, within (c) held, into (d) known, unto (e) allowed, for 132. he employees of the factory o in ………….. to the or ers union have …………. of an a itation from ne t week in support of their demands. (a) allegiance, warned (b) respect, called (c) shelter, started (d) pressure, proposal (e) assurance, sought 133. Yesterday around 4 huts ere …………… in a major fire hich ……………. the slum area. (a) burn, hit (b) gutted, engulfed (c) fired, took (d) demolished, entered (e) smoldered, enmeshed 134. he television boom mi ht not …………… ne spaper reader but magazines which are not leaders in their segment mi ht ………….. (a) link, close (b) effect, prosper (c) reduce, encourage (d) attract, continue (e) affect, suffer 135. he rules of the institute ………….. that employees may underta e any outside …………… or ithout see in written permission of the institute. (a) conclude, devoted (b) strengthen, assignment (c) allow, important (d) stipulate, remunerative (e) direct, extra Directions (136-140): In the following passage there are blanks,

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(b) (d) (b) (b) (c) (a);I follows as for the revitalization of Congress party, some competent leaders are needed. II may be inferred from the statement but does not follow as nothing is mention there in the statement about UP polls (d) To defend itself against a charge of discrimination the company will have to show its selections which were made on the basis of merit not sex. The best way to do that is to show that none of the women who were rejected had

better qualifications than the men who were appointed. Only option (e) implies that and hence is the correct answer. Direction (8-12):

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(c) (d) (b) (e) (a) (c); From the statement, it is clear that the word ‘e a erated’ represents somethin as better or orse than it really is. It is mention there that the number of children enrolled in classes one to five were shown to be high for more states and in option (c), it is given that 22 percent children enrolled and still going on. So, this option supports the best. 42. (b); If CEOs really can’t et information from anyone other than their subordinates and if those subordinates don’t want to tell them any bad news, then those CEOs are not going to be well-informed about problems. It can’t be assumed as the ability to solve a problem doesn’t tell us anything about how well-informed the chief executive is about those problems. Direction (43-47): Friends A B C D E F

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4. Who sits diagonally opposite to the one, who likes White colour? (a) C (b) B (c) T (d) E (e) None of these 5. Which of the following is true regarding P? (a) P sits second to right of T. (b) P is not an immediate neighbour of S. (c) P sits third to left of R. (d) P sits at one of the extreme ends of the line. (e) P faces vacant seat of row-1. 6. Statement: A record of sort was created after the UP government, which advertised for 368 posts of peon in secretariat, got 23 lakh responses. The minimum qualification for the post of peon is that the applicant should be a class five pass out and know how to ride a bicycle. Grabbing the opportunity, opposition parties in unison attacked the SP-led state government over its promise of providing employment to youths in the state. Of the total 368 posts, 268 are for general category and the rest are for SC, ST and other reserved categories in the age group of 18 to 40 years. "When we categorized the applications viz. a viz. a qualification, we were surprised to find that 255 doctorates have applied for the job," a senior secretariat administration official said. Arguments: I. No, It will further aggravate the problem of educated unemployment. II. Yes, It creates complexes among employees and affects the work adversely. III. No, This goes against the basic rights of the individuals. IV. Yes, This will increase productivity. Should people with educational qualification higher than the optimum requirements be debarred from seeking jobs? (a) Only I and III are strong (b) All are strong (c) Only II and IV are strong (d) Only III is strong (e) None of these 7. Statement: here is little that is surprisin about India’s recent refusal to allow Google to launch its street view service, which gives users a 360-degree view of public spaces. The proposal was rejected following objections raised by the Defense Minister. Which of the following objection(s) may not be a probable reason(s) for the above step taken by the government? I. The decision is said to have come in the backdrop of the terror attack on the Pathankot airbase, with investigators suspecting that terrorists used Google maps to study the topography of the targeted area. II. The concerns of the defense organizations should be

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM taken into consideration. III. India’s security and stability should be iven prime importance. IV. We in India are not mature enough to permit such exploratory things threatening national security. We have more enemies inside than outside. (a) Only II and III (b) All except III (c) Only IV (d) Only I and IV (e) None of these Direction (8-12): Each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. 8. Six persons namely A, B, C, D, E and F teach one subject each, one after another viz., Reasoning, Quant, Banking, Computer, General awareness and English but not necessarily in the same order. Quant is not taught before Banking nor it is the last subject taught. Which subject is taught just after English? I. The first subject to teach is English which is not be taught by either C or E. A, C and E are not available to teach the last subject. II. Reasoning is taught by B just after Banking and just before Computer which is taught by D. (a) If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the questions. (b) If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question. (c) If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the questions. (d) If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question. (e) If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. 9. Eight friends Sunil, Ravi, Jayant, Kapil, Naren, Shivam, Paresh and Lakshya are seated in a straight line facing north, but not necessarily in the same order. Ravi sits second to right of Shivam. Shivam sits at one of the extreme ends of the line, then what is the position of Kapil? I. Paresh is not an immediate neighbor of Naren and Jayant sit third to the left of Kapil. II. Only two persons sit between Kapil and Sunil . (a) If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the questions. (b) If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. (c) If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question. (d) If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question. (e) If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the questions.

10. Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting in a circle, but not necessarily in the same order. Four of them are facing outside and four of them are facing the centre. E faces outside. Both the immediate neighbours of E face the centre. H sits second to the right of E. B sits third to the left of E. How many people are seated between A and C (counting clockwise from A)? I. G sits second to the left of A. B sits third to the right of H and D is not an immediate neighbor of B. II. F is an immediate neighbor of D. C is an immediate neighbor of G. (a) If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the questions. (b) If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question. (c) If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the questions. (d) If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question. (e) If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. 11. Ten persons are sitting in two parallel rows containing five persons each in such a way that there is an equal distance between adjacent persons. In the first row, P, Q, R, S and T nd are seated and all of them are facing south. In the 2 row, A, B, C, D and E are seated and all of them are facing north. Therefore, in the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member of the other row. Who amongst the following are sitting exactly in the middle of the rows? I. D sits third to the left of A. P faces an immediate neighbor of D. R sits second to the right of P and E sits immediate right of D. II. Only one person sits between Q and S. B and E are immediate neighbours. (a) If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question. (b) If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. (c) If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the questions. (d) If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question. (e) If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the questions. 12. Six students P, Q, R, S T and V are the top six rankers of the class. No two persons got the same rank. The student who got the highest marks is given rank 1 and the student who got the least marks is given rank 6.who got the 6th rank? I. Q got less marks than both R and U. P got more marks than T but less than S.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM II. Q got the second least rank and U got the second highest rank, R got less marks than P. (a) If both the statements I and II taken together are not sufficient to answer the questions. (b) If statement either I or II is sufficient to answer the question. (c) If both the statements I and II taken together are sufficient to answer the questions. (d) If statements I is sufficient to answer the question, but statement II by itself is not sufficient to answer the question. (e) If statement II by itself is sufficient to answer the question, but statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question. 13. Statement: There are two construction companies namely X and Y for the construction of the central mall. Construction Company X has offering 24x7 Wi-Fi service, 24x7 power and water service, guarantee of each room for one year in the mall and even an insurance scheme. But the owner has provided sponsorship to Company Y. What is/are the reason(s) behind this decision of the owner? (i) Company has provided an insurance scheme of 10 years. (ii) Company has provided guarantee of one and half year for each room. (iii) Company Y has provided 24x7 power and water service at the same cost. (a) All of the above (b) Only (ii) and (iii) (c) Only (i) and (ii) (d) Only (ii) (e) None of these 14. Statement: However, the market participants are eagerly waiting for a possible change in GDP growth forecast, inflation target for FY 17, along with the RBI’s commentary on foreign exchange reserves as around $30 billion of foreign currency non-resident bank deposits are maturing in September. In its April review, the RBI had slashed the repo rate, the rate at which banks borrow from the central bank, by 0.25 percent to 6.50 percent, to a more than five-year low. Since January 2015, the RBI has cut its repo rate by 150 basis points or 1.5 percent. Which of the following negates the above steps taken by the RBI? (a) The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is closely watched by the RBI in order to set interest rate policy, jumped to 5.39 percent in April vs 4.83 percent in March. (b) Global Crude Prices hitting a 12-year low of below $27 dollars a barrel in January 2016 made a strong case for rate cuts for RBI. (c) Loans and EMI will become cheaper for retail loans. (d) Rupee will strengthen against other currencies. (e) None of these. Direction(15-17):

Builder X has decided to renovate sundervan society .So, different conditions are given in Data flow diagram. So after analyzing above DFD diagram you have to answer the given questions: 15. After /Before which step Builder should have taken legal permission from concerned authority for renovation work? (a) After hiring required architects. (b) Before asking people of society to vacate their house. (c) After taking permission from people of society. (d) After asking people of society to vacate their house. (e) cannot be determined. 16. Which condition is sufficient to make sure that renovation work will be completed in 6 months? (a) Concerned authority are regularly visiting to renovation site for cross check of work. (b) Builders are planning to make renovation make valid for 15 years. (c) Data insufficient. (d) People of society have given ultimatum to builders to complete renovation in six months otherwise they will go on hunger strike. (e) None of these. 17. Which step of renovation is logically missing in Data flow diagram? (a) If only 30% people gets agree for renovation then Builders should again try to convince people. (b) Builders should take legal permission from concerned authority for renovation. (c) To complete renovation Builder should take 3-4 time duration slot. (d) Before vacating house people should take suggestions from their relatives.

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18. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow A person X given an exam for the post of Branch manager in a Bank. Candidates must possess the following criteria. The candidate must— (i) Not less than 35 years and not exceed 40 years as on 01.11.2015. (ii) Have a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with 65 per cent marks. (iii) Have a MBA in Banking and finance. (iv) Have experience of at least 4 years in a reputed bank as on 01.12.2016. (v) Relaxation in age of 3 year if candidate is a female. Study the following information and give the correct sequence from which we can find the exact answer with minimum number of conditions? (A) s on . .2 6 X’s a e is 38 year old. (B) X has a degree in Engineering and Technology with 72 per cent marks. (C) Its definite information that X is a Female. (D) X have Post graduation in MBA with Banking and finance stream. (E) X is currently working in Axis bank from 15.07.2012. (a) BECAD (b) ABCDE (c) ABDEC (d) ABECD (e) None of these. Direction (19-21): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow— In a certain code language, some statements are coded as follow: 'Visual effects of colour' is coded as 'C11 F73 T86 K93' 'Visual for one’s eye' is coded as 'T86 L23 N27 M18' 'Retinal detachment curtain effects' is coded as 'B15 K93 G14 S21' 'Areas for vision development' is coded as ' A10 H32 Y16 L23'. 19. Which among the following option can be used for getting the code of ‘eye’? (i)L23 T86 Y16 H32 (ii)N27 M18 L23 A10 (iii)F73 M18 L23 G14 (iv)S21 B15 T86 N27 (v) None of these (a) Only (i) and (ii) (b) only (ii) and (iii) (c) Only (iii) and (iv) (d) Only (iv) and (v) (e) Only (ii) and (iv) 20. Which among the following option cannot be used for ettin the code of ‘development’? (a)H32 F73 G14 S21 (b)K93 H32 Y16 B15 (c)Y16 M18 C11 N27 (d)A10 B15 T86 S21 (e)None of these 21. If ‘Retinal’ can be coded as B 5 then hich amon the following option can be used for getting the code of ‘detachment’ ? (a)B15 G14 S21 H32 (b)L23 S21 B15 G14 (c)C11 G14 Y16 S21 (d)Y16 G14 N27 B15 (e)None of these

Direction (22-26): Study the following information to answer the given questions: Seven persons namely P, Q, R, S, T, U, V not in the same order in a organization working as a AM( Assistant Manager), MG(Manager), DGM(Deputy General Manager), GM (General Manager), CGM (Chief General Manager), ED(Executive Director), CEO(Chief Executive Officer). And likes different cities namely Mumbai, Jaipur, Ranchi, Chandigarh, Agra, Patna, Bhopal not in same order. NOTE: position has been increasing order of their experience. CEO is most experienced person and Assistant manager least experienced.  R is junior to only two persons. S does not like Ranchi.  Person who likes Chandigarh is junior to T but not a least junior.  Person who likes Patna is senior to ED.  Person who likes Ranchi senior to U but junior to T.  T is junior to CGM but senior to V.  U junior to V and likes Agra.  Q is senior to T but not a most senior.  CGM does not like Bhopal.  V is junior to P but not to S.  CGM is senior to one who likes Jaipur 22. Which of the following post is preferred by T? (a) CEO (b) GM (c) AM (d) ED (e) DGM 23. How many person sit between R and CEO? (a) Three (b) Five (c) Two (d) One (e) None of these 24. If Q related to GM in the same way as T related to MG. Which of the following is P related to, following the same pattern? (a) CGM (b) DGM (c) AM (d) CEO (e) None of these 25. ED is going which of the following city? (a) Mumbai (b) Agra (c) Ranchi (d) Bhopal (e) Patna 26. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and hence they form a group. Which one of the following does not belong to that group? (a) CEO (b) CGM (c) DGM (d) ED (e) AM Direction(27-31): In every question two rows are given and to find out the resultant of a particular row you need to follow the following steps: Step 1: If an even number is followed by an odd (prime) number then the resultant will be the addition of both the numbers. Step 2: If an odd number is followed by a perfect square then the resultant will be the subtraction of the square number from the odd number. Step 3: If an odd number is followed by another odd number then the resultant will be the addition of both the numbers. Step 4: If an even number is followed by an odd (non-prime) number then the resultant will be the subtraction of the odd

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM number from the even number. Step 5: If an odd number is followed by an even number then the resultant comes by multiplying the numbers. 27. 4 5 2 13 9 3 Find the sum of two rows (a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 11 (d) 14 (e) None of the above 28. Find the resultant of second row if X is the resultant of first row. 11 9 7 17 X 3 (a) 11 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 9 (e)None of the above 29. If the sum of the resultants of two rows is 20. Then find the value of X. 18 15 6 8 3 X (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 2 (d) 5 (e)None of the above 30. Find the difference between the resultant of first and second row. 5 4 15 21 16 4 (a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 15 (e)None of the above 31. Find the sum of the resultant of two rows. If X is the resultant of second row. X 5 16 43 36 2 (a) 11 (b) 17 (c) 13 (d) 15 (e)None of the above 32. Mohit is going in a company for the interview. For passing the interview, he has to clear three round i.e. written test, Group discussion and Physiological test, then only he will be eligible for the Job. In the first round of written test if he got 85% then only he will be eligible for the second and third round, otherwise he will not be selected. After passing in the first round, he can eligible for Group discussion and Physiological test rounds. It is compulsory to get 30 percent as mean percentage in the other two rounds. If he does not get that percentage, then he will be disqualified. Some other conditions are given for clearing all rounds. (A) Mohit is 25 year old on 01-02-2016 and he got 82% in written test. (B) Mohit has completed his graduation at the age of 22 years. (C) Mohit got 90% in written test and got 40 mean percent in both other rounds. (D) After completing his graduation, in the interview Mohit got 95% in written test also got 28 mean percent of Group discussion and Physiological test rounds. If Mohit fulfills all these criteria then from which of the following point it can be concluded that he is not selected for the Job?

(a) Only A (b) Only B (c) Only A and D (d) Only C (e) Only A, B and D Direction(33-35): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it: Five family members P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row facing north. P is sitting third to the right of his daughter. Q is sitting next to R, whose husband is the brother of Q. P is sitting next to .S is not sittin ith ’s son. S is sittin on the left end and the mother of S is R, who is the wife of P. Q is sitting on the right of R and S.Q and P are sitting together. 33. What is the position of son of R with respect to the father of S in the given seating arrangement? (a) Immediate left (b) immediate right (c)third to the right (d) Second to the left (e) none of these 34. How is the daughter of P is related to Q among the family members? (a)Niece (b) Sister-in-law (c) Wife (d)Sister (e) none of these 35. If the position of Q and T are interchanged, then who amon the follo in does sit immediate ri ht of S’s mother? (a)Brother of P (b) P (c) Son of P (d)R (e) Wife of P Direction(36-37): In the following questions, the symbols $, %, @,  and  are used with the following meaning as illustrated below. ‘ %Q’ means ‘ is neither reater than nor smaller than Q’ ‘ $Q’ means ‘ is neither smaller than nor e ual to Q’ ‘ Q’ means ‘ is neither reater than nor e ual to Q’ ‘ Q’ means ‘ is not reater then Q’ ‘ @Q’ means ‘ is not smaller than Q’ 36. In hich of the follo in e pression does not lead to ‘ @ Q’ and ‘M © L’ bein definitely true? (a)P @ R @Q © M * N $ L (b)P @ R @ Q % M © N © L (c)P © R @ Q % M * N * L (d)P @ R % Q * M % N © L (e)P % R @ Q % M © N © L 37. Which of the following symbols should be placed in the blank spaces respectively (in the same order from left to right) in order to complete the given expression in such a manner that makes the expression H © J $ G and E @ F True? F%G*E_J$I%H (a)* (b) © (c) @ (d)$ (e) % 38. The question given below consists of a statement, followed by three arguments numbered I, II and III. You have to decide which of the arguments is/are 'strong' (arguments) and which is/are 'weak' (arguments) and accordingly choose your answer from the alternatives given below each question. Statement: Sociologists and political observers are of the opinion that making education qualification mandatory for election candidates would be discriminatory since that

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM would naturally deprive citizens of India the right to represent their people. Institutional qualification, as they say, is different from political acumen and wisdom. In a country like India where about a quarter of 815 million eligible voters are illiterate, it would not be prudent to deny a politically aware and socially conscious individual the election ticket just because he/she doesn’t have a minimum qualification. Should "literacy" be the minimum criterion for becoming a voter in India? Arguments: I. No, Mere literacy is no guarantee of political maturity of an individual. II. Yes, Illiterate people are less likely to make politically wiser decisions of voting for a right candidate or party. III. No, Voting is the constitutional right of every citizen. (a) None is strong (b) Only I and II are strong (c) Only III is strong (d) Only II and III are strong (e) All are strong 39. Statement: Reinforcing its commitment to green initiatives, railways will explore its future course of action to prevent pollution. Issues related to environment like solid waste management, pollution control, water management and energy management will be discussed at a workshop on ‘Environmental challen es before Indian Rail ays and solutions’. I. Introduction of bio-fuel and solar energy in train operation. II. Installation of rain water harvesting facilities at major stations. III. Waste water recycling plant is also being planned in which recycled water will be used for washing and horticulture purpose. IV. Initiatives such as LED light fittings to reduce power consumption and use of five percent bio-diesel in diesel locos. V. Introduction of water audit to assess consumption and wastage at major stations. Which of the following points will strengthen the decision taken by the Railways? (a) All of the above (b) All except I (c) All except I and V (d) All except V (e) None of these Direction (40-42): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. A word and number arrangement machine when given an input line of words and numbers rearranges them following a particular rule in each step. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. Input: 23 56 price 59 terrific 72 unit situation 86 information Step I : 88 informatioish 23 56 price 59 terrific 72 unit situation Step II : pricish 74 88 informatioish 23 56 59 terrific unit situation Step III: 57 situatioish pricish 74 88 informatioish 23 56

terrifiish unit Step IV : terrifiish 58 57 situatioish pricish 74 88 informatioish 23 unit Step V : 21 uniish terrifiish 58 57 situatioish pricish 74 88 informatioish Step V is the last step of the above arrangement. As per the rules followed in the steps given above, find out in each of the following questions the appropriate step for the given input. Input : 22 39 since 12 growth sector 76 future demand 25 40. Which step number would be the following output? futurish 37 78 demanish 22 since 12 sector growth 25 (a) Step IV (b) Step V (c) Step VI (d) Step VII (e) There will be no such step 41. How many elements (words or numbers) are there between ‘futurish’ and ‘24’ as they appear in the last step of the output? (a) One (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five (e) None of these 42. What is sum of the numbers which is second from the right and fourth from the left in the third step? (a) 37 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 49 (e) None of these 43. Statement: The government is set to overhaul annual targets for public sector lenders, ending a focus on size that has long encouraged banks to inflate their loans and deposits at the year-end to hit growth objectives. Banking and government sources said that the new targets, to be discussed at meeting with top state bank officials, would focus on efficiency, with objectives set around return on assets, or return on equity, and controlling bad debts. Which of the following points can be inferred from the given information? (a) Loans and deposits of the banks will go up. (b) Some short term loans will be discouraged by the banks. (c) Credit ratings of the banks will be boosted up. (d) Financial stability of the banks will be lost. (e) All can be inferred. 44. Statement: Google, which dominates much of life on the Internet, has been trying to expand beyond computers and telephones to living rooms, cars and bodies. It made its way a bit further into people’s homes hen it agreed to pay $3.2 billion in cash for Nest Labs, which makes Internetconnected devices like thermostats and smoke alarms. But it has a reed that est’s privacy policies are oin to be well-respected. For Goo le ainin visibility into people’s habits beyond computers and phones — whether watching television using Chrome cast, taking a walk wearing Google Glass or managing their homes using Nest products — will provide a fuller picture of users. Which of the following arguments would most weaken est’s beliefs? (a) Google products can easily be integrated into Nest. (b) Unli e many of Silicon Valley’s most popular companies

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM that make software that costs very little to build, Nest is capital-intensive because it builds hardware. (c) To follow the terms and condition, Google make some changes in Nest’s privacy policies. (d) The deal between two companies has not yet closed. (e) None of these. 45. Statement: By fixing a deadline of one year from the date of framing of charges for the completion of trial involving the members of parliament and legislative assemblies, the Supreme Court has once again intervened effectively to give some credibility to the idea of cleaning the polity. It gave a jolt to the political class by striking down a provision that protected sitting legislators from immediate disqualification on conviction.

Which of the following can be concluded from the above statement? (a) To implement the guidelines, the government must set up more speedy trial courts, which will help them deliver justice in time. (b) The steps taken by the apex court will help choose the best people from their constituency and make the Indian democratic system free from criminalization. (c) This will help in reducing the scourge of criminalization of politics. (d) The latest order will help address this problem by empowering the trial court to refuse routine adjournments. (e) None of these.

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE Direction (46-47): In a bag there are three types of colored balls of red, white and Blue colors. The probability of selecting one red ball out of the total balls is and the probability of selecting one blue ball out of the total balls is .The number of white balls in the bag is 6. 46. If all the ball are numbered starting from 1, 2, 3, …………….and so on then hat is the probability of selectin one ball which is numbered as a multiple of 3 or 7 out of the total balls. (a) (b) (c)

2 hours upstream and in 2 hours downstream is 8 km. Quantity-1- Speed of boat in still water Quantity-2- speed of cyclist who goes 28 km in 2 hrs. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Directions (51-55): In the following line graphs, first line graph shows the percent marked up price with respect to the cost price of the products and the second line graph shows the discount percentage given on the marked up price with the help of the iven information answer the following questions.

(d) (e) none of these 47. What are the total number of balls in the bag? (a)28 (b)30 (c)35 (d)40 (e)none of these 48. Given that D is the midpoint of AC and BC is diameter of circle, and circumference of circle is 44cm. quantity1- area of shaded region quantity2-

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM (d)200% (e) none of these 52. If the cost price of product R is increased by 10% and other prices(marked price /S.P) remain same, then how much more percent loss will be there as compared to previous loss ? (a)4.36% (b)7.36% (c)8.36% (d)9.36% (e)10.36% 53. If selling price of Q and T are equal, then find the ratio of cost price of T to the cost price of Q. (a) 49 : 44 (b) 46 : 49 (c) 39 : 47 (d) 47 : 39 (e) None of these 54. Which of the following product have the highest profit or loss percentage? (a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S (e) T 55. If marked price of all the items is same, then which of the following item would have second highest cost price? (a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S (e) T Directions(56-60)- In the given pie chart, in a state there are two types of tourist, Domestic and international tourist. Graph shows the percentage wise breakup of these tourists in a given year. There are 4 quarters in a year and graph shows the information for three quarters.

(a) 600 (b) 750 (c) 900 (d) 1000 (e) None of these 57. If the international tourists visited in IVth quarter is 150 more than the international tourist visited in IInd quarter. th Then international tourists visited in 4 quarter is what percent of total number of international tourists. (a) 25% (b) 35% (c) 45% (d) 50% (e) None of these nd rd 58. Total no of domestic tourist who visited in 2 and 3 quarter is what percent of total no. of the international nd rd tourist in 2 and 3 quarter? (a) 139% (b) 149% (c) 159% (d) 169% (e) 179% st nd 59. Average number of domestic tourist from 1 and 2 quarter is how much percent more than the number of international st tourist from 1 quarter? (a) 66.67% (b) 75% (c) 80% (d) 85% (e) 90% 60. If the total number of international tourist in next year increases by 25% while the number of international tourist st of 1 quarter increase by . Then find the new st percentage of international tourists of 1 quarter over total international tourist in the new year. (a) 30% (b) 35% (c) 36% (d) 40% (e) None of these Directions (61-62): Ritu’s expense out of her total expenditure in a trip is in between travel expenses, Accommodation expenses and shopping expenses are in the ratio of 5 : 4 : 3. Out of the travel expenses he spent 25% on bus tickets, 60% on air tickets and remaining travel expenses are saved. All of the accommodation expenses are spent on hotels. And out of the total expenses on shopping expenses 50% spent on tax free products, spent on footpath shopping and remaining are saved. The total amount saved is 17500. 61. From the above information, what is the total amount on accommodation expense? (a) Rs75000 (b)Rs84000 (c)Rs90000 (d)Rs95000 (e)none of these 62. Ritu’s total amount on the trip is. (a)Rs242000 (b)Rs252000 (c)Rs262000 (d)Rs275000 (e)none of these Directions (63-67): Given below is the percentage distribution of number of students from 5 different colleges attended different number of seminars.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM number of students from college R who attended 3 seminars. (a) 37 (b) 41 (c) 45 (d) 48 (e) None of these 64. Total no. of students from college P who attended atmost 2 seminars is equal to the sum of number of students from college T who attended 1 seminar and the number of students from the same college who attended 6 seminars. Then the total number of students from college P is what percent of total no. of student from college T ? (a) 57 % (b) 45% (c)49% (d) 60% (e) none of these 65. The number of students from college P who attended more than 2 seminars is approximate what percent less than the number of students from college S who attended at least 3 seminars if the number of student who attended 2 seminars from college P is 48. And the number of students of college S who attended 6 seminars is 14 more than the number of students from college P, who attended 1 seminar ? (a) 57% (b) 44% (c) 60% (d) 48% (e) 52% 66. If the difference between number of students from college T who attended 3 seminars and students who attended 5 seminars is 22, and the total students from college R is 60% of the total students from college T then find the number of students of college R who are attending 2 seminars. (a) 32 (b)35 (c)33 (d) 38 (e) none of these 67. If the ratio between the no. of students who attended 1 seminar and the no. of students who attend 2 seminars from college S is 9 : 4, and the difference between the same is 35 Then find the persons from this college who attended at most 4 seminars. (a) 237 (b) 234 (c) 231 (d) 240 (e) None of these Directions (68-72): The following bar graph shows the percentage break-up of a person’s salary from year 2 to 2005. With the given information, answer the following questions.

68. If the ratio on saving in the year 2002 and 2005 are in the ratio 7 : 5. Then what is the ratio of EMI expenses in the year 2002 and 2005. (a) 6:7 (b)8:9 (c)8:7 (d)can’t determined (e)none of these 69. If the saving in 2002 is th of the saving in 2004. Then what is the total expenditure spent on transport in 2002. (Given that total salary in 2004 is Rs. 1,75,000 Rs.) (a) 31100 Rs. (b) 26100 Rs. (c)21100 Rs. (d) 15100 Rs. (e) none of these 70. In every year there is an increase of 100% in monthly salary as compared to previous year’s monthly salary then hat is the ratio of monthly salary in 2005 to the expenses on transport in 2003. (a) 8:1 (b) 1:8 (c)4:1 (d) 1:4 (e) none of these rd 71. In which year the ratio of EMI expanses to saving is 3 highest? (a) 2001 (b) 2002 (c) 2003 (d) 2004 (e) Cant be determined 72. Find the average percentage of transport expanses over the years. (a) 32% (b) 34% (c) 35% (d) 36% (e) None of these Direction (73-75) 24 men can do a work in X days and 32 women can do the same work in (X + 8) days. The ratio of work done by 15 men and 12 women in the same time is 3 : 1. 73. Find the value of X ? (a) 8 (b)10 (c) 12 (d) 11 (e) 5 74. 10 men and 24 women works for 6 days on the same work and the remaining work is done by 18 boys in 18 days. Then find the number of days in which 12 boys completed the whole work. (a) 54 (b)48 (c) 45 (d) 58 (e)None of the above 75. The no. of days taken by 1 man to complete the same work is less than by the no. of days taken by 1 women to do this work ,by :(a) 340 days (b) 325 days (c) 324 days (d) 320 days (e) None of these Directions (76-80): The following questions are accompanied by three statements A, B and C. You have to determine which statement(s) is/are necessary/sufficient to answer the question. 76. In how many days men and women can do the work when working together ? A. The ratio between the efficiency of men and women is 3 : 1. B. Men and child can do rd work in 9 days and the child and women can do rd work in 12 days. C. Women can do rd of the work in 14 days. (a) Only A and C together (b) any 2 of the three statements

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM (c) C and either A or B. (d) Question can't be answered even after using all the statements (e) All statements are required 77. What will be the share of R in the profit earned by V, R and A together? I. They together earned a profit of Rs. 54000 for a period of 1 yr. II. R’s investment as 25% less than V’s and 5 % more than ’s. III. The profit of V is Rs. 4000 more than that of A. (a) Only I and II together (b) II and either I or III only (c) Only II (d) Only II and III together (e) None of these 78. A boat takes 2 hours to travel from point A to B in still water. To find out the speed upstream, which of the following information is/are required? A. Distance between point A and B. B. Time taken to travel downstream from B to A. C. Speed of the stream of water. (a) All are required (b) Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient. (c) Only A and B (d) Only A and C (e) None of these 79. What is the cost of flooring a rectangular hall? I. The length and the breadth of the hall are in the ratio 3 : 2. II. The length of the hall is 48 m and the cost of flooring is Rs. 850 per sq m. III. The perimeter of the hall is 160 m and the cost of flooring is Rs. 850 per sq m. (a) Only I and II (b) Only I and III (c) Only III (d) Any two of the three (e) None of these

80. Find the two-digit number. I. The sum of the squares of the two digits is 26. II. The ratio between the two-digit number and the sum of the digit of that number is 5.2. III. he di it in ten’s place is 4 less than the di it in unit place. (a) Any one of them (b) Only I and II together are sufficient (c) only I and III are sufficient (d) Any two of the three together are sufficient (e) None of the above

English Language Directions (81-90): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow based on the information given in the passage. Right through history, imperial powers have clung to their possessions to death. Why, then, did Britain in 1947 give up the jewel in its crown, India? For many reasons. The independence stru le e posed the hollo ness of the hite man’s burden. Provincial self-rule since 1935 paved the way for full self-rule. Churchill resisted independence, but the Labour Government of Atlee was anti-imperialist by ideology. Finally, the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny in 1946 raised fears of a second Sepoy Mutiny, and convinced British waverers that it was safer to withdraw gracefully. But politico-military explanations are not enough. The basis of empire was always money. The end of empire had much to do with the fact that British imperialism had ceased to be profitable. World War II left Britain victorious but deeply indebted, needing Marshall Aid and loans from the World Bank. This constituted a strong financial case for ending the no longer-profitable empire.

Empire building is expensive. The US is spending one billion dollar a day in operations in Iraq that fall well short of fullscale imperialism. Through the centuries, empire building was costly, yet constantly undertaken because it promised high returns. The investment was in armies and conquest. The returns came through plunder and taxes from the conquered. No immorality was attached to imperial loot and plunder. The biggest conquerors were typically revered (hence titles like Alexander the Great, Akbar the Great, and Peter the Great). The bigger and richer the empire, the more the plunderer was admired. This mindset gradually changed with the rise of new ideas about equality and governing for the public good, ideas that culminated in the French and the American Revolutions. Robert Clive was impeached for making a little money on the side, and so was Warren Hastings. The white man’s burden came up as a ne moral rationale for con uest. It was supposedly for the The Princeton Review CAT sample paper 12 good of the conquered. This led to much muddled hypocrisy. On the one hand, the empire needed to be profitable. On the other

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM hand the hite man’s burden made bra en loot impossible. An additional factor deterring loot was the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. Though crushed, it reminded the British vividly that they were a tiny ethnic group who could not rule a gigantic subcontinent without the support of important locals. After 1857, the British stopped annexing one princely state after another, and instead treated the princes as allies. Land revenue was fixed in absolute terms, partly to prevent local unrest and partly to promote the notion of the hite man’s burden. he empire proclaimed itself to be a protector of the Indian peasant against exploitation by Indian elites. This was denounced as hypocrisy by nationalists like Dadabhai Naoroji in the 19th century, who complained that land taxes led to an enormous drain from India to Britain. Objective calculations by historians like Angus Maddison suggest a drain of perhaps 1.6 percent of Indian Gross National Product in the 19th century. But land revenue was more or less fixed by the Raj in absolute terms, and so its real value diminished rapidly with inflation in the 20th century. By World War II, India had ceased to be a profit centre for the British Empire. Historically, conquered nations paid taxes to finance fresh wars of the conqueror. India itself was asked to pay a lar e sum at the end of orld ar I to help repair Britain’s finances. But, as shown by historian Indivar Kamtekar, the independence movement led by Gandhiji changed the political landscape, and made mass-taxation of India increasingly difficult. By World War II, this had become politically impossible. Far from taxing India to pay for World War II, Britain actually began paying India for its contribution of men and goods. Troops from white dominions like Australia, Canada and New Zealand were paid for entirely by these countries, but Indian costs were shared by the British government. Britain paid in the form of non-convertible sterling balances, which mounted swiftly. The conqueror was paying the conquered, undercutting the profitability on which all empire is founded. Churchill opposed this, and wanted to tax India rather than owe it money. But he was overruled by Indian hands, who said India would resist payment, and paralyze the war effort. Leo Amery, Secretary of State for India, said that when you are driving in a taxi to the station to catch a life-or-death train, you do not loudly announce that you have doubts whether to pay the fare. Thus, World War II converted India from a debtor to a creditor with over one billion pound in sterling balances. Britain, meanwhile, became the biggest debtor in the orld. It’s not orth rulin over people ho are afraid to tax. (The topic of the Passage asked in the exam was based on African banks) 81. Which of the following was NOT a reason for the emergence of the ‘ hite man’s burden’ as a ne rationale for empire building in India? a) The emergence of the idea of the public good as an element of governance. b) The decreasing returns from imperial loot and increasing costs of conquest. c) he ea enin of the immorality attached to an emperor’s looting behaviour. d) A growing awareness of the idea of equality among peoples.

e) None of these 82. Which of the following best expresses the main purpose of the author? a) To present the various reasons that can lead to the collapse of an empire and the granting of independence to the subjects of an empire. b) To point out the critical role played by the ‘ hite man’s burden’ in ma in a coloni in po er ive up its claims to native possessions. c) To highlight the contradictory impulse underpinning empire building which is a costly business but very attractive at the same time. d) To illustrate how erosion of the financial basis of an empire supports the rantin of independence to an empire’s constituents. e) None of these 83. What was the main lesson the British learned from the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857? a) That the local princes were allies, not foes. b) That the land revenue from India would decline dramatically. c) That the British were a small ethnic group. d) That India would be increasingly difficult to rule. The Princeton Review CAT sample paper 13 e) None of these 84. Which of the following best captures the meaning of the ‘ hite man’s burden’ as it is used by the author? a) The British claim to a civilizing mission directed at ensuring the good of the natives. b) The inspiration for the French and the American Revolutions. c) The resource drain that had to be borne by the home country’s hite population. d) An imperative that made open looting of resources impossible. e) None of these 85. hy didn’t Britain ta India to finance its orld ar II efforts? a) Australia, Canada and New Zealand had offered to pay for the Indian troops. b) India had already paid a sufficiently large sum during World War I. c) It as afraid that if India refused to pay Britain’s ar efforts would be jeopardised. d) The British empire was built on the premise that the conqueror pays the conquered. e) None of these Directions (86-93): Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Today emerging markets account for more than half of world GDP on the basis of purchasing power according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the1990s it was about a third and in the late 1990s 30% of countries in the developing world managed to increase their output per person faster than America did, thus achieving what is called 'catch-up growth'. That catching up was somewhat lackadaisical. The gap closed at just 1.5% a year. Some of this was due to slower grower in America, most was not. The most impressive growth was in four of the biggest emerging

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM economies Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICS). These economies have grown in different ways and for different reasons. The remarkable growth of emerging markets in general and the BRICS in particular transformed the global economy in many ways. Some wrenching commodity prices soared and the cost of manufacturers and labour sank. A growing and vastly more accessible pool of labour in emerging economies played a part in both wage stagnation and rising income inequality in rich ones. Global poverty rates tumbled. Gaping economic imbalances fuelled an era of financial vulnerability and laid the ground work for global crisis. The shift towards the emerging economies will continue. But its most tumultuous phase seems to have more or less reached its end. Growth rates have dropped, the nature of their growth is in the process of changing too and its new mode will have lesser direct effects on the rest of the world. The likelihood of growth in other emerging economies having an effect in the near future comparable to that of the BRICS in the recent past is low. The emerging giants will grow larger and their ranks will swell but their tread will no longer shake the Earth as it once did. After the 1990s there followed 'convergence with a vengeance'. China's pivot towards liberalization and global markets came at a propitious time in terms of politics, business and technology. Rich economies were feeling relatively relaxed about globalization and current account deficits. America's booming and confident was little troubled by the growth of Chinese industry or by off-shoring jobs to India. And the technology etc., necessary to assemble and maintain complex supply chains were coming into their own, allowing firms to spread their operations between countries and across oceans. The tumbling costs of shipping and communication spar ed ‘ lobali ation s second unboundin (the fiat as the simple ability to provide consumers in one place with goods from another). As longer supply chains infiltrated and connected places with large and fast growing working-age populations, enormous quantities of cheap new labour became accessible. In 2007 China's economy expanded by an eye-popping 14.2%. India managed 10.1% growth, Russia 8.5% and Brazil 6.1%. The IMF now reckons there will be a slowdown in growth. China will grow by just 7.6% in 2013 India by 5.6% and Russia and Brazil by 2.5%. Other countries have impressive growth potential. 'Next 11' (N 11) which includes Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Turkey. But there are various reasons to think that this N11 cannot have an impact on the same scale as that of the BRICS. The first is that these economies are smaller. The N11 has a population of just over 1.3 billion, less than half that of the BRICS. The second is that the N11 is richer now than the BRICS were back in the day. The third reason that the performance of the BRICS cannot be repeated is the very success of that performance. The world economy is much larger than it used to be twice as in real terms as it was in 1992 according to IMF figures. But whether or not the world can build remarkable era of growth will depend in large part on whether new giants tread a path towards greater global co-operation or stumble in times of tumult and in the worst case fight.

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM economy in ways that any further growth will not have such a disruptive effect on the world economy (c) Developing countries have strengthened their fiscal systems in such a way that they will not be shaken to such an extent again (d) Poverty may increase as the gap between the rich the poor increase but it will never reach the same levels as prior to the crisis (e) Citizens in advanced countries became much better off than those in emerging economies 91. Which of the following best describes 'catch up growth'? (a) Emerging economies tried but failed to catch up with America which always grew at a higher growth rate (b) The size of emerging economies and their purchasing power has caught up with and now exceeds as rich countries together (c) The growth of the America economy determines the growth of emerging economies (d) In the latter half of the 1990s some emerging economies out did America in terms of output per person (e) None of the given statements describes catch up growth 92. Which of the following can be said about 'convergence with a vengeance'? A. After the 1990s advanced economies like America were open to the idea of free trade and globalization. B. There were huge technological advances which were conducive to allowing business to spread their area of operations. C. Rich economies felt threatened by the competition from China. (a) Only A (b) Only B (c) Only C (d) A and B (e) B and C 93. What is the author's main objective in writing this passage? A. To urge emerging economies to deal with growth which can be disruptive maturely and without conflict. B. To point out that while the period of growth of BRICS was disruptive this disruption has almost come to a close. C. To criticize advanced economies for their handling of growth and promoting competition and conflict in certain regions. (a) A and B (b) Only A (c) Only C (d) All A, B and C (e) B and C Directions (94-100): In each of the following questions five options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or opposite in meaning to the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning. 94. Snitch (a) Bode (b) Stitch (c) Suffix (d) Sneak (e) Parity 95. Porch (a) Peek (b) Demur (c) Verandah (d) Capitulate (e) Bigotry 96. Vituperate (a) Examine (b) Variegate (c) Belittle

(d) Compliment (e) Baleful 97. Conundrum (a) Abjure (b) Quash (c) Riddle (d) Thrill (e) Vendetta 98. Praise (a) Portend (b) Lash (c) Fidget (d) Creak (e) Visage 99. Notional (a) Quixotic (b) Unworldly (c) Ethereal (d) Impalpable (e) Cosmic 100. Vacillate (a) Dally (b) Hem (c) Dither (d) Sway (e) Waffle Directions (101-105): In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound). 101.--------------------- Business is instead moving to digital-native insurers, many of which are offering low premiums to those willing to collect and share their data. Yet the biggest winners could be tech companies rather than the firms that now dominate the industry. Insurance is increasingly reliant on the use of technology to change behaviour; firms act as helicopter parents to policyholders, warning of impending harm—slow down; reduce your sugar intake; call the plumber—the better to reduce unnecessary payouts. Yet this sort of relationship relies on trust, and the Googles and Apples of the world, on which consumers rely day-by-day and hour-by-hour, may be best placed to win this business. (a) The growing mountain of personal data available to individuals and, crucially, to firms is giving those with the necessary processing power the ability to distinguish between low-risk and high-risk individuals. (b) Cheap sensors and the tsunami of data they generate can improve our lives; blackboxes in cars can tell us how to drive more carefully and wearable devices will nudge us toward healthier lifestyles. (c) The better behaviour resulting from smart devices is just one threat to the insurance industry. Conventional risk pools (for home or car insurance, for example) are shrinking as preventable accidents decline, leaving the slow-footed giants of the industry at risk. (d) The uncertainty that underpins the need for insurance is now shrinking thanks to better insights into individual risks. (e) The data has enabled insurance companies to gauge the situation and plan accordingly. 102.By calling for exempting unionized businesses from the minimum wage, unions are creating more incentives for employers to favor unionized workers over the nonunionized sort. Such exemptions strengthen their power. ---------------- Once employers are obliged to pay the same minimum wage to both unionized and non-unionized labor, workers often see less reason to pay the dues to join a

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM union. (a) High rates of unionization make minimum-wage rules unnecessary as collaborative wage setting achieves the flexibility goals of a low minimum wage and the fairness goals of a high one. (b) Workers who have no real alternative to employment in the unregulated shadows of the labor market are even more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse than workers with the legal right to take low wages. (c) The labor ethos of worker solidarity seems hollow if non-union workers are underpriced by union workers and left unemployed or scrambling for unauthorized work. (d) This is useful because for all the effort unions throw at raising the minimum wage, laws for better pay have an awkward habit of undermining union clout. (e) Unions have been demanding democratic vaues in the work cluture but on the contrary they have been practicing dictatorial ways. 103.The premise that the choice of major amounts to choosing a career path rests on the faulty notion that the major is important for its content, and that the acquisition of that content is valuable to employers. But information is fairly easy to acquire and what is acquired in 2015 will be obsolete by 2020. What employers want are basic but difficult-to-acquire skills.--------------------- They care about a potential employee’s abilities: riting, researching, quantitative, and analytical skills. A vocational approach to education eviscerates precisely the qualities that are most valuable about it: intellectual curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. (a) As students flock to the two or three majors they see as good investments, professors who teach in those majors are overburdened, and the majors themselves become more formulaic and less individualized. (b) Often it is the art historians and anthropology majors, for example, who, having marshaled the abilities of perspective, breadth, creativity, and analysis, have moved a company or project or vision forward. (c) Furthermore, the link between education and earnings is notoriously fraught, with cause and effect often difficult to disentangle. (d) Ideas such as education is necessary to be successful in corporate life are unacceptable because education isn't that much relevant into day's society. (e) When they ask students about their majors, it is usually not because they want to assess the applicants’ mastery of the content, but rather because they want to know if the students can talk about what they learned. 104.What happens to our brains as we age is of crucial importance not just to science but to public policy.________ However, this demographic time-bomb would be much less threatening if the elderly were looked upon as intelligent contributors to society rather than as dependants in long-term decline. It is time we rethink what

we mean by the ageing mind before our false assumptions result in decisions and policies that marginalize the old or waste precious public resources to re-mediate problems that do not exist. (a) The idea that we get dumber as we grow older is just a myth, according to brain research that will encourage anyone old enough to know better. (b) By 2030, for example, 72 million people in the US will be over 65, double the figure in 2000 and their average life expectancy will likely have edged above 20 years (c) Many of the assumptions scientists currently make about ‘co nitive decline’ are seriously fla ed and for the most part, formally invalid. (d) Using computer models to simulate young and old brains, Ramscar and his colleagues found they could account for the decline in test scores simply by factoring in experience (e) The reason it becomes harder to recall an ac uaintance’s name as you ro older is that there are so many more of them. 105.The expenditure of time, money and sparse judicial and prosecutorial resources is often justified by claims of a powerful deterrent message embodied in the ultimate punishment- the death penalty. ________ In 2010, the average time between sentencing and execution in the United States averaged nearly 15 years. A much more effective deterrent would be a sentence of life imprisonment imposed close in time to the crime. (a) A single federal death penalty case in Philadelphia was found to cost upwards of $10 million — eight times higher than the cost of trying a death eligible case where prosecutors seek only life imprisonment. (b) The ethics of the issue aside, it is questionable whether seeking the death penalty is ever worth the time and resources that it takes to sentence someone to death. (c) Apart from delaying justice, the death penalty diverts resources that could be used to help the victims’ families heal. (d) But studies repeatedly suggest that there is no meaningful deterrent effect associated with the death penalty and further, any deterrent impact is no doubt greatly diluted by the amount of time that inevitably passes between the time of the conduct and the punishment. (e) While some victims and their families supported and some opposed the decision, any expectation that Tsarnaev will be put to death might be misplaced. 106.Five statements are given below, labelled a, b, c, d and e. Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage. (a) Dinets first observed the behaviour in 2007 when he spotted crocodiles lying in shallow water along the edge of a pond in India with small sticks or twigs

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WWW.CAREERPOWER.IN & WWW.BANKERSADDA.COM positioned across their snouts. (b) The behaviour potentially fooled nest-building birds wading in the water for sticks into thinking the sticks were floating on the water. (c) The crocodiles remained still for hours and if a bird neared the stick, they would lunge. (d) Crocodiles are way clever than thought about generally. (e) To see if the stick-displaying was a form of clever predation, Dinets and his colleagues performed systematic observations of the reptiles for one year at four sites in Louisiana, including two rookery and two non-rookery sites. 107.Five statements are given below, labelled a, b, c, d and e. Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage. (a) The competitive pressures in the environment have radically altered the context in which human Resource services are delivered in Indian organizations. (b) The HR competencies, in other words, differentiate outstanding performers from average performers in the HR function. (c) The traditional role of HR, based on the image of a transaction and administrative oriented HR practitioner providing services to a set of customers, is undergoing change. (d) With the focus moving towards integrating HR into strategic planning of the organization, another dimension is added to the picture of HR service deliver. (e) This change in focus calls for HR professionals taking up the emerging roles of advocate, business partner, and change agent in new organizational structures that are radically different from the past. 108.Five statements are given below, labelled a, b, c, d and e. Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.. (a) Every campaign leader known how to pick up and kiss a child in the crowds, how to hug an old widow, how to chant with the pundits, and show abeyance to the Mullahs. (b) id anyone hit at “ uality” for infrastructure amenities, education, health and finally governance. (c) Politics is still a game of money, mind and manipulations. (d) False promise are not entirely a sin, but let these be redeemed by true, professional, and quality governance, that shows at the end of the tenure. (e) Many Asian countries have transformed their work culture, and up-scaled their economies. 109. Five statements are given below, labelled a, b, c, d and e. Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options,

choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.. (a) The emerging web services paradigm offers the promise of new efficiencies and improve integration designed to enhance collaboration between internal and external applications. (b) For example web services can serve as a bridge between an e-procurement application and an internal inventory system. (c) Although, web services are relatively nascent and adoption rates currently low, it is critical for ERP vendors to begin taking steps to prepare for their rapidly maturing initiative. (d) As items are purchased through e-procurement application, a web service specific to inventory reduction can be invoked to adjust inventory levels. (e) As soon as re-order points are hit, a Web services, the cycle time between buying and replenishment can be greatly reduced and the potential for errors virtually eliminated. 110. Five statements are given below, labelled a, b, c, d and e. Among these, four statements are in logical order and form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the option that does not fit into the theme of the passage.. (a) Much of the modern use of metals happens behind closed doors of corporations, under the veil of trade secrets. (b) He chooses to restrict his analysis to metals and metalloids, which could face more critical constraints because many of them are relatively rare. (c) Even if we can find out how certain metals are used, it may not always be possible to determine the proportions they are used in. (d) The authors compromise was to account for the use of 80% of the material that is made available each year through extraction and recycling. (e) Their compromise was to account for the use of 80% of the material that is made available each year through extraction and recycling. Direction (111-115); Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. 111. If the issuer issues masala bond in rupees, then he gets rid of the risk in the form of currency fluctuation which he passes on to the investor. This bond brings a new and diversified set of investors for Indian companies and more liquidity in foreign exchange. a) Risk gets passed on the investor b) More liquidity in foreign exchange c) Masala bonds bring a new set of investors Pick out the option which when used to start a sentence combines both the above sentences in one.

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(d) (b) (a) (d) (e) (d) The issue discussed in the statement is nowhere related to increase in unemployment, as the number of vacancies filled in will remain the same. Also, in a working place, it is the performance of the individual that matters and that makes him more or less wanted, and not his educational qualifications. So, neither I nor II holds strong. Besides, the needs of a job are laid down in the desired qualifications for the job. So, recruitment of more qualified people cannot augment productivity. Thus, IV also does not hold strong. However, it is the right of an individual to get the post for which he fulfills the eligibility criteria, whatever be his extra merits. Hence, argument III holds strong. (c) All the options may be the probable reasons except option IV because the reason in that option is contradictory to the statement. We Indians are matured enough to permit such exploratory things threatening national security. So, this must not be a probable reason. Direction(8-12) (c) Both I and II is required to answer the question.

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=4+5= 9 Then 1 row - 9 2 Odd number is followed by an even number so = 9*2=18 (sum of first row) In row 2 Odd number is followed by a perfect square so =13-9 =4 Then 2 row- 4 3 Even number is followed by an odd prime number so = 4 +3 = 7(sum of second row) So the resultant of both row = 18 + 7 = 25 28. (a);Odd number is followed by a perfect square so =11-9 = 2, the row is 2 7 Even number is followed by an odd prime number so =2 + 7 = 9(sum of first row)=X The second row is 17 9 3 Odd number is followed by a perfect square so =17 – 9 = 8 Even number is followed by an odd prime number so = 8 +3 = 11 29. (b);Even number is followed by an nonprime odd number so =18- 15 = 3 The row is 3 6 Odd number is followed by an even number so =3 *6 = 18(sum of 1 row) Even number is followed by an odd number (prime) so =8 +3= 11 The sum of the rows is 20 so the sum of second row= 2018 = 2 When X = 9, then the second row is 11 9 Odd number is followed by a perfect square so 11-9=2.so this condition can satisfy only when X=9. 30. (d); Odd number is followed by a perfect square so =5- 4= 1 Odd number is followed by an odd number so = 1 + 15 = 16(sum of row) Odd number is followed by a perfect square so =21- 16 = 5 Odd number is followed by a perfect square so = 5 -4 =1(sum of row 2) So the difference is = 16 – 1 = 15 31. (b); In second row, Odd number is followed by a perfect square so =43-36=7 Odd number is followed by an even number so =7 *2 = 14(sum of second row)= X First row is 14 5 16 Even number is followed by a prime odd number so = 14 + 5 = 19 Odd number is followed by a perfect square so = 19-16 = 3(sum of first row) So the resultant is 14 + 3 = 17 32. (c) In option (A) Mohit got only 82% in written test but criteria is 85% in written test and in Option (D) also he got only mean percentage of 28% in Group discussion and Physiological test rounds and criteria is 30% in both rounds. So Only (A) and (D) option are follow. Direction(33-35):

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33. (b) 34. (a) 35. (c) Direction(36-37): 36. (c) Only in this case < R ≥ Q = M ≤ ≤ L ≥ Q and M < l are definitely false. In the other options they are definitely true. 37. (b) F = G ≤ E < J > I = H Conclusion H < J > G and E ≥ F definitely true only hen the symbol © is placed in the blank. 38. (e) Clearly, illiterate people lack will power and maturity in thoughts. They may easily be misled into false convictions or lured into temptations to vote for a particular group. So, argument II holds. However, a person is literate does not mean that he is conscious of all political movements, which requires practical awareness of everyday events. Thus, I also holds strong. Besides, Constitution has extended the right to vote equally to all its citizens. Hence, III also holds. 39. (d) All the points in the options promote green initiatives except auditing of water consumption as it is an examination of system records and equipment that may be used to identify, quantify and verify how much water passes through the system and where it goes. Direction(40-42): The machine rearranges one number and one word in each step. Words are arranged in an alphabetical order whereas numbers are arranged in an order of decreasing order and there is an addition of two in every even numbers and subtraction of two in every odd numbers. In first step, firstly there is an arrangement of number and then alphabet. In second step, firstly there is an arrangement of alphabet and then number and so on. And there is replacement of last digit of alphabets ith ‘ish’ after rearrangement. Input: 22 39 since 12 growth sector 76 future demand 25 Step I : 78 demanish 22 39 since 12 growth sector future 25 Step II : futurish 37 78 demanish 22 since 12 growth sector 25 Step III: 23 growtish futurish 37 78 demanish 22 since 12 sector Step IV: sectoish 24 23 growtish futurish 37 78 demanish since 12 Step V : 14 sincish sectoish 24 23 growtish futurish 37 78 demanish 40. (e) 41. (e) 42. (d) 43. (b) ‘Short-term loans’ refer to the loans scheduled to be repaid in less than a year. When your business does not qualify for a line of credit from a bank, you might still have success in obtaining money from then in the form of a onetime, short-term loan (less than a year) to finance your

temporary working capital needs. 44. (c) it is clearly mention that Goo le has a reed that est’s privacy policies are going to be well- respected instead of any terms and conditions. 45. (b)The statement talks about cleaning the Indian politics from criminalization. Choice (c) cannot be considered completely. But choice (b) can be considered as it substantiates the conclusion fully. (46-47) Let no. of red balls=R No. of blue balls=B Probability of selecting red ball= R=B+6….. (I) Probability of selecting blue ball = 5B= 2R+ 2……. (II) Solving (I) & (II) ,B= 8, R=14 , Total number of balls balls 46. (a); Favourable numbered balls= 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28 Required probability 47. (a); Total number of balls balls (48-50) 48. (a); Radius of circle cm Quantity I – Area of shaded region

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80. (d); Let the required number From I ) ( ) From II, ( From III, We can get the value of and with the help of any of the two statements. 81. (b); a, c and d are stated in the third paragraph. 82. (d); Refer to the last line of the first paragraph, the second paragraph and the last line of the passage. 83. (c); Refer to the part it reminded the British vividly. 84. (a); Refer to the part it was supposedly for the good of the conquered. 85. (c); Refer to the part India would resist payment, and paralyze the war effort. 86. (e); The reasons are clearly given in the last paragraph of the passage. 87. (a); proved beneficial since it created a large number of jobs and tremendous growth in cross-border trade. 88. (a); BRICS economies are contributing less to global growth. 89. (c); Though worldwide poverty rates tumbled, the gap between the rich and the poor in rich economies increased 90. (b); The growth of BRICS countries has changed the world's economy in ways that any further growth will not have such a disruptive effect on the world economy 91. (d); In the latter half of the 1990s some emerging economies out did America in terms of output per person 92. (b); Only B 93. (b); Only A 94. (d) 95. (c) 96. (d) 97. (c) 98. (b) 99. (a) 100. (c) 101. (c) 102. (d) 103. (e) 104. (b) 105. (d) 106. (d) 107. (b) 108. (b) 109. (c) 110. (b) 111. (e) 112. (c) 113. (b) 114. (c) 115. (c)

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